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Thomas Paine

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

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"Sign, Sign… Everywhere a 'Minus' Sign"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Sign, Sign… Everywhere a 'Minus' Sign"* by David Stockman Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off - then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. - Herman Melville, "Moby-Dick" (1... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Thanks for stopping by!

Snicker – President Trump on China: “I am the chosen one” – Media Goes Bananas…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
President Trump was delivering another round of delicious Chopper Presser rebuttals to the MSM narrative engineers today, when he remarked about confronting China: “I am the chosen one”… And the media had the customary spontaneous ‘splodey head. First, the people’s … Continue reading →

The Times presents its methodology!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 7 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019Health spending, schools trumped by songs: * Dear God! We've just returned from attendance at an impossibly chic Wednesday luncheon. At this event, an acquaintance called our attention to something we skipped in this morning's report. He read aloud the "methodology" employed by the New York Times. The Times devised and employed this methodology in the course of its latest front-page report—the report which tells us about the songs being played at campaign rallies. And yes, the report appeared on the front page of this morning's Times, a fact we should h... more »

Four College Students Injured in Shooting Near Clark Atlanta

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 7 hours ago
A gunman opened fire into a crowd of 200 people outside a library near Clark Atlanta University on Tuesday night, wounding four students before escaping, according to an Associated Press report. All four injured women were in stable condition Wednesday following the gunfire, which happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday during a block party. Atlanta […]

AT&T Donation to Help Dillard’s Business College

Sarah Wood at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Dillard University’s College of Business has received a $250,000 donation from AT&T, which will help fund internship opportunities and curriculum development. Additionally, it will support students looking to pursue graduate school and prepare them for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). There was a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the grand opening […]

JEFFERY T. BURGIN JR.

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
*JEFFERY T. BURGIN JR.* has been named vice president of student affairs at Talladega College. Burgin formerly served as vice provost for student engagement at Kentucky State University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in African-American studies from the University of Cincinnati, a master’s degree in education from Ohio University and a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Alabama.

TIFFANI L. BLAKE

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
*TIFFANI L. BLAKE* has been appointed interim dean of students for the New York Institute of Technology’s two New York campuses. Blake was previously dean of students at the College of New Rochelle in New York. Blake holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of New Rochelle, a master’s degree in industrial/ organizational psychology from Baruch College and a master’s degree in higher and post-secondary education from Teachers College at Columbia University.

FALONE SERNA

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
*FALONE SERNA* has been appointed vice president for enrollment and engagement at Whittier College in Whittier, Calif. and will begin his post on September 9. Serna currently serves as director of admission for Pepperdine University’s Seaver College. Serna holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast communications from the University of La Verne and a master’s degree in communications from California State University, Fullerton.

WINSTON B. CRISP

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
*WINSTON B. CRISP* has been named vice president for student affairs at the University of Southern California. Crisp formerly served as vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Crisp holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C., and a law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill.

BRUCE SMITH

cmaadmin at Diverse - 7 hours ago
*BRUCE SMITH* has been named vice president and dean of students at Whittier College in Whittier, Calif. He was previously dean of students at Reed College in Portland, Ore. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in American civilization from Brown University, a master’s degree in education from the University of Southern California and a doctorate in education from UC Berkeley.

Caroline Galactéros: “Isolating Russia to Please the US Was a Stupid Calculation”

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 7 hours ago
*At the time of the August 19 meeting between the Russian and French heads of state, Caroline Galactéros, Doctor of political science, Colonel within the operational reserve of the Army, president of the Geopragma think tank, and specialist in Eastern Europe, decrypts for “L’Invalide” what the real stakes of this Franco-Russian summit are.* *Question: After the absence of Vladimir Putin at the 75th anniversary in Normandy, Emmanuel Macron would like to catch up with and revive the Minsk process, and also to address the issue of Donbass at Brégançon before the G7 in Biarritz. Does ... more »

Terra Tech selling Nevada cannabis dispensary

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
California-based Terra Tech is selling its Blüm Reno dispensary, which was the subject of a lawsuit earlier this year, for $15 million. In February, Terra Tech agreed to pay $6.3 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company siphoned money from the Blüm dispensary for other ventures. Terra Tech is selling the dispensary to Picksy […] Terra Tech selling Nevada cannabis dispensary is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Michigan offers application help to adult-use marijuana businesses

Jeff Smith at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
Michigan regulators are hosting a series of educational sessions in September for potential recreational cannabis business applicants, with online applications starting Nov. 1. The five sessions are designed to demonstrate the online business license application process. Under Michigan’s adult-use marijuana law, local jurisdictions decide whether to permit or ban commercial rec MJ activity. There is […] Michigan offers application help to adult-use marijuana businesses is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Impact of California high court medical cannabis ruling unclear for state’s businesses

John Schroyer at Marijuana Business Daily - 7 hours ago
San Diego failed to adequately analyze the potential environmental impacts of its medical marijuana dispensary law, the California Supreme Court ruled in a decision that might limit the discretion of local governments across the state when approving cannabis stores. The ruling came after San Diego declared its 2014 cannabis law didn’t require any environmental analysis. […] Impact of California high court medical cannabis ruling unclear for state’s businesses is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Which Comes First: Story or Facts?

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 7 hours ago
Facts vs Stories is written by Steven Novella at Neurologica. Excerpts in italics with my bolds. There is a common style of journalism, that you are almost certainly very familiar with, in which the report starts with a personal story, then delves into the facts at hand often with reference to the framing story and […]

Representative Pete King Is First Republican to Co-sponsor “Assault Weapons” Ban

Warren Mass at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: representative-pete-king-is-first-republican-to-co-sponsor-assault-weapons-ban] Representative Pete King (R-N.Y.) became the first Republican to join 202 Democrats in cosponsoring H.R.1296, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019.

Homeless Problem Worsens in San Francisco; Politicians and Big Tech Blame Each Other

James Murphy at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: homeless-problem-worsens-in-san-francisco-politicians-and-big-tech-blame-each-other] The success of tech companies is fueling a housing crisis in San Francisco, while the city's leftist politicians struggle with how to address the growing homeless problem in the city.

A Carbon Tax Is Not a Slam Dunk

David Henderson at Econlib - 7 hours ago
Advocates of a carbon tax argue, correctly, that a tax is a much better way to reduce carbon usage than any system of regulations could be. The reason is that every use of carbon that creates carbon dioxide imposes damage, and a carbon tax based on the amount of carbon dioxide created will cause everyone […] The post A Carbon Tax Is Not a Slam Dunk appeared first on Econlib.

Politicians don't seem to laugh at themselves as much anymore

Frank T. McAndrew, Cornelia H. Dudley Professor of Psychology, Knox College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 7 hours ago
Self-deprecating humor can be a savvy campaign strategy – but only for certain candidates.

