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Energy

• Texas leads a drilling rig count decline

  Texas lost five rigs drilling for oil and gas this week, leading the nationwide decline of eight active

• Oil set for weekly drop as trade fears eclipse Saudi supply vow

  Oil headed for a third weekly loss as concerns that an escalating trade clash between the U.S. and China

• Schlumberger reports $430 million quarterly profit

  Oilfield services leader Schlumberger reported a $430 million net profit for the second quarter on Friday

Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories

• Inside the mission to blow up the 2020 Democratic field

  The effort to dig up dirt on Donald Trump’s potential opponent is well underway.

• Pence’s anti-abortion law could upend Roe v. Wade

  The Indiana law could let a newly configured Supreme Court reassess abortion rights.

• Wavering Rand sets off Supreme Court spectacle

  The Kentucky Republican says he's genuinely undecided on whether to back Brett Kavanaugh. His vote

Politics

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  Trump Blames The Media For His Bad Days. So Do His Supporters.

  President Donald Trump attacked the media on Sunday for its coverage of his

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  Donald Trump's tweets on stocks and his approval rating hint where the trade war with China may be heading

  US President is a prolific Tweeter, who likes to tweet about the US stock market, particularly when it is moving higher. He also doesn't mind tweeting about his Presidential approval rating. Trump also doesn't mind voicing his concerns about global trade, particularly when he feels the playing field isn't level for US exporters. Given the three topics mentioned above — stock levels, approval ratings and trade — economists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) have a come up with a theory as to whether trade tensions between China and the United States will increase or decrease in the period ahead. Much depends on whether it begins to drag on stocks or Trump's approval rating ahead of US midterm

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  FBI believed Trump campaign aide Carter Page was recruited by Russians

  New documents show that one month before the 2016 elections, the FBI sought permission to surveil Carter Page, the one-time foreign policy adviser to the campaign of Donald Trump, because they alleged he had been recruited by the Russian government. “The FBI believes the Russian government’s efforts are being coordinated with Page and perhaps other individuals associated with [Trump’s] campaign,” the application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court said.

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Navajo Times

• Fair pay for women is group’s first goal

  Native women working off the reservation make 53 cents to every dollar that white, non-Hispanic men make.

• Begaye to chapter officials: Grow up!

  President Russell Begaye called out chapter officials in his state of the nation address before the Navajo

• Council, prez trade volleys in Remington proposal

  President Russell Begaye says he had no idea the Navajo Nation Council was considering a proposal to

Ancient Code

• Astrobiologists Find Evidence Earth’s Moon Could Have Harbored Life

  Is there a slight possibility that once, sometimes in the distant past perhaps, life as we know it thrived

• NASA Publishes Never-Before-Seen Historic Photographs from the Apollo 11

  Rejoice people, 49 years after the Apollo 11 moon landing occurred, NASA has decided to publish never

• S02 E01 Ancient Aliens: Mysterious Places

  Millions of people around the world believe we have been visited in the past by extraterrestrial beings

DutchNews.nl

• Dutch court rules Deliveroo riders are self-employed, queries labour law

  A courier for food delivery firm Deliveroo has lost his case to be treated as a member of staff rather...

• Police hunting for missing Dutch teen in Italy find a body

  Police in Italy hunting for missing Dutch youth Koen van Keulen say they have found a body near the

• Man who stabbed three people in The Hague appears in court

  A man who stabbed three people in The Hague before being shot by police is refusing to let investigators

Radley Balko

• Was there a ‘Ferguson effect’ in Baltimore? Don’t be so sure.

  We want to learn lessons from data, but just as important is avoiding learning the wrong lessons.

• Weekend links: Report says cops were told to pin unsolved crimes on random

  Plus: Milwaukee pays out $3 million-plus in racial profiling lawsuit, federal appeals courts says TSA

• An Arkansas man complained about police abuse. Then town officials ruined

  Video shows that Adam Finley cooperated during the traffic stop. That didn't prevent the town of Walnut

BleepingComputer

• Academics Announce New Protections Against Spectre and Rowhammer Attacks

  Academics from multiple universities have announced fixes for two severe security flaws known as Spectre

• After Chrome & Edge, Firefox Also Gets Option to Mute Sites With

  Mozilla has added an experimental feature to the Firefox Nightly edition browser (63.0a1) that lets users

• Source Code for Exobot Android Banking Trojan Leaked Online

  The source code of a top-of-the-line Android banking trojan has been leaked online and has since rapidly

Climate Resistance

• 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

AboveTopSecret.com Top Topics

• 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

Accuracy In Academia

• New Common Core Or Common Core Classic?

