Wednesday, August 07, 2019

7 August - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 4

10 pm MDT

Applied Mathematics: Will Jay Gruden Get Fired First? Handicapping NFL Teams Before The Season Even Starts

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 blogs - 7 hours ago
In 2012 we had an uneventful election which was so easy to predict absolutely no one neutral got it wrong. But it was heralded as a victory for scientific polling and a new era for predictive analysis. read more

24 Ways The World Is Better - Famine Hugely Reduced - Literacy Soaring - Life Expectancy Up - Degraded Landscapes Restored

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 blogs - 7 hours ago
You can always find bad news if you look for it.With the internet and social media we learn about every bad thing that happens throughout the entire world almost instantly. However the good news doesn't get shared so much. For instance how many of you are aware of the vast amount of work being done worldwide to restore eroded damaged landscapes (see below). How many people share them? Hardly anyone. While working on my posts for the Debunking Doomsday blog, I come across a lot of good news that never gets into the mainstream media. Sharing some of them may help those of you who g... more »

CBS: Air Force orders first ever day off from training to tackle rising suicide rate

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 7 hours ago
According to the Pentagon, the Air Force is currently dealing with an epidemic of suicide. There have been thirty more suicides among airmen so far this year than there were by this same time last year. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth Wright said: “We lose more airmen to suicide than any other single enemy. […] The post CBS: Air Force orders first ever day off from training to tackle rising suicide rate appeared first on Health Nut News.

What Can We Learn From An Experimental High Tech Wunderschool Failure?

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 7 hours ago
Max Ventilla launched AltSchool quietly enough in 2013, but within two years it was a hot Silicon Valley startup. In 2015, $100 million of investment dollars from major education reform players like Mark Zuckerberg and the Emerson Collective spurred an impressive wave of press. In just 24 hours the Silicon Valley Wunderschool had been covered by Kevin Carey in the *Pacific Standard*, Natasha Singer in the *New York Times*, and Issie Lapowski at WIRED.com. And *USA Today* and techcrunch and* Forbes*. AltSchool would be a proof of concept for the most ideal version of personalized lear... more »

Giant, active galaxies from the early universe may have been found

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 7 hours ago
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/giant-active-galaxies-early-universe-may-have-finally-been-found?tgt=nr Advertisements

Is religion dying?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 7 hours ago
https://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/which-world-religion-will-dominate-in-the-future?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1565129295

Spanish scientists are making human-monkey chimeras in China.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 7 hours ago
https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/human-monkey-hybrid?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1565118682

Scientists find huge world of hidden galaxies, changing our understanding of the universe.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 7 hours ago
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/universe-galaxies-milky-way-hubble-nasa-discovery-breakthrough-latest-a9045951.html

Scientists find huge world of hidden galaxies, changing our understanding of the universe.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 7 hours ago
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/universe-galaxies-milky-way-hubble-nasa-discovery-breakthrough-latest-a9045951.html

Experts are studying a mysterious aluminum object that could date back to 250,000 years: Some speculate it might be a part from a UFO

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 7 hours ago
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/05/04/experts-are-studying-a-mysterious-aluminum-object-that-could-date-back-to-250000-years-some-speculate-it-might-be-a-part-from-a-ufo/

Experts deny alleged manipulation of Amazon satellite deforestation data

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 7 hours ago
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/experts-deny-alleged-manipulation-of-amazon-satellite-deforestation-data/

Rainbow Fruit Salad with Honey and Lime

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 7 hours ago
https://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/rainbow-fruit-salad-honey-lime/?utm_source=HHL

Thrive Capital to invest in marijuana company LeafLink

Nick Thomas at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Thrive Capital Management, an investment company whose founder has ties to the Trump administration, is set to invest in the marijuana industry for the first time, leading a $35 million funding round for online cannabis inventory and ordering platform LeafLink. New York-based Thrive was founded in 2009 by Josh Kushner, whose brother, Jared Kushner, is a […] Thrive Capital to invest in marijuana company LeafLink is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Alaska credit union to nix pilot banking program for cannabis-related businesses

Nick Thomas at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
A credit union in Alaska will soon end a program it launched to provide some marijuana businesses in the state with checking and savings accounts in an attempt to reduce their reliance on cash. Anchorage-based Credit Union 1 said it will formally shutter the service Aug. 30. The catalyst, according to the credit union, was the […] Alaska credit union to nix pilot banking program for cannabis-related businesses is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Marijuana-infused product brand Dixie inks licensing deal with Arizona Iced Tea maker

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Denver-based Dixie Brands, a longtime manufacturer of marijuana-infused products, reached a licensing deal with Arizona Beverage Co., the firm behind Arizona Iced Tea. Arizona Beverage Co., based in Woodbury, New York, is entering the marijuana-infused beverage and edibles market in the United States and Canada in an effort to make up for lost ground in […] Marijuana-infused product brand Dixie inks licensing deal with Arizona Iced Tea maker is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Did President Trump Say the Dayton, Ohio, Mass Shooting Was in Toledo?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
Nine people were killed by a gunman in Dayton, Ohio, in early August 2019.

Prosecutor: Man Body-Slammed Boy after National Anthem Snub

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 7 hours ago
A man is facing an assault charge after Montana authorities say he threw a 13-year-old boy to the ground at a rodeo because the teenager didn’t remove his hat when the national anthem was played.

THE PRESIDENT REALLY DOESN'T LIKE BEING PRESIDENTIAL

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 7 hours ago
After pretending to be high-minded in his Teleprompter speech on Monday, President Trump returned to his happy place in the past 24 hours. Beto (phony name to indicate Hispanic heritage) O’Rourke, who is embarrassed by my last visit to the Great State of Texas, where I trounced him, and is now even more embarrassed by polling at 1% in the Democrat Primary, should respect the victims & law enforcement - & be quiet! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 7, 2019 Also: .@sundarpichai of Google was in the Oval Office working very hard to explain how much he liked me, what a great... more »

‘Alarming’ Explosion of Toxic Pesticide Use Causing Insect Apocalypse in United States: Study

WTStaff at Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Jake Johnson* - "Insect abundance has declined 45 percent. This is a global crisis—we must ban neonics to save the bees!"

