Wednesday, September 19, 2018

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  Washington's Blog



  • In a recent interview on National Pentagon Radio, Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed the interactions between (1) the U.S. military and (2) astrophysics. The former is an enterprise...

  • We’re All Speculators Now

    18 hours ago
  • One of the most perverse consequences of the central banks “saving the world” (i.e. saving banks and the super-wealthy) is the destruction of low-risk investments: we’re...

  • What If Governments Obeyed Laws?

    19 hours ago

    • Do we need new laws or adherence to the old ones? Yes. Both. The United States has an ancient Constitution. It doesn’t ban slavery as punishment. It doesn’t ban bribery as campaign...

      The Vintage News



  • In a still and quiet Tokyo suburb, just across the city’s Fuchū Prison, Japan witnessed its greatest heist of a century some 50 years ago. While thoughts might flash to Bonnie and...

  • History’s First Talking Doll – The Creepy Voice that Terrified Children

    21 hours ago
  • During his 69-year career as an inventor, Thomas Edison acquired a jaw-dropping number of patents (1,093 to be exact). Among them: the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and...

  • The “Cursed” Mansion – Tudor Estate with a Harrowing Past now up for Sale

    a day ago

    • Parnham House was once one of the most impressive (and cursed) Tudor mansions in England, brought to glory in the 1520s and then remodeled in the early 19th century by John Nash, the...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!



  • Economic Lesson: American Capitalism vs Venezuelan Socialism. In 2006, Venezuela Produced 20X More Oil Than North Dakota. Now North Dakota Out-Produces Venezuela Because of...

  • Glenn Loury and Thomas Leonard (Illiberal Refomers)

    4 hours ago

  • Which dead macroeconomist is to blame to monetary policy prior to the GFC?

    8 hours ago


    • The Truthseeker



  • The Russian military has been outraged but Putin's criticism of Israel has been restrained. The Saker examines why

  • NATO Warships Amassed by Syria just before Attack on Lattakia

    7 hours ago
  • Canadian, Greek and Dutch warships gathering in the eastern Mediterranean together with 3 U.S. destroyers and at least 3 U.S. nuclear subs

  • Merkel To Fire Domestic Intelligence Chief Who Questioned Chemnitz ‘Migrant Hunt’ Narrative

    7 hours ago

    • Merkel to fire intelligence chief who questioned claims that German gangs were "hunting" down migrants

      TARPLEY.net



  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Tuesday, September 18, 2018 If Hearings Are Held, FBI Must Have Ample Time to Interrogate All Relevant...

  • Kavanaugh’s Accuser Goes on Record, Alleging “Rape Attempt” by Drunken Nominee; Offers to Testify for Senate Judiciary

    a day ago
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Monday, September 17, 2018 Flake, Corker, Collins, Murkowski Jittery About Fast-Track Confirmation...

  • Scoundrel Time for Supremes!

    3 days ago

    • New Accusations Against Kavanaugh Add Moral Turpitude to Perjury and Gambling Charges; No Confirmation for Lyin’ Brett!; Manafort Plea Deal with Mueller and Weissman Is Existential...

      Sustainable Pulse



  • Foodstirs Modern Baking, the most sustainable organic baking mix brand modernizing the industry, proudly announces that all three of its bake-your-own Organic chewy oat bar mixes...

  • Glyphosate Industry Fails to Stop US Funding for Global Cancer Agency

    3 days ago
  • In a massive victory for independent science, it was announced Sunday that the U.S. Senate and Congress appropriations committees have deleted text from a controversial Bill, which...

  • New Gene-Editing Report Highlights Risks to Human Health and Our Environment

    6 days ago

    • On the heels on the European Court of Justice’s ruling requiring organisms developed using new genetic engineering techniques to undergo GMO risk assessments, and several new...

      sunshine hours



  • South / North

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 259 – 2018

    2 days ago
  • South / North

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 258 – 2018

    3 days ago

    • South / North

      Stumbling and Mumbling



  • In recent years the case for free markets has become tainted by association with a defence of the rich – an association which free market think-tanks have done too little to disentangle...

