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Three French executives convicted in the suicides of 35 of their workers

The company, France Telecom − which used to be state-owned and is now known as Orange, one of France's
Russia & Syria Signal West With Joint Naval Drills, "Hundreds"

Multiple developments related to Russia's military role in Syria mean that the years-long conflict
Afghan Papers Inadvertently Document WaPo’s Role in Spreading Official Lies

While more explicit admissions of deception on the part of US officials involved in wars are always

Soil Science, Climate Change, and Property

Our understanding of soil is changing fast with new science. But can soil science help prevent global
Links 12/22/19
Energy Analysts Deliver More Bad News for US Fracking Industry’s Business

The old business model of firms borrowing money from investors while hoping for future payouts on record

Curmudgucation: Fordham: Teachers Are Downloading Junk

Curmudgucation: Fordham: Teachers Are Downloading Junk Fordham Institute, the right-tilted
The Conversation: 5 New Ways for Schools to Work with Families

The Conversation: 5 New Ways for Schools to Work with Families Text messages, email alerts
Shanker Blog: The Structure of School Segregation in the D.C. Metro Area

Shanker Blog: The Structure of School Segregation in the D.C. Metro Area A few weeks ago, the

Oil pares weekly advance as technical traders eye $60 threshold

Oil erased almost an entire week of advances as chart-watching traders tested a key price barrier.
U.S. oil and gas rig count up most since April

The nation's number of operating oil and gas rigs increased by 14 this week, according to the Baker
Callon-Carrizo merger closing Friday after shareholders approve deal

The delayed merger of Houston oil firms Callon Petroleum and Carrizo Oil & Gas is finally closing

How Trump is filling the liberal 9th Circuit with conservatives

The court's changing ideological makeup could wind up giving states like California less legal elbow
Why Symone Sanders Went From Bernie to Biden

She’s the kind of millennial Democrat the party says it needs to retake the White House. But will other
Hillary Clinton’s Long, Strange Twitter Afterlife

Three years after Clinton's loss, her Twitter feed is its own lingering social media phenomenon. It

New poll finds that a majority of Americans support Trump's impeachment and removal from office

The share of Americans who want Trump removed from office has climbed since the House's impeachment proceedings concluded Wednesday.

Business Insider
FACT: 10 U.S. Military Bases are Named After Confederate Generals

The Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas.

The National Interest
The real bias in cable news isn’t what you think

People's heads explode when they find out that — many years ago — I worked as a television producer at both MSNBC and Fox News. The constant use of “breaking news” banners to announce often insipid bits of information.

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Experts brainstorm on starting a law school

Last week the college held a Navajo law symposium at the college’s main campus in Tsaile to figure out just
‘New Mexico will step up”: NM governor committed to investing in Navajo

The leaders of the three branches of the Navajo Nation government rolled out the red carpet for New Mexico
Drag show raises awareness, scholarship funds

Paige Smith slowly sashayed out to the stage lip-synching to the Weather Girls' “Dear Santa (Bring me a

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

Ajax put ADO to the sword to open up three-point lead in Eredivisie

Ajax go into the winter break with a three-point lead in the Eredivisie thanks to an imperious 6-1 win over
Driving home for Christmas: Chris Rea dominates Dutch airwaves

Chris Rea’s Driving Home for Christmas was the most played Christmas record on the radio last year
Two languages for the price of one – Frisian villages go local

Two villages in Frisland have become the first in the province with where Frisian is the dominant language

One Day, Three Credit Card Data Breach Notifications

On the same day this week, two restaurants and a convenience store, all with locations across the U.S
Avast and AVG Firefox Extensions Added Back to Mozilla Addons Site

Mozilla has allowed the AVG and Avast Online Security extensions back into their addons site after the
Cisco Security Appliances Targeted for DoS Attacks via Old Bug

A critical vulnerability fixed in mid-2018 has been resurrected recently in denial-of-service 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

Tenn. State Representative Pushes Back Against Transgender Agenda In School

Tennessee State Rep. Bruce Griffey has filed legislation that would push back against the transgender
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

Is Narendra Modi undermining secularism in India?

Indian Prime Minister has defended his controversial citizenship law as protests sweep the country.
Tens of thousands flee as Syrian forces continue Idlib advance

Deadly bombardment prompts more civilians to flee in northwest Syria as govt' gain terrain in last
Preliminary results show Milanovic leads Croatia presidential run

Socialist Democrats' candidate Zoran Milanovic leading presidential race with 30.8 percent of the vote.

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

MAHATHIR SAYS PROBING WAR CRIMES IN PALESTINE LONG OVERDUE

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is seen during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at
Turk named Person of Year for supporting Palestine

Chairman of Turkey-Palestine Friendship Group Huseyin Tanriverdi (C) receives ‘Person of the Year
US encourages Israel to commit crimes: Hamas

US President Donald Trump (L) and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu (R) show members of the media

Australia fires: 'Not much left' of town ravaged by bushfire

Residents are not yet allowed to return to Balmoral amid ongoing safety concerns over bushfires.
Trump impeachment: White House withheld Ukraine aid just after Zelensky

An email shows officials were contacted 90 minutes after Donald Trump and Ukraine's leader spoke.
France strike: Trains for children back on after outcry

The national rail company offers a special service to 5,000 children travelling alone over Christmas.

