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The Millionth Proof that Socialism Is a Disaster
[image: the-millionth-proof-that-socialism-is-a-disaster] If the “Panera Cares” experiment had spread to all of the chain’s stores, the company would soon have been forced to close all its doors.
Homeless man sleeping in skip injured after being dumped into back of rubbish truck
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A homeless man suffers a broken tooth and sore back after falling more than 2 metres when the skip bin he was sleeping in was tipped up and into the back of a garbage truck at Kerang, in northern Victoria.
Man who stole cash from boss's suitcase and blew it at Crown Casino jailed for 8 months
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A young Japanese man is jailed for stealing $140,000 from his boss's suitcase and losing it at Melbourne's Crown Casino over a four-hour period.
Fighter jet smashes into California warehouse after pilot loses control while trying to land
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Warehouse workers in California are shocked by the "deafening" sound as a US Air National Guard F-16 fighter jet crashes through their roof.
From October '100 per cent renewables' won't just be talk for Canberra
Canberra will be effectively powered by renewable energy from October 1 — the first Australian jurisdiction to do so, according to the ACT's Climate Change Minister.
'He wouldn't promote a poofter': LGBT police harassed by senior officers
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Senior Victorian police are accused of harassing and bullying LGBT members of the force, with violent language and slurs like "homo" and "fag" directed at gay officers and reports of anti-gay hiring practices.
On social media, fringe voices are winning the popularity contest
Even before the polls open tomorrow, there is one popularity contest where the results are already clear — Fraser Anning and Pauline Hanson have emerged as winners.
SA paedophile Ruecha Tokputza jailed for 40 years for abusing children
An Adelaide paedophile who sexually abused 13 children — whose offending was described as one of the worst in Australian legal history — is jailed for 40 years.
Fact Check: Is cancer care fully covered for public patients?
"If you're receiving public treatment for your cancer, it is fully covered," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said during a recent leaders' debate. Is he correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
'Wonderful for Australia': Blanche d'Alpuget says Hawke's death has galvanised nation
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Bob Hawke's widow Blanche d'Alpuget says she is "doing well" in the wake of her husband's death, which she believes has galvanised the nation with "a great outpouring of love".
'No direct evidence that Jane was terrified': Man who abducted 3yo girl wins appeal
A man who abducted a three-year-old girl from her Childers home, south-west of Bundaberg, and kept her at his home for two days, wins an appeal against his sentence and will be released on parole today.
Robots Recreating Past Temperatures – Are Best to Avoid Australian Data
AT an artificial intelligence (AI) conference in New York recently, Sean Gourley explained Wiener’s Law: automation will routinely tidy up ordinary messes but will occasionally create an extraordinary mess – that so mimics what could have been, that the line between what is real, and what is fake, becomes impossible to decipher, even by the [...] The post Robots Recreating Past Temperatures – Are Best to Avoid Australian Data appeared first on Jennifer Marohasy.
A Dispute Among Former FBI-CIA Officials Erupts On Who Pushed The Steele Dossier
*FOX News:* *Dispute erupts over whether Brennan, Comey pushed Steele dossier, as DOJ probe into misconduct begins* A high-level dispute over which senior government officials pushed the unverified Steele dossier amid efforts to surveil the Trump campaign has broken out into the open again, after it emerged that Attorney General William Barr appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if the FBI and DOJ's actions were "lawful and appropriate." Sources familiar with the records told Fox News that a late-2016 email chain indicated then... more »
AG Barr on FBI “Spygate” Explanations: “Inadequate” and “Don’t Hang Together”…
Fox News correspondent Bill Hemmer interviewed U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr in El Salvador during a visit to address the crisis on the U.S-Mexico border, MS-13, drug trafficking and human trafficking. During the interview Bill Hemmer asked about AG Barr’s … Continue reading →
worldwide surveillance run by Chinese Communist Party oncoming
5-16-19 *The* 97% drop in refugee numbers escaping Tibet is due to new technology which has allowed China to build a nearly impassable digital and securitized border wall along its southern and western borders. In Tibet, and also in Xinjiang, the homeland of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims which has become a widely reported technological dystopia, the border is patrolled by drones, cameras and an interconnected system that allows soldiers to rapidly monitor – and apprehend – any Tibetan, Uyghur or Kazakh attempting to flee. The digital wall also prevents the vast majority from ... more »
Assyrians in North Iraq Recommit to a Homeland After Attacks
Assyrian International News Agency - 1 hour ago
Iraqi Christian Assyrian children celebrate of their New Year (Aketo), in the Kurdish city of Dohuk, some 430 km (260 miles) northwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, on April 1, 2019.
APRadio support shifts from duopoly to minor parties
First time in 70 odd years of voting has the major parties come seriously under threat …well done people. Harry and Mike chat on how the polls have moved the minor parties into play and that is thanks to you the Australian people. There is infighting and ratbag campaigning by the duopoly who are under […]
President Trump Tells Aides He Does Not Want U.S. War With Iran
*Daily Mail:* *'I hope not': Trump's short response when he is asked if there will be war with Iran before meeting with president of Switzerland, whose country has been a backchannel to the mullahs before* * Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday his country doesn't seek war with America * Khamenei also said that Iran would not negotiate another nuclear deal * President Trump pulled out of the 2015 Iran agreement that was aimed at curbing Islamic Republic's nuclear program * Washington deployed an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Middle East on Sunday ... more »
Royal Navy Will Always Have One Aircraft Carrier at "High Readiness" (And F-35s)
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* The Royal Navy is building up a fleet of two, 70,000-ton-displacement carriers. HMS Queen Elizabeth commissioned in December 2017. Sister ship Prince of Wales is fitting out for commissioning as early as 2019. The United Kingdom’s new defense secretary *has signalled* that the Royal Navy at all times will operate at least one fully combat-capable aircraft carrier. Penny Mordaunt took over after Prime Minister Theresa May in early May 2019 fired former defense secretary Gavin Williamson for allegedly leaking sensitive information to the press. Morda... more »
Just Say Nyet: Russia Wants to Become a Stealth Fighter Superpower
*David Axe* *Security, * "The Su-57 still isn’t a mature design. It lacks key combat systems. Sukhoi hasn’t set up a big, efficient production line for the type. And Moscow almost certainly doesn’t have the money to buy a large number of stealth fighters." Russian president Vladimir Putin made a big show on May 14, 2019 of visiting the 929th Chkalov State Flight-Test Center in Russia's Astrakhan region. Six Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighters -- fully half of the Su-57s that Sukhoi has built since the type first flew in 2010 -- escorted Putin’s Il-96 VIP plane on the trip from Mosco... more »
5 Reasons if You Try to Fight an F-35 Your Basically Dead
*Loren B. Thompson* *Security, * [image: (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)] Sorry. *If current trends hold up, the planes could be even cheaper: the price-tag for the Air Force version of F-35 fell 12% over the last two production lots.* This week's performance by the F-35 fighter at the Paris Air Show is a turning point for the world's most advanced multi-role fighter, demonstrating that even when fully loaded with combat gear, it can out-perform the tactical aircraft of every other country. Although prime contractor Lockheed Martin has always professed confidence F-35... more »
Could Iran Break the US-UK Special Relationship?
Sky News Published on May 16, 2019 Donald Trump said that he “hopes” America is not on course for war with Iran. The President’s willingness to say what to some is the unspeakable again puts him at odds with Britain’s more emollient approach. And the clash of cultures over Iran comes at the same time …
‘As If Germany is a US Colony’: Berlin Refuses to Bow to Washington’s Threats Over Nord Stream 2
RT Published on May 16, 2019 Tensions between the #US & #Germany are on the rise over the #NordStream2 gas pipeline. Berlin says it won’t be cowed by Washington’s threats. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9ujj end
Simple Precautions Or Plan to Attack? What’s Behind US & Germany’s Recent Moves in Mideast
Simple Precautions Or Plan to Attack? What’s Behind US & Germany’s Recent Moves in Mideast by https://www.rt.com/ Germany and the Netherlands halted training of Iraqi troops hours after the US said it will partially evacuate its Baghdad embassy. Amid growing tensions with Iran, analysts offered differing views on the reasons behind the moves. – Washington …
Why is Israel Influencing America to Go to War Against Iran?
[image: https://www.truetorahjews.org/herzl] [image: http://socioecohistory.x10host.com/2018/11/07/modern-jews-admit-they-are-not-semitic-people-not-the-descendants-of-the-12-tribes-of-israel-the-bible-says-ashkenazi-jews-90-of-modern-jewry-are-not-semitic-people/]Revelation 2:9 New King James Version (NKJV) 9 … I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a [a]synagogue of Satan.
