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  Washington's Blog

• Talk Nation Radio: Victoria Law on the Struggles of Women in Prison 7 hours ago

  Victoria Law is a freelance journalist focusing on women’s incarceration. She is the author of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women which I highly recommend...
  

• Conclusive Proof: Hitler Intended Exterminating All the World’s Jews 10 hours ago

  First Annotated Web-Publication of the Complete Official Record of Hitler’s Meeting with, and Promises to, the Mufti of Jerusalem Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org...
  

• MH17 Research is Flawed 16 hours ago

  by Eric van de Beek for Novini.nl Who brought down MH17? For the Dutch government it is certain that the Russian military is to blame. But according to researcher Max van der Werff there...
  

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  The Vintage News

• The oldest known extract of ‘The Odyssey’ found in Greece in a pile of rubble 13 hours ago

  Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, written in ancient times, is considered among the world’s greatest works of literature. You might assume that physical versions of the poem...
  

• The first Soviet probe sent to Mars’ moon Phobos failed due to user error 13 hours ago

  Races were not uncommon during the Cold War. With the Soviet Union and the United States squaring off against one another, worried about an all-out war breaking out, both governments...
  

• Archaeologists prepare to open a mysterious black sarcophagus in Alexandria, the largest ever found a day ago

  A huge black sarcophagus was recently discovered in a tomb in Alexandria, Egypt, and to the amazement of researchers, it has not been opened in at least 2,000 years, escaping the attentions...
  

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  Utopia – you are standing in it!

• The spread of washing machines in China an hour ago

  In 1981, less than 10% of urban Chinese households had a washing machine. But by 2011, 97.05% did. In 1985, less than 5% of rural Chinese households had a washing machine. By 2011, 62.57%...
  

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• Uncommon Knowledge with Justice Antonin Scalia 6 hours ago

  
  

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The Truthseeker

• US Media is Losing Its Mind Over Trump-Putin Press Conference 7 hours ago

  Joe Lauria on the U.S. media's near universal outrage over the Trump-Putin accord
  

• Russian President Vladimir Putin interview to FOX News 18 hours ago

  President Putin talks to FOX News after his meeting with President Trump
  

• Trump’s surrender to Putin greeted with outrage by Democrats and Republicans 18 hours ago

  Outrage from all quarters. From John McCain, who denounced Trump appearance at a joint press conference as “pathetic rout”. To ex-CIA chief John Brennan who condemned Trump's...
  

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  TARPLEY.net

• U.S. Humiliated as Trump Grovels in Appeasement for Putin in Helsinki 21 hours ago

  United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Monday, July 16, 2018 Two Hours of Solo Talks Pose Question of Secret Protocols; Putin Arrogantly...
  

• #CancelHelsinki! Trump’s Appeasement Confab with Putin Must Be Called Off 3 days ago

  Clamor to Block Sellout Grows in Congress After Mueller Grand Jury Indicts Twelve Russian Military Intelligence (GRU) Officers Who Hacked DNC, DCCC, Podesta, Hillary Campaign...
  

• View of Trump as Renegade Grows After Sabotage of NATO Summit; Congress Must Force Cancelation of Helsinki Appeasement Summit 5 days ago

  United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Thursday, July 12, 2018 At Strzok Show Trial, Nadler, Cummings, Gutierrez, Lofgren, and Swalwell...
  

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  Sustainable Pulse

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  CRISPR Could Be Causing Extensive Mutations And Genetic Damage After All a day ago

  CRISPR has been heralded as one of the most important breakthroughs in modern science, but there could be a hidden and potentially dangerous side effect to the wonders of its...
  
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  Secret Documents Expose Monsanto’s War on Cancer Scientists 4 days ago

  DeWayne Johnson, a 46-year-old father dying of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, became the first person to face Monsanto in trial this week over allegations the company hid evidence about...
  
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  Government Approves Ban on the Cultivation of GMOs in Ireland 5 days ago

  The Cabinet has agreed to enable Ireland to prohibit or restrict the cultivation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Ireland. Source: www.independent.ie/ The Government...
  

