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Update on Lost Comments
After engaging with my issues briefly within a couple of hours of my support request, Disqus has for 3 business days ignored all further communication from me to multiple email addresses. Unfortunately, they do not seem to have any kind of support ticket tracking system. As a reminder, 6 years of comments on thousands of […]
Viola Davis is Barnard College’s Spring 2019 Commencement Speaker
Award-winning actress, producer and humanitarian Viola Davis has been named the Barnard College’s commencement speaker during its 127th commencement ceremony on May 20. Davis will also receive the college’s highest honor, the Barnard Medal of Distinction during the ceremony for her human rights work. “I am thrilled to have Viola Davis bring words of inspiration […]
XULA President Dr. Norman C. Francis Named Recipient of 2019 Laetare Medal
The former president of Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), Dr. Norman C. Francis will receive the University of Notre Dame’s 2019 Laetare Medal, the most distinguished honor bestowed to American Catholics, during Notre Dame’s 174th Commencement Ceremony on May 19. “For more than 50 years, Dr. Francis has been at the center of civil rights […]
Naked protesters turn Brexit debate on head, turning other cheek over climate change
Just In - 9 hours ago
A British parliamentary debate on Brexit is temporarily disrupted when a group of 14 people strip to their underpants in the public gallery of the House of Commons.
Fail
Tina D A recent comment at Biased BBC ran as follows: Roland Deschain March 31, 2019 at 10:21 pm Did I just hear this right on the BBC news? “Gisela Stuart has failed to apologise for Vote Leave overspending…” Not even “declined”. “Failed.” The BBC clearly feels it’s her duty to do so. In other news, the BBC has failed to apologise for its years of anti-Brexit bias. RD did indeed hear it right. Tina Daheley, presenting the BBC One late evening news bulletin last night, read out the following BBC script: The former Labour MP Gisela Stuart, a key figure in the Vote Leave campaign, ha... more »
US Sanctions: The Source Of Imperial Executive Power
Sanctions are the foreign policy of choice for the United States. There are sanctions on sanctions and sub-sanctions. Sanctions on countries, companies, individuals, and more. While we have long argued that sanctions never work and only make life miserable for civilians, they also empower an imperial US presidency totally out of reach of Congress. Watch today's Liberty Report:
Measles Count in US This Year Already More Than All of 2018
The number of U.S. measles cases through the first three months of this year have surpassed the count for all of 2018, health officials say.
WWF Sounds Alarm After 48 Lbs. of Plastic Found in Dead Whale
The environmental group said the garbage recovered from the sperm whale’s stomach included a corrugated tube for electrical works, plastic plates, shopping bags, tangled fishing lines and a washing detergent package with its bar code still legible.
Biden Says He Never Meant to Make Women Feel Uncomfortable
Biden has been warned by advisers that his past statements and actions, including his long history of hugging and showing affection to women, would face fresh scrutiny in the 2020 campaign.
April Fools’ 2019: Our Favorite Internet Pranks the Past Year
A collection of the best japes sprung on unsuspecting internet users as part of the annual April Fools' tradition.
Dowse the Fire!
“The EU bureaucrats’ idea of “saving the climate” by doing away with small handheld CO2-base fire extinguishers is worse than asinine — I can only think of it as a kind of eco-terrorism that will surely backfire.” – Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser ___________________ Dowse the Fire! Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser Firefighting used to be simple. In the ... Read moreDowse the Fire! The post Dowse the Fire! appeared first on Ice Age Now.
New York Times Venezuela Coverage Hits New Low
The Paper of Record has given a "Venezuelan-American writer and comedian" named Joanna Hausmann a video platform from which to hilariously smear the growing anti-regime change protests in the United States. In the written warm-up intro to her stand-up routine of an op-ed, she writes: *From Noam Chomsky to Ilhan Omar, there is a growing movement on the American left known as “Hands Off Venezuela,” protesting America’s backing of the opposition leader Juan Guaido. Some of them even chant, “Maduro, friend, the people are with you.” In this video Op-Ed, a Venezuelan-American comic argu... more »
'This is the death blow': Fossils found from 'day asteroid hit Earth and wiped out dinosaurs'
Just In - 9 hours ago
A fossilised fish graveyard from 66 million years ago may hold the clues to the dinosaurs' last day on Earth. But scientific scepticism surrounds the site of Hell Creek.
'He cheats at the highest level': New book details claims about Trump's golf game
Just In - 9 hours ago
A new book reveals the ongoing influence of golf in relation to the US President's leadership, and a slew of celebrities and professional golfers say that Mr Trump has consistently played dirty.
Hundreds Of Chinese Ships Are Lurking Near A Philippine Island In The South China Sea
Thitu (Pag-asa in Tagalog), in the Spratly Islands *Business Insider*: *The Philippines says hundreds of Chinese ships have been lurking near an island it occupies in the disputed South China Sea* * The Philippines has officially protested the presence of hundreds of Chinese ships around a island in the South China Sea. * The vessels have been detected around Philippines-occupied Thitu Island, aka Pag-asa, since January. * The Philippines considers the vessels to be maritime militia, though China says they're fishing boats. MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has filed a diplomatic ... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/1/2019
Today's Water Cooler: Trump Michigan rally, Bill Weld, Stacey Abrams. AOC's app, DSA dog caucus, retail sales, manufacturing, Wells Fargo, Wow Air, Aramco, Sears, unicorns, Big Ag, soil microbes and carbon capture, invasive species, rice, bent cops, aggression, capitalism, vanity plates
AOC Compares Climate Change To 9/11
By Paul Homewood Occasional-Cortex makes a fool of herself again! Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for more urgency to address climate change on Friday, comparing its impact on Americans to the tragedy of 9/11. The Bronx rep was discussing her Green New Deal on MSNBC when she said the devastation from Hurricane Maria in Puerto […]
Bump Stock Ban Goes Into Effect; ATF Rule Turns Thousands Into Felons Overnight
[image: bump-stock-ban-goes-into-effect-atf-rule-turns-thousands-into-felons-overnight] The bump stock ban ordered by President Trump has gone into effect, making hundreds of thousands of Americans felons for owning the device.
Portland officials attempt to block 5G network installation over health risks
Worried about health risks (as well as government overreach) officials in the city of Portland, Oregon decided to sue the Federal Communications Commission at the beginning of March, over what it considered to be “a big land grab by the feds that will hamper how the city regulates its own infrastructure and could cost them […] The post Portland officials attempt to block 5G network installation over health risks appeared first on Health Nut News.
An Instagram model has been granted probation for stomping on her tiny dog
Over the weekend, the world learned about the 26-year-old Instagram model Keevonna Wilson who was seen on her apartment’s security system repeatedly kicking and stomping on her small Shih Tzu-Yorkie crossbreed, Chastity. Last week, Wilson was granted probation by a Florida court for the September 2017 incident after accepting a plea deal. “The judge granted her a ‘withhold […] The post An Instagram model has been granted probation for stomping on her tiny dog appeared first on Health Nut News.
Warning: Don’t swallow the toothpaste…even though it tastes like candy
By Amanda Just, MS, and Griffin Cole, DDS, NMD from CHD’s Partner: International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) Fluoride is not essential for human growth and development, and it has been identified as one of 12 industrial chemicals known to cause developmental neurotoxicity in humans. Concerns have been raised about potential associations between […] The post Warning: Don’t swallow the toothpaste…even though it tastes like candy appeared first on Health Nut News.
