A Good Cat
by Doctor Science Sneakers September 1999 - June 15, 2018 We had to say good-bye to Sneakers on Friday. He'd clearly reached the end of the line, he wasn't eating and was down to skin and bones. He had a really good run: more than 18 1/2 years is a full life for a cat, and he had very few illnesses or problems before the last few months. We loved him (especially me), and he loved us (especially m
About the recent unpleasantness
Obsidian Wings / 8d
With this post, I am breaking three of my personal rules I have for this blog. The first is that I do not call out commenters in the post as I think it is unfair to use the larger megaphone of the front page to make a point. The second rule is that in dealing with this fight in the comments, rather than explain and then take action as I would normally do, I'm taking a hockey referee approach. A h
No. Sleep. Till Brooklyn. OpThr
Obsidian Wings / 10d
by Ugh The President is horrible. His Attorney General is horrible. His press secretary is horrible. ICE is horrible. Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan are horrible. The GOP is horrible. Also, too, horribly racist. The GOP is the party of Sarah Palin on her worst day now. I mean, fnck. Open thread...................... Update the First : Big Business continues to be horrible too. Update Boogaloo : Th
Who disabled an unmarked unit, with a banana? Op. Thr.
Obsidian Wings / 18d
by Ugh Random movie quotes have been popping into my head lately and the number one thing I realized is that none of them are from a movie post-2000. Either I'm old or my movie watching habits have declined. Probably both. I was going to put up a thread about how one of the great political "branding" campaigns of the past 30+ years is the GOP labeling the estate tax as the "death tax." Not that t
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK
For beekeepers, the "new normal" is unacceptable
Last month, the Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) published results from their annual survey of managed honey bee colony losses in the United States. With the combination of increased overall pathogen load, poor nutrition, habitat loss and pesticide exposure all contributing to bee declines, the results were — unsurprisingly — not comforting. But looking past the numbers for this year’s survey, the
Guest blog: A look into glyphosate and soil health
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp, has been labeled by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer as a “ probable human carcinogen .” Given the probable impacts of glyphosate on humans it isn’t a stretch to think that it would also be toxic to soil biology, right? I recently conducted a review of the scientific literature on the effects of pe
A bumpy ride for Minnesota bees
As the Minnesota legislature adjourned last week, I was left with mixed feelings of disappointment and hope for Minnesota pesticide legislation. Going into this legislative session PAN and our allies knew that we would be playing a tough game of defense. What we didn’t expect? While legislators had a field day attacking clean water, air, and pipeline protections, we witnessed some key tone shifts
Keeping an eye on dicamba
Last year, the dicamba drift crisis defined the growing season across the U.S. — damaging an estimated 3.6 million acres of crops. In the months following, PAN, farmers and partner organizations have been taking action and tracking options for how best to avoid another catastrophic dicamba experience in 2018. The growing season has commenced, and here are a few updates on EPA’s stance on the herb
Historic: Hawai‘i enacts first U.S. ban on chlorpyrifos
Hawai'i made history today when Governor David Ige, watched by representatives of the community from across the islands, signed into law Senate Bill 3095, banning all uses of chlorpyrifos, a neurotoxic pesticide that has been shown to harm children and has been found in food, air and drinking water. The high-profile pesticide was slated for a ban, but under Scott Pruitt’s Environmental Protection
Keeping an eye on dicamba
Last year, the dicamba drift crisis defined the growing season across the U.S. — damaging an estimated 3.6 million acres of crops. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider
PHILOSOPHICAL COMMENT
Welcome Retraction Decision from the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, and Hopefully Future Policy Revisions to Be Announced
I have posted two times ( here and here ) about the deeply misguided decision by the editorial management team of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics not to retract a fraudulent, obviously "antivaxx" propaganda piece, article . On invitation, I have also summarised my opinion on this matter at the Daily Nous philosophy blog. In all of these posts, I have strongly underscored the otherwise very p
TOWN CALLED DOBSON
THWAP'S SCHOOLYARD
A Small Story
thwap's schoolyard / 6d
It's a small thing in this world, but it was a fairly big thing for the Canadian political blogosphere a few years ago. In this story, a prominent lefty blogger attracted an adversary from the rightward side of the intertubes and said right-wing adversary made it his mission to expose the man behind the blogging pseudonym and then (stupidly) accuse him of pedophilia. Eventually, the targeted blog
Ten Million Dead
thwap's schoolyard / 7d
The human catastrophe going on in Yemen at this present moment shames us all. Thanks to a bloody conflict between sectarian imbeciles and geo-political assholes, at least TEN MILLION PEOPLE are at risk of starving to death before the end of this year. EIGHT MILLION have already begun to suffer the ill effects of severe malnutrition. From CBC : The United Nations aid chief urged the Saudi-led mili
Response to "Evil Brad"
thwap's schoolyard / 12d
This is a continuation of a conversation taking place in the comments here . ("Blogger" limitations won't let me post it as a comment.) "Exactly" like a Trump supporter? Given everything that I said I hardly think that's likely. What's semi-interesting is that elements of your tone had me thinking you were a right-wing, Trumpian critic of Bolivarian Venezuela, a few of whom I've been contending w
Dismal
thwap's schoolyard / 17d
Ah! "Democracy"! Well, we don't have a democracy in Canada. We elect representatives to negotiate from a position of weakness with the oligarchy. At the best of times. Then, here in Ontario, there are times like this, when less than 60% of the electorate votes and almost half vote out of ignorance, delusion, greed, stupidity or bigotry. (Or some combination of these.) And in so doing, elect a par
Ontario Election 2018
thwap's schoolyard / 17d
It's a good thing that I've long give up hope for this country and its people. Otherwise the victory of the Stupid, Ignorant, Greedy Party of Ontario would have come as quite a blow. Hegemony. The hegemony of a certain set of values, beliefs and prejudices is what allows something like Doug Ford and his Gang of Idiots, with their corruption, incompetence, lying, evasion, boorishness, sleaze, etc.
