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Dan, Dan The Half Million Fraud Man

Toby Young’s Christmas Sob Story

Piers Morgan White House Job MAKES SENSE

Michael Cohen On Trump: 'The Man Doesn't Tell The Truth'

President Trump's former lawyer says in a new interview that he is being forced to take responsibility
Trump Inaugural Committee Donations Are Being Investigated By The Feds

David Greene talks to Dave Levinthal, senior political reporter for the Center for Public Integrity, who
Here Are The 'Outside The Box' Progressive Ideas 2020 Democrats Are

The likely Democratic presidential pack is embracing ambitious economic policies, like Medicare for all and

Common sense and bipartisanship work for the Gulf

The House of Representatives actually got something right. In an age of growing frustration at
Guest column: La. can learn from red tide

Senior Policy Director Matt Rota recently penned an op-ed for The Advocate about the red tide off the coast
If you can’t get to the Gulf, how can you care about the Gulf?

Imagine showing up for a day at the beach and being told that you’re on private property and have to

British man whose fiancee lost engagement ring in NYC pops question on US

John Drennan and Daniella Anthony were at the centre of a huge online appeal.
Everyone’s roasting a ‘strangely proportioned’ toy dinosaur and it’s

He was won at a bowling alley, and has provided much mirth for the people of Twitter.
‘Raining money’ on motorway causes accidents as drivers scramble for cash

Commuters in New Jersey captured the scene on video after an armoured vehicle appeared to spray notes

U.S. Navy Is Struggling to Fend Off Chinese Hackers, Officials Say (Wall

Wall Street Journal : U.S. Navy Is Struggling to Fend Off Chinese Hackers, Officials Say —
What the Hell Is Wrong With Paul Ryan? (John Nichols/The Nation)

John Nichols / The Nation : What the Hell Is Wrong With Paul Ryan? — It is outrageous
President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has said the president

Wall Street Journal : President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has said the president directed

Julian Castro Is Running For President

Former San Antonio Mayor and Obama-era HUD Secretary Julian Castro has filed an exploratory committee for
APPEL: The Rolling ITEP Train Wreck Pulls Into New Orleans

It appears that the New Orleans City Council may be planning to place politically-motivated restrictions on
What Does 21st Century Totalitarianism Look Like? China’s Social Credit

This report by Vice on the social credit system the Chinese government installed in 2015 ought to scare the

Study highlights ‘uncomfortable truth’ about racism in the job market

"Racialized workers in Ontario are significantly more likely to be concentrated in low-wage jobs and
Uploading the subway will not help Toronto commuters

The Ontario government is planning to upload Toronto’s subway, claiming it will allow for the rapid
2018 State of the Inner City Report: Green Light Go...Improving

Getting to doctors appointments, going to school, to work, attending social engagments, picking up

PSU banks do not have any plan to close ATMs: Govt

The statement assumes significance amidst a report by the Confederation of ATM industry (CATMi) warning
Modi set to storm Cong stronghold of Rae Bareli

This will be the first visit by the Prime Minister to the constituency represented by United Progressive
Lone wolf attacks is our current worry: Maha ATS chief

Atulchandra Kulkarni also said that there is a need to develop technology which can scan vehicles for

News24.com | Mother tells how she stabbed her drug addicted daughter to

“I never meant to kill her. She is my daughter”. So says an Eldorado Park mother who is on trial for
News24.com | Political analyst Karima Brown lays charges against EFF member

Political analyst and broadcaster Karima Brown has laid charges of incitement of violence and intimidation
News24.com | Colin Booysen in court for alleged witness intimidation

Taxi boss Colin Booysen has appeared in the Bellville Magistrate's Court - this time for allegedly

News24.com | The year of the buffalo: Zuma, wheel nuts and load shedding

President Cyril Ramaphosa has had a heck of a long year. His ouster of Jacob Zuma on Valentine’s Day was
News24.com | The year the tide started to turn

