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Trump-- What Are We Going To Do Without Him?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 seconds ago
What would *Saturday Night Live* have done for the last two years without Señor Trumpanzee? The media appears to need him. But what's scary to me is that in some sick way, we all seem to have needed him. How much time do you spend talking about him with friends and family? How are we going to get back to normal? I wonder if Bernie has a plan. I should ask. I'm going to. Oh, yeah... and Trump certainly, absolutely needs the media too: the Other, the scapegoat, the easy target. Trump's tweets this morning were better ads for the show than anything could have bought. On top of that, ... more »

Two Trump Cabinet Officials Were “Ready To Support” 25th Amendment ‘Coup’ As Rosenstein Tallied Votes

Zerohedge at The Duran - 13 minutes ago
The post Two Trump Cabinet Officials Were “Ready To Support” 25th Amendment ‘Coup’ As Rosenstein Tallied Votes appeared first on The Duran.

Two Witnesses Back Account Rosenstein Considered Taping Trump

Bloomberg at The Duran - 13 minutes ago
The post Two Witnesses Back Account Rosenstein Considered Taping Trump appeared first on The Duran.

Barr Confirmed as Trump’s Attorney General, Winning Power Over Mueller Probe

Bloomberg at The Duran - 13 minutes ago
The post Barr Confirmed as Trump’s Attorney General, Winning Power Over Mueller Probe appeared first on The Duran.

Schiff-ting The Goal Posts: House Intel Chairman Claims Trump-Russia Collusion “Compelling” But Not Necessarily “Criminal”

Zerohedge at The Duran - 13 minutes ago
The post Schiff-ting The Goal Posts: House Intel Chairman Claims Trump-Russia Collusion “Compelling” But Not Necessarily “Criminal” appeared first on The Duran.

Weiner Goes Free: Stiff Sentence Turns Soft As Ex-Congressman Gets Early Release

Zerohedge at The Duran - 13 minutes ago
The post Weiner Goes Free: Stiff Sentence Turns Soft As Ex-Congressman Gets Early Release appeared first on The Duran.

Trump To Europe: Take Back 800 ISIS Foreign Fighters Or We’ll Be Forced To Release Them

Zerohedge at The Duran - 13 minutes ago
The post Trump To Europe: Take Back 800 ISIS Foreign Fighters Or We’ll Be Forced To Release Them appeared first on The Duran.

“Down With Americans, Long Live Putin!” Haitian Protesters Seek Russian Help Against US “Puppet” Regime

Zerohedge at The Duran - 13 minutes ago
The post “Down With Americans, Long Live Putin!” Haitian Protesters Seek Russian Help Against US “Puppet” Regime appeared first on The Duran.

Snow: Higher and Higher

Hifast at Climate Collections - 14 minutes ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: March 2000: According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia,within a few years winter snowfall will become “a very rare and exciting event”. “Children just aren’t going to know what snow is,” he said. Snow seems to…

Smollett Developments Leave Some Baffled, Others Outraged

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 18 minutes ago
Outrage has now been replaced by surprise, doubt and bafflement as the singers, actors and politicians who came out in support of the "Empire" star struggle to digest the strange twists the case has taken.

Ex-FBI Official: ‘Crime May Have Been Committed’ by Trump

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 18 minutes ago
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said in an interview that a "crime may have been committed" when President Donald Trump fired the head of the FBI and tried to publicly undermine an investigation into his campaign's ties to Russia.

UK Lawmakers Slam Facebook, Recommend Stiffer Regulation

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 18 minutes ago
British lawmakers issued a scathing report that accused Facebook of intentionally violating privacy and anti-competition laws in the U.K., and called for greater oversight of social media companies.

Iran Unveils Its New 'Cruise Missile Capable' Submarine

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 38 minutes ago
*Daily Mail*:* Iran launches its new 'cruise missile capable' submarine amid heightening tensions with the US* * The 600-tonne submarine can operate for 35 days beneath the surface at depths of up to 600 feet * Iranian media said the new vessel was made domestically and is capable for firing cruise missiles * The vessel, named Fatah - Farsi for Conqueror - is also equipped with naval mines as well as torpedoes * President Hassan Rouhani said today's launch means Iran is self sufficient on land, in the air and at sea Iran has launched a new submarine it built itself which it claim... more »

Meet the Walther PPK: The Gun That Killed Adolf Hitler

WarIsBoring at Test Feed Using Fields - 39 minutes ago
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * Nazis really liked the Walther PPK. On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler, leader of the Third Reich, killed himself with a 7.65-millimeter Walther PPK pistol. Terrified of falling into the hands of the Soviets, who were fighting their way through Berlin, Hitler first swallowed a hydrogen-cyanide capsule and then, at 3:30 P.M., shot himself, possibly firing a round from beneath his chin. He was found alongside his new wife Eva Braun, who had also swallowed a cyanide capsule. They were slumped on a sofa. It is believed that Hitler owned several PP & PPKs, bu... more »

China's Logistics Modernization is Changing the Pacific Military Balance

Lyle J. Goldstein at Test Feed Using Fields - 39 minutes ago
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] The well-worn formulation that “amateurs study tactics, while professionals study logistics” has significant explanatory power when considering the rapidly changing balance of power in the western Pacific. The well-worn formulation that “amateurs study tactics, while professionals study logistics” has significant explanatory power when considering the rapidly changing balance of power in the western Pacific. This derives from the single, unalterable fact that Beijing will operate on interior lines in almost any scenario in tha... more »

Could Turkey Moderate Iran's Influence Over Iraq?

