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German wind industry “threatening to implode” as subsidies end wiping out half or more of new plants
In
Germany as 20 years of wind subsidies comes to an end in 2020, half to
three quarters of the industry may disappear. So many parallels with
Australia. The Germans have had wind subsidies for 20 years, but even
after two decades of support, the industry is still not profitable on a
stand-alone basis. In 2016, some 4600MW of new wind plants were
installed, but that may drop to one quarter as much
Miniature versions of real furniture will let you create a tiny version of your house for your cat
If only the best will do for your four-legged friend, this furniture
collection is for you. Japanese craft collective Okawa Kagu have
produced a line of high quality, miniature furniture just for cats. SEE
ALSO: Ikea has launched a new furniture collection just for your pets
The pieces produced are also miniature versions of actual pieces for
humans that already exist, so you and your cat can get
Someone has created a guide to ghost fashion and it's horrifyingly brilliant
Just because you're no longer alive and you have to travel around in a
white sheet doesn't mean you can't also look your best, right? At the
end of the day, ghosts have feelings too. And on a special occasion like
Halloween where they're in the spotlight, they're going to want to look
as fabulous as possible. SEE ALSO: These illustrations perfectly sum up
the reality of living with anxiety and de
When you die you are aware that you are dead
A
new study has suggested that the mind can still be active even after
the body stops showing signs of life. The research, which was led by Dr
Sam Par...
Huge 50km-long cave discovered on the Moon
The
Japanese space agency JAXA has announced the discovery of a cave hidden
beneath the lunar surface. Picked up by Japan's orbiting Selenological
and...
Catalonia Crisis: Spain Moves to Suspend Autonomy
Via:
BBC: Spain is to start suspending Catalonia’s autonomy from Saturday,
as the region’s leader threatens to declare independence. The government
said ministers would meet to activate Article 155 of the constitution,
allowing it to take over running of the region. Catalonia’s leader said
the region’s parliament would vote on independence if Spain continued
“repression”. […]
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Demented Slovenian 'artist' who breast-fed dog and fertilized one of her eggs with a dog cell wins award
A
Slovenian "artist" breastfed her dogs and fertilized one of her eggs
with a dog cell as part of an award-winning three-month art project.
Maja Smrekar lived in seclusion with her dogs as part of the lengthy
artistic experiment, which was titled "K-9_topology." During that time,
she triggered her body to produce breast milk by systematic breast
pumping. She then breastfed her puppy Ada to explore
Jacinda Ardern to be New Zealand's next prime minister after Labour coalition deal
Kingmaker Winston Peters has announced his New Zealand First party will
throw its support behind the Labour party Jacinda Ardern has said she
is “privileged and humbled” to become New Zealand’s next prime minister
26 days after the country’s electorate cast their votes. At an eagerly
awaited press conference on Thursday, the kingmaker Winston Peters
announced that his New Zealand First party woul
Calls for UK-wide ban on smacking children after Scottish move
Children’s commissioners of all four nations welcome confirmation
Scotland will give minors same legal protection as adults The children’s
commissioners of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland are
calling for a UK-wide change in the law after the Scottish government
confirmed its support for a ban on smacking children. Scotland is to
become the first part of the UK to introduce an outrig
Trump just publicly accused the FBI of having conspired against him
The tweet is not only false, but creepily authoritarian. As president,
Donald Trump is in charge of the FBI. Which makes it incredibly striking
that, in a Thursday morning tweet, Trump accused the bureau of having
conspired to spread false intelligence about him during the 2016
election: Workers of firm involved with the discredited and Fake Dossier
take the 5th. Who paid for it, Russia, the FBI
A Florida brewery really wants a Richard Spencer boycott
Richard Spencer (Credit: Getty/Chip Somodevilla) As Gainesville,
Florida, braces for a scheduled speaking event to be delivered by
Richard Spencer, a local brewery is offering free beer to make sure
Spencer speaks to as many empty seats as possible. Alligator Brewing
Co., is offering customers a free beer for every two tickets traded in —
all of which they say will be destroyed — creating empty s
Sick Modern 'Art' Depicting Bestiality Installed Near Paris Louvre
The
controversial "Domestikator" sculpture, which many say appears to
depict a human being performing a sex act on a four-legged animal, has
found a new home after being deemed too "provocative" and "risque" by
the Louvre. The large walk-through sculpture was created by Dutch artist
Joep Van Lieshout. It houses several smaller sculptures and a bed and
was set to be installed in the Tuileries Garde
New in science
Black butterfly wings offer a model for better solar cells
(Phys.org)—A
team of researchers with California Institute of Technology and the
Karlsruh Institute of Technology has improved the efficiency of thin
film solar cells by mimicking the architecture of rose butterfly wings.
