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Bringing Ontology Back In
Political science has long had debates over methodology – i.e., ways of knowing about the world – but has had fewer over ontology – i.e. what exists in the world. This was noted by Peter Hall in his 2003 book chapter, “Aligning Ontology and Methodology in Comparative Research,” but other authors like Colin Hay and […]
The Poet: William Butler Yeats, "The Second Coming"
*"The Second Coming"* "Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Surely some revelation is at hand; Surely the Second Coming is at hand. The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert A shape with lion body and the head... more »
Brown University Removes GRE Requirement for 24 Doctoral Programs
Next year, Brown University applicants won’t need to provide Graduate Records Examination (GRE) scores for 24 of the school’s doctoral programs. The aim is to increase the number of underrepresented graduate students, who sometimes struggle to afford GRE prep courses, tutoring and exam fees. “The future success of graduate education at Brown depends on the […]
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Teen, 14, shot as Hong Kong protesters defy mask ban
Just In - 11 hours ago
Hong Kong police shoot and wound a teenage boy, as violent protests erupted across the Chinese-ruled city hours after its embattled leader Carrie Lam invoked colonial-era emergency powers last used more than 50 years ago.
'Inauthentic behaviour' sees Facebook take down dozens of pages posting about West Papua
Amid recent violence in Indonesia's Papua and West Papua provinces, Facebook says it has removed 69 Facebook accounts, 42 pages and 34 Instagram accounts posting content about the restive eastern region.
"Do You Have a License for That Minky?"
*"Do You Have a License for That Minky?"* by Jim Kunstler "Sometimes, if you open up a big enough gate and stand in the void, the gate will swing back and slap you on the ass - which is where serial bungler and arch-schlemiel Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) finds himself at the end of an exhausting week’s dissembling in the WhistleGate matter. Long about now, his reluctant partner in the latest impeachment gambit, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, must feel date-raped just a little bit as every unraveling thread in the story leads back to another exposed deception by Schiff, the Inspector Clouse... more »
FOX: Walmart Joins Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS in Pulling Zantac from Shelves
Walmart, the United States’ largest retailer, was the latest to announce the suspension of the sale of Zantac and other over-the-counter ranitidine medications due to concerns they might contain a substance that can cause cancer. Customers can return the products to Walmart or Sam’s Club stores for a refund. CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens also recently […] The post FOX: Walmart Joins Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS in Pulling Zantac from Shelves appeared first on Health Nut News.
Internet Trolls May be Trained Government Agents According to Leaked Document
Written By: Brian Shilhavy Glenn Greenwald, a journalist, constitutional lawyer, commentator, and author of three New York Times best-selling books on politics and law, has been working with NBC News in publishing a series of articles on how covert government agents infiltrate the Internet to “manipulate, deceive, and destroy reputations.” The information is based on documents leaked by National […] The post Internet Trolls May be Trained Government Agents According to Leaked Document appeared first on Health Nut News.
The Report, Episode Ten: You're Fired
Today, we released the tenth 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 Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s decision to recuse from the Russia investigation and President Trump’s reaction. It also details the sudden firing of FBI Director James Comey. Mueller evaluates whether these episodes, individually or collectively, meet the legal requirements of obstruction of justice. The first seven episodes of The Report unpack Volume I; they tell the story of Russia’s effort... more »
Diahann Carroll, Oscar-Nominated, Pioneering Actress, Dies
The actress and singer who won critical acclaim as the first black woman to star in a non-servant role in a TV series as “Julia,” has died. She was 84.
Retail Giant Walmart Halts Sales of Zantac and Related Drugs
Walmart has become the latest store to halt sales of the popular heartburn treatment Zantac after health regulators warned about a potentially dangerous contaminant in the drug.
Diplomats Pushed Ukraine to Investigate, Dangled Trump Visit
Top U.S. diplomats encouraged Ukraine’s newly elected president to conduct an investigation linked to Joe Biden’s family in return for a high-profile visit with President Donald Trump.