Any fair analysis of South Africa in 2018 should come to a factual conclusion that we are in a much better
News24.com | Zille's crush on Ramaphosa won't help the DA

The DA and other opposition parties don't have a clear strategy to oust the ANC from the ideological

News24.com | Suspected jihadists kill 42 in Mali's nomadic Tuareg camps

Suspected jihadists on motorcycles have killed at least 42 people during a series of attacks on Tuareg
News24.com | Ebola in the DRC: expert sets out critical lessons learnt in

It could be a matter of days before the ebola epidemic in the DRC spreads to urban centres or spills over
News24.com | US demands immediate end to violence, talks in Cameroon

The US is demanding an immediate end to violence in Cameroon and a speedy start to talks between the

How I assembled The Matrix Revealed: the key symbol

by Jon Rappoport December 14, 2018 The key was handed to me by a colleague and friend. In 1987, when I was
CDC Whistleblower case to resurface in 2019?

by Jon Rappoport December 13, 2018 (To join our email list, click here.) Representative-elect Mark Green (R
Exposed: the Nazi roots of the European Union

World War 2 continued by other means by Jon Rappoport December 12, 2018 This is an intelligence briefing

Boy, 16, convicted of hammer murder and rape of 14-year-old girl in UK

Detectives believe the boy used a hammer to launch a “ferocious and sustained” attack
Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take last town held by Islamic State

The town of Hajin was IS’s main stronghold in the last pocket of land they control in eastern Syria.
Cohen: I paid off two women because Trump was concerned about election

Michael Cohen said the president ‘does not deserve loyalty’.

Harris adamant that abortion services will be available from January 1

Minister for Health Simon Harris says it will take time to embed abortion services across the country
Cork councillors seek meeting with housing minister over developer fears

Cork County Council is to seek a meeting with Minister Eoghan Murphy amid fears that rural areas could be
'I felt so low, so useless': Meath dad shares mental health story

A Meath dad has written a powerful post on how bankruptcy almost drove him to suicide, in the hope that it

NRC Continues to Respond to Irma

Update (Sept. 12, 2017 4:15 p.m. EST): Late Monday afternoon, Hurricane Irma had diminished to the point
Update: The NRC Readies for Hurricane Irma

UPDATE (9/10/2017 – 10 a.m. EST): The NRC activated the Region II Incident Response Center in Atlanta
An Open Forum Now Available

The NRC welcomes comments on the topics we’re blogging about. But we realize there are other topics you

Study predicts 8.5 magnitude earthquake in Himalayas
ESA probe beams unveils Mars landscape shaped by water, wind and ice

Mars is a planet of two halves. In places, the northern hemisphere of the planet sits a full few kilometres
Nasa spacecraft makes closest approach to sun

It will keep getting closer to the sun until it flies through the corona, or outer atmosphere, for the

On This Day in Space! Dec. 14, 1962: Mariner 2 Spacecraft Flies by Venus

On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft flew by Venus. See how it happened in our On This Day In
NASA's Voyager 2 Went Interstellar the Same Day a Solar Probe Touched

Call it a cosmic coincidence: Two probes launched four decades apart, traveled in opposite directions — and
Early Universe 'Soup' Cooked Up in Weird Plasma Blobs

For the first split second after the Big Bang, the universe was nothing but an extremely hot "soup

Kosovo’s decision to create army must be discussed by UN SC, says Russian

The move is "very alarming", Konstantin Kosachyov said
Russian swimmer Rylov wins 50m backstroke gold at FINA World Championships

The athlete clocked the distance in 22.58 seconds
Russia’s Vladimir Morozov wins gold in 50m freestyle at FINA World

Russian swimmer Vladimir Morozov won gold in Men’s 50-meter freestyle event of the 2018 FINA World Swimming

New Brain Research Sheds Light On Mental Illness

Researchers looked at specific genes and their regulatory networks to learn more about changes in the brain
McDonald's Says It Will Trim Antibiotics in Beef

The company's first step is to partner with its supplying beef producers in the top 10 beef sourcing
New Disease-Bearing Tick Could Spread Through U.S.

