Sunday, August 25, 2019

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  Washington's Blog


  • Back in the day, nations that didn’t qualify as either developed (First World) or developing (Second World) were by default Third World, impoverished, corrupt and...

  • Jeff Bezos’s Politics

    a day ago
  • Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org Jeff Bezos is the owner of the daily newspaper in Washington DC, the Washington Post, which leads America’s news-media...

  • The Media-Responses to Bernie Sanders’s Climate-Plan

    2 days ago

    • Eric Zuesse, originally published at Washington’s Blog U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, a U.S. Presidential candidate in the Democratic Party primaries, presented on August 22nd...

      The Vintage News



  • Just when you thought the Cold War was over, Fidel Castro’s crocodile shows up. Communist countries and democratic Western nations have had a historically bumpy relationship...

  • 500-yr-old “Princess Mummy” Incan Girl Finally Returns Home to Bolivia

    8 hours ago
  • About one hundred and thirty years ago the Michigan State University Museum received a gift of a five hundred year old princess mummy, a young Incan girl from Bolivia.  During her...

  • Pink Lemonade was Invented by Old-Time Circus Clowns

    a day ago

    • It’s a popular Summer refreshment but also an oddity. Pink lemonade looks like dentist’s mouthwash, yet the sweet and tinted taste been enjoyed for over a hundred years. Just...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!




  • 10 Flaws KLINGON IMPERIAL FLEET (Star Trek)

    5 hours ago

  • 10 Flaws KLINGON IMPERIAL FLEET (Star Trek)

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    •   TARPLEY.net



  • Any Cut to FICA Payroll Tax Is Death Sentence for Social Security and Must Be Fought by Dems; Instead, GOP Should Restore Personal Exemptions of over $4,000 per Person They Stole in...

  • On Eve of G-7 Conference in Biarritz, World Leaders Hope to Minimize Damage from Raving Trump: Host Macron of France Avoids Communiqué Don Would Not Sign, Rejects Return of Putin, Meets with Iranians on Dodging Middle East War; With U.S. Influence at Lowest Ebb and Merkel Departing, France Bids to Lead Group!

    3 days ago
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Thursday, August 22, 2019 UK’s Power-Hungry Nihilist BoJo Debuts as Premier While Rivals Seek...

  • Political Tensions Increase as Trump Gazes Skyward and Proclaims Himself “The Chosen One,” Reviving Discussion of XXV Amendment Measures to Avoid Catastrophe; Erratic and Messianic Behavior on Many Issues; (Or Did He Mean the “Chosun One,” i.e. Madman Kim’s Pick to Restore the Korean Empire of Third Millennium BC?)

    4 days ago

    • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Greenland Story: Mineral-Rich but Poverty-Stricken Strategic Island...

      Sustainable Pulse



  • New research has put to rest a theory that claimed to explain an important pathway by which the weedkiller chemical glyphosate has toxic effects on the human body, GM Watch reported...

  • New Study Finds Glyphosate Increases Volatility of Dicamba Herbicides

    5 days ago
  • A University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture study published last week in the Journal of Weed Technology found that mixing glyphosate with formulations of dicamba consistently...

  • Paraguay Responsible for Human Rights Violations in Context of Massive Agrochemical Fumigations – UN Human Rights Committee

    5 days ago

    • Paraguay must undertake an effective and thorough investigation into fumigations with agrochemicals and the subsequent poisoning of peoples, including children, and contamination...

      sunshine hours



  •   South / North

  • Summer in Arctic is NOT getting warmer

    4 days ago
  • Summer in Arctic is not getting warmer DMI is source

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 232 – 2019

    4 days ago

    •   South / North

      Stagecraft and Statecraft



  • Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is a core issue of national security and secular identity for India. Its changed constitutional status marks a watershed for India. To advance J&K’s...

  • A Marriage of Convenience

    3 days ago
  • The partnership between the world’s largest autocracy (China) and the Mecca of jihadist terrorism (Pakistan) has been cemented on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), 55%...

  • Data in the digital era is power and wealth

    6 days ago

    • Brahma Chellaney, The Hindustan Times Data is the oil of today’s digital age, in which every individual, through Internet activity, leaves a footprint of personal information...

      Ramani's blog



  • The term Nachiar is very special in Tamil. In social traditions now,the term is used to denote the Lady of the house belonging to Thevar Community. The are, mostly ,are Saivaites. In...

  • How Tirupati Balaji temple was saved Bruce Code Munroe Sadam,Prasad

    24 days ago
  • After completing the chanting of the divine sloka,the Boy,still holding a much surprised Le Vellian’s hands,closed his eyes for a few moments and silently offered his personal...

  • Vyakthaa Self Manifested Vishnu Temples Astakshara Temples

    a month ago

    • 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...

