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NEW IN BLOGGER-FOLLOWING

Diddy wants to buy the Panthers and sign Colin Kaepernick
Mashable / by Shannon Connellan / 1h
Here's hoping this isn't another Twitter prank. Sean "Diddy" Combs is keen to buy the Carolina Panthers, and he's already got a show of support from NBA star Steph Curry. First order of business, however? Sign Colin Kaepernick. SEE ALSO: American football won't last much longer, because it's killing itself The hip hop mogul tweeted his intention to scoop up the NFL team on Sunday, just after Pant
Mark Hamill destroys the guy who killed Net Neutrality with an epic 'Star Wars' tweet
Mashable / by Raymond Wong / 15h
Net Neutrality is dead thanks to the Federal Communication Commission's idiot chairman Ajit Pai, and Mark Hamill is pissed. The Last Jedi star took some time out of the movie's huge opening weekend to rip Pai a new one on Twitter, and man was it an epic diss of galactic proportions. SEE ALSO: Whatever you do, don't watch 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' in 3D You may recall that Pai released a comicall
18 things that leaders of innovative schools do differently
Dangerously Irrelevant / by dr.scott.mcleod@gmail.com (Scott McLeod) / 10h
I had a wonderful time this past week at the TIES conference in Minneapolis . Having worked at the University of Minnesota for six years, it was super fun to connect with old educator friends and new (including a lot of goofiness with Shelly Terrell while at Flipgrid headquarters). I served as the lunch keynote for TIES on Sunday and then facilitated a lesson redesign workshop that afternoon usin
California: Don’t Sleep Near Cell Phone or Carry In Pocket
cryptogon.com / by Kevin / 18h
Via: CBS News: California health officials have a new safety message for cellphone users. CBS San Francisco reports that for the first time ever, the California Department of Public Health is releasing guidelines about cellphone radiation and how you can reduce your exposure. “We recognize that there are a lot of people in the general […]
'T'was the Week Before' Toons
The BRAD BLOG / by PDiddie / 17h
* * * Perry Dorrell blogs as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs , usually on topics concerning the strange brew of Texas politics. He's also on Twitter @PDiddie .
China: Mass Disappearances
cryptogon.com / by Kevin / 18h
Via: USA Today: Nobody knows what happened to the Uighur student after he returned to China from Egypt and was taken away by police. Not his village neighbors in China’s far west, who haven’t seen him in months. Not his former classmates, who fear Chinese authorities beat him to death. Not his mother, who lives […]

NEW IN NEWS

Minnie Driver: men like Matt Damon 'cannot understand what abuse is like'
The Guardian / by Edward Helmore / 1d
Actor calls former co-star’s remarks about ‘spectrum of behaviour’ in sexual misconduct ‘Orwellian’ and questions defence of disgraced comedian Louis CK Democrat Jones: Trump shouldn’t resign over sexual misconduct claims The actor Minnie Driver has told the Guardian that men “simply cannot understand what abuse is like on a daily level” and should not therefore attempt to differentiate or explai
Ta-Nehisi Coates is the neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle | Cornel West
The Guardian / by Cornel West / 21h
The disagreement between Coates and me is clear: his view of black America is narrow and dangerously misleading Ta-Nehisi Coates’ We Were Eight Years in Power , a book about Barack Obama’s presidency and the tenacity of white supremacy, has captured the attention of many of us. One crucial question is why now in this moment has his apolitical pessimism gained such wide acceptance? Coates and I co
Fox News goes all-in on claiming the FBI is attempting a “coup” against Trump
Salon: in-depth news, politics, business, technolo... / by Jeremy Binckes / 13h
(Credit: AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) In the Fox News universe, a legal investigation that includes President Donald Trump is a sign that lawlessness is running rampant. It’s a message that seemingly has been aimed at one person — Trump himself — and has come from some of the voices that the president has promoted. On Saturday night, Jeanine Pirro suggested that the FBI’s entire goal was to reverse
Neuroscience Has a Lot To Learn from Buddhism
The Atlantic / by Matthieu Ricard / 21h
Can training the mind make us more attentive, altruistic, and serene? Can we learn to manage our disturbing emotions in an optimal way? What are the transformations that occur in the brain when we practice meditation? In a new book titled Beyond the Self , two friends—Matthieu Ricard, who left a career as a molecular biologist to become a Buddhist monk in Nepal, and Wolf Singer, a distinguished n
SOTT FOCUS: The health program for Alzheimer's disease that mainstream treatment fails to surpass
Signs of the Times / 9h
According to the World Health Organization, the total number of people with dementia worldwide in 2015 is estimated at 47.5 million. The total number of new cases of dementia each year worldwide is nearly 7.7 million, implying 1 new case every 4 seconds. The number of people with dementia is expected to increase to 75.6 million in 2030 and 135.5 million in 2050. These figures are almost twice the
Su-30 pilots covered Putin's plane to Syria as 'heat traps' for possible enemy missiles
Signs of the Times / 12h
Summary One of the Su-30SM pilots who covered Vladimir Putin's plane on his recent trip to Syria opened up on the mission. The jets were "heat traps" ready to take possible enemy missiles upon themselves, he said. "In this case, the task was to meet [the Russian President's plane] and escort it to the landing strip," a pilot named Yury told a Rossiya 1 correspondent at the Russian Khmeimim airbase

