Sharyl Attkisson
The folly of media demands to “disavow” and “condemn” (PODCAST)
An insightful look at the record when it comes to media demands for President Trump to disavow and condemn
Facebook and Twitter Cross a Line Far More Dangerous Than What They Censor
The following is an excerpt of an article by Glenn Greenwald in The Intercept Just weeks before the
The Trump Economy, Illegal Immigration Conspiracy, and Farming in the Age
One of the things that makes this week's cover story on Full Measure so interesting is that I began
BlackListed News
The FBI, Militias, Truth, And Comey's Legacy
"Thirteen members of an anti-government group bent on igniting a civil war are charged in a plot to
Signed As Law: Vermont Bans Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Last week, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill into law that bans police from using facial recognition
naked capitalism
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/16/2020
~ Today's Water Cooler ~
An Indictment of the “Standard Model” for Pension and Endowment Investing
A lucid and daming explanation of why public pension funds and other instutitional investors regularly fall
NEPC - Blog Post of the Day
Curmudgucation: Scrap the Big Standardized Test This Year
Curmudgucation: Scrap the Big Standardized Test This Year When schools pushed the pandemic
Shanker Blog: Research and Evidence Can Help Guide Teachers During the
Shanker Blog: Research and Evidence Can Help Guide Teachers During the Pandemic This post is
Have You Heard: Mind the Gap: Why It’s Time to Stop Talking About the
Have You Heard: Mind the Gap: Why It’s Time to Stop Talking About the Achievement Gap The
Energy
Colorado senator seeks to clean up old oil and gas sites
Oil and gas companies drilling on public lands would be required to do a better job cleaning up under
Venezuela is tearing apart oil pipelines to sell as scrap metal
Nicolas Maduro regime is willing to cannibalize the country’s crumbling energy infrastructure to pay
Bruin E&P emerges from Ch. 11 bankruptcy
Bruin E&P Partners has emerged from bankruptcy, which allowed the Houston oil and gas company to
Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories
HHS lawyer: Trump’s drug cards could violate election law
Health department’s legal concerns about the drug-card plan for seniors could delay plans to promote it
In final sprint, Trump makes stops his team never expected to need
The Republican president is spending considerable time campaigning in once-impenetrable red states.
Pfizer delivers final blow to Trump's hope for preelection vaccine
There won’t be a coronavirus vaccine ready before Election Day, despite President Donald Trump’s repeated
Politics
'I gave money to your campaign': Trump was frustrated by John McCain after he ignored him at a congressional hearing, new book says
"Oh yeah? See what that will get you," Sen. John McCain replied to an irritated Donald Trump at a hearing in 1993.
Business InsiderFarmer who went viral after carving Biden-Harris message into his soybean field says there’s more to the story
North Dakota voter reveals why he decided to share a message of support for the Democrats after Donald Trump’s trade wars cost his farm ‘a lot of money’
The IndependentA USPS worker suspected of throwing away bags full of mail posted about the QAnon conspiracy theory
A Pittsburgh-area mail carrier suspected of discarding garbage bags of undelivered mail appears to be a QAnon conspiracy theorist.
