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Finally, One City Goes After Thieving Employers
I've done a few posts about the criminalization of employment law, and in those posts I've asked why it's all one-sided. Employees are going to jail for alleged trade secret theft, accessing employer computers once they're fired, and a host of other offenses. Yet employers who steal from employees and who commit other crimes against employees largely escape. Well, one city has had enough. Philadelphia now has a unit in the DA's office just for prosecuting crimes against employees. The big focus is wage theft, but I'm betting they will get all kinds of crimes they can prosecute, li... more »
CBS: O is for Opioids: ‘Sesame Street’ to Tackle Addiction Crisis
“Sesame Street” is tackling the opioid crisis with the help of Karli, a muppet who recently revealed her mother is battling an addiction to the deadly drugs. Karli, the bright green, yellow-haired young Muppet, is in foster care. She was introduced in May as part of the Sesame Street Communities initiative, which provides resources for […] The post CBS: O is for Opioids: ‘Sesame Street’ to Tackle Addiction Crisis appeared first on Health Nut News.
"Why Must It Be..."
"Pain is Gods megaphone to rouse a deaf world. Why must it be pain? Why can't he rouse us more gently, with violins or laughter? Because the dream from which we must be wakened, is the dream that all is well." - Robert Gore
U.S. Sells Seized North Korean Freighter. Money Will Likely Go To The Families Of Otto Warmbier And Kim Don Shik
A file photo of the Wise Honest. *Warzone/The Drive:** U.S. Sells Seized North Korean Freighter As Pyongyang Threatens Nuke And Missile Tests* The money made from the sale will likely go to the families of Otto Warmbier and Kim Don Shik, who died at the hands of the North Korean regime. The U.S. government has quietly sold off an ex-North Korean bulk freighter that it seized earlier this year in a sealed auction and the ship has left the port of Pago Pago in American Samoa under tow to an unknown destination. At least a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the M/V Wise Honest ... more »
Rise in Consumer Sentiment Bodes Well for Trump’s Reelection
[image: rise-in-consumer-sentiment-bodes-well-for-trump-s-reelection] Consumer sentiment in October beat forecasters expectations and sets the stage for Trump's reelection next year.
Islam Threatens the West, Ex-FBI Official Says
[image: islam-threatens-the-west-ex-fbi-official-says] Video - In this exclusive interview with The New American's Alex Newman, former FBI agent John Guandolo argues that Islamic extremism is not the threat — Islam itself is. Guandolo, who now runs Understanding the Threat, goes through Islamic scriptures to argue that jihad, sharia and killing of infidels are inherent to the Muslim religion. Unless and until the Western world is willing to acknowledge this, the threat will continue to grow, he said.
Charleston Mayor Gets Flak Over Secular Christmas Parade, Backs Down on Name Change
[image: charleston-mayor-gets-flak-over-secular-christmas-parade-backs-down-on-name-change] The mayor of Charleston, West Virginia, has announced she will not be changing the name of the city’s annual holiday parade to the “Charleston Winter Parade” after backlash from church leaders and community members.
Prof. Rectenwald: “Social Justice” Threatens Everything
[image: prof-rectenwald-social-justice-threatens-everything] VIDEO - In this exclusive interview with The New American's Alex Newman, Professor Rectenwald highlights the enormous danger that the so-called “social justice” movement poses to freedom and civilization. This ideology of tyranny is now being taught to American students at school and universities, threatening everything good. Rectenwald also discusses the hidden history of this dangerous movement.
Envoy Shows Up to Testify Despite Trump’s Opposition
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch appeared on Capitol Hill for a deposition in the Democrats' impeachment inquiry, accepting lawmakers' invitation to testify despite President Donald Trump's declaration that his administration wouldn't cooperate with the probe.
Appeals Court Rules House Should Get Trump Financial Records
A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump's financial records must be turned over to the House of Representatives.
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 10/11/19"
• Gregory Mannarino, "The GAME: Today Stocks AND Crude Oil Set To SKYROCKET" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - 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/ • Visit ZeroHedge for the very latest factual news and information: - https://www.zerohedge.com/ • *"Treasury Yield Curve Un-Inverts: 'Seals Fate Of Imminent Recession'"* by Tyler Durden "The most-watched, and most-accurate in forecasting recessions, segment of t... more »
NWO is now in visible collapse
*Amazing time in history as Emmanual Macron himself said in his speech on the end of the NWO (Western hegemony) and the rise of China as the world's new superpower boosted by a state central bank.* *The NWO Globalists have been forced to roll back their Ebola false flag epidemic in the DR Congo, drop their trade war against China and their plan to engineer a financial collapse by cutting off liquidity to banks like Deutsche Bank to induce a crisis to make a total power grab.* *Legal actions are starting to be rolled out against the Sacklers, Johnson and Johnson, Ghislaine Maxwell, P... more »
A man called Ove – a curmudgeon worth a deeper look
The title of bestselling author Fredrik Backman’s book “A man called Ove” or the reference to the subject may not be inviting, but give this book a chance. We all have curmudgeons in our lives and sometimes we may even … Continue reading →
US CAVES IN TO CHINA TO GET TRADE DEAL AND AVERT ECONOMIC DISASTER
*TRADE DEAL EXPECTED ON THURSDAY TO AVERT MORE TARIFFS ON CHINESE GOODS* *US ECONOMY ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE WHILE CHINA WITH ITS STATE CENTRAL BANK HAS A BOOMING ECONOMY AND FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL OPTIONS* *APPEAL TO CHINA TO BRING UP MY CASE WITH TRUMP * *A MINI TRADE DEAL SHOULD INCLUDE A DEAL TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS REPORTING FACTUALLY ON CHINA'S BOOMING ECONOMY* *CASE DELTA 15 218 CONTINUES TO BE A LIFE THREAT TO ME, RULINGS DUE IMMINENTLY COULD SEE ME INCARCERATED USING LIES * *From media* *Trade negotiators are working on a “mini-deal” on Thursday in hopes of easing the threat... more »
Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space, dies aged 85
Just In - 11 hours ago
The scientific world pays tribute to the Russian cosmonaut, who first ventured "into the vacuum of space", secured by a tether, on March 18, 1965.
