.
New in Paying attention
Which Christy Clark response on the health firings is to be believed?
“I did ask a lot of questions at the time. The assurances that we all
received was that these were absolutely justified and the right thing to
do.” - Premier Christy Clark, responding Friday to reporters' questions
on the health firings. "Premier Clark did not recall ever being briefed
about the decision to terminate the employees." - Ombudsperson Jay
Chalke on Clark's evidence, under oath, taken
Postmedia hits the wall
Last
week's quarterly report from Postmedia was predictably grim. Canada's
largest newspaper company reported revenues had fallen 13.4 per cent
from a year earlier. Plunging revenues have been a hallmark of
Postmedia's six-year existence. The corporation has slashed costs, but
not enough to keep up with revenue losses. Postmedia took in $181
million in the quarter, $28 million less than the previo
New in Pesticide Action Network
Pesticides are not the answer to Malaria
As we honor World Malaria Day, we in the PAN International network
stand with communities around the world suffering from the scourge of
this disease. At PAN Africa, we also continue our community work to
share better information about environmental strategies for mosquito
control — with great progress in communities near Dakar, Senegal, where
we've been working since 2012. We are heartened to no
Pruitt's EPA ignores science, bows to Dow
On Wednesday, Scott Pruitt signed his first official action as
administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The New York
Times headline captures it well: "EPA Chief, Rejecting Agency's
Science, Chooses Not to Ban Insecticide." Well, then. Let's break this
down. First, the insecticide in question is chlorpyrifos , a widely used
neurotoxic chemical that study after study has shown is
Marching for science by & for the people
This Saturday, Pesticide Action Network will be in the streets of San
Francisco, marching for science. We march because we believe that the
freedom and ability to conduct independent science, by and for the
people, is critical to our collective ability to create a healthy, just
and sustainable world. We march to reclaim science from corrupt
corporations and to defend the practice of science from
Pesticide drift works overtime
California officials are close to finalizing new policies that could
result in some of the strongest rules on pesticide use near schools. But
will they fall short? Until April 4, California’s Department of
Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is accepting public comment on a proposal to
limit the use of the most hazardous pesticides near schools — but thanks
to loopholes, this proposal doesn't offer nearly
Pruitt's EPA draws heat on chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos might not quite be a household word yet, but it's getting
there. The story of the astonishing decision by EPA Administrator Scott
Pruitt to reverse course on agency plans to pull this child-harming
insecticide off the market has captured headlines across the country and
around the world. It could be this is getting so much attention because
it was EPA's first major decision under the
Standing with farmworkers
Thanks to everyone who joined us in celebrating Farmworker Awareness
Week March 24-31, 2017. Read on for ways to honor the important
contributions farmworkers make to our communities, and how to raise
awareness about farmworker health, labor conditions and immigration
reform throughout the year. This Farmworker Awareness Week, please join
me in celebrating the two million men and women who toil t
New in Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home
Fox Proves It: Sexual Harassment Is Contagious
I've
always said that sexual harassment is not about sex: it's about power.
In that way it's just another form of bullying. And if you remember your
playground bullies, if they got away with it once, they accelerated
their behavior. Sexual harassers, like bullies, engage in more and more
extreme behavior until someone stops them. The other thing about
playground bullies is that their behavior is c
States With Pro-Employee Laws: No Asking About Applicant Salary History
In
a movement that started in Massachusetts, states and cities are
starting to ban employers from asking applicants about their salary
history. The reason behind the legislation is that basing pay on prior
salary can lock in pay discrimination. The sponsor of the Philadelphia
ordinance explained: “Simply put, when a woman is paid less at the
beginning of her career she will continue to earn less t
Trump Says It's Okay For Federal Contractors To Break Employment Laws
Another
week, another prediction sadly fulfilled. On December 2, I did a list
of executive orders protecting employees of federal contractors that I
predicted would be rescinded under Trump. A very important one just bit
the dust. The Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule provided two important
protections for employees that are now gone: Blacklisting for
employment/labor law violations : Anyone apply
New in Syria Comment
Revisiting the Malki Affair – By Christopher Solomon
Revisiting the Malki Affair By Christopher Solomon @Solomon_Chris For
Syria Comment – April 23, 2017 On April 22, 1955, a charismatic young
Syrian army officer was gunned down on a football field. The
assassination of Adnan al-Malki brought about the one of the first
political crackdowns in Syria’s history. The Malki Affairs and its
aftermath shed light on one of the country’s earliest shifts tow
Reconciliations: The Case of al-Sanamayn in North Deraa
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Photo from al-Sanamayn, April 2017. It is
often thought that the regime has a grand strategy for suppressing the
rebellion in the western half of the country that constitutes the main
conflict within the Syrian civil war. In reality though, there is no
one-size-fits-all approach , and the question of how the regime deals
with restive areas very much depends on area and c
Paradise Lost: The Rise and Fall of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by Tam Hussein
By @tamhussein I entered Najiyeh, a small town of no consequence,
without their permission . The town claimed to be an ISIS principality.