Arctic Ice Ides of March
The monthly average for March represents the annual maximum for Arctic ice extent. The graph shows the 12-year March average in MASIE is 15M km2, with SII about 200k km2 less. In this period six years were higher and seven lower, including a virtual tie between 2019, 2015 and 2007, slightly higher than 2017 and […]
Confidence in Mueller’s Investigation Soars After Barr Letter
Street art in Washington, DC by artist Craig Tinsky. (Source: Flickr/Mike Maguire) March 21 to March 22, just prior to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s delivery of his report on the Russia investigation to Attorney General William Barr, we conducted a nationwide survey asking respondents a series of questions regarding Mueller’s investigation. From March 26 to March 28, after the release of Barr’s letter with his top-line summary of the investigation’s conclusions, we conducted another nationwide survey asking respondents the same series of questions to gauge how the report’s rele... more »
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Found on Gab this morning: Now that's a happy cat! Peter
Chile: Report on a Chupacabras Encounter
*Source: Noticiero Ufologico Autonomo (NOUFA) No.54Date: March 2019* *Chile: Report on a Chupacabras Encounter * *From the Files of Raul Gajardo Lepold, Researcher* *First Case* Angol, 11.26.2006 IEA(*) Eyewitness Account [*(*) IEA stands for Intruso Esporádico Agresivo - Sporadic Aggressive Intruder, an acronym used in South America to designate the paranormal predator known more commonly as the Chupacabras*] FROM Pablo Andres Diaz Caceres, 28, married, graphic designer, residing at 414 Las Violetas, Graneros. "In the year 2003, while at a cookout with Mr. RAFAEL MORENO, gener... more »
While The House Pushes Green New Deal Fan Fiction, The Senate Wants To Lower Emissions Using Science
The Green New Deal is the name given to a half-formed quasi-rational publicity stunt formed by the New Guard in the House of Representatives. Deniers for hire like Organic Consumers Association, which are opposed to agriculture (not to mention their endorsement of anti-vaccine activists and endorsement of opponents of all science) say it will be great. And it will be, for their clients. That poor people will starve or freeze to death if city politicians define "sustainable" isn't really a concern, because the wealthy elites who give to environmental groups will be fine. read more
Why Organic Food is Not Only Good for the Body, But the Mind and Soul Too
In this day and age, most are aware that organic food is better for the health of people and the planet.
The Multiple Connections From a Single, Conscious Breath
Inhale the good sh*t…exhale the bullsh*t!
The Heart of True Integration
While it’s our greatest desire to be fulfilled, there’s often a belief suggesting that only through our specific personal desires can fulfillment come to be.
How the freedom of the 1990s didn't last
My country has been tamed by Nazism between 1939 (well, partly 1938) and 1945, and by communism between 1948 and 1989 (6+41 = 47 years, almost half a century). Folks like your humble correspondent have helped the communist system to collapse and we entered the 1990s, an unusually free decade. People could say anything, try lots of things, travel across the world, and start numerous types of businesses. Political parties started to compete, communist companies were being privatized (and I think it was right to try to do it quickly although apparent imperfections couldn't be avoided), ... more »
Fighting 'Radical Islamic Terrorism' Begins with Saudi Arabia
*Carlo Jose Vicente Caro* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Trump's attitude towards the Saudis contradicts one of his most important campaign promises: to be tough against "radical Islamic terrorism." For some time I was under the impression that the loss of Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid meant that the United States would be a more independent power and more immune to external pressures in dictating Middle East policy. However, Donald Trump’s heavier reliance on Saudi Arabia for regional security in the Middle East and his unwillingness to take action against them a... more »
75 Million Rifles: Why the AK-47 Is The Deadliest Gun Ever Made
*TNI Staff* *Security, * The numbers matter. *The Soviets also wanted firearms that were rugged, simple to produce and cheap to make.* A few days ago, fighters from the Free Syrian Army *ran* American special-operations forces out of a town near the Turkish border, hurling insults like “infidels,” “crusaders,” “dogs” and “pigs.” These fighters, who are actively benefiting from U.S. support, brandished the most recognizable gun of all time, the Kalashnikov. The power of this image cannot be understated. *(This first appeared several years ago.)* Thanks in no small part to the ... more »
A Free and Open Indo-Pacific Region: the South Korean Perspective
*Sukjoon Yoon* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] If the United States intended to use the Indo-Pacific region to effectively counter Chinese expansionism, then it appears to be too little too late. *Why Does FOIP Matter?* A free and open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) means many different things to different regional stakeholders in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Australia, the United States, or the European Union. Considered as an extension of the U.S.-led Asia-Pacific security concept to the Indian Ocean region, its realization is nebulous. No regional po... more »
Colt Tried to Built the Smallest of Assault Rifles (But It Couldn't Shoot Straight)
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * That's a problem. Military aircrews always have to train for the possibility of crashing behind enemy lines. In the event of this disaster scenario, the pilots and crews must rely on the kinds of weapons—mainly pistols and knives—they can carry on their persons or stuff into small survival kits. In the late 1960s, the famous Colt firearms company hoped to give fliers a tiny assault rifle instead. But the final version was awkward, inaccurate and difficult to use. In 1969, engineers at Colt offered the U.S. Air Force a unique lightweight gun, primaril... more »
Cutting funding, Sportsmen’s Tavern, and AOC…
BY JOE GENCO A short take on today’s news — Seeing our President cutting funding to shithole countries conflicts me. If your problem is with desperate people invading your country because there is no hope in their country, what is
Florida medical cannabis retailer to expand to 49 dispensaries
Leading Florida medical marijuana retailer Trulieve has received the go-ahead to expand its dispensaries to 49 locations throughout the state. According to the Tallahassee Democrat, this ends a lawsuit Trulieve filed against the Florida health department and the state will drop its appeal of a circuit judge’s ruling that a statutory cap limiting the number of dispensaries […] Florida medical cannabis retailer to expand to 49 dispensaries is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
With no explanation, CA regulators delay marijuana social equity funding
California regulators put $10 million in state grant money for cannabis social equity programs on hold, it was announced over the weekend. The state Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC) earlier this month began accepting grant applications from cities that have social equity programs intended to get minorities and those impacted by the war on drugs […] With no explanation, CA regulators delay marijuana social equity funding is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Ontario’s first 25 recreational cannabis stores could contribute CA$500 million to industry
Ontario’s first 10 regulated adult-use marijuana retail stores opened their doors today – the last province in Canada to achieve the important milestone – but experts say the early entrants will barely scratch the surface of the market’s potential. The 10 stores are among the first 25 set to open this month after going through […] Ontario’s first 25 recreational cannabis stores could contribute CA$500 million to industry is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Marijuana firm Cresco Labs inks landmark $823 million acquisition of Origin House
Chicago-based Cresco Labs, a multistate cannabis company, has agreed to acquire Origin House – a Canadian firm with massive portfolio of brands and major California presence – in a deal valued at $823 million (1.1 billion Canadian dollars). The all-stock deal, announced early Monday, marks the largest acquisition in the U.S. of a publicly traded […] Marijuana firm Cresco Labs inks landmark $823 million acquisition of Origin House is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The Democrat platform for 2020
The 2020 campaign and platform for the Democrats, based on recent behavior of those in Congress and those who have declared: 1. Open borders. 2. Pack the polls with ex-felons, 16 year olds, and illegals. 3. Destroy the electoral college so Democrats can legally win all future presidential elections with 4 states they packed with #1 and #2. 4. Implement the Green New Deal so the public sector control and influence is greater than the private sector--aka socialism. 5. Infanticide and late term abortion for any reason. 6. Abortion's progressive outcome, euthanasia for the inconvenie... more »
Reforming investment dispute settlement: A stocktaking
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 Investor-State dispute settlement continues to be controversial, spurring debate in the investment and development community and the public at large. States are responding to challenges and concerns surrounding ISDS through different avenues.
Kingsgate prepares for legal challenge to mine closure
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 The Australian mining company Kingsgate Consolidated, armed with a US$55-million insurance payout for the closure of its gold mine in Thailand, says it now has the financial means to pursue its arbitration case against the Thai government.
TT signs UK trade agreement
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 One week after nine Cariforum countries signed an agreement with the United Kingdom to maintain preferential trade agreements if and when the UK leaves the European Union, Trinidad and Tobago also signed on to the agreement.
Pakistan diverts CPEC corridor funds; China ties under pressure
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 A controversy has erupted over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) following allegations that the Pakistani government has diverted funds for joint infrastructure development projects with China under BRI to other projects.
France blocks US trade talks, angering EU: diplomats
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 Paris is especially wary after the failure of talks on TTIP, a far more ambitious transatlantic trade plan.