Yusuf Erim, Tanya Goudsouzian at Test Feed Using Fields - 39 minutes ago
*Yusuf Erim, Tanya Goudsouzian* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] If in the past it was the Ottoman and Safavid empires vying for hegemony over the region, today it may be Ankara and Tehran competing. In recent weeks, America’s impending disengagement from Syria has sparked several conflicting views on its repercussions. With the mission to defeat ISIS left unfinished, some argue that the security vacuum will be quickly filled by Iran and Russia. What is becoming increasingly clear, however, is that rather than abandoning coalition objectives, President Donald Trump’s mov... more »

Iran’s Zarif Warns: Great Risk of War With Israel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Iran’s Zarif Warns: Great Risk of War With Israel by Noa Landau and Reuters, via https://www.haaretz.com/ Also speaking at Munich Security Conference, Qatari foreign minister says no ties with Israel until Palestinian issue resolved – Iran’s foreign minister accused Israel of looking for war and warned that its behavior and that of the United States was increasing the […]

Next War on Gaza Must Be the Last, Former Israeli Minister Says

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Next War on Gaza Must Be the Last, Former Israeli Minister Says by https://www.presstv.com/ Former Israeli Minister for Military Affairs Avigdor Lieberman has repeated his aggressive rhetoric against the Gaza Strip, saying the next war on Palestinian resistance movements operating inside the besieged coastal enclave “must be the last.” – Lieberman said on Thursday that a […]

IDF Conducts Massive Drill to ‘Simulate Conditions of War with Hezbollah’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Zionist war propaganda, war mongering. IDF Conducts Massive Drill to ‘Simulate Conditions of War with Hezbollah’ by TOI STAFF, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ , 15 Feb 2019 As Lebanese terror group’s fighters return from Syria, IDF tank brigade commander says army must prepare to deal with their improved military techniques. – The army conducted a massive drill over the last […]

Real ‘Obscene Masquerade’: How BBC depicted Staged Hospital Scenes as Proof of Douma Chemical Attack

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Real ‘Obscene Masquerade’: How BBC depicted Staged Hospital Scenes as Proof of Douma Chemical Attack by https://www.rt.com/ In an extraordinary turn of events, corporate media appears to have been exposed again as an extension of state foreign policy, by a member of the establishment media cabal, manufacturing consent for regime change in Syria. – Riam Dalati […]

Dave Janda: Globalists Win if MAGA Supporters Walk

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Dave Janda: Globalists Win if MAGA Supporters Walk by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) President Trump’s promised southern border wall is being built with his new emergency executive order that gives him a total of nearly $10 billion for construction costs. Maybe that’s why the globalists in Congress sent President Trump a veto proof bill this week […]

MSM: 2,202 Minutes on Russia Scandal, Zero for No Collusion Report

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
MSM: 2,202 Minutes on Russia Scandal, Zero for No Collusion Report by Bill D’Agostino | February 14, 2019, https://www.newsbusters.org/ It’s been two days since NBC’s exclusive reporting that the Senate Intelligence Committee has found no material evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, and as of yet none of the three major broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and […]

Jim Rogers: What if Gold Doesn’t Pullback?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
SilverDoctors Published on Feb 15, 2019 The spot price of gold is finishing just over $1320 per troy ounce. Which the silver spot price is closing at $15.84 oz in Fiat Federal Reserve note terms. This week, we have a returning guest, Legendary investor and commodity expert, Jim Rogers joins us from Singapore. Learn what Jim […]

Kashmir Attack: Is Terror Group JeM Pushing India and Pakistan to the Brink of War?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Never look at things the way the world presented it to you via the Illuminist MSM. We live in a Satanic world system of LIEs. Terrorism, I have documented this extensively, is a principal tool of the Synagogue of Satan, the Illuminati. It is controlled/maintained/owned mainly by the western Illuminati (ie. the Anglo-American Zionist Illuminati). […]

Why is the US And Its Regional Allies Trying to Play Down Israel’s Occupation of Palestine?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
PressTV Published on Feb 15, 2019 The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released a video of a closed-door meeting in which foreign ministers of three Persian Gulf Arab countries, namely, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain defend Israel and play down the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They argue that for them Iran and not Israel is […]

Iran’s Zarif Accuses Israel, U.S. of Seeking War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Iran’s Zarif Accuses Israel, U.S. of Seeking War by John Irish, https://www.reuters.com/ MUNICH (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday accused Israel of looking for war and warned that its actions and those of the United States were increasing the chances of a clash in the region. – Addressing the Munich Security Conference, Mohammad Javad Zarif, […]

Netanyahu Is Right: Israel, US Allies at War With Iran

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
Netanyahu Is Right: Israel, US Allies at War With Iran by Eli Lake, Bloomberg Opinion, https://www.newsmax.com/ Just before a U.S.-sponsored conference that was supposed to be about Iran but isn’t, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu changed the subject back again. At the conference in Warsaw, he said, Israel would be meeting in public with Arab foreign ministers “to […]

Deep State Coup D’état Against Trump Confirmed by Andrew McCabe

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 hour ago
The Duran Published on Feb 15, 2019 The Duran Quick Take: Episode 84. RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou take a quick look at Andrew McCabe’s 60 minute interview, where the disgraced FBI Deputy Director admitted that DOJ officials were considering the removal of President-elect Donald Trump from office in a brazen coup […]

Andrew McCabe 60 Minutes Interview – Moments and Excerpts – Also: Did McCabe Leak The Michael Flynn Phone Call?…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Tonight CBS broadcast a painstakingly edited interview between host Scott Pelley and former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. The transparently political CBS media corporation has skin-in-the-game when it comes to broadcast politics. Former CBS Vice-President David Rhodes is the brother … Continue reading →

Islamic State Claims Sinai Attack That Killed/Wounded 15 Egyptian Soldiers

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Military armoured vehicle securing worshippers outside a mosque in Bir Al-Abed, northern Sinai, Egypt, December 1, 2017.Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters *Times of Israel/AFP*: *Egypt: 7 Sinai jihadists killed, 15 soldiers dead or wounded in attack* *Army spokesman says troops engaged in an ‘exchange of fire’ with gunmen at checkpoint in restive North Sinai, where forces are battling IS* CAIRO — Egypt’s army said Saturday seven suspected jihadists were “eliminated” and 15 soldiers killed or wounded in an attack in the Sinai Peninsula, where troops are fighting the Islamic State jihadis... more »

A quick recap of all the Oscars controversies so far

Alle McMahon at Just In - 1 hour ago
There's a famous superstition that bad things come in threes, but for the Oscars, the blows just keep on coming. With less than a week to go until showtime, here's everything that's happened so far.

