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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, July 10, 2019

10 July - Blogs I'm Following - 3 of 4

10:10 pm MDT

Mining Stocks Flash Powerful Signal for Gold and Silver Markets

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Stefan Gleason The second half of the year is setting up favorably for the precious metals sector, which was led in the first half... more »

Neoliberalism and Sex Slavery

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
It keeps on getting worse. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, who as a US attorney signed off on the infamous secret sweetheart deal that protected convicted child molester Jeffrey Epstein as well as his entire network of plutocratic predators and enablers, continues to double down on his contempt for non-wealthy women and children. As *The Guardian* reports, Acosta wants to destroy one of the few remaining agencies tasked with protecting the victims of global sex trafficking. He has recommended cutting funding for the International Labor Affairs Bureau by a whopping 80 percent, or f... more »

Ganaderos de Europa piden rechazar acuerdo Mercosur -UE

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
10-Jul-2019 Ganaderos europeos aseguraron que el acceso de carne a Europa proveniente de países sudamericanos, representa un “peligro económico y graves riesgos para la salud”.

Trabajadores y Trabajadoras del Servicio de Impuestos Internos Rechazan Ratificación por parte del Estado de Chile al TPP-11

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
10-Jul-2019 La ANEIICH y AFIICH, en su afán permanente de participación efectiva y constructiva en la discusión de políticas públicas, se suma a las organizaciones sindicales y ciudadanas que rechazan la ratificación de Chile al TPP-11.

The free trade myth

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
10-Jul-2019 ISDSs, legal mechanisms designed to favour corporate interests will be integral to any post-Brexit US-UK trade deal.

Plebiscito por TPP-11 registra más de 94 mil votos en su primer día

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
10-Jul-2019 Este lunes 8 de julio se habilitó la plataforma que durante dos semanas recogerá la opinión de todos y todas las habitantes de Chile sobre la aprobación del Tratado de integración transpacífico, TPP-11, que continúa en discusión en la comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado.

Malgré l'urgence, l'Europe préfère l'accord commercial UE-Mercosur à l'accord climatique de Paris

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
10-Jul-2019 L'accord UE-Mercosur ou le nouveau monstre créé par les logiques de libre-échange telles que nous n'en voulons pas.

Les multinationales ont ‘récupéré la justice'

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
10-Jul-2019 Le Partenariat économique régional global saperait les protections écologiques en Asie.

Yucca Mountain is Western Shoshone Land: Oppose U.S. Senate Bill 1234

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
Article by Brenda Norrell Letters from Ian Zabarte, Principal Man, Western Shoshone National Congress of American Indians Censored News The Western Bands of the Shoshone Nation are urging opposition to U.S. Senate bill 1234, to protect sacred Yucca Mountain from becoming a high-level nuclear waste dump. Ian Zabarte, Principal Man of the

The Huntsman

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 13 hours ago
A huntsman crawled onto my laptop and the screen crackled into rainbows and went white. Jet black shadows slashed across the walls of shapes I could almost remember. “Let it all go,” said the huntsman. “I cannot,” I replied, “for the people on Twitter are […]

How Did U.S. Javelin Missiles Sold To France End-Up In Libya?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
A Javelin anti-tank missile seized by Libyan Army from Haftar’s forces in Gharyan. [Photo: Social Media] *Al Jazeera:* *Missiles found on pro-Haftar base in Libya belonged to France* France says armaments were meant for 'self-protection' of counterterrorism unit in Libya but were 'unusable'. The French military said on Wednesday several Javelin missiles found in a rebel base in Libya were purchased by the French government from the United States but were defective and were meant to have been destroyed. In a statement sent to reporters, the army ministry said the missiles were int... more »

Report: Federal Attorney Alex Acosta Was Told that Jeffrey Epstein ‘Belonged to Intelligence’ and to ‘Leave it Alone’

Information Liberation at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Labor Secretary Alex Acosta who, as US Attorney in Miami, oversaw the 2008 'sweetheart' plea deal with alleged sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein, reportedly said he had been told to back off - "I was told Epstein ‘belonged to intelligence' and to leave it alone."

Canadian Chiropractor Fined $100,000 for Criticizing Vaccines on Social Media

CBC at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Canada's national chiropractic association’s guidelines require chiropractors “not to discuss vaccines in any capacity."

