Thursday, January 07, 2021

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  The American Dream

  • Like most Americans, I was absolutely horrified by the violence that I watched at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.  But I had a difficult time trying to understand what I was witnessing. ...

  • It appears to be happening again.  As I write this article, 92 percent of the vote has been counted in Georgia, and both Republicans are leading.  Kelly Loeffler has a lead of 2 percent...

    • Over the past couple of weeks, the new coronavirus strain known as “Super COVID” has been racing through the UK and making headlines all over the globe, but scientists insist that...

  • Get power wherever you are with a battery-powered portable generator.

  • The company's OptiPlex gets a new all-in-one-like design while some Latitude and Precision laptops boost their bioplastic content.

    • Joining the pandemic-induced pivot done by other monitor manufacturers, Dell's CES 2021 offerings include home videoconferencing-friendly designs and a 40-inch screen...

  • Dandelion Salad British Judge Keeps Julian Assange In Prison, Despite Her Own Decision Against Extradition Shadowproof on Jan 6, 2021 Shadowproof managing editor Kevin Gosztola...

  • Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Jan 4, 2021 A London court has ruled against those seeking Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to the US. Assange is charged...

    • Dandelion Salad Julian Assange Extradition Decision: Shadowproof’s Kevin Gosztola Reports Shadowproof on Jan 4, 2021 Shadowproof managing editor Kevin Gosztola provides...

  • No matter how bad things become, stock prices just keep going up and up and up.  In 2020, we experienced the worst public health crisis in 100 years, the U.S. economy was plunged into...

  • The results from Georgia are going to have enormous implications for the financial markets.  If Democrats win both of the seats that are up for grabs, that will give them control of...

    • The restaurant industry is in the midst of a complete and total meltdown that is unlike anything that we have ever seen before.  If you ask Google how many restaurants there are in the...

  • By Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein* COVID-19 came at a tough time for North Korea, both economically and politically, and may have made a bad situation worse. While China’s sanctions...

  • By Ryan McMaken* Perhaps not since the nineteenth century have so many American voters so fervently doubted the outcome of a national election. A Slate headline from December...

    • The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in response to a Ninth Circuit ruling that allows colleges to compensate athletes...

  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org 2020 is now behind us, but what is in front of us? We are being told that new and far more contagious strains of the pathogen are popping up...

  • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Official sources are changing the CV-19 narrative and protocols as they go. In the meantime, new strains of the virus continue to surface...

    • Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Pfizer executives don’t seem willing to take their own creations, they want others to take them first. Why? In the meantime governments...

  • The mob that ransacked the US Capitol Building Complex on Wednesday was disordered, leaderless, and appeared to have no coordination, or even direction. However, the broader militant...

  • Isaac Shoshan, an Israeli undercover operative, who was involved in some of Israel’s most daring and controversial intelligence operations for over 40 years, has died. In 1990...

    • The Afghan government reportedly expelled from the country 10 Chinese intelligence officers on Saturday, after they were found to have contacts with pro-Taliban groups. Meanwhile...

  •            Whenever our eldest, Richie, comes over, I try not to pester him for tech help. I even thought of posting a sign like they have at some offices:           Only mine...

  • My New Game!

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  •            I’ve been accused of trying to make everything into a game. I welcome such accusations, as I think this indicates creativity and a fun-loving nature. Thus, my...

    •            St. Bob is in the doghouse.          Here’s what happened. A few years ago my friend, Cynthia Rhine, gave me a wonderful European-style license plate, which...

  • Peter Thiel’s Tech Giant Palantir Extends its Reach into UK Local and National Government David Hencke, Byline Times, Jan 6 2021 Palantir, the controversial US data company run...

  • Trump’s refusal to support the protests, in the short term, certainly reduces his chances of anything. I would not even rule out that these events were deliberately provoked by...

    • How have hundreds of billions upon hundreds of billions of dollars been spent in the name of security since 9/11, along with the deployment of drones and surveillance tech, yet a few...

      Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service

  • As the people of Kiribati, Samoa and Tonga gear up as the first nations to welcome 2021, communities around the Asia-Pacific region and beyond look forward to bidding farewell to the...

  • Dr. Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake is a Social and Medical Anthropologist, at the International Center for Ethnic Studies, based in Colombo. Sri Lanka. The post If Covid-19 is Primarily...

    • Meanwhile,” the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the already dire humanitarian and socio-economic situation” Secretary-General António Guterres said at a meeting online...

  • Finally, Donald Trump has been defeated, roundly. But Joe Biden’s victory, though consecrated on January 20, will take a long time to settle. The win so far is for American democracy...

  • The “Only in America” days may be back again. And, yes, “it’s official. Georgia Democratic Senators-elect Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are going to Washington.” Raphael...

    • Ever heard of heavyweight boxer Lamar Clark, of Utah? Probably not, but 60 plus years ago Clark, born in Cedar City, Utah, was briefly a hot commodity in the sport. The heavyweight...

  • Nearly 14 hours after Congress convened to certify the 2020 election results, Joe Biden was affirmed as the next president of the United States, closing out a day of unprecedented...

  • Following an extraordinary day of violence and chaos in which pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the Capitol Building and shut down the counting of Electoral College votes, Congress...

    • When Congress reconvened on Wednesday, just a few hours after a pro-Trump mob had invaded the Capitol and shut down the tallying of the Electoral College results, some Republican...

      The Watchers - Editor's Picks

  • The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in Tehama County, California on Monday, January 4, 2021. In the NWS Sacramento forecast area there were...

  • Volcanic activity at Etna volcano in Italy gradually intensified at around 08:00 UTC on January 4, 2021, forcing authorities to raise the Aviation Color Code to Red. The Aviation...

    • Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) over the South Pole remain missing as of December 29, 2020-- an unusual occurrence as the clouds are expected to appear in the middle of the month. The southern...

  • The disruption to daily life caused by the pandemic has increased the number of children seeking mental health care, further straining a system that already struggled to meet the...

  • As an incentive to help boost the national convalescent plasma shortage, the Red Cross has teamed up with the National Football League and is offering donors a chance to win two tickets...

    • What’s the link between inflammation and RA, and how can you ease your inflamed joints?

      WhoWhatWhy

  • Reading Time: 4 minutes College students in Manchester, England, ignore the authorities, putting the city at risk by having fun and getting sick. The post Partying the Pandemic Away...

  • Reading Time: 4 minutes When “Make America Great Again” means storming the Capitol to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power. The post When the Commander in Chief Encourages...

    • Reading Time: 4 minutes In a razor-thin runoff win, two Democratic senators push the Senate blue. Georgia Democrats say they feel heard for the first time but vow to keep up the fight...

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