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Thomas Paine

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Monday, November 25, 2019

25 November - Blogs I'm Following - 4 of 5

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11:08 pm MST

Chile: Apoyado en los Tratados De Libre Comercio, Walmart pide más represión para proteger sus ganancias

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
25-Nov-2019 ¿En qué se basa Walmart para interponer estas demandas? En los privilegios y garantías que le otorga el Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Chile y Estados Unidos.

BFT : nouvelle décision du CIRDI

bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
25-Nov-2019 Le tribunal arbitral ordonne à l'Etat tunisien de remettre les états financiers de la banque à ABCI.

The British Morass

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
If you think our election was a horror show, Robin Sears writes that you should pay attention to what's happening in Britain these days: This week the Conservatives were threatened with being banned by Twitter for changing their party’s account name from “Conservative Party” to “FactCheck.org,” to blast out lies. FactCheck is the name of an organization devoted to … well, fact checking, not conservative propaganda. More seriously, the level of hate speech and death threats circulating in the digital demimonde, especially directed at women and candidates of colour, is stunning. Sev... more »

Our world is changing due to " lightning-fast, cross-border flows of ideas, information", says Time. "Dangers in real time" mount for NWO Globalists, too dim to be able to do anything

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*Time Magazine has called this time a **a moment of transformation, and uncertainty also due to the lightning-fast, cross-border flows of ideas, information, people, money, goods and services around the world.* *https://time.com/5730849/end-american-order-what-next/* *The lightning-fast, cross-border flows of ideas, information is precisely what the dim and entitled and arrogant NWO Globalists like Andrew, the Queen and her brood cannot cope with as the backlash to Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview showed.* *Piers Morgan says Andrew must take the public for mugs, andmy thinking i... more »

Marijuana reform legislation

John Rebchook at Marijuana Business Daily - 16 hours ago
Two bills were introduced in the Florida legislature that would break up the state’s vertically-integrated medical cannabis regulatory structure, the Miami New Times reported.The bills come at a time that a drawn-out case challenging the constitutionality of the structure is set to be resolved by the Florida Supreme Court. Cannabis businesses are waiting for a […] Marijuana reform legislation is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

As vaping crisis continues to affect legal marijuana vape sales, MJ firms use education to allay consumers’ concerns

Margaret Jackson at Marijuana Business Daily - 16 hours ago
In the wake of the recent vaping crisis that’s sickened more than 2,000 people and killed dozens more, vape makers and retailers are using a variety of strategies to ease consumer concerns and shore up sagging sales. In particular, marijuana vape manufacturers and dispensaries are: Posting signs in stores and training in-store staff to help consumers understand […] As vaping crisis continues to affect legal marijuana vape sales, MJ firms use education to allay consumers’ concerns is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepren... more »

Presinde Trump Prefers To Do Business In The White House

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
President Donald J. Trump speaks on the phone in the Oval Office Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long to receive the latest update on the devastating wildfires in California. (Official Whte House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian) *Politico: **Forget the Oval. The real Trump action is in the residence.* Fixated on impeachment proceedings against him, Trump is increasingly taking his official business to the White House’s executive residence to escape perceived risks of his formal office space. The Oval Office is the traditional epic... more »

Redux

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
August 2009 I’m aware that many of our readers are a lot less obsessed with the BBC’s anti-Israel bias than I am, but I wanted to post this video, which you don’t need to watch if you don’t fancy it. The reason I chose to show it to you here is that I well remember introducing CifWatch's launch on the Biased-BBC site in the form of a Press Release back in August 2009. Entering ‘CiFWatch’ into the B-BBC search facility brings up a considerable stash of pre-2012 material, written by me. I remember thinking, at the time (around 2008/9) that it was a good idea for me to join a gener... more »

Time Magazine says the end of the American Order and NWO has come, not coming back, China to rise

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*Bremmer is a foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large at TIME.* *This is the text of a speech delivered by Ian Bremmer on November 18 at the 2019 GZERO Summit in Tokyo.* *China has made its decision. Beijing is building a separate system of Chinese technology—its own standards, infrastructure, and supply chains—to compete with the West.* *Make no mistake: this is the single most consequential geopolitical decision taken in the last three decades. It’s also the greatest threat to globalization since the end of World War II.* *...* *Because this IS a moment of transformation, a... more »