Some human reactions go back a long way!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 7 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2019Teenaged girl shouldn't have come here:* Willa Cather moved from Virginia to Nebraska in 1883. She made the move with her parents. She was 9 years old. In her highly autobiographical novel, My Antonia, Cather transforms herself into Jim Burden, her novel's (male) narrator. He meets, and forms a lifelong attachment, to a Bohemian immigrant, Antonia Shimerda. Some fundamental human stories tend not to change over time. The book appeared in 1928, telling a story which begins in the 1880s. When Jim is 10 and Antonia is 14 when the following exchange occurs. ... more »

Honduras Rocked By Protests Over Allegations That President Hernández's Election Campaign Was Financed By Drug Money

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*BBC: **Honduras protest turns violent amid anger at president* There have been violent clashes between police and protesters demanding the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernández in Honduras. Thousands took to the streets of the capital Tegucigalpa on Tuesday. Several buildings were set alight and police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators. The protests come days after prosecutors in the US alleged that Mr Hernández's 2013 presidential campaign had been financed by drug money. *Read more* .... *More News On the Unrest In Honduras* Honduras protes... more »

U.S. And Turkey Agree To Work Together To Manage A Planned Safe Zone In Northeast Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar (R) and his US counterpart have been in talks for several days [Francois Walschaerts/Reuters] *Reuters:* *Turkey, U.S. agree to form joint operation center for Syria safe zone* ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey and the United States agreed on Wednesday to establish a joint operation center in Turkey to coordinate and manage a planned safe zone in northeast Syria, a move that appeared to reduce the chance of imminent Turkish military action. The two countries gave few details of the deal, which followed three days of talks between military delegation... more »

Tensions Between Pakistan And India Are Increasing Over Kashmir

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Pakistan expels Indian ambassador as Kashmir dispute escalates* ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Pakistan said on Wednesday it would expel India’s ambassador and suspend bilateral trade with its arch-rival after New Delhi stripped its portion of the contested Kashmir region of special status. Neighbors China and Pakistan, which both claim parts of Kashmir, have voiced fierce opposition to India’s removal of a constitutional provision that had allowed the country’s only Muslim-majority state to make its own laws. Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan have twice wage... more »

Are We At The Start Of An Economic Cold War Between The China And The U.S.?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Jason Lee, Reuters *Shi Jiangtao, SCMP:* *Is this the start of an economic cold war between China and the United States?* * First it was the trade war and geopolitics, now Beijing and Washington are at odds over currency US-China relations – already frayed by trade and geopolitical tensions – are threatening to unravel after Washington designated Beijing as a currency manipulator, raising fears of an economic cold war. Diplomatic and economic analysts expressed concern about the bleak prospect for bilateral ties, which they say could accelerate the decoupling of the world’s two b... more »

Senior Chinese Official: Hong Kong Facing Worst Crisis Since Handover

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Zhang Xiaoming, who as head of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office advises Beijing leaders on Hong Kong matters, speaks to hundreds of influential figures on the deepening protest crisis. Photo: Winson Wong *SCMP: **Hong Kong facing ‘most serious situation’ since handover amid intensifying protests, says top Beijing official Zhang Xiaoming* * Gravity of protest crisis laid out to hundreds of political and business leaders in candid address by head of China’s top government agency overseeing Hong Kong affairs * Zhang says protests are growing in size, reach and intensity as he seeks ... more »

World News Briefs -- August 7, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Kurdish YPG militia parading in celebration of a victory over Isis, in Qamishli, Syria. Photograph: Rodi Said/Reuters *Al Jazeera:* *Turkey and US agree to set up Syria safe zone operation centre* NATO allies agree to 'establish as soon as possible' Turkey-based centre to coordinate and run Syria 'peace corridor'. Turkey and the United States have agreed to set up a joint operation centre to coordinate a planned safe zone in northern Syria, the Turkish defence ministry has said. The announcement on Wednesday came on the third day of talks between the two NATO allies, who have be... more »

How white supremacy is manifesting in a way Trump didn't expect

Just In - 7 hours ago
The US Congress's extraordinary entry into the Brexit debate — in defiance of President Donald Trump — might be less about the Irish border and more about showing how deeply connected to white supremacy the historical US-Irish relationship is, writes Emma Shortis.

Hospital near Kings Cross has zero alcohol-related assault deaths since lockouts, inquiry hears

Nicole Chettle at Just In - 7 hours ago
Sydney's controversial lockout laws should be rolled out across the whole of NSW according to the Nurses Association, with one nurse telling the inquiry into nightlife she was seriously considering leaving emergency nursing until the changes were made.

Soccer star's injury highlights financial hardship faced by female players

Patrick Galloway at Just In - 7 hours ago
When Mindy Barbieri was left with a $10,000 medical bill after a Young Matildas training camp, she had to turn to fellow players for financial help.

Canadian suspects accused of murdering Lucas Fowler found dead

Just In - 7 hours ago
Canadian police say they have found the bodies of two men suspected of murdering three people, including Australian Lucas Fowler.

Oh rats! Japan convenience store apologises after rodent video goes viral

Just In - 7 hours ago
Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has apologised after video went viral on social media of rats scurrying about one of its stores in Tokyo's popular Shibuya district, prompting it to close the outlet until further notice.

Jeremy Toback: What The Left Must Do

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
We are living at an inflection point. 43% of us cannot afford the basics. 78% live paycheck to paycheck. UN scientists give us twelve years to get our climate act together. The neoliberal project that has dominated American political and economic structures since Reagan cannot deliver the basic human material needs and meaning to hold us together as a culture. It cannot deliver the domestic cohesion or international cooperation necessary to decrease our carbon impact with the seriousness required to avert global human catastrophe. We either begin to create the democratic socialist... more »

Dayton Shooter a Registered Democrat, Protested Against KKK With a Weapon

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: dayton-shooter-a-registered-democrat-protested-against-kkk-with-a-weapon] Connor Betts, the 24-year-old Dayton shooter, was a Democrat who showed up with a weapon to a counterprotest against the Ku Klux Klan.

New Zealand Proposes Radical Abortion Law

Raven Clabough at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: new-zealand-proposes-radical-abortion-law] Lawmakers in New Zealand are looking to pass radical pro-abortion legislation that would virtually allow abortion on demand until birth with few restrictions and would create “safe spaces” outside of abortion clinics to protect women from pro-life advocates.

Gun Control Issue Seen as Threat to GOP in Suburban Districts

Warren Mass at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: gun-control-issue-seen-as-threat-to-gop-in-suburban-districts] While political fallout after mass shootings and calls for more gun control may hurt Republicans in suburban districts, polls show the impact is usually temporary.

"Le boeuf américain va faire chuter les revenus de nos producteurs et détruira des emplois"

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
07-Aug-2019 L'Union Européenne vient d'autoriser les Etats-Unis à augmenter les importations de bœuf. Un nouveau coup dur pour la filière bovine française.

España pierde su décimo arbitraje por las renovables y la factura sube a 750M

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
07-Aug-2019 El Ciadi ha dictado un laudo en el que condena a España a indemnizar con 41 millones de euros a SolEs Badajoz, una sociedad de origen alemán.

