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FAVORITES
California Lawmakers Move State Towards 100 Percent Carbon-Free Electricity
The EnvironmentaList / 52min
Bill passed by Assembly would require complete shift to clean energy by 2045
Silence to save the Planet! Stop debates, chuck hissy-fits, and hope no one notices.
The alarmist case is so strong they will Not Discuss It. Right now, the world is going to hell and expert scientists need to convince the doubting masses that they face a dire threat. They have rock solid evidence. Do they: Patiently answer questions with graphs and data. or Shout “fire” and ask for 89 trillion dollars, then tar those who disagree as pedophile-nazi-loving-idiots, throw a tanty and
Brazil’s Voracious Pesticide Use, Lax Regulation, Pose Significant Health Risk, Say Critics
The EnvironmentaList / 1d
Threat extends beyond Brazilian farmworkers to consumers around the world
Interview 1382 – The Social Media Regulation Psyop
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2018-08-27%20James%20Corbett.mp3"][/audio] James Corbett joins The Last American Vagabond once again to discuss what we are seeing today with the proposed regulation of the currently trending social media outlets.
Climate change brings snow to Europe in summer
Good news. Children who don’t know what snow is can now ski in summer. Heavy Summer Snowfall in European Alps – Austria, Italy, Germany & Switzerland Receive Up To 40cm Matt Wiseman, Mountainwatch Heavy snow fell above 1500 metres across the European Alps this weekend with a number of destinations reporting over 40cm of the fluffy white stuff. While it is still summer in Europe, temperatures drop
BLOGGER-FOLLOWING
News reporter says 'flux capacitator' was the potential cause of a plane crash
Ah, the old flux capacitor prank. Kathryn Burcham with Boston 25 news was reporting live from the scene of a plane crash at Cranland Airport in Hanson, Massachusetts, when it appears she accidentally made a Back to the Future reference. In the clip, Burcham claims that Jacob Haselden, the 20-year-old pilot who crash-landed the plane, told her a "defective flux capacitator" was the possible cause
NASA astronaut quits halfway through training
For the first time in 50 years, an astronaut has voluntarily stepped down in the middle of the training program. For most people, being accepted in to...
You can own a fully functional vintage Apple-1 computer — but it'll cost you
Apple-1 expert Corey Cohen recently restored one of the original Apple-1 computers designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak back in the '70s. The machine, which will be sold at auction, is expected to go for anywhere from $300,000-$400,000. Now's your chance to own a piece of Apple history — if your wallet can afford it. Read the full article here . Read more... More about Apple , Mashable Video
Russia: Unidentified Helicopters Delivering Weapons to Taliban, Islamic State in Afghanistan
Weapons in, drugs out. Via: Russian Government / TASS: Russia has recorded flights of unidentified helicopters delivering weapons to the Taliban (a movement outlawed in Russia) and the Islamic State (a terror group outlawed in Russia) units active in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Thursday. “We would like […]
NEWS
Nigel Farage portrait fails to attract buyers at art show
David Griffiths painting of ‘Mr Brexit’ unsold, while Jacob Rees-Mogg work fetches £450 A portrait of the former Ukip leader Nigel Farage failed to attract a single bid at one of Britain’s most prestigious art shows. The painting, which shows Farage in his trademark purple-striped tie, was featured in the Royal Academy’s summer exhibition. The work, by David Griffiths, was priced at £25,000, but
Good Riddance to the Red Delicious, an Apple That Sucks
The Red Delicious is no longer the dominant apple in American orchards, the U.S. Apple Association said last week , after lasting five decades in the top spot. The Gala apple is now first; Red Delicious second; Granny Smith third. By 2020, the Honeycrisp, which so prized by consumers that they’ll pay higher prices for the privilege of eating one, may crack the growers’ top three.
Neil Young and Daryl Hannah reportedly marry in California
Guitarist Mark Miller appears to confirm wedding after wishing pair well on Facebook The singer-songwriter Neil Young and actor Daryl Hannah are said to have married during a small ceremony in California at the weekend. The couple reportedly wed on Saturday in Atascadero, after a ceremony on Young’s yacht near the San Juan islands. Continue reading...
