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Mindfulness Breathing Exercise – Raising Conscious Awareness
The Heart Breath will put your body into healing mode, sending out chemical messages from your brain to all the organs of your body.
The Creator Writings: Acceptance & Support
Giving acceptance and support to each other is a great gift indeed!
Firearm Fact: Yes, You Can Make Your Own Bullets.
*War Is Boring* *Security, * [image: Loaded magazines for a Glock 19, 9 mm Para and for a Glock 20, 10 mm Auto pistol are seen in Vienna, Austria, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader] And this is how. Longtime readers probably won’t find it shocking that I enjoy firing guns. Of the weapons I’ve fired, the World War II-era Thompson submachine gun is my favorite. Not the Tommy, with its large barrel and gangster connotations, but the M1A1 with its long magazine and .45 ACP rounds. Firing the gun felt great, but there are deeper joys to guns and gun-ownership. Like any other ... more »
Nothing Deadlier: How the Machine Gun Invented Modern War (And Millions Died)
*War Is Boring* *Security, Europe* [image: By John Warwick Brooke - This is photograph Q 3995 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-13), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116987] A brutal story. None of the world’s great powers were ready for the carnage World War I. The armies of 1914 looked a lot like the armies of 1814, but they didn’t go to war with 19th century weapons. The modern world was born in blood on the battlefields of Europe … to the hammering sound of the machine gun. Today, soldiers carry machine guns a... more »
Dr. David Wilson Appointed to NCAA Board of Governors, Division I Board of Directors
The NCAA has announced that Dr. David Wilson, president of Morgan State University, has been appointed to the NCAA Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors, effective August 2019. “Dr. Wilson has a wealth of experience and is a proven leader on the Division I level,” Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Commissioner Dr. Dennis […]
CDC’s ‘Universal’ Recommendations for Infant Hep B Vaccine Not Based on Science, But Assumptions
Putting the majority of U.S. children at unnecessary risk of neurodevelopmental injury with incalculable costs to society. [Note: This is the last 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 B infection. (The vast majority of […] The post CDC’s ‘Universal’ Recommendations for Infant Hep B Vaccine Not Based on Science, But Assumptions appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Why Does the CDC Recommend Hepatitis B Vaccination for Infants?
The CDC’s recommendation for universal hepatitis B vaccination of infants puts most children at unnecessary risk of harm from the vaccine. By Jeremy R. Hammond, Contributing Writer, Children’s Health Defense Parents are told by public health officials and the media that they should vaccinate their children strictly according to the schedule recommended by […] The post Why Does the CDC Recommend Hepatitis B Vaccination for Infants? appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
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Truth For America: Why was Republican Legislator and TFA alum punished?
Why did this happen to @KevinKileyCA? A republican and @TeachForAmerica alum who sits on the California Assembly Education committee? Listen to the latest episode of Truth For America podcast to find out why… See all of Cloaking Inequity’s posts about Teach For America here. Please Facebook Like, Tweet, etc below and/or reblog to share this discussion with others. Check out and
UPDATED: Damned if they Do...and Damned if they Don't
*Liberal Members of Parliament Jane Philpott* *and Jody Wilson-Raybould* *From the letter dated April 2, 2019-written by JWR to the membersof the Liberal caucus - This paragraphtells the whole story!* *"....This commitments to a changed politics was not just about specific policies, such as proportional representation, but about every aspect of how we organize ourselves to govern, and the responsibilities. That each of us carry. We committed to break old and cynical patterns of centralizing power in the hands of a few unelected staffers*, the marginalization of hundreds o... more »
Scaffolding breaches 'widespread' before Sydney apprentice's death
Over 100 safety notices relating to scaffolding were handed out by inspectors during a year-long crackdown before a Sydney apprentice died this week, but while non-compliance was "widespread" scaffolding wasn't the subject of the most breaches.
'She's incredible': 104-year-old woman enters self portrait in Archibald Prize
Eileen Kramer delivers her 2019 Archibald Prize entry to the Art Gallery of NSW and issues some words of wisdom for those seeking a fulfilling life — be creative, try new things and don't let age be a barrier.
'A somewhat cold impression': Japan's new 'Reiwa' era displeases some
Just In - 9 hours ago
As the land of the rising sun prepares for a new Emperor in May, printers, citizens and pundits have questioned the meaning behind Japan's new imperial era, 'Reiwa'.
Harry and Meghan launch own Instagram ahead of birth of first child
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched their own official Instagram page in a move that further distances the pair from Kensington Palace and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Teacher accused of poisoning 23 kindergarten children in China
Just In - 9 hours ago
The teacher, identified by the surname Wang, is believed to have adulterated the children's food with sodium nitrite, the Jiaozuo city police said on their official microblog.
'Male authoritarianism' is a problem, but women priests aren't the answer, says Pope
Just In - 9 hours ago
The Catholic Church must acknowledge a history of male domination and sexual abuse of women and children, and repair its reputation among young people or risk becoming "a museum", says Pope Francis.
April 2: very deep trouble.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/31/quebec-religious-symbol-ban-caq _______________________________________________________________ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/slumping-tall-ice-cliffs-greenland-antarctic-1.5077138 Not to worry. Donald Trump and Doug Ford are in charge. _________________________________________________________________ https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/canada-warming-at-twice-the-global-rate-leaked-report-finds-1.5079765 This can't be true. If it were, premier Doug Ford of Ontario with his high school education would have known about it. Anyw... more »
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May Will Ask The EU For A Further Extension
*BBC:* *Brexit: Theresa May to ask EU for further extension* Theresa May will ask the EU for an extension to the Brexit deadline to "break the logjam" in Parliament. The PM says she wants to meet Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a plan on the future relationship with the EU. But she insisted her withdrawal agreement - which was voted down last week - would remain part of the deal. Mrs May said she wanted the extension to be "as short as possible" - before 22 May so the UK does not have to take part in European elections. The UK has until 12 April to propose a plan - which mus... more »
If your memory is slipping, it’s important to do this
Alzheimer’s disease — the most common form of dementia for which there is no effective conventional treatment or cure — currently affects an estimated 5.8 million Americans, up from 5.4 million in 2016. By 2050, that figure is projected to hit 14 million. Research published in 2014 revealed Alzheimer’s had risen to the point of […] The post If your memory is slipping, it’s important to do this appeared first on Health Nut News.
ABC: Ref who forced high school wrestler to cut dreadlocks is claiming defamation
Back in December, referee Alan Maloney forced high school wrestler Andrew Johnson “to either cut his dreadlocks or forfeit a match.”1 And now Maloney is claiming he was defamed and is owed $100,000 in damages. “In a letter to the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA), obtained by TMZ, Maloney said that he was doing his job when […] The post ABC: Ref who forced high school wrestler to cut dreadlocks is claiming defamation appeared first on Health Nut News.
This Radical Islamic Group Is Building A Caliphate Of Its Own In Syria
Members of the former al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, now called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, gesture as they cheer in the northwestern city of Ariha, after a coalition of insurgent groups seized the area in Idlib province on 29 May 2015 ( Reuters ) *Richard Hall, The Independent*: *How a ‘smarter’ Islamic state is quietly taking over swathes of Syria after Isis defeat* *Takeover of a university the latest power grab by al-Qaeda offshoot, which is building a caliphate of its own.* The Isis caliphate is no more. Four years after its fighters captured large swathes of Iraq and Syria and decl... more »
‘Swatting’ Gamer Gets 20 Years, As the Cop He Had Kill an Innocent Dad Walks Free
[image: swat]While a man that made a prank call that sent a SWAT team to kill an innocent father is sentenced to 20 years, the cop who pulled the trigger is still a cop.