US Lawmakers Cite Quilombolas as Reason Not to Sign Space Accord With Brazil
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – An agreement between Brazil and the United States for the lease to the US of the Alcântara missile launch site, in the Northeastern region of Brazil, has been receiving criticism from both countries, with US and Brazilian lawmakers urging their respective countries not to approve the accord. According to critics, the […] The post US Lawmakers Cite Quilombolas as Reason Not to Sign Space Accord With Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.
Deadly Combo: The Navy Has Combined F-35s with Helicopter Assault Ships
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2212402/f-35-lightning-ii-begins-dt-ii-aboard-uss-dwight-d-eisenhower] Smaller aircraft carriers that still pack a major punch. *Key point: *The F-35 is very capable and can turn smaller flattops that would normally carry helicopters and U.S. Marines into serious aircraft carriers. Were the USS* America *to cruise alongside the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier *Charles de Gaulle*, the average Joe might struggle to distinguish their purposes. Both flat-tops measure longer than two-and-half foot... more »
Sorry Not Sorry: France's 4th-Generation Dassault Rafale Is No Stealth F-35
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, * Paris' stopgap until a European stealth fighter enters service. *Key point: *It's no F-35. Period. In January 2019, French Defense Minister Florence Parly announced France would commit $2.3 billion to develop an F4 generation of the Dassault Rafale twin-engine multirole fighter. This would include production in 2022–2024 of the last twenty-eight of the original order of 180 Rafales, followed by the purchase of an additional thirty Rafales F4.2s between 2027–2030, for a total of 210. Since 2008, France has deployed land- and carrier-based Rafa... more »
California to “Solve” Homeless Problem by Throwing Homeless People in Prison
[image: homeless]Instead of addressing the actual problem of homeless people in the city by helping them, the city is choosing to start arresting them, ensuring a massive future problem.
Before The Voters Do, All U.S. Senators Will Have To Ask Themselves, "How Crazy Is Too Crazy?"
One of Trump's most ardent-- and despised-- Republican antagonists is George Conway. Yesterday he penned a piece for *The Atlantic*, Unfit For Office, to be read with Bob Dylan's classic "Subterranean Homesick Blues" playing in the background. In short, Kellyanne's husband's message is the same message he's been tweeting for over 2 years, namely that Señor Trumpanzee's narcissism makes it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the presidency in the way the Constitution requires. "You don’t," he quotes Dylan, "need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, and y... more »
After 2 Years, the FBI Has Failed to Find a Motive and Wrapped Up the Case, Yet Many Mysteries Remain Unanswered
The theory for the motive of the shooting is that Paddock was an aging man with health and financial problems who wanted to gain infamy. It is a mystery as to why local police waited over an hour to storm Paddock's room. There were reports of shooting from multiple casinos.
America’s Civil War Is About To Get Hot
Posted on October 4, 2019 Thoughts, anyone? Are you ready? HEA
It Takes a Second to Say Goodbye
More research on the annihilating capacity of nuclear weapons: Axe, David (2019, October 3). A ‘Limited’ Nuclear War Quickly Could Kill 90 Million People. The National Interest, https://www.yahoo.com/news/limited-nuclear-war-quickly-could-200000895.html A “small” nuclear war would kill or injure more than 90 million people within just a few hours.That’s the startling conclusion that a team of researchers at Princeton University reached when they simulated an exchange of small-yield “tactical” nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia. I am reminded of that song 'It take... more »
Modern Conflicts Against the Backdrop of Climate Change, Inequalities, Injustice & Human Rights Violations
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
STOCKHOLM, Oct 04 (IPS) - Ambassador Jan Eliasson, in an address to the fourth Stockholm Security Conference. Ambassador Jan Eliasson is a Swedish diplomat and Chair of the Governing Board of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). He was Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations from July 2012 to December 2016 and Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2006We will look at how modern conflicts will be affected by the recent unprecedented technological and societal developments. The nature of conflict is also changing. It is becoming more protracted, ... more »
Can We Feed the World and Ensure No One Goes Hungry?
