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How More Environmental Regulations Lead To More CO2 Emissions
Data from 110 counties in 33 states from 1998 to 2014 has found that brute preservation efforts, the 'nature cannot be touched by humans' kind promoted by aggressive environmental groups, leads to more greenhouse gas emissions. read more
In Chernobyl, It's No Bleak Metro 2033 Scenario - Wildlife Is Abundant
Wildlife is abundant in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, found a month-long camera study which found 10 mammal and five bird species scavenging fish carcasses placed on the shoreline of rivers and canals there. Among the species were white-tailed eagles, American mink and river otter. A previous study also found abundant gray wolves in this ecological zone of about 1,000 square miles that was abandoned by humans after the 1986 nuclear accident which made the name Chernobyl famous. The new results provide evidence that aquatic nutrient resources can flow to terrestrial landscapes and b... more »
Russian Navy Has A New Weapon That Makes The Enemy Hallucinate And Vomit
© Alexei Danichev / Spuntik / Ruselectronics *RT:* *Russian Navy gets new weapon to induce ‘hallucinations’ and ‘blind’ the enemy * A new weapon installed on Russian warships can make enemy soldiers miss targets by blinding them, while also causing hallucinations and making them want to vomit. Two Russian frigates were fitted with the new non-lethal dazzler-type weapon, the 5P-42 Filin (eagle-owl), the manufacturer’s representative told RIA Novosti. The weapon is designed to temporarily blind the enemy. *Read more *.... *More News On Reports That The Russian Navy Has A New Weapo... more »
Official Analysis Shows – California SB277 FAILED…
California’s “Mandatory Vaccines For Children” Law, SB277, Passed In 2015, Accomplished ABSOLUTELY NOTHING… But SB 277 Author Senator Richard Pan Tried to Cover That Up… Now What? Opinion by “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Everyone in the civilized world knows about the huge fight over California Mandatory Vaccine Law SB277 requiring school children to get … Continue reading Official Analysis Shows – California SB277 FAILED… The post Official Analysis Shows – California SB277 FAILED… appeared first on BolenReport.
Chemical Computing, the Future of Artificial Intelligence
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It’s Official: Denver to Vote on Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms
https://themindunleashed.com/2019/02/denver-vote-decriminalizing-magic-mushrooms.html
Why Having the Balls to Dine Alone Makes You a Better Human.
https://munchies.vice.com/en_us/article/9ag4gd/why-having-the-balls-to-dine-alone-makes-you-a-better-human?utm_source=dmfb
Hawaii’s Coral Reefs Have Made a Miraculous Comeback
https://themindunleashed.com/2019/01/hawaii-coral-reefs-comeback.html
Reclaiming Choice
So we just froze our way through School Choice Week, the annual PR blitz in favor of privatizing public education, and I find myself troubled and annoyed by the word "choice." See, I favor choice. In all my years at our tiny small town/rural high school, we'v e graduated students who went on to become doctors, artists, teachers, welders, construction workers, lawyers, telephone linemen, and jobs you don't even realize exist. We have sent them to Ivy League schools and community colleges and two year tech schools and straight into jobs they love. And our students were able to choose ... more »
CanaPux: An Innovative Way to Ship Canadian Oil Sands
Due to Canadian oil sands being transportation-constrained, Canadian crude prices had traded at a steep discount to U.S. oil, reaching… The post CanaPux: An Innovative Way to Ship Canadian Oil Sands appeared first on IER.
Southern Hemisphere Part 2
Reblogged from Musings from the Chiefio: [HiFast note: Really long post by E.M.. His BLUF/Conclusion]: In Conclusion When you go through the other stations, you find very similar things. In the far south, most start late in history, have sporadic data drop outs, and various issues with data quality and availability. Realize you can not […]
The Southern Ocean / Hemisphere Problem
Reblogged from Musings from the Chiefio: Posted on 30 January 2019 by E.M.Smith Not offering a lot of information here, just admiring the problem. I’ll add some station information a bit later (for where we have stations recording the temperature). THE big problem can be summed up in one map. Folks almost never look at […]
Obliquity, inclination and eccentricity of Earth – a model: Part 2
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Kepler’s trigon – the orientation of consecutive Jupiter-Saturn synodic periods, showing the repeating triangular shape (trigon). This of course follows on from the very recent Part 1 of the model. Since Jupiter and Saturn are the dominant planets in our solar system, we can speculate that they may have…
Arctic Sea Ice Volume 03-Feb-2019
Originally posted on sunshine hours: ? From DMI
Climate Fish Tales
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: Guest Blogger / January 30, 2019 What’s Natural? Guest essay by Jim Steele American folk lore is filled with stories of how Native Americans observed changes in wildlife and foretold future weather changes. I was fascinated by an 1800s story of Native Americans inhabiting regions around Marysville, California who […]
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 34 – 2019
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Developing an Objective, Repeatable Scoring System for a Vulnerability Equities Process
The public release of the Vulnerability Equities Process (VEP) charter by the White House in late 2017 went a long way toward satisfying the public’s curiosity about the secretive, high-profile and contentious process by which the U.S. government decides whether to temporarily withhold or publicly disclose zero-day software vulnerabilities—that is, vulnerabilities for which no patches exist. Just recently, the U.K. government publicly released information about its Equities Process as well. The U.S. and U.K. charters are similar in the overall structure of the process and the list... more »
Taliban Join Moscow Talks With Afghan Opposition. Afghan Government Not Invited
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai will lead the Taliban's delegation. *Radio Free Europe:* *Taliban To Join Moscow Talks Without Afghan Government Officials* The Taliban says it will attend what it calls "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow designed to bring together prominent Afghan figures, including former President Hamid Karzai, opposition figures, and tribal elders -- but no government officials. The meeting is due to start on February 5 and last for two days. The Moscow-based Council of Afghan Society, an organization of the Afghan diaspora in Russia, said in a statement issued in Kab... more »
Some useful advice from Warren Buffett
I'm obliged to Nourishing Obscurity for publishing this set of maxims from Warren Buffett. If anyone understands money and finance, it's the Sage of Omaha. Worth pondering. Peter
Florida judge: State’s medical cannabis dispensary cap unconstitutional
A judge has struck down Florida’s medical marijuana dispensary cap, a victory for existing operators seeking to expand locations in the fast-growing market. Second Circuit Court Judge Karen Gievers ruled Friday that the cap is unconstitutional. Gievers wrote that the dispensary cap, instituted by the Florida Legislature in 2017, “erects barriers” that increase costs and […] Florida judge: State’s medical cannabis dispensary cap unconstitutional is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Nissan chooses Japan over UK to build new X-Trail car
By Paul Homewood While there have been attempts in some quarters to blame Brexit for Nissan’s decision to cancel plans to build the new X-Trail in Sunderland, the truth is much more mundane and worrying, as even the BBC reluctantly admit: Nissan has confirmed that the new X-Trail originally planned for its Sunderland plant will […]
Russian Economy Continues To Boom
The buildings of Moscow City, the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC). © Vladimir Sergeev © Sputnik *France 24:* *Russian economy outpaced expectations in 2018* Russia's economy expanded 2.3 percent last year, growing more quickly than the government and the IMF had predicted, according to state statistics published Monday. Russia's growth rate accelerated from 1.6 percent in 2017 and exceeded the economy ministry's prediction of 1.8 percent as well as the International Monetary Fund's forecast of 1.7 percent. The country's economy only returned to growth in 2017 after tw... more »
Tulsi Gabbard Slams “Neocon/Neolib Warmongers” After NBC Propaganda Exposed
By Tyler Durden Tulsi Gabbard lashed out at “neocon” and “neolib warmongers” after NBC News was exposed trying to smear her as a Kremlin stooge. The network... more »
Brazil’s Government to Cut Over 20,000 Federal Jobs
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s federal government plans to save R$209 million per year, by cutting over 20,000 commissioned jobs, according to the Special Secretariat for Debureaocratization, Management and Digital Government of the Ministry of Economy. “We are still closing the numbers, but the goal is the same […] The post Brazil’s Government to Cut Over 20,000 Federal Jobs appeared first on The Rio Times.