Huge swaths of land along the Eastern seaboard, the Midwest and the South would provide highly suitable

Amid Fresh Saudi Royal Family Scrutiny, Remember 9/11

The killing and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside a Saudi consulate has brought unwanted
Saudi Arabia Declares War on America’s Muslim Congresswomen

Inside the Philadelphia DA’s Side Hustle ; Trump Moves to Deport Vietnam War Refugees ...and More Picks 12/
Getting the Count Right: Experts Debate Election Audits at MIT Conference

A democracy relies on its citizens voting. But what if there is no mechanism in place to ensure the

My Climate

My climate is wild Full of complexity And pale reefs. A special habitat of Fire, ice, And red herrings
Ride-hailing, emerging technologies, AVs, can play greater role in transit-

The below Dec. 13, 2018 press release is from the American Public Transportation Association. With
New climate model to be built from the ground up

Facing the certainty of a changing climate coupled with the uncertainty that remains in predictions of how

Trump administration ban on NIH use of fetal tissue should worry all

Throughout history, politicians have restricted or outright banned certain areas of scientific or medical
Rookie Georgia police officer shot to death; gunman killed

A rookie suburban Atlanta police officer was shot and killed Thursday by a man who was also killed in a
Dead stag installed at former US base in South Korea

A stuffed deer stands in a former US ammunition store just outside the Demilitarized Zone that divides the

SMC Bulletin - Overseer: fit for regulation?

Overseer: fit for regulation? The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment recommends the farm
24/7 national geohazards monitoring centre - Expert Q&A

A National Geohazards Monitoring Centre has gone live today and will provide round-the-clock monitoring of
Top Ten Science Stories of 2018

From tracking down the alleged Golden State Killer to ‘gene-edited babies’ – it’s time to take a look at

#CaliforniaKnew

Recent reports have shown that California knew about the threat of climate change decades ago. No one could
Models, On – and Off – the Catwalk – Part Eight – Time-Step and Noise

In Part Seven – Resolution & Convection we looked at some examples of how model resolution and domain
Clouds and Water Vapor – Part Eleven – Ceppi et al & Zelinka et al

A couple of recent articles covered ground related to clouds, but under Models –Models, On – and Off

Cambridge dons revolt over ‘racist’ fellow’s role

More than 200 academics have signed a letter accusing a controversial scholar of “racist pseudoscience
Unite against Tommy Robinson’s hate march

Stand Up To Racism calls upon anti-fascists to oppose Tommy Robinson’s and Gerard Batten’s ‘Brexit crisis’
Holocaust denial industry loses one of its chief proponents

A long planned trip to the UK by one of the world’s leading Holocaust deniers ended in chaos. And the very

Short Video Showing Trump Inspiring Violence … And What Happened

“Right Wing Watch reports on the extreme rhetoric and activities of key right-wing figures and
Origins And Use Of Fake News

Strategic bullshit with one goal: “No one is able to come to sensible conclusions.”
GOP Jesus

The last word (however strangulated) on Brexit.

WordPress keeps telling me their new editor is going to “level up my experience”. My new
EXPLOSIVE: Why the best outcome for Brexiteers is Theresa May being

It is the assumption of many Brexiteers that the best result in tonight’s Conservative vote of
At the End of the Day

It warms the cockles of my avowedly feminist heart to see how – after many decades of male

Is Israel Facing Third Lebanon War and New Intifada?

