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Thomas Paine

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

13 March - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 3

10 pm MDT

Links 3/13/19

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

Two papers yanked for lack of formal ethics approval

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 17 hours ago
Get it in writing. That’s the moral in a pair of retractions in different journals after authors claimed to have received oral — but not written — ethics approval for their research. One paper, in the International Journal of Pediatrics, a Hindawi title, came from a group in Kuwait and Greece. Titled “Prevalence and associated … Continue reading Two papers yanked for lack of formal ethics approval

Military Intervention

LL at Virtual Mirage - 17 hours ago
Will the President of Venezuela (Juan Guaidó) reach out to the international community for help in removing the OTHER Venezuelan President, and Dictator-for-Life Nicholas Maduro? And if that were to happen, would Brazil and Columbia ask for aid from the USA in doing that? And if they asked, would America answer, now that the State Department has left the US Embassy in Caracas and burned all of the classified documents? Note: Before any military action, nations close the embassy and burn files. The file destruction has not been mentioned, but no country vacates its embassy without re... more »

Italy Bans Unvaccinated Children From School

Ceribalius at OYE Alternative News - 17 hours ago
As the continual fear campaign propagated by the Pro-Vaccine movement spreads across the Globe, Italy has now begun turning away unvaccinated Children from its Schools. The post Italy Bans Unvaccinated Children From School appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

Brexit – The Social Psyop

Ceribalius at OYE Alternative News - 17 hours ago
In June 2016 the people of the UK voted on whether they would like to remain or leave the European Union. A 52% majority voted to leave and so the fun began. The post Brexit – The Social Psyop appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

Breastfeeding will soon be allowed in WA Parliament — but not the bottle

Rhiannon Shine at Just In - 17 hours ago
MPs will be able to breastfeed their children on the floor of the WA Parliament under changes put forward by the Government, but moves to allow bottle-feeding are knocked back in a move some are labelling discriminatory.

Queensland Police find 5yo boy missing for a week

Just In - 17 hours ago
A five-year-boy who disappeared from a Brisbane home last week has been found safe and well, along with a 35-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, police say.

Sepsis deaths likely to recur at Darwin hospital after unnecessary surgeries, inquest hears

Neda Vanovac at Just In - 17 hours ago
There were multiple failures of communication between hospital staff and a patient who died of sepsis after an "unnecessary" keyhole operation — and it is likely more such deaths will occur, an inquest hears.

GMOs, Vaccines, Choice, and Informed Consent

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
NOTE: Thank you to Brett Wilcox for allowing us to excerpt this post from his blog "Running The Country." ### In 2013, our 14-year old son, David, decided that he wanted to run across the United States. My wife, Kris,... more »

Vexed by the Vaxxed: How Measles Is Smarter Than Your Average Bear

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
You will not hear this on the news but those who have been vaccinated, can get measles and also transmit it to others. Bacteria and viruses are smart. They have evolved for thousands of years and vaccination is not going... more »

Does This Diversity Thing Rock or What!

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 18 hours ago
Man Meets Man, Men Become Women, Women Beat Up Women Who Want To Be Men? Okay, this is one of the few times Diogenes has needed both a calculator and the Urban Dictionary to figure out what the hell an article was about: *"In what has been described as a “horrifying” incident* two women were attacked by a group of men who identified themselves as “transgender women” at the Portland State University “Law and Disorder Conference” which billed itself as a “provocative space for comparative critical dialogue between activists, revolutionaries, educators, artists, musicians, scholars, ... more »

What is the mysterious ‘global Hum’ – and is it simply noise pollution?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/mar/13/what-is-the-mysterious-gl-hum-and-is-it-simply-noise-pollution Advertisements

Low-Carb Diet May Increase Atrial Fibrillation Risk

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/910227?src=soc_fb_190313_mscpedt_news_endo_afib&faf=1

Sloths: how did two different animals wind up looking so similar?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/sloths-how-did-two-different-animals-wind-looking-so-similar.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=art

Implantable ‘Brain Chips’ Could Soon Give People Superintelligence

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://themindunleashed.com/2019/03/brain-chips-superintelligence.html

Baby Is Born With ‘No Brain.’ 3 Years later, Doctors Are in Disbelief When They See His Scans.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 18 hours ago
https://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/baby-is-born-with-no-brain-3-years-later-doctors-are-in-disbelief-when-they-see-his-scans.28392/

YOUR WEDNESDAY CARTOONS: MARCH 13, 2019

Noor al Haqiqa at SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS - 18 hours ago
Two Wednesdays in a row with no cartoons. So sorry, mes amis. It is going on to 11 PM; I have been attempting to load your cartoons since about 4 PM. Nothing I have tried has worked; these are the only few that loaded in all that time! In my years of posting nothing like this has ever happened before and nothing I have done seems to rectify the matter. I can only think that perhaps Blogspot is having a problem.I have another dazzling collection waiting for you all here but it will have to wait. Normally I load them in lots of 20. Here is all I could manage even one by one! But tha... more »

'It had people talking': Tourism boss reflects on CU in the NT ban

Just In - 18 hours ago
The group behind the brand says it deserves government backing for "tirelessly" promoting the Territory, but the official position is that the brand crosses the line.

Father who threw six-month-old daughter on floor before going to park found guilty of murder

Joanna Menagh at Just In - 18 hours ago
A jury convicts a 37-year-old Perth man of murdering Isabella Martin after he told police he "just snapped" when he shook the baby girl and threw her to the ground because she would not stop crying.