The claim seemed ridiculous but as we drove in to the town it seemed
less so. They had fixed the prices, the markets were bustling, even the
gold shops were open. It was a stark contrast to what I had heard about
their ‘state’. I understood why the people accep
Katibat Dir’ al-Watan: New Sub-Unit of the Fifth Legion
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Emblem of Katibat Dir’ al-Watan. On top: Dir’
al-Watan. On bottom: “The Special Force.” Note the Russian and Syrian
flags in the emblem’s centre. Note also the cedar of Lebanon on the
bottom of the emblem. When the Fifth Legion (V Corps) was announced in
November 2016, it was debatable how far this new formation would emerge
as a real fighting force. Indeed, recruitment
Russia’s Escalation in Syria: Making It Tougher to Fight ISIS? – By Nicholas A. Heras
Russia’s Escalation in Syria: Making It Tougher to Fight ISIS? By
Nicholas A. Heras – Bacevich Fellow, Center for a New American Security @
NicholasAHeras For Syria Comment: April 8, 2017 On Thursday, the Trump
administration decided to fire 59 cruise missiles from U.S. naval
vessels in the Mediterranean at the Al-Shayrat airbase, an important
Syrian military airbase in central-western Syria. Pre
Century Foundation Roundtable on Syria
by Aron Lund A lot of Syria writing tends to be focused on current
events, veering toward the very small, the very recent, and the very
local. We’re all breathlessly racing to keep up with the latest
developments in a stunningly complicated conflict, and only rarely do
journalists and researchers get a chance to step back and look at the
bigger picture. Instead, we find ourselves debating questio
New in The Earth and Man: Setting the Stage
This Age of Scientific Dogmatism
I have made two comments to an American Thinker article, "The Left's
Vicious Intolerance In Science". I'll just say here that arguing about
science is not science. I am a scientist, by the way--in fact, THE
scientist, who has made the greatest discovery in history--directly
impacting every field of human inquiry--which few in our time, on either
the Left or the Right--or the middle, for that matt
On "Global Warming: Science or Dogma?"
I have submitted the following comment to an article, "Global Warming:
Science or Dogma" on the American Thinker site, in response to other
comments there which hew to the dogma that there is a CO2 (carbon
dioxide) greenhouse effect in the atmosphere: Those scientists who think
they are experts in talking about CO2 absorption of radiation from the
planetary surface are over-educated and mis-educa
New in The Galloping Beaver
You humans do not have time...
...for another fucking war. Warmly, The Earth
New in The High-fat Hep C Diet
Counsels of perfection
Counsels of perfection A recent critique of the US dietary guidelines,
which made some very good points about the failure to recommend that
people stop eating processed foods, suggested that the phrase in the
dietary guidelines “Consume less than 2,300 mg of sodium per day” be
replaced with “Eat natural foods, meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, nuts
and seeds and the natural sodium contained there
New in The Straight Goods
LNG Curse Continues, Blogtalk Radio, BC Election 2017
Just Click the above picture and listen....LNG, the dirty secret of
unreported methane emissions and more...LNG leakage starts just past the
10 minute mark...Everything you need to know about LNG as it pertains
to British Columbia.. And more blogtalk radio here.....LNG, politics,
corruption.. Here is episode III between Me and Canadian Glen .. LNG, A
Bridge Fuel Too Far http://www.blogtalkradio.c
Christy Clark, She`s Come Undone..2017 redux
Written by grant G The entire BC Liberal Government and party are in
disarray, words and phrases are being tossed around like final death
throes , end of a dynasty , thunderstruck , dying days , point of no
return and they are all fitting though I prefer to use phrases and words
like crime family gunned down , corruption rooted out , zombies exposed
to sunlight melt and my favorite, ding dong the
Christy Clark's LNG Sham Turns To Pixie Dust--2017 B.C. Election Edition
Written by Grant G It's time for a B.C. LNG update...what's going on
with LNG in British Columbia....The answer is nothing but meaningless
staged photo-ops and gobbly goop press releases churned out by Christy
Clark's 220 member gang of public affairs propagandists...Christy Clark
is still trying to sell a promise of untold riches deriving from
technologies of the past....The riches from LNG will
No More Bridge Tolls....John Horgan's Election Winner Explained
John Horgan with a stroke of brilliance....The removal of the BC
Liberal's unfair bridge tolling debacle.. First off...The Port Mann
bridge and Golden Ears bridge have both been losing $millions of dollars
every year....Treo, and TI are losing money and will require government
bailouts...FACT _____________ The Port Mann Bridge continues to lose
money faster than originally projected but the gover
John Horgan, Christy Clark and Andrew Weaver, The News 1130 Debate..Unplugged
Written by Grant G Well, the first of two election 2017 leaders debate
has ended.....all I can say is...Fail, on all sides.
http://www.news1130.com/2017/04/20/watch-live-news-1130-leaders-debate/
full disclosure, i'm not a registered member of any political party,
however, I am definitely partisan...Andrew Weaver will not form
government, either the BC Liberals or the BC NDP is going to win.FACT,
New in thwap's schoolyard
Non-Violent Logic
Here's a video of women in India beating up a couple of rapists: ...
