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NEW IN BLOGGER-FOLLOWING

Pharma bro Martin Shkreli sent directly to jail, judge calls him 'danger to society'
Mashable / by Jason Abbruzzese / 1h
The pharma bro is now the pharma inmate. Martin Shkreli was called a "danger to society" on Wednesday by a judge, who then canceled his bond release and put him in jail, according to numerous media reports. Shkreli had been out on a $5 million bond following his conviction for securities fraud in early August. Shkreli found himself back in court on Wednesday after publishing a Facebook post in wh
'Black Mirror' predicted this iPhone X feature and it's really creepy
Mashable / by Gianluca Mezzofiore / 13h
Read more... More about Apple , Netflix , Black Mirror , Iphone X , and Animoji
Jo Nova speaks: “How to destroy a perfectly good electricity grid in three easy steps. Weds 20th Sept in Perth
JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax / by Jo Nova / 18h
How many solar panels does it take to stop floods and droughts in Australia? The science of managing the weather with power stations and other modern superstitions. September 20 @ 6:15 pm - 9:00 pm The Generous Squire, 397 Murray St, Perth city, Western Australia. Organized by LibertyWorks: $20 or Free-for-members. Includes a beer or wine. Early bird discount of $15 ends tomorrow at midnight. Food
The likelihood of war
Contrary Brin / by David Brin / 4h
While nature flails at us - from hurricanes and quakes to solar flares - we all know that we're in far greater danger from ourselves. (And, of course, we humans are responsible for some of nature's fury, too.) So I feel compelled to use this soapbox yet again, drawing attention, to the increasing likelihood of manmade hell, unleashed by an unbalanced leadership caste. Elsewhere I discuss the deep
Computers may replace doctors within 10 years
Unexplained Mysteries / 7h
UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has outlined how health care is likely to change over the next decade. Not only will visits to a GP become less common...
After 15 Die in Hepatitis Outbreak, San Diego Begins Sanitary Street Washing
cryptogon.com / by Kevin / 1d
Via: Los Angeles Times: Sanitary street washing will commence in downtown San Diego and will continue every other week to combat the city’s deadly hepatitis A outbreak, Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s office said Friday. The city responded to a letter sent by San Diego County Thursday, asking the city to move forward with a list of […]

NEW IN NEWS

White House Rejects Supremacist Label: “No One Has Done More Than Trump to Prove White People Are Not Superior”
Everything / by Andy Borowitz / 1h
Andy Borowitz humorously imagines the White House press secretary arguing that Donald Trump’s deficiencies prove he is not a white supremacist.
May suffers humiliation as DUP backs Labour on NHS pay and tuition fees
The Guardian / by Rowena Mason Deputy political editor and Henry McDonald Ireland correspondent / 10h
Party propping up May’s minority government breaks with Tories for first time since election deal, voting to increase NHS workers’ pay and scrap tuition fee rise Theresa May has suffered a major embarrassment in the House of Commons after the Democratic Unionist party backed Labour motions in favour of increasing NHS pay and against a rise in tuition fees. Labour’s motions passed on Wednesday wit
Bernie Sanders unveils universal healthcare bill: 'We will win this struggle'
The Guardian / by Lauren Gambino in Washington / 10h
Medicare for All plan would cover 323m Americans under single system Bill unlikely to pass in Congress but support growing among Democrats Battle lines have been drawn as Bernie Sanders launches his latest attempt to establish a healthcare system that covers all 323 million Americans. Standing in opposition to Sanders’ plan are what he calls the “most powerful and greedy forces in American societ
Nun With A Chainsaw Becomes Symbol Of Post-Irma Cleanup: 'She Rocks'
NPR News / by Bill Chappell / 11h
When downed trees blocked the road near Sister Margaret Ann's school in southwest Miami-Dade County, she grabbed a chainsaw and got to work. (Image credit: Miami-Dade Police Department)
Toxoplasma parasite effects severely underestimated
Signs of the Times / 7h
Except for a couple of specific circumstances - notably pregnancy - the world's most common parasite in humans, Toxoplasma gondii, is thought to induce few symptoms and no serious effects. However, research from 32 scientists at 16 institutions, linking parasite proteins with small non-coding human RNA molecules known as microRNA, and comparing outcomes for various diseases between infected and no
You Can Watch the 'Broad City' Season Premiere Right Now
VICE / by Beckett Mufson / 4h
You were going to have to wait until 10:30 PM Wednesday to find out what new stoned NYC antics Broad City 's Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer get up to in season four, but Comedy Central decided to drop the first episode a little early online , shedding some light on how the duo first met. After more than a year's hiatus since 2016's 4/20 episode , we find Abbi and Ilana in 2011, where their realit

