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Thomas Paine

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

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Scam on UN-Federal government "grant"

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 12 hours ago
Last week I got a friend request in fb from Curtin Winsor Jr., I accepted because he's a former Atlas Director. But I noticed that his profile has no work or profession, no address, no posting. Then he said that he's helping friends secure a $100,000 and up grant from the UN and US federal government. Purpose is to help people start a business, repair a house, etc. then he gave me a tel no. that I must text and he will follow through. I inquired what's the name of that office, address, email add to write inquiries, he said there's no email add, only a number where he also got a $10... more »

Former D.C. Weatherman: Kavanaugh Accuser Swetnick Was a Kinky Sexual Aggressor

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: former-d-c-weatherman-kavanaugh-accuser-swetnick-was-a-kinky-sexual-aggressor] The credibility of Julie Swetnick, who accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of gang rape, might have suffered another blow on Tuesday with the statement of a once-prominent weatherman.

Germany’s Merkel Favors Even More Immigrants

Steve Byas at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: germany-s-merkel-favors-even-more-immigrants] German Chancellor Angela Merkel has worked out a deal with the legislative partners of the Christian Democratic Union to attract even more foreigners into the country.

Georgetown Supports Professor’s Right to Call for Castrating, Murdering White Men

Raven Clabough at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: georgetown-supports-professor-s-right-to-call-for-castrating-murdering-white-men] Georgetown University has issued a statement in support of left-wing, anti-Trump professor Christine Fair after she advocated for the castration and murder of white Republican men on social media.

Multiple Perjury Counts For Kavanaugh Accuser Ford? Records, Boyfriend Contradict Sworn Testimony

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: did-kavanaugh-accuser-commit-perjury-three-times] Christine Blasey Ford might have perjured herself when she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, according to an independent probe of her account and the statement of a new potential witness.

Of Habeas Corpus and Emily Maitlis

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Under the greatest of England's medieval kings, Henry II, England gave birth to the concept of Habeas Corpus. And English common law enshrined the presumption that everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Both concepts crossed the Atlantic and were adopted by the United States of America. Is all that long-fought-for progress starting to slip? Here's *Newsnight*'s honourable but ambitious Emily: As several respondents have pointed out, the missing word here is "alleged". Which leads me to another tweet:

Pentagon Outs American Troops In Syria Via Twitter: Syrian SITREP

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 12 hours ago
*Finally.. that which has been reported on for years here at the blog is being admitted via TWITTER- which means the gullible masses are being prepped for the next big move-* *I'm including flashbacks to when much of what's being reported openly today was covered here. * *1-Buzzfeed: * *“That’s the dirty little secret here — there could be thousands of US troops camped out in northern and eastern Syria for decades.”* *This is only a "dirty little secret" if you've had your head buried in the sand. * *This time last year, the US military was refusing to admit that there were four... more »

Something for the BBC to Bragg about

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
Melvyn in the 'In Our Time' studio just prior to going on air each week As regular readers will probably know I'm a massive fan of Melvin Bragg's magnificent *In Our Time *(with or without the mumbling). His Lordship is quoted in *The Times *today (via *The Radio Times*) ascribing the popularity of his programme (including with the young) to our becoming "a more serious country", partly thanks to the recent huge spread of university education... ...a contention which might well call for that most traditional of university essay question closing commands: "Discuss". *The Times* go... more »

Banking on Cooperation: The U.S. Government and the Finance Industry Need to Work Together to Defend the Financial Sector from Cyber Threats

EBorghard at Lawfare - 12 hours ago
The private sector—which owns and operates the vast majority of U.S. critical infrastructure in cyberspace—and the U.S. government are in lockstep that cyber threats to critical infrastructure have national-security consequences. What more, they agree that both must do more to defend critical infrastructure in cyberspace. On Sept. 20, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC that “cyber” represents the biggest threat to the global financial system. But as Dimon sounded the alarm, the Pentagon’s 2018 cyber strategy summary put the ball at least partly in his industry’s court, sta... more »

Russian President Putin Denounces Ex-Russian Spy Sergei Skripal A "Traitor" And A "Scumbag"

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*BBC: **Skripal poisoning: Putin denounces ex-spy as 'scumbag'* Russian President Vladimir Putin has labelled poisoned ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal a "traitor" and a "scumbag". In a speech, he complained that the media were treating Mr Skripal as "some kind of human rights defender", insisting he had betrayed his country. Mr Skripal and his daughter survived an attack in Salisbury, which the UK says was carried out by two agents of Russian military intelligence. But a British woman died in another poisoning that police say was linked. UK authorities believe Mr Skripal's door in t... more »

She walked away from the Democrats after the 2016 election, guest blogger Etana Hecht from Israel

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 12 hours ago
During the campaign, politics became a passion of mine. I had CNN on all the time, and I loved the debates, loved diving into Twitter and FB conversations, and like so many others I was really excited about having a woman as president. As the elections got closer, I was confident she would win, like so many others. I spent a few evenings before the election with a like-minded friend, making campaign calls in districts that were still considered toss-ups. My story isn’t unique in the disbelief and honestly, horror, I felt as the day went on (It was morning here in Israel) and the r... more »

Free Tuition Program Succeeding at Rhode Island Community College

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 12 hours ago
About 40 percent of students who received free college tuition in the first year of a new program in Rhode Island have earned the scholarship for a second year, according to a story by the Associated Press. Gov. Gina Raimondo visited Tuesday with students benefiting from the program she created at the Community College of […]

Study: Elementary School Student Support Reduces High School Dropout

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 12 hours ago
Elementary school students who participated in a comprehensive support intervention in the Boston public school district had about half the odds of dropping out of high school as students not in the intervention, according to a new study in AERA Open, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Educational Research Association. The 894 students who […]

Emory University Announces Increased Stipends for Ph.D. Students

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 12 hours ago
Emory University’s Laney Graduate School has announced it will increase the base stipend for Ph.D. students to $31,000 for the 2019-20 academic year, in efforts of attracting top graduate students and improving its doctoral programs. “Emory’s investment in graduate education is a tangible sign of our dedication to enhancing faculty excellence and graduate program distinction,” […]

TONYA HILL

cmaadmin at Diverse - 12 hours ago
*TONYA HILL* has been named executive director of the Danville Area Community College Foundation (DACC). Prior to this new role, she was a member of the DACC board of trustees. Hill holds an associate’s degree in applied science and business administration from Danville Area Community College and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Eastern Illinois University.

S. TERRI GOMEZ

cmaadmin at Diverse - 12 hours ago
*S. TERRI GOMEZ* was named associate vice president for student success for the division of academic affairs at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She has served as the interim associate vice president since January 2016. Gomez earned her bachelor’s, master's and doctorate degrees in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles.

JASON BROOKS

cmaadmin at Diverse - 12 hours ago
*JASON BROOKS* was named director of the Martin Luther King Center at the University of Kentucky. He previously served as assistant dean of students for diversity, equity and inclusion at Emporia State University. Brooks received both a bachelor’s and master’s in music with a concentration in horn performance from Emporia State University and an Ed.D. in higher education administration from Baker University.

DONNA NG

cmaadmin at Diverse - 12 hours ago
*DONNA NG* has been appointed vice president for finance and administration and treasurer at Skidmore College. She currently works as senior vice president for finance and administration at Simmons College. Ng received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Boston College and a master’s in business administration from Babson College.

UNO: birth of the post-Western world

Thierry Meyssan at The Truthseeker - 12 hours ago
The world’s centre of gravity is being displaced to the East, not against the Westerners, but by their fault. Thierry Meyssan explains

Cop Sentenced to 15 Years for Faking a ‘War on Cops’, Shooting Herself and Blaming Fake ‘Black Man’

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: shot] A judge handed down a seemingly unprecedented 15-year sentence to a Georgia cop who perpetuated a fake war on cop by falsely claiming she'd been shot. The post Cop Sentenced to 15 Years for Faking a ‘War on Cops’, Shooting Herself and Blaming Fake ‘Black Man’ appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Can I have $15,000? Or maybe just $15 an hour?

Erica Butler at Halifax Examiner - 12 hours ago
Hi, Erica Butler here filling in for Tim on this drizzly old Halifax day. News 1. On Treaty Day, Nova Scotia archbishop apologizes for Shubenacadie Residential School Monday was Treaty Day, and Nova Scotia’s catholic leaders marked it with an apology and request for forgiveness at a special mass in Halifax, reports Nic Meloney of […]

10 Evidence Based Ways to Boost Healthy Gut Bacteria

thedrswolfson at The Drs. Wolfson - 12 hours ago
Your body is home to trillions of bacteria, most of which reside in your gastrointestinal tract. These bacteria collectively make up what is known as your gut microbiome. Your gut microbiome is crucial to good health. There are specific types of bacterial that are superior to others. When it comes to health, the more diverse […] The post 10 Evidence Based Ways to Boost Healthy Gut Bacteria appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

Kavanaugh’s ‘Revenge’ Theory Spotlights Past with Clintons

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
To some, Brett Kavanaugh is clearing his name. To others, he's veering into conspiracy theory.

Missouri Down to 1 Abortion Clinic Amid Legal Battle

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Women seeking abortions can go to Planned Parenthood's St. Louis clinic — which is now the only facility in Missouri where abortions can be performed.

Beatles Recording Engineer Geoff Emerick Dies at 72

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The Beatles' Twitter site called Emerick's work integral to the band's music.

Pivotal GOP Senators Hit Trump for Mocking Kavanaugh Accuser

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Two wavering Republican senators lambasted President Donald Trump for mocking a woman who has claimed Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the 1980s.

Cristiano Ronaldo Denies Rape Accusations on Social Media

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The 33-year-old Ronaldo has been accused of rape by Kathryn Mayorga. She has said the soccer great raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.

