Sunday, March 03, 2019

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The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Santa Rosa, New Mexico, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"The free market is blind to politics, religion, sexual behaviour, and, yes, race. Do you ask about the politics or the religion of the farmer who grew the potatoes you buy at the store? Do you ask about the colour of the hands that helped produce the steel you use in your office building?" #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 9 hours ago
*"The free market protects the integrity of the individual by providing him with a host of decentralised alternatives rather than with one centralised opportunity. Even the known communist can readily find employment in capitalist America. The free market is blind to politics, religion, sexual behaviour, and, yes, race. Do you ask about the politics or the religion of the farmer who grew the potatoes you buy at the store? Do you ask about the colour of the hands that helped produce the steel you use in your office building?"* ~ Benjamin Rogge, quoted in a post at Cafe Ha... more »

Sunday Talks: National Security Advisor John Bolton Discusses North Korea…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
The administration’s media point person for discussions following the Hanoi Summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un is National Security Advisor John Bolton. Ambassador Bolton appears on the Sunday talk circuit to discuss the ongoing negotiations. As anticipated none … Continue reading →

Japan to recognize indigenous Ainu people for first time

White Wolf at White Wolf - 9 hours ago
The government approved a bill Friday to recognize the country’s ethnic Ainu minority as an “indigenous” people for the first time, after decades of discrimination against the group. The Ainu people — many of whom live in northern Hokkaido — have long suffered the effects of a policy of forced assimilation. While discrimination has receded gradually, income and education gaps with the rest of Japan persist. “It is important to protect the honor and dignity of the Ainu people and to hand those down to the next generation to realize a vibrant society with diverse values,” top govern... more »

Betsy DeVos wants $5 billion, Should we Oblige?

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig at Cloaking Inequity - 9 hours ago
Betsy DeVos just proposed a $5 billion school choice proposal, asking the Congress for a national tax credit scholarship program that would allow parents to send their children to a private K-12 school of their choice. What are the particulars? She does not use the word “voucher” (likely because voters keep turning back the approach), but instead uses “education savings

"Why?"; "Because..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
"Is there an answer to the question of why bad things happen to good people? The response would be… to forgive the world for not being perfect, to forgive God for not making a better world, to reach out to the people around us, and to go on living despite it all, no longer asking why something happened, but asking how we will respond, what we intend to do now that it has happened." - Harold S. Kushner ○ "There is much asked and only so much I think I can or should answer, and so, in this post I would like to give a few thoughts on what seemed to be the overwhelming question: "WHY?" ... more »

Greg Hunter, "Federal Accounting Now Meaningless & Frightening"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"Federal Accounting Now Meaningless & Frightening" * By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Investment advisor and former Assistant Secretary of Housing Catherine Austin Fitts says the federal governments made $21 trillion in “missing money,” discovered in late 2017, a national security issue the public is not allowed to find out where the money is. Fitts explains, “There is a big study we published at Solari.com. If you go to the annual wrap-up on DOD and HUD ‘missing money,’ we have a whole piece on FASAB Standard 56, and it explains how it works. Essentially, what it says is there i... more »

The yolk's on him

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
Just before he was struck by a protestor's egg today As so often, Owen Jones speaks for the nation: So even Owen Jones gets it about Jeremy Corbyn, Labour and antisemitism. *[Spoiler: Owen was talking about someone else]. * Perplexingly, the egging of Jeremy Corbyn is a story featuring fairly high on both the Sky and ITV News websites but (so far) being ignored by the BBC website.

"The Ongoing Depression"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"The Ongoing Depression"* By Jim Rickards "The United States is living through a new depression that began in 2007. It’s been part of a larger global depression, the first since the 1930s. This New Depression will continue indefinitely unless policy changes are made in the years ahead. People are shocked when I say that the U.S. has been in a depression for over a decade. We’ve been growing for the past nine years. We might not be growing like gangbusters, but we’re still growing. How can you call it a depression? In the first place, mainstream economists and TV talking heads neve... more »

Were Reports Of The U.S. Navy Retiring The Aircraft Carrier USS Truman Just A Ploy To Get More Money?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*David Axe, National Interest*: *This U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Won't Be Headed to the Scrapper* *Congress won't let the USS Harry S. Truman go. * Lawmakers are lining up to reject the U.S. Navy's proposal to prematurely decommission, as a cost-saving measure, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman . The Navy likely anticipated the widespread opposition, observers pointed out, underscoring that the sailing branch apparently floated Truman's early retirement as a ploy to secure additional funding in the 2020 budget. The ploy apparently is working. There is "ze... more »

Sperm quality unaffected by one course of radiation therapy or chemotherapy for early testicular cancer

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
Men with early stage testicular cancer can safely receive one course of chemotherapy or radiotherapy after surgery without it having a long-term effect on their sperm count, according to a study published in the leading cancer journal Annals of Oncology … Continue reading →

Shorter course of radiation therapy effective in treating men with prostate cancer

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
Lead author Dr. Amar Kishan, assistant professor of radiation oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and researcher at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. A new UCLA-led study shows that men with low- or intermediate-risk … Continue reading →

Heart smart: New studies in cardio-oncology and radiation treatment

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
Cardio-oncology is a specialty increasing in importance in the 21st century, a tribute to advances in cancer treatment that cure patients or significantly extend survival outcomes. However, many treatments are not without risk, especially regarding the heart. They can … Continue reading →

Medical Marijuana and Older Adults

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
Medical cannabis was well-tolerated among elderly patients and provided significant symptomatic benefits, a retrospective chart review showed. Adults who were an average age of 81 experienced relief in chronic pain, sleep, neuropathy, and anxiety with medical cannabis, reported Laszlo Mechtler, … Continue reading →

Zytiga May Up Mortality Risk in Prostate Cancer Patients With CVD

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
Zytiga May Up Mortality Risk in Prostate An increased risk of early death was observed in men with pre-existing cardiovascular disease (CVD) starting abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) for advanced prostate cancer, a registry study found. Among abiraterone-treated patients, increased mortality ranged … Continue reading →