  One of the groups that has doubled down on pushing the Common Core Curriculum Standards (CCCS) in the

• Chipotle U

  Embattled California's equally beleaguered Governor Jerry Brown thinks he knows how to save the public

• Another Head Start Failure

  When you fine tune the studies on Head Start, the program's shortcomings only become more readily

Al Jazeera English

• Iraq: Deadly standoff in Erbil governorate building ends

  Two gunmen dead and third wounded attacker taken into custody after security forces confront the assailants

• Karachi's Kathak Dancers

  Death threats couldn't dampen Sheema Kermani's resolve; she has inspired women across Pakistan for

• Mesut Ozil: Twitter reacts as star quits Germany over 'racism'

  Arsenal midfielder says he has been subject to 'racism', echoing the views of other European

AllThingsD » Walt Mossberg

• 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

altahrir, news of Islam, Muslims, Arab Spring and special Palestine

• Islamic Jihad: Israel’s terrorism at Aqsa Mosque dangerous escalation

  The increasing break-ins by Israeli settler gangs at al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—is a

• 39 worldwide Jewish groups state “BDS is not anti-Semitic”

  39 Jewish groups from across the world have defended the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement

• PA forces intercept demonstration against Gaza sanctions

  Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces on Saturday evening prevented the Palestinian citizens taking

BBC News - Home

• Toronto shooting: Deadly attack in Greektown district

  A gunman opened fire on a busy street, leaving one person dead and 13 injured, police say.

• Trump and Iran's Rouhani trade angry threats

  Rising Iran-US tension sparks barbs of "the mother of all wars" and "you will suffer".

• Chinese Premier Li Keqiang calls for crackdown on vaccine industry

  It is unclear how many people have received faulty vaccines for rabies and other diseases.

BBC News - England

• Acid attack on three-year-old boy: Three men arrested

  The three-year-old, who was attacked at a Home Bargains store, suffered burns to his arm and face.

• Trowbridge platform edge child not in danger, says dad

  Ian Stanton said he was looking out for approaching trains so his six-year-old was "not in danger"

• Drag teen banned from Dudley school talent show

  Lewis Bailey, 14, dressed in drag for non-uniform day and will join stars of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Bartholomew's Notes

• Elon Musk Still on Twitter Despite “Pedo Guy” Jibe

  From the Independent, last week: Elon Musk has apologised to the British cave diver he labelled “pedo guy”.

• A Media Note on “Police Whistleblowers” and the Conspiracy Milieu

  From the Daily Express, December 2017: POLICE whistleblowers are calling for an independent body to be set

• High-Profile Former Rochdale Officer Attends “Police Whistleblowers

  A Tweet from independent journalist Anna Brees, 11 July: I have been told that 30 police whistleblowers are

Everything Matters: Beyond Meds

• Leonardo’s way of saying Everything Matters 😊

  So delightfully perfect ...

• Leaflin: purveyor of magic

  by Leaflin Lore Winecoff -- I would like to not think in terms of words like "anxiety", "

• On trauma and madness in mental health services

  BY Noël Hunter That's when I decided, wisely or not, to join the very field that almost killed me. My

BlackListed News

• The Global Cannabis Market Is Set To Explode

  The global weed sector could be worth $57 billion in just 10 years, and that is mainly focused on the

• The Imperial Naivete of the American Public

  The nation's premier corporate profit engines / social media giants are the ideal platforms for

• Great Nations Are Destroyed By Being Pulled Into Wars To Defend Tiny Ones

  NATO's obsession with pulling in as many small, unstable and potentially extremist countries in Eastern

Brave The World

• 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

COTO Report

• 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

Center on Budget: Comprehensive News Feed

• In Case You Missed It…

  This week at CBPP, we focused on health, state budgets and taxes, and housing.