China restricts Australian coal imports in a bid to boost its domestic market

Just In - 1 hour ago
Dozens of vessels carrying Australian coal continue to be in limbo off the coast of China as restrictions on imports are introduced at key ports across the country.

Ante Milicic announced as interim Matildas coach after Stajcic sacking

Just In - 1 hour ago
Following a shocking month of controversy, the Matildas finally have an interim coach, with former Socceroo Ante Milicic to take charge of the team through to the end of the Women's World Cup in July.

Court dismisses former soldier's bullying claims against NT Department of Legislative Assembly

Christopher Walsh at Just In - 1 hour ago
The former sergeant-at-arms of the NT Parliament loses his bid to win damages for lost wages and medical expenses after claiming a supervisor had bullied him, mocked his PTSD and unfairly demoted him.

At least 24 dead in Zimbabwe gold mine disaster as search for survivors continues

Siobhan Heanue at Just In - 1 hour ago
Survivors who stood in neck-deep water for days on end are pulled from an illegal gold mine in Zimbabwe, which flooded on February 16, killing 24.

Judge reveals accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards taken to hospital

Joanna Menagh at Just In - 1 hour ago
A scheduled pre-trial hearing for the man accused of being the Claremont serial killer is again disrupted as Justice Stephen Hall reveals Bradley Edwards has been taken to hospital after suffering a "health issue" in jail.

Westpac share price lifts on bigger profit margins

Nassim Khadem at Just In - 1 hour ago
Westpac's share price rises off the back of a trading update showing the banking giant reaped $2.04 billion in profits during the last three months of 2018, thanks to higher interest margins.

Major parties hit by foreign government hackers in attack on Parliament servers

Brett Worthington at Just In - 1 hour ago
Scott Morrison says a "sophisticated state actor" is to blame for a cyber attack which saw hackers go looking for data belonging to the Liberals, Labor and the Nationals during an assault on parliamentary servers.

Woolworths to stop selling $1 milk

Michelle Brown at Just In - 1 hour ago
Woolworths announces it will raise the price of its $1 per litre milk to $1.10, promising the additional cash will go directly to dairy farmers who have long claimed the bargain product is damaging their industry.

I pull out people's teeth. The question is how much to tell them

Just In - 1 hour ago
As a health care provider I must source "informed consent", but too often this comes down to a form that patients haven't read a word of. Does that form then hold any value, asks oral surgeon Krati Garg.

Looming aged care crisis in remote Australia, says RFDS report

Samantha Jonscher at Just In - 1 hour ago
The Royal Flying Doctor Service finds many older patients requiring emergency medical transfers should have received better primary care.

Helping a 70yo mate find love again

Carla Mascarenhas at Just In - 1 hour ago
Geoff Agnew's marriage broke down more than 20 years ago and he has been single ever since. But now a young farmer and his mates are trying to find him love.

Saleyards at livestock hubs face uncertain future with traffic in decline

Leonie Thorne at Just In - 1 hour ago
Shrinking herds, online auctions and the centralisation of farms mean many small saleyards, such as the loss-making Millicent venue, face dwindling visitors and sales.

Border Crisis In 1932

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 1 hour ago
During February 1932, Rio Grande City, Texas averaged 86 degrees for their afternoon maximums, and had 13 days over 90 degrees. If this happened now, climate scientists would be 100% certain it was your fault, and demand immediate world communism.

"Worms Turning"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"Worms Turning"* by James Howard Kunstler "And so now along comes Andy McCabe, former Number Two at the FBI, publicizing his new book, 'The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump', on this Sunday’s CBS 60-Minutes show, confirming what I said on this blog two years ago - that the Deep State would try to run over the Golden Golem of Greatness with the 25th Amendment. The specter of Mr. Trump entrained by the nuclear “football” - the briefcase with launch codes for World War Three - gave US Intel communitarians such a case of the heebie-jeebies that they ... more »

CNN: Florida inmates use mad skills to rescue a baby locked in an SUV on Valentine’s day, Can’t make this up

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 2 hours ago
Florida inmates use mad skills to rescue baby from locked SUV! He and a group of four other low-level offenders in Pasco County, near Tampa, broke into an SUV on Thursday to rescue a 1-year-old girl who was accidentally locked in, according to CNN affiliate KABC-TV. The mother of the child, Shadow Lantry, recorded the rescue operation […] The post CNN: Florida inmates use mad skills to rescue a baby locked in an SUV on Valentine’s day, Can’t make this up appeared first on Health Nut News .

Iran's Foreign Minister Accuses Israel And The U.S. Of Seeking War

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Iran's Zarif accuses Israel, U.S. of seeking war* MUNICH (Reuters) - Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday accused Israel of looking for war and warned that its actions and those of the United States were increasing the chances of a clash in the region. Addressing the Munich Security Conference, Mohammad Javad Zarif, also criticized the U.S. administration after Vice President Mike Pence this week called on European powers to pullout of the nuclear deal with Iran. Zarif urged France, Germany and Britain to do more to save that accord. “Certainly, some people are looking f... more »

France Becomes The First Country To Ban All Five Pesticides Linked To Bee Deaths

admin at Herbs Info - 3 hours ago
Photo © shutterstock.com (under license) In May 2018 the EU banned three of the significant pesticides implicated in the collapse of bee populations. Clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam are now prohibited for use on crops. However France has gone a step further and set the high bar in the effort to save the bees. Given the […] The post France Becomes The First Country To Ban All Five Pesticides Linked To Bee Deaths appeared first on Herbs Info.

US - Europe Rift Wide Open At Munich Security Talks

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*France 24*: *Trump-era US Europe rift wide open at Munich security talks* The United States and European powers voiced sharply differing views on issues from Mideast security to trade Saturday, laying bare a deep trans-Atlantic rift in the era of President Donald Trump. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders at a three-day international security conference voiced dismay at a range of Trump decisions deemed hostile to America's NATO allies. In one awkward moment Friday, US Vice President Mike Pence said he was bringing greetings from Trump, only to be met wit... more »

Russian flag hung over Salisbury Cathedral in 'stupid stunt' one year after Novichok attack

Just In - 3 hours ago
Officials in the English city of Salisbury where a former Russian double agent was poisoned with a nerve agent last year have denounced the placing of a huge Russian flag on the city's cathedral.

