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The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human
Land-based food not nutritionally sufficient for wild polar bears

A study, by San Diego Zoo Global conservationists, released this week (Sept. 12, 2016) is shedding new
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team

British Judge: Steele must pay businessman over false accusation about

The following is an excerpt from an article at JustTheNews.com. ...The judge ruled Steele violated the law
POLL: Few believe wearing masks "saves many lives"

People are mixed when it comes to their opinion about the impact of wearing masks for coronavirus. Eight
WATCH: Where Star Wars began

(Original air date: November 17, 2019) When we travel for Full Measure, sometimes we end up in faraway

British Judge Orders Christopher Steele To Pay Damages To Russian Bankers

A British judge ruled Wednesday that Christopher Steele violated a data privacy law by failing to check the
In An Insane World, Madness Looks Moderate And Sanity Looks Radical

There are no moderate, mainstream centrists in the US-centralized empire. They do not exist. It’s not that
Is Washington Provoking India to a War With China?

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a recent video conference suggested that the US might move some of its

2:00PM Water Cooler 7/8/2020

~ COVID problem states ~ Electoral college map shifts ~ Biden's typefaces ~ Trump to drop out? Not what
“Warren’s Eviction Bill Is Economically and Politically Savvy”

Why Warren's eviction bill, which calls for a one-year eviction freeze, does not go far enough to save
Links 7/8/2020

Chutzpah and the Push for In-Person Instruction

Chutzpah and the Push for In-Person Instruction The definition of chutzpah, according to the
Answer Sheet: How the Supreme Court’s Decision on Religious Schools Just

Answer Sheet: How the Supreme Court’s Decision on Religious Schools Just Eroded the Separation Between
Have You Heard: Mail Order Schools: The Past and Present of Distance

Have You Heard: Mail Order Schools: The Past and Present of Distance Learning Students

Gasoline prices resume decline after weeks of increases

Gasoline prices in the Houston area have declined by nearly 3 cents in the past week, breaking a string of
U.S. oil and gas rig count losses moderate

The number of operating oil and gas rigs fell slightly in the 17th straight week of losses.
Sources: Venezuela wooed Texas Republican to ease sanctions

MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela's socialist government tried to recruit then-Congressman Pete Sessions to broker

'How the hell are we going to do this?' The panic over reopening

The CDC issued additional guidance this week on safely reopening schools, with infections spiking in the
Florida reports record number of coronavirus cases amid nationwide surge

Health experts fear coronavirus cases will continue to climb after the July 4 weekend.
Coronavirus threatened to make a mess of Kentucky’s primary. It could be a

The state scaled up absentee voting and challenged its primary turnout record despite the coronavirus

Trump has 91% chance of winning second term, professor’s model predicts

President Donald Trump has a 91 per cent chance of winning the November 2020 election, according to a political science professor who has correctly predicted five out of six elections since 1996.“The Primary Model gives Trump a 91 percent chance of winning in November,” Stony Brook professor Helmut Norpoth told Mediaite on Tuesday.

The Independent
Navy SEAL who oversaw bin Laden raid says America's biggest national security issue is the K-12 education system

The US needs an education system that informs students about the world around them, retired Navy Adm. William McRaven said.

Business Insider
GOP State Lawmaker Demands Americans ‘STOP GETTING TESTED’ For Coronavirus

Nino Vitale railed against wearing masks and ranted about “living in a dictatorship” in a Facebook post.

HuffPost

Workers urged not to travel to areas affected by virus

The possibility that the virus could affect a Navajo citizen is very real – especially if they travel to
Obituaries for March 5, 2020

This week: Raymond H. Smith, Kee Logg, Flora Ann Parker, Lilly C. Sandoval, and Eugene Wesley Delgai. The
Nation monitors, preps, plans for virus

The COVID-19 virus, commonly referred to as coronavirus, is being monitored very closely by the Navajo Area

Pentagon, U.S. Finally Gov Releases Navy UFO/UAP Footage: What’s next?

Back in 2004, the Navy captured footage of “unexplained aerial phenomena.” Translation, Navy
Archaeologists uncover Celtic smelting furnace in Poland that pre-dates

Archaeologists in Poland made a delightful and exciting find near the city of Warkocz by excavating a
Fox News Host Tucker Carlson doesn’t believe Trump’s answers about UFOs

Controversial Fox News’s Tucker Carlson appeared on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens

Appeal court hearings end in Wilders racial discrimination case

Court hearings have ended in the appeal against politician Geert Wilders’ criminal sentence for inciting
€30m spend on charging points aims to get electric car sales moving

Despite the government, provinces and local councils announcing a €30m investment in a comprehensive
One life, one tree: Amsterdam offers chance to plant for new babies

Amsterdam has announced that for every child born in the Dutch capital it can plant a tree. The city

