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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are both children of immigrants
Have you ever looked up Kamala Harris' ethnicity? Some second generation Americans (parents were immigrants) turn on the very people who welcomed their parents. And she's also lived in Canada after her parents divorced. These figures were for Sept. 2018. "Approximately 12 percent of members of Congress are immigrants or children of immigrants. There are 12 foreign-born members, of which only one is Republican. Democrats account for 39 of the 53 members of Congress with at least one immigrant parent. First- or second-generation immigrants represent 23 states, with California having t... more »
Thurberville--March book club selection
Although I haven't ordered it yet (library computer system seems to be locked up) the selection for our book club on March 4 is *Thurberville*, by Bob Hunter. (Ohio State University Press, 2017) "James Thurber’s Columbus was not today’s Columbus—or even yesterday’s. It was a Columbus he both knew and created, a place perched on the fringe of reality and the fringe of his imagination. It is the place Bob Hunter revisits in *Thurberville*, a book where the author separates truth from fiction and identifies what parts of the famous humorist’s hometown of 180,000 exist in the burgeoning... more »
Professor explains ‘the Ocasio-Cortez effect’ on campuses
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Come For the Swamp, Stay for the Everglades
When I was growing up in Tampa, Florida in the 60's, it seemed every other damned thing I saw on TV were fanboats blowing their way through the everglades. It seemed like a horribly noisy contraption to a visit a glorified swamp that was better left to itself. Trump might as well be ferried around on one of those airboats instead of the presidential limousine because he's turned the United States into a gigantic everglade. Indeed, the man who once famously boasted he would "drain the swamp", and was wholeheartedly believed by 63,000,000 mostly inbred mouth-breathers, ... more »
MAYBE BLOOMBERG CAN BUY THE PRESIDENCY, BUT PROBABLY NOT FOR HIMSELF
Politico tells us that Mike Bloomberg has a message for the rest of the 2020 Democratic field: My bankroll weighs a ton. Billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg is preparing to spend at least $500 million from his own pocket to deny President Donald Trump a second term, according to Democratic operatives briefed on his plans.... “That’ll get us through the first few months,” Kevin Sheekey, a top adviser to the former New York mayor, told POLITICO when asked about the $500 million plan, which is just 1 percent of Bloomberg’s estimated net worth. “Mike spent $100 million in his l... more »
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond Appointed to Lead State Board of Education
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, a professor emeritus at Stanford University, to lead California’s State Board of Education. Darling-Hammond who also chairs the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, will become the first African-American woman to head the 11-person state board that is a significant factor in determining and monitoring implementation of […]
NATO Commanders Discussing A Response To 'A World With More Russian Missiles'
*NBC:* *With no INF treaty, NATO is planning for more Russian missiles in Europe* *Moscow is "deploying nuclear-capable missiles in Europe with very short warning times," the head of the alliance also warned.* BRUSSELS — NATO commanders are considering options in the “military domain” to counter Russia’s alleged violation of a nuclear weapons treaty, the head of the alliance said Tuesday. During a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg previewed an aggressive approach to Moscow ahead of a NATO gathering in Brussels this week. He also told NBC Ne... more »
Oscar-winning Moonlight director returns with breathtakingly beautiful melodrama
If Beale Street Could Talk is a lush, swooning tribute to Black American families and enduring love, set in 1970s New York.
Australians join battle over brutal Japanese dolphin slaughter
Ten years after the film The Cove sparked global outrage over the annual dolphin hunts in Taiji, Australian and Japanese environmentalists are teaming up to outlaw the killings.
Drought-hit winemaker has 'eureka moment' finding water as tanks, dams run dry
Drought-hit farmers are risking tens of thousands of dollars in the hope of finding alternative water sources underground, calling in water diviners and drillers to unearth the precious resource.
Federal Government under pressure to pay for NDIS delays
With more than 110 people taking up hospital beds in South Australia while waiting for their NDIS plans, there are calls for the Federal Government to foot the bill for the delays.
Does a regular 'scale and polish' do your teeth any good?
This routine dental procedure may help with coffee stains, but it won't necessarily make a difference to gum health, according to the latest research.
Farmer bulldozes 3,500 cherry trees claiming high water prices made it impossible to keep going
High water prices forces Wyuna's 'Big Cherry' farm and fruit shop to shut down.
Japan's latest Valentine's Day craze could be 'volcanic' chocolate
Cocoa growers in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu are set to benefit from a limited edition run of "volcanic" chocolate bars in Japan, released for Valentine's Day.
Van Gogh on screen: Two wildly divergent portraits of the artist hit cinemas this month
At Eternity's Gate offers Willem Dafoe as troubled genius, while an Australian-led documentary puts the painter and his art in context.
Infamous train station at centre of viral outrage to get $20m upgrade
Years after footage emerged of a double amputee hauling himself up train station stairs and decades of complaints, the NSW Government has promised a fix.
Pokies players plied with free drinks to keep them gambling, whistleblower says
More than 50 Woolworths pubs are being investigated over claims staff illegally gave free drinks to pokie players to keep them gambling longer, with a whistleblower telling the ABC staff were instructed how to to cover up the practice.
Accidental sweet potato farmers turn old-fashioned farming into a success
Ann and Peter Brooke became sweet potato growers by accident and now handpick each of their 16,000 plants, selling their organic produce at farmers' markets.
The cotton grower, the water minister, the pumping ban and the broken meter
Irrigator Anthony Barlow pleads guilty to water offences, but maintains the former water minister told him he could pump.
Chainsaws, dust and dinosaurs: The race to save a historic discovery
Nearly 100 million years ago, three creatures walked over a mudflat and — incredibly — their tracks were beautifully preserved. But the looming threat of present-day floods meant the precious discovery needed to be moved to safety. And with the recent devastating rainfall, it happened not a moment too soon.
One of Trump's most controversial advisers is coming to Australia
National security adviser John Bolton is considered one of the most powerful figures inside the Trump administration, and the ABC can reveal he'll soon visit Australia.
Federal Parliament three days away from being a lame duck
The Coalition is facing the prospect of failing to deliver on centrepiece policies, while independents and minor parties rush to do what they can before Parliament is dissolved ahead of the general election.
The name's Freame, Harry Freame: The daring spies of early Australia
From undercover espionage operations to treacherous manhunts and a garrotting, these three Australian spooks faced situations worthy of crime fiction.
Boats aren’t the only problem: There’s an immigration problem in our airports
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What is clear at this juncture is that government policy on asylum seekers is not being driven by national security concerns, but rather by a desire to continue using them as a political wedge, write Mary Crock and Daniel Ghezelbash.
What gives tap water its taste, and which state has the best in Australia?
There are a couple of states that like to claim the right to having Australia's best tap water — so what's in it, and which city has the best drop?
'A school-wide joke': Alleged victims break silence after conviction of paedophile priest
The conviction of a paedophile priest has opened old wounds in a region coming to terms with its dark history of sexual abuse, and unearthed new allegations.
'Last year we opened it': Becoming polyamorous after six committed years
Searching for a soulmate in a city the size of Sydney can be daunting — on Valentine's Day, five couples swap stories about how they met, and their secrets of staying together.
'Not at all ideal': Tasmanian Government overrides Hobart Council on cable car permissions
The Tasmanian Government has granted an authority to override a Hobart City Council block on a cable car company investigating land near the city tip for its kunanyi/Mt Wellington cable car proposal, with the Lord Mayor warning the final decision on land use will be the council's.
Authorities Say Suspect in Suitcase Death is in US Illegally
Javier Da Silva, a citizen of Portugal, is charged with kidnapping resulting in death in connection with the killing of 24-year-old Valerie Reyes. Her body was found in a suitcase.
