Thursday, January 09, 2020

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  • An Assyrian tablet featuring a chilling demon has been identified. Some years ago, a clay tablet written in an extinct Semetic language, Akkadian, was discovered in northern Iraq...

  • Timothée Chalamet to Play a Young and Defiant Bob Dylan in New Biopic

    7 hours ago
  • Timothée Chalamet is set to pick up the guitar as music icon Bob Dylan in a new biopic. The movie, which has the working title of Going Electric, is a big screen account of Dylan’s folk...

  • New Study: If you have one of these Surnames there’s a Viking in your Family Tree

    14 hours ago

    • People are fascinated by learning about where their surnames come from and now many of them will find out they have Viking ancestors. That fascination has allowed companies that offer...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!




  • Valerie Ramey (2020) on creative destruction and the business cycle

    2 hours ago
  • From https://econweb.ucsd.edu/~vramey/research/Ramey_Productivity_Origins_of_Secular_Stagnation.pdf

  • .@ProfDBernstein on hate speech law karma

    2 hours ago


    •   TARPLEY.net



  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Trump’s Pompous Speech Goes in Wrong Direction, Unrealistically Demanding...

  • Pentagon Says Iran Launches a Dozen Missiles from Own Territory Against U.S. and Coalition Forces on Sadr and Erbil Iraqi Bases; Second Attack Wave Announced, but No Further Action Signaled; Responsibility Claimed by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps; Attack Came at About 5:30 PM EST Tuesday

    2 days ago
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Tehran Media Claim Extravagant U.S. Casualties, but No American Fatalities...

  • As Trump’s Impeachment Trial Approaches, Bolton Announces He Is Willing to Testify Under Senate Subpoena; But Will He Testify in Favor of Trump or Against Him?; Incorrigible Neocon Warmonger Has Many Reasons to Favor Aggressor Trump!; Dems Must Focus on Schumer’s Witness List of Pompeo, Mulvaney, Blair, and Duffey!

    3 days ago

    • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Monday, January 6, 2020 Case for Impeachment Grows Stronger After Pelosi Pause: Trump’s Role in...

      Sustainable Pulse



  • In the West African country of Togo, it is now prohibited to ‘import, market or use glyphosate and any product containing it ‘. The decision was formalized just before Christmas...

  • Disgraced Chinese Scientist Who Genetically Edited Human Babies is Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

    11 days ago
  • The disgraced Chinese scientist who led the genetic editing of human babies was sentenced to three years in prison today for undertaking illegal medical practices. Source: Daily...

  • The Future of Wheat Farming is Glyphosate Residue Free – Exclusive Interview with Axis Farms

    22 days ago

    • Sustainable Pulse interview with Axis Farms’ Partner, Mark Sanders, discussing the future of wheat farming in Canada and why they decided it is important to certify their harvest...

      sunshine hours



  • South / North

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 7 – 2020

    a day ago
  • South / North

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 6 – 2020

    2 days ago

    • South / North

      Stagecraft and Statecraft



  • Brahma Chellaney, The Hindustan Times Critics of US President Donald Trump had been slamming his foreign-policy approach of relying solely on economic levers by rebuffing the American...

  • The Illusion of a Rules-Based Global Order

    17 days ago
  • BRAHMA CHELLANEY, Project Syndicate International law today is powerful against the powerless, and powerless against the powerful. As long as this is true, a rules-based global...

  • Why India-Japan ties matter more than ever

    18 days ago

    • Brahma Chellaney, The Hindustan Times Whereas India-China and Japan-China ties are unlikely to become non-adversarial in the near future, the forthcoming summit between prime...

      Ramani's blog



  • The original name of the place was Kadai+Chilambu+Endhal, meaning 'the place where the Anklet was held in Hands for the last time' I am unable to find the photo of the house...

  • Siva Linga Worship Africa 1800 Years ago Nelspruit Siva

    2 months ago

    • Nelspruit Nature Reserve. An ancient Hindu worship site which dates back 1,800 years, and is still in use today.

      Diane Ravitch's blog



  • I fear we are becoming insensitive to shock in the Trump era. And the very concept of “government ethics” seems to be an oxymoron in this era. Here are two shocking reports by Teresa...

  • Newark: Superintendent Wants to Close Four Charters and Limit New Ones

    9 hours ago
  • Roger Léon, superintendent of Newark schools, wants to close four charter schools and ban most new ones.  Patrick Wall of Chalkbeat reports: The head of the Newark school system...