Strange how you can access some videos on YouTube but not via the
"blogger" video upload system. Oh well. Basically, I've seen a few
videos of different instances where a large group of Indian women have
one or two men, caught in the act of attempted rape, and are beating the
men with sticks and any other objects that came to ha
New in Vaccine Awakening
The Vaccine Revolution for Truth
Posted 4/20/2017 By Barbara Loe Fisher Revolution for Truth Rally |
March 31, 2017 | Washington, D.C. To activate and view hyperlinked
references, please click here once and then click any superscripted
number below to access a hyperlinked reference, or scroll down to the
bottom of the article to view all hyperlinked references. We are
gathered in our nation’s Capitol representing many thousands
New in Viva Bolivia
Puma Punku
While
most people know about the Pyramids, and wonder how they could have
been built, few in the US have any knowledge about Puma Punku, built
around 536 AD. Some of the stones in this mysterious structure weigh
over 100 tons, and have remarkable precision in the carving. Who did
this? No one seems to know. Linda Stasi of the New York Daily News is on
her way to the jungles of Bolivia to find out.
New in Welcome to Pottersville 2 (Blogging Against Fascism!)
Napkin
Voodoo Economics Redux (Deep State Captures Trump?) Looting Was the
Point of Neoliberalism (ISIS Friend or Foe?) Off-Shoring Deep-Sixes
Unexceptional America (New Old Dems Still Blame Stealthy Russia)
Nobody's GOT To Use the Internet!) Boring 500-Pound Bombs Hit Passersby
(America's Regressing Into Developing Nation But Where's President
Trump?) ISIS Benefits from Assad's Downfall
One
napkin was shown to Ronald Reagan who, foreshadowing Trump, was too
thick to understand it. Like Trump, the Gipper thought that it proved
that, 'the lower the tax, the more tax revenue collected.' George Bush
Sr. called that "voodoo economics."Not voodoo, no; but here’s the key —
pay attention, A students! — it’s a CURVE. When "marginal" tax rates are
ABOVE 90%, cutting to, say, 85
(Bill
O'Gone) Rebranding Universal Basic Income As Money-Maker for Hedge
Funds (President Pussy) Trump Tilt Back to Goldman Sachs (Soul
Stagnation Strikes) Pundits Syrian Swoon: Good Soldiers All (Billions
Missing) Twitter Governance Strategy (A Year of Blind Rats? Or Mice?)
Lee & Max & Stacy & Lee!
Consider
the reality of O'Reilly's career. ... He worked for Fox News for about
20 years, spewing the most vicious pack of hatred and lies he possibly
could. For this he was paid millions; his salary at the end being about
$18 million a year. So let's be cautious here and guess that, over the
years this scum was paid about $200 million for his contribution to the
country's well-being. Just
New in What Is Sustainable
The Art of Tracking
Right now, your eyes are following a track of squiggly scratches, and
your mind is comprehending meaning from them. This morning, my mental
processes created those tracks, and they contain specific meaning for
those who have learned the ability to interpret them. The farther you
are able to follow my tracks, the more you will learn. Similarly,
animals leave behind tracks and other signs as they m
The Origin of Science
NOTE: To better understand the following, you might read my review of
The Art of Tracking first. Back in the 1800s, folks on the cutting edge
of Western science were perplexed. Evolution had apparently provided
hunter-gatherers with essentially the same brains that we moderns have,
yet they appeared to be severely retarded — no clear-cuts, mines,
cities, insane asylums. What was wrong with them?
Savages
One day in 1991, a strange letter arrived at the Rainforest Action
Network in San Francisco, where Joe Kane was working. It was from
members of the Huaorani tribe of Ecuador, wild folks who have lived in
the Amazon rainforest for thousands of years. Their jungle home had
fantastic biodiversity, including many species that live nowhere else on
Earth. The letter said that DuPont-Conoco was planning
New in wmtc
what i'm reading: swing time by zadie smith
Zadie Smith is on my list of "authors I will follow anywhere". I may
not love everything about every book she writes, but that's unimportant.
For me, her books are always worth reading -- the writing is beautiful,
the characters feel real, the insights into the human condition are
interesting and thought-provoking and ring true. I'm always excited to
hear Smith has published a new book, and Swing
egypt photos are online
Our
photos from Egypt and Jordan are now on Flickr . Below are the various
albums. I've also added links to the individual wmtc posts . egypt /
giza egypt / pyramids view inn egypt / cairo / egyptian museum egypt /
cairo egypt / saqarra, dahshur, memphis egypt / dendara egypt / abydos
egypt / luxor / luxor museum egypt / luxor / luxor temple egypt / luxor /
karnak egypt / luxor / deir el-medina eg
what i'm reading: giovanni's room by james baldwin
James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room , a landmark in LGBT literature, is one
of our library's current "Raves & Faves". The 1956 novel takes
place in Paris, narrated by a young American man who is trying to come
to terms with his sexuality. In the past, this was said to be a "gay
novel;" now it is seen as "bisexual novel". Leaving aside the obvious
fact that novels don't possess sexuality, those labels
things i heard at the library: an occasional series: #23
Girl:
Do you have this book, something like, "keeping a secret about you"?
