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James Cleverly Officially ISN’T

Eddie Mair Skewers Luciana Berger

Owen Jones Provokes Brillo Meltdown

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Announces She's Running For President In 2020

The Democrat is an anti-interventionist who has drawn criticism for meeting with Syrian President Bashar
Trump Says National Emergency Is A Possibility But He Would Rather Work

On Friday, President Trump told reporters he's not looking to declare a national emergency to secure
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Suspends Broward County Sheriff From Elected

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended the sheriff in Broward County from his elected office, after an
Blogging for a Healthy Gulf

What is the Dirty Water Rule, and Why Does it Matter?

The following is a blog written by Emily N. Donahoe, Legal Intern, from George Washington University Law
A holiday gift from Washington: Good news for the Florida coast

A bit of bipartisanship snuck into the holiday season, and thousands of acres of dunes, seagrass beds
Senate passes lame duck fisheries bill

The United States Senate on December 17 passed S. 1520, “Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act

19-month-old Rangers fan goes viral with adorable goal celebration

Angelo Chapman’s reaction has turned him into an internet superstar.
Dave Grohl falls off stage after drinking a beer at Foo Fighters’ first

The rock star previously broke his leg falling off a stage at a Stockholm show in 2015.
Pupil has novel idea for Andy Murray’s retirement

Staff and children at Dunblane Primary School have paid tribute to the retiring tennis ace.

What if the Obstruction Was the Collusion? On the New York Times's

Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare : What if the Obstruction Was the Collusion? On the New York Times'
Trump expected to ditch career diplomat, nominate Scott Taylor as Qatar

Megan Garnache / WTKR-TV : Trump expected to ditch career diplomat, nominate Scott Taylor as Qatar
There's a way to know if Russia threw the election to Trump (Christian

Christian Caryl / Washington Post : There's a way to know if Russia threw the election to Trump

S&WB Employee Takes Nap While Working On French Quarter Water Main

The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board just can’t catch a break. This time, a video made it on
Highlights from Trump’s visit to Texas and major support for border wall

In McAllen, Texas, President Trump visited a border patrol station where border patrol agents briefed him
GURVICH: On Shutdown, LA Dems’ Hypocrisy on Full Display

By way of response to the article by the Chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party, State Senator Karen

Study explores media coverage of pipeline controversies

Supporters of fossil fuel infrastructure projects position themselves as friends of working people, framing
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

News24.com | UPDATE: Relief as rain helps to douse Western Cape fires

Heavy rain has fallen in the Western Cape's Overstrand area where strong winds have affected
News24.com | 10 children injured in minibus crash in KZN

Ten children and the drivers of two minibuses have been injured after the vehicles collided head-on on the
News24.com | Twitter hits back at Mashaba over his sanitary pad tweets

City of Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has once more found himself in trouble on Twitter after tweeting

News24.com | Why we need to recharge our batteries of patriotism

The challenge for South Africa is to make sure we don't use our constitutionally enshrined political
Sport24.co.za | SAFA's embarrassing 16-1 defeat in AFCON venue voting

There can be no doubt that the faces of the SAFA administration must be beetroot red after the devastating
News24.com | How matric results reflect the inequalities of public and

Quality education should not become something that can only be enjoyed by those who have money, writes

News24.com | DRC's Fayulu to release church's vote results

Spurned DRC opposition candidate Martin Fayulu says he will challenge the official results of the
News24.com | Sudan police fire tear gas as organisers call nationwide

Sudanese police have fired tear gas at protesters in the capital Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman after
News24.com | DRC election runner-up to appeal to Constitutional Court

The runner-up in DRC's presidential elections says he would appeal to the Constitutional Court to

The American destiny

The creative force at the dawn of a new future by Jon Rappoport January 11, 2019 (To join our email list
Mind control and “the flu virus”

by Jon Rappoport January 10, 2019 (To join our email list, click here.) On Monday, I exposed the fact that
Medical experts silenced when it comes to effects of vaccines on kids?