NEW IN SCIENCE

Our First Look at David Harbour as the New Hellboy
io9 / by James Whitbrook / 59min
Image: Lionsgate Ladies and Gentlemen, say hello to your new cinematic take on Hellboy. The first official image from the Hellboy reboot has hit the web, giving us our first look at just how Stranger Things ’ David Harbour will appear as the occult-battling demonic hero in the upcoming movie reboot. The picture hit social media courtesy of Hellboy creator Mike Mignola: And here’s a super high-res
Geneticists pan paper that claims to predict a person's face from their DNA
Nature / by Sara Reardon / 6h
Geneticists pan paper that claims to predict a person's face from their DNA Nature 549, 7671 (2017). http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/nature.2017.22580 Author: Sara Reardon Reviewers and a co-author of a paper by genomics entrepreneur Craig Venter claim that it misrepresents the risks of public access to genome data.
Cassini readies final plunge into Saturn
Phys.org - latest science and technology news stor... / 7h
NASA's Cassini probe is counting its final hours before one last plunge into Saturn on Friday that will cap a fruitful 13-year mission that greatly expanded knowledge about the gaseous giant.
New gravity map suggests Mars has a porous crust
Phys.org - latest science and technology news stor... / 4h
NASA scientists have found evidence that Mars' crust is not as dense as previously thought, a clue that could help researchers better understand the Red Planet's interior structure and evolution.
Harrison Ford Thinks Ryan Gosling Should Be Grateful He Didn't Get Punched More
io9 / by Beth Elderkin / 6h
Image: Alcon Entertainment/ Warner Bros. Last year, Ryan Gosling told GQ that Harrison Ford punched him in the face while filming Blade Runner 2049 . According to Ford himself, yup, it happened, it’s Gosling’s fault, and he should be thankful that he only got punched once. “I punched Ryan Gosling in the face,” Ford said. “Ryan Gosling’s face was where it should not have been.” Advertisement Durin
Turn Bluetooth Off When You're Not Using It
Feed: All Latest / by Lily Hay Newman / 2h
In light of the latest Bluetooth-related security meltdown, a friendly PSA.

NEW IN YOUTUBE

Ellen Has a Big iPhone Announcement
The Ellen Show / by TheEllenShow / 8h
The team at Apple wasn’t the only one to make a big announcement this week. From: TheEllenShow
Watch a Masterpiece Emerge from a Solid Block of Stone | Short Film Showcase
National Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / by National Geographic / 6h
Watch a sculpted portrait come to life in this mesmerizing short from production company Eyes & Ears. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/Shortfilmshowcase About Short Film Showcase: The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and selected by National Geographic editors. We look for work
Freestyle Rapper Harry Mack Performs
The Ellen Show / by TheEllenShow / 2h
Get ready to be blown away by up-and-coming artist Harry Mack as he freestyle raps using audience suggestions! From: TheEllenShow
Cassini's Fatal Crash | Mission Saturn
National Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / by National Geographic / 44min
A three billion dollar spacecraft is hurtling towards destruction-- but it's no accident. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ MISSION SATURN AIRS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15 at 9/8c. About Mission Saturn: NASA’s biggest spacecraft plunges into Saturn in the final act of a 20-year mission showcasing the planet like never before. About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premiu
PuGongYing
Vimeo / Vimeo Staff Picks / 2h
screen Animated Arizona Film Festival Animex Awards Volgograd International Independent Film Festival Berlin World International Film Festival Cutout Festival Marcellus Movie Madness Family Film Festival Festival de Cortometrajes "Jose Francisco Rosado" PACAS Cast: ShiYii Xiong
Oneohtrix Point Never • 'The Pure and the Damned'
Vimeo / Vimeo Staff Picks / 3h
Oneohtrix Point Never’s ‘The Pure and the Damned’ video, starring Robert Pattinson, Benny Safdie, and Iggy Pop. Directed By The Safdie Brothers. Taken from Oneohtrix Point Never’s Cannes 2017 award winning ‘Good Time Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’, out now via Warp Records. Buy / Stream: smarturl.it/good-time ‘GOOD TIME’ is in movie theatres now across North America. It comes to France (Sep

