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"Singing To The Deer"
*"Singing To The Deer"* by Patricia Monaghan “At solstice, the woods were bright in a snowy way, the sky pearl gray above the stately maples and gnarled burr oaks. An Alaskan marooned in the urban Midwest, it took me years to find this nearby patch of relatively undisturbed land where I can sense the power of wildness. Now I go there often, watching the seasons unfold their changeful unchanging patterns in the increasingly familiar forest. I especially like to walk among the sleeping trees in the half-lit silence of winter dawns. The trail I follow winds and twists, new patches of ... more »
The Poet: David Whyte, "Sweet Darkness"
*"Sweet Darkness"* "When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you. Time to go into the dark where the night has eyes to recognize its own. There you can be sure you are not beyond love. The dark will be your womb tonight. The night will give you a horizon further than you can see. You must learn one thing: the world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds except the one to which you belong. Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness to learn anything or anyone that does not bring yo... more »
Chet Raymo, "Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright..."
"Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright..." By Chet Raymo "Divinity is not playful. The universe was not made in jest but in solemn incomprehensible earnest. By a power that is unfathomably secret, and holy, and fleet." You may recall these words from Annie Dillard's "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek."* There is nothing intrinsically cheerful about the world, she says. To live is to die; it's all part of the bargain. Stars destroy themselves to make the atoms of our bodies. Every creature lives to eat and be eaten. And into this incomprehensible, unfathomable, apparently stochastic melee stumbles... ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Abilene, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"Your Own Path..."
“If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path.” - Joseph Campbell
President Trump Receives Bipartisan Justice Award and Delivers Keynote Speech During Second Step Presidential Justice Forum…
President Trump visited South Carolina yesterday, receiving an award and delivering the keynote speech at Benedict College, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). [Video and Transcript Below] . [Transcript] – THE PRESIDENT: Two great gentlemen. Thank you very much. … Continue reading →
"Stop Paying Attention: Zoning Out Is a Crucial Mental State"
*"Stop Paying Attention: * *Zoning Out Is a Crucial Mental State"* by Carl Zimmer "I am going to do my best to hold your attention until the very last word of this column. Actually, I know it's futile. Along the way, your mind will wander off, then return, then drift away again. But I can console myself with some recent research on the subject of mind wandering. Mind wandering is not necessarily the sign of a boring column. It's just one of the things that make us human. Everybody knows what it is like for our minds to wander, and yet, for a long time psychologists shied away from... more »
"It Is Our Fate...."
"Well, it is our fate to live in a time of crisis. To live in a time when all forms and values are being challenged. In other and more easy times, it was not, perhaps, necessary for the individual to confront himself with a clear question: What is it that you really believe? What is it that you really cherish? What is it for which you might, actually, in a showdown, be willing to die?...I say, with all the reticence which such large, pathetic words evoke, that one cannot exist today as a person – one cannot exist in full consciousness – without having to have a showdown with one’s s... more »
"A Recruiting Poster: Why You Should Stay the Hell Away From the American Military"
*"A Recruiting Poster:* *Why You Should Stay the Hell Away From the American Military"* by Fred Reed "Some advice: Don’t get shot in the face. I don’t care what your friends tell you, it isn’t a good idea. Further, avoid corneal transplants if you can. If you find a coupon for one, in a box of Cracker Jacks maybe, toss it. Transplants are miserable things. Unless you really need one. What am I talking about? Eyes, and losing them, and getting them back. On this, I am an accidental authority. Long long ago, in a far galaxy, the United States was bringing democracy to Viet Nam, which... more »
Arthritis Can Be Reversed Naturally Dr John Bergman
Originally posted on Truth To Power: Dr Bergman explains how to reverse arthritis without using dangerous prescription drugs…and, yes, even Advil and Tylenol have detrimental effects on the joint cartilage. The body can regenerate- the body is an intelligent living organism that has been designed to heal itself with time and proper care. Correct therapeutic…
Don’t Be Evil: Whistleblower Zach Vorhies Breaks Down How Google Set out to Literally Program Our Minds
Written by our good friend Maryam Henein Google’s beginnings start in Room 380 of the Gates building on the Stanford campus. It was there that founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page (described as ‘nice guys’) aimed to find relevant information, by rapidly downloading, indexing, and searching the entire Internet using low-cost personal computers. It was […] The post Don’t Be Evil: Whistleblower Zach Vorhies Breaks Down How Google Set out to Literally Program Our Minds appeared first on Health Nut News.
Taking Back Teacher Evaluations
There's a slowly-rising tide of writing out there focusing on principals and evaluations, quietly returning focus to the idea of making evaluations meaningful. It's a welcome change, because the status quo for the past over-a-decade has been the junk that disruptors stuck us with, in which teacher "evaluation" meant "slap some Big Standardized Test scores together and call that the teacher evaluation." As many folks pointed out repeatedly, this is a super-crappy way to evaluate teachers. And worse, reformsters were insistent that these crappy evaluations should be used to make empl... more »
25yo man charged with manslaughter over 39 bodies found in back of his truck
Just In - 7 hours ago
UK police charge a truck driver with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people in connection with 39 deaths in the back of the truck he was driving in south-eastern England.
Firecrackers didn't work so new solutions are needed to tackle these hungry seals
They have wreaked havoc on birds and the local fishing industry, but now locals are coming up with new ideas to control rampaging fur seals in South Australia's Coorong.
Ivan Milat is dead. How many more murders remain unsolved?
He signed his prison letters "Ivan the innocent", but there is evidence to suggest Australia's backpacker killer took secrets of more victims to the grave.
Power pod may be the key to a brighter future for isolated parts of the country
A self-generating power pod trial on a cattle property in north-west Queensland aims to provide rural properties with a more reliable, cheaper, and renewable power source.
'He can rot in hell': Australia's most notorious serial killer dies in prison
Backpacker killer Ivan Milat, who was serving seven life sentences, dies in Sydney's Long Bay Prison hospital six months after he was diagnosed with terminal stomach and oesophagus cancer.
Asthma on the rise as more dust storms blow across drought affected NSW
'My chest is very tight, it's hard to breathe': More children like Lincon are suffering from asthma as dust storms roll through NSW in the drought.
'Us wogs made Australia a better place': Migrants bucking stereotypes and voting for One Nation
The party with a hard-line stance on immigration is picking up migrant votes, with the May federal election sending a message to Labor as it loses votes to Pauline Hanson.
Why Uniqlo, Asahi and Toyota are falling out of fashion in South Korea
South Koreans are rejecting Japanese goods in droves. The grassroots boycott is steeped in a bitter history, but with the two nations so entwined, the movement is not without contradictions.
Banks' messy results will not cloud the not-so-pretty picture
The banks' mini reporting season starts this week, with profits and dividends under the pump as years' of misconduct and a slowing economy take their toll.
Nasir smuggled his young family into Europe on the back of a truck. They could have died too
Just In - 7 hours ago
When 12 men with guns came looking for Nasir, he knew his family couldn't stay. That day he decided to pay a people smuggler to take them to Europe.
The Nationals are being eaten alive by a cunning PM, but even poor cousins can become dangerous
Having miraculously retained government for the Coalition, Scott Morrison has the Nationals where he wants them: obliged. But many within the Nationals sense they're being eaten alive, writes Andrew Probyn.
There are plenty of barriers to exercise, knowing the '5 Ws' can help you overcome
Exercise is good for you — we all know that by now. But why is it so gosh-darn hard to get done? Here are some of the most common barriers, and how to overcome them.
I'm an addict and on the dole, but it's not drugs that keep me in this nightmare
Just In - 7 hours ago
For so many people like me who survive on the dole, drug dependence disorders are not the cause of our problems — they are a symptom of it, writes Tara Schultz.
Unless He Pleads Insanity, Giuliani Is Going To Prison
*Super Ethical, Always Legal by Nancy Ohanian* Yesterday, the *Wall Street Journal* quoted Señor Trumpanzee admitting what people who watch Giuliani have long known: "He looks for corruption wherever he goes." Republicans have been claiming Giuliani has been helping Trump with foreign affairs. Giuliani, on the other hand, has claimed je was just tending to his own business. Yep-- looking for opportunities "for corruption wherever he goes." That's Rudy alright. CNN reporter Erica Orden wrote yesterday that "Federal prosecutors in New York have subpoenaed the brother of one of the rec... more »
Gotham City Digest
(¡Viva New Mexico!) ------------------------------ Tell you what: When 200 women and a 13 year-old girl accuse Rep. Katie Hill of sexual assault, then I'll listen. Until then, shut the fuck up. Interesting, though, isn't it that Hill was placed under investigation faster than the mostly male scumbag Republicans who blatantly sabotaged closed door testimony in a secure hearing room? ------------------------------ This is the letter the Trump misadministration sent Laura Cooper. Obviously, since she'd testified despite this and the Republican short busers attempt to hijack ... more »
Who Really Lost Syria?
*Carl Bildt* *Security, Middle East* Where do we go from here? Recent events in Syria have naturally raised two questions: Who lost the country? And where might the international community go from here? The first one is easier to answer. Looking back, Syria has probably been lost since the popular uprising in 2011. When President Bashar al-Assad’s regime stubbornly refused any effort to resolve the matter peacefully, no outside power proved willing to intervene. Instead, everyone hoped that a mix of sanctions, United Nations–led diplomacy and half-hearted attempts to support a ‘... more »
BOOM: Why The A-10 Warthog Is Truly Invincible
*David Axe* *Security, * Nothing can kill it. *Key point: *Congress loves this plane. The U.S. Air Force has all but given up on retiring the A-10 Warthog close-air-support jet. Instead, the flying branch is upgrading the tough ground-attackers so they can fight and survive in high-intensity combat. The Air Force had hoped to begin retiring its 281 A-10s starting in 2015. But Congress blocked the effort. Now the A-10 is safe even as the Air Force considers retiring other plane types. “Acting Air Force Secretary Matt Donovan stoked speculation that the service will retire the A-... more »
To Fund The Democrats' 2020 Plans, Americans Will Pay Higher Taxes
*Chris Edwards* *Economics, * Who would pay more? Would everyone? A *Wall Street Journal* editorial was right to zero in on Elizabeth’s Warren's “determined refusal to say if her plans would require taxes to increase on the middle class.” In the Democratic presidential debate the other night, the senator repeatedly ducked concerns that the costs of her huge spending plans would land on more than just the wealthy. They surely would. The larger welfare states of Europe and some other high-income economies are not fueled by higher income taxes than ours, but by higher taxes on cons... more »
Billions Almost Died: In 1969, Russia and China Almost Went to Nuclear War
*Robert Farley* *History, Eurasia* A scary close call. *Key point:* Russia would have won, but at a cost. Americans tend to remember the Cuban Missile Crisis as the most dangerous moment in Cold War brinksmanship. Despite some tense moments, Washington and Moscow resolved that crisis with only the death of U.S. Air Force pilot Maj. Rudolph Anderson Jr. Seven years later, in March 1969, a contingent of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers raided a Soviet border outpost on Zhenbao Island, killing dozens and injuring scores. The incident brought Russia and China to the brink of... more »
Russia And America Barely Avoided An Horrific Nuclear War In 1983
*Richard Purcell* *Security, * Sometimes war happens for the wrong reasons. *Key point: *The scare did not lead to war, but the risk was real. In 1983, the United States and the Soviet Union came dangerously close to nuclear war. That was the conclusion of a highly classified *report* issued in 1990 by the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, or PFIAB. The board, which conducts oversight of the U.S. intelligence community for the White House, interviewed over 75 American and British officials and examined scads of intelligence assessments and other official documents ... more »
Interview: Why Ecuador Really Dumped Assange
Did the CIA / TLAs of the USA use "leverage" to control the President of Ecuador to get their hands on Assange? It looks that way. R.T. Video interview. Continue reading →
Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson thinks the President is a racist
So Supt. Eddie Johnson thinks President Trump is a racist and he won't attend the meeting of the Chiefs of Police in Chicago because Trump will address them. - Racism as in record low unemployment for blacks? - Racism as in renewed attention on unequal prison terms for black men and the First Step Act ? - Racism as in commuting the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson? - Racism as in bringing misbehaving black college athletes safely home? - Racism as in trying to protect the jobs of low income blacks from illegal workers? - Racism as in wanting safer streets ... more »
Russian Air Force destroys jihadist fuel storage in Idlib: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force carried out a powerful series of airstrikes over the Idlib Governorate this week, targeting several sites belonging to the jihadist rebels. Among the areas targeted by the Russian Air Force were Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham-held areas in the southern and western part of the Idlib Governorate. During […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Live video of mass Beirut protest
Protesters take to the streets of Beirut to demand the resignation of the Lebanese government amid a deepening economic crisis. Over the past week, Beirut and other cities in Lebanon have been gripped by protests which were initially sparked by the government’s plans to raise money from a tobacco tax and internet calls, but later […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed militants attack Syrian Army convoy in northeast Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed militants launched an attack on a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) convoy as they were traveling through the Ras Al-‘Ayn countryside on Saturday. According to a military source in the area, the Turkish-backed militants from the so-called “Syrian National Army” attacked the Syrian Arab Army’s convoy, causing some casualties […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army reinforcements pour in as Idlib offensive approaches: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has sent more reinforcements to the Idlib front this week as they prepare to kickoff a new offensive in the governorate. In a new video released this week, the Syrian Army reinforcements can be seen heading to the southern countryside of the Idlib front, where […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Large US military convoy leaves Iraq to return to Syria
A column of US troops has returned to northeastern Syria’s al-Hasakah Province from Iraq, Syria TV reports. The news outlet claimed that “the column of American occupation forces entered […] the province through the illegal al-Walid border crossing” and that the column, which includes “dozens of soldiers and military hardware” is covered by US combat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army suffers heavy losses in failed northeast Latakia offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful attack on Friday to capture the key town of Kabani in the northeastern countryside of Latakia. Led by their 4th Armored Division, the Syrian Arab Army began their attack on Friday by storming the last hills controlled by the jihadist rebels south […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israel main beneficiary of Syrian War: Mekdad
Israel has been the main beneficiary of the Syrian war and other crises across the Middle East, and Damascus will stand by its sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on Saturday speaking at the 18h Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Baku. “We all know that the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Pampa, TX – Heavy Snow, Whiteout Conditions, Stranded Motorists
10-24-2019 – Video – Pampa, TX, elevation 3,238 ft, is located about 335 miles northwest of where I live. Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this video The post Pampa, TX – Heavy Snow, Whiteout Conditions, Stranded Motorists appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Cristina Kirchner's dark clique exposed
8-8-2018 *Between* 2005 and 2015 the bags full of bribe money that the driver transported and logged into his notebooks totaled between $60 million and $160 million, prosecutors say The driver, Oscar Centeno, not only specified the names of the companies where he picked up the bags of cash, and the executives who delivered them, he also detailed where he had taken the money. According to his diaries, he made at least 70 deliveries to the apartment of late president Nestor Kirchner and his wife, Cristina, who was president during most of that period. The newspaper didn’t publish... more »
Halloween Climate Crisis
One hundred Congressional Democrats believe the world will end in eleven years. This is how the crisis is looking from New Mexico and Colorado. It is so bad, the leaves are falling off the trees.
The End of the World as We Know It, with Mark Steyn
HooverInstitution Recorded on April 26, 2010, Mark Steyn, a writer, political commentator, and cultural critic, breaks down the numbers and explains why they spell doom for the Western world with Hoover fellow Peter Robinson on Uncommon Knowledge. We should be very concerned as to where we’re going, here in the United States. Our society is being adulterated in the most seditious way and we’re NOT paying attention to it. Look around, folks. Our nation is being subjugated, inch by inch, and soon, before you know it, we’ll be unrecognizable. Do we “want” this? Will we allow this to co... more »
Finally, AG Barr moves to make his Russia Probe a criminal investigation
Russia probe review becomes a criminal investigation Reaction and analysis from Democratic political analyst Robert Patillo and attorney Robert Barnes. October 25, 2019 …. and the fur is flying while MSM is hammering AG Barr in earnest now. . . Once again we are having mainstream media repeating posts from Associated Press or others and surprise surprise the “person who confirmed the shift in the Justice investigation to a criminal probe was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press only on the condition of anonymity”. However, as is seen in thi... more »
42 Killed First Day Of Renewed Protests In Iraq
Tear gas being fired at protesters in Baghdad's Tahrir Sq (Baghdad Post) The much anticipated national protests returned to Iraq after the Arbaeen pilgrimage. There were demonstrations in Baghdad and all the south for a total of ten provinces. Things quickly escalated with the security forces and security guards firing into crowds, political and government offices being sacked and burned, and political and tribal rivalries going on in some areas. According to Agence France Presse and the Iraq Human Rights Commission 42 people died on the October 25. That included 12 in Diwaniya, 9... more »
China's New Aircraft Carriers Are Getting Stealth Fighters
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* And they have choices. China is steaming ahead with plans to build four large, flat-deck carriers equipped with catapults, having already launched two lower-capacity carriers with curved ski-ramp decks. Meanwhile, the PLA Naval Air Force is already looking ahead to outfit those carriers with the gold-standard of twenty-first century military aviation: stealth fighters. China has two designs it could have adapted for the job—and recent reports suggest it may have chosen the heavier, harder-hitting option. The J-15 Flying Sharks currently in s... more »
Why North Korea Has Nuclear Weapons (Is America Partially to Blame?)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* The past has lessons for us. *Key point: *North Korea's bad faith and Washington's inconsistencies combined for a disaster. The North Korean state had two stepparents: the Soviet Union, which brought Kim Il-sung to power in 1945, and China, which prevented his overthrow by UN forces in 1950. While China refused to help North Korea acquire nukes, the Soviets were willing to help Pyongyang build a civilian nuclear reactor at Yongbyon, which was completed in 1965. However, it’s not a simple matter to adapt civilian nuclear technology to military... more »
The Vietnam War Almost Ended in 1972 (Then the U.S. Navy and Air Force Stepped In)
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Vietnam could have fallen sooner than it eventually did. *Key Point:* Had it not been for the U.S. Air Force and Navy, the Vietnam War might have ended in the spring of 1972 with North Vietnamese tanks in the streets of Saigon. It was forty-five years ago, on March 30, 1972, that fourteen North Vietnamese divisions backed by more than three hundred tanks crossed the Demilitarized Zone into South Vietnam. It was an assault every bit as ferocious as the Tet Offensive in 1969, and perhaps even more so: where Tet had been an uprising by Viet Cong guerrill... more »
The Young Guards museum in LPR
We spent a good part of today in the city of Krasnodon which is in the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR). About 100 members of the Teachers Union have been meeting over the past two days and our small foreigners delegation (hosted by Labor leader Andrey Kochetov) was invited to join them for a moving tour of the Young Guards Museum in Krasnodon. The two buses carrying us all from Lugansk to Krasnodon (about an hour drive) first stopped at a memorial of victims following the 2014 US directed coup d'etat in Kiev. A hill top memorial listing more than 200 names of young and old from ... more »
Struggling Dad Sent to Prison For Being Unable to Pay $1,941 Bill to the Gov’t
By Matt Agorist Philadelphia, PA — In the land of the free, those who can afford to pay the state exorbitant amounts of money for... more »
Popular Mobility vs Chaos: Lebanon’s Revolution on Hold
*Marwa Osman* | Lebanon finds itself at a real crossroads today, as chaos threatens to upend genuine popular mobility.
This Day In Iraqi Histor - Oct 26
1920 UK High Commissioner Sir Cox formed Iraqi provisional govt after 1920 Revolt led British to give up direct rule Abd Naqib of Baghdad was premier Had 21 ministers 12 with no portfolios Naqib opposed giving any ministries to Shiites (Musings On Iraq book review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Dictatorship, Imperialism & Chaos, Iraq since 1989*) 1920 UK High Commissioner Sir Cox said Basra province showed no support for Mandate Merchants in province just wanted to maintain status quo Mid-Euphrates she... more »
Offshore Wind Can Supply All The World’s Power–Claims Daily Mail
By Paul Homewood h/t AC Osborn Another hopelessly over the top headline in the Mail: Installing wind turbines at the world’s best offshore sites would provide more than enough clean energy to meet global electricity demands, a study has found. Offshore wind farms could become a cornerstone of the world’s power […]
Census Bureau to Fight Misinformation
Worried about internet trolls and foreign powers spreading false news, census officials are preparing to battle misinformation campaigns for the first time in the count’s 230-year history.
Democrat Cuomo pardon's child rapist who then raped another child
Because Democrats love criminals more than they love their constituents they are eager to pardon horrible criminals so that they can go and prey on innocent people. Recently the odious Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York, has been pardoning hundreds of parolees so that they can vote. Apparently in Cuomo's mind someone who raped a 15 year old is a good voter. That case is one of the ones that the New York State Senate is investigating. A 22 year old man was convicted of raping a 15 year old girl. Cuomo conditionally pardoned the man who then went on to rape another girl under the a... more »
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