Barr will NOT recuse himself: Sign that Epstein & ‘his network’ will face justice? (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 234. The post Barr will NOT recuse himself: Sign that Epstein & ‘his network’ will face justice? (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Sen. Manchin’s Blackmail: Block Funding for World Cup Until Women’s Team Gets Equal Pay

Selwyn Duke at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: sen-manchin-s-blackmail-block-funding-for-world-cup-until-women-s-team-gets-equal-pay] In a sane world, female soccer players’ cries for pay equality would elicit a simple response: Want the men’s money? Try out for, and succeed in, the men’s arena. In our world, however, a politician cries along with them and proposes a bill designed to trump market forces and give us equality — the situational variety, anyway.

German Chancellor Merkel Seen Suffering From Tremors For The Third Time This Month

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Daily Mail: Angela Merkel shakes for a THIRD time in a month as she stands alongside Finland's PM in Berlin – but insists 'I'm very well, there's no need to worry'* * The 64-year-old was visibly shaking as she stood alongside Antti Rinne today * But the German Chancellor insists despite the shakes she feels 'very well' * On June 27, Merkel was seen shaking while meeting the German President * She blamed dehydration for her first shaking episode in public on June 18 German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking as she met Finland's visiting Prime Minister in Berlin on Wednes... more »

The Latest Progressive Idiocy from The Noo Yawk Times

SafeSpace at 'Nox & Friends - 13 hours ago
Two social policy advocacy articles appeared in the Times earlier this week. The brain-dead advocacy of a Luddite-based “fairness” agenda is on clear display in both. If this is the quality of thinking found in the intellectual golden salons of America’s Left, we need worry neither about Rooshins nor Muzzies. We will succeed at destroying ourselves from within, quickly and efficiently. Nolte: New York Times Wants Ban on ‘Sexist’ Air Conditioning https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/07/09/nolte-new-york-times-wants-ban-on-sexist-air-conditioning/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=e... more »

Does The Most Interesting Teacher Pay Proposal Belong To A Billionaire Friend Of Trump?

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 13 hours ago
Stephen Schwarzman might have an idea. Schwarzman, cofounder of the Blackstone Group, has been named a Bloomberg Most Influential person of the year more than once, and in 2007 he was one of Time's 100 Most Influential people of the year. He is a long-time friend and advisor of Donald Trump, including help set up Trump's Strategic and Policy Forum. He has given away a great deal of money and put his name on a wide variety of enterprises, from the Schwarzman Scholars program for global leadership at Tsinghua University in Beijing, to having his name inscribed six times on the New Yor... more »

Judge Blocks 9 Government Lawyers from Quitting Census Fight

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Rules for federal courts in New York City require that any attorney requesting to leave a case provide satisfactory reasons for withdrawing.

Trump Directing Government to Revamp Care for Kidney Disease

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Some of the initiatives will require new government regulations.

AL Fans 16, Tops NL 4-3 to Win 7th Straight All-Star Game

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
All players wore a uniform patch with No. 45 to honor late Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

Outrage Over Killing of Black Teen Over Rap Music Complaint

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Elijah Al-Amin would have turned 18 in two weeks.

UK Ambassador to US Quits Days After Leaked Cables on Trump

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The resignation of Kim Darroch came after President Trump lashed out at him on Twitter, describing the ambassador as "wacky" and a "pompous fool."

Dear Judges Elrod, Engelhardt and King

Marty Lederman at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
If yesterday’s oral argument is any indication, some of you are concerned that Section 5000A of the Affordable Care Act, as amended by Congress in 2017, *must *be read as imposing a legal obligation, or “mandate,” that many Americans must maintain a certain form of health insurance. The apparent basis for this reading—again, if the oral argument is any indication—is that (i) the word “shall” appears in the first subsection of that provision, § 5000A(a) (“[a]n applicable individual shall . . . [maintain insurance]”); and (ii) the 2017 Congress “zeroed”-out the shared responsibility...more »

