oldephartte(in training): 14 October

Sunday, October 14, 2018

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Answer Sheet: This School Once Had a Reputation for Violence. Here's

Answer Sheet: This School Once Had a Reputation for Violence. Here's How That Changed
Curmudgucation: DEY: Opposing Online Preschool

Curmudgucation: DEY: Opposing Online Preschool Defending the Early Years and Campaign for a
OurFuture.org: This Is Your Future Without Public Schools

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Texas adds 8 rigs as U.S. rig count jumps up 11

Texas' rig count clawed back from weeks of losses last week, gaining 8 oil and gas drilling rigs to
Shell launching new retail fuel pilot programs in U.S.

Royal Dutch Shell is the U.S. leader in retail fuel sales and now Shell is launching new American pilot
100 million barrels: The world hit a daily oil and liquids record

The world is pumping out more oil and other petroleum liquids than ever before.

How Red and Green Slime (Really) Could Swing Florida’s Senate Race

If Rick Scott knocks Bill Nelson out of the U.S. Senate, the Republicans probably hold the chamber. But
Badass Grannies, activists push to clean up government

Voters will see a record number of ballot initiatives this year asking them to change redistricting, expand
How the liberal wish list could bite Democrats

Bold progressive promises may help the party retake the House in the midterms. But then they’ll face

President Donald Trump Tweetstorm – The Sunday Edition

President Donald Trump was up and at ’em this morning, firing off two tweets in the early going after a quick trip to Kentucky for another Make America Great Again rally last night. As usual, the Commander-in-Tweets public messages were a mix of praise and condemnation. Praise went out to Tucker Carlson last night for his book, Ship of Fools , which debuted at the top of the New York Times best-seller list for non-fiction print and e-books. The President also found time to…

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George Clooney Warns Against Fear, Hatred From Trump Administration in Stirring Power of Women Speech

George Clooney didn’t shy away from criticizing the Trump administration’s culture of hate and disbelief while introducing Emma Gonzalez at Variety’s Power of Women event. But that doesn’t mean he’s given up hope. After introducing himself as “Amal Clooney’s husband” (“I know, I know, I can read this room,” he joked), the actor called out the […]

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Melania Trump Explained Her “I Don’t Care” Jacket & It Isn’t About Immigration

Melania Trump sat down for her first-ever interview in office last night, giving us a rare glimpse into her life as first lady and offering some insight into her trip to the U.S. border over the summer. Trump told ABC News’ Tom Llamas that she had an immediate reaction when seeing media coverage of families being separated at the U.S. border. The zero-tolerance policy has since been scaled back by executive order, but thousands of children and parents are still recovering from its effects.

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Family, friends, colleagues pay last respects to Begay

About 600 family, friends and colleagues who worked with the late Navajo Nation Council Delegate Steven
NTU hosts Navajo Times-KTNN candidates for president debate

Navajo Technical University will be center stage for the first debate between candidates for president
‘… what sovereignty is all about’

Second phase of solar plant underway

Scientists Just Discovered Something Amazing From The Other Side Of The

While poking around in the depths of space, some Australian scientists discovered something that tends to
Archaeologists Discover Another Buried Sphinx at the Kom Ombo Temple Near

Egyptian archaeologists working on a groundwater reduction project at the Kom Ombo Temple in Aswan have
(Video) Elon Musk Smokes Marijuana During Interview; Speaks About Aliens

Guess what? We are probably living in a massive, simulated universe created by an advanced Alien

Five prisoners in solitary confinement after drugs and phones found

Five people have been placed in solitary confinement at Zaanstad prison after they were found to have drugs
Pro-Piet activists who blocked motorway face community service

Campaigners who blocked the A7 motorway with cars to stop anti-Zwarte Piet demonstrators reaching last year
Ministers are rethinking 30% ruling plan after dividend tax blow

Sources in The Hague have told the Telegraaf that there are signs the government will water down its

Georgia’s privatized probation and parole system isn’t working

One out of every 18 people in the state is on probation or parole.
Afternoon links: Federal appeals court says prosecutors can withhold

