UNIVERSE TODAY
Look at all the Aerosols Pushed into the Atmosphere, from Fires, Volcanoes and Pollution. Even Sea Salt Thrown into the Air from Hurricanes
Stand outside and take deep breath. Do you know what you’re breathing? For most people, the answer is simple – air. And air, which is essential to life as we know it, is composed of roughly twenty-percent oxygen gas (O²) and seventy-eight percent nitrogen gas (N²). However, within the remaining one-percent and change are several other trace gases, as well as few other ingredients that are not alw
We’re in the Milky Way’s Second Life. Star Formation was Shut Down for Billions of Years
Since the birth of modern astronomy, scientists have sought to determine the full extent of the Milky Way galaxy and learn more about its structure, formation and evolution. According to current theories, it is widely believed that the Milky Way formed shortly after the Big Bang (roughly 13.51 billion years ago). This was the result of the first stars and star clusters coming together, as well as
That New Kind of Aurora Called “Steve”? Turns Out, it Isn’t an Aurora at All
Since time immemorial, people living in the Arctic Circle or the southern tip of Chile have looked up at the night sky and been dazzled by the sight of the auroras. Known as the Aurora Borealis in the north and Aurora Australis in the south (the “Northern Lights” and “Southern Lights”, respectively) these dazzling displays are the result of interactions in the ionosphere between charged solar par
There are so Many Water-Worlds Out There
Ever since the first exoplanet was confirmed in 1992, astronomers have found thousands of worlds beyond our Solar System. With more and more discoveries happening all the time, the focus of exoplanet research has begun to slowly shift from exoplanet discovery to exoplanet characterization. Essentially, scientists are now looking to determine the composition of exoplanets to determine whether or n
Building Bricks on the Moon From Lunar Dust
In the coming decades, many space agencies hope to conduct crewed missions to the Moon and even establish outposts there. In fact, between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), Roscosmos, and the Indian and Chinese space agencies, there are no shortages of plans to construct lunar bases and settlements. These will not only establish a human presence on the Moon, but facilitate missions to Mars a
This is a 3D map of 400,000 Hot Massive Stars Located Within 10,000 Light-Years From the Sun, Thanks to Gaia!
In December of 2013 , the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Gaia mission, a space observatory designed to measure the positions of movements of celestial bodies. Over the course of its five-year mission, this observatory has been studying a total of 1 billion objects – including distant stars, planets, comets, asteroids, quasars, etc. – for the sake of creating the largest and most precise
Look at all the Aerosols Pushed into the Atmosphere, from Fires, Volcanoes and Pollution. Even Sea Salt Thrown into the Air from Hurricanes
Stand outside and take deep breath. Do you know what you’re breathing? For most people, the answer is simple – air. And air, which is essential to life as we know it, is composed of roughly twenty-percent oxygen gas (O²) and seventy-eight percent nitrogen gas (N²). However, within the remaining one-percent and change are several other trace gases, as well as few other ingredients that are not alw
We’re in the Milky Way’s Second Life. Star Formation was Shut Down for Billions of Years
Since the birth of modern astronomy, scientists have sought to determine the full extent of the Milky Way galaxy and learn more about its structure, formation and evolution. According to current theories, it is widely believed that the Milky Way formed shortly after the Big Bang (roughly 13.51 billion years ago). This was the result of the first stars and star clusters coming together, as well as
That New Kind of Aurora Called “Steve”? Turns Out, it Isn’t an Aurora at All
Since time immemorial, people living in the Arctic Circle or the southern tip of Chile have looked up at the night sky and been dazzled by the sight of the auroras. Known as the Aurora Borealis in the north and Aurora Australis in the south (the “Northern Lights” and “Southern Lights”, respectively) these dazzling displays are the result of interactions in the ionosphere between charged solar par
There are so Many Water-Worlds Out There
Ever since the first exoplanet was confirmed in 1992, astronomers have found thousands of worlds beyond our Solar System. With more and more discoveries happening all the time, the focus of exoplanet research has begun to slowly shift from exoplanet discovery to exoplanet characterization. Essentially, scientists are now looking to determine the composition of exoplanets to determine whether or n
Building Bricks on the Moon From Lunar Dust
In the coming decades, many space agencies hope to conduct crewed missions to the Moon and even establish outposts there. In fact, between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), Roscosmos, and the Indian and Chinese space agencies, there are no shortages of plans to construct lunar bases and settlements. These will not only establish a human presence on the Moon, but facilitate missions to Mars a
This is a 3D map of 400,000 Hot Massive Stars Located Within 10,000 Light-Years From the Sun, Thanks to Gaia!
