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Living in Dialogue: Will Oklahoma Rein In Epic Charter Failure?

Living in Dialogue: Will Oklahoma Rein In Epic Charter Failure? As the Network for Public
Shanker Blog: Dispatches from the Nexus of Boring and Important

Shanker Blog: Dispatches from the Nexus of Boring and Important School finance is one of
Curmudgucation: DeVos, Class Size, and the Reformistan Bubble

Curmudgucation: DeVos, Class Size, and the Reformistan Bubble I almost feel sorry for Betsy

Feds echo endangered species concerns in Annova LNG review

Federal regulators are echoing endangered species concerns in their second environmental review of three
DuPont's Pasadena workers vote to unionize, contract talks start soon,

Workers at DuPont's Bayport chemical plant in Pasadena have voted in favor of joining an engineers'
BP sanctions $6B offshore project in Azerbaijan

BP said Friday it is sanctioning a $6 billion oil platform project offshore of Azerbaijan in the Caspian

Meet the Democrats’ New Voice on Foreign Policy

Tom Malinowski is an unlikely member of Congress. But he's fast becoming a force on Capitol Hill.
Meet the Democrats’ New Voice on Foreign Policy

Tom Malinowski is an unlikely member of Congress. But he's fast becoming a force on Capitol Hill.
Trump allies assail Mueller report even as they defend its conclusions

Trump mistakenly tweets millions dead in Sri Lanka explosions on Easter Sunday

In expressing his condolences, Trump incorrectly said millions more had died in a deadly series of explosions in Sri Lanka

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Tripoli forces push opponents back slightly south of Libyan capital-witnesses

The Libyan National Army (LNA) force loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar allied to a parallel government in the east started an offensive more two weeks ago but has been unable to breach the southern defenses of the Tripoli government. The latest flare-up in the cycle of anarchy gripping Libya since dictator Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in 2011 threatens to disrupt oil flows, foment migration across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, and allow jihadists to exploit the chaos. Forces loyal to Tripoli managed to push back the LNA several km (miles) in the southern Ain Zara suburb, Reuters reporters visiting the area said.

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Legal expert says Mueller report alone supports impeachment

Many believe the Mueller report offers a clear case for the impeachment of Donald Trump. Joy Reid and her panel discuss apparent widespread resistance among Democrats to impeach the president.

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‘Honoring their service by serving in their memory’

Pastor gifted home by veterans’ organization The post ‘Honoring their service by serving in their memory’
Letters: Landowner supports Chaco legislation

The landowners from the Chaco Canyon area have suffered enough abuse and damage from the oil and gas
‘We had stuff to say’ — Allottees say their voices not heard in Chaco

Allottees say their voices not heard in Chaco Canyon debate The post ‘We had stuff to say’ —

Scientists lose it when hunter posts baby T-rex fossil on eBay for millions

If you have the cash, you could buy an authentic baby T-rex fossil on eBay, much to the chagrin of
The Disturbing Story of the Aztec Death Whistle

It’s the 1990s. A group of archeologists in Mexico City had been excavating parts of an Aztec temple over
Is There Truth to the Myth of the Minotaur?

Found in Greek mythology, the Minotaur myth has been around since the time of Zeus. It is a figure said to

Narrow PSV win gives Ajax the edge as Eredivisie race goes to the wire

PSV kept their hopes of retaining their Eredivisie title alive with a nervy win over ADO Den Haag to draw..
It’s a summery Easter weekend, but the sea is too cold to swim in

Friday was the first regional ‘summer’ day in the Netherlands this year, with the temperature topping 25
Save the birds, give them water, says organisation

Friesian birding organisation BFVW is warning that newly born chicks are dying because of a lack of insects

Microsoft Discontinues Windows 10 Sets Tabbed Window Feature

The much anticipated Windows 10 tabbed window feature called Sets has been discontinued according to a
Google Chrome is Testing a New Extension Menu

In order to provide better access to extensions and a less cluttered interface, Google is testing a new
Security Researcher Pleads Guilty To Malware Writing Charges

Security researcher Marcus Hutchins pled guilty on Wednesday to writing malware and aiding with its

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

Peculiar, Perverse and Preposterous Courses at American Colleges

“Queering Childhood” “Queer Theory and the Bible” “Queering Religion” “Whiteness: Race, Sex and
Pro-LGBT Events at Penn State ‘Pride Month’ in April

The promotion and exaltation of the LGBT movement permeates much of academia as universities and their
University of Arizona Students Unhappy that Federal Immigration Agents were

University of Arizona college students protested the inclusion of Border Patrol agents at a recent job fair

Sri Lanka bombings: All the latest updates

South Asian nation reeling from the attacks that targeted churches and hotels across the country.
Record number of people murdered in Mexico this year

Official figures reveal almost 10 percent increase in violence in first quarter of this year compared to
At least 14 killed in Colombia's Easter Sunday landslides

At least 25 people still buried in the mud and debris, local media reports said.