Whom Do We Trust

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 14 hours ago
One of the unending underlying challenges in education is that parents and taxpayers have to trust somebody. Back In The Day, the default was to trust teachers and administrators. That would be back when the default was to trust authority figures as a whole-- but that pendulum has swung far in the other direction (on behalf of all the Boomers, let me just say, "You're welcome"). Heck, even within the more recent past of my own career, a shift has been visible. In my first job (1979-1980) parent-teacher-student conferences often involved a parent absolutely taking my side, even thoug... more »

Gerrymandering and the State Courts

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
Philip Bobbitt Without getting into the merits of the North Carolina gerrymandering case, or the arguments presented in the opinion of Chief Justice Roberts for the majority, the way forward to curb this insidious practice seems clear. In some states, of course, the electoral process itself will correct matters because the population is disgusted by attempts to rob it of its birthright as citizens and voters in a democracy. But in some states the very success of partisan gerrymandering will make remedies by the state legislatures difficult to achieve. What every commentator I hav... more »

Recycling Woes: Indonesia Sends Waste Shipment Back to Australia

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
Developing countries are refusing to accept shipments of waste for recycling; China’s new rules on scrap metal may disrupt the worldwide market for such recycling.

Out Of Kilter: National Security And Press Freedoms In Australia

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
Australian society relishes secrecy and surveillance. Forget the laid-back, relaxed demeanour that remains the great fiction of a confected identity; like all such creations, the trace should not be mistaken as the tendency. The political culture of Australia remains shaped by penal paranoia and an indifference to transparency. The citizen […]

Complaint about plastic spurs recall of pork, beef products from restaurants

News Desk at Food Safety News - 14 hours ago
Following a consumer complaint about plastic in the food, a Minnesota company issued a recall for Popeyes pork tasso and ground been gravy. The frozen, ready-to-eat pork and beef gravy were produced on May 2. They have a best-by date of May 2, 2020. Fairmont Foods Inc. of Fairmont, MN, included more than 35,000 pounds... Continue Reading

Brazilian Opposition Prepares an “Obstruction Package” for Social Welfare Vote

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The opposition leader in the Chamber, Deputy Alessandro Molon (PSB-RJ), confirmed on Tuesday, July 9th, that the opposition will rely on an “obstruction package” to persuade legislators to vote against the Social Welfare reform. For Molon, the federal government is “bluffing” when it claims to have more than 330 votes […] The post Brazilian Opposition Prepares an “Obstruction Package” for Social Welfare Vote appeared first on The Rio Times.

“If Moro Made a Mistake, it was Worth it,” Says São Paulo Governor

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The governor of São Paulo, João Doria (PSDB), is quite adamant in defending Sérgio Moro, currently Minister of Justice and Public Security, when he was the judge in charge of the Lava Jato Operation cases in Curitiba. The minister has been the target of questioning and criticism after The Intercept […] The post “If Moro Made a Mistake, it was Worth it,” Says São Paulo Governor appeared first on The Rio Times.

Ontario's Short Honeymoon With Populism

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Populism -- at least right wing populism -- is on the rise around the world. For awhile, it even rose in Ontario. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Lest we forget, Torontonians led the way by ushering in Rob Ford as mayor nine years ago. We were among the first to embrace the impulse — until we had second thoughts. City council soon sidelined him, and big brother Doug was trounced in the next mayoral election. But having purged themselves of populism, voters returned to it in the 2018 provincial campaign. What’s most striking about the restoration of Ford Nation in this province is that i... more »

Iran, Washington and the Emperor's New Clothes

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 14 hours ago
The June 20th shooting down of an American drone by Iran is a story that keeps on giving. According to the White House, on June 20, 2019, Iran shot down a U.S. drone that was in international airspace, a "fact" that is strongly disputed by Iran. According to President Trump, the United States was prepared for a retaliatory strike on June 21, 2019 that he personally called off 19 minutes before the attack was to be launched because he was concerned about the potential deaths of 150 Iranians. Apparently, there is more to the story as you will see in this posting. Here is an artic... more »

Britain's Ambassador To The U.S. Resigns After Leaked Cables Describing President Trump's Administration As Inept

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Daily Mail: **Britain's ambassador to the U.S. RESIGNS after Trump mocked him as 'stupid' and a 'pompous fool' for calling him 'inept' in leaked diplomatic cables* * Sir Kim Darroch has quit as Britain's ambassador to the United States saying it was 'impossible for me to carry out my role as I would like' * Leaked memos showed Darroch's scathing assessment of Donald Trump as inept and insecure * UK's ambassador to the U.S. had questioned in the secret cables to London whether the White House 'will ever look competent' * Also said 'worst cannot be ruled out' over allegations of Rus... more »

Tedesco scores at the death to seal State of Origin decider thriller for NSW

Liam Butterworth And Simon Smale at Just In - 15 hours ago
New South Wales fullback James Tedesco scores a try in the final 20 seconds to deliver the Blues their first back-to-back State of Origin series victory since 2005.

