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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Thursday, March 14, 2019

14 March - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 3

10 pm MDT

Meatless Mondays?

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 9 minutes ago
Because meatless Friday was already taken? The post Meatless Mondays? appeared first on CFACT.

Iran Warns Israel of ‘Crushing Response’ to Any Naval Intervention

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
Iran Warns Israel of ‘Crushing Response’ to Any Naval Intervention by https://www.timesofisrael.com/ After Netanyahu alleges maritime oil smuggling, Tehran defense minister vows to respond with force to any attempt to curtail exports – Iran’s defense minister warned Wednesday that the Islamic Republic would give a “crushing response” if Israel followed through on a threat by […]

WikiLeaks Reveals Regime-Change Plans for Venezuela Blackout

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
RT America Published on Mar 13, 2019 RT America’s Dan Cohen joins Scottie Nell Hughes to discuss the latest in Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro has ordered US diplomats out of the country and is turning to allies like China to help restore the country’s power grid. Maduro remains certain that the blackout was caused by […]

Military Planning At It’s Finest, Central Bank Takedown

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
X22Report Published on Mar 14, 2019 The fight for BREXIT continues, the EU is looking to keep the UK in limbo, this is their plan, this way nothing happens. The housing industry is imploding and with the Fed raising rates the housing market is having a difficult time staying afloat. Toyota is investing in the […]

Theresa May Surrenders After Another Brexit Defeat

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
RT America Published on Mar 14, 2019 After two humiliating defeats in the House of Commons, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has begrudgingly granted lawmakers a vote on delaying the March 29 Brexit. Former UK MP George Galloway chats with RT America’s Manila Chan. #RTAmerica #INQuestionRT #QuestionMore #News end

BREAKING: Israel Bombs Gaza

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
“All warfare is based on deception!” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War RT America Published on Mar 14, 2019 Rick Sanchez breaks the news of Israel’s bombing of Gaza in retaliation for two rockets allegedly fired at Tel Aviv. Israeli media is reporting that the “Islamic Jihad” terrorist group is most likely responsible for […]

Keiser Report: Negative Rates Are Coming (E1357)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
RT Published on Mar 14, 2019 In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss the the first warning signs of negative rates coming for the US when the next financial crisis hits. In the second half, Max continues his interview with Mish Shedlock of MishTalk.com about the latest economic data out of […]

Trump Pursues ‘Peace Plan’ to Break off Gaza, Without Input from Palestinians

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ is NOT a peace plan. It essentially aims to end the Palestinian cause by driving them into the North Sinai desert. This will be done by Zionist ‘666’ Israel, the Satanic counterfeit, launching a war against Gaza and forcing Palestinians (REAL JEWS) into North Sinai via the Rafah crossing on […]

The Global Economic Reset Begins With An Engineered Crash

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
The Global Economic Reset Begins With An Engineered Crash by Brandon Smith, http://www.alt-market.com/ For a few years now, since at least 2014, the phrase “global economic reset” has been circulating in the financial world. This phrase is used primarily by globalist institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to describe an event in which the […]

Israel Seeking US Recognition of Its Claim to Golan Heights — Trump Administration Report Softens Language on Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
Trump administration report softens language on Israeli-occupied Golan Heights by NAHAL TOOSI, https://www.politico.com/ The State Department’s newest Human Rights Report describes the Golan Heights as “Israeli-controlled” instead of “Israeli-occupied,” a linguistic change sure to fuel criticism that the Trump administration is bucking global consensus on Israel’s reach. – The change comes as conservative U.S. lawmakers […]

Washington No Longer Refers to Golan as ‘Israel-Occupied’ — War Provocation Against Syria

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
Washington No Longer Refers to Golan as ‘Israel-Occupied’ — War Provocation Against Syria by https://www.france24.com/en/ Washington (AFP) The US no longer refers to the Golan Heights as an “Israeli-occupied” territory in its latest annual human rights report, published Wednesday, though the State Department insists the wording change doesn’t mean a policy change. – The report […]

LIVE: Explosions Heard in Southern Gaza Strip After Aircraft Heard Flying Over Gaza City

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
PressTV Streamed live 93 minutes ago Israel military says Gaza strikes in response to earlier rocket fire from enclave Israeli military confirms that it attacked some positions in Gaza.

Donald Trump Accuses Tech Giants of Colluding with Democrats

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
Donald Trump Accuses Tech Giants of Colluding with Democrats by ALEXANDER MARLOW, MATTHEW BOYLE, AMANDA HOUSE, & CHARLIE SPIERING, https://www.breitbart.com/ President Donald Trump accused companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google of colluding with Democrats to censor his supporters online to their political advantage. – “Actually it’s incredible that I won the election because you know […]

The Truth is Out about Israel’s Lethal Actions in Gaza. Will the World Listen? The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
“In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the origin of the Jews. Her research found that virtually all the Jews came from Khazar blood. Not only that but Oppenheim discovered that the Palestinians—the very people whom the Jews had been persecuting and ejecting from […]

Rabbi Dovid Weiss: Zionism Has Created ‘Rivers of Blood’, State Organized Terrorism — Orthodox Religious Jews Reject Zionist Israel As Against the Will of God

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 minutes ago
Al Jazeera English Published on Mar 10, 2012 The Jewish scholar explains why Zionism and Judaism are not necessarily the same thing and why he believes that Israel as a state is not legitimate. end

Israel Launches Airstrikes On Gaza After Rockets Were Fired At Tel Aviv

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 35 minutes ago
*Haaretz:* *Israeli Army Strikes in Gaza After Rockets Target Tel Aviv in First Since 2014 War* * No casualties reported on both sides * Israel says Hamas fired, but organization denies involvement * IDF spokesman says army 'surprised' by escalation The Israeli army attacked Thursday overnight targets in Gaza Strip, hours after two rockets were fired at Tel Aviv from Gaza, a first since Israel's 2014 campaign in Gaza. According to the Israeli military, the Iron Dome missile defense system was activated. It is assumed that the rockets landed in open areas due to the fact that n... more »

New Truth For America podcast episode: How TFA network to make $$

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig at Cloaking Inequity - 40 minutes ago
Truth For America is a podcast about Teach For America (TFA) that provides voice to educators, parents, students, and other key stakeholders. Truth For America is co-hosted by Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Dr. T. Jameson Brewer. Episode 18 featured Lynn Davenport, a Dallas public school parent. She discusses her research on no-bid contracts, social impact bonds, and how Teach

Stealth Shocker: Is China Really Building 2 Stealth Bombers?

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 42 minutes ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Here is all we know. *Unlike the H-20, the JH-XX’s high speed would make it viable for carrying air-to-air missiles, not only for self-defense, but for hit-and-run attacks on vulnerable support planes, or to rapidly intercept incoming bombers. While the JH-XX likely wouldn’t be optimized for short-range aerial dogfights against highly maneuverable fighters, its stealth, speed **and** large payload could still make it a deadly delivery platform for **beyond-visual range** air-to-air missiles.* In January 2018, two sentences in an annual report by ... more »

Bang for the Buck: The Army Is Killing Off Old Programs To Become Deadlier

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 42 minutes ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The U.S. Army is slowing, cutting and canceling hundreds of weapons programs in order to free up cash for just six kinds of new hardware. The U.S. Army is slowing, cutting and canceling hundreds of weapons programs in order to free up cash for just six kinds of new hardware. The *"Big Six"* are key to winning high-tech wars against modern armies such as Russia's or China's, according to the ground-combat branch. The Army's $190-billion budget proposal, which represents an $8-billion boost compared to the branch's 2019 budget, channels $9 billion into *six... more »

the new covenant is the oneness person by person of our hearts

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 55 minutes ago
*Blessed* hearts, Portia and I will come to you. We will come to everyone upon this planetary body; We will come therefore. And you may respond, and you may recite the Word of the Son of God: "Lo, I AM come to do Thy will, O God! Lo, I AM come to make my ascension in this life and to demonstrate the victory of the path of the ascension to all evolutions upon Earth!" Therefore, beloved ones, by that inner dedication of the Law of Love and Life you will receive the impetus from the Great Central Sun, not only of my dispensation in this hour but of that of the upward momentum o... more »

