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Paul Krugman Probably Doesn’t Realize He Just Summarized What Joe Biden Has On Offer
On Saturday Paul Krugman wrote in his *NY Times* column that this week he will be “participating in an Economic Policy Institute conference on ‘excessive wealth disorder’— the problems and dangers created by extreme concentration of income and wealth at the top.” Notes On Excessive Wealth Disorder— How Not To Repeat The Mistakes Of 2011 deals not so much with the 1 percent but with “the role of the 0.1 percent, or maybe the 0.01 percent— the truly wealthy, not the ‘$400,000 a year working Wall Street stiff’ memorably ridiculed in the movie *Wall Street*. This is a really tiny group... more »
Picture Of The Day
The sun rises as a reveller welcomes in the Summer Solstice at the Stonehenge stone circle, in Amesbury, June 21. REUTERS/Hannah McKay *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Summer solstice* (Reuters).
Ethiopia Army Chief Shot Dead In Failed Coup
*BBC:* *Ethiopia army chief shot dead in 'coup bid' attacks* The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead by his own bodyguard in the capital, Addis Ababa. He and another officer died trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region, PM Abiy Ahmed said. In Amhara itself, regional governor Ambachew Mekonnen was killed along with an adviser. The government says the situation is under control after arrests were made. The prime minister has gone on TV to urge Ethiopians to unite in the face of "evil" ... more »
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Monday, June 24, 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. MÚSICA BRASILEIRA: Viva Dominguinhos (Centro) – A night dedicated to one of the true accordion masters and composers in Brazil, Dominguinhos, happening in Sesc Carmo. Singers Marcelo Jeneci, Flávia Bittencourt […] The post São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Monday, June 24, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Net Zero Emissions Will Never Be “Achieved;” Reduced Global CO2 Emissions Will Be Hard Enough
The basic position of the climate “environmentalists” (CEs) on energy has long been that CO2 emissions should be drastically reduced (which, they claim, would reduce global temperatures). They are trying to achieve this while being anti-nuclear, anti-fracking, and anti-fossil fuels. They instead favor “renewables” except hydro power. They favor government intervention to achieve these energy […]
"The Land of Dreams..."
* “The Land of Dreams”* “Father, O father! what do we here In this land of unbelief and fear? The Land of Dreams is better far, Above the light of the morning star.” - William Blake Moody Blues, "Land of Make Believe" Pictures from the North of Scotland.
Beijing Shocked President Trump Maintains Wrong Thinking to Magnanimous Panda Ahead of G20…
Oh dear, China is unhappy. According to the Global Times President Trump is not “showing enough good faith” to demonstrate he “wishes to ease the trade tensions” with magnanimous panda. Sincerity is not being observed. The G20 is coming up … Continue reading →
The Planned War Against Iran
In reality, the war against Iran has already been underway for quite some time, at least since 1953 when a CIA coup d'état against the legally elected government of Mohammed Mosaddegh brought to power the ruthless dictator, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who in his turn was overthrown by a popular uprising in 1979. Of course, the game then, as now, revolved around the fact that Iran sits atop a vast reserve of petroleum. Today, more than ever, the USSA covets Iranian petroleum reserves. The fundamental reason is quite simple: the global power and influence of the USSA empire is rooted in it... more »
Former Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen: 'The Last Thing In The World We Need Right Now Is A War With Iran'
"The last thing in the world we need right now is a war with Iran. I really would like to know that the American people feel we should not go to war with Iran," former Joint Chiefs chairman Mike Mullen tells @MarthaRaddatz https://t.co/jWRB6H5Cmf pic.twitter.com/UZENLsf2ff — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) June 23, 2019 *The Hill:* *Former Joint Chiefs chairman: 'The last thing in the world we need right now is a war with Iran'* Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen on Sunday stressed the importance of avoiding war with Iran, saying it "could spin out of control." "I really ... more »
Michael Jackson’s Popularity Endures, Even After New Scandal
The documentary “Leaving Neverland” presented a disturbing depiction of Michael Jackson as a child molester, but the initial wave of negative publicity hasn’t greatly diminished the King of Pop’s image or the enduring popularity of his music.
