Monday, May 18, 2020

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  The Vintage News



  • Tributes have been paid to American actor and comedian Fred Willard, who died on Friday aged 86. Arguably best known for his work with director Christopher Guest (Waiting for Guffman...

  • The Real Story of Russian Empress Catherine the Great – Subject of New Miniseries

    6 hours ago
  • Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg, the German girl who would become Catherine the Great, one of Russia’s greatest rulers, was born poor but aristocratic...

  • This Village in Japan Claims to Hold the True Burial Place of Jesus

    2 days ago

    • Was Jesus actually buried in Japan? While Jesus and the Land of the Rising Sun may seem like strange bedfellows, thousands of people visit the village of Shingo in North Japan every...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!



  • Originally posted on Legal History Miscellany: Guest post by Katy Barnett, 18 May 2020. This blog has recently featured a fascinating post on whether it is possible to steal a peacock...

  • Jerry Stiller

    3 hours ago

  • Finn Kydland on quantitative easing

    5 hours ago


    •   TARPLEY.net



  • At Trump’s White House Court of Miracles, “Operation Warp Speed” Dishes Out Magical Promises of Millions of Effective Vaccine Doses by the End of This Year; Skeptics on Display...

  • Trump Depression Deepens with Three Million More New Jobless Claims Last Week; Actual Unemployment Now Exceeds 50 Million; Trump Promises Santa Claus Rally in Fourth Quarter; But Fed Chief Powell Warns of Long-Term Depression and Demands More Taxpayer Cash for Wall Street Zombie Banks; Ousted BARDA Leader Dr. Bright Expects Pandemic to Inflict “Darkest Winter” in Modern American History; Biden’s Hundred Days Taking Shape as Most Radical Activist Presidency Since FDR

    4 days ago
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Thursday, May 14, 2020 FBI Search Warrant for Senator Burr Reeks of Retaliation for Senate Intelligence...

  • After a Spate of Brutal Polls Showing Trump Losing, Boy Wonder Kushner Refuses to Rule Out Attempt by Trump Gang to Change Date of November 3 Presidential Election Using Pretext of Pandemic Emergency; Executive Has No Such Legal Authority; Kushner Later Denies Any White House Discussions About Tampering with the Date of Vote; A Whiff of Coup d’État in the Air in Washington; Orban and Perhaps Bolsonaro Show the Way

    5 days ago

    • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Trump’s Threatening Comments About Some Mysterious “Obamagate”...

      Sustainable Pulse



  • In a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is dominating the global psyche, it is of course important to delve deeper into the background reasons for the failure of our immune systems to be...

  • US National Institutes of Health Study Links Dicamba to Increased Cancer Risks

    12 days ago
  • Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health have found that use of the pesticide dicamba can increase the risk of developing numerous cancers, including liver and intrahepatic...

  • German GMO-Free Market Increased by 15% in 2019

    a month ago

    • In 2019, manufacturers and processors achieved a turnover of around 8.8 billion euros with goods carrying the “Ohne GenTechnik” (Without Genetic Engineering) seal. In shops...

      sunshine hours



  • South / North

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 132 – 2020

    6 days ago
  • South / North

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 128 – 2020

    10 days ago

    • South / North

      Stagecraft and Statecraft



  • Brahma Chellaney, The Japan Times The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the global geopolitical landscape, including triggering a growing backlash against China. The world wants...

  • If there was no coverup, why is China opposing an inquiry?

    13 days ago
  • BY BRAHMA CHELLANEY, The Hill China insists it has been fully transparent and hidden nothing on the killer coronavirus, whose international spread from Wuhan has turned into the...

  • The Chinese Health Organization?

    24 days ago

    • If the World Health Organization is to spearhead international health policy and respond to disease outbreaks effectively, it must pursue deep reforms aimed at broadening its jurisdiction...

      Ramani's blog



  • This is the explanation taking reference to Time and Quantum physics.

  • Madrasian Culture Benchmark 1.5 Million Year Attirambakkam

    3 days ago
  • This site is a benchmark in Archeology as the group of sites yielding tools of this period,old stone age ,is called Madrasian Culture,so named after the capital of the state ,near which...

  • Allirani Tamil Amazon Queen Russian Link?

