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Eminem just delivered an emotionally charged anti-Trump freestyle takedown
Shady's back, and angry as hell at President Donald Trump. Eminem just
dropped one heck of a freestyle at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards, aimed at
Trump. SEE ALSO: Eminem would like to be the biggest asshole in the USA
again, Trump Playing off Trump's "calm before the storm" tweet, "The
Storm" is four and a half minutes of emotionally charged lines directed
at Trump among others, including Steve Ban
This New York Times comment perfectly explains why women didn't speak up about Harvey Weinstein
One of the counter-arguments in the whole Harvey Weinstein saga that
keeps seeping through social media as more celebrities speak up against
the disgraced Hollywood producer is: why didn't these women come forward
years ago? Why not before the New York Times investigation and the
public outcry that followed? SEE ALSO: Georgina Chapman leaves husband
Harvey Weinstein with a strong statement Angeli
Dangerous Abbott unleashed, speaks the truth, critics froth and flounder
Finally
the gloves are off The critics called him a climate denier anyway, even
when he toed the politically correct line, so there was nothing left to
call him. For former Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, there is
no point in pandering. Now after a great speech, the EcoWorriers are
left saying he is “loopy”. The new unleashed Abbott is so much stronger,
more compelling, and his message is
Gravitational waves announcement incoming
Nobel
Prize winner Rainer Weiss and his colleagues have hinted at an upcoming
'exciting announcement'. Originally proposed by Albert Einstein as a
con...
Event in Brisbane Friday: Mark Latham, Malcolm Roberts, Ross Cameron “Cost-of-Living”
Click to enlarge What a fantastic line-up of speakers at the One
Nation, Cost of Living Summit on Friday 13th October, 9.30-4pm. Go see
Malcolm Roberts, Mark Latham, Ross Cameron, Graham Young, Tim Andrews,
Dr Alan Moran, Prof Tony Makin, and Dr Dan Mitchell (USA) and others
speak on Friday at the Queensland Parliament House, LC (red chamber):
Just $20. https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=3
Forensic Acoustic Proof of SECOND Shooter in the Las Vegas Massacre
Main
post: Las Vegas: Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History Via: Mike Adams/
Health Ranger: In essence, because of the differences in the speed of
sound vs. the speed of the bullets from a known cartridge (.223
Remington, in this case), the time lag between the last bullet hitting
the pavement and the last audible […]
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EU youth orchestra to quit UK for Italy over Brexit
‘You can’t ask for EU funding and then not be in the EU,’ says chief
executive of orchestra established in London in 1976 Brexit has forced
the departure of the European Union Youth Orchestra from its UK
headquarters to Italy, it has been announced. The orchestra was
established in London in 1976 but the British vote to leave meant it had
to come up with a plan for a future outside the UK. Contin
Eminem takes on Trump in emotional, 4-minute-long freestyle
(Credit: BETNetworks) Rapper Eminem declared war on President Donald
Trump Tuesday night, unleashing a vicious 4-minute-long freestyle rap
that aired during the BET’s Hip Hop Awards Tuesday night. In a video
titled “The Storm,” Eminem went after Trump’s entire presidency —
everything from his stance on racism and immigration to his seeming
hypocrisy and corruption. The rapper called the president
Trump’s Benghazi? Ambush of U.S. soldiers in Niger goes unnoticed
A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Dustin
Wright of Lyons, Ga., late Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, upon arrival at Dover
Air Force Base, Del. (Credit: AP/Aaron J. Jenne) Four dead Americans.
It’s been five years since terrorists attacked the U.S. consulate in
Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012, leaving four Americans dead. Last
week, as CIA officers disguised in wigs and mu
89 trailer: documentary recounts Arsenal's dramatic title win at Anfield – video
89 tells the story of Arsenal's dramatic win at Anfield in May 1989
when Michael Thomas's late goal secured the first division title for the
Gunners. Featuring interviews with Lee Dixon, George Graham, Tony Adams
and Thomas himself, the documentary will be released on Blu-Ray, DVD
and digital download on 20 November (Australia on 29 November) • Golden
Goal: Alan Smith for Arsenal v Liverpool (198
The real fix for gerrymandering is proportional representation
It’s time to consider radical solutions. The furor over the Supreme
Court case considering limits on gerrymandering has reminded me of a
conference I attended years ago. This was a meeting mostly composed of
legal scholars focused on progressive reforms to the American judicial
system. Gerrymandering, which is a hot topic today, wasn’t a major focus
of the conversation. But we did get one present
Eminem Delivers a Critique as Vulgar as the President
The rapper Eminem performed a freestyle takedown of President Trump on
television Monday, calling out the hypocrisy of his extravagant travel,
his bumbling incompetence, and his disrespect for a POW before dubbing
him “Donald the bitch.” The performance was perhaps the most prominent
instance of a white celebrity defending the NFL players protesting the
killing of African Americans by police offi
New in science
The Fires in Napa, Sonoma, and Santa Rosa Are a Perfectly Normal Apocalypse
A changing climate means fires, winds, and floods will devastate the places where humans meet the wild.
