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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.

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

1 May - Blogs I'm Following - 1 of 3

From Twitter  
Nothing to see here. This is only a top US official imploring top Venezuelan military officials to overthrow their President. But he’s a real person, not a Twitter bot, so this certainly doesn’t count as meddling or an “attack”:

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The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 minute ago
Port-of-spain, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and TobagoThanks for stopping by!

Worst AG ever, Barr none

nonnie9999 at Worst AG ever, Barr none – HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 15 minutes ago
From Yahoo News: Attorney General William Barr refused Wednesday to turn over his notes on a conversation he had with Robert Mueller during which the special counsel complained about Barr’s summary of his report about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and Donald Trump’s attempts to cover it up. “No,” Barr responded when asked by Sen. … Continue reading Worst AG ever, Barr none

Yahoo: Merck raises full-year forecasts as vaccines power profit beat

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 26 minutes ago
Photo: Images – Merck Headquarters, Kenilworth, NJ The demand for vaccines and cancer immunotherapy Keytruda were the driving forces that helped pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co, Inc to bring in higher than expected first quarter earnings, according to Reuters. Looking ahead, the drugmaker “raised its earnings and revenue forecast” for the balance of 2019. The profits […] The post Yahoo: Merck raises full-year forecasts as vaccines power profit beat appeared first on Health Nut News.

Schools in England Introduce a New Subject: #Mindfulness

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/world/europe/uk-mindfulness-children-school.html Advertisements

The Last Survivors.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-last-survivors/

Dark matter exists: Observations disprove alternate explanations

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://m.phys.org/news/2019-04-dark-alternate-explanations.html

AI development in the mobility sector.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://www.forskningsverige.se/tech/ai-development-in-the-mobility-sector/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid#

Water Worlds Could Have Mind-Bogglingly Deep Oceans, New Models Suggest

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://gizmodo.com/water-worlds-could-have-mind-bogglingly-deep-oceans-ne-1834390409?fbclid=IwAR2-foofTwUVhTORVGI8O8WPRvG_mMT7c9I6XoXh5CrtGXS20DMmUCq5WtU

Revealed: populists far more likely to believe in conspiracy theories.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/01/revealed-populists-more-likely-believe-conspiracy-theories-vaccines?CMP=share_btn_fb

How data centers will breathe life into 5G

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://www.cnbc.com/advertorial/how-data-centers-will-breathe-life-into-5g/?__source=Facebook%7CCatalyst%7CSchneider

Gamma Ray Data Reveal Surprises About the Sun.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://www.quantamagazine.org/gamma-ray-data-reveal-surprises-about-the-sun-20190501/

Tips For Men

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 44 minutes ago
https://charmformula.convertri.com/3-secrets

Omar’s Attacks !

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 54 minutes ago
Way To Go Democrats ! ~Terry

Bill Black and June Carbone Will Join Our Minneapolis Meetup Tomorrow, May 2!

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 1 hour ago
If you are in the Twin Cities area, hope you can make our meetup tomorrow and chat with Bill Black and June Carbone.

Gregory Mannarino: Gold & Silver Greatest Trades on Earth

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Gregory Mannarino: Gold & Silver Greatest Trades on Earth by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Market analyst and professional trader Gregory Mannarino doesn’t feel good about the recent new all-time highs in the S&P 500. Mannarino explains, “The environment we are in now is unlike anything we have seen before in world history. The distortions that exist in […]

MSM Networks Go Nuts Over Venezuela Without Facts

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
RT America Published on Apr 30, 2019 RT America’s John Huddy joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the skewed mainstream coverage of Tuesday’s violent clashes and protests in Venezuela. He compares the coverage to establishment networks’ coverage of riots in the US and France, neither of which were termed “uprisings.” end

Top CIA Analyst: Israel Partisans Push US to War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
If Americans Knew Published on Apr 30, 2019 Ray McGovern served as a CIA analyst for 27 years, from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. Ray’s duties included chairing National Intelligence Estimates and preparing the President’s Daily Brief, which he briefed one-on-one to President Ronald Reagan’s five most […]

President Trump and First Lady Melania Host Dinner for National Day of Prayer…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump participate in a White House dinner on the eve of the National Day of Prayer.

A Story of CO2 Data Manipulation

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 hour ago
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: Anthony Watts / May 1, 2019 By Dr. Tim Ball, from his website. The consistent pattern of the IPCC reveals demonization and misrepresentations of CO2. Here are some basic facts about CO2 that illustrate the discrepancy between what the IPCC claim and what science knows. Natural levels of Carbon […]

Olympic marvel 'Captain Canada' Ian Millar retires from international showjumping

Just In - 1 hour ago
From 1972 to 2012 he missed only one Olympic Games — now showjumping veteran Ian Millar, known as 'Captain Canada', has called it a day at the age of 72.

Liberal candidate angry over 'go back to where you came from' comment

Kelly Fuller at Just In - 1 hour ago
Liberal candidate for the marginal New South Wales federal seat of Gilmore Warren Mundine says he is extremely insulted by comments from the Labor candidate, Fiona Phillips.

Man charged with attempted murder over 'absolutely reckless' shooting

Tom Lowrey And Kate Midena at Just In - 1 hour ago
A 32-year-old man is charged with attempted murder over a shooting that was described by police as "right up there with our most serious offences".

A human rights group hacked a Chinese mass surveillance app. Here's what it found

Bang Xiao at Just In - 1 hour ago
Human Rights Watch says it has managed to reverse-engineer a Chinese Government surveillance app, revealing how authorities use data to track the behaviour and patterns of residents in Xinjiang province.

Emergency workers greeted by trail of carnage as 'tornado' ravages caravan park

Matt Neal at Just In - 1 hour ago
Roofs have been torn off buildings and thrown up to half a kilometre away by what is believed to have been a tornado that tore through parts of south-west Victoria.

Messi hits 600 goals with Champions League double as Barca beats Liverpool 3-0

Just In - 1 hour ago
Another blockbuster Champions League tie, another savage performance from Lionel Messi, as the Argentinian superstar scores his 600th career goal in Barcelona's 3-0 win over Liverpool in the first leg of their semi-final.

Fact Check: Has the minimum wage increased more quickly than average wages and inflation?

Just In - 1 hour ago
Josh Frydenberg talked up the growth of the minimum wage under his Government in a recent episode of Q&A. But is his claim correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

How the Australian election is using email to track you

Ariel Bogle at Just In - 1 hour ago
Politicians want your time and your donations, but they especially want to know if you've opened their emails — and perhaps even when, where and on what device. Here's how they can do it.