In December of 2013 , the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Gaia mission, a space observatory designed to measure the positions of movements of celestial bodies. Over the course of its five-year mission, this observatory has been studying a total of 1 billion objects – including distant stars, planets, comets, asteroids, quasars, etc. – for the sake of creating the largest and most precise
NOT PC
QotD: "The welfare state is the greatest confidence racket of all time. The government takes your money in taxes and then turns around and spends some of it to give you things. For this, you feel dependent on them, when in fact they are dependent on you."
"The welfare state is the greatest confidence racket of all time. The government takes your money in taxes and then turns around and spends some of it to give you things. For this, you feel dependent on them, when in fact they are dependent on you." ~ Thomas Sowell . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Is Nationalism the Friend or Foe of Liberty?
Not PC / 1d
The question is, is Nationalism the friend or foe of liberty? In this guest post, Jeffrey Tucker argues that a nationalism that presents itself as a friend of liberty is one that must wilfully ignore the most bitter lessons of the last century, while eschewing the greatest lesson of all: that the only true guarantor of liberty is liberty itself. Is Nationalism the Friend or Foe of Liberty? Guest
QotD: "To clarify, I am all for people individually doing pointless things that make them happy. Just don’t impose your pointless things on others. In short, I am for pluralism of pointlessness."
Not PC / 2d
"To clarify, I am all for people individually doing pointless things that make them happy. Just don’t impose your pointless things on others. In short, I am for pluralism of pointlessness." ~ Christopher Stroop . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Never in the field of human interaction has civilised debate been so important....
Not PC / 5d
Perhaps never in the field of human interaction has civilised debate been so important -- and so rare. Thank goodness then for Olivia Pierson's exciting project to change all that, which, as she explains in this guest post, deserves your support.... PSA: Your New Debate Forum: 'Dear Cicero' Guest post By Olivia Pierson Welcome! I am now in the process of fundraising for an upscale forum to hold i
QotD: "South Africa has until recently been a decent model for other [African] countries to orient their policies toward. But if the continent’s biggest economic engine moves more and more in the direction of Zimbabwe, then economic growth, investor confidence, and, most important, average people going about their daily lives will suffer not only in South Africa but in the nearby countries with which it trades and does business."
Not PC / 5d
"South Africa has until recently been a decent model for other [African] countries to orient their policies toward. But if the continent’s biggest economic engine moves more and more in the direction of Zimbabwe, then economic growth, investor confidence, and, most important, average people going about their daily lives will suffer not only in South Africa but in the nearby countries with which i
And this is why the anti-concept of "hate speech" was invented
" AN ANTI-CONCEPT IS AN an artificial, unnecessary and rationally unusable term designed to replace and obliterate some legitimate concept. " Indeed, that's generally why the anti-concept was witch-doctored up in the first place -- to dismiss ideas without even allowing them a hearing. So-called "hate speech" is an anti-concept witch-doctored up to obliterate free speech. The process is workin
QotD: "The welfare state is the greatest confidence racket of all time. The government takes your money in taxes and then turns around and spends some of it to give you things. For this, you feel dependent on them, when in fact they are dependent on you."