Global Issues News Headlines - 12 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 04 (IPS) - Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet, but hunger is on the rise in some parts of the world, and some 821 million people are considered to be "chronically undernourished". What steps are being taken to ensure that everyone, worldwide, receives sufficient food? Read the full story, “Can We Feed the World and Ensure No One Goes Hungry?”, on globalissues.org →
On Nietzsche’s Political Attack on Socrates
In his first book *The Birth of Tragedy*, Nietzsche attacks Socrates, and explains the “problem of Socrates.” He disowned this work to a certain extent in this later years, but his later works show that there are many features in *The Birth of Tragedy* that he continued to maintain till the end of his career. Leo Strauss, in his Introduction to his 1966 book *Socrates and Arisophanes*, notes that Nietzsche’s attack on Socrates must be understood as primarily a political attack. Here’s an excerpt from Strauss’s Introduction: "[According to Nietzsche, Socrates] is the prototype of the... more »
Messing With Texas
NCDC adjusted data shows a strong warming trend in Texas. Climate at a Glance | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) The underlying measured data shows a strong cooling trend, with 1921 as the hottest year. This graph shows both … Continue reading →
"What Should Be..."
"The "what should be" never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it." There is no "what should be," there is only what is." - Lenny Bruce
"The Moral Principle..."
"The precept: "Judge not, that ye be not judged" is an abdication of moral responsibility: it is a moral blank check one gives to others in exchange for a moral blank check one expects for oneself. There is no escape from the fact that men have to make choices; so long as men have to make choices, there is no escape from moral values; so long as moral values are at stake, no moral neutrality is possible. To abstain from condemning a torturer, is to become an accessory to the torture and murder of his victims.The moral principle to adopt in this issue, is: "Judge, and be prepared to... more »
A very interesting statistic from the Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force is renowned as a ferociously effective defender of its country. Its pilots are amongst the most professional in the world, and it operates the most up-to-date aircraft it can afford. Therefore, I was struck by an interview given to Breaking Defense, revealing a very interesting statistic. “Last year 78 percent of the IAF’s operational flight hours were performed by UAS *[unmanned aerial systems]*. This year the number jumped and is 80 percent,” Lt. Col. S. told me at the Tel-Nof Air Force base, where the largest Israeli drone, the Heron-TP flies from. The H... more »
China, US seen to have good reasons to reach interim trade deal next week, but agreement far from assured
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
04-Oct-2019 Negotiators from China and the United States will meet for the 13th round of high-level trade negotiations in Washington.
30 Killed In Iraq Protests As PM Mahdi Again Proves How Ineffective He Is
(Al Mirbad) As protests continued across Baghdad and southern Iraq the security forces responded with more force leading to the number of civilian deaths to dramatically increase. Prime Minister Adil Mahdi made his first major response to the disturbances during a televised speech, which amounted to him saying it was the demonstrators own fault for getting killed. The two together will only increase the rage amongst the public and likely lead to more people hitting the streets in the coming days as the government faces its biggest challenge so far. Prime Minister Adil Mahdi has be... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 4
1920 All of Upper Euphrates modern day Anbar was under British control during 1920 Revolt (Musings On Iraq book review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1980 Lack of progress in Iran invasion led Iraq to announce unilateral ceasefire only 2 weeks into war Iran didn’t comply (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War Volume 4: The Forgotten Fronts*) 1982 UN Res 522 called for ceasefire Iraq accepted Iran rejected 1982 Sec of State Shultz and Soviet For Min Gromyko met and agreed Iran-Iraq War should end as soon as possible (Musings O... more »
Is China the Country of the Future?
[image: is-china-the-country-of-the-future] The question for America’s statesmen is how to cope with the rising challenge of China while avoiding a war that would be a calamity for all mankind.
Biden Warns Fox: Trump Corruption Ad False, Don’t Run It. Facts: Ad Is Accurate
[image: biden-warns-fox-trump-corruption-ad-false-don-t-run-it-facts-ad-is-accurate] Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has warned Fox News not to run President Trump’s campaign ad about the Biden/Ukraine scandal.
Strong Jobs Report Quashes Recession Fears
[image: strong-jobs-report-quashes-recession-fears] Friday’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed that the U.S. economy remains strong and robust, employing record numbers of Americans and paying them more than ever.