Philippine Agents Arrest Journalist Critical of President
Maria Ressa, who was selected by Time magazine as one of its Persons of the Year last year, was arrested over a libel complaint from a businessman.
Indictment: Ex-‘American Idol’ Contestant was Drug Courier
According to court documents, she was trying to deliver nearly 2 pounds of fentanyl when she was arrested last year.
Crisis In Venezuela -- News Updates February 13, 2019
*Daily Mail:* *Trump tells President Maduro he is 'making a terrible mistake' by blocking humanitarian aid from entering Venezuela and warns the US has not ruled out sending troops to the region* * Nicolas Maduro has resisted pressure to quit since Juan Guaido's claim to power * He accused EU leaders of 'blindly' following Donald Trump in backing Guaido * Guaido urged the military to back him and allow American aid into the country President Donald Trump has accused Venezuela's leftist leader Nicolas Maduro of 'making a terrible mistake' by blocking US humanitarian aid into the p... more »
Why did the McNeil government subsidize my trip to Maine?
News 1. Weather There’s weather today. 2. Divest Dal Today was a huge win for @DivestDal and a moment to show @DalPres what Dal students are all about. Dalhousie BOG committed to signing onto the UN's Principles of Responsible Investing, which includes recognizing the risk that fossil fuels pose to our endowement fund. #DalDoBetter pic.twitter.com/0ioIo3vfBJ […]
Oklahoma medical cannabis sales surge to $4 million in January
The nascent Oklahoma medical marijuana program continues to post strong initial numbers, with retail sales topping $4.3 million in January, a fourfold increase from the previous month, according to state Tax Commission figures. That jump is for a program that was approved by voters only last June. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority said it has […] Oklahoma medical cannabis sales surge to $4 million in January is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
European Parliament calls for uniform definition of medical cannabis
In a move to get more clarity on what medical marijuana is, the European Parliament passed a resolution Wednesday calling on the European Commission and EU countries to provide a legal definition and draw a clear distinction between cannabis-based medicines approved by regulatory bodies, MMJ not supported by clinical trials and other applications of the plant. The patchwork of regulations […] European Parliament calls for uniform definition of medical cannabis is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Greece challenges Denmark in race to be Europe’s marijuana hub
Greece has received as many as 30 foreign investment applications for medical and industrial cannabis production worth approximately 350 million euros ($400 million), potentially setting up the country to be the European Union’s top supplier of medical cannabis in coming years. While few of the licenses have yet to be approved, that value challenges Denmark’s […] Greece challenges Denmark in race to be Europe’s marijuana hub is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
State Proposes Bill to Treat Gold and Silver as Money to Directly Fight Federal Reserve Monopoly
[image: money]Lawmakers have proposed a bill that will directly undermine the Federal Reserve's monopoly on money by treating gold and silver as legal tender.
Six Cops Open Fire On Aspiring Young Rapper Sleeping in His Car—Executing Him
[image: sleeping]An aspiring young rapper was tragically executed by six police officers while sleeping in his car in a Taco Bell parking lot.
Technological Unemployment: A Self-Test
Normal people worry about technological unemployment. Economists keep telling them to relax, but to little avail. You can’t trust a coven of eggheads, can you? Rather than rehash the textbook arguments, let me propose an easy way for the public to test its own understanding. Step 1: Create a graph where the x-axis runs from […] The post Technological Unemployment: A Self-Test appeared first on Econlib.
Han Solo Pimps World Government
By corbettreport Fresh off the heels of pimping for Amazon, Harrison Ford is back at it, this time lending his face and voice to climate...more »
Understanding Why Iranians Bash the US Government
[image: undefined] Two days ago, the New York Times carried an article by Times’ journalist Thomas Erdbrink entitled, “For Iran, a Grand Occasion to Bash the US,” which was about Iran’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of its revolution in 1979. The article included the following sentence, “And like some evil doppelgänger, the United States was omnipresent, despite having broken all ties with Iran in 1981.” Unfortunately, Erdbrink failed to point out two things: One, it is understandable why the Iranian people bash the US government, and, two, while the US government may have br... more »
House Yemen Vote Today: What's Pelosi's Goal?
Where former Speaker Paul Ryan even broke House rules (and possibly the law) refusing to allow a War Powers challenge to Trump's alliance with Saudi Arabia to destroy Yemen, current Speaker Nancy Pelosi is allowing the measure to the Floor for a vote today. It is expected to pass by a large margin. Has the House finally turned against such dumb wars? Unfortunately that would not be a correct conclusion to draw. More in today's Liberty Report:
Tools for Victory against Russia and China
*Jakub Grygiel* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] The Trump administration’s foreign policy can be understood as driven by the recognition that choices are limited, and the last one—reforming the existing alliances—is the best bet. To maintain the existing international order under pressure from China, Russia and Iran, the United States has three basic diplomatic options: to bring some (or all) rivals into the fold of “responsible” nations, to rearrange the international diplomatic configuration by developing new allies in order to counterbalance the revisionists or to strengt... more »
America Needs to Accept the Taliban Peace Deal
*Amitai Etzioni* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] A peaceful withdrawal is not a disaster, but staying indefinitely would be. In the London School of Economics’ 2012 Global Policy Journal, I offered the following thought experiment: “Assume that the Taliban in Afghanistan offers the US the following deal: The Taliban will commit itself to preventing Afghanistan from being used as a base for terrorists. Indeed, it offers to chase the remaining al-Qaeda members out of Afghanistan or turn them over to the United States and its allies if caught. In turn, it expects that the ... more »
The Status Quo with North Korea is Better than a Bad Deal
*Robert E. Kelly* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Peace and withdrawal is not a disaster, but staying indefinitely would be. A few days ago, I had a mini-debate on Twitter with Harry Kazianis, the editor of the National Interest, that illustrated one of the basic divisions of thinking on the upcoming second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Harry argued, as do many proponents of the Trump-Kim summits, that they are preferable to an alternative, which many people believe will include “use of force.” Trump famously threatened in 20... more »
The War Between Trump and the Intelligence Community Poses National Security Risks
*Caroline Caywood* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The state of open political warfare between President Donald Trump and the Intelligence Community has serious implications for national security. The state of open political warfare between President Donald Trump and the Intelligence Community (IC) goes beyond the ambivalence that has typically characterized relations between past presidents and spy chiefs and has serious implications for national security, according to three former CIA officers who spoke at a recent panel discussion at the Center for the National Interest... more »
The dangers of 5G to children’s health
By the Children’s Health Defense Team Mobile and wireless technologies are a ubiquitous feature of modern life. Most U.S. adults own smartphones, a growing proportion are “smartphone-only” Internet users and over a fourth report being online “almost constantly.” As for children, a 2014 survey of high-income nations reported that almost seven in ten children used […] The post The dangers of 5G to children’s health appeared first on Health Nut News.
Internet trolls are not who I thought — they’re even scarier
(Note from Erin: Given what a troll did to me yesterday and what I deal with on a regular basis, I thought it might be helpful for everyone to hear that I’m not alone and this is a real issue.) Back in 2017, Ginger Gorman did an investigative piece into trolls and it went viral. So, when […] The post Internet trolls are not who I thought — they’re even scarier appeared first on Health Nut News.
Survey: Half of doctors considering leaving medicine — because of health insurance headaches
A new study has found that nearly nine in ten doctors believe that “barriers set by insurance plans have led to worsened conditions for patients in need of care”1 and they are getting fed up enough to leave medicine altogether. “Researchers with Aimed Alliance, a non-profit that seeks to protect and enhance the rights of […] The post Survey: Half of doctors considering leaving medicine — because of health insurance headaches appeared first on Health Nut News.