Scientists develop machine-learning method to predict the behavior of molecules
An
international, interdisciplinary research team of scientists has come
up with a machine-learning method that predicts molecular behavior, a
breakthrough that can aid in the development of pharmaceuticals and the
design of new molecules that can be used to enhance the performance of
emerging battery technologies, solar cells, and digital displays.
Could the "Alzheimer's Gene" Finally Become a Drug Target?
Shutting down the top risk gene holds potential for halting the disease process -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
A fashionable chemical and biological threat detector-on-a-ring
Wearable
sensors are revolutionizing the tech-world, capable of tracking
processes in the body, such as heart rates. They're even becoming
fashionable, with many of them sporting sleek, stylish designs. But
wearable sensors also can have applications in detecting threats that
are external to the body. Researchers now report in ACS Sensors a
first-of-its kind device that can do just that. And to st
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Oprah and Ellen Answer Ellen’s Burning Questions
Ellen’s most revealing questions get double the answers when she and the big O are both in the hot seat. From: TheEllenShow
Ellen Meets a 10-Year-Old Raising Money for Hearing Impaired
Braden Baker is hearing impaired, and was inspired by Ellen to start a
GoFundMe campaign for those who can't afford hearing aids. Ellen chatted
with the 10-year-old about his fundraiser and his mission to help
people around the world. From: TheEllenShow
The White Birch - The Weight of Spring
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7 Cities to See Powerful Street Art | National Geographic
Street art is a city's outdoor museum. It often functions as a gateway
into the underlying social, cultural, or political concerns of the
setting in which it appears. Take a tour of seven of the world’s best
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See Why This Island is Canada’s Best Kept Secret | National Geographic
National Geographic Adventurer Alastair Humphreys experiences the best
kept secrets of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Salmon
fishing, whisky tours, kayaking, and a lobster boil are just a few of
this journey’s highlights. And at the very end, Alastair has the
opportunity to sleep in his very own cocoon tree bed. ➡ Subscribe:
http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: Nat
Tierra Whack - Mumbo Jumbo
It's our job to put a big smile on your face. Production: Strangelove
Ep: Sara Greco Producer: Sara Nassim Written & Directed by Marco
Prestini Dp: Nick Bupp Editor: Aaron Bencid Color: Quinn Alvarez
Production Designer: kelly Fallon Art Director: Rudy Grazziani Costumes:
Kate Fry VFX: Gloria FX Cast: Marco Prestini , Nicholas Bupp and Aaron
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New in The Corbett Report
Episode 321 – Why Big Oil Conquered the World
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The 20th century was the century of oil. From farm to fork, factory to
freeway, there is no aspect of our modern life that has not been shaped
by the oil industry. But as the "post-carbon" era of the 21st century
comes into view, there are those who see this as the end of the
oiligarchy. They couldn't be more wrong. Thi
Interview 1305 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
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This week on the New World Next Week: The house wins again as the media
hypes terror; tech experts want to make a stretch of I-5 driverless;
and the US and Russia are colluding on a moon base.
High Incident Project, Driverless Highways, Moon Base Alpha – New World Next Week
This week on the New World Next Week: The house wins again as the media
hypes terror; tech experts want to make a stretch of I-5 driverless;
and the US and Russia are colluding on a moon base.