President Trump and First Lady Melania Participate in the Shamrock Bowl Friendship Presentation…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence participate in the traditional presentation of the Shamrock Bowl to celebrate the festivities of St. Patrick and the warm relationship between the U.S. and Ireland. . Earlier in the … Continue reading →

Musical Interlude: Michael Franti, "Hey World (Don't Give Up)"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Michael Franti, "Hey World (Don't Give Up)" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01FE9cPXE3M

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
“Here is one of the largest objects that anyone will ever see on the sky. Each of these fuzzy blobs is a galaxy, together making up the Perseus Cluster, one of the closest clusters of galaxies. The cluster is seen through a foreground of faint stars in our own Milky Way Galaxy. *Click image for larger size.* Near the cluster center, roughly 250 million light-years away, is the cluster's dominant galaxy NGC 1275, seen above as a large galaxy on the image left. A prodigious source of x-rays and radio emission, NGC 1275 accretes matter as gas and galaxies fall into it. The Perseus Clus... more »

"How Could You? A Dog's Story"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"How Could You? A Dog's Story"* by Jim Willis "When I was a puppy I entertained you with my antics and made you laugh. You called me your child and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered throw pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was "bad," you'd shake your finger at me and ask "How could you?" - but then you'd relent and roll me over for a bellyrub. My housetraining took a little longer than expected, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed, listening to your confidences and secre... more »

Top Afghan Government Official 'Blasts' The Trump Administration's Peace Talks With The Taliban

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*NBC:* *Trump envoy is selling out Afghanistan in Taliban peace talks: senior Afghan official* "We don't know what's going on. We don't have the kind of transparency that we should have," said Afghan national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib. A top Afghan government official on Thursday blasted the Trump administration's peace talks with the Taliban, accusing a U.S. presidential envoy of shutting out the Kabul government and betraying the trust of a close ally. "We don't know what's going on. We don't have the kind of transparency that we should have," Hamdullah Mohib, Afghan nat... more »

New Claim Is That Weedkiller Glyphosate Causes Higher Phosphorus Levels Too

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 1 hour ago
With a strange verdict by a jury in San Francisco, it became open season on glyphosate, a common weedkiller in use for generations. One new claim is that it leads to higher phosphorous levels. Yet glyphosate only contains trace nutrients, nothing like what fertilizer has. Overuse of phosphorus-based fertilizer in some areas have led to a saturation of the soil’s capacity to hold the nutrient, which increases the likelihood that any additional phosphorus applied to the land will run off into waterways and cause of harmful algal blooms and deoxygenation leading to fish death. read more

An objective assessment by the proposed Presidential Climate Commission is needed now. This exchange illustrates why.

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 1 hour ago
“Michael Mann, a professor at Penn State University, has done a smear piece on President Donald Trump, Greenpeace co-founder Dr. Patrick Moore and Princeton Physicist Dr. Will Happer in Newsweek. Mann and other climate activists are working overtime trying to … Continue reading →

Carbon dioxide didn’t create a climate crisis

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 1 hour ago
“The executive director of the CO2 Coalition, Caleb Rossiter, downplayed the role of carbon dioxide in global warming on Wednesday, telling Hill.TV’s “Rising” that the gas did not create the climate crisis.” click here

Brexit Chaos as War of the Elites Against Brit Independence Intensifies

William F. Jasper at rss - 1 hour ago
[image: brexit-chaos-as-war-of-the-elites-against-brit-independence-intensifies] A series of confusing votes and a chaotic welter of parliamentary maneuvers over the past several days have left a muddled picture concerning where Britain now stands on Brexit.

Do you love Cannibal Corpse? Here's some good news for you

Paul Donoughue at Just In - 1 hour ago
Listening to death metal, with its violent and sadistic lyrics, does not make you into an aggressive, unemotional non-human, according to a new study — something that comes as no surprise to metal fans.

Skeleton found in bushland believed to be missing man

Just In - 1 hour ago
Police are working to confirm whether human remains found near Port Lincoln, in regional South Australia, belong to a man who went missing 20 years ago.

The Poet: Thomas Centolella, "Splendor"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"Splendor"* One day it's the clouds, one day the mountains. One day the latest bloom of roses- the pure monochromes, the dazzling hybrids- inspiration for the cathedral's round windows. Every now and then there's the splendor of thought: the singular idea and its brilliant retinue- words, cadence, point of view, little gold arrows flitting between the lines. And too the splendor of no thought at all: hands lying calmly in the lap, or swinging a six iron with effortless tempo. More often than not splendor is the star we orbit without a second thought, especially as it arrives and de... more »

Heart problems force Saints' Dylan Roberton to miss 2019 season

Just In - 1 hour ago
Days after complaining of "feeling wonky" after a preseason game, St Kilda defender Dylan Roberton announces he will sit out the 2019 AFL season due to his ongoing heart irregularities.

Trump's men take their turns in a round of Robert Mueller Monopoly

Zoe Daniel And Emily Olson at Just In - 1 hour ago
Some (former) allies of President Donald Trump have a bad roll of the dice this week, with prison sentences, revelations about pardons and mountains of evidence that are turning heads in Washington, writes Zoe Daniel.

Boeing's pausing deliveries of the 737 MAX, and it's going to cost billions

Just In - 1 hour ago
As the microscope focuses on Boeing in light of two deadly air accidents involving its 737 MAX 8 planes, the US plane manufacturer is pausing deliveries of the latest version of its top-selling plane around the world.

'It's wrong': Greens senator calls out Ceduna Mayor for 'revolting' Facebook post

Just In - 1 hour ago
SA senator Sarah Hanson-Young says a crude Facebook post shared by a business owned by the Ceduna Mayor is "degrading" to women, but he says his Facebook account was hacked.

Why I Left Greenpeace

tzofiya at The Great Climate Debate - 2 hours ago
Patrick Moore explains why he helped to create Greenpeace, and why he decided to leave it. What began as a mission to improve the environment for the sake of humanity became a political movement in which humanity became the villain and hard science a non-issue. From Prager U

3 days, 3 key votes – and no end in sight for Brexit

Holly Jarman, John G. Searle Assistant Professor, University of Michigan at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 2 hours ago
Three scholars react to the spectacle, finger-pointing and long-term harms of the stalemate in British Parliament.

Michigan medical cannabis cultivator Green Peak raises $30M-plus for expansion

Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier at Marijuana Business Daily - 2 hours ago
Green Peak Innovations, a medical cannabis cultivator based in Lansing, Michigan, raised more the $30 million in an oversubscribed debt round. The funds will be used to support Green Peak’s expansion in Michigan as well as plans to take the company’s “scalable model to other states,” CEO Jeff Radway said in a news release. Plans […] Michigan medical cannabis cultivator Green Peak raises $30M-plus for expansion is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Connecticut’s Democratic lawmakers push to legalize adult-use marijuana

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 2 hours ago
Several House Democrats in Connecticut on Thursday unveiled draft legislation to legalize adult-use marijuana under a tightly-controlled framework, becoming the latest Eastern state to push for recreational legalization. Businesses wouldn’t be able to get licenses to both cultivate and sell, according to New Haven TV station WTNH, and taxes would total roughly 20%. The legislation […] Connecticut’s Democratic lawmakers push to legalize adult-use marijuana is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"Seriously..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago

Lindsey Graham Senate Floor Speech on Mueller, FISA Abuse, and DOJ/FBI Investigations…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham challenges Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to amend his Mueller report resolution and permit adding the appointment of a Special Counsel to look into the numerous 2016 election abuses by the DOJ and FBI. Chuck Schumer … Continue reading →

Chet Raymo, “Retreat From Reason”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
* “Retreat From Reason” * by Chet Raymo “Is there a flight from reason in the United States? Everywhere we look, science is under attack. In government. In the schools. In the churches. We are offered faith-based substitutes. The “Left Behind” series of apocalyptic novels outsells everything else on the shelves. People are more interested in astrology than astronomy. Intelligent design is championed at the highest levels of government. Alternative medicine - faith healing, homeopathy, energy therapies, New Age healing, and the like - is more popular than ever. Scripture and revelat... more »

Taos Water Protector is On Top of Drilling Rig -- and He's Live!