Enter Dr Andrew Zimmerman on the vaccine-autism connection “Vaxxed, the sequel” by Jon

R Kelly’s lawyer denies all sexual misconduct allegations against his

Steve Greenberg offered a full-throated defence of the Grammy-winning recording artist.
Trump indicates he won’t declare emergency to pay for wall ‘so fast’

Meanwhile, some 800,000 federal employees missed their first wage packet under a stoppage that tied a
US federal workers get blank payslips as shutdown drags on

An estimated 800,000 government employees missed their wages for first time since the shutdown began three

Cars seized from learner drivers under Clancy Amendment

One of the first vehicle seizures under the Clancy Amendment, targeting unaccompanied learner drivers, has
TDs defend €1,200 extra expenses on foreign trip

Two TDs who each claimed over €1,200 after hotel, dinner, and breakfast costs were deducted during a
Adam, 17, named 55th Young Scientist winner

Adam Kelly from Skerries Community College has been named the BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year

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
Unique 'fingerprints' can help track 3D-printed guns

According to researchers from University at Buffalo in the US, 3D-printers leave unique 'fingerprints&#

Lego 'LUVOIR' Space Telescope Debuts at Astronomy Conference

A Lego model of NASA's proposed Large UV Optical Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) telescope has landed here
Stratolaunch Airplane Nears First Flight

The latest taxi test of the giant aircraft being developed by Stratolaunch for its air-launch system is a
Astrophysics Meetings, But Not Missions, Disrupted By Government Shutdown

The ongoing partial government shutdown has upended aspects of a major astronomy conference this week but

Syrian air defense systems strike down several missiles over western

According to a government-run TV channel, Syrian anti-aircraft gunners struck down several missiles over
Chances for keeping INF Treaty slim but Germany will try to help — foreign

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Berlin "will try to do everything possible to keep the INF
US embassy in Russia will continue providing visa services despite US

The US Embassy in Moscow said that "scheduled passport and visa services in the United States and at

Justice Ginsburg Is Cancer Free, Court Says

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had three bouts with cancer, this latest at age 85.
U.S. Flu Cases Hit 7 Million Mark: CDC

As of Jan. 5, 15 states and New York City were reporting high flu activity, and it was widespread in 30
Is Daily Vitamin D a Lifesaver for COPD Patients?

Taking vitamin D supplements was associated with a 45 percent reduction in lung attacks among patients who

Georgia Poised to Pick Vulnerable Barcode Voting Technology

Georgia is setting the stage to spend over a hundred million dollars to again purchase insecure voting
New Study Finds Americans Pay Double for Health Care

Gina Haspel Ran Black Site at Guantanamo? ; Howard Buffett's Border War ...and More Picks 1/11 The
Chaotic Haggling Follows Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Plan

Turkey spars with US National Security Advisor John Bolton as Russia and Iran emerge the main beneficiaries

R Kelly’s lawyer denies all sexual misconduct allegations against his

Steve Greenberg offered a full-throated defence of the Grammy-winning recording artist.
Trump indicates he won’t declare emergency to pay for wall ‘so fast’

Meanwhile, some 800,000 federal employees missed their first wage packet under a stoppage that tied a
US federal workers get blank payslips as shutdown drags on

An estimated 800,000 government employees missed their wages for first time since the shutdown began three

Cars seized from learner drivers under Clancy Amendment

One of the first vehicle seizures under the Clancy Amendment, targeting unaccompanied learner drivers, has
TDs defend €1,200 extra expenses on foreign trip

Two TDs who each claimed over €1,200 after hotel, dinner, and breakfast costs were deducted during a
Adam, 17, named 55th Young Scientist winner

Adam Kelly from Skerries Community College has been named the BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year

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
Unique 'fingerprints' can help track 3D-printed guns

