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Cricket will be sport hardest hit by climate change “fundamentally changed” by summer rain
Forget
the plight of snow skiers who won’t know what snow is – it’s cricket
that will be hit hardest. That’s why the sport must take notice of a
report published by Climate Coalition, … The document names cricket as
the sport that will be hardest hit by climate change in England, stating
that “wetter winters and more intense summer downpours are disrupting
the game at every level”. God forbid. Thi
City Hall vs. Big Oil
Podcast takes listeners to Richmond, CA, where organizers are mobilizing for a sustainable future
Facing Climate and Water Pressures, Farmers Return to Age-Old Practice
Just 5 percent of California farmers use cover cropping, but that's likely to change as researchers start to track many benefits
Old GOP voters are skeptics, so it takes 20 years to recover from education and wise up to the media
From Jo: Bookings close this Sunday. Hope to see you in Sydney the
weekend after next! I’ll be speaking with Ian Plimer at the ATA
Friedman18 conference. It’s a great line up of speakers on May 25-27, or
come for the Gala dinner. Get a 10% discount with the code Nova18. On
Climate, There’s A Sharp Generational Divide Within GOP USNews, Alan
Neuhauser A Pew survey exposed a stark gap between young
blogger-following
The original Yanny vs. Laurel audio will finally settle this once and for all
If you have gone the past 24 hours without being asked, "what do you
hear?" Then, well, I'm jealous. The latest thing to divide our post- The
Dress internet is the audio illusion of Yanny vs. Laurel . Believe it
or not, a simple clip of a voice reading a word is tearing the internet
apart. But the post, which was originally posted on an Instagram story
and then shared to Reddit was eventually ine
Deadpool took over from Stephen Colbert and slammed Donald Trump
Warning: the end of this video contains a spoiler for the end of
Infinity War. Watch at your own peril . Stephen Colbert had a surprise
guest on The Late Show on Tuesday night. Deadpool dropped in right in
the middle of Colbert's monologue, and delivered some satirical jabs
aimed at President Trump and Co. SEE ALSO: Deadpool's 'no spoilers'
letter is as hilariously brutal as you'd expect "The adm
Couple report 'Bigfoot' sighting in New Jersey
The
report is one of several dozen to have arisen in the northeastern US
state over the last few decades. The incident, which occurred in Pine
Barrens...
EFAIL: Critical Flaw in PGP Implementations in Email Clients
Via:
EFAIL: The EFAIL attacks exploit vulnerabilities in the OpenPGP and
S/MIME standards to reveal the plaintext of encrypted emails. In a
nutshell, EFAIL abuses active content of HTML emails, for example
externally loaded images or styles, to exfiltrate plaintext through
requested URLs.
The 2018 Met Gala: Because the Industry Loves Blasphemy
The theme of the 2018 Met Gala revolved around Catholic imagery. As a
result, dozens of industry stooges paraded around in outfits
trivializing, sexualizing and blaspheming Catholic and Christian
symbolism. The theme of the 2018 Met Gala was Heavenly Bodies: Fashion
and the Catholic Imagination. The title itself – which uses the
expression “heavenly bodies” […] The post The 2018 Met Gala: Because
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Trump Orders Replica Nobel Peace Prize to Display on His Desk
Andy
Borowitz jokes that President Trump is displaying a replica Nobel Peace
Prize on his desk in the Oval Office of the White House.
In America's news headlines, Palestinians die mysterious deaths | Moustafa Bayoumi
Judging by some stories, it’s almost as if bullets just hang in the
air, waiting for Palestinians to walk deliberately into them It is the
peculiar fate of oppressed people everywhere that when they are killed,
they are killed twice: first by bullet or bomb, and next by the language
used to describe their deaths. A common condition of oppression, after
all, is to be blamed for being the victim, a
The Senate Just Voted to Bring Back Net Neutrality From the Dead
Thanks to the Federal Communications Commission, the network neutrality
protections that prevent the ways internet service providers control
how Americans use the web are about to be dead . But how dead is still
an open question.
