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Friday, May 24, 2019

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Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Thursday 23rd May 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 […]

Maine Becomes the 4th State in the Union to Fail to Offer Religious and Philosophical Vaccine Exemptions Beginning in 2021

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 9 hours ago
by Ginger Taylor, MS Today Governor Janet Mills, after promising Mainers that she would protect their exemptions, signed LD 798, "An Act To Protect Maine Children and Students from Preventable Diseases by Repealing Certain Exemptions from the Laws Governing Immunization... more »

When Fake News Comes to Academia

BSchneier at Lawfare - 9 hours ago
The term “fake news” has lost much of its meaning, but it describes a real and dangerous internet trend. Because it’s hard for many people to differentiate a real news site from a fraudulent one, they can be hoodwinked by fictitious news stories pretending to be real. The result is that otherwise reasonable people believe lies. The trends fostering fake news are more general, though, and we need to start thinking about how it could affect different areas of our lives. In particular, I worry about how it will affect academia. In addition to fake news, I worry about fake research. ... more »

The U.S. Media Is in the Crosshairs of the New Assange Indictment

jgoldsmith at Lawfare - 9 hours ago
(New Media Days/Peter Erichsen) I have written a lot on how hard it is to distinguish WikiLeaks from the New York Times when it comes to procuring and publishing classified information. One implication of the comparison is that any successful prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange would have adverse implications for mainstream U.S. news publications efforts to solicit, receive and publish classified information. Thursday’s indictment of Assange make clear that these concerns are real. As Susan Hennessey said, “it will be very difficult to craft an Espionage Act case again... more »

President Trump Impromptu Presser Departing White House….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
Chopper pressers are the best pressers. As President Trump and First Lady Melania depart the White House for Japan, the president paused for an impromptu presser with the White House press pool. [Video and rough draft transcript below] . [Rough … Continue reading →

In 2015, B-52 Bombers Flew Thousands of Miles to Carpet Bomb Mock Targets

War Is Boring at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*War Is Boring* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] They might be old, but they can kill. On May 18, two American B-52H bombers flew non-stop from Louisiana to a range in Jordan, dropped a massive payload of bombs, then turned around and flew back home. The non-stop round trip — 30 hours and 14,000 miles in total — culminated in the twin bombers blasting a target range in full view of observers and public affairs cameras. *(This article by Joseph Trevithick originally appeared at War is Boring in 2015.)* It was a rare display of the bomber’s full combat power. B-52s often fly... more »

Theresa May Out; Boris Johnson In?

Curt Mills at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Curt Mills* *Security, Europe* [image: Reuters] The shocking but seemingly inevitable resignation of the British prime minister comes ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the UK. *De ja vu* all over again? Summer is here, the British prime minister has resigned amid Brexit turmoil, and Donald Trump is headed to the United Kingdom. No, it’s not June 2016. It’s May 2019. There are no second acts in American life, but Boris Johnson, the former foreign secretary, London mayor and *Spectator* editor, is hoping there are in British politics. For three years—since fumbling the p... more »

This Might Be Where the Very First Total Nuclear War Starts

War Is Boring at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*War Is Boring* *Security, Asia* [image: Indian army officers stand on vehicles displaying missiles during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain] And where billions of people die. Undoubtedly, for nearly two decades the most dangerous place on Earth has been the Indian-Pakistani border in Kashmir. It’s possible that a small spark from artillery and rocket exchanges across that border might — given the known military doctrines of the two nuclear-armed neighbors — lead inexorably to an all-out nuclear conflagration. In that case the re... more »

FDA gives all clear for melon currently on the market; CDC has not yet declared Salmonella outbreak over

Coral Beach at Food Safety News - 9 hours ago
Editor’s note: We are updating this story throughout today. Another 20 people have been confirmed with Salmonella infections in an outbreak associated with pre-cut melon from Caito Foods, according to the Food and Drug Administration. In its first update since April 24, the FDA today reported 137 people have been added to the outbreak tally. At... Continue Reading

CIA Whistleblower: Assange is Going to Get Railroaded by “Hanging” Judge

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By Tyler Durden A former CIA analyst-turned-whistleblower says that an extradited Julian Assange would have no chance of a fair trial in front of a federal... more »

Without Pension Reform, Guedes Says He will Resign and Live Abroad

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 9 hours ago
By Richard Mann RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, affirmed that he would resign his post if the reforms of the Social Security system wanted by the administration turn into a “mini-reform.” Brazil will collapse in 2020, according to an interview with him published on the site of Veja magazine […] The post Without Pension Reform, Guedes Says He will Resign and Live Abroad appeared first on The Rio Times.

April HUD regulation proposals bring May thunderstorm on Capitol Hill

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
– Dr. Carson was in front of the Housing and Urban Development Department Oversight Hearing on May 20th being grilled by Democrats as he tried explaining the directions and mission of HUD’s new programs. He was also raked over the coals for daring to raise the minimum rent from $50 to $150 per month because the HUD generational family gimme is unsustainable. Secretary Carson faced harsh criticism from Democrats on Tuesday, as he fielded questions at a Capitol Hill hearing on a proposed rule change that would strip public housing assistance for illegal immigrants. Some of the most in... more »

MY POST ABOUT THE SUSPENSION OF MY BIRDFLU666 BLOG HAS BEEN DELETED. REPOST

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 9 hours ago
*Let's see how long this post stays up after my first post earlier this evening was deleted.* *It's illegal to delete posts reporting factual information about the suspension of my birdflu66 wordpress blog and my complaint to wordpress about that suspension. * *The people with a motive and the means and opportunity would be Alexis Tsipras, Donald Trump, George Soros etc. But it's too late for them to suppress all the information. * *The information in my case Delta 15 218 is enough to put them in jail in conjunction with the illegal court hearing on June 10th with the same key ... more »

Trump is on his way to being impeached, handcuffed and jailed as his cover up and economy fall apart and China soars ahead, supporting its banks

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 9 hours ago
*US retail traffic dropped 7.2% in May and interest on US Treasuries is ticking up, pointing to a recession.* *Inflationary pressures are also going to force the Fed to raise interest rates as the US debt death spiral accelerates.* *Donald Trump won t be able to keep up the pretence the economy is fine referring only to stocks which can be held up by the Fed just as impeachment pressure grows.* https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/23/trump-defends-himself-extremely-stable-genius-after-blowup-pelosi/1209925001/ *A former DB employee has said that she saw what seems to ... more »

2:00PM Water Cooler 5/24/2019

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, you will be happy to know I regained control over my iPad, and moved my production work onto ProtonMail — leaving my send-mail-to-myself workflow otherwise the same (with one exception: I have the ProtonMail app on my iPad, synched with the desktop, so I get a notification bong […]

Sky News Collaborates with Idlib Terrorists to Create Syria War Propaganda

Robert Inlakesh at 21st Century Wire - 9 hours ago
*Robert Inlakesh* | Sky News enters Syria illegally and works with HTS terrorists in order to produce anti-Syria propaganda.

