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New Report: Renewables indirectly make electricity MORE expensive, so ABC tells Australia the opposite

JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax / 4h

One big government agency quietly admits renewables make electricity more expensive, and another big gov media agency hides it. The new AMEC report tells us renewables will make electricity prices go down a tiny 2% in the short run but make electricity more expensive in the long run due to forcing out cheap baseload players. What matters most to Australians — that we can expect our electricity cos

Merry Christmas. Help me choose your favourite reports!

The Corbett Report / 9h

It's that time of year again, so I'm going to be busy with my family during the Christmas break. In the meantime, please help me choose your favourite Corbett Report videos from 2018 and I'll feature a different one on the home page of corbettreport.com every day from Boxing Day until I return in early January. Corbett Report members are encouraged to log in to corbettreport.com and leave your sug

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BLOGGER-FOLLOWING

John Boyega got into some trouble with Stormtroopers at Disneyland

1KMashable / 14h

Most Star Wars fans know John Boyega as Finn, hero of the Resistance. But among First Order Stormtroopers, he'll always be the traitorous FN-2187. Boyega got a sharp reminder of his status among the rank-and-file of the First Order during a recent visit to Disneyland. The actor was just wandering around, minding his own business, when he was accosted — and eventually arrested! — by the white-armo

iOS 12.1.2 update reportedly causing widespread cellular data outages

500+Mashable / 12h

There's trouble in iOS paradise. Apple's 12.1.2 iOS update, rolled out Tuesday, appears to be causing more problems than the fix was intended to solve. SEE ALSO: The best apps of 2018 Multiple users on Twitter are complaining that the iOS update is bricking their phones by cutting off cellular data. First reported by Forbes , there are now multiple user complaints on Twitter about their iPhones'

Mystery of methane on Mars deepens further

31Unexplained Mysteries / 14h

Despite the detection of methane in 2003 and 2014, the latest findings have revealed no evidence of it at all. ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), ...

Industrial Hemp Legalized

cryptogon.com / 19h

Via: Boston Globe: President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalizes industrial hemp after decades of the crop being caught up in broader cannabis prohibition, into law on Thursday. The signing ceremony represents the culmination of a months-long debate over various provisions of the wide-ranging agriculture legislation. But after the House and Senate Agriculture […]

Woman charged with pretending to be a witch

42Unexplained Mysteries / 19h

A woman in Ontario was recently arrested for witchcraft two days before the archaic law was set to be scrubbed. 33-year-old Tiffany Butch was charged ...

NEWS

Over one million gun owners have refused to obey ban in New Jersey, no one giving up cartridge magazines

500+Signs of the Times / 1d

Residents of New Jersey were given a deadline to turn in their gun magazines or become felons overnight, and so far, no one is complying. Unless you've been under a rock lately, then you've likely seen the unprecedented push by all levels of government to separate law abiding Americans from their guns. No, this is not some conspiracy theory. The president himself ushered in a new level of gun cont

Indonesia tsunami: 43 dead and 'many missing' after Anak Krakatoa erupts – latest updates

26KThe Guardian / 1d

Volcanic activity believed to have sent a wave crashing into villages and hotels in a popular tourist area on the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. Follow all the developments here Tsunami hits Sunda Strait beaches, leaving dozens dead in Indonesia 3.39am GMT Australia is ready to send aid and assistance to Indonesia in the wake of the tsunami. Prime minister Scott Morrison said the disaster

Trump Dismisses Resignation of Top ISIS Envoy, Says He Doesn’t Even Know Him

6KSlate - Culture / 15h

President Donald Trump took to Twitter Saturday night to dismiss as no big deal the resignation of Brett McGurk, the top U.S. envoy in the global coalition to defeat ISIS . The commander in chief said the media was making way too much of an insignificant move by a man who was going to leave soon anyway. “Brett McGurk, who I do not know, was appointed by President Obama in 2015. Was supposed to le

An Isolated Trump is Reportedly Watching More TV Than Ever and Often Starts His Day at 11

2KSlate - Culture / 11h

President Donald Trump increasingly feels like it’s him against the world. And he has fewer and fewer people at his side who he can trust. In a devastating New York Times piece , Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman write that the commander in chief is increasingly feeling isolated and paranoid. As a result, he is retreating to spending time alone, which means he is watching more television than ever.

Labour would 'radically transform economy' to focus on climate change

34The Guardian / 29min

Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey says economic and social regeneration must be part of transition to low-carbon future A future Labour government would oversee an economic revolution to tackle the climate crisis, using the full power of the state to decarbonise the economy and create hundreds of thousands of green jobs in struggling towns and cities. Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow b

6.4-magnitude earthquake hits off coast of Tonga: USGS

Signs of the Times / 48min

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit in waters off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Monday (Dec 24), the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck at a moderate depth of 100km with the epicentre some 85km north of the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa. There were no immediate reports of damage. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no tsunami threat. Baea Fi

SCIENCE

Quantum Communication Can Travel Faster—It's Not Just a Myth

2KWired / 19h

A new experiment showed for the first time that quantum messages can indeed be speedier than what's seen in regular computing.