Antifa Tune-Up

Hardnox at 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
This is your Monday Feel Good Story. Language Warning. So, how cool was that? Bwhahahahahaha ~ Hardnox

Second budget extension signed by President Trump

Uriel at 'Nox & Friends - 16 hours ago
Since the Democrats can’t be bothered to actually sign a 2020 Appropriations Bill, Congress has had to resort to a second budget extension to cover essentials until December 20th. Nothing is getting done as Schiff and others whip everyone into an impeachment frenzy. Whether one believes impeachment is warranted or not, the Democrats have shuffled aside common sense and consigned their duty to the closet. Very little is getting done on Capitol Hill. Once again imminent shut down has been averted in a rare burst of energy by Congress at least until we all go into the Christmas holiday... more »

Locked Out: stories from across the UK expose holes in the housing safety net

Shirish Kulkarni at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 16 hours ago
Working with more than 30 reporters at local and national level, Bureau Local's investigation drew a stark picture of the problems in homelessness services and housing provision

MEDIA GHISLAINE MAXWELL SET TO CLAIM KEY PHOTO A FAKE WHEN ANDREW ADMITTED IT WAS REAL ON TV, EPSTEIN VICTIMS SHOULD PRINT OUT EVIDENCE AND GIVE IT TO FBI

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 16 hours ago
*GHISLAINE MAXWELL TO SELF DESTRUCT UNDER OBVIOUS LIES* *LAWYERS OF EPSTEIN VICTIMS SHOULD PRINT OUT THE MEDIA REPORTS AND HAND THEM IN TO THE FBI TO SHOW IN ADVANCE SHE IS A LIAR IF SHE MAKES THE CLAIM A KEY PHOTO IS FAKE* *HER STATEMENTS CONTRADICTED BY ANDREW ON TV* *CRAZY, DIM OR AFRAID OF BEING MURDERED LIKE EPSTEIN BY THE QUEEN, TRUMP AND ANDREW?* *Ghislaine Maxwell is set to come out of hiding and lie through her teeth like her pal Prince Andrew about her relationship with Jeff Epstein and her victims should print out the evidence and add it to their file for the police.*... more »

Civilians still being bombed by Nazis

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago
Up close look at a village in the Donetsk Peoples Republic (Donbass) under continual attack by the Ukrainian Army (Ukrops) and the Nazi death squads. Filmmaker Regis Tremblay visited the war-torn and badly damaged Petrovsky District of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. Russell 'Texas' Bentley (who came to Donbass in 2014 to help defend the people) led a guided tour of the very poor, civilian district that has been repeatedly bombed by Ukrainian military forces. (Mostly coal mine workers community.) Much to their delight, they met a group of grannies who told of t... more »

“Academic Rigor”

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 16 hours ago
“The Conversation” has banned anyone who tells the truth about climate, and only allows people who write incoherent nonsense like the article below. The author says global warming is destabilizing the jet stream, bringing “more frequent bouts of wild weather.” … Continue reading →

Machiavelli and Nietzsche

Unknown at The Verma Report - 16 hours ago
According to Isaiah Berlin, Machiavelli composed his political works with the conviction that the ultimate values often contradict each other—that a harmony between ultimate values (such as political values and ethical values) cannot be achieved. In this sense, a connection can be drawn between Machiavelli and Nietzsche; the latter has, in his works, forcefully questioned the disharmony between ultimate values. Nietzsche notes that the conflict between political and moral values is a fact recorded by history and on this basis he establishes his ethics of the soul. Here’s an excerpt... more »

Green Terror Grips Canada in Cultic Madness

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 17 hours ago
*An oped by Conrad Black. Conrad Black of all people! Never, ever thought there would be a day that this man's work would appear here. Begrudgingly I must agree with what he is stating. There is a first time for everything and this is a first for me. Read on.* *Green Terror Cult Grips Canada* *The Green Terror grips Canada. Everyone can agree that environmental pollution should be combated and everyone can agree that maximum vigilance should be exercised to deduce what climate changes are occurring and to determine the appropriate response. But in enunciating these unexceptionable... more »