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 2 hours ago
Buck Johnston is on top of a drilling rig near Taos, New Mexico, in defense of the water. Buck is broadcasting live and plans to stay 4 days. Watch: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100026931670155

"Consider The Following..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
"Consider the following. We humans are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others' actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others' activities. For this reason it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others. Nor is it so remarkable that our greatest joy should come when we are motivated by concern for others. But that is not all. We find that not only do altruistic actions bring about happiness but they a... more »

Fox News Doubles Down on the Big Lie and Venezuela

Kurt Nimmo at 2 hours ago
[image: undefined] It doesn’t matter what corporate alphabet propaganda network you watch, you’re going to get the same line on Venezuela. Here we have Trish Regan, a fixture at Fox News, telling numerous lies about Venezuela, lies put out by neocons and their captured president. We MUST stay committed to the end of #Maduro’s BRUTAL socialist regime. He MUST step aside so that #Democracy can be restored in #Venezuela. And for countries like #China that want to STICK IT to the U.S. by supporting a dictator?! SHAME ON YOU! pic.twitter.com/5SXPwQgPQJ — Trish Regan (@trish_regan) Marc... more »

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan Defends The Pentagon's $165 billion Wartime Budget

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Task & Purpose:* *‘There is no slush fund,’ Acting SecDef Shanahan says of $165 billion wartime budget (that mostly doesn't fund combat operations) * Sen. Elizabeth Warren accused the Pentagon of creating a "slush fund" by loading its wartime budget with nearly $100 billion that does not fund operations in Syria, Iraq, or Afghanistan. The Pentagon's proposed $718 billion fiscal 2020 budget includes $165 billion for "overseas contingency operations," which is supposed to fund combat operations and is not subject to limits on defense spending that Congress imposed as part of the Bu... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'Framework Fraud Part 2'

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 2 hours ago
.http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2019/03/14/framework-fraud/ .

Reality Check: Questioning Vaccines is a Public Health Threat?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 2 hours ago
By Ben Swann Not all vaccines are safe for all people, at all ages, in all quantities. Full stop! There is no question that scientifically... more »

BREAKING: Everyone Who Opposes War Is A Russian Antisemite

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 2 hours ago
In order to appease the internet censors, today’s Caitlin Johnstone article has been replaced with a breaking report from the National News Conglomerate. NNC: Obey. Washington, D.C. (NNC) — Following the publication of the results of a groundbreaking new study this week, experts are now […]

Large Submarine “Motherships”: How the Navy SEALs Could Cruise Into Battle

WarIsBoring at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * Really? *With any luck, the SEALs will have their new undersea chariots and the motherships to carry them ready before 2020.* The U.S. Navy is hard at work developing new underwater transports for its elite commandos. The SEALs expect the new craft—and improvements to large submarine “motherships” that will carry them—to be ready by the end of the decade. SEALs have ridden in small submersibles to sneak into hostile territory for decades. For instance, the special operators reportedly used the vehicles to slip into Somalia and spy on terrorists in 20... more »

Russia Is Defeating Sanctions

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Reuters *Judy Twigg, National Interest:* *Russia Is Winning the Sanctions Game* *These sanctions were supposed to punish Moscow's elite, but instead they've spurred economic development and patriotism.* The current conversation about Russia sanctions centers around targeting and scope. Are we punishing the people whose behavior we most want to change? Is there pain, well inflicted, on those individuals responsible for creating chaos in Ukraine and Crimea, for reckless attacks on Sergei Skripal and others, and for wanton interference in Western elections? Can we hurt Russian elites... more »

"How States/Empires Collapse in Four Easy Steps"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"How States/Empires Collapse in Four Easy Steps"* by Charles Hugh Smith "There is a grand, majestic tragedy in the inevitable collapse of once-thriving states and empires: it all seemed so permanent at its peak, so godlike in its power, and then slowly but surely, too many grandiose, unrealistic promises were made to too many elites and constituencies, and then as growth decays to stagnation, the only way to maintain the status quo is to appear to meet all the promises by creating money out of thin air, i.e. debauching the currency. This political expediency works most wonderfully... more »

March 14:This VERY Dangerous Time

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 3 hours ago
https://www.guardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/12/us-college-admissions-scandal-corruption-rigged https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-college-scam-court-cheating-1.5055097 Some universities have always been places of privilege and snobbery. That doesn't mean they are good. It's just snobbery. It can run very deep - throughout the whole administration and and faculty. The universities - American and Canadian - are powerfully affected, too -by the wealthy who sit on their boards. Result? Many an esteemed university is not better than the others. It's just more snobbish. In Canada, this ... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
“College Cheating Scandal Reveals Bad Parenting At Its Worst”

"Economic Market Snapshot 3/14/19"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
• Gregory Mannarino, “Post Market Wrap Up 3/14/19” - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/

Enduring Mockery, Insults, and Death Threats, Pediatric NICU Nurse Comes Forward to Talk About Her Own Child’s Vaccine Injuries

AdminM at Health Impact News - 3 hours ago
It’s been too long I have stayed silent. It’s time to share my story. To speak the truth in love. My adult career as a Registered Nurse has been centered on the NICU, PICU, & Pediatric populations. Growing up I had all my vaccines. ​Fast forward to nursing school. I remember watching a short video, the CDC schedule & the importance of our patients receiving the full schedule. The denial of the autism link - and that’s it. We did not study ingredients, we were not told about vaccine injury/death, or how to report to VAERS when an injury occurred. Upon graduating and securing my first... more »

USMCA Consequences – Toyota Increases U.S. Investment to $13 Billion, Expands Component Manufacturing in AL, KY, MO, TN, and WV…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
Toyota made a huge announcement today [SEE HERE] that’s a direct outcome of the NAFTA replacement USMCA trade deal; and the new 75% rule of origin within the Auto sector. The Toyota announcement is a total of $13 billion investment … Continue reading →

Welcome to Syria, where children under nine have never known peace

Tracey Shelton at Just In - 3 hours ago
A generation of Syrian children is being raised amid death and war, and the side-effects of such trauma will likely last a lifetime — but experts say there are ways parents can minimise the psychological damage, even in an environment of chaos.

Fine for woman who kept wombat as a pet and fed it wheat biscuits and porridge

Isabel Moussalli at Just In - 3 hours ago
A WA woman, who kept an orphaned wombat as a pet, is fined $6,000 for animal cruelty even though the magistrate said the woman was trying to do the right thing.

Sydney man dies after allegedly being run over by car then hit with axe

Cameron Gooley at Just In - 3 hours ago
Police will allege a 75-year-old man ran over the victim and then struck him with the axe in a targeted attack.

Why you need a mentor — and how to find a good one

Ben Hays And Verica Jokic at Just In - 3 hours ago
A good mentor can change everything. Just ask Maria, who switched careers from beauty to construction. But how do you find a good one?

Are 'big boxes' the dinosaurs of the retail world, left behind by evolution and facing extinction?

Stephen Letts at Just In - 3 hours ago
As 'big box' stores get bigger, sales growth is slipping below increases in rent and wages. It could be the beginning of the end as online sales and smaller stores cannibalise the suburban shopping giants.

New Zealand PM condemns 'unprovoked' attack that left Climate Change Minister with black eye

Just In - 3 hours ago
Jacinda Ardern says New Zealanders should not "take for granted" that their elected leaders are accessible and mix freely with members of the public, after Climate Change Minister James Shaw is punched in the face while walking to work.

China is overhauling its foreign investment laws today — how might it affect business in Australia?

Michael Walsh at Just In - 3 hours ago
Chinese officials say the new laws will give foreign companies an equal footing with local firms, but there are also fears Australia could face blowback over its decision to block Huawei from 5G networks.

Regional drug report shows 41pc increase in past decade

Stephanie Gardiner, Sonia Feng And Kate Cowling at Just In - 3 hours ago
A new report finds a huge spike in drug-related deaths in regional Australia, which researchers are attributing to the use of opioids.

Fact Check: Did the PM get the 'simple math' on sick refugees wrong?

Just In - 3 hours ago
The Prime Minister says Australian patients will be displaced if sick refugees are transferred to the mainland for medical treatment. But RMIT ABC Fact Check found the Government's claim on the medevac legislation to be baseless.

