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Continuing
The Corbett Report's exploration of alternative social media platforms,
today James talks to Bill Ottman about Minds.com.
The EPA Says Burning Wood to Generate Power Is ‘Carbon-Neutral.’ That’s Not True.
Converting forests into fuel will not help us avoid disaterous climate change
Barclays bank busted for misleading customers on solar home “investment” that loses money
Tell me again how solar power is cheaper than fossil fuels People in
the UK have been misled into taking out loans to put solar panels on
their roof — they were told the panels would “pay for themselves” but
discovered they were losing money. The UK Ombudsman has received around
2,000 complaints. Barclays bank hit by solar scandal Solar manufacturers
paired up with banks to install and finance so
Interview 1357 – Bill Ottman on Minds.com
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Continuing The Corbett Report's exploration of alternative social media
platforms, today James talks to Bill Ottman about Minds.com.
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Zigazig ah, the Backstreet Boys dressed up as the Spice Girls
Backstreet's back, guys, but with a little more girl power this time.
Your favourite '90s American boy band that isn't *NSYNC, the Backstreet
Boys, dressed up as your favourite '90s British girl group, the Spice
Girls, and balance was restored to the galaxy, I guess. SEE ALSO: One
musician's string quartet arrangement of your '90s TV faves will get you
nostalgic Seriously though, this actually ha
Seth Rogen's mom tweets awkward yoga experience, gets response from Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen's mom Sandy is well worth a follow on Twitter. SEE ALSO:
Stormy Daniels appears in not one but TWO Seth Rogen movies She's
previously trolled her son for not returning her phone calls and made
him cringe with her awkward sex-related tweets — and now she's at it
again. On Tuesday, Sandy tweeted this: In yoga when you can see the very
private parts of the woman in front of you through he
Scientists train spider to jump on demand
Jumping
spiders are capable of launching themselves six times their body length
from a standing start. For the experiment, researchers at the
Universi...
Google Demonstrates New AI Having Phone Conversations with Humans
Via:
Guardian: Google’s virtual assistant can now make phone calls on your
behalf to schedule appointments, make reservations in restaurants and
get holiday hours. The robotic assistant uses a very natural speech
pattern that includes hesitations and affirmations such as “er” and
“mmm-hmm” so that it is extremely difficult to distinguish from an
actual human […]
How Silicon Valley Elite Store Billions of Dollars Worth of Bitcoin
Via:
Bloomberg: Behind the guards, the blast doors and down corridors of
reinforced concrete, sit the encrypted computer servers — connected to
nothing — that hold keys to a vast digital fortune. Argentine
entrepreneur Wences Casares has spent the past several years persuading
Silicon Valley millionaires and billionaires that Bitcoin is the global
currency of […]
news
3 Americans Are Released From North Korea, Trump Says
The
president said that North Korea had released the American detainees in a
good-will gesture as the two countries prepare for a meeting between
their leaders.
North Korea has just released 3 American hostages
This is a big win for their families — and President Donald Trump. Tony
Kim. Kim Hak-song. Kim Dong-chul. Those are the names of three American
hostages North Korea held for months — and just agreed to release.
They’re accompanying Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was in North
Korea for official meetings, back to the United States, according to
President Donald Trump. Last week, in what was se
Is war with Iran coming next? Now that Trump has dumped the Iran deal, he may seek regime change
AP/Getty/Photo Montage by Salon Back in August of 2015, Donald Trump
told Chuck Todd of "Meet the Press" that Iran is "going to be such a
wealthy, such a powerful nation. They are going to have nuclear weapons.
They are going to take over parts of the world that you wouldn't
believe. And I think it's going to lead to nuclear holocaust.” However,
he also said that as president he would not violate
Europe must make Trump pay for wrecking the Iran nuclear deal | Simon Tisdall
Britain
should cancel the president’s visit and join with allies to impose
diplomatic and economic sanctions on the US Donald Trump’s torpedoing of
the Iran nuclear deal on highly specious and misleading grounds is an
act of wanton diplomatic vandalism fraught with dangers. While the 2015
agreement may not yet be wholly sunk, it is holed below the waterline.