Stupid Justin Trudeau Sucks Ass On Venezuela
thwap's schoolyard / 26d
Liberal, Tory, Same old story! Linda McQuaig in the Toronto Star provides the analysis: In terms of foreign policy damage, whatever harm Justin Trudeau did by parading around India in colourful outfits is a nothing-burger compared to the severe hardship he is inflicting on Venezuela. And yet media commentators have been full-throttle in denouncing the prime minister’s alleged wardrobe malfunction
SCREW YOU GUYS, I'M GOING HOME
How To Bring Back Unions? Give Unionized Companies A Tax Cut
If there is one thing that will make a huge difference in the fight for worker rights, it's unions. Yet unions are under attack . Employers try to bust unions and prevent unionization. They do everything they can to make sure their workforce is not unionized, and if it is, to discourage workers from joining the union. So what if we could change that picture just a little? What if employers had an
Roseanne, the NFL, and Employee Free Speech at Work
There are two big stories in the headlines involving employee speech and the consequences thereof. If you haven't heard of both, welcome back from the coma. The most recent was Roseanne Barr's racist tweet rant , which resulted in the cancellation of her number 1 rated TV show, Roseanne. Then there has been the ongoing saga of NFL players kneeling during the national anthem in protest over the ext
Harvey Weinstein's Contract Is An Admission Of His Propensity To Sexually Harass
In the land of what-the-heck-were they thinking , I give you page 10 of Harvey Weinstein's contract, Paragraph i, which is basically an admission that the company's board and management were aware of his propensity to sexually harass. I can't believe they put this in, and I'll be shocked if a judge and/or jury doesn't slap them hard with punitive damages and some personal liability. necessary to f
SYRIA COMMENT
Israel’s Secret war for Syria’s Independence by Meir Zamir
Israel’s Secret war for Syria’s Independence By Meir Zamir (First published in Haaretz newspaper, June 15, 2018) At the end of the War of Independence, Israel faced a policy dilemma with regard to Syria. The armed confrontation on the border around the demilitarized zones and over the draining of Lake Hula was continuing, and Syria still claimed the waters of Lake Kinneret. At the same time, Isra
Thoughts On Southern Syria
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi The remaining rebel-held areas of Deraa and Quneitra are currently witnessing the beginning of a military campaign by the Syrian government to retake those areas, with heavy bombardment and displacement in the eastern Deraa countryside in particular. How did we get to this stage and what is the likely outcome? Perhaps the foremost issue for discussion is Russia’s role in
It Would Have Been Preferable Not to Militarily Intervene in Syria – By Ambassador @nikolaosvandam
It Would Have Been Preferable Not to Militarily Intervene in Syria; It Has Turned Out to Be a Disaster By Ambassador Dr. Nikolaos van Dam @ nikolaosvandam Interviewed by Mohsen Abdelmoumen Originally published June 03, 2018 on American Herald Tribune Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You are a diplomat and you know very well the Middle East region where you have been Ambassador of the Netherlands in several co
Juliette El-Mir Saadeh: Gender politics and women in armed conflict in Syria
Juliette El-Mir Saadeh: Gender politics and women in armed conflict By Christopher Solomon June 9, 2018 – For Syria Comment Juliette El-Mir Saadeh, the wife of Syrian Social Nationalist Party founder Antoun Saadeh, set a trend for the political and social norms for gender politics in the Levant. The red five-pointed star on the yellow flag of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) evokes the
U.S. Involves itself Ever Deeper in Middle East with No Clear Strategic Interest – By Sam Farah
U.S. Involves itself Ever Deeper in Middle East with No Clear Strategic Interest By Sam Farah For Syria Comment – June 6, 2018 On May 8, President Trump announced that he was pulling the U.S. out of the Iran deal. On May 12, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced his 12 points demanding total capitulation of Iran to the U.S. government. In doing so, he effectively putting the U.S. on a war path
THE HIGH-FAT HEP C DIET
Never attribute to pathology what can be adequately explained by adaptive physiology
When this paper stumbled across my desk the other day my first thought was of course "Aha! Linoleic acid not so hot, this explains lack of benefit in RCTs as analysed by Steve Hamley".[1] Unsaturated Fatty Acids Inhibit Cholesterol Efflux from Macrophages by Increasing Degradation of ATP-binding Cassette Transporter A1.[2] http://www.jbc.org/content/277/7/5692.full I still think, maybe it does -
