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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.

Monday, April 8, 2019

8 April - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 3

10pm MDT

Cheri Bustos-- A Bat Out Of Hell... In A Bad Way

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 14 seconds ago
If you're looking for someone to counter Bernie's statement above, who could be better than professional moderate and *NationalJournal* political editor Josh Kraushaar? His Sunday column was another predictable warning that the Democrats better abandon all the popular policies that won them the House last November and go back to being a GOP-lite corporate policy... or else. He has evidence. First, a conservative Democrat won a state Senate seat in western Pennsylvania. Would a less conservative Democrat have won as well? No doubt Kraushaar thinks not, although everyone I've spoken ... more »

Germany: Dead Economy Walking

Tom Luongo at The Duran - 32 minutes ago
The post Germany: Dead Economy Walking appeared first on The Duran.

Julian Assange: Socialists and Liberals Must Now Choose Their Side.

Craig Murray at The Duran - 32 minutes ago
The post Julian Assange: Socialists and Liberals Must Now Choose Their Side. appeared first on The Duran.

“Assange Is Not A Journalist!” Yes He Is, Idiot.

Caitlin Johnstone at The Duran - 32 minutes ago
The post “Assange Is Not A Journalist!” Yes He Is, Idiot. appeared first on The Duran.

Theresa May Considering Vote On Second Referendum As Brexit Talks Stall

Zerohedge at The Duran - 32 minutes ago
The post Theresa May Considering Vote On Second Referendum As Brexit Talks Stall appeared first on The Duran.

Devin Nunes: The Russian Collusion Hoax Meets Unbelievable End

Washington Examiner at The Duran - 32 minutes ago
The post Devin Nunes: The Russian Collusion Hoax Meets Unbelievable End appeared first on The Duran.

Victorian Greens lose another former MP over issues inside party

Richard Willingham at Just In - 32 minutes ago
Former Greens MP Nina Springle walks from the party after losing her seat in Victoria's parliament, criticising the party's failure to deal with "deep seated cultural issues" and declaring it is no longer a vehicle for social change.

Woman facing jail in Dubai for calling ex-husband's new wife a horse

Just In - 32 minutes ago
British woman Laleh Shahravesh is in custody in Dubai over two 2016 Facebook posts in which she criticised her ex-husband's new wife, telling him "you left me for this horse".

Labor's NBN policy headlined by in-home wiring upgrades but no fibre 'quick fix'

Jackson Gothe-Snape at Just In - 32 minutes ago
The party that brought Australia the vision of the National Broadband Network concedes "there are realities that cannot be undone" even if it wins the federal election.

There's a growing vegan trend in Australia, but we're still some of the world's biggest meatheads

Nick Kilvert at Just In - 33 minutes ago
Market research shows that Australians are eating more vegan foods and red meat consumption will likely drop, but there's a long way to go before we're a nation of vegans.

'Really, really brutal' — blue whale bloodbath as orcas strike off WA

Katie McAllister And Gianni Di Giovanni at Just In - 33 minutes ago
Scores of orcas have been filmed savaging a sub-adult pygmy blue whale off the WA coast, with a charter boat crew on hand to witness the hunt from start to kill.

Truck attack foiled after driver was unable to find enough people to hit, say police

Just In - 33 minutes ago
A US man inspired by a 2016 terrorist attack in Nice, France, to create "panic and chaos" is detained for allegedly plotting to drive a stolen truck into pedestrians.

Adani coal mine a step closer with Environment Minister endorsing groundwater approvals

Dan Conifer at Just In - 33 minutes ago
The future of the controversial coal mine proposed for central Queensland now rests with the State Government after receiving the final federal approvals needed before construction can begin.

Meet the Indigenous ice hockey team inspired by The Mighty Ducks

Brittany Evins at Just In - 33 minutes ago
The first Indigenous representative ice hockey team — the Kaurna Boomerangs — hopes to make its mark on the international stage at the Arafura Games in Darwin later this month.

Malcolm Turnbull slams Peter Dutton and Scott Morrison over Chinese donor revelations

Henry Belot And Jane Norman at Just In - 33 minutes ago
The former prime minister says his replacement and the Home Affairs Minister need to take seriously allegations Chinese Communist Party-aligned billionaire Huang Xiangmo paid tens of thousands of dollars to try to to secure Australian citizenship.

Hit Australian cartoon Bluey set to go global — with Aussie accents intact

Peter McCutcheon at Just In - 33 minutes ago
The producers of Bluey, one of Australia's most popular children's cartoons, have refused requests to replace the Australian accents for overseas markets.

Body found in burnt-out house near Newcastle

Emma Tonkin, Liz Farquhar And Ben Millington at Just In - 33 minutes ago
A 23-year-old man who is believed to have died in a house fire, has been described as an "awesome bloke" who was loved by friends and family.

Three Russian Warships Arrive In Philippines For A Five-Day Port Call

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 35 minutes ago
© Yuri Smetyuk/TASS *Moscow Times*: *Russian Warships Arrive in Philippines as Manila Distances Itself From U.S.* Three Russian ships docked in Manila, the Philippines for a five-day port call on Monday aimed at improving navy-to-navy relations amid heightened tensions in the South China Sea. The arrival of two anti-submarine ships Admiral Tributs and Admiral Vinogradov and a tanker ship is the sixth visit by the Russian navy under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte who has distanced himself from treaty ally U.S. and sought closer ties with Russia. The Philippines and China hav... more »

APRadio – Governor General hands power to unaccountable politicians

Editor, cairnsnews at cairnsnews.org - 52 minutes ago
Click on picture to hear podcast Mike Holt discusses with Wayne Glew how the Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove revoked his power and ordered that matters be dealt with by our unaccountable government unvetted a total violation of the constitution. OZ CHAT with Mike Holt follows discussing the constitution and how you can halt the […]

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Doctor Experimenting on Children as Young as 8 for Transgender Therapy with Government Funding

Admin at Health Impact News - 1 hour ago
Dr. Michael Laidlaw, an endocrinologist from Rocklin, California, recently discovered via a Freedom of Information Act that a government-supported research program at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles was experimenting on children as young as 8 years old with cross-sex hormones. Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, who runs the Los Angeles study, received a $5.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH.) There are currently more than 30 clinics for transgender children in the U.S. Olson-Kennedy’s clinic, the Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children’s Hospit... more »

The British Role in ‘Russiagate’ Is About to Be Fully Exposed

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 1 hour ago
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20190408-russiagate-british.pdf The truth is, that a foreign government did indeed meddle in the American Presidential election, in a failed attempt to fix the outcome, but it was not Russia. It was the City of London, and the Five Eyes imperial intelligence services of the British Commonwealth, along with treasonous, “Tory” American elements. If that admission is forced to the surface, through the vigorous actions of all that oppose the presently dominant Big Lie tyranny, that revelation will shock and liberate people all over the world. The mental strangle... more »

Switzerland: The Nation with No Air Force?

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 1 hour ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The Swiss air force is down to just 10 ready fighters with full-time pilots. The Swiss air force is down to just 10 ready fighters with full-time pilots. The crisis is the result of the Swiss public's decision in a 2014 referendum to reject the air force's proposal to buy 22 new fighters. Now the Swiss air arm must make do with fewer planes and keep those planes in service longer. The knock-on maintenance effects drastically have reduced the number of available planes. The Swiss air force as recently as 2018 possessed 30 F/A-18 Hornets and 53 F-5E/F Tige... more »

For this nation stands to lose

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 1 hour ago
* For* in order for you to continue the upward spiraling of your beings you must have one in embodiment who could so wear and bear for you that mantle of light whereby your ascent could continue. Do you see, beloved? Unless the one who is before you go up the mountain you yourselves could not advance. The responsibility then upon that one is great. But in a sense it is no greater than the responsibility that is upon you. For you form the foundation whereby one may climb, and you are those who go before others who shall follow. It is indeed a pyramid of lives…. May the love ... more »

US Trying to Lure Philippines Away from Detente with China: Analyst

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
PressTV Published on Apr 8, 2019 An American political observer says the United States is trying to ingratiate itself with the Philippines and badly affect the ties between Manila and China. “The US response to Chinese activity around the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea is clearly an attempt to ingratiate itself with the […]

Libya Escalation: Warplane Bombs Tripoli’s Airport

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
PressTV Published on Apr 8, 2019 A warplane has pounded the Libyan capital Tripoli’s only functioning airport as fighting rages on for the control of the city. Officials say Mitiga Airport was closed and passengers were forced to leave the terminal following the attack. No casualties have been reported. Neither side of the country’s rival […]

End Time Madness: Saudi Threatens to Dump Dollar… U.S. Jabs Iran For War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
TruNews Streamed live 4 hours ago Today on TRUNEWS, we discuss the alleged threat by U.S. ally Saudi Arabia to exit the petrodollar agreement over an upcoming bill sanctioning OPEC. We also detail how tomorrow’s election in Israel will decide not just the future of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the future pathway of Zionism. […]

Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Propose a Nationwide Motorcycle Ban?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
"The political pixie announced her intention to draft legislation banning motorcycles from use in the United States of America."