INSIDER
Navajo Times
In numbers: COVID-19 Across the Navajo Nation
View the latest charts and a map showing the extent of the coronavirus on the Navajo Nation. The post In
Letters: ‘Pocahontas’ should not be an insult
There have been many times when President Trump has used harsh names to insult someone. One such insulting
Police start shutting down hemp farms
Shiprock District Court ordered a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order against Dineh
Ancient Code
Researchers Stunned by ‘Plausible’ Sign of Life on Venus
Venus is often the subject of stories about Venusians and extraterrestrial life. However, the idea of life
Ancient Aliens: Modern UFO from Chile Matches Ancient Chilean Geoglyph
Chile has an incredible rate of UFO sightings, among the highest in the world. Today, some call the country
Ancient Dogs that Sing Like Whales Rediscovered in the Wild
Wild dogs among those thought to be “the most ancient domestic dogs on earth” have been
DutchNews.nl
Quarantine rules widely ignored, survey shows, as new infections touch
Support for the government’s basic measures to combat coronavirus, such as hand washing and social
Holiday voucher holders want their money back as confidence plummets
Disappointed would-be holidaymakers are demanding their money back as trust in the voucher system plummets
Don’t cross the border unless you have to, Belgium and the Netherlands tell
The Netherlands and Belgium have called on residents to stop crossing the border between the two countries
BleepingComputer
The Week in Ransomware - October 16th 2020 - The weekend is upon us
Ransomware continues to target government entities and the enterprise, while victims quietly pay ransoms
Nation-state actor hit Google with the largest DDoS attack
In an overview of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) trends targeting its network links, Google revealed
Google warned users of 33,000 state-sponsored attacks in 2020
Google delivered over 33,000 alerts to its users during the first three quarters of 2020 to warn them of
Accuracy In Academia
Report: Colleges will face revenue loss and lower student enrollment in the
A report from S&P Global Ratings predicted that U.S. colleges and universities will struggle in the
Pandemic forces community college consolidation in New Mexico
The New Mexico State University system announced that it will restructure its higher education system to
Chegg creates affordable online program directory at community colleges
Chegg, an education technology company, announced that it created a new tool to help students find more
Al Jazeera English
US elections live news: Romney for filling Supreme Court vacancy
The senator's support of filling the seat of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before election gives
Iran sends message of resistance to US at UNGA
Tehran will not surrender to US pressure, no matter who the next US president is, President Rouhani tells
Suspect wrote 'give up' on ricin White House letter: Court papers
Pascale Ferrier, who allegedly sent ricin-laced post to the White House, due to appear in court.
AllThingsD » Walt Mossberg
Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews
Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes 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
altahrir, news of Islam, Muslims, Arab Spring and special Palestine
Settlers set Palestinian car on fire
A group of extreme right-wing settlers vandalised the Palestinian village of Asira Al-Qibiliya, based in
UN: Israel demolishes 25 Palestine structures, displaces 32 people in 2
The Israeli occupation demolished 25 Palestinian structures in occupied territories and displaced 32
Israeli rights group calls on Israel to stop punishing measures against
An Israeli rights group on Thursday called for Israeli occupation authorities to immediately stop the
BBC News - Home
Macron calls Paris beheading 'Islamist terrorist attack'
The teacher killed in a Paris suburb reportedly showed his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Jacinda Ardern eyes majority as New Zealand heads to polls
All eyes will be on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose Labour Party is expected to win comfortably.
US states report record early voting numbers
Huge numbers of voters are casting ballots with less than three weeks to go until the election.
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 who
Sandy 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 a
BBC News Probes “Annie Tacker”
This one is being widely reported – from Phil Kemp at BBC News: There are many unanswered questions
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Narcissism (the plague of our times?)
did you know that daffodils are narcissus flowers? Narcissism is a coping strategy for when one has been
The 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 of
Happiness, activism and the gut
Happiness can coexist with despair. It really can. We need to stop having such narrow view of what
Center on Budget: Comprehensive News Feed
Arizona Ballot Measure: Fairer Taxes, Better Schools, Stronger Economy
Arizona voters will decide this fall whether to enact a targeted tax increase on high
Arizona Ballot Measure Would Help More Kids Thrive
Arizona voters on November 3 could take a giant step toward educational equity that would
States Should Follow New Jersey: Repeal Racist “Family Cap”
Now that New Jersey has repealed its “family cap” law that denied more cash assistance to
Coyote Blog
"Work From Home & Socialize via Zoom" Is the Height of Elite
I have been pointing out since April that stay at home orders tend to be supported by folks who either a
Coyoteblog Finally Has SSL/HTTPS
After a few false starts, and prodding from several readers, I finally got this creaky 16-year-old blog
A Brief Primer on Corporate Accounting and Taxes
From reading various comments on Trump's taxes, it is clear to me that many people do not understand
Dandelion Salad
Chris Hedges: Those Statues Are Statements Of White Supremacy, Part II
Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Aug 29, 2020 On the show this week, Chris Hedges, in his
Kamala Harris Is Not A “Left Radical” Or A “Marxist”, By Paul Street
by Paul Street Writer, Dandelion Salad The Official Website of Paul Street August 28, 2020 Within moments
Danny Haiphong and Margaret Kimberley: Kamala Harris Negates Black Freedom
Dandelion Salad Black Agenda Report Presents: The Left Lens on Aug 24, 2020 On this episode of The Left
Fabius Maximus website
War Games
A brief reflection on leadership, humility, and staying grounded in what’s in front of you. Don’
The Madman and the Hand-cranked Blow Dryer
Synopsis: A young archeologist participating in a grueling dig amongst the forgotten ruins of a past era &#
The OODA Loop: A Closer Look At the Kenosha Shooting
This episode of the Gunslingers USA weekly podcast features a frank conversation I had with Iowa resident
Inter Press Service
Building Back Better: Education Cannot Wait
The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 declaring October 11 as the International Day
Scaling Up SDG4 in Crises
Yasmine Sherif , Director of Education Cannot Wait The post Scaling Up SDG4 in Crises appeared first on
Nobel Peace Prize to World Food Programme Delivering Life-Saving Sustenance
With the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize bestowed on the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations
INTERNATIONALIST 360°
Khaled Barakat: The Ruling Elite in the Gulf Countries Are On a Collision
“The United States is trying to form an alliance between the Arab regimes and Israel,” said author Khaled
South African Trade Unionists Stand in Solidarity with Zimbabwean People’s
Peoples Dispatch Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) picketed outside the
Grassroots Organizations Protest the Disappearance of Carlos Lanz
For the fifth consecutive week, various organizations held a day of protest on Wednesday 23 around the
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 it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary
Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England
Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?