In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group
explains their inspiration for studying the butterfly wings and the
details of their improved solar cells.
FDA Approves Second CAR-T Treatment for Cancer
The pricey therapy is designed for adults with advanced lymphoma -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
FDA Approves Second CAR-T Treatment for Cancer
The pricey therapy is designed for adults with advanced lymphoma -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Fossil coral reefs show sea level rose in bursts during last warming
Scientists
have discovered that Earth's sea level did not rise steadily when the
planet's glaciers last melted during a period of global warming; rather,
sea level rose sharply in punctuated bursts.
Scientists pinpoint jealousy in the monogamous mind
Scientists
find that in male titi monkeys, jealousy is associated with heightened
activity in the cingulate cortex, an area of the brain associated with
social pain in humans, and the lateral septum, associated with pair bond
formation in primates. A better understanding of jealousy may provide
important clues on how to approach health and welfare problems such as
addiction and domestic violence,
Eating broccoli may fight ‘leaky’ gut
Eating broccoli may help promote a health gut, new research indicates.
“Keeping your gut healthy and making sure you have good barrier
functions so you’re not getting this leaky effect would be really big.”
In a study, when mice ate broccoli with their regular diet, they were
better able to tolerate digestive issues similar to symptoms of leaky
gut and colitis than mice that were not on a broccol
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Pombo Loves You
A distant father confronts a heroic but troubled past-life as an ’80’s
TV show mascot named Pombo. "Pombo Loves You" is this week's Staff Pick
Premiere! Read more about it here:
vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-pombo-loves-you Cast: Steve
Warne , Ina Remme , Alistair Little , filipsijanec and Jojo Erholtz
Ellen Says #MeToo
Ellen joined the millions of people who have come forward as part of
the #MeToo movement, and applauded their courage for speaking out. From:
TheEllenShow
First Rings Found Circling Weird World Near Pluto | National Geographic
Astronomers have discovered the first known dwarf planet to host a ring
system. This animation shows the 43-mile-wide ring of particles and
debris that encircles the planet. The egg-shaped world, called Haumea,
is located in the Kuiper belt, beyond the orbit of Neptune. ➡ Subscribe:
http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National
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Gravitational Waves 101 | National Geographic
What are gravitational waves and how are they detected? These ripples
in space-time, sometimes caused by neutron stars colliding, were
recently recorded in the groundbreaking LIGO-Virgo observation. ➡
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic:
National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science,
exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientis
Ellen Meets Wildfire Survivor and 9-Year-Old Amputee Lilly Biagini
Ellen sat down with 9-year-old amputee Lilly Biagini and her mom
Jessica, who lost everything they had including Lilly's wheelchair and
prosthetic legs â in the Northern California wildfire. To help victims
of the wildfires, donate to Ellen's GoFundMe campaign here:
gofundme.com/theellendegeneresshow. From: TheEllenShow
Lakota in America
Genevieve Iron Lightning is a young Lakota dancer on the Cheyenne River
Reservation, one of the poorest communities in the US. Unemployment,
addiction, alcoholism, and suicide are all challenges for Lakota on the
reservation. For nearly a hundred years, it was illegal to practice
Lakota customs. Now, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is working with
young people like Genevieve to create a stronger
New in The Corbett Report
Interview 1310 – Ernest Hancock on Pirates Without Borders
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James joins Ernest Hancock on Declare Your Independence to discuss "Why
Big Oil Conquered The World." When the topic of solutions comes up,
they discuss Ernest's PirateWithoutBorders.com and the above-the-grid
answers to the oiligarchs' plans.