Will Iran Become the Next Soviet Union (As In Bankrupted by Massive Military Spending)?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * While Iran’s rulers have no aspirations to be a superpower, they do seem to covet being a regional hegemon as the Persian Empire was. So far, Iran has waged war on the cheap by using proxies rather than massive troop commitments as the U.S. did in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. But as Hezbollah has discovered when its Iranian subsidies were slashed, even war on the cheap can be expensive. Iran’s military is switching from unconventional warfare to more conventional weapons. That means more ballistic missiles to hit its enemies, as well as mines and o... more »

Corruption City: How Donald Trump Got Tied Up in Ukrainian Politics

Lena Surzhko-Harned at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Lena Surzhko-Harned* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] In Ukraine, President Zelenskiy has a new nickname - Monica. Is Ukraine a cesspool of corruption – or a helpless victim of Russian aggression? Both of these simplistic narratives have been expressed during the ongoing impeachment hearings. As a political scientist who studies Ukrainian politics, I know both are damaging to Ukraine. Since taking office in May 2019, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has tried to invite potential foreign investors into the country. The narrative of Ukraine as corrupt will likely damp... more »

Does America Have a Gluten Discrimination Problem?

Trey Malone at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Trey Malone* *economy, Americas* [image: Reuters] Lots of common foods tend to be full of gluten. Sitting down for a family feast, do you need to gird yourself for battle in the ongoing sociopolitical culture war? In today’s hyperpartisan United States, common food products have become proxies for conservative and liberal values. Meat-eating Republicans versus quinoa-loving Democrats. Imported-beer liberals versus domestic-beer conservatives. Nothing showcases this proxy war better than the rise of gluten sensitivity. From “gluten free” water to Jimmy Kimmel clips, gluten sensit... more »

Massachusetts Legislators’ Rush to Judgment on Vaping Will Cause More Harm

Jeffrey A. Singer at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Jeffrey A. Singer* *Society, * Massachusetts has a lesson for us. Reacting to a media-fueled panic surrounding teen vaping, Massachusetts legislators this week banned the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes, including menthol, and levied a 75 percent excise tax on vaping products. This was portrayed as “a forceful response to an epidemic in which one out of every five Massachusetts high-schoolers use e-cigarettes.” In reality, it is an impulsive act that ignores the evidence and endangers public health. Teen vaping rates should not be viewed in a vacuum. According to the National... more »

The Debate Inside The Democratic Party Continues, Despite An Establishment Effort To Pretend Otherwise

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
Bernie won the *SNL* debate but a few hours before the show aired, the *Washington Post*'s Paul Kane asserted that "For almost four months, House Democrats have enjoyed something that once seemed unattainable: relative calm inside their caucus. "Democrats," he wrote, "have tamped down the internal friction that dominated the spring and summer, creating divisions along ideological and generational lines, as they instead focus on the far more consequential battle of trying to impeach President Trump. The self-proclaimed 'Squad'-- the four young, first-term liberal congresswomen wh... more »

Shock Politico-economic Insecurity in Chile Discomfits Emerging Markets Investors

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile's crisis is reflecting general uncertainty among international investors in emerging markets, where yields have been sluggish for years. Despite interventions by central banks, the pressure is likely to persist. With the collapse of the Chilean peso, tension on Wall Street has soared. The crisis began with citizen protests, which […] The post Shock Politico-economic Insecurity in Chile Discomfits Emerging Markets Investors appeared first on The Rio Times.

Chilean Youths Revolt Against “Neoliberal” Social Model Inherited From Pinochet

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Chilean uprising is a matter for 'muchachos' (youths). Sometimes, almost children. Students have been rebelling for over a decade against the educational system implemented by Augusto Pinochet and against the legacy of the dictatorship. This time, they have garnered the support of a large portion of Chilean society. "We […] The post Chilean Youths Revolt Against “Neoliberal” Social Model Inherited From Pinochet appeared first on The Rio Times.