Me: Let's take a look in the catalogue. [Stalling for time while
scrolling through titles in my mind.] Hmm, do you mean Keeping You a
Secret ? Girl: Yes! I took a bus all the way from the South Common
branch to here to get this book so I hope you have it. I recognize it as
a good LGBT title by Julie Peters, excellent writer
we movie to canada: wmtc annual movie awards, 2016-17 edition
I'm
actually getting to the annual wmtc movie awards while the baseball
season is still young -- a sign that I have a bit more time to myself,
as our new local ticks along under the guidance of an awesome team.
First, the annual recap: - Canadian musicians and comedians (2006-07 and
2007-08) - my beverage of choice (2008-09) - famous people who died
during the past year (2009-10) - where I'd like
best of wmtc, 2016 edition
Even though I don't blog very much anymore, my editor still manages to find some highlights. Best of wmtc, 2016 edition.
New in A Very Public Sociologist
How Opinion Polling Works
Which of these is most representative of public opinion at large? A
heavily gamed voluntary poll of 160,000-odd people done on the behest of
This Morning that shows a commanding lead enjoyed by Jeremy Corbyn over
Theresa May; or any of the recent spate of polls by professional
polling companies who show very much the opposite consistently on the
basis of samples between 1,000 and 1,800 people. I
The Absurdity of Theresa May
British politics has long had an absurd streak , and in this regard we
should commend the Prime Minister for preserving this fine tradition.
Consider these exhibits from the last week of general election
campaigning: Theresa May visits a factory. She refuses to take questions
from the press and the employer forbids workers from talking to the
hacks. Theresa May visits North Derbyshire and is inte
Eurovision 2017 Preview
We may be bidding farewell to the European Union, but thankfully
Britain remains a fully committed to the one supranational body that
matters: the European Broadcasting Union. And so, with two weeks to go,
it's time for our annual trudge through the highlights of this year's
Eurovision Song Contest. Remember, I don't do predictions any more.
Especially as Theresa May has gone and done one all ove
The Scottish Tory Resurgence
This general election is very interesting. Particularly Scotland. Last
weekend, Survation for the Sunday Post had the Tories on 28% to the
SNP's 43%. This could net them eight seats at the nationalists' expense.
Panelbase for the Sunday Times has them down for 33% , or 12 seats. As
this is a social science blog that prefers facts over nice illusions,
how can this uptick in Tory fortunes be explai
Waiting for Jolyon
Political parties are more or less the expression of classes or class
fractions. They organise classes, articulate and arrange their
interests, and are a means by which they become conscious of themselves.
The durability across nearly all the advanced nations of parties that
represent business, that represent labour, that represent small
employers and layers of professionals, and how all party sy
Local Council By-Elections April 2017
Party Number of Candidates Total Vote % +/- Mar +/- Mar 16 Average/
Contest +/- Seats Conservative 8 5,303 39.2% +3.1% +2.2% 663 +3 Labour 7
4,137 30.6% +2.7% +15.6% 591 -2 LibDem 6 2,189 16.2% +1.8% +1.0% 365 +1
UKIP 3 339 2.5% -8.2% -4.5% 113 -2 Green 6 778 5.8% +0.5% +3.9% 130 0
SNP* 0 0 PC** 0 0 Ind*** 2 752 5.6% +0.5% -4.9% 376 0 Other**** 0 0 *
There were no by-elections in Scotland ** Ther
New in Adrienne's Corner
Books: The good, the bad, and the very ugly...
with the ugly starting to outweigh the good. The older I get the less
patience I have with books that rely on bad language, over-the-top
depictions of sex, and are part of a series - all of which are now in
plentiful supply. Reading is one of my greatest pleasures. It has been
so since I started reading at about 4 years old. Every week during the
summer my mom walked us the mile and a half to the
Wild Bill: Democrats - The Party of the Damned...
manages to say in two and half minutes what I've been thinking about
all morning - and I thank him. The capacity to be shocked is still alive
and well in my mind and heart. Witnessing a woman who was raised
Catholic volunteering at a Planned Parenthood clinic is one such
occurrence that not only shocks, but elicits profound sadness. The first
thing that pops into my mind is, "How could you do suc
I'm predicting a super fun weekend of riots and beat downs...
let's all hope I'm wrong. First up: The 11th Annual 82nd Avenue of the
Roses Parade cancelled due to threats of violence from far left Antifa.
