oldephartte(in training): 18 May

UKIP – Mindless On Merseyside

Hardly a day goes by without yet more of those “ fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists ” being unearthed

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UKIP – Are The Polls Turning?

The morale of UKIP supporters has never, it seems, been higher: the party looks poised to lead the poll in

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Murdoch Misled Leveson?

The Fourth Estate loves to talk about the Leveson Inquiry – and most of the talk remains hostile – but the

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AT&T makes bet on video with $48.5 billion DirecTV bid

By Liana B. Baker, Soyoung Kim and Marina Lopes (Reuters) - AT&T Inc plans to pay $48.5 billion to buy

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Pfizer raises bid for AstraZeneca to $117 billion

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer said on Sunday it had raised its offer for

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GM legal department under scrutiny in company's recall probe: report

General Motors' legal department is the focus of an internal inquiry into how the company handled a

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Does the government spend far too much on education?

The

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Do markets fail?

A common

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What to do before the money runs out

The

May 14, 2014

McConnell Faces Challenge From The Right In Tuesday Midterms

On Tuesday, voters in six states head to the polls for primary elections. NPR's Charles Mahtesian gives

16 hrs ago
How A Conservative Darling Could Lose His Conservative State

Sam Brownback's reelection as the GOP governor of Kansas might have been a slam dunk, but he's

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Do We Need This Government Agency? 'Let Me Google That'

Why would anyone pay for something when the exact same thing is available for free? That's the question

19 hrs ago

With ads and foot soldiers, Republican 'establishment' squeezes Tea

By Andy Sullivan BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - On a recent Saturday, foot soldiers in the Republican Party'

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Republican chairman: Clinton's age, health 'fair game'

Hillary Clinton's age and health are valid campaign issues if the 66-year-old Democrat makes another

12 hrs ago

Satellite images show two new North Korean frigates

Recent satellite images indicate that North Korea has launched two new frigates capable of carrying
Local Chinese gov't subsidizing developers to boost land prices

China's housing price slump has spread to first-tier cities. Beijing, a representative of the trend
Vietnam apologizes, mulling tax cuts for Taiwanese firms

Vietnam's chief envoy to Taiwan apologized Sunday, on behalf of his government, to the Taiwanese

Kidnapped Girls Become Tools of U.S. Imperial Policy in Africa

KidnappedGirls.jpg by BAR executive editor Glen

May 14, 2014
Freedom Rider: America Brings Hell to Ukraine

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May 14, 2014
Call the FCC – If Obama's FCC Doesn't Restore Network Neutrality

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May 13, 2014

Hundreds of thousands said to have fled fighting in Falluja

By Ali Lateef Azzaman, May 18, 2014 At least 400,000 people are feared to have fled fighting in the town of

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Iraqi army destroys ‘death boats’ and ‘paths of devil’

By Salam al-Shammari Azzaman, May 17, 2014 Fighting is raging between Iraqi troops and militants from the

May 16, 2014
Iraq and its contradictions

By Fatih Abdulsalam Azzaman, May 16, 2014 Today almost everything is mixed in Iraq. One cannot separate

May 16, 2014

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May 17, 2014
F1's Latest Death: A Coincidence Too Far?

Spygate mechanic has mystery fatal accident during airing of BBC documentary “Lies, Bribes and Formula One”

May 5, 2014
GcMAF: The Peddlers and The Meddlers

Are Guernsey bureaucrats costing lives?

May 1, 2014

Did Tykwer’s 2009 ‘The International’ Predict Banker Deaths?

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Why Human Rights Watch Promotes US Foreign Agenda

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New Captain America Film Takes On Obama’s Kill List and the New World Order

Lucas Bowser Activist Post We can add Captain America: The Winter Soldier to the list of recent

Russian media outlet urges Lavrov to help free its reporters detained in

The Lifenews television channel has urged the Russian Foreign Ministry to help free its reporters detained

10 hrs ago
Devastating Balkan floods threaten Serbia power plants as death toll

Soldiers, police and villagers battled to protect power plants in Serbia from rising flood waters on Sunday

11 hrs ago
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Several hundred people attended a peaceful rally on Kulikovo field in Odessa to mourn those murdered and

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IPCC: A Damp Squib

David Rose has an article in the Sunday Mail yesterday , which I provided the research for. The top article

