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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Friday, March 29, 2019

29 March - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 3

10 pm MDT

Rhode Island medical cannabis sales hit new highs

Bart Schaneman at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
Rhode Island’s medical marijuana market is posting record numbers, with the state’s three MMJ retailers on track to total about $56 million in sales this year, up $17.8 million, or 46.6%, from last year. The Providence Journal reports area doctors, including those in nearby Massachusetts, have written recommendations for MMJ to the more than 18,000 registered […] Rhode Island medical cannabis sales hit new highs is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Licensed marijuana shop, unlicensed grow both raided on same day in California

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
California law enforcement on Thursday temporarily shuttered one licensed retail location and also raided an illegal grow that allegedly appeared to be connected to the shop, reinforcing once more the tenuous nature of the state’s cannabis supply chain. According to a press release from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, deputies served a warrant at […] Licensed marijuana shop, unlicensed grow both raided on same day in California is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

European cannabis leader Bedrocan to re-enter Canada, South America

Alfredo Pascual at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
Dutch medical cannabis giant Bedrocan International is poised for an early return to Canada and South America after an arbitration tribunal reduced the duration of a moratorium prohibiting the company from those markets. A legal settlement between Bedrocan and Ontario-based Canopy Growth barred the Dutch company from doing business in Canada until Jan. 1, 2020, and in South […] European cannabis leader Bedrocan to re-enter Canada, South America is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

MA regulators investigate licensing limits of cannabis firms Acreage, Sea Hunter

Omar Sacirbey at Marijuana Business Daily - 9 hours ago
Massachusetts regulators are scrutinizing whether cannabis companies Acreage Holdings and Sea Hunter Therapeutics violated state limits on how many marijuana business licenses a single entity can own, according to The Boston Globe. News of the investigation comes on the heels of a report from the newspaper that questioned whether the two companies controlled an excess […] MA regulators investigate licensing limits of cannabis firms Acreage, Sea Hunter is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Four Billboards in Toronto Trigger A Public Airing Of Mandatory Vax In Canada: And the Politicians Respond ‘NO’, For Now

Laura Bono at Children's Health Defense - 9 hours ago
Editorial by Heather Fraser, Author of The Peanut Allergy Epidemic University of Alberta professor of pharmacy and law, Ubaka Ogbogu, was interviewed by the National Post regarding parents who do not vaccinate their child at the earliest age allowable. If a parent fails to do so, he says, temporary guardianship could be awarded to […] The post Four Billboards in Toronto Trigger A Public Airing Of Mandatory Vax In Canada: And the Politicians Respond ‘NO’, For Now appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Vaccines: Gateway Drugs by Design

Rita Shreffler at Children's Health Defense - 9 hours ago
Pharma has Created its Own Trillion-Dollar Market: A Generation of Chronically Sick Children Guest editorial by Kristina Kristen Why is there an epidemic of chronic illnesses that plagues 54% of our children today? Why do so many of our children suffer from ADHD, anaphylaxis from severe allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases and epilepsy, in addition to […] The post Vaccines: Gateway Drugs by Design appeared first on Children's Health Defense.

Brazil’s Supreme Court Rule Animal Sacrifice in Religious Ceremony is Legal

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the presence of several representatives of Afro-Brazilian religions, Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) unanimously agreed on Thursday over the constitutionality of animal sacrifice during Afro-Brazilian religious ceremonies. “It is constitutional the law of animal protection that, in order to safeguard religious freedom, allows the […] The post Brazil’s Supreme Court Rule Animal Sacrifice in Religious Ceremony is Legal appeared first on The Rio Times.

ANTI-TRUMP BUT ASHAMED IS THE NEW SOCIALLY LIBERAL BUT FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 9 hours ago
Matt Bai -- yes, he's still around, writing a largely unread regular column for Yahoo News -- is a Trump-skeptical journalist who's ashamed of being one: ... this might be a good moment to step back and ask some hard questions about who we’ve become, as journalists, in the Trump era. ... I don’t agree with my former New York Times colleague David Brooks, who says we all made fools of ourselves with this Russia business.... That said, I think we have to admit an inescapable and uncomfortable truth about the Trump presidency more generally, which is that the media that covers him is ... more »

President Trump Talked About Using Nuclear Football On North Korea During Puerto Rico Visit In 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*CNN:* *Sources to CNN: During Puerto Rico visit, Trump talked about using nuclear football on North Korea* He was there to survey the path of destruction left by Hurricane Maria. But when President Donald Trump visited Puerto Rico in October 2017, the island's dire predicament was hardly the only topic on his mind. People familiar with the visit said the President was distracted by other matters -- including his then-devolving war of words with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un -- as he toured devastated neighborhoods and took an aerial tour of the damage. At one point, Trump poi... more »

Ban on Plastic Bags Comes Close to Reality in a 3rd State

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The ban would prohibit New York grocery stores from providing plastic bags for most purchases.

Trump Threatens to Close Border with Mexico Next Week

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The White House did not immediately respond to questions about whether his possible action would apply to commercial and air travel.

3 Sumatran Tiger Cubs Explore Jungle Habitat in Sydney Zoo

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Three boisterous 10-week-old rare Sumatran tiger cubs have play-wrestled and explored their jungle habitat in their first public appearance at a Sydney zoo.

Is this Crystal Methodist Church Sign in Effiing, SC, Real?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
This fictional town certainly seems like an interesting place to live.

Did the Trump Administration House Undocumented Immigrants Under a Bridge in El Paso?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Alarming photographs emerged in March 2019, prompting renewed scrutiny of U. S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

The Rag Blog : The New Journalism Project launches NJP Publishing

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 9 hours ago
Rag Blog publisher announces new book publishing effort. By The Rag Blog | The Rag Blog | March 29, 2019 The New Journalism Project (NJP), publisher of The Rag Blog and sponsor of Rag Radio, is spreading its wings with … finish reading The Rag Blog : The New Journalism Project launches NJP Publishing

The Creator Writings: What Next?

Wes Annac at Openhearted Rebellion - 9 hours ago
Today, take some time and reflect on what you have learned/received, disseminate the information you received and discover how best to put it to use.

Balance, Love, and the Riddle of Existence

Wes Annac at Openhearted Rebellion - 9 hours ago
The space that balance creates is filled by and with love.