    3 days ago

    • Considering these facts it is possible that Allirani was an Amazonian Queen and she could have conquered lands  we now call Russia.

      Diane Ravitch's blog



  • TIME magazine has a depressing expose about the $160 billion in tax breaks that the CARES Act awards to the real estate industry, including the family business of Jared Kushner. The...

  • New York Times Twists the Facts by “Neutrality”

    8 hours ago
  • Erik Wemple of the Washington Post criticizes the New York Times for not allowing its reporters to tell the unvarnished truth. The Times suffers from “both side-ism.” The Times’s...

  • Andrea Gabor: States Should Not Forsake the Neediest Children When Setting Budgets

    9 hours ago

    • Andrea Gabor spells out what many educators and parents fear: the collapse of state revenues will endanger our most vulnerable children. After 20 years of pouring billions into testing...

      Pasco Phronesis



  • I’m a little surprised it took this long into the shutdown portion of the pandemic for these postings to get really, really thin.  For the first week in May, the only science and technology...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of April 27

    8 days ago
  • Not much to pass along for the week of April 27th.  The bookings do remind us of some shows that have passed on.  Jim Parsons, often noted here for his work on The Big Bang Theory, made...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of April 20

    16 days ago

    • For the week in question, The Tonight Show takes the crown.  Dr. Jane Goodall was on the show on April 22 to help commemorate Earth Day.  The Late Show comes in (a distant) second, with...

      NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT



  • By Paul Homewood   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/16/guardian-language-changes-climate-environment It’s a crisis, says the Guardian! Meanwhile...

  • Petition To Scrap Net Zero

    8 hours ago
  • By Paul Homewood   h/t Stuart Brown We need 10,000 signatures by September, and its currently up to 6608. Pass the word round! Click on the link to sign:   https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300316...

  • Planet of the Greens

    9 hours ago

    • By Paul Homewood     A video fropm GWPF, which examines the virulent reactions for eco-activists to Michael Moore’s latest film:  

      NoTricksZone



  • Scientists suggest relative sea level changes are well-correlated with natural variability and accelerated sea level rise is a “recurring feature” of what has been observed...

  • Climate Scientists Getting Company: German Virologists, Physicians “Fear For Their Freedom Of Expression”

    a day ago
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed how scientific dissent is not only being suppressed and marginalized in Germany when it comes to climate science, but with virology and public health...

  • More Bird Kills For The Climate? 9 “Strictly Protected” Red Kites Found Poisoned To Death!

    2 days ago

    • War on windpark-blocking red kites? Authorities are offering a €1000 reward for information leading to solving 11 cases of dead red kite protected birds. Nine of the deaths were...

      NEPC Blog Post of the Day



  • Hack Education: Educational Crises and Ed-Tech: A History I was a guest at Desmos today. No, I won't speak at your startup. Thank you very much for inviting me to speak to you today. I...

  • Yong Zhao: From “Yes, but” to “Yes, and…:” Reimagine Possibilities and Obstacles of Educational Change

    3 days ago
  • Yong Zhao: From “Yes, but” to “Yes, and…:” Reimagine Possibilities and Obstacles of Educational Change My encounters in recent weeks’ discussions (virtual meetings...

  • Have You Heard: The Right to Read

    4 days ago

    • Have You Heard: The Right to Read In the latest episode of Have You Heard we dig into the recent – and surprising – decision by a federal court declaring that there is in fact a constitutional...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers



  • The following article is from my colleague Paul Roderick Gregory in The Hill Walter Duranty, the New York Times’s Moscow correspondent from 1922 to 1936, was awarded a Pulitzer...

  • Victor Davis Hanson: On Flynn Case, Coronavirus Economy, China’s Culpability & Trump 2020 Prospects

    3 days ago

  • Unbearable Truths About Our Current Political Moment

    5 days ago

    • Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness Sometimes the truth is like mythical kryptonite. It radiates power and yet promises great destruction. And so reality is to be left alone...

    The Moderate Voice



  • Here is the latest video from The Lincoln Project which states its mission is “Defeat President Trump and Trumpism at the ballot box.” It’s title: “This Week.” The post...

  • Report From The Hot Zone: Manhattan

    7 hours ago
  • For some reason a sound truck drove up a silent and empty Eighth Ave the other morning below my window loudly blaring Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” which echoed up the windy...

