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James Comey Responds IG Investigation and Criminal Referral…
The interesting aspect here is to remind ourselves that James Comey is currently in the “Principal Review Phase” of a pending IG report that is specific to his conduct. Inspector General Michael Horowitz has written a report of Comey’s conduct. … Continue reading →
President Trump Announces New 10 Percent Tariff On $300 Billion In Chinese Goods
...buy agricultural product from the U.S. in large quantities, but did not do so. Additionally, my friend President Xi said that he would stop the sale of Fentanyl to the United States – this never happened, and many Americans continue to die! Trade talks are continuing, and... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2019 ...We look forward to continuing our positive dialogue with China on a comprehensive Trade Deal, and feel that the future between our two countries will be a very bright one! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2019 *Reuters:* *Trump threatens ... more »
How Israel and Iran Would Unleash War upon Each Other
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* [image: By MathKnight and Zachi Evenor - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58444038] Terrible. *Israel has bought 19 F-35s, which are scheduled to begin arriving in 2017. Editor’s Note: Please see previous works from our “Weapons of War” series including: **Five NATO Weapons of War Russia Should Fear*, *Five Russian Weapons of War NATO Should Fear*, *Five Chinese Weapons of War America Should Fear*, *Five American Weapons of War China Should Fear*, *Five Japanese Weapons of War China Should Fear*, *Five Bes...more »
Health and Safety Hazards; Fraudulent Maintenance Documents Plaguing Private Housing at Military Bases;Call for Increased Oversight and Regulations
miningawareness at Health and Safety Hazards; Fraudulent Maintenance Documents Plaguing Private Housing at Military Bases;Call for Increased Oversight and Regulations – Mining Awareness + - 26 minutes ago
This sounds like Kushner’s Section 8 properties. If something is paid for by the public, it should be publicly owned. Of all the insane things: private military housing! Military housing should be owned by the government – by the Department of Defense. As for Section 8, it should be replaced by a combination of rental … Continue reading Health and Safety Hazards; Fraudulent Maintenance Documents Plaguing Private Housing at Military Bases;Call for Increased Oversight and Regulations
Madman or Madwoman in Power: A Simple, Realistic, Urgent Idea
Is it possible that a madman or egomaniac (perhaps combined with an ignoramus) become president of the United States? The same question can be asked for any other country although it takes special importance in the United States given the importance of the country in the world and the extraordinary power of its president. Liberal […] The post Madman or Madwoman in Power: A Simple, Realistic, Urgent Idea appeared first on Econlib.
Kevin O’Leary’s Separation Theorem
The principle that, given perfect competition and complete markets, the productive decision is to be governed solely by the objective market criterion represented by attained wealth–without regard to the individuals’ subjective preferences that enter into their consumptive decisions–will appear repeatedly throughout this study. We will call this principle the Separation Theorem. This quote is from […] The post Kevin O’Leary’s Separation Theorem appeared first on Econlib.
August 1, 1921 – Two Months Of Sweltering Heat In Alaska
01 Aug 1921, Page 4 – The Cincinnati Enquirer at Newspapers.com
Eric Holthaus Announces The End Of Snow In Greenland
(3) Steve Goddard on Twitter: “@EricHolthaus It is not unusual for Greenland to gain 12 billion tons of new snow in a day. Your hysterics are completely ridiculous and have nothing to do with science..” / Twitter Greenland gained 22 … Continue reading →
Trump Launches ‘Peace Deal’ with No Commitment to Palestinian State
Trump Launches ‘Peace Deal’ with No Commitment to Palestinian State by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Trump has sent his most trusted adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner to the Middle East to invite Arab leaders to a “Peace Conference” to be held in Camp David before Israelis head to the polls in September for the second time in six …
US-Led ‘Five Eyes’ Intel Alliance Wants to Access WhatsApp Encrypted Chats
RT Published on Aug 1, 2019 Western intelligence agencies are demanding that authorities are given access to encrypted chat services like WhatsApp. The move is driven by the US-led ‘Five Eyes’ alliance, which argues it is needed to keep us safe. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9z4s end
Racist? Elijah Cummings Once Called Baltimore “Infested” Just Like Trump
Racist? Elijah Cummings Once Called Baltimore “Infested” Just Like Trump by Paul Joseph Watson, https://summit.news/ But only Trump was called a bigot. President Trump has been labeled a racist for using the word “infested” to describe Baltimore’s rat problem, but Elijah Cummings used the exact same word to describe the city back in 1999. – …
DEUTSCHE BANK’S DEMISE? Are Central Banks Prepping for a Gold to Dollar Reset?
ITM TRADING, INC. Streamed live 5 hours ago Links to slides and sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/is-de… It’s a long way down from being the second largest bank by assets, in 2007, to the walking zombie bank that Deutsche today. And while central bank QE free money and several funding rounds have enabled this zombie to keep walking, …
If Growth Is So Great Why Do We Have To Borrow So Much? | McAlvany Commentary
McAlvany Financial Published on Jul 30, 2019 If Growth Is So Great Why Do We Have To Borrow So Much? Trump keeps pointing to stock market growth as indicator of economy. What do they know? Why does the FED have to cut rates again? When do we go with “Deep Negative Rates”? Thanks for listening …
Israeli Rabbi Calls to Build the Third Temple, Possibly Triggering a Doomsday Prophecy – Report
Israeli Rabbi Calls to Build the Third Temple, Possibly Triggering a Doomsday Prophecy – Report by https://sputniknews.com/ The rabbi argued that there’s already a commandment in place that calls to build the Temple, and that issues such as the possible renewal of sacrifices should be discussed separately. – Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl, a prominent Israeli theologist …
How MI5 & FBI Got Lost in Russia Rabbit Hole
The head of the western Illuminist intelligence agencies is not the CIA or American. It is British Intelligence MI5/6. They take instructions from the Satanic bloodlines ie. the Old Black (as in EVIL) Nobility of Europe headed by the British Monarchy. The entire RussiaGate affair by implication is directed by British Intelligence on the instructions …
NY Fire Commissioners Demand New 9/11 Probe, Citing “Overwhelming Evidence of Pre-Planted Explosives”
NY Fire Commissioners Demand New 9/11 Probe, Citing “Overwhelming Evidence of Pre-Planted Explosives” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ New York area fire commissioners have called for a new investigation into 9/11, claiming that “overwhelming evidence” of “pre-planted explosives…caused the destruction of the three World Trade Center buildings.” The Franklin Square and Munson Fire District outside of …
What Color is Your Revolution? Is CIA Linked to Civil Unrest in Hong Kong & Russia?
