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'Die Hard' screenwriter confirms that it is, in fact, a Christmas movie, as if there was ever any doubt
You can finally settle that never-ending debate around your Christmas dinner table, once and for all: Die Hard is definitely a Christmas movie. Or at least that's what the classic action movie's writer says. SEE ALSO: Let the annual 'Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?' debate begin When CNN's Jake Tapper asked screenwriter Steven E. de Souza about it on Twitter, he confirmed that he sees Die Hard as
George Michael's family shares touching message for everyone missing him on Christmas
It's hard to believe that it's been a year since pop star George Michael passed away. He will forever be tied to Christmas, as the mastermind behind Wham! tune "Last Christmas" passed away on Christmas Day 2016. Michael will also be forever remembered for his many acts of kindness , the details of which didn't emerge until after his death at age 53. SEE ALSO: George Michael gets the 'rainbow prie
Kumail Nanjiani suggests gathering the family around PornHub to enjoy 'The Big Sick' this holiday season
Nothing like a feel-good film to watch together as a family this holiday season, huh? SEE ALSO: Let the annual 'Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?' debate begin The Big Sick actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani plugged his film on Twitter as being a great way to spend time with your family instead of making awkward conversation during the holiday season. According to @RottenTomatoes , #TheBigSick is th
Julian Assange’s Twitter Account Reappears After Mysterious Absence
Via: CBS: The official Twitter account of controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange — @JulianAssange — is back online after disappearing from the social media platform overnight. It’s unclear whether the account was suspended by Twitter or deactivated by Assange. Representatives at Twitter did not immediately respond to CBS News’ request for comment.
Hinkley Point: The ‘Dreadful Deal’ Behind the World’s Most Expensive Power Plant
Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — Via: Guardian: Hinkley Point, on the Somerset coast, is the biggest building site in Europe. Here, on 430 acres of muddy fields scattered with towering cranes and bright yellow diggers, the first new nuclear power station in the UK since 1995 is slowly taking shape. […]
Cyclist 'draws' 88-mile snowman in London
'Strava artist' Anthony Hoyte used his bike and a popular route app to create the festive illustration. Just in time for Christmas, the keen cyclist, ...

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Lorde cancels Israel concert after pro-Palestinian campaign
New Zealand singer cites an ‘overwhelming number of messages and letters’ she received as having led to her decision The New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde has cancelled a planned concert in Israel following an online campaign by activists opposed to the Israeli occupation of Palestine. The announcement of the cancellation of the June concert, barely a week after it was announced, came as the si
Using Billions in Government Cash, Mexico Controls News Media
Federal and state officials wield huge budgets for public advertising to dictate news coverage, routinely telling outlets what they should — and should not — report.
Archbishop of Canterbury criticises 'populist' world leaders
Justin Welby joins Pope Francis in using traditional Christmas Day message to make oblique criticism of Donald Trump over Jerusalem decision The archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out against “tyrannical and populist” world leaders in a Christmas message likely to be seen partly as a rebuke against US president Donald Trump. Justin Welby was preaching at Canterbury cathedral at the same time as
For One Far-Right Politician, Forgetting Germany’s Past Just Got Harder
Björn Höcke declared Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial a “Monument of Shame.” So a German artist collective built one to scale, right outside his bedroom window.
Lavrov: 'Nobody in their right mind would want war on Korean Peninsula'
"I don't think that anyone who is in his right mind would like to start a war on the Korean Peninsula. Not only Russian, but also American experts and American officials voiced the assessments of the consequences [of a potential Korean conflict], including the enormous loss of human life," Lavrov said in an interview with RT. Moscow hopes that there are people in the US who understand the need "to
Iranian MPs support a bill to recognize Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital
Iranian MPs have overwhelmingly voted in favor of a bill that would see Jerusalem recognized as the capital of the Palestinian State during a parliamentary session Sunday. The motion was backed by 187 of the 233 deputies, with 15 voting against and 9 abstaining, Iranian media reported. The measure will become Article 1 of the new legislation that stipulates Iran's support for Palestine which the p