Henningsen: ‘Assange Indictment Could Affect All Media Outlets, Globally’

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 9 hours ago
*21WIRE* | DOJ indictment follows a familiar pattern of politicized indictments conjured by US government to control the global information space.

10 chair yoga stretches to undo the damage of sitting

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 9 hours ago
Does your body feel like it’s getting tighter every time you sit? Use these pain-relieving yoga poses to release muscle tension from the comfort of your chair. Americans are sitting an average of 13 hours a day. When you factor in sleep time, that averages out to 21 hours a day of inactive time. (1) […] The post 10 chair yoga stretches to undo the damage of sitting appeared first on Health Nut News.

India’s thermal coal output seen growing 4.3% annually till 2028: Report

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 9 hours ago
By Paul Homewood From India’s Economic Times: New Delhi: Fitch Solutions Tuesday said India’s thermal coal output is projected to grow at an average annual rate of 4.3 per cent by 2028. "In absolute volume terms, China and India will have the largest impact on the global coal market balance," Fitch Solutions Macro […]

Brexit no deal trainwreck veers on after Theresa May announces resignation

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 10 hours ago
*Nat Rothschild's close friend and former Bullingdon Club chum wBoris Johnson has thrown down the gauntlet to his Conservative leadership rivals by insisting the UK must leave the EU by the end of October with or without a deal after Theresa May announced her resignation.* *https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/24/boris-johnson-favourite-as-uk-to-have-new-pm-by-end-of-july* *His move comes as Britain's second biggest steel maker collapsed due to Brexit uncertainties, putting about 25,000 jobs at risk.* *https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/22/business/british-steel-collapse/index... more »

Socialist Fantasies

Sarah Skwire at Econlib - 10 hours ago
Ludwig von Mises’s essay “Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth,” references Aristophanes’ play The Birds and the medieval fantasy of the idyllic and work-free Land of Cockaigne when Mises notes of socialist planners that, “Economics as such figures all too sparsely in the glamorous pictures painted by the Utopians. They invariably explain how, in the […] The post Socialist Fantasies appeared first on Econlib.

We Left to Save Our Faith: Assyrian From Iraq

The courtyard of Mar Elia Assyrian Church, in Ankawa, where Christians meet every day to light a candle or pray in front of the statue of Mar Elia, an Assyrian monk who was living in Northern Iraq in the sixth century.

Cop Caught on Video Harassing, Fining Flood Victims for Trying to Help Each Other

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: flood]Flood victims attempting to help each other out were harassed and issued $500 fines for being good Samaritans because police claim a monopoly on helping people.

What’s the Point of Charging Foreign State-Linked Hackers?

ghinck at Lawfare - 10 hours ago
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping tour the White House on Sept. 25, 2015, the day the two leaders announced an agreement on cyber competition that some analysts say was precipitated by the 2014 charging of Chinese army hackers. (Photo: The White House) The May 7 indictment of a Chinese national and unnamed conspirator for hacking and stealing data from nearly 80 million customers of the health care company Anthem in 2015, which researchers previously linked to Chinese state-sponsored actors, is the latest iteration of a four-year U.S. government trend of publicly charging state-backed ... more »

A possible solution for kidney stones?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
As regular readers know, I've been plagued with kidney stones since 2015. Most recently, they - or, rather, the pain they caused - prevented me from writing from roughly the middle of last year until March this year. I find the creative part of my brain simply shuts down when the pain level gets too great. That's no fun, and it makes putting food on the table a bit tricky, too. I've been to several doctors, both general physicians and urologists, to see what could be done. They uniformly assured me that once kidney stones become established, there are three - and only three - p... more »

Millions of Children Expected in Climate Change Protest

Ceribalius at OYE Alternative News - 10 hours ago
Those pesky kids are at it again. Millions are expected in the latest protests which begin today begging for Governments to oppress them and increase taxes in the hope that their factless based theory on climate change can be stunted and humanity can be saved. Oh, the drama! So, expect disruption this bank holiday this … The post Millions of Children Expected in Climate Change Protest appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

ARE TSIPRAS AND SOROS AND TRUMP AND CO BEHIND THE SUSPENSION OF MY BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 10 hours ago
*I have written to wordpress using their support document to insist my birdflu666 blog is reactivated immediately.* *Firstly, I received no notification and no warning that my blog was about to be taken down and so had no opportunity to defend its factual, accurate content covering matters in the public interest.* *Furthermore, it is also part of my ongoing case Delta 15 218 at Larisa court. Vital proof of George Soros and Alexis Tsipras having direct, personal knowledge of my blog involves this blog.* *Moreover, I have a backup copy of the core part of the blog.* *A screengrab ... more »

Arctic To Be Ice-Free In 365 Days

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 10 hours ago
Using the standard climate science linear extrapolation across one leg of a sine wave, I have determined the Arctic will be ice-free in 365 days. Ocean and Ice Services | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut

Does This Video Show Nancy Pelosi Drunk and Slurring Her Speech?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Internet propagandists manipulated a clip of the U.S. House Speaker to make it appear as though she were drunk and slurring her speech.

Digital Privacy Is A Valuable Commodity In An Era of Surveillance and Censorship

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Steven Maxwell The modern tools of connectivity, innovation, research, and freedom of expression offered to us in the digital age have been turned against... more »

Interest in Personal DNA Testing Rising Amid Equal Concerns Over Health Privacy and Security

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Kevin Samson The ease of gaining access to results about one’s own DNA, coupled with the ease of DNA being databased for potential access... more »

Prosecutors: Avenatti Ripped Off Porn Star’s Book Money

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: prosecutors-avenatti-ripped-off-porn-star-s-book-money] Even as ex-porn lawyer Michael Avenatti was telling the world that then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was a gang rapist, Avenatti was stealing from the porn star who made him famous.