WATCH: Cop Stands Up to Bully Officers for Harassing Him, Gets Beaten, Arrested and Fired
[image: cops]A cop cussed out two other cops and paid for exercising his free speech with a concussion, an arrest, and termination of employment.
The Kurds-- Betrayed Again, This Time By The World's Most Dishonorable Figure
*Hole-in-One by Nancy Ohanian* There are between 30 and 40 million Kurds in the world but their homeland stretches across northwest Iran, northern Iraq, northern Syria and southeast Turkey. They are the world's largest ethnic group without a state. The end of World War I and the crumbling of the Ottoman Empire brought with it the establishment of their own states, the Republic of Ararat in Turkey, the Kingdom of Kurdistan in Iraq and the Republic of Mahabad in Iran, together the core of a hoped for Kurdistan. Both republics and the kingdom were suppressed and short lived. The U.S. ... more »
Is the horrific Halle shooting being used by Globalist media to smear the inspirational example of Nazi resistance hero Henning von Tresckow?
*The shooting at a Halle synagogue, in which 2 people were killed, is a horrific reminder of religious prejudice.* *https://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/uniter-anfuehrer--hannibal--warb-in-freimaurer-logen-um-gefolgschaft-8947476.html* *Media reports suggest an unhinged young man committed this atrocity. But the establishment media Stern is linking this unhinged man's horrific actions with Henning von Tresckow, Nazi resistance fighter and a powerful inspiration to stand up to dictatorships and crimes, also against Jews.* *Henning von Tresckow tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler in... more »
Time Travelling Climate Scientists
Zeke Hausfather has determined that he knows more about the weather of the 1970s, than all of the scientists who were studying it at the time. By definition, the temperatures recorded 40+ years ago are at least 40 years old. … Continue reading →
Por diferencias con Bolsonaro, Francia ratifica que no firmará el pacto comercial
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
11-Oct-2019 Francia no firmará el acuerdo UE- Mercosur sobre agricultura alcanzado entre la Unión Europea y los países del Mercosur Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay y Paraguay en las condiciones actuales, declaró la ministra francesa de Medio Ambiente.
Senador Huenchumilla: el protocolo de entendimiento del TPP-11 es un chocolate que puso el gobierno
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
11-Oct-2019 Durante la sesión de la comisión de Constitución, Legislación, Justicia y Reglamento del Senado los senadores Alejandro Navarro y Francisco Huenchumilla presentaron reserva de constitucionalidad sobre el Tratado de asociación transpacífico, TPP-11.
31 Countries Do Not Have A Military
Costa Rican Police Officers *Business Insider:* *These are the 31 countries that don't have a military* * While it might seem normal for every country to have a military, there are some that don't have any armed forces whatsoever. * Thirty-one countries don't have any armed forces, according to the CIA Factbook. This includes a lot of countries that receive military assistance from more powerful states. * In some territories that don't have a standing army, police forces function as de facto military forces. Can you guarantee security without a military? For most people, this ques... more »
It Never Saw Combat, But The B-58 Hustler Was Ready To Destroy Countries
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * With a 9-megaton nuclear bomb. *Key point: *It would have heralded the end of the world. On Nov. 11, 1956, the first B-58 Hustler took flight. It would never see combat. An exotic, beautiful bomber designed for high-speed nuclear strike missions, a change in Soviet tactics and a development method which dramatically hiked costs conspired to doom the Hustler — intended as a replacement for the jet-powered B-47 Stratojet. Convair’s delta-wing Hustler was in some respects a fantastic aircraft, and as a supersonic jet bomber was capable of flying sign... more »
Is The U.S. Navy Planning To Put Hypersonic Missiles On Submarines?
*Zachary Keck* *Security, North America* Russia and China are on notice. *Key point: *They could be here as soon as 2020. Back in 2017, the U.S. Navy conducted its first test of a new hypersonic missile. The test was announced by Vice Adm. Terry Benedict, the director of the Strategic Systems Program (SSP), at the Naval Submarine League’s annual symposium in Arlington, Virginia, on November 2, 2017. “I’m very proud to report that at 0300 on Monday night SSP flew from Hawaii [Pacific Missile Range Facility] . . . the first conventional prompt strike missile for the United States... more »
Hitler Turned Nazi Germany Into a War Machine (But Why Only 1 Aircraft Carrier?)
*Robert Farley* *Security, * The Graf Zeppelin was launched in 1938, but never entered service. *Key Point: *It would have been a big deal if it was completed. From the first days of his ascension to power, Adolf Hitler planned to rebuild the Kriegsmarine into a world-class navy. Most of the world’s other major fleets included aircraft carriers, and so German naval authorities soon determined that the Reich would also require carriers. Germany laid down its first carrier in December 1936, and launched the *Graf Zeppelin* two years later. It would never enter service, however: dis... more »
The Solar Panel Toxic Waste Problem
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Duggan Flanakin ~ For decades, the solar industry benefited from generous federal, state, and local subsidies to increase its footprint. Yet these generous subsidies ignore the costs of disposal of solar panel waste. Things may be changing. In May 2018, Michael Shellenberger, a Time Magazine “Hero of the…
Tim Ball on Michael Mann
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Prof Tim Ball on Michael Mann and other topics. Well worth a watch: ? ? ? ? ?
