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Tale Of Two Columns-- One A San Francisco Liberal Who Likes Bloomberg and A New York Conservative Who Likes Bernie
When I lived in San Francisco-- in the late '70s and '80s-- Willie Brown was one of the most powerful liberal Democrats in America. Now, at age 85... he's not exactly progressive icon. He's more like an old Republican uncle ranting and raving about the horrors of Socialism!!!!, an example of which was on display as an OpEd on the greatness of Michael Bloomberg in the *San Francisco Chronicle* over the weekend. And at the same time, a *NY Times*' in-house conservative, Ross Douthat, penned an impressive moment of honest clarity about the 2020 presidential election, running counter t... more »
Bolsonaro’s Youngest Son Enters Politics as Director of His Father’s New Party
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro's youngest son, Renan Bolsonaro, is preparing to embark on a career in public life and politics. At the age of 21, he was elected as one of the national directors of the new party, The post Bolsonaro’s Youngest Son Enters Politics as Director of His Father’s New Party appeared first on The Rio Times.
Marília Mendonça in Emotional Farewell Performance before Career Pause
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Marília Mendonça, 24, starred in an exciting farewell show on Saturday's evening, November 30th to Sunday, December 1st, in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul State. Eight months pregnant, the singer announced that this would be her last performance for a long time, so she could prepare for the […] The post Marília Mendonça in Emotional Farewell Performance before Career Pause appeared first on The Rio Times.
Greta Thunberg is still sailing as COP 25 climate meeting opens with displacement 'chaos' report
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After hitching a ride across the Atlantic with an Australian couple travelling the world so she could make it to the COP 25 climate meeting in time, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg is scheduled to arrive in Europe a day late.
Amazon pulls Auschwitz Christmas ornaments from website
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The Auschwitz Memorial says the sale of festive decorations and bottle openers picturing the Nazi concentration camp is "rather disturbing and disrespectful".
Youth workers who worked through their meal breaks set for million-dollar payout
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Youth workers at the Adelaide Youth Training Centre are expected to be back paid more than a million dollars in total following a ruling by the South Australian Employment Tribunal.
“It is snow apocalypse up here”
“Southern California just got hammered with snow!!!” says reader . ‘I live in the San Bernardino mountains, and it is snow apocalypse up here.” Power outages, broken trees, downed power lines, and EVERY route going up the mountain was eventually closed due to multiple pileups. Snow levels dropped down to the desert (Hesperia, Victorville, Apple ... Read more“It is snow apocalypse up here” The post “It is snow apocalypse up here” appeared first on Ice Age Now.
How to mislead (lie?) with global temperature trends?….always start low
“This exposes the ubiquitous trick of the Climate Debate, in which Global Temperatures are [almost] always shown only from the depths of the Little Ice Age (clearly marked on the first graph by Gebbie), resulting in images similar to Gebbie’s … Continue reading →
Any Wonder We Fret
*.,¸¸,.»§«,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.»§«*¥*»§«,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.»§«·.,¸¸,.* Considered anew: does your "culture" respect you? *Not when you've checked the details!* Consider how it threatens you... ...condemns you once you've "*failed*." . Consider this but *tyranny's* *convenience, *if you please... Not *happy* 'till you're brought to *heel * and bruising up your *knees*... . Don’t consider this *required, *friend*— * a "condition of necessity"! This disrespect from leadership? Their *weaponized *casuistry? . Their "living well" upon the *least * while *shining *people on? *This is profit... more »
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*Student sets himself on fire, highlighting broader distress in France* *His main problem seemed to be in getting a job. Restrictions on firing in France make employers reluctant to create new jobs. A common result of that is that young French graduates head for the Gare du Nord and take a train ride to London for their first job, which is a rather gross failing of the French system* PARIS — Early this month, Anas K., 22, sat in front of the student center at a university in Lyon and posted what he believed would be his final Facebook status. “I accuse Macron, Hollande, Sarkozy an... more »
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*A new conversation with Prof. William Happer* Four years ago, Stuart went to Princeton University to interview Professor William Happer. When he interviewed him, he was aware that he was a CO2 (and its impact on climate) contrarian. Mr. Happer points out carbon dioxide is an important trace gas and an integral part of the carbon cycle, a bio-geo-chemical cycle in which carbon is exchanged between the oceans, soil, rocks and the biosphere. Virtually all of life on the plant requires CO2 concentrations to be above 150 parts per million. The concentration of CO2 in the atmospher... more »
DWP: The case for the prosecution
The first death was on New Year’s Eve 2011, a divorced woman in her early 50s who was found dead at her home in Scotland after taking her own life. She would later become known as Ms DE. She has never been […]
Hong Kong: China warns US over newly signed acts
BBC News November 28, 2019 China has warned the US it could take “firm counter-measures” if Washington continues to show support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The warning came after US President Donald Trump signed the Human Rights and Democracy Act into law. The act mandates an annual review, to check if Hong Kong has enough autonomy to justify special status with the US. Mr Trump is currently seeking a deal with China, in order to end a trade war between the two countries. “The US has been disregarding facts and distorting truth,” a Chinese foreign ministry statement ... more »
Pitt researchers sue journal for defamation following retraction
A pair of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are suing the Journal of Biological Chemistry for defamation after the publication retracted one of their papers for problematic images. Raju Reddy and Aravind Reddy Tarugu, who are not related, claim the JBC and its publisher, the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, defamed them … Continue reading Pitt researchers sue journal for defamation following retraction
Believe Women. Except If Vaccine Injuries are Involved.