They've got their panties all twisted up because the Multnomah County
Republicans are marching in the parade - something they do every year. A
carnival has also been cancelled that's part of the festivities this
upcoming weekend. PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - The
Sean Hannity, Free Speech, and Due Diligence...
free speech is under assault. (This is a post I started yesterday
before we lost power. We did what any right thinking people would do in
the case of a power outage by visiting our favorite Mexican restaurant
and chowing down until power was restored.) Sean Hannity (emphasis mine)
“In all seriousness, we are at a turning point,” Hannity began, “a huge
turning point when it comes to freedom of spe
Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity will be the first to agree with me...
followed closely by about every man in this country. It's damn tough to
be a man having to deal with feminist women. These women running about
accusing men of sexual "harassment" are the embarrassing outcome of
their so-called drive for equality. They parade around looking like
street hookers on steroids and then complain if a guy so much as says,
"Nice dress." Good grief - if I had a dollar for
RIP Patriot and Vietnam Vet "Mad Jack" Watson...
you will be missed. Frequent commenter and friend to this blog and so
many other blogs passed into eternal life this afternoon after a lengthy
battle with cancer. May his soul and the souls of the faithfully
departed rest in peace. Please take a moment to pray for Jack's soul and
comfort for his loving wife, Kathe. Jack loved kittehs, his
grandchildren, the Constitution, and his beautiful wife. T
New in ArmsControlWonk
The Great North Korea War Scare
Today’s
news continues, or perhaps renews, the weird sense of self-imposed
crisis surrounding U.S. North Korea policy: Entire U.S. Senate to go to
White House for North Korea briefing: https://t.co/wbRa4H0IOA
pic.twitter.com/l3E4BSEqBR — Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) April
24, 2017 Why not just have a hearing? But anyhow. Having declared an end
to the era …
Skin in the Game: Why Worry about North Korean ICBMs?
Around
these parts, North Korea’s ICBM program is the national-security
obsession du jour. That’s validating for someone like me, sure. But why?
And why now? As I see it, there are good reasons and bad reasons to be
concerned, and focusing on one set or another will lead to very
different conclusions. Let’s start with the good reasons. The …
Nuclear Learning
Quote
of the week: “The [U.S. Strategic Bombing] survey’s task was to measure
as precisely as possible the exact effects of the two [Hiroshima and
Nagasaki] bombs – in other words, to put calipers on the problem so that
people back home would have a factual frame of reference within which
to draw conclusions about …
Kerr on the JCPOA
My
friend Paul Kerr — the original second blogger at Arms Control Wonk —
has taken time from his day job to write an essay that focuses on the
enduring value of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action’s prohibition
on “activities which could contribute to the development of a nuclear
explosive device,” a prohibition that permanently define’s the terms of
Iran’s …
DPRK Wound Filament Airframes
High-resolution
photographs of the airframe for North Korea’s Pukguksong
submarine-launched ballistic missile have a surprise. The airframe
appears be wound filament, not the simple metal airframes we’ve seen on
North Korea’s space launchers. That opens up a lot of possibilities for
North Korea — and ticks off an important requirement for North Korea to
build …
A Three-Person Rule for Nuclear First Use
Quote
of the week: “We still tend to conceive of national security almost
solely as a state of armed readiness, a vast, awesome arsenal of
weaponry… We are haunted by this concept of military hardware.” —Robert
S. McNamara, The Essence of Security Whiffs of grapeshot and sarin gas
are in the air – enduring conflicts in …
New in Catharsis Ours
Economic
News , Data & Views.......April 29 , 2017......Quick Hits For
Saturday -1) Global Market Overview - April 2017 , Q-1 2017 , Trump
Effect On US Stock Markets & Additional News/ Data To Consider ; 2)
US Politics For Saturday Morning : First 100 Days For Trump ; StopGap
Extension Signed By POTUS ; "DC Swampland " News ; Bannon Back In Good
Graces ; Flynn Ties To Turkey Known Due To Background Check ; Additional
Items To consider. 3) Europe In Focus : France Update - Presidency Race
With Polling Data & News For Saturday ; Broader Europe Odds &
Ends - EUCO Brexit Summit & Brexit News Items , Greece Economic Data
, German Election Poll Data , Unemployment By Region ( 2016 ) ,
Additional Items To Consider.