Supermoon Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse of 2019: Complete Guide

4KSpace.com / 19h

Overnight from Jan. 20 to Jan. 21, 2019, millions of people in North and South America can enjoy a full hour of a total lunar eclipse.

Kingdom Hearts Is Weirdly Similar To Twin Peaks

2Kio9 / 14h

I’ve been leisurely playing through my copy of Kingdom Hearts II on the PS4 the past week, and while playing the other day I was struck by an odd thought: “This is just like Twin Peaks .” I immediately took to Twitter , and I was instantly goaded into writing about this thought. So here we are. Look, I don’t know how the hell to do this without spoiling both Kingdom Hearts and Twin Peaks , so if

SpaceX launches Air Force's best GPS yet, ends banner year

100+Phys.org / 11h

SpaceX has launched the U.S. Air Force's most powerful GPS satellite ever built.

Neurons made from stem cells can suppress seizures

26Futurity / 11h

Researchers have discovered that transplanting stem-cell-derived neurons into the brain suppressed seizures in an animal model. About 3.4 million Americans, or 1.2 percent of the population, have active epilepsy. Although the majority respond to medication, between 20 and 40 percent of patients with epilepsy continue to have seizures even after trying multiple anti-seizure drugs. Even when the dr

Connected cars accelerate down data-collection highway

93Phys.org / 1d

That holiday trip over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house could turn into nice little gift for automakers as they increasingly collect oodles and oodles of data about the driver.

VETERANS TODAY

Physician-Assisted Suicide: Ethics Divides the AMA

Veterans Today / 2h

The AMA’s Latest Quandary: Physician-Assisted Suicide by Shane E. Macaulay, M.D./MedPage Today The American Medical Association, and the entire profession of medicine in the U.S., stand at a crucial ethical crossroads. For two years the AMA has been considering the question of physician-assisted suicide (PAS): shall physician assistance with patient suicide now be considered permissible, […]

Recognizing the Holiday Blues

Veterans Today / 3h

Holidays Can Be an Unhappy Time for Some By Laura McGowan/Military Health System WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — During the holidays, many are busy decorating, baking and shopping for gifts for friends and loved ones. However, don’t be too busy that you miss the signs that a family member or coworker may be dealing […]

Ice-Filled Martian Crater: Our Next Vacation Destination?

Veterans Today / 4h

Huge Reservoir of Ice Found in Northern Lowlands of Mars By Press TV Stunning images taken by the European Space Agency (ESA) show a massive ice-filled Martian crater on the cold and dry red planet, the closest candidate that is expected to somehow harbor life and become humans’ next destination for a rainy day. The […]

‘Organ traders, terrorists & looters’: Evidence against Syrian White Helmets presented at UN

Veterans Today / 4h

Veterans Today has verified, on the ground inside Syria, the accusations made below against the White Helmets and totally stands by the accusations in this article. Russia Today: White Helmets’ are not a rescue group but an extension of jihadist militants, and should be designated a terrorist organization, Russia’s envoy to the UN argued at […]

Brexit Approaches

Veterans Today / 11h

Sometimes in life it pays not to be too clever, except in intelligence analysis of course, where cleverness comes in handy. The EU, Theresa May and the Cabinet Office have learnt this the hard way over the Brexit negotiations. With Cabinet and Foreign Office connivance the EU imposed a harsh deal seeking to trap Britain […]

Endless Culture War

Veterans Today / 16h

"The Vietnamese beauty, H’Hen Nie, is a Rade from Dak Lak, a province well-known to many American Vietnam War vets, but otherwise not often seen by foreigners."

YOUTUBE

Herbal Tea Remedy: What's Inside | National Geographic

21National Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / 14h

At a traditional pharmacy located in Chengdu, China, doses of an herbal remedy are prepared to help patients cope with the heat and humidity of summer. At home, patients will brew the doses into a tea to drink. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-cl

Sandra Bullock Had a Crush on ‘Speed’ Co-Star Keanu Reeves

300+The Ellen Show / 2d

Twenty-five years after the release of “Speed,” Sandra Bullock revealed to Ellen she had a bit of a crush on co-star Keanu Reeves. Plus, Ellen honored the actress with her very own dedicated landmark on the Warner Brothers lot! #TheEllenShow #SandraBullock #KeanuReeves From: TheEllenShow

The History of the Bible, Animated | National Geographic

200+National Geographic (uploads) on YouTube / 2d

Time travel in this animation through the history of the Bible. Made with clay, wire, and recycled paper, the characters come to life in frame-by-frame motion. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and fil

Blake Shelton Performs 'Turnin' Me On'

200+The Ellen Show / 3d

Country superstar Blake Shelton took the stage with his latest hit, "Turnin' Me On." #BlakeShelton #TurninMeOn #TheEllenShow From: TheEllenShow

SILVIA IN THE WAVES - Silvia dans les vagues

79Vimeo / Vimeo Staff Picks / 3d

Noa struggles to honor the identity of his recently deceased parent while his mother tries to uphold the appearance of a conventional family. Grief and fantasy entwine to reveal the complex relationship between history and erasure, identity and memory. Content warning: death - - - Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, class of 2017, film production. - - - Festival International du Film Indépendant de