ISLETA PUEBLO: National Grassroots Activist Summit on Radioactive Waste, Nov. 8 --- 10, 2019

Unknown at CENSORED NEWS - 7 hours ago
Long legacy of death and disease: Navajo uranium miners operating a mucking machine at the Rico Mine in 1953 Laguna Pueblo: The Jackpile Mine at Laguna and Acoma poisoned Pueblos, their livestock, the food and water National Grassroots Activist Summit on Radioactive Waste, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nov. 8 – 10, 2019! Native American organizers join their fellow community members to

Trump: Crashing, Burning... Dragging The GOP Down With Him

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
*The Dismantling Of American Democray by Nancy Ohanian* I don't want to get all hung up on polls today but I want to use some recent ones as part of the context of what I want to get to now. First of all the new NBC/*Wall Street Journal* poll-- through the lens of Chuck Todd and company-- shows Trump underperforming in virtually every demographic (except Nazi and KKK members, which the mainstream, media doesn't poll). *•* Men: Trump +8 points in the new poll (was +11 in the 2016 exit poll) *•* Women: -32 points (was -13) *•* Whites: +5 (was +20) *•* African Americans: -84 (was -81) *... more »

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed In NATO-Led Mission In Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
U.S. soldiers assigned to Train Advise Assist Command-East and Afghan National Army troops from 201st Corps exfil to a waiting UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter following a partnered force protection patrol in Laghman province on Sept. 23, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris) *Military.com:** Two More US Troops Die in Afghanistan in Deadliest Year Since 2014* Two U.S. service members were killed Wednesday in Afghanistan, military officials said, continuing what has become the deadliest year for troops in that country since the formal drawdown of combat operations in 2014. Offi... more »

UK Prime Minister Orders Emergency Measures to Increase Vaccine Uptake

OYE NEWS at OYE Alternative News - 8 hours ago
The newly appointed Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson has ordered urgent action over declining Vaccine uptake figures following a rise in the number of measles cases(231) in the UK in the first quarter of 2019. Boris said in a statement: ‘After a period of progress where we were once able to declare Britain … The post UK Prime Minister Orders Emergency Measures to Increase Vaccine Uptake appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

Injured? Overworked? Scared? Why are the stars of the NBA missing the World Cup?

Simon Smale at Just In - 8 hours ago
Those expecting to see the leading lights of the NBA at this week's pre-FIBA World Cup matches between the Boomers and the USA may be disappointed, so why are so many stars choosing to miss the tournament?

Going nowhere: 'Abysmal' congestion will continue for years, experts warn

Lexy Hamilton-Smith at Just In - 8 hours ago
Fast rail, a high frequency Metro, and a duplicate M1, are just some of the multi-billion-dollar "fixes" aimed at getting South East Queensland moving again. But is it enough to solve the transport woes?

Science reveals key to playing England's fast-bowling sensation Jofra Archer

David Mark at Just In - 8 hours ago
A ball is coming down at you at 150kph, just like Jofra Archer bowling to Steve Smith in the second Ashes Test. So what do you? How much time do you have to react? What are the keys to not getting out or hurt? It turns out there is a real science to playing very quick bowling.

Four different people facing the same problems: What it's really like to live on Newstart

Emily Stewart at Just In - 8 hours ago
Do you think you could live on $40 a day? What about $70? We've spoken to four recipients of Newstart about what life's really like and where their money goes.

Downsizing my mum's house has been harder than I thought — and we're only in phase 1

Just In - 8 hours ago
Mum's decision to finally sell came suddenly. "Now I've decided, let's just get it done quickly," she said to me one day. If only it were that easy, writes Tracey Kirkland.

Is Book Week one of the biggest lies we've ever told our children?

Just In - 8 hours ago
One the first day of Book Week, we were greeted by a Batman, a Spider-Man and a pint-sized Geelong Cats player. My wife and I were relieved because we brought an Avenger and Elsa from Frozen, writes Cameron Williams.

What will be the message from the pulpit on Pell this Sunday?

Paul Kennedy at Just In - 8 hours ago
Words matter on the issue of child abuse, because for so long victims were not believed and children were not protected, writes Paul Kennedy.

Stubborn gender stereotypes harming women's careers, costing the economy billions

Peter Ryan at Just In - 8 hours ago
Rising gender discrimination is now the single biggest factor in driving a pay wedge between men and women, according to a report out today.

Pell's failed appeal now a monumental test for Pope Francis

Bridget Brennan at Just In - 8 hours ago
George Pell had returned to his prison cell by the time his former colleagues at the Vatican woke to the news his appeal against his conviction had failed.

'It's not Chernobyl': Aussie radioactive waste a toxic issue in Malaysia

David Lipson at Just In - 8 hours ago
A growing pile of radioactive waste in Malaysia is at the centre of a battle between an Australian mining giant and local Malaysians convinced it will destroy their community for generations.

Why the Hanoi-Canberra relationship is more important than ever

Jane Norman at Just In - 8 hours ago
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is on his way to Vietnam, an unlikely ally but one Australia is hoping will hedge against Beijing's growing ambitions.

Japan and South Korea Need a "Nixon Goes to China Moment"

Robert E. Kelly at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Robert E. Kelly* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Moon and Abe are stubborn, but that means any deal they strike will hold better than if their political rivals were doing the negotiations. Most of the news now about the relationship between South Korea and Japan is negative as the trade spat between the two deepens. Japan initially used a narrow trade maneuver to punish South Korea for its shifting positions on Japan’s culpability for wartime behavior in Korea. In return, Seoul hit back by creating its own trade restrictions. The South Korean government has created a whole ne... more »

Russia's Cold War Plan to Defeat NATO Was Insane (Billions Would Have Died)

Zachary Keck at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Zachary Keck* *Security, * Thank god World War III never broke out. *Specifically, the Soviet war planners (rightly) anticipated that the United States and its allies would resort to the massive use of nuclear weapons early in the conflict. As a result, they hoped to preempt their use in order to protect Soviet and Warsaw Pact territory.* World War II was the most destructive war in human history. Consider that, *a conservative estimate of World War II fatalities* is 60 million people, or roughly 3 percent of the world’s population at the time. Yet, to an even greater extent t... more »

That History Book You Are Reading Is Wrong: Russia's Attack on Japan in World War II Matters

Jeffrey Mankoff at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Jeffrey Mankoff* *Security, * Maybe more than you think... *With both Russia and Japan increasingly wary of Chinese power in the Asia-Pacific, four sparsely populated outposts at the edge of the Sea of Okhotsk remain in many ways the biggest impediment to a rapprochement between Moscow and Tokyo that could reshape Asian geopolitics.* The Second World War was an unparalleled calamity for the Soviet Union. As many as 27 million Soviet soldiers and civilians died as a result of the conflict that started with the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 and ended with the Japane... more »

Forget What the History Book Says: Was America's Entry Into World War I a Mistake?

Jim Powell at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Jim Powell* *Security, * The war to end all wars was anything but. *Nothing Wilson did could compensate for the colossal blunder of entering World War I. He claimed his League of Nations would help prevent future wars, but charter members of the League of Nations were most of the winners of the war and their friends — countries that hadn’t been fighting each other. They vowed to continue not fighting each other. Member nations agreed to join in defending any of them that might be attacked, which meant that the league was another alliance. An attack on one member nation would l... more »

Throw Out Your History Book: Germany Could Have Won World War I

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *History, * And this is how. *The Germans honored this convention until 1915, and then switched to unrestricted submarine warfare in which ships would be sunk without warning. And the Germans sank plenty of ships, only to rescind it under American pressure, and then resume it in 1917 as a desperate measure to end a conflict that was bleeding Germany to death.* When it comes to alternative history, the Second World War is king. Dozens of books and wargames suggest how history would have changed if Hitler had invaded Britain or not invaded Russia. Want to know what... more »

Canada Wants America to Lend Them 18 F-18 Super Hornets

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, Americas* [image: (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)] Why not? *In the press statement, the Honourable Judy M. Foote, Canadian governments’ Minister of Public Services and Procurement, claimed that the letter is an important step toward “getting the brave women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces the equipment they need to protect Canadians and Canadian values around the world.”* On Mar. 13, 2017 the Government of Canada has moved another step closer towards acquiring the F/A-18 Super Hornetto supplement its CF-18 fleet by issuing a Letter... more »

After 12 Years, These Deadly B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Have Returned to Combat

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Security, Middle East* [image: (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)] Against who? *“The Bomber Barons are 100 percent ready,” said Lt. Col. Michael Maginness, 23rd BS commander. * Taken on Jan. 31, 2017 in the airspace above North Dakota, the cool photos in this post show a B-52H Stratofortress crew from Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota, performing a training mission in a close air support (CAS) scenario in preparation to support Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). In fact as explained by Senior Airman Justin Armstrong, 5th Bomb Wing Pu... more »