Former CIA Director: 'Gaping Security Holes At Mar-a-Lago'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*CBS:* *"Gaping hole" for foreign espionage at Trump's Mar-a-Lago, former CIA officer says* West Palm Beach, Fla. -- A woman from China, accused of illegally entering President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, is due in court Monday. The Secret Service said Yujing Zhang reached the reception desk before she was stopped last month. She was allegedly carrying two Chinese passports, four cellphones, and a thumb drive full of malicious software. The purpose of the hearing Monday is to determine if Zhang should be released on bond, reports CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez. Federal pr... more »

Arkansas lawmakers restrict medical marijuana advertising

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 2 hours ago
As Arkansas medical cannabis businesses look forward to the launch of the state’s medical marijuana program, they are taking careful note of the fact that the legislature just approved a bill to restrict advertising aimed at curbing children’s interest in MMJ products. Under the measure, which has now passed both chambers after being amended: Cultivators would […] Arkansas lawmakers restrict medical marijuana advertising is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

An interview with Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, Saifuddun Abdullah

Meredith Weiss at New Mandala - 2 hours ago
Answering New Mandala's questions on the "New Malaysia" and its place in the region and the world. The post An interview with Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, Saifuddun Abdullah appeared first on New Mandala.

Number Thirteen – Eric Swalwell’s Gun Control Coalition Enters Presidential Race…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Adam Schiff’s little toady Eric Swalwell has entered the 2020 presidential race; and therein the Club moves to activate the Second Amendment removal coalition represented by the Parkland Shooting narrative builders. 38-year-old Congressman Swalwell is one of the most slimy … Continue reading →

Saddam Hussein’s granddaughter speaks out about Iraq’s ‘distorted history’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
People have misconceptions of what happened in Iraq, former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein’s granddaughter, Hareer Hussein Kamel, told RT. She hopes her new book will set the record straight on of her family. “I chose to write the book to tell the truth. The history of my country has been largely misrepresented,” Kamel said, explaining how […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2019-04-07

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
This is a summary of 25 AMN articles on the following subjects: Russia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, North_Korea, South_Korea, Latakia, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Houthi, Jizan, Najran, Saudi, Yemen, Libya, Tripoli, Aleppo, Venezuela, Israel, Hama, Masyaf, Idlib, China, Duterte, Philippines, Jordan, Haftar, IDF, Mossad, US, Hasakah, LNA. Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Iran, Syria, Yemen, North-Africa, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

F-35 can’t do this: Russia’s Su-57 stealth fighter has new weapon

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
“In accordance with Russia’s State Armament Program for 2018-2027, Su-57 jet fighters will be equipped with hypersonic missiles. The jet fighters will receive missiles with characteristics similar to that of the Kinzhal missiles, but with inter-body placement and smaller size,” says a defense industry insider. Can this be true? In the prior months, The National […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Libya: Video emerges of US ship leaving Tripoli amid security concerns

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
Footage emerged on social media on Sunday, showing the US vessel leaving the Libyan coast at Palm City in Janzur, in a possible move due to growing security concerns in the country. According to an official statement released by US Africa Command (AFRICOM), the US troops were relocated following the deteriorating security situation, which was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran’s Supreme Council designates US military as ‘terrorist organization’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
In response to Washington’s decision to put Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on the terrorist list, the Iranian Supreme Security Council declared the US a “terrorist government” while calling the US CENTCOM a terrorist group as well. Following what it called an “unlawful and unreasonable action” of the US, Tehran officially declared the US “a terrorist government […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

‘Unprecedented Step’: US (BULLSHIT) Declares Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a ‘Terrorist Organization’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
RT Published on Apr 8, 2019 The US has designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a “terrorist organization,” accusing the elite force of financing and promoting terrorism in the region. In response to Washington’s decision to put Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on the terrorist list, the Iranian Supreme Security Council declared the US a “terrorist government” while […]

Netanyahu: If I’m Re-Elected, I’ll Extend Sovereignty to West Bank Settlements

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Netanyahu: If I’m Re-Elected, I’ll Extend Sovereignty to West Bank Settlements by https://www.timesofisrael.com/ PM says ‘I am going to apply Israeli sovereignty’ and ‘I don’t distinguish between settlement blocs and isolated settlements’; rules out Palestinian state as existential danger – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Saturday to extend Israeli sovereignty to the settlements of […]

Trump’s Green Light to Israel: First the Golan, Then the West Bank?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Trump’s Green Light to Israel: First the Golan, Then the West Bank? by JONATHAN COOK, https://www.counterpunch.org/ Nazareth. When President Donald Trump moved the US embassy to occupied Jerusalem last year, effectively sabotaging any hope of establishing a viable Palestinian state, he tore up the international rulebook. Last week, he trampled all over its remaining tattered […]

Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance Between The Vatican, The CIA, & The Mafia

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance Between The Vatican, The CIA, & The Mafia by Off-Guardian.org, via https://www.zerohedge.com/ On the hot summer morning of Aug. 2, 1980 a massive explosion ripped apart the main waiting room of the Bologna railway station. Eighty-five people were killed and hundreds more injured. Though at first blamed on Italy’s legendary urban […]

Netanyahu Says ‘NO’ to Palestinian State

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Netanyahu Says ‘NO’ to Palestinian State by http://www.israelnationalnews.com/ In pre-election interview, PM Netanyahu promises not to uproot settlements or give up control of security in Judea, Samaria. – In an interview with the editor of a conservative Israeli weekly, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that he has already told White House adviser Jared Kushner […]

Byron York: From former Trump lawyer, candid talk about Mueller, Manafort, Sessions, Rosenstein, collusion, tweets, privilege, and the press

Washington Examiner at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Byron York: From former Trump lawyer, candid talk about Mueller, Manafort, Sessions, Rosenstein, collusion, tweets, privilege, and the press appeared first on The Duran.

‘John Brennan, the Russia lie ringleader?’

Washington Times at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post ‘John Brennan, the Russia lie ringleader?’ appeared first on The Duran.

Russiagate: A Moral Reckoning is Due

Off-Guardian at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Russiagate: A Moral Reckoning is Due appeared first on The Duran.

Solomon: Ukrainian Prosecutor Says Justice Department Refused Evidence On Democrats

Sara Carter at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Solomon: Ukrainian Prosecutor Says Justice Department Refused Evidence On Democrats appeared first on The Duran.

Ukrainian to US prosecutors: Why don’t you want our evidence on Democrats?

The Hill at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Ukrainian to US prosecutors: Why don’t you want our evidence on Democrats? appeared first on The Duran.

Fake News After Mueller: Orwell Would Be Delighted

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Fake News After Mueller: Orwell Would Be Delighted appeared first on The Duran.

Top House Republican Shreds Nadler For Bullying Barr; Wants Mueller To Testify “Immediately”

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Top House Republican Shreds Nadler For Bullying Barr; Wants Mueller To Testify “Immediately” appeared first on The Duran.

“Disgraced” Resistance Triples-Down On “Malicious” Mueller’s Report

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post “Disgraced” Resistance Triples-Down On “Malicious” Mueller’s Report appeared first on The Duran.

Mike Flynn’s Alleged Honeypot Slams Russiagate ‘Spy’ Stefan Halper And Journalists Who Covered For Him

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Mike Flynn’s Alleged Honeypot Slams Russiagate ‘Spy’ Stefan Halper And Journalists Who Covered For Him appeared first on The Duran.