China Will Be Mad: Taiwan Will Get M1 Abrams Tanks from America (And More)

David Axe at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Will Beijing respond? The U.S. State Department *has signed off* on the sale to Taiwan of more than 100 M-1A2 Abrams main battle tanks and other weapons. The $2.2-billion sale, if Congress approves it, could significantly improve Taiwan’s army, which has not acquired new tanks in several decades. U.S. lawmakers historically have approved weapons deals with Taiwan. “This proposed sale of M-1A2 tanks will contribute to the modernization of the recipient’s main battle tank fleet, enhancing its ability to meet current and future regional threats and to stre... more »

F-35 vs. F-15EX: Which Deadly Fighter Jet Will Israel Choose?

David Axe at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Showdown. The Israeli air force wants to buy new F-15EX fighters as well as additional F-35 stealth fighters. But it probably can’t do both at the same time. It must choose. “Just like the U.S., Israel is wrestling with whether to buy Lockheed’s all-new, stealthy F-35s or the latest upgrade of Boeing’s long-serving F-15,” Breaking Defense *noted*. But Israel must make this decision under extraordinary external and internal pressure. From without, it must conduct air strikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria amidst rising tensions with Iran. From with... more »

Meet India's BrahMos II: The World's Fastest Supersonic Cruise Missile?

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * A game changer? With the BrahMos II venture put *on indefinite hold*, the Indian military is forging ahead with new, long-range and deep-dive versions of their BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. Earlier this week, BrahMos CEO *Sudhir Kumar Mishra announced *that vertical deep-dive and 500 kilometer-range BrahMos variants are ready to enter India’s missile arsenal: "India has successfully test-fired a vertical deep dive version of BrahMos, the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile, that can now change the dynamics of conventional warfare...the... more »

Hacked: How China Stole U.S. Technology for Its J-20 Stealth Fighter

Task and Purpose at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, Asia* [image: By Alert5 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52820207] It's an outrage. *As recently as 2017, Chinese hackers went after Australian F-35 defense contractors, nabbing even more info on the cutting-edge fighter.* On August 1st of last year, China celebrated the founding of the People's Liberation Army by allowing some high-resolution photos of the next-generation J-20 stealth fighter to leak, complete with a tasteful photoshopped-on patriotic dragon painting just below the canopy which just screams ... more »

The Broader Strategic Implications of the Darroch Affair

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 15 hours ago
[image: Former Secretary of Homeland Security under Obama, Jeh Johnson, hosts a meeting with Sir Kim Darroch, British Ambassador to the U.S. in Washington, D.C., May 4, 2016. Official DHS photo by Barry Bahler.] The July 7 leak of extensive diplomatic traffic between Britain’s Ambassador to the U.S. Sir Kim Darroch and the U.K.’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, is quickly becoming a lit stick of dynamite that threatens to blow apart the entire “special relationship” between the U.S. and the United Kingdom, which has been the linchpin of the British Empire’s global control during th... more »

USA Today: Your dog may be at risk for developing heart disease based on their food, FDA says

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 15 hours ago
A new report from the FDA says that your dogs’ diet could be a factor in whether they develop heart disease. It matters for humans, so it makes sense that it matters for animals, too. The FDA is continuing to investigate a possible connection between certain diets and cases of dilated cardiomyopathy, known as DCM […] The post USA Today: Your dog may be at risk for developing heart disease based on their food, FDA says appeared first on Health Nut News.