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/2/2019
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had one weapon left and both knew it: treachery.” –Frank Herbert, Dune 2020 Biden (D) (1): Instigator of #MeToo: I am proud to call Joe Biden a friend. He has […]
$7 Billion in Military Equipment Looted From Former US Base in Afghanistan
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — The US handed over the Camp Kearney base in Paktika Province to the Afghan government in 2014, with an estimated $8 billion... more »
Socialist Misery Deepens in Formerly Prosperous Venezuela
[image: socialist-misery-deepens-in-formerly-prosperous-venezuela] Socialists should make a short visit to Caracas to see for themselves what they failed to learn from history.
Another Airport Drops Chick-fil-A Over Its Support of Traditional Family Values
[image: another-airport-drops-chick-fil-a-over-its-support-of-traditional-family-values] Buffalo, New York, is the latest city to ban Chick-fil-A from its airport over the restaurant chain’s commitment to traditional family values.
Unplanned Pulls In $6.1M on Opening Weekend. R Rating, Nets’ Ad-Buy Refusal Fails To Kill It
[image: unplanned-pulls-in-6-1m-on-opening-weekend-r-rating-nets-ad-buy-refusal-fails-to-kill-it] The attempt to kill box-office returns for *Unplanned*, the film that details a Planned Parenthood clinic director’s change of heart, has failed.
ONE CYNICAL REASON TO WANT BIDEN IN THE RACE
You may believe that Joe Biden is a creepy sex pest. You may see him as yesterday's Democrat. But Axios's Mike Allen offers a reason to hope that Biden doesn't abandon his plan to join the presidential race: Michael Bloomberg might still run for president in 2020, especially if former Vice President Joe Biden winds up not getting in, according to people who have discussed the matter with the former New York mayor. ... These people tell me that Bloomberg, 77, who announced March 5 that he wouldn't run, might reconsider if a centrist lane were to open up. The most likely scenario for ... more »
What’s In Standard Fast Food & Chain Restaurants Menus: Seriously, Is It Safe To Eat?
By Catherine J. Frompovich Up front, I must admit I have conflicts of interest in writing this article. I eat about 95% to 98% organically-grown... more »
Ebola: I hate having to say "I told you so!", but...
In November last year, I wrote about the Ebola crisis in Congo: ... it's not surprising to me at all that this Ebola outbreak is spreading dangerously far and fast. I see *no way whatsoever* that it can be controlled, and I think efforts to quarantine the area, to stop it spreading, are pointless. *They take no account of the reality on the ground.* A month later, I said this: I've written before about the risks involved. *A million people are now in Ebola's melting-pot.* Already some will have fled into the bush, and will be making their way across inter-tribal boundaries an... more »
Saudi Arabia Is Paying 'Blood Money' To Jamal Khashoggi's Children
Jamal Khashoggi's four children are being paid tens of thousands of dollars each per month and have been given houses in Jeddah worth millions by Saudi Arabia (pictured, Khashoggi's eldest son Salah shakes hands with Mohammed bin Salman) *Daily Mail: **Saudi Arabia allegedly paying Jamal Khashoggi's children $40,000 'blood money' per month and has given them property worth $16million to buy their silence over his death* * Jamal Khashoggi was killed and dismembered by a Saudi hit squad last year * His children are being given at least $10,000 per month each by the kingdom * Two so... more »
Studies Show What Happens To The Human Body When We Walk Barefoot On Earth
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Keto Rash | Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
http://www.anupamghose.com/keto-rash-causes-symptoms-diagnosis-and-treatment/
e-Cigarettes Linked to Increased Stroke, MI Risk
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/908725?src=soc_fb_190401_mscpedt_news_neuro_vape&faf=1
Johnson & Johnson Baby Shampoo Fails Drug Regulator’s Quality Test, Company Denies The Findings
https://thelogicalindian.com/news/johnson-drug-test-rajasthan-cancer/
What We have Learned over the Last Decade
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/articles/anthropology-what-we-have-learned-over-the-last-decade/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rrssopenmind&psm=psm::fb:—-:rrssopenmind:::::20190327::sitlnk::
Rep. Ro Khanna Wants To Help Trump Be The Peace President
In an extraordinary Breitbart interview, progressive US Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) outlines the broad-based and bi-partisan peace coalition he is working to build to end the trillions wasted on wars and interventions overseas. Will the neocons try to strangle this baby in its crib? Watch today's Liberty Report:
Is Washington Preparing the Groundwork for a Maidan Scenario in Venezuela?
[image: undefined] Venezuela is home to the largest oil deposits in the world, which makes the political stakes involved much higher than they would be otherwise. Enter Juan Guaidó, Washington’s puppet leader in Caracas, who will be attempting to rally the country against legitimate (i.e., democratically elected by the people) President Nicolas Maduro next month. Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has announced that April 6 will kick off a nationwide "tactical actions" as part of the so-called Operation Freedom protests, which are designed to oust President Nicolas Maduro. "O... more »
NATO Is Not Dying. It’s a Zombie.
[image: undefined] How do you know when a person is positively dead? Well, check for a pulse. Walter Russell Mead checked the pulse of the Atlantic Alliance in a recent op-ed and concluded that NATO is dying. But Mead is wrong. NATO is simply a zombie periodically reanimated through various methods, usually voodoo magic. Yet, reanimation has its limits. Even Zombies eventually die. With Georgia, a small state in the Caucasus Mountains that is wedged in between Russia, Turkey and Iran, lobbying hard to become NATO’s newest member, it’s useful to understand why. When the life ran ou... more »
India - Pakistan Border Clashes Kill Three Pakistani Soldiers
FILE PHOTO © AFP / SAJJAD QAYYUM *Al Jazeera:* *Pakistan soldiers killed in fresh clashes on India border* *At least three soldiers killed, one wounded in exchange of fire in disputed Kashmir region, Pakistan's military says. * At least three Pakistani soldiers have been killed when India and Pakistan exchanged fire across the Line of Control in the disputed region of Kashmir, Pakistan's military said, in the latest round of hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbours. The soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire in the Rawalakot area of Pakistan-administered Kashmir on T... more »
Activists must stop harassing scientists
Ms Peggy Sastre, a French writer who holds a PhD in philosophy of science (which already places her above 90+ percent of the popular writers about "science and society") has written a wonderful piece for Le Point which was translated for Quillette yesterday: Activists Must Stop Harassing Scientists A part of her text is dedicated to Alessandro Strumia's story – she didn't overlook that Galileo used to work at the same Pisa University as Strumia, to make the analogies between the harassment more visible to the slower viewers. Sastre also mentions the misrepresentations of Strumia's s... more »
Has Privatization Benefitted the Public?
Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Apr 02 (IPS) - To ensure public acceptability, some benefits accrue to many in the early stages of privatization in order to minimize public resistance. However, in the longer term, privatization tends to enrich a few but typically fails to deliver on its ostensible aims.In most cases of privatization, some outcomes benefit some, which serves to legitimize the change. Nevertheless, overall net welfare improvements are the exception, not the rule. Never is everyone better off. Rather, some are better off, while others are not, and typically, many are even w... more »
Grassroots Organising Points the way in Fight Against Rising Repression
Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 02 (IPS) - This article is part of a series on the current state of civil society organisations (CSOs), which will be the focus of International Civil Society Week (ICSW), sponsored by CIVICUS, and scheduled to take place in Belgrade, April 8-12. Lysa John is the secretary-general of CIVICUS, a global alliance of more than 7,000 activists and civil society organisations across 175 countries."I never thought it would get so big and I think it is amazing." The words of a 16-year-old Swedish teenager who skipped school to protest outside her government's inaction ... more »
Court orders publisher OMICS to pay U.S. gov’t $50 million in suit alleging “unfair and deceptive practices”
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has won a judgment against a publisher and conference organizer that has been widely viewed as predatory. As reported in brief by Courthouse News Service, U.S. District of Nevada Judge Gloria M. Navarro ordered OMICS International to pay the U.S. government $50,130,810. Among other findings, Navarro writes: The uncontroverted evidence … Continue reading Court orders publisher OMICS to pay U.S. gov’t $50 million in suit alleging “unfair and deceptive practices”
Judge blocks offshore drilling
Yet another bold initiative by the President to strengthen American energy security is thwarted by a liberal judge legislating from the bench. The post Judge blocks offshore drilling appeared first on CFACT.
Turkey's Ruling Party Are Contesting Election Results
*Anadolu Agency: **Turkey: Ruling party contesting Ankara poll results* Party also officially contesting irregularities in 3,217 ballot boxes, says AK Party's head in capital Ankara Turkey's ruling party is officially challenging the results of Sunday’s local elections in all 25 districts of the capital Ankara, according to the party’s provincial head. Hakan Han Ozcan announced on Tuesday that the Justice and Development (AK) Party is also contesting irregularities in 3,217 ballot boxes. The process for applying to the Supreme Electoral Council to contest Sunday’s poll results en... more »
Is This Amazon Drone-Releasing Blimp Real?
We may see an Amazon blimp releasing delivery drones some day ... but that day isn't today.
Has Barack Obama Been the ‘Most Admired Man’ in the World for 11 Years?
It's unusual for the current president of the United States not to head Gallup's "Most Admired Man" poll.
Parents Could Face Tax Charges, Big Fines in Admissions Scam
And a slew of others are also sure to face IRS scrutiny.
US Officials Worry Paralyzing Illness May Grow More Common
Joey Wilcox was one of 228 confirmed victims in the U.S. last year of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, a rare, mysterious and sometimes deadly paralyzing illness.
Lithuanian Man Flies Alone on Huge Plane to Italy
The only others onboard were two pilots and five crew members.
Pelosi Says Biden Should Stop Being Touchy-Feely with Women
Allegations could leave 76-year-old Joe Biden, long known for his affectionate mannerisms, appearing out of touch with the party.
Suicide Squadron: The Man Who Tried to Attack Pearl Harbor with a Mini-Submarine and Survived
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* [image: By photographer not identified. US Military. - US Navy Military History Center. Photo # NH 91331Downloaded from http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h91000/h91331.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6607430] He was prisoner 1 in the Pacific during World War II. During the early hours of December 7, 1941, five midget submarinesof the Imperial Japanese Navy waited to enter Pearl Harbor, the anchorage of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Their mission was to complement the attack of naval aircraft in deal... more »
Israel Can Take on Any Military In the World: 5 Reasons Why
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Middle East* [image: By Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_-_188th_Brigade_Training_Day,_March_2008.jpg: Israel Defense Forces from Israelderivative work: MathKnight • talk - Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_-_188th_Brigade_Training_Day,_March_2008.jpg, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.w] Those weapons can do some damage. *In 1947, Israel’s low population but high level of education meant its citizens could train and organize a national army fairly quickly. Manpower limitations also meant the Israeli Army tended to gravitate towards technologically advanced, high ... more »
What is Trump's Real Obamacare Plan?
*Doug Badger* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump smiles after signing an Executive Order to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bone health insurance plans and circumvent Obamacare rules at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX] Everyone wants to know what comes next. “If the Supreme Court rules that Obamacare is out,” President Donald Trump said last week, “we’ll have a plan that is far better than Obamacare.” Democrats couldn’t believe their luck. They still were reeling from special counsel Robert Mueller’... more »
China's Fighters Are Provoking America's Allies
*Seth Cropsey* *Security, Asia* [image: Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen [Public domain]] How Beijing keeps testing Washington and its allies. On Saturday 30 March, Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force dispatched four long-range bombers, electronic jamming and intelligence planes, and two or possibly more fighter aircraft over the international waters of the Miyako Strait, the approximately 175-mile gap between the Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyako. It cannot be a coincidence that two days earlier the Chinese navy, according to Japan’s ... more »
Market mimicking monetary policy
My preferred monetary policy would involve stabilizing the price of NGDP futures contracts. Under this regime, important variables such as the money supply and interest rates would be determined by the market, set at a level that the market expected would lead to on-target growth in NGDP. This sort of regime is not likely to […] The post Market mimicking monetary policy appeared first on Econlib.
Bannon in/on Italy
Steve Bannon, as you may know, spends more and more of his time in Europe. He visits Italy quite a bit, as he is rumored to be planning to turn a monastery into a sort of permanent summer school for “populists”. Recently Bannon was in Italy and had a debate with Carlo Calenda, former Minister […] The post Bannon in/on Italy appeared first on Econlib.
Prosecutors Want Explanation From Rio’s Witzel About Snipers
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Prosecutors Office is asking for explanations from Rio de Janeiro state’s governor, Wilson Witzel, on declarations that snipers were already being used to shoot people considered a danger to society. In an interview on Sunday, Governor Witzel said that snipers were already being used, […] The post Prosecutors Want Explanation From Rio’s Witzel About Snipers appeared first on The Rio Times.
UK-Brazil Year of Science and Innovation Brings Nobel Prize Winner to Rio
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This month, the ‘UK-Brazil Year of Science and Innovation’ are concluding their year of collaboration with an extensive schedule of activities including the visit to Brazil of meteorology and climate trend expert Albert Klein Tank, and a lecture series by the British Nobel Laureate Sir […] The post UK-Brazil Year of Science and Innovation Brings Nobel Prize Winner to Rio appeared first on The Rio Times.
We hope Paskin didn't watch Maddow last night!
*TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019Ludicrous conduct continues:* We can only hope that Slate's Willa Paskin didn't watch the Rachel Maddow Show last night. (For background, see yesterday's report.) If she did, she'll probably send to some diploma mill to get her psychiatrist's license. Maddow's lunatic treatment of "the mystery case" involving "the mystery foreign company" dominated her program again last night, without the slightest explanation of why the bulk of her program was being burned up on such an obscure topic. On the brighter side, Maddow played her entertaining mystery sound four ... more »
“Rescreening Dr. Strangelove”
*“Rescreening Dr. Strangelove”* By Hugh Iglarsh "A friend of mine saw Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” when it first opened in Paris in 1964. He and his American army friends were rolling on the floor throughout. The French audience, however, sat in stony silence. It wasn’t a comedy to them; it was a documentary. What is it now? In general, Hollywood is America dreaming – but Strangelove is something different, a “nightmare comedy,” in Kubrick’s words. It is prophecy disguised as farce – the finest dramatic analysis we have of... more »
Flu Shot Permanently Disables Healthy Man
The post Flu Shot Permanently Disables Healthy Man appeared first on Learn The Risk.
"Life Is Inconvenient..."
"One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire – then you’ve got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat and a lump in the breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to learn the difference." - Robert Fulghum
"Our Collective Fate..."