Do These Photographs Show a Protester Paid to Disrupt the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Viral images shared with misleading information about protesters resulted in harassment and death threats.

All Eyes On Flake-- Will He, As Is His Wont-- Disappoint Us Again?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
When The Arizona Republican Party first selected Flake as its candidate for the open U.S. Senate seat in 2012, he had already served 6 terms (12 years) in Congress. Before that he had been executive director the the Barry Goldwater Institute. His credentials as an extreme right-wing kook-- with a libertarian bent-- could not be challenged. His first primary was against 4 conservatives, although Flake was by far the most conservative. In the House he was a bit of a pest to establishment Republicans as he fought to end earmarks and special interest corruption. He was never intereste... more »

More Charter Business Begging

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 13 hours ago
Remember the days when part of the charter school sales pitch was that they could do it all better and cheaper? Those were the days. Now we are more likely to find charters demanding greater and greater chunks of taxpayer dollars. Take this op-ed from Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public [sic] Charter Schools, appearing today in the Washington Examiner. Rees started her advocacy career with the uber-conservative Heritage Foundation, spent some time in education for the Bush administration, hopped to a consulting firm, before landing with NAPCS. I'm not h...more »

Feds Force Child Porn Suspect To Unlock Smartphone With His Face

Aaron at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel According to a new report by Forbes, for the first time in the U.S. and possibly the world, law enforcement have accessed... more »

This is why We Expected Dr. Ford would Never Testify; Perjury Trap

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 13 hours ago
Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell: "Have you ever given tips or advice to somebody who was looking to take a polygraph test?" Christine Blasey Ford: "Never." pic.twitter.com/k5Pm424f22 — Ryan Saavedra 🇺🇸 (@RealSaavedra) September 30, 2018 We originally wrote a post about why Dr. Ford would never testify. The reason was simply, from what we were reading there … Continue reading "This is why We Expected Dr. Ford would Never Testify; Perjury Trap"

After Smearing Botham Jean, Police Now Refuse to Release 911 Call Made by His Killer

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: 911] In a blow to transparency, the Dallas Police Department is refusing to release the 911 recordings of Amber Guyger's calls after she killed Botham Jean. The post After Smearing Botham Jean, Police Now Refuse to Release 911 Call Made by His Killer appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Terrorist Methods In The Ukrainian Foreign Policy?

ORIENTAL REVIEW at OrientalReview.org - 13 hours ago
The head of the Hungarian foreign minister’s security team has been informed of Mr. Szijjártó’s inclusion on the list on the Ukrainian extremist website, and the required measures had been taken. Have the Ukrainian state-related institutions become a death threat for the European officials? The post Terrorist Methods In The Ukrainian Foreign Policy? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Good News and Bad News: The F-35 Might Just Be This Generations F-4 Phantom

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * We explain why that just might be the case. *The circumstances which forced Phantom pilots over Vietnam to largely forsake taking advantage of their BVR-capable missiles may seem specific to that conflict—but in reality, rules of engagement heavily favoring visual contact with the enemy have remained the rule rather than the exception.* Conventional wisdom can offer contradictory insights. Are we doomed to forget the past, and thus condemned to repeat it? Or are we always preparing to fight the last war while failing to think ahead about how the ... more »

This Picture Is the Air Force's Worst Nightmare (And Taiwan, Too)

TNI Staff at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, Asia* Russia's Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E has entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). *If push comes to shove, the Su-35 could feature prominently in any Chinese attempt to subdue Taiwan.* The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E has entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) according to the Chinese Ministry of Defense. The advanced Russian-built fourth generation fighter is a significant boost to the PLAAF and could be used to good effect by Beijing in over the South China Sea. *(This first appeared several months ag... more »

Forget Stealth: Russia's Su-35 Is the Plane the Air Force Should Worry About

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* And we will explain why. *As the U.S. Air Force would have it, stealth fighters will be able to unleash a hail of missiles up to one hundred miles away without the enemy having any way to return fire until they close to a (short) distance, where visual and IR scanning come into play. Proponents of the Russian fighter argue that it will be able to rely upon ground-based low-bandwidth radars, and on-board IRST sensors and PESA radar, to detect stealth planes. Keep in mind, however, that the former two technologies are imprecise and can’t be u... more »

P-38 Lightning: The Deadly World War II Plane That Fought Everywhere

Warfare History Network at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * A plane like no other. *The P-38 did not have a “joy stick” for the pilot, but something more akin to a steering wheel. * Contrary to most other planes designed and used in World War II, Lockheed’s P-38 Lightning had twin booms ending in vertical stabilizers and rudders. The pilot sat in a span between twin engines, nothing behind him but air until the horizontal stabilizer connected the booms at the rear. *The Story of the Lightning* The story of the P-38, which was in production all through World War II—possibly the only plane so honore... more »

Here's How the U.S. Assassinated the Japanese Admiral Who Planned the Pearl Harbor Strike

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* Some sixty-eight years before U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden, America conducted an assassination of another kind. *But what’s really interesting is that compared with the controversy over today’s targeted assassinations, there was remarkably little fuss made over the decision to kill Yamamoto.* Some sixty-eight years before U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden, America conducted an assassination of another kind. This time, the target wasn’t a terrorist. It was the Japanese admiral who planned the Pearl Harbor operation. But the m... more »

Iraq’s Parliament Throws Out Rules And Convention To Elect President And Name Premier Designate

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
Pres Salah, Speaker Halbusi, PM Designate Mahdi (Al Masalah) October 2, 2018 Iraq took a big step towards forming a new government five months after elections. First, Barham Salah, who recently rejoined the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) was elected the country’s new president. He immediately named Adel Abdul Mahdi as his pick to be the next prime minister. This is the first time since 2005 a Dawa member will not be holding the top office. Mahdi was selected by Moqtada al-Sadr and had the backing of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. Mahdi now has 30 days to form a cabinet. The sel... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 3

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1920 Gertrude Bell called mujtahids a group of popes standing in the way of British plans Claimed Shiites were problem in Iraq Said Sunnis should rule Iraq because Shiites would impose a religions state That was why Mosul province had to be included in Iraq to add more Sunnis Said that British were looking for Iraqi to be new ruler but couldn’t find one so had to pick a son of the Sharif of Mecca (Musings On Iraq book review of *Gertrude Bell And Iraq*) 1932 Iraq gained independence from Britain 1968 Soviet Union called for negotiations between Baghdad and KDP rebels 1978 Ayatollah... more »

Global Temperatures Continue To Fall

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 13 hours ago
Global temperatures have fallen more than 0.7C over the last three years, and are much cooler than they were twenty years ago. They are not quite as cold yet as they were during the 1970’s ice age scare, but are … Continue reading →

Marked by Bias

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
As noted by Monkey Brains on the open thread... Mark Easton in a suit and looking serious in Bournemouth Mark Easton gave BBC One viewers another heavy dose of one-sided alarmist reporting on the subject of immigration last night. (His report appeared on both the BBC's *News at Six* and *News at Ten*.) He was bewailing the impact of the Government's migration system proposals on the UK economy, particularly with regards to the UK care and hospitality sectors. As ever, his report prejudged the argument by loading it with sly editorialising (such as "the very people who currently ... more »

Phase Change Sweeping Across America — "Country Over Party"

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
[image: President Donald J. Trump presents the Medal of Honor to retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in the East Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] There is a rapidly escalating sense of reality rising in the hearts and minds of the American population, that a truly revolutionary change is not only necessary in this nation, but that it is possible. It began with the election of Donald Trump, an outsider to the politics of *both* political parties, and a fighter who was willing to take on the globalist instit... more »

Wednesday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Judy Paul discusses how everybody benefits from the fight against inequality: Also of interest is the levels of trust and community life were stronger in more equal societies. There is more mixing of people from various socio-economic groups in more equal countries and this would lead to a greater sense of solidarity. When there are vast differences in income levels I think it would be hard for people to feel that “we’re all in this together.” ... Where inequality is higher, people with lower social status tend to withdraw from so... more »

The Learning Path

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 14 hours ago
Everyone has their favorite metaphor for understanding education. This is mine. An area of learning is a block of territory-- let's call it a square ten miles-- to be explored. Some of the territories are well-traveled, tramped flat by the footsteps of a million people who have gone before. Some are rougher, more untamed, more filled with little-examined places. Our method of exploring these territories is our process of learning. The classroom teacher sets out a path for students to explore the territory. There may be places to stop and rest along the way, and the path may have be... more »

Will Cindy Hyde-Smith or the RNC Reimburse Taxpayers for the Air Force One Trip to Pennsylvania & Mississippi? And Roger Wicker? And Gregg Harper?

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
How do you go from DC to Philadelphia Pennsylvania en route to a campaign rally in Southaven Mississippi, just south … Continue reading →

New York Agency Investigating Allegations Trump Engaged in Fraud to Avoid Paying Taxes

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
From VOA News: “New York Agency Investigating Allegations Trump Engaged in Fraud to Avoid Paying Taxes, Last Updated: October 03, … Continue reading →

“A Classic State Capitalist”: How Donald Trump Profited from Public Subsidies & Political Favors

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : By DemocracyNow.org: “A Classic State Capitalist”: How Donald Trump Profited from Public Subsidies & Political Favors…

Kavanaugh Schoolmate Urges Georgetown Prep Grads to Break Silence on Sexual Assault, Party Culture

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
Link: http://youtu.be/YJ2zkVTvVZI By DemocracyNow.org: “As the FBI presses forward with a limited investigation into allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett … Continue reading →

West, GCC, Israel Fear “Shiite Crescent” Turning Into “Full Moon” According To Leaked 2009 Cable

Activist Post at Activist Post - 14 hours ago
By Brandon Turbeville On May 8, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States will be pulling out of the “Iran Nuclear Deal”... more »

Heh

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
Shamelessly borrowed from Nourishing Obscurity (which is worth reading, if you aren't already doing so): Peter

Russia Confirms Delivery Of S-300 Missile System To Syria

Tyler Durden at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Putin showed himself unmoved by Israeli threats to continue to act in Syrian territory even after the S-300 gets installed. The post Russia Confirms Delivery Of S-300 Missile System To Syria appeared first on The Duran.