NEW IN SCIENCE

Uproar Over Purported Ban at C.D.C. of Words Like ‘Fetus’
NYT > Science / by SHEILA KAPLAN and DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. / 1d
The Department of Health and Human Services played down a report that officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were told not to use several words in budget documents.
Secret Link Uncovered Between Pure Math and Physics
Feed: All Latest / by Kevin Hartnett / 19h
An eminent mathematician reveals that his advances in the study of millennia-old mathematical questions owe to concepts derived from physics.
'Dragon back' as cargo reaches space station
Phys.org - latest science and technology news stor... / 13h
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo ship docked on Sunday with the International Space Station, bringing supplies and experiments for the astronauts in orbit.
Bipolar disorder has many causes, not 1
Futurity / by Kara Gavin-U. Michigan / 6h
No single genetic change, chemical imbalance, or life event lies at the heart of every case of bipolar disorder, once known as manic depression, researchers report. “There are many routes to this disease and many routes through it…” Rather, each patient’s experience with bipolar disorder—which nearly six million Americans have—varies from that of others with the condition. All of their experience
To fight child obesity, engage the whole family
Futurity / by Jim Dryden-WUSTL / 7h
When trying to help a child lose weight, involving a parent in treatment makes the entire family healthier, a new study shows. Researchers tested a family-based treatment that included weekly meetings over a period of several months. Parents learned how to engineer a home environment that supported healthy eating and activity. They also learned to practice their own healthy behaviors so their kid
New study shows how birds work to sing together
Phys.org - latest science and technology news stor... / 10min
A new paper published in Behavioral Ecology finds that songbirds may coordinate both vocally and visually to enhance their singing partners' responses.

NEW IN YOUTUBE

Ellen Scares Will Smith for the 'Gram
The Ellen Show / by TheEllenShow / 15h
From Oprah harvest pictures, to the perfect "Fresh Prince"-inspired shoot, to an unexpected scare, Ellen gave Instagram newbie Will Smith the perfect tips for starting his new account! From: TheEllenShow
Ancient Egypt 101 | National Geographic
National Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / by National Geographic / 13h
The Ancient Egyptian civilization, famous for its pyramids, pharaohs, mummies, and tombs, flourished for thousands of years. But what was its lasting impact? Learn how Ancient Egypt contributed to society with its many cultural developments, particularly in language and mathematics. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium de
Viral Father-Daughter Duo Performs 'Let There Be Peace on Earth'
The Ellen Show / by TheEllenShow / 1d
Ellen’s sweetest 5-year-old singer, Claire Crosby, is warming our hearts with this performance of “Let There Be Peace on Earth.” From: TheEllenShow
Firefighter Saves Deer Stranded on Slippery Ice | National Geographic
National Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / by National Geographic / 2d
A deer was struggling to get its footing on a smooth frozen pond in the central Oregon town of Sunriver. But firefighter Jeff "JJ" Johnston, arriving on the scene at Woodlands Golf Course, had the right equipment to help. An ice rescue sled spreads out weight on thin ice and stays afloat on water. Nudging the deer with the front of the craft, the fireman carefully pushed it ashore. You could call
DEAR SATAN
Vimeo / Vimeo Staff Picks / 1d
NARRATED BY: PATRICK STEWART WRITTEN, DIRECTED, ANIMATED & PRODUCED BY ANOMALY: WRITTEN BY: ALEX BINGHAM, CONRAD SWANSTON, CRAIG AINSLEY ANIMATION DIRECTION BY: BEN WHITE ANIMATED BY: BEN PEARSE, JOAO PEREIRA, TOM MALINS ILLUSTRATED BY: SERGE SEIDLITZ (B&A) TYPOGRAPHY BY: KERRY ROPER ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE OFFICER: OLI BEALE DIRECTED BY: ALEX BINGHAM, BEN WHITE, CONRAD SWANSTON PRODUCED BY: TARA OLI
2.5 Million
Vimeo / Vimeo Staff Picks / 1d
"2.5 Million" follows American skier Aaron Rice as he sets out to ski 2.5 million human-powered vertical feet in the backcountry and set a new world record. To be successful Aaron will have to ski over 330 days in the calendar year and chase snow around the world. The challenge is both physical and mental, and injuries are simply not an option. Filmed, Directed and Edited by Tyler Wilkinson-Ray S

NEW IN THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

China’s Crackdown on Foreign Trash Forces US to Rethink Dependence on Overseas Waste Disposal
The EnvironmentaList / 2d
Ban on garbage imports could reshape global recycling markets
When the Levee Breaks
The EnvironmentaList / 3d
Restoration work in the California Delta could be key to addressing state's water and climate challenges
Worst Fires in California’s History? Some Clarifications
The EnvironmentaList / 4d
Lack of defensible space around homes a major reason for extent of destruction, says wildfire ecologist
Entering the Era of Border Walls
The EnvironmentaList / 5d
Climate change, global migration, and border enforcement are coming to an explosive head
Why Are Elephants Getting Electrocuted in India?
The EnvironmentaList / 6d
Illegal electric fences on farms are a serious threat to the endangered animal
Climate Change Is the Story You Missed in 2017, and the Media Is to Blame
The EnvironmentaList / 9d
Some of Trump’s tweets have generated more national coverage than devastating disasters