Snowing in Bozeman one day before summer – Video
Snowfall was reported in the Bozeman, Montana, area on Thursday. “Crazy weather,” says Q2 News. Thanks to Ian Burns for this video The post Snowing in Bozeman one day before summer – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Turkish President Erdogan's Ally Loses Controversial Mayoral Re-Run In Istanbul
*NBC/Reuters:* *Blow to Turkey's Erdogan as opposition wins big in Istanbul* *The election was seen as a test of Turks' ability to check what many saw as their president's increasingly authoritarian power.* ISTANBUL — Turkey's main opposition claimed a decisive victory on Sunday in Istanbul's re-run election, dealing one of the biggest blows to President Tayyip Erdogan during his 16 years in power and promising a new beginning in the country's largest city. Ekrem Imamoglu, mayoral candidate of the secularist Republican People's Party, was leading with 54 percent of votes against 4... more »
Sam the Banana Man and United Fruit – from Coup to Coup
Sam Zemurray migrated from the Russian empire to the United States at age 14; created a banana empire in Latin … Continue reading →
Tweet Of The Week: Trump 4Evah!
President Donald Trump released a hilarious video on his Twitter account on Friday that essentially declared himself to be president forever, in what is a giant troll aimed at the media, the Democratic Party and especially Nutsy Nancy Pelosi who are all instilling fear in their base of a permanent case of TDS. The video features a cover from TIME Magazine that shows Trump campaign yard signs lasting well beyond 2020. The video then alters the cover to show the campaign campaign yard signs extending thousands of years into the future while “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from … Con...more »
New York Law Gives Illegal Aliens the Ability to Vote After Obtaining Driver’s License
The New York state law that allows the 725,000 illegal aliens to obtain driver's licenses when they are of age is supported by state Democrats and the big business lobby.
Socialist Bernie Sanders Calls for Taxpayer-Funded Medicare for All, Including Illegal Aliens, at a Cost of $32 Trillion Over 10 Years
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, a socialist, vowed to “organize the American people” to support his Medicare for All plan that would cover the nearly 11 million illegal aliens.
On The Advantage of Having a Philosophical View
To have a philosophical view of the world is like going up a mountain and from the height taking a look at the world below. All the filth and confusion, sadness and pain, irrationality and malice fade away and what you have is a sanitized, grand, orderly, and sublime perspective of civilization.
The Royal Navy on 31 Occasions in 2018 Intercepted Russian Warships
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* Problem? British warships last year sortied to intercept Russian vessels sailing near U.K. waters at a rate twice what it was in 2013, U.K. Defense Journal *reported*. Royal Navy ships on 31 occasions in 2018 intercepted Russian ships, up from 12 occasions in 2013. The period of heightened Russian naval activity roughly coincided with Russia’s annexation of Ukraine in 2014, the Russian intervention in Syria in 2015 and escalating tensions between Russia and NATO along the North Atlantic alliance’s eastern flank. U.K. Defense Journal published it... more »
Sunday Talks: Shifty Schiff Outlines Coordinated Plan With Mueller For “Testimony”…
Shifty appears with for an interview with Furrowed Brow to push the impeachment narrative etc. Within the interview Shifty talks about lengthy coordination and careful planning with Robert Mueller for a scripted July appearance. [Prompted to 05:38 just hit play] … Continue reading →
Does the US even have a strategy for dealing with Iran?
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It is fair to say that Washington's unilateral withdrawal from an agreement with which Tehran was complying has brought neither calm nor peace. The obvious question is where to from here, writes Rodger Shanahan.
Police search for second man over Sunnybank shooting
Police charge a 24-year-old man with being an accessory to attempted murder and are continuing to search for a 38-year-old man in relation to an alleged shooting at Sunnybank over the weekend.