US Switching to Ukraine as Location to Start World War III Against Russia

Eric Zuesse at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The Ukrainian punisher battalions and Ukrainian volunteer battalions take pride in the fact there is no need to hide any of Ukraine’s crimes from the West’s prying eyes. The post US Switching to Ukraine as Location to Start World War III Against Russia appeared first on The Duran.

Blasey Ford’s Kavinaugh Testimony Unravels After Ex-Boyfriend Refutes Key Claims

Tyler Durden at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Ford's ex-boyfriend claims that she never told him about any type of sexual assault in almost a decade of knowing her. The post Blasey Ford’s Kavinaugh Testimony Unravels After Ex-Boyfriend Refutes Key Claims appeared first on The Duran.

Russia’s Military Operation in Syria: Three Years On

Peter Korzun at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The operation in Syria is the first time Russia demonstrated its ability to launch massive long-range high-precision strikes. The post Russia’s Military Operation in Syria: Three Years On appeared first on The Duran.

Sinotech: No Sign of a U.S.-China Trade Agreement

dstanton at Lawfare - 14 hours ago
The trade war continues. The United States and China imposed their latest waves of tariffs on Sept. 24, deepening tensions between the two countries. The U.S. kicked things off with new 10 percent duties against $200 billion in Chinese imports; those will increase to 25 percent on Jan. 1. The United States is now levying tariffs against $250 billion in Chinese imports. President Trump has also threatened tariffs against an additional $267 billion in Chinese imports—combined with existing tariffs, that sum would cover all Chinese imports to the U.S.—but the U.S. trade representative... more »

Former Football Legend Romario Seeks Governor’s Chair in Rio de Janeiro

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Football (soccer) legend-turned-politician, Romario de Souza Faria, known simply as Romario, wants voters to know that although he can still bring fear to opponents on the pitch, he is now focused on other battles as a gubernatorial candidate for Rio de Janeiro state. “My […]

That Sign Telling You How Fast You’re Driving May be Spying on You

Justin Rohrlich at - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] The next time you drive past one of those road signs with a digital readout showing how fast you’re going, don’t simply assume it’s there to remind you not to speed. It may actually be capturing your license plate data. According to recently released US federal contracting data, the Drug Enforcement Administration will be expanding the footprint of its nationwide surveillance network with the purchase of “multiple” trailer-mounted speed displays “to be retrofitted as mobile LPR [License Plate Reader] platforms.” The DEA is buying them from RU2 Systems Inc., a pri... more »

Don't count on the FBI to clear up the Kavanaugh-Ford mess. Its record is flawed.

James Bovard at - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] After last week’s explosive congressional hearing, the Senate and the Trump administration agreed to reopen the FBI background check into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Former FBI chief James Comey wrote Sunday that “the FBI is up for this” because it is “full” of "people who just want to figure out what’s true." But truth has often been a scarce commodity in FBI investigations. Consider these cases stretching back decades: *-* The chief of the FBI’s violent crimes section was sent to prison in 1997 for destroying a report criticizing FBI conduct in a 19... more »

The Scary Side of the Technological Police State

John W. Whitehead at - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] It’s a given that Big Brother is always watching us. Unfortunately, thanks to the government’s ongoing efforts to build massive databases using emerging surveillance, DNA and biometrics technologies, Big Brother (and his corporate partners in crime) is getting even creepier and more invasive, intrusive and stalker-like. Indeed, every dystopian sci-fi film (and horror film, for that matter) we’ve ever seen is suddenly converging into this present moment in a dangerous trifecta between science and technology, Big Business, and a government that wants to be all-seei... more »

Important 'No Bases' confab in Dublin

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
The U.S. has about 800 military bases around the world. The Pentagon and NATO for years have been encircling China and Russia with new bases and expanding naval deployments. Recent U.S. construction of 'missile defense' bases in Romania and Poland (which could also fire first-strike attack cruise missiles) are aimed at Russia. Washington and its NATO lackeys know that they have a tiny window of military superiority (that is rapidly closing) over China and Russia. As the U.S. economy collapses (just look around at our roads, bridges, closing schools and hospitals, the growing n... more »

USMCA: A NAFTA Reboot?

Christian Gomez at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: usmca-a-nafta-reboot] Obama-era TPP trade negotiators are behind the new USMCA, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and it is everything Trump claimed to have hated in other trade agreements.

Smears Cost Kavanaugh His Harvard Teaching Post as NBC Pushes Perjury Lie

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: smears-cost-kavanaugh-his-harvard-teaching-post-as-nbc-pushes-perjury-lie] The smear campaign against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh seems to be having its intended effect.

Researchers replicated a classic paper on unsuccessful treatment of writer’s block. Then they tried to write it up.

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 14 hours ago
In 1974, Dennis Upper published a paper — well, to be precise, a blank page — entitled “THE UNSUCCESSFUL SELF-TREATMENT OF A CASE OF “WRITER’S BLOCK.” There have been several attempts to replicate the work, which has become a classic among a certain cohort of academics. Until late last month, however, there was no multidisciplinary … Continue reading Researchers replicated a classic paper on unsuccessful treatment of writer’s block. Then they tried to write it up.

THE RATIONAL ANIMALS FILE: On C-Span, Scully talks to the animals!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018Aristotle's key error exposed:* We know Steve Scully the tiniest bit, from way back in the award-winning guest star appearances on C-Span's Washington Journal days. We know Steve Scully the tiniest bit. Like everyone else, we like Steve Scully a lot. Last Sunday, at 7 AM Eastern, Scully fielded a series of calls from the rational animals. We're going to say that these phone calls may have exposed Aristotle's error. Back in the day, Doctor Dolittle gained worldwide fame by talking to the animals. By way of contrast, Scully speaks only to *rational* ani... more »

'New NAFTA' falls flat for farmers, food advocates

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
03-Oct-2018 The reworked agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada neglects the demands of farm groups.

Trump Administration to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats, U.N. Officials

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Same-sex UN personnel now need to be legally married to qualify for U.S. visas, even if their home countries do not allow such marriages.

Dancing Queen: UK’s May Pokes Fun at Her Limited Dance Moves

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The Conservative Party crowd in Birmingham roared and cheered.

Germany Seeks to Woo Americans Amid Rocky Trump Relationship

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Foreign Minister Heiko Maas arrived in Washington for talks with his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

North Korea Said to Have Stolen a Fortune in Online Bank Heists

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
U.S. security firm FireEye raised the alarm over a North Korean group that it says has stolen hundreds of millions of dollars by infiltrating the computer systems of banks around the world.

Trump Mocks Kavanaugh Accuser He Had Called Credible Witness

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Imitating Christine Blasey Ford, he added, "But I had one beer — that's the only thing I remember."

Hot Days In Greenland Are Perfectly Normal

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood http://mallemaroking.org/the-greenland-surface-melt-story-of-2012/ We are call familiar with tales of “heatwaves” and meltdowns in Greenland. However, data from DMI tells a totally different story. They publish daily temperatures data for two of the long running stations in Greenland, Ilulissat and Tasilaq: DMIRep18-04 Ilulissat (station 4221) is on the west coast […]

SSP: Advanced Introduction to Freedom of Expression

Mark Tushnet at Balkinization - 15 hours ago
I'm pleased to announce the publication of Advanced Introduction to Freedom of Expression. No surprise: I think it's pretty good. It's more sympathetic to some forms of regulation of expression than is usual among U.S. scholars, though not wildly enthusiastic about any such regulations. It is centered on U.S. doctrine it tries to give reasonable space to non-U.S. proportionality-like approaches.

From Deplorable to Dregs: Now We're MILITANT NORMALS!!...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 15 hours ago
*thank you Kurt Schlichter.* Amazon: Donald Trump is only the beginning of a mighty disruption in American politics and culture, thanks to the rise of the militant Normals in America. They built this country, they make it run, and when called on, they fight for it. They are the heart and soul of the United States of America, They are the Normals, the regular Americans of all races, creeds, preferences, and both sexes who just want to raise their families and live their lives in peace. And they are getting angry... For decades they have seen their cherished beliefs and beloved tradi... more »

World News Briefs -- October 3, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*DW:* *UN court orders US to ditch Iran sanctions* The International Court of Justice has ruled that US sanctions on "humanitarian" goods must be dropped immediately. The US has contested the right of the court to intervene in matters between Washington and Tehran. The United Nations' top court on Wednesday ordered the United States to lift sanctions on humanitarian goods to Iran. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling is a blow to the Trump administration, which withdrew from the 2015 international nuclear accord in May and reimposed sanctions on Iran. *Read more *.... ... more »

In 2026, the U.S. and China Go to War in the South China Sea (And Battleships are Back)

Harry J. Kazianis at Test Feed Using Fields - 15 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* Could this happen? *Even if technology provided some solutions to the problems and costs were to drop, it seems the classic battleships like the Iowa-class will stay as museum ships and remain in the past--and thus likely no chance of seeing modernized battleships take on anti-access platforms.* Imagine this fictional showdown: It's July 2026, and the United States and China are on the brink of war in the South China Sea. Despite years of negotiations and what amounts to a ‘frozen conflict’ on the water, China, the Philippines and Vietnam ar... more »

