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Sunday, August 11, 2019

11 August - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 4

My Yahoo!  1 of 2      2 of 2

10 pm MDT

"It will scarcely be necessary to demonstrate the beneficial tendency of free trade in general, or to prove that it is for the interest of a nation to purchase its commodities where they are cheap, and not where they are dear. Self-evident as this proposition may appear, it has had to make its way against all the resistance which strong interests and still stronger prejudices could oppose to it." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 7 hours ago
*"It will scarcely, we imagine, be any longer deemed necessary to demonstrate the beneficial tendency of free trade in general, or to prove that it is for the interest of a nation to purchase its commodities where they are cheap, and not where they are dear. Self-evident as this proposition may appear, it is one of the most modern of all modern discoveries, and has had to make its way against all the resistance which strong interests and still stronger prejudices could oppose to it."* ~ John Stuart Mill, from his 1825 essay “The Corn Laws" (reprinted in Essays on Economics and So... more »

Paper Does NOT Mean 88% Of All Large Freshwater Creatures Are Gone - Figure Emphasizes Impacts On Tiny Populations

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 blogs - 7 hours ago
These "Living Planet Index" population figures are potentially confusing if you don't know how to read them and they have lead to many mistaken media stories.It does not mean that there are 88% less total numbers of large animals in our rivers and streams. We do not risk a world without salmon, hippos, beavers or crocodiles. Many outlets also ran it as a story about a greatly increased extinction risk for these animals. They did not even assess extinction risks and nothing in this report overrides the work of the IUCN red list. read more

Nelumbo: Thermoregulating In The Eocene

Heidi Henderson at Science 2.0 blogs - 7 hours ago
This fossil specimen of the fruit of the lotus, *Nelumbo*, was found by Green River Stone (GRS) in early Eocene outcrops of the Fossil Lake Member of the Green River Formation. The awesome possums from GRS are based out of North Logan, Utah, USA and have unearthed some world-class specimens. They've found Nelumbo leaves over the years but this is their first fossil specimen of the fruit. read more

Don't Have Billions for F-35s? Check Out the Deadly Eurofighter

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * It can do some serious damage. *The Typhoon is subject to ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) restrictions, because it contains certain elements of US technology. However, the aircraft has seen success mainly in the Middle East, where it currently serves in the Royal Saudi Air Force. Oman and Kuwait have also arranged for purchase of the Typhoon, and Eurofighter continues to pursue bids with other Middle Eastern countries.* The Eurofighter Typhoon has joined the Dassault Rafale, the Saab Gripen, and the Sukhoi “Flanker” in pursuit of a ... more »

Thanks, Russia: How China Got the Technology to Build Aircraft Carriers

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * And that's not all. *The Liaoning is hardly equal to a U.S. supercarrier—in addition to its smaller air wing and lack of a nuclear power plant, its steam turbines are prone to breaking down and the ski-jump deck limits the fuel and weapons load its fighters can carry. However, it afforded China a leap forward in its naval construction program—which now includes five more carriers in the coming decade of increasing planned capability. According to Xu Zengping, a naval officer told him that the Varyag saved China fifteen years of research and devel... more »

China Brings Mainland Military Forces into Hong Kong – Protests Cry Freedom…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
As the U.S-China trade confrontation continues, China is running out of dollars. Beijing is burning through cash to prop up its manufacturing industries; and the currency devaluation only exacerbates the problem. A weak Yuan, makes their exports cheap; but China … Continue reading →

Sunday Talks: Steve Bannon Extensive Interview With Maria Bartiromo…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon appears on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo for a wide-ranging discussion on current political and geopolitical events. Topics include the U.S-Mexico border security and immigration; the 2020 democrat candidates (announced and unannounced); the … Continue reading →

My Experience at the Border-- Guest Post by Kara Eastman

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
For the past couple of years, my half-brother, an interpreter for the federal criminal court system in Las Cruces, New Mexico, has been telling me about devastating policy and procedural changes around immigration. Prior to the election of our current president, he had not seen children separated from their parents and guardians at the border. He had not seen so many people seeking asylum in the U.S. denied. And he had not seen so many people jailed for 30, 40, 50 days to then be returned to their countries of origin. [image: Goal Thermometer]I decided to go to three cities that... more »

Monsanto Paid Google to Censor Results – Operated Fusion Center to Discredit Journalists and Activists

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
Wriiten by Aaron Kesel Monsanto (Bayer) operated an intelligence-gathering “fusion center,” to discredit journalists and activists, including singer Neil Young, and paid Google to bury results in its search engine, The Guardian, reported. Activist Post previously reported that Bayer/Monsanto — the formerly merged company of potentially two of the evilest businesses in history — had kept a file of […] The post Monsanto Paid Google to Censor Results – Operated Fusion Center to Discredit Journalists and Activists appeared first on Health Nut News.

