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Deluge Of New Leaks Further Shreds The Establishment Syria Narrative

It’s been a bad last 24 hours for the war propagandists.
While Evo’s MAS party regroups, Bolivia’s coup leaders are eating each

Humiliating scandals are destroying right-wing leader Luis Fernando Camacho and the right is fracturing as
Shocking VIDEO shows 14-year-old being brutally beaten on school bus for

A disturbing video shows a Florida teenager being attacked by a group of students, purportedly because he

California Governor Newsom Nixes PG&E Bankruptcy Plan

California governor Newsom's rejection of PG&E bankruptcy plan forces the company to present an
Links 12/15/19
Argentina Wants a Fracking Boom. The US Offers a Cautionary Tale

Argentina attempts to push fracking, despite its poor economic prospects - even worse than the industry’s

Answer Sheet: Report: Federal Government Wasted Millions of Dollars on

Answer Sheet: Report: Federal Government Wasted Millions of Dollars on Charter Schools that Never Opened
Yong Zhao: The PISA Illusion

Yong Zhao: The PISA Illusion PISA is a masterful magician. It has successfully created an
Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Whatever Happened to “

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Whatever Happened to “No Excuses” Schools?

McDermott gets delisting warning from New York Stock Exchange

McDermott has been trading for below $1 per share since Nov. 8 and has yet to recover.
Oil climbs to level last seen after Saudi attacks in September

Oil settled above $60 a barrel for the first time since missile strikes on Saudi Arabia sparked a record
U.S. rig count sits at 799

The nation's number of operating oil and gas rigs was unchanged this week.

Why Trump is winning on trade in Iowa

The early voting state has been hard hit by the president’s trade wars, but the 2020 field isn’t talking
Mexico fumes over labor enforcement details in trade bill

It says it was blindsided by the language.
Sherrod Brown throws support behind trade deal

The USMCA marks the first trade agreement Brown has backed — but only now that it includes better

'He was right, I was wrong': Former FBI director James Comey admits he was wrong to defend FBI's use of the FISA surveillance process

"He was right, I was wrong," former FBI director James Comey said on Fox News Sunday. "I was overconfident, as director, in our procedures."

Business Insider
Greta Thunberg Responds To German Rail Snark And 'Against The Wall' Criticism

The Swedish climate activist has responded to two controversies as she travels home to Sweden for the holidays.

HuffPost
Mortal Enemy? How Does the People's Liberation Army View the United States?

Enemy or adversary?

The National Interest

Rogers waves aside bad luck, sets sights on next round

Rogers said he battled all year and he credited Texas cowboy Paden Bray for getting him to the 2019 NFR
NM man pleads guilty in officer’s death

Kirby Cleveland could face up to life in prison for the fatal shooting of Houston Largo, 27, of Thoreau, in
Police seek help finding missing teen

The New Mexico State Police have issued a Missing Endangered Juvenile Advisory for the Magdalena Marshal

Archaeologists uncover Celtic smelting furnace in Poland that pre-dates

Archaeologists in Poland made a delightful and exciting find near the city of Warkocz by excavating a
Fox News Host Tucker Carlson doesn’t believe Trump’s answers about UFOs

Controversial Fox News’s Tucker Carlson appeared on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens
World’s oldest chess piece could be a rook dating back to the 7th century

The game of chess has been around for a very long time, both fascinating and frustrating players of every

AZ reel in Ajax at top of Eredivisie with late header by Boadu

A dramatic late goal by Myron Boadu earned AZ Alkmaar a 1-0 win over Ajax and brought the two clubs...
Why are there so few prisoners in the Netherlands?

