Monday, August 27, 2018

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  Eyes on Trade



  • Contrary to Donald Trump’s claim last week that he has reduced the trade deficit by $52 billion, the United States is on track to post a record high goods trade deficit for the first...

  • Will the U.S. and EU Revive the Damaging Pro-corporate, Anti-people TTIP Agenda?

    a month ago
  • Trump promised a new approach on trade policy that would fix past damage to working people. But what his administration and European Union officials said this week in their joint statement...

  • Today’s D.C. Visit by Top Mexican Trade Officials May Reveal Whether a Renegotiated NAFTA Deal Can Be Signed in 2018

    a month ago

    • Statement of Lori Wallach, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Note: Today, the top Mexican trade officials of the current Peña Nieto and incoming López Obrador administrations...

      



  • Have you ever had the feeling that the same numbers keep showing up over and over again? Your morning coffee at your corner cafe cost $2.22. You have two missed calls on your mobile from...

  • 3 Ways To Empower Your Solar Plexus Chakra And Find Personal Power

    5 days ago
  • Having a balanced solar plexus chakra is of utmost importance because it’s the balancing point of all the 7 chakras. Your solar plexus chakra is the seat of your personal power that...

  • 11 Inspiring Stories Of People Who Gave The Planet A Second Chance And Did Miracles

    5 days ago

    • For the past century, planet Earth has been seriously damaged. More and more of us realize that our world is in danger. However, some people are actually doing something about it. People...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • According to new research, after a certain point, ‘good’ cholesterol becomes bad for you, raising the risk of heart attack and cardiovascular death...

  • Medical News Today: Dogs: Our best friends in sickness and in health

    a day ago
  • Dogs really are a person's best friend — not least because they impact both our physical and our mental health. In this Spotlight, we explain why and how...

  • Medical News Today: The brain uses its 'autocorrect' feature to make out sounds

    a day ago

    • New research in spoken word recognition shows how the human brain uses an 'autocorrect' function to distinguish between ambiguous sounds.

      Desdemona Despair



  • By Likhitha Butchireddygari11 August 2018(NBC News) – Daryl Peterson's farm has been in his family for as long as he's been alive. His father passed down the 2,500-acre spread...

  • British Columbia wildfire season in 2018 now second worst on record, behind only 2017

    14 hours ago
  • 26 August 2018 (The Canadian Press) – Government statistics indicate this year's wildfire season is the second worst in British Columbia's history, burning 945 square kilometres...

  • Hurricane Lane brings record rain to Hawaii, inundates parts of Big Island

    14 hours ago

    • By Mark Thiessen26 August 2018(AP) – Hurricane Lane secured its place in the history books before it quickly dissipated into a tropical storm and moved off from Hawaii. The storm...

      The Daily Sheeple



  • A lot of people obsessively focus on the vitamin content in fruit but they forget that it’s the unique combination of flavonoids, polyphenols, anthocyanins, tannins and other...

  • Before Public Roads, Private Companies Did It Better

    2 days ago
  • The best roads at the time were privately funded, for-profit businesses.

  • This Liberal Carried an American Flag to Protest Fascism in Portland. Antifa Cracked His Head Open With a Bat.

    2 days ago

    • Masked Antifa agitators told Welch, a Hillary voter, to hand over the flag. He resisted. They attacked.

      Exceptional Delaware 2017



  • Next up in the Candidate Message series is Seymour F. Ungus from the 42nd State Rep District.  He is running on the Delaware NOW ticket. Good evening Delaware.  I AM Seymour F. Ungus. ...

  • Candidate Message: Robert Mitchell, State Representative 35th District, Republican

    10 hours ago
  • Exceptional Delaware reached out to ALL candidates in the Delaware election through a post today.  Next up is Robert “Bob” Mitchell, running in the 35th State Rep District...

  • Breaking News: State Rep. Mike Ramone Is Having A Pool Party!

    10 hours ago

    • State Representative Mike Ramone from the 21st Representative District is hosting a pool party for constituents on September 9th, three days after the Primary Election.  In lieu...

      Have You Heard



  • TweetWhen LeBron James announced that he was opening a new school in his hometown of Akron, OH the crowd went crazy. James got cheers from public school advocates who applauded his...