"We live in radical times surrounded by tasks that seem impossible. It has become our collective fate to be alive in a time of great tragedies, to live in a period of overwhelming disasters and to stand at the edge of sweeping changes. The river of life is flooding before us, and a tide of poisons affect the air we breathe and the waters we drink and even tarnish the dreams of those who are young and as yet innocent. The snake-bitten condition has already spread throughout the collective body. However, it is in troubled times that it becomes most important to remember that the wond... more »
Mayor Pete
David Brooks does a good job explaining why many people--myself included--find Pete Buttigieg the most compelling figure in the race for president right now. Mayor Pete's views are to the left of mine, but at some point, competence is more important than ideology.
"You Probably Think of Yourself as a Republican"
*"You Probably Think of Yourself as a Republican"* by Hollywood Rob "But you would wrong to do so. You are not a republican. You are not a democrat. You are not important no matter what you believe about what is going on in the world around you. The doers of the world do while you think. Your thinking, while great for you, does nothing to affect the actions of the doers. This is why the doers of the financial system now control what happens in your world while you argue over how many gods can fit on the head of a pin. You fiddled while merika burned. You took glee in watching your... more »
Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Monday 1st April 2019
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 […]
Relative Strength Ratios in Metals Markets Hit Rare Extremes
By Stefan Gleason It’s possible last week’s cascading selling rout in palladium ended its multi-year bull market. The formerly white-hot metal lost more than $200/oz... more »
Roads, radar and 'a trickle' for Darwin: Budget winners and losers in the Northern Territory
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's inaugural Federal Budget holds a few surprises for the Territory, but the NT Government has lashed the lack of clarity over funding promised for Kakadu National Park.
World News Briefs -- April 2, 2019
*BBC:* *Brexit: No deal more likely but can be avoided - Barnier* A no-deal Brexit is now more likely but can still be avoided, the EU's chief negotiator has said. Michel Barnier said a long extension to the UK's 12 April exit date had "significant risks for the EU" and a "strong justification would be needed". Meanwhile, the BBC's John Pienaar said Theresa May's cabinet has considered plans to "ramp up" preparations for a no-deal Brexit. A snap general election was also discussed in the meeting, he said. A second two-hour regular cabinet meeting will be held later, with the issu... more »
Trump's Going To Lose In 2020-- Badly
*Democratic Hopefuls by Nancy Ohanian* Tomorrow the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on whether or not to subpoena the Mueller report. Despite the House having voted 420-0 to urge Barr to release the report-- and despite the fact that polls consistently show that something like 75% of American voters want to see the full report, I can predict the exact vote tomorrow. All 24 Democrats-- like Ted Lieu, Jamie Raskin, Pramila Jayapal, Karen Bass and David Cicilline-- will vote yes and all 17 of the Republicans-- like Gym Jordan, Matt Gaetz, Steve Chabot and Tom McClintock-... more »
American Idiocracy: 50 Years Later, We’re Still Stranded in the Twilight Zone
By John W. Whitehead “We’re developing a new citizenry. One that will be very selective about cereals and automobiles, but won’t be able to think.”—Rod... more »
Manos: The Hands of Joe Biden's Fate
Finally a woman had the guts to go public with her disgust about being creepily kissed, gripped, nuzzled or otherwise man-handled by scary presidential candidate Joe Biden. Photos of Creepy Uncle Joe, long lurking on the Internet for viewing by anyone with a hankering for cheesy horror, have suddenly been rediscovered by The Establishment Media to get the benefit of their careful, nuanced analysis. Is Joe just a loving harmless grandpa who is so old-school or clueless that he never learned about boundaries? Or is he really your typical sexist pig, hiding his malevolence beneath... more »
Finger Vein Vending Machines And A Global Biometric Police Database
By MassPrivateI Gone are the days when you could use a “slug” to purchase a can of soda, because today’s vending machines will know who... more »
Turkish Lira under attack as U.S. halts shipment of F-35 jet equipment (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 127. The post Turkish Lira under attack as U.S. halts shipment of F-35 jet equipment (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
RussiaGate: “Why Did This Ever Start In The First Place?”
No item that could link the words Trump and Russia was too small to add to the pile of pseudo-evidence. The post RussiaGate: “Why Did This Ever Start In The First Place?” appeared first on The Duran.
Is Eskimo Kissin’ Biden Done? Accuser No. 2 Wants Men Out of the Race
[image: is-eskimo-kissin-biden-done-accuser-no-2-wants-men-out-of-the-race] Add Eskimo kisses to Creepy Joe Biden’s repertoire of unwanted advances to the fairer sex.
ObamaCare’s Future — and Perhaps Trump’s — In Judges’ Hands
[image: obamacare-s-future-and-perhaps-trump-s-in-judges-hands] Several lawsuits challenging ObamaCare or the Trump administration's regulatory revisions to it are winding their way through the courts, and the timing of their resolutions could affect the president's reelection chances.
Google to build artificial intelligence to authorise all internet content
by Alex Bruce US correspondent As the creator of some of the finest independent documentaries on YouTube, TruthstreamMedia have been on the leading edge of our descent into censorship, at times chronicling their own struggles with Google’s algorithms. Under the rubric of countering misinformation, Google has been making presentations on their new “anti-fake news system” […]
"The Sine Wave of History"
*"The Sine Wave of History"* by Jeff Thomas "Almost daily, someone (often a European or North American) comments to me that the world is falling apart. The government is becoming dictatorial, the people are becoming more socialistic and political correctness is no longer an option, it’s a mandate and you’d better get on board. This trend is not by any means imagined, but it would be incorrect to say that “the world is falling apart.” If we spend time travelling the world, what we see is that parts of it (primarily the former “free world”) is unquestionably in a state of political, ... more »
Review Saddam Hussein’s Ba’th Party, Inside an Authoritarian Regime
*Sassoon, Joseph, **Saddam Hussein’s Ba’th Party, Inside an Authoritarian Regime**, Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Delhi, Tokyo, Mexico City: Cambridge University Press, 2012* Georgetown’s Professor Joseph Sassoon was one of the first to go through the captured Baathist documents that now reside within the United States and use them as a basis for a book. The result, *Saddam Hussein’s Ba’th Party, Inside an Authoritarian Regime*documents how Saddam and the Baath were able to stay in power for thirty five years. Many believe that dictatorshi... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 2
1941 Regent of Iraq arrived at UK airbase at Habaniya Anbar after Golden Square officers tried to arrest him after coup Regent tried and failed to organize resistance to Golden Square coup in Basra Then fled to Jordan (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 Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Role of the Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941*) 1946 National Democratic ... more »
3 Reasons Why Facebook’s Zuckerberg Wants More Government Regulation
By Ryan McMaken Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants more government regulation of social media. In a March 30 op-ed for the Washington Post, Zuckerberg trots... more »
How Vaportecture is used to obscure Canada Land’s untendered sale of land for a Shannon Park stadium
News 1. Joan Baxter and Jennifer Henderson on Northern Pulp This evening at 7pm, Joan Baxter will be interviewed by Jennifer Henderson on stage at the St. Margaret’s Centre in Tantallon. From the Facebook event page: Incisive, no nonsense, take no prisoners. Joan Baxter’s brilliant exposé “The Mill – Fifty Years of Pulp and Protest” […]
Despite warnings that burning biomass does not address climate change, Nova Scotia Power burned more biomass in 2018 than in 2017
Citizens concerned about the amount of wood harvested (mostly clearcut) to be used as biomass aren’t going to be happy with the numbers contained in the 2018 Fuel Adjustment Mechanism (FAM) report filed last month with the regulator. When used for generating electricity, the efficiency of biomass is only 21-23% efficient. Last year, the biomass […]
Who Orchestrated The Breakup Of Yugoslavia And How?