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Research shows Clean Air Act is likely responsible for dramatic decline in atmospheric organic aerosol
The air we breathe contains particulate matter from a range of natural and human-related sources. Particulate matter is responsible for thousands of premature deaths in the United States each year, but legislation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is credited with significantly decreasing this number, as well as the amount of particulate matter in the atmosphere. However, the EPA
Researchers describe first-ever hybrid bird species from the Amazon
A team of U of T Scarborough researchers have described the first known hybrid bird species to be found in the Amazon rainforest.
Good Friends Might Be Your Best Brain Booster as You Age
SuperAgers report strong social relationships -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
How the world’s fastest workstation PC compares to other machines
Gadgets HP’s Z8 G4 computer is built for superpower users like VR designers and Pixar animators. HP’s Z8 G4 computer is built for superpower users like VR designers and Pixar animators.
Oldest algae fossils suggest when photosynthesis began
New research dates the world’s oldest algae fossils to over a billion years ago. And, based on that finding, estimates that the origins of photosynthesis used by today’s plants dates back 1.25 billion years. The study could resolve a long-standing mystery over the age of the fossilized algae, Bangiomorpha pubescens , which were first discovered in rocks in Arctic Canada in 1990. The microscopic o

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Santa Is a Psychedelic Mushroom
It’s time to embrace the shamanistic side of Christmas. By Matthew Salton. Read the story here: nyti.ms/2DvuaEa Cast: The New York Times - Video and Matthew Salton
Adorable Lemurs Roam Free on This Ancient Island | Short Film Showcase
In Madagascar, a small piece of rainforest holds an inspiring conservation story. See how a group of local people have banded together to protect the island's much-loved ring-tailed lemur in this short film by Robin Hoskyns. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/ShortFilmShowcase About Short Film Showcase: The Short Film Showcase spotlights excep
Superposition
To optimize your experience,you can use headset and light free environment with fullscreen resolution. Superposition is an experimental short film. “Superposition" is actually the “quantum theory that describes a challenging concept about the nature and behavior of matter and forces at the sub-atomic level. The principle of superposition claims that while we do not know what the state of any obje
5-Year-Old Tavaris Dances with tWitch
Ellen’s favorite 5-year-old dancer performs to “Jumpman” with tWitch. From: TheEllenShow
Heartwarming Military Reunions
Get your tissues ready, 'cause we’re celebrating our vets as they come home for the holidays. From: TheEllenShow
Who Was Saint Nicholas? | National Geographic
Who was Saint Nicholas? Jolly Old Saint Nick might be the might for Santa Claus, but his origin story isn't exactly jolly. Find out why he became a beloved figure all over the world, and how his image has changed over the years. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Thro

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The Information-Industrial Complex
Half a century ago, outgoing President Dwight D. Eisenhower coined the term “military-industrial complex” to describe the fascistic collusion between the Pentagon and America’s burgeoning armaments industry. But in our day and age we are witnessing the rise of a new collusion, one between the Pentagon and the tech industry that it helped to seed, that is committed to waging a covert war against p
Interview 1336 – New World Next Year 2018 with James Evan Pilato
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2017-12-21%20James%20Evan%20Pilato.mp3"][/audio] This time on the New World Next Year: James and James tie their ties for another year end episode of the New World Next Week. As always, they unveil their Story of the Year and their prediction for the year ahead. Merry Christmas and strap on your thinking caps for another though-provoking episode of New
The Coming Anastrophe
In this age of economic and societal Armageddon, everyone is looking for peace and stability: so why are so many agitating for violent revolution? Join us this week on The Corbett Report as we take a page from "It's A Wonderful Life" to explore the possibility for peaceful, community-based solutions to our problems and attempt to answer the question: what is the opposite of catastrophe?
New World Next Year – 2018
This time on the New World Next Year: James and James tie their ties for another year end episode of the New World Next Week. As always, they unveil their Story of the Year and their prediction for the year ahead. Merry Christmas and strap on your thinking caps for another though-provoking episode of New World Next Year.
We Need to Stop Normalizing This!
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.
Episode 325 – The Information-Industrial Complex
[audio mp3="https://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/episode325-lq.mp3"][/audio] Half a century ago, outgoing President Dwight D. Eisenhower coined the term "military-industrial complex" to describe the fascistic collusion between the Pentagon and America's burgeoning armaments industry. But in our day and age we are witnessing the rise of a new collusion, one between the Pentagon and the tech industry