Pregnant Mom Traveling Through Connecticut with Husband Stops at Hospital Where They Forcibly Drug her and Perform Cesarean Surgery to Kidnap Baby

AdminM at Health Impact News - 1 hour ago
In a story so horrendous that it reads like a Hollywood script to a movie that could only be fiction, Tennessee parents Suzy and Peter Saad have decided to go public with their story of alleged medical abuse and medical kidnapping in Connecticut. Peter and Suzy both have master's degrees and were former medical school students, which is where they met. However, they put their plans for medical school on hold to start their family. After delivering two boys by cesarean birth, mom's dreams were finally realized when she became pregnant for the third time, and this time it was a baby ... more »

16-Year-Old Migrant Boy Dies in Government Custody in Texas

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
Guatemalan officials said he had a severe infection in his brain and had emergency surgery, but never stabilized and died.

Oklahoma Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed, Naked Teenager

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
The medical examiner's office said only that Isaiah Mark Lewis suffered "multiple gunshot wounds" and that a final autopsy report is pending.

Coroner: Woman Obsessed with Columbine Died before Warnings

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
Sol Pais was already dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound by the time agents began retracing her steps.

Trump Says Violence Against People of All Faiths Must End

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
"All civilized nations must join together in this effort."

Las Vegas City Council signs off on rules for cannabis social-use venues

Joey Pena at Marijuana Business Daily - 1 hour ago
The Las Vegas City Council voted 4-1 Wednesday to create a new business license and land-use regulations for marijuana social-use venues, a move that could open new business opportunities for entrepreneurs and increase revenue for licensed cannabis retailers. In the program’s first 12 months, only existing owners of marijuana retail licenses can apply for a […] Las Vegas City Council signs off on rules for cannabis social-use venues is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Average Port Authority pay reaches six-figures

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 2 hours ago
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) employees were paid an average of $100,302 last year, according to data released todayon SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s transparency website. Payroll at Port Authority totaled over $845 million last year, an increase

Overtime surge fuels $400M payroll hike at MTA

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 2 hours ago
Overtime payments jumped nearly 16 percent last year at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), fueling agency-wide average pay hikes of 6 percent, according to newly posted payroll records at SeeThroughNY.net. The increase in MTA payroll costs for 2018 alone was $418 million—$82

Report claims Downstate declined twice as fast as Upstate last year

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 2 hours ago
BY EJ McMahon In a turnabout from recent trends, downstate New York’s population decreased twice as fast as upstate’s last year, according to the latest Census Bureau annual estimates. To see where they are going, check out our analysis of federal

Judicial Watch sues DOJ for communications between Peter Strzok and Bruce Ohr

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 2 hours ago
Ohr Testified He Had At least Two Meetings with Steele, Justice Department Told Judicial Watch it Has No Responsive Records Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice for communications

Africans, Bangladeshis, Syrians, Afghans in Mexico caravan awaiting U.S. asylum

The Buffalo Chronicle at The Buffalo Chronicle - 2 hours ago
The chronic onslaught of illegal immigrants heading to the United States isn’t just coming from Central America, the caravan includes large groups of Africans, Indians, Bangladeshis, Afghans, Pakistanis and Syrians that have made it all the way to Mexico. Africa

Solomon: Nellie Ohr Has Been Referred to DOJ for Criminal Prosecution….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Earlier today John Solomon wrote an article noting how congressional investigators were reviewing Nellie Ohr testimony against last month’s release of FOIA documents. There are significant differences between Mrs. Ohr’s testimony about her communication and contacts with DOJ and FBI … Continue reading →

THE MANY HEALTH SECRETS OF CUCUMBERS

Amanda-Mary at Healing Oracle - 2 hours ago
Here are some amazing facts and hacks about the cumber, that you may not know. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3,... The post THE MANY HEALTH SECRETS OF CUCUMBERS appeared first on Healing Oracle.

The Heatwave Of April-May 1952

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 2 hours ago
From April 26 to May 5, 1952 there was a remarkable heatwave centered over the Northern Plains, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. North Dakota was over 90 degrees nine out of ten days, and reached 99 degrees on April 28. Winnipeg was … Continue reading →

May Day

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 2 hours ago
The Killdeer always show up in Boulder around the first of May.

The Japanese poet Yosa Buson in the shadow of art

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 3 hours ago
The Japanese poet Yosa Buson in the shadow of art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yosa Buson (1716-1784) belongs to the world of Japanese poetry because his haiku is highly acclaimed, saying it mildly. This reality means that his art is secondary despite being a distinctive artist. Therefore, while the art of Buson is […]

Immigration officers accused of racial profiling as they stop thousands of British citizens

Adam Cantwell-Corn at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 3 hours ago
New figures show British people still make up a fifth of all people stopped and asked to prove their immigration status

Welcome to Libya's War of Drones (Courtesy of China?)

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * The remains of an apparent Chinese-made missile point to an escalating drone war in Libya. The remains of an apparent Chinese-made missile point to an escalating drone war in Libya. In mid-April 2019, aviation expert Arnaud Delalande received from sources photos that appeared to depict the wreckage of a Chinese LJ-7 air-to-surface missiles. LJ-7 wreckage was found in and around Tripoli on no fewer than four separate occasions on April 17, 20 and 21, 2019, Delalande *wrote*. The LJ-7 is the main armament of the Chinese-made Wing Loong drone. The Wing Lo... more »

Lockheed Martin's F-21 (Or Super F-16) Won't Be Joining India's Air Force

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * According to journalist Angad Singh, the likely winner is French company Dassault’s Rafale twin-engine fighter. Lockheed Martin is developing a new variant of its iconic F-16 single-engine fighter in order to compete in India’s 2019 tender for 110 new warplanes. But don’t count on the American firm’s *“F-21”* to win the contract. According to journalist Angad Singh, the likely winner is French company Dassault’s Rafale twin-engine fighter. Singh explains his rationale in the May 2019 issue of *Combat Aircraft** magazine*. India previously ordered 36 Raf... more »

Pregnant Mom Traveling Through Connecticut with Husband Stops at Hospital Where They Forcibly Drug her and Perform Cesarean Surgery to Kidnap Baby

Admin at Medical Kidnap - 3 hours ago
In a story so horrendous that it reads like a Hollywood script to a movie that could only be fiction, Tennessee parents Suzy and Peter Saad have decided to go public with their story of alleged medical abuse and medical kidnapping in Connecticut. Peter and Suzy both have master's degrees and were former medical school students, which is where they met. However, they put their plans for medical school on hold to start their family. After delivering two boys by cesarean birth, mom's dreams were finally realized when she became pregnant for the third time, and this time it was a baby ... more »

Sesame Street Airs PSA On Cell Phone Addiction. Now Will They Finally Pull Elmo’s Friend, “Smartie” The Smartphone From Their Program?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 3 hours ago
By B.N. Frank From Mental Floss: The PSA is brief, but it brings an important issue to light: The average smart phone owner touches their... more »

Forget so-called ‘global warming’