Woman cuts off hand with saw in attempt to claim insurance

Just In - 18 hours ago
A Slovenian woman who deliberately cut her own hand off with a circular saw to collect insurance money faces up to eight years in jail, authorities say.

Snowtown serial killer says non-parole period would 'greatly assist' his 'mental wellbeing'

Just In - 18 hours ago
A man convicted of 10 murders says having a non-parole period set would help his "mental wellbeing" and allow him time to spend with his son.

Up to one-third of Murray Darling Basin Authority jobs to move to regional communities

Kath Sullivan at Just In - 18 hours ago
About 100 MDBA jobs will be relocated outside Canberra, Agriculture Minister David Little Proud has confirmed, saying "those that manage the river should live on the river".

This is what a Victorian judge told George Pell as he sent him to jail for abusing two choirboys

Just In - 18 hours ago
Cardinal George Pell is beginning a six-year jail term for the sexual abuse of two Melbourne choirboys in the 1990s — read County Court Chief Judge Peter Kidd's full sentencing remarks.

Australia defeats India 3-2 to win first ODI series in two years

Just In - 18 hours ago
Australia completes a stunning fight-back in the best-of-five series against India, from two-down to trophy-winners following the final match in Delhi last night.

George Pell jailed for 'breathtakingly arrogant' abuse of two choirboys

Just In - 18 hours ago
George Pell, once Australia’s most powerful Catholic and the man responsible for a "brazen and forcible sexual attack" on two boys, is sentenced to six years' jail, with a minimum of three years and eight months.

Kings of the (Imaginary) Sky: 10 Super Warplanes That Never Made It Into Battle

WarIsBoring at Test Feed Using Fields - 18 hours ago
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * So what happened? *In the 1960s the U.S. Army was growing sick of its long dependence on inappropriate U.S. Air Force planes for close-support missions. Aircraft such as the Republic F-105 were simply too fast and too vulnerable to support troops on the ground effectively.* For every military aircraft that makes it into service, a thousand projects survive only in tattered blueprints in filing cabinets or as lonely prototypes in museums. Here, courtesy of War Is Boring’s David Axe and Hush-Kit’s Joe Coles, are 10 warplanes that might have been. *(Thi... more »

Flying 'Aircraft Carriers': How the U.S. Military Could Soon Have the Ultimate Weapon

Task and Purpose at Test Feed Using Fields - 18 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * This is how it works... *One can only guess what potential future applications DARPA has in mind for air-launched drone systems (an active seeker anti-air drone, perhaps?), but for now the Gremlin system will focus on providing extra intel on the cheap. The Gremlin will make its first flight sometime in 2019 and will most likely annoy Syrian air defenses shortly thereafter after**.* The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, often referred to as the mad science wing of the Pentagon, announced on May 9 that it plans on debuting its revolutionar... more »

Firefight Fail: How the U.S. Army's M-4 Rifle Overheated and Jammed in a Bloody Battle

WarIsBoring at Test Feed Using Fields - 18 hours ago
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * In the early morning hours of July 13, 2008, a Taliban force of between 100 and 200 fighters attacked an American Forward Operating Base guarded by 48 soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Chosen Company—part of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment. *Is the M-4 good enough? For now, it has to be**.* The U.S. Army’s standard infantry weapon repeatedly overheated and jammed during a bloody 2008 battle in Afghanistan. *The Washington Times* reported last week on the reported failure of the M-4 carbine during the fierce firefight in Wanat, during which the Taliban ne... more »

THE NEW RUSSIAN RULES-BASED ORDER – PRIVATIZATION OF FISH MEANS RULE BY RICH ANGLERS, POACHING FINES FOR THE POOR

Editor at Dances With Bears - 18 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow The new rules-based order. That’s an expression invented by western politicians for their schemes of Russia warmongering, and for their media, universities and think-tanks to promote the military budgets required. In this month’s case of Chrystia Freeland, the Canadian foreign minister scheming to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in time to […]

Sage Tip - Gary Lachman on Blavatsky

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 18 hours ago
Mike Williams found this. It's top notch. Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Israel claims new Hezbollah network along Syrian border

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:35 A.M.) – Israel claimed on Wednesday that their military had uncovered a Hezbollah cell near the border of the occupied Golan Heights. According to a statement from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), their military uncovered the Hezbollah network inside the Syrian province of Al-Quneitra, which borders the occupied Golan Heights. “The network […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Pakistani fighter jet test fires new ‘smart’ missile amid tensions with India

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
Pakistan’s Air Force has announced that one of its JF-17 fighter jets successfully test-fired a locally developed “smart” missile. “The weapon has been developed, integrated and qualified solely through indigenous efforts of Pakistani scientists and engineers. Successful trial has provided JF-17 Thunder a very potent and assured day and night capability to engage a variety […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Persecution of Schaeffer Cox - Sung by Jordan Page

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
*To learn more about the plight of this Homeschooling Father now prisoner, please click on the Links provided below:* *https://freeschaeffer.com*

Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Tuesday 12th March 2019

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 19 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]

Sandmann Lawyers Vaporize CNN As ‘Facts Last’ Network ‘Bullying’ A Minor To Defend Phillips

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 19 hours ago
By Curtis Houck ~ As first promised during an interview with conservative talk radio show host Mark Levin on Sunday’s Life, Liberty & Levin, attorneys for Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann filed a lawsuit late Tuesday against CNN seeking $275 million in damages from the “Facts Last” “mob” that “falsely attack[ed], vilifi[ed], and bull[ied] him” […]

Debate Green New Deal To Lay Its Nonsense To Rest

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 19 hours ago
By Larry Bell ~ Uber-left lunacy has launched climate hysteria and fossil fuel replacement fantasies to record stratospheric levels. Such clueless fictions are being trumpeted to advocate policies which would have disastrous consequences to our national economic and social well-being. A growing public awakening to the transparent ignorance and socialist agendas driving this craziness make […]

FBI Exposes Wealthy Parents Rigging College For Kids. But It Was Always Rigged.