Note: We live in an era where we are told that we should believe women's stories as their truth. Harvey Weinstein. Jeffrey Epstein. Bill Cosby. But vaccines? A Mom in our community posted her story of grief and pain, after... more »
Camel Crazy A New Book from Christina Adams
Note: Many years ago at Autism One, I looked out my hotel window to see camels in the parking lot of the hotel. Camels. In Chicago! That was when I first met Christina Adams and learned about camel's milk. Christina... more »
PA: Voucher Bill Still A Threat
Pennsylvania House Speaker and Betsy DeVos fanboy Mike Turzai has suffered a momentary setback in his drive to use Harrisburg schools as a launching pad for a PA voucher program, but he reportedly has not given up. HB 1800 targets the ailing school district at a point where it has only recently been placed in financial receivership under the control of a state-appointed overseer. One might think that the legislature might take a minute or two to see if their Plan A is going to work, but Turzai smells an opportunity, and he's willing to be the guy who runs into the operating room fiv... more »
“Life, Explained To You”
“*Life, Explained To You”* Author Unknown "On the first day God created the dog. God said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a life span of twenty years." The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll give you back the other ten." So God agreed. On the second day God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do monkey tricks and make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty-year life span." The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't think so. Dog gave you back ten, so th... more »
British Yacht Skipper Flew Atlantic To Sail Greta To Madrid
By Paul Homewood These plane thingies come in handy, don’t they Greta! A British yacht skipper’s flight to the US to help Greta Thunberg sail to Portugal has produced the same amount of carbon emissions the voyage hoped to save. Nikki Henderson, 26, flew to the US from Britain to sail 48-foot […]
‘Tangible benefits’ from standards and testing include fewer illnesses
Contributed Editor’s note: This interview was originally published by the Pew Charitable Trusts and is reprinted here with permission. Meat and poultry safety regulations should reflect latest science: Q&A with Michael Taylor, former head of USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service The U.S. Department of Agriculture has overseen the safety of meat and poultry and has... Continue Reading
Interrupterview; the transcriptions
Further to Craig’s remarks about the difficulty of transcribing the Andrew Marr v Boris Johnson ‘interrupterview’ I was amused by the Spectator’s attempt, which, aside from “con dine” instead of ‘condign’, included several inappropriate full-stops, whereas the official transcription used the dash to indicate ‘unfinished’ sentence. Of course, a transcription would be hard-pressed to convey the full extent of the interruptyness of the interrupterview; even inserting (interrupts) in between endings and beginnings as we often do here on ITBB doesn’t quite cut it. However, the full... more »
"Words You Hate To Hear"
"Words You Hate To Hear" by Stanley Fish "There is a class of utterances that, when encountered, produces irritation, distress and, in some cases, the desire to kill. You hear or read one of these and your heart sinks. Everyone will have his or her (non)favorites. Mine is a three-word announcement on the TV screen, “To Be Continued,” which says, “I know that you have become invested in this story and are eager to find out how it ends, but you’re going to have to wait for a few days or a week or a month or forever.” In the great order of things, it is only a minor inconvenience, but... more »
Controversy in Lisbon Over New ‘Cheap’ Airport
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Six environmental organizations have denounced the environmental study, which gives the go-ahead to the future Lisbon airport, which will be located in the town of Montijo. After half a century of studies evaluating options in different places, the chosen site is in a military airbase in the Tagus estuary, the […] The post Controversy in Lisbon Over New ‘Cheap’ Airport appeared first on The Rio Times.
