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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

What is convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus?

President Trump has just announced approval of a "breakthrough" in treatment for coronavirus
What is fellow investigative journalist Lara Logan saying about "

!Fight information manipulation! Preorder my new book "SLANTED: How the news media taught us to love
Vaccines, autism and political fraud: lifting the veil (PODCAST)

Vaccines, autism and political fraud: One of the most important stories we've covered on Full Measure

College contact-tracing app readily leaked personal data, report finds

In an attempt to mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19, one Michigan college is requiring all students
Pentagon Report Deems "Covert Surveillance" Aircraft Flown Over

The Pentagon is defending its use of military aircraft to conduct surveillance on the large crowds of
Woke Capitalism: How Huge Corporations Demonstrate Status by Endorsing

It’s a rather strange claim of the American far left that their interests are opposed to that of corporate

Paltry Flint Toxic Water Settlement: Let’s NOT Kill All the Lawyers (at

Michigan gets off easy with its $600 million settlement of allegations that lead-tainted water in Flint has
Links 8/23/2020
‘They Have Nowhere To Run’: Inmate Families, Advocates Push for Prisoner

The prisons that house some inamets lie in the path of wildfires, and California hasn't yet furloughed

Diane Ravitch's Blog: David Berliner: The “Required Curriculum” vs

Diane Ravitch's Blog: David Berliner: The “Required Curriculum” vs. “The Not Required” Curriculum
Shanker Blog: State Budget Cuts and School Districts with Pre-Existing

Shanker Blog: State Budget Cuts and School Districts with Pre-Existing Conditions The Center
Curmudgucation: Report: Zuckerberg’s Favorite Digital Ed Program is All

Curmudgucation: Report: Zuckerberg’s Favorite Digital Ed Program is All Sizzle, No Steak Last

Trump extends LNG exports through 2050

President Donald Trump has extended U.S. LNG exports until 2050, following a fiery speech in Midland in
Kinder Morgan posts $637 million loss in second quarter

Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan lost $637 million in the second quarter after writing down $1
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

Many Republicans still in the dark about hastily arranged convention

“We had four weeks to plan this thing,” said one person close to the organizing. “Caressing everyone’s hair
Trump campaign announces speakers for Republican convention

More than 70 people — including politicians, administration officials and the president’s family — will be
An ‘Apprentice’ producer and a TV-obsessed president: Inside the GOP’s

After Donald Trump blew up the GOP's convention for the second time, aides sat before a blank

Critics Stumped RNC Lists 'Honorable' Ivanka Trump — And Omits Title For Her Siblings

There's that sticky issue of "mandatory" charity finance training for the first daughter after the dishonorable misuse of Trump Foundation funds.

HuffPost
Fact check: Barack Obama did not spend $65K on prostitutes, code-named 'pizza' and 'hotdogs'

The claim is based on an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory supported by QAnon and InfoWars. We rate it false.

USA TODAY
Biden to ABC's David Muir on raising taxes: 'No new taxes' for anyone making less than $400,000

In the first joint interview with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, the former vice president told ABC “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir that everybody should pay “their fair share." “I will raise taxes for anybody making over $400,000,” Biden told Muir, adding, “no new taxes” would be raised for anyone making under $400,000. Tax policy is taking on additional significance for the 2020 presidential election, with the economic crisis inextricably tied to the pandemic, and more than 30 million Americans currently on unemployment.

ABC News

Weary Wide Ruins community awaits fate of school

In a due process hearing scheduled for Aug. 21, the Wide Ruins Community School governing board and
Judge delays ruling on Benally’s motion to dismiss

San Juan River Farm Board President Dineh Benally and his attorney, David Jordan, argued that the district
Amid pandemic, ‘Shimásání bi Skirts’ serves grandmothers

When Teresa Frazier finishes a batch of Navajo skirts, she sanitizes them by soaking them in Lysol then

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

Coronavirus death toll rises by 10, arrests at Covid-19 protest demo in The

The number of people dying from coronavirus in the Netherlands hit 10 in the past 24 hours, the highest
Bikes worth €600m were stolen last year, as organised gangs move in

Bikes to the value of €600m were stolen in the Netherlands last year, and organised gangs are moving in
Dementia risk is going down, study shows, but absolute number of sufferers

The risk of developing dementia at a later age is diminishing, with better healthcare and life style

Install Windows 10 updates manually with this open-source tool

Update Manager for Windows, also known as WuMgr, is a free open-source tool for Windows 10 that allows you
How to run Windows 10 programs in a WSL Linux shell

The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run Windows
The Week in Ransomware - August 21st 2020 - Ransomware Ahoy!