Twenty-five years ago, on 24 March 1999, Operation Allied Force began – the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia that led to the country’s dismemberment – and the independent state of Kosovo was proclaimed. Yet these events were far from historically contingent, as some people claim. So who orchestrated the breakup of […] The post Who Orchestrated The Breakup Of Yugoslavia And How? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Police Chief Who Wasn’t Jailed for Robbing Bank, Just Robbed Another Bank and Got Shot
[image: bank]After robbing a bank less than two years ago, this former police chief was sentenced only to probation, which has allowed him to rob yet another bank.
‘You’ll Never Be Silenced’: Nick Cannon Vows to Finish Medical ‘Cure’ Documentary of Murdered Rapper
[image: cannon]Actor and recording artist Nick Cannon has vowed to finish the documentary of slain rapper Nipsey Hussle which many think was the cause for his murder.
Natural climate processes overshadow recent human-induced Walker circulation trends
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: charles the moderator / April 2, 2019 Institute for Basic Science Normal conditions (top), strengthening due to natural variability (middle) and weakening due to greenhouse warming (bottom). Black arrows represent horizontal and vertical winds with the shading on the background map illustrating ocean temperatures. Over the past few decades, […]
Natural climate processes overshadow recent human-induced Walker circulation trends
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Credit: PAR @ Wikipedia If you think you saw something about this a few days ago, you’re right. This article is a sort of follow-up that has appeared in Nature Climate Change on 1st April [sic] – abstract here. The ‘recent human-induced Walker circulation trends’ in the headline seem…
Chrystia Freeland is angling to succeed Trudeau as Prime Minister
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has been regularly engaging in private conversations with Stephen Bronfman — the Liberal Party’s treasurer — in recent weeks, a staffer inside her office tells The Chronicle. The Bronfmans have been the principal financiers of the Liberal
Gooch slams Cuomo bag ban
Today, Niagara County Legislator Jesse Gooch (R-7thDistrict) voiced his opposition to implementing a new tax in Niagara County. As part of the FY2019-2020 New York State Budget, plastic bags will be outlawed in New York State. The budget also gave
Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, April 2, 2019
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. PARTY: Funk Moon @ Pub Kriok (Lapa) – This is the international party that happens every Tuesday in Rio’s nightlife district of Lapa. Prepare for black light, glitter and face […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, April 2, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Present War and the Needed New Knowledge
I have submitted the following comment to the American Thinker site, in response to an article about the state of political war that now exists in America and the world (as I have stated before, I will take no political or ideological comments on this science site): *If money is the lifeblood of the Insane Left (as I call them, since Obama brought carefully concealed ideas of Black and Muslim supremacy, not to mention Malthusian environmental and climate hysteria, into political correctness), then the "body" through which that "blood" flows is an artificial one, a golem or zombie (t... more »
The perils of automating restaurants
An unexpected side effect of automating fast food restaurants may be the threat to human health posed by touch-screen technology. Traces of faeces have been found on every single McDonald’s touchscreen swabbed in an investigation by metro.co.uk. Samples were taken from the new machines that have been rolled out at restaurants across the country – every one of them had coliforms. Senior lecturer in microbiology at London Metropolitan University Dr Paul Matewele said: ‘We were all surprised how much gut and faecal bacteria there was on the touchscreen machines. These cause the kind o... more »
Welcome to Hell: I Waged a New Korean War in a Simulator
*War Is Boring* *Security, Asia* [image: A South Korean army artillery tank fires during a live fire exercise ahead of the Defense Expo Korea 2016 near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji] How many people would die? A war has broken out on my living room table. The battlefield is the Korean peninsula; the time is tomorrow. Seven days into the war both sides have already taken frightful losses and the defenders have been pushed back. The South Korean capital of Seoul is already under siege and the fortifi... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 2, 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released on Sept. 16, 2017, by the Korean Central News Agency. Reuters/KCNA *PRI*: *What can satellites reveal about North Korea's missile and nuclear sites? Not enough.* Vehicles and equipment were detected near the uranium-enrichment facility at the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in North Korea last month. Was this a telltale sign that the North Koreans were ramping up nuclear-related activities at one of its most sensitive military sites? Maybe not, according to anal... more »
Trump Suggests Deferring GOP Health Plan Push to After 2020
There's no indication that GOP senators want another fight over repealing "Obamacare," particularly not those up for re-election next year.
On Totalitarian Liberalism
Lord ActonGertrude Himmelfarb notes that Lord Acton, Edmund Burke, and Alexis de Tocqueville rejected the utopian dreams of the eighteenth century philosophers. They understood that a project for creating heaven on earth will always lead to the creation of a hell. Here’s an excerpt from her Introduction to *Essays on Freedom and Power by Lord Acton*: "Acton's political ideas have been compared with those of Burke and Tocqueville. All three were concerned with the practical conditions favoring liberty, and were suspicious of the rationalist frame of mind which desired to impose lib... more »
Today's Moon-Mars Mission as LaRouche Would Have Done It
[image: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is seen during a NASA town hall event, Monday, April 1, 2019 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)] President Donald Trump has followed up the big defeat for the "Russiagate" coup against him, by immediately setting out the boldest and most nationally inspiring goals for NASA and space exploration — just as Lyndon LaRouche advised any and every President to do during his lifetime. The goals set out by the enthusiastic NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine yesterday afternoon were extremely ambitious. "This is a ... more »
Israeli Soldiers Shoot Unarmed Palestinian Dead In His Car
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:40 P.M)- Israeli forces have killed another man near a West Bank checkpoint, this morning. According to the Palestinian Ministry Of Health, 23 year old, Mohammed Dar Adwan was shot and pronounced dead this morning. Witnesses say that Israeli soldiers opened fire, killing the 23 year unarmed man in his car, near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Daily Brief 2019-04-01
This is a summary of 14 AMN articles on the following subjects: Aleppo, Syria, Turkey, India, Kashmir, Pakistan, Australia, Maradona, US, Venezuela, Houthi, Najran, Saudi, Yemen, Hama, Idlib, Iran, Russia, Deir_Ezzor, Golan, Homs, Arab_League, Tunisia, YPG, ISIS. Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Categories […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Darwin's Raw Dog Food Ironically Uses No Biological Science And Will Poison Your Pet
Everyone in 2019 likes to claim their beliefs are grounded in evidence. The most anti-science groups, from the journalism department at New York University to Greenpeace, still claim to have evidence-based decision-making behind their political or financial agendas. It's no different in the "raw" pet food market, but it's harmless posturing to wrap yourself in the veil of science unless you are actually claiming to be scientific when you poison people or their pets. read more
World Bank Financializing Development
Why having public sector development funds "leverage" private capital is a bad idea.