Arizona’s Voters Have Spoken and Rendered Joe Arpaio Irrelevant
There once was an era when he bestrode his domain in kingly fashion, soaking up the spotlight and meting out his brand of justice to those he deemed unworthy of constitutional protection. At the peak of his 24-year reign, the self-billed “toughest sheriff in America” operated with impunity in the immigrant neighborhoods of Maricopa County, Arizona, racially profiling its denizens; conducting rand
Quentin Tarantino Has Finally Cast Manson in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'
Over the past few months, Quentin Tarantino has amassed an almost unwieldy amount of talent for his upcoming 60s LA epic set amid the Manson murders. He brought on Margot Robbie to play starlet and Manson victim Sharon Tate , and Dakota Fanning as Manson Family member Squeaky Fromme , and got Burt Reynolds to be the old guy who owned the ranch where the Family lived and shot guns and sewed vests
Scotland to Provide Free Sanitary Products to Students
The government will invest more than $6 million to banish “period poverty” among girls and women in schools, colleges and universities.
SCIENCE
Goats prefer happy people
Goats can differentiate between human facial expressions and prefer to interact with happy people, according to a new study.
Astronomers reveal new details about 'monster' star-forming galaxies
An international team of astronomers from Japan, Mexico and the University of Massachusetts Amherst studying a "monster galaxy" 12.4 billion light years away today report that their instruments have achieved a 10 times higher angular resolution than ever before, revealing galaxy structural details previously completely unknown. They also were able to analyze dynamic properties that could not be pr
Mammal forerunner that reproduced like a reptile sheds light on brain evolution
Compared with the rest of the animal kingdom, mammals have the biggest brains and produce some of the smallest litters of offspring. A newly described fossil of an extinct mammal relative—and her 38 babies—is among the best evidence that a key development in the evolution of mammals was trading brood power for brain power.
Guess which two countries account for a third of all gun deaths
Health These maps show where the burden of gun violence falls. In 2016, firearms killed approximately 251,000 people worldwide. More than half of those deaths occurred in just six countries—all in the Americas.
Chiral Molecules May Have Hitched Meteor Rides to Planets
The building blocks of life might have had a cosmic origin before hitching a ride to the early Earth on meteorites.
Abortion Is a Problem to Be Solved, Not a Moral Issue
Education and birth control are slowly making the politics less relevant -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
YOUTUBE
tWitch Takes On the #IDOLCHALLENGE
Ellen's DJ tWitch gave his take on K-pop star J-Hope's #IDOLCHALLENGE by dancing to BTS' latest hit, "Idol." #Idol #BTS #tWitch From: TheEllenShow
What the last Blockbuster has that Netflix doesn’t
Did you know the last Blockbuster in America is in Bend, Oregon? In 2004, the company went from over 9,000 locations worldwide to exactly one in America. But in this streaming age, is there anything we can learn from Blockbuster? We traveled to Oregon to find out. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on I
Mel B Teases a Spice Girls Reunion
Mel B chatted about a possible Spice Girls reunion, how she doesn't understand dating, and whether she's staying on as judge for another season of "America's Got Talent." #MelB #SpiceGirls #LeaMichele From: TheEllenShow
Moths
Vimeo / Vimeo Staff Picks / 50min
Inspired by all of the tiny illusory moths I see out of the corner of my eyes late late at night. Animation by me. Audio by the incredible Thomas Williams. Cast: Scott Jonsson and Thomas Williams Tags: motion design , short film , animation and personal project
Tools to Take Charge of Your Digital Wellbeing
At Google I/O in May, we introduced new tools that help people better understand their tech usage, focus on what matters most and disconnect when needed. Starting today, you can find all of the YouTube tools in one place, alongside your personal time watched profile. Our goal is to provide a better understanding of time spent on YouTube, so you can make informed decisions about how you want YouTub
Hail Mary Country
A house robbery in suburbia goes awry. A film by Tannaz Hazemi Official Selection 2018 Slamdance Cast: Tannaz Hazemi , American Film Institute and Slamdance Tags: AFI DWW
THE CORBETT REPORT
Interview 1380 – Money Magic and the Scramble for Africa
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2018-08-23%20Financial%20Survival.mp3"][/audio] James joins Melody Cedarstrom for his regular appearance on Financial Survival. This week they discuss the monetary system upon which the political puppet show is based and the scramble for African resources that is shaping up between the US and China.
