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Russian Parliament Fast-Tracks Putin's Constitutional Changes
*RT: **Russian MPs give first nod to sweeping constitutional changes proposed by Putin* n a unanimous move in the State Duma, lawmakers backed a bill seeking to overhaul several articles of the constitution, just a week after President Putin proposed major amendments to the law including about his own post. Proposed by Vladimir Putin in his annual state-of-the-nation address, the changes seek to give more powers to parliament, which will be able to pick the prime minister. The premier’s cabinet picks, currently not requiring a nod from MPs, would require parliamentary confirmatio... more »
37,000 more people on welfare — Kiwiblog
Originally posted on NZ Conservative Coalition: The latest benefit statistics shows that since the change of Government: 37,000 more people on welfareA 22% increase in those on a jobseeker benefit16,000 more people who have been on a benefit for over a yearA 30% increase in Maori and Pasifka jobseeker benefit levels15,000 more children living in…
Illinois Board of Elections: Yes, Noncitizen Immigrants Voted in 2018
[image: illinois-board-of-elections-yes-non-citizen-immigrants-voted-in-2018] The Illinois Board of Elections admitted that, due to an "error," 547 non-citizens registered to vote and several cast ballots in the 2018 election.
LA Backs Down, Repeals Law Requiring Companies to Disclose NRA Ties
[image: la-backs-down-repeals-law-requiring-companies-to-disclose-nra-ties] The Los Angeles City Council unanimously repealed a law forcing companies seeking a city contract to reveal any ties to the NRA.
Supreme Court Hears Montana Scholarship Program Religious Discrimination Case
[image: supreme-court-hears-montana-scholarship-program-religious-discrimination-case] The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a case concerning a Montana scholarship program that the state’s high court struck down because some religious schools benefited from it.
State AGs in Letter to Senate: Kill Impeachment Before It Kills the Republic
[image: state-ags-in-letter-to-senate-kill-impeachment-before-it-kills-the-republic] Twenty-one Republican state attorneys general are warning that the impeachment of President Trump “endangers” the Republic, and have urged the Senate to roundly “reject” the impeachment articles.
Can the Tories Keep Their Working Class Voters?
It wasn't just Labour who were blind sided by the general election result. Despite the polls being broadly correct (on this occasion), the Tories did not expect to advance as far as they did into the former Labour strongholds. Even though that was what their strategy set out to achieve, and was plain as day for anyone who cared to look. But in an uncharacteristic moment of honest reflection, Boris Johnson afterward acknowledged that he understood how many hundreds of thousands of Labour voters had lent the Tories their votes conditionally on getting Brexit done. Therefore one would... more »
Is Tamiflu Part Of A $1.5 Billion Fraud?
Oseltamivir, which goes by the brand name Tamiflu and is sold by Hoffmann-La Roche, has long claimed to shorten the duration of flu severity, to skepticism and sometimes even derision from the evidence-based science community. A recently unsealed whistleblower lawsuit claims the company bilked U.S. taxpayers out of $1.5 billion by misrepresenting clinical studies and and publishing misleading articles falsely stating that Tamiflu reduces complications, severity, hospitalizations, mortality and transmission of influenza. And that's just when they encouraged government stockpiling, it... more »
Uh Oh Canada
A Round up of political and social concerns in my homeland, the True North trying to be Strong and Free.
State Department Seeks Maximum Pressure On Iran In Syria
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* [image: Flickr / U.S. Department of State] The Trump administration is resurrecting the push against Assad as part of its quiet war on Iran. Amb. James Jeffrey, the highest-ranking U.S. official on Syria, will be traveling to Brussels next week to discuss opening a new front of economic pressure against Iranian influence in Syria. Iran hawks in the Trump administration have seen their fortunes rise, fall, and rise again during an explosive series of U.S.-Iranian clashes in the first week of January. Even President Donald Trump has backed of... more »
The U.S. Navy Just Commissioned a Bunch of Sea-Base Ships
*David Axe* *Security, * The U.S. Navy has announced it permanently will commission into front-line service all five of the expeditionary sea-base ships it plans to acquire. The U.S. Navy has announced it permanently will commission into front-line service all five of the expeditionary sea-base ships it plans to acquire. The sea-base ships, or ESBs in Navy parlance, previously were non-combatant vessels under the administration of the quasi-civilian Military Sealift Command. Skeptics wondered aloud whether the Navy was commissioning the ships in order artificially to inflate the ... more »
U.S. Stealth Fighters and Bombers Can't Regime Change Iran. Period.
*David Axe* *Security, * Send all the F-35s and B-2 bombers you want. It won't work. American stealth fighters and bombers could make short work of Iran’s infrastructure, undermining and ultimately destroying the country’s ruling regime and ending its nuclear-weapons aspirations. That’s the bold claim from leading air-power apologist David Deptula, a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and general who today is the dean of the Air Force Association’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Power Studies in Virginia. But Deptula is wrong. History time and again has proved it. Air power,... more »
Would Israel Use Nuclear Weapons To Finish Iran, Once And For All?
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Seems unlikely. *Key point:* The most obvious scenario for Israel to use nuclear weapons would be in response to a foreign nuclear attack. Israel’s nuclear arsenal is the worst-kept secret in international relations. Since the 1970s, Israel has maintained a nuclear deterrent in order to maintain a favorable balance of power with its neighbors. Apart from some worrying moments during the Yom Kippur War, the Israeli government has never seriously considered using those weapons. The most obvious scenario for Israel to use nuclear weapons would be in re... more »
9,000 vape cartridges recalled from Detroit medical cannabis store
Michigan regulators recalled 9,380 vaping cartridges containing vitamin E acetate sold by a licensed medical marijuana dispensary in Detroit. The vape cartridges recalled by the state’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) came from Plan B Wellness. In December, the MRA issued a statewide recall of cartridges with high levels of vitamin E acetate, which has been linked to lung […] 9,000 vape cartridges recalled from Detroit medical cannabis store is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
No edibles under New Zealand’s medical cannabis scheme, government says
Businesses will be barred from marketing cannabis edibles under New Zealand’s medical program, which kicks off in April, the government confirmed to Marijuana Business Daily, eliminating for now the opportunity for companies to capitalize on what could be a sizable market. Some businesses had believed that doctors would be allowed to prescribe edibles. A Health […] No edibles under New Zealand’s medical cannabis scheme, government says is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Cresco Labs secures up to $200M in debt for marijuana operations
Cresco Labs, a multistate cannabis operator based in Chicago, said it has secured up to $200 million in debt funding from a syndicate of lenders. The money is earmarked to: Expand operations in Illinois, where it’s based. Finance pending acquisitions Fund other growth initiatives. The company expects to draw down up to an initial $100 […] Cresco Labs secures up to $200M in debt for marijuana operations is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Precedent? Nah, the Senate gets to reinvent its rules in every impeachment
Kirsten Carlson, Associate Professor of Law and Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 6 hours ago
Certain words are being used over and over during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. One of them is 'precedent.' What does it really mean?