Senate Approves Overturning FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal
Several Republicans joined Democrats in voting to overturn the FCC's
controversial decision. But the measure has little chance of success in
the House. (Image credit: Kyle Grillot/Reuters)
State takes back control of east coast mainline
Rail service to be renationalised temporarily after Virgin and
Stagecoach could not meet payments The East Coast rail service will be
temporarily renationalised, the government has decided, after operators
Virgin and Stagecoach could no longer meet the promised payments in the
£3.3bn contract. The London to Edinburgh service will be taken back into
public control on 24 June, a little over three y
The Senate Votes Against the Net-Neutrality Rollback
In a shocking reversal, the Senate voted 52–47 to disapprove of the
rollback of network neutrality—the policy that treats broadband and
wireless data as common carriers. That protection required internet
service providers to treat all internet traffic the same, rather than
blocking, throttling, or otherwise interfering with access to particular
services. All 49 Democratic senators were joined, so
science
First measurement of subatomic particle's mechanical property reveals distribution of pressure inside proton
Inside
every proton in every atom in the universe is a pressure cooker
environment that surpasses the atom-crushing heart of a neutron star.
That's according to the first measurement of a mechanical property of
subatomic particles, the pressure distribution inside the proton, which
was carried out by scientists at the Department of Energy's Thomas
Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
Where the Yanny and Laurel Meme Comes From
Here's where the meme came from, what the recording is actually saying, and who recorded it in the first place.
Senate Approves Measure to Save Net Neutrality
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Republicans joined with Democrats to pass a resolution that would
restore the Obama-era rules against blocking or throttling lawful
content.
Emissions of banned ozone-eating chemical somehow are rising
Something
strange is happening with a now-banned chemical that eats away at
Earth's protective ozone layer: Scientists say there's more of it—not
less—going into the atmosphere and they don't know where it is coming
from.
Europe is demolishing its dams to restore ecosystems
Europe is demolishing its dams to restore ecosystems Europe is
demolishing its dams to restore ecosystems, Published online: 16 May
2018; doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05182-1 The growing trend of dam removals
calls for monitoring of environmental effects — both good and bad.
Scientists predict how 686 marine species' habitats may shift in response to warming seas
New
predictions reveal how global warming may shift the geographic
distribution of 686 marine species that inhabit North America's Atlantic
and Pacific continental shelves, according to a new study.
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Bono & The Edge Are Ellen's Assistants for the Day, Part 2
Find out what happened as U2's Bono & The Edge wrapped up their
stint as Ellen's assistants for the day. From: TheEllenShow
Portia de Rossi Talks Her New Art Venture
Portia de Rossi and Ellen talked about General Public, Portia's
innovative new art curation and publication company, and her
collaboration with RH Modern. From: TheEllenShow
Crew vs. Cold - Behind the Scenes | Life Below Zero
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Zero: Life Below Zero follows six people as they battle for the most
basic necessities in the state with the lowes
How to patina your phone case
When choosing a phone case, what’s more important: fashion or function?
In this episode of Processor, Dieter invites resident case expert,
Ashley Carman, to explore why he cares about his phone case in first
place. Then, he shows you how to destroy an iPhone X leather case to get
the weathered look he couldn’t find. Macrumors "Patina Proud" Thread:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-leath
Long Term Delivery
A short comedy about a secret division of the United States Postal
Service. 'Long Term Delivery' is this week's Staff Pick Premiere! Read
more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/long-term-delivery Directed by
Jake Honig Written by Jake Honig & Sandy Honig Produced by Roxy
Kurta Starring: Peter Smith, Mitch Giannunzio, James Foster Jr.,
Marjorie Austrian, Harri Molese, Annie Donley, and Tasha Lawr
Computer Visions II
An animated short film about an artifical intelligence as
psychotherapist and life coach. Sound design by David Kamp davidkamp.co
AI voice by Jim D Johnston Cast: Studio A N F and studiokamp Tags: ai ,
psychotherapy , vr , artificial intelligence , life coach and future
The Corbett Report
Episode 337 – The REAL Middle East Nuclear Threat
[audio
mp3="https://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/episode337-lq.mp3"][/audio] There
is in fact a Middle Eastern nation that is in fact in control of a
vast, undeclared stockpile of nuclear weapons. This nation does have the
capability of deploying those weapons anywhere in the region. It is not
a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and its arsenal has
never been inspected by any interna
Chinese World Order Rises in Ashes of Iran Deal
China has just opened a new railway link with Iran and CNPC is set to
fill the void left by France's Total if and when they leave the South
Pars field. It looks like the US pulling out of the Iran deal is win-win
for China and the BRICS world order...and the engineered destruction of
the west continues apace.