TruNews Streamed live on Jul 29, 2019 Today on TRUNEWS we discuss the escalating war in the Middle East, including the claim by Russia that American mercenaries are plundering oil in Syria and arming both factions of terrorists to justify the expansion of air fields in Iraq and Saudi Arabia in preparation for war with …
Peter Schiff: Rate Cut First Step on the Road to Zero
Peter Schiff Published on Jul 31, 2019 The Peter Schiff Show Podcast – Episode 488 Recorded July 31, 2019 – I Bet an Ounce of Gold that Fed would Cut Rates Today I officially won an ounce of gold! I am referencing a bet that I made back in January of this year. During a …
IDF Reportedly Strikes Targets in Syria’s Quneitra Province
Zionist ‘666’ Israel, the Satanic counterfeit, is hell-bent on war! Israel Attacks Syria’s Quneitra With Missiles – Report by https://sputniknews.com/ The strike comes after Damascus stated last Wednesday that Israel had struck a Syrian army base in Tel Al-Hara in the Golan Heights and in Quneitra. – An Israeli missile has hit the western province …
IDF: Next Gaza War Will Be Short But Deal ‘Massive Blow’ to Hamas — Conducts Largest Drill Near Gaza Since 2014 War
More war mongering, war propaganda! IDF: Next Gaza War Will Be Short But Deal ‘Massive Blow’ to Hamas by ANNA AHRONHEIM, https://www.jpost.com/ The next war with terrorist groups in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip will last shorter than Protective Edge and will see the Israeli army deal a massive blow to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. …
White House Denies Reports Peace Plan to be Unveiled at Camp David Summit
White House Denies Reports Peace Plan to be Unveiled at Camp David Summit by https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas Jared Kushner is expected to hand out invitations to the Camp David talks personally – The White House on Wednesday denied Israeli media reports claiming the Trump administration is planning to unveil its Mideast peace proposal during a conference with …
Gabbard: Google and Facebook Have the Power to Influence Our Fair Elections
Fox News Published on Jul 31, 2019 Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard addresses the influence big tech can have on campaign and elections on ‘Fox News @ Night.’ end
Students could be booted from popular schools if found to have faked way into school zones
Parents who give false housing details to get into popular school zones will now face action under the biggest shake-up of South Australia's Education Act in nearly 50 years. The changes will also target school truancy and bullying.
Police arrest man after woman dies near home gutted by fire
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A man is arrested over the death of a woman who died near the scene of a townhouse fire in Melbourne's outer south-east this morning.
Greta Thunberg hits back after being called the 'deeply disturbed messiah' of climate change
Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg hits back after being called the "deeply disturbed messiah of the global warming movement" in a newspaper column.
'Very standard': Trump plays down apparent North Korea missile tests
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United States President Donald Trump plays down what appeared to be North Korea's third missile launch in just over week calling it "very standard" and saying will not affect negotiations
ABC challenge to 'legally unreasonable' AFP raids hits court
Lawyers for the ABC argue the terms of a warrant used to raid the broadcaster's Sydney headquarters went well beyond the purpose of seeking to confirm admissions contained in stories known as the Afghan Files.
Saudi Arabia lifts travel restrictions on women
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Amendments grant Saudi women the right to register child birth, marriage or divorce, as well as to be issued official family documents and be eligible as a guardian to children.
Three people arrested following 2012 murder of Adelaide man
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Three people are arrested over the 2012 murder of Jason De Ieso, who was shot dead in his Pooraka workshop in Adelaide's northern suburbs.
Stink bugs, cockroaches, and 'big brown rats': Trump's White House has a problem
In his latest tweetstorm, Donald Trump accused a critic of living in a rat infested city. But with mice in the Situation Room, and rats swimming in the White House pool, Trump has his own infestation to fight at home.
Cubbie Station sells down foreign investment stake
Chinese conglomerate Shandong Ruyi sells down its stake in Cubbie Station to Macquarie Investments.
Retail sales climb but department store 'recession' endures
Retailers saw a pick up in sales in June across most categories and in most states, however department stores continue to suffer from the online onslaught.
"America's Poverty Trap: How A Small Financial Setback Can Spiral Into An Inescapable Disaster"
*"America's Poverty Trap: How A Small Financial* * Setback Can Spiral Into An Inescapable Disaster"* by Daisy Luther The problem with poverty in America is that the system is designed to keep you poor. Maybe it’s just because poor people are easier to control. I have written before about how to survive when you’re so broke that you can’t pay your bills and while the comments were largely supportive, there are always a few smug, superior souls who blame the people who are struggling for their problems. The thing is, poverty is a trap, and one seeming small setback can spiral into a d... more »
Marijuana firm CannTrust discloses probe by Ontario regulators, police
Embattled Canadian cannabis cultivator CannTrust Holdings disclosed that the company is under investigation by securities regulators and the police. The company said in a news release that the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has opened an investigation “into matters and parties related to CannTrust.” The agency assigned the case to its Joint Serious Offenses Team (JSOT) of […] Marijuana firm CannTrust discloses probe by Ontario regulators, police is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
North Korea’s Latest Weapon: A Rocket or a Missile?
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North Korea was created as a client state of the Soviet Union. Under Putin, it again became a client state … Continue reading →
Xinjiang looks nothing like Xi’s vision of an internationally cooperative, friendly China
5-16-2019 KSU, China—*Western *companies, including brand name apparel makers and food companies, have become entangled in China’s campaign to forcibly assimilate its Muslim population. Adidas AG, Hennes & Mauritz AB, Kraft Heinz Co., Coca-Cola Co. and Gap Inc. are among those at the end of the long, often opaque supply chains that travel through China’s northwest region of Xinjiang. Residents there are routinely forced into training programs that feed workers to area factories, according to locals, official notices and state media. https://www.wsj.com/articles/western-companies-... more »
Action Precedes Theory
Morality precedes moral theory; knowledge precedes theory of epistemology; the idea that our senses do not lie, and that the world is real, precedes theory of metaphysics; language precedes theory of grammar; communal living precedes theory of politics; creation of tools precedes theory of physics; agriculture and taming of animals precede theory of biology; creation of oils, chemicals, and metal alloys precede theory of chemistry; the art of counting and making basic calculations precede theory of mathematics; the arts of hunting and fighting the enemies of one’s tribe precede milit... more »
The Importance of the CRN and What is it Telling Us?
Originally posted on Sierra Foothill Commentary: Joseph D’Aleo, CCM [Note some links were broken at Weatherbell] The U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) is a systematic and sustained network of climate monitoring stations with sites across the conterminous U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. These stations use high-quality instruments to measure temperature, precipitation, wind speed, soil conditions, and…
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN TRIES TO TELL DEMOCRATS HOW TO BE DEMOCRATS
David French is appalled: As a conservative watching the Democratic debates, I found that one of the most astonishing aspects of the multicandidate assault on Joe Biden was that the case against him seems to be based in large measure on his role in two generations of Democratic victories. His “crimes” consist partly in playing crucial roles in the political successes of two previous Democratic presidents — men who were personally so popular that it’s entirely likely that they would have won a theoretical third term. The "political successes," as French defines them, include the 1994... more »
This island generates 50 per cent of its energy from wind and solar power
At just under 1,100 square kilometres, King Island is only a speck in the ocean on the map between Victoria and Tasmania. But the Bass Strait island boasts a renewable energy network that supplies 50 per cent of its needs.