Négociations commerciales UE/USA: la France bloque encore
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 Les Français craignent de voir ressurgir, à quelques semaines des élections européennes fin mai, le spectre du très impopulaire TTIP.
Trump's NAFTA 2.0 puts big pharma first, America second
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 The new version of NAFTA forbids the US Congress from curtailing Big Pharma's patent monopolies on some of the world's most expensive drugs.
Japan, US eye 1st trade talks on April 15-16: sources
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 Japan and the United States plan to launch bilateral trade talks on April 15 and 16 in Washington.
China to launch agricultural training in Pacific
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 China is launching an agricultural training programme for Pacific Island countries to bring their industries in line with Chinese standards.
Indonesia wins $469 mn arbitration case against Indian metal firm IMFA
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 Indonesia has won a $469 million arbitration case against India's Metal Ferro and Alloys Ltd (IMFA) after nearly four years of court battles
Billions in the Ground: The Race to Harvest North Korea's Rare Earth Reserves
*Patricia Schouker* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Recent studies suggest that North Korea could have the world’s largest rare earth elements. When looking at contemporary geopolitics, often energy and related resource questions are key in the struggle for influence amongst world powers, as energy can drive or amplify underlying tensions. Today, the attractiveness of traditional oil exploration loses ground with the emergence of new energies and technologies, often produced by “Rare Earths” and the elements they contain. The DPRK could have a high concentration of rare earth... more »
Billions Dead: 5 Times Russia and America Nearly Started a Nuclear War
*Tom Nichols* *Security, * Some history that should never be forgotten. *Each crisis was eventually resolved in favor of peace, but in every **case** both sides relied on **gambles,** and survived as much by luck as by strategy.* An international “crisis” is the anxious space between peace and war. It is defined by three things: time, threat, and the likelihood of violence. The shorter the time, the greater the sense of threat to important interests, and the greater the chance of physical harm, the more intense the crisis. By definition, it cannot go on indefinitely: like the a... more »
New Submarines, Destroyers and More: The U.S. Navy Is About to Get Much Bigger
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Within the next 15 years, the Navy plans to add as many as 30 DDG 51 Destroyers, including 22 new, high-tech DDG 51 Flight III warships and eight state-of-the-art DDG 51 Flight IIA destroyers. Prioritizing such a large number of these warships offers an interesting analytical window into Navy thinking about the next five decades of ocean war. (Washington, D.C.) The Navy’s ambitious fleet-size expansion relies upon a massive increase in heavily armed Destroyers able to launch long-range attacks, fire interceptor missiles, defend carrier strike groups and... more »
Security In Iraq Mar 22-28, 2019
(Shafaaq News) For the fourth week in a row incidents in Iraq were in the teens. That resulted in dramatically low casualties. This was the lowest level of violence ever recorded by Musings On Iraq. There were only 13 incidents reported in the media from March 22-28, 2019. One was a Turkish air strike that killed 3 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members in the Qandil Mountains of northern Kurdistan. That left 12 attacks by the Islamic State. Ninewa had the most incidents with just three during the week. In the previous weeks there have been 12 incidents during the third week of Ma... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 1
1941 PM Hashemi deposed in Golden Square officers coup after he tried to remove them Regent escaped to Anbar with help of US Nuri al-Said and other pro-UK politicians fled Iraq 1941 US and England believed Iraq coup part of German plan in coordination with invasion of Balkans and Libya Wasn’t 1941 Golden Square officers thought British were plotting against them (Musings On Iraq article on 1941 coup) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Moveme... more »
Cuba Is Active In Propping Up The Maduro Regime In Venezuela
How Has Maduro Survived? With Lots of Help From Cuban Operatives *Ethan Bronner, Alex Vasquez and David Wainer, Bloomberg:* *How Has Maduro Survived? With Lots of Help From Cuban Operatives* The men who ripped Carlos Guillen’s toenails out and tightened a plastic bag over his face at counterintelligence headquarters in Caracas were Venezuelan. But the officers overseeing his torture were Cuban. What immediately gave them away was how they spoke Spanish, said Guillen, a former lieutenant in the Venezuelan military who was accused of treason and, after being placed under house arrest... more »
Final Report of the IV Parliamentary Commission
For 18 years, specifically established Commissions of inquiry have been attempting to respond to thousands of cases of serious illnesses and deaths among Italian military personnel, investigating their causes and taking into account the exposure to multiple risk factors. All doubts have been cast away: prophylactic vaccination is among the pathogenic factors that have triggered […] The post Final Report of the IV Parliamentary Commission appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
2, 4, 8 and ? Billion People
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
NEW YORK, Apr 01 (IPS) - Joseph Chamie is former Director of the United Nations Population Division.Two, four and eight billion people is the extraordinary doubling and redoubling of the world's population that occurred in slightly less than a century. World population, which had grown to 2 billion by 1927, doubled to 4 billion by 1974 and will reach 8 billion by around 2023. Read the full story, “2, 4, 8 and ? Billion People”, on globalissues.org →
What´s in a Name? Everything.
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Apr 01 (IPS) - On March 19, 78 years old Nursultan Äbisjuly Nazarbayev unexpectedly announced his resignation as President of Kazakhstan, referring to the need for "a new generation of leaders". The same day the speaker of the nation´s parliament was appointed as interim president, awaiting presidential elections scheduled for 2020. Read the full story, “What´s in a Name? Everything.”, on globalissues.org →
The NPT & Conditions for Nuclear Disarmament
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 01 (IPS) - Daryll G. Kimball is Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington DCFifty years ago, shortly after the conclusion of the 1968 nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), the United States and the Soviet Union launched the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT). Read the full story, “The NPT & Conditions for Nuclear Disarmament”, on globalissues.org →
In A 2013 Speech, China's President Xi Says Western Countries Have Long-Term Economic And Military Superiority
Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), attends military ceremony in front of Carondelet Palace in Quito, Ecuador, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja *Business Insider/Reuters: **China's Xi Jinping says Western countries have long-term economic and military superiority* * In a recently released 2013 speech, Chinese President Xi Jinping cautioned that developed countries in the West have long-term advantages over China. * Xi acknowledged that China's Communist Party had made mistakes but said the party's history is "generally speaking glorious." BEIJING (Reuters) - Developed W... more »
Monsanto Spent $17 Million in One Year to Discredit International Cancer Agency over Glyphosate Classification
How badly did Monsanto want to discredit international cancer scientists who found the company’s glyphosate herbicide to be a probable human carcinogen and promote a counter message of glyphosate safety instead? Badly enough to allocate about $17 million for the mission, in just one year alone, according to evidence obtained by lawyers representing cancer victims suing Monsanto. […] The post Monsanto Spent $17 Million in One Year to Discredit International Cancer Agency over Glyphosate Classification appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
How FDR’s Court-Packing Plan Set Progressive Policies Back by 25 Years
As Democrats imagine what they might do with political power should they gain control of the White House and Congress after 2020, some progressives have been arguing that Democrats are justified in expanding the size of the Supreme Court. A recent Washington Post piece discussesthe politics emerging in the Democratic primary campaigns around this issue. Other liberals have pushed back against the idea (for some examples, see hereand here). In light of this emerging debate, I want to highlight certain less-familiar aspects of the law and politics surrounding FDR’s failed... more »
Grammy-Nominee, Making Documentary on ‘Cure for Cancer and AIDS’, Murdered in Broad Daylight
[image: hussle]After announcing that he was making a documentary that could bring down the medical industrial complex, Grammy-nominated rapper, Nipsey Hussle was gunned down.
School Cop Whose Job Was to Protect Children, Arrested for Raping Children
[image: school]A police officer in Kansas — whose job was to protect children at school — was arrested for horrifying crimes against children.
April Fools’ Day 2019: You Really Think You Know the Truth?
Some days at Snopes.com, it's tough to tell fact from fiction.
Did Winston Cigarettes Promote ‘Smoking for Two’?
Of all the dubious health claims made about the benefits of cigarette smoking, this one seemingly took the cake.
Official: Trump Team Overruled 25 Security Clearance Denials
The allegations were detailed in a letter and memo released by the House Oversight and Reform committee.