THE STRAIGHT GOODS
Robyn Allen...Kinder Morgan horror story will be told
The Straight Goods / 6d
Glen type guy @canadianglen Early thanks to @robynallan for the interview recorded today for tomorrow night's #TheViewUpHere 6pm PDT/9pm EDT Who's (Not) Afraid Of Facts On Kinder Morgan? http://www. blogtalkradio.com/canadianglen/2 018/06/21/whos-not-afraid-of-facts-on-kinder-morgan-with-robyn-allan … http://www. theviewuphere.ca 2:24 PM - 19 Jun 2018 _____________________________ Tune in, turn
Justin Harper, Stephen Trudeau … at the Helm
The Straight Goods / 17d
Justin Harper, Stephen Trudeau … at the Helm Written by Robin Mathews , June 2018 Those of us who said (2016) that the Paris Climate Accords were grossly insufficient and a Public Relations Sham … have been proved correct. Justin Trudeau’s enthusiasm for eco-justice - churned into froth among his make-believe ‘middle class’ supporters - burned to a crisp in a matter of weeks. His real policies ar
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
The Levelland Sightings and the Condon Committee
I had always wondered why the Condon Committee, that University of Colorado study of UFOs financed by the Air Force, which is to say us, never bothered looking into the Levelland UFO sightings of November 1957. In their final report there is a single mention of Levelland in which they report, “Magnetic mapping of automobiles involved in particularly puzzling UFO reports of past years, such as the
Curse of Oak Island - Season Six Guesses
As I was sitting around, waiting for summer to officially begin in a couple of hours, I realized that the Lagina boys would be back at Oak Island if there was really a plan for Season Six. I had noticed, at the end of Season Five, as they sat around in their war room, that Dan Blankenship didn’t seem to be too enthusiastic for another assault on the island and said that it wasn’t his money to spe
MJ-12 and Cognitive Dissonance
In the world of the UFO, we frequently talk about cognitive dissonance, which is defined, simply as “ the mental discomfort (psychological stress) experienced by a person who simultaneously holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or value.” It means believing in two things that seem to mutually exclusive. We run into this, I believe, when we begin to talk about the Eisenhower Briefing Doc
Another Roswell Witness - Sort Of
Nearly thirty years ago John Keel, one of those self-styled UFO researchers that Ken Macdonald complained about in his June 2, 2018 AOL Newsribol article about Roswell, said that by the turn of the century (meaning in 2000), there would be hundreds of new witnesses clamoring for their place in the Roswell mythology. Turns out he was right (not about the mythology but about the new witnesses). Peo
A New Roswell Solution?
Well, we have a new solution to the Roswell case. No, it’s not a weather balloon as the Army Air Forces claimed in 1947 and no, it’s not a Project Mogul balloon that many skeptics and the Air Force have claimed, starting with Robert Todd in the early 1990s (or late 1980s) but something called a satelloon. This was, is, a huge polyethylene balloon that had been covered with a thin layer of aluminu
Vetting Information or Another Way to Chase Footnotes
Here’s something that relates to my “Chasing Footnotes,” posts. Over the weekend (June 1 and 2), I ran into an article that was related to Roswell told by Raymond Szymanski (which I commented on here a few days ago). As I was working on that article, I had a number of questions that weren’t answered by any of the sources that I could readily access. I was worried about the claim that Raymond Szym
THE ERGOSPHERE
Energy Central just killed The Energy Collective
The Ergosphere / 2d
Management will no longer allow anyone who is not an "energy professional". That's it for everything TEC was. Gone. Finito. And it looks like the archives will never be back on-line either. Fortunately, The Wayback Machine has a good snapshot of the site just before it went dark. RIP.
Quote without comment
The Ergosphere / 8d
"Our case is based on science, while the opposition is based on political philosophy. When a nation whose welfare is highly dependent on technology makes vital technological decisions on the basis of political philosophy rather than on the basis of science, it is in mortal danger." — Bernard L. Cohen
Shredding misconceptions about electricity and motor fuel
The Ergosphere / 9d
And there are one hell of a lot of them out there; few things are so ubiquitous yet opaque to the layman. Reposting some blog comments in case they are of more general interest: Ominous Cowherd: Using Pierre's numbers, 1 gallon of diesel equals 10kWh, so the overnight charge would be 7kWh equals about three quarts.The EIA says a gallon of diesel is 137452 BTU, or just over 40 kWH(th).
