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 The American Dream

• Major U.S. Cities Race To “Re-Fund The Police” As Utter Lawlessness Reigns From Coast To Coast

  The great liberal experiment of “defunding the police” turned out to be a completely and utter disaster.  In major cities all over the United States, hundreds of millions of dollars of funding were stripped away from police departments...

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• Homelessness Is Becoming A Crisis Of Epic Proportions In The United States

  Can you imagine what it would be like to not have a home?  For many Americans, this is not something that they need to imagine because it is a daily reality.  Nobody knows for sure how many homeless individuals there are in this country, but recent...

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• A North Korean Defector Says That The Brainwashing In U.S. Schools Is Similar To The Brainwashing In North Korean Schools

  A long time ago, the left decided that one of the best ways to transform U.S. society would be to take over the education system, and that conquest is now complete.  From the very top to the very bottom, the left completely and utterly dominates...

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CNET

• TikTok went down and people flocked to Twitter with memes - CNET

  We must laugh through the pain.

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• 2021 child tax credit: Payment schedule dates, opt-out deadlines and more - CNET

  Here's what you need to know about the 2021 child tax credit schedule, payment amounts and IRS portals.

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• Package hot dogs and buns in equal numbers, petition pleads - CNET

  Mismatch is "still one of the stupidest things on earth," says one person who signed the online petition.

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Dandelion Salad

• The Resistance Remains Hollow: The Weimar Ways of the Dismal Democrats, by Paul Street

  by Paul Street Writer, Dandelion Salad The Official Website of Paul Street, July 3, 2021 July 6, 2021 The Republican Party – described by Noam Chomsky years ago as “the most dangerous organization on Earth” – is now a fascist party (I...

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• The Fourth is an Annual Day of Collective Amnesia, by Kenn Orphan

  by Kenn Orphan Writer, Dandelion Salad Halifax, Nova Scotia July 5, 2021 “​Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.” — Albert Einstein “Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap...

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• Put Away The Flags, by Howard Zinn

  by Howard Zinn Writer, Dandelion Salad Originally published July 3, 2010 July 4, 2021 On this July 4, we would do well to renounce nationalism and all its symbols: its flags, its pledges of allegiance, its anthems, its insistence in song that...

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The Economic Collapse

• Why Is NASA Working So Hard To Learn How To Defend The Earth From Giant Asteroids?

  Did you know that NASA is going to send a spacecraft on a suicide mission in an attempt to change the trajectory of a massive space rock?  The good news is that the space rock that NASA will be crashing this spacecraft into is not on a collision course...

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• Why Would Anyone Want To Raise A Family In The Midst Of The Extreme Violence That Is Happening In Our Major Cities?

  Things were bad in the 1970s and 1980s, but what we are witnessing now is truly frightening.  According to the New York Times, homicide rates in large U.S. cities were up by an average of 30 percent in 2020, and they are up another 24 percent so...

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• As Americans Party, Our Enemies On The Other Side Of The Globe Are Preparing For Military Confrontation

  Here in the middle of 2021, Americans are generally feeling pretty good about things.  The COVID pandemic appears to be subsiding, our sports stadiums are full of fans again, the stock market has been soaring, and all over the country people...

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Eurasia Review

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  Understanding Russia’s Cyber Strategy – Analysis

  By Josephine Wolff* (FPRI) — The Russian Federation’s willingness to engage in offensive cyber operations has caused enormous harm, including massive financial losses, interruptions to the operation of critical infrastructure...

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  Biden’s Economic Team Predicts Long-Term Slow Growth – OpEd

  By Mark Hendrickson* What is noteworthy about the depressing title to this article is its source. In a case of uncommon candor, President Biden’s economic team has announced that once the artificially high, stimulus-juiced GDP (gross...

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  The Reason They Fear Fire As A Violation Of Nature Is Because They’re So Alienated From It – OpEd

  After a dramatic video of a fire on the surface of the water in the Gulf of Mexico went viral last week, many journalists, scientists, and elected officials referred to it as more evidence of catastrophic climate change. “The ocean is literally...

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Geoengineering Watch

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  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, July 3, 2021, #308

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Record heat, fires, smoke, hurricanes, floods and huge hail, how’s is your 4th of July holiday going? Western North America is yet again being baked and burned to the ground, and summer is just...

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  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, June 26, 2021, #307

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Historically unprecedented record shattering heat is scheduled to yet again bake regions of western North America for an alarmingly long duration. Many portions of the superheated zones are...

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  Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, June 19, 2021, #306

  Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org From the weather, to the behavior of societies, to unfolding controller agendas, all is rapidly becoming more extreme and all is connected. The gravity and immediacy of what is unfolding is still...

  17 days ago

intelNews.org

• News you may have missed #912: Analysis edition

  • SolarWinds: How Russian spies hacked US government departments. • Why did the FBI's encrypted phone sting not target US suspects? • Opinion: Clearance holders need to protect America by studying espionage...

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• Main suspect in potentially momentous hacker-for-hire case seeks plea deal in NY

  IN A DRAMATIC CASE, described by observers as “unusual”, a suspect in a hacker-for-hire scheme of potentially global proportions has told United States government prosecutors he is ready to discuss a plea deal...

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• Senior Serb intelligence officials given prison sentences for war crimes

  TWO SENIOR FORMER OFFICIALS in the now defunct domestic security apparatus of Serbia have been given prison sentences totaling 24 years, after being found guilty of war crimes by a United Nations court...

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Joniopolis

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  What's That, You Say?

             Have you ever met someone who “hears what they want to hear”?  Yes, you have: Me.          A few years ago I asked a group of friends what they would do for a living, if they weren't whatever they are now.  One friend...