Reclaman a Cuba por detención prolongada de un disidente – pero ¿es José Daniel Ferrer un prisionero político?
María Isabel Alfonso, Professor of Spanish, St. Joseph's College of New York at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 6 hours ago
EEUU demanda la liberación 'inmediata' del activista cubano José Daniel Ferrer, detenido desde el 1 de octubre. Pero alegaciones de violencia y fraude desmienten que Ferrer sea prisionero político.
Foster Care Continues to be Child Sex Trafficking Pipeline in 2020 – How Do We Stop It?
A survey of news stories regarding child sex trafficking at the beginning of 2020 shows that the Foster Care pipeline to child sex trafficking is continuing unabated. How Do We Stop Child Sex Trafficking through Child Welfare? A complex horrendous problem has a simple solution: Abolish the government-funded child welfare program, usually called "Child Protection Services" and "Foster Care." The late Georgia Senator Nancy Schaefer said that the system was too corrupt to reform, before she was murdered. Molly McGrath Tierney, the former Director for the Baltimore City Department of S... more »
Top Advances in the Understanding of Vitamin D on Human Health in 2019
Research on the effects of vitamin D continued at a strong pace in 2019 with 4541 publications with vitamin D in the title or abstract listed at pubmed.gov for 2019, up from less than 1500 per year prior to 2004. Here I highlight some of the important advances in the understanding of vitamin D's effects on human health in 2019.
Why I Am Worried About the Legitimacy of the 2020 Election Balloting Process
Potential 2020 trainwreck at the ballot box.
"Economic Market Snapshot PM 1/23/20"
*1/23/20, Updated frequently as available.* *◆* Gregory Mannarino, PM 1/23/20: "#WOODROW The Fed's Balance Sheet Is Going To DOUBLE" Website: - https://www.traderschoice.net/ ◆ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ◆ *Buffett Indicator: Where Are We With Market Valuations?* "*As of 1/23/20* (updates daily): The Stock Market is Significantly Overvalued. Based on historical ratio of total market cap over G... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Continuity" (Pt. 1)
Liquid Mind, "Continuity" (Pt. 1)
"A Look to the Heavens"
"In this beautiful celestial still life composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170 shines at the upper left. Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170 is joined by other bluish reflection nebulae, a compact red emission region, and streamers of obscuring dust against a backdrop of stars. *Click image for larger size.* Like the common household items still life painters often choose for their subjects, the clouds of gas, dust, and hot stars pictured here are also commonly found in this setting - a massive, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation Monoceros.... more »
Chet Raymo, “In Place of Belief”
*“In Place of Belief”* by Chet Raymo “A lightning storm the other night, slipping down from Florida. For an hour we sat on the terrace and watched the northern sky blaze with pyrotechnics, the best we'd ever seen, almost continuous rivers of electricity streaming between the clouds, clouds heaped like mountains and lit from within. After some particularly sky-filling explosions we could not resist applause. From horizon to horizon, from Andros to San Salvador the streamers ran, trailing their rumbles of far-off thunder. So much energy! Energy entirely beyond the human capacity to c... more »
US Army Begins Largest War Exercise In Europe Since The Cold War
*Stars and Stripes:* Army’s biggest exercise in Europe for 25 years begins at US motor pools STUTTGART, Germany – The largest exercise in Europe for U.S. forces in 25 years will kick off Thursday at motor pools in the U.S., where soldiers will begin loading tanks and other gear for transport to the Continent, the Army said. About 20,000 pieces of military equipment must be deployed from the U.S. for Defender-Europe 20, which will involve large-scale combat drills and test the military’s ability to rapidly move large numbers of forces across the Atlantic Ocean. Units from Fort Ho... more »
University of Michigan Provost Investigated For Sexual Misconduct
University of Michigan Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Martin A. Philbert has been put on academic leave as the university investigates accusations of sexual misconduct, ABC7 reported. In a message to the campus community, University of Michigan President Dr. Mark S. Schlissel shared that the university received multiple allegations on Jan. 16 […]
2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Daisy Le
George Washington University (GWU) School of Nursing recently released a doctoral program in which the school’s assistant professor in health disparities and oncology, Dr. Daisy Le, will figure prominently. Although not a nurse, Le’s in-depth research in health equity and healthcare disparities as well as her extensive community-based work make her of crucial importance to dean Dr. Pamela Jeffries’ transdisciplinary research vision.
Doomsday Clock Hits 100 Seconds To Midnight
*Daily Mail: **Doomsday clock moves the closest to midnight in its 73-year history: Apocalypse predictor ticks forward twenty seconds amid rising fears from nuclear tensions and the threat of climate change* The clock is at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest it has been since it launched It has been at two minutes to midnight since 2017 in part due to climate change The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists say there are multiple 'end of days' threats They say 'new norms of behaviour' are needed to push the clock hands back The Doomsday clock has ticked forwards 20 seconds and stands... more »
MSN: California Considers Declaring Common Pain Killer Carcinogen
California will soon battle over whether to list acetaminophen, one of the world’s most common over-the-counter drugs, as a carcinogen, mimicking other recent high-profile disputes over things like coffee and alcohol. Outside the U.S., acetaminophen is known as paracetamol and is used to treat pain and fevers. It has been available in the U.S. without […] The post MSN: California Considers Declaring Common Pain Killer Carcinogen appeared first on Health Nut News.
Sewage seeping through walls, carpet wins Canberra renter $6,000 in compensation
A Canberra man living with a permanent stench of poo in his rental property because of repeated sewerage system overflows which seeped into the walls, has been awarded compensation.
WA national park on track to break visitor records
One of Western Australia's most popular national parks is experiencing its busiest summer on record, despite a recent scare which forced holidaymakers onto a beach to escape bushfires.
The 'magical chair' that permits men and boys to let their guard down
The first time Brian Dowd tried to give his young son a haircut it ended in tears for both of them, but it also led to a life-changing career move.
Wiggles fans should get at least one question right on this week's news quiz
Just In - 7 hours ago
Will you get a two-minute standing ovation for your Outstanding Performance in this week's new quiz?
Search for missing Tasmanian miner enters its second day
Just In - 7 hours ago
Police say they hold grave fears for a man missing in a mine in Tasmania's west for more than 24 hours, as the search effort enters its second day.
'Incredibly lucky' escape for alleged drink driver stuck on train tracks
Just In - 7 hours ago
A Melbourne woman has her car towed and her licence suspended after getting stuck on an inner-city train track, forcing an approaching train to come to an abrupt stop just metres from her car.