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  sunshine hours

• Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 196 – 2018 a day ago

  If you graph the trend from 2010 …. it doesn’t exactly look like the end of the world. South / North
  

• Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 195 – 2018 2 days ago

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• Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 194 – 2018 3 days ago

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  Stumbling and Mumbling

• Brexit as neoliberal politics 10 hours ago

  Many leftist remainers accuse Brexiters of being neoliberal. In one sense, this is questionable: "fuck business" is not a neoliberal sentiment, and nor is a desire for harsh immigration...
  

• On class separation 6 days ago

  The Times obituary of Lord Carrington says: More commonly, he found himself sleeping in a hole beneath his tank with his four crew who came from poor backgrounds and had suffered hardship...
  

• Right-libertarians as counter-advocates 7 days ago

  Daniel Hannan tweeted recently: Libertarians want to break oligarchies, expand opportunity and let wealth spread. I can’t think of any political movement where the gap between...
  

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  Stagecraft and Statecraft

• Japan’s Pivotal Role in the Emerging Indo-Pacific Order 3 days ago

  Brahma Chellaney, Asia-Pacific Review, Volume 25, 2018 – Issue 1 ABSTRACT The imperative in the Indo-Pacific region is to build a new strategic equilibrium pivoted on a stable...
  

• Why Moon is courting India 7 days ago

  India gains importance for Seoul as South Korea’s ‘miracle economy’ starts to face major new challenges Brahma Chellaney, The Times of India South Korean President Moon...
  

• India’s mistakes have allowed China to make inroads into Nepal 10 days ago

  Brahma Chellaney, The Hindustan Times Nepal’s new communist prime minister, K.P. Oli, has paid obeisance in Beijing, where he agreed to the proposal to extend the railway from...
  

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  Socio-Economics History Blog

• Iran Nuclear Deal: US Delivers HUGE BLOW to EU Firms by Rejecting Sanctions Exemption 9 hours ago

  Iran Nuclear Deal: US Delivers HUGE BLOW to EU Firms by Rejecting Sanctions Exemption by JOE BARNES, BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENT, https://www.express.co.uk/ THE European Union...
  

• After Flareup, IDF Launches Drill Reportedly Simulating Capture of Gaza City 14 hours ago

  
  

• India Determined to Save Iran Nuclear Deal: Araqchi 15 hours ago

  India Determined to Save Iran Nuclear Deal: Araqchi by https://www.presstv.com/ Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says India is determined to maintain the...
  

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  Socialist Economic Bulletin

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  Misplaced optimism from the Bank of England Governor 8 days ago

  By Tom O’LearyThe Bank of England Governor has declared that the UK economic outlook is improving. He may be right in a limited sense. The recorded growth rate of the 1st quarter of...
  

• Tories’ Brexit and Trump will only damage the economy 20 days ago

  By Tom O’LearyUS President Trump seems to be stumbling towards a trade war. At the same time a large section of the current UK government seems intent of crashing out of the EU without...
  
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  The New Shape of World Politics - Disorder in the West, Stability in the East a month ago

  By John RossThe following article on 'The New Shape of World Politics - Disorder in the West, Stability in the East' analyses the reasons for the Trump administration introducing...
  

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  Ramani's blog

• Adi Sesha Vishnu Bed Dark Energy Of Universe Cosmic Constant 4 days ago

  So Sesha,on which the principle of Movement,Kinetic Energy,Lord Vishnu meditates,is The Eternal Time. Sesha is Eternal,,and Adhi the First. And as in mathematics,It Is Infinite...
  

• Temple Built With Butter,Bhandasar Jain Temple,Bikaneer 8 days ago

  This is the Bhandasar Jain temple dedicated to the Third Thirthankara of Jainism,Sumatinatha. This temple was constructed by Bhandasa Oswal in 15th century. The temple is dedicated...
  

• Where Sivas Bow Tip Fell Temple Predicts Events Sivanmalai Subrahmanya 9 days ago

  Idol drinks Jaggery water, .... We have a temple where Univesal events are predicted. This happens when one places a specific object in a Box. An individual is intimated through a dream...
  