April 7, 2014
One Giant Bleak Against Mankind

I have an article over at Spiked , on the matter of that dodgy ‘NASA-funded’ end-is-nigh report

March 25, 2014
The GWPF, Crok & Lewis, and Positioning Sceptics

As we all now know, Marcel Crok and Nicholas Lewis have written a report on the IPCC’s treatment of

March 8, 2014

Desperation of the Elites SP Declares Climate Change a Mega Trend

A few years ago, we began writing about how the big credit rating agencies had blown up. The agencies didn&

May 16, 2014
Overturning the War on Drugs Part of Elite Strategy to Enable UN Millennial

This "article" includes a slide show that presents 25 public figures in various stages of climb

May 16, 2014
Are Russia and China About to Announce the End of the US Dollar Era

Countries all over the world are meeting for a purpose that concerns you greatly, whether or not you're

May 16, 2014

Conspiracy Theorists Vindicated: HAARP Confirmed Weather-manipulation Tool

Finally the words come out of the right mouths to confirm what many of us have been saying. http

May 17, 2014
Biggest dinosaur ever discovered (31 flags)

Weighing in at 77 tonnes, it was as heavy as 14 African elephants, and seven tonnes heavier than the

May 16, 2014
Was Adam Lanza Murdered? (30 flags)

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World Bank: Epic Fail

Development programs run by the World Bank and other multilateral agencies regularly fail because they rely

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Amherst’s War on Frats

Amherst College, which banned fraternities and sororities in 1984, has now taken this an alarming step

May 16, 2014
Anti-Discrimination Rule that Discriminates

When scholars enthuse over laws and regulations, they are often the last to notice the unintended

May 15, 2014

Gunfire erupts outside Libyan parliament

Attackers enter parliament, demanding suspension of congress and handover of power, as Benina airbase comes

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Syrian air force chief dies in combat

In blow to Assad regime, air defence chief dies as rebels attack air force headquarters in Mleiha near

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Mali 'at war' with Tuareg rebels

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Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

This is my last column for The Wall Street Journal, after 22 years of reviewing consumer technology

December 17, 2013
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

Home medical devices, as opposed to fitness products like activity-measuring wrist bands, have too often

December 10, 2013
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Q: I have a vacation home and I am paying for cable service at two houses. Is there a practical way to

December 10, 2013

Son of Palestinian lawmaker sentenced to 22 months in prison

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — An Israeli court on Sunday sentenced the teenage son of a

7 hrs ago
Hamas: Netanyahu’s threatening of Abbas proof of Israeli bankruptcy

Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum dismissed Netanyahu’s threatening of Abbas as a sign of Israeli

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Israeli forces shoot, injure Palestinian laborer in Gaza

An Israeli soldier aims his rifle in the West Bank village of Bilin on Nov. 30, 2007 GAZA

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Ecocide Is Suicide: Compassion and Personal Rewilding

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May 15, 2014
Using Dolphin Drones as Servants of War: What Do They Think?

Dolphins and other animals are used as weapons of war but should this happen? A recent essay in the New

May 6, 2014
We Don't Need More Purebred Dogs With So Many Dogs in Need

In celebration of National Purebred Dog Day, Dr. Nancy Kalish writes it's okay to adopt a dog from a

May 2, 2014

Iran’s Claims About Its Practical Needs for Uranium Enrichment: A Reality

By Daryl G. Kimball and Kelsey Davenport (updated 12:00 noon EST) Today in Vienna as P5+1 negotiators

May 15, 2014
Another View from Israel on Iran’s Nuclear Program and What it Means

By Greg Thielmann (Image source: Globalzero.org) Comments by the former Director-General of the

May 14, 2014
The Week Ahead, May 12-17: P5+1 Talks with Iran; Lethal Autonomous Weapons

The following are some of the key arms control dates and developments to watch in the coming week. For

May 10, 2014

Warmist apostacy: the climate jihadists strike

The intolerance of the climate caliphate makes Boko Haram look like the Salvation Army. Just as the

May 14, 2014
Budget 2014: Fixing Labor’s mess

Giving any Left-of-Centre party the reins of government is like giving Dracula the keys to the blood bank.

