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Answer Sheet: Can Charter Schools Be Reformed? Should They Be? In 2013, I published a postLiving in Dialogue: Slouching Toward Technopoly: A Lesson Plan
Living in Dialogue: Slouching Toward Technopoly: A Lesson Plan In his recent novel, Purity ,
Energy
Exxon Mobil exploration halted after Venezuela confrontation
Exxon Mobil's exploration efforts offshore of Guyana were abruptly halted when a vessel was confrontedAverage gas price in Houston falls below $2 for first time since 2016
The Greater Houston area heads into Christmas week with fuel prices below $2 a gallon for the first time inOil gets no relief from OPEC's hints output curbs could deepen
Oil extended declines as worries over rising U.S. supplies and the global economy overshadowed signals from
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'Ideological soulmates': How a China skeptic sold Trump on a trade
Robert Lighthizer went to the White House in 2017 to lay out his rationale for confronting Beijing. Now, heFEMA’s staffing lags well behind its post-Puerto Rico goals
The disaster agency promised to hire more people and improve training after 2017. It failed to meet itsThe campaign to confirm a diplomatic novice to America’s top U.N. post
Less than two years ago, Heather Nauert was conducting interviews on ‘Fox and Friends.’ Now, she’s
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Meet the veteran who has raised $16 million for Trump's border wall
Brian Kolfage wants to raise billions for President Trump's border wall. He credits his time in Arizona with motivating him on the issue.USA TODAYAsian stocks retreat as U.S. political tumult adds to growth worry
Investors were unnerved by the U.S. federal government partial shutdown and President Donald Trump's hostile stance toward the Federal Reserve chairman. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had also raised market concerns by convening a crisis group amid the pullback in stocks. S&P 500 emini futures were last down 0.6 percent, pointing toward a lower start for Wall Street when the U.S. market reopens after Christmas Day, when many of the world's financial markets were shut.ReutersStealth No More?: China Claims It Can Track U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors
Is Beijing lying?The National Interest
Navajo Times
A long road for NGS lease payment
The Navajo Nation Council has up to Dec. 31 to decide whether they want the remaining lease for theLetters: A few more questions about Naat’a’aanii Corp.
To know the word oxymoron the dictionary has a picture of Naat’a’aanii Development Corporation.A day on the border
Greasewood native patrols border to protect country, improve relations
Ancient Code
More Interstellar Visitors Found? 4 Potential Mystery Objects Spotted
‘Oumuamua has certainly given us a lot to talk about. The first interstellar visitor spotted byNASA Probe Finds Traces of Water on Asteroid Bennu in Tantalizing Discovery
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has only recently arrived at Asteroid Bennu and its already makingAmazing Fossil Find Shows That Pterosaurs Had Something In Common With
China is a land of spectacular fossil finds that included some of the first feathered dinosaurs ever
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Asylum campaign group returns from Greece without refugees
Dutch campaigners who drove overland to Greece to pick up 150 refugees from the country’s refugeeBBC in talks for a Dutch broadcasting licence: Bloomberg
The BBC is in talks with Dutch and Irish broadcast authorities to obtain licenses which would allow it toDutch teen held in Spain for four months on abuse claims
A 17-year-old Dutch teenager has been held in a Spanish juvenile detention centre for over four monthsBleepingComputer
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Windows 10's 19H1 update will add a new warning message in the Disk Cleanup app for the DownloadsOrange LiveBox Modems Targeted for SSID and WiFi Info
A vulnerability in LiveBox ADSL modems from Orange allows an attacker to retrieve their SSID and WiFi
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1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)
And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up theDonald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25
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Defending the Rights and Well-being of Children TodayUC-Long Beach Lecturer May Fail Final Exam
Long Beach Lecturer Under Investigation for Final Exam Question on GangsSilent Sam Still Homeless
UNC Board Rejects Proposal to Keep Confederate Statue in Separate Building
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Istanbul outskirts covered in snow
Winter storm brings rain and snow to the Bosphorus and beyond as strong winds batter parts of southeastGeneration Hate Part 2
Undercover investigation exposes close ties between high-ranking National Rally figures and anti-Muslim farProtests erupt in Algeria after man dies in well
Officials defend failed rescue operation saying no efforts were spared for the 31-year-old who fell down
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Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades ofDiabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone
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Capsules of faith: Stay positive! Faith is strength!
