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Zelo Street

Nigel Farage May Get Stoned

UKIP Leader Losing Touch With Reality

Delingpole WTO Snake Oil BUSTED

Tell Us: Now That The Government Is Reopening, What's Next?

From paychecks to taxes, we want to hear how the reopening is working and what effects you are feeling.
Former Special Assistant To Trump Weighs In On Move To End Shutdown

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Marc Lotter, former special assistant to President Trump and press
Who Is Roger Stone?

Roger Stone's relationship with President Trump goes back long before the 2016 presidential campaign

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

Woman bitten by snake lurking in toilet in Australia

Helen Richards was said to be ‘mid-stream’ when the bite on her bottom occurred.
Wedding dress with pockets draws praise as bride calls for ’empowering

Eve Paterson and her bridesmaids used the pockets to stash lipstick, phones and snacks.
Father and four-year-old son film fun tribute to Frozen in matching

Orjan Buroe, a comedian from Norway, dressed up and danced with his son Dexter to a song from Disney’

6 takeaways from the Roger Stone indictment (Marshall Cohen/CNN)

Marshall Cohen / CNN : 6 takeaways from the Roger Stone indictment — Washington (CNN
Huge Trove of Leaked Russian Documents Is Published by Transparency

Scott Shane / New York Times : Huge Trove of Leaked Russian Documents Is Published by Transparency
'Prisoner of his own impulse': Inside Trump's cave to end

Washington Post : ‘Prisoner of his own impulse’: Inside Trump's cave to end shutdown

Report: arsenic and coal ash contamination throughout South Texas, across

The Texas Observer reports that power plants are leaking cancer-causing toxins into groundwater across
Louisiana not on track to tax online sales

Louisiana is not compliant with a U.S. Supreme Court decision outlining how states can go about requiring
Thanks to Trump’s prison reform, ‘Second Chance’ funding will help

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC) received a two-year, $750,000 grant this

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

70th Republic Day: Important milestones in the Constitution's journey

January 26, 1950, holds a special day in the history of India. Popularly known as Republic Day, it is the
Republic Day 2019 celebrations; what’s new this year

India marks its 70th Republic Day on January 26, 2019.
When mobile phones fight injustice

News24.com | Jiba pressured to prosecute Booysen, despite having 'no

Suspended deputy NDPP Nomgcobo Jiba was under pressure to prosecute Johan Booysen, the former head of the
Sport24.co.za | Reeza, Faf steer Proteas to rain-affected win

The Proteas won a rain-disrupted third One-day International against Pakistan on the D/L method at
News24.com | Trump strikes short-term deal to reopen government for 3 weeks

US President Donald Trump has struck a short-term deal to reopen government for 3 weeks, ending longest

News24.com | The claim that democracy fares better in the West than in

More people vote in some African countries than in some in the West. South Africa does more to promote
News24.com | How did Venezuela end up with 2 presidents? 3 things you need

The Venezuelan opposition’s move to sideline President Nicolas Maduro came after a weekend of deadly
News24.com | The future of the ANC is bright

Our members and leaders should be beyond reproach and should be the high moral standards through which

News24.com | Amnesty says Egypt detained 113 in 2018 for their views

Amnesty says Egyptian authorities have detained at least 113 people in 2018 for peacefully expressing their
News24.com | 78 reported gunshot wounds: Concern over state brutality in

The Southern African Litigation Centre says it is concerned by reports of alleged serious human rights
News24.com | Moroccan man fears for safety after arrested wearing a dress

Chafik Lafrid's life has become a nightmare since footage of his arrest in Marrakesh on New Year's

Shocker: the dangers of Ultrasound

A book by the great researcher Jim West by Jon Rappoport January 21, 2019 (To join our email list, click
Exit From The Matrix: Having big goals, big dreams

by Jon Rappoport January 20, 2019 In my collection Exit From The Matrix, the importance of big goals and
Mayor of New York is Karl Marxing again

by Jon Rappoport January 16, 2019 (To join our email list, click here.) Tangential note: Prior to 2019, the