'The only appropriate decision': Leadbeater's possum remains critically endangered
Victoria's faunal emblem keeps its critically endangered status, in a decision from Environment Minister Sussan Ley that is likely to come as a blow to the state's embattled native logging industry.
A group of Republican politicians have fled their jobs — and the cops are on their trail
It's an unlikely game of cat and mouse, but one that has found itself unfolding in the US state of Oregon, where 11 Republican senators have gone into hiding in a bid to block a vote on a landmark climate plan.
Giant squid filmed attacking a lure 750m under the surface of the Gulf of Mexico
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After weeks of searching deep, dark waters below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, an international team of scientists films the tentacles of a giant squid reaching toward an optical lure, or "e-jelly".
'We're committed to fight for equality': GoFundMe axes Israel Folau's campaign
Sacked Wallaby Israel Folau’s bid to raise $3 million to pay for legal action against Rugby Australia is thwarted by GoFundMe, which has deleted his page saying it violated its terms of service.
Tributes for 'sweet, kind' girl who died after being hit by Lamborghini
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Friends mourn a promising young state volleyballer who died after being hit by a Lamborghini on a footpath outside a Chinese restaurant in Adelaide.
NATO Aims To Recognize Space As A Domain Of Warfare This Year
FILE PHOTO: Employees chat at a production line of Airbus' European Service Module (ESM), which is delivered for NASA's Orion Spaceship, at the Airbus plant in Bremen, Germany, February 19, 2019. Picture taken February 19,2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo *Reuters*: *Exclusive: NATO aims to make space new frontier in defense* BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO aims to recognize space as a domain of warfare this year, four senior diplomats said, partly to show U.S. President Donald Trump that the alliance is relevant and adapting to new threats after he signed off on the creation of a U...more »
Growing Evidence Of Wind Farms’ Horrific Toll On Wildlife: This Time From India
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Bonner Cohen, Ph.D. ~ Eagles, hawks, bats – these are among the most prominently cited avian wildlife regularly slaughtered by industrial-sized wind-power facilities that – thanks to taxpayer subsidies and state renewable-energy mandates — continue to spread like wildfire across rural America. The affliction is by no…
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 173 – 2019
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Aleut Concentration Camps, Migrant Child Concentration Camps: US Violates Human Rights with Ongoing Torture and Imprisonment
Aleut children in internment camp Update six and one-half years later. The original article below was posted on Nov. 18, 2012. Censored News came under attack by trolls who wanted to discredit the facts this weekend in June of 2019, so we have reposted it, with our current Facebook comment added: "Aleut Concentration Camps -- It took a long time to find this link, which Google buried, of
Miscalculations in the US-Iran Conflict Could Lead to a ‘World War,’ Says Malaysia’s Mahathir
Miscalculations in the US-Iran Conflict Could Lead to a ‘World War,’ Says Malaysia’s Mahathir by Joanna Tan, https://www.cnbc.com/ * Tensions between the the U.S. and Iran tested new highs on Thursday, when Tehran shot down an unmanned American military spy drone. * “I think as far as I can see, it is America, which is …
Why U.S. War With Iran Would Lead to “Global Economic Catastrophe”
Democracy Now! Published on Jun 22, 2019 The United States going to war with Iran would “lead to global economic catastrophe unlike anything we’ve seen in contemporary history,” says Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran who helped negotiate the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. “All of the oil and gas facilities, as well …
Jesse Ventura: “The Gulf of Oman Narrative Sounds Like the Gulf of Tonkin…”
RT America Published on Jun 21, 2019 Jesse Ventura and producer Brigida Santos discuss the latest protests in Hong Kong, why U.S. allies doubt the narrative that Iran led attacks on two oil-tanker in the Gulf of Oman, and the death of Egypt’s first democratically elected leader Mohamed Morsi. Author Denise Hearn (The Myth of …
Iran Downs US Spy Drone: Who’s The Aggressor?
