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Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* *Sunday Thoughts* I'm good for 4 or 5 of the things on this crackpot's list but when I saw this sign, I had a whole bunch o' reactions. In no particular order, they are: 1. Yoga pants? What the hell are yoga pants and what's wrong with yoga pants? 2. I'm a serial killer who married my goat so I guess I'm in the clear! 3. Likewise, I've only ever dabbled in porn so I'm OK there, too. Eternal Damnation, here I come! Oh, wait, people like the one with this sign consider just about everything porn, so... 4. I know plenty of people who would consider this to be a list of l... more »
Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Saturday 14th September 2019
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]
God Takes A Beating On Television
By Brent Bozell and Tim Graham ~ It’s a fallacy to suggest that in the news media, business trumps politics. CNN and MSNBC’s dismal ratings are in direct proportion to their deliberate decision to embrace far-left anti-Trumpism. The same holds true for commercialized Hollywood, except in their case it’s not just anti-Trumpism that excites. The […]
‘Progressives’ Worship Nature at Altar of Climate Church
The latest trend is twisting the Bible to support leftist economic policy on climate change. Louis DeBroux · Sep. 11, 2019 The only time progressive Democrat-Socialist-Communist take a break from mocking, vilifying, and persecuting Christians is when they attempt to use the Bible to justify some element of their radical leftist agenda. In truth, though progressives […]
Welcome Back to Prager University
Guest Commentary ~ By Howard Sachs ~ As millions of our kids trudge off to “blue ribbon” public schools and elite universities, millions of others now happily march toward the free five-minute courses at Prager University (PragerU). If there were a Nobel Prize in Education, Dennis Prager and his co-founder, Allen Estrin, would receive […]
Global Warming Pressure Groups Plan To Block Travel
By David Wojick, Ph.D. ~ Is paralyzing traffic and stopping trains an act of civil disobedience, which should be tolerated? I would call it “serious disruption” and this is just what the climate alarmists plan for DC, September 20-23. They call it “civil disobedient disruption” but it is not a march, rally, sit-in, or other […]
Live: The Eels and Broncos face off in do-or-die elimination final
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The Parramatta Eels and Brisbane Broncos fight to extend their season in the Elimination Final at the new Parramatta Stadium. Follow all the live scores stats and commentary in our NRL Finals ScoreCentre.
NSW hotel apologises for promoting 'midget-tossing' event
A Newcastle pub has apologised for promoting a Wolf of Wall Street-style "midget-tossing" game during a casino-themed night later this month, saying they only planned to throw a doll, not a real person.
Swifts stun the Lightning to record dominant grand final victory
The NSW Swifts claim the Super Netball title with a perfectly executed 64-47 victory over the Sunshine Coast Lightning in Brisbane.
Emergency warnings for NT bushfires downgraded
Emergency warnings for bushfires burning near Darwin have been downgraded as fire crews battle to prevent the further spread of fire.
Howard the 'problem' croc may be saved by the Irwins
Howard the crocodile is being targeted for removal after a resident complained the four-metre reptile had been spotted basking near properties north of Cairns. But locals are angry and want him to stay.
Woman blows four times legal limit after getting car stuck on Melbourne train tracks
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A woman who narrowly escaped injury when her car was struck by a train blows an alleged blood-alcohol reading of more than four times the legal limit.
Tasmanian Government boosts fines for wildlife slaughter
Dog owners whose animals kill sensitive wildlife, including penguins, now face fines of up to $5,040, after more than 170 little penguins die in dog attacks since June 2018.
Increased “Smart City” Monitoring Sparks Debate on Modernization and Privacy
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil's Ministry of Justice (MJ) has recently provided states with what it has termed "Big Data tools for fighting crime". The system receives and cross-checks data from cities across the country to identify potential suspicious behaviors and steer policing actions by state government corporations. Data will be produced from monitoring […] The post Increased “Smart City” Monitoring Sparks Debate on Modernization and Privacy appeared first on The Rio Times.
Rotting Tomatoes and Lithium Fat: Method for Misleading Sniffer Dogs in Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The "intelligence" data reported that a truck loaded with cocaine had left Colonia Santa Rosa, Argentina, on its way to the province of The post Rotting Tomatoes and Lithium Fat: Method for Misleading Sniffer Dogs in Argentina appeared first on The Rio Times.