Spain loses another dispute over premium cuts on renewables

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
07-Aug-2019 Spain will have to pay EUR 41 million to German solar investor SolEs Badajoz GmbH for retroactively cutting long-term premiums for renewable energy projects.

Author discusses ‘monstrous' prospects for NHS after no-deal Brexit

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
07-Aug-2019 US president Donald Trump stood next to outgoing-PM Theresa May and insisted the NHS would be “on the table” in any trade deal.

Investor-state disputes in Africa

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
07-Aug-2019 In May 2017, out of 613 cases brought under the ICSID Convention and Additional Facility Rules, 135 cases involved African states, of which 45% were brought based on states' consent in BITs.

Physicist in New York Times Admits Climate Change Might Be “Mere Annoyance”

Robert P. Murphy at IER - 8 hours ago
For years here at IER I have been warning Americans that the “consensus science” in the peer-reviewed economics literature doesn’t… The post Physicist in New York Times Admits Climate Change Might Be “Mere Annoyance” appeared first on IER.

My New Award Winner for Worst Customer Service -- AT&T's ACC Business

admin at Coyote Blog - 8 hours ago
ACC Business is apparently a subsidiary of AT&T that provides high speed dedicated data lines (think T1 lines if they still call it that). Long rambling customer service nightmares are hard to describe in a coherent or engaging manner, so I will mostly avoid it. The episode began innocently, 6 months ago, with an ACC […]

84% Of Midwest Stations Cooling During Summer

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 8 hours ago
The graph below plots all 1,999,843 summer maximum temperature readings at all 191 Midwest USHCN stations since 1895, with trend lines. Eighty-four percent of the stations are cooling. Ohio and Indiana are cooling the fastest. The center of the histogram … Continue reading →

President Trump Delivers Remarks Departing White House…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Chopper pressers are the best pressers. As President Trump departed the White House to travel to Dayton, OH and El Paso, TX, he stopped to deliver remarks and answer questions from the press pool. [Video and Transcript below] . [Transcript] … Continue reading →

A Culture of Meaninglessness: Why El Paso and Dayton Happened?

Star Parker at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Star Parker* *Politics, * Is this the reason? The nation must now endure another gut-wrenching tragedy, with 31 having been senselessly gunned downed in Texas and Ohio over a weekend. This following a week where three were gunned down in California. My appeal is to consider these tragedies a crisis of culture and not to turn them into politics, which is already happening. I’m thinking about the words of Robert F. Kennedy when he spoke to a crowd in Indianapolis in April 1968, after hearing the news that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been murdered. “In this difficult day, in ... more »

Hitler Tried to Launch a Cruise Missile Attack from Submarines at the U.S.

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Facts you may not know. *The U.S. Navy had a key advantage—the British had broken the German’s top-level code way back in 1941 and had been closely following the movements of German submarines since then, with the exception of a ten-month period in 1942 when the Kriegsmarine upgraded its encrypting machines.* In the closing weeks of World War II in Europe, American intelligence determined that a detachment of German submarines had been dispatched to launch a cruise missile attack on the East Coast of the United States. The U.S. Navy deployed for... more »

Group Who Helped Get AOC Elected Now Has Much Bigger Plans

Evie Fordham at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Evie Fordham* *Politics, * The progressive group that helped propel Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to victory announced Wednesday that it set its sights on unseating two more entrenched Democrats. The progressive group that helped propel Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to victory announced Wednesday that it set its sights on unseating two more entrenched Democrats. Justice Democrats endorsed Holyoke, Massachusetts, Mayor Alex Morse, who is challenging Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal, and ex-Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee Morga... more »

5 reasons why Trump's Venezuela embargo won't end the Maduro regime

Marco Aponte-Moreno, Associate Professor of Global Business and Board Member of the Institute for Latino and Latin American Studies, St Mary's College of California at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 9 hours ago
For one, you can't break an economy that's already broken.

There is NO Agreement on a US/Turkish “safe zone” in Syria

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 9 hours ago
Hulusi Akar*Though there are numerous misleading headlines to be found!* *Such as: Turkish, US officials agree on Syria ‘peace corridor’* *Let's get the straight goods: * *From the US Embassy& Consulates in Turkey* *- Statement on Joint Military Talks Regarding Syria* *Notice the US Embassy in Turkey is calling this a "STATEMENT" on Joint Military Talks* *From August 5-7, 2019, U.S. and Turkish military delegations met at the Turkish Ministry of Defense to discuss plans to coordinate the establishment of a safe zone in northern Syria.The delegations agreed on the following... more »

Australian publisher jailed for 13 years in Myanmar over drug charges

Just In - 9 hours ago
A Myanmar court jails Australian publisher Ross Dunkley for 13 years on drugs charges, a year after police uncovered a stash of methamphetamines and opium at his home, his lawyer says.

'It doesn't hurt anyone': Hong Kong protesters fire back over 'laser gun' arrest

Just In - 9 hours ago
Hundreds of protesters in Hong Kong put on a laser display to protest against the police arrest of a student who was suspected of buying multiple "laser guns".

Panic in Times Square reveals the US on edge as Trump visits sites of mass shootings

Just In - 9 hours ago
Frantic scenes are captured in New York's Times Square after the noise of a motorcycle backfiring causes a crowd to stampede, fearing a repeat of recent mass shootings in two other US cities.

'We wait until crisis': Experts urge new laws as they warn homelessness spiralling out of control

Patrick Wood at Just In - 9 hours ago
Authorities are being urged to consider a new "duty to assist" law that would force governments to help homeless people find accommodation, amid warnings homelessness is spiralling out of control and funding is drying up.

Committee On Climate Change Budget Rose By 36% Last Year

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 9 hours ago
By Paul Homewood How much does it cost to run the Committee on Climate Change? The latest accounts for 2018/19 have just been published, and reveal just how much taxpayers’ money is being thrown at them. Last year they cost us £4.7m, an astonishing increase of 36% over the year before: https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/annual-report-and-accounts-2018-2019/ Much of […]

Evan ponders

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
Question time. Citing a tweet and a piece (with the secondary title 'Neutrality gets us Nowhere') from one Jonathan Lis, a blogger on a pro-EU site called British Influence [*"**British Influence champions a strong UK closely and constructively engaging with EU and wider world. Hard Brexit threatens our health, wealth and reputation"*] - a site co-founded by conspiracy theorist Peter Jukes - the BBC's Evan Davis is wondering aloud tonight (on Twitter) whether it's not time now to start calling President Trump "far right". It's a question that clearly matters to him: Interesting pi... more »

Exposing the climate-change scare for what it is

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
Have you ever seen these charts? You haven’t seen them, because they expose the climate-change scare for what it is. As far as I’m concerned it is a giant fraud. The red circle at the far right is the claimed AGW scare. Thanks to Burt Rutan for this graph (Yes, that Burt Rutan.) Richard B. ... Read moreExposing the climate-change scare for what it is The post Exposing the climate-change scare for what it is appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Russia – Only records of the cold! Meteonovosti