NEW IN THE CORBETT REPORT

Forget Russiagate, The REAL Scandal Is Israelgate
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 1d
Interview 1334 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 3d
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2017-12-14%20James%20Evan%20Pilato.mp3"][/audio] This week on the New World Next Week: the World Bank helps ring in the technocratic future with climate financing; pigs fly as the Pentagon gets an audit; and Facebook rolls out machine-learning suicide-predicting algorithms.
Climate Finance, Pentagon Audit, Suicide Scrolling – New World Next Week
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 1d
This week on the New World Next Week: the World Bank helps ring in the technocratic future with climate financing; pigs fly as the Pentagon gets an audit; and Facebook rolls out machine-learning suicide-predicting algorithms.
Interview 1333 – Benny Wills Creates Conscious Poetry
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 4d
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2017-12-13%20Benny%20Wills.mp3"][/audio] Benny Wills (aka one of the collaborators behind the JoyCamp "conscious comedy" group) joins us today to discuss the next step in his evolution as a creative human being: poetry! We talk about his new video/poem Bill Lost His Memory and what it means for the future of Benny and JoyCamp.
We Need to Stop Normalizing This!
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 18d
Sophia the robot is not a "she." But if the powers-that-shouldn't-be get their way we will soon be marrying our sex robots and having fewer babies than ever. It's time to put the brakes on this crazy train.
Shots Fired in the Media War! Corbett Report Hit!
The Corbett Report / by Corbett / 16d
Shots have been fired in the media wars! The Corbett Report is being flagged for talking about robots! The site has been labeled "harmful" by the Lords of Gootube! Why stand we here idle? Join James for today's Thought for the Day as he shows you how to prep for the day when The Corbett Report is disappeared from YouTube.

NEW IN WWF - LATEST NEWS

First ever tagging of Amazon dolphins to boost conservation efforts
WWF - Latest News / 13d
For the first time ever, WWF and research partners are now tracking river dolphins in the Amazon using satellite technology after scientists successfully tagged dolphins in Brazil, Colombia and Bolivia, attaching small transmitters that will provide new insights into the animals' movements and behaviour and the growing threats they face. As of today, 11 dolphins, including both Amazonian and Boli
Eleventh hour support for vaquitas at CITES meeting but urgent action still needed on tackling illegal wildlife trade globally
WWF - Latest News / 15d
Geneva, 2 December 2017 - The 69th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has come to a close in Geneva having tackled the largest agenda with the largest number of participants ever. In the final hour of the week-long session, Mexico, China and the United States made a surprise agreement to convene a high-l
WWF statement on Stiegler's Gorge
WWF - Latest News / 18d
WWF is today asking potential investors, banks and construction companies not to invest in or lend to controversial hydropower dam Stiegler's Gorge, until a full Strategic Environmental Assessment has been carried out. Proposed to be built at the heart of Selous Game Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tanzania, WWF wants the true impacts of the dam to first be assessed and the World Heritag
Revealed: New WWF report unveils the unseen benefits of saving wild tigers
WWF - Latest News / 21d
Money invested by governments, aid agencies and funds raised by supporters across the globe to save wild tigers have unseen benefits for Asia's wildlife and millions of people, according to a new WWF report - Beyond the Stripes: Save tigers, save so much more. Tiger landscapes - which range from the world's largest mangrove forests in the Sundarbans, to temperate forests in the snowy mountains of
New protected area in Congo basin is bigger than Switzerland
WWF - Latest News / 24d
The creation today of one of the world's largest wetland protected areas (WPA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo will help to conserve a critically important part of the Congo basin, providing greater protection for its rich biodiversity and securing vital water supplies for many communities. Measuring almost 4.5 million hectares – an area larger than Switzerland – the Lufira Basin in southeras
Unacceptable rise in catch quota for bluefin tuna! WWF protests
WWF - Latest News / 26d
Rome – Brussels – As the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting closed its doors in Morocco, WWF is deeply disappointed with ICCAT's decision to drastically increase catch quotas for bluefin tuna when the recovery of the stock is not confirmed yet. WWF also deplores the lack of progress made to improve the fate of shortfin mako shark, blue shark and tropic