RonPaulLibertyReport Streamed live on Jun 20, 2019 The downing of a US spy drone near (or within) Iranian airspace has – conveniently for neocons – raised tension and further boxed in President Trump. Pressure on Trump for a military response to Iranian “aggression” will increase. Will he take the bait this time? Or will more …
Kevin Shipp: Trump Dossier Covered-Up Illegal NSA Surveillance. Global Espionage Attack on Trump Worst in History
Kevin Shipp: Trump Dossier Covered-Up Illegal NSA Surveillance. Global Espionage Attack on Trump Worst in History by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Former CIA Officer and whistleblower Kevin Shipp says abuse of the National Security Agency (NSA) spy data (Section 702 of the FISA Act – warrantless surveillance program) used against President Trump to remove …
Ode to Kim…
And now…. for something completely different. Considering the recent back-and-forth hostage negotiations between Chairman Xi and President Trump with rocket-man Chairman Kim stuck in the middle… tonight, we lighten up the DPRK:
Trump Approved Cyberattacks on Iranian Missile systems
From Middle East Monitor (MEMO): “Trump approved cyberattacks on Iranian missile systems June 23, 2019 at 9:57 am | Published … Continue reading →
Fourteen people rescued after boat catches fire off Gladstone
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Fourteen people, all believed to be from the same family, are rescued after their boat catches fire and overturns off the coast of Gladstone this morning.
Jewish group calls Kalgoorlie Nazi memorabilia auction 'morally repugnant'
Private collectors snap-up dozens of artefacts from the Third Reich at an auction, showing the popularity and value of Nazi military memorabilia is on the rise.
Power bills cut with 'demand response', but retailers want to keep grip on market
Some families are already taking advantage of "demand response", reducing their bills by cutting their electricity use at peak times. But a move to promote competition in the demand response market has come up against some serious opposition.
The number of Mandarin speakers of non-Chinese heritage in Australia is only in the hundreds
Labor frontbencher Chris Bowen says that only 130 people of non-Chinese background can speak Mandarin at a level good enough to do business. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
Police inflicted 'deliberate and reckless' assaults on man in custody, lawyers claim
An independent investigative commission reviews allegations of police brutality against an Aboriginal man at a station south of Newcastle in New South Wales.
'A loose cannon': Donald Trump listens to no-one but himself
Donald Trump's plan to attack Iran, and then cancel it at the last minute, shows how dangerous his chaotic management style can be when played out on the world stage, writes Micheline Maynard.
Aircraft Carriers Won't Help America in a Great-Power War?
*Matthew Reisener* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Should the United States engage another great power in a full-on naval conflict, the winning side would likely be the one that could replace its missiles and ships more quickly. Former President Bill Clinton remarked in 1993 that, “when word of a crisis breaks out in Washington, it's no accident that the first question that comes to everyone's lips is: ‘where's the nearest carrier?’” President Clinton’s sentiment still rings true today. Not only did the United States recently dispatch the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group near ... more »
How Great a Scholar Was Judith Shklar?