How Britain Lost the War It Never Wanted with Iran

Matthew Petti at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Matthew Petti* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] London is paying the price for America's problems. Authorities in Gibraltar have released an Iranian oil tanker they had been holding since July 4, breaking the ice around a long diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United Kingdom. But the story isn’t over yet, as U.S. authorities are still hounding the tanker in a crusade to cut off all Iranian oil exports. A court in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar allowed the *Grace 1* to leave on Thursday, and rejected a last-minute legal filing on Sunday that would hav... more »

MAGAnomic Winning – U.S. Home Sales Stronger Than “Expected” – Stronger Q1 Wage Gains…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
The Wall Street pundits are having a harder time pushing their recessionary economic narrative while the results from Main Street continue to beat expectations. Two data points continue to highlight the strength of Main Street: Home Sales and Wage Gains. … Continue reading →

President Trump Delivers Remarks to American Veterans 75th Annual Convention – 2:30pm EST Livestream

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
President Trump delivers remarks at the American Veterans (AMVETS) 75th National Convention. Anticipated Start Time 2:30pm EST: White House Livestream – Fox News Livestream – Fox10 Livestream

Iranian-Backed Militias In Iraq Are Blaming The U.S. And Israel For Attacks On Their Bases

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
In this Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 file photo, plumes of smoke rise after an explosion at a military base southwest of Baghdad, Iraq. A fact-finding committee appointed by the Iraqi government to investigate a massive munitions depot explosion near the capital Baghdad has concluded that the blast was the result of a drone strike. A copy of the report was obtained by The Associated Press Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Loay Hameed, File) *The Guardian:* *Iranian-backed militia blames US and Israel for attacks on bases in Iraq* Claim that drone strike caused blast near Baghdad follow... more »

Did Rick Perry Fall For A Years-Old Social Media Privacy Hoax?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Posting a "legal notice" to a social media account has no real effect on the social platform, either.

Where West Virginia’s Governor Sleeps is Now Before a Court

AP News at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Lawsuits have accused West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice of violating a passage of the state Constitution that says the governor “shall reside at the seat of government.”

Investigation of Reporter’s Weekend Inquiries Stokes Ire

AP News at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Journalists are defending a small Oregon newspaper after a county attorney asked the sheriff to investigate whether a reporter broke the law by trying to get comments from a government official on a weekend.

West Papua Protests Continue Despite Claims From Indonesian Police That They Have Regained Control

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*ABC News Online:** West Papua protests continue despite Indonesian police claiming to have regained control* Indonesian police say they have regained control of West Papua after sending close to 1,000 extra officers to the province, which erupted into destructive turmoil days ago. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Papua and West Papua in the past few days, torching tyres and government buildings as well as damaging an airport in Indonesia's easternmost territory. The protests were believed to have been sparked by racist comments made towards Papuan students in... more »

CNN: Florida officials are investigating why panthers are seen stumbling and falling down

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has confirmed two cases of neurological damage in a panther and bobcat in this month. The beloved Florida panther and bobcat are the only two wild cat species found in the state. The disorder is impacting the animals’ ability to walk. The agency is not sure of […] The post CNN: Florida officials are investigating why panthers are seen stumbling and falling down appeared first on Health Nut News.

Venezuelan President Maduro Says He Had Secret Talks With U.S.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro with national assembly chief Diosdado Cabello, who has reportedly been speaking to Trump advisers. Photograph: Manaure Quintero/Reuters *BBC*: *Venezuela crisis: President Maduro says he had secret talks with US* Venezuela's embattled President Nicolás Maduro said he had been in talks with the Trump administration for months, even as the US ramped up its sanctions. The US is one of more than 50 nations which do not recognise Mr Maduro as Venezuela's legitimate leader. On Tuesday, Mr Maduro said that talks with the Trump administration had bee... more »

Rocket Lab’s midnight launch for US Air Force a ‘success’ for whom?

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
“NASA, SOCOM (Special Operations Command), DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and repeat customer the US Air Force” …. what a line up eh? Who ever would’ve thought? And are you feeling any safer folks? We’ve sure come a long way (downhill) from those days of the ’80s and declining US warships entry to our … Continue reading Rocket Lab’s midnight launch for US Air Force a ‘success’ for whom? →

Our babies are being harvested

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on Patriots for Truth: Douglas Gabriel and Christopher Strunk – HARVESTED https://youtu.be/69238HpVq08 For those of you that want to take this to the next level, read Strunk’s legal filings here: CES Declaration in opposition to Fed MTD w EXHIBITS 51-88 filed 5-28-19 CES MOL in response to FED MTD NDNY 19-cv-202 Here are…

EUGENICS: ‘The Belarus Secret’, Nazi Scientists & the Creation of Lyme Disease in the US – By Karl Grossman

Pam Vernon at Rangitikei Environmental Health Watch - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on RIELPOLITIK: Source – counterpunch.org – “…The U.S. House of Representatives having “quietly passed a bill requiring the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to conduct a review into whether the Pentagon experimented with ticks and other blood-sucking insects for use as biological weapons between 1950 and 1975” Lyme Disease and Biowarfare…

Off with his head

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 9 hours ago
Given former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci’s (the Mooch) recent comments that his former boss is “off the rails,” I started to write a post about the Mad Hatter. But, there is a more appropriate caricature of the president … Continue reading →

President Trump Cancels Visit To Denmark After PM Says U.S. Buying Greenland Is An 'Absurd Idea'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
....The Prime Minister was able to save a great deal of expense and effort for both the United States and Denmark by being so direct. I thank her for that and look forward to rescheduling sometime in the future! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 20, 2019 *Daily Mail: **'You don't talk to the United States that way under me!' Donald Trump accuses Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of being 'nasty' for calling his plan to buy Greenland 'absurd' after he canceled state visit in fury at territory not being for sale* * Donald Trump accused the Danish Prime Minister Mette... more »

MY UNPOPULAR OPINION: I STILL DON'T THINK TRUMP IS LOSING HIS MARBLES (EVEN TODAY)

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 9 hours ago
Kevin Drum writes: Over the last 24 hours Donald Trump has: * Accused Jews who support Democrats of being disloyal. * Explained that Kashmir is a difficult problem because “You have Hindus and you have the Muslims and I wouldn’t say they get along so great.” * Canceled a planned visit to Denmark because they declined to discuss the sale of Greenland. * Thanked a nutcase conspiracy theorist who said that Israeli Jews “love him like he is the second coming of God.” * Told reporters “I am the chosen one” to take on China. * Said the prime minister of Denmark was “nasty” about his pro... more »

World News Briefs -- August 11, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*NBC: **Hong Kong protest suddenly turns chaotic* The protest at a Hong Kong subway station escalated into a chaotic free-for-all, with masked demonstrators bracing for a confrontation with police. HONG KONG — A protest at a Hong Kong subway station suddenly escalated into a chaotic free-for-all on Wednesday night, before it ended without a violent police confrontation. Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters had gathered for a sit-in at the Yuen Long MTR station, marking the one-month anniversary of a violent July 21 incident when peaceful demonstrators, wearing black, were attacked by... more »

Mexican Judge Approves Recreational Cocaine Use in ‘Historic’ Ruling

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 9 hours ago
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a judge in Mexico City has granted two people the right to use, possess, and transport cocaine for personal recreational use.

2:00PM Water Cooler 8/21/2019

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 9 hours ago
By Lambert Strether of Corrente * * * Readers, feel free to contact me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, with (a) links, and even better (b) sources I should curate regularly, (c) how to send me a check if you are allergic to PayPal, and (d) to find out how […]

Elton John Pays Carbon Penance For Harry’s Private Jet–So That’s Alright Then!