Robert at Ice Age Now - 3 hours ago
Natural (not human-caused) ‘global warming’ has ended. _______________ Forget so-called ‘global warming’ Jimmy Walter Natural (not human-caused) ‘global warming’ has ended. However, we do face two climate crises: The current Little Ice Age and the looming regular ice age, which may be worse than the previous one. A billion or maybe more people are likely to ... Read moreForget so-called ‘global warming’ The post Forget so-called ‘global warming’ appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Italy – More than 60 cm (2 ft) of fresh snow

Robert at Ice Age Now - 3 hours ago
Global warming seems to be less and less convincing,” says Italian geologist Dr Mirco Poletto. ______________ “Yesterday and today snow came back on the northeastern mountains of Italy,” says Dr Poletto. “This is a photo taken this morning by Massimo, a friend of mine, living near Pordenone “While we had a dry winter it seems ... Read moreItaly – More than 60 cm (2 ft) of fresh snow The post Italy – More than 60 cm (2 ft) of fresh snow appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Behrouz Boochani won a $100k literature prize, but filming him on Manus required a lot of improvisation

Natalie Whiting at Just In - 3 hours ago
The ABC's PNG correspondent and video journalist Natalie Whiting writes of the difficulty of filming an Australian Story program about author and refugee Behrouz Boochani on Manus Island.

Photos of smiling Princess Charlotte released to mark fourth-in-line's fourth birthday

Just In - 3 hours ago
While the world waits for news of another royal baby, today the spotlight is on Princess Charlotte as she marks her fourth birthday, an occasion marked with the release of new photos by Kensington Palace.

Council wants developers to build around trees to keep canopy green

Just In - 3 hours ago
A Perth council is hoping that planning guidelines will strengthen protections for established trees on subdivided land, but how realistic is it to build around a tree?

Entire Logan Council to be sacked by the State Government

Just In - 3 hours ago
The Local Government Minister will sack the entire Logan Council, in the wake of eight councillors being charged by the Crime and Corruption Commission.

Venezuela - Guaidó Got Snookered

Moon of Alabama at 3 hours ago
[image: undefined] Yesterday's failed coup attempt in Venezuela significantly hurt the Trump administration's international standing. It delegitimized its Venezuelan clients Juan Guaidó and Leopoldo López. After recognizing that their original 'regime change' plan failed (again) the White House starts to beat the war drums. That wasn't the plan: The Trump administration, which has backed Mr. Guaidó since he first challenged Mr. Maduro’s authority more than three months ago, *clearly thought the day would unfold differently*. There is no official explanation why the Trump administ... more »

US Troops In Syria For 'Long Haul' Atop 'A Lot Of Oil Resources' - Pentagon Official

Tyler Durden at 3 hours ago
[image: undefined] A high level Pentagon official has admitted that US forces will be in Syria for "the long haul" and coupled his statement by declaring the territory contains “a lot of the oil resources and arable land.” The unusually frank remarks were made this week by Michael Mulroy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, while addressing a conference at the D.C. based Center for a New American Security (CNAS), months after President Trump appeared to have caved to his advisers, reversing course earlier this year from his stated goal of a full and rapid US ... more »

Stasi State: Amazon “Ring” Doorbell Surveillance Wants To Create A Crime News Network

Aaron at Activist Post - 3 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel Amazon is currently looking to hire someone with the title “Managing Editor, News” for its Ring doorbell surveillance hardware and software which... more »

What Does Republican Rule Look Like? For Women?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
Yesterday, the Alabama House went for the big enchilada-- overturning Roe v Wade. The state House has 77 Republicans and just 28 Democrats. (The state Senate has 27 Republicans and 8 Democrats.) The executive branch is also controlled by the GOP. There are no checks; there are no balances. A state in which just a third of the people voted for Clinton and in which only 41% went along with the 2018 congressional correction-- has made the big move many red states want to make. AP reported that Alabama's House "voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to outlaw almost all abortions in the state as... more »

Are There No Defenders of Clarence Thomas?

John F. McManus at rss - 4 hours ago
[image: are-there-no-defenders-of-clarence-thomas] Joe Biden’s entry into the race for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president has resurrected, to Joe’s chagrin, the 1991 ordeal endured by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Climate News - May 2019

Geoff at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 4 hours ago
A review and commentary on topical matters concerning the science, economics, and governance associated with climate change developments. Alan Moran 2 May 2019 Scientific Developments A paper in Nature, Pep Ciais et al, shows that most of the additional CO2 emitted over the past forty years is being absorbed into land and oceans, the former causing some greening. Predictably, the authors claim more work is needed to examine whether these beneficial effects are sustainable. Tony Heller digs up news stories from the 1930s about the disappearance of Arctic ice and provides this graph ... more »

Colorado lawmakers approve marijuana home delivery, near final OK with social use

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 4 hours ago
Colorado legislators OK’d a measure that will usher in new cannabis market opportunities by permitting home delivery, and edged closer to providing final approval for on-site marijuana consumption, two measures that could boost MJ sales. The Senate approved the delivery bill by a 20-14 vote Wednesday, then passed the social-use bill by a 23-12 margin. […] Colorado lawmakers approve marijuana home delivery, near final OK with social use is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

US DOJ: Cannabis staffing firm employee cannot file for bankruptcy

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 4 hours ago
The U.S. Justice Department said an Oregon woman who works for a marijuana staffing agency can’t use bankruptcy protection because of her firm’s cannabis ties. The Wall Street Journal reported the department’s decision is part of the DOJ’s larger policy to impose the federal marijuana ban on individuals whose income is connected to the cannabis […] US DOJ: Cannabis staffing firm employee cannot file for bankruptcy is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring With Chinese Agents…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
This is disturbing: “This is the third case in less than a year in which a former US intelligence officer has pled or been found guilty of conspiring with Chinese intelligence services to pass them national defense information.” VIA DOJ … Continue reading →

REPORT: AG William Barr Cancels Appearance for House Committee Hearing Tomorrow…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has created a circus atmosphere ahead of a scheduled appearance by Attorney General William Barr tomorrow. After today’s hearing devolved into a hot mess; and after Nadler changed processes to block committee representatives from … Continue reading →

Can the 'world's stinkiest fruit' put you over the legal driving limit?

Just In - 4 hours ago
Durian has a reputation for its pungent smell, but now it looks like it could put you over the limit as well.

US Attorney-General hits back at 'snitty' complaints over handling of Mueller report

Just In - 4 hours ago
William Barr pushes back at special counsel Robert Mueller's complaints about his handling of Trump-Russia investigation report and rails against criticism by Democrats who accuse him of spinning the report in the US President's favour.

Darkest day in Liberals' campaign hints at civil war to come

Patricia Karvelas at Just In - 4 hours ago
Two candidates gone for ultra-extreme Islamophobic and homophobic comments. It was the last thing Scott Morrison needed in a state where he has been struggling to rebuild after the dumping of Malcolm Turnbull and internal ideological wars, writes Patricia Karvelas.