May 13, 2014
Coalition’s ‘direct action’ policy almost as pointless as carbon tax

I was reprimanded by a commenter yesterday for being ‘inconsistent’ and apparently ‘more

May 10, 2014

South Korea to break up coastguard

South Korea plans to break up its coastguard in the wake of the ferry disaster in which more than 300

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Mladic war crimes defence to begin

The defence in the genocide and crimes against humanity trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko

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Regulate food 'like cigarettes'

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Man held in missing prisoners hunt

Police searching for two prisoners who absconded while out on day release from prison arrest a 51-year-old

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Atlantic search for UK yacht ends

An air and sea search is called off for four British yachtsmen missing in the Atlantic after their boat

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Baltacha funeral set to take place

A private funeral is to be held later for Elena Baltacha, the former British tennis number one, who died of

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A muted response

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May 16, 2014
Knot happy

WHILE some may mislay their keys on a difficult day, octopuses can lose their arms. Stuck in a tight spot,

May 15, 2014
The science of sleep

THIS week: Google and the European Court of Justice, rumoured mergers in America and the science of lucid

May 14, 2014

These 13 People Were Killed By The War On Drugs. Their Lives Were The Cost

This story was first published in April 2013. America's long drug war has produced countless

April 18, 2014
An Interview With Sam Dalton, Now In His Seventh Decade Of Criminal Defense

The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of two landmark Supreme Court cases in criminal defense law. In

December 30, 2013
Militarizing Santa Claus

A couple years ago, I wrote a story about efforts by citizens in the town of Keane, New Hampshire, to block

December 27, 2013

Turkey Provides Gambia with 10,000 Korans

From The Point (Banjul, Gambia): The Turkish Embassy in Banjul Thursday handed over 10,000 Quranic

18 hrs ago
Convictions Against Dead Sea Scrolls Sockpuppeter Partially Upheld

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May 16, 2014
World Congress of Families Presents Award to Christian Concern’s Andrea

From J. Lester Feder at Buzzfeed : An Australian cabinet minister, a British lawyer, and a Venezuelan

May 13, 2014

Inhabiting our bodies in meditation

Healing is about remembering what it is to be human -- that we are one with nature and all that is. Then

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Antidepressant vs benzodiazepine withdrawal

As Baylissa clearly says above, withdrawal syndromes can be equally devastating for both SSRI/SNRI users

May 17, 2014
Earth doing her thing…

Video, commentary and links … [click on title for the rest of the post]

May 16, 2014

The BBC’s Climate Cover Up Cover Up…..Update

Bishop Hill reports: Simon Buckle of the Grantham Institute at Imperial has penned some

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Cohen: listen to junior staff

Danny Cohen has revealed that junior staff will sit on senior management interview boards to

11 hrs ago
Goodnight Newsnight

‘Is the BBC biased’ notes this comment from Rod Liddle about Newsnight

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New member on the board of Ukrainian natural gas producer Burisma and John

Vice President Joe Biden's son and a close friend of Secretary of State John Kerry's stepson have

23 hrs ago
Never Forgetting a Face: Face-recognition pioneer warns of exploitation

Face-matching today could enable mass surveillance, “basically robbing everyone of their anonymity,” he

23 hrs ago
Washington spends £200m creating AFRICOM intelligence hub in Britain

Washington is to spend almost £200m to turn one of its British military bases – already implicated in mass

23 hrs ago

Bitcoin Is.

When a child comes into this world, it begins to be sculpted by expectations, judgments, and

April 30, 2014
Declare War on Feminism

I declare war on modern western feminism. I refuse to support a movement that'

April 8, 2014
Anarchist at CPAC 2014

"The System Isn't Broken, the System Never Worked"

April 8, 2014

Pentagon Criticized for Losing Innovation Mojo

Body: By Sandra I. Erwin Cuts to federal spending have wreaked havoc on Defense Department research and

May 16, 2014
3-D Printing Companies See Growing Market in Unmanned Aircraft

Body: By Valerie Insinna ORLANDO — Three-D printing companies are experiencing an explosion of sales to the

May 16, 2014
Textron Systems Pursues Overseas Business as Domestic Defense Market Wanes

Body: By Stew Magnuson Defense contractor Textron Systems is aiming to have about half of its business

May 14, 2014

AT&T makes bet on video with $48.5 billion DirecTV bid

By Liana B. Baker, Soyoung Kim and Marina Lopes (Reuters) - AT&T Inc plans to pay $48.5 billion to buy