  • The BBC's bias against understanding

    8 days ago
  • Over the weekend, the two main political stories on the BBC were Chuka Umunna’s row with the Labour leadership and Boris Johnson’s attack upon Theresa May, whilst John McDonnell’s...

  • Talking 'bout my generation

    10 days ago

    • Lord Blunkett made an interesting point on Friday’s Today programme (2’18” in): Nobody below their mid-50s will remember the early 1980s…The problem for the group who think...

      Stagecraft and Statecraft



  • BY BRAHMA CHELLANEY, The Japan Times, September 18, 2018 As China consolidates its hold in South China Sea and wields its military, economic and diplomatic leverage, smaller countries...

  • India’s Indus leverage

    5 days ago
  • India must assert its full rights under the Indus Waters Treaty to leverage the pact and halt Pakistan’s undeclared war against it through terrorist proxies. Brahma Chellaney...

  • Nepal’s communist challenge to India

    8 days ago

    • Communist-ruled Nepal’s troubling tilt toward China — as exemplified by latest developments — is a reminder of the costs India is incurring for its blunder in engineering...

      Socio-Economics History Blog




  • Mark Weber: The Jewish Role in the Bolshevik Revolution and Russia’s Early Soviet Regime! During Which 20+ Million Russians Died

    10 hours ago
  • This is in memory of the 20+million Russians (mostly Christians) who were murdered/died during this turbulent period. This is for the cult of victimhood. To those who pretend to be...

  • GOLD VS. SILVER BALANCE: Hyperinflation & Collapse Discussions. Q&A with Lynette Zang

    10 hours ago

    • ITM Trading Streamed live 4 hours ago Link to Questions: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/gold-…  Viewer Submitted Questions: Question 1. Brian T: Trying to get the optimum...

      Socialist Economic Bulletin


    • By Tom O’Leary  Portugal is finally on the brink of ending the slump that began with the Great Recession at the start of 2008. But the economy remains far from a full recovery and important...

      Ramani's blog



  • This light food taken after complete fasting on the earlier day increased longevity and cleans the stomach. I am providing a research study done in September,2018,which states that...

  • Chola Period Meditation Cave,Mamandur

    3 days ago
  • Gnana Yoga is gentle while Tantra Sastra is tough to practice and the vibrations from the place where Tantra is practiced and Homas done,the vibrations will be intense and one can feel...

  • Sanskrit Learning Increases Brain Size, Memory Cognition

    4 days ago

    • It is found that Sanskrit learning by this method expands brain,improves memory and results in better Cognitive Functions.

      Diane Ravitch's blog



  • The teachers of Los Angeles have authorized a strike. As you will see in this article by LA parent Carl Petersen, negotiations remain stalled. The district claims it can’t afford...

  • Gary Rubinstein Writes a Letter to the Mega-Donors Who Support Success Academy: “You’ve Been Scammed!”

    20 hours ago
  • Gary Rubinstein notes that Eva Moskowitz’s Success Academy charter chain has been a “success” in attracting huge donations from hedge fund managers. Gary was a charter member...

  • Jeff Bryant: How the Rich Get Richer by Destroying Public Schools

    21 hours ago

    • I think we are beginning to understand the real purpose of Corporate Reform. The 1% and their minions repeat ad nauseum that school choice will fix all education problems, lift the...

      P U L S E



  • More than 200 Nicaraguans are in U.S. custody and facing imminent deportation back to a country where the White House, the United Nations and human rights organizations say the government...

  • Woodward’s Book Should Kill the Myth of a Pro-War Coup Against an Antiwar President

    7 days ago
  • The unhinged, racist demagogue with a non-interventionist mindset is being undermined by the liberal-neoconservative Deep State because he refuses to to let the CIA kill Bashar...

  • I Was Born Twice

    12 days ago

    • These are extracts from Hasan Almossa’s as-yet unpublished book “I Was Born Twice”. Hasan is the founder of Kids Paradise, an NGO supporting vulnerable people and implementing...