Many in Tehran will see the sweeping re
Birth of a “Troll Nation”: Amanda Marcotte on how and why conservatives embraced the dark side
Peter Cooper I had no role in editing Amanda Marcotte's new book, which
bears the amusing and highly appropriate title, "Troll Nation: How the
Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters Set on Rat-F*cking Liberals,
America, and Truth Itself." None of it previously appeared in Salon, to
be clear; this isn't one of those volumes by journalists that repurposes
old stuff from the bottom of the birdcage.
In The Coal Counties Of Central Appalachia, Will Trump's Promises Come True?
Donald Trump promised coal miners: "You're going to be working your
asses off!" NPR spent more than a year in the coal counties of central
Appalachia and found hope, cynicism and some surprises. (Image credit:
Carol Guzy for NPR)
science
78,000 year cave record from East Africa shows early cultural innovations
A
project led by the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human
History has excavated the Panga ya Saidi cave site, in the coastal
hinterland of Kenya. The excavations and analyses represent the longest
archaeological sequence in East Africa over the last 78,000 years. The
evidence for gradual cultural changes does not support dramatic
revolutions, and despite being close to the coast, there is
Why the Heck Do So Many Koalas Have Chlamydia?
The the John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward will treat the sick marsupials. But how do they get the disease in the first place?
Moving magnetic fields disrupt ice nucleation
Great science stems from curiosity and hard work. In this case, it all began with a broken freezer.
Exiled asteroid discovered in outer reaches of solar system
Astronomers
have used ESO telescopes to investigate a relic of the primordial solar
system. The team found that the unusual Kuiper Belt Object 2004 EW95 is
a carbon-rich asteroid, the first of its kind to be confirmed in the
cold outer reaches of the Solar System. This curious object likely
formed in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and has been flung
billions of kilometers from its orig
Human MAIT cells sense the metabolic state of enteric bacteria
A
little-explored group of immune cells plays an important role in the
regulation of intestinal bacteria. Changing metabolic states of the
microbes have an effect on defense cells at different stages of alert or
rest.
Doctors overseas spend way less time taking notes
US doctors’ clinical notes are, on average, four times as long as those
of their counterparts in other countries, new research finds. Three
physicians—whose work sometimes entails helping with the launch of
electronic health record software in hospitals both in the United States
and abroad—noticed something curious when they traveled overseas. “The
highly trained American physician… has become a
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An Unforgettable Performance by Panic! At the Disco
Panic! At the Disco gave an unforgettable performance as they took the
stage to perform "Say Amen (Saturday Night)." From: TheEllenShow
"FAR ALAMO". Short Film.
« FAR ALAMO » ’The Alamo » is attacked by BUGS! When John Wayne meets
Paul Verhoeven… Movie Mashup & Fan Film Starring LAURENCE HARVEY
JOHN WAYNE RICHARD WIDMARK Guest Stars CHARLES BRONSON YUL BRYNNER JAMES
COBURN CLINT EASTWOOD HENRY FONDA TERENCE HILL STEVE MCQUEEN GIAN MARIA
VOLONTE LEE VAN CLEEF ELI WALLACH Music by JAMES HORNER (Glory ,
Legends of the Fall, The Mask of Zorro) ENNIO MORRICON
Google Lens new features hands-on
Google Lens, the company’s AI and AR platform for understanding the
world and parsing language, is going to be everywhere soon. It now lives
in the native camera of Pixel devices and other Android handsets from
LG, Xiaomi, and others. It’s also getting much smarter: it’s now able to
do real-time object recognition and parse text from real-world objects
like books and dinner menus. Subscribe: http
Ellen Welcomes Amazing Dutch Dancer Siblings
Sisters Rosa, Yarah, and Norah from the Netherlands took the stage to
show Ellen their amazing dance routine, and later tried to teach Ellen
some Dutch phrases! From: TheEllenShow
Sand In The Sky
Traveling with a baby is an interesting thing. They add all sorts of
challenges to any trip you do. Long flights, strollers, nap schedules,
and car seats all seem to pile up and complicate what is supposed to be a
relaxing vacation. Sometimes, you may even find yourself wondering...is
all this effort worth it for a baby who won't even remember the trip?