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  Diane Ravitch's blog

• Denver: Superintendent Tom Boasberg Stepping Down 4 hours ago

  Superintendent Tom Boasberg is stepping down in Denver. He continued the Corporate Reform policies of his predecessor Michael Bennett, that is, a strong reliance on high-stakes...
  

• Randy Rainbow on “A Stable Genius” 6 hours ago

  I’m breaking all my own rules by posting this but it is too funny not to post. Randy Rainbow is one of the great satirists of our day. We have to laugh. That’s the best defense against...
  

• Breaking News: NAACP Comes Out in Opposition to High-Stakes Standardized Testing! 7 hours ago

  Today, the NAACP released a statement (“issue guidance”) opposing the use of a single standardized test score to determine students’ promotion or graduation. Instead, issue...
  

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  P U L S E

• Forum on Yassin al-Haj Saleh’s The Impossible Revolution: Making Sense of the Syrian Tragedy a month ago

  On June 6, I moderated a panel discussion in Chicago on Yassin al-Haj Saleh‘s momentous book The Impossible Revolution: Making Sense of the Syrian Tragedy. The event was presented...
  

• Arab Revolution: It happened before, it’ll happen again a month ago

  Palestinian intellectual Iyad el-Baghdadi spoke at the first Oslo Freedom Forum in Johannesburg on why the Arab Spring failed to produce tangible results, but also how Arab youth...
  

  Pasco Phronesis

• Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of July 2 8 days ago

  Last week the holiday reruns were in full effect.  Two of them featured science and technology-themed guests.  The July 6 repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live! featured Evangeline Lilly...
  

• Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of June 25 15 days ago

  Last week marked the end of the Comedy Central program The Opposition with Jordan Klepper.  The program was a satirical take on the news from the perspective of an conspiracy theorist...
  

• Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of June 18 23 days ago

  So, there’s a new Jurassic Park film out now, and Jeff Goldblum reprises his role as Dr. Ian Malcolm, a mathematician.  So his appearances last week on the TV merit mention here. ...
  

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  NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

• Dumb And Gummer: Selwyn’s climate-change claptrap 3 hours ago

  By Paul Homewood h/t Mick J   Gummer does not like it up him! From Conservative Woman:   Stepping into the room at the launch of the Committee on Climate Change’s new Progress Report...
  

• BBC Mislead Public With Fake Heat Record Scares a day ago

  By Paul Homewood     Now the BBC has jumped on the “record temperature” scam, set off in the Washington Post last week:   Parts of the world are sweltering in record temperatures...
  

• Elon Musk calls British diver in Thai cave rescue ‘pedo’ in baseless attack 2 days ago

  By Paul Homewood    From the Guardian:   Elon Musk came under fire on Sunday after launching an extraordinary attack on a British diver who helped rescue the boys trapped in a flooded...
  

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  NoTricksZone

• IPCC’s Kangaroo Science…To Ignore Over 600 Papers Confirming Major Solar Impact On Climate 13 hours ago

  The upcoming 6th IPCC Sixth Assessment Report will be a “comprehensive assessment of the science” related to climate change and published in 2022. However, don’t expect it...
  

• Global Temps Plunged 1-2°C Within Decades 8.2 K and 4.2 K Years Ago – And It Could Happen Again a day ago

  In direct contrast with CO2-centric climate modeling, extensive paleoclimate evidence affirms that the Holocene climate has been far more variable in the past 12,000 years than...
  

• Global Sea Sea Surface Temperatures Have Seen “Pretty Dramatic Turnaround,” Says 40-Year Meteorologist! 3 days ago

  40-year veteran meteorologist Joe Bastardi at WeatherBell’s Saturday Summary shows how the Earth’s surface has cooled dramatically over the past three years and that Arctic...
  

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  NEPC Blog Post of the Day

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  Jersey Jazzman: The PARCC, Phil Murphy, and Some Common Sense 6 hours ago

  Jersey Jazzman: The PARCC, Phil Murphy, and Some Common Sense Miss me? I'll tell you what I've been up to soon, I promise. I'm actually still in the middle of it... but I've been reading...
  