Nuclear News Updates: Nuclear Safety Rules Gutted Reinforces Why "No Space for Nuclear in the Green New Deal"
Nuclear Doesn't Belong in the Green New Deal Because its Non-Sustainable and Highly Risky: Former Head of US Nuclear Safety says there's no space for nuclear in the Green New Deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-02-11/finding-room-for-nuclear-energy-in-the-green-new-deal-video See the Union of Concerned Scientists' statement on the decision by the NRC to gut post-Fukushima safety rules here: https://www.ucsusa.org/press/2019/nrc-guts-critical-safety-regulation-recklessly-disregarding-critical-lessons-fukushima#.XEtyJFVKj3g Meanwhile in Japan: Girl, 11, exposed to h... more »
6 Natural Ibuprofen Alternatives Backed by Clinical Research
By Sayer Ji, Green Med Info, January 28, 2019 With the public’s growing awareness of the deadly side effects associated with the regular use of synthetic painkillers like ibuprofen, the need for natural, evidence-based alternatives has never been greater. People generally think that over-the-counter drugs are safer than physician-prescribed ones. Unfortunately that does not hold true […]
Pesticide Levels in Families Dropped by 60% After One-Week Organic Diet: Study
By Jon Queally, Anti-Media Thanks to Natural Blaze A new peer-reviewed study shows that eating a completely organic diet—even for just one week—can dramatically reduce the presence of pesticide levels in people, a finding that was characterized as “groundbreaking” by critics of an industrial food system that relies heavily on synthetic toxins and chemicals to grow crops […]
Matrix theory: objects' entanglement entropy from local curvature tensor
I want to mention two papers that were released today. A Czech one and an Armenian one. In the Czech paper, Hierarchy and decoupling, Michal Malinský (senior co-author) and Matěj Hudec (also from a building where I spent a significant part of my undergrad years) exploit the new relaxed atmosphere in which everyone can write things about naturalness that would be agreed to be very dumb just some years ago. ;-) OK, so they don't see a problem with the unnaturalness of the Higgs potential in the Standard Model. *Harvey Mudd College, CA* If they nicely ban all the high-energy param... more »
Suicide Bomber Kills 41 Revolutionary Guards In Iran
Iran's Fars news agency released a photo showing what it said was the wreckage of the bus *New York Times*:* Bombing Kills 41 Revolutionary Guards in Iran, Government Says* TEHRAN — A suicide bomber killed 41 members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on a bus in a restive region of southeast Iran on Wednesday, Iranian media reported. It was among the deadliest attacks in Iran in years. The Revolutionary Guards quickly blamed the United States for the assault, which came during the week that Iran’s leaders have been celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolutio... more »
An Open Letter to the New President of El Salvador
The former mayor of San Salvador, Nayib Bukele has won election as president of El Salvador, campaigning on a promise to fight corruption and as an alternative to the country's two main political parties: the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance — ARENA — and the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front — FMLN — which became the ruling party in 2009. Both are widely accused of corruption, or else rife with suborned politicians who dare not more against entrenched interests. Latin America has seen many would-be reformers sweep into office, only to disappoint, as the... more »
New York Times Calls Yellow Vests An "Invasion"
The protesters of France certainly have a nerve. The *New York Times* editorial board grouses that not only do they lack the requisite leader, a set of specific demands, or a detailed political platform, the Yellow Vests "show no signs of ending their weekly invasions of the capital any time soon." The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines "invasion" as: 1) an act of invading, especially incursion of an army for conquest or plunder and 2) the incoming or spread of something usually hurtful. The primary implication of the editorial is that working class citizens of France have n... more »
Users Flood Reddit With China Censorship Memes, Balk at $150 Million Investment From Tencent
By Oiwan Lam If you search “China” on Reddit this week, you’ll find a deluge of political memes — from the Tiananmen Square “Tank Man”... more »
The Dangers of 5G to Children’s Health
*Chlidren's Health Defense* - What we know about the impact 5g will have on children's health.
"Ultra-Processed" Food Is Not Killing People In France - Too Many Calories Are
A recent paper in *JAMA Internal Medicine* had all of the ingredients mainstream media love in food stories; a cosmic sounding number of participants (44,551), which sounds like it adds statistical power, and a provocative conclusion about the perils of the modern world - in this case that eating "ultra-processed food" is lowering life expectancy. read more
U.S. Admiral Defends Record Of Ship Accidents By Saying ‘Other Ships Weren’t Having Collisions’
*Washington Post:* *Admiral defends Navy after disasters at sea: ‘Other ships weren’t having collisions’* *Adm. Phil Davidson defended the service in a hearing that also focused on North Korea and China.* The top U.S. military official in the Pacific defended the Navy on Tuesday concerning two embarrassing collisions at sea that combined killed 17 sailors, saying that “the fact of the matter is 280-odd other ships weren’t having collisions.” The comments by Adm. Phil Davidson came during questioning at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing after he said the Navy’s senior lead... more »
Former U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer Charged With Spying For Iran
*Photo:* An image provided by the F.B.I. shows Monica E. Witt in 2012. (NYT) *Daily Mail:* *Ex-Air Force counterintelligence agent is charged with spying for Iran's Revolutionary Guard six years after she vanished in central Asia* * Monica Elfriede Witt, 39, defected to Iran in 2013 * She is charged with revealing classified information, spying on former colleagues * Set up fake Facebook account to mimic account of one former colleague * Tricked 'several' former colleagues to accept 'friend' requests from the fake account * Charged with 'revealing to the Iranian regime a highly cla... more »
Federal Reserve Still Operates in the Dark
[image: federal-reserve-still-operates-in-the-dark] It would come as a surprise to many Americans to know that elected officials who delight in probing nearly everything have never fully probed the Federal Reserve for the benefit of the American people.
US Congress will not support military intervention in Venezuela: official
Congress would not support a US military intervention in Venezuela, House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel said during a hearing on the crisis in Venezuela on Wednesday. “US military intervention is not an option,” Engel said. “Congress decides when, where and how the US military is used around the world, and Congress […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
[Graphic 18+] US -backed forces execute 4 ISIS fighters in eastern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were recorded this week executing four Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) that were attempting to escape from their besieged pocket in eastern Deir Ezzor. According to the video that was released by the Euphrates Post via their YouTube channel, the SDF fighters executed the ISIS members as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: 20 IRGC soldiers killed in suicide blast in southeast Iran
A suicide attack in the Chanali area of Southeastern Iran has killed 20 personnel from Iran’s elite revolutionary guards, Wednesday, according to FARS news agency. 10 Iranian guards were injured in the attack which reportedly targeted a bus carrying security forces. The attack happened on a road between the cities of Zahedan and Khash, close […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Palestinian Resistance Warn Israel After Israeli Snipers Murder 17yr Old
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:30 P.M)- Palestinian resistance factions have warned Israel, following the murder of another 17 year old in Gaza. Yesterday, the Gaza Ministry of Health announced that seventeen year old, Hassan Nofal, had died in hospital. The seventeen year old, from Al-Bureij refugee camp (Eastern Gaza), was shot by Israeli sniper fire, last Friday, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Netanyahu confirms Syria strike as he heads to Poland for ME meet (video)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed a strike had taken place in southern Syria before he boarded a plane in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. “We operate every day, including yesterday, against Iran, all the time against Iran and against its attempts to entrench itself in the region,” Netanyahu told reporters, confirming a strike had indeed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Exclusive: Syrian Army pushing to take over 20km buffer zone in northwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is pushing to launch a new operation to clear the 20-kilometer-deep demilitarized zone that stretches from northeast Latakia to western Aleppo. According to a government source in Damascus, the Russian and Iranian delegations in Sochi this Thursday will present the case to their Turkish partners. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Venezuelan military execute border patrols amid mounting pressure on gov’t (video)
Military exercises continued in the border municipality of Pedro Maria Urena on Wednesday as international pressure mounts on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The drills, which are aimed at readying the military to defend Venezuela’s sovereignty against a possible invasion attempt, come after the US threatened military intervention as a response to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
New video shows hundreds of fresh recreuits joining Syrian Army ranks
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – A new video was released this week that showed hundreds of fresh recruits joining the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). The new video shows the ceremony taking place inside the Hama Governorate as hundreds of soldiers are inducted into the Syrian Arab Army. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Over 500 Russian troops take part in military drills in Crimea
More than 500 troops of the Black Sea Fleet’s ground force have taken part in a tactical exercise on the Crimean Peninsula, the fleet’s press-service told the media on Wednesday. “Mechanized infantry units of a separate coast defense brigade of the Black Sea Fleet’s army corps have held company level tactical exercises at a combat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Report: Texas crude oil production breaks 1970s record
In 1976 Jimmy Carter claimed that the World would be out of Oil by 2011. Texas is hitting record production. Report: Texas crude oil production breaks 1970s record (Source) Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment Advertisements
Howard Schultz rips the ‘Green New Deal’: ‘It’s not realistic’
Howard Schultz rips the ‘Green New Deal’: ‘It’s not realistic’ (Source) Panera Bread’s Socialist ‘Pay What You Want’ Experiment Fails Miserably (Source) Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment
5G Street Lighting is very Dangerous to Humans, Birds, Bees and Other Living Things?