All these experiences and memories will eve
The Corbett Report
Episode 336 – 4 Ways the Crime Lab Can Frame You
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Television has taught us that the crack CSI experts and their
state-of-the-art technology can solve any crime through the power of
science. In reality, more often than not the crime-detection technology
of the past has turned out to be pseudoscience at best, and outright
fraud at worst. And, of course, it has been used to p
4 Ways the Crime Lab Can Frame You
Television has taught us that the crack CSI experts and their
state-of-the-art technology can solve any crime through the power of
science. In reality, more often than not the crime-detection technology
of the past has turned out to be pseudoscience at best, and outright
fraud at worst. And, of course, it has been used to put innocent people
in jail. Here are 4 Ways The Crime Lab Can Frame You.
Syria Chemical Weapons Attack: An Open Source Investigation
No
sooner has the idea of a US withdrawal from Syria been floated than
Assad launched a chemical weapons attack on the suburbs of Damascus...or
so we are being asked to believe. But this is not the first time we
have been lied to about chemical weapons claims. What is the evidence
about this situation, and what are the latest developments with regard
to the international response? Corbett Report m
The EnvironmentaList
Wolves Are Losing Ground to Industrial Logging in Southeast Alaska
Clear-cuts reduce security and prey for a struggling wolf population on Prince of Wales Island
An Environmental Leader Is One Who Strives to Inspire, not Impress
Anyone can become a leader by creating awareness and taking action to reduce harm to our planet
Humans Have Paved the Way for a Global Lyme Disease Epidemic
Carved-up forests, biodiversity loss, and climate change may not have caused the tick-borne scourge, but they have enabled it
Amur Leopard Population Triples — to 103
Thanks to protective efforts in Russia, there's hope these critically endangered big cats will avoid extinction
A Nonnative Tree, an Invasive Beetle, and the Endangered Bird Caught in the Middle
Court says federal government must clean up the mess it helped make of riparian ecosystems in the US Southwest
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
Canadian Societal Depravity is Anchored in Medical Care
Where
good will provides cover for predatory population enslavement by Denis
Rancourt, PhD This article was first published on Dissident Voice
(LINK). A society of socially engineered individuals who cannot identify
their own anthropological dissonance is a depraved society. Its
depravity is further established by its managers who do not experience
profound discomfort in the face of
Amused Cynicism
ArmsControlWonk
A Nobel Prize for Brinkmanship?
Quote
of the week: “If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your
friends. You talk to your enemies.” — Moshe Dayan A bandwagon is
underway urging the selection committee for the Nobel Peace Prize to
make Donald Trump its newest Laureate. Some of the President’s harshest
critics have joined Trump supporters on this …
KCN-eh? April’s other North Korea Developments – Part 2
A
Canadian reviews the last few weeks of North Korea news with a special
guest. Andrea chats with Antoine Bondaz from the Foundation for
Strategic Research in Paris. They dissect the optics and outcomes of the
recent inter-Korean summit, analyse the responses, and look at some of
the stories you may have missed amongst the flashbulbs. Links …
The Logic of Nuclear Superiority
Quotes
of the week: “You show me a Secretary of Defense who’s planning not to
prevail [in a nuclear war] and I’ll show you a Secretary of Defense who
ought to be impeached.” — Caspar Weinberger, New York Times, August 24,
1982 “Strategic flexibility, unless wedded to a plausible theory of how
to win a war …
Netanyahu and the Atomic Archive
Bibi
showed off Iran’s bomb. And its pretty crappy. The slide show added
some titillating details to what the world already knew about Iran’s
nuclear weapons program and, in doing so, made the case for why the
JCPOA is so important. The real news was not the documents or their
provenance, but what they revealed …
A Passive U.S. Approach to the Next India-Pakistan Crisis?