      Pasco Phronesis



  • In a down year for science and technology content on late night, this was a good week. The Predator is a film premiering this week in the United States.  A follow-up to two earlier films...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of September 3

    9 days ago
  • Even with most shows returning from a late summer break, this past week was notable for the repeats.  On Monday the 3rd, you could have re-watched the recent appearance of Silicon...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of August 27

    16 days ago

    • We’ll start the listings for last week with noting yet another appearance from a cast member of The Big Bang Theory who plays a scientist.  As the show recently announced it will...

      NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT



  • By Paul Homewood h/t Green Sand   From the Guardian:     Britain’s energy regulator has been fighting to keep secret the claims of two whistleblowers who independently raised...

  • Greenpeace’s “Making Oil History Tour”- Courtesy Of Diesel Engines

    3 days ago
  • By Paul Homewood   Greenpeace have launched their “Making Oil History“ tour, sending the Rainbow Warrior around New Zealand to spread the message and talk about the “clean...

  • BBC groupthink is undermining its claim to impartial reporting–Booker

    3 days ago

    • By Paul Homewood   Booker challenges the BBC’s heavily biased anti-fracking stance:   BBC groupthink is undermining its claim to impartial reporting    The BBC has issued...

      NoTricksZone



  • Schneefan (Snow Fan) at German skeptic site wobleibtdieerderwaermung.de here recently posted an overview of Arctic sea ice. This summer as well has Arctic sea ice refused to obey...

  • New Study: Sea Level Rise Doesn’t ‘Spell Doom’ – Little To No Loss Of Coastal Wetlands Projected By 2100

    2 days ago
  • Another new false-alarm paper reveals that coastal wetlands may not only persist well into the 21st century despite present rates of sea level rise, but the coasts may expand and...

  • Wild Claims In Wake of Hurricane Florence…And The Media Bad Weather Exaggeration Awards

    3 days ago

    • Scroll down to see some Media Bad Weather Exaggeration Award winners… In the wake of Florence, climate ambulance chasers have been making wild exaggerations and claims. WaPo...

      NEPC Blog Post of the Day



  • Gadfly on the Wall Blog: Report: US Shortchanged Public Schools by Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Over Decades Fun Fact: Between 2005 and 2017, the federal government withheld...

  • Janresseger: Stunning New Report: How Can Our Society Repay A Long Education Debt to Our Poorest Communities?

    2 days ago
  • Janresseger: Stunning New Report: How Can Our Society Repay A Long Education Debt to Our Poorest Communities? How can our society overcome nearly a quarter century of catastrophic...

  • Educating. All Our Children: Your Kids, Their Data, No Privacy

    5 days ago

    • Educating. All Our Children: Your Kids, Their Data, No Privacy Who, exactly, is watching?   A woman is pacing up and down the sidewalk in front of your child’s school, taking pictures...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers



  • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Much of what we now know about the unethical and often illegal behavior of the FBI, CIA, National Security Agency, and Department of Justice...

  • The Circus of Resistance

    7 days ago
  • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review The resistance to Donald Trump was warring on all fronts last week. Democratic senators vied with pop-up protestors in the U.S. Senate gallery...

  • Is Chaos an Impeachable Offense?

    7 days ago

    • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Trump is destabilizing the status quo, as he promised to do. The keepers of the status quo cry foul. Until 2017, there were certain political...

    The Moderate Voice



  • In the 24 hours since I went out on a limb and predicted that Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court was dead, events have moved quickly and dramatically. That does not...

  • California Farm Workers

    9 hours ago
  • This is where I grew up. Carpinteria, California. We called it Carpas Califas, just south of Santa Bruto (Santa Barbara). Three miles inland in the Tri-Valley is part of the bread basket...

  • Myth Busting: Does Cannabis Really Increase Your Metabolism?

    21 hours ago

    • As cannabis has slowly started being legalized in the United States for both medical and recreational purposes, it seems that more and more people are getting excited about this “wonder...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • Congratulations to the Institute for Justice for an important victory against the abuse of civil asset forfeiture: Today, the Institute for Justice dismantled one of the nation’s...

