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Live (by which I mean recorded) from western Japan, it's The 2nd Annual
REAL Fake News Awards, that ceremony where the worst Fake News
offenders of the past year are dishonoured with the shameful Dino
awards. So will The Guardian retain its title as biggest purveyor of
fake news or will a new challenger come along to take its place? Find
out in this year's most exciting award show!
They were only 250 million watts short: Loy Yang, powering Victoria,
and soon probably “taking the blame” too. Rachel Baxendale, The
Australian h/t Des Moore More than 200,000 Victorian households had
their power cut off yesterday in a bid to protect the state’s energy
system from shutting down, as the Andrews government was forced to admit
there was not enough power to keep up with soaring deman
Image Erin Silversmith Three amazing things in this story. One that
solar cycles might influence the oceans to such an extent that jellyfish
plagues are cycling in tune with the sun. Second is that the sun might
control food for jellyfish on Earth somehow but have no effect on
clouds, temperature or our climate (join the dots that expert climate
models don’t). Third is that (briefly) there was ac
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(by which I mean recorded) from western Japan, it's The 2nd Annual REAL
Fake News Awards, that ceremony where the worst Fake News offenders of
the past year are dishonoured with the shameful Dino awards. So will The
Guardian retain its title as biggest purveyor of fake news or will a
new challenger come along to take i
blogger-following
"Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat!" Well, unless you get offered the
juicy role of one of America's most infamous murderers—then all bets are
off. High School Musical, Baywatch, and Greatest Showman alum Zac Efron
is shedding his handsome boy-next-door-ness to tackle the role of
notorious serial killer Ted Bundy for a chilling new biopic. The results
are confusing, upsetting, horrifying, and (bro
The defending NBA champs, the Golden State Warriors, made their way to
Washington, D.C. on Thursday and finally got the traditional champion's
visit with the president, just not the current president. Instead of of
hitting the White House to dine on Big Macs and french fries with
President Donald Trump, Steph Curry and pals visited former president
Barack Obama in D.C. ahead of their game with th
59-year-old
Helen Richards got the surprise of her life when the reptile sank its
fangs in to her posterior. Richards, who lives in Brisbane, Australi...
Via:
Reuters: The European Commission has added Saudi Arabia to an EU draft
list of countries that pose a threat to the bloc because of lax controls
against terrorism financing and money laundering, two sources told
Reuters on Friday.
Stone allegedly made multiple attempts to contact Wikileaks via
intermediary about hacked Democratic emails Follow the latest updates on
the Stone arrest Roger Stone, a key ally of Donald Trump, has been
arrested on charges of obstruction, witness tampering and making false
statements, the office of the special counsel, Robert Mueller, has
announced . The indictment alleges that Stone made multip
The president announced on Friday that he’d sign a short-term spending
bill without money for the wall. The president has blinked. “I am very
proud to announce today that we have reached a deal to end the shutdown
and reopen the federal government,” Trump said, while announcing that he
had agreed to a three-week short-term spending bill that would reopen
the government — one that doesn’t contain
An
Argentinian porn star and self-professed 'Goddess of Death', who claims
to have a personal relationship with the Devil, has renounced her
children and set up her own satanic cult. Sabrina Sabrok, 42, said she
created the 'Legion Sabrok' cult to teach others how to cast spells,
communicate with the dead and make pacts with the Devil. "I decided to
do this cult so that interested people feel iden
On Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump walked into the Rose Garden
to announce, effectively, that he was throwing in the towel. After
shutting down the government as part of a 35-day executive tantrum to
secure funding for his proposed border wall with Mexico, Trump announced
a plan to reopen the government for the next three weeks while House
and Senate negotiators look at border-security f
How Pelosi delivered Trump the most humiliating loss of his presidency.
Flashback 40 days and Nancy Pelosi’s return to the speakership was a
hard-won prize marred by Democratic grumbling. After the midterm
elections, 15 House Democrats signed a letter urging their colleagues
not to support Pelosi for speaker: “We promised to change the status quo
and we intend to deliver on that promise.” To reca
Warriors meet former president during lone visit to DC this year
Two-time defending champs have twice avoided White House The Golden
State Warriors shared a private visit with former US president Barack
Obama on Thursday before beating the Washington Wizards 126-118 in the
nation’s capital. A photo of the meeting was posted on Instagram by Tony
Banks, a member of the Warriors’ staff, who later de
An
aluminum alloy developed in the 1940s has long held promise for use in
automobile manufacturing, except for one key obstacle. Although it's
nearly as strong as steel and just one-third the weight, it is almost
impossible to weld together using the technique commonly used to
assemble body panels or engine parts.