      Diane Ravitch's blog



  • I recently watched the PBS special about the Jewish legacy on Broadway, and I enjoyed every minute. It is online, and I share it now with you.  I hope it is still online. I have always...

  • Bill Phillis: Those Who Know Public Schools Best Love Them

    3 hours ago
  •   Bill Phillis points out the annual paradox, reported in every poll about public schools: the public has a low opinion of American education but a very high opinion of their neighborhood...

  • Larry Cuban: Why Standardizing Teaching Causes More Variation, Not Less

    4 hours ago

    • Larry Cuban writes that efforts to standardize teaching invariably fail because teachers adapt whatever they are given to the students they teach. The past half-century has seen...

      Pasco Phronesis



  • Many of the late night programs have decided to punt the last part of August and go on vacation.  Expect repeats and/or pre-emptions until after Labor Day. The repeats of note are singular...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of August 12

    5 days ago
  • August is sometimes referred to as the ‘dog days’ of summer, and that can mean a few things besides uncomfortable heat.  The aspect of ‘dog days’ that applies to the science...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of August 5

    13 days ago

    • August now marks the expansion of Friday reruns to more of the late night shows, meaning science and technology opportunities on late night decrease further.  The only repeat sort...

      NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT



  • By Paul Homewood   h/t Mr GrimNasty   I doubt whether you’ll see this on the BBC:   Up to 800,000 hectares of the unique Chiquitano forest were burned to the ground in Bolivia between...

  • Former National Grid Director Says Britain Should Impose Limits On New Wind And Solar Farms To Avoid Blackouts

    8 hours ago
  • By Paul Homewood This story appeared in the Telegraph the other day:   They confirm my suspicions that lack of inertia was the critical factor in the blackouts, compounded by the automatic...

  • Amazon Fires–Latest BBC Fake News

    21 hours ago

    • By Paul Homewood   I’ve only been gone a couple of days, and there’s already yet more hysterical (and fake) reports across the world’s media! “Record wildfires in the Amazon”...

      NoTricksZone



  • The global warming crazies keep insisting that weather has become more extreme, but whenever a study looks at the past weather, it finds the opposite to be true. The latest is a new study...

  • Global Cooling Trend Continues… Europe 2019 August Thus Far “Undercooled”

    a day ago
  • Although Europe is expected to enjoy summerlike temperatures over the next few days, the globe as a whole is showing a number of large areas of cooling, the latest NCEP GFS forecast...

  • Earth Surface Temperature Data Too Scant, No Certainty. Southern Hemisphere Stations Show Cooling Since 1880!

    2 days ago

    • By Kirye and Pierre Gosselin It is a fact that land surface temperature records going back before 1900 globally are very few and sparse. Worldwide there are only 116 stations Version...

      NEPC Blog Post of the Day



  • David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing: Targeting Teachers In this piece, I explore a major problem I have with recent educational policy discourse — the way we have turned...

  • Jersey Jazzman: The Merit Pay Fairy Dies in Newark

    3 days ago
  • Jersey Jazzman: The Merit Pay Fairy Dies in Newark One of the long-running characters on this blog is the Merit Pay Fairy. Hey, youse bums -- get back to the teachin' already!   The...

  • Radical Eyes for Equity: Breaking the Gender Codes of Dress Codes

    5 days ago

    • Radical Eyes for Equity: Breaking the Gender Codes of Dress Codes A popular meme in the wake of even more mass shootings makes a powerful, if somewhat hyperbolic, point: DAVID MACK/BUZZFEED...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers



  • Victor Davis Hanson // Claremont Review of Books n the world of ancient Greece and Rome, collective reverence for the war dead helped explain why hoplites and legionaries fought so...

  • Progressive Democrats Renounce Their Former Selves

    2 days ago
  • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review All politicians are “flexible.” If they are in politics long enough, many reinvent themselves ideologically several times over — given...

  • Victor Davis Hanson: What could sink Trump’s chances in 2020?

    3 days ago

    • Victor Davis Hanson // Fox News What factors usually reelect or throw out incumbent presidents? The economy counts most. Recessions, or at least chronic economic pessimism...

    The Moderate Voice



  • In The Spider’s Web by Chaim Eliav, adapted as a graphic novel by Avraham Ohayon; Feldheim Publishers; © 2019; ISBN 9781680-251074; 139 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –...

  • FOR MADMEN ONLY

    2 days ago
  • "So, as Donald heads to the G-7 to discuss with heads of state the solutions to the global crises unfolding before our very eyes, will he, once again, deliver his trademarked one-finger...