Mulvaney: Democrats Will ‘Never’ See Trump Tax Returns

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Mulvaney: Democrats Will ‘Never’ See Trump Tax Returns appeared first on The Duran.

Trump On Tax Returns: Law “100 Percent On My Side”

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Trump On Tax Returns: Law “100 Percent On My Side” appeared first on The Duran.

Trump’s Neocons See Erdogan as Their Ticket to a Region-Wide Middle East War

UNZ at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Trump’s Neocons See Erdogan as Their Ticket to a Region-Wide Middle East War appeared first on The Duran.

Pompeo Urges Libya’s Haftar To Halt Advance On Capital, Fearing Bloodbath

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Pompeo Urges Libya’s Haftar To Halt Advance On Capital, Fearing Bloodbath appeared first on The Duran.

Europe’s Right-Wing Populists Unite Behind Salvini Ahead Of EU Elections

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Europe’s Right-Wing Populists Unite Behind Salvini Ahead Of EU Elections appeared first on The Duran.

Iran Designates US Military As Terrorist Organization

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Iran Designates US Military As Terrorist Organization appeared first on The Duran.

Saudi Arabia Denies That It Threatened To Abandon Petrodollar

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Saudi Arabia Denies That It Threatened To Abandon Petrodollar appeared first on The Duran.

Obamacare’s Unhappy Anniversary

Ron Paul at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Obamacare’s Unhappy Anniversary appeared first on The Duran.

Three US Troops And 1 U.S. Contractor Killed In Afghanistan IED Blast

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*FOX News:* *Three US troops, 1 contractor killed in Afghanistan IED blast, Pentagon says* Three US troops and 1 contractor were killed by an improvised explosive device Monday near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced. In addition, three U.S. service members were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, adding that a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vehicle near the NATO base in Bagram district, in Parwan province. The injured were evacuated and were receiving care, the Pentagon said. The names of those killed were... more »

Melting Glaciers To Drown Us (At 2 Inches A Century!)

Hifast at Climate Collections - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? From Phys.org ? ? Melting glaciers causing sea levels to rise at ever greater rates by University of Zurich Melting ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic as well as ice melt from glaciers all over the world are causing…

The 'Utey Myth' that has our politicians in its grip

Annabel Crabb at Just In - 2 hours ago
As Bill Shorten and Scott Morrison trade car metaphor we're left wondering how any political question can be boiled down to an equation employing the metric of utes, writes Annabel Crabb

Packer's Crown up for grabs as Las Vegas casino giant moves in for $10b takeover

David Chau at Just In - 2 hours ago
Crown Resorts' share price surges after the company confirms it is the subject of a $10 billion takeover offer from Las Vegas casino giant Wynn Resorts.

GoT star jokes that life-threatening aneurysms only affected her 'taste in men'

Just In - 2 hours ago
Emilia Clarke, the English actress who plays Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones, reveals details of the moment she suffered the first of two potentially fatal aneurysms.

Fancy a gelato delivered to your door? Google launches world-first commercial drone business

Jake Evans at Just In - 2 hours ago
It's official: Google's world-first commercial air delivery business is up and running in Canberra, using a drone to deliver items like chocolate, coffee and golfing equipment to a select number of homes.

The future of solar thermal power once promised so much, but has the shine worn off?

Tom Fedorowytsch at Just In - 2 hours ago
A decision to scrap a $650 million solar thermal energy project in South Australia has left lingering questions about the future of the technology.

Fraser Anning won't be charged over 'Egg Boy' reaction after police decide it was self-defence

Just In - 2 hours ago
Police conclude their investigation into the egging of Queensland senator Fraser Anning, issuing an official caution to 'Egg Boy' and deciding not to charge the politician for fighting back.

Art and Literature on Tohono O'odham Nation -- The Power of Words and Presence

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 3 hours ago
Ofelia Rivas, O'odham, Photo by TD Garcia Photo by Brenda Norrell O'odham, Dine' and Pawnee shared their poetry of corn and rain, words of inherent sovereignty and research, at the Tohono O'odham Museum this afternoon. Please check back for the story. -- Brenda Norrell, Censored News

Vitamin C May Protect Cells From Hexavalent Chromium? No, But You're Safe From It Anyway

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 blogs - 3 hours ago
In the movie "Erin Brockovich", actress Julia Roberts portrayed a clerk who got energy company PG&E worried enough about a jury being scared of science they wrote her boss a giant check. Because Hollywood is in California, the state government was motivated to declare the compound harmful and put in tighter restrictions. The concern from the science community was that no one was being harmed. It's a slippery slope from demonizing a scary sounding chemical in water to doing the same thing to vaccines or weedkillers. Which is exactly what has happened, and California has led the way i... more »

US Takes Illegal, Dangerous Actions Toward Regime Change in Venezuela

Marjorie Cohn at Marjorie Cohn - 3 hours ago
The United States is taking illegal and dangerous actions to execute regime change in Venezuela. In January, Juan Guaidó declared himself “interim president,” in a strategy orchestrated by the United States to seize power from President Nicolás Maduro. In March, Guaidó announced that “Operation Freedom,” an organization established to overthrow the Maduro government, would take certain “tactical actions” beginning... Read more »

Creepy Smallville Actress Allison Mack Pleads Guilty to Being Sex Slave Mistress in NXIVM Case…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
Creepy is too soft a description for the behaviors Ms. Allison Mack attested to in court today. According to her guilty plea Ms. Mack plead to a racketeering conspiracy and direct racketeering. However, her action within the ‘racketeering conspiracy‘ is … Continue reading →

Ex-Shark Valentine Holmes joins NFL's New York Jets on pathway program

Just In - 3 hours ago
Valentine Holmes becomes the latest Australian to get his chance in the NFL, joining the New York Jets — but he won't be playing a game in 2019.

Trump orders firing of Secret Service director amid 'near-systematic purge'

Just In - 3 hours ago
The US President orders the firing of Randolph "Tex" Alles amid a shake-up in the upper echelon of the Department of Homeland Security that has been described by one official as "a near-systematic purge".

No Bigger Battleship: Japan's Yamato-Class Were the Deadliest Battleships Ever

Robert Farley at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * But were they obsolete before they even set sail? *The Yamatos were the zenith of the Japanese battleship aesthetic, with a beautiful swept-back pagoda mast that managed to convey speed, grace and power. * Japan withdrew from the London Naval Treaty in 1936. The chief Japanese negotiator, Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, feared that concessions on the part of his negotiating team would lead directly to his assassination upon return to Japan. Japanese nationalists believed that the Washington Naval Treaty system was holding Japan back and preventing it from be... more »

Libya Is One Of Many Conflicts That Russia Is A Part Of

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Khalifa Haftar (left), the chief of the Libyan National Army, meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on August 14, 2017 *Leonid Bershidsky, Moscow Times:* *In Libya, One of Putin’s Many Bets Is in Play* *The Kremlin doesn’t have the luxury of choosing allies: It has to go with adventurers and risk-takers.* By the time Putin became interested in expanding Russia’s reach in the developing world, even the Soviet-era allies he had left had become shaky. Assad was involved in this century’s deadliest civil war, and Russia had to mount a full-scale military operatio... more »

"Four Ways That Uncle Sam Will Respond To Its $75 Trillion Insolvency"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"Four Ways That Uncle Sam Will Respond * *To Its $75 Trillion Insolvency"* by Simon Black "Last week I told you that the US government recently reported a negative net worth of MINUS $75 TRILLION. That’s not a typo. According to the Treasury Department’s annual financial report for Fiscal Year 2018 (which they just published last week), the US government is hopelessly bankrupt. Now, I’m not talking about this trying to stoke fear and panic. Quite the opposite – I’m hoping that this conversation results in calm optimism. But the point is that it’s an important conversation to have…... more »

CA Supreme Court Upholds Ordinance Protecting Scenic Views from Ugly Telecom Infrastructure

Activist Post at Activist Post - 3 hours ago
By B.N. Frank Californians have a long history fighting cell tower and antenna installation – and for good reason. Besides being ugly, reducing property value,... more »

White House Nazi Stephen Miller Is Revamping The Department Of Homeland Security

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Late Sunday afternoon, after the White House announced Trump had "accepted the resignation of " (rather than fired, a more accurate representation of objective reality) Homeland Security Secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen, the member of Congress who is often the tip of the spear on progressive immigration policy, Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), released this statement: Secretary Nielsen will go down in history as presiding over an exceptionally cruel regime that separated children from their parents and violated human rights. I welcome her resignation. But, that does not end our quest for accou... more »

Mad With Medication – A Psychiatrist Speaks Out

Ceribalius at OYE Alternative News - 4 hours ago
In this episode of Full Measure, award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson interviews psychiatrist and director of the International Center for Patient-Oriented Psychiatry, Dr. Peter Breggin. The post Mad With Medication – A Psychiatrist Speaks Out appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighters Could Soon Fly Combat Missions for the U.K.