NEW IN WIDE ASLEEP IN AMERICA

Citations Needed, Episode 18: Fake News Panic and the Silencing of Dissident Media
Wide Asleep in America / by Nima Shirazi / 7d
Since Hillary Clinton's surprise 2016 electoral loss to Donald Trump, there have been thousands of articles, columns, and op-eds lamenting the rise of so-called “Fake News” and its pernicious effect on our democracy. The definition of what exactly "Fake News" is has never quite been made clear - yet this hasn’t stopped major corporate media outlets and even the U.S. Congress from rushing to
Citations Needed, Episode 17: Whitewashing America's Role in Yemen
Wide Asleep in America / by Nima Shirazi / 7d
Over 15,000 civilians dead and almost a million reported cases of cholera. 17 million people unsure of where their next meal will come from, including 7 million on the brink of starvation. Nearly 3 million people internally displaced. Hunger, disease, and bombs. That's what the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. have wrought on Yemen. After almost three years of wanton destruction by U.S.
Citations Needed, Episode 16: Editorial Boards - Protectors of Establishment Ideology
Wide Asleep in America / by Nima Shirazi / 7d
Donald Trump speaks with Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan, left, as he departs a meeting with the editorial board of The Washington Post. Editorial page editor Fred Hiatt is on the right. (Bonnie Jo Mount/Washington Post) Editorial boards are the establishment voice from above, handing out decrees of moral and political import behind an anonymous byline. Major papers like The New York
Citations Needed News Brief: 60 Minutes' Yemen Whitewash
Wide Asleep in America / by Nima Shirazi / 7d
In this Patron-only News Brief, Adam and I discuss recent omissions by 60 Minutes and The Washington Post of the U.S. role in bombing Yemen, the broader effort to throw America's responsibility for creating famine and disease into a memory hole, and shifting human rights standards for U.S. and its allies. [Note: This is a News Brief update on recent Yemen coverage; a full-length episode on the
Citations Needed News Brief: #J20 Trial Update and the Political Definitions of 'Violence'
Wide Asleep in America / by Nima Shirazi / 7d
In this all-access Citations Needed News Brief, Adam and I catch up with the latest from the #J20 trial, how the media shaped coverage early in favor of the state, and the racist roots of criminalizing protest. We are joined by Sam Adler-Bell, who walks us through his excellent new article in Mask Magazine, “It’s a Police State Mentality” — J20 and the Racist Origins of Criminalizing Protest.
Citations Needed News Brief: A Prince, a Purge & the Media's GoT Obsession
Wide Asleep in America / by Nima Shirazi / 7d
On the latest Patrons-Only Citations Needed News Brief, Adam and I discuss the Game of Thrones-obsessed media's hand-wringing over––and promotion of––Saudi Arabia's latest bloodbath. If you want to check it out, head over the our Patreon page and sign up to support the show. You'll get all the exclusive content! *** Citations Needed is a media criticism podcast, hosted by Adam Johnson and

NEW IN ACTIVIST TEACHER

What makes us stupid?
Activist Teacher / by Denis Rancourt / 18d
At talk I gave at the University of Ottawa last week, one audience member vigorously asked the very serious question: "What makes us stupid?" It was a talk about freedom of speech. The presumption is that we (middle and professional-class Canadians and Americans) are far more stupid than we should be. I accept the presumption. My answer was: "Well... I don't think it's the fluorine in the

NEW IN WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE

Kitchi-Gami
What Is Sustainable / 6d
In the Ojibway language, Kitchi-Gami means Lake Superior. Johann Georg Kohl (1808-1878) was a German travel writer, geographer, and ethnologist. In 1855, he spent six months visiting trading posts and missions in Ojibway country near Kitchi-Gami, mostly at the Apostle Islands off the north coast of Wisconsin, and at the settlements at the base of Keweenaw Bay, in northern Michigan. Kohl’s book, K
Kitchi-Gami
What Is Sustainable / 6d
In the Ojibway language, Kitchi-Gami means Lake Superior. Johann Georg Kohl (1808-1878) was a German travel writer, geographer, and ethnologist. In 1855, he spent six months visiting trading posts and missions in Ojibway country near Kitchi-Gami, mostly at the Apostle Islands off the north coast of Wisconsin, and at the settlements at the base of Keweenaw Bay, in northern Michigan. Kohl’s book, K
Kitchi-Gami
What Is Sustainable / 6d
In the Ojibway language, Kitchi-Gami means Lake Superior. Johann Georg Kohl (1808-1878) was a German travel writer, geographer, and ethnologist. In 1855, he spent six months visiting trading posts and missions in Ojibway country near Kitchi-Gami, mostly at the Apostle Islands off the north coast of Wisconsin, and at the settlements at the base of Keweenaw Bay, in northern Michigan. Kohl’s book, K
Northern Antiquities
What Is Sustainable / 16d
Paul Henri Mallet (1730-1807) was a Swiss historian who had a fondness for the Teutonic (Germanic and Scandinavian) tribes of northern Europe. Their strength, ferocity, and devotion to total liberty eventually enabled them to reduce the Roman Empire into a bloody blotch of road kill. Mallet had no fondness whatsoever for the corpulent, decadent, oppressive Romans and their legions of slaves. The

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

(Special Ops Rules Over All?) Bye Bye Reliable Internet & Monitor WSJ for Reporting by Comcast & Spectrum? (WAR! What/Who Is It Good For?) Analysis-Suppressing Mental Munchkin (Flim-Flammery of Tax Cuts) Leda & the Swan Redux? (How It All Happened) Dubya Is Still Either the Dummy or the Smarty (The Enemy of One's Enemy Is . . .?)
Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascis... / by Cirze / 1d
Donald Trump's First Year Sets Record for US Special OpsAmbassadors of the traditional kind? Who needs them? Diplomats? What a waste! The State Department? Why bother? Its budget is to be slashed and its senior officials are leaving in droves ever since Donald Trump entered the Oval Office. Under Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, hiring is frozen, which means those officials are