  • I Endorse Andy Saultz for State Legislature in Oregon

    10 hours ago

    • Andrew (Andy) Saultz is running for the Oregon State Legislature in District 33 (Northwest Portland). I am pleased to endorse his candidacy. The legislature will be fortunate to...

      Pasco Phronesis



  • As is usually the case, most programs were off for the year-end holidays.  Of the repeats this past week, I draw attention to the New Year’s Day edition of The Late Late Show.  Neil...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of December 23

    13 days ago
  • With Christmas landing mid-week, the late night shows were in repeats this week, if not pre-empted. Of the repeats, one that comes close to being included here is Friday’s (December...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of December 16

    16 days ago

    • With the end of the year fast approaching, most shows wrapped their new episodes for the week last week.  As has been the case the last couple of years, the pickings were slim. A segment...

      NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT



  • By Paul Homewood   An important and, as usual,  forensic contribution from Roy Spencer:   Summary Points 1) Global wildfire activity has decreased in recent decades, making any...

  • Climate Change Played Minor Role In California Wildfires, Experts Conclude

    7 hours ago
  • By Paul Homewood     Climate change has only played a minor role in recent Californian wildfires, according to new research:   Scott Stephens, a professor of fire science at the...

  • At Home With The Thunbergs

    15 hours ago

    • By Paul Homewood     h/t Joe Public   Hilarious stuff from BBC Scotland!   When Greta’s away the Thunberg’s come out to play. #OnlyanExcuse streaming now on @BBCiPlayer https://t.co/GoBsS5iHaw...

      NoTricksZone



  • Though the media like to tell their audience that man-made climate change is leading to more extreme weather, the data don’t support it. In fact, one could easily argue that Japan’s...

  • German 2019 Weather-Related Insured Damage BELOW AVERAGE For 6th Consecutive Year!

    a day ago
  • Hat-tip: Die kalte Sonne In 2019, weather-related events in Germany caused insured damage to houses, household contents, commerce, industry and motor vehicles amounting to 3.2...

  • “Green” Wood-Burning Making Munich Germany’s Air Dirtier Than NSW – Even As Bush Fires Rage!

    2 days ago

    • A number of countries have even made wood-burning a part of their drive to cut down on CO2 emissions. For example cities like Munich, Germany are seeing a rise in wood burning as a source...

      NEPC Blog Post of the Day



  • Yong Zhao: PISA Peculiarities (1): Why Doesn’t Growth Mindset Work for Chinese Students? PISA has many peculiar and surprising discoveries… Having a growth mindset is negatively...

  • Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: GreatSchools Ratings Are Skewed (Matt Barnum, Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee)

    a day ago
  • Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: GreatSchools Ratings Are Skewed (Matt Barnum, Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee) Ranking and evaluating schools across the country is...

  • Answer Sheet: The Surprising Source of Key Data in a Report Critical of U.S. Charter School Program

    2 days ago

    • Answer Sheet: The Surprising Source of Key Data in a Report Critical of U.S. Charter School Program   More that 1000 people rallied for more support, from the city, for charter schools...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers



  • From An Angry Reader: Subject: The Dangers of…YOU Mr. Hanson, It appears that they let just about anyone submit an opinion even a Stanford grad. I guess you didn’t have what it takes...

  • Iran’s Options in a Showdown with America Are All Bad

    5 hours ago
  • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review After losing its top strategist, military commander, and arch-terrorist, Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian theocracy is weighing responses...

  • Iranian Analytics

    8 hours ago

    • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review For all the current furor over the death of Qasem Soleimani, it is Iran, not the U.S. and the Trump administration, that is in a dilemma. Given...

    The Moderate Voice



  • It all started innocently enough. Our local grocery story was offering a deal, spend $500 in December and get a free ham. No way I was going to turn that down. So the groceries were delivered...

  • CONGRESS HAS TO RECLAIM ITS WAR-MAKING AUTHORITY

    10 hours ago
  • by John L. Micek It didn’t take long for “World War III” to become a trending topic on Twitter in the hours after news broke that a drone strike by U.S. forces resulted in the death...