It's not just Australia — these five countries show national days are 'almost always political'
Few national holidays attract the same level of division as Australia, but they are "almost always political". Just look at these five comparable countries*.*
Pharmacies run out of face masks amid bushfires and coronavirus fears
A shortage of face masks is reported in Brisbane, with several pharmacies running out of stock amid increased demand after bushfires across the country and fears over China's coronavirus outbreak.
Indigenous groups earn millions in carbon credits to burn country to cut emissions — but only in northern Australia
Landholders and Aboriginal groups in northern Australia are being paid millions of dollars worth of carbon credits to carry out prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk. Could it work in southern Australia?
NSW Now: Tributes flow in for US plane crew, poor air quality warning for Sydney
Just In - 7 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING: *Tributes continue to pour in for the three US firefighters who died after their Large Air Tanker crashed in southern NSW, and poor air quality forecast for Sydney
Brexit bill becomes law after receiving the Queen's Royal assent
Just In - 7 hours ago
Britain's delayed and disputed Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill becomes law following Royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II, removing the last UK obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week.
AMP fee-for-no-service victims rolled back into a high-fee, low-performing fund
AMP's words of contrition to customers owed $1.2 billion for either bad or no advice have a more than hollow ring to them given their money is being rolled into a poorly performing and costly fund, argues Andrew Robertson.
BBL winning over cricket's traditionalists even as crowd concerns begin
Rumours of the death of the BBL's halcyon days may have been greatly exaggerated, with average crowd numbers not the only metric that matters, writes Richard Hinds.
In Terms Of Accuracy, Sig Sauer's P210 Service Pistol Is King
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * And has an odd history. *Key point: *The P210 first came about as part of a wave of post-WWII small arms modernization across the Swiss Army. The SIG P210 is quite possibly the most accurate service pistol in the world. Designed to Swiss Army specifications to replace the Swiss variant of the Luger, the design saw service in multiple national militaries and has been produced in three different countries. However, it has phased in and out of production due to its costly nature. Recently, SIG Sauer, Inc. reintroduced the pistol to the U.S. market as a ... more »
In 1987, U.S. Navy SEALs Took on Iran's Mines
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Who won? *Key point:* Iran and America have come to blows before. History shows that the U.S. navy vastly outclasses its Iranian counterparts. On July 21, 1987, a gigantic 414,000-ton supertanker entered the Persian Gulf with an unusually prominent escort—a U.S. Navy missile cruiser and three frigates. The narrow straits of the Persian Gulf had become a shooting gallery due to the Iran-Iraq War, still raging seven years after Iraq’s surprise invasion of Iran in 1980. As Iran counterattacked into Iraqi territory, Baghdad... more »
The Poet: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "A Psalm of Life"
"A Psalm of Life" "Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! - For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today. Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave. In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivoua... more »
"Maybe..."
“Maybe we like the pain. Maybe we're wired that way. Because without it, I don't know; maybe we just wouldn't feel real. What's that saying? Why do I keep hitting myself with a hammer? Because it feels so good when I stop...” - "Grey's Anatomy" "People don't want their lives fixed. Nobody wants their problems solved. Their dramas. Their distractions. Their stories resolved. Their messes cleaned up. Because what would they have left? Just the big scary unknown." - Chuck Palahniuk
"Your Whole Life Is Borrowed Time"
*"Your Whole Life Is Borrowed Time"* by David Cain "I can’t remember if this is a real movie plot, or if I just want it to be. A man with a boring job is on his way to work when his attention is caught by some unexpected detail in his otherwise familiar routine - a peculiar insect, a pattern in the concrete, a cryptic slogan on a t-shirt. This detail seems extremely significant to him, but he doesn’t know why. The strange sight wakes him up from the autopilot-mode by which he has been living his life. He is suddenly aware, for the first time, how complex and interesting his local h... more »
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Tom Whitmore
This week I talked with Tom Whitmore, a member of the MUFON broad of directors and a man who has been interested in the UFO phenomenon for decades. I had approached him because I knew that he had an interest in MJ-12 and I thought Tom Whitmorethat we’d have an interesting discussion on that topic. You can listen to the program here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/21966402 I had mentioned the fatal flaw in the Eisenhower Briefing Document that proves that both the document and MJ-12 are hoaxes. You can read that analysis here: http://kevinrandle.blogspot.com/2018/06/mj-12-and-co... more »
Foster Care Continues to be Child Sex Trafficking Pipeline in 2020 – How Do We Stop It?
A survey of news stories regarding child sex trafficking at the beginning of 2020 shows that the Foster Care pipeline to child sex trafficking is continuing unabated. How Do We Stop Child Sex Trafficking through Child Welfare? A complex horrendous problem has a simple solution: Abolish the government-funded child welfare program, usually called "Child Protection Services" and "Foster Care." The late Georgia Senator Nancy Schaefer said that the system was too corrupt to reform, before she was murdered. Molly McGrath Tierney, the former Director for the Baltimore City Department of S... more »
Value Creation in Direct Private Equity
Before the holidays, Institutional Investor published a good interview with BlackRock’s Colm Lanigan, Co-Founder, Managing Director and Senior Investor, Long Term Private Capital, discussing value creation in direct private equity: When investors look at public markets today, many see high current valuations, low expected returns and a likelihood of increased volatility. Against this backdrop, it’s little surprise that more than a few are increasing their focus on private markets, and on private equity specifically. Their interest is amplified by a shift in the public-private bala... more »
Kulfas dijo que no puede tocar nada del acuerdo Mercosur–UE que firmó Macri y dejó en shock a industriales
bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
23-Jan-2020 Este miércoles tuvo lugar la primera reunión entre sectores industriales y funcionarios para evaluar los pasos a seguir con el controvertido pacto.
España sufre otra condena por el recorte a las renovables: 77 millones para Bridgepoint
bilaterals.org - 7 hours ago
23-Jan-2020 La corte arbitral del Banco Mundial dicta un laudo que obliga al pago de más de 80 millones más intereses. La reclamación se elevó por el recorte de ocho instalaciones eólicas de 333MW.
