Friday, December 14, 2018

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  Washington's Blog


  • For 5 years Ukraine has bamboozled supporters by using” independent” researchers like Bellingcat that work with Ukraine’s Intel to fabricate its innocence. On November...

  • France in a Nutshell: “The Government Stopped Listening to the People 20 Years Ago”

    20 hours ago
  • A family member who has lived in France for decades summarized the source of the gilets jaunes protests in one sentence: “The government stopped listening to the people 20 years...

  • The Abolition of War Requires New Thoughts, Words, and Actions

    a day ago

    • By David Swanson Remarks in Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 12, 2018 Video is uploading now, at airplane internet speed, to Youtube.com/WorldBeyondWar There’s action happening...

      The Vintage News



  • There are many cities across the UK with a street named The Shambles, such as Manchester, Worcester, Chesterfield, Whitby, and Chippenham. But no other quite resembles the uniqueness...

  • The Hiking Grandma who did the Impossible – 3 Times

    4 hours ago
  • Imagine walking 2,050 miles along America’s Appalachian Trail, one of the most grueling hikes on the planet, enduring uneven mountainous trails, fallen trees and huge boulders...

  • Artist Transforms Victorian Portraits into Superheroes

    5 hours ago

    • Alex Gross has long been an important part of the contemporary art scene in the United States, and while his work is often exhibited in galleries across the country, Gross remains ever-popular...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!




  • Feature History – Soviet-Afghan War

    2 hours ago

  • Braveheart: Most Historically Inaccurate Movie Ever Made

    4 hours ago


    • The Truthseeker



  • Christ is a station, not a person. Jesus was and is the person. Christ is a station that others have attained to since. The darkness retreats before it...

  • Wilhelm Reich: Pervert or Martyred Genius?

    9 hours ago
  • Was he an unrecognised genius, like Tesla? Or was he, in the words of Benjamin Garland, an “insane, perverted Jew” who helped spark the sexual revolution?...

  • The Murder of a Holocaust Survivor

    9 hours ago

    • "Holocaust survivors" are naturally passing away but as Brother Nathanael explains, the Shoah Business must go on

      TARPLEY.net



  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Thursday, December 13, 2018 Trump Support Splintering as Senate Votes 56-41 to Invoke War Powers...

  • Purveyor of Brexit Austerity Theresa May Escapes Ouster by Fellow Tories, 200-117; She Is Left Fatally Weakened by Pyrrhic Victory; Lesson: No Form of Brexit Can Command Majority of House of Commons; People’s Vote Is Only Answer

    a day ago
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Feckless Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn Could Topple May and End...

  • Resistance Against Individual 1 Hardening After He Is Branded as Unindicted Co-Conspirator by Manhattan Feds; Pelosi and Schumer Counter His Smock and Mirrors on Live TV; Trump Now Owns Deeply Unpopular Government Shutdown to Extort Money for Wall

    2 days ago

    • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Will Bottom Fall Out of His Congressional Support?; Close Reading of Court...

      Sustainable Pulse



  • China is set to introduce maximum residue limits (MRLs) of 200 parts per billion (ppb) or lower for glyphosate in all imported final food products and raw materials including grains...

  • MEPs Propose Blueprint to Improve EU Pesticides Approval Procedure

    4 days ago
  • Plans to boost trust in the EU approval procedure by making it more transparent and accountable were put forward by the special committee on pesticides. Source: www.eureporter.co...

  • Glyphosate Discovered in K-12 School Breakfast Foods Across America

    7 days ago

    • A new report by the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) found high levels of the toxic weed killer glyphosate in over 70 percent of the oat-based breakfast foods commonly served...

      sunshine hours



  • Trees are not the solution to high CO2 despite what “scientists” say. I’m not worried about CO2, but I am worried about the governments and people who lie and say burning trees...

  • Arctic Sea Ice Volume 12-Dec-2018

    a day ago
  •   From DMI

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 346 – 2018

    a day ago

    • South / North

      Stumbling and Mumbling



  • Here’s a nice contrast. On the one hand, Tim Stanley says: Britain's still absolutely fine, by the way, probably better off than its ever been. It's just politics that's a mess. If...

  • Brexit's irrelevant cost

    3 days ago
  • I can understand why some reasonable people want to leave the EU. What’s more puzzling is why so many think it is worth the bother. Is it worth dividing the country, triggering a political...