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Norway Leads the Way on Electric Cars
Nearly a third of all new cars sold in the country this year will be plug-in models and experts expect that share to skyrocket
Toward A Plastic-Free Future
Simply recycling just doesn’t cut it; we need a major lifestyle shift. Here are some options
Letting Gene Drives Loose Outside Labs is Too Risky, says Scientist Who Promoted Idea
But other advocates of controversial genetic engineering technology are moving ahead with plans to conduct field trials in a few years
Japan’s Inaction on Illegal Ivory Exports Jeopardizes Imminent Chinese Ban, Report Says
Monitoring network Traffic calls for Japanese government to act quickly to end smuggling
EPA Says Glyphosate Does Not Cause Cancer, Contradicting World Health Organization Panel
Risk assessment does acknowledge potential risks for plants and wildlife exposed to the chemical
Sarawak Is Worth Saving from Timber Barons and Palm Oil Tycoons
It’s time for Malaysia to listen to Indigenous communities and help preserve Borneo

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General Human Rights
Human Rights are a term heard often, all over the world. Many people cannot define this term and also do not know that they have these rights. So, what are Human Rights? A “Right” is something that we are allowed to do, or to have, and to be, simply by being human. There are 30 basic Human Rights included in “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights”. This document is seen as a milestone in the

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Grandma stands corrected
Our 8-year-old grandson is here for the holidays. It's time for bed. "Do you want to say goodnight to everyone, Jake?" Grandma asks. "Everyone is in the dining room and Grandpa is in the red room." Without a moment's hesitation, Jake asks: "How can Grandpa be in two places at once?" "Well," Grandma replies, "Grandpa is in the red room, and everyone else is in the dining room."
Maybe that's why I have so many readers I can count them on one hand
Writing for my econ blog, I change It doesn't work like that to It doesn't work that way. Why? because I like the alliteration in work that way . That's alliteration, right? Is it worth doing? Yeah. Writing is like making somebody eat something they don't want to eat. I try to make it like a live eel, slippery, so it goes down easy. You may have to grit your teeth, but at least it goes down easy.

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Three stories to knock that Christmas cheer right out of you
'Tis the season for sharing, which in this case means sharing some of the stories that caught my attention today. Putting them into a blog post will not only add (incrementally) to their profile, but will ensure I have them here for whenever I need them, to remind me why my favourite bumper sticker of all time was "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." Plus it's my birthday today,

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Socorro, Fused Sand and Mary Mayes (Update 5)
When I was researching my book on the Socorro UFO landing, I had come across information about some fused sand that had been recovered at the site. Both Ray Stanford and Jerry Clark had reported on it. The information source seemed to be unidentified, the fused sand wasn’t mentioned in the Project Blue Book files, and the analysis of other physical evidence seemed to be about whatever you wanted
Socorro Solution - A Hoax?
In the last several days, there has been something of a controversy raging about the Socorro UFO landing. Although it started a couple of years ago when Ben Moss and Tony Angiola began a new investigation, the controversy exploded with the publication of my book, Encounter in the Desert and then Tony Bragalia’s web posting that he had solved the case, though the new information presented there wa
Curse of Oak Island - A Mid-season Analysis
I have found the new season of The Curse of Oak Island to be a crashing bore. I haven’t posted much about it because I keep falling asleep in the episodes. I have tired of the artificial crisis of the week, the over the top claims and the failure to really find anything of significance no matter how many times they tell us they have found something of significance. You all must remember that in t
Brigadier General Arthur Exon and J. Bond Johnson
The other day I was interviewed by Whitley Strieber for his radio show/podcast about my book, Encounter in the Desert . I mentioned the book just because I could and hope that some of you will be inspired to buy it. Anyway… During the course of the interview, we touched on the Roswell UFO crash case, and he mentioned Brigadier General Arthur Exon who had become one of the important witnesses in t
Lonnie Zamora as the Hoaxer*
We have talked about the possibility of a hoax in the Socorro UFO landing case. We have, or at least I have, thought that the idea of a student hoax has been rejected as implausible. There were way too many moving parts that required way too many unpredictable actions to be a reasonable scenario. From the very beginning, it required Lonnie Zamora to react in a way the students needed him to react
Lonnie Zamora, Lance Moody and purrgurrl
I was going to provide these answers to Lance and purrgurrl in the comments section but they really are a little too complex for that. Besides, there are a couple of other points to be made as well, so I thought I would expand the conversation a little bit. First, for purrgurrl, I will note that the point about Zamora’s glasses is irrelevant. According to the timeline, and according to what Zamor