'We saved the pub': As bushfires raged, the battle to save one local hotel unfolded on Facebook
When a fire started burning near the Great Lake Hotel on Tasmania's Central Plateau, owner Kaylee Hattinger decided to stay, sharing updates with her captivated social media audience.
Ding Dong, The Big Bang is Dead
Dr. Pierre Robitaille just uploaded a YouTube video in which, finally, the nonsense of the astrophysical Big Bang theory is laid to rest If in the beginning there was nothing, which then exploded, never happened, then all that can be … Continue reading →
Join the Chinese Air Force and Fly a J-20 Stealth Fighter
*David Axe* *Security, * Handsome pilot pitches new recruits. The Chinese air force has tapped a charismatic young pilot to be the spokesman for its growing force of J-20 stealth fighters. Bai Long, 29, rose to fame while flying a twin-engine J-16 fighter during the People's Liberation Army Air Force's 90th-anniversary celebration in 2017. Bai apparently has converted to the twin-engine, stealthy J-20. In 2018 Bai told a reporter his dream was to "fly China’s most advanced fighter jet." That's "an ambition he has now officially achieved," the Hong Kong *South China Morning Pos... more »
Covington Kid’s Lawyers Go After Media, Celebs, Politicians
[image: covington-kid-s-lawyers-go-after-media-celebs-politicians] Lawyers for the high school boy who was vilified coast-to-coast after his confrontation with a drum-banging Indian at the Lincoln Memorial have fired their first salvo in what might be a long, costly legal war.
Battle Over Education
[image: battle-over-education] To fight the problem of poor education in government schools, *The New American* recommends separating school and state, and returning our country to the private education that was the norm prior to the public-school system.
FreedomProject Academy: What We Offer
[image: freedomproject-academy-what-we-offer] FreedomProject Academy, an affiliate of *The New American* magazine, provides an educational alternative to public schools, emphasizing what we can learn from history.
Rescuing Our Children
[image: rescuing-our-children] The education fight — between those who want to provide solid schooling in the three R’s and other subjects and those who want to change kids’ core beliefs — is culminating.
Insanity In the Classroom: Government Schools Today
[image: insanity-in-the-classroom-government-schools-today] Despite major funding, U.S. kids are doing progressively worse at math, reading, and more, but it’s not their fault. Blame schools and their curricula and those controlling them.
“Exposed”: Fake News Ignores Video of “Drunk, Naked” Bernie Sanders Singing With Soviet Comrades
[image: exposed-fake-news-ignores-video-of-drunk-naked-bernie-sanders-singing-with-soviet-comrades] Bernie Sanders’ “honeymoon” in Communist Russia is only part of a life-long love affair with communist regimes: Soviet Russia, Castro’s Cuba, Sandinista-run Nicaragua, and the Chavez-Maduro dictatorship in Venezuela.
Government Schools Are Sexualizing, Perverting, and Confusing Children
[image: government-schools-are-sexualizing-perverting-and-confusing-children] Simply put, public schools are pushing the latest politically correct gender-bending dogma on kids to normalize aberrant sex practices and abandon morals. It’s working.
UK COLUMN: Jackals Eye Venezuela, Twitter’s Regime Change Dept, Trump’s Nuke Treaty Renege
*UK Column News* | Co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen bring you the early week news round-up.
Venezuelan President Maduro: “If the North American Empire attacks us, we will have to defend ourselves …"
*Maduro with Venezuelan Flag* ]The above headline says it all. Maduro accurately refers to USrael as the "North American Empire". Yes, that is all Canada has become, an entity subsumed by the encompassing "North American Empire [NAE]. Once upon a time, as the American so-called "climate-change [pseudo] scientist" Bill Nye informed us recently, we were "*nominally"* called Canada. '.....The growing (of crops) in North *America is going to have to move north into what would nominally be Canada,*' the Science Guy said in a discussion about climate change." The clueless masses ar... more »
New fetal cell line from live abortion emerges for vaccine production
(Note from Erin: No matter what your thoughts on abortion, I cannot imagine you want this DNA injected into you.) by Debi Vinnedge, Children of God for Life Excerpts: Due to dwindling capacity for existing aborted fetal cell lines to self-replicate, scientists in China have developed a new aborted fetal cell line, WALVAX 2 that […] The post New fetal cell line from live abortion emerges for vaccine production appeared first on Health Nut News.
The girl with the half crooked smile (how Erin Elizabeth’s face was paralyzed after the DTaP vaccine)
I was only 3 months old when my mom took me in to get my vaccinations, just weeks after she and my dad adopted me in Chicago. It was Januay, freezing, and I had a bad cold. I’d also just gotten out of the hospital ward at The Cradle Society where I spent the first […] The post The girl with the half crooked smile (how Erin Elizabeth’s face was paralyzed after the DTaP vaccine) appeared first on Health Nut News.
Brilliant for Irritable Bowel and Colitis – Why is it taboo?
Production of cannabis is booming as the medical benefits of CBD (cannabidiol) are increasingly recognized. RELATED STORY: Cannabis kicks Lyme disease to the curb We at HNN are huge fans and supporters of CBD oil. In fact, so much so that I created my own organic, made in the U.S.A., line of CBD oil products! […] The post Brilliant for Irritable Bowel and Colitis – Why is it taboo? appeared first on Health Nut News.
World News Briefs -- February 4, 2019
*DW:* *EU nations get behind Venezuela's Juan Guaido as acting president* The EU is increasing the pressure on Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro to call early elections, after a raft of member states recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president. What started as a trickle has turned into a flow of EU countries who have now officially declared Guaido as interim president. However, according to diplomatic sources in Brussels, Italy has blocked an EU-wide statement of the bloc's support for Guaido due to conflicting interests within the Italian coalition government... more »
Civil Rights Icon
Rutgers University marks the centennial anniversary of Paul Robeson's graduation.
Dr. Nolan L. Cabrera: An Interdisciplinary Scholar
In studying climate issues on college campuses, Dr. Nolan L. Cabrera has made it a point to capture the narrative of White males.