Sales Increase 12 Percent in First Four Days of “Brazil Week” Promotion
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In four days, the retail sales in the whole country registered 12 percent nominal growth, according to the balance divulged yesterday, September 14th, by the Special Secretary of Social Communication (SECOM) of the Presidency of the Republic. The growth was registered between the 6th and 9th of September at the […] The post Sales Increase 12 Percent in First Four Days of “Brazil Week” Promotion appeared first on The Rio Times.
Federal Highway Police Launch Largest Training Course in Brazilian History
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The largest professional training course in the history of the Brazilian Federal Highway Police (PRF) began this month at the National Police Academy in Florianópolis, State capital of Santa Catarina. President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed that he will be present at one of the stages, which runs until December this year. […] The post Federal Highway Police Launch Largest Training Course in Brazilian History appeared first on The Rio Times.
Fake News Inquiry Committee Starts Targeting Carlos Bolsonaro and Social Media
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Rio de Janeiro city councilman Carlos Bolsonaro, a ghostwriter for his president father on social media, is in the sights of the parliamentary committee of The post Fake News Inquiry Committee Starts Targeting Carlos Bolsonaro and Social Media appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil Promotes “Pro-family” Global Alliance With Conservative Governments
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Brazilian government is beginning to form an alliance with countries that defend conservative positions in order to influence the human rights agenda. The aim is to change the way in which issues such as sex education and gender ideology have . . . To read the full NEWS and […] The post Brazil Promotes “Pro-family” Global Alliance With Conservative Governments appeared first on The Rio Times.
You Gotta Fight for Your Right To Party? Rio’s Wicked War on Baile Funk
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Many of Rio de Janeiro’s oldest favela communities have long been regarded as well-springs of popular cultural creativity – especially musically – and this is a process that has not ceased. What has changed is the reception this creativity has received in the wider community. Communities like Mangueira (among others) […] The post You Gotta Fight for Your Right To Party? Rio’s Wicked War on Baile Funk appeared first on The Rio Times.
Justice Determines That Márcio Lobão be Released
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - By a decision of the 13th Federal Court of Curitiba, Márcio Lobão was arrested preventively on charges of having received bribes during the working of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Plant. The Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF-4) has ordered that M . . . To read the full […] The post Justice Determines That Márcio Lobão be Released appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Hong Kong Protests Are Already Too Far Gone to Return to Normal Now
*Stratfor Worldview* *Politics, Asia* [image: Key point: Carrie Lam’s may have finally killed the extradition bill, but it is too little, too late. Many of the protestors have become radicalized due to police violence and will not be satisfied. It's the announcement Hong Kong's protesters were waiti] What comes next? *Key point: *Carrie Lam’s may have finally killed the extradition bill, but it is too little, too late. Many of the protestors have become radicalized due to police violence and will not be satisfied. It's the announcement Hong Kong's protesters were waiting for — th... more »
Can innovation be sped up?
One would think that there are public policies that would substantially accelerate the pace of innovation. I’m not so sure. I’ll address this issue in a roundabout fashion, starting with a discussion of innovation in some seemingly unrelated fields. In 1969, we had just landed on the moon, the Boeing 747 was carrying 400 passengers […] The post Can innovation be sped up? appeared first on Econlib.