You Can Now be Fined $250,000 in New York City for Saying this Phrase — And Other Absurd Weekly News
By Simon Black, Sovereign Man Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world... more »
"Sixth Mass Extinction"
"Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction Event Under Way, Scientists Warn" "U.S., Canada Have Lost 3 Billion Birds Since 1970. Scientists Say 'Nature is Unraveling.'"
"Things That Matter..."
"Causes do matter. And the world is changed by people who care deeply about causes– about things that matter. We don't have to be particularly smart or talented. We don't need a lot of money or education. All we really need is to be passionate about something important; something bigger than ourselves. And it's that commitment to a worthwhile cause that changes the world." - Steve Goodier "Find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go." - Lauren Oliver
For an Economic Renaissance of Humanity and the Exoneration of Lyndon LaRouche
[image: October 18, 2009, Wiesbaden, Germany - Natalia Vitrenko seminar with Lyndon and Helga Zepp-LaRouche, and LYM member Polina Kurtova, who translated Natalja's presentation. (EIRNS/Christopher Lewis)] *Statement of Schiller Institute Chairwoman Helga Zepp-LaRouche for International Days of Action Oct. 10-15, 2019* Imagine: the end of the world happens, and nobody comes! Picture teenage climate idol Greta Thunberg, and all the central and investment bankers, hedge funds and speculators, who are euphoric about the alleged certainty that the planet will boil over in 18 months (acc... more »
When Ukraine's Prosecutor Came After His Son's Sponsor Joe Biden Sprang Into Action
[image: undefined] There are some serious questions around the Biden family involvement in the Ukraine that the media have not picked up on. The first regards the ownership of the company which hired Joe Biden's son Hunter for an exorbitant amount of money while Joe Biden ran the US Ukraine policy. The second question is about the firing of the Viktor Shokin, the former Prosecutor General of the Ukraine. Trump accuses Joe Biden of having intervened in favor of his son's sponsor to get Shokin fired. The timeline below supports that assertion. At Naked Capitalism Yves Smith reposted... more »
Trump Administration Provides New Evidence for a Saudi Connection to 9/11
[image: undefined] The debate over what actually occurred on 9/11 and, more to the point, who might have been behind it, continues to preoccupy many observers worldwide. There is considerable legitimate concern that the commission that reviewed the incident engaged in a cover-up designed either to excuse a catastrophic failure on the part of the United States’ national security apparatus, or even connivance of federal agencies in the attack itself. And then there is the issue of possible foreign government involvement. The roles of the Saudi Arabian, Israeli and Pakistani governmen... more »
CrossTalk on Deep State: CIA COUP?
Is there a "deep state" and has it progressed to where it can actually take down a president? RPI's Daniel McAdams joins Peter Lavelle and Crosstalk to debate whether we should "trust our intelligence community" or whether we should fear the"permanent" government. Do elections even matter?
Hidden Yugoslav History Of WWII: Collaboration Between Partisans And Ustashi (II)
Part I Historical sources of the historiography vs Titographic „history“ (I) The clarification of the issue of who Tito’s Partisans kept as their main, if not perhaps the only, political-military opponent and enemy during the entire WWII in Yugoslavia, is directly related to the topic of this article – the […]
WATCH: Cops Mistake Innocent Man for a Suspect, Publicly Execute Him
[image: chicago]A Chicago SWAT team executed an arrest warrant for a suspect on an innocent man and shot and killed him in the process.
Family Shocked After Watching Cop Beat a Chicken to Death with His Baton and Boots
[image: chicken]A family called animal control to remove a chicken from their yard, but a police officer showed up instead.