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 4 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The United Kingdom soon could become the third country after Israel and the United States to fly F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters in combat. The United Kingdom soon could become the third country after Israel and the United States to fly F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters in combat. "Britain’s new cutting-edge F-35B aircraft will depart their home station of RAF Marham in Norfolk later this year for Cyprus in their first overseas deployment," the U.K. government on April 8, 2019 *announced*. Royal Air Force warplanes fly from two bases for missions targ... more »

The Case for Diesel Submarines in the U.S. Navy (And China Will Hate It)

James Holmes at Test Feed Using Fields - 4 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, * "So there you have diplomatic, strategic, budgetary, operational, and tactical reasons for acquiring diesel submarines to augment the existing nuclear fleet. Let’s get to it." Among the more-than-ample reasons for acquiring a flotilla of diesel-electric submarines for the U.S. Navy: SSKs could help deter war by demonstrating American resiliency should war come in the Western Pacific. Deterrence comes from capability and visible resolve to use it. And from staying power. Foes blanch at starting a fight if they fear they can do little to blunt an antago... more »

Meet the Alpha Group: The Russian Commando Unit You Never Heard Of (Until Now)

WarIsBoring at Test Feed Using Fields - 4 hours ago
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * Alpha Group is part spy network, part counterterrorism team, part general-purpose commando squad — and entirely terrifying. *The Alpha Group commandos were criticized for their reckless use of excessive force at Beslan, notes Glenn Peter Hastedt in Spies, Wiretaps and Secret Operations. Russian president Vladimir Putin defended his special operators, saying they had not planned on storming the school and did so only after reports that the terrorists had begun executing the children inside.* Russia and the Lebanese Islamic militia Hezbollah have become ... more »

Lobbyist Who Cooperated in Russia Probe Asks for Probation

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
The sentencing recommendations come as Mueller has wrapped his Russia investigation and as other federal prosecutors continue to probe whether foreigners illegally contributed to the Presidential Inaugural Committee.

Is Australia Going to Introduce 33 Different Genders on Passports?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
"Australia is preparing to introduce at least 33 different gender options on birth certificates and passports, as part of a new anti-discrimination policy."

So far has the axis, the karmic axis, of Earth’s evolutions tipped

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 4 hours ago
*There* is more than violet flame involved, beloved, there is freewill. -Saint Germain: 2-13-1988 via Messenger ECP …………………………………….…................................................. * And* therefore I tell you, glastnost is a propaganda sham!…And you, Ronald Reagan, are a sham and betrayer of my sponsorship! -Saint Germain: 2-27-1988 via Messenger ECP ……………………………………….…………………………………………….… * Not* only does the exploration of Mars advance the technology of the Soviets but it also probes the astral belt and opens up the astral records of war that spill out into the solar s... more »

Musical Interlude: Yanni, “To the One Who Knows”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Yanni, “To the One Who Knows”

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
“This shock wave plows through space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. Moving toward to bottom of this beautifully detailed color composite, the thin, braided filaments are actually long ripples in a sheet of glowing gas seen almost edge on. Cataloged as NGC 2736, its narrow appearance suggests its popular name, the Pencil Nebula. *Click image for larger size.* About 5 light-years long and a mere 800 light-years away, the Pencil Nebula is only a small part of the Vela supernova remnant. The Vela remnant itself is around 100 light-years in diameter and is the expanding debris cloud... more »

"A Chime Of Words..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"Yes there is a meaning; at least for me, there is one thing that matters- to set a chime of words tinkling in the minds of a few fastidious people." - Logan Pearsall Smith

The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "Book of Hours II, 16"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"Book of Hours II, 16"* "How surely gravity's law, strong as an ocean current, takes hold of even the strongest thing and pulls it toward the heart of the world. Each thing- each stone, blossom, child- is held in place. Only we, in our arrogance, push out beyond what we belong to for some empty freedom. If we surrendered to earth's intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees. Instead we entangle ourselves in knots of our own making and struggle, lonely and confused. So, like children, we begin again to learn from the things, because they are in God's heart; they have never left h... more »

Which Planet Loves You?

LL at Virtual Mirage - 4 hours ago
Those of you who follow this blog will recall that Virtual Mirage broke the story of the century with a genuine alien skull, found in the deep forest on Arizona's Mogollon Rim. You're welcome. While I'm waiting for my Nobel Prize in Science for the discovery (patiently), I thought that we should delve deeper into the mysteries of the Solar System. Let's us unlock some of the mysteries! *Mars, Olympus Mons Base*. Some believe that this is a huge, extinct volcano. Others contend (including ancient alien theorists) that it is an active space hub for the Martian Armada. The "caldera" o... more »

"Under pressure, democracies have a nasty habit of acting like panicked crowds, suppressing anything frightening or just different in a search for security and conformity... a grim illustration of just how vulnerable the "liberal" element of liberal democracy can be." BONUS #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 4 hours ago
*"Under pressure, democracies have a nasty habit of acting like panicked crowds, suppressing anything frightening or just different in a search for security and conformity...** "In the wake of [the brutal mass murders committed at two mosques in Christchurch], the country's government has succumbed to blind reaction by restricting speech, depriving innocent people of arms, and heightening domestic surveillance—intrusions into individual rights that are inherent whether or not governments and majorities formally respect them.** "It's a grim illustration of just how vulnerable... more »

"For Nothing Is Fixed..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out." - James Baldwin

Just 20 minutes of nature significantly lowers stress hormones.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 4 hours ago
https://www.treehugger.com/health/20-minutes-nature-lowers-stress-hormone-levels-reveals-new-study.html Advertisements

Israeli Scientists Announce ‘Complete Cure’ for Cancer is Coming Soon

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 4 hours ago
https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/01/30/israeli-scientists-announce-complete-cure-for-cancer-is-coming-soon/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Health impacts of drinking: No level of alcohol safe, Lancet study

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 4 hours ago
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/24/health-impacts-of-drinking-no-level-of-alcohol-safe-lancet-study.html?__source=facebook%7Cmain

The Brain May Actually Keep Generating New Cells Well Into Old Age.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 4 hours ago
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brain-keeps-developing-new-cells-well-old-age-study-suggests-180971798/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia

Secretary of State Pompeo Announces Iranian Revolutionary Guard Officially Declared “Foreign Terrorist Organization”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Put this into the geopolitical file labeled: “Things that make other things make sense”… You only need to watch the first minute and fifteen-seconds of this announcement to see the bigger BIG picture. WATCH: [Transcript Snippet] … “This is the … Continue reading →

Paulo Coelho, “Dreams: The 12 Steps”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“Dreams: The 12 Steps”* by Paulo Coelho "When Joseph Campbell created the expression “follow your blessing,” he was reflecting an idea that seems to be very appropriate right now. In “The Alchemist,” this same idea is called “Personal Legend.” Alan Cohen, a therapist who lives in Hawaii, is also working on this theme. He says that in his lectures he asks those who are dissatisfied with their work and seventy-five percent of the audience raise their hands. Cohen has created a system of twelve steps to help people to rediscover their “blessing” (he is a follower of Campbell): *1. T... more »

"The Truth Virus: The Most Dangerous Virus in the World"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"The Truth Virus: The Most Dangerous Virus in the World" by Dog Poet "I’ve got a virus. It doesn’t have a common name because it isn’t a common virus. It’s difficult to catch this virus because there are only so many ways for it to enter your system. You can catch it as a result of extreme trauma which results in all of your defenses being shut down. This includes all subconscious resistance and all systemic defenses. You can catch it as a result of long term abuse. This includes abuse visited upon you or abuse you visit on yourself. Often this abuse comes about because the virus is... more »

Is the Liberty of Venezuela the Responsibility of the United States?