While it wasn't a big week for new ransomware variants, we did learn about some ransomware attacks

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

UC-Santa Cruz caves, rehires some graduate students after strike

After five months, the University of California-Santa Cruz and fired graduate student workers reached an
Coronavirus Fact Sheet: Fighting Media Disinformation

Many Americans have little trust and faith in the mainstream media, which was exacerbated by the 2016
PAC-12 Athletes Threaten Strike until Demands are Met

Multiple student athletes in the Pac-12 college conference have threatened to opt out of the upcoming 2020-

Victoria's daily coronavirus cases at seven week low: Live news

Cases in Australian state drop to 116; FDA approves plasma treatment in US; Seoul makes masks compulsory.
Japan PM Shinzo Abe visits hospital again amid health worries

Country's longest-serving prime minister faces health issues and fatigue from handling of the
New Zealand court set to sentence Christchurch mosque shooter

Brenton Tarrant to face survivors of mosque attacks during sentencing hearing that is likely to see him

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

Report: Israel tried to expel 60,000 Palestinians to Uruguay

Israel tried to expel 60,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Uruguay after reaching understandings with
Tunisia: ‘Covid-19 situation is critical’

The Director of Tunisia’s National Observatory for New and Emerging Diseases warned on Wednesday that the
8-year-old Palestinian child dies from coronavirus

An eight-year-old Palestinian child from the West Bank town of Idna outside of Hebron, died last night from

Christchurch mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant's sentencing hearing begins

Brenton Tarrant has admitted killing 51 people and wounding dozens more at two New Zealand mosques.
Belarus opposition holds mass rally in Minsk despite ban

Tens of thousands gather in Minsk, as pressure on President Lukashenko shows no sign of easing.
California wildfires seen from a plane as Trump declares major disaster

US President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster and released federal aid.

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

Narcissism (the plague of our times?)

did you know that daffodils are narcissus flowers? Narcissism is a coping strategy for when one has been
The shifting grounds of relationship

I can’t not be me now, all of me. It’s all out there, no mask, no pretence, no condition shoulds or ways of
Happiness, activism and the gut

Happiness can coexist with despair. It really can. We need to stop having such narrow view of what

Bronfman Family Billionaires Implicated In NXIVM Hollywood ‘Sex Cult’

hen Hollywood actress Allison Mack became one of multiple actresses t0 be implicated in the “NXIVM” sex
Avoiding World War III in the Caucasus

Turkey is still enamored with pan-Turkism, just as during WWI and the Armenian Genocide. Turkey envisions
Erdogan threatens to cut diplomatic ties with UAE and shut its embassy over

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is considering breaking off all diplomatic ties

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 the economy, state budgets and taxes, housing, the federal
Is $1 Trillion Enough for a New Economic Relief Package?

Policymakers will not be able to fit a responsible and bipartisan package within a $1
“Tracking Hardship”: CBPP’s New Tool to Highlight Recession’s Human Impact

Nearly 15 million adult renters (1 in 5) were behind in their rent at some point this

AZ Finally Comes Up With A Better Way to Show COVID-Related Hospital

Now that the COVID wave in Arizona is receding, the ADHS Data Dashboard finally has come up with a better
Could We Buy the @WSJ Editors a Thesaurus?
Campaign Zero: Doing the Hard Work on Police Accountability

In many other posts, I have credited BLM for bringing attention to police accountability issues but have

Chile’s Mapuche Conflict, by Yanis Iqbal

by Yanis Iqbal Writer, Dandelion Salad Aligarh, India August 14, 2020 On 1 August, 2020, a group of
John Pilger: What Is Going On In The World Is The Struggle For True Freedom