Disability campaigners tell stories of abuse and trauma to highlight the need for inquiry

Claudia Long at Just In - 3 hours ago
Pressure is building on the Federal Government to establish an inquiry into abuse within the disability sector, with the Parliament set to support a motion from the Senate, but it remains unclear if it will act upon calls to establish a royal commission.

Woolworths to stop selling $1 milk

Michelle Brown at Just In - 3 hours ago
Woolworths announces it will raise the price of its $1 per litre milk to $1.10, promising the additional cash will go directly to dairy farmers who have long claimed the bargain product is damaging their industry.

Tasmanian man charged with wounding after shooting alleged burglar

Just In - 3 hours ago
A man is in hospital after being shot in the leg during an alleged aggravated burglary at a house in Tasmania's south at the weekend.

IS bride who was 'OK with' beheadings asks Britons for sympathy

Just In - 3 hours ago
Saying she never did anything dangerous in Syria and that people should have sympathy for her, 19-year-old Briton Shamima Begum asks that she be allowed to return to the UK with her baby.

Millions of fish killed in perfect storm of conditions, investigation reveals

Anna Henderson at Just In - 3 hours ago
"Excess" upstream irrigation, drought and water releases from the Menindee Lakes created the perfect storm that led to the ecologically disastrous fish kills over summer, a review by the Academy of Science finds.

Quality of prisoner assessments in SA 'at risk' under new plan

Meagan Dillon at Just In - 3 hours ago
A South Australian Government plan to boost the number of health professionals who can give prisoner risk assessments to a court is a "bandaid" solution and could compromise the quality of advice, a forensic psychologist warns.

AFP blames lack of information sharing for keeping Hakeem al-Araibi languishing in a Thai jail

Matthew Doran at Just In - 3 hours ago
AFP Commissioner Andrew Colvin says his officers cannot access the Home Affairs Department's visa information and says Thai authorities were alerted that Hakeem al-Araibi was a refugee as soon as possible.

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea entertains as sound fails in Hobart

Just In - 3 hours ago
The bass player of one of the world's most popular bands performs handstands across the stage to entertain the crowd after a power outage temporarily cuts the sound system midway through the second song.

Firecracker causes panic outside Indonesian presidential debate

David Lipson at Just In - 3 hours ago
An explosion sends a group of people gathered to watch the presidential debate on screens near the event running in fear, with police insisting it was not from a bomb and quickly declaring the area safe.

Tomorrow's The Day In North Carolina-- Another Fascist In Congress... Or A Somewhat Less Horrible Blue Dog?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
It's exceedingly rare that elections that are decided by vote theft get overturned. But the swingy southern-tier district of North Carolina, stretching from Elizabethtown and Fayetteville in the east, out through Lumberton, Laurinburg, Wadesboro and the southern Charlotte suburbs as far as the Central Piedmont Community College campus in the west, still doesn't have a representative in Congress. The PVI is a daunting R+8, but independents and moderate Republicans in the suburbs abandoned anyone tainted with Trump-- as Harris is-- in droves. (Trump beat Hillary in the 9th by nearly... more »

Of Course He Denies It's a Hoax. He's Got No Choice Now.

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 4 hours ago
*The Look Of A Man With His Nuts In A Vise* I have watched with interest the unfolding of what is looking more and more like the 'Hate Hoax of the Year', or at least so far. It smelled fishy from the start. Time, place, too much detail. And the MAGA thing was over the top. I'm of the belief, as stupid as this is turning out to be, that the whole thing may have started with encouragement of an entertainment manager or a PR agent (the absolute lowest forms of humanity that crawls the earth) suggesting it's a good time to get his name in the media, cause America is racist and it being ... more »

Cowen Interview with Jordan Peterson

David Henderson at Econlib - 4 hours ago
Economist Tyler Cowen recently interviewed Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson. The audio and transcript are here. My three favorite highlights follow. After that, I’ll say what I wish Tyler had asked about. On modern universities: They [universities] do absolutely everything wrong from a psychological perspective because the fundamental rule — if you’re a psychologist who’s interested in increasing […] The post Cowen Interview with Jordan Peterson appeared first on Econlib.

Hurricanes & climate change: detection

Hifast at Climate Collections - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry I am preparing a new Special Report on Hurricanes and Climate Change. This Report is easier than my Special Report on Sea Level and Climate Change. Sea level and glaciers are very fast moving topics, whereas for hurricanes, the big picture conclusions haven’t really changed in a…

Arctic Sea Ice Volume 16-Feb-2019

Hifast at Climate Collections - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: From DMI

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 47 – 2019

Hifast at Climate Collections - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

The AMO and Temperature

Hifast at Climate Collections - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: My Swedish is poor. But the graph is clear. Spitsbergen temperatures are in synch with the AMO. Some translated text below graph. (Thanks) Contributing to making this part of the report a worrying reading is that the natural climate variations are not included in the used climate models. This is…

Influence of solar activity on European rainfall

Hifast at Climate Collections - 4 hours ago
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: Anthony Watts / February 17, 2019 Press Release Institute of Hydrography, Geoecology and Climate Sciences (IFHGK), www.ifhgk.org 15th February 2019 Influence of solar activity on European rainfall A balanced level of precipitation provides the basis for a wide range of economic and social activities in Europe. Particularly agriculture, drinking […]

Government Whitewashing Gummer’s £600,000 Green Scandal

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 4 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The inevitable cover up has begun, as Guido reports: Lord Deben’s scandalous £600,000 conflicts of interests over vast payments funnelled to his firm, Sancroft International, from ‘Green’ corporations continues to be swept under the rug. Conor Burns submitted a written question earlier this week over Deben’s conflicts of interests, receiving a […]

Sunday Talks: Senator Lindsey Graham Discusses Andrew McCabe and the Coup Plotters….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Interesting interview between Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham and CBS’s Margarget Brennan. The primary topic is the latest revelations of Andrew McCabe and his crew of ‘soft coup’ plotters. One of the interesting parts to this interview is the new … Continue reading →

good deeds aim at the well-being of humanity

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 4 hours ago
15. Imperil, which attracts danger, is the poison resulting from irritability. This poison, a quite substantial one, is deposited against the walls of the nerve channels and then spreads through the entire organism. (-Sergius of Radonezh by Vasnetsov, 1882) -M: *Agni Yoga 1929* *………………………………………………………………………………....................................* 55. Spatial thinking is not so easy for the majority of people. For this it is necessary primarily to preserve the personality but be freed of egoism. To many such an antithesis will seem abs... more »

Chicago Police Seek Follow-Up Interview with Jussie Smollett

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Chicago police said they're still seeking a follow-up interview with Jussie Smollett after receiving new information that "shifted" their investigation of a reported attack on the "Empire" actor.

