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Hinkley Point nuclear power stations and Brent Knoll rising from the morning mist, seen from the nearby Quantock Hills (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Picture of the Navajo Nation World War II Memorial, listing names of those who died serving in the United States Armed Forces during WW2. The memorial is in Window Rock, Arizona, near the Window Rock. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: A photograph taken of Monument Valley, Navajo Nation. Français : Une vue de Monument Valley, aux États-Unis. Nederlands: Zicht op de Mittens in Monument Valley, Verenigde Staten van Amerika. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Navajo Nation Council Chambers, Window Rock, AZ Category:Navajo Nation Category:National Historic Landmarks in Arizona Diné bizaad: Naabeehó biWááshindoon: Béésh bąąh dah siʼání yaʼanájáaʼgi bikin éélkid. Tségháhoodzáníidi bikin naazniil. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Flag of the Navajo Nation Diné bizaad: Diné Bikéyah (Naabeehó Bikéyah) bidah naatʼaʼí (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

map of locations on the Navajo Nation (English language) Español: Mapa de las ubicaciones en la Nación Navajo (versión en inglés) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Louisiana man wants to bring art back to rez

A Louisiana antiques dealer who acquired a collection of about 50 paintings and sketches by students and
Crotty, advocate for the underdog, rises to Person of the Year

The Navajo Times names Amber Kanazbah Crotty as the 2017 Person of the Year, a title of acknowledgement for
Letters: We need water, not ranch with bison

[W]hy do our Navajo Nation leaders make hasty decisions to purchase 16,379 acres of land in Colorado (195

Check out 100 facts about the Universe that will make your jaw drop

As most of you probably know, our Solar system is composed of the sun and everything else that orbits our
Should we be worried? Artificial Intelligence can now learn new words by

Much has been said about Artificial Intelligence in 2017, and many incredible developments have been made,
10 of the most amazing archaeological discoveries made in 2017

It is time to take a look at 2017 and comb through the numerous archaeological discoveries that have were

It’s the End of the World… As They Know it

One of the hypotheses posited on this blog is that the preoccupation with the end of the world is in
Ask a Stupid Question

A premise of democracy that I believe is worth defending is that it is incumbent on those seeking either
The Grimey “Science” of Conspiracy Theories

David Robert Grimes has emerged from Lewandowsky’s shadow, again, to go forth increase and multiply

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

Arc de Trivial

The disintegration of higher education is depressing enough to cover on a daily basis but when you look at
Snowflake U

Colleges may not celebrate Christmas, but they have no shortage of snowflakes.
Academic War on Women

That’s where the real assault is.

Iran hits back at Canada criticism over protests

Iran's leaders have hit back at criticism from Western countries, including the US, over anti
DRC: Death toll rises in anti-government protests

At least seven people have been killed and more than 120 arrested in protests calling for DRC president to
World welcomes 2018

From Australia to Lebanon and from New York to Liberia, revellers ring in the new year.

Iran protests: Two more dead as further unrest grips Iran

Protests are once again reported in Iranian cities, despite appeals for calm from the president.
North Korea's Kim Jong-un issues threats and olive branch

The North Korean leader's new year message contained both a warning and an olive branch.
Sydney seaplane: UK businessman and family named as victims

Richard Cousins, his two sons, fiancée and her daughter were on holiday in Sydney.

Liverpool Echo Arena car park fire destroys 1,400 vehicles

The blaze at a multi-storey site in Liverpool forced many to spend New Year's Eve in a shelter.
Great Exhibition of the North: Water fountain to launch event

The attraction is among highlights announced for the launch of the 80-day event.
Quadriplegic teen's year: YouTube star to racing driver hopeful

Isabelle Weall won a Pride of Sport award, became a YouTube star and has started working with a racing team

“Elite Paedophile” Conspiracy Theorist Liz Crokin Targets Model Chrissy

A Tweet from American model Christine Teigen: It is INCREDIBLY weird to be two (semi) normal, ridiculously
Some Notes on Sadhu Sundar Selvaraj, “End Times” Visionary Who Says the

