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Musical Interlude: Simon & Garfunkel, “A Hazy Shade Of Winter”
Simon & Garfunkel, “A Hazy Shade Of Winter”
Free Download: Howard Zinn, “A People’s History of the United States, 1492-Present”
"Since its original landmark publication in 1980, “A People’s History of the United States” has been chronicling American history from the bottom up. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, “A People’s History” is the only volume to tell America’s story from the point of view of - and in the words of - America’s women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country’s greatest battles - the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, ... more »
Of The 4 Conservative, Status Quo Democrats Who Want To Ride The Wave Of Trump Hatred Into The White House, Bloomberg Is The Worst By Far
*Michael Bloomberg: American Oligarch by Nancy Ohanian* Before we begin today, just let me just say that Republican oligarch Michael Bloomberg is refusing to affirm reports that he plans to make Hillary his running mate. OK, so that's out of the way-- at least for a few days or hours. This chart shows what each presidential candidate had spent on TV ads alone (through January 29) in the four early states and in the Super Tuesday states. Needless to say, Bloomberg spent far more-- obscenely more-- than all of them combined. Here's the breakout for Bloomberg only. Those are eye-poppi... more »
“A Brief And Crucial History of the United States”
*“A Brief And Crucial History of the United States”* by Information Clearing House "Nightmare and insanity are akin: mysterious and involuntary states that skew and distort objective reality. One wakens from nightmare; from insanity there is no awakening. Whether Americans live in the one state or the other is the paramount question of this era. For two hundred years Americans have been indoctrinated with a mythology created, imposed and sustained by a manipulating cabal: the financial elite that built its absolute control on the muscle and blood, good will, ignorance and credulity... more »
Over and Over Again
By Cathy Jameson This is an old memory. Originally written in the fall of 2014 for a different audience, I’ve edited it for our AofA readers today. -- I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh I... more »
On The Collectivist Character Of Individualism
Every individualist is an ex-collectivist. To become an individualist a man must cease to be a collectivist. To cease to be a collectivist, he must have been a collectivist. Individualism may seem antithetical to collectivism, but both have a symbiotic relationship: Individualism can arise only in societies where collectivism exists. But once the individualists attain self-realization, they join other individualists to create close-knit communities. Hence, the future, and not just the past, of individualism is collectivism—in other words, the journey of an individualists begins with... more »
Try This on For Size: China Decides to Invade North Korea
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Aren't they allies? It's not so simple. *Key point:* North Korea has created a lot of problems for China. Amid all of the talk of military action on the Korean Peninsula, one major power is often left out of the discussion: China. The People’s Republic of China shares an 880 mile long border with its notoriously unpredictable neighbor, has a large army and values stable borders at any cost. In the event it deems military action necessary, what are Beijing’s options for dealing with North Korea and what kind of force could it bring to bear? North ... more »
The British Lost an Entire Generation During This One World War I Battle
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The British lost an entire generation at the 1916 Battle of the Somme; a new era in warfare was born. *Key point: *Verdun was ghoulish, Kaiserschlacht vast and breathtaking, but the Somme—or rather the first day of the battle—lingers in memory as an intensely sad affair... Early in the morning of July 1, 1916, a mist blanketed the lolling hills of the Somme region of northwestern France. Larks flittered and sang in the air as the haze burned off to reveal a brilliant summer’s day. On the British side of the front lines, crimson poppies... more »
POW: China Says This New 'Laser Rifle' That Can Shoot 800 Meters
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Asia* What's the truth? *Key point:* Despite Beijing's claims, it is likely still a ways away from building a really good laser rifle. Stephen Chen caused a minor media sensation on July 1 when he wrote about a new Chinese laser rifle for the South China Morning Post. Since the 1990s, China has developed a slew of fantastical looking laser small arms. Benefiting from over $300 million in funding from Beijing in 2015, Chinese companies recently developed a new sleeker generation of weapons, most of which are designed to temporarily blind human bein... more »
"Reality Avoidance"