UN Envoy to Mideast Warns of War Between Israel, Hamas
Zionist ‘666’ propaganda portrays Gazans-Palestinians as ‘Terrorists’ while themselves as righteous victims reacting defensively. – UN Envoy to Mideast Warns of War Between Israel, Hamas by Associated Press, https://www.ynetnews.com/ Nikolay Mladenov said now is the last chance to prevent an all-out conflict and the ‘risk of war remains imminent,’ a week after a cease-fire between …
Anti-Semitic Hate Crime HOAX by Jews Shakes Up Winnipeg
CBC News: The National Published on Apr 24, 2019 An anti-Semitic attack — originally called “the most brazen” the city had seen — was staged by the three owners of the restaurant that reported it, Winnipeg police say. end
‘Deal of The Century’ Will Not go Down Well for The Palestinians
‘Deal of The Century’ Will Not go Down Well for The Palestinians by http://www.albawaba.com/ Nor do the economic parts of the plan bode well for the Palestinians. As with Israel’s colonial practices, the Deal implies more of the same suffocating economics of capture and decline. – Leaked details of the Trump administration’s Deal of the …
US Fails to Get International Support for Iran Policy | DW News
DW News Published on May 15, 2019 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a mission to rally support for Washington’s Iran policy. So far his mission hasn’t gone quite the way he’d like. Though Pompeo has been on the road for the past week, neither the EU nor Russia is backing the US …
Israel is Actively Tugging at the Thread of a US-Iran War
Israel is Actively Tugging at the Thread of a US-Iran War by MOHAMMED TAWFIK ALLAWI, https://www.trtworld.com/ In line with its seamless regional meddling since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Israel is now trying to provoke an all-out conflict in the region, of which it would be the sole beneficiary. – Since the US invasion of Iraq …
Tucker: Big Tech Has Launched an Attack on Your Rights — Social Media Censorship
Fox News Published on May 3, 2019 Social media censorship goes into overdrive; Facebook cracking down on ‘controversial’ people. end
European Army Over NATO? EU Allocates €13Bn to Defence Fund Despite US Demands
RT Published on May 16, 2019 The US has clashed with the European Union over the bloc’s plans to create its own army. President Donald Trump slammed the idea, saying it undermines the work of NATO. The EU parliament recently voted in favour of allocating €13bn to a joint military budget. end
Bilderberg Member Refuses To Answer Any Questions Outside Conference
Jason Bermas Streamed live 17 hours ago Robert Zoellick won’t answer some simple questions. end
Pastor Convicted of Repeatedly Raping Adopted Daughter Gets Light Sentence Because of “Longtime Ministry”
David Richards, a former Pastor and former case worker with Smoky Mountain Children's Home in Sevierville, Tennessee, was convicted by a Knox County jury of seven women and five men in February this year (2019) on nine felony counts, including rape, incest and sexual battery by an authority figure regarding his then 14-year-old adopted daughter, Amber Richards. Prosecutors wanted the maximum sentence of 72 years behind bars, but the judge, Knox County Judge Steven Sword, gave him a much lighter sentence, due to his Christian ministry and supporters from his church who showed up at ... more »
U.S. Intelligence Community Blames The Trump Administration For Tensions With Iran
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during his visit to the shrine of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, south of Tehran, Iran, January 30, 2019. Official President website/Handout via REUTERS *Daily Mail:* *Trump Admin Moves Fueled Iran’s Aggression, U.S. Intel Says* *“Most of the activities that the Iranians are undertaking are in response to our very aggressive posture in the region,” one member of the House Intelligence Committee said.* Trump administration hawks have spent the last two weeks decrying an increased threat from Iran. But U.S. in... more »
News in Flynn Case – Documents Released and Judge Sullivan Has Well Founded Suspicions…
Things are going to get interesting in the Michael Flynn sentencing review; not because of the recently release documents [Here – and Here – and Here] but rather because it appears Judge Sullivan suspects what we’ve previously outlined. In addition … Continue reading →
US: Flynn Described Efforts to Interfere with Cooperation
The judge in the case ordered that portions of the Mueller report that relate to Flynn be unredacted and made public.
F-16 Fighter Crashes into California Warehouse, Pilot Ejects
Maj. Perry Covington, director of public affairs at the base, says the pilot ejected before the crash and was not hurt.
Video footage of Syrian Army troops reaching strategic Zawiya Mountain in southern Idlib
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continues its offensive in the Hama countryside in north-western Syria on Wednesday, after securing the Huwayz area. The Syrian government forces reportedly established control of the entire Huwayz area, claiming to have reached the strategic Mount Zawiya, a highland region in the Idlib Governorate. Footage shows smoke billowing in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian-Israeli peace talks stalled after Rabin’s assassination: Mubarak
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 A.M.) – Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sat down for an interview with Kuwait’s Al-Anba newspaper recently to discuss a number topics including the invasion of Iraq and the Syrian-Israeli peace talks. While the interview has yet to be fully released, the journalist Fajar Al-Sa’id provided some details about the failed peace […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army gears up for strategic battle in northwestern Latakia: map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is preparing to launch a large-scale assault on the strategic town of Kabani in the northeastern countryside of Latakia. According to a military source near the front-lines, the Syrian Army’s operation will be led by the 42nd Brigade (Ghiath Forces) of the 4th Armored Division. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Daily Brief 2019-05-15
This is a summary of 23 AMN articles on the following subjects: Iran, US, Iraq, Russia, Bolton, Venezuela, Idlib, Syria, Netherlands, Hama, Germany, Sweden, Journalism, Security, WhatsApp, China, Aleppo, FSA, Nayrab, Palestine, Latakia, Assad, Erdogan, Turkey. Categories covered in this brief: Iran, Iraq, World-News, Syria, Analysis, Palestine, Turkey Let us know how you like this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraq to resume flights to Syria for first time in 8 years
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 A.M.) – Iraq has made the decision to resume flights to Syria’s Damascus International Airport for the first time in eight years. The Syrian Ministry of Transport said in a statement on its website that “the Ministry of Transport in the Syrian Arab Republic welcomes the Iraqi Airways’ decision to resume its […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Japan and electronic warfare based on a wary eye on China and Russia
Japan and electronic warfare based on a wary eye on China and Russia Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Irrespective of the rights or wrongs of events surrounding Crimea between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, the role of Russia’s electronic warfare opened-up eyes in Japan. Similarly, with China and the Russian Federation […]
Bob Hawke on death: 'None of us can be sure of how long we will live'
When her grandmother died in 1982, Tracey Corbin-Matchett was seven and couldn't grasp what had happened. So she wrote to the prime minister about it — and received a "really beautiful letter" in return.
Chelsea Manning back in jail for refusing to testify before grand jury
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WikiLeaks source and former US soldier Chelsea Manning is back behind bars and facing a daily $726 fine after a US judge found her guilty of contempt of court for refusing to give evidence before a grand jury.
Two diets. Same calories. Different outcomes. Why?
When scientists compared an ultra-processed diet to an unprocessed one — matched calorie for calorie — the processed food still caused people to gain weight. Why?
Baby's death prompts town to join challenge
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A Queensland couple who lost their seven-week-old son to an extremely rare genetic disease raise awareness of the condition.
'Hope not': Trump responds to concerns over potential US-Iran conflict
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The United States President says he hopes the country is not heading to war with Iran, after the Middle East state reportedly warned Iraqi militias to ready for conflict.
Both parties are looking for savings in the public service. Here's how they differ
The public service emerges as an unexpected, last-minute heated issue in the federal election, with the Coalition announcing it will save $1.5 billion from extending efficiency dividends, and accusing Labor of planning to cut more.
Cyber Solutions Can’t Fix the Climate
This post is dedicated to Silicon Valley nouveau rich and their Cyber-Space Cadets now in the streets demanding that adults fix the climate, and fix it now! Their thinking is fatally flawed by the simplistic transfer of tactics from cyber world to the real physical world. Mark P. Mills writes at City Journal Want an […]
CONFIRMED: Chemical Weapons Assessment Contradicting Official Syria Narrative Is Authentic
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has begun responding to queries by the press about a leaked document which contradicts official OPCW findings on an alleged chemical weapons attack last year in Douma, Syria. The prepared statement they’ve been using in response to […]
Guardian Exclusive: Iran's Top General Qassem Suleimani Told Iraqi Militias Three Weeks Ago To 'Prepare For Proxy War'
Iranian General Qassem Soleimani *The Guardian:* *Iran tells Middle East militias: prepare for proxy war* *Exclusive: Top military leader delivers message at Baghdad meeting as tensions rise.* Iran’s most prominent military leader has recently met Iraqi militias in Baghdad and told them to “prepare for proxy war”, the Guardian has learned. Two senior intelligence sources said that Qassem Suleimani, leader of Iran’s powerful Quds force, summoned the militias under Tehran’s influence three weeks ago, amid a heightened state of tension in the region. The move to mobilise Iran’s regio... more »
Informal buildings in Al-Quorsaya island , Giza [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Informal buildings in Al-Quorsaya island , Giza] Informal buildings on the banks of River Nile in Cairo , Egypt
Buildings and trees in Cairo's Al-Manial island [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Buildings and trees in Cairo's Al-Manial island] High buildings and green trees on River Nile bank in Al-Manial island , Egypt's Cairo
An Egyptian Fisherman and a wife fishing in the Nile [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: An Egyptian Fisherman and a wife fishing in the Nile] A River Nile fisherman and his wife in work in one morning near a Giza island in Egypt.
