Tuesday, March 26, 2019

26 March - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 3

10 pm MDT

EPA Administrator Wheeler offers a responsible, measured response on climate change

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 9 hours ago
Hysteria over climate changes is counterproductive. Climate is a dynamic system and is always changing. “On the climate change, it is an important issue that we have to be addressing, and we are addressing it, but most of the threats … Continue reading →

Sugar Papers Expose Industry Plot to Frame Fat for Heart Disease

Wes Annac at Openhearted Rebellion - 9 hours ago
This story is 100% real - like the dangers of sugar that industry execs tried to hide.

The Creator Writings: Releasing…

Wes Annac at Openhearted Rebellion - 9 hours ago
As painful as some parts of your past have been, the wisdom gained is a great and beautiful gift!

One Does Not Simply ‘Move On’ From A Coup

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 9 hours ago
*by G.Benton* Now that Robert Mueller’s report dropped a MOAB on the Russia Collusion narrative, some nice folk on the right are calling for ‘moving on’ and healing. Hard pass, thanks. When former Director of the CIA John Brennan, otherwise known as patient zero for the what can only be called a soft coup, now wishes to blame years of treasonous behavior on ‘bad intel’ and skate by – it’s definitely NOT time to move on. It’s time to make sure each and every co-conspirator is exposed and held accountable. The problem is it is precisely the urge to ‘move on’ and ‘heal’ on the right... more »

The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile Fired at It

War Is Boring at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*War Is Boring* *Technology, Americas* [image: By USAF / Judson Brohmer - Armstrong Photo Gallery: Home - info - pic, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30816] Speed has always been as powerful as stealth. Until Lockheed Martin finally builds the SR-72 Mach-6 spy plane it announced in November 2013 — and which reportedly appeared in plain view for the first time in July 2017 — the iconic SR-71 Blackbird, capable of flying three times the speed of sound, remains the fastest warplane ever flown operationally. So fast that no missiles fired at it had a c... more »

Vietnam Proves Valuable During Second North Korea Summit

Ngo Minh Tri at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*Ngo Minh Tri* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] The second U.S.-North Korea summit did not end with an agreement, but Hanoi—the host of summit—has left a lasting impact. Last year, at a tavern in Washington, DC, a man asked me if the Vietnam War had ended. His questions is an example of the awareness that many Westerners have about Vietnam. Notwithstanding the legacy of the Vietnam War, in late February all of the world’s eyes returned to Vietnam where U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Chairman Kim Jong-un conducted their second summit. Over the past several ye... more »

Washington's Worst Kept Secret: The Islamic State Isn't Defeated

Daniel R. DePetris at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Many of the extremist group's fighters will now become insurgents but that is not something America can solve. It took a lot more time, patience, and ordnance than expected, but after a two-month offensive in the dusty, Syrian border village of Baghouz, the U.S.-supported Syrian Democratic Forces finally made the announcement the world was waiting for: the Islamic State’s caliphate is history. For the millions of Iraqis and Syrians who were subjected to the group’s brutality and dogmatic extremism, the SDF’s final clearin... more »

Playing for Their Lives: How a 2001 Video Game Is Feeding Venezuela

Doug Dubrowski, Sven Peterson, Hayden Gilmore at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*Doug Dubrowski, Sven Peterson, Hayden Gilmore* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Venezuelans are "farming gold" for income while their country is in turmoil. Years of economic mismanagement in Venezuela have forced the country’s discouraged and desperate population to find creative ways of putting food on the table. In this effort, Venezuelans have hit upon an unlikely source of sustenance: RuneScape, a nearly two-decade-old video game franchise, increasingly provides one of the most stable sources of income for tech-savvy segments of the Venezuelan population. *An Unlikely... more »

General James Mcconville Nominated by Trump to Become Army Chief of Staff

Task and Purpose at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, Americas* [image: Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville has been nominated by President Trump to take over as Chief, replacing Gen. Mark Miley. The nomination was announced at the AUSA Global Force Symposium and Exposition, by AUSA chief, Gen. Carter Ham. The nom] Here's what we know. Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville has been nominated by President Trump to take over as Chief, replacing Gen. Mark Miley. The nomination was announced at the AUSA Global Force Symposium and Exposition, by AUSA chief, Gen. Carter Ham. The nomination... more »

John Bolton's Foreign Aid Fumble

Brad Parks at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*Brad Parks* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The Trump administration should carefully consider the unintended consequences of reverting to the Cold War-era tactic of using aid to purchase loyalty and punish disloyalty. It has been less than a year since John Bolton took over as Donald Trump’s national security adviser, but the White House is already starting to change its tune on foreign aid policy. H. R. McMaster, Bolton’s predecessor, tried to reconcile the “America First” agenda with a more internationalist approach. He and his deputies called this approach “principle... more »

Dems Not Giving Up on Russia Probe; Trump Visits Republicans

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
"I haven't seen the Mueller report. I've seen the Barr report. And I'm not going to base anything on the Barr report," said Rep. Jamie Raskin.

Trump's Syria Envoy: 'War Will Continue'

Daniel McAdams at 9 hours ago
In a press conference yesterday, President Trump's point man for Syria, Jim Jeffrey, said that the defeat of ISIS will not result in a US withdrawal from its illegal occupation of Syrian territory. In fact, he said, the US would continue to support the anti-Assad "vetted Syrian opposition" fighters and would even commit resources to double the number of Kurdish "Syrian Democratic Forces" troops. Meanwhile, US NATO partner Turkey says "over our dead body!" The US Syria policy makes no sense! Tune in to today's Liberty Report:

Trump’s Golan is a Megalomaniac’s Own Goal

Melkulangara Bhadrakumar at 9 hours ago
[image: undefined] The US President Donald Trump’s decree on March 26 granting official US recognition to Israel’s illegal annexation of Syria’s Golan Heights does not create any new fact on the ground. Trump’s motivations are fairly clear — boost Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s prospects in the April election where the newly-established right-center wing party, Blue and White Party, led by former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and former General of Staff Benny Gantz, surpasses the Likud in the survey poll. (See Aaron David Miller’s column in CNN, ‘Why Trump and Netanyahu desperat... more »

Inspector Clouseau is looking for clues

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 9 hours ago
Over the past 4 years, the Fed has adjusted its policy instrument a total of nine times. In each of those nine cases, the Fed funds target was increased by 1/4%. In each of those nine cases the reason for the increase was identical. All nine increases were done with the goal of reducing inflation—holding […] The post Inspector Clouseau is looking for clues appeared first on Econlib.

Stephen Moore’s Deficient History of Federal Reserve Policy

David Henderson at Econlib - 9 hours ago
Over at Alt-M, Cato Institute monetary economist George Selgin writes: To conclude: despite what Stephen Moore has written, there’s no evidence that either Paul Volcker or any later Fed chair ever deliberately “linked Fed monetary policy to real-time changes in commodity prices.” In claiming otherwise, Mr. Moore appears to have leaned heavily on Art Laffer’s […] The post Stephen Moore’s Deficient History of Federal Reserve Policy appeared first on Econlib.

2:00PM Water Cooler 3/26/2019

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
Today's Water Cooler: O'Rourke, Sanders, Trump, moar RussiaGate, housing, consumer confidence, manufacturing, WeWork, Boeing, Google game streaming, net neutrality, American corruption, debt and depression, Japanese seasons

Democrats Want Mueller Report, to Rewrite It and Then Declare Trump Guilty

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: democrats-want-mueller-report-rewrite-it-then-declare-trump-guilty] Six hard-left House Democrats, all chairmen of committees, are demanding the full report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, which concluded that President Trump and his aides and associates did not conspire with Russia to affect the 2016 election.

The tide has turned on the global warming scam

Scottish-Sceptic at Scottish Sceptic - 9 hours ago
For years, the only evidence of “global warming” except bogus faked NASA temperatures was an apparent melting of glaciers. I say “apparent”, because once people like NASA have been caught fiddling one lot of figures on global temperature, there’s no … Continue reading →

The Making of a Monster: We’re All Lab Rats in the Government’s Secret Experiments

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By John W. Whitehead “But these weren’t the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin, the kind a seven-year-old might be able to... more »

Greencrow prescient again - Report: Venezuela ALREADY HAS S-300's

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 10 hours ago
*Russian Cargo Plane at Venezuelan Airport* I love it when I'm right. Mainly because it confirms to me that basic [some would argue primitive] logic and rationalism are still useful tools to bring to the analytical table. Case in point: Zerohedge is saying today that Venezuela *already has *the Russian state-of-the-art anti-missile defense system* the S-300*. Here is the relevant quote: As we predicted a number of times before, a proxy war between Russia and the United States appears now heating up in Venezuela — this after over the weekend Russia sent a military transport pla... more »

Charges dropped against Empire's Jussie Smollett over alleged hate crime fraud

Just In - 10 hours ago
Attorneys for US actor Jussie Smollett say charges alleging he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack have been dropped.