Plus: George Will says end the death penalty, another cop accused of planting drugs, and Oklahoma now leads
The murder evidence evaporated, but Jeffrey Havard still sits in a

In a curious decision, a circuit court judge orders a new sentencing, but denies Havard a new trial

Ad Clicker Hiding as Google Photos App Found in Microsoft Store

A malicious app called "Album by Google Photos" was found in the Microsoft Store today that
DuckDuckGo Is Now Receiving More Than 30 Million Searches in a Single Day

The privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is now performing more than 30 million searches in a single
Mozilla Removing Live Bookmarks and RSS Feed Subscriptions in Firefox 64

Mozilla is removing support for Atom and RSS Feeds subscriptions and live bookmarks starting in Firefox 64.

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

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

Teachers Who Pray

There is actually an organized group by that name, and they are mostly in public schools.
LIU: Gun-Free or Thought-Free?

Apparently, some university administrators are not content with just making their campus a gun-free zone.
UTA Lecturer Warned Against Kavanaugh Nomination

A lecturer at the University of Texas at Austin warns that the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the

Jamal Khashoggi case: All the latest updates

Saudi Arabia dismisses threat of sanctions over Khashoggi's disappearance, vows 'bigger'
Egypt sentences three to death for attacks on police

Cairo court found three men guilty of forming an armed group and carrying out string of attacks on Egyptian
An ode to Oscar Romero: 'Honoured I once ate lunch with a saint'

Slain Salvadoran priest, who was a hero among country's poor, declared a saint with six others by Pope

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

Israeli army opens fire at Palestinian farmers at Gaza border

The Israeli occupation army on Sunday morning opened fire at Palestinian farmers working close to the
New Palestinian prisoner declares hunger strike

The Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Rimawi, 26, declared an open-ended hunger strike in protest against his
Palestinian refugees in northern Syria launch cry for help

Dozens of displaced Palestinian families north of Syria continue to rally in Deir Ballout Camp, protesting

Jamal Khashoggi case: Saudis defy 'threats' over missing writer

Saudi Arabia will respond to any political or economic actions, a source tells state media.
Brexit: Raab and Barnier hold talks to resolve 'big issues'

Dominic Raab and Michel Barnier meet as pressure grows on both sides ahead of an EU summit.
Storm Leslie: Portugal hit by hurricane-force winds

The remnants of Hurricane Leslie leave 300,000 homes without power after striking overnight.

Universal Wealth Management: Police probe Ipswich firm

One man described how he had to tell his parents their £250,000 life savings had disappeared.
Plymouth's historic Drake's Island fortress on sale for £6m

Drake's Island includes a 16th century barracks, a pier and an underground network of tunnels.
Wolverhampton windmill destroyed in suspected gas blast

An exploding boiler is believed to be the cause of the damage to the Grade II-listed structure.

A Note on Sub Judice and the Worcester “Acid Attack” Case

From BBC News: Father in court over Worcester ‘acid attack’ on boy, 3 The father of a boy who
A Note on JUST Yorkshire and Sarah Champion

From The Times: An MP who received death threats after condemning the sexual abuse of girls by groups of
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”.

“Change your thinking, change your life.” ha ha – our mind is a wild

"Change your thinking, change your life." -- that's a common message and mantra in our new
The biggest issue we face: #WorldMentalHealthDay

The biggest problem in mental health treatment is the idea that anybody need be treated at all. What people
Vulnerability, explored

By: Imogen Sita Webber --This exploration of life requires great vulnerability, earnestness, openness

Saudi threatens to retaliate against any US sanctions over Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia rejected threats to punish it over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul
Internet Censorship Just Took An Unprecedented Leap Forward, And Hardly

While most indie media was focused on debating the way people talk about Kanye West and the disappearance
The FBI Doesn’t Want Users To Know Who Hacked Facebook

The FBI has asked Facebook not to reveal who may be behind a recent hack that exposed highly sensitive