America Needs Eurasia Capital Market Access
*Daniel A. Witt* *economy, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] It is clear that China sees the geoeconomic potential of investment in Central Asia’s economies. It’s time that the United States does as well. Some frame the current U.S.-China relationship as the “new Cold War.” This is a mischaracterization because the United States and the Soviet Union, which is often referred to as the USSR, engaged in almost no trade during the Cold War. The two countries had little international collaboration and limited person-to-person contacts. In reality, the U.S.-China relationship is much differen... more »
Russia May Have Built A "Silver Bullet" For America's F-35 Stealth Fighter
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* Ever since the development of stealth technology for aircraft, many different systems have been advertised as “stealth killing.” *Key point: *With its high precision tracks of stealthy aircraft, the Struna-1 would serve as a good counterpart to other longer-band radar systems such as Sunflower, which provide less precise tracks of planes. Ever since the development of stealth technology for aircraft, many different systems have been advertised as “stealth killing.” One of the more innovative solutions is the Russian Struna-1/Barrier-E bistatic rad... more »
India's Role in the Great-Power Struggle Over the Indo-Pacific Region
*Akshobh Giridharadas* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] New Delhi’s foreign policy, at the kernel level, is very deeply ingrained in strategic autonomy, which stems from its nonalignment days. India’s foreign policy is being shaped into a new contour, right from Act East to Neighbourhood First, there is a new outlook for the traditionally globally reticent aspiring superpower India. But traditional international relations theorists have lamented that India with its burgeoning economy and global diaspora will be a great presence more than a great power. In order to understand h... more »
The F-35 Will Revolutionize the Polish Airforce
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/ISRAEL-MILITARY--RC18D9FC0500.html] Russia won't be happy. *Key Point:* Poland probably can't afford to buy a lot of F-35s. In September 2019, the State Department approved a $6.5 billion deal to sell Poland thirty-two F-35A Lightning II stealth jets, along with training and maintenance packages. Poland’s intention to procure F-35s for its Harpia fighter program had been evident earlier in 2019. Any F-35s received by Poland would be of the latest Block 4 model of the F-35 with internal weapons capacity... more »
Commitment Creep: The Danger of Treating U.S. Contractors as a ‘Tripwire’
*Charles Meire, James Siebens* *Security, Middle East* [image: Flickr / U.S. Department of Defense] America’s lack of strategic flexibility is why its tripwires must be clearly and carefully defined, and used sparingly. Unfortunately, the current administration has demonstrated an aversion to careful consideration and strategic thought, and this new policy drift will only further harm our credibility and interests abroad. Over the past few weeks, the long-simmering tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated to the edge of war. Highlights of the events include a pa... more »
Check Out The Manned "Cherry Blossom" Missiles of Japan
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokosuka_MXY-7_Ohka#/media/File:NASM_-_Yokosuka_MXY_7_Ohka_-_2.jpg] They're an improvment over the Kamikaze. *Key Point:* A story from the last months of the war in the Pacific. On April 12, 1945 the U.S. destroyer *Mannert L. Abele *was on radar picket duty seventy miles west of Okinawa—scanning the eyes for incoming Japanese aircraft. A huge U.S. fleet was stationed nearby supporting Marine and Army soldiers locked in a bloody struggle to capture the Japanese island. In return, scores aircraft, flown by bar... more »
Bernie Sander's Love Affair With the F-35 Is Oh So Real
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/USA-ELECTION-MLK-RC2WJE9XUZ5B.html] He's no opponent of the military-industrial complex. *Key Point:* The arms industry knows what they're doing when they put factories in certain states. In a farewell ceremony on April 7, 2019, the Green Mountain state’s fighter pilots took their F-16 Fighting Falcon jets out for a last spin before the type’s retirement, as you can see in this video. Since 1986, the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing has flown single-engine F-16C and D Fighting Falcon fig... more »
The IMF Is Throwing Cold Water On Trump's Economy Boom
*Desmond Lachman* *economy, * The IMF certainly does not share Mr. Trump’s rosy assessment of the US economy. There could not be a sharper contrast between President Trump’s bullish assessment of the US economic outlook at the Davos World Economic Forum and that of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the sober World Economic Outlook report it issued ahead of the Davos meeting. According to President Trump, the American Dream is back and the US is enjoying an economic boom the likes of which the world has never seen before. Unemployment is at a fifty-year low, wages are incr... more »
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"Big Deal..."
“The development of our cerebral cortex has been the greatest achievement of the evolutionary processes. Big deal. While allowing us the thrills of intellect or the pangs of self-consciousness, it is all too often overruled by our inner, instinctive brain - the one that tells us to react, not reflect, to run, rather than ruminate. Maybe we have gone as far as we can go and the next advance, whatever that may be - will be made by beings we create ourselves, using our own technology. Life forms we can design and program not to be ultimately governed and constricted by the rules of su... more »
"ALERT: Hourly Updates, Coronavirus Pandemic Event Now A Serious Risk"
*"ALERT: Hourly Updates,* *Coronavirus Pandemic Event Now A Serious Risk"* by Chris Martenson *Note:* An ALERT is only issued when events cause me to take personal actions. I am preparing for the possibility of a global pandemic that will arrive in my own country. You should, too. This is the sort of on-the-spot analysis and reporting that we routinely offer to our subscribers but, due to the nature of this threat, we are making it public. "The coronavirus is currently sweeping across China. So far, it has all the hallmarks of a potential true pandemic outbreak. While it could stil... more »
Republicans worry nominating Jacobs in NY-27 invites SDNY fundraising probes
New York’s 27th congressional district will have a special election on April 28 in which chairman of the nine counties that comprise it select a nominee for that ballot position — which is just months before the Republican primary election
There Are 53 Senators Who Should Be Voted Out Of Office... But Only 19 Are Up For Reelection In November
CNBC reactionary Joe Kernen interviewed Señor Trumpanzee in Davos yesterday, allowing him to just lie his ass off. The video above, though begins towards the very end when Trump talks about cutting "entitlements" (Social Security and Medicare) at the end of the year-- in other words-- after the election. His rationale is... what you might expect from a senile person-- and, of course, from a liar. Consecutive polls are showing a *majority*, not a *plurality* of Americans would like to see the Senate remove Trump. If Americans understood his and the GOP's post-election plans for f... more »
Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated—Part 7
The cumulative data from this 2004 survey strongly suggests that unvaccinated children are far healthier than their vaccinated peers by nearly every metric. The post Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated—Part 7 appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Bombshell Study Questioning HPV Vaccine Efficacy Appears as the UK’s Cervical Cancer Rates Rise in Young
A blistering new study by British researchers, new data showing that cervical cancer rates are surging in British 25- to 29-year-olds (one of the very age groups that first received the HPV vaccine), raises numerous questions about the HPV vaccination’s effectiveness. The post Bombshell Study Questioning HPV Vaccine Efficacy Appears as the UK’s Cervical Cancer Rates Rise in Young appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
Measles and “Immune Amnesia”: A Closer Look
By Thomas Cowan, MD In late 2019, a study by Michael J. Mina and others introduced the topic of “immunological amnesia” into the mainstream news. The study stated that following a measles infection, antibody levels to other viral and bacterial infections drop during the following three to six months. In the view of the […] The post Measles and “Immune Amnesia”: A Closer Look appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
President Trump Shreds the Billionaires at Davos with Optimism - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat
President Trump Shreds the Billionaires at Davos with Optimism - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat Video of President Trump Shreds the Billionaires at Davos with Optimism - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat *LIVE - Join us at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific -* Tonight’s discussion will focus on President Trump’s Davos speech and its implications for the coup against him ongoing in the U.S. Trump walked in to the meeting of the world’s financial oligarchy and their groupie billionaires, who are dead set on imposing Green Fascism on the world, in the midst of an impeachment proceeding which they are runn... more »