Accused Bali-bombing mastermind in limbo due to 'dirty secrets' of US torture, says lawyer

Anne Barker at Just In - 10 hours ago
Indonesia's most notorious terror suspect, Hambali, languishes in Guantanamo Bay because facing trial in the US or at home could expose CIA torture tactics, his lawyer says.

History shows how much we must value our freedom

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 10 hours ago
*It is one kind of great thing to have victory over tyranny, and to remember liberation from feudal slavery, as the Greek people did yesterday.* *The 25th of March commemorates their freedom from four centuries of rule under the Ottoman empire, and the event was celebrated all over the country, also in Larisa.* *https://tinealarissa.gr/index.php/2019/03/25/me-to-makedonia-xakoysti-xekinise-i-parelasi-sti-larisa-ploysio-fotoreportaz/* *https://www.onlarissa.gr/2019/03/25/charakopoylos-kryvontai-apo-tis-parelaseis-fovoymenoi-tin-orgi-gia-tin-makedonia/* *https://ilarissa.gr/news/laris... more »

US House Committee Chairs Demand DOJ Release Full Mueller Report & Begin Receiving Underlying Evidence & Documents No later Than April 2, 2019

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 10 hours ago
Trump AG pic William Barr has long taken his name too seriously and was previously involved in blocking (barring) justice … Continue reading →

Recall of California-grown avocados over listeria fears is talk of town

Dan Flynn at Food Safety News - 10 hours ago
Editor’s Note: There was only one recall by Henry Avocado, which occurred March 23. Media reports on Monday caused some to conclude there were two. Food Safety News regrets being caught up in that confusion. And we regret the error. Henry Avocado Corporation has recalled California-grown whole avocados sold in bulk at retail stores... Continue Reading

Greenland Glaciers Growing And Simultaneously Melting At A Record Rate

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 10 hours ago
National Geographic says Greenland glaciers are growing, and simultaneously melting at the fastest rate in 350 years. A Greenland glacier is growing. That’s not good news Greenland’s ice is melting faster than it has in 350 years—what it means At … Continue reading →

This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 26

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 10 hours ago
1918 Battle of Khan Baghdadi between Ottomans and British started 1975 Iranian premier visited Baghdad and laid out steps to implement Algiers Agreement 1979 Iraq hosted anti-Sadat meeting to oppose new Egypt-Israel peace treaty 1982 2 Iraqi divisions ordered to retreat to escape encirclement during Iranian Op Fath push on Maysan Large tank battle in Chananeh End of day Iraqi 1st Mech Div destroyed 1984 US Special Envoy Rumsfeld arrived in Iraq for 2nd time Rumsfeld presented secret proposal for Israeli aid against Iran Iraq rejected offer Also offered $2 bil in loan guarantees Agr... more »

DAVID BROOKS: YOU SHOULD ALL JUST STOP ACCUSING PEOPLE OF STUFF, WHETHER IT'S JUSTIFIED OR NOT (updated)

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 10 hours ago
In this column, David Brooks discovers new vistas in bothsidesism: The sad fact is that Watergate introduced a poison into the American body politic. Richard Nixon’s downfall was just and important, but it opened up the mouthwatering possibility that you don’t need to do the hard work of persuading people to join your side. Instead, you can destroy your foes all at once through scandal. Politics since Watergate has been defined by a long string of scandals and pseudo-scandals — Iran-contra, Whitewater, Valerie Plame, Benghazi, Solyndra, swift-boating. Politico last year compiled a l... more »

Latest global polar bear abundance ‘best guess’ estimate is 39,000 (26,000-58,000)

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: It’s long past time for polar bear specialists to stop holding out for a scientifically accurate global estimate that will never be achieved and determine a reasonable and credible ‘best guess’. Since they have so far refused to do this, I have done it for them. My extrapolated estimate of 39,000…

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 84 – 2019

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

Why I don’t ‘believe’ in ‘science’

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry ” ‘I believe in science’ is an homage given to science by people who generally don’t understand much about it. Science is used here not to describe specific methods or theories, but to provide a badge of tribal identity. Which serves, ironically, to demonstrate a lack of…

Experts reveal that clouds have moderated warming triggered by climate change

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: charles the moderator / March 26, 2019 A new study has revealed how clouds are modifying the warming created by human-caused climate change in some parts of the world Swansea University Trees are removed from cold lake beds in Scandinavia. Credit: Professor Mary Gagen, Swansea University A new study […]

Straight Talk on CO2

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: The video above gives you in 20 minutes the viewpoint of William Happer, a key scientific advisor to the Trump Administration. H/T Elephant’s Child and Tallbloke. LEARNING A BIT ABOUT CO² AND MASS HYSTERIA by The Elephant’s Child March 25, 2019, William Happer is one of our most renowned and…

Are you suffering from climate change anxiety?

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood Latest from Pravda: ? https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/are-you-suffering-from-climate-change-anxiety/p073zgqd? An incredibly sad film about three young and obviously intelligent people who are suffering from “climate change anxiety”. One of the guys sums up the whole thing, when he says: “We are already seeing coastal city flooding,…

The recycling funeral option?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
Courtesy of Chief Nose Wetter, we find this: If they don't feel well, the English might say "I don't feel very chipper". Well, when their illness has run its (terminal) course, now they can! Peter

So Why SHOULD You Own Gold?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By David Smith Maybe you have some gold (and silver) but not enough. Maybe you haven’t added to your stash for quite awhile, and you... more »

Joseph Thomas just earned $33.8 million in a $112.5 million settlement with Duke. Here’s his story.

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 10 hours ago
Tomorrow is Joe Thomas’s 35th birthday. And earlier this week, he received quite a birthday present, even if it wasn’t intended that way: Thomas earned a $33.75 million payout from a lawsuit he filed against Duke University six years ago. As Retraction Watch readers may recall, Thomas was the whistleblower in a case alleging scientific … Continue reading Joseph Thomas just earned $33.8 million in a $112.5 million settlement with Duke. Here’s his story.

U.S. Meat Inspection Visit May Signal End of Export Ban

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 10 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expected to send a team to Brazil in June to conduct a sanitary inspection of Brazil’s beef and pork meatpackers. The inspection could lift the North American country’s restriction on fresh bovine meat imports in place since […] The post U.S. Meat Inspection Visit May Signal End of Export Ban appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil’s Former President Michel Temer is Released From Jail

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 10 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Former Brazilian President, Michel Temer was granted a habeas corpus on Monday and spent his first night at home since his arrest last Thursday. Temer flew from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo early Monday evening after Judge Ivan Athié ruled that the main […] The post Brazil’s Former President Michel Temer is Released From Jail appeared first on The Rio Times.

Vietnam Proves Valuable During Second North Korea Summit

Ngo Minh Tri at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Ngo Minh Tri* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] The second U.S.-North Korea summit did not end with an agreement, but Hanoi—the host of summit—has left a lasting impact. Last year, at a tavern in Washington, DC, a man asked me if the Vietnam War had ended. His questions is an example of the awareness that many Westerners have about Vietnam. Notwithstanding the legacy of the Vietnam War, in late February all of the world’s eyes returned to Vietnam where U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Chairman Kim Jong-un conducted their second summit. Over the past several ye... more »

Forgotten Fact: The Story of the Second World War II Pearl Harbor Tragedy

Warfare History Network at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Americas* [image: By Photographer: UnknownRetouched by: Mmxx - This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. The original can be viewed here: The USS Arizona (BB-39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor] And this one wasn't caused by Imperial Japan. The first explosion came as a complete surprise to everyone around Pearl Harbor. The Sunday had started out clear and bright, but the sky quickly darkened as great clouds of thick black smoke rose high above the burning ships. ... more »

Destroy a Bullet with Bullet: How America Can Get Better at Missile Defense

Steve Mosteiro at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Steve Mosteiro* *Technology, Americas* [image: United States Navy photo [Public domain]] Practice makes perfect. The first several months of 2019 have seen several notable developments in the areas of national security in space and strategic defense – areas that are becoming inextricably linked, and of increasingly vital importance to the U.S. In early January, China landed its Chang'e-4 lander and rover on the far side of the Moon – a notable accomplishment with considerable technological implications. In late February, the adversarial states of India and Pakistan engaged in ... more »

Is the US Army really ready to Stop Russia in a War?