R. Kelly Lawyer: Michael Avenatti Charges Raise Questions
Charges against lawyer Michael Avenatti accuse him of trying to shake down Nike.
Barbara Bush Saw Trump as a ‘Symbol of Greed’
A new biography of the former first lady finds that her disdain for the Republican president dates as least as far back as a 1990s diary entry.
Democrats to Prepare Subpoenas for Full Mueller Report
Democrats want all of the information, even if some of it can't be disclosed to the public.
Venezuela Announces Power Rationing. Maduro Calls On Armed Groups To Keep Order
*DW:* *Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro introduces month-long electricity rationing* Acting President Nicolas Maduro's government ordered schools to remain closed and to reduce daily working hours. The country's chronic electricity and water shortages have fueled protests nationwide. Venezuela's acting president President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sunday announced the beginning of a 30-day electricity rationing plan. The acting president said the rationing regime would balance generation and transmission with consumption, and had the aim of ensuring water supply. Maduro did not ela... more »
Does Kirsten Gillibrand Consider Joe Biden's Behavior "Disqualifying"? Someone Should Ask Her
*Jake Tapper: "Do you think [Biden's behavior toward women] is disqualifying for him?" Lucy Flores: "For me it's disqualifying."* *by Thomas Neuburger* Listen to the clip above in which Lucy Flores talks with CNN's Jake Tapper about Joe Biden's "completely inappropriate" behavior toward her and other women. It certainly sounds from Tapper's remarks that Joe Biden is very likely to announce his presidential campaign soon. It also sounds like there's a certina "protect Biden" edge to some of Tapper's questions — especially from his use of the entirely inapplicable quote from Henry ... more »
Trump Ends $700 Million in Foreign Aid Payments to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala in Response to Migrant Caravans
A Mexican minister claimed that the 'mother of all caravans,' with 20,000 migrants, is currently organizing for its trek to the United States. Trump is threatening Mexico that if they don't stop the caravan, he will close the southern border.
Hummel on Modern Monetary Theory
If we focus solely on MMT’s [Modern Monetary Theory’s] essential claims about money, distinct from any associated policy proposals, it is neither new nor modern. It simply justifies funding government expenditures by issuing fiat money, which, of course, all economists have long been aware is possible. MMT then attempts to downplay the potential inflationary impact […] The post Hummel on Modern Monetary Theory appeared first on Econlib.
Are PhDs just cheap labour for universities?
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/apr/01/are-phds-just-cheap-labour-for-universities?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Advertisements
Repeat heart attack and death linked to hospitals with low care scores
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-heart-death-linked-hospitals-scores.html
Bubble Tea Is Actually Pretty Bad For You—Here’s Why.
https://www.rd.com/food/fun/bubble-tea-is-unhealthy/?trkid=soc-rd-facebook
Scientists find brain mechanism that naturally combats overeating
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-scientists-brain-mechanism-naturally-combats.html
Male Birth Control Pill Passes Human Safety Tests.
https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/male-birth-control-pill-passes-human-safety-tests-317223?fbclid=IwAR1Pg0eov9fgw6mSrHoWKRra7I55e1UeYyUUJFG1pklvEF-ByrDRGuDMGMI
4 things we’ll learn from the first image of a black hole.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/event-horizon-telescope-first-image-black-hole-questions
ACE Inhibitors Linked to Higher Lung Cancer Risk
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/903966?src=soc_fb_190403_mscpedt_news_mdscp_lungcancer&faf=1
Male pill – why are we still waiting?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47691567
HOUSE TO SUBPOENA MUELLER REPORT AND UNDERLYING EVIDENCE, JUDGE ORDERS FBI TO HAND OVER COMEY MEMOS
*The House is to subpoena the 400 page Mueller report, the underlying evidence this week.* *If the Mueller report really did exonerate him, Donald Trump would have published the whole thing immediately.* *Instead, his AG is going to release only a part of the report, likely with vital obstruction of justice evidence among the parts most blacked out using some pretext or other, including "material that would compromise sensitive intelligence sources and methods."* *If there is evidence Trump and co have tried to silence, incarcerate and kill any so called "sensitive intelligence sou... more »
Poll finds only 29% of Americans believe Trump has been cleared by Mueller report
*From NBC* *WASHINGTON — Even as the White House claims vindication from the summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings in the Russia probe, the American public does not see a clear verdict about whether President Donald Trump has been cleared of wrongdoing.* *According to a new NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll, 29 percent of Americans say they believe Trump has been cleared of wrongdoing, based on what they have heard about Mueller’s findings, while 40 percent say they do not believe he has been cleared.* *But a third of Americans — 31 percent — say they’re not sure if T... more »
UNBELIEVABLE! GLOBALIST UK GOVERNMENT TO PUT DEAL TO MPS TO VOTE ON FOR FOURTH TIME
*Words rarely fail me, as my readers, including the Globalists, will know only too well.* *But there is a first time for everything.* *And the way the Globalist government is continuing to try to lock the UK into binary option of either becoming a feudal status under Theresa May's deal (possibly with EU military on the streets under some new bureaucratic Brussels customs area rule?)or crash the country out of the Eurozone on April 12th leaves me searching for words. * *Like someone wearing a pair of Nazi jackboots trying to bludgeon UK MPS, Theresa May is planning to put her deal t... more »
Retail Layoffs Are 92 Percent Higher In 2019 – And Now Even Walmart Is “Quietly Closing Stores”
By Michael Snyder Just like we witnessed during the last recession, major retailers are laying off tens of thousands of workers, and it looks like... more »
The Apocalypse Has Been Postponed
By Lee Enochs In recent years, the controversial subject of global warming and a potential “climate disaster” has received a lot of media attention. There... more »
Ohio’s Public Utilities Commission Boasts About Collecting Customer Smart Meter Data and Sharing It
By B.N. Frank There are many reasons – besides fires and explosions – to be concerned about the tens of millions of utility “Smart” Meters... more »
Biden Says He Didn’t Know He Was Creepy. Will #MeToo Accusation End His Campaign?
[image: biden-didn-t-know-he-was-creepy-until-latina-wrote-about-it] Joe Biden has felt, grabbed, touched, kissed, and smelled the hair of any female of the species he has wanted, adult or child, and gotten away with it — until now.
Canadian Court Fines Christian for Publishing Truth About Transgender Activist
[image: canadian-court-fines-christian-for-publishing-truth-about-transgender-activist] A Canadian tribunal ordered a Christian man to pay $55,000 to a transgender activist after the man distributed a flyer stating, accurately, that the activist is and always will be a “biological male.”
No Reds Under Our Beds After All
Not since the witchcraft hysteria of the Middle Ages have we seen such a display of human idiocy, credulity and absurdist behavior. I refer, of course, to the two-year witch hunt directed against President Donald Trump which hopefully just concluded last week – provided that the Hillaryites, Democratic dopes and […] The post No Reds Under Our Beds After All appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Theresa May threatens snap elections with just 9 days to go for Britain to crash out of eurozone...