86'd

72Vimeo / Vimeo Staff Picks / 2d

“Full Moon, all the crazies are out." Four seedy stories transpire over the course of one late-night order at a 24-hour deli in Koch-era NYC. Starring Mitzi Akaha, Lindsay Burdge, Buddy Duress, Larry Fessenden, Alex Frankel, Alan Palomo, Andrew Ryder, Seaton Smith, Chase Williamson, Luke Wyatt Directed by Alan Palomo Written by Alan Palomo & Kai Flanders Produced by Chadd Harbold Executive Produc

THE CORBETT REPORT

Interview 1408 – New World Next Year 2019 with James Evan Pilato

The Corbett Report / 3d

[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2018-11-29%20James%20Evan%20Pilato.mp3"][/audio] So what's the story of the year? And what's in the cards for next year? Join James and James for the annual New World Next Year look back and look forward.

Mark Skidmore on the Pentagon’s Missing Trillions

The Corbett Report / 4d

Dr. Mark Skidmore of Michigan State University joins us to discuss his research with Catherine Austin Fitts into the $21 trillion in unaccounted transactions on the books of the US Department of Defence and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. We discuss what we know and don't know about the subject, the Pentagon's nonsensical and inadequate excuses for the debacle, the new account

Episode 350 – History Is Written By The Winners

65The Corbett Report / 9d

[audio mp3="https://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/episode350-lq.mp3"][/audio] Who gets to write the history textbooks? Where do the history teachers learn about history? What documents are allowed into the historical record, and what documents are excluded? These are not merely academic questions, they go right to the heart of the question of history itself. Join James Corbett for today's edition of

Interview 1402 – Richard Grove on the Rothschilds and WWI

31The Corbett Report / 20d

[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2018-12-03%20Richard%20Grove.mp3"][/audio] Richard Grove of TragedyAndHope.com joins The Corbett Report to discuss his research into the Rothschild dynasty and how it intersects with the story of WWI.

THE RULES OF EXPOSITION

So I'm reading an article about garden hoses: Which are the best for my needs? and all that. And the first part is reall...

The Rules of Exposition / 27d

So I'm reading an article about garden hoses: Which are the best for my needs? and all that. And the first part is really interesting: They "review the features to consider" when buying a hose. But then we get past that part and come to Types of Garden Hoses . Here's the first type they consider: Lightweight / Light Duty Hoses These hoses are generally made from vinyl (sometimes with a reinforcing

Carefully worded

The Rules of Exposition / 28d

"At Lowes," the commercial says, "we've got more appliances than anyone else." Well yeah, I bet they do. And at Home Depot, Home Depot has more appliances than anyone else. And at my house, I have more appliances than anyone else. It's all in the wording.

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

Jefferson Airship - The Follow Up

A Different Perspective / 5h

There was some follow up to the Jefferson airship crash. The crash happened on Saturday night, April 10, but was not reported in the newspaper until April 15. If it was a real event, with most of the town aware of it, then the following letters to the editor would have had a chance to make their way to the newspaper office for publication on Thursday. That seems to be the case because there were

Jefferson Airship - 1897

A Different Perspective / 1d

To fully understand a case, it is necessary to return to the original source. I had the opportunity to do that just the other day. Andy McGinn of the Jefferson Herald , which had been the Jefferson Bee , called to ask about an entry in Crash: When UFOs Fall from the Sky. He was interested in an entry for April 15, 1897 which Greene County Courthouse, Jefferson, Iowa discussed a crash near Jeffers

History Channel, Project Blue Book and Chiles and Whitted

A Different Perspective / 2d

Our pals over at History (which used to be the History Channel) have decided to take on Project Blue Book in a series that is based on those files. This is, of course, the second series to do that. Back in the 1970s, Jack Webb created Project UFO which was based, loosely, on the Project Blue Book files. I have said in the past The two stars of Project UFO. that we owed Webb a bit of recognition b

Roswell and Wernher von Braun

A Different Perspective / 24d

It struck me that since I have published a couple of articles that either attempted to explain the Roswell debris or explain the whole of the crash scenario, it was only fair to look at it from the other side. Just yesterday, as I was provided many references to James Carrion’s book, I also received, from Tony Bragalia, a link to an article he had written about Wernher von Braun and his connectio

UFO vs UAP vs AAV

A Different Perspective / 26d

Well, here we go again. Another reason to dislike Ufology. This time I find myself engaged in a discussion over semantics. I have to wonder what is the proper terminology for these things that people claim are buzzing around Earth. And this is just another part of a much larger, societal problem with nearly everyone requiring everyone else conform to their personal beliefs and to use their person

James Carrion's The Roswel Deception

A Different Perspective / 25d

Over the last few hours, I have received a half dozen notifications about James Carrion’s book about the Roswell UFO crash, The Roswell Deception . Carrion’s been working on it for a long time, and, has “previewed” parts of it on several James Carrion. Photo copyright by Kevin Randle occasions. The book is long so that I haven’t had time to read the whole thing yet. I do know that he is passionat

A WAY TO LIVE

In Place: An Album

A Way to Live / 10d

In Place By Risa Bear View this Author's Spotlight Paperback, 124 Pages Preview Price: $10.00 Prints in 3-5 business days An old woman, young in the study of Zen Buddhism, converts an old playhouse as a part-time hermitage.