Sam Canter at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Sam Canter* *Security, Europe* [image: By Sgt. Averi Coppa - https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4871351/trident-juncture-18-us-marines-advance-folldal, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74117717] Maybe lots of boots on the ground in Europe isn't the best idea. The force structure cycle has proved a vicious one to break in the last century: the United States Army organizes to fight a specific type of enemy, experiences a victory (pyrrhic or otherwise), and reorganizes once again for the next threat – only to find that the first one never disappeared. Rus... more »

EU defies Trump, to allow Huawei

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 10 hours ago
From The Telegraph The European Commission has ignored US calls to ban Huawei as it announced a series of security recommendations for 5G networks. Washington has been lobbying allies in Europe to shun the Chinese telecoms equipment maker over concerns about cyberespionage. It claims Chinese companies such as Huawei may be obliged to spy for Beijing and steal trade secrets - an accusation that Huawei has denied. In its guidance for the rollout of next generation 5G telecom systems across Europe, the Commission said member states must assess cyber threats to the 5G infrastructure for ... more »

Mexico's President Wants Spain And The Pope To Apologize For Actions During The Conquest 500 Years Ago

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (left) and The Conquest of Tenochtitlan © Reuters/Edgard Garrido, © Wikipedia *DW: **Mexico asks Pope Francis and Spanish king to apologize for colonialism* Mexican President Manuel Lopez Obrador told the Spanish king and the Vatican that "wounds are still open" from the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1521. The Spanish government was not amused. Spanish King Felipe VI and Pope Francis should apologize for the 16th-century conquest of Mexico, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday. The populist leftist Mexican preside... more »

Louisiana medical marijuana grower plans ‘limited release’ of product in May

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
A Louisiana medical cannabis cultivator is planning to release a limited amount of product in May, which could temporarily alleviate some frustration from the ongoing delay in the program’s rollout. However, it’s still not clear when sales would begin. GB Sciences, which has the contract to cultivate medical marijuana for Louisiana State University, will release […] Louisiana medical marijuana grower plans ‘limited release’ of product in May is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Molson Coors: Cannabis consumption may hit company’s bottom line

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 10 hours ago
The second-largest beer maker in North America is once again warning its shareholders that the rising tide of legal marijuana could take a bite out of its profits. Denver-based Molson Coors said a decline in the consumption of its products could result in an adverse effect on its business. “Although the ultimate impact is currently […] Molson Coors: Cannabis consumption may hit company’s bottom line is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

CDC’s Infant Hep B Vaccine Recommendations—No Proof of Safety?

Joyce Ghen at Children's Health Defense - 10 hours ago
The CDC’s recommendation for universal hepatitis B vaccination of infants puts most children at unnecessary risk of harm from the vaccine. [Note: This is the second installment of a three-part Hep B series examining the CDC’s rationale for its universal infant hepatitis B vaccination recommendation. Part 1 explores the risk to infants of a Hepatitis […] The post CDC’s Infant Hep B Vaccine Recommendations—No Proof of Safety? appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

More Details Emerge On How Venezuela's Oil Capital And The Country's Second Largest City Was Shattered By A 'Tsunami' Of Looting And Violence

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*The Guardian:* *'Horror, fear, despair': Venezuela's oil capital shattered by 'tsunami' of violent looting * In the second city of Maracaibo, the crippling blackout sparked a terrifying rampage that police seemed unable to control Tom Phillips Some liken the damage wrought on Venezuela’s second city to a natural disaster. Others suspect satanic intervention. “El demonio,” says Betty Méndez, a local shopkeeper, by way of explanation for the wave of looting and unrest that convulsed Maracaibo earlier this month. Most, however, describe the mayhem in psychiatric terms: a collective... more »

Venezuela's Second Major Blackout In One Month Continues

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Passengers are seen during a blackout at Simon Bolivar international airport in Caracas [Carlos Jasso/Reuters] *The Guardian:* *Venezuela: call for calm amid blackouts and anti-Maduro protests* *Vice-president blames ‘fascist right’ and its ‘imperial masters’ in Washington for power cuts* Nicolás Maduro’s embattled administration has called for calm after millions of Venezuelans were again plunged into darkness by a nationwide blackout reportedly affecting 21 of its 23 states and the capital, Caracas. In a late-night television broadcast – which most people were unable to watch b... more »

UK MPS TAKE CONTROL OF BREXIT PROCESS, BUT CAN THEY STOP A DISASTER?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*UK MPs voted on Monday to take control of the Brexit process from the government, which is "the first time in over a century that MPs have taken over the parliamentary timetable from the government."* https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/26/uk/brexit-what-happens-next-gbr-intl/index.html *The UK is still heading for either a no deal Brexit on April 12th or Theresa May's deal putting the UK into a feudal status to be put to a third vote on Friday possibly.* *MPS have seized control of parliament and plan to put indicative votes through to broaden the options, but the government has ind... more »

How was Unplanned the movie?...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 11 hours ago
*if everyone in this country would see Unplanned, all people would storm Washington demanding an immediate end to abortion.* It's that good. *I Bought the Lie* Until I was about 30 years old I thought it was "just a blob of cells" and abortion was liberating for women. They call the devil the "Father of Lies", which explains why someone who was raised a good Catholic girl could stray so far. *I was not alone.* I grew up in the 50's and reached adulthood in the 60's. I witnessed the advent of birth control and the aftermath when sex became totally separated from procreation. In... more »

Wall Street Red Flag: A Bond Market Indicator That Has Predicted Every Recession In The Last 50 Years Just Got Triggered

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Michael Snyder If the bond market is correct, the U.S. economy is definitely heading into a recession. Over the past 50 years, there have... more »

Detroit To Become America’s Second Chinese-Style Surveillance City

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By MassPrivateI The push to turn America’s cities into Chinese-style surveillance networks has found a new partner in Detroit, Michigan. The only difference between what... more »

Disturbing Video Shows Cop Shoot Unarmed Man in the Back Over a Seat Belt Violation

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: seat belt]A Kansas man proved that police are willing to escalate situations to the use of deadly force over a revenue collection stop for a seat belt.

An Incredible Crony Mess in Maryland

admin at Coyote Blog - 11 hours ago
If you want to see your socialist future, look no further than this mess in Maryland, hat tip to Overlawyered. Absolutely nothing in this looks like free market capitalism, from the dueling subsidies to the threat by Baltimore to actually seize a business for the crime of trying to move out of their dysfunctional city. […]

Get out into the country, city slickers!

Suzanne Rent at Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
I’m Suzanne Rent and I’m filling in for Tim today. You can follow me on Twitter @Suzanne_Rent News 1. Budget day in Nova Scotia It’s budget day in Nova Scotia and as expected healthcare will be one of the key spending areas. In an interview with Keith Doucette from Canadian Press, Finance Minister Karen Casey […]

Algeria's Army Chief Demands President Bouteflika To Be Declared Unfit

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gestures while talking with Army Chief of Staff General Ahmed Gaed Salah during a graduation ceremony of the 40th class of the trainee army officers at a Military Academy in Cherchell 90 km west of Algiers, Algeria June 27, 2012. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo *Al Jazeera:* *Algeria army chief demands Bouteflika be declared unfit to rule* *Algeria's army chief asks for an official move to declare President Bouteflika unfit for office.* Algeria's army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah has called for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be declared unfi... more »

Facebook and Google Must Answer to the Market

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Max Gulker Giant technology companies like Facebook and Google get that way because their size is a crucial part of their value. Facebook’s network... more »

Study Shows that #Bees Love #Hemp, Which is Wonderful News for the #Environment and the World

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/03/22/study-shows-that-bees-love-hemp-which-is-wonderful-news-for-the-environment-and-the-world/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com Advertisements

Why are Christians so obsessed with the end times?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://bigthink.com/daylight-atheism/apocalypse-soon-why-are-christians-so-obsessed-with-the-end-times?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1553454064

These bionic arms make kids feel like superheroes.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://www.businessinsider.in/These-bionic-arms-make-kids-feel-like-superheroes/articleshow/63048349.cms

#Testosterone levels in modern men are lower than in the past.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://bigthink.com/sex-relationships/men-have-less-testosterone-today?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1553530403

The Unpredictable Power of #Mathematics.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/mathematics/the-unpredictable-power-of-mathematics/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rrssopenmind&psm=psm::fb:—-:rrssopenmind:::::20190321::sitlnk::

#Depression Now the Number 1 Worldwide Cause of Disease and #Disability

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://www.wakingtimes.com/2017/04/13/depression-now-number-one-worldwide-cause-disease-disability/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

The corn syrup in a soda a day can give mice bigger colon tumors.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/corn-syrup-soda-day-can-give-mice-bigger-colon-tumors?utm_campaign=ScienceNow&utm_source=JHubbard&utm_medium=Facebook

7 Symptoms of Strokes in Women

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://brightside.me/inspiration-tips-and-tricks/7-symptoms-of-strokes-in-women-440810/?utm_source=fb_brightside&utm_medium=fb_organic&utm_campaign=fb_gr_brightside_mini

Stop the Patient Blame Game: What Actually Causes Obesity?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/909500?src=soc_fb_190323_mscpedt_news_mdscp_obesity&faf=1

Mushrooms May Cut Cognitive Impairment Risk

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/910668?src=soc_fb_190322_mscpedt_news_neuro_mushrooms&faf=1