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  Curmudgucation: Too Personalized a day ago

  Curmudgucation: Too Personalized Personalized learning is the hot new idea in education reform, but some versions could get a little too personal. While personalized learning...
  
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  Cloaking Inequity: New: Does The African American Need Separate Charter Schools? 4 days ago

  Cloaking Inequity: New: Does The African American Need Separate Charter Schools? Turns out the debate we are having in the public discourse about segregated charter and public schools...
  

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  Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers

• Ten Commandments of the Supreme Court 6 hours ago

  Victor Davis Hanson // National Review What is sacrosanct? Whatever advances progressive causes. 1) Right to Left. The majority of post-war Republican Supreme Court nominees...
  

• Deport the Deplorables? 6 hours ago

  Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness Deport the Deplorables is a slogan of popular culture, found on bumper stickers, t-shirts, and internet postings. But now the mini-industry...
  

• Why Europe Gets No Respect 4 days ago

  Victor Davis Hanson // Hoover Institution After the recent G-7 meeting, some European nations such as France and Germany expressed anger that their views were given short shrift...
  

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The Moderate Voice

• Cartoon: Submitting to Putin 4 hours ago

  The best way to sum up where Republican position on Donald Trump, Russia, and America; they have a great problem with an FBI agent hating Donald Trump and none with a Russian president...
  

• We are a deeply stupid country 5 hours ago

  WASHINGTON — My fellow Americans, we are a deeply stupid nation. I know this must be the case because President Trump has repeatedly informed us that we are a “stupid country”...
  

• Putin Has A Valid Point 6 hours ago

  Like it or not, Russian President Vladimir Putin has a valid point. From The Hill, 07/16/18: “Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed talk of Russian influence on the 2016 U.S...
  

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  Marginal REVOLUTION

• Stripe Press 5 hours ago

  Stripe partners with hundreds of thousands of the world’s most innovative businesses—organizations that will shape the world of tomorrow. These businesses are the result...
  

• What did 17th century food taste like? 6 hours ago

  I didn’t realize until recently that broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, and collard greens are all technically the same species, Brassica oleracea. The...
  

• Tuesday assorted links 9 hours ago

  1. “Novels, when they work, use lies to tell the truth. The information marketplace, battling for an audience, tends, more and more, to transform intolerable truths into novelistic...
  

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  Lloyd Lofthouse

• “Democracy”: The Attack on Our Democracy, Hidden in Plain Sight 2 days ago

  Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: A blogger who identifies as “democracy” posted this comment, with which I agree. The bottom line is that Trump has lots and lots of Russian...
  

• The Taste of Joy and the Sound of Winning 11 days ago

  The winning roar from thousands of voices is a powerful force. Continue reading →
  

• Thank You, Wealthy Robber Barons, for the Freedom to be a Free Rider! 15 days ago

  Originally posted on gadflyonthewallblog:   ? Wow! I now have a real choice when it comes to my union! ? At least, that’s what the email I got from the Mackinac Center says! ? Now that...
  

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  Danger Lurks in the Claim to “Interpret” the Constitution in 38 minutes

  “Interpretation” has paved the way for our nation’s high courts and legislative bodies to approve abortion, same-sex “marriage,” ObamaCare, and other clearly unconstitutional...
  
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  Trump Calls Off Cold War II in 8 minutes

  Beginning his joint press conference with Vladimir Putin, President Trump declared that U.S. relations with Russia have "never been worse." He then added pointedly, that just changed...
  
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  Time for a UBI? 4 hours ago

  Chicago is about to test an idea whose time, depending on who you talk to, might or might not have come: universal basic income.
  

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  MintPress News

• How Rohingya Are Lynched and Held Responsible 6 hours ago

  Burma’s killing campaigns are now impossible to hide, and no clumsy government attempts at cover-up will conceal the facts. The post How Rohingya Are Lynched and Held Responsible...
  