The
wonders – and mysteries – of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 continue to
multiply as NASA's New Horizons spacecraft beams home new images of its
New Year's Day 2019 flyby target.
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Our study of 25 years of artificial-intelligence research suggests the era of deep learning is coming to an end.
Exercise
physiologists agree: muscle memory is real. But how are these
'memories' stored? A review has a simple answer: nuclei gained during
training persist even when muscle cells shrink due to disuse or start to
break down. This means we can 'bank' nuclei in our youth to prevent
frailty in old age -- and makes steroid use in competitive sport a
perfect but irredeemable crime.
The ocean's top predator was no match for a well-placed shot from a .22-caliber rifle.
Veterans Today
China:
Three Journalists Sentenced To Prison Terms Submitted by Carol A. Clark
Sun Lin, Zhen Jianghua and Ding Lingjie, three journalists whom the
Chinese authorities have condemned to sentences ranging from 20 months
to 4 years in prison. Courtesy photo RSF News: Reporters Without Borders
(RSF) calls for the immediate release of Sun Lin, Zhen More..
Awfully
Good Oxymorons by Richard Nordquist/ThoughtCo An oxymoron is a figure
of speech, usually one or two words in which seemingly contradictory
terms appear side by side. This contradiction is also known as a
paradox. Writers and poets have used it for centuries as a literary
device to describe life’s inherent conflicts and incongruities. In
speech, oxymorons can lend a sense More..
Bohdan
Lysytsia for Veterans Today The Age of the Ancient Gods Age of the Gods
of the Middle Generation Enki Enlil Yahweh Creation of humanity Flood
After the Flood Birth of Jesus Christ New Testament – 1054 Roman
Catholic Church Crusades Secret societies The Return of the King and the
First World War World More..
From
day one, Roger Stone was Israel's stealth mole, cozying to madman
Nixon, then onto Roy Cohn and then to sex trafficker extraordinary
Donnie "the Fatman" Trump
Suit
Against Dr. Tweaker, Hacienda Nurse Charges, Fertility Fraud By
Elizabeth Hlavinka, Staff Writer, MedPage Today This weekly roundup
features arrests, criminal proceedings, and other reports alleging
improper or questionable conduct by healthcare professionals. A former
government pediatrician and “serial predator” was sentenced to 18 years
in prison for molesting Native American boys on the P
Gravity anomaly spurs quest for Antarctic crater...perhaps largest impact ever
For the second year in a row, Ellen teamed up with Scotch™ Brand during
the holiday season to find the Most Gifted Wrapper, and she surprised
Jana Suozzo - who thought she was a runner-up - but Ellen announced she
was actually the $16,000 winner of the contest! Jana talked with Ellen
about her difficult year in which her husband passed away, leaving her
with four kids to raise on her own. Ellen e
Ever since the light bulb's invention 150 years ago, artificial light
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When recommendations are at their best, they help users find a new song
to fall in love with, discover their next favorite creator, or learn
that great paella recipe. That's why we update our recommendations
system all the time—we want to make sure we’re suggesting videos that
people actually want to watch. You might remember that a few years ago,
viewers were getting frustrated with clickbaity v
James Corden revealed to Ellen he was convinced his big move to Los
Angeles was going to be very short-lived, because he thought he'd
quickly be fired as host of "The Late Late Show." Fortunately, the Emmy
nominee finally decided to settle down and buy a house with his family
last year, despite still not being sure what lies ahead for his TV show.
Plus, the Tony winner talked about his intense pr
HP Spectre Folio starts around $1300 and is perhaps the most
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A travers les yeux d'une mère singe, un groupe de macaques japonais
fait face aux règles qui régissent la communauté. Through the eyes of a
macaque mother, a group of snow monkeys has to face the strict rules
which govern their community. Réalisateurs / Directors : : DUONG VAN
HUYEN Simon, DURAND Joël, LECLERCQ Thibault, LUCAS Valentin, SITARI
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The Corbett Report
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James Corbett joins Nathan Riva of IN-Depth Perceptions for a
philosophical conversation on the deeper level of the conspiraverse.