Havoc Follows Flamengo’s Libertadores Cup Victory Parade in Downtown Rio

Lachlan Williams at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The turmoil began around 4:15 PM as the bandwagon entered Santana Street and the sound was turned off. According to reports, some fans tried to break through the barrier surrounding the players, and the crowd started running. Many children were caught in the middle of the turmoil. For approximately 30 […] The post Havoc Follows Flamengo’s Libertadores Cup Victory Parade in Downtown Rio appeared first on The Rio Times.

NASA Study Finds Amazon Dryer, More Vulnerable, Sooner than Previously Predicted

Richard Mann at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The increase in deforestation and fires in the The post NASA Study Finds Amazon Dryer, More Vulnerable, Sooner than Previously Predicted appeared first on The Rio Times.

From Sewer Workers to Literary Men

Pierre Lemieux at Econlib - 17 hours ago
Public health is an interesting area of research and political activism. Especially since the growth of industrial cities in early modern times, inefficient disposal of garbage and human waste has been known to favor epidemics of certain diseases. In the 19th century, it was also noticed than sewer workers were, quite understandably, more exposed to […] The post From Sewer Workers to Literary Men appeared first on Econlib.

It Would Be A Shame If WADA Sanctions Russia From The Olympics

InfoBrics at The Duran - 17 hours ago
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) might declare Russia's national counterpart "non-compliant" with the international body's regulations early next month in a shameful move that could potentially make the country unable to compete in next year's Tokyo Olympics, thus continuing the Hybrid War on Russia by delivering another blow to its people's dignity. More The post It Would Be A Shame If WADA Sanctions Russia From The Olympics appeared first on The Duran.

On Churchill’s ‘Sinews of Peace’

Cynthia Chung at The Duran - 17 hours ago
It is no secret that Churchill disliked Stalin, but this went further than an incompatibility in personalities. Churchill considered it below himself and Britain to ‘discuss’ or ‘negotiate’ with any non-Anglo Saxon country, especially not a country in Asia, Africa and South America. More The post On Churchill’s ‘Sinews of Peace’ appeared first on The Duran.

Bite on bum?

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
Look what Guido Fawkes has posted this morning. Michael Crick is ‘literally’ salivating at capturing this awkward ‘open mic’ blunder, but before gloating over a relatively minor ‘gotcha’, which no doubt will be made a massive banquet out of by the left-wing media, he might ask the master of the ‘set-up’, a certain Mr Sweeney, whether catching out a 'set-up' is something to be quite so triumphant about. Maybe Crick should consider exactly what it was he’d unearthed, and you never know, it might eventually come back to bite him on the bum. This is superb. https://t.co/NCj9WtMgBO — Jo... more »

Never poke a bear with a stick . . . it might turn around and bite you

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
One thing that's struck me about the impeachment hearings in Congress over the past couple of weeks is the sheer mendacity of the proceedings. So many people - witnesses, legal counsel and politicians - are lying, or "spinning" what's been said to suit their partisan purposes, that it's become very hard to sift through the dross to find the occasional nugget of truth. That applies to both sides, of course. There are honorable exceptions - for example, Rep. Elise Stefanik has been a breath of fresh air with her strictly fact-based analyses, and a joy to watch as she refuses to al... more »

Does Russia Have a Key Advantage Over America in a Ground War?

David Axe at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, * Electronic warfare: In a ground war, the Kremlin’s forces would be well-equipped to jam U.S. and allied communications and sensors. What is America doing about it? The U.S. military is spending more and more on electronic-warfare systems, all in a desperate bid to keep pace with China and Russia’s own investments in jammers. But the roughly $10 billion that the Pentagon plans to spend on electronic warfare every year over the next five years isn’t helping as much as it should, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments explained in a November 2... more »

Warmaking by Remote Control Is a False Choice

James Holmes at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, * So it seems remote war is easy to wage, hard to win, and carries hidden moral hazards. Beware the allure of the latest gadgetry. It cannot exorcise the ghosts of wars past—or present. Over at *MIT Technology Review*, U.S. Marine Corps infantry veteran and *Jarhead* author Anthony Swofford declares that that warmaking by remote control constitutes a bad way to make war. Seconded. War is a deeply human undertaking. Trying to take human beings out of it is fraught with unintended consequences. I had a similar inkling about the future after Desert Storm,... more »

