Friday, November 15, 2019

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  • The legendary looks of Sophia Loren are underpinned by mystery. Like many classic movie stars, there’s stuff going on beneath the surface that people don’t know about. So when...

  • Mammoth Pit Traps Found Shed New Light on how Ancient Humans Hunted

    4 hours ago
  • It turns out early humans set traps and had a more aggressive relationship with the mammoth than first thought. 2 skeleton-laden pits have been discovered in the Mexican city of Tultepec...

  • 20 Images Show the Many Personas and Wild Evolution of David Bowie

    12 hours ago
    • David Bowie (1947 – 2016) brought so much to the table at the feast of rock and roll. He was perceived as an alien, yet the reality is that of a musical innovator and all-round friendly...

      Utopia – you are standing in it!


  • Stigler (1949) on realism in analysis

    3 hours ago

  • Are passwords obsolete? Thoughts from a famous fraudster | Frank W. Abagnale

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    •   TARPLEY.net

  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Thursday, November 14, 2019 Trump Brings Treacherous Erdogan to White House, but Not Zelensky of...

  • Pro-Trump Forces Routed on First Day of Formal Impeachment Hearings in House; Witnesses Kent and Taylor of State Department Confirm Hegemonic Narrative of Trump’s Illegal Bid to Extort Campaign Aid Against Bidens from Ukraine; Feckless GOP’s Petty Sniping Fails to Disprove Any Key Points; July 26 Call by Sondland Shows Don’s Micromanagement of Three Amigos; Viewers Swoon for New Walter Cronkite; Giuliani Frequently Mentioned as Boss of Privatized “Irregular Channel,” Faces Calls to Testify; Rumors Swirl of Trump Plan to Fire Mulvaney, IC-IG Atkinson, and Rudy!

    2 days ago
  • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Hold on Ukraine Aid Was Lifted September 11, Two Days After White House...

  • On Eve of First Televised Impeachment Hearings, Faction Fights Rage in Trump Camp as Fear of Jail Time Runs Riot: Mulvaney Scapegoats Cipollone and Vice Versa, While Bolton and Kupperman Won’t Let Staff Chief Join Their Lawsuit; House Republicans Leak Four Primitive Gaslighting Points as Basis for Desperate Defense of Don; Only Morons Will Be Fooled

    3 days ago
    • United Front Against Austerity|Tax Wall Street Party American System Network|Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Turkey’s Pro-Russian Dictator Erdogan Visits Washington; In Sardonic...

      Sustainable Pulse

  • A new report, Insect Declines and Why They Matter, commissioned by an alliance of UK Wildlife Trusts in the south west, concludes that drastic declines in insect numbers look set...

  • The Battle for the Future of Food in Africa

    a day ago
  • Last month in Ghana, Agnes Kalibata, President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, congratulated an illustrious group of corporate and government leaders for...

  • US Government Opposes Thailand’s Ban on Glyphosate and other Toxic Pesticides

    16 days ago
    • This month, the Thai government moved to ban some toxic chemicals out of concern for the health of its residents and environment. In response, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

      sunshine hours

  • South / North

  • I Couldn’t Resist

    2 days ago

  • Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 316 – 2019

    2 days ago
    • South / North

      Stagecraft and Statecraft

  • US President Donald Trump’s administration wants to build a rules-based and democracy-led order in the Indo-Pacific, but seems to have no idea how. If it doesn’t find the answer...

  • Stuck in a haze: New Delhi’s smog is the cost of environmental neglect

    7 days ago
  • Brahma Chellaney, The Globe and Mail Just as German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached New Delhi last week on a state visit, noxious smog blanketed the Indian capital, forcing a shutdown...

  • China is weaponizing water and worsening droughts in Asia

    11 days ago
    • Its dams are provoking regional tensions, so Beijing needs to reconsider its policy. Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asian Review Asia, the world’s driest continent in per capita...