From 3D chess and Plato's cave to conscious revolution and the nature of
reality, no stone is left unturned in this "IN-depth" conversation.
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This week on the New World Next Week: the Kennedy and King families
speak out on the assassinations; the next stage of China's social credit
surveillance grid rolls out with Deadbeat Map; and Big Pharma faces a
billion dollar lawsuit for infecting Guatemalans with syphilis.
This week on the New World Next Week: the Kennedy and King families
speak out on the assassinations; the next stage of China's social credit
surveillance grid rolls out with Deadbeat Map; and Big Pharma faces a
billion dollar lawsuit for infecting Guatemalans with syphilis.
So
what was the biggest fake news stinker of 2018? Corbett Report members
are invited to log in and leave your nominations for worst fake news
story of last year in the comments section here.
The Rules of Exposition
At Merriam-Webster: Is Singular 'They' a Better Choice? The awkward
case of 'his or her' "Everyone should do his or her best in whatever
situations he or she happens to find himself or herself in?" That's
awkward. Perhaps everyone should just do their best in the situations
they find themselves in. Even if their best involves they as a singular
pronoun. Awkward, indeed. But singular 'they' is wro
A Closer Look: Jody Paterson
I'm in a heated Facebook exchange at this very moment with one of those
people don't want to be thought of as a climate-change denier, choosing
to position themselves instead as brave challengers of fear-mongering
and political correctness. Oh, please. Anyway, I've just been thinking
that I'm blogging in my Facebook messages rather than here on my blog.
While part of me likes the transitory natur
Activist Teacher
Denis
Rancourt in front of his office door at the University of Ottawa in
2006. I'm happy to report that all the matters in dispute between the
University of Ottawa and me have been amicably resolved, through
voluntary mediation that occurred on January 16, 2019, with the help of
expert mediator William Kaplan. The terms of the agreement are
confidential. The protracted litigation started
By
Denis Rancourt First published here:
https://dissidentvoice.org/2019/01/stability-and-dynamics-of-individual-personality-in-a-dominance-hierarchy/
In this article, I develop a physics model of the bimodal personality
of the social animal. The model uses free-energy barrier-crossing theory
and provides a new and testable paradigm of individual behaviour and
perception in a dominance
Amused Cynicism
A recent story that caught my eye is Steven Pinker’s discussion of the
response to his recent book, Enlightenment Now. One reaction was from
people who seem to be psychologically committed to believing progress
hasn’t happened: [Critics say:] All those numbers showing that the world
has been getting better must have been cherry-picked. This is
topsy-turvy, and comes from an incredulity at the ver
Today the government lost the vote on May’s Brexit deal by 230 votes.
This is the worst government defeat ever in British parliamentary
history. Based on this, my analysis is the most likely outcome is that
Brexit won’t happen, with a probability of 61%. With May’s deal
scrapped, what will happen now? The possibilities are: No deal Brexit.
Unlikely because most MP’s believe it would be hugely dam
Jon Worth has updated his Brexit diagram: Edit: Shitty WordPress has
shittily resized the image, making it hard to read. The original is at
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwupPSNWkAAR7s2.jpg . BTW Fediverse .
Job Worth has created a flowchart with all the twists and turns Brexit
might take over the coming months. As you can see, it’s rather
complicated:
Angola 3 News
A3 Newsletter, January 20, 2019: An Invitation from King and Kenyatta
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Robert King left New Orleans
and settled in Austin, Texas. After more than a decade of living in
Austin, King and his partner, Kenyatta have returned to Louisiana and
they want to share their new home and their new life with the many
Angola 3 supporters and comrades fighting for social j
ArmsControlWonk
Satellite
images taken by Planet Labs appear to show that Saudi Arabia has
constructed a plant to manufacture solid propellant ballistic missiles.
Jeffrey and Aaron talk about the CNS team’s latest find. Support us over
at Patreon.com/acwpodcast!
