Thursday, November 08, 2018

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  Australian Food News



  • Read how MALAYSIA will for the first time impose an excise tax of MYR 0.40 ($0.10) per litre on sweetened beverages starting April 1, 2019, and much, much more in Australian Food News...
  • IT’S World Vegan Month if you didn’t know and soon it seems the surging food trend won’t be satisfied with only one month, new research suggests...

    • GOT your head in the sand about plant-based meat and the trend towards veganism, vegetarianism, eating less meat, flexitarianism – whatever it’s being called this week? Well...

  • Well, that escalated quickly.  On Wednesday, President Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and by the end of the day major leftist organizations had already put together...
  • What in the world has happened to our country?  Most of us have very fond memories from when we were younger, and it is true that often our memories of “the good old days” can leave...

    • The global persecution of Christians continues to escalate dramatically, and yet the mainstream media in the United States is virtually silent about it.  In this article, I am going...

  • The app helps you clean up your Android phone.
  • Karsan is far from the only company BMW has helped electrify.

    • SpaceX plans to fly some fancy BFR tech before it launches an actual big effin' rocket.

      Dandelion Salad



  • Dandelion Salad The Electronic Intifada Nov. 2, 2018 “The Electronic Intifada has obtained a complete copy of The Lobby – USA, a four-part undercover investigation by Al Jazeera...
  • by Howard Zinn Writer, Dandelion Salad November 6, 2018 Gossip is the opium of the American public. We lie back, close our eyes and happily inhale the stories about Roosevelt’s and...

    • Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges Amanda Zackem on Oct. 23, 2018 Pulitzer-prize winning Journalist, Author and Activist Chris Hedges, discusses modern day consumerism, totalitarian...

  • It is difficult not to admire the relentless optimism on Wall Street.  A divided Congress is going to guarantee two years of gridlock and political turmoil in Washington, but many...
  • This is a very dark moment in American history.  On November 6th, the American people gave the keys to the U.S. House of Representatives to the Democrats, and that means that the crazies...

    • On Tuesday night all of the speculation about the midterm elections will mercifully be over, and there is one potential outcome that is being called a “disaster” for the financial...

  • The tension and conflict between the United States and China that has lately become visible with war on tariffs, trade,
  • During the past few weeks, subtle events took place in the Republic of Moldova, which largely flew under the international

    • A question would naturally arise in the minds of astute readers of alternative media that why did the mainstream media,

  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org What is the state of affairs within the ranks of industrialized / militarized societies? It is a rapidly unfolding Orwellian nightmare...
  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org The power structure's effort to shield the US population from unfolding global realities for as long as possible is relentless...

    • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org How is the global economy really doing? How is the state of the environment directly connected to the economy? The oceans are now filled...

  • Islamic State cells are using Turkey as a strategic base in which to recuperate, rebuild, and launching an underground war in Europe, according to a new report by Dutch intelligence...
  • Authorities in France have announced the arrest of six individuals who were allegedly involved in a plot to kill French President Emmanuel Macron.

    • A new book reveals for the first time the name of a former intelligence officer of the Soviet KGB who helped American authorities arrest Robert Hanssen, an American spy for the Soviet...

      Joniopolis



  •           Have you gobbled up all your Halloween candy, yet? (Note my Thanksgiving reference, now that it’s November.)          First, I want to wish a Happy Birthday today...

  • Hike-or-Treat

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  •           This will be a short blog because you have candy to buy and trick-or-treaters to please.  I simply have to share a hilarious thing they do in Norway.  Inside the wrapper...

  • Ghost Story

    16 days ago

    • By any chance have you ever slept in a graveyard? I’m guessing no. But wait until you read how I happened to do this in Norway.          Nicole has some friends from her...

      Niqnaq



  • Gaza child dies from 2014 drone strike Maureen Clare Murphy, Electronic Intifada, Nov 8 2018 A Palestinian child in Gaza has died from wounds sustained during Israel’s 51-day bombardment...
  • Military Bases in the Middle East Colonel Cassad, Nov 7 2018 In addition to yesterday’s scenario (below) on Syria. Major foreign military bases deployed in the Middle East, the...