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  My Own Personal Bar Code

             I’ve told you how hilarious it is to shop with our daughter, Nicole. She can instantly make up funny titles for every top or pair of pants I pull from the rack.  That looks like Pocahontas meets the Cosby Show. That’s an I-Give-Up...

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  Brain Pills

             So I tell my doctor I’m having hot flashes and brain fog. She says it’s from the Arimistat I take, now that I’ve recovered from breast cancer. It blocks estrogen and has both those side affects.          But there are...

  15 days ago

Niqnaq

• “european super-woke” yikes

  Europe’s Super-Woke ‘Moralocracy’: Time to Take Euro Culture War Seriously Alastair Crooke, Strategic Culture, Jul 5 2021 Von der Leyen and Rutte in Brussels, Jun 2, 2021. Photo: Johanna Geron/Reuters At the end of last month, the...

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• no end to the evil

  Washington’s Afghanistan debacle deepens after troop withdrawal Bill Van Auken, WSWS, Jul 5 2021 MRAPs left behind at Bagram air base, Jul 5 2021. Photo: Rahmat Gul/AP In the wake of last week’s withdrawal of the great bulk of US troops...

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• co-founder of wikipedia shoots it full of holes

  Wikipedia Is More One-Sided Than Ever Larry Sanger, Jun 30 2021 Some animals are more equal than others. “All encyclopedic content on Wikipedia,” declares a policy page, “must be written from a neutral point of view (NPOV).” This...

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Inter Press ServiceInter Press Service

• Prioritising Menstrual Health and Hygiene During Emergencies

  Over the last few years, the world has witnessed accelerated action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 5 on gender equality and women’s empowerment. This has also led to significant interest in menstrual...

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• Agroecology as the Centrepiece of Sustainable Food Systems

  The world is facing rising hunger and food insecurity, biodiversity loss and the impacts of a changing climate. Experts are increasingly looking to agroecology for sustainable food production.

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• Why we Need to Build Economies– not Walls– to Stop Migration

  The writer is General Manager, Acceso El Salvador

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The Moderate Voice

• Timeline: US intervention in Afghanistan

  Published by AFP Kabul (AFP) – The United States descended on Afghanistan and its Taliban government in 2001 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks by Al-Qaeda, which had sought sanctuary in the country.  With American and NATO troops having all...

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• Satire: Highlights from Donald Trump’s Second Term

  By Laurie Baron, Ph.D Donald Trump reemerged this past weekend to reiterate that he remains president because he never lost the election. Although the lame stream media has refused to cover him, he has been governing the country from Mar-a-Lago...

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• Watchdog groups warn Patriot Front’s march through Philly reflects increasing recruitment, activity in the region

  Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — Armed with shields, smoke bombs and banners touting “Reclaim America,” a white supremacist group marched through Center City late Saturday into early Sunday, clashing with...

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Mother Jones

• The Pandemic Turned My Neighbors Into Friends

  Since the arrival of COVID-19, our lives have shifted in ways big and small. Most likely, the pandemic will not end with a bang—we’ll be dealing with some version of it for years to come. As we slowly adapt to our new normal, we’ll embrace...

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• The Pandemic Made Science More Accessible Than Ever. Let’s Keep It That Way.

  Since the arrival of COVID-19, our lives have shifted in ways big and small. Most likely, the pandemic will not end with a bang—we’ll be dealing with some version of it for years to come. As we slowly adapt to our new normal, we’ll embrace...

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• Bring Back the Public Restrooms

  Since the arrival of COVID-19, our lives have shifted in ways big and small. Most likely, the pandemic will not end with a bang—we’ll be dealing with some version of it for years to come. As we slowly adapt to our new normal, we’ll embrace...

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The Watchers - Editor's Picks

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  Cyprus' worst wildfire on record under control

  A wildfire that started in Cyprus on Saturday afternoon (LT), July 3, 2021, rapidly grew over the weekend and turned into the island's worst wildfire since 1960 when the Republic of Cyprus was established. At least 4 people have been killed...

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  More than 500 homes destroyed, 38 people killed and 24 missing in floods and landslides across Nepal

  Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have left 38 people dead, 24 missing, 51 injured and 5 100 evacuated across Nepal in 20 days to July 3, 2021, the Nepalese Home Ministry said. A total of 790 houses have been inundated...

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  Unprecedented high volcanic SO2 degassing at Taal volcano, Philippines

  The highest levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide or SO2 gas emission were recorded today, July 4, 2021, at an average of 22 628 tonnes/day -- representing the highest ever recorded over Taal, PHIVOLCS reports. The previous record was set on June...

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WebMD Health

• Why Are Men Less Likely to See a Doctor?

  Male patterns of seeking -- or not seeking -- help for medical problems were apparent in a study done by the insurance company Aflac in April 2021 and published in June in conjunction with Men’s Health Month...

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• Postpartum Depression Affects Dads, Too

  A team of Danish investigators led by researcher Sarah Pedersen, of the Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, extensively interviewed eight fathers with PPD and found their primary experiences involved feelings of being overwhelmed...

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• Good News, Bad News on COVID From Pandemic Holiday Weekend

  The good news: Vaccinations are up. The less than good news: We missed President Biden's goal for vaccinations. The bad news: Half the U.S. saw an increase in cases last week and one Missouri hospital had so many COVID patients it ran out of ventilators...

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WhoWhatWhy

• Pandemic Wave of Automation May Be Bad News for Workers

  PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please...

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• Can a New Initiative Spur Agricultural Revolution in Alaska?

  A grassroots project to build biomass-heated greenhouses aims to alleviate food insecurity in the communities most affected by it.

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• Florida Enacts Sweeping Law to Protect Wildlife Corridors

  PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please...

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