Governing is hard enough when we use facts

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 10 hours ago
Governing is hard enough when our elected leaders use facts. What frustrates me is when decisions are supported by purposeful misinformation. As noted in a recent The Charlotte Observer article on the Trade War, the US President consistently repeats that … Continue reading →

NO, FOX & FRIENDS DID NOT DO "THE RIGHT THING"

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 11 hours ago
Mediaite reports: *Fox & Friends* did the right thing Friday morning in swiftly correcting the record after Fox Nation hosts and frequent Fox News guests Diamond & Silk made remarkably disparaging remarks about Speaker Nancy Pelosi.... Co-host Steve Doocy ... not[ed] that Trump has finally given Pelosi a nickname, “calling her Crazy Nancy.” Lynnette “Diamond Hardaway” answered with “Well, listen, we are all questioning her mental capacity.” Rochelle “Silk” Richardson followed up with “She always looks like she is a nonfunctioning alcoholic and she slurs her words and rambling over ... more »

Up to 175 yrs in prison: US slaps Julian Assange with 17 more charges under Espionage Act

RT at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Assange would likely spend the rest of his life in prison. The post Up to 175 yrs in prison: US slaps Julian Assange with 17 more charges under Espionage Act appeared first on The Duran.

Models Wrong About the Past Produce Unbelievable Futures

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 11 hours ago
The title of this post is the theme driven home by Patrick J. Michaels in his critique of the most recent US National Climate Assessment (NA4). The failure of General Circulation Models (GCMs) is the focal point of his presentation February 14, 2018. Comments on the Fourth National Climate Assessment. Excerpts in italics with my […]

Professional Assange Smearers Finally Realize His Fate Is Tied To Theirs

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 11 hours ago
Rachel Maddow has aired a segment condemning the new indictment against Julian Assange for 17 alleged violations of the Espionage Act. Yes, that Rachel Maddow. MSNBC’s top host began the segment after it was introduced by Chris Hayes, agreeing with her colleague that it’s surprising […]

Capping Interest Rates On Credit Cards Will Lead To Kneecapping

ActivistPost at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
Capping credit card interest rates could lead to worse outcomes for risky borrowers. By Steven Maxwell At first glance credit cards with high interest rates... more »

China and United States: 1999 vs. 2009

Ying Ma at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Ying Ma* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] The United States and China are engaged in a raging trade war two decades after they signed a trade pact that paved the way to Beijing's entry into the World Trade Organization. In November 1999, the United States and China signed a trade pact that paved the way to China’s entry into the World Trade Organization. To secure U.S. support for its WTO accession, China agreed to open its markets and cut tariffs an average of 23 percent. Some twenty years later today, the United States and China are engaged in a raging trade war. In 1999... more »

Here Come New Helicopters That Could Be the Future of the Army

Task and Purpose at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * [image: By SSG Sean Brady - www.dvidshub.net, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49016120] Or not. Take a look. Since 1939, aerospace manufacturers Boeing and Sikorsky Aircraft have remained synonymous with dependable fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, respectively, responsible for supplying the US armed forces with illustrious vehicles from the venerable F/A-18 Super Hornet and Air Force One to the combat-ready Black Hawk and Chinook helos. Now, the two firms are teaming up to develop a brand new gunship for the US m... more »

Russia’s Bizarre ‘Sveno’ Mothership Bombers Could Launch Fighters from Their Wings

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Yes, this is real. Since their debut of aerial warfare, air arms have struggled to find ways to extend the range of small, agile fighter aircraft optimized for speed and maneuverability rather than fuel capacity. In modern times, airliner-sized in-flight refueling tankers are a favored, though expensive, solution. But before inflight refueling began to be widely adopted in the 1950s, no one found quite as creative a solution to this problem as Vladimir Vakhmistrov, who tested nine different Sveno mothership bomber... more »

America Needs to Reexamine Its Wartime Relationships

John Quiggin at The National Interest - 11 hours ago
*John Quiggin* *Security, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The lessons of the 1920s have been painfully relearned. A hundred years ago, on June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, bringing an end to what was then called The Great War. Although the fighting had ended with an armistice, and President Woodrow Wilson had called for “peace without victory,” the treaty applied the familiar rules of victor’s justice. Germany and its allies were forced to admit guilt for the war, give up territory in Europe and colonies abroad and commit to the payment of massive repara... more »

Hitting the Open Road

Robert L. Bradley, Jr. at IER - 11 hours ago
“Nearly 43 million Americans will start their summers on a high note with a Memorial Day weekend getaway,” the American… The post Hitting the Open Road appeared first on IER.

The World Made Promises to Women and Girls, We Must Fulfil Them

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 24 (IPS) - Ambassador Monica Juma is the Cabinet Secretary (Minister), of Kenya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1994 the International Conference and Population and Development (ICPD) was hosted in Cairo by the Government of Egypt. Twenty-five years later, Kenya is ready to convene the ICPD *"Nairobi Summit"* in November 2019. Read the full story, “The World Made Promises to Women and Girls, We Must Fulfil Them”, on globalissues.org →

Report Reveals Mounting Pressure on Zambia’s Environmental Resources

LUSAKA, May 24 (IPS) - Irene Lungu Chipili is Manager, Corporate Affairs at the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA). There is a strong link between provision of basic social services and the use of natural resources in a country. Thus, with increased population comes additional pressure on natural resources. This is a key finding in the latest Zambia Environment Outlook (ZEO) Report 4, published by the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA). Read the full story, “Report Reveals Mounting Pressure on Zambia’s Environmental Resources”, on globalissues.org →

Class Analyst: Global Income Inequality

WASHINGTON DC, May 24 (IPS) - CHRIS WELLISZ is on the staff of Finance & Development published by the International Monetary Fund*As a child growing up in Communist Yugoslavia, Branko Milanovic witnessed the protests of 1968, when students occupied the campus of the University of Belgrade and hoisted banners reading "Down with the Red bourgeoisie!" Read the full story, “Class Analyst: Global Income Inequality”, on globalissues.org →

The UN Has Failed Civilians

UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (IPS) - Despite the United Nations Security Council's task of protecting civilians, millions around the world are still being displaced and killed with little to no accountability for perpetrators. Read the full story, “The UN Has Failed Civilians”, on globalissues.org →

Betsy DeVos Lets Down Her Hair

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 11 hours ago
You probably saw the quote from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos equating US public education with Soviet East Germany. That was a good headline (and great clickbait), but it's worth it to go and take a look at the full context of that quote. This will be long, but I can't help it-- I find strolling through the inside of Betsy DeVos's head kind of fascinating. I'd love to have her come join me at the local coffee shop for an afternoon. The occasion of the speech was a presentation to Young America's Foundation at the Reagan Ranch Center. Young America's Foundation was founded in 19... more »

Syria: Leaked Chemical Weapons Watchdog Report Suggests Assad Not Responsible for 2018 Gas Attack

Consortium News at Need To Know - 11 hours ago
An investigator from the OPCW argued that the gas attack in Douma, Syria on April 7, 2018 was not an aerial attack, but the chemical weapons were manually placed on the ground, suggesting that Bashar al-Assad's regime was not responsible for the attack.