*5G Street Lighting - saving money?* *It's on all day AND night* *h/t Philosopher's Stone* According to this video linked to by Philosopher's Stone blog this morning, the *Huawei 5G *controversy is about more, way more, than just "back door" security breaches. According to this video blogger, with a very thick northern UK accent [barely comprehensible at times] who is shooting the video while driving around his community, the newly installed remotely-managed led street light system is *very dangerous. * He says that the lights are very hard on human eyes and could perhaps even lead... more »
California Governor Finally Sees Reason on High-Speed Rail. And Then He Doesn't
Via USA Today: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that he’s abandoning a plan to build a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The project's cost has ballooned to $77 billion. “Let’s be real,” Newsom said in his first State of the State address on Tuesday. “The current project, as planned, would cost too much […]
Liam Fox rushing through Brexit trade deals would mean bypassing democracy
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13-Feb-2019 Although they will affect huge areas of society, many of these 'rollover' deals would pass through parliament without any debate or vote.
Les négociations commerciales UE-Afrique avancent poussivement
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13-Feb-2019 Les négociateurs font du sur-place, alors que l'accord actuel entre l'UE et les 79 pays d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (ACP) expire en mai 2020.
Cotonou successor: EU-Africa relations at the crossroads
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13-Feb-2019 Negotiators are hoping to break the back on talks for the successor to the Cotonou Agreement, which expires in May 2020, between the EU and 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP).
European Parliament disregards Court and adopts Morocco fish deal
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13-Feb-2019 European Parliament has voted in favour of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement that will be applied to the waters of occupied Western Sahara.
China-backed coal projects raise heat in Pakistan
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13-Feb-2019 China-backed coal plants are raising environmental concerns locally.
Parliament gives green light to EU-Singapore trade and investment protection deals
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13-Feb-2019 European Parliament endorsed the free trade and investment protection deals between EU and Singapore, serving as blueprint for further cooperation with Southeast Asia.
Zim not yet ready for full AfCFTA
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13-Feb-2019 Zimbabwe should ramp up value addition and beneficiation of its products beforehand, says official.
Israël et l'Iran rejoindront la zone de libre-échange dirigée par la Russie
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13-Feb-2019 After two rounds of negotiations, Jerusalem close to agreement with Eurasian Economic Union; separately, Tehran also set to sign deal ‘in the near future'.
Translating the Bible into Kikerewe
Americans are rich in God's Word. From where I'm sitting in my office I can see 11 Bibles, including my grandmother's, one in Spanish, one in Russian, and a Tyndale which pre-dates the King James. But many people still don't have the Bible in their language. "Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria is home to 100,000 people, mostly fisherfolk. It is remote. It is difficult to get there. There are churches planted, but growth is minimal. Many Kerewe people do not understand Swahili, the national language most often used for preaching and worship. In fact, many are not in church because the Bi... more »
Teachers’ salaries—not what you think
Some questioned my figures for hourly wages for teachers (in a post about the union strike in Colorado on Facebook) being on average $60/hour. However, the latest I've found is $61.91--$41.41 is the wage, and $20.50 the benefits. Sept. 2018 figures. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf. Benefits for public employees are far more generous than private sector. "Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $34.53 per hour worked in September 2018. Total employer compensation costs for state and local government workers averaged $50.03 per hour wo... more »
Did Netflix Make $845M In Profit and Pay $0 in Taxes Under New Tax Law?
Netflix was one of the first major companies to post its annual financial disclosure report.
Politician’s Accuser Speaks About Issue of Sexual Assault
Vanessa Tyson made her first public appearance since she accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of assaulting her in 2004.
Gay Muslim Comic Gone from Instagram After Indonesia Warning
The Ministry of Communications said in a statement Instagram had "fulfilled" its request made in a warning letter for the account to be removed.
Severe Winter Weather Hammers Canada- Hawaii get's some snow
*How many years have I documented the multiple incidents of severe cold?* *Dead frozen animals? Starved birds who can't feed because of the ice cover?* *Atlantic slushy waves? Canada was supposed to be warmer.. according to the AGW crowd.* *It hasn't happened. (Of course warmer is "relative" It's warmer now then when my house would have been non existent under the crush of two miles of ice cover- But it's trended cooler for the last little while)* *Severe Winter Weather Hammers Canada from coast to coast!* *We've wicked winds today- Wind Chill. Blowing Snow causing white outs. And ... more »
Trump’s Assault on Elizabeth Warren
Robert Reich - 11 hours ago
Elizabeth Warren is one of the most talented politicians and policy leaders in America. We must not... more »
Ken Derstine on Randi Weingarten, Part 1
Randi Weingarten: Sleight of Hand Artist - Part 1 Ken Derstine April 19, 2015 On April 13, 2015 American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten appeared on the Tavis Smiley show to have a conversation about the state of public education in the United States. In the course of the conversation (14:20 minutes into the video), Tavis Smiley relates a meeting that he had with high school students in Detroit and how he was struck at how all of the students “do not buy into teaching to the test” and saw standardized tests as detrimental to their education. Randi Weingarten respo... more »
UK COLUMN: Russiagate Flop, Omar vs AIPAC, Cairncross’s New Gov-Media Complex
*UK Column News* | Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen bring you the midweek news round-up.
Reporter dreams of "full integration!"
