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Yellow Vest Movement Starts a New Form of Protest – Burning Banknotes
By Jamie Redman For well over two months, the Yellow Vest movement in France has continued to keep itself illuminated with fervent protests against taxes,... more »
Immigration and Redistribution: The Research to Trust
Evaluating the quality of research is laborious. Unless you re-do the whole paper yourself, how do you know the authors were not only truthful, but careful? Faced with this quandary, one of my favorite heuristics is to ask: Did the authors want to find this result? If the answer is No, I put a lot more […] The post Immigration and Redistribution: The Research to Trust appeared first on Econlib.
Henderson on AOC and Allowing Billionaires
In a recent interview, author Ta-Nehisi Coates asked newly elected Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez whether we “live in a moral world that allows for billionaires.” He clarified, “Is that a moral outcome, in and of itself?” Representative Ocasio-Cortez (henceforth AOC) answered that it is not moral and went on to say, “I do think […] The post Henderson on AOC and Allowing Billionaires appeared first on Econlib.
Global standards group adds two new categories for cannabis
An international standards organization has added two new specifications to assist in the processing and handling of marijuana. Because the cannabis industry is in its early stages, it lacks many established, commonly accepted standards, leaving businesses without clear guidelines or ground rules found in other industries. According to a news release, Pennsylvania-based ASTM International has […] Global standards group adds two new categories for cannabis is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Nevada’s Clark County punts on marijuana consumption lounge talks
The Clark County Commission in Nevada postponed deliberations on cannabis consumption lounges, saying it will let the state take the lead on the issue. Despite the county’s decision, Las Vegas, which is located in Clark County, plans to continue its discussions about social consumption spaces when the City Council’s recommending committee meets Feb. 19, the […] Nevada’s Clark County punts on marijuana consumption lounge talks is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Why are Democrats Driving Regime Change in Venezuela?
[image: undefined] Many see President Trump conspiring with oilmen to capture Venezuelan petroleum reserves. Trump’s earlier blunt talk about seizing oilfields buttresses this thesis. As well, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and Chevron appreciate better than anyone the astronomic value of Venezuela’s heavy oil. There are, however, flaws in the petro-conquistador thesis. Foremost, it does not explain why oil-resistant Democrats and Europeans play lead roles in this regime change travesty. On December 18, 2014 a Democrat-led Senate passed the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil ... more »
A Guide to Decoding the Doublespeak on Syria
[image: undefined] The prospect of US withdrawal from Syria has taken the use of doublespeak by frothing neocons and their liberal interventionist fellow travellers to a new level. Here to help the confused observer is a glossary of some of the most frequently used key terms and their true meanings, along with guidance on usages deemed taboo in Western policy-making and media circles. *Entrenched*. As in: ‘We have to stop Iran getting more entrenched in Syria’. *Meaning: ‘Supportive’.* Without Iran and Hizbollah helping Syria government forces ISIS and Al Qaida would be ruling the... more »
President Trump Nominates David Malpass as President of World Bank – 1:30pm EST Livestream
President Donald Trump announces his nominee David Malpass to become President of the World Bank. Press Announcement forthcoming. .
Is This ‘Insane Cliff House’ Real?
We advise against taking out mortgages on such properties.
Byron York: Trump goes big, uses delayed State of the Union to make case on border, much more
The post Byron York: Trump goes big, uses delayed State of the Union to make case on border, much more appeared first on The Duran.
UK Furious After EU’s Tusk Says There Is “A Special Place In Hell” For Those Who Backed Brexit
The post UK Furious After EU’s Tusk Says There Is “A Special Place In Hell” For Those Who Backed Brexit appeared first on The Duran.
Venezuela to redirect US oil exports to Europe & Asia
The post Venezuela to redirect US oil exports to Europe & Asia appeared first on The Duran.
The Many Medicinal Benefits of Cannabis and Cannabidiol (CBD)
By Dr. Joseph Mercola, Wake Up World The existence of cannabinoid receptors in humans and other mammals, called the endocannabinoid system, reveals much about why cannabis and CBD (cannabidiol) have such a positive effect on so many bodily systems — and why the scientific community is increasingly working to discover its many medical benefits. Production of cannabis […]
We Are the Holy Grail: What Does Compassion Do?
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Thanks to Golden Age of Gaia Compassion is non-judgement and especially when we understand and see the reflections, the outer life situations of our life choices. Self-compassion is kindness to self, value of self, and self-worth. My inner value, my self-worth creates my outer situations just as the Universal Law of Balance states: as […]
Tom Brady’s Secret to Being the Best – No GMO’s, No Fluoride, No Electronics or Cell Phones in the Bedroom
By Vic Bishop, Waking Times In September of 2017, the world’s greatest football player, Tom Brady, published a book about the secret habits and practices that have helped to keep him performing at such a high level for so many years. Entitled, The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance, the […]
Putin Reconsidering Support for Maduro
[image: putin-reconsidering-support-for-maduro] Russian President Vladimir Putin just might be better off trying to protect Russian financial interests by dealing with Juan Guaidó instead of embattled Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Beto Leans Toward Run; Soros Is Gunning for Schultz
[image: beto-leans-toward-run-soros-is-gunning-for-schultz] Beto O’Rourke says he’ll let us know before February ends if he’ll run for president in 2020. But he is “leaning toward it.”
Retired Police Chief Debunks Police Misconceptions
[image: robin-kinderman-joseph-loughlin-retired-police-chief-debunks-police-misconceptions] VIDEO - Joseph Loughlin, a retired police chief, talks with The New American about the common misconceptions that revolve around police shootings.
Venezuela's First Lady-In-Waiting Urges People To 'Fight For Their Future'
*Photo:* Ms Rosales (pictured with her husband Juan Guaido), who grew up in the mountain town of Merida, told how Venezuela has changed dramatically from the country of her birth *Daily Mail:* *'Maduro destroyed Venezuela - now it is being reborn': Country's First Lady-in-waiting urges people to 'fight for their future' and put their faith in her husband Juan Guaido* * Fabiana Rosales, 26, is married to the interim Venezuela President Juan Guaido * Mother-of-one hit out and at socialist Nicolás Maduro for destroying the country * She said Venezuela is being reborn under Guaido who ... more »
Has the NSW Government kept its key election promises?
Gladys Berejiklian is gearing up for her first campaign in the state's top job — as voters prepare to head to the polls next month this is how her Government has fared on four key pledges.
Let's take a closer look at what Labor says it will do with your money if it wins the election
The policies announced so far by the federal Labor Party are projected to save billions of dollars. But what will they spend the money on?
Russian Doll is more than just Groundhog Day for hipsters
Netflix's new existential sitcom about a mid-30s nihilist stuck in a time-loop of partying and death is profoundly life-affirming.
We're eating the world's largest animals into extinction
Harvesting animals like gorillas and giraffes for bush meat is a bigger threat to the world's megafauna than habitat destruction, according to research published today.
'Egg timer test' at centre of new IVF industry conflict of interest claims
Recent calls for widespread fertility screening of young women triggers concerns about financial connections to clinics that offer the service.
Trump is playing with fire — and the truth
Donald Trump's second State of the Union had its share of bold claims. But when he mentions North Korea, it's hard to argue, writes John Barron.
'It's fair game': Bin chickens and waste industry clash over kerbside raids
A stoush is brewing between self-described "bin chickens" raiding our rubbish for refundable containers and the waste industry, who are both looking to cash in on recycling.
Fact check: Women on the frontbench
Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek says Labor has more than twice the number of women as the Liberals do in Parliament, and about twice the number on the frontbench. Fact Check finds that checks out, but there's more to it than that.
A child sues his parents in this Oscar-nominated drama set in Beirut's poverty-stricken underbelly
Lebanese drama Capharnaüm parlays an almost unbelievable premise into a moving portrait of life at the margins.
Police use new phone-cracking powers as Government works out the fine print
Documents obtained by the ABC show the Government is still working out the details of its encryption laws with industry, even as police use their new powers.
Beijing closes account of one of Australia's most popular Chinese online communities
China bans the WeChat account of an online community boasting 300,000 followers despite the site's 'strict self-censorship', forming part of a broader crackdown on media sources from outside of China.
When Liberals talk about the party's women dilemma, one name repeatedly comes up
Over the past three decades, women have steadily climbed the ranks of centre-left parties around the world, while stalling in the centre-right parties. In Australia, when Liberals discuss the problem, one name keeps coming up.
How mesothelioma devastated this Indigenous community in the Pilbara
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Thousands of people who lived and worked in Wittenoom have died from asbestos-related diseases, but the impact on the Pilbara's Aboriginal people has been disproportionate.
