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Pizza soup is the only thing you need to warm up on a cold winter's day
Pizza is good anytime, but it's even better as your new go-to winter soup. The recipe combines the perfection of pizza with the heartwarming wholesomeness of a creamy tomato soup. It was created by Foodbeast co-founder Geoffrey Kutnick while he was musing about his dinner plans at his local barbershop. Now we can stay warm without giving up our favorite Saturday night slice. [H/T: Foodbeast]
Male scientists described in same demeaning way as female scientists
You know the stories about how close Nobel Prize-winning physicist Erwin Schrödinger came to never marrying? Chances are you haven't heard them, because nobody ever talks about Schrödinger's marriage when they discuss his work. The same can't be said for female scientists, however. Twitter user Daurmith jumped on this by writing short bios for some of science's most famous men, but in the condesce
What the Hell Just Happened in Iowa?!: 'BradCast' 2/2/2016
It was like 2012 all over again. But the apparent mess was on the D side instead of the R side. So, as you might have guessed, we've got a very big show today on The BradCast. We are joined today by Iowa Caucus expert (yes, there is such a thing!) Professor David P. Redlawsk of Rutger's Eagleton Institute of Politics to help us unpack what the hell happened last night (and this morning) now that t
Military Leaders: Register Women for Draft
Via: Military Times: The Army and Marine Corps’ top uniformed leaders both backed making women register for the draft as all combat roles are opened to them in coming months, a sweeping social change that could complicate the military’s gender integration plans. Both services, along with the Navy, have begun work to open all military […]
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Interview 1131 – Elaine Dewar on Maurice Strong’s Cloak of Green
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-02-01%20Elaine%20Dewar.mp3"][/audio]In the early 1990s Canadian author, researcher and journalist Elaine Dewar had the chance to meet and interview Maurice Strong for her book, Cloak of Green: The Links between Key Environmental Groups, Government and Big Business. Today she joins The Corbett Report to discuss Strong's career and her disc
Interview 1128 – Financial Survival in The Cashless Robotic QE Economy
[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-01-28%20Financial%20Survival.mp3"][/audio]James joins Alfred Adask for their weekly conversation on Financial Survival to discuss the latest financial and economic news from around the world, including the cashless society takeover, the QE unwind and the rise of the robots.
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The Fight to Legalize Ferrets in California
Advocates push to overturn state ferret ban, argue pets don't pose threat to wildlife
Trans Mountain and Energy East Pipelines Delayed in Face of Mounting Protests
Trudeau government announces new climate test and consultation with Indigenous Peoples on all major resource projects
Copenhagen’s Mayor Announces Plans to Divest City from Fossil Fuels
Denmark's capital will withdraw investment fund out of all holdings in coal, oil, and gas if proposal is approved
What Is Your Nitrogen Footprint, and Who Is it Impacting?
For the first time, researchers calculate average reactive nitrogen emissions for people from 188 countries
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IS THE BBC BIASED? // actions
Endangered language
Which fictional language shrank as it developed? That question came up on the horribly addictive ITV quiz show “The Chase”. Truth is stranger than fiction of course, and Newspeak isn’t the only language that’s shrunk. We’re haemorrhaging words right left and centre here in the wonderful world of PC. The latest term outlawed by the PC police is, obviously, b***h. Yvette Cooper has asked the PM to a
Another Big Question
Someone I know suddenly decided to give up his business and work for someone else. He was fed up with hiring staff who turned out to be unreliable and incompetent, and tired of reps phoning him every ten minutes. He figured he’d be better off just doing what he enjoyed - (hairdressing as it happens) No more responsibility, thanks. I’d rather be told what to do. That’s an allegory. Parable for th
Is the BBC allowing itself to the manipulated by Muslim radicals?
(h/t David Preiser) For those who haven't already read it, Andrew Gilligan's latest 'scoop' at the Telegraph makes for a dramatic read:An organised campaign to undermine Britain’s fight against terrorism can be revealed today. Islamist activists linked to Cage, a group known to sympathise with terrorists, are using coordinated leaks to mainstream news organisations, including the BBC, to spread fe
Curiouser and curiouser
Further to an earlier post...Newswatch's David Keighley has received a statement from Ofcom in response to his post about the appointment of Bill Emmott, the ultra-pro-EU co-creator of the biased BBC mockumentary The Great European Disaster Movie, as Chair of Ofcom's Content Board, with responsibility for TV and Radio. This is what that Ofcom statement says:“Any conflicts of interest involving non
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One extra keystroke
Without:Readers of this blog will be familiar with this argument. For those who are not here is a brief recap of the evidence supporting our claims.With:Readers of this blog will be familiar with this argument. For those who are not, here is a brief recap of the evidence supporting our claims.Go for it.