*Gunther Heilbrunn* *History, Americas* [image: Reuters] Utopian dreams that curdled into nightmares were a frequent theme and personal experience of Stalinism and Nazism infused Shklar's scholarship. She stands out for the wide range of her interests, literary and historical, enabling her to draw connections between authors separated by centuries and revolutions of thought. *Judith N. Shklar*, *On Political Obligation* (Yale University Press, 2019), 264 pp., $45.00 THE SUDDEN death of Judith N. Sklar in 1992 at the age of sixty-three deprived American letters of a distinctive a... more »
Wrong: Trump is Not An Isolationist
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Despite the accusations from Trump's critics, Washington remains as hawkish and interventionist as ever. An increasingly popular accusation among members of the U.S. foreign-policy establishment and their allies in the news media is that Donald Trump’s administration is abandoning America’s global leadership role and placing the country into an isolationist cocoon. The latest proponent of that thesis is New York Times columnist David Brooks, who asserts flatly that “America is withdrawing from the world.” He adds that th... more »
Only Congress Stands Between Saudi Arabia and Nuclear Weapons
*Victor Gilinsky, Henry Sokolski* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/USA-SAUDI--RC16218400E0.html] Congress must act now in anticipation if it is to stop an arrangement that would allow Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to outfit himself with everything he needs for a bomb. There is an eerie lull in the news about the proposed U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement that Washington has talked about for months. Could it be that the administration no longer supports a sweetheart deal with its favorite crown prince? It seems too good to be true. Alas, it surely... more »
Lost at Sea: Britain Paddles Toward an Unknown Future
*Milton Ezrati* *Politics, Europe* [image: Reuters] The Brexit saga will drag on. Theresa May’s successor, however talented or not, will still face these same intractable problems. Two new complications will now likely distract commentary on the Brexit saga. One, Prime Minister Theresa May has resigned her office pending the Conservative Party’s decision on a new leader later this summer. Two, the EuropeanUnion parliamentary elections have created a more polarized political environment within the union. Tempting as it is to see in these events changing the face of Brexit, it woul... more »
Rare Florida Forest, Home to More Than 20 Protected Species, to Be Bulldozed for Walmart Development
THIS IS SAD NEWS. A rare Miami forest is about to become a Walmart development. It is one of the last fragments of Miami-Dade’s pine rockland forest. Sadly, activists have lost a long legal fight to protect the area that has become a shrinking forest for years due to development. The forest is home to […] The post Rare Florida Forest, Home to More Than 20 Protected Species, to Be Bulldozed for Walmart Development appeared first on Health Nut News.
The Orlando Sentinel's Anti-Endorsement Of Trump
*by Noah* Sometimes a newspaper makes bigger news by what they write on their editorial pages than from what they report on their news pages. Such was the case last week, when on the eve of Senor Trumpanzee's visit to Orlando to launch his 2020 campaign, the *Orlando Sentinel* came out with their Anti-Endorsement of Trump. To say the least, the anti-endorsement caught Sentinel readers of all political persuasions by surprise. The reaction from readers was swift, with Republicans going berserk and feeling abused by some sort of "Deep State" conspiracy, making threats, etc. All in a... more »
Free Download: Nevil Shute, “On The Beach”
*“On The Beach”* by Nevil Shute “Nevil Shute’s 1959 novel “On the Beach” is set in what was then the near future (1963, approximately a year following World War III). The conflict has devastated the northern hemisphere, polluting the atmosphere with nuclear fallout and killing all animal life. While the nuclear bombs were confined to the northern hemisphere, global air currents are slowly carrying the fallout to the southern hemisphere. The only part of the planet still habitable is the far south of the globe, specifically Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, and the southern ... more »
Trump Administration Evaluating Complete Blacklist of Chinese Products for U.S. 5G Infrastructure…
According to a Wall Street Journal report, President Donald Trump is considering a requirement that all next-generation 5G cellular equipment used in the United States will have to be designed and manufactured outside China. As part of the 150-day executive … Continue reading →
“As We Face Armageddon the Western World Is Leaderless”
*“As We Face Armageddon the Western World Is Leaderless”* by Paul Craig Roberts “According to news reports, the validity of which cannot be ascertained by the general public, a crazed US government came within ten minutes of igniting a general conflagation in the Middle East, the consequences of which could have been catastrophic for all. The moronic warmongers in high office—Bolton, Pompeo, and Pence—and their Israel Lobby masters are determined, and they have not abandoned their campaign for war with Iran. Of course, the liars say that Iran will just accept its punishment for def... more »
FAMU Recognized at 100 Black Men Inc. Convention
The Florida A&M University (FAMU) chapter of 100 Black Men Inc. was selected Collegiate Chapter of the Year based on the strength of their voter education, economic empowerment, health awareness, mentoring and other initiatives. During the organization’s national convention in Las Vegas, the FAMU Collegiate 100 was recognized for more than a dozen activities. . “This award is for those who are dedicated to working […]
Prejudice ‘Strikes’ Again: Corporal Punishment is Hitting Black Students the Most
As Black scholars who have succeeded in spite of educational inequities that existed when we were students and still exist now, we are acutely aware of injustices in school settings from personal experiences as former P-12 students and current Black scholars working to also advocate for family members, friends, and those who seek our guidance and assistance. We recognize that their experiences as African-Americans mirror our own from earlier decades.