Peak Trump. With Special Guest David Stockman
Have we reached "peak Trump"? Is there no way out of the swamp? Former Reagan Administration senior official David Stockman joins today's Liberty Report to discuss his upcoming book, Peak Trump: The Undrainable Swamp and the Fantasy of MAGA. Why are we in such a mess? How have the neocons taken over this administration and is there any hope? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:
Death Knell For Syria Pullout: 'We Have To Protect Israel' Says Trump
[image: undefined] After approaching two months of talk of a "full" and "immediate" US troop withdrawal from Syria, first ordered by President Trump on December 19 — which was predictably met with swift and fierce pushback from beltway hawks including in some cases his own advisers — it now appears the death knell has sounded on the prior "complete" and "rapid" draw down order. Trump said in a CBS "Face the Nation" interview this weekend that some unspecified number of US troops will remain in the region, mostly in Iraq, with possibly some still in Syria, in order "to protect Israel... more »
John Bolton’s Plan to Starve Millions of Venezuelans into Submission
[image: undefined] It is true Venezuela’s economic problems are in large part due to that country’s socialist command economy, but this overlooks the role played by the United States, the United Nations, and the European Union. Over the last five years, the US has imposed financial sanctions on Venezuela. It has cut it off from western financial markets and this has resulted in oil production shortfalls. Venezuela is unable to raise capital to address deficiencies in the oil sector of its economy. This situation was exacerbated when the price of petroleum fell sharply around the wor... more »
Shut Down the TSA!
[image: undefined] Hard as it is to believe, airline travel recently became even more unpleasant. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees being required to work without pay for the duration of the government shutdown resulted in many TSA workers calling in sick. The outbreak of “shutdown flu” among TSA employees forced some large airports to restrict the number of places mandatory TSA screenings were performed, making going through screening even more time-consuming and providing one more reason to shut down the TSA. Airline security should be provided by airlines an... more »
The African Continental Free Trade Area: Free trade and pan-Africanism
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
04-Feb-2019 The entry into force of the AfCFTA is a decisive stage of the African Union's neoliberal Pan-Africanist project.
Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine : Quel panafricanisme ? (Partie 1/3)
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
04-Feb-2019 C'est dans une dynamique d'assomption d'une orientation néolibérale du panafricanisme que s'inscrit la conception de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine.
East African nations approve individual trade pacts with EU if joint deal not reached
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
04-Feb-2019 East African countries can individually sign separate trade agreements with the European Union if a joint deal is not reached within the next four months.
Ethiopia approves AfCFTA as AU eyes Feb. 2019 implementation date
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
04-Feb-2019 Ethiopia is the latest country to approve the African Union's Africa Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA pact after the cabinet passed the deal.
As Treaties Collapse, Can We Still Prevent a Nuclear Arms Race?
Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago
BASEL, Switzerland, Feb 04 (IPS) - Christine Muttonen is a former Austrian parliamentarian who served as the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly from 2016-2017. Jacqueline Cabasso is the Executive Director of Western States Legal Foundation and the North America Coordinator for Mayors for Peace. Alyn Ware is Global Coordinator for Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament and Disarmament Program Director for the World Future Council.The United States last week officially announced it is walking away from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Tre... more »
Q&A: The Nature of Value vs the Value of Nature
Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 04 (IPS) - Humans have long had a varied and complicated relationship with nature—from its aesthetic value to its economic value to its protective value. What if you could measure and analyse these values? One group is trying to do just that. Read the full story, “Q&A: The Nature of Value vs the Value of Nature”, on globalissues.org →
<em>Venezuela</em> <br> <br>Alea Jacta !
Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago
GENEVA, Feb 04 (IPS) - Idriss Jazairy Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on the Adverse Impact of Unilateral Coercive MeasuresThe count down towards a tragic outcome in Venezuela has started. All outside powers express what they say is a shared concern for its peace-loving people that has the misfortune of sitting on what is maybe the largest oil reserves in the world. The problem is that geopolitics lead groups of foreign countries to express different, not to say opposed recipes as to how democracy can be restored and happiness pursued in Venezuela and want to mak... more »
Fighting Machismo in Latin America: The Formula to Combat Femicides
Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago
Read the full story, “Fighting Machismo in Latin America: The Formula to Combat Femicides”, on globalissues.org →
New Brunswick receives 11% of cannabis products ordered from cultivators ‘consistently’
(This story has been updated t include a statement from Organigram. — Ed.) New Brunswick’s cannabis wholesaler is receiving a fraction of the 352 cannabis products licensed cultivators agreed to supply the province on a regular basis, new data shows. “In August of 2018, we ordered 352 products; to date we have received 187. Of those […] New Brunswick receives 11% of cannabis products ordered from cultivators ‘consistently’ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Racism and Democrats
The Democrats have dumbed down racism. Instead of job or housing discrimination, instead of Jim Crow and KKK hoods (which were their methods 70 years ago), Democrats claim the problem is MAGA hats. Instead of "separate but equal" schools, the Democrats now tell kids they can't succeed unless government gives them extra boosts. Democrats now claim it's our President saying there are good and bad people on both sides of an issue, something MLK or Gandhi would have said. They say it's restricting visas for groups of people the former president had warned us about because of chaos in ... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 4, 2019
*VOA:* *Iranian Defense Minister Claims Tehran Tested a New Long-Range Ballistic Missile* CAIRO — Iran is claiming to have fired a new long-range ballistic missile - dubbed the Hoveiseh - capable of hitting a target 1,300km away. Tehran claims that its ballistic missile program is intended solely for defensive purposes. A U.N. Security Council resolution called on Iran to stop work on ballistic missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead for a period of up to 8 years. Iranian state TV showed Defense Minister Amir Hatami unveiling what he says is a new 1,300km long-range ballis... more »
Aaronson & readers understand why Hossenfelder's anti-HEP campaign is fallacious
*But they will never say so clearly because they're piles of double-faced PC feces* Computer scientist Scott Aaronson has posted a text on the new collider debates, *Sabineblogging*, and one of the first tragicomic implications of the essay that you can't overlook is how much it shows that the political correctness has been placed above science – even the very existence of science – in the Western academia. Why? Because Aaronson's arguments – and most of the comments underneath his article – make it clear that these computer science folks largely understand that Hossenfelder's cam... more »
Many European Nations Now Recognise Juan Guaido As Venezuela's Acting President
*Reuters:* *EU nations back Venezuelan opposition leader as anti-Maduro bloc grows* Major European nations joined the United States on Monday in recognising opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate head of state, as a separate regional bloc met in Canada to pressure socialist President Nicolas Maduro. The coordinated move by 11 nations including Britain, Germany, France, Spain and seven more European Union members followed the expiration of an ultimatum for Maduro to call a new presidential election, aligning them with Washington and against Russia and China. *R... more »
So, here's the situation...
Our sole revenue stream just stopped. Dead. With no explanation. I've tried to find out what's going on and have met with silence. Not only is this a disaster for us, this also may mean that a dear friend of ours may have met with some misfortune that's even worse than our own (which is saying something). In a situation like this, you think of every purchase you ever made this week, last month, last year, years ago and begin totaling up all those expenses and wishing you never made them. All the times you got takeout, the stuff you ordered from Amazon, the books you didn't... more »
Activist Max Blumenthal Asked Congress Members If the US Is Meddling in Venezuela
Many in Washington DC have denounced Russia for interfering in US elections, but the US is openly working to topple the government of Venezuela. US Representatives seemed confused when asked if the US was "meddling" in Venezuela.
Trump Regime Launches Coup in Venezuela. Deep State Smiles as Globalism Grows.
Although we may oppose socialism, and although we may desire to help the suffering people in Venezuela, we do not serve those objectives by interfering in other governments, assassinating opposition leaders, organizing riots and revolutions, and installing puppet leaders whose only goal is power and wealth.