• Western Governments Seek to Evacuate White Helmets from Syria, Resettle Them in Canada 8 hours ago

  The White Helmets have been shown to effectively be the same organization as terror group al-Nusra Front and have been caught on film aiding al-Nusra terrorists execute Syrian civilians...
  

• As Saudi-Led Attack on Hodeidah Escalates, Yemeni Tribes Bolster Resistance 9 hours ago

  Since 2015, when the U.S.-Saudi-led coalition launched its military campaign against Yemen, about 15,000 civilians have been killed and 3,000 injured, according new statistics...
  

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  Marginal REVOLUTION

• Stripe Press 5 hours ago

  Stripe partners with hundreds of thousands of the world’s most innovative businesses—organizations that will shape the world of tomorrow. These businesses are the result...
  

• What did 17th century food taste like? 6 hours ago

  I didn’t realize until recently that broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, and collard greens are all technically the same species, Brassica oleracea. The...
  

• Tuesday assorted links 9 hours ago

  1. “Novels, when they work, use lies to tell the truth. The information marketplace, battling for an audience, tends, more and more, to transform intolerable truths into novelistic...
  

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  Made from Truth and Lies

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  Interesting Links for 17-07-2018 13 hours ago

  Campus leftists under fire for refusing to engage in debate with escaped zoo tiger (tags: politics freespeech satire funny ) Israel in turmoil over bill allowing Jews and Arabs to...
  
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  What on Earth is Theresa May up to? a day ago

  So, the government just passed (by three votes*) the Customs Bill with amendments from the ultra-Brexiters which make the Irish Border backstop impossible.And then she's sending...
  
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  Interesting Links for 16-07-2018 2 days ago

  Which way do cities point? (tags: cities visualisation roads ) Donald Trump Is No Liar (tags: lies fraud ) Anyone claiming Britain didn't have influence in Europe is, frankly, lying...
  

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Featured Health News from Medical News Today

• Medical News Today: How do you know if you have pernicious anemia? 4 hours ago

  Pernicious anemia is a condition where there is a lack of red blood cells. A vitamin B-12 deficiency causes it when the body is unable to absorb this nutrient effectively. Tiredness...
  

• Medical News Today: Is eating tilapia fish safe and healthful? 5 hours ago

  Tilapia is a popular edible fish that is low in fat and a good source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Tilapia farming occurs around the world, but some people worry about farming...
  

• Medical News Today: How to cope with a depressive episode 6 hours ago

  Depressive episodes are periods of low mood and other symptoms of depression. Tackling depression as soon as it arises and making changes to thoughts and behaviors might improve...
  

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  Brian M. Lucey

• a-Fisking we shall go – Ray Bassett in the Belfast Newsletter 16 days ago

  Good old Ray.  He keeps the IREXIT pot stirred, even when its boiled dry.   Below, a fisking of his latest brexity irexity musings in the Belfast Newsletter. The Irish government...
  

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  Free water for England 3 hours ago

  If we apply one metre of vacuum over river or sea water, and it boils.  To pure water vapour.  No salts or contaminants. This is a trivial pressure.  A 10 Watts solar panel and, will...
  
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  Times cancer cure 5 hours ago

  Cancer treatment is a scam - Daily Timeshttps://dailytimes.com.pk/201289/cancer-treatment-scam/14 Feb 2018 - Doctors do not talk about the complications or pain issues after...
  
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  Diabetes is cured 16 hours ago

  1 minute of High Intensity UltraSound to the bottom right of the rib cage cures type one diabetes. The cheapest medically licensed HIUS device, is an 8 W one MHz ultrasound massage device...
  

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  InvestmentWatch

• Rand Paul: President Trump Should Be Commended for Trying to Prevent World War III 2 hours ago

  Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and supported President Trump’s decision to meet with Vladimir Putin. He joins “CBS...
  

• Lou Dobbs nails it in 7 minutes. No Consequences for the FBI or Justice. Who is Running the Republic? 2 hours ago

  The will & malice of Soros/ Obama/ Clinton/ McCain/ Bush is alive & well. It’s time to squash our domestic enemies . It’s also time for a new media.   ... Read more...
  