Robert at Ice Age Now - 9 hours ago
Not a single heat record has been observed in Russia over the past 24 hours, but cold records continue toppling across the territory. Last night in Vyborg of the Leningrad Region the temperature dropped to 5.8°C (the previous record was 7.9°C in 1948). The temperature in the Pushkin mountains of the Pskov region dropped to ... Read moreRussia – Only records of the cold! Meteonovosti The post Russia – Only records of the cold! Meteonovosti appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Iran to showcase own version of S-300 missile system

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
Tehran on August 22 intends to present its own version of Russia’s S-300 surface-to-air missile system, dubbed Bavar 373, Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami said in a statement on Wednesday. “There will be very good news in the field of air defense on August 22. I hope the defense capability of our country will significantly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army inside of key northern Hama town after successful operation: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a big advance in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate on Wednesday morning after their troops expelled Jaysh Al-Izza from the key town of Zakah. While the battle for the nearby town of Arbaeen was considered more intense, the Syrian Army was able […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey says talks with US on Syria safe zone have been ‘positive’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday that talks with the U.S. on a safe zone in northern Syria have been ‘positive’ after a previous meeting left Ankara agitated. “We witnessed with satisfaction that our partners grew closer to our position. The meetings were positive and quite constructive,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran unveils two new smart bombs

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 9 hours ago
In a ceremony in Tehran, Defense Ministry officials celebrated the advent of the National Day of Defense Industries with the unveiling of two new PGMs of Yassin and Balaban and a new member of the family of Qaem electro-optical guided bombs. The minister lauded the advancements of his country in the field of defense equipment, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

‘Star Wars’ protest against forced vaccinations in California

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 9 hours ago
Written by Joseph Mercola, D.O., Ph.D. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened May 31, 2019 at Disneyland Resort in California, and a small group of “freedom fighters” staged a protest against forced vaccinations outside the entrance. Dressed as Star Wars characters and holding signs in protest against mandatory vaccinations, the protestors took the opportunity to demonstrate […] The post ‘Star Wars’ protest against forced vaccinations in California appeared first on Health Nut News.

Turkey Threatens Syria Invasion - US Troops In Crossfire?

Daniel McAdams at 9 hours ago
Turkish president Erdogan has warned the US that an invasion and occupation of Syria's Kurd regions was imminent. Talks are ongoing with US officials to stave off the move, which could see US military personnel in Syria facing off against NATO partner Turkey. Watch today's Liberty Report:

Wars and Domestic Massacres

Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. at 9 hours ago
[image: undefined] This past weekend, 22 people were killed in El Paso, Texas and 9 in Dayton, Ohio. There have been a number of other mass shootings in the past two decades or so; the largest was in Las Vegas in 2017, with 58 killed. This is sad, but it is a drop in the bucket compared to the real perpetrators of death in America - the US military. It has been well-said that “it’s time for America to reckon with the staggering death toll of the post 9-11 wars.” Brown University’s Costs of War Project this month released a new estimate of the total death toll from the US wars in t... more »

Give Guantanamo Back to Cuba

Jacob G. Hornberger at 9 hours ago
[image: undefined] The US Empire, which controls much of the world through hundreds of military bases in foreign countries, through foreign regimes run by domestic US puppets, and through foreign dependency on US foreign aid, got its start in 1898 during the Spanish American War. It was that war that enabled the Empire to acquire its imperialist domain in Cuba known as Guantanamo Bay, which is now the Empire’s premier international indefinite-detention prison, torture center, and kangaroo judicial system. The late 1800s were a time of worldwide empires. Great Britain, France, Spain... more »

In case you hadn't heard, Lawdog is blogging again

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 9 hours ago
Friend, fellow blogger and fellow writer Lawdog has started blogging again after a long hiatus. He's got several articles up recently, and is trying to post several times every week. If you've missed his (frequently pungent and often hilarious) blogging, you don't have to go on missing it any longer. Click over there and enjoy! Peter

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/7/2019

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
Today's Water Cooler:

Nerve Cell Breakthrough In Treatment Of Restless Legs Syndrome

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 9 hours ago
Restless Legs Syndrome is a condition that causes an overwhelming urge to move the legs. Patients complain of unpleasant symptoms such as tingling, burning and painful cramping sensations in the leg and more than 80 people of people who report restless legs syndrome say they experience their legs jerking or twitching uncontrollably, usually at night. read more

Prayer Without Works Is A Dead Thing.

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 9 hours ago
There seem to be so many Republican members of Congress announcing that they're not running next year-- and some in districts that Democrats can win. Yesterday Kenny Marchant, a conservative Republican who represents a district north of Dallas, said he's had enough. He's the 4th Republican from Texas to tell the NRCC that he's not running again. Candace Valenzuela, his progressive opponent, said that "Marchant, who coasted to victory eight straight times before 2018, is calling it quits because he knows he can’t win again... Beto O’Rourke won this district when he ran for Senate i... more »

Basic Text of Social Welfare Reform Approved in the Second Round

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Chamber of Deputies approved this Wednesday morning, August 7th, in a second round, the basic text of the Social Welfare reform by 370 votes in favor to 124. The text passed by deputies may still be changed in the Chamber, as seven sections will need to go through specific […] The post Basic Text of Social Welfare Reform Approved in the Second Round appeared first on The Rio Times.

UK COLUMN: Boris’s Brexit Blag, Tulsi vs Twitter, Politics of Mass Shootings

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 10 hours ago
*UK Column News* | UK Column News hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen break down this week's top stories.

Obama Judge Delays Arkansas’ Anti-abortion law, Hastening Supreme Court Review of Roe v. Wade

Bob Adelmann at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: obama-judge-delays-arkansas-anti-abortion-law-hastening-supreme-court-review-of-roe-v-wade] John Roberts is the "swing vote" in any consideration of *Roe v. Wade* on appeal, and he knows it, and this might influence any future Supreme Court abortion decisions.

Recent Study: Nearly Half of Young Americans See College as Superfluous

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: recent-study-nearly-half-of-young-americans-see-college-as-superfluous] After generations of having a corner on the market where the American Dream is concerned, the college-equals-success model is failing, according to a recently published study. Nearly half of young people surveyed say that their degree has little if anything to do with their current job and half of GenZ appears not to be planning for college, choosing other models in pursuit of the American Dream.

Threats of Anti-GOP Violence Rise, BLM Activist Wants to Stab McConnell

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: threats-of-anti-gop-violence-rise-blm-activist-threatened-to-stab-mcconnell] The radical Left dramatically escalated its threats and calls for violence this weekend.