  • A behavioural economic case for Brexit

    8 days ago

    • Is there an economic case for Brexit after all? Superficially, it seems not. Almost all serious economists agree that less close trading arrangements with the EU and tougher immigration...

      Stagecraft and Statecraft



  • New Delhi must proactively thwart Pakistan’s effort to revive Sikh militancy in Punjab Brahma Chellaney, The Times of India, December 14, 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently...

  • Fair Observer talks to Brahma Chellaney

    a day ago
  • In this edition of The Interview, Fair Observer talks to Brahma Chellaney, a prominent Indian intellectual and author. Bordered by the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Bay of...

  • When one nation’s dam-building rage threatens an entire continent’s future

    13 days ago

    • Brahma Chellaney, DailyO China is the world’s biggest dam builder, with the country boasting more dams than the rest of the world combined. China is also the world’s largest...

      Socio-Economics History Blog



  • More Zionist war propaganda and war mongering. Now that they are unable to attack Syria because of the S-300 (rumours that the Syrian S-300 has down an Israeli F-35), they will start...

  • Israel about to Attack Lebanon Says Source — Entire Middle East Will Erupt in War!

    13 hours ago
  • RT America Published on Dec 13, 2018 In what could set the entire Middle East ablaze, and involve both the United States and Russia, former pentagon official Michael Maloof shares...

  • Sanhedrin “Third Temple” Ritual in Jerusalem

    14 hours ago

    • RISE Published on Dec 11, 2018 Third Temple Altar Dedication in Jerusalem by Activists end

      Socialist Economic Bulletin



  • - includes articles by regular SEB contributors John Ross and Tom O'Leary + many more  Get your copy here.Ten years on from the near-collapse of the global financial system...

  • Even the IMF rejects Trump’s false claim that the US economy is growing fast

    a month ago
  • By John RossThe new US GDP growth data released by the US last Friday entirely confirms the earlier analysis of ‘US growth under Trump is the slowest under any US President since World...

  • US growth under Trump is the slowest under any US President since World War II

    a month ago

    • By John RossThe US is fighting the trade war against China on two fronts.·         The first is the US external economic attack on China, primarily centred at present...

      Ramani's blog


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      Diane Ravitch's blog



  • Sweet deal, but not for taxpayers! New Mexico will pay out $6 million to the New Mexico Connections Academy, a virtual charter school, for students who are no longer enrolled. Connections...

  • In the Public Interest: Betsy DeVos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bill Gates Want Your Child’s School to Close

    an hour ago
  • Jeremy Mohler, of the nonpartisan “In the Public Interest” wrote this post: The phone rings and a cold, automated voice says your kid’s school is closed tomorrow. A sign hangs...

  • Good News: Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Bill That Provoked Teacher Protests

    2 hours ago

    • If you recall, thousands of Kentucky teachers walked out last spring and rallied at the State Capitol to protest Governor Matt Bevin’s pension plan, which bottom line eliminated...

      Pasco Phronesis



  • The past week was, regrettably, yet another loser for science and technology content on the late night programs.  The one note of merit is Jeff Goldblum’s appearance on The Late...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of November 26

    6 days ago
  • The week following Thanksgiving saw some shows in repeats, or airing ‘specials’ pre-taped before the holiday.  Once such case was the November 27 edition of The Late Show. ...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of November 19

    16 days ago

    • With the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. last week, many repeats were shown for the late night programs.  None merit mention here.  The drought continues… But the big science...

      NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT



  • It’s that time of year again!   Many thanks to all of you who have donated in the past year. It is really appreciated.     If anybody would like to donate again, simply click on the...

  • Climate Change Is Shrinking BBC’s Credibility

    a day ago
  • By Paul Homewood   More uncritical reporting by the BBC of the latest climate nonsense:   Snowy mountain winters are being "squeezed" by climate change, according to scientists...

  • China’s Climate U-Turn

    2 days ago

    • By Paul Homewood   A must read GWPF analysis of developments in China’s energy policy since the Paris Agreement:   China-U-Turn     Patricia Adams is an economist and the executive...

      NoTricksZone



  • Unmasking Marcott’s “Uptick” 20th century “uptick” from Marcott et al., 2013, RealClimate.org   Almost immediately after it was introduced to the public, the...