• Flexibility to Raise Rents Under House Bill Would Harm Needy Families and

  Our analysis finds, however, that local variation in rules for setting tenant rents would

• Shattering the Myth of Failure: Promising Findings from Ten Public Job

CounterPsyOps

• 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,

Coyote Blog

• Why Western Efforts To Ban Plastic Drinking Straws Are GREAT for Global

  Yes, most plastic waste in the ocean comes from monsoon flooding of Asian rivers / cities that washes trash

• The Days I Love My Job

  I write on this blog a lot on those days in my job that get me down.  That only makes sense because I write

• If Only We Had One "Sustainability" Number That Summarized the

  From an article about how China's decision to restrict imports of recyclable materials is throwing the

Dandelion Salad

• Chris Hedges, David Swanson, et al Interviews in Support of Julian Assange

  Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges #Unity4J on Jul 15, 2018 In a world of divide and conquer, unity is the

• Chris Hedges and Adam Frank: The Earth Is Just One Of Ten Billion Trillion

  Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Jul 21, 2018 Adam Frank, astrophysicist, describes the

• New Israeli Law Bans Dissent in the Classroom by David Swanson + The Rules

  by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy July 21, 2018 Israel has passed a law

disinformation

• Interview with the Magus: Rufus Opus

  Well, I hardly think it necessary to introduce this man. If you are a practicing magician alive today

• Psychedelics are Far More Religion Than They’ll Ever Be Science

  There are so many articles on psychedelics coming out these days it’s sort of nuts but I’ve

• Rich Liberal Hypocrisy: This Week on the Disinfocast

  You know what I find annoying? When I talk about how say, giving enormous tax breaks to rich people and

Drone Wars UK

• Could British Reaper drones be deployed to the Sahel?

  Although British Reaper drones currently continue to operate over Iraq and Syria, the real desire by

• New report: Falling Short: An analysis of the reporting of UK drone strikes

  Drone Wars is today publishing ‘Falling Short: An analysis of the reporting of UK drone strikes by

• New ‘Protector’ drone to fly into UK next month

  US drone manufacturer General Atomics is to fly one of the updated versions of the Predator drone – dubbed

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• An anthropologist looks at Trump’s attempt to end Cold War 2

  n a burst of bipartisanship, our leaders condemn Trump's attempt to stop Cold War 2. CW2 is the best

• Americans are angry! Is it helping?

  I recommended that Americans get angry as the first step to political reform. We are. The result shows that

• Democrats betray their principles & embrace the Deep State

  In the 1960s the Republicans betrayed their principles and embraced racism for political gain. Now the

Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service

• China, a strategic partner: UAE’s Department of Energy

  Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of the Department of Energy, DoE, has emphasised the strength of the

• Building the Caribbean’s Climate Resilience to Ensure Basic Survival

  In 2004, when the Category 4 hurricane Ivan hit the tiny island nation of Grenada and its 151 mph winds

• Can Cities Reach the Zero Waste Goal?

  How should cities address the problem of waste? The most important thing is to set a clear objective: that

The Invisible Opportunity: Hidden Truths Revealed

• 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

INTERNATIONALIST 360°

• In Nicaragua, is Operation “Contra bis” Failing?

  Alex Anfruns Thrown under the spotlight since mid-April, the homeland of Sandino is still facing an intense

• Nicaraguan People Participate in a Walk Demanding Justice for Victims of

  el19digital Translated by Internationalist 360° Thousands of Nicaraguans participate in the Justice Walk

• The Real Reason the US Must Talk to Russia

  Pepe Escobar Future historians may well identify Russian President Vladimir Putin’s landmark March 1 speech

LOTUS EDITIONS

• Transcendence

• Russian & American Meddling

  A day of hand-wringing in the US over Russian meddling in its 2016 election falls on the 100th anniversary

• Chat Noir

New Content on CO2 Science

• 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?

MercoPress

• Statement by the UK government on the situation in Nicaragua

  "The worsening situation in Nicaragua is alarming. The United Kingdom

• G20 ministers warn trade tensions risk derailing global growth and call for

  Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s largest economies said on

• Top grades for Macri and his reform policies from IMF's Lagarde

  Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, met with

National Wind Watch: Wind Energy News

• RES Australia’s Twin Creek Wind Farm tip toes around pygmy blue tongue #AUS

  A tiny, nationally endangered lizard has forced one of the world’s largest independent renewable energy

• Hilltopper Wind Farm construction causes issues #IL

  On Tuesday, July 17, the Logan County Board held its regular board meeting voting on several motions and

• Greenwood sets Aug. 6 for wind vote #ME

  Greenwood selectmen have set Aug. 6 for a special town meeting to decide on proposed amendments to the

www.thenewfederalist.eu

• This Week in Europe: EU-Japan trade deal, Commission fine to Google and

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

• I used to be pro-Brexit, now I'm a European federalist. Here's why.