More Zionist war propaganda and war mongering. Now that they are unable to attack Syria because of the S
Israel about to Attack Lebanon Says Source — Entire Middle East Will Erupt

RT America Published on Dec 13, 2018 In what could set the entire Middle East ablaze, and involve both the
Sanhedrin “Third Temple” Ritual in Jerusalem

RISE Published on Dec 11, 2018 Third Temple Altar Dedication in Jerusalem by Activists end

Opinion | The Robots Have Descended on Trump Country – The New York Times

The growing use of work robots and the deployment of artificial intelligence have been most disruptive in
Germany urges France to turn UN seat into EU one – TheLocal.de

“I realise this will take some convincing in Paris but it would be a bold and smart goal,”
Why Sweden’s cashless society is no longer a utopia | World Economic Forum

The Swedish retail payment market is rapidly moving away from using cash. The outstanding value of cash in

Hear Dave Lindorff discuss his ‘Pentagon Accounting Fraud’ Nation magazine

The Nation blog: ‘Dave Lindorff on Cooking Books at the Pentagon’ ‘The Damage Report
The hourglass

Sand through the hourglass. Sand in my eyes. Sleep don’t come easy. The moment is fragile. I heard him say,
Dave Lindorff talks about his Nation expose of Pentagon Fraud and about the

The post Dave Lindorff talks about his Nation expose of Pentagon Fraud and about the Pentagon’s Audit

George Shelley: Learning To Grieve

As a former contestant on the United
A World Without Money

Plastic swipes, chip readers and
Antisemitism in Europe

More than 70 years after the horrific

This snooper’s charter makes George Orwell look lacking in vision.

By Heather Brooke – Sunday 8th November 2015. Find Article Here:- When the Home Office and
By inflating Islamic extremism, David Cameron has lost sight of what really

By George Monbiot Tuesday 21st July 2015. Find Article Here:- The real ‘struggle of our generation’ is not
Sunscreen contributing to decline of coral reefs, study shows.

Posted Wednesday 21st October 2015. Find Article Here:- UV filtering chemical is killing off baby coral

You’re Looking at an Actual Image of a White Dwarf Feeding on Material from

The SPHERE planet-hunting instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope captured
Exactly How We Would Send our First Laser-Powered Probe to Alpha Centauri

In a recent study, an international team of scientists present their concept for a lightsail and spacecraft
There’s a Surprising Amount of Life Deep Inside the Earth. Hundreds of

Scientists with the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) are transforming our understanding of life deep inside

Yemen Is Dying. We’re Killing It

The U.S. Senate’s Dec. 12, 2018 vote to compel the Pentagon to end its support for Saudi Arabia’s war in
War With Russia Could Look a Lot Like War With the Soviets Did

A non-nuclear war between NATO and Russia could pit bombers, aircraft carriers and submarines against each
Jimmy Carter’s Options in Iran Were All Bad

The passing of former U.S. president George H.W. Bush in December 2018 left Jimmy Carter as the oldest

Bellingcat Goofed and Kurt Volker bought the Kerch Lie

For 5 years Ukraine has bamboozled supporters by using” independent” researchers like
France in a Nutshell: “The Government Stopped Listening to the People 20

A family member who has lived in France for decades summarized the source of the gilets jaunes protests in
The Abolition of War Requires New Thoughts, Words, and Actions

By David Swanson Remarks in Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 12, 2018 Video is uploading now, at airplane

Corruption: Planet earth is being sold out

Protecting and incentivizing whistleblowers is essential to combat environmental crimes The world is facing
As Anti-Corruption Day Approaches, WJC Report Reminds Us of the Importance

A recent investigation into wildlife trafficking highlights the importance of improving whistleblower
The National Whistleblower Center Leads Anti-Corruption Efforts Worldwide

In honor of International Anti-Corruption Day 2018 on December 9th, Maya Efrati, Policy Counsel for the

Quarterly Fundraiser Day 4: Still Seeking $2200 (£1750) to Support My

Please click on the ‘Donate’ button below to make a donation towards the $2,200 (£1,750) I’m still trying
It’s Human Rights Day – and Day One of My Quarterly Fundraiser, In Which

Please click on the ‘Donate’ button below to make a donation towards the $2,500 (£2,000) I’m trying to
It’s Four Years Since the Executive Summary of the Senate Torture Report

Please support my work as a reader-funded journalist! I’m currently trying to raise $2500 (£2000) to