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019The Times should be ashamed:* Once again, we show you the data which define one modern version of "the problem we all live with." These data concern academic performance within the New York City Public Schools. Similar data obtain nationwide: *Average scores, Grade 8 math, 2017 NaepNew York City Public Schools* White students: 290.71 Black students: 255.63 Hispanic students: 263.56 Asian-American students: 306.03 Below, we'll show you the corresponding data for public schools nationwide. For now, let's stick with "the problem we all live with" in Goth... more »
Debt Crisis In America: A Record Number Of Americans Are Behind On Car Payments
By Mac Slavo Debt has become an issue of concern for those who care about their financial future. But with the government setting the terrible... more »
Meet the "Baby" Glock: Why the Glock 26 Is So Dangerous
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Guns with short barrels and small magazines, subcompacts are meant for those who favor carry-ability over firepower and range. The Glock 26, referred to by the company itself as the “Baby Glock,” is a compact weapon that can carry as much ammunition as full-sized nine millimeter handguns. *The Glock 26 trades magazine capacity for compactness. But it does have the ability to gain back that firepower at the expense of carry-ability if the user so wishes. The “Baby Glock” G26 will also take the Glock 19’s fifteen-round magazine, the Glock 17’s seventeen... more »
Shootout: Why Sig Sauer Beat Glock for the Army's Big Handgun Contract
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * Glock is not happy. *Was Glock treated unfairly? * A newly released report just shed light on why Glock lost its protest against Sig Sauer, providing fresh insight into the U.S. Army’s selection for the Modular Handgun System contract. According to the report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, Glock lodged its protest Feb. 24, citing three main reasons: U.S. Army Material Command did not properly evaluate its proposal; the second downselect phase of the testing program was not carried out; and finally, Sig Sauer’s XM17 entry was not... more »
5 Reasons Gun Owners Love Sig Sauer
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * As in 5 pistols from the company. *Fact: The P226 was Sig’s breakout gun in the U.S. market and its most popular pistol. The P226 was actually developed for the U.S. Army’s competition to replace the World War II–era M1911A1 handgun with a modern design. Although it lost to Beretta, a series of dangerous accidents involving Berettas in Navy service caused the SEALs to switch to the P226 instead.* The Swiss-German company Sig Sauer has been in the arms business for a long time. Swiss SIG (*Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft*) a company founded in... more »
This Is America's New Low-Yield Nuke for Its Submarine Force
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: An unarmed Trident II D5 missile is test-launched from the Ohio-class U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska off the coast of California, U.S. March 26, 2018. Picture taken March 26, 2018. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rona] The modifications involve engineering a new reentry body or nuclear “warhead.” The Pentagon is pursuing modifications to its existing Trident II D5 submarine-launched, nuclear-armed ballistic missile as part of a broader strategic effort to engineer a new "low-yield" warhead offering... more »
Venezuela
It's about granularity. Problems appears differently as you distance yourself from them. The Earth would appear as a pale blue dot if you stood on the surface of Mars (as the late Carl Sagan coined the phrase). The same is true of Venezuela and their embrace of socialism. From a cocktail party in the Washington Beltway, Venezuelan misery doesn't impact you. The canapés are passed and you pick up shrimp on a cracker and stuff it into your mouth, chased by yet another glass of champagne, as you pontificate. On the ground in a land where there is no food, soap, or toilet paper, the vi... more »
The Facebook Scam – Is a personal attack just around the corner?
Despite the controversy swirling around Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg in recent years, the social media platform keeps growing. As of December 31, 2018, Facebook had 2.32 billion active users around the world, up from 2.27 billion at the end of the third quarter that year. RELATED STORY: Facebook sent a doctor on a […] The post The Facebook Scam – Is a personal attack just around the corner? appeared first on Health Nut News.
The Battle of El Paso: How Trump Could Lose Texas in 2020
*BETO! by Mike Siegel* *-by Mike Siegel* It was a throwback to the cross-country trips of my college years: leaving Austin at 8:00am on Monday morning, driving 600 miles to El Paso, joining a rally of thousands of local activists, marching a mile through dark city streets on a wintry evening, rallying again, and then jumping in the car to drive 600 miles home. For a guy with two little kids at home, running for a congressional seat that stretches from Austin 150 miles to the east, you'd be fair to question my sanity, or wonder if this is some sort of mid-life crisis. And this is ... more »
Democrats working hard to destroy us
Realizing that the Mueller investigation will go nowhere, Congressional Democrats are gearing up for an all out assault on Trump--investigating everything about him. (Wouldn't surprise me if Jeff Bezos isn't funding it.) Along with the Republican Never Trumpers they can't believe someone has blown their cover exposing the graft and corruption in Washington. They are furious at what he's been able to achieve in 2 years. Every time they do this, his ratings go up, and his base becomes more solidified. So they've had to change tactics. The latest trick is the Green Grab Deal of AOC and... more »
Some people just don’t get it.
Because of lower taxes, refunds will be smaller. This seems to upset people who prefer to allow the government to use their money before filing taxes. From the NYT article: "The result is that taxpayers may be paying less over all but still getting a bill after filing their return. That has caught many people off guard." Proving that it is hard to underestimate the financial understanding of the average American. They paid less taxes, but are still upset
America Relies on Big Tech as Trump Enters AI Arms Race
By Daniel Taylor Trump issues executive order on AI. Trump’s statement says that AI “…must also be developed in a way that does not compromise... more »
Los Angeles ditches plan to invest billions in fossil fuels, Mayor Eric Garcetti says
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Scattergood Generating Station in El Segundo. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2019 The mayor’s decision marks an abrupt change of course for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, where top staffers have argued in recent months that the gas …
Canceled! California’s billion-dollar boondoggle train
The Green dead train, like the Green New Deal, is a ludicrous waste. Good riddance. The post Canceled! California’s billion-dollar boondoggle train appeared first on CFACT.
GHCN v3.3 Stations By Altitude By Years (or “Mountains? What Mountains?”)
Reblogged from Musings from the Chiefio: Posted on 12 February 2019 by E.M.Smith I’ve mentioned a few times that the loss of thermometers after the “Baseline” period seemed to preferentially lose those in High Cold Places. Well, thought I, I think I can now graph that… So I did. One thing I noticed was that […]
UN IPCC Scientist blows whistle on lies about climate, sea level
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Quoting from the report: ‘Mörner, meanwhile, cautioned promoters of the man-made warming hypothesis that they were going to ultimately be exposed, with catastrophic consequences for the scientific community.’ The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (UN IPCC) is misleading humanity about climate change and sea levels, explained Dr.…
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 43 – 2019
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Editor's Note
Just spent the past 3-4 hours digging out of a snowstorm. The joys of living in Canada. Blogging will return within the hour. Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will be posted later today.
Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence
[image: marijuana-mental-illness-and-violence] Let’s examine some hidden issues about marijuana use.
Harris Tweets Fib About Tax Refunds, Gets Another Four Pinocchios
[image: harris-tweets-fib-about-tax-refunds-get-another-four-pinocchios] For the second time, pot-puffing presidential contender Kamala Harris received a richly-deserved four Pinocchios from Glenn Kessler, the fact-checker at the *Washington Post*.
Faking Hate-crime Statistics, ADL Claims “Right-wing” Violence Greatest Threat
[image: faking-hate-crime-statistics-adl-claims-right-wing-violence-greatest-threat] “Figures don’t lie, but liars do figure,” the saying goes. Enter the Anti-Defamation League’s Jonathan Greenblatt, who just made an interesting claim: “Right-wing extremist violence is our biggest threat.”
Possible Breakthrough In 5 Month Deadlock Over Forming New Kurdistan Govt
Iraqi Pres Salah and PUK politburo member Rasul (Rudaw) In September 2018 Kurds went to the polls to elect a new Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Five months later it appears that the two main parties the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) might finally have a deal to create a new ruling coalition. At the start of February the KDP and PUK worked out the basics of a new government. Masrur Barzani of the KDP will become premier, and the party will hold the Natural Resource Minister. It also wants to maintain the presidency. In return, the ... more »
How Devastating is Climate Change for World Peace & Security?