Just How Bad a U.S.-China War Would Be (And How Beijing Could Win)

Harry J. Kazianis at Test Feed Using Fields - 15 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* Shock and Awe--Chinese style. *What if Beijing simply degraded and destroyed the ability of U.S. forces to have those advanced eyes and ears and brought back an old foe of U.S. forces— the much hated “fog of war?”* *We all know that the chances of a U.S.-Sino war in Asia* are remote— thank God. With hundreds of billions of dollars in bilateral trade, the strong possibility that such a conflict would draw in most of Asia’s big geopolitical players, as well as the very real eventuality that such a conflict could go global (and nuclear), is eno... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Facebook Flaw: Fake Messenger Accounts Can't Be Reported PUERTO RICO'S LARGEST NEWSPAPER RUNS COLUMN BLAMING JEWS FOR HURRICANE MARIA AFTERMATH "Unsafe And Unprofessional": Chinese Warship Comes Within 45 Yards Of US Destroyer In South China SeaAmazon is raising its minimum wage to $15 following pressure from Bernie Sanders Ron Paul: Venezuela's Socialism... And Ours Half a million NHS jobs could be slashed in plans by Theresa May's former policy chief Trump Sells Better Than Sex Comment: Can't wait to see how he spins that."I Created 'The Bernank' On YouTube. An... more »

The Second American Civil War

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Tom Friedman writes that he grew up in the 1960's when the United States was divided over Vietnam. But what's going on now is much worse than the divisions of the '60's: There is a deep breakdown happening between us, between us and our institutions and between us and our president. We can’t find common ground on which to respectfully disagree; the other side is “the enemy.” We shout at each other on television, unfollow each other on Facebook and fire verbal mortars at each other on Twitter — and now everyone is on the digital battlefield, not just politicians. And nothing is sa... more »

HE SAID, SHE SAID -- AND THEN THEY WON

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
The president thinks he can get away with mocking Christine Blasey Ford at a campaign rally because he got away with mocking so many other people in the run-up to the 2016 election. His voice dripping with derision, he ... imitated her being questioned at the hearing, followed by her responses about what she could not recall about the alleged attack. “How did you get home? I don’t remember. How’d you get there? I don’t remember. Where is the place? I don’t remember. How many years ago was it? I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. What neighborhood was it in? I don... more »

Anaximander’s Theory of Evolution

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
A 3rd century mosaic showing Anaximander holding a sundial2500 years before Charles Darwin, people were wondering where human beings came from. Anaximander, the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia, was the first to come up with the idea that living organisms evolve through time from other living organisms. He claimed that life sprang from the sea, and that human beings were initially hatched from a race of fish-people. He talks about the fish-people rearing human babies. Censorinus, the 3rd century Roman thinker, says in his *De Die Natali*: “Anax... more »

4 things journalists can do to rebuild trust with the public

Todd Milbourn, Instructor of Journalism, University of Oregon at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Researchers set out across four cities to ask the public, what it would it take to rebuild your trust in the media? Here's what they said.

America's Biggest Failure in Afghanistan and its Global Consequences

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 16 hours ago
As the war in Afghanistan drags on, approaching its 17th anniversary, we find that the Trump Administration, the third Administration that has fought America's longest war, is adapting this policy which was shared with the American people in August 2017: "*In Afghanistan and Pakistan, America’s interests are clear: We must stop the resurgence of safe havens that enable terrorists to threaten America, and we must prevent nuclear weapons and materials from coming into the hands of terrorists and being used against us, or anywhere in the world for that matter.* *But to prosecute this... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Why Virginia teachers are leaving the classroom: ‘We are already at bare bones’* RICHMOND, Va. -- On a warm summer night, Sarah Pedersen and Brad Mock sit in the living room of their Church Hill home playing with their 1-year-old daughter, Eleanor. "You want to get a book, Eleanor?" Mock asked the rambunctious toddler. Eleanor's parents love watching her learn, but worry about what lies in the future. "Having that little one has made it that much more of a passion for us educating," Mock explained. The young couple have been educating students in Richmond Public Schools for ne... more »

Rachel Mitchell memo exposes gaping holes in Ford testimony (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 124. The post Rachel Mitchell memo exposes gaping holes in Ford testimony (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Australia: September was the second driest month in more than 100 YEARS – and Summer is set to be even worse* *Notice the dog that didn't bark? For once there is no tie to global warming given. But EVERYTHING is due to global warming! How come this bout of difficult weather is not attributed to global warming? I have repeatedly noted that with Leftists, what the leave out is as significant as what they say -- and this is an example of it* What they are not facing up to is that drought is a sign of COOLING! If the weather really had been hot, more water would have evaporated... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 3, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
The only photo released of the battlefield on the day of the battle, with TF Ranger personnel shown taking cover alongside buildings near the crash site. U.S. Army photo *Army Times*:* The Battle of Mogadishu 25 years later: How the fateful fight changed combat operations * Twenty-five years ago, news flashed across television screens that U.S. troops had engaged in some of the most intense urban combat since Vietnam and suffered more dead and wounded in a matter of hours than recent years of operations combined. The Battle of Mogadishu on Oct. 3-4, 1993, in Somalia would later be... more »

Australian Singer Vance Joy to Play Rio’s Circo Voador this Saturday

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Satuday, October 6th, Australian folk singer/songwriter Vance Joy will be performing at Circo Voador as part of the world tour in support of his second album, ‘Nation of Two.’ Vance Joy is the stage name for thirty-year-old James Gabriel Keogh (he claims that people […]

Brazil’s Stock Market Surges as Bolsonaro Gains in Poll

Nelson Belen at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – As Brazil’s divisive 2018 election draws near, the country’s financial markets surged on Tuesday, October 2nd, on the back of reports that support for controversial right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is rising according to the latest opinion poll. Brazil’s benchmark Bovespa stock market (IBOVESPA) gained […]

Syrian President does exclusive interview with Kuwaiti newspaper for first time in years

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 P.M.) – For the first time during the seven-year long conflict inside his country, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has conducted an exclusive interview with a Kuwaiti newspaper. President Assad sat down with Kuwait’s Al-Shahed newspaper on Tuesday in order to discuss a wide-range of topics, including the current conflict inside Syria. In […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia to launch major military exercises near Georgian border

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Two major military exercises were held in southern Russia, the Southern Military District’s press chief Vadim Astafyev said on Wednesday. In the first episode, bombers and fighter jets destroyed a group of targets imitating warships in the Caspian Sea. “30 warplanes of the tactical aviation of the Southern Military District have carried out a massive […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel will use F-35 fighter jets in Syria after S-300 delivery: report

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – Israel will use their F-35L stealth fighter jets in Syria, Galei Tzahel (Israeli Army radio) reported on Wednesday. According to the Galei Tzahel report, the decision to use the F-35 comes in response to the Russian Federation’s decision to supply Syria with the S-300 air defense system. “Galei Tzahal quoted a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iranian commander says IRGC strike near US troops in Syria sent message to Washington

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Tuesday that the IRGC strike near the U.S. troops in eastern Syria had sent a message to Washington. “Our aerospace forces sent you [the Americans] an important signal when they fired rockets at facilities three miles [about 5 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Israel will continue strikes in Syria despite S-300 delivery – MoD

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – Israel will not be deterred by the new delivery of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to the Syrian military, Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman said this afternoon. “I cannot say that we are pleased with the deployment of the S-300. However, this is the very topic where we have no way out. There is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

YPG carries out sabotage attack against Turkish-backed rebels in Afrin (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) carried out a new ambush in the Afrin region this week, the group reported this morning. “On October 2nd, YPG sleeper cell carried out a sabotage action, targeting a military vehicle of the Hamza Division (Second Regiment) on the road to the Haj Khalil […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US-backed SDF ready for negotiations with Syrian gov’t: report

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are ready to resume negotiations with the Syrian government, the co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD), Amina Omar told Hawar News Agency this week. “The MSD (MSD) is a national democratic political project that includes all segments of society and political entities with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army seizes large warehouse near Israeli border (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) seized a large warehouse near the Israeli border this week, while combing through another town that was once controlled by the jihadist rebels. According to Al-Ikhbariyah TV, the Syrian Army discovered this large weapons warehouse in the northern countryside of the Al-Quneitra. The weapons warehouse […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Trump says Saudi king would not stay in power for 2 weeks without US support

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
During a rally in Southaven, Mississippi the US president said that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman would not stay in power “for two weeks” without the support of the US military. Saudi Arabia is one of the closest allies of the US in the Middle East, however during his campaign rally before the November midterm elections […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Massive Turkish Army convoy enters Idlib to deploy at buffer zone

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – A massive Turkish Army convoy entered northwestern Syria last night to begin their large-scale deployment along the newly established Idlib buffer zone. According to the AFP News Agency, at least 40 vehicles, including trucks and armored personnel carriers, were seen traveling south along a main highway towards the Idlib buffer […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Shoigu reports to Putin on supply of S-300 to Syria (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council in Moscow in Tuesday, during which defence Minister Sergei Shoigu reported on the delivery of the S-300 complex and other equipment to improve the security of Russian servicemen in Syria. “We have begun to implement a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

YPG claims 11 Turkish soldiers, 63 FSA rebels killed in September

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) released a September military report that highlighted the losses for the Turkish-backed rebels in the Afrin region. According to the YPG’s report, at least 74 Turkish soldiers and Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters were killed in the Afrin region in the month of September. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army advances in key volcanic region amid heavy resistance from ISIS (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been involved in a fierce battle with the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in the Al-Safa region for several weeks now. On Tuesday, the Syrian Arab Army was able to score a new advance in the Al-Safa region after launching an attack from three different […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US warns of ‘serious escalation’ if Russia delivered S-300 systems to Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that they hope the Russian Federation did not deliver the S-300 systems to Syria because if they did, it would be a “serious escalation.” “I cannot confirm that that is accurate. I hope that they did not, that would be a serious escalation […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

‘About 40 ISIS leaders killed in missile attacks on Syria’ – army officials

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M.) – About 40 ‘leaders’ of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) were allegedly killed in Iranian missile attacks on militant positions in Syria on Monday, said Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh speaking from Tehran on Tuesday. The missile attack was a retaliation for the deadly Ahvaz attack. “About forty ring leaders […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Those who use pot as teens struggle with reasoning, memory, and inhibitions in later life.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6233059/Those-use-pot-teens-struggle-reasoning-memory-inhibitions-later-life.html?ito=social-facebook Advertisements

Black holes ruled out as universe’s missing dark matter

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://m.phys.org/news/2018-10-black-holes-universe-dark.html

What are the early signs of Diabetes?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/news/

Vitamin D Insufficiency Linked to Irritable Bowel Syndrome

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/02/05/amp/vitamin-d-deficiency-linked-to-ibs.aspx

Organic Eggs: Exposing the Fraud of Grocery Store

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/01/12/organic-egg-grocery-store-fraud.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_ranart&utm_campaign=20181003_organic-egg-grocery-store-fraud

Does 'The Goblin' Make Planet 9 More Likely?