Another Critical Report On The State Of Germany's Military

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
© AFP 2016/ CHRISTOF STACHE *Matthew Karnitschnig, Politico.eu:* *Germany’s soldiers of misfortune* *The once mighty Bundeswehr is looking increasingly threadbare.* BERLIN — Fighter jets and helicopters that don’t fly. Ships and submarines that can’t sail. Severe shortages of everything from ammunition to underwear. If it sounds like an exaggeration to compare Germany’s Bundeswehr to “The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight,” look no further than the army’s standard-issue assault rifle, Heckler & Koch’s G36. The government decided to scrap the weapon after discovering that the gun m... more »

“No Forced Vaccination” Message Back Up in Times Square as Americans Fight for Human Rights

AdminM at Health Impact News - 4 hours ago
There have been 101 cases of measles that have been reported in 10 states since the beginning of 2019, hardly a public health emergency in a U.S. population of more than 320 million people where 94 percent of school children have received two doses of MMR vaccine and only two percent of children have a vaccine exemption for any reason. In what looks like a repeat of the “measles in Disneyland” media feeding frenzy that stampeded California state legislators into eliminating the personal belief vaccine exemption in 2015, the tiny minority of parents who have made a conscious choice ... more »

Amerca’s Pretorian Guard; Who is Watching Those Who Watch Us?

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 5 hours ago
Unelected members of the Deep State attempted a “soft coup” as if America is some form of Banana Republic. This will likely turn out to be the biggest Political Scandal in modern history. Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment Advertisements

A Free Market Solution to a Biased Media

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 5 hours ago
Off Topic: Democrats can play with the numbers all they want, but there is the fact that matters. One in five US prison inmates is a ‘criminal alien’ (Source) Nothing funny about tired Saturday Night Live on Fake News NBC! Question is, how do the Networks get away with these total Republican hit jobs without … Continue reading "A Free Market Solution to a Biased Media"

Newsflash: Identity Politics is Racism and Sexism

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 5 hours ago
Democrats don’t view everyone as equal and decide upon merit. They view individuals as members of different highly unequal groups. That is why a President that runs on Make American Great is so offensive to them. Progressives don’t care about American, they care about their identify group. To a Democrat, being White, Male, Successful and … Continue reading "Newsflash: Identity Politics is Racism and Sexism"

Russia's New Armata Tanks Will finally Enter The Service This Year.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
T-14 Armata Main Battle tank during the victory parade in 2015 (Image: Wikipedia) *Popular Mechanics: **Russia to Receive First New 'Armata' Tanks in 2019* Moscow’s next generation tank is behind schedule and will be purchased in far fewer numbers than originally planned. Russia’s brand-new T-14 Armata main battle tank will finally enter service in 2019, but in numbers far fewer than originally anticipated. The manufacturer will deliver twelve Armatas and four armored recovery vehicle variants by the end of 2019. That’s far short of the thousand or more tanks that were originally ... more »

Mass pro-Palestine rally denounces US-led Warsaw Conference (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of Sanaa on Sunday, to voice their support for the Palestinian people and to denounce the US-led Middle East conference in Warsaw, where the leaders of some Arab countries held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protesters exhibited numerous placards and banners supporting Palestine […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Kosovar military parades in Pristina on independence declaration anniversary (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
The recently upgraded Kosovo Security Force (KSF) paraded for the first time as an army unit on Pristina’s Skanderbeg Square on Sunday, to mark the 11th anniversary of the proclamation of Kosovo’s independence from Serbia. The ceremony was witnessed by hundreds of citizens, as well as numerous high-ranking officials, such as Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US is still supporting Saudi Coalition’s war in Yemen: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 P.M.) – The U.S. has not cut off their support to the Saudi Coalition in Yemen, despite heavy criticism over their role in the country’s humanitarian disaster. The US continues to “provide support to the coalition, in particular, to help them… be discriminative in targeting and to minimize the risk of civilian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saudi Arabia mulls purchasing Russian S-400 system

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
Russia and Saudi Arabia are holding additional consultations on a contract to supply Russia’s S-400 Triumf missile systems, CEO of Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheyev told the IDEX 2019 international defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi. “As for S-400, we are holding additional consultations on this project, now this contract [with Saudi Arabia – […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

New video shows Syrian Army in close combat with rebels in Hama

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces branch released new footage on Sunday that showed their soldiers in close combat with the Islamist rebels in northern Hama. In the short video, the Tiger Forces can be seen using heavy machine guns against a group of militants near the front-lines in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS becomes ‘army of the night’ as they retreat to the Syrian Desert

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) is far from finished in Syria, despite some claims by the U.S. administration. The terrorist group has mostly retreated to the Syrian Desert region known as the Badiya Al-Sham, which is located between the Deir Ezzor, Homs, and Al-Sweida governorates. In order to evade airstrikes and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

No peaceful solution with terrorists in Idlib: Russian Deputy FM

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
Russia’s principled stance is that any a compromise with terrorists in Syria’s Idlib is impossible and that they must be eliminated, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin said on Sunday on the sidelines of the discussion on the Syrian settlement at the Munich Security Conference. According to the high-ranking diplomat, 90% of Idlib’s territory is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US can never back any force aligned with the Syrian gov’t: US commander

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – The U.S. can never back any Syrian force aligned with the government in Damascus, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Paul LaCamera, who is the commander of the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, said on Sunday. When asked if that support would continue if they aligned themselves with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Dems Call Trump’s Emergency Wall Declaration “Unlawful” — Invasion Continues

Selwyn Duke at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: dems-call-trump-s-emergency-wall-declaration-unlawful-invasion-continues] After years of GOP dithering and Democrat obstructionism, President Trump signed an emergency declaration Friday to allow the government to build a border wall using already allocated funds. In response, Democrat leaders vowed to use congressional legislation and the courts to block the action, declaring the move “unlawful.”