Argentine president joins calls for Emiliano Sala search to be resumed

The footballer was travelling on a plane to Cardiff which disappeared over the English Channel on Monday.
Hundreds reported missing after Brazil dam collapse

Photos show the rooftops of structures poking above an extensive field of mud in the town of Brumadinho.
Nelly seeks dismissal of lawsuit from British woman alleging sex assault

The woman accuses Nelly of assaulting her in a dressing room at in Essex, England, in December 2017.

Family 'concerned' about missing 62-year-old man

Gardaí are appealing for help to find a 62-year-old man who has gone missing from his home in Dublin
Elderly man and woman die after their car ends up in bogland near border

An elderly couple have died in a road accident in Co. Monaghan this evening.
GPs warned HSE of strain on smear test checks five months before scandal

GPs warned the HSE chronic backlogs in cervical cancer smear tests were putting the quality and accuracy of

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

Fast radio burst linked to alien source discovered

The repeating FRB was one of a total of 13 bursts detected over a period of just three weeks during the
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

Astronaut Twins Mark and Scott Kelly Take on Amazon's Alexa in Super

What's the next frontier for retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent nearly a year in space; and
NASA Has a New Plan to Revive the Mars Rover Opportunity, as Time Runs

NASA has developed a new, more powerful collection of commands to try to force the long-silent Opportunity
'Apollo 11' Lands at Sundance with Never-Before-Seen Mission

Attendees at the Sundance Film Festival are getting a first look at never-before-seen footage from the

US asks Russia for help with agenda on North Korea's denuclearization —

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said Moscow is ready to "contribute to discussions on
Death toll in Brazil's mining dam collapse rises to 50 — media

Around 200 people remain missing
US trying to directly manage situation in Venezuela — Russian Foreign

The US recognized Venezuelan National Assembly Speaker Juan Guaido as interim president

Study: Disclosing Drug Prices Might Not Cut Costs

The suggested policy is unlikely to do harm, said one study author, but it is also unlikely to help much
Injuries Pile Up from Electric Scooters

Most of the 249 patients in the JAMA Network Open study were discharged after being patched up, but 15
Many Cancer Patients Have Undiagnosed Hepatitis

The findings suggest screening for hepatitis B and C may be appropriate in community cancer clinics.

Venezuelans Protest Against President Maduro, ‘Four Dead’

Iranian TV Anchor Says US Jailed Her as Warning ; ‘A Coup Is Not a Democratic Transition!’ ...and More
Black Women Are Claiming the Political Stage

A penetrating look into the transformative influence of black feminist political strategy and principles in
Can Civil Disobedience Turn the Tide Against Global Warming?

The consequences of man-made climate change are real and devastating. The grassroots are coming to terms
In the Cold Light of Day: Flat Earth in Modern Physics and a Numerical Proof for God: Climate Alarm
( The comedy never stops. Humanity can't tell what the weather will be next week - but a failed research modeling tool incorrectly used to try and prove an assumption is going to give answers about weather decades hence that don't resemble total failure.{ Implying strongly that said assumptions are a complete and utter wash.} Look at the Polar Vortex links for an example of just how ridiculous and inadequate plotting trend lines is. )

Tobacco use in adolescence is tied to paranoia

Paranoia is associated with regular tobacco smoking in adolescents after accounting for other factors like
Researchers uncover brain pathway linked to impulsive behaviors

Researchers from Singapore and South Korea have uncovered new details of a brain pathway that can cause
Medications could fill treatment gap for adolescents with obesity

Twelve independent pediatric obesity medicine and surgery specialists, led by experts at Boston Medical

IT’S OVER: Shutdown officially ends as Trump signs wall-free funding bill

President Donald Trump officially ended the shutdown on Friday night, signing a funding bill that included
Donald Trump ripped for ‘failure upon failure’ in scathing Washington Post