NAB slashes dividends as royal commission costs mount and housing worries bite

Stephen Letts at Just In - 4 hours ago
NAB shareholders have seen their cherished dividends cut savagely as the bank takes a prudent course with remediation costs rising and revenues flatlining.

How your mobile phone feeds back data about your morning commute

Guy Stayner at Just In - 4 hours ago
While motorists from other capital cities may scoff, commuters forced to make the trip in and out of Hobart's CBD each day know Tasmania's traffic woes are no joke. Meet the team that controls your commute.

Dow Jones drops 163 points after Fed signals no interest rate cuts

David Chau at Just In - 4 hours ago
Wall Street's hopes for a rate cut were dashed after the Federal Reserve gave a strong signal that interest rates would not fall — or rise — in the near future.

Theron and Rogen pair up for classier update on odd-couple rom-com

Keva York at Just In - 4 hours ago
Long Shot throws a presidential hopeful and a schlubby journalist together in a girl boss-friendly spin on a format previously dominated by gross-out bro comedy.

Netball's popularity is surging — and global domination is the next goal

Clint Thomas at Just In - 4 hours ago
In an increasingly crowded market, netball is scoring goals — ranking as the number one team sport for Australian girls, drawing huge TV audiences and attracting record sponsorship deals. And now the game's proponents are preparing to take on the world, writes Clint Thomas.

Truck hits and kills two pedestrians who were walking along highway at midnight

James Carmody at Just In - 4 hours ago
A man and a woman are dead after they were hit by a truck overnight on Brookton Highway in Jelcobine, almost 100 kilometres south-east of Perth, with police closing the road to investigate the crash.

I was asked to 'coffee nap', the hare-brained scheme brought to you by capitalism

Just In - 4 hours ago
Was the "coffee nap" dreamt up by fat-cats to keep us chained to our desks? Jack Gow investigates.

British PM sacks defence minister over Huawei information leak

Just In - 4 hours ago
British Prime Minister Theresa May has fired her defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, saying an investigation suggested he was to blame for leaking discussions about Chinese telecoms company Huawei from her National Security Council.

Gene editing of plants and animals gets green light. Is CRISPR bacon next?

Anna Salleh at Just In - 4 hours ago
After a government decision not to regulate some types of gene editing, used to breed animals and plants, many researchers may be breathing a sigh of relief. But what are the implications?

Boys will be boys

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 4 hours ago
It was judges and bureaucrats writing regulations who decided that the word "sex" which refers to a biological fact in our laws which primarily protect and promote females, was interchangeable with the concept of "gender" which originally was a term for grammar. Gender identity is just what it implies-- a fluid term with no basis in fact or biology. The wording in our equal opportunity laws was never intended to include biological men in women's athletic events, pronouns forced on others or bathrooms. If an adult white man can identify as a woman, he can also identify as an Ameri... more »

Sinclair Community College Meets Students Where they Are

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 4 hours ago
Sinclair Community College will be breaking graduation records this year as a result of intentional practices, policies and initiatives that promote equitable student outcomes, particularly for minority and low-income students.

Study Analyzes Student Learning Outcome Statements and Assessments

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 4 hours ago
How learning outcomes are articulated and assessed are relevant to students, schools and employers, and a whitepaper released Wednesday by Campus Labs analyzed data at the institutional and program levels at two-year and four-year institutions across the nation.

The Daily Brief 2019-04-30

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
This is a summary of 22 AMN articles on the following subjects: Bolton, Venezuela, Idlib, Syria, Japan, Russia, Caracas, Germany, US, Aleppo, Turkey, YPG, Guaido, Maduro, Pentagon, Blackwater, Hama, ISIS, China, Taiwan, Libya, Tripoli, Baghdad. Categories covered in this brief: World-News, Syria, Turkey, North-Africa, Iraq Let us know how you like this brief in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadists attempted to bomb Russia’s Hmeimim Airbase 12 times last month

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
Terrorists attempted to shell Hmeymim airbase using multiple-launch rocket systems as well as drones twelve times over the past month, Russian military said, adding that all the attacks were repelled and there was no no materiel damage as a result of the shellings. The head of the Russian Centre for Syrian Reconciliation also said that twelve unmanned aerial vehicles had been downed by Russian defences. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saudi Arabia cruelties; Uighurs

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 5 hours ago
5-1-19 Alia al-Hathloul is the sister of Loujain al-Hathloul, a Saudi women's rights activist who has been in prison for almost a year for "aiming to undermine the security, stability and national unity of the kingdom" through contacts with NGOs, journalists and diplomats. Her trial and that of ten other activists is currently taking place in Riyadh. Alia al-Hathloul tells FRANCE 24 that her sister has been tortured and sexually abused during her detention. https://www.france24.com/en/20190501-interview-alia-loujain-al-hathloul-saudi-arabia-jailed-rights-activist-torture-sexual-a... more »

For Halifax council, a “climate emergency” means more roads

Erica Butler at Halifax Examiner - 5 hours ago
On Friday, school kids will walk out of their classes and head out for another march around Halifax, visiting the various levels of government along the way, pleading for someone, anyone in a position of power to take seriously the realities of climate change. View this post on Instagram Hey everyone! Our route this strike […]

I Can't Stop Laughing!.....Chuck Grassley Murdered the Media and Slowly Walked Away…....

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 5 hours ago
84 year-old Chuck Grassley pulls the biggest mic drop pimp move I've ever seen! "Here's where we are. The Democrats and you folks in the media are not concerned about the report. I think you're concerned about the results weren't what you expected. And I think we're finding out that everybody was sold a bunch of snake oil, and now the jig is up!" - Grassley pic.twitter.com/QGGXO3lK8t — Jeff DeRiso (@JeffDeRiso) May 1, 2019 H/T CFP ~ Thank You *WHATFINGER NEWS* for the Linkage! ~

Sympathy for Gavin Williamson

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 5 hours ago
Sat in Derby's *Olde Silk Mill* with a pint of Carling's finest, I laughed like a drain when news came through that Gavin Williamson had got the sack. As Williamson could face charges related to breaking the Official Secrets Act it would be remiss to neglect his denials, but as far as the Westminster *cognoscenti* were concerned our Gavin was always the favourite to be at the end of a very pointy finger. And on the eve of a set of local elections in which Tory projections are abysmal too. *Delicious*. My compassion is in meagre supply when it comes to sympathy for senior Tory minis... more »

Were Cast and Crew on the Film ‘Titanic’ Sickened by PCP-Laced Seafood Chowder?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Actor Bill Paxton: "Some people were laughing, some people were crying, some people were throwing up.”

Barr, Mueller Trade Barbs as Russia Probe Rift Goes Public

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Barr said he was surprised Mueller did not reach a conclusion on whether President Donald Trump had tried to obstruct justice, and that he felt compelled to step in with his own judgment.