NEW IN THE CORBETT REPORT

Solutions: Turn Off Your TV
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 5d
The military-industrial-corporate-financial-intelligence-entertainment complex spends zillions of dollars every year creating predictive programming for you to consume...and you can foil their plans by clicking one little button.
The BRICS Summit: What You Need to Know
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 4d
Ghostwriters on the Storm: How Big Pharma (and everyone else) Ghostwrites Articles
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 1d
Did you ever read an "article" on a "reputable news site" that was so much like an advertisement that you had to double-check you weren't reading a press release? Well guess what? You probably were! Today James goes over a couple of examples of how Big Pharma and Big Agra ghostwrite articles to disguise PR as news.
WhopperCoin, Biometric Chicken, 9/11/17 – New World Next Week
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 5d
This week on the New World Next Week: Burger King Russia launches WhopperCoin crypto; KFC China unveils face scan payments; and 9/11/17 is nearly here...but is the 9/11 truth movement?
The CIA Preps Their Next JFK Psyop
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 15d
We all know that the last of the JFK assassination records are due to be declassified in October. And we even know what the government says it's hiding from us. But do you know the story that the CIA is trying to plant in the public consciousness about what is going to be "revealed" in these documents?
China’s New World Order: Gold-backed oil benchmark on the way
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 7d
China has announced a "new world order" for world oil markets that could have profound effects on the global economy and the monetary order itself. But as The Shanghai International Energy Exchange gears up for operation, it's important to note yet again that this is another engineered conflict with the pre-determined death of the dollar system being used to bring in the new multipolar world order

NEW IN THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

How to Teach Your Kids About Zoos
The EnvironmentaList / 7h
We owe our children honest answers about the morality of animal captivity
Koch Brothers Versus Small Town USA
The EnvironmentaList / 1d
In Review: Company Town
One of World’s Largest Marine Protected Areas Created Off Easter Island Coast
The EnvironmentaList / 2d
Rapa Nui park will protect 142 endemic species, 27 threatened with extinction
Tap Water Across the Globe Contains Plastic, Study Shows
The EnvironmentaList / 5d
Eighty-three percent of water samples worldwide tested positive for microscopic fibers
Texas Prisoners Describe Nightmarish Conditions, Exposure to Floodwaters Following Harvey
The EnvironmentaList / 5d
Superstorm takes toll on prison populations living in shadow of state's fossil fuel industry
Northernmost Dugong Population Threatened by US Military Base
The EnvironmentaList / 6d
Construction could push marine mammal towards extinction in Okinawa, say advocates

NEW IN WWF - LATEST NEWS

New IPCC report to include science of attributing extreme events to climate change
WWF - Latest News / 2d
BERLIN, Germany (11 September 2017 ) - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has approved the outlines of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) at a meeting in Montreal this week. Dr Stephen Cornelius, Chief Adviser on Climate Change at WWF-UK said: "IPCC Assessment Reports are the authoritative source of information on climate change. The wide-ranging reports cover all aspects of clim
Mondi and WWF extend strategic partnership by three years
WWF - Latest News / 7d
Mondi Group and WWF International announced today that they have renewed their global partnership for a further three years. In 2014 Mondi entered into a three-year global partnership with WWF, focusing on promoting environmental stewardship in the packaging and paper sector. This global partnership has now been extended by another three years, becoming the longest standing WWF International part
Judge suspends Brazil government's decision to open up a national reserve for mining
WWF - Latest News / 13d
The substitute judge of the 21st Regional Federal Court of the Federal District (TRF1), Rolando Valcir Spanholo, granted on Tuesday, Aug. 29, an injunction that suspends the decree of the Brazilian government that abolishes the National Reserve of Copper and Associates (Renca). The request stemmed from a Public Civil Action that argues that the decree signed by President Temer puts protected area
381 new species discovered in the Amazon
WWF - Latest News / 13d
New report reveals that, between 2014-2015, a new plant or animal species was discovered in the Amazon every 2 days - the fastest rate this century; New species include a fire-tailed titi monkey, honeycomb patterned stingray, pink river dolphin, a yellow-moustached lizard and a bird named after former US president Barack Obama; WWF is calling for urgent action to protect the forest, following a r
Nepal leads the way in snow leopard conservation at global summit
WWF - Latest News / 21d
Bishkek, 23 August 2017 - Nepal has made conservation history by becoming the first country to launch its climate-smart snow leopard landscape management plan, leading the way in safeguarding the species and its habitat. Nepal's conservation plan launched today ahead of the International Snow Leopard Summit and Ecosystem Forum in Kyrgyzstan, addresses key current and emerging threats to snow leop
Global leaders head critical summit to save the snow leopard and its habitat, on which hundreds of millions depend
WWF - Latest News / 22d
International Snow Leopard Summit and Ecosystem Forum, 23- 25 August, Bishkek Kyrgyzstan : World leaders will begin critical talks over the future of the snow leopard and its habitat; the headwaters for rivers on which hundreds of millions directly depend as a source of freshwater. WWF urges snow leopard range countries * , which include political powerhouses China, Russia and India, to bolster p