ACTIVIST TEACHER

Humanity against People

Activist Teacher / 6d

Gilets jaunes: Investment-predation globalism for the mobile urban elites versus rural nationalism for the sedentary and threatened middle-classIn the West, there is a global class conflict, decades in the making, which is a direct consequence of the globalization of investment predation. For the good of humankind, and for the good of the planet, and for social peace and stability, we should

AMUSED CYNICISM

Earworm: a non-optimal singularity

Amused Cynicism / 15d

By Tom Scott. If you liked Earworm, you might also like The singularity, ruined by lawyers .

The Monstrous Consequences of a 2nd Referendum

Amused Cynicism / 29d

ANGOLA 3 NEWS

A3 Newsletter: Going to Amsterdam, Widows, Non-Unanimous Juries and more

Angola 3 News / 23d

A3 Newsletter, November 30, 2018: Another Years Draws to a Close Albert and King are ending their year with a short trip to Holland to support the Dutch branch of Amnesty International's " Write for Rights Campaign" which kicks off on December 10, International Human Rights Day. The Dutch section of Amnesty has now existed for 50 years and is one of the world's largest Amnesty sections. Amnesty f

ARMSCONTROLWONK

The Highly Questionable Case for New Low-Yield Options

ArmsControlWonk / 6d

Quote of the week: “We do not yet know surely in what proportion unreasonable fears and twisted hopes are at the root of the perverted policy now followed by the Kremlin. Assuming both to be involved, we must disarm the fears and disappoint the hopes.” — Henry L. Stimson, “The Challenge to Americans,” Foreign Affairs, …

North Korean Missile Base at Yeongjeo-dong

32ArmsControlWonk / 17d

By now you have probably seen the report by Zach Cohen at CNN citing the some research by the CNS team on a North Korean missile base. Here is a longer version of the analysis. Basic points: We were looking at the Yeongjeo-dong missile base, and Kim Hyong Jik County, because this area would make …

George Herbert Walker Bush

ArmsControlWonk / 20d

Lyric of the week: “Maybe time running out is a gift I’ll work hard ’til the end of my shift And give you every second I can find And hope it isn’t me who’s left behind It’s knowing that this can’t go on forever Likely one of us will have to spend some days alone …

Rescuing the INF Treaty

ArmsControlWonk / 14d

Quote of the week: “We work in the dark — we do what we can — we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task.” — Henry James, “The Middle Years” Yes, the hour is late and the cause is probably hopeless, but it’s still worth trying to …

Safeguards for Saudi Arabia

ArmsControlWonk / 26d

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has recently taken a significant step in its nuclear research and development program that at the same time illuminates Riyadh’s best route for demonstrating transparency in nuclear safeguards. On November 6, the KSA announced it has broken ground on the country’s first nuclear reactor, a research installation rated …

North Korea’s Expanding Missile Base

ArmsControlWonk / 11d

The CNS OSINT team did it again. While doing what one does on the weekend, looking at DPRK missile bases, Jeffrey and his team found a new missile base. In this week’s episode, Aaron and Jeffrey talk through the finding, Josh Pollack’s meta op-ed on what OSINT means in today’s media environment, and how OSINT …

CENSORED NEWS

Lisa DeVille 'Air Protections Being Weakened by Trump Administration'

Censored News / 4d

By Lisa DeVille, Ft. Berthold POWER President Censored News New Source Performance Standards Weakened EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler and the Trump administration announced their plans to weaken common-sense air protections, known as New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), which limit methane and other toxic pollutants from being released into the air. These current

Mohawk Nation News 'Framework Trailriders Charge into Kahnawake'

Censored News / 4d

http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2018/12/18/framework-trailriders-charge-into-kahnawake/

Mohawk Nation News 'MCK Police Station Consultation'

Censored News / 8d

http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2018/12/12/mck-police-station-consultation/

Mohawk Nation News 'Khenteke, Not Waiting for Anybody'

Censored News / 8d

http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2018/12/13/kentekeh-not-waiting-for-anybody/

SONORA -- O'odham Voice Against the Wall, O'odham Women's Collective, Toy Drive Photos

Censored News / 9d

Ofelia Rivas and Cynthia Piestewa By Ofelia Rivas, O'odham Censored News CABORCA, Sonora -- The women were busy cooking and baking bread and cupcakes while O'odham photographer Cynthia Piestewa and I shopped for candy and stayed up into the night bagging 150 holiday bags of candy. The event started with a registration of all the