World News Briefs -- March 26, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*BBC: **Algeria army urges removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika* Algeria's army chief of staff has demanded President Abdelaziz Bouteflika be declared unfit to rule after weeks of protests against him. "We must find a way out of this crisis immediately, within the constitutional framework," Lt Gen Ahmed Gaed Salah said in a speech on television. The president has already agreed not to stand for a fifth term in upcoming elections, which have been delayed. But demonstrators accuse him of a ploy to prolong his 20-year rule. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Israel on alert *aft... more »

PROOF RUSSIAN TV JOURNALISTS ASKED ME IN JUNE 2016 ABOUT THE FBI'S INTEREST IN MY BLOG INFO ABOUT FALSE FLAG EPIDEMIC VACCINES. AM I THE SECRET SOURCE?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*PROOF THAT THE RUSSIAN TV CREW ASKED ME ABOUT THE FBI AND THEIR INTEREST IN MY BLOG INFORMATION ABOUT THE EUGENICIST GLOBALSITS IN JUNE 2016 WHEN THE RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION BEGAN.* *SCREENSHOTS OF TWO EMAILS SENT TO ME FROM CHRISTINA FADEEVA.* *AM I THE SECRET HEART OF THE FBI INVESTIGATION?* *IF SO, THERE IS PROOF OF A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY TO HIDE THE EVIDENCE AND SILENCE THE JOURNALIST BY TRUMP AND CO.* *COMEY AND CO HAVE TO PUT THE CARDS ON THE TABLE AND REVEAL THE SECRET SOURCE AND THEIR EVIDENCE.* *OR DID THE FBI IGNORE THESE EMAIL CONTACTS FROM RUSSIA ASKING ABOUT THEIR INTER... more »

Jussie Smollett’s Attorneys Say All Criminal Charges Dropped

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Attorneys for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett said that charges alleging he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack have been dropped.

Union: Pellets Hit Teachers During Active-Shooter Training

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Indiana’s largest teachers union says teachers at an elementary school were shot with plastic pellets during active-shooter training.

Supreme Court So Far Won’t Stop Bump Stock Ban

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The ban on bump stock devices, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns, took effect Tuesday.

Lawsuit: Sater Looked to Launder Cash Through Trump Projects

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Felix Sater, 53, is among the more colorful characters in Trump's orbit.

Trump Administration Wants All of ‘Obamacare’ Struck Down

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
In a filing with the New Orleans court, the administration said the entire law should be struck as unconstitutional.

Straight Talk on CO2

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 11 hours ago
The video above gives you in 20 minutes the viewpoint of William Happer, a key scientific advisor to the Trump Administration. H/T Elephant’s Child and Tallbloke. LEARNING A BIT ABOUT CO² AND MASS HYSTERIA by The Elephant’s Child March 25, 2019, William Happer is one of our most renowned and esteemed physicists, a professor emeritus […]

Cronos Group reports boosted cannabis revenue but wider losses in Q4

Lisa Bernard-Kuhn at Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
Cronos Group, a Toronto-based licensed cannabis party, posted sizable fourth-quarter revenue, the company said in an earnings report Tuesday, but its net loss for the period grew sharply – fueled in large part by financial reporting requirements. Cronos reported fourth-quarter revenue of 5.6 million Canadian dollars ($4.2 million) for the period ended Dec. 31, 2018, up nearly 250% […] Cronos Group reports boosted cannabis revenue but wider losses in Q4 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Victims of FBI Subversion Now Embrace America’s Secret Police

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Kurt Nimmo It shouldn’t come as a surprise the FBI and the DOJ obstructed justice last year when then acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe... more »

America's Next Battleground and Our Dystopian Future

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 11 hours ago
Let's open this posting with this video: Rather sobering, isn't it? This dystopian video entitled "Megacities: Urban Future, the Emerging Complexity" was obtained by "The Intercept" under a Freedom of Information Act request. The video was used as part of training at the Pentagon's Joint Special Operations University and was made for an internal military audience to assist in outlining the challenges of operating in urban areas with populations greater than 10 million people (i.e. megacities). According to World Data, there are currently 18 megacities, however, if we look at the... more »

Democrats And Republicans About To Clash Majorly-- On Health Care For Americans

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
*But we can't afford to expand health care* Trump is celebrating his possible victory-- we'll see what's true and what's not when the whole Mueller Report is released instead of just a GOP press release from Barr's office-- by kicking millions of poor people off healthcare. Again, through Barr, Trump had told a reactionary Texas appeals court (the 5th Circuit), he wants the whole Affordable Care Act shit-canned. CNN reported that that is "a major shift for the Justice Department from when Jeff Sessions was attorney general. At the time, the administration argued that the community r... more »

South Africans Threatening to Camp Until Cell Tower Was Removed Led to Its Removal from School Property

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By B.N. Frank There seems to be no shortage of people in the U.S. and around the world protesting cell towers on school property. It’s... more »

Indignant climate campaigners terrified of proposed scientific debate

Larry Bell at CFACT - 12 hours ago
The Trump White House plans to convene a National Security Council review panel headed by Princeton emeritus professor of physics Dr. Will Happer and global warming campaigners are terrified. What are they afraid of? The post Indignant climate campaigners terrified of proposed scientific debate appeared first on CFACT.

Venezuela Plunged Into Darkness Hours After Russian Troops Arrive

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Tyler Durden Less than one day after two Russian Air Force planes landed in Venezuela carrying nearly 100 troops and a Russian defense official, a... more »

Multiple Individuals Convicted For Threatening Or Trying To Kill US Congresswoman Maxine Waters

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 12 hours ago
Making violent threats against individuals, especially members of the US Congress, is not free speech and is illegal. In many … Continue reading →

Strawberries, spinach top new ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of pesticide-contaminated produce

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts out a list of the produce with the highest concentration of pesticides after being washed or peeled. For those concerned about the pesticide load on their food, this is a story you want to pay attention to and share with your friends. The big shocker this year? Kale […] The post Strawberries, spinach top new ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of pesticide-contaminated produce appeared first on Health Nut News.

U.S. appeals court revives Nestle child slavery lawsuit

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
In 2016 we shared with you that Hershey, Nestle, and Mars had been using child slaves to make their chocolate. However, I think deep down we all already knew. RELATED STORY: NBC: Controversy after Nestle given new permit to bottle more Michigan water Well, in late 2018, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit […] The post U.S. appeals court revives Nestle child slavery lawsuit appeared first on Health Nut News.

Q&A: Guyana's Roadmap to Become a Green State

GEORGETOWN, Mar 26 (IPS) - In 2008, the then president of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, established within the Ministry of the Presidency the Office of Climate Change. Guyana became the first country in the region to do so. A year later, Jagdeo set out a vision to forge a new low carbon economy in the Caribbean nation over the following decade. Read the full story, “Q&A: Guyana's Roadmap to Become a Green State”, on globalissues.org →

French Museum Puts Spotlight on Immigrants’ Musical Impact

PARIS, Mar 26 (IPS) - Amid the morass of Brexit and continuous debates on immigration, a French museum has launched a thought-provoking exhibition about music and migration. Read the full story, “French Museum Puts Spotlight on Immigrants’ Musical Impact”, on globalissues.org →

Defining the End State Ecosystem: How Can We Get Better at it?

SEATTLE, United States/MUMBAI, India, Mar 26 (IPS) - Restrictions on the movement of people impedes Africa's development, limiting economic integration and trade between African countries. Using a systems-thinking approach, champions and decision-makers have led the charge towards a visa free Africa. Read the full story, “Defining the End State Ecosystem: How Can We Get Better at it?”, on globalissues.org →

The Myth About the Race for Artificial Intelligence

UMEA, Sweden, Mar 26 (IPS) - Virginia Dignum is a professor at the Department of Computing Science at Umeå University in Sweden. She heads the research group 'Social and Ethical Artificial Intelligence'.UMEA, Sweden, 26 March 2019 (IPS) -- At this year's Davos economic forum, US executives warned that China may be winning the so-called Artificial Intelligence (AI) race with Europe. In another recent article, Bloomberg pointed out that countries are rushing to not be left behind. Read the full story, “The Myth About the Race for Artificial Intelligence”, on globalissues.org →

World Bank Financializing Development

KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Mar 26 (IPS) - The World Bank has successfully legitimized the notion that private finance is the solution to pressing development and welfare concerns, including achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through Agenda 2030. A recent McKinsey report estimates that the world needs to invest about US$3.3 trillion, or 3.8 per cent of world output yearly, in economic infrastructure, with about three-fifths in emerging market and other developing economies, to maintain current growth. Read the full story, “World Bank Financializing Development”, on ... more »

The Destruction of the Environment: An Unfolding Tragedy for Humanity

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 26 (IPS) - Jon Hall is Policy Specialist at the Human Development Report Office, UNDPLate last year the World Wide Fund for Nature released their Living Planet Report for 2018. WWF's estimates were stark: populations of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians have, on average, declined by 60 percent between 1970 and 2014. Read the full story, “The Destruction of the Environment: An Unfolding Tragedy for Humanity”, on globalissues.org →

My Best Princeton Alumni Benefit -- Thanks @HenryEPayne

admin at Coyote Blog - 12 hours ago
Henry Payne, a cartoonist featured on many of the libertarian sites I read and a writer for the Detroit News, was a classmate of mine at Princeton. Every year he creates a new birthday card that my class sends out to all of us on our birthdays. I kick myself for not saving them all, […]

EU’s Parliament Signs Off on Disastrous Internet Law: What Happens Next?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Danny O’Brien In a stunning rejection of the will of five million online petitioners, and over 100,000 protesters this weekend, the European Parliament has... more »

Russia’s economy continues to outperform as gold takes center stage (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 118. The post Russia’s economy continues to outperform as gold takes center stage (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

US Neocon Foreign Policy and the War Waged Against Serbia

Richard Galustian at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The Serbian assault began first by a ‘financial war’; by sanctions and finished off by an aggressive unprovoked incessant NATO bombing campaign. The post US Neocon Foreign Policy and the War Waged Against Serbia appeared first on The Duran.