  • An evolutionary theory for the variability hypothesis

    5 hours ago
  • An elementary mathematical theory based on “selectivity” is proposed to address a question raised by Charles Darwin, namely, how one gender of a sexually dimorphic species...

  • The rant against Amazon and the rant for Amazon

    8 hours ago

    • Wow! It’s unbelievable how hard you are working to deny that monopsony and monopoly type market concentration is causing all all these issues. Do you think it’s easy to compete...

      Lloyd Lofthouse



  • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Charles Foster Johnson is a Baptist minister in Texas and founder of Pastors for Texas Children. He wrote an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle...

  • Hijacked by Billionaires: How the Super Rich Buy Elections to Undermine Public Schools

    11 days ago
  • Originally posted on Crazy Normal - the Classroom Exposé: When the privatization of public education is at the heart of an election, billionaires spend record breaking sums to bend...

    • rss



  • It’s usually called the “Deep State.” Others have labeled it the “steady state.” Whatever you call it, we got one of the first real glimpses into it Tuesday with an undercover...

  • Emmy Awards Showcase TV’s Glitz, Glamour, and Lack of Political Diversity

    16 hours ago
  • The Emmy Awards were, once again, a showcase of leftist politics. Fortunately, few people watched or cared.

  • Massachusetts State Police Tweet Proof of Surveillance of Activists

    17 hours ago

    • The Massachusetts State Police unwittingly tweeted proof that it keeps certain activist groups under surveillance.

      MintPress News



  • Russian MoD: "Israeli pilots used the Russian plane as cover and set it up to be targeted by the Syrian air defense forces." The post Russian Military Fumes Over Israel’s ‘Deliberate...

  • A European Court Just Ruled NSA Surveillance Practices Violate Human Rights

    21 hours ago
  • The suit was brought by Amnesty International, Big Brother Watch, the ACLU, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, and other civil liberties groups. The post A European Court Just...

  • Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Chinese Goods

    21 hours ago

    • This comes in addition to tariffs on approximately $53 billion of Chinese goods. China retaliated with tariffs on $53 billion of US goods. The post Trump Imposes New Tariffs on Chinese...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • Here is the view of Kali H. Trzesniewski and M. Brent Donnellan, in their piece “Rethinking “Generation Me”: A Study of Cohort Effects from 1976-2006”: Social commentators...

  • Ain’t no $20 bills on this Cambridge sidewalk…not any more…

    2 days ago
  • An art installation made up of £1,000 worth of penny coins left in a disused fountain disappeared in just over one day. The 100,000 pennies were placed in the fountain at Quayside in...

  • Monday assorted links

    2 days ago

    • 1. The burgled Kiwi professor (by Chinese spies?). 2. Murakami’s short history of Japanese fiction. 3. Why isn’t Senegal richer? 4. “The 33-year-old Kipchoge, who is 5 foot...

      Made from Truth and Lies



  • Details on the end of European time changes (tags: time europe ) Early gender tests leading to selective abortions of girls in UK (tags: patriarchy uk abortion ) Who likes to be alone?...

  • Interesting Links for 17-09-2018

    2 days ago
  • Reading nerve signals in your arms to control a computer I really really want one of these. I hope they can make it into a viable product.(tags: cyborg thefuture Technology ) Katie Hopkins...

  • We fought the Law. North Berwick Law, that is

    3 days ago

    • We went to North Berwick yesterday, which I've never been to, despite it being visible from Edinburgh, and only half an hour away on the train.I'd always wanted to walk up North Berwick...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • A large multinational cohort study finds that eating foods with a low nutritional quality on a regular basis is linked with a heightened risk of cancer...

  • Medical News Today: What are the best foods to avoid during a Crohn's disease flare-up?

    14 hours ago
  • The symptoms of Crohn’s disease can worsen after eating certain foods, while other foods can help improve symptoms. The best foods to eat and avoid differ during a flare-up, however...

  • Medical News Today: Non-insulin drugs for treating type 2 diabetes

    15 hours ago

    • Type 2 diabetes prevents the body from responding to insulin correctly, leading to high levels of blood sugar. Some people require insulin injections, but others can manage the condition...