MercoPress
Argentina wants energy firms to invest US$ 5 billion to boost gas
Argentina wants energy firms to invest some US$ 5 billion to boost hydrocarbon
Falklands examining quarantine regulations making them more rigorous
The Falkland Islands quarantine regulations are being examined by Members of
UN agency advises Latin American to stimulate economies and help contain
Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must continue to ratchet up stimulus to
National Wind Watch: Wind Energy News
Andra vindkraftsolyckan på kort tid – blad slets sönder i Tönsen #SWE
[On Thursday, a blade was torn from one of the turbines in Tönsen. This is the second time this has
Decision on future of Inuvik’s wind turbine expected soon #CAN
A decision on a request by the Nihtat Gwich’in Council to prevent the construction of a wind turbine
Updated agreement for removal of turbines #ON
An updated Road Users Agreement (RUA) for the decommissioning of industrial turbines in the White Pines
www.thenewfederalist.eu
European HerStory: Simone Weil
History is not merely a question of fact but of how it is recorded and how we interpret it. What is
European HerStory: Lise Meitner
As part of our European HerStory project, we look at the achievements of Austrian-Swedish physicist Lise
Fairosene: Strengthening sustainable mobility with a European Citizens'
To accelerate the mobility turnaround, Timothée Galvaire and other students launched a European Citizens
Big Picture News, Informed Analysis
Will Skyscrapers Survive COVID?
Tall buildings, dependent on elevators, have become precarious investments.
Hydroxychloroquine & the Judgment of History
How a safe, well-understood malaria drug was demonized as a COVID-19 treatment. Because a politician said
Rejoice! We Have Millions of Whales
Whales are at no risk of extinction. When 50,000-strong species are classified as 'endangered,'
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 and
Chocolates 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 good
Top 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 &
lborkowski
Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists
Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recent
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October without
More 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
A dump of more early snow at 4 ski resorts in British Columbia
The four major ski hills in the Thompson-Okanagan are getting snow thanks to the recent freezing
Biden says he'll clarify court-packing stance before election — with a
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would clarify his stance on court
Butte in Montana gets pelted by several inches of early snow
It's still fall, but it looked like mid-winter in Butte this Thursday as the Mining City got dumped on
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff
Coronavirus: Police patrols will advise people to use face masks on public
Commuters must wear masks on public transport from Monday - and police will be out checking people are
Big brother is not watching: Months to replace Wellington public safety
The 50 volunteers were ditched months back. Their one-person replacement has not yet been employed.
Women stalked and harassed online are let down by dated legislation
Victims of online harassment say police haven't been able to help them. Are our laws outdated?
Freethought Blogs
Why, yes, Trump is someone’s crazy uncle
Yesterday both Joe Biden and Donald Trump held separate town hall meetings in lieu of the cancelled debate
An alternative approach to police misconduct
We have seen how in the US, the police in some cases get away with literally murder, often because they
Jack’s Walk
Jack and I see lots of chipmunks on our walks, and I often try to take a photo, but they dart away too