Qld university stands by health studies done by devotees of 'dangerous cult'

Josh Robertson at Just In - 3 hours ago
A top Australian university stands by studies into the health benefits of a group that a jury found was a "dangerous cult" making false healing claims, despite its own medical researchers failing to disclose they were devotees.

From here to 'Brexiternity': Can Britain cope with two more years of this?

Samantha Hawley at Just In - 3 hours ago
They've had two years to figure out Brexit, but today MPs asked for a delay. Now the British people are facing the possibility of two more years of division and chaos, writes Samantha Hawley.

From a hell of an existence and near collapse to financial powerhouse

Clint Thomas at Just In - 3 hours ago
When the West Coast Eagles joined the Victorian Football League in the 1980s, they were essentially set up to fail — and soon the club was broke and on life support. How times have changed, writes Clint Thomas.

Hamish couldn't justify flying to Darwin for an inquiry into airfares. So he drove 1,700 kilometres

Emilia Terzon at Just In - 3 hours ago
Regional Queensland resident Hamish Griffin wants to hear Qantas explain why its regional flights cost so much, and his point is proven when it is cheaper for him to drive 1,700km from Cloncurry to Darwin than fly into town.

Ray Hadley was apoplectic. Minister Peter Dutton had just committed blasphemy

Michelle Grattan at Just In - 3 hours ago
The rifts at the Government's highest levels are being exposed. In these desperate days, it is every minister, every government backbencher, and each part, or sub-part, of the Coalition for themselves, writes Michelle Grattan.

Feedlot definition causes problems for drought-affected farmers

Lydia Burton at Just In - 3 hours ago
The definition of a feedlot is causing headaches for producers feeding cattle in drought as Queensland cracks down on people who may be accidentally lot feeding.

How the 'famous Fanny Finch' became Australia's first known female voter — 50 years before it was legal

Just In - 3 hours ago
On January 22, 1856, an extraordinary event in Australia's history occurred. And its protagonist, the "famous" Mrs Fanny Finch, deserves a more prominent place in history, writes Kacey Sinclair.

Did Trump Cause The Plane Crash In Ethiopia? No... But It's His Fault

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
For anyone who thinks Maddow is only good for explaining complicated Putin-Gate conspiracy theories and related judicial developments, the video above is one of her best-ever segments... and unrelated to Putin-Gate. This is Maddow at her very best-- and probably started a ball rolling that put enough pressure on Trump for him to order the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 8 jets "immediately." Key points about the two crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX 8: *•* American pilots have been "describing the same sort of difficulty on take-off, the same specific problem where they are ascendin... more »

Alzheimer’s Disease Is Type 3 Diabetes.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 4 hours ago
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Interesting Anomaly By Region By Calendar Month Graphs

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 4 hours ago
Do thermometer anomalies by season by continent tell us anything interesting? I think so... Graphs of same and conclusions that altitude in winter and asphalt in summer sun matter to volatility. Continue reading →

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 14, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Arthur MacMillan, The National:* *Syria's peace plan takes shape — but it relies on Bashar Al Assad* A new UN envoy is in place but there are signs that even Russia is losing influence in Damascus. When Staffan de Mistura addressed the UN Security Council for the last time in December as the Secretary General's special envoy for Syria he ended in unusual fashion, seeking permission to break protocol and shake the hands of ambassadors from member states he had been briefing. Warm applause followed. Privately, however, some felt relief rather than appreciation at his departure. “... more »

Now It's Time To Target Essay Mills, Companies Which Write Student Assignments For A Fee

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 4 hours ago
The U.S. college admissions scandal, where wealthy elites paid to circumvent an arbitrary entrance scoring system at some privileged schools by gaming it, has already led to lawsuits because the value of a degree from USC, Stanford, Yale and others involved has been devalued, students and their lawyers claim. read more

Buying Into the System

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 4 hours ago
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) *T*here are two types of people who buy into the system, specifically the higher educational system. There are the average people, "the little people", as Leona Helmsley has once derisively called them, who figuratively buy into the system and its ceaseless, jingoistic diktats that hard work, diligence and a faith in that system will one day pay off, that luck and pluck will win the day, by gumbo! Granted, it'll involve working like a draft horse to get a decent scholarship and/or onerous student loans that often take decade... more »

UPDATE: Grand Jury Returns Federal Terrorism Indictment for New Mexico Terror Compound Suspects…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
(DOJ-NSD ) A federal grand jury sitting in Albuquerque, New Mexico returned a superseding indictment on March 13 charging Jany Leveille, 36, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, 40, Hujrah Wahhaj, 38, Subhanah Wahhaj, 36, and Lucas Morton, 41, with federal offenses related … Continue reading →

Facebook Loses Longtime Product Chief as It Revamps Strategy

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
The departure follows Zuckerberg's announcement that Facebook will shift its emphasis to private messaging over public sharing.

Is West Virginia Building A “Sharia Zone” Housing Project For Syrian Refugees?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
A video shot at a public housing project makes numerous, factually challenged claims about Syrian migration to West Virginia.

Foster Care Students Face Challenges Entering, Graduating College

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 4 hours ago
Dr. Nathaniel Brown’s scholarly interest in how foster care students access higher education goes beyond intellectual curiosity – he was a foster child and knows first-hand the barriers between that population and attainment of a college degree.

USC Officials to Deny Admission to Students Linked to Nationwide Admissions Scandal

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 4 hours ago
Amid the recent unveiling of the largest college admissions cheating scandal in U.S. history, one of the main institutions involved, the University of Southern California, has announced it will deny admission to all student applicants linked to the scandal. The school is also reviewing current students and graduates who may be connected to the scheme. […]

Beto O’Rourke Announces Entry to the 2020 Presidential Campaign

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 4 hours ago
Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke, who became increasingly popular during his unsuccessful 2018 Senate run, has announced he is running for U.S. president, citing a message of national unity and generational change will boost him above several progressives who have big-ticket policy ideas. “This moment of peril produces perhaps the greatest moment of promise for […]

Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Facing two different forms of anti-Semitism

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 5 hours ago
We must resist White Nationalism and reach out in solidarity to the communities it attacks. By Rabbi Arthur Waskow | The Rag Blog | March 14, 2019 An old Jewish saying goes, “Why did God give us two thumbs? So … finish reading Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Facing two different forms of anti-Semitism

Australia selling more than A$100 billion in infrastructure

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 5 hours ago
9-18, 2016 On Monday, Pallas said Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, The Future Fund, and Canada’s Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System will each get a fifth of Port of Melbourne following the sale, which is packaged as a 50-year lease. The government investment vehicle of Queensland state (QIC) and New York-based Global Infrastructure Partners are the other consortium partners, China Investment Corp [CIC.UL] is a major investor in Global Infrastructure Partners . South Korean pension fund NPS is also an investor. QIC’s investors include California Public Employees’ ... more »

Okay, Fine Then.

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 5 hours ago
Okay, fine then. Pretend that you don’t see the the flower in my hair or the fact that I am wearing my favorite tutu. I will pretend that I don’t notice the tired sadness behind your chipper greeting and the tattooed Leonard Cohen lyrics that […]

Mantle Plumes – Another Explanation

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 5 hours ago
I was unaware of the controversy between Plates vs Plumes, summarised in a text published during 2010 by Gillian Foulger. The controversy centres on whether surface volcanism is driven by mantle convection forming mantle plumes or “melt-diatremes”, or from near … Continue reading →

DOJ Needs to do a “Much, Much Better Job” on FOIA and “How Can You Say That’s Compliance?” Tough Bipartisan Questions on Gov-Wide FOIA Performance at Sunshine Week Hearing: FRINFORMSUM 3/14/2019

Lauren Harper at UNREDACTED - 5 hours ago
“How Can You Say That’s Compliance?” This year’s House Committee on Oversight and Reform Sunshine Week hearing was a strong showing of bipartisan support for FOIA and a desire to address the shortcomings in its administration. In his opening remarks, Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) pinned deserved attention on the Justice Department, which is responsible for […]

World News Briefs -- March 14, 2019 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Islamic State fighters and their families walk as they surrendered in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria March 12. REUTERS/Rodi Said *Reuters:* *Hundreds surrender in last Islamic State enclave as SDF advance* BAGHOUZ, Syria (Reuters) - Islamic State militants along with women and children surrendered in the hundreds to U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria on Thursday as the jihadists lost ground in their last shred of territory. Many of the men were limping as they crossed out of the Baghouz enclave along a dirt path over a rocky hill, with weeping children and full... more »

Border Security Vote – McConnell Unleashes Two-Thirds of Decepticon Caucus to Keep Borders Open…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Delivering a targeted message from U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Dohonue, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unleashed twelve members of his Decepticon caucus to rebuke the border security efforts of President Donald Trump. Doing what he does best, Leader … Continue reading →

Facebook Under Criminal Investigation; Allowed Big Tech Firms to Steal Users’ Data

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: facebook-under-criminal-investigation-allowed-big-tech-firms-to-steal-users-data] Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into deals Facebook struck with some of the largest tech companies in the word, allowing those companies access to users’ private data.