Another owner tries to kill The Energy Collective
The Ergosphere / 9d
It was announced some time ago that The Energy Collective was being taken over by the Power Industry Network (energycentral.com). Perhaps associated with this, the site had some major slowdowns and technical problems for a week or two. Then all of a sudden it just went dark, with a message that maintenance was going on. Now all blog entry links redirect to a page about re-hosting. Those
VIVA BOLIVIA
Fake News From America
Viva Bolivia / 24d
Fake news is used often against leaders; Evo Morales has to contend with it in Bolivia and from other nations' journalists. Donald Trump is also a victim of fake news. The monster that the press had made Trump out to be has been so scary that it impeeds relations and damages international cooperation. Which is the aim of certain intel agencies: divide and conquer. Making a mess by deception. Last
ADRIENNE'S CORNER
''I Really Don'T Care, Do You?"...
nope. I'm with Melania. And I'm betting that the majority of the country is also with her. The best part of the saying on the back of her jacket as she visited the border is that it's driving the commie/marxist/libtards insane. None of them have stopped to consider if it referred to the poor little children at the border as they claim then why in hell was Melania there? As for the crying kid pict
Do you have time for all the faux outrage?...
because I sure don't. The commie/marxist/libtards - you know, the ones who love killing babies, are all bent about the illegal children who are probably living better than they ever have before. Three squares plus snacks, clean clothes, school, air conditioning, and medical care is not what any rational person calls deprivation. Perusing comments on non-conservative sites like Daily Mail tells me
In Praise of Monday...
the most abused day of the week. Yesterday the peeps on Facecrap were moaning and groaning and making not very funny jokes about Monday. Horrible! Awful! Is it over yet? For the 9 to 5'ers who work weekdays, the constant complaining about dragging themselves to a job they seem to hate is missing the real point of Monday. Do you know when you keep the "I hate Monday" mantra spinning in your head y
Clara's War: One Girl's Story of Survival ...
published in hardcover in 2009, it's available on Kindle for $1.99 (price set by seller - HarperCollins Publishers ) Why so cheap? I think it's because it's a book that should be read by everyone and HarperCollins is making that possible. Of particular interest to me is the fact that it takes place in Poland. I remember when I first learned years ago (too many to count) some of the history of Pol
President Donald J. Trump Weekly Address on Immigration Reform...
yes, commie/marxist/libtards - he is your president. You may want to listen to him. Amazon Today Deals in Home Improvement Deals in Boy's Clothing
Is Trump leading a sea change?...
I think so. The commie/marxist/libtards continue to have hysterical meltdowns, and it appears fewer people are listening. People like Jake Tapper have to spin wild tails of Strozok's bias for Hillary causing Trump's election , while the truth is that 8 years of Odumbo caused Trump's election. The "ladies who march™" have slithered back into their (unkempt) nests and have to spend their time bleat
NORTHERN REFLECTIONS
Be Prepared
Northern Reflections / 20h
Michael Harris writes that the Conservative communications strategy for the next election is pretty clear. They plan to stage a full court Trumpian Press: Their goal? To portray the PM as a trust-fund aristocrat who hasn’t got the foggiest idea of how ordinary people live. Not a man of the people, but of the beautiful people. Not a weekend cottage kind of guy, but a holiday buddy of the Aga Khan
What Happened
Northern Reflections / 1d
Martin Regg Cohn has an interesting post mortem of the Ontario election. He concludes that, because the Liberals pulled their bacon out of the fire a couple of times, their fall was destined to be a hard one: Had the Liberals not risen from the grave in the three previous elections, there would have been far less accumulated animus. Had they lost in 2014, as everyone expected, they likely would h
Vote Trump's Party Out
Northern Reflections / 2d
Today, in The Washington Post , George Will is writing that Americans should vote for Democrats in the November elections. And, earlier this week, another once staunch Republican -- Steve Schmidt --urged American voters to do the same. Gary Mason writes : When I caught up with Mr. Schmidt this week, he was holidaying in Europe. One of the places he visited was the Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemete
Conservatives' Lack Of Imagination
Northern Reflections / 3d
The ice in Antarctica is melting much more quickly than we thought it was. Yet conservative governments across the country are wailing about carbon taxes. Paul Mason writes : Everywhere you turn, politicians of a conservative bent are denouncing the climate-change measure as a pointless, economy-wrecking raid on people’s pocket books. United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney has made attacks
Not The Sharpest
Northern Reflections / 4d
During the last election, Doug Ford made a lot of promises to Ontarians. But he never gave them a plan. David Reevely writes that Ford and Ontarians are about to have a rude awakening: Ford’s big promise is jobs, especially manufacturing jobs. Ontario’s unemployment rate is 5.7 per cent, nearly the lowest it’s been in a generation, but with big disparities between urban areas and more rural ones.