NEW IN WMTC

in which i contemplate the personal pros and cons of social media
wmtc / by laura k / 5d
I've been taking a break from social media, and I am feeling the positive effects. But I do miss people. But I feel better...but I miss people...but I feel better. And so on. This is your brain on fibromyalgia I struggle with low concentration and intermittent brain fog. I believe it's from fibromyalgia, but whatever the cause, it's a minor disability or a weakness for which I must compensate. I h
help me find a new series to binge-watch
wmtc / by laura k / 3d
I need a new series to binge-watch. Requirements: 1. Must have a ton of episodes 2. Must have good characters and relationships 3. Nothing too scary 4. Nothing sweet or heartwarming 5. No zombies 6. Best if the series has already ended 7. Best if in English (when I'm exhausted, reading subtitles is not relaxing) Have tried (more than once) but did not enjoy or gave up on: - Star Trek: Voyager (I r
labour day 2017: demand more
wmtc / by laura k / 9d
CUPE Ontario's striking new graphic urges us to be brave, to be bold, and to demand more. Those two words -- demand more -- deserve our attention. Every single law or regulation that protects us at work is a product of the labour movement. The right to days off. The right to a meal break. The rights of children to attend school. Paid holidays. A minimum wage. Maternity leave. All of it. Many broa
what i'm reading: the attention merchants by tim wu
wmtc / by laura k / 11d
Everywhere we look, every available space is filled with advertising. The Toronto skyline is a sea corporate logos. The due-date receipt from my library book features an ad on the back. I once tracked all the ads shown during a major league baseball game -- during play , not between innings -- and the results were startling, even to me. And, of course, our entire experience on the internet -- esp
harry hoo, nick yemana, and the persistence of racism on mainstream tv
wmtc / by laura k / 12d
My "comedy before bed" TV watching -- the habit of a lifetime, and the surest way for me to fall asleep -- has gone retro again.* I watched "Get Smart" end-to-end and am now making my way through "Barney Miller". Harry Hoo, Dr. No, and "Craw, not Craw!" Get Smart was a TV comedy conceived by funny men Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, and piloted by the amazing Leonard Stern. It's part James Bond spoof a
rtod: herbert marcuse
wmtc / by laura k / 14d
Revolutionary thought of the day: Liberty Can be made into a powerful force of domination. Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slave -- free choice among a wide variety of goods and services does not signify freedom if those good and services sustain social controls over a life of toil and fear. Herbert Marcuse , 1898-1979

NEW IN ALL THINGS PAKISTAN

207,744,520 Pakistanis
All Things Pakistan / by Adil Najam / 19d
Pakistaniat Single best policy news coming out of Pakistan in a long time is that the country has finally completed a census. What is now Pakistan (then West Pakistan) was 33.7 million people in 1951. Today it holds 207.7 million Pakistanis. According to schedule this should have been Pakistan’s 11th census. Instead it was the […] The post 207,744,520 Pakistanis appeared first on ALL THINGS PAKIS
The Best Coke Studio Song of the Year?
All Things Pakistan / by Adil Najam / 20d
Is this the best Coke Studio song of the year? Maybe, maybe not. But it is certainly a great commentary on Coke Studio. The post The Best Coke Studio Song of the Year? appeared first on ALL THINGS PAKISTAN .
US-Pakistan Relations: A Retrospective (They Have Always Been Problematic)
All Things Pakistan / by Adil Najam / 21d
US-Pakistan relations are in trouble. They have always been in trouble. Worth looking back. The post US-Pakistan Relations: A Retrospective (They Have Always Been Problematic) appeared first on ALL THINGS PAKISTAN .
Mountbatten’s Momentous Mistakes: A Partition Made More Painful
All Things Pakistan / by Adil Najam / 23d
Adil Najam The midnight between August 14 and 15, 1947, was one of history’s truly momentous moments: It marked the birth of Pakistan, an independent India and the beginning of the end of an era of colonialism. It was hardly a joyous moment: A botched process of partition saw the slaughter of more than a […] The post Mountbatten’s Momentous Mistakes: A Partition Made More Painful appeared first o

NEW IN AMUSED CYNICISM

How many female MPs and MSPs should there be?
Amused Cynicism / by cabalamat / 2d
I. A House of Commons committee proposes changes to increase the number of women MPs : The government has rejected all six proposals to give parliament more equal female representation, prepared by the Commons’ women and equalities committee, including fines for parties that do not select enough women as candidates. The women and equalities committee chair, Maria Miller, said the response showed
Explanation of workfare
Amused Cynicism / by cabalamat / 12d
Here’s a cartoon explaining the government’s policy on workfare (via Reddit ):
6-8 inches of snow?
Amused Cynicism / by cabalamat / 13d