U.S. Sends Aid to Venezuela While Cuba Keeps Maduro in Power

Bob Adelmann at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: us-sends-aid-to-venezuela-while-cuba-keeps-maduro-in-power] While the United States has sent aid to Venezuelans, Maduro threatens to block the aid from entering his country. Meanwhile, Cuba is helping to keep Maduro in power.

Graham: McCabe, Rosenstein Will Answer to Judiciary Committee

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: graham-mccabe-rosenstein-will-answer-to-judiciary-committee] Senator Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says the committee will investigate what retired Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz called an attempted coup d’etat to overthrow President Trump.

Hate Hoax – Jussie Smollett Rehearsed Fake Hate Attack With Two Pretend Attackers…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Chicago investigators continue to share stunning evidence about the hate-crime hoax carried out by actor Jussie Smollett with the assistance of two brothers. It appears the trio even rehearsed the attack. CHICAGO (CBS) — Jussie Smollett paid two brothers to … Continue reading →

Sunday Talks: Representative John Ratcliffe Discusses McCabe’s ‘Soft Coup’ Effort….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Representative John Ratcliffe appears with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the DOJ and FBI ‘soft coup’ attempt headed by Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe. Ratcliffe also discusses the outlook with newly confirmed Attorney General William Barr and what actions he hopes … Continue reading →

Melbourne council sends recyclable waste to landfill after EPA shuts down plants

Zalika Rizmal at Just In - 5 hours ago
At least one Melbourne council sends 43 tonnes of recyclable waste to landfill, after the Environment Protection Authority bans one of the state's largest recycling companies from accepting waste at two of its facilities.

Accounting profession faces moment of truth on financial planning conflicts

Andrew Robertson at Just In - 5 hours ago
The accounting sector's professional standards body is meeting today, but only 15 minutes is dedicated to discussing the conflicts of interest that risk customers coming second to profits for many accountant financial planners.

Fuel tanker explodes in outback Queensland on way to help flood relief effort

Aneeta Bhole at Just In - 5 hours ago
The driver of a fuel tanker escapes injury after his truck explodes around dawn this morning on the Landsborough Highway in central western Queensland.

'They looked like stunned mullets': 17 escape injury in Melbourne hot air balloon landings

Just In - 5 hours ago
Seventeen people escape injury after two hot air balloons land in Melbourne's eastern suburbs — one next to a busy motorway, and the other draped across a Vermont South backyard.

How the Canberra Capitals went from zeroes to hoop heroes in just a year

Tom Lowrey at Just In - 5 hours ago
It's an impressive feat — but just how did the Canberra Capitals go from back-to-back losses to championship glory in the space of a year?

Unicorns become an unexpected symbol of Indonesia's second presidential debate

Erwin Renaldi And Tracey Shelton at Just In - 5 hours ago
Indonesia's second presidential debate heats up as candidates spar over inefficient infrastructure, food security, the environment and billion-dollar "unicorn" companies, while explosions mar proceedings.

ASALH Black History Celebration Highlights Black Migration

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 5 hours ago
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) celebrated its 93rd annual Black History Month luncheon by spotlighting the mass migrations of Black people and how those experiences have helped shape their identity and efforts to make progress.

Russian generals who lead Putin's war from inside Ukraine

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 6 hours ago
1-22-19 At least 11 Russian generals have participated in the war in the Donbass and have led the L / DPR groups since the beginning of the war.... in the leading positions of the militant groups, staying in the occupied part of Donbass.... Spokesman of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Vadim Skibitsky, noted that Russian officers have cover documents. They are made in Russia. “These are completely different surnames, first names, middle names. In addition a means such as providing “passports” of the so-called “DPR” and “LPR” is now be... more »

Observations

LL at Virtual Mirage - 6 hours ago
*This is CNN* The word 'hogwash' comes to mind when I am sitting in an airport and inadvertently pay attention to the television playing CNN. I did see some panic over the possibility that elements of the Party may not follow the other Party lemmings into the sea over the Green New Deal. There are a lot of rich progs, and while the talk of a 70% income tax is something that they talk about in public, in private, it's another story. Many of them are rich enough that they can simply live somewhere else and "make their money" there, while living a token existence in Aspen, Malibu or Ma... more »

Black Pepper Nutrition| #BlackPepper Benefits.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 6 hours ago
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#Exercise May Help to Fend 0ff #depression.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 6 hours ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/well/mind/exercise-may-help-to-fend-off-depression.html

New drug raises hopes of reversing memory loss in old age

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 6 hours ago
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/14/new-drug-hopes-reversing-memory-loss-old-age-depression-schizophrenia-alzheimers

#oats nutrition facts some facts y know!!