Steve Byas at rss - 4 hours ago
[image: is-the-liberty-of-venezuela-the-responsibility-of-the-united-states] It would be great if Venezuela ousted its socialist dictator, but is it wise for the United States to send troops to get that done?

Free Download: Will Durant and Ariel Durant, "The Story of Civilization"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*Click image for larger size.* "A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within. The essential cause of Rome’s decline lay in her people, her morals, her class struggle, her failing trade, her bureaucratic despotism, her stifling taxes, her consuming wars…" – Will Durant and Ariel Durant, "The Story of Civilization III: Caesar and Christ" (1944) "'The Story of Civilization', by husband and wife Will and Ariel Durant, is an 11-volume set of books covering Western history for the general reader. The series was written over a span of more th... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Tijeras, New Mexico, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 8, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Libyan General Khalifa Haftar announced an offensive on Tripoli against the UN-backed Government of National Accord on April 4, 2019 [Still image from video/Reuters] *Youssef Cherif, Al Jazeera:* *How far can Haftar get with his Tripoli offensive?* Recent territorial gains and the upheaval in Algeria allowed Khalifa Haftar to advance on western Libya. On April 4, Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar announced in a voice recording circulated online that he was launching a military campaign to take over the capital, Tripoli. His media office then released a video purporting to show tens... more »

Melting Glaciers To Drown Us (At 2 Inches A Century!)

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 4 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From Phys.org Melting glaciers causing sea levels to rise at ever greater rates by University of Zurich Melting ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic as well as ice melt from glaciers all over the world are causing sea levels to rise. Glaciers alone have lost more than […]

Butterflies bounce back in heatwave summer

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 4 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Latest news from Butterfly Conservation: UK butterflies bounced back in 2018 following a string of poor years, thanks in part to last year’s heatwave summer, a study has revealed. https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/butterflies-bounce-back-in-heatwave-summer As I have pointed out before, it is cold, wet summers which threaten butterflies and other […]

"Saudis Threaten to End Petrodollar"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"Saudis Threaten to End Petrodollar"* by Jim Rickards "Investors have been speculating for years about the demise of the “petrodollar” deal struck by Henry Kissinger and Treasury Secretary William Simon in 1974. It was first set up between the U.S. and Saudi princes to prop up the U.S. dollar. At the time, confidence in the dollar was on shaky ground because President Nixon had ended gold convertibility of dollars in 1971. In 1974, the price of oil was skyrocketing, partly due to inflationary policies pursued by the Federal Reserve, and partly due to an Arab oil embargo in respons... more »

With a badly handled tweet, PLOS angers scientists after a blog disappears

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 5 hours ago
Tamsin Edwards was stunned. And hurt. On the afternoon of Friday, April 5, Edwards had just learned that her blog, “Polar Thinking,” had disappeared from the PLOS Blogs Network, where it was hosted. No warning. No communication from PLOS. So Edwards, a climate scientist at King’s College, London, tweeted: Dear @PLOS @PLOSBlogs my whole blog … Continue reading With a badly handled tweet, PLOS angers scientists after a blog disappears

"Economic Market Snapshot 4/8/85"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
• Gregory Mannarino, "Post Market Wrap Up 4/8/85: Situation Critical - #FRAUDMARKETS Please Share" - 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/

Prison inmate murdered last night was considered a danger to himself and others, ABC told

Mark Reddie And Cameron Gooley at Just In - 5 hours ago
An inmate inside a Sydney prison is charged with murder after allegedly bashing his cellmate — who the ABC understands was considered a danger to himself and others — to death.

Claims of cultural appropriation in bid to trademark Indigenous Gumby Gumby name

Jemima Burt at Just In - 5 hours ago
Aboriginal people and legal experts are calling for national reform around who can claim intellectual property rights to Indigenous knowledge.

'Big lick' for Rottnest Island as plans revealed for $33 million makeover

Eliza Borrello at Just In - 5 hours ago
The Federal and WA governments announce a combined $33 million in funding for upgrades to infrastructure and amenities on Rottnest Island to help cope with increasing visitor numbers.

Boeing's 737 MAX production cuts hit Wall St

David Chau at Just In - 5 hours ago
Boeing's stock falls sharply after the company says it will cut production of its 737 MAX aircraft in the wake of two fatal crashes in less than five months. Meanwhile, Wall Street is bracing for the first quarterly profit decline in three years.

'I went through hell': Alleged gang rape victim suicidal after police 'destroy' evidence

Josh Robertson at Just In - 5 hours ago
Queensland detectives reveal evidence has been destroyed in a number of criminal cases, including an unsolved gang rape, crushing an alleged victim's hopes all her attackers will be brought to justice.

Minister's financial links to stricken energy company 'not a good look'

Rebecca Turner And Kathryn Diss at Just In - 5 hours ago
An ABC investigation reveals WA Government minister Alannah MacTiernan, who oversaw a failed wave energy project, had long-standing financial links to a closely related company stretching back almost a decade.

'I have betrayed her': Actor Felicity Huffman faces jail time over scam to get daughter into college

Just In - 5 hours ago
Actor Felicity Huffman and 13 other people have agreed to plead guilty to participating in what prosecutors say is the largest college admissions scam uncovered in US history.

Elsie died on a rubbish tip, covered in rat bites. Her story reveals a suburb's gritty history

Just In - 5 hours ago
She was a remarkable singer, but Elsie was destined to die in a rubbish dump, naked and covered in rat bites. Her story is part of the fascinating history of Melbourne's Docklands — once home to a shanty town.

Port Pirie smelter emissions threatening children's health and IQ, researchers say

Gabriella Marchant at Just In - 5 hours ago
Despite recent efforts to curb emissions, lead from Port Pirie's smelter continues to threaten the health of the city's children, a new report warns.

Wild dog numbers explode in WA's north costing the cattle industry millions

Courtney Fowler And Michelle Stanley at Just In - 5 hours ago
The Kimberley's last licensed dogger says he is getting daily phone calls from cattle producers losing stock to feral dog packs.

'Fearless' father with MS training with lifeguards to scale Mount Everest

Amelia Bernasconi at Just In - 5 hours ago
More than 8,840 metres of steep terrain stands between Bobby Bajram and his lifelong goal of climbing Mount Everest.

Live: NSW Now: Peak hour chaos after multi-vehicle crash, Sydney's homeless to be honoured

Just In - 5 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING: *A multi-vehicle crash causes traffic chaos on the M2, police probe two hit and runs, and the City of Sydney approves a memorial to celebrate Martin Place's rough sleepers.

Greg Hunt said fewer patients face costs to see a GP under the Coalition. Is he correct?

Ellen McCutchan at Just In - 5 hours ago
The Health Minister has his numbers right on bulk-billing — but that doesn't necessarily mean fewer patients are facing out-of-pocket costs when they see a GP. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

Ocean shopping-trolley graveyard and the rising cost of cleaning it up

Patrick Martin at Just In - 5 hours ago
A regional council left with a massive bill for removing 500 trolleys from an underwater graveyard near its wharf says it could force major retailers Coles and Woolworths to pay.

Associated Country Women of the World meet to give rural women a voice

Isabella Pittaway at Just In - 5 hours ago
Forget the scones with jam and cream, country women from around the world are working together to empower women and improve their rights.

Humpbacks on the move as 2019 whale migration starts early

Sarah Maunder at Just In - 5 hours ago
Humpback whales have been spotted off the coast of Port Macquarie in recent weeks, and sea rescue volunteers are preparing for a busy migration season.