Why Big Oil Conquered the World (Video)
The 20th century was the century of oil. From farm to fork, factory to
freeway, there is no aspect of our modern life that has not been shaped
by the oil industry. But as the "post-carbon" era of the 21st century
comes into view, there are those who see this as the end of the
oiligarchy. They couldn't be more wrong. This is the remarkable true
story of the world that Big Oil is creating, and how
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Conservationists Sound Alarm on Plummeting Giraffe Numbers
Pending US Endangered Species Act listing could support recovery efforts, say advocates
Conservationists Sound Alarm on Plummenting Giraffe Numbers
Pending US Endangered Species Act listing could support recovery efforts, say advocates
Trump Nominates Coal Lobbyist for Top EPA Job Just Days after Puerto Rico Visit
Nomination comes as Caribbean scientists calls for urgent climate action in wake of Hurricane Maria
SeaWorld’s Advertisements Are Full Of Lies (Video)
In effort to reinvent its image, theme park resorts to fudging facts again
Walruses Face ‘Death Sentence’ as Trump Administration Fails to List them as Endangered
Fish
and Wildlife Service decides Pacific walrus may be able to adapt to
loss of sea ice and is unlikely to be seen as endangered ‘in the
foreseeable future’
A Tale of Two Wild Sisters
Saga of African wild dogs siblings offers a stark reminder of the challenges predators face in Man’s world
New in @ the chalk face
Know your Rights as a Human Being
In 1948 “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights” was created by the
United Nations, to provide a global understanding of how to treat all
Human beings. This Declaration is inclusive of 30 basic Human Rights
drafted by representatives from different cultural and legal backgrounds
from all over the world. This document is seen as a milestone in the
history of Human Rights and states a common sta
New in The Rules of Exposition
The pause after "but"
I
first noticed it while watching Star Trek: Next Generation. Every time
Mr. Worf used the word "but" in a sentence, the pause came after the
"but". These days, everybody says it that way. The pause after "but"
implies a comma after "but" in the writing. A pause before "but", where
it should be, implies a comma before "but" in the writing. THIS but THAT
That's how I see it. THIS but THAT That's ho
New in A Closer Look: Jody Paterson
An open letter to my Facebook friends on the occasion of this morning's bit of bother
First, time to get honest about our relationship. Mostly we aren’t
really friends, are we? I’m connected to 2,400 Facebook “friends,” and
it might be a stretch to imagine that even five per cent of them are
genuine friends of mine. So how about we think of each other as
“connections” instead, all of us with our various reasons for deciding
who we connect with on this odd thing we know as Facebook
New in A.E.Brain
There's a pattern here...
Breitbart Editor: Trans Activism a Plot Against Dumb People Two of the
editors of Breitbart, Neil Munro and Alex Marlow, had a rather bizarre
conversation on the Breitbart Daily radio show about transgenderism.
They think that activism for trans equality is really about clever
people making society too difficult to navigate for dumb people. Munro
claimed the push for transgender rights is “a prep
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Catalonia will become independent
Spanish police are using violence to prevent people from voting in
Catalonia’s independence referendum, which Spain describes as “illegal”.
Here’s some Spanish riot police about to fire into protestors: From the
Guardian: More video footage of police brutality against voters in
Barcelona has appeared. The video shows police hitting people in the
crowd with batons while voters hold up their hands.
Internet rage caused by inability to understand probability
Some people don’t get probability, and this leads to Internet rage.
Here’s Scott Alexander, on IQ : If you really understand the idea of a
statistical predictor – if you have that gear in your brain at a
fundamental level – then social science isn’t scary. You can read about
IQ, or heredity, or stereotypes, or gender differences, or whatever, and
you can say – ah, there’s a slight tendency for on
Can the USA survive tribalism?
Andrew Sullivan wonders whether the USA can survive tribalism : Over
the past couple of decades in America, the enduring, complicated divides
of ideology, geography, party, class, religion, and race have mutated
into something deeper, simpler to map, and therefore much more ominous. I
don’t just mean the rise of political polarization (although that’s how
it often expresses itself), nor the rise
How many female MPs and MSPs should there be?
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
New in Angola 3 News
A3 Newsletter: Vincent Simmons, Leonard Peltier, Non-Unanimous Jurys and more
A3 Newsletter, Sept 27, 2017: Continuing the Struggle to Free Political
Prisoners Albert and Robert continue tirelessly traveling around the
country and the world, bringing attention to other cases and issues
around the criminal "in"justice system here in the USA and in other
countries that they visit. Last month, they traveled to Washington DC
for the Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March. P
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Rightwing "Fake News" This Week: "Fake Boobs" For Boobs
I've noticed all of these rightwing "news" story's this weekend, so I
know what Rush LimpDick, WILKuKluxKlan (insert your local KKK Entercom
AM radio channel), FOX, "news", Mark Lice (lol), Luke Warm Waterski,
Aaron DYKE (lol DYKE), etc,...Breitbart, all those big,tough, bald fat
guys with CPAP and go to CPAC, they have LIFELOCK, RED/WHITE/BLUE
backgrounds everywhere, on their books, etc...they i
New in Cherchez la Verite
How
NOT to be a patriotic American, i.e., One who believes anything claimed
as fact by the so-called "mainstream media" …particularly regarding
current foreign affairs.