Rio – The Beautiful Bagunça

Column at The Rio Times - 11 hours ago
Column By Patrick Fitzgerald RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The other morning I went to play a little “altinha” (keepy uppy) down in the football court. I was struggling with pre-match nerves about what to write for my first Rio Times column, and I hoped a little football in such an inspiring place might open […] The post Rio – The Beautiful Bagunça appeared first on The Rio Times.

Transcending the Illusion of Light Versus Dark

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 11 hours ago
*Jeff Street* - Have been drawn into the 'us-against-them' mindset?

Trump’s Attack on First Amendment: Julian Assange Charged Under Espionage Act

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 11 hours ago
*Defend WikiLeaks* | The US Dept of Justice has finally gone for broke, waging an all-out assault on the First Amendment.

Trying to catch up

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 11 hours ago
- I wrongly thought that after I got home from Russia things would slow down for me. NOT! I'm feeling like a one-armed wallpaper hanger. So many potential war hot spots that the U.S. is pursuing. So much work to do. - There is the next issue of the GN's Space Alert newspaper deadline of June 10. Also the Keep Space for Peace Week (October 5-12) poster with a No to NATO theme that awaits me. - I was doing some research this morning on behalf of friends in India who are organizing a Space Law conference at a university in Visakhapatnam during space wee... more »

Is Trump Going To Bomb The Shit Out Of Everyone?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
A few days ago, Alex Kane wrote a post for *In These Times*, Here’s Exactly Who’s Profiting from the War on Yemen. As the poverty-stricken Yemenis and their children die, "U.S. arms merchants have grown rich." In one horrific bombing attack, "fragments of the bombs were documented by journalists and HRW with help from Mastaba villagers. An HRW munitions expert determined the bombs were 2,000-pound MK-84s, manufactured by General Dynamics. Based in Falls Church, Virginia, General Dynamics is the world’s sixth most profitable arms manufacturer. One of the bombs used a satellite guid... more »

South Africa approves continent’s first federal cannabidiol law

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 12 hours ago
A change to South Africa’s medicines law means the country is the first in Africa to carve out a federally approved market for non-prescription CBD. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi amended the country’s Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965, to remove certain cannabidiol preparations for nonserious health claims on the recommendation of South Africa’s Health Products Authority […] South Africa approves continent’s first federal cannabidiol law is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

US trade representative heads to Japan for free trade deal discussions

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
24-May-2019 US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will hold talks with Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Tokyo today that will focus on a future bilateral free trade deal.

'Beef and pork for cheese deal' sours as strict EU health rules hinder Canadian exports under CETA

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
24-May-2019 But as exports to the EU lag, shipments of pork and beef to Japan have spiked under the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Chile experimenta por primera vez una resistencia importante a los TLC

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
24-May-2019 El actual debate en el Senado chileno sobre el Tratado Integral y Progresista de Asociación Transpacífico es el primero en la historia de este país sudamericano que se realiza con una gran resistencia hacia los acuerdos de libre comercio, dijo a Sputnik el integrante de la no gubernamental Plataforma Chile, Patricio López.

Temor en productores franceses por carne, pollo y maíz del Mercosur

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
24-May-2019 El principal sindicato agrícola francés advirtió en un comunicado sobre las "consecuencias catastróficas" que tendría un acuerdo de libre comercio en la agricultura europea y francesa.

Latin American countries envision BRI teamwork

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
24-May-2019 Latin American countries want to build even closer ties with China to strengthen their cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, a senior Mercosur official said

Francia se opone al acuerdo Mercosur-Unión Europea

bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
24-May-2019 El gobierno argentino piensa que es inminente la firma del acuerdo Mercosur-Unión Europea. Pero tiene un problema: Francia está dispuesta a votar en contra.

Teresa May Pulls a Gilbert and Sullivan - "She Goes, She Goes" "But She DOESN'T Go!" (till June 7)

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago
*Pirates of Penzance* *When the Foeman Bares His Steel* *"Tarantara"* It finally happened this morning. After Years of threatening, promising and bribing, Theresa May tearfully *resigned* over the* endless Brexit debacle.* *But,* but, *but,* she won't actually *leave* until June 7th. As my mother used to say *"Many a slip 'tween the cup and the lip."* The whole episode is like a long playing Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta. Wait, there was a song written just for her and for Jolly Olde. Watch the video above and enjoy! *Teresa May's Resignation Speech*

The skin healing properties of black seed oil

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
The healing properties of black seed (Nigella sativa) oil have been known for thousands of years. It has been used both orally and topically fight disease in many different practices of medicine through-out the ages. In our modern times its actions and efficacy is increasingly backed by solid scientific understanding and an evidence base. The […] The post The skin healing properties of black seed oil appeared first on Health Nut News.

FOX: Doctors: Parents raising vegan kids should be prosecuted

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
We just learned that a group of doctors in Belgium are condemning parents who raise their children on a vegan diet. RELATED: Parents Who Feed Kids a Vegan Diet May Risk Jail in Italy Under New Law In an opinion published last week, the group of Belgian doctors said parents who raise their kids following […] The post FOX: Doctors: Parents raising vegan kids should be prosecuted appeared first on Health Nut News.

The science of emotional eating and food addiction

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
Written by Dr. Joseph Mercola Emotional eating and food addiction are very real problems, and the former can easily lead to the latter. While emotional eating is a universal phenomenon and won’t do any significant harm in the short term, if you find yourself reaching for comfort foods on a regular basis, it can lead […] The post The science of emotional eating and food addiction appeared first on Health Nut News.