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 15 hours ago
*How the Obama Administration Harmed Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault* Last week, the legal unraveling of the Obama-era campus sexual-assault guidelines entered a new phase. A student accused of sexual assault and subject to an unlawful, unconstitutional adjudication process filed a motion seeking class-action certification in his pre-existing lawsuit against Michigan State University. Rather than seeking to void the results only of his own flawed adjudication, he’s now seeking to void every adjudication where accused students were punished “without first being afforded a liv...more »

THE NEW YORK TIMES GIVES A GIFT TO RUSSIA'S 2020 ELECTION INTERFERENCE CAMPAIGN

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
In 2016, the Russian election interference campaign tried to dissuade progressives from voting for Hillary Clinton in the general election. There'll be similar efforts in 2020 -- and if Joe Biden is the Democrats' 2020 nominee, *The New York Times* has just provided a headline that will appear in many dissuasion ads and posts: In the column, Frank Bruni isn't actually arguing that Biden is *ideologically* a Republican. His point is this: Bernie Sanders, with his call for Democratic socialism; Kamala Harris, with her intensifying emphasis on racial disparities; Elizabeth Warren, wi... more »

"A Well Packaged Web Of Lies..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker a raving lunatic." - Dresden James

"I Have Great Falth..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
“I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.” - Edgar Allan Poe

British ambassador resigns over leaked comments about Donald Trump

Jack Hawke at Just In - 15 hours ago
The UK's ambassador to the United States, Sir Kim Darroch, quits his posting after leaked memos revealed he described United States President Donald Trump's administration as dysfunctional and inept.

'People are living in fear': PNG massacre highlights poor policing, gun influx

Prianka Srinivasan, Bethanie Harriman And Isobel Roe at Just In - 15 hours ago
After the killings of at least 16 women and children in PNG's Hela Province, observers say modern guns are escalating tragedies while the police force is lacking.

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 15 hours ago
*It Sure Seems Like the Trump Administration Is Suppressing Reports of Climate Change at USGS* *It is perfectly proper to remove speculation from what should be factual reporting. If anthropogenic global warming were a fact it would be improper to remove mention of it but it is not a fact. It is a highly dubious theory. What was "censored" was about the future so can only be a prophecy. And prophecy is almost always wrong, even if governments do it* Trump administration officials are removing references to climate change from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) press releases, accordi... more »

"That One..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
“Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one; and that one is his cowardice.” - George Bernard Shaw

Is Limiting the Gaza Fishing Zone Collective Punishment?

llibman at Lawfare - 15 hours ago
Port in Gaza Strip (Source: Wikimedia/Mahmoud Navash) Escalations in the armed conflict between Israel, Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip tend to follow a familiar pattern. Often, following the shooting of rockets or the launching of incendiary balloons from Gaza to Israel, the Israeli government will constrain the space available for fishing next to Gaza’s shores. When matters become calmer, the fishing zone is extended. Nizar Ayyash, the chairperson of Gaza’s fishermen’s union, criticized this policy recently, saying, “[W]hat is the connection between people launchi...more »

"The Nasty Things..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"The nasty things that you think are coming always take longer to arrive than you think they will, but once they get here, they make up for their tardiness by being worse than you thought they'd be." - Richard Maybury

On The Invention of Fanaticism

Unknown at The Verma Report - 16 hours ago
The British scientist and philosopher J.B.S Haldane counts religious intolerance among the only four really important inventions made between 3000 B.C. and 1400 A.D. In his essay, “Is History A Fraud?” (Page 56; *The Inequality of Man and Other Essays* by J.B.S Haldane), he writes: “Between 3000 B.C. and A.D. 1400 there were probably only four really important inventions, namely the general use of iron, paved roads, voting, and religious intolerance. Perhaps I should have added coinage and long-distance water supply. Gunpowder had been known for a long time before A.D. 1400 in Chin... more »

"The Disintegrated Mind: The Greatest Threat to Human Survival on Earth"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"The Disintegrated Mind: * *The Greatest Threat to Human Survival on Earth"* by Robert J. Burrowes "Like many people who have struggled to understand why human beings are driving the sixth mass extinction event in Earth’s history, which now threatens imminent human extinction as well, over many decades I have explored the research and efforts of a great many activists and scholars to secure this understanding. However, with many competing ideas from the fields of politics, economics, sociology and psychology, among others, this understanding has proved elusive. Nevertheless, I have... more »

Now! U.S. Military Intrusion on Tohono O'odham Nation

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 16 hours ago
United States government is attempting to terrorize Tohono O'odham with military tactics, as they oppose the U.S. Israeli spy towers on the border By Brenda Norrell Censored News July 10, 2019 ALI JEGK, Tohono O'odham Nation -- The U.S. military intruded on Ali Jegk, a small village on the sovereign Tohono O'odham Nation, late yesterday. The U.S. military helicopter here was

The dirty hidden story.....