Published by Stephen Lendman at October 9, 2017 How to Succeed in
Western Media Without Really Trying by Stephen Lendman (
stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Most important is loyalty
to monied interests, war-profiteers, and the imperial state – serving as
their press agents, abandoning fundamental journalistic principles,
learning how to lie well, along with leaving honesty and integri
How to be a patriotic American. Think you know how? I bet you don't, but you should learn how ...before it's too late.
Patriots and Protesters Should Take a Knee for the Constitution By John
W. Whitehead “Seems like in the past 15 years or so the idea of
patriotism has changed some. More polarized, more tied to political or
ideological views. I’ve never seen patriotism or the flag connected to
either ; I see the flag more as the symbol of a nation that allows the
freedom to express those ideas. That alone deserve
Paul
Craig Roberts: “Trump’s UN speech makes it clear that Trump’s
presidency, in terms of his campaign promise to remove Washington from
the “policeman of the world” role, exit the Middle East, and repair the
damaged relations with Russia, is over." And “The CIA and the
military/security complex are in full control of the US government.”
Furthermore, “At the UN Trump actually threatened to wipe North Korea
off of the face of the earth.” He added to this threat threats against
Venezuela and Iran.” And he concludes that “It is only the US
government, which is not a government of the people, that has ever
threatened another country with total destruction as Trump did to North
Korea in the CIA’s UN speech.”
More Thoughts on Trump’s UN Declaration of War Against Iran and North
Korea September 19, 2017 | Categories: Articles & Columns | More
Thoughts on Trump’s UN Declaration of War Against Iran and North Korea
Paul Craig Roberts Trump’s UN speech makes it clear that Trump’s
presidency, in terms of his campaign promise to remove Washington from
the “policeman of the world” role, exit the Middle East,
New in DAMMIT JANET!
Moving the Media on Fake Clinics
Lost
in all the Rachael Harder/Status of Women Committee brouhaha is a very
important shift in media reporting on abortion, specifically on what
criteria is used to designate someone as anti-choice. From Global News ,
a rather blithe statement. The issue of who would lead the committee
came to a head last week when Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer chose to
nominate Rachael Harder, an Alberta MP w
New in Dr Cintli
Los Mexicanos Y Centroamericanos Son Nativos O Indijenas?
This
column has apparently struck a nerve and gone viral. There is also a
forthcoming part 2 to this column. Here it is in Spanish below,
translated per what I originally wrote, which is slightly different from
what was published in Truthout at:
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/42193-are-mexicans-indigenous
Please read and share. ¿Los Mexicanos y Los Centroamericanos son Nativos
o Indígenas?
Are Mexicans/Central Americans Indigenous and who decides?
As
many US states and municipalities have begun to eschew the colonial
tradition of "Columbus Day" in favor of adopting Monday's holiday as
"Indigenous Peoples' Day," one might wonder where people of Mexican
heritage fit in. For some, this is a controversial question due to
hundreds of years of mestizaje , or mixture, and also due to hundreds of
years of colonialism and colonized thinking. For oth
Indigenous Studies and Consciousness Generationally Delayed
I've long-wondered why an Indigenous consciousness exists among some
Mexicans/Chicanos/Central Americans and other peoples from this
continent, while not in others, considering that all are generally
products of colonization? This phenomenon is often most stark when many
reject the notion of celebrating a "Hispanic heritage" at the expense of
subjugating their primarily Indigenous-African and mix
Enriqueta Vasquez: Eminent Historian for "The Women of La Raza"
I
am going to go out on an (academic) limb and call The Women of La Raza
by Enriqueta Vasquez both a treasure and a living codex. I will also say
this about Enriqueta herself: Vive en la sabiduri a -- she lives in
wisdom, wisdom of an elder, wisdom of the elders, an elder who also
leaves footprints and also walks in beauty. Her words and generational
knowledge are gifts to us, and I will say that
New in Greg Mankiw's Blog
A Talk from the CEA Chair
Kevin Hassett speaks at the Tax Policy Center .