715 to Superpower Status: That's How Many Nuclear Bomb Tests Russia Did

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * What about the fallout? *Although much of the radiation in the area has since died away, birth defects resulting from chromosomal abnormalities continue to show up in children born three generations after radiation exposure.* The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949, just four years after the United States. Like the United States, the USSR conducted an aggressive testing schedule throughout the Cold War, ultimately conducting 715 nuclear tests over a period of forty-one years. Also like its rival—and to an even greater extent—the Sovi... more »

The Harrier: The U.S. Marine Corps Loves This Plane For 1 Big Reason

Edward Chang at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*Edward Chang* *Security, * The enemy doesn't stand a chance. *Harriers have also participated in less-visible operations in Yemen by bombing al-Qaeda in the country—again emphasizing its flexibility and adaptability to a wide range of operations in diverse environments and levels of warfare.* Since the intervention by the United States and coalition partners began in 2014, the Middle East's skies have become crowded with the very best in modern air power. The air is full of flashy fourth-generation fighters (like the Air Force's F-15s and F-16s and the Navy's F/A-18E/Fs), and ... more »

Don't Let the Headlines Scare You: The Trade Deficit Isn't That Bad

Milton Ezrati at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*Milton Ezrati* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] America has had it worse before and the economy is growing well. It is possible to be technically correct and still mislead, either inadvertently or intentionally. That surely has happened with recent reports on the U.S. trade deficit. These counted imports of goods and services some $59.8 billion in excess of exports in December, making the trade deficit for all 2018 some $621 billion, 12.4 percent deeper than 2017 and the reddest ink ever recorded for a year (though lower than a few months in 2007). Still, for all the super... more »

Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Thursday 28th March 2019

TonyfromOz at PA Pundits – International - 9 hours ago
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on […]

Stephen Moore’s Senate Confirmation Hearings Could Get Ugly

Bob Adelmann at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: stephen-moores-senate-confirmation-hearings-could-get-ugly] The powers that be have decided that Trump’s nominee for the Fed’s Board of Governors won’t be a team player and therefore must be subjected to a gauntlet during his nomination hearings.

Steinles Lose In Ninth Circuit; Trump Judge Rules for Sanctuary City

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: steinles-lose-in-ninth-circuit-trump-judge-rules-for-sanctuary-city] The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in keeping with its many other decisions subversive of American law and sovereignty, says San Francisco is not responsible for the killer of Kate Steinle.

The Belt and Road Initiative: Chinese agribusiness going global

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
29-Mar-2019 The Belt and Road Initiative provides a framework for Chinese investment to enhance existing infrastructure as well as build new production sites and trade routes to better connect China with the rest of the world.

The future of investor-state dispute settlement deliberated at UNCITRAL: Unveiling a dichotomy between reforming and consolidating the current regime

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
29-Mar-2019 Reform of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is being deliberated at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group III, which will be meeting in New York between the 1st and 5th of April 2019.

NANTS backs Buhari over trade agreement

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
29-Mar-2019 The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari's refusal to signed and ratified the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).

Brexit: Rolled-over UK free trade deals 'are incomplete'

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
29-Mar-2019 As a member of the EU, the UK is part of 40 trade deals which the EU has with other countries. As of 28 March, only eight rolled-over agreements have been signed.

Canada needs 'reality check' on trade ambitions with China: report

bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
29-Mar-2019 Intelligence experts have warned that China's increasingly aggressive geopolitical positioning puts it at odds with Western powers, when it comes to free trade agreements.

The Mysterious Genetic Origin Of Scandinavian Wolves

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 9 hours ago
The Scandinavian wolf population is a bit of an evolutionary mystery. In the hoped for descent with modification scenario, textbook natural selection, there would be signs that hybrids of dog and wolf have contributed to this population, but none have been found. Wolf-dog hybrids – crosses between wolf and dog – are known from many parts of the world and have mainly been the result of male dogs mating with female wolves. One such hybrid was found south-west of Stockholm, in 2017; another turned up near Oslo 20 years ago. In the Storting, the Norwegian parliament, the question has b... more »

Your Brain On Deception: Why April Fools’ Day Pranks Work

Michael Merzenich at Science 2.0 blogs - 9 hours ago
I enjoy hearing about or even falling for a good harmless prank — and I certainly enjoy pulling a child or two’s string, in a cheerful, happy way, just to keep them on their toes — so, April Fools’ is one of my favorite days of the year. The holiday underscores how important surprises are for our brains. Of course, one hopes those surprises will be delightful ones! read more

Announcing 2019 Mini-Fundraiser for Water Cooler!

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
Today's Water Cooler: It's time for the annual Water Cooler fundraiser! Dig deep if you can, but only give what you can!

Registration discount rate for 2019 Food Safety Summit ends Sunday, March 31

News Desk at Food Safety News - 10 hours ago
The Early Bird rates for The Food Safety Summit, the premiere event for food safety professionals, close this Sunday, March 31st. The 21st annual Trade Show and Conference is taking place May 6-9 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Click here to register for the conference program that will feature... Continue Reading

What is the role of non-profits?

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 10 hours ago
The Special Olympics is in the news right now. Betsy DeVos suggested budget cuts, and since it isn’t a government agency, she recommended cutting the $15 million it gets from the federal government. I didn’t know they got any—but I should have. It’s a worthy organization, doing a lot of good, and we contribute. For the last 50 years, the federal government has been “bullying” the non-profits, while also providing a large part of their funding. "Until recently, our understanding of the development of the welfare state in advanced industrial coun­tries assumed that the hallmark o... more »

A Way Out of the Brexit Gridlock?

Rob Slane at 10 hours ago
The shenanigans in the Westminster Parliament need little comment. We literally have a gridlock that frankly looks impossible to break. A Government that has negotiated one of the worst treaties in history, and which has failed miserably on three occasions to get it through Parliament. A Prime Minister who has promised to resign if her deal is successful, but who stays put now her deal has once again failed (let me know if you can think of a more ludicrous […]

De Nada Ocean SSTs in February

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: The best context for understanding decadal temperature changes comes from the world’s sea surface temperatures (SST), for several reasons: The ocean covers 71% of the globe and drives average temperatures; SSTs have a constant water content, (unlike air temperatures), so give a better reading of heat content variations; A major…

Researchers find that the sun’s magnetic field is ten times stronger than previously believed

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Solar flare erupting from a sunspot [image credit: space.com] Another of the sun’s secrets comes into view. The sun’s magnetic field is ten times stronger than previously believed, new research from Queen’s University Belfast and Aberystwyth University has revealed. The new finding was discovered by Dr. David Kuridze, Research…

Dr. Peter Ridd vs. James Cook University – Arguments Completed

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: Anthony Watts / March 29, 2019 Professor Peter Ridd writes: We finally got home from Brisbane where the court hearing was held about 1200 km to the south, and it has been good to reflect on events. I am very hopeful and Judge Vasta seemed to indicate that he […]

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 87 – 2019

Hifast at Climate Collections - 10 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

U.S. Report: Afghan Forces Could Desert Without U.S. Air Support, Cash And Troops

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Afghan commandos at Camp Commando, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2019. (Lisa Ferdinando/DoD) *Military Times:* *Afghan forces could turn guns on Kabul without US air support, cash and troops, among other warnings* Afghanistan remains dependent on the U.S.-led coalition to combat insurgencies, pay Afghan troops, maintain oversight of corruption and generally just prevent the country from devolving into chaos. That doesn’t bode well for the peace negotiations currently underway between U.S. and Taliban diplomatic teams. A new ... more »

Colourful frescos, mosaics, graffiti and new buildings uncovered at Pompeii

Just In - 10 hours ago
Nearly 2,000 years after Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption, the ancient Roman city is still giving up long-buried secrets.