NEW IN AMUSED CYNICISM

Dan Hannon’s Delusional 2016 Article on Brexit
Amused Cynicism / by cabalamat / 17d
In 2016 Tory Brexiteer MEP Dan Hannan wrote an article about what Britain would be like in 2025 after Brexit. It’s seriously delusional, as Hannan must realise, as he has since deleted it. It was at the URL http://reaction.life/britain-looks-like-brexit and archived at https://archive.fo/CDBFf . Here it is preserved for posterity: It’s 24 June, 2025, and Britain is marking its annual Independence

NEW IN ANGOLA 3 NEWS

A3 Newsletter: The March of Freedom Continues
Angola 3 News / by angola3news / 29d
( PHOTO: Albert Woodfox at a meeting of VOTE-Shreveport on October 21. Albert is standing in the back row, sixth person from the right. Click on the photo for a larger image). A3 Newsletter, Nov. 18, 2017: On The Road Again As another year draws to a close, Albert and King are busier than ever traveling the country and the world, sharing their stories and providing inspiration and hope that good

NEW IN ARMSCONTROLWONK

Fantasyland
ArmsControlWonk / by Michael Krepon / 6d
Quote of the week: “The easiest thing of all is to deceive oneself; for we believe whatever we believe.” — Demosthenes How did half of my beloved country get swept up by Donald Trump? How did a reality-based Democratic Party with sensible five point plans lose almost complete touch with so much of the vast …
Up Close and Personal with the Qiam
ArmsControlWonk / by ACW Podcast / 2d
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley gave a dog-and-pony show with debris from the recent Houthi missile strikes against Saudi Arabia. Jeffrey and Aaron go over the debris, explaining why the U.S. thinks the Yemeni Burkan-2H is actually the Iranian Qiam and asking what that means. Links of Note: DVIDS Hub link to …
A Swing and a Miss in Saudi Arabia
ArmsControlWonk / by ACW Podcast / 5d
“A shot was just taken by Iran, in my opinion, at Saudi Arabia. And our system knocked it down,” Donald Trump told reporters. “That’s how good we are. Nobody makes what we make and now we’re selling it all over the world.” Except it missed. Or maybe never even fired. Jeffrey and Aaron discuss the …
The Donald and the Nuclear V: The Senate Strikes Back
ArmsControlWonk / by ACW Podcast / 26d
“Liddle Bob Corker” and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the President’s authority to use nuclear weapons. A bipartisan panel testified that “it’s fine.” But is it? Aaron and Jeffrey discuss Trump, the bomb, and President’s War Powers. Links of Note: C-SPAN video of the entire Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing …
Evil
ArmsControlWonk / by Michael Krepon / 14d
Quotes of the week: “Evils can be created much quicker than they can be cured.” — Winston Churchill, 1951 “It is much easier at all times to prevent an evil than to rectify mistakes.” — George Washington, in a letter to James McHenry, 1798 My best man at our wedding stayed in touch while rising …
North Korea’s Big Frickin’ Missile
ArmsControlWonk / by ACW Podcast / 17d
North Korea tested a new ICBM called the Hwasong-15. We’ll keep these show notes brief. Its frickin’ huge. Aaron, Jeffrey, and Scott discuss the missile, the launch site, the truck that carried it, and its oh-so-roomy payload. Links of Note: Dave Schmerler compiled the KCNA imagery into one big flickr album.

NEW IN THWAP'S SCHOOLYARD

On Turning "Conservatives" Into "Liberals"
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 19d
Montreal Simon recently posted about some study that claims there are physical differences between the brains of "conservatives" and "progressives": Peering inside the brain with MRI scans, researchers at University College London found that self-described conservative students had a larger amygdala than liberals. The amygdala is an almond-shaped structure deep in the brain that is active during
"At The Sharp End" by Tim Cook
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 25d
Recently finished reading Tim Cook's At The Sharp End: Canadians Fighting The Great War 1914-1916 . Some observations: The Western Front was a case of institutional insanity and mass psychoses. Someone from a particular social class in Britain or France or Germany or Canada might have thought being a military officer was a noble profession in the 19th Century. Furthermore, once a war had started,
Trump Tedium Revisited
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 27d
So, what the fuck. I'll finish off my critique about this neo-con's (or whatever) of Donald Trump . My point being that while Trump is undeniably disgusting, the US-imperialist world order that Michael Cohen celebrates is also undeniably disgusting. That Cohen displays brazen hypocrisy throughout his essay and that focusing on Trump is actually really convenient for liars and hypocrites such as h
The Tedium of Anti-Trumpism
thwap's schoolyard / by thwap / 28d
I started reading this malediction against Donald Trump by Roger Cohen in Der Spiegel and I soon became overwhelmed with the nauseating hypocrisy. Don't get me wrong; I really do despise Donald Trump. But too many people think that by opposing and condemning Trump, that they're doing a great service to humanity and that their own support for vile, murderous psychopaths like Barack Obama and Hilla

