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The proteins that domesticated our genomes
EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of humanLand-based food not nutritionally sufficient for wild polar bears
A study, by San Diego Zoo Global conservationists, released this week (Sept. 12, 2016) is shedding newStudy links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed
Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team
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What is convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus?
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College contact-tracing app readily leaked personal data, report finds
In an attempt to mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19, one Michigan college is requiring all studentsPentagon Report Deems "Covert Surveillance" Aircraft Flown Over
The Pentagon is defending its use of military aircraft to conduct surveillance on the large crowds ofWoke Capitalism: How Huge Corporations Demonstrate Status by Endorsing
It’s a rather strange claim of the American far left that their interests are opposed to that of corporate
naked capitalism
Paltry Flint Toxic Water Settlement: Let’s NOT Kill All the Lawyers (at
Michigan gets off easy with its $600 million settlement of allegations that lead-tainted water in Flint has‘They Have Nowhere To Run’: Inmate Families, Advocates Push for Prisoner
The prisons that house some inamets lie in the path of wildfires, and California hasn't yet furloughed
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Diane Ravitch's Blog: David Berliner: The “Required Curriculum” vs
Diane Ravitch's Blog: David Berliner: The “Required Curriculum” vs. “The Not Required” CurriculumShanker Blog: State Budget Cuts and School Districts with Pre-Existing
Shanker Blog: State Budget Cuts and School Districts with Pre-Existing Conditions The CenterCurmudgucation: Report: Zuckerberg’s Favorite Digital Ed Program is All
Curmudgucation: Report: Zuckerberg’s Favorite Digital Ed Program is All Sizzle, No Steak Last
Energy
Trump extends LNG exports through 2050
President Donald Trump has extended U.S. LNG exports until 2050, following a fiery speech in Midland inKinder Morgan posts $637 million loss in second quarter
Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan lost $637 million in the second quarter after writing down $1Gasoline prices resume decline after weeks of increases
Gasoline prices in the Houston area have declined by nearly 3 cents in the past week, breaking a string of
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
Many Republicans still in the dark about hastily arranged convention
“We had four weeks to plan this thing,” said one person close to the organizing. “Caressing everyone’s hairTrump campaign announces speakers for Republican convention
More than 70 people — including politicians, administration officials and the president’s family — will beAn ‘Apprentice’ producer and a TV-obsessed president: Inside the GOP’s
After Donald Trump blew up the GOP's convention for the second time, aides sat before a blank
Politics
Critics Stumped RNC Lists 'Honorable' Ivanka Trump — And Omits Title For Her Siblings
There's that sticky issue of "mandatory" charity finance training for the first daughter after the dishonorable misuse of Trump Foundation funds.HuffPostFact check: Barack Obama did not spend $65K on prostitutes, code-named 'pizza' and 'hotdogs'
The claim is based on an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory supported by QAnon and InfoWars. We rate it false.USA TODAYBiden to ABC's David Muir on raising taxes: 'No new taxes' for anyone making less than $400,000
In the first joint interview with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, the former vice president told ABC “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir that everybody should pay “their fair share."“I will raise taxes for anybody making over $400,000,” Biden told Muir, adding, “no new taxes” would be raised for anyone making under $400,000. Tax policy is taking on additional significance for the 2020 presidential election, with the economic crisis inextricably tied to the pandemic, and more than 30 million Americans currently on unemployment.ABC News
Navajo Times
Weary Wide Ruins community awaits fate of school
In a due process hearing scheduled for Aug. 21, the Wide Ruins Community School governing board andJudge delays ruling on Benally’s motion to dismiss
San Juan River Farm Board President Dineh Benally and his attorney, David Jordan, argued that the districtAmid pandemic, ‘Shimásání bi Skirts’ serves grandmothers
When Teresa Frazier finishes a batch of Navajo skirts, she sanitizes them by soaking them in Lysol then
Ancient Code
Pentagon, U.S. Finally Gov Releases Navy UFO/UAP Footage: What’s next?
Back in 2004, the Navy captured footage of “unexplained aerial phenomena.” Translation, NavyArchaeologists uncover Celtic smelting furnace in Poland that pre-dates
Archaeologists in Poland made a delightful and exciting find near the city of Warkocz by excavating aFox News Host Tucker Carlson doesn’t believe Trump’s answers about UFOs
Controversial Fox News’s Tucker Carlson appeared on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens
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Coronavirus death toll rises by 10, arrests at Covid-19 protest demo in The
The number of people dying from coronavirus in the Netherlands hit 10 in the past 24 hours, the highestBikes worth €600m were stolen last year, as organised gangs move in
Bikes to the value of €600m were stolen in the Netherlands last year, and organised gangs are moving inDementia risk is going down, study shows, but absolute number of sufferers
The risk of developing dementia at a later age is diminishing, with better healthcare and life style
BleepingComputer
Install Windows 10 updates manually with this open-source tool
Update Manager for Windows, also known as WuMgr, is a free open-source tool for Windows 10 that allows youHow to run Windows 10 programs in a WSL Linux shell
The Windows Subsystem for Linux is bridging the divide between Windows and Linux by letting you run WindowsThe Week in Ransomware - August 21st 2020 - Ransomware Ahoy!