Philadelphia Ex-Poet Laureate Faces Uproar for Skinhead Past

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
His white nationalist past was revealed in a poem posted to Twitter by another local poet.

Venezuela update

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 5 hours ago
4-30-19 The Nicolas Maduro regime has reportedly blocked the Venezuelan people's access to independent news sources amid media coverage of government violence against protesters. Opposition leader and U.S.-recognized Venezuelan President Juan Guaido announced Tuesday that they had the military backing required to force Maduro from power after a 2018 election that was widely viewed by the international community as illegitimate. The pro-Maduro and opposition forces clashed throughout the day, with images and video of the video being broadcast both inside and outside of Venezuela... more »

Child Marriage in Yemen Seen As a Means of Survival

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 5 hours ago
Child Marriage in Yemen Seen As a Means of Survival by Abigail R. Esman Special to IPT News Investigative Project on Terrorism There was no more money. There was only bread and tea for weeks. There was so much hunger, and so many children. And so the couple agreed to let the man wed their […]

Senator Whitehouse -vs- AG Barr Debating the Word “Spy”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), asks Attorney General William Barr during the committee hearing about the content of the Mueller letter dated March 27, 2019 (provided below) which was leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times by Mueller officials. … Continue reading →

NBC: Local moms stand by choice not to vaccinate as measles cases rise

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 6 hours ago
The recently publicized outbreaks of measles have evoked strong emotions within the hearts of parents across the U.S. With cases being reported in 19 states, including Florida, many parents are afraid that the virus will continue to spread. The fear has created a great divide, especially since the number of unvaccinated children has been on […] The post NBC: Local moms stand by choice not to vaccinate as measles cases rise appeared first on Health Nut News.

FBI Report Shows Biden's "Courageous Americans" in Antifa Planned an "Armed Rebellion" at U.S. Border

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: fbi-report-shows-biden-s-courageous-americans-in-antifa-planned-an-armed-rebellion-at-u-s-border] As federal agents investigated the illegal activities of American citizens assisting the “migrant caravan” of illegal aliens breaching America’s borders last year, the FBI discovered a plot for Antifa to purchase guns from a “Mexico-based cartel associate” and use them to “stage an armed rebellion at the border,” according to an unclassified report from the bureau.

Pentagon Stops Issuing Key Data on Afghanistan Mission

Michael Tennant at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: pentagon-stops-issuing-key-data-on-afghanistan-mission] In a move hardly reflective of success in America’s longest war, the U.S. military has quit releasing information about how much of Afghanistan is controlled by the Afghan government versus how much is controlled by the Taliban.

Live: NSW Now: Billie Eilish allegedly groped by Sydney fan, fight against 'archaic' abortion laws

Just In - 6 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING: *Chart topper Billie Eilish calls out a fan over an alleged groping incident after a Sydney concert, while 60 groups launch a campaign to overturn NSW's abortion laws.

'I could hear massive screams': Crews battle unit fire in South Brisbane

Just In - 6 hours ago
Fire engulfs a boarding house and an adjoining property in South Brisbane sending smoke billowing across the city and forcing the evacuation of a nearby nursing home.

'Not quite poverty line but definitely nudging it': The rise of the underemployed

Liz Hobday at Just In - 6 hours ago
For years politicians have been bringing us the good news about the unemployment rate. But when you only need to work as little as one hour a week to be counted as employed, unemployment figures do not tell the full story.

Darwin's rural area could run out of water after driest wet season in decades

Kate Ashton at Just In - 6 hours ago
The driest wet season in decades has failed to replenish groundwater levels across the Darwin rural area and could soon see residents like Simon Smith run out of water completely.

Engineer at centre of probe into non-compliant Darwin buildings still has valid registration

Jano Gibson at Just In - 6 hours ago
A letter sent to the affected unit owners names the structural engineer who signed off on all nine buildings and he is still registered as an approved certifier of construction work in the Northern Territory.

Same-sex couple's wedding outfits a good fit for museum to mark marriage milestone

Jessica Hinchliffe at Just In - 6 hours ago
The outfits worn by the first same-sex couple from Queensland to tie the knot after the passage of the marriage equality bill are being preserved for posterity.

More rain is on the way but it's not likely to stay

Kate Doyle at Just In - 6 hours ago
Rain, and lots of it, has fallen across the south-east and is expected to continue for the next few days — but what will it mean for the southern cropping season and the drought?

French riot police clash with yellow vests in Paris May Day protests

Just In - 6 hours ago
Dozens of masked protesters and hooded anarchists clash with riot police in southern Paris, burning bins, smashing property and hurling projectiles over anger at President Emmanuel Macron and his economic reforms.

Man jailed for endangering police plane lodges Human Rights complaint

Jane Bardon at Just In - 6 hours ago
After a doctor concludes that Patrick Cumaiyi received a significant head injury during an altercation on a police plane and was put at risk of dying in custody, his lawyer lodges a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Dairy farmer moves from Murray-Darling Basin amid water woes and climate change concerns

Mahalia Dobson And Warwick Long at Just In - 6 hours ago
The dairy industry's point man on the Murray-Darling Basin packs up and moves east, deciding his business would have no future if he continued in the basin.

Senator Ian Macdonald breaks ranks from LNP in bid to save seat

Dan Conifer And Stephanie Dalzell at Just In - 6 hours ago
Relegated to an unwinnable fourth spot on the LNP's Senate ticket, Ian Macdonald sends out thousands of letters and emails to Queensland residents urging them to vote for him, rather than his party, to try to save his political career.

'Cheeseslaw' to be immortalised in pages of Macquarie Dictionary

Sara Tomevska at Just In - 6 hours ago
The word, which describes an iconic blend ingredients, is finally set for official recognition — along with a special reference to a certain town where the dish is virtually a staple.

Hoons may face jail for damaging historic shipwreck during beach joyride

Claudia Jambor at Just In - 6 hours ago
A joyride along a NSW beach in a stolen vehicle has ended in irreparable damage to a century-old shipwreck. As police search for the culprits, locals are fuming over the wanton destruction of the iconic relic.

Suspended Logan Mayor spends night in watch house after crashing car

Just In - 6 hours ago
Luke Smith is charged with drink-driving and breaching bail after crashing his car into a tree south of Brisbane and will face court today.

A single pixel in that email could be telling political groups a lot about you

Ariel Bogle at Just In - 6 hours ago
Politicians want your time and your donations, but they especially want to know if you've opened their emails — and perhaps even when, where and on what device. Here's how they can do it.

In Bass, one of Australia's most volatile electorates, not many MPs get a second term

Laura Beavis at Just In - 6 hours ago
Steve Bulbrook reckons he's swung towards and around all the major parties, and in the seat of Bass — one of Australia's most volatile electorates — he's not alone.