  • Fired watchdog was probing Mike Pompeo’s ’emergency’ arms sale to Saudi Arabia

    8 hours ago

    • Mike Pompeo may have had more than a dog-walking scandal on his mind when he got President Donald Trump to fire the State Department inspector general.Steve Linick, the ousted watchdog...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • Nursing homes account for 81 percent of the country’s covid-19 deaths, according to Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, a far greater proportion than in the United...

  • Marginal tax rates

    3 hours ago
  • One in four low-wage workers face marginal net tax rates above 70 percent, effectively locking them into poverty. Over half face remaining lifetime marginal net tax rates above 45...

  • Did crazy Republican tax-cutters defund the regulatory state for decades?

    7 hours ago

    • Minton is the author of a newly released study showing just how far the CDC has strayed from its core mission. In addition to combating dangerous infectious diseases like HIV and malaria...

      Lloyd Lofthouse



  • Why are mad dogs shot or euthanized when they are a threat to other animals and humans? Continue reading →

  • Randy Abraham: A Few Good Reasons to Support Joe Biden

    6 hours ago
  • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: I have one good reason to support Joe Biden. It can be summed up in one five-letter word: Trump. Reader Randy Abraham offers more reasons...

  • What George Conway Wrote About Trump, the Loser-in-Chief

    11 days ago

    • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Since the Washington Post is behind a paywall, and since I teased you with Teacher Ken’s brief summary, I thought I would share what Mr...

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  • The notion that there is no treatment available for COVID-19 is simply not true, as several doctors in the United States and abroad have developed treatment protocols that they say...

  • Exploiting COVID, Social Media Silences Dissent | Behind the Deep State

    4 hours ago
  • VIDEO - Watch this video before the Deep State takes it down!. In this episode of Behind the Deep State, host Alex Newman exposes the escalating efforts by Deep State social media companies...

  • Anti-Red Flag Law Passes Oklahoma Legislature

    6 hours ago

    • Oklahoma’s legislature has taken a stand against red flag laws that violate due process of law for individuals, as well as the Second Amendment.

      MintPress News



  • As the Trump show continues and each side of the political aisle takes aim at each other, the economy's freefall is quickly reaching catastrophic levels. The post The Dem’s $3 Trillion...

  • Latin America Braces for Major Spike in COVID-19 Cases

    7 hours ago
  • Many Latin American countries have been hollowed out after decades of neoliberal “reforms,” leaving them weaker than ever. The post Latin America Braces for Major Spike in COVID-19...

  • US Military Planners Advise Expanded Online Psychological Warfare against China

    9 hours ago

    • Just three years ago, Americans had a neutral view of China (and nine years ago it was strongly favorable). Today, the same polls show that 66 percent of Americans dislike the country...

      Made from Truth and Lies



  • LJ appear to have banned the crossposter - possibly by accident. The IP address has been banned for too many false passwords - which are probably mostly down to individuals.In any case...

  • Interesting Links for 11-05-2020

    6 days ago
  • Coronavirus: The Risks - Know Them - Avoid Them(tags:virus biology pandemic advice )President Trump nicely captures the spirit of Mother's Day(tags:mother politics USA wtf )An...

  • Interesting Links for 10-05-2020

    8 days ago

    • Using architecture AI to design homes(tags:architecture ai )The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 monthsWorth remembering that the Lord...

      www.gurukalehuru.com



  • If everybody got what they deserved, we would not exist. All that we are and all that we will ever be we owe to the pre-existence of existence. Every human being, every dog, every cat...

  • Priorities

    2 days ago
  • Somebody posted a picture of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez wearing a mask, and the reason for the posting was that the poster had made the mask, and was therefore very proud of the fact that...

  • Bitching About Poetry

    3 days ago

    • I don’t know how big an overlap there is between people who read this blog and people who just know me from poetry sites, but I suspect it’s like two or three people, tops. Nonetheless...

      Fragments from Floyd



  • The future of food will be different after COVID19. We should be planting our Victory Gardens NOW!

  • Gramps Gets Night Cramps

    20 days ago
  • I not uncommonly fall asleep on the love seat in the front room at bedtime, especially if the wood stove is glowing and radiating sleepiness into the darkness. As usual, last night I...
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