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

Three French executives convicted in the suicides of 35 of their workers

The company, France Telecom − which used to be state-owned and is now known as Orange, one of France's
Russia & Syria Signal West With Joint Naval Drills, "Hundreds"

Multiple developments related to Russia's military role in Syria mean that the years-long conflict
Afghan Papers Inadvertently Document WaPo’s Role in Spreading Official Lies

While more explicit admissions of deception on the part of US officials involved in wars are always

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 announced that CBPP’s founder and President, Robert Greenstein, will
What Are Housing Mobility Programs and Why Are They Needed?

Housing mobility programs help low-income families with children use Housing Choice
Compare Apples to Apples When Evaluating Marketplace Enrollment Totals

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) final count of people selecting

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

Cop25: Never Have So Many Governments Done So Little For So Many by Pete

by Pete Dolack Writer, Dandelion Salad Systemic Disorder, Dec. 18, 2019 December 22, 2019 It’s said that it
Chris Hedges: The Afghanistan Papers

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Dec. 21, 2019 Chris Hedges talks to Spenser Rapone, former
John Pilger: The Dirty War on the NHS: Privatisation, Profits and the

Dandelion Salad with John Pilger goingundergroundRT on Dec 18, 2019 On this episode of Going Underground

Ultra Violence chapter 7: A Sign from God

It's the darkness after the Fall before the Dawn, barbarism when the seeds of the next era sprout.
Sources of inspiration to survive the coming bad times

Here are sources of inspiration to help us make the necessary hard decisions in the coming bad times.
We have been blind, but can learn to see

We had many delusions in 1963. ripped away during the 1970s & replaced by new lies. We must do better.

A tribute to a champion of the deprived

(The Daily Star) – I can think of few people who have done more for the world’s deprived
A Leprosy-Free World Is Possible

From Dec 11-12 the plight of people with Leprosy took centre stage during the National Conference on Zero
Plastic: The Largest Predator in Our Oceans

Janaya Wilkins is the founder and CEO of SLO* active, the lifestyle brand dedicated to protecting the ocean

Workers Party: “We Want Belgium Out of NATO and NATO Out of Belgium”

Muhammed Shabeer A rally by the Workers’ Party of Belgium and its various affiliated organizations
Bolivia: The Resources of the Dictatorship

Atilio A. Boron The very serious situation in Bolivia has multiple facets, each one more aberrant. They all
Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara Lives in the Memory of Africans

The 21st of December marks the 70th birth anniversary of the Pan-Africanist revolutionary who is said to

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?

Argentina appoints team for talks with creditors to renegotiate massive

Argentina appointed a government team to kick off talks with creditors to
Falklands, UK forces and South Georgia: The search for the Chilean aircraft

The Search and Rescue operation of the Chilean Air Force’s C-130, that made full use
Maduro trying to block Guaido's re-election; US anticipates further

The United States on Friday promised further sanctions to pressure Venezuela's

Wind farm fights roil upstate communities #NY

In normally neighborly small upstate New York communities, the debate is turning ugly. Voices are raised
Wind turbine opponents seeking state investigation #MI

WHEATLAND – The holidays are fast approaching, but a local group opposing the construction of a 166
Wind farms in spotlight at planning forum #AUS

The State Planning Commission hosted a public forum in Eudunda on December 4 for members of the community

Sánchez Goes Shopping for a Present

‘Tis the season for gifts—and Spain's caretaker Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, is hoping to get a good
Brexit, differentiation and disintegration

Timothée Houzel studies the issue of Brexit with his political science hat on. - Brexit
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.

Balanced, Static Nature: The Grand Illusion

Change is natural and normal. Let us eat, drink, and be merry.
Young People Distressed About Climate Change

Forget fear and pessimism. Step into the sunlight & soar.
Turning Dogs Into Dinner

Is there anything climate change can't do?

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

Dorm housing, communal TVs and underground tunnels: A vision for 'all

A California crowdfunding effort is hoping to solve the U.S. homeless crisis by building a 300-acre city
US envoy to Germany claims Nord Stream 2 sanctions "extremely PRO

US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell says the new sanctions aimed at derailing the construction of the
At least 61 US veterans who guarded "contaminated" base died or

At least 61 US special operations forces who were deployed to a former Soviet base just a few hundred miles

Wellington sewage problem: Roads to reopen as surface pipe comes to the

Roads are set to be reopened on Thursday but those wanting to swim will have to wait
Concerns over homeless hangout reported weeks before fire

Concerns over a Wellington homeless hangout were raised weeks before a fire broke out.
Wellington diver found after three hours at sea

A diver missing for close to three hours has been found off Wellington's south coast.

At least I got a battery of mindless things done

I’m in a fog today, so I decided to do mindless things for a day. Would you believe I got the syllabi
When Fascism Continues to Reign

Content Warning: Political Despair Michael Moore recently had some dire predictions for us: “I think
Trump is mad as hell about being impeached but not acquitted

As one might have expected, Donald Trump is annoyed that he may not get the quick impeachment trial and