A Nation Of Barbarians
Northern Reflections / 5d
Yesterday, Donald Trump accused Canadians of smuggling shoes across the border after they had "scuffed them up" a bit. There followed a host of lies about Canadian tariffs -- particularly dairy tariffs. Henry Giroux writes : Trump has lied, along with a tsunami of other fabrications, about former president Barack Obama’s birthplace, he’s made false claims about why he did not win the popular vote
NORTHERNTRUTHSEEKER
Canada Legalization Of Marijuana Has Hit A Snag: It May Be Illegal Under International Law
Northerntruthseeker / 16h
Being a Canadian, I am sometimes asked the question as to what it is (or will be like) to have Marijuana legalized.... I will admit freely that I have indeed smoked Marijuana in the past (but not in recent years..), and I have absolutely no qualms about it made legal, just as long as it is properly regulated and that legalization is not abused by both the crooked Canadian government as well as man
Northerntruthseeker Rant For Sunday, June 24th, 2018
Northerntruthseeker / 1d
Sunday... And after a few days of trying to get myself feeling better I figure it was time to get this rant out... I have indeed been under the weather lately... Extremely run down and tired and having to endure one heck of a head cold.... I have been doing wayyyyyyy... too much lately in terms of work, taking care of my family and my mother, doing some renovations to the house, cooking, cleaning
Northerntruthseeker MIA These Last Few Days
Northerntruthseeker / 2d
First, my apologies to my readers.. I have been a bit under the weather these last few days having caught something that basically knocked me out of action for that period.... I had a high fever and body chills which is usually synonymous with a cold... I have been taking some medicine in the meantime and trying to get a bit more bed rest.... I am finally feeling a bit better this evening and have
Interesting Article From Paul Craig Roberts: I Remember When America Was A Free Country
Northerntruthseeker / 4d
I have come under fire over the last while for my posting of articles that come from Paul Craig Roberts.... Many are stating correctly that Paul does some pretty good work BUT he never ever points the finger of guilt for the crimes against humanity squarely where it belongs, which is of course at the Jewish pricks and their entire "tribe"..... I however will continue to post some of his articles h
Never Ever Buy An Amazon Alexa Or Echo Device: Report States Device Spewed Insane Statement: "Every Time I Close My Eyes, I See People Dying" (!)
Northerntruthseeker / 4d
I recently celebrated my 58th birthday, and my better half was looking for something to give to me... But of course it has been harder and harder for her, for what do you give to someone that does not need anything? Sooooooo... She went out shopping at several local electronic outlets and several of the salespeople there were trying to interest her in one of those Google home or Amazon Alexa/Echo
Scapegoating Iran
Northerntruthseeker / 5d
I stated in my MONDAY rant that the psychotic state if Israel was now working hard in getting their nice little war off and running against the innocent nation of Iran by recently claiming the absurdity that Iran was about to attack Israel from "bases in Syria".... I did not know whether to laugh or to cry at that absurdity, for anyone with even the least bit of Geographical knowledge can clearly
FROM THE WILDERNESS' PEAK OIL BLOG
From Jenna Orkin US Lawmakers Want Iran Blacklisted From International Financial System Facebook, Twitter Deactivate He...
From Jenna Orkin US Lawmakers Want Iran Blacklisted From International Financial System Facebook, Twitter Deactivate Hezbollah Accounts After Kidnapping Video Published Did Stonehenge Builders Use Pythagoras’ Theorem 2,000 Years Before the Greek Philosopher Was Born? Researchers Fish Yellowcake Uranium from the Sea With Acrylic Fibers Big Pharma Vaccine Billionaire Just Bought the LA Times Synthe
From Jenna Orkin GM Says Goodbye to Second Shift US Lawmakers Want Iran Blacklisted From International Financial System...
From Jenna Orkin GM Says Goodbye to Second Shift US Lawmakers Want Iran Blacklisted From International Financial System Facebook, Twitter Deactivate Hezbollah Accounts After Kidnapping Video Published Trump wants to send the military into space — here's how a fight in space would go down Trump's Grandfather's Letter Begging Not To Be Deported The White House is considering nuking asteroids, accor
From Jenna Orkin The world's largest advertiser is pushing Facebook and Google to share their data — and hinted it's re...
From Jenna Orkin The world's largest advertiser is pushing Facebook and Google to share their data — and hinted it's ready to spend its money elsewhere Mueller's office attacked The New York Times and The Washington Post for 'inaccurately' reporting on his investigation The Pentagon has agreed to make room for up to 20,000 migrant children on its bases Is This Why Germany Repatriated 583 Tons Of
From Jenna Orkin A $66 billion acquisition may kill Monsanto’s under-the-radar venture capital arm — and it could have ...
From Jenna Orkin A $66 billion acquisition may kill Monsanto’s under-the-radar venture capital arm — and it could have consequences for Bayer Everyone is panicking about a 'dreadful' new law that might kill off the meme and change the internet forever Former Secret Service Agent Files RICO Suit Against Clintons, Soros, Podesta, Brock Bannon, Salvini, And A Powerful Catholic Cardinal Are Gunning F
From Jenna Orkin Amazon, JPMorgan, and Berkshire Hathaway have picked the CEO to run their joint health venture Diamond...
From Jenna Orkin Amazon, JPMorgan, and Berkshire Hathaway have picked the CEO to run their joint health venture Diamond batteries. Yes, made from nuclear waste. Human Trafficking? Sessions Proposes DNA Tests For Border Migrants Russia Warns: Increased US Marine Corps Presence In Norway Could Be Viewed As An Attack "Italy Is Collapsing...And 5 Star Is Our Last Hope": How Young Italians Fueled A Po
From Jenna Orkin An agricultural giant (in a good way) The power industry needs to invest $14.5 trillion by 2040 to mee...