The Dutch justice system is cutting jail populations by offering specialist rehabilitation to people with
Raymond van Barneveld ends darts career: ‘Now I am ready to enjoy life’

Raymond van Barneveld, the man who put Dutch darts on the international map, has been knocked out of what

Ryuk Ransomware Likely Behind New Orleans Cyberattack

Based on files uploaded to the VirusTotal scanning service, the ransomware attack on the City of New
Microsoft Pushes Windows 10 Autopilot Update by Mistake, How to Remove

Microsoft mistakenly installed the a Windows 10 update for Autopilot on consumer versions of Windows. After
The Week in Ransomware - December 13th 2019 - Data Extortion

This has been a busy week with large scale attacks targeting local governments, new variants released, and

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

Legislation Would Prevent Kentucky Schools From Allowing The Opposite Sex

While common sense and decency should foster a cultural consensus on the propriety of sex-segregated
Sen. Rand Paul’s Bill Would Allow People To Fund Education With Pre-Tax

While Democrats advocate left-wing policies such as tuition and fee free public college and mass student
University student president faces impeachment over Donald Trump Jr. speech

A student body president at the University of Florida faces impeachment proceedings because he invited

Week in pictures: From protests in Chile to Afghan bombing

A photo roundup of some of last week's events, including a royal procession in Thailand and
Hong Kong protests flare ahead of Xi meeting with city leader

Protesters took over malls and blocked roads triggering confrontations with police after two weeks of
COP25 summit fails to address key carbon markets issue

Final declaration called for fresh proposals on pledges on reducing carbon emissions to be in place by

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

Israel occupation authorities to seize dozens of dunums of Palestinian land

Jewish settlers surround an agricultural field of Palestinians’ after seizing it to start an illegal
Palestinian in Jerusalem Forced to Demolish His Own Home

A Palestinian citizen from the northern occupied West Bank city of East Jerusalem, in Jabal al-Mukabir
Report: 745 Palestinian Children Arrested Since Beginning of 2019

Israeli occupation forces arrested 745 Palestinian children since the start of 2019, many of whom were

New Zealand volcano: Minute's silence to mark one week after eruption

A minute's silence will be observed as search teams are still trying to retrieve two missing bodies.
COP25: Longest climate talks end with compromise deal

Exhausted delegates reach agreement on the key question of ambition with tricky issues postponed.
Citizenship Amendment Act: Unrest erupts in Delhi

The law lets migrants fleeing religious persecution claim citizenship - but not if they are Muslim.

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

S.A.D? (Seasonal Affective Disorder) or might we be fighting nature?

Originally posted on Everything Matters: Beyond Meds : Healthline, which features my site along with nine
Go all the way. Roll the dice.

Charles bukowski at his finest — and heck, he’s a cat person…after my own heart…
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

Deluge Of New Leaks Further Shreds The Establishment Syria Narrative

It’s been a bad last 24 hours for the war propagandists.
While Evo’s MAS party regroups, Bolivia’s coup leaders are eating each

Humiliating scandals are destroying right-wing leader Luis Fernando Camacho and the right is fracturing as
Shocking VIDEO shows 14-year-old being brutally beaten on school bus for

A disturbing video shows a Florida teenager being attacked by a group of students, purportedly because he

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 past week at CBPP, we focused on federal tax, health, the federal budget, food
Proposed Emergency Assistance Fund a Promising Approach to Reducing

A job loss, illness, or car breakdown shouldn’t threaten a family’s housing, but that’s the
Enzi-Whitehouse Would Threaten Medicare and Medicaid

Congress should reject efforts to attach, to end-of-year spending legislation, a bill from

Why Single Payer In the US Will Not Necessarily Lower Costs

A few days ago I wrote a multi-part tweet on the topic of whether single-payer in US health care would
Uber Takes Another Body Blow

Waaaay back in April of 2015, I prophesied that California's efforts to turn Uber drivers into
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

Will Griffin: The Pentagon’s Secret Weapon — Missile Defense + US

by Will Griffin Writer, Dandelion Salad The Peace Report December 15, 2019 “The Pentagon has a little
Chris Hedges: The Culture of Violence in Central America