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 10 hours ago
By Paul Homewood When you’re in a hole, stop digging! I was not going to comment about Harry’s latest private jet jaunt to Nice, just days after flying to Ibiza. Unfortunately for him, Elton John has put his size twelves in, and made matters worse for the Prince! Sir Elton John by […]

Study shows how plants adapt to rising carbon dioxide

Robert at Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
Some drier conifer forests are acclimating two to three times faster than wetter, conifer forests. ______________ 16 Aug 2019 – Studies of the world’s tropical forests pinpoint how much water plants put back into the atmosphere compared to how much carbon they take up. Depending on how efficiently plants use water, researchers from Swinburne University ... Read moreStudy shows how plants adapt to rising carbon dioxide The post Study shows how plants adapt to rising carbon dioxide appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Syrian Army completes encirclement of militants, Turkish Army in southern Idlib

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has completely cutoff the militants from all supply lines in southern Idlib and northern Hama, a source from the military told Al-Masdar this evening. According to the military source, the Syrian Arab Army forces at the Khan Sheikhoun front has met up with the troops […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Ansarallah forces release first scenes from downed US drone over Yemen

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – The Ansarallah forces have released a new video showing the destruction of a U.S. MQ-9 drone that was shot down over the Dhamar Governorate in Yemen. “The missile, which downed the drone, was modernized on the spot and will soon be shown at a press conference,” the movement’s spokesperson said, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US transporting Israeli drones to Azerbaijan to attack Iraq: Hashd Al-Shaabi commander

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 P.M.) – The commander of Hashd Al-Sha’abi (var. Popular Mobilization Units), Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis, accused the U.S. of moving Israeli drones to Azerbaijan to target Iraq and Iran. “Trump is considering various ways to violate Iraq’s sovereignty and target Hashd Al-Sha’abi,” the Hashd Al-Sha’abi commander said. “We have accurate and confirmed information […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Syrian Army entering Khan Sheikhoun from all axes to take control of city

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army has begun entering Khan Sheikhoun from all axes in a bid to secure the city, a military source told Al-Masdar News moments ago. According to the source, the Syrian Army are combing through Khan Sheikhoun and hoping to secure the city within the next day. He […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Ansarallah forces launch large-scale attack inside southern Saudi Arabia: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The Ansarallah forces launched a large-scale attack inside the Asir region of Saudi Arabia this week, targeting a number of sites under the control of the Saudi-led Coalition. According to the offical media wing of the Ansarallah forces, their troops stormed the Majazah al-Sharqiyah area, where they later captured a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian choppers hunt down jihadists in northeastern Latakia: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has recently stepped up their attacks against the jihadist rebels in northeastern countryside of the Latakia Governorate, as their allies from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continue their offensive at Kabani. Using both their helicopters and jets, the Russian Air Force has been relentlessly targeting the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

First footage of Iran’s Bavar 373 air defense system

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
The Iranian military promised to formally unveil the advanced air defence system, which has been undergoing testing since 2017, later this week; the defence industry started work on the project in 2010 as a result of UN Security Council sanctions against the country over its alleged nuclear programme. Iranian media have revealed the first footage […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army still not in control of Khan Sheikhoun despite media claims

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is still not in control of the strategic city of Khan Sheikhoun, despite media claims of the jihadist withdrawal. According to a military source near the front-lines, the Syrian Army entered the northern part of the city, but did not advance past a few neighborhoods […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army scores big advance east of Khan Sheikhoun, pocket nearly besieged

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored a big advance east of the strategic city of Khan Sheikhoun on Wednesday, seizing several sites from the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and Rouse the Believers. Led by the 5th Corps and Republican Guard, the Syrian military began their advance by seizing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iraq has proof Israel struck paramilitary base in rare attack

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
Explosions that rocked two Iraqi military bases held by the country’s Shi’ite paramilitaries were the result of Israeli unmanned aircraft strikes, a member of the Security and Defence Committee in the Iraqi Parliament, Karim Alaiwi, told Lebanese broadcaster al-Mayadeen. “We have proof that Israeli air forces hit several targets in Iraq, including the al-Saqr and Amerli bases. Israel claims that the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Is the Trump Administration Considering a Payroll Tax Cut?

Michael Tennant at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: is-the-trump-administration-considering-a-payroll-tax-cut] President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is considering a payroll tax cut, contradicting other officials' denial that such a move was being discussed.

Holy Firearms, Batman! Churches Arming Up to Prevent Shootings

Selwyn Duke at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: holy-firearms-batman-churches-arming-up-to-prevent-shootings] Troubled by recent years’ mass shootings at houses of worship, some churches are resorting to more than prayer as remedy: They’re arming congregants and hiring professionals to train them in the weaponry’s use.

Economy Doing Great; Trump Wants It Greater

Bob Adelmann at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: economy-doing-great-trump-wants-it-greater] The economy is doing well, and President Trump wants the Fed to cut interest rates to help the economy grow even more.

ICE, CBP Collar Sex Criminals; County in N.C. Released 22 Thugs Despite Detainers

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: ice-cbp-collar-sex-criminals-county-in-nc-released-22-thugs-despite-detainers] No matter how hard they try, immigration authorities can’t seem to keep previously deported illegal-alien sex offenders out of the country.

Whose your daddy?

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago
Whose your daddy? Has it hit home yet? We know the score but are slow, hesitant, to step up It's the time to move.... don't look back Dems got big $$$ from oligarchies Repubs too, same corporate $$$$ Mr. Big controls it all But it is election time, again, pressure is intense, 'line up with the slow walkers' who allow status quo to grind on, distraction from truth Whose your daddy? There is a place up ahead where we are going, it is the spirit and breath that gives our children, life on this fragile globe Who are we? Alien? Ape man? Lost and hopefully found, before it's too late... more »

New Zealand Speaker cradles and feeds baby during parliamentary debate

Just In - 10 hours ago
Video from the debate shows Speaker Trevor Mallard rocking the baby as he warns an MP his speaking time has expired.

Can you really afford another streaming service? Because here comes Disney+

Paul Donoughue at Just In - 10 hours ago
It's a fragmented entertainment environment, where the latest buzzy TV series might be spread across four or five subscriber-only platforms. Have we hit peak subscription?

'They were confused': Man at centre of bungled deportation speaks about his anguish

Tom Iggulden And Josh Robertson at Just In - 10 hours ago
The man at the centre of Wednesday's bungled deportation operation has spoken of being rejected by two countries in one day, describing farcical scenes on the runway in Port Moresby.

Almost 2 million homes at risk of summer blackouts, report warns

Richard Willingham at Just In - 10 hours ago
The AEMO warns that power reliability will continue to decrease in the next decade "due to an uncontrollable, but increasingly likely, high-impact" event in Australia's "ageing coal fleet".

BOBBIE KNIGHT

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*BOBBIE KNIGHT* has been named interim president of Miles College in Fairfield, Ala. Knight is a member of Miles Col-lege’s Board of Trustees and retired as vice president of Alabama Power’s Birmingham Division. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Alabama and a law degree from the Birmingham School of Law.

SHAREKA FORTIER-EDWARDS

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*SHAREKA FORTIER-EDWARDS* has been appointed the first executive director for equity, diversity and inclusion at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Wash. She previously served as supervisor/program manager for diversity, inclusion & outreach at MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, Wash. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social science with a focus in law, societies and justice from the University of Washington in Seattle.

ELIZABETH MAUCH

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*ELIZABETH MAUCH* has been appointed interim president at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kan. Mauch has been serving as acting president since July 8 and currently serves as vice president of academic affairs at Bethany. Mauch holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Moravian College and a master’s degree and doctorate in mathematics from Lehigh University.

CAROL JOHNSON-DEAN

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*CAROL JOHNSON-DEAN* has been named interim president at LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, Tenn. Johnson-Dean previously served as executive director of New Leaders-South Region in Memphis. Johnson-Dean holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Fisk University and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction and a doctorate in educational policy and administration from the University of Minnesota.