Indian doctors find 526 teeth in mouth of seven-year-old boy
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A sac weighing 200 grams is removed from the boy's mouth after he complained of swelling in his jaw, with hundreds of "tooth-like structures" varying in size from 1 millimetre to 15mm found inside.
Aussie producers see video go global in Times Square on 13-storey billboard
New York's Times Square is home to bright lights and big screens and for two Brisbane producers seeing their video on one of the world's most prominent billboards has been a dream come true.
Darwin Cup predicted to revive struggling NT capital
The Northern Territory's sluggish economy is bracing for a predicted $25 million cash injection, thanks to the annual Darwin Cup, with local businesses heading towards a much-needed windfall.
Embattled Victorian recycling company declared insolvent by Supreme Court
The company at the centre of Victoria's recycling crisis will be wound up after being declared insolvent in the Supreme Court today.
'A life we envied': Lucas Fowler's father pays tribute to murdered son
The father of Lucas Fowler — murdered along with his girlfriend in Canada — tells hundreds of mourners the pair were "milking every last drop of fun out of life" before their lives were cut short.
'Gay conversion therapy nearly killed me': The push for a national ban
An openly gay and Christian psychologist says gay conversion therapy nearly killed him and some of his clients and the sooner it is outlawed the better.
A hostile Parliament and a demoralised team: this is how Anthony Albanese will move Labor forward
As Labor continues to absorb the consequences of its defeat, this week Anthony Albanese used the authority of his leadership to give his Caucus a sharp lecture about the harsh realities of this Parliament and how to negotiate them, writes Michelle Grattan.
iPhones will cost more after Trump slaps new tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods
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US President Donald Trump says he will impose a 10 per cent tariff next month on the remaining $US300 billion in Chinese imports he has not already taxed, which include a vast range of consumer products like phones and toys.
How Temple Grandin's autism gave her a 'cow's-eye view' of the world
As a child, doctors said she should be institutionalised, but Temple Grandin's revolutionary ideas made her one of Time's most influential people — and changed the lives of animals around the world.
How the mystery of a missing brewer derailed Top End brewing
A failed businessman who mysteriously disappeared, the forgotten Darwin stubby, and a departmental loophole that created a unique form of 'beer money' — the Top End is filled to the brim with frothy beer history.
Tradies value tools more than health, but attitudes are changing
A national survey of more than 800 tradies shows for the second consecutive year that they are more likely to take better care of their tools than their physical or mental health.
Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official: Al Qaeda ‘As Strong As It Has Ever Been’ And ISIS Spreading
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's (pictured) has seen his terror group become a greater threat to Afghanistan than the Taliban despite this year losing its caliphate in Syria and Iraq *Washington Examiner:* *Al Qaeda ‘as strong as it has ever been’ and ISIS spreading, top US counterterrorism official warns* Al Qaeda and the Islamic State gained strength globally as world powers prioritized the destruction of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, a top U.S. counterterrorism official warns. “Al Qaeda has been strategic and patient over the past several years. It’s let ISIS absorb the brunt of th... more »
Plasma Physics
Ben Davidson has produced an excellent summary . Put simply the Universe is a plasma Universe. It simply exists, no start, no end. It IS Life. Update: The Newtonian Universe model is basically wrong.
Romans in America
Armstrong Economics has reported some recent scientific research which suggests Antarctica was ice-free during the Medieval Warm Period. They also mention a previous report of the Romans having discovered North America, as well as Christopher Columbus believing that sailing west … Continue reading →
How the Death of 1 Japan's Imperial Aircraft Carrier Turned the Tide of War
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Unknown - U.S. Navy photo 80-G-41686, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=722116] How it happened. *Like her sister, the Saratoga, the graceful, 33,000-ton Lexington was originally a battlecruiser converted under a special provision of the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty.* Responding to a November 27, 1941, war warning message from Admiral Harold R. “Betty” Stark, chief of naval operations, America’s prized handful of aircraft carriers were fortuitously absent from Pearl Harbor when Japanese planes sava... more »
Trump Watch: Judge Blocks NY From Turning Over Trump Tax Returns To Congress
*Audrey Conklin* *Politics, * The order from Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, came in agreement to a proposal from the state that would allow it to challenge Nichols’ jurisdiction over the issue, Politico reported Thursday. A federal judge blocked New York state from turning over President Donald Trump’s tax returns to Congress Thursday. The order from Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, came in agreement to a proposal from the state that would allow it to challenge Nichols’ jurisdiction over the issue, Politico reported Thursday. The order will block any House Ways and... more »
Tulsi Gabbard Accuses MSNBC Anchor Of Being Fed Talking Points By Harris’s Team
*Shelby Talcott* *Politics, * Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard accused Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris’s team of feeding talking points to MSNBC anchor Yasmin Vossoughian. Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard accused Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris’s team of feeding talking points to MSNBC anchor Yasmin Vossoughian. Gabbard got testy while talking to Vossoughian Thursday. “Every time I come back here on MSNBC, you guys talk to me about these issues. It sounds like these are talking points that Kamala Harris and her campaign are feeding you because she’s re... more »
Argentina's Navy and Air Force are Dying a Slow Death. Here's Why.
*David Axe* *Security, * “The Argentine navy is consistently turning from a blue-water navy to a brown-water one,” LATAMilitary reported. “if no corrective measures are taken, this will only continue to fall towards the shoreline.” The Argentine navy has had a rough few decades. It lost ships and sailors fighting the Royal Navy over the Falkland Islands in 1982. Political upheaval and economic depression robbed it of funding and support. Sanctions constrained modernization efforts. Ships rusted out. Some sank. More sailors died. Now the Argentine navy is set to lose two more of ... more »
The U.S. Navy's Greatest Weakness (Not What You Think)
*David Axe* *Security, * Bad news: The U.S. naval industrial base is in bad shape. There are too few shipyards and they work too slowly to quickly expand the fleet. In wartime, they would struggle to repair battle-damaged ships. The U.S. naval industrial base is in bad shape. There are too few shipyards and they work too slowly to quickly expand the fleet. In wartime, they would struggle to repair battle-damaged ships. That’s the dire conclusion that William Hawkins, a former Congressional researcher, reached when he studied government shipbuilding reports. Hawkins explained his... more »
Lack of FDA warnings for dangerous drugs
Written by Joseph Mercola, D.O., Ph.D. Most people assume any medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are safe, but they would be wrong. Many drugs deemed safe by the FDA pose serious risks to those who take them, according to an analysis by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The analysis found that at […] The post Lack of FDA warnings for dangerous drugs appeared first on Health Nut News.