The REAL Middle East Nuclear Threat
There is in fact a Middle Eastern nation that is in fact in control of a
vast, undeclared stockpile of nuclear weapons. This nation does have
the capability of deploying those weapons anywhere in the region. It is
not a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and its arsenal
has never been inspected by any international agency. But this nation is
not Iran. It's Israel.
Interview 1358 – Financial Survival After the Iran Deal
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mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2018-05-10%20Financial%20Survival.mp3"][/audio]
James appears for his bi-monthly appearance on Financial Survival to
discuss the latest in news, geopolitics and economics. This week he
breaks down the US' withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and its
potential ramifications, including what it means for nuclear
negotiations with North Korea.
Interview 1359 – Jonathan Brown on Mix-Blockchain
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mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2018-05-14%20Jonathan%20Brown.mp3"][/audio]
This week on the Social Media Alternatives series we discuss
Mix-Blockchain.org with founder Jonathan Brown.
The EnvironmentaList
Could Worms and Bacteria Offer a Solution to Plastic Pollution?
Research suggest that plastic-eating caterpillars and mutant enzymes could help break down trash
Elite Rock Climbers Push for Public Lands Protection on Capitol Hill
In 62 separate meetings, athletes and advocates asked politicians to protect the great outdoors
Catch and Release Is No Fun for the Fish
A once-impassioned angler rethinks his relationship with sport fishing
How Artists and Neighbors Converted a WWII Bomb Site into a Medicinal Garden
London community found a way to protect a rare parcel of rewilded land
The Rules of Exposition
Quick! What's this sentence about?
From
How inequalities of wealth matter for consumption by Nick Bunker: A
person would only change his or her consumption patterns if his or her
lifetime income changed, but wouldn’t change his or her spending much if
he or she experienced a temporary increase or decrease in spending.
First reaction: The sentence seems to be about gender politeness. Second
reaction: I'm not reading another sentence
A Way to Live
A meditation on four propositions
1. On the truth that life hurts. 1.1. I don't know much (though I have
been told a great deal, all my life) about past lives or an afterlife,
but I'm pretty sure I'm living a life now, and, given that I was a tree
planter amid the mountains of the Pacific Northwest for ten years, I can
assure you there is physical pain. What we know as psychological pain
or mental anguish is also physical pain. 1
Activist Teacher
Kim and Moon KOREA
Why
renewed peace now, after decades? Here is my tentative answer: USA
global hegemony is visibly eroding. Nations have less and less incentive
to be oppressed servants of USA domination. The new multi-polar world
(with an emerging Eurasia, etc.) has many more advantages than servitude
to USA human and natural resource extraction, including stability,
security and peace. Kim has the
Amused Cynicism
Angola 3 News
A3 Newsletter: Kiilu Nyasha Remembered, Eric Brown, and A3 in Santa Cruz
( PHOTO: King, Ida, Marina and Kiilu at Expressions Gallery in 2001,
just months after King's release from Angola. ) A3 Newsletter, May 15,
2018: Paying It Forward Albert and Robert continue on their epic
journey, sharing their stories of solitary and false imprisonment,
bringing attention to yet unreleased prisoners as in Los Angeles where
they met with members of the Committee to Free Leonard P
Buckdog
Sexual Harrassment Survivor Brings Forward Complaint Against NDP MP Christine Moore ...
NDP MP Christine Moore, who alleged improper conduct by a fellow MP, is facing troubling accusations herself -CBC
A Message To Every Sitting Member Of The Federal NDP Caucus ......
Shame on you for how MP Erin Weir has been treated. You consider
yourselves the Party of Tommy Douglas and Jack Layton??!!!! Shame!!!
I Have Been A Member Of The Federal NDP Since 1981 ... Until Today
Jagmeet Singh has no clue of how to lead a Canadian Federal Political
Party. The Party has fallen from just over 19% support in the last
Federal Election to about 10% today. Since February 1, 2018 he has
conducted the worst possible investigatory process imaginable concluding
in a character assassination of my elected NDP Member of Parliament,
Erin Weir. As of today, with 37 years of Party member
Cherchez la Verite
The
Period of American Dominance Has Passed. Russian Missile Tech has Made
America’s Trillion Dollar Navy Obsolete. Russia’s new missiles can be
launched from thousands of kilometers away, are unstoppable, and it
takes just one to sink a destroyer and just two to sink an aircraft
carrier.