World News Briefs -- April 8, 2019 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Al Jazeera:* *Tripoli's only functional airport hit by air raid as clashes rage* Mitiga airport's services suspended as death toll rises amid battles between forces loyal to Haftar and UN-backed gov't. Forces under the command of Libya's renegade General Khalifa Haftar have launched an air raid against the only functioning airport in Tripoli as heavy fighting rages for control of the capital. Al Jazeera's Mahmoud Abdelwahed, reporting from Tripoli, said services at the Mitiga airport in the east of the city were temporarily suspended after the attack on Monday. *Read more* ....... more »

#SudanRevolts : Revolution is She

egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 5 hours ago
I could not let this beautiful stunning photo from Khartoum at the Sudanese army Commandership HQ sit-in on Monday pass away like that. It is a Sudanese chronicle in its own way. [image: A Sudanese lady addressing protesters in the sit-in] A Sudanese lady addressing protesters in the sit-inA magnificent shot was taken by Lana Hago that summarizes a lot of words and says a lot of words at that the same time. The first thing that came to my mind is that this lady standing giving a speech in her Sudanese white Thawab or Toob was a true example of famous Nubian Queens aka “Kandakas." Sudan... more »

Mayor Pete Just had To Go There, Didn't He......

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 5 hours ago
Mayor Pete and First Lady of South Bend I was thoroughly prepared to (mostly) be nice and just ignore the homosexuality of Mayor Pete Buttgig, the honorable Mayor of South Bend Indiana, as just another one of the multitude of occupants of the Democrat presidential candidates clown car seeking the 2020 nomination. I said I was, *until I read this* in USA Today: “That’s the thing that I wish the Mike Pences of the world would understand,” Buttigieg said of the vice president, who has opposed same-sex marriage. “That if you have a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me. Y... more »

"If You Thought Monetary Policy
 Was Crazy…"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"If You Thought Monetary Policy Was Crazy…"* by David Stockman "The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale." – Thomas Jefferson, “Letter to John Taylor,” May 28, 1816 "I’ve been “face first” with Washington D.C.’s endless capacity for fiscal profligacy for nearly five decades now, starting with my time in Congress right up through my experience running the Office and Management and Budget (OMB) for Ronald Reagan. I used to think I wasn’t easily surprised. Then I looked at spending and revenue numbe... more »

Hellfire for the MegaDrive/Genesis

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 5 hours ago
Brexit doesn't have to suck the life out of everything else. Well, not when there's a brief interregnum in proceedings anyway. And besides, *Hellfire* - a beloved slice of early 90s nostalgia - is suddenly on point with its narrative of taking wing against a robotic tyrant and its works. Code the evil Super Mech as either Theresa May or the Brussels machinery, *Hellfire* is a game whose ideological coding can suit everyone! Okay, clumsy segue side there's absolutely no special reason for a reflection on *Hellfire* to appear now or at any time, except as writing for writing's sake. S... more »

Global Warming Is Shrinking Glaciers Faster Than Thought

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The most comprehensive measurement of glaciers worldwide found that thousands of inland masses of snow compressed into ice are shrinking 18 percent faster than an international panel of scientists calculated in 2013.

Huffman, 12 Other Parents to Plead Guilty in College Scheme

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The “Desperate Housewives” star and the other parents will admit to charges in the scheme, which authorities say involved rigging standardized test scores and bribing coaches at such prestigious schools as Yale and Georgetown.

FDA Approves Dovato (dolutegravir And Lamivudine) For HIV-1

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 6 hours ago
Approximately a million people in the U.S. are living with HIV and up to 15 percent may not even know they are infected. In Februrary, the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services announced a new initiative, Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America, to reduce new infections by 75 percent in the next five years and by 90 percent in the next ten years, averting more than 250,000 HIV infections in that span. read more

Chile: Informe Político y Cronología sobre la situación del TPP-11

bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
08-Apr-2019 La oposición al TPP-11 ha roto por primera vez el consenso en torno a los tratados de libre comercio.

Ante próximo laudo de Glencore, en Colombia se advierte del riesgo del mal uso de los TLCs

bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
08-Apr-2019 Ante la inminente emisión del laudo del arbitraje de inversiones Glencore-Colombia registrado en CIADI, la Contraloría General de Colombia ha hecho público un comunicado en el que habla de los riesgos del mal uso de los TLC a propósito de posibles demandas internacionales.

Perú perderá US$ 2 mil millones por decreto de PPK

bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
08-Apr-2019 César Gutiérrez advierte que con el DU 001 - 2017 también se favorecerá a Odebrecht y a Graña y Montero

Perú solucionará una disputa de 400 millones con Enagás

bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
08-Apr-2019 Martín Vizcarra, presidente de Perú, se ha comprometido a buscar una solución al conflicto del país con Enagás por el Gasoducto Sur Peruano (GSP)

Be ready for the piercing of the needle

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 6 hours ago
-Yosemite's Half-Dome *Let* the chain of Light begin. Let the winners win, let the runners run, let the singers sing. Let each one fulfill the whole bill of his divine calling. Be thy true Self and never fret, for I AM Hercules. I AM Elohim as the will of God. By your presence I send through your body chalices--which I do qualify with sapphire diamond light--a current of the first ray to summon all Earth to divine purpose. [10-sec. i... more »

How Washington's IRGC Designation Pushes War with Iran

Daniel R. DePetris, Richard Sokolsky at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris, Richard Sokolsky* *Security, Middle East* [image: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leaves after a briefing on Iran at the State Department in Washington, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas] And war is exactly what John Bolton and Mike Pompeo want. The decision by the Trump administration to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization marks another dangerous step in the relentless campaign Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton are waging to provoke a U.S.-Iranian mili... more »

Trump’s Immigration Purge Clears The Decks for 2020

Jacob Heilbrunn at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Donald Trump clearly wants to focus on immigration during his 2020 re-election campaign. Unfortunately, he may be steering into a political hurricane. It’s Miller time at the Department of Homeland Security. This ungainly government agency, which should never have been created, is now being purged of its top officials by President Donald Trump and his top aide Stephen Miller. But will the ouster of its leadership, including Kirstjen Nielsen, who was on over her head from day one, result in any significant improvements in bo... more »

The U.S. Navy's Future Plans, Revealed: Lots of Frigates Plus New Destroyers

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Lots of frigates plus new destroyers. That's the fleet's potential mix of surface warships as it completes a new force-structure assessment, according to the Navy's deputy chief of naval operations. Lots of frigates plus new destroyers. That's the fleet's potential mix of surface warships as it completes a new force-structure assessment, according to the Navy's deputy chief of naval operations. In *a wide-ranging interview* with the news website of the U.S. Naval Institute, Vice Adm. Bill Merz discussed the Navy's existing cruisers and destroyers and the... more »

Operation Obstacle Course: How China Has Disrupted Negotiations with North Korea

Ashley Feng at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Ashley Feng* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] As Washington and Beijing enter a deeper economic competition, formal talks on Pyongyang’s denuclearization process have languished. As the United States pushes North Korea toward denuclearization, it should focus more on the Chinese lifeline to this rogue regime. An ally and neighbor of North Korea, China is a key player in the United States’ two-track strategy to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear arsenal of weapons: maximum financial pressure and diplomatic outreach. The United States should call out China for its insidio...more »

A Blueprint for Capturing Carbon and Saving the Earth

Amitai Etzioni at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Amitai Etzioni* *Environment, Americas* [image: Reuters] Washington needs to invest in new carbon capture technologies. Recent reports on the Green New Deal focus on the need to decarbonize the economy. Reports focus on advancing these goals by various measures that will cause great pain. - Consumers and businesses will need to buy new technology having previously invested in older ones, for instance, abandoning scores of millions of fully functional fossil fuel propelled cars and buy electrically powered ones. - The costs of most technologies that emit carbon will incre... more »

NATO Is 70 and Past Retirement Age

Gil Barndollar at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Gil Barndollar* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The alliance once had its purpose, but now it keeps Europe weak and makes it too easy for Washington to intervene in foolish overseas wars. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization turned seventy last week, and Washington has been celebrating the birth of the alliance. Yet for all the talk of “the most successful military alliance the world has ever seen,” NATO is more than just a little past its prime. The militaries of European member states are not only underfunded and increasingly irrelevant; the alliance itself is an irre... more »