Money Magic and the Scramble for Africa
James joins Melody Cedarstrom for his regular appearance on Financial Survival. This week they discuss the monetary system upon which the political puppet show is based and the scramble for African resources that is shaping up between the US and China.
Interview 1381 – The Past, Present and Future of Education
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2018-08-22%20The%20Ripple%20Effect.mp3"][/audio] James Corbett and Hunter Maats join Ricky Varandas on The Ripple Effect to continue their previous conversation of the problems of the current system of schooling and the solutions to that system. Along the way, they debate licensing, statism, the FDA and other topics.
Episode 344 – Problem Reaction Solution: Internet Censorship Edition
[audio mp3="https://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/episode344-lq.mp3"][/audio] Don't be an idiot! The government is NOT going to be the neutral arbiters of the internet and the big tech companies are NOT monopolies unless YOU choose to make them into monopolies. The answers to the social media crackdown are already here and it is your choice whether the alternatives that already exist thrive or die. I
THE ENVIRONMENTALIST
Aboriginal Elders Face Off with Uranium Mining Co. in the Australian Outback
The EnvironmentaList / 2d
With four new mines approved in the Western Desert, the Tjiwarl turn to courts for help
Nearly 40,000 Giraffe Parts Have Been Imported to the US in Last 10 Years
The EnvironmentaList / 5d
Researchers from the Humane Society found 52 US locations in which giraffe products continue to be sold
Meet the 19th Annual Brower Youth Award Winners
The EnvironmentaList / 5d
From speaking up against oil pipelines to supporting key pollinators, this year's recipients are galvanizing the environmental movement
Europe’s Nuclear Reactors Fall Victim to the Heat
Closures raise questions about viability of nucelar power in a warming world
WWF - LATEST NEWS
WWF- Russia to release 10 bisons into the wild in North Ossetia
WWF - Latest News / 21d
WWF- Russia would be releasing ten bisons into the wild in North Ossetia during August. The restoration of bisons in North Ossetia is a part of a strategy to re-introduce the animals in the country. The first six bisons arrived in Caucasus from the Oksky nature reserve (Ryazan region) today, after a 2000 km travel. The new arrivals include purebred two male and four female bisons. The animals wer
Protected areas could help boost Brazil's national economy, study finds
WWF - Latest News / 21d
Brazil's protected areas (Pas) such as the Amazon and Caatinga are known globally for the incredible biodiversity treasures they hold. In 2016, there were approximately 17 million visitors in Brazilian protected areas and according to a new study published this week, greater investment in the environmental management of these areas could help yield even more economic gains for the country. The bo
A.E.BRAIN
WMTC
mlb.tv, roku, and appletv: why is this so difficult?
wmtc / 23d
If you're an app developer for MLB, or if you're with Roku or AppleTV, skip down to the final paragraphs! Because Allan and I follow a baseball an out-of-town baseball team, we subscribe to MLB.TV, and have done so for ages. As much as I dislike pay-per-TV services, being able to watch any baseball game at any time, with either the home or away feed, is amazing. Once we were able to do this by st
google does it again: recent blogger updates are not user-friendly
wmtc / 23d
Once again, Google has reduced the ease and functionality of Blogger. A while back, the layout of the Blogger dashboard changed. I used to be able to see an overview of all my blogs plus my "following" list on one dashboard page. I found this very useful, and I imagine that other users who also moderate more than one blog would have agreed. Now I can no longer check for and moderate comments on al
listening to joni: #6: court and spark
wmtc / 28d
Court and Spark , 1974 Writing about the music of Joni Mitchell has been a huge challenge. My love of music and my writing abilities seem to live in separate spheres: I write with my brain, but I listen with my heart. If writing about Joni's music has been challenging, writing about Court and Spark feels impossible. The love and connection I feel for this music is impossible to put into words. So
what i'm reading: collected (and amazing) nonfiction by saul bellow
wmtc / 29d
When the author Saul Bellow died in 2005 at the age of 90, I was saddened and disappointed by the scant attention paid to his passing. Bellow was one of the greatest writers of the 20th Century. His novels are still relevant, in a way that many of past generations are not. And his writing... his writing is simply astounding. With this in mind, and my love of nonfiction, I looked forward to readin
ALL THINGS PAKISTAN
Prime Ministers of Pakistan: Numbered Days
Only 3 Prime Ministers of Pakistan were in office for more than 4 years, seven PM's were in office for less than a year. Zia ul Haq and Ayub Khan were in power longest, but Nawaz Sharif's cumulative days as PM outnumber Musharraf's days of power! The post Prime Ministers of Pakistan: Numbered Days appeared first on ALL THINGS PAKISTAN .