NARRATIVE GRIEVANCE AND ITS DISCONTENTS: Fetishization and mystification!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2019Recalling Bill Maher's new toy:* We'll acknowledge it as a pet peeve of ours. We refer to the fetishization of the word "segregation" as applied to enrollment patterns in the public schools. In defense of our reaction to this fetishization, please consider this: According to future anthropologists, the fetishization of this term was part of the culture of narrative grievance in the years immediately preceding Mister Trump's Unstable War. Alas! Based upon our nocturnal reporting, future anthropologists now refer to the present era as an age of "grievance-based... more »

Security In Iraq May 15-21, 2019

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
(Al Mada) In April the Islamic State announced a new spring-summer offensive Revenge of the Levant named after the group’s recent loss of its last territory in Syria. Things started off slowly that month, but the campaign is now fully underway in May. There were 37 incidents from May 15-21. One of those was by a pro-Iran group which fired a rocket at the Green Zone as tensions between Tehran and Washington escalated. The other 36 incidents were by IS and up from 24 the week before and 18 the first week of the month. This was the most in one week since 41 during April 8-14. The inc... more »

44 Things You Should Know About The Green New Deal

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Jon Miltimore On Feb. 7, US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and US Sen. Ed Markey introduced legislation known as the Green New Deal. You’ve probably... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - May 24

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1922 Cleric Khalisi informed southern tribes British were trying to get their way in new Anglo-Iraq Treaty 1941 Mufti of Jerusalem told Italians Arab revolt hinged on Iraq and it needed more support (Musings On Iraq book review of *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iraq 1941, The Battles for Basra, Habbaniya, Fallujah and Baghdad*) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iraq And Syria 1941, The Politics and Strategy of the ... more »

Who will replace Theresa May to steer Britain through Brexit?

Jack Hawke at Just In - 12 hours ago
Theresa May has announced she will step down as Conservative Party leader on June 7, paving the way for a leadership contest to determine who will steer Britain through its eventual exit from the European Union.

Theresa May attempted what increasingly looks like the impossible. Lesser beings would have caved long ago

Philip Williams at Just In - 12 hours ago
It could be argued Theresa May knew what she was in for when she took over as Prime Minister from David Cameron. But lesser beings would have caved months or years ago, writes Philip Williams.

Progress in Cybersecurity: Toward a System of Measurement

prosenzweig at Lawfare - 12 hours ago
How do we quantify safety and security? That fundamental question underlies almost all modern national security questions (and, naturally, most commercial questions about risk as well). The cost/benefit analysis inherent in measuring safety and security drives decisions on, to cite just a few examples, new car safety devices, airplane maintenance schedules and the deployment of border security systems. In a world where resources are not infinite, some assessment of risk and risk mitigation necessarily attends any decision—whether it is implicit in the consideration or explicit. W... more »

US-Made Saudi Warplanes and Bombs Are Still Killing Many Civilians in Yemen

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — Over the course of a five-year war in Yemen, a vast majority of the people killed by Saudi Arabia have... more »

Infuriating Video Shows Great-Grandma in Panic as Cops Arrest Her for CBD to Treat Arthritis

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: CBD]Disturbing body camera footage was released this week showing a great-grandmother's arrest by Florida cops for CBD she uses for arthritis.

New Body Cam Shows Cops Trying to Cover for Fellow Cop who Murdered Justine Damond

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: damond]Evidence from the trial of the officer convicted in the murder of Justine Damond has just been released which shows the responding officers engaged in a cover up.

Three entirely untrained politicians making decisions on the fly is no basis for ensuring taxi safety

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 12 hours ago
News 1. Atlantic Gold sics cops on peaceful citizen “If yesterday’s information session was meant to convince the people of Sherbrooke — or for that matter any other Nova Scotians — that Atlantic Gold has their best interests at heart, it failed — spectacularly,” writes Joan Baxter. “And I mean spectacularly“: Not only were most […]

Sexual assault in prison: vulnerable women prisoners have few protections and face reprisal for reporting attacks

Martha Paynter at Halifax Examiner - 12 hours ago
On May 22, three women incarcerated at the Nova Institution for Women federal prison filed civil suits against the Attorney General of Canada, alleging they were each sexually assault by correctional officer Brian Wilson over the course of the past five years. The allegations included in the lawsuits are harrowing: when the first of the […]

After Shark Attacks, Is Cape Cod Ready for Tourist Season?

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Two shark attacks — including Massachusetts' first fatal attack since 1936 — rattled beachgoers last year and sparked a still unresolved debate about how to make beaches safer.

This Date Eighty Years Ago

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 13 hours ago
On May 24, 1939 it was over 100 degrees in Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Atmospheric CO2 was a very safe 310 PPM.

Titanic Sunk By Climate Change

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 13 hours ago
The Titanic was powered by coal, which led to its own demise. CBC Newfoundland and Labrador on Twitter: “NEW | Icebergs off N.L. coast ‘very dangerous,’ sign of climate change: federal environment minister #nlpoli #cdnpoli #nltourism https://t.co/rMlhWxD26y… https://t.co/QRYVM1zsZX” Look at … Continue reading →

Theresa May Cries As She Announces June 7 Resignation

Tyler Durden at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Prime minister Theresa May’s resignation speech in full. The post Theresa May Cries As She Announces June 7 Resignation appeared first on The Duran.

Desperation makes them risk their lives - and many lose them

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
Earlier this month, I wrote an article titled "Why African migrants will flood the world over the next half-century". As if to highlight the sheer desperation for something - *anything!* - better that most migrants exhibit, the BBC has published a remarkable in-depth article about a young Ghanaian man who decided to try to document the risk, abuses and crimes faced by literally millions of would-be migrants as they journey through Africa on their way to the Mediterranean Sea and, hopefully, Europe. It's chillingly blunt about the dangers they face. Here's a brief excerpt from a v... more »

Coffee Company Counters Left’s “Toxic Masculinity” Mantra With Kindness and Compassion

Dave Bohon at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: coffee-company-counters-left-s-toxic-masculinity-mantra-with-kindness-and-compassion] A Christian coffee company is countering the left’s mantra of “toxic masculinity” with a campaign of compassion toward single moms.

Are We on the Ramp to Impeachment Road?

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: are-we-on-the-ramp-to-impeachment-road] For the left, Trump’s fate is decided. The only lingering question is whether proceeding with impeachment now is premature for the progressives’ cause in 2020.

Theresa May to Step Down as UK Conservative Leader

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Multiple contenders are already jockeying to replace her and take up the challenge of securing Britain's EU exit.

Democratic Pledges Against Big Money Come with an Asterisk

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
What often sounds like an iron-clad promise from a candidate frequently includes subtle caveats and omissions.

HHS Rolls Back Protections for Transgender People

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The Health and Human Services Department says laws banning sex discrimination in health care don't apply to people's "gender identity."

