Thursday, July 04, 2019

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  Washington's Blog



  • Patriotism Is Too Small For My Family

    a day ago
  • By David Swanson, Executive Director, World BEYOND War, July 3, 2019 Ending bigotry has gone mainstream among the enlightened people of the developed world. Did you spot the acceptable...

  • Talk Nation Radio: Marc Mauer on Life in Prison and Felony Disenfranchisement

    2 days ago

    • Marc Mauer is the executive director of The Sentencing Project, a national organization based in Washington, D.C. that promotes criminal justice reform. His books include The Meaning...

      The Vintage News



  • Betsy Ross is the focus on this Fourth of July, but perhaps not the way most people would have predicted. Nike created a shoe with a version of the “Betsy Ross Flag”–a U.S. flag...

  • Drought in Iraq Reveals 3,400-yr-old Palace that Astounds Archaeologists

    2 days ago
  • After a drought caused water levels to recede dramatically in an Iraq reservoir, a 3,400-year-old palace was temporarily revealed that was hailed as an “archaeological sensation.”...

  • Golden Age Star Olivia de Havilland Turns 103! Loses Lawsuit over her Image

    2 days ago

    • Olivia de Havilland, who starred in The Adventures of Robin Hood, Captain Blood, Gone With the Wind, and The Heiress, celebrated her 103rd birthday on July 1, 2019. Born in Tokyo in...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!




  • Scott Freeman on banks and deposit insurance

    3 hours ago

  • How an experienced dog mother teaches her 8 weeks old puppies to be calm

    6 hours ago


    •   TARPLEY.net



  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Heavy Thunderstorms in DC Holiday Forecast May Rain on Don’s Parade; To...

  • Trump‘s Iran Wrecking Op Leaves the Middle East “A Darkling Plain Swept with Confused Alarms of Struggle and Flight”; Will War Start Under the Current New Moon?

    2 days ago
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Tuesday, July 2, 2019 Pence Cancels New Hampshire Trip and Rushes Back to White House; Putin Cleared...

  • Trump Sells U.S. Out to China’s Xi in Colossal Cyber-Munich over Huawei and 5G; Betrays Allies, but Gets No Concessions; National Security Seen as Bargaining Chip by White House Nihilist!

    3 days ago

    • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Monday, July 1, 2019 Don and Kim Stage Inane Dog and Pony Show at Korean DMZ; No Apparent Purpose Beyond...

      Sustainable Pulse



  • Lawmakers in Austria’s lower house of parliament voted to ban all uses of controversial herbicide glyphosate on Tuesday, as the substance faces a slew of lawsuits in the US...

  • Glyphosate Use Will Eventually End, Merkel Says

    8 days ago
  • Use of Bayer’s contested weedkiller glyphosate, the subject of more than 10,000 lawsuits in the US over claims it causes cancer, will eventually die out, German Chancellor Angela...

  • Environmental Working Group Calls on US CDC to Monitor Americans’ Exposure to Glyphosate

    8 days ago

    • Glyphosate, the most heavily used pesticide in the U.S., should be added to the list of toxic chemicals the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regularly measures...

      sunshine hours



  • South / North

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 183 – 2019

    a day ago
  • The Arctic trend from 2010 is flat on day 183. South / North

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 183 – 2019

    a day ago

    • South / North

      Stagecraft and Statecraft



  • Monetary incentives to waste pickers and an environmental tax on plastics can help stem the problem. Brahma Chellaney, The Times of India A G-20 environmental meeting on June 16 failed...

  • Why India must get its act together on water diplomacy

    12 days ago
  • Brahma Chellaney, The Hindustan Times Narendra Modi’s rise as the dominant force in Indian politics cannot obscure the daunting foreign-policy challenges he faces, including...

  • Trump makes trouble for India

    a month ago

    • The Modi government should strengthen ties with the US without allowing itself to be bullied by Trump, who is trying to arm-twist India into a closer but prescriptive partnership...

      Ramani's blog



  • Sahasranama addressed to Jina and Buddha. In this connection,it may be of interest to know that there is a Sahasranama addressed to Vishnu in Sikhism. Sikh scripture “Sundar Gutka”...

  • Worlds First Republic Malla Kingdom India 700 BC

    21 days ago
  • This Kingdom coexisted with the most ancient Kingdoms of India,that is the Mahajanapadas,the Sixteen Kingdoms of India,which is mentioned in the Vedas. The astonishing fact is...

  • What Is Mantra, Definition Explanation

    22 days ago

    • What we perceive intially,when we come into contact with objects, is a jumble of various inputs conveyed to us by various organs like Eyes,Ears... This reaches the Mind as unconnected...

      Diane Ravitch's blog



  •   Charles Foster Johnson, leader of Pastors for Texas Children, reflects on the meaning of citizenship:   America is not a geography. Or nationality. Or ethnicity.    America...