Too many thoughts
Maybe it's different if you're writing fiction. But writing about the economy, I often find myself deleting an interesting observation, simply because it's the second observation and it detracts from the first observation.Separately, they might be interesting. Together, they create confusion. Or so I think.
Dealing with holes in a Swiss cheese brain
I sometimes have a thought pop into my head, a one-liner that suddenly makes sense to me. It seems to be a direct quote but it must be a distillation of something I read. Reading Keynes, for example. He doesn't usually write one-liners. So I wake up one morning and say "Oh, Keynes said you can only either spend money or save it." And in my mind, the you can only either spend money or sav
No, those are the same word
It started out as a joke. I said I'm retired now and I might be going senile. But then I googled senile because it's not a word I use often and, you know, because maybe I'm senile. I googled it. The first three results were good. Here is number four:First, they "explain English by way of Greek" (I wish I knew where that phrase came from) ... or in this case, maybe by way of Latin. And th
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On the inescapable privilege of privilege
Having worked in poor countries for most of the last four years, there’s a lot about The Guardian’s Secret Aid Worker feature that’s really resonating with me. Of course, I continue to attach the most value to pieces that bravely carry the writer’s name, because few things keep you more honest as a writer than putting your stuff out there with your name attached, for all the world to see. B
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Chiles and Whitted Revisited
Although I was working on another project, this Chiles-Whitted thing is beginning to get out of hand, so I thought I’d just run through it again based on the Project Blue Book files, various newspaper reports from the time, and what has been said Chiles' Drawingabout the case in the years since by a number of UFO writers. There has been some evolution in the sighting details over the years but I’m
Curse of Oak Island - Finally Some Success
I have been complaining about the Curse of Oak Island for a long time now because it doesn’t seem they are making any progress. They keep getting diverted on other tasks that might interest some but they do little to prove there is anything extraordinary about Oak Island. There are those who suggest that what has been found has a natural explanation (though I don’t know how you explain the coconut
My Interest in Oak Island is Flagging
I was asked over the weekend how the two guys, the Lagina brothers, could afford this on-going semi-investigation into the Oak Island Treasure. I think part of the answer is History (they used to be the History Channel). I think History is footing quite a bit of the bill, paying the guys for hanging around Oak Island, renting the equipment, and bringing in the distractions to keep the Laginas from
Chiles/Whitted and Skepticism
Since some people have gone nuts over the article about pseudoskepticism, I thought I might demonstrate what I think along those lines. There is a claim that Clarence S. Chiles and John B. Whitted, two airline pilots saw a cigar-shaped craft that flashed by their aircraft buffeting it with the turbulence of its passage. A passenger on the aircraft didn’t actually see the object, but did see the li
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On Dave's EU Membership "Deal"
History remembers the last time a Tory prime minister went to Europe and came back waving a piece of paper, but the hungry beast to be appeased now is a coterie of backbench MP's, a hapless and hopeless crew blinded by stupidity and consumed by petty-minded hobby horses.Yes, it's the obligatory EU-renegotiation blog post, seeing as Dave has unveiled a draft deal looking to be the climax of his 201
Local Council By-Elections January 2016
PartyNumber of CandidatesTotal Vote%+/- DecAverage/contest+/- Dec+/-SeatsConservative 9 2,951 25.5% -7.8% 328 -95 0Labour 8 4,406 38.1% +9.6% 551 +149 0LibDem 7 1,423 12.3% -0.6% 203 -16 0UKIP 5 793 6.9% -1.2% 159 +3 -1Green 5 368 3.2% +0.9% 74 +10 0SNP* 1 1,089 9.4% +4.5% 1,089 -147 0PC** 0
Terry Wogan and the Celebrity System
"We'll never see their like again" is a refrain common to the passing of major league celebrities. With David Bowie this was because of his profound influence on pop music and performance, an impact that is probably impossible for anyone to repeat ever. And then there is Terry Wogan who, I would suggest, is of a similar type of celebrity. What? As beloved Terry Wogan is, how can he as a
Five Most Popular Posts in January
The five most popular posts last month were ...1. Top 100 Independent Tweeting Bloggers 20162. Jeremy Corbyn, Women, and the Shadow Cabinet3. Is the Labour Party Middle Class?4. A Note on Laura Kuenssberg and the BBC5. Simon Danczuk and NarcissismI can't say I'm shocked that the annual countdown of independent bloggers clinched the top spot, but I am very pleased to not that last month was the bus
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A WAY TO LIVE // actions
On bumps in the road
Ready for the open road -- we thought.Back when our family was living a nomadic lifestyle that revolved around tree-planting contracts on mostly federal lands, we pulled a small travel trailer behind an International Travelall with most of our worldly goods in the one or the other. And one day we left home to go to a contract five hundred miles away, and in ten miles came to a brand-new sign that
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A.E.BRAIN // actions
Theory Predicts....