By A.Z. Have you ever wished for something so much, worked hard to get it, prayed for God to give it youIsraeli army launches limited incursion into Gaza
Israeli military vehicles on Tuesday morning launched a limited incursion into the northern area of theExtremist settlers attack Palestinians in Tal Rumeida
Fully armed zionist settlers in the West Bank HEBRON, PALESTINOW.COM — A number of Palestinians were
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Japan whale hunting: Commercial whaling to restart in July
One conservation group warns that the move shows "a troubling disregard for international rule".Migrant caravan: Detained Guatemalan boy dies at Mexico-US border
The eight-year-old boy from Guatemala, named as Felipe Alonzo-Gomez, was trying to cross from Mexico.Mount Etna: New 4.8-magnitude earthquake hits Sicily
It is the latest in dozens of tremors since Europe's most active volcano erupted on Monday.
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Rake attacker Stephen Leonard revealed as 1979 child killer
Stephen Chafer, who tried to kill a woman this month, stabbed a three-year-old to death in 1979.Peter Pan Cup: Hyde Park swimmers brave the cold for Christmas race
About 90 people competed in this year's Peter Pan Cup, as bathers around the UK braved chilly waters.The dogs without a home for Christmas
Meet some of the rescue dogs who have spent several Christmases in care after failing to be rehomed.
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A Note on the Gatwick Drone Arrests
The Independent quotes Sussex Police Detective Chief Superintendent Jason Tingley, following the arrest andA Note on the Maguire Seven Convictions as an Instance of Moral Panic
There are a couple of days left to catch Stephen Nolan’s documentary A Great British Injustice: TheBritish “Yellow Vest” Group Disrupts Court of Appeal Hearing: Some Notes
From the Independent: A drink-driver who killed three teenage boys as they walked to a birthday party has
Everything Matters: Beyond Meds
Merry Christmas to my estranged family
Dear family, Today is the one year anniversary of arriving in Greenville's Intensive Care Unit where IAll things: deep healing for trauma, body/mind and soul
As I continue to heal the wounding that brought me to my knees at this time last year, this poem arose toS.A.D? (Seasonal Affective Disorder) or might we be fighting nature?
I don't use the term depression for my experience, but I do find that there is a big natural shift in
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China seeks clarification over alleged spy equipment ordered by US
The Chinese government says it is seeking explanations from Washington after a leaked procurement databaseFormer FBI Director James Comey testifies 'there's no deep state
While testifying in front of several prominent government committees last week, former Federal Bureau ofJudge Orders North Korea To Pay $501 Million In Damages For Otto Warmbier&#
In what will only be a symbolic victory over North Korea this Christmas Eve, U.S. District Judge Beryl
Brave The World
Advice For Women Who Want Kids
This series contains candid advice for young women who know they want a family.Hovercraft Parenting: Damaging a Generation
We have reached a time in history where helicopter parenting is no longer an adequate description for an5 Things That’ll Make You Hate Your Kids
Here are 5 basic things (throughout your child’s life) that you can do to ensure you grow to hate
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We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook
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By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become
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This week at CBPP, we focused on food assistance, health, the federal budget and federalACA Enrollment Remains Strong, Despite Significant Headwinds
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As our new report explains, the 2017 tax law’s deduction for “pass-through” income may
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On The Continuing, Pervasive Hatred of Short-Sellers
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I am not a foodie you should normally trust, but if you are in San Diego you need to go to BreakfastDoes Mounting Famous Heads over Society's Mantle Really Make Us More
I thought this was a reasonable question to be asked about the mob action to remove Kevin Hart from hosting
Dandelion Salad
Merry Christmas! + Caleb Maupin: Capitalism is Un-Christian
Merry Christmas to all! with Caleb Maupin Writer, Dandelion Salad Caleb Maupin (website) Caleb MaupinHappy Birthday to Jesus, the Anti-Imperialist Socialist! by The Anti-Social
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Highly Facetious Comics #6
Joinmycult.org The post Highly Facetious Comics #6 appeared first on disinformation. [This is aThe Alzheimer’s Drug that Might Unlock Your Dreams
As excited as I get about the potentiality of psychedelic drugs, I get far more amped about pushing theDid Marijuana Come from Outer Space?
Another way of putting that would be, is all weed space weed? According to some shamanic cultures, the
Drone Wars UK
Off the Leash: How the UK is developing the technology to build armed
A new report published by Drone Wars UK reveals that, despite a UK government statement that it “does notWhy we persist in opposing the growing use of armed drones
Over the past two weeks, campaigners have been in New York taking part in meetings at the UN urgingBook Review: Death Machines: The Ethics of Violent Technologies by Elke
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The proteins that domesticated our genomes
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To prepare for 2019, see the extraordinary events of 2018!