According to researchers from University at Buffalo in the US, 3D-printers leave unique 'fingerprints&#

Lego 'LUVOIR' Space Telescope Debuts at Astronomy Conference

A Lego model of NASA's proposed Large UV Optical Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) telescope has landed here
Stratolaunch Airplane Nears First Flight

The latest taxi test of the giant aircraft being developed by Stratolaunch for its air-launch system is a
Astrophysics Meetings, But Not Missions, Disrupted By Government Shutdown

The ongoing partial government shutdown has upended aspects of a major astronomy conference this week but

Syrian air defense systems strike down several missiles over western

According to a government-run TV channel, Syrian anti-aircraft gunners struck down several missiles over
Chances for keeping INF Treaty slim but Germany will try to help — foreign

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Berlin "will try to do everything possible to keep the INF
US embassy in Russia will continue providing visa services despite US

The US Embassy in Moscow said that "scheduled passport and visa services in the United States and at

Justice Ginsburg Is Cancer Free, Court Says

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had three bouts with cancer, this latest at age 85.
U.S. Flu Cases Hit 7 Million Mark: CDC

As of Jan. 5, 15 states and New York City were reporting high flu activity, and it was widespread in 30
Is Daily Vitamin D a Lifesaver for COPD Patients?

Taking vitamin D supplements was associated with a 45 percent reduction in lung attacks among patients who

Georgia Poised to Pick Vulnerable Barcode Voting Technology

Georgia is setting the stage to spend over a hundred million dollars to again purchase insecure voting
New Study Finds Americans Pay Double for Health Care

Gina Haspel Ran Black Site at Guantanamo? ; Howard Buffett's Border War ...and More Picks 1/11 The
Chaotic Haggling Follows Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Plan

Turkey spars with US National Security Advisor John Bolton as Russia and Iran emerge the main beneficiaries

Drone jamming system to protect European airports, public spaces

Airports could be equipped with technology capable of detecting and bringing down drones that stray into
Washing Our Worries Onto Others

The blushing sun conceals A dirty secret. So in our quest for BEAUTY We shield our glowing frames From its
100k-year cycles, temperature swings and GHG rises: What does it all mean?

The last ice age, according to what I have learned, ended approximately 11,000 years ago. An ice age, eh? I

‘Now is the time’: Conservative columnist begs Republicans to step up and

On Friday, conservative columnist Stephen Hayes urged Republicans to step up and challenge President Donald
‘Very explosive’: CNN’s Dana Bash explains why secret FBI investigation of

On Friday, The New York Times dropped a bombshell article that revealed the FBI investigated President
REVEALED: The FBI opened a secret investigation into whether Trump worked

The FBI in 2017 opened a secret probe into whether Donald Trump was working for Russia when he fired former

Science Deadline: another hot year, fibre's benefits, 1080

In this issue: 2018 another hot year, more evidence for fibre's benefits, and 1080 debate continues.
Fibre lowers chronic diseases risk - Expert Reaction

Embargoed until 12.30pm NZT Friday 11 January An Otago-led systematic review published in The Lancet finds
Preparing for the Big One on the Hikurangi Subduction Zone

Planning for a rupture of New Zealand’s largest fault - the Hikurangi subduction zone - has kicked into

Opinions and Perspectives – 7 – Global Temperature Change from Doubling CO2

How much will global temperature rise if we double CO2 from pre-industrial levels? Based on current
Opinions and Perspectives – 6 – Climate Models, Consensus Myths and Fudge

In Opinions and Perspectives – 5 – Climate Models and Consensus Myths we looked at (and I critiqued) a
Opinions and Perspectives – 5 – Climate Models and Consensus Myths

In the last article – Opinions and Perspectives – 4 – Climate Models and Contrarian Myths – we

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

We Need Regulation Compliance Assistance Agencies

Along the lines of the voter assistance agency idea I posted the other day, here is something that I’
We Need A Federal Voter Assistance Agency

