oldephartte(in training): 20 June

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

20 June - My Yahoo! 1 of 2

Karis Begaye resigns, prez office staffer says

Karis Begaye, the daughter of Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye, is no longer working for the Navajo
Election board sets order of prez candidates, decides not to hear question

Now that 18 candidates for Navajo Nation president were certified Monday by the Navajo Election
Letters: A wild dog that became a family friend

I came across a den of wild dogs and could hear them crying. I crawled into the den and took them all home.

5 Legendary Treasures That Have Never Been Found

How many times have you walked on the beach wondering what lies beneath the sand? How many times have you
Researchers Find 5,000-Year-Old Rock Art In Egyptian Desert

An Egyptian-American archaeological mission, led by scientists from Yale University has discovered rock art
Here Are 17 Things You Should Know About Teotihuacan: “Place Where Gods

Established around 100 B.C., and lasting until its fall between the seventh and eighth centuries

Scrap metal dealers arrested for passing on radioactive metal waste

Four scrap metal dealers have been arrested following an investigation into the dumping of 25 tonnes of
Minister pledges action after slaughterhouse animal abuse is revealed

Dutch farm minister Carola Schouten says she will tighten up the rules on abattoir closures and increase
Imports of commercial services soars by 54% to €16bn in first quarter

Dutch companies bought in commercial services from abroad worth €16bn in the first quarter of 2018, a 54

Morning links: How to help border families — and fight the policies that

Plus: SCOTUS to hear civil asset forfeiture case; Iowa town pays $2 million to family of mom killed by cop,
What if we treated violent crime the way we treat Ebola?

Meet the man who has been preventing murders all over Chicago -- at least when the government lets him.
‘Making a Murderer,’ false confessions and bad expert testimony

The Supreme Court will decide whether to hear this false confession claim. It should.

Microsoft Edge Bug Exposes Content From Other Sites via HTML5 Audio Tag

A weird Edge bug that was fixed earlier this month, allows a malicious website to retrieve content from
Microsoft Releases Microsoft News App as it Rebrands its News Aggregation

Microsoft announced today that it's news aggregation service that powers MSN has been rebranded as
Google Updates File Signature Checks for Android Apps

Google is changing how the Play Store app is verifying the authenticity of Android apps before installation

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

Progressive Professors Testify To Free Speech Crisis

On May 22, 2018, the U. S. House of Representatives Government Reform and Oversight Committee examined the
Pitt Prof Rewrites Venezuelan News

It’s one thing for professors to rewrite history but it’s even more annoying when they “amend” current
Temple Law Prof Explains Balance to NPR

On immigration, asylum that is.

Trump reverses course on separation of migrant families

US president signs executive order ending child separation but says 'zero-tolerance' prosecution
Instagram unveils new video service app

IGTV will increase Instagram's video time limit from one minute to 10 minutes for most users.
UK: More than 450 patients died from opiate prescriptions

New report says the 'institutionalised' practice of prescribing opiates without medical

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

12 Palestinians denied travel via Karama crossing

The Israeli Occupation Authorities (IOA) prevented on Tuesday 12 West Bank Palestinians from travelling
Hamas condemns closing, merging UNRWA schools

Hamas Movement on Tuesday affirmed their refusal of the policy of closing and merging UNRWA’s schools and
Israel demolishes Palestinian house in O. J’lem

Israeli bulldozers demolished on Wednesday morning a Palestinian-owned house in the village of Qalandia, to

Trump backs down on migrant family separations policy

The order seeks to end the separation of migrant families by detaining parents and children together.
Migrant children: Former migrant shelter worker on why he quit

Former US youth migrant shelter worker Antar tells the BBC why he quit his job last week.
Hungary passes 'Stop Soros' law banning help for migrants

Under the new so-called "Stop Soros" law, anyone who helps asylum seekers faces a year in jail.

Gosport hospital deaths: Prescribed painkillers 'shortened 456 lives

Relatives call for a criminal inquiry into the "unforgivable" actions at the Gosport hospital.
'Open season' for rail graffiti artists, expert warns

A drop in funding for youth services is behind a rise in graffiti on the railways, an expert claims.
Woodford student admits killing teenage sister in crash

Meliha Kaya smashed into a tree after hitting a BMW as she drove her sister home from a pub.

Jack Burkman Announces US “Cocktail Fundraiser” With Tommy Robinson

At Zelo Street, my friend Tim Fenton receives an email announcement: Event for Tommy Robinson, jailed
A Note on Arron Banks’s Report to Police

A grave allegation reaches Avon and Somerset Police: 11,000 emails were stolen from journalist Isabel
A Note on Isabel Oakeshott, White Flag? and the Arron Banks Emails

A blurb on the website of Biteback Publishing: White Flag? An Examination of Britain’s Modern-Day

When suicide ceases to be taboo there will be less suicide

We need places where people can openly talk about suicide so they can stare it in the face, hold it and
being gravely uncomfortable in the face of what is happening all over the

Our being gravely uncomfortable in the face of what is happening all over the planet is a sign of deep
Alan Watts – Tribute to Carl Jung

Alan and Carl: Two of my favorite contributors to our understanding of human consciousness.