Palo Alto Networks fixes another severe flaw in PAN-OS devices

Palo Alto Networks (PAN) today addressed another severe vulnerability found in the PAN-OS GlobalProtect
Microsoft warns of Office 365 phishing via malicious OAuth apps

Microsoft warns that with the shift to remote working, customers are exposed to additional security threats
First look: Microsoft's Project Freta detects Linux malware for free

Microsoft Research has announced a cloud-based malware detection service called Project Freta to detect

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

Soros’s Open Society Foundations gives Bard College $100 Million

Six months later after announcing its launch of the Open Society University Network, the George Soros
The Future of Higher Education under Coronavirus Pandemic

Accuracy in Academia Chairman Don Irvine interviews Ed Carter, Director of the School of Communications at
Arizona State University revokes job for dean over microaggression

Arizona State University revoked a job offer for an incoming dean after former students claimed she used

Active coronavirus cases worldwide hit 5.5 million: Live updates

Total number of COVID-19 cases has surpassed 12 million but 6.5 million have recovered while death toll
Seattle man who ploughed through protesters charged with homicide

A lawyer for defendant Dawit Kelete says there was 'nothing political' about the 'horrible
US-Mexican presidents celebrate odd bromance in mini-summit

Warm words on Wednesday were in stark contrast to the days when Donald Trump railed against Mexican

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

PCHR Holds Israel Fully Responsible for Death of Palestinian Al-Gharabli in

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR): On Wednesday, 08 July 2020, Palestinian detained in Israeli
OCHA: Protection of Civilians Report (16 – 29 June 2020)

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Biweekly Highlights An eight
Israeli Troops Abduct Several Palestinians from West Bank

Israeli troops abducted, early on Wednesday, many Palestinian residents from various parts of the West Bank

US surpasses three million coronavirus cases

Despite surges in new infections, the White House wants to press forward with school reopenings.
George Floyd: Officer told dying man to 'stop yelling'

Newly released transcripts show the unarmed black man said more than 20 times he could not breathe.
Climate change: 'Rising chance' of exceeding 1.5C global target

The chance of breaching one of the Paris accord goals in the next five years has doubled, a study says.

Court Finds For Former MP in Counterclaim Against “VIP Sex Abuse” Accuser

From the Daily Mail: A former Liberal Democrat MP is to receive libel damages from an alleged fantasist who
Sandy Hook Conspiracism: A Note on Moon Rock Books

From CBS News, in June: The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a
BBC News Probes “Annie Tacker”

This one is being widely reported – from Phil Kemp at BBC News: There are many unanswered questions

Happiness, activism and the gut

Happiness can coexist with despair. It really can. We need to stop having such narrow view of what
Sharing our truth vs. TMI (too much information)

I do it for myself but equally and sometimes more importantly I share as a role model for vulnerable people
Trauma is inter-generational. Racism is a trauma that has been with us for

If you're dealing with the trauma in your life and you're denying racism you're not really

Police Use Drones To Monitor The Homeless And Check People's

All across the country, law enforcement is using the pandemic as an excuse to use Chinese-made drones to
Cash is Trash, Especially for the Post-COVID World

There’s been a concerted effort recently among the oligarchs I like to call The Davos Crowd to demonize
Fed Is Propping Up Companies It Had Warned Banks Not to Touch

Newborn is Here: Things to Have on Your Bed

This is not a list of baby “must-haves.” This is a list for the bedridden mothers. When a
10 Low Time Preference Parenting Tactics

Low time preference is a term generally used in economics or evolutionary psychology to describe an
Slav Mom Cooking

This is NOT medical advice. Please consult your doctor before you eat food. Low fat, high carb, high sugar

In Case You Missed It...

This week at CBPP, we focused on state budgets and taxes, health, food assistance, and the
How Should States, Localities Spend CARES Act’s Coronavirus Relief Fund?

The CARES Act includes a $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) to help states
Health Insurers Don’t Need Federal “Risk Corridors”

The “risk corridor” provisions that were added at the last minute to the House-passed

George Floyd, A Memo to Conservatives

A good many of my conservative friends are in shock at the reaction to the killing of George Floyd. "
George Floyd, A Memo to Progressives

I am not going to lecture serious Progressives on the arson and looting in the streets today -- if you don&
Another Climate-COVID Computer Modelling Similarity

In this post, I wrote about parallels between climate and COVID alarm and related issues of computer

The Top Driving Force Behind Wars Is The War Industry, by David Swanson

by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy May 29, 2020 I’m adding Christian
Danny Haiphong: George Floyd and the Centrality of White Supremacy in

Dandelion Salad “One of the reasons why white supremacy is such a huge lesson out of the Covid-19
From Open Skies to Open Season for Nukes, by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham Writer, Dandelion Salad East Africa Crossposted from Strategic Culture Foundation May

