Wednesday, September 18, 2019

18 September - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

10 pm MDT

Ankara Summit 2019:14 Point Joint Statement Including a NATO like Article 5 Collective Defence Affirmation.

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
* The trio certainly made an interesting joint statement in Ankara.. Afterwards joining hands in a very obvious and intentional show of strength and solidarity. * *Link* "The Presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey, in a joint statement, reaffirmed their firm commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, rejecting every effort to create new realities in the Syrian field under the pretext of combatting terrorism, including illegitimate self-rule initiatives. The 14-paragraph statement released after intensive talks by Dr Hassan Rouhani, Mr Vla... more »

Trump Sneaks Around California, Hiding From The Voters-- Like A Thief In The Night

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
I was supposed to have dinner with a friend at Nerano, a small, low-key, out-of-the-way restaurant in Beverley Hills tonight. But we cancelled the reservation and moved our destination to a Turkish restaurant, Kismet, on the East Side instead. Our goal wasn't about cuisine-- although Kismet is amazing, especially the marinated feta-- but to get as far away from the Trumpanzee Circus on the West Side. He was at a mystery dinner last night and a mystery breakfast today. Southern California activists wanted to protest Trump's two appearances in Beverly Hills. But they couldn't. The... more »

Eating like a medieval peasant

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
I was interested to read about a re-enactment group's issuing of a cookbook containing medieval English recipes - well, Cumbrian, actually. Cumbria’s peasants, it turns out, ate much as we strive to today—though for vastly different reasons. Lack of access to an international array of foods meant the peasants’ diets consisted of plant-based, low-sugar meals of locally sourced, if not home-grown ingredients; the book’s simple “Roast Onions with Thyme” recipe is emblematic. Voluntary, intermittent fasting wasn’t uncommon either, says Jones, albeit in the name of religious self-discip... more »

AUTOIMMUNE ISSUES AND…VACCINES?

LearnTheRisk at Learn The Risk - 16 hours ago
Autoimmune issues are skyrocketing throughout society. Could vaccines and their ingredients play a part? The post AUTOIMMUNE ISSUES AND…VACCINES? appeared first on Learn The Risk.

Did You Know Prescription Pills are the Fourth Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.?

LearnTheRisk at Learn The Risk - 16 hours ago
About 128,000 people die from drugs prescribed to them in the US per year. The post Did You Know Prescription Pills are the Fourth Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.? appeared first on Learn The Risk.

Can You Be Pro-Life & Pro-Vaccine?

LearnTheRisk at Learn The Risk - 16 hours ago
Scientists admit aborted babies are used in creating vaccines, including those bought from Planned Parenthood. These aborted fetal cells are still in the needle when vaccines are given and go into the body of those vaccinated. Many experts claim that we are mutating our own DNA when we inject foreign DNA and cells — not […] The post Can You Be Pro-Life & Pro-Vaccine? appeared first on Learn The Risk .

Did You Know Half of ALL Pertussis Cases Are in Vaccinated Children?

LearnTheRisk at Learn The Risk - 16 hours ago
The next time someone says it's the unvaccinated children carrying diseases, you can remind them that it's actually the vaccinated ones more often than not. The post Did You Know Half of ALL Pertussis Cases Are in Vaccinated Children? appeared first on Learn The Risk.

Hitler and the disabled—the slippery slope of the left

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/09/13/before-the-nazis-killed-jews-they-euthanized-hundreds-of-thousands-of-disabled-people/ The article he refers to appeared in the NYT in 2017, and there's a pay wall, but this is a decent summary--if there can be anything decent about the Nazis. The Democrats, Antifa, BLM, Occupy movement and pink hat Trump haters and Hollywood celebs have cheapened that word and its memories. I had read about this years ago, but many people don't know that methods were tested on the disabled. Germany actually had some outstanding facilities for children and adults... more »

Federal MP Gladys Liu refuses to answer questions regarding her $2.1 million court judgment windfall

Shane Dowling at Kangaroo Court of Australia - 16 hours ago
Federal MP Gladys Liu, whose lawyers were in the High Court of Australia today (18/9/19) to defend the electoral fraud allegations, is refusing to answer questions regarding the $2.1 million court judgment […]

Publisher’s Platform: Minnesota State Fair reports E. coli cases linked to animal contact – what a surprise?