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 19 hours ago
By Mary Clare Amselem ~ The FBI dropped a new bombshell on Tuesday, and this time the scandal is Russian-free. Dozens of wealthy parents, including notable celebrities, were charged in a college admissions scandal and accused of paying a total of $25 million in payments to cheat their children into school. According to Politico, “parents […]

AdS bulk is a neural network, entanglement is a quantum gauge field

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 19 hours ago
I want to mention three new papers. One of them has a cool title and the other two have some cool ideas in their bodies. First, F. F. Faria wrote a hep-ph paper with a Conformal theory of everything. The number of papers with the ambitious titles involving "a theory of everything" is still small enough so if you want to be sure that people like me would spend at least 0.2 seconds with each page of your paper, call it "a theory of everything". It's my policy to quickread papers with "theories of everything" in titles because it has worked for me – such a paper (not very good one) was ... more »

This is what collusion really looks like…

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 19 hours ago
“Today the public interest law firm Government Accountability & Oversight, P.C. (GAO) congratulated the Virginia General Assembly for becoming the first to act in response to Michael Bloomberg’s attempt to capture attorneys general offices to pursue his ideological agenda.” click … Continue reading →

Algeria Might Avoid An “Arab Spring” If Its “Deep State” Shuffles Cards

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 19 hours ago
Algeria is experiencing political unrest after its ailing leader decided to run for his fifth term next month. The North African state has been rocked by its largest protests since the 2011 “Arab Spring” after President Bouteflika – who’s thought by many to be physically, and possibly even mentally, incapacitated […] The post Algeria Might Avoid An “Arab Spring” If Its “Deep State” Shuffles Cards appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

People Affected by Leprosy Still Face Stigma in Latin America

RÃ O DE JANEIRO, Mar 13 (IPS) - The First Latin American and Caribbean Meeting of Organisations of People Affected by Hansen's Disease, more widely known as leprosy, seeks to exorcise stigma and discrimination. The meeting has brought together around a hundred activists in Brazil. Read the full story, “People Affected by Leprosy Still Face Stigma in Latin America”, on globalissues.org →

Fracking 2.0 Was a Financial Disaster, Will Fracking 3.0 Be Different?

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
The latest installment in Justin Mikulka’s excellent series on fracking. The industry continues to promote new and improved saviors --now its Microsoft - to rescue it from an inconvenient truth: no one’s making any money, despite the high environmental costs incurred.

The Six Main Arcs in Storytelling, as Identified by an A.I.

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
In a way this makes complete sense. After all we are hard wired to both tell stories and to also enjoy them and all this is integral to all forms of communication. Then when you look at the six arcs, they are all the same thing and can be as easily expressed as A, ~A, A+ A- and variations thereof. Any other approach must fail. Think Avant Garde which goes no where. The mind anticipates a form of communication and hates anything else.. *The Six Main Arcs in Storytelling, as Identified by an A.I. * By Adrienne LaFrance July 12, 2016 * Photo by: Khaled Abdullah ... more »

Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
This is an escalation of the risk profile and it targets industrial facilities were an induced problem can become catastrophic and also lead to months long shutdown. The counter of course is military grade compartmentalization and general security. So long as we have nation states pretending to be at war, this becomes necessary. This also applies to large corporations were taking a competitor off line can be very helpful. Imagine rogue attacks on computerized milk handling? Now consider that there is big money doing this and it stops been absurd. This proves capability now. ... more »

These Are the World's Healthiest Nations

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
The next thirty years will see a revolution in human health. It is well begun. Much of it all starts with a rapidly rising awareness of all the things we have gotten wrong and fixing them. There are various factors of course, but attention to one's health is the first necessity. The tools are out there. I personally work with a Qi Gong trainer to stretch and activate ligaments and that has led to increasing strength, flexibility and endurance arriving naturally rather than been forced. We use a combination of old knowledge and new hardware. Throw in attention to D and C and... more »

Girls’ sports being decimated by biological males claiming to be females… “transgenders” are CHEATERS

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
[image: Image: Girls’ sports being decimated by biological males claiming to be females… “transgenders” are CHEATERS] Watching all this has had me bemused now for the several years it has been accepted and tolerated. It is nonsense and must end badly for everyone. The biological differences between men and women are in fact massive and without been hard wired to be attracted to each other one would have killed the other off long ago. That political types have attempted to meddle is actually obscene. Throw in the biological and psychological perversions and their striving for... more »

Brexit: Chaos Visible

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
Things continue to go badly for Theresa May's Brexit.

The EU Is Facing Gigantic Questions About Its Future That Are Hidden in Obscure Bank Policy Decisions

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
The ECB again rides in to try to paper over fundamental problems with the EU's structure and to offset is austerity bias by restarting QE. But the EU needs more government spending. Will it take another crisis to get there?

The outback army unit using Indigenous soldiers to detect foreign threats

Matt Bamford at Just In - 20 hours ago
Norforce operates from WA's Kimberley region to the Queensland border, conducting surveillance patrols designed to detect foreign threats while contending with native adversaries like crocodiles, snakes and venomous spiders.