'I'm past caring': MPs fed up with Brexit as May further weakens her position

Samantha Hawley at Just In - 10 hours ago
Not even the promise of her own demise could break the political paralysis over Brexit, and now British PM Theresa May's failure gives rise to calls for a general election.

The Senate vs. The President: A Moot Court on the President’s Treaty Withdrawal Powers

sanderson at Lawfare - 10 hours ago
Yesterday, Mar. 28, I had the pleasure of moderating an incredibly interesting panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law (ASIL). The focus of the discussion was S.J. Res. 4, a real law introduced this past January by a bipartisan coalition of Senators, led by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.). Modeled on a proposal I outlined in *Lawfare *last summer, S.J. Res. 4 expressly prohibits the president from withdrawing from the North Atlantic Treaty that undergirds the NATO alliance without either the Senate’s advice and consent or the permission of Congre... more »

To Understand Mueller’s Work, Focus on Counterintelligence

njones at Lawfare - 10 hours ago
Julia Ainsley of NBC broadcasts from outside the Justice Department following the release of Attorney General William Barr's summary of the Mueller report. (Source: Flickr/Victoria Pickering) According to Attorney General William Barr, the Mueller team concluded that it “did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.” Assuming that Barr has not misquoted Special Counsel Robert Mueller—and I am confident he has not—I am not terribly surprised that the investigation produced this resu... more »

Lebanese government, Hezbollah and people prepared to confront Israel over theft of Golan territories.

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 10 hours ago
*Elijah J. Magnier* | Possibility of confrontation between the Resistance – i.e. Hezbollah in this case – and Israel is now on the table.

Fox: DEA looking for contractor to burn 1,000 pounds of marijuana per hour

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 10 hours ago
What an absolutely incredible waste. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is actively looking for a contractor in Texas to clear its evidence vaults of marijuana that are no longer needed as evidence. That’s correct, rather than sell it to someone who can manufacture it for children who have seizures, they are going to simply burn it. What […] The post Fox: DEA looking for contractor to burn 1,000 pounds of marijuana per hour appeared first on Health Nut News.

Top 10 benefits of planks and pushups

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 10 hours ago
Planks and pushups are examples of effective, full-body exercises that you can do virtually anywhere. They’re deceptively simple, such that many people pass over them in favor of flashier workout techniques, but don’t be fooled: Planks and pushups are a solid exercise choice that can help you build a strong core, upper and lower body […] The post Top 10 benefits of planks and pushups appeared first on Health Nut News.

Rockland County Department of Health confirms only 5 (allegedly) active measles cases

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 10 hours ago
Photo credit: Uriel Heilman/JTA We are so thankful that we were able to grab this video and share it before it was taken down last night. That’s censorship at its finest, ladies and gentleman! RELATED STORY: Biochemical engineer drops bombshell facts about measles & the MMR vaccine in Washington No one wants to have sick children. […] The post Rockland County Department of Health confirms only 5 (allegedly) active measles cases appeared first on Health Nut News.

De Nada Ocean SSTs in February

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 10 hours ago
The best context for understanding decadal temperature changes comes from the world’s sea surface temperatures (SST), for several reasons: The ocean covers 71% of the globe and drives average temperatures; SSTs have a constant water content, (unlike air temperatures), so give a better reading of heat content variations; A major El Nino was the dominant […]

Jussie Smollett No-billed, Trump and Other professional Fascists howling mad.

Brother Jonah at Not My Tribe - 10 hours ago
The punk in chief doesn’t get to lynch a smart-ass Black man and boy, howdy. he is PISSED… So are the Klan and that means Our Beloved Sheriff Elder and his “former” commander (still, Maketa tells him what to say and do, and Elder does what he’s told) who is a friend of David Duke….... more »

Must See! Rush Limbaugh interview with Sean Hannity...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 10 hours ago
*"we're dealing with deranged people who are not rational."* This is an important interview to hear. Listen to it, and then listen to it again. The American people need to understand what is going on. *It's not over, and I never thought it was - hence, other than one silly video, I haven't had much to say about the Mueller non-report.* *Amazon Today* It's time to start thinking about you Easter finery. Deals in *Women's Fashion* Deals in *Men's Fashion* I receive a small commission when you order anything through my links - *at no additional cost to you.* It doesn't have to ... more »

Squaw Valley Snowfall On Record Pace

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 10 hours ago
Squaw Valley, CA has received 658 inches of snow this winter, and for the date is four inches ahead of the previous record year of 2017. View Last 7 Years of Squaw Valley Snowfall | Squaw Alpine This comes three … Continue reading →

DnCriminals: the Democrats, a Corrupt Enterprise, Rigged the 2016 Elections, They’ll Do It Again in 2020

Rainer Shea at The Ghion Journal - 11 hours ago
The Democratic leadership, the mainstream media, and likely most of Hillary Clinton’s supporters will never address the sabotage of American democracy that they were complicit with in 2016. This is apparent because despite all the details that have come out about the theft of the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, the political and media class is approaching the 2020 race with the assumption that the contest for the Democratic nomination will be run fairly. For this… The post DnCriminals: the Democrats, a Corrupt Enterprise, Rigged the 2016 Elections, They’ll Do It Again in 202... more »

What Did We Learn From DeVos Hearings This Week?