      Ramani's blog

  • But sir, several decades ago my paternal grand father had made a vow to himself that he would place 108 Golden Lotus Flowers at the holy Lotus feet of our Sri Varu for...

  • What is The Gotra If You Do Not Know

    a month ago
  • There is also a practice of assigning Vishnu Gotra to people who belong to Kshatriya Varna and Jambu Maharishi Gotra to Vaisyas.

  • Which Smriti To Be Followed For Present Age, Not Manu

    a month ago
    • For the Krita are suited the laws of Manu ; for the Treta, those by Gautama (are) prescribed ; for the Dvapara those by Shank and Likhita ; for the Kali, those by Parasara are prescribed...

      Diane Ravitch's blog

  • Perhaps you laughed, perhaps you were astonished when you read that Republicans in Ohio in the House voted for a law that would allow a student’s religious beliefs to give the wrong...

  • Florida: Teachers Reject Governor DeSantis’ Bonus Plan

    4 hours ago
  • The Florida Education Association rejected Governor Ron DeSantis’ bonus plan. Bonus plans have a long history of failure.   Nov. 14, 2019                                    ...

  • Pennsylvania: GOP Speaker Pushes DeVos Plan for Vouchers

    5 hours ago
    • Republican Mike Turzai, Speaker of the House in Pennsylvania, is encouraging the state to adopt the Betsy DeVos agenda for diverting public funds to religious and private schools...

      Pasco Phronesis

  • Last week’s leader in the clubhouse for science and technology content is the newbie on the block.  A Little Late with Lilly Singh has shown an early interest in booking guests with...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of October 28

    11 days ago
  • Last week was all about a robot movie where science and technology bookings were concerned.  The latest Terminator film premiered last Friday in the United States and its stars were...

  • Science and Technology Guests on Late Night, Week of October 21

    18 days ago
    • This past week’s guests of note revolve around The Current War, a film just released in the United States that dramatizes the corporate and technical struggles around alternating...

      NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

  • By Paul Homewood   It’s amazing how a slightly warmer climate seems to make everything much worse!!     With homes under water in South Yorkshire, near record flooding in Venice...

  • EU Rules Expose Britain’s Flood Defences

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  • By Paul Homewood According to the Express:     EU directives on “habitats”, “birds”, “water” and “floods” have dominated the UK’s river management strategy...

  • Grinsted’s Hurricane Paper Not Fit For Purpose

    a day ago
    • By Paul Homewood This is the Grinsted study on hurricanes, which I discussed earlier:   ABSTRACT Hurricanes are the most destructive natural disasters in the United States. The...

      NoTricksZone

  • In Berlin today, some 200 scientists shivered at a scientists4future demonstration in front of the Chancellor’s office in order to protest government inaction on combatting...

  • Scientists: CO2 Causes Cooling When Not Causing Warming And It’s A ‘Weak’ To ‘Negligible’ Climate Factor

    2 days ago
  • It’s been acknowledged by mainstream scientists for years now that at certain locations on planet Earth, rising carbon dioxide levels cause cooling. It’s now been determined...

  • N. Hemisphere In Hypothermia! Widespread Early Winter…”Historic Snowstorms”…”Record Books Rewritten”

    2 days ago
    • Winter has not even officially arrived, but already large areas of the northern hemisphere are seeing “historic snowfalls”, frigid temperatures and even avalanche alarms...

      NEPC Blog Post of the Day

  • Radical Eyes for Equity: What Is the Relationship among NAEP Scores, Educational Policy, and Classroom Practice? Annually, the media, public, and political leaders over-react...

  • Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Case for Teaching about Sharks and Mummies, Not Captions and the Main Idea (Guest Post by Natalie Wexler)

    a day ago
  • Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Case for Teaching about Sharks and Mummies, Not Captions and the Main Idea (Guest Post by Natalie Wexler) This article appeared August...