*"Reality Avoidance"* by Morris Berman "It’s quite amazing how the news is endlessly about race, or gender, or an election that is 9 months away. Filler, is what I call it. Very little of this has anything to do with reality, which the Mainstream Media and the American people avoid like the plague. What then is real? *1.* The empire is in decline; every day, life here gets a little bit worse; all our institutions are corrupt to varying degrees; and there is no turning this situation around. *2.* A crucial factor in this decline and irreversibility is the low level of intelligence... more »
Sunday morning music
A few days ago I was browsing through some blogs when I came across a piece of music at The Feral Irishman's place. I'd never heard it before, and never heard of the group - Airbag. It reminded me strongly of Pink Floyd's music, so I decided to find out more about them. The group's Web site doesn't appear to have been updated since 2016, but it contains this bio of the band. Airbag was formed in 2004 by five classmates from Oslo, Norway. The band recorded their first EP, Come On In, the same year, followed by Sounds That I Hear (2006) and Safetree (2008). Although recorded for pr... more »
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*Boston Public Schools graduation rates drop* *They are obsessed with overcoming the gap between black and white educational achievement. But nobody knows how to do that. So they keep trying their old failed recipe: Getting blacks enrolled in white schools, which just makes it harder for the black kids. They see whites achieving what they cannot. And the whites have to take a back seat while teachers work on the blacks. The end result is that the education of both racial groups is damaged.Conservatives could have told them that but now their results have told him that. Not o... more »
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*Do ‘green’ buses pass the performance test?* Do they even pass basic energy, environmental, economic and human rights tests? Duggan Flanakin Should Americans follow China in a massive commitment to supposedly eco-friendly battery-electric buses (BEBs)? California has mandated a “carbon-free” bus system by 2040 and will buy only battery or fuel cell-powered buses after 2029. Other states and cities are following suit. Vehicle decisions are typically based on cost and performance. Cost includes selling price plus maintenance, while performance now includes perceived environment... more »
“The link between climate change and Britain’s winter storms”–(Clue–There is not one)
By Paul Homewood There is a very muddled piece in the Sunday Times today by meteorologist Simon Lee, which attempts to link winter storms with climate change: Every winter Britain gets hit by a series of storms. Ciara and Dennis are just the latest — but with two key differences. The first […]
Bjorn Lomborg Fighting Australia’s Fire Myths
By Paul Homewood https://mailchi.mp/lomborg/jbpl570n9d-623631?e=bcd216d9bf Bjorn Lomborg has an op-ed in the Australian this month about the bushfires. You can read it here. His key argument is that this season’s fires are far from being unprecedented, as is regularly claimed. https://www.facebook.com/bjornlomborg/photos/a.221758208967/10158703983303968/?type=3&theater As he points out in the article: Australia is the world’s […]
Genetically Modified Seeds: Conceived as a Weapon
GM seeds and GM food carry great risks for all nations, so much so that for many reasons it is probably imperative these foods be banned outright. This subject is too large to be discussed here, but one aspect requires brief notice. If we were to ask about the origin of GM seeds, how the idea was conceived and developed, who did the research and who provided the funding, how would we reply? We might reasonably suggest that perhaps the concept originated in the Biology or Agricultural Department of some university, or that a government lab doing research on food supplies might have co... more »
IRGC Aerospace Forces Commander’s debriefing about Iran’s strike against Al-Assad US Airbase
Press conference by the Commander of the Aerospace Forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Ali Hajizadeh, on January 10, devoted to the Iranian strikes against al-Assad US Airbase.
Emergency declaration revoked for leaking dam
Police revoke their emergency declaration for an area surrounding a leaking dam wall on Queensland's Southern Downs, some roads remain closed but residents are permitted to return home.
With Difficulty in Attracting Doctors, Bolsonaro’s Government Prepares to Reinstate Cubans
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cuban doctors who worked in the 'Mais Médicos' ('More Doctors') program and decided to remain in Brazil even after Cuba broke its cooperation agreement with the country in November 2018, are expected to be reinstated in basic care in the coming weeks. Bolsonaro's government is preparing a public notice, to […] The post With Difficulty in Attracting Doctors, Bolsonaro’s Government Prepares to Reinstate Cubans appeared first on The Rio Times.