Justin Trudeau´s Blackface
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Oct 11 (IPS) - Politics is a dodgy game, maybe even more so if you represent political views based on a moral approach. When the charismatic Justin Trudeau, son of a cosmopolitan liberal who served as Canada´s Prime Minister for 16 years, in 2015 was elected Prime Minister it was within a global political climate different from what it is today. Barack Obama was in the White House, Angela Merkel served her third period as German Chancellor, and the UK Government had not yet announced its country's withdrawal from the EU. Nevertheless, Russia had three months befo... more »
Wanted: Bold Leadership by António Guterres: On Sustainable Funding of United Nations
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Oct 11 (IPS) - Kul Chandra Gautam, a former Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, is the author of: Global Citizen from Gulmi: My Journey from the Hills of Nepal to the Halls of the United Nations.The United Nations is faced with a financial crisis once again. Leaders of as many as 64 countries who paraded and pontificated at the UN General Assembly and its multiple Summit meetings in September 2019 were deadbeats, who had not paid their dues in full to the UN for this year. Read the full story, “Wanted: Bold L... more »
Austerity, the “New Normal”
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
WASHINGTON DC, Oct 11 (IPS) - Isabel Ortiz is Director of the Global Social Justice Program at Joseph Stiglitz's Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University, former Director at the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF, and senior official at the UN and at the Asian Development Bank. Matthew Cummins is senior economist who has worked at UNDP, UNICEF and the World Bank.While this week Ministers of Finance and economists meet in Washington to confront global economic challenges at the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings, the majority of the world population l... more »
The Basics of a Staged Bioterror Attack
By Jon Rappoport “Imagine this. A big-time doctor from the US Biological Warfare Group waddles into a meeting room, where a collection of Army, CIA,... more »
Iraq Govt Repression Of Protests Being Exposed As More Promises Of Reform Being Made
(Al Mada) There were several reports on October 10 about the abuses committed by the security forces during the protests. Human Rights Watch (HRW) interviewed14 demonstrators and journalists in Baghdad and Dhi Qar who told stories of the police and Hashd beating and shooting people. In Baghdad, on October 3 one person said he heard the police warn a crowd that if they didn’t disperse they would be shot at. A Reuters reporter then saw a sniper fire into the gathering. A medic was arrested inside her ambulance trying to attend to the wounded. Two days later the Iraqi forces (ISF) fire... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 11
1961 Qasim said he would give up demands on Iraq Petroleum Company if it gave up 90% of the territory it was developing and gave Iraq larger share of profits Iraq Petroleum Company refused to give into Qasim’s demands (Musings On Iraq interview with Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt) 1980 Iraqis made 2nd crossing of Karun River cut off road to Ahwaz and surrounded Abadan in south (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq interview with author Tom Cooper on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq... more »
After Nine Months, Bolsonaro Failed to Meet 20 Percent of 100-Day Goals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro has yet to meet 20 percent of the goals he set for the first 100 days of his government. The period ended six months ago, on April 10th. A survey conducted by UOL shows that, of the 35 goals set for the period, seven have not . […] The post After Nine Months, Bolsonaro Failed to Meet 20 Percent of 100-Day Goals appeared first on The Rio Times.
Reports: U.S. Will Soon Exit The 'Open Skies' Treaty
CC BY-SA 3.0 / Dmitry Zherdin / Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-214ON which will be operated under the Open Skies treaty *CNN*: *Trump administration expected to announce exit from 'Open Skies' treaty* Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is expected to soon announce that it plans to exit the "Open Skies" treaty, a US official tells CNN, a move that has already drawn condemnation from Democrats in Congress. The decision to leave the treaty -- which was signed in 1992 and went into effect in 2002 and allows 34 member states to conduct unarmed surveillance flights over one another'... more »
The Report, Episode Eleven: A Special Counsel
Today, we released the eleventh episode of *Lawfare*’s narrative audio documentary, The Report, which recounts the story Robert Mueller lays out in his 448-page report. This episode covers the president’s reaction to the appointment Robert Mueller as special counsel. The president attempts to discredit and disqualify Mueller and, eventually, directs that he be fired. When White House Counsel Don McGahn refuses to help fire the special counsel, the president adopts a new approach and begins pressuring the Attorney General to limit the scope of the investigation. The president enga... more »
A Discussion at Harvard Law School on Democracy and Dysfunction
On Thursday, October 3d, the Harvard Law School Law Library hosted an event Sandy Levinson's and my new book, Democracy and Dysfunction (University of Chicago Press, 2019). The commentators included Jennifer Hochschild and Steven Levitsky of the Harvard Government department. It was a great discussion of why the United States is in a period of political dysfunction and where our politics is headed.
Voters often parrot the party line, even when polls suggest otherwise
Justin Buchler, Associate Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Voters are primarily partisans, and they respond to party signals -- even when they claim otherwise.
Why Barack Obama was particularly unsuited to live up to the ideals of the Nobel Peace Prize
A critic of Obama's two terms explains how the 44th president's personality and his politics of 'least resistance' prevented him from rising to the moment.