'I don't deserve this $10,000': System error blamed for incorrect childcare payments

Kristian Silva at Just In - 6 hours ago
The Department of Human Services is reviewing about 8,000 payments made last month after it emerges that some people have been overpaid thousands in childcare benefits.

The 'nappuccino' is everything wrong with our workplace culture

Just In - 6 hours ago
The "coffee nap" is making headlines. It's no longer enough to rest from our complete exhaustion — now we even have to "optimise" our sleep, writes Jack Gow.

If we'd learnt our lesson in 1924, maybe my son Jesse would be here

Just In - 6 hours ago
Our family lost my veteran son to suicide. If we'd paid attention to a long-forgotten investigation, perhaps veterans would be treated better, writes Karen Bird.

In 1901, nearly 40 per cent of cars were electric. So what went wrong?

Joey Watson at Just In - 6 hours ago
Electric cars have become an election campaign battleground, but they're nothing new. And if things had gone differently a century ago, we'd probably all be driving them already.

Families of DFAT staff given flights out of Sri Lanka amid bombings and fresh travel advice

Siobhan Heanue at Just In - 6 hours ago
The families of Australians working at the High Commission in Colombo are offered flights out of the country, amid the threat of more terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka.

Turning air to gold: Private developers snatch up Sydney's 'air rights'

Kevin Nguyen at Just In - 6 hours ago
As development and density reaches capacity in Sydney, purchasing the empty skies above heritage sites remains one of the few avenues for developers to expand their properties.

Voters torn between reef and resources in Australia's most marginal seat

Sally Rafferty at Just In - 6 hours ago
With just 15 days until the nation heads to the polls, voters in the country's most marginal seat of Herbert are torn between the economic benefits of the reef and resources sector.

"Economic Market Snapshot 5/1/19"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
• Gregory Mannarino, "Post Fed Day Market Wrap Up 5/1/19" - 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/ • *"The Magic of Another New All‑Time High"* by David Stockman "Sorcery is the sauce fools spoon over failure to hide the flavor of their own incompetence." – George R.R. Martin, "A Clash of Kings" (1998) "This bears repeating… From the end of the first quarter of 2012 up to today’s fresh all-t...more »

Mohawk Nation News 'Framework: A Barefaced Robbery'

Censored News, publisher Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 6 hours ago
Read article at Mohawk Nation News .http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2019/05/01/framework-a-barefa

"The ART of Rapid Recovery"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*Social Experiment - Accelerated Resolution Therapy® (ART)* *"ART International Training and Research: *There are 24 million people living with Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD). Accelerated Resolution Therapy is looking to change that. Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is an evidence–based novel cognitive psychotherapy that fosters rapid recovery by reprogramming how the brain stores traumatic memories. ART has roots in and includes elements of existing evidenced-based modalities. The treatment program incorporates visualization techniques that are enhanced by the use of eye moveme... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago

"Reality is starting to puncture the Trump administration's fantasy world in which tariffs are paid by other countries and 'Trade Is Bad.' How much longer will the Administration maintain the charade of pretending that tariffs are helping American businesses and consumers." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 7 hours ago
*"Reality is starting to puncture the Trump administration's fantasy world in which tariffs are paid by other countries and 'Trade Is Bad.' Roughly a year after Trump gleefully launched a trade war with the promise that it would be 'good and easy to win,' it is now increasingly obvious that the president and many of his top economic advisors oversold the benefits and underestimated the costs of trade policies that have caused America to clash with not just Canada and Mexico, but China, Japan, Europe, and other major trading partners... "Most studies of Trump's ... trade poli... more »

The Sun Is Stranger Than Astrophysicists Imagined

Russ Steele at The Next Grand Minimum - 7 hours ago
Natalie Wolchover writing in Quantum Magazine has the details: A decade’s worth of telescope observations of the sun have revealed a startling mystery: Gamma rays, the highest frequency waves of light, radiate from our nearest star seven times more abundantly… Continue reading →

Georgetown’s Jackson ‘Jazzed’ About History

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 7 hours ago
As a historian who happens to have an a­ffinity for jazz, Dr. Maurice Jackson of Georgetown University combines both in a book that explores the America-born musical genre’s presence in Washington, D.C. and its intersections with government, politics, race, religion and higher education.

UNCC Shooting Injures 4, Leaves 2 Dead

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 7 hours ago
A shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday has left four students injured and two dead. Authorities identified the suspect as a 22-year-old history major who recently dropped out from UNCC, according to WRAL. The injured have been identified as Drew Pescaro, 19; Sean Dehart, 20; Rami Alramadhan, 20; and Emily […]

McDonald Named Diversity VP at UVA

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Dr. Kevin McDonald, vice chancellor of inclusion, diversity and equity at the University of Missouri and the chief diversity officer for the University of Missouri System, will become the University of Virginia’s vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion Aug. 1. McDonald, whose salary will be $340,000, said he looks forward to recruiting and engaging […]

AG William Barr Outlines Scope/Timeline of OIG FISA Review…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
During a round of questioning with Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) AG William Barr was asked about scale and scope of the current IG investigation [04:22 prompted]. In response to the question AG Barr replies: “I don’t want to be too … Continue reading →

Senator Grassley Questions AG Barr on Predicate of Steele Dossier and Mueller Team Leaks…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, follows up on his letter to AG William Barr questioning whether the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election should have looked into whether Fusion-GPS and the Ohr/Steele dossier was part of a … Continue reading →

Entire site observes Barr time!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 7 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019Why we can't have nice things:* Today, the totality of our sprawling campus was running on Barr time. For that reason, we have no fish today. Service resumes tomorrow.

MI medical marijuana sales could benefit from quicker online patient approvals

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Michigan’s medical cannabis dispensaries may get a bump in sales from a newly launched state system that allows patients to register online and then use their approval emails to immediately purchase cannabis. The system, which went live on Wednesday, will let patients get MMJ “as quickly as possible,” broadcaster WXYZ Detroit reported. The previous MMJ […] MI medical marijuana sales could benefit from quicker online patient approvals is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Nevada legislators advance bill to disclose cannabis business license holders

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
The Nevada Assembly unanimously passed a bill to make public the names of marijuana company owners. KNPR reported the bill will return to the state Senate, which will need to approve an amendment before it can head to the desk of Gov. Steve Sisolak, who is expected to sign it into law. Senate Bill 32 […] Nevada legislators advance bill to disclose cannabis business license holders is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

How NATO Could Solve the Suwalki Gap Challenge

Nikolai Sokov at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Nikolai Sokov* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] A close look at the Suwalki dilemma leads to three conclusions, all of them uncomfortable. Sebastien Roblin recently wrote a good summary of the increasingly popular narrative on the Suwalki Gap and—unintentionally—an equally good representation of the glaring gaps in it. Roblin notes that the forty-mile (more common measurement is sixty miles) corridor squeezed between Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia and Belarus represents a “natural chokepoint Russia could potentially assail from multiple directions to pinch off columns of NATO... more »