Bringing Truth to Black Community, Exposing Black Genocide

TNA Video at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: alex-newman-dran-reese-bringing-truth-black-community-exposing-black-genocide] VIDEO - In this exclusive interview with The New American magazine during the Council for National Policy meeting, Salt and Light Council President Dran Reese explained how churches are bringing truth and a biblical worldview to black communities across America. Working with prominent black pastors, the Salt & Light Council educates communities on how some black Americans are "being used as pawns of change." As part of the Content of Character series, the group travels America giving education and... more »

O’Rourke Peddles the Usual Leftist Platitudes in Announcing White House Bid

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: o-rourke-peddles-the-usual-leftist-platitudes-in-announcing-white-house-bid] Robert Francis O’Rourke, who goes by the moniker "Beto," a man whose greatest accomplishment to date is losing a Senate race, thinks he should be president.

New report reveals why India’s Su-30s failed to combat Pakistan’s F-16s during dogfight

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
Advanced Russian-made Su-30 fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) did not take part in the 27 February dogfight with Pakistani warplanes due to red tape-related problems, the Hindu reports. “Owing to the bureaucratic delays, we could not develop blast pens [reinforced shelters] for Su-30 MKIs near the Line of Control [LoC]. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) sanctioned the project only at the end of 2017”, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saudi Coalition accidentally bombs allied forces in Yemen, 30+ casualties: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P..) – The Saudi Coalition allegedly bombed their allied troops in Yemen this afternoon, killing several soldiers in the process. According to the Mareb Press, the Saudi Coalition accidentally bombed the Yemeni National Army’s 1st Brigade at the Hashweh front in the Al-Jawf Governorate. As a result of this bombing, at least […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Stocks rally as British MPs vote for Brexit delay, pound goes up and down

Sue Lannin And Michael Janda at Just In - 6 hours ago
Stocks rally in Europe after the UK Parliament backs the latest plan put forward by Prime Minister Theresa May, this time to delay leaving the European Union.

News quiz: Is this week your passport to the perfect score?

Just In - 6 hours ago
You'd better double-check your passport — we're taking you on a trip down memory lane. Let's see how much you can remember from a week of tricky travel and politics.

Feedlot definition causes problems for drought-affected farmers

Lydia Burton at Just In - 6 hours ago
The definition of a feedlot is causing headaches for producers drought feeding cattle as the Queensland Government cracks down on people who may be accidentally lot feeding cattle.

Thousands of students ditch school in the name of climate change

Just In - 6 hours ago
Students are gathering in cities and town centres around the country, demanding the Government takes action to reduce carbon emissions.

'So many jobs': The tertiary course with a 100 per cent employment success rate

Justin Huntsdale at Just In - 6 hours ago
Information technology students are being scooped up by desperate employers — some before they have even finished their courses — as the IT industry experiences a boom.

Students may finally return to school, after theirs closed to make way for new gallery

Just In - 6 hours ago
Some of Alice Springs's most at-risk students will soon return to a permanent school building following weeks of being unable to attend class, after they were moved off their premises to make way for a planned $150 million national Indigenous art gallery.

Milk producers welcome election pledges but warn of ongoing 'deregulation disaster'

Jessica Clifford, Claudia Jambor And Kim Honan at Just In - 6 hours ago
Dairy farmers welcome election commitments from both sides of politics ahead of the NSW election, but fear it will not be enough to address an industry in crisis.

Donald Trump 'not above the law', New York court says

Just In - 6 hours ago
US judges reject Donald Trump's attempt to delay a defamation lawsuit filed by former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos until after he leaves office.

Sydney mops up after super cell storms wreak havoc

Paige Cockburn And Cameron Gooley at Just In - 6 hours ago
The clean-up begins in Sydney this morning after severe thunderstorms batter the city and surrounds last night, but the Bureau of Meteorology warns more wild weather is on its way.

Overseas doctors not the answer to regional shortfall, GPs say

Laura Meachim at Just In - 6 hours ago
Medical professionals say more work needs to be done to incentivise the regions for locally trained doctors, rather than relying on foreign GPs to fill the gaps.

Illegally obtained audio recordings used to jail child abuser

Hannah Laxton-Koonce at Just In - 6 hours ago
A New South Wales magistrate says she would have been unable to proceed if not for illegal audio recordings, planted by the victim's family.

Living in a small town with a hospital but with no doctors to admit anyone

Micaela Hambrett at Just In - 6 hours ago
A program designed to streamline rural health training for post-graduate doctors is being proposed as the latest idea to overcome the shortage of doctors in regional areas.

In the heart of Hobart and down a side alley, the ninjas are training

Charley Rico at Just In - 6 hours ago
Duncan Stewart has been studying the ancient marital art of ninjutsu for 30 years, now the dojo is training people as young as six.

Brexit's Groundhog Day

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
How many times can you write 'extraordinary' in a short article? Let's have a go. It's extraordinary to see the so-called People's Vote campaign calling on pro-referendum MPs to abstain on, well, another referendum amendment put by former PV darlings The Independent Group. It's extraordinary for eight (eight!) members of the cabinet to vote against the government's position on extending Article 50, these were Alun Cairns, Liam Fox, Chris Grayling, Andrea Leadsom, Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss and Gavin Williamson. No prizes for accurately forecasting Williamson's company in the no lobb... more »

Are Trump’s “Biker” Friends Connected To Florida Based Spetsnaz Motorcycle Club; Russian Night Wolves And/Or Organized Crime?

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 6 hours ago
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : Who are these “hundreds” of “bikers” hanging out with Trump? Is Spetsnaz Motorcycle club connected to…

Trump’s UN Ambassador Resigned After Being Accused Of Ethics Violations; Recently Nominated Boeing Director

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 6 hours ago
Then UN Ambassador Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley visiting with the recently indicted for corruption, Trump pal, Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu … Continue reading →

Good News: Outbreak of New Energy Realism

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 6 hours ago
Out of the darkness and gloom from climate doomsters shines a declaration of energy abundance, and positive prospects for future well being. Robert Bradley Jr. writes March 14, 2019 at Master Resource Perry’s “New Energy Realism” (freedom and fossil fuels are essential, moral, unstoppable) Excerpts in itallcs with my bolds and images. “The lesson is […]

Toxic Mold Whistleblower Fears for Her Life: “I Exposed One of the Biggest Frauds in America and it Continues to be Hidden”

AdminM at Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
This is the second half of the story about whistle-blower Sharon Kramer, mold warrior, courageous truth teller, and compassionate friend to those who have been made sick by moldy buildings. It is the story of how a corrupt judicial system in California has allegedly complied with those she is trying to expose, by putting her in jail and threatening to commit her to a psych ward in order to silence her. "It has been a very heavy burden for me to carry for 14 years to know that I exposed one of the biggest frauds in America and it continues to be hidden. I'm not kidding when I say th... more »

3-14-19 Letter to President Trump

tzofiya at The Great Climate Debate - 6 hours ago
Tomer D. Tamarkin 5545 El Camino Avenue Carmichael CA 95608 916-482-2000 Office * 916-482-2020 Cellular https://greatclimatedebate.com 14 March 2019 The White House Washington D.C. Ref: Dr. William Happer and NSC It is imperative to the security of the United States and indeed to the liberty and freedom of its citizens, that you enact a panel …

Record rainfall in Arizona

Robert at Ice Age Now - 6 hours ago
Most one-day rainfall on record. Not just for the date, but for all dates. In southern Arizona, Bisbee set an all-time record of 1.06 inches of rain on Tuesday, beating a 1952 record for the wettest one-day rainfall, according to the Weather Service. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-weather/2019/03/13/storm-causes-slick-r oads-northern-arizona-record-rainfall-bisbee/3151535002/ Thanks to Clay Olson for this link Script for bottom ... Read moreRecord rainfall in Arizona The post Record rainfall in Arizona appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Toxins in Vaccines: Should You Be Concerned?