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Dec. 14, 2019 Chris Hedges discusses with journalist Oscar
Beyond Planting Trees and Changing Light Bulbs: A List of Things You Can Do

by Rivera Sun Writer, Dandelion Salad Rivera Sun’s Website, Dec. 12, 2019 December 13, 2019 Here’s

Ultra Violence chapter 6: The Meek Shall Inherit the World

A military science fiction novel about a day when technology mutates war into a dark new form. Soon …
Toxic climate propaganda is poisoning US public policy

Dr. Curry explains how toxic climate propaganda contributes to the gridlock in the public policy debate.
About MMT, the Democrat’s miracle money machine

The Democrats need big money for their plans. Economist Karl Smith explains why MMT won't produce it.

2019 Latin America in Review: Year of the Revolt of the Dispossessed

Roger Harris A year ago, John Bolton, Trump’s short-lived national security advisor, invoked the 1823
REDH Chile: “Chile Must Guarantee the Exercise of Popular Sovereignty with

In a room full of students, academics, artists, social leaders and neighbors of the area took place the
Libya: A Political Solution Comes After the Liberation of Tripoli

Sawsan Abou Hussein Speaker of the Libyan parliament Aguila Saleh. Speaker of the Libyan parliament Aguila

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?

Embraer's newest 2nd generation jet takes to the skies

Embraer's E175-E2 (second generation, that is) Saturday made its maiden flight
Rise on Argentine agrifood export taxes decreed, effective immediately

Argentine President Alberto Fernández signed a decree whereby export taxes on soy
One British tourist killed, other shot at in Buenos Aires classy

One British tourist was killed at around 11 a.m. Saturday and his son was injured

Southern Tier campaigners take the fight to Albany #NY

On Monday, December 16th, Southern Tier campaigners will bring their opposition to industrial wind turbines
Hundreds march against Terra-Gen wind project #CA

For weeks, environmentalists, tribal members and some local city officials have been speaking out against a
Two-year panel to guide state energy policy #IN

INDIANAPOLIS – Earlier this year, the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. electric utility giant

Editorial: the end of the United Kingdom as we know it

Editor-in-Chief Madelaine Pitt examines what the huge Conservative majority means for the UK and Europe.
UN Climate Change Conference 2019: Time to act

Stefanie Neufeld investigates what's happening at the UN Climate Change Conference which has been
Crunch time for the United Kingdom: my experience of the General Election

Madelaine Pitt goes door-to-door canvassing in the UK ahead of the crucial General Election on Thursday.

Turning Dogs Into Dinner

Is there anything climate change can't do?
Humour, Irony & Free Thought

Your mind is your own.
10 Years Ago Today

Scientists have been making fools of themselves for some time. Yet they seem to pay no price.

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

BEST OF THE WEB: 'Unprecedented brazenness': Trump and Lavrov in

'Something is rotten with the state of Denmark', or if not Denmark then certainly the United States
US finally giving boot to official foot measurement

Change is afoot for the official measuring stick used to size up big places in America. The reason? There
Poll: Most people prefer annihilation by killer tsunami than being lectured

A new study found that most people would rather be annihilated by a giant tidal wave caused by climate

Deaf-friendly performances taking off at Wellington's Circa Theatre

Demand is growing in the capital for accessible theatre.
Damaged old chimney in Wellington backyard can't be knocked down

It's useless, damaged, and dangerous, but the fight is on to save this heritage-listed chimney in a
Wellington tourism figures up but still losing out to Auckland, Canterbury,

Tourists are spending more money in Wellington but the capital's ability to draw in the major dollars

The rising Asian-American presence in US politics

In a recent episode of his show Patriot Act, Hasan Minhaj looked at the increased role that Asian-Americans
The Art of Book Design: A Prairie Winter
Sunday Fakespeare: Ipsos Custodes

A couple of years back I helped write an interactivetheatre piece based on ‘A Midsummer Night’s