• Fed Speaks = Another Top? 2 hours ago

  by SpontaneousDisorder Just thought I’d put this here as an update to a previous post I did. Jerome Powell has testified to congress and the market got excited again. The previous...
  

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  www.gurukalehuru.com

• Putin’s Poodle 2 hours ago

  Whether or not there has been ‘hacking’ and ‘collusion,’ it’s pretty obvious Putin has Trump by the short and curlies. I put ‘hacking’ and ‘collusion’ in quotes...
  

• When The Shit Hits the Fan, It Flies in all Directions a day ago

  It appears the shit has well and truly  hit the fan.  Not so much from the 12 indictments that were handed down a couple of days ago, which have the Hillbots jumping up and down because...
  

• Lies on the News 2 days ago

  I just watched a thing on  CNN, which does not make me happy.  We’ve got a guest  staying with  us at the moment, and he watches pretty  much nothing but the news.  I decided long...
  

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  Fragments from Floyd

• Abbott’s Sphinx Moth Caterpillar 2 days ago

  As if I knew this beauty–or even did the work to key it out for myself. I’d never seen it, and failing in a five-minute scroll of Google and Bing images of North American caterpillars...
  

• Audubon’s Crow 4 days ago

  If you have an interest in birds and art and writing and natural history in general, bookmark John J. Audubon’s Birds of America. He did not only seek out (and shoot) and paint a vast...
  

• Amphibian Encouragement 5 days ago

  Maybe they won’t be quite as fast to disappear from the scene as the climate warms–according to a recent study. Salamanders show more resistance to global warming than previously...
  

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Religion Dispatches – Rewire.News

• The Southern Baptists Dumped a Predator or Two, but Let’s Hold Off on the F-word a day ago

  The #metoo and #churchtoo movements have put SBC leaders on the defensive, as earlier revelations of widespread child sexual abuse by priests did to the all-male Roman Catholic hierarchy...
  

• The ‘Pro-Family’ Movement Has Little to Say About Family Separation 5 days ago

  Unlike the vast majority of the pro-family movement, which is almost exclusively white and middle-class, these separations have largely affected people of color. The post The ‘Pro-Family’...
  

• Trump Pardons the Hammonds, Arsonists Who Inspired Bundy Standoff 6 days ago

  Both this administration and this Supreme Court have proved all too willing, in recent months, to prioritize the individual entitlements and business interests of white Christian...
  

• Life After ‘Roe’: Clergy Consider Handing Out Morning-After Pill in Church 7 days ago

  "The thing most of us have been talking about is to encourage the use of medical technology, the morning-after pills and very good new drugs. There are already very interesting groups...
  

• Kavanaugh’s ‘Jesuitical’ Response to ‘Abomination’ of ‘Roe v. Wade’ in 2006 7 days ago

  Jesuitical: crafty; sly; intriguing. The post Kavanaugh’s ‘Jesuitical’ Response to ‘Abomination’ of ‘Roe v. Wade’ in 2006 appeared first on Rewire.News...
  

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  In5D Esoteric, Metaphysical, and Spiritual Database

• How To Be Woke In The Matrix a day ago

  by Morag, Guest writer, In5D.com We are energy. Our bodies vibrate energetically, this frequency is our signature wavelength. Our cellular vibration rolls out to our energy field...
  

• Angel Message For The Week #26 2 days ago

  by Elise Cantrell, Guest writer, In5D.com Unlimited mercy is yours. You live in a merciful universe. You receive as much empathy from higher beings as you show towards others in need...
  

• Weaponized Hive Minds 3 days ago

  by Mike Diaz, Guest writer, In5D.com Have you heard that your mind is more powerful than you give it credit? It is true. Your mind literally has the power to manifest stuff into your life...
  

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  intelNews.org

• Indian intelligence infiltrated Islamic State in ‘unprecedented operation’ 20 hours ago

  A joint Indian-American counterintelligence operation, described as “unprecedented in its scale and scope”, reportedly foiled a major suicide attack by the Islamic State...
  