The death of Errol Graham: Man starved to death after DWP wrongly stopped his benefits
A disabled man starved to death after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) wrongly stopped his out-of-work benefits, leaving him without any income. Errol Graham weighed just four-and-a-half stone when his body was found by bailiffs who had knocked down his […]
The death of Errol Graham: Latest tragedy is linked to 10 years of DWP deaths
A disabled man who starved to death after his benefits were wrongly stopped is the latest in a long line of fatalities that can be linked to failings and deliberate policy decisions by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This series […]
The death of Errol Graham: Activists left ‘enraged’ and ‘sickened’ by latest DWP death
Disabled activists have been left sickened, shocked and enraged after hearing how a disabled man starved to death when the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) wrongly removed his out-of-work benefits for missing an assessment. One campaigner said the level of cruelty […]
Schools are failing legal duties on accessibility plans, says report
Secondary schools across England are breaching their legal duty to publish plans showing how they will improve access for disabled pupils, according to new research published today (Thursday). The research, carried out on behalf of The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE), says […]
Judge’s PIP comments suggest thousands have had claims wrongly stopped
Thousands of disabled people could have had their benefit claims stopped unlawfully, campaigners believe, after a judge found that letters sent out by government contractors were failing to stress the serious consequences of failing to attend a face-to-face assessment. Upper tribunal judge […]
Ministers secretly launch panel to probe links between DWP and claimant deaths
Ministers have secretly launched a new panel that will examine deaths linked to serious failings by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), apparently without informing MPs and peers. Its launch only emerged when DWP admitted that the circumstances surrounding the death […]
Confusion over government’s policy on election access support
Government policy on supporting disabled candidates to stand for elected office is in chaos after the Cabinet Office suggested it could offer funding to those standing to be police and crime commissioners (PCC), but not potential local councillors. One Deaf Labour candidate […]
News round-up: Prescription forms, Brexit, disability arts, hate crime… and ferries
The Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS Business Services Authority are finally about to publish new versions of a form that will allow disabled people claiming universal credit to show their pharmacist if they are entitled to free prescriptions. […]
Wampanoags and Pilgrims in the Times once again!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020A familiar type of reporting:* There they were in the New York Times again! We were alerted to the report in the list of NOTEWORTHY FACTS found on this morning's page A3 (print editions only). Somewhat oddly, Farah Nayeri's news report carried a London dateline. Hard copy headline included, it started off like this: NAYERI (1/23/20): *A New Thread on the Mayflower NarrativeIn 1970, the Native American leader Wamsutta Frank B. James was asked to give a speech at a state dinner in Plymouth, Mass.* It was 350 years since the arrival of the Mayflower, and ... more »
Secretary Wilbur Ross Discusses Trade and Next U.S. Focus on Europe – “I’ve Seen a Little Bit of a Sense of Panic Amid Some Europeans”….
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, says the USMCA positions the U.S. to begin focusing on a new trade agreement with Europe and others. Secretary Ross notes the administration initiates the EU from a position … Continue reading →
Ivanka Trump Discusses Jobs, Business and Policy With Maria Bartiromo…
Ivanka Trump and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty discuss new U.S. jobs, the U.S. workforce, tech-training, innovation, paid family leave, IBM’s growth in cloud computing and global economic outlooks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Photo Shows How Nestlé Owned Company Makes Life Difficult for Smaller, Independently Owned Organic Brands
Nestlé is the largest packaged foods corporation in the world, with headquarters in Switzerland and a large profile of worldwide brands. The company made headlines, and stirred controversy, in 2017 when it bought out the Garden of Life organic supplement company for over $2 billion, bringing yet another major organic player under the control of a large multi-national (and oftentimes pro-GMO) corporation. Since then, Garden of Life has remained true to the organic standards of its original founder, Jordan Rubin. But despite the continued focus on quality, many in the natural and or... more »
US warns Iran’s Quds Force commander could face same fate as Qassem Soleimani
The US will assassinate Quds Force Commander Brig. Gen. Esmail Ghaani if he targets Americans, US special representative for Iran Brian Hook has warned. “If Ghaani follows the same path of killing Americans then he will meet the same fate,” Hook said, speaking to Asharq al-Awsat, a London-based Arabic newspaper, in an interview published Thursday. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US and EU mull imposing new sanctions against Syrian President
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – U.S. Special Envoy to Syria James Jeffrey indicated on Thursday that new sanctions could be imposed against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad US envoy James Jeffrey said Washington was “considering imposing new sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad . ” Jeffrey said on Thursday that the United States and its European […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Fake Lebanese Foreign Minister account spreads false reports of Walid Muallem’s death
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – A Twitter account claiming to be the new Lebanese Foreign Minister Nassif Hatti spread a false report on Thursday that alleged Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem was dead. The account, which has since been identified as fake, said the Syrian Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of Muallem, despite virtually no […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian and Syrian forces continue large-scale attack across Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – The Russian and Syrian forces continued their large-scale attack across southern and western Aleppo on Thursday afternoon, as their warplanes and choppers struck several areas under the control of both Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkish-backed militants. According to a field source, the Syrian and Russian warplanes primarily concentrated […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Moment the Syrian military blows up sniper nest in western Aleppo: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The Syrian military blew up a dilapidated building in the western outskirts of Aleppo city that was used by the jihadist rebels to snipe army personnel. In the video that was captured from afar, the Syrian Air Force drops a bomb on the building, destroying it completely so that it […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia claims 40 Syrian soldiers killed in jihadist attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Russian Reconciliation Center announced that the Syrian forces left their positions in the de-escalation zone in southeast Idlib as a result of an alleged attack on their positions by the jihadist rebels. The center claimed that about 200 gunmen from the Turkestan Islamic Party, backed by 20 cars, tanks […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Macron says denying Israel statehood is anti-Semitism
French President Emmanuel Macron said denying the right of the Israeli state to exist is an act of anti-Semitism, during a joint press conference with Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem on Wednesday. “Anti-Zionism, when it is the denial of Israel’s existence as a state, is an anti-Semitism,” Macron said. “We will continue with the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US bombers with nuclear capabilities deployed to Indian Ocean amid tensions with Iran
US officials announced earlier this month that the Pentagon would be sending six B-52H Stratofortress long-range bombers to Diego Garcia, a strategic British territory south of the Arabian Sea, amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran over the assassination of a senior Iranian commander. The US Air Force has completed the flyover deployment of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Coming off worse
Details, mere details... Here's young Lewis on Twitter earlier today: It’s really fascinating how one 16 year old, powerless girl gets so many powerful people rattled. https://t.co/eHJO2lhFhQ — Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) January 23, 2020 Of course, Greta is actually 17. Ah, and here's the legendary John Simpson: Advice to US treasury secretary Stephen Mnuchin: don’t patronise clever kids - you’ll come off worse. — John Simpson (@JohnSimpsonNews) January 23, 2020 I like how he managed to spell 'Mnuchin' correctly but got the 'Stephen' bit wrong. He's a 'Steven'.