Quote
of the week: “Escalation is inherent in war both because the desire to
win and the need not to lose.” – V.R. Raghavan, “Limited War and
Escalation Control,” Nonproliferation Review, 2001. One common thread
among the comings and goings of top national security advisers to
President Trump is that none have much experience with …
Trump and Kim Upend Diplomatic Protocol
Quote
of the week: “Americans, being a moral people, want their foreign
policy to reflect the values we espouse as a nation. But Americans,
being a practical people, also want their foreign policy to be
effective.” ― George P. Shultz When the ice begins to thaw after an
endless freeze, expect the unexpected. Donald Trump …
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
Here
Paul Craig Roberts analyzes why the US Secretary of War, Mattis backed
down on Trump's illicit plan to attack Syria. He knew that if the U.S.
Navy ships were to approach the Syrian shores and open fire, they would
be destroyed by the Russians.
Are We Over the US/UK Fomented Crisis In Syria? April 14, 2018 |
Categories: Articles & Columns | Are We Over the US/UK Fomented
Crisis In Syria? Paul Craig Roberts It appears from the very limited US
missile attack, most of which were intercepted and destroyed by Syrian
air defenses, that the US military prevailed over the crazed John Bolton
and carefully avoided a strike that would have resulte
Even
though the Scenario turned out to be the best ever, if you are truly
interested you should play the link below, which will tell you what is
really going on in Syia. Hint: it is opposite of what you would hear in
the U.S., UK, and EU. (They are all liers)
The Worst Case Scenario Is Now Our Reality April 13, 2018 | Categories:
Guest Contributions | Felicity Arbuthnot Lays It On The Line
https://www.globalresearch.ca/trump-and-syria-the-worst-case-scenario-is-now-our-reality/5635749
Cherchez la Verite
Ten
Days Before The End Of The World. Do you believe it? Do you even think
about it? Well, I do. The people who are pushing this are in the U.S.
(particularly Trump and his insane warmongering govement). I hope that
the Russians handel it well to save the world.
Ten Days Before The End Of The World April 12, 2018 | Categories:
Articles & Columns | Ten Days Before The End Of The World Paul Craig
Roberts The criminally insane governments of the US, UK, and France are
sending a flotilla of missile ships, submarines, and an aircraft
carrier to attack Syria in the face of Russian warnings. What is the
likely outcome of this outrageous act of aggression based
The idiocy of Trump, French president Macron, and UK prime minister May may be bringing the end of the world.
Idiocy Is Bringing The End Of The World April 11, 2018 | Categories:
Articles & Columns | Idiocy Is Bringing The End Of The World Paul
Craig Roberts Here is Jason Ditz on the coming end of the world:
https://news.antiwar.com/2018/04/10/trump-builds-coalition-for-war-against-syrian-government/
Vladimir Soloviev explains the failure of Putin’s policy of
appeasement: https://russia-insider.com/en/br
DAMMIT JANET!
Make Up Your Minds, Guys
It
seems that some Catholic agencies in Canada did not get the memo ,
which reads in part, "The government has handed us a perfect opportunity
for a persecution shit-fit. No Catholic group is to interfere with this
martyrgasm."* That opportunity is, of course, the new attestation
required for applicants to the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program. The CSJ
program will not fund organizations whose pri
Religious Groups in Saskatchewan Who Respect Charter Rights
In
the "kerfuffle" over the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) attestation, the spin
put on by the media and the Conservatives has been astounding. Despite
the tons of research done by Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC)
volunteers, the usual suspects continued to paint it as "ideological
coercion" etc. This from today is typical. Waaah! Thousands of jobs lost
to "Liberal forced speech" in Saskatchew
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
Greg Mankiw's Blog
Digital Textbooks
This podcast (from last summer, but new to me) offers a good discussion of the benefits of digital textbooks.
Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
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
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
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
Argentina: Strange Creature Slays Two Dogs in Santa Fe
Source: PLANETA UFO and El Perfil (www.perfil.com/trends) Date:
04.13.2018 Argentina: Strange Creature Slays Two Dogs in Santa FE The
creature's shape is striking, as it has not been connected with any
known animal. Residents of Totoras in the province of Santa Fe report
that a creature is wandering the streets and has even slain two dogs.
The photograph, taken and night and somewhat blurry, has
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: Lens-Shaped UFO over MCIA
Source: Alfonso Salazar Date: 04.14.2018 Mexico: Lens-Shaped UFO over
MCIA We have received the following information and image from aviation
technician Alfonso Salazar : "A luminous UFO flying over the airport
this Saturday, 14 April 2018, the time being 9:00 in the evening. I,
Alfonso Salazar, in the company of three aviation technicians, witnessed
a very bright flying object flying over Mexico
Left I on the News
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
Headlines for Friday, April 13, 2018
Boxer wears ‘America 1st’ shorts in bout with Mexican, finishes second
Nothing like a little schadenfreude. And kudos to the headline writer,
because finishing “second” in a boxing match is commonly called
“losing”. Kids don't know about the Holocaust because schools are
pre-occupied with social justice What on actual earth does this even
mean? There are museums and days and history books and man
The latest "chemical attack" in Syria
If
you think Trump is wrong and lies about literally everything, but is
suddenly telling the truth about a chemical attack by the Syrian
government, perhaps you need to think more deeply. Here are two simple
facts for you: 1) The Syrian government and the rebels holed up in
Ghouta reached an agreement this weekend that the rebels would leave
within 48 hours (Syria had already defeated and driven o
Additional headlines for April 9, 2018
Fox News is less trusted than CNN and MSNBC, Fox News graphic shows
That’s Fox News host Howard Kurtz asking for someone to take down this
graphic, which was shown at the wrong point during a “Media Buzz”
segment on Sunday: ‘That is not the graphic we are looking for. Hold
off. Take that down, please.’ ICC says Israel, Hamas acts may be war
crimes So, burning tires is now a war crime? Well actual
Middle East Today
The US Presence in Syria
During the last week of March 2018, president Trump mad a public
statement regarding the American military involvement in the Middle
East. He pointed out that during the past 17 years the US government
spent more than 7 trillion dollars as a result of the military forces
involvement in wars in the region. What did we get as a result of the
involvement, did president Trump ask? Nothing, nothing, n
NolanChart.com
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. […]
Rush explained how capitalism cannot meet the demand for conservative electronic media!
Rush
took a question that posed what I have asked for years. The questioner
started with a statement about the American people, and their
ideological […]
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
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'
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Ugh So I won't have fraud and noted stupid spineless squish Paul
Ryan to kick around any longer. So sad, so sad. I'm sure he will go on
to that great K Street suite in the sky. But I will miss his ability to
gracefully and with strangely weird-eyed aplomb sh1t on the poor, weak,
and elderly while maintaining a sterling reputation for "wonkery" with
the Beltway Press when all it really was warm
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
Still Ice
by JanieM Three weeks ago I wrote that it wasn’t going to be an
especially late ice-off this year. In a post about unpredictability, I
hazarded a prediction. Here’s the view from the town beach this
afternoon: It's usually at least a few days from the time when the ice
starts to break up into big sheets until it's all gone. Right now it's
still all in one piece. We've had February weather in Marc
Pesticide Action Network
EU bans neonics; U.S. bees not so lucky
After years of strong scientific evidence and even stronger advocacy,
this week European officials decided to make a temporary ban on three
bee-harming pesticides permanent. This is very, very good news for bees
in Europe. The decision reflects years of hard work by our PAN partners
and many others. It also spotlights just how far behind we are in the
U.S. — not only with our pollinator protectio
Chlorpyrifos ban imminent in Hawaiʻi
This week, the Hawaiʻi legislature made a momentous decision to pass a
bill that would ban the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. The bill, SB
3095 , includes several other protections from and disclosures around
pesticides that can harm children, including buffer zones around
schools. The bill now heads to HawaiÊ»i Governor David Ige — who can sign
or veto the legislation. A collaborative effort
Monsanto merger approved: What's next?