EUNICE E. SANTOS

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*EUNICE E. SANTOS* has been named dean of the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois. She previously served as department chair of computer science at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chi-cago. Santos holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in both mathematics and computer science and a doctorate in computer sci-ence all from the University of California, Berkeley.

BERENECEA JOHNSON EANES

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*BERENECEA JOHNSON EANES* has been appointed interim president of York College at the City University of New York. She previously served as vice president for the Division of Student Affairs at California State University, Fullerton. Eanes holds a bachelor’s degree in public health from Dillard University, a master’s degree in social work from Boston University, and a doctorate in social work from Clark Atlanta University.

MARÍA DEL CARMEN FLORES-MILLS

cmaadmin at Diverse - 10 hours ago
*MARÍA DEL CARMEN FLORES-MILLS* has been appointed vice president of student engage-ment and dean of students at Queens Uni-versity of Charlotte in North Carolina. She was previously dean of students at Colgate University. Flores-Mills holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and education from Iowa State University and a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

Infuriating Video Shows Cops Dole Out Gang-Style Beating on Innocent 17yo Boy

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: video]An innocent teen was dragged from his home, beaten by cops and then arrested on false charges. Luckily, the video proved he was innocent.

White Guilt…..I found a Unicorn!

reitanotsuka at Asian Straight Shooter - 10 hours ago
“Experience proves that those are most abused who can be abused with… Continue reading “White Guilt…..I found a Unicorn!”… The post White Guilt…..I found a Unicorn! appeared first on Asian Straight Shooter.

480 BC Thermopylae Offers Archeological Evidence against AGW; Without Global Warming, there would be no Democracy

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 10 hours ago
In 480 BC, Leonidas and his 300 Spartans made their brave stand against the Persian invaders. King Xerxes was able to land his ships close to the “Hot Gates” or Thermopylae. Thermopylae was a natural choke point at the time, bordered by the Agean Sea/Malian Gulf on one side, and a mountain on the other. … Continue reading "480 BC Thermopylae Offers Archeological Evidence against AGW; Without Global Warming, there would be no Democracy"

29,000 Pounds of Thrust: These Pictures Show an F-16 F110 Engine at Max Afterburner Power

Dario Leone at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Dario Leone* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] Unlimited power! *Airmen from the facility troubleshoot engines by running them in a controlled environment.* Taken on Mar. 3, 2017, the interesting photo in this post shows an F-16CM Fighting Falcon F-110 engine running at max afterburner power at a test cell facility at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), S.C.. At about 15 feet in length, the General Electric F110-GE-129 turbofan engine produces approximately 29,000 pounds of thrust. [image: Airmen test engine at max afterburner power] *(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kath... more »

Coalition of the Unwilling: Why the United Arab Emirates Won't Let America Impact Its Relationship with Iran

Paul R. Pillar at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] The UAE will now be more in line with Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar. Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and the de facto chief executive of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has determined that his principal regional policies have not been working well and require a fundamental redirection. He is withdrawing his country from participation in the war in Yemen and trying to back away from confrontation with Iran. The UAE’s shift underscores some respects in which current U.S. policy in the region also could use... more »

How We Can Stop Global Money Laundering

Alexander Lebedev at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Alexander Lebedev* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] The reality of the modern money laundering business is that it has beco­me part of today’s “financial capitalism.” We must change this reality. As economies become more interconnected and globalized and the borders between countries and jurisdictions effectively disappear, the complexity of financial trans­actions is reaching new levels. The fundamental difference between the current stage of glo­balization and the previous one that unfolded in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries consists of both the directio... more »

Throw Away Your History Book: This Is the Battle That Won World War II (Not D-Day)

Connor Martin at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Connor Martin* *Security, * Any guesses? *The fact that Midway’s anniversary falls one day after D-Day may be part of the reason – it is overshadowed. It may also be that the story of American ground troops at Normandy, braving the horrors on the beach to secure a toehold in Europe, is something that resonates more personally with people on the most basic and emotional levels. We understand it better because of its mortal qualities. We’re more affected by – and thus seem to appreciate more – the visceral aspects of combat, the grit and grind and human tragedy of war. Perhaps... more »

These Are the 5 Biggest, Baddest Battleship Battles of All-Time

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Let the debate begin. *Late in the battle, Prince of Wales scored a hit on Bismarck that caused a fuel leak. This killed Bismarck’s mission; she could not raid into the Atlantic with fuel running low. Bismarck broke contact with Prince of Wales (which by this time was severely hampered by gunnery breakdowns), and attempted to run for home. Two days later she was caught by HMS Rodney and HMS King George V, which avenged Hood by sending Bismarck to the bottom.* The age of the steel line-of-battleship really began in the 1880s, with the construction... more »

The Biggest Battleship to Ever Set Sail Sunk in the Ultimate Suicide Mission

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * What a story. *Sakae Katano recalled, “We kept swimming as a group for a while and saw the Yamato slide towards the ocean bottom. We gathered some lumber and made a raft, putting the injured men on it. By now there were only five or six of my men with me. I had a bad feeling for I knew there were sharks in the sea.* In the late afternoon of April 6, 1945, five days after American GIs and leathernecks scrambled onto an Okinawa beach a scant 500 miles from Japan, two U.S. submarines, *Hackleback* and *Threadin*, lurking around the Bungo Sui... more »

Senior MIT Lab Staffer to Resign Over Epstein Donation

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Ethan Zuckerman, director of the lab's Center for Civic Media, says director Joi Ito failed to disclose the deceased financier's funding of the research center.

Fans Visiting ‘Stranger Things’ Sets Bring Boon to Business

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The nostalgic ’80s sci-fi series broke Netflix records with its third season.

German City Offers $1.1M to Whoever Proves It Doesn’t Exist

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Officials in Bielefeld said they’ll give 1 million euros ($1.1 million) to the person who delivers solid proof of its non-existence.

Is This a Real Ad for a ‘Big Dick’ Machine Gun for Kids?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Something that was fine for children a century ago would now be considered inappropriate in so many ways.

Trump: Any Jew Voting Democratic Is Uninformed or Disloyal

AP News at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
President Donald Trump said American Jews who vote for Democrats show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.”

Will Friends of Epstein Claim “DEEPFAKE” If Video Evidence of Sexual Activity Emerges?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Press For Truth I swear your honor that’s not me!!! There was a time when video evidence was the ultimate touchstone benchmark of truth... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 21, 2019

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
North Korea has miniaturised nuclear warheads and made them small enough to fit on ballistic missiles, Japan believes (pictured, a recent North Korean weapons test) *The Guardian*: *North Korea now able to miniaturise nuclear warheads – Japan defence report* *Upcoming review out of Tokyo will reportedly say missile programme poses ‘serious and imminent threat’* Japan’s government will reportedly state that North Korea is capable of miniaturising nuclear warheads in a forthcoming defence report, it has emerged. Tokyo will upgrade its estimate of the regime’s nuclear capability, ha... more »

CA High School Becomes Largest American Public School to Ban Phones and Kids Dig It

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By B.N. Frank Reports about phone bans in schools in the U.S. and around the world aren’t new, and many of the comments posted with... more »

Keeping the climate catastrophe message on track: a friendly warning from a colleague

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Given the issues raised by the Nature Communications blacklist fiasco last week, I thought it might be useful to show readers who don’t work in science an example of the kind of not-so-subtle dissuasion that can be used by scientists-with-a-climate-message to keep their colleagues in line. A male colleague I know…

Fear promoted by young activists is based on false walrus & polar bear narratives

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Despite a demand by radical protest group Extinction Rebellion that governments “tell the truth” about climate change, it’s apparent that when it comes to walrus extinction risk they prefer the contrived walrus tragedy porn compiled by David Attenborough and his Netflix cronies over scientific evidence. For this group of radical protesters,…

Globalist media admit no one believes their fake narrative about Ebola, a game changer has occurred