Half of American adults are in a face-recognition database, according to a Georgetown University study released Tuesday. That means there's about 117 million adults in a law enforcement facial-recognition database, the study by Georgetown's Center on Privacy & Technology says. "We are not aware of any agency that requires warrants for searches or limits them to serious crimes," the study says. The report (PDF), titled "The Perpetual Line-up: Unregulated Police Face Recognition in America," shows that one-fourth of the nation's law enforcement agencies have access to face-recognition databases, and their use by those agencies is virtually unregulated.
10-18-2016 Half of American adults are in a face-recognition database, according to a Georgetown University study released Tuesday. That means there's about 117 million adults in a law enforcement facial-recognition database, the study by Georgetown's Center on Privacy & Technology says. "We are not aware of any agency that requires warrants for searches or limits them to serious crimes," the study says. The report (PDF), titled "The Perpetual Line-up: Unregulated Police Face Recognition in America," shows that one-fourth of the nation's law enforcement agencies have access to fa... more »
So, Tulsi Gabbard Is Now A Russian Agent?
Besides yelling racism at everyone, the democrat party and their media stenographers have only one other play in the playbook at this point, Russia. Anything they don’t like is Russia’s fault. Do you eat hamburgers? You’re probably a Russian sympathizer *according to The Washington* Post. Everything is tied to Russia, no matter how nonsensical the charge is. It never stops and that means it’s not going to stop in the Democratic primaries either. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard absolutely wrecked Kamala Harris at the last debate. In response, Kamala Harris picked herself up off the floor and ga...more »
Report: Al Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Has A 'Heart Complaint'
*CNN: **Intel indicates al Qaeda leader has potentially serious 'heart complaint', official says* Recent intelligence indicates that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has a "heart complaint," according to a senior official involved in international counterterrorism efforts. The official said the information suggests Zawahiri had a potentially serious condition but cautioned it was difficult to ascertain the severity of his health problems and what effect they might have on his longevity. The possibility that Zawahiri, who just turned 68, is seriously ill increases uncertainty ove... more »
Beverly Hills Harvard-Trained Doctor Sues County of Los Angeles and Social Workers $750 Million in Whistleblower Lawsuit
In 2015 Health Impact News first reported on the case of Dr. Susan Spell (formerly Evans) whose 4 children were allegedly kidnapped by the LA County Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS). Her oldest child has since turned 18 and aged out of the system. This week, Dr. Spell and her son filed a $750 million lawsuit against LA County and some social workers. The Epoch Times has published an article about her case: Dr. Susan Spell, alongside her 18-year old son Nicholas, filed a $750 million lawsuit July 30 against the County of Los Angeles and individual social workers. “I wan... more »
TV Personality Mario Lopez Lambasted by the Left for Saying Parents Should Hesitate Before Labeling 3-Year Old Children ‘Transgender’
Lopez apologized for his "ignorant and insensitive" comments after GLAAD, a non-governmental media-monitoring organization founded by LGBT people in the media, contacted his employer, appearing to attempt to get him fired.
Where Is Published Scientific Literature Regarding Non-ionizing Radiation, Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) & Microwave Radiation Hazards?
By Catherine J. Frompovich One would think Internet searches for specific literature regarding EMFs and RFRs emitted by microwaves and numerous high tech “smart” personal-use... more »
GHCN Database Pondering A Redo
Which is better, one BIG table or two smaller ones? Decisions and questions on GHCN handling. Continue reading →
North Korea Fires Third Round of Short-Range Missiles In Two Weeks
FILE PHOTO © KCNA / Reuters *FOX News:* *North Korea launches two short-range ballistic missiles, US defense officials say* North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, the day before former Army Lt. Col. Mark Esper is to head to Asia on his first overseas trip as defense secretary, according to U.S. officials. A defense official told Fox News the missiles were similar to the projectiles launched twice before in the past week. The U.S. military is assessing how far and how high the missiles went. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor: *This continues to be the Wh... more »
US-Russia INF Treaty Ends on Friday
*Antiwar.com* | The US will officially be out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
Resistance in an Age of Concentration Camps
Erica Chenoweth et al had a great article in the Monkey Cage yesterday about the Lights For Liberty protests. On June 12, Americans turned out in nearly 700 cities to protest the complex of detention camps along the souther border in which migrants, many of them asylum-seekers from the most dangerous countries on Earth, are […]
Beverly Hills Harvard-Trained Doctor Sues County of Los Angeles and Social Workers $750 Million in Whistleblower Lawsuit
In 2015 Health Impact News first reported on the case of Dr. Susan Spell (formerly Evans) whose 4 children were allegedly kidnapped by the LA County Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS). Her oldest child has since turned 18 and aged out of the system. This week, Dr. Spell and her son filed a $750 million lawsuit against LA County and some social workers. The Epoch Times has published an article about her case: Dr. Susan Spell, alongside her 18-year old son Nicholas, filed a $750 million lawsuit July 30 against the County of Los Angeles and individual social workers. “I wan... more »
Hong Kong Protesters Use Lasers To Disrupt Government Facial-Recognition Cameras
Images de «Science fiction» à Hong Kong: les manifestants pointent des lasers sur la police pour empêcher la reconnaissance faciale du gouvernement chinois https://t.co/qkLdGbxl7n @aletweetsnews pic.twitter.com/zovVac5Y95 — L'important (@Limportant_fr) July 30, 2019 Business Insider: Video shows Hong Kong protesters using lasers to disrupt government facial-recognition cameras * A video shows Hong Kong protesters shining lasers into facial-recognition cameras in an apparent attempt to blind them. * The video, broadcast by Hong Kong's Now TV, shows people shining laser pens at cam... more »
"We like to tell ourselves that the satanic hysteria that wrongfully convicted Peter Ellis wouldn’t happen today, but with the spread of woke mob social media where accusation is the new evidential threshold, he’d probably be found guilty of everything under the sun if the accusations were made on social media today." Bonus #QotD
*"We like to tell ourselves that the satanic hysteria that wrongfully convicted Peter Ellis wouldn’t happen today, but with the spread of woke mob social media where accusation is the new evidential threshold, he’d probably be found guilty of everything under the sun if the accusations were made on social media today."* ~ Martyn Bradbury, from a post exploring why the left are crap at winning hearts and minds . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
The Fear-Based Politics Of Conservative Democrats Who Sold Themselves To The Voters As Fearless Military Heroes
*Look at this photo. Does the word "progressive' come to mind?* It isn't just Cisneros, though, I'm using him as the example, other Dems who ran as brave vets and who have turned into amorphous mounds of quivering jello in the face of Trumpists in their districts include Chrissy Houlahan (PA), Jared Golden (ME), Jason Crow (CO), Max Rose (NY), Mikie Sherrill (NJ), and Elaine Luria (VA). Judging by his sleazy campaign e-mails, everyone who knew that shady New Dem Gil Cisneros was lying last year when he claimed to be for Medicare-For-All, was correct. Now he's for something he calls ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Falling Through Time”
2002, “Falling Through Time”
"A Look to the Heavens"
“From Sagittarius to Carina, the Milky Way Galaxy shines in this dark night sky above planet Earth's lush island paradise of Mangaia. Familiar to denizens of the southern hemisphere, the gorgeous skyscape includes the bulging galactic center at the upper left and bright stars Alpha and Beta Centauri just right of center. About 10 kilometers wide, volcanic Mangaia is the southernmost of the Cook Islands. Geologists estimate that at 18 million years old it is the oldest island in the Pacific Ocean. * Click image for larger size.* Of course, the Milky Way is somewhat older, with the gala... more »
Congress, WikiLeaks and the End of Free Speech in America
The rather onerously named Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 (aka S.3153 - 115th Congress) better known as the Intelligence Authorization Act has an interesting inclusion which seems to have escaped notice. Under Section 733, we find this: "*It is the sense of Congress that WikiLeaks and the senior leadership of WikiLeaks resemble a nonstate hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors and should be treated as such a service by the United States.*" Congress uses "sense of" resolutions and provisions when it wants to ex... more »
"Just Fine..."
