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"We Stand Now..."
"We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost's familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. The other fork of the road- "the one less traveled by" - offers our last, our only chance to reach a destination that assures the preservation of the earth." - Rachel Carson
"You Never Have Time, Only Intentions"
*"You Never Have Time, Only Intentions"* by David Cain "In my new house the top floor is a single room with gabled walls and a single window that looks out over the street. I go up there twice daily to meditate for half an hour, so every time I’m in that room I can’t help but think, at least once, about how much time I have left in the day. During those sessions I’m more aware of my thoughts, and the effect they have on me, than at any other time. And I’ve noticed that the amount of time I have left after my sitting - before I have to be somewhere, or before bedtime - makes a big d... more »
"Finding Time for You: Your Most Vital Commitment"
*"Finding Time for You: Your Most Vital Commitment"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "We can excel easier in our lives when our own spiritual, physical, and intellectual needs are fulfilled. Within each of us, there is a well of energy that must be regularly replenished. When we act as if this well is bottomless, scheduling a long list of activities that fit like puzzle pieces into every minute of every day, it becomes depleted and we feel exhausted, disconnected, and weak. Refilling this well is a matter of finding time to focus on, nurture, and care for ourselves, or "you time." M... more »
Growing Indicators of Brennan's CIA Trump Task Force
[image: undefined] The average American has no idea how alarming is the news that former CIA Director John Brennan reportedly created and staffed a CIA Task Force in early 2016 that was named, Trump Task Force, and given the mission of spying on and carrying out covert actions against the campaign of candidate Donald Trump. This was not a simple gathering of a small number of disgruntled Democrats working at the CIA who got together like a book club to grouse and complain about the brash real estate guy from New York. It was a specially designed covert action to try to destroy Dona... more »
Leadership Program Prepares MSI Leaders to Become College Presidents
A cohort of mid-career college leaders from Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) across the nation gathered over the weekend to participate in the MSI Aspiring Leaders program developed by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions.
A Sociology of Liberal Democrat Snakery
Look at the photo. Just look at the absolute state of the photo. Greeting news that ITV will be hosting the first head-to-head debate of this election campaign between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson went with cringe Hillary Clinton-style branding and the usual dishonesty for which the Liberal Democrats are known. Yes, her exclusion from the debate had nothing to do with the Tories or Labour being the two parties who will either form the next government by themselves or comprise the largest component of an ensuing coalition, and everything to do with sexism. Utter piffl... more »
Gotham City Digest
(Get Used to Those Stripes, Assholes.) ------------------------------ The wrong Rudy died. (Tip o' the tinfoil hat to Constant Reader, CC.) ------------------------------ Way to go, Donny Dumbo, way to go! #somuchfuckingwinning. ------------------------------ Considering this brain-dead skank Pirro passed the New York bar exam, maybe we should investigate the people who write the New York bar exam. ------------------------------ There's something deeply unsettling about a "president" who believes right wing conspiracy theories over hard data from trusted aides and of... more »
Why Did Half of Russia's Stealth Su-57 Fighters Fly into the Air?