Meet the Buddhists celebrating Tibetan New Year 'in exile'
Tibetans across the globe are celebrating Losar (New Year). In Northern Sydney, three generations of the Dhongdue family gather for dumplings and deity offerings.
Is there such a thing as a Tasmanian accent?
You can often pick someone as being from South Australia, Victoria or New South Wales by how they say certain words or their unique sayings — but can you pick a Tasmanian?
When You Pee Yourself In White, It Really Shows.....
If you watched last night’s State of the Union Address you surely don’t need to spend much time being told what you saw. The first third of the State of the Union was replete with lines it was virtually impossible for the Democrats not to applaud, touting undeniably impressive statistics. But on many of those lines the Democrats, highlighted by a large contingent of their female House caucus failed to applaud, a conspicuously surly response from scowling women in white. Halfway in I think most everyone realized what they were seeing on the left side of the aisle. Democrat women ... more »
IEET Managing Director Steven Umbrello Co-Authors New Paper on Autonomous Weapons
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IEET Managing Director Steven Umbrello Co-Authors New Paper on Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS) with Phil Torres and Angelo F. De Bellis in the journal *AI & Society*.
2600-years of stratospheric volcanism through sulfate isotopes
E. Gautier, J. Savarino, J. Hoek, J. Erbland, N. Caillon, S. Hattori, N. Yoshida, E. Albalat, F. Albarede & J. Farquhar Nature Communications volume 10, Article number: 466 (2019) Abstract: High quality records of stratospheric volcanic eruptions, required to model past climate variability, have been constructed by identifying synchronous (bipolar) volcanic sulfate horizons in Greenland …
Invalidity of EPA’s CO2 Endangerment Finding
On the Existence of a “Tropical Hot Spot” & The Validity of EPA’s CO2Endangerment Finding Abridged Research Report Second Edition Dr. James P. Wallace III, Dr. John R. Christy, Dr. Joseph S. D’Aleo April 20, 2017 Excerpted summary of this peer-reviewed science: “The analysis results invalidate EPA’s CO2 Endangerment Finding, including the climate models that …
"Sometimes the hop from bleeding heart to mailed fist is only one page wide." #QotD
*"Sometimes the hop from bleeding heart to mailed fist is only one page wide."* ~ Bryan Caplan, from a short post on *An Oral History of Contemporary Cuba*. . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
So many milestones in space!
I'll chime in at the end with a political note - about the Democrats' incredible circular firing squad.... But first a whole slew of wonderful stuff about our outward vision, ambition and opportunities to go boldly forth! If we prove worthy. *== Moon and more! ==* Congratulations on China’s Chang’e-4 mission to land a rover on the moon’s far side,in a potentially ice-bearing crater near the south pole. It's a milestone for all of humanity… as were the ten incredible U.S. space missions in 2018. Data will be relayed by the Queqiao craft, the first comms satellite to settle into t... more »
Hayley Mills | The Wife, Kill Bill (part 1) & Twisted Nerve
Glenn Close name-checking Hayley Mills is the BEST.— Jennifer Abella (@nextjen) January 7, 2019 Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Kick Their Ass and Steal Their Gas
*NOTICE TO READERS:* I have updated my* Greencrow Creative Resources* page with some new artwork. You can click on the link at the top of this page or *HERE*. Enjoy! *This Post is Copied directly from* *"Organizing Notes" blog* *maintained by Bruce Gagnon* Watch out for white 'christian zionist' American men bearing gifts wrapped in papers labeled democracy, constitution, respect for the rule of law and of course freedom Watch out for the treaty breakers the great white father from Washington ask any American Indian about promises and declarations of intent the white man speaks... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What John Dale Grover Thinks Will Happen
*John Dale Grover* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] "Trump needs to decide whether or not to continue to insist on Kim giving up his entire nuclear weapons program." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* President Donald Trump plans to meet once again with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. This second summit will be held in Vietnam near the end of February. Both sides should do their best to avoid a meeting that ends up being more showmanship. Concrete actions need to be taken, and Trump needs to de... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Joseph DeTrani Thinks Will Happen
*Joseph R. DeTrani* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. special representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun shakes hands with South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Lee Do-hoon during a meeting to discuss North Korea nuclear issues at the Foreign Ministry in] "The international community will comment favorably on the results of this second summit." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* Following the visit of Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol and his meeting with P... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What David Santoro Thinks Will Happen
*David Santoro* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un arrive to sign a document to acknowledge the progress of the talks and pledge to keep momentum going, after their summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. RE] "An unsuccessful second summit would involve engaging in trade-offs without a roadmap and implementation process." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* The 2018 Trump-Kim Singapore Summit and high-level di... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Bill Richardson Thinks Will Happen
*Bill Richardson* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] "We need to confront the reality that the chances Kim Jong-un agreeing to destroy his stockpiles are slim." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* Last June, when President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un met for a historic yet surreal five-hour summit in Singapore, Americans and the world were left with bold promises and sketchy details. The joint agreement, just one-page long, failed to produce any framework for denuclearization. It wasn’t all bad. T... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Ian Bremmer Thinks Will Happen
*Ian Bremmer* *Security, Asia* [image: FILE PHOTO North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a construction site in Yangdeok, in this undated photo released on October 31, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA/File Photo via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PRO] "So long as Donald Trump continues to signal that he’ll meet with Kim Jong-un no matter what, then Kim has no incentive to change behavior." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* Since the first summit in Sin... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Frank Ruediger Thinks Will Happen
*Rüdiger Frank* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] "I do not think that North Korea will nuke America, but I am worried that Trump might be tempted to use the might of his military." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* It is important to understand that both leaders, Kim Jong-un of North Korea and President Donald Trump, are taking a certain political risk by engaging each other. We often see only the U.S. side and understand that skepticism in Washington regarding dialogue with the dictator of a ro... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Charles Armstrong Thinks Will Happen
*Charles Armstrong* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] "The road ahead in U.S.-North Korea relations will be long and difficult, with its share of obstacles and reversals." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* The U.S. confrontation with North Korea has lasted for nearly seventy years, by far the longest conflict in American history. The war that killed tens of thousands of Americans and millions of Koreans on the Korean Peninsula in the early 1950s was suspended by an armistice and has still not re... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Dan DePetris Thinks Will Happen
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* [image: South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un make a toast during a banquet in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 18, 2018. Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool via REUTERS] "The U.S.-South Korea defense alliance will not end, and U.S. troops will remain on the Korean Peninsula as long as North Korea presents a national security threat to the stability of the Korean Peninsula." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* What can we expect from ... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Robert Gallucci Thinks Will Happen
*Robert L. Gallucci* *Security, Asia* [image: South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea Ocober 7, 2018. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS] "The North might agree to dismantle facilities at Yongbyon under international inspection, in exchange for some political move by the United States towards normalization of relations, or some relief from bilateral or international sanctions." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Jenny Town Thinks Will Happen
*Jenny Town* *Security, Asia* [image: A South Korean soldier stands at the Arrowhead ridge, a site of fierce battles in the 1950-53 Korean War, to build a tactical road across the Military Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), in the central section of the inter-Korean border] "While this type of summit outcome will never satisfy the critics of this negotiation process, it will bring clarity to working-level negotiators about where to focus efforts going forward." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions ... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Richard Heydarian Thinks Will Happen
*Richard Javad Heydarian* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a joint news conference in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 19, 2018. Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool via REUTERS] "Don’t expect North Korea to give up its nukes overnight, but don’t rule out Kim’s willingness to go all the way in exchange for economic revival." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* During my exchanges with senior North Korean officials in Pyongyang last year, I came away with three key insights.... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Danny Davis Thinks Will Happen
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pyongyang in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 7, 2018. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THI] "It is unrealistic to believe Washington can demand Pyongyang give a series of concessions without offering any in return; we must be prepared to give appropriate security guarantees and take corresponding steps to achieve peace." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at ... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Joe Cirincione and Catherine Killough Think Will Happen
*Joseph Cirincione, Catherine Killough* *Security, Asia* [image: South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they watch an art performance at Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 18, 2018. Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool via REUTERS] "If the Trump administration could secure anything close to the Agreed Framework, it would be a huge step forward. But the costs have increased now that North Korea boasts a sizable nuclear arsenal." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opin... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Lindsay Cohn Thinks Will Happen