1 hr ago
Pfizer raises bid for AstraZeneca to $117 billion

By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer said on Sunday it had raised its offer for

3 hrs ago
GM legal department under scrutiny in company's recall probe: report

General Motors' legal department is the focus of an internal inquiry into how the company handled a

6 hrs ago

Hot War with Russia – The Saker

What’s the likelihood of a shooting war with Russia over Ukraine? What are the military realities

May 8, 2014
Water Liberty: How Innovation Trumps Privatization

By Rady Ananda COTO Report The World Bank joins Nestlé in wanting to privatize water, deeming it “extremist

May 2, 2014
Turnabout is Fair Play – Cuba and Ukraine

Russia’s response to United States and European Union efforts in Ukraine represents a more restrained

May 1, 2014

Guardian: Moazzam Begg among four arrested in Birmingham terror raids

Former Guantánamo detainee is held along with two men and a woman on suspicion of Syria-related

February 25, 2014
Andy Worthington: A love letter from Guantánamo

Younus Chekhouri (also identified as Younous Chekkouri), who will be 46 in May, is one of the last two

February 25, 2014
Dissenter: More charges of forced drugging at Guantanamo

On February 21, attorneys for six former Guantanamo prisoners took their civil case against Donald

February 25, 2014

Updates on Recent Posts

Architects/planners call for professionals to resist This week’s horrifying reports on a botched

May 7, 2014
The Rights of Torture Survivors

Video Focuses on Torture Survivors’ Right to Redress and Rehabilitation Some of the

April 30, 2014
Insanity is lurking on the other side…

Rock Band Bills Pentagon for Use of Music as Torture Just a couple of hours after uploading my recent

February 27, 2014

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Off the Charts Blog: ALEC Critique Misses the Mark

May 15, 2014
Off the Charts Blog: White Potatoes, WIC, and Farmers' Markets: Just

May 15, 2014
Off the Charts Blog: Community Eligibility: A Path to Eliminating Hunger in

May 14, 2014

CJK: Solving PM2.5

In spite of the political posturing taking place between Japan and Korea and China, the governments are

May 1, 2014
Seafloor Carpet Turns Surf’s up to Lights On

At the University of California, Berkeley, a team of engineers is pioneering ocean-source energy technology

March 25, 2014
Boeing’s SBRC Makes Biofuel from Agricultural Rejects

A decade ago, biofuels were considered the Holy Grail of combustion-engine fuels. Measurably cleaner than

March 10, 2014

The Truthseeker: NATO false flags in Ukraine

18 mai 2014 – US intel source claims Ukraine part of NATO secret campaign Gladio; psychopathy tests

18 hrs ago
Génocide au Rwanda, 20 ans après : l’histoire truquée

“Rwanda, 20 ans après : l’histoire truquée” — Un film de Julien Teil et Paul-Éric

21 hrs ago
Rwanda : Paul Barril accuse Kagame + CIA d’avoir fait assassiner

21 hrs ago

When Our Brain's Expectations Fool Us

This video from one of the relatively small category of male sopranos creates a bit of dissonance at first.

May 15, 2014
Settled Science

I mostly ignore, and tend to be skeptical of, most pronouncements on foods that supposedly kill us and

May 12, 2014
Another Reason for Declining Business Formation

I often criticize others for attributing 100% of any bad trend to their personal pet peeve. To some extent

May 12, 2014

Bill Shorten’s magic pudding

Crikey readers talk the budget reply, what schools could do with their $245 million for chaplains, and

1 hr ago
Morning Market Report

Mixed results on the the markets off the back of new US housing data.

1 hr ago
Media briefs: their ABC … to the barricades … polls, polls, polls …

Hack guest offends everyone, how the media covered the protests, and other media tidbits of the day.