From Jenna Orkin An agricultural giant (in a good way) The power industry needs to invest $14.5 trillion by 2040 to meet global demand for electricity Italy's Salvini Orders "Special Census" And Expulsion Of Illegal Gypsies, Immediately Compared To Hitler Hundreds Of WaPo Employees Revolt Over "Shocking Pay Practices", Ask Bezos To "Share The Wealth" Surprise! Taxpayers Have Been Footing The Bill
GLOBALOVE THINK TANK
GOVERNMENT AND TAXES
The Trump-Kim summit, more capitalism and commerce, less communism and missiles
Government and Taxes / 10d
Thank you President Trump, Chairman Kim. You are no angels (none of us here) but it is better to have more capitalism and commerce, less communism and missiles, in Asia and the world. Great initiative (photo below from BBC). "President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have committe
BWorld 221, Mindanao power development, reality vs illusion
Government and Taxes / 10d
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last Monday, June 11. From 2006 to 2013, the Mindanao grid had only 1,900 to 2,000 MW of installed power capacity, mostly sourced from hydropower facilities that provide higher output during the rainy season but declines during the summer. As a result, power shortages lasting several hours a day are experienced during dry spells. In 2014, the supply situation
BWorld 220, Trade imbalances, protectionism and rhetoric
Government and Taxes / 10d
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last June 7, 2018. In a free trade, an effectual combination cannot be established but by the unanimous consent of every single trader, and it cannot last longer than every single trader continues of the same mind. — Adam Smith The Wealth Of Nations (1776) Book IV Chapter VIII. Free trade should mean that people are free to trade and do not need to secure per
US Government as Republicans dominated
Government and Taxes / 10d
US government, Republicans-Democrats distribution. Top, HOR; middle, Senate; below, Governors. Republicans dominate all three layers, four including the Presidency. Sources: (a) HOR, http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ (b) Senate, https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm (c) Governors, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198486/number-of-governors-in-the-us-by
Energy 110, The 2nd America First Energy Conference (AFEC 2018), Louisiana, August 7
Government and Taxes / 16d
America First Energy Conference (AFEC 2018) in Hilton Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 7. The 1st AFEC 2017 was also organized by Heartland and was held at JW Marriott Houston, Texas on November 9, 2017. I attended that successful conference, seems I was the only Asian in the big room and I have written some proceedings in my column in BusinessWorld last year, US energy policies an
BWorld 219, The US-North Korea summit and the global economy
Government and Taxes / 16d
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last Wednesday, June 6. The summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un (KJU) this coming June 12, 2018 in Singapore is marked with several paradoxes. For one, the US is the biggest economy in the world with a GDP size of $19.39 trillion in 2017 while the North Korean economy is very small with an estimated GDP size of
UNIVERSE TODAY
New Model Predicts That We’re Probably the Only Advanced Civilization in the Observable Universe
The Fermi Paradox remains a stumbling block when it comes to the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI). Named in honor of the famed physicist Enrico Fermi who first proposed it, this paradox addresses the apparent disparity between the expected probability that intelligent life is plentiful in the Universe, and the apparent lack of evidence of extra-terrestrial intelligence (ETI). In t
The Martian Dust Storm Has Covered the Entire Planet
Martian dust storms, which occur during the summer season in the planet’s southern hemisphere, can get pretty intense. Over the course of the past few weeks, a global dust storm has engulfed Mars and forced the Opportunity rover to suspend operations . Given that this storm is much like the one that took place back in 2007 , which caused the Spirit rover to be lost, there have been concerns over
How an Advanced Civilization Could Stop Dark Energy From Preventing Their Future Exploration
During the 1930s, astronomers came to realize that the Universe is in a state of expansion. By the 1990s, they realized that the rate at which it is expansion is accelerating, giving rise to the theory of “Dark Energy”. Because of this, it is estimated that in the next 100 billion years, all stars within the Local Group – the part of the Universe that includes a total of 54 galaxies, including th
Strange Landscapes on Mars were Created by Explosive Volcanoes
Scientists first observed the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) in the 1960s, thanks to the efforts of the Mariner spacecraft . This massive deposit of soft, sedimentary rock extends for roughly 1,000 km (621 mi) along the equator and consists of undulating hills, abrupt mesas, and curious ridges (aka. yardangs) that appear to be the result of wind erosion. What’s more, an unusual bump on top of thi
The Tools Humanity Will Need for Living in the Year 1 Trillion
Since the 1990s, astrophysicists have known that for the past few billion years, the Universe has been experiencing an accelerated rate of expansion. This gave rise to the theory that the Universe is permeated by a mysterious invisible energy known as “dark energy”, which acts against gravity and is pushing the cosmos apart. In time, this energy will become the dominant force in the Universe, cau
Weekly Space Hangout: June 20, 2018: Dr. Jillian Scudder’s Astroquizzical
Hosts: Fraser Cain ( universetoday.com / @fcain ) Dr. Paul M. Sutter ( pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter ) Dr. Kimberly Cartier ( KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier ) Dr. Morgan Rehnberg ( MorganRehnberg.com / @MorganRehnberg & ChartYourWorld.org ) Special Guests: This week, we welcome Dr. Jillian Scudder who will be telling us about her new book, Astroquizzical (Icon, June 2018) in which she ta
ORGANIZING NOTES
Message from Noam Chomsky to GN space conference in Oxford
Organizing Notes / 14h
U.S. Air Force base called Croughton near Oxford - a major hub in the Pentagon's global electronic communications, control and surveillance network which serves the interests of the US military and intelligence services Message from Noam Chomsky to the delegates to the annual Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space 26 th Conference June 22-24, 2018 in Oxford, UK. Last January, the
Speech on space colonization in Oxford
Organizing Notes / 2d
For many years the Global Network has been saying that the nuclear industry views space as a new market. They've long envisioned nuclear-powered mining colonies on the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond. The recent announcement by NASA of a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration space colonies only confirms our worst fears. Accidents at, or soon after, launch with nuclea
Why is the U.S. supporting Saudia Arabia's war on Yemen?