While it wasn't a big week for new ransomware variants, we did learn about some ransomware attacks
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1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)
And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up theDonald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-tortureIowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances
Accuracy In Academia
UC-Santa Cruz caves, rehires some graduate students after strike
After five months, the University of California-Santa Cruz and fired graduate student workers reached anCoronavirus Fact Sheet: Fighting Media Disinformation
Many Americans have little trust and faith in the mainstream media, which was exacerbated by the 2016PAC-12 Athletes Threaten Strike until Demands are Met
Multiple student athletes in the Pac-12 college conference have threatened to opt out of the upcoming 2020-
Al Jazeera English
Victoria's daily coronavirus cases at seven week low: Live news
Cases in Australian state drop to 116; FDA approves plasma treatment in US; Seoul makes masks compulsory.Japan PM Shinzo Abe visits hospital again amid health worries
Country's longest-serving prime minister faces health issues and fatigue from handling of theNew Zealand court set to sentence Christchurch mosque shooter
Brenton Tarrant to face survivors of mosque attacks during sentencing hearing that is likely to see him
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Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews
Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades ofDiabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone
New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill
Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for
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Report: Israel tried to expel 60,000 Palestinians to Uruguay
Israel tried to expel 60,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Uruguay after reaching understandings withTunisia: ‘Covid-19 situation is critical’
The Director of Tunisia’s National Observatory for New and Emerging Diseases warned on Wednesday that the8-year-old Palestinian child dies from coronavirus
An eight-year-old Palestinian child from the West Bank town of Idna outside of Hebron, died last night from
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Christchurch mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant's sentencing hearing begins
Brenton Tarrant has admitted killing 51 people and wounding dozens more at two New Zealand mosques.Belarus opposition holds mass rally in Minsk despite ban
Tens of thousands gather in Minsk, as pressure on President Lukashenko shows no sign of easing.California wildfires seen from a plane as Trump declares major disaster
US President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster and released federal aid.
Bartholomew's Notes
Court Finds For Former MP in Counterclaim Against “VIP Sex Abuse” Accuser
From the Daily Mail: A former Liberal Democrat MP is to receive libel damages from an alleged fantasist whoSandy Hook Conspiracism: A Note on Moon Rock Books
From CBS News, in June: The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won aBBC News Probes “Annie Tacker”
This one is being widely reported – from Phil Kemp at BBC News: There are many unanswered questions
Everything Matters
Narcissism (the plague of our times?)
did you know that daffodils are narcissus flowers? Narcissism is a coping strategy for when one has beenThe shifting grounds of relationship
I can’t not be me now, all of me. It’s all out there, no mask, no pretence, no condition shoulds or ways ofHappiness, activism and the gut
Happiness can coexist with despair. It really can. We need to stop having such narrow view of what
BlackListed News
Bronfman Family Billionaires Implicated In NXIVM Hollywood ‘Sex Cult’
hen Hollywood actress Allison Mack became one of multiple actresses t0 be implicated in the “NXIVM” sexAvoiding World War III in the Caucasus
Turkey is still enamored with pan-Turkism, just as during WWI and the Armenian Genocide. Turkey envisionsErdogan threatens to cut diplomatic ties with UAE and shut its embassy over
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he is considering breaking off all diplomatic ties
Brave The World
Newborn is Here: Things to Have on Your Bed
This is not a list of baby “must-haves.” This is a list for the bedridden mothers. When a10 Low Time Preference Parenting Tactics
Low time preference is a term generally used in economics or evolutionary psychology to describe anSlav Mom Cooking
This is NOT medical advice. Please consult your doctor before you eat food. Low fat, high carb, high sugar
Center on Budget: Comprehensive News Feed
In Case You Missed It...
This week at CBPP, we focused on the economy, state budgets and taxes, housing, the federalIs $1 Trillion Enough for a New Economic Relief Package?