More on the Economics of Healthcare
Back
in July, I wrote a NY Times column about the economics of healthcare.
Yesterday, my friend John Cochrane posted a lengthy response . I won't
take the time to reply to all of John's points, but like everything John
writes, his post is provocative and thoughtful. So I would encourage
people to read it and decide for themselves. John is certainly correct
when he speculates about my motivation in
What I am reading
Two of my favorite young macroeconomists (and former students) have a new essay on Identification in Macroeconomics .
Still #1
Harvard undergrads show their wisdom in course selection .
New in Middle East Today
The 2017 Census Report
During the last week of September 2017, the Census Department began
releasing the result of the 2017 census survey. Abu Bakr el Guindi,
director of the Census Department, stated that the population increase
in Egypt is the most dangerous threat society is facing. At present,
Egypt population exceeds 104.2 million people, close to 10 million are
living outside of Egypt. Egypt’s rate of population
The Problem of Illiteracy in the Arab World
The UN has designated the month of September of each year to work
towards the elimination of world illiteracy. It calls for governments
that have a high rate of illiteracy to reexamine their educational
strategy and introduce new methods to help to lower the illiteracy
rates. Illiteracy in the Arab world is still very high. It is estimated
that half of the nearly 400 million people cannot read or
The UN Human Right Report
The UN Human Rights organization has recently issued its annual report.
It revealed that Turkey and Israel are the most abuser of human rights.
It also listed China, India, Pakistan, Minimar and Venezuela are also
abuser of human rights (Al Nahar Newspaper,9/22/2017). Andrew Gilmore,
Assistant Director of Human Rights organization, stated in the Report
that there are cases individual kidnapping,
New in News Center PK
Integrated Border Management: Scope, Challenges and Framework for Pakistan
by Rashid Munir Siddiqui (2017) Table of Contents Abstract 3
Introduction: … Integrated Border Management: Scope, Challenges and
Framework for Pakistan is a post from News Center Pk .
New in Paying attention
Sadly, not the weirdest moment in my newspaper career (Spoiler alert: Charges were stayed)
Newspaper pleads not guilty RED DEER, Alta. (CP) — The Red Deer
Advocate has pleaded not guilty to incitement to commit a criminal
offence, a charge that resulted from a controversy over abstract metal
sculptures one resident described as “piles of rusted out snowplow
blades.” The Advocate was charged last month under a rarely used section
of the Criminal Code as a result of a column June 30. The
New in Pesticide Action Network
Managing mosquitoes without poisoning people
Concern about "vector-borne" diseases like Zika, West Nile virus and
malaria are top of mind right now in the U.S., thanks to the deluge and
devastation brought by recent hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
Mosquitoes can carry these diseases, and those troublesome insects
thrive in wet, warm conditions. In an attempt to address the
possibilities of increased mosquitoes and disease, agencies are e
Celebrating Dolores
At age 87, political activist Dolores Huerta is getting some
long-overdue recognition for the central role she's played for years in
the farmworker movement. It's a role well worth celebrating. The
documentary film Dolores , produced by director Peter Bratt, is now in
theaters. The film puts Huerta's decades of organizing front and center
where it should be, rather than portraying her as a "sidek
Science for Solutions: Healthy soil for the win!
This post is part two in our “Science for Solutions” blog series that
amplifies scientist voices and underscores the importance of independent
science as the foundation for evidence-based policymaking and narrative
shifts. In these troubled times I’m eager to find rays of hope. In the
world of food and farming, one such glimmer is the growing recognition
by gardeners and farmers, consumers and po
PAN UK report shows schoolkids at risk
A report released earlier this month from Pesticide Action Network
(PAN) UK found that children across England are exposed to significant
pesticide residues in the government’s “School Fruit & Veg Scheme.”
Food for Thought documents more than 123 different pesticides on school
produce, and calls on officials to source more local, organic produce to
protect schoolchildren’s health. The report draw
Dicamba drift? This is on you, Monsanto.