*Lindsay P. Cohn* *Security, Asia* [image: A South Korean military officer (R) and a North Korean military officer shake hands during an operation to reconnect a road across the Military Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas November 22, 2018. Picture taken] "We may get an agreement, but it will not be a win." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* I think there are two potential outcomes to a Trump-Kim summit. One is that negotiations break down and things ge... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Stephen Noerper Thinks Will Happen
*Stephen Noerper* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] "This will 'begin' a process of denuclearization, but the devil remains in the details." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* The end result of the second Trump-Kim summit will be a limited declaration of some North Korean missile and nuclear capabilities, and some acceptance of verification in exchange for a lessening of sanctions, aid package, and move towards normalization. South Korea’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, the U.S. Secretary of St... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What John Van Oudenaren Thinks Will Happen
*John Van Oudenaren* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] “We ourselves determine our own fate,” — Address by Moon Jae-in to the citizens of Pyongyang, September 20, 2018. *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* *“*We ourselves determine our own fate,”— Address by Moon Jae-in to the citizens of Pyongyang, September 20, 2018. Heading into the second Trump-Kim summit, the pace of Inter-Korean talks is clearly outpacing the parallel U.S.-North Korea negotiations. Thus far, Seoul and Pyongyang have taken sev... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Jieun Baek Thinks Will Happen
*Jieun Baek* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released September 10, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS] "Mr. Trump will remember the human security and welfare of Kim Jong-un's citizens." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* Both leaders have signaled that they want an agreement resulting from the upcoming summ... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Lyle Goldstein Thinks Will Happen
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* [image: A couple with their friends and families leave after paying their respects in front of bronze statues of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il before getting married in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui] "A successful Kim-Trump Summit requires Washington to think outside the box and place some hefty inducements on the table to get Kim’s attention." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* Summitry is far preferable to... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Jung-Hoon Lee Thinks Will Happen
*Jung-Hoon Lee* *Security, Asia* [image: Soldiers march during a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 9, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui] "Trump must understand that the future of the alliance and the Korean peninsula depends on his nuanced negotiations with Kim." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* With the second summit between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un (KJU) looming at the end of February, questions abo... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What William Ruger Thinks Will Happen
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*Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] "What the U.S. needs is less the denuclearization of North Korea than reaching a more stable peace on the Peninsula." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* In late 2017, United States president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were trading tension-building Twitter barbs. Now they are set to trade more diplomatic words across a table for a second time later this month in Vietnam. We should be thankful for that since, as Churchill noted, ‘’Meeting jaw t... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Ashley Feng Thinks Will Happen
*Ashley Feng* *Security, Asia* [image: People take part in celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released September 10, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS -] "The Trump administration should include in any deal the disclosure of North Korea’s proliferation finance networks." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here. * At the end of February, U.S. President Donald Trump... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Robert King Thinks Will Happen
*Robert King* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China's Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), attend a welcoming performance in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released September 11, 2018 by North Korea'] "The playing field has not changed since Singapore. North Korea still has no interest in denuclearization." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* The United States and North Korea began 2018 with sound and fu... more »
North Korea and America’s Second Summit: Here’s What Miyeon Oh Thinks Will Happen
*Miyeon Oh* *Security, Asia* [image: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un react at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo] "The Vietnam summit presents a window for a diplomatic breakthrough, but this window will not be open indefinitely." *Editor’s Note: Want more ideas on what will happen at the summit? Check out all 76 expert opinions we gathered here.* The Trump-Kim summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018, eased tensions and the risk of military confrontation on the Korean Peninsul... more »
Venezuela's Army Is Facing A Desertion Crisis
*Bloomberg*:* Venezuela's Rank-and-File Soldiers Have Been Deserting in Droves* Even before the U.S.-backed leader of Venezuela’s National Assembly called on the military to abandon President Nicolas Maduro, the government was trying to stop a surge of desertions and ordered border guards to stop soldiers trying to leave the country without permission. Two documents illustrate the erosion of the armed forces. One lists about 4,300 national-guard officers who deserted since Two documents illustrate the erosion of the armed forces. One lists about 4,300 national-guard officers wh... more »
Coors Light Could Do A Commercial Noting Their Beer Is Not Brewed With Arsenic, Unlike Bud Light
"Bud Light", a lower carbohydrate beer produced by Anheuser–Busch InBev of Belgium, made waves at the Super Bowl, among beer experts and competitors at least, by assuring their customers they did not use corn syrup. So corn syrup is bad? Well, no, they didn't say that, they just said they didn't have it, but such "nocebo" tactics - the opposite of placebo, making people feel healthier about a product they *don't* have - have been tried and true for 50 years.(1) read more
Fearing Yellow Vests, Macron Attacks French Civil Liberties
By Bill Wirtz In a desperate attempt to push back against the “yellow vest” demonstrations in France, President Emmanuel Macron and his party are restricting... more »
Russia's S-300 Missile Defense System Will Soon Be Active In Syria
Syria's S-300 exposed, three launchers are erected. Will it be activated? #ISI #Syria #Russia pic.twitter.com/7k73gDzg6C — ImageSat Intl. (@ImageSatIntl) February 5, 2019 *Haaretz:* *Russian-supplied S-300 Systems Becoming Operational in Syria, Satellite Images Reveal* *The erection of the launchers may be an indicator of rising tensions in the Syrian arena * Three of the S-300 aerial defense batteries deployed in Masyaf, Syria, have been documented in an erected position in an image produced by an Israeli-made satellite, indicating that they are becoming operational. The images,... more »
Israeli PM Netanyahu Will Meet Russian President Putin On February 21 For First Formal Talks Since Syria Downed Russian Plane
Putin and Netanyahu. Marc Israel Sellem/Flash 90 *RFE:* *Netanyahu, Putin To Meet To Discuss Iran's Presence In Syria* Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow later this month for talks on Iran's presence in Syria, the Israeli leader has said. The February 21 talks will focus on Israel's efforts to prevent Iran from "creating another front against us right here on the other side of the Golan Heights," Netanyahu said on February 5. There was no immediate comment from Moscow. If confirmed, the talks will be Netanyahu's third me... more »
Seriously – Virginia Attorney General States He Too Wore Blackface in College….
If you thought Virginia politics couldn’t get any more bizarre… well, it did. Virginia Democrat Governor Ralph Northam, who previously advocated for infanticide, is under siege for pictures in his college yearbook outlining Blackface and KKK tendencies. Every local state … Continue reading →
President Donald Trump’s Second State of the Union
Full video and transcript of the address. ~ Political Editors ~ Remarks as prepared for delivery TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans: We meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential. As we […]
John Christy: Guilty as Charged (DeSmogBlog’s own goal)
Reblogged from Watts Up With That and Master Resource: Anthony Watts / February 5, 2019 By Robert Bradley Jr. — February 5, 2019 “From the Climate Disinformation Database: John R. Christy” reads the headline from DeSmogBlog in its “Climate Denier Spotlight.” The following short profile follows (emphasis added): John R. Christy is a professor of Atmospheric Science […]
Now Science: Mexican company converts avocado pits into completely biodegradable plastic
When most people think of Mexico they think of sun, tequila, and food… specifically guacamole. But if Scott Munguia’s company Biofase has their way you’ll add biodegradable plastic to that list! “As plastic straws and disposable cutlery fall out of favor for their potential to inflict environmental damage, a company with an alternative that uses […] The post Now Science: Mexican company converts avocado pits into completely biodegradable plastic appeared first on Health Nut News.
Fox: FBI gains access to popular home DNA kit database
(Note from Erin: Guess whose DNA they have? Mine. Not very happy about that.) Now that home DNA testing kits are so affordable more and more people are excitedly buying them, hoping to find out who they are. And some can even go a step further and make you aware of health problems you might […] The post Fox: FBI gains access to popular home DNA kit database appeared first on Health Nut News.
Inmate Freed with Help from Kim Kardashian West Gets Book Deal
Kardashian West contributed a foreword to what HarperCollins Publishers is calling an "honest, faith-driven memoir."
Can Congress Constitutionally Restrict the President’s Troop Withdrawals?
Secretary of the Defense Jim Mattis at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 13, 2017 (Source: U.S. Air Force/J.T. Armstrong) As others have discussed on *Lawfare*, Congress recently has begun to feel its oats when it comes to U.S. foreign policy. In the wake of general dissatisfaction with President Trump’s decision to pull troops out of Syria, the Senate rebuked him by declaring that the Islamic State’s presence and activities in both Syria and Afghanistan continue to pose a national security threat. Though the measure warned against U.S. troop withdrawals, it did not mandate that t... more »
India Opens 52 New Coal Mines To Achieve Universal Electrification
By Paul Homewood India has stepped up the opening of new coal mines since Narendra Modi took over. From the Times of India: NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government has opened 52 new coal mines since coming to power in May 2014 to fuel its flagship village and household electrification programmes without […]
State of the climate
A growing economy is good news for the environment. The post State of the climate appeared first on CFACT.