Breakthrough DNA Editor Born of Bacteria

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
Interest in a powerful DNA editing tool called CRISPR has revealed that bacteria are far more sophisticated than anyone imagined. Microbes such as E. coli may use CRISPR as a weapon in their millions-year-old struggle against viruses. On a … Continue reading →

Doudna’s Confidence in CRISPR’s Research Potential Burns Bright

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
Jennifer Doudna, one of CRISPR’s primary innovators, stays optimistic about how the gene-editing tool will continue to empower basic biological understanding. Jennifer Doudna, one of the inventors of CRISPR genome editing technology, outside her laboratory and the Innovative Genomics … Continue reading →

Stephen Hawking’s final theory: untangling a peculiar black-hole paradox

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
The British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is perhaps best-known for his landmark work on black holes and, by extension, how they affect our understanding of the Universe. In the years before his death in 2018, he was still immersed in … Continue reading →

Blood Pressure control does not slow decline in thinking and memory

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/blood-pressure-control-does-not-slow-decline-in-thinking-and-memory/

GA with halogenated anaesthetic gases increases dementia risk in elderly

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 10 hours ago
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/ga-with-halogenated-anaesthetic-gases-increases-dementia-risk-in-elderly/

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago

Pixels

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Hmm. Why did BBC One's early evening news bulletin pixelate the face of Islamic State's Amira Abase tonight? We're all well used to seeing this image: But tonight's BBC bulletin gave us* this*: Yes, Amira Abase's face (and only Amira Abase's face) was pixelated by the BBC: What is the BBC up to here?

Tommy Robinson exposes BBC smear tactics in Panodrama Documentary (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 10 hours ago
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 187. The post Tommy Robinson exposes BBC smear tactics in Panodrama Documentary (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Calm.com Apps Don’t Protect Users from Exposure to Radiation and EMF Which Can Cause Anxiety, Insomnia, Increased Blood Pressure and Cancer Risk, etc.

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By B.N. Frank There’s a saying – “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.” If you’ve never heard of Calm.com: Calm is the... more »

Booker Looks At That “Hottest Winter Day”

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Booker on those “hottest winter day” claims: ? ? Woolly-headed weather? Inevitably last Monday and Tuesday, the Met Office and the BBC rushed to publicise temperatures of over 70F (20C) as the highest ever recorded in any British winter, with…

Green land grabs on steroids

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 10 hours ago
BY PAUL DRIESSEN: The Supreme Court dealt the Greens a blow. Will a bumblebee be their key to land grabs anew? The post Green land grabs on steroids appeared first on CFACT.

Leo Buscaglia, “Loving Each Other”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
* “Loving Each Other”* “Emotional detachment, maintaining our distance from others, is being prescribed as a solution for avoiding pain. Neglect and abuse of children and the aged is a growing problem. Social and religious institutions, which in the past helped to set standards of behavior and brought people together in companionship, are actively downgraded. Individualism, independence, and personal freedom are valued above love, commitment, and cooperation. Examining the complex nature involved in loving each other (the dynamic and ever-changing nature of two or more unique and w... more »

Free Download: Rainer Maria Rilke, “Letters to a Young Poet”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"Love is difficult. For one human being to love another human being: that is perhaps the most difficult task that has been entrusted to us, the ultimate task, the final test and proof, the work for which all other work is merely preparation." - Rainer Maria Rilke, "Letters to a Young Poet" • • Freely download “Letters to a Young Poet” by Rainer Maria Rilke here: - https://kbachuntitled.files.wordpress.com/ - http://www.carrothers.com/rilke8.htm

"Luck..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
“Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every little thing, and such a meaning behind this. Part for you, part for me, may not see it all real clear right now, but we will, before long.” - Richard Bach

Paulo Coelho, “The Fire of Friendship”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*“The Fire of Friendship”* by Paulo Coelho “A man called Ali is in need of money and asks his boss to help him out. His boss sets him a challenge: if he can spend all night on the top of a mountain, he will receive a great reward; if he fails, he will have to work for free. When he left the shop, Ali noticed that an icy wind was blowing. He felt afraid and decided to ask his best friend, Aydi, if he thought he was mad to accept the wager. After considering the matter for a moment, Aydi answered: ‘Don’t worry, I’ll help you. Tomorrow night, when you’re sitting on top of the mountain... more »

"The Time Will Pass Anyway..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” - Earl Nightingale

No Really, our #1 National Priority needs to be “Defeating Climate Change”…No, Seriously, that isn’t a Joke

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 10 hours ago
Let’s bet our future on stopping the climate from changing no matter what the cost. After failing to end poverty with the Great Society, Democrats have chosen to completely abandon their base and focus on yet another unsolvable problem. Where poverty is a real problem that deserves real attention, Democrats manufacturing this climate crisis is … Continue reading "No Really, our #1 National Priority needs to be “Defeating Climate Change”…No, Seriously, that isn’t a Joke"

"The Delicate Art of Conquering Fears"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"The Delicate Art of Conquering Fears"* by Zat Rana “If I could tell you what it meant, there would be no point in dancing it,” Isadora Duncan once said about her career. As maybe the most influential dancer of the 20th century, that says something — something I only recently put together, but something that is profound in a way that reaches beyond the world of dance to the more expansive realm of life itself. The conscious experience of humans oscillates between thought and movement. Thought arises sporadically, in threads and pieces, and over time, it uses the structure of langu... more »

Kiss Me Kate

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
I agree with Ms. Hoey:

How in any way is that acceptable?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
It was BBC man-of-the-moment Quentin Sommerville who got the 'scoop' today, interviewing Dutch paedophile Yago Riedijk. (Quentin merely described him as a "Dutch extremist"). Mr. Riedijk turned Muslim some time back and went off to fight for the genocidal Islamic death cult known as IS, and is best known as the ISIS groom who married comfortable-with-seeing-lots-of-heads-in-baskets jihadette Shemima Begum. Some, on Twitter, are pleading with Quentin and the BBC to stop giving such people the oxygen of publicity, but a scoop's a scoop. And Quentin *did* ask him about how he cou... more »