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago
You can sign the petition to Trump and Canadian president Trudeau demanding that both nations stop supplying weapons to the Nazi infested government in Ukraine *here*.

Downturn in California lab-tested marijuana batches adds to confusion over state’s supply chain

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 16 hours ago
The number of marijuana product batches undergoing laboratory testing in California has dipped in recent months, sparking worries among some industry officials over the health of the state’s cannabis market and the possibility that product supply is dwindling. But several insiders also were careful to note it’s too early to reach any conclusions based on […] Downturn in California lab-tested marijuana batches adds to confusion over state’s supply chain is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Trump fires back at “very stupid” UK Ambassador & “foolish” Theresa May (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 233. The post Trump fires back at “very stupid” UK Ambassador & “foolish” Theresa May (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

UK politics and US relations

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
Anyone following events in the UK? Seems the US isn’t the only one having a power struggle at the top. It appears to be quite a struggle over the waters as well from our closest European ally. Apparently, whatever dust-up created the furious tweets from Trump is only the tip of the icy British berg there. May resigned in May 2019 after being frustrated with the Brexit issue and after getting pressured to leave office. A new election has been scheduled since then to replace her. Two candidates are very much in the fore of news today. Boris Johnson and … Continue reading →

The Establishment Is Conservative. Conservatives Oppose Fundamental Change-- Let's Take Pelosi And Pallone For Example

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
*Pelosi and Pallone-- allies of the Sickness Industry... betrayers of Democratic voters* Maria Cantwell (D-WA) was alarmed by the oral arguments in the latest attempt by Trump and the Republicans to kill Obamacare in a Texas court. Two of the judges seemed determined to throw the entire ACA out. Cantwell wrote to her supports that "The GOP is making yet another insidious attack on the health care of millions of Americans. Brought by Republican attorneys general, this case isn't about helping Americans-- it's a clearly partisan and political attempt to strip health care from millions... more »

Families Sue New York State to Stop the Repeal of the Religious Exemption to Vaccines

Laura Bono at Children's Health Defense - 16 hours ago
Attorneys Michael H. Sussman and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will answer questions regarding the lawsuit on the Albany County, NY Courthouse steps, 16 Eagle Street, at 2 PM, July 10th. Albany, NY—Attorneys Sussman and Kennedy filed a lawsuit today in New York State (NYS) Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the NYS legislature’s June 13, […] The post Families Sue New York State to Stop the Repeal of the Religious Exemption to Vaccines appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Chemistry researcher who studies oil wells is up to seven retractions

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
A chemistry researcher in India is up to seven retractions and one correction for problematic images and other issues. The researcher, Mahendra Yadav, was the first author on an article titled “Corrosion inhibition of tubing steel during acidization of oil and gas wells,” which appeared in 2013 in the Journal of Petroleum Engineering (JPE). Yadav, … Continue reading Chemistry researcher who studies oil wells is up to seven retractions

ISIL terrorists are still having an effect, even after their deaths

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
ISIL has been defeated as an occupying power in Iraq. Its "conventional" forces are almost all dead, and the survivors have disintegrated into small cells, which are still active in Iraq and elsewhere and trying to maintain what influence they can by terrorism. However, Strategy Page reports that ISIL terrorism isn't limited to current actions. It's also affecting millions through its earlier incarnation. The Iraqi government has encountered a major problem with people who fled their homes to escape approaching ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) forces. Many of these ci... more »

#NASA Confesses to Dosing Americans with Air-borne #Lithium & Other Chemicals

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://www.wakingtimes.com/2016/04/07/nasa-confesses-to-dosing-americans-with-air-borne-lithium/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com Advertisements

Borneo Orang-utan is Photographed Using a Fishing Spear

Xiu Ying at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Dutch primatologist Carel van Schaik was able to observe an orang-utan for the first time in 1994 using tools it had developed in order to feed itself. During an expedition to Gunung Leuser National Park in northwestern Sumatra, the expert noticed that some specimens used sticks to open a type […] The post Borneo Orang-utan is Photographed Using a Fishing Spear appeared first on The Rio Times.