  • Teresa Hanafin on Trump’s Parade

    7 hours ago
  •   The Boston Globe has a daily feature called Fast Forward written by Teresa Hanafin. I enjoy reading whatever she writes. Here she is in Trump’s parade: All I wish on this Fourth...

  • In Which Fred Klonsky Agrees with Thomas Friedman

    7 hours ago

    •   Fred Klonsky proclaims his agreements with NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman.  “If Democrats can choose a nominee who speaks to our impending challenges, but who doesn’t...

      Pasco Phronesis



  • June goes out with a whisper, not even a whimper, where science and technology content on late night is considered.  The best I can offer this week is from the repeats.  The June 27...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of June 17

    10 days ago
  • The summer doldrums continue for science and technology late night content.  No repeats to note for last week, and one new guest of note.  Simon Pegg, occasionally found in these...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of June 10

    15 days ago

    • While I often bemoan the lack of science and technology content on the late night television, it’s only rarely that I have nothing to post from the past week.  This past week was one...

      NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT



  • By Paul Homewood     Meanwhile back in the UK, daytime temperatures have been average at best:   As for rainfall, despite hysterical claims a week or two ago, there have been several...

  • Meteorologist Rubbishes Extreme Weather Claims

    13 hours ago
  • By Paul Homewood   An excellent rebuttal by meteorologist Robert Endlich of extreme weather claims in the US:   In describing the errors in the Fourth National Climate Assessment...

  • Record Temperatures in France- What the Media Won’t Tell You

    13 hours ago

    • By Paul Homewood   Roy Spencer’s take on the French heatwave:   News reporting of the recent heat wave in France and other European countries was accompanied with the usual blame...

      NoTricksZone



  • In 1517, a 33-year-old theology professor at Wittenberg University walked over to the Castle Church in Wittenberg and nailed a paper of 95 theses to the door, hoping to spark an academic...

  • New Study In Journal Of Earth Sciences: Human Activities “Not Responsible For Observed CO2 Increase”

    2 days ago
  • A new paper appearing in the journal Earth Sciences here authored by Hermann Harde of the Helmut-Schmidt-University, Hamburg Germany, is stirring up more controversy among the...

  • France’s 70-Day Heat Wave Of 1911 Killed 41,000 In “Uninterrupted Heat”, Most Were Babies

    2 days ago

    • History shows French heat waves used to be far deadlier. The year 1911 saw an uninterrupted scorching summer and tens of thousands of lives lost. As is the case with modern reports claiming...

      NEPC Blog Post of the Day



  • Answer Sheet: What Research Really Says about Closing Schools — and Why It’s a Bad Idea for Kids Paul Robeson Public High School in the Englewood neighborhood of South Side Chicago...

  • Jersey Jazzman: The Facts About Newark's Schools: An Update

    2 days ago
  • Jersey Jazzman: The Facts About Newark's Schools: An Update Thanks to, among other things, Cory Booker's presidential campaign, Newark's schools remain in the spotlight. Back...

  • Janresseger: As Ohio Budget Negotiations Drag On, Conference Committee Should Leave State School Takeovers Out of the Budget

    3 days ago

    • Janresseger: As Ohio Budget Negotiations Drag On, Conference Committee Should Leave State School Takeovers Out of the Budget This morning, July 1, marks the beginning of a new fiscal...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers



  • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review In the current American–Iran stand-off are a number of global players. That is hardly new, but what is novel is that, for the first time in decades...

  • The Anti-Trump Circus

    a day ago
  • Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness We are now in the fourth year of an anti-Trump mania, and about reaching the point of caricature. The Left should have learned something after...

  • America Can Afford to Stay Calm with Iran

    6 days ago

    • Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness President Trump recently ordered and then called off a retaliatory strike against Iran for destroying a U.S. surveillance drone. The U.S...

    The Moderate Voice



  • For what should've been an obvious disaster, Child's Play expertly crafted its own story and kept the entertainment consistent from beginning to end without ever dragging on...

  • HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

    10 hours ago
  • TMV wishes all of you and yours a wonderful 4th of July as all of us enjoy this holiday and reflect on its traditional meaning. Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay The post HAPPY INDEPENDENCE...

  • Trump’s ‘It’s All About Me,’ Fourth of July Extravaganza

    a day ago

    • We do not need a frivolous display of military might –- especially one reminiscent of those in Russia, China and North Korea -- to remind us of what our military have been doing and...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • The sponsors of SB 50 seem to recognize that the state’s housing problems are at least partially man-made. Indeed, California is a leader in regulating just about everything —...

  • Thursday assorted links

    7 hours ago
  • 1. Elad Gil on industry towns. 2. Art Carden reviews *Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero*. 3. Modern-day dandy dresses as an 1820s (?) gent. 4. YouTube is underrated...

  • A simple model of Kawhi Leonard’s indecision

    17 hours ago

    • As a free agent, he is being courted by his current team, the Toronto Raptors, as well as the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers (now the team of LeBron James). And the internet...


