Thursday, August 01, 2019

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  Washington's Blog


  • Eric Zuesse California U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (who until recently was California’s Attorney General) is a gifted prosecutor, but that doesn’t qualify a person to be the...
  • Poor Wittle CNN

    a day ago
  • “So, Senator Sanders, do you think that someone who’s profited from the current so-called healthcare system, like John Delaney, is qualified to tell you not to change it?”...

    • Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org On the one hand is the type of racism that is condemned by Democratic Party mouthpieces such as CNN in their 20 July 2019 “Fact...

  • Forty years on from its original release, Alien and its iconic costume still inspires people in unexpected ways. A high school production recently made headlines, with star Sigourney...
  • A little over a week ago, we celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of a truly landmark historical event, the Apollo 11 moon landing. To commemorate the event NASA and other organizations...

    • For modern art fans, the name Egon Schiele is one of the most revered names. For one fan an unbelievable occurrence has transformed his life. Finding something of true and significant...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!







  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Wednesday, July 31, 2019 Behind Trump’s Latest Episode: Cummings Issues Subpoenas for Ivanka...
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Trump Demands Federal Reserve Make Large Cut in Interest Rates and Stop Quantitative...

    • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Monday, July 29, 2019 New UK Prime Minister “Boris” Johnson Poses as Bumbling Clown, but in Operates...

  • FIGO, The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, has called Wednesday for a global phase out of the world’s most used herbicide, glyphosate, to protect women...
  • Bayer AG Chief Executive Officer Werner Baumann said he’d consider a “financially reasonable” settlement of litigation over the weedkiller Roundup as the caseload swells...
  • ( Is the USDA a co-defendant ? )

    • USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach recently made comments before the House Agriculture Subcommittee suggesting it is time to discuss the possible allowance of gene editing methods...

  • South / North
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    • South / North

      Stagecraft and Statecraft



  • By Brahma Chellaney, Daily’O US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate Kashmir conflict was not the only controversial or outlandish statement he made in his 40-minute media...
  • Brahma Chellaney, The Hindustan Times The United States has quietly replaced its threat of sanctions against Pakistan with renewed engagement — and rewards. Desperate to finalize...

    • It is easy to get caught up in escalating strategic competition and conflict on Earth. But, 50 years after the Apollo 11 mission reached the Moon, guaranteeing the freedom to navigate...

  • These are called Vyaktha Kshetras,that is where Lord Vishnu makes Himself available as Idol and thus becomes Describable. There are also called Astakshara Temples as they represent...
  • This temple has the Idol made of Athi Tree as the one in Kanchipuram Varadaraja Perumal temple. The moolavar is Lord Vishnu and the Utsavar is Yoga Narasimha,which is a rarity...

    • I have written in my earlier post on the Definition of Mantra . In this article I shall deal with the sources of Mantras. The uniqueness of Hinduism is that it is not Theories,but are experiences...

  • My favorite daily commentator, Teresa Hanafin of “Fast Forward” at the Boston Globe, (sorry, I have no link–if you have one, please send it) wrote this morning:   Trump isn’t...
  •   Democratic Governor Roy Cooper vetoed legislation to allow the state’s two low-performing virtual charters to expand enrollment.  Republican legislators complained that...

    •   Stephen Singer explains the ways that technology impedes learning. He is not opposed to technology. He is opposed to its overuse and misuse. Way #1: 1) It Stops Kids from Reading...

  • In last week’s repeats there was another plug for the documentary Science Fair, which was first mentioned on Last Call with Carson Daly back in September 2018.  The directors’...
  • The late night programs ended their Independence Day related summer breaks this past week, but that did not result in a burst of new science and technology related bookings.  Last...

    • Last week many programs continued their repeats in light of the recent July 4th holiday.  What also continues is the drought of science and technology bookings.  The best I can manage...

      NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT



  • By Paul Homewood After all of the fuss about a couple of days of sunshine in Britain, reality brings us back down to earth with the monthly CET figures: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/cetml1659on.dat...
  • By Paul Homewood     The Washington Post has joined in the Greenland heatwave scam:   The same heat dome that roasted Europe and broke national temperature records in five countries...
  • Stella Hypocrisy!

    12 hours ago

    • By Paul Homewood     Not more green hypocrites, surely?   They are the eco-warriors plucked from Extinction Rebellion’s street protests to be models for Stella McCartney’s...

  • The world was much warmer and greener with meters-higher sea levels just a few thousand years ago. Between 9000 to 6000 years ago, when global temperatures were 4-6°C warmer than...
  • Green hubris: ARD German public television commentary labels its audience “consumption addicts” – mentally ill – and pleads they be punished with “so damn expensive”...

    • Two European professors recently wrote that the IPCC projections of future warming are based on huge unknowns, and do not take the past properly into account. This means that projections...

      NEPC Blog Post of the Day



  • Jersey Jazzman: What's Really Happening in Camden's Schools? This latest series on Camden's schools is in three parts: Part I Part II Part III (this post) I want to wrap up this series...
  • Shanker Blog: The Role of States in Teacher Pay Gaps We recently published a research brief looking at gaps in pay between teachers and comparable non-teacher professionals...