Like a wildfire burning out of control, the epidemic of dicamba drift
blowing across 20 states this summer has already damaged over three
million acres of soybean cropland. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex
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Equity for farmers of color in California
If passed, California's "Farmer Equity Act" will recognize the
historic, systemic wrongs faced by farmers of color — those at the core
of building and sustaining our farming communities. Learn more Slideshow
Category: Flex Slider
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Job Or Self-Employment Lost Because Of Hurricane? You May Qualify For Disaster Unemployment Assistance
Folks who normally don't qualify for unemployment assistance, such as
business owners, may qualify for Disaster Unemployment Assistance if
they are unable to work due to one of the hurricanes that hit the U.S.
Even if you only lost your job for a short time, you should look into
this. It's your money, after all. This is part of what your payroll
taxes have been paying for. Here's what the Benefit
OSHA Protects You From Dangerous Working Conditions Post-Hurricane
I'm
getting lots of calls and emails about employers making employees work
in conditions they deem unsafe. Here's what OSHA says about workplace
safety: You have the right to a safe workplace . The Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) was passed to prevent workers from
being killed or seriously harmed at work. The law requires that
employers provide their employees with working con
New in Syria Comment
Iraqi Minorities Face a Dilemma in Kurdish Independence
By Saad Babir After gaining control of much of Iraq and Syria, the
Islamic State jihadist movement (IS) and other Sunni extremists
committed grave atrocities and international human rights violations
against non-Sunni minorities, including perhaps the most extreme crime
of all, the genocide that was perpetrated against Yazidis, Christians,
and Shia Muslims. As IS is gradually defeated on the batt
KRG Targets Minorities Ahead of Kurdistan Independence Referendum — Part Two: Annexing Christian Lands
Part One of this two-part series, on the exploitation of the Yazidi
Genocide for political purposes, can be accessed here . By Matthew
Barber On the same day that the Kurdistan referendum on independence was
held, the Assyrian Confederation of Europe (ACE) released a report
(primarily authored by Reine Hanna but to which I also contributed) on
the situation of Iraq’s Assyrian Christians. Over 100
Kurdish Independence and the Unheard Yazidi Voice — by Murad Ismael
This article was originally published Sept. 22, 2017 on al-Arabiya and
can be accessed here . by Murad Ismael Yazidis have a population of
about a half million people in Iraq. Their voting power in the upcoming
independence referendum in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) marks
nearly ten percent of eligible voters, which would suggest that the
beleaguered minority group has an important politica
Will the U.S. Abandon the Kurds of Syria Once ISIS is Destroyed? by Landis, Itani, Simon
Will the U.S. Abandon the Kurds of Syria Once ISIS is Destroyed? by
Joshua Landis, Faysal Itani, Steven Simon For Syria Comment , 1 October
2017 Faysal Itani , a Senior Fellow at the Rafik Hariri Center for the
Middle East, questioned whether the United States would stand by the
Kurds of north Syria, a prediction that I made in a recent interview
with Avery Edelman at Syria Direct. This is what F
Mahdi al-Harati: a Libyan Force Multiplier
By @tamhussein Mahdi al-Harati Sitting across Mahdi al-Harati in the
hotel lobby it is difficult to see why anyone would want this quiet
Libyan dead. His insulin rests on the low table alongside his sugarless
coffee and with him is his over-protective doctor and friend. But you
need to look closer, there is his trademark military cap worn even
inside the lobby, accompanied by wrap round shades; t
New in The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage
My New Knowledge Explains the "Ancient Mysteries" and Overthrows Ignorant Modern Debates
The American Thinker site has a post on "Confusing the Evolution
Debate". After reading it and the comments following it, my response:
Everybody has an opinion, and the opinions are, so far, hopelessly
divided. I am a hard scientist, who has made the greatest discovery in
history, of what I call "the Great Design of the 'gods'". As such, I
seek only to inform of the revolutionary new knowledge I
New in The Ergosphere
Most people are idiots. Case in point:
I
bring you to this page at arguments.com. Direct quote: The 12 flywheels
employed by electricity users and utilities store about 77 MW of
energy.If a presumptive energy blogger does not know the difference
between MW and MWh, one should be removed directly from one's keyboard
and publicly flogged. I can find no putative author or contact address
on this blog. This is probably a good thing...
New in the original Blogger Tips and Tricks
New in The Straight Goods
RCMP,
Stephen Harper, False Flag Operation...Will Justin Trudeau clean house,
or will the bulge beneath the rug continue to grow?