NEW IN ARMSCONTROLWONK

SAR Image of Punggye-ri
ArmsControlWonk / by Jeffrey Lewis / 5h
Last week was pretty awesome — we had a huge “new tools” conference here at Monterey with all kinds of cool space and tech companies like Airbus. We have a great relationship with Airbus, which made available a pair of images taken with synthetic aperture radar of North Korea’s nuclear test site before and after …
Proliferation in the Age of Uncertainty
ArmsControlWonk / by Michael Krepon / 2d
Quote of the week: “It is clear that the use of such a weapon cannot be justified on any ethical ground which gives a human being a certain individuality and dignity, even if he happens to be a resident in an enemy country.” — Enrico Fermi and I.I. Rabi, addendum to the Report of the …
The Hwasong that Never Ends
ArmsControlWonk / by Scott LaFoy / 16d
A guest post from my colleague Matt Korda Here we go again: another guide to North Korean missile designations. You might be asking yourself, “Self, why do I need to learn all these pesky Hwasongs if I already know all the KN numbers? Surely they’re just different names for the same things?” Well, to quote the …
A Third War in Sixteen Years?
ArmsControlWonk / by Michael Krepon / 10d
Quote of the week: “Go, my people, enter your chambers, And lock your doors behind you. Hide but a little moment, Until the indignation passes.” — Isaiah At times like these, Biblical prophecy is called for. Instead, we get op-eds. Donald Trump spirals downward. He has no other place to go. Due to circumstances comprehensible …
Glocom Is at It Again
ArmsControlWonk / by Andrea Berger / 22d
Readers may recall my earlier rantings about a company called ‘Glocom’, a North Korean military communications firm masquerading as Malaysian, and selling missile navigation systems and other arms-related products around the world. The company was outed by the UN Panel of Experts and a Reuters special investigation in February, around the time of Kim Jong …
Bombs and Dollars
ArmsControlWonk / by Joshua Pollack / 16d
Two professors who study nuclear proliferation — Nick Miller at Dartmouth and Vipin Narang at MIT — have a neat little piece in Politico Magazine about which poli-sci theories predicted North Korea’s bomb and which didn’t. Long story short: most didn’t. Etel Solingen’s Nuclear Logics (2007) holds up well. It was, of course, published four years after North Korea’s …

NEW IN BIG DAN'S BIG BLOG

Can Rush Limbaugh And/Or Rightwing Channels Be Sued Who Broadcast Him For Saying Hurricane Irma Was A "Liberal Hoax"? How Many Died Because Of This?
Big Dan's Big Blog / by Big Dan / 4d
Our local rightwing radio ENTERCOM EIB NETWORK 103.1 WILKKK the Ku Klux Klan headquarters broadcasts Rush Limbaugh. Rush Limbaugh via WILKKK or YOUR local rightwing KKK channel told his DITTOHEAD listeners HURRICANE IRMA WAS A LIBERAL HOAX. Now how many DITTOHEADS didn't leave their homes in Florida and DIED because of Rush Limbaugh AND THE CHANNEL THAT BROADCASTED THIS??? I guarantee you at leas

NEW IN WIDE ASLEEP IN AMERICA

Alan Dershowitz Invented a Scary Quote to Fear-Monger About Iran
Wide Asleep in America / by Nima Shirazi / 10d
Alan Dershowitz is a liar. This is not news, of course. His shoddy scholarship and penchant for plagiarism is well-documented. His relentless and tedious self-promotion, let alone his obsession with celebrity - others', as well as his own - is crude, shameless, and pathetic. His virulent Islamophobia has led him to advocate on behalf of torture and in favor of the Muslim ban. He's defended
Citations Needed, Episode 08: The Human Rights Concern Troll Industrial Complex
Wide Asleep in America / by Nima Shirazi / 7d
Samantha Power The concept of human rights has served as the underlying moral foundation of the United States’s role in the world since the end of World War II. The conceit that the U.S. has been a dedicated and earnest promoter of “freedom”, “democracy,” and “human rights” throughout the world — even if, at times, a “flawed” one — is a defining narrative, largely taken for granted by major
Citations Needed, News Brief: Harvey, Climate Change and Snitch Reporters
Wide Asleep in America / by Nima Shirazi / 8d
On this Citations Needed News Brief, we discuss the media's fear of covering Harvey in the context of race, class, and the manifest threat of climate change. We are joined by Katherine Krueger of Splinter News to talk about journalist narcs and the criminalization of survival. *****
Citations Needed, Episode 07: BDS & The Moral Narratives of Colonization
Wide Asleep in America / by Nima Shirazi / 10d
In Episode 7 of Citations Needed, we explore how the media discusses the issue of BDS and the broader topic of Palestinian liberation. What are the stakes? Who are the smear artists? What are the similarities with past apartheid boycotts? We discusses these topics and more using a pro-apartheid 1989 Christian Science Monitor op-ed as our guide. The Guest Steven Salaita previously held
Citations Needed, News Brief: Charlottesville, The ACLU, and the Moral Limits of 'Free Speech'
Wide Asleep in America / by Nima Shirazi / 10d
In a new Citations Needed News Brief, Adam and I discuss Charlottesville, the ACLU, and the moral limits of 'free speech' with George Ciccariello-Maher, Associate Professor of Politics and Global Studies at Drexel University. *****