  • Late Summer Arctic Ice Volume Has Been Growing Since 2007…Contradicts Earlier Climate Predictions

    2 days ago
  • By Kirye  The media, alarmist scientists and many leading policymakers often tell the public “the Arctic is rapidly melting”. And if a poll were done today, a vast majority of...

  • COP24 In Large Part An Expensive Taxpayer Funded Junket For Third World Delegates

    3 days ago

    • 406 Guinea Delegates Make Junket To Katowice Climate Conference By Die kalte Sonne(German text translated/edited by P. Gosselin) The climate conference in Katowice is in full...

      NEPC Blog Post of the Day



  • Education Law Prof Blog: Fight for Federal Right to Education Takes a New Turn A new fight to secure a federal constitutional right to education is spreading across the country. This...

  • Answer Sheet: At This School, the Inclusive Culture Matters as Much as the Curriculum

    2 days ago
  • Answer Sheet: At This School, the Inclusive Culture Matters as Much as the Curriculum Anaya Burnette, a student at Health Sciences High and Middle College in San Diego, in May 2018...

  • Janresseger: New from the National Education Policy Center: “How School Privatization Opens the Door for Discrimination”

    3 days ago

    • Janresseger: New from the National Education Policy Center: “How School Privatization Opens the Door for Discrimination” Last week this blog explored some of the ways the expansion...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers



  • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review It is strange how suddenly a skeptical Wall Street, CEOs, and even university and think-tank policy analysts are now jumping on the once-taboo...

  • Defeat and the Dossier Explain Everything

    4 days ago
  • Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness Donald Trump’s former consiglieri Michael Cohen, along with being charged with tax avoidance and improper business deals, allegedly...

  • Putin’s latest Ukraine stunt may blow up in his face

    4 days ago

    • Please read this piece by my colleague Paul Roderick Gregory in The Hill Germany postures itself as the conscience of Europe. It takes in floods of refugees and scolds those who do not...

    The Moderate Voice



  • WASHINGTON — So you are about to accept President Trump’s offer to be White House chief of staff. On behalf of a grateful nation, thank you. We were worried nobody would take the...

  • Handicapping the Democratic Presidential Field

    a day ago
  • Two disclaimers to begin. First I am god-awful at predicting winners and losers in political contests. The only time I was right I sincerely regret. That was predicting that Donald...

  • Don’t just laugh at Trump’s fecklessness

    a day ago

    • WASHINGTON — The democratic world is burning, and we have a president obsessed with a purely symbolic, trivial, and politically manipulative fight over a wall — a giant piece...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • Tyler and I debate the economics of gift giving. As usual, we recommend Givewell as the best source for making your altruism effective! GiveDirectly continues to be one of Givewell’s...

  • Friday assorted links

    2 hours ago
  • 1. “Contrary to expectations derived from social role theory, sex differences in physical aggression decrease as societal gender inequality increased. In regards to sexual...

  • The Brexit equilibrium

    a day ago

    • Theresa May has survived, but enough Tories have credibly indicated they won’t support her Brexit plan at least not yet.  She doesn’t want Hard Brexit and doesn’t hate Remain...

      Lloyd Lofthouse



  • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Daniel Dale is a reporter for the Toronto Star. This article appeared in the New Zealand Herald. He is obsessed with fact-checking Trump...

  • Despondency – The Daily Blogging Battle

    a month ago
  • Originally posted on Suzie Speaks: The last few weeks have been pretty amazing, particularly with the once-in-a-lifetime experiences that The Bloke and I have participated in for...

  • When will Trump’s Loyalists come for you?

    a month ago

    • Tomorrow on November 6, 2018, if you vote, your vote will determine if you are an American Patriot or a Trump loyalist. Continue reading →

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  • The radical Left wants open borders for the migrant caravan to solidify its power and that of Deep State globalists who would destroy American sovereignty...

  • Bipartisan Congressional Effort to Usurp Constitutional Rights on Guns Coming?

    an hour ago
  • Despite the Second Amendment's clear protection of an individual's right to keep and bear arms, a bill in Congress proposes to take away firearms from citizens who have neither been...