Springtime In Colorado

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 11 hours ago
Subzero temperatures this morning. I took this picture one year ago today in Philadelphia. I took this picture on March 7, 2015 – while standing on Chesapeake Bay, which was frozen in March for the first time since the 18th … Continue reading →

Montana 79 Degrees Cooler Than 1910

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 11 hours ago
Glacier National Park Webcams – Glacier National Park (U.S. National Park Service) Cut Bank, Montana is a record cold -40F this morning, seventy-nine degrees colder than their low temperature on March 3, 1910. Later that year, the largest forest fires … Continue reading →

[Graphic 18+] Many jihadist corpses left behind after failed attack in northern Hama (VIDEO)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – Several corpses belonging to the jihadist rebels were left behind enemy lines on Sunday after their failed attack against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops in northern Hama. According to a report from the Syrian Ministry of Defense, the Syrian Arab Army foiled a heavy attack that was launched by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish-backed rebels kill several Kurdish fighters in Afrin

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led Afrin Liberation Forces launched a new attack against a group of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters in the Afrin region on Saturday. According to reports, the Afrin Liberation Front attempted to attack the Free Syrian Army’s 3rd Legion along the Deir Mushmush axis in Afrin. However, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia is seeking to prevent military intervention in Venezuela: official

Russia will make every effort to prevent military intervention in Venezuela, Russia’s Federation Council (upper house) Speaker Valentina Matviyenko told a meeting with Venezuela’s Executive Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez, who is paying a working visit to Moscow. “We are very afraid that the United States may stage any provocations to provoke bloodshed and find a reason […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Scores of Syrian Army soldiers and militants killed in deadliest battle of the year

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – A large number of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers and jihadist rebels were killed during a fierce battle in northern Hama last night. According to a military source in Hama city, the jihadist rebels of Tanzeem Ansar Al-Tuwhid launched a surprise assault on the Syrian Arab Army’s positions at the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US used decommissioned F-117 stealth bomber during Syria, Iraq campaigns: report

The once famous F-117 stealth attack jets were decommissioned several years after one was shot down over Yugoslavia in March 1999 by a Soviet-made S-125 missile defence system and after the F-22 took over some of the F-117’s roles, when precision strikes were deemed essential for a mission. Four of the now decommissioned attack jets F-117 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Rio Nightlife Guide for Sunday, March 3, 2019

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Sunday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Arrastão de Carnaval @ Porto Lab (Santo Cristo) – This is another huge party in one of Santo Cristo’s mega nightclub events, a stationary Carnival bloco featuring some of […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Sunday, March 3, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

A Massive Hoax Exposes Social Justice in Academia (Full Interview)

Scottish-Sceptic at Scottish Sceptic - 11 hours ago
This is a long video, but it is very well worth watching because it exposes the way academia works and the nonsense that fills academia. It isn’t on climate, but nether-the-less it exposes very much the same group think, silencing … Continue reading →

Even the Post Office Spies on You

Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
by Thomas Neuburger This is something most people are unaware of, so I thought I'd give it some publicity. I've known about this for a while, but only because its existence has come up while reading about other things. The U.S. Post Office, via its "Mail Cover" program, is an arm of the national security state. The Post Office routinely photographs the front and back of every envelope and package it processes, stores those images, and makes them available on demand to any agency that asks for them. The program has been in effect since 2000, according to the information below. H... more »

The BBC pulls the plug on a man with a pug

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
Ah, who's surprised by this censorious piece of BBC caving-in? The BBC speaks: We have been reviewing our new late night discussion programmes *The Collective* during the edit process. As with all new formats, robust editorial processes apply. In this case we have concluded that it’s not appropriate to include Mark Meechan as a contributor. The two programmes in which he featured will not be broadcast as part of any series.

Q& A: We Need a Holistic Approach to Eradicate Leprosy

MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Dr. Maria Francia Laxamana is the Assistant Secretary in the Philippines ministry of health. With nearly two decades of work both as a senior government official and also as an expert in several non-government organisations, Laxamana has deep insight into the issue of leprosy in this Southeast Asian nation and the challenges faced by those who are affected by the disease. Read the full story, “Q& A: We Need a Holistic Approach to Eradicate Leprosy”, on globalissues.org →

A Leprosy-free Philippines by 2020?

MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Dr Maria Francia Laxamana, assistant secretary of health in the Department of Health, Philippines outlines her recommendations for a leprosy country by 2020. Read the full story, “A Leprosy-free Philippines by 2020?”, on globalissues.org →

Capacity Building the Key to Fighting Leprosy

MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Strengthening the participation of persons affected by leprosy, or SPP, has proven to be an effective strategy in reaching out to often isolated sufferers in local communities throughout Asia. A significant challenge to civil society organisations, however, is finding enough management talent to maintain and expand the programmes. Read the full story, “Capacity Building the Key to Fighting Leprosy”, on globalissues.org →

Leprosy Detection With a Personal Touch

MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Jennifer Quimno could put anyone at ease. So when she travels across the Philippines as part of peer to peer programme that helps identify new leprosy cases, people generally allow her to examine them. Read the full story, “Leprosy Detection With a Personal Touch”, on globalissues.org →

First Asian Leprosy Assembly Calls for Greater Social Inclusion for the Affected

MANILA, Mar 03 (IPS) - Growing up in Kathmandu, Nepal, Amar Bahadur Timalsina wasn't allowed to attend school as a young boy because he was affected by leprosy. But now, decades later, after treatment and being able to re-integrate into his community, Timalsina is proud to say that he is the principal of a school of 400 students. Read the full story, “First Asian Leprosy Assembly Calls for Greater Social Inclusion for the Affected”, on globalissues.org →

VOTERS SEE ONE PARTY AS EXTREMIST ON THE ISSUES, AND IT'S NOT THE DEMOCRATS

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 11 hours ago
I have mixed feelings about the new NBC/*Wall Street Journal* poll. On the one hand, it suggests that President Trump will have trouble winning reelection: A year and a half before the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump faces formidable obstacles in his bid for re-election, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Just four in 10 voters say they would re-elect him next year; 58 percent don’t think he’s been honest and truthful regarding the Russia probe; and 60 percent disapprove of his recent national emergency declaration to build a border wall. ... more »