HHS Rolls Back Protections for Transgender People

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago

Friday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Assorted content to end your week. - Sarah O'Connor examines how the future of work may echo past practices - including a misleading picture of wages for gig work which is assumed to be more stable than is actually the case. And Astra Taylor discusses how socialism is growing in popular appeal in response to the inequality which has festered under neoliberal capitalism: (T)he growing popularity of socialism may spring at least in part from the longer-term failures of this negative-branding campaign: Tell enough people struggling to make ends meet that socialism will allow them to co... more »

4 Reasons Why Air Rifles Are Awesome

Gun News Daily at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Gun News Daily* *Security, * All the reasons why. As anyone who hunts can tell you, stealth is the name of the game. This is especially true in a bad situation where you need to cover your butt in a timely fashion without drawing a lot of attention to yourself. I can tell you from experience just how much it sucks when you’ve announced yourself to any or all inhabitants of the forest and you’ve shown up to your surrounds ill-prepared. For this reason alone, it’s worth getting your hands on an air rifle or two. They’ll never disappoint and I’ll tell you why. For starters, they ... more »

The U.S. Army Built a Whole Town To Train Troops for War

War Is Boring at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*War Is Boring* *Security, * [image: (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Matthew Teutsch)] And it looks really realistic. The U.S. Army has finished building a 300-acre training area that’s pretty much a miniature city meant to be shot up and blown up in the interest of combat readiness. The Asymmetric Warfare Training Center at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia cost $96 million and is designed to “replicate complex operational environments,” according to the Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group, which “owns” the training site. (*This article by Joe Trevithick originally appeared at War is Bo... more »

UK Prime Minister Theresa May Announces Resignation After 3-Year Brexit Failure

Breitbart at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
May revealed she would be staying on as Prime Minister until her replacement is selected, which could take weeks or months, depending on how the election runs. Nigel Farage’s Brexit party is predicted to win.

The US Navy Wants to Archive 350 Billion Social Media Posts

ZeroHedge at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
The Navy is soliciting contractors for bids for a project that would collect a massive 350 billion social media posts dating from 2014 through 2016 across at least 100 countries and multiple languages.

Justice Department Hits Julian Assange with 17 Espionage-Act Charges

ZeroHedge at Need To Know - 13 hours ago
The worst fears of Julian Assange’s legal team have just been realized. Just as Wikileaks’ editor in chief anticipated, the DoJ has revealed that a grand jury in Virginia has returned a new 18-count superseding

Business Group Now Endorses pro-Bolsonaro Rally on Sunday

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
By Richard Mann, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazil 200 Institute, a business movement led by Flávio Rocha, owner of retailer Riachuelo, decided to publicly support the demonstrations in defense of President Jair Bolsonaro scheduled for Sunday, May 26th. The group, bringing together businessmen sympathetic to the government, such as Luciano Hang […] The post Business Group Now Endorses pro-Bolsonaro Rally on Sunday appeared first on The Rio Times.

Court Orders Bolsonaro to Indemnify Federal Deputy Within 15 Days

Arkady Petrov at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
By Arkady Petrov RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A court has ruled that President Bolsonaro must pay compensation of R$10,000 (US$2,440) for moral damages to federal Deputy Maria do Rosário (PT-RS) within 15 days. Judge Tatiana Dias da Silva Medina, of the 18th Civil Court of Brasília, also ordered that Bolsonaro publish a retraction for […] The post Court Orders Bolsonaro to Indemnify Federal Deputy Within 15 Days appeared first on The Rio Times.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May To Resign As Tory Leader On June 7

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *'It's been the honour of my life to serve the country I love': Theresa May breaks down as she announces she will stand down on June 7 in emotional last speech and pleads for politicians to find Brexit compromise that eluded her* * PM spent the night at home in Berkshire with her husband Philip before returning to Downing Street today * Theresa May announce plans to step aside as Tory leader on June 7 and leave No10 over the summer * Mrs May began the day with a meeting with the Tories' backbench 1922 shop steward Sir Graham Brady * She then address the nation from ... more »

On The Dark Side of Reason

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 14 hours ago
How rational are the people who assert that they are the men of reason? Why do social philosophies that are based on the perfection and application of reason for the solution of society’s problems transform or harden into fascism? Why is it that the pursuit of rationality often leads to an explosion of irrationality? Such are the questions that Justin E. H. Smith is grappling with in *Irrationality: A History of the Dark Side of Reason*. In the Introduction to his book, he points out that the faculty of “rationality” or “reason” was discovered by the Ancient Greeks, but it was elev...more »

Is It Time To Terminate At-Will Employment Laws?

Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 14 hours ago
Montana remains the only state in the nation that does not have at-will employment. At-will means you can be fired for any reason or no reason at all. Boss in a bad mood? That's a firing? Doesn't like your shirt? You're outta there. Sure, there are exceptions like discrimination and whistleblower laws, but otherwise you're at the mercy of your boss. So why haven't American workers risen up and said it's time to terminate at-will employment? Well, maybe they're finally starting to, thanks to SEIU. In February, New York City saw a proposed just-cause bill introduced to protect fast-f... more »

Battle Over Assange’s Computer: U.S. Could Plant False Evidence On Scrubbed Computer

Activist Post at Activist Post - 14 hours ago
By Mac Slavo A new battle has broken out over who gets access to Julian Assange’s computer in the aftermath of the journalist’s arrest. WikiLeaks... more »

Trump’s Family & Staff Have Staged “An Intervention” Already; That’s Why Impeachment Proceedings Must Begin

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
Trump’s “family” and staff have staged “an intervention” already in the United States. That’s the entire problem. It’s called Russiagate … Continue reading →

63% Of Democrat & Independent Voters Want Trump Impeached; 55% Of All Americans Disapprove Of Trump (Latest Reuters Poll)

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : Based on the Ipsos poll, conducted from May 6-7, 2019 for Thomson Reuters: Trump has an…

US House Must Begin Impeachment Inquiry: US Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
“An impeachment inquiry is necessary to shed light on the truth. As this administration stretches executive privilege to the breaking … Continue reading →

US charges Julian Assange with 17 counts under Espionage Act

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 14 hours ago
“US charges Julian Assange with 17 counts under Espionage Act May 23, 2019 5:01 PM ET New York, May 23, … Continue reading →

Knights smash the Roosters, Titans too strong for Manly

Just In - 14 hours ago
The Knights smash the Roosters in Newcastle, and the Titans knock over the Sea Eagles at Brookvale. Follow all the live scores, stats and commentary with our NRL ScoreCentre.