Alarming Record of Women’s Murders in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 3,287 women were murdered in Latin America in 2018. ECLAC's Executive Secretary, Alician Bárcena, explained that femicides are only the tip of the iceberg of rampant violence against women: "The figures show how much patriarchy, discrimination and violence are part of the culture in the region," she said. […] The post Alarming Record of Women’s Murders in Latin America appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Civil Police Operation Investigates Extortion by State Police Officers
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The State Secretariat of the Civil Police (SEPOL) of Rio de Janeiro launched on Friday, November 29th, an operation against crimes of extortion, embezzlement [undue advantage], criminal organization and grand larceny. The targets are state police officers. Seven arrest warrants and 14 search and seizure warrants are being served. The […] The post Rio Civil Police Operation Investigates Extortion by State Police Officers appeared first on The Rio Times.
London: Islamic Terrorist Who Stabbed 2 People to Death Was an Ex-Convict Who Was Attending a Cambridge University Event on ‘Prisoner Rehabilitation’
Usman Khan, 28, a convicted terrorist, was attending a University of Cambridge conference for a program that works to rehabilitate prisoners. He is accused of stabbing and killing two people and injuring three more. He was wearing a fake explosive suicide vest. The attack comes just two weeks before a major election.
The Purple Hills of Proxima b
In our continuing look at biosignatures that could flag the presence of life on other worlds, we’ve sometimes considered the so-called ‘red edge,’ the sharp change in reflectance of vegetation that shows up in the near-infrared. It’s worth remembering that vegetation is the largest reflecting surface on Earth (about 60 percent of the land surface), […]
Glock's 26 Gen4 9mm Gun vs. S&W Shield M&P9 M2.0 Subcompact (Which Is Better?)
*Gun News Daily* *Security, * Glock vs. Smith: Who Wins? *Key Point:* Not everyone worships at the altar of Glock... A couple days ago my father-in-law and I met with one of his old friends at his personal shooting range. He showed us his collection — among which is a Chinese-made AK-47 clone (the brand is called Norinco), a Rock Island Armory 1911-style pistol chambered in .22 TCM, a Glock 26 Gen4 and an obscure semi-auto pistol that looked so beaten up I didn’t bother checking it out. What caught my attention was his newest acquisition: a subcompact S&W M&P9 , which he said ... more »
Trump Says He Will Designate Mexican Cartels as Terrorists
[image: Mexican marines escort five alleged drug traffickers of the Zetas drug cartel in front seized grenades, firearms, cocaine, and military uniforms in Mexico City on June 9, 2011. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)] This sets the stage for military cooperation. .The easiest support to render is near airborne support. There should be zero need for boots on the ground but mobility support ups the pressure on targets. It also allows close in fire support from helicopters. This fight always has two aspects. The critical one was sealing the border to make it all a sunset indu... more »
Mother Explains Why Her Daughter’s Death From Vaccines Isn’t Reported In The Statistics
Now we discover that the system is rigged aforethought to prevent actual reporting on Vaccine caused deaths. This would never be necessary is there was no crime to hide. It also nicely explains the genesis of SIDS as a cause of death among babes. We do not hear much about all that anymore, but the deaths go on at the rate of about one per two thousand live births. Of course they are now relabeled as well i suspect. One in 2000 is not an acceptable level of risk ever except in extremis in the face of a real epidemic that is clearly killing. *mother Explains Why Her Daught... more »
Nuclear Energy Starts Heating Houses and in 2021 Will Heat a City and Avoid Using Over 6 Million Tons of Coal
In many regards, this plausibly the highest and best use of nuclear energy. Households in particular need a steady low grade of heat available to support the living environment. Hot water heating is well established and preferred as well. The heat is easily transported as live steam and then distributed safely as pumped hot water from a boiler that converts the steam. This seems to be an actively managed energy resource and that is welcome. Nuclear power is a natural heat engine after all. . *Nuclear Energy Starts Heating Houses and in 2021 Will Heat a City and Avoid Using O... more »
Why the Pilgrims Abandoned Common Ownership for Private Property
Skipping the propaganda here, what they all woke up to was that there was no shortage of land itself. thus privately owning even more than you could work allowed a land hedge against further need from ones family. When that is impossible, the community depends on communal ownership in order to allot resources to match the productivity levels of the members. This was common in Europe. This gets disturbed when someone takes over direct ownership and then charges rents and actually also manages the allocation. That though is a mature system. The doctrine of private ownership w... more »
Decrying ‘Utterly Inadequate’ Efforts to Tackle Climate Crisis, UN Chief Declares ‘Our War Against Nature Must Stop’
Climate change: "The point of no return is no longer over the horizon," António Guterres warned ahead of COP 25. "It is in sight and hurtling toward us."