This post originally appeared at Imagine Democracy. We need a Federal Voter Assistance Agency. The Federal
Holiday Card From The Johnsons

Happy Holidays from the Johnsons: That’s our dog Paddington. Scrooge, the ghost of Christmas present&

HICKORY DICKORY DOCK, THE SLOG LAUGHS AT THE CLOCK

Britain needs a Minister for Hunger, say MPs. The UK Christmas retail sales were the worst since 2009
2019 OUTLOOK: playing three-dimensional chess in a dumbed-down world

Specialised Wonkism is getting in the way of Renaissance thinking ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ And now
OPINION: Obligatory TV political debates are the murder of democracy by

The Sky-promoted campaign for televised general election debates is an example of thinly veiled corporate

Merkel and Macron Pool Defence, Foreign Policy in Prototype ‘Sovereign
Ron Paul: Deep State ‘More Powerful Than Presidents’

RT America Published on Jan 11, 2019 Rick Sanchez reports on the combination of big media, political
Israel Opens West Bank Highway with Segregated Lanes for Israelis

Israel Opens West Bank Highway with Segregated Lanes for Israelis, Palestinians by Ilan Ben Zion

Apple’s Biggest Problem? My Mom – The New York Times

“The phone I have does just about everything I need,” she said when I called her to ask why she hadn’t
This clever AI hid data from its creators to cheat at its appointed task –

Depending on how paranoid you are, this research from Stanford and Google will be either terrifying or
UK power stations’ electricity output lowest since 1994 | Environment | The

The output of British power stations fell this year to levels last seen almost a quarter of a century ago,

A Potentially Tectonic Event Shakes up the Mumia Abu-Jamal Case

In a huge potential break in the long-running and controversial case of Philadelphia journalist Mumia Abu
The House Must Hold Impeachment Hearings on Trump’s Constitutional Crimes

There is pressure, especially from some newly elected Democrats in the House of Representatives, for
At last! We May Finally Get a Good Reason to Impeach the Racist

Liberals have been calling for the new Democratic House to file articles of impeachment against Donald

Vegan

The vegan movement is becoming more
TempleOS

Programmer Terry A. Davis spent ten
Searching for... Kanye

Kanye West is perhaps the most

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

Giant Streak Structure Found in Venus’ Cloudtops

A team of researchers in Japan has discovered a gigantic streak structure in the cloud tops of Venus. The
In the far Future our Sun will Turn Into a Solid Crystalline White Dwarf

New research using some of the latest Gaia mission data has revealed what happens to stars like our Sun
Uh oh, Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 is Down

On January 8th, an important piece of equipment on the Hubble Space Telescope went down. The Wide Field

I Went on the World’s Deadliest Road Trip

This story originally appeared in October 2013. This reprint is David Axe’s final story for War Is
China’s New Submarine Nuke Could Hit America

The Chinese navy has tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile, one that could eventually allow
Nuevo dron sin superficies móviles de control

Investigadores de BAE Systems y la Universidad de Manchester probaron con éxito un vehículo aéreo no

The Secret Logistics of America’s Global Deep State

Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org Why is America’s Baghdad Embassy the world’s
Watch me debate “Former U.S. Army Psychological Warfare Officer Scott
Where Will You Be Seated at the Banquet of Consequences?

The Banquet of Consequences is being laid out, and so the question is: where will you be seated? The answer

Does Attorney General nominee William Barr still think the False Claims Act

Is the False Claims Act an “abomination”? Are whistleblowers “bounty hunters”? That’s what Attorney General
New editor-in-chief will bring a journalist’s voice to the whistleblower

Tinker Ready, a journalist who has worked with whistleblowers throughout her career as a writer and
DOJ False Claims Act Recoveries Hit Ten Year Low

Despite Slowdown in Prosecution, Whistleblowers Continue to Play the Critical Role in Detecting Fraud. In