  • Curmudgucation: Digital Curriculum and Lesson Management is a Crock

    2 days ago
    • Curmudgucation: Digital Curriculum and Lesson Management is a Crock Ed Tech overpromises in so many areas, but one the great lies is that implementing This Year's Great New Program...

      Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers

  • Victor Davis Hanson // National Review From 1967 to 2019, Republicans controlled the California governorship for 31 of 52 years. So why is there currently not a single statewide Republican...

  • Trump Russia investigation rested on a house of cards

    a day ago
  • Please read the following article by my colleague Paul Gregory in The Washington Times A review of the public record demonstrates that the Russia investigation...

  • New Radio Interview with Victor Davis Hanson

    2 days ago
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    The Moderate Voice

  • Trump political associate Roger Stone, known as a master of the dirty trick, has just been found guilty of lying to Congress in a case related to the stolen Democratic emails. Longtime...

  • Republicans Question the Impeachment Witnesses (Cartoon)

    21 hours ago
  • The post Republicans Question the Impeachment Witnesses (Cartoon) appeared first on The Moderate Voice.

  • Evidence Mounts E-Cigarettes Not Healthy Alternative

    21 hours ago
    • Eric Galatas, Public News Service – NE LINCOLN, Neb. – In the wake of recent reports of fatal lung illness connected with the use of e-cigarettes, including a Douglas County resident...

      Marginal REVOLUTION

  • This paper uses complete death certificate data from the Mortality Multiple Cause Files with American Community Survey data to examine age-specific mortality rates for married...

  • Friday assorted links

    6 hours ago
  • 1. Markets in everything billionaire tears mug. 2. Video of new Peter Thiel speech. 3. Acuity covers contemporary defenders of American big business. 4. Very excited to announce...

  • Garett Jones on open borders

    16 hours ago
    • I am very pleased that the new Bryan Caplan and Zach Weinersmith open borders graphic novel has hit #1 on The Washington Post non-fiction bestseller list.  I am also pleased to see...

      Lloyd Lofthouse

  • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: This letter appeared in the New York Times on ? To the Editor: A plea from 33 writers: Please use language that will clarify the issues at hand...

  • Ron Chernow: Alexander Hamilton Would Support Impeachment

    12 days ago
  • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Ron Chernow, author of Hamilton, wrote in the Washington Post that Trump is the populist demagogue that Alexander Hamilton feared and...

  • Teresa Hanafin on Trump’s Stonewalling of Impeachment Inquiry

    a month ago
    • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Teresa Hanafin writes the daily Fast Forward for the Boston Globe. ? As he did with the Vietnam War, Trump has decided to sit out the House...

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  • Once again, the British mainstream media is ignoring an important unifying factor of a group of males accused of the rape and sexual trafficking of a teenaged girl in the country —...

  • Anti-immigrationism, Pro-Swedish Party Now Sweden’s Most Popular — for First Time

    2 hours ago
  • In a historic shift, the anti-immigrationism Sweden Democrats has become its nation’s most popular party just nine years after first winning seats in parliament, a new poll finds...

  • Border Patrol Caught 45K Illegals in October

    3 hours ago
    • The number of illegal aliens apprehended at the border and at ports of entry in October dropped from September, but the figure is still high.

      MintPress News

  • Mnar Muhawesh speaks with journalist Daniel McAdams about being permanently banned from Twitter, social media censorship and more. The post Social Media Censorship Reaches New...

  • The Real Reasons Behind Israel’s Arrest of Two Jordanian Nationals

    2 days ago
  • Heba al-Labadi and Abdul Rahman Mi’ri were released because of their own resolve, coupled with strong solidarity exhibited by ordinary Jordanians, writes Ramzy Baroud. The post...

  • ISIS Captives Offer a Convenient Pawn in Turkey’s Syria Chess Game

    2 days ago
    • ISIS is the latest bogeyman in a global terror portfolio that serves a neoconservative agenda in the Middle East, and Turkey has been its midwife and curator. The post ISIS Captives...