NEW IN THE STRAIGHT GOODS

I am brainwashed. You are brainwashed. We are brainwashed
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 1d
Written by Robin Mathews Vast numbers of people (many more than we think, probably) are aware of a major, constant process by ‘Established power’, by the Mainstream Press and Media, by ‘Imperial Globalization’, by the Deep State, [there are more names} to blanket the population in misinformation, ‘ disinformation ’, misleading reporting, half-finished news and misanalysis of events … to use, in e
I am brainwashed. You are brainwashed. We are brainwashed
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 1d
Written by Robin Mathews Vast numbers of people (many more than we think, probably) are aware of a major, constant process by ‘Established power’, by the Mainstream Press and Media, by ‘Imperial Globalization’, by the Deep State, [there are more names} to blanket the population in misinformation, ‘ disinformation ’, misleading reporting, half-finished news and misanalysis of events … to use, in e
John Horgan Approved Site C in Hopes He Can Secure a Big LNG Project....Site C power, paid for by BCers is...Freebie carrot power on offer to big LNG
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 6d
Written by Grant G "Shock the monkey" Site C....2 years into a 10 year project and already it's nearly $3 billion over budget..from $8.2 billion dollar budget to a now projected $10.7 billion cost...expect that price-tag to rise to $14 billion...we're only 2 years into this 10 year project.. Why did John Horgan approve Site C?...Sunk costs...BC Hydro rate increases with nothing to show for it....
Straight Goods is taking a hiatus until the new year....or so
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 7d
Talk to you later on.... Cheers Eyes Need Resting The Straight Goods
y Open Letter to John Horgan,,,CCd to Carole James
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 9d
To premier premier@gov.bc.ca Cc john.horgan.mla john.horgan.mla@leg.bc.ca, Carole.James.mla Carole.James.mla@leg.bc.ca Hello John Horgan....hello to you too Carole James.....If I can sum up here... Site C.....The chances of you stopping Kinder Morgan are slim to none...the people of Burnaby themselves may stop it, but the odds are, a federal project, federal jurisdiction, ....not likely you can s
Site C...Two hours with Norm Farrell and Canadian Glen....A look down into the rabbit hole..
The Straight Goods / by Grant G / 11d
Below is Canadian Glen's Showpage....Grab some popcorn and twizzlers and something bubbly to drink(or coffee)....two hours on Site C...The bad, and the ugly....There is no "good" to be found.. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/canadianglen/2017/12/07/do-canadas-dam-disasters-come-in-3s-muskrat-falls-keeyasksite-c Do Canada's Dam Disasters Come In 3's? Muskrat Falls, Keeyask...Site C? Broadcast in Poli

NEW IN CHERCHEZ LA VERITE

Beware. The U.S. is a police state. U.S. cops kill innocents without reason and get away with it.
Cherchez la Verite / by David L Griscom / 6d
We’ve all been there before. You’re driving along and you see a pair of flashing blue lights in your rearview mirror. Whether or not you’ve done anything wrong, you get a sinking feeling in your stomach. You’ve read enough news stories, seen enough headlines, and lived in the American police state long enough to be anxious about any encounter with a cop that takes place on the side of the road. F
"Mark [his] words. If passed, the Republicans will then rediscover the "deficit crisis," and push aggressively for massive cuts in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, education – higher education in particular – nutrition, affordable housing and more. They will seek to undo every major piece of legislation passed in the last 80 years designed to help working families, the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor." I'm wondering if any of you have learned these facts from the despicable mainstream meda? I doubt it. Trust Bernie and spread his message!
Cherchez la Verite / by David L Griscom / 18d
For the past 40 years, the financial and political elite of this country have rigged the tax code to redistribute wealth and income to some of the richest and most powerful people in this country. The result: we are moving rapidly toward an oligarchic form of society in which the top 1 percent is doing phenomenally well, the middle class continues to decline and 40 million Americans are living in
When I was 10 years old in grade school, my teacher would tell us to hide below our desks to practice being safe from a Russian attack. Of course, nothing like that every happened. However, in 1962 things became much more dangerous when Cuba installed a Russian ballistic nuclear missile to offset American missiles in Italy and Turkey. This was a very scary moment, but it was finally solved peacefully when Khrushchev and John Kennedy worked out a way to remove both the Russian missile in Cuba and the U.S. missiles surrounding Russia. Flash forward to the present: Most of the members of the American Congress are now pushing to destroy Russia with a sneak attack with hundreds of U.S. nuclear missiles. But by now Putin is on to that and is preparing a superior counter attack. Surely that should scare all Americans …yet unlike my grade school teacher, most Americans seem to be unconcerned. They don’t care if they and their children and grand-children all die suddenly?
Cherchez la Verite / by David L Griscom / 23d
Will America Survive Washington? — Paul Craig Roberts November 13, 2017 | Categories: Articles & Columns | Will America Survive Washington? Paul Craig Roberts In recent columns posted on my website, I brought attention to two dramatic and dangerous developments between the two major nuclear powers. One was the public statement of the deputy commander of the Russian military’s Operation Command at

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Russophobia Goes Comic
Craig Murray / by craig / 9d
I am feeling particularly hostile to Donald Trump after his incendiary move on Jerusalem. But it remains the case that I have enough direct knowledge of events to be aware that the entire premise of the Russophobic “election-hacking” conspiracy theory is simple nonsense. I am therefore most amused that my friend Randy Credico, who stayed with Nadira and I in Edinburgh a few months ago, has now be

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Note: This is not associated with First Look's site Entitled "The Intercept"
The Intercept / by Intercept / 15d
First Look purchased the url, "The Intercept" in January, 2014. "The Intercept", aptly named, originally consisted of the posts below with many reposts of articles and blogposts collected to share. They consists of stories that we thought were the most important and verifiable news/opinions at the time. There are some originally written posts covering various topics we happened to be knee-deep in