Jury Orders Senator Rand Paul’s Neighbor Who Attacked Him to Pay $580,000 in Damages
Rand Paul was tackled from behind by his leftist neighbor, Rene Boucher, and suffered six broken ribs, including three displaced fractures and recurrent pneumonia. Boucher was sentenced to 30 days in jail for the assault. A Kentucky jury awarded Paul $580,000 for damages and medical expenses.
Outsider Nayib Bukele Is Elected President Of El Salvador
*BBC:* *El Salvador election: Nayib Bukele claims presidency* Anti-corruption candidate Nayib Bukele has claimed victory in El Salvador's presidential election. With most votes counted, the former mayor of San Salvador had nearly 53% of the vote with his closest rival, the conservative Carlos Calleja on 32%. Mr Bukele, 37, needed more than 50% of the vote to avoid a run-off. The businessman has vowed to tackle corruption and combat the criminal gangs responsible for one of the world's highest murder rates. Politics in El Salvador has been dominated over the past three decades by ... more »
Neocons Likely Salivating as Trump Confirms US Military as ‘An Option’ for Venezuela
[image: venezuela]On Sunday, Donald Trump noted that he is keeping the use of the US military in Venezuela as an option on the table.
For the First Time, US City Will Vote on Decriminalizing Psychedelic Mushrooms
[image: mushrooms]Activists have finally collected enough signatures and for the first time, residents will have the change to vote on decriminalizing magic mushrooms.
Report on Shambhala sexual misconduct released
News 1. QuadrigaCX The biggest tech story of the year so far happened right here in Nova Scotia, and it’s amazing. When 30-year-old Fall River resident Gerald Cotten died unexpectedly, the location of some $260 million in cash and cryptocurrency went to the grave with him. Writer Andrew Wright tells us: A 25-year-old Gerald Cotten and […]
Don't Be So Sure The Democratic Party Has Moved Left The Way The Corporate Media Says It Has
The Morning Consult poll released by *Politico* this morning shows an electorate moving sharply left... at least on taxing the super-wealthy. The two party establishments may not like the progressive tax reform ideas Bernie, Elizabeth Warren and AOC are bringing up, but the voters do-- overwhelmingly. The Morning Consult poll shows 76% of registered voters believe the wealthiest Americans should pay more in taxes. A recent Fox News survey showed that 70% of Americans favor AOC's proposal that taxes need to go up on those earning over $10 million-- including 54% of Republicans. Wa... more »
THE FOOLS FOR PARADOX FILE: Digest of reports!
*MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019New year commences tomorrow:* Tomorrow, the new year starts at this site. Tomorrow, we'll start the process of examining a minor bungle—the minor erroneous characterization increasingly known to future anthropologists huddled in caves as "Aristotle's error." Is "man" [sic] really "the rational animal" in any ultimate way? We'll sift the evidence with great care—and we'll examine Professor Harari's alternate hypothesis. We'll explore the conduct of our nation's upper-end journalists. We'll examine the lethargy and the indolence of our "elite logicians," ... more »
Brazil’s Moro Presents Anti-Crime Bill to Governors
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Justice and Public Security Minister, Sergio Moro, meets on Monday in BrasÃlia with governors and public security secretaries to present the anticrime bill that will be sent National Congress. According to him, society must also demand from the government its needs. “It’s […] The post Brazil’s Moro Presents Anti-Crime Bill to Governors appeared first on The Rio Times.
Iraqi President Barham Salih: U.S. Has No Right To 'Watch Iran' From His Country
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Iraq's President Barham Saleh in Baghdad, Iraq, during a Middle East tour in January. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / Reuters file *NBC:* *Iraqi President Barham Salih says U.S. has no right to 'watch Iran' from his country* Iraq has found itself in a tricky position between two of its key allies as relations deteriorate between Tehran and Washington. U.S. troops do not have the right to use Iraq to “watch Iran,” Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Monday after Donald Trump indicated American forces were there to do just that. “We are surpri... more »
Dear Bud Light: Your Sugar Is Not Superior To Their Sugar - Yeast Can't Tell And Neither Can Humans
During the Super Bowl, you can predict there will be a lot of beer commercials. As a non-drinker, this always puzzles me - haven't fans already bought their beer? - but advertising is a trillion dollar industry and I instead run a small non-profit so I am certainly not going to debunk capitalism. However, I am going to debunk junk science and their suggestion that because they use one type of sugar and their competitor uses another theirs is superior is junk science. read more
Australia PM adviser says climate change is ‘UN-led ruse to establish new world order’
Maurice Newman, chairman of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council Photo: AP Telegraph By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney | 08 May 2015 Climate change is a hoax developed as part of a secret plot by the United Nations to undermine democracies and takeover the world, a top adviser to Tony Abbott, Australia’s prime minister, has warned. …
Ohio and Tennessee – AT&T Plans to Fry You with 5G
By B.N. Frank 5G already has a bad track record of making people and animals sick. This was reported last summer after it was installed...more »
Musings On Iraq In The News
eKurd reprinted my article on Iraq's latest ranking on Transparency International's Corruption Index and added some of their own comments. Leadership reprinted the same article without attributing me.
A brutal example of why 100% renewables can’t work
Wind and solar aren't an efficient way to power the grid on a nice day. When extreme weather strikes they are outright dangerous. The post A brutal example of why 100% renewables can’t work appeared first on CFACT.