      Made from Truth and Lies

  • The "weakest link" theory that explains some of our economic woes(tags:economics organisation )AI Clones Your Voice After Listening for 5 Seconds(tags:ai voice )The new NI protocol...

  • Interesting Links for 14-11-2019

    a day ago
  • Tesla opens Gigafactory in Berlin. "Brexit made it too risky to put a Gigafactory in the UK"(tags:uk europe germany factory manufacturing OhForFucksSake )Jeremy Corbyn U-turns...

  • Interesting Links for 12-11-2019

    3 days ago
    • Who do you report a headteacher who backs racist teachers to?(tags:racism school uk )Can the Lib Dems wreak havoc in the Home Counties?(tags:libdem uk politics )So, is the Uber CEO...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today

  • Single-number survival estimates for people with late stage breast cancer are unhelpful, research shows. So what approach would be more beneficial?

  • Medical News Today: Gut bacteria: How bats 'shift the paradigm'

    14 hours ago
  • A recent study investigates the microbiomes of bats. The authors conclude that, in some ways, bats' gut bacteria don't follow the rules.

  • Medical News Today: What to know about hallucinations

    15 hours ago
    • Hallucinations are sensory experiences that exist only in the mind. There are many types of hallucinations and possible causes, including drugs and mental illnesses. Learn more...

      www.gurukalehuru.com

  • Yeah, so Mike Bloomfield and Deval Patrick have joined the race, which sort of devalues all of the debates that have been held so far, but never mind that.Billionaire Mike Bloomfield...

  • The Impeachment Begins

    2 days ago
  • I guess the impeachment began today, or at least the hearings of the investigation to decide whether to have an impeachment or not began, but it’s the same thing. From what I’ve...

  • Support

    3 days ago
    • I find it very unfair that Tulsi Gabbard gets so much criticism because a few right-wingers here and there have endorsed her. David Duke is the most notable of these. It is weird, because...

      Fragments from Floyd

  • This topic of recent interest holds the potential for a vastly expanded ramble, with a point and even a conclusion perhaps, in another life time. But for now… Suffice it to say that...

  • One Word, Benjamin: Plastics

    15 days ago
  • This advice was innocent enough, in a smarmy and ominously-prescient sort of way when the “the graduate” got this insider tip so many decades ago. It was certainly the way the world...
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    15 November - iGoogle Portal - Tab 8

    Egyptians Claimed Cats See Spirits And Are Empathic

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  • The Egyptians claimed that cats seem to see spirits of the deceased. Ever since the Egyptians have domesticated cats around 4,000 years ago, cats have played an essential part in human...

  • The Effects Of Crystals And Gemstones In Our Lives

    a day ago
  • In ancient times gemstones and crystals were considered as rejuvenating stones that were used to get rid of mental, physical and spiritual ailments. Backed up by science, it is not...

  • How To Conquer Fear And Master It

    11 days ago

    • Fear is an emotion that comes between failure and success. It may drive us away from happiness and love. Often we don’t want to get out of our comfort zone to explore the world and what...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Single-number survival estimates for people with late stage breast cancer are unhelpful, research shows. So what approach would be more beneficial?

  • Medical News Today: Gut bacteria: How bats 'shift the paradigm'

    14 hours ago
  • A recent study investigates the microbiomes of bats. The authors conclude that, in some ways, bats' gut bacteria don't follow the rules.

  • Medical News Today: What to know about hallucinations

    15 hours ago

    • Hallucinations are sensory experiences that exist only in the mind. There are many types of hallucinations and possible causes, including drugs and mental illnesses. Learn more...

      Have You Heard



  • TweetIn the latest episode of Have You Heard, we tackle a fraught and timely question.Why do progressive parents so often act to preserve their own privilege, and that of their children...

