oldephartte(in training): 11 August - My Yahoo! - 1 of 2

Sunday, August 11, 2019

11 August - My Yahoo! - 1 of 2

Rotten Apple: Right to Repair Roundup

Apple continues to crapify its products, in ways intended to thwart the ability of their owners to use
Links 8/11/19
Example of ‘Unknown Unknowns,’ Study Detailing ‘Almost Instant Mortality of

New study published by Current Biology reveals that warming waters are an even bigger threat to coral reefs

Have You Heard: The Case for Making College Free

Have You Heard: The Case for Making College Free In the latest episode of Have You Heard
Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: How Do Teachers Teach–

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: How Do Teachers Teach–Then and Now Most
Janresseger: State Takeovers: Radical Seizure of School Districts vs

Janresseger: State Takeovers: Radical Seizure of School Districts vs. Organic, Community Grounded School

Oil jumps most in month as Saudi action outweighs demand worries

Oil surged the most in nearly a month as investors digested Saudi Arabia's latest plan to help
Nation’s rig count falls again as energy sector slows

Oil prices held down by fears of oversupply in the global market and less enthusiasm by investors for
IEA says oil outlook ‘fragile’ after weakest patch since 2008

The outlook for global oil demand is “fragile” amid growing signs of an economic slowdown, which squeezed

Trump's use of immigration as 2020 wedge could backfire on other

Detractors and even some supporters say it has undermined everything from Trump’s effort to weaken Iran’s
What Muslim ban? 2020 Democrats go easy on Trump

Muslim-American activists say their issues are getting short shrift in the Democratic primary.
Epstein death brings birth of mainstream conspiracy theories

Once at the margins of American politics, his case has been thrust to the center of it.

Fox News Host Confronts Kellyanne Conway on Trump’s Epstein Retweet

Perhaps Kellyanne Conway thought she would have an easier time than usual on Fox News Sunday this week with regular host Chris Wallace on vacation. She was wrong. Right out of the gate, fill-in host Bill Hemmer confronted the White House counselor about President Trump’s retweet of a conspiracy theory linking Bill Clinton to Jeffrey Epstein’s prison suicide over the weekend..........
The Latest: Congress party says people dying in Kashmir

India's main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the situation in Kashmir, saying there are reports of violence and people dying. Pakistan says that with the support of China, it will take up India's unilateral actions in the disputed region of Kashmir with the U.N. Security Council and may approach the U.N. Human Rights Commission over what it says is the "genocide" of the Kashmiri people. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi made the comment Saturday
India's Kashmir clampdown pushes some in Pakistan to discuss rejoining militants

MUZAFFARABAD/CHAKOTHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Three decades ago, Ali Mohamad says he made a trip into Indian-controlled Kashmir to join a small armed militant group.

Chinle man attempts to lure 11-year-girl into his vehicle

The girl told police she noticed the SUV across her home while she was playing in front of her house. The
Mosquitos in San Juan Co. test positive for West Nile Virus

That doesn’t mean humans or animals have contracted the deadly disease, San Juan County officials said
Letters: Let NTEC take over NGS

Salt River Project is bogus. Don’t be fooled by them again. SRP breached their contract with NGS and

Plan to cut up and move ancient Egyptian tomb to tourist hotspot sparks

Earlier this year, archaeologists in Egypt located a previously unknown tomb which contained two human
Native Americans plead with the government to preserve ancient burial

As the state of Texas prepares to undertake a restoration and preservation project at the site of the Alamo
Lost gravestone of the ‘Real Snow White’ located in Germany

We’re all familiar with the classic Disney movie “Snow White.” In it, Snow White has an

Amsterdam judges get tough on violent crime, impose higher sentences

Amsterdam judges have reached an agreement to impose higher sentences on people found guilty of weapons
New fuel delivery problems hit Schiphol, 10 flights cancelled on Friday

Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport was again hit by fuel supply problems on Friday night. The airport authority
Video: mini whirlwind hits central Amsterdam, several reports of damage

A short-lived whirlwind picked up on the IJ waterway in Amsterdam on Friday evening, providing a

Canon DSLR Camera Infected with Ransomware Over the Air

Vulnerabilities in the image transfer protocol used in digital cameras enabled a security researcher to
Over 40 Windows Hardware Drivers Vulnerable To Privilege Escalation

Researchers analyzing the security of legitimate device drivers found that more than 40 of them from at
Google Chrome Incognito Mode Can Still Be Detected by These Methods

With the release of Chrome 76, Google fixed a loophole that allowed web sites to detect if a visitor was