      InvestmentWatch




  • by Ruby Henley Christine Blasey Ford has made a demand through her lawyers this evening.   She refuses to testify before Congress until the FBI investigates her claims against...

  • As of Sep 21, “Credit Freezes” & “Unfreezes” Will Be Free for All Americans

    15 hours ago
  • Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter After the uproar about the Equifax hack, Congress did do something. And credit freezes are now a lot easier to...

  • Judge Kavanaugh’s Character Assassination Attempt by the Coward Left Shows We Live in a Banana Republic

    15 hours ago

    • by Chris Black To begin with, I will assume you all know by now about what’s going on with Judge Kavanaugh nomination for the SCOTUS, right? If not, here’s an ... Read more...


      www.gurukalehuru.com




  • With all that’s happening in the news – the ongoing crisis in Yemen, China making side deals with Venezuela (which I totally approve of by the way,) but it means they are totally...

  • Engagement

    2 days ago
  • Well, I have heard, as well  as everybody else, that it’s not a good idea to wrestle with a pig, as you’ll just get muddy and the pig enjoys it, and that debating with a fanatic is like...

  • More on Sunspot

    3 days ago

    • One of the reasons I think we’ll never be told the truth about the closure of the Sunspot Solar Observatory (in Sunspot, New Mexico, and they look for sunspots, I guess) is the same...


      Fragments from Floyd




  • It disturbs me not a little that Japanese Stilt Grass, Autumn Olive, Oriental Bittersweet, Garlic Mustard and (Alabama horror come true) Kudzu is invading Floyd County. As a biology...

  • Hotter Than It Was: Not Your Imagination

    14 days ago
  • …or a liberal hoax after all. Granted, human memory can be a leaky sieve and the tendency to make things markedly WORSE or BETTER “when I was a boy” is pretty common. But here is...

  • Humankind: Finding Our Place in the Natural World

    20 days ago

    • Where are we headed in the love-hate relationship of HumanKind with Nature (that is: the biotic and abiotic parts of the only planet we have from which all our resources are drawn)?...
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    19 September - iGoogle Portal Tab 8



    • Statement of Lori Wallach, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Note: The Trump administration gave notice to the U.S. Congress on Friday, Aug. 31 of its intent to sign...

      



  • Spirituality is a major part of being human, and we need leadership in order to cultivate the best virtues within ourselves. But something has gone wrong. “Most religions do not...

  • A Magnetic Pole Shift Is Right Around The Corner

    6 days ago
  • “When there is the shifting of the poles; or a new cycle begins.” – American clairvoyant Edgar Cayce on a pole shift. Some astrological events are bigger and older than all of...

  • Chakra Connection Between Two People

    7 days ago

    • Chakra communicates by transmitting the energy from the right side and receiving it on the left side. When this happens, the flow remains balanced. However, it is not always necessary...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • A large multinational cohort study finds that eating foods with a low nutritional quality on a regular basis is linked with a heightened risk of cancer...

  • Medical News Today: What are the best foods to avoid during a Crohn's disease flare-up?

    14 hours ago
  • The symptoms of Crohn’s disease can worsen after eating certain foods, while other foods can help improve symptoms. The best foods to eat and avoid differ during a flare-up, however...

  • Medical News Today: Non-insulin drugs for treating type 2 diabetes

    15 hours ago

    • Type 2 diabetes prevents the body from responding to insulin correctly, leading to high levels of blood sugar. Some people require insulin injections, but others can manage the condition...

      Desdemona Despair



  • By Thomas Page18 September 2018(CNN) – They look lifted from the pages of science fiction: like industrial monoliths from Blade Runner, or the Martian pods in "War of the Worlds."...

  • Trump administration rolls back Obama-era methane pollution rule that aimed to help combat climate change

    10 hours ago
  • By Matthew Brown18 September 2018BILLINGS, Montana (AP) – The Trump administration on Tuesday rolled back an Obama-era rule that forced energy companies to capture methane —...