Here Come Tokyo's Marines: This Ship Could Be the Key to Japan’s New Amphibious Capability

David Axe at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* A Japanese shipbuilder is pitching a new amphibious assault ship that could transport the Japanese military’s new Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade marine force and its MV-22 tiltrotors. A Japanese shipbuilder is pitching a new amphibious assault ship that could transport the Japanese military’s new Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade marine force and its MV-22 tiltrotors. Japan Marine United Corporation revealed, at the DSEI Japan 2019 exhibition in Chiba in late November 2019, its design for a new landing helicopter dock, or LHD. The 19,000-ton-... more »

Will our AI Future be Einstein’s or Frankenstein’s?

Larry Bell at CFACT - 18 hours ago
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled algorithms and automated machines are transforming our society, our daily lives, and potentially even our views of what it means to be "human" more rapidly and completely than we can possibly contemplate. The post Will our AI Future be Einstein’s or Frankenstein’s? appeared first on CFACT.

Political science prof up to five retractions after she “carelessly uses parts of diverse sources”

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 18 hours ago
A professor of political science at the University of Porto in Portugal has had at least five papers retracted for plagiarism. Or, as one journal put it, Teresa Cierco “carelessly uses parts of diverse sources.” Cierco’s areas of research include Kosovo, Macedonia, and Timor-Leste. The retractions, for papers published in 2013 and 2014, began in … Continue reading Political science prof up to five retractions after she “carelessly uses parts of diverse sources”

Links 11/25/19

Lambert Strether at naked capitalism - 18 hours ago

That Big Tree in Rockefeller Plaza Had Competition from Big Signs in Times Square

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Times Square, New York City. Sunday, November 24, 2019. The holidays have hit Manhattan with more than that giant tree in Rockefeller Center! Check out the vaccine information sign brigade. Like a flash mob, but smarter. More effective. Brilliant. Thank... more »

Connecticut Holds Informational Forum on Public School Vaccinations at Statehouse

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Below is a video recording of a November 22, 2019 Information Forum on Public School Vaccinations at the Connecticut Statehouse in Hartford. (I live in Connecticut.) Connecticut is looking at removing the Religious Exemption. This forum seems to have been... more »

Gillibrand bill empowers FDA to chase down sources of food borne illnesses to wherever they go

Dan Flynn at Food Safety News - 18 hours ago
Livestock operations with lettuce fields as neighbors may soon be getting visits, welcome or not, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, plans to introduce the Expanded Food Safety Inspection Act. Her bill gives FDA the power to chase down the source of pathogen contamination no matter where it... Continue Reading

Five new trade concerns on food raised at WTO meeting

News Desk at Food Safety News - 18 hours ago
Five new trade concerns on food safety, animal and plant health were raised at a recent meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee. The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures also discussed 12 previously raised issues at the meeting on Nov. 7 and 8. The United States was one of four countries that... Continue Reading

FDA issues warning letter to Marathon Ventures, Inc.

News Desk at Food Safety News - 18 hours ago
As part of its enforcements, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company has... Continue Reading

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 18 hours ago
*Public Schools & 'LGBTQ' Propaganda* Curriculum changes sweeping the country mean kids are being further indoctrinated. Most parents send their kids to school each morning with the assumption that they’re learning the three R’s. Unfortunately, while a significant percentage of students graduate from high school with the inability to read, write, or perform basic math functions, they’re all increasingly proficient in the “LGBTQ” worldview due to curriculum changes sweeping across the country. John Murawski writes at RealClearInvestigations, “Advocates say these reforms provide c... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 18 hours ago
*Hundreds of climate protesters disrupt Harvard-Yale game, demand fossil fuel divestment* NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Demonstrators stormed the field during halftime at the Harvard-Yale football game Saturday, delaying the game for about an hour to demand that both universities divest their investments in fossil fuels and to call attention to the issue of climate change. The protest, which began with a few dozen protesters staging a sit-in midfield as the Yale band finished its halftime routine, swelled to about 500 people at one point as others in the stands joined the demonstration, The... more »

Behavioral Psychologist Refutes Comic Sacha Baron Cohen’s Call for Big Tech to Censor ‘Hate Speech’

AntiDefamation League and Gad Saad at Need To Know - 18 hours ago
The ADL has partnered with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter and has influenced much of the existing censorship on these platforms. Free speech advocates believe that the only time social-media companies should intervene is for libel/defamation or direct incitement to violence.