Buildings in Giza on the bank of River Nile [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Buildings in Giza on the bank of River Nile] A Nile River's bank in Egypt's Giza governorate
A house in Al-Quorsaya island [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: A house in Al-Quorsaya island] Al-Quorsaya island , small island in the middle of Nile River between Cairo and Giza in Egypt
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Based on data so far this year, experts predict that there will be 863,000 border apprehensions this Fiscal Year, though this only counts illegal aliens who are caught at the border and does not include those who successfully cross.
US: In Three States, Federal Courts Struck Down Laws Suppressing Boycotts of Israeli Products
More than half of US states have such laws on the books. Federal courts have struck down similar anti-boycott laws in Kansas and Arizona. The ACLU says the three courts protected the right to boycott under the First Amendment.
University of Colorado: Christian Student Group Wins Lawsuit Allowing Them to Choose Their Own Club Leaders
The original legal complaint against the university claimed that administrators told students that they could not require their group leader to be a Christian who shares their mission, which violated students’ rights to free association.
New Mexico: Democrat Governor Removed the National Guard from the Border and Then Put the Flood of Illegal Migrants on Buses to Denver
Democrat Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham withdrew 118 National Guard troops form New Mexico's border with Mexico, while castigating Trump for "fear mongering" over mass immigration.
Televangelist Pat Robertson Says Alabama’s “Extreme” Abortion Law “Goes Too Far”
*John Vibes* - Multiple southern states have moved to ban abortion under very strict penalties.
44 States Sue Pharma Giants Over ‘Multi-Year Conspiracy’ to Hike Drug Prices by 1,000%
*Jake Johnson* - Americans pay far more for prescription drugs than the people of any other industrialized nation.
Monsanto Had a Hit List of Influencers in Europe and Paid Off Key Cancer Researcher
*Aaron Kesel* - The world's most evil corporation targeted journalists and influences.
Cardinal Sako Slams Christian Discrimination and Marginalization in Iraq
Assyrian International News Agency - 3 hours ago
Baghdad -- Iraqi leaders and the powers-that-be must "put their political differences aside, and be the voice of moderation, national sovereignty and tolerance," writes Patriarch Card Louis Raphael Sako in a message on "minorities and migrations" sent to AsiaNews.
Dear Jeremy, thank you very much. Love, Hamas.
I know, I know, it’s the OMG Daily Mail, but I wonder if anyone else will pick up this story. BBC? *Palestinian terror group Hamas THANKS Jeremy Corbyn for his support: Militants ‘salute’ Labour leader online after he sent message to anti-Israel rally last weekend* In a carefully worded statement issued this evening, the militant organisation, whose armed wing is responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians, ‘saluted’ the Labour leader after he sent a message to a major anti-Israel rally in London last weekend. That 'rally' was an Israel-bashing hatefest, starring Cor... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 16, 2019
Reuters *Mohammed Ayoob, National Interest*: *Is a Geostrategic Shift in the Middle East in the Offing?* *Washington is doing itself a great disservice by alienating Ankara and Tehran simultaneously.* On the eve of the short-lived Arab Spring in January 2011 I wrote a story which argued that the “center of gravity in the Middle East has shifted dramatically in the past few decades from the Arab heartland comprising Egypt and the Fertile Crescent to what was once considered the non-Arab periphery—Turkey and Iran.” That statement has continued to hold true despite the ups and downs... more »
Tax bill that could have boosted California marijuana businesses fails to advance
A proposal to temporarily lower taxes on marijuana products in California likely will not pass the state Legislature this year. The bill was designed to help licensed marijuana retailers compete with the illegal market, but the measure did not make it out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday. The bill, proposed by Assemblyman Rob […] Tax bill that could have boosted California marijuana businesses fails to advance is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Delaware lawmakers take another stab at creating recreational cannabis industry
Democratic legislators are again proposing to legalize adult-use marijuana in Delaware, an idea still opposed by Democratic Gov. John Carney. Sponsors introduced a bill they said is aimed at eliminating the illicit market for marijuana by establishing a state-licensed industry that would create jobs while padding state coffers with licensing fees and taxes. A similar […] Delaware lawmakers take another stab at creating recreational cannabis industry is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Coming Airline Competition
An invaluable source of information on transportation is Reason Foundation analyst Robert Poole. In his latest post, dated May 13, Bob Poole writes: The ULCCs [ultra low cost carriers] continue to grow and are among the world’s most profitable airlines. Frontier, for example, last year signed a code-sharing agreement with Mexico’s Volaris, adding 12 more […] The post Coming Airline Competition appeared first on Econlib.
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Above The Clouds”
Kevin Kern, “Above The Clouds”
"A Look to the Heavens"
“An alluring sight in southern skies, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is seen here through narrowband filters. The filters are designed to transmit only light emitted by ionized sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Ionized by energetic starlight, the atoms emit their characteristic light as electrons are recaptured and the atom transitions to a lower energy state. As a result, this false color image of the LMC seems covered with shell-shaped clouds of ionized gas surrounding massive, young stars. *Click image for larger size.* Sculpted by the strong stellar winds and ultraviolet radi... more »
Chelsea Manning Faces More Jail And Steep Fines To Force Compliance With Grand Jury Subpoena
Unable to break Chelsea Manning’s spirit by jailing her, the United States escalated efforts to force her to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks by imposing steep financial penalties. Judge Anthony Trenga held Manning in civil contempt and ordered to be sent back to the William G. Truesdale Adult The post Chelsea Manning Faces More Jail And Steep Fines To Force Compliance With Grand Jury Subpoena appeared first on Shadowproof.
"We Are In The Hands..."
"We are in the hands of those gods, those monsters, those giants: our thoughts." - Victor Hugo
The Poet: Grace Schulman“Blessed Is The Light”
*“Blessed Is The Light”* “Blessed is the light that turns to fire, and blessed the flames that fire makes of what is burns. Blessed the inexhaustible sun, for it feeds the moon that shines but does not burn. Praised be hot vapors in earth's crust, for they force up mountains that explode as molten rock and cool like love remembered. Holy is the sun that strikes sea, for surely as water burns life and death are one. Holy the sun, maker of change, for it melts ice into water that bruises mountains, honing peaks and carving gullies. Sacred is the mountain that promises permanence but chan... more »
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Thursday, May 16, 2019
[image: São Paulo, nightlife guide] We have the top three picks for this Thursday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. MÚSICA BRASILEIRA: Consulado da Portela (Centro) – A night to celebrate the precious gems from Rio’s traditional samba. Musicians from Portela, one of Rio de Janeiro’s most important samba schools, […] The post São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Thursday, May 16, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Buried Buildings and Cultural Scotoma
There is an interesting Youtube Channel describing the topic of Mudflows, among other ideas, here. The mudflows or more accurately land slides seem to have buried the lower floors of many building in northern Russia, Europe and the North Americas, … Continue reading →
That Time John Bolton Said It’s Good to Lie About War
Op-Ed by Caitlin Johnstone (CJ Opinion) — Journalist Whitney Webb recently tweeted a 2010 video clip I’d never seen before featuring US National Security Advisor John Bolton defending the... more »
How Soon Before Bolton Gets His Unconstitutional War Against Iran? Will Pelosi Put Impeachment On The Table?
*Coup d'état by Nancy Ohanian* Republican senators are demanding to know what's going on... before they uniformly rubber-stamp Trump or Bolton ginning up an unconstitutional war against Iran. To be fair, Rand Paul might vote against it, while a fake Democrat or two-- Sinema and/or Manchin-- votes for it. If McTurtle even allows a vote. This morning, Long Island Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) seemed to be putting into words what all members of Congress-- or at least all Democratic members-- are thinking: "America and the world can ill afford another military conflict. The President a... more »
Delivering the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education Demands That We Become Active Change Agents
I was born five years after Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court landmark case that made education a civil right in America. The Court argued that “separate, but equal,” was a constitutional violation, thus, outlawing segregation in classrooms across public schools and postsecondary institutions across the country.
Bill Aims to Cut Need for College Remedial Courses
The Promoting Readiness in Education to Prevent Additional Remediation and Expense (PREPARE) Act, introduced by Democrat presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar and two of her Senate colleagues, is aimed at helping to reduce the need for students to take remedial courses when pursuing post-secondary education and improving degree-completion rates. The bill, sponsored by the Minnesota senator, […]
PCCD, Superior Court of Alameda County Partner for New Certificate Programs
When officials from the Superior Court of Alameda County in California began to notice growing vacancies in its courtroom clerk and legal processing assistant (LPA) roles, they believed it would be an ideal situation to look to the area’s community colleges to address gaps in public service employees.
SWAT Team Raids Venezuelan Embassy
By Tyler Durden (ZH) — A federal SWAT team breached the Venezuelan embassy in D.C. on Thursday morning, in a move the Maduro government has... more »
UK Intel: On Second Thought Maybe “Huawei is a Risk to Britain”…
Funny how that happens. Less than 24 hours after President Trump declared new tech telecommunication is a national security issue; and one day after Secretary Wilbur Ross bans Huawei (and affiliates) from buying parts and components from U.S. companies without … Continue reading →
Roundup® & Glyphosate Exposed For What They Are: Toxic, Disease-causing Chemicals
By Catherine J. Frompovich Even though Monsanto has been ‘taken down’ via a buy-out by Bayer Pharmaceuticals, the ‘legacy’ of its toxic herbicide, Roundup®, literally... more »
Why there is no winner in this season of The Voice Kids in Russia
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The Voice Kids singing competition in Russia is without a victor after the discovery that 8,000 text messages, all voting for a pop star's daughter, were sent from just 300 phone numbers.