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 11 hours ago
So during Betsy DeVos's terrible horrible no-good very bad week of hearings, what did we learn? *Opposition Parties Matter* This is the third budget in which DeVos tried to zero out Special Olympics. The third. So why so much fuss this time around? Perhaps because somebody made her go before Congress and explain herself (or not) in some exchanges that made for insta-viral hits. Just imagine what it would be like if more legislators acted more like actual defenders of public education more often. *Finally, Evidence of the Deep State* Donald Trump stepped in to "override" his people... more »

Migrants Leaving Libya Who Hijacked a Merchant Ship that Rescued Them Have Landed in Europe

AP at Need To Know - 11 hours ago
The captain reported that the migrants were unarmed, but did outnumber his crew, and used force to turn the ship toward Italy or Malta. The fact that the migrants made it to European soil makes it unlikely that they will be sent back to Libya.

Chinese Analyst Calls For 'Tougher' Action Against The U.S. In The South China Sea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
In 2013, China embarked on a massive land reclamation project, expanding seven reefs in the Spratlys into large artificial islands. Photo: People’s Daily *Liu Zhen, SCMP:* *‘Time for tougher deterrence from China’ as US steps up patrols in South China Sea* * Chinese analyst says American forces should have to think twice before going ‘too far’ with their activities in the contested waters China should reinforce “deterrence facilities” in the South China Sea as the United States and its allies mount a bigger challenge in the contested waters, a prominent Chinese specialist said. “... more »

This Agency Might Wreck Internet Economics

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Jeffrey A. Tucker The Department of Housing and Urban Development has filed civil charges against Facebook for allowing advertising to target some groups and... more »

In "Pygmy Scandal" between Pakistan and US-occupied Afghanistan, Pakistan is Acting Very S-400ish

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*Pakistan PM Imran Khan and Pakistan’s* * Minister for Human Rights **Shireen Marzari* *Khan is acting "very S-400ish"* *NOTICE TO READERS:* *I have updated several of my recent posts* with what I call "gem" links, supporting my various theses expressed in those posts. I recommend my readers go back over the last dozen or so posts to see the links, usually embedded at the top of the posts. In that regard, I was somewhat amused to see Pakistan brazenly telling the Ambassador of US-occupied Afghanistan *where to go*. This, to me, represents a recent trend also seen in supposedly va... more »

Did India Shoot Down Its Own Mi-17 Helicopter in Kashmir During Last Month's India-Pakistan Air Clash?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
An Indian soldier next to the wreckage of Indian Air Force's helicopter in Kashmir February 27, 2019 © Reuters/Danish Ismail IBTimes: *Did India's own missile shoot down Mi17 helicopter in Budgam crash?* *Investigations are on whether the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems were turned on that could have averted the Budgam helicopter crash.* A court of inquiry has been set up to ascertain whether an Indian missile shot down the Mi17 helicopter in Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir on February 27 killing six Indian Air Force personnel and a civilian. The Mi17 helicopter w... more »

Russiagate in 3 Minutes

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By corbettreport Everything you wanted to know about Russiagate but weren’t stupid enough to ask.  TRANSCRIPT: https://www.corbettreport.com/russiag…

Sterling Tumbles As Third Vote On Brexit Deal In UK Parliament Fails By 58 Votes

Zerohedge at The Duran - 11 hours ago
The post Sterling Tumbles As Third Vote On Brexit Deal In UK Parliament Fails By 58 Votes appeared first on The Duran.

U.K. Prime Minister May Loses Brexit Vote By 344 To 286

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *May loses Brexit vote by 344 to 286: PM hints at an election by saying 'I fear we are reaching the limits of the process' after failing to pass her deal despite Brexiteer climbdown* * Theresa May's deal faced a make-or-break vote and will warn not to vote for it would be a 'betrayal' of public * Her withdrawal agreement received 286 votes from MPs but 344 were against it - a deficit of 58 votes * 34 Tory rebels - 28 Brexiteers and six remainers - while only five Labour MPs sided with the PM in Commons * Boris Johnson had thrown his weight behind the deal - but hardco... more »

Brazil’s North-South Rail Auctioned For R$2.7 Billion

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Designed to be the backbone of Brazil’s rail transportation, the North-South Railroad was auctioned off this week, for R$2.719 billion. The winner, Rumo SA, obtained the concession use of a 1,537-kilometer transport network, from Estrela d’Oeste (SP) to Porto Nacional (TO). “The result was […] The post Brazil’s North-South Rail Auctioned For R$2.7 Billion appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazilian Singer Gal Costa to Play Rio’s Circo Voador this Weekend

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fans of classic MPB (Música popular brasileira – a style of post-bossa nova Brazilian pop) will be in for a treat this weekend as Brazilian superstar Gal Costa plays two concerts at Lapa’s historic Circo Voador, on Friday, March 29th, and Saturday, March 30th. Costa […] The post Brazilian Singer Gal Costa to Play Rio’s Circo Voador this Weekend appeared first on The Rio Times.

Notes From Teacher, Parent: “Trans” Kids Are Mentally Ill

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: notes-from-teacher-parent-trans-kids-are-mentally-ill] “Transgender” ideology has apparently become not just prevalent, but ascendent, in some public-school systems.

New Jersey Consumers Should Expect Electricity Rate Increases

IER at IER - 11 hours ago
People who believe that wind and solar power are lowering their electric bills should look at New Jersey. Garden State… The post New Jersey Consumers Should Expect Electricity Rate Increases appeared first on IER.

Walking Colorado -- Longest Walk Photos by Bad Bear 2019

Censored News, publisher Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
Longest Walk Photos by Carl Bad Bear Sampson, Western Shoshone. Walkers are between Grand Junction and Delta, Colorado, this morning, headed to Pueblo, Colorado, and on to DC, walking for Indigenous rights. Walking in from Utah, walkers are now in beautiful Western Colorado. March 29, 2019

How the GOP is Using Israel as a Wedge Issue For 2020

Curt Mills at Test Feed Using Fields - 11 hours ago
*Curt Mills* *Israel, United States* AIPAC’s influence in both political parties remains formidable, but with a Republican White House that’s hugged the Israeli government tight, combined with a fresh row in the United States over anti-Semitism, spurred by a Democratic lawmaker, AIPAC’s vibe flirted with the overtly partisan. WASHINGTON— Nearly a month after the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), many of the nation’s political journalists reconvened this week for a less raucous, but arguably more relevant successor confab: the American Israel Public Affairs Committe... more »

Atomic Bang: The 5 Biggest Russsian and American Nuclear Weapons Tests Ever

Steve Weintz at Test Feed Using Fields - 11 hours ago
*Steve Weintz* *Security, * The world has never been the same. *Thus fusion (“H-bomb”) weapons rely on fission (“A-bomb”) triggers or primaries to heat and compress fusion fuel enough for thermonuclear fusion. In the fractions of a second between the primary's detonation and the bomb's explosion the primary's immense energy gets channeled into the fusion fuel. Hydrogen bombs are thus two-stage weapons: first a small fission explosion drives a much bigger fusion explosion.* *(This is a combination of two previous articles posted last year. They are reposted here for your reading... more »