The End of an Era, the Beginning of Another

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: Former Prime Minister Theresa May travelled to France for the Online Harms Summit held at the Élysée Palace, Paris. May 15, 2019 (flicker/number10gov)] (Note: since the writing of this article, Theresa May has, hours ago, just announced that she would be stepping down as leader of her Conservative Party and then as Britain's prime minister. -ed) The British Empire is stumbling into oblivion from one day to the next. If we grasp Lyndon LaRouche's concepts, we can put them out of their misery forever and raise mankind from its adolescence into its adulthood as mankind in the S... more »

China's Navy Now Has More Warships The The U.S. Navy

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Chinese sailors watch a People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warship pull into Djibouti. Xinhua Photo *Popular Mechanics:* *China Now Has More Warships Than the U.S.* But sometimes quantity doesn't trump quality. China now has more warships than the United States Navy. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), informally known as the Chinese Navy, recently hit a landmark number of 300 ships—thirteen more than the U.S. Navy. Although admittedly imposing, the number doesn’t tell the whole story. America’s fleet is much larger on a ship-by-ship basis, including eleven nuclear-powered... more »

How Do You Arrange That?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Michael Harris writes that a choice between Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer is a lousy choice. Trudeau has proved to be a remarkable blunderer. The list of his mistakes keeps getting longer: Trudeau overpays for a pipeline carrying dirty oil through pristine rivers and forests in British Columbia; He exempts certain tarsands projects from new environmental assessment rules in a crude trade-off with Alberta; He considers loosening restrictions on the pollution of major rivers with toxic effluent from tarsands tailing ponds; He allows the unregulated use of seismic blasting to explo... more »

The Espionage Act And Julian Assange: The US Justice Department Expands Its Case

Binoy KAMPMARK at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
It seemed flimsy from the start, but the US Department of Justice is keen to get their man. What has certainly transpired of late is that Mike Pompeo was being unusually faithful to the truth when director of the CIA: every means would be found to prosecute the case against […]

Theresa May to Resign as UK Prime Minister

Ceribalius at OYE Alternative News - 14 hours ago
The UK’s Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party Theresa May has announced she will be resigning as Prime Minister for the UK on the June 7th. Her speech was the usual resignation speech you’d expect, not dissimilar to Former Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech she talks about all the great things the party … The post Theresa May to Resign as UK Prime Minister appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

In Yemen, the Houthi Strategy Has Promise and Risk

BruceRiedelGuest at Lawfare - 14 hours ago
Photo Credit: Hani Mohammed/AP via Defense Post *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* The Zaydi Shia Yemeni rebels known as the Houthis are pursuing a complex strategy in their five-year-old war with Saudi Arabia and its allies. On the one hand, the Houthis have finally cooperated with the United Nations peace process and withdrawn some forces from the crucial port of Hodeida. On the other side, they fired long-range armed drones at Saudi oil targets in the Eastern Province this week in a dramatic escalation in their battle to take the war ins... more »

It’s Not About What You Know: An Overview of Hyperlink Law’s Troubles

Guest Blogger at Balkinization - 15 hours ago
*New Controversies in Intermediary Liability Law* Jacob Rogers The law related to hyperlinks is breaking. Hyperlinks are a system for directing readers around the internet, but the rules vary by the location of whoever makes the link. People use the links once and move on, but the rules seem headed towards active link monitoring. The internet treats hyperlinks as all of a kind, but courts are breaking them down by type, content, and specialty. In the metaphor of the internet as highway, hyperlinks are the forks, side roads, and driveways into the unknown for the online traveler. S... more »

WHO'S REALLY OBSESSED WITH IMPEACHMENT?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders want to damp down the impeachment talk, largely because they fear it will hurt Democrats in 2020 if they're seen as being obsessed with bringing down the president. Meanwhile, at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, as Peter Baker of *The New York Times* notes, there's this guy: The idea was to talk about relief for farmers hurt by tariffs, with a couple of them standing behind him in cowboy hats. But it did not take long on Thursday for President Trump to go off on “Crazy Nancy” and “Crying Chuck” and “treason” and the effort to “take me d... more »

'World Heritage' site selection is Eurocentric – and that shapes which historic places get love and money

Victoria Reyes, Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Data analysis of UNESCO World Heritage sites explains why European cultural relics like Notre Dame are so beloved, while splendid monuments elsewhere remain relatively unknown.

Researchers Say …

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 15 hours ago
Researchers say more than $20 billion in total home revenue in Collier County will be submerged in the next 81 years. A new study by GoBankingRates and Zillow finds sea level rise will overtake Naples putting 28,000 homes under water … Continue reading →

MMJ expansion moves forward in NJ, cannabis banking, Canada shortages toll & more

Laura Hamilton at Marijuana Business Daily - 15 hours ago
New Jersey legislators advance a medical marijuana program expansion, state banking associations get behind federal banking reform, Canada’s cannabis shortage has international implications – plus other important news from around the industry. New Jersey MMJ expansion on track The Garden State’s legislature is moving toward approving a major expansion of its medical cannabis program, which to […] MMJ expansion moves forward in NJ, cannabis banking, Canada shortages toll & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Five Eyes tried to set up George Papadopoulos using hot blonde and $10K in cash (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 181. The post Five Eyes tried to set up George Papadopoulos using hot blonde and $10K in cash (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Gabor Maté: 'Don't be so quick to believe them'

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
Physician, mental health expert, and best-selling author Dr. Gabor Maté sits down with The Grayzone's Aaron Maté (his son) to analyze how Russiagate was able to take hold of U.S. society following Donald Trump's election.

Aircraft Carriers vs. China's Missiles: The Military Contest of Our Time

TNI Staff at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*TNI Staff* *Security, Asia* [image: (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Skyler Okerman)] And the winner is... *As someone from Capitol Hill recently pointed out to me, much of the discussion about UCAVs is purely theoretical because realistically, in 2030, the only stealth aircraft on the flight deck will be the Lockheed Martin F-35C—there simply isn’t enough time or money to field anything else.* The U.S. Navy’s carrier fleet is increasingly challenged in the Western Pacific as China continues its efforts develop anti-access/area denial ( A2/AD) capabil... more »

China Might Have Stealth Fighters, But How Good are the Pilots Who Fly Them?

War Is Boring at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*War Is Boring* *Security, Asia* [image: PLANAF photo] That seems to be a problem--until now. China has the third largest air force in the world and may surpass the United States within the next 15 years. But in an aerial shooting war with the U.S. Air Force, Beijing will need more than aircraft — also fighter pilots with well-honed skills capable of facing off with some of the best jocks in the world. *(This article by Robert Beckhusen originally appeared at War is Boring in 2016.)* Right now, Chinese pilots struggle. Underdeveloped tactics and training regimens which discoura... more »

Forensics Friday: Just how many bands are duplicated in this image?