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 blogs - 16 hours ago
Does this discovery of 'The Goblin make 'Planet 9' more likely? Yes I’d say so. It’s looking really strange. I’m beginning to be won around to the idea :). There is plenty of space for planets to exist beyond Neptune. No known big gas giants to get in their way. And - objects get far far fainter the further they are from the sun. It was hard to find, even though it was only 80 au from the Sun - at it's furhest it would be 2300 au away. They spotted it first in 2015 and it's taken since then to figure out its orbit. read more

How 10 New U.S. Destroyers Will Change Surface Warfare

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
YouTube *Warrior Maven*: H*ow 10 New High-Tech Destroyers Will Change US Navy Ocean Warfare* Navy Flight III DDG - 51 Destroyers have a host of defining new technologies not included in current ships Adding large numbers of new next-generation destroyers will substantially change the Navy's ability to conduct major maritime warfare operations by enabling surface forces to detect enemy attacks at much farther distances, launch long-range strikes with greater precision and destructive force and disperse offensive forces across much wider swaths of ocean. The US Navy has awarded de...more »

Christine Blasey-Ford Friend In Delaware Was Career FBI Agent and Likely Together During Accusation Letter Construct…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 17 hours ago
In a letter released last night from a former boyfriend of Christine Blasey-Ford, there was a name curiously not redacted. The name of Monica L McLean was revealed as a life-long friend who Ms. Ford helped with polygraph preparation. The … Continue reading →

No One Was Watching TX-10-- Except Mike Siegel's Grassroots Campaign-- And Now Cook Says It's Flippable

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
Mike Siegel's campaign got some good news and some... well, mixed news, today. The tweet below is the mixed news. *Cook Report* staffer Dave Wasserman, who gets incredibly more credit as a pundit than he comes close to deserving, mentioned that the very gerrymandered 10th district in Texas-- stretching from north Austin into the far suburbs west of Houston-- is an example of a district that could flip but is also an example of DCCC recruitment failure. The DCCC should be recruiting more top notch candidates like Siegel, not fewer. A keen legal mind and strong progressive, he was ... more »

The New Consensus In Washington Is To Spend, Spend, Spend

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
The U.S. Capitol Building is pictured in Washington, February 27, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed *Bloomberg: **Skyrocketing Deficit? So What, Says New Washington Consensus* *With its plaintive call for balanced budgets, the fiscal hawk once pervaded Washington. But it’s getting harder to spot one.* That’s because of President Donald Trump, and the equal-and-opposite reaction he’s provoked on the U.S. left. Trump is proving as indifferent to fiscal orthodoxy as to any other kind. The spending measure he signed on Friday, along with the one approved in March and December’s tax bill, amoun...more »

Perfect Peace - A Prayer Put To Music Video Creation

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 17 hours ago
*Youtube link: * * https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Tit7aP-ftpY&feature=autoshare* *A prayer put to music...a beautiful video creation.* *Peace out and enjoy. I can recommend that you listen to this before bedtime and you may find yourself having some sweet and inspirational dreams.* *Mike*

Gun control: a failure to understand reality

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
Michael Bloomberg is at it again, offering simplistic sound-bite "solutions" to youth violence that cannot and will not work - because he utterly fails to identify the real problems. Bloomberg claimed that 95 percent of murders fall into a specific category: male, minority and between the ages of 15 and 25. Cities need to get guns out of this group's hands and keep them alive, he said. "These kids think they're going to get killed anyway because all their friends are getting killed," Bloomberg said. "They just don't have any long-term focus or anything. It's a joke to have a gun. I... more »

Why faking the temperature has not been helpful to alarmists

Scottish-Sceptic at Scottish Sceptic - 17 hours ago
Back before the days when the alarmists starting obviously faking the global temperature by adding in “readings” … is what best describes the dross data from buoys … to fake a warming trend, you could say two things about alarmists: … Continue reading →

Anti-vaccine billboard which received 140 complaints to be pulled

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 18 hours ago
A billboard promoting education before vaccination, posted alongside an Auckland motorway is set to be taken down just one day after it was erected because numerous people complained about it. The billboard shows a man holding a baby and the question: “If you knew the ingredients in a vaccine, would you RISK it?” (A fair […] The post Anti-vaccine billboard which received 140 complaints to be pulled appeared first on Health Nut News.

Garlic soup broth to combat colds, flu, and other health problems

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 18 hours ago
Centuries ago, ancient civilizations including the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Chinese started using garlic for its potent health and medicinal benefits. It’s just a bonus that it smells and tastes so delicious! (Garlic soup, anyone?) So, what’s responsible for the health benefits of garlic? Most of them come from a sulfuric compound that gets released when […] The post Garlic soup broth to combat colds, flu, and other health problems appeared first on Health Nut News.

How #MeToo Treats Women Who Discuss the Last Taboo: Vaccine Injury and Autism

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Note: This is a comment we received from a reader (one time, I'm guessing) on the BELIEVE ALL WOMEN post by Ginger Taylor. It’s cruel. She is calling us liars. Shaming us for speaking out. It speaks volumes about the...

The HPV Vaccine On Trial: Seeking Justice for a Generation Betrayed

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
“This book reveals the tragedy of the HPV vaccine scandal.” —Dr. Luc Montagnier, Nobel Prize Winner for Discovery of HIV Please join us in supporting Holland, Mack Rosenberg and Iorio on the debut of their book! Purchase your copy here....

Ma’ruf Amin and the inclusion–moderation thesis

Ibnu Nazir and Yogi Setya Permana at New Mandala - 18 hours ago
Would high political office discipline Ma’ruf Amin’s conservatism, or would his conservatism influence government policy? The post Ma’ruf Amin and the inclusion–moderation thesis appeared first on New Mandala.

Intolerant leaders for intolerant citizens: illiberal values in the Philippines

Anthony Lawrence Borja at New Mandala - 18 hours ago
Survey data suggest Dutertismo isn't necessarily out of line with popular values. The post Intolerant leaders for intolerant citizens: illiberal values in the Philippines appeared first on New Mandala.

Always The Same Goals For Leftists

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 18 hours ago
As soon as you know you are in prison, you have a possibility to escape.” -William S. Burroughs In 1970, scientists were hysterical about global cooling, and said we needed to ban fossil fuels and democracy in order to prevent a … Continue reading →

Ukrainian Military Jet Makes Incredibly Low Pass Just FEET Above The Ground

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
*Daily Mail*: *Where did that come from? Ukrainian military jet makes incredibly low pass just FEET above the ground as fearless man lies down underneath it to film* * Jet thought to be Su-24M attack aircraft flies perilously close to men on runway * Plane comes out of nowhere to skim just feet above man laying on tarmac * Believed footage was captured at Staro airbase in Ukraine where fleet is based This is the astonishing moment that a military fighter jet flies just feet above a man's head. The plane, thought to be a Ukrainian Su-24M Fencer Bomber, comes out of nowhere to peri... more »

First Photos Of A Confrontation Between The USS Decatur And A Chinese Navy Warship In The South China Sea Have Been Made Public

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
U.S. Navy photo showing a confrontation between the USS Decatur (left) and PRC Warship 170 (right) in the South China Sea on Sunday, September 30, 2018. U.S. Navy Photo *gCaptain:** Photos Show Confrontation Between USS Decatur and a Chinese Navy Warship in South China Sea* gCaptain has just obtained photos showing a confrontation involving the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Decatur and a Chinese Navy warship in the disputed South China Sea over the weekend. The U.S. Navy confirmed the incident on Tuesday, *accusing China’s navy* of conducting an “unsafe and unprofessional maneuver” th... more »

Converting resistance to TPPA into a new agenda for change

bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
03-Oct-2018 Our aim is to move beyond campaigns to stop these deals one by one, and create popular and political momentum for a genuinely alternative agenda.

'This is life or death for us': Mexico's farm movement rejects new NAFTA agreement

bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
03-Oct-2018 Leaders of Mexico's farm movement strongly condemned the new NAFTA, calling on the new president they supported in recent elections to get involved and slow the race to the new agreement.

NZ, Australia face pressure to exit RCEP negotiations

bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
03-Oct-2018 There are some suggestion that New Zealand, and perhaps Australia, would be politely invited to exit the RCEP negotiations in the interests of concluding them.