The Period of American Dominance Has Passed April 29, 2018 |
Categories: Guest Contributions | The Period of American Dominance Has
Passed Russian Missile Tech has Made America’s Trillion Dollar Navy
Obsolete Dmitry Orlov For the past 500 years European nations—Portugal,
the Netherlands, Spain, Britain, France and, briefly, Germany—were able
to plunder much of the planet by projecting their naval
Dr Cintli
Support the MAS Women's Plaza Honorees Campaign
As part of the Raza Studies continuing struggle, many of the mostly
young women who took direct action, including: getting arrested after HB
2281 was signed in 2010; taking over the school board on April 26,
2011; and getting arrested at the highly militarized meeting on May 3,
2011, are being honored as part of the MAS Women's Plaza Honorees
Campaign Project at the University of Arizona. Initial
It's Time for Arizona's School Board to Implement a Court's 2017 Raza Studies Ruling in Good Faith
It's Time for Arizona's School Board to Implement a Court's 2017 Raza
Studies Ruling in Good Faith TRUTHOUT Despite a favorable 2017 court
decision, the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) school board
continues to refuse to abide by a historic ruling against the state of
Arizona in regards to the 2010 legislation HB 2281. This Orwellian
legislation outlawed the teaching of courses that promote
FREE PLANET
Electric Universe - Alien Sky - Pyramids in an electric environment
if you live in a(n Ancient Egyptian-era) world where GALACTIC
ELECTRICITY is far more prevalent in the universe, in fact you live on a
far more electrical world than today, then you can TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
by making all kinds of monuments and gadgets that DON'T MAKE ANY
FUNCTIONAL SENSE AT ALL today. So, anything round about 10,000 BC when
the Earth could have last been subject to these electric
Star Citizen - one hand thrust control - Star Map scanning interface
simple and intuitive control sphere basically, I'm fed up with the
convoluted keyboard-mapped speed-control flight-models of space games
like Star Citizen by Cloud Imperium Games. So, I've come up with a
lovely unified control system that can be controlled with the mouse hand
alone. The pointed moves along the surface of a sphere. Shift Key is a
local rotation override for the ship within the thr
Electric Universe meet Atlantis - Discourses on an Alien Sky - brand new episode
According to legend, the Gods have always been the stars and comets and
planets of our recently-revealed SKY. Here David Talbott talks about
the most infamous of all places we regurgitate from mythology or legend,
ATLANTIS. Crackin' archetypical investigation, as always.
Electric Universe - giant stone balls - Olmec heads etc...
because I graze around the alternative fringe of Science all the time, I
sometimes come across things I wouldn't normally have found if I was a
simple researcher within my chosen field. Case in point, THE STONE BALLS
OF COSTA RICA. But they're not. They're everywhere. All over the world.
Some are small, there are lots of them. Some are the size of Olmec
Heads, you know the ones, it's (probably) a
Star Citizen - story mode vs sandbox mode - the depression realisation
For the longest time, I've (somehow) convinced myself that parts one,
two and three of Squadron 42 will be where CIG takes the player on a
military journey through some war with some alien race, and that Star
Citizen was an MMO sandbox game set in the same universe. Two completely
different products. Spent a bit of time on Star Citizen's subreddit,
and after much insane and obstructive debate cam
Star Citizen - IFS or Intentional Flight System - theblindmanshandsout control prototype
I realise Star Citizen's all about the machine I'm driving,
currently... but that's because Star Citizen is still suffering from the
legacy of its narrative-game military-cousin, Squadron 42. In S42, as
it's abbreviated, the player flies the status-relative ship and shoots
the shit that the game throws at him. The story-machine knows where you
are and can offer you timer'd events to deal with. It
Grass Based Health
Ruminati Poet
I'm
in the midst of a very busy season of travel. I was on my way home
recently when I got a wonderfully encouraging e-mail. I met Betty and
Byron at a talk I'd given recently at the Pharo Cattle Company Spring
Bull Sale in Southwest Missouri. They've begun their own low-carb
journey and are enjoying the results completely predictable benefits.
Still, it's nice to hear of the positive changes that
Greg Mankiw's Blog
Open Letters from Economists
Some sign a letter opposing tariffs . Others sign a letter supporting President Trump . You can guess which one I signed.