Iran Warns Israel That They Will Strike If Israel Continues To Launch Strikes On Syria
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during his visit to the shrine of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, south of Tehran, Iran, January 30, 2019. Official President website/Handout via REUTERS *Times Of Israel: **Iran threatens to ‘teach Israel a lesson’ if strikes on Syria continue* *Senior security official in Tehran says ‘calculated measures’ will by used as a deterrent to prevent further attacks on ally.* A senior Iranian defense official warned on Tuesday that his country will hit back at Israel if it continues to carry out airstrikes in Syri... more »
Curse of Oak Island - We've Seen All This Before
Yes, it has been a while since I mentioned *The Curse of Oak Island*. There is a good reason for that. Nothing new is really going on. We’ve seen everything before. We’ve seen them drilling down. We’ve seen them use cameras to search the bottom of their various boreholes. We’ve seen them find structures and coins and artifacts on the surface. And we’ve seen them consult with experts only to cherry pick the responses and make huge leaps in logic. So, they’ve found structures at Smith’s Cove where they have dug up the beach after erecting a somewhat impressive coffer dam. It seems as... more »
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Discusses Upcoming Summit With President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un…
Last night President Trump announced he will be meeting with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un in Vietnam on February 27th and 28th. [Note: remember the deadline for China trade deal is March 2nd] Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appears on … Continue reading →
President Trump’s Strategic Statement Toward Beijing and Pyongyang…
One of President Trump’s more strategic messages within the State of the Union speech last night surrounds his statement toward China, Chairman Xi, and the proxy province of North Korea, Chairman Kim. Emphasis mine: […] “As part of a bold … Continue reading →
A Resistance Perspective – The State of Our Union….
The look on Mitt Romney’s face is, well, priceless…. Too Funny: . Credit: Carpe Donktum Twitter Carpe Donktum Facebook Carpe Donktum YouTube
Iran Tells The U.S. To ‘Get Out Of Syria’
*Reuters:* *'Get out of Syria,' Iran tells U.S.* GENEVA (Reuters) - Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority and American troops should withdraw, as planned by U.S. President Donald Trump. “Whether they want to or not, the Americans must leave Syria,” Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was reported as saying. There are fears in the West that Trump’s plan to extricate about 2,000 soldiers from Syria will cede influence to Tehran, which has backed President Bashar al-Assad in the nearl... more »
Kick their ass and steal their gas
Watch out for white 'christian zionist' American men bearing gifts wrapped in papers labeled democracy, constitution, respect for the rule of law and of course freedom Watch out for the treaty breakers the great white father from Washington ask any American Indian about promises and declarations of intent the white man speaks with a fucked up tongue Watch out when the fat cat white men laugh at you know that their knife will be stuck in your back very soon Stay on guard evil is as evil does says those from long ago who've taken this ride once or twice before Know that this arro... more »
Warren’s Sorry for Indian Tale, but She’s Been Telling It for At Least 35 Years
[image: warren-s-sorry-for-indian-tale-but-she-s-been-telling-it-for-at-least-35-years] It appears that Senator Elizabeth Warren’s ridiculous claim to be a “Native American” goes back a little farther in time that we thought.
Education’s Future: Globalization of Indoctrination
[image: education-s-future-globalization-of-indoctrination] National education standards, such as Common Core, that focus on manipulating cultural norms and morals are being melded with UN standards that — if possible — are worse.
Putin: Capital amnesty can be extended by one year for certain categories of businessmen
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Putin signs law on interaction between Central Bank, prosecutors, foreign regulators in monitoring ban on officials having foreign accounts
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INF treaty ends, as Europe becomes number one target for nuclear first strike (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 76. The post INF treaty ends, as Europe becomes number one target for nuclear first strike (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
“It’s A Fiscal Doomsday Machine” – David Stockman Warns The Fed Is The Enemy Of MAGA
The post “It’s A Fiscal Doomsday Machine” – David Stockman Warns The Fed Is The Enemy Of MAGA appeared first on The Duran.
New satellite image shows Syria’s S-300 system ready for service
The post New satellite image shows Syria’s S-300 system ready for service appeared first on The Duran.
Trump SOTU Post-Mortem: “Tonight, I Ask You To Choose Greatness”
The post Trump SOTU Post-Mortem: “Tonight, I Ask You To Choose Greatness” appeared first on The Duran.
France’s Yellow Vest Movement Comes of Age
The post France’s Yellow Vest Movement Comes of Age appeared first on The Duran.
Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’
The post Trump’s Withdrawals From Afghanistan and Syria Are Hardly ‘A Gift to Putin’ appeared first on The Duran.
German Factory Orders Plunge Most Since 2012 As Economy Hits A Wall
The post German Factory Orders Plunge Most Since 2012 As Economy Hits A Wall appeared first on The Duran.
Tribunales de arbitraje, blindaje empresarial
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
06-Feb-2019 Los tribunales de arbitraje son precisamente parte de un proceso más amplio que, a través de la nueva oleada de tratados de comercio e inversión en los que estos se insertan, pretende implementar una constitución económica global que definitivamente sitúe en la cúspide político-jurídica los intereses corporativos y a las empresas transnacionales.
The African Continental Free Trade Area: What kind of pan-Africanism?
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
06-Feb-2019 If this agreement comes into force, it is likely, because of the peculiarities of the insertion of Africa into the world capitalist civilization, to be among the worst of the free-trade wave that is underway.
Organizaciones denuncian demanda de compañía minera estadounidense contra Guatemala y expresan su solidaridad con las comunidades que defienden la tierra y la vida en “La Puya”
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
06-Feb-2019 Nos unimos en solidaridad con los residentes de San Pedro Ayampuc y San José del Golfo, quienes están profundamente preocupados por la grave amenaza que la mina representa para los suministros de agua, los ecosistemas y la calidad de vida en el área.
Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine : Quel panafricanisme ? (Partie 2/3)
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
06-Feb-2019 En cas d'entrée en vigueur de cet accord les conséquences risquent, à cause des particularités de l'insertion de l'Afrique dans la civilisation capitaliste mondiale, d'être parmi les pires de la vague libre-échangiste.
Sued for existing – ancient Romanian town on the frontline of the battle against ISDS
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
06-Feb-2019 Today, the 6th of February 2018, the Romanian town of Roşia Montană celebrates its 1888th year of existence. Over the past 20 years, residents have fought against a proposed multi-billion dollar mining project.
Mainstream Media Finally Figures Out US and Saudi Arabia Arming Al-Qaeda and Jihadists
[image: us]It only took CNN a decade to finally discover the US-Saudi Arabia pipeline of weapons that flow into the hands of our ostensible enemies.
WATCH: Cop Shoots Hero in the Back for Trying to Stop Mass Shooting—NO CHARGES
[image: shooting]A hero stopped what was quickly unfolding into a mass shooting and then a cop shot him in the back for it.
Woman Calls Police for Help Who Showed Up and Killed Her Service Dog
[image: dog]A woman called police after she found that she'd been robbed, when they showed up to her home, they killed her service dog.
Financial Globalization, North-South Wealth Distribution and Resource Transfers
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
GENEVA, Feb 06 (IPS) - Yilmaz Akyüz is former Director, UNCTAD, and former Chief Economist, South Centre, GenevaAt a time when the world economy is seen poised for yet another financial turmoil, there is a widespread recognition that emerging economies (EMEs) are particularly vulnerable because of their deepened integration into the global financial system. What is less appreciated is the implication of financial globalization and integration for external wealth distribution between emerging and advanced economies and resource transfers from the former to the latter. Read the fu... more »
Ethiopia Juggles Refugees and Shoppers Coming from Eritrea Amid New Peace
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 06 (IPS) - The sudden peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the opening of their previously closed and dangerous border, sent shockwaves of hope and optimism throughout the two countries. But a new issue has arisen: whether Eritreans coming into Ethiopia should still be classed as refugees. Read the full story, “Ethiopia Juggles Refugees and Shoppers Coming from Eritrea Amid New Peace”, on globalissues.org →
A Truly Global Effort is Needed to Eradicate FGM by 2030
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
NEW DELHI, Feb 06 (IPS) - Divya Srinivasan is South Asia Consultant for international women's rights organisation Equality Now*According to official data on the global prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) released by UNICEF there are 200 million women and girls in the world who have been cut. Shocking though this statistic is, it seriously underestimates the nature and scale of the problem. Read the full story, “A Truly Global Effort is Needed to Eradicate FGM by 2030”, on globalissues.org →
Sparta Heatwave
Sparta, Illinois is having a heatwave, and is forecast to warm into the 50s ahead of a cold front at the end of the week. Sparta, IL 10-Day Forecast | Weather Underground On this date in 1925, Sparta was 74 … Continue reading →
Supporting Journalists: Please do NOT learn to code!