Waking Times at Waking Times - 6 hours ago
*Sofia Adamson* - The problem is, vaccine manufacturers are not held accountable for toxins in vaccines that are causing people harm.

Is the Senate’s Rejection of Trump’s Emergency Plan a Turning Point?

Hunter DeRensis at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Domestic Politics, United States* The defection of twelve senators against one of Donald Trump’s most controversial actions is another political setback for the president. President Donald Trump is on the defensive. The Republican Senate has bucked the administration’s line and voted to send two resolutions that Trump has promised to veto. “VETO!” the President tweeted shortly after today’s Senate vote. “I look forward to VETOING the just passed Democrat inspired Resolution which would OPEN BORDERS while increasing Crime, Drugs, and Trafficking in our Country. ... more »

Nothing Moves Faster Than This Speedy Spy Plane (And It Sits in a Museum)

Dave Majumdar at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The SR-71. *The service expected that a combination of satellites and other technical means would replace the venerable jet.* Capable of cruising at speeds in excess of Mach 3.2, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft to ever to see operational service. But even though its performance has never been matched, the SR-71 was retired as the Cold War drew to a close. *(This first appeared in late 2015.)* The Blackbird was initially retired in 1990, even before the fall of the Soviet Union. Eventually, however, three o... more »

The Trump Phenomenon as Seen in Europe

Philip Giraldi at 6 hours ago
[image: undefined] President Donald Trump is frequently seen through the prism of an American media that despises him and wants to discredit him so that he can either be impeached soon or defeated in 2020. To a certain extent the foreign media has picked up on that depiction of Trump, emphasizing his boorish qualities and narcissism while neglecting what he has or has not accomplished while in office. To be sure there have been major missteps which have driven the Europeans and others crazy, including the withdrawal from the international climate treaty and the nuclear agreement wit... more »

Senate Votes To End Yemen War...Will Trump Veto?

Daniel McAdams at 6 hours ago
The Senate has passed "war powers" legislation ordering the president to cease and desist his cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the destruction of Yemen. A House vote is expected soon, which would throw the issue to the president who has promised a veto. Will there be political fallout for a president failing to accede to the will of Congress on matters of war and peace? Tune in to the Liberty Report:

Fight for your own desire to champion the millions

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 6 hours ago
* It* is only in the separate consciousness of mankind passing through the spheres of human density (in the form of time changes, density changes, transportation and phases of consciousness) that that (pure) Day is obscured. For all of this causes mankind to see the love of God veiled through a human veil, qualified by man with his opinions, his ideas and his concepts…. Within your hearts is a pearl of great price. In rainbow, iridescent splendor that pearl reflects the beauty and holiness of God. Men dwelling in a lesser state of consciousness, men afflicted with human leth... more »

In Italy, a Great Historical Moment - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 6 hours ago
In Italy, a Great Historical Moment - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat Video of In Italy, a Great Historical Moment - LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat History may record an event in Italy held yesterday as the premier event out of which a new human renaissance was born. Italy and China are involved in discussions about bringing the Great Belt and Road Initiative of infrastructure and high speed rail to Italy and thus to Europe. In Milan, Movisol, the LaRouche movement's association in Italy, and the regional government of Lombardia, sponsored a conference discussing the great strategic signific... more »

Letters of Condolence, Obituary and Petition to Exonerate Lyndon LaRouche

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 6 hours ago
Since Lyndon LaRouche, Jr., died on February 12, 2019, the response from leaders and citizens throughout the world and here in the United States has been to recognize that a great mind has been in their midst, a political genius who dedicated his life to build a movement around the same principles which accompanied the American Revolution, the Italian Renaissance, and other great leaps forward for the human race. Many have begun to recognize that he was not some special treasure, known only to them but not more widely known because of his enemies’ concerted defamation campaigns. ... more »

Senate Rejects Trump Border Emergency as Republicans Defect

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The Senate voted 59-41 to cancel Trump's February proclamation of a border emergency.

Two Rockets Fired At Tel Aviv From Gaza

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
BREAKING FOOTAGE: Watch the Iron Dome intercept the rocket over Tel Aviv pic.twitter.com/dJrz8nJuvb — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 14, 2019 *Haaretz:* *Two Gaza Rockets Fired at Tel Aviv, One Intercepted* * Gaza source tells Haaretz rockets were fired from northern Strip but it is unclear who stands behind fire * Prime minister holding emergency security consultation * Flare-up comes three week before general election The Israeli army said at least two rockets were fired at Israel on Thursday night, causing rocket alerts to blare throughout central Israel. According to the ... more »

IT'S HARD OUT HERE FOR A MILLIONAIRE

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 6 hours ago
You may think the college admissions scandal proves that the rich have unfair advantages over the rest of us. Liz Peek of Fox News wants you to know that you're absolutely wrong: Accusations that dozens of parents in some cases paid hundreds of thousands of dollars or over $1 million to get their kids into prestigious colleges by falsifying their SAT or ACT scores, or by misrepresenting their sports abilities, have been seized upon by leftists as further evidence that the U.S. skews in favor of the rich and famous. But in some ways the story says just the opposite. If the children o... more »

Dr. Shaun R. Harper Receive Top Honors at Higher Education Conferences

Jamal Watson at Diverse - 6 hours ago
Dr. Shaun R. Harper received two major awards this past week for his ongoing research focused on race, diversity, and equity and inclusion work.

Autocratic France: Senate Approves Anti-Riot Bill as Yellow Vest Protests Continue

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 6 hours ago
* Autocratic: Taking no account of other people's wishes or opinions; domineering. Repressive. Domineering.* *Very much like Canada and it's government- no matter which version is pretending to represent the people* *Link* *The French Senate has voted in favor of the controversial "anti-riot" bill in the second and final reading on Tuesday, amidst the continuation of Yellow Vest protests all over the country.The upper house of the nation's parliament passed the bill with 210 votes in favor and 115 against. This was the complementary approval needed as in February, the Nati... more »

Disabled people had rights breached before and after Grenfell fire, says watchdog

John Pring at Disability News Service - 7 hours ago
Disabled people who died in the Grenfell Tower tragedy had their human rights breached by public bodies that failed to plan how they would evacuate their homes in the event of a fire, a report by the equality and human rights watchdog has concluded. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report says the safety [...]

NHS call for government action on link between mental distress and benefit cuts

John Pring at Disability News Service - 7 hours ago
The organisation representing NHS service-providers has called on the government to act on the links between mental distress and cuts to benefits, after producing new evidence showing that social security reform has increased demand for mental health services. NHS Providers spoke out after publishing research showing that more than nine out of ten (92 per [...]

DWP silent on figures suggesting ‘fit for work’ deaths may have fallen

John Pring at Disability News Service - 7 hours ago
Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) suggest that the proportion of disabled people dying soon after being found fit for work may have fallen since the early years of the much-criticised work capability assessment (WCA). DWP has refused this week to comment on the figures or even to check on their [...]

Chancellor ignores calls to act on impact of austerity, as Newton quits over Brexit

John Pring at Disability News Service - 7 hours ago
The chancellor has ignored repeated calls for the government to take urgent steps to ease the social care funding crisis and other impacts of austerity on disabled people, as he delivered his spring statement. Hammond’s statement yesterday (Wednesday) was overshadowed by the continuing parliamentary Brexit fiasco, which led to the resignation of disabled people’s minister [...]

Broken promises have shattered hopes of right to independent living, says Morris

John Pring at Disability News Service - 7 hours ago
One of the architects of the last Labour government’s “life chances” strategy has described how “broken promises” by successive governments have shattered disabled people’s hopes of a genuine right to independent living. Dr Jenny Morris, who led the independent living section of Labour’s Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People strategy, said its publication in [...]