'Not the words I used': Morrison criticises Abbott's statement on Hawke
Tony Abbott uses a tribute to Bob Hawke to take a swipe at his political opponents, suggesting the former PM had a "Labor heart, but a Liberal head" — a statement that has been widely condemned.
Banned from selling barramundi, Arnhem Land fishermen threaten to block commercial boats
Indigenous traditional owners in remote West Arnhem Land lose patience with being prohibited from selling valuable barramundi from their coastal waters, while commercial boats do just that.
Militant Basque separatist leader arrested after 17 years on the run
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Josu Ternera, who is accused of ordering a 1987 bombing in the Spanish city of Zaragoza that killed 11 people, has been ETA's most-wanted member since he fled in 2002.
Which party brought in that one hour per week makes you employed?
An overwhelming majority of Australian workers clock up more than 20 hours per week, but for a razor-thin slice of society it's often as low as just one hour.
Aussie dollar falls to three-year low of US68.9c, Wall Street rebounds again
Australian shares are expected to open higher after Wall Street, which cast away its US-China trade anxiety, rebounded for its third straight day.
Labor hopes of a red wave in WA fade as bookies swing back to Liberals in key seats
Labor talked up its high hopes of winning as many as five WA seats at the start of the campaign. The bookies are still backing a Labor win, but the latest odds show the money swinging back towards Liberal candidates, writes Jacob Kagi.
What's in the federal election for older Australians on the pension?
The Morgans survive on Maree's age pension and Garry's disability support pension, but at $640 a fortnight, their rent now soaks up almost half of their $1,448 income.
May 16: VERY dangerous times
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/14/bernie_sanders_john_bolton_wants_to_lie_us_into_war_in_iran_like_he_did_in_iraq_like_they_did_in_vietnam.html A war in Iran is unjustified. Much, much worse, this could drag in the whole region - and Russia and China. And the man pushing for it is John Bolton, a man with a long history of lusting for wars. And he seems to be running the show, with Trump piping up now and then. Saudi Arabia wants the war because of it's hatred of Iranian Muslims because they diverge from the Saudi ones. Israel wants a piece of Iran just like it wants... more »
USA Sets New No-Drought Record
Originally posted on sunshine hours: They predicted a permanent drought. They were wrong. More than 283 million Americans currently live in regions experiencing no drought. This is the most people in the history of the US to experience no drought conditions at once. The graph above shows data for the entire period covered by the US…
Miracle School's Secret Sauce
Here's news of yet another miraculous charter school. Can we look closely and see what the secret of their success might be. Southland College Prep School in Chicagoland had 100% of its mostly-Black graduating class accepted to college. It's the sixth straight year for this achievement, and it's been covered widely in the area. The school is the only charter high school in the state to earn an exemplary rating, and it seems devoid of the kind of nasty undertones of T.M. Landry Prep, another miracle school that turned out to be much less than a miracle. So if Southland is one of the ... more »
ON THE DEFENSIVE? OR BAMBOOZLING US?
Jennifer Rubin believes that extremist abortion laws are backfiring on the GOP: You can tell which side of the aisle is optimistic about the politics of the abortion bans in Alabama, Georgia, Missouri and elsewhere. When asked about the Alabama ban, Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) (who lost her race for Senate but was then appointed to the seat originally held by the late senator John McCain) ducked. “That’s a state issue. I’m focused on my work here," she insisted.... Meanwhile, the House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) went so far as to publicly oppose the law.... “I beli... more »
Pastor Convicted of Repeatedly Raping Adopted Daughter Gets Light Sentence Because of “Longtime Ministry”
David Richards, a former Pastor and former case worker with Smoky Mountain Children's Home in Sevierville, Tennessee, was convicted by a Knox County jury of seven women and five men in February this year (2019) on nine felony counts, including rape, incest and sexual battery by an authority figure regarding his then 14 year old adopted daughter, Amber Richards. Prosecutors wanted the maximum sentence of 72 years behind bars, but the judge, Knox County Judge Steven Sword, gave him a much lighter sentence, due to his Christian ministry and supporters from his church who showed up at ... more »
"My Biochemistry Made Me Do It: Confessions of a Genetic Subroutine”
*"My Biochemistry Made Me Do It:* * Confessions of a Genetic Subroutine”* by Fred Reed "Ages ago I read Hare and Cleckley on psychopaths, they then being canonical on the matter. Psychopathy tended to be somewhat vaguely defined but usually included lack of empathy, remorse, conscience, and the like. Today, it seems to be detectable. For example, say researchers, if you put a normal person on a polygraph and read him words like bread, tree, mountain, torture, dogs, and sidewalk, there will be a sharp response to “torture” but not to the neutral words. Psychopaths don’t have that re... more »
"The Reason For Problems..."
"At last, the answer why. The lesson that had been so hard to find, so difficult to learn, came quick and clear and simple. The reason for problems is to overcome them. Why, that’s the very nature of man, I thought, to press past limits, to prove his freedom. It isn’t the challenge that faces us, that determines who we are and what we are becoming, but the way we meet the challenge, whether we toss a match at the wreck or work our way through it, step by step, to freedom." - Richard Bach, “Nothing by Chance”
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The Last Time Stupidity Was This High …
The press loves to print stories about what was going on “the last time CO2 was this high.” People who know how to think logically would recognize that very different conditions at equal levels of CO2, would indicate that CO2 … Continue reading →
Whoopi & Boobs McCain Mock Bill De Bolshevik: Get Back To Finishing Off NYC, The Clown Car is Full
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced overnight he was joining the crowded Democrat 2020 Clown Parade. The termed-out politician, known for his habitual tardiness, finally decided to run after five months of toying with a White House bid. On todays 'The Veiw' Whoopi Goldberg couldn’t stop laughing at the apparent absurdity of the unpopular De Blasio running for President, while her liberal co-hosts earnestly tried to make the case that his radical policies had actually been good for New York. Boobs McCain laughed hysterically during the rant while Hens Sunny Hostin and Maud... more »
Free Download: Andrew M. Lobaczewski, "Political Ponerology: A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes"
*"The Genesis of Evil"* by Andrew Lobaczewski, Ph.D. "Ever since ancient times, philosophers and religious thinkers representing various attitudes in different cultures have been searching for the truth as regards moral values, attempting to find criteria for what is right, what constitutes good advice. They described the virtues of human character and suggested these be acquired. They created a heritage ... which contains centuries of experience and reflections. In spite of the obvious differences among attitudes, the similarity or complementarity of the conclusions reached by f... more »
Previewing the Tory Leadership Election
It took two years, but it's looking like June will be the end of May after all. Better late than never! As we look forward them to subsequent leadership election, can we hazard a bet or two? We cannot be sure who all the runners and riders are yet or who's going to come out top, but Boris Johnson is already the favourite and if his name goes forward to the membership, he'll probably win. Yet there are hurdles aplenty before he gets there. To his mind and those of his fans, he's still the bumbling, jovial character who unseated Ken Livingstone from the London mayoralty. For others, ... more »
"The Mask of Sanity: Psychopaths Rule Our World"
"The Mask of Sanity: Psychopaths Rule Our World" by Niall Bradley "It is evident, for those with eyes to see, that political discord between rival criminal cartels is purely for public consumption. Bread and circuses. Policy is not shaped by party politics. Decisions are made by a few: everyone else adjusts or starves. Weapons of financial mass destruction deployed by Central Bankers and Disaster-Capitalists, under the guise of protecting the markets and improving the efficiency of the system, vacuum the wealth of the nations - the work people produce - into ever fewer hands. Whil... more »
What Difference Does Instrument Selection Make To Anomaly Processed Temperature Data?
I've wanted to do an A/B Comparison of "Anomaly Processed Temperatures" with changed instruments since the very first time I ran GIStemp, about a decade ago. Here, I finally get to "scratch that itch". The claim is made that since it is all "done with anomalies" the actual instruments used does not matter. Here I show otherwise. Instrument selection DOES change the anomalies produced. Continue reading →
who took YOUR data?
6-21-2013 *British* spy agency GCHQ has secretly tapped more than 200 fiber-optic cables carrying phone and internet traffic and has been sharing data with the U.S. National Security Agency, according to a news report. The spy operation, which included placing intercepts at the landing points of transatlantic undersea cables where they surface in the U.K., has allowed the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) to become the top interceptor of phone and internet data in the world, according to the *Guardian* newspaper, which broke the story based on documents leaked by form... more »
British Prime Minister Theresa May Agrees To Set Her Departure Date As PM After The Next Brexit Vote
*BBC:* *Theresa May agrees to set timetable to choose successor* Theresa May has promised to set a timetable for the election of her successor after the next Brexit vote in the first week of June. The agreement follows a meeting between the prime minister and senior Tory MPs who are demanding a date for her departure from Downing Street. If she loses the vote on her Brexit plan, already rejected three times, sources told the BBC she would resign. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson has said he will run for leader once Mrs May goes. The prime minister survived a confidence vote by Conservativ... more »
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Jerry Clark
This week I discussed the *UFO Encyclopedia, 3rdEdition*, with the author, Jerome (Jerry) Clark. Before we began our discussion, I mentioned that it was the 50th anniversary of my destroying a UH-1H helicopter by triggering a land mine in South Vietnam. Knowing full well that there are many people who claim Vietnam service who were never there, and knowing some might be not believe the story, you can read it in the unit history of the 187th Assault Helicopter Company here: http://www.187thahc.net/Incidents/incident_69.htm Just scroll down to May 16, and you’ll find it… and yes, thi... more »
Thank God for Proxy Servers
Apparently, despite the fact that I spend a high monthly fee to HBO to be able to stream all their content, I cannot get the content I paid for when in France. I have an account with Express VPN and it has always served me well. I was able to log in via this VPN […]
Are Hazmat Suits Needed to Install 5G Cellphone Towers?