*From The Guardian* *Conservative MPs from across the party are threatening to vote down any attempt by Theresa May to lead them into a snap election, warning it would split the Tories and exacerbate the Brexit crisis.* *In a sign of the collapse in authority suffered by the prime minister, cabinet ministers are among those warning that there will be a serious campaign by Conservative MPs to vote against an election headed by May, a move she hinted at last week to break the Brexit deadlock.* *The threat of an election immediately angered both pro-Brexit and pro-Remain MPs. May would... more »
China's manufacturing stablizes after Trump trade war blow, country with state run central bank set to grow 6.3% in 2019
*Excerpts from media* *Iris Pang, economist at ING, suggests that they are expecting the Chinese economy to grow above the 6% lower boundary target set by the government, even with a sizeable stimulus and monetary easing in place.* *https://www.fxstreet.com/news/china-economy-likely-to-grow-by-63-ing-201904010700* *Hong Kong (CNN Business)China's factories are picking up new orders and hiring workers again, defying the recent slowdown in the world's second-biggest economy.* *The country's huge manufacturing industry unexpectedly rebounded in March, government figures showed Sunday. ... more »
The Daily Brief 2019-03-26–2019-03-30
This is a summary of 71 AMN articles on the following subjects: Belgium, Russia, Syria, Gaza, Great Return March, Israeli Snipers, Land Day, US, Israel, Palestine, Ramallah, SDF, Venezuela, Aleppo, Bolton, Baghouz, ISIS, Erdogan, Turkey, Palmyra, Iraq, PKK, FSA, Hama, Daraa, Golan, Trump, Daesh, Hajjah, Houthi, Saudi, Yemen, India, Pakistan, Deir_Ezzor, HTS, Afrin, Azaz, Kalashnikov, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Sydney man pleads with Australian gov’t to return home from Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – A Sydney man is pleading to the Australian government to allow him to return home with his wife and three children after spending several years living in the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) occupied areas of Syria. Mohammed Noor Masri, 26, told the Australian media on Sunday that he’s prepared to face […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Colorado Sheriff Vows To Sit In Jail Rather Than Enforce Proposed Red Flag Gun Confiscation
By Sean Walton Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams told CNN recently he’s willing to be a prisoner in his own jail rather than enforce a... more »
Ukraine Presidential Election Results -- News Updates April 1, 2019
*Reuters*: *Comedian takes commanding lead in Ukraine presidential vote* KIEV (Reuters) - A comedian with no political experience took a commanding lead in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election, offering a fresh face to voters fed up with corruption in a country on the front line of the West’s standoff with Russia. With three quarters of votes counted on Monday, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a 41-year-old comic who plays a fictional president in a popular TV series, had won more than 30.5 percent. It leaves President Petro Poroshenko in a distant second with just 16.6 percen... more »
“Australian Freedom Force” on Air Force One?
We Certainly Know A LOT About Politics in Australia… By Kent Heckenlively, JD After the triumph of the Ben Garrison cartoon highlighting the brave individuals Australia has chosen to BAN because of their political views, the Supreme Commander of the Australian Freedom Force has decided to kick things up a notch. While it is true … Continue reading “Australian Freedom Force” on Air Force One? The post “Australian Freedom Force” on Air Force One? appeared first on BolenReport.
A “clandestine retraction” as a paper disappears from a management journal without a trace
First it was there. Now it’s gone. In March 2018, three researchers at Atatürk University in Turkey published“Investigation Of The Critical Factors Affecting E-Government Acceptance: A Systematic Review And A Conceptual Model” at the Innovative Journal of Business and Management, where it was freely available during 2018. It has no DOI, and no citations (that … Continue reading A “clandestine retraction” as a paper disappears from a management journal without a trace
Trump's Remorse (on April 1)
Robert Reich - 12 hours ago
Today at a Rose Garden ceremony belatedly celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration... more »
UK COLUMN: Ukraine Election Circus, Brexit & EU Army, Joe Biden’s Demise
Hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with the early week news round-up.
That other Vlad evaluates the Candidates for 2020
A note on April 1 from Lenin about the Democrat candidates: "Skinny boychik with fake Spanish name, the one from Texas with rich wife who stares at him like Renaissance painting– is he old enough to vote? Looks like kids in Red Army ended up as horsemeat during Siege of Leningrad. Yes, I was gone by then, but I watch. Would be good scoutmaster or director of afterschool program at local YMCA. But president? Maybe chess club if he knows rules." And more. https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/lenin-evaluates-democratic-candidates-for-2020/?
Arctic Monkeys Play One-Off Show at Rio’s Jeunesse Arena this Wednesday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – British indie-rock band Arctic Monkeys are making their return to Brazil after a five year absence with a one-off show in Rio de Janeiro this Wednesday, March 3rd, before taking on São Paulo’s Lollapalooza Brasil 2019 as one of the headline acts. The band return […] The post Arctic Monkeys Play One-Off Show at Rio’s Jeunesse Arena this Wednesday appeared first on The Rio Times.
FDA Approves Oral Drug Mayzent To Treat Multiple Sclerosis, Novartis Expected To Get $1.7 Billion In Revenue By 2026
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mayzent (siponimod) tablets by Novartis to treat adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease. read more
India Caves/Turkey Stands Ground on Dealings With Venezuela
*Turkey, first:* * Turkey is failing to heed US requests to halt its support for Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, *Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Latin American nation has warned. *Elliott Abrams told reporters on Thursday that the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, was “strongly supporting the Maduro regime” and that US officials had “not had the cooperation from Turkey that we want”.* Elliot Abrams *Turkey pledges support for Venezuela, U.S. mulls secondary sanctions * *Abrams, Trump’s special envoy to Venezuela, told reporters on Thursd... more »
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Roland Paulsen is rightly critical of the billionaire-funded take that we should ignore the ready availability of resources to end severe crises simply because they were worse on an absolute level in the past: To exclusively discuss social progress based on a certain set of facts removes moral values from the debate. Facts only point to that which is and has been, but when we argue about values such as freedom or justice, we are considering the less measurable, counterfactual world of what might have been or what might be. This is precise... more »
APRadio podcasts Katter interview with FABfm Port Douglas
Harry plays an interview by Paul Makin of FABFM Port Douglas with Bob katter and candidate Dan McCarthy for North Queensland Leichhardt covering Guns, Politics, Hospitals, and upcoming Federal Election. OZ CHAT with Mike Holt follows with a short version due to the NBN again breaking down during Harry and Mikes interview. Click here to […]
Anthony Leblanc rolls into to town and all the public consultation about Shannon Park is thrown out the window
News 1. Street checks Saturday, young people in Halifax’s Black community led a conversation at the North Library about Scot Wortley’s report on street checks and the effects of street checks on them. After the conversation, there was a march from the library to the police station (and then on to Province House) demanding an […]
Ukraine Elections: The Chocolate King, The Gas Princess, and The Comedian (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 126. The post Ukraine Elections: The Chocolate King, The Gas Princess, and The Comedian (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Meet the Taurus TX-22 pistol: It Holds 16 Bullets and Might be the Ultimate .22
*Gun News Daily* *Security, * Overall, if you are looking for a full size .22 pistol that has the look and feel of a true duty pistol, the TX-22 will be the gun you’ve been looking for. If there’s one thing that all *.22 semi-automatic pistols* seem to share in common, it’s that they all hold ten rounds of ammunition in the magazine. That’s by no means a bad thing, but there’s a lot of people who have strongly desired to own a .22 pistol with an ammunition capacity equivalent to a full size, duty *9mm pistol* (which commonly hold fifteen to eighteen rounds in the magazine). T...more »
Nuclear War Plans: How Moscow Would Survive an Atomic Attack (Lots of Bunkers)
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * But would it work? *The “sphere” style of bunker was developed as a way to improve the survivability of shallow bunkers since shallow bunkers are cheaper to build than deeper ones. To attain greater survivability, an outer bunker is made in the form of a sphere. This sphere is placed inside a shallow circular shaft. Shock absorbers are placed around the sphere connecting into an internal bunker. Those absorbers cushion the occupants from the shock waves of a nuclear explosion.* According to Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, in the event of a ... more »
The trials of looking for a shop vac
Miss D. and I needed a simple shop vac to help keep our garage clean, take care of minor spills, and generally back up our indoor vacuum on dirtier, messier jobs. I accordingly went shopping for one at local stores like Home Depot, Lowes and Walmart. Unfortunately, the shop vacs I saw all seemed too big and complex for a relatively small home like ours, and I wasn't happy with the value-for-money equation, either. I therefore decided to devote a couple of hours to online research. I was surprised to find that very few shop vacs are highly regarded by their owners. Not many were... more »
April Global Warming Carbon Tax Fools Day!