Trump Impeachment Trial Day 4 (Starts at 1 pm Eastern Time/DC-NY Time)
https://www.c-span.org Link: https://www.c-span.org/video/?468376-1/senate-impeachment-trial-day-4 Link:https://youtu.be/KcRCpUFBPac
Physicists Just Achieved Quantum Teleportation Between Computer Chips for the First Time
*Manuel Garcia Aguilar* - Quantum is no longer the future, quantum is now.
Tesla Is Cutting Down “Thousands Of Trees” To Put Up Its German Gigafactory 4
*Tyler Durden* - Tesla is now pushing non-stop to get its Gigafactory 4, which will be located in Gruenheide, Germany, up and running.
FDA Failed to Make Sure Opioid Prescriptions Were Safe, Documents Show
*Jordan Davidson* - The FDA failed to make sure that a program meant to stop improper prescribing of opioids was effective.
Illinois Police Once Threatened to Kill Their Dogs If Weed Was Legalized, and It Just Was
*John Vibes* - The absurd threat proves just how desperate the police were to keep prohibition policies intact.
The Palmer Raids: America’s Forgotten Reign of Terror
*Lawrence W. Reed* - The raids constituted one of the lowest moments for liberty since King George III quartered troops in private homes.
Look WHO’s Talking! Vaccine Scientists Confirm Major Safety Problems
*Children’s Health Defense Team* - Rarely does the general public get to hear what vaccine scientists and public health officials really think about vaccines.
Scientists Recreate Voice of Ancient Egyptian Mummy
The authors say the techniques allow them to produce a single sound.
A Brief History of Black Names, From Perlie to Latasha
Distinctively black names are not a modern phenomenon.
Tammany Hall on High Crimes and Misdemeanors
Josh Blackman has an op-ed in *The New York Times *explaining that just because someone obtains a political benefit from an official action does not mean that he has abused his office. I encourage you to read the op-ed, as Josh makes several good points. What his op-ed brought to mind was the famous speech in 1905 by George Washington Plunkitt, a state senator from New York, on "Honest Graft vs. Dishonest Graft." One way of understanding the President's defense to the articles of impeachment is that he's saying that he committed an honest high crime and misdemeanor, not a dishonest ... more »
Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak -- News Updates January 23, 2020
*Daily Mail:* *Deadly coronavirus is MUCH more contagious than feared: Medics confirm the disease that has killed 18 can be spread by COUGHING - as Singapore, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia become latest countries to confirm cases* SARS-like disease first reported in China before spreading to Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Japan and US Major Chinese New Year events in Beijing have been cancelled, officials at the Chinese capital revealed today Today it emerged the infected US patient came into close contact with at least 16 people before quarantined Official figures show more than 600... more »
"There is no point in the leaders of global corporations trying to seek accommodation with the likes of Extinction Rebellion. They have not come to praise you for your efforts to decarbonise your activities; they have come to try to bury you." #QotD
Cartoon by Patrick Blower, *Daily Telegraph* *"There is no point in the leaders of global corporations trying to seek accommodation with the likes of Extinction Rebellion. They have not come to praise you for your efforts to decarbonise your activities nor to offer you advice as to how you can cut the carbon footprint of your company jet; they have come to try to bury you."* ~ Ross Clark, from his op-ed 'Kowtowing to Greta won't save woke corporations from the wrath of the anti-capitalist Green movement' . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, ... more »
Did Iceland Declare ‘All Religions Are Mental Disorders’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Tulsi Gabbard Sues Hillary for $50 Million Over “Russian Asset” Allegation
[image: tulsi-gabbard-sues-hillary-for-50-million-over-russian-asset-allegation] Longshot Democrat presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is suing Hillary Clinton over remarks that the former first lady made in October of 2019 implying that Gabbard was a “Russian asset.”
Davos Confab to Replace “Shareholder Capitalism” With “Stakeholder Capitalism”
[image: davos-confab-to-replace-shareholder-capitalism-with-stakeholder-capitalism] The Davos confab is giving more and more power and control to global elites in order to make the world more “sustainable,” replacing the old, outmoded, and corrupt “shareholder” capitalism with “stakeholder” capitalism.
“When I see that picture of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt being blown up, my temperature goes up”
Video – David Bellamy: Man Made Global Warming is a Scam Designed to Control People and Increase Taxes “When I see that picture of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt being blown up, my temperature goes up … followed by the CO2 as I breathe out,” says Bellamy at the start of this video. “And when ... Read more “When I see that picture of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt being blown up, my temperature goes up” The post “When I see that picture of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt being blown up, my temperature goes up” appeared first on Ice Age Now.
WikiLeaks Editor: US Is Saying First Amendment Doesn’t Apply To Foreigners In Assange Case
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson gave a brief statement to the press after the latest court hearing for Julian Assange’s extradition case in London today, saying the Trump administration is arguing that the First Amendment of the US Constitution doesn’t provide press freedom protection to foreign […]
World News Briefs -- January 23, 2020
Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus takes part in a news conference after a meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee for Pneumonia due to the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV in Geneva, Switzerland, January 22, 2020. Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via REUTERS *Reuters:* *The latest on the coronavirus spreading in China and beyond* GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that the new coronavirus that has emerged in China and spread to several other countries does not yet constitute ... more »
The oligarch behind today’s World Holocaust Forum attended by presidents and kings
By Alison Weir: At least 45 world leaders have responded to a summons to attend the World Holocaust Forum in Israel to "fight antisemitism." The event is organized by a Russian-Israeli oligarch who considers support for Palestinian human rights "antisemitic." He is promoting an Orwellian program that would criminalize "intolerance" and require re-education programs for anyone who strays beyond accepted views... The post The oligarch behind today’s World Holocaust Forum attended by presidents and kings appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
Davos Doom-mongers herald a new dark age for climate science–Sherelle Jacobs
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Mike Jackson ? I mentioned Sherelle Jacobs earlier. This, I believe, is the second sceptical piece in the last couple of weeks: ? There is something sinister in the stiff mountain air at Davos this year. As ever, the spectacle…
How the Democrats Will Pay for Impeaching Donald Trump
*Christian Whiton* *Politics, * We can already conclude with certainty that Democrats have lost the impeachment fight against President Trump. The only question is how much of a political disaster this will be for the Democrats, and who will pay for the failure. We can already conclude with certainty that Democrats have lost the impeachment fight against President Trump. The only question is how much of a political disaster this will be for the Democrats, and who will pay for the failure. So far in the proceedings we’ve learned nothing new, nor are any revelations likely. T... more »
Coronavirus Outbreak in China Could Have Come from Snakes
*Haitao Guo, Guangxiang “George” Luo, Shou-Jiang Gao* *Health, Asia* [image: Reuters] How the virus could adapt to both the cold-blooded and warm-blooded hosts remains a mystery. The illness was first reported in late December 2019 in Wuhan, a major city in central China, and has been rapidly spreading. Since then, sick travelers from Wuhan have infected people in China and other countries, including the United States. Using samples of the virus isolated from patients, scientists in China have determined the genetic code of the virus and used microscopes to photograph it. The pa... more »
Is the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Legendary Doomsday Clock Wrong?