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) - When the Security Council, the most powerful body at the United Nations, met last month to discuss the growing new threats to world peace and security, the discussion veered away from international terrorism, nuclear Armageddon and the rash of ongoing military conflicts in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Read the full story, “How Devastating is Climate Change for World Peace & Security?”, on globalissues.org →
Q&A: We Are Helping the World Mitigate Climate Change, Now it’s Time to Help Us
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
Read the full story, “Q&A: We Are Helping the World Mitigate Climate Change, Now it’s Time to Help Us”, on globalissues.org →
Our Forests Provide the World With Oxygen But we Need More Climate Change Finance - HFLD Countries
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
PARAMARIBO, Feb 13 (IPS) - Suriname, the most forested country in the world, is this week hosting a major international conference on climate financing for High Forest Cover and Low Deforestation (HFLD) countries. Read the full story, “Our Forests Provide the World With Oxygen But we Need More Climate Change Finance - HFLD Countries”, on globalissues.org →
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 13
1959 Communists said it stood for Arab unity but not in a quick and simple manner Was taking shot at pan-Arabists and Nasser who called for immediate unity (Musings On Iraq book review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interviewwith Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party) 1967 Pres Arif speech declared Freedom Socialism and Unity belonged to no Party co-opting Baathist slogans 1979 Iraq sent memo to new Iranian govt after revolution asking for friendly relations 1985 Saddam offered amnesty to Kurds that fought against go... more »
Steven Pinker: The True Believer in Climate Alarmism
Steven PInker’s book *Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress* is aimed at championing the liberal enlightenment worldview. There is not a single page in this book, in which he is not propagandizing for the liberal establishment. All his blather about human progress and optimism about the future is aimed at establishing the thesis that the "enlightened" liberal politicians and intellectuals (like him) are responsible for much of the progress that humanity has achieved in the last 250 years. He is so convinced of the moral and intellectual supremacy o... more »
Would the Government Let Jesus Cure Cancer?
*Jon Rappoport* - “Do you have a government-issued license to heal? No? You’re a criminal. End of story.”
Weekly Deal Watch: International, adult-use markets attract marijuana money
From Colombia to Italy, international cannabis firms are attracting investments from Canadian companies looking to further develop their international footprints. Weekly Deal Watch: International, adult-use markets attract marijuana money is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The Dangers of 5G to Children’s Health
By the Children’s Health Defense Team Mobile and wireless technologies are a ubiquitous feature of modern life. Most U.S. adults own smartphones, a growing proportion are “smartphone-only” Internet users and over a fourth report being online “almost constantly.” As for children, a 2014 survey of high-income nations reported that almost seven in ten children […] The post The Dangers of 5G to Children’s Health appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
California Governor Gavin Newsom Scraps High-Speed Train Because It Is Too Expensive
The price of the train rose from an initial estimate of $37 billion in 2008 to nearly $100 billion according to an estimate last year, and the earliest it would have been finished is in 2033.
Senate Intelligence Committee Has Found Zero Direct Evidence of Trump Campaign Colluding with Russia
NBC reported, "Both Republicans and Democrats are telling us that they found no direct evidence of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia, which after all was the big question that everyone was asking."
Great Lakes Global Warming Update
Great lakes ice cover is well above normal, as it has been for four of the last six years. Ice Products – Product – Product Search – Canadian Ice Service Meanwhile, government climate scientists say the ice is disappearing due … Continue reading →
California Permanent Drought Update
Squaw Valley, California is having yet another epic snow year, having received 400 inches of snow so far this winter. The previous three winters they received 495″, 728″ and 411″. Spreadsheet Data Three years ago, California Governor Jerry Brown announced … Continue reading →
UKRAINE: Poroshenko’s Inclusion of NATO Membership Bid in Constitution Could Herald War with Russia.
*Manilo Dinucci* | The inclusion in the Ukrainian Constitution of the engagement to enter officially into NATO bears with it some very serious consequences.
The U.S. Shouldn’t Go to War with China over Taiwan
*Hugh White* *Security, Asia* [image: Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Toowoomba arrives in preparation for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, U.S. June 25, 2018. Picture taken June 25, 2018. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st] And nor should Australia. Paul Dibb, in his recent Strategist post, writes that America’s strategic position in Asia would be fatally undermined if it didn’t go to war with China if China attacked Taiwan, and that Australia’s alliance with America would be fatally undermined if we didn’t the... more »
Brazil’s Environment Minister Blasts Activist Chico Mendes
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Environment Minister, Ricardo Salles, is once again in the hot seat after calling one of the country’s top environmental leaders, Chico Mendes, ‘irrelevant’ and stating that ‘he was not all that they said he was’. The interview was almost over on Monday night […] The post Brazil’s Environment Minister Blasts Activist Chico Mendes appeared first on The Rio Times.
Beija-Flor Samba School Ready for Rio 2019 Carnival
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the early hours of Monday, March 4th, samba school G.R.E.S. Beija-Flor will compete in the Grupo Especial with their parade scheduled to begin at 1:35 AM. The group will present their ‘samba enredo’ (thematic samba composition) entitled, ‘Quem não viu vai ver…As fábulas do […] The post Beija-Flor Samba School Ready for Rio 2019 Carnival appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Mad Scientists at DARPA Have a Plan to Kill Russia or China's Hypersonic Missiles
*Michael Peck* *Security, * DARPA calls it "counter-hypersonics." *James Acton, an arms control expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, argues that despite their speed, hypersonic weapons can be destroyed by some ballistic missile defense systems such as the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The problem is that THAAD is a point-defense weapon designed to protect a small area: covering the entire United States with THAAD-like defenses would be prohibitively expensive.* DARPA calls it "counter-hypersonics." *(This first appeared last month.)* ... more »
Trying to de-technify . . . and failing
Kashmir Hill spent six weeks trying to "divorce" herself from the five major businesses that dominate the Internet: Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple. She's written a series of articles about her efforts, which demonstrate very clearly how the Big 5 dominate Internet commerce and business, and how hard it is to avoid their tentacles. As an example, here are excerpts from her article about "locking out" Amazon for a week. I am on a mission to live without the tech giants—to discover whether such a thing is even possible. Not just through sheer willpower but technologi... more »
Dementia Patients to Be Tracked by Utility “Smart” Meters Despite Many Problems Associated with Utility “Smart” Meters
By B.N. Frank Tens of millions of “Smart” Meters have already been installed in the U.S. and around the world. They have been associated with... more »
No Escape? El Chapo Likely Off to ‘Prison of All Prisons’
Experts says he seems the ideal candidate for "administrative maximum," a facility so secure, so remote and so austere that it has been called the "Alcatraz of the Rockies."
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Patricia Cohen and Maggie Astor discuss what they perceive as the boldness of the emerging debate about taxing the wealthiest in the U.S. But John Nichols points out that even the most "radical" progressive tax plans under discussion would only restore the principles that applied through some of the country's most prosperous eras. - Jonathan Watts reports on a new study from the Institute for Public Policy Research on the systemic environmental and economic threats posed by a climate breakdown, while Roger Harrabin emphasizes the m... more »
“Humanitarian Intervention” And The „New World Order“: Violation Of The International Law (II)
The ideas of “humanitarian intervention” and collective security became brutally misused by the US' administration at the time of the New World Order. In general, World Order after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 has been interpreted in various ways but the very fact is that a bipolar world order after 1945 became replaced by a unipolar world order, based on the USA as a hyperpower state. The post “Humanitarian Intervention” And The „New World Order“: Violation Of The International Law (II) appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
HARARI'S DISSENT: How accurate are Harari's claims?