Quote of the Day
“If you worship your enemy, you are defeated.If you adopt your enemy’s religion you are enslaved.If you breed with your enemy you are destroyed.”— Polydoros of Sparta (741 to c. 665 BC) (Thanks Ragnar)
A pertinent clue as to why most of the world is sick & starving
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Self-Interested Whims of the Oligarchs: Google and Facebook Kill Access to Alternative and Integrative Medicine
Posted on: Tuesday, September 10th 2019 at 12:00 pm Written By: John Weeks Originally published on www.johnweeks-integrator.com The blog post to which my attention was called was entitled When Big Brother Went High Tech. The news from energy medicine author Lynn McTaggert jerked attention of the integrative community to a story I’d long anticipated: Google’s censors turned their attention … Continue reading Self-Interested Whims of the Oligarchs: Google and Facebook Kill Access to Alternative and Integrative Medicine →
Hurricane Dorian
DORIAN: A DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPON HURRICANE IN THE BAHAMAS? By Prof. RS “Rick” Duarte, Jr. * Sept. 8, 2019 Based upon 15 days of covering the events surrounding Hurricane Dorian, including numerous forensic pics, articles and videos, I’m convinced that Dorian was a Man-made Directed Energy Weapon Hurricane in the Bahamas. To the best of … Continue reading Hurricane Dorian →
A Dead Russian Submarine Armed with Nuclear Torpedoes was Never Recovered
*Robert Farley* *Security, * A permanent watery grave. *Key point: *She rests at a depth of 15,000 feet—too deep to make recovery practical. The Bay of Biscay is one of the world’s great submarine graveyards. In late World War II, British and American aircraft sank nearly seventy German U-boats in the Bay, which joined a handful of Allied and German subs sunk in the region during World War I. On April 12, 1970, a Soviet submarine found the same resting place. Unlike the others, however, K-8 was propelled by two nuclear reactors, and carried four torpedoes tipped by nuclear warh... more »
The Most Influential Scientist You May Never Have Heard Of
*Richard Gunderman* *History, Europe* [image: Reuters] Throughout his life, Alexander von Humboldt sought out the world’s interconnections. Alexander von Humboldt sought to see and understand everything. By the time he drew his self-portrait at age 45, Humboldt had tutored himself in every branch of science, spent more than five years on a 6,000-mile scientific trek through South America, pioneered new methods for the graphical display of information, set a world mountain climbing record that stood for 30 years and established himself as one of the world’s most famous scientists... more »
Why Recent History Proves a War Against North Korea Would Be a Nightmare
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Good luck finding what the enemy doesn't want you to see. *Key point: *Before you destroy all of an enemy's missiles, first you have to find them. While assembling the coalition that would eject Iraqi forces from Kuwait in 1990–1991, one thing American military planners *weren’t *worried about was Iraq’s Scud-B tactical ballistic missiles. True, Iraq had flung hundreds of the Soviet-designed missiles at Iranian cities during the Iran-Iraq war. But the weapons were derived from Nazi V-2 rockets dating back to World War II, and had difficulty h... more »
Tweets For Today
Saudi Arabia sees its oil output cut in half after drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels spark huge fires at a sprawling oil processing facility 200 miles northeast of Riyadh. https://t.co/JZRjvzzX6t — The Associated Press (@AP) September 15, 2019 Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes [tap to expand]https://t.co/LtEULNKlWy pic.twitter.com/m31yxezBNk — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 14, 2019 #UPDATE Saudi Arabia says it is ready to respond to drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels on two major oil facilities, which severely disrupted produc... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Society Of Dreams”
Liquid Mind, “Society Of Dreams”
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This elegant island universe is cataloged as NGC 2683. It lies a mere 16 million light-years distant toward the northern constellation Lynx. A spiral galaxy comparable to our own Milky Way, NGC 2683 is seen nearly edge-on in the cosmic vista. Blended light from a large population of old, yellowish stars forms the remarkably bright galactic core. Their starlight silhouettes the dust lanes along winding spiral arms, dotted with NGC 2683's young blue star clusters. * Click image for larger size.* The sharp image was recorded through the lens of a refracting telescope that shows bright... more »
"At The End Of The Day..."
"Maybe we're not supposed to be happy. Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes to simply be a human. Maybe, we're thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe, we're thankful for the things we'll never know. At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate." - "Grey's Anatomy"
"Shaya's Home Run"
"Shaya's Home Run" by Rabbi Paysach Krohn "In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that caters to learning-disabled children. Some children remain in Chush for their entire school careers, while others can be mainstreamed into conventional yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs. There are a few children who attend Chush for most of the week and go to a regular school on Sundays. At a Chush fund-raising dinner, the father of a Chush child delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he cried out, “Where is the perfecti... more »
Letter From the Editor: I’m a little worried, are you?
Opinion Foodborne illnesses are not generally considered to be “highly contagious.” There are exceptions of course. Children in close contact can give each other E. coli infections. But generally speaking, if you don’t eat the contaminated food, you aren’t going to become ill just because you have contact with those who did. ‘ Nobody wants... Continue Reading
Mary Oliver, "Instructions For Living A Life"
*"Instructions For Living A Life"* "*1.* Pay attention. * 2.* Be astonished. *3. *Tell about it." - Mary Oliver
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Ethical Technology - 23 hours ago
Traduction d’un article publié sur le magazine américain WIRED en 2016, celui-ci, édifiant, nous a semblé mériter une diffusion en français.