Organizing Notes / 2d
At the United Nations in New York City......
Warning: Don't follow America over the cliff.....
Organizing Notes / 4d
Last night Dave Webb took us to a Unitarian Church in downtown Leeds to conduct a taped interview that will be used at an upcoming conference that is being planned. He wanted to get my thinking about weapons in space recorded for that event. After interviewing me he put Will Griffin on the hot seat and had him talk about his experiences in the Army during the Iraq and Afghanistan war and also his
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Turkey's New Presidential System on Par With US- 90% Voter Turnout
Weird how western media spins the systematic change as dictatorial when applied to Turkey. Yet, the US is a pillar of democracy? A shining light on the globe? Perception Management at work? Hell ya! Financial Times- spin “ Under the new presidential regime, modelled more on Russia than France or the US” FT’s fabrication: France and Russia’s system are both Semi Presidential Both nations having a
IDF Reconnaisance Drone Crashes In Syria- Confirmed
JP An Israeli drone crashed in the area of Khader in Syria late Tuesday afternoon. However, there was no fear of leakage of information, according to the IDF. S. #Syria : while Rebels & Regime are exchanging artillery fire in #Quneitra prov., latter says this #Israel |i drone (Skylark UAV, h/t @Orwellian2017k ) was dropped over Hader. https://t.co/MbKlB3i9wP pic.twitter.com/xNfbsGMpS7 — Qalaat Al
Top Russian and US General Hold Talks in Finland
Airforcetimes HELSINKI — The top U.S. military chief met Friday in Finland with his Russian counterpart to exchange views on U.S.-Russia military relations, Syria and the international security situation. The meeting between Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Russia’s chief of the military’s General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, took place in Konigstedt Manor, a Finni
Canadian connection in the Martin Luther King assassination
Montreal. What a city. It seems we have a Montreal connection to two additional assassinations that took place in the US. What are the odds? I mean, really? But not just Montreal, alone. In fact same as John Wilkes Booth and his cronies had ties to Montreal and Toronto. So did James Earl Ray . In both locations, both assassins, had 'friends' in all the right places. Coincidentally, Lee Harvey Osw
Aleppo Citadel Reopens It's Doors- Truimph Over Adversity
Let's hope this is a good sign for Syria as a whole. SANA The citadel of Aleppo, the most important archaeological monument in the city and one of the most amazing places of Islamic architecture, has re-opened its doors for visitors and tourists after being rehabilitated and cleaned of the dust of terrorism. The citadel is one of the oldest and largest castles in the world and has preserved its b
Russian/Turkish deal for Tell Rifaat. The Micro & Macro along the Silk Road: Pepe Escobar
Going a little long- This post covers the micro and the macro Earlier this week Southfront had delivered one of their usual vague news reports. With no link back to original source. They followed up with another one just the other day. I'm not a huge fan of Southfront. It's no different then any other source in my opinion, information from there needs verification, same as info from anywhere else
CENTAURI DREAMS
The Importance of an Eclipsing Charon
The quality of the image below isn’t very high, but consider what we’re looking at. This is the ‘night side’ of Pluto’s moon Charon as viewed against a star field by the New Horizons spacecraft. We’re looking at reflected light from Pluto –’Plutoshine’ — as the sole illumination of most of the surface. Who would have thought, in the 88 years since Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery of Pluto, that we woul
Cosmic Engineering and the Movement of Stars
Avi Loeb’s new foray into the remote future had me thinking of the Soviet physicist Leonid Shkadov, whose 1987 paper “Possibility of Controlling Solar System Motion in the Galaxy” (citation below) discussed how an advanced civilization could get the Sun onto a new trajectory within the galaxy. Why would we want to do this? Shkadov could imagine reasons of planetary defense, a star being moved out
On Galactic Migration
Yesterday I looked at the prospect of using technology to move entire stars, spurred on by Avi Loeb’s recent paper “Securing Fuel for Our Frigid Cosmic Future.” As Loeb recounts, he had written several papers on the accelerated expansion of the universe, known to be happening since 1998, and the resultant ‘gloomy cosmic isolation’ that it portends for the far future. It was Freeman Dyson who came
On Potentially Habitable Moons
Looking through a recent Astrophysical Journal paper on gas giants in the habitable zone of their stars, I found myself being diverted by the distinction between a conservative habitable zone (CHZ) and a somewhat more optimistic one (OHZ). Let’s pause briefly on this, because these are terms that appear frequently enough in the literature to need some attention. The division works like this (and
New Horizons: The Beauty of Hibernation
I’ve always had a great interest in Iceland, stemming from my studies of Old Norse in graduate school, when we homed in on the sagas and immersed ourselves in a language that has changed surprisingly little for a thousand years. There’s much modern vocabulary, of course, but the Icelandic of 1000 AD is much closer to the modern variant than Shakespeare’s English is to our own. Syntactically and m
Star Formation at ‘Cosmic Dawn’
When life first arose in the universe is a question to which we have no answer. A key problem here is that without knowing how rare — or common — life’s emergence is, we can’t draw conclusions about where (or when) to find it. One thing that is accessible to us, though, is information about when stars began the process of producing the elements beyond hydrogen and helium that are constituents of
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Iran Does Not Oppose the Jewish Power Elite (I)
Left, the Shah criticized Jewish power publically in 1976 for CBS' 60 minutes with Mike Wallace The same drug trafficking, money laundering Rothschild Banking Syndicate that rules the West also rules Iran. "The Ayatollahs were on the CIA and MI6 payroll, and they were the ones who recruited the street thugs from the Iranian underworld who were instrumental in creating agitation against Mossadegh.