*Mark Episkopos* *Economics, Europe* [image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ae/96/02/ae96028ad0646ac69babc19578062112.jpg] All a dramatic sales pitch. *Key point: *Russia's Su-57 is an excellent fighter and Moscow wants to cash in on it. Back in May, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s IL-96-300PU presidential plane was flanked by no less than six Su-57 stealth fighter jets while en route to the 929th Chkalov State Flight-Test Center in southwestern Russia. *Video footage* of the flight shows the Su-57 fighters grouped in what better resembles a parade column than an escort form... more »
What Ever Happened To The Russia's Cold War Super Weapons?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The Pentagon claimed Soviet lasers and more were coming. *Key point: *A justification for military spending... or something more? Many, many years ago, I was in junior high school and was deeply nerdy about military matters. Information was hard to come by in those days before the Internet, and people like me were limited to what books and magazines were available at the time. One day I went to my local federal building to look for a particular book. It was propaganda released by the Department of Defense. Although I was in high school, I was savvy e... more »
Forget Stealth and F-35s: Missiles and Radar Changed Warfare Forever
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Active radar homing air-to-air missiles were a game-changer. *Key point: *A lethal combination that created modern air war as we know it. At the end of the Cold War, there were major revolutions in the technology used for aerial combat. The most visible one was stealth, with the iconic diamond shaped F-117 and B-2 stealth bombers and the F-22 stealth fighter. But a second revolution was underway, with major implications for the USAF and other air forces. The active radar homing (ARH) air-to-air missile began to replace semi-active radar homing (SARH) ai... more »
Look Out Russia, Ukraine Is Building Its Own Anti-Tank Missiles
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* Will they be enough? *Key point:* They won't be as capable as U.S. javelins. In June 2015, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko famously requested exactly 1,240 Javelin missiles—one for every former Soviet nuclear warhead that Ukraine voluntarily decommissioned in the 1990s. The former Soviet state was ruing its lack of deterrence after Russian tanks and artillery intervened in on behalf of a separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine. The infrared-guided Javelin is a http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-us-militarys-tank-killer-m..." s... more »
Sunday Talks: Jim Jordan -vs- Maria Bartiromo…
Representative Jim Jordan discusses the current status of the Democrat impeachment plan with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo. Mr. Jordan breaks down the Democrat resolution that was passed last Thursday and highlights the ridiculous nature of the Dem Scheme.
Sunday Talks: Steve Bannon -vs- Maria Bartiromo…
Steve Bannon appears on Fox News to discuss the ongoing impeachment issues with Maria Bartiromo. Within the discussion Bannon highlights the larger position about how Trump’ America-First foreign policy is antithetical to the one-way interventionist model that ultimately provides U.S. … Continue reading →
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 306 – 2019
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Fire Brigade Fight Fire at Balbino Hospital in Rio’s North Zone
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A fire hit the Balbino Hospital in Olaria, in the North Zone of Rio, on the afternoon of this Sunday, November 3rd. According to the Fire Department, teams were deployed at 14.56 pm. Although the fire was under control thanks to the firefighters, the military moved in for security reasons. […] The post Fire Brigade Fight Fire at Balbino Hospital in Rio’s North Zone appeared first on The Rio Times.
Hamilton wins sixth F1 world title
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Lewis Hamilton wins his sixth World Championship title by finishing in second place at the US Grand Prix in Austin.
Beyond Crocodile Dundee, NT filmmakers pitch 'authentic' Territory stories at Cannes
From Crocodile Dundee to Baz Luhrmann's Australia, Northern Territory landscapes have featured on the international stage, but it has been mainly 'outsiders' who have had the resources to produce films in the Territory.
Dumped horse carcasses trigger investigation over water contamination
Dozens of horse carcasses, car bodies and dangerous substances are being illegally dumped in a catchment area for Darwin's water supply, prompting concerns about potential contamination.
Why some Muslims will do anything to avoid touching a dog
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Some Muslims are taught that dogs are unclean — if they touch one they must wash six times, including once with dirt. But not everyone agrees, and it's sparked a fiery dispute about religious tradition.
The Government and RBA differ on how to fix the economy. 13 top economists have picked a side
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The RBA may cut rates further tomorrow, but is monetary policy enough to fix the economy or is it time for the Government to act? Peter Martin found answers.
'If you hit me, I will hit you back': Teaching staff investigated over treatment of children with disabilities
New documents reveal serious complaints of mistreatment by state education teaching staff against students with disability — from pulling a child by the hair while calling them an expletive, to grabbing a boy around the neck and shaking him.
Live: NSW Now: Geoffrey Rush appeal looms, regions celebrates rain
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*MORNING BRIEFING: *The $2.9 million awarded to Australian actor Geoffrey Rush in his defamation case will be challenged in court today, while much-needed rain has fallen in some of the state's driest areas.
The Fords are one of 90,000 families who've been stung with a childcare subsidy debt. They say their data was wiped
When Lucy Ford got a letter from Centrelink telling her she'd been overpaid for her childcare subsidy, she couldn't believe it.
NSW RSL looks to attract young veterans after spending too long 'looking inward'
The Returned and Services League in NSW says it has been falling behind in providing services and enticing new members and is now renewing its refocus on caring for veterans and their families.