"If; Never..."
“If you're going through hell, keep going.” “Never give in... never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force... never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” - Winston Churchill
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Picture OF The Day
Demonstrators clash with riot police during a rally called by Chilean Human Rights organisation "Detained and Disappeared People" to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet that deposed President Salvador Allende, in Santiago, on September 8, 2019. - Next September 11 marks the 46th anniversary of the coup. © AFP 2019 / Martin Bernetti *WNU Editor*: The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures: 6 - 13 September *(Sputnik).
Yesterday's Saudi Oil Attack Is 'The Big One'
*Wall Street Journal: **Saudi Oil Attack: This Is the Big One* *The technological sophistication and audacity of Saturday’s attack will linger over the energy market* Saturday’s attack on a critical Saudi oil facility will almost certainly rock the world energy market in the short term, but it also carries disturbing long-term implications. Ever since the dual 1970s oil crises, energy security officials have fretted about a deliberate strike on one of the critical choke points of energy production and transport. Sea lanes such as the Strait of Hormuz usually feature in such specu... more »
September 15th – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #969
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Sunday September 15th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
The Zero Carbon Bill analysis – 2
Essay 2 — 2050 : Costs vs Benefits The second (pdf, 267 KB) of these eleven essays by the Hon … Continue Reading →
Rand Paul vs Liz Cheney
For the last few days, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) have been bashing each other on Twitter. Yesterday their Twitter feud spilled over to the press and even TV... at least in Wyoming, where Paul called into KTWO to slap Liz around a little (video above). Paul: "I really think that the Western Republicans, the ones that I’ve met in Wyoming and the ones I’ve met throughout the West, are very, very independent. They’re tired of spending $50 billion a year in Afghanistan. They’re tired of building roads in Afghanistan. They’re tired of $45 million gas stations ... more »
What's better than animal photos? Funny animal photos. Here are this year's best
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From chilled-out chimps to dancing foxes, 40 finalists for this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are announced, and it's the light-hearted relief we all need.
Boris Johnson likens himself to The Incredible Hulk
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As he tries to make an October 31 Brexit a reality, Boris Johnson warns: "The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets".
Bush fire brigades 'rattle the tin' for equipment, despite multi-billion dollar ratepayer levy
A tax imposed on West Australian ratepayers 16 years ago to support the state's emergency services has raised more than $3 billion, but just $256 million of that has gone to bush fire brigades, and they say this is forcing them to rattle the tin for some essential equipment.
Arson suspected in Gold Coast hinterland bushfires, Premier visits Beechmont
A large bushfire that has claimed 11 properties in the Gold Coast hinterland as well as historic Binna Burra Lodge could have been deliberately lit, Queensland's Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll says.
Recovered alcoholic calls on troubled young men to help communities affected by fire
Ten years ago Chris Roby sought help from the Salvos for crippling alcoholism; he's now leading a group of men fighting addiction to help their local community's response to bushfires.
Child physically unharmed, man and woman dead in parked car in Melbourne's east
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Police say a child who was in a parked car where a man and woman died on Saturday night was not physically hurt, while investigators say the cause of the deaths is yet to be determined.
Supreme Court and major Adelaide police station broken into
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Police arrest two men, one of whom allegedly broke into the South Australian Supreme Court and the other a major Adelaide police station on the same night.
Australia to deregulate gene-editing techniques
The government will deregulate many new controversial CRISPR gene-editing methods and products, in a move experts say will threaten organic production across the country. The changes will allow a number of genetically engineered animals, plants and microbes to be introduced into the food chain across Australia from October 8.
Edward Snowden Tells Of Whistleblowing, His AI Fears And Six Years In Russia
*The Guardian*: *'They wanted me gone': Edward Snowden tells of whistleblowing, his AI fears and six years in Russia * The man whose state surveillance revelations rocked the world speaks exclusively to the Guardian about his new life and concerns for the future The world’s most famous whistleblower, Edward Snowden, says he has detected a softening in public hostility towards him in the US over his disclosure of top-secret documents that revealed the extent of the global surveillance programmes run by American and British spy agencies. In an exclusive two-hour interview in Moscow ... more »
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