Markets..... fred walton @fredwalton216 8s 8 seconds ago fred walton
Retweeted fred walton Doug Noland's Weekly Missive and compendium of
global news & data ! fred walton added, fred walton @fredwalton216
Credit Bubble Bulletin : Weekly Commentary: Unsound Finance http://
creditbubblebulletin.blogspot.com/2017/04/weekly
-commentary-unsound-finance.html?spref=tw … fred walton @fredwalton216
6m
Economic
News , Data & Views.....April 12 , 2017 ..... Quick Hits For
Wednesday -1) Markets : Asia - Economic Calendar for Thursday , Market
Moving News And Data To Consider , Trump Says & Treasury Confirms
That China Will Not be Named As A Currency Manipulator ; US Major
Indexes Down Today , Gold Up 8 Bucks , Treasury Yields Lower Again ,
Crude Oil Snaps Four-Day Rally - WTI Down 0.90% And Brent Oil Down 1.20%
Today. 2) US Politics : Trump Base Will Be Upset As 5 Major Campaign
Promises Are Reversed In A Bit More Than A Day ; Items Of Note Touching
On North Korea , Syria , Russia ; Key Comments From Trump's Interview
Today ; Additional Items Of Note. 3) Europe : Greece News For Wednesday -
Tsipras Struggles To Sell Latest Troika Deal , As Economy Flutters ;
Dortmund Football Terror Attack Updates & Arrest Information ;
Turkish Vote Probably Swings Based Upon Votes Of Turks Living In Europe ;
Refugee Related News Of The Day ; French Election Polling Data Show
Tight 4 Way Race…
Markets....... Asia..... ForexLive @ForexLive 1h 1 hour ago Economic
data due from Asia today - Australian jobs report focus ForexLive
@ForexLive 5m 5 minutes ago PBOC official - Raise tolerance on yuan's
'flexibity' ForexLive @ForexLive 21m 21 minutes ago Japan press:
Japanese government kept quiet on yen climb wary of provoking US
ForexLive @ForexLive 34m 34 minutes ago NZ housing data
Economic
News , Data & Views....April 11 , 2017....Quick Hits For Tuesday
-1) Markets : Asia Economic Calendar for Wednesday , Market Moving Data
& News ; US : Major Indexes Finish Modestly Red , But Well Off L.O.D
; Gold Rockets 20 Bucks Off Various Geopolitic Concerns ; Oil Ends Up
35 Cents But Private Inventory Data Shows Larger Draw Than Expected , US
Treasuries Benefit Off Safe Haven Move Despite Second Day Off Mediocre
Auctions ( 2 year yield 1.233%, -4 bp, 10 year yield 2.296% -7 bp, 30
year 2.927% -6 bp. ) 2) US Politics : Sean Spicer's Bad Week Continues
With Ill-Fated Assad- Hitler Comparison ; Syria Airstrike Updates ;
China Just Might Take Out North Korea's Nuclear Facilities , Before the
US Military Does The Deed ; Replace & Repeal Not Dead Yet - So Says
Freedom Caucus ; Additional Items Of Note. 3) Europe In Focus : Dortmund
Football Team Narrowly Escapes Tragedy As Three Explosion Go Off Near
Team Bus ; French Election Items & Refugee Camp fire Aftermath ,
Markets..... Asia.... ForexLive @ForexLive 2h 2 hours ago Economic
data due from Asia today - China CPI day zerohedge @zerohedge 1m 1
minute ago Japan Self-Defense Forces scrambled fighter jets after 6
Russian military aircraft flew off Japan’s northern coastal regions: BBG
LiveSquawk @LiveSquawk 23m 23 minutes ago US To Include Trade Deficit
In Talks With Japan – Nikkei US..... ForexLive
Economic
News , Data & Views....April 10 , 2017.....Quick Hits for Monday
-1) Markets : Asia Economic Calendar For Tuesday , Market Moving News
& Data ; US - Ho Hum Monday For Major Indexes & Gold , Oil
Caught Bit Of Bid , US Debt Lower By 2 BPs Across The Curve , Calendar
For 4 Day US Holiday Week. 2) US Politics Round Up : Syria Situation
Updates ; Tillerson Heads To Moscow - No Meeting With Putin ; North
Korea Also In Focus - No US Appetite For Regime Change ( Even As US
Warships Diverted To Waters Near North Korea ) ; Gov't Shutdown On Radar
, Will Be More Of An Issue As We Head Toward End Of April ; Additional
Items To Consider. 3) Europe In Focus : Ukraine Central Bank Governor
Quits ; Greece News For Monday ; French Election Polling Data -
Melenchon May Be "The Little Engine That Could. " 4) Odds & Ends -
China - US Relations , North Korea Quandary , Libya In Primary focus.
Markets..... Asia..... ForexLive @ForexLive 2h 2 hours ago Economic
data due from Asia today US..... fred walton @fredwalton216 9h 9 hours
ago fred walton Retweeted zerohedge Great overview of the week to
come.. fred walton added, zerohedge @zerohedge Key Events In The
Holiday-Shortened Week http://www. zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-1
0/key-events-holiday-shortened-week … ForexLive @ForexLive
Economic
News , Data & Views......April 9 , 2017......Quick hits For Sunday
-1) Turkey - One Week Before Turkey's Referendum On Changes To Its
Constitution - An Overview On The Competing Rallies , Narratives &
Context On this Huge Decision Facing Turkey's Voters. 2) Kurdistan
Independence Referendum Coming Into View for 2017. 3) France -
Presidential Campaign Has Become A Four Person Race With Two Weeks To Go
Before The First Round Voting. 4) US Politics : US Airstrikes Against
SAA Airfield Lead Foreign Policy Story Sunday ; Additional Items To
Consider In US Politics. 4) Odds & Ends : Palm Sunday Terror Attack
By ISIS In Egypt Kills Dozens ; Libya Updates Including Civil War
Declared In south / Economic Meltdown & Huge Budget Deficit / Fuel
Smuggling / Refugee Crisis.