US-backed commander allegedly defects to Syrian Army
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 P.M.) – A senior commander of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) allegedly defected to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate, Fars News reported, citing local sources. According to the report, the senior SDF commander was named ‘Rikan’ and he defected in the Al-Salihiyeh […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Arabia ‘looks forward’ to withdrawal of foreign forces in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – Saudi Arabia is looking forward to the withdrawal of all foreign forces from the Syrian Arab Republic, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir told Al-Arabiya TV on Monday. “We look forward to a result that preserves Syria’s independence and unity and leads to the removal of its foreign forces,” Jubeir said. “We […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Macron’s pressure works, Egypt wont support Syria’s return to Arab League
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:25 P.M.) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s pressure on his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi apparently worked as the latter’s government will not be supporting Syria’s return to the Arab League, Al-Hayat reported on Monday. Citing Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri, Al-Hayat reported that the North African nation shares the same position as France’s Macron […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS bride suing British intelligence over torture claims – report
The wife of a Daesh* affiliated Jihadist is claiming a whopping £1million in compensation over allegations that she was beaten and tortured by a British intelligence operative, according to the Mirror. Reportedly, Muna Abdule says that she was shackled, hit with “metal cables” and verbally insulted by a British intelligence operative, after being detained in 2013 at an airport in Somalia where she was visiting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Hezbollah responds to Netanyahu threats: ‘we are ready for war’
Hezbollah does not believe Israel is capable of starting a conflict with Lebanon, but considers itself “ready” to respond if they do so, the group’s deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, said in an interview with Lebanese television on Sunday, Press TV has reported. “I don’t think Israel is ready to start a conflict with Lebanon now because the situation is complicated and Israel is not […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
[Graphic 18+] Turkish-backed rebels torture to death Syrian civilian for not paying bribe
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Military Police reportedly tortured to death a resident of Jarabulus city after he refused to pay a bribe at a police checkpoint. According to pro-opposition activists via social media, the Free Syrian Military Police arrested and then tortured to death Muhannad Diab Al-Qassem Madani of Homs […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Newly-released PHOTOS show Russia’s first hypersonic space drone
Sputnik has obtained an image of the prototype of Russia’s reusable single-engine unmanned spacecraft. The second image shows a diagram depicting how the drone will be put into orbit and return to Earth using parachutes. The Russian Skolkovo foundation has previously told Sputnik that the reusable drone, which is being developed by the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
German ISIS terrorist that starred in mass execution video of Syrian soldiers wants to go home (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – A captured Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorist from Germany sat down for an interview with the German language news site Welt Spiegel recently to discuss his participation in the Syrian conflict. During the interview, the ISIS fighter, Farid Saal, acknowledges that he starred in a mass execution video of Syrian soldiers in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia shows off captured war trophies from Islamists in Syria (video)
The Russian Defense Ministry is preparing a unique exhibition of war trophies captured from terrorists in Syria, Vesti News Agency reported on Monday. The expo will be mobile and will showcase a wide variety of weapons that were captured during Russia’s tenure in the Syrian conflict. The weapons, equipment, and ammunition will be loaded onto […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army unleashes big attack on jihadists positions near Turkish border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unleashed a major assault this morning on the military posts of the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) in the southwestern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. According to a military source in the nearby provincial capital of the Hama Governorate, the Syrian Arab Army launched several artillery […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Slight Uptick In Islamic State Ops In Iraq As New Year Begins
(Iraqi News) As the new year began the Islamic State began picking up its attacks in Iraq. During the last two months of 2018 security incidents dramatically dropped off as the group apparently pulled back during the winter. The rise in 2019 was due to renewed activity in Anbar, Kirkuk, and Salahaddin. There were a total of 125 incidents reported in Iraq in January 2019. 11 of those were Turkish air strikes upon the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Kurdistan. That left 114 by the Islamic State. Another two of those were mass graves of IS victims being found in Ninewa le... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Feb 4
1917 British defeated Ottoman forces at Hai River 1925 League of Nations Mosul commission final report said Mosul should go to British Iraq Mandate with Kurds getting concessions Said British Mandate in Iraq should continue to ensure stability (Musings On Iraq book review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) 1963 Gen Qasim arrested 1 opponent as Communists warned of an impending coup (Musings On Iraq interviewwith Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt) 1979 Ayatollah Baqir al-Sadr began Islam Guides to Life ... more »
This Photo May Prove Russia's New Hunter-B Killer Drone Isn't Very Stealthy
*David Axe* *Security, * A new photo of Russia's Hunter-B killer drone appears to confirm major drawbacks in the vehicle's design. A new photo of Russia's Hunter-B killer drone appears to confirm major drawbacks in the vehicle's design. With its apparently straight engine inlet and bulky, exposed engine nozzle, the approximately 50-feet-wingspan Hunter-B probably isn't very stealthy. The first blurry images of the Hunter-B drone appeared on Jan. 23, 2019 on a Russian aviation website. Those photos depict, from behind and in front, a tractor towing the unmanned aerial vehicle alo... more »
Rise of the Machines and Descent of Man? Scientists Create Quasi-“Self-aware” Robot
[image: rise-of-the-machines-and-descent-of-man-scientists-create-quasi-self-aware-robot] From The Terminator to D.A.R.Y.L, science-fiction writers have presented memorable, though very different, visions of “self-aware” robots. But now it’s being reported that science itself has taken a giant step toward creating what some fear may be our future robot overlords.
Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil Beginning to Bite
[image: sanctions-on-venezuelan-oil-beginning-to-bite] The impact of sanctions applied to Venezuela’s oil company PdVSA is already beginning to be felt, from drivers in Caracas to Gulf Coast refineries to China’s Communist Party head Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
Grammy-Nominated Rapper 21 Savage in US Immigration Custody
The artist, whose given name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, is a British citizen who overstayed his visa and also has a felony conviction.
‘Young and the Restless’ Actor Kristoff St. John Dead at 52
Officials say Los Angeles police were called to his home on Sunday and his body was turned over to the Los Angeles County coroner.
Blackface Scandal Spotlights Deeply Embedded Racism in US
"I think a lot of black folks are tired of apologies and talking," said Wes Bellamy, a councilman in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Plane Breaks Apart in California, Killing 5 and Injuring 2
A two-story house burst into flames after being hit by the plane's main cabin and one its engines, sending panicked neighbors into the streets.
Trump Campaign Takes Steps to Prevent a Challenge Within GOP
The nascent initiative includes taking steps to change state party rules, crowd out potential rivals and quell any early signs of opposition that could embarrass the president.
Patriots Win Super Bowl the Old-Fashioned Way
"I know I definitely have a lot to learn from this one," said Rams coach Sean McVay, who, at 33, is exactly half the age of Patriots coach Bill Belichick.
Fukushima Daiichi February 5 2019
From the TEPCO Cam 1 trained on Units 1 and 2 at Daiichi: Unusually high level of emissions from around unit 1.
Russian Foreign Minister Does Not Expect A New Cold War To Follow The Suspension Of The INF Treaty
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Moldovan President Igor Dodon at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov *TASS:* *Lavrov predicts Cold War won’t re-ignite following suspension of INF* *The Russian top diplomat comments on the US decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty* BISHKEK, February 4. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov does not expect a new Cold War to follow the suspension of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), as he himself said at Kyrgyz-Rus... more »
BWorld 290, Universal charges and Solar sa Bayan franchise bill
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last February 01, 2019. It is a web version only and not published in the print edition due to space constraints that day. The Philippines’ expensive electricity is largely caused by 9-10 different charges slapped on our monthly electricity bill. As mentioned in an earlier paper in this column, “Walang forever, universal charge in electricity and PSALM” (January 15, 2019), these are: generation charge, transmission charge, distribution charge, supply charge, metering charge, system loss charge, universal charge, f... more »
REPUBLICANS VS. AMERICANS
I say this all the time: Despite the mainstream media narrative that the typical American is a MAGA-hat-wearing white blue-collar retiree in a rural Pennsylvania diner, poll after poll shows that Republicans are the ones who are out of step with the rest of America. We see this again in a new CBS poll: Sixty-six percent of Americans overall say President Trump should not declare a national emergency if Congress does not fund a border wall, although most Republicans (73 percent) think he should. If government funding runs out on Feb. 15 and there's still an impasse over wall funding... more »
Energy 120, US-Russia rivalry in oil-gas dominance
Russia's top exports are fossil fuels - oil gas, coal. Not steel or arms and bombs. These fuels constitute nearly 50% of total exports, $360 B in 2017. So Russia interest is to have a US President who is a softie if not implicit anti-fossil fuels to help "save the planet" like former US President Obama, so that it's main business won't be imperilled. During the campaign period in 2015-16, Trump was explicitly pro fossil fuels, promised to unlock huge US oil and gas reserves. This alone should make him a non-friend of Russia. HR Clinton should fit as a good friend of Russia if electe... more »
The (political) Pilgrim's Progress
"The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come" is one of the most significant works of religious allegory in the English language. Penned by John Bunyan in 1678, it's been in print ever since. On Gab the other day, I saw this cartoon illustration of a political pilgrim's progress. It made me smile. Click the image for a larger view. I don't know about "this party" or "the party which is to come", but even so, it's a fun analogy. Peter
Eleven EU states recognise Guaido as Venezuela's president, increasing pressure on Maduro
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The latest moves from the EU come amid an impending humanitarian crisis that the US, Spain and Germany have started to respond to.