The Biggest Internet Security Breakthrough in Decades
By George Gilder The current internet infrastructure was built for a simple purpose: sharing information. The information superhighway was launched by academics to allow researchers... more »
Voyager: Pressure at the Edge of the System
One of these days we’ll have a spacecraft on a dedicated mission into the interstellar medium, carrying an instrument package explicitly designed to study what lies beyond the heliosphere. For now, of course, we rely on the Voyagers, both of which move through this realm, with Voyager 1 having exited the heliosphere in August of […]
Ukraine MP claims to have documents linking Joe Biden to $900K payoff (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 333. More The post Ukraine MP claims to have documents linking Joe Biden to $900K payoff (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
The irrationality of capitalism: Millions cut off from electricity, lives endangered by California utility PG&E
The forced blackouts affecting over two million people and businesses across 34 counties in Northern California are a stark example of the irrationality of the capitalist system.
The Secret To Great Volleyball Is Sneaky Float Serves, Finds Aerodynamic Analysis
Wind tunnel experiments to determine the role of asymmetry caused by the orientation of a volleyball on its aerodynamic characteristics found that it would be easy to make a volleyball more predictable; with a hexagonal or dimpled pattern instead of six panels, each made with three parallel rectangular strips - but that would eliminate some of the fun. Aerodynamics, the behavior of air as it flows around objects, plays a huge role in volleyball, golf, baseball, tennis, and soccer. Aerodynamics is why soccer players like David Beckham could "bend" kicks into the goal, and why baseb... more »
In Car Crash Scenarios, Self-Driving Cars Will Put The Many Ahead Of The Few
Self-driving cars are the future. Some day our grandchildren will look back on today and be baffled that we ever debated about whether or not to save hundreds of thousands of lives per year. Yet crashes will still happen, and there is a debate about how those will be handled. Right now, automobile deaths that don't start off as heavily risky (drunk, high) involve a great deal of bad luck and perhaps a modicum of skill. Artificial intelligence tasked with deciding what to do as an accident occurs will have to get socialist about it, according to a new paper; choosing the course of ac... more »
Environmental Scientists Need Better Emotional Support, Argue Marine Biologists
The belief that scientists should be dispassionate observers and neutral resources for the public good is dangerously misguided, argue marine biologists in a *Science* letter. Environmentalists feel pain when they see destruction of nature and should be allowed to cry, write Gordon, Radford, and Simpson, because that grief and post-traumatic recovery can strengthen resolve and inspire scientific creativity. read more
Iran Is Reporting That One Of Its Super-Oil Tanker Was Hit With Two Missiles Off The Saudi Coast
Iranian media said the blasts occurred around 5am and 5.20am local time *Daily Mail:* *Iranian oil tanker 'is hit by two MISSILES' in 'terrorist' attack off of Saudi Arabia that caused explosion and heavy damage* * Iranian supertanker Sabiti rocked by two explosions in the Red Sea near Jeddah * Iran said vessel was hit by two missiles in what experts called a 'terrorist attack' * It comes after a series of attacks on Saudi oil tankers which were blamed on Iran * Iran has not yet said who it believes was responsible for Friday's attack An Iranian oil tanker has been hit by two e... more »
Wildfire Rages on LA’s Northern Edge, Thousands Evacuated
A wildfire raged out of control along the northern edge of Los Angeles, forcing thousands of people from their homes as firefighters battled flames from the air and on the ground.
Study Links Russian Tweets to Release of Hacked Emails
On the eve of the release of hacked Clinton campaign emails, Russian-linked trolls retweeted messages from thousands of accounts on both extremes of the American ideological spectrum.
Syria: Security Zone or a Sunni Belt
Assyrian International News Agency - 13 hours ago
Will the envisioned safety zone in northern Syria be transformed into a Sunni belt? Political analysts believe that both the United States, Turkey, the EU and Syria's regime would be pleased that a few million Syrian refugees in Turkey, as well as jihadists in Idlib and captured IS terrorists, could be given refuge in newly built communities along t
Dostoevsky On The Revolutionary Demons
Fyodor Dostoevsky’s *Demons* is an attack on atheistic and nihilistic political movements. The book shows that atheistic and nihilistic philosophy can lead to suicide and murder. This is the story of high-minded intellectuals who are attempting to spark a revolution, even though they are clueless about the consequences of a revolution. But the intellectuals are not the demons that Dostoevsky describes in the novel—the demons are the atheistic and nihilistic ideas by which the intellectuals are possessed. (The book is also known as *The Possessed*.) Dostoevsky offers a masterful desc... more »
VICTORY! WHO SAYS EBOLA NOW ALMOST CONTAINED, BUT STLL PLANS FOR RISKY JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE
*CHINA, RESISTANCE FROM AFFICANS AND THE OPIOID LAWSUITS MAY HAVE HELPED THE EUGENICIST GLOBALISTS TO FINALLY REALIZE THE EPIDEMIC VACICNE AND GLOBAL MARTIAL LAW SCAM WILL BACKFIRE ON THEM* *From media* *The World Health Organization says efforts to halt an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo have made “significant progress”, with the virus now contained to a far smaller and mainly rural area.* *“We have put the virus in the corner,” Michael Ryan, the executive director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, told reporters in Geneva.* *“I believe we have really sque... more »
Idea of criminal prosecution of Sacklers and Johnson & Johnson over opioids gains traction
*From Vox* *“If [the Sacklers] have the perception — and it’s the correct perception — that ‘people like us just don’t go to jail, we just don’t, so the worst that’s going to happen is you take some reputational stings and you’ll have to write a check,’ that seems like a recipe for nurturing criminality,” Keith Humphreys, a drug policy expert at Stanford University, told me.* *There is, however, one way to make sure the Sacklers — and the owners and executives of other companies also facing lawsuits over their role in the epidemic, including Johnson & Johnson, Endo, and Teva Pharmac... more »
VICTORY! FEDERAL RESERVE TO KEEP DEUTSCHE BANK AND OTHER BANKS LIQUID THROUGH RULE CHANGE
*The US Federal Reserve has changed a simple rule about capital reserve requirements to defuse the threat of banks, including Deutsche Bank, from being cut off from liquidity in an engineered economic collapse.* *The Fed has lowered the amount of capital banks need to keep on receiving liquidity and keep on funding their dollar assets.* *https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/after-unveiling-notqe-fed-eases-liquidity-rules-foreign-banks-rescues-deutsche* *https://www.reuters.com/article/imf-worldbank-gsfr-banks/non-us-banks-still-vulnerable-to-dollar-funding-shocks-imf-warns-idUSL3N26V3XZ*... more »
State Takes Toddler from Loving Mom Over Drugs, Gives Him to Foster Parent Who Killed Him
[image: foster]Less than two months after a mother lost custody of her child for drug-related charges, he was placed in foster care where he was killed.