Asia Pacific trade pact can go on without India ‘for the time being:' Malaysian PM Mahathir
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23-Jun-2019 Prime minister of Malaysia willing to conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) without India “for the time being.”
OKRA – Who Knew? Okra Shows Promise In Fighting Breast Cancer and Prostate Cancer
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Perform This Workout Every Day, and You’ll Start Losing 3 Kilos a Week
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10 Exercises to Obtain a Thigh Gap That Will Only Take 10 Minutes a Day
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10 Easy Exercises to Kill Back Pain and Tone Your Abs at the Same Time
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10 Easy Exercises to Kill Back Pain and Tone Your Abs at the Same Time
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10 Easy Exercises to Kill Back Pain and Tone Your Abs at the Same Time
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What Your Ears Reveal About You
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10 Tips to Help You Lose Weight Without Much Effort
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Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Velvet Morning"
Liquid Mind, "Velvet Morning" Liquid Mind ® is the name used by Los Angeles composer and producer Chuck Wild of the best-selling Liquid Mind relaxation music albums.
“A Look to the Heavens”
“A now famous picture from the Hubble Space Telescope featured Pillars of Creation, star forming columns of cold gas and dust light-years long inside M16, the Eagle Nebula. This false-color composite image views the nearby stellar nursery using data from the Herschel Space Observatory's panoramic exploration of interstellar clouds along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. Herschel's far infrared detectors record the emission from the region's cold dust directly. *Click image for larger size.* The famous pillars are included near the center of the scene. While the central group of hot...more »
“And Maddest Of All…”
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams - this may be madness. To seek treasure where there is only trash. Too much sanity may be madness - and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!" - Miguel de Cervantes in "Man of La Mancha"
“If Everyone Always Lies To You…”
“If everyone always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but that no one believes anything at all anymore - and rightly so, because lies, by their very nature, have to be changed, to be ‘re-lied,’ so to speak. A lying government pursuing shifting goals has to ceaselessly rewrite its own history, leaving people not only dispossessed of their ability to act, but also of their capacity to think and to judge, and with such a people you can then do what you please.” - Hannah Arendt
AFCON 2019 : Great opening ceremony and humble football match
The African Cup of Nations 2019 kicked off in Cairo in a very beautiful short opening ceremony. It was a short , elegant and beautiful show aside from that dancing lady at the start. Part of the ceremony "Twitter" That show highlighted Egypt’s identity from ancient Egypt to Islamic Egypt to African Egypt to Modern Egypt without big dancing shows. You can watch it here from CAF’s official TV channel on YouTube. Nevertheless, in a very Egyptian tradition, there was a technical problem that created a little controversy in the opening ceremony. While inaugurating the tournament,... more »
“And For The Rest…”
"It is always what I have already said: always the wish that you may find patience enough in yourself to endure, and simplicity enough to believe; that you may acquire more and more confidence in that which is difficult, and in your solitude among others. And for the rest, let life happen to you. Believe me: life is right, in any case." - Rainer Maria Rilke
“Hannah Arendt on Time, Space, and Where Our Thinking Ego Resides”
*“Hannah Arendt on Time, Space, * *and Where Our Thinking Ego Resides”* “The everywhere of thought is indeed a region of nowhere.” by Maria Popova "In Lewis Carroll’s 'Through the Looking Glass,' the White Queen remembers the future instead of the past. This seemingly nonsensical proposition, like so many elements of the beloved book, is a stroke of philosophical genius and prescience on behalf of Lewis Carroll, made half a century before Einstein and Gödel challenged our linear conception of time. But no thinker has addressed how the disorienting nature of time shapes the human exp... more »
Sunday Talks – Devin Nunes Notes: “Two Parallel Tracks” Used To Target Donald Trump…
During a segment today with Maria Bartiromo, Representative Devin Nunes notes the “two parallel tracks” CTH has previously outlined. The “parallel track” explanation begins at 11:15 of the interview. [Prompted – Just Hit Play] “Two Parallel Tracks” CTH Archive – … Continue reading →
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Obsolete Politics and the Socialist Party Split
It's not only Theresa May who's preparing her departure from the political scene. At the time of writing, the Socialist Party is on the verge of the most damaging split in its history. On the one side you have Peter Taaffe, the organisation's general secretary of 55 years and counting. Backing him is the majority of the membership in England and Wales, the Scottish "section" and, um, precious few others. Arrayed against the loyalists are the majority of the international organisation - the Committee for a Workers' International - including its most successful section, the Socialist... more »
Aussie golfer Hannah Green wins major title at Women's PGA
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Australia's Hannah Green holds off determined challenges to win her first major golf title, the Women's PGA in Minnesota.