Dr. Jordan Peterson Says Videos That Perfectly Impersonate the Voice and Appearance of Others Should Be Made a Felony

Jordan Peterson at Need To Know - 18 hours ago
Jordan Peterson objects to 'Deep Fake' technology that creates an audio and video impersonation of someone. The technology may be used to disrupt and destroy confidence in any form of communications other than direct contact. He says this should be declared illegal, at least when used to defame, damage, or deceive.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Supports Regime-Change Violence in Iran

Press TV at Need To Know - 18 hours ago
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threw his support behind the protesters and said that the US stands with them. However, the US State Department has imposed heavy economic sanctions against Iran that are hurting the Iranian people.

Driver of truck containing 39 dead bodies pleads guilty to lesser charges

Just In - 18 hours ago
Maurice Robinson, a 25-year-old Northern Irish truck driver, pleads guilty to charges of assisting illegal immigration.

The Gita robot will carry your groceries but at a hefty cost

Just In - 18 hours ago
An Italian company say their robot, which can carry your groceries home is a way of helping people to be active and get out into their communities. But at a cost of over $4,700, can the Gita really be a success?

Treasure hunters jailed for stealing Viking coins

Just In - 18 hours ago
The men found hundreds of 1,000-year-old coins on farmland using metal detectors and kept the discovery secret.

Philippine troops rescue couple kidnapped by IS-linked jihadists Abu Sayyaf

Just In - 18 hours ago
Philippine troops rescue a British man and his wife from Abu Sayaff militants after a firefight, nearly two months after the couple was kidnapped from their beach resort on the southern island of Mindanao.

Meet the young female artist who rode a pro-democracy wave in Hong Kong to victory

Barbara Miller at Just In - 18 hours ago
Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates sweep the city's district council elections, with one victorious candidate lost for words as she dislodges a 30-year political dynasty.

'It's like a war zone': Farmers respond to governments' bushfire recovery package

Luisa Rubbo at Just In - 18 hours ago
Farmers say a joint New South Wales and Federal government bushfire recovery package is a fraction of what will be needed to recover from what they say resembles a war zone.

How Trump's Washington Got Venezuela And Maduro All Wrong

Ted Galen Carpenter at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Latin America* Trump has failed to push out strongman Nicolas Maduro. When Washington recognized Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s rightful president, Trump administration officials clearly hoped that incumbent Nicolas Maduro’s grip on power would not last long. There were reasons for such optimism. The socialist regime’s corruption and grotesque economic mismanagement had reached crisis levels. Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, had transformed Venezuela from one of Latin America’s most prosperous countries into a poverty-stricken horror marked by... more »

Adult Prison Program Shows Promise

Mneesha Gellman at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Mneesha Gellman* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] This documentary provides a rare look at higher education in prison. What is prison for? Should it include a college education? Those two questions are at the heart of “College Behind Bars,” a new documentary that airs Nov. 25 and 26 on PBS. The documentary – by Lynn Novick and produced by Sarah Botstein and Ken Burns – offers a rare, up-close look at how offering higher education in a correctional facility can change lives. The Bard Prison Initiative, a college-in-prison program in New York state, is the focal point of th... more »

The Lies About Assange Must Stop Now

barovsky at The New Dark Age - 19 hours ago
Newspapers and other media in the United States, Britain and Australia have recently declared a passion for freedom of speech, especially their right to publish freely. They are worried by the "Assange effect". It is as if the struggle of truth-tellers like Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning is now a warning to them: that the thugs who dragged Assange out of the Ecuadorean embassy in April may one day come for them.