The F-22 Raptor vs. the F-23: A Stealth Showdown That Doesn't Matter

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * "The YF-23 won't save us." *So it perhaps is natural that we'd ask whether the F-22 was the right choice. Maybe, just maybe, the F-23 could've succeeded where the F-22 failed. What if the Air Force had picked the other stealth fighter design? What if America were stronger? What if we were safer? What if the whole world were a better place?* A stealth fighter demonstrator that last flew in 1994 has enjoyed a cultural resurgence in recent years. But the YF-23's renaissance reflects a pernicious kind of magical thinking that actually undermines America's ... more »

The Marines are Finally Getting Their Hands On a New Grenade Launcher

Task and Purpose at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * "The M320A1 will provide good range and accuracy, making the infantry squad more lethal," said Lt. Col. Tim Hough, program manager for Infantry Weapons in Marine Corps Systems Command's Ground Combat Element Systems, said in a Marine Corps Systems Command release. *This might look a little familiar. * Marines are finally getting their hands on a 40mm grenade launcher that both Army soldiers — and civilian fans of the *Battlefield* video game franchise — have enjoyed for a decade. After years of testing, the Marine Corps is poised to field the M320... more »

U.S. Secret Service Director Fired By The White House

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*CNN:* *Trump is removing US Secret Service director* United States Secret Service director Randolph "Tex" Alles is being removed from his position, multiple administration officials tell CNN. President Donald Trump instructed his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to fire Alles. Alles remains in his position as of now but has been asked to leave. The USSS director was told two weeks ago there would be a transition in leadership and he was asked to stay on until there was a replacement, according to a source close to the director. Secret Service officials have been caught by s... more »

Electronic warfare and Japan: New approach to the Russian Federation?

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 6 hours ago
Electronic warfare and Japan: New approach to the Russian Federation? Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan is focused on a five-year plan to upgrade areas related to electronic warfare, cyber wars, cyberspace, and other modern military areas. At the same time, Japan understands the growing reality of new […]

"It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 6 hours ago
*"Galileo was sent to the Inquisition for affirming that the earth was a sphere; the government had declared it to be as flat as a trencher, and Galileo was obliged to abjure his error. This error, however, at length prevailed, the earth became a globe, and Descartes declared it was whirled round its axis by a vortex. The government in which he lived was wise enough to see that this was no question of civil jurisdiction, or we should all have been involved by authority in vortices. ** "In fact, the vortices have been exploded, and the Newtonian principle of gravitation is now ... more »

Five years of attack on Donbass

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 6 hours ago
Today is the fifth anniversary of the Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. The young state appeared in response to the coup in Kiev, Ukraine and the military aggression by the unbridled nationalists (Nazi) supported by US-NATO. Donbass paid a terrible price for its freedom and the right to speak its native Russian language: 10,000 civilians dead, ruined cities, destroyed infrastructure. The claim is that Russia invaded Ukraine but that did not happen. You can hear one old woman in the video (with subtitles) saying she wished Moscow had invaded. ... more »

Smart Fella – Rep. Doug Collins Demands Impeachment Hearings, or Call Mueller to Testify…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Doug Collins writes a letter to Chairman Jerry Nadler smartly using transparency to call his bluff. First the letter: (Link to Letter) Indeed, the way to diffuse the politicization and weaponization of innuendo within … Continue reading →

Chinese Woman Had Additional Spy Tech During Security Breach at Mar-a-lago

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
During a bond hearing today prosecutors say the FBI is still investigating whether a 32-year-old Yujing Zhang, the Chinese woman accused of lying to illegally enter President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, is a spy. After a search warrant, additional … Continue reading →

“Unplanned” Continues to Soar at Box Office Despite Media Hostility and Liberal Opposition

William F. Jasper at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: unplanned-continues-to-soar-at-box-office-despite-media-hostility-and-liberal-opposition] Planned Parenthood, Hollywood, Big Media, and Big Social Media have failed to kill *Unplanned*, the little film that speaks truth to power.

Philippines’ President Duterte Tells China to “Lay Off” Thitu Island

Warren Mass at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: philippines-president-duterte-tells-china-to-lay-off-thitu-island] Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to send troops on a “suicide mission” if the Chinese do not “lay off” the disputed Thitu Island in the South China Sea.

Pharmacist Mom and Medical Doctor Father Watched Their 3 Children’s Lives Destroyed After MMR Vaccine

AdminM at Health Impact News - 6 hours ago
In this video interview by the VAXXED II film crew and originally published on Peeps TV, a tearful mother who is a pharmacist and married to a medical doctor discusses the difficulties in their family with their three vaccine-injured children. When asked if either her or her husband received any training on the dangers of vaccines, she replied, "No. None. Not even as a pharmacist." They first noticed problems with their oldest child, a girl, at 15 months. She went from being very communicative where they could understand most of what she said, to being not as communicative and not ... more »

After Stroke, Hampton’s David Six Receives Top Honors

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Coaches whose teams end the basketball season with a 16-14 record and don’t win their conference’s regular season or tournament championship don’t earn a trip to the Final Four, let alone receive an award. Hampton University women’s basketball coach David Six is the exception. Six had a stroke in June but returned to guide the Lady Pirates through their first season in the Big South Conference since leaving the MEAC last summer. He received the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award last week during a luncheon at the NCAA National Semifinals in ... more »

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 97 – 2019

Hifast at Climate Collections - 7 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

Libya: Haftar pushes towards Tripoli Hoping to Up the Ante at Upcoming Peace Conference

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago
*Don't miss from earlier today:* Erdogan & Putin Talk Despite US Warnings: Dis-illusionment *TASS* MOSCOW, April 8. /TASS/. *The purpose of the Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar-led Libyan National Army’s push towards Tripoli may be to up the ante ahead of a national conference on the political settlement of the crisis, due in the middle of April,* analyst Grigory Lukyanov, of the international discussion club Valdai, told TASS on Monday. *Haftar declared the beginning of an offensive towards Tripoli on April 4.* His forces approached the capital mostly from the south. Currently they are ... more »

What Admirers of Socialism Like AOC Could Learn From Just the Title of Adam Smith's Classic Book

admin at Coyote Blog - 7 hours ago
The full name of Adam Smith's great work is "An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations." Even before we crack the spine of that book, we can learn a lot about that title. Look at the title -- it might be a bit strange to modern eyes. Because when we have […]

Have Israel’s Election Campaigns Exposed It as a Fascist State?

Robert Inlakesh at 21st Century Wire - 7 hours ago
*Robert Inlakesh* | Tomorrow, Israelis will head to the voting booths to elect their next government, but what has this election season in Israel shown the world about it's people.

Russia redeploys Su-57 stealth fighter to Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has reportedly redeployed one of their elite Su-57 stealth fighters to Syria after a short absence. Based on satellite images from the Hmeimim Airport in southwest Latakia, the Su-57 appears to be back in Syria after the Israeli Air Force carried out a powerful attack on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US officially designates Iran’s IRGC as a terrorist organization

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
Iran’s Supreme Security Council has designated the US CENTCOM and related forces as a terrorist organisation, Press TV reported. In addition, the media outlet noted, the council accused Washington of supporting terrorism. “As a retaliatory measure to the US illegal decision [to recognize the IRGC as a terrorist organization], Iran declares the US regime a ‘state that supports terrorism’ […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish military begins air landing drills for Syria operation

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The Turkish military has begun helicopter training drills for what appears to be their next major operation in Syria. According to the pro-opposition page Halab Today, the Turkish military is conducting live training drills involving helicopter air landings as they prepare for their eastern Euphrates offensive against the Kurdish-led People’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish President Recep Erdogan Is Calling For A New Election In Istanbul

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said 'almost everything was irregular' about Istanbul vote (Reuters/File photo) *Middle East Eye:* *Erdogan backs call to hold fresh elections in Istanbul amid voter fraud allegations* *Turkish president's AK Party has not formally applied for a new vote in the city, where it narrowly lost recent election.* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the municipal election to be re-run in Istanbul, citing alleged voter irregularities and saying the opposition's 13,000 to 14,000 vote lead in the city was not enough for them to declare victory outright... more »

Poloncarz’s opposition to a new Bills stadium will be a problem in November

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 7 hours ago
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz‘s longstanding opposition to a new Buffalo Bills stadium is badly damaging his chances of reelection at the ballot box in November, area political operatives posit. Critics have lambasted Poloncarz for his lease negotiation in 2013, which included