NEW IN CHERCHEZ LA VERITE

Blogger’s background: I am an American physicist with 200 frequently cited publications who was a Democrat but who now eschews both major parties. I am also a member of the Election Defense Alliance, which has studied hacked elections in the US ever since George Bush’s supposed reelection (it was rigged). And I can assure you that it is physically impossible for someone in Russia to hack an American election without their infiltration of many hackers into the US, all speaking perfect English, and all finding ways to infiltrate hundreds of polling places without a single one being noticed as an outsider. The only good thing I can say about Trump is that he took the word of Vladimir Putin that the Russians didn’t hack Hillary Clinton’s election (although he only did this mainly to continue illegal businesses in Russia). Fortunately, “…thanks to an exacting forensic examination of the available evidence by the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), an organization of…
Cherchez la Verite / by David L Griscom / 9d
Will special counsel Mueller examine the DNC server, source of the great Russiagate caper? September 3, 2017 | Categories: Guest Contributions | Former federal prosecutor George Parry read the report by the association of Veteran Intelligence Professionals. which conclusively proves that there was no hacking of the DNC computer and that the information was downloaded from within the DNC and then
I have been a follower of Paul Craig Roberts since the turn of the turn of the century. Here he describes him self as "one of the most respected columnists in the alternative media. His syndicated articles can be seen on many leading alternative news websites including Lew Rockwell, Infowars, Counterpunch, InformationClearingHouse and countless others. Roberts scores huge points in the credibility department having been the former head of policy at the Department of Treasury under Reagan, and an editor of the Wall Street Journal — among a long list of other accolades. His research is impeccable and his vision of how the world really operates is second to none. He knows why and when the global chess pieces are moving, and has the incredible talent to communicate difficult concepts to the general public. He has written several books including The Tyranny of Good Intentions and How the Economy was Lost. His many interviews can be seen on Russia Today and Prison Planet TV. Roberts is also…
Cherchez la Verite / by David L Griscom / 28d
In America Propaganda Has Vanquished Truth August 15, 2017 | Categories: Articles & Columns | In America Propaganda Has Vanquished Truth Paul Craig Roberts In Durham, North Carolina, the seat of Duke University, a gang of largely white males destroyed public property by pulling down a statue of a Confederate soldier. Perhaps they took their cue from the neo-Nazis installed in Ukraine by Obama and

NEW IN WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE

Surviving the 21st Century
What Is Sustainable / 3d
In the old Three Stooges comedies, whenever Curly did something dumb, angry Moe gave him a dope slap (SMACK!). With regard to humankind’s war on the future, a number of thinkers have been inspired to write passionate dope slap books, including Man and Nature (1864), Conservation of Natural Resources (1910), Checking the Waste (1911), Our Vanishing Wild Life (1913). Dope slap books are a two-step:
Safety Nets
What Is Sustainable / 13d
Today, a few billion humans live in affluence. Their unsustainable societies have social safety nets made possible by nonrenewable energy. When they are disrupted by hurricanes, earthquakes, or famine, food relief is usually shipped in from other regions, preventing mass starvation. For most of the human saga, each clan or community was on its own, far less likely to be rescued by outsiders. The
Sustainability Primer
What Is Sustainable / 19d
I was recently interviewed via email by a group of ecologists in France. I’m sharing it with English-speaking folks because it provides an easy map for learning, a basic introduction to environmental history and ecological sustainability. My blog now contains reviews of 170+ sustainability-related books, and dozens of essays — stuff that would take more than a month to read. Over the years, a num

NEW IN DR CINTLI

The National Council of La Raza's Name Change: A National Capitulation
Dr Cintli / by Roberto Rodriguez / 6d
The National Council of La Raza's Name Change: A National Capitulation Thursday, September 07, 2017 By Roberto Rodriguez , Speakout | Op-Ed The National Council of La Raza's (NCLR) recent name change to UnidosUS is bizarre and incomprehensible and its rationale that their name was " getting in the way of their mission " strains credulity, especially because it was also purportedly trying to be mo

NEW IN WELCOME TO POTTERSVILLE 2 (BLOGGING AGAINST FASCISM!)

