Wednesday, June 05, 2019

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  • Mother Jones magazine has updated its database of U.S. mass shootings. I’ve downloaded it and made a few changes, before posting it here. The main change I’ve made has been to add...
  • Theodore A. Postol is one of the nation’s top scientists.  He is a  professor emeritus of science, technology, and national security policy at MIT. Postol’s main expertise...

    • World BEYOND War — June 3, 2019 On the evening of June 3, 2019, the City Council of Charlottesville, Va., voted to divest the funds in its operating budget from weapons dealers and...

  • A rare meeting of legends occurred when The Beatles met Elvis Presley. On August 27, 1965, a turning point in pop culture occurred at 525 Perugia Way in Bel Air, California, one that...
  • The demise of 11 climbers on Mount Everest in the Himalayas in late May 2019 has raised serious questions about crowding at the top and the training and safety measures taken for those...

    • On May 31st, 2019, Clint Eastwood turned 89 years old. The winner of four Academy Awards, his most recent film appearance was in The Mule in 2018, playing a horticulturist and Korean...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!




  • D-Day

    an hour ago



  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Warren Proposes $2 Trillion Climate Plan to Phase Out Carbon; Viability of Approach...
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Monday, June 3, 2019 Indispensable Country India Is Stripped of $6 Billion of Duty-Free Import Allowance...

    • To Normalize Border, U.S. Must Support Mexican President Lopez Obrador’s Central American Marshall Plan Using 0% Federal Reserve Credit; New Trade War Splits Cabinet, with Mnuchin...

  • Sustainable Pulse Interview with the founder and Chief Hemp Officer of RE Botanicals, John Roulac. John is a long-time advocate for healthy people and ecosystems, with expertise...
  • The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) is a corporate-funded nonprofit organization based in Washington DC, with 17 affiliated chapters around the world. ILSI describes...

    • Earlier this week, the National Organic Program (NOP) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a memo that will put a stop to the practice of allowing organic certification...

  • South / North
  • South / North

    • Burning whole forests for energy is Europe’s future. Finland faces having to import biomass because, despite being Europe’s most densely forested country, it will be unable...

      Stagecraft and Statecraft



  • The 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre is a reminder that the free ride China has enjoyed internationally in recent decades is ending. It should also serve as a warning...
  • Brahma Chellamey, Nikkei Asian Review Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hit the ground running after shocking the country’s liberal chattering classes by returning to...

    • Brahma Chellaney writes that excessive damming and drastic overuse of water resources are causing the world’s major waterways to run dry. Brahma Chellaney, South China Morning...

      Socio-Economics History Blog



  • Gregory Mannarino: Gold & Silver Greatest Trades on Earth by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Market analyst and professional trader Gregory Mannarino doesn’t feel good...
  • RT America Published on Apr 30, 2019 RT America’s John Huddy joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the skewed mainstream coverage of Tuesday’s violent clashes and protests in Venezuela...

    • If Americans Knew Published on Apr 30, 2019 Ray McGovern served as a CIA analyst for 27 years, from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. Ray’s duties included...

  • Sometimes,despite following the procedure ordained, Mantras do not seem to deliver results. Seven remedial measures are provided to correct this and ensure that the Mantas deliver...
  • I will be delivering a lecture on Distortion of Indian History and Education on 18 May,2019 at Leeds,UK. I had delivered a lecture on Our Forgotten Past in April at Bradford,UK. Subsequently...

    • Sonia Gandhi,the driving force and the real President of the Congress Party voted illegally when she was not a citizen of India . Her name in the voter list document in the image here...

  •   German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke at Harvard’s commencement ceremonies. She was eloquent and spoke to our dearest values and ideals, exactly what we hope to hear from the...
  • Dr. Anika Whitfield, an education activist in LittleRock, Arkansas, wrote an open letter to State Commissioner Johnny Key and the members of the Arkansas State Board of Education...

    •   Mercedes Schneider discovers that a prominent reformer has a new career. Hanna Skandera was State Commissioner of Education in New Mexico, where she tried to impose the “Florida...

  • With the Memorial Day holiday starting the week, repeats were the order of the day for most shows this past week.  Maggie Siff, who plays a psychiatrist on Billions, made two repeat...
  • The Late Show marked the week before Memorial Day with three shows containing science and technology related content.  On May 20th Juliana Margulies visited to discuss her role...

    • As I suspected, the last episodes of The Big Bang Theory were the focus last week’s science and technology activity on late night.  The main cast took over The Late Show on Thursday...

  • By Paul Homewood     Gummer’s latest plans to decarbonise urge the government to ban all sales of new petrol/diesel cars by 2030. But his simplistic approach is neither green...
  • By Paul Homewood       As we all now know, our climate is rapidly disintegrating before our very eyes.   You only have to look at the climate data for this spring here in the UK to understand...
  • World Environment Day

    13 hours ago

    • By Paul Homewood     Today is the UN’s World Environment Day. This year’s event is focussed on air pollution, as the UN explain: Each World Environment Day is organized around...

  • Scientists think they found what drives the solar cycles, which a huge body of scientific literature suggests greatly impacts the climate on earth. Sun follows planets’ rhythm...
  • Modelled data by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) show that Arctic sea ice stopped shrinking 13 years ago, defying earlier predictions made by climate scientists and models...

    • Instead of inundation from sea level rise, 80% of assessed Florida Bay (USA) islands grew in area during 1953-2014, prototyping a global-scale trend in island resistance to rising...

  • Jersey Jazzman: NJ's Student Growth Measures (SGPs): Still Biased, Still Used Inappropriately What follows is yet another year's worth of data analysis on New Jersey's student...
  • Sherman Dorn: Democratic Politics and Charter Schools, Brief Gloss Tl;dr version: don’t waste your energy on trying to suss out The Position on National Charter School Politics...