A couple of videos about the meme "Learn To Code", and a rant about Laid Off Journalists being self centered and petty myopic snowflakes. Continue reading →
Here’s the stadium lie: it will pay for itself
News 1. Here’s the stadium lie: it will pay for itself There’s a big long Canadian Press article written by reporter Dan Ralph that quotes Anthony Leblanc at length about all things Atlantic Schooners, but mostly about his plans to play in Moncton while he strong-arms Halifax into building him a stadium. Then Ralph gets […]
American Weapons Transfers Blowback-- Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iran, al Qaeda, Trump, UAE...
Right now, Blue America has a mobile billboard riding up and down the highways of two adjacent California congressional districts, CA-22 and CA-16, both centered in the Fresno area. Those are Devin Nunes' and Jim Costa's districts, the first a corrupt reactionary Republican and the second a corrupt reactionary Blue Dog Democrat. Both have backed continued U.S. arms sales and logistic support for the Saudi/Emerati genocide in Yemen-- the reason for the mobile billboard: When Ted Lieu (D-CA) first began working to end the U.S. participation in the civil war in Yemen, it wasn't a p... more »
Brazil’s Fiocruz Warns of Possible Health Problems for Dam Victims
By Dorah Feliciano, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) warned on Tuesday of the possibility of aggravation of chronic diseases in the population of Brumadinho and its surroundings, especially in isolated areas and without access to health services, due to the rupture of the Córrego do Feijão […] The post Brazil’s Fiocruz Warns of Possible Health Problems for Dam Victims appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil’s Government Hopes to Save R$1 Trillion with Social Security Reform
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s social security reform proposal forecasts savings of least R$1 trillion over a period of ten years, announced the country’s Economy Minister, Paulo Guedes, on Tuesday. “The idea is for it (savings) to reach at least R$1 trillion,” Guedes told reporters after meeting with […] The post Brazil’s Government Hopes to Save R$1 Trillion with Social Security Reform appeared first on The Rio Times.
Caribbean Nations Determined To Have A Say On Venezuela
By Georgia Popplewell On February 7, a delegation from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will be present at a meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay to discuss the situation in Venezuela.... more »
Arming Ourselves with the Knowledge of Law
The promise of America remains unfulfilled after 240 years, and we must be critical in our analysis if we hope to make the changes which will finally bear the fruits of “liberty and justice for all.” It takes strength to throw off imposed notions about what you thought was true and what you thought was possible. It takes great effort to liberate your mind from the manipulations of social engineers, and it takes courage to… The post Arming Ourselves with the Knowledge of Law appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
The State of the Universe
[image: President Trump delivering the State of the Union address to Congress, February 5, 2019.] On the eve of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address last night, the entire planet was in a period of great turbulence, great danger, and great opportunity. The Old Paradigm—with its bestial concept of Man, the physical universe, and God—is violently imploding, Helga Zepp-LaRouche has stressed, and is virulent in its efforts to ensure the New Paradigm, centered on world-wide economic development, an explosion of scientific innovation and creativity and pursuit of the comm... more »
Stacey Abrams’ Democratic Response To Trump State Of The Union
Stacey Abrams speech link approx 11 minutes: http://youtu.be/5aFT0OHmiqc See more here: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/stacey-abrams-will-give-the-democratic-response-to-trumps-state-of-the-union/ Tweets by staceyabrams
Germany to Phase Out Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2038
A government commission advised Germany to shutter all its coal power plants by 2038 to cut greenhouse gas emissions and… The post Germany to Phase Out Coal-Fired Power Plants by 2038 appeared first on IER.
"End of high energy physics" is silly
The newest anti-collider tirade at Backreaction, Why a larger particle collider is not currently a good investment, begins by saying that the negative statement is an uncontroversial position. Well, as Ms Hossenfelder could have learned at Twitter where she has debated these issues with real particle physicists, her remarks are controversial, to say the least. It's much less controversial to say that she doesn't have a clue what she is talking about. Let me elaborate on this statement in some detail. *The Livingston Plot, via K. Yokoya.* High energy physics was a new name given t... more »
Here’s How You Can Be Profiled Even If You’ve Never Used Social Media
By Dagny Taggart The days of having a fully (or even mostly) private life are long gone, it seems, and social media is largely to... more »
Potentially Harmful Autonomous $30M “The Ocean Cleanup” System Doesn’t Work. Can’t They Now Just Raise Money to Hire People to Safely Clean the Ocean?
By B.N. Frank The ocean is full of plastic debris and we know it’s harming the ecosystem. There’s little doubt that this young inventor’s intentions... more »
Self-Driving Cars Will Never Be Moral. Let’s Stop Pretending Otherwise
Op-Ed by John McDermid Ever since companies began developing self-driving cars, people have asked how designers will address the moral question of who a self-driving... more »
Iran And Its Iraqi Allies’ Role In The Syrian And Iraq Wars, Interview With Author Tom Cooper
Gen Soleimani meeting with Badr members in Diyala Soleimani became the face of the Iranian intervention in Syria and Iraq (Rudaw) Author Tom Cooper has written a dozen books on the Middle East. Two of his most recent were Syrian Conflagration: The Syrian Civil War, 2011-2013 and Moscow’s Game of Poker: Russian Military Intervention in Syria, 2015-2017. While doing his research he has studied the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s (IRGC) presence in both Syria and Iraq. The Iranians played a huge role in both conflicts on the battlefield and in the media promoting itself. This is an inter... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 6
1977 Bakr govt put down Shiite protests killing 16 and arresting around 2000 Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and others arrested 1983 Iranian Op Fajr al-Nasr began Attacked Fakkeh area heading for Maysan in central front (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War*) 1991 Jordan’s King Hussein con... more »
ARISTOTLE'S ERROR: Rational animals just wanna have fun!
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2019Waldman gets it right:* For all his greatness, Aristotle can be said to have made the occasional error. We've noted one error is the past; this involves the great logician's attempt to describe the basic components of matter. As we've noted in the past, the leading authority on Aristotle's physics describes his effort as follows: *Five elements* In his *On Generation and Corruption,* Aristotle related each of the four elements proposed earlier by Empedocles, Earth, Water, Air, and Fire, to two of the four sensible qualities, hot, cold, wet, and dry. *In... more »
State of the Bunion 2019: The Heel That Spurred
I used to have such fun deconstructing Barack Obama's State of the Union speeches, digging under the multiple layers of obfuscation and soaring double-talk and platitudes to finally arrive at the essential neoliberal message of reassurance to the Masters of the Universe. With Donald Trump, though, there is no such need to parse. What you hear is what you get. And fact-checking is a wasted effort. Just follow Dorothy Parker's recipe and assume that every word he utters is a lie, including "and" and "the." Maybe it was because he avoided the draft with a phony diagnosis of bone spur... more »
How Democrats justify abortion for any reason
Some Democrats have in the past justified abortion by attributing the drop in black violence and homicide after the mid-90s to the legalization of abortion in the 1970s. You don't hear much about that anymore, but it's lurking in their literature, both academic and popular. "Fertility declines for black women are three times greater than for whites (12 percent compared to 4 percent). Given that homicide rates of black youths are roughly nine times higher than those of white youths, racial differences in the fertility effects of abortion are likely to translate into greater homicide ... more »
Exercise and aging (are you over 30?)
“Although the causes of muscle loss are numerous and complex, there is now copious evidence to suggest that exercise may prevent or reverse many of these age-related changes, whereas inactivity will accelerate muscle aging.” https://www.the-scientist.com/features/how-muscles-age--and-how-exercise-can-slow-it-64708
New York Gets New ‘Muslim Community Patrol’ with Squad Cars the Look Like Police Vehicles
New York is encouraging culture-specific security groups. The Muslim group is joining the Jewish enclave’s Shomrim security force and the Brooklyn Asian Safety Patrol. The American melting pot has been scrapped.
Virtual correctness
Aren't we entitled to a reality check before we turn over control of our economy to the Left to redistribute our wealth? The post Virtual correctness appeared first on CFACT.