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019For our purpose, that's not the point:* In Chapter 1 of his best-selling book, Professor Harari offers an instructive point about the way we in our self-impressed species may have long been inclined to "see ourselves from afar." The species in question is Homo sapiens. The title of Harari's rolling best-seller is Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. At the New York Times, it's still number one on the relevant list. For background, see yesterday's post. Are we humans "the rational animal," as Aristotle is constantly said to have said? Does that famou... more »
Massachusetts regulators close medical marijuana dispensary for violations
A Massachusetts medical cannabis dispensary is closed until it corrects a dozen violations found by state regulators during surprise inspections Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Mass Wellspring, in the town of Acton about 25 miles west of Boston, did not return calls from Marijuana Business Daily seeking comment. It was not clear how the dispensary […] Massachusetts regulators close medical marijuana dispensary for violations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Study Shows Concealed Carry Permit Holders Break Laws Far Less Than Cops
[image: carry]A study of gun statistics across the country found that concealed carry permit holders break the law far less than police officers.
Are cancer cures being suppressed to control population?
Revelations by the late Dr. Richard L. Day in 1969 may have been shocking at the time, but not so much now as they have started coming true. Dr. Day was an eminent physician, a professor of pediatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Manhattan and Medical Director of the ‘Planned Parenthood’ organization. […] The post Are cancer cures being suppressed to control population? appeared first on Health Nut News.
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Rumsfeld Vs. McGovern Trump Supporter "Violently Attacks" BBC Cameraman after Trump Whips Up Furor Against Media The US dropped more bombs on Afghanistan last year than any time in the last decade As His Regime Falters, Here Is Where Venezuela's Maduro May Seek Asylum Over 1000 'Scientists' Sign "Dissent From Darwinism" Statement*"Intelligent design" seeks new look. - JO* Why Is There A Chinese Military Space Station Hiding In Argentina?Mossad, MI6 Smuggled Defected Iranian Nuclear Scientist In Migrant Caravan To UK Orban Offers Lifetime Tax Amnesty To Hungarian M... more »
Things Are Coming To A Head
Things are still murky. But they're becoming clearer. As Tom Walkom sees it, both Justin Trudeau and Jody Wilson-Raybould are responsible for this state of affairs: First, the prime minister said he didn’t direct Wilson-Raybould to do anything untoward. She said nothing. Instead, she issued a statement arguing that, as a former attorney general, she was bound by the principle of solicitor-client privilege and thus could not speak at all on the issue. Then he said she had reconfirmed a conversation the pair had last fall in which he told her that the final decision in any federal ... more »
Port of Long Beach, CA: Customs and Border Protection Seized Record-Setting 1.7 Tons of Meth Worth $1.29 Billion
Three shipping containers, intended to be exported to Australia, were filled with speakers stuffed with 3,810 pounds of meth, and also contained 55.9 pounds of cocaine and 11.5 pounds of heroin. Australian officials said the total street value of the haul was $1.29 billion and contained 17 million doses.
Breaking: Syrian Air Force launches first airstrikes this month
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – For the first time this month, the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) launched a series of airstrikes across a region of Syria. According to a military source in Sweida, the Syrian Air Force heavily bombarded the Islamic State’s (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) positions inside the Badiya Al-Sham region. The source said that the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kurdish sleeper cell allegedly kills 12 commandos from FSA Special Forces near Turkish border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led Wrath Of Olives Operation Room took responsibility for yesterday’s attack on a border checkpoint in northern Aleppo. According to the group, their attack resulted in the death of at least 12 commandos from the Free Syrian Army’s Special Forces division. No further details were released, nor has the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Coalition bombs fishing boat off Yemeni coast, 10+ killed
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 P.M.) – The Saudi Coalition carried out a new bombing in western Yemen on Wednesday, striking a fishing boat off the coast of Hodeidah city. According to local observers, the Saudi Coalition bombed the fishing boat on Wednesday morning, resulting in the death of over ten fishermen. Another five were wounded and at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Some western states want to preserve terrorist enclave in Idlib: Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that some Western countries wish to preserve an enclave that is a terrorist hotbed in Syria’s Idlib province. “There’s been news that some Western countries wish to do precisely that. They want this enclave where Jabhat al-Nusra (terrorist group outlawed in Russia) controls more than 90% of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS nearly wiped out in eastern Euphrates region as SDF troops capture Baghouz – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued their large-scale operation in the eastern region of the Euphrates River Valley, today, targeting the last areas controlled by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh). Backed by heavy airstrikes and artillery, the Syrian Democratic Forces were able to crack the Islamic State’s lines at the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Emotional return for 20 Syrians freed from militant captivity (video)
On Tuesday, the Syrian military and Turkish-backed rebels agreed to exchange prisoners near the key city of Al-Bab in northeast Aleppo. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, twenty Syrian citizens were exchanged for the same number of militants in the village of Deir Qaq, in the Aleppo governorate on Tuesday. During the release, representatives […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Netanyahu admits to recent Israeli attack against Syrian Army
On Monday, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that Israeli tank shells had hit a demolished hospital and an observation post in Quneitra province in southern Syria near the border with Israel and that no one was hurt in the shelling. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Tuesday the Israel Defence Forces (IDF)’s strike […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
FRANK BRUNI TO DEMOCRATS: STOP PAYING ATTENTION TO PEOPLE LIKE ME
Frank Bruni is scolding Democrats again: *Democrats, Stop GrovelingTo triumph in 2020, care less about pleasing all of the people all of the time.* Kirsten Gillibrand confronted a piece of fried chicken in South Carolina over the weekend. She began to eat it with a fork, realized that others around her were using their hands, asked if she should do likewise and ditched the utensils. Reading the reports of this, you got the sense that she would have grabbed that chicken with her pinkie toes if she’d been told to; she would have sucked it through a very large straw if those were th... more »
Robeson Centennial Celebration Inspires New Diversity Efforts at Rutgers
In celebrating the 100th anniversary of the graduation of one of its most famous alumni, Rutgers University–New Brunswick is endeavoring to give Paul Robeson a measure of respect and honor in death that eluded him in life.
Dr. James Williams: Defying Stereotypes
Dr. James Williams strives to make the college classroom experience entertaining as well as educational, motivating students to be as passionate about their chosen career field as he is about retail, tourism and hospitality leadership and management.
After 40 Years, Is Iran’s Revolution Unravelling?
Photo Credit: via Iranian state media *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* Iranians came to the streets en masse on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the revolution that brought their Islamic Republic to power. As always in Iran, the scenes reflected the full panoply of the country’s diverse and dynamic society; senior officials and stalwart defenders of the theocratic state mingled alongside those carrying signs denouncing the corruption within the post-revolutionary system. For Iran’s leadership, the annual commemoration offered a reminde... more »
The F-22 and B-2 Bomber Are Old: A New Generation of Super Stealth Is Coming
*David Axe* *Security, * Thanks to BAE Systems. *In 2010, the company — along with Cranfield University — tested the smaller Demon drone, which also used blown air for maneuverability. **Demon** was the result of a five-year, $8-million research initiative that BAE Systems launched in 2005. MAGMA represents a continuation of that work.* Researchers at BAE Systems and The University of Manchester successfully test-flew an experimental unmanned aerial vehicle with no moving control surfaces, BAE Systems announced in December 2017. The 12-foot-span, jet-propelled MAGMA drone co... more »
Problem Can China's J-20 Stealth Fighter Be Picked Up on Radar?