  • Janus and the Future of Teachers Unions

    25 days ago
  • TweetWhat will the Supreme Court’s recent Janus ruling mean for teachers unions? Jon Shelton, author of the recent (and excellent) book Teacher Strike! Public Education and the...

  • The Problem with Fear-Based Education Reform

    a month ago

    • TweetDid you hear the one about how schools should be run more like businesses? In the latest episode of the Have You Heard podcast, Jennifer and Jack are joined by business journalist...

      Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger



  • August 24, 2018 Congratulations. Dr Khalid PM appoints Muhammed Abdul Khalid as economic advisor http://www.malaysiakini.com    Dr Abdul Khalid and Hwok-Aun Lee Economist...

  • When we will ever learn to do things on our own,nothing is gained from giveaways

    4 days ago
  • August 23, 2018 When we will ever learn to do things on our own, not depend on others for help. Face it, nothing is gained from giveaways By T K Chua http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com.my...

  • New York Times : Malaysia pushes back against China’s Vision

    4 days ago

    • August 24, 2018 New York Times :Malaysia pushes back against China’s Vision on account of Najib Razak’s stupidity KUANTAN, Malaysia — In the world’s most vital maritime...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Using eye-tracking devices and complex data analysis, a new psychology study shows how two predictive minds collaborate to create the Ouija board effect...

  • Medical News Today: Why are my eyebrows itchy?

    2 days ago
  • Itchy eyebrows can be annoying, but they are rarely a cause for concern. Some people may also notice red, flaky skin or dandruff in the eyebrows. Common causes include skin conditions...

  • Medical News Today: Signs and causes of leaking amniotic fluid

    2 days ago

    • Many women experience an increase in vaginal discharge during pregnancy or find that they leak urine at times. However, a clear and odorless fluid coming from the vagina could be leaking...

      Fast Company



  • A gripping tech comeback story that began back in 2014 is now complete: Intel has completely beaten out Qualcomm to provide the modem chips inside of iPhones. Fast Company has reported...

  • Facebook stock hammered after earnings miss, slow growth forecast

    a month ago
  • Poof. There goes a quarter of really impressive stock gains. Over the last month, Facebook’s stock reflected investors’ apparent lack of concern about potentially damaging...

  • These InfoWars videos banned by YouTube are still alive on Facebook

    a month ago

    • YouTube announced today that it had removed four videos—which express hatred toward liberals, Muslims, and trans children—by right-wing bullshit artist (proper media reference...

      Chicago Boyz



  • It strikes me that the complaint against judicial elections (as voiced on this listserv) is rooted in the absence of life tenure — not elections per se. You could have elections filling...

  • The DIY ‘Assault Drone’ Siege of Russian Bases in Syria

    13 hours ago
  • Since New Years 2018, there have been 23 attacks with 45 (+) home brew do it yourself (DIY) assault drones in Syria aimed at Russian and Assad Regime bases.  Three to four separate...

  • Two Short Recents @ AVI

    19 hours ago

    • Humanities Degrees: Emailed from a familiar source, there is this new data and opinion on humanities degrees.  The writer is able to say ” I made a wrong prediction, the data didn’t...

      Centinel2012



  • Armstrong Economics Blog/The Hunt for Taxes Re-Posted Aug 26, 2018 by Martin Armstrong People really think we have free trade and somehow Trump is reversing that fact. This, of course...

  • Australian Politics – 6 Prime Ministers in 13 years

    18 hours ago
  • Armstrong Economics Blog/Australia & Oceania RE-Posted Aug 26, 2018 by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Dear Mr. Armstrong, I don’t know if you’ve heard the news but here down...

  • Paul Wood: “I have spoken to one intelligence source who says Mueller is examining ‘electronic records’ that would place Cohen in Prague.”…

    18 hours ago

    • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree house on August 25, 2018 by sundance It is an inarguable fact that ideologues within the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation...

      The BRAD BLOG



  • "A man in his position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous". Oh, and strip superdelegates of power ... Women (and everyone who loves and supports them) will take to the streets...