Adventures in New York Times Commenting

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 11 hours ago
It's time once again for another semi-regular dump of my *New York Times* comments. Because of the corporate media's steady diet of "all Trump all the time", I'd been somewhat constipated of late as far as my commenting contributions to the Gray Lady are concerned. It's hard to comment on articles in a paper which I sometimes go entire days without reading. The virtue and sanctimony on offer is often just too rich for my squeamish digestion. Even cutting the cord on the empty calories provided by CNN and MSDNC did not entirely rid me of the nausea and bloat engendered by the Trump ... more »

Can An Indian MiG-21 Shoot Down A Pakistani American Built F-16?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Being the first recorded F-16 (up) kill by MiG 21 (down) in history, you'd think it would send ripples across the world of aviation. But curiously, Western defence experts maintained complete silence. *The Eurasian Times*: *MIG 21 vs F-16: Can a 3rd Generation MIG-21 Really Shoot-Down Hi-tech F-16 Aircraft?* MIG 21 vs F-16 Fighter Jet – How does the Russian/Indian MIG-21 Bison compete against Pakistani/US F-16 Fighter Jets? India insisted that its MIG-21 Bison fighter jet shot down a 4th generation Pakistani Air Force F-16 which raised many eyebrows. How do experts compare the Indi... more »

Washington Wants To Know If Pakistan Used U.S.-Built F-16s To Down An Indian Warplane

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Here’s the proof of Pakistan’s F-16 shot down yesterday by India’s MiG-21 pic.twitter.com/EyZdyMrJxo — Nitin A. Gokhale (@nitingokhale) February 28, 2019 *Reuters:* *Washington wants to know if Pakistan used U.S.-built jets to down Indian warplane* ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The United States said on Sunday it was trying to find out if Pakistan used U.S.-built F-16 jets to down an Indian warplane, potentially in violation of U.S. agreements, as the stand-off between the nuclear-armed Asian neighbors appeared to be easing. Pakistan and India both carried out aerial bomb... more »

The Republican Wing Of The Democratic Party Wants To Pick The Next Democratic Nominee

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
Last week David Atkins, writing for the *Washington Monthly* pushed back on some of the lame ideas ritually asserted by the Republican wing of the Democratic Party upon which they claim their right to dominate a party they are so obviously out of touch with. "Probably the most annoying frequently repeated shibboleth," he wrote, referring to another in a series of anti-AOC screeds pushed by corporate media, "is the notion that centrists make for more effective legislators than progressives. This is not the case by any quantifiable metric. In fact, centrist involvement has historical... more »

Global factors don’t determine US inflation

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 12 hours ago
In the comment section to a previous post, I see a lot of misconceptions about inflation. One argument is that inflation is determined by global factors, and that global slack explains the current low rates of inflation. Slack doesn’t explain inflation, indeed the US had more slack in 1981 when inflation was 10% than it […] The post Global factors don’t determine US inflation appeared first on Econlib.

Anti-Trump media cheers ‘no peace’ with North Korea (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 93. The post Anti-Trump media cheers ‘no peace’ with North Korea (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

“That Rude Girl”: organizing as a Black woman

El Jones at Halifax Examiner - 12 hours ago
This week, Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony about SNC-Lavalin dominated Canadian politics. My timeline is filled with articles praising her integrity, her courage, her honesty. And yet, only weeks ago, these same newspapers ran articles quoting colleagues calling her “difficult,” “not a team player,” “hard to work with” — in short, a bitch. In her testimony, Wilson-Raybould […]

Bobbleheaded Zach joins the Public Accounts follies

Stephen Kimber at Halifax Examiner - 12 hours ago
I’m almost certain Nova Scotia Education Minister Zach Churchill is not really a Bobblehead. He was just playing one in the legislature’s Public Accounts Committee last week. Last week, Churchill joined the Fangless Five and the Insensate Seven as he moved his head up and down in time with his premier on the issue of […]

This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 3

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1958 Nuri al-Said became premier 8th time (Musings On Iraq interview with Historian Phebe Marr comparing PM Said with PM Maliki) (Musings On Iraq book review of *‘Independent Iraq’ The Monarchy & British Influence, 1941-1958 *on Said govt) 1970 Committee created for economic cooperation between Iraq and Soviet Union 1981 Islamic Conf Organization went back to Tehran to present its peace plan 1983 Iraq claimed it destroyed several Iranian oil rigs and 5 Iranian ships in Persian Gulf 1984 US stopped company from selling products to Iraq that could be used for chemical weapons (Mu... more »

Mark Mardell and Jacob Rees-Mogg

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Another tweet: *Was* it "a disgraceful hatchet job on Jacob Rees-Mogg" from Mark Mardell on *The World This Weekend *today? Well, the feature began with Mark saying* this*: He declined our offer of an interview so, the next best thing, I've been to his constituency of North East Somerset... And it included commentary from Mark Mardell that said *this*: Whatever happens next Jacob Rees-Mogg is likely to have a big role. While he plays on politesse, like Brexit itself, he divides people into armed camps. So he's divisive and he "plays on" his politeness? Hmm. Anyhow, the meat of ... more »

Billionaire Pedophile Privilege: Press Blackout Suggested for Epstein’s ‘Orgy Island’ Hearing

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: epstein]Attorney Alan Dershowitz has requested that media be banned from the Jeffery Epstein hearing to protect "sensitive information."