From Right Wing Watch, earlier this month: On his television program yesterday, End Times prepper pastor
Ted Malloch Tells Alex Jones About “Elite” Luciferianism

From WND: “Spirit cooking.” Occult imagery outside meetings of the most powerful people in the

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I took the site down for a couple of weeks. I need to move on and I intend to do that. Thing is 100s of you
Chronic illness

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Body, instinct, placebo and a little Goddess Kali

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7 Huge News Stories You Probably Didn't Hear About In 2017

2017 was a chaotic year filled with violent protest, threats of nuclear war, ongoing Cold War-style
California Prosecutes Man For Posting Anti-Muslim Messages On Facebook

California has leveled misdemeanor charges against 41-year-old Mark Feigin after he sent five anti-Muslim
China Launches New Capital Controls: Puts $15,000 Annual Cap On Overseas

Nothing scares the central planners, the political control freaks, like economic liberty. This is because

5 Things That’ll Make You Hate Your Kids

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10 Selfish Reasons To Have Kids

I asked life to give me a man who'd always love me, so life laughed and gave me a son. I&
Are We Just Hormones?

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We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

Originally posted on COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS : This is the definitive and most informative documentary on
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Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

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I.C.E. encourages ratting out your neighbors Did you know that you may be living in a “Constitution-Free
Trump’s Border Wall Fantasy

Both Sides Now… Artists protest Trump’s “Big Beautiful Wall” So, what’s up
America’s gun obsession claims more victims…

The pain in my soul is unbearable… The Las Vegas gunman brought 23 guns into the Mandalay Bay Hotel. At

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This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, the federal budget, and health care.
Funding for State Reinsurance Programs Can’t Replace Individual Mandate

The Republican tax bill repeals the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate, the
Commentary: With Tax Cuts for the Top, GOP Leaders Now Aim Budget Cuts at

The tax bill will provide a bonanza to the most well-off Americans and profitable

ELECTIONS CAN BE RIGGED: Vote fraud expert Bev Harris exposes electronic

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Hillary Clinton’s “Sudden Move” Of $1.8 Billion To Qatar Central Bank Stuns

Hillary Clinton (left) with Qatari Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al (right) The international reporter
Why Obama bought a $ 4.9 million Mansion in Dubai, a country where there is

By Bill Still of the STILL REPORT According to a Russian Foreign Intelligence non-classified report,

The Good and Bad of Unions

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The Government Loves to Make Us All Criminals

Here in Phoenix, we use our fireplace pretty much once a year -- on Christmas Day, more as an aesthetic aid
Two Stories of Christmas Procrastination and Redemption

For a variety of reasons, I was pretty late going out to find a Christmas tree and did not actually begin

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Against Identitarian and Generational Divide and Rule by Paul Street

by Paul Street Writer, Dandelion Salad The Official Website of Paul Street Previously published at
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Plutocracy I: Political Repression in the U.S.A. + Plutocracy II

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Some People Go To Hell When They Die

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Disembodied Erotomania: This Week on the Disinfocast

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Watching, Killing: The Evolution of RAF Drone Warfare in the 21st Century’

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Perpetual war: UK’s armed drones to stay deployed beyond campaign against

A Ministry of Defence press conference has revealed that as the war against ISIS ends, British Reaper

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell

For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks

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Central America Weakens Forest Shield Against Future Droughts

Jazziel Baca lives in the municipality of Esquías, in western Honduras, one of the areas hardest hit by the
The Political Responsibility in the Collapse of Our Planet

Roberto Savio is founder of IPS Inter Press Service and President Emeritus The post The Political
US Faces Collective Defiance at UN Over Jerusalem

When the UN General Assembly condemned the United States for its decision to recognize Jerusalem as the

The Sun is Cooling Faster than Anyone Suspected | Armstrong Economics

The danger from the Global Warming crowd is that they are misleading the entire world and preventing us
MoA – “Russian Influence” – $0.97 That Changed The Fate Of Britain