It Would Seem I’ve Been Red-Pilled

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 19 hours ago
A video about what it means to be Red-Pilled. Seems there's a movement, I'm in it, and didn't even know it, or that it had a name. Continue reading →

Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Wednesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Latin Party @ Pub Kriok (Lapa) – The original party that brought reggaeton to Rio is always ready to bring the disorder. The night is free and has an […]

Forget About China's Aircraft Carriers or Stealth Fighters: Here Come the Commandos

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 20 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* Special forces have become America's instrument for waging small wars on the cheap, using small numbers of elite soldiers rather than large numbers of expensive -- and politically sensitive -- regular troops. As China begins to stretch its muscles across the globe, it would be surprising if it did not do the same. Some special force units get all the attention. America’s Delta Force, Russia's Spetnatz and Britain's SAS have glamorous reputations. When was the last time you heard about China's commandos? But Chinese special forces exist, and they h... more »

Trump’s Sub-Saharan Border Wall Proposal Is More Than It Seems

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 20 hours ago
What Trump’s suggestion seemed to imply is that more stringent border measures need to be in place as far away from Europe as possible in order to most successfully thwart these future immigrant waves, which would basically make Mali, Niger, and possibly also Mauritania, Chad, and Sudan the EU’s so-called “frontline states”. The post Trump’s Sub-Saharan Border Wall Proposal Is More Than It Seems appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

“The Still Unsolved Mystery of the Eugene Signal: How EM Radiation Might Be Weaponized”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
Truthstream Media, “The Still Unsolved Mystery of the Eugene Signal: How EM Radiation Might Be Weaponized” - https://www.youtube.com/

Russian President Putin New Calendar Is Now Out

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
*The SUN: **Gun-toting action man Vladimir Putin cuddles a leopard and poses topless with a fish in his latest calendar* The Russian strongman has been snapped in an array of manly poses for the latest version of his cult calendar VLADIMIR Putin’s hotly anticipated new calendar has hit the shelves in Russia and online. The strongman leader can be seen in a raft of poses, several of them in his trademark topless style. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* Groan.

Colonial medicine in postcolonial times: continuity, transition and change

Vivek Neelakantan at New Mandala - 20 hours ago
Notes on the first joint meeting of the Asian Society for the History of Medicine & History of Medicine in Southeast Asia, Jakarta, 27-30 June 2018 The post Colonial medicine in postcolonial times: continuity, transition and change appeared first on New Mandala.

US Switching to Ukraine as Location to Start World War III Against Russia

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Having failed in Syria, the U.S. is switching to an option set up by the Obama administration in 2014 as a potential flashpoint for confrontation with Russia

Ceasefire breaches in Idlib de-escalation zone continue – Russian Military

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
Armed groups in Syria continue ceasefire violations in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone, the Russian Defense Ministry’s center for Syrian reconciliation said on Tuesday. “Despite the ceasefire regime being established throughout the country, there are still cases of ceasefire regime violation by illegal armed formations in the Idlib de-escalation zone. Over the past day they attacked Ruseyt Iskander (three times), Nahshabba, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Video footage of Russia delivering S-300 missile systems to Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile systems were delivered to Syria, footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Wednesday shows. The missile systems can be seen being unloaded from an An-124-100 Ruslan strategic airlift jet aircraft at the Hmeymim air base. The Russian MoD announced the plan to supply S-300 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

New images show ISIS bases hit by Iranian missiles in eastern Syria

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:30 A.M.) – Iranian Army revealed new images featuring the Islamic State bases which had been hit by missiles fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) on October 1st. The newly-published drone images shows bases and positions used by the terror group before and after being targeted by the Iranian missiles. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Top jihadi commander killed in Syria’s Idlib

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:40 A.M.) – A high-level military commander of al-Nusra jihadi group was killed in Idlib amid a new surge of assassinations recently sweeping the jihadi-held province. Abu Abd al-Malik al-Qawqazi, a foreign jihadist from the Caucasus, was shot dead by unidentified assailants who stormed his farm near Tamanaa – Tahtaya road in south […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Herbal Oil: Canola Oil Benefits and Uses

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 21 hours ago
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Researchers Want Doctors to Be Able to Prescribe Magic Mushrooms for Depression.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 21 hours ago
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3keppn/prescribe-magic-mushrooms-depression-johns-hopkins?utm_source=dmfb

Greg Hunter, "'Coming Financial Crisis Much Bigger than 2008' – Peter Schiff"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"'**Coming Financial Crisis Much Bigger than 2008' **– Peter Schiff"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Money manager Peter Schiff was in a small group warning of a coming financial meltdown that happened in 2008. Schiff says, “I was kind of a fixture on financial cable TV giving these warnings. My thought was the bubble would burst, and I knew that it would. Once the housing bubble burst and we had this financial crisis, I knew it would follow along with the Great Recession. I thought the Federal Reserve would try the best it could to reflate the bubbles in the stock markets and h... more »

Would The Saudi Government Survive If The U.S. Withdrew Its Support?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump during a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS *Reuters:* *Trump: I told Saudi king he wouldn't last without U.S. support* SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump made an undiplomatic remark about close ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, saying he warned Saudi Arabia’s King Salman he would not last in power “for two weeks” without the backing of the U.S. military. “We protect Saudi Arabia. Would you say t... more »

The Left Pole Of The Political Sphere – Where All Directions Are To The Right.

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 21 hours ago
A Jordan Peterson video that introduces an interesting idea. If you think of The Left as being a pole, like the North Pole of the planet; then it is clear why they call everyone else Right Wing. For all directions away from a Left Pole would be "to the Right". Continue reading →

“Satanic Cult Awareness” Training Guide

Vigilant Citizen at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Found in the archives of the U.S. Department of Justice, this 1988 document confirms that satanic mind controls methods are not the stuff of fiction

The Streets of Paris

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
This video illustrates why Chinese tourists are being advised to avoid what was once known as the "world's most romantic city". Like other European cities, Paris is developing its own "no-go zones"

‘That Is Absolutely INSANE’ – Tommy Robinson Calmly DESTROYS Deranged Journalist In a Debate

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
We reserve judgement on Tommy Robinson but he's doing a great job exposing the media's bias and hypocrisy.

Kavanaugh Gang-Rapes Collide in Satanic Ritual

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
The Kavanaugh carnival is up and running. Now, writes Fred Reed, we have USAToday trying to nail Kavanaugh for…yes…pedophilia. The evidence? Ain’t none.

Forget Putin, Trump is Acting Like Netanyahu’s Manchurian Candidate

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Moving the US embassy; pulling out of the Iran deal; defunding UNRWA: every Trump move satisfies the Israeli government but does nothing for America.

Freemasons Worship Satan – Texe Marrs

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
In his latest book, Texe Marrs exposes Freemasonry to the light.

U.S. would destroy banned Russian warheads if necessary: NATO envoy

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
U.S. NATO Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchinson warns that a military strike on Russia will be considered if it continues a weapons development program

Note To NATO – You Don’t “Take Out” Missiles Without Having A War

Moon of Alabama at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
More on the increasingly belligerent way Washington is addressing Russia

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*by Noah* A cornered rat, sniveling and squealing like they do. A cornered rat with an overgrown malignant sense of entitlement to whatever he wants. A cornered rat who has gotten away with being just what he is, a rat, all of his life. That cornered rat has hit a wall. Will he escape? They usually do, but if we the people let him, then shame on us.

Qanon update

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
I am very conscious that Mil Intel is operating with a carefully worked out plan. This includes flipping DEEP STATE criminals and forcing them to behave openly in order to destroy their public support. This operation is now forcing Democrat supporters to leave the Democratic party en masse and vote Republican for the first time in their life. Michael Moore said it best some days back on a pod cast in which he said that Trump has tricked us and that we are going to get our asses kicked in November. He is right on both counts. The stage show of the Supreme Court Senate heari... more »

Electricity boosts crop yield by 30% while reducing pesticides and fertilizers

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
This is extremely good news. Those wires also produce a pulse of ultraviolet radiation which also empowers the living plant. Even then the collateral benefits are real and significant as well. I can also see using this in open field conditions as well. Plants can also be in contact as well as we operate on dry days. We already use trellis wire everywhere and running a hot wire is no trick at all. Pulsing power also makes it safe against accidental contact as anyone who has worked with cattle fencing knows. Managing it all is also practical as well and can even be sent off... more »

Gregg Jarrett: If Rod Rosenstein defies Trump's order to declassify documents, he should be fired

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
I am comfortable that Marine Colonel Robert Mueller was flipped on the day before he became special Council and is instead operating under secret orders from Trump to investigate the crimes of Hilary Clinton and her Russian collusion. After all, Trump conducts the most efficient meetings of anyone and he read Mueller in over a four hour meeting with his team. Not possible for a weather report. In the meantime the SES management component of the FBI has steadily been winkled out leaving Robert Rosenstein technically in place. RR should have been fired a long time ago but it se... more »

Transition Time: Volkswagen Announces "Electric for All" Campaign

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
We have waited a long time for this and it was the natural first step in transitioning from oil to electric to Dark Matter direct power generation. The power harness has existed for decades, battery technology had to evolve and we are now good enough to support a high volume consumer roll out.Volkswagon will likely build at full capacity while cutting prices.Tesla will be able to sell freely into the rising battery market, whatever happens with their models. Do note that the car never mattered much, but the battery did.By 2025, electric will begin to dominate new car sales. It ... more »

Secret footage catches “Deep State” leaker saying… WHAT!?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
You wonder why we are having military tribunals. When a govenment employee in a position of trust thinks he is immune to firing and then takes it upon himself to execute in favor of his interpretation of an alien agenda, we have effective operational chaos. This fool needs to be fired forthwith, or alternately to be drafted immediately into service in Antarctica where the only damage possible is immediately suicidal. We will need to scour out the educational meme introduced by the leftover ideologues of the last century who all loved power for the sake of power. People thi... more »

President Trump Targeted With The Poison Ricin In A Letter Sent To The White House

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Time*: *Poison Also Found in Letter Sent to President Trump* The Secret Service has confirmed that President Donald Trump also received an envelope containing the poison ricin after the Pentagon discovered two suspicious envelopes that tested positive for the deadly substance. According to the Secret Service, the envelope was addressed to the President on Oct. 1 but never made it to the White House. “As a matter of practice, the Secret Service does not comment regarding matters of Protective Intelligence,” the Secret Service said in a statement. “However, in this instance, we c... more »

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 274 – 2018

Hifast at Climate Collections - 22 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

Arctic sea ice update

Hifast at Climate Collections - 22 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: ? DMI confirm that the average Arctic sea ice extent during September was the fourth highest since 2006, and the greatest since 2014. ? ? ? http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover_30y.uk.php ? It is of course far too short a period to pretend to identify any real trends, but…

It’s like throwing diseased grenades at people, despite impossible promises

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 22 hours ago
When you house nearly 10 million pigs in a coastal state like North Carolina, placing them primarily in low-lying counties near the coast, you’ve set the stage for inevitable environmental disaster. Yet, many are talking about the devastation caused to North Carolina’s concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) by Hurricane Florence as a catastrophe, as though […] The post It’s like throwing diseased grenades at people, despite impossible promises appeared first on Health Nut News.