Behind the Scenes on “Why Big Oil Conquered the World”
Corbett Report video editor Broc West joins James for a debriefing on
the "Why Big Oil Conquered The World" documentary. They talk about the
work that went into the project and how people can help to spread this
information.
Interview 1308 – James Corbett on The Last American Vagabond
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James Corbett appears on The Last American Vagabond to discuss How
& Why Big Oil Conquered The World.
Interview 1309 – How Broc West Conquered Big Oil
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Corbett Report video editor Broc West joins James for a debriefing on
the "Why Big Oil Conquered The World" documentary. They talk about the
work that went into the project and how people can help to spread this
information.
Interview 1307 – James Corbett on Fault Lines
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Today James joins Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan of Sputnik Radio's
Fault Lines to discuss the rise of independent online media and the
decline of the dinosaur media paradigm.
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Murder of Retired Couple Chills Fellow Environmental Activists in Turkey
Killing
of two advocates who successfully campaigned to shut down marble mine
stokes fear that others will kill to protect profits
Governments Need to Take A Hard Stand Against Illegal Fishing Industry
Recent shark hunts by China-based company highlights need for independent monitoring by NGOs, says Sea Shepherd activist
Planned Rail Line Would Intersect Kenya’s Nairobi National Park
Conservationists worried Chinese-backed project will threaten safety of wildlife, integrity of ecosystem
In Conversation with Cascadia’s Shannon Wilson
Veteran forest defender discusses 30 years of ecosystem advocacy
Development Banks Continue to Sink Billions into Fossil Fuel Projects
Public financing for oil and gas estimated at $9 billion in 2016 fiscal year alone, much of it after Paris Agreement
The Energy East Pipeline is Dead, but Three Tar Sands Pipeline Projects Remain
Anti-pipeline activists celebrate victory, caution against complacence
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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
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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
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
If
the U.S. should be forced by the neocon military/security complex to
attack Russia with nuclear weapons, the certain result would be the
destruction of the whole human race. This would mean that your grown
children’s lives would be cut short and your grandchildren would never
grow up. Think about that! You won’t hear anything like that from the
so-called “main stream media” because they would lose their jobs if they
don’t repeat your government’s lies. So, if you should want to know the
real truth, you will have to get it from individuals like Paul Craig
Roberts …who has a 6-year PhD in economics and has worked for Ronald
Reagan and on Wall Street, but now lives on his government pension (and
donations from people like me) in order to spread the truth. Can I count
on you to spread this to some of your friends?
The Unraveling of American/Russian Relations — Paul Craig Roberts
October 14, 2017 | Categories: Articles & Columns | The Unraveling
of American/Russian Relations Paul Craig Roberts Dear Readers: I agree
that the official Las Vegas story seems to be unraveling. A public mass
shooting should be transparent, not opaque. I think we explored the
story long enough to discover that without knowing the
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
Tomar una rodilla en Honor de un sordo
Taking a knee for a deaf man
http://www.truth-out.org/speakout/item/42185-taking-a-knee-for-a-deaf-man
In Spanish below Beyond cultural and demographic genocide (Are Mexicans
Indigenous?) this is about a low intensity genocide against this same
community, though it is actually bigger against communities of color as a
whole. Here is the column on this topic in Spanish. Please share as you
see fit.
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
New in Greg Mankiw's Blog
An Exercise for My Readers
There
has been a lot of discussion lately about how much a cut in the tax on
capital will increase wages. So I thought I would pose a relevant
exercise for my readers. A small open economy has the production
function y = f(k), where y is output per worker and k is capital per
worker. The capital stock adjusts so that the after-tax marginal product
of capital equals the exogenously given world inte
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
A Talk from the CEA Chair
Kevin Hassett speaks at the Tax Policy Center; click here for video . Click here to read the text .