Secret Submarine Base? Why the U.S. Navy Might Have Built a Sub Hideout

Steve Weintz at Test Feed Using Fields - 11 hours ago
*Steve Weintz* *Security, * Did the Navy ever actually pursue the Rock-Site concept at Point Sur or elsewhere? A 1971 study discussed various methods of sea-floor excavation, but by then most man-in-the-sea development was classified. In the absence of information fantasy takes wing — er, fin — but nearly 50 years later C.F. Austin’s dream remains both sober and dazzlingly novel. *Did the Navy ever actually pursue the Rock-Site concept at Point Sur or elsewhere? A 1971 study discussed various methods of sea-floor excavation, but by then most man-in-the-sea development was classif... more »

Imagine This Rifle: Here Is How I Would Replace the Army's M4 Carbine

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 11 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Here is what I would do. *That’s an inherent tradeoff of having a slightly larger, more powerful round. The new round would also be a non-standard NATO round and incompatible with rifles and carbines fielded by our allies--most of whom show no intention of migrating away from the 5.56 cartridge.* The U.S. Army is looking for a new weapon for infantry troops. After a half century of using the M16/M4 carbine series of weapons, the Army is looking for a weapon with increased range and lethality to deal with future threats. Although the search is still ... more »

Dead F-22: Back in 2009, a Stealth F-22 Raptor Was 'Shot Down' (By France)

WarIsBoring at Test Feed Using Fields - 11 hours ago
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * What? *The key, Gruene said, was to get as close as possible to the powerful F-22 … and stay there. “They didn’t expect us to turn so aggressively.”* Past evidence seems to confirms that a French fighter pilot once “killed” an American F-22 Raptor stealth fighter in mock combat. Although not unprecedented, the simulated shoot-down is still a big deal for a couple reasons. For one, the Lockheed Martin-made F-22 is supposed to be the most fearsome warplane in history, a quarter-billion-dollar-per-plane technological marvel that flies higher and faster ... more »

Australian Man Loses Bullying-by-Breaking Wind Court Case

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
An Australian appeals court has dismissed a bullying case brought by an engineer who accused his former supervisor of repeatedly breaking wind toward him.

Pipe Dream Turns Nightmare for Pit Bull Chasing Opossum

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
A pit bull intent on chasing down an opossum was foiled when he ended up wedged around 100 feet (30 meters) into a pipe in North Carolina.

Saudi-backed forces score important advance along Yemeni border

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The Saudi-led Coalition and their allied Yemeni forces scored a major advance in northern Yemen, today, seizing several points inside the Hajjah Governorate. Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Saudi-led Coalition, the Yemeni National Army and their allies began their assault on Friday by breaking through the Houthi lines in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Indian missile mistakenly hit its own chopper during confrontation with Pakistan: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
India’s air defence missile of Israeli-origin may have shot down its own Mi-17 V5 military chopper, following an alert on 27 February about 25 Pakistani fighter jets hovering over the border area that separates the two countries, reports the Indian daily The Economic Times. The incident had occurred a day after the Indian Air Force (IAF) avenged the 14 February Pulwama militant attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army launches big assault across northern Hama

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a large assault across the northern axis of the Hama Governorate this afternoon. Using heavy artillery and surface-to-surface missiles, the Syrian Arab Army targeted the positions of the Free Syrian Army’s (FSA) Jaysh Al-Izza faction near the towns of Kafr Zita and Al-Latamnah. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia accuses militants of preparing new chemical weapons provocation

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said Hayat Tahrir al-Sham fighters were allegedly planning for another staged chemical attack on Syrian soil with the help of Syria Civil Defence (SCD), popularly known as the White Helmets. Nebenzya made the remarks at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Jihadist sleeper cell attacks Syrian Army troops in Deir Ezzor

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – A group of jihadist rebels recently carried out a powerful attack against a group of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops inside Deir Ezzor city. According to a Syrian military communique, “A Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham sleeper cell carried out a deadly attack against our 4th Division troops inside Deir Ezzor on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

[Graphic 18+] Afrin Liberation Forces snipe Turkish-backed rebel in northern Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) -The Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) continued its operations against the Turkish-backed rebel groups in northern Aleppo this week. Using their snipers and explosives team, the Afrin Liberation Forces unleashed a flurry of attacks against the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA) troops, prompting them to increase their alert levels around Afrin and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Journalmalism 101: This week, Halifax lost four very good Canadian Press reporters; in return we got… Christie Blatchford

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
News 1. Street checks Yesterday, I wrote: This is how it goes. Every now and then something happens — a Black man with the resources and gumption to do something about it stands up to the harassment, the results of a CBC Freedom of Information request are published — that make it temporarily impossible for […]

Making it in India: Women Struggle to Break Down Barriers Starting a Business

NEW DELHI, Mar 29 (IPS) - Ashlin Mathew is a news editor for the National Herald newspaper in New Delhi.Radhika Baburao Shinde was all of 12 years old when she was married off to a man who was 10 years older. She was sent away to live with her new husband, a truck driver, and his family in remote, drought-prone Satara district, 330 kilometers southwest of Mumbai. She left school and went to work as a laborer on her husband's family farm. Read the full story, “Making it in India: Women Struggle to Break Down Barriers Starting a Business”, on globalissues.org →

The Republicans Have A Family Leave Bill-- That Chips Away At Social Security Benefits

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
The U.S. is the only advanced country in the world without a paid family leave program in place-- and American women have been picking up on that. Paid family leave was a big issue in Hillary Clinton's campaign that she handled very well-- but which was almost entirely ignored by the media. And Ivanka Trump-Kushner has been talking it up as a theory that's supposed to put a happy face on her father's neo-fascist regime. Most of the Democratic 2020 hopefuls are all talking about it and in the last few weeks, several Republicans in Congress have introduced fake family leave bills th... more »

State Upholds Law that Men Can Rape Women if They Withdraw Consent After Sex Begins

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: sex]A decades old law, that has allowed countless rapists to walk free, states that a man can use violence against a woman if she tries to withdraw consent from sex.

WATCH: Cops Taser Naked Man in His Back as He Walks Away, Falsely Claim He ‘Advanced’ At Them

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: naked]Cops in Missouri falsely claimed a naked man was "advancing toward officers" so they had to taser him, but video shows that didn't happen.