Bill Marler at Food Safety News - 16 hours ago
The best way to keep the lawyers out of it is to keep the children safe. Yesterday the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported that it is investigation an outbreak of E. coli O157 infections associated with the Minnesota State Fair. Disease investigators recently identified 11 cases among Minnesota residents who visited the Minnesota State Fair prior... Continue Reading

Trump water reforms a relief for rural communities

Bonner Cohen, Ph. D. at CFACT - 16 hours ago
Had the Obama "WOTUS" rule not been repealed, landowners would have had to get permits from federal bureaucrats before making any significant modifications to their property. The post Trump water reforms a relief for rural communities appeared first on CFACT.

America’s Workforce Elderly Workforce To Double By 2028

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 16 hours ago
So, what’s behind the sharp increase that is expected in the oldest work-age demographic?

Links 9/18/19

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Economics Teaching Conference

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 17 hours ago
I will be talking at the annual conference of the National Economics Teaching Association, to be held October 24-25, 2019, in Kansas City. If you are interested in learning more about the meeting, click here for more information. From the conference organizers: The deadline to have a teaching session considered for the conference has been extended to Monday, September 23. Be sure to get your submission in ASAP! You can submit here.

Oil at $100 per barrel? Attack on Saudi refineries could shake oil market further

RT at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Saudi Arabia is the de-facto leader of OPEC, and other members of the oil cartel can offset the kingdom’s shortages if they come to an agreement on it with allied states, according to the analysts. Kuwait, the UAE and non-member Russia can use their spare capacities for it. The post Oil at $100 per barrel? Attack on Saudi refineries could shake oil market further appeared first on The Duran.

EU President in waiting, Ursula von der Leyen, dishes out bizarre titles to her globalist underlings (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 306. The post EU President in waiting, Ursula von der Leyen, dishes out bizarre titles to her globalist underlings (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Trump Reveals His Top 5 Names To Replace John Bolton

Zerohedge at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Obviously the choice comes at a very sensitive point, given this week's Saudi Aramco attacks and a potential crisis for global oil markets, and after a summer of escalating tensions with Iran which has put Washington and Tehran on a path to war. The post Trump Reveals His Top 5 Names To Replace John Bolton appeared first on The Duran.

Questions, Not Answers, Surround U.S. Push To War With Iran

Tom Luongo at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Cui Bono? (Who Benefits?) Because it certainly isn’t Iran. The post Questions, Not Answers, Surround U.S. Push To War With Iran appeared first on The Duran.

U.S. And Russia Battle It Out Over This Huge Iraqi Gas Field

The Duran at The Duran - 17 hours ago
This supply-demand imbalance has resulted in Iraq’s being dependent on neighbouring Iran for a considerable amount of gas and electricity imports. The post U.S. And Russia Battle It Out Over This Huge Iraqi Gas Field appeared first on The Duran.

Surveillance State: All school children now targeted by the state

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
This article is part of a series dedicated to a significant and wide-reaching BigBrotherWatch publication focusing on state surveillance that has been largely ignored by the mainstream media. Today, it is a very serious worry that our entire mechanism of democracy is being undermined by excessive and uncontrolled state surveillance. This disproportionate obsession by the government inhibits the fundamental ability of campaigners such as human rights activists, civil liberty experts and even local non-violent protestors to exercise their rights and has the potential to stall social c... more »

What is at stake in the British Supreme Court’s ruling on the proroguing of Parliament? By Thomas Scripps

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
On Tuesday, the UK’s Supreme Court began its hearing into the legality of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proroguing of parliament for five weeks from September 10. A ruling is expected by Friday or early next week.

China and the Prospects for a Global Ecological Civilization

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 17 hours ago
As the world leader in renewable energy capacity and production, China has the potential to open up a path for global ecosocialist transition, if …

BOOM: Why China Should Take Taiwan's New Cruise Missile Seriously

David Axe at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] It's a big deal. *Key point:* This new, domestically-produced missile is Taiwan's attempt to close some of the military imbalance with China. Taiwan has begun production of a new land-attack cruise missile. But the island country still is badly outgunned by China’s own, much larger missile arsenal. Taiwanese media on Aug. 4, 2019 reported that the country’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology had cleared the Yun Feng cruise missile for mass production. The supersonic land-attack missile has been under development... more »

Here's Why Russia Had Missile Trouble in Syria

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/RUSSIA-DEFENCE-MISSILE-RC1861594010.html] A huge headache. *Key point*: New weapons always have trouble, but especially when they weren't built with hotter climates in mind. Russian missiles had problems operating in Syria. Why? Because parts of Syria are desert, and Russia lacked experience with designing weapons for such climates. That startling admission came from Boris Obsonov, head of Russia's Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), during an interview with the business newspaper Kommersant... more »

Brazil has 24.3 Million Children and Adolescents Using the Internet

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Approximately 24.3 million children and adolescents between the ages of nine and 17 are Internet users in Brazil, corresponding to approximately 86 percent of the total number of people in this age group in the country. The information is included in the 2018 ICT Kids Online Brazil survey, published yesterday, […] The post Brazil has 24.3 Million Children and Adolescents Using the Internet appeared first on The Rio Times.

Supreme Court Endorses Agreement of R$1 Billion for the Amazon and R$1.6 Billion for Education

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes ratified on Tuesday, September 17th the agreement to allocate R$1 billion (US$250 million) for the preservation of the Amazon, and R$1.6 billion for the area of education. The funds originate from a penalty paid by Petrobras to Brazilian authorities following an agreement […] The post Supreme Court Endorses Agreement of R$1 Billion for the Amazon and R$1.6 Billion for Education appeared first on The Rio Times.

Opposition U.S. Senators Call Amazon Fires National Security Crisis, Oppose Trade Deal

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Last month the Amazon region made headline news around the globe, due to the extensive burning of the largest contiguous tropical forest in the world. Foreign media flocked to cities inside the forest to report on the devastation. The Brazilian government was strongly criticized for not doing more to halt the […] The post Opposition U.S. Senators Call Amazon Fires National Security Crisis, Oppose Trade Deal appeared first on The Rio Times.

Jair Bolsonaro May Not Attend United Nations Opening Ceremony, Say Advisors

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Although President Jair Bolsonaro said two weeks ago and reiterated on Monday that he would attend the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations "even in a wheelchair", members of the Palácio do Planalto are admitting that the Chief Executive may not attend the event . . . To read […] The post Jair Bolsonaro May Not Attend United Nations Opening Ceremony, Say Advisors appeared first on The Rio Times.

Prominent Odebrecht Whistleblower Henrique Valladares Found Dead in Rio

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The former vice-president of Odebrecht, Henrique Valladares, was found dead on Tuesday, September 17th, at his home in Rio de Janeiro. In an plea bargain, Valladares charged federal deputy The post Prominent Odebrecht Whistleblower Henrique Valladares Found Dead in Rio appeared first on The Rio Times.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 17 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Blast sparks fire at Russian laboratory housing smallpox virus Transgender lobby group Mermaids urges puberty‑blockers for 12‑year‑oldsMoney Is the Oxygen on Which the Fire of Global Warming BurnsIndia builds detention camps for up to 1.9m people ‘stripped of citizenship’ in AssamManhattan DA Subpoenas 8 Years Of Trump Tax Returns Grocery stores would run out of food in just 3 days if long-haul truckers stopped working *We've known this for years and don't know whether to feel relieved or alarmed that it's finally making its way into the mainstream.* DOJ Accuses JPM... more »

General circulation climate models (GCMs) are unreliable and arbitrary

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 17 hours ago
Patrick Frank. Propagation of Error and the Reliability of Global Air Temperature Projections. Front. Earth Sci., 06 September 2019 https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2019.00223 The reliability of general circulation climate model (GCM) global air temperature projections is evaluated for the first time, by way … Continue reading →

Lepers Treated Better than Children Not CDC-Vaxxed

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
By Kim Rossi "Gosh! You'd think they were lepers!" Well you can kiss that statement goodbye, and not because they world has become so politically correct that you can't swing a dead cat without getting into trouble. Damn, here comes... more »

Israel election 2019: exit polls see too close to call

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
Israel elections results show the country’s two main parties are almost neck and neck with neither seems close to get a clear majority, which means leaders may face a long period of negotiations again. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main competitor Benny Gantz are awaiting results from the country’s second general election this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2019-09-16

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 17 hours ago
This is a summary of 19 AMN articles on the following subjects: Houthi, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco, Yemen, Bahrain, Russia, S-400, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, US, Idlib, Israel, Netanyahu, Palestine, Aleppo, Arctic, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Daraa, Rouhani, Putin, Aramco, Houthis, USA, Trump. Categories covered in this brief: Gulf, Middleeast, Yemen, Turkey, World-News, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Iran […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Today’s “Watershed” Repo-calypse Is “One Of The Worst Things That Can Happen”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 17 hours ago
Fear and trepidation time? Today’s “Watershed” Repo-calypse Is “One Of The Worst Things That Can Happen” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ While it is being ignored by most (because the S&P didn’t crash), the chaos in the Fed-controlled short-term liquidity markets should panic everyone as for the first time in a decade, NYFRB was forced to …

Russia Has Made Some Dangerous Changes to Its Zircon Hypersonic Missile

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/2018_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade_66.jpg] Here's what's new. *Key point:* Russia has upgraded their missile to allow it to be used from land instead of just by sea. The 3M22 Zircon (Tsirkon) missile is one of the most hyped-up weapons in the Russian arsenal. One of the big three publicly-revealed hypersonic missiles, the Zircon is an anti-ship missile designed to pose an “unstoppable” threat to ships within a 300-400 km range. But anonymous sources suggested to CNBC in a December 2018 in... more »

This Grainy Photo Shows Hitler's 'Stealth' Fighter: Meet the Ho 229

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* [image: https://i.imgur.com/EgL51Gd.jpg] Very strange. *Key point:* In 1943, Germany made plans for an advanced flying wing, but the design would never get to make a difference in the war. Northrop Grumman revealed this year it is developing a second flying wing stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, to succeed its B-2 Spirit. However, it was a pair of German brothers in the service of Nazi Germany that developed the first jet-powered flying wing—which has been dubbed, debatably, “Hitler’s stealth fighter.” But maximizing speed and range, not steal... more »

Dump Your History Book: Imperial Japan Could Have Won World War II

James Holmes at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*James Holmes* *History, Asia* [image: Reuters] We explain. *Key point:* Japan had many options that it could have taken instead of the huge blunder of attacking Pearl Harbor. Let's face it. Imperial Japan stood next to no chance of winning a fight to the finish against the United States. Resolve and resources explain why. So long as Americans kept their dander up, demanding that their leaders press on to complete victory, Washington had a mandate to convert the republic's immense industrial potential into a virtually unstoppable armada of ships, aircraft, and armaments. Such a ... more »

British Troops Massacred Indians in Amritsar – and a Century Later, There’s Been No Official Apology

Sumit Ganguly at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Sumit Ganguly* *History, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] The massacre is still remembered in India as a symbol of colonial cruelty. Here’s what happened a hundred years ago. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby recently visited the site of a brutal massacre that happened in 1919 under the British colonial rule in India and offered his personal apologies. He expressed his “deep sense of grief” for a “terrible atrocity.” Earlier in April, then U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May told the House of Commons that the episode was “a shameful scar on British-Indian history.” However, she ha... more »

Why Is Iran's Military Featured on a U.S. Army Deck of Playing Cards?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Culture, Americas* [image: Reuters] Good question. *Key point*: The Army has a long-standing history of making card decks featuring America's adversaries and rivals. It’s either a badge of honor or a countdown to war. Iran’s arsenal of weaponry now adorns a deck of U.S. Army playing cards. Iran finds itself in august company. The Army already has decks of cards for Russian and Chinese weapons. And then there was the famous “most wanted” deck of Al Qaeda leaders distributed to American soldiers in Iraq. The idea is to make it easy for soldier to remember and recog... more »

China's Dream: 6 Aircraft Carriers All with Killer J-20 Stealth Fighters

David Axe at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* Dangerous. *Key point:* China is making rapid progress in achieving a major carrier-based navy. The Chinese military has decided to develop the air force’s J-20 stealth fighter into a sea-based variant to fly from the navy’s growing fleet of aircraft carriers. The Central Military Commission, the People’s Liberation Army’s top decision-making body, favors the J-20 over the smaller FC-31 stealth fighter design, according to the Hong Kong *South China Morning Post*. The Chengdu Aerospace Corporation, which builds the J-20 for the air force, “will ann... more »

These Warships Are the Deadliest Any Navy Has Ever Seen

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 18 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* [image: By New Zealand Defence Force, CC BY 3.0 nz, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20148934] Period. *Key point*: Each naval power is especially keen on having advanced and powerful cruisers or destroyers. Great-power competition is back, and so are surface navies. As any student of history will tell you nationalist rivalries drive naval construction, going back to the days of the Greeks and the Persians. After a quarter century hiatus, shipyards are again building large destroyers and even cruiser-sized vessels. All of the ... more »

'Months rather than years': UK pins hopes on swift post-Brexit Australian trade deal

Just In - 18 hours ago
Britain's Trade Minister says she expects her Government to complete a wide-ranging trade deal with Australia within months of exiting the European Union.

Woman accused of murdering husband denies asking for him to be killed

Phoebe Hosier at Just In - 18 hours ago
In an six-hour police interview played to the jury, Ms Otto told detectives she and friend Bradley Purkiss had fantasised about living together and had often said things would be easier if her husband were dead.

Why your independent mechanic can't get the information they need to fix your car

Peter McCutcheon at Just In - 18 hours ago
Australia's car owners are paying more than $1 billion a year more than they need to because car makers are refusing to share technical information with independent mechanics, according to the competition watchdog.

Murder getaway car found buried on bikie-owned property, police say

Just In - 18 hours ago
A hatchback allegedly used by Hells Angels bikies in the murder of a man in Adelaide's north in 2017 is found burnt out and buried five metres underground on a rural property, just as police prepared to call off their search.

Possible Australian link to Canadian official charged with violating security laws

Philip Williams at Just In - 18 hours ago
Cameron Ortis, a director-general with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's intelligence unit, is not a man you want offering information to criminals or foreign governments. But he may have done just that.

'It will take years to recover': Drought-affected farmers lose crop in hailstorm

Emma Siossian, Luisa Rubbo And Claudia Jambor at Just In - 18 hours ago
Farmers struggling to cope with drought are desperate for rain, but in northern New South Wales they are instead hit by a severe hailstorm, wiping out a number of crops.

After a complaint about a 'non halal certified' sign at this butcher, one changed letter settled the matter

Just In - 18 hours ago
An Adelaide butcher shop with a sign claiming its products were "non halal certified" changes its signage after the advertising watchdog upheld a complaint that it perpetuated "a culture of vilification" towards Muslim people.

Judge says truck driver jailed over crash that killed two boys showed 'pungent remorse' he had never seen before

Mark Reddie at Just In - 18 hours ago
Graham Morrison, 55, is given a three-and-a-half-year jail sentence after hitting a family car on the Newell Highway near the end of an 11-hour trip.

Former Sydney swim coach charged with child sexual assault

Sarah Thomas And Mark Reddie at Just In - 18 hours ago
A former swimming coach is charged with multiple counts of sexual and indecent assault while working at a swim school in Padstow in Sydney's south-west.

'In-flight entertainment on another level': Tongan rugby team serenades plane on World Cup flight

Just In - 18 hours ago
They are famous for being tough competitors on the playing field, and now Tonga's Rugby World Cup players are warming the hearts of the Japanese people with their beautiful singing.

Oil and War Drums

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
First, it appears that a substancial attack was made on the Saudi oil complex. It is claimed that half of Saudi production was lost. That is a tall tale unless a a substancial number of weapons were involved. It is also unreasonable to think that the Saudis had somehow failed to anticipate an attack and had not taken basic steps to protect their facilities. What this does do is allow the price of oil to be lifted into higher levels. As of this writing it has jumped to $65. Assuming that the production loss is actually temporary then they will get a sales windfall or at wors... more »

UN Global Comms Chief Says Illegally Entering The U.S. Is A Right

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This is utter nonsense in a world in which true political asylum is actually rare. And this is not what she said anyway. We all recognize the right to seek political asylum. Our problem is that these are economic asylums and nothing else and a simple way to game the laws of the host countries. What is annoying is that this is wreaking a real asylum need as well. Canada should offer asylum to all the residents of Hong Kong in Particular along with a sure quick path to citizenship. That is an example of what should be done. Best off it counters all Chinese threats and likely for... more »

Exclusive: Feds Demand Apple And Google Hand Over Names Of 10,000+ Users Of A Gun Scope App

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
. The enthusiasm of investigators is unending for all the data you may be able to give them. Thus the counter remains the same with a public outcry. Yet actually securing all data is impossible and thus it is naturally Intel product anyway. If such Intel does inform on a crime, it cannot be used to actually secure a conviction and that is likely the best and proper response to the problem. Actually knowing someone is a criminal is only the beginning as it has always been. Otherwise torture confessions would be good enough. . . * Exclusive: Feds Demand Apple And Google... more »

Detective Who Led Epstein Investigation Died After “Brief Illness” At 50

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 18 hours ago
This death is naturally improbable. it is also improbable that it was a sudden heart attack as that would have been stated. again the dog is not barking which strongly suggests that there is more involved. Certainly we do not have to look for motive.. Alternatively he is now in witness protection as well as his knowledge would be valuable. That could explain this nothing to see here report on his death. As i have posted, there is ample indication that the whole global pedophile criminal network is going down hard and that key witnesses do have to be protected. So we have seen v... more »

‘Text neck’ — aka ‘horns’ — paper earns corrections

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
A highly controversial 2018 paper suggesting that too much bent-neck staring at your cell phone could sprout, in the words of one of the authors, a “horn” on the back of your head is — perhaps unsurprisingly — getting corrected. The article, “Prominent exostosis projecting from the occipital squama more substantial and prevalent in young … Continue reading ‘Text neck’ — aka ‘horns’ — paper earns corrections

Strange Matter

LL at Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
Green Bank Observatory Summary: Astronomers have discovered the most massive neutron star to date, a rapidly spinning pulsar approximately 4,600 light-years from Earth. This record-breaking object is teetering on the edge of existence, approaching the theoretical maximum mass possible for a neutron star. Neutron stars are the compressed remains of massive stars gone supernova -- are the densest "normal" objects in the known universe. They are also the source of all of the heavy elements (including gold, uranium, etc.) on our planet. Many mysteries remain about the nature of the... more »

“Oil Price is up to Petrobras,” Says Guedes

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The minister's statement comes after the state-owned company announced that it is monitoring the product's international market, as a result of attacks on Saudi Arabia's refineries. "Oil is up to Petrobras. The price of oil is up to Petrobras," Guedes said when he arrived at the Ministry of Economy, after a […] The post “Oil Price is up to Petrobras,” Says Guedes appeared first on The Rio Times.

Nebraska’s Record Heatwaves

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 19 hours ago
Beaver City, Nebraska had 103 days over 90F from March 25 to October 12, 1956 Hastings had 55 days over 100F from June 14 to September 10, 1936 Pawnee City had 18 days over 110F from July 4 to August … Continue reading →

Colorado’s Record Heatwaves

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 19 hours ago
Las Animas, Colorado had 151 days over 90F from May 5 to October 24, 1931 Las Animas had 84 days over 100F from May 12 to September 10, 1931. This sort of heat in Colorado is completely incomprehensible now. Las … Continue reading →

New Mexico’s Record Heatwaves

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 19 hours ago
Carlsbad, NM had 168 days above 90F from March 8 to November 8, 1934. Carlsbad had 80 days over 100F from April 22 to October 6, 1934 Orogrande, NM had seven days over 110F from June 11 to July 31, … Continue reading →

Arizona’s Record Heatwaves

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 19 hours ago
Arizona’s record heatwave occurred 85 years ago, when Buckeye had 208 days over 90 degrees from March 4th to November 11 The longest stretch of 100 degree days was 142 from April 20 to October 18, 1958 at Parker. The … Continue reading →

‘You are not our pimp’: Tulsi Gabbard accuses Trump of placing US troops under command of ‘Islamist dictator’

Washington Examiner at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard compared President Trump to a pimp while criticizing one of his tweets that indicated he would follow Saudi Arabia's lead in responding to an attack on one of the kingdom's major oil facilities. The post ‘You are not our pimp’: Tulsi Gabbard accuses Trump of placing US troops under command of ‘Islamist dictator’ appeared first on The Duran.

Information Clearing House Headlines 17-18 September 2019

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
18 September 2019 — Information Clearing House Will Trump Take Neocon Bait and Attack Iran Over Saudi Strike? By Ron Paul Washington’s warmongers are ready for war, neocon lies about Iran’s role in the war must be refuted and resisted. – Continue ====== US defense failure… Why Washington has to blame Iran over Saudi attacks By Finian … Continue reading Information Clearing House Headlines 17-18 September 2019

Drone Attack on Saudis May Not Lead to War

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
As'ad Abukhalil maintains that Trump may not actually want war, but the consequences of this attack could still have dangerous consequences

The Trump Administration Is Losing The Narrative Battle Over Iran by Caitlin Johnstone

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
I'm expected to write something about the Trump administration's warmongering against Iran over an attack on a Saudi oil refinery, because that's typically what I do in this ongoing improvisational exercise of mine: I write about the behavior of the US war machine and the propaganda that is used to bolster it. It's what my readers have come to expect. But honestly I find the whole thing extremely tedious and I've been putting off writing about it for two days.

You can take a horse to water but…. by michael roberts

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
Last Thursday, Mario Draghi, the current head of the European Central bank, soon to be replaced by Christine Lagarde from the IMF, announced a parting gift to banks and financial markets. The ECB decided to reintroduce its bond purchasing programme in order to inject yet more billions into Europe’s banks in order to persuade them to lend onto industry and boost lagging growth.

Former President Michel Temer Says Rousseff Impeachment was “Coup”

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday evening, September 16th, former President Michel Temer gave an interview to the 'Roda Viva' show, on TV Cultura. In this interview, he classified the impeachment proceeding of former President Dilma as a coup and said that if Lula had not been barred from becoming a minister, he would have […] The post Former President Michel Temer Says Rousseff Impeachment was “Coup” appeared first on The Rio Times.

“We Are in State of War” With Armed Criminals, Says Leader of Bolsonaro’s Party

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Known for his hard-line speech in the area of public safety, Senator Major Olímpio (PSL-SP), senator and leader of Jair Bolsonaro's party PSL, says the increase in police lethality in the country is owed to the "criminals' lack of limits," but that this is not related to the declining number […] The post “We Are in State of War” With Armed Criminals, Says Leader of Bolsonaro’s Party appeared first on The Rio Times.

Dilma Rousseff Opposes Internationalization of Amazon, “Far right” Bolsonaro Regime

Dorah Feliciano at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Former President Dilma Rousseff today dissented from the prospect raised by the French head of state, Emmanuel Macron, of granting international status to the Amazon. "I do not agree with President Macron's proposal on the conservation of the Amazon. I don't think he's doing well in French Guyana," said the […] The post Dilma Rousseff Opposes Internationalization of Amazon, “Far right” Bolsonaro Regime appeared first on The Rio Times.

Governmental Deputies Seek to Block Three Parliamentary Inquiry Committees

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Deputies, and senators in office have in recent days attempted to block the establishment of two parliamentary inquiry committees (CPI) in Congress. The Lava Toga CPI in the Senate, investigating the actions of Supreme Court justices, and the Vaza Jato in the Lower House - coordinated by the opposition to […] The post Governmental Deputies Seek to Block Three Parliamentary Inquiry Committees appeared first on The Rio Times.

Watchdog Estimate Points to a 20.5 Percent Reduction in Coffee Harvest in 2019

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This year's coffee yield will be reduced by 20.5 percent when compared to 2018. According to the National Supply Company (CONAB), the estimate is to reach 48.99 million sacks. The data are in the 3rd coffee harvest survey, released on Tuesday, September 17th. According to CONAB, the decrease is influenced […] The post Watchdog Estimate Points to a 20.5 Percent Reduction in Coffee Harvest in 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Departing Prosecutor General Wants Federal Investigation Into Marielle Franco’s Murder

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Prosecutor General, Raquel Dodge, petitioned, on Tuesday, September 17th, the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) grant federal court jurisdiction in the investigation of alleged irregularities in the local police investigation of the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. If the request for federal jurisdiction […] The post Departing Prosecutor General Wants Federal Investigation Into Marielle Franco’s Murder appeared first on The Rio Times.

“Carlos Bolsonaro’s Statement on Democracy is his Opinion,” Says his Father Jair Bolsonaro

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday, September 16th, that the councilman of Rio, Carlos Bolsonaro (PSL), his son, was right to state in a recent posting on Twitter that, "by democratic means, the transformation that Brazil wants will not happen at the pace we want." "It's his opinion and he's […] The post “Carlos Bolsonaro’s Statement on Democracy is his Opinion,” Says his Father Jair Bolsonaro appeared first on The Rio Times.

Film: “Ad Astra” is High Tech Sci-Fi Odyssey and Psychological Drama Spun Into One

Jennifer Merin at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - “Ad Astra” is an odd admixture of movie genres that plays out on a grand scale on the big screen as an action film with blockbuster aspirations, a high tech sci-fi odyssey, and a psychological drama all spun into one. Directed and co-written by James Gray, it is a big […] The post Film: “Ad Astra” is High Tech Sci-Fi Odyssey and Psychological Drama Spun Into One appeared first on The Rio Times.

African Development Bank Plans for a Self-sufficient, Integrated and Industrialised Continent

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa/BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Sep 16 (IPS) - Arama Sire Camara, a fruit and vegetable seller in the province of Kindia, some 135 km from the Guinean capital of Conakry, feels safer trading well into the night thanks to the Rural Electrification Project, financed by 21-million-dollar investment by the African Development Bank. "With lighting on the road at night and illuminating our goods, it means we are safer, especially with all the cars on the road. You can work for longer after nightfall, and so we can make more of our products," she says. Read the full story,... more »

Reparations: The Key to Eliminating the Wealth Gap Between Black and White Americans?

Christian Weller at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Christian Weller* *History, Americas* [image: Reuters] Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are among the 2020 presidential hopefuls in favor of reparations. Four hundred years ago, America’s first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia. Centuries later, black Americans have managed to accumulate some wealth, but it still pales in comparison to that of whites. This racial wealth gap is a result not only of the horrors of slavery but also policies – such as Jim Crow laws, redlining and modern-day mass incarceration – that followed. The average white family with at least one w... more »

Why Did the Royal Navy Refuse to Build "Lion-Class" Battleships?

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* [image: By Allan C. Green - This image is available from the Our Collections of the State Library of Victoria under the Accession Number:, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10821395] A mistake? *Key point:* The battleships were never completed, but they would have presented a formidable mix of qualities. The five battleships of the *King George V* class served the Royal Navy honorably during the war, participating in the destruction of the battleships *Bismarck* and *Scharnhorst* along with an array of other mission... more »

Israel Elections: Who Women Vote for and How It’s Shifting

Einat Gedalya-Lavy at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Einat Gedalya-Lavy* *Politics, Middle East* [image: Reuters] A key question is whether having a woman who is also secular, leading such a right-wing religious alliance for the first time, will affect Israeli voting patterns. Israelis are heading to the polls in a unique election. The vote on September 17 is the first time Israelis will vote in two elections in the same year, after the Likud party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, failed to form a new coalition government following the April 2019 election. It’s also exceptional in terms of female political leadership – th... more »

Expanding Direct Democracy Won’t Make Americans Feel Better about Politics

Joshua J. Dyck, Edward L. Lascher Jr. at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Joshua J. Dyck, Edward L. Lascher Jr.* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Recent polls show Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with their system of representative democracy. Many see sharp and unhealthy partisan divisions and lack confidence that the system will produce the results they desire. As Americans watch the Brexit-related political turmoil in the United Kingdom, it is important to remember that the chaos there began in a form of direct democracy. When U.K. voters set in motion their exit from the European Union, they did so by voting directly on the so-called “... more »

What Were the Mach 10 UFOs That Iran's Jets Encountered?

David Axe at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/77/d5/68/77d5682e60e41f846f66bb7f1673dcb1.jpg] Does the U.S. have a super-secret spy plane? *Key point:* Iran has encountered really strange flying objects that might be an unknown, secret American spy plane. Iran is the only other country besides the United States to operate arguably history’s most powerful interceptor aircraft, the F-14 Tomcat. And the Islamic republic has worked the twin-engine, swing-wing fighters *hard*. The F-14s played a major role in Iran’s war with Iraq from 1980 to 1988. Irania... more »

New Lasers May Be Powerful Enough to Drill a Hole in Reality

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
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29 Quotes By Keanu Reeves That Will Give You A Different Perspective On Life

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
https://truththeory.com/2019/09/11/29-quotes-by-keanu-reeve-that-will-give-you-a-different-perspective-on-life/

SERGEI FRANK LOSES HIS FOOTING AT STATE TANKER COMPANY SOVCOMFLOT

Editor at Dances With Bears - 20 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with Sergei Frank (lead image, right) is being removed from control of Sovcomflot, the Russian state tanker company and one of the largest oil and gas transporters in the world. Frank is the only senior Russian state official to have been judged by the British courts to be dishonest and vindictive […]

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 259 – 2019

Hifast at Climate Collections - 20 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

Air Force Birthday

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 20 hours ago
Here’s to our brave airmen and women protecting freedom in the skies in the USAF. ~ Publius ~ Relentlessly committed to the defense of Liberty, the United States Air Force celebrates its birthday today, Sept. 18. The Air Force began life as the Army Air Corps but became a separate Armed Services Branch when the […]

Video: Goodbye, America

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 20 hours ago
How is America to be defined? By its failures or its triumphs? Either way, it shapes our future. ~ Media Editors ~ Do you remember America? If you read about it in a history textbook, you probably learned about a land of oppression, racism, sexism, income inequality, police brutality, and imperial wars. (Aside from […]

17-Year-Old Activist Is ‘Left’s Youngest Nightmare’

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 20 hours ago
The way you advance in this world … is by putting in the work, grinding real hard.” ~ Culture Beat ~ “CJ Pearson says he has been conservative since second grade. Now a senior in high school, Pearson has gained national attention for his conservative activism. On today’s episode of The Daily Signal Podcast, […]

AOC’s Miami Hype

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 20 hours ago
By Peter Murphy ~ We just can’t get enough of New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Her every utterance makes news, almost as often as our loquacious president of the United States. The latest from AOC is her warning to the residents of Miami and the state of Florida writ large who are on the front […]

California’s Travel Bans Are The Lamest Virtue-Signaling Tactic Yet

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 20 hours ago
By Jarrett Stepman ~ California is becoming an unhappy mix of serious problems and unserious policy ideas. The Golden State is grappling with skyrocketing homelessness rates, net negative migration, nation-leading poverty rates, and an outbreak of disease that hearkens back to the Dark Ages. It’s the perfect storm of ugly circumstances that cry out for […]

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