Fighter Jet as Assassin: Meet the F-111 Aardvark (It Was Sent to Kill Qaddafi)

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 12 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * This is the story. *The definitive F-111F sported engines with thirty-five percent more thrust, an upgraded radar and a Pave Tack infrared targeting pod that allowed crew to identify targets on the ground and hit them with precision-guided munitions.* The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was a low-altitude strike plane born out of a shotgun wedding between competing Air Force and Navy requirements—with Defense Secretary McNamara as the minister. Despite its troubled adolescence, it grew into a capable high-tech night bomber that lasted decades in... more »

Has DARPA created a Ground Version of the F-35?

Warrior Maven at Test Feed Using Fields - 12 hours ago
*Warrior Maven* *Technology, Americas* [image: Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone [Public domain]] Here's what we know about "sensor fusion." The Pentagon’s research and technology arm is testing a “breakthrough” AI-enabled technology for dismounted mobile combat units that synthesizes drone feeds, robot sensors, small arms fire detection, and ground-based radar -- to “out cycle” enemy decision-making and attack with success. Instead of having to gather, organize and analyze overwhelming amounts of fast-emerging combat variables, soldiers and marines can instantly access a single, integr... more »

Asia On Fire: Why Millions Would Have Died in a U.S.-Russia War in Asia

Robert Farley at Test Feed Using Fields - 12 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * A Cold War nightmare that never happenned. *Late in the war, the Soviets gave Pyongyang the green light to invade South Korea. However, this operation backfired, as the North Koreans failed to make substantial progress against combined U.S. and South Korean forces. Moreover, the Soviet move confirmed the U.S.-Japanese alliance, and helped drive Beijing into a much more hostile disposition towards the Soviets.* Nearly every analyst during the Cold War agreed that, if Moscow and Washington could keep the nukes from flying, the Central Front in Europe ... more »

How U.S. Special Forces Smashed Hitler and Imperial Japan During World War II

Warfare History Network at Test Feed Using Fields - 12 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Americas* [image: U.S. Military] These highly trained and motivated units were on another level. The concept of elite or “special” forces matured during World War II, and the term became synonymous with extraordinary heroism, particularly against long odds. The editors of WWII History magazine have put together a Special Issue, World War II Special Forces, entirely devoted to these units and their actions during the war. In the summer of 1940 when Britain stood alone against the Nazi war machine, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was determine... more »

Thousands rally in central Sanaa as Yemen conflict hits four-year mark

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
Thousands of people rallied in central Sana’a on Tuesday to mark the fourth anniversary of the onset of the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Protesters held pictures of those killed in the conflict. One of the demonstrators said: “This year will be the year of victory and the year of legendary steadfastness.” The Saudi-led war in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

U.S. Embassy allegedly warns Jordanian businessmen to stop trading with the Syrian government

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The U.S. Embassy in Jordan allegedly sent a message to Jordanian businessmen to stop trading with the Syrian government and to cancel all agreements with them, the STEP News Agency reported this week. According to the report, if these businessmen do not cancel their trade agreements with the Syrian government, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel Prepare To Attack Gaza Again – No Ceasefire Reached

Robert Inlakesh at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:07 P.M)- After roughly 10 hours of attacks upon the Gaza Strip, there has been no ceasefire. Israel is preparing along the perimeter of the Gaza Strip for a new round of hostilities. So far Israeli missiles have been fired into 8 agricultural land sites, 5 buildings, 7 sites belonging to armed factions, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

[Graphic 18+] Syrian Army eliminates ISIS sleeper cell during cave operation

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) conducted a sweeping operation against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in the eastern countryside of the Al-Sweida Governorate this week. According to a military report from Al-Sweida, the Syrian Arab Army identified and stormed an Islamic State hideout near the town of Kara in the Badiya […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrians unite in masses to protest Trump’s Golan Heights decision (PHOTOS)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – Mass protests have broken out across Syria this afternoon in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights region. Speaking to Al-Masdar from the protest in Damascus, a source said the decision to begin these demonstrations across Syria was made approximately four hours. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 26, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Image credit: Boevaya mashina *Luke O'Brien, Modern War Institute*: *Let’s Get Some Things Straight About Nuclear Weapons* With the second US-North Korea summit having come and gone with no discernible sign of Pyongyang’s willingness to denuclearize, the topic of nuclear weapons remains at the forefront of discussions in national security and defense policy circles. And yet these discussions routinely treat nuclear weapons as a monolithic category of unthinkably destructive power, rather than acknowledging the graduated scale that extends all the way down to the tactical level. Ev... more »

PH's debt/GDP ratio stopped declining under Duterte

Bienvenido Oplas Jr at Government and Taxes - 12 hours ago
Until the last full year of Gloria Arroyo in 2009, PH's debt/GDP ratio was 54.8%. Then came the Benigno Aquino admin, the ratio kept falling with numerator (borrowings) controlled while the denominator (GDP) kept expanding, only 42.1% by 2016. Then Duterte admin, the decline in ratio has stopped. If the trend under the Aquino admin continued, we should only have about 39%, not 42% under Duterte. https://tradingeconomics.com/philippines/government-debt-to-gdp Dutertenomics lousily takes credit for the low debt/GDP ratio when it was the previous administration that worked hard to redu... more »

COMEY, MCCABE MUST COME CLEAN ON THEIR SECRET RUSSIA SOURCE AND OFFER FACTS OR TRUMP WILL DESTROY THEM WITH CORRUPT MUELLER'S HELP

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*Following the Robert Mueller cover up, the Democrats have to focus on the origins of the investigation into Trump and produce evidence, facts, documents obtained directly from those involved like James Comey, Andrew McCabe, to prove to the American public that they had probable cause.* *They also have to prove the case that obstruction of justice occurred to cover up any collusion or conspiracy.* *If the "secret source" is my information, then that information cannot be classified. It is ipso facto open source. Furthermore, if my information is the secret source, then obstruction o... more »

MACRON, MERKEL CHANGE TUNE IN MEETING WITH XI, FRANCE SIGNS 45 BILLION USD WORTH OF DEALS, MERKEL HAILS BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
Excerpts from media https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3003384/china-france-sign-us45-billion-deals-including-airbus-order *France signed 15 business contracts with China worth billions of euros on Monday, including a multi-plane order with Airbus and a €1 billion contract for EDF to build an offshore wind farm in China, the French presidency said.* *ADVERTISINGA 300 plane order from China for Airbus planes is worth about €30 billion euros ($33.94 billion), a French presidency official said.* *"We are close to 30 billion euros on the Airbus deal alone," the official s... more »

WATCH: 17 Cops Raid 4yo Boy’s Birthday Party ‘by Mistake,’ Terrorize Family, Destroy Their Home

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: raid]An innocent family was terrorized, threatened, and mistreated during their 4-year-old's birthday because police raided the wrong home looking for drugs.

Cop Fired for Feeding Homeless Man a Literal ‘Sh*t Sandwich’ Gets His Job Back

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: sandwich]A problem cop with a history of disgusting behavior involving putting fecal matter on bread, putting it into a Styrofoam container and giving it to homeless people has been given back his old job.

MEPS approve link tax, filter censorship law

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*From The Guardian* *A controversial directive introducing sweeping changes to copyright enforcement across Europe has been approved by the European parliament, despite ferocious campaigning led by Google and internet freedom activists.* *The European copyright directive, voted in by 348 MEPs to 274 against, is best known for two provisions it contains: articles 11 and 13, referred to as the “link tax” and “upload filter”, respectively, by opponents.* *The latter has been the main focus of campaigning. It requires websites that host user-generated content to take active measures to p... more »

Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 12 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Tuesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Aos Novos Compositores @ Beco do Rato (Lapa) – This cultural project for new composers is an evening where sambistas can present previously unpublished work of their own. This […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, March 26, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Romney's Mormon religion helps explain his criticism of Trump

Luke Perry, Professor of Government at Utica College, Utica College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah is one of the very few GOP critics of President Trump's character and leadership. Why has he staked out this lonely position? His Mormon faith.