(Happy Un-Labor Day?) Liars Figuring Still (Stop Democracy Now!) Junior Soprano Unleashed: As*hole Defined (Ignorant/Racist USA!) Empire of Never-Ending Debt? (White Lashed) Vouchered Rahm? (After Liberalism? When?) Watershed History Moment (New International Economics Needed) Hillary Hype Resented?
Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascis... / by Cirze / 8d
Sorry that this is a ridiculously long one, but I'm catching up as I've been on long-term hiatus due to desperate economic circumstances . . . just grab a tall, cold one; you may need a refill. Many of us do constantly these days. A brief moment of clarity for the jobs-bereft (as well as the life-bereft (h/t to D. Trump's "Have a good time!" to the desperate refugees as he scrambled back to

NEW IN GOVERNMENT AND TAXES

BWorld 147, Sugar tax and health alarmism
Government and Taxes / by Nonoy Oplas / 30d
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on August 03, 2017. “To what extent will the poor merely replace more expensive colas and 3-in-1 coffee with unsafe sugared water in plastic bags, samalamig, or home-brewed sugared coffee, none of which are covered by the tax? … there is simply a great deal we do not know, which is all the more reason to proceed with reserve and caution.” -- Emmanuel de Dios,

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How to Get People to Get Along
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 5d
Click here to read my column in Sunday's New York Times .
A Reading List
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 9d
Every few years, I teach (in addition to ec 10) a freshman seminar for about a dozen students. The seminar is essentially a book group for students who are taking introductory economics concurrently or who have advanced placement credit in economics. Here is a list of this year's books: The Worldly Philosophers, by Robert Heilbroner On Liberty, by John Stuart Mill Capitalism and Freedom, by Milton
What I did last night
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 10d
Lady Gaga performed at Fenway Park yesterday (and the day before). Apparently, she is the first woman ever to headline an event at Fenway. It was a great concert. Good people watching before the concert started. Ran into a few former ec 10 students.
What Moderates Believe
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 22d
I much appreciated today's column by David Brooks , though he seems to be describing center-right moderates more than center-left moderates (or is that my own bias showing up?). David also taught me a new word: syncretistic . It refers to combining different forms of belief.
News from Amazon
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 14d
Source . To users of my favorite textbooks: Thank you! Have a great semester.
Macro Musings
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 30d
You can hear me interviewed by David Beckworth here .

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Argentina: Tandil - Surrounded by Humanoids?
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 5d
Source: El Editor Noticias en Línea Date: 8 September 2017 An article by Juan Perone Argentina: Tandil - Surrounded by Humanoids? According to Luis Burgos, renowned expert and director of the Fundación Argentina de Ovnilogia, the city of Olavarría and its environs are frequented by humanoids. These entities have taken a liking to the area and visit it every so often, for reasons that remain unkno
Argentina: UFOs in the “Western Corridor”
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 20d
Source: Vivi el Oeste http://www.vivieloeste.com.ar/ovnis-en-zona-oeste-los-expertos-explican-el-por-que-de-los-avistamientos-en-el-conurbano/ Date: 08.23.2017 UFOs in the Western Corridor: Experts explain the reason behind sightings in Greater Buenos Aires. In an interview with Viví el Oeste, Luis Burgos, president of the Fundacion Argentina de Ovnilogía, stated that the “Western Corridor”, as h
Unknown Biological Activity: Olavarría, Land of the Humanoids
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 10d
Unknown Biological Activity: Olavarría - Land of the Humanoids By Luis Burgos (FAO-ICOU) 20 July 2017 Translated by Scott Corrales, IHU INTRODUCTION Olavarría is a prosperous cement producing town located in the central region of the Province of Buenos Aires, having a population of over 115,000. This community has been linked with UFOS since the brith of the phenomenon. It just so happened that o
Argentina: Remembering the 1968 UFO Fly-By over José Marmol
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 30d
Source: CEFORA and PLANETA UFO Date: 08.14.2017 A news item by Juan José Alarcón y Figueroa Argentina: Remembering the 1968 UFO Fly-By Over José Mármol It was over fifty years ago that UFOs were seen in the airspace over the district of Alte. Brown. The UFO phenomenon exists in our region and is well-documented. We ascertained that many of our fellow resideents had sightings. They do not speak of
Costa Rica: Pilot Records UFO
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 28d
Source: PLANETA UFO and Peru.com Date: 08.16.2017 Costa Rica: Pilot Records UFO Impressive! A video recorded in Costa Rica has gone viral on YouTube. What is the reason for this? It turns out that an airline pilot captured the very moment at which the UFO flew in the distance. The pilot, whose name is Jose Daniel Araya, wanted to record the sunset over Costa Rica on his cellphone without thinking
Argentina: The Argentinean X-Files - An Interview with Ruben Lianza
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology / by Inexplicata (IHU) / 28d
Source: Planeta UFO and www.perfil.com Date: 08.16.2017 Article by Enrique Garabeytan Argentina: The Argentinean X-Files - An Interview with Ruben Lianza A debate arose 70 years ago that is still ongoing: In 1947, the sighting of a "fleet of flying saucers" and the "Roswell incident" in the New Mexico desert became the kickoff points for the UFO (unidentified flying object) phenomenon. There are