AMUSED CYNICISM
What the EU should do to gain control of its digital infrastructure
Amused Cynicism / 9d
The EU is not currently in control of much of its digital infrastructure.Could it be? And Should it be? Since it is the 2nd largest economy in the world, controlling over a fifth of the world’s economy, it clearly has the ability to be in control if it wants to. And it should want to, to prevent the posibility of hostile outside actors harming European interests. It could do so by these steps: 1.
Britain No Longer Wants Brexit
Amused Cynicism / 17d
The following is taken from the article The Country Does Not Want Brexit by Reasons2Remain. There is now a significant turning point in UK attitudes to Brexit, writes Professor Adrian Low. The pollster YouGov has completed 70 polls since the referendum, asking whether it was the right or wrong decision to vote to leave the EU. They have also asked the public eighteen times if there should be a se
New Ladybird Books Give Practical Advice for Brexit
Amused Cynicism / 24d
Ladybird have launched a new series of 6 books giving practical advice on how to cope with Brexit and its aftermath: A seventh book is also on its way, entitled “Practical Cannabalism: 101 Recipes For Cooking With Humans”. I’ve already pre-ordered my copy.
ARMSCONTROLWONK
Open Silos
As many of you know, the latest annual China Military Power Report produced by the U.S. Department of Defense for Congress came out last week. The reports contains quite a few interesting tidbits, but I spotted one thing that really stood out against the backdrop of expected developments and progress in China’s missile programs. In …
From Here to Eternity: Hans Morgenthau on the Bomb
Quote of the week: “Nuclear destruction destroys the meaning of death by depriving it of its individuality.” — Hans Morgenthau Hans Morganthau was part of a wave of intellectuals who found refuge in the United States as Europe was coming apart at the seams with the rise of Nazi Germany. He is perhaps best known …
Tom Schelling, Mini-Nukes and the Nuclear Taboo
Quote of the week: “The most spectacular event of the past half century is one that did not occur. We have enjoyed sixty years without nuclear weapons exploded in anger. What a stunning achievement – or, if not achievement, what stunning good fortune.” — Thomas Schelling, Nobel Prize acceptance speech, December 8, 2005 Tom Schelling …
On the 73rd Anniversary of Hiroshima
The imprint on public consciousness of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which occurred 73 years ago today, has faded greatly. The hibakusha, or survivors of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed more than 130,000 and left tens of thousands of others with horrendous injuries, have been the most ardent proponents of nuclear …
North Korea’s Continuing Missile Production
Ellen Nakashima and Joby Warrick have a bombshell story about North Korea producing one, possible two, Hwasong-15 ICBMs at its Sanumdong facility. Aaron and Jeffrey discuss the role that MIIS and open source played in corroborating the report. This episode brought to you by Jeffrey’s new novel, The 2020 Commission Report. Links of Note: …
The Perils of Small-Group Thinking
Quote of the week: “I have nowhere to go and nowhere to go when I get back from there.” — A.R. Ammons, “Still” Creativity can be a singular expression or can be nurtured in small groups. The longer the workplace corridor and the more authorizations required, the more creativity can be rubbed out. Creativity can …
CRAIG MURRAY
Skripals – When the BBC Hide the Truth
On 8 July 2018 a lady named Kirsty Eccles asked what, in its enormous ramifications, historians may one day see as the most important Freedom of Information request ever made. The rest of this post requires extremely close and careful reading, and some thought, for you to understand that claim. Dear British Broadcasting Corporation, 1: Why did BBC Newsnight correspondent Mark Urban keep secret fr
When They Decide to Get You