  • Trump administration accelerates push to export fracking to Argentina

    11 hours ago

    • By Joseph Siess17 September 2018(DeSmogBlog) – In June, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry traveled to Bariloche, Argentina, for a G20 Summit where he expressed his desire to...

      The Daily Sheeple



  • As reported by Consumer Reports, drugs such as ketamine, phenylbutazone and chloramphenicol are all found in the U.S. meat supply.

  • As Families Become Outlaws to Treat Epilepsy with Cannabis, Colorado Kids Can Now Bring It To School

    2 days ago
  • A fourth grader is now allowed to take his cannabis in school for his epilepsy as kids in states across the country would be arrested for the same thing...

  • LATIN AMERICAN RIGHTS GROUP ALLEGES COVER-UP OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT DEATH, ADMITS NO PROOF

    2 days ago

    • A Latin American civil rights organization claimed that guards in a Texas federal detention center beat a group of illegal immigrant inmates so severely that one inmate died, but...

      Exceptional Delaware 2017



  • I’m done. This is the last article from Exceptional Delaware.  This is why. I have to go back to the pretend world.  Some folks confuse this with the real world.  The places we live...

  • Breaking News: Red Clay CFO Jill Floore Named Interim Superintendent Effective November 1st

    7 days ago
  • I didn’t see this one coming!  The Red Clay Consolidated School District Board of Education just unanimously approved an Interim Superintendent effective November 1st.  Jill...

  • Did Delaware Design Lab Submit A Modification To Change Their Name To Design Thinking Academy?

    7 days ago

    • As announced by Jessica Bies with the News Journal last week, Delaware Design Lab High School is now Design Thinking Academy.  The charter school did submit a major modification...

      Have You Heard



  • TweetAre you a graduate student whose research on K-12 or higher education is ready for the podcast limelight? Then we have 30 minutes of prime audio real estate with...

  • Fast, Cheap and Out of Control: The Long (and Very Lucrative) Search for Short Cuts in American Education

    13 days ago
  • TweetIn the latest episode of the Have You Heard podcast (episode #49 to be precise), Jack and Jennifer explore the rich history of edu-preneurialism. Bob Hampel, author of Fast and...

  • A Star-Powered Promise: LeBron Takes a Shot at School Reform

    a month ago

    • TweetWhen LeBron James announced that he was opening a new school in his hometown of Akron, OH the crowd went crazy. James got cheers from public school advocates who applauded his...

      Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger



  • September 19, 2018 Anwar family’s credibility gap is troubling by Terence Netto A perception of nepotism would still be justified even if the reformasi movement, triggered by...

  • Malaysia: In Defense of the PD Route to Power

    12 hours ago
  • September 19, 2018 Malaysia: In Defense of the PD Route to Power by S. Thayaparan@Malaysiakini.com “Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous”–―...

  • ASEAN and the challenge of a multipolar world

    19 hours ago

    • September 18, 2018 ASEAN and the challenge of a multipolar world by Ja Ian Chong, NUS   At no time since the Cold War has there been a greater demand for an effective, functioning ASEAN...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • While many women know that they should avoid sushi during pregnancy, they may wonder whether or not sushi is safe to eat while breastfeeding. There is no reason to avoid eating sushi...

  • Medical News Today: What makes aggressive brain cancer 'immortal?'

    8 days ago
  • Aggressive brain cancer cells are able to prolong their own lifespans indefinitely. How does this happen, and what strategy might curb this mechanism?

  • Medical News Today: What do gut decisions reveal about us?

    8 days ago

    • A new study compares the psychological effects of intuitive decisions based on the proverbial gut feeling with decisions made after careful deliberation...

      Chicago Boyz



  • Or maybe “The Matrix” would be more accurate.  I’m not that conversant. Part of me feels some obligation to weigh in on the accusations against Brett Kavanaugh. Because of...

  • Indy-Writing Scene; 2018

    15 hours ago
  • The indy-author scene is not the only thing which has radically changed over the last decade; just the one that I know the best, through having the great good fortune to start as an indy...

