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University Researchers Uncover Yet Another Reason to Stop Eating Fish (It Goes Far Deeper Than Just Mercury)
If we lived in a environmentally cleaner world, fish would be an incredibly healthy meal: packed with omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins D and B2, as well as minerals such as calcium, iron, iodine, and potassium. These nutrients protect the heart, slow down the aging process in the brain, help reduce the risk of depression, and prevent autoimmune diseases. If only we didn’t pollute the planet. In today’s world, each of us has to think hard to consider the benefits of eating fish versus its risks. Its most-known risks remain amounts of heavy metal mercury that collects over time in the ... more »
"Resilient? Ridiculous!"
*"Resilient? Ridiculous!"* by David Stockman When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it. – Frédéric Bastiat, "The Law" (1850) "In case you were still wondering, The Wall Street Journal has already explained it all: "The Dow industrials added as many as 500 points on speculation that economic growth will prove to be resilient as fiscal and monetary policies blunt the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on China’s economy." That’s news-ticke... more »
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 49 – 2020
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
"America Has Been in a 'Silent Depression' Since 2009"
*"America Has Been in a 'Silent Depression' Since 2009"* By Bill Bonner CANCÚN, MEXICO – "We’ve come up to Cancún to take a look at the future. Our first visit to the area around Mérida and Tulum was about 40 years ago. At the time, Cancún barely existed. And the beaches – except for a few naked hippies – were largely deserted. We guessed then that the place wouldn’t remain undiscovered for long. It didn’t. Now, Cancún gets millions of visitors per year. The bay around Akumal is now dotted with houses, restaurants, and bars. And last night, they were full, with mostly older people ... more »
Blackberry warning remains in place as outbreak declared over
Federal officials still can’t say for sure where the blackberries came from, but they today repeated their public warning about fresh berries that were sold in the fall of 2019 and linked to a multi-state hepatitis A outbreak. As of today, public health labs have confirmed 20 patients in the seven-state outbreak, according to an... Continue Reading
Bloomberg Spent Millions to Staff State AG Offices With Climate Radicals
[image: bloomberg-spent-millions-to-staff-state-ag-offices-with-climate-radicals] A program founded with millions from Bloomberg’s foundation provides Democratic state attorneys general with lawyers trained to advance the climate agenda.
Boys Scouts Have Muslim Troops — Who Don’t Pledge Allegiance to America
[image: boys-scouts-have-muslim-troops-that-don-t-pledge-allegiance-to-america] Some years ago the BSA allowed openly homosexual boys in its ranks, then openly homosexual adult leaders; next came “transgender” kids and girls. Interestingly, though, most of these changes probably wouldn’t sit well with another scouting innovation: all-Muslim troops who pray to Allah five times daily and don’t pledge allegiance to our nation.
Trump Clemency Recipient Says Woman Who Got Mercy Helped Her
A Florida woman who got clemency from President Donald Trump while serving prison time for a $205 million Medicare fraud scam said her case was brought to Trump’s attention by a woman who herself got clemency.
UN: Thousands Fleeing Syrian Offensive, Kids Dying in Cold
Mark Lowcock told the U.N. Security Council that “the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe” in northwest Idlib province, which is the last major rebel stronghold, has “overwhelmed” efforts to provide aid.
Lawyer: Assange Was Offered US Pardon If He Cleared Russia
Responding to the the lawyer’s claims, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said, “This is absolutely and completely false.”
Media Jump on Assange Court Statement – A Pardon for Truthtelling? – UPDATE Rohrabacher Responds…
If you stay out of the weeds and look at the bigger picture it is clear to see the media are all-in, desperate to retain the Big Lie that Russia was responsible for hacking the DNC servers and releasing the … Continue reading →
President Trump Delivers Remarks on CA Water Access – 5:30pm Livestream
Today President Trump will deliver remarks on water access in Bakersfield, California. The president was in the valley earlier today for a fundraiser hosted by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and will deliver remarks from Bakersfield at approximately 5:30pm ET. White … Continue reading →
Barky Obama Fails Again…surprise, surprise, surprise.
So Dumbo tweets… Now for the REAL Truth. EXCERPT: “This comes just days after a Gallup poll found that most American voters credit Trump, not Obama for the booming economy. Contrary to Obama’s claim, the stimulus was hardly the “magic wand” he’s advertising it to be. I wrote a detailed rebuttal of the stimulus in 2018, all of which is applicable today in demonstrating the objective failure that the stimulus was. That is republished below (with data updated accordingly when necessary).” and EXCERPT: “Prior to passing the stimulus to find out what’s in it (wrong bill, I know), the Obam... more »
The Tyranny of the Left Continues Unabated…
From one hoax to another hoax to a lie and them more lies, more obfuscation, etc., and the Democraps are more concerned with this crapola… EXCERPT: “THE HILL – Senate Democrats are asking the Justice Department’s top watchdog to expand its investigation into Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal lawyer, to include contacts with DOJ officials. Ten Democrats sent a letter to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz asking that an ongoing probe into Giuliani’s contacts with FBI officials include if he had “improper communications” with senior DOJ officials. “We are concerned tha... more »
Round #4 or is it #5 – Judicial Challenge to the Executive Branch
Judges are determined to force some further means of removing Trump Obama Judges head the Federal Judges Association . Western Journal Jared Harris February 18, 2020 Less than two weeks after a Senate trial resulted in the acquittal of President Donald Trump, a group of holdover federal judges will meet to discuss alleged inappropriate activity by the president and the Department of Justice. The Federal Judges Association will meet Wednesday amid accusations that Trump and the DOJ are becoming too involved in political cases, according to USA Today. “There are plenty of issues that ... more »
Iran Will Not Hand Over The Black Box Of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
The crate containing purportedly the two black boxes recovered from the crashed Ukrainian airliner, Boeing 737-800, is seen in this still image taken from a video, in Tehran, Iran January 10, 2020.IRIB VIA WANA/Handout via REUTERS *Reuters:* *Iran won't hand over 'damaged' black box of Ukraine plane: ministers* DUBAI (Reuters) - The black box of a Ukrainian passenger plane accidentally shot down over Iran last month is damaged but Iran will not hand it over to another country despite pressure for access, top Iranian ministers said on Wednesday, according to state media. Canadian... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Higher Destination”
2002, “Higher Destination”
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Why does this galaxy spin so fast? To start, even identifying which type of galaxy UGC 12591 is difficult - featured on the lower left, it has dark dust lanes like a spiral galaxy but a large diffuse bulge of stars like a lenticular. Surprisingly observations show that UGC 12591 spins at about 480 km/sec, almost twice as fast as our Milky Way, and the fastest rotation rate yet measured. *Click image for larger size.* The mass needed to hold together a galaxy spinning this fast is several times the mass of our Milky Way Galaxy. Progenitor scenarios for UGC 12591 include slow growth b... more »
Chet Raymo, "Mysticism"
*"Mysticism"* by Chet Raymo "Talk about the "mystical experience" in the company of scientists and you'll often get looked at as if you were going on about crop circles or astrology. This not quite fair, I think. The "mystical experience" is too well documented in the religious literature of the world to be so easily dismissed. Granted, people who report these experiences often invoke the language of supernaturalism, and the language is properly suspect. But we use the descriptive categories we are familiar with, and supernaturalism is deeply ingrained in our culture. Is there a w... more »
"I Have Accepted The Fact..."