Gleichshaltung in Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, [
Justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca ] (and through him all members of the federal
Liberal Party Caucus), federal Minister of Justice, Jody
Wilson-Raybould, [ Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca ], B.C. Premier John
Horgan [ john.horgan.mla@leg.bc.ca ] (and through him all members of the
B.C. NDP Caucus), B.C. Minister of Justice David Eby [ david.eby.ml
Where is John Horgan?...Affordability in Canada, Seniors Living in Poverty, Provincial Clawbacks and Medical Necessities
Written by Grant G I received an email from a regular reader of The
Straight Goods.... The man, a senior in a residential government run
carehome emailed me...asking me to talk to John Horgan about an issue
that affects many low income seniors....The man's frustration was on two
fronts...the first being, clawbacks....there are many seniors in
British Columbia who are on, classified as disabled,..
New in thwap's schoolyard
Suicide Epidemic
Wasn't there supposed to have been a meeting between the federal
government and the provinces about the suicide epidemic this past
September? Wouldn't you think that something should have been done about
the conditions that have produced this epidemic? Especially since it's
been going on for YEARS?
Humanity Is Doomed: Part 636,898
Here's a deluded Hillary-Bot at "Montreal Simon" blog : I worry though,
the "both sides are equally bad" progressive zombies are starting up,
aided by a con media. Someone replies: I'm not sure, but I may be a
progressive zombie. If I am, do I still get to be a snowflake? How about
a cuck? Anonymous deluded Hillary-Bot answers: Do you think Hillary
Clinton's flaws were so bad that the world needs
Late September Heat Wave
To hear the global warming experts tell it; We're going to COOK man!
We're going to FRY! Methane is rising up from the bottom of the Arctic
Ocean. The permafrost will melt and more methane will explode out of the
earth. Shrinking polar ice will mean less white reflecting the Sun's
rays back into space and more dark ocean water absorbing heat. The
eco-systems of the oceans will be devastated and s
Instant Gratification
You can't get the things you want instantly. You can't have a big
protest and then expect that the powers that be will magically see the
light, act against their self-interest and grant you all your demands.
It takes sustained campaigns that inflict actual damage on elite
structures and power and etc., ... before anything important will
happen. You know, a BIG reason why politicians have been sla
New in Vaccine Awakening
Is the Childhood Vaccine Schedule Safe?
Posted
10/01/2017 By Barbara Loe Fisher Is the childhood vaccine schedule
safe? 1 In 1953, health officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control told doctors to give children 16 doses of four vaccines by age
six. 2 In 1983, it was 23 doses of 7 vaccines by age six. 3 In 2013, it
was 69 doses of 16 vaccines by age 18, with 50 doses given by age six. 4
With infants and children in America getting
New in Welcome Back to Pottersville
Not All That Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas
(By American Zen 's Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) " Steve took care
of the people he loved. He helped make me and my family wealthy. He's
the reason I was able to retire. " -Las Vegas shooter's brother Eric
Paddock I think I speak for tens of millions of my fellow Americans when
I simply I say I am tired of this. The latest mass shooting that put a
spin on Las Vegas' nickname of Sin City, is
Small Right Hand (With apologies to Nick Cave)
Take a little stroll to the 19 th Hole Go and ask the flacks Where the
spokesmen spin Like a bowling pin As they shift, backtrack. Where
Russian bots buzz like a turd with flies, And Fox repeats the lies CNN,
you know You’ll never get the facts At the bar, at the carts, At the
rough, at the traps. From the shit storm comes A tall orange man And
grabbing all the pussies with A small right hand. Pu
Hurry Up, Mueller
"Genocide." Yes, the Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico went there and said
the "G" word , something never uttered except by yours truly his first
year of blogging after Katrina hit New Orleans. And in the nearly 13
years I've been a political blogger, the first, last and only other time
I have ever felt such a volcanic rage at an administration, out of all
the countless evils they have visited on us
The Family That Preys Together
(By American Zen 's Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) “ Wennerström was
devoting himself to fraud that was so extensive it was no longer merely
criminal–it was business. ” " You will be investigating thieves,
bullies... the most detestable collection of people that you will ever
meet- My family ." ― Stieg Larsson , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo A
ges and ages hence, there will come that revelat
They're Ba-a-ack
I was just emailing a friend of mine who used to work with this right
wing intellectual hairball at Masada/King Solomon or whatever the fuck
they're calling themselves this week and he'd asked me if Chadwick had
been trolling and stalking me again or still. I responded I hadn't any
evidence of that since when he did so from Tel Aviv, he'd successfully
cloaked whatever IP address he was using. But
New in Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!)