Is There A Socialist-leaning Lifestyle Drowning The USA In Fiscal Debt?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich The current national debt exceeded $22 Trillion as of February 11, 2019. There’s an ever-expanding influx of immigrants into the... more »

Extraterrestrials Steal 38,000 Liters of Water in Olavarria (1983)

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 12 hours ago
*Extraterrestrials Steal 38,000 Liters of Water in Olavarria* *by Fabio Zerpa and Cándido Víctor del PradoCuarta Dimensión Magazine #118* Translated by Scott Corrales, IHU *An on-site investigation into one of the most spectacular recent cases recorded by ufology.* Mr. Silveira, our collaborator, is a long time resident of the town of Olavarría, Buenos Aires, and is a much loved and respected person in the area. It is he who has provided us with the initial information. Since the first days of January 1985, uncanny events have been in motion that have disturbed the community. Loca... more »

How Diaspora Communities Influence Terrorist Groups

jpiazzaguest at Lawfare - 12 hours ago
Photo Credit: Associated Press via New York Times *Editor’s Note: Terrorist groups often draw on ethnic or religious brethren in other countries. These communities raise money, provide arms, offer volunteers, lobby host governments and otherwise try to advance the terrorist cause. James Piazza of The Pennsylvania State University goes deep on diasporas. He identifies the ways in which they make a terrorism problem worse and why fighting terrorism requires countering the influence of militant diasporas.* *Daniel Byman* *** Ties between terrorist groups and diaspora communities ar... more »

Opposition to the Green New Deal emerges from an unlikely source

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 12 hours ago
“Good intentions aren’t enough. We can’t afford bad ideas,” the editorial board wrote in its Green New Deal takedown posted Sunday.” click here

CPAC; Trump Mocks the Green New Deal

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 12 hours ago
I will never get over the fact that Democrats actually think they can stop the climate from changing. If you can convince them of that, you can convince them of anything, even that a baby kicking in the womb isn’t a life. And then we have this. CNN ANALYST COMPARED TRUMP TO HITLER FOR SOMETHING … Continue reading "CPAC; Trump Mocks the Green New Deal"

Boo bloody hoo

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Tom Watson is aligning himself with Mohammed Shafiq now. They are both imploring YouTube to complete Tommy Robinson’s banishment from social media. How peculiar. The fact that extremist Jew-haters and would-be Jew-exterminators like Hamas and Co are free to rant all over the www is rarely considered (either in comparison to Tommy Robinson or indeed in comparison to “British values”.) Of all the crocodile tears coming from the Labour Party about antisemitism through people like Watson and Barry Gardiner, this ban Tommy business is an appallingly hypocritical manifestation of "anti-r... more »

A Titanic Menace: the Malicious Censorship of Independent Media and Non-Corporate Journalists

Teodrose Fikre at The Ghion Journal - 12 hours ago
On April 10th, 1912, the Titanic set sail from Southampton, England on her maiden voyage carrying 2,200 passengers. Dubbed “the unsinkable ship” by Phillip Franklin, the vice-president of White Star Line, fate would go to show that the hubris of mankind cannot tame the random acts of chance. Two days later, the Titanic was at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean along with 1,503 lives who were entombed in a seabed cemetery. There are many… The post A Titanic Menace: the Malicious Censorship of Independent Media and Non-Corporate Journalists appeared first on The Ghion Journal.

BWorld 297, The economics of coal

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 13 hours ago
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last February 25, 2019. Most anti-coal activists would resort to disinformation and deception to advance their ecological leftist agenda and in the process, deprive energy consumers of the opportunity to have cheaper, stable and reliable 24/7 electricity, badly needed to sustain fast growth and generate more jobs for the people. One paper spreading fake news is an opinion piece, “Consumers should not pay the price for risky coal deals” by Sara Jane Ahmed published in BusinessWorld last week, February 20, 2019. I quote three of her statements. ... more »

SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘Stealing a Nation: Theft of the Chagos Islands’ (2014)

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | The quintessential story of naked empire in the 21st century.

Episode #270 – ‘The New Magic Bullet’ with guest Marwa Osman and more

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 13 hours ago
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…

Donation info for the Maya Maiz April 24-28 Conference

Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 13 hours ago
If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation for the Maya Maiz April 24-28, please go to and inficate that it is for the Maya Maiz Conference: https://www.uafoundation.org/netcommunity/sslpage.aspx?pid=493&fid=Ar8Qg1Ky8nk%3d&fdesc=5tGaT3D3zD630judWyFfjNu0TvtKikii If it is not hyperlinked, please cut and paste. Thnx

Is The U.S. Air Force's F-117s Flying Missions In The Middle East?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Warzone/The Drive:* *Let's Talk About The Rumor That F-117s Have Flown Missions In The Middle East Recently* *The rumor isn't new and there is certainly some highly relevant logic to back it up, but is it actually true?* After a fairly amazingly well documented week of F-117 Nighthawk action over desolate Death Valley, the Facebook page of an established aviation enthusiast's website from the Netherland's featured a post that has raised a remarkable amount of attention. In it, they state that the F-117 Nighthawk—an aircraft that had supposedly been retired from operational servi... more »

This U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Won't Be Headed to the Scrapper

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Congress won't let the USS Harry S. Truman go. Lawmakers are lining up to reject the U.S. Navy's proposal to prematurely decommission, as a cost-saving measure, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS *Harry S. Truman*. The Navy likely anticipated the widespread opposition, observers pointed out, underscoring that the sailing branch apparently floated *Truman*'s early retirement as a ploy to secure additional funding in the 2020 budget. The ploy apparently is working. There is "zero" chance the House Armed Services Committee will approve the decommiss... more »

ALF 13, Some presentations in conf 2019

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 13 hours ago
Unlike the EFN conferences that were focused on many public policy issues, ALF conferences don't have much on public policy as many panels are on fund-raising, setting up a new think tank, strengthening existing ones, etc. EFN events assumed that most participants have stable think tanks or known free market scholars and individuals already. So below are some of the few pics and ppt slides presented in different panels, Sri Lanka conference last February 28 to March 01. From Tom Palmer presentation, Cornerstone talks. From Prof. Rohan Samarajiva (Chair, ICTA, Sri Lanka and Lirne As... more »

The F-117 Nighthawk Is Still Flying (Updated Photos And Video)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Footage from this week of the #f117 #nighthawk and if you believe the rumours it even flew over the eastern med in the last 6 months. pic.twitter.com/8uBvOuzptG — Andrew Hodgson (@Hoddy1982) February 27, 2019 *Warzone/The Drive:* *Behold The Most Detailed Photo Taken Of An Airborne F-117 Nighthawk In Over A Decade (Updated)* The "retired" stealth jet has been photographed in the air once again, but this time while ripping around down low over Death Valley in California. It's far from a secret, the F-117 is still flying over a decade after it was officially retired from service an... more »

Why is Julian Assange being punished?