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 6 hours ago
https://www.healthmatters.ooo/2019/02/oats-nutrition-facts.html?m=1

Magnesium Deficiency Raises Your Risk of Many Chronic Ailments and premature dearth.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 6 hours ago
http://www.anupamghose.com/magnesium-deficiency-raises-your-risk-of-many-chronic-ailments-and-premature-death/

Does High-Fructose Corn Syrup Really make you fat?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 6 hours ago
http://www.anupamghose.com/does-high-fructose-corn-syrup-really-make-you-fat/

Scientists Grow Full-Sized, Beating Human Hearts From Stem Cells

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 6 hours ago
https://www.popsci.com/scientists-grow-transplantable-hearts-with-stem-cells?con=TrueAnthem&dom=fb&lnk=TA&src=SOC&utm_campaign=&utm_content=5c5ef20904d30136da4cd813&utm_medium=&utm_source=

New York climate change lawsuit unwarranted, counterproductive

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 6 hours ago
“Several attorneys general and legal experts accused New York Thursday of overstepping the law after the state leveled lawsuits against energy companies for supposedly contributing to man-made global warming.” click here

Art of Japan and Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781): The Muromachi Period (1336-1573)

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 6 hours ago
Art of Japan and Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781): The Muromachi Period (1336-1573) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) is a very intriguing artist because he wasn’t conventional. Equally important, Shōhaku did not follow the artistic trends of the Tokugawa Period. Instead, he was adamant that his artistic soul should dictate the style he […]

California – Snow too deep to plow 

Robert at Ice Age Now - 6 hours ago
Skiers can’t reach resorts … 13½ feet (4.1 m) of snow this month alone … to the 15th of Feb … almost a foot a day. “Please stay home,” says sheriff. ________________ Snow storms hammered California mountains for a fourth straight day, forcing closure of several routes to the Lake Tahoe ski-resort area, including about 70 ... Read moreCalifornia – Snow too deep to plow The post California – Snow too deep to plow appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Back in 2008, the U.S. Army's M4 Rifle Failed Badly in a Tough Shootout

WarIsBoring at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * What happenned? The U.S. Army’s standard infantry weapon repeatedly overheated and jammed during a bloody 2008 battle in Afghanistan. *The Washington Times* reported last week on the reported failure of the M-4 carbine during the fierce firefight in Wanat, during which the Taliban nearly overran an Army outpost. *(This first appeared several years ago.)* A direct descendant of the Vietnam War-era M-16, the more compact M-4 is the Army’s standard-issue weapon. The ground combat branch has half a million of the semi-automatic weapons in service and h... more »

Musical Interlude: 2002, “We Meet Again”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
2002, “We Meet Again”

Gotham City Digest: Emergency edition

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 6 hours ago
(Where we will never withhold the safe word from you.) ------------------------------ I hate to make it sound as if I'm making light of this because I'm certainly not. But the NYPD is literally the Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight. They shot two of their own in Queens Wednesday night and killed one who was less than a year from retirement. And not only does this mock the old NRA canard of "the good guy with a gun", it also begs the question of the standards of marksmanship in the NYPD not to mention the very faulty judgment of officers firing wildly into a building in which th... more »

Reminder: Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe Also Launched a Criminal Investigation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
As Andrew McCabe makes current media statements to confirm how he opened a counterintelligence investigation (July 31, 2016) against candidate Donald Trump, and a criminal investigation against President Donald Trump (May 10th, 2017), it is worth reminding ourselves that McCabe … Continue reading →

Sunday Talks: Rush Limbaugh Discusses Border Security and DOJ/FBI ‘Soft Coup’…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Influential radio host Rush Limbaugh appears on Fox News with Chris Wallace to discuss the necessity of President Trump’s border security declaration; the DOJ and FBI scheme to conduct a ‘soft coup’ against the president; and how the democrat party … Continue reading →

Disgraced Ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner Released from Prison

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
Weiner has been released from federal prison after being convicted of having illicit online contact with a 15-year-old girl in 2017.

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
“This shock wave plows through space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. Moving toward to bottom of this beautifully detailed color composite, the thin, braided filaments are actually long ripples in a sheet of glowing gas seen almost edge on. Cataloged as NGC 2736, its narrow appearance suggests its popular name, the Pencil Nebula. *Click image for larger size.* About 5 light-years long and a mere 800 light-years away, the Pencil Nebula is only a small part of the Vela supernova remnant. The Vela remnant itself is around 100 light-years in diameter and is the expanding debris cloud... more »

"For Nothing Is Fixed..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out." - James Baldwin

Paulo Coelho, “Dreams: The 12 Steps”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*“Dreams: The 12 Steps”* by Paulo Coelho "When Joseph Campbell created the expression “follow your blessing,” he was reflecting an idea that seems to be very appropriate right now. In “The Alchemist,” this same idea is called “Personal Legend.” Alan Cohen, a therapist who lives in Hawaii, is also working on this theme. He says that in his lectures he asks those who are dissatisfied with their work and seventy-five percent of the audience raise their hands. Cohen has created a system of twelve steps to help people to rediscover their “blessing” (he is a follower of Campbell): *1. T... more »

"Where, Who, How, What?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"Where am I? Who am I? How did I come to be here? What is this thing called the world? How did I come into the world? Why was I not consulted? And If I am compelled to take part in it, Where is the director? I want to see him." - Soren Kierkegaard

"Not Much Mental Distance..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
“A man who has blown all his options can't afford the luxury of changing his ways. He has to capitalize on whatever he has left, and he can't afford to admit - no matter how often he's reminded of it - that every day of his life takes him farther and farther down a blind alley... Very few toads in this world are Prince Charmings in disguise. Most are simply toads... and they are going to stay that way. Toads don't make laws or change any basic structures, but one or two rooty insights can work powerful changes in the way they get through life. A toad who believes he got a raw deal b... more »

A Truly Deplorable and Despicable Progressive

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 7 hours ago
The Guy followed the Saul Alynski Despicable Social Manipulation Tactics to a T. Blame the others of what you are guilty is one of his favorite tactics. Actor of the Year Jussie Smollett Cries and Lies on GMA – Lashes Out at Hateful Doubters (VIDEO) The media eagerly slanders 50%+ of America (Source) The True … Continue reading "A Truly Deplorable and Despicable Progressive"

Geomagnetic field

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 7 hours ago
The Earth’s magnetic poles, especially the north pole, are doing strange things. Get this straight – the geomagnetic field is NOT caused by an internal dynamo effect caused by unseen upper core turbulence. It’s BS. Previous posts here on the … Continue reading →

Men charged over two separate Adelaide shootings

Just In - 7 hours ago
One man will face court charged with attempted murder and another with acts likely to cause harm over two unrelated shootings in Adelaide over the weekend.

Half the kids in out-of-home care in WA are Aboriginal. What if more carers were too?

Tom Joyner at Just In - 7 hours ago
More Aboriginal foster carers will give Aboriginal children in out-of-home care greater cultural and family connections, according to a support group.