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High level and high stakes Mexican stand off continues despite 911 weather warfare attack on US
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / by benjamin / 2d
Dear Readers, As you may know, Benjamin Fulford has recently been targeted with financial attacks and in June 2017 his PayPal account was suspended. At the same time, his former webmaster is suffering from cancer and she has been hospitalized. To help support Benjamin, the WDS has arranged a complete renewal of his website, developed and supported by a new IT team. The website now accepts direct
High level weirdness in US as Khazarian control matrix crumbles
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / by benjamin / 16d
People who are aware are noticing very weird stuff going on with the world information grid -especially inside the Anglo Saxon world- as contradictions and bizarre events multiply. These are all signs of a collapsing power matrix; the sort of thing seen around the time of the fall of the USSR. The first thing to note about last week in particular is that the US was hit for the first time since 20
Chances of new financial system announcement and US civil war both skyrocketing
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / by benjamin / 9d
Evidence is mounting that both a new financial system and a civil war in the US are imminent. There is also a high probability the US east coast will be hit with a geo-engineered hurricane so severe that people are being asked to evacuate 60 miles inland, CIA sources say. What seems to be happening is that the Khazarian mafia is unleashing weather weapons and making other mischief to try to preve
US threats to North Korea linked to bankruptcy negotiations and global reboot
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / by benjamin / 30d
Notice to readers, due to time differences, this weeks’ report will appear by Monday evening North American East Coast time. World events have been stuck in a holding pattern this summer but a major paradigm shift is possible this fall if we make it happen. The holding pattern is as follows: The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CORPORATION, which defaulted on its debt payments on May 1st of this year, ha
US military cracking down on hooligans for hire in US
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / by benjamin / 23d
The recent staged demonstrations and violent incidents carried out by paid hooligans in places like Charlottesville have prompted a crack-down on Khazarian mafia agents who are paying for these incidents, Pentagon sources say. The US is now, beyond any doubt, run by a temporary military regime which intends to clean up the Khazarian gangster corruption that has destroyed the United States. Once t
Q&A with Benjamin Fulford
Weekly Geo-Political News and Analysis / by benjamin / 15d
Benjamin, I have some questions a number of people are aching to know the answers to in your reports. 1. Were papers filed in The Hague authorizing the US military to intervene on behalf of its people against elements of its own government? (ref email chain below) Would an alt-news campaign encourage the US military? None of my sources have told me about papers filed in the Hague but I can assert

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Homelessness is still a problem. Gee, go figure
A Closer Look: Jody Paterson / by Jody Paterson / 30d
Ten years ago now, I was part of a major initiative to address homelessness in Victoria. The Mayor's Task Force on Breaking the Cycle of Mental Illness, Addictions and Homelessness brought together some of the most informed, passionate people in the country to look into the issue of people living on our streets and what needed to be done about it. In four intense months, the task force put togeth

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John Kelly's Mission Impossible: You Can't Fix Stupid
Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues / by Manifesto Joe / 27d
By Manifesto Joe In a previous blog post, I made the mistake of overestimating Resident Donald Rump. I wrote that he isn't stupid in the classic sense. I absolutely take it back. He is not only batshit crazy like Nixon, he lacks Nixon's intelligence. He's quite possibly dumber than Il Doofus (Bush 43), and that's saying plenty. We've had crazy presidents before, and we've had profoundly stupid one

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Reports of Obamacare's death are greatly exaggerated: All counties to be covered for 2018
Middle Class Political Economist / by Kenneth Thomas / 19d
Obamacare has now obtained an insurer for every county in the country, defying Republican claims that the program is collapsing. As reported by The Hill , "At one point or another over the past year, more than 80 counties have been at risk of having no ObamaCare insurer on the exchanges in 2018." On Thursday (Aug. 24), the last "bare" county, in Ohio, was covered by insurer CareSource. Insurance

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If You Vaccinate, Ask 8!
Vaccine Awakening / by Barbara Loe Fisher / 29d
8/15/2017 By Barbara Loe Fisher Vaccines are pharmaceutical products that come with risks that can be greater for some people. 1 2 No vaccine is safe for everyone. 3 4 If you choose to vaccinate, ask 8 questions before you do: 5 
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