Murder, It’s a Democrat Thing

Selwyn Duke at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: murder-it-s-a-democrat-thing] With leftists seeking to blame the El Paso shooting on President Trump, guns, white people and whatever other boogieman will help score political points, a simple fact should be understood: Murder is a Democrat thing.

PCR reveals FBI Plot to set up Terror Patsies to Collect Government Legislated "Bonus"

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 10 hours ago
*Police are setting up Vulnerable Youth as * *Terror Patsies **to collect legislated "Bonus"* *NOTE: I note that Google/Blogger is censoring this post by not putting it up on blogrolls: Wonder if it is the photo or the content. Hmm* Paul Craig Roberts has posted an interesting report about how the Five Eyes so-called "security agencies" are actually crime manufacturing organizations...where the FBI [and, as I have reported on many occasions, the RCMP and the notorious, criminal "Canadian CIA" - CSIS] make a living out of setting up terror events. Please read his post below and I ... more »

57 perish from the heat wave in Japan but the 2020 Olympics to be held in the same period

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 10 hours ago
57 perish from the heatwave in Japan but the 2020 Olympics to be held in the same period Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times At least 57 people have perished in the last week in Japan based on the horrendous heatwave. At the same time, over 18,000 people have been treated at […]

Why government can't solve the mass shooting problem

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
Time and again, in normal life or extreme difficulties, we see how outside assistance can be unwelcome, or abused, or lead to all sorts of complications (the famous law of unintended consequences). We've spoken of some of them in these pages before, most recently the result of local governments subsidizing homelessness. We're seeing it again now, in the reaction of politicians and community leaders to the mass shootings in Gilroy, CA; El Paso, TX; and Dayton, OH. Almost without exception, they're calling for more laws, rules and regulations to be passed. The fact that we alrea... more »

Just For The Record

GunnyG at 'Nox & Friends - 10 hours ago
Every time there is a shooting, the Liberal Lapdog Media and the Demshevik Party trots out their usual gun control claptrap and calls for bans, etc. They blame the NRA, President Trump, Southerners, and anyone else not in the Demshevik Party. But here are the facts. 1. Sixty-eight percent of all shooting occur in 5% of the counties in the USA and they are Demshevik controlled for the most part. Now, here is the list of shooting and the party responsible.2. In 1865, a Democrat shot and killed Abraham Lincoln. 3. In 1881, a left wing radical Democrat shot James … Continue reading →

PAMELA FRY

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*PAMELA FRY*named president of Oklahoma State University-Tulsa. She most recently has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the OSU-Tulsa. Fry is the third person and first female to lead OSU-Tulsa since it was founded in 1999. Fry holds a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Oklahoma, a master’s degree from Oklahoma State University in applied behavioral studies and a doctorate from Oklahoma State in curriculum and supervision.

SANDRA MILES

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*SANDRA MILES* has been named vice president of student affairs at Flagler College. She was previously vice provost for student affairs and dean of students at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in student personnel administration from the University of Central Florida. She earned a doctoral degree in higher education/higher education administration from Florida State University.

DENISE BOSTON

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago

LYNETTE COOK-FRANCIS

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*LYNETTE COOK-FRANCIS* has been appointed senior vice president for student engagement and enrollment management at Simmons University. Most recently, CookFrancis served as vice president of enrollment management and student affairs at the City University of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Cook-Francis holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania.

ALTON M. STANDIFER

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*ALTON M. STANDIFER* has been named assistant to the president at the University of Georgia. He was formerly director of new student orientation and associate director of undergraduate admissions at UGA. He earned a bachelor’s degree in middle grade education and a master’s degree in higher education administration from Georgia Southern University.

ANGELIQUE FOSTER

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*ANGELIQUE FOSTER* has been named assistant vice president for strategic initiatives for the University of Colorado System. Foster previously served as chief of staff to the president of the University of North Dakota. She hold a bachelor’s degree in theatre and performing arts from North Carolina A&T University and a master’s in fine art degree in stage management from the University of California, Irvine.

GEORGE R. COTTON SR.

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*GEORGE R. COTTON SR.* has been appointed vice chancellor for institutional advancement and development at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. He most recently has served as senior vice president of development for the Charles Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. He holds a master’s degree in political science and government from Arkansas State University.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 7, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*The Hill:* *North Korea's Kim: Missile launches a warning* North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday reportedly called his country's latest missile test a "warning" to the U.S. and South Korea over the countries' joint military exercises. He said that Tuesday's missile test was “an occasion to send an adequate warning to the joint military drill now underway by the U.S. and South Korean authorities” Reuters reported, citing state news agency KCNA. *Read more* .... *Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 7, 2019* North Korea's Kim says missile launches are warning t... more »

North Korea's Missile Tests a "Warning": How Should Trump Respond?

Audrey Conklin at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Audrey Conklin* *Security, * Back to 'fire and fury'? North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un said Wednesday that the country’s ballistic missile test Tuesday was a “warning” to both South Korea and the United States. Kim said the test was “an occasion to send an adequate warning to the joint military drill now underway by the U.S. and South Korean authorities,” Reutersreported, citing the state-operated Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim’s comments came a day after North Korea launched two missiles from the western airfield across the country to an area near Pyongyang an... more »

Guns Saved These Americans From Assault and Robbery in July

Amy Swearer, Lucas Drill at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Amy Swearer, Lucas Drill* *Politics, * As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted in a 2013 report, almost all national studies of defensive gun uses have found that firearms are used in self-defense between 500,000 and 3 million times every year in the United States. In the wake of tragic mass shootings, such as those occurring in recent days in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, it’s understandable that the nation would search for answers. It’s easy to blame the tools used in the killings and call for measures that would broadly restrict public access to them, ins... more »

Japan Is Facing an Unprecedented Population Meltdown

Steven Kopits at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Steven Kopits* *economy, * Wonder why their economy has slowed? *Demographics are also a key driver of the national budget. Japan has run hefty national budget deficits for the last quarter century. The country’s working age population peaked in the late 1990s, and has been falling since. With a decline in its workforce, Japan’s GDP growth also declined, and this appears in turn to have led to lower domestic interest rates. At the same time, Japan’s elderly population has been soaring. Given fewer workers, more retirees and lower interest rates, the Japanese government decided... more »

Biden to Say Trump "has aligned himself with the darkest forces in this nation"

Mary Margaret Olohan at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Mary Margaret Olohan* *Politics, * Former Vice President Joe Biden reportedly plans to accuse President Donald Trump of fanning “the flames of white supremacy” at a Burlington, Iowa, speech Wednesday Former Vice President Joe Biden reportedly plans to accuse President Donald Trump of fanning “the flames of white supremacy” at a Burlington, Iowa, speech Wednesday. Biden, who is also a Democratic presidential candidate, is set to speak as Trump travels to Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, in the wake of the cities’ shootings, according to excerpts of his speech released by his c... more »