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
Contacteeism: New UFO Sighting Over Rosario de la Frontera
Source: PLANETA UFO and El Tribuno Date: 5.10.2018 An Article by Ivana
Castillo Contacteeism: New UFO Sighting Over Rosario de la Frontera "For
20 days now, there have been five extraterrestrial craft hovering in
the vicinity of Rosario de la Frontera. These are beings of light that
are saying hi to humanity and want some sort of contact with us." These
were the worlds of José Exequiel Alvarez, f
The Threat of UFO Invasion
The Threat of UFO Invasion By Scott Corrales © 2018 "A communication
disruption can only mean one thing: Invasion." --Sio Bibble, Queen
Amidala’s prime minister in Star Wars Episode I – Attack of the Clones
Despite the sage courtier’s assertion in the first installment of George
Lucas’s second round of space epics, we might sooner believe that a
planet-wide interruption of communications, or a co
Mexico: UFO Sighting at Peña de Bernal
Source: PLANETA UFO (Argentina) and El Diario de Querétaro (México)
Date: 05.08.2018 Mexico: UFO Sighting at Peña de Bernal Unidentified
Flying Object (UFO) reports are emerging from Pueblo Mágico de Bernal as
a consequence of the spring equinox. UFO experts have also detected
them in different parts of Chile. Luis Alfonso Lopez, president of the
Asociación OVNI Querétaro, said in this regard tha
Mexico: UFOs Recorded in the Skies over Coahuila and Monterrey
Source: PLANETA UFO and 'Venga la AlegrÃa' (TV show, Canal Azteca,
Mexico) Date: 05.08.2018 Mexico: UFOs Recorded in the Skies over
Coahuila and Monterrey Researcher Yohanan DÃaz presented these images on
Tuesday in the 'Venga la AlegrÃa' TV show. The contributor to El
Grafico also made known the material documented by Ross Cantú,
considered a extraterrestrial contactee, on the TV program, broadc
Argentina: Alleged Contactee Experience in Salta
Source: www.Perfil.Com and Marcelo Metayer Date: 04.20.2018 Argentina:
Alleged Contactee Experience in Salta Residents of Rosario de La
Frontera, in northwestern Salta Province, claim that "extraterrestrial
contact" took place in recent days by exchanging light signals. Ezequiel
Alvarez, chief of the local volunteer firefighters of that community,
managed to capture strange lights that turn on an
Uruguay: Was It A UFO?
Source: PLANETA UFO and ElPais.com Date: May 8 2018 An Article by
Magdalena Martinez Uruguay : Was it a UFO? National authorities mobilize
the Flying Object Report Reception & Investigation Committee
(CRIDOVNI) after receiving several phone calls. The strange light turned
out to be a commercial flight. The live rebroadcast with which Channel
30 (Punta Cable) of Punta del Este, Uruguay interrupted
Land Destroyer
Israel Baits the Hook. Will Syria Bite?
May 12, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Israel has repeatedly struck
Syria with missiles and rockets - the most recent exchange taking place
after Israel claims "Iranian rockets" struck positions the Israeli
military is illegally occupying in Syria's Golan Heights. Headlines like
the UK's Independent's, " Israel and Iran on brink of war after
unprecedented Syria bombardment in response to allege
US Regime Change Targets Thailand
May 12, 2018 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - While US-led regime change in
Syria continues to make headlines, it is important for the public to be
aware and stay ahead of other US-led campaigns to target, destabilise
and overthrow the political orders of other nations around the globe.
Observers of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine have warned about potential
violence as the US continues arming its proxies
America Planned to Break "Iran Nuclear Deal" Years Before Signing It
May 9, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - The so-called "Iran Nuclear
Deal," officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
(JCPOA) signed on 2015 now under threat by a backtracking US - was
billed at the time of its signing as a historic agreement that provided a
path forward towards peace between the US and Iran. The BBC in an
October 2017 article titled, " Iran nuclear deal: Key deta
Future of Asia: China's Economic Opportunities or America's Perpetual Conflict?
April 21, 2018 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - The US recently announced
possible plans to deploy thousands of addition US Marines to East Asia
as part of the recently revealed 2018 National Security Strategy which
designates China along with Russia as the US Department of Defence's "
principal priorities ." The Business Insider in its article, " The US is
considering sending heavily armed Marines to A
US Claims of "Russian Meddling" Exposes Its Own Global Meddling
May 1, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - After well over a year of
accusing the Russian government of interfering in the 2016 US
presidential elections, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has
finally indicted 13 Russians for what it calls "interference operations
targeting the United States." The 13 Russians indicted allegedly
represent the "Internet Research Agency" merely referred to as "
Asia Shutting Down US-Turkish Ugyhur Terror Pipeline
April 27, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - The US government and
organizations it funds posing as "human rights advocates" have decried
Malaysia's recent decision to deport 11 Uyghurs suspected of links to
terrorism back to China. The US State Department's Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty in its article titled, " U.S. Voices Concern Over
11 Uyghurs Beijing Wants Malaysia To Deport ," would report:
Left I on the News
Russia meddled to get Trump elected, right? Let's look at the evidence.