Alex Salmond’s jeopardy has caused me a dreadful shudder of recognition and empathy. I too was accused of hideous offences under a civil service disciplinary code and barred from taking any action to defend myself. I was not allowed to speak to anybody at all about the charges, and particularly not allowed to know the identity of my accusers, or to organise witnesses in my defence – which appears
Facebook Censorship, Mad Ben Nimmo and the Atlantic Council
Facebook has deleted all of my posts from July 2017 to last week because I am, apparently, a Russian Bot. For a while I could not add any new posts either, but we recently found a way around that, at least for now. To those of you tempted to say “So what?”, I would point out that over two thirds of visitors to my website arrive via my posting of the articles to Facebook and Twitter. Social media
A Short Article Not Mentioning Alex Salmond
An Ambassador is evidently not as important as a Scottish First Minister, but there is one interesting similarity. You get to live in a palatial Residence at public expense, and you host numerous social events there, from intimate lunches to grand dinners to receptions for many hundred people. Indeed as a diplomat you do this throughout your career – as an Ambassador, Deputy High Commissioner, Fi
Time to End Cheap Flights
African cities generally use less electricity than their European equivalents, as people own less appliances and have greater need for thrift. Jet engines are essentially the same as turbines used for electricity generation, and the engines on a single jumbo would power a small African city had they generators attached. Remember that next time you fly. Worldwide aviation emissions pump slightly m
The Ubiquity of Evil
My world view changed forever when, after 20 years in the Foreign Office, I saw colleagues I knew and liked go along with Britain’s complicity in the most terrible tortures, as detailed stunningly in the recent Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee Report. They also went along with keeping the policy secret, deliberately disregarding all normal record taking procedures, to the extent
DAMMIT JANET!
Lawless Abortion: No, We Do Not Need a Law
We Need a Law, the astroturf wing of Dominionist group Association for Reformed Political Action* , has put up its first billboard in Dartmouth, NS. No doubt to the group's delight, it is causing controversy. Pattison Outdoor, which rents the space, says it has received complaints, but will not take it down unless instructed to by Ad Standards . So, friends of truth and choice, we need to complai
WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE
God is Red
What Is Sustainable / 1d
God is Red fascinated me. Vine Deloria Jr. (1933–2006) was a Yankton Sioux activist. His great-grandfather was a medicine man. His grandfather was a chief who became a priest. His father rose to an executive position in the Episcopal Church. Deloria graduated from a seminary, but chose not to become a minister, because of his father’s frustrations. He sought a path that could be of greater benefi
Lapps and Labyrinths
What Is Sustainable / 13d
Once upon a time, all humans in Europe were nomadic hunter-gatherers. Today, we know little about those prehistoric wild folks. Over the centuries, farming, animal husbandry, ceramics, textiles, and other technologies from the Middle East slithered westward into Europe. Eventually, almost all of the wild folks were either absorbed into the turbulent new culture or eliminated by it. In Europe, the
DR CINTLI
A call out to the current occupant of the White House
Dr Cintli / 12d
A call out to the current occupant of the White House By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez August 16, 2018 After being under relentless assault by the current president for some 3 years, on August 16th, the nation’s mainstream media – its opinion writers – are finally striking back. On this day, some 100 of the nation’s leading newspapers are set to publish columns in defense of the 1st Amendment, and
FREE PLANET
Star Citizen - Roadmap Update - wot no multi-system?