Dynasties still run the world

Meg Rincker, Professor of Political Science, Purdue University Northwest at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
To reach the highest rungs of power, a new study shows, it really helps if your dad was president.

Edward Snowden, National Security Whistleblowing and Civil Disobedience

dpozen at Lawfare - 13 hours ago
Edward Snowden speaking at the 2015 International Students for Liberty Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. (Source: Flickr/Gage Skidmore) *Editor’s note: This essay is adapted from the author’s coda to the forthcoming volume “Exposing Secrets: The Forgotten History of U.S. National Security Whistleblowing and the Challenge of Dissent,” edited by Kaeten Mistry and Hannah Gurman, Columbia University Press.* National security whistleblowers are complicated characters. On the one hand, they may appear disloyal, self-centered, overconfident in their own v... more »

The Heatwave Of March 1910

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 13 hours ago
This week in 1910, Caruthersville, Missouri afternoon temperatures averaged 91 degrees. On this date in 1910, more than half of the US was above 70F. March 26 temperatures have been declining in the US since the 19th century, with 1910 … Continue reading →

The roots of an amusing idiom

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
I've long been familiar with, and laughed at, the idiom "A blind man, in a dark room, looking for a black cat that isn't there". However, I wasn't aware of its origins, or of the various ways it's been used in the past. I decided, on a whim, to look it up. Two articles at the always useful Quote Investigator provided the answers I needed. The first article established its origins. The earliest evidence located by QI in a Missouri newspaper in 1846 did not mention any professions; instead, the figurative language was used to illustrate the notion of darkness. Boldface has been ad... more »

EU waits for Tanzania to back up change of heart on stalled trade deal

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
26-Mar-2019 There is seemingly little economic incentive for Tanzanian President Magufuli to sign up to the EPA. Tanzania could already export its goods to the EU market under the ‘Everything But Arms' agreement.

Cars could cost $2200 more in the US thanks to Trump's trade 'deal'

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
26-Mar-2019 Economists who examined the text of the trade deal say that even if it helps the overall U.S. economy, the impact will likely be "tiny." And some economists say there is a good chance it will hurt the American economy.

How insane is global trade?

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
26-Mar-2019 The way trade works in the global economy can be insane – it wastes resources, worsens climate change, and undermines the livelihoods of millions of small-scale producers worldwide.

ALENA : Freeland discute tarifs avec Lighthizer

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
26-Mar-2019 US Court of International Trade rules use of national security tariffs allowed, but appeal likely

Tariffs raise 'serious questions' about NAFTA ratification, Freeland says

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
26-Mar-2019 US Court of International Trade rules use of national security tariffs allowed, but appeal likely

L'arbitrage international, témoignage de la puissance géopolitique des entreprises

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
26-Mar-2019 Pensés au départ pour pallier le manque de stabilité des investissements dans des pays réputés instables, les mécanismes d'arbitrage international se sont peu à peu érigés en véritables vecteurs d'influence pour les entreprises.

The Anti-Constitutionality of Court-Packing

Neil Siegel at Balkinization - 13 hours ago
Recently, there has been a lot of talk on the ideological left in the United States, including among certain Democratic presidential candidates, about the benefits of adding seats to the Supreme Court (that is, “Court expansion” or “Court-packing,” depending on one’s rhetorical objectives) when the Democrats again control the White House and both houses of Congress. I will call such a move Court-packing, which is the more common term and also the term that seems to me more honest. In this post, I will put aside whether it is a smart electoral strategy for Democrats to be talking abo... more »

U.S. Carries Out First Successful 'Salvo' Interception Of An ICBM Target

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Warzone/The Drive*: *Two Interceptors Launched From California To Swat ICBM In Most Ambitious Missile Defense Test Yet (Updated)* *The experiment has been more than a decade in the making and marks a critical juncture for the United States' rickety missile defense shield.* The U.S. military has conducted an important missile defense test from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. While officials at the base have declined to give any details about the experiment so far, earlier reports said it would be the first salvo test of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system, or GMD, a... more »

A Half Century of Segregated Schools in NYC

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 13 hours ago
Important piece of journalism today in the Times. Here's a clip: New York City is starkly different today than it was 50 years ago. It is politically more liberal, and far more racially diverse. Yet one aspect has barely changed: The city’s public schools remain among the most segregated in the nation. The deep racial divide was highlighted last week, when eighth graders who had taken the specialized high school admission test received offers to attend New York’s highly selective public high schools. The statistics were striking: out of 895 slots in Stuyvesant High School’s freshma... more »

Tuesday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Isabel Sawhill and Christopher Pulliam discuss the gap between a U.S. populace which wants to see more progressive taxes to fund improved social programs, and a political class blocking any progress. And PressProgress offers a reminder that Canada too has relatively low social spending despite the strong public demand for more. - Meanwhile, Laurie Monsebraaten reports on the end of Ontario's basic income pilot at the hands of Doug Ford - though it's noting that even at as the regular payments stop, recipients are rightly setting themselves ... more »

The Depression Preference

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 13 hours ago
When I describe mental illness as “an extreme, socially disapproved preference,” the most convincing counter-example people offer is depression. Do I really think people “want to be depressed” or choose depression as a bizarre alternative lifestyle? My quick answer: These objections confuse preferences with meta-preferences. No one chooses to have the gene for cilantro aversion. Yet people […] The post The Depression Preference appeared first on Econlib.

Julian Assange Clashes With Ecuadorian Officials After Embassy Locks US Journalist in a Surveilled Room

Cassandra Fairbanks at 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] It was meant to be a routine visit by a journalist to another journalist. Instead, I found myself locked in a cold, surveilled room for over an hour by Ecuadorian officials, as a furious argument raged between the country’s ambassador and Julian Assange. The room was inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where 2019 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Julian Assange currently lives under the ostensible protection of political asylum. Yet the WikiLeaks publisher was barred from entering the room, where he was supposed to join me for a pre-approved meeting, because he refu... more »

Donald Trump Warns of ATTACKING Gaza Strip After Israel Struck by Forces in Palestine

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 13 hours ago
Is it Game Over for the Palestinians (REAL Jews of the Bible)? Yes! It is a matter of when they will be forcefully evicted into the North Sinai desert not whether. Trump’s Deal of Century pretense of a Peace Treaty is coming apart. There is no peace treaty. It is a plan to initiate the […]

DO BLACK KIDS (ACTUALLY) MATTER: Black kids don't get into Stuyvesant!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019Big newspaper shows that it cares:* Last Tuesday morning, right on its front page, the New York Times showed the world that it deeply cares. The report was written by Eliza Shapiro, one of the paper's fairly recent ballyhooed hires. Her report concerned, or at least seemed to concern, the lives and the interests of black kids. Shapiro's report concerned admission figures at New York City's most selective "elite" high schools. In print editions, the headline on her front-page report extended across five columns. Lengthy hard-copy headline included, her ne... more »

“Equality Act” Seeks Federal Persecution of Christians

Alex Newman at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: equality-act-seeks-federal-persecution-of-christians] Democrats in Congress are pushing “equality” legislation that critics say would criminalize Christianity, Islam, and Judaism by forcing virtually every institution in society — including churches — to hire, serve, and promote homosexuals and individuals confused about their gender. A number of analysts have warned that by enshrining “sexual orientation” in the statute, even pedophilia and pederasty could be protected. In the House of Representatives, Democrats already have more than enough co-sponsors to pass the bill. An... more »

Extra Time: Christopher Steele & British Meddling in US Election

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 14 hours ago
*21WIRE.TV* | Special segment available each week to our Members.

The Impact of Within-Group Conflict on Trust and Trustworthiness

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
On how life-and-death-level infighting has lasting effects on trust.