  • Summer Rerun: The Five-Pound Butterfly Revisited

    a day ago

    • Several years ago, the WSJ wrote about the tendency of many companies to do hiring based on a long string of highly-specific (and excessively-specific) requirements. One person...

      Centinel2012



  • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on September 18, 2018 by sundance A few days ago, September 13th, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes was given the Keeper...

  • Representative Jim Jordan Introduction Remarks for Devin Nunes As Winner of The 2018 Keeper of The Flame Award…

    19 hours ago
  • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on September 18, 2018 by sundance Representative Jim Jordan delivers poignant remarks and introduces HPSCI Chairman Devin Nunes to receive...

  • USA Declares it is not Subject to International Law

    20 hours ago

    • Armstrong Economics Blog/Rule of Law RE-Posted Sep 18, 2018 by Martin Armstrong The United States is on a major confrontational course with the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

      The BRAD BLOG



  • On today's BradCast, things are not looking good for Republicans and Donald Trump's second nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. [Audio link to show is posted below.] But, first up, before...

  • 'Green News Report' - September 18, 2018

    18 hours ago
  • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Florence continues to wreak havoc and death on the East Coast; The strongest storm of the year (so far) slams into the Philippines and Hong Kong; PLUS: Boston-area...

  • I Believe You, Christine: 'BradCast' 9/17/2018

    2 days ago

    • On today's BradCast, I (Angie Coiro) am sitting in for Brad and Desi! My guest is CHRIS HEDGES --- yes, that Chris Hedges --- journalist, minister, prison instructor, war correspondent...

      Below 2C



  • Driven by the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil, our world is getting warmer and warmer – and real people’s lives are in danger. But not just from the searing heat, violent...

  • Canada’s Climate Politics: Trudeau’s Not-To-Do List

    9 days ago
  • “If you care about debt, you wouldn’t leave credit-card debt to your kids. That’s exactly what climate change is,” said Catherine McKenna (Minister of the Environment...

  • Staring Into the Face of Climate Change – Summer of 2018

    15 days ago

    • The summer of 2018 will be remembered as the first time global warming became front-page news around the world. “The impacts of climate change are no longer subtle. We are seeing...

      bluebird of bitterness



  • Elsie had been adopted as a newborn, and when she was in her teens she learned that her birth mother had also placed twin boys for adoption. Eager to find her brothers, Elsie did some...

  • Advertisements from long, long ago– For the Children™ edition

    2 days ago

  • Sunday funnies

    2 days ago


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  • Kay Drey, Beyond Nuclear board presidentOp-ed by Kay Drey (photo, left), Beyond Nuclear's board president, in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Also see Kay's pamphlets about the West...

  • Permanent shutdown of Oyster Creek, NJ atomic reactor: 1 down, 99 more to go

    2 days ago
  • The oldest operating atomic reactor in the U.S., Oyster Creek, NJ, has finally, at long last, shut down, for good, after 49 years. The good news? No more risk of reactor meltdown at this...

  • Billions for Space Force; no clean water for Flint -- interview with Karl Grossman

    19 days ago

    • CounterSpin, the popular radio program created by FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) features Beyond Nuclear board member, Karl Grossman, discussing President Trump's...

    BlackListed News



  • Long Beach police accused of using self-deleting messaging software to avoid disclosing incriminating evidence.

  • Who Bought the $1.47 Trillion of New US National Debt over the Past 12 Months?

    8 hours ago
  • Foreign private-sector investors and “foreign official” investors – central banks, governments, etc. – whittled down their holdings of US Treasury Securities by $21...

  • The FDA Is Launching An Anti-Juul Campaign That’s Like D.A.R.E. for Vaping

    a day ago

    • Gone are the days of “this is your brain on drugs.” A new public health campaign has its sights set on a more modern concern: vaping. The Food and Drug Administration announced on...

      Research Digest



  • By Alex Fradera. The results shed light on why people can be appear to be so wholly in the grasp of an eating disorder.

  • UK study finds children with maths difficulties (SLDM/dyscalculia) far less likely to receive an official diagnosis than their peers with dyslexia

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