Free Planet / 11d
after someone in the dev team accidentally uploaded a 3.3-3.6 Roadmap a couple of weeks ago that was all sortsa wrong, RSI aka CIG aka makers of both the Star Citizen and Squadron 42 games have finally uploaded THE PROPER ROADMAP charting the expected progress of the Star Citizen (it's not a f***ing sandbox) game through to the end of 2019... Most obvious omission this time, apart from Hurston-sy
Eileen McKusick - Human Bioelectricity - Electric Universe Model
Free Planet / 17d
while she appears to be working on the purely INTUITIVE level, Eileen McKusick is integrating her thesis-research on how a tuning fork can map the human magnetic field and how it relates to MEMORY into Wal Thornhill and David Talbott's ELECTRIC UNIVERSE and THUNDERBOLTS OF THE GODS cosmological model. Sounds like 'those corporations who pushed wireless broadband and cell phones technology upon us'
GREG MANKIW'S BLOG
Bill Gates's Freshman Year
By the second semester of my freshman year at Harvard, I had started going to classes I wasn’t signed up for, and had pretty much stopped going to any of the classes I was signed up for – except for an introduction to economics class called “Ec 10.” I was fascinated by the subject, and the professor was excellent. Mr. Gates does not say who the professor was. And since this predates my time at Ha
Thumbs up for DAFs
Today's NY Times has a long but ultimately unconvincing article about Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs). The headline and tone of the article suggest something nefarious is going on. But unless you think that future charitable spending is less admirable than current charitable spending, nothing of the sort is the case. True, the money managers make some money from these funds, but they do for every pool
What I have been reading
Great book by UCLA economist Sebastian Edwards about a key moment in American economic history. Many economists believe that the most important thing FDR did to help the economy recover from the Great Depression was to go off the gold standard. As part of that policy, he pursued laws that rewrote many bond contracts, annulling gold clauses. It was controversial then (and surely would be again if
Singer, Songwriter, Central Banker
A friend emails me: I’ve just been listening to Rich Clarida’s CD, Time No Changes . It’s on Spotify. Might be an amusing item for your blog! The press has been talking about the fact that Goldman’s David Solomon is also DJ D-Sol, but it’s equally unusual to have a singer-songwriter as nominated Vice Chair of the Fed. I recall seeing Rich perform years ago when he was a grad student at Harvard. (I
A CLOSER LOOK: JODY PATERSON
Don't you be calling me adorable: A reflection on ageism
These are times of calling people on their shit. So I’m going to call out ageism, and more specifically that insidious kind I think of as “compliment-based ageism,” which I’m now experiencing in my own life. Some recent examples: I scrambled up the rock at my favourite Upper Thetis swimming hole a few days ago and a woman watching me from the top told me what a good climber I was. When travelling
LEFT I ON THE NEWS
On Google's suppression of non-mainstream news outlets
Left I on the News / 17h
Trump is in the news today for complaining that Google searches for “Trump news” turns up only “fake news” from “left-wing” sites (in which he includes every single “mainstream” news source with the exception of FOX News!), and charging Google with suppressing news from conservative sources. Interestingly, moments after he tweeted that I went to Google and did just that (searched for “Trump news”
Headlines for August 24, 2018
Left I on the News / 4d
Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio . Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted 11 minutes. The segment has been off for two weeks so some of the headlines below are "old". Worst and Most Misleading Headlines (WAMMH) -- August 24, 2018 CANDIDATES FOR “WORST”/”MOST DISGUSTING”: *BY FAR THE WORST, THIS SEQUENCE OF THREE HEADLINES FROM BBC: I
Headlines for Aug. 10, 2018 — The "lost episode"
Left I on the News / 18d
This week's "Headlines" segment on Sputnik's Loud & Clear was pre-empted by a Russiagate segment, as Brian, John and I discuss the latest news about the Steele dossier and the role in played in launching the investigation. You'll have to content yourself with reading my notes below about the headlines we would have discussed if we had gone ahead with the normal segment. Worst and Most Misleading
Media misses (or tries to hide) the big takeaway from Rick Gates' testimony
Left I on the News / 21d
Coverage of Rick Gates’ testimony at the Paul Manafort trial leads the news tonight. Almost all of it is about the titillating aspects — tax evasion, Gates embezzling money from Manafort (!), etc. But the most *significant* aspect of that testimony is not only being ignored, it’s being deliberately hidden. See the screen cap from tonight’s ABC News, which is the framework we’ve bee presented sinc
Killing Gaza: A review
Left I on the News / 25d
Last night I watched the new documentary from journalists Dan Cohen and Max Blumenthal, "Killing Gaza". If you want to have your heart ripped out and torn into shreds, watch this film. If you like feeling totally devastated, watch this film. Nobody likes those things. But you should still watch this film. Because it is an utterly devastating indictment of the brutality, the barbarity, with which
Headlines for Aug. 3, 2018
Left I on the News / 25d
Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio . Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted 11 minutes. Worst and Most Misleading Headlines (WAMMH) -- August 3, 2018 Yesterday was the 15th anniversary of this blog. It’s interesting to look back on his very first blog post from Aug. 2, 2003, and see how "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" (the m
MIDDLE EAST TODAY
El Sessi Official Visit to Sudan
Middle East Today / 23d
Egypt relies on the import of 60% of its wheat. Due to the meager availability of water, Egypt cultivates only 5 to 6 million feddans, of acres. Sudan, on the other hand, has regular rain. It was estimated that the regular annual rain fall in Sudan was estimated to be 1000 billion cu.m., in addition to rivers water. Hence, both Egypt and Sudan complement each other regarding cultivation. Egypt po
NEWS FROM ATLANTIS.