    • VT Digger: William Mathis: Who Likes School Test Scores? Almost No One The latest release of statewide test results (the Snapshot) generated some twitchy nerves for this recovering...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers



  • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review This year marks the centennial anniversary of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Or at least, in theory, it sort of does. In 1919...
  • Woke Racism

    2 days ago
  • Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness Well before Sigmund Freud formalized the idea of “projectionism”—the defense of one’s own shortcomings and sins by attributing...

    • Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness The Treaty of Versailles was signed in Versailles, France, on June 28, 1919. Neither the winners nor the losers of World War I were happy with...

  • By STEVE D. STONES This is part two of a three part series on cult television shows. Here at Plan 9 Crunch, we acknowledge the importance of television as part of the “cult-dom” culture...
  • The owner of one of the online news sites who subscribes to my cartoons emailed asking if I was going to draw a cartoon about Mitch McConnell. He mentioned that “MoscowMitch” was...

    • WASHINGTON — Joe Biden was good enough. And that, in itself, was a victory. His fellow Democrats began attacking him in the very first minute of Wednesday night’s debate, and they...

  • There has been a 12 percentage point decline in the share of Democrats who view the impact of churches positively (from 50% to 38%); Democrats are now evenly divided in these attitudes...
  • Poughkeepsie Journal: “Woodstock 50 festival has been canceled. Set for Aug. 16-18, Woodstock 50 was to memorialize the iconic event many consider to be the top achievement of...

    • Joshua Benton at the LA Times illustrates average is over for newspapers. On the left the print circulation of major newspapers in 2002. The NYTimes is the leader but other newspapers...

      Lloyd Lofthouse


    • Every vote in 2020 will be a vote for Donald Trump or the U.S. Constitution; no other issue counts. Continue reading →

  • There is little doubt that illegal immigration has reached epidemic proportions — amounting to an invasion. As bad as it has been in the past, it has escalated exponentially as the...
  • The latest data show that the Trump administration is permitting the Central American “migrants,” who are crossing the border at nearly 3,600 per day, to colonize the United...

    • Michael Moore says the Democratic party must hang a sharp left turn and nominate Michelle Obama to get back in the White House.

  • Cotler’s campaigns for foreign regime change or intervention almost always march in lock-step with neoconservative U.S. foreign policy. His “humanitarian” branding is...
  • Pressure on the Kingdom has reached a fever pitch thanks to a near-continuous stream of Houthi attacks on vital Saudi targets in the past few months. The post Houthis Launch Major Strikes...

    • As Benjamin Netanyahu closes ranks with Israel's most far-right elements, the country's already waning political Left struggles to survive The post Netanyahu May Survive This...

  • There has been a 12 percentage point decline in the share of Democrats who view the impact of churches positively (from 50% to 38%); Democrats are now evenly divided in these attitudes...
  • Poughkeepsie Journal: “Woodstock 50 festival has been canceled. Set for Aug. 16-18, Woodstock 50 was to memorialize the iconic event many consider to be the top achievement of...

    • Joshua Benton at the LA Times illustrates average is over for newspapers. On the left the print circulation of major newspapers in 2002. The NYTimes is the leader but other newspapers...

      Made from Truth and Lies



  • Some fun crossings between Ireland and the UK. Would love to see 'technology' solve this...(tags:borders NorthernIreland Ireland UK Europe )In case anyone is still confused by...
  • Grand Theft Auto maker has paid no UK corporation tax in 10 years(tags:UK tax games gta OhForFucksSake )Ethiopia Plants 350M Trees in One Day to Combat Drought and Climate Change(tags:trees...

    • Famous dance scenes from movies with the wrong music. (favourites are Saturday Night Fever Vs Metallica and Flashdance Vs Bon Jovi(tags:music video movies dancing viaSwampers...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Only people who already have hepatitis B can get hepatitis D. Learn more about the causes and symptoms of hepatitis D, as well as the possible complications...
  • Zinc plays a vital role in many functions in the body, including growth. Learn about which foods contain the most zinc here. We also cover vegetarian and vegan options...

    • Pain in the lower left back often originates from muscle strains or kidney problems, but there are many other possible causes. We describe these causes and their treatments...

  • Trump’s intraday market Tweet about new 10% tariffs on $300 billion dollars of Chinese goods caused US stocks to tumble, the US Dollar to stop its rally to 99 or ... Read more...
  • by TFittonJW One minute vid: Here is the background: www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-new-docs-show-fbi-agents-went-to-comeys-home-to-retrieve-memos/...

    • by Daisy Luther The problem with poverty in America is that the system is designed to keep you poor. Maybe it’s just because poor people are easier to control. I ... Read more...

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  • Well, the second Democratic debate is over, and it couldn’t have come out better for a Bernie/Tulsi enthusiast like myself.Bernie made Tim Ryan look like a sad puppy, confused that...
  • I haven’t actually sat down and watched the whole debate yet, perhaps I’ll do that tomorrow, but from all I see on the Internet today Bernie kicked butt. He came through the swinging...
  • The Great Hack

    2 days ago

    • I watched a documentary on NetFlix today called The Great Hack, about the Cambridge Analytica scandal and, while it filled me in on a few details, didn’t really tell me much that was...

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