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

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

In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we focused on poverty and inequality, housing, federal tax, health
ITEP-Prosperity Now: 2017 Tax Law Gives White Households in Top 1% More

We’ve explained that the 2017 tax law largely ignored working-class families, instead
Trump and Ross Proposals to Raise Rents Would Hurt Efforts to Prevent and

Representative Dennis Ross and the Trump Administration recently announced separate

Doing Business In California

"Brown signed more than 1,000 bills this year. The governor Tweeted that he decided on nearly 20,000
The Making of a Cool Tracking Shot

I have a particular fondness for tracking shots (long sequences on film with a moving camera that are
Reducing Hiring Information About Unskilled Workers Available to Employers

From the recently released study, "The Unintended Consequences of 'Ban the Box': Statistical

Chris Hedges: Manufacturing Culture or Consent

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Oct 13, 2018 Liza Featherstone in Divining Desire: Focus
Caleb Maupin: Socialism Will Save America!

with Caleb Maupin Writer, Dandelion Salad Caleb Maupin (website) Caleb Maupin (Facebook Page) October 12
Michael Parenti: The Supremely Political Court

with Michael Parenti Writer, Dandelion Salad October 11, 2018 TUK Radio Archival, updated 2018 to reflect

Highly Facetious Comics #6

Joinmycult.org The post Highly Facetious Comics #6 appeared first on disinformation. [This is a
The Alzheimer’s Drug that Might Unlock Your Dreams

As excited as I get about the potentiality of psychedelic drugs, I get far more amped about pushing the
Did Marijuana Come from Outer Space?

Another way of putting that would be, is all weed space weed? According to some shamanic cultures, the

Book Review: Death Machines: The Ethics of Violent Technologies by Elke

The ethical concerns raised by Elke Schwarz in her new book, Death Machines: The Ethics of Violent
“Here’s their actual stories, make of them what you will.” Dr Peter Lee on

On 4th October, a ground-breaking book on the UK’s use of armed drones will be published by John Blake Ltd.
Tempestuous relations: Brexit and UK future drone developments

In May 2017, Chair of BAE Systems, Sir Roger Carr, blithely insisted at the company’s AGM that Brexit would

Martin van Creveld gives the answer to America’s alienation

Alienation is often described as one of America's worst problem. A thousand solutions have been
Women unleash their rage! Beta males revolt!

The next phase in the feminist revolution has begun, as women unleash their rage as a tool for social
William Lind hopes for a spiritual revival in the West

William Lind looks for solutions in an unlikely place to the West's deep problems. Like me, he moves

Reflections in a Petri Dish | The Prison House of the Punishment of Flesh…

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Ah… the blooming… ever loving beauty and wonder of God
Smoking Mirrors | A Critique of Pure Metaphysics (grin).

Dog Poet Transmitting……. A long time ago, a psychiatrist gave the opinion that I was a ‘
Les Visible Blog | More than Forty Miles of Bad Highway Running out of Road

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Probably should have written a few books instead of all those blog

Interview With Indigenous Social Leader Milagro Sala

teleSUR “The big powers come to govern the country (…) they want to take away our Argentine
Abahlali baseMjondolo Continues its Struggle: Interview with Mqapheli

Zoe PC On Monday, thousands of members of the organization Abahlali baseMjondolo, the shack dwellers
Colombian Social Organizations Send an Open Letter to Iván Duque

Colombia Informa Various social organizations gathered in the Popular Assembly wrote a letter to the

Next Stop Boston

Subway from 1917, pressed into service to help Yankee fans get to The Stadium on time.
Today’s Activist Woman

The #MeToo movement has exposed some bad behaving men (and boys), but also a lot of discombobulated and
Here Falls the Village

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?