Peter Fonda tweets he wants to 'rip Barron Trump from his mother'

Donald Trump Jr. stood up for his younger brother, who is 12, calling Fonda's since-deleted tweet "
VIDEO: Flying Dragon Robot Transforms Itself to Squeeze Through Gaps

At JSK Lab at the University of Tokyo, roboticists have developed a robot called DRAGON, which (obviously)
Israel Intensifies Efforts to Link the BDS Movement to ‘Terrorism’

Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan upped his government’s efforts to link the Boycott

Advice For Women Who Want Kids

This series contains candid advice for young women who know they want a family.
Hovercraft Parenting: Damaging a Generation

We have reached a time in history where helicopter parenting is no longer an adequate description for an
5 Things That’ll Make You Hate Your Kids

Here are 5 basic things (throughout your child’s life) that you can do to ensure you grow to hate

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

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

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

Latest Republican ACA Repeal Plan Would Have Similar Harmful Impacts on

The latest proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — released June 19 by a group
TPC: 2017 Tax Law Could Leave Most Low- and Middle-Income Families Worse

The new tax law could wind up harming the vast majority of low- and middle-income families,
Florida’s Supermajority Proposal Would Deepen K-12 Funding Crisis

Florida has cut K-12 education funding significantly since 2008, making it harder for the

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

Black Box Voting, founded in 2003, performs nonpartisan investigative reporting on elections in an attempt
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,

Fraudulent Caller ID

You guys know me, I am not calling for some new law or government program. But I would like to see the
Bernie Sander's Jobs Plan

A while back Bernie Sanders proposed a plan for "government jobs for all" -- a guarantee that the
Republicans Have A Learning Problem

Trump supporters are complaining that similar immigration actions that were essentially ignored by the

Why Are the Poor Patriotic? by David Swanson

by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy, June 15, 2018 June 20, 2018 We should
Max Blumenthal: US Interference in Nicaragua + Nicaraguan Opposition

Dandelion Salad teleSUR English on Jun 19, 2016 US journalist Max Blumenthal has just published an in-depth
Chris Hedges: 80% of the Yemen Population Needs Humanitarian Aid

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on June 18, 2018 The UN envoy for Yemen held emergency talks

The Truth About the Stanford Prison Experiment

I’ve always believed that part of the problem with the United States is our collective mythic structure is
Having Less Sex on Drugs is Bumming Teens the Fuck Out

Until you can show me a study that proves having 4 to 7 stoned orgasms a week doesn’t lead to a
Have You Tried ‘Katy’: Safe, Legal, Fun, Euphoric, Rejuvenating

Katy, a mostly all natural product from Limitless Life that also contains nootropics, is safe, fun, legal,

New research shows rise in number of states deploying armed drones

A new report published by Drone Wars UK reveals that over the last five years the number of countries
MoD accidentally reveals British drones firing thermobaric missiles in

The Ministry of Defence has revealed for the first time – seemingly accidentally – that British drones are
UK drone strike kills civilian in Syria admits MoD

For the first time, the Ministry of Defence has admitted a civilian death in its air campaign against ISIS

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

See the future. It begins the day after tomorrow.

Here is a brief look at the future, seen thru my guesses, focusing on long-standing themes on the FM
News from the front lines of the social wars

We need information from the frontiers of knowledge and the fronts of social change. Here is my attempt to
Incredibles 2, a Father’s Day gift from Disney

Here is a review of Incredibles 2, a Father's Day review of Disney's gift to fathers.

Looking to the Sky for Solutions to Mexico’s Water Scarcity

Twenty-five years ago, Mexican engineer Gustavo Rodriguez decided to collect rainwater to solve the
A Journey from Science to Diplomacy: Rescuing Somali Migrants Stranded in

As the sun begins to rise, 150 migrants welcome their first morning on Somalia’s soil in, what is for some,
EU Funds Giant Research Project on Migration

What is the relationship between migration and development? And why do people choose to leave or stay in

Visible Origami | There’s Nothing here that Matters. It Matters not at All…

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Two nights ago, I went to bed and never slept at all because the
Reflections in a Petri Dish | The Tranny Nanny, Gender Bending, Term

Dog Poet Transmitting……. They just can’t help themselves, mostly because of the
Smoking Mirrors | Bitches and Ho’s and Mop Glow Floes with Smiley Face

Dog Poet Transmitting……. It’s Sunday! Sunday afternoon. Here at Aquasco Speedway. Big