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What makes us stupid?
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

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Dan Hannon’s Delusional 2016 Article on Brexit
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

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Crisis Management Gets More Complicated between Pakistan and India
Quotes of the week: “The ability to win a local war cannot be translated into the ability to fight it safely and therefore cannot provide a firm foundation for either deterrence or coercion.” — Robert Jervis, The Meaning of the Nuclear Revolution (1989) “The problem…is not that one’s own nuclear weapons might prove insufficiently frightening …
Evil
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 …
Fantasyland
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 …
North Korea’s Big Frickin’ Missile
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.
Up Close and Personal with the Qiam
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 …
No First Use
Quote of the week: “A ‘no first use’ policy would be the end of flexible response and thus of the very credibility of the Western strategy of deterrence.” – Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig, speech at Georgetown University’s Center for Strategic and International Studies on April 6, 1982 How can it be that the United …

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Paul Craig Roberts states that "Russiagate is an orchestrated hoax. That has now become so aparent that even insouciant Americans are catching on, even those low IQ ones who sit in front of TV news. I often disparage Congress, but here is a member who is admirable, Republican Representative Jim Jordan from Ohio." Be sure to play the videos two and eight paragraphs below. In the second one Republican Representative Jim Jordan from Ohio tells it like it is!!!
De Facto Travel Restrictions Now Exist For Americans December 21, 2017 | Categories: Articles & Columns | Dear Friends, I apologize for dumping this on you at Christmas, a time for peace and joy. But these are the facts. We can ignore them only at our peril. De Facto Travel Restrictions Now Exist For Americans Paul Craig Roberts Green Party presidential Candidate Jill Stein is being investigated
Beware. The U.S. is a police state. U.S. cops kill innocents without reason and get away with it.
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!
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

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A Great Day
My body and mind are still in Ankara, fully engaged with the Syrian peace talks. But my heart is in Catalonia. A great day. The achievement is colossal – a pro-independence majority achieved despite the leadership being in jail or in exile, and on an 84% turnout. The lies being spewed out day by day by the neo-liberal media about a “silent majority” are well and truly exposed, as is the EU’s cont
Russophobia Goes Comic
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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Lies, Damn Lies, and BAD Science
The War on Truth and Science continues. Today, another story about women regretting abortion. A majority of American women who aborted their unborn babies say that their lives didn’t improve at all or refused to answer a question about any positive effects of aborting, a new study reports. Roughly 54 percent of women said that their lives post-aborting weren’t any better than before they had their
MASSIVE Temper Tantrum over Canada Summer Jobs
OK, it was to be expected that Fetus Freaks would freak out over having their funding threatened, but not even long-time observers (ahem) of their hilarious hyperbole saw this banshee-like SHRIEEK-fest coming. Here are just a few of the terms used to characterize the very modest change to Canada Summer Jobs program eligibility (insert mandatory exclamation marks after each entry!!!!!): "thought/be

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Between Black and White: Red-Brown Color Consciousness
Monday, December 18, 2017 By Roberto Rodriguez , Speakout | Op-Ed The large banner outside the prestigious National Museum of Art in Mexico City reads: "Discursos de la piel." Translation: "Discourses on skin." The accompanying image is that of a mulatta from Mexico's colonial era. When I first saw the banner, my mind automatically added the word "color" after the word "skin." I assume that my mi
How the U.S Census Historically Whitewashes Non-White Populations
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