  • Party Pivot: Why Democrats Are Rethinking School Choice

    16 days ago
  • TweetFrom the Sanders plan to the Warren plan to Cory Booker’s reluctance to talk about education reform on the campaign trail, the Democratic Party seems to be backing away from...

  • Storefront School: Excavating A Radical Education Experiment in Harlem

    a month ago

    • TweetIn the latest episode of Have You Heard we climb into the time machine and head to central Harlem in the late 1960’s, home to a radical—and little known—education experiment...

      Chicago Boyz



  • Being myself a person of decided pallor, and increasingly cynical about current social-justice principles being inflicted on captive campus audiences at every level from kindergarten...

  • “Name A Hotel Room So We Never Forget”

    3 days ago
  • Jeff Carter is raising money to benefit the National World War II Museum, a worthy cause. Here’s the link to Jeff’s GoFundMe page.

  • Chicagoboyz Waiting Room Series: 27

    3 days ago


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  •   Awareness of Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development is racing across the nation as citizens in community after community are learning what their city planners are actually up to...

  • Agenda 2030 SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

    3 hours ago
  • Agenda 2030 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg11 Transforming...

  • SCHIFF THE HEARSAY DUMMY

    4 hours ago

    •   “Don’tcha know that I heard it through the grapevine … Oh, I’m just about to lose my mind” Adam Schiff’s kangaroo court is a disgusting display of skewed justice and...

      The BRAD BLOG



  • With a brief break in the hot impeachment action, we're able to pick up on a couple of stories on today's BradCast that got buried yesterday, some breaking news from today, a continuing...

  • 'Green News Report' - November 14, 2019

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  • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Catastrophic fires hit Australia; Arctic blast hits much of the U.S.; Teen climate activist Thunberg sets sail for Europe; PLUS: Trump EPA seeks to limit...

  • 'If This Isn't Impeachable Conduct, What Is?': Public Hearings Begin: 'BradCast' 11/13/2019

    2 days ago

    • On today's BradCast, our special coverage of the first day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry of Donald J. Trump. [Audio link to show is posted below.] We share extended...

      bluebird of bitterness




  • Sloth or raisin croissant?

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  • Without my glasses, it’s hard to tell.

  • Wednesday weirdness

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  • The Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands is effectively a radioactive "tomb." As the Los Angeles Times writes, it "holds more than 3.1 million cubic feet — or 35 Olympic-sized swimming...

  • As climate crisis worsens, nuclear plants get more dangerous

    a day ago
  • A new report looks at the increasing risks faced by nuclear power plants around the world as the manifestations of the climate crisis worsen. Here is the abstract: Nuclear power—a...

  • New report decries unsolved and "incalculable" risks of radioactive waste

    3 days ago

    • A landmark new report on radioactive waste was released on November 11 in Berlin. The World Nuclear Waste Report, with multiple authors, was commissioned primarily by the Heinrich...

    BlackListed News



  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday released its updated Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States (AR Threats Report) indicating that...

  • NOW: Digital rights activists are using facial recognition software to scan thousands of faces in Washington, DC, “searching” for members of Congress, lobbyists, and the press

    17 hours ago
  • Digital rights group Fight for the Future is currently conducting live facial recognition surveillance in Washington, DC, using Amazon’s commercially available Rekognition...

  • Verizon Wants to Turn Fiber Networks into Citywide Sensors

    17 hours ago

    • A partnership between the telecommunications company and technology company NEC is looking at whether the fiber-optic networks coursing through cities can be used to glean real-world...

      Research Digest



  • Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web

  • Psychological Study Of “Moral Grandstanding” Helps Explain Why Social Media Is So Toxic

    a day ago
  • By Emma Young. People who opine on issues in order to impress others are more likely to get into conflicts.

  • The Paradox Of Viral Outrage: Public Shaming Inspires Further Outrage — But Also Increases Sympathy For The Offender

    2 days ago

    • By Emily Reynolds. Outrage and sympathy cancel each other out, raising doubts about usefulness of viral outrage.