"The welfare state is the greatest confidence racket of all time. The government takes your money in taxes and then turns around and spends some of it to give you things. For this, you feel dependent on them, when in fact they are dependent on you." ~ Thomas Sowell . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Is Nationalism the Friend or Foe of Liberty?
Not PC / 1d
The question is, is Nationalism the friend or foe of liberty? In this guest post, Jeffrey Tucker argues that a nationalism that presents itself as a friend of liberty is one that must wilfully ignore the most bitter lessons of the last century, while eschewing the greatest lesson of all: that the only true guarantor of liberty is liberty itself. Is Nationalism the Friend or Foe of Liberty? Guest
QotD: "To clarify, I am all for people individually doing pointless things that make them happy. Just don’t impose your pointless things on others. In short, I am for pluralism of pointlessness."
Not PC / 2d
"To clarify, I am all for people individually doing pointless things that make them happy. Just don’t impose your pointless things on others. In short, I am for pluralism of pointlessness." ~ Christopher Stroop . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Never in the field of human interaction has civilised debate been so important....
Not PC / 5d
Perhaps never in the field of human interaction has civilised debate been so important -- and so rare. Thank goodness then for Olivia Pierson's exciting project to change all that, which, as she explains in this guest post, deserves your support.... PSA: Your New Debate Forum: 'Dear Cicero' Guest post By Olivia Pierson Welcome! I am now in the process of fundraising for an upscale forum to hold i
QotD: "South Africa has until recently been a decent model for other [African] countries to orient their policies toward. But if the continent’s biggest economic engine moves more and more in the direction of Zimbabwe, then economic growth, investor confidence, and, most important, average people going about their daily lives will suffer not only in South Africa but in the nearby countries with which it trades and does business."
Not PC / 5d
"South Africa has until recently been a decent model for other [African] countries to orient their policies toward. But if the continent’s biggest economic engine moves more and more in the direction of Zimbabwe, then economic growth, investor confidence, and, most important, average people going about their daily lives will suffer not only in South Africa but in the nearby countries with which i
And this is why the anti-concept of "hate speech" was invented
" AN ANTI-CONCEPT IS AN an artificial, unnecessary and rationally unusable term designed to replace and obliterate some legitimate concept. " Indeed, that's generally why the anti-concept was witch-doctored up in the first place -- to dismiss ideas without even allowing them a hearing. So-called "hate speech" is an anti-concept witch-doctored up to obliterate free speech. The process is workin
OBSIDIAN WINGS
A Hypothetical US Partition
Hi, this is lj and I've been quite intrigued by Michael Cain's comments about the possible partition of the US and asked him to write a guest post. Any blame for the layout lies with me and my tenuous knowledge of CSS. Enjoy! by Michael Cain I was invited to write something for the front page about my view that the American West could become different enough from the rest of the country that an e
John McCain
Obsidian Wings / 3d
by liberal japonicus I had, I suppose a bit morbidly, had an idea of posting this before the fact, but I waited and then it was (perhaps fortunately) too late. More below I start with this paragraph from his Wikipedia page Writers often extolled McCain for his courage not just in war but in politics, and wrote sympathetically about him. McCain's shift of political stances and attitudes during and
OK, y'all seem to want this
Obsidian Wings / 4d
by liberal japonicus As the last post goes merrily off the rails, I thought I'd post this, which functions as my observation on where that thread went. Placed below the fold so as to soften the blow a bit... While there is no exact point where the diversion all starts (which some might call a threadjack, but that implies a planned attempt and I'm not sure if it was), what seemed to put the thing
something else
Obsidian Wings / 7d
by russell we focus too much on the antics of donald trump, we are told. we should talk about something else. we are told. fine with me. delendo donald j trump. here's something else. the senior senator from my state, Elizabeth Warren, has proposed legislation that would fundamentally change the relationship of corporations to the society in which they operate. the bill - the Accountable Capitali