How to Make Russia Great Again

Boris Mezhuev at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Boris Mezhuev* *Politics, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] The Putin administration must change its perspective on regional self-governance. In 2012 Russian president Vladimir Putin was confronted by mass protests in Moscow and was able to more or less legitimately win the presidential elections and move his protégé and predecessor Dmitri Medvedev to the chair of prime minister. Today, as a fresh round of protests takes place over upcoming Moscow municipal elections, however, Russia is experiencing a more profound and protracted crisis. It is time for Russia to reinvent itself as a pa... more »

The Air Force Is Betting That F-35s and F-15s Will Make the Ultimate Combo

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, * Seems like bad news for America's enemies. On Apr. 15, 2017 eight F-35A stealth fighters and more than 200 Airmen from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, deployed at Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath where the aircraft are training alongside F-15Cs and F-15Es from the 48th Fighter Wing (FW), as well as the RAF and other NATO allies. As explained by Micah Garbarino, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs, in the article F-35A, F-15 train together during Lakenheath deployment, integrating with the F-35 is a new... more »

Trouble in Paradise: Cracks are Forming in the Saudi-Emirati Relationship

Yoel Guzansky, Moran Zaga at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Yoel Guzansky, Moran Zaga* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Recent tension in the Gulf affords a glimpse into one of many disputes between Saudi Arabia and the UAE on appropriate responses to common challenges. The relations between Saudi Arabia and the UAE have not always been smooth. Even before the latter’s independence in 1971, the affairs between the ruling families, al-Nahyan of Abu-Dhabi and al-Saud of Riyad, were tense due to borders disputes and power struggles. Today, however, it seems that the two countries have never been closer. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have... more »

Israel Gets Ready to Fight a Multifront War

Seth J. Frantzman at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Seth J. Frantzman* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] What happens when conflict breaks out simultaneously in Gaza, Lebanon or Syria? Israel’s Ministry of Defense has revealed a new program to design a combat vehicle for the future. Three prototypes, showing off the latest technology that will enable manned and unmanned vehicles to secure terrain, were on display in a dusty field below a series of hills. Beyond one of the hills was a fake village, constructed to resemble the kind of environment Israel might have to fight in during a battle in Lebanon. It was a fitting plac... more »

2020 Candidates Offer New Government Ponzi Schemes

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Gary Galles Seeing the Democrat debates has reminded Americans just how much of campaigning is promising something-for-next-to-nothing in attempts to buy electoral support. But... more »

Number of Displaced Returning Home In Iraq Cut In Half In 2019

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
The first six months of 2019 has seen a nearly 50% reduction in the number of displaced (IDPs) who are returning to their homes. While the vast majority of people have made the venture back there is still over one and half million IDPs. At the same time over 500,000 of those that have gone back are living in severe conditions. This highlights the lack of a government policy to deal with internal refugees, reconciliation and reconstruction. By June 2019 there were 1,607,148 IDPs and 4,305,138 returnees. From May to June an average of 28,980 people went home per month. That was down ... more »

This Day in Iraqi History - Aug 7

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
1933 Kurds began attacking and killing Assyrians in Dohuk and Zakho (Musings On Iraq book review of *The Tragedy of the Assyrian Minority in Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review *State and Society in Iraq*) 1958 Gen Qasim supported march by Communists against federation of United Arab Republic of Syria and Egypt Qasim opposed United Arab Republic because rival of Egypt’s Nasser (Musings On Iraq interview with Prof Juan Romero on the Qasim govt) (Musings On Iraq book review *Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam*) (Musings On Iraq Interviewwith Prof Johan Franzen on the ... more »

Warmest Midwest Stations Cooling The Fastest

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 11 hours ago
The graph below plots every August daily maximum temperature at all 189 USHCN Midwest stations since 1895 (666,188 readings) – with trendlines for each station. Eighty-eight percent of the stations are cooling, with the warmest stations cooling the fastest

Chief Apologizes After Horseback Officers Lead Man by Rope

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Chief Vernon Hale said “this is a trained technique and best practice in some scenarios,” such as with crowd control.

Wednesday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 11 hours ago
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - George Monbiot writes that the fossil fuel companies most responsible for endangering our living environment are also polluting our politics: ...What counts, in seeking to prevent runaway global heating, is not the good things we start to do, but the bad things we cease to do. Shutting down fossil infrastructure requires government intervention. But in many nations, governments intervene not to protect humanity from the existential threat of fossil fuels, but to protect the fossil fuel industry from the existential threat of public... more »

“In her shoes” is punctuated by an ee cummings poem

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 11 hours ago
My wife and I caught a movie from 2005 on HBO this week that was moving. The movie is called “In her shoes,” and stars Cameron Diaz and Toni Collete as sisters, with Ken Howard and Shirley MacLaine as their … Continue reading →

Keep Your Wealth from Falling into the Negative Interest Rate Vortex

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Stefan Gleason The world is in the midst of one of the strangest asset bubbles of all time. Instead of being fueled by the...more »

Wars and Domestic Massacres

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. This past weekend, 22 people were killed in El Paso, Texas and 9 in Dayton, Ohio. There have been a... more »

Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Tuesday 6th August 2019

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 11 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]

CIVCAS Reporting, Responsible Command and Feasibility

gcorn at Lawfare - 12 hours ago
*The post below is the latest installment in *Lawfare*’s tradition of posting short pieces inspired by the annual Transatlantic Dialogues on International Law and Armed Conflict. This year, that event was organized and sponsored jointly by the **Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict** (directed by Dapo Akande), the **South Texas College of Law** (through the good offices of Geoff Corn), West Point’s **Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare** (directed by LTC Shane Reeves), and the **Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texa... more »

How Qualified Immunity Became Absolute Immunity for Police Officers

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Chris Calton When Israel Leija, Jr. was picking up food at a drive-through in 2010, police officers approached his car to arrest him. Leija... more »

Midsommar serves up folk horror with humour as follow-up to demonic thriller Hereditary

Jason Di Rosso at Just In - 12 hours ago
The Wicker Man meets Get Out in Ari Aster’s tense, gory thriller, which delivers revelations on a slow drip feed to keep you guessing.