Cop Tasked With Investigating Child Sex Crimes, Arrested for Molesting a Child
[image: cop]A veteran NYPD cop is charged and being held without bail for molesting a 12-year-old girl who was friends with his daughter.
Bad Fascism vs Less-Bad Fascism
**** Fall Fundraiser. Please continue showing your support for Sardonicky via the PayPal tip jar to your right, making either a one-time or recurring donation. If you don't like PayPal, you can email me at kmgarcia2000@yahoo.com for instructions on where to send a check. Without generous readers, I can't keep writing. So thank you in advance!**** +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ First let's get the in-your-face variety out of the way. Donald Trump led another Nuremberg-style rally Thursday and vowed to bring the troops back home so that they might be deployed "somewhe... more »
Prince Andrew next? Epstein victim expands lawsuit to Ghislaine Maxwell, French paedo scout ready to talk
*Epstein Co-Conspirators Named By Accuser; Alleged Pedo Scout Ready To Spill The Beans* *by Tyler Durden* *Jeffrey Epstein accuser Jennifer Araroz filed an amended complaint Tuesday which names two accomplices in the convicted pedophile's alleged sex-trafficking operation along with more than 20 corporate entities, according to CNN. * *While Epstein's alleged 'madam' Ghislaine Maxwell has been accused of actively participating in Epstein's sex crimes, the new complaint asserts that "secretary" Lesley Groff and former executive assistant Cimberly Espinosa "participated with and as... more »
Riots Reported At The Kurdish Al-Hol Camp That Is Holding Thousands Of ISIS Families
*Daily Mail:* *The moment families of ISIS fighters 'attempt to escape' notorious Al-Hol prison camp where Shamima Begum is being held amid Turkish invasion of Syria* * Footage shows unrest at the Al-Hol camp, which holds thousands of ISIS families * Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces reported riots and an attempted escape * Comes amid Turkish invasion and attacks on the Kurds after US forces withdrew * Kurds have warned the attacks risk setting thousands of ISIS jihadis loose Families of ISIS fighters kept locked up at the notorious Al-Hol prison camp in Syria have started r... more »
Interest hike for council loans “could stop regeneration”
The Treasury has raised the interest rate on funding from the Public Works Loan Board after the Bureau reported that councils were using the money to invest heavily in commercial property
Is Impeachment Now Inevitable?
[image: is-impeachment-now-inevitable] As Trump has himself conceded, impeachment is probable, even if the outcome of this historic collision between the president and Congress, which will decide the fates of Pelosi, Trump and Biden alike, is, as of yet, undetermined.
Clinton Campaign Tried to Shut Down Weinstein Story, Ronan Farrow Says
[image: clinton-campaign-tried-to-shut-down-weinstein-story-ronan-farrow-says] In his upcoming book, Ronan Farrow writes that Clinton's publicist attempted to kill his story on Weinstein, calling it a "concern for us."
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali Wins Nobel Peace Prize For Ending 20-Year War With Eritria
Watch the very moment the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize is announced. Presented by Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. #NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize pic.twitter.com/EIATBAMVp7 — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 11, 2019 *DW: **Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize* The award, worth almost a million dollars, has been given to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He received the prize for his efforts in making peace with Eritrea after years of conflict and tensions. Announcing the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, the five... more »
Arrest of Giuliani Associates Ensnares ‘Congressman 1’
Businessmen with ties to Rudy Giuliani lobbied a U.S. congressman in 2018 for help ousting the American ambassador to Ukraine around the same time they committed to raising money for the lawmaker.
You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat? UMaine Has Printer for That
The world's largest 3D printer has created the world's largest 3D-printed boat.
Trump Attacks Biden, Slams Impeachment Probe at Minn. Rally
President Donald Trump was defiant in the face of an impeachment probe as he sought to convert the threat to his presidency into a weapon on the campaign trail, with biting and unsupported attacks on potential Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
An Unfaithful Servant of Imperialism: The Real Reason Trump Is Facing Impeachment
For the neocons and the “liberal” right-to-protect “humanitarian imperialists,” Trump’s lurches in the direction of non-intervention and rapprochement are only venial sins. The post An Unfaithful Servant of Imperialism: The Real Reason Trump Is Facing Impeachment appeared first on MintPress News.