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*The blog of the Globalist Council of Foreign Relations has admitted that a vast apparatus of censorship, repression and propaganda has failed to stop a fact based narrative from dominating the world's view of Ebola.* *"Efforts to curb bad information and conspiracy theories on social media about the disease and other health issues have been no more successful in health than in other contexts," moans David Fidler.* *https://www.cfr.org/blog/disinformation-and-disease-social-media-and-ebola-epidemic-democratic-republic-congo* *Facts are facts. Recognition of the facts in 2019 has gr... more »

Plutocratic Procuresses

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 11 hours ago
Jill Biden, wife of Joe, seemed to channel Ghislaine Maxwell, madam of the late Jeffrey, when she strove to seduce a group of apparently squeamish New Hampshire voters this week: *“Your candidate might be better on, I don’t know, health care than Joe is, but you’ve got to look at who’s going to win this election,” Dr. Biden said. “And maybe you have to swallow a little bit and say, ‘O.K., I sort of personally like so-and-so better,’ but your bottom line has to be that we have to beat Trump.”* How many double *entendres* can you spot in just that one paragraph? A procuring woman ... more »

Zepp-LaRouche: A Financial Crash is Coming Like a Big Tsunami

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 11 hours ago
New International Economic Order Financial Warfare Zepp-LaRouche: A Financial Crash is Coming Like a Big Tsunami Video of Zepp-LaRouche: A Financial Crash is Coming Like a Big Tsunami In this week's webcast, Schiller Institute leader Helga Zepp LaRouche reviewed the latest financial swindle coming from the Black Rock group as an example of the desperate efforts to buy some time to defend a crashing system. While its promoters refer to this plan as a "regime change" in financial policy, it is just another effort to flood the system with "helicopter money", to protect $1.5 quadrillion... more »

"All I Ask Is This...

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
"All I ask is this: Do something. Try something. Speaking out, showing up, writing a letter, a check, a strongly worded e-mail. Pick a cause – there are few unworthy ones. And nudge yourself past the brink of tacit support to action. Once a month, once a year, or just once... Even just learning enough about a subject so you can speak against an opponent eloquently makes you an unusual personage. Start with that. Any one of you would have cried out, would have intervened, had you been in that crowd in Bashiqa. Well thanks to digital technology, you're all in it now." - Joss Whedon

CHINA SHOULD INVEST IN GLOBAL MEDIA NETWORK TO INCREASE ITS SOFT POWER

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*As Twitter and Facebook censor China, it may be time for them to invest in global media networks to counter the Globalist narrative and propaganda.* *Right now, China is too dependent on Globalist controlled social media to get its message across.* *https://twitter.com/HuXijin_GT/status/1163795902235987968* *China just has to present the facts about a state central bank, the private fractional reserve banking system, the Globalist paedophile rings, the opioid and Ebola scandals to win hearts and minds all around the world.* *I am happy to help them set up a branch in Greece. They ... more »

Casino Billionaire: The U.S. Consumer Can’t Keep Saving The Economy

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Mac Slavo Casino billionaire Tilman Fertitta says that the current economy is resting on the back of the American consumer. Fertitta added that he... more »

"Portland Police Chief: ‘We Wish There Were Some Kind Of Organized, Armed Force That Could Fight Back Against Antifa’"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"Portland Police Chief: ‘We Wish There Were Some * *Kind Of Organized, Armed Force That Could Fight Back Against Antifa’"* by The Babylon Bee PORTLAND, OR— "In a press release earlier this week, Portland police chief Danielle Outlaw (her actual name), appearing somber and exhausted, said she just wishes there were some kind of group with the firepower and authority to fight back against Antifa. In a candid moment, Outlaw (seriously, her actual name) said there was just nothing the police could do, as they’d need to have some kind of organized, armed force specifically created to pr... more »

Macron Sucks Up To Putin During Meeting, As He Trashes Trump (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 285. The post Macron Sucks Up To Putin During Meeting, As He Trashes Trump (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

ZEROHEDGE ADMITS THAT CHINA HAS WON THE TRADE WAR, THE WORLD'S NEW ECONOMIC SUPERPOWER

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*Six months after you read it on this blog, Zerohedge has admitted that Globalist Donald Trump will lose the trade war with China because of its state central bank.* *This is the biggest story in about 200 years, dear readers.* *It will mean a huge paradigm schift across the globe as the US, UK and eurozone and Russia with their private central banks drown in debt and a criminal elite.* *Thanks to its missile strength, especially with hypersonic missiles, China can also defeat the USA militarily.* *From Zerohedge* *What the current administration fails to realize is that China is ... more »

TIME TO OUST UNHINGED TRUMP IS LONG OVERDUE

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director, has lashed out at Donald Trump, suggesting the president will one day “turn” on those he claims to be fighting for and that he may need to be replaced at the top of the Republican ticket in 2020.* *Donald Trump does needs to be replaced and by someone who puts the country's interests first, is not in Epstein's black book or a Globalist.* *The USA needs a state central bank, debt cancellation, a financial reset and investigation into the Epstein paedophile ring, Ebola false flags, opioid scandals.* *Democrat candid... more »

Europa Clipper Moves to Next Stage

Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams - 11 hours ago
Europa Clipper stays on my mind, with the intent of digging deeper into the spacecraft as development moves forward. We are talking about a craft that is by necessity radiation-tolerant as it will make a series of close flybys of Europa during its long orbit of Jupiter. 45 such flybys are in the cards, at […]

CNN: E-cigarettes change blood vessels after just ONE use, study says

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 11 hours ago
Smoking isn’t good for you. However, e-cigarettes, with their sleek, USB bodies and fruit-flavored cartridges, promised a sweeter, safer future, with no tar, no combustion, and no problem. But that picture is getting more and more complicated. We have warned you about the health risks of vaping on numerous occasions. Last week, the Centers for […] The post CNN: E-cigarettes change blood vessels after just ONE use, study says appeared first on Health Nut News.

Trump cancels visit to Denmark after Copenhagen refuses to sell Greenland to the US...

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*Perhaps no time to go, too busy tweeting about being the King of Israel and other important matters?* *From The Guardian* *The Danish prime minister has said she is surprised and disappointed that Donald Trump has called off his planned visit to the country over Copenhagen’s refusal to sell Greenland to the US.* *At a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed that Greenland was not for sale.* *“A discussion about a potential sale of Greenland has been put forward. It has been rejected by Greenland premier Kim Kielsen, and I fully stand behind that reje... more »

UPDATED: Wheels Coming off Trudeau Liberal Bus with Latest Court Docs on Huawei Extradition Case

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*UPDATED: August 21, 2019* Please see the comments at the bottom of this post for an update that I've added in the form of a comment after spending three hours watching today's Emergency Meeting of the Commons Justice Committee following the release of the Report of the Ethics Commissioner on the SNC Lavalin Affair. * Spoiler*: The Liberals *voted down the motion* to call the Ethics Commissioner to testify before the Justice Committee. *Huawei CEO Meng Wanzhou was denied* *Charter Rights when arrested in 2018* *Question: *What do you have when you have two mentally unbalanced clow... more »

New James Bond film echoes Moonraker plot of master race eugenics and world depopulation, Prince Charles offered a role

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 11 hours ago
*A screengrab from the trailer of the new James Bond film showing Daniel Craig stalking around a house and presenting a large profile against a window and an easy target anyone villain lurking inside....Perhaps Bond has no time to duck like everyone else would do.* *No Time to Die is the** title of the next James Bond film which revolves around genetic warfare echoing Moonraker. * *Prince Charles has been offered a role in the new film.* *With Donald Trump morphing before our eyes into a lunatic Hugo Drax style Supervillain tweeting that he thinks he is the King of Israel and the... more »

Is the Amazon Surveillance Machine Secretly Infiltrating Police Departments?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 11 hours ago
By Eta Onrish Big Tech has come under fire quite consistently for privacy concerns and has even faced big fines for violations (which they can... more »