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Fibre and the risk of Type 2 Diabetes - the InterAct meta-analysis
The High-fat Hep C Diet / by George Henderson / 12d
Recently the Australian government publicised claims generated by Nutrition Australia, in an opinion paper funded by Kellogg's, that Australians increasing their cereal fibre intake could reduce the cost of CVD and diabetes to the Australian economy: “ This research demonstrates that if Australian adults use grain fibre to increase their intake of dietary fibre to target intake levels for chronic

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How the U.S Census Historically Whitewashes Non-White Populations
Dr Cintli / by Roberto Rodriguez / 14d
My earlier column for Truthout posed the question: "Are Mexicans Indigenous?" The context of this question complicates the answer(s). De-indigenized Mexicans and Central Americans in the United States generally share a maiz culture, as do most Amer-Indigenous peoples of the continent who also share in those 7,000-year-old roots. Yet, how are these peoples, which include Mexican Americans or Chica
Ixiim: A Maiz-based philosophy
Dr Cintli / by Roberto Rodriguez / 26d
Journal of Latinos and Education Latest Articles Ixiim: A Maiz-based philosophy Roberto Rodríguez Pages 1-8 | Published online: 15 Nov 2017 Download citation https://doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2017.1373649 ABSTRACT This work examines the philosophical foundation of Tucson’s highly successful Mexican American studies program. The foundation included two Maya or maiz-based concepts: In Lak’Ech and Pa

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Slavery and the Southern roots of conservative economics
Obsidian Wings / by SuperUser / 12d
by Doctor Science I've been reading a lot of books about slavery and antebellum America over the past few years, and I keep noticing how many current "conservative", Republican economic principles were already held by Southern enslavers and their politicians. "Low taxes" was always their watchword. They were doubtful about infrastructure spending (then called "improvements") and public education.
A collection of enjoyable books
Obsidian Wings / by SuperUser / 11d
by Doctor Science Trying to get back into the swing of Wednesday book reviewing, here are some books I've read recently that are *enjoyable*, that made me happy and not like I'm living in a satiric dystopia . I heard about Harry Connolly's A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark on File770, but by the time I got around to reading it I'd forgotten what people were saying about it and came to it fresh
Sweet Home Alabama -- Election Open Thread
Obsidian Wings / by SuperUser / 7d
by wj I was intending to put up a thread like this Monday evening, on the thought that we might have something to say as events unfolded in Alabama Tuesday. But today brought something worth starting early. The election in Alabama seems to be very close , with the result hinging on (primarily) turnout, and (secondarily) how many staunch Republicans will vote for someone not-Roy-Moore. Both of tho
Mostly for Byomtov Open Thread
Obsidian Wings / by Sebastian / 12d
-by Sebastian This last week was the Bridge Nationals in San Diego. So of course I went. I won a few side events (yay!) but the best moment was from an event I didn't win. Bridge is one of the few games where if you want to you can enter to compete with the very best in the world. I entered the Reisinger--the prestigious Board A Match team game which attracts most of the top teams in the world. M
Ur 2 Wks until The Last Jedi Open Thread
Obsidian Wings / by Ugh / 16d
by Ugh Two weeks from today (or maybe yesterday, depending), The Last Jedi opens, yay! Is there anything else in the news today? Twitter seems to think so. The tax bill is horrible. Flynn is prepared to testify against Trump, Trump's family members, and other WH officials. Some say Trump ordered Flynn to contact, some say Kushner did. Sources close to Ivanka say she barely knows Trump or Kushner.
The illusion of simultaneity
Obsidian Wings / by liberal japonicus / 18d
by liberal japonicus In his book Understanding Comics , Scott McCloud writes (and illustrates) how humans always can see ourselves in other things I'd argue that this is what makes it so easy to anthropomorphize things. However, I'm wondering if there is a word for assuming that things are occurring at the same time. Speculation and youtube videos below the fold I use music videos for writing cla

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listening to joni: #3: ladies of the canyon
wmtc / by laura k / 10h
Ladies of the Canyon , 1970 Original Front Cover I put this album on for the first time in probably three decades, and I thought, ah, here's Joni. Ladies of the Canyon , Joni's third album, is the first time we hear the seeds of the future Joni, the first glimpses of elements in her music which would become old friends. It's the first time we hear her on piano. The first time she has arranged hor
in which i achieve a career milestone
wmtc / by laura k / 2d
I am a Senior Librarian! It's a position I have aspired to for quite a while. Although I love my current job as a youth librarian, I've been ready to move on for a while. I had several near-misses, but couldn't get over the top. Just as my colleagues and I were all convinced I was being discriminated against because of union activism, I placed first in a big competition, and ended up with my choic
why i write for rights and how you can too... redux #write4rights
wmtc / by laura k / 8d
Trying to compose my annual Write For Rights post, I thought I would recycle a good one from 2014... only to learn I had already recycled it in 2015! And here it is again -- slightly edited, with new cases linked below. Tomorrow, December 10, is Human Rights Day . The date commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations on December 10, 1948, the first
listening to joni: footnote #2
wmtc / by laura k / 8d
I decided to solve the problem of over-interpretation of lyrics in Reckless Daughter ( described here ) by putting down the book. I'll go back to it in the future. For now the listening project is more interesting and absorbing to me than reading the biography. This means I'll review the two books on the nonfiction book group blog without having finished the second book. Don't tell anyone. Then I'
listening to joni: footnote #1
wmtc / by laura k / 14d
Reading the biography Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell while doing this re-listening project is proving to be an obstacle. In general I'm enjoying the book. I love learning more about the artist who created the most meaningful music in my life, and about the woman I have always considered a personal role model. I love the stories of how albums were recorded, and even how they were re
listening to joni: #2: clouds
wmtc / by laura k / 19d
Clouds, 1969 Clouds , front cover Listening to Clouds was a strange experience for me: I didn't know the album! I know every note of every album Joni has recorded since then, but this one was foreign. Of course I know the famous songs from this album -- "Chelsea Morning," "That Song About the Midway," and "Both Sides, Now" -- but I had no memory at all of the other songs. The one exception was th