Flood’s ‘bittersweet’ departure from ‘rock solid’ ALLFIE

John Pring at Disability News Service - 7 hours ago
A prominent disabled activist has spoken of her “bittersweet” feelings at leaving the organisation that leads the fight for inclusive education after nearly 13 years. Tara Flood (pictured) is to leave The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE), where she has been director since 2006, for a new post leading strategy on co-production at a pioneering [...]

Anger over government’s plans for 37 new special schools

John Pring at Disability News Service - 7 hours ago
Inclusive education campaigners have condemned the government’s announcement that it is funding 37 new special free schools, with segregated institutions for disabled children set to be opened in every part of England. The announcement by education secretary Damian Hinds means there will be nearly 3,500 more free school places in segregated settings. There will also [...]

DWP handed petition of 200,000 names on benefit assessment travel

John Pring at Disability News Service - 7 hours ago
A disabled woman has handed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) a petition of more than 200,000 names in a bid to stop companies forcing claimants to travel long distances to attend face-to-face benefit assessments. Claudette Lawrence only launched the petition on the 38 Degrees website in November, but by yesterday (Wednesday) it had [...]

The Green New Deal would burn money and jobs

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 7 hours ago
BY MARK MATHIS: The GND would wreak economic havoc. WATCH NOW. The post The Green New Deal would burn money and jobs appeared first on CFACT.

U.S. Senate Votes To End U.S. Support For Saudi Led-Coalition War In Yemen

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
*USA Today*: *Senate approves measure to force US withdrawal from Yemen despite Trump's veto threat* WASHINGTON – Despite a veto threat from the president, the Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would force the Trump administration to end its military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Wednesday's 54-to-46 vote served as a bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump and to Saudi leaders. It also highlighted lawmakers' growing unease with America's role in that grisly conflict, which has left more than 50,000 civilians dead and millions of Yemenis on the brink of starv... more »

How sensitive is the climate to greenhouse gases?

Hifast at Climate Collections - 7 hours ago
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: Anthony Watts / March 14, 2019 Nicholas Lewis gave a keynote lecture with the Title “How sensitive is the climate to greenhouse gases?” – Is it really necessary to reach zero emissions in 2050? At our “Ontgroeningsdag” event on 7 March 2019 in Amsterdam. Video follows. Advertisements

WHO Says Vaccine Conscientious Objectors Threat to Globalism…

Ralph Fucetola at BolenReport - 7 hours ago
Are You A Threat? “The World Health Organization rolled out its top ten threats to global health in 2019, and “Vaccine Hesitancy” made the list… By Ralph Fucetola JD The “Mad Vaxxers” are losing and they know it. Since 2009, the number of ‘philosophical-belief’ vaccine non-medical exemptions has risen in 12 of the 18 states … Continue reading WHO Says Vaccine Conscientious Objectors Threat to Globalism… The post WHO Says Vaccine Conscientious Objectors Threat to Globalism… appeared first on BolenReport.

Jared Kushner's Criminal Dad Gave Harvard $2.5 Million To Get Him In. How Did Trump Get Into Wharton After Flunking Out Of Fordham?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
Trump's first choice for college was the University of Southern California, where he wanted to study film-making. He was rejected and wound up going to a much easier school to get into, Fordham. But what people have always wondered is how did Trump get into the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Finance and Commerce in 1966 after he flunked out of Fordham? Trump has often used his Wharton pedigree as a way of defending his ignorance and stupidity. He claimed on *Meet The Press* that Wharton is "probably the hardest there is to get into... Some of the great business mi... more »

Representative Doug Collins Releases Congressional Transcript of Peter Strzok…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Representative Doug Collins has released the transcript of Peter Strzok [SEE HERE] from his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in June 2018. Working with a small group within the DOJ and FBI, agent Peter Strzok was at the center … Continue reading →

Commerce: revers au Parlement européen sur l'ouverture de discussions UE/USA

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
14-Mar-2019 Le Parlement européen "a rejeté le rapport sur la question de savoir s'il fallait recommander de débuter des pourparlers commerciaux avec les Etats-Unis".

The globalisation of border control and peoples' resistance

bilaterals.org - 8 hours ago
14-Mar-2019 A workshop aimed to promote a collective analysis of border control, focusing on the power and impunity of transnational corporations, militarization, the externalization of borders, and the link between free trade and migration.

New brand of fast food under the microscope after scientists speed up crop production

Rachel Riga at Just In - 8 hours ago
Queensland researchers are speeding up the life cycle of crops in a bid to feed a future world that is facing population growth and the impacts of climate change.

Veteran crisis help calls went unanswered as access to counsellors failed to meet demand

Andrew Greene at Just In - 8 hours ago
One in three veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems fail to connect with a counsellor, as demand for after-hours helplines grows.

Big wooden bong proposed for town of Woodenbong

Samantha Turnbull at Just In - 8 hours ago
Ballina has the big prawn, Coffs Harbour the big banana, Nyngan the big bogan. Now an artist wants to build a giant wooden bong in the town of Woodenbong.

Franchising giant Retail Food Group hoses down talk of imminent collapse

Nassim Khadem at Just In - 8 hours ago
The group behind some of Australia's biggest franchise brands, including Brumby's Bakery, Michel's Patisserie, Gloria Jean's, Donut King and Crust Gourmet Pizza, moves to quash fears it could be forced to appoint administrators.

Why your crisp white wine may not be as crisp these days

Fiona Breen at Just In - 8 hours ago
Higher temperatures in traditional grape growing regions are changing the flavour of the white wines we are drinking, according to a winemaker.

Storm's opening-round dominance the right kind of familiar feeling for NRL fans

Richard Hinds at Just In - 8 hours ago
As shallow as it may seem, the image of NRL players as defenders rather than defendants was no doubt a comforting feeling for fans and administrators.

I ran a police force and I'm not soft on drugs. This is why I'm backing pill testing

Just In - 8 hours ago
I am not, and never have been, an advocate for drug use. The issue is clearly complex, but in order to improve it we must be prepared to deal with the reality of the world in which we are living, writes former AFP chief Michael Palmer

British Parliament votes to delay EU departure

Jack Hawke at Just In - 8 hours ago
The British Parliament votes to request a delay of the Brexit deadline, just two weeks out from when the UK was supposed to withdraw from the European Union, leaving the EU member states to agree to grant one.

Illegal Alien with Violent Criminal Past Arrested in California Woman’s Murder

NY Post at Need To Know - 8 hours ago
Carranza was an admitted gang member and had six prior arrests, including battery, resisting arrest and possession of methamphetamine. Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties ignored nine ICE detainers to deport Carranza due to California's state and local policies offering sanctuary.

U.S. Senate Votes To Block President Trump's Border Emergency Declaration

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
VETO! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 14, 2019 *FOX News: **Senate votes to block Trump’s border emergency declaration, in bipartisan rebuke teeing up veto* Senate Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues on Thursday in voting to block President Trump’s border emergency declaration -- a move that will prompt the president's first-ever veto. The president made his intentions crystal clear, tweeting "VETO!" moments after the resolution cleared Congress. The measure passed 59-41 as a dozen Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the resolution, despite White Hou... more »

Critical Free Speech Protections Are Under Attack in Texas

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
By Joe Mullin A bill introduced in Texas threatens the free speech rights of 28 million residents by making it easier to bring frivolous lawsuits... more »

Pollution Inequality “Proves” That AIR IS RACIST!