“You observe your children or your children’s children, making the same absurd mistakes, heart-rending mistakes often, which you made at their age. And there is nothing you can say or do to prevent it. It’s by observing the young, indeed, that you eventually understand the sort of idiot you yourself were once upon a time - and perhaps still are.” “One can fight evil but against stupidity one is helpless… I have accepted the fact, hard as it may be, that human beings are inclined to behave in ways that would make animals blush. The ironic, the tragic thing is that we often behave in... more »
President Erdogan Warns That A Turkish Military Offensive On Syria's Idlib Is 'Only A Matter Of Time'
*VOA/RFE:* *Erdogan: Talks With Russia Unsatisfactory, Turkish Offensive in Syria 'Matter Of Time'* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that a military operation in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib was a "matter of time" if President Bashar al-Assad's forces fail to withdraw behind Turkish military positions — prompting criticism from Moscow. The Syrian Army's offensive, backed by Russian air support, has triggered the biggest wave of refugees in the nine-year conflict. Erdogan told lawmakers from his ruling AK Party on February 19 that talks with Russia, whi... more »
These Maps Reveal How The Coronavirus Spread Around The World
Iran today became the latest country embroiled in the global battle. Two people, about whom no details have been released, are being treated in Qom, 86miles south of Tehran *Daily Mail: **How coronavirus spread around the world: Maps reveal the way the deadly infection swept through China and leaped into 26 more countries in just seven weeks* * Iran today became the latest country to declare the infection had spread there * The outbreak began on December 31 in the Hubei province of China * More than 75,000 people have been infected now and 2,012 have died A series of maps has reve... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot PM 2/19/20"
*2/19/20, Updated frequently as available.* ◆ Gregory Mannarino, PM 2/19/20 “NO FEAR! Today- New Record High Close For Stocks. Global Markets RALLY" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ ◆ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ ◆ *Buffett Indicator: Where Are We With Market Valuations?* "*As of 2/19/20* (updates daily): The Stock Market is Significantly Overvalued. Based on historical ratio of total market cap... more »
Is the US an outlier on health care spending?
Alex Tabarrok says no: as other countries reach current US levels of income their health care spending will look more like the United States does today. I’m skeptical of this prediction. According to the IMF, there are 11 economies that already have higher per capita income than the US (PPP adjusted) and they all spend […] The post Is the US an outlier on health care spending? appeared first on Econlib.
Bad Bets and the Corona Virus Epidemic
Bad bets by individuals, the state, and globalizing elites
Compliance 101: Gun-Toting Cops Endanger Students and Turn the Schools into Prisons
*John W. Whitehead* - Just when you thought the government couldn’t get any more tone-deaf about civil liberties.
Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning Nominated for 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
*Aaron Kesel* - "We wish to nominate Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize."
Neuroscience and the ‘Sanskrit Effect’
*Azriel ReShel* - With their extraordinary chanting and low throaty drone of ancient sacred texts, the Gyuto Monks of Tibet have kept audiences in the West spellbound.
Boy Scouts of America File for Bankruptcy Amid Tsunami of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations
*Elias Marat* - An attorney for the victims believes that the number of claimants could dwarf those of the Catholic church.
Bloomberg’s Rising Polls Show The Power Of Billionaire Narrative Control
*Caitlin Johnstone* - Back in November Mike Bloomberg was polling at four percent nationally and had the highest disapproval rating of any potential Democratic presidential candidate.
Poachers Cut Rhino’s Horns To Be Used As “Natural Viagra” And Other “Remedies”
*John Vibes* - Rhinos are recognized as a critically endangered species, with less than 28,000 left on the entire planet.
How Aluminum Damages Your Brain
*Dr. Mercola* - According to a British researcher, without aluminum in the brain, Alzheimer’s does not develop.
"Omens, Portents, Karma, & The Mandate Of Heaven"
*Click image for larger size* *"Omens, Portents, Karma, & The Mandate Of Heaven"* by Charles Hugh Smith "What makes humans unique among social mammals? Some say humor, I would nominate superstition: regardless of how hard we promote our rationality and logic, humanity continues to sense portents and omens in events and feel the intangible tug of karma: the consequences of past actions that we arrogantly thought we'd escaped forever. Michael Snyder recently compiled a list of peculiarities that are raising eyebrows around the globe: One, sure, two, not that unusual, three, well thin... more »
Michael Bloomberg Is Trying To take Down Bernie Sanders, Not Trump
Michael Bloomberg’s campaign has called on the other “moderate” candidates, such as Amy Klobuchar, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, to step down and unite behind him as the only force that can stop Bernie Sanders, who, he warns, will soon have an insurmountable lead in delegates. The post Michael Bloomberg Is Trying To take Down Bernie Sanders, Not Trump appeared first on MintPress News.
Did US ‘Lead the World’ in Reducing CO2 Emissions in 2019?
Right-leaning websites celebrated the findings of a February 2020 report by the International Energy Agency.