*It's as if the Trudeau government is laughing at us Canadians. The carbon tax comes into effect today--- Ha, ha suckers! You are the April fools (that's certainly how it appears)* *As of today it will cost more to heat my home in this cold weather.* *Carbon taxes don't reduce "polluting carbon"* *Wondering how the greenhouse growers will handle the extra taxes on the nutrient/carbon they pipe into their greenhouse operations?* *CBC * *It’s freezing- we had more snow overnight here in Niagara.* *Woke up to a very chilly -5C or 23F* *Yesterday’s high was 0C or 32 FThe low was -4.5 C* ... more »
"Biblical Anxieties"
*"Biblical Anxieties"* by The sore beset people of this land may be good and goddam sick of politics, RussiaGate, and Trump-inspired social strife, but they may soon have something more down-to-earth to worry about: Biblical floods and plagues. Media hysteria around the Mueller Report has nearly eclipsed news of historic flooding in the midwest that has already caused $3 billion in damage to farms, homes, livestock, and infrastructure. With spring rainfall already at 200 percent of normal levels, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a statement in late ... more »
Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Sunday 31st March 2019 – Plus Weekly And Rolling Totals
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]
As its ruling dynasty withers, Gabon – a US ally and guardian of French influence in Africa – ponders its future
Gyldas A. Ofoulhast-Othamot, Adjunct professor, Political Science and International Studies, University of Tampa atPolitics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Gabon's strongman president, Ali Bongo, is barely clinging to power after contested elections, a stroke and a coup attempt. The Bongo family has run this stable central African nation for 52 years.
Willa Paskin watched Maddow last week!
*MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2019Three cheers for Ocasio-Cortez:* Willa Paskin is the TV writer at Slate. She isn't a political writer. She isn't a media reporter or a journalism critic. Still and all, Paskin watched the Rachel Maddow Show at least two times last week—and she didn't like what she saw. Paskin didn't like what she saw on the Maddow Show. In the nugget shown below, she breaks a type of rule: PASKIN (3/29/19): I’ll admit that I haven’t watched Maddow regularly for the past few years. *Turning on her show this week was like discovering a Facebook friend is on the verge of a ne... more »
Russiagate: “Why did this ever start in the first place?”
[image: undefined] Trump and the Russians has created an army of “Mueller Truthers,” demanding additional investigations. But Republicans are also demanding to know more, specifically how the FBI came to look into collusion, and what that tells us about the tension between America’s political and intelligence worlds. In Rudy Giuliani’s words “Why did this ever start in the first place?” The primordial ooze for all things Russia began in spring 2016 when the Clinton campaign and Democratic National Committee, through a company called Fusion GPS, hired former MI6 intelligence agent Ch... more »
The Russians Are Not Coming!
[image: undefined] Not since the witchcraft hysteria of the Middle Ages have we seen such a display of human idiocy, credulity and absurdist behavior. I refer, of course, to the two-year witch hunt directed against President Donald Trump which hopefully just concluded last week – provided that the Hillaryites, Democratic dopes and secret staters who fueled this mania don’t manage to keep the pot boiling. This column has said from Day 1 that claims Trump was somehow a Russian agent were absurd in the extreme. So too charges that Moscow had somehow rigged US elections. Nonsense. We k... more »
Trump Tells the Truth: Sanctions Cause People to Suffer
[image: undefined] This week President Trump admitted what the Washington policy establishment of both parties would rather be kept quiet. Asked why he intervened to block a new round of sanctions on North Korea, he told the media that he believes the people of North Korea have suffered enough. "They are suffering greatly in North Korea…And I just didn't think additional sanctions at this time were necessary,” he said. The foreign policy establishment in Washington, whether they are neocons, “humanitarian interventionists,” so-called “realists,” or even progressives have long embra... more »
Path To WW3? Russia Flies Jets Over U.S. Military Bases After Threats From Trump; Bolton To Get Out of Venezuela; NATO Drills In Europe
By Aaron Kesel U.S. and Russian tensions are picking up, and several geopolitical moves have been made in the past week with much of the... more »
Expiring licenses, not oversupply, is California’s real ‘crisis,’ industry insiders say
Media coverage of a recent report by a California-based cannabis distribution company has caused rampant confusion and hindered lobbying efforts to accelerate the process for making permanent a wave of temporary grow licenses that will soon expire in the state. The report that San Francisco-based Vessel Logistics disseminated March 18 claimed overproduction by California cultivators […] Expiring licenses, not oversupply, is California’s real ‘crisis,’ industry insiders say is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Open the Age of Reason
[image: President Donald J. Trump presents the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Travis W. Atkins Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] "There, in the stars, lies mankind's entry into the long-awaited Age of Reason, when our species sheds at last the cultural residue of the beast."—Lyndon LaRouche, 1985 In unveiling his five-year U.S. manned-Moon mission and succeeding international Moon-colonization and Moon-Mars missions when he did so, immediately after the collapse of the "Russiagate" coup against ... more »
The Close Connection Between Russia and Venezuela
The Administration condemns Nicolas Maduro’s continued use of foreign military personnel in his attempt to remain in power, including the introduction of Russian military personnel and equipment into Venezuela. Maduro will only use this military support to further repress the people of Venezuela; perpetuate the economic crisis that has destroyed Venezuela’s economy; and endanger regional stability. We call on the Venezuelan military to uphold its constitutional duty to protect the citizens of Venezuela. We strongly caution actors external to the Western Hemisphere against deployi... more »
At Last A Climate Policy with Teeth
Once again the UK is at the forefront in fighting climate change Euan Mearns has the story UK Government to Announce New Energy Policies Excerpts in italics with my bolds. Amidst Brexit chaos, the Prime Minister will today introduce a white paper to Parliament detailing the Government’s new energy strategy. Stunned by criticism that she […]
Australia passes bill to ban animal testing for cosmetics
In late February the Australian Senate passed the Industrial Chemicals Bills 2017. With the passage of this bill and the specific measures included ( like prohibiting reliance on new animal test data for chemicals) companies will no longer be able to use the data they get “from animal testing when introducing a new chemical or ingredient to […] The post Australia passes bill to ban animal testing for cosmetics appeared first on Health Nut News.
Two Survivors of the Parkland Shooting Event Reported to Commit Suicide with Guns Within a Week of Each Other
According to a parent whose child was killed in the Parkland shooting event, suicides are common following mass shootings and he claimed that almost as many students killed themselves after the Columbine shooting in 1999 than in the actual shooting.
Alex Jones, Under Pressure of Lawsuits, Backs Away from Prior Claim that School Shootings Were Staged
Jones, who previously claimed that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax, told lawyers that he “almost had like a form of psychosis back in the past where I basically thought everything was staged, even though I’m now learning a lot of times things aren’t staged.” In his defense, Jones gave examples of false-flag events.
Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar Blames ‘White Nationalism’ for Border Crisis Forcing Outdoor Detention of Migrants
Hundreds of illegal immigrant families are being held in the outside parking lot of a Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) station because there is no room for them inside, or anywhere else. The illegal aliens are usually processed within 24 hours and then moved to a different facility.
US Projected to Add 1.5 Million Illegal Aliens to Population this Year, at a Cost of $116 Billion
Research shows that immigration to the US shifts about $500 billion in wages away from working and middle class Americans toward new arrivals and economic elites.
WATCH: 6 Cops Surround Man Sleeping at Taco Bell—Execute Him in Firing Squad Fashion
[image: sleepiong]Extremely disturbing body camera footage was released showing six police officers surround a sleeping black man at Taco Bell and execute him in firing squad fashion.
Alcoholism – Feherty, Watson and me
I am an alcoholic, yet I am approaching the twelfth anniversary of my last drink. I bring this up today as I learned in an interview yesterday that David Feherty, a retired golfer, golf announcer and truly comical person, is … Continue reading →
Brexit Endgame: Will It Ever End?