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * The Indian Air Force (IAF) claimed that the Su-30MKI’s Phazotron Zhuk-AE active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar is capable of detecting the J-20 at a distance of hundreds of kilometers. Last year, the South China Morning Post *reported* that China’s fifth-generation J-20 fighter may not be as stealthy as the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) claims. The Indian military seems to agree. The Indian Air Force (IAF) claimed that the Su-30MKI’s Phazotron Zhuk-AE active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar is capable of detecting ... more »
Stealth Can't Hide This: Barely Half of America's F-35s Are Ready for Action
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * And that's just for starters. The year 2018 was an eventful year for the F-35 Lightning. The Pentagon’s new stealth fighter was used in combat for the first time, first by the *Israeli Air Force* and then by U.S. Marine aviators on an *airstrike in Afghanistan*. Royal Air Force pilots landed F-35B jump jets *for the first time* on the U.K.’s aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, while F-35Cs designed for catapult-launch from U.S. Navy carriers were test-integrated for the first time in a carrier air wing onboard the Abraham Lincoln in August 2018. O... more »
Why Trump failed to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, and how he can do better at the next summit
Stephen Collins, Professor of Political Science, Kennesaw State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Relying only on sanctions against North Korea may not be a productive way to get the country to give up its nuclear arms. Offering relief and aid may be more effective.
Immigration: How ancient Rome dealt with the Barbarians at the gate
Cavan W. Concannon, Associate Professor of Religion, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciencesat Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
As Congress and President Trump struggle to devise a coherent immigration policy along the US southern border, there are lessons from ancient history that could prove instructive.
Israel and Iran both set to join Russia-led free trade zone
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
13-Feb-2019 After two rounds of negotiations, Jerusalem close to agreement with Eurasian Economic Union; separately, Tehran also set to sign deal ‘in the near future'.
Cargo Volume Through Brazil’s Ports Grew by 2.7 Percent in 2018
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The transport of cargo through Brazilian ports in 2018 grew by 2.7 percent, according to the National Agency for Waterways Transportation (Antaq), with a total of 1.117 billion tons of cargo passing through the country’s public and private terminals. According to Antaq director Adalberto […] The post Cargo Volume Through Brazil’s Ports Grew by 2.7 Percent in 2018 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, February 13, 2019
We have the top three picks for this Wednesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Jazz @ Bar do Nanam (Centro) – This is the place to be for an evening of live jazz at one of Rio’s liveliest nightspots. The hosts for the […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, February 13, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Senator reports Hanson staffer to police as harassment claims rock One Nation
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Former One Nation senator Brian Burston launches legal action following a physical clash with Pauline Hanson's chief of staff James Ashby inside Parliament House. The confrontation came after Senator Hanson rejected Senator Burston's claims that she sexually harassed him.
Yellow Vest Protests: Who are the Real Thugs?
*Hattip Gallier2 for passing these images along. And apologies for being so long in getting these pics posted* gallier2*February 11, 2019 at 1:45 AM* *For those who still don't want to see ithttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218772699287980&set=pcb.10218772710688265&type=3&__tn__=HH-R&eid=ARB5_vxwfg_PX_Wj9NrpomKZTSLEd7U9-UQ9oiG2zID1oGkjQtTykDE75K5iM99vPQgYXVIVTH9Y9jOzwho are the biggest thugs?* PennyFebruary 11, 2019 at 10:04 AM the police are breaking the windows?! not surprised. I saw the video footage of the 'lone burning car' in France over the week end- it was being... more »
Tory MP Warns Against Macron’s ‘Totally Inappropriate And Dangerous’ EU Army Dreams
Tory MP Warns Against Macron’s ‘Totally Inappropriate And Dangerous’ EU Army Dreams by CHARLOTTE DAVIS, https://www.express.co.uk/ EMMANUEL Macron’s dreams of joint military personnel across the European Union are “totally inappropriate” and could undermine NATO, the collective defence alliance of 28 countries bordering the North Atlantic Ocean. – The Tory backbencher and former British army officer said EU […]
Do the humanities need a replication drive? A debate rages on
Since last year, a half-dozen researchers have been having a debate: Should the humanities focus on replication? No, said Sarah de Rijcke and Bart Penders in Nature last August: “Resist calls for replicability in the humanities.” In the most recent piece on this subject, de Rijcke and Penders were joined by J. Britt Holbrook to again … Continue reading Do the humanities need a replication drive? A debate rages on
How To Watch The 2020 Elections Unfold
Maybe you like Pelosi and her leadership team or maybe you hate them. Or maybe you like it when they do something decent and hate them when they do something awful. Yesterday Pelosi sent out a statement condemning Ilhan Omar for trying to break the iron grip of the Likud (and its tail, AIPAC) over U.S. Middle East policy. It was signed by Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján, Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries and Caucus Vice Chair Katherine Clark. I was surprised that the only committed progressive among the House leadership ... more »
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*Outrageous NYC Education Pensions* If you were wondering why teachers trend so overwhelmingly left-wing, consider the education pensions paid out in New York City: Six-figure pensions paid to retired city education professionals [have] more than quadrupled since 2008, according to recent data from Empire Center’s SeeThroughNY, a fiscally conservative think tank. Encroaching socialism may bleed the rest of us dry, but it works great for some employed by Big Government. Last year, some 3,416 New York City Teachers’ Retirement System retirees received pensions of $100,000 or mor... more »
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*A new breakthrough in agriculture science could eventually lead to big productivity boosts for food crops* *Note: The article below is from Newsweak. Yes. They apparently still exist. I have not reproduced below the absurd shrieks about how we are running out of food and how the population is "exploding". That in much of the developed world deaths exceed births appears to be unkown to the automotons writing below.Much of American science writing seems to be stuck at 4th Grade. No wonder America imports so many scientists from Asia. The authors below are Hannah Osborne & Fr... more »
Complacency as big tech erodes privacy
Population surveillance and control portend dark omens which should greatly concern us all. The post Complacency as big tech erodes privacy appeared first on CFACT.
What about NAD+
Highlights: “NAD+ and sirtuins in aging and disease,” Shin-ichiro Imai and Leonard Guarente, Trends in Cell Biology, 2014, Aug. 24(8): 464-471. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4112140/ 71 references - NAD + plays a key role in regulating metabolism and circadian rhythm through sirtuins. - NAD + becomes limiting during aging, affecting sirtuins’ activities. - NAD + decline is likely to be due to a NAD + biosynthesis defect and increased depletion. - Supplementing key NAD + intermediates can restore NAD + levels and ameliorate age-associated pat... more »
The grey, golden years—Vantage Point Devotional for February 13
I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come. Psalm 71:18 In Psalm 71, we see David reminiscing on his life, and now acknowledging the grey in his hair. While he is filled with praise for God’s lifetime of provision, he is eager to pass what he has learned to the next generations. David asks the Lord to sustain him so that he might. Aging has its challenges…failing health, falling income, possibly even thoughts of uselessness or obsolescence. But God wants you to glory in your grey. You have lessons to teach. Times when God healed health issues, or ... more »
210th anniversary of Lincoln’s birthday
“While the Civil War raged in late 1862, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant wanted to stop the trade of Southern cotton. A number of Jews were involved in the cotton trade, including some in black market activity, and on Dec. 17, Grant issued a shocking order calling for the expulsion of all Jews from a wide swath of the South. Fortunately the order had little impact because of faulty army communications – and to President Lincoln. When Lincoln heard that Grant was attempting to banish Jews, he quickly reversed the order. “To condemn a class is, to say the least, to wrong the good with ... more »
Water Protector Legal Collective Concludes NoDAPL Criminal Defense Program in North Dakota
. WPLC Concludes NoDAPL Criminal Defense Program in North Dakota Posted on February 5, 2019 Organizational Milestone; Legal Harms Reduced for Hundreds of Water Protectors A statement from WPLC Board President Daniel T'seleie follows this release By Frances Madeson, Communications Coordinator, press@waterprotectorlegal.org, 412-616-0109Learn more and sign up for our newsletter at
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