Did Televangelist Jim Bakker Say ‘God Will Create a Holy Line of Trumps’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
The First Fatalities In The Middle East From The Coronavirus Have Been Reported In Iran
*Al Jazeera*: *Two die of coronavirus in Iran, first fatalities in Middle East* Elderly people die in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the holy city of Qom, officials say. Tehran, Iran - Two elderly people have died in Iran after testing positive for the new coronavirus, according to health officials. The deaths on Wednesday were the outbreak's first fatalities in the Middle East. "Two elderly people have died due to coronavirus in the city of Qom, south of Tehran," Alireza Vahabzadeh, an adviser to Iran's health minister, told Al Jazeera on Wednesday. "The t... more »
Prayers Answered – Ryan Newman Walks Out of Hospital…
Very good news today as NASCAR driver Ryan Newman walks out of the hospital with his two daughters only a few days after a horrific crash at the Daytona 500. [Fox News Article] True to his jovial self, @RyanJNewman is … Continue reading →
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US forces drive Russian military vehicle off road in northeast Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) – A new video released on Wednesday showed a U.S. armored vehicle attempting to drive a Russian military vehicle off a road in northeastern Syria. According to the account that posted the video, the incident took place in the eastern countryside of the Al-Qamishli District in northeastern Syria. In the video, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Largest Russian military base in Syria comes under attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The largest Russian military base in Syria has come under attack this evening, a local source told Al-Masdar News. According to the source, the Russian military addressed a drone attack at the Hmeimim Airbase by deploying its air defense missiles to intercept the hostile aircraft. The attack was reportedly repelled […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force carries out heavy attack near Turkish border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force resumed their aerial assault in western Aleppo and western Idlib on Wednesday, as their warplanes targeted several areas under the control of the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS). READ ALSO: Russia Vows to Keep Supporting Syrian Army in Idlib Despite Trump’s Warning […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israel is taking offensive against Iran in Syria: MoD
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday that his country is taking an offensive approach towards Iran after spending much of the Syrian conflict on the defensive. According to Ynet News on Wednesday, Bennett said, “Iran has nothing to look for in Syria,” stessing that Israel has stepped up […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US believes Russia, Turkey are close to ‘more extensive conflict’ in Syria
The United States believes that Russia and Turkey are “very close” to a more extensive conflict in Syria’s Idlib and hopes that they will be able to avoid it, Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman told reporters on Wednesday. “We are seeing the Russians and the Turks have come very close to having more extensive conflict in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia responds to Turkey’s threats: ‘We will not stop supporting legitimate gov’t in Syria’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) – Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, announced on Wednesday that his country will continue to support the legitimate government in Syria in its war against terrorism. “We will not stop supporting the legitimate government in Syria, which is fighting a war against international terrorism,” Nevenzia said during […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Scatterday appointed CEO of cannabis tech firm Tilt Holdings
Tilt Holdings, a Massachusetts-based marijuana company with a focus on technology, on Wednesday installed Mark Scatterday as permanent CEO. He had served as the company’s interim CEO since May 2019. In another move, Tilt announced that Chief Operating Officer Tim Conder also will serve as company president. Scatterday told Marijuana Business Daily last September that, in his interim […] Scatterday appointed CEO of cannabis tech firm Tilt Holdings is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The only stain on Clinton's shirt!
*WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020Our own tribe's criminal cluelessness:* We're going to postpone our review of Dana Goldstein's account of "the reading wars." Instead, let's consider our liberal tribe's remarkable cluelessness concerning the basics of recent political history. More specifically, we refer to the decades of political history which put Donald Trump where he is. Sarada Peri was a speechwriter for President Obama. Yesterday, she published a piece in the Atlantic concerning President Trump. Peri warns that Donald J. Trump may well willing to cheat to win re-election. We ... more »
First Passengers Disembark From Virus-Infected Cruise Ship In Japan
*Daily Mail: **'I've seen Ebola and I was scared - the bureaucrats were in charge': Japanese expert reveals his horror at medical bungling aboard Coronavirus cruise ship that has incubated over 600 infections* * Japanese disease expert Kentaro Iwata said conditions on the Diamond Princess were 'completely chaotic' * Infectious diseases expert is one of many scientists to slam quarantine in video that racked up a million views * He placed himself in 14-day quarantine to avoid giving it to his family after 542 were infected during lockdown * Iwata was in Africa during the Ebola ou... more »
OTPP Buys Stake in Dell's Cybersecurity Unit
Dell Technologies Inc said on Tuesday it would sell its cybersecurity unit RSA for $2.08 billion to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and AlpInvest Partners. OTPP put out this press release: A consortium led by Symphony Technology Group (STG), Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’) and AlpInvest Partners (AlpInvest) has entered into a definitive agreement with Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) to *acquire RSA in an all-cash transaction for $2.075 billion,* subject to certain adjustments. The transaction, which includes the ... more »
New Round Of Trump Budget Cuts Could Force More Californians Into Homelessness, Advocates Say
The Trump administration is proposing a cut in homeless assistance funding next year, frustrating advocates who say the crisis in Sacramento and other cities is worsening. The White House budget plan for fiscal 2021, which begins Oct. 1, proposes $2.773 billion for homeless assistance grants, slightly less than the current year. The administration also wants to cut funding for affordable housing programs as well as Community Development Block Grants, which help revive and improve neighborhoods.
Reclaiming A Neighborhood In West Baltimore
Community farms and gardens play a vital role in building more just economies, improving community well-being, and addressing climate change. AFSC has a long history of supporting communities impacted by oppression gain more control over their own food system. That includes working with community members in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of West Baltimore... more »
NYC Taxpayers Spending Millions On Cyber Center With Controversial Ties To Israeli Intelligence
Early last week, the city of New York launched — with little media scrutiny — one of two new massive cybersecurity centers that will be run by private Israeli firms with close ties to Israel’s government, the so-called “Mega Group” tied to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and prominent pro-Israel lobby organizations operating in the United States. The centers were first announced in 2018 as was the identity of the firms who would run them... more »
Employment-Based Health Care Is An Anchor Around The Neck Of The U.S. Working Class
Last June at the House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Medicare for All, Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas lamented, “That great health care plan that your union negotiated for you? It’s gone. Banned under Medicare for All.” A right-wing congressman with a 7 percent lifetime voting score from the AFL-CIO crying crocodile tears for union health care plans can easily be dismissed as just another absurdity of America’s political dysfunction.