"Years ago, in a motivational seminar by the master, Zig Ziglar, I heard a story about how mediocrity will sneak up on you. The story goes that if you drop a frog into boiling water, he will sense the pain and immediately jump out. However, if you put a frog in room-temperature water, he will swim around happily, and as you gradually turn the water up to boiling, the frog will not sense the change. The frog is lured to his death by gradual change. We can lose our health, our fitness, and our wealth gradually, one day at a time. It might be a cliché, but that's because it is true: Th... more »
Chet Raymo, “Telling Stories: ‘Real’ Life”
*“Telling Stories: ‘Real’ Life”* by Chet Raymo "If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite." - William Blake "I have just finished reading Brian Greene's book, “The Fabric of the Cosmos”. As with his earlier book, “The Elegant Universe”, he does a damn good job explaining the almost unexplainable- string theory, braneworlds, multiple universes, and all that. None of this stuff has an empirical basis, and is not likely to for the foreseeable future. So does it qualify as science? Well, yes, barely. Because in principle at l... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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"I Like Pigs..."
"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." - Sir Winston Churchill
Rep. Omar and the Hypocrisy of Congress
[image: undefined] I’ll begin by saying I am not an Ilhan Omar supporter. She is dangerous due to her support of identity politics and the Gang of Four—also known as the Squad—agenda that, if implemented, will be a death knell to America. However, that absurd and destructive agenda is not the primary reason she is now being targeted. Congress wants to get rid of her because she consistently criticizes Israel. Anything less than enthusiastic support for the apartheid state of Israel is not permissible in the greed and corruption besmirched halls of Congress. "An Israeli NGO has fil... more »
Violent 'Color Revolution' In Hong Kong Fails Despite Strong NYT Support
[image: undefined] When the US instigates its so called 'color revolutions', the transatlantic main stream media are usually supportive. But the support is rarely as extreme as the extraordinary one the New York Times gives to the rioters in Hong Kong. For the timeline we check with Wikipedia on the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: Demonstrations against the bill first occurred in March and April, but greatly expanded in scale and intensity beginning in June. At least 240,000 people (up to one million according to organisers) marched in protest of the bill on 9 June... more »
Free Download: Joseph Chilton Pearce, “The Crack In The Cosmic Egg”
*“The Crack In The Cosmic Egg”* New constructs of mind and reality. by Joseph Chilton Pearce "The classic work that shaped the thought of a generation with its powerful insights into the true nature of mind and reality. • Defines culture as a "cosmic egg" structured by the mind's drive for logical ordering of its universe. • Provides techniques allowing individuals to break through the vicious circle of logic-based systems to attain expanded ways of creative living and learning. The sum total of our notions of what the world is- and what we perceive its full potential to be- form a... more »
Aphria latest major Canadian cannabis company to turn a profit
Aphria on Thursday became one of the rare Canadian cannabis companies to report a net profit by posting record net revenues of 128.6 million Canadian dollars ($97.3 million) in its fiscal fourth quarter, a whopping 969% increase from a year earlier. Revenues also jumped 75% from the third quarter. As a result of the company’s […] Aphria latest major Canadian cannabis company to turn a profit is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Tennessee treasurer orders state pension fund to sell marijuana investment
Tennessee’s treasurer has ordered the state’s pension fund manager to sell stock in a marijuana company after learning about the investment. Treasurer David Lillard said he was unaware of the investment until he was contacted by the Chicago Sun-Times. The newspaper reported that more than a dozen public pension funds invested in marijuana through a California-based […] Tennessee treasurer orders state pension fund to sell marijuana investment is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Cannex, 4Front complete cannabis merger; trading starts next week
An almost $500 million merger of a Canadian and a U.S. marijuana company closed, months later than originally planned. Vancouver, British Columbia-based Cannex Capital Holdings, a cannabis company with a cultivation and manufacturing presence in Washington state, and Phoenix-based multistate retail operator 4Front Holdings, begin trading next week as 4Front Ventures Corp. Starting Tuesday, 4Front […] Cannex, 4Front complete cannabis merger; trading starts next week is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
"Only The Things That Matter..."
"We are fast moving into something, we are fast flung into something like asteroids cast into space by the death of a planet, we the people of earth are cast into space like burning asteroids and if we wish not to disintegrate into nothingness we must begin to now hold onto only the things that matter while letting go of all that doesn't. For when all of our dust and ice deteriorates into the cosmos we will be left only with ourselves and nothing else. So if you want to be there in the end, today is the day to start holding onto your children, holding onto your loved ones; onto tho... more »
"The Art of The Hard Part”
*"The Art of The Hard Part”* by David Cain "I was always moved by a particular line in "The Godfather": “Mr. Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news immediately.” The line stuck out to me because it was so clearly the opposite of my natural tendencies. I always tried to move away from unpleasant realities. When I started to worry about money, for example, I avoided looking at my bank balance. When one of my friends was mad at me, I would avoid talking to them. This is an almost perfectly terrible life strategy. Virtually every personal victory I’ve had amounted to doing e... more »
The Poet: Wendell Berry, "A Warning To My Readers"
*"A Warning To My Readers"* "Do not think me gentle because I speak in praise of gentleness, or elegant because I honor the grace that keeps this world. I am a man crude as any, gross of speech, intolerant, stubborn, angry, full of fits and furies. That I may have spoken well at times, is not natural. A wonder is what it is." - Wendell Berry
Movements vs. Saboteurs: A Reading of Suzie Dawson’s ‘Freeing Julian Assange Pt. 3’
It can be very frustrating to look into the history of dissident movements in the United States and other western nations, particularly the multitude of activist groups that were disrupted (through tactics up to and including murder) by the FBI, the CIA, military intelligence and local police forces during the upheavals of the 1960s. During that period, it seems as if it were oh so easy for those state organizations to infiltrate and break apart… The post Movements vs. Saboteurs: A Reading of Suzie Dawson’s ‘Freeing Julian Assange Pt. 3’ appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
Big Pharma Admits Measles Outbreak and Subsequent Media Hysteria Made Them Massive Profits
Written by Matt Agorist Since the beginning of the year, the Free Thought Project has been reporting on the hysteria associated with the measles outbreak and the subsequent loss of liberties and police state crackdown that’s ensued. We’ve seen children banned from public spaces, mandatory vaccinations enforced with police action, and a pro-vaccine push in […] The post Big Pharma Admits Measles Outbreak and Subsequent Media Hysteria Made Them Massive Profits appeared first on Health Nut News.