All Charges Dropped against Water Protector Waste Win Young

Censored News / 22d

Waste'Win Young (third from left) with her WPLC defense team, family and friends after the 1st of 2 hearings on her Motion to Dismiss, held on October 5, 2018. By Water Protector Legal Collective North Dakota District Judge David Reich today dismissed misdemeanor charges of Criminal Trespass and Engaging in a Riot against Waste'Win Young because the State did not

DR CINTLI

Fighting Law Enforcement Brutality While Living with Trauma in a World of Impunity

Dr Cintli / 4d

Fighting Law Enforcement Brutality While Living with Trauma in a World of Impunity A few months ago, I was asked to do a piece on what it is like to live with intergenerational trauma, for a special issue of the Genealogy Journal , on Indigenous peoples and intergenerational trauma. Here is the essay: Fighting Law Enforcement Brutality While Living with Trauma in a World of Impunity https://www.m

FREE PLANET

Earth's water came from Saturn... major electric universe revelation.

Free Planet / 3d

This might be a remnant from the work of radical cosmologist Immanuel Velikovski 1895-1979, who also correctly predicted the current 800°C surface-temperature of Venus, but new evidence* suggests that THE OCEANS OF THE E ARTH and THE RINGS OF S ATURN are MADE OF THE SAME W ATER ; watch, listen, learn. Mytho-historical cosmology strongly suggests that the Earth and Saturn had a much more intimate r

Electric Universe - traumatic energy - can the human mind be made to forget?

Free Planet / 19d

THE NEXT BIT IS PURE SPECULATION and I haven't looked into the scientific application of using electricity to wipe a person's brain, let alone wipe the collective memory of an era of people, but I'm going to progress with my word-salad. What if... ...all around the world monuments made using technology that seems VERY CONTEMPORARY like perfectly symmetrical quartz-laden marble sculptures with tool

GREG MANKIW'S BLOG

How the Govt Shutdown Affects GDP

Greg Mankiw's Blog / 13h

In this interview , CEA chair Kevin Hassett (around minute 4:00) dismisses the adverse impact of the government shutdown on real GDP. It seems to me that he is more wrong than right. Kevin appears to be assuming that government workers don't produce anything of value when they are at work, or that they will make up all the undone work when they return, so making them stay at home has no significan

Trumponomics

Greg Mankiw's Blog / 12d

Click here to read my review of Trumponomics by Stephen Moore and Arthur Laffer.

INEXPLICATA-THE JOURNAL OF HISPANIC UFOLOGY

Argentina: A "Triangle" in the Western Corridor

Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufol... / 6d

Argentina: A "Triangle" in the Western Corridor By Luis Burgos - Fundación Argentina de Ovnilogía BREAKING NEWS Report No. 204 of the spectacular and forecasted 2018 UFO Wave emanates from the section of Argentina that has the **most apparitions of triangular flying objects** - The Western Buenos Aires Corridor, the name I bestowed upon that virtual strip of land around 2008 due to the constant c

Alien Blood Lust

Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufol... / 5d

November brought us an unexpected gift in the form of ALIEN BLOOD LUST from Inner Light Publications. This anthology consists of the collected efforts of Timothy Green Beckley, Sean Casteel, Nigel Watson, Hercules Invictus and Scott Corrales in delving into the grisly world of non-human (ultraterrestrial, paraterrestrial, metaterrestrial) entities often associated with the UFO phenomenon since it

Mexico: UFOs Allegedly Recorded Over the City of Tampico [VIDEO]

Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufol... / 25d

Source: PLANETA UFO and TRIBUNA.COM.MX Date: 11.27.2018 An article by the Tribuna newsroom Mexico: UFOs Allegedly Recorded Over the City of Tampico [VIDEO] TAMPICO, TAMAULIPAS - A light was recorded on Monday morning in the city's Zona Dorada (Golden Zone) on Avenida Hidalgo between Rotaria and Aguadulce streets. According to a local newspaper, the light caught the attention of a motorist driving

Argentina: Allegations of Alien Life in Jujuy [VIDEO]

Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufol... / 27d

Source: Planeta UFO and El Tribuno Date: 11.26.2018 A Report by Francisco Palacios, El Tribuno Argentina: Allegations of Alien Life in Jujuy [VIDEO] The phenomenon has been occurring for years due to the fact that "we are a major UFO entry and departure station" according to specialist Juan Ocampo. A mysterious episode that took place this weekend on National Route 9 on the way to the La Ciénaga

Cuba: A UFO in 1952

Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufol... / 20d

Source: Planeta UFO Date: 12.02.2018 Cuba: A UFO in 1952 Veteran Cuban UFO researcher Orestes Girbau has shared the image of an article from the El IMPARCIAL newspaper with the first known photo of a UFO over Cuba. In a note for Planeta UFO he writes: "First photo of a UFO in Cuba, taken in the city of Matanzas on 17 July 1952 while the worldwide UFO flap was in full swing. It was taken by young

Argentina: Locals Claim Seeing UFO Over Airport

Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufol... / 24d

Source: Fundación Argentina de Ovnilogía (FAO) and ElTerritorio.com.ar Date: 11.29.2018 Argentina: Locals Claim Seeing UFO Over Airport Yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, November 28) local residents claimed having seen an unidentified flying object flying in the sky over the Mayor Eduardo Krause Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport. The photo was taken by an airport employee. The photograph s