Rudy drops BOMB

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
From what i know, it appears that the whole foreign aid budget has been substantially diverted through the politicians back through their own account in whole or in part establishing what is essentially a massive favors system that most were in on at least within the DEMs and including surely some GOPs. Recent disclosures has revealed parts of the mechanism. Do notice the use of sons by several ranking members. This machinery has to go back to the CIA and GW Bush in particular. They were obviously able to keep both Reagan and Carter distracted prior to all this, but that w... more »

Neutrinos Lead to Unexpected Discovery in Basic Math

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
This is really good. Easy enough but not obvious. This may well turn out to be helpful in working up particle simulations using use of the Space Time pendulum and the n ordered Pythagorean metric. It may also assist in providing an illumination for the packing problem of tetrahedra. All good and it has at least been identified as a thing and it can now enter the text books. *Neutrinos Lead to Unexpected Discovery in Basic Math* *Three physicists wanted to calculate how neutrinos change. They ended up discovering an unexpected relationship between some of the most ubiquitou... more »

Chinese Soldiers Deployed Onto Street Of Hong Kong To "Help Clean Up"

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
China is very much engaged in a stealth take down of Hong Kong and its cherished freedoms with the intent to impose CCP orthodoxy. They simply do not know any other way. Just do not let yourself be fooled. It is all bad news here, and it is in slow motion because China itself is becoming increasingly vulnerable. All this is on a knifes edge, but the arrival of USA naval assets and Allied assets has certainly stopped the China's stealth take down of the South China Sea. The present trade war is equally weakening the position of the CCP. The USA can using credit guarantees, tr... more »

US Exported More Oil Than it Imported For the First Time in Over 70 Years

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
We knew this was coming quickly, but it is now here. Worse, the USA will be selling a full million barrels per day this coming year. This is no slow change over and everyone must be scrambling to find buyers now. Gas sales are also booming and cheap gas in the USA has made converting from a coal plant to a gas plant a no - brainer with almost no regulatory delay. Our coal industry has been steadily shutting down. The shale revolution has massively expanded available reserves in the USA and not stated, for every petroleum province in the world. It is all those source rocks... more »

This Week In 1938

tonyheller at Real Climate Science - 19 hours ago
This week in 1938, massive forest fires were burning up movie stars homes in California – and Britain was hit by 108 MPH winds which killed more than a dozen people. 24 Nov 1938, 3 – The Knoxville News-Sentinel at … Continue reading →

Don't Look Now: China and New Zealand Just Signed A Historic Trade Deal

Simon Lester at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Simon Lester* *Politics, Asia* Here's what we know. In the midst of the big U.S.-China trade talks/tariff wars that are ongoing, it is worth noting some much smaller trade talks that have been taking place between New Zealand and China. The basic story is that New Zealand and China signed a trade deal in 2008, and have just now completed an "upgrade" to that deal. There are some differences in the nature of the U.S.-China talks and the New Zealand-China talks, but nevertheless, there may be some lessons to draw from the New Zealand-China situation. The first thing to mention is... more »

‘Mind your business’: Lebanese protesters burn US, Israeli flags in front of American embassy

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
Several dozen Lebanese citizens have over the weekend been protesting near the US Embassy in the capital city of Beirut to express their discontent at what they call US intervention in Lebanon’s internal affairs. The protesters were seen burning US and Israeli flags in front of the embassy.​The demonstrators were also seen carrying placards […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army scores new advance in southeast Idlib after launching overnight attack

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has scored a new advance in the southeastern region of Idlib after launching an overnight attack on the jihadist rebel defenses. Led by the 25th Special Mission Forces (formerly Tiger Forces), the Syrian Arab Army began their attack last night by storming the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

The Daily Brief 2019-11-23

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
This is a summary of 1 AMN articles on the following subjects: Russia, Syria. Categories covered in this brief: Syria Let us know how you like this brief in the comments below. — The AMN Live Team Table of Contents Russian ground and air forces conduct several patrol missions in northern Syria Russian ground and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Uruguay Presidential Elections in Virtual Tie, Results Await Official Recount

Juan Martinez at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After an electrifying election night and an unprecedentedly close result, the Electoral Court will have to conduct a detailed counting of votes to announce the winner of the Uruguayan presidential election. With 99 percent of the votes counted at 0:30 PM on Monday, the result signaled a technical tie, with […] The post Uruguay Presidential Elections in Virtual Tie, Results Await Official Recount appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil’s Supreme Court Postpones Decision on Decriminalization of Drug Possession