Turkey ......... Albilad English @EnglishAlbilad 2h 2 hours ago Ahead
of referendum , #Erdogan hosts huge rally seeking ‘Yes’ to a strong #
Turkey Kurdistan24 English Verified account @K24English 3h 3 hours ago
ICYMI: Pro-Kurdish HDP hold rallies ahead of # Turkey referendum
http:// bit.ly/2oVmgg3 #TwitterKurds Sinem Cengiz سينام @SinemCngz 3h 3
hours ago My latest: # Turkey is heading towa
Economic
News , Data & Views .......April 8 , 2017.......Quick Hits For
Saturday -1) Market Overview For The Week Of April 3, 2017 Through April
7 , 2017. 2) US Politics : Wide Range Of News & Views Touching On
Last Week's "Hot Button Topics " Including Xi-Trump Visit , US Airstrike
In Syria , Trump Delivering On Campaign Promises In Spite Of Fierce
Opposition , No White House Shake Up But Apparent Tensions Between
Bannon & Kushner , "Swamp-Land " Intrigue , Additional Items Of
Interest. 3) Europe In Focus : France - Election Items Of Note , Turkish
Citizens Vote In France , Hollande & Merkel Support US Airstrikes
Against Assad , ETA Gives France List Of Arms Caches ; Updates On
Horrific Terror Attack In Sweden ; Greece In Focus - Athens Sees March
Against Austerity , Turkish Citizens Living In Greece Vote On Turkey's
Key Referendum , Domestic Politics & Economy Items , State Of Play
Regarding Creditor Talks ; Germany In Focus - Germany Supports US
Airstrikes Against Assad…
Market Overview For Last Week..... fred walton @fredwalton216 2m 2
minutes ago Credit Bubble Bulletin : Weekly Commentary: Just the Facts -
April 7 http:// creditbubblebulletin.blogspot.com/2017/04/weekly
-commentary-just-facts-april-7.html?spref=tw … 4/3/17 - 4/7/17 Holger
Zschaepitz @Schuldensuehner 8h 8 hours ago Global stocks end EVENTFUL
week dead FLAT at mkt cap of $71.7tn. Mr. Market s
New in Centauri Dreams
Speculations on Habitable Zone Waterworlds
What to make of Fergus Simpson’s new paper on waterworlds, suggesting
that most habitable zone planets are of this type? If such worlds are
common, we may find that most planets in the habitable zones of their
stars are capable of evolving life, but unlikely to host technological
civilizations. An explanation for the so-called ‘Fermi Paradox’?
Possibly, but there are all kinds of things that coul
Further Work on TRAPPIST-1
A closely packed planetary system like the one we’ve found at
TRAPPIST-1 offers intriguing SETI possibilities. Here a SETI search for
directed radio transmissions aimed at the Earth gives way to an attempt
to overhear ongoing activity within another stellar system. For it’s
hard to conceive of any civilization developing technological skills
that would turn away from the chance to make the compar
Breakthrough Listen Data Becoming Available
Andrew Siemion (Berkeley SETI Research Center) presented results from
the first year of the Breakthrough Listen initiative last Thursday at
the Breakthrough Discuss meetings in Palo Alto. The data can be acquired
here , with the caveat that file sizes can be gigantic and the data
formats demand specialized software. Background information and details
are available on this BSRC page . Working with
Cassini Through the Gap
Sometimes it pays to step back and try to look at spaceflight with
fresh eyes. Go out and find Saturn in the sky and consider it as the
ancients did, a moving celestial ember. And as you stand there, realize
all over again that we’ve built a spacecraft that has been operating
around that world since 2004, feeding us a datastream as its path was
tweaked to look at interesting targets. The sheer ma
Planetary Discovery around Ultracool Star
I have a special enthusiasm for microlensing as a means of exoplanet
discovery. With microlensing, you never know what you’re going to come
up with. Transits are easier to detect when the planet is close to its
star, and hence transits more frequently. Radial velocity likewise sends
its loudest signal when a planet is large and close. Microlensing,
detecting the ‘bending’ of light from a backgrou
New Findings on Enceladus, Europa
Jim Green, who is director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA
headquarters, clearly loves his job, and he got so excited during
Thursday’s news conference that he kept interchanging Enceladus with
Europa in his remarks. Both were in play during the discussion, and the
context made it clear what he intended, but I always get a kick out of
seeing that kind of enthusiasm showing forth in scie
New in Craig Murray
Theresa May’s Fake “Meetings”
The sharp-eyed among you will have noticed that many of those forming
the “audience” for Theresa May’s speech in Crathes looked even less
enthusiastic than usual. The real Tories are very obvious to spot. But
when you look at the BBC video from which this picture is taken, you can
see that the others not only do not look enthusiastic, they do not join
in the clapping. Do not take my word for it,
Tories Support Pre-Emptive Nuclear War
On Radio 4 this morning Defence Secretary Michael Fallon argued not
just for Trident missiles, but for first use of nuclear weapons and
“pre-emptive nuclear war”. There was no misunderstanding or circumstance
– he was queried very specifically on the exact point. Not only do the
Tories support having weapons of mass destruction, they support using
them when none have been used against us. The who
There Are No Rape Charges Against Julian Assange in Sweden. There Are Espionage Charges Against Julian Assange in the USA.
A few months ago I asked Julian whether he expected that Donald Trump
would end the case against him in the United States. WikiLeaks had after
all published the DNC and Podesta emails, which revealed the corruption
at the heart of the Clinton campaign and the way the Democratic
primaries had been rigged against Bernie Sanders. Julian replied that
no, he expected the opposite to be true. Trump wou
Blairites: When the Money Stops, They Go Away
Blairite wipeout in Scotland teaches us an important lesson about them.