LAND DESTROYER

Blocking Nord Stream 2: To Fight "Russian Dictatorship," US Dictates to Europe

51Land Destroyer / 4d

December 20, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Rarely is irony and hypocrisy so thoroughly combined as it was when the US House of Representatives passed resolution 1035 - " Expressing opposition to the completion of Nord Stream II" (.pdf) . Bloomberg in its article, " U.S. House Passes Resolution Opposing Russian Gas Pipeline ," would report: The U.S. House of Representatives approved a largely s

Washington's Russiagate Conspiracy Theory on Life Support

Land Destroyer / 1d

December 22, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - The latest bid to keep Washington's desperate Russiagate conspiracy theory alive has energized distilled segments of the public still convinced of Moscow's global omniscience and its role in manipulating and undermining virtually every aspect of their daily lives. But recent "revelations" are simply the same accusations made against a Russian-based cl

Ukraine Provokes Russia to What End?

100+Land Destroyer / 27d

November 27, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Russia has seized three Ukrainian military vessels violating its territory near Russia's newly completed Crimean Bridge. The incident is a clear provocation carried out by Kiev and possibly engineered by Kiev's Western sponsors - particularly those in Washington and London. Ukrainian military vessels are in fact permitted to pass from the Black Sea in

WaPo Claims American "Tortured Then Executed" in Syria - Admits No Evidence

53Land Destroyer / 9d

December 15, 2018 (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - A particularly scurrilous op-ed appeared in the pages of the Washington Post accusing the Syrian government of detaining, torturing, then executing an American citizen, Layla Shweikani. Considering US attempts to establish various pretexts to justify its ongoing military occupation of Syria and its attacks on Syrian forces - such an accusation could dang

NATO's Aggression Reaches for Russian Waters

31Land Destroyer / 16d

December 7, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - The recent Kerch Strait incident marks a new low amid the US-led expansion of NATO eastward. The intentional provocation executed by Kiev saw three Ukrainian naval vessels seized by Russia. The vessels were intentionally violating protocol for passing through the Strait - protocol previously agreed upon by Kiev and previously observed by Ukrainian nava

Syria: Alleged Chemical Attack Elicits 180 Degree Response from West

Land Destroyer / 25d

November 29, 2018 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - On the heels of another alleged chemical attack in Syria - the Western media has responded with skepticism - even silence. This acutely different response to its regular "chemical weapons" hysteria is because unlike previous incidents, it appears this most recent attack was blatantly carried out by Western-backed militants operating in Idlib, Syria. W

LEFT I ON THE NEWS

Headlines for Dec. 21, 2018

Left I on the News / 2d

Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio . Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted 11 minutes. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines (WMMFH) for Dec. 21, 2018 *Uber driver, 27, 'who tried to attack police with a Samurai sword outside Buckingham Palace' tells court he became angry after watching TV channel Russia Today https://www.dailym

Headlines for Dec. 14, 2018

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Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines (WMMFH) for Dec. 7, 2018 Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio . Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted 11 minutes. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines (WMMFH) for Dec. 14, 2018 George Bush Was George Bailey: It Was a Wonderful Life https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/12/07/g

Headlines for Dec. 7, 2018

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Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines (WMMFH) for Dec. 7, 2018 Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio . Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted 11 minutes. *Russia is trying to undermine Americans’ confidence in the justice system, security experts warn https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2018/12

Headlines for Nov. 30, 2018

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Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines (WMMFH) for Nov. 30, 2018 Click here to listen to this week's segment on Loud & Clear Radio . Headlines with an * are the ones we managed to fit in in our allotted 11 minutes. CANDIDATES FOR “WORST”/”MOST DISGUSTING”: *Video Fact Check: 8 Putin Claims Regarding the Kerch Strait Incident https://www.polygraph.info/a/eight-putin-claims-regarding-kerch-str

NEWS FROM ATLANTIS.

33 Days to Save the Forum: It Will Close 31.12.18 - Unless You Want It To Stay

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The Forum has now been inactive for over a year. At its height, there were roughly 200 members. As can be seen by the screenshot above, the number of views for some posts was very high. The top viewing score of 14,576 was not the highest of all the posts! The phoenix forum posted as a collection of the last parts of the forum which were in any way salvageable, really isn't representative of what

Gratis...The last post, and the last word in the religious debate on the forum

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Does Edam cheese come from the Edomites? It's not bad. Or maybe it came from the line of Seth and was originally called Setham Cheese before those fukers yeah those Edomites stole the recipe and killed every mother fucker. Dam those fukcre to hell. FUC I WANNA SPIRTUAL FIRCKING BLOOD BATH. WHERE DO I EFFING SIGN? Note" Ive tried to use the original 1512 Anglo Saxon syntax where appropriate (I've