Russia’s Energy Diplomacy Brings Geopolitical Dividends
*Dimitri Alexander Simes* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Although Washington has long pushed its European allies to move away from Russian gas, some of its own policies have provided the Russian energy sector with a boost. Russia’s energy prospects looked bleak just a few years ago. The European Union, Russia’s largest energy customer, was moving to distance itself from Moscow over the latter’s annexation of Crimea and support for Eastern Ukrainian separatists. Russia was trying to break into the Chinese energy market and meeting significant difficulties along the way. Fina... more »
The Glock 20 10mm Gun: Too Much Power and Too Old?
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Or, is the Glock 20 a well-rounded 10mm handgun that offers serious firepower at little compromise? You make the call. In a catalog saturated with popular 9mm offerings, the 10mm Glock 20 Gen4 stands apart as the Austrian gun manufacturer’s most powerful semi-automatic pistol. The Glock 20 is also the oldest 10mm in continuous production, successfully blending Glock’s legendary reliability with a newfound focus on stopping power. Glock made its initial splash in the U.S. handgun market with the Glock 17, which fast became a bestseller in the early ... more »
Fermion masses from a Δ(54) heterotic orbifold
Stephen King, the King of Horror, didn't receive the Nobel prize in literature for his 200 short stories yesterday – the award went to Austria and Poland instead. Similarly, neither Trump nor the aggressive Swedish teenager got the Nobel prize in peace today – instead, it actually went to a guy (prime minister) who established peace in Ethiopia. ;-) Clearly, the committee in Oslo needed and still needs to recover some credibility after it was overspent in recent years. But Stephen King (I guess it is a different one) is the most famous author name of an exciting 4-author hep-ph prep... more »
"INAUTHENTIC" IS JUST A EUPHEMISM FOR "NOT NATURAL" (IN MORE THAN ONE SENSE OF THE PHRASE)
I don't completely agree with the thesis of this *New York Times* news analysis by Thomas Kaplan: Republicans have tried to brand [Elizabeth Warren] as a socialist, attack her policy ideas and portray her as too left-wing for the American electorate. None of those arguments have diminished her political momentum, robust fund-raising or polling. But in the past week, conservative news sites have challenged Ms. Warren’s story about how a public school principal forced her out of a teaching job in 1971 because she was “visibly pregnant,” and the Republican National Committee grabbed o... more »
Symposium on Andrew Coan, Rationing the Constitution: Collected Posts
Here are the collected posts for our Balkinization symposium on Andrew Coan's new book, Rationing the Constitution: How Judicial Capacity Shapes Supreme Court Decision-Making (Harvard University Press 2019). 1. Jack Balkin, Introduction to Balkinization Symposium on Andrew Coan, Rationing the Constitution. 2. David Marcus, Comments on Rationing the Constitution. 3. Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl, Rationing the Constitution: Beyond and Below. 4. Maggie Blackhawk, Andrew Coan and Legal Process. 5. Aziz Huq, Judicial Norms and Judicial Capacity. 6. Frederick Schauer, Methodological Quibbles ... more »
EU Adopts Right to Repair for Household Appliances
European Commission approves right to repair regulations for household appliance: a start, but much less than what’s necessary to reduce waste, combat climate change, and save consumers money.
Criminal Justice Reform Has Failed Again as Gang Member, Joey Crack, Who Was Freed from Prison Under the ‘First Step Act’, Allegedly Stabbed a Man to Death
"Joey Crack" Francisco, was freed from a life sentence for a drug conviction under the Kushner-Koch "First Step Act" federal drug-sentencing reform only to go on to allegedly brutally stab a man to death in Rhode Island.
Kansas: 12-Year Old Girl Charged With Felony for Pointing ‘Finger Gun’ in School
The school resource officer recommended that she be arrested for communicating a threat to commit violence with the intent to place another in fear or with the intent to cause evacuation, lock down, or disruption. No kidding.
Turkey Threatens to Send 3.6-Million Refugees to Europe If EU Frames Syria Op As An ‘Invasion’
The massive influx of refugees into Turkey already is causing social strife, and the Turks want them out. Threat of mass re-immigration has become a political weapon.
The Second Amendment of Things (and Grievances)
For the Symposium on Mary Anne Franks, The Cult of the Constitution (Stanford University Press, 2019). Joseph Blocher The second chapter of Mary Anne Franks’ exceptional new book, *Cult of the Constitution*, shows how constitutional fundamentalism distorts debates about gun rights and regulation. In doing so, it offers novel contributions to the increasingly vibrant scholarly literature on the Second Amendment. I’ll focus on two; one conceptual and the other doctrinal. The first is Franks’ focus on the physical *instrument* (the gun) that is central to the right; the second is what... more »
A Political Pickle
Susan Delacourt writes that a majority government for either the Liberals or the Conservatives could deepen fissures in this country: Start with a Liberal majority win, which is far from the certainty it once seemed when Justin Trudeau was still basking in his 2015 victory. Remember when everyone was wondering when the Trudeau honeymoon would ever end? It will be a huge relief for the Liberals if Trudeau does pull off a re-election majority. But after a polarizing campaign, much of which turned on Trudeau’s personal record, the celebration won’t be countrywide, to say the least. ... more »
Why the Sudden Rush To Impeach?
[image: President Donald J. Trump waves after stopping to speak with White House visitors and staff members following his arrival back to the White House Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, following his visit to The Villages, FL. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)] Why the sudden, jumped-up drive to impeach this President, after years of multimillion-dollar, hostile investigations have all come up empty? Because of a telephone call? Does anyone really believe that? The real reason would be obvious if Americans knew the truth about the world financial system—but they haven’t caught on t... more »
Largest Gaming Event in Latin America Takes Place in São Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Gaming enthusiasts will find their place at the largest show in the sector in Latin America, at Expo Center Norte, in São Paulo. The Brasil Game Show (BGS) 2019 runs until October 13th, with several attractions and innovations for the public, such as the introduction of unpublished games . . […] The post Largest Gaming Event in Latin America Takes Place in São Paulo appeared first on The Rio Times.
