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Horrifying Video Shows Officers Mock Suffering Father Until He Turned Blue

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U.K. Police Will Soon be able to Search Through U.S. Data Without Asking a

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How the West built Huawei’s genocidal surveillance complex in China

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Secular Stagnation: Demand Is Indeed the Culprit

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Michael Hudson on the History of Debt Cancellation, Austerity in Europe

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Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Students with Disabilities: Between a

Nancy Bailey’s Education Website: Students with Disabilities: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Alfie Kohn: Autism and Behaviorism: New Research Adds to an Already

Alfie Kohn: Autism and Behaviorism: New Research Adds to an Already Compelling Case Against ABA
Jersey Jazzman: Hoboken, NJ Charter Schools: An Update for 2020

Jersey Jazzman: Hoboken, NJ Charter Schools: An Update for 2020 Long time readers know I have

Enterprise Products Partners switches to co-CEO system, among other

Houston pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners has elevated its CFO to be co-CEO with current chief
EIA: Renewables dominate power grid by 2050

In a shift from earlier forecasts, the U.S. Energy Information Administration is forecasting that
Oil falls again as U.S. supplies grow, Asia virus menaces demand

(Bloomberg) -- Oil resumed declines as the biggest jump in U.S. crude stockpiles in almost three months

Conservatives target Romney, Dershowitz blames the media and other news

Here are some of the key moments of the day.
John Roberts refuses Rand Paul's whistleblower question

“The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted,” John Roberts says.
Dershowitz attempts to clarify controversial argument about presidential

The Trump attorney caused a stir with his legal theory about what amounts to an impeachable offense.

Chief Justice John Roberts shut down Republican demands to name the Ukraine whistleblower, and it could spark a major standoff

Democrats and some prominent Republicans have insisted that the whistleblower must be protected from death threats and other retaliation.

Business Insider
Impeachment trial: Rob Portman knee-deep in Trump's Ukraine shakedown

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman must recuse himself from the Trump impeachment trial because of his involvement in and knowledge of the Ukraine scandal.

USA TODAY Opinion
‘Oh God!’: Whoopi Goldberg Threatens to ‘Cut Off’ Rambling Dershowitz in Contentious Interview

Fresh off his latest stint arguing against impeachment on the floor of the Senate, Alan Dershowitz appeared on The View via satellite from Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning and the interview was just as insane as you may have imagined. From the start, the hosts had an unusually hard time keeping Dershowitz on track as he filibustered about the framers’ intentions and his newfound theory that the president must commit a crime to be removed from office. Asked to name one other constitutional scholar who believes that, Dershowitz began talking about, “In 1867 the dean of the Columbia Law School…” “Wait, wait, wait,” moderator Whoopi Goldberg interrupted. “In 1492, Columbus sailed the seas of blue, but listen, I need us to move on.” When he refused to move on, she told him, “Here’s the thing, Alan, you’re not going to get any time because you’ve got four people trying to ask questions. So I’m asking you to move faster.” Trevor Noah Destroys Alan Dershowitz’s Impeachment HypocrisyHe continued to press his point, arguing that scholars are only taking that position because Donald Trump is being impeached. “If Hillary Clinton were being impeached, they'd all be on my side,” he said, to which Joy Behar yelled, “That’s just baloney!” “So I'm moving you on or I'm cutting you off, one or the other is going to happen,” Goldberg added to cheers from the audience “I don't want to make this contentious, but we only have several minutes.” When Dershowitz chortled in response, she said, “You're laughing. I've always been respectful to you and you've always been respectful to me. So I need to move us on.” With that, she played a clip of Dershowitz making the exact opposite argument about the necessity of a crime during the Clinton impeachment. All he could really do was make a joke about his appearance in 1998—“First of all, I want to admit one thing, I was dead wrong about my haircut”—and say that he’s “changed his mind” about a lot of things over the years. But as Sunny Hostin then pointed out, even if you did need a “crime” to convict Trump, the Government Accountability Office already determined that Trump’s decision to withhold aid to Ukraine was illegal. “They didn't say that, no, no, no,” Dershowitz said. “Sunny, I'll tell you what, let's bet $1,000 to be contributed to the peace of Israel and Palestine.” As she maintained her position, he contradicted the GAO by saying, “They have no jurisdiction to conclude it's a crime. Moreover, the GAO is dead wrong. The president conducts foreign policy. He has the right to withhold funds.” By the time Dershowitz started quoting Abraham Lincoln, Goldberg could be heard groaning, “Oh god!” And all of that was before Meghan McCain got her chance to ask a question. Newt Gingrich and Whoopi Goldberg Go at It Over Trump’s ‘Lynching’ CommentsRead more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