  • Immigrationist Democrat Resistance Blocking Border Wall, Imperiling Nation

    an hour ago

    • If the government had been doing its job, Renee Luiz-Antonio would still be alive. Instead, the 35-year-old dairy-farm worker was murdered November 26 — by an illegal alien who’d...

      MintPress News



  • The Saudi-led coalition and Ansar Allah, the political wing of the Houthi resistance movement, have agreed to a ceasefire in Hodeida and in the Taiz Province of northwestern Yemen...

  • How the United States Kept Arms Flowing into South Sudan

    a day ago
  • South Sudan faces several arms embargo. So how has its government continued to get weapons? The post How the United States Kept Arms Flowing into South Sudan appeared first on MintPress...

  • Green New Deal Advocates Shouldn’t Overlook Militarism

    a day ago

    • Where is the call for the New Peace Deal that would free up hundreds of billions from the overblown military budget to invest in green infrastructure? The post Green New Deal Advocates...

      Marginal REVOLUTION



  • 1. “Contrary to expectations derived from social role theory, sex differences in physical aggression decrease as societal gender inequality increased. In regards to sexual...

  • Gulf States fact of the day

    9 hours ago
  • Between them the six Gulf states — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman — have provided $2.2bn to US universities since the beginning of 2012 to June this year...

  • The second cohort of Emergent Ventures winners

    11 hours ago

    • Here is the list of the second set of winners, in the order the grants were made, noting that the descriptions are mine not theirs: Kelly Smith has a for-profit project to further extend...

      Made from Truth and Lies



  • Theresa May is postponing the vote until after Christmas. At the earliest (tags: UK europe doom ) You'll want to read the responses to this tweet asking about petty crime in London (tags...

  • Interesting Links for 13-12-2018

    a day ago
  • Why Self-Driving Cars Handle Tricky Highway Merges So Slowly (tags: driving automation ) Intel introduces Foveros: 3D die stacking for more than just memory (tags: cpu design computers...

  • Interesting Links for 12-12-2018

    2 days ago

    • Patricio Manuel: First transgender pro boxer in US wins on debut (tags: sports lgbt transgender usa ) Beijing is trying to rid city of Chinglish before 2022 Winter Olympics (tags...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Depo-Provera is a birth control shot that can sometimes cause spotting. It is a common side effect, and there are home remedies that can help stop it. Learn more here...

  • Medical News Today: Mediterranean diet reduces cardiovascular risk by a quarter

    5 hours ago
  • The cardiovascular benefits of the Mediterranean diet are well-studied. A new paper asks exactly how this eating pattern might benefit heart health.

  • Medical News Today: The uterus plays a role in memory, study finds

    8 hours ago

    • According to a recent study conducted in an animal model, the uterus appears to interact with the brain, and its removal can affect some cognitive skills...

      Jon's Text



  • Viruses cause the host cell to be overinflated. To induce the body cell to divide and multiply. Normal body cells do not divide - they all bud off intact stem cells. Luckily three medical...

  • Stopping infections

    7 hours ago
  • Cancer and diabetes only forms after a protracted viral infection. Treated with symptomatic cures prescribed by your local Dr.. That is defective and criminal medicine. Fungal...

  • Nuclear C02

    17 hours ago

    • Misses out He and X-ray production.https://jonsthings.blogspot.com/2018/12/nuclear-c02.htmlNuclear power is a massive user of concrete and an active nuclear programme is...

      InvestmentWatch



  • technical defect of merkels plane via google translate: Technical problems in the government plane! On the way from Berlin to the G20 summit in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires...

  • GREG MANNARINO: The Central Banks Will KEEP You GUESSING, While They GET RICHER!

    15 days ago
  • Portfolio Wealth Global, Released on 11/29/18 Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the...

  • If You Want to Safely Profit from the Global Cannabis Boom, Invest in the Beverage Industry

    15 days ago

    • BY ROBERT ROSS “Jeff Sessions leaving office is a definite win for the cannabis industry.” That’s a quote from Jeffrey Zucker. He’s the president of Green Lion Partners...

      www.gurukalehuru.com



  • I really should have picked up on this yesterday, but didn’t even notice it until a Facebook friend pointed it out.   I guess I wasn’t reading very closely (that’s probably it)...

  • The Google Game

    2 days ago
  • Oh,  would some gift the giver give us to see ourselves as others see us – Robert Burns   One thing I found quite amusing today was watching Republicans trying to claim that Google...