Video shows drunk driver tear past unmarked police car, driving 60kph above limit

Just In - 20 hours ago
Police release dashcam footage of a drunk driver more than four times over the legal limit speeding at more than 150 kilometres per hour on a busy Canberra road.

'I wouldn't burn the Mona Lisa': Fringe musicians stick by Michael Jackson's songs

Just In - 20 hours ago
Adelaide Fringe shows featuring Michael Jackson's music are set to continue despite questions about the musician's legacy following allegations of child sex abuse.

Huawei contract for Perth trains confirmed after US-China trade fight sparked review

Nicolas Perpitch at Just In - 20 hours ago
The WA Government pushes ahead with a $200 million deal which will see Huawei build a digital radio system for Perth's rail network, saying it has received assurances from the Chinese telecommunications company.

NSW Labor leader supports kids skipping school for climate change rally

Nour Haydar at Just In - 20 hours ago
NSW Labor leader Michael Daley uses a National Press Club address to tell students its OK to skip school on Friday for a climate change rally, saying the world is at a "real crossroads".

'It's grade-five stupidity': Penrith boss slams NRL players for sex tapes scandal

Just In - 20 hours ago
Rugby league elder statesman Phil Gould says he's shocked by the behaviour of NRL players such as Penrith's Tyrone May in the sharing of sex tapes, but believes the scandal can prove to be a positive for the code.

Only those in court saw Pell's reaction to his sentence. He was impervious

Louise Milligan at Just In - 20 hours ago
George Pell's reaction to receiving his sentence wasn't visible outside the courtroom, but for those of us inside, we saw a changed man, writes Louise Milligan.

High Court awards NT native title holders $2.5m, partly for 'spiritual harm'

Felicity James at Just In - 20 hours ago
In a precedent-setting decision, the High Court rules on how native title holders should be compensated for the extinguishment of their rights, including economic loss and spiritual connection to land.

Palmer's nickel refinery under scrutiny over widespread safety concerns

Michael Atkin at Just In - 20 hours ago
Documents obtained by 7.30 under Right to Information raise serious safety and maintenance concerns about Clive Palmer's Townsville nickel refinery, which he is promising to reopen.

'It makes me sick': Catholics attend mass at site of Pell's abuse

Just In - 20 hours ago
Abuse survivors and the Catholic community converge at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne, where Cardinal George Pell abused two choirboys, to digest news of his six-year prison term.

Greg Hunter, "Record Debt Everywhere"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*"Record Debt Everywhere"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Money manager Peter Schiff says even though there is “record debt everywhere,” the Fed thinks the economy is fine. Schiff explains, “The actual amount of money the government is borrowing is much larger than what they pretend they are borrowing with the official budget. I think the national debt was up around $1.5 trillion in 2018. It’s probably going to be even greater in 2019. We have the biggest annual trade deficit ever in 2018. We’re going to beat that record in 2019. So, we have the twin deficits going off the char... more »

"A Mar-a-Lago of the Mind"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*"A Mar-a-Lago of the Mind"* by David Stockman "I’ve spent enough time in jackrabbit country to know that most of them lead pretty dull lives. No wonder some of them drift over the line into cheap thrills once in a while; there has to be a powerful adrenaline rush in crouching by the side of a road, waiting for the next set of headlights to come along, then streaking out of the bushes with split-second timing and making it across to the other side just inches in front of the speeding front wheels." – Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72" (1973) "The Do... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* During our history as a nation, both parties have at various times proudly counted the majority of the country's conservatives among their membership. It so happens that, right now, the most vile, virulent conservatives call the Republican Party home. At one time, the KKK called the Democratic Party home. One thing is for certain though, regardless of where racists and bigots hang their hats, not much has changed when it comes to the signage that conservatives embrace.

Fake disabilities, photoshopped faces: How feds say busted celebrities, coaches and scammers got kids into top elite colleges

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 21 hours ago
If you were under a rock yesterday then you didn’t hear about the FBI sting that took down dozens of parents who bribed William Rick Singer to help their kids get into some of the most prestigious schools in the U.S. Or, as Singer put it, “What we do is help the wealthiest families in the […] The post Fake disabilities, photoshopped faces: How feds say busted celebrities, coaches and scammers got kids into top elite colleges appeared first on Health Nut News.

The Navy Feared This Russian Aircraft Carrier for 1 Reason: They Thought It Might Sink

WarIsBoring at Test Feed Using Fields - 21 hours ago
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * This is what happened. *Anyways, in 2011 despite the Americans’ concerns, Admiral Kuznetsov made it home to her home port at Severomorsk near Murmansk. But she’s headed back to the Mediterranean by year’s end—without, apparently, a long-planned retrofit to her engines and flight deck. No word from the U.S. Navy as to whether it fears the decrepit flattop again might sink.* In December 2011, the Russian navy’s aging, poorly-maintained aircraft carrier *Admiral Kuznetsov* departed from its northern base on the troubled vessel’s fourth deployment to the ... more »

Israel's Tiny Navy Can Take on Anyone (Thanks to Nuclear Weapons)

War Is Boring at Test Feed Using Fields - 21 hours ago
*War Is Boring* *Security, * Israel’s navy is the smallest branch of the Israel Defense Forces. But it can pack one hell of a punch. *In addition, two dozen Dvora– and Dabur-class patrol boats are in service. There are at least partly produced by Israeli companies. Israel’s navy also operates unmanned boats such as the Protector USV, manufactured by the Israeli company Rafael. The Protector is a remote-controlled, weaponized rigid-inflatable boat that can reach speeds up to 50 knots and comes armed with a Typhoon machine gun.* Israel’s navy is the smallest branch of the Israel ... more »