UWF Mechanical Engineering ‘ArgoTots’ Program Helps Kids With Limited Mobility
Six University of West Florida mechanical engineering students recently finished the first-modified vehicle of the ArgoTots program, which helps young children who experience limited mobility. The vehicle was designed for four-year-old Jack Carroll, who was born prematurely and has a form of cerebral palsy.
HACU Presidential Leadership Academy Announces Inaugural Fellows
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced 24 new fellows, the first cohort in its Inaugural Presidential Leadership Academy, La Academia de Liderazgo. The goal of the fellowship is to prepare emerging Hispanic leaders in higher education for roles as presidents and chancellors, especially at Hispanic serving institutions.
HBCU Lawsuit in Maryland: Mediation Fails Again
Once again, court-ordered mediation in a case that’s pitted HBCU supporters against the state of Maryland for 13 years has ended without resolution, according to the Baltimore Sun. In 2006, a coalition of advocates accused the state of fostering segregation by allowing well-funded academic programs at traditionally White institutions to undermine similar ones at four […]
Stepping Away from the Brink, Part II: Presidential Leadership
Conversations surrounding the state of higher education are increasingly becoming the foci of not only the media and government officials, but also boards of directors. Many issues stem from an industry that has grown beyond its means.
Notre Dame Provost Stepping Down
Dr. Thomas G. Burish, Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at the University of Notre Dame, will step down from that post at the conclusion of his current five-year term on July 1, 2020. The university’s trustee board chair, John J. Brennan, and president Rev. John I. Jenkins made the announcement Thursday. Burish, Notre Dame’s provost […]
West Virginia University Bans Electronic Cigarettes on Campus
West Virginia University’s (WVU) ban on electronic cigarettes and vaping products went into effect Thursday. Last February, the WVU Board of Governors approved the ban that will also apply to the school’s properties in Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser. The new policy amended WVU’s existing tobacco ban on campus. Now, electric cigarettes and vaping products would […]
Decades of Corruption and Neglect … Baltimore’s 7th District
Elijah Cummings’ Baltimore 7th District Constituents Confirm: Rats, Trash, Crime, Drugs . Let’s not pick on just Cummings. Every city should be looking at itself in the mirror with this as well. If our citizens want change — socialism, communism, liberalism, or progressivism are NOT the answer. “Free and gimme” has always been and will always be the quickest road to slavery and corruption. Too many programs have had millions poured into them and people have grown fatter and wealthier. After a short time, those programs go broke and hope is left holding the bag of bitterweed. Stop th... more »
An Imperfect Union Discusses “Should Vaccination be a Choice?”
In March 2018, Josh Mazer was contacted by a producer for the TEGNA property An Imperfect Union. The show is aired on Facebook, with affiliated TV and radio stations airing segments, and sometimes the entire show. The idea of An Imperfect Union is to bring together two individuals who are on opposite sides of an […] The post An Imperfect Union Discusses “Should Vaccination be a Choice?” appeared first on Children's Health Defense.
More record lows in the south
Some going back to 1911. 25 July 2019 – The low of 58 in Austin shattered the old record of of 67 set in the year 2000, while the low of 59 in San Angelo, Texas, beat the previous record of 60 set in 1984. With a low of 60, Waco, Texas, also shattered its ... Read moreMore record lows in the south The post More record lows in the south appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Record cold continued on Friday
Remnants of the unusually strong cold front, by late July standards, that pushed through much of the Southern states beginning on Tuesday were still affecting parts of the south on Friday. 26 July 2019 – Little Rock, Arkansas, set or tied a daily record low for the third consecutive day early Friday morning. The morning ... Read moreRecord cold continued on Friday The post Record cold continued on Friday appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Illegal Immigration Invasion Reaches Unprecedented, Unmanageable Proportions
[image: illegal-immigration-invasion-reaches-unprecedented-unmanageable-proportions] There is little doubt that illegal immigration has reached epidemic proportions — amounting to an invasion. As bad as it has been in the past, it has escalated exponentially as the political winds have shifted leftward. As more and more liberals become more and more militant in making illegal immigrants the poster children of their political campaigns, the illegal immigration invasion has nearly doubled in flow over the last year and is, in fact almost equal to that of the past two years combined.
ICE Has Dumped More Than 215K Illegals Into Interior U.S.
[image: ice-has-dumped-more-than-215k-illegals-into-interior-u-s] The latest data show that the Trump administration is permitting the Central American “migrants,” who are crossing the border at nearly 3,600 per day, to colonize the United States.
BCI Gains 6.1% in Fiscal 2019
The British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) announced an annual combined pension return, net of costs, of 6.1 per cent for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, versus a combined market benchmark of 4.5 per cent. This generated $2.0 billion in added value for BCI’s pension plan clients: *The excess return was largely driven by the outperformance of our private assets*, finishing the fiscal year with significant returns from both income generation and capital appreciation. BCI’s managed net assets increased to $153.4 billion from the previous year —reflecting invest... more »
'My guardian angel': Woman spent six days trapped in crashed car before being found
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A 45-year-old Belgian woman with spinal injuries survives being trapped in her crashed car by drinking rainwater collected in a chewing gum packet as temperatures in the country soared over 40C.
No cricketer should have been able to do this. But Steve Smith is not a normal cricketer
Steve Smith's day one Ashes innings at Edgbaston goes from merely very good to excellent and then exceptional — given all that came before it, his century is one of the greatest knocks of all, writes Geoff Lemon.
Breast implants, dentures and 2,550 rubber thongs litter Cape York beach
On a remote stretch of beach on the west coast of Cape York, rangers were stunned to see the extent of the rubbish strewn across an area used by turtles during nesting season.
At 69 Chris became a quadriplegic. He'd have been better off if it happened when he was younger
The NDIS cuts off at 65, so anyone who gets an acquired disability has to make do with an aged care supplement. This is not enough, according to a family caring for a quadriplegic.