Something that I think will stretch everyone's boundaries."Brain Sex" theory says the following -1. The human brain is not homogenous2. Some bits are sexually dimorphic - though they may also conform to neither stereotype3. Some of the sexual dimorphism is due to current hormone levels4. Some of the sexual dimorphism is set before birth, and will develop within narrow bounds later5. Sexu
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AT list of remarkable POLITICIANS
These politicians stand for justice, in the face of a majority of their colleagues who stand for self-interest, exploitation, plunder, occupation, apartheid, war, and genocide... WORK IN PROGRESS -- PLEASE MAKE SUGGESTIONS IN COMMENT George Galloway, UK (video) Ralph Nader, USA (video) Richard Boyd Barrett, Ireland (video) From the recent past: Tommy Douglas, Canada (video)
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Have I gone mad?...
possibly.“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked."Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.""How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice."You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in WonderlandWe could call the following deju vu all over again. I had to
There's a debate tonight...
and I will watch.Disclaimer: I don't like Megyn Kelly. Never have.I don't like her for the very reasons her fans like her.I don't like to see women try to wrap themselves in the manly mantel of being a hard-nosed journalist. First of all, in my opinion, she's not a journalist. Journalists try, as much as humanly possible, to be impartial and objective. Ms Kelly is a woman who rides a limousine
Project Veritas: Undercover Common Core Vid: Exec Says "I hate kids...it's all about the money"...
and millions of people get up every morning and send their children to be propagandized by these horrible people.By the time their "education" is complete, their children will be raging entitled libtards, who demand "safe spaces" in college, and will face a future of staggering debt while serving coffee at Starbucks. Don't miss what she has to say about home schoolers, which i
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The Syrian cheese-maker of Bavaria
How a Syrian refugee is bringing a little piece of home to Germany in the form of traditional Syrian cheese.
Right-wing speech hides refugee realities in the US
Away from political debates about refugees, some previously run-down cities are being rejuvenated by their arrival.
Syrian army launches Aleppo offensive amid Geneva talks
Backed by Russian air strikes, government forces capture strategic towns north of Aleppo as talks resume in Switzerland.
Bangladesh sentences two to death for war crimes
Prosecutors say one of the convicts headed group behind series of attacks on civilians during 1971 independence war.
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Tap Into The Unified Field And Heal Yourself In The Process
The basic underlying and uniting force of the universe is a psychic energy field of love and soul consciousness ( the Unified Field ) which lies not only beyond time and space but also beneath our deepest fears ~ and whose principle property is the universal urge to unite. Tap into this energy and heal yourself in the process: Allen L Roland, PhDA heart centered cause versus symptom reha
Sanders And Corbyn Face Major Resistance As Support Grows
Senator Bernie Sanders and UK Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn As the inevitability of real change increases, resistance and backlash also increases as I have most certainly experienced in my heart centered work within the VA Medical establishment ~ but there comes a time when a tipping point is reached and the inevitable becomes a growing reality as we are now witnessing with the rise of Bern
On Turning 82 And Owning A Great Truth
Turning 82 in good health is a major achievement in these troubled times but without a doubt my greatest achievement, as well as gift to mankind, has been to find and identify a great truth that I once profoundly felt and knew as a very young child. It was then finding the determination and courage to live and demonstrate in my work that a Unified Field of love and soul consciousness lay
Much To Spiritually Do At 82
The secret to living a spiritual human life is seeing through heart centered eyes and realizing we are all part of a loving plan in action wherein each of us has a part to play ~ if we will but listen and respond to the call of our soul. It was Teilhard de Chardin who knew we were all spiritual beings and that the portal to the soul was love ~ and that love alone was capable of uniting living bein
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Sphere Alliance Message #130purported Messages From Chinese Dragons All Is Not What It Seems. All Is Collapsing Like A Toy Ball Losing Air. It Is Not Long.