Zepp-LaRouche: Stop the Chicken-Game, Promote Dialogue And Cooperation with Russia and China
[image: Personnel at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, prep an Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber for a training mission, Jan. 17, 2019. (Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Barley)] The Russian government considers that the world strategic situation, in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from the INF Treaty, is "all in all, quite alarming." Those are the words used by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in a three-way dialogue with President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, which was prominently featured on the Kremlin's website on Jan. 2. In that same exchange, Pu... more »
The Only Reason Japan's Navy Doesn't Have Aircraft Carriers
*Robert Farley* *Security, * One word only: politics. *To repeat: the only serious obstacles to Japan’s construction of fleet carriers are political. But political obstacles are still obstacles, and the appearance of Shokaku and Zuikaku would have significant repercussions at home and abroad. Indeed, the existence of such obstacles would seem to demand a gradual approach. Still, the decision to refit the Izumos to fly modern stealth attack aircraft suggests that the current Japanese government is willing to run some risks.* Japan has decided to refit its Izumo-class light carri... more »
India Wades Into Afghan Peace Talks
The Ministry of External Affairs spokesman’s remark on Thursday in New Delhi that “it is important that the presidential election in Afghanistan takes place as per the schedule” is the first major Indian comment on the current peace talks in Qatar between the United States and the Taliban. Whether that was […] The post India Wades Into Afghan Peace Talks appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Russia’s Ground-Launched Kalibr Cruise Missile Might Have Range Of 2,600 km
The post Russia’s Ground-Launched Kalibr Cruise Missile Might Have Range Of 2,600 km appeared first on The Duran.
Macron’s pressure works, Egypt wont support Syria’s return to Arab League
The post Macron’s pressure works, Egypt wont support Syria’s return to Arab League appeared first on The Duran.
Breakdown of Russian Response to America Bailing on INF Treaty
The post Breakdown of Russian Response to America Bailing on INF Treaty appeared first on The Duran.
The Venezuelan Coup and Gilets Jaunes: Great-Power Politics In a Multipolar World Order
The protests seen in France and the interference in the domestic politics of Venezuela highlight Western double standards, which stand in contrast to the respect for international law maintained by China, India and Russia. The post The Venezuelan Coup and Gilets Jaunes: Great-Power Politics In a Multipolar World Order appeared first on The Duran.
‘Neocon warmongers’: NBC slammed for drawing on dodgy Russiagate org in Gabbard smear
The NBC article cited the firm New Knowledge, which created fake Russian troll accounts on Facebook and Twitter in order to drum up false claims that the Kremlin was meddling in the Alabama Senate election. The post ‘Neocon warmongers’: NBC slammed for drawing on dodgy Russiagate org in Gabbard smear appeared first on The Duran.
Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Sunday 3rd February 2019 – Plus Weekly And Rolling Totals
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]
Look out for the 'Skutnik' during Trump's State of the Union
Anthony F. Arrigo, Associate Professor, Writing Rhetoric and Communication, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Since 1982, presidents have invited special guests to the State of the Union who they believe embody values around which the nation can rally.
Why Jamal Khashoggi's murder took place in a consulate
Victoria Reyes, Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder happened at a consulate, a space not subject to the laws of the host country, Turkey. That means the alleged murderers did not fear interference by local authorities.
Is authoritarianism bad for the economy? Ask Venezuela – or Hungary or Turkey
Byunghwan Son, Assistant Professor of Global Affairs, George Mason University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
When an elected leader turns autocratic, the economy tends to suffer. That's because, in a functioning democracy, economic policy is made jointly, with lawmakers playing a key role.
Scheer Incompetence
Michael Harris doesn't see much of a future for Andrew Scheer: After a year and a half in office, people can be forgiven if they think Scheer is still Speaker of the House of Commons. Leaders lead, and by doing that, gain recognition. Scheer merely lurks with that silly smile on his face, a political non-entity who acts like he’s gunning for the doorman’s job at Walmart. He's particularly inept. Consider his encounter with The Assembly of First Nations: Is it any wonder that chiefs from the Assembly of First Nations booed the Conservative leader lustily at a special meeting in O... more »
Investigating Cop Who Tasered Little Girl in the Back is Now a “War on Cops” According to Police
[image: police]Asking for an outside investigation into the cop who tasered a little girl in the back is now akin to shooting police officers according to the officer's union.
Russian Disinformation - How Effective Is It?
While the United States focusses on the Russian electoral interference narrative, a publication by the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) entitled "Chaos As A Strategy: Putin's Promethean Gamble" provides us with an interesting analysis of the techniques that Russia may have used to spread disinformation and chaos across the Western world and whether or not these techniques were effective. The paper begins by noting that there are several reasons why Russia is seeking to create global chaos: 1.) Russia is in a power competition with Europe and the United States. 2.) To com... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Eight Banks Targeted in EU Cartel Probe of Euro-Bond TradingNew Technology Uses Lasers to Transmit Audible Messages to Specific PeopleInside the UAE’s Secret Hacking Team of U.S. Mercenaries Prisons Across the U.S. Are Quietly Building Databases of Incarcerated People’s Voice Prints Costco Stops Selling Roundup EU and Japan Create World’s Biggest Free Trade Zone U.S. Military Eyes Tiny Nuclear Reactors for Deployed Troops As US Freezes, This Is Where Europeans Can't Afford To Heat Their HomesThe Coming US-China Proxy War In VenezuelaSnopes & AP Suddenly Quit As Facebo... more »
Império Serrano Samba School Ready for Rio’s 2019 Carnival
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Sunday, March 3rd, samba school Império Serrano will once again open the first evening of Carnival parades from the Grupo Especial for Rio’s 2019 Carnival. Scheduled to begin at 9:15 PM, the group will present their ‘samba enredo’ (thematic samba composition) along the theme […] The post Império Serrano Samba School Ready for Rio’s 2019 Carnival appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rand Paul Slams the Senate for Uniting to Defend Forever Wars in Syria and Afghanistan
A critic noted that the Republican-dominant Senate has a history of disappointing its base by not repealing Obamacare, not defunding Planned Parenthood, but they "fight like lions for the right to kill your son in Afghanistan."
Senator Cory Booker Demands House Pass Anti-Lynching Law in Response Jussie Smollett Incident
Senator Cory Booker called on the House of Representatives to pass a bill, that was passed by the Senate last summer, to designate lynching as a hate crime. [Cannot help but wonder if these same wise legislators would consider designating the fabrication of a hate crime to be a hate crime.]
Strange Facts in Alleged Hate Crime Against Actor, Jussie Smollett
Smollett waited 40 minutes to contact police. The one surveillance video that exists of him does not show the beating. No attackers are seen, so, they showed up, beat him badly, place a rope around neck, and completely vacated the scene, all in under 60 seconds. Amazing!
Germany: Antifa Publishes 2019 Election Strategy to Assassinate Politicians in the AfD Party
Indymedia, a radical leftist German Antifa website, published detailed instructions on how to assassinate anti-immigration AfD politicians. [You have to read these instructions to fully appreciate that they are a manual for murder.]
Typhus Epidemic Spreads Across Los Angeles Due to Homeless Population and Rat-Infested Piles of Trash
Los Angeles Deputy City Attorney, Liz Greenwood, contracted typhus from working at City Hall, which is infested with rats. In 2018, a record-setting 124 cases of the typhus were reported.