The New Rules Of The Game
The quadrennial political game of least worst, or how to scare the public to vote for presidential candidates who serve corporate power, comes this season with a new twist. Donald Trump, if he faces Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar or Michael Bloomberg, will continue to be an amalgamation of Adolf Hitler, Al Capone and the Antichrist. But should Bernie Sanders manage to evade the snares, traps and minefields laid for him by the Democratic Party elites... more »
Working To Protect Day And Night
How did Nonviolent Peaceforce respond when South Sudanese women reported facing assault, harassment and robbery on their way to and from the market at night? Our peacekeepers came up with a safety plan. They knew from experience that the day patrols Nonviolent Peaceforce conducted across South Sudan were successful in reducing violence in communities.
Guaidó’s U.S.-Sponsored International Tour Begging For More Support For An Exhausted Golpista Project
The self-proclaimed president Juan Guaidó returned to Venezuela on February 11 after a two-week, U.S.-sponsored international tour where he posed not just as Venezuela’s president but as the leader of a divided opposition. As the media outlet Redfish’s coverage shows, his reception in Caracas was not as warm as his reception at the White House and in his highly-publicized meetings with elites of the European Union.[1]
Covid-19 Outbreak -- News Updates February 19, 2020
*Al Jazeera:* *Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?* Cases of the virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, have been reported around the world. New cases of infection with a new coronavirus known as COVID-19, which emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan, are being reported daily around the world. In mainland China, 2,004 people have died, while 74,185 infections have been confirmed, according to government figures. Hundreds of cases have been confirmed elsewhere, with the virus being recorded in several countries in the Asia-Pacific region as well as Euro... more »
Status Quo Did So Much More Than Just VOTE For The War Against Iraq-- But Now He Lies About His Role
If you're considering voting for Status Quo Joe in a primary in your state, it's very important for you to watch this video above about why the Senate authorized the war against Iraq-- which included Biden attacking fellow Democrats who realized what a terrible idea starting that war was. Without the help from Biden (and the other worthless Joe, Lieberman) George W. Bush and Dick Cheney could never have started that war-- and would certainly not have had the catastrophic Authorization for Use of Military Force, which still is in place and still haunts U.S. foreign policy. Why doe... more »
TRACIE HALL
*TRACIE HALL* has been appointed the first Black executive director of the American Library Association. Previously the director of the culture portfolio at the Chicagobased Joyce Foundation, Hall holds a bachelor’s in law and society and Black studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, a master’s in international and area studies from Yale University and a master’s in library and information science from the University of Washington.
SAVALAS KIDD
*SAVALAS KIDD* has been named executive director of public safety at the University of Dayton (UD). A 25-year decorated police veteran, Kidd has served as UD’s chief of police since 2017. He holds an associate degree in criminal justice technology from the University of Cincinnati, a bachelor’s in criminal justice management from Union Institute and University and a master’s in human services from the UD.
LENORE RODICIO
*LENORE RODICIO* has been named vice chair of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Currently the executive vice president and provost at Miami Dade College, Rodicio holds a bachelor’s in chemistry from Barry University and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Louisiana State University.
NEDA HAJIZADEH
*NEDA HAJIZADEH* has been appointed director of counseling at the Borough of Manhattan Community College’s Counseling Center. Previously director of the counselor and wellness center at Marymount Manhattan College, Hajizadeh holds a bachelor’s from Skidmore College, a bachelor’s from the International School of Hamburg and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Fordham University.
ESMILDA ABREU-HORNBOSTEL
*ESMILDA ABREU-HORNBOSTEL* has been appointed associate vice president of student affairs and dean of students at Manhattan College. She most recently served as assistant vice president for student affairs and Title IX coordinator at the Pratt Institute. Abreu holds a bachelor’s in cognitive psychology from Hampshire College, a master’s in industrial/organizational psychology from Columbia University Teachers College and a Ph.D. in organization and management from Capella University.
EMILY BARNES
*EMILY BARNES* has been named the first female interim president at Cleary University. Currently the school’s first female provost as well, Barnes holds a bachelor’s in humanities from Indiana University, a master’s in library and information science as well as a master’s in human-computer interaction from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. She holds a Ph.D. in higher education from Maryville University of Saint Louis.
RAFAEL DE LA ROSA
*RAFAEL DE LA ROSA* has been named assistant vice president for government and community relations at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Formerly an aide to congressman Brad Sherman and director of government and community relations at CSUN, De La Rosa holds an associate degree from Ventura Community College and a bachelor’s degree in history as well as political science from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Covid-19 Outbreak In China -- News Updates February 19, 2020
*Daily Mail:* *Another Wuhan hospital chief 'is infected with coronavirus' a day after a leading doctor died of the disease* Dr Wang Ping of Wuhan No.8 Hospital has been infected, state media said today News comes a day after the chief of Wuhan Wuchang Hospital died of the virus Novel coronavirus has killed seven health workers and infected 1,700 of them Chinese people have accused officials of trying to cover up the death of medics Another hospital chief at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak has reportedly been hospitalised after contracting the disease. Dr Wang Ping, the hea... more »
Two New Bills Quietly Slipping Through Congress Will Give Big Pharma Unlimited Power & Zero Accountability
If you’re hurt by a pharmaceutical, you can sue the company that made the drug, and be compensated for your losses, right? Most people assume that is the way the justice system works, but the... The post Two New Bills Quietly Slipping Through Congress Will Give Big Pharma Unlimited Power & Zero Accountability appeared first on Healing Oracle.
"The Vulnerability..."
“We don't have to hate ourselves for our own vulnerability. We don't have to hate ourselves for what life has done to us. We don't have to hate ourselves because hurt or loss or longing has gotten to us. Our desires will always be with us in some form, keeping us firmly attached to a world that will hurt us. We must come to love ourselves, love our life, in its vulnerability, in its impermanence, not in spite of all its flaws, but because of them. Because the vulnerability, the changes, the flaws make us who we are.” - Barry Magid
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Legal Team Files Motion to Release Chelsea Manning
Today, attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen filed a Motion to Release Chelsea Manning, based on evidence, including an expert’s assessment of Chelsea’s personality profile, and a public condemnation of her “coercive confinement” by Nils Melzer, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Hillary's War: Nine Years Later Libya Still A Living Hell
Nine years after a US-led attack on Libya and murder of its leader, the democracy and liberation promised by Hillary Clinton and her band of "humanitarian interventionists" has never arrived. Instead, the once-wealthiest African country is mired in civil war and the standard of living has plummeted. There are several warring factions and militias vying for control, none of which seems strong enough to rule the country. This is a valuable cautionary tale about the disasters of US interventionism - which is precisely why no one wants to talk about it. Watch today's Liberty Report:
Turn Music Down, Library Guard Asked. Then She was Stabbed.