  • EPA Admits Trump's 'Dirty Power Plan' Will Kill Thousands of Americans: 'BradCast' 8/24/2018

    2 days ago
  • Before we get to our guest on today's BradCast, a number of news items (and that may be an understatement) of note. [Audio link to show is posted below.] First, the latest in the quickening...

  • 'Trump Tripped Up By His Own Pecker' and MUCH More News of the Day: 'BradCast' 8/23/2018

    3 days ago

    • Like the news cycle, we're all over the place on today's BradCast with politics, accountability and corruption news, democracy and voting news, green news and court news and much...

      Below 2C



  • Lynne Quarmby is a professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University. She was arrested for civil disobedience protesting the Trans...

  • The Best Way To Create Jobs: Reduce Fossil Fuel Use

    6 days ago
  • As the world slowly transitions to a clean energy future, one of the major concerns we keep hearing about is the loss of jobs in the fossil fuel sector. President Trump was elected on...

  • It’s Time To Rise For Climate Action – #RiseForClimate

    13 days ago

    • “Climate change used to feel like an issue that other people were dealing with, or that future generations would face,” tweeted the New York Times. But this summer, it’s different...

      bluebird of bitterness




  • Sunday musical offering

    20 hours ago


  • Caturday funnies — good old days edition

    2 days ago


    •   Home



  • On August 17, the Asahi Shimbun ran an encouraging story saying that construction firm, Bechtel, had pulled out of the unpopular Wylfa B Hitachi nuclear power plant project on the...

  • UN summit on nuclear disarmament in jeopardy

    6 days ago
  • In less then two months the United Nations General Assembly will decide whether to hold the UN High-Level Conference (Summit) on Nuclear Disarmament, which has been planned for...

  • Saudi Arabia is blackballing Canadian products. The good news is, one of those is a 14-reactor nuclear project

    6 days ago

    • In an excellent new piece, now also published on Beyond Nuclear International, Henry Sokolski and Victor Gilinsky, of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, show how Saudi...

    BlackListed News



  • At least four people have been reported killed and 11 wounded, after a mass shooting event broke out at the Chicago Pizza restaurant in The Jacksonville Landing area of Jacksonville...

  • John McCain Dead At 81

    2 days ago
  • Senator John McCain has died at the age of 81, according to the New York Times. The Republican congressman and two-time presidential candidate passed at 4:28 p.m. at his Arizona home...

  • 75% Of Texas Voters Exposed After Unsecured Database Discovered

    a day ago

    • An unsecured database containing the personal information of 14.8 million Texas voters was discovered by a New Zealand-based data breach hunter who goes by the pseudonym Flash Gordon...

      Research Digest



  • By Christian Jarrett. It's possible that a less intense, more supportive "act extraverted" intervention could benefit introverts too.

  • First randomised-controlled trial of an employee “Wellness Programme” suggests they are a waste of money

    4 days ago
  • By Alex Fradera. For now, the impression of a positive impact given by wellness programmes looks largely a mirage.

  • For some, experiencing trauma may act as a form of cognitive training that increases their mental control

    5 days ago

    • By Emma Young. The new findings may have implications for the treatment of PTSD.

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places



  • Take a peek into wineries in the area near where the Mediterranean Sea and the Pyranées meet, and you’ll see something strange: row after row of large glass jars filled with wine...

  • Amarula Cream Liqueur

    2 days ago
  • Rich and silky on the tongue, Amarula cream is a South African liqueur that blends fermented and distilled marula fruit with cream and sugar to make a sweet, butterscotch-flavored...

  • Revisiting a 1958 Map of Space Mysteries

    2 days ago

    • A year after Sputnik launched into space, in 1957, speculation was sizzling. Surely, humans would be up there before too long, which in turn would finally put us in a position to answer...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • This and that for your Sunday reading.- Emma Paling discusses how the security of a basic income provides the opportunity to escape an abusive relationship. And Jim Stanford collects...

  • Saturday Morning Links

    2 days ago
  • Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Melissa Benn discusses how private schools entrench a class divide within a generation - and argues that they should be eliminated in...

  • Musical interlude

    2 days ago

    • Sloan - Believe In Me
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