Policymakers will not be able to fit a responsible and bipartisan package within a $1“Tracking Hardship”: CBPP’s New Tool to Highlight Recession’s Human Impact
Nearly 15 million adult renters (1 in 5) were behind in their rent at some point this
Coyote Blog
AZ Finally Comes Up With A Better Way to Show COVID-Related Hospital
Now that the COVID wave in Arizona is receding, the ADHS Data Dashboard finally has come up with a betterCampaign Zero: Doing the Hard Work on Police Accountability
In many other posts, I have credited BLM for bringing attention to police accountability issues but have
Dandelion Salad
Chile’s Mapuche Conflict, by Yanis Iqbal
by Yanis Iqbal Writer, Dandelion Salad Aligarh, India August 14, 2020 On 1 August, 2020, a group ofJohn Pilger: What Is Going On In The World Is The Struggle For True Freedom
Dandelion Salad with John Pilger goingundergroundRT on Aug 12, 2020 On this episode of Going UndergroundThose Least Responsible For Global Warming Will Pay The Highest Price For
by Pete Dolack Writer, Dandelion Salad Systemic Disorder August 12, 2020 Is it already too late to stop
Fabius Maximus website
Channeling Realism to Avert a War Over Taiwan
Powerful special interests in America are pushing for a confrontation with China. USMC Major Gayl (retA New America rises by manipulating our language and thoughts
Summary: The corruption of our language, mostly by the Left, already is producing a host of ill effects. WeChanges to the police might tip the future of America
Radical changes in policing is one of the many large social engineering experiments in which the Left has
Inter Press Service
Indigenous Best Amazon Stewards, but Only When Property Rights Assured
“The xapiri [shamanic spirits] have defended the forest since it first came into being. Our ancestors haveI Came to Work in Qatar to Pursue My Dreams, But My Life is a Nightmare
The author is one of the 93 migrant workers Human Rights Watch interviewed for a recent report on salaryHow to Help Belarus
President Aliaksandr Lukashenka’s government is teetering after he declared victory in a rigged 9 August
INTERNATIONALIST 360°
Evo Morales Asked Supporters to Accept October 18 as the New Election Date
Bolivia’s former president, Evo Morales, asked his supporters to accept October 18 as the date forThe Libyan Air Force Moves the Military Front to Misrata
Air strikes targeted the strongholds of militias and mercenaries loyal to the Sarraj government in the cityPolice Set Fire to MST Camp During Eviction
Lu Sudré Families of Quilombo Campo Grande camp denounce the negligence of the Minas Gerais state
New Content on CO2 Science
Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo
It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce itBiospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary
Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, aCatastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England
Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?
MercoPress
Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia among the highest rates in Bloomberg'
Bloomberg’s Misery Index, which tallies inflation and unemployment outlooks for 60Argentina freezes TV, Internet and mobile service until 2021
Argentina is extending a price freeze for TV, Internet, and mobile service until theLula da Silva apologizes for protecting Italian militant who confessed
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he regretted protecting
National Wind Watch: Wind Energy News
Pelican deaths spark debate on wind farm locations #GRC
A debate has begun again about the location of wind farms in a nature protection area near Lake Prespa inWhy we sued Logan County #CO
On June 16, 2020, the Logan County Commissioners gave the Niyol Wind Project a green light by approving itsTiny red knot vs. giant wind turbines: a need to worry? #NJ
An offshore wind developer is using satellite technology to determine whether an endangered shorebird
www.thenewfederalist.eu
Freedom of the Press in Europe's Microstates: A Complex Situation
An article from the “Freedom of the Press in 2020 Europe” series - Rights and Freedoms“The only possible path to becoming a real democracy is a revolution”
Dasha Shkarupina from Belarus gives us an overview of the challenging and dangerous campaign trail in herEurope's Response to Hong Kong Security Law: Between Condemnation and
Europe's reaction verbally condemns the national security law, but errs on the side of caution in its
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A Few Months of Hindsight
Journalist George Gilder declared the pandemic over in April. Mathematician Isaac Ben-Israel insisted theBenghazi, Fake News, and Extraordinary Heroes
Much of the conservative narrative about Benghazi is wrong.Funerals Have Spiked in Numerous Nations
Across the globe, many more funerals are being held this year than normal.
Online Cancer Blog
The Survival Rate of Each Lung Cancer Stage
We all know that there are many stages of lung cancer and you might be wondering how each stage is like andChocolates Help Fight Cancer- Myth or Truth?
How amazing (and difficult) is it to love something that is also supposed to do you a world of goodTop 6 Symptoms That Indicate Breast Cancer
Cancer is one of the fastest growing cause of deaths in the world. The most common type of cancer include &
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Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists
Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recentIt's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October withoutMore reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by
Signs of the Times
BEST OF THE WEB: Covid-19: The Perfect Storm
Paying the piper? When a researcher publishes a research paper he or she is obliged to state clearly anyTennessee mom says parents asked to sign 'ridiculous' waiver they
A Tennessee school district is under fire for asking parents to sign a form agreeing not to eavesdrop onAustralia's police now arresting citizens who were THINKING of
Two men accused of planning an anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne have had their homes raided and been
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Coronavirus: Price gouging should be reported, says Health Minister Chris
New complaints about highly-priced masks flared after the Government raised the country’s coronavirus alertEnglish Championship clubs show interest in Wellington Phoenix ace Liberato
Two English Championship clubs have joined the race to sign Europe-bound Wellington Phoenix star LiberatoRamen shop responds to backlash after announcing a customer, who later
A Wellington noodle shop, which revealed a customer later test positive for coronavirus, has been subjected
Freethought Blogs
How to Riot – 3
Some of you have doubtless heard of the Haymarket Affair. I decided to dig into it in a bit more detailHow Republicans became the White Grievance Party
As Trump’s ghastly performance as president continues and his fortunes slide, more and moreMay die today
Too much work piled up, too much of it late, I’m sequestering myself in my office/lab all day, if you