Was Billionaire Sex Pervert Epstein the Victim of a Deep-State Hit?

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: was-billionaire-sex-pervert-epstein-the-victim-of-a-deep-state-hit] Was Jeffrey Epstein “suicided”?

How great is the value of the devotee in this age

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 9 hours ago
* Therefore* if the disciple will determine to raise his consciousness to the level of the holy Christ Self a*nd *know that he is in reality that beloved Son…. Jesus’ description of John Baptist: ”He was a burning and shining light” shows that he recognized the essential nature of Christed man to be a flame. See yourself then as this burning and shining light and remember the promise of John concerning the Christ: “He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire…..The chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.” -Messengers of the Brotherhood M & E Proph... more »

Natural Treatment Remedies for High Cortisol

Ashley Swanson at TDW - 9 hours ago
Stressed out? Your cortisol levels could be too high. Chronic stress leads to chronically elevated cortisol levels. High cortisol is related to weight gain, high blood pressure, fatigue and mood issues. The list goes on and on. Cortisol is a healthy hormone until it goes haywire. Cortisol is meant to rise and fall in sync … Continue reading "Natural Treatment Remedies for High Cortisol" The post Natural Treatment Remedies for High Cortisol appeared first on TDW.

Racism – Trendy and Trite

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 9 hours ago
Hat tip to ToNY! This is a word/term that “sticks in my craw” as we southerners say. It is way over-used and definitely not well understood. I thought about the topic the other day as we noted the Leftist Democrats once again attacking Trump and anyone they choose to disagree with — which is everyone not in their paranoid, coprolalic, mentally-deranged, possibly schizophrenic-related cliques. –##– RACISM defined: (1) prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior. (2) the belief that all membe... more »

FACT: Russia Wanted to Build the Ultimate Battleship Fleet

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * It was never meant to be. *The plan was doomed to failure. The Soviet Union never had much large-shipbuilding capacity, and developing such capability had been delayed by the Great Patriotic War. Furthermore, the war had done great damage to the country’s industrial capacity, which needed replacing. There were only so many resources to go around, and gradually the Soviet Union scaled back plans for a grand surface fleet. The 75,000 battleships were never constructed, and only two of the seven battlecruisers began construction—none were ever actually... more »

See This Submarine Photo? It's How America Would Crush China in a War

Ben Ho Wan Beng at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*Ben Ho Wan Beng* *Security, * The Ohio SSGN is arguably the ideal counter–A2/AD naval platform in the U.S. arsenal. *Hypothetically, if Capitol Hill made the notional decision to begin such a conversion tomorrow, the two Ohio boomers next in line to be reconfigured—USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) and USS Alabama (SSBN-731)—will begin their lives as SSGNs only in the period 2018–19. as the conversion process takes two to three years. Given that these two submarines are slated to retire in 2026 and 2027, they will thus serve as SSGNs for less than a decade. Such a decision simply... more »

Jeffrey Epstein’s Endless Connections

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By Jon Rappoport Assertions and speculations spread like wildfire. Epstein was murdered. He isn’t dead at all, he was ferreted out of jail and taken... more »

British beach shut after bathers emerge from the sea vomiting, scratching sore eyes

Just In - 9 hours ago
Part of a British seaside town was cordoned off on Sunday due to a "hazardous material incident" after people reported experiencing vomiting and sore eyes, similar to an event in 2017.

Ukraine protests as Putin visits to hang out with 'manly and cool guys' in Crimea

Just In - 9 hours ago
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry protests Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Crimea, where he attended a pro-Kremlin motorcycle club's annual festival and took part in a ride.

Climate Tricks 84, 97% climate consensus in Sicily

Bienvenido Oplas Jr at Government and Taxes - 9 hours ago
The UN, Al Gore, WWF, etc. repeatedly use the "97% consensus" by scientists of man-made warming. They should refer to themselves, 97-100% of folks like Al Gore, Obama, di Caprio, Prince Harry, Katy Perry, have a consensus, and ALL of them are “scientists.” These news reports were published mostly on July 31, 2019. The UN climacrats would be unhappy. That distinction of gathering self-styled planet saviors arriving on private jets, choppers, SUVs and big limos guzzling on fossil fuels then lambast fossil fuels should be reserved for them. These planet saviors should have traveled ... more »

Musical Interlude: Oxygene, “The Ocean”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Oxygene, “The Ocean”

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Ankara, Turkey. Thanks for stopping by!