Blurry photographs of faraway objects rarely constitute credible evidence.
What We Learned Investigating a Network of Islamophobic Facebook Pages
We traced at least 24 Facebook pages spreading anti-muslim vitriol and conspiracy theory back to one evangelical activist. Here's why that matters.
“Spygate” Fallout? – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conté Requests Resignation of Intelligence Officials…
Apparently, Italian media are reporting that Prime Minister Giuseppe Conté has requested the resignations of several top Italian intelligence officials. The move is being interpreted as the Conte’ government responding to the previous governments’ coordinated activity with U.S. intelligence officials … Continue reading →
"Economic Market Snapshot 5/16/19"
• Gregory Mannarino, "War Is A Tool Used By The MIC, And They Are Getting Ready Now" - 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/
Ramadan Arabian Nights 2019 : King Haras Episode 12 "Sultan Azad"
Good evening or Good afternoon or Good morning where ever you are now and reading this post. Tonight we will start a new chapter in this year’s first tale, the tale of King Haras. To refresh your memory and to know where we stopped, I recommend you go back and hear last night’s episode. Now without further ado, you can hear to the twelfth episode or episode no.191 of the Egyptian State Radio’s One Thousand and One Nights show in Arabic after the break. Your browser does not support the audio element. [image: A Sultan in his palace by Dulac] A Sultan in his palace by Dulac *As soon as... more »
"What’s the Matter with Asia?"
*"What’s the Matter with Asia?"* by David Stockman “Fool!” cried the hunchback. “You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia.’” – William Goldman, "The Princess Bride" (1973) "The S&P 500 Index is up more than 1% today, and the Dow Jones Industrial average has added more than 250 points. Tech is on fire again, with the Nasdaq Composite adding 1.3% to lead the major indexes. That puts stocks in the green for the week – quite a development given what Monday and Tuesday looked like. Even Bubblevision is questioning whethe... more »
This Tank-Killer 'Gun' Was the First to Smash Hitler's Mighty Panzer Tanks
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Europe* [image: By No machine-readable author provided. Bukvoed assumed (based on copyright claims). - No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=377696] But good was it really? Sergeant Charles Callistan looked through the sights of an antitank gun at an approaching enemy tank. His weapon, a six-pounder cannon, was in the perimeter of a surrounded British outpost named Snipe. The desert sun shone overhead and flies buzzed all around, but none ... more »
Hitler Hated Her: Check Out Russia's World War II Female Fighter Ace
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Europe* [image: By bomberpilot - imx00000017Uploaded by High Contrast, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26799929] Red Air Force female pilot Lilya Litvak became a fighter ace and a Hero of the Soviet Union fighting the Germans. When German panzer and infantry columns rumbled across the frontier into Russia on June 22, 1941, the Soviet Air Force was woefully unready for war. Marshal Josef Stalin had decided to revamp military aviation. Like the Red Army, whose officer corps he had brutally purged in the 1930s, Sovie... more »
South Korea 'Probably Doesn’t Like Us Too Much'? That’s Just Not Correct.
*Thomas Byrne* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Trump is wrong about the value of the Washington-Seoul alliance. At a political rally in Florida on May 8, President Donald Trump went on a riff about an unnamed country—clearly South Korea—that he believes does not adequately share in the costs of its military alliance with the United States. The quote: “[We] lose $4.5 billion to defend a country that’s rich as hell, and probably doesn’t like us too much. Can you believe it?” Leaving aside a debate on the merits of the $4.5 billion figure—which s expansive, imputing expenditure... more »
How One of Nazi Germany's Most Powerful Battleships Met Its End
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Europe* [image: Naval History and Heritage Command [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]] The Graf Spree was simply trapped. *Harwood’s remaining two cruisers, meanwhile, stood off the River Plate mouth while he signaled for reinforcements and waited for HMS Cumberland to join the small force. She arrived on December 16, to be followed by the cruisers HMS Dorsetshire and HMS Shropshire from the Cape of Good Hope on December 19. More British ships also hastened toward the River Plate, including the venerable battlecruiser R... more »
Peace Process Problem: There Is No Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Israel will continue to "live by the sword" under the Kushner peace plan. First son-in-law Jared Kushner has been tantalizing onlookers so long with a yet-to-be-announced plan for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that it is hard to remember when the tantalization began. The process has appeared to be an exercise in buying time. The recent Israeli election, probably as much as anything else, has governed Kushner’s schedule. It suited Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to have to address, before the vote, any p... more »
Why Territorial Sovereignty Should Be Flexible
*Akhilesh Pillalamarri* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] To insist that in reality borders are forever fixed is to prevent frozen conflicts from ever being resolved. The recent recognition of Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights by the United States, Russia’s 2014 conquest of Crimea, the persistence of the *de facto* state of Somaliland within the internationally recognized borders of Somalia—these cases all demonstrate the limits of the international norm of territorial sovereignty. Since World War II, international law and norms have attempted to prevent conflicts ... more »
Is a Geostrategic Shift in the Middle East in the Offing?
*Mohammed Ayoob* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Washington is doing itself a great disservice by alienating Ankara and Tehran simultaneously. On the eve of the short-lived Arab Spring in January 2011 I wrote a story which argued that the “center of gravity in the Middle East has shifted dramatically in the past few decades from the Arab heartland comprising Egypt and the Fertile Crescent to what was once considered the non-Arab periphery—Turkey and Iran.” That statement has continued to hold true despite the ups and downs in the regional politics of the Middle East. Th... more »
Debunking Solar and Wind Power as energy sources – impact on environment
HEY ENVIRONMENTALISTS – How come you and MSM are not talking about the serious problems that solar energy has on the environment? Talk about hypocrisy… Environmental Impacts of Solar and Wind Power Big two questions to answer: How many homes does a megawatt of power supply ? Can Americans, natural environments, and the world survive if more waterways, oceans, and lands are consumed by so-called renewable energy like solar and wind even though neither separately or together can meet even thirty percent of the world’s energy needs? The typical US home (US being the biggest consumer to ... more »
Now the Germans Say Schrauben Sie den Neuen Grünen Deal
Another globalist power trip – literally – crashes and burns, in the process wasting hundreds of billions of dollars of western taxpayers’ money. The Reason Renewables Can’t Power Modern Civilization Is Because They Were Never Meant To by Michael Shellenberger 6 May 2019 https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/05/06/the-reason-renewables-cant-power-modern-civilization-is-because-they-were-never-meant-to/#d408433ea2b9 Over the last decade, journalists have held up Germany’s renewables energy transition, the Energiewende, as an environmental model for the world. “Many... more »
Senate filibuster hobbles Nebraska medical marijuana legalization measure
A bill aimed at legalizing medical marijuana in Nebraska did not move forward in the state Senate after backers reported they couldn’t get enough votes to end a filibuster by opponents. The measure’s sponsor, state Sen. Anna Wishart, said she was “very doubtful that I will get 33 (votes)” and she was looking toward a […] Senate filibuster hobbles Nebraska medical marijuana legalization measure is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin opposes federal tax breaks for cannabis businesses
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin may be open to a bipartisan solution to marijuana firms’ banking woes, but he doesn’t believe cannabis businesses should have the ability to receive federal “opportunity zone” tax credits. That was the sentiment he expressed during a Senate hearing, according to Bloomberg. Mnuchin told the Senate Appropriations Committee that providing MJ […] Treasury Secretary Mnuchin opposes federal tax breaks for cannabis businesses is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Oregon bill to allow marijuana social use lounges hits dead end
A measure to legalize cannabis social consumption lounges in Oregon will not move forward, according to an industry advocate. The last major legislative action taken on Senate Bill 639 was a public hearing before the Senate Committee on Business and General Government at the end of February. Since then, the deadline to vote the bill […] Oregon bill to allow marijuana social use lounges hits dead end is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Cannabis Trade Federation forms group to tackle industry’s diversity dilemma
The Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF), a national coalition of marijuana-related businesses, formed a high-powered task force aimed at developing a practical strategy to increase diversity in the MJ industry. Current social equity programs simply aren’t working, CTF CEO Neal Levine told Marijuana Business Daily, adding that “zero equity applicants have opened their doors in Massachusetts.” […] Cannabis Trade Federation forms group to tackle industry’s diversity dilemma is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
News quiz: Will you leap to victory or be left in the dust?