The
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW, or “Ban Treaty”),
negotiated and opened for signature in 2017, is a divisive document. It
was conceived at the initiative of over one hundred non-nuclear weapon
states eager to highlight the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of
any nuclear use, stigmatize the current behavior of the nuclear-armed
states …
Qute
of the week: “There is something exceedingly ridiculous in the
composition of monarchy; it first excludes a man from the means of
information, yet empowers him to act in cases where the highest judgment
is required. The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the
business of a king requires him …
Russia
tested a hypersonic missile, or at least they claimed to. As of now,
Putin and Russian media have told us a lot, but what do we really know
about Avangard? Aaron and Jeffrey are joined by James Acton from the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss hypersonics,
missile defense, and what Russia’s Avangard may …
Lyric
of the week: Standing in the middle of nowhere Wondering how to begin
Lost between tomorrow and yesterday Between now and then And now we’re
back where we started Here we go round again Day after day I get up and I
say I better do it again” — The Kinks, “Do It Again” …
Quote
of the week: “Small nuclear weapons are like northern Mississippi:
there is no such thing, except in a detached theoretical sense.” —
Herbert York Herb York is one of the founding fathers of the practice of
nuclear arms control. He gained prominence at a very young age as
Ernest Lawrence’s choice to become the …
There is NEVER room for racist attacks or racial valuations in Canadian
politics! It's appropriate the the Liberal Candidate has withdrawn her
candidacy in this key byelection! Press Progress
"During an appearance on the political show CTV Question Period, Singh
appeared to be unaware of a news story that made a lot of headlines last
week. Singh was asked how he would respond, if elected prime minister,
to the recent statement by China’s Canadian ambassador Lu Shaye, that
Canada and its Western allies’ calls for the release of two Canadians
detained in China is rooted in 'white suprem
Did You Know
There is a lot of information about this product. It is something
everyone world wide should know about. For years we have been told it
was safe. Turns out it is not so safe after all. It is making people
sick. It is doing a great deal of damage to the health of animals and in
many cases they die. Many products have been tested and found to have
Glyphosate in them.Glyphosate is in Round Up. It ki
Greg Mankiw's Blog
Users of my principles textbook might enjoy reading this critique of
the ten principles in my first chapter. The authors are members of the
steering committee of the Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE). I
don't find their arguments persuasive. In many cases, they are
responding to things I did not say but they think I am suggesting. (How
else can someone complain about the statement "Peo
I
recommend this op-ed by Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman . Not because I
agree with its recommendation of super high tax rates on the rich, but
because it makes clear the perspectives and motives of the Left. In the
standard economic approach to optimal redistribution (such as Okun and
Mirrlees), the case for progressive taxation is based on diminishing
marginal utility. But that is not the esse
If you are an economist and want to support a carbon tax and dividend plan, click here .
T hose with an interest in the history of economic thought might want
to consider this summer program . I have been told that the program is
designed primarily for students in graduate programs in economics,
though students in graduate school in other fields as well as newly
minted PhDs will also be considered.
I just arrived at the ASSA meetings in Atlanta. Readers of this blog
might be interested in the following public events that I am involved
with. First, I will have a book signing to celebrate the publication of
the 10th edition of my intermediate macro text. It is Saturday at 2:10
pm at the Worth Publishers booth. (I understand that copies are already
going fast, so if you want one, you might sto
Land Destroyer
January 25, 2019 (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - The Latin American nation of
Venezuela faces dangerous destabilization with the United States and its
allies having recognized opposition figure Juan Guaido as "president"
and declaring actual Venezuelan president - Nicolas Maduro - no longer
recognized. In response, President Maduro has demanded US diplomatic
personnel to leave the country. Protests and
January 20, 2019 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - Alleged discussions
between US President Donald Trump and his aides about a US withdrawal
from NATO have been making headlines recently. The New York Times in an
article titled, " Trump Discussed Pulling U.S. From NATO, Aides Say Amid
New Concerns Over Russia ," would claim: There are few things that
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia desires more t
December 31, 2018 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - In recent months, American,
Commonwealth and European media have taken aim at China. From
fabricated stories of interment camps with "1 million" Uyghir Muslims
being detained in them to a more recent New York Times article claiming
to have "secret plans" revealing the military dimension of its One Belt,
One Road initiative (OBOR), the barrage has been h
January 15, 2019 ( Tony Cartalucci - NEO ) - An "independent national
institute founded by Congress and dedicated to the proposition that a
world without violent conflict is possible," would be the last place you
would expect to find calls for continued war. Yet the United States
Institute of Peace (USIP) is just the place to go for exactly that. In a
recent article appearing on the USIP website
January 4, 2019 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - Fortify Rights is one of