I don't really know how to categorize this post, so I put it under Sphere Alliance as Denice really is one of their conduits for delivering messages on Earth. The purported messages from the Chinese Dragons, however, did not come from the Sphere Alliance or their Data Collectors, they came to Denice directly via ICOMMS. This is anomaly we did not see prior to January 29th.We've not expericnced IC
What does it mean to be human? Finding answers in the unconditional [love] treatment of every person.
CONFLICTING IMAGES OF CREATOR SOURCEThis is a little outside of what I have been posting on the blog in recent months, but in line with past blog posts on religion.This post is not for all my readers, perhaps only for those coming from a Christian context and perhaps still struggling with some of the discordant themes found in Christian teachings. Those not coming from the Christian context may we
As We Shift - Throw Your Hands Up
So, anybody notice any of these things?- Dizziness- Headache- Stomach pain- Waking up several times a night- Extreme tiredness and/or fatigue- Sudden appearance/disappearance of odd physical symptomsWe’ve been on this ride for a while; recently it’s sped up and is now crawling uphill. This shift in frequency is gradual and all at once. Those of us who are “ear
Sphere Alliance Message #129the Celtic/Gaelic Origin Of The Name America
Alexander Hamilton, writer of the Federalist Papers, first Secretary of the US TreasuryAK Note: According to the SA, the Pleiadian and Andromedan cultures descend from Earth Celts during the Atlantis 1 civilization. Atlantis 2 was later civilization that ended badly. [1/24/16, 11:31:22 PM] AK/Terran: AK: What is the real origin of the name America? DEAR ONE/AK/TERRAN. THE NAME "AMERICA"
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A3 Newsletter: Solitary Under Attack as 2016 Begins
(PHOTO: Tabling at the Amnesty Art for Rights event in New Orleans, December 2015)We want to send thanks from Albert and Robert to Amnesty activists for December's Write for Rights campaign. Albert enjoyed receiving the thousands of letters and postcards which were delivered to him in sacks! We kept him up to date with photos of the country activities including his "cut out" in front of
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Coming Iran, DPRK Space Launches?
Both Iran and North Korea may be about to conduct space launches. According to IRNA, Hossein Dehghan (Øسین دهقان, the guy on Rouhani’s left) told the Majlis (fa|en) that Iran would launch a Simorgh rocket (the thingy on Rouhani’s right) during the festivities to mark Iran’s revolution, which should run from 1-11 February. While North Korea has not made …
What’s Our Central Organizing Principle?
Every successful business, cause or social movement needs a central organizing principle, including the Nuclear Enterprise and the Arms Control Enterprise. Under the cloak of safe-sounding deterrence, the Nuclear Enterprise in the United States and Russia is built around Gates of Hell nuclear war-fighting capabilities. The result is excessive numbers of targets and warheads, big-ticket …
Video Analysis of DPRK SLBM Footage
The DPRK released footage on 8 January from a purportedly successful KN-11 SLBM test. There have been press reports that the US intelligence community detected a failed ejection test in November, followed by a successful ejection test in December. “No additional details of the test could be learned,” Bill Gertz wrote, “including whether the missile’s …
Responding to North Korea’s Nuclear Test
Predictably, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page has declared, “North Korea’s test shows the continuing failure of arms control.” The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty has 183 signatories and 164 ratifications. It sets a global norm against testing nuclear devices that defines violators as outlaws. Only one country has violated this Treaty since 1998. The Organization …
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Trump Asks Sarah Palin To Reconsider Endorsing Him, And Please Endorse Ted Cruz Instead
(Riffing off my satirical 2008 Obama-Kerry endorsement post)AN OPEN LETTER BY DONALD TRUMP TO SARAH PALIN PUBLISHED IN THE NYTIMES "news"PAPER:This is an open letter PLEA for you to please switch your endorsement to Ted Cruz.Dear Sarah, they finally found a way to have my poll numbers drop: having YOU endorse me. I don't know who on my staff thought it was a good idea for me to stand nex
