Thursday, November 15, 2018

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  Eyes on Trade



  • Contrary to Trump’s Campaign Pledges to Speedily Reduce the Deficit, Nine-Month Data Show Largest Deficit Ever Recorded With China and Largest With NAFTA Nations in a Decade Government...
  • Deficit for Nine Months of 2018 Likely to Be Largest Ever Recorded With China and Largest With NAFTA in a Decade as Imports from Mexico Grow The United States is on track to post a record...

    • A Critical Tool to Address Currency Manipulation and Stem Record-Setting Trade Deficits Has Been Shirked by the Trump Administration, a New Public Citizen Analysis Shows The Trump...

  • Our Divine Guidance is a very important aspect of our life, whether we are aware of it or not. We are never truly disconnected from Source, from our Higher Self, but it can definitely...
  • You may worry that you are losing your mind, you can have a fuzzy brain, you might experience waves of anger or sadness, you could feel helpless or hopeless. If you are an Empath this post...

    • By Jeff Street The subject of Trapped Emotions is one that many are not aware of, especially if they’re not familiar with energy and the energy body.  A more common term for Trapped...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Thai massage is an ancient practice wherein a practitioner will bend a person's body into different poses. Learn about the benefits and possible side effects of Thai massage, as well...
  • In Parkinson's disease, toxic protein clumps accumulate in the brain's motor region. A study shows how targeting an enzyme could prevent this.

    • Doctors use a lumbar MRI scan to examine a person’s lower spine for problems. An MRI scan uses magnetic fields and radio waves to create an image of the inside of a person’s body...

  • By Christopher F. Schuetze4 November 2018KAUB, Germany (The New York Times) – Just after sunrise, Capt. Frank Sep turned to his ship’s radio for the defining news of his day: the...
  • By Seth Borenstein12 November 2018WASHINGTON (AP) – Both nature and humans share blame for California’s devastating wildfires, but forest management did not play a major role...

    • By Fred Barbash, Allyson Chiu, and Juliet Eilperin9 November 2018(The Washington Post) – A federal judge temporarily blocked construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline...

  • The Democrats have only one prerequisite when it comes to opposing POTUS Donald Trump and it is this: Never, ever approve of anything he does, no matter how legal and/or constitutional...
  • He screamed repeatedly, "She hit me first." We're told he angrily added, "This is bulls***, this is f***ing bulls***."

    • Pollster Frank Luntz conducted a focus group of Democratic voters and asked them what they thought of former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton running again...

  • A shocking email from an Indian River board member highlights the vast amount of corruption and scandal coming from the highest levels of the state when it comes to Patrick Miller. ...
  • Charter School of Wilmington is up for their charter school renewal with Red Clay Consolidated School District.  The Red Clay board discussed this charter renewal with Dr. Sam Paoli...

    • The most controversial piece of legislation in the Delaware General Assembly will be State Rep. Earl Jaques’ brainfart of an idea to have the State of Delaware take over the Christina...

  • TweetPerhaps no issue is as deserving of ‘zombie’ status in the great education debates as schools of education and their myriad failures. [Insert specific criticism here]...
  • TweetTeachers are running for office in unprecedented numbers. And that’s not the only thing that makes this wave of teachers-turned-candidates unique. In the latest episode...

    • TweetIn the latest episode of Have You Heard, Jennifer and Jack talk to Anand Giridharadas about his best-selling new book, Winners Take All: the Elite Charade of Changing the World...

      Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger



  • November 15, 2018 Reclaiming Community by Dani Rodrik* Stable families, good jobs, strong schools, abundant and safe public spaces, and pride in local cultures and history – these...
  • November 5, 2018 Macron’s Response to Trump: ‘I Do Not Do Policy or Diplomacy by Tweets’   President Trump met with President Emmanuel Macron of France in Paris last week ...

    • November 15, 2018 Crunch time for Malaysia on economic reform by Stewart Nixon http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2018/11/04/crunch-time-for-malaysia-on-economic-reform/...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Thai massage is an ancient practice wherein a practitioner will bend a person's body into different poses. Learn about the benefits and possible side effects of Thai massage, as well...
  • In Parkinson's disease, toxic protein clumps accumulate in the brain's motor region. A study shows how targeting an enzyme could prevent this.