Tiny turtle embryo moves inside egg to beat the heat
Scientists have discovered that the tiny embryo of a species of turtle can move around its egg in response to temperature, a feat that may buffer it against climate change.
If you don't get 10 out of 10 in our news quiz, don't cry over spilt yoghurt
Just In - 5 hours ago
Stuck in the commute? Why not try to score 10/10 in our ABC News quiz. You won't win as much as the 16-year-old Fortnite World Cup winner (or anything for that matter) but hey, there's no use crying over spilt yoghurt.
Dow slips as Trump resumes trade war with China
Wall Street slumps for the second day in a row after US President Donald Trump imposes a 10 per cent tariff on $US300 billion of Chinese imports — essentially, all the remaining Chinese goods that have not already been penalised.
How a car crash led to the loss of a region's only commercial TV reporter, sparking outcry
An Australian region larger than Texas has lost its only commercial television news reporter, sparking an outcry from former employees, community leaders and viewers.
NSW Now: ABC in Federal Court over police raids, man dead in Redfern unit fire
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*MORNING BRIEFING*: The ABC is in the Federal Court of Australia for the first hearing over Federal police raids in June, a 50-year-old man dies in a unit fire in Redfern.
Girl found dead in Redlands home, woman injured
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A girl's body is found in a home at Mount Cotton, along with a woman with non-life threatening injuries who has been taken to hospital.
Producers struggle to keep up with demand for goat meat
Consumers turn to goat meat as an alternative, but tough seasonal conditions, wild dogs, and destocking, see producers struggling to keep up with demand.
'We don't hire female chefs': The words that empowered one woman to cook for the Royals
Chef Julie-Anne Booth, after a lifetime sometimes cooking for royalty, is back home sharing her food experiences with regional food producers.
Ever left something on a Melbourne train? It might have ended up here
A mannequin head, a golf buggy and even illegal drugs are among the thousands of items that have ended up in Flinders Street Station's lost property office.
Peacock wanders past as sheep allegedly slaughtered fully conscious at illegal abattoir
Authorities investigate an alleged illegal abattoir on the outskirts of Melbourne, after receiving graphic footage which appears to show sheep being slaughtered without being stunned.
How a series of encrypted messages brought down a senior Rebels bikie
The coded messages sent by the Canberra Rebels former vice-president are published in court, revealing his threats towards others over drug deals gone wrong, as he is sentenced to five years in jail.
Your best photos of the week
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Here is a selection of photos sent in by audience members from around Australia. If you have any photos that you'd like to share, send them in via the upload page. You can take a look at more photos from across the country on our Instagram, and share your own Instagram photos with us by using #ABCmyphoto on Instagram.
Pregnant, homeless and 17: Karen's story shows how complicated families can be
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Keeping a meaningful relationship with birth parents when a child enters foster care is a complex challenge. Recruiting empathetic carers and supporting unsupervised contact could be the way to go, write Dr Susan Collings and Amy Conley Wright.
RCEP talks likely to conclude this year, official says
bilaterals.org - 5 hours ago
01-Aug-2019 China says RCEP negotiations make positive notable progress in many aspects, expected to conclude the talks within this year.
Officials report 6th death in Listeria outbreak linked to sandwiches
A sixth person has died in a Listeria outbreak linked to sandwiches in the United Kingdom. The patient was one of the nine previously confirmed infections and there are no new cases of listeriosis linked to the outbreak, according to Public Health England. The recently identified person is thought to have acquired listeriosis from Good... Continue Reading
President Trump MAGA Rally – Cincinnati, Ohio – 7:00pm EDT Livestream
Rally Time! Tonight President Trump travels to Cincinnati, Ohio, for a MAGA rally at U.S. Bank Arena. The President is expected to deliver remarks at 7:00pm EDT with pre-rally events and speakers ongoing. RSBN Livestream Link – Fox Livestream – … Continue reading →
President Trump Impromptu Presser Departing The White House…
Chopper pressers are the best pressers. As President Trump departs the White House traveling to Cincinnati, Ohio, for a MAGA rally, the high energy POTUS stops to answer questions from the press pool. [Video Below – Transcript will follow]
Beyond victims and villains
I’ve often argued against the “victims and villains” discourse on poverty. This refers to the tendency of progressives to view the poor as victims of a flawed economic system, and conservatives to blame poverty on bad personal decisions (drugs, crime, lack of education, single parenthood, etc.) I don’t like either view. Noah Smith has an […] The post Beyond victims and villains appeared first on Econlib.
Did a Second Aide to Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan Admit Role in Doxing GOP?
The charges stem from an incident in which another ex-staffer hacked into Hassan’s computers and released the addresses of GOP congressmen.
Did Burger King Customers Tell Manager to ‘Go Back to Your Mexican Country’?
Video of the incident in Central Florida went viral.
Dillinger Relatives Doubt Body in Grave Is the Gangster
Two relatives of notorious 1930s gangster John Dillinger say they have “evidence” that FBI agents possibly killed someone else in 1934.
2nd Rocket Launcher Recovered from US Service Member at BWI
Officials say an Air Force sergeant tried bringing home a rocket launcher tube as a souvenir at the same airport where another service member tried returning with a similar weapon in the same week.
Merck Continues to Make Hundreds of Millions on Measles Vaccine – 58% Increase After 2019 Measles “Outbreak”
Sales of Merck's measles vaccine, the MMR combo vaccine that also includes mumps and rubella, continues to soar as Merck reported this week that in the second quarter of 2019, sales for the measles vaccine were 58% higher than the year before, at $675 million. As CNBC reports: "Pharmaceutical giant Merck said Tuesday that high consumer demand for its measles vaccines, amid the largest U.S. outbreak in decades, helped boost sales in its second quarter. Sales of children’s vaccines, which includes the New Jersey-based company’s MMR vaccine, for measles, mumps and rubella, jumped 58% ... more »
"Only One..."