Flickr/Garry Knight *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* March 29 has finally arrived. There is no Brexit deal and no clarity on the future. Over this past week, members of Parliament (MPs) rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal with the European Union for a third time—despite May’s offer to resign if her deal was passed, which limited her defeat to double digits—and failed to agree on any alternative approach. The U.K. has until April 12 to determine next steps, with more votes planned next week. As London politics continue to churn, the EU... more »
Leo Strauss On Political Action
Leo StraussI am reading *What is Political Philosophy: And Other Studies* which is a collection of ten essays and sixteen book reviews by Leo Strauss, written between 1943 and 1957. He begins the first chapter, “What is Political Philosophy?” by clarifying all the basic concepts. Here’s his initial discussion of “political action”: "All political action aims at either preservation or change. When desiring to preserve, we wish to prevent a change to the worse; when desiring to change, we wish to bring about something better. All political action is, then, guided by some thought of b...more »
World News Briefs -- April 1, 2019
*Daily Mail*: *President Erdogan's party LOSES mayoral race to secular opposition in Turkish capital as his party is dealt significant blow in local elections* * Erdogan's AKP party lost the key mayoral seat of Ankara after the local elections * Despite losses in several Turkish cities Erdogan declared victory on Sunday * The AKP also looks set to lose Istanbul to the Republican People's Party (CHP) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost the mayoral race in the capital Ankara to Turkey's secular opposition as the country staged pivotal local elections. Erdogan declared victor... more »
Nigel Farage crushes EU globalists. Signals to Macron, vote NO to Article 50 extension (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 125. The post Nigel Farage crushes EU globalists. Signals to Macron, vote NO to Article 50 extension (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
What's Up On The Right
If you want to understand right wing discontent, Elif Shafak writes, take a look at what he calls "the right wing intelligentsia:" There is a new radical-right intelligentsia and they provide the missing link between the world of art and the margins, they give legitimacy to reactionary politics and to the backlash against progressive reforms; they systematically distort facts, unashamedly rewrite history, and use their words and social status to incite hostility and separation. And they manage to do all of this with a shiny veneer of intellectual sophistication. They seek to rewr... more »
THE EMPEROR'S NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN
Republicans don't have a health care plan that can replace Obamacare and preserve the Obamacare features the public likes. Republicans will never have such a health care plan -- they've had nine years to devise one, and they've failed. But what if they go into the 2020 general election *claiming* to have such a plan, even though they can't show it to us? And what if the mainstream media broadcasts their claims as if they're made in good faith, even though they clearly aren't? That's what happened this past weekend. And while the press retained a reasonably high level of skepticism... more »
Investor–State Dispute Settlement reform talks resume at UNCITRAL
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 The next meeting of a United Nations working group debating options for reforming investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) will take place in New York from April 1 to 5.
CETA, JEFTA… qu'est-ce qu'un accord de libre-échange de "nouvelle génération" ?
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
01-Apr-2019 Depuis quelques années, l'Union européenne multiplie les traités de libre-échange avec des pays tiers. En quoi ces accords commerciaux de "nouvelle génération" sont-ils plus complets que les anciens ?
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*Students Literally Stack Chairs To Stop Speaker* A Wisconsin college canceled a speech by security company Blackwater’s founder Erik Prince after students banged drums and stacked chairs on the stage to prevent the speech Wednesday. Beloit College interim dean of students Cecil Youngblood said the college canceled Prince’s speech, which was already delayed by at least 40 minutes, according to Inside Higher Ed on Friday. Protesters responded with cheers, according to video shared on Twitter by Gazettextra staff photographer Angela Major. “I believe that if a critical mass of s... more »
Flamengo Beat Vasco on Penalties to Claim the Taça Rio
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Last evening, the streets of Rio de Janeiro erupted in a mixture of joy and frustation when Werley, defender for local club Vasco da Gama, struck his penalty high and wide of the Flamengo goal, thereby crowning the most popular club in the Cidade Maravilhosa […] The post Flamengo Beat Vasco on Penalties to Claim the Taça Rio appeared first on The Rio Times.
Leaked Mueller Report Proves Barr Lied; Collusion Theorists Vindicated
An unredacted copy of the Robert Mueller report has been leaked to the Washington Post, who published the full document on its website Monday. The report contains many shocking revelations which prove that Attorney General William Barr deceived the world in his summary of its […]
In Brazil Protesters Pro and Against Take to Streets to Remember 1964
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Protestors for and against the celebrating March 31, 1964, as the day when Brazil’s military government was installed, took to the streets on Sunday to voice their opinion about what is known to be one of the country’s darkest periods. Demonstrations, both for and […] The post In Brazil Protesters Pro and Against Take to Streets to Remember 1964 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro Announces Opening of Representation Office In Jerusalem
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro announced the country will be opening up a commercial representation office in Jerusalem. With the announcement, Bolsonaro, who is on an official visit to Israel, frustrated both Israeli officials, who had hoped the Brazilian leader would keep his campaign promise […] The post Bolsonaro Announces Opening of Representation Office In Jerusalem appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, April 1, 2019
We have the top three picks for this Monday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Roda de Samba @ Pedra do Sal (Saúde) – This is perhaps the most famous evening of live samba in the entire Cidade Maravilhosa. An authentic ‘roda de samba’ […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, April 1, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
How 1 Submarine Could Have Started a Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Scary history. *Of the flotilla, only B-4 under Capt. Rurik Ketov was able to avoid being forced to the surface by the U.S. blockade. Although detected by patrolling aircraft, B-4’s batteries had sufficient charge to remain underwater long enough to lose the U.S. patrols. Nonetheless, Ketov too was forced to abort the mission**.* It is commonly accepted that the world has never come closer to nuclear war than during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the United States confronted Soviet Union over its deployment of ballistic nuclear missiles to Cuba. B... more »
Why Is China's Navy Studying the Battle of Guadalcanal?
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, * We have a few ideas. *Readers may take some reassurance from the Chinese Navy analysis of the Guadalcanal campaign in that the PLA does not seem to be enthralled with the so-called "cult of the offensive” that can commonly afflict military organizations.* China's military has not had much combat experience in recent decades, and this is recognized among Chinese military leaders as a potentially serious problem. The reasons for this scarcity of battlefield know—how are obvious and might even be praise-worthy. It has been nearly four decades since... more »
The Army Wants to Replace the M-2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle with a 'Robot'
*David Axe* *Security, * The Optionally-Manned Fighting Vehicle could operate with or without a human crew, allowing commanders to deploy the vehicles on missions that are too risky for human beings. The U.S. Army *has begun shopping around* for a robotic armored vehicle that can replace some of the branch's old M-2 Bradley manned fighting vehicles. The Optionally-Manned Fighting Vehicle could operate with or without a human crew, allowing commanders to deploy the vehicles on missions that are too risky for human beings. "The next generation of combat vehicles will close the la... more »
Russia's Very Own 'F-16' Is A Monster: Watch This Fighter Jet Kill Some 'Armor'
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Take a peak. As with many of Russia’s most prolific aircraft, the MiG-29 has spawned numerous variants four decades of service. Originally intended as an superiority fighter, and particularly as the Soviet answer to the F-16, the MiG-29 has been gradually recast as a multi-role aircraft with an increasingly robust air-to-surface armament suite. The MiG-29’s new purpose was on full display at a recent combat exercise at the Ashuluk training grounds near the Astrakhan region in southwestern Russia. In a rarity for publicized, high-profile Russian air... more »
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*Climate change denial is becoming explicitly racist and more sexist (?)* *Male white nationalists are climate deniers as a tribal requirement says Michael Barnard below. We have met Michael before. He argues that only superior people can understand Warmism and that the rest of us should just bow down before them and believe. He sounds a thoroughly unpleasant person so it is no surprise to find him trying to show that climate skeptics are thoroughly unpleasant people. He is just engaging in that good ol' Leftist projection.Funnily enough, he is largely right in wha...more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 1, 2019
YouTube *Kris Osborne, Warrior Maven:* *Massive Warship Expansion: Navy to Add 30 New Destroyers by 2034* Within the next 15 years, the Navy plans to add as many as 30 DDG 51 Destroyers The Navy’s ambitious fleet-size expansion relies upon a massive increase in heavily armed Destroyers able to launch long-range attacks, fire interceptor missiles, defend carrier strike groups and engage in massive open blue water warfare. Within the next 15 years, the Navy plans to add as many as 30 DDG 51 Destroyers, including 22 new, high-tech DDG 51 Flight III warships and eight state-of-the-a... more »
Inquest into 1975 brothel madam murder told police chief confessed in bed
Former WA Police vice squad chief Bernie Johnson made a "bedroom confession" to his partner over the execution-style murder of Shirley Finn years after the Perth brothel madam's death, a court hears.