On Friday The Washington Post editorial board ripped President Donald Trump for an enormous amount of
‘Humiliating loss’: Senior Trump adviser ‘misses winning’ after president

A senior Donald Trump adviser lamented that the president’s decision to end the 34-day shutdown was a

Science Deadline: Gene drive, gene editing condemned, drugs

US researchers say they’ve had some success in testing out a gene drive in laboratory mice.
Festival drug testing - Expert Reaction

It's January and the sun's out, which means it's festival season and again there is talk about
IVF ‘add-on’ has no benefit – study

A fertility treatment commonly performed around the world has been shown to have no benefit at all, and

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

Corruption: “Take The Gold Or Take The Lead”

Corruption is such an issue… This is part of a 2014 post titled Eric Cantor Goes To His Reward I
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

ANALYSIS: Time to get your nose out of the Brexit book, and invest in

Get into dealing with banks and other financial institutions today, and you will quickly realise just how
BREXIT PLANS: An infant’s guide to the Alphabetti Soup

The Cabinet having failed to get past Plan A (iii) on Brexit, the Bercow-Grieve empowered Commons foodies
Anecdotage

I haven’t written one of these posts for months, thanks largely to the insidious, incompetent

GUILTY: Being White & Wearing a MAGA Hat in Public

Jon Miller Published on Jan 21, 2019 It didn’t matter who instigated the incident between the Covington
‘Defying American Values’: Ron Paul on Venezuela Crisis

RT Published on Jan 25, 2019 The Venezuelan President said he is ready for dialogue with the opposition
MAGA Hat, aka ‘New KKK Hood’, Becomes Trigger for Hate & Bullying

RT Published on Jan 25, 2019 READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9mzf As footage of the standoff between teenagers

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,

The poet was not killed or harmed in this fantasy of world’s end

I’m sad. Let’s be sad together. I’m angry too. Let’s be angry together. Let’s be sad About what makes you
Lament for a future in memory of Leonard Cohen

I cried again this morning. Tears just burst out as I was dusting the house. I’d set Leonard Cohen’s
No poem tonight

I shake my head, And frown into A virtual page of white — This screen — That lights my face In

The Dark Side of Tulum

Tulum, Mexico is rich with history
Trump's Trade War

Produced by VICE News, Trump's
The Angel Chronicles

Where do angels come from? We're

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

Quasars with a Double-Image Gravitational Lens Could Help Finally Figure

How fast is the Universe expanding? That’s a question that astronomers haven’t been able to
What Would be the Benefits of an Interstellar Probe?

A new study from the Initiative for Interstellar Studies outlines the benefits and requirements of sending
A Planetary Nebula Like This Will Only be Visible for About 10,000 Years

For some stars, their last act is a final exhalation of gases, which we call a planetary nebula. While a

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

A Recession Survival Guide

We know that after 10 years of expansion, a recession is baked in. Trees don’t grow to the moon, etc.
The Ruling Elites Love How Easily We’re Distracted and Turned Against Each

Let’s say you’re one of the ruling elites operating the nation for the benefit of the oligarchy
This man donated $2 million to Trump’s inauguration:

Does this help explain Trump’s rabid desire to overthrow and replace Iran’s Government?: https

The EU should follow the U.S. lead on whistleblowers — protect insiders by

Whistleblowers in the European Union will be at risk of retaliation unless they can report crimes to
( I'm sure we can get references as to the wisdom of such an initiative from Snowdon and Assange ) SARCASM
An FBI whistleblower flagged problems with forensics 25 years ago. A new

Problems with forensics at the FBI crime lab continue, 25 years after a whistleblower flagged the agency
ProPublica: The FBI Says Its Photo Analysis Is Scientific Evidence

Ryan Gabrielson ProPublica Originally published at ProPublica January 17 , 2019 At the FBI Laboratory in