Week in Review: Marijuana vaporizer sales rebound, new state vape issues pop up, Californians want additional adult-use MJ stores & more
Cannabis vaporizer sales show an uptick in some key markets even as more state vape bans appear, Californians say they want to see the number of recreational marijuana stores increased, medical marijuana cultivators sue over plant limits in New Mexico – and more of the week’s top cannabis business news. MJ vape sales indicate some […] Week in Review: Marijuana vaporizer sales rebound, new state vape issues pop up, Californians want additional adult-use MJ stores & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
LNP deserts industry and farmers by switching off the lights with green power
Economic oblivion is on the horizon for Queensland with the LNP appearing to have joined Labor in their ideological journey on energy policy, State KAP Leader and Traeger Robbie Katter has warned. Mr Katter said in an unanticipated, but perhaps unsurprising, development the Queensland LNP had gone all in on the ideological energy debate. He […]
In His Pocket
Robert Reich writes that both Richard Nixon and Donald Trump abused the power of the presidency. But there is one big difference between the two men: The difference between Richard Nixon's abuse of power (trying to get dirt on political opponents to help with his 1972 reelection, and then covering it up) and Donald Trump's abuse (trying to get Ukraine's president to get dirt on a political opponent to help with his 2020 reelection, and then covering it up) isn't just that Nixon's involved a botched robbery at the Watergate while Trump's involves a foreign nation. It's that Nixon'... more »
Trader Joe’s Got Rid of Plastic Packaging And Produce Prices Fell By Up To 25%
*John Vibes* - A vast amount of the produce that can be found at Trader Joe’s is needlessly covered in plastic, but that is about to change.
Guns for Hire: No, the Government Shouldn’t Be Using the Military to Police the Globe
*John W. Whitehead* - U.S. military service people have been reduced to little more than guns for hire for the Empire.
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 10/4/19"
• Gregory Mannarino, "CRASH. Slowest Pace Of Hiring In 4 Months. Stocks Rally" - 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/ • "This Widening Crack in the Mortgage Market Could Sink U.S. Home Prices"
On Being a Scholar-Activist
This is a guest post from Prof. M. Victoria Pérez-Ríos. Pérez-Ríos holds a PhD in Political Science from The Graduate Center, CUNY (City University of New York); and graduated from the Law School of Saragossa, Spain. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and […]
Trump Busts Another Norm; GOP Responds with Silence, Support
Republican leaders are reacting in two ways to President Donald Trump's public call for another foreign government, China, to investigate his political rival: silence and support.
COUNTRY MUSIC MEETS IMPEACHMENT: Country music voted for Trump!
*FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019Charley Pride (may have) voted for Clinton:* Kevin Drum isn't a country music star, no matter what he may tell you. He does remain our favorite blogger. Last week, he wandered into the ongoing debate about the 16-hour Ken Burns film, Country Music. Politically speaking, the PBS film emerged at a somewhat peculiar time. Burns was exploring part of the national culture of Southern and rural white working-class America. He was doing so at a time when this part of the blessed community has become especially unpopular among PBS contributors and other top people ... more »
Is the Deep State prepared to dig up the skeletons it buried in Ukraine (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 327 The post Is the Deep State prepared to dig up the skeletons it buried in Ukraine (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Africa is Becoming the Latest Battleground in the Struggle for Palestinian Freedom
Israel has successively driven a wedge between African countries, which, at one point, were united in their unconditional support of the Palestinian struggle against Israeli military occupation and apartheid. The post Africa is Becoming the Latest Battleground in the Struggle for Palestinian Freedom appeared first on MintPress News.
Space week in South Korea (Jeju Island)
We thank our dear friends on Jeju Island for the efforts to translate our space week message into Korean and to widely share the information. Best wishes to all on Jeju. See more about space week *here *
In 1969, A U.S. D-21B Spy Plane Entered Russian Airspace (It Never Returned)
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Not in one piece anyway *Key Point*: Rather than return it, the Russians tried to copy it. In November 1969, the U.S. Air Force sent Russia an early Christmas gift. It was a sleek flying machine that bore an uncanny resemblance to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The American generosity was purely unintentional. The aircraft was actually a cutting-edge drone dispatched on a mission to photograph Communist Chinese nuclear sites. And the drone did what it was supposed to until it failed to turn around, and kept on going north into Siberia before crashing.... more »
This Is What A Recession Looks Like — Here Are 12 Big Companies That Are Conducting Major Layoffs
By Michael Snyder Do you remember what it was like in 2008 when it literally felt like no job was truly safe? It was a... more »
Elite UK military unit secretly trained by leftist regime-change advocate Gilbert Achcar and other academics
Government documents show scholar Gilbert Achcar and other pro-regime change academics have given training sessions to UK Ministry of Defense soldiers, helping the British military enhance its counter-insurgency tactics.