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
Ever wanted to hone your skills as a scientific sleuth? Now’s your chance. Thanks to the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), which is committed to educating authors on best practices in publishing, figure preparation, and reproducibility, we’re presenting the third in a series, Forensics Friday. Take a look at the image below, and then take our … Continue reading Forensics Friday: Just how many bands are duplicated in this image?

Problem Solver Donald Trump And His Blue Dog/New Dem Allies Play The Blame Game... Poorly

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Trump ally Marc Penn owns and operates the ridiculous Problem Solvers Caucus, ostensibly run by Congress' most far right Democrat, Josh Gottheimer (Blue Dog-NJ) and Trump rubber-stamp Tom Reed (R-NY). Although the Cuacus is supposed to be equally divided between the two parties, most of the Republican members were defeated in 2018 and lots of corrupt conservative Democrats were elected who insisted on joining. This is the current roster: • Sanford Bishop (Blue Dog-GA) • Anthony Brindisi (Blue Dog-NY) • Julia Brownley (New Dem-CA) • Salud Carbajal (New Dem-CA) • Tony Cardenas (New D... more »

Trump Infrastructure Plan To Make Americans Bond Servants To Saudi Arabia, Blackstone, and Others

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 16 hours ago
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : Trump’s original infrastructure plan was to hand part of US infrastructure to the Saudi Government and…

Chimpanzees filmed cracking tortoise shells and feasting on their flesh

Just In - 16 hours ago
Researchers witness Gabon chimpanzees smashing tortoise shells before scooping out their flesh and sharing the meat with each other — behaviours that have never before been observed in the animals.

Wasteful Collingwood holds on against Sydney at SCG

Just In - 16 hours ago
A wasteful Collingwood survives a six-goal blitz from Sydney's Sam Reid and another injury to Daniel Wells to eke out a seven-point AFL win at the SCG.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder research needs more focus on patients, new study asserts

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
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Scientists Are Teaching AI-Powered Robots to Reproduce, Evolve

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://futurism.com/ai-powered-robots-reproduce-evolve

More intelligent individuals are more likely to enjoy instrumental music, study finds

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://www.psypost.org/2019/05/more-intelligent-individuals-are-more-likely-to-enjoy-instrumental-music-study-finds-53723

Researchers identify genetic switch that controls conversion of bad to good fat

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-05-genetic-conversion-bad-good-fat.html

Translational research uncovers new treatment for fatty liver disease

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-05-uncovers-treatment-fatty-liver-disease.html

When being busy becomes unhealthy

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/why-being-busy-is-a-modern-sickness?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1558542162

#Bisphosphonate infusion for #osteopenia.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://www.gertitashkomd.com/blog/2019/5/13/bisphosphonate-infusion-for-osteopenia

Proof it’s possible to enhance or suppress #memories

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-05-proof-suppress-memories.html

12 lessons you learn or end up regretting forever

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
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10 Fascinating Facts About #Sleep You Probably Don’t Know.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 16 hours ago
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Trivia : May 24th

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
These things happened on this date in history…. Brooklyn Bridge May 24, 1883 The Brooklyn Bridge over the East River is opened. It connected the cities of New York and Brooklyn for the first time in history. It’s construction took 14 years and deaths of 27 workers. The con artist George C. Parker became famous for selling the Brooklyn Bridge, sometimes as often as twice a week. What Hath God Wrought – First Morse Telegraph Message May 24, 1844 Samuel F.B. Morse sends the message, “What hath God wrought,” from Washington to Baltimore. Paper fed through the receiving telegraph would be... more »

Lezzies and Trannies and Queers…OH MY !

Terry at 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
It’s T.G.I.F. all weekend in my town :Trannies. Gays. Indescribables. Fags. Dear Gentle Readers, The following article is a reprint of a post I wrote a few years ago, and I have re-posted it yet again for this special holiday weekend. ( with a few updates ). HOWEVER….I’m not re-posting it again because I am lazy. I am re-posting it because I don’t want to have to think about these horrors again, or look for new pictures and videos ( eeewww ! ) I’m still nauseous from writing the original. I cannot unsee what I subjected myself to.But, I feel it is important … Continue reading →

Declassification

LL at Virtual Mirage - 16 hours ago
Sometimes you think that you want something and you work to get it, and then you get it, and it's not quite what you'd hoped for. That quite simply, is the situation that the Democrat Party finds itself in. It's favorite sions behaved reprehensibly during the last presidential campaign and the chickens are coming home to roost. They've treated President Trump badly and though he's a populist, not a conservative, the Democrats still have wanted a pound of flesh. AND that for which they've pushed shall come to pass as all documents and information pertaining to illegal spying on the... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Amazon Will Give You a $25 Gift Card to 3D Scan Your Entire Body And $50 for your soul! The New York Times May Have Cracked The Biggest Environmental Detective Case of The Year The World Is Getting Increasingly Dumber, Study Finds The Pentagon finally admits it investigates UFOs New Mexico is 14th state to pledge its electoral votes to winner of popular vote Nevada Passes National Popular Vote Bill To Undermine Electoral CollegeMay's Government In Chaos After Critical Cabinet Minister Resigns Boeing could have prevented 2nd 737 Max crash by listening to pilots, a u... more »

RCMP violently remove and arrest citizen at public meeting about gold mine

Joan Baxter at Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
The above video is a segment of a longer video taken by author Joan Baxter. To view the full video click here; a more complete version of events is captured by the video taken by Scott Beaver, which is included in whole below. If yesterday’s information session was meant to convince the people of Sherbrooke […]

Trump & Sons: Kushner’s ‘Deal of Century’ – Bribing Palestinians to Go Away — End Game: To Eventually Relocate the Native Palestinian Population of Gaza to the Sinai Desert

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 16 hours ago
[image: https://21stcenturywire.com/2019/05/23/trump-sons-kushners-deal-of-century-is-bribing-palestinians-to-go-away/]Click on image for article. [image: http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2019/04/palestinians-claim-trump-will-try-to.html]Click on image for article. [image: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180213-sinai-is-being-cleared-for-the-deal-of-the-century/]Click on image for article. [image: https://www.ikhwanweb.com/article.php?id=32900]Click on image for article. [image: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/whats-trumps-deal-century-answers-are-plain-sight]Click on image ... more »

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