Jody and Jane, now the most powerful politicians in Canada, consider how to wield it

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 7 hours ago
Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott — with the sheer force of their own integrity — have emerged as the most influential politicians in the Canadian body politic. Justin Trudeau has exposed himself plainly as a liar — someone who is willing

Florida moves closer to medical cannabis edibles sales

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Florida’s agriculture department finalized its rules for medical marijuana growers around edibles, which brings the Sunshine State one step closer to allowing sales of the popular products. The state is expected to allow sales of edibles in the coming months. The state Health Department, which regulates the MMJ industry, must still issue the proposed rules […] Florida moves closer to medical cannabis edibles sales is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Illegal marijuana sales brisk in Massachusetts, police chiefs say

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Some Massachusetts police chiefs report a flourishing illicit cannabis market, just months after the launch of legal adult-use sales. Illegal sellers can offer marijuana at lower prices than their legal counterparts, which are fighting to build a strong legal market. Supplies are short in the legal market, according to the Boston Herald. For more details […] Illegal marijuana sales brisk in Massachusetts, police chiefs say is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

British Columbia opens agricultural grants to cannabis companies

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Cannabis companies in British Columbia may access a suite of cost-sharing programs through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), a 3 billion Canadian dollar ($2.2 billion) initiative by the federal government and provinces to support agricultural businesses across the country. While not all provinces allow marijuana firms to tap CAP funding, a B.C. Ministry of Agriculture spokesperson confirmed, […] British Columbia opens agricultural grants to cannabis companies is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Trump Seems Completely Determined To Let The Banksters Rape And Pillage America Again

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Damian Paletta is the *Washington Post*'s White House economic policy reporter and before we get into the much-discussed piece he wrote over the weekend, How regulators, Republicans and big banks fought for a big increase in lucrative but risky corporate loans, let's look at which current members of Congress have taken the most in bribes from the Finance Sector. Since 1990, that sector has pumped $2,805,307,780 into congressional elections, over and above the massive sums spent on presidential campaigns. They spent $1,549,196,835 bribing Republicans and $1,239,551,817 bribing Dem... more »

Stanford Expels Student Linked to College Bribery Case

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
University officials have not identified the student but say she is among three students being reviewed as part of the scandal.

Aegean Sea Sees ‘Very Unusual’ Spike in Dolphin Deaths

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Fifteen dead dolphins have washed up on Greece's Aegean coastline, compared to "one or two" in the same period last year.

Is the ‘Haiku Bird’ a Real Creature?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The four-legged, banana-eating, immortal pet of a deity is a remarkable specimen indeed.

The Ultimate Shakedown

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 8 hours ago
In 2008, the election of Barack Obama was universally hailed as an historic breakthrough event. Great expectations were raised for what was then billed as the beginning of a new “post-racial era.” A decade later these expectations have not been fulfilled, and – worse – have been frustrated by the spread of “identity politics” – the most tribalistic, color - conscious and divisive attitude to dominate the public square since the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965 outlawed discrimination on the basis of skin color. The reparations demand is pure racism: Recipients will be paid on the b... more »

'It's not easy to run a live music venue': Why the Laskey brothers got out of the game

Michael Dalla Fontana at Just In - 8 hours ago
In 1985, twin brothers David and Richard Laskey took a leap of faith and bought the Dog House Hotel. It was an era when Hobart's live music scene was arguably as vibrant as anything the mainland had to offer, so where did it go?

Boa constrictor found on Marrickville street

Mawunyo Gbogbo at Just In - 8 hours ago
It's not what you'd expect to find on a suburban Sydney street but a boa constrictor — thought to have been dumped or escaped from a nearby property — proved quite the s-s-surprise for residents in the inner West suburb of Marrickville.

Indigenous people left to defend themselves in court after 'racist' changes

Steven Schubert at Just In - 8 hours ago
Young people facing serious charges in remote Northern Territory courts are unable to access lawyers due to budget restraints at one legal service provider.

Indigenous knowledge key to saving goannas from cane toads

Jane Bardon at Just In - 8 hours ago
Scientists working to reduce the biodiversity disaster being caused by the march of cane toads across Northern Australia have concluded that Indigenous knowledge is the key to their success.

'You will be bankrolling terrorism': Trump labels Iran's revolutionary guard as terrorists

Just In - 8 hours ago
US President Donald Trump has labelled Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organisation — the first time the US has defined another country's military in such terms.

Marielle Franco's murder becomes a rallying point for a nation troubled by growing violence

Sally Sara at Just In - 8 hours ago
Black, gay and outspoken, Marielle's car was peppered with bullets. Now the mystery of her assassination is stoking a backlash against Brazil's violent crackdown on crime.

'I could feel like wildfire spread through my body': When you experience menopause at work

Alison Branley at Just In - 8 hours ago
There is a growing push for Australian workplaces to make it easier for women experiencing menopause to be comfortable at work. Advocates argue it's not just good for women, but for business too.

Here's why we should probably get used to political ads

Stephanie Dalzell at Just In - 8 hours ago
For weeks, Australians have been waiting to find out what date they'll be heading to the polls but until that date is set, expect to see a whole lot of Government ads promoting Coalition promises.

'It puts a strain on my relationship': The young adults financially supporting their parents

Emily Stewart at Just In - 8 hours ago
Darcy's world changed irreparably when her father died from pancreatic cancer six years ago. Then another blow came when she found out about her parents' dire financial situation.

How a malicious catfish built a web of lies to stalk women

Just In - 8 hours ago
A terrifying act of virtual deceit and inexplicable malice, perpetrated by the last person anyone expected, tricks two women into believing they have won the love lottery — until the relentless stalking begins.

What's a tax haven? Multinationals fighting tax transparency want a clear definition

Nassim Khadem at Just In - 8 hours ago
The Federal Government's tax advisory board asks whether more transparency is needed, but business is worried more detail could be "misleading".

President Trump Removes Secret Service Director….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
A little backstory… Long-time CTH readers will note we have been recommending since candidate Trump first announced, when Donald Trump won the presidency one of the priorities should be to put the Secret Service back into the U.S. Treasury Department. … Continue reading →

HOW THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA COULD STOP STEPHEN MILLER

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 8 hours ago
Stephen Miller has been unleashed: White House senior adviser Stephen Miller wants to make sure that outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is only the first of a string of senior officials headed out the door, as he is given more authority over immigration policy.... Miller's heightened influence within the West Wing has been aided by the President, who recently told aides in an Oval Office meeting that Miller was in charge of all immigration and border related issues in the White House, according to a person familiar with the meeting. Trump administration officials... more »

Reforming labor markets

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 8 hours ago
The economy was doing poorly in the mid-2000s, with unemployment rates reaching up to 11%. Then, between 2003 and 2005, a series of bold reforms pushed workers into the job market and this led to strong growth in employment. The unemployment rate fell rapidly, and even during the Great Recession there was only a temporary […] The post Reforming labor markets appeared first on Econlib.

Never saw this coming...

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 8 hours ago
The sun will rise in the morning and set in the evening as Planet Earth turns on its axis and orbits our local star. Such things are predictable. But surely even more predictable is the likelihood that in the run-up to May's local elections - or May's increasingly likely European elections - the left-illiberal journalists at *Newsnight* would try wielding their hatchets against parties they dislike. As so often in the past, this time it looks as if they've got UKIP in their cross hairs. UKIP leader Gerard Batten tweeted this earlier today: Gerard also attached a couple of emai... more »

Euroskeptic And Populist Parties Meet To Form An Alliance Ahead Of EU Elections

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*Euronews: **Salvini makes moves to forge a European right-wing alliance ahead of EU elections* With European elections looming closer and closer, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini is launching his campaign for the elections on Monday with the hope of forging an alliance of nationalist groups that can grab seats from the more conventional parties. Under the slogan "To the Europe of Common Sense!” Salvini is holding a meeting with other European populist parties in Milan. *Read more* .... *More News On Euroskeptic And Populist Parties Meeting To Form An Alliance Ahea... more »

Orwellian Hate Crime Database to Be Set Up For Thought Criminals in Michigan

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
Op-Ed by Joe Wright Only in a world where the novel 1984 has become the evening news can we get a state’s Attorney General working... more »

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