Just In - 6 hours ago
This week's news quiz could see you go full Superman like Infinite Tucker, or be left in the dust. Either way, as the late Doris Day once sang, Que Sera Sera.
The prophecy comes to pass as Perth chase A-League grand final glory buoyed by a record crowd
Perth Glory CEO Tony Pignata's prophecy will come to pass on Sunday when Perth Glory host Sydney FC, the club where he first tasted the ultimate on-field success as an administrator.
Indigenous women use street art so others can connect with culture
A group of First Nations women are making their mark on the walls and buildings of Brisbane as a way to connect their culture and heritage to the mainstream.
Live: NSW Now: Woman dies after dog attack, elderly couple's savings recovered from scammers
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*MORNING BRIEFING:* A 72-year-old Wilton woman dies in hospital after being attacked by her dog, while an elderly Sydney couple have their life savings returned by a scammer who posed as a roof repairman.
Invasive cane toad found in WA's south-west
An invasive cane toad is discovered far from "home," in Western Australia's south-west.
'Wall-to-wall kerosene bush' a constant fire threat to World Heritage wilderness
Tasmania's Central Plateau is known for its harsh winters and unique plants, but landholders say it is under threat from climate change and a lack of fire management.
Inside O'Connor's logistical effort to have 102 booths staffed across 860,000 sq km
O'Connor is one of the largest electorates in the world, but there will be 102 polling stations open for business on Saturday when the federal election takes place.
'Can't afford to see a doctor': Mackay hospitals record Qld's highest increase in non-urgent cases
An increasing number of patients in Queensland's Mackay region are visiting the emergency department for prescriptions and minor medical issues.
How-not-to-vote cards flag Islamophobic parties in 'dark' election for Muslims
What's it like to cast your eye over a ballot paper and see more parties than ever that exist out of opposition to who you are? Or to not see them, because you don't recognise the logo.
Can the north's mango industry handle the heat of climate change?
Northern Australia is synonymous with the mangoes which for decades have dominated orchards and supermarket shelves. But with a changing climate, the industry's future may lie further south and with different varieties.
Cafe's Pooch Gallery raises more than $10k for charity
A photo gallery in a New South Wales cafe which showcases the portraits of about 500 dogs from around the world has raised more than $10,000 for one of the world's poorest countries.
'Adults have to take responsibility': What boys still don't know about sex and consent
Author and rape survivor Laurie Halse Anderson talks to high school students about sexual assault. They keep asking the same things — and that reveals a lot about adults, too.
Forget the sausage sizzle, this is what voting looks like in remote Aboriginal communities
Indigenous people were denied the right to vote in federal elections until 1962. Today, the AEC goes to great lengths to ensure the nation's most remote Aboriginal communities have their say.
Live: Tributes to larrikin leader Bob Hawke overshadow final day of election campaigning
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The nation is mourning the death of Australia's 23rd prime minister Bob Hawke, who died yesterday aged 89. Follow our live blog for the latest reaction to the larrikin statesman's death.
'Just living day by day': Gay couple deal with partner's early onset dementia
Sebastian Caruso and his husband Jeff Thurlow, who has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, are now working their way through the unique difficulties of being a gay couple dealing with the disease.
Who are you really voting for? Your guide to every party lining up for your Senate vote in Vic
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Can't tell the Australian Workers Party from the Australian Labor Party? Confused by the Liberals and the Liberal Democrats? Get the lowdown on every party asking for your vote for the Senate in Victoria.
What Shorten and Morrison have promised Victoria if they're voted in
The Premier frequently complains Victoria is "dudded" by unfair funding from Canberra — but with an election looming, both major parties have found big money to build projects in Melbourne. So, how could the election result change your commute?
Ever wanted to work on election day? This is what it's really like
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Working on election day seemed like a great idea. But the conditions I experienced in that hot, airless room left a lot to be desired, writes Vivienne Pearson.
You might not like Shorten, but in the end it may not matter
Despite being touted as a likely future Labor leader for almost 20 years, the electorate is still reluctant to fully embrace Bill Shorten. But, as Laura Tingle explains it's not always necessary to like a leader.
'You don't have a life': On two pensions, the Morgans struggle to make ends meet
The Morgans survive on Maree's age pension and Garry's disability support pension, but at $640 a fortnight, their rent now soaks up almost half of their $1,448 income.
ISP rechaza ratificación del TPP-11 en Chile
bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
16-May-2019 La reciente ola de acuerdos comerciales son amenazas directas a la prestación de servicios públicos de calidad.
UK signs trade continuity agreement with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
16-May-2019 The United Kingdom has signed the UK-Andean countries trade agreement.
Ecuador and the Netherlands consolidate their commercial relationship
bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
16-May-2019 Ecuador and the Netherlands have signed a joint declaration to promote a new bilateral investment agreement that will replace the one that is currently in force and that expires in 2021.
Notice Interpol levée, Ahmed El Fehdi compte attaquer le Vietnam au CIRDI
bilaterals.org - 6 hours ago
16-May-2019 Emise en 2013 à la demande du Vietnam, la notice rouge visant Ahmed El Fehdi a été levée. Les dirigeants de la holding H&A Investment comptent désormais engager une procédure d'arbitrage CIRDI contre Hanoi.
Months After Police Raid, Arizona Parents Granted Custody of Their Children
[image: months-after-police-raid-az-parents-granted-custody-of-their-children] Two parents in Chandler, Arizona, have been granted custody over their children months after the kids were taken into state custody because the parents failed to bring their sick toddler to the hospital.
Theresa May Will Set Timetable for Her Resignation in Early June
[image: theresa-may-will-set-timetable-for-her-resignation-in-early-june] The 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers and Prime Minister Theresa May have agreed to meet during the week of June 3 in order to “agree on a timetable for the election of a new leader.”
Border Patrol Collars Sex Fiend; Mexican Illegal Attacks Agent; Agents Discover Illegals Packed Into Truck
[image: border-patrol-collars-sex-fiend-mexican-illegal-attacks-agent-agents-discover-illegal-packed-into-truck] Together, the twin stream of illegals and drugs mean one thing for Americans: trouble.
#23 Episode 23: Kenny Stein on renewable technologies, congressional testimony and recap
Kenny Stein, IER’s Policy Director, provided testimony before the Energy Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science,… The post #23 Episode 23: Kenny Stein on renewable technologies, congressional testimony and recap appeared first on IER.
President Trump Releases 2018 Financial Disclosure…
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump release their 2018 financial disclosure forms. Summary: They’re Rich….
World News Briefs -- May 16, 2019 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters:* *Trump says he hopes U.S. not going to war with Iran* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped the United States was not heading to war with Iran as he met with Switzerland President Ueli Maurer, whose nation has served as a diplomatic conduit between the two countries. Asked by reporters if Washington was going to war with Tehran, Trump responded, “Hope not” as he greeted Maurer at the White House. Tensions have escalated in recent days with increasing concerns about a potential U.S.-Iran conflict. Earlier this week the United Stat... more »
The Voynich Manuscript Has Been Decoded. Again. Except It Hasn't.
Beinecke MS 408, commonly called the Voynich manuscript (after Wilfrid Voynich, a book dealer who bought it in Italy), has long dismissed as gibberish by most, but beginning in 1915, and certainly since the 1960s, it has also been a source of fascination for people who believe it must be a code. Or a recipe book. Or something. It is actually a proto-Romance language, according to a new paper. It just had never been written before because educated people used Latin, says Dr. Gerard Cheshire. So uneducated people wrote in a language from 2000 years earlier? read more
China Finds A Way To Violate U.S. Sanctions On Iran
Refined products such as fuel oil were not covered by the temporary waivers granted on sanctions reintroduced last November. Photo: Reuters *SCMP/Reuters*: *Iranian fuel oil shipped in violation of US sanctions is unloaded in China, tracking data shows* * It was previously reported that some oil had evaded sanctions on petroleum exports by using ship-to-ship transfers involving four ships * The unloading comes after US upped moves to choke off Iran’s oil exports by scrapping waivers granted to big buyers including China A tanker carrying Iranian fuel oil in violation of US sanctions... more »
This Is What Will Be Necessary For The U.S. To Wage War Against Iran
The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), foreground, and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area. (Mass Communication Spec. 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/U.S. Navy) *Washington Examiner: **Here's how you'll know we're about to go to war with Iran — right now, we're not* National security adviser John Bolton might be open to war with Iran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo might also. But not so much President Trump, who has distanced himself from these top two advisers. There is no good evidence th... more »
BBC’s Eco Anxiety
By Paul Homewood h/t Quaesoveritas https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00050qr Even by BBC standards, their series on Radio 4, Costing the Earth, is truly dreadful. This week’s edition looks at eco anxiety (sic), actually treating a small group of eco loons as if they were right in the head. It begins with a subliminal set […]
JUDGE RULES 3-YEAR-OLD MUST RECEIVE CHEMOTHERAPY, AGAINST PARENTS’ WISHES
Please read this terrifying new case of a 3-year-old, who was suffering from Leukaemia, that was removed from the family home, placed into care away from his parents, to then be pumped full of toxic... The post JUDGE RULES 3-YEAR-OLD MUST RECEIVE CHEMOTHERAPY, AGAINST PARENTS’ WISHES appeared first on Healing Oracle.