Jews & Christians are Bamboozled by Judaism - Michael Hoffman
"Orthodox Judaism above all is, a religion of deceit and self-worship, and pride is the paramount destroyer," says Michael Hoffman who adds: "I view my work as an expression of love for Judaic people and as a conduit for their liberation." Politics today is a "debate over which vehicle is best for the supremacy of the Judaic people over humanity: ... Bolshevism [Soros] or Zionism [Trump]?" by Mic
THE BLACK 'SKULL AND BONES' - The "Boule"
organized by two Masonic factions. - Senator Barack Obama, Archousai, Lisa Grain and Archon David Grain (Sarasota, Florida's Gamma Xi Boulé Membership in the Masonic "Boule" is about blacks selling out their people for personal gain. The same model applies to whites. Our leaders are also house nigras in a world governed by the Masonic Jewish banking cartel. What passes for "politics" is a "confli
Latest Visit Leaves UK Ex-Pat in Despair
Left, The Muslims were brought in specifically to create division and social disorder. "Semper Castleton" is a British expat living in Thailand. He visited his mother in England and was shocked at the changes he saw in British society. "The British are more sheeplike than ever..they are beyond saving." Two years ago, "Ex-Pat Returns to find England Unrecognizable" by Semper Castleton (henrymakow.
The "Victim" as Moral Zombie
I was reminded of this 2003 essay by a recent episode of South Park where Cartman's girlfriend Heidi says she is tired of "being a victim." She says victimhood has turned her into a moral zombie who does evil with impunity . Women, sexual and racial minorities are manipulated this way. 9-11 tricked Americans to think they are victims of terror who can invade the world in pursuit of "terrorists."
Excuse Me, Gay is Not Good
Charles W. Socarides, M.D., (1922-2005) was clinical professor of psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in New York. Over four decades, he treated hundreds of gays and helped about 33% return to heterosexuality. In honor of June, "gay pride month," I present the second part of "How America Went Gay" t he classic 1995 essay by Charles Socarides, the psychiatri
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Why She Wants to Abolish ICE and Upend the Democratic Party
In many ways, the race to represent New York’s 14th Congressional District, encompassing parts of Queens and the Bronx, is a microcosm for the fight being waged within the Democratic Party. There, incumbent candidate Joe Crowley—a creature of New York’s Democratic Party machine—is facing off against 28-year-old community organizer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the first primary challenger he’s had si
Meet Oklahoma’s Anti-Privatization, Pro-Pot Candidate for Governor
OKLAHOMA CITY— Connie Johnson is a former Oklahoma state senator, now the Our Revolution-endorsed candidate for governor. She is known across the state for her vocal support of marijuana, which was considered quite controversial just 11 years ago when she introduced Oklahoma’s first medical marijuana bill. She introduced it every two years while she served in the state’s legislature, but it never
Disaster Capitalism Strikes Puerto Rico’s Schools
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO—It’s Valentine’s Day at Eleanor Roosevelt elementary, and chocolate goodies and Krispy Kreme donuts sit in the back of Axamara Pérez’s classroom. Her first-graders are eager to finish their assignment so they can start the party. Since Hurricane Maria hit in September 2017, “to get them excited about something, you really have to do a lot,” says Pérez. It’s almost impossible
Jobs Guarantee or Universal Basic Income? Why Not Both?
The argument about a universal basic income (UBI) versus a job guarantee (JG) has become one of the liveliest and most contentious debates on the Left. Each has been touted as a solution to all ills: the way to decrease depression, close the racial wealth gap, recognize historically undervalued forms of work, transform the economy, save the planet. Though UBI and JG are typically counterposed, it
The Rallying Cry of a Nationwide Movement: “Chinga la Migra” (F*ck Border Patrol)
The stories emerging from the southwestern border of families torn apart by immigration authorities have sent shockwaves through the national media. But the bleak images of locked-up children don’t capture the full landscape of anguish facing immigrant communities nationwide. The parents of migrant children are set to endure a separate nightmare in the coming months, fanned out across the country
Do We Need a Universal Basic Income? A Debate.
The Case for a Universal Basic Income by Matt Bruenig In America today, around two-thirds of the national income is paid out to workers in the form of labor compensation: wages, salaries, tips and benefits. The remaining one-third is
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