Russia's New Nuclear Missiles Have Some Problems Mixed With Some Successes

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Russian Topol inter-continental ballistic missiles are pictured during a rehearsal for the nation's annual May 9 Victory Day parade (file photo from The Daily Mail) *Popular Mechanics*: *Putin’s New Missiles Are Having Decidedly Mixed Success* *A nuclear-powered cruise missile stumbles, but hypersonic weapons should be deployed next year.* We've heard plenty of bombastic claims about new Russian weaponry in the past few years. But U.S. intelligence believes that the development of new arms—many of them nuclear-capable—is experiencing decidedly mixed success. According to MSNBC, th... more »

Exoneration Can Now Change Everything

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: President Donald J. Trump waves as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House Friday morning, March 22, 2019, to board Marine One for the start of his trip to Palm Beach, Fla., where he will meet with Caribbean leaders. (Official White House Photo)] President Donald Trump correctly called the "legal" events of this past weekend his exoneration, and it can now lead to very profound changes in a national and world situation which was becoming extremely dangerous. The President's attorney Rudy Giuliani immediately spoke of getting to "the name of the person who started t... more »

A Short History Of Yugoslavia (II)

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
Part I Partitioning of Yugoslavia during WWII (1941−1945) Regardless of the reached agreement on the Croatian ethnopolitical autonomy in Yugoslavia, the (Roman Catholic) Croatian traditional and historical animosity and even a hate against the (Christian Orthodox) Serbs remained extremely strong – a fact which both Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini […] The post A Short History Of Yugoslavia (II) appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Humanity ‘Sleepwalking towards the edge of a cliff’: 60% of earth’s wildlife wiped out since 1970

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 14 hours ago
Scientists from around the world issued a stark warning to humanity Tuesday in a semi-annual report on the Earth’s declining biodiversity, which shows that about 60 percent of mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles have been wiped out by human activity since 1970. “What is increasingly clear is that human development and wellbeing are reliant on […] The post Humanity ‘Sleepwalking towards the edge of a cliff’: 60% of earth’s wildlife wiped out since 1970 appeared first on Health Nut News.

65 chemical cross-contaminants found in popular children’s vaccine INFANRIX Hexa

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 14 hours ago
Thank you to Lew Rockwell for this story… Facebook, which seems to have become a government-run agency claiming to help fight the war on ‘fake news,’ has pledged to delete and flag content that spreads misinformation. This is great and should be done, but the only problem is that content around the internet is being […] The post 65 chemical cross-contaminants found in popular children’s vaccine INFANRIX Hexa appeared first on Health Nut News.

The Illusory Truth Effect: How Millions Were Duped By Russiagate

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 14 hours ago
“Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy”, read the front page headline of Sunday’s New York Times. Bit by bit, mainstream American consciousness is slowly coming to terms with the death of the thrilling conspiracy theory that the highest levels of the US government had been infiltrated by […]

‘Dark day for internet freedom’: EU approves controversial copyright reform

RT at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Julia Reda, a German MEP with the Pirate Party, described it as a “dark day for internet freedom." The post ‘Dark day for internet freedom’: EU approves controversial copyright reform appeared first on The Duran.

It's In The Voters' Hands

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Donald Trump will not be impeached. Nancy Pelosi acknowledged that fact awhile ago. After the release of William Barr's four page letter, it's clear he won't be charged with conspiracy or obstruction of justice. Richard Cohen goes back to three presidents to put Trump's presidency in perspective: Robert Dallek begins a section of his superb biography of John F. Kennedy, “An Unfinished Life,” with three quotes. The first is President Theodore Roosevelt’s famous one about the “bully pulpit.” Trump uses his to belittle his critics and spread misinformation. The second quote is from ... more »

Network For Public Education uncovers how U.S. DOE wastes a billion on defunct charter schools

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig at Cloaking Inequity - 14 hours ago
A blistering new report from the Network for Public Education (NPE) documents how the federal government, through the U.S. Department of Education, wastes hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on grants awarded to charter schools that never open or quickly close. The Department of Education is also funding charter schools that blatantly discriminate in their discipline, curricular, and enrollment practices. The

There is no black or white - only shades of gray

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
We know the western corporate owned media lies to us all the time. Why would we believe them when they tell us not to read or watch international media that conflicts with Washington's game plan? We get intimidated to even listen to thoughts of others that our ruling oligarchy's paint as off-limits. It makes me furious to hear the ruling elites. Sadly many out in the hustings, knowing full well better, keep in line by closing their mind and hearts to the rest of the world. The US is preparing for a war with Russia and China. Shouldn't we be asking why? Bruce

The Navy's Railgun Might Be So Powerful It Could "Blow the Top Off a Mountain"

TNI Staff at Test Feed Using Fields - 14 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, * But will it happen? *“I need to be able to see how this thing—for both the projectile and the gun—how it shoots at full range, which means I need both elevation and altitude and long range where I can go blow the top off a mountain someplace and not worry about someone fishing around somewhere,” Fanta told Defense News.* While the U.S. Navy had announced last year that it would take a prototype railgun to sea onboard the expeditionary fast transport USNS *Trenton* (JHSV-5) in 2016, the service may have to scupper those plans. *(This first appeared in 2... more »

The B-2 Bomber and F-22 Are Old: A New Generation of Stealth Could Be Unstoppable

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 14 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Here's why. *In 1975 John Kelly, a Boeing researcher, identified moving control surfaces as a major impediment to developing stealthy warplanes. “Elimination of control surfaces is a consideration that should be examined for low-RCS designs,” Kelly wrote in a company study.* 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. *(This first appeared several months ago.)* The 12-foot-span, jet-propelled MAGMA dron... more »

Truly Terrible: These 5 Guns Are the Worst To Ever Fire a Bullet

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 14 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Would you agree? *The extremely slow rate of fire made it for all intents and purposes a single shot weapon, and the 9x19 round could not guarantee to incapacitate the target. As the war grew more violent and involved more heavily armed personnel on both sides, the Deer Gun grew less practical, and only 1,000 were built.* Handheld firearms have existed in one form or another since the 13th century. Despite their long history, there have been relatively few real, genuine clunkers in the world of handguns. The close engagement range of handguns—typic... more »

In 2017, Did a Russian Anti-Aircraft Missile Hit a New Israeli F-35 Stealth Fighter?

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 14 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The evidence cited by seems rather tenuous. Here is what we know. *As The Drive summed up rather neatly, “Although we cannot rule the possibility out entirely, as Freud would say—sometimes a bird strike is just a bird strike.”* Did a Russian anti-aircraft missile hit one of Israel’s new F-35 stealth fighters back in late 2017? Pro-Russian media are claiming that an Israeli F-35I was hit and damaged by a Russian-made S-200 surface-to-air missile during an Israeli air strike in Syria earlier this month. Israel says one of its F-35s was damaged—after c... more »

The U.S. Navy Has A Plan To Reach A Fleet Of 355 Ships In 15 Years

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Warzone/The Drive: **Here Is The Navy's Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 Years* *The service will face huge challenges in meeting that goal and just sustaining those vessels will cost many billions more than it spends now.* The U.S. Navy’s latest long-term shipbuilding plan lays out an aggressive path to achieving its long-standing goal of having 355 ships by 2034, two decades earlier than its last estimate. But this ambitious plan isn't just about buying extra ships and the service says that when, and if, it reaches that total... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*Why Politicians on the Left Can’t Fix What Ails Public Schools in New York City* New York leaders are right to be upset that only seven black kids got into one of the most prestigious public schools in the city, Stuyvesant High, out of 895 spots. Something indeed ought to be done. Unfortunately, officials such as Mayor Bill de Blasio and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., emphasize equality of outcome rather than deal with the root causes of the problem. So, they are unlikely to fix anything but instead will make the problem worse. Test results have been equally dispiriting ... more »

This Is How A U-2 Spy Plane Pilot Suits Up And Takes Off On A Mission

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Popular Mechanics:* *Watch A U-2 Spy Plane Pilot Suit Up and Take Off on a Mission Over the Middle East* *The “moon suit” looks surprisingly agile.* You don't just hop in and fly the Dragon Lady. A new video on YouTube chronicles the extensive preparations required to fly the U-2 "Dragon Lady" spy plane. To cope with the extreme altitudes, pilots wear “moon suits” so large and complex it takes a full crew of technicians to help them put it on. The video then goes on to show the aircraft taking off what was until recently a secret base in the Middle East, fly a mission, and then ... more »

Orwell’s Homage to the Proles

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
George OrwellI think George Orwell has paid a great homage to the proles in his book *1984*. The book’s protagonist Winston Smith makes an entry in his diary: “If there is hope… it lies in the proles.” Winston realizes that the proles constitute 85% of the population in Oceania. He notes in his dairy that “the proles, if they could somehow become conscious of their own strength, would have no need to conspire. They needed only to rise up and shake themselves like a horse shaking off flies. If they chose they could blow the Party to pieces tomorrow morning. Surely sooner or later it...more »

Is North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Planning A Trip To Russia?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Newsweek:* *Kim Jong Un Plans Trip to Russia After Meeting With Donald Trump Falls Apart* North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may soon make an official visit to Russia, a Russian official who recently led a government delegation to North Korea, announced on Monday. Oleg Melnichenko said Russia had formally invited Kim to visit Moscow last year and that the invitation was still being considered. “To date, I think that everything remains in the consultations mode. This issue was not specially discussed during our visit, but it will likely happen in the near future," he told reporters o... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*The Green Pope is wilting* By Elizabeth Yore, an international child protection attorney. She tries to pick up after pedophile priests From the outset, the Heartland Institute spotted the potted papal plant in the climate change hoax of the Francis papacy. As the world was mesmerized with the merciful and humble green Pope, Heartland recognized a flawed and unreliable model, devoid of science, reason, and flush with politics. In April of 2015, the Heartland Delegation went to Rome to attempt a dialogue with the Pope about his dangerous and incomprehensible partnership with the U... more »

Are you suffering from climate change anxiety?