Is The U.S. Intelligence Community Trying To Undermine President Trump?
*NBC* *Sharyl Attkisson, The Hill:* *Intel operation against Trump still going strong* There was a great deal of news this past week about President Trump’s audacious disregard for the advice and warnings from his own intelligence community experts. Perhaps there’s good reason for alarm. But I think there’s one shocking aspect — perhaps a larger story — that’s gone virtually unreported. It appears that anonymous intelligence officials are executing an operation against the sitting commander-in-chief. It might not qualify as all-out mutiny, but it’s also not all that far from one.... more »
US Special Ops Suicides Tripled In 2018
U.S. Special Forces soldiers, assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, prepare to leave after an operation with Afghan National Army commandos in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 24, 2014. (U.S. Army/Pfc. David Devich) *CNN:* *US Special Ops suicides triple in 2018, as military confronts the issue* Washington (CNN)Suicides among active duty military personnel assigned to US Special Operations Command tripled in 2018, in a disturbing and as yet unexplained spike, CNN has learned. Special Operations units saw 22 deaths by suicide in 2018, almost tri... more »
Louisiana medical marijuana sales won’t begin before May
Another delay of Louisiana’s medical marijuana program means MMJ products likely won’t be available in the state until May at the earliest, according to The Times-Picayune of New Orleans. The lack of an independent testing lab in large part has been holding up the program, which initially was expected to launch in late 2018. More […] Louisiana medical marijuana sales won’t begin before May is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Fermented Food Is Healthier Than You Think: Try These 5 Unique Indian Dishes!
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#NASA: This Space Rock Is Worth 10,000 Quadrillion US Dollars.
https://www.disclose.tv/nasa-this-space-rock-is-worth-10000-quadrillion-us-dollars-313120
The Future Of Energy Isn’t Fossil Fuels Or Renewables, It’s Nuclear Fusion
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/04/12/the-future-of-energy-isnt-fossil-fuels-or-renewables-its-nuclear-fusion/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Malorie/#6c3ec5013bee
Exercise AND Wash Your Clothes With This Amazing Eco-Friendly Bicycle
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John Bolton’s Plan to Starve Millions of Venezuelans into Submission
By Kurt Nimmo It is true Venezuela’s economic problems are in large part due to that country’s socialist command economy, but this overlooks the role... more »
Is the US preparing to invade Venezuela?
In this news report V-P Pence boasts, "All options are on the table." The war mongers in Washington have already said that they want to control the oil in Venezuela - which has the largest supply on the planet. They don't give a damn about international law. They don't care how many lives would be lost if they create a civil war in Venezuela. Hell, look at what they've done in Libya, Syria and Ukraine in recent years. All torn apart. As long as they get their greedy hands on the oil inside Venezuela that is all that matters. Sadly many American people have fallen for this 'nee... more »
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - David Leonhardt points out how the upward redistribution of income has radically reshaped the U.S. for the worse. - Josh Bivens writes about the importance of accurately measuring - and ultimately enhancing - the labour share of income. And Noah Smith notes that what workers are paid current bears extremely little resemblance to what they contribute, particularly on the far ends of the income spectrum. - Michael Mann discusses how cynical petro-politicians are trying to use extreme weather as a basis to deny our ongoing climate breakdo... more »
The Shamanic Perspective on AI and Transhumanism
*Sergey Baranov* - Technology is not our God, it is our servant, and nature has given us everything we need.
Forcing Other Countries To Ban Shark Finning: A Bipartisan Conservation Bill Back In Congress
During the George W. Bush administration, American furniture makers had a crippling disadvantage. While American timber was tightly regulated, foreign supplies had no limitations on where their wood originated from, and could engage in destructive practices and undercut U.S. companies. President Bush solved that by modernizing the Lacey Act, which was the conservation brainchild of Republicans a century earlier and had been modified a few times since. Under the new law, if a supplier could not show a legitimate trail of legal acquisition, it simply could not come into the U.S. rea... more »
Liberal defector Julia Banks refuses to name parliamentary bullies on Q&A
The former Liberal MP says she is not prepared to get into a slanging match about who was responsible for alleged bullying and intimidation within the party during the leadership turmoil which toppled Malcolm Turnbull as leader.
Body found in wreckage of plane which was carrying footballer Emiliano Sala
Just In - 15 hours ago
Britain's Air Accidents Investigation Branch verifies that wreckage found on the seabed near the island of Guernsey does belong to Sala's flight, adding that one body is visible inside.
The U.S. Navy Tried to Sink This Aircraft Carrier for Weeks (And Failed)
*David Axe* *Security, * Leaving aside the likelihood of a full-scale war breaking out between the world's two leading military powers and economies, sinking a carrier is easier said than done. History underscores the difficulty of the undertaking. *To even try to sink an American flattop, you first must hit it. That's not easy, either. No carrier sails without an air wing with as many as 50 fighter aircraft plus several escorting destroyers, cruisers and submarines. A virtual wall of defensive weaponry surrounds the flattop out to a distance of several hundred miles.* A Chines... more »
Doomsday Gun: This Insane Rifle Shoots 21 Different Types Of Bullets
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * Say what? *Let’s just hope the apocalypse doesn’t come before it goes on sale.* In a post-apocalyptic scenario where survival is dependent upon scavenging resources, it pays to be prepared. That’s the thinking behind Scavenger 6, a new rifle that can fire 21 different calibers of ammunition. *(This first appeared in 2016.)* Though rifle hardly seems a fitting term. It looks like a cross between a .44 Magnum and an M1A1 carbine, and the crazy thing is that’s not inaccurate. Scavenger 6 was designed and created by Air Force veteran Tim Ralston, wh... more »
Italy shows respect for international law
Italy vetoes EU recognition of Guaido as Venezuela’s interim leader of Venezuela. It's a violation of international law to try to overthrow another independent nation. Thank you Italy for your support for international sovereignty!
Militarizing Jeju aimed at China & Russia
We support the people on Jeju Island, South Korea who are still fighting against the Navy base for US war ships. The people are also fighting against a second 'airport' on the island - quite near the Navy base - that many feel will be used as a military air base. I've always thought that the US admirals will want an airfield near the Navy base so they can fly in and out of Jeju without having to drive all the way across the island. The US Navy will also want a nearby airfield so that fighter jets can give close air support for the Navy base if and when the US goes to war with C... more »
Trump did not ask permission to ‘watch Iran’ from bases in Iraq – President Salih
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Trump Backtracks on Syria, Afghan Withdrawals, Facing Growing Senate Pressure
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Death Knell For Syria Pullout: “We Have To Protect Israel” Says Trump
The post Death Knell For Syria Pullout: “We Have To Protect Israel” Says Trump appeared first on The Duran.
Washington Has Resurrected the Arms Race
The post Washington Has Resurrected the Arms Race appeared first on The Duran.
Four European Nations Officially Recognize Guaido As Venezuela’s Legitimate Leader
If China turns against Maduro, whom the Communist Party views as an ideological ally, will Russia follow suit? The post Four European Nations Officially Recognize Guaido As Venezuela’s Legitimate Leader appeared first on The Duran.
Why All Anti-Interventionists Will Necessarily Be Smeared As Russian Assets
The post Why All Anti-Interventionists Will Necessarily Be Smeared As Russian Assets appeared first on The Duran.