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 Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
Mexico: Remembering the Puebla UFO Crash (1977)
Our friend and colleague Alfonso Salazar, a UFO researcher and aviation
expert whose accounts have been featured over the years, shares with us
these vintage photographs from the defunct Contactos Extraterrestres
magazine. "The incident took place on July 29, 1977, when a UFO crashed
into the Puebla mountain range. The Mexican military conducted a search
and photographs of the object's remains we
Argentina: A Triangular UFO in Mendoza (1976)
A lively UFO symposium known as the Café Ufológico de Mendoza is held
on a regular basis in this Argentinean city's Café Five Stars,
representing a source of "real time" information exchanges among
students and witnesses of the phenomenon. The most recent such meeting
was held on September 27, 2017 and was joined by Raúl Díaz, Ariel Godoy,
Daniel Hendryk, Martín Fuentes, Alejandro Asalgado, Laura
Mexico: A Mothership Over Nuevo León?
Mexico: A Mothership Over Nuevo León? Researcher Ana Luis Cid sends us
the following: "This video was sent to me by Efrén Sauceda Tello. Dozens
of spheres seemingly issue from a very large object at 19:30 hours.
This was recorded in Escobedo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico using a Sony TRV 380
camera [The percipient] was driving his car when his niece Claudia
called his attention to something she could see.
HOAX: The Corrientes Humanoid
Source: Orbita Cero Mendoza (Argentina) Date: 09.21.2017 HOAX: The
Corrientes Humanoid As could well be expected, the photo of the humanoid
entity supposedly photographed by police before it took a plunge into
the Paraná River has turned out to be less than meets the eye.
Argentina's Orbita Cero Mendoza reported in its blog that the CIFAD
center of the province of Corrientes had "uncovered the fr
Mexico: More on the Acayucan "Lights"
Mexico: More on the Acayucan "Lights" By Scott Corrales The following
is a brief transcription of a presentation by Roberto Montalvo of the
Diario Vanguardia newspaper on the Expediente Punto Cero radio show
hosted by Yohanan Díaz Vargas . Roberto Montalvo says the following:
"Between 8;30 and 9:30 pm the 911 line received phone calls requesting
help from the manager of Rancho "El Sinaí" - a ranc
Colombia: UFO Present at the Calbuco Eruption?
Source: PLANETA UFO and Diario del Cauca Date: September 24, 2017
Colombia: UFO Present at the Calbuco Eruption? The Calbuco Volcano (in
Chile) began erupting on April 22 [2017] sending aloft a plume of gas
and ash over 15 kilometers tall. A video shows the exact moment of this
brutal eruption and also shows an image that remains a mystery to this
day. According to the Gran Epoca website, it coul
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 NolanChart.com
If NFL players can protest at work, we can bring our Bibles, and crosses and Confederate flags to work!
America
is supposed to be about equality. So, if football players can protest
while they work, than everyone can! Conservatives, whether they be
Christians, or […]
Is all conservative radio plagued with liberal Left Wing ABC news?
Right
here in East Texas, KTBB, a conservative, locally owned radio station
is plagued by ABC News. They claim they are not, but you don’t […]
A Seemingly Endless Cycle Intensifies
Premeditated
gunman kills over fifty, Smoking automatic weapons fill his hotel room.
Trump speaks with programmed words, Divorced from a heart of proven
stone. CNN […]
ROLL TIDE, AMERICA WINS BIG IN ALABAMA LAST NIGHT! Senator Roy Moore soon to be!
She
did it again! Sarah Palin has done it again. When Momma Grisly speaks,
you best listen…she picks winners every time! And the Republican
candidate […]
The NFL and the Kneel
Anyone
who follows the NFL knows players and teams have been kneeling rather
than standing during the playing of the national anthem prior to the […]
What can I do to promote America heritage? Five things you can do!
There
is an all-out attack by an as yet to be identified “force” against the
spiritual heart of the United States of America. At present, […]
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
Monsanto's playbook, revealed
Monsanto executives will not be happy about Carey Gillam's new book.