Russia meddled in the election to get Trump elected, right? OK, let's
examine the evidence. Democrats today released the "3500" FB ads placed
by "the Russians" (in reality, placed by a Russian company called the
Internet Research Agency, with alleged but totally unproven connection
to the Russian government). I downloaded some and painstakingly went
through every ad placed in July and September 2
DNC sues Wikileaks
Headline : "Democrats file suit alleging Russia, Trump campaign,
WikiLeaks conspired to interfere in 2016 campaign" Leave aside the
question of suing Russia and the Trump campaign, and focus on Wikileaks.
When Wikileaks released emails from the DNC and Podesta, the Clinton
campaign said as vociferously as they could that no one should read them
because they were fake. In fact, however, they weren
News From Atlantis.
Mrs R on Religion
Religion
is a man made idea designed to control by preying on the weak and
stupid, it was created to maintain order amongst the masses. More than
one religion exists, it is unclear what the first religion in existence
was though many claim to be the oldest religion. The fact that many
different religions exists only adds to confusion as which do you
believe? Personally i would say none but obvious
NolanChart.com
Trump charging forward, both political parties in shambles, completely unprepared for the new world!
Donald
Trump’s political base, the “Deplorables,” may come more from the
Republican Party than anywhere else, but they are not establishment
Republicans, they are Christian, […]
Has the Democrat Party transformed itself to the Obama destroy America Party!
Democrats
at every level of government have adopted Obama’s anti America Speak,
and more, they do want America to fail. They are supported by the […]
When a ten year old incident dominates national news …
Let’s
see: Economy booming after Trump de-regulation and tax cuts!
Unemployment at its lowest since World War II! Serious negotiations
concerning nuclear North Korea are […]
Trump’s Environmental Jihad
The
GOP-denied, slow-release timebomb of environmental degradation now
seems to be on a hair trigger with Scott Pruitt as head of the Trump
EPA. Never […]
Newt Gingrich identifies the domestic threats to the idea of America
Former
Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich has created a six
part course titled Defending America. Newt is a former college
professor who taught history. […]
Not Quite Unhinged
If Microsoft Wrote Rental Agreements A prospective tenant is looking to rent an apartment from Microsoft, and has just r...
If
Microsoft Wrote Rental Agreements A prospective tenant is looking to
rent an apartment from Microsoft, and has just reviewed the rental
agreement. The tenant looks up with a glazed and slightly panicked
expression. “This is so confusing. I don’t understand what I am allowed
to do here.” The Microsoft rep smiles comfortingly, “We know, and we
sympathize, but this agreement is designed to be
Obsidian Wings
what i learned from drumming, so far
by russell time for a break from politics? I've been thinking about
what I have learned from drumming. About drumming, about music in
general, about life in general. Maybe it's of interest on its own terms,
maybe it will make you think of what you have learned from the things
you do. I started playing when I was 10, so it's over 50 years now. As
an online friend once observed, "Playing drums is n
Dear God Make it Stop, Open Thread
by Ugh Today in what must be the eleventy-billionth article on the
subject, the WaPo makes the rugged, overland, sometimes I'm sure
dangerous, journey to the restive provinces to find out just why Trump
voters voted for Trump and what Trump voters think of Trump now that
Trump has been Presidenting. Farming, lamb processing, and a John Deere
hoodie make appearances. Also: “I think Trump brought o
When your relatives' DNA squeals on you
by liberal japonicus Maybe I'm reaching for a cute headline, but that's
what seems to have happened. A cursory reading suggests that they
compared the DNA they had with DNA profiles on genealogical sites to get
a familial match. The article references the Grim Sleeper case. On July
7, 2010, the Los Angeles Times reported that an arrest had been made.
District Attorney Steve Cooley identified the
what is racism?
by russell My wife and I had dinner with a friend recently. She was
talking about the conflicts she feels as a liberal living in the SF bay
area. One thing she discussed was the more or less unconscious bias she
often experiences when she interacts with black and brown people.