Turkey’s Big Nuclear Energy Ambitions
What the Turkish planners envisaged some 50 years ago is progressively being realized with the Rosatom-led Akkuyu project. The post Turkey’s Big Nuclear Energy Ambitions appeared first on The Duran.
Back To The Dear Old Cold War
The post Back To The Dear Old Cold War appeared first on The Duran.
EU Crisis: It’s Not Brexit But ‘Deutsche-it’ You Want To Worry About
The post EU Crisis: It’s Not Brexit But ‘Deutsche-it’ You Want To Worry About appeared first on The Duran.
The Venezuelan Coup and Gilets Jaunes: Great-Power Politics In a Multipolar World Order
The post The Venezuelan Coup and Gilets Jaunes: Great-Power Politics In a Multipolar World Order appeared first on The Duran.
Winter Is Wreaking Havoc On Electric Vehicles
The post Winter Is Wreaking Havoc On Electric Vehicles appeared first on The Duran.
Trump’s Brilliant Strategy to Dismember U.S. Dollar Hegemony
The post Trump’s Brilliant Strategy to Dismember U.S. Dollar Hegemony appeared first on The Duran.
How Republicans Erased Trumpism
The post How Republicans Erased Trumpism appeared first on The Duran.
Assessing the REAL chances of a US invasion of Venezuela
The post Assessing the REAL chances of a US invasion of Venezuela appeared first on The Duran.
Italy vetoed EU recognition of Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido – M5S source to RT
The post Italy vetoed EU recognition of Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido – M5S source to RT appeared first on The Duran.
Chorus of EU states, including UK, Spain, Austria recognize Guaido as Venezuela’s interim leader
The post Chorus of EU states, including UK, Spain, Austria recognize Guaido as Venezuela’s interim leader appeared first on The Duran.
U.S. Coup Attempt In Venezuela Lacks International Support
The post U.S. Coup Attempt In Venezuela Lacks International Support appeared first on The Duran.
UFC Superstar Conor McGregor Calls for Fight in Brazil
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Following the UFC’s (Ultimate Fighting Championship) latest card, Fight Night 144, held at Centro de Formação OlÃmpica do Nordeste (Northeast Olympic Training Center) in Fortaleza on Saturday, February 2nd, one of the organization’s most prolific stars, Conor McGregor, took to social media to express his […] The post UFC Superstar Conor McGregor Calls for Fight in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, February 4, 2019
We have the top three picks for this Monday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: I Hate Mondays @ Fosfobox (Copacabana) – This is the party for those who don’t want the weekend to end, or are already fed up with the week! I […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, February 4, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Sherrod Brown? No
Yesterday, *The Washington Post* introduced us to a sad new feature of its 2020 coverage, *The Post* 2020 Power Ranking. Karen Tumulty, the moderator, noted that her "pick for the most interesting candidate-to-be is Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH). He’s seasoned, a little on the bland side for a populist, and most importantly, a Democrat who knows how to win in a swing state that became Trump Country in 2016. His 'Dignity of Work' swing through Iowa is a pitch-perfect way to start." His ranking is an absurd #4 on their list. Outside the Beltway, the only things remotely interesting abou... more »
Antifa Attacks Vincent Lapierre (Media for All Journalists) At Yellow Vests Protest
* hattip gallier2* *gallier2February 4, 2019 at 4:52 AM* *Vincent Lapierre was attacked last Saturday in Toulouse by antifa and black blocks. He and his cameraman was quickly exfiltred thanks to very reactive yellow vests. It looks like antifa and black blocks activity is increasing. Some say, that that is a good sign that the police is overwhelmed and have to use more and more dirty tricks. Antifa and black blocks are so obvious in working for the gvnmt that even the dumbest now catches on what their real nature is. * *Link * *During Act XII in Toulouse, several people were a... more »
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*DC School Won't Play Sports Against Christian School Where Karen Pence Teaches Due to Students Feeling 'Unsafe'* *Yeah! All those Christian jihadis would make anyone feel unsafe. They might thump you with a Bible* A Washington, D.C. school has said it will not play sports at the school where Second Lady Karen Pence teaches part-time, because of concerns over perceived safety. Sheridan School serves K-8 students in northwest D.C., and has an annual tuition of over $36,000 per year. Headmaster Jessica Donovan sent a letter to parents stating that the policies at Immanuel Chris... more »
SECOND POLL SHOWS THAT HOWARD SCHULTZ HELPS TRUMP (updated)
On Friday you may have seen this post from a firm called Change Research: There’s been much speculation about the impact of Howard Schultz running for president as an independent.... Change Research tested hypothetical matchups with and without Schultz of Trump running against different Democrats: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke, and Bernie Sanders, with the order shown randomized. * Schultz takes an average of four points away from what the Democratic candidate receives in a two-way race, while taking just 1% away from Donald Trump. That means Schultz’s p... more »
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*Keep fraudulent science out of our courtrooms* Courts should bar evidence that fails to meet basic standards of honesty, integrity and credibility Paul Driessen A California jury recently awarded $289 million in damages (later reduced to $78 million) to a former groundskeeper, who claimed the weed killer glyphosate caused his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and Monsanto deliberately or negligently failed to warn him adequately about the chemical’s cancer risks. The case is on appeal, and a second trial will soon begin before U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabri... more »
Endless Summer Update
Thirteen years ago, the New York Times announced the “Endless Summer” and said “It goes hand in hand with polar bears dying in the Arctic as the sea ice shrinks.” With Warmer Weather, Different Decisions to Make – The New … Continue reading →
Katharine Hayhoe Permanent Drought Update
Snake oil saleswoman Katharine Hayhoe took advantage of the 2011 drought in Texas to declare herself a climate expert – by blaming it on humans. Drought – Years Of Living Dangerously Texas precipitation has been increasing since the 19th century, … Continue reading →
Thérapie CRISPR-Cas9 : prix, mécanismes, de la première cellule à l’adulte
Ethical Technology - 16 hours ago
Deuxième vidéo d’une série “réaction” sur l’actualité scientifique qu’est la naissance de deux bébés CRISPR-Cas9 en Chine fin 2018
Preparedness book proposal - what do you think?
Last week I reviewed Selco Begovic's new book. At the time, I concluded: As a matter of fact, Selco's book has got me wondering whether I shouldn't write one of my own, about the lessons learned in SHTF situations in the many and varied circumstances in which I've found myself over the years. I must think about that. Many of you left comments or sent e-mails to say that I should, indeed, write that book: so I'll add it to my plans for this year. I'd like to get your input on how it should be structured, and what it should contain. I'm in a bit of a quandary here. If it's ... more »
Carlo Croce loses a round in legal bid to be reinstated as dep’t chair
Carlo Croce, a professor at The Ohio State University in Columbus who has faced multiple investigations into misconduct allegations, has been denied a temporary restraining order that he sought in order to be reinstated as chair of his department. Croce was forced to step down from the post last year. Magistrate Jennifer D. Hunt, of … Continue reading Carlo Croce loses a round in legal bid to be reinstated as dep’t chair
'We can all recover': Paying tribute to the survivors of Black Saturday
Just In - 16 hours ago
In a ceremony marking a decade since Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires, victims recall how the disaster brought out the very best in people and helped victims begin the long road to recovery.
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