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‘Stronger Background Checks’ Wouldn’t Have Stopped TX, OH Shootings



Philadelphia police shooting suspect has ‘extensive’ criminal history including prior weapon charges


   Kamala Harris pitches gun control laws that would target white nationalists



  • Inevitability, you will cross paths with a toxic grudge bearer in your lifetime. Most people who get angry tend to express it openly, and then there are the few who use other tactics...
  • Why is it so common for earthlings to blame every unfortunate occurrence on the “Full Moon”? People tend to interpret information to confirm their beliefs. When life is hectic...

    • How can we use the ideas being discovered by scientists in the field of quantum mechanics to assist us in our own lives? Quantum mechanics scientists have discovered that beams of light...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • The toes can turn red because of cold weather, injuries, infections, or other health issues. Learn more about the causes and treatments here.
  • Brain function and memory naturally decline slightly as a person ages, but there are many techniques people can use to improve memory and prevent its loss. Learn about them here...

    • Inflammation is the body’s defense mechanism, but it can be painful and damaging when chronic. As well as medication, people can try natural supplements to relieve inflammation...

  • Over the past couple of weeks, Red Clay Consolidated School District Board of Education member Jason Casper has been a lightning rod of controversy over Facebook posts supporting...
  • In a unanimous vote, the Delaware State Board of Education placed Odyssey Charter School on probation until June 30th, 2020.  The main takeaway of their probation conditions is...


  •   Have You Heard



  • TweetStep one: become an expert in the regulations governing (and more importantly, not governing) charter schools in your state. Step two: recruit as many students as possible...
  • TweetIn the latest episode of Have You Heard, economist Marshall Steinbaum talks free college, human capital theory, educationism and why it’s time to disrupt the individualized...

    • TweetRemember back in the early days of the charter school movement when charter proponents used to talk about 1,000 flowers blooming? Well, a funny thing happened to all of those...

      Chicago Boyz



  • Waterspout
  • Media Incredibility

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  • Trent Telenko has already addressed the free-fall of credibility when it comes to elements of the federal government in the wake of the suspicious death in supposed tightly-supervised...

    • Don’t give them ideas: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said he was “excited” about the rollout of the new feature.   “For at least 2 years now, maybe even longer, America has been faced...

  • Armstrong Economics Blog/France Re-Posted Aug 16, 2019 by Martin Armstrong In France, the Catholic Assumption Day, or Assomption in France, is the day in Roman Catholic tradition...
  • Armstrong Economics Blog/Economics Posted Aug 16, 2019 by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Mr Armstrong, In this morning’s blog you stated that the Dems are trying to take control...

    • Armstrong Economics Blog/European Union Re-Posted Aug 16, 2019 by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, Rome was my first WEC. It was truly an eye-opening event. Nigel Farage...

  • We've got some pretty huge and long-overdue breaking news today from a federal court in Atlanta. It's huge enough that we dumped what we were previously planning to cover to devote...
  • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Global-warming fueled toxic algae blooms killing dogs in several states; Big Oil now pushing big time into plastics manufacturing; Plastic pollution found...

    • No, 'Skyfall' is not the nickname for the 800 point plummet in the Dow Jones Industrial average on Wednesday in response to signals of an imminent recession not seen since 2007. In the...

      bluebird of bitterness





  • Wednesday weirdness

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  • On August 8, 2019, a test of a Russian nuclear-powered rocket engine for the “Skyfall” or Burevestnik cruise missile program exploded on its launch platform at the Nynonksa test...
  • We offer here the opening paragraphs of Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui's (pictured) remarks on the anniversary of the atomic bombing of his city. Click at the end to read the full statement...

    • As Karl Grossman, Beyond Nuclear board member, writes this week in Counterpunch, offshore wind holds great promise for addressing carbon emissions. In the US, it has gotten off to...
    • ( Assessments like this are heartily contradicted - as is so much else about 'green' energy )

  • An attorney who had visited Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) said Jeffrey Epstein spent at least two hours alone in a private room with a young woman the day after...
  • Not content with monitoring almost everything you do online, Facebook now wants to read your mind as well. The social media giant recently announced a breakthrough in its plan to create...

    • Security forces at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on Thursday morning shot and killed a gate runner who “aggressively" attacked officers who tried to arrest him, and stabbed a civilian...

  • "Journey" metaphor may encourage feelings of personal growth.
  • The study provides some of the first real-world evidence that anxiety remains heightened after a false alarm.

    • By Emma Young. There are still far more questions about the technique than answers, scientists say.

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places



  • Breakfast doesn't always lend itself to adventurousness—getting out the door in the morning can be hard enough. But Emily Elyse Miller's recently published Breakfast: The Cookbook...
  • The Union Pacific Railroad is a big part of the Council Bluffs community, and with it comes the history. Part of the local history includes Union Pacific, a Cecil B. DeMille movie...

    • In the mid-19th century, Cold Spring Tavern was known as the “Cold Spring Relay Station,” a stagecoach stop. At the time, anyone looking to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • Assorted content to end your week.- Richard Cannings comments on the need for governments to collect a fair share of revenue from wealthy individuals and corporations. And Erin Weir...
  • This and that for your Thursday reading.- Ben Parfitt comments on the dangers of captured regulators such as B.C.'s Oil and Gas Commission who end up serving corporate "clients" rather...



  • Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Andrew Jackson writes that bland centrism is no response to right-wing populism:Right-wing populism is a complex phenomenon...

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