A bureaucratic twist to the public pension crisis
We've spoken several times about the crisis in public pensions that confronts this country. It now emerges that a significant part of that crisis was caused by bureaucratic mismanagement. The second-longest bull market in American history hasn’t stopped the deterioration of state and local pension funds, whose unfunded debt has almost quadrupled—by their own accounting—from about $360 billion in 2007 to $1.4 trillion today. Having relied on overly optimistic and inaccurate financial assumptions for decades, public pension administrators are now forced to acknowledge that the syste... more »
Twitter Greenlights Venezuela’s Pro-Opposition Online Blitz – Shuts Down Genuine Opponents
[image: undefined] As the US-backed coup attempt in Venezuela continues to take shape, shady anonymous actors are waging an information war manipulating social media with automated posts in an apparent attempt to manufacture a faux consensus for regime change in the online theater. If you’ve been on Twitter since January 23, you could be forgiven for thinking that the only pastimes in Venezuela are protesting and replying to anyone and everyone on the platform critical of Washington’s clear collusion with the Venezuelan opposition in its quest for regime change. Juan Guaido — who h... more »
5 Takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union Speech
President Trump made no reference to his threat to circumvent Congress by declaring a national emergency if lawmakers refuse to give him the billions of dollars he’s demanding for a border wall.
Blackface Photo Reopens Long History of Bigotry in Medicine
Several studies over the years have documented bias in medicine, including research showing that white doctors sometimes think black patients are less likely to feel pain.
In Democratic Response, Abrams Sharply Rebukes Trump
She was especially stinging when it came to President Trump's role in the 35-day partial government shutdown over his demands for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The women in White
What a vision of middle school solidarity or the KKK without hoods to mess up their make-up. They sat on their hands and wouldn’t applaud the President when he denounced socialism and infanticide and 3rd trimester abortion. They are certainly not virginal or pure. Their party is only about sex and race, and their track record on race is Jim Crow and the Klan. They have yet to denounce Hillary Clinton and other Democrats for eulogizing Robert Byrd in 2010, and he was actually a member, not a 35 year old photograph.
Is Reality Optional?
[image: is-reality-optional] Governments are beginning to ignore biology and permit people to make their sex optional.
Trump’s State of the Union Stresses Unity, Border Security, and Economic Prosperity
[image: trump-s-state-of-the-union-stresses-unity-border-security-and-economic-prosperity] President Trump vows that America will never be a socialist country.
Booker Reveals Hostility to Religion; Cruz Rebukes Him
[image: booker-reveals-hostility-to-religion-cruz-rebukes-him] Senator Cory Booker questioned judicial nominee Neomi Rao about her views on homosexuality, including whether it is a "sin" — actions that drew a sharp rebuke from Senator Ted Cruz.
Not Quite A One-Star Review, But Worth Sharing
In the spirit of something John Scalzi has done in the past -- he posts some of his 1-star Amazon book reviews online as a sort of therapy -- I like to share some of my favorites. This one is not quite a one-star review but it made me laugh this morning: Lol, we are […]
The Rotavirus Vaccine: A case study in government corruption and malfeasance
The major media dismiss public vaccine policy critics as “conspiracy theorists”, but no conspiracy is required to explain how it can be true that the CDC deceives about vaccines. By Jeremy R. Hammond, Children’s Health Defense Contributing Writer In a previous article for Children’s Health Defense, titled “Why You Can’t Trust the CDC on Vaccines”, […] The post The Rotavirus Vaccine: A case study in government corruption and malfeasance appeared first on Health Nut News.
Rips beneficial bacteria from your gut, is this ‘safe sweetener’ a ‘healthy’ option?
Sucralose (sold under the brand names Splenda, Splenda Zero, Zero-Cal, Sukrana, Apriva, SucraPlus, Candys, Cukren and Nevella, to name a few) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1998 as a tabletop sweetener and for use in products such as baked goods, nonalcoholic beverages, chewing gum, frozen dairy desserts, fruit juices […] The post Rips beneficial bacteria from your gut, is this ‘safe sweetener’ a ‘healthy’ option? appeared first on Health Nut News.
"What Must We Do?"
"We stand on a mountain pass in the midst of whirling snow and blinding mist, through which we get glimpses now and then of paths which may be deceptive. If we stand still we shall be frozen to death. If we take the wrong road we shall be dashed to pieces. We do not certainly know whether there is any right one. What must we do? Be strong and of a good courage. Act for the best, hope for the best, and take what comes... If death ends all, we cannot meet death better." - Fitzjames Stephen
The Air Force's Looming F-22 Crisis (And the F-35 Could Fix It)
*David Axe* *Security, * The cost could be insane. *The Air Force's budgetary problem has been a long time coming. Spending on new planes peaked at $29 billion in 1986 when the military still was preparing to wage war with the Soviets in Europe.* A new fighter to replace the F-22 Raptor could eat the U.S. Air Force's budget starting in the 2030s, the Congressional Budget Office reported. *(This first appeared several months ago.)* The Air Force on average spent $12 billion per year, in current dollars, on new aircraft between 1980 and 2018. But replacing the flying branch's ro... more »
How Russia and America Plan to Track (And Sink) Each Others Stealth Submarines
*Michael Peck* *Security, * A game-changer? *Will it work? * Russia is working on a new trick to track American submarines: sonar-equipped robots. *(This first appeared several months ago.)* But turnabout is fair play: the United States has already developed a robotic yacht-sized surface craft designed to stalk diesel subs. Russia has begun testing unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) equipped with towed sonar arrays, according to the newspaper Izvestia. Attached to long, flexible tethers more than a mile long, towed sonar transmitters and receivers are far enough from the noi... more »
Why Do So Many Americans Now Support Legalizing Cannabis?
Thirty years ago, marijuana legalization seemed like a lost cause.
WHO, Pharma, Gates and Government: Who’s Calling the Shots?
*Barbara Loe Fisher* - Can we make informed, voluntary decisions about vaccination?
Russia is Winning its War Against Inequality and Corruption
The post Russia is Winning its War Against Inequality and Corruption appeared first on The Duran.
One Step Closer to Nuclear Oblivion: US Sabotages the INF Treaty
The post One Step Closer to Nuclear Oblivion: US Sabotages the INF Treaty appeared first on The Duran.
The Venezuela Phase of US Global Demise
The post The Venezuela Phase of US Global Demise appeared first on The Duran .
Cashing In on Happiness Training for Children of the Poor
The ever-vigilant and insightful Alison McDowell has an important piece at her blog on another branch the vast and growing body of social impact investing. This one, which one which will "treat" the youngest victims of poverty, links up a number of mutually-supportive groups: social efficiency zealots, paternalist social fixers, Wall Street investors, and the princes of the academic hackdom, e. g. Seligman, Duckworth, and Heckman. This clip focuses on links between Seligman and the "happiness" centers operating in poor urban districts in Britain. Do read the entire piece, which re... more »
What should we think of the Pope’s UAE visit?
Pope Francis recently visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His trip is historic, not just because it’s the first by the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He will also lead an outdoor mass, the first to be held, according to the new coverage, in the Arabian Peninsula. Additionally, the Pope signed an accord of […]
Russia jails a Danish-born Jehovah's Witness under new extremism laws
Just In - 13 hours ago
The 46-year-old builder, Dennis Christiansen, is the first to be prosecuted under the new laws which some see as a violation of the Russian constitution's freedom of religion guarantee.
'Special place in hell' for some Brexit promoters, EU Council President says
The European Council President Donald Tusk delivers a stinging attack on those who promoted Brexit with no plan to carry it out, saying there would be a "special place in hell" for them.
"Addicts, Addicts, Everywhere..."
*"Addicts, Addicts, Everywhere..."* by TomDispatch "When terrorist attacks killed almost 3,000 Americans on September 11, 2001, this country promptly launched a Global War on Terror that has, by now, cost trillions of dollars and shows no signs of ending anytime soon. In those years, staggering sums were poured into the Pentagon and the rest of the national security state to deal with the crisis that the war on terror only seemed to spread and, in the process, thousands more Americans died (as, of course, did hundreds of thousands of non-Americans across the Greater Middle East). ... more »
Early College Credit Linked to Success, Savings for Indiana Students
Recent data findings from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) underscore the academic and economic value of providing high school students with an opportunity to earn early college credit.