They have no particular beliefs other than in their own careers.
Progress was always more about career progress than societal progress.
When politics stops being a nice little earner, the Blairites will very
easily give it up. If they had strongly held principles and beliefs,
they would continue fighting for them even if they
The North Korean Danger
Military technology has moved on since the Vietnam war. The defeat of
the United States by an army employing basic artillery and machine guns
supplemented by creative use of bamboo, has left an indelible impression
on the western psyche. But it is in many ways a false one. Many
trillions of dollars have been spent since on military technology, and
the gap in resources between the USA and most pot
Blog Housekeeping Point
Marine LePen is an actual racist and fascist. Anybody arguing for her
will be permanently banned from commenting on the blog. Fair warning.
The post Blog Housekeeping Point appeared first on Craig Murray .
New in David Climenhaga's Alberta Diary
Few hints about coming NDP workplace law reform in minister’s speech to Alberta Federation of Labour
PHOTOS: Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray at the Alberta
Federation of Labour Convention in Edmonton yesterday. (Photo: Dave
Cournoyer.) Below: AFL President Gil McGowan and Labour Code review
chair Andrew Sims. As you might expect, Labour Minister Christina Gray
got a very warm welcome from delegates to the Alberta Federation of
Labour’s convention at Edmonton’s […] The post Few hints about
Good news-bad news for Tory candidate Maxime Bernier as Boston Stranger packs up his carpet bag and heads home
PHOTOS: Kevin O’Leary, until yesterday a front-running candidate to
lead the Conservative Party of Canada. (Photo: Ontario Chamber of
Commerce.) Below: CPC candidates Maxime Bernier and Kellie Leitch (both
from Wikipedia); and Ron Paul, the crazy uncle of the American Right,
whose economic views are similar to Mr. Bernier’s. The good news for
Maxime Bernier? […] The post Good news-bad news for To
Gord Downie’s Secret Path tops Audreys Books’ Edmonton Fiction bestseller list; poetry sales appear
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in
Edmonton for the week ended April 23, 2017, compiled on April 25, 2017,
by Audreys Books and provided by the Book Publishers Associations of
Alberta. EDMONTON FICTION BESTSELLERS 1. Secret Path – Gord Downie, Jeff
Lemire 2. Homes – Winnie Canuel […] The post Gord Downie’s Secret Path
tops Audreys Books’ Edmonton Fiction bestsel
Please stand by … while AlbertaPolitics.ca fixes a problem with disappearing illustrations
The test pattern of the British Amateur Television Club, circa 1960. As
regular readers of this blog will be aware, AlbertaPolitics.ca recently
moved to a new web hosting service in response to some problems with
the previous service provider. The transfer seems to have have resulted
in a situation in which certain photographs and other […] The post
Please stand by … while AlbertaPolitics.ca fixe
Donald Trump helps build the case for Rachel Notley’s social license policy on energy exports
PHOTOS: U.S. President Donald Trump – he’s lookin’ at you, Canada.
(Photo by Gage Skidmore, Flickr.) Below: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley.
If Alberta’s conservatives imagined U.S. President Donald Trump’s
decision immediately after his election last November to push the
Keystone XL Pipeline project forward would provide an opening for them
to attack the Alberta NDP […] The post Donald Trump helps
Make American Dairy Farms Great Again! Adopt supply management
PHOTOS: Dairy cows in a mass milking machine at a U.S. farm, a pretty
well run one from the look of this photo from the Wikipedia. Below: Not
what dairy farming looks like any more; U.S. President Donald Trump,
hero to the Globe and Mail editorial board, giving Canada, or someone,
the what for. Never […] The post Make American Dairy Farms Great Again!
Adopt supply management appeared first on Alb
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From Jenna Orkin Feds Say It's Too Dangerous To Share Dakota Access Oil Spill Report Why We Have A 2nd Amendment: Venez...
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Journalist Barrett Brown Taken Back Into Custody Before PBS Interview
Massive Explosion Reported Near Damascus International Airport Following
Israeli Airstrikes Facebook tracks scary-specifi
From Jenna Orkin This analytics firm uses one trillion Facebook and Twitter posts to predict stock movements French int...
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Trump Associates & ISIS-Linked Vigilantes Are Attempting Coup in
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Washington D.C. To Hold Massive "Coordinated Terror Attack" Drill This
Wednesday Ron Paul Rages At Trump: "Assange Is A Hero... Don't Declare
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From Jenna Orkin Trump: I said NATO was obsolete 'not knowing much about NATO' Afghanistan's defense minister and army ...
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From Jenna Orkin Yesterday's Broad Power Outage Likely Caused By Geomagnetic Storm Here's what's behind the US-Canada d...
From Jenna Orkin Yesterday's Broad Power Outage Likely Caused By
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Chuck Schumer agreeing with Trump "The Retail Bubble Has Now Burst": A
Record 8,640 Stores Are Closing In 2017 North Korea Arrests US Citizen,
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General Dismissed By Trump Administration Brai
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