Man has wrong side of bowel removed in botched hospital surgery
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The list of problems at Sydney's troubled Northern Beaches Hospital grows longer, as a cancer patient has the wrong side of his bowel removed in a botched surgery.
Food irradiation, or, dead potatoes
*-A typical Food Irradiation Plant* 1-22-1984* Food* irradiation, as the process is called, has been feasible for more than 30 years, but it is only now that FDA has considered permitting its use in the United States on a wide-scale basis.…About 50 irradiation-processed foods have been approved by health authorities in approximately 28 countries, including Japan, where 15,000 tons of potatoes are irradiated each year to inhibit sprouting. Excluding Japan's potatoes, it is estimated that total world output of irradiated foods is 2,000 tons per year….. Robert Alvarez, spokesman fo... more »
9th Circuit Planned Parenthood victory for Trump Admin
Ninth Circuit Victory for Trump Administration’s Defunding of Planned Parenthood National Review Ed Whelan June 21, 2019 Amidst the downpour of Supreme Court rulings, I just wanted to highlight an excellent ruling yesterday from the Ninth Circuit. In California v. Azar, a Ninth Circuit panel granted the motion by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for a stay of orders of three separate district courts that preliminarily enjoined HHS from implementing its revised regulations imposing restrictions on funding of pre-pregnancy family planning services. The plaintiffs in th... more »
The U.S. Navy’s Newest Frigate Can’t Carry Enough Missiles
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The question boils down to this: should a warship be packed to the gills with weapons? The Soviet navy, and today’s Russian fleet, opt for ships far more heavily armed than their Western counterparts. But that can come at the expense of other desirable qualities, such as endurance at sea and ammunition reloads (Soviet warships were essentially one-shot weapons). The U.S. Navy’s new frigate may not be armed with enough missiles to defeat Russian and Chinese warships, according to a new report. FFG(X) is the Navy’s attempt to resurrect frigates, which ar...more »
Why India Doesn’t Like Its Russian-Made Missiles
*Michael Peck* *Security, * “In two years from now, the Indian Air Force's frontline Sukhoi-30 fighters may be re-armed with Israeli Derby air-to-air missiles after the jet's Russian-made R-77 missiles were found wanting in air combat operations over the Line of Control on February 27 this year.” After losing one of its fighters to Pakistani jets armed with American-made missiles, India is not happy with its Russian-made missiles. In fact, it wants to replace its Russian air-to-air missiles with Israeli weapons, according to Indian news site NDTV. “In two years from now, the Ind... more »
The Spy Planes That Israeli F-4 Phantom Fighters Were Never Able to Shoot Down
*Dario Leone* *Security, * A crazy story. The reason the Israeli Air Force (IAF)worked so hard to obtain the F-4 in the late 1960s, and relied on it for so much, is clear. The big jet’s range, payload, and bombing accuracy were superior by orders of magnitude to anything they had operated up to that time. In fact, after having been acquired in 1969 the Phantom quickly became the backbone of the IAF. By October 1973 the IAF claimed 11 kills to the Phantom’s credit. However, there were some adversaries that the Phantom would never be able to catch. During 1970 the Soviet Union b... more »
HxA Conference Examines How to Respectfully Tackle Difficult Topics
Attendees at the Heterodox Academy conference in New York participated in frank discussions about how to address complex issues from free speech to building community.