Random Points of Interest
*Breakthrough* (link) Vanadium dioxide has been found to conduct electricity without generating heat. The article at the link is a fascinating read. Additionally, when the researchers mixed the vanadium dioxide with other materials, they found that they could could 'tune' the amount of both electricity and heat that it could conduct - which could be incredibly useful for future applications. For example, when the researchers added the metal tungsten to vanadium dioxide, they lowered the temperature at which the material became metallic, and also made it a better heat conductor. *Ab... more »
When the Perth property market recovers, these are the areas that will bounce back first
House price gains in Perth's inner and western suburbs produce the first overall price growth for the city's residential property market in 18 months, and experts say these are the areas to watch for signs of an eventual housing market recovery.
From a life being 'frightened' by institutions, Jane now says she's 'free as a bird'
Jane Rosengrave tells the disability royal commission she feels she has spent much of her life being controlled and abused in "mini-institutions" that were meant to offer her care and support.
Police 'happen upon' alleged murder of one woman while looking into disappearance of another
A cold case review of a high-profile missing person investigation led to the discovery of the alleged murder of another woman, who was never reported as missing, the WA Supreme Court hears.
Samoan PM orders government shutdown amid measles epidemic
Just In - 19 hours ago
Samoa's Prime Minister orders a two-day government shutdown, redirecting workers to assist in a mass vaccination campaign, in response to a measles epidemic that has claimed the lives of 53 people in the Pacific island nation.
Can you be friends with your paid support worker? It's complicated
Just In - 19 hours ago
People with disability and their support workers open up about the reality of negotiating a level playing field in their relationships, writes Catherine Mahony.
This man sacrificed his 18-year Cathay pilot career to continue his fight for Hong Kong democracy
A former Cathay Pacific Airways pilot warns that Australian businesses like Qantas are vulnerable to political pressure from the Chinese Government, after the Hong Kong carrier was told to suspend personnel engaged in pro-democracy protests.
Australia sweeps series in Adelaide on the back of Lyon's five-wicket haul
Nathan Lyon takes five wickets on day four as Australia beats Pakistan by an innings and 48 runs in Adelaide to complete a 2-0 series sweep.
London stabbing victims and Darwin's award
I don't want to discuss every terrorist attack somewhere but the latest London Bridge stabbing ended up with quite some tragicomic explanation. OK, on Friday, 2 pm London time, we learned about the mess at the London Bridge – a big flat ugly bridge, not to be confused with the tall and pretty Tower Bridge. Some heroes were fighting the attacker. Intelligent people on Twitter took it almost for granted that the attacker was a Muslim and most of them didn't even have to discuss this expectation. An unholy coalition of Islamization jihadists was preemptively attacking people for assumin... more »
Need a Gun For Self Defense or Home Protection? These Cheap Options Could Work.
*Gun News Daily* *Security, * there are numerous options for a full size or mid sized service pistol that you can buy for under the four hundred dollar mark, and sometimes for far less than that. Key Point: The best that are budget-friendly. If you were to ask yourself what the most popular or best known service pistols on the market are, which specific makes and models of handguns come to mind? The 1911. The Browning Hi-Power. Practically any Glock. The Smith & Wesson M&P. The Beretta 92FS or Px4 Storm. The SIG Sauer P226 or P320. The HK USP or VP9 or P30. The Walther P99 or ... more »
Glock Deathmatch: The Glock 22 vs. the Glock 23 (Which Is Better?)