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, * Are we really close to a global crisis? A nuclear war? Something else? Since 1947, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has used the Doomsday Clock to monitor the very threats that could ruin the planet and kill off human civilization. It’s about as grim a job as anyone can perform, but the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board has felt the urgent need to do it. The mission: to scare leaders and stakeholders in national governments and international organizations straight before the clock strikes midnight. The Bulletin published its Doomsday Cloc... more »
Trump’s Critics Show Their Own Sterile Thinking about Foreign Policy
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, * And one recent book might serve as the best example. Most members of the mainstream media have bought into the conventional wisdom about U.S. foreign policy—so much so, that they regard individuals who dispute the dominant narrative as being guilty of sacrilege. Indeed, much of the anger that journalists direct against President Donald Trump is because he expressed heretical views about America’s military alliances, free trade, regime-change wars, and other components of the globalist-interventionist orthodoxy that has governed Washington’s app... more »
Is Russia's Delta-Class Missile Submarine Worth All the Hype?
*Robert Farley* *Security, * [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-class_submarine#/media/File:Submarine_Delta_IV_class.jpg] Or is it a paper tiger? *Key Point:* This submarine class being discontinued makes the question moot either way. Between 1972 and 1992, the Soviet Union built forty-three submarines to a series of designs that NATO collectively described as the Delta class. These boats would form the backbone of the USSR’s first real seaborne nuclear deterrent, and would change how both the Soviets and the Americans thought about war at sea. Several of the boats rem... more »
Watchdog now investigating alleged wrongdoing by Ousted Ukraine Ambassador
Judicial Watch has obtained information indicating Yovanovitch may have violated laws and government regulations by ordering subordinates to target certain U.S. persons using State Department resources. Yovanovitch reportedly ordered monitoring keyed to the following search terms: Biden, Giuliani, Soros and Yovanovitch. Judicial Watch has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the State Department and will continue gathering facts from government sources. Prior to being recalled as ambassador to Ukraine in the spring Yovanovitch reportedly created a list of individu... more »
Schiff’s Daughter is Boinking the “Whistleblower”
This image is courtesy of Foguth, who found it I do not know where. Instructive, to say the least. Maybe this is why Adam Schiffenstein wishes to keep Eric Ciaramella’s identity secret. That dude must be blowing more than his whistle …. Trust the Democrats: Wherever they are involved in political intrigue, sex – preferably illicit and/or involving underage partners – is always part of it. — Safespace —
Amazing critters
Earlier this month I posted a photograph of octopus eggs that fascinated me. In response, a reader sent me the link to this video report on the critters, which is even more interesting. I've seen many octopii in the wild, during my youth in South Africa, but I never knew all that about them. I'll try not to think about it next time I'm eating calamari! Peter
US Torture Policy: Part Of 'American Exceptionalism'?
One of the architects of the CIA's post-9/11 torture program was in court this week to testify in the pre-trial proceedings of several Guantanamo detainees. His justification for designing and practicing some of the most inhuman practices on earth should give pause to Americans with a conscience. Do we really reject torture? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:
Trade Sanctions Are Both Immoral and Ineffective
[image: undefined] On January 10, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin announced new economic sanctions imposed on Iran in response to its missile strikes against US forces in Iraq. The sanctions target enterprises operating in the manufacturing, textile, construction, and mining sectors. President Trump said that “These punishing sanctions will remain until the Iranian regime changes its behavior.” The Iranian strikes were in retaliation to the US drone attack that killed Qasseim Soleimani, the powerful Iranian general and leader of the Quds F... more »
Democrats make housing unaffordable
Leftist millennials who vote Democrat are whining about the high cost of housing and how they can't afford to buy a house. They do so despite the fact that Democrats are the problem not the solution. The median price of a house in America is $200,000. The median price of a house in Democrat run California is $556,000. The median cost of a house in Democrat run New York City its $775,000. The median cost of a house in Democrat run San Francisco is $1,387,000. Hence the housing prices in the vast majority of American that voted for Trump are much lower than in the Democrat run locati... more »
Report: Thailand issues 442 medical cannabis licenses, but full market access years away
Thailand is on track to be competitive in the nascent Asian medical marijuana and hemp markets, but the full commercialization of the sector and liberal access for private businesses is not likely to be implemented before 2024, according to a new report. The country’s medical cannabis market is characterized by high potential, fast regulatory developments […] Report: Thailand issues 442 medical cannabis licenses, but full market access years away is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
China Locking Down Cities with 18 Million to Stop Virus
The open-ended lockdowns are unmatched in size, embracing more people than New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago put together.
Jim Lehrer of the ‘MacNeil-Lehrer Report’ Dies at 85
The broadcast journalist and frequent moderator of presidential debates died “peacefully in his sleep,” according to PBS.
2:00PM Water Cooler 1/23/2020
Today's Water Cooler: Open thread.
The Gravest Danger Facing America, and the World, at this Time…
It is this:- Joe Biden just might win the 2020 Presidential election! From Europe – Opinion by Karma Singh On the one Hand you have an organisation (the Democrat Party) ready, willing and able to do anything, anything at all, to get one of their stooges into the White House. The former Vice President Joe … Continue reading The Gravest Danger Facing America, and the World, at this Time…
Documents Show University of Richmond Built on Slave Burial Site
University of Richmond has acknowledged that part of their campus was built on a slave burial site, NBC reported. “Only together can we tell a fuller history of this land, remembering and memorializing those whom existing narratives have excluded or forgotten,” University of Richmond President Dr. Ronald Crutcher wrote in a statement. In a message […]
IU Bloomington Eliminates Test Scores in Admission Process
As part of Indiana University Bloomington’s admission process, students will no longer be required to submit their standardized test scores, according to WTHR. This policy will become effective in August 2020 for students applying for the 2021 school year. However, the change only applies to IU Bloomington, not the entire campus system. The elimination of […]
Advocates Fight to Reinstate Babson College Employee After Being Fired For Satirical Facebook Post
Asheen Phansey, an employee at Babson College, was recently terminated by the school for posting a satirical foreign policy message on Facebook. After President Donald J. Trump threatened to bomb cultural heritage sites in Iran, Phansey’s post indicated that Iran should make a list of United States cultural sites to target, including the Kardashian family […]
Six RFS volunteers suffer injuries after water tanker rolls on NSW South Coast
Six Rural Fire Service volunteers are injured when a water tanker rolls while fighting the Clyde Mountain fire in Eurobodalla on the South Coast.