  • ‘Strike of Choice’: US Lawmakers Decry ‘Utterly Unconvincing’ Trump Briefing on Soleimani Assassination

    a day ago

    • Not just Democrats, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said what Trump officials presented was “the worst briefing I’ve had on a military issue in my nine years” serving in the Senate. by Jon...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • 1. “A new study this week finds there were around 72,000 alcohol-related deaths among people over the age of 16 in 2017—more than double the number of similar deaths recorded two...

  • The new culture of matching

    9 hours ago
  • Using detailed data on individual campaign contributions to Democrats and Republicans, our estimates show that firms are considerably more likely to announce a merger, complete...

  • The Big Farmer Bailout Was Never Debated

    13 hours ago

    • Farmers are getting billions of dollars in bailout money to compensate for the trade war with China. If big banks or big business were being bailed out there would be an uproar but big...

      Lloyd Lofthouse



  • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: I fear we are becoming insensitive to shock in the Trump era. And the very concept of “government ethics” seems to be an oxymoron in this...

  • Eric Holder Blasts Bill Barr for Acting as Trump’s Lapdog

    a month ago
  • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Today in the Washington Post,  Eric Holder criticized Bill Barr for his aggressive, partisan support of Trump. Holder was Obama’s...

  • Happy Thanksgiving: A Meditation on Religious Liberty

    a month ago

    • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Happy Thanksgiving! Today is a day when we pause and give thanks to whatever deity we worship (or not) for the blessings we enjoy: our freedom...

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  • The poor children were absolutely terrified. “We are gonna die! I don't want to die!” screamed one little child during a propaganda session on “climate.”...

  • South Carolina Fires Back on Gun Control

    4 hours ago
  • VIDEO - South Carolina State Representatives Stewart Jones (R-14) and Josiah Magnuson (R-38) discuss a bill they've worked on to restrict many of their state’s unconstitutional...

  • The Real WWIII Threat Was Hillary Clinton

    4 hours ago

    • While many young people are worried about President Trump starting WWIII with Iran, Hillary Clinton would have been much more of a warmonger than Trump if she had been elected president...

      MintPress News



  • Even amongst Iraq's more pro-US factions, the calls for "Yankee go home" have grown increasingly louder. The post Iraqis to the United States: What Part of “Go Home” Don’t You...

  • In What May be the Largest Strike in World History, Millions in India Protest PM Modi’s Policies

    a day ago
  • An estimated quarter of a billion workers in India went on strike today, protesting the government of Narendra Modi’s racist and “anti-people,” “anti-worker” policies...

  • Trump Backs Away from Threats to Retaliate for Iranian Missile Strikes, Promises New Sanctions

    a day ago

    • Following Iran’s military response to the deaths of Soleimani and his Iraqi ally, Trump’s tone -- at least publicly -- was dramatically less bellicose than his recent tweets...

      Made from Truth and Lies



  • Twitter will test reply limiting feature to beat back trolls(tags:Twitter abuse conversation )Is too much screen time bad for children?(tags:health mentalhealth technology...

  • My links are posting automatically again!

    16 hours ago
  • The more alert of you may have noticed that my links have been posting at exactly midday for the last few days.This is because I finally took my PowerShell-based LinkPoster and stuck...

  • Interesting Links for 08-01-2020

    2 days ago

    • Everything you need to know about the Labour election rules(tags:labour voting )What really happens to plastic drink bottles you toss in your recycling bin(tags:recycling Canada...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • People with gastroesophageal reflux disease may experience a symptom called water brash. Read more about the causes and treatment of water brash here.

  • Medical News Today: Wet coughs: What to know

    6 hours ago
  • A wet cough produces fluid or phlegm. In this article, learn about the various causes of a wet cough, as well as the treatment options available.

  • Medical News Today: Gastroenterologists: What to know

    7 hours ago

    • Gastroenterologists are medical professionals who specialize in the digestive system. Learn about what they do and the conditions they may treat here.


      www.gurukalehuru.com



  • The Americans say the Iranians shot down the Ukrainian jet today, bound for Kiev, which exploded shortly after takeoff.Excuse my skepticism, but after WMDs, the Kuwaiti incubator...

  • Countdown to Armageddon

    17 hours ago
  • Which is a bit of an inflammatory headline. I don’t actually think we’re headed for WWIII. While Trump’s drone bombing of an Iranian general (and an Iraqi general was killed...

  • A Dream of a Dream

    2 days ago

    • Last night in my dream I decided to drop a hit of LSD and it was a very conscious decision, to see if doing LSD in a dream would be different from doing LSD in real life, and I must … Continue...
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