The Poet: Edgar Allan Poe, "A Dream Within A Dream"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*"A Dream Within A Dream"* "Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow- You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream. I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sand- How few! yet how they creep Through my fingers to the deep, While I weep- while I weep! O God! can I not grasp Them with a tighter clasp? O God! can I not sav... more »

Toni Morrison: “White people have a very, very serious problem … Take me out of it”

Evelyn C. White at Halifax Examiner - 9 hours ago
From Detroit to Damascus, tributes have been pouring in for the literary giant born Chloe Ardelia Wofford (and known as Toni Morrison) who died last week, at age 88. Here’s an homage from Toronto writer Dionne Brand about the first and only Black woman to claim the Nobel Prize in Literature. Published in the Globe and […]

What went wrong with MyHealthNS?

Stephen Kimber at Halifax Examiner - 9 hours ago
The provincial government’s news release last Wednesday was succinct, if not desert-dry. “MyHealthNS,” it began, “the province’s secure online service that allows patients to access their health information and securely communicate with their doctor, is moving to a new software vendor.” Which new software vendor? When? The release didn’t say. Why? What happened? Well, the […]

Welcome back – John Sebastian

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 10 hours ago
On Friday, my wife and I had a real treat as we watched John Sebastian perform in a wonderful venue. If his name is not top of mind, he was the lead singer and songwriter for Lovin’ Spoonful. And, one … Continue reading →

ICYMI: Just A Quiet Day Edition (8/11)

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 10 hours ago
Buying office supplies. Fretting about getting up in the morning. School must be getting closer-- but not too close yet. Have a cup of whatever you have cups of to relax, and take in some of the education reading from the last week. Don't forget to share the good stuff. *How much knowledge is necessary for comprehension?* You need some background knowledge in order to get better at reading (regardless of what you've been told about "skills"). Turns out there's even research about how much is the bare minimum requirement. Yes, it's from the Fordham blog, but I think it's worth readin... more »

To Uplift a Woman is to Uplift a Village

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Aug 10 (IPS) - Khadija Zuberi, 23, from Ruaha Mbuyuni village, Iringa in Tanzania's southern highlands is a single mother to her four-year-old son, Hashim. Read the full story, “To Uplift a Woman is to Uplift a Village”, on globalissues.org →

In the Midst of Conflict, India's Indigenous Female Forest Dwellers Own their Land

KORCHI/GADCHIROLI, India, Aug 09 (IPS) - Jam Bai, an Indigenous farmer from Korchi village in western India, is a woman in hurry. After two months of waiting, the rains have finally come and the rice saplings for her paddy fields must be sown this week while the land is still soft. Read the full story, “In the Midst of Conflict, India's Indigenous Female Forest Dwellers Own their Land”, on globalissues.org →

India’s Indigenous Women Assert their Land Rights

KORCHI, India, Aug 09 (IPS) - On the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, IPS correspondent Stella Paul speaks to indigenous farmer Jam Bai about what it means to own her own land. Read the full story, “India’s Indigenous Women Assert their Land Rights”, on globalissues.org →

"The Bank Of Time"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"The Bank Of Time"* "Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course? Each of us has such a bank. It's name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to a good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft. Each day it opens a new account for you. Ea... more »

“Yes, we are racists,” “Come, be my slave” — teaching by Israeli rabbi

contact@ifamericansknew.org at If Americans Knew Blog - 10 hours ago
Students at some military/religious colleges in Israel are being indoctrinated into Jewish Supremacy – this is not a new scandal, but evidence of virulent racism is stacking up against extremist rabbis. The post “Yes, we are racists,” “Come, be my slave” — teaching by Israeli rabbi appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.