Residents donate water to save trees in heritage-listed park as drought continues
Residents in the regional city of Armidale are using their own water to save trees in their heritage-listed park, as the drought continues to deplete the district's water supply.
The washing machine man and the mystery of what happened to William Tyrrell
The whitegoods repairman who became the chief suspect in one of Australia's biggest child abduction mysteries reveals for the first time how the ordeal "shattered" his life.
Blake hadn't been to class in nine years, then he found this school
Bullied outcasts hit the textbooks alongside teen mums bouncing babies while in the next classroom youths facing juvie learn about sex in prison.
The evidence is mounting that Morrison's government is becoming 'authoritarian populist'
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Authoritarian populism has been around for a while, but this Government's determination to punish some groups make the label more apt than just "conservative", writes Carol Johnson.
Winnie was told she could earn as much as $500 a week working in Australia, but some days she earned just $27
If people who arrive in Australia on the working holiday visa want to stay a second year, they have to do 88 days of work in regional parts of the country. Some report exploitation and abuse.
Auction clearance uptick could spell disaster for economy, first homebuyers
In 2012, the Reserve Bank kicked off a housing boom with a series of rate cuts that propelled household debt to near toxic levels. Now, seemingly with government approval, they're going to be at it again.
Trump Impeachment Boomerangs. Is the "Whistleblower" Biden's Ukraine Case Officer?
People Are in Rebellion Globally Against the Collapsing Neo-Liberal System Video of People Are in Rebellion Globally Against the Collapsing Neo-Liberal System Helga opened her weekly webcast by insisting that people actually watch President Trump's rally in Tupelo, Mississippi, as they will see an entirely different dynamic from what is conveyed in the media and by his opponents. A significant section of the U.S. electorate responds enthusiastically to his presentations, as he continues to emphasize ending the Bush-Obama wars, while fighting the conspiracy being run against him. ... more »
State Govts Concerned Over Move To Trial Facial Recognition In Australian Schools
Originally posted on Truth To Power: Orwell Comes To The Classroom. We Are Sleep Walking Into A Surveillance Society! ?
Telecommunication expert advises….advocates for safe hard-wired technology and is fighting a cell tower in his densely populated neighborhood on Chappaquiddick, MA.
Originally posted on Smart Meter News: Cecelia Doucette 383 subscribers Robert Strayton, 30-year telecommunications consultant, never imagined we would be immersed in today’s wireless radiation. He advocates for safe hard-wired technology and is fighting a cell tower in his densely populated neighborhood on Chappaquiddick, MA. He notes that businesses will always prefer hard-wired technology because…
Do Endorsements From Musicians Mean Anything When It Comes To Voting?
A reporter from *Billboard* called the other day to ask if association with musicians who endorse candidates is dangerous. I was right in the middle of putting together our next Blue America contest, which is a benefit for Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the prize being an ultra-rare original Nirvana gold record (*Nevermind*) before they were really famous. Is the association with Nirvana going to help or hurt Jayapal, who has a strong presence of her own as the author of the new and improved Medicare-for-All bill and as the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Congress. Nope, it wo... more »
Black Cultural Centers Continue to Bridge Gaps Across Generations
Black Culture Centers on college campuses, like the Frank W. Hale, Jr. Black Cultural Center at The Ohio State University, continue to play a critical role in supporting and nourishing its African-American students.
Countries are not anecdotes
Most of us know very little about foreign countries. Our lives are quite busy and we have only so much space in our brains to store information. I notice that people often think about foreign countries in terms of anecdotes. Thus if you mention Singapore, then people might say, “Isn’t that the place that bans […] The post Countries are not anecdotes appeared first on Econlib.
Hitler's Secret Weapon: Was the Ho 229 Really a Nazi "Stealth" Fighter?