  • Armageddon Would Not Be a Good Thing

    3 days ago

    • At a recent appearance of Donald Trump in Florida, a state senator name Doug Broxon, a Republican of course, that should go without saying, was giving the introductory speech.  Doug...

      Fragments from Floyd



  • Last night at the Floyd Country Store (and more at a new venue perhaps next year) we viewed the 38th movie in six and a half years of this SustainFloyd program of information-sharing...

  • Where Does Your Water Go?

    8 days ago
  • There are some things about surface waters that are always true: They only flows downhill. Gravity decides the course. They cut through soft rock faster than harder rock. They carry...

  • Field To Fork: Food Choices and the Future

    9 days ago

    • Near Coles Knob in eastern Floyd County, many acres of former mature forest are being cut (down to what’s left of the topsoil) to create pasture to grow beef cattle. (Wood chips likely...
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    14 December - iGoogle Portal - Tab 8





  • With the signing of the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Nov. 30 as the migrant crisis at the border escalates, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement...

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  • We all make mistakes. If there is one thing that absolutely all human beings share in common is that we all screw up. One way or another, sooner or later, we all do it. If you’ve made mistakes...

  • Australia Found A Simple And Helpful Way To Save Water From Plastic Pollution

    4 days ago
  • It consists of a net placed on the outlet of a drainage pipe that helps to capture debris and keep the environment protected from contamination. In summer 2018, authorities from the...

  • Your Ear Ringing Could Be a Sign of Spiritual Awakening

    4 days ago

    • If you are on a spiritual journey and you start hearing high-pitched frequencies, it might mean that you are undergoing a profound spiritual awakening. Ear ringing can of course sometimes...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Depo-Provera is a birth control shot that can sometimes cause spotting. It is a common side effect, and there are home remedies that can help stop it. Learn more here...

  • Medical News Today: Mediterranean diet reduces cardiovascular risk by a quarter

    5 hours ago
  • The cardiovascular benefits of the Mediterranean diet are well-studied. A new paper asks exactly how this eating pattern might benefit heart health.

  • Medical News Today: The uterus plays a role in memory, study finds

    8 hours ago

    • According to a recent study conducted in an animal model, the uterus appears to interact with the brain, and its removal can affect some cognitive skills...

      Desdemona Despair



  • Dr. Jeff Masters8 December 2018(Weather Underground) – Preliminary research by precipitation expert Dr. Kenneth Kunkel of the North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies...

  • Darwin, Australia swelters through hottest night ever recorded

    2 days ago
  • 11 December 2018 (NT News) – Did your air con just not cut it in Darwin last night?Well, no surprises there because the Top End capital has just sweltered through its hottest ever night...

  • That was awkward – At world’s biggest climate conference, U.S. promotes fossil fuels

    2 days ago

    • By Griff Witte and Brady Dennis10 December 2018KATOWICE, Poland (The Washington Post) – President Trump’s top White House adviser on energy and climate stood before the crowd...

      The Daily Sheeple



  • Let us hope that the Democrats do not decide to pursue impeachment, because that would only create even more division in a country that is already greatly divided...

  • U.S. Pastor Buys His Wife A Lamborghini As Pastors In Other Countries Are Beaten And Thrown In Prison

    35 minutes ago
  • Is it appropriate for a pastor to buy a $200,000 Lamborghini for his wife?

  • Senate Passes Resolution Condemning Saudi Crown Prince For Khashoggi Murder

    17 hours ago

    • The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill Thursday afternoon condemning Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi...

      Exceptional Delaware 2017



  • Last night, I wrote about how Delaware Secretary of Education and Brandywine Superintendent Dr. Mark Holodick broke the law by brokering a Memorandum of Understand with the Buccini-Pollen...

  • Exclusive: Secretary Bunting And Brandywine Superintendent Holodick Break State Law In Profit Scheme For Buccini-Pollen

    12 hours ago
  • Last Spring, one of the most controversial pieces of legislation was House Bill #454.  This bill was a gift to Buccini-Pollen, a developer in New Castle County.  It waived the Voluntary...

  • The Malarkey From Freire Is Very Arrogant!

    2 days ago

    • It is school choice season, when schools across Delaware say “Pick me, we are the best!”  The only problem is when a school pretends they are the best and boasts of things that really...