Released last week, Whitewash documents the corporation's aggressive
efforts to establish, promote and protect their RoundUp Ready seed and
pesticide empire. Through investigative reporting, Gillam unveils
Monsanto's dubious playbook , from bankrolling supportive scientists to
blackballing critics and strong-arming regulators. I
Farmer Equity Act signed into law
California governor Jerry Brown signs landmark legislation that will
require California officials to focus on and address the challenges
facing farmers of color. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider
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
New in Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
Is It Time To Quit Your Job? There's No Shame In Ending A Bad Situation
Let's
say you hate your job. Maybe you've told colleagues that your
employer-provided house is a dump . You've opined that your job was like
being in prison . The job is causing you so much stress that you're
losing your temper a lot. Colleagues and friends are starting to
recommend that you seek help from a mental professional . You're just
not good at what you do. Maybe it's time to call it quit
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
Trump’s Iran Policy is More about Rollback Than Nukes; It Will Cause More Failed States – by Joshua Landis
Trump’s Iran Policy is More about Rollback Than Nukes; It Will Cause
More Failed States by Joshua Landis Syria Comment – Oct 14, 2017 The
renewed US offensive against Iran is not so much about its nuclear
capability or even its missile program; it is about Iran rollback and
hobbling its economy. Ever since President Obama signed the Iran
agreement, howls of disapproval were heard from both Israel
What the KRG’s Loss of Kirkuk Means for Iraq
Iraqi forces tear down a portrait of Masoud Barzani in Southern Kirkuk
(Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP) By Max J. Joseph Too many takes on Kirkuk have
left me cringing. From Kurds, Arabs, Westerners and pretty much everyone
else. Observing the mixture of hysteria and celebration was profound
and jarring enough to provoke me into this small piece of commentary.
This piece won’t be focused on the small deta
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
New in The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage
The Scientific Paradigm Must Change
The backreaction site of physicist Sabine Hossenfelder has a post
asking "Is the Inflationary Universe a Scientific Theory?" (and
answering "no", which is notable in this era of scientific dogmatism in
favor of the "consensus"). After reading the comments there, the
following was my response: All of this is in vain. JimV's comment above,
containing the key word "evolved", applied unquestioningly
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
How to get URL of commentator
We
sometimes get questions about how to get the web address/URL of a
commentator in our blog. Blogger.com has not provided any way to do
that. However, there is a way to guess, depending how high traffic,
specific circimstances, sometimes quite accurately, the URL if you have
www.statcounter.com installed for visitors statistics. First, sign into
www.statcounter.com and navigate to your project (b
New in The Straight Goods
Bob Mackin, Canadian Glen....and yours truly for 2 must listen to hours, Blogtalk Radio, Wednesday October 18th, 6:00 pm..pst
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/canadianglen/2017/10/19/season-7-of-tvuh-kicks-off-with-a-bc-roundup-of-the-sad-crazy-new-drab-fab
I've been silent as of late....giving Horgan a chance to govern, a day
to day grading will not be my purview....at least not now.. Under the
radar, known by few, ....maybe that's best, ....when I started this
website/blog....never did it for reward, or fame, was never pr
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
Learn From Chairman Mao!