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
By Press For Truth According to a new study, the air that Americans breathe isn’t equal. Blacks and Hispanics disproportionately breathe air that’s been polluted... more »

I Love the DisneyWorld Monorail. Here is Why It is A Terrible Public Transit Technology

admin at Coyote Blog - 8 hours ago
The other day I got stuck in Orlando for a day and took the opportunity to sit it out at DisneyWorld. Despite being essentially a walk-up guest, the hotel upgraded me to a beautiful room looking out at the Magic Kingdom and the lake in front of it. The Magic Kingdom is an interesting public […]

"The descent of [UK] politics into a dinner theatre of dissemblers is complete. If the last year doesn't entirely discredit the notion of a professional ruling class, nothing will." #BrexitBetrayal #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
*"It is almost three years since Britain voted to leave the European Union, and less than three weeks till it's supposed to happen. As of now, no one knows what, if anything, will actually occur on that day. However, one consequence of the last three years is clear: David Cameron, an open Remainer, was succeeded by Theresa May, a sotto voce Remainer reborn representing herself as a can-do Brexiteer. Instead, she has remade almost the entire UK political class in her own malign image. Almost every utterance from anybody in the Palace of Westminster now rings bogus: former Remainer... more »

Butterball, Kroger, other brands of turkey recalled nationwide because of new multistate Salmonella outbreak

News Desk at Food Safety News - 8 hours ago
Mount Olive, NC-based Butterball LLC has recalled more than 78,000 pounds of raw ground turkey products in connection with an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Schwarzengrund, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the CDC. “Whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis of 5 clinical isolates predicted antibiotic resistance to streptomycin, sulfisoxazole, and tetracycline, the Centers... Continue Reading

96 tons of pork sausage recalled for product tampering

News Desk at Food Safety News - 8 hours ago
Monogram Meat Snacks, LLC, located in Martinsville, VA. has recalled approximately 191,928 pounds of ready-to-eat pork sausage products that may be adulterated due to possible product contamination, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). This recall is being initiated due to largely unexplained product tampering, following the production process.... Continue Reading

Massachusetts cannabis RICO case settled out of court for ‘substantial’ amount

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
A Massachusetts racketeering lawsuit against a marijuana shop was dismissed, but the victory for that cannabis business didn’t come without a cost. The parties agreed to a “substantial” but confidential out-of-court settlement, according to recent information published by Masslive.com. A civil racketeering case – utilizing the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) statutes – was filed […] Massachusetts cannabis RICO case settled out of court for ‘substantial’ amount is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis ent... more »

Canada’s dried cannabis supply builds as adult-use sales decline

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 8 hours ago
The volume of dried adult-use cannabis sold in the regulated Canadian market fell in January while inventories continued to build, according to the latest data from Health Canada. In January, 5,330 kilograms of dried cannabis was sold through regulated channels across the country, down 4.5% from December 2018. Inventories of “finished” dried cannabis held by […] Canada’s dried cannabis supply builds as adult-use sales decline is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

If Truth Be Known About The Mumps Vaccine! Animal Blood Antibodies For 10 Years Got FDA Licensure: FRAUD

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich In Southeastern Pennsylvania, where I live, a recent ‘pandemic (?)’ of sorts seems to have broken out regarding the infectious disease... more »

F-22s, Nuclear Submarines and Spy Planes: 5 Best Stealth Weapons of All Time

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * What would you choose? *A popular—possibly apocryphal—legend about the Ohio class holds that they were never detected by rival Soviet submarines and submarine detection systems.* Stealth, or the idea of reducing the ability of the enemy to detect a weapon, has been around since the first caveman sewed a pocket into his clothing and hid a rock in it. *(This first appeared several years ago.)* Thousands of years later, with the ability to detect objects on the ground, in the air and at sea using electromagnetic radiation, hiding weapons in plain sig... more »

Drone Damage: Why Trump's Terror Tactics Could be Costly

Paul R. Pillar at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Donald Trump has been using drone strikes far more than Barack Obama ever did. The Trump administration has discontinued an annual report, which President Barack Obama had instituted by executive order, that made public the number of counter-terrorist strikes by manned or unmanned U.S. aircraft outside declared war zones, along with an estimated number of civilian casualties from such strikes. The report had shed at least a small amount of light on the continued waging of a “war on terror” across vast swaths of Asia and A... more »

Russia Is Winning the Sanctions Game

Judy Twigg at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Judy Twigg* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] These sanctions were supposed to punish Moscow's elite, but instead they've spurred economic development and patriotism. The current conversation about Russia sanctions centers around targeting and scope. Are we punishing the people whose behavior we most want to change? Is there pain, well inflicted, on those individuals responsible for creating chaos in Ukraine and Crimea, for reckless attacks on Sergei Skripal and others, and for wanton interference in Western elections? Can we hurt Russian elites in a way that Putin will notic... more »

The Mad Scientists at DARPA Tried to Replace the Army's M-16 Assault Rifle (And Failed)

WarIsBoring at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * Here's what happenned. *The new guns functioned relatively smoothly, but remained sensitive to dust and grime. Still, the Pentagon’s testers said the LMR was “a significant improvement” over the M-16.* In the early 1970s, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency worked on a “Low Maintenance Rifle” concept—or LMR. DARPA thought the new weapon could be a replacement for the troubled M-16 rifle. *(This first appeared several years ago.)* The Pentagon hired TRW Systems to design the new gun. The U.S. Army’s Small Arms Systems Agency at Aberdeen Prov... more »

Shady Contractors Benefit from Trump's Mass Detention Policy

Mallory Miller, Kendyl Salcito at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Mallory Miller, Kendyl Salcito* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] It is time for Congress to amend existing legislation that creates accountability of the government’s business partners, making contractors adhere to the constitution and to protective human-rights laws, just like federal employees must do. A leaked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) draft memo has revealed that the Trump administration deliberately took infants and children from their parents in an effort to deter asylum seekers from approaching the U.S. border. Buried on page five, the memo highlights who... more »

With Yemen Vote, Congress Takes Aim at Trump's Foreign Policy

Hunter DeRensis at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Hunter DeRensis* *Yemen, Middle East* Congress invokes the 1973 War Powers Act to end the U.S. war in Yemen. How will the White House respond? It’s rare in modern history that Congress votes to affirm a war. It’s unprecedented for legislators to vote to end one. Early yesterday evening the United States Senate voted 54-46 in favor of S.J. Res. 7, a War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. forces involved in the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen. The Democratic House passed the same resolution on February 13 with a vote of 248 to 177. The resolution was originally passed by the Sena... more »

Beto’n Voter Nullification: We Have Lost the Republic

Kathy Copeland Padden at The Ghion Journal - 8 hours ago
To Vote Or Not To Vote? Unfortunately, the answer is yes for more and more Americans. Now, we already know about the huge portion of the population that presently doesn’t vote out of laziness or apathy. That sort of (in)action lacks intent, it’s just a blanket dismissal of the voting process that has less to do with political philosophy, and more to do with suffering the minor inconvenience of getting to the polls and waiting your turn. I’m… The post Beto’n Voter Nullification: We Have Lost the Republic appeared first on The Ghion Journal.

November Trial Date Set for Trump Confidant & Longtime Republican Dirty Trickster Roger Stone

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 8 hours ago
Longtime Republican henchman Roger Stone (two photos to the right) in 1982 Reagan library gov After going so easy on … Continue reading →

Verizon to Cook Chicago and Minneapolis with 5G and Charge Customers Extra $10 a Month to Use It

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
By B.N. Frank It doesn’t matter that the Telecom Industry can’t even prove that 5G is safe. It’s still legal for them to promote and... more »

Was a Woman in Snake-Printed Pajamas Injured by Her Startled Husband?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
What would you do if you saw a snake in your bed?

SUNY Old Westbury President, Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III Announces Retirement

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 8 hours ago
The Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, the longest-serving president of SUNY Old Westbury and pastor of the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, has recently announced his retirement, effective the spring semester of 2020. “It’s just time. Twenty years in a college presidency is a long time,” said Butts. “It’s been a joy, and it’s […]

Will Whites Be Stereotyped as Corrupt Because of Felicity Huffman?

Frank Wu at Diverse - 8 hours ago
The recent bust in Boston of an organized, professionalized, high-stakes college admissions fraud operation reveals much more than the amoral conduct of the participants. The parents, who included actor Felicity Huffman of Desperate Housewives television fame and Oscar nominee, and William H. Macy, veteran of dozens of movies, were willing to pay into the millions of dollars for ringers to take standardized tests for their children or to gin up false evidence of athletic potential.

A Room of One’s Own White Colleagues

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Every spring, I dread putting together my annual review materials. In March, a predominantly-White room full of senior colleagues will discuss whether I meet their standard of what a good scholar, teacher and university citizen should be. I have nothing to worry about, right?

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