      Have You Heard



  • TweetCan listening to the Beatles “When I’m 64” make you younger? In a word, no. But listening to the latest episode of Have You Heard will definitely make you smarter. Education...

  • In a Gentrifying City, Are Some Students Expendable?

    a month ago
  • TweetThe latest episode of Have You Heard is inspired by a brand new, and must read book: Ghosts in the Schoolyard, by sociologist Eve Ewing. Ghosts excavates the long backstory...

  • The Zombie: The Undying Attacks on Schools of Education

    a month ago

    • TweetPerhaps no issue is as deserving of ‘zombie’ status in the great education debates as schools of education and their myriad failures. [Insert specific criticism here]...

      Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger



  • December 14, 2018 Books November 19, 2018 Issue  Hesse’s Arrested Development The stories Hesse tells appeal to young people, because they keep faith with the powerful emotions...

  • Singapore’s leadership one step ahead

    a day ago
  • December 13, 2018 Singapore’s leadership one step ahead   by Michael Barr, Flinders University http://www.eastasiaforum.org   After years of winnowing through candidates...

  • Book Review: This is What Inequality Looks Like

    a day ago

    • December 13,2018 Book Review: This is What Inequality Looks Like by Serina Rahman 13 Dec, 2018 https://www.newmandala.org/book-review/this-is-what-inequality-looks-like/...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Headaches are a common complaint. Fortunately, there are many natural and home remedies a person can use to get relief. Learn about them here.

  • Medical News Today: What is it like to live with HIV?

    a day ago
  • Despite facing some challenges, people with HIV can now live as long as anyone else and enjoy happy and productive lives. Learn more about living with HIV here...

  • Medical News Today: New brain circuit that controls anxiety found

    a day ago

    • Using genetically modified mice, scientists have uncovered a brain circuit that regulates anxiety and could be a treatment target for related disorders...

      Chicago Boyz



  • Whilst I was perusing this story about the possibilities of trauma being a heritable thing, on my home office computer, my daughter came in to see what I was up to, and to lavish some small...

  • ChicagoBoyz Waiting Room Series 19

    a day ago


  • ChicagoBoyz Waiting Room Series 18

    3 days ago


    •   Centinel2012



  • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on December 13, 2018 by sundance Fox News host and correspondent Harris Faulkner sits down with President Trump for an extensive issue...

  • Special Counsel Team Erased Lisa Page and Peter Strzok Phones After Being Notified of Biased Messages by Inspector General…

    25 minutes ago
  • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on December 13, 2018 by sundance Another Inspector General Michael Horowitz report; ..another exercise in futility. The DOJ Office of...

  • Tallahassee City Commissioner Arrested for Racketeering, Bribery, Bank Fraud and Conspiracy…

    an hour ago

    • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on December 13, 2018 by sundance According to DOJ filings: “Tallahassee, Florida City Commissioner Scott Charles Maddox, 50, and Tallahassee...

      The BRAD BLOG



  • Among the many messes covered on today's BradCast [Audio link to full show is posted below]... Trump can't seem to find anyone who wants to be his new Chief of Staff. So, his son-in-law...

  • 'Green News Report' - December 13, 2018

    21 hours ago
  • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Very bad news in the latest Arctic Report Card; Coal state Democratic Senator gets top energy committee position; Washington state Governor unveils ambitious...

  • Cohen Sentenced. Trump Cooked. (But Obama-Care Still Hanging On!): 'BradCast' 12/12/2018

    2 days ago

    • On today's BradCast: Trump appears now to be in very big trouble. So do Republicans in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District. But President Obama's Affordable Care Act soldiers...

      bluebird of bitterness




  • North Pole warns of pilot shortage as reindeer leave for commercial sleighlines

    a day ago
  • From The Duffel Blog. SANTA’S WORKSHOP — The North Pole is in the midst of a readiness crisis as it struggles to fill its pilot ranks with qualified reindeer, who are leaving the...

  • Wednesday weirdness

    2 days ago


    •   Home



  • In response to a request by 76 environmental groups, including Beyond Nuclear, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted until January 9, 2019 for the public to comment on the...