Trump and Darwin
by liberal japonicus Perhaps red-meat liberalism talking here, but I have to wonder if the whole Trump presidency is a way for Darwinian selection to operate. Case in point: Chris Collins. here They've got video of him making the call to his son. whoops Here's some background that I thought was interesting. Another example (hopefully) of Darwinian selection: Ted Cruz Economic crimes, Trump endors
Plus ça Change
Obsidian Wings / 7d
by JanieM Last night John Cole at BJ quoted at length from this Bloomberg article : Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud computing business, is its fastest-growing and most profitable division, but it comes with a lot of upfront infrastructure costs and ongoing expenses, the biggest of which is electricity. Over the past two years, Amazon has almost doubled the size of its physical footprin
A Hypothetical US Partition
Hi, this is lj and I've been quite intrigued by Michael Cain's comments about the possible partition of the US and asked him to write a guest post. Any blame for the layout lies with me and my tenuous knowledge of CSS. Enjoy! by Michael Cain I was invited to write something for the front page about my view that the American West could become different enough from the rest of the country that an e
John McCain
Obsidian Wings / 3d
by liberal japonicus I had, I suppose a bit morbidly, had an idea of posting this before the fact, but I waited and then it was (perhaps fortunately) too late. More below I start with this paragraph from his Wikipedia page Writers often extolled McCain for his courage not just in war but in politics, and wrote sympathetically about him. McCain's shift of political stances and attitudes during and
OK, y'all seem to want this
Obsidian Wings / 4d
by liberal japonicus As the last post goes merrily off the rails, I thought I'd post this, which functions as my observation on where that thread went. Placed below the fold so as to soften the blow a bit... While there is no exact point where the diversion all starts (which some might call a threadjack, but that implies a planned attempt and I'm not sure if it was), what seemed to put the thing
something else
Obsidian Wings / 7d
by russell we focus too much on the antics of donald trump, we are told. we should talk about something else. we are told. fine with me. delendo donald j trump. here's something else. the senior senator from my state, Elizabeth Warren, has proposed legislation that would fundamentally change the relationship of corporations to the society in which they operate. the bill - the Accountable Capitali
Trump and Darwin
by liberal japonicus Perhaps red-meat liberalism talking here, but I have to wonder if the whole Trump presidency is a way for Darwinian selection to operate. Case in point: Chris Collins. here They've got video of him making the call to his son. whoops Here's some background that I thought was interesting. Another example (hopefully) of Darwinian selection: Ted Cruz Economic crimes, Trump endors
Plus ça Change
Obsidian Wings / 7d
by JanieM Last night John Cole at BJ quoted at length from this Bloomberg article : Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud computing business, is its fastest-growing and most profitable division, but it comes with a lot of upfront infrastructure costs and ongoing expenses, the biggest of which is electricity. Over the past two years, Amazon has almost doubled the size of its physical footprin
FROM THE WILDERNESS' PEAK OIL BLOG
From Jenna Orkin CIA and Saudi Arabia Conspired to Keep Details of 9/11 Secret, New Book Says - Newsweek(!) Got Set to ...
From Jenna Orkin CIA and Saudi Arabia Conspired to Keep Details of 9/11 Secret, New Book Says - Newsweek(!) Got Set to Borrow Nearly a Trillion, Up 84% From Last Year Pollution Causes "Huge" Reduction in Intelligence, Study Finds Leading journalists join call for EU copyright reform "'Free access to the web will endure because the internet giants, which now use editorial content for free, can rei
From Jenna Orkin Vietnam Demands Monsanto Pay for Damage from Agent Orange Nearly Half of Republicans Think Trump Shoul...
From Jenna Orkin Vietnam Demands Monsanto Pay for Damage from Agent Orange Nearly Half of Republicans Think Trump Should Be Able to Close News Outlets US 2nd Fleet Reactivated, Preparing For Arctic Warfare With "Bad Actors" Venezuela orders banks to adopt cryptocurrency Turkey's currency plunges amid ongoing feud between Washington and Ankara "Terrorist Attack" Manual Targeting Atlanta Hospital F
From Jenna Orkin Seismic Shocker: The Number Of Global Earthquakes Over The Last 30 Days Is Over 50% Above Normal CIA's...