Huge cargo ship launched in Tasmania, but exporters warn it won't be enough

Laura Beavis at Just In - 7 hours ago
The 210-metre, $172 million Tasmania Achiever 2 is capable of carrying 40 per cent more freight than any other ship across Bass Strait, but primary producers urge the State Government not to be complacent as demand for exports grow in the future.

'Critical risk': Canberra Hospital's ICU could run out of beds from October

Jake Evans at Just In - 7 hours ago
Documents released under freedom of information laws reveal the ACT Government was warned 10 months ago that a planned expansion of surgical and bed capacity within the hospital would in fact make the situation worse.

Can greed save us from ourselves?

Ian Verrender at Just In - 7 hours ago
It's regarded among the worst of all our failings, coming in third on the seven deadly sins hit parade — but if marshalled correctly, greed can work to all our benefit, writes Ian Verrender.

It wasn't a 'forgettable summer of cricket'— critics just weren't paying attention

Richard Hinds at Just In - 7 hours ago
The current cricket season is being reviewed as a failure because it has not provided heart-warming local triumph or met imagined growth metrics — but that misses the bigger picture, writes Richard Hinds.

Australia's biggest companies ignore climate change risk: report

Nassim Khadem at Just In - 7 hours ago
Australia's biggest companies are ignoring calls from regulators and investors to do more to mitigate the risks of climate change, with a new study finding that many of the nation's top 100 companies still do not identify climate change as a material business risk.

I yank teeth from people's gums. The question is how much to tell them

Just In - 7 hours ago
As a health care provider I must source "informed consent", but too often this comes down to a form that patients haven't read a word of. Does that form then hold any value, asks oral surgeon Krati Garg.

'Imperial thinking': Tuvalu PM slams Kevin Rudd's proposal to offer Australian citizenship for Pacific resources

Anthony Stewart at Just In - 7 hours ago
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd's suggestion that Australia should offer citizenship to residents of Tuvalu, Kiribati and Nauru in exchange for control of their seas has been met with condemnation in the Pacific.

No mandatory air con for nursing homes in final aged care regulations

Anne Connolly at Just In - 7 hours ago
Advocates say the government buckled to industry objections to draft regulations by peak industry body Leading Age Services Australia to oppose proposed guidelines that could have made air conditioning mandatory in nursing homes.

Looming aged care crisis in remote Australia, says RFDS report

Samantha Jonscher at Just In - 7 hours ago
The Royal Flying Doctor Service finds many older patients requiring emergency medical transfers should have received better primary care.

Jack Thompson's most difficult role yet

Kristy O'Brien And Ben Cheshire at Just In - 7 hours ago
Legendary Australian actor Jack Thompson juggles shooting his new film, High Ground, in the Top End and end-stage kidney failure.

China is using bounty hunters to claw back money inside Australia

Mark Willacy And Alex Blucher at Just In - 7 hours ago
Two ex-detectives suspect dirty Chinese money is being laundered through multi-million-dollar waterfront mansions on the Gold Coast. They've been hired to get it back.

Who Would Sir Isaac Newton Vote For?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Almost every time I watch a Bernie Sanders speech or video, like the one above, I think, oh, that could be part of his 2020 announcement. Well... we won't have to wait much longer. I don't think anyone will be surprised to know that Bernie is getting close to announcing. And Saturday, *Politico* reported that his announcement video has been recorded. It is unclear when, or even whether, the Sanders video will be released. It’s possible that Sanders could launch a 2020 campaign with an exploratory committee and then formally declare his candidacy later, a route other presidential... more »

"California is an almost perfect place to build high-speed rail. And yet it will probably never happen... There are important lessons here for progressives..." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
*"California is an almost perfect place to build high-speed rail. And yet it will probably never happen... ** "There are important lessons here for progressives, who have been pushing for exactly this sort of infrastructure project. In short, progressives have not faced up to a number of difficult choices..." * ~ Scott Sumner, from his post 'Lessons From the Golden State' . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

Janice Fiamengo on the new SJW physics

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 8 hours ago
Many of you know and watch Prof Janice Fiamengo who is smart, sensible, articulate, and anti-feminist, among other qualities. But because this is a truly intersectional ;-), conservative physics blog (the kind of a website that activists at Google want to eliminate from your searches, despite the huge risk that I will help to liquidate their increasingly evil company and erase $1 trillion of stockholders' paper wealth), and she talked about another, half-hostile intersection last week, I decided it was sensible to encourage some of you to watch her 23-minute-long February 6th monolo... more »

Sunday Talks: Stephen Miller -vs- Chris Wallace….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
White House Senior Policy Advisor Stephen Miller appears on Fox News to battle the open-border advocacy of TV host Chris Wallace.

"Anyone can become angry... That is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way—that is not easy." #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
*"Anyone can become angry… That is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way—that is not easy."* ~ Aristotle, from his *Nicomachean Ethics **.* Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

If As Many As 1/3 of Us Are Electromagnetic Sensitive to Some Degree, How Do You Know That You and Your Kids Aren’t? Symptoms and Severity Vary. Has Your Doctor Said Anything?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
By B.N. Frank Unless you are in perfect health 24/7 – 365 days a year, how would you know that you aren’t sensitive to some... more »

With New Rifle, Anyone Can Hit a Moving Target at 500 Yards

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The system removes the need for actual marksmanship skill and makes all-but-impossible shots—such as a man-sized target moving at 10 miles an hour at 500 yards—routine. *Ballistic computers will eventually be standard issue in Western armies. The ability to easily hit a target at 500 yards, even while standing or lying beneath a car, is a rifleman’s dream come true—especially if he didn’t have to train for years in order to do it.* Durng the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, firearms-manufacturer TrackingPoint announced an AR-15 version of its computer... more »

Lessons from the Golden State

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 8 hours ago
In many ways, California is the ideal place to build a high-speed rail line. The state has two giant metro areas, separated by 380 miles, which is the “sweet spot” for high-speed rail. A high-speed rail line could (theoretically) cover that distance in less than 2 hours, which makes it competitive with air travel. (The […] The post Lessons from the Golden State appeared first on Econlib.

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