Parents coughing up $1b for sport, tissues, excursions in public education
Across Australia, parents who send their kids to public school are facing bills for outsourced sport, excursions and even hygiene products such as tissues.
New vaccine could help save critically endangered orange-bellied parrot
Researchers say beak and feather disease might soon be a worry of the past, with the potential to see the first vaccine approved for use by 2021.
Live: NSW Now: Man wanted over alleged robbery at Central Station, new advice to prevent allergies
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*MORNING BRIEFING: *Police release an image of a man they are seeking after a young woman was allegedly knocked to the ground during an attempted robbery, while a new health campaign recommends introducing nuts to babies before they turn one.
Heartbroken parents call for an overhaul of 'weak' hit-and-run penalties
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While a driver in WA can face 20 years in jail for failing to stop and assist, a person in Queensland would not receive more than three years for the equivalent charge.
Woman wakes up alone on cold, 'pitch black' plane
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Air Canada is looking into how crew members could have disembarked from a plane without noticing a sleeping passenger left behind after a flight from Quebec to Toronto earlier this month.
No stone left unturned in search for 'true history' on Murray River
A team of archaeologists is working with Indigenous people along the Murray River to discover stories of the land that could now be tens of thousands of years old.
'I'm not sure we can get much bigger': Dark Mofo wraps up with record-breaking crowds
MONA's annual winter festival has drawn thousands of visitors to the island state at a time when no-one used to venture outside their homes.
'Worse than childbirth': Woman's warning after hot water bottle bursts in bed
A young mother left with third-degree burns is urging others not to make the same mistake as her, and says to never fill a hot water bottle with boiling water.
In a city inching towards disaster, Rudi's home is being swallowed before his eyes
The parks where kids play are vanishing, houses with their own backyards are gone, even the cemeteries are disappearing as an entire city sinks towards disaster.
Queensland carnal knowledge laws labelled 'archaic'
Queensland's carnal knowledge laws — which this week saw a teacher who had sex with a 16-year-old student acquitted in just 15 minutes — are archaic and don't reflect community values, according to the nation's leading expert on legal reform.
'I missed red flags': Victims of reproductive coercion tell their stories
One in three women who experience domestic violence are probably also experiencing reproductive coercion in the form of birth control sabotage, pregnancy coercion, or controlling the outcome of a pregnancy, according to new research.
Matildas' nightmare in Nice a warning to us all
As Europe gets serious about women's football, The Matildas' heartbreaking loss to Norway should act as a catalyst for Australia to take stock of its investment in women's football, or risk losing its leading role in the women's game.
Neoconservatives Like to Use War
[image: neoconservatives-like-to-use-war] Among reelection strategies employed by leaders of nations, none can top winning a war. A victory over some enemy, even a hapless nobody, gains real support. If a winnable conflict can’t be arranged, successfully pressuring a real or imagined enemy to resign is next in line.
Two Summer Nights in June
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) *M*iami --- For those for whom half their hearts are in Havana, the capital of that 2 AM Communist barfly sharing a vast world stage with just a certain pudgy, anvil-haired North Korean, Miami nowadays is the next best thing. The last major Florida city before one hits the Keys has always enjoyed an almost unendurably vibrant nightlife is now seeing an influx of political tourists who are fully prepared and provisioned to drop vast amounts of money and, in some cases, their pants. Being sent here on assignment by my boss Ar... more »
Devin Nunes Threatens Criminal Referrals for Chris Wray and Dana Boente….
Those who haven’t followed the backstory might not catch what Nunes is saying. However, if you followed closely, and accept that Rosenstein was part of the problem, then you see how FBI Director Christopher Wray came into office; and, more … Continue reading →
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