"Have You Also Learned..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"Have you also learned that secret from the river; that there is no such thing as time? That the river is everywhere at the same time, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the current, in the ocean and in the mountains, everywhere and that the present only exists for it, not the shadow of the past nor the shadow of the future." ~ Herman Hesse, "Siddhartha"

“5 Things You Should Realize About Fear”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*“5 Things You Should Realize About Fear”* by Declan O Flaherty *“1.* Thoughts motivated by fear are based around an imaginary reality. We don’t know for sure that an outcome is going to happen the way our doubtful mind tells us it will, so it’s fair to assume these thoughts can’t possibly be true until we actually push through and see for ourselves. Accepting our fearful thoughts as true creates a limited consciousness, letting them pass by leads us to experience the ACTUAL truth. *2. *The cure for fear is to experience the thoughts and physical sensations in that moment. This req... more »

"We Shall Endure..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
“We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.” - Cesar Chavez “Despair means hopelessness. When you don't see any ray of hope, all doors seem closed to you, you experience despair. Despair kills all hope inside a human being. To kill the feeling of despair, one needs to move on and accept the reality. Action is the antidote or remedy to kill the feeling of despair and nip it in the bud. In the words of William Cowper, “Absence from whom we love is worse than death; and frustrates hope severer than despair.” Failure, heartbreak,... more »

"Getting To A Special State Of Ugly"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*"Getting To A Special State Of Ugly"* by MN Gordon "There are certain phrases – like “trust me” or “I got this” – that should immediately provoke one’s suspicion. When your slippery contractor tells you, “trust me, your kitchen renovation will be done before Christmas,” you should be wary. There’s no way it’ll be done until late spring. Or when your incompetent client says, “I won’t be needing your services at this time, I got this.” You should expect a panicked phone call at 5pm on Friday. “This is way more than I can handle,” your client will say, “take care of it.” On Monday... more »

time/place to turn it around

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 10 hours ago
https://zona.media/article/2019/08/10/sakharov --the rally at Sakharov Squ are

"How It Really Should Be"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago

"When All Others Have Deserted Us..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
“A silent look of affection and regard when all other eyes are turned coldly away- the consciousness that we possess the sympathy and affection of one being when all others have deserted us- is a hold, a stay, a comfort, in the deepest affliction, which no wealth could purchase, or power bestow.” - Charles Dickens

Personal Trainer Opens Gym For Children With Autism

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 10 hours ago
Chad Hooker coaches young adults and children with autism. His gym, called Puzzle Piece Athletics, focuses on inclusive, customized exercise and CrossFit training for neuro-diverse kids. Hooker, a trainer for the last decade and CrossFit buff, had never worked with autistic kids until his friend introduced him to a child with autism. The child was […] The post Personal Trainer Opens Gym For Children With Autism appeared first on Health Nut News.

Today's Ebook Is Hiroshima Diary

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*WNU Editor:* 74 years ago the atomic bombing of Hiroshima occurred. Here is a journal of a Japanese physician who survived the bombing, and his experiences treating the survivors. You can download this ebook for free from here .... *Hiroshima Diary by Michihiko Hachiya*.

Border Official: Timing of Immigration Raids ‘Unfortunate’

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Trump administration officials are defending mass immigration raids in Mississippi, including emotional footage of a girl pleading with authorities to let her father go.

Epstein: How He Died and What It Means for His Accusers

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
A look at Epstein’s case and what comes next.

Long Lance Torpedo: Japan's Secret World War II Weapon (That Failed)

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * An amazing weapon--on paper. *The Long Lance was a devastating weapon, but only at a given time and under a unique set of conditions: Primitive U.S. radar versus sharp-eyed Japanese lookouts, inexperienced American crews pitted against well-trained Japanese sailors, poor U.S. tactics contrasted with Japanese night fighting expertise, and close-quarters surface combat in confined island waters.* When U.S. Navy warships began exploding in the middle of the night, America realized it had a problem. In the autumn of 1942, *Guadalcanal*, in the Solomon Is... more »

In 1988, Military Experts 'Fought' a Simulated World War III in Asia. Millions Died.

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Thank god it was a simulation. *The United States took a more aggressive stance in the 1988 wargame. Instead of waiting for a Soviet attack, Washington immediately began air and unconventional offensives against installations in the Soviet Far East, designed to decimate Soviet air defenses and threaten the survival of military-industrial installations. For their part, the Soviets hoped that a reticent military stance and a diplomatic offensive could keep Japan out of the war. This gambit succeeded to a point, as the Japanese suspended active militar... more »

F-35 Stealth Fighter 'Test Fleet' Struggling with Low Readiness Rates

Dan Grazier at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Dan Grazier* *Security, * What does that mean? The F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in the operational test fleet at California’s Edwards Air Force Base are suffering from low readiness rates that may threaten the successful completion of the crucial combat-testing phase of the program, as shown in a chart created by the Joint Program Office’s Integrated Test Force and obtained by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO). The revelation that the F-35 program is struggling to overcome the last hurdle before it can legally move into full-rate production follows numerous recent repo... more »