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Delegates: Prez threatened restraining order if vetoes overriden

A year into the Jonathan Nez-Myron Lizer Administration and 24th Navajo Nation Council, the division
Letters: Nation committed wage theft

I am writing to tell you that I am a victim of wage theft and I worked for the Navajo Nation for a number
Clothing retailer apologizes for design resembling Navajo seal

After hearing from at least a dozen Navajos who felt the new logo for its Aspen, Colorado, store

Archaeologists uncover Celtic smelting furnace in Poland that pre-dates

Archaeologists in Poland made a delightful and exciting find near the city of Warkocz by excavating a
Fox News Host Tucker Carlson doesn’t believe Trump’s answers about UFOs

Controversial Fox News’s Tucker Carlson appeared on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens
World’s oldest chess piece could be a rook dating back to the 7th century

The game of chess has been around for a very long time, both fascinating and frustrating players of every

Puffed out: smoking to be banned in train stations

Smoking will be entirely banned in Dutch train stations this year, according to the NS railway service. By
ATM machines stay off an night for a year due to robbery risk

ATM machines will be turned off at night for another year in an attempt to dissuade robbers, according to
New prostate cancer protocol quicker and less painful

A new protocol in investigating potential prostate cancer will make the process cheaper, quicker and less

Microsoft Launches Xbox Bounty Program With $20K Maximum Payout

Microsoft just announced the launch of an Xbox bug bounty program to allow gamers and security researchers
The Adware Families That Changed the Antivirus Industry

This story takes us back to 2003 and for a better understanding, you would need to be aware of the fact
Russia Blocks ProtonMail and ProtonVPN, Tor to the Rescue

Proton Technologies' security-focused ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

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George Soros to spend $1 billion on Open Society global higher education

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Liberal professor claims Trump impeachment trial made the Constitution a

A liberal professor from New York City-based The New School told her fellow MSNBC panelists that the Trump
VIDEO: Man Blasts Elizabeth Warren To Her Face Over Debt Cancellation

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Tourists on Italian cruise ship cleared of Coronavirus

More than 6,000 aboard the ship had been held in quarantine over a suspected case of the deadly virus.
Trump impeachment witness battle: Four Republicans to watch

Democrats need at least four US senators to join them in their efforts to call witnesses in the Senate
China battles coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates

Death toll jumps again, infections accelerate and more countries announce evacuation flights for citizens

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

Dutch court dismisses war crimes charge against Israel’s Gantz

Benny Gantz, former Israeli military chief of staff, and presidential candidate [File photo] A Dutch court
Israel and PA security services cooperate against protests in West Bank

Israeli soldiers intervene in Palestinians during a protest against US President Donald Trump’s peace
Soldiers Injure Many Palestinian Workers Near Tulkarem

Israeli soldiers injured, Thursday, many Palestinian workers, west of Qaffin town, north of the northern

Coronavirus: Death toll rises as virus spreads to every Chinese region

The death toll now stands at 170, with more than 7,700 cases confirmed in China.
Coronavirus: Scientists race to develop a vaccine

US researchers are already working on a vaccine against the new virus that has emerged in China.
Australia fires: Footage shows speed fires can spread

The newly released footage from New South Wales shows how quickly a bushfire can spread.