Tweets for Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Brexit: EU points finger at UK for Theresa May's deal defeat https://t.co/mty07lsO3M — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 13, 2019 Timeline of what could happen next in the make-or-break Brexit votes @AFPgraphics pic.twitter.com/7imBNIi9FH — AFP news agency (@AFP) March 13, 2019 #UPDATE Around 3,000 Islamic State members surrender from the group's last holdout in Syria, Kurdish-led forces say, as air raids and shelling resume after a brief lull https://t.co/mAPwD33rlK pic.twitter.com/Cyu2fyoTnw — AFP news agency (@AFP) March 13, 2019 U.S. missile defense budget cut as North Kore... more »

A Look At The U.S. And Royal Navies Anti-Ship Missile Decoys

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Warzone/The Drive*: *US Navy Destroyers And Royal Navy Ships Use These Big Blow-Up Anti-Ship Missile Decoys* *They are a low-cost addition to ships' layered defenses used to counter anti-ship missiles and the Royal Navy want to invest in improved models. * The U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyers have a comprehensive suite of defenses to shield against anti-ship missiles, including chaff canisters, active decoys that generate confusing electromagnetic signatures, electronic warfare suites, and “hard kill” close-in weapon systems. But they also have the ability to launch pas... more »

Pilot taken to hospital after chopper crashes into powerlines

Just In - 22 hours ago
A pilot is taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a helicopter crashes into powerlines in South Australia's south-east this afternoon.

Police consider criminal probe after WA trade official in Tokyo allegedly rorted $500,000

Rhiannon Shine And James Carmody at Just In - 22 hours ago
WA's former commissioner in Japan, Craig Peacock, could face a police investigation over corruption allegations, after a report found he had double-dipped on his taxpayer-funded allowance and arranged bathhouse massages for two MPs.

'I just freaked out': Video shows how close Canberra light rail vehicle came to hitting Uber

Tahlia Roy And Niki Burnside at Just In - 22 hours ago
The driver of a light rail vehicle is suspended after running a red light that caused a near miss with an Uber driver, weeks out from the network launch.

Borce Ristevski pleads guilty to killing wife

Just In - 22 hours ago
Just one day before a Supreme Court jury was expected to be empanelled for his murder trial, the Melbourne father pleads guilty to manslaughter over the death of his wife, whose body was found eight months after she disappeared.

New US diplomat to Australia called 'over the top' for attack on Beijing's 'payday loan' diplomacy

Stephen Dziedzic at Just In - 22 hours ago
The new US ambassador to Australia wastes no time in stepping up his attacks on China, accusing Beijing of "payday loan" diplomacy in the Pacific.

'We have listened': Don Dale replacement will not be built on proposed Darwin site

Stephanie Zillman at Just In - 22 hours ago
The Northern Territory Government says it will keep looking for an appropriate place to build a new youth justice centre, a recommendation of the royal commission into youth detention, after a proposed site in outer Darwin is rejected.

'Tangled mess of twisted iron': Shed fire kills 8,000 chickens

Phoebe Hosier at Just In - 22 hours ago
Only a "handful" of birds escape after a fire kills 8,000 chickens at a family-owned business near Launceston in Tasmania.

Wednesday’s blizzard could be Colorado’s strongest storm in decades

Robert at Ice Age Now - 22 hours ago
Young livestock could be in high danger during the heart of calving season. Some models show the storm’s pressure dropping as low as 970 millibars, potentially beating the state’s lowest barometric pressure in state history, which is believed to be around 972 millibars. Winds could push 80 mph in Colorado’s eastern plains, according to the National ... Read moreWednesday’s blizzard could be Colorado’s strongest storm in decades The post Wednesday’s blizzard could be Colorado’s strongest storm in decades appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
© VK / Служба по контракту Екатеринбург / Ivan Iskorenko; Varvara Ivanova *WNU Editor:* This is one of those pictures where I just cannot help myself but scratch my head and say WTF?!?!?!?. This picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Troops and tutus: Russian soldiers and ballerinas pose for 'surreal' Women's Day shoot* (RT).

Senate holds a nomination hearing, but not for food safety pick

Dan Flynn at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
If food safety is more important than commodities to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, this morning is not a good time to try and prove it. The Committee is holding a confirmation hearing this morning for Heath P. Tarbert of Maryland to be Commissioner and Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission... The post Senate holds a nomination hearing, but not for food safety pick appeared first on Food Safety News. Continue Reading

EFSA and ECDC assess Salmonella outbreak from infant formula

Joe Whitworth at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
An assessment by two European agencies of a Salmonella outbreak with more than 30 cases has found the common source is three rice-based infant formula products from one brand. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) report said products were made in a factory in Spain between... The post EFSA and ECDC assess Salmonella outbreak from infant formula appeared first on Food Safety News. Continue Reading

Irish Brand Banger Sausage recalled by North Country Smokehouse

News Desk at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
The New Hampshire-based North Country Smokehouse, located in Claremont, on Tuesday recalled 2,600 pounds of pork sausage due to misbranding, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The recalled product has a gluten-free claim represented on the front label. However, the product contains gluten in the form of wheat.... The post Irish Brand Banger Sausage recalled by North Country Smokehouse appeared first on Food Safety News. Continue Reading