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

CHILD DIES ELEVEN DAYS AFTER ISRAELI OCCUPATION ANNOUNCED HIS DEATH IN

On April 4th Israeli occupation claimed that its occupation forces’ soldiers had shot two youths and
Hamas denies forming new government in Gaza

Hamas’s leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Al-Sinwar meets with leaders of Palestinian factions, in Gaza
Israeli Colonist Runs Over A Palestinian Child Near Bethlehem

21 APR 1:15 AM A speeding illegal Israeli colonist rammed with his car, on Saturday evening, a Palestinian

Sri Lanka attacks: Death toll soars to 290

Police say 290 people were killed in eight bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels.
Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky wins presidency by landslide

Incumbent Petro Poroshenko admits defeat after exit polls give Volodymyr Zelensky a landslide victory.
Sudan crisis: Protesters cut ties with military council

They say they no longer recognise the ruling council that replaced ousted leader Omar al-Bashir.

Extinction Rebellion: Climate protesters 'making a difference'

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg addresses thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters in London.
April Fabb missing: Anniversary appeal leads to calls

Detectives are assessing the calls for new leads in the mystery of a girl who has been missing 50 years.
Ilkley Moor fire: Three arrests over blaze

Three men, aged 21, 23 and 24, remain in custody in connection with the blaze on Ilkley Moor.

2001: The News of the World and a “Huge Police Dossier” of Celebrity Abuse

Simon Just of Real Troll Exposure has drawn attention to an interesting News of the World article from
Watts, Wedger and Brees vs Private Eye

Staying with the latest issue of Private Eye magazine (No. 1493), page 13 has news from the Independent
Private Eye Explores New Edward Heath Accuser

UPDATE (18 April): The second half of this post has been updated several times in the last few days in the

Somatic mysticism: reframing “hypersensitivity”

Originally posted on Everything Matters: Beyond Meds : More musing from the past few days. Anyone who has
Spring is upon us. A little celebration of the details.

Like splinters in one’s soul – other people’s beliefs, feelings, emotions and trauma…Healing is the
Reflections on learning to FLY

Tom Petty said it first..the eternal now dictates that this is happening at all times!! (I dare say I DO

Easter: eggs, hares, lamb and the return of warmth and sunshine – a

There’s a lot of confusion about Easter – not least because this most important of all Christian festivals
Over 200 killed, hundreds injured in series of blasts at Sri Lankan hotels

A series of eight explosions rocked Catholic churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka as Christians began
On WikiLeaks Email Releases, Mueller Team Ignored Findings Of Former US

Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on an investigation into alleged Russian efforts to meddle in the

Advice For Women Who Want Kids

This series contains candid advice for young women who know they want a family.
Hovercraft Parenting: Damaging a Generation

We have reached a time in history where helicopter parenting is no longer an adequate description for an
5 Things That’ll Make You Hate Your Kids

Here are 5 basic things (throughout your child’s life) that you can do to ensure you grow to hate

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

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Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

In Case You Missed It…

This week at CBPP, we focused on health, housing, state budgets and taxes, and the economy.
Health Proposals in President’s 2020 Budget Would Reduce Health Insurance
Penalizing Employers Whose Workers Participate in Economic Security

Some states are considering levying penalties on employers whose workers participate in

Congratulations Bill Pearson, 2019 Coyoteblog Bracket Challenge Winner

Bill rode Virginia all the way to the championship. Congratulations.
Who Are You Calling Privileged?

A while back on Columbus Day I wrote this on Twitter: This is not just a SJW thing -- Columbus's
What Admirers of Socialism Like AOC Could Learn From Just the Title of Adam

The full name of Adam Smith's great work is "An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth

Keith Green: Easter Song + The Visual Bible: Matthew

Dandelion Salad Happy Easter! previously posted March 23, 2008 wiredfortravel on Mar 22, 2008 Hallelujah
Chris Hedges and Aaron Mate: Russiagate–One of the Most Shameful Periods in

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Apr 20, 2019 On this week’s show, Chris Hedges discusses
Glen Ford: History of Black Radicalism, Social Justice, and Antiwar

by Will Griffin Writer, Dandelion Salad The Peace Report April 16, 2019 The Peace Report on Apr 8, 2019

Highly Facetious Comics #6

Joinmycult.org The post Highly Facetious Comics #6 appeared first on disinformation. [This is a
The Alzheimer’s Drug that Might Unlock Your Dreams

As excited as I get about the potentiality of psychedelic drugs, I get far more amped about pushing the
Did Marijuana Come from Outer Space?