Especially black and brown people who don't appear to share her
socio-economic position. What is that?, she wondered. Whe
Corporate Power & Responsibility
by Ugh Back in the day I suggested that perhaps the higher ups at VW
would not run into any trouble for the emissions scandal. Indeed,
informed commentators deemed it "highly unlikely" that gaming the
emissions system was a senior management decision and was "relatively
contained" in VW. Well, it seems my and others' surmisings were wrong:
Volkswagen AG ’s former Chief Executive Officer Martin Wi
Wolf at the door open thread
by liberal japonicus Not really a great title, but I've been taking in a
little of the discussion about Michelle Wolf's monologue at the WHCD.
And we are in need of an open thread and it's a bummer seeing "What is
racism?" every time in the sidebar (and yes, that is privilege talking,
cause I can step back from it) Anyway, stuff below the fold. Here's
Michelle Wolf's full monologue, if you haven'
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
Senate Democrats Seek To Ban Noncompetes
It
won't pass, but a group of Democrats in the U.S. Senate have proposed a
bill that would ban noncompete agreements . The Workforce Mobility Act
would prohibit the use of non-compete agreements and require employers
to notify employees that these agreements are illegal. It would also
allow the U.S. Department of Labor to enforce the ban with fines on the
employer. Here are the key provisions: 3.
Employer Agreeing Not To Poach Competitor's Employees? That's A Jailing
The
Department of Justice's Antitrust Division is serious about going after
employers who agree not to poach a competitor's employees. So serious,
that they announced in 2016 they would start criminally prosecuting
violators, and they recently announced some prosecutions are imminent .
In a joint publication with the Federal Trade Commission titled
Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professiona
Syria Comment
Turkey’s Afrin Operation Stokes Syrian Yazidi Fears and Fuels Displacement — by Sylvain Mercadier
Following the Yazidi Genocide that began Aug. 3, 2014 in Sinjar, most
awareness of the Yazidis has centered on Iraq’s Yazidi community. Syria
also has many Yazidi villages located in Kurdish areas. These homelands
have been inhabited by Yazidis for centuries, but their populations have
become increasingly vulnerable, first with the Syrian Civil War and now
with Turkey’s invasion of Kurdish areas.
Iran in Syria: “Cognitive Empathy” and Interests
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi How should Iran’s intentions in Syria be
understood? The question is all the more relevant in light of the recent
exchange of missile fire on the border between the Israeli-occupied
Golan Heights and Syria. Writing in The Intercept back in March 2018 ,
Robert Wright argued that DC think-tanks “warp our vision” and prevent
us from applying “cognitive empathy” when it come
The Syrian Social Nationalist Party’s (SSNP) Expansion in Syria – By Jesse McDonald
The Syrian Social Nationalist Party’s (SSNP) Expansion in Syria By
Jesse McDonald – @ JJMcDonald10 For Syria Comment – April 22 What does
the future hold for political groups operating in the Syrian theater?
The plethora of loyalist militias and whether they fall under the
central governments authority is something to monitor. However, there
are forces also politically represented who have remain
The Last Thing the Middle East Needs Now Is Another War – By Robert Rabil
The Last Thing the Middle East Needs Now Is Another War By Robert Rabil
– @ robertgrabil For Syria Comment – April 27, 2018 The growing vocal
call to punish the Syrian regime for its flagrant violation of human
rights, including its recent alleged use of chemical weapons against its
own people, has become the peg on which to hang the coordinated efforts
to cast the regime as a threat to the natio
Trump May Be Right – By David W. Lesch
Trump May Be Right By David W. Lesch For Syria Comment – April 17, 2018
In the wake of the recent US targeted attack in Syria, President
Trump’s comments a couple of weeks ago that the US needs to get out of
Syria as soon as US-backed forces mop up the remnants of the Islamic
State has run up against elements in the administration who want a
sustained US presence in the country. They believe a co
The Duck of Minerva
Seven Reasons We Use Annotation for Transparent Inquiry (ATI)
This is a guest post from Paul Musgrave , Assistant Professor of
political science at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and
Sebastian Karcher , Associate Director of the Qualitative Data
Repository at Syracuse University. Recently, the Qualitative Data
Repository launched “Annotation for Transparent Inquiry (ATI)” as a
method to add transparency to scholarly research. ATI is a new approach
No Supply Without Demand: A Response to Stephen Walt
This is a guest post by Sarah Detzner, a Ph.D Candidate at the Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy. Her research is focused on international
security, particularly post-conflict stabilization/reconstruction and
security sector reform. In addition, she serves as Director of the
Fletcher Graduate Writing Program, as a Fellow at the Center for
Strategic Studies and the Institute for Human Security,
What is Happening to the Non-Intervention Norm?