    • Facebook and Twitter intensify censorship in 2018 elections Kevin Reed, WSWS, Nov 8 2018 Stepping up its online censorship less than a day before polls opened for the 2018 mid-term...

      Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service



  • IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency announced today that the number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela worldwide has now reached three million. According...
  • Amber Rouleau is with the communications office for African Women RisingThe post Empowering Women in Post-Conflict Africa appeared first on Inter Press Service...

    • “For the third consecutive year there is bad news” for Latin America and the Caribbean, where the numbers of hungry people have increased to “39.3 million people,” or 6.1...

    The Moderate Voice



  • Email Clay Jones at clayjonz@gmail.com The post Cartoon: Trump and the 2018 Elections appeared first on The Moderate Voice.
  • Why Trump Lost

    13 hours ago
  • WASHINGTON — The 2018 elections began the demolition of the Trump coalition. There remains much work to do. The results in some states were disappointing, and President Trump’s...

    • Has a political “purge” by Donald Trump started, as a headline on The Huffington Post suggests? Whether or not it is that, Trump today “asked for the resignation” of Attorney...

  • This was the hot topic on my Twitter feed just as I was falling asleep last night, but today is a new day: White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Wednesday night shared a video of...
  • Alan Dershowitz, whose TV appearances denouncing the Russia investigation have endeared him to President Donald Trump, has for more than a year been informally advising the president...

    • Xochitl Torres Small, a 33-year-old water attorney and first-time candidate, is going to Washington to represent New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. In a region that’s 99.6%...

      RFF Library Blog



  • Capital Alpha Partners, LLC https://bit.ly/2qwLL9z [Axios] A conservative group is releasing a report today concluding that a carbon tax would raise less revenue and cut...
  • US Government Accountability Office https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-619 Fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas—will likely continue to be the major source of U.S...

    • National Research Council https://bit.ly/2EwJbu3 In the quest to mitigate the buildup of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere, researchers and policymakers have increasingly...

      RSS Feed for Author: Paul Craig Roberts



  • Until Donald Trump, no American president ever so completely prostituted himself before the tiny, insignificant state of Israel as Trump has done. How exactly are the "deplorables"...
  • In America democracy is a scam. The oligarchy rules, and the people, no matter how they suffer under the oligarch's rule, must submit and accept. No more presidential candidates...

    • Something is wrong with a society that can get so upset over this film, but not over the countless dead bodies of children as a consequence of Washington-sponsored aggression in the...

      Unexplained Mysteries



  • Motorists this week were met with the unusual spectacle of dozens of salmon swimming across a highway. The peculiar traffic hazard was captured on vid...
  • Scientists have converted a regular shop-bought mushroom in to a device that can produce electricity. The research, which aimed to further advance our...

    • Found in the Amazon rainforest, this incredible arachnid looks like a strange cross between a dog and a spider. Known as the bunny harvestman, the pec...

      The Watchers - Editor's Picks



  • A small explosive eruption took place at Planchón-Peteroa volcano in Chile at 13:23 UTC (10:24 local time) on November 7, 2018. This is the first eruption of this volcano since 2011...
  • Guatemalan Fuego volcano has entered its 4th eruptive phase of the year on November 6, 2018. The volcano experienced weak to moderate explosions, with ash plumes rising up to 4 800...

    • Heavy rains affecting the state of Red Sea in NE Sudan, caused severe floods claimed lives of at least 4 people, destroyed agricultural fields and homes and drowned hundreds of farm...

  • Bacteria thrive in showerheads and water distribution systems. Although most of these bacteria are harmless, some can cause lung infections, according to a new study...
  • People typically use only a quarter of the opioid painkillers prescribed to them after surgery, according to a new study. The leftover pills are ripe for misuse, addiction and overdose...

    • A second baby exposed to kratom during his mother's pregnancy may signal a broader trend among pregnant women toward seeking alternatives to opioid painkillers, a study author says...

  • America Voted. The Climate Lost. ; In Superstar Cities, Rich Get Richer, and They Get Amazon ...and More Picks 11/8 The post Dead Brothel Owner Still Wins Nevada Assembly Seat appeared...
  • Civic and citizens groups around the country are ramping up efforts to ensure an independent judiciary and strong system of checks and balances. The post Here Come the Judges! States...
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