BEHOLD: Russia's 5 Most Powerful Military Aircraft

Evan Gottesman at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Evan Gottesman* *Security, * Best of the best? You make the call. *As of 2015, Russia is the only country to fly Tupolev’s Blackjack. Russia is expected to build fifty additional Tu-160s under the new plans. The newly built strategic bombers will be upgraded models, dubbed the Tu-160M2. Production is expected to commence after 2023. Moscow intends to simultaneously initiate production of the PAK DA stealth bomber, also a Tupolev design.* When it comes to air power, it’s no secret that the United States and the West have often held an edge over Russia. This dates at least as f... more »

See This Photo? Meet the Deadliest Fighter Plane of World War II

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, * Any guesses? *By the end of 1942, the FW-190 was fighting in North Africa, on the Eastern Front, and in Western Europe. In the Soviet Union, the FW-190 was effective in low-flying ground attacks on vehicle convoys and tanks. In this theater, the FW-190 carried 250- and 500-pound bombs, either of which could knock out a tank. One major issue on the Eastern Front was keeping the FW-190s and other aircraft supplied. This was at a time when many of the planes were flying up to eight sorties a day. On the Eastern Front, the FW-190’s reliable air... more »

BANG: 5 Super Weapons That Won World War II for America

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The secret of American victory in World War II was quantity and quality. Copious amounts of weapons and equipment that not only overwhelmed and outmatched the Axis arsenal, but helped enable Lend-Lease allies like Britain and Russia to do the same. *The efficient engine of this destruction was the Gato-class sub, the backbone of the U.S. underwater fleet. There is much discussion about how it stacked against World War II's other underwater killer, the German U-boat. The comparison is somewhat academic; Japanese anti-submarine capabilities were so prim... more »

"We Are Here..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"We are here on Earth to do good to others. What the others are here for, I don't know." - W. H. Auden

“Those Who Pretend to Sleep”

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
*“Those Who Pretend to Sleep”* By John R. Hall “Lately I find that my frustration with the level of idiocy on the part of this planet I call home is so great that writing has become nearly impossible. A recent article by Andrew Vltchek titled “In the USA-I Cannot Write” gave me comfort. I’m not alone. Here in the belly of the beast, among the zombie flag-wavin’ hordes of fellow Americans I spend my days in fearless loathing. Fearless because after living for two-thirds of a century I have little to fear other than a long painful death, being shot full of lead, or a terminal case o... more »

(Aside)

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Life's wonderful juxtapositions: I'm looking out of my window and watching the large tree at the far end of next door's garden throwing its branches and leaves into all manner of histrionic gestures in the heavy wind of an unhappily-timed carnival weekend in Morecambe. That arm-waving tree raises in my mind the (possibly *Blackadder*-inspired) idea of a melodramatic actor from the 18th Century, or a 21st Century BBC soap, or a *Newsnight *Brexit reporter. I'm doing so while blissing out on the opening minutes of John Luther Adams's *Become Desert - *a soft-spoken murmur of quie... more »

40 Rebuttals to CNN’s Bias on Assange

The Duran at The Duran - 10 hours ago
CNN did not learn the lesson from the Manafort hoax. The post 40 Rebuttals to CNN’s Bias on Assange appeared first on The Duran.

Currency War with China: 1934 and 2019

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Steve H. Hanke In a purely political move, the Trump administration (read: the U.S. Treasury) has branded China as a currency manipulator. This is... more »

Tune Into The Earth - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 10 hours ago
*Tune into the Earth* *The Mother's love will fill you* *Healing connection* *© ** 2019 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: I wrote and published this poem today in the haiku style of poetry. The inspiration was the picture above that I found on the net and had been thinking about how I could use it in a post on how our health and well being are connected to the Earth. This is the result which took the form of a poem which I published for the first time on my blog today, the 11th of August 2019 as a part of the annual event on my blog which I call, Inspirational August.*

8 Revealing Numbers from the Social Security 2100 Act

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Charles Blahous Advocates of Social Security expansion have declared their intention to move the “Social Security 2100 Act” through the House of Representatives before... more »

Radiation Spike Triggers Run on Iodine Pills in Russia After Nuke-Powered Rocket Explosion

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Tyler Durden Is Russia in the process of covering up a nuclear accident after a confirmed spike in radiation levels in the aftermath of a reported rocket engine explosion... more »

'We really should be booming': Mining towns miss out on a golden opportunity

Rachel Pupazzoni at Just In - 11 hours ago
Business is booming for the gold mining industry as the price of the precious metal sets new benchmarks almost every day, but not everyone in mining towns like Kalgoorlie are taking a shine to the recent "mini gold rush".