8 pink foods that fight breast cancer

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 22 hours ago
There are plenty of “pink” products in support of breast cancer awareness, but why not just cut out the middleman and eat naturally pink anti-breast cancer foods? RELATED STORY: Diet kicked her terminal breast cancer into remission, now Harvard wants to study her It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month when companies love to showcase pink packaging…but […] The post 8 pink foods that fight breast cancer appeared first on Health Nut News.

Tweets for Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will pay a fresh visit to North Korea on Sunday and meet leader Kim Jong Un as the administration's hopes rise of a denuclearization deal, the State Department says https://t.co/vppW1efkgo — AFP news agency (@AFP) October 2, 2018 France blames Iran for foiled Paris bomb plot https://t.co/jUzmABR4yJ — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 2, 2018 GOD BLESS THE U.S.A.! #MAGA🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/pquqyy5S3G — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2018 Chinese citizens around the country celebrate to mark the 69th anniversary of the PRC's found... more »

Being Economical With The Truth

Willis Eschenbach at Skating Under The Ice - 23 hours ago
Judge Kavanaugh has been accused of “lying” to the Justice Committee, although I haven’t seen any actual evidence of that. However, Dr. Ford has pushed a much bigger lie. She has claimed that she is a psychologist. She specifically told the Justice Committee that she is a “research psychologist”. The media has generally omitted the…

Poll: World Prefers Angela Merkel To Donald Trump

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Merkel and Macron viewed with more confidence internationally than Xi, Putin or Trump https://t.co/gZufBTQBlT pic.twitter.com/13eT7Zi057 — Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) October 1, 2018 *DW: **World prefers Angela Merkel to Donald Trump: Pew study* A US-based research center has surveyed 26,000 people in 25 countries and found few with confidence in President Donald Trump to do the right thing. His low status is nearly matched by the Russian and Chinese leaders. German Chancellor Angela Merkel came out top of a new Pew survey with 52 percent of respondents expressing confidenc... more »

Democrats – Respecting The Dignity Of Women

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 23 hours ago
Kink, sex and leather: The wildest photos from Folsom Street Fair through the years – SFGate

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses after awarding the Medal of Honor to former U.S. Army medic Ronald J. Shurer II, "for conspicuous gallantry" for actions he took in Afghanistan in 2008, in the East Room of the White House. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Editors Choice Pictures* (Reuters).

Alessandro Strumia VS Brain Scan Data. Studies of Transgender Brains Incidentally Tested His Hypothesis This Year.

Hontas Farmer at Science 2.0 - Physical Sciences - 1 day ago
*A*lessandro Strumia, needs to have had a five minute talk with the late great Ben Barres. Dr Barres was fond of telling a story where he heard how much his work was “better than your sister’s”. Ben was a female to male transguy. For those unfamiliar with the lingo started out a woman … then transitioned to living as a man. This is a clumsy and non-PC way to put it I know… but when preaching to people one must speak their language. Transgender scientist can tell you all about how different gender-based stereotypes and assumptions affect us. read more

Study Reveals Notable Graduate School Enrollment Trends

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 1 day ago
The number of ethnic minority, first-time graduate students inched up from 2016 to 2017 while women earned the majority of graduate degrees for the eighth year in a row, according to the latest annual study by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Board.

Did an NFL Team ‘Redesign’ the U.S. Flag for a Pre-Game Display?

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
The Green Bay Packers were accused online of not displaying sufficient patriotism prior to a game against the Buffalo Bills.

Ahead of NATO Exercise, Russian Arctic Buildup Worries Norway

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Oct 2, 2018 On the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, the sun does not rise for four months of the year and it is so cold that no trees grow there. end

The Militarization Of The US/China Trade War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RonPaulLibertyReport Streamed live 9 hours ago As often happens, the US trade war with China is heating up and spilling over to the military realm. Recent skirmishes in the South China Sea are just part of the increasing militarization of the dispute. How hot will the dispute get? Is there anyone in the Trump Administration who […]

Over 50 Injured as Israeli Forces Use Live Fire to Disperse Gaza Protesters

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Over 50 Injured as Israeli Forces Use Live Fire to Disperse Gaza Protesters by https://www.presstv.com/ More than 50 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli gunfire and tear gas at the border of the besieged Gaza Strip with the occupied territories, as a fresh round of protest rallies drew several thousand Palestinian demonstrators to the flashpoint frontier. […]

THRESHOLD BREACHED Critical FedRes Report

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
ITM Trading Streamed live 2 hours ago Link to Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/thres… Interest rates have risen substantially since July 2016, with shorter term rates rising faster than longer term rates, thus threatening a yield curve inversion. Why does that matter you ask? Because this inversion has indicated a recession 100% of the time including the […]

Something Big is Out There: Newfound Dwarf Planet Points to Mysterious Planet X

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
nemesis maturity Published on Oct 2, 2018 New extremely distant solar system object found during hunt for Planet X. Tuesday, October 02, 2018: Washington, DC—Carnegie’s Scott Sheppard and his colleagues—Northern Arizona University’s Chad Trujillo, and the University of Hawaii’s David Tholen—are once again redefining our Solar System’s edge. They discovered a new extremely distant object far […]

Delivered! Syria Gets S300 Missile System From Russia

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Oct 2, 2018 The S-300 air defense system and dozens of additional hardware pieces have been delivered to the Syrian military from Russia. The delivery is meant to protect Russian troops in Syria, coming in wake of the downing of a Russian reconnaissance plane in mid-September. For more on tis, Scottie Nell […]

‘Maneuvered to Prevent Collision’: Chinese Destroyer Chases USS Decatur in South China Sea

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
‘Maneuvered to Prevent Collision’: Chinese Destroyer Chases USS Decatur in South China Sea by https://www.rt.com/ A Chinese destroyer sent to escort the USS Decatur on a ‘freedom of navigation’ sail-by in the disputed South China Sea came dangerously close and forced the US vessel to maneuver to “prevent collision,” the US Navy said. – The encounter […]

Trump May Be Deliberately Working to Drive Countries Away From US – Analyst

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Trump May Be Deliberately Working to Drive Countries Away From US – Analyst by https://sputniknews.com/ Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly this week, US President Donald Trump urged the world to respect US sovereignty while seemingly threatening to violate the sovereignty of other coutnries. Speaking to Sputnik, US geopolitical analyst Tom Luongo outlined what he […]

Israel Seeking Pretext to Attack Lebanon

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Oct 1, 2018 Lebanon accuses Israel of seeking a pretext to attack the Arab country. Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil rejected as false, Israel’s claim that there are missile sites belonging to Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah in Lebanon. Bassil urged foreign ambassadors to respond to such accusations by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. […]

Iran, EU to Finalize Cooperation Mechanism Despite US Pressures: Spokesman

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Iran, EU to Finalize Cooperation Mechanism Despite US Pressures: Spokesman by http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/ TEHRAN — Iran and the European Union are working to finalize a mechanism to guarantee trade cooperation despite the US pressures to abort the attempts, an Iranian spokesman said Monday. – Iran and the EU have neared an understanding following intensive negotiations, Bahram Qasemi, […]

Iran, Europe ‘Finalizing Mechanism for Cooperation, US Sabotage Sure to Fail’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Iran, Europe ‘Finalizing Mechanism for Cooperation, US Sabotage Sure to Fail’ by https://www.presstv.com/ Iran has been doing copious work with Europe to devise a mechanism to guarantee continued bilateral trade despite attempts by the United States to obstruct such cooperation, says an Iranian official, declaring that US sabotage is “certain” to fail as a result of […]

October 3rd – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #622

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
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 →

Wednesday October 3rd – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
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 →

NATO's Largest Military Exercise Since The Cold War Will Begin Next Month

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Daily Sabah/DPA:* *NATO to launch biggest exercise since Cold War with 45,000 troops* NATO is preparing for one of its "biggest exercises in many years," with 45,000 troops due to participate in the Trident Juncture maneuver in Norway later this month, the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Tuesday. The defensive exercise is based on a "fictitious but realistic" scenario simulating NATO's collective response to an armed attack against one ally, Stoltenberg added. It will be the biggest exercise carried out by NATO since the end of the Cold War. Besides th... more »

Is It Really Surprising To Anyone That Trump And Family Engaged In Outright Fraud For Decades?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
After today's blockbuster investigative report on Trump's life of crime by the not-so-failing *NY Times*, CNBC reported that the New York state tax department is investigating the shocking revelations that are being read around the world. The Pulitzer-bait report from David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner has been described as "exhaustive" and "thorough." Imagine what Mueller's office is going to have! They wrote that Señor Trumpanzee "has long sold himself as a self-made billionaire, but a *Times* investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today’s dol...more »

Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 1 day ago
Surrounded cats.