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On Tesla gigafactory, WEF + Tesla fake news and video
The other day, I commented on this tweet by Vala Afshar re Tesla gigafactory in Nevada producing battery cells and e-cars. This portion particularly caught my attention because it cannot be true. If the wind does not blow, or the Sun does not shine (at night or in rainy/cloudy days), there will be massive blackout in that gigafactory. The source of that video is the WEF in this article dated 23 A
BWorld 169, On tobacco tax and plain packaging
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last November 30, 2017. Protection of private property rights — including physical and intellectual — is an important cornerstone of a free society. People can exclusively use, keep, sell, donate or give away their property if they want to. There is a measurement of property rights protection worldwide being done annually by the Property Rights Alliance (PRA),
Energy 104, Ric Barcelona on energy investment and subsidies
I am reposting an article by a friend, Ricardo "Ric" Barcelona, published in the Inquirer last November 27, 2017. I attended the book launching of Ric's book, “Energy Investment: An Adaptive Approach to Profiting from Uncertainties” last November 22, 2017 at Shangrila Hotel Makati. Good work and congrats again, Ric. --------------- Why do subsidies often fail? In writing my new book, I came face
BWorld 168, Uncertainty in mining policy and the Manicani debate
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last November 23, 2017. The Duterte administration’s mining policy shows continuing uncertainty. First, ex-DENR secretary Gina Lopez issued a Department Administrative Order (DAO 2017-10) banning open-pit mining for metallic products. After her rejection by the Commission on Appointments (CA) last May, it was expected that her successor, Sec. Roy Cimatu, would
Hockey stick in blog stats this week
This week, the last three days in particular, this blog experienced extra-high views. Top chart here shows hourly views from morning of December 4 to evening of December 7. It started with 200+ views per hour, then 400+/hour, later rising to 600+, peaked at 1,000+ views on some hours. Viewers mostly came from France, Brazil and Belgium. Bottom chart shows one month views, average of 300+/day, the
BWorld 167, Multilateral, bilateral, or unilateral liberalization
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 21, 2017. During the ASEAN Summit + Related Summits in Manila, trade and the further deepening of economic integration was among the major topics. There were new initiatives as well as updates to existing negotiations at multilateral and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs). Here are some of those old and new FTAs as reported in BusinessWorld

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The Case Against Taxing Higher Ed
Click here to read my column in Sunday's NY Times .
Tax Cuts for the Rich?
As I have stated repeatedly , I have mixed feelings about the tax bill going through Congress. There is a lot of it that I don't like. But I nonetheless disagree with much of the commentary of its critics. A common refrain is that the bill entails big tax cuts for the rich. I am not so sure. True, the top tax rate is reduced by 2.6 percentage points. But for those in states with a personal income
Paul Krugman...Sigh
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
A New, More Affordable Way to Read My Favorite Textbook
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.
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What I've Been Watching
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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Haunted Deserts: UFOs in the Emptiness
Haunted Deserts: UFOs in the Emptiness By Scott Corrales (c) 2017 Many years ago I wrote an article for FATE magazine about lost civilizations in our planet’s desert areas – regions that may have once been suitable for large, organized communities, even cities, but had which had succumbed to erosion and were now simply uninhabitable. Even in the Sahara Desert we find the ruins of Roman settlement
Argentina: A "UFO Fleet" on the Shores of the Gualeguay River
Source: Planeta UFO and Noticiasvillaguay.com.ar Date: 11.24.2017 Argentina: A "UFO Fleet" on the Shores of Gualeguay A group of people engaged in farmwork at a field on the banks of the Gualeguay River was startled by the transit of several unidentified flying objects plowing across the sky at high speed. Among the accidental witnesses to the sighting was Yamil López Bantar, who told this news s
Unidentified Submarine Objects in Argentina - A Conspiracy?
Unidentified Submarine Objects in Argentina - A Conspiracy? By Luis Burgos - "Ovnis Siglo XXI" © 2017 As a consequence of the tragic events involving the submarine ARA San Juan on 15 November 2017, many people have contacted us asking whether [the tragedy] could be related with an aspect of our research. It need not be said that to insinuate any such connection is extremely hazardous. Time will t
Chile: UFO Recorded in Cajón del Maipo
Source: Publimetro.cl and Planeta UFO Date: 12.5.2017 Article by Jaime L Liencura Chile: UFO Recorded in Cajón del Maipo It happened on Saturday, November 25 in Cajón del Maipo. it was past 2 am when a group of at least ten people was in the dark on a sky watch, looking for this sort of phenomena. At least four of them were distracted, whether making coffee or sheltering from the cold inside thei
Mexico: Cab Driver Records UFO Over San Luis
Source: La Neta (www.lanetanoticias.com) and Planeta UFO Date: 12.04.2017 Article by Iván Gómez Mexico: Cab Driver Records UFO Over San Luis Mankind appears not to be alone, judging by the presence of beings from other planets who come to our own Earth for still unguessed-at reasons. Recently, a taxicab driver became part of paranormal activity as he returned from dropping off a fare at Villa Mer
Mexico: UFO Over Morelia (Michoacán)
Our friend and colleague Salvador Mora shares detailed 2D and 3D analysis of the UFO photographed on November 21, 2017 in the vicinity of the aqueduct of the city of Morelia in Mexico's Michoacán state. "Following an in-depth 2D and 3D analysis," he writes, "using analytical techniques originally developed by this researcher, we can confirm that it was a genuine case." A video of the analysis can