This is a guest post by Betcy Jose , Assistant Professor at University
of Colorado-Denver and author of Norm Contestation: Insights into
Non-Conformity with Armed Conflict Norms . Follow her on Twitter . After
the recent strikes in Syria, Germany’s Angela Merkel stated the
intervention was, “necessary and appropriate, to ensure the
effectiveness of the international ban of chemical weapons use an
The Tyranny of the Big 3? Which Journals Count Most May Be Increasingly Problematic
In recent days, there has been much discussion about the so-called Big3
journals in Political Science: the American Political Science Review,
the American Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Politics.
Each is the standard-bearer journal for their respective
associations–the American Political Science Association, the Midwest
Political Science Association and the Southern Political Sc
Rumor, Social Media, and the Question of Knowledge
Some time ago, Charli reviewed an article I published in International
Organization . In that review, Charli asked how do we know what we
‘know’ about the nature of external states. At the time, I thought the
question an important one. In only a few years, the question has gone
from important to absolutely critical. As the politics surrounding
Trump’s election and administration, including the no
Climate and Security: Bridging the Policy-Academic Gap
In March, I argued that the connections between climate change and
security are complex, contingent, and not fully understood. Most of the
academic literature has firmly focused on conflict onset with the
broader security consequences largely understudied . For policy
audiences, the nuance can be frustrating. It is difficult to know what
to do with such complexity, other than talk broadly of clim
Vagabond Scholar
National Poetry Month 2018: Fire and Ice
April
is National Poetry Month. As usual, I'll promote the wonderful Favorite
Poem Project. Unfortunately, the associated Summer Poetry Institute for
teachers ceased last year, but the site still has resources for
teachers or anyone else who wants to host a favorite poem event. This
year, I'm going to feature a short piece, whose dark wit always makes me
smile. Fire and Ice By Robert
Welcome Back to Pottersville
Gotham City Digest
Where Comrade Ogilvie is always a war hero in the neverending war
against Eurasia Eastasia. Remember a few days ago when Trump set
everyone scratching their heads after he announced on Twitter that he
was allowing sanctioned Chinese telecom company ZTE to purchase US-made
parts (Yes, we actually do make something from time to time)? People
thought it was just another hypocritical statement by Tru
Gotham City News Digest
He hasn't even been sworn in as NRA President, yet, and Oliver North is
already slandering the Parkland shooting survivors by calling them
"criminals." Yes, the convicted thug who was at the center of
Iran-Contra called Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg and the other teenage
survivors of that nightmare "criminals." Projection, thy name is Ollie.
C'mon, you didn't think that John Kelly, Trump's Chief of S
The Cheney Syndrome
(By American Zen ’s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) " Trump is what
he is, a floundering, inarticulate jumble of gnawing insecurities and
not-at-all compensating vanities, which is pathetic. Pence is what he
has chosen to be, which is horrifying. " - George Will, 5/9/18 I t's a
crowning irony that a man who for over seven decades has desperately
yearned to be #1 in everything can no longer hold
Happy James Comey Shitcan Day
Yes, it was one year ago today that James Comey got voted off the swamp
by the King Gator himself. And that's what we get when we elect as our
Commander in Chief a guy who once hosted a show in which a billionaire
oligarch got to fire someone once a week. Note that at no point does the
NY Times ever call these foreign workers "scabs." Even though that's
what they are. Instead, they let an Arizona
Interview With Mystery Author Cathy Ace
1) First, let’s talk about your longer and more established Cait Morgan
mysteries . What made you decide to make this series so cosmopolitan?
I’ve noticed every entry in this series takes place not just in another
city but in a different nation. It was a decision based upon two
thoughts: first, I wanted to avoid what’s become known as “Cabot Cove
Syndrome” where a certain locale becomes inundated
What's Playing on the Intertuvz?
My heroes are now on the final leg of their journey to catching the
Gamesman in my new thriller, A GAME OF HANGMAN, So this digest is all I
have time for right now, peeps. Just a coincidence, I'm sure, but the
late Cambridge Analytica's primary funder, Rebekah Mercer (Robert
Mercer's daughter) joined a shadowy new firm called Emerdata last month.
When she filed British government
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