Despite widespread opposition, The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has
green-lighted the Bayer-Monsanto merger. The Bayer-Monsanto merger was
approved on the heels of the authorization of the Dow-DuPont and
Syngenta-ChemChina mergers. As a result, just three corporations will
control 59 percent of the seed market and 64 percent of the pesticide
market — globally. DoJ’s approval… and farmer resis
Farm Bill: Pollinators & people at risk
The Farm Bill debates are moving full steam ahead. Many pieces of the
complex federal legislation introduced in the House will clearly be
harmful to farmers, rural communities, workers and the environment. This
blog is the first in a series from PAN focusing in on key issues of
concern to those in our network. We’ll start with one of the most
egregious proposals in the draft bill: a provision all
A federal Food and Farm Platform for the future
**NOTE: If you're visiting from our GroundTruth blast on May 4, 2018,
please click here for the blog "EU bans neonics; U.S. bees not so
lucky." We're working on fixing the link. Thank you! Yesterday, House
Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) introduced a draft of
the 2018 Farm Bill. While federal food and farming policy — and
particularly the Farm Bill process — can seem complex an
PAN in Rome: Agroecology as the future
In early April, Pesticide Action Network (PAN) International
participated in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations (FAO) second International Symposium on Agroecology in Rome.
From nine countries and five regions — including North America, Africa,
Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and Latin America — PAN leaders
highlighted the need to transition from chemical-intensive practice
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
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
Are You A Liar? Arbitration Is The Forum For You
Arbitration
is very popular with employers, and no wonder. It's a liar's forum that
employees can be blackmailed into. While courts penalize litigants for
lying with heavy sanctions and dismissal of their claims/defenses, there
is little a court can do when a litigant lies in an arbitration. The
Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S. Code § 10(a) provides: In any of the
following cases the United States
Syria Comment
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
Creating a New Syria: Property, Dispossession, and Regime Survival — by Erwin van Veen
Bulldozers remove barriers from a road in Harasta, east of Damascus
(SANA via AP) By Erwin van Veen While all eyes were fixed on the US-led
military response to the alleged chemical attack in East Ghouta, a
little-noted event occurred that could potentially have a much greater
impact on Syria’s future. About 10 days ago, President Assad’s regime
passed Law no. 10 . The law foresees the creation o
Syria, Deterrence of Chemical Weapons and U.S. Policy in the Middle East – By Joshua Landis
Syria, Deterrence of Chemical Weapons and U.S. Policy in the Middle
East By Joshua Landis For Syria Comment – April 12, 2018 President Trump
has been provoked into action by the terrible videos coming out of
Syria. They are horrifying. He can uphold the Obama policy, which is to
stand by the international norm of prohibiting the use of chemical
weapons if it is proven that Assad used chemical wea
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
Peak Fragility: Why The Middle East Is Doomed — by Ehsani
By Ehsani The Mideast is doomed. Egypt alone needs to create 700,000
jobs every single year to absorb the new job seekers out of its 98
million population. A third of this population already live below the
poverty line (482 Egyptian Pounds a month, which is less than $1 a day).
The seeds of the vicious circle that the Mideast region finds itself in
today were planted at least five decades ago. Ex
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
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