E. coli and Salmonella behind French cheese recalls

News Desk at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
E. coli has prompted two different recalls of cheese and there has been one due to Salmonella in France in the past few weeks. Recalls have been due to E. coli O26, E. coli O157 and Salmonella Montevideo but no illnesses have been reported. Fromagère du Moulin de Carel recalled camembert from the supermarket Carrefour... The post E. coli and Salmonella behind French cheese recalls appeared first on Food Safety News. Continue Reading

Tennessee company recalls raw sausage for failure to include allergen on label

News Desk at Food Safety News - 23 hours ago
Carnivore Meat Company LLC in Franklin, TN, Tuesday recalled about 380 pounds of raw ground beef and pork sausage products because of misbranding and undeclared allergens, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The recalled sausage contains soy, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label. The... The post Tennessee company recalls raw sausage for failure to include allergen on label appeared first on Food Safety News. Continue Reading

lease the Darwin Port to China, and at what risk?

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 23 hours ago
How and why did the Northern Territory lease the Darwin Port to China, and at what risk? 3-12-2019 http://chinawatchcanada.blogspot.com

Overheated Atmosphere Update

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 23 hours ago
On March 13, 1918 – White Hall, Illinois was 89 degrees, during a month when afternoon temperatures averaged 66 degrees – thirty-one degrees warmer than this month so far. Government experts say that this was a hot winter,

March 13th – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #783

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Wednesday March 13th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 23 hours ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

Over 3,000 ISIS fighters and their family members surrender to SDF forces in Baghouz (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
Footage filmed on Tuesday allegedly shows what Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) described as Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants and their family members surrendering near the last IS stronghold in Syria, Baghouz. Scores of injured men, women and children are filmed being helped up the mountainside. Later food is distributed amongst them and they are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

This Is The Sound That An Inert Nuke Makes When It IS Dropped From a B-2 Stealth Bomber

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*Business Insider/The Aviationist: **Here's what it sounds like when a B-2 stealth bomber drops an inert nuke during a test over Nevada* * The B61-12 is the latest upgrade to the B61 serious of nuclear gravity bombs. * The Air Force and the Department of Energy tested the new version twice last year, dropping them over Nevada. Last year, the US Air Force and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) carried out two non-nuclear system qualification flight tests of the B61-12 gravity bomb. The tests, completed on June 9, 2018, at Tonopah Test Ra... more »

250 Concerned Scientists Issue Major Warning About Potentially #Carcinogenic Effects of #Wireless Tech

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/03/12/250-concerned-scientists-issue-warning-about-potentially-carcinogenic-effects-of-wireless-tech/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com Advertisements

Woolly mammoths: Japanese scientists take ‘significant step’ towards bringing prehistoric giants back to life.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/woolly-mammoth-back-life-scientists-japan-a8818856.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1552414404

NASA head says first person on Mars is ‘likely to be a woman’ ahead of first all-female spacewalk

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6799647/NASA-head-says-person-Mars-likely-woman-ahead-female-spacewalk.html?ito=social-facebook

If You’re Alive In 30 years, It’s Likely You Will Be Alive In 1,000 years.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/31/if-youre-alive-in-30-years-its-likely-you-will-be-alive-in-1000-years/?fbclid=IwAR2N7tuV1J2_3vWPvyCQDTZt-jboiUNAkXEx-yQ_Qn16I32S_er4eEonnWo

Gorgeous Photos Of Nomads Who Live Nearly Their Entire Lives At Sea

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
https://www.businessinsider.in/Gorgeous-Photos-Of-Nomads-Who-Live-Nearly-Their-Entire-Lives-At-Sea/articleshow/35445083.cms

Neuroscientists Have Revealed What Your Brain Needs to Really Erase a Memory

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
https://www.sciencealert.com/to-forget-something-you-need-to-think-about-it-neuroscientists-reveal

Quantum Physics Experiment Suggests That Reality Isn’t Objective

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
https://futurism.com/quantum-physics-experiment-reality-objective/

A #Xanax Prescription That Should Have Been Rejected.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
https://forum.facmedicine.com/threads/a-xanax-prescription-that-should-have-been-rejected.39506/

The More #Coffee You Drink, The Longer You Live, Says Huge Research Report

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
https://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/the-more-coffee-you-drink-the-longer-you-live-says-huge-research-report/?utm_source=HHL&utm_content=54604-KLF7

Toxic Chemicals Found In 30 Popular “Mac & Cheese” Products (even organic!)

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 23 hours ago
https://www.healthyfoodhouse.com/toxic-chemicals-found-in-30-popular-mac-cheese-products-even-organic/

Understanding the President’s Budget Proposal

David Super at Balkinization - 23 hours ago
On Monday, March 11, President Trump released his proposal for the last meaningful budget of his first term. It will cover the period from October 1, 2019, until five weeks before the 2020 presidential election. To avoid either a pre-election government shutdown or embarrassing pre-election concessions, the President and Congress will almost certainly agree to a continuing resolution to cover the pre-election period, with the final 2021 budget’s contours determined by the election’s victors. This is, therefore, President Trump’s final opportunity to insert his priorities in... more »

On the 2024 campaign trail with Sandi Uno

Liam Gammon at New Mandala - 23 hours ago
Prabowo Subianto’s running mate is playing the long game. The post On the 2024 campaign trail with Sandi Uno appeared first on New Mandala.

“No power, no phone service, no water.”