"I Wonder..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"I wonder what radical feminists make of the fact that it was men who created the rule of 'women and children first ' when it came to rescuing people from life-threatening emergencies. " - Thomas Sowello Above, "The Look", thought by its users to be soooo intimidating while expressing massive righteous indignation at the terrible oppression she's so obviously suffering from. No, actually, you look like a complete idiot, IMHO... Go home, take your meds, it'll be alright... - CP

Another Big Lie: Long-Term Boyfriend of Ford Witnessed Her Coaching Friend How To Take A Lie Detector Test…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
During Ms. Christine Blasey-Ford’s senate testimony, under oath, she gave the following answers to questioning from Ms Rachel Mitchell: MITCHELL: Have you ever had discussions with anyone, beside your attorneys, on how to take a polygraph? FORD: Never. MITCHELL: And … Continue reading →

Meatable Can Make Beef From A Single Cell - If Activists Don't Kill The Company First

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 1 day ago
It takes a few years, a lot of grain and even more water to make a steer big enough to send to market - a company wants to get that process down to a few weeks. read more

Brazil Public Prosecutor Demands Ban on Three Commercialised GM Maize Varieties

Sustainable Pulse at Sustainable Pulse - 1 day ago
Brazil’s federal public prosecutor has filed a public civil action requiring the suspension of commercial release of three GM maize seed varieties: Monsanto’s MON87411 and MON87460; and Syngenta’s 3272. Source: gmwatch.org By Claire Robinson The lawsuit cites several problems with the authorisations, including the lack of studies showing that these GMOs are safe to eat and for the […] The post Brazil Public Prosecutor Demands Ban on Three Commercialised GM Maize Varieties appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.

Musical Interlude: Chuck Wild, Liquid Mind, “When Time Slows (Born Star)”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
, “When Time Slows (Born Star)” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogldA2Gxl3g

New Zealand Customs Now Have The Authority To Demand The Password To Your Digital Devices

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*The Hill:* *New Zealand can now fine travelers who refuse to unlock digital devices* New Zealand has become the first country to threaten travelers with prosecution and fines if they refuse to hand over passwords for their digital devices at security. Border officials say the new policy, which could impose fines of more than $3,000 on foreign visitors and New Zealanders, is an “appropriate remedy” for security concerns, according to The New York Times. Customs officials can now demand travelers provide passwords or other device-unlocking information like fingerprints if they are... more »

Bezos Bows To Pressure On $15/hr. Keep Pressuring Him. Keep Pressuring Them All.

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 1 day ago
In a move that is being widely attributed to pressure from activists and Bernie Sanders’ famous Stop BEZOS Act, Amazon has announced a pay increase for all workers inside the US to $15 an hour as of next month. Which is of course a good […]

Academics Exposing Academic Corruption

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 1 day ago
Must watch video showing just how corrupt academic research is. Leftist ideas are untenable and don’t stand up to any scrutiny, so they censor any dissent rather than debate.

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“Far beyond the local group of galaxies lies NGC 3621, some 22 million light-years away. Found in the multi-headed southern constellation Hydra, the winding spiral arms of this gorgeous island universe are loaded with luminous young star clusters and dark dust lanes. *Click image for larger size.* Still, for earthbound astronomers NGC 3621 is not just another pretty face-on spiral galaxy. Some of its brighter stars have been used as standard candles to establish important estimates of extragalactic distances and the scale of the Universe. This beautiful image of NGC 3621 traces the ... more »

The Poet: Mary Oliver, “Praying”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Praying”* “It doesn't have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don't try to make them elaborate, this isn't a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak.” - Mary Oliver, “Thirst”

"A Riddle"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"A Riddle"* “This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins towns, And beats high mountains down.” - One of Gollum’s riddles for Bilbo in “The Hobbit,” by JRR Tolkein. • Answer: *Time*

Chet Raymo, “The Silence”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“The Silence”* by Chet Raymo “The hiding places of my power Seem open; I approach, and then they close; I see by glimpses now; when age comes on, May scarcely see at all, and I would give, While yet we may, as far as words can give, A substance and a life to what I feel...” "These few lines from Wordsworth's "The Prelude" leapt off the page at me this morning. They capture well enough what my life has become. All those years of teaching, of writing in the Boston Globe, were years of sharing public knowledge, knowledge that had been vetted by the scientific community. The work was no... more »

BWorld 255, Improving passenger convenience, innovation vs regulation

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 1 day ago
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last Monday, October 01, 2018. People are rational, they seek convenience and safety for themselves, their families and friends. Thus, if it is very inconvenient and unsafe to take multiple rides from house to work and vice versa, say tricycle from house and village, jeepney or bus, MRT/LRT, jeep again to office, repeat the 4 rides going back home, then people would rather drive their cars or motorcycles even if they have to endure heavy traffic, high parking fees, and occasional street flooding during the rainy season. But when it is easy, safe... more »

Hillary Clinton Cackles and Laughs as Her Political Hyenas Attack….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
Hillary Clinton was asked her opinion of Judge Brett Kavanaugh noting how the Clinton political machine writ large was working to smear his name and reputation. Her response was typical Clinton evil…. Shrill laughter. Do not look away: The vulgar … Continue reading →

"We Must Ask Ourselves..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
''As Americans, we must ask ourselves: Are we really so different? Must we stereotype those who disagree with us? Do we truly believe that ALL red-state residents are ignorant racist fascist knuckle-dragging NASCAR-obsessed cousin-marrying roadkill-eating tobacco juice-dribbling gun-fondling religious fanatic rednecks; or that ALL blue-state residents are godless unpatriotic pierced-nose Volvo-driving France-loving left-wing communist latte-sucking tofu-chomping holistic-wacko neurotic vegan weenie perverts?'' - Dave Barry

Was the Arch of Baal Erected in Washington Before Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
The Arch of Palmyra appeared on the National Mall, but its relationship to Senate Judiciary Committee hearings was purely coincidental.

The Most Dangerous Celebrity Online Is Revealed

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Ruby Rose has played some dangerous characters, like an inmate in "Orange Is the New Black" and a scientist battling a prehistoric shark in "The Meg." But the actress herself is now officially dangerous.

Alleged sexual assailant and harasser gives counsel

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 1 day ago
A man who has been accused by about twenty women of sexual assault or harassment is giving counsel, not just to a SCOTUS nominee, but all young men. He says it is a really tough time to be a man … Continue reading →

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Will Meet North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un This Sunday

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
.@statedeptspox announces @SecPompeo’s upcoming trip to Asia, where he will travel to #Japan, #NorthKorea, #ROK, and #China from October 6-8. pic.twitter.com/hnB2xAIME7 — Department of State (@StateDept) October 2, 2018 *The Hill: **Pompeo to meet with North Korea's Kim on Sunday* Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week as part of his upcoming trip to Asia, the State Department announced on Tuesday. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Pompeo will meet with Kim in Pyongyang on Oct. 7. Nauert didn't provide specifi... more »

Ends and Means

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 1 day ago
Socialists believe the ends justify the means. The religious believe the means justify the ends. Some of us think differently and assert the means are the ends.

Standard Solar Model – How Bizarre Can They Become?

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 1 day ago
The latest ploy in astrophysics involves using global warming responsible for the Earth’s present physical state since 2-3 billions of years ago. Or that’s the wacky explanation Dr. Pierre Robitaille summarised in a YouTube presentation of Sky Scholar concerning the … Continue reading →

EPA Aims to Weaken Radiation Regulations As FCC Gives Telecoms $2B To Install 5G Everywhere

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By B.N. Frank An article by The Register, “Eat my shorts, watchdog tells every city mayor in the US – FCC approves $2bn 5G telco... more »

The Opportunity Myth Myth

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 1 day ago
When it comes to slick, pretty education "research," the folks at TNTP know their stuff. Reformsters have been milking the slick-but-hollow "Widget Effect" for years, and now TNTP has whipped up another sure-to-be-referenced-way-too-much "report" entitled "The Opportunity Myth." If ed reform eats its own tail, what does it poop out? Who are these folks? TNTP used to stand for The New Teacher Project; She Who Will Not Be Named created it as a spin-off of TFA, designed to put older career-changers into the classroom. At some point it changed into an advocacy group pushing a redesign of... more »

Calgary – Most snow this early in the season in 61 years

Robert at Ice Age Now - 1 day ago
Parts of the city reported up to 40 cm (16 inches) in a 12-hour period. A snowfall warning remains in effect. Wettest Oct 2 on record. The City of Calgary has activated its municipal emergency plan and called in reinforcements from neighboring cities in response to a massive October snowfall. Edmonton, Red Deer, Medicine Hat ... Read moreCalgary – Most snow this early in the season in 61 years The post Calgary – Most snow this early in the season in 61 years appeared first on Ice Age Now.

U.S. Intelligence Community Believes A New Cold War Is Starting

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Deputy Director Justin Poole calls the current world situation "a sort of reawakening of times of old." NGA *Tim Johnson, Stars and Stripes/McClatchy Washington Bureau: **US spies see new threats from global rivals, say it could be Cold War 2.0* WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — As the intelligence community shifts its primary focus from counterterrorism to threats from Russia and China, some leaders voice a sense of deja vu and even eagerness at the challenge. “It has been a sort of reawakening of times of old, I will say,” said Deputy Dir... more »

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