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CATHARSIS OURS // actions
Economic News , Data , & Views ( February 2 , 2016 ) US News For Tuesday (1. IOWA Caucus Surprises 2. Exxon Halts Stock Buybacks . 3. US Treasury Bonds On Fire . 4.WTI Crashes Below 30 USD Again. 5. ISM Collapses. 6. Odds & Ends ) Europe In Focus ( 1. Greece Items For The day - Economic , Political , Protests , Refugee Situation . 2. Spanish Political Updates - PSOE Gets Mandate From King To Try To Form Gov't. 3. EU- UK Negotiations Updates. 4. Around the European Horn - Finland , Austria , Germany , Italy , ECB , France , Denmark , Sweden , Portugal , Switzerland In Focus . ) MENA Updates ( 1. Syria Talks & Battlefield Updates 2. IS In Focus . 3. Libya Items Of Note. 4. Refugee Situation - Lebanon & Jordan )
US - Election Items , Economic Data ...Fox NewsVerified account @FoxNews 34m34 minutes ago.@edhenry on #IowaCaucus: “The fact that coin flips are in the rules are raising eyebrows.” #Greta CNN PoliticsVerified account @CNNPolitics 14h14 hours ago5 takeaways from the #IowaCaucus http://cnn.it/1KmXP3G via @ericbradner DAILY SABAH @DailySabah 8h8 hours agoBREAKING - Final result: Clinton wins
Economic News , Data & Views ( February 1, 2016 ) MENA Watch For Monday ( 1. Syria Talks In Focus. 2. Libya Political Situation & Battlefield Updates. 3. Refugee / Economic Migration 4. Zika Virus Updates 5. Oil. 6.Iran has 100 BN In Assets Released . 7. Odds & Ends. ) Europe In Focus For Monday ( 1. Merkel In Middle - Refugee Scheme Vs Populism / Conservative Backlash At Home. 2. Spanish Political Updates - Lots Of Posturing , Still No Gov't . 3 Brexit - UK- EU Talks Kabuki . 4.. Greece Items Of Note . 6. Odds & Ends ) Asia In Focus ( China & Japan In focus )
MENA Watch.....IRIN News @irinnews 2h2 hours agoUnder fire for its description of situation in Syria, UN classifies Madaya, Yarmouk, Bqine, & Moadamiyeh as besieged http://newirin.irinnews.org/un-changes-syria-siege-list-adds-madaya-and-yarmouk/ …Steven Heydemann @SHeydemann 2h2 hours agoAntwerp, BelgiumMy views on the #Syria #Genevatalks and missteps by the Obama administration. @ForeignP
Economic News & Views ( Sunday January 31 , 2016 ) Europe In Focus ( 1. Refugee Crisis / Economic Migration / Border Security Items. 2. France Protests Over Emergency Decree Continue - French Citizens Wondering How Long this Will Remain . 3. Germany - Note How Far Germany and Even Merkel Has Swung Away From "Welcome Refugees " 4. Spain Political Updates - PSOE In focus , Can they Form A Gov't ? ) MENA Review ( 1. Syria Talks Underway - Lurching Away Probably Better Stated . 2. Libya Political updates. ) Asia / Emerging Nations Focus ( 1. China Items Of Note . 2. Japan Items 3. Zika In focus ) Odds & Ends ( 1. Why The Calls For Cash Bans - all of a sudden ? )
Europe........The Local Sweden @TheLocalSweden 15m15 minutes agoMigration Agency to boost age checks on asylum seekers. But aren't medical checks creepy? http://www.thelocal.se/20160131/swedish-migration-o-to-better-check-age … Patrick Kingsley @PatrickKingsley 29m29 minutes ago"The definition of dystopia." Greece fears being fenced in w 100000s of asylum-seekers. Excellent by @Helen
Economic News & Views ( January 24 , 2016 ) Post " Snowzilla " Updates For Sunday .... 1. Middle East Markets Rebound On Sunday . 2. Saudi Arabia's Potential IPO of Part of Armco Will NOT Include Its Oil Reserves. 3. Russia Blocking Both BTC-e and Bitstamp. 4. Refugee/ Economic Migration / Border Security / Schengen Discussion Points & News. 5. Broader Brush Coverage - Europe In Focus - Greece / UK / Germany / Poland / Netherlands / Ukraine / Moldavia / Denmark / Norway Items Of Interest.
Emerging Nations Items......fred walton @fredwalton216 5m5 minutes agoMIDEAST STOCKS-Bourses set to rebound as oil, global equities rallies - Zawya http://www.zawya.com/story/Bourses_set_to_rebound_as_oil_global_equities_rallies-TR20160124nL8N15801KX2/ … via @zawyafred walton @fredwalton216 6m6 minutes agoMIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi, Egypt surge more than 3 pct in early trade - Zawya http://www.zawya
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