Russia and its Relationship with Corporate America - Profitability Over Politics
While Russia appears to be Washington's "enemy of choice", such would not be the case for all of America. A recent meeting in Moscow shows very clearly that some Americans still believe that they can benefit from co-operation with Russia and Vladimir Putin. Here is the press announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Here is the webpage showing the opening comments by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the meeting with the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce: Let's pick out the salient points. First, Mr. Lavrov makes ... more »
The U.S. Military Wants to Kill Nuclear-Armed ICBMs with Lasers
*Kris Osborn* *Technology, Americas* [image: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT-2PM2_Topol-M#/media/File%3A19-03-2012-Parade-rehearsal_-_Topol-M.jpg] Here's how. The Missile Defense Agency is engineering air-launched, high-powered, long-range laser weapons to destroy attacking nuclear-armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles during launch and even as they travel through space -- bringing new levels of offensive and defensive layered firepower to existing missile defense technologies. The Pentagon is, as an initial phase, looking at “laser scaling” to integrate enough laser ene... more »
3.5 Million People Under Siege: How Japan Sacked Shanghai During World War II
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* [image: By Unknown photographer, Ministry of the Navy - Brent Jones: Rising Sun in the East 1937, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27384072] The bloody fall of Shanghai to the Japanese in 1937 led to the Rape of Nanking and the eventual merger of the Sino-Japanese War into WWII. In the 1930s Shanghai was in its heyday, a teeming metropolis of some 3.5 million people. The great city was a fascinating blend of cultures, its very existence refuting Rudyard Kipling’s famous aphorism. Here, on the lazily snaking... more »
A Report Claims the Air Force Needs an Insane Amount of B-21 Raiders
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * [image: By Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III - commons file, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65006961] Can that happen? *“Taken together – 120 combat-coded bombers, 20 trainers, and 24 planes for backup and attrition planning purposes – the minimum buy would be 164 aircraft.”* A new report from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) suggests that the United States Air Force should build a minimum of 164 Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bombers. Senior Air Force officials—who are currently reviewing the number of... more »
NO EXCUSES LEFT BEHIND: The New York Times doesn't seem to care!
*TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019Most black children left behind:* To all appearances, New York City's public school system is facing a very large problem. In fairness, the same large problem exists on a nationwide basis. Below, you see some of the relevant national data. For today, we've chosen fourth grade for a reason: *Average scores, Grade 4 mathPublic schools nationwide, 2017 Naep* White students: 247.92 Black students: 222.78 Hispanic students: 229.10 Asian-American students: 258.02 For all Naep data, start here. That said, those are *horrible* data. If we apply a standard, though... more »
Les ONG latino-américaines disent Basta à 25 ans de libre-échange!
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
02-Apr-2019 La Plataforma « America latina mejor sin TLC » a été lancée le 27 novembre à Buenos Aires, dans le cadre de la semaine d'action contre le G20. Elle demande aux gouvernements de la région de ne plus signer de nouveaux traités de libre-échange.
China FTA safeguard sting
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
02-Apr-2019 If safeguard is triggered, tariff reverts to the lesser of WTO most-favoured-nation (MFN) applied rate of customs duty in effect on the date the safeguard measure is applied or the original base rate of the tariff reduction schedule.
More than 20,000 children injected with expired vaccines in Chinese county, protesting parents say
It was first reported at the beginning of January that a child in the southeastern province of Jiangsu, China had received an expired vaccine but now that number has swelled to 20,000 children, younger than 14-years-old and parents are angry. In fact, they were so angry that they beat the top Chinese Communist Party official […] The post More than 20,000 children injected with expired vaccines in Chinese county, protesting parents say appeared first on Health Nut News.
Don’t want antibiotics sprayed on your citrus? Sorry – it’s about to expand, big-time
The current administration has given the go-ahead for agricultural operations to spray streptomycin and oxytetracycline, antibiotics often used on people, on nearly a half-million acres of Florida citrus. And many scientists are warning this could increase the problem of antibiotic resistance in people and the environment. (The European Union and Brazil have banned the use of […] The post Don’t want antibiotics sprayed on your citrus? Sorry – it’s about to expand, big-time appeared first on Health Nut News.
Portland’s ban on synthetic pesticides goes into effect
Great news: Beginning this spring, the use of synthetic pesticides in Portland, Maine will be prohibited unless granted an emergency waiver. “Adopted just over a year ago, Portland’s pesticide ordinance bans synthetic pesticides use on lawns, gardens, landscaped areas, patios, sidewalks, driveways, parks and playing fields. Only organic treatments can be used to beat back weeds […] The post Portland’s ban on synthetic pesticides goes into effect appeared first on Health Nut News.
DOJ: Duke University agrees to pay US $112.5M to settle falsified claims in faked scientific studies.
This is appalling. And quite honestly, they should have to do so much more than pay that paltry amount. In fact, I’d wager that each and every single one of the studies they did, should be redone. Period. RELATED STORY: Harvard Medical School Doctor: Vaccine science is not settled Last Monday, Duke University agreed to […] The post DOJ: Duke University agrees to pay US $112.5M to settle falsified claims in faked scientific studies. appeared first on Health Nut News.
Patriarch Bartholomew’s Geopolitical Game in Ukraine is Putting Syrian Christians at Risk
The Syrian conflict had placed a target on the back every Christian in the nation. The post Patriarch Bartholomew’s Geopolitical Game in Ukraine is Putting Syrian Christians at Risk appeared first on The Duran.
Is Washington Preparing the Groundwork for a Maidan Scenario in Venezuela?
Washington recognized Guaidó more than just an opposition leader; it recognized him, without a drop of legality, as the de-jure president of the Latin American country. The post Is Washington Preparing the Groundwork for a Maidan Scenario in Venezuela? appeared first on The Duran.
The untold truth about Obama’s former CIA director, John Brennan
The man behind the Russiagate hoax. The post The untold truth about Obama’s former CIA director, John Brennan appeared first on The Duran.
CNN calls Italian pro-family congress a hate group
CNN pushed a disgusting angle to hide the real good news about this event, which shows the resurgence of Orthodox Christian living in Europe. The post CNN calls Italian pro-family congress a hate group appeared first on The Duran.
Siloed Justices and the Law/Politics Divide
For the symposium on Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum's new book, The Company They Keep: How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme Court (Oxford University Press, 2019). Richard L. Hasen In an eye-opening 2013 interview with journalist Jennifer Senior, the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia explained his “media diet.” He said that he read the *Wall Street Journal* and the *Washington Times*. He had dropped his subscription to the *Washington Post *because of what he saw as the newspaper’s “treatment of almost any conservative issue. It was slanted and often nasty. And, you kno... more »
A CRISIS IS COMING AND IT WILL BE PARTLY TRUMP'S FAULT, BUT HE MIGHT BENEFIT
Don't even ask whether this will happen. It'll happen. A series of budget deadlines converge in the coming months that could leave Washington on the precipice of another shutdown, $100 billion in automatic spending cuts and a full-scale credit crisis. And lawmakers are openly worried about stumbling over the edge.... Some top Democrats have begun quietly pushing for a grand bargain to simultaneously raise the debt ceiling and Congress’ stiff budget caps — avoiding market turmoil and staving off harsh cuts to domestic and defense programs, according to multiple lawmakers and aides. ... more »
Things Are Falling Apart
In my home province, Premier Francois Legault is leading an assault on minority rights. There was a time, Martin Regg Cohn writes, when the Premier of Ontario would stand up firmly for the rights of minorities. But Doug Ford is now the Premier of Ontario: While Quebec’s Premier François Legault stoops to a new low, Ontario’s Doug Ford has lost the moral high ground. When Legault proclaims his use of the notwithstanding clause to override the Charter of Rights, Ford dares not second-guess him — because Ontario’s premier tried it first. The problem with Ford’s false claims to lead “... more »
Senate rude awakening for green new dreamers
The terrifyingly naïve socialist Green New Deal (GND) proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offers the best example I can think of why 16-year-olds shouldn’t be given the right to vote. The post Senate rude awakening for green new dreamers appeared first on CFACT.
Musical Interlude: Josh Groban, “Remember When It Rained”
Josh Groban, “Remember When It Rained” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BixbjCDfH4
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*As College Subsidies Rise, Student Learning Declines* *The federal government provides more student loans and spends more money on higher education than it used to, but colleges just raise tuition to match the increased spending.* People’s vocabularies are shrinking at a time when more and more people have college degrees. As Zach Goldberg notes, people’s mastery of hard words has been falling for well over 20 years, and their mastery of easier words has been falling for over 15 years. Meanwhile, a higher proportion of Americans have college degrees than in the past, and their av... more »
Court of Military Commissions Review Upholds Life Sentence for al-Bahlul
A U.S. Navy bus passes Camp Delta, a prison at Guantanamo Bay. (Photo: Wikimedia/U.S. Air Force) On March 21, the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) upheld Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul’s conviction and life sentence for conspiracy to commit war crimes. The court also dismissed Bahlul’s challenge that the military commission that convicted him lacked jurisdiction because the appointment of the convening authority (CA) for the military commissions was statutorily and constitutionally improper. Previous *Lawfare *coverage of the case can be found here and here. Thi... more »
"Tax Time: Better To Laugh"
*"Tax Time: Better To Laugh"* by Tom Purcell "Tax season is upon us, which gives us a choice: Laugh or cry. I choose to laugh. Dave Barry offers useful advice for getting through this trying time: “It’s income tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil, and stab yourself in the aorta.” You got that right, Dave! For the sin of being self-employed, I spend hours navigating a sea of receipts, which I share with my CPA, who tells me I owe $5,000 more than I feared I would. That’s why this quote from an anonymous pro ath... more »
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*This Veteran, Who Supplied Water to Firefighters, Went to Prison for Digging Ponds* An elderly veteran who ran a business supplying water to fight forest fires was prosecuted by the federal government and sent to prison for digging ponds on his own property, one of his lawyers says. Joe Robertson, a Navy veteran from Montana, was 78 when he was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $130,000 in restitution through deductions from his Social Security checks. His crime? Robertson, whose business supplied water trucks to Montana firefighters, dug ... more »
"An Exquisite Balance..."
“It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us and at the same time a great openness to new ideas. If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you. On the other hand, if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense in you, then you cannot distinguish the useful ideas from the worthless ones.” - Carl Sagan
"Dear Stock Market: You Can't Have It Both Ways"
*"Dear Stock Market: You Can't Have It Both Ways"* by Charles Hugh Smith OK, let me see if I have this right: the stock market is soaring because the economy is softening, so the Federal Reserve panicked and went from raising rates to considering cutting rates. It seems markets are now assuming a rate cut is already locked in, given the Fed's commitment to cease trimming its balance sheet by September. This dovish reversal means liquidity is flooding back into stocks and bonds, and so stocks are rising as once again "the Fed has our backs." OK, I get it. But the market is also risi... more »
Introduction to Balkinization Symposium on Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum, The Company They Keep
[image: Devins and Baum, The Company They Keep] This week at Balkinization we are hosting a symposium on Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum's new book, The Company They Keep: How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme Court (Oxford University Press, 2019). We have assembled a terrific group of commentators, including Mark Graber (Maryland), Linda Greenhouse (Yale), Rick Hasen (U.C. Irvine), Sandy Levinson (Texas), Frank Pasquale (Maryland), Rick Pildes (NYU), John McGinnis (Northwestern), and myself. At the conclusion, Neal and Larry will respond to the commentators.
Mesenteric Fat Thickness Is an Independent Determinant of Metabolic Syndrome and Identifies Subjects With Increased Carotid Intima-Media Thickness.
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Glucose-lowering Medication in Type 2 Diabetes: Overall Approach
http://www.anupamghose.com/glucose-lowering-medication-in-type-2-diabetes-overall-approach/
Dietary carbohydrate restriction as the first approach in diabetes management: Critical review and evidence base.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900714003323
FDA Approves Brexanolone (Zulresso), First Drug for Postpartum Depression
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/910643?src=soc_fb_190330_mscpedt_news_mdscp_postpartum&faf=1
High Potency Cannabis Tied to 50% of New Psychosis Cases
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/910658?src=soc_fb_190331_mscpedt_news_psych_cannabis&faf=1
FDA OKs Brain Stimulator for Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/910999?src=soc_fb_190330_mscpedt_news_mdscp_cervella&faf=1
Coca Cola And Other Sodas Are Linked To Colon Cancer, Medical Research Finds
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a26912160/soda-bowel-colon-cancer-link-research-study/?utm_campaign=socialflowFBDEL&utm_medium=social-media&utm_source=facebook
Giving Up Alcoholic Drinks in AF May Cut AF Burden, Recurrence
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/910958?src=soc_fb_190329_mscpedt_news_tho_af&faf=1
The Best Techniques To Burn Fat In The Inner Thigh And In Difficult Areas
https://litesfitness.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-best-techniques-to-burn-fat-in.html?m=1
Hemoglobin A1c Misses Many Cases of Diabetes
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/910989?src=soc_fb_190401_mscpedt_news_mdscp_hemoglobin&faf=1
Update From NASA: Space Debris From India’s Anti-Satellite Missile Test Is A Threat To The International Space Station
The International Space Station. YouTube *Digital Trends:* *Space debris from India’s anti-satellite missile test a threat to ISS, NASA says * It may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but India’s destruction of one of its own orbiting satellites in a recent missile test has inadvertently put those aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in increased danger, according to NASA. Speaking at a live-streamed event on Monday, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine described India’s anti-satellite missile test on March 27 as “not compatible with the future of human spaceflight,”... more »
A Probe Into Former U.S. Vice President Biden's Family Business Deals In Ukraine May Be Opened
The US Vice President Joe Biden (L) jokes that Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (R) is buying lunch, before sitting down to their bilateral meeting at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington March 31, 2016. © Jonathan Ernst © Reuters *John Solomon, The Hill:* *Joe Biden's 2020 Ukrainian nightmare: A closed probe is revived* Two years after leaving office, Joe Biden couldn’t resist the temptation last year to brag to an audience of foreign policy specialists about the time as vice president that he strong-armed Ukraine into firing its top prosecutor. In his own words, with v... more »
A ' Tongue And Cheek' Review Of The A-10
Deadly force: A line up of A-10s at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. *NRA Shooting Illustrated: Review:* *Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II* Let’s be honest, the firearms and gear that are featured in tactically flavored magazines often blend together into one big mass of Picatinny rail-laden, polymer-coated, flat-dark-earth-painted steel. Modern sporting rifle this, tiny .380 ACP that, 2-mile-bolt-gun shots, etc. Here’s something different: A Gatling gun—not the hand-crank variety, but rather a hydraulically powered, seven-barreled 30 mm wonder in the form of a General Dy... more »
Through Our Pain And Joy - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
*Through our pain and joy* *Countless centuries we strive * *We are human(e) yet* *© **2019 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: This poem was inspired, written and published today for the first time on my blog, the 2nd of April 2019. I wrote it in the haiku style of poetry.* *If you wish to read more of my poetry, please click on the link provided below:* *https://www.poemhunter.com/michael-hopkins/*
All-conquering AFLW star hopes sons will follow in their mothers' footsteps
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Adelaide star Erin Phillips pays an emotional tribute to her father Greg — an eight-time premiership player with Port Adelaide — after comfortably winning her second best and fairest honour at the AFLW awards night.