U.S.
Cares Nought for Its Citizens - Watch Out Puerto Rico! And VI and
Guam!!! (Merkel and Hillary Out? Not Far Enough!) Germany Out of the EU?
(Senate Refuses to Stop Endless War) Venezuela Stops Accepting $$$
(Shut Up Jamie Dimon!) J.P. Passes (Dems A Joke?) Seth Rich Never Going
Away (Bannon Still Skunking) Exotic "New" Trump Plague? (SMASH the
Duopoly!)
Imagine,
if you will, how much money has been taken off the table of
jobs-creation to pay for these "stars." Who said there were no good jobs
being created? Cree Dangles Millions in Incentives for Its New CEONaomi
Klein strikes again. Or is it just that U.S. "leadership" can only get
their policies passed during "manufactured" crises? Or will today's
natural ones suffice for those no longer
New in What Is Sustainable
The Last of the Nomads
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce you to Yatungka and her
husband Warri, the last two Mandildjara people to live in the
traditional way on the Western Gibson Desert of Australia. William
Peasley wrote their saga in The Last of the Nomads . Aborigines have one
of the oldest continuous cultures on Earth. They have lived in
Australia for at least 40,000 years, some say 60,000. Nomads f
The Life and Adventures of William Buckley
William Buckley was born in Cheshire, England in 1780. He was trained
to be a bricklayer, but the monotonous work bored him. He joined the
militia and was a soldier for four years. Then, he met some scruffy
lads, and got busted for receiving stolen property. In 1803, he was
rewarded for his mischief with a one-way nine-month pleasure cruise to a
luxurious resort for white trash in Middle of Nowhe
Against the Grain
James C. Scott teaches political science and anthropology at Yale. He’s
a smooth writer and a deep thinker. A while back, he decided to update
two lectures on agrarian societies that he had been giving for 20 years.
He began studying recent research and — gasp! — realized that
significant portions of traditional textbook history had the strong odor
of moldy cultural myths. So, a quick update proj
New in Wide Asleep in America
Citations Needed, Episode 12: The Deficits Racket, Part II - Racist Media as Barrier to Government Spending
If
broad government programs are so popular, why don’t we just vote them
into existence? One of the primary barriers to democratic socialism - or
spending, in general - is racist media coverage and racist attitudes
about how government programs are administered. In this episode of
Citations Needed, we explore how media-fueled racism and means-tested
nickel-and-diming makes radical change that
Citations Needed, Episode 11: The Deficit Racket, Part I - The Single-Payer Propaganda War
The
idea that the United States is "running out of money" and have to
"tighten our belts" is a common trope in American media; the premise
that the US government is like a household that must balance its books
is largely taken for granted by liberal and right-wing outlets alike.
But is this premise correct? Is it true that the United States is
over-budget and ready to explode with insolvency?
Citations Needed, Episode 10: Ableism and the Ethics of Calling Trump “Crazy”
Rolling
Stone ran an article by Matt Taibbi called, "The Madness of Donald
Trump," accompanied with this artwork by Victor Juhasz. "Insane."
"Crazy." "Batshit." "Totally fucking nuts." Trump's mental health and
cognitive capacity is the subject of much speculation, joke-making, and
earnest concern. But how should the subject be approached by the media?
On this week's episode of Citations
Citations Needed News Brief: Morgan Freeman vs. Putin Almighty
On
the latest Patrons-Only Citations Needed News Brief, Adam and I look at
the embarrassing launch of a new Red Scare group called the Committee
to Investigate Russia (CIR). Their inaugural video features an extremely
earnest Morgan Freeman fear-mongering about the Russian "attack" on
Amurica and the necessity to now "save democracy." The CIR Advisory
Board boasts at least four hard-right,
Citations Needed, Episode 09: Liberal Media Throws #J20 Activists Under the Bus
The
Hashtag Resistance warms up to rightwing ghouls David Frum and Evan
McMullin while ignoring anti-Trump protesters facing 80 years in federal
prison. In the wake of Trump’s unexpected win, the “Resistance” to
Trump displayed by many in liberal media has been a toxic combination of
gratuitous smears of left activists
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