Court Finds For Former MP in Counterclaim Against “VIP Sex Abuse” Accuser

From the Daily Mail: A former Liberal Democrat MP is to receive libel damages from an alleged fantasist who
Sandy Hook Conspiracism: A Note on Moon Rock Books

From CBS News, in June: The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a
BBC News Probes “Annie Tacker”

This one is being widely reported – from Phil Kemp at BBC News: There are many unanswered questions

S.A.D? (Seasonal Affective Disorder) or might we be fighting nature?

Originally posted on Everything Matters: Beyond Meds : Healthline, which features my site along with nine
Go all the way. Roll the dice.

Charles bukowski at his finest — and heck, he’s a cat person…after my own heart…
Chronic illness and pharmaceutical injury…what is it?

This is my experience after what, at this point, amounts to thousands of hours of mindful presence with the

Horrifying Video Shows Officers Mock Suffering Father Until He Turned Blue

Miami, OK — Terral Ellis, 26, had made a mistake. In 2015 he got a DUI and then missed his court date. It’s
U.K. Police Will Soon be able to Search Through U.S. Data Without Asking a

Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and U.K. have negotiated a deal that sells out the privacy rights of
How the West built Huawei’s genocidal surveillance complex in China

Britain’s capitulation to China’s Huawei is nothing new — for years, Western firms have profited from the

Newborn is Here: Things to Have on Your Bed

This is not a list of baby “must-haves.” This is a list for the bedridden mothers. When a
10 Low Time Preference Parenting Tactics

Low time preference is a term generally used in economics or evolutionary psychology to describe an
Slav Mom Cooking

This is NOT medical advice. Please consult your doctor before you eat food. Low fat, high carb, high sugar

Proposed Medicaid Financing Rule Could Jeopardize Care for Millions

Public comments are due Saturday on a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid “Block Grant” Guidance Will Likely Encourage States to Undermine

Tomorrow’s expected Medicaid guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Wisconsin Imposing Nation’s Harshest Medicaid Premiums on People in Poverty

In a move that will likely have deeply harmful effects, Wisconsin next week will become the

The Tesla Stock Price -- WTF?

So as of the morning of 1/17 when I started writing this, the enterprise value of Tesla (market value of
The US Has the Least Poverty In the World -- Here Is How Metrics Are

A few weeks ago Matt Yglesias published a tweet (since deleted, which I don't totally understand as I
Great Moments in Climate Prediction: 2020 Disaster Predicted in 2004

I am working on a bit of a climate update in a post called something like "Dear Greta, the climate is

Will Griffin: 3 Contradictions of Capitalism

by Will Griffin Writer, Dandelion Salad The Peace Report January 30, 2020 The Peace Report on Jan 27, 2020
Steering America’s Angry Masses Towards Proletarian Revolution by Rainer

by Rainer Shea Writer, Dandelion Salad Rainer Shea: Anti-Imperialist Journalist, Jan. 27, 2019 January 29,
Chris Hedges: This Isn’t A Trial By Any Stretch Of The Imagination–It’s A

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges Chris Hedges calls out Dems lack of moral authority on impeachment The

Rep. Castor tells Google to fix ‘free speech’

Our government is evolving from a Constitutional Republic into something else. America's power centers
The new industrial revolution will change everything

Industrial revolutions have reshaped the world. But during the long pause since WWII, we forgot what they
Harsh medicine to fix America’s universities

Measures are needed beyond the imagination of Boomer reformers. Now a new generation arises with bigger

New Challenges to Growth in Latin America & the Caribbean

Alejandro Werner is Director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
US Mideast Peace Plan: Israelis Offered the Cheese & Palestinians the Holes

The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem has described the much-ballyhooed US Middle East peace plan
Coronavirus: Why China’s Strategy to Contain the Virus Might Work

On January 23, the authorities of Wuhan City, China, sealed off the motorways and shut down all public

Cuba is Testing Products Against Cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Alan MacleodThe Cuban government has announced that it is testing new medical products against a range of
Land is at the Centre of the Palestinian-Zionist Conflict!