NED Boasts of ‘Laying the Groundwork for Insurrection’ in Nicaragua

Max Blumenthal While some corporate media outlets have portrayed the violent protest movement gripping
PFLP: Commander Ahmed Saadat Calls for Deepening the Level and Extent of

A press release issued by the Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ahmed
US Policy of Separating Children from Parents is Unconscionable Torture

The sickening images of children cruelly separated from their parents and held in cages as a result of

‘Father’s Day’

Since the French Revolution, succeeding generations have been intent on questioning, even demolishing
Eid al-Fitr
Hang Ten

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Kim in China underlines “friendship, unity and cooperation” with Beijing

Kim Jong Un declared North Korea's unstinting “friendship, unity and cooperation
Ortega's paramilitary groups on shooting spree against protestors

Three people were shot dead in the city of Masaya as security forces and para
Ecuadorean ex president included in kidnapping investigation

Ecuador's highest court has ordered former President Rafael Correa included in

Townships look to give a voice to people, approve intervening of wind farm

On Tuesday, at an emergency meeting, Adams Township approved to intervene in the application process for
East Hampton trustees will begin debating Deepwater next week #NY

Members of the East Hampton Town Trustees, deeply split over their role in the anticipated Deepwater Wind
House set to debate offshore wind energy bills in U.S. waters #USA

A U.S. House committee will kick off debate next week on three new bills aimed at boosting offshore wind

Brexit: Inglory and isolationism

No one could have imagined a referendum that would incite such intense political division. Nor could anyone
It is only when we psychologically refuse to be European that we have

The European Business Summit, an event running from the 23rd to the 24th of May 2018, had as one of their
This Week in Europe: Nobel, Cows and Immigration

Members of the TNF team recount big events from Europe from the past week, and point attention to news that

Laundry Blues & Greens: Part 2

Doing the math on doing the laundry.
Laundry Blues & Greens (Part 1)

A friend has long complained that her energy efficient, front-load washing machine takes forever.
Extinction is Inevitable

Species come and species go. Humanity's role is smaller than most of us imagine.

Chemotherapy May Effect Your Heart?

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are increasing the number of individuals who survive cancer. However
4 Early Symptoms of Eye Cancer

In today’s era, people suffer from many diseases which occur due to their own habits or some are
Can Males Encounter Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer in women is a common phenomenon and people are very well aware of its symptoms and treatment

Why Can’t We Sue the TSA For Assault?

Written by Ron Paul Monday June 18, 2018 When I was in Congress and had to regularly fly between DC and
17 Steps: A Federal Employee’s Guide For Tackling Workplace Discrimination

17 Steps: A Federal Employee’s Guide For Tackling Workplace Discrimination by Tanya Ward Jordan M.S.
Craig C. Downer (Wildlife Ecologist), Jesica Johnston (Environmental

Join us for Wild Horse Wednesdays®, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 6:00 p.m. PST … 7:00 p.m. MST … 8:

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Recent pieces address school segregation, sexual harassment, the abrupt removal of EPA scientists from a
#MeToo: Health consequences of harassment at work

A celebrity chef has joined Harvey Weinstein in news headlines about sexual harassment in the workplace. A
Pollution: not “an unavoidable consequence” of development

News headlines about 9 million deaths in 2015 due to pollution were eye catching. The Lancet Commission'

Is this the century of secession?

by Jon Rappoport June 20, 2018 Here is the political question of our time: Will it be one future for all
Socialism exposed: thick lipstick on a global pig

by Jon Rappoport June 19, 2018 To give you an idea of the deception inherent in socialism, here is a quote
Heroes and villains: images for the soul

by Jon Rappoport June 19, 2018 —Yes, movies are made to install predictive programming in the

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

D.C. school approves program to give 13yo girls hormone-altering drugs

While parental consent is typically required when a student goes on a field trip or is subjected to a
Devastating floods strike Accra, Ghana

Devastating floods have hit areas around Accra, the capital city of Ghana, after heavy rainfall from 18
Separating children from their families is nothing new to the US - it has

Outrage over the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy appears to have

Live: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's baby is on the way

Well wishes from Kiwis, and the acting PM, as Jacinda Ardern goes into labour.
America's Cup success sees Josh Junior named Wellington Sportsperson of

America's Cup-winning sailor Josh Junior pipped world rugby player of the year Beauden Barrett to win
Wellington law firm to train all its staff in te reo Māori

Just Listen To Wonkette, Will You: “Fuck his fucking executive order”

I (and probably will) write up an analysis of the Flores v Reno consent decree and how Trump has been using
Hansen Was Right: Checking up on past predictions

One of the most persistent lines of misinformation about climate science has to do with how long the field
Growing anger at Trump’s child separation policy

[UPDATE: It appears that Trump is going to sign an executive order to end the child separation policy