*Gun News Daily* *Security, * It depends on your preferences. *Key Question:* Which Glock is best? The Glock 22 and Glock 23 are two of the most popular “plastic” handguns on the market. Both are very reliable handguns as both are manufactured by Glock, a company known for their products’ legendary reliability. Both are also chambered for the .40 S&W, a handgun caliber developed specifically for law enforcement and self defense. *THE .40 S&W* As a handgun caliber, the .40 S&W is a superb option that offers the best of both the 9mm and the .45 acp, and here’s why: - The 9m... more »
India seeks review of trade agreements with ASEAN, Japan after RCEP withdrawal
bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
02-Dec-2019 Weeks after India decided not to join RCEP, the government on Wednesday said that it had sought a review of its existing trade agreements with the ASEAN and Japan.
"Could America Survive a Truth Commission?"
*"Could America Survive a Truth Commission?"* by Charles Hugh Smith "You've probably heard of the Truth Commissions held in disastrously corrupt and oppressive regimes after the sociopath/kleptocrat Oligarchs are deposed. The goal is not revenge, as well-deserved as that might be; the goal is national reconciliation via the only possible path to healing: name names and tell the plain, unadorned truth, stripped of self-serving artifice, spin, propaganda and PR. Is such a stripped-of-spin truthful account of names and events even possible in the U.S.? Sadly, there is precious little ... more »
Some 738,000 Delinquent Small-scale Businesses Notified to Settle Tax Debts
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Around 738,000 micro and small-scale defaulting companies under the 'Simples Nacional' - a special tax system for small businesses - began to be notified in order to rectify their situation. After the notification is given, taxpayers have up to 30 days to contest the notification or settle the debts, under […] The post Some 738,000 Delinquent Small-scale Businesses Notified to Settle Tax Debts appeared first on The Rio Times.
What This Election Proves Is the Need for Epoch Making Change
The upcoming UK election will usher in major change. But will it be change that benefits ordinary people?
Care for Economic Development, Then Care for Food Nutrition, Food Researcher Tells Africa’s Politicians
Global Issues News Headlines - 20 hours ago
MILAN, Italy, Dec 02 (IPS) - Inter Press Service (IPS) journalist Busani Bafana sat down with Busi Maziya-Dixon, a Senior Food and Nutrition Scientist at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) ahead of the 10th International Forum on Food and Nutrition. Maziya-Dixon warns there is no country which will achieve economic development with an undernourished population.More than 2 billion people in the world are suffering from malnutrition. This is the result of diets lacking essential micronutrients such as vitamins, iron and zinc, which are vital for the body to ... more »
Africa’s Civil Society Calls for Action as COP25 Kicks off in Madrid
Global Issues News Headlines - 20 hours ago
MADRID, Dec 02 (IPS) - During the 25th round of climate change negotiations starting today in Madrid, Spain, African civil society organisations will call on governments from both developing and developed nations to play their promised roles in combating climate change. Read the full story, “Africa’s Civil Society Calls for Action as COP25 Kicks off in Madrid”, on globalissues.org →
Gunfire Near Mexico’s US Border Leaves 14 Dead
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least 14 people died during a shooting on Saturday, November 30th, in Villa Union, a Mexican city in the state of Coahuila, on the border with the United States. According to Governor Miguel Angel Riquelme, the attack was carried out by members of the Cartel Del Noroeste, who reached […] The post Gunfire Near Mexico’s US Border Leaves 14 Dead appeared first on The Rio Times.
Violent Eviction of Landless Settlements in Bahia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Three camp settlements belonging to the MST landless movement in the interior of the northeastern state of Bahia, have been raided by a large police contingent. Using tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets, more than 600 families were forcibly evicted from their homes the cities of Casa Nova and […] The post Violent Eviction of Landless Settlements in Bahia appeared first on The Rio Times.
This Concert Brings Entertainers And Members Of The American Intelligence Community Together For A Good Cause
Spookstock helps raise money for families benefiting from the CIA Officers Memorial Foundation and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation Spookstock: Inside the world's most secretive concert https://t.co/8MCdUWFBLj pic.twitter.com/eNEElAf1KZ — New York Post (@nypost) November 29, 2019 *Daily Mail:* *Spookstock!: The country's most elite concert that brought Lenny Kravitz and the intel community together to raise millions for charities* * Spookstock is one of the most elite annual charity galas for members of the CIA and the intelligence community * Invitations are exclusive of... more »
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