Barack Obama wants us all to be a little more like this Melbourne woman
Like many Australians, Alice Mahar wanted to help with the bushfire effort, but her different approach and long term dedication to combating climate change has been spruiked in a tweet by former US president Barack Obama.
China instigates 'unprecedented' lockdown of more cities as virus mutates and death toll rises
Just In - 10 hours ago
Chinese authorities are taking unprecedented precautions to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus, including locking more cities and building a custom hospital at "ground zero", as death toll rises.
I'm excited about my new job, but it's cost me $700 before I've even started
Just In - 10 hours ago
As a graduate primary school teacher about to embark on my first year in the classroom, I expected that January would be a busy month. But I had no idea that it would be so expensive, writes Ellen Wengert.
How the coronavirus started in China — and why that's actually a saving grace
Just In - 10 hours ago
The emergence of a new coronavirus in China has once again raised the spectre of a global pandemic. Newly emerging viruses may well be a sentinel of a system that is out of balance, writes Simon Reid.
Hemp is an eco-friendly material, but here's why Australia doesn't grow more of it
The British Government brought hemp to Australia on the First Fleet, but anti-marijuana campaigns killed the industry off in the 1900s. Now it's making a comeback.
'The youth needs to understand…': Mnuchin tells Thunberg cash trumps climate
Just In - 10 hours ago
Following the latest spat between US President Donald Trump and Greta Thunberg, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin takes a new dig at the climate activist, telling her she needs to put environmental issues "in context".
Doomsday Clock Moves Closest to Midnight in 73-Year History
The keepers of the Doomsday Clock moved the symbolic countdown to global disaster to the closest point to midnight in its 73-year history, citing “existential danger” from nuclear war and climate change.
Trump Administration Proposes Further Rollbacks to Obama-Era School Lunch Program
The proposal is aimed at "simplifying" nutritional guidelines and combating waste, the administration said.
Did Prince Charles Ignore Mike Pence at a Holocaust Commemoration?
They really have got to stop meeting like this.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 23, 2020
U.S. soldiers stand amid damage at a site of Iranian bombing at Ain al-Asad air base, in Anbar, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2020. *FOX News:* *US 'likely' to deploy anti-missile system to protect American troops in Iraq* The Pentagon is likely deploying a missile-defense system to Iraq in response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack on an Iraqi base housing American troops earlier this month, U.S. defense officials tell Fox News. The move comes after U.S. troops were sent to a medical facility in Germany after complaining of head injuries following the Iranian missile attack. Eleven U.S. troo... more »
DOES THE RIGHT EVEN NEED TO MAINTAIN A COVER-UP?
Here's the latest from Martin Longman: *The Republicans Struggle to Keep Their Base in a Bubble* *Fox News* broadcast the first two hours of the impeachment trial on Wednesday in a normal manner, but after that, they turned off the sound: Starting with The Five, the network’s early evening roundtable commentary show, and continuing throughout the evening, Fox News broadcast portions of screen-in-screen video of the trial. But instead of playing the audio, network hosts provided the normal Trumpian spin. So while someone who just looked at the screen may have concluded Fox News was c... more »
Introducing ‘The Report, Season 2: The Impeachment’
Arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump began on Jan. 21, 2020. As was the case in the Mueller report, covered in the first season of “The Report” podcast, the central factual questions at issue in the trial are: Did Donald Trump solicit foreign interference in the upcoming presidential election and did he obstruct investigations into his conduct? The House of Representatives believes the answer to both questions is “yes,” which is why they approved two articles of impeachment against Trump, accusing him of abusing his presidential power to corruptly coerce the gove... more »
Livestream: Senate Impeachment Trial Day 3
On Jan. 23 at 1:00 p.m., the Senate will reconvene for the third day of President Trump’s impeachment trial. House managers will continue to make their case for Trump’s removal from office. The livestream coverage of the trial is available from the Washington Post here and below. Topics: - Documents Tags: - Documents, - impeachment Hannah Kris is a freshman student at Oberlin College pursuing a major in Economics and Math. More Articles Featured Term: impeachment Display Facebook comments: 1 FB Author Image URL: https://lawfare.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/sta... more »
Selected Articles: Focus on the Davos World Economic Forum (2017-2020)
23 January 2020 — Global Research Trump Parties in Davos While Ordinary Americans Struggle to Make Ends Meet By Stephen Lendman, January 23 2020 The annual Davos billionaire’s ball — aka World Economic Forum — continues until Friday. Countless millions of US households face unacceptable choices between paying rent or servicing mortgages, seeking high-cost medical care when needed, … Continue reading Selected Articles: Focus on the Davos World Economic Forum (2017-2020)
Julian Assange News Links 23 January 2020
23 January 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back ‘We simply can’t get in’: Assange lawyer complains about lack of access to WikiLeaks founder https://on.rt.com/a9ln WikiLeaks Editor: US Is Saying First Amendment Doesn’t Apply To Foreigners In Assange … Continue reading Julian Assange News Links 23 January 2020
Review: “One World Digital Dictatorship” by Soren Korsgaard – Digital Nightmare
Danish writer Soren Korsgaard (editor of Crime & Power) has written a very long and detailed account entitled “One World Digital Dictatorship” that describes the accelerating movement by both Western-style democracies and one-party states (notably China) towards world-wide Digital Dictatorship (Digital Imprisonment) involving mass data collection on everyone, mass surveillance, facial recognition-based tracking, crypotocurrency-based cashless societies, and social credit-based disempowerment.
Book Now: The Media Democracy Festival 2020
We are delighted to invite you to this year's Media Democracy Festival on Saturday 14 March at Birkbeck University*, Central London. Free registration tickets are now available.
20 points to understand the drama of the right-wing opposition in Venezuela
One year ago on January 23, 2019, Juan Guaidó had united the Venezuelan right-wing opposition against Maduro. Today Guaidó continues to enjoy support from the United States but not from his fellow opposition legislators.
Looking Back at the Spitzer Space Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope, which is to end its mission on January 30, has a special place in my memory. I was making a trip to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as part of the research for my Centauri Dreams book when I noticed on a monitor a countdown — still in days — for the […]
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