Before we start 2019, let's see the extraordinary events that made 2018 so special. Let's make 2019Christmas in war, the time to remember and ponder
Our leaders want to wage unending war in foreign lands (unsuccessfully). Let's remember the nature ofAmerica’s military gets a mission statement fit for an Empire!
Welcome to the American Empire! 2018 was its coming out party. See the evidence. Get angry and fight to
Inter Press Service
Why Farmers in Bangladesh Waste 800 Liters of Water to Produce 1 Kg of
This report is produced by UNB United News of Bangladesh and IPS Inter Press Service. The post Why FarmersThe Dark Shadows of Christmas
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While Italian agriculture is in a leading position in terms of organic farming, sustainable agriculture and
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Guyana: President Censured, Government Dissolved, Over Exxon Mobil
To win a motion of censure, the opposition referenced the losses in the petroleum industry and GrangerThe Catholic Church and the Failed Coup Attempt in Nicaragua
Barbara Moore “The opposition is saying that he was participating in the march. Don’t be disrespectfulColombia: Senator Alberto Castilla Vows to Continue the Struggle Alongside
Vivian Fernandes The first peasant leader to reach the Colombian Senate, Alberto Castilla Salazar, has a
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Festival of Lights
Bohemian National Hall, NYC — December 8, 2018Preparing the Way
“May your hearts be illuminated by the love and light of my Son (Christ).” Blessed Virgin Mary
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Seven-year old girl tells president Trump she still believes in Santa Claus
The seven-year-old girl whose phone call with President Donald Trump on ChristmasArgentine woman freed after being abducted 32 years ago
An Argentine woman seized in the 1980s by people traffickers has been reunited withAbdicating Emperor Akihito underlines his reign has seen "Japan free
Japan’s Emperor Akihito, marking his 85th birthday — his last before his upcoming
National Wind Watch: Wind Energy News
Further calls to block wind turbines in Waterford #IRL
Further calls have been made to amend Waterford’s county development plan to exclude wind turbines in anVEC drops opposition to Dairy Air Wind turbine #VT
HOLLAND – Vermont Electric Cooperative on Friday withdrew opposition to the Dairy Air Wind turbineCounty Planning Board will hear Farmersville wind law #NY
FARMERSVILLE – Proposed amendments to the Farmersville wind law will be addressed next Thursday by the
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In May, will Europeans get what they vote for? There's reason to
As the European elections are coming up, campaigns are again calling for the people to have their say onThis Week in Europe: Protests, Bombs and More
Members of the TNF team recount big events from Europe from the past week, and point attention to news thatChristmas greetings from the editorial team: Our wishlist for Christmas and
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Whistler Ski Resort Plays Climate Scold, Gets Scalded
Jack Crompton, the mayor of Whistler, has damaged his community but gained nothing.Merry Christmas!
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If you're a UN bureaucrat, recent weeks have been full of disappointment.
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Things Finally On The Upswing In Battle Against NWO
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Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists
Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recentIt's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October withoutMore reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by
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Independent Education: the crisis and the crossroad
by Jon Rappoport December 25, 2018 (To join our email list, click here.) A hundred fifty years ago, atThe individual vs. group mind control
by Jon Rappoport December 24, 2018 (To join our email list, click here.) “The individual sees how a machineHow Exit From The Matrix could change your life
by Jon Rappoport October 23, 2018 Inside the psyche of the individual, something is going on. Something
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SOTT FOCUS: Holiday Greetings to Our Readers! Get Your 2019 Sott.net
Dear readers, We would like to wish you all a Happy Holiday Season and our very best to you for 2019. Wait.Car bomb kills 3, injures 12 in Iraqi Tal Afar
As many as three people died and at least 12 others were wounded in an explosion that hit the northernSix spectacular ice phenomena to look out for this winter
Sun Dogs You aren't seeing triple. Sun dogs, brightly coloured blobs of light sometimes visible on
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It was his relationship anniversary and Christmas Eve when Gary Hibbs died
Gary Hibbs went diving to fill the Christmas table. His family got the worst news possible instead.A year of criminals, cretins and half-witted hi-jinx
From the bizarre to the bemusing, it's been another odd year for criminals, creeps, cretins and the
Freethought Blogs
Ph.D. position on evolution of multicellularity
Go to Sweden. Learn about multicellularity. Taste dank saké. I am hiring a PhD student to study the‘Walking Disaster’ review: Chapter Three
This is a chapter-by-chapter review of problematic romance novel ‘Walking Disaster’ by Jamie McGuire. PostsThe “Be More Cynical” Quiz!
Score yourself based on honor system. When there is a government shutdown in the United States