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Unite Nation’s Rebuke: President Trump Political Blunder
Recently, President Trump declared Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and that the US Embassy will be relocated in it. Such political decision is in violation of all UN resolution and of International Law. Jerusalem and the West Bank were illegally occupied during the 1967 war. The occupation was condemned by the UN. It instructed Israel to retreat to the 1967 boundaries as stated by the UN Reso
The US Corrupt Political System
On December 6, 2017 President trump declared Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Such a political policy is in violation of all United Nations Resolutions and International Law. Prior to Trump declaration many world political leaders from Britain, Germany, France, Russia and China and Pope Francis as well opposed such a policy. They maintained that such policy should be part of an Israeli-Palesti

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NOTES FROM MEET THE PRESS, Sunday, December 17th, 2017
MEET THE PRESS is one of the Sunday morning “news,” (news being a questionable term – more like mainstream media narrative talk shows) that discuss […]
The Trump Era Glossary
The rise of Donald Trump has brought the United States of America into a new era, an era as yet unnamed. We are no longer […]
How do the Alabama results mean concerning MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN?
Most folks will chalk this win up to the Ruling Elite, they actually out general-ed the Moore campaign. I say the Moore campaign and not […]
Republicans Flirting with Treason
Various Republicans have been flirting with treason for a number years now, even decades. In the late 1980s, the Reagan administration sold arms to Iran […]
Clear and present danger rising in North Korea – China
On November 27th, the North Koreans launched yet another suspected intercontinental missile. This continuous demonstration by North Korea, of work to develop offensive nuclear weapons, […]

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Wednesday books: fic and non
by Doctor Science I just engulfed & devoured the new book in "James S. A. Corey" (Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck)'s Expanse series, Persepolis Rising . This work begins the final three volumes of the series, and may possibly be self-contained enough to read if you haven't read the previous volumes; I'm a poor judge. The timeline leaps ahead 30 years, to a point where most of the main characters from
Talking Past Each Other on #metoo
--by Sebastian I wonder if some of the reason we are talking past each other on sexual harassment in employment is colored by true experiences that people we personally know have had with companies that dealt with things very differently. I used to work in employment law in California (an employee friendly state). I’ve thankfully gotten out of an area of law that makes me want to wring people’s n
Slavery and the Southern roots of conservative economics
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
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
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
-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

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Carole James’s Big Budget Problem
(Belatedly posting my recent Tyee column.) Finance Minister Carole James put a good spin on this week’s quarterly update on the province’s finances. But the update highlights big problems the NDP government faces in crafting its first budget, due in mid-February. Without tax increases, the government won’t be able to deliver on its election promises or provide the changes supporters expect. The S
Why I'd kill Site C
I have no idea what the government will do about Site C. (I do know that anyone who claims it’s an easy choice to kill the project or go ahead is not to be taken seriously.) But if it was up to me, I’d opt for cancellation. The people pushing for completion rely heavily on three flawed arguments. First, that BC Hydro has already spent $2 billion, so despite the certainty of delays and cost overru

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A year like no other
What an incredible — and challenging — year this has been. On the national stage, we've seen several key issues we work on here at PAN move into the spotlight like never before. Thanks to ill-advised federal policy decisions, it is now common knowledge that pesticides harm children’s health, and that farmland can be devastated by pesticide drift. The corporate capture of our public agencies has b
A year like no other
What an incredible — and challenging — year this has been. On the national stage, we've seen several key issues we work on here at PAN move into the spotlight like never before. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider
Killing two birds with one seed
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released several scientific assessments that found commonly used neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics) can kill and harm birds of all sizes. This comes on the heels of new research from the University of Saskatchewan, with experimental evidence finding dramatic effects of neonics on birds inhabiting farmland or open countryside — causing migr
Yup, chlorpyrifos is bad for brains
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
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
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

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A Thought on the "One State Solution" to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
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,

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