Ontario releases results of cannabis store draw in what may be province’s last lottery

Matt Lamers at Marijuana Business Daily - 11 hours ago
Canada’s largest marijuana market is poised to see a boost in the number of stores serving its adult-use consumers - now that Ontario has doled out more retail business licenses - but experts say the market will remain “significantly underserved” even after the new outlets open. Ontario releases results of cannabis store draw in what may be province’s last lottery is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

It's Too Early To Just Hold Your Nose And Resign Yourself To The Status Quo Ante Candidate

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
On Monday, Biden's wife, told a crowd in New Hampshire that her husband might not be people's favorite candidate but asserted that he is the most electable. Maybe she doesn't know any better or maybe she's just trying to push the campaign's one and only strategy-- that Trump is worse than Biden and that Biden has the best shot to beat him. Trump *is* worse than Biden... but Biden would be very lucky to do as well as Hillary did-- and that's way too risky. Directing herself to Bernie supporters and Elizabeth Warren supporters-- the former is way ahead of Biden in the latest New Ham... more »

Mexican women are angry about rape, murder and government neglect – and they want the world to know

María de la Macarena Iribarne González, Lecturer, School of Law, University of Wollongong at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Women in Mexico are lashing out against rampant sexual violence, police abuse and policies that hurt working mothers.

Climate scientists may not be the best communicators of climate threats

Toby W. Bolsen, Associate Professor, American Politics, Political Science, Georgia State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Some climate scientists have spoken out about the dangers of climate change. But a new study shows those voices may not be very influential.

"Our Wile E. Coyote Federal Reserve"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"Our Wile E. Coyote Federal Reserve"* by Charles Hugh Smith "Wile E. Coyote has gotten a bad rap: in all fairness, his schemes are ingenious, if overly complicated, and it's not his fault that the Acme detonator misfires or the Road Runner doesn't respond as predicted. Every set-up to nail the Road Runner should work. That it fails and leaves him suspended over the cliff for a woefully brief second to intuit his impending doom really isn't his fault. Wile E. Coyote and the Federal Reserve share a lot of similarities. Just as Wile is always trying to catch the Road Runner, the Fede... more »

QUEEN, PRINCE ANDREW HOSTED MASTER RACE ND DEPOPULATION ENTHUSAST JEFFREY EPSTEIN AT BALMORAL

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*Prince Andrew, paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and a jaunt to Balmoral with a young model: Duke of York 'hosted financier and his entourage' at Queen's Scottish estate* *Prince Andrew hosted Epstein and his entourage at the Scotland Balmoral estate* *It comes after revelations that Andrew even visited Epstein in New York in 2010* *Andrew's visit was two years after Epstein had been convicted of sex with a child* *By KATHERINE RUSHTON FOR THE DAILY MAIL* *PUBLISHED: 23:45 BST, 18 August 2019 | UPDATED: 01:40 BST, 19 August 2019* *Prince Andrew’s efforts to distance himself from the Jeffr... more »

Ask the Author: Questions for Karelis

Bryan Caplan at Econlib - 12 hours ago
Charles Karelis, author of The Persistence of Poverty, is happy to answer your questions. Please write them in the comments, and he’ll respond in a regular post. To get things started, here are a few questions from me. 1. Your theory seems to imply that when people temporarily have many personal problems, they will start doing […] The post Ask the Author: Questions for Karelis appeared first on Econlib.

Mallaby on Grant’s Bagehot

Alberto Mingardi at Econlib - 12 hours ago
I cannot add the second post before this afternoon but it would be this I’m halfway through James Grant’s Bagehot. The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian. The book has been widely reviewed and it is, indeed, excellent. Grant writes engagingly and makes the most of Bagehot’s life (by the way, I was saddened […] The post Mallaby on Grant’s Bagehot appeared first on Econlib.

Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell is likely a Mossad agent like her father Robert Maxwell was

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*From Zerohedge* *Media tycoon and former Labour MP Robert Maxwell (father of Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s partner in crime) was given a state funeral in Jerusalem after *accidentally* falling off his yacht – the unluckily named “Lady Ghislaine”.* *Later it was revealed Maxwell Sr was a Mossad asset who used his vast network of connections and publishing platforms to run editorial interference over his purchased assets to influence enemies and friends alike, ensuring their fealty to the foreign government that had enlisted him for its espionage work.* *https://www.zerohed... more »

Climate change ‘could expose more ancient monuments and ruins’

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 12 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Today’s silly story comes from the BBC (where else?) More ancient monuments and historic ruins will be uncovered as extreme weather caused by climate change gets more frequent, an expert has said. The remains of a shipwreck off the Abergele coast dating back 150 years was revealed by July’s thunderstorms. […]

The 5-Step CEO Pay ScamAverage CEO pay at big corporations...

Robert Reich - 12 hours ago
*The 5-Step CEO Pay Scam*Average CEO pay at big corporations topped 14.5 million dollars in 2018. That’s after an increase of 5.2 million dollars per CEO over the past decade, while the average worker’s pay has increased just 7,858 dollars over the decade. Just to catch up to what their CEO made in 2018 alone, it would take the typical worker 158 years. This explosion in CEO pay relative to the pay of average workers isn’t because CEOs have become so much more valuable than before. It’s not due to the so-called “free market.” It’s due to CEOs gaming the stock market and playing... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
Well, it's just *so *much better to get killed here I guess... "There have been at least 17 deadly mass shootings in the US so far in 2019. The two shootings, first in El Paso, Texas, and then in Dayton, Ohio, are the latest instances of deadly mass shootings in 2019, bringing the total number of such incidents up to at least 17 — an average of *one every 12.7 days* this year." - https://abcnews.go.com/

Arctic seals finding the water too hot

Robert at Ice Age Now - 12 hours ago
Report from the Consulate at Bergen, Norway. Arctic seals finding the water too hot Joe Herr The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing scarcer and in some places the seals are finding the water too hot according to a report to the Commerce Department yesterday from the Consulate at Bergen, Norway. Reports from ... Read moreArctic seals finding the water too hot The post Arctic seals finding the water too hot appeared first on Ice Age Now.

The Real Reasons Why The Media Is Suddenly Admitting To The Recession Threat

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Brandon Smith One thing that is important to understand about the mainstream media is that they do tell the truth on occasion. However, the... more »

Is Trump claiming to be the Messiah whose coming will be marked by the killing of goyim?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*With Donald Trump apparently claiming that he is the King of Israel, the second coming of God, and the new Messiah in tweets, and his pal likely Mossad agent Jeffrey Epstein emerging as a eugenicist trying to create a master race, let's recall that Haaretz quoted a Jewish biomedical scientist saying that Hasidic Jews are taught that when the Messiah comes "every boy is taught that the bad goyim will be killed and the good goyim wll have the priviledge of serving us, of being our slaves."* *Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are Hasidic Jews. Ivanka converted.* https://www.nytimes.com... more »

How to Bring the Indus Delta Back to Life - Give it Water

KARACHI, Aug 21 (IPS) - Gulab Shah, 45, is having sleepless nights. He and his family are worried about their imminent migration from their village in Jhaloo to a major city in Pakistan, thanks to the continued ingress of sea water inland. Read the full story, “How to Bring the Indus Delta Back to Life - Give it Water”, on globalissues.org →

The Syrian Tragedy

STOCKHOLM / ROME, Aug 21 (IPS) - As I often do, I recently discussed the Syrian Civil War with a friend of Lebanese origin. He is far from supporting the Syrian regime, which occupied his country of origin between 1989-2008. My friend assumes the Syrian government was behind the assassination of Lebanon´s prime minister Bachir Gemayel, who in 1982 together with 26 others were blown to pieces by a bomb planted at the headquarters of the *Lebanese Forces*. He also suspects Syria was behind the death of former prime minister Rafik Harari, who in 2005 was killed in a car bomb explosio... more »

Will Al Gore be the first fake meat billionaire?