The suspect was tackled by library patrons after the stabbing.
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "Turtle"
*"Turtle"* "Now I see it - it nudges with its bulldog head the slippery stems of the lilies, making them tremble; and now it noses along in the wake of the little brown teal who is leading her soft children from one side of the pond to the other; she keeps close to the edge and they follow closely, the good children- the tender children, the sweet children, dangling their pretty feet into the darkness. And now will come - I can count on it - the murky splash, the certain victory of that pink and gassy mouth, and the frantic circling of the hen while the rest of the chicks flare away over... more »
"If We Have No Idea..."
"If we have no idea what we believe in, we'll go along with anything. Truth takes courage. Courage to stand up for what we believe in. Not necessarily in a confrontational way, but in a gentle yet firm way. Like an oak tree, able to sway gently in the wind, but strongly rooted to the ground." - A.C. Ping
Seventy-Five Years Ago United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Was Killed At Iwo Jima
United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone *WNU Editor:* For more on United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone go here .... *John Basilone* (Wikipedia).
How Aluminum Damages Your Brain
Story at-a-glance Research has found a strong link between aluminum exposure and Alzheimer’s disease. Patients with a genetic mutation that predisposes them to early onset of Alzheimer’s and more aggressive disease have universally high aluminum content in their brains According to a British researcher, without aluminum in the brain, Alzheimer’s does not develop When aluminum […] The post How Aluminum Damages Your Brain appeared first on Health Nut News.
Student Accidentally Creates Rechargeable Battery That Lasts 400 Years
In 2016, a UC Irvine student named Mya Le Thai was playing around in the university lab. That day she made an accidentally awesome discovery, and the way we charge our batteries may be changed forever. The story goes that she was just hanging out – doing some experiments (as one does, when one is […] The post Student Accidentally Creates Rechargeable Battery That Lasts 400 Years appeared first on Health Nut News.
Live: Donald Trump trolls 'Mini Mike' as Bloomberg prepares to cop flak on Democratic debate stage
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg will take the stage for the first time at a Democratic debate today. As Bernie Sanders surges, it's expected he'll cop plenty of flak from a field looking to catch up. Follow live.
Assange offered pardon by Trump to say Russia not involved in Democrats hack, court hears
A court in London hears an allegation that Julian Assange was offered a presidential pardon if he agreed to say that Russia was not involved in leaking Democratic party emails.
'I'll probably cark it': Couple fears asbestos in drinking water tank after bushfire
Debbie Padroth and her partner, Pete Richer, stared down the firestorm and saved their home south-west of Sydney, but now they are scared to drink the water from their tank.
'Tsunami-like' floods destroy bushfire recovery steps on northern NSW coast
Communities on the north coast of New South Wales are struggling to recover from an extraordinary series of natural disasters.
Predators use secrecy to their advantage, but there are ways to identify grooming
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An elite boy's school in Melbourne is the latest to be exposed for failing to appropriately respond to the grooming of students by teachers. So, what are schools required to do if they suspect grooming or if suspicions are raised, and how can parents protect their kids?
When China says 'win-win', it really means 'let's negotiate'. But human rights are not to be traded away
Just In - 8 hours ago
As Australia enters its last months on the UN Human Rights Council it is time to push back on China's plans to undermine the pillars of the international human rights system, writes Nicholas Bequelin.
'It's time to raise this and deal with it': Menstruation taboos in remote communities
Overcrowding, access to functioning bathrooms, and affordable sanitary products are just some of the challenges facing Indigenous women during menstruation.
These are the crime statistics the police didn't want you to see
Against a rising tide of sexual assaults, exclusive new data reveals the police force with the worst record for pursuing perpetrators.
Angry? Sad? Reduced to tears? How to deal with your emotions at work
Tom Hanks' new film brings the power of being able to identify your emotions back into the spotlight. But what happens in a work context, when you feel that old friend anger bubbling to the surface?
'Like licking an ashtray': Bushfire smoke destroys 2020 vintage
While the haze blanketing Canberra has finally lifted, local wineries are only just beginning to feel the affect of months of smoky air, with several facing millions of dollars in lost revenue.
$1,000-a-day rents see small retailers flee shopping centres
The downturn in consumer spending is starting to hit retail landlords, as many small shops can no longer afford the steep annual rent rises.
Jess hit a sandbank while surfing. She'd have been better off being hit by a car
After being catastrophically injured in a surfing accident, the young lifesaver was shocked to discover she was entitled to far less funding than others in the spinal ward.
Huge recalculation of methane emissions has a silver lining: 'We can deal with it'
Research using Greenland ice cores has found that humans are responsible for much more methane than previously estimated, but the short lifespan of methane means swift action could yield swift results.
Harry and Meghan to sever Royal ties next month
Just In - 8 hours ago
From April, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer have an office at Buckingham Palace and will instead be represented through their charity team in the UK.
Live: NSW Now: Homes still without power, Jetstar flights resume
Just In - 8 hours ago
*MORNING BRIEFING: *Thousands of people are without power for a second day after a severe storm, and Jetstar services resume after a 24-hour strike ends.
Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy expect returns to form in T20 World Cup opener
Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry are two of the national women's cricket team's biggest stars but both have endured a run of outs ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup — where they're backing themselves to silence the critics.
Australian Ballet's new production of The Happy Prince is 'no tutu ballet'
One of the stars of the Australian Ballet's world-premiere production of The Happy Prince literally takes ballet to new heights as dancers soar high above the stage in a contemporary production which features a "living fruit salad" of cultural references.
Prosecuting lawyer wins $435k judgement after being traumatised by evidence
The Office of Public Prosecutions breached its duty of care to a employee who was diagnosed with with PTSD and a depressive disorder after having to view child exploitation material and pornography in her role as a prosecutor.
'Treasure' found in rat nests underneath floorboards of Sydney museum
Rat infestations may have been a nightmare for convicts at the Hyde Park Barracks, but today historians are grateful for their activity.