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Reply to Steven Heydemann’s “Assessing Nikolas Van Dam on Syria’s Fate” – By Nikolaos Van Dam
Syria Comment / by Joshua / 27d
Reply to Steven Heydemann’s “ Assessing Nikolas Van Dam on Syria’s Fate” By Nikolaos van Dam – @ nikolaosvandam for Syria Comment – November 20, 2017 The assessment of Professor Steven Heydemann of my lecture of 9 November 2017, published in Syrian Comment obliges me to react. Next to concluding that my new Syria book is “ an informed and often insightful diagnosis of the violent conflict that ha

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Aftermath of #MeToo? I Predict Ugly Backlash
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / by Donna Ballman / 9d
In the wake of Al Franken's resignation over eight women's allegations of forced open-mouthed kissing, butt grabbing and boob groping, there has been much angst. Many of my fellow liberal Democrats are beginning to understand what many HR folks have had to go through when the top salesperson, popular CEO or much-loved manager is accused of sexual harassment. The overwhelming temptation is to deny,

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A New, More Affordable Way to Read My Favorite Textbook
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 5d
From Inside Higher Ed : The new offer, called Cengage Unlimited , will give students access to more than 20,000 Cengage products across 70 disciplines and 675 course areas for $119.99 a semester.
I talk with NPR
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 1d
Paul Krugman...Sigh
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 12d
I usually refrain from commenting on all the silliness found over at Paul Krugman's blog. But in a post a couple days ago, Paul is especially dyspeptic and calls me out by name. Let me offer a few comments. 1. Paul says I have never admitted to making a math error. Well, I would if I thought I made such an error. I make them all the time. But in this case I am not convinced. Neither is University
What I've Been Watching
Greg Mankiw's Blog / by Greg Mankiw / 13d
This came out last year, but I only heard about it recently: The Night Manager , a six-part miniseries based on the John le Carre novel. Compelling story and great acting. Available now via Amazon.

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A Thought on the "One State Solution" to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Philosophical Comment / by noreply@blogger.com (Christian Munthe) / 1d
Since the Oslo Accords of 1993 and 1995 initiated what has become known as the "Oslo Process", the recognised vision of how to resolve the longstanding violent conflict between the state of Israel and Palestinian representatives, organisations and people have been the so-called Two State Solution, where the state of Israel is to mostly withdraw to its original 1947 borders, and a state of Palesti

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Support a Farm Bill for the future!
Pesticide Action Network / by Andrew Olsen / 3d
Call on Congress to pass a Food and Farm Bill that includes strong support for family farmers and ecological farming practices. Add your signature Slideshow Category: Flex Slider
Yup, chlorpyrifos is bad for brains
Pesticide Action Network / 17d
Following a clear body of science, California just listed chlorpyrifos as a "developmental toxicant." The insecticide is still widely used in agriculture across the state (and country), but now it will be officially listed with other health-harming chemicals under Proposition 65 , the "Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986." Acknowledging the harmful properties of this pesticide i
Powerful networks, powerful change
Pesticide Action Network / by Kristin Schafer / 17d
Along with PAN International colleagues, we'll be honoring International Day of No Pesticide Use on December 3. This anniversary — which marks the tragic disaster in Bhopal, India 33 years ago — serves as an annual reminder of how pesticides are harming communities around the world, every day. That harm is what motivated the founding of PAN International 35 years ago. In 1982, activists gathered
The silver lining of EU's glyphosate decision
Pesticide Action Network / by Emily Marquez / 17d
After much public debate, the European Union (EU) recently determined that it will renew glyphosate for another five years — a shorter renewal than it could have been, but not ideal when what we really wanted was a rejection of the license renewal altogether. For over two years , this vote was delayed as member states debated whether or not glyphosate is a carcinogen. The World Health Organizatio
Food for thought
Pesticide Action Network / 25d
With the holiday season upon us, food is top of mind for many. In addition to an opportunity to celebrate with our nearest and dearest, this is also a perfect time to reflect on how our food is grown — and how we support the people doing that work. Got food? Thank workers. This year, as Thanksgiving coincides with International Food Workers’ Week , it’s also a good time to explore how those who a
Yup, chlorpyrifos is bad for brains
Pesticide Action Network / by admin / 13d
Following a clear body of science, California just listed the widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos as a "developmental toxicant." Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider

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