Is Mayor Pete Setting Off Alarm Bells For You Yet?
*One thing Pete's got is the killer p.r. consultant, Lis Smith * If you've never heard me railing about identity politics, you're probably just discovering *DWT*. If I were running for office I would tell people to vote for me because I support the Green New Deal, Medicare-For-All, a livable minimum wage, fair taxation, the re-institution of free state colleges and universities... and other policies aimed to reduce extreme income inequality. Or I could appeal to voters by saying "I'm gay" or "I'm Jewish" or-- if I were a Republican-- "I'm a white middle-aged male."That would be iden... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Record 1,100 dead dolphins wash up on French beaches Ground Zero of Amphibian 'Apocalypse' Finally Found The Saudis accessed Jeff Bezos' phone and gained private information, his security consultant says Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar both agree on breaking up 'Big Agriculture' monopolies 'Lawmakers often tell me we have too much power over speech, and frankly I agree': Mark Zuckerberg calls for more outside regulation over the internet New Middle East Alliance Shakes World PowersEx-Spy Suspected In Failed Congo Hit-Job Found Murdered In Parking Lot Alex Jones sai... more »
Like The Periodic Table? Thank Female Scientists
Discussion of the periodic table of elements often ends with simply invoking Dmitri Mendeleev, the Russian chemist who formulated the Periodic Law and used it to correct the properties of some already discovered elements, not to mention predicting the properties of eight elements yet to be discovered. But instead of being foundational, it would have been just a quaint paper in a mining journal. had its development ended there. Mendeleev had been appointed him professor of general chemistry in 1867 and was required to lecture on inorganic chemistry. Lacking a good Russian textbook, h... more »
Marijuana Business This Week: Ontario opens for business, Texas deschedules hemp, NH bill moves to full House & more
Here are some notable stories to watch for in the coming days: GRAND OPENING: Ontario’s first legal cannabis retail shops can open for business Monday, but it is unclear how many of the Canadian province’s initial 25 license holders are ready to open their doors. That’s because, as of last week, some remained stuck in […] Marijuana Business This Week: Ontario opens for business, Texas deschedules hemp, NH bill moves to full House & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Eva Bartlett: Venezuela is America’s current target for mass destabilization
*Eva Bartlett* | U.S chaos strategy not working in Venezuela as people respond with calm and support for President Maduro.
After Almost 70 Years NATO Is In Better Shape than Most People Think
*Dan Runde, The Hill:* *The state of NATO is better than you think* Foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will gather in Washington on April 3 and 4 to celebrate the organization’s 70th anniversary. We should celebrate that NATO has been the most successful alliance of all time, preventing a major great-power war such as World War I and World War II, during which 15 to 20 million and 62 to 78 million people died, respectively. In the context of NATO’s success, we should review the criticisms of the organization — particularly burden-sharing. *Read mor...more »
UK Government to Announce New Energy Policies
By Paul Homewood Euan Mearns has news of the government’s new energy policies: Amidst Brexit chaos, the Prime Minister will today introduce a white paper to Parliament detailing the Government’s new energy strategy. Stunned by criticism that she has failed to listen, the new policies will take full cognisance of the concerns […]
‘Who are these yankees?’ Soccer legend Maradona blasts US meddling in Venezuela
Diego ‘The Golden Boy’ Maradona has taken a brief timeout from his role as manager of Mexico’s Dorados de Sinaloa football club to dedicate the team’s Sunday night victory to his friend Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan people. “I want to dedicate this victory to Nicolas Maduro and to all Venezuelans who are suffering,” Maradona said, speaking to reporters after Sunday’s game, in which the Dorados trounced […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Houthi forces inflict heavy casualties within Saudi Coalition ranks
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Houthi forces laid a new ambush against a large number of Saudi Coalition and Yemeni National Army soldiers on Monday. Using roadside bombs, the Houthi forces were able to inflict heavy casualties within the ranks of the Saudi Coalition and Yemeni National Army. According to the Houthi forces’ official […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Where are the Iranian and Russian troops in northwest Syria?
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Russian and Iranian armed forces have played an integral role in the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) battlefield success’ throughout this eight-year-long war. Using their plethora of military advisors, the Russian and Iranian armed forces have been deeply embedded with the Syrian Army along several fronts, including the Idlib, Hama, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US drone strike kills 3 high-ranking Al-Qaeda commanders in Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – A U.S. predator drone killed three high-ranking commanders belonging to the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) group that is currently operating in Yemen. According to reports, the U.S. drone strike killed the following Al-Qaeda commanders: Abu Ammar Al-Hadrami, Abu Abdullah Al-Monzari, and Abu Al-Fahtani. The U.S. drone attack reportedly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Indian Air Force MiG-27 fighter jet crashes near Pakistan border
According to the ANI news agency, a MiG-27 aircraft of the Indian Air Force has crashed near Sirohi in the western state of Rajasthan, with the pilot managing to eject safely. The Indian Air Force has confirmed the crash, saying that the aircraft experienced engine problems. The aircraft was on a routine mission from the Utarlai Air Force base when it crashed, with no further […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Complete map and battle report of the Syrian War: April 2019
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) – March 2019 marked the eighth anniversary of the Syrian War and while the Syrian government has managed to retake most of the country, the conflict still remains far from over. Northern Syria The majority of the fighting in Syria has now been shifted to the northern provinces of Idlib, Hama, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Mass protest against Trump’s Golan Heights decision held outside Arab League Summit
Hundreds of protesters took to Tunis’ Habib Bourguiba Street on Sunday to condemn internal efforts at normalising relations with Israel as the city hosts the 30th Arab League Summit. Protesters carried banners reading “no normalisation deals on Tunisian territory” and “liberation of Palestine is the duty of the nation” as security forces blocked them from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish Army attacks Kurdish-led YPG forces in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Turkish Army carried out a powerful attack against the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate on Sunday. Using heavy artillery, the Turkish Army repeatedly pounded the YPG’s positions at the town of Shewarga, which is close to the lines of the Free […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Pakistan has won the ‘fifth-generation war’ against India: ex-general
Former Indian corps commander Syed Ata Hasnain has admitted that Islamabad had defeated New Delhi in hybrid war. “They [India] should learn from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR),[the Pakistan military’s media wing], how to fight a “fifth-generation war”, Hasnain, a former Lieutenant General, told a British think tank. According to him, the ISPR had proved that media remains a highly effective tool […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS ambushes Syrian Army troops in Deir Ezzor, several soldiers missing
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 A.M.) – A group of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers have gone missing in the desert region near the town of Haribshah in southwestern Deir Ezzor, a military source told Al-Masdar News on Sunday. According to the source, the Syrian Arab Army soldiers went missing after a group of Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia Is Increasing Its Military Footprint In Africa
Soldiers in Burkina Faso conducting drills. The country is among a group of sub-Saharan African nations whose leaders have appealed to Moscow for help in combating the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.CreditLaetitia Vancon for The New York Times *New York Times:* *Russia’s Military Mission Creep Advances to a New Front: Africa* OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Russia has been steadily expanding its military influence across Africa, alarming Western officials with increasing arms sales, security agreements and training programs for unstable countries or autocratic leaders. In the Central Afr... more »
Too funny! "Florida Man" versus the aliens!
A contributor on Reddit has composed a series of stories about challenge fights between "Florida Man" and an alien opponent. They're very amusing . Here's a brief example. Skorath the bloody, champion of the arena and chosen warrior of the gygax empire was restless. He paced around his chambers, his frost bear cloak swirling behind him, 9 foot of muscles and scar tissues wearing a furrow in the carpet with every lap. His next opponent was the 'Florida man' of Earth, a tiny planet from the other side of the system, and it was completely unknown. Not capable of interstellar trave... more »
Russian collusion was no more than “conspiracy porn” created by Clinton and Obama
The only convictions that arose through the Mueller investigation were low-level process crimes which had NOTHING to do with Trump. $25 million wasted, bravo! The post Russian collusion was no more than “conspiracy porn” created by Clinton and Obama appeared first on The Duran.
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