  • Wow, Pigs Really Do Fly

    2 days ago

    • Pigs really do fly. That is according to flight attendant Patricia Leung, who was interviewed by Yahoo Canada for a story titled Ask The Expert: Can your outfit get you a flight upgrade?...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • 1. Scott Sumner visits Beijing. 2. Debate over Roland Fryer. 3. Conservatives are more likely to be morning types than are liberals. 4. Fip reggae web radio. 5. Is the earth actually...

  • Treasury rates and global PMI

    11 hours ago
  • Correlation ain’t causality, and yet… Via Matthew C. Klein. The post Treasury rates and global PMI appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.

  • *Fully Grown: Why a Stagnant Economy is a Sign of Success*

    13 hours ago

    • That is the new book by Dietrich Vollrath, strongly recommended, it is a primer on the current state of knowledge about economic growth.  Tightly argued, and a remarkable amount...

      Lloyd Lofthouse



  • Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: Mental Health America says, “Writing down your thoughts can be a great way to work through issues. Researchers have found that...

  • November 3, 2020 will be a Single issue Election

    a month ago

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

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  • President Trump has decided against trying to cut $4 billion in foreign aid via the rescissions process.

  • NYT Editor Tweeted Dislike of Jews, Indians

    2 days ago
  • The New York Times is under fire because of an editor’s tweets about the Jews.

  • Top Leaders: Parents Must Get Children Out of Public School

    2 days ago

    • Citing indoctrination and sexualization of children in government schools, along with other concerns, a number of top conservative and Christian voices across America have urged...

      MintPress News



  • While NPR snorts about Asma Assad "sporting a chic blonde pixie cut", Lilly Martin points out that she was recently bald while fighting for her life.  The post NPR Mocks Cancer Survivor...

  • From “Spook Air” to the “Lolita Express”: The Genesis and Evolution of the Jeffrey Epstein-Bill Clinton Relationship

    2 days ago
  • Far from being the work of a single political party, intelligence agency or country, the power structure revealed by the network connected to Epstein is nothing less than a criminal...

  • Jewish Settlers Rule the Roost in Israel, but at What Price? 

    4 days ago

    • With Jewish settlers dictating the political agenda in Israel, and constantly provoking Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, violence is likely to grow exponentially in...

      Made from Truth and Lies



  • The grandmother who loved Dungeons and Dragons(tags:dungeonsanddragons age cancer family ViaDrCross )Empty trains on the modern Silk Road: when Belt and Road interests don't...

  • Interesting Links for 24-08-2019

    a day ago
  • The great university con: how the British degree lost its value(tags:uk academia OhForFucksSake )Apple warns its new credit card shouldn't go in your wallet — or your pocket...

  • Interesting Links for 23-08-2019

    2 days ago

    • Jeremy Corbyn's call for 'tactics' meeting - who is going and who isn't?(tags:UK Europe politics )The main thing I love about the Watchmen trailer is that I have no idea where it's going(tags:watchmen...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • A new review-based advisory has compared the benefits of two prescription omega-3 fatty acid medications for cardiovascular health.

  • Medical News Today: Controversial study links pollution with bipolar, depression

    a day ago
  • New research has found a link between living in a polluted area and the incidence of some mental health conditions — but not everyone is convinced.

  • Medical News Today: What happens if you do pushups every day?

    2 days ago

    • Pushups are a beneficial exercise that people can do every day. Pushups can increase muscle mass and cardiovascular health. Risks include back pain. Learn more here...

      InvestmentWatch



  • via Daniel Lacalle: A quarter of the production capacity used by global sportswear brands in China is lying idle China exports $4.7 billion every year in sports apparel, shoes China...

  • Number of Vacant Housing Units on State Level

    an hour ago
  • by SocialExplorerInc Data Source & Tool: Social Explorer Full Article: Maine Retains Vacationland Title But Rest of U.S. Is Catching Up Interactive Map: Number of Vacant...

  • Deadly banana fungus reaches Latin America

    3 hours ago

    • by QPRCHOC A deadly fungus is threatening the Cavendish banana in Latin America. The Cavendish is a genetic clone that accounts for 95% of all global exports and Columbia has ... Read...

      www.gurukalehuru.com



  • For sheer amount of damage done in the fastest time since assuming office, Jair Bolsonaro has got Donald Trump beat all to fuck. No telling how many people these fires will actually...

  • David Koch is Dead. Good.

    2 days ago
  • I have been notified by over a dozen people on Facebook that David Koch is dead. Not one person has expressed sadness, or respect, or condolences to the family. And I don’t think there’s...

  • Voyager and Warriors

    3 days ago

    • I was watching a bit of Voyager today, like 3 or 4 episodes, and it suddenly struck me how similar it is in plot and theme to the 1979 cult classic The Warriors.Since I enjoyed that film...

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