"If politicians can be bought for [these] amounts ... it’s the politicians who are wrong not the threshold." #QotD
*“Politicians having to justify their work to supporters, members, and donors is healthy. Public funding would give a huge advantage to the established political parties. It professionalises politics and stamps on the grass roots. “The vast majority of donations made to political parties are small. That is a good thing. It means politicians and party bosses are accountable to many.”* "If politicians can be bought for the amounts under the threshold for disclosure, it’s the politicians who are wrong not the threshold." ~ Taxpayers Union (italicised) and Ele Ludemann, from h... more »
Leftist Website Claims Abortion Is a “Religious Right”
[image: leftist-website-claims-abortion-is-a-religious-right] The left-wing website Vice recently published a piece that presents the unique idea that a woman’s “right” to get an abortion is as much a religious right as it is a constitutional one.
Survey Shows NATO Popularity Has Declined in United States and France
[image: survey-shows-nato-popularity-has-declined-in-united-states-and-france] A Pew Research Center survey of views about NATO shows the alliance’s favorability rating falling in both the United States and France.
What Endangered Means To Scientists And What It Means To Environmental Lawyers Are Much Different Things
You might know blue whales are an endangered species while pandas are not. Yet there are 25,000 blue whales and only 2,000 pandas. There are 100,000 sea otters yet they are still classified as endangered. Who drew that line between endangered and not endangered? And why are there suddenly so many more endangered species? A new tiny species might be discovered and someone is immediately petitioning government to declare it endangered, even though there may be lots of them and western ecologists just don't know it. read more
Barr – No intentions of quitting or resigning
Gidley: DOJ’s statement says Barr has no intentions to quit, resign . . White Press Release lists and explains those prisoners who had their sentences commuted and pardoned. This also addresses why President Trump commuted sentences and provided full pardons as well as explaining his rationale for doing so. President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Grants of Clemency granting Full Pardons to the following individuals: Edward DeBartolo, Jr., Michael Milken, Ariel Friedler, Bernard Kerik, Paul Pogue, David Safavian, and Angela Stanton. In addition, President Trump signed Executive ... more »
BOMBS AWAY! From 2019.
The Obama Admin and Soros were hand-in-glove, along with maggots like Amb. Yovanovich.EXCERPT: “A few months later, Yuri Lutsenko, widely regarded as a hero in the West for spending two years in prison after fighting Russian aggression in his country, was named prosecutor general and invited to meet new U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. Lutsenko told me [John Solomon] he was stunned when the ambassador “gave me a list of people whom we should not prosecute.” The list included a founder of the AntAC group and two members of Parliament who vocally supported the group’s ant... more »
Sanders, Socialism, and the excuses of mainstream
Ever since 2015, Bernie Sanders has ridden a high horse to today. He has said the right things (for millennials) done the right things (for his Democrat socialist following) and mumbled his way past all his Democrat competitors to head the NEW Democrat Socialist block rising in the political graveyard of the Democrat Party. He has not only managed in his old age to do what he never was able to do during his younger years, but because of communication has reached such a wide audience across the world that he has become the trending Icon on the Pedestal for … Continue reading →
Trident: Firming up the Triton Flyby
It’s not a Triton, or even a Neptune orbiter, but Trident is still an exciting mission, a Triton flyby that would take a close look at the active resurfacing going on on this remarkable moon. Trident has recently been selected by NASA’s Discovery Program as one of four science investigations that will lead to one […]
Yes, France's Barracuda-Class Suffren Submarine Is One of Quietest Ever Made
*Sebastien Roblin* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2019%3Anewsml_RC16B85166C0&share=true] Nuclear-powered doom. *Key point:* Paris still wants to remain a major power, which means building deadly submarines. Towards that end, France has launched an impressive new class of nuclear attack submarines. On July 12, 2019, French president Emmanuel Macron celebrated the imminent launch of France’s first new nuclear-powered submarine in over a decade—the *Barracuda*-class vessel *Suffren*. A few weeks later on August 1, the *Suffren... more »
One Of Those Days – Squirrels, Bugs & Weird Al “Foil”
A tail of woe involving death, endurance, recovery, and a weird musical interlude... Continue reading →
Humans as Aquatic Apes – Elaine Morgan TED
A TED talk about human origin as an aquatic ape, and some terse words for science by consensus along the way. Continue reading →
RSBN Trump Rally Phoenix Arizona
RSBN Live Coverage of the Trump Rally in Phoenix Arizona Continue reading →
Keir Starmer for Labour Leader
*This is the first of three guest posts by comrades on the left putting the case for their choice for party leader. The author, Cllr Susan Press (@susanp80 on Twitter) has been on the left of the Labour Party for decades, and sets out why she's backing Keir Starmer.* Somewhere out there in a parallel universe Labour is getting set for its first General Election with Jeremy Corbyn as Leader. The past five years have been tough and it took time to win over the PLP and general public but after a narrow escape from leaving the EU with a close referendum in 2016 the polls suggest it’s f... more »
Animalistic opera!
Here's a very cute short movie (less than 2 minutes long). It may not play back here: if so, click this link to watch it on YouTube. Kudos to those concerned with making it for doing a very good job. Peter
Shoving Babies Into The Pipeline
I knew I was going to be cranky after the very first sentence: *The workforce pipeline begins with quality early education.* This is Gil Minor, a retired CEO of a Fortune 200 company; he's also the chair of the Virginia Higher Education Council and vice-chairman of the group he's plugging in this op-ed, E3: Elevate Early Education. And not everything he has to say is odious claptrap, but that first sentence really sets the wrong tone. This attitude pops up from business guys with depressing regularity. In 2013, it was Allan Golston of the Gates Foundation writing, "Businesses are t... more »
TODAY: Trump rally, Democratic debate, and Bloomberg gun ban bingo...