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
*The prisoner says no to Big Brother* By John Pilger Whenever I visit Julian Assange, we meet in a room he knows too well. There is a bare table and pictures of Ecuador on the walls. There is a bookcase where the books never change. The curtains are always drawn and there is no natural light. The air is still and fetid. This is Room 101. Before I enter Room 101, I must surrender my passport and phone. My pockets and possessions are examined. The food I bring is inspected. The man who guards Room 101 sits in what looks like an old-fashioned telephone box. He watches a screen, ... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin More Than 11,000 People Suing Bayer Over Weed Killer Cancer Risk Humanized mouse models of clinical disease - NCBI - NIH Whooping Cough Outbreak at Exclusive Harvard-Westlake School: 30 Out of 30 Students Were VaccinatedU.S. Marine Veteran Built Cocaine Pipeline as Mexican Drug Kingpin18 Really Big Numbers That Show That The U.S. Economy Is Starting To Fall Apart Very RapidlyResponse to Krugman, at His Request Venezuela Orders PDVSA Offices Relocate To Moscow; Putin Affirms Support To "Friend" Maduro More than 300 store closures are announced in a single day as the ... more »

Sunday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Ed Finn writes that the Trudeau PMO's interference on behalf of SNC-Lavalin confirms Canada's plutocratic rule under Libs and Cons alike. And Carole Cadwalladr and Duncan Campbell report on Facebook's use of promised jobs to bribe its way out of the regulations which are supposed to protect citizens from corporate abuse. - The Star's editorial board implores the Libs not to settle for a watered-down version of national pharmacare out of subservience to big pharma. - The Edmonton Journal highlights the progress Alberta has made in reducing ... more »

A Look At China's And Russia's Military Space Program

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
The second Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket at Wenchang, Hainan, on July 1, 2017. CNS *FoxTrot Alpha:* *Trump’s Space Force Isn’t the Only Military Space Program: Here’s What China and Russia Are Up To* The United States may or may not be getting a Space Force, but while President Trump is all-in on the creation of a new branch of the U.S. Military—and blowing up the military bureaucracy—it’s worth keeping in mind other countries have their military space programs. A recent DIA report shines a light on how the U.S. views these programs, particularly those of Russia and China, neithe... more »

Police Departments In Canada Are Using A “Risk-Driven Tracking Database” To Monitor 'Negative Behavior'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*VICE/Motherboard:* *Police in Canada Are Tracking People’s ‘Negative’ Behavior In a ‘Risk’ Database* The database includes detailed, but “de-identified,” information about people’s lives culled from conversations between police, social services, health workers, and more. Police, social services, and health workers in Canada are using shared databases to track the behaviour of vulnerable people—including minors and people experiencing homelessness—with little oversight and often without consent. Documents obtained by Motherboard from Ontario’s Ministry of Community Safety and Co... more »

Illicit cannabis sales in Canada decline after legalization

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 14 hours ago
Early sales of regulated adult-use cannabis chipped away at the illicit market in the final quarter of last year – the first period of legal recreational cannabis sales – with black market purchases declining 8% in the October-December period, according to fresh data from Statistics Canada. Legalization came into force in mid-October. Illicit cannabis sales declined from […] Illicit cannabis sales in Canada decline after legalization is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

India, Pakistan Exchange Heavy Border Fire After Pilot’s Release | Al Jazeera English

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
Al Jazeera English Published on Mar 2, 2019 Funerals are being held for some of the victims of shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region. At least seven people were killed in cross-border shelling between Indian and Pakistani forces. Tension remains high between the two countries, with the exchange of […]

Does Islamic State Still Pose A Threat?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Militant Islamist fighters take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province, Syria, June 30, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo *Reuters:* *Explainer: Does Islamic State still pose a threat?* BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State looks about to lose its last foothold - on the banks of the Euphrates near the Iraq border - but while its era of territorial rule may be over for now, there is near universal agreement that IS remains a threat. *WHAT HAS ITS TERRITORIAL DEFEAT ACCOMPLISHED?* Islamic State’s possession of land in Iraq and Syria set it apart from oth... more »

New Reports Raise Grave Questions About What Derogatory Info Career Officials Obtained About Kushner To Recommend Denying Him Access To Nation’s Most Sensitive Secrets – US House Oversight Chair Cummings

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
“new reports raise grave questions about what derogatory information career officials obtained about Mr. Kushner to recommend denying him access … Continue reading →

Russia & Rwanda Sign Nuclear Agreements: Nuclear Personnel Training & Training Public To Accept Nuclear

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
Rwanda is the small green spot on the above map of Africa. From: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org “Russia, Rwanda plan joint work on … Continue reading →

A Teachable Moment

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
The waves generated by the SNC-Lavalin fiasco continue to rock the current government. But, beyond the moment, there are lessons for the future. Jaime Watt writes: Lisa Raitt, deputy leader of the opposition, asked Wilson-Raybould on Wednesday if this experience had left her with anything she thinks should be recommended to parliament. Wilson-Raybould’s response was instructive. “I’ve thought about this a lot,” she said, “and I think this committee [should] look at the role of the minister of justice and the attorney general of Canada, and whether or not those two roles should be... more »

Two Russian Frigates Shadowing A U.S. Warship (Photos)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Smoking hot pursuit in the Bosphorus. Russian Navy corvette Admiral Essen struggling to keep up with USS Donald Cook southbound. Spotted by @Saturn5_ @YorukIsik @KerimBozkurt @alperboler pic.twitter.com/SeK51ORz4T — Serhat Güvenç (@SerhatGuvenc) March 1, 2019 *Sputnik:* *US Destroyer Caught Between Two Russian Warships Off Turkey (PHOTOS)* Earlier, the Russian Black Sea Fleet promised to keep a close eye on the USS Donald Cook as it made its way into the waterway last week for a visit to the Ukrainian port of Odessa. The Tomahawk-capable USS Donald Cook destroyer was caught betwe... more »

Institutional Anti-Semitism and Factional Struggle

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 14 hours ago
In recent days, the charge Labour is institutionally anti-semitic has surfaced again. The evidence marshalled are the interventions of Chris Williamson - long a bane for Labour MPs for other reasons. Then there are the idiots posting in Corbyn-aligned Facebook groups, the abuse received by sundry MPs, the odd activist hanging about with David Icke and, of course, the very fact Jeremy Corbyn has long-aligned himself with pro-Palestinian groups and causes. Then again, the charge isn't new. It aired last Summer too. You may recall Pete Willsman - he of "Jewish Trump fanatics" fame - w... more »

President Trump CPAC Speech 2019 – Video

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 14 hours ago
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NASA: CO2: The Thermostat that Controls Earth’s Temperature? Really?