“Dramatic Change” Ahead: Robots Are Coming For 200,000 US Banking Jobs
By Tyler Durden A new report by Wells Fargo & Co., warns that nearly 200,000 US banking jobs are at risk of being displaced by... more »
White House Prepares Formal Objection to Impeachment Probe
The White House is preparing to formally object to Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, saying it won’t cooperate with the probe because it was initiated without a vote of the House.
The U.S. Marines' Rifles Will Soon Be Hitting Harder—Here's Why
*Jared Keller* *Security, * A new age of warfare. *Key point*: A new RACU could change the game. The Marine Corps has picked up a grab bag of battlefield gadgets in recent years as part of the Pentagon's never-ending quest for sweet, sweet lethality, from advanced weapon sights and optics to laser rangefinders. Now, after nearly a decade in development, the Corps is finally testing a new gadget designed to unify control over a Marine's many rifle-mounted accessories into a single, easy-to-use system so grunts don't have to take their hands off their rifle in the middle of an op... more »
France Is Set to Roll Out Nationwide Facial Recognition ID Program
France is rushing to create “digital identities” to give citizens secure access to everything from their taxes and banks to social security and utility bills. Critics are concerned that the facial recognition scheme will be used in a Chinese-style monitoring system.
Climate Sermonette
*Climate Sermonette Summary* Today I thought that it might be interesting to revisit global warming, and cooling, and climate change in a way that the staff at Virtual Mirage does. We live on a remarkable planet. It's our home and it will be the only home that we who are alive now will ever know, flying saucers notwithstanding. (traditionally if they take people away and 'probe' them, they also return them) Politicians in the US and Europe feel as if they can change the weather if only taxes were high enough (please ignore the fact that China, India and Indonesia are responsible fo... more »
Is EEOC Turning Down New Charges of Discrimination?
I've heard from multiple different clients and potential clients that they've contacted Miami EEOC and were either turned away or were unable to get an appointment. Some were told on the phone that EEOC is not taking new cases. Others filled out the form online and the next step is to set an appointment. But when they click on the next step they are unable to get an appointment. WTH? Filing a charge of discrimination is required before filing a charge of discrimination. In Florida, it must be filed within 300 days from the date of discrimination. In other states it's either 180 or ... more »
Grassley Letter to AG Barr to renew investigation ratchets up fear in DC
Grassley: It’s Time to Follow Up on My July 2017 Letter About the DNC and Ukraine TownHall Courtney O’Brien September 30, 2019 In a letter intended for Attorney General William Barr, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Johnson (R-TX) ask for a renewed investigation into the “brazen efforts by the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign to use the government of Ukraine for the express purpose of finding negative information on Trump.” As Grassley and Johnson recall, the DNC reportedly hired a Ukrainian-American operative named Alexandra Chalupa to investigate the T... more »
Ocean City, Maryland Still Displeased with Placement of Offshore Wind Farms
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) approved two offshore wind projects off the coast of Ocean City in 2017. But,… The post Ocean City, Maryland Still Displeased with Placement of Offshore Wind Farms appeared first on IER.
South America’s Second-Largest Forest is Also Burning – and ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Charcoal is Subsidizing its Destruction
*Joel E. Correia* - South America’s second-largest forest, the Gran Chaco, is disappearing in plain sight.
Recent Ukrainian Perspectives on the Trump-Ukraine Scandal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with President Trump at the U.N. General Assembly in September 2019. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) The Trump-Ukraine scandal is moving quickly. On Oct. 4, the New York Times reported that Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Ruslan Ryaboshapka, would review the criminal case into Ukrainian gas company Burisma, which employed Hunter Biden on its board from 2014 to 2019. The Times notes that this “raises questions of whether Ukraine was, in effect, bowing to public and private pressure from the president of the United States,... more »
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Whatever next
Following my post about how I feel when people I like say stupid things, here’s a post about my own hypocrisy. How does it make you feel when you catch yourself accidentally using tactics you loathe in others? Yes, it’s me, channelling my inner Victoria Derbyshire. The Gotcha. We criticise BBC stalwarts like Andrew Marr for relentlessly pursuing the ‘gotcha’ for its own sake. What is the adversarial interview for? To draw out the flaws and weaknesses in a given argument, or simply to humiliate the interviewee? If the sole aim is to make the victim shrivel up and expire, like pouring... more »
Editor's Note
Travelling this morning. Blogging will return later today.