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 23 hours ago
“Clinics in the sweltering western state of Zulia scaled back operations after nearly 72 hours without power.” click here

Angelenos Go Overwhelmingly For The Progressive Over The Establishment-Backed Big Money Candidate

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Exactly a week ago, there was an election in Los Angeles to replace a crooked School Board member, Ref Rodriguez, a charter school shill who was forced to resign after a many-faceted financial scandal. (Rodriguez pleaded guilty in July to 5 separate charges involving election fraud, exactly the kind of stuff you would imagine from a charter school lowlife selling out his community.) In last week's 10-person race, voters overwhelmingly chose the most progressive candidate, Jackie Goldberg, who got close to the 50% mark that would have precluded a run-off. Despite the airwaves clogge... more »

GHCN v3.3 Anomaly By Continent

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 1 day ago
I do my first round of anomaly production and reporting. HOT Europe, America not so much... Australasia bit of cold a few years back. Continue reading →

Brexit Chaos In The U.K.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Daily Mail:* *Ministers will reveal secret no deal tariff plans at 7am as MPs prepare to vote on whether to delay Brexit after May's agreement is hammered AGAIN, 16 days before deadline for crashing out of EU* * Plans to be revealed at 7am today will set out how the Government will manage Irish border in no-deal * They will also outline which imports would be taxed after March 29, when Britain could crash out of the EU * The Commons will vote on a no-deal exit tonight and could vote tomorrow on an Article 50 extension * Theresa May's withdrawal agreement was defeated by 391 to ... more »

AOC Research Staff Fail – Ocasio-Cortez Embarrasses Herself During Finance Committee Hearing…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
Jumpin’ ju-ju bones. I’ve seen people say that Ms. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a hired actor without any cognitive intellect, and needs a script to avoid embarrassing herself… I thought those claims were overstated, until now. Ms. AOC uses a set … Continue reading →

Global Glyphosate Study Pilot Phase Shows Reproductive and Developmental Effects at ‘Safe’ Dose

Sustainable Pulse at Sustainable Pulse - 1 day ago
A new study (1), performed by multiple independent scientific institutions around the world, has found that exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs), including Roundup, caused reproductive and developmental effects in both male and female rats, at a dose level currently considered safe in the U.S. (1.75 mg/kg bw/day). Exposure to GBHs was associated with androgen-like effects, […] The post Global Glyphosate Study Pilot Phase Shows Reproductive and Developmental Effects at ‘Safe’ Dose appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.

GMO Salmon Cleared for Importation by U.S. FDA, Expected to Hit Dinner Plates Soon

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 1 day ago
Genetically engineered foods have been a controversial addition to U.S. dinner plates since the mid-1990s when they began hitting U.S. dinner plates, and their status as unlabeled lab experiments has continued to spark a backlash against them ever since. Now, the United States, Monsanto and Bayer are preparing to move forward with the next phase of the GMO experiment, as a deal worth over $125 million was signed recently to create new “longer lasting” GMO foods like wheat, strawberries and more. That deal turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg, however, as a small company ... more »

Is AOC real? She’s an actress claims Mr. Reagan

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 1 day ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h5iv6sECGU&feature=youtu.be A casting call? An Actress? A puppet? A scripted front for an organization? Sometimes brilliant, often bumbling? Who's the man behind the curtain? A political operative who's sort of awkward, but very smart and Cenk Uygar of the Young Turks. I've seen this floating around. Take a look and see what you think? And it probably isn't illegal to put up an actress for Congress and tell her what to say. Trailer for Mr. Reagan. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf1EWeQ7DefD6Ds3KdeQ-uQ

World Grounds ‘Dangerous Planes,’ US Carriers Freaked Out

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Mar 12, 2019 Rick Sanchez reports on the fatal Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash in Ethiopia, mere months after a similar crash on the same model of plane. It has been verified that the pilot in the second crash experienced flight control issues, prompting countries around the world to ground the […]

Taliban Leader Lived Out Last Days Near US Base in Afghanistan as CIA Looked Elsewhere, Book Reveals

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Taliban Leader Lived Out Last Days Near US Base in Afghanistan as CIA Looked Elsewhere, Book Reveals by https://www.rt.com/ The Taliban’s one-eyed leader and co-founder Mullah Omar – who’d had a $10 million bounty on his head – lived out his final days in relative peace and within walking distance of a US base, a […]

US Diplomats Speak Out Against Closure of Palestine Mission

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The real reason is because the Palestinians (REAL JEWS) will be forcibly expelled into the Sinai desert by the Israeli war machine. Since there won’t be any Palestinians, it is no longer necessary to have a Palestinian mission in Jerusalem. – US Diplomats Speak Out Against Closure of Palestine Mission by Daoud Kuttab, https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/home.html The […]

Rick Sanchez’s Brilliant Takedown of NYTimes & CNN

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Mar 11, 2019 Rick Sanchez takes Washington Post, MSNBC and others to task for their irresponsible fear-mongering and “what if” scenarios, neither fair nor journalistically sound. end

The Trump Administration Wants a War with Iran

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The nation to take the lead, execute the war against Iran is Zionist ‘666’ Israel, the Satanic counterfeit, NOT America. It is Albert Pike’s Satanic WW3 plan. America will fight via its proxy: Zionist ‘666’ Israel. – The Trump Administration Wants a War with Iran by Bob Dreyfuss, https://www.thenation.com/ Neoconservatives in Washington are ready to […]