Olavo de Carvalho Praises Generals in Government: “It Needs to be Filled with Military Officers”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Author Olavo de Carvalho sees no issues in the increase of the military in the first ranks of Bolsonaro's government - last Thursday, February 13th, Bolsonaro announced General Braga Netto as head of the Ministry of the Civil House. In an interview with O Globo newspaper, Olavo said "It needs […] The post Olavo de Carvalho Praises Generals in Government: “It Needs to be Filled with Military Officers” appeared first on The Rio Times.
See This Battleship? It Smashed North Korea (And the U.S. Navy Had 4 of Them)
*Robert Farley* *Security, * A Korean War story that many times is forgotten. *Key Point:* The Korean War had very important naval warfare efforts. In the final months of the Second World War, the battleships of the U.S. Navy (USN) ranged across the archipelago of Japan, bombarding industrial, military and logistical targets at will. The Japanese military lacked enough ships, planes and fuel to defend the nation, leaving coastal areas at the mercy of the steel behemoths. Although most of the credit (such that it is) for the destruction of urban Japan belongs to the bombers of th... more »
Meet China's New JH-7A 'Flying Leopard' Supersonic Fighter Bomber
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* [image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi%27an_JH-7#/media/File:Xian_JH-7A.jpg] Do you feel scared? *Key Point:* China will find a use for its new plane. On August 8, Chinese media reported that the People’s Liberation Army Air Force had unveiled a new variant of its JH-7A maritime strike jet at the Russian Aviadarts aviation competition. The new model, called the JH-7AII, was not visibly different from the base model, but is believed to possess improved radar and cockpit avionics. The JH-7 “Flying Leopard”—codenamed “Flounder” by NATO—is an o... more »
The U.S. Military Has a Secret Research Program on UFOs
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * Here is what we know about it. *Key point: *Eyewitnesses, even fighter pilots, are prone to human error. By now you’ve probably read the New York Times article detailing a UFO research program run by the Pentagon which received $22 million — a tiny amount by Defense Department standards — from 2007 to at least 2012. The disclosure of the program is the biggest such reveal since Project Blue Book of the 1950s and 1960s and the French government’s 1999 COMETA Report. If that wasn’t strange enough, the article included declassified footage from a U.... more »
Israel Has a Secret Nuclear Weapons Program (Well, Maybe Not-So-Secret)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Middle East* [image: A] Here is what we know. *Key Point:* The establishment of a nuclear triad demonstrates how seriously Israel takes the idea of nuclear deterrence. The country will likely not declare itself a nuclear power any time soon; ambiguity over ownership of nukes has served the country very well. In a private email leaked to the public in September of 2016, former secretary of state and retired U.S. Army general Colin Powell alluded to Israel having an arsenal of “200 nuclear weapons.” While this number appears to be an exaggeration, there... more »
1884 tornado outbreak associated with low CO2
“This week in 1884, one of the worst tornado outbreaks, snowstorms and floods on record hit the US. There was flooding from Southern California to the Ohio Valley, and tornadoes from Illinois to Alabama and Texas.” click here
This is how democracies die.
A recent post by fellow blogger Lorne stuck a cord with me and despite my reluctance to comment about ANYTHING in these days of total political mayhem both near and far I will attempt to make a rational commentary upon some of the points made. Like Lorne “my disenchantment with the world and its politics has reached new depths.”, after 10 years of highlighting the dangers to our democracy by those who would circumvent the hard won protections that our largely unenforceable democratic norms that we take for granted I am tired of fighting! As with my fellow blogger “ I wonder if writi... more »
Bahia Governor Claims His Administration Does Not “Bond” with Criminals
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governor of Bahia, Rui Costa (Workers' Party - PT), said on Saturday afternoon, February 15th, on his Twitter account, that the Bahian government "does not keep ties of friendship or pay tribute to criminals or those sought by justice". On the social media, the governor further said that the […] The post Bahia Governor Claims His Administration Does Not “Bond” with Criminals appeared first on The Rio Times.