Fireworks for the mind on this July 4

Best wishes for a Happy 4th of July weekend. Here are thoughts about the Republic to enliven your
Our black-robed supreme legislature strikes again

The Supreme Court takes another step to becoming the supreme legislature of America, doing "right"
The New York Times leads us into madness & evil

The New York Times, as usual, leads the way into the Crazy Years. They remind us that this is no joke, but

Crisis Hits Oil Industry and Energy Transition Alike

While it attempts to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Latin American and Caribbean
Unite Behind Environmental Science: Transforming Values and Behaviour is as

Restoring damaged ecosystems is vital to avoid the collapse of nature’s most valuable contributions to
Biological Diversity is Fundamental to Human Health

Today, May 22, marks the International Day of Biological Diversity. Experts say that conservation efforts

Bolivia’s Interim President Jeanine Áñez Is Waging a War on Women

Cindy Forster Self-proclaimed “interim president” Jeanine Añez, with a bible in hand on
Beware of Right Deviations That Have Emerged from the Three-Headed Crisis

Danny Haiphong Libertarianism, like all capitalist ideologies, is bound with white supremacy. “Mass
Without Family Farming We Would Not Survive a Pandemic

Ollantay Itzamná Hoe, a tool still in use in family farming. OI. Despite the apparent victory of the “

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Argentine journalists reject a new impulse of Cristina Kirchner's

Three hundred Argentine journalists have made public a document rejecting claims
Argentina unveils its “final effort”, with sweeteners, to bondholders and

Argentina’s government unveiled an amended debt restructuring proposal on Sunday and
Six out of ten children in Argentina live in poverty, UN data

The global pandemic has hammered Argentina's economy, which is now expected to

Wind farm to tower over northwest Ohio countryside #OH

KENTON – Massive construction cranes have taken over parts of southern Hardin County and northern
Millions generated for energy firms when Highland turbines stop spinning

The Highlands’ abundance of wind is generating eye-watering sums for wind farm operators – when they switch
Santa Barbara County is no place for wind farms #CA

Face it. So-called renewable energy is sold on fear and shame. Why else would Santa Barbara County approve

Beyond green waves and new governments: France's political landscape in

Madelaine Pitt and Théo Boucart examine the state of French politics in light of the recent local elections
Chinese aid to European Union countries: a new balance of power between

As early as November 2019, the first cases of coronavirus were detected in China. As the first country to
Turkey and the South Caucasus: between pluralism and extreme repression

Turkey and the Caucasus Republics (Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan) cannot be considered a uniform region

Where Are COVID Deaths Rising?

Chile, Peru, Brazil, and Mexico have experienced dramatic increases. So have New Jersey, Rhode Island, and
How Climate Trickery Infiltrated the AGU

11 presentations - based on private, agenda-driven research - were delivered to the world's largest
Fooling Us With Climate Trickery

An influential report aimed at business leaders re-labelled an implausible, far-fetched scenario as '

The Survival Rate of Each Lung Cancer Stage

We all know that there are many stages of lung cancer and you might be wondering how each stage is like and
Chocolates Help Fight Cancer- Myth or Truth?

How amazing (and difficult) is it to love something that is also supposed to do you a world of good
Top 6 Symptoms That Indicate Breast Cancer

Cancer is one of the fastest growing cause of deaths in the world. The most common type of cancer include &

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recent
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?

It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October without
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare

More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by

1-year-old girl dies in pit bull attack at July 4th party in Joliet

A baby girl from Aurora died from dog bites early Sunday after a dog got loose in a Joliet home. The
Tiger mauls zoo keeper to death in front of horrified visitors in Zurich

A tiger has mauled a zoo keeper to death in front of shocked visitors. Keepers rushed to the 55-year-old
Lightning strike kills 2, injures 2 others in Granville Township

Two people are dead after they were hit by lightning in Granville Township on Monday afternoon. According

Top cop who sped to police briefing won't be charged

Inspector Simon Feltham was caught driving in excess of 150kmh.
TOP leader Geoff Simmons announces run in Rongotai

The Opportunities Party leader Geoff Simmons will run in the Wellington electorate of Rongotai in the
Appeal decides what's an 'ordinary' injury from medical

ACC has won a test case about who should get accident compensation cover after medical treatment goes wrong

Looks exactly like my office

I’m still trying to work out the biology of nest building in my spiders — I’ve got some
Hypocrisy Abounds: Mary Kay Letourneau, dead at 58

Mary Kay Letourneau died of cancer on July 6, 2020. She was a schoolteacher who in 1997 raped her 12 year
Jack’s Walk

Well, hello there. It’s been a while since Jack and I were here, and we hope you’ve all been