Get Ready for China to Target the Senkaku Islands

Michael O'Hanlon at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Michael O'Hanlon* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] The Senkaku Islands make a tempting target for a country that might be looking to gain control over contested territory and challenge America's authority. By strong and deep bipartisan agreement, America’s national-security community is now focused on the risks of war against Russia or China as the top priorities for defense policy and resource allocation. Thirty years after the Berlin Wall fell, this is a remarkable and sobering development, provoked by China’s Rise and Russia’s revanchism. But over what issues, and in what w... more »

Trump's Demolition of Arms Control

Paul R. Pillar at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The Trump administration seems to be discarding the achievements of previous administrations in favor of an impressive-sounding but probably unachievable “better deal.” Damage to U.S. security interests that is likely to linger well beyond the term of Donald Trump includes major setbacks to arms control. Several characteristics of the current administration’s way of operating are contributing to this result. One is the priority the president gives to embellishing his self-styled image as a dealmaker, as distinct from achievi... more »

Trump's Iran Strategy Lacks a Regional Outlook

Saad Alsubaie at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Saad Alsubaie* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Disengaging and minimizing the U.S. role in the Middle East will only contribute to conditions that increased the Iranian geopolitical expansion in the first place. Since President Donald Trump took office in 2017, the most consistent theme of his foreign policy has been his tough stance toward Iran. In a fundamental shift from his predecessor, President Trump terminated the Iran nuclear deal and replaced it with the Iran strategy. The first core element of this strategy “focuses on neutralizing the Government of Iran’s de... more »

America Must Pivot Toward China and Away from the Middle East

Salvatore Babones at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Salvatore Babones* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] It is time for Washington to embrace that reality and provide the military with the resources it needs. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM), based at MacDill air force base in Tampa, Florida, covers the Middle East from Egypt through the Persian Gulf to Central Asia. With an area of responsibility that includes Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, CENTCOM is geographically the smallest but politically the most explosive of the Pentagon's six area combat commands. CENTCOM experienced its first serious trial by fire just ten mo... more »

Take the Oil: How Hitler Could Have Led Nazi Germany to Victory in World War II?

Warfare History Network at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * As in take over the Middle East? *After the agreement was signed, de Chair took the flag of truce and cut it in three pieces. “Taking from my map case a thick black lead pencil I wrote in bold writing on the corner of each third of the flag, ‘part of the flag of truce with which the emissaries from Baghdad were received at 0400 hours May 31st, 1941, to surrender the city and accept terms of armistice.’” De Chair gave one piece to Kingstone, another to Spence and kept the third for himself.* With Rommel driving on Egypt and the British push... more »

2 Things America's Mighty F-22 Raptor Can't Beat (Not Russia or China)

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Much simpler. *The incident has also spotlighted the Pentagon’s struggles with operational readiness. Of the fifty-five Raptors at Tyndall, only 60 percent were able to fly out of the base with a few days’ notice. In fact, while the finicky Raptor has an especially poor fleet-wide readiness rate of forty-nine percent, even less maintenance-intensive aircraft such as F-16s and F-15 average only seventy to seventy-five percent operational readiness, and that figure may go back down to fifty percent for Marine and Navy fighter units.* The F-22 Rapt... more »

"Economic Insight: How Social Security Goes Bust"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Economic Insight: How Social Security Goes Bust"* by Dan Denning "Last week, Bill and I told you about “the financialization of the American economy.” While we’re on the topic of financialization and systemic risk, I’d like to bring your attention to one chart and the end of America as we know it. It shows that the Social Security Trust Fund – which, on its current trajectory, will be completely depleted by 2035, according to a new report from its trustees – already costs more than the money earned by the trust. Have a close look below… *Click image to enlarge.* The chart looks in... more »

Warming radiation from Green House Gases counterbalanced by surface cooling from increased evaporation

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 7 hours ago
“And how does this compare to the warming from increased longwave radiation due to the additional CO2? Well, again, the calculations are in the endnotes. The answer is, per the IPCC calculations, CO2 alone over the period gave a yearly … Continue reading →

I don't give a shit?

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 7 hours ago
I haven’t been watching or listening to much Beeb lately, but sadly I did catch two of the most astonishing examples of *BBCism *over the last day or two. Number one was the Politics Live assault on Gerrard Batten. The other was Nick Robinson’s bizarre interview with Ukip’s Stuart Agnew on the Today Programme. I’m not an avid Batten fan, but he has risen in my estimation due to his calm demeanour in the face of the outrageous treatment he’s been subjected to by people like Jo Coburn and various other media hacks - mostly women I think it’s safe to say. No wonder he declined to ap... more »

A Rubber Producing Dandelion May Mean A Solution To Deforestation Problems In Asia

Katrina Cornish at Science 2.0 blogs - 7 hours ago
When most people think of rubber, they usually just think of tires but natural rubber is an incredibly important yet under-appreciated bioresource used to make at least 50,000 different products. Approximately 13 million tons are collected every year from tapping 39 billion liters of latex (by hand!) from rubber trees, mostly in southeast Asia - enough to fill over 5,200 Olympic-sized swimming pools. After collection, 11% of the latex is centrifuged to remove half of the water, and the rest is converted to solid rubber. The concentrated latex is shipped to manufacturers of articles... more »

"Who Will Push America Over This Cliff?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"*Who Will Push America Over This Cliff?"* by Bill Bonner DUBLIN, IRELAND – "We’ve made three bold predictions in this space: 1. The Fed would never voluntarily normalize monetary policy. 2. The Donald would never go Full Retard on his trade war with China. 3. Republicans and Democrats would both come to embrace Bernie Sanders’ Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). *So Far, So Good: *As to the first – check. The Powell Pivot ended the Fed’s hesitant, pseudo-tightening program. The Fed chairman, panicked by the market’s decline at the end of 2018, said no rate hikes this year. Normal Fed po... more »

How About A $35 Intel SBC? Atomic Pi

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 7 hours ago
Two interesting if different SBCs with video reviews. The Intel Atom based Atomic Pi at $35 and the NVIDIA Tegra Nano at $99 but with 128 CUDA Cores of GPU Processing Power for fun things like neural networks, animation, robot vision, etc. Continue reading →

The Price of P.C. Authoritarianism? $70 Billion+ Lost By YouTube

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 7 hours ago
How to lose $70 Billion in one go? Piss off your customer base by being overly, and overtly, Politically Correct. Continue reading →

Freedom vs. Liberty: How Subtle Differences Between These Two Big Ideas Changed Our World