GringoView: Escaping from Carnaval – My Annual Ritual
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) The sound of drums and amplified singing in the street below my São Paulo apartment, even a week before Carnaval, is a noisy reminder of the need to escape, the annual ritual. It’s as much a mental exercise as a logistical one and certainly not the choice of the vocal […] The post GringoView: Escaping from Carnaval – My Annual Ritual appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilian Women’s Judo Team Wins Five Medals in Bratislava
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ketelyn Nascimento (57kg), Ketleyn Quadros (63kg) and Maria Suelen Altheman (+78kg), Gabriela Chibana (48kg) and Maria Portela (70kg) climbed the podium on Saturday in Bratislava, Slovakia. Of the seven weight categories in dispute (All Female), Brazil was represented in six. Only the 78kg category contestant, Mayra Aguiar, lacked a national […] The post Brazilian Women’s Judo Team Wins Five Medals in Bratislava appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bear and Wolf Unite for Ten Days to Hunt and Share Prey
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Finnish photographer Lassi Rautiainei, 56, goes into the woods until he finds something worth watching and recording. Thanks to such naturalists, we sometimes learn about somewhat unusual things in the animal or plant kingdom. And in fact, he found something worthy of being watched and recorded: the unusual friendship between […] The post Bear and Wolf Unite for Ten Days to Hunt and Share Prey appeared first on The Rio Times.
Approval of Jair Bolsonaro’s Government Grows, per FSB/VEJA Survey
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The evaluation of Jair Bolsonaro's government increased in February this year compared to December 2019 on all four points raised by the VEJA/FSB survey: the administration itself; the way in which the president governs; what has been accomplished so far compared to what was expected before the beginning of his […] The post Approval of Jair Bolsonaro’s Government Grows, per FSB/VEJA Survey appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro Shuts Out Amazon States, Says Governor of Pará State
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho (MDB), criticized President Jair Bolsonaro's decision to exclude the governors of the Amazon region from the National Council of the Legal Amazon, announced by the government to address issues related to the region. The council announced last week by Bolsonaro will be led by […] The post Bolsonaro Shuts Out Amazon States, Says Governor of Pará State appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bolsonaro Halves Planalto Library to Accommodate First Lady’s Office
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With a collection of 42,000 works and 3,000 presidents' speeches, the Planalto Palace library is being halved by order of Jair Bolsonaro, who had a private office built on the premises for the first lady, Michelle Bolsonaro, to use. The Presidency's traditional library, located at Annex I of the Palace, […] The post Bolsonaro Halves Planalto Library to Accommodate First Lady’s Office appeared first on The Rio Times.
Do green buses pass the performance test?
Should Americans follow China in a massive commitment to battery-electric buses? The post Do green buses pass the performance test? appeared first on CFACT.
Weather Essay Contest Writers Help
The condition is a neural improvement problem that influences an individual’s focus span, organization skills, impulsive conduct, and […]rnThere is a good deal of evidence to point to a link in between ADHD and entrepreneurship. The scientific article I picked is termed Awareness Deficit/Hyperactivity Ailment (ADHD) And Entrepeneurship by Kevin M. Antshel of Syracuse University. Awareness deficit/hyperactivity ailment (ADHD) is a chronic ailment in which a particular person is very inattentive, hyperactivate, and even impulsive. The […]rnSarah’s day starts out usual, she wakes up an... more »
TOTT Update: Full Steam Ahead
Development is the lifeblood of many publishers, and as genuine journalism continues to push through an era of uncertain territory, adding new elements of value to existing forms of content is essential. In the following, we update both the public audience and users of TOTT News on an array of new benefits and features set to be added moving forward in 2020.