YA’ALON: ‘Israeli-Arab’ Conflict Over; ‘Israeli-Palestinian’ One Remains

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The plan of the Zionists, is to ignite war and forcibly drive the Palestinians (REAL JEWS) into the North Sinai desert. This is the fulfillment of Revelation 12:6,13-14. – Apart from the plan to expel the Palestinians (REAL JEWS) into the Sinai desert, there is a rumored deal with the Sunni-Arab world over the temple […]

Jim Willie: Consequences Of America’s Lost Global Reserve Status for the Dollar

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Jim Willie: Consequences Of America’s Lost Global Reserve Status for the Dollar by Jim Willie, https://www.gold-eagle.com/ The gold suppression game appears finally to be coming to an end. A Perfect Storm is hitting the gold market, with an internal factor (QE), an external factor (SGE), and a systemic factor (Basel). All three forces are positive in […]

USA’s Monstrous Debt Time Bomb Just Got Bigger…

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
GoldSilver (w/ Mike Maloney) Published on Mar 12, 2019 Download Mike’s best-selling book for free here: https://pages.goldsilver.com/freebook – Today brings news of the latest federal budget proposal, a $4.75T presidential wishlist doomed to defeat in the House that spends money we don’t have. Perhaps most striking is that we are on pace to shatter the […]

China Is TAKING OVER & Gold Is Set To SKYROCKET! (with Lior Gantz)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
World Alternative Media Published on Mar 10, 2019 Josh Sigurdson talks with Lior Gantz of Wealth Research Group about multiple issues facing the economy and markets as of recently. First Lior talks about gold and silver and the correlation between the gold/silver ratio and major downturns. He talks about the very real potential that gold […]

Democrats Block Motion Condemning Illegal Aliens Voting In American Elections

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Democrats Block Motion Condemning Illegal Aliens Voting In American Elections by https://thewashingtonstandard.com/ The greatest threat to the United States is the Democrat Party. The party of socialism, open-boarders, infanticide, and anti-Semitism, must not just lose in 2020: they must be routed. – Democrats Block Motion Condemning Illegal Aliens Voting in American Elections, Breitbart News, Sean […]

Russia, US, China Race to Militarize Space

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The real agenda is the preparation to attack the Lord Jesus Christ on His 2nd Coming. The ‘Evil Aliens’ Invasion Satanic HOAX! – RT America Published on Mar 11, 2019 Russia has fired back at President Trump’s plans for a “Space Force,” accusing him of laying the groundwork for the militarization of space and that […]

Orthodox Religious Jews Reject Zionist Israel as an Abomination and Contrary to the Will of God — The Battle of World Jewry Against Zionism: What Israel Don’t Want You to Watch

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Traditional Jews Published on Feb 24, 2015 On the Streets of Jerusalem, New York, Washington, Brussels, and London. Listen to the fiery speeches of Great Jewish Rabbis and Leaders, and to the Hundreds of Thousands of Authentic Jewish folks speaking out against Zionism and the existence of the State of Israel! The State of Israel […]

Prominent Jewish Americans & Orthodox Jews Come Out In Support of Ilhan Omar on Criticism of Israel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
In open letter, Jewish Americans come out in support of Ilhan Omar by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ American Jews, including prominent figures like Naomi Klein, have signed an open letter in support of Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. – The letter states that she has been “falsely accused of antisemitism” and that there was nothing anti-Semitic about calling out […]

Cashless Society Leads to Enslavement — Lionel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Mar 11, 2019 The city of Philadelphia has banned cashless stores and other US cities are considering similar bills, calling it “an issue of fairness.” Legal and media analyst Lionel of Lionel Media joins News.Views.Hughes to share his insights, arguing that cashless stores “have nothing to do but cash or convenience” […]

RogueNews: ItalExit, End Of EU, DeepState In India/Pakistan Spat

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
ROGUE NEWS Streamed live 11 hours ago ROGUE NEWS is a group of political scientists, editorial engineers, and radio show developers drawn together by a shared vision of bringing Alternative news through digital mediums that evangelize our civil liberties. end

In The Suburbs

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 day ago
In the suburbs they build fences and mow lawns and do bestial things to each other behind closed doors and behind closed lips. Jam-faced children press buttons and scream at blaring screens while wives surrender to unwashed husbands with horrible hands and then carve off […]

Calls for tougher penalties to curb NT's high rate of worker deaths

Emily JB Smith at Just In - 1 day ago
A damning review of the Northern Territory's workplace health and safety practices calls for tougher penalties to curb the horrific number of workers killed on the job.

Review into ATO's debt collection tactics finds there was 'no cash grab'

Nassim Khadem at Just In - 1 day ago
The tax watchdog finds that allegations there was a systematic ATO cash grab on small business "are not sustained".

Killer only found out she was adopted after she bludgeoned her mother to death with a plank

Kate McKenna And Ellie Sibson at Just In - 1 day ago
A woman who beat her mother to death in their Brisbane home with a plank of fake wood and then tried to blame it on intruders is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murder.

Two building companies collapse amid national housing downturn

Ben Nielsen at Just In - 1 day ago
Two South Australian building companies have collapsed, and another is facing court action, as pressure from the national housing downturn continues.

Brother of stonemason who died from silicosis warns he won't be the last

Elise Kinsella at Just In - 1 day ago
A Gold Coast stonemason, who died from the lung disease silicosis, is being remembered by his brother for publicly exposing the dangers of silica dust, amid what's being described as a "nationwide epidemic".

Murray-Darling Basin debate gives rise to new voices of desperation and despair

Warwick Long at Just In - 1 day ago
Sick of watching farmers fail, shops close and real estate signs up, new Victorian groups rally in the southern Murray-Darling Basin to fight for their survival.

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