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places



  • As America’s highway system sprawled in the middle of the 20th century, families began to spend vacations on the road. Route 66, also known as the “Main Street of America” or...

  • Ring of Life in Fushun, China

    2 hours ago
  • In 2009, plans were made to create a new town between the two industrial cities of Shenyang and Fushun in the northeast of China. Shenfu New Town, as it was called, would handle the overflow...

  • Tour Honolulu's Japanese Food Scene With This 1906 Map

    2 hours ago

    • We don’t know much about Takei Nekketsu. The proprietor of a dry-goods store, he was one of the many small business owners who made up the thriving Japanese community of early 20th-century...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • Assorted content to end your week.- Rylan Higgins argues that it's long past time to move beyond a boom-and-bust oilpatch economy. And Ryan Meili writes that workers and residents...

  • Thursday Evening Links

    19 hours ago
  • This and that for your Thursday reading.- David Dayen highlights a rare moment of honesty from the payday loan sharks in their recognition that fair wages would reduce the consumer...

  • New column day

    20 hours ago

    • Here, on how Scott Moe has been left alone and isolated by the supposed "resistance". (Though I'll admit I underestimated his willingness to declare his unthinking support for anything...
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    15 November - iGoogle Portal - Tab 7 - MSM News

  • Dina Litovsky captured the weirdest and the WIRED-est moments from our 2019 event.

  • 15 Early Black Friday Tech Deals for 2019 (Frequent Updates)

    2 hours ago
  • Get a head start on holiday shopping with these deals and discounts.

  • How to Watch the Trump Impeachment Hearings: Day 2

    4 hours ago
    • The House of Representatives is holding public hearings into claims of wrongdoing against the president. Today: former ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. Here's how to livestream...

      NYT > Home Page

  • As Ms. Yovanovitch testified, President Trump tweeted insults at her, drawing charges of witness intimidation.

  • Key Takeaways from Marie Yovanovitch’s Hearing in the Impeachment Inquiry

    an hour ago
  • Even as Ms. Yovanovitch was testifying about “the smear campaign against me,” President Trump hurled insults at her on Twitter.

  • The President Bursts Through the Virtual Courtroom Doors

    2 hours ago
    • A mid-hearing Twitter attack from Mr. Trump made for a stunning second-screen moment.

      India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Ti


  • 'Bitter truths must remain in memory'

    15 minutes ago

  • ITAT deals a blow to Sonia, children

    34 minutes ago
    • In a setback to the Congress leadership, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has upheld the I-T department's withdrawal of 'charitable' status of Young Indian in which party...

      BBC News - UK

  • Boris Johnson answered questions from the public in a special BBC programme.

  • Jean Fergusson: Last of the Summer Wine actress dies

    10 hours ago
  • Jean Fergusson, who has died aged 74, played Marina in 216 episodes of the hit BBC One sitcom.

  • Prince Andrew speaks to BBC about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

    8 hours ago
    • The duke gives a "no holds barred interview" to the BBC about his links to the US financier.

      Reuters: World News

  • Chilean lawmakers agreed on Friday to hold a referendum next April on replacing the country's unpopular Pinochet-era constitution, bowing to demands of protesters who say the country's...

  • Widow of ex-KGB agent plans legal action on UK's Russia report

    9 minutes ago
  • The widow of a Russian dissident murdered in London plans to challenge a decision by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government not to publish a report on alleged Russian meddling...

  • U.S. may remove Sudan from list of state sponsors of terrorism, but it's a process: U.S. official

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    • The United States no longer has an adversarial relationship with the Sudanese government and is working with its counterparts on the possibility of removing it from a list of state...
    • The hypocrisy is alarming. The US not only sponsors terrorism, it has a list of  foreign interventions without cause as response to attacks within US borders.
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