    • Doctors use a lumbar MRI scan to examine a person’s lower spine for problems. An MRI scan uses magnetic fields and radio waves to create an image of the inside of a person’s body...

      Chicago Boyz



  • Related to the previous post, and mondegreens in general. I first wrote about this years ago. One of my favorite stories, up in smoke. The idea that “Ring Around The Rosie” is actually...


    • I brought this forward from 2008 for reasons that are not clear, even to me. I just liked it. There is some actual cognitive science based on misheard lyrics, which I had fun with in 2008...

      Centinel2012



  • Bill Whittle Published on Nov 14, 2018 Marvel Comic legend Stan Lee died at 95 this week. Bill Whittle Now draws lessons from the super powers of this failed novelist who shaped the culture...
  • Bill Whittle Published on Nov 13, 2018 As Democrats in the House prepare a barrage of subpoenas, investigations and even impeachment articles for President Trump and his administration...

    • RE-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on November 13, 2018 by sundance Excellent reporting from Ami Horowitz (Daily Wire) who traveled to Mexico to find out the real reason why...

  • On today's BradCast: The electoral dysfunction --- and the fight to count every vote anyway --- continues today in Florida and Georgia, along with some new good news for Democrats...
  • On Tuesday, CNN, along with its Chief White House Correspondent, Jim Acosta, filed a federal complaint alleging President Donald J. Trump and high level White House personnel, including...

    • The Trump dumpster fire continues at the White House today, with CNN filing a lawsuit to restore White House press credentials for White House correspondent Jim Acosta, fresh rumors...

  • As our world becomes warmer and warmer, our seas will continue to rise. That’s because the number one cause of sea-level rise is climate change. What is Sea-Level Rise? We can talk...
  • Canada’s massive fossil fuel subsidies give Canadians the dubious distinction of being the G7 leader in handouts to Big Oil. Canadians need to know every woman, man, and child...

    • A few years ago I ran across Steve Lee online. Our paths crossed on social media and we exchanged information on how each of us was actively engaged in various climate actions. At the...
    • ( A fine example of the insanity of demands we change future weather )

      bluebird of bitterness







  • First it was UK's SSE that headed for the exit. Then it was Spain's Ibderola who bolted. After that France's GDF Suez (renamed Engie) bowed out. Then KEPCO briefly entered and left...
  • Rail-sized cask shipment of highly radioactive irradiated nuclear fuel.The nuclear power industry, and its friends in government, have proposed multiple dump-sites for high-level...

    • Mary Lou Dauray is a California painter and world traveler who had specialized in landscapes. But melting glaciers, the site of coal-laden rail cars, and the news of the Fukushima...

  • Seasonal spikes of atrazine–a weed killer that can disrupt hormones and harm developing fetuses–contaminate drinking water in corn-growing areas of the Midwest and beyond...
  • As the first waves of Central American migrants arrive in Tijuana, dozens of people on the Mexican side of the border could be seen scaling the border fence - which oddly has a wide platform...

    • Payment processor PayPal has permanently banned video platform BitChute from using its services. BitChute, a competitor of Google’s video giant YouTube, released a statement...

  • By Alex Fradera. Toddlers recognise that the iron fist holds the most tenuous grip on power.
  • By Christian Jarrett. For many people, there are specific issues for which the truth is less about facts and more about faith and identity.

    • By Emma Young. A person experiencing schadenfreude tends to dehumanise the target of their gleeful feelings.

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places



  • Some blueberries are sweet, some delightfully tart, and then, there are some that taste like rotting corpses. Dr. Sarah Taber, now a contract knowledge worker in agriculture and...
  • Though a tranquil place, Buckfast Abbey, in Devon, England, buzzes with activities. Along with an active monastery, the grounds sport a restaurant, a conference center, and a “bee...

    • Among the dwindling bookstores worldwide, Kitchen Witch Cookbooks in New Orleans offers a singular collection of rare and used titles, with a special focus on Cajun cuisine, in addition...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Trish Garner comments on the need to acknowledge the humanity of people living in poverty - which leads to the inescapable need...
  • Cats with company.

    • This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Tom Kibasi writes that the UK's best option in light of its impending Brexit is to develop a more active and entrepreneurial state:So in a sense...

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