IGNORING YOUR CONSTITUENTS' NEEDS -- IT'S OKAY IF YOU'RE A REPUBLICAN
Matt Drudge flags this transcript from Rush Limbaugh's radio show. *This Is Why You Love Donald Trump* RUSH: Something else happened today. This is the reason you love Trump. During that press gaggle when he’s on the way to Marine One, the helicopter, to catch a plane to head down to The Villages here in Florida, he said, “You know, it’s not just Ukraine. The Chinese should be looking into Joe Biden too! I mean, there’s $1.5 billion of funny money there. “The Chinese government ought to be looking into the Bidens.” Of course, the Washington media and everybody said, “Grab me the vap... more »
Ban Could Block Capitol Christmas Tree from New Mexico
A tree to be displayed outside the U.S. Capitol building over the holidays is supposed to come from a northern New Mexico forest.
Government moves slowly, except when it moves lightning fast
News 1. Twenty years after the Marshall decision, DFO still has no agreement with First Nations communities over fishing management It’s been twenty years since the Marshall decision (in which the Supreme Court of Canada found that Donald Marshall Jr. had a treaty right to fish for eels out of season) and the Department of […]
US Authorities Seek Access to Facebook Encrypted Messaging
U.S. Attorney General William Barr and other U.S., U.K. and Australian officials are pressing Facebook to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages sent by ordinary users, re-igniting tensions between tech companies and law enforcement.
Finland Agrees to Return Native American Remains to Tribes
The ancestral remains of Native American tribes that once called the cliffs of Mesa Verde National Park home will be repatriated as part of an agreement between Finland and the United States.
Left-Wing Party Calls on Brazil’s Supreme Court to Regulate Wealth Tax
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The PSOL (Socialism and Liberty Party) brought a Direct Action of Unconstitutionality by Omission (ADO) before the STF (Federal Supreme Court) based on the failure of Congress to implement the tax on "large fortunes" specified in the 1988 Constitution. "Article 153 of the Federal Constitution provides for seven federal taxes. […] The post Left-Wing Party Calls on Brazil’s Supreme Court to Regulate Wealth Tax appeared first on The Rio Times.
Ecuador Decrees State of Exception After Protests and Transportation Strike
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno declared yesterday, October 3rd, a state of exception in the country, in response to the strike declared by the Transport Union in protest against the increase in fuel prices and the package of economic measures that the government has implemented under the agreement with the International […] The post Ecuador Decrees State of Exception After Protests and Transportation Strike appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil and Argentina Sign Automotive Free Trade Agreement
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil and Argentina signed on Thursday, October 3rd, in Montevideo, a trade agreement for the automotive sector. The agreement provides for free trade in automotive goods, starting on July 1st, 2029, with no conditions. Until the free trade is finally achieved, the pact provides for gradual increases, with immediate effect, […] The post Brazil and Argentina Sign Automotive Free Trade Agreement appeared first on The Rio Times.
U.S. Navy Tests New Naval Strike Missile In The Pacific
*CNN*: *US tested new missile in the Pacific as China paraded weapons* As China paraded some of its most powerful weaponry during celebrations marking the Communist state's 70th anniversary on Tuesday, the United States Navy tested its newest piece of firepower in the Pacific. In the waters off Guam, the USS Gabrielle Giffords fired off a Naval Strike Missile (NSM), a sea-skimming cruise missile that is difficult to spot on radar, and can maneuver to avoid enemy defenses. The NSM, along with a variety of other weapons, were fired at a surplus US Navy frigate, the former USS Ford, ... more »
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