WHAT MEDICAL DOCTORS REALLY THINK ABOUT ENFORCED VACCINES IS MORE COMPLEX THAN WE THINK
Following on from this weeks article where a retired doctor from the US spoke out and revealed that there are an alarming 271 new vaccines in the pipeline. Let’s look closer at the debate, for... The post WHAT MEDICAL DOCTORS REALLY THINK ABOUT ENFORCED VACCINES IS MORE COMPLEX THAN WE THINK appeared first on Healing Oracle.
New Commons chamber will include frontbench wheelchair spaces for first time
New designs for a temporary House of Commons chamber will allow wheelchair-users who become ministers or shadow ministers to address fellow MPs from behind the historic despatch boxes for the first time. Disability News Service (DNS) has been told that the plans for the temporary chamber – to be used while major renovations are carried [...]
Direct action pledge after DWP pays tabloid to air-brush universal credit
Disabled activists are to target a tabloid newspaper with direct action after it signed an advertising deal with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to promote its “toxic” universal credit benefit system. A leaked DWP document – seen by Disability News Service (DNS) – shows the department has signed an agreement with the Metro [...]
Commons civil servants block DNS over DWP benefit deaths cover-up
House of Commons civil servants have blocked attempts to confirm that an influential MP is opposing efforts to highlight a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) cover-up of deaths linked to its social security reforms. Disability News Service (DNS) has been trying since last week to secure a response from Frank Field, who chairs the [...]
Senior MP calls on Rudd to act over DWP’s WCA deaths cover-up
A Labour MP has written to the work and pensions secretary to call for an inquiry into deaths linked to government social security reforms, and for evidence of criminal misconduct by ministers or civil servants to be passed to police. Debbie Abrahams made the demands – key elements of the Justice for Jodey Whiting petition [...]
Disabled peer calls for radical changes to ensure ‘wraparound’ support
A disabled crossbench peer has called on the government to introduce a “comprehensive” scheme that would provide the kind of “wraparound” support that would allow disabled people to live an independent life. Baroness [Jane] Campbell called for a radical and comprehensive “access to living scheme” to replace the current system of support that divides disabled [...]
Panel seeks DPOs for pioneering partnership with mayor
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) across Greater Manchester have been given the chance to take part in a pioneering new partnership with local government. Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, is funding a new Disabled People’s Panel (DPP) that will work with him and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) he chairs. The authority – whose [...]
Grand Prix F1 Could Remain in São Paulo After all
By Harold Emert SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Seeking to maintain Formula 1 in São Paulo as Rio de Janeiro seeks to take it over, São Paulo’s Municipal Council approved on Wednesday the “concession and not privatization” of the famous Grand Prix to maintain it at Interlagos. The Council’s President Eduardo Tuma says “the concession guarantees […] The post Grand Prix F1 Could Remain in São Paulo After all appeared first on The Rio Times.
Permaculture, the Health of the Soil, and Climate Change
Permacultural practices can successfully return carbon to the soil, forming a carbon sink.
Gardasil “The Science” Video and Other Facts
This must-watch video details the many problems with the development and safety of Merck’s third-highest grossing product, Gardasil. The post Gardasil “The Science” Video and Other Facts appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
"Those who demand socialism on behalf of the 99% should study history - they would learn that under socialism it is the 1%, not the 99%, who do well." #QotD
*"Those who demand socialism on behalf of the 99% should study history - they would learn that under socialism it is the 1%, not the 99%, who do well."* ~ 'Creative Destruction' *RELATED READING*: - 'Millennials haven’t forgotten Mao, Stalin or Lenin. They never knew them' - JO NOVA - *An Oral History of Contemporary Cuba* - Oscar Lewis, AMAZON - *How the 1 Percent Provides the Standard of Living of the 99 Percent* - George Reisman, AMAZON - *Marxism/Socialism, A Sociopathic Philosophy Conceived in Gross Error and Ignorance, Culminating in Economic ...more »
LA Times: The stunning toll of Boy Scout sex abuse: More than 12,200 reported victims
Unbeknownst to many (including me), the Boy Scouts of America have “closely guarded a trove of secret documents that detail sexual abuse allegations against troop leaders and others.”1 For. Decades. It seems the similarities between the Scouts and the Catholic church, are eerily similar. Until recently, the most complete list of the abuse came in […] The post LA Times: The stunning toll of Boy Scout sex abuse: More than 12,200 reported victims appeared first on Health Nut News.
Arrested for defending Venezuela embassy in Washington
Click on the photo to see the whole thing Ann Wright 1 min · This picture of Margaret, David and Adrienne being up against the wall with being handcuffed as they were taken out of the Embassy was sent from Argentina. So apparently somebody from Argentina was up in the neighboring building and got a picture of this!! - Col. Ann Wright is a retired Army colonel and retired State Department official, known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq War. She received the State Department Award for Heroism in 1997, after helping to evacuate several thousand people during t... more »
Judge Orders Children Returned to Parents Who Did not Take Child with Fever to Emergency Room
In a story out of Arizona that has received national attention, Judge Timothy J. Ryan ordered the children of a Chandler, Arizona couple returned home more than two months after police broke down their door at 1 a.m. to remove the children simply because the mother did not take one of them to an emergency room to check on a fever. In a turn of events that might be due to the public outrage over this case, Judge Ryan reportedly went against the recommendation of the assistant attorney general representing the Arizona Department of Child Safety who wanted the children to remain in st... more »
Does a Photo Show Nigel Farage with National Front Leader Martin Webster in the ’70s?
It's quite difficult to positively identify a person based on a single, decades-old photograph.
‘I Won’t Forget’: Trump Pardons Supportive Ex-Media Mogul
Conrad Black, who has lavished praise on President Donald Trump in countless columns and a political biography, has a full presidential pardon on his fraud and obstruction convictions.
Gillibrand: As President, I’d Seek to Codify Abortion Rights
Her comments came one day after Republican Gov. Kay Ivey of Alabama signed into law the nation's strictest abortion ban.
House GOP Leader Says Alabama Abortion Law Goes Too Far
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, told reporters that the law, which doesn't allow exceptions for abortions in cases of rape and incest, "goes further than I believe."
Announcing Birmingham Meetup Thursday May 30
Hope you can make this month's Birmingham meetup!
Deep State – Former Trump Senior State Dept. Official Tells Beijing to Wait Until Trump is Removed…
A clear example of the Administrative State’s seditious alignment with global financial interests and DC indulgences. This is the deep state at its deepest and most statist. Mrs. Susan Thornton, the former acting assistant secretary of state in the Trump … Continue reading →
Militants suffer tremendous losses during Syrian Army’s advance into southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a big advance in northwestern Hama, yesterday, resulting in the capture of a key area at the southwestern slope of the Zawiya Mountain. Led by their Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army was able to break through the jihadist lines at the northern axis […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian airbase in western Syria allegedly comes under attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – Russia’s Hmeimim Airbase in western Syria has allegedly come under attack, locals in the nearby town of Jableh reported this evening. According to the reports, either militant grad missiles or rockets fired from drones were targeting the vicinity of the Hmeimim Airbase, which is located in southwestern Latakia. The Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran claims they will defeat US-Israeli alliance
Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami stated that Iran is capable of confronting any serious military adversary, such as the US or Israel, even if they combine their forces. “We will defeat the American-Zionist front. Iran has the highest level of defence-military preparedness to confront any type of threat and excessive demands”, he said. At the same time, Iranian Supreme Leader […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS carries out powerful ambush against Syrian Army troops in southwest Palmyra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) carried out a deadly ambush in the southwestern countryside of the Palmyra Governorate this week. According to reports from the Palmyra area, the Islamic State ambushed a Syrian Army convoy that was traveling just southwest of the ancient city. Some reports claim as many as 20 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Big explosion rocks Manbij city as car bomb targets military convoy
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 A.M.) – A powerful explosion rocked SDF-held Manbij this afternoon following the detonation of a car bomb inside the city. According to local reports, the car bomb targeted a military convoy that was carrying an SDF commander through the city. The reports said at least one person has been killed and another […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Arabia confirms Houthi attack on Red Sea oil pipeline
The Ansar Allah (Houthi) rebels attacked the pipeline administered by the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Saudi Aramco, on Iran’s orders, Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud wrote on his official Twitter page on Thursday. “The attack by the Iranian-backed Houthi militias against the two Aramco pumping stations proves that these militias […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Recalled Karawan tahini implicated in ongoing Salmonella outbreak
An importer in Florida has posted a recall of consumer sized jars and bulk buckets of Karawan brand tahini following an FDA public alert yesterday that reported New York inspectors found Salmonella contamination in samples of the product. The recalled tahini is linked to a Salmonella Concord outbreak that has sickened people in at least... Continue Reading
Disabled activist tells parliamentary meeting of need for ‘new approach’ to social care
A leading disabled activist has told a parliamentary meeting of the need for a “new approach” to supporting disabled people that focuses on the promotion of independent living. Bob Williams-Findlay, a former chair of the British Council of Disabled People and a director of Being the Boss, a user-led organisation which supports disabled people who [...]