Ten Years of blogging! Thanks to you all. And a special thank you to Paul Dutton for marking this anniversary with his original manuscript
News From Atlantis. / 27d
In the process of writing on this blog I have had the pleasure of meeting many interesting people. This month is a bit of an achievement for this blog. It is now ten years since I wrote the first post on here. Regular readers will have seen my many meanderings in the realms of conspiracy theories, politics and the like. As the blog passes the ten year mark, it is fitting to thank all those I have
THE RULES OF EXPOSITION
"Infinite" versus "Endless"
"Infinite" is a practical impossibility. "Endless" happens all the time. Almost 70 years old before I figured out the difference.
THWAP'S SCHOOLYARD
Soldiers and Cops
thwap's schoolyard / 3d
In our system the state has a monopoly on the use of violence. The police and the military are the main tools by which the state exercises its monopoly on violence. The only message that I want to convey with this post is that if you have access to members of the police or the military (or, really, any other enforcement arm of the state that can cause serious damage to a person's life), that you
Change the Narrative, Create an Alternative Narrative, and Destroy
thwap's schoolyard / 8d
George Orwell's 1984 describes how a totalitarian government can manipulate people into believing the most grotesque, inhuman absurdities. It can delude people into thinking they're free, even though they're miserable and trapped in a system they can't control. It robs them of the words, the capabilities, to even understand what is wrong, to explain it to themselves. To a great degree WE live in
Thwap Is Back!!!!
thwap's schoolyard / 9d
Sort of. I still think humanity is too stupid to survive. I still think blogging is a waste of time. But it seems to me that living a lie is also a complete waste of time. Recently, I've been seeing a lot of click-bait titles about how to have a better life. You know these sorts of articles: "Yoga hacks for greater energy." "This Billionaire CEO Avoids These 5 Bad Habits." "The BEST Way To Respon
PAYING ATTENTION
My Tyee column: Skip the Dishes lawsuit signals need for new employment laws
Paying attention / 8d
If governments were doing their jobs, a Skip The Dishes food delivery driver wouldn’t have to sue for basic employment rights. Charleen Pokornik, who started driving for the company in Winnipeg two years ago, says the company is wrongly claiming the drivers are independent contractors, not employees. Increasingly, jobs have been changing — and generally for the worse. More part-time work, more pe
THE STRAIGHT GOODS
Is It ‘Reporting’ or ‘Creative Writing’ in the province of Alberta?