Gratis: God Hates Chess from The Lost Book of the Effed in the Head

News From Atlantis. / 27d

Finally the truth is revealed, last Thursday the day before Friday a group of anthropologists unearthed the ancient hidden scrolls of Tutankhamen under a pyramid. At last! Finally we can understand how the world really began In the beginning, well actually it was forty days later, but you can’t have everything, God created the heavens and the earth and he saw that it was good, in fact He said it

Gratis: The Alien Con-spriracy

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At the time of writing, on the evening news last night, the eminent scientist Steven Hawkings is reported to be almost definitely certain aliens exist. Apparently; this almost definite conclusion was arrived at via the employment of almost definite mathematical certainties. IE because there are billions of galaxies, each including billions of stars, then it is safe to assume there must almost def

Gratis: 1 Peter 2:2 and the Catholic Douay-Rheims 1582

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by brandplucked » Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:25 am 1 Peter 2:2 and the Vatican Versions - "desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby." King James Bible 1611 - “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk OF THE WORD, that ye may grow thereby.” ESV 2001 - “Like newborn infants, long for the pure SPIRITUAL milk, that by it you may grow UP INTO SALVATION.” - εἰς σωτηρίαν NASB 1995 - “like

NOLANCHART.COM

Would you leave the Republican Party for a new second party?

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The Republicans stand for? The Republicans had the majority in both Houses, but their “big tent” electoral strategy gave them a majority that could not […]

Republican war against health care

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An almost vicious cruelty sweeping America is most visible through the actions of Donald J. Trump. But the recent action by a Texan district judge, […]

Crony Capitalist in Control

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Behind the growing Republican toxicity of government rule and its Trump mutation is the creed of the Koch brothers. That creed represents the ideological engine […]

Class as an element of the U. S. presidency

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The passing of George H.W. Bush seems almost providential in terms of its timing, the beginning of Advent, the season of the coming of Christ. […]

Rudy Giuliani Hypocritical Regarding Robert Mueller

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John Bowden at The Hill, in an article entitled, “Giuliani trashes Mueller probe over ‘unethical’ tactics after Cohen guilty plea,” reported that Rudy Giuliani, President […]

Proud to be a Christian and a conservative!

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Rush Limbaugh did it again. I love this guy, I really do. His leadership on the radio, over decades, is the heart of the America […]

OBSIDIAN WINGS

NC-9 – An Open Thread About the Folly of Accusing Others of the Things You Do Yourself

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by wj I find myself repeatedly amazed by what is going on in North Carolina. First, as we have all noticed, the state legislature has been in a long effort to combat “voting fraud” – that is people voting who shouldn’t be. They have been undeterred by a lack of evidence that there was really a problem. But now we discover that North Carolina (at least part of it) has a major real problem with ele

Tossing two foxes in the henhouse

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by liberal japonicus Don't really have a lot, so two things that crossed my desktop. Kevin Drum offers a commonsensical view on dealing with the deaths of public figures . (Doing the above was) considered common courtesy, and does not mean that (a) nobody is ever allowed to say anything bad about the establishment, or (b) everyone has forgotten what a bad person this was. It just means that out o

Just in time for the holidays!

Obsidian Wings / 19d

by liberal japonicus Laura mentioned that she had a new book , proceeds of which would go to fund animal rescue, so I asked her to give us some more details. I'm sure that other folks have interesting things that are hopefully coming to fruition for this holiday season, either for themselves or for others, so put them in the comments or send them to me and I'll append them to the post. Don't hide

Darkness

Obsidian Wings / 21d

by JanieM When I was a kid I went through a phase when I wanted to be an astronomer, using the word loosely. What I probably really meant was cosmologist. Odd, then, that I went to a college without an astronomy department. But I thought I could solve the deficiency by majoring in physics and eventually concentrating on astrophysics in grad school. I took what was essentially a half-credit course

But Will They Be Named Dolly?

Obsidian Wings / 23d

by wj Buried (at least for me) in the flood of political news these past weeks was something potentially far more important. It appears that a researcher in China has made the first human embryo gene edit. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2018/12/01/a-maverick-researcher-claims-to-have-created-gm-children It is perhaps not surprising that the guy who did it is not actually trained

And now for something...

Obsidian Wings / 26d

by JanieM When I go to Cambridge on the bus or train, I make sure to take some light reading. Literally light: paperback, nothing that will add too much weight to my luggables. But most of the time it's figuratively light too: mysteries, mostly. This past time I decided to wake myself up a bit. I gazed across my shelves the night before and made a little stack of options: Faulkner's Absalom, Absa

PAYING ATTENTION

Why I voted for proportional representation

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I spent 10 years in the legislative press gallery, a front-row seat for the spectacle of B.C. politics. It was mostly — not always — horrifying. Cynical, dishonest and hyper-partisan, an unending election campaign. Collaboration was not impossible, but the system made it really difficult. MLAs, mostly good people, behaved badly. It was sad and infuriating, and demeaning for everyone involved. Tha

Six things to know about the legislature scandaL

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Congratulations if you’ve mostly skipped the flood of news reports on the legislature scandal. It’s been entertaining, if you’re the kind of person who stops to look at car crashes. But despite all the noise, we know very little. Here’s the Quick Notes version, and six things you need to know in order to understand what’s happening. To start with, the facts. On Nov. 19, Speaker Darryl Plecas call

Will Ottawa’s news fund be wasted keeping Postmedia afloat?