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 12 hours ago
Al Gore is standing to rake in millions from a World Resources Institute meat consumption reduction report. The post Will Al Gore be the first fake meat billionaire? appeared first on CFACT.

"Every Normal Man (And Woman)..."

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” - H. L. Mencken

Security In Iraq Aug 8-14, 2019

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
(Shafaaq News) Attacks went back down to the teens during the second week of August in Iraq. This was another sign that this year’s spring-summer campaign Revenge of the Levant has not amounted to much. At the same time that might be because the Islamic State has other priorities in Iraq right now. There were 18 security incidents reported from August 8-14, 2019. That was down from 27 the week before, but on line with most of the summer. Diyala with 7 and Kirkuk with 6 had the most attacks during the week. Reports by the United Nations and United States pointed out that the Islamic... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 22

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1973 Sheikh Jabir al-Sabah visited Iraq and again offered to talk about Iraq-Kuwait border dispute Iraq demanded 2 islands from Kuwait which it refused 1991 Bush announced no fly zone over southern Iraq to stop Saddam offensive to clear out southern marshes 1995 UN interviewed Hussein Kamal former Industry Min and Saddam’s son-in-law that defected to Jordan Kamal said Iraq hid its WMD and nuke programs from inspectors but all programs ended after Gulf War US and UN didn’t believe Kamal’s claim that Iraq had ended its programs Were convince Iraq would always hide WMD (Musings On Ira... more »

Cop Loses It, Assaults Man for Recording Him Steal a McDonald’s Smoothie

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: McDonald's]A Maryland cop lost it and attacked an innocent man for filming him behind the counter at McDonald's allegedly stealing a smoothie.

Sound Money The Bedrock of Liberty

Luis Miguel at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: sound-money-the-bedrock-of-liberty] The U.S. national debt is exploding, and the U.S. government and banks are literally creating money out of thin air to keep the country going. This is the very definition of unsound money.

What Will They Learn at College?

Walter E. Williams at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: what-will-they-learn-at-college] There’s a going-away-to-college question that far too few parents ask or even contemplate: What will my youngster learn in college?

Three More Women Sue Molester Epstein’s $577M Estate, Assets Listed

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: three-more-women-sue-molester-epstein-s-577m-estate-assets-listed] The estate of deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein faces lawsuits from at least six victims now that three more claim the sex-trafficking, Deep-State financier molested and otherwise abused them.

NYTimes reports on Jeffrey Epstein and his plan to create a master race. A Mossad plot given signs Epstein was a Mossad agent?

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*Thinks Donald Trump could not be that crazy as to think he is the King of Israel and the Second Coming of God as he appears to do from his own tweets?* *https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190821-trump-is-the-king-of-israel/* *Just think about how crazy his best pal Jeffrey Epstein was...* *Trump really could believe he is the new Messiah...* *From the NYTimes* *Jeffrey E. Epstein, the wealthy financier who is accused of sex trafficking, had an unusual dream: He hoped to seed the human race with his DNA by impregnating women at his vast New Mexico ranch.* *Mr. Epstein over the y... more »

Robin Aitken on Stacey Dooley

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
“Don’t knock Stacey Dooley” says Robin Aitken. in a new piece in "Unherd". I agree. She’s - what can I say? - Let’s try ‘a breath of fresh air’. “Stacey’s apotheosis was when she won Strictly Come Dancing in 2018. I thought at the time that that might be the moment her journalistic career fell away beneath her like a spent booster rocket as she continued into the higher reaches of Celebristan. But that didn’t happen, and Stacey has remained true to her calling. Bravo then for Stacey and bravo too for the BBC which spotted, then nurtured and now supports her distinctive brand of c... more »

Bureaucrats and temperatures

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
There's been a certain amount of hilarity hereabouts - not to mention anger - at the latest bureaucratic advice on how to deal with hot weather. The coolest temperature Americans should keep their thermostats set to is 78 degrees Fahrenheit, according to Energy Star, a federal program aimed at energy efficiency and cost savings for consumers. But many on social media do not agree with that recommendation. And social media users were even more vocal in objecting to Energy Star's recommendation for nighttime thermostat settings. * . . .* Energy Star, a joint federal program run by t... more »

Four Students Shot at Block Party near Clark Atlanta University

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
All four injured women were in stable condition after the gunfire.

TSA Says Traveler Forgot Snake at Newark Security Checkpoint

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A young girl discovered something slithery at a New Jersey airport security checkpoint: a 15-inch-long snake.

No Camping at Phish Shows Near Denver over Plague Concerns

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Between 2,000 and 3,000 people were expected to camp.

Trump Administration Moves to End Limits on Child Detention

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Ending the so-called Flores agreement is a top priority for the Trump administration.

Eight-Year-Old Goes on Highway Joyride with Mom’s Car

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Soest police said the boy's mother called them after she noticed that both her son and her VW Golf had disappeared.

Chinese Woman Accused of Mar-a-Lago Trespass Angers Judge

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The woman, 33-year-old Yujing Zhang, is acting as her own attorney and faces up to six years in prison if convicted at her trial set to start in two weeks.

2015 North Dakota Liquid Gas Spill Much Bigger Than Reported

AP News at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A pipeline spill of liquid natural gas in western North Dakota initially reported as just 10 gallons is at least hundreds of thousands of gallons larger and may take another decade to clean up.

TRUMP TWEETS HE IS "THE KING OF ISRAEL" AND "THE SECOND COMING OF GOD"

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
*TRUMP IS THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE MURDER OF EUGENICIST AND LIKELY MOSSAD AGENT JEFFREY EPSTEIN WHO WAS PLANNING TO CREATE A MASTER RACE* *Trump is the ‘King of Israel’* *August 21, 2019 at 2:41 pm | Published in: Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine, US* *US President Donald Trump endorsed the view that he is like the “King of Israel” and godlike in a bizarre Twitter thread today.* *Arch-conservative radio host Wayne Allyn Root asserted that Israelis love Trump like the “second coming of god” describing him as being “like the King of Israel”.* *Donald J. Trump*... more »

US won't vaccinate migrants in border camps

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 12 hours ago
M*igrants in US holding centers being held in the extremely poor hygiene conditions in US holding centers creating a fertile breeding ground for disease.* *They are also very vulnerable to unscrupulous medical pratices, including, for example, injecting them with diseases like Ebola to create a scare in the USA and a pretext for medical martial law. Language and other problems mean many may not be able to give informed consent. To vaccinate them without their consent would be a violation of their human rights.* *In the light of these real risk that migrants can be turned by eugeni... more »

"'Celebriphilia' Epidemic Sweeps Across America: Forget Knowledge & Wisdom, Listen To The Stars"

noreply@blogger.com (CoyotePrime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 12 hours ago
*"'Celebriphilia' Epidemic Sweeps Across America:* * Forget Knowledge & Wisdom, Listen To The Stars"* by Michael McCaffrey "Americans are blessed to have a plethora of benevolent celebrities who are willing to share their infinite knowledge and wisdom with them... After a thorough examination by a team of top-notch doctors, I was recently given some very disturbing news. I was diagnosed with an acute case of stage 4 platonic celebriphilia. In case you don’t know, celebriphilia is a disease where the afflicted have an abnormal and overwhelming adoration of celebrity. My medical team...more »

TRIBAL DECLINE: The Times undertakes to "re-educate!"

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019But also, the candidates' songs: * Don Lemon tried to get there first. We stumbled upon the segment in question twice last night, groaning each time as we did. That said, the project unfolds in fullest flower in today's New York Times. In print editions, it's thumb-nailed on the constantly fatuous page A3, with Astead Herndon and Patrick Healy "shar[ing] some background on the interactive article" in question. Already, we were puzzled—and somewhat ashamed for our species. But then, we continued ahead in the paper, and we found three full pages—page A16 ... more »

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