*what to do, what to do?* I've decided to take one for the team and watch the dems compete about how much they want to give away "for free", gun bans, baby killing, and a myriad of other unsavory subjects. To quote from *yesterday's post*: Tomorrow in Las Vegas the arrogant/ignorant commie/libtards will gather in Las Vegas for a debate. Michael Bloomberg has qualified to stand beside the blatant commie Bernie, the homosexual Saint Pete (who has again been referencing the Bible and quoting God), the fake Indian grandma scold Warren, dull as dirt (the proper use of the word dirt) Kl... more »
Law Clerks and Jurisprudence
Here's a small supplement to Perry Dane's very interesting discussion of the jurisprudential significance of the fact that today in the United States law clerks have substantial input, including the development of specific arguments and doctrinal formulations, into the opinions that are ultimately published under "their" judge's name (and the follow-up comments here and here). A short and therefore distorted version of Dane's argument is that the appearance of the judge's name on an opinoin acts as an "icon" or signal about something -- on my reading, about the fact that the opinion ... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 2/19/2020
Today's Water Cooler: New polls, Bloomberg, Sanders, NV caucus, SC, IA recount, Obama and torture, producer prices, household spending, China containers, Smile DIrect, Blue Apron, Groupon, millennials and the Fed, societal collapse books, wood skyscrapers, hedgies, consciousness, Trillbillies
Norway – Almost twice as much snow as last year
Over two meters (more than 7 feet) of snow in the north. Not since 2005 has there been as much snow in Nordland and Finnmark as in February this year. In the municipality of Kautokeino there is more snow than normal, 85 cm measured today. That’s almost twice as much as at the same time ... Read more Norway – Almost twice as much snow as last year The post Norway – Almost twice as much snow as last year appeared first on Ice Age Now.
26 people quarantined in homes in Westchester County, NY
Westchester County is located just north of New York City. None of the travelers, who just returned from China, is showing any symptoms of the coronavirus, according to abc7ny.com. Eyewitness News has been told that the quarantine is voluntary and out of an abundance of caution. https://abc7ny.com/health/26-quarantined-in-westchester-county-over-coronavirus-concerns/5944654/ Thanks to Jack Hydrazine for this link The post 26 people quarantined in homes in Westchester County, NY appeared first on Ice Age Now.
L'étude d'impact sur le développement durable de l'accord de libre-échange UE-Indonésie et pourquoi il est si difficile à trouver
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
19-Feb-2020 L'étude d'impact sur le développement durable de l'accord de libre-échange entre l'Union européenne et l'Indonésie n'est pas facile à trouver. Pourtant, certaines de ses conclusions sont assez inquiétantes.
Le nouveau mandat de négociation de l'Union européenne pour les accords commerciaux avec les pays Afrique-Caraïbes-Pacifique transforme les APE en CETA
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
19-Feb-2020 Le nouveau mandat a une portée bien plus grande que la version de 2002 car il intègre tout ce que l'UE a mis en avant dans ses ALE depuis le CETA, dont l'ISDS, le commerce électronique et la propriété intellectuelle.
Questions and answers on the EU-US trade talks
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
19-Feb-2020 What are the reasons for the EU to talk trade with the US again and what would be the consequences?
Striking University Of California-Santa Cruz Grad Students Defy UAW, Arrests And Threats Of Termination
Graduate student instructors (GSIs) and teaching assistants (TAs) at University of California-Santa Cruz are beginning the sixth day of their wildcat strike to demand a cost of living adjustment. Like many educators in California, grad students have confronted stagnant wages alongside skyrocketing rents that leave them struggling to survive in one of the most expensive cities in the United States.
Anti-Pipeline Protests Shut Down Canadian Rail Networks
The Canadian government said Sunday it hoped to resolve the tension through dialogue. Anti-pipeline protests have shut down major rail networks across Canada as indigenous rights and environmental activists act in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people of British Columbia, who are fighting to keep a natural gas pipeline off their land.
Walmart Workers Demand Fair Pay And Hours At Protest Outside Alice Walton’s Penthouse As Retail Giant Cuts Jobs
Walmart workers issued a "wake up call" to Alice Walton, an heir to the retailer's $500 billion fortune, in New York on Tuesday by marching to Walton's New York penthouse and demanding her company pay its 1.5 million workers a living wage and give them reliable, stable work schedules. The protest was partially a response to the company's so-called "Great Workplace" restructuring initiative which Walmart began testing last year and plans to roll out in at least 1,100 of its 5,300 U.S. stores by the end of 2020.
Medicare For All Would Save More Than 68,000 Lives And $450 Billion Every Year, According To New Study
Epidemiologists from the Yale School of Public Health, University of Florida, and University of Maryland School of Medicine, have calculated that a single-payer universal health-care system in the US would likely lead to a 13 percent saving in national health-care expenditure and prevent more than 68,000 unnecessary deaths. By replacing premiums, deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket costs with a progressive tax system... more »
World News Briefs -- February 19, 2020
*CNBC:* *Iran says two test positive for coronavirus, global death toll tops 2,000* * China’s National Health Commission said there was a total of 74,185 confirmed cases as of Feb. 18, and 2,004 people have died so far. * South Korea confirmed 15 additional cases, bringing the total number of affected patients to 46. * A second person, a 70-year-old man, has died in Hong Kong from the infection, a spokeswoman at the Princess Margaret Hospital told CNBC. Iranian authorities reported two suspected cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, according to the country’s semi-official ISNA n... more »
SOME GOOD NEWS FOR DEMOCRATS
This is the best news I've read in a while: ... Americans’ interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by Democrats than in conservative rural areas, according to an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos national opinion polls. ... The advantage in urban political engagement extends deep into the most competitive battleground states that Trump won by razor-thin margins four years ago, the data shows. In large urban areas of the upper Midwest, a region that includes swing states Michigan and Wisconsin, for example, the number of people who said they were “certain” to vote in ... more »
New Fangs for the Navy
*Naval Hypersonic Strike * (link) The Navy intends to deploy its conventional prompt strike hypersonic weapon on *Virginia *class attack submarines, after previous discussions of putting the weapon on the larger *Ohio *class guided-missile submarine (SSGN). The Ohio Class SSGN is a cruise missile carrying submarine, pictured left, mounted (additionally) with two Dry Dock Shelters for MK- 8 SEAL Delivery Vehicles, that I'm intimately familiar with. The SSGN's carry a LOT of Tomahawk cruise missiles and can provide a devastating strike capability. As the Tomahawks are phased out, I'... more »
Jordan Peterson Shares a Powerful Perspective on Alcohol Addiction and How to Beat It
*Alex Pietrowski* - So many of us have an insanely difficult time walking away from booze and not looking back.
‘And Then – Nothing. Silence’: The Deadly Facade Of ‘Democracy’
If you were mad enough to judge the state of the world by the daily outpourings of ‘mainstream’ media, you would have no real understanding of the perilous state of the human race. Or, if you had concerns on seeing the latest news on climate breakdown, you would not be fully informed about the powerful elites that are driving all of us towards this looming catastrophe. Nor would you be alerted to the overriding and immediate imperative for the public to exert its own huge power to avert almost unimaginable disaster, not least human extinction.
