Monday, February 11, 2019

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  • Ever walked into your home and felt the energy is heavy, you don’t want to be there, even the thought of going home makes you anxious. When your home has good vibrations, it affects...
  • One of the most common causes of stress stems from the way you think and behave. Do you worry about bad things that might happen even though you know you can’t do anything about it? Do...

    • Kjell Inge Røkke, a Norwegian billionaire, is the third-wealthiest Norwegian by net worth in his country. He is a majority stakeholder in Aker, a shipping and offshore drilling...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Obstructive lung disease describes a range of conditions in which a person’s airways are blocked. In this article, we look at its types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment...
  • Scientists have shown how a drug cocktail of four compounds can convert glia, or support cells, next to damaged neurons into new working neurons.

    • A new study estimates that breast cancer mortality rates have fallen by approximately half in the United States in 2018, thanks to screening and therapy...

  • By Beatriz Alvarado6 February 2019MISSION, Texas (Corpus Christi Caller Times) – Amid a legal battle to stop the federal government from erecting a 36-foot "wall system" topped...
  • 6 February 2019 (Desdemona Despair) – There are many reasons to despair when Donald Trump speaks – the baseless nativist paranoia, the continuous stream of half-truths and lies...

    • By Ishaan Tharoor6 February 2019(The Washington Post) – President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night zigzagged between paeans to unity and sops to his hardcore...

  • America has already traveled quite far down the road toward socialism, and instead of reversing course, it looks like the American people want to pick up the pace...
  • Dozens of polar bears invaded a small Russian military town nestled on the southern end of the Arctic islands of Novaya Zemlya, forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency...

    • A global economic downturn has arrived, and it looks like it is only going to escalate as we move deeper into 2019.

      Exceptional Delaware 2017



  • The Bygone Blogger is back!  Thanks to Bygone for tackling an overlooked topic on this blog, that of school absenteeism.  Bygone dissected a recent Rodel article on the subject...
  • Delaware State News said everything you need to know about Delaware Governor Carney’s plan to use $60 million dollars and why parents hold the key to stopping this madness: Education...

    • Autism Delaware released a fact sheet today on the debacle involving the Delaware Department of Education, Christina School District, the Office of Management and Budget, and Governor...

  • TweetIn the latest episode of Have You Heard, Jack and Jennifer discuss some lesser-talked-about aspects of the recent strike by Los Angeles teachers, and what the strike means for...
  • TweetIn the latest episode of Have You Heard, Jack and Jennifer dig into five—make that six—education news stories that deserved more attention in 2018. From Betsy DeVos’...

    • Tweet In the latest episode of Have You Heard, we talk to Roxanna Elden, author of the smart and hilarious new novel Adequate Yearly Progress. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll...

      Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger



  • February 12, 2019 Lessons from the Marzuki scandal Opinion  |by   Nathaniel Tan Published: Today 11:59 am  |  Modified: Today 11:59 am   “Don’t assume people are idiots...
  • February 11, 2019 Fareed on Developments in Venezuela https://fareedzakaria.com/columns/2019/2/7/the-american-left-needs-to-find-its-voice-on-venezuela The Trump...

    • February 10, 2019 Marzuki looks to Dr M to save him from scandal   by Joceline Tan ttps://www.thestar.com.my The fake degree firestorm that is threatening to bring down the Deputy...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Obstructive lung disease describes a range of conditions in which a person’s airways are blocked. In this article, we look at its types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment...
  • Scientists have shown how a drug cocktail of four compounds can convert glia, or support cells, next to damaged neurons into new working neurons.

    • A new study estimates that breast cancer mortality rates have fallen by approximately half in the United States in 2018, thanks to screening and therapy...

      Chicago Boyz



  • Watching this weeks’ major media meltdown regarding Governor Northam and a college buddy having dressed in blackface and as a KKK member for I presume some kind of masquerade party...


    • Economist Art Laffer: “China is a huge plus to the U.S. because without China there is no Walmart, and without Walmart there is no middle class or lower class prosperity in America.”...

  • Edge of Wonder Premiered Feb 5, 2019 SUBSCRIBE 304K In this exclusive interview with #DavidWilcock we will go over the inevitable fate of the #DeepState and what some insiders such...
  • bearwitnessgroup Published on Jan 13, 2018 SUBSCRIBE 4.7K ALEX NEWMAN PRESENTATION 2017 ORLANDO BWC

    • CapitalismMorality Published on Nov 18, 2018 SUBSCRIBE 2.5K Jonathan Roth has nearly two decades of broadcasting experience as a producer and executive working for outlets ranging...

      The BRAD BLOG



  • Trump's physical exam shows he’s in 'very good health,’ doctor says The disturbing reason some African American patients may be undertreated for pain Texas Republicans are...
  • On today's BradCast, thanks in no small part to a new progressive class of Congress members, general calls for a "Green News Deal" are finally beginning to take some shape, as an official...

    • On today's BradCast: Yes, Virginia, there is a problem with race (and hate) in the Commonwealth. But Democrats would be wise to take a breath and notice what's really going on there...


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  • GOD’S RIVER is a short documentary film created by Mark Isaac and Gabriela Bulisova as part of their work in Ukraine supported by a Fulbright grant. Energy producers and environmentalists...
  • When Beyond Nuclear submitted comments on EPA's proposed transparency rule (the agency's bid to make regulations of pollutants less protective) we were told the EPA’s attack...

    • Credit: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOn February 4, 2019, the Ann Arbor City Council in Southeast Michigan unanimously passed a municipal resolution calling on the State...

  • September 11, 1998 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. The violent overthrow of the democratically-elected Popular Unity...
  • UK police forces are increasingly experimenting with controversial new facial recognition (FR) technology for crowd control and locating suspects. Critics, however, have labeled...

    • The U.S. Attorney’s office has granted testimonial immunity to seven SEALs tied to the war crimes case against Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward “Eddie” Gallagher...

  • By Jesse Singal. The findings suggest that improving public awareness of basic scientific consequences might be more complex than previously realised.
  • By Emma Young. Cultural attitudes to what is and is not a desirable emotional state, and related behaviours, can influence health, and deserve more attention...

    • By Christian Jarrett. The research could help inform our understanding of eating disorders and related conditions.

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  • The Bogotá Botanical Garden is home to plants from across Colombia’s various ecosystems, with a particular focus on Andean and páramo species. You’ll also come across iconic...
  • Just because a battle took place over 2,000 years ago doesn’t mean we can’t uncover what happened. A team of archaeologists exploring a Mediterranean site near Sicily is using...

  • Jibachi Senbei

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    • In the Japanese village of Omachi, elderly wasp hunters set traps in the forest. The digger wasps they ensnare are intended for jibachi senbei—rice crackers with a smattering...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Luke Savage comments on the need for progressive leaders to stand up to the interests of the uber-wealthy, rather than promising them...
  • This and that for your Sunday reading.- Paul Krugman duly mocks Donald Trump's attempt to turn any discussion of social investment into a threat of "socialism":Some progressive...

    • Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Robyn Allan reports that the Trudeau Libs' set of Trans Mountain giveaways to the oil sector now includes billions to oil companies. And...

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