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - P. J. O'Rourke
House Climate Crisis Committee is out of touch with climate reality
“The House Climate Crisis Committee held their first public meeting here in Boulder today. Temperature is 80 degrees, and Boulder is the greenest anyone has ever seen it this time of year. The Governor declared a “climate crisis” today – … Continue reading →
NOAA hidden data indicates US below normal temperatures so far in 2019
“Little known data from the state of the art U.S. Climate Reference Network (which never seems to make it into NOAA’s monthly “state of the climate” reports) show that for the past nine months, six of them were below normal, … Continue reading →
Wild Free and Happy Sample 20
[Note: This is the twentieth sample from my rough draft of a far from finished new book, *Wild, Free, & Happy*. I don’t plan on reviewing more books for a while. My blog is home to reviews of 201 books, and you are very welcome to explore them. The Search field on the right side will find words in the full contents of all rants and reviews, if you are interested in specific authors, titles, or subjects.] *Imperceptible Overkill* It’s easy to become perplexed when contemplating the megafauna extinctions. Paul Martin described the process in North America as a blitzkrieg, an e... more »
"This Is Not the Greatest Economy Ever: Part III"
*"This Is Not the Greatest Economy Ever: Part III"* by David Stockman "You don’t know who I am, But I know all about you. I’ve come to talk to you tonight, About the things I’ve seen you do. I’ve come to set the record straight, I’ve come to shine the light on you. Let me introduce myself, I’m the cold hard truth." – George Jones, “The Cold Hard Truth” (1999) "The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since 2008. Some variation of that sentence forms the basis of just about every “top of the fold”/“top of the hour” Bubblevision story about what our monetary cent... more »
In Rejecting DNC Lawsuit Against WikiLeaks, Judge Strongly Defended First Amendment Rights Of Journalists
In a defense of the First Amendment, a federal judge ruled the Democratic National Committee cannot hold WikiLeaks liable for publishing information allegedly stolen by Russian agents. The post In Rejecting DNC Lawsuit Against WikiLeaks, Judge Strongly Defended First Amendment Rights Of Journalists appeared first on Shadowproof .
Can Kazakhstan be America's New Partner in Central Asia?
*Luke Coffey* *Foreign Policy, Central Asia* American policymakers need to be cautious on how they approach the various reforms in Kazakhstan. Change has come to Kazakhstan, at last. The former Soviet republic’s first president, seventy-nine-year-old Nursultan Nazarbayev, stepped down in March after nearly thirty years in power. His successor, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, won the post in last month’s elections, racking up 70 percent of the vote. The election process, albeit imperfect, was Kazakhstan’s most legitimate yet. (In the previous election, for example, Nazarbayev won with a r... more »
How President Béji Caid Essebsi Helped Build Tunisia's Democracy
*Gordon Gray* *Tunisia, North Africa* Caid Essebsi had a clear vision: having dispatched Ben Ali, Tunisia now needed to look ahead and take affirmative steps to build a democratic system. It is entirely fitting that former President Béji Caid Essebsi passed away on July 25, the date which Tunisia celebrates as Republic Day. To fully appreciate his immense contribution to the continued success of Tunisia’s democracy, one needs to go back to 2011, when I had the privilege of serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia. In February of that year, the Arab Spring appeared to be on the... more »
How North Korea Perceives—and Responds—to U.S.-South Korea Joint Military Exercises
Harry J. Kazianis, John Dale Grover, Adriana Nazarko, Dong Geon Lim at The National Interest - 6 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis, John Dale Grover, Adriana Nazarko, Dong Geon Lim* *Security, * North Korea’s hostility toward U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises are nothing new. But what can the history of Pyongyang’s reactions to these drills teach us? As it turns out, quite a bit. This week, in a move that came as a surprise to many within the East Asia policy community, North Korea (DPRK) tested a new multiple rocket launch system off of the Hodo peninsula. This is the second time this month that North Korea has demonstrated a new weapons platform, as Pyongyang also tested short-r... more »
This Could Be the F/A-18E Super Hornet that Crashed Yesterday in Star Wars Canyon
*Dario Leone* *Security, * A sad story. The photo in this post shows U.S. Navy F/A-18E BuNo. 168471, NG-400, the CAG bird from VFA-151 Vigilantes that according to Los Angeles Times could be the Super Hornet that crashed on Jul. 31, 2019 in Star Wars Canyon. A photographer in fact told to Los Angeles Times that he captured this aircraft before and after it crashed. As we have reported the incident occurred at approximately 10 a.m., when a U.S. Navy single-seat F/A-18E crashed in Death Valley National Park near Father Crowley Vista Point, east of Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS... more »
The Joe Biden Bounceback
*Curt Mills* *Politics, United States* Wednesday night’s debate showed: this is what a front-runner looks like. “It’s not going to be Biden,” a Republican lawmaker close to the White House told me recently. “And if it is,” President Donald Trump truly prefers that. The administration and the re-elect may want to reconsider their analysis. Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, along with a crush of new polling data, confirmed what we already knew: Joe Biden, despite assertions to the contrary, remains a clear front-runner. He continues to want to skip to the general... more »
Cory Booker Gets Fact Checked On Border Decriminalization Claim
*Jason Hopkins* *Politics, * The Associated Press pushed back against an immigration claim New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker made during Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate. The Associated Press pushed back against an immigration claim New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker made during Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate. “But the criminal courts is what is giving Donald Trump the ability to truly violate the human rights of people coming to our country, who no one surrenders their human rights,” Booker said when asked about his proposal to decrim... more »
‘Suicide Mission’: Democratic Candidates Warned Against Attacking Obama
*Peter Hasson* *Politics, * “To my fellow Democrats. Be wary of attacking the Obama record. Build on it. Expand it. But there is little to be gained – for you or the party – by attacking a very successful and still popular Democratic President,” Holder warned on Twitter late Wednesday night. Former Attorney General Eric Holder and Rev. Al Sharpton warned Democratic presidential candidates against attacking former President Barack Obama, whose record came under fire during Wednesday night’s CNN debate. “To my fellow Democrats. Be wary of attacking the Obama record. Build on it. E... more »
Top U.S. Navy SEAL: 'We Have a Problem'
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * "I don't know yet if we have a culture problem," wrote Rear Adm. Colin Green, according to CNN, "I do know that we have a good order and discipline problem that must be addressed immediately." The head of Naval Special Warfare Command reportedly sent a letter to commanders on July 25 proclaiming that "we have a problem," while urging them to detail what issues they see and provide recommendations by Aug. 7 on how to get the SEAL community off the skyline, according to CNN's Barbara Starr. "I don't know yet if we have a culture problem," wrote Rear... more »
New Book Sheds Light on One of America’s Least Known Intelligence Organizations
*Matthew Petti* *Intelligence, United States* Truth to Power tracks the National Intelligence Council's role in providing strategic analysis on every major foreign policy issue confronting the United States since the latter half of the twentieth century. “We are the organization that produced the infamous Iraqi WMD estimate, but we also do nonfiction work,” Ambassador Robert Hutchins and former National Intelligence Council (NIC) chair said. Hutchins and Greg Treverton, another former NIC chair, addressed the legacy of the infamous 2002 National Intelligence Estimate on WMDs in I... more »
Southern U.S. breaks cold records more than a century old
Breaking record lows from the early 1900s in six states. 25 July 2019 – A new record low of 62 in Victoria, Texas, beat the old record for the date of 64 set in 1915. The record low of 70 in Corpus Christi, Texas, eclipsed the old record set in 1976 of 71. And with ... Read moreSouthern U.S. breaks cold records more than a century old The post Southern U.S. breaks cold records more than a century old appeared first on Ice Age Now.
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