UK assumes Chairmanship of the Community of Democracies

As of 15 September 2018, the United Kingdom has taken up the rotating 6-month
Cuba back to tobacco production after Hurricane Michael

Cuba's tobacco planting season began this past week in the central Sancti
Court of appeals upholds prison sentences for Menem and Cavallo

A Court of Appeals Friday upheld a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for former

Fire destroys wind turbine in the Emsland #DEU

Rhede. Im Windenergiepark in Rhede ist ein Windrad durch einen Brand in einem Maschinenhaus vollständig
Tug Hill alliance grows, secures funds for wind farm review #NY

A local group advocating against wind farm development along the Tug Hill Plateau has multiplied its
Wind farm opponents to meet Tuesday in Tiffin #OH

As Apex Wind Energy works to complete the Republic wind farm in Seneca and Sandusky counties, a group that

Europeans demonstrate for openness and unity on 13 October

Saturday 13 October saw demonstrations across Europe in favour of an open, free society and European unity.
European elections 2019: Who will be the Social Democrats' choice to

The race is on for the Party of European Socialists' (PES) candidacy for European Commission President
Once Erasmus, always Erasmus?

The second edition of #Erasmusdays is taking place this weekend! The two-day event celebrates mobility in

The Last Chance Climate Saloon

November 2000 and December 2009 were both supposed to be our last, best chance to save the planet from
IPCC Pretends the Scientific Publishing Crisis Doesn’t Exist

If climate research is like other research, half of the IPCC's 6,000 academic citations are dubious.
Which Women Should We Believe?

Hundreds of women insist the current US Supreme Court nominee is tremendously supportive of female equality

TS Radio Network: TnT Tanya TalkS with Clinton Patton & David Arndt

5:00pm PST …6:00pm MST…7:00pm CST…8:00pm EST →Listen Live HERE!← Call in # 917-388-4520
Sick Kids Hospital Toronto will euthanize children with or without parental

Alex Schadenberg Executive Director – Euthanasia Prevention Coalition A recent report from the
Return of Polio? Six Studies Linking Acute Myelitis (aka paralysis) to

Submitted by: Dr Gary Kohls Health Freedom Idaho ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

130226 – Australia’s horrific incarceration rates of Aboriginal peoples

* The Stringer: International Prisoners Justice Day highlights Australia’s horrific incarceration
130225 – Opportunity Lost by Boris Frankel – Marcia Langton’s Boyer

* arena: Opportunity Lost by Boris Frankel: Marcia Langton’s Boyer Lectures * Andrew Crook, Crikey: Marcia
130224 – Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia – 40 events

Click on the links for details of the events … Event: Sun 24 February 2013: Fremantle, Perth, WA

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'

Exit From The Matrix: The greatest day of your life

by Jon Rappoport October 13, 2018 Oh yes, there was such a day. Maybe you were 10 years old, and it was
The Matrix Revealed: The collective experiment on planet Earth

by Jon Rappoport October 12, 2018 When all obsessive group-consciousness on Earth is finished, exhausted
Psst, kid, want drugs? I’m a psychiatrist

by Jon Rappoport October 11, 2018 (To join our email list, click here.) Look at it this way. The kid

Health authorities in Beijing, China to include illegal smoking into

Health authorities in Beijing will include illegal smoking behavior into citizens' credit record as
Crime Pays

"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows!" Perhaps you're
'3 tons max? Don't care!' Big rig attempts to cross flimsy

A big rig flips over and ploughs right into a river after its driver decides to ignore a warning sign and

Eminem's Wellington 2019 looks likely to be Westpac Stadium's
Controlling partners sabotage contraceptives

Sarah's* most natural motherly instincts were perversely denied by a partner so controlling he forbade
Hutt HighLight festival shaping up ahead of Labour Weekend

Lower Hutt is where the wild things are and more than 100,000 people are expected to visit them over Labour

Progress

I poured another batch of resin last night. I stirred it, and I stirred it, and then I stirred it some more
Don’t tell the students!

Really, we’ve got them all hoodwinked into thinking college is a way to learn things and launch a
#Unteilbar

Unteilbar, adjective, German: inseparable. Sometimes, there are good news, things that give you hope

Noted in passing

Canada Pension Plan invests millions in private prison corporations
Brent Patterson | The Crown corporation has $5.9 million in stock in the private prisons that hold tens of thousands of detained immigrants in the United States.