Binge Eating: Possible Causes, How You Can Avoid It & What To Do If You Cave In

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://www.purelyb.com/be-nourished/weight-management/binge-eating-causes-how-you-can-avoid-it-what-to-do-if-you-cave-in Advertisements

Scientists May Have Found the Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease | Reader’s Digest

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://www.rd.com/health/conditions/common-disease-can-actually-kickstart-alzheimers/?trkid=soc-rd-facebook

Brain fry for #breakfast, anyone?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/brain-fry-for-breakfast/article26664834.ece?homepage=true&utm_campaign=socialflow

#Finland named world’s happiest nation as #Scandinavia dominates list.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://news.theceomagazine.com/news/finland-worlds-happiest-country/

Grandmother, 55, gives birth to her own GRANDCHILD.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6864067/Grandmother-55-gives-birth-GRANDCHILD.html?ito=social-facebook

Ukraine is getting as much press as Russia these days

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 12 hours ago
“While the 2016 presidential race was raging in America, Ukrainian prosecutors ran into some unexpectedly strong headwinds as they pursued an investigation into the activities of a nonprofit in their homeland known as the Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC). The focus on AntAC was part of a larger probe by Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office into whether 4.4 million in U.S. funds to fight corruption inside the former Soviet republic had been improperly diverted. The prosecutors soon would learn the resistance they faced was blowing directly from the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, where... more »

Continuing Coups, Kremlin Kontrol & Copyright Crackdown

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By corbettreport Welcome back to #NewWorldNextWeek – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in... more »

Aljazeera spy Rodger Muller’s wife arrested for fraud

Editor, cairnsnews at cairnsnews.org - 12 hours ago
Today Cairnsnews received information from a One Nation source in NSW that the wife of Aljazeera Muslim spy Rodger Muller had been charged by police with 46 fraud offences. Mueller is the scumbag who released the covert footage of One Nation members Steve Dickson and James Ashby aided and abetted by the left-wing of the […]

World News Briefs -- March 29, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in the Parliament in London, Britain, March 29, 2019 in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS *Reuters:* *Parliament sinks May's Brexit deal again, EU braces for no-deal exit* LONDON (Reuters) - Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on the very day it was supposed to leave the bloc. The decision to reject a stripped-down version of May’s divorce deal has left it tota... more »

No-deal Brexit more likely after UK MPs reject May for a third time

Roscoe Whalan at Just In - 12 hours ago
The UK is on track to leave the European Union on April 12 without a deal after the British Prime Minister's plan was again rejected, but Europe's leaders will gather beforehand to discuss the crisis.

Pathetic!!! Instagram Pulls ANTI-SEMITIC Card on Alex Jones For Artist “Mear One” Post!

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Press For Truth Being banned for your opinions is one thing but being banned for the opinions of others based on your post is... more »

Everyone Washington Supports, by Definition, Is a Moderate Centrist

Alan MacLeod at 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] The Trump administration seems to have found their man in National Assembly leader and self-appointed president of Venezuela Juan Guaidó. Guaidó has been extremely attentive to US interests, promising to allow US oil companies to increase their activity in Venezuela. He has also pledged mass privatizations and harsh rounds of austerity, as FAIR contributor Ben Norton reported (Mint Press News, 1/24/19). Having met with and secured the support of the Trump administration before he acted, the previously unknown 35-year-old emerged as a prominent opponent of the left... more »

Why There’ll Be No US-Russia Reset Post-Mueller

Finian Cunningham at 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] President Donald Trump and his White House team may have been cleared of collusion with the Kremlin in the 2016 presidential election. That startling conclusion by Special Counsel Robert Mueller after nearly two years of investigation, might be viewed by some as giving Trump freedom to now get on with normalizing relations with Moscow. Don’t bet on it. Mueller’s report, and US attorney general William Barr’s appraisal of it, only partially vindicate Trump’s long-held claims that the whole so-called “Russiagate" story is a “hoax”. Yes, Mueller and Barr conclude th... more »

Identical twins with a difference

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
Now and again, a human interest story rocks your world. This is one of them, IMHO. Adam and Neil Pearson are identical twins, but you’d never know it from looking at them. Although they share the same DNA, their appearances are vastly different; each suffers from neurofibromatosis, a rare genetic disorder that has affected them in divergent ways. They tell their story in Jonathan Braue’s deeply affecting short documentary, *The Pearson Twins*. * . . .* Despite their individual plights, the twins share an unshakable bond and a penchant for resilience, which has led them to develop... more »

CNBC: Bayer, J&J settle blood thinner Xarelto litigation for $775 million

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
On Monday, court documents revealed that Bayer and Johnson & Johnson agreed to settle more than 25,000 U.S. lawsuits over their blood thinner Xarelto for $775 million. However, Bayer and J&J did not have to admit liability under the agreement. In what should not come as a shock to anyone, both Bayer and Johnson & Johnson continue […] The post CNBC: Bayer, J&J settle blood thinner Xarelto litigation for $775 million appeared first on Health Nut News.

The disturbing increase in colorectal cancer in young adults

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
This article is dedicated to Breanne and Aston in hopes that efforts to identify what is driving this new epidemic of colorectal cancer in our children will lead not only to more effective treatments but ultimately prevent this devastating disease. I’m well aware of colorectal cancer in that the disease personally touched my mother in […] The post The disturbing increase in colorectal cancer in young adults appeared first on Health Nut News.

Facebook Bans All ‘Praise, Support, and Representation of White Nationalism and Separatism’ Following the New Zealand Shooting Event

Information Liberation at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Facebook announced they'll be banning all "praise, support, and representation of white nationalism and white separatism" on Facebook and Instagram. Other race-based nationalist and separatist movements will not be banned.

Rockland County in New York Has Banned Unvaccinated Children from Public Places, Including School

End of the American Dream at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
Six-thousand children have been ordered to stay home from school and away from public places. Those who violate the edict face a possible penalty of six-months in prison and/or a $500 fine. County officials say that they are not planning to actually arrest anyone - for now.

House Republicans Call for Democrat Congressman Adam Schiff to Resign as Chairman of the Intelligence Committee

Gateway Pundit at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
All nine Republican members of the Intelligence Committee demanded that Schiff resign as Chairman for publicly proclaiming that there is "significant evidence of collusion," even after Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report refuted the accusations of Trump collusion with Russia.