several fronts posing as nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) operating
across Asia. Such fronts are in actuality extensions of US and European
"soft power." Fully funded by the US, British and various European
governments as well as US and European corporate foundations like
convicted financial criminal George Soros' Open Society
December 29, 2018 ( Joseph Thomas - NEO ) - Any productive relationship
between two nations must include mutual benefits for both. A proposed
alliance that includes no incentive for a partner nation cannot
otherwise move forward save for threats and coercion. The United States
and its "pivot toward Asia" is an ongoing demonstration of this simple
reality. The US seeks primacy over Asia-Pacific (n
Left I on the News
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
time slot. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines for Jan. 25,
2019 *Outraged Maduro Cuts Ties with U.S. After Opposition Leader
Declares Himself Venezuela’s President
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/world/americas/venezuela-protests-guaido-maduro.html
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
time slot. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines for Jan. 18,
2019 *North Korea’s Less-Known Military Threat: Biological Weapons
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/science/north-korea-biological-weapons.html
An utterly scurrilous, evidence-free article fi
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
time slot. ‘No different from my original statements’: Trump denies
changes to Syria exit plan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/no-different-from-my-original-statements-trump-denies-changes-to-syria-exit-plan/2019/01/07/d93922f2-128f-11e9-
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
time slot. Worst, Most Misleading & Funniest Headlines for Jan. 4,
2019 *A rare moment of praise to start the show for this headline:
“Trump falsely claims Mexico is paying for wall, demands taxpayer money
for wall ahead of meeting with Democrats” https://www.w
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
time slot. *WORST: After a week of Russian propaganda, I was questioning
everything
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/after-a-week-of-russian-propaganda-i-was-questioning-everything
First of all, isn’t questioning everything a *good thing*, *especially*
if you’
News From Atlantis.
March 25, 2008 Feeding the Obesity Epidemic By David Zinczenko For
decades, Americans have squabbled over the role of a powerful
organization known as the NRA. To supporters, the NRA defends the right
of individuals to enjoy a pastime — and businesses to sell their wares —
free of government interference; to critics, the NRA is a political
organization promoting products that kill tens of thousan
So 2019 is here. Happy New Year to everyone. The first act of 2019 has
been to respect the outcome of the request for the forum to be saved or
closed. Everyone left on the forum was emailed to ask if it should
continue, and a public request was made on here. The response (albeit a
silent one!) was not for it to be continued, (so unlike the UK
government's refusal to respect the wishes of the peop
History
does have benchmarks, big things do happen which shape the world for
decades and centuries to come. Sometimes the benchmarks are obvious,
recognized by […]
In
a surprising political move, House Democrats, whose majority controls
the House of Representatives for the 116th Congress, extended the
Stivers Rule in the House […]
With
the partial federal shutdown in progress and quickly approaching
record-breaking territory, President Trump recently said that the
shutdown is actually a “strike.” I’ve been […]
On
January 4th, after a meeting with the new Congressional leaders,
President Trump held a spontaneous press conference. (Click to view the
hour long press […]
A
family member, who is on the cutting edge of IT product development and
marketing every year was telling me about his business. He is […]
The
early discussions of pedigreed conservative intellectuals immediately
following Trump’s election reveals some very disappointing things about
the wide cavern between this nation’s conservative intellectuals, […]
Northern Reflections
It's more than ironic that Jerry Falwell Jr. is one of Donald Trump's
strongest supporters. Christine Emba writes in The Washington Post : On
New Year’s Day, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. defended
his unwavering support of President Trump with a thoroughly confused
reading of the Gospel. Speaking to The Post, the evangelical leader
claimed that it was a distortion of Christ’s tea
Art Cullen is from Iowa. That's Steve King country. And, even though
King proudly waves his white nationalist credentials, Trump's war on
Mexican migrants isn't playing well there: In Storm Lake, we have come
to understand what our neighbors have been through and appreciate that
they are here, buoying a rural community that otherwise would wither
with the rest. But the main narrative is that refu
We like to think that we put an end to slavery one hundred and fifty
years ago. But it's alive and well -- all over the world. Crawford
Killian writes : Slavery doesn’t include just forced labour. According
to the Global Slavery Index, “modern slavery covers a set of specific
legal concepts including forced labour, debt bondage, forced marriage,
slavery and slavery-like practices, and human traff
It looks like 2019 will be the worst year of Donald Trump's life. As
Lawrence Martin sees it, there could be six possible outcomes: We’ll
start with his worst, a public hanging. It foresees the Democrats having
enough ammunition with the findings of the Robert Mueller probe to
launch impeachment proceedings. To succeed, they would need a two-thirds
majority in the Senate. That would require about
We're having an election this year. And Leyland Cecco writes in The
Guardian that the environment will be -- among all the issues -- front
and centre: When Canadians cast their votes next October, they will do
so amid standard electoral issues: jobs, the economy and foreign policy.