Lakeside 2019, Week 4, Dr. Roizen and Dr. Dillon

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
Dr. Kelly Dillon of Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH) was our speaker at Lakeside Monday and Tuesday on children and guns, cyberbullying and media literacy. My major question is why Hollywood and TV celebs are so critical of the 2nd amendment when in fact they fuel the violence with their films and shows. Seems awfully hypocritical. It's an industry--not just actors, but screen writers, agents, producers, directors, lighting, costuming, make-up, drivers, camera jockeys, set designers, film editors, it's all in a days job. They all play a role in the violence. She presented s... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Billion Dollars Worth of Cocaine Busted on Ship Owned by JP Morgan Solar Panel Farm Grows 17,000 Tons Of Food Without Soil, Pesticides, Fossil Fuels Or Groundwater Nuclear disaster fears after 550 cracks found in walls of UK power plant set to reopen Federal prosecutor working on the case of billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is the daughter of former FBI director James Comey who was fired by Donald TrumpEpstein Faces Prison for Sex Trafficking; U.S. Seeks Mansion Background: How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime ... more »

The Broader Effects of Trade and Tech

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 17 hours ago
Quite a few people consciously favor “free markets, but not free migration.” When questioned, many explain that unlike free markets in goods, free markets in labor have “broad social effects.” At this point, I have to suppress my urge to exclaim, “Are you out of your minds?” They’re right, of course, that free migration has […] The post The Broader Effects of Trade and Tech appeared first on Econlib.

U.S. Military Will Have More Robots Than Humans by 2025

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Mint Press News:* *The U.S. Military Will Have More Robots Than Humans by 2025* *Armed with a budget of over $700 billion for the coming year – which will likely continue to grow over the course of Trump’s Pentagon-controlled presidency — the Pentagon’s dystopian vision for the future of the military is quickly becoming a question not of if but when.* WASHINGTON – While cyborg soldiers and fully automated weapons have long been fodder for futuristic sci-fi thrillers, they are now a reality and, if the Pentagon gets its way, will soon become the norm in the U.S. military. As Defe... more »

Links 7/10/19

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago

‘Completely Terrifying’: Study Warns Carbon-Saturated Oceans Headed Toward Tipping Point That Could Unleash Mass Extinction Event

Jerri-Lynn Scofield at naked capitalism - 17 hours ago
Carbon levels could be approaching a threshold that could trigger ocean acidification similar to that which contributed to previous mass extinction events.

Bad News: Russia Warns It Can and Will Detect Any F-35 in Its Airspace

Mark Episkopos at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* [image: By Defence Imagery - defenceimagery.mod.uk, OGL v1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50237699] How can this be? *This is perhaps the most aggressive illustration of a new Russian rhetorical approach.* In a move that would raise eyebrows even by Cold War standards of political saber-rattling, the Russian Embassy in Washington seemed to threaten America’s F-35 fighter with Vietnam-era propaganda footage. *(This first appeared earlier in the year.)* Last month, the official handle of the Russian Embassy in the US tweeted ... more »

Israel's Forgotten Battle Against North Korean MiG-21s

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *History, Middle East* [image: By USAF - National Museum of the U.S. Air Force photo 050322-F-1234P-001, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1274562] Yes, they really did fight. *The North Korean MiG-21 squadron was based at Bir Arida to defend Egypt’s south. * During the Yom Kippur War the Israeli Air Force (IAF) actually faced an Arab coalition, rather than the Egyptian Air Force in the south and the Syrian Air Force in the north. Fighter squadrons from Algeria, Iraq, Libya, and North Korea deployed to Egypt prior to October 1973. The ...more »

Nine deer at famed Japanese park die after swallowing plastic bags

Just In - 17 hours ago
Nine deer at the famed Nara Park in western Japan die after swallowing plastic bags believed to have been discarded by visitors, with one reportedly found to have consumed more than four kilograms of plastic.