No Man's Sky --- BEYOND --- releases Wednesday 14th August 2019

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 11 hours ago
Yes, that's the middle of the coming week i.e. in just a few days' time. Here's a report from LZ aka Legacy Zero who's a self-confessed CALLED IT'ser. And in this case he did, "He called it." No Man's Sky VR No Man's Sky Online No Man's Sky 2.0 i.e. a totally from-the-ground-up REBUILD... patch-notes in coming and there's a press buzz in the air like NMS has never had.

Episode #291 – ‘We Need to Talk About Jeff’ with guests Basil Valentine

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 11 hours ago
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…

Afghan President: Peace Is Only Possible With An Agreement Between The Afghan Government And The Taliban

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*DW:* *Afghanistan's president rejects foreign interference* Afghanistan's president has said peace is only possible with an agreement between Afghanistan and the Taliban. His remarks come amid US efforts to finalize a peace deal with the Taliban. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said he did not want foreign nations to interfere in the country's affairs, as the United States and the Taliban appear near to closing a peace deal without the government's input. Ghani made the comments during the Muslim holiday Eid-al-Adha, while US and Taliban negotiators continue to work towar... more »

Musings On Iraq In The News

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 11 hours ago
I was interviewed by Kurd Press "Kurds cannot retake control of Kirkuk: analyst" and Musings On Iraq was cited in "Return and Expand? The Finances and Prospects of the Islamic State After the Caliphate" by Patrick Johnston, Mona Alami, Colin Clarke, Howard Shatz for RAND. Link to all of Musings On Iraq's citations

Mike Siegel Is Working To Begin The Green New Deal In Texas

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
On September 21, at Huston-Tillotson University, an historically-black college in Austin, progressive congressional candidate Mike Siegel convenes a conference on the Green New Deal with representatives from political organizations, youth and environmental movements and labor unions to address dealing with the climate crisis. Aside from Siegel, speakers include Green New Deal researcher and AOC advisor Andrés Bernal, climate reporter Kate Aronoff, environmental professors Raj Patel and Amanda Masino, Rep Gina Hinojosa (D-Austin) Austin City councilman Greg Casar, and Ginny McDavid... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 11

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1918 UK For Sec Balfour British war in Mespotamia should be justified by securing water that would also give it control of oil Balfour’s statement prompted Premier Lloyd George to call for British to seize Ottoman’s Mosul province (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) 1933 Interior Min Suleiman arrived in Mosul on news of Assyrian massacres Had planes drop flyers telling Assyrians nothing would happen to them if they gave up to authorities 1933 Assyrians in Zakho and Sumail were attacked by Iraqi army led by Gen Sidqi Fired on village then divided wo... more »

Sunday Morning Links

Unknown at Accidental Deliberations - 12 hours ago
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Larry Elliott writes that a corporate-centred model of globalization is unlikely to survive the Trump regime. And Jeff Spross proposes an alternative which allows for people to be free and capital to be controlled, rather than the other way around. - But Jo Becker notes that large amounts of money and disinformation are pushing for nationalism and xenophobia around the globe, rather than any recognition of our shared interests in a fair and connected system of international relations. - Benjamin Fearnow reports on the FBI's insistence on tre... more »

Libya's Warring Sides Have Agreed To A UN-Backed Temporary Eid Truce

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*BBC:* *Libya conflict: Fighters agree a truce during Eid al-Adha* The UN has welcomed a truce agreed by Libya's main warring parties during the three-day Muslim festival Eid al-Adha. It follows a car bomb attack on Saturday in Benghazi which killed three UN staff. The truce involves the UN-backed Government of National Accord and the rogue general, Khalifa Haftar. His forces have been attacking the capital, Tripoli, since April. More than 1,000 people have died, according to the World Health Organization. *Read more* .... *More News On The Libyan War* The Latest: Officials sa... more »

No music this morning . . .

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
. . . due to a minor domestic problem that woke us up early, and needed resolving. Matters are in hand. Please amuse yourselves with some of the bloggers linked in my sidebar. They write good, too! Peter

Macron destroys France, and with it the entire EU project (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 274. The post Macron destroys France, and with it the entire EU project (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

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