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

New Jersey Law To Add LGBT People’s Contributions Into Public School

As the LGBT movement continues its march through the institutions, it keeps making advances within the
University of Alaska Budget Cuts Lead to Consolidation of Three

The University of Alaska approved a plan to consolidate its three campuses underneath a single university
Poll finds College Students Favor Obama over George Washington, Abraham

A recent poll of college students discovered that a plurality of students voted for Obama as the "best

Pakistan foreign minister discusses India and Kashmir

Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Islamabad seeking a diplomatic solution, but warns of potential consequences from
Little hope for change as Guatemala votes in presidential run-off

Sandra Torres, of centrist National Unity of Hope, running up against Alejandro Giammattei, of right-wing
India-administered Kashmir remains cut off during Eid Al-Adha

Telephone and internet connections are still severed in Indian-administered part of the region after India

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

Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers in Al-Aqsa

Israeli forces attacked Palestinian worshippers in Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque complex on Sunday
Egypt closes Rafah crossing during Eid al-Adha

RAFAH, PALESTINOW.COM — Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt will be closed during Eid al
Israel to close all mosques for Eid al-Adha except al-Aqsa

AL-QUDS, PALESTINOW.COM — Islamic organizations and bodies in Occupied Jerusalem on Friday announced that

Norway mosque shooting probed as terror act

A white Norwegian man is in custody after a shooting at a mosque near Oslo left one person injured.
Jeffrey Epstein: How conspiracy theories spread after financier's death

After the financier was found dead in his jail cell, unsubstantiated theories quickly spread online.
Yemen conflict: Southern separatists seize control of Aden

The move, by southern rebels, risks splintering a Saudi-led coalition that back the government.

A Note on Carl Beech, Peter Saunders and NAPAC

In 2016, David Aaronovitch wrote about the climate in which the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
Ex-Exaro Journalists Respond to Critics

Much recent critical coverage of Exaro – the controversial news agency that first brought Carl Beech&
Private Eye Runs Articles on Carl Beech, Tabloid Journalism and “Believe

The latest issue of Private Eye magazine (1502, 9-22 August) has a couple of pieces that put the Carl

A little bit of everything…

Coming to love our "negative" feelings is part of the deal when we're healing. The parts we
Study shows 31 Rx drugs (mostly psychiatric) associated with reports of

These are links to a few articles on gun violence and psychiatry from this site. Yes, they're pretty
Healing means owning oneself

Healing means owning oneself. I contain multitudes. I suppose more accurately healing is letting go of the

Prison Guards Skipped Mandatory Checks Before Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
Kellyanne Conway: Trump Retweeted Epstein-Clinton Conspiracy Because He

Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, addressed President Trump’s promotion of a conspiracy theory
Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the Internet'

"In practice, this executive order would mean that whichever political party is in power could dictate

Slav Mom Cooking

This is NOT medical advice. Please consult your doctor before you eat food. Low fat, high carb, high sugar
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

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 the federal budget, housing, food assistance, and the
SNAP at 40: Coming Together to Fight Hunger

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Breaking an American Promise

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My Preliminary List of Things That Irritate Me The Most About Modern

In no particular order, and sure to grow as I ponder it more: Tribal rather than thinking responses to any
Trump's Trade War Strategy Seems Doomed to Fail

Folks know I completely disagree with the whole premise of Trump's trade actions with China. Tariffs
My New Award Winner for Worst Customer Service -- AT&T's ACC Business

ACC Business is apparently a subsidiary of AT&T that provides high speed dedicated data lines (think T1

Chris Hedges: Extinction Rebellion Has Called For A Global Strike By

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Aug 10, 2019 On Contact host Chris Hedges talks to Roger
NATO’s China Double-Think by Finian Cunningham + Neoliberalism Has Met Its

by Finian Cunningham Writer, Dandelion Salad East Africa Crossposted from Sputnik August 9, 2019 The US-led
Trump’s Effective Intimidation of the Powerful Federal Reserve + Big Pharma

Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader The Nader Page August 2, 2019 The Federal Reserve (the Fed) – the United

Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide: a whodunit for 21stC America

We can only guess about the guilty – or if there was even a crime. I'll bet that we will never know for
Do we care about the flood of Black American’s blood?