"The Financial Panic of 2019?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"The Financial Panic of 2019?"* by Martin Armstrong "The distortion in the yield curve is building with tremendous force. There are vast bids for US 90-day T-Bills from around the world and no offers. The shortage in US government paper is now being reported to us from repo desks around the world. There is a MAJOR PANIC in to the dollar as emerging markets come under a financial crisis, in part, instigated by Turkey. The government simply trapped investors and refuses to allow transactions out of the Turkish lira. Turkey’s stand-off with investors has unnerved traders globally, pu... more »

The US’ Omani Base Deal Aims To Cut Off S-CPEC+’s Sea Lines Of Communication

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 13 hours ago
The American Embassy in Oman announced that the US clinched a deal to use the Mideast country’s air and naval facilities in the strategic ports of Duqm and Salalah, which the Mainstream and Alternative Medias portrayed as being connected to “containing” Iran when it actually has much more to do […] The post The US’ Omani Base Deal Aims To Cut Off S-CPEC+’s Sea Lines Of Communication appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 29, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un smiles as he visits Sohae Space Center in Cholsan County,North Pyongan province for the testing of a new engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 9, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA *CBS/AFP:* *North Korea "almost" done rebuilding key rocket test site month after Trump-Kim summit, South says* Seoul -- North Korea has almost completed rebuilding a long-range rocket site it had promised to close, South Korean lawmakers told reporters on Friday after a closed-do...more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago

Free Download: Albert Camus, "The Myth of Sisyphus"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus on Our Search for * *Meaning and Why Happiness Is Our Moral Obligation”* by Maria Popova “To decide whether life is worth living is to answer the fundamental question of philosophy,” Albert Camus (November 7, 1913–January 4, 1960) wrote in his 119-page philosophical essay "The Myth of Sisyphus" in 1942. “Everything else… is child’s play; we must first of all answer the question.” One of the most famous opening lines of the twentieth century captures one of humanity’s most enduring philosophical challenges - the impulse at the heart of Seneca’s med... more »

The Insider Threat of Media Stenography

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
Well, at least CNN president Jeff Zucker is being honest when he whines that "we are not investigators. We are journalists." He was responding to criticism that his network and other corporate media outlets had gotten the #Russiagate coverage totally wrong. Back in the olden days, there was such a thing as shoe leather reporting, when news professionals would literally pound the pavement in search of the truth. Today it's rare for a reporter to ever tear him or herself away from the computer screen long enough to venture out of doors to talk to actual people on the street and where... more »

DO BLACK KIDS (ACTUALLY) MATTER: What do those Naep data actually mean?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019Mara Gay doesn't care:* How many "brilliant students" get rejected by New York City's Stuyvesant High School each year? The famously "elite" high school is one of eight "specialized high schools" in Gotham to which admission is gained through the Specialized High School Admissions Test, full stop. No other factors are considered. How many "brilliant students" don't get admitted to Stuyvesant High based on their score on that test? There's no obvious way to answer that question. But according to Jose Vilson's recent essay at Vox, it sounds like a lot of brill... more »

End of Russiagate Beckons US-Russia Space Cooperation Asteroid Defense

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 13 hours ago
End of Russiagate Beckons US-Russia Space Cooperation Asteroid Defense Video of End of Russiagate Beckons US-Russia Space Cooperation Asteroid Defense Join us LIVE at 10:30am Eastern with our host, Matthew Ogden.

Rangers Free 6 Trapped Baby Elephants in Thailand

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Rangers patrolling the park's forest areas found the animals stuck in the pit.

At Memorial, Mosque Survivor Says He Forgives Attacker

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Farid Ahmed was speaking at a national remembrance service held in Christchurch to commemorate those who died in the attacks two weeks ago.

Judge Blocks Trump’s Small-Business Health Insurance Plan

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
It's the second setback in a week for the administration's health care initiatives.

Friday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Assorted content to end your week. - Ryan Meili points out the unduly limited view of climate policy arising out of political posturing over the federal carbon tax. Ed Finn writes about the importance of ensuring our only home remains inhabitable. Bruce Anderson and David Colleto examine the growing importance of our climate breakdown as a ballot box question for Canadian voters. And George Monbiot suggests that ecocide should be viewed and prosecuted as a crime against humanity. - Meanwhile, Richard Blackwell reports that renewable energy already generates more employment for Can... more »

Theresa May’s final attempt to please her globalist masters (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 122. The post Theresa May’s final attempt to please her globalist masters (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Chile: 100,000 Witnesses to a UFO Sighting? (1982)

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 13 hours ago
*Source: Noticiero de lo Insólito* *Chile: 100,000 Witnesses to a UFO Sighting? (1982)* Thousands witnessed a flashing UFO in the city of Arica in Northern Chile. The sighting began after midnight on the 11th of October and lasted a little over three hours. During this time period, the news spread throughout the city and people turned out to the street to watch the impressive object at ease. It has been estimated that nearly 100,000 people witnessed the strange heavenly display. Questioned by newspaper reporters, witnesses agreed that the UFO was "an object that gave off intermi... more »

On the Publication of Spinoza’s Ethics

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 13 hours ago
In late July 1675 Spinoza traveled to Amsterdam with the intention of overseeing the publication of his *Ethics*. In his letter to Henry Oldenburgh, he talks about the problem that he was facing in having his book published: Distinguished and Illustrious Sir, When I received your letter of the 22nd July, I had set out to Amsterdam for the purpose of publishing the book I had mentioned to you. While I was negotiating, a rumor gained currency that I had in the press a book concerning God, wherein I endeavored to show that there is no God. This report was believed by many. Hence cer... more »

Rio Nightlife Guide for Friday, March 29, 2019

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Friday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: 4FE na Cabine @ Comuna (Botafogo) – DJ 4FE will be taking over the cabin at Comuna tonight as a warm-up for their show on April 12th. Comuna is […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Friday, March 29, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.

"If We Have No Idea..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
"If we have no idea what we believe in, we'll go along with anything. Truth takes courage. Courage to stand up for what we believe in. Not necessarily in a confrontational way, but in a gentle yet firm way. Like an oak tree, able to sway gently in the wind, but strongly rooted to the ground." - A.C. Ping

"Wokester’s Nightmare"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Wokester’s Nightmare"* by James Howard Kunstler “The tides are shifting. Something’s in the wind. And it’s not just the fecund vapors of spring. The political soap opera of RussiaGate ended like a fart in a windstorm last weekend, leaving Mr. Mueller’s cheerleaders de-witched, bothered, and bewildered. And then a crude attempt was made to cram the Jussie Smollett case down Chicago’s memory hole. These two unrelated hoaxes emanating out of Wokester Land may signal something momentous: the end of the era when anything goes and nothing matters. Welcome to the new era of consequences... more »

'World-first' laws could cost social media bosses billions and jail time

Dan Conifer at Just In - 13 hours ago
Social media executives could be jailed and their companies fined billions of dollars if they fail to remove terrorist material like the Christchurch massacre live stream under proposed new laws.