A big bear broke into a house, allegedly. The bear trashes the interior – it is said. Enraged authors
Fascism? Surely Not.

by Vaughan Famularo for the Saker blog Recently, Australia held a plebiscite for the legalisation of Gay

Libyan Resistance Condemn UNSMIL’s Efforts to Undermine Saif Qaddafi’s

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: LIBYAN REVOLUTIONARY COMMITTEES MOVEMENT ORIGINAL STATEMENT IN ARABIC: بيان مؤتمر
US Prepares for Forcible Entry Operations in Remote Theaters of War

Peter Korzun One area where America has a significant advantage over any putative adversary is in logistics
Indigenous Rights: Bolivia vs Chile

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O Come O Come Emmanuel

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Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

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Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

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Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

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Corruption in Uruguayan government “very much extended”, says opinion poll

Although Uruguay is well positioned internationally when it comes to corruption
IMF report on Argentina: good, but watch out borrowing to finance the

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday raised its outlook for Argentina’s
Temer paves the way for the privatization of jumbo power company

Brazilian President Michel Temer signed a measure that paves the way for the

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Nature’s news team is no longer updating this newsblog: all articles below are archived and extend up to
Contamination created controversial ‘acid-induced’ stem cells

Stem cells that were claimed to be created simply by exposing ordinary cells to stress were probably
US to lift ban on blood donations from gay men

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to end a lifetime ban on blood donation for men who

Wind farm opponent speaks at town hall; About 200 gather in Royal Center to

ROYAL CENTER – An Ohio man fighting a wind project in his home county shared his experiences and
15 Deerfield Wind turbines go online #VT

READSBORO – The 15-turbine Deerfield Wind project has begun generating power, capping a permitting and
Savoy joins resistance against wind turbines #MA

An important event recently took place in Savoy. The people of this small town voted on whether or not to

And suddenly, Martin Schulz responded to Emmanuel Macron's call…

On 7th December, the delegates attending the SPD convention approved (unwillingly?) the beginning of the
This Week in Europe: Jerusalem, Estcoin and Poland

Members of the TNF team recount big events from Europe from the past week, and point attention to news that
Brexit and political crisis: tumults in Northern Ireland

While Northern Ireland got some stability back, Brexit and the beginning of a political crisis within the

'#NoFilter': Salma Hayek, 51, Enjoys the Ocean In Sexy Purple Bikini

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Re-Launching January 1st

This blog is adopting a new format. Posts will appear every Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
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Whether it's climate science or medical science, a fake crisis leads to bad decisions that harm real
Suddenly Sick: The Foibles of Medical Science

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Can Lung Transplant Save From Lung Cancer?

This is one of the very common question asked by many lung cancer patients. Is it really possible to
Why do Lymph Nodes Swell?

What are lymph glands? Lymph nodes, part of the lymphatic system, they are bean shaped, small are found
Is jackfruit a Powerful Cancer Killer?

Jackfruit has, within anti-carcinogenic, antihypertensive, anti-ulcer and anti-aging properties. Jack fruit

Happy Holidays from The Pump Handle

The Pump Handle will be on vacation until January 2, 2018. Wishing you happy holidays and good health in
OSHA omits news in news release

An OSHA news release about a $545,000 settlement with Marshall Pottery was strange to me. The agency hadn&#
Morris’ “Death in the Trench” personalizes latest worker fatality data from

The Center for Public Integrity's Jim Morris writes a soulful account of a plumber named Jim Spencer

Harvey’s flooding blamed in major gasoline spill in Texas

The spill was first reported to state and federal officials on Aug. 31, but no volume was given at that
Fuelfix is moving. Here are the details.