Government finally acts on Changing Places call
New large public buildings such as shopping centres, sports stadiums and cinema complexes will soon have to include a Changing Places accessible toilet, according to government proposals. The government has announced a consultation on the plans – which will also affect existing large public buildings that undergo significant alterations – more than two years after [...]
New access fund helps nearly 20 disabled politicians win council seats
A new fund to support disabled candidates who want to stand for elected office helped 19 disabled people win seats on local councils at this month’s elections. The EnAble Fund for Elected Office only went live in January, handing out 42 grants to help disabled candidates in England with the disability-related expenses of standing for [...]
Cheri Bustos Announces Fund-Raising Efforts For Anti-Choice Fanatic Dan Lipinski Just As The Alabama GOP Declares War On Women
Yesterday the big news was that Alabama Republicans had passed a total, punitive-- and unconstitutional-- ban on all abortions in their state. The worst DCCC chair ever, the odious Blue Dog from northwest Illinois, Cheri Bustos, thought that would be a good day to announce that she's hosting a fundraiser for Congress' most anti-Choice Democrat, fellow Blue Dog, Dan Lipinski. That's the invitation above. Please do not call Jeff Larivee at 202-821-5203. [image: Goal Thermometer]Lipinski is utterly out of step with the values and goals of the Democratic Party. He has a long ugly reco... more »
Fear, loathing, intolerance – and worse
“Today’s Green New Dealers and their allies have mapped out their own totalitarian strategies.” “They want to control what we say and think, even what ideas and information we can find online and in print, television, radio and social media.” – Paul Driessen ______________ ‘Battles over “dangerous manmade climate change,” Green New Deals and Green ... Read moreFear, loathing, intolerance – and worse The post Fear, loathing, intolerance – and worse appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Judge Orders Children Returned to Parents Who Did not Take Child with Fever to Emergency Room
In a story out of Arizona that has received national attention, Judge Timothy J. Ryan ordered the children of a Chandler, Arizona couple returned home more than two months after police broke down their door at 1 a.m. to remove the children simply because the mother did not take one of them to an emergency room to check on a fever. In a turn of events that might be due to the public outrage over this case, Judge Ryan reportedly went against the recommendation of the assistant attorney general representing the Arizona Department of Child Safety who wanted the children to remain in st... more »
Judge Not…
Life only makes sense in reverse. This most sage observation was once made by my older sister Rahel as we were talking about the way everything works out as it should after going through moments of tribulation. We think we know it all until we know nothing at all only to start over at zero and go through the next learning curve. We grow as we grow; life is nothing but an iterative process of… The post Judge Not… appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
New Survey Assesses the Mindset of Adult Learners
In today’s higher education landscape, many colleges and universities are clamoring to attract adult learners and the dollars they bring to the bottom line. To gain insight into the mindsets of adult learners, education research firm EAB recently conducted a survey of current and prospective students attending or interested in undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as certificate programs.
WVSU Offers Free ‘Rocket Girls’ Summer STEM Camp
Rocket Girls is a free day camp that will be offered this summer by West Virginia State University’s Center for the Advancement of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The camp will run July 29 through Aug. 2 at WVSU’s Institute campus and will provide girls ages 12 to 17 with information and hands-on instruction geared […]
TICAS Calls on Congress to Address Disparities in College Funding
A new brief from The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) adds to growing research about disparities in college funding and the consequential impact on student outcomes. Titled “Inequitable Funding, Inequitable Results: Racial Disparities at Public Colleges,” the issue brief notes that community colleges and regional universities – schools that disproportionately enroll low-income students […]
Are Cheap Consumer Goods More Important Than National Security? “Yes” Say the Globalists
But, as observer Arnold Ahlert points out, this is but one of many sacrifices by American citizens that are deemed necessary by our intellectual betters in the Ruling Class. Americans must also look the other way as many nations (with China leading the pack) treat their own workers like trash … imprison, silence, or murder dissidents … sell Americans defective and outright dangerous products with no legal remedy for personal damages caused … just so long as the elites continue controlling the playing field, and America is humbled into sharing (at gunpoint) its financial and intelle... more »
Hitler's Secret Weapon: Meet the Porsche ‘Elefant’ Tank Destroyer
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Europe* [image: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-313-1004-25 / Vack / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en)]] Was it simply too late? World War II tanks usually had aggressive- or ferocious-sounding names, such as Hellcat, Panther, or Tiger. Yet the tendency was not universal, as with British Cruisers or the American M-3 Honey. But perhaps there was never a more unfortunately named beast than the German assault gun Sd Kfz 184, first known as the Ferdinand and later modified, as if it was an improveme... more »
Floyd Mayweather of Fighter Jets: Is the F-15 Really Undefeated in Combat?
*Tom Cooper* *Security, * We take a look. *In a well-known case from late afternoon of June 9, 1982, a Syrian MiG-21 pilot struck an F-15D with a single R-60/AA-8 Aphid missile. Despite severe damage, the pilot of the big U.S.-made fighter managed to fly it back to Israel for an emergency landing, and his aircraft was subsequently repaired.* According to official releases from Boeing and the U.S. Air Force, the F-15 Eagle has a clear-cut win-to-loss ratio of 104 to zero. But in fact, opposing air forces have claimed, in nearly a dozen cases, to have shot down the iconic, twin-... more »
"You Have No Right To Complain..."
"The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy. If you have been voting for politicians who promise to give you goodies at someone else's expense, then you have no right to complain when they take your money and give it to someone else, including themselves." - Thomas Sowell
White House Secrecy “Will Blast a Huge Crater in the Work of Historians”: FRINFORMSUM 5/16/2019
Trump’s Secrecy will “Blast a Huge Crater” in work of Historians if not Checked The Washington Post Editorial Board weighed in on the National Security Archive’s lawsuit against the Trump administration for failing to document meetings with heads of state, noting “The failure to document these meetings is not only about compliance with the law. […]
Venezuela Peace Talks Open In Norway; US Neocons Raging Mad!
The last time negotiations were planned between Venezuelan government and opposition forces, opposition leader (and US puppet) Guaido launched his ill-fated coup and the talks were scuttled. Today a new effort, brokered by Norway, is being launched to solve the conflict without further bloodshed. What kind of monkey wrench will the neocons throw into the mix this time? Tune in to today's Liberty Report...
Signers Calling for LaRouche's Exoneration in the 1990s
*The last major effort for LaRouche’s exoneration was undertaken in the 1990s, during Bill Clinton’s presidency. What follows is a list of notable people who joined in the campaign to exonerate LaRouche during that time. They may or may not endorse our present appeal to President Trump. The statement they signed is as follows:* "On January 26, 1994, the American statesman and physical economist Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. was freed on parole after having served five years in federal prison as a political prisoner. "His freedom came only after an unprecedented international mobilizatio... more »
Facts fall by the wayside during 2019 federal election campaign
In the chase for votes, politicians have not let facts stand in their way, writes RMIT ABC Fact Check's Josh Gordon.
Theresa May to set departure timetable as Boris Johnson throws hat in the ring
British Prime Minister Theresa May sets a timetable for her departure from the top job as political rival Boris Johnson announces he will run for the leadership of the Conservative Party.
Can you draw on your ballot? Or take it home with you? Here's what fed-up voters are asking us
You're sick of politics in Australia and you don't like any of the candidates who are running, so what are your options? Let's look at some of the ways people protest against voting in Australia and the effectiveness of each.
How does the FFA improve its reach sufficiently to convince Fox Sports it's 'marquee'?
With TV rights deals set to be reined in, how does the FFA improve its reach sufficiently to convince Fox Sports — or an alternative platform — it is "marquee"? writes Richard Hinds.
Jobs gone, power bills soar as gas 'catastrophe' explodes
Australians are reeling from electricity prices that have soared more than 130 per cent since 2015, and analysts say the number one culprit is the export of gas.
Why these Eurovision songs are making headlines
The Eurovision Song Contest has long been as much about political drama as it has been about the music. These are the songs everyone will be talking about this year.
'Only the tip of the iceberg': Australia's island paradise polluted by plastic
The beaches of the Cocos Islands, an Australian territory off the coast of Western Australia, are covered with more than 400 million pieces of rubbish, a quarter of which are single-use plastic products.
All in a day's work: Kyrgios smashes racquet, kicks water bottle and hurls chair
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Nick Kyrgios storms off the court in a fit of rage after throwing a chair onto the red clay at the Italian Open and is defaulted from his second-round match.
Keanu Reeves reprises role of retired hitman in OTT action flick John Wick: Parabellum
The star and his stuntman-turned-director bring the team back together for the cult series, which reaches peak stunt action — and weirdness — in its third chapter.
As National Police Week Wraps Up, Continue to Support Your Local Police and Keep Them Independent
[image: as-national-police-week-wraps-up-continue-to-support-your-local-police-and-keep-them-independent] As National Police Week comes to a close, The John Birch Society has some great ideas for how you can support your local police and keep them independent all year long.
Rhetoric Escalates in Trade War as Trump Targets Huawei
[image: rhetoric-escalates-in-trade-war-as-trump-targets-huawei] The “trade war” between the United States and China continues.
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