From Jenna Orkin Seismic Shocker: The Number Of Global Earthquakes Over The Last 30 Days Is Over 50% Above Normal CIA's Kremlin Spies Suddenly Go Dark Majority Of Young Americans Live In A Household Receiving Welfare Thousands of Saudi Arabian students have to leave Canada because their governments are fighting, so they’re frantically selling their furniture and cars In "Historic Bombshell", Vati
From Jenna Orkin Verizon Throttled Unlimited Data of Fire Dept During Mendocino Fire Scientists Thought This Patch of A...
From Jenna Orkin Verizon Throttled Unlimited Data of Fire Dept During Mendocino Fire Scientists Thought This Patch of Arctic Would Be Last to Melt. It's Breaking Up As Climate Scientists Speak Out, Sexist Attacks on the Rise Gulf of Oman Mostly Dead Zone Flint Water Crisis: Michigan Health Director Ordered to Manslaughter Trial After Forty Years of ‘One-Child Policy”, China Now Considering Reward
From Jenna Orkin Arctic's Strongest Oldest Sea Ice Breaks for First Time Ever Landslides, 3ft of rain, and mass power c...
From Jenna Orkin Arctic's Strongest Oldest Sea Ice Breaks for First Time Ever Landslides, 3ft of rain, and mass power cuts hit Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lane continues Probe Launched After Swiss Banker Arrested For Laundering $1.2 Billion Out Of Venezuela 15% Of Russians Think Putin Tried To Influence US Election Small Business Ownership Among Black Americans Jumps 400% Since Trump's Election Outb
From Jenna Orkin Big Oil Asks Gvt to Protect Texas Facilities from Climate Change The odds of a Trump impeachment are c...
From Jenna Orkin Big Oil Asks Gvt to Protect Texas Facilities from Climate Change The odds of a Trump impeachment are climbing — here's how JPMorgan says you can protect your investments Trump Confidant and National Enquirer Boss Given Immunity Trump voter on Manafort jury says one holdout prevented complete conviction on all counts in high-stakes fraud trial OK, Let's Talk About Impeachment Trum
ORGANIZING NOTES
U.S. cops being trained by Israeli military
Organizing Notes / 4h
Why? What are US cops being trained for with these brutal tactics that are used on Palestinians? Are the American people going to be put inside Gaza-like occupation zones and subjected to never ending check points and harsh treatments? What is the reason this is happening?
What kind of seed?
Organizing Notes / 23h
Fellow Mainer Regis Tremblay graciously agreed to interview me for the recent taping of This Issue - my public access TV show that airs on about 17 stations across Maine. At the time this was filmed I was still in the thick of the more painful part of my knee replacement surgery recover process. My voice was weaker than I had imagined it would be. But thanks to the energy from Regis and his anima
Preparing for Keep Space for Peace Week
Organizing Notes / 1d
Since the 1990's the US Space Command (soon likely to be transformed into the Space Force) has been saying that America will ' control and dominate space and deny other nations access to space' . The US says that it must be the 'Master of Space'. Every year since 2001 the Global Network has organized Keep Space for Peace Week in October. Just today I emailed around the first few events that we kn
GLOBALOVE THINK TANK
Coal Powered Suicide Machine
GlobaLove Think Tank / 2d
Right now we need to stop burning coal for anything other than steel production, maybe concrete. There are other alternatives. They are all cheaper than a dead planet. Man made climate change deniers say where is the temp increase? Its in the oceans dummies who dont have a clue about the power of the laws of thermodynamics that rule our existence. Two other painless measures. Two cycle engines an
PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
Sept. 01- Is A Syrian Suez Approaching?