Fuel Fix, the Houston Chronicle’s must-read source for energy industry news and analysis, is
Market Currents: Qatar’s energy exports

As pockets of geopolitical tension leave the crude market neither shaken nor stirred, hark, today we dig

Erdogan targets a 'more active, risky' foreign policy in 2018

Ankara is set to embrace a "bold and risky" foreign policy next year, Turkish President Recep
Reality check: The Sun is cooling faster than anyone suspected - and

The danger from the Global Warming crowd is that they are misleading the entire world and preventing us
Possible new color revolution being attempted in Iran reeks of US and Saudi

Over the last few days, anti-government protests have broken out across Iran. It's reported the

Fifteen Rhythm and Vines-goers in hospital with norovirus-like symptoms

Fifteen Rhythm and Vines festival-goers are in Gisborne Hospital with severe vomiting and diarrhoea, which
Wellington's first new year baby welcomed into the world by her three

The Wellington region's first baby of 2018 has a little part of her family stamped all over her
Cellphone ban failing in sight of the law

Police are being accused of ignoring a major cause of crashes as the road toll soars to an eight-year high.

Goodbye Peter Capaldi… Hello Jodie Whittaker

This’ll be a short one… It’s funny… Back when I got into Doctor Who, Matt Smith was
Holy Fuck, Carol Tavris: Manufacturing Dissonance

[CONTENT NOTICE: Sexual assault] The last time I encountered Carol Tavris was via her TAM 2014 talk on
Cancer Chronicles 3: The Naming.

It’s amazing how one thing can make such a big difference. In my case, stomach muscle. That’s

Apple offers replacement iPhone batteries effective immediately - CNET

CNET Apple offers replacement iPhone batteries effective immediately CNET Apple is offering discounted
What Car Do You Want To Buy In 2018? - Jalopnik

Jalopnik What Car Do You Want To Buy In 2018? Jalopnik I didn't ever think I'd get to the point

Cops Killing Kids Has Got to Stop!!

Offing unarmed adults is bad enough

( Think it might have something to do with Israeli training protocols ? And cops are posted in schools why, again ? )
Poor, Abused Honduras; Groped Again

A Case of Imperial Misconduct
The Big Lie that is Behind the Trump/GOP Tax Bill

Absent union pressure, the bosses will never raise wages

Republicans suddenly worried about debt again

After passing a tax bill that will add an estimated $1.5 trillion to the federal budget deficit, the party returns to a hard line on government spending. 'Interesting to hear' »

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An Insignificant Man

In 2011, protests began over the cancer of political
The Blockchain and Us

Global awareness of bitcoin has spread like wildfire
Making the Future

Our world is constantly evolving. In recent decades,

In Preparation for its Inaugural Launch, the Falcon Heavy Receives its

In preparation for the inaugural launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX recently released pictures of
Mysterious Filament is Stretching Down Towards the Milky Way’s Supermassive

Looking to the center of our galaxy, astronomers noted the presence of a mysterious filament extending from
Just a Billion Years After the Earth Formed, Life had Already Figured out

According to a recent study, multi-celled lifeforms lived on Earth as early as 3.5 billion years ago - a

Has Anyone Ever Shot Down an F-15 in Air Combat?

Read part one. According to official releases from Boeing and the U.S. Air Force, the F-15 Eagle has a
For the Russian Military in Syria, Old Habits Die Hard

Russia this month announced another draw-down from its combat operations in Syria, which began on Sept. 30,
Has Anyone Ever Shot Down an F-15 in Air Combat?

According to official releases from Boeing and the U.S. Air Force, the F-15 Eagle has a clear-cut win-to

The Hidden-in-Plain-Sight Mechanism of the Super-Wealthy: Money-Laundering

We all know the rich are getting richer, and the super-rich are getting super-richer. This reality is
Why are Trump’s troops training ISIS terrorists?

Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org When Donald Trump ran for the U.S. Presidency, his
Who Are the Leading State Sponsors of Terrorism?

By former CIA officer Philip Giraldi. Originally published by the Strategic Culture Foundation. As 2017

Whistleblowers Save Taxpayers $3.4 Billion

Last week, the Department of Justice announced that it collected $3.7 billion in settlements and judgements
Key Whistleblower Protections Cut from Tax Reform Law, Criminal Fraudsters

Washington, D.C. December 16, 2017. The final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill has eliminated two key
Whistleblower Reforms Cut from Final Tax Bill

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