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Europe* [image: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/warthunder/images/2/2d/Shot-2014.07.01-18.48.04.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141013152651] More like a flying-wing predecessor. *Key point: *The Ho 229 was very innovative, but was still a far way from today's technology. Northrop Grumman revealed this year it is developing a second flying wing stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, to succeed its B-2 Spirit. However, it was a pair of German brothers in the service of Nazi Germany that developed the first jet-powered flying wing—which has been dubbed, debatab... more »
President Trump Impromptu Remarks Upon Arrival – Return from New York – (Video and Draft)…
Chopper pressers are the best pressers. President Trump returned from New York to the White House earlier today after attending a UFC event at Madison Square Gardens last night. Upon arrival President Trump delivered impromptu remarks to the media and … Continue reading →
Step Off Kamala. You're Stinking Up The Clown Car
It looks like we've reached the "can we pull this bitch outta the fire" stage of the nasally Voodoo Witch's run for president. Stories out during the week described a cratering Harris campaign slashing staff and cutting salaries like the final days of Blockbuster. Her contributions slowing and poll numbers in free fall, she's polling just slightly ahead of Tree Fungus and Spartacus Booker. No one has ever accused her of being an awesome Senator or even a likable person. And the angry black woman in Manolo Blahnik shoes act is not playing well in middle America, black or white. ... more »
Mayor Pete’s Millennial Slavery Program
[image: undefined] Pete Buttigieg is pushing “A New Call to Service” for millennials. If Pete is elected—he is currently running head-to-head with Warren, Sanders, and Biden—his “call” will become a mandatory form of slavery. Why not 'national service for all who want it' @PeteButtigieg?? 🤔 https://t.co/1gtvLz05J5 — Secular Talk (@KyleKulinski) November 3, 2019 As should be expected, Buttigieg’s plan is gussied up with identity slash social justice baggage. It hopes to suck in naive millennials with the promise of student loan debt relief. From Politico earlier this year: Ser... more »
Napoleon Would Be Jealous: These 5 Weapons Ensure France's Military Might In Europe
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Europe* Less than a superpower, but not to be overlooked. *Key point: *America is fortunate for allies like France. The modern French armed forces are in many ways similar in structure to the U.S. military. More so than most European countries, the French military is structured to confront a vast continuum of conflict, ranging from guerrilla to nuclear warfare. Like the United States, France structures its forces for both expeditionary warfare and the homeland defense mission. The French military maintains a high-end force of tanks, armored vehicles an... more »
Bad News: U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Can Be Sunk in a War
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* How much longer can we pretend that aircraft carriers aren't outdated? *Key Point:* The U.S. needs to reconsider how to protect its class of carriers. The United States has decided to spend many billions of dollars on the CVN-78 (“Ford”) class of aircraft carriers to replace the venerable Nimitz class. The latter has served the U.S. Navy since 1975, with the last ship (USS George H. W. Bush) entering service in 2009. The Fords could be in service, in one configuration or another, until the end of the 21st century. Just as the U.S. government ha... more »
How Kel-Tec Rose From Obscurity To Controversy
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * What makes a Kel-Tec a Kel-Tec? *Key point: *Exotic guns at cheap prices. Kel-Tec is one of the most polarizing companies in the American gun industry, known for making exotic designs at cheap prices, but also with quality control issues. They are undoubtedly successful though, with an ever-increasing catalog of products and with demand for some of their products often outstripping their supply. The current corporation, full name Kel-Tec CNC, Inc. was founded by George Kellgren in 1995 after some false starts earlier in the decade. When he founded Kel... more »
Meet the Qing-Class: China's Homegrown Nuclear Missile Submarine
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Song-class_Submarine_5.jpg] Why did Beijing only build one? *Key point:* The exact details of why China has only one Qing submarine, and what is it used for, are a tightly-held secret. In 2010, China’s first—and only, so far—Qing-class submarine sailed out to sea following nearly six years of construction. Displacing 6,628 tons submerged and measuring exactly the length of a football field at one hundred yards long (ninety-two meters), it is by most accounts the largest diesel submar... more »
Mk 48 Torpedo: The Navy's Old Weapon Just Keeps Getting Better