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I wrote about the federal government's plan to support news media in The Tyee today. "I can swallow my scruples and accept direct government funding for journalism. Desperate times, desperate measures and all that. But the federal government’s new plan looks like it could easily do more harm than good. The government’s recent economic update announced it would spend about $120 million a year for f

SARDONICKY

And a Very Happy Humbug To All

Sardonicky / 1d

Miserly person that I am, I somewhat recycling last year's Christmas gift to my fellow Sardonickists, with just a few Santa-like tweaks to the side of the nose to make this post seem new and shiny. I wrote previously , and at some length, that in the good old 19th century days of mass immigration, back when Lady Liberty's "give me your tired, your poor" mantra was actually taken literally, Christ

Russophobia Must Never Die

Sardonicky / 6d

The New York Times and Washington Post and other corporate media outlets are all pushing new documents today pushing the same old Russiagate propaganda. The reports, contracted by a "bipartisan" Congress, seem subtly designed to both shame Black voters who failed to turn out for Hillary Clinton and thus unwittingly gave the 2016 election to Donald Trump, and to gaslight supporters of Bernie Sande

United In Exile

Sardonicky / 27d

With about eight dynasties now possessing as much money as half the entire world's population combined, it is impossible to ignore the fact that extreme wealth inequality is antithetical to the health and future of humanity and every other living thing on earth. Despite the dystopian title - American Nightmare - of his latest book, cultural critic and prolific author Henry Giroux thinks that with

Methods To the Political Madness

Sardonicky / 23d

The blockbuster story of the week (in my opinion) is that a group of Rhode Island students have filed a federal lawsuit charging that their public school system's failure to provide them with basic instruction in government and civics is a direct violation of their Constitutional rights as American citizens. Donald Trump certainly isn't the only overlord who "loves the uneducated," and who has a

Interpreting Corporate Democrat-Speak

Sardonicky / 7d

Get me rewrite, pronto! In their haste to anoint a replacement for Donald Trump, Democrats in exile are unintentionally acting a lot more transparent than their corporate donors might like. Take, for example, Obama State Department and White House alumna Jen Psaki, who now does P.R. for the oligarchic Carnegie Endowment for International Peace along with a regular gig as a CNN contributor. Lest y

Medicare For All Meets Kafka

Sardonicky / 9d

Although 70 percent of Americans now favor Medicare For All, the Knowledge Class is warning us to hold our horses for at least another couple of decades, by which time many of the uninsured and underinsured will be prematurely and conveniently dead. If climate change doesn't get us, untreated disease and despair should do the job in the efficient manner so beloved of the neoliberal thought collec

SCHOOLS MATTER

A longer school day? Let's get serious.

Schools Matter / 3d

A longer school day? Let’s get serious. Sent to the Providence Journal, Dec. 20, 2018. To the editor: It is inspiring to read that the Central Falls Superintendent is pushing to lengthen the school day 60 to 90 minutes, in order to increase test scores. But 60-90 minutes is not enough. Let’s get serious and consider an even longer day. A study published in the Journal of Irreproducible Results co

Resist Backdoor Charter Expansion by DESE in MA

Schools Matter / 27d

In 2016 the citizens of the Commonwealth overwhelmingly beat back a plan for charter expansion. Even though 62 percent of MA voters said NO to more charters, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is shepherding through a plan to expand charters in New Bedford and Haverhill. The cost to public education would be astronomical. In Bedford, for instance, charter expansion would

SCREW YOU GUYS, I'M GOING HOME

How I Did On My Predictions for 2018

Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / 2d

I predicted that 2018 would not be a good year overall for employees, and I was right. Here's how my predictions turned out. Sexual harassment : I predicted that, despite all the brouhaha on #MeToo and sexual harassment, no new legislation would pass and that there would be backlash, and lots of it. There was no way I could predict Kavanaugh though. On the federal level, there was no new legislati

Ho Freaking Ho: Surviving The Office Holiday Party (Without Getting Fired)

Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / 9d

It's time for your office holiday party. Joy to the world. Too many folks come to me after the holidays and tell me their holiday bonus was a firing due to something they did at the party. Here's how to survive without getting fired. 1. Drinking : The number one way to get fired is to drink too much. Most of the office party firings I see are alcohol-related in some way. First of all, if you are

Dear Newly-Elected Officials: Here Are Some Things You Can Do For Workers In Your State

Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home / 20d

Congratulations to all you newly elected officials! Guess what? Most of your voters are also workers. And it's the workers who have felt left out by politicians lately, so it's time to do something to help workers in your state. Here are a few suggestions of pro-employee legislation you might want to take up in your state to help working people: State-run retirement plans for private sector : Some

Companies Fold As Employees Push Back On Forced Arbitration

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First Google had a bunch of employees walk out to protest sexual harassment arbitration, and it rescinded its arbitration policy. Now other companies are following as employees push back. Facebook, Microsoft, Uber, Square, Airbnb