1 hr ago

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The New Cold War’s Ukraine Gambit by Michael Hudson + Rick Rozoff

Updated: May 16, 2014 Added video Updated: May 14, 2014 Added video by Michael Hudson Writer, Dandelion

May 13, 2014
Where to Find Some of Dandelion Salad’s Writers and Others by Lo

by Lo editor, Dandelion Salad May 12, 2014 Here is a list of the regular contributors to Dandelion Salad

May 12, 2014
Garden 2014 Update: Green Strawberries and More by Lo

by Lo editor, Dandelion Salad May 11, 2014 Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers in the world. Oh, so

May 11, 2014

POLICE REPRESSION AND IDEOLOGICAL MYSTIFICATION ARE THE GLUES THAT MAINTAIN

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SHOULD WE BUILD OUR MILITARY ON ALTERNATIVE ENERGY OR REDUCE OUR MILITARY

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May 13, 2014
MAY DAY BRINGS THOUGHTS OF SOCIALIST ALTERNATIVES

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April 29, 2014

Professor Designs Oculus Rift For Chickens

Free your mind, Chicken Neo. Photo: Evan-Amos (CC) Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset that lets

1 hr ago
Important Public Health Message: Don’t Drink Liquid Nitrogen

No matter how yummy it might sound or how nifty keen the vapor looks, please try to refrain from drinking

3 hrs ago
Tim Freccia On Shooting Documentaries In A War Zone

PIC: Enough Project (CC) My first thought? DON’T. I’m thankful that there are people who do,

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Ghana: a Shining Democracy Without Accountability

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July 4, 2013
How Could Japan Offer $32billion In Aid To Africa?

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June 14, 2013
Why Are African Professors Becoming Politicians?

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June 5, 2013

Analysis: Where are British Reaper drones heading after Afghanistan?

David Cameron with RAF pilots at Al Minhad Air Base in UAE As the December 2014 Afghan drawdown deadline

May 7, 2014
May Day! We need your support

This year May Day marks our fourth birthday. We are proud of the work we have done to expose and challenge

April 30, 2014
Project Crossbow: How a Norfolk RAF base plugs into the drone wars

A map in the USAF’s new ‘ RPA Vector Report’ released on April 4 2014 confirms that ‘Project Crossbow

April 22, 2014

How octopuses don't tie themselves in knots

An octopus's arms are covered in hundreds of suckers that will stick to just about anything, with one

May 15, 2014
Domesticated animals provide vital link to emergence of new diseases

Research at the University of Liverpool suggests pets and other domesticated animals could provide new

May 16, 2014
Scientists investigate the role of the 'silent killer' inside deep-

With its imperceptible features, carbon monoxide is widely known as the "silent killer" due to

May 15, 2014

Activists Sue Taiji Whaling Museum to Save Albino ‘Angel’

Suit addresses conditions of captive dolphins and takes aim at the notorious dolphin hunts in Japan

May 16, 2014
Small Wild Cats Face Big Threats, but Receive Little Conservation Funds

Relative obscurity of small cats means they are overlooked by most wildlife conservation groups

May 15, 2014
Groundwater Depletion Is Destabilizing the San Andreas Fault and Increasing

New Research also links seasonal water levels to seasonal patterns in seismicity

May 15, 2014

Spoilers for season 7 of “Castle”: who killed Castle, & why.

Summary: The skilled actors of the TV show “Castle” bring to us a season finale that, properly

May 15, 2014
Facts are the enemy of both Left and Right in our America

Summary: Another in a long series of studies illustrating America’s inability to process information,

May 12, 2014
Is the Tea Party wrong about global warming? Yes! And no.

Summary: Climate change might pose one of the greatest threats to humanity in its history since the

May 11, 2014

Court Holds Arguments on Whether Documents Created by Non-Attorneys Are

Washington, D.C. May 8, 2014. Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held oral

May 8, 2014
Updated SEC Whistleblower Awards List

The SEC Office of the Whistleblower post Notices of Covered Action where a final judgment or order, by

May 8, 2014
In Memory of William Worthy (1921-2014)

William Worthy had a long and distinguished journalism career, which is chronicled in his obituary by the

May 7, 2014

Erdogan‬ Brigade fighting in Lattakia

Syrian Truth Filed under: war , Warmongers Tagged: al qaeda , Al-Nusra , free syrian army , friends of

May 17, 2014
London meeting of those who call themselves “Friends of Syria” contribute

Originally posted on the real SyrianFreePress network : …Who sows the wind, reaps the whirlwind

May 17, 2014
Julian Assange on Being Placed on NSA “Manhunting” List & Secret Targeting

Top-secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden have revealed new details about how the United States and

May 17, 2014

Separate Balconies Didn't Keep Brad Pitt and Matthew McConaughey Apