oldephartte(in training): 16 November - My Yahoo! - 1 of 2

Saturday, November 16, 2019

16 November - My Yahoo! - 1 of 2

Links 11/16/17
Do We Actually Grow from Adversity?

Americans in particular like to reframe hardship as an opportunity to grow....but how valid is that notion?
Non-Financial Private Debt Overhang: Post War German Debt Reforms as a

Private debt levels are even higher than in 2008 but super low interest rates make that look less worrisome

Radical Eyes for Equity: What Is the Relationship among NAEP Scores

Radical Eyes for Equity: What Is the Relationship among NAEP Scores, Educational Policy, and Classroom
Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Case for Teaching

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Case for Teaching about Sharks and Mummies, Not
Curmudgucation: Digital Curriculum and Lesson Management is a Crock

Curmudgucation: Digital Curriculum and Lesson Management is a Crock Ed Tech overpromises in

Mexican bread maker Bimbo to dabble in electric vehicle business

Mexican bread maker Grupo Bimbo is dabbling in the electric vehicle business with plans to make more than
Oil close to 2-month high as trade war positivity hits markets

Oil climbed to the highest in nearly two months amid optimism that the U.S. and China are close to locking
U.S. rig count sees another big dip amid shale struggles

The U.S. rig count fell by 11, bringing the nation's total number of operating oil and gas rigs to 806.

Sondland said he was acting on Trump’s orders, aide told investigators

The testimony of Tim Morrison places the president’s envoy to Brussels in an even more precarious spot
Pence aide testified that Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine were '

Jennifer Williams told investigators that she took notes while she listened in on Trump’s July 25 phone
White House budget official appears for testimony on Ukraine aid hold amid

“We’re in the process of collecting the details of how that process took place within the budget

Trump commits new offence which could lead to impeachment in the middle of his own impeachment hearing

It should not, perhaps, be surprising in the extraordinary state of affairs of Trumpworld that in the middle of his impeachment proceedings the president would tweet something which could lead to a further article of impeachment.The tweet disproves Mr Trump’s claim that he was ignoring the hearings which he had claimed would go nowhere, and attacked using his usual terms against investigations into his conduct – a “worst ever witch-hunt”, “totally fake” and so on.

The Independent
Here's everything we know about Mina Chang, who rapidly rose from a self-described singer to a State Department official with a dubious résumé

A closer look at her history reveals the Trump official may have misrepresented her work history and educational background.

Business Insider
From 'Anonymous,' key excerpts from inside Trump White House on Putin, Hillary

Key excerpts from "A Warning," a book by an anonymous senior administration official about President Trump and his administration.

USA TODAY

Letters: Reporters are bravest among civilians

Journalism is suffering all over the world. We pray for the safety of those putting their lives on the line
Nez cancels NTEC’s agreements

After the Navajo Nation Council failed to act upon the emergency bill to terminate Navajo Transitional
9 placed on leave at Rough Rock school

Nine faculty and staff members, including the superintendent, are on administrative leave at Rough Rock

Archaeologists apply radar tech to study ‘ghost footprints’ of ancient

Unbeknownst to most of us, there are ancient footprints right under our feet beneath the ground we continue
The Mysterious Origins Of Merlin The Magician: Evil Wizard Or Wise Tutor?

Even those who know little about world history have likely heard of Merlin the Magician. The mythology
Are billionaires buying up land away from the coasts based on prophecies or

These days, life on our fragile planet seems to be under threat on numerous fronts, from climate change to

Northern Ireland 0 Netherlands 0: Oranje seal qualification for Euro 2020

The Netherlands sealed qualification for Euro 2020, their first summer tournament in six years, with a
Anti-blackface protests as Sinterklaas parades pass off with few problems

Sinterklaas parades in many parts of the Netherlands passed off peacefully on Saturday, as large numbers of
European Medicines Agency is almost open for business in Amsterdam

The new European Medicines Agency offices in Amsterdam were formally opened on Friday, almost two years to

Microsoft Removes Windows 10 1909 Realtek Driver Update Block

Microsoft removed a compatibility hold caused by outdated Realtek Bluetooth drivers and published a support
Microsoft Office 365 Admins Targeted by Ongoing Phishing Campaign

A new phishing campaign is actively targeting Microsoft Office 365 administrators with the end goal of
The Week in Ransomware - November 15th 2019 - Holy Ransomware

What better way to target a large amount of victims, then to go after providers with numerous customers

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

Leftists Decry Stanford University for Allowing Ben Shapiro to Speak On

Ben Shapiro’s beliefs deeply disturb leftists at Stanford University who not only disagree with the
Court case asks whether education is a fundamental constitutional right

Activists hope that a court case could make it to the Supreme Court, one that could enshrine education as a
Survey of college professors shows resistance to online learning

Despite the advances and improvements in online learning, college professors still resist online learning

Lebanon's Safadi withdraws PM candidacy: Report

Former finance minister releases statement, withdrawing candidacy to be Lebanon's next prime minister,
Catalan leader Quim Torra: 'Independence of Catalonia will come'

President of the regional government of Catalonia debates Spain's recent election and violent pro
Several civilians killed in eastern DRC by rebel fighters

Allied Democratic Forces behind the massacre of at least 15 people in eastern DR Congo, local officials say

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

Postponement of March of Return protests on Friday, amid ongoing Israeli

Palestinians gather at the separation fence in Gaza for the Great March of Return on 1 November 2019 The
PA prime minister: Development under occupation is a ‘difficult mission’

A destroyed home seen after Israeli airstrikes hit Abu Hadayids’ home in Rafah, Gaza on November 13,
WhatsApp blocks hundreds of Palestinian journalists’ accounts

A phone screen displays the logo of WhatsApp WhatsApp yesterday blocked access to hundreds of Palestinian

Prince Andrew 'categorically' denies sex claims

The prince tells the BBC he has "no recollection" of meeting a US woman who says she was forced
UK government and military 'covered up war crimes'

Soldiers should have been prosecuted for killing civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, insiders say.
Iran petrol price hike: Protesters warned that security forces may

Demonstrations have erupted in many cities after petrol prices went up by at least 50%.

Court Finds For Former MP in Counterclaim Against “VIP Sex Abuse” Accuser

From the Daily Mail: A former Liberal Democrat MP is to receive libel damages from an alleged fantasist who
Sandy Hook Conspiracism: A Note on Moon Rock Books

From CBS News, in June: The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a
BBC News Probes “Annie Tacker”

This one is being widely reported – from Phil Kemp at BBC News: There are many unanswered questions

Chronic illness and pharmaceutical injury…what is it?

This is my experience after what, at this point, amounts to thousands of hours of mindful presence with the
Here’s the thing: when you come off of psych drugs…

.... So with that preamble, I'm sharing some tweets. I still share this info but I do it in a crowd of
Wild medicinal mushroom foraging, harvest and the soup I made…..

My first thrilling foray into mushroom hunting. I cooked about 10 pounds of them today. They’re

Roger Stone found guilty on all counts in trial stemming from Mueller probe

Trump confidant and GOP operative Roger Stone was found guilty on all seven counts of obstruction, witness
US calls on Haftar to end Tripoli push, warns against Russia role

The United States has called on Libyan renegade General Khalifa Haftar to stop a months-long offensive on
Scientists 'may have crossed ethical line' in growing human brains

Neuroscientists may have crossed an “ethical rubicon” by growing lumps of human brain in the lab, and in

Newborn is Here: Things to Have on Your Bed

This is not a list of baby “must-haves.” This is a list for the bedridden mothers. When a
10 Low Time Preference Parenting Tactics

Low time preference is a term generally used in economics or evolutionary psychology to describe an
Slav Mom Cooking

This is NOT medical advice. Please consult your doctor before you eat food. Low fat, high carb, high sugar

In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget and taxes, health, immigration, state
Georgia Waivers: At Least as Costly to Cover Far Fewer People Than Medicaid

We’ve updated this post to reflect that Georgia’s Medicaid 1115 waiver would apply to
Why the Federal Government Should Support Puerto Rico’s New EITC

Puerto Rico needs a comprehensive economic package that centers around powerful tools such

Phoenix Light Rail Fail, 2019 Update

To the surprise of no one who reads this blog, Phoenix Light Rail continues to fail at every goal it set
Family Blogging Updates

My sister has a podcast that seems to be doing well on theater and its potential trans-formative effect on
Creating Conspiracies By Reading History Backwards

Sorry for the absence, I have taken a bit of vacation and simultaneously been consumed in a deluge of

Chris Hedges and Stephen Kinzer: The CIA’s Quest For Mind Control

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Nov 16, 2019 Chris Hedges talks to author Stephen Kinzer
Chris Hedges: Why the Deep State Is Trying To Take Trump Out + Why School

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges “In particular, the Empire’s endless wars, and I think that
US Hand In Bolivia Coup by Finian Cunningham + After Morales Ousted in Coup

by Finian Cunningham Writer, Dandelion Salad East Africa Crossposted from Sputnik, Nov. 11, 2019 November

UkraineGate is logic, perhaps destiny, at work.

Powerful forces seek to change our government. Their challenge will be resolved, one way or another.
Why the Right is losing. A classic film shows them how to win.

Until the Right changes, the Left will continue to build a new America on the ruins of the old America.
Many of our cities are collapsing

A new crisis has begun: the breakdown of order and solvency in many of our cities.

ICC Gives Greenlight for Probe into Violent Crimes Against Rohingya

Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday authorized an investigation into alleged
Dangers and Questions of the Zuckerberg Era

This year the Worldwide Web is thirty years old. For the first time since 1435, a citizen from Brazil could
Summary Report on the event of GGGW2019

It has been a great experience for me to attend the Global Green Growth Week (GGGW) 2019 hosted by the

IACHR Denounces Bolivian De facto Government Releasing Military from

Sputnik-América Latina The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) denounced that the de facto
De Facto Government Issues Decree Granting Impunity to Bolivian Police and

After the coup d’état forged against former president Evo Morales, the self-proclaimed interim
Inferno and the Plan of the Coup d’Etat in Bolivia

Marco Teruggi Those who lead the coup d’état made a mistake so profound that there is no longer

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Chilean parties agree on mechanisms to replace the Pinochet era

Chilean lawmakers agreed on Friday to hold a referendum next April on replacing the
Air links between Falklands and the continent have been operating since

The head of Argentina's Civil Aviation Administration, ANAC, said the office
Political agreement in Bolivia seems close; Morales accepts fresh elections

Ousted Bolivian president Evo Morales said on Friday that fresh elections could be

Hawaii lawmaker decries ‘aggressive’ police tactics as 26 wind farm

A Hawaii lawmaker says at least three officers were aggressive against wind farm protesters in Kalaeloa
All energy options driven by greed #NY

In the growing battle over wind turbines it would be wise to consider man-made events over the past 100
Tensions escalated in wind farm protest Thursday night, 26 arrested #HI

The first of eight wind turbines was completed on Thursday for the Na Pua Makani wind farm. That same day,

Female journalists face violent abuse online. Journalism and democracy are

Madelaine Pitt explores how the Internet has magnified gender inequalities in journalism following a World
EU rules are good for us: Ten examples of positive EU law

After three years of campaigning to stop Brexit, I have had a lot of time to think about EU laws. I studied
What Europe inherited from 1989

12 young people explore what the 1989 meant for their countries - then and now - History, Society

William Ripple, Eco Activist on the Public Dime

Ecology professor's political opinions published repeatedly in scientific journals.
Scientists and Their Petitions

Most of the Alliance of World Scientists 23,000 members DID NOT sign the climate emergency petition. But
Fake Polar Bear Shortage, Fake Indigenous Solidarity

Are activists and academics so committed to a non-existent polar bear shortage they're willing to

The Survival Rate of Each Lung Cancer Stage

We all know that there are many stages of lung cancer and you might be wondering how each stage is like and
Chocolates Help Fight Cancer- Myth or Truth?

How amazing (and difficult) is it to love something that is also supposed to do you a world of good
Top 6 Symptoms That Indicate Breast Cancer

Cancer is one of the fastest growing cause of deaths in the world. The most common type of cancer include &

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recent
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?

It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October without
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare

More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by

USSR 'driver-in-chief' almost killed Nixon when he took the wheel,

Documents celebrating Leonid Brezhnev's lifelong love for posh cars and reckless driving have been sold
Iran raises gas prices, ensuing protests leave one dead, border with Iraq

Protests erupted in several cities across Iran, following Tehran's sudden increase in gas prices, IRNA
'The goal was to destroy the human mind': Chris Hedges interviews

Chris Hedges talks to author Stephen Kinzer about the CIA's quest for mind control through its

Nancy Brunning wins Bruce Mason playwrighting award one day after death

Nancy Brunning has won the top playwrighting award in New Zealand - just a day after her death.
The Airport Flyer, the bus that does not always turn up

Susan Scott has stopped catching the Airport Flyer, after making a barefoot dash to catch a train and then
Owner of Lower Hutt business La Bella Italia urges changes to alcohol

Licencing laws have led to fewer customers buying more booze, which is a "stupid situation"

Interesting news on the ancestry of Orangutans

An interesting bit of science news from my local University, the University of Copenhagen. Extinct giant
Lazy linking – the Trump circus

Impeachment The open hearings in the impeachment inquiry have started, and despite the orders from Trump of

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