Dandelion Salad with John Pilger goingundergroundRT on Aug 12, 2020 On this episode of Going Underground
Those Least Responsible For Global Warming Will Pay The Highest Price For

by Pete Dolack Writer, Dandelion Salad Systemic Disorder August 12, 2020 Is it already too late to stop

Channeling Realism to Avert a War Over Taiwan

Powerful special interests in America are pushing for a confrontation with China. USMC Major Gayl (ret
A New America rises by manipulating our language and thoughts

Summary: The corruption of our language, mostly by the Left, already is producing a host of ill effects. We
Changes to the police might tip the future of America

Radical changes in policing is one of the many large social engineering experiments in which the Left has

Indigenous Best Amazon Stewards, but Only When Property Rights Assured

“The xapiri [shamanic spirits] have defended the forest since it first came into being. Our ancestors have
I Came to Work in Qatar to Pursue My Dreams, But My Life is a Nightmare

The author is one of the 93 migrant workers Human Rights Watch interviewed for a recent report on salary
How to Help Belarus

President Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s government is teetering after he declared victory in a rigged 9 August

Evo Morales Asked Supporters to Accept October 18 as the New Election Date

Bolivia’s former president, Evo Morales, asked his supporters to accept October 18 as the date for
The Libyan Air Force Moves the Military Front to Misrata

Air strikes targeted the strongholds of militias and mercenaries loyal to the Sarraj government in the city
Police Set Fire to MST Camp During Eviction

Lu Sudré Families of Quilombo Campo Grande camp denounce the negligence of the Minas Gerais state

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?

Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia among the highest rates in Bloomberg'

Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which tallies inflation and unemployment outlooks for 60
Argentina freezes TV, Internet and mobile service until 2021

Argentina is extending a price freeze for TV, Internet, and mobile service until the
Lula da Silva apologizes for protecting Italian militant who confessed

Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he regretted protecting

Pelican deaths spark debate on wind farm locations #GRC

A debate has begun again about the location of wind farms in a nature protection area near Lake Prespa in
Why we sued Logan County #CO

On June 16, 2020, the Logan County Commissioners gave the Niyol Wind Project a green light by approving its
Tiny red knot vs. giant wind turbines: a need to worry? #NJ

An offshore wind developer is using satellite technology to determine whether an endangered shorebird

Freedom of the Press in Europe's Microstates: A Complex Situation

An article from the “Freedom of the Press in 2020 Europe” series - Rights and Freedoms
“The only possible path to becoming a real democracy is a revolution”

Dasha Shkarupina from Belarus gives us an overview of the challenging and dangerous campaign trail in her
Europe's Response to Hong Kong Security Law: Between Condemnation and

Europe's reaction verbally condemns the national security law, but errs on the side of caution in its

A Few Months of Hindsight

Journalist George Gilder declared the pandemic over in April. Mathematician Isaac Ben-Israel insisted the
Benghazi, Fake News, and Extraordinary Heroes

Much of the conservative narrative about Benghazi is wrong.
Funerals Have Spiked in Numerous Nations

Across the globe, many more funerals are being held this year than normal.

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

BEST OF THE WEB: Covid-19: The Perfect Storm

Paying the piper? When a researcher publishes a research paper he or she is obliged to state clearly any
Tennessee mom says parents asked to sign 'ridiculous' waiver they

A Tennessee school district is under fire for asking parents to sign a form agreeing not to eavesdrop on
Australia's police now arresting citizens who were THINKING of

Two men accused of planning an anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne have had their homes raided and been

Coronavirus: Price gouging should be reported, says Health Minister Chris

New complaints about highly-priced masks flared after the Government raised the country’s coronavirus alert
English Championship clubs show interest in Wellington Phoenix ace Liberato

Two English Championship clubs have joined the race to sign Europe-bound Wellington Phoenix star Liberato
Ramen shop responds to backlash after announcing a customer, who later

A Wellington noodle shop, which revealed a customer later test positive for coronavirus, has been subjected

How to Riot – 3

Some of you have doubtless heard of the Haymarket Affair. I decided to dig into it in a bit more detail
How Republicans became the White Grievance Party

As Trump’s ghastly performance as president continues and his fortunes slide, more and more
May die today

Too much work piled up, too much of it late, I’m sequestering myself in my office/lab all day, if you