Workers feared they would 'get in trouble' after maggots found in woman's foot

Matt Garrick at Just In - 17 hours ago
An elderly Italian migrant had a festering, blackened wound on her heel that had been left without treatment for so long it became infested with maggots, and eventually contributed to her death, a royal commission hears. *WARNING: This story features graphic images.*

'I was threatened with involuntary admission', mental health royal commission hears

Zalika Rizmal at Just In - 17 hours ago
Georgia Harraway-Jones spent months "in limbo" as one of about 300,000 Victorians falling through gaps in the mental health system.

New Zealand defeats India to win place in World Cup final

Just In - 17 hours ago
New Zealand have upset tournament superpower India in a rain-delayed Cricket World Cup semi-final, bowling out their rivals in a tight finish on the reserve day. Find all the scores and stats in our live ScoreCentre.

TV crew has a lucky escape when a car swerves to evade police spikes

James Dunlevie at Just In - 17 hours ago
A camera crew captures the moment a driver in a speeding stolen car swerves to avoid road spikes — with the car coming within metres of the unprotected crew and other drivers before fleeing the scene with police in pursuit.

As the dust settles on Queensland's $190 million stolen wages case, another is looming in WA

David Weber at Just In - 17 hours ago
A class action is being prepared to recover stolen or missing wages earned by Indigenous people in WA, with lawyers travelling across the state in search of victims.

Live: Tedesco scores at the death to seal State of Origin decider thriller for the Blues

Liam Butterworth And Simon Smale at Just In - 17 hours ago
New South Wales fullback James Tedesco scores a try in the final 20 seconds to deliver the Blues the State of Origin series 2-1 in a thriller at Sydney's Olympic stadium. Follow all the action in our live blog.

BREAKING: Jury duty today!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 17 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2019Service resumes today:* We're off for a session of jury duty. Service resumes tomorrow.

CIA Torture Unredacted: Revealing what was hidden in the US Senate torture report

Crofton Black at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 17 hours ago
We have spent more than four years investigating the CIA's use of rendition, secret detention and torture during the "War on Terror" — read our report here

First Freedoms' Kevin Barry FBI: Please Investigate Potential Corruption in Religious Freedom Repeal Vote

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Note: Below is an excerpt from First Freedom's article by Kevin Barry that we ask you to please review, click to their site , read and watch the video. New York lost the Religious Vaccine Exemption this summer. Other states... more »

We are Anti-Metal Straw

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
By Kim Rossi Last night, I was looking at Facebook when a story scrolled down my wall that caught... well, I should really use a different phrase. If you can imagine the horror, a mobility challenged woman died after a... more »

Here Are Five U.S. Air Force Money-Pit Projects That They Can Do Without

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
* Loren Thompson, Forbes:* *Five Money-Pit Projects The U.S. Air Force Can Do Without* The U.S. Air Force is currently flying the oldest, smallest fleet of combat aircraft in its history. It has fewer than 200 heavy bombers to cover the entire world, and many are not available for flight on a typical day. Most of the aerial refueling tankers that are supposed to support those bombers on long-range missions are over 50 years old. Hundreds of Air Force fighters suffer from age-related maladies such as corrosion, metal fatigue and parts obsolescence. These problems are all traceable ... more »

Dallagnol Celebrated Suspension of Lula’s Interview, Leaked Audio Shows

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – One month after the start of the Lava Jato leaks, The Intercept Brasil published an audio dated September, 28th 2018, in which Lava Jato chief prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol celebrates Justice Luiz Fux’s decision to suspend the press conference of former president Lula. The recording was sent to a group on […] The post Dallagnol Celebrated Suspension of Lula’s Interview, Leaked Audio Shows appeared first on The Rio Times.

"Compassion..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
“Sometimes we think that to develop an open heart, to be truly loving and compassionate, means that we need to be passive, to allow others to abuse us, to smile and let anyone do what they want with us. Yet this is not what is meant by compassion. Quite the contrary. Compassion is not at all weak. It is the strength that arises out of seeing the true nature of suffering in the world. Compassion allows us to bear witness to that suffering, whether it is in ourselves or others, without fear; it allows us to name injustice without hesitation, and to act strongly, with all the skill at ... more »

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