  • U.S. Representative Justin Amash, the libertarian-minded Republican who thinks President Trump should be impeached, has quit the GOP.   NOT EDITED.

  • Biden’s Front-Runner Status Faces Challenge in Polling and Fund-Raising

    8 hours ago
  • Biden took it on the chin in the first Democratic Party debate. Whether he does better in the next debate could determine whether he gets the chance to be the nominee to challenge President...

  • Lack of Pride in America Not Surprising After Years of Liberal Propaganda

    9 hours ago

    • The Gallup Poll found that Democrats' feelings of pride in the country are largely affected by election returns, while with the Republicans, not so much...

      MintPress News



  • A critical reading between the lines of a Reuters article confirms that Washington has failed to cobble together a united opposition in Venezuela that is popular enough to win in the...

  • Voices from Syria’s Rukban Refugee Camp Belie Corporate Media Reporting

    6 hours ago
  • Eva Bartlett visited refugees in Syria escaping the horrid conditions in the Rukban Refugee Camp, a desolate outpost in the US administered deconfliction zone. What she found was...

  • Africa and Palestine: A Noble Legacy That Must Never Be Betrayed

    a day ago

    • Netanyahu’s diplomatic conquests in Africa have been celebrated by Israeli media as “historic”, while the Palestinian leadership remains oblivious to the rapidly changing...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • The sponsors of SB 50 seem to recognize that the state’s housing problems are at least partially man-made. Indeed, California is a leader in regulating just about everything —...

  • Thursday assorted links

    7 hours ago
  • 1. Elad Gil on industry towns. 2. Art Carden reviews *Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero*. 3. Modern-day dandy dresses as an 1820s (?) gent. 4. YouTube is underrated...

  • A simple model of Kawhi Leonard’s indecision

    17 hours ago

    • As a free agent, he is being courted by his current team, the Toronto Raptors, as well as the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers (now the team of LeBron James). And the internet...

      Made from Truth and Lies



  • An astrobiologist tries cooking in Antarctica at -70ºC.(tags:viaFanf antarctic cooking temperature )I Don't Think a Woman is Electable In 2020 Because Last Time Around the...

  • Interesting Links for 01-07-2019

    3 days ago
  • Boris Johnson avoids Scotland as he brands Westminster an 'England parliament'(tags:England politics UK scotland )Survival of the Richest - How the elites are planning to cope...

  • Interesting Links for 30-06-2019

    4 days ago

    • Boeing's 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers(tags:engineering design software outsourcing airplanes )The Conservatives are suffering entryism from Brexit...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • The glycemic index (GI) scores foods according to how quickly they raise blood sugar. This scoring system can help people with conditions such as diabetes make positive dietary choices...

  • Medical News Today: Programming bacteria to fight cancer

    8 hours ago
  • Scientists have shown that programming bacteria to help the immune system fight cancer can shrink tumors and increase survival in mice.

  • Medical News Today: How a unique gene mutation may drive autism

    9 hours ago

    • Working with animal models and analyzing human genetic information, researchers discover how one gene may be key to the development of autism.

      InvestmentWatch



  • by Brandon Smith Technology can be dazzling but also debilitating to real human progress, and when I say “progress” I do not mean advancements in the world of machines but advancements...

  • Nanny state: Bicyclists to be issued $500 speeding tickets in Denver for going over 15 mph

    10 minutes ago
  • by: Lance D Johnson   (Natural News) It has been five and half years since Colorado first legalized recreational marijuana and began taxing its consumption. Even though the state...

  • Why Natural Gas Prices Collapsed

    14 minutes ago

    • By Nick Cunningham U.S. natural gas prices have collapsed since the end of winter, even as inventory levels remain below average levels for this time of year. Henry Hub prices spiked in...

      www.gurukalehuru.com



  • And on it goes.  Trump continues to shock everybody, with his infantile parade but more so with the revelations that conditions in the conversation camps along the U.S. Mexico border...

  • Happy Fourth of July!

    7 hours ago
  • Happy Fourth of July, I suppose.  It’s the national holiday of the United States, and every country has the right to celebrate its national holiday, right?  Of course. The problem...

  • Bratty Brits

    2 days ago

    • The most infantile and misdirected protest I’ve seen recently, maybe ever, is the British delegates to the European Parliament turning their backs during the European Anthem...

      Fragments from Floyd



  • It seemed simple enough. On the Blue Ridge Parkway on the way back from an oil change yesterday, and in no particular hurry. I pulled off to the shoulder of the road and grabbed my camera...

  • Spontaneous Flora of Floyd

    3 days ago
  • One of my favorite features on the trip to town along 221 this time of year is the wildflower assortment, the “unplanted garden” in which yellow is disproportionately well represented...

  • Blogging: Of Language and Light

    4 days ago

    • You’ve known people, surely, that if they had to keep their hands in their pockets, they couldn’t tell a story. I’ve just realized that part the reason for the dearth of blog posts...

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