Have MS Windows, Want Linux? A 5 minute Docker solution
How to bring up Ubuntu Linux on a Windows PC inside a Docker virtual space in just a couple of minutes. A 20 minute video on installing, running, and managing Docker and Docker images on a Windows box. Continue reading →
The U.S. Air Force Has Dozens Of Russian Fighter Jets
*David Axe, National Interest*: *FACT: The U.S. Air Force Flew Dozens of Captured Russian Fighter Jets* From 1978 to 1988, a secret U.S. Air Force unit flew captured Russian MiG fighters in a dangerous effort to teach American pilots how to defeat the planes in combat. From 1978 to 1988, a secret U.S. Air Force unit flew captured Russian MiG fighters in a dangerous effort to teach American pilots how to defeat the planes in combat. The 4477th Test & Evaluation Squadron, also known by its code name "Constant Peg," flew 15,000 sorties and trained 6,000 U.S. pilots, according to a n... more »
President Trump Will Visit London In December For A NATO Summit
Donald Trump finally made his first visit to the UK in July last year (pictured). He is also due to make a full-blown state visit at some point but the trip has been frequently delayed amid fears of protests *Daily Mail*: *Donald Trump will visit London in December for a Nato summit, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg reveals* * Nato has announced it will hold a summit in London in December this year * The event will mean US President Donald Trump making a new visit to the UK * He first came to Britain as President in July last year for a four-day working trip * President Trump has ... more »
Five Years Since The New York Times Announced The End Of Snow
It has been exactly five years since the New York Times announced the end of snow. The End of Snow? – The New York Times It has been more than twelve years since they announced the endless summer. With Warmer … Continue reading →
Report: Saudi Arabia And The UAE Gave Advanced U.S. Arms To al-Qaeda-Linked Groups In Yemen
*CNN:* *Exclusive Report: Sold to an ally, lost to an enemy* The US shipped weapons and secrets to the Saudis and Emiratis. Now, some are in the hands of fighters linked to al Qaeda and Iran. Hodeidah, Yemen (CNN) – Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners have transferred American-made weapons to al Qaeda-linked fighters, hardline Salafi militias, and other factions waging war in Yemen, in violation of their agreements with the United States, a CNN investigation has found. The weapons have also made their way into the hands of Iranian-backed rebels battling the coalition for contr... more »
Behind The Crisis
Tom Friedman writes an interesting column on what is behind the migration -- and immigration -- crisis around the world: In the early 21st century, climate-driven extreme weather — floods, droughts, record-setting heat and cold — on top of man-made deforestation began to hammer many countries, especially their small-scale farmers. Developing-world populations exploded thanks to improved health care. Africa went from 140 million people in 1900 to one billion in 2010 to a projected 2.5 billion by 2050. The same surge happened in Central America, in countries like Guatemala. Meanwh... more »
Autocracies that look like democracies are a threat across the globe
Richard Carney, Professor, China Europe International Business School at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Almost one-third of countries around the world are authoritarian regimes with the trappings of democracy. Their bad behavior poses a threat to real democracies, as the United States recently learned.
Violence and killings haven't stopped in Colombia despite landmark peace deal
Alexander L Fattal, Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University, Departments of Film-Video and Media Studies and Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
A 2016 accord with the FARC guerrillas was supposed to end Colombia's 52-year civil war. But a deadly car bomb in Bogotá shows that armed insurgents still threaten the South American country.
President Trump Backtracks on Withdrawing US Troops from Syria
During an interview with Face the Nation, Trump said,“We’re going to be there and we’re going to be staying. We have to protect Israel."
Lawyer for Catholic Schoolboy, Nick Sandmann, Releases Video Showing the Truth vs. Media Lies
Sandmann's legal team is preparing a defamation lawsuit against more than fifty celebrities, journalists, media outlets, and several Catholic dioceses for falsely accusing the Catholic boy and his classmates of harassing a Native American.
MS-13 Thug Who Murdered Man on NY Train Was Arrested by ICE in December and Set Free by Liberal Policies
Ramiro Gutierrez, believed to be a member of MS-13, was arrested on suspicion of killing a member of a rival gang. Gutierrez and eleven others were charged in December with conspiracy and attempted murder, as well as drug and weapons charges, but he was released from prison on $2,500 to await trial.
Talk-Show Host Files Law Suit Against Southern Poverty Law Center for Defamation
Talk Show host, Gavin McInnes, is suing the SPLC for designated his former organization, the Proud Boys, as a violent hate group. McInnes says that SPLC lies about its political opponents to “destroy” them and to attract donations from the left. The SPLC has received hundreds of millions of dollars for this purpose.
Italy: Deputy Prime Minister Salvini Stops Open-Borders Activist by Saying He Will Send Migrants to Live in the Activist’s House
Salvini is confronted by a leftist who calls him a murderer for rejecting mass immigration. Salvini turns the tables by asking the man for his name and address so 10 or 20 migrants can be sent to live there. Salvini says the real murderers are the smugglers who buy weapons and drugs with their ill-gotten gains.
CA cannabis grower raided after deputies determine owner lied on license permit
Local sheriff’s deputies raided a sizable cannabis grow in Santa Barbara County, California, after the law enforcement agency concluded an owner lied on an application for a local cultivation license. According to a Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office news release, deputies targeted Power Farms in Carpinteria and seized more than 1,400 pounds of marijuana flower […] CA cannabis grower raided after deputies determine owner lied on license permit is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Venezuela’s Collapse Is A Window Into How The Oil Age Will Unravel
Right now the Venezuelan people find themselves locked into a vicious cycle of ill-conceived human systems collapsing into violent in-fighting, in the face of the earth system crisis erupting beneath them. It is not yet too late for the rest of the world to learn a lesson. Venezuela should function as a warning sign as to what can happen when we bury our heads in the (oil) sands. The post Venezuela’s Collapse Is A Window Into How The Oil Age Will Unravel appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Portfolio School Management For Dummies
One of the issues that was hanging over the Los Angeles teacher strike is the idea of portfolio management; the UTLA asserts that Superintendent Austin Beutner already has a plan prepared for converting the LAUSD to a multi-portfolio model. In Denver, the model has already been rolled out, to less than stellar result. It's a challenging issue to discuss because so few people understand exactly how a portfolio model is supposed to work. So here, with issues over-simplified and corners cut, is your dummies' guide to portfolio management. The first thing to understand about the portfoli... more »
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From Jenna Orkin While Everyone Was Focused on the Shutdown, the White House Rolled Back Worker Safety Rules Chevron, Halliburton Cheer On Venezuelan Coup Flotilla Of Venezuelan Oil Tankers Stranded In Gulf Of MexicoTurkey: Erdoğan's Unofficial Paramilitary Groups To 'Monitor' Elections? Sanders, Schumer Submit Bill To Limit Stock Buybacks In Scathing NYT Op-Ed Trump Nominates Former Halliburton Lobbyist David Bernhardt For Interior Secretary "No Need To Be Pessimistic" - World's Biggest Pension Fund Suffers Record Collapse In Q4 Tiny $9,000 Electric Cars Are About To Flood The Unite... more »
On Pre-Moderns, Moderns, and Postmoderns
We like to call ourselves modern and postmodern, but we are essentially grappling with the same philosophical problems which exercised the thinkers 200 years ago. When our philosophy is mostly pre-modern, there is no justification for using the labels modern or postmodern. Here’s an interesting paragraph from Gertrude Himmelfarb’s *The Roads to Modernity: The British, French, and American Enlightenments *(Page 235): The sociology of virtue, the ideology of reason, the politics of liberty—the ideas still resonate today. But they carry with them the accretions of more than two centuri... more »
New China Tariffs Will Not Resolve the Trade Dispute
President Trump and members of the Cabinet meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu, Jan. 31, 2019 (Source: Flickr/Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour) Last week, Chinese Vice Premier Liu He met with U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer in the latest in a series of high-level conversations designed to de-escalate trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The vice premier, President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser, has a reputation as an economic reformer interested in liberalizing China’s economy, which provides some hope that the parties will finall... more »
TRUMP WOULD RATHER FIGHT THAN WIN
Here are a couple of tweets from Ezra Klein in response to last night's State of the Union address: The moment tonight that really encapsulates Trump's presidency is Trump ad-libbing that he wants to let in more legal immigrants than any president in history when the reason we don't have an immigration deal is his insistence on cutting legal immigration. https://t.co/aayxRKeMKS — Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) February 6, 2019 The president you get when you just let Trump talk and the presidency Trump keeps getting talked into are very different beasts. — Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) February 6... more »
Government Corruption and the Threat to Democracy
Transparency International, a non-partisan global movement that has a vision in which government, business, civil society and the daily lives of people are free of corruption, has recently released the most recent version of its annual Corruptions Perceptions Index for 2018. This index ranks 180 nations by the perceived level of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople that deal in each nation. Given that high levels of government corruption are often accompanied by a poor quality of life and threatened democracy, this measure is an important aspect of life... more »
Weekly Deal Watch: Capital raises for hemp firms ramp up post-Farm Bill
Bolstered by the Farm Bill's passage, U.S. hemp companies are starting to flex their fundraising muscles. Investors are taking note as well - boosted by the protections afforded by the industry's new federally legal status. Weekly Deal Watch: Capital raises for hemp firms ramp up post-Farm Bill is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Marijuana or hemp? Manufacturers snagged by Farm Bill confusion
Cannabis entrepreneurs say they’re facing jail time and hefty legal fees because of the plant’s complicated biology, with the vaunted 2018 Farm Bill only muddling the picture for interstate commerce. A pair of cases in Idaho and Oklahoma raised questions about how state and local law enforcement are supposed to tell the difference between hemp and marijuana. Since the […] Marijuana or hemp? Manufacturers snagged by Farm Bill confusion is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Europe Want their Own 6th Generation Fighter Jet
*Sebastien Roblin, National Interest:* *Forget the F-22 or Su-57: Europe Wants a Deadly 6th Generation Stealth Fighter* *But which nations will help build it? * On December 3, the Spanish Ministry of Defense announced its desire to join the Franco-German Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project to build a sixth-generation stealth fighter and an accompanying drone “wingman.” The initial Spanish buy-in is projected to amount to just twenty-five million euros over two years, but the document makes clear Madrid wants its industry to have a role in producing the next-generation fighters... more »
Australians owed $110 million in unpaid Medicare rebates
More than half a million Australians have missed out on the Medicare rebates they are rightly owed because they have not provided the agency with their bank account details.