  Jordan Barry explains how thinking of migration, the Eurocrisis and climate change convinced him of

• European political parties beyond the EU

  Rati Shubladze discusses factors determining the affiliation of parties from Eastern Partnership countries

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• Jada Pinkett Smith Shares Toned Bikini Pic After Will Posts Video Of Her 'Look'n All Crazy'

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• Victim's girlfriend says Florida gunman provoked fatal 'stand your ground' shooting

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• Ummm, Meghan Markle's Future Sister-in-Law Was Just Arrested for Assault

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• Chris Pratt Tweets Cryptic Message Amid James Gunn Fallout as Zoe Saldana Weighs In

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Big Picture News, Informed Analysis

• Butter, Cream & Grains of Salt

  Peer-reviewed science can be found to support nearly every position.

• Secretive Blacklists & The Economist Magazine

  Reporting on peer review, The Economist misses the elephant in the room - and advocates unjust hiring

• Wholesome Family Fun

  Unlike many dads cast by Hollywood, this one is competent, accomplished, and a pillar of the community.

Online Cancer Blog

• 5 Preventive Measures of Cervical Cancer You Shouldn’t Ignore

  As far as our health is concerned, we need to be careful.In the 21st century, more and more people get

• 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

The PPJ Gazette

• Animal Advocates Radio:”Voices Carry for Animals #181″- Blue Angels

  **Tune In Thursday’s** On July 19th, 2018 at 7:00 pm EST** LISTEN LIVE HERE 4:00 pm PST .. 5:00 pm MST .. 6

• Psychoanalysing NATO: Gaslighting

  Editor note:  This is quite possibly one of the most relevant opinion pieces that I have read in recent

• Jon Rappoport: The secret behind fake bipolar disease in children

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The Pump Handle

• 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'

Jon Rappoport's Blog

• Why the federal government broke vaccine law for 30 years

  Why the federal government broke vaccine law for 30 years By Jon Rappoport In my previous article on this

• Why you should consider ordering The Matrix Revealed

  by Jon Rappoport July 21, 2018 My mega-collection, The Matrix Revealed, contains interviews with two men

• Exit From The Matrix: Illusions of the ordinary mind

  by Jon Rappoport July 20, 2018 The ordinary mind is built on its own “national security” program. It

Signs of the Times

• SOTT FOCUS: NewsReal: Treason, Really? Trump-Putin Summit Enrages The War

  We knew it was going to provoke those vested in isolating Russia and keeping the US president on a leash

• "Is this global warming?" Italy's Dolomite peak buried in

  "EXCEPTIONAL SNOW in action on the Marmolada in full SUMMER" Surprising dense snowfall in the

• NASA cooked best evidence for life on Mars 40 years ago

  NASA recently announced its Curiosity rover had discovered complex organic molecules - key raw materials

Stuff.co.nz - Dominion Post

• Police recruits get just eight hours training for dealing with mental

  Frontline officers attend an average of 98 mental-health related events, including suicide threats or

• Donald Keepa named as the prisoner who escaped custody while at Hutt

  The prisoner who escaped Corrections custody while at Hutt Hospital on Monday morning is Donald Keepa.

• Sex act between robbers part of hate crime heist of gay man

  A woman who took part in a bizarre robbery involving the robbers performing a sex act as a lesson to the

Freethought Blogs

• Russian special forces supporting Rep. Peter Roskam’s campaign (Fiction)

  Some residents of Illinois’ Sixth Congressional District claim to have seen members of Russia’s Special

• Jack’s Walk

  It’s been raining here since last night and it’s that perfect kind of light but steady rain

• Seneca Falls: 170 Years Ago This Weekend

  One hundred seventy years ago this weekend (July 19-20, 1848), a group of 68 women and 32 men (or