Healing The Tragic Soul Of The Modern West
Fr. Georges Florovsky did far more than forge a path back to the fathers for the Orthodox Church: he also mapped a route for the return of Western Christianity to its own Orthodox roots. Discussing the modern encounter of Orthodoxy with the churches of the West, he wrote: A historiosophical […]
Former CIA Case Officer Robert David Steele: Coronavirus Bioweapon Uuleashed on China to Ignite WW3
SGTreport Former CIA case officer Robert David Steele joins me to discuss the deadly Coronavirus, and his theories regarding its true origins. The larger agenda behind this bio-weapon attack is some version of the FreeMasonic Satanic “Anglo-Saxon Mission”. Watch excerpts of this agenda in the video. The original plan called for: – 1. Limited Nuclear …
Nowhere On Earth Would Be Safe From An India-Pakistan Nuclear War
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The India-Pakistan conflict is the world's most dangerous. *Key point:* India’s official policy is that it will never be first to strike with nuclear weapons—but that once any nukes are used against it, New Dehli will unleash an all-out retaliation. Between February 26 and 27 in 2019, Indian and Pakistani warplanes launched strikes on each other’s territory and engaged in aerial combat for the first time since 1971. Pakistan ominously hinted it was convening its National Command Authority, the institution which can authorize a nuclear strike. The... more »
Political Sermonette
*Balance* In politics, it's important to find balance and in order to do that, candidates need to leave the bubble of adoring fans. *Bernie* is a little different, because he's a hard core communist and huge admirer or the Soviet system - back when there was a Soviet Union. A lot of his followers would end up in the gulag for their troubles, but they don't understand that because all they want is free stuff, looted from somebody else (who they'd likely meet in the work camp when they arrive). *Biden*, continuing his failed "No Malarky Tour", is trying to pick up the pieces while r... more »
Do ‘Green’ Buses Pass the Performance Test?
By Duggan Flanakin Should Americans follow China in a massive commitment to supposedly eco-friendly battery-electric buses (BEBs)? California has mandated a “carbon-free” bus system by 2040 and will buy only battery or fuel cell-powered buses after 2029. Other states and cities are following suit. Vehicle decisions are typically based on cost and performance. Cost includes […]
'Everyone thought we'd be the first to go': Fire bunker helps couple save 130yo cottage
Mick and Sue built a fire bunker on their property, and saved their historic Kiah home.
Tayla Harris 'useless' at ground level, according to victorious opponent Stacey Livingstone
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After keeping Carlton's forward Tayla Harris quiet, Collingwood defender Stacey Livingstone says that the Blues star is "useless" if you can quell her aerial threat.
More than a decade in the making, a troubled $6 million Perth footbridge project has been revived
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A multi-million-dollar rainbow-coloured pedestrian bridge connecting Perth Children's Hospital to Kings Park will "at last" be built, the State Government announces.
February 18th-23rd Program at Federal Justice Cultural Center in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Check out the events currently scheduled at the CCJF — Centro Cultural Justiça Federal (Federal Justice Cultural Center) in downtown Rio de Janeiro for the week of February 18th until February 23rd. EXHIBITIONS Rio Branco, 241 – Justiça e Cultura (Justice and Culture) / History. (Photo: internet reproduction) Rio Branco, […] The post February 18th-23rd Program at Federal Justice Cultural Center in Rio appeared first on The Rio Times.
Just one more thing...
*"We can advise you that the information you have requested is excluded from the Act because it is held for the purposes of ‘journalism, art or literature.’ The BBC is therefore not obliged to provide this information to you and will not be doing so on this occasion…"* This is a good point from BBC Waste: One of the cleverest things Oliver Dowden and John Whittingdale could do is relax the FOI derogation the BBC is afforded and abuses. This would shine a spotlight on the BBC no amount of DCMS select committees or ministerial enquires could.
Those Of Love Are....A Quotation by M.N. Hopkins
*Those of love are few in our world but a longing occurs that increases their numbers until the day when those of fear will be the minority and those of love will rule upon the throne of the heart again.* *© ** 2012 M.N. Hopkins* *Poems & Quotations by M.N. Hopkins* *or visit:* *Pinterest*