Grandmother gives birth as surrogate for her son and his husband
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Cecile Eledge has been through menopause but was approved to carry a child for her son and his husband and has given birth to baby girl.
Maybe Pelosi Needs A New Chair For House Ways And Means-- Neal Is Dragging His Feet On Trump's Taxes
*Mnuchin and Richard Neal, who REALLY doesn't want to get the Adam Schiff treatment from Trumpworld* When the Biden p.r. machine stirs up shit against Bernie-- which they never stop doing (it's like a pit of vipers whispering in the ears of any journalist foolish enough pay them any attention)-- one of the first things they always bring up is that he hasn't released his taxes. Really? When he ran in 2016 he did release his taxes for 2014; they were boring and very white bread. He has since pledged to release 10 years this time, but virtually every anti-Bernie pundit who has raised t... more »
US, Israel punish Turkey’s Erdogan: M. K. BHADRAKUMAR
*US/Israel Punish Turkey... as I've been stating here for quite some time now, Turkey targeted!* *The Usrael punishment/shunning of Turkey has been obvious via the msm and alternative media presentation.* *Image from article* *Link* *“Turkey is a global “swing state.” It has a large and growing economy, a strategic location, a democratic government, and mixed views about prevailing international arrangements. Like the other three global swing states — Brazil, India, and Indonesia — Turkey’s choices will influence whether today’s international order evolves and endures or fragments... more »
This U.S. Nuclear Submarine Is Feared Like No Other: Meet the 'F-22' of Subs
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Like no other. *The program was trimmed to just three submarines that cost $7.3 billion.* The Seawolf-class submarines were envisioned as the best submarines ever built. Designed to succeed the Los Angeles–class attack submarines and maintain America’s edge in the underwater domain, the class suffered from cost overruns and the collapse of the Soviet Union. While still some of the best submarines ever built, they were built at reduced numbers. In many respects, they are the F-22 of submarines: widely considered the world's best, but costs made wide ... more »
The F-22 Raptor: America's Stealth Sniper in the Sky?
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * We explain. *Having first flown in 1997, the Air Force plans to keep the clipped delta-wing fighters in service for at least 43 more years since the airframes are tough and haven’t been used heavily.* Years ago, four F-22 Raptors taking part in the second-wave of the U.S.-led coalition’s opening airstrikes on Islamic State in Syria dropped their bombs. It was the first time the stealthy fifth-generation fighters had ever engaged in combat. The coalition’s war planners also used the F-22s to leverage their low-observable profiles — and far-reachin... more »
Russia's Feared S-400: A Major Threat or A Killer on Paper Only?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Some have their doubts. *The S-400 also has the capability to perform non-cooperative target recognition (NCTR), although there is little open data on this capability. From this, it may be able to classify some oncoming targets as decoys to avoid wasting ammunition on them.* In March 2019, the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) published a report that alleges that Russia’s vaunted Anti-Access/Area-Denial (A2/AD) capabilities in the Baltic region are overrated. It presents a technical and doctrinal argument for why Russian long-range missile capabil... more »
Russia's Feared S-400: A Major Threat or A Killer on Paper Only?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Some have their doubts. *The S-400 also has the capability to perform non-cooperative target recognition (NCTR), although there is little open data on this capability. From this, it may be able to classify some oncoming targets as decoys to avoid wasting ammunition on them.* In March 2019, the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) published a report that alleges that Russia’s vaunted Anti-Access/Area-Denial (A2/AD) capabilities in the Baltic region are overrated. It presents a technical and doctrinal argument for why Russian long-range missile capabil... more »
Scary Drill: U.S. B-52 Bombers Practiced Nuclear Attacks on Russia Last Month
*David Axe* *Security, * The U.S. Air Force in early March 2019 deployed five B-52 bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana to the United Kingdom. Some of the eight-engine, long-range planes flew mock nuclear attacks on Russian soil. The U.S. Air Force in early March 2019 deployed five B-52 bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana to the United Kingdom. Some of the eight-engine, long-range planes flew mock nuclear attacks on Russian soil. The American operation mirrors Russia's own simulated aerial raids. In recent years Russian bombers have stepped up their p... more »
World War III, The Game: I Just Fought Russia in a Simulator (And It Was Brutal)
*War Is Boring* *Security, * [image: By Vitaly V. Kuzmin - http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/635, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49061403] Had the Cold War turned hot, the friction of war would have burned bright. Forget politics. Forget history. Who knows why the Soviets invaded West Germany in 1989? Perhaps it was a bad grain harvest in the Ukraine. Perhaps they feared the U.S. would strike first. Or, maybe the Soviets simply decided—like many an empire or perhaps even a certain North American republic—that the only way to demonstrate they were not... more »
Another Monsanto Roundup Cancer Trial Begins
Agricultural chemical giant Monsanto is on trial yet again in the Bay Area The post Another Monsanto Roundup Cancer Trial Begins appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Where Did The Moon Come From? – A New Theory
The moon has always been somewhat of a mystery to the World, though accepted academia attempts to put its existence down to some kind of huge planetary collision, The post Where Did The Moon Come From? – A New Theory appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Wall Street’s Dirty Little SECRET Revealed!
Wall street is notorious for Dirty Little Secrets, so the title here is slightly misleading as it implies that there is just one dirty secret they are hiding away. However, this one has been largely unreported until recently, Bloomberg posted an article just a couple days ago entitled The ETF Tax Dodge is Wall Streets … The post Wall Street’s Dirty Little SECRET Revealed! appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Climate Alarm Bombs In Elections Down Under
By Paul Homewood From GWPF: It was utter bunkum; but typical self-delusion by those ideological crusaders determined to do whatever it takes ‘to save the planet’ – at whatever the cost. ‘Climate change is now a more pressing matter for New South Wales voters than hospitals, schools and public transport’ asserted the […]
Corbett: Russiagate in 3 minutes
*James Corbett* | This one seemed like a narrative that was too big to fail. Only it did.
Extra Time: Ukraine Election Comedy – Populism or Something Else?
*21WIRE.TV* | A special segment available each week for 21WIRE.TV Members.
Balanced Budget Baloney
by Viv Forbes A balanced budget is not necessarily good – Soviet Russia often ran a balanced budget – they took 100% of people’s income and spent it all. The constant striving by conservative governments to “balance the budget” just gives a free lunch to the big spenders who will inevitably take over from them. […]
Laws are chipping away at democracy around the world
Chrystie Flournoy Swiney, Doctoral Fellow at Georgetown and Human Rights Attorney, Georgetown University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
Legislators in a growing number of democracies are clamping down on civil society. In the United States, it's happening at the state level.
Duke University pays big fine for obtaining scientific research money fraudulently
“Duke University just paid out $112,500,000 in fines for obtaining scientific research money fraudulently.” click here
Chart: Are Nevada cannabis sales beginning to plateau?
Nevada's marijuana sales advanced in 2018, but the state's once-sizzling growth rate is showing signs of cooling. Chart: Are Nevada cannabis sales beginning to plateau? is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Former University of Washington researcher faked data, say Feds
Edward J. Fox, a former faculty member at the University of Washington in Seattle, faked data in a manuscript submitted to Nature and in an NIH grant application, according to new findings from the U.S. Office of Research Integrity (ORI). Fox, who initially confessed to some of the misconduct when confronted by the university, “neither … Continue reading Former University of Washington researcher faked data, say Feds
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