The Straight Goods / 16d
Is It ‘Reporting’ or ‘Creative Writing’ in the province of Alberta? Written by Robin Mathews , August 2018 Looking at the article “ Freedom and Loathing in Lethbridge” by Tadzio Richards for Alberta Views is a depressing undertaking. Dressed, apparently, in the clothing of serious investigation – the reality of its sham nature is disappointing … for there is no question that clear light needs to
SARDONICKY
John McCain Has Left the Room
Sardonicky / 2d
And entered into his just reward, aka The Void. Insert boilerplate hagiography here: He made the supreme final sacrifice and clung onto life until the very end of the Hamptons and Martha's Vineyard's seasons, so that the well-rested Ruling Establishment can all gather for one of this year's premier social events - his "full dress" funeral at Washington's National Cathedral. No need to even waste
Having Your #Russiagate and Eating It Too
Sardonicky / 3d
New York Times reporter Sheera Frenkel certainly feels the precarity and angst of the average working gal. On a recent morning, she had to juggle doing the corporate security state's bidding by writing the blockbuster Microsoft story about more Russian hacking, caring for her infant daughter, tweeting up a storm, and booking another TV appearance to plug her Microsoft story. She arrived at MSNBC
Internet Needs More Diverse Censors, Says Democratic Think Tank
Racism, being as all-American as rotten apple pie, has gotten a huge fertilizing boost thanks to modern technology. The Internet has spawned acres upon acres of toxic cyber-orchards which are poisoning millions upon millions of social media users all over this precious Land of the Free. With homegrown neo-Nazis to the right of us and Kremlin bots to the right-left of us, how in the world can #Res
John Brennan Drones On
You have to hand it to Donald Trump. Not only is he an expert at controlling the media he only pretends to despise as "fake," he also knows how to stir up corporate churnalism to a sustained furious boil, salted liberally with outrage from a can.. It took a Trump to turn George Bush's torture architect and Barack Obama's drone assassination guru into Resistance, Inc's latest action hero. John Bre
How Corporatism Is Co-Opting Socialism
Have you noticed that more and more corporate media pundits are paying some positive attention to socialism these days? If they can't beat such attractive upstarts as Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, they might as well at least pretend to join them in the pre-midterms interim. There'll be plenty of time after November to curb both their enthusiasm and ours. Color me skeptical, but when neoliberal scribe
Isn't It Rich: Trump, Madonna, and Chelsea Clinton
Sardonicky / 8d
Despite his best efforts, Donald Trump is not quite the shoo-in for best performance by a rich, famous, entitled and clueless narcissist this week. The internet is exploding because Madonna made her VMA show tribute to the late Aretha Franklin all about herself and her own struggles to achieve fame and fortune. She is now known as Me-donna, which is quite a big step up from Material Girl. She's m
SCHOOLS MATTER
Edu-Blocks Arrive in New Hampshire
Schools Matter / 16d
Roughly two months ago I discovered Southern New Hampshire University had become the first academic institution in North America to issue a diploma credential / education transcript on the Blockchain. It surprised me. I knew Learning Machine (MIT) was working on this in Malta, but I had no clue there was a domestic trial underway. I dove in, did a lot of research, and created the map below. To vi
Getting College Ready for the Kids
Schools Matter / 24d
For many past generations of college bound students, the years of elementary and high school focused on getting kids ready for a different kind of learning that focused on breadth and depth, analysis, synthesis, collaboration, perspective, nuance, and even taste. What young college aspirant of the past, including me, did not heard how it would be different "when you get to college." That was befo
SCREW YOU GUYS, I'M GOING HOME
Is It Legal To Record A Conversation At Work?
In light of Omarosa's recordings of conversations with her bosses at the White House, I thought I'd discuss a question I'm asked all the time in my law practice: Is it legal to record a conversation at work? Unfortunately, there's no easy answer to this question, and a mistake can land you in jail. Illegal tape recording can have both criminal and civil penalties. My advice is almost always: When
SYRIA COMMENT
60 years after Iraq’s 1958 July 14 Revolution by Christopher Solomon
60 years after Iraq’s 1958 July 14 Revolution by Christopher Solomon @Solomon_Chris The black, white, and green tricolor flag emblazoned with the eight-point red star of Ishtar fluttered amongst the marchers. The flags waved by members of the Iraqi Communist Party (ICP) had previously flown over a period of Iraq that had long been forgotten by the rest of the world. A distant, but positive memory
Romancing Rojava: Rhetoric vs. Reality
A billboard near a main entrance to the city of Hasaka, Syria announces “Hasaka Welcomes You” in the Arabic, Assyrian, and Kurdish languages beneath a prominently-displayed image of PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan. Photo: Wladimir
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