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 14 hours ago
The above graphic pretty much proves beyond any reasonable doubt that H2O and not CO2 is thermostat of the atmosphere. Where water vapor is so is the warmth. Where there isn’t water vapor it is cold. Warmth shifts with water vapor. CO2 evenly blankets the globe so it has no way to cause the … Continue reading "NASA: CO2: The Thermostat that Controls Earth’s Temperature? Really?"

Russiagate and War: Are You Sleepwalking into World War III?

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
Strategic Defense of Earth Stop WWIII Russiagate and War: Are You Sleepwalking Into WW3? Video of Russiagate and War: Are You Sleepwalking Into WW3? This week's Manhattan Town Hall meeting features Elliot Greenspan who sets the story straight on the real dangers of the continuing Russiagate fraud, and likewise, the tremendous potential for growth and cooperation between the United States and Russia economically and scientifically, were this coup attempt shutdown.

Gum Disease Strongly Implicated in #Alzheimer’s

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/908527?src=soc_fb_190301_mscpedt_news_neuro_gumdisease&faf=1 Advertisements

What Happens to Your Mind When Your Body Works Out?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
https://thriveglobal.in/stories/what-happens-to-your-mind-when-your-body-works-out/

A Case of Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer Diagnosed Through Identification of an IDH1 Mutation

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/24/2/151.abstract

Why are so many countries now saying #cannabis is OK?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
BBC News – Why are so many countries now saying cannabis is OK? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-46374191

Life after death has been ‘confirmed’ by experts who say consciousness continues

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
https://educateinspirechange.org/health/life-after-death-has-been-confirmed-by-experts-who-say-consciousness-continues/

The First Law of Thermodynamics Puts the Anti-God Crowd in Quite a Bind.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
http://www.godsaidmansaid.com/webcastweekly.asp

Russia orders release of 100 captive whales after pressure from Leonardo DiCaprio.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russia-orders-release-100-captive-14068897?utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR0uDqVxyToGcaie1t57RySLMUDuEwP_iaLOTOAp0x3V876Wvmris9Z9U_I

Childhood among books affects lifelong cognitive skills

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/mind-brain-home-library-benefits?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1551601556

Why You Should Be Sleeping On The Left Side

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
https://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2015/10/why-you-should-be-sleeping-on-the-left-side.html?m=1

High Strangeness: In Defense of a Witness

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 15 hours ago
*High Strangeness: In Defense of a Witness* *By Hector Antonio Picco* From Cuarta Dimensión #121 Translated by Scott Corrales, IHU *"I Saw UFOS, but they don't exist"* Alberto S. was the most gifted among us when it came to soccer, meeting on Saturdays to play those matches that only end when its players have reached exhaustion. That day he was behaving oddly. He was looking at the ball and missing, lax, passive. He was my closest friend, to the extent that on our way to our respective homes, I asked him: "What's wrong, Alberto? You were the game's worst player today. Looks like yo... more »

Sunday song

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago

Top trumps (update)

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
Just a follow-up to an earlier post (which you may have to quickly skim to catch-up on first!)... Sonia Poulton went on to react to the BBC's statements about her 'bumping' from today's* The Big Questions*. She clearly believes that the BBC isn't being honest here: - BBC quote: 'We talk to lots of people about potentially appearing on the programme...' This was no 'potential'. They even forgot to cancel the cab they booked for me. He was left at Manchester Piccadilly. I hope they remembered to cancel the hotel room. - Quote: "BBC sources denied that a researcher h... more »

The U.S. Navy's New Missile Frigates Might Be Revolutionary Thanks to 1 Amazing Feature

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 15 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * They could become command ships for future flotillas of robotic warships. The U.S. Navy's new missile frigates could become command ships for future flotillas of robotic warships. That's the what San LaGrone, a reporter for USNI News, *concluded* after reviewing the Navy's March 2019 *request for proposals* to the U.S. shipbuilding industry for the frigate design. The new FFG(X) frigates must support a wide range of radio datalinks including Link 11, Link 16, satellite communications and the Network Tactical Common Data Link, the Navy explained in its RF... more »

Jesus at the “bedside” of the aborted child

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
Imagine if you can. . .it may not be a bed, or a table—might be a medical waste can. The baby might be alive and struggling. There’s never a medical reason for a 3rd term abortion. “. . . but the disciples rebuked them.” Tragically, Jesus has disciples, church members of many denominations and groups from Catholic to Baptist, from Orthodox to Methodist, who are rebuking these children. “People were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not p... more »

The Right to Fail—PBS

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
Pro-Publica and Frontline reporting on moving high functioning mentally ill people out of managed homes to supportive “independent” living. The reporter Joaquin Sapien focuses on Nestor Bunch who at 52 was living on his own for the first time. He was in and out of supported housing, hospital, had roommates, and a 4 hour a day aide. The complexity of care—and caring—really surprised me. The reporter had access to boxes of medical records. Everything was recorded—successes, failures, medications, roommates. I’ve seen a lot of criticism from Democrats of Ronald Reagan when he wa... more »

Trudeau Toast or Toasty? Canada Readies Extradition Of Huawei's Exec

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
*Toast: Slang : to be doomed, ruined, or in trouble: A goner. To be served up on toast. Done* *Toasty: comfortably or cozily warm. snug* *The Globe canvassed all Liberal MPs on SNC, here are their responses* *"In the wake of Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony on Wednesday, Liberal MPs are lining up behind Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying he did not act inappropriately and that the pressure the former justice minister says she experienced to intervene in the SNC-Lavalin case is normal.* *The Globe and Mail contacted every Liberal MP, excluding the Prime Minister, since her testim... more »

'I am lost without my little soldiers': Family grieves loss of two boys found in Ross River

Sofie Wainwright at Just In - 15 hours ago
Hundreds of family members, politicians and Townsville locals gathered with heavy hearts to farewell Jhulio Sariago, 3, and Barak Austral, 5, at a riverside memorial service.