    • Medium: Media Misreading the Reading Crisis Yet Again Several news articles, videos, reports on new state legislation, and commentaries across mainstream media...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers



  • Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness One way of envisioning the Democratic obsessions with Donald Trump is as an addiction. We have seen the initial impeachment efforts; the...
  • Trump And Israel Please read a new essay by my colleague, Barry Strauss in Strategika. The Trump Administration has changed course in various ways from its predecessor when it comes...

    • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Donald Trump inherited a superficially stable world from Barack Obama that, in fact, was quite volatile. There had been no tense standoffs...

  • "...please, remember that I don’t lack courage, that I am not a coward or timid, but that I act based on principles..." -- Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in a letter...
  • Police protect a judicial complex where former FARC rebel leader Seuxis Hernandez was standing trial on May 20, 2019. The former peace negotiator has been arrested on drug charges...

    • The post Trump Versus Queen (Cartoon) appeared first on The Moderate Voice.

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • 1. “We find an association between local practice of untouchability and open defecation that is robust; is not explained by economic, educational, or other observable differences...
  • The podcast master himself, here is the audio and transcript, here is the opening summary: What are the virtues of forgiveness? Are we subject to being manipulated by data? Why do people...

    • Taiwan may be small, but the island has emerged as a financial superpower thanks to the thriftiness of local savers and an eye-watering current account surplus of about 15 per cent...

  • Never Trump Patriots are ahead of the Always Trump Loyalists by more than 21-million registered voters. Continue reading →
  • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: ? David Cole is National Legal Director of the ACLU. He wrote the best, most incisive analysis of the Mueller Report, describing precisely...

    • Originally posted on GFBrandenburg's Blog: This is hot. Hundreds of federal prosecutors, both Republicans and Democrats, say that Trump’s behavior would merit multiple felony...

  • While college students tend to be more favorable to the pro-abortion position, a closer look at a recent survey finds room for hope among pro-lifers.
  • It’s at least the second time Twitter’s censors have blocked Live Action for “offensive” tweets, despite Twitter chieftain Jack Dorsey’s claims that he runs a neutral...

    • Former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign is accused of plagiarizing portions of Biden's climate plan, repeating a familiar pattern from Biden's checkered past...
    • ??  It's all repetition of IPCC-centric drivel. How could it be original and 'consensus' too ? )

  • WOLA’s hawkish stance on Venezuela may seem surprising for a “human rights” organization, but it is less of a surprise for those familiar with WOLA’s history. The post Washington...
  • The State Department may want to worry less about North Korea’s nuclear production and more about its apparent advanced necromancy program, because Kim Hyok-chol is far from the...

    • While Russia often serves as a useful “boogeyman” for promoting militaristic policies, the odd moments when those same policies actually benefit Russia and avoid strong opposition...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • 1. “We find an association between local practice of untouchability and open defecation that is robust; is not explained by economic, educational, or other observable differences...
  • The podcast master himself, here is the audio and transcript, here is the opening summary: What are the virtues of forgiveness? Are we subject to being manipulated by data? Why do people...

    • Taiwan may be small, but the island has emerged as a financial superpower thanks to the thriftiness of local savers and an eye-watering current account surplus of about 15 per cent...

      Made from Truth and Lies



  • The Truth About Chlorinated Chicken(tags:food usa chicken standards )Trump UK visit: Sajid Javid is only senior cabinet member not invited to lavish state banquet for president...
  • Autism: "What If Trains, But Too Much?"(tags:children autism parenting behaviour )Military rules, by service (funny)(tags:military funny )"10,000 Steps Every Day" is a health...

    • The Lib Dem Leadership Race: An Update(tags:libdem )The European Banking Authority Leaves London(tags:Banking Europe UK doom )India heatwave temperatures pass 50 Celsius(tags:temperature...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Kidney cleanse programs typically involve restricted diets or consuming only water and juice for several days. Supporters claim that these programs can cleanse the kidneys and...
  • Foods that are beneficial for kidney health include dark leafy greens, berries, and apples. Foods to avoid include high-phosphorous foods. Learn more about foods that are good for...

    • Studies have linked sleep insufficiency to metabolic conditions. Now, new research reveals that varying time and length of sleep could also be a factor...

      InvestmentWatch



  • Jim hoft from The Gateway Pundit reports, Author and Super Lawyer Sidney Powell joined Jan Jekielek from the Epoch Times on American Thought Leaders this week after Robert Mueller’s...
  •   Comey: request gave me queasy feeling www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCY0p… James Clapper Knew There Was No Evidence of Trump-Russia Collusion In 2016 thefederalist.com/2019/04/24/…...

    • via UPI: More than 60,000 workers were laid off in March, topping off the worst quarter for job cuts since 2015, outplacement firm Challenger, Gary & Christmas reported. The 190,410...

      www.gurukalehuru.com



  • I had a fairly productive morning this morning.  Brought the fan up from the basement because it is now hot enough to need it, took out the garbage and recycling, went to the store, and...
  • Boo

    2 days ago
  • John Delaney didn’t like it that he was booed at the California Democratic Convention.  “If you can’t listen respectfully to other Democrats, how do you expect to beat the...
  • The Way Forward

    3 days ago

    • I saw an article today where Elon Musk was saying that we should avoid creating artificial intelligence because we might create an evil (there is no evil like indifference), immortal...

      Fragments from Floyd



  • Back in December, I was offered the opportunity to contribute a “500-700 word article on Southwest Virginia’s outdoors or nature” by the Crooked Road folks. It now appears...
  • Global Syn-WHAT?

    2 days ago


  • The phrase “global syndemic” immediately drew my sustained attention when it first appeared as a result of an initiative and study produced by the science journal Lancet in January...

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