So, I'm reading Ross Terrill's biography of Mao, and the many chapters
describing his career up to becoming the unquestioned leader of the
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Yan'an made me think about my own
trials and tribulations. To whit; ... that in retrospect it is obvious
that any revolution in the foreseeable future in early-20th century
China would require the peasantry, because they made u
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 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 11, Part I: The Deficits Racket - 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 12: The New Atheists - Celebrity Crusaders for Empire
Bill
Maher and Sam Harris on HBO's Real Time On this week's episode of
Citations Needed, Adam and I discuss the particular breed of liberalism
known as “New Atheism,” with guest Luke Savage. While the New Atheist
movement is hardly a monolith, it has at its core features of liberal
chauvinism, anti-"political correctness," “science,” secularism, and a
general deference to U.S. foreign policy
Citations Needed, Episode 11, Part II: The Deficits Racket - 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 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,
New in WPB/NYC and Anything Else; A Green Rights Collection
New in WWF - Latest News
Declaración de WWF sobre el CPR (Conservación, Protección y Recuperación) de la vaquita
El 12 de octubre el Gobierno de México, con el apoyo de expertos y
científicos internacionales, iniciará un esfuerzo sin precedentes para
salvar a la vaquita, el mamífero marino más amenazado del mundo. El
proyecto, conocido como CPR (Conservación, Protección y Recuperación),
busca rescatar a las vaquitas que quedan y reubicarlas temporalmente en
un santuario marino en el Alto Golfo de California
Healthy watersheds help stem deadly childhood diseases downstream
Children living in river basins whose watersheds have greater tree
cover are less likely to experience diarrhoeal disease, the second
leading cause of death among children under the age of five, according
to a global study released today, supported by WWF. Studying 300,000
children in 35 countries across Africa, Southeast Asia, South America
and the Caribbean, the University of Vermont-led resear
Artificial nests aim to increase Shy Albatross breeding success
Specially built mudbrick and aerated concrete artificial nests,
airlifted on to Bass Strait's Albatross Island in a trial program aimed
at increasing the breeding success of the Tasmanian Shy Albatross,
appear to have been accepted by the vulnerable sea-birds, early
monitoring is showing. A co-operative effort – which brought together
wildlife and funding partners from WWF-Australia with support
The Mediterranean Sea: incomparable wealth in steep decline
Rome, Italy – Along its 46,000km coastline, the Mediterranean Sea
supports around 150 million people living along its shores. The report
Reviving the Economy of the Mediterranean Sea: Actions for a sustainable
future , launched today, shows that the Mediterranean Sea plays a
fundamental role in the region's economy but that the sea's underlying
natural asset base – which supports much of the econ
French-led Global Pact for the Environment opportunity to strengthen momentum on climate action
NEW YORK (19 September 2017 ) – As climate change, biodiversity loss
and environmental degradation continue to impact the wellbeing of
millions worldwide, the Global Pact for the Environment, presented by
French President Emmanuel Macron at the UN General Assembly today,
should enjoy the support of all world leaders, urges WWF. The
initiative, first announced at a conference in Paris in June, off
New in Is the BBC biased?
But Whatabout the BBC?
Payments to guests and alleged Kremlin influence on @RTUKnews in #bbcdp
debate with @afshinrattansi @Andrew_Adonis https://t.co/xlVAD2fCyx —
Daily&SundayPolitics (@daily_politics) October 19, 2017 Afshin
Rattansi was invited to defend “Putin’s mouthpiece” (RT) on Daily
Politics with Jo Coburn and Andrew Adonis. Should politicians be allowed
to appear on RT? Should they be paid for doing so? There
Norman Smith, sadly
( h/t a commenter at Biased BBC ) This lunchtime's BBC One News at One
featured the following exchange, with the BBC's assistant political
editor Norman Smith letting slip a word he ought not to have let slip:
Sophie Raworth : Let's talk to Norman Smith, who is in Westminster.
Well, we've got the OECD, the international think-tank, saying that a
second referendum would have a positive, a signific
Gunpowder
A BBC radio programme I particularly enjoy is Radio 3's Free Thinking .
It's like a higher-quality version of Radio 4's Start the Week , and
it's usually on for five nights a week. Its presenters are excellent and
the range of topics is wide. It goes pleasingly deep too. Catching up
with the more promising-looking editions of last week's offerings I came
across an interview with Ronan Bennett , t
Knickers in a twist
It seems to me that the entire blogosphere has cottoned on to the fact
that the BBC is biased. The only entity that hasn’t noticed is of course
the BBC itself. One might say the BBC is becoming increasingly isolated
in this. It’s almost embarrassing, like they’ve come out of the
washroom with their skirt tucked into their pants. I say washroom to
avoid committing a non-binary gender offence. Perh
Open Thread
Here's a new Hillary-Clinton-approved open thread. Thank you in advance
from me, Hillary and the team at Women's Hour for any comments you care
to submit.
When the BBC banned Vera Lynn
Stalin and Suzie Klein Recommendation time: Tunes for Tyrants: Music
and Power with Suzy Klein on BBC Four is superb. It's a sweeping
three-part series that looks at the uses and abuses of music by the
Nazis and the Soviets, as well its use by their democratic opponents.
One section from the final episode taught me something I had no idea
about: that some in authority thou
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