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_48_torpedo#/media/File:Mk_48_torpedo_maintenance_1982.JPEG] What can it do? *Key Point:* The missile is big, it's bad, and it's being used all over the world. The U.S. Navy is now prototyping a new, longer range and more lethal submarine-launched heavyweight Mk 48 that can better destroy enemy ships, subs and incoming weapons at longer ranges, service officials said. Many details of the new weapon, which include newer propulsion mechanisms and multiple kinds of warheads, are secret and not publically avai... more »
Happy Talk
We need to bring back ITBB's fine tradition of 'amplifying' art and music. So here's a painting by Victorian artist John Atkinson Grimshaw, much admired by the son of Whistler's mother. And it's a painting of Roundhay Lake in Leeds. Fancy that! (Why is that so extraordinary? Well, it isn't). Roundhay Lake, Leeds https://t.co/2e0IKYca8z #johngrimshaw #romanticism pic.twitter.com/4X0iyVlGca — John Atkinson Grimshaw (@artistgrimshaw) November 3, 2019 And this weekend I've mostly been enjoying a bit of Vaughan Williams: And, acknowledging a comment from the other day, hoping that ... more »
“Poverty can be brought about by law; it cannot be forbidden by law.” #QotD
*“Poverty can be brought about by law; it cannot be forbidden by law.”* ~ Isabel Paterson, from her book *The God of the Machine*. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Free Speech Under Attack at Universities
W.C.S.U. and the New Racism Against Whites Sarah Corriher November 3, 2019 . . Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) has begun the hunt for a student who had the bravado to place political signs around campus. The signs should have been unremarkable, but instead, the university has told law enforcement to engage in a pursuit for the individual. Free speech is under attack in America. This is heinous? This is a civil or criminal offense? What in the world would these people do with someone gunned down in front of them or stabbed beside the pole, or crapping piles of … Continue ... more »
Pregnant wife and mother saves family in home invasion
Wife with AR-15 Saves husband and daughters’ lives during home invasion . Colion Noir November 2, 2019 . While I do not have a gun nor have experience in firing one, I do believe the 2nd Amendment is important for those who use common sense and are well-versed in the appropriate use of guns. Where I lived at one time near my hometown, the response time for a police officer, a sheriff’s deputy, or a state police officer was often over 20 minutes. In that time an intruder could have killed every member in a family and disappeared never to … Continue reading →
Attempt at A General Strike In Iraq As Najaf-Tehran Stand Off Continues
Confrontation at Um Qasr Port, Basra (Al Ghad Press) Iraqi activists continue to try to expand their actions. They were attempting to organize a general strike on Sunday November 3 via social media. Already schools have shut down after teachers and students walked out. Some unions and other professional groups have joined in as well. The Teachers’ Union for example extended their strike for another week. It seems only natural that they would try to build upon this even more. Sit-ins are happening across Baghdad and southern Iraq in Babil, Basra city, outside the Majnoon oil field i... more »
Review After The Caliphate
*Review Clarike, Colin, After The Caliphate, Cambridge, Medford: Polity, 2019* After The Caliphate is part history of the jihadist movement, part prediction of the future of the ideology, and part recommendations for how the west should deal with it. Because jihadism is an ideolog its influence is a far greater threat than just defeating a group like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and likely to survive for the foreseeable future. The first part of the book deals with the larger jihadist movement, and begins with the Afghan War against the Soviet occupation. That conflict gav... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 3
1918 British troops took Mosul city from Ottomans after WW1 armistice (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq interview with Princeton’s Sara Pursley on Sykes-Picot and creation of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) 1920 UK Foreign Office official suggested US Standard Oil be allowed oil rights in Iraq to not allow Turkish Petroleum Company a monopoly and faster development (Musings On Iraq book review *The Creation of Iraq 1914-1921*) 1920 Gertrude Bell said Shiites were complaining about not being re... more »
UFOs and Edward Snowden
Normally, I would have put a mention of the following on the post about my interview with John Greenewald. We did talk, briefly, about Edward Snowden and his appearance on the *Joe Rogan Experience*, podcast #1368. Snowden had said that he had searched for UFO related documents but that he had found nothing. While this might be an extraordinary claim that suggests there is nothing hidden in government files about UFOs, it presumes that Snowden had access to Edward Snowdeneverything and that nothing is hidden away in databases or archives to which he had no access. Here's why I can... more »
New Look