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
[image: Brazil,Of the over 720,000 people in prison today nearly 200,000 are in prison for drug-related crimes.] SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – A judicial discussion of whether or not Brazil would enter the list of nations that decriminalize the possession of certain drugs for personal use has been postponed. It was due to return to the country’s Supreme Court (STF) docket at the beginning of November, but was postponed and no new date […] The post Brazil’s Supreme Court Postpones Decision on Decriminalization of Drug Possession appeared first on The Rio Times.

Gleisi Hoffmann Re-elected President of Brazil’s Workers’ Party

Iolanda Fonseca at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "They thought they were going to kill us, but thanks to our militancy we are alive, very much alive", said the deputy in her speech after the victory. The Workers' Party held on Sunday, November 24th, the final session of the 7th National Conference of the party, in the Casa […] The post Gleisi Hoffmann Re-elected President of Brazil’s Workers’ Party appeared first on The Rio Times.

A Good Monday Morning

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 20 hours ago

Global demand for fossil fuels is growing

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 20 hours ago
“Unprecedented efforts to install renewable power capacity have only translated into meeting 2 per cent of global energy demand, meaning the world’s overwhelming reliance on fossil fuels shows no sign of abating.” click here

La Turquie et le Japon annoncent un accord de partenariat économique d'ici 2020

bilaterals.org - 20 hours ago
25-Nov-2019 La Turquie et le Japon ont l'intention de finaliser les négociations sur un accord de partenariat économique d'ici la fin 2019.

Turkey, Japan aim to sign economic partnership deal by year-end

bilaterals.org - 20 hours ago
25-Nov-2019 Turkey and Japan aim to finalize negotiations on an economic partnership deal by the end of 2019.

The China Cables: Leaked Classified Chinese Documents Confirm China Running Massive Concentration Camps to “Re-educate” Uighurs

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
A document leak gives chilling insight into the biggest detention of an ethnic group, the Uighurs, since the Holocaust.

Are Evidence-Based Decisions Impossible in Politics?

Yves Smith at naked capitalism - 20 hours ago
How human psychology and institutional incentives undermine making good decisions in the political arena, and what can be done about that.

This Is How The Philippines Will Help America Patrol The South China Sea

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 20 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* By buying P-3 surveillance planes. *Key point: *The Philippines currently has a limited maritime patrol capability. In a move that won’t please China, the Philippines is planning to acquire U.S. P-3 long-range maritime patrol planes. “It will be good if we acquire even one P-3 Orion,” said Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. “Provided it has all its original equipment. Otherwise it will just be another transport plane. We will find out if we can get one or two.” Lorenzana said the patrol aircraft would enhance the Philippin... more »

CULT MEMBER PRINCE WILLIAM SHOULD BPICK UP THE PHONE AND GET MY CASE SETTLED OUT OF COURT IMMEDIATELY

Jane Burgermeister at BIRDFLU666 WORDPRESS BLOG CONTINUES HERE - 20 hours ago
*PRINCE WILLIAM ALMOST CERTAINLY A FIXER FOR THE NWO GLOBALISTS PUSHING DEPOPULATION USING EPIDEMIC VACCINES* *PRIME SUSPECT AFTER QUEEN, PHILIP, CHARLES AND ANDREW IN MY CASE DELTAL 15 218* *GRANDFATHER, PHILIP, WAS BORN IN GREECE, FAMILY HAS MUCH INFLUENCE* *WILLIAM SHOULD ALSO BE ASKED ABOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PRINCE ANDREW'S CRIMES AND PAEDOPHILIA IN HIS FAMILY, SPECIFICALLY CHARLES LINKS TO JIMMY SAVILE* *WILLIAM COMES ACROSS AS SPECTACULARLY ARROGANT AND UNPLEASANT LIKE ANDREW, ESPECIALLY IN INTERVIEW WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH* *ROYAL FAMILY CULT MEMBERS HAVE LOST ALL CONTACT... more »

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