But in a country largely dependent on resource extraction, a pair of
politically fractious additions have risen to t
David Leonhardt writes , in this morning's New York Times , that the
number one story of the year has been climate change. It's been a year
where the evidence of climate change has been everywhere: I’ll start
with the alarming parts of the story. The past year is on pace to be the
earth’s fourth warmest on record, and the five warmest years have all
occurred since 2010. This warming is now starti
Obsidian Wings
by wj We are all familiar with the phenomena of a figure in public life
who seemed to promise one thing but then failed to live up to
expectations. But there are also those for whom we have expectations,
who go on to fulfill them (in whole or in part). Today, we have one of
the latter:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-allows-trump-restrictions-on-transgender-troops
by russell I read this piece in the Washington Post with a mix of pride
and affection. Affection for the people portrayed here, who remind me
of my own mother's people, immigrants and plain old American poor people
clawing their way into the middle class in 20th C Brooklyn and Queens
and New Jersey. Affection for the many people I know who left behind
often quite successful lives in other places
by liberal japonicus A discussion about learning languages briefly
broke out after the subject of immigrants learning English came up.
While I'm not going to be the thread police here, I'm starting this
thread to talk about how you and others learned/are learning/used to
learn languages rather than societal issues that are involved. Pointless
rambles about the nature of language, writing and lear
by liberal japonicus [Title should be sung to the tune of Rawhide] This
weekend is the weekend of the Daigaku Nyūshi Sentā Shiken (大学入試センター試験).
A page giving a brief explanation is here . As tenured faculty at a
university that is a test site for the senta shiken, I have to proctor
the test roughly 3 years out of 4 and this year, I don't have to. I
generally agree to do everything that my Japanes
by wj Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution requires the
President to annually "give to the Congress Information of the State of
the Union”. President Washington did so with an address to Congress. But
President Jefferson changed the practice to a written report. And so it
remained until President Wilson re-established the practice of an
address in 1913. The way this works is, a formal inv
by liberal japonicus I've got a bunch of stuff to put in the previous
thread, but I wanted to open up another thread about this interview with
Rick Perlstein about AOC. A pull quote Well, I don’t think they’re
afraid so much for the Democratic Party as they’re afraid for
themselves. This is obviously a changing of the guard. When I watch
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez operate with such aplomb and skill
Pesticide Action Network
A week after the inauguration of Governor Gavin Newsom and a few days
into the legislative session, the California Food and Farming Network
(CFFN) and the California Food Policy Council (CAFPC) have released the
2018 Food & Farm Scorecard — a report revealing the policy votes of
California’s 120 elected state legislators on food and farming issues.
