Friday, February 28, 2020

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  • Woolworths has been named Australia’s top online retailer by ecommerce intelligence specialist Power Retail, as reported by Business Insider Australia. E-commerce intelligence...
  • Deakin University researchers are labelling Melbourne an unhealthy ‘food swamp’, after recording a dramatic rise in unhealthy food outlets opening across the city, particularly...

    • Following the news that the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given the nod to China Mengniu Dairy Company Ltd (Mengniu) for the proposed acquisition...

  • We have already seen it happen all over the globe.  In China it is becoming increasingly difficult for ordinary citizens to get essential supplies, there have been very long lines...
  • The CDC has announced that there is a newly confirmed coronavirus case in northern California, and authorities have no idea how the victim was exposed to the virus.  This particular...

    • U.S. government officials are doing their best to keep the general population calm, but everyone can see what is happening in the rest of the world.  There are now empty store shelves...

  • You may not want to read those terms of service, but you really should.
  • When you have $11.6 billion in annual profits, you can afford to experiment.

    • Figuring out 3D scenes from 2D imagery can pep up your posts -- and the technology can help Tesla cars and robots navigate the real world.

  • by Michael Hudson Writer, Dandelion Salad February 27, 202 The Democrats’ Quandary To hear the candidates debate, you would think that their fight was over who could best beat Trump...
  • by Jim Kavanagh Writer, Dandelion Salad The Polemicist February 26, 2020 There are two things I feel compelled to say about Mike Bloomberg and his candidacy. Thing One: Thank you...

    • Dandelion Salad by Craig Murray Craig Murray February 25, 2020 Woolwich Crown Court is designed to impose the power of the state. Normal courts in this country are public buildings...

  • Stock prices are falling faster and harder than they ever have before.  If the financial markets are in this much chaos even though not a single American has died from the coronavirus...
  • Is a widespread coronavirus outbreak inside the United States inevitable?  After weeks of generally optimistic statements, officials are now warning us to prepare for the worst. ...

    • We just witnessed the third largest single day point drop in U.S. stock market history, and experts are warning that things will only get worse if this coronavirus pandemic continues...

  • The day after Bernie Sanders’s big win in Nevada, Joe Lockhart, Bill Clinton’s former press secretary, expressed the fear gripping The post Robert Reich: The Democratic Establishment...
  • Despite some gains on the policy level, Trump’s visit to India symbolised heightened partisanship and a return to chemistry between The post With Trump’s India Visit, US-India...

    • By Saman Ayesha Kidwai* The pace of China’s advancements in its space-based capabilities has been rising since the break in The post Tracing Strategy In China’s Militarization...

  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org The paradigm of perpetual growth on a finite planet with finite resources was never sustainable. Now, a global pandemic has been added...
  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Climate engineering, the coronavirus outbreak and countless other converging factors are taking their toll on modern civilization...

  • United States intelligence agencies are using “a wide range” of tools, ranging from open-source collection to communications interception and human intelligence, to collect...
  • An imminent peace agreement between the United States government and the Taliban will inadvertently empower the Islamic State in Afghanistan, according to a number of insiders...

    • A Russian intelligence officer, who was allegedly involved in an attempt to kill a Bulgarian arms dealer in Sofia in 2015, is now a diplomat, according to report published on Tuesday...

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  •           Do you know anyone who ALWAYS gets the best parking spot? Are you, in fact, one of these lucky ducks?  My jealousy is tried to the breaking point anytime I go anywhere with...

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  •           Have you ever called me for tech support? No you have not. So let me tell you what you’re missing.          Let’s say you call with a question about a missing file...

  •   Niqnaq



  • Syria has every right to fight terrorists in Idlib, and Russia can’t interfere – Moscow RT.com, Feb 28 2020 Damascus has the right to fight back when attacked by terrorists and...
  • With perfect irony, an award for the best, most neutral, impartial and courageous news reporting is presented by The Royal Television Society. The name says it all. https://t.co/7lTJ7OnLf2...

    • I know many Syrians who’ve been pushing for democracy & human rights in Syria long before 2011 who’ll be very surprised to find out they were ‘invented by the British’!...

      Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service



  • Paradoxically, when the number of people suffering from undernourishment or hunger has risen in the world, so, too, have those afflicted by overweight and obesity. Latin America’s...
  • Just a month since the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus a public health emergency, it is now taking steps to contain misinformation being spread about the disease...

    • From 26 February to 28 February 2020, the United Nations in Kenya supported a joint visit to the Frontier Counties of Kenya. The objective of this mission was to allow delegates from...

    The Moderate Voice



  • We have Julius Caesar to thank for the existence of 29 February 2020, a.k.a. Leap Day 2020. “During the Late [Roman] Republic, social disorder, political strife and an ongoing series...
  • People living in Italy, Iran, and South Korea are all grappling with a surgein the number of cases of COVID-19. In Italy, where officials report528 people are infected and 14 have died...

    • Coronavirus seems to be on a collision course with the US economy and its 12-year bull market. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan Michael Walden, North Carolina State University Fears are growing...

  • Neil Irwin offers a different perspective on interest rate cuts from the Fed: The Fed’s interest rate tools are poorly suited to protect the economy from shutdowns in production...
  • As the Supreme Court prepares to hear its first abortion case since the appointment of conservative justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, Virginia just took a preemptive step...

    • Bernie Sanders sparked a furor Sunday when he announced he would not attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s annual conference because the organization provides...

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  • More than half of the 50 states that comprise the United States have passed laws that are clear violations of the US Constitution. Americans have gags stuck in their mouths because...
  • White people aren't supposed to know that they are being demonized by the New York Times, PBS, universities, the Democrat Party's Identity Politics, and corporations, and if they...

  •   The Watchers - Editor's Picks



  • A brilliant fireball streaked across the skies of Arizona at 12:32 UTC (05:32 LT) on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, and was also spotted in several southwest U.S. states. The American...
  • A massive sandstorm with winds up to 120 km/h (75 mph) hit the Canary Islands over the weekend and continued into Monday, February 24, 2020. The storm caused severe disruptions and...

    • Crew aboard an aircraft used for hunting hurricanes captured a rare, spectacular weather phenomenon called St. Elmo's Fire while flying over the North Atlantic on February 15, 2020...

  • Much more than just a cosmetic issue, obesity is associated with type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, fatty liver disease, sleep apnea, arthritis, gallbladder...
  • The 2019 figure is the highest number of such deaths in more than 30 years, according to the association.

    • The study found that for women with "triple-negative" breast cancer, adding Keytruda to standard chemotherapy improved their odds of responding.

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  • Reading Time: 15 minutes A look at what happens when politics becomes entertainment at worst and a hobby at best. The post Political Hobbysim Is Not Politics appeared first on WhoWhatWhy...
  • Reading Time: < 1 minute Court Sides With Trump in ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Grant Fight ; Earth Has Temporarily Gained Another Moon ; and More Picks 2/27 The post Facial Recognition...

    • Reading Time: 4 minutes Many mass shooters have a history of domestic violence, which means that taking their guns away after a reported abuse could save lives. However, that is not...

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