We ignore the high crime rate of Black Americans, with Blacks as the victims. More fun to focus on mass
Free trade is wrecking America

Free trade benefits our elites, so we're get propaganda about its benefits. Here is the rest of the

Inter Press Service

To Uplift a Woman is to Uplift a Village

Khadija Zuberi, 23, from Ruaha Mbuyuni village in Tanzania’s central highlands, is a single mother to her
How India’s Indigenous Female Forest Dwellers Feel about Owning Their Own

Kumaribai Jamkatan, 51, has been fighting for women’s land rights since 1987. Though the constitution of
In the Midst of Conflict, India’s Indigenous Female Forest Dwellers Own

On the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, IPS correspondent Stella Paul speaks to

How the Neighbourhoods React to the Economic Blockade in Venezuela

Marco Teruggi The blockade on the Venezuelan economy is not abstract: it strikes daily in the macroeconomy
An Affective Picture of Chavismo Part XXI: Present and Future

Reinaldo Iturriza Angelus Novus. Paul Klee The dialectical relationship between necessity and contingency,
Libya in the Last 24 Hours: LNA Announces Cessation of Military Operations

The Address | Benghazi – Libya BENGHAZI – The Libyan National Army (LNA) General Commander, Field

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?

On Sunday 33.8 million Argentines will decide if they still believe in

Argentines are facing what is probably the tightest presidential race since the
Eat less, poop every other day, suggests Bolsonaro, if you want to save the

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro suggested on Friday that people "poop every
UN climate change report: farming and eating habits must change to save on

The way the world manages land produces and eats food has to change to curb global

Decision coming on request for more bat deaths at wind farms #HI

The federal government will decide next month whether to allow a higher number of accidental bird and bat
Seneca Wind withdraws turbine project #OH

Seneca Wind LLC has withdrawn its application for a wind farm in eastern Seneca County. The company filed a
Seneca company withdraws its application for 77-turbine wind farm #OH

FREMONT – The company that has proposed a 77-turbine wind farm in Seneca and Sandusky counties is

Class war, the painful taboo at the heart of Brexit?

No one was surprised. As the winner of the Conservative leadership race took to the stage to bumble out a
As von der Leyen builds her Commission, the divided European Parliament can

Summertime doesn't mean holidays for everyone. Ursula Von der Leyen, President-elect of the European
A pan-European version of Love Island would boost the European project

Anyone who has studied social sciences knows that mass media helps create a sense of belonging together

Google, Groupthink & the Media

The media fosters intellectual conformity. Is Google taking the same path?
The Elites, the Media & the Little People

Google pampers the already pampered at $20 million climate extravaganza.
Why Academic Hoaxes are Deadly Serious

Tax dollars are being used to brainwash young people with arrant, dangerous nonsense.

The Survival Rate of Each Lung Cancer Stage

We all know that there are many stages of lung cancer and you might be wondering how each stage is like and
Chocolates Help Fight Cancer- Myth or Truth?

How amazing (and difficult) is it to love something that is also supposed to do you a world of good
Top 6 Symptoms That Indicate Breast Cancer

Cancer is one of the fastest growing cause of deaths in the world. The most common type of cancer include &

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

Exit From The Matrix: unlimited power of imagination

by Jon Rappoport May 11, 2019 One way or another, 99.99999999% of the world’s “spiritual systems” get
The lure of a stimulus-response world

Shrinking-freedom is a Spiritual covert op by Jon Rappoport May 10, 2019 (To join our email list, click
The stone cold conservative socialist

by Jon Rappoport May 9, 2019 (To join our email list, click here.) “Is he a meth goony bird? He seems to be

US Empire tightening sanctions on Venezuela and Manning

Reports coming out of Venezuela claim that President Maduro has just seized a shipment of food with the
In spite of a 'really beautiful letter' to Trump, Kim test-fires

Just hours after President Trump expressed optimism about future nuclear talks, citing another letter from
Giuliani: European officials tried to get spygate info to the FBI; they

Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani went on with Sean Hannity on Thursday night following the release of the Bruce

Wellington Airport offers Miramar Golf Club $31 million to buy half its

The move would cater for passenger growth as well as more intensive screening on regional flights.
Here, From Kupe to Cook: new exhibition marks first explorers to New

It's been 250 years since the much-celebrated Captain Cook arrived - but he didn't get here first.
North Island hit by thunderstorm, strong winds and heavy rain

"Freak wind" rips roof off Auckland house, throws it into yard: "It literally felt like our

I reject conspiracy theories

A rich abuser was put in prison. He was the subject of massive contempt from the general public. He knew he
The problem with e-scooters

Sometimes the stupidity of some people just amazes me. Take this tragic case of a 30-year old man who was
Bonaparte at Gettysburg

This posting has been kicking around in the back of my mind for over a year, and (for reasons that will

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