  • UN Special Rapporteur says women and children should not move back to Fukushima

    11 days ago
  • Un Special Rapporteur, Baskut Tuncak, who has already criticized Japan's treatment of Fukushima "cleanup" workers, has urged Japan not to force Fukushima evacuees back to the accident...

  • As COP 24 climate talks begin, a reminder of why nuclear doesn't belong

    11 days ago

    • "How many times have you heard people say ‘I would much rather not have nuclear power but we need it to combat climate change’?" asks British activist, Linda Walker. She writes...

    BlackListed News



  • The BBC published an article in October titled, "How chemical weapons have helped bring Assad close to victory" in which it claims chemical weapons have been "crucial" to Syrian...

  • British Spies Infiltrated Bernie Sanders' Campaign?

    11 hours ago
  • The Integrity Initiative, a British pseudo-NGO tasked with running anti-Russian propaganda operation, was recently exposed. Further digging into it revealed a much wider operation...

  • Hertz's airport facial recognition program uses customer loyalty rewards to change public opinion

    11 hours ago

    • Americans no longer have to worry about the TSA (DHS) using facial recognition to spy on you and your family. Because private corporations and sports stadiums are doing their dirty...

      Research Digest



  • By Christian Jarrett. People experience love in many situations beyond just romantic relationships.

  • The physiological stress response is larger in the morning than evening

    a day ago
  • By Emma Young. The implications for the real-world experience of stress is far from clear.

  • “An additional reason to abandon learning styles” – teachers and pupils do not agree on the pupils’ preferred learning style

    2 days ago

    • By Christian Jarrett. This is one of the first studies to look at learning styles in the context of primary age education.

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places



  • Trains helped build the United States into an economic powerhouse back in the 19th and 20th-century. Today, the legacy of trains is still felt, while not always appreciated. In Ohio...

  • East Jesus in Niland, California

    2 hours ago
  • Out in the Sonoran Desert in Imperial County, California, is an experimental, sustainable and educational art installation called East Jesus. Here, artists from all walks of life...

  • Lionhead Natural Water Slides in Coolin, Idaho

    3 hours ago

    • Pristine, old-growth cedar forests surround the stunning Priest Lake in the most remote parts of northern Idaho. In the farthest corner of the lake, you'll find a flat rock flowing...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • Assorted content to end your week.- Jim Stanford discusses the decline (PDF) of Australia's enterprise bargaining system (and associated lack of wage growth).- Patrick Butler...

  • Thursday Morning Links

    a day ago
  • This and that for your Thursday reading.- Alex Hemingway and David Macdonald point out the appalling wealth gap between British Columbia's privileged few and most of the population.-...

  • New column day

    a day ago

    • Here, on the outside interference becoming the norm in elections everywhere - and the Saskatchewan Party's choice to avoid even the slightest steps to ensure that provincial elections...
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  • In 2016, our photographer visited the heavily guarded—and completely empty—parts of the 2,000-mile-long U.S.-Mexico border.

  • Both of NASA's Voyager spacecraft are now interstellar. Where to next?

    4 days ago
  • Launched in 1977, the twin probes will likely outlive the sun. Find out what star systems they’ll meet as they head deeper into the galaxy.

  • A running list of how President Trump is changing environmental policy

    8 days ago

    • The Trump administration has promised vast changes to U.S. science and environmental policy—and we’re tracking them here as they happen.

      Reuters: World News



  • Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign from his post, his son said on Friday, in a move that will force President Maithripala Sirisena to appoint a replacement to...

  • Nigerian military suspends UNICEF activities in northeast: statement

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  • The Nigerian military has suspended United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) activities in the northeast of Nigeria, it said in a statement on Friday, accusing its staff of training...

  • Kosovo approves new army despite Serb opposition, NATO criticism

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    • Kosovo's parliament voted on Friday to create a 5,000-strong standing army, a week after Serbia's premier suggested the move could provoke military intervention by Belgrade...

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  • The Geminid meteor shower peaks the night of Dec. 13-14. This guide tells you the best times and places to see these shooting stars (no equipment necessary)...

  • Image of the Day

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  • Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko work outside the International Space Station to inspect a tiny hole that was discovered in a docked Soyuz crew capsule in August...

  • On This Day in Space! Dec. 14, 1962: Mariner 2 Spacecraft Flies by Venus

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    • On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft flew by Venus. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series!
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