Banks Keep Increasing Profitability Trajectory, Says Central Bank
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Banks have maintained their upward trend in profitability in the first semester of 2019, although showing deceleration indicators. This is the finding of the Financial Stability Report, released yesterday, October 10th, by the The post Banks Keep Increasing Profitability Trajectory, Says Central Bank appeared first on The Rio Times.
Airbnb Rental Cannot be Banned by Condominium, Says Superior Court Judge
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Judge Luis Felipe Solomon, of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), voted yesterday, October 10th, to the effect that the lease of real estate or rooms by means of apps such as Airnnb cannot be prohibited by residential condominiums, as long as it is not a commercial activity. Solomon is […] The post Airbnb Rental Cannot be Banned by Condominium, Says Superior Court Judge appeared first on The Rio Times.
A Mutual Defense Treaty With the United States—A Complicated Proposition for Israel
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Feb. 2017 (Source: Flickr/Official White House Photo by Leslie N. Emory) Amidst the chaos of U.S. and Israeli politics, it may be difficult to remember that less than four weeks ago President Trump tweeted that he had reached an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss a mutual defense treaty between the United States and Israel. The idea of such a treaty has come up time and again over the years. The U.S. has primarily dangled the treaty as an incentive for Israel to agree to peace agreements... more »
Man arrested after stabbing attack at UK mall, counter-terrorism police investigating
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Counter-terrorism police are leading an investigation into a stabbing incident that injured four people at a shopping centre in north-western England.
Uninspiring Wallabies beat Georgia in final Rugby World Cup pool match
The Wallabies produce a lacklustre display ahead of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, defeating Georgia 27-8 in their last pool match in Shizuoka.
Sydney FC strikes late to down Adelaide in rollicking A-League season opener
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An 87th minute header from Ryan McGowan delivers Sydney FC a 3-2 win after a 10-man Adelaide fought back from two goals down in a feisty encounter at Hindmarsh Stadium.
Potentially HISTORIC October Snow and Temperature Lows to Hit the US & Canada
*Oh, I thought “the house was on fire”? Yet, cold is the absence of warmth.. * *Watch out North! Manitoba is going to be hit* *Weather Network* *Winter storm watches and warnings blanket southern Manitoba, including Winnipeg, as a potent stateside system targets the province with heavy snow and dangerous blizzard conditions. The province already saw some heavy, wet snow and ramping-up winds Thursday, but the worst of the storm is still to come Friday, with unsettled conditions expected to linger right into the Thanksgiving long weekend ahead. More on the timing of this system and ju... more »
Everyone around you is grieving. Go easy.
"Unless anyone passing by looked deeply into my bloodshot eyes or noticed the occasional break in my voice and thought enough to ask, it’s not like they’d have known what’s happening inside me or around me. They wouldn’t have had any idea of the gaping sinkhole that had just opened up and swallowed the normal life of the guy next to them in the produce section." John Pavlovitz https://johnpavlovitz.com/2019/02/21/everyone-around-you-is-grieving-go-easy/? I thought similar thoughts this past week as we watched and waited with our son who has brain cancer. The temporary assistant ... more »
Announcing the 2019 Harry Shearer “Double Your Donation” Challenge!
Harry Shearer is making a big reader challenge! Will you take him up on it?
How Big Tech Smeared Brett Kavanaugh and Protected Jeffrey Epstein
A new book shows Silicon Valley has no shame when it comes to selectively defending monsters based on politics. More The post How Big Tech Smeared Brett Kavanaugh and Protected Jeffrey Epstein appeared first on The Duran.
The Plague of Western Adventurism in Syria
If Turkey were to attack the SDF to the north while the Syrian SNA attacks from the west, Kurdish forces would be hard pressed to defend the oil fields, thus depriving the PKK/YPG of much needed resources. More The post The Plague of Western Adventurism in Syria appeared first on The Duran.
Justifying a Refusal to Vacate Office
The White House Counsel's letter to the House of Representatives explaining the President's refusal to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry is being torn to shreds by lawyers from both parties. I want to make one observation about the letter. If an impeachment proceeding in the House can be unconstitutional as the President claims, then why can't he say the same about the Senate trial? The Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power of impeachment. Nevertheless, the President says that what the House is doing violates due process. This is nonsense, but let's ac... more »
First Australian Farmer Sues Monsanto, Claiming Roundup Caused His Cancer
For the first time in Australia, a farmer has launched legal action against Monsanto — the manufacturer of Roundup — claiming it caused his cancer, ABC reported Thursday. New South Wales farmer, Ross Wild, 67, has used Roundup on his mixed farming property in Moama since its introduction in Australia in 1976. Last year, Mr […] The post First Australian Farmer Sues Monsanto, Claiming Roundup Caused His Cancer appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
55 finalists announced for inaugural MJBizDaily Awards honoring cannabis companies, executives
Cultivator of the Year. Regional Game Changer. Community Impact. These are just some of the categories for which the editorial team of Marijuana Business Daily vetted more than 670 entries for the inaugural MJBizDaily Awards. With the list of nominees having been culled to 55 finalists, a panel of cannabis industry professionals is hard at […] 55 finalists announced for inaugural MJBizDaily Awards honoring cannabis companies, executives is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Are U.S.-North Korea Nuclear Negotiations Dead?