Pesticide Action Network is a member of CFFN. Wh
This is the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. With no
federal food safety inspections, limited access to USDA loan programs
for farmers, and climate and environmental research at a standstill, our
food system — and all of us — are at risk. Meanwhile, over 800,000
federal workers are expecting a second missed paycheck this week, and
the president’s State of the Union address has been ca
Find out how a group of community members fought back, and won, against
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Stopping the use of Bayer’s (Monsanto) flagship herbicide Roundup might
be perceived as a David and Goliath fight against a multi-billion
dollar company, but when your local water department defends its use,
the issue becomes personal and contentious in a small community . Chris
Moran shares the story of how she and a dedicated group of community
members fought back against glyphosate use in thei
Mai Nguyen (they/them) is a grain farmer, the California Organizer with
the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC), and a founding member of
the California Farmer Justice Collaborative (CFJC). PAN’s Farmer Justice
Fellow Moretta Browne recently talked with Mai about co-organizing the
California Farmer Justice Collaborative. How were you involved with
co-founding the California Farmer Justice Col
Christina Perez expands on how farming has changed her way of thinking
and where she looks for solutions with the Social Justice Learning
Institute. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex Slider
Real History Blog
On
the occasion of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a group of over 60
prominent American citizens is calling upon Congress to reopen the
investigations into the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy,
Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
Signers of the joint statement include Isaac Newton Farris Jr., nephew
of Reverend King and past president of the Southern
Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
Honestly,
I thought about skipping predictions this year, because what's
happening with the president is unpredictable. However, I'll take my
best shot. Here are my predictions for employment law in 2019: Florida
might be more pro-employee : Although our new governor was a Trump pick,
I don't think that's the end of the story. He's already fighting to
lift some legislatively-imposed restrictions o
The
viral video of the woman being physically attacked by a customer at
McDonalds over an anti-straw law drew much applause from folks who
admired the way the cashier defended herself. However, she's now
suspended and faces being fired for not allowing herself to be beaten
up. Should you be able to defend yourself if attacked at work? Common
sense says yes, but at-will laws say no. Most employers
Every
once in awhile someone tells me they were constructively discharged, so
they want to sue. They're surprised when I say, "For what?" That's
because there’s no such cause of action or claim. Just because you were
constructively discharged, that doesn't automatically equal a lawsuit
any more than being fired equals a lawsuit. Constructive discharge is
where an employee quits work for good cause
Syria Comment
Nationalism, War, and The Future of The Middle East By Sam Farah for
Syria Comment – January 25, 2019 “Nationalism is a great danger for
Europe, for all the European countries. In the history of Europe,
nationalism has always meant wars, and the last great war started right
in the heart of Europe… The real breakthrough, made at the end of World
War II is leaving behind nationalism and national eg
The Duck of Minerva
This is the second of two guest posts ]by Eric Parajon, Richard Jordan,
and Marcus Holmes. The first can be found here . In our last post, we
explored recent TRIP survey data illustrating that International
Relations scholars overwhelmingly blame President Donald J. Trump for a
perceived decline in America’s international respect. We also detailed
how this individual level explanation seemed at o
This is a guest post, the first of two, by Eric Parajon, Richard
Jordan, and Marcus Holmes. Eric Parajon is a recent graduate of William
& Mary and currently a Project Manager for the Teaching, Research,
and International Policy Project. Richard Jordan is an assistant
professor at Baylor University. He researches game theory, security, and
leadership. Marcus Holmes is an associate professor of Go
This is a guest post from Brent Sasley, Associate Professor at the
University of Texas at Arlington and chair of the ISA Online Media
Caucus. ISA 2019 is coming up fast, so it’s time to start thinking about
the Duckies! A lot has happened in the last year, and scholars and
researchers have been more active than ever in trying to help us figure
it all out. Let’s recognize their efforts! The Online
One of the basic claims I make as a poli sci professor is that my goal
is to help the next generation become more informed citizens, so that
they understand their interests, and can vote accordingly. So, when I
see a a guy getting upset that his business is hurt by tariffs, I want
to scream. I wish more voters had intro to International Relations.
Trump kept his promise on trade and it has had pr
I’m not much for New Year’s resolutions, but I just listened to Pod
Save America’s resolutions podcast . Ana Marie Cox was a guest and
talked about her approach to New Year’s resolutions. She talked about
“intentions” rather than resolutions since resolutions have the air of
failure about them: you either completed the task or you didn’t.
Intentions has a quality that is less judgmental and more
There was some interesting/concerning information hidden at the end of
the New York Times coverage of Secretary of State Pompeo’s Cairo speech.
After criticizing Obama’s foreign policy and calling for action on
Iran, Pompeo mentioned the progress Egyptian President al-Sisi had
apparently made on religious freedom, specifically protecting
Christians. Some may dismiss this as cynicism or a sign of
Posts
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