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*Freedom vs. Liberty: How Subtle Differences Between* * These Two Big Ideas Changed Our World* by Ammo.com “I see the liberty of the individual not only as a great moral good in itself (or, with Lord Acton, as the highest political good), but also as the necessary condition for the flowering of all the other goods that mankind cherishes: moral virtue, civilization, the arts and sciences, economic prosperity. Out of liberty, then, stem the glories of civilized life.” - Murray Rothbard "The terms "freedom" and "liberty" have become clichés in modern political parlance. Because these ... more »

Get Off Coumadin

thedrswolfson at The Drs. Wolfson - 7 hours ago
One of my passion’s is getting people off pharmaceuticals. Funny, it did not start out that way. As a conventionally trained cardiologist, there was not much greater joy than writing that first prescription as a medical student. Let me start out with this….DO NOT STOP ANY DRUG without speaking with your physician first. What is […] The post Get Off Coumadin appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

I Still Contend That Trump Is Worse Than Biden

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*Establishment vs Bernie by Nancy Ohanian* Judging by the polls, the roll-out for Status Quo Joe went well-- especially (and ironically) with black women. According the new poll released yesterday by Morning Consult, Biden is the top choice among all men, all women, white men, white women and black men and black women... But the black women were most likely to have fallen for the Biden bullshit (also least likely to have fallen for the McKinsey Pete bullshit; that honor goes to white men). So the question is... do black women just not know that Biden built his entire career on racis... more »

As Venezuela Coup Fizzles, Pompeo Threatens US Attack

Daniel McAdams at 8 hours ago
Self-proclaimed Venezuelan president Juan Guaido's coup yesterday failed to get off the ground. The military did not join him and protests were barely seen outside a few of Caracas's wealthy neighborhoods. Frustrated and furious, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded by threatening direct US military action to overthrow President Maduro. An urgent call with Russian foreign minister is scheduled today. Are neocons about to ignite the earth? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:

10,000 Teachers, Parents, Students March on Columbia,SC

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 8 hours ago
Yes, it's a school day. No, teachers and students are not in school.

Did the City of Atlanta Ask Residents Not to ‘Dump Trash on White Supremacist Leaders’ Properties’?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A mysterious flyer was distributed around the Lakewood Heights neighborhood in late April 2019.

Wild Free and Happy Sample 14

What Is Sustainable at What Is Sustainable - 8 hours ago
[Note: This is the fourteenth sample from my rough draft of a far from finished new book, *Wild, Free, & Happy*. I don’t plan on reviewing more books for a while. My blog is home to reviews of 200 books, and you are very welcome to explore them. The Search field on the right side will find words in the full contents of all rants and reviews, if you are interested in specific authors, titles, or subjects.] *Expansion and Limits* William Rees noted that every species has two traits. (1) They will expand to all locations that are accessible to them, if conditions allow their su... more »

How Can You Tell It's a False Flag?

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 8 hours ago
*John Brittain - killed four* *people in Penticton, BC Canada* * in April, 2019* *Image Made from Video* I smelled a rat the first day. The day of the Christchurch False Flag atrocity...whatever went down...we'll never know for sure. But one of the aspects about the media coverage that particularly stank was the "pixilation" of the head of the shooter [Brenton Tarrant] in the only photo released of him. Why? Well, there were so many other anomalies about that Crock of Shit that I didn't write about it at the time. Then a few weeks later, there was a mass murder here in BC and I... more »

The CCC & Carbon Taxes

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 8 hours ago
By Paul Homewood There has been some discussion about carbon taxes, following James Hansen’s latest foray. In fact he has long advocated such taxes. You may recall his letter to Obama in 2008, begging for a carbon tax amongst other things. He sweetened the pill then by suggesting that all the tax receipts should […]

OKAY, MAYBE THIS IS A REASON NOT TO IMPEACH TRUMP

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 8 hours ago
I'm unable to watch Attorney General Barr's appearance before the Senate, but I gather it's turned into a Trump rally, lacking only the headliner and the audience full of bikers in HILLARY FOR PRISON T-shirts. So this seems like a valid point: It's also a prelude to what impeachment hearings would look like in the Senate. — RiPPa (@RippDemUp) May 1, 2019 Or as Scott Lemieux puts it: There are very reasonable arguments for impeaching Trump although he can't be removed from office. As this hearing should make clear, "it will make Republican senators own Trump" is not one of them — ... more »

Nurse Adopted Baby Who Had No Visitors For 5 Months

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
Although she came into the world at just under 2 pounds, baby Gisele has proven to be an enormous gift to her adoptive mom, nurse Liz Smith. The now active, healthy 3 year-old had a challenging start to life when she was born to a drug-addicted mother in July of 2016. The woman’s heroin, cocaine […] The post Nurse Adopted Baby Who Had No Visitors For 5 Months appeared first on Health Nut News.

Former National Security Director Warns The New Yorker – ‘The Terrifying Potential of the 5G Network’

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*B.N. Frank* - He provides intricate details of why we should all be freaking out over 5G.

How Microdosing with Smaller Doses of Cannabis Can Help with Anxiety and Stress

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*Samoon Ahmad, M.D.* - For ages, the cannabis plant has been consumed to alleviate anxiety and stress.

Refugee who took deal to move to Cambodia says he's been abandoned by Australia

Liam Cochrane at Just In - 8 hours ago
Syrian father of four Abdullah Zalghani accepted Australia's offer to move to Cambodia rather than stay in offshore detention. But five months after reuniting with his family in Phnom Penh, he says promises to help his family have evaporated.

British PM sacks defence minister over Huawei information leak

Just In - 8 hours ago
British Prime Minister Theresa May has fired her defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, saying an investigation suggested he was to blame for leaking discussions about Chinese telecoms company Huawei from her National Security Council.

Breaking: Turkish-backed rebels claim they killed 4 Russian soldiers in northern Hama

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels from the National Liberation Front (NLF) reportedly killed four Russian soldiers in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate this evening. The National Liberation Front released their statement via their official media wing; however, the Russian Ministry of Defense has yet to corroborate these claims. The last […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Sanders Says Disney Should Use Profits to Pay Workers “Middle Class Wage”

Warren Mass at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: sanders-says-disney-should-use-profits-to-pay-workers-middle-class-wage] Bernie Sanders said Walt Disney Co. should pay all of its workers a “middle class wage” instead of paying its CEO Bob Iger $65.6 million.

U.S. Job Growth Exceeds Estimates: 275,000 New Jobs Created in April

Bob Adelmann at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: u-s-job-growth-exceeds-estimates-275-000-new-jobs-created-in-april] According to ADP and Moody’s, the economy added 275,000 new jobs in April, once again confounding those pessimistic forecasters.

Large Groups of Illegals Keeping Pouring in; Two Brought More Than 600

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: large-groups-of-illegals-keeping-pouring-in-two-brought-more-than-600] Border Patrol agents must be exhausted, and perhaps ready to surrender and head for home. The crisis, border officials have rightly said, is “unsustainable,” and what border agents encountered in the last three days shows how unsustainable it is.

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