Speech delivered by the representative of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine at the
Meet the Candidates Taking on Bolivia’s US-Backed Right Wing Government

Oliver Vargas Bolivia’s presidential elections are scheduled to take place on May 3, 2020. The elections

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Brexit approved: What about travel to the UK?

The travel and tourism industry in the UK and the rest of the European Union has
Argentina/Falklands fisheries talks: what happened and what can be expected

Last week there was intense diplomatic activity regarding the Falkland Islands: the
UK plans to end automatic rights for EU vessels to fish in British waters

Boris Johnson's government plans to reclaim control over British fisheries with

Wind Crisis: Iowa cardiologist shares health concerns over wind turbines

WINTERSET, Iowa — An Iowa cardiologist is worried about wind turbines he says are too close to homes. A
Madison County residents plead for end to windmill construction #IA

MADISON COUNTY, Iowa – Frustrated Madison County residents are calling for county supervisors to stop
Suit filed over proposed wind project in Guilford #NY

A coalition of Chenango and Otsego county residents filed a petition last week in New York State Supreme

Faced with Brexit, the EU must not overplay its sentimentalism

To this day, I still remember waking up on June 24th, 2016. A glance at my phone, my father's WhatsApp
It is finally time for a Federal Union in Ireland?

Deadlock over Brexit is very much the product of the Irish question, which for over a century has pitched
Es pot reformar Europa gràcies a les regions?

Aquesta és la pregunta plantejada als cent vint participants de la 31a edició de les Entrevistes d'

Here’s Who Pressured the Medical Journal

Do we want to live in a world in which medical journals are afraid to publish certain conclusions?
Cancel Culture Hits Medical Journals

Anti-meat experts ask external bodies to suppress rival research.
Newspapers: Betrayers of the Public’s Trust

Journalists abandon professionalism, repudiate free speech.

The Survival Rate of Each Lung Cancer Stage

We all know that there are many stages of lung cancer and you might be wondering how each stage is like and
Chocolates Help Fight Cancer- Myth or Truth?

How amazing (and difficult) is it to love something that is also supposed to do you a world of good
Top 6 Symptoms That Indicate Breast Cancer

Cancer is one of the fastest growing cause of deaths in the world. The most common type of cancer include &

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recent
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?

It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October without
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare

More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by

UkraineGate documentary alleges Poroshenko 'most corrupt president ever

Former Ukrainian officials told a French journalist that President Petro Poroshenko was directly involved
Viktor Shokin demands criminal probe of Joe Biden in declaration to Kiev

Comment: TPM attempts to burnish its establishment cred, giving a point by point account of the fairytale
Homeland Security cracks down on counterfeit goods, tickets ahead of the

The lowest ticket price to Super Bowl LIV is $4,000 - but imagine paying for it and the ticket be

Critically injured Hastings child taken to Wellington Hospital

A child has been critically injured at a Hastings house.
2020 deadline arrives for housing Wellington homelessness - now it's

It was meant to be the year that homelessness ended in Wellington - but it's getting worse
Traditional Irish festival gets a new purpose in Wellington this weekend

St Brigid's Day celebrations will see dancing, singing, and speeches take place tomorrow at Te Papa.

Dan Froomkin on those opposing Sanders

He argues that when the media portrays ‘Democratic’ concerns about a possible Bernie Sanders
The Last Time I have Finished a Drawing (possibly NSFW)

In 2007 we had a major blackout in our town, three days if I remember correctly. In the winter. So when I
Homero Gómez is dead

Gómez was a hero who fought to educate people and protect the Monarch butterfly in his native Mexico, and