• Emirati royal seeks asylum in rival Qatar in unprecedented move 2 days ago

  A member of one of the United Arab Emirates’ seven royal families has defected to Qatar and asked for political asylum, in what appears to be the first time that an Emirati royal has...
  

• Greece expels Russian diplomats who ‘tried to bribe Greek officials’ 6 days ago

  In a rare moment of downturn in relations between Athens and Moscow, Greece has expelled two Russian diplomats and refused to accredit two more, reportedly for “undermining Greek...
  

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  INTERNATIONALIST 360°

• Nicaragua Defeats the Not-so-soft Coup a day ago

  Tortilla con Sal Internationalist 360° This Thursday July 19th, hundreds of thousands of people from across Nicaragua will converge on the capital Managua to celebrate the 39th...
  

• São Paulo Forum for the Unity and Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean a day ago

  Like silver in the bedrock of the Andes Bertha Mojena Milián | internet@granma.cu A special plenary session entitled “For the Unity and Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean,”...
  

• Campesino Communities in Peru in Their Struggle Against Mining a day ago

  The campesino assemblies of Segunda y Cajas (Huancabamba) and Yanta (Ayabaca) in Peru rejected the strategies of the mining company Rio Blanco Copper implemented to obtain the license...
  

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  Unexplained Mysteries

• Twelve new moons discovered around Jupiter 11 hours ago

  The discovery means that the gas giant has a total of 79 moons - more than any other planet in the solar system. The new moons, which include 11 'norm...
  

• 5,500-year-old tomb discovered in Ireland 13 hours ago

  A megalithic tomb unearthed in County Meath has been described by archaeologists as the 'find of a lifetime'. Discovered thanks to a collaboration bet...
  

• A quadrillion tons of diamond discovered 18 hours ago

  Scientists have determined that there is 1,000 times more diamond beneath our feet than previously thought. The remarkable diamond cache was discovere...
  

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  Whistleblower Protection Blog

• All Circuit Review Act Passed into Law a day ago

  President Trump signed the All Circuit Review Act into law this past Monday, making permanent a pilot program established by the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012...
  

• How Whistleblowers Can Help Save Chimpanzees 4 days ago

  “Only if we understand can we care. Only if we care will we help. Only if we help shall they be saved.” – Jane Goodall On July 14, 1960, Jane Goodall first stepped foot in Gombe Stream...
  

• National Whistleblower Center Urges EU to Amend Whistleblower Directive 5 days ago

  Whistleblower Directive heading for approval by the European Parliament contains serious deficiencies that impede direct reporting to law enforcement agencies WASHINGTON...
  

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  لماذا غزة؟ Why Gaza?

• A Message to Palestine Solidarity Activists 7 days ago

  The boundary can be murky between acts or words that are legitimately anti-Semitic and the common anti-Semitic trope that the Israeli-apologists all-too-often throw up. But it’s...
  

• Blue Lake 12 days ago

  A few years ago, a Palestinian man from Gaza visited me in New Mexico. In addition to the typical tourist sites, I wanted him to see the indigenous people in Taos Pueblo, thinking he might...
  

• Bridges 22 days ago

  A Muslim-American journalist has recently been the target of serious anger and hostility by some other Muslim-Americans who claim he was wrong to visit the West Bank and sit down with...
  

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  Eyes on Trade

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  Unpacking Disingenuous GOP Complaints About Presidential Trade Authority 7 days ago

  At midnight on June 30, Fast Track, which delegates Congress’ constitutional trade authority to the president, extended for another three years. The congressional Democrats...
  
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  For G-7, Trump’s racism and misogyny are ok, but his trade policies are intolerable a month ago

  Most G-7 leaders have worked with Trump despite his xenophobia and racism. But taking on the trade status quo was a bridge too far.
  
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  Corporate Lawyers Hijack UN Meeting, While Civil Society Is Sidelined 2 months ago

  By Melinda St. Louis As originally published in TruthOut Thanks to years of public education and organizing around the globe, the once-obscure investor-state dispute settlement...
  

  

• The Healing Power of Mantra 7 days ago

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• Blockchain, Self-Sovereign Identity, and Selling Off Humanity a day ago

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