Another way of putting that would be, is all weed space weed? According to some shamanic cultures, the

Will the UK continue to launch strikes against ISIS?

On Saturday (23 March) the Syrian Defence Force announced that ISIS’ last stronghold, the small town of
Latest FoI release from MoD shows extent of UK air and drone war in Syria

The rise in UK air and drone strikes in Syria since September 2018 has been laid bare in the MoD’s
General Atomics bring in BAE Systems to lobby for ‘Protector’ drone to fly

Drone manufacturer, General Atomics, hosted an event in London on 24 January in order – as its press

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell

For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks

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Media Landscape Marked by “Climate of Fear”

Journalists around the world are increasingly seeing threats of violence, detention, and even death simply
**UPDATED: Activists Spotlight Education for Development and Rights

This article is part of a series on the current state of civil society organisations (CSOs), which was the
Women in Ethiopia Still Struggle Despite Leadership in Government

Bethlehem Mengistu is WaterAid Country Director in Ethiopia The post Women in Ethiopia Still Struggle

Intervention in Venezuela: A Tour of US Military Bases in Curaçao and Aruba

Misión Verdad “Aerial detection and monitoring of suspicious air and maritime drug trafficking
New Migrant Caravan Proceeds to US: “We Are Dying of Hunger in Honduras”

Peoples Dispatch A new migrant caravan consisting of around 1,100 people started its journey towards the US
United States Unleashes New Harsh Sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela and

Zoe PC On April 17, US national security advisor John Bolton announced a new set of sanctions on Cuba

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Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

A Tiananmen Square publicity video triggers the fury of the Beijing

Germany's Leica Camera AG drew criticism on Chinese social media over a video
Emma Thompson joined climate change activists in central London

Film star Emma Thompson joined climate change activists in a central London shopping
England and France top bankers warn of financial risks associated to

The heads of two major central banks have written a stark warning about the

Zoning hearing held on wind farm project in Packer Township #PA

WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WOLF) – More than 20 wind turbines could be coming to Packer Township, but
Wind farm shuttered: Facing May 7 referendum, process delays cited as

The Summit Lake Wind Farm is no longer being pursued, according to a press release from Renewable Energy
Developer to discontinue L’Anse Township wind farm development #MI

The developer behind a proposed wind farm in L’Anse Township says it is no longer pursuing the

Helena Legarda: The EU should invest in dual-use technologies

Is China a rival of the European Union, or are they political partners? One area where China is definitely
This Week in Europe: Notre Dame, Irish riots and more

Members of the TNF team recount big events from Europe from the past week, and point attention to news that
#IChooseEurope bus tour diary, Stage 2: Budapest, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sofia

In April, the #IChooseEurope bus tour, run by the Young European Federalists (JEF-Europe) as a part of a

Mice, Medical Research & the Media

Reputable media outlets routinely mislead the public when reporting the latest scientific discoveries.
10th Anniversary Fundraiser

If I've helped you better understand the climate debate, the IPCC, the shortcomings of academic
This Destructive Green Fantasy

Climate change good intentions are causing grave harm.

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Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recent
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?

It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October without
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare

More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by

How Exit From The Matrix could change your life

by Jon Rappoport April 21, 2019 Inside the psyche of the individual, something is going on. Something
How I assembled The Matrix Revealed: the key symbol

by Jon Rappoport April 20, 2019 The key was handed to me by a colleague and friend. In 1987, when I was
If hidden technology were exposed for all to see

by Jon Rappoport April 19, 2019 (To join our email list, click here.) Note: I have couched this piece in

Time to turn the tables and put the FBI, Steele and the rest of the '

As we now shift from the "witch hunt" against Trump to 'investigating the investigators'
Open for business: Syria renting port of Tartus to Russia for 49 years

Moscow and Damascus are set to sign a deal on renting the sea port of Tartus to Russia for trade purposes,
Top Scotland Yard detective: 'I was told to ignore 'meat rack'

A Scotland Yard detective claims he was told to ignore VIPs during a paedophile probe now being

Wellington Mayor confirms new regional park in wake of Sir Peter's

As accusations fly around Shelly Bay, Wellington's Mayor announces long-awaited nearby regional park.
Sri Lanka attacks: Social media ban leaves Wellington families desperate

Social media ban leaves Wellington's Sri Lankan community searching for answers following Easter
Wellington's record-breaking cruise ship numbers set to be eclipsed

More ships and more visitors sees $56m pumped into the local economy, but that figure's likely to be

Darwinism is dying, again

I’m also kinda pissed that I didn’t get an article about Kevin Padian from the Federalist.
Update on Sri Lanka

I have been trying to keep abreast of the bombings in Sri Lanka that have led to global condemnation. There
Another summary of the Peterson/Žižek debate

This one is from the Guardian. Peterson’s opening remarks were disappointing even for his fans in the