Fabio Zerpa (1928-2019)

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 12 hours ago
*Fabio Zerpa (1928-2019)* Fabio Zerpa could best be described as the "dean of UFO research" in Argentina, with impressive stage and television credentials. His books included* El OVNI y sus misterios *(UFO And Its Mysteries -1976), *Los OVNIs existen y son extraterrestres *(UFOs Exists And They Are Alien – 1994) and *Los verdaderos Hombres De Negro* (The Real Men In Black - 1997). We thank him for his contributions to the research not only of unidentified flying objects, but the paranormal as a whole. May he rest in peace. Inexplicata Podcasts covering items from UFO / paranormal h... more »

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2019

ROME, Aug 07 (IPS) - There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries. They live in all geographic regions and represent 5000 different cultures. These people are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to others yet are being forced to give up their ways of life. Read the full story, “International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2019”, on globalissues.org →

Democratic Socialists of America: Communism for the New Millennium

Trevor Loudon at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: democratic-socialists-of-america-communism-for-the-new-millennium] Democratic socialists say they don’t want full-on communism, just soft socialism, with all the goodies but none of the oppression. But that’s not what they say privately.

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago

Gregory Mannarino, "Critical Market Updates: Running Out Of Time"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, "Critical Market Updates: Running Out Of Time" - https://www.traderschoice.net/

"Beaten Dogs"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"Beaten Dogs"* by CoyotePrime *Originally posted 9/1/2012:* “And so, the audit of the Federal Reserve has been released, detailed in the following post below. *$16 TRILLION* (Now 2019 $23 trillion - CP) dollars of YOUR money, “lent” at 0% interest not only to the Too-Big-To-Fail American megabanks, but trillions of dollars to many foreign banks as well. When was the last time YOU received a 0% loan? Slowly but surely the truth of how savagely we have been financially raped is coming out, over and over again, and as it does, a tiny minority of our population shudders in disbelief,... more »

“The Dangers of Buying on Margin”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*“The Dangers of Buying on Margin”* By Joshua Kennon "Like the flashing lights and sounds of clinking coins at a casino, buying stocks on margin is one of those things that might appear on the surface to be a great way to make money. The pitch usually goes something this, "If you have a few thousand dollars in your brokerage account, you might qualify to borrow money against your existing stocks at a low interest rate to buy even more stock, leveraging your returns!" The reality is that trading on margin is an inherently speculative strategy that can transform even the safest blue ... more »

"Margin Calls Explained"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*Margin Calls Explained:* "Explains what happens when margin call event occurs, the effect on your margin loan, profit and loss. (Remember, the derivatives-interlocked global situation today is magnitudes greater than in 2008 due to the Federal Reserve pumping $23 trillion into the stock market/banks to keep stock prices going higher into fantasy land valuations. Once they stop, and they will, the corresponding consequences for the banks, student loans, subprime autos, and pension funds will be catastrophic on an unimaginable scale, total global systemic collapse, as we'll all see s... more »

"Entire US Curve Inverts As 30Y Yield Drops Below Effective Funds Rate"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*Click image for larger size.* *"Entire US Curve Inverts As 30Y Yield Drops Below Effective Funds Rate"* by Tyler Durden "We have a bingo. With yields crashing across the world after the overnight panic by three central banks to cut rates more than expected, it was only a matter of time before the 30Y tumbled below the effective Fed Funds Rate, which most recently was at 2.13%. That happened moments ago when he 30Y tumbled as low as 2.12%, 1 basis point below the EFF, and in the process inverting the entire US yield curve and basically telling Powell he has to cut rates another 4 ti... more »

Globalists Have Set Operation “Blame The Populists” In Motion

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
Op-Ed by Brandon Smith This past week’s events have sent the economic world into a tailspin. Mainstream analysts were so sure of themselves heading into... more »

Stand with El Paso in Tucson: 'Never Again, No More Hatred!'

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
Yamileth Lopez sits while holding a photo of her deceased friend Javier Amir Rodriguez at a makeshift memorial for victims outside Walmart on Aug. 6, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Mario Tama/Getty Images/CNN Tucson, Arizona Statement from #ElPasoFirme community organizations:Today across the country, thousands of hearts beat with El Paso: A community that straddles borders and cultures, a

'Growing Native' receives four Telly Awards 2019

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 12 hours ago
Vision Maker Media Staff L to R: Alana Stone, Ann McKeighan, Shirley Sneve, Stacy Price, Rebekka Schlichting, Matt Nehe, Dawn Amory and Alyssa Ranard. By Vision Maker Media Censored News LINCOLN, Nebraska- Vision Maker Media's originally produced four-part series, Growing Native, received four 2019 Telly Awards. Each episode received it's own bronze award under the 2019 general-culture

Judge Denies Chelsea Manning A Hearing, Insists Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Fines Are Not Punishment

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 12 hours ago
A federal judge denied Chelsea Manning’s motion to reconsider fines imposed against her for refusing to testify before the grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. He also undermined due process and refused to hold a hearing The post Judge Denies Chelsea Manning A Hearing, Insists Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Fines Are Not Punishment appeared first on Shadowproof.

Indian plan to reintegrate Jammu and Kashmir should be respected

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 12 hours ago
Most of us consider India and Pakistan to be the third world and that limits the attention paid to these countries (Škoda Octavia easily became an Indian bestseller in its category by selling just 196 units in all of India last month!). However, they are the most likely countries to start a nuclear war. We got a little bit closer to such a severe conflict when Pakistan voiced some dissatisfaction with some Indian government's steps to normalize the conditions on the disputed territory. First, some basic geography. The grey area is India – which is mostly a Hindu (and Buddhist) count... more »

Mis en place de l'APE : le Cameroun perd 10 milliards FCFA en 4 ans

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
07-Aug-2019 Cette « moins-value budgétaire » est due à certaines importations en provenance de l'UE qui bénéficient depuis 2016, d'exonérations du droit de douane allant de 15% à 75% pour certains produits.

África quiere un acuerdo comercial con EEUU; EEUU quiere muchos

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
07-Aug-2019 Estados Unidos y África tienen puntos de vista distintos sobre su futura relación comercial después de que venza un acuerdo de acceso preferencial en 2025.

Africa wants one trade deal with the US, the US wants many

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
07-Aug-2019 The African Union prefers a continent-wide deal with the US while the US wants bilateral deals when AGOA expires.

Globalist Insider: Self-Censorship and Technocratic Governance Will Drive Asian World Order

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Daniel Taylor As the current world order is crumbling, humanity faces an uncertain future. In a recent interview with the Mumbai Mirror, globalist planner... more »

Get A Grip

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 12 hours ago
Max Boot writes that it's time for white people in the United States to get a grip. They're not victims. The evidence to support his assertion is overwhelming: Whites are still much better off than blacks. The poverty rate among African Americans is 21.8 percent; among whites, 8.8 percent. The median wealth of black households is $17,409; among whites, $171,000. The homeownership rate for blacks is 41.2 percent; among whites, 71.1 percent. There is also manifold evidence of continuing discrimination against African Americans. It’s hard to imagine a white man being choked to death ... more »

Emotional Support Animals - The Ethical Challenge In Signing Off On Them Is Not Being Met

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 blogs - 12 hours ago
After California realized that their coastal counties not only led the country in vaccine denial for personal preference, they actually had more than the rest of the U.S. combined, the legislature passed a law eliminating exemptions for all but medical reasons. Sure enough, those same counties where rich white people believed vaccines cause autism suddenly had a surge in medical exemptions. Wealthy people found doctors willing to agree that their child needed a medical exemption even if they were not immune compromised. read more

Heracles Inexpectatus - The World's Largest Parrot Has Been Discovered

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 12 hours ago
Palaeontologists have discovered the world's largest parrot, standing up to 1m tall with a massive beak able to crack most food sources, and given it the name *Heracles inexpectatus* to reflect its Herculean myth-like size and strength and the unexpected nature of the discovery. Being a giant in a country like New Zealand, well known for giant birds, is common. Moa dominated avifaunas but giant geese and adzebills shared the forest floor, while a giant eagle ruled the skies. But a giant extinct parrot? That is special. read more

The Evolutionary Origins Of Skin

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 12 hours ago
Mammals living in diverse types of environments, from ocean swimmers to mountain dwellers, have a diverse variety of protective skins adapted to the elements and now one of the largest comparative genomic studies to help determine the key molecular and evolutionary origins of mammalian adaptations seen in skin proteins found which genes, among the dozens of mammalian keratin genes, are required for living on land or in the sea. The products of these keratin genes assemble to form the girders of the cytoskeleton in skin cells, called keratinocytes, that maintain a tight barrier betw... more »

THE SORROW, THE PITY: We've never heard voices in our head!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2019Punishment versus pity:* We're going to start today with a pair of high-powered confessions: We've never heard voices in our head. Also, we feel sorry for people who do. It's hard to feel sorry for Donald J. Trump, so ruined a specimen has he long been. That said, we remember the ways our highest elites fed off his outwardly broken soul for all those long, soulless years. Was sex with The Donald the best sex you ever had? So these broken-souled losers were willing to ask, on network TV no less. In such ways, they announced the emptiness of their own soul... more »

8/8 : A Date To H8 ?

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
It seems like every time I think the left and the establishment media’s claims about the Trump administration couldn’t get any more outrageous, they ask someone to hold their beer so they can prove me wrong. The latest example of this came recently in the wake of two deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. On Monday, a former FBI official took things a step further, connecting Trump’s proclamation that America’s flags be flown at half-staff in honor of the shootings’ victims by comparing it to neo Nazi symbolism.He suggested presidential proclamations honoring mas... more »

Trump’s Tweets unleashed a firestorm

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
Baltimore like other large cities receives numerous grants of taxpayer money. Also like other large enterprises, especially cities and states, it is obvious not for just now but for a very long time that the money is misspent or unaccounted for because of bad accounting methods or corrupt systems of delivery. Take for instance, The Baltimore Youth Fund audit as reported by the Baltimore Sun a few days ago. Though the audit has yet to be released, a copy given to the Sun allegedly provided several recommendations for improving management of the $13 million-a-year fund. Democratic May... more »

Hump Day Humor: Darwin Awards!

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
Shoot The Gap – Two Texans Die Trying Darwin Award link: link provide for short Blues Brothers clip…. (24 May 2019, Louisiana) Black Bayou Draw Bridge, situated six miles south of Lake Charles, was closed to car traffic and open for a boat to pass through. That drawn drawbridge presented an irresistible challenge to two Texas men, aged 23 and 32, looking for fun on Friday night. May their experiment be a warning to you, my friend. A witness observed the passenger emerge, push up the arm of the safety gate, and climb back into the car. Then the Chevy … Continue reading →

We’re All Enemies Of The State: Draconian Laws, Precrime & The Surveillance State

Ragnar at 'Nox & Friends - 12 hours ago
And The rise of the American Gestapo: From ZeroHedge and NaturalNews: I saw these articles this morning. It is amazing/stunning to read, and you will begin to recognize that what they are talking about is true. Every day something happens that sends us deeper down the rabbit hole. Even the President came out saying there is a need for gun control….that is way off the conservative platform….in my humble opinion….. John W. Whitehead, the author of the zerohedge article/link, also has 2 books on Amazon: Government of Wolves and Battlefield America. I have seen them but haven’t purchase... more »

Was Trump Right About Baltimore?

Walter E. Williams at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: was-trump-right-about-baltimore] Whether Trump’s claims about Baltimore have any merit is an empirical matter settled by appealing to facts. Let’s look at a few.

Leftist Rep. Doxxed Constituents Who Back Trump, GOP Worried About Violence

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: leftist-rep-doxxed-constituents-who-back-trump-gop-worried-about-violence] Representative Joaquin Castro, the twin brother of Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro and the chairman of that failing campaign, doxxed a number of Trump donors on Monday.

Pentagon Warns It Will Prevent “Unacceptable” Turkish Invasion Of Northern Syria

Zerohedge at The Duran - 12 hours ago
Ankara has long condemned US training, logistics support, and weapons going to the YPG, especially as it operates in Manbij, a key Syrian Kurdish stronghold near the border with Turkey. The post Pentagon Warns It Will Prevent “Unacceptable” Turkish Invasion Of Northern Syria appeared first on The Duran.

US-China Trade War Heralds New World System

Serban V.C. Enache at The Duran - 12 hours ago
U.S. - China trade war ushers in new world system. The post US-China Trade War Heralds New World System appeared first on The Duran.

Dayton & El Paso: Dismantling family and faith destroys society (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 270. The post Dayton & El Paso: Dismantling family and faith destroys society (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Giant Emojis Painted on House Roil California Community

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Manhattan Beach residents railed against the makeover during a City Council meeting, citing problems with spectators.

FedEx Severs Ties with Amazon

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The decision by FedEx illustrates how e-commerce has become universal as major retailers ramp up their online presence.

Rome Enforces Ban on Sitting on Spanish Steps

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Police officers are working to tell seated Italians and tourists to get up from one of the Eternal City's most famous and photographed spots.

Appeal in John Steinbeck Lawsuit Heard in Court

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A family battle has been waged for decades over who controls the works of iconic author John Steinbeck.

Cyntoia Brown Is Released from Tennessee Women’s Prison

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Cyntoia Brown, championed by celebrities as a symbol of unfair sentencing, was released from the Tennessee Prison for Women, where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a man when she was a 16-year-old prostitute.

Some Skeptical as Trump Prepares to Visit Sites of Shootings

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
President Donald Trump is bringing a message aimed at national unity and healing to the sites of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.

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