KPMG unveils plan to move low-income renters towards home ownership
KPMG's proposals aim to help 1.3 million low-income Australians, 59 per cent of them female. Among its suggestions are a call to boost rent assistance and giving renters a pathway towards owning their own home.
Brit who slapped an Indonesian official sentenced to six months jail
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Britain's Auj-e Taqaddas accuses the prosecutors of torturing her three times after she slapped and swore at an Indonesian official when she was accosted for overstaying her visa.
R Kelly announces Australian tour amid #MuteRKelly backlash
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The embattled musician announced on social media — in a post which has since been deleted — that he plans to travel to Australia "soon", but a senior Labor politician is calling on the Immigration Minister to deny him entry.
RIP Russia's Stealth Fighter: Why the Su-57 Is In Serious Trouble
*Tom Cooper* *Security, Europe* Big problems for Moscow. *Combined with the dramatic collapse of the Russian economy in the wake of Western economic sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the inflexibility of UAC made the Su-57 impossible to realize.* Westerns analysts have concluded that Russia’s fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter is unlikely to enter operational service before 2027. Postponements, cost-overruns and research and development-related problems mar the project. This should come as no surprise. The Su-57 program was never really viable. Ba... more »
How Russia or China Could Make the F-35 or F-22 Obsolete
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Here is the blueprint. *Once either China or Russia manages to put together a long wave IRST, high-speed data-links, and the computers and algorithms for multi-ship sensor fusion, the ability of U.S. fifth-generation fighters to operate independently will diminish.* With Boeing and the United States Navy explaining in detail how a combination of long-wave infrared search & track combined with high-speed multi-ship data networking and advanced sensor fusion algorithms can generate a weapons quality track on an enemy stealth fighter, it is only a mat... more »
Ukraine Is Building Anti-Ship Missiles (In Part Thanks to Russia)
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Coming soon: Kiev's navy-killer missiles. Kiev has been quietly developing their own arms manufacturing industry since 2013. The goal was two-fold: to supplement aid from Washington with domestically-produced equipment, and to become a player in the export markets. How have they fared five years down the line? One of their most ambitious undertakings, homemade anti-ship cruise missiles, provides a clear window into Ukraine’s progress and ongoing challenges. The “*Neptune*” project, announced in 2013 by Ukrainian manufacturer Luch Design Bureau, wa... more »
Should journals credit eagle-eyed readers by name in retraction notices?
One of the most highly-cited journals in cardiology has retracted a paper less than a month after publishing it in response to criticism first posted on Twitter. The article, “Short-term and long-term effects of a loading dose of atorvastatin before percutaneous coronary intervention on major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a … Continue reading Should journals credit eagle-eyed readers by name in retraction notices?
Unidos do Viradouro Samba School Ready for Rio’s 2019 Carnival
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Sunday, March 3rd, samba school G.R.E.S. Unidos do Viradouro will once again compete in the Grupo Especial with their parade scheduled to begin at 10:20 PM. The group will present their ‘samba enredo’ (thematic samba composition) along the theme of ‘Viraviradouro!’ celebrating their return […] The post Unidos do Viradouro Samba School Ready for Rio’s 2019 Carnival appeared first on The Rio Times.
Beware: The Joe Biden Return To Normalcy
Biden has started-- and aborted-- four runs for president in the past. His brand of Republican-lite centrism is worshipped Inside the Beltway. Outside? Not so much. He never polled outside single digits-- *low* single digits. Early Monday, *Atlantic* columnist Edward-Isaac Dovere asserted that as Biden contemplates a 2020 run, he is focused on whether primary voters will support a centrist septuagenarian. He's riding very high in the polls right now-- but the overwhelming majority of people who back him don't know his sexist, racist corporate, pro-war record. And if he runs, they'... more »
Reaction To President Trump's State Of The Union Speech
Three in four viewers approved of President Trump’s State of the Union Address. pic.twitter.com/suj1Gn9Hfq — CBS News Poll (@CBSNewsPoll) February 6, 2019 76% approval of POTUS speech. 59% very positive! @CNN poll results... pic.twitter.com/HhAsHbqXdb — Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) February 6, 2019 *WNU Editor:* I personally found his speech to be OK. No real surprises. His critics have another point of view .... *Donald Trump 2019: Same lying racist he was last year* (Salon).
Dr. Cynthia V. Flores: Math Mentor
Growing up in the mostly immigrant community of Pico-Union in Los Angeles, Dr. Cynthia V. Flores was surrounded by those who had a strong work ethic and an “expressed value in education,” although many had not graduated from high school, let alone college.
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*Coastal Domination of Elite Higher Education and Progressive Politics: Are They Related? * A recent Wall Street Journal article profiled 13 Democratic leaders, mostly House members, in the new Congress. I was struck by the fact that every one of them lived in a coastal state—bordering the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean, not one coming from one of the 31 states where 187 million (a large majority) of Americans live, located in the interior of the country—flyover territory to some. But then I realized something else: all were college graduates (no surprise there), with 12 of them ha... more »
Net surface energy imbalance estimates are very small compared with measurement uncertainty.
“The net energy balance is the sum of individual fluxes. The current uncertainty in this net surface energy balance is large, and amounts to approximately 17 Wm−2. This uncertainty is an order of magnitude larger than the changes to the … Continue reading →
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*UN Report Shows Politics and Climate Science Are a Deadly Mix * The influential and widely discussed 2018 report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes generally that the Earth is warming; that any increased warming will raise sea levels, harm coral reefs, and reduce crop production; that the warming is primarily man-made, the result of increasing amounts of trapped greenhouse gases, (especially carbon dioxide) in the upper atmosphere; and that it makes scientific and economic sense to reduce CO2 emissions now with petroleum-based energy ... more »
Twitter goes off on Venezuela....
*TeleSur English reports: * Nearly 2,000 pro-Venezuelan Twitter accounts have been removed for “engaging in a state-backed influence campaign,” the social media company said in a blog post on Thursday. A total of 1,196 social media accounts based in Venezuela suspected of attempting to “influence domestic audiences” were purged last week. Another 764 accounts were deleted, although the San Francisco-based company told users, “We are unable to definitively tie the accounts located in Venezuela to information operations of a foreign government against another country.” Allegations ... more »
Four Women Murdered Every Day in Brazil in 2019
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In a disturbing new report from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), in only the first few weeks of 2019, 126 gender-based murders of women along with 67 murder attempts have already been reported in Brazil for an average of four women killed every […] The post Four Women Murdered Every Day in Brazil in 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, February 6, 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: Batucada Delas @ Samba do Teles (Centro) – Come to the city center tonight for free samba on the street courtesy of one of the best all-female ‘rodas da […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, February 6, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Explaining the Bolton ‘Notepad Incident’
The post Explaining the Bolton ‘Notepad Incident’ appeared first on The Duran.
Merck Bank of America's Top Pharma Stock Pick
Bank of America Merrill Lynch names Merck its No. 1 top pick in the U.S. pharmaceutical space and tells investors to expect big returns from its cancer drug. From CNBC. Welcome to Pharmerica, where doctors have been replaced by bureaucrats... more »
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