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Latest from Pravda: https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/are-you-suffering-from-climate-change-anxiety/p073zgqd An incredibly sad film about three young and obviously intelligent people who are suffering from “climate change anxiety”. One of the guys sums up the whole thing, when he says: “We are already seeing coastal city flooding, we are already seeing forest fires, we are already seeing […]

It's Bad Enough We Have Trump Threatening Democracy-- Now There's Cheri Bustos, A Dangerous Blue Dog At The DCCC

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Eric Levitz's column in *New York* Magazine over the weekend, House Democratic Establishment Declares War On Democracy is exactly the kind of headline Pelosi, Hoyer and Cheri Bustos deserve. Their latest little trick-- under cover of the Mueller Report hysteria-- deserves lots of exposure so the Democratic grassroots starts to understand that when you contribute to the DCCC, you are contributing to the enemy. "The American political system," wrote Levitz, "is dominated by a two-party duopoly that uses its control over election laws to suppress challenges to its power. That stateme... more »

Chart: Medical cannabis license growth still sizzling in Oklahoma

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 16 hours ago
Nine months after Oklahoma voters approved one of the most business-friendly medical marijuana initiatives in the country, the number of licenses and patient approvals continue to rise at a feverish pace. Low barriers to entry for both are driving the growth, namely: Businesses have no license caps and a low application/license fee of $2,500. The […] Chart: Medical cannabis license growth still sizzling in Oklahoma is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The USS Wasp: The Worst U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier of World War II

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Lots of reasons. The U.S. Navy rose to prominence during World War II from just one of many major naval powers to the undisputed greatest in just four short years. This was in large part due to the expansion and effective use of its aircraft carrier fleet. Although most American flattops that fought in the war were highly successful designs one, USS *Wasp*, was fatally compromised by the need to conform to international treaty obligations. The result was a carrier that was quickly sunk early on in the war, making only a modest contribution to the ov... more »

‘High donation’: Austrian police probe far-right figure over ties to accused Christchurch gunman

Just In - 16 hours ago
Austrian authorities search the home of a prominent far-right activist in Vienna as part of an investigation into his ties to the alleged Christchurch mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant, who is known to have visited the country.

I Just Am - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 16 hours ago
*I am not a man* *I am not a woman* *I just am* *I am not young* *I am not old* *I just am* *I am not positive* *I am not negative* *I just am* *I am not lost* *I am not found* *I just am* *I am not happy* *I am not sad* *I just am* *I am not angry* *I am not content* *I just am* *I am not love* *I am not hate* *I just am* *I am not life* *I am not death* *I just am* *I am not emotion* *I am not thought* *I just am* *I am not matter* *I am not energy* *I just am* *I am not human* *I am not god* *I just am* *I just am* *That* *I am* *© * *2019 . M.N. Hopkins* *Note: I w... more »

Farmers' repeated pleas for help in deadly Esperance bushfires ignored, coroner told

Christien de Garis, Mark Bennett, Isabel Moussalli And Tom Joyner at Just In - 16 hours ago
In an emotional day of hearings at the inquest into the 2015 Esperance bushfires, two farmers tell the court that requests for backup were repeatedly made but none came.

Woman killed in day of two horror crashes in the Riverland

Just In - 16 hours ago
A 45-year-old woman dies in a crash between a B-double and a car at the intersection of the Sturt Highway and the Old Sturt Highway during a horror day on the roads in South Australia's Riverland.

Quick road trip on a sad occasion

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Sadly, and suddenly and without warning, the father of a friend died last weekend. Miss D. and I will be heading south this morning for the funeral. Please keep us in your prayers for traveling safety and the like; and also for the survivors of the departed, for whom funerals are always tough. We hope to be back by this evening. I've queued up a couple of blog posts for later in the morning, so you won't be short of reading matter. Peter

DO THE TRUMPERS THINK THEY'RE BULLETPROOF NOW?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
It may be a coincidence that this happened just after Robert Mueller turned in his report without further indictments, but the Trump administration now appears to believe it can do anything it wants without risking the president's reelection. The Trump administration on Monday said the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down, in a dramatic reversal. In a filing with a federal appeals court, the Justice Department said it agreed with the ruling of a federal judge in Texas that invalidated the Obama-era health care law.... It's a major shift for the Justice Department from w... more »

IDF send tanks to Gaza border after rocket exchanges with Hamas (VIDEO)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) deployed additional hardware to the border with Gaza, as footage filmed in an open area south of Ashkelon on Tuesday shows. The move comes as tensions between Israeli forces and fighters in Gaza escalated after a rocket allegedly fired by Hamas hit a house in Mishmeret, a town 30km (19mi) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2019-03-24

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
This is a summary of 8 AMN articles on the following subjects: Europe, ISIS, Syria, Erdogan, Golan, Maduro, Venezuela, Latakia, Serbia, Idlib, Israel, Trump, Iraq. We have changed our format from posting full articles to our steem readership to a summarized daily brief, as the article by article format is considered to be incompatible with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish military moves to front-lines with Kurdish forces in northern Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 A.M.) – The Turkish Armed Forces moved their troops to the front-lines with the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Aleppo on Monday, a local source near the town of Tal Rifa’at told Al-Masdar. According to the source, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and their allies were replaced by the Turkish […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Lebanese President blasts Trump over Golan Heights move

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday morning that U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory contradicts international law and directly affects Lebanon’s interests. “Of course, this affects the immediate interests of Lebanon. We believe that the leader of a foreign state has no […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iraqi forces triumph over ISIS terrorists in Salaheddine

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces scored another major victory against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) this week, as their troops eliminated a group of terrorists that launched a big attack in the Salaheddine. According to a military communique from Baghdad, the Iraqi Armed Forces came under a heavy attack from an Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

How much longer can Turkey delay the Syrian Army’s Idlib offensive?

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Syrian government has repeatedly vowed to retake “every inch” of Syrian land that is currently under the control of the opposition and Kurdish-led forces. However, despite these proclamations by the government, the Syrian Armed Forces have been unable to launch any significant ground offensives against groups like Jaysh Al-Izza […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2019-03-23

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
This is a summary of 11 AMN articles on the following subjects: Golan, Israel, Syria, Hama, Russia, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Pompeo, Baghdadi, ISIS, SDF, Trump, Idlib. We have changed our format from posting full articles to our steem readership to a summarized daily brief, as the article by article format is considered to be incompatible with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2019-03-22

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
This is a summary of 13 AMN articles on the following subjects: Idlib, Russia, Syria, Iraq, ISIS, US, Daesh, Israel, Netanyahu, Gaza, Human Rights Report, UN, War Crimes, Erdogan, Turkey, Golan, Trump. We have changed our format from posting full articles to our steem readership to a summarized daily brief, as the article by article […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US will not by as Russian builds up forces in Venezuela: Pompeo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the situation in Venezuela, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said on Monday in a readout of a phone conversation between the two leaders. “Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today, March 25 on the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Hezbollah leader to deliver speech today amid Trump’s Golan Heights move

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 A.M.) – Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, will deliver a televised speech via Al-Manar TV on Tuesday, the organization said via their official media wing on Sunday. According to Hezbollah media relations, their leader will address the recent local and regional political developments. Nasrallah’s decision to deliver a televised speech came just […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Who’s Behind The #5G Cull Of Humanity? Left Hook by Dean Henderson

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://hendersonlefthook.wordpress.com/2019/03/19/whos-behind-the-5g-cull-of-humanity/?fbclid=IwAR2EjOenU74caCTEgIcdWEizxe7MSKdeh5j8YzMSckMTTyRaZqf_6B-LMCk Advertisements

Scientists say eating eggs for breakfast helps boost brain function.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://www.naturalnews.com/2019-03-13-eating-eggs-for-breakfast-will-help-boost-brain-functions.html

How a proton gets its spin is surprisingly complicated.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/proton-spin-quarks?tgt=nr

There’s a parasitic worm that’s causing women to get pregnant.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/theres-a-parasitic-worm-thats-causing-women-to-get-pregnant.32449/

8 Cases of Food Poisoning: Find the Pathogen Responsible

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://reference.medscape.com/slideshow/food-poisoning-6009621?src=soc_fb_190328_mscpedt_reference_mdscp_FoodPoisoning&faf=1

#Avocados recalled in 6 US states over listeria concerns

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://www.emedinexus.com/post/11072

Male birth control pill is declared safe.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6847511/Male-birth-control-pill-declared-safe.html?ito=social-facebook

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