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* Pyongyang seems to realize it possesses an advantage. With a growing nuclear arsenal, it can escalate its demands and its rhetoric. Kim Myong Gill on Oct. 7, 2019 warned there could be a “terrible incident” if the United States fails to prepare for continued talks. Efforts by the United States and North Korea to revive denuclearization talks appear to be going nowhere fast. After three high-profile but largely substance-free meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, negotiators from both countries are struggl... more »
Bang, You're Dead: Meet the P-39 “Peashooter” (A World War II Legend)
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7a/3c/96/7a3c96817189c22b1577db7be429efe2.jpg] A true World War II fighter plane. *Key point:* This adorable plane served well in training many pilots and also took the fight to the enemy. If there is an American combat airplane that has achieved an ill-deserved reputation, no doubt it would be the much-maligned Bell P-39 Airacobra, a tricycle landing gear single-engine fighter whose reputation was greatly overshadowed by the more famous, and of more recent design, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Curtiss ... more »
America Can—and Will—Win the Trade War
*Salvatore Babones* *Economics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Here's how. *Key point:* China has more to lose and Trump is right to finally push back. The conventional wisdom of the international expert class is that “you can't win a trade war.” What they really mean is that you can't win a trade war in a fair game. If all sides start in balance, the rules are the same for everyone, and no player has coercive power over any other, the winning strategy is for everyone to cooperate. Economics 101. But if one country starts with a massive trade deficit, the existing rules are written ... more »
Yes, North Korea Is Building Submarine-Launched Nuclear Missiles
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/NORTHKOREA-MISSILES--RC16AEED56A0.html] Not good. *Key point (Note: This appeared last year and is being posted due to recent events):* Although there was a test recently, Pyongyang has been working on these weapons for years now. In the summer of 2018 a flurry of reports confirmed that North Korea has continued construction of a second ballistic-missile submarine, designated the Sinpo-C by intelligence analysts after the shipyard in eastern North Korea. South Korean representative Kim Hack-yong to... more »
Russia Launched Half of Its Stealth Fighters. We Now Know Why.
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, Europe* Who wants to buy the Su-57? *Key point: *The Su-57 is one of Russia's best planes and Moscow is eager to export it. Back in May, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s IL-96-300PU presidential plane was flanked by no less than six Su-57 stealth fighter jets while en route to the 929th Chkalov State Flight-Test Center in southwestern Russia. *Video footage* of the flight shows the Su-57 fighters grouped in what better resembles a parade column than an escort formation, suggesting a soft-power intent behind Putin’s trip. There are several factors at... more »
Why the Korean War Battle of Chosin Was so Bloody
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* [image: https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/USA-WEATHER--GM1EB360A5201.html] China's intervention was a nasty surprise. *Key point:* The attack as vicious and UN forces were unprepared. The 1st Marine Division was on the move toward the Yalu River. With any luck, if the weather cooperated, the United Nations police action in Korea would be over in weeks. The 5th Marine Regiment (5th Marines), most of the 7th Marines, and three artillery battalions of the 11th Marines spent the daylight hours of November 27, 1950, staging into the Nort... more »
Last Year, a Report Declared the Stealth F-22 Raptor Was in Trouble
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/5756190/908th-ears-refuels-f-15s-f-22s-e-3-awacs] Let's count the ways. *Key point:* The F-22 program isn't being well-run and that is causing major headaches. Poor U.S. Air Force organization and management have contributed to problems with the F-22 Raptor fighter, according to a Government Accountability Office audit back in July 2018. F-22 availability, already diminished by maintenance problems endemic to the complex and finicky stealth fighter, has been further reduced by the small size of F-22 squ... more »
First Turkish soldier killed in northern Syria offensive
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:00 P.M.) – The Turkish Ministry of Defense said a soldier was killed, four other wounded in clashes with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. The exact location and time where the first serviceman was killed in northern Syria offensive haven’t been specified. The Turkish military and its allied Syrian rebels have reached the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Publisher retracts paper when authors try publishing it again in another of its journals
Pro-tip: If you’re going to try to publish the same paper twice, don’t submit the duplicated version to a journal from the same publisher where you published the original — especially if you plan to monkey with the data. Well, don’t try to publish the same paper twice, nor monkey with data, period. But you’ll … Continue reading Publisher retracts paper when authors try publishing it again in another of its journals
US and Russia Veto UN’s Turkey Resolution
*Following up on the news from this post: Turkey Launches Operation Peace Spring* *Number 9 regarding the UN Security Council Meeting* *The US stated they’d already been very clear about their condemnation.Russia wanted the resolution expanded to condemn the presence of the US occupation forces.* *The resolution didn't pass * *WaPo * *Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said the Trump administration does not endorse Turkey’s military action and warned of unspecified “consequences” but stopped short of condemning it.The Russian U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebe... more »
The Climate Emergency
This is the second of a four-part series. Read Part 1 here. The day before the recent global school strike for the climate — where 10,000 people, mostly young, took to the streets in Halifax demanding climate action — there was a two-hour “emergency debate” in the Nova Scotia legislature about the “global emergency,” in […]
Trump Tells Bankrupt UN to Find Money Elsewhere
[image: trump-tells-bankrupt-un-to-find-money-elsewhere] Facing a massive hole in its budget, the United Nations is implementing “emergency measures” to avoid missing payroll and other obligations before the end of the year. Unsurprisingly, UN bosses are demanding that taxpayers in America and other nations hand over more money now or face global catastrophe. Even UN officials and apologists, though, have blasted the “bloated” organization for squandering massive amounts of money on everything from luxurious air travel and fancy hotels to globalist propaganda promoting its own agend... more »
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