Blunting America's Sanctions Against Iran

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 13 hours ago
With representatives of the Trump Administration repeatedly making comments about Iran like this: After 40 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has failed to fulfill its promises to uphold and safeguard the rights of its citizens. The 40th anniversary of the Iranian regime only serves to highlight four decades of failure and broken promises. — John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) February 11, 2019 ...and this: .@SecPompeo: The United States will continue to stand with the people of #Iraq as they chart a future based on Iraqi interests, not those dictated by #Iran. pic.twitter.com/fPpeF... more »

Kevin McCarthy Smears Joe McCarthy While Denouncing Adam Schiff

Steve Byas at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: kevin-mccarthy-smears-joe-mccarthy-while-denouncing-adam-schiff] Adam Schiff has been duly chastised for making wild, unsubstantiated charges — but the decision by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to besmirch the good name of an American patriot, Joseph McCarthy, is inexcusable.

Bank Regulation Can’t Be Heads Banks Win, Tails Taxpayers Lose

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 14 hours ago
At a G20 preparatory meeting, an INET panel analyzed how governments can prevent banks from exploiting taxpayer-funded bailout guarantees. The panelists didn't mince words.

Naval Power: China's Navy Could Have 4 Aircraft Carriers (And Soon)

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 14 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * A problem for the U.S. Navy? *At the same time, Chinese designers are believed to be hard at work on **a fourth** class of carrier, Type 004. According to Popular Science, a leak by the shipbuilder claims the new class, “will displace between ninety thousand and one hundred thousand tons and have electromagnetically assisted launch system (EMALS) catapults for getting **aircrafts** off the deck. It'll likely carry a large air wing of J-15 fighters, J-31 stealth fighters, KJ-600 airborne early warning and control aircraft, anti-submarine warfare heli... more »

There Was No Battleship Battle Bigger Than This: Welcome to the Battle of Jutland

Hugh White at Test Feed Using Fields - 14 hours ago
*Hugh White* *Security, * Immense sums had been spent perfecting the mighty ships that embodied these new technologies, but they had hardly ever been used in action. No one that afternoon had learned how to fight with them, and in fact no one ever did. The big battleship fleets never met again before the armistice in 1918. Battleships were obsolete by the time the next big naval battles were fought in the Pacific 25 years later. *In the decades before Jutland, naval warfare had been transformed by a whole series of astonishing technological revolutions: from wood to steel ships... more »

Loiseau: «Aucun accord avec les États-Unis» tant qu'ils restent hors de l'accord de Paris

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
29-Mar-2019 La tête de liste de La République En Marche pour les élections européennes s'est prononcée contre la signature de tout accord commercial avec les USA suite à leur retrait de l'accord de Paris sur le climat.

Hydro-Québec plans to invest in Romania

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
29-Mar-2019 Hydro-Québec is a Canadian company producing and distributing electricity and one of the largest energy producers in the world.

Australia and Hong Kong sign new Trade Agreement containing investor-state dispute resolution provisions

bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
29-Mar-2019 On 26 March 2019, Australia and Hong Kong signed the Australia-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement and its associated investment agreement.

What happens to rural and small-town Trump voters after Trump is gone?

J. Edwin Benton, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, University of South Florida at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Rural and small-town residents believe they aren't getting their fair share from the government. A majority of them were Trump supporters in 2016. How will they vote when Trump is gone?

Want to fix gerrymandering? Then the Supreme Court needs to listen to mathematicians

Karen Saxe, Professor of Mathematics, Emerita, Macalester College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Supreme Court justices have previously called statistical methods of measuring partisan gerrymandering 'sociological gobbledygook' and 'a bunch of baloney.'

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin "We Are in Deep Trouble": Carbon Emissions Break Record in Devastating Global SetbackFBI Accused of Omitting Evidence From 9/11 Report First Responders in DC To Fight For Victims' Compensation Fund Trump dropped an ominous hint that the revenge campaign over Mueller could spread to the FBI and intelligence officials FAA boss admits letting Boeing partly self-regulate the software thought to be behind both fatal 737 Max crashes On The Edge Of Collapse: Turkish Lira Plummets As Central Bank Burns Through A Third Of Reserves Trump administration reportedly approves... more »

South Korea Leader Moon Jae-in To Meet President Trump For Talks On North Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria *USA Today:* *After Trump-Kim summit, South Korea leader Moon Jae-in to visit White House for talks on North Korea nukes* WASHINGTON – The prospects of renewed nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea will be on the table next month when the president of South Korea visits the White House. President Donald Trump will meet with South Korea counterpart Moon... more »

U.S. Strategic Command Wants To Deploy Lower Yield Nuclear Weapons

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
One of two Trident II D5 missiles tested June 2 by the U.S. Navy. Photo: U.S. Navy *USNI News*: *STRATCOM Commander Wants to Put Low Yield Nuclear Missiles on U.S. Submarines* CAPITOL HILL – If the U.S. opts to develop low-yield nuclear missiles, expect the Navy to deploy these weapons as part of the nation’s undersea nuclear deterrent, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command told lawmakers Thursday. If developed, the U.S. low-yield nuclear weapons would fall within limits set by the New START nuclear arms treaty, Air Force Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, to... more »

‘You Have No Jurisdiction Over Me’: US Citizen Owns Officers, Shuts Down Arrest By Knowing the Law

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: officer]A US citizen who was well versed in his rights, used his knowledge of the law to shut down two ICE officers trying to circumvent the constitution.

Is Colombia’s Fragile Peace Breaking Apart?

tpiccone at Lawfare - 14 hours ago
"Colombia Fighting for Peace" by Leon Hernandez (Source: Flickr) *Editor’s Note: **This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.* The historic peace agreement between the government of Colombia and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionaras de Colombia—Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP), the country’s largest armed rebel force—is facing its most serious test yet. The accords ended over 50 years of a conflict that killed at least 260,000 Colombians and displaced nearly seven and a half million people. This historic achievement, widely applauded by the international community and key ... more »

Nader On Trump

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Ralph Nader doesn't pull his punches. He's not impressed with the Mueller Report: What a farce and distraction this whole exercise turned out to be! Mueller’s assigned subject was Trump. So, does this prosecutor demand to interview Trump, to subpoena Trump? No. Does this special investigator conclude with any legal recommendations at all? No. He just wants to be forgotten as he slinks away into deliberate silence (unless he is made to testify before the House Judiciary Committee). The assignment to Mueller was doomed from the start. Its charge was far too narrow and proof in such... more »

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