Institutionalizing Support for College Students Impacted by Foster Care
Despite the growing national media attention, shedding light on the precarious experiences of college students impacted by the foster care system, they remain on the margins of higher education research, policy and discourse. The data are clear though. On any given day there are nearly half of million youth in the foster care system (of which Black and Native American students are disproportionately represented) who have been subject to some form of abuse, neglect, or concerns about safety and wellbeing.
Agency Ordered to Pay Fees in ‘IM GOD’ License Plate Case
After a self-identified atheist requested the plates in 2016, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet denied the request on the basis it violated anti-discrimination guidelines.
The 2020 Presidential Candidates Stay (Mostly) Quiet on Law Enforcement Independence
"Presidential Preference Card" from the 2020 Iowa Democratic Caucuses. (Flickr/Phil Roeder, https://flic.kr/p/2ioY1g4; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) These are hard times for the Justice Department. On Feb. 11, all four Justice Department attorneys prosecuting Trump associate Roger Stone withdrew from the case—and one resigned outright—after the department indicated that it would, following pressure from the president, reduce its recommendation for the length of Stone’s prison sentence. In the following days, reporting indicated that Attorney General Will... more »
What Should We Do About Section 230?
Screen of a smartphone displaying social media icons. (Stacey MacNaught, www.staceymacnaught.co.uk; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) The attorney general is holding a workshop on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, asking whether the law can be improved. Section 230 does need work, though there’s plenty of room for debate about exactly how to fix it. These are my mostly tentative and entirely personal thoughts on the question the attorney general has asked. Section 230 gives digital platforms two immunities—one for publishing users’ speech and o... more »
Colorado marijuana sales soar to $1.75 billion in 2019
Colorado’s recreational and medical cannabis retailers sold a record $1.75 billion in product last year, increasing the state’s total to a whopping $7.79 billion since the 2014 launch of adult-use sales. Adult-use and medical marijuana sales in the state increased 13% from 2018, according to figures the Denver Post obtained from Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division. […] Colorado marijuana sales soar to $1.75 billion in 2019 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Gov’t Agencies Refuse to Disclose How Much is Spent at Trump Properties
Although he claims he's the 'most transparent President ever, Trump refuses to disclose how much taxpayer money is spent at his properties.
Shocking Video Shows Cop Execute Unarmed Grandpa for Walking Toward Him
[image: killed]"He did what he was trained to do," the cop's lawyer said after he shot and killed an unarmed grandpa for walking toward him.
Zimmerman Sues Warren, Buttigieg Over Trayvon Martin Tweets
[image: zimmerman-sues-warren-buttigieg-over-trayvon-martin-tweets] George Zimmerman has filed a $265 million defamation lawsuit against Democrat presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg for implying on Twitter that he is a racist and white supremacist murderer.
The “Secret Society” Speech from April 1961 That Likely Got JFK Killed
John F. Kennedy, a man most of whose ideas and ideals run directly opposite to those of today’s Democrat Socialist Party, gave a speech to the American Newspaper Publishing Association on 27 April 1961. Listen to what JFK says about global “secret societies” and power brokers. Listen to how he lauds the MSM of the day, and how respectfully they respond. My money says that the contents of this speech put an indelible bullseye on our President’s back, one that was hit by two or three bullets fired in Dallas on 22 November 1963. QAnon writers make reference to this … Continue reading →
UPDATE: Blago Talks!
Holy Jesus (hat tip: R Lee) this is another nuke dropped on the Left with more to follow from Blago! Looks like that 4D Chess game has President Trump about 4 or 5 moves ahead of the Leftists. EXCERPT: “As we reported last night, in his first interview at the Denver Airport Blagojevich thanked President Trump and noted how Democrats “don’t treat him [President Trump] very good.”Former Governor Rod Blagojevich: The appropriate thing to say is I speak for Patty, for my daughters Amy and Annie and me when I express our most profound and everlasting gratitude to President Trump for doin... more »
China and the Coronavirus: Getting It Right or Very Wrong?
In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, the stories on China’s quarantine and population control measures seem downright crazy, with people needing hall passes to go out of their apartments, buildings turning away residents who had been out of town, periodic temperature checks on residents, drones being deployed to disinfect villages or to shame people […]
Natalia Bryant Death Hoax: Kobe’s Daughter Didn’t Die By Suicide
Fraudsters continue to capitalize on the sudden death of Kobe Bryant by publishing misinformation about his family.
New discoveries in human body--I always smile at this
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/new-discoveries-in-human-anatomy--67055 I love science articles. Particularly those of "new thinking," or "new discoveries." And then eventually, evolution and not God is credited. "*The brain’s drain* The lymphatic system, a body-wide network of vessels that drains fluids and removes waste from tissues and organs, was long-believed to be absent from the brain. Early reports of lymphatic vessels in the meninges, the membrane coating the brain, date as far back as the 18th century—but these findings were met with skepticism. Only recently has... more »
Sanders Surges Into Double-Digit Lead Nationally in New Poll
*21WIRE* | Panic is already beginning to set in with Democratic Party elites, as DNC strategy of 'pushing Bernie out' is failing badly.
U.S. President’s Global Gag Rule is Having Negative Impact on the Health of Malawians: Report
Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19 (IPS) - A report released last week has detailed the complex ways in which President Donald Trump's ‘Global Gag Rule' (GGR), that blocks U.S. global health assistance to foreign non-governmental facilities providing abortion or abortion-related services, is affecting the population in Malawi, a country already hard hit with numerous climate change disasters. Read the full story, “U.S. President’s Global Gag Rule is Having Negative Impact on the Health of Malawians: Report”, on globalissues.org →
How Nigeria’s Police used Telecom Surveillance to Lure & Arrest Journalists
Global Issues News Headlines - 10 hours ago
NEW YORK, Feb 19 (IPS) - Jonathan Rozen* is Senior Africa Researcher at Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) As reporters for Nigeria's* Premium Times* newspaper, Samuel Ogundipe and Azeezat Adedigba told CPJ they spoke often over the phone. They had no idea that their regular conversations about work and their personal lives were creating a record of their friendship. Read the full story, “How Nigeria’s Police used Telecom Surveillance to Lure & Arrest Journalists”, on globalissues.org →