Trump Says He And Kim Jung Un "Fell In Love" And Status Quo Joe Says Mike Pence Is "Decent"-- They're Both Screwed Up

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
A couple of years ago, when *The Blade* asked Mayor Pete about the experience of being openly gay in a state where Pence was governor, Buttigieg called Pence a "super-nice guy," immediately adding that he pursues "divisive and backward-looking policies... The thing about Mike Pence is, he’s a super-nice guy, who just genuinely believes this stuff. He operates from a different reality than the rest of us operate from. He’s written that cigarettes don’t kill, he thinks climate change is made up. He must assume that people get up in the morning one day and decide to be gay. And so, a... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Seriously Delinquent Student Loan Debt* U.S. government-sponsored student loan debt has become an escalating problem for the finances of many American households. The latest household debt report from the New York branch of the Federal Reserve indicates that Americans collectively owed $1.46 trillion in student loans at the end of 2018, more than any other category of non-housing related debt. Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Non-Housing Debt Balance of American Households, 2004:Q1 through 2018:Q4 Worse, the percentage of student loan debt that is in “serious delinquency”, wher... more »

CO2 No Longer The Control Knob

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 16 hours ago
After telling us for years that CO2 is the control knob of climate, alarmists are now telling us that view is “moronic.” David Hanselman on Twitter: “Just bc you deniers can only think in the simplest terms, doesn’t mean bona … Continue reading →

More Arctic Sea Ice Than 1922

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 16 hours ago
During the winter of 1922, there was no sea ice around Spitzbergen (Svalbard.) The water had warmed by 12C and it was too warm for seals. There was a radical change in climatic conditions, with unheard-of high temperatures. ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/mwr/050/mwr-050-11-0589a.pdf This … Continue reading →

Why Every Solider Still Looks for a Shotgun In a Firefight

Warfare History Network at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * When soldiers want devastating firepower at short distances, they often reach for a weapon their great-grandfathers would instantly recognize—the combat shotgun. Coming upon the enemy’s rear guard outside the western Kentucky village of Sacramento, four days after Christmas 1861, Confederate Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest ordered his cavalry to advance. Ahead of them, a line of Union soldiers started to form, bayonets gleaming. Quickly, the bluecoat infantry formed its ranks and prepared to fight off the enemy cavalry, which had taken them ... more »

ICYMI: In Like A Snow-Covered Lion Edition (3/3)

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 16 hours ago
Things to read from this week. Keep sharing. Keep posting. Keep putting the word out there. And don't forget to keep an eye on the bloglist in the right hand column. The more you read, the more you know. *When Will We Stop Blaming Teachers* Another look at TNTP's Opportunity Myth-- one more attempt to explain that education problems are teachers' fault. *Why Did Indiana Teachers Leave the Classroom* A survey looks at why Indiana teachers left the classroom. Zero surprises here, but one m ore confirmation that teaching conditions have finally gotten that bad. *Thoughts on the Gradu... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*CPAC Crowd Cheers When Trump Mocks AOC’s Green New Deal* President Trump brought down the house at the annual CPAC convention when he delivered a rousing speech that delighted the crowd of patriotic conservatives who seemed to sense that their values are under assault as never before. On the same day that socialist Bernie Sanders was rousing the rabble in Brooklyn with his trademark bitter tirades against capitalism and appeals to radically transform the United States into something unthinkable, the president hit all the right notes and showed that he will be a formidable force ... more »

On the Theology of the Atheists

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 16 hours ago
Harold J. Laski In the last 250 years, there has not been a single atheistic movement that has not developed its own theology. In the 18th century, the French Revolutionaries had their “cult of reason” and “cult of supreme being”; in 19th century, Auguste Comte’s Positivists had their “religion of humanity”; in the 20th century, the Soviet Communists had their own Marxist theology and communist gods. The atheist thinkers know that you can abolish religion, but theological philosophy cannot be abolished because it is a basic human need—so they operate by replacing religious theology... more »

Language Julia!

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
Andrew Marr's introduction this morning ran as follows: So another week and what has really changed? Theresa May offers a route to delay Brexit but without explaining quite why or what it's for. Jeremy Corbyn comes out for another referendum, even though he knows there probably aren't the votes for it. The *Tory Brexit* *hardliners *are beginning to crumble but in what is supposed to be the month we leave, we are in for a very wild week at Westminster. But of course even after we've left, there are still really difficult trade talks ahead, many think harder than what we've experie... more »

Is HHS engaged in “heavenly deceit”?

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
Guest Editorial by Ted Kuntz In the late 1970s and early 1980’s, a religious cult based on the preaching of Rev Sun Myung Moon was active in America. As part of their religious indoctrination, Moon’s followers were instructed in the use of “heavenly deceit”. The “Moonies”, as they were commonly referred to, were encouraged to […] The post Is HHS engaged in “heavenly deceit”? appeared first on Health Nut News.

Medical doctors across the U.S. speak out against mandatory vaccination laws

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
by Brian Shilhavy, Editor, Health Impact News One of the myths propagated by the corporate-sponsored “mainstream” media is that medical doctors are united in their support of mandatory vaccination laws. This is simply not true. The medical doctors and physician groups that have taken a stand against mandatory vaccination laws are almost never interviewed in […] The post Medical doctors across the U.S. speak out against mandatory vaccination laws appeared first on Health Nut News.