Interesting oped from Peter Ford @ MEE Keeping in mind this repetition on anniversary dates that seems to present over and over. September 1 will mark the 62nd anniversary of the secret formal request by the government of France to Israel for Israel to attack Egypt. The plan was for France, soon joined by the UK, to invade Egypt on the pretext of safeguarding the Suez Canal, in hopes of precipita
Russia: US establishing ‘pseudo-government’ in Syria
Kurdistan24 ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday accused the US government of attempting to create a “ pseudo-government” in northern Syria. "Meanwhile, the northeast of Syria remains under de facto control of the US military who continue to flirt with local armed groups, buying their loyalty with arms deliveries. Thus a process is in full swing
US Sanctions Turkey Over the arrest of CIA Pastor Brunson
The sanctions against Turkey have been coming for a long time now . They are the next step in the war that has long been waged against Turkey. Notice I said the next step? Not the first step? That's because there have been many attacks already made against Turkey... I've covered many of them since 2013 . Attacks against the Turkish dollar. Downgrading Turkey through ratings agencies. The coup. Th
The Sun Doesn't Rise Because the Rooster Crows: Turkey's Currency Crisis Created To Force an IMF Bailout
I've been reading about Turkey's currency crisis 'round the net. There seem to be some authors that are confusing correlation with causation. These op/eds put forth the idea that the fundamentals of Turkey's economy are the reason for the currency crisis. I disagree and suggest that these persons are confusing correlation and causation. Explainer: Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin: ‘after this, th
Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions: the Final Demise of the Dollar Hegemony?
Interesting oped from Peter Koenig Sanctions left and sanctions right. Financial mostly, taxes, tariffs, visas, travel bans, confiscation of foreign assets, import and export prohibitions and limitations; and also punishing those who do not respect sanctions dished out by Trump, alias the US of A, against friends of their enemies. The absurdity seems endless and escalating exponentially, as if th
Multipolarity Arrives in the Middle East: Strengthening Strategic Autonomy
hat tip to J for leaving the link to this oped in the comment section of : Is Turkey Sleepwalking Out of the Alliance? Incirlik, Brunson, S-400's Anonymous August 16, 2018 at 10:14 AM Also see Bhadrakumar's (former Indian Ambassador) "RIDING ON QATARI WINGS, MULTIPOLARITY ARRIVES IN THE MIDDLE EAST" - http://www.atimes.com/article/riding-on-qatari-wings-multipolarity-arrives-in-the-middle-east/ H
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK
Court to EPA: Chlorpyrifos ban is on!
As of Thursday morning, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has 60 days to finalize its ban of the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos. This was the ruling of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on August 9. The judges determined that EPA broke the law by allowing continued use of the pesticide despite scientific evidence linking it to harmful impacts on children’s developing brains. "Child
In the U.S. and the world, pesticide use is up
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) used to release “Pesticide Industry Sales and Usage” reports every two years — but that was almost 20 years ago. Several months ago, after fielding a question from a colleague, I found the most recent iteration of this report , released at the end of 2017 and covering market estimates from 2008 to 2012. Prior to this, the last report was from 2011 , cover
PAN Fellows build a brighter tomorrow
Small farmers, farmworkers, Indigenous Peoples and rural communities disproportionately bear the burdens of our chemical-dependent industrial agricultural system. This can include chronic illnesses, contaminated air, water and soil, inadequate on-the-job protections and unfair laws rooted in racism and oppression. At PAN, we believe the best way to address these problems is by supporting and grow
A landmark victory: Monsanto, Roundup & cancer
In a historic ruling in the San Francisco Superior Court earlier this month, a jury found the Monsanto corporation (recently merged with Bayer) fully liable for health damages caused by its herbicide, Roundup. The plaintiff, DeWayne Johnson, was awarded $289 million in damages. This victory is a landmark moment. It signals the beginning of real change — a loosening of the grip that corporations h
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