Modest I watched a discussion about “hate crime” on that sanctimonious Sunday morning programme called Sunday Live. The the botox-enhanced (re)appearance of the BBC’s one-time favourite ‘revert’ Myriam Francoise Cerrah was an unexpected pleasure. (long-time-no-see!) And the 'Cerrah" has gone. Still modest She hasn’t been on our screens for quite a while. She has evidently revoked modesty for a new, lip-enhanced Kardashian-look. (I stole the grab below from btl over on Harry's Place. ) Immodest However, her regurgitation of those tiresome context-free Boris quotations almost made ... more »
DAMNED IF YOU'RE LEFT, DAMNED IF YOU'RE CENTER
In the latest of his many *New York Times* op-eds begging Democrats not to move to the left, Thomas Edsall approvingly quotes "a respected Republican pollster" who wishes to remain anonymous. The pollster tells Edsall: In our last national poll of registered voters, taken in the last week of August, the ideological distribution of the electorate is: Very liberal 13 percent; Somewhat liberal 18 percent; Moderate 28 percent; Somewhat conservative 22 percent; Very conservative 14 percent. Edsall writes: This shows, the pollster continued, that three-fourths of the electorate is within... more »
Why Liverpool Boys High has been covered in bubble wrap
An entire wing of the school is being taken over for three weeks including "art bombing" of the halls with bubble wrap and transforming classrooms into discos and caves.
Digital driver's licence to 'make life easier' but no plans to phase out plastic
More than half a million people across New South Wales have signed up for a digital driver's licence — but how do they work and will your personal information be protected?
Betting on horses is down in Victoria, and the causes are more complex than you might think
Betting on horse races has taken a dive amid a slew of scandals that hit the industry this year, but racing experts say a combination of factors are coming together at the wrong time for Racing Victoria.
India's New Delhi hits 'unbearable' pollution levels, equivalent to smoking 33 cigarettes a day
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Air pollution in New Delhi and surrounding towns has reached the worst levels so far this year, with authorities in the capital having declared a public health emergency and ordered the closure of schools.
Will the Melbourne Cup continue to hold its place in Australian hearts?
The Melbourne Cup has for a long time occupied an unexamined place in Australian hearts, but with so many horse deaths in recent editions and shocking industry revelations of late, Richard Hinds asks how much longer it will stay there.
'No historical feud': China denies tensions with Australia ahead of bilateral meeting
Australian and Chinese leaders have talked up the opportunities for future cooperation on issues of common interest, brushing aside recent diplomatic strain stemming from philosophical differences.
Hong Kong knife attack wounds several, leaving one councillor with a partially bitten-off ear
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Hong Kong anti-Government protesters crowded a shopping mall in running clashes with police that saw a man with a knife slash several people and bite off part of a local politician's ear.
Bigger than Apple, Microsoft — Aramco, the world's most profitable company, to go public
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Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco has launched its initial public offering, announcing its intention to list the world's most profitable company on the kingdom's domestic stock exchange.
Wind apologists laughably claim fracking harms wildlife
Given the deadly impact of wind turbines, wind power apologists would be wise to never mention the topic of energy and wildlife deaths. The post Wind apologists laughably claim fracking harms wildlife appeared first on CFACT.
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Good old Mark Mardell. He made me laugh today. He was doing his report from Worcester about voters' views on the NHS in light of the election and eventually got round to the putative Brexit Party candidate. Mark's narration ran as follows: The Brexit Party came top in the European elections here, and if they stand in the general their candidate will be Martin Potter. Clearly, it's not their big issue, but where do they stand? He then played in the clip, recorded earlier, of Martin Potter replying to his earlier (unheard) question: The Health Service *is* a big issue for the p... more »
The Adventure of the Non-Existent Son
The BBC's Editor of Live Political Programmes, Rob Burley, has had the strangest few days. A Titania McGrath-style joke tweet claiming that the young man who appeared on Question Time this week and attacked Labour and the Liberal Democrats (to strong applause) was actually Rob's son and that Rob had cut his hair before planting him in the audience went viral - with 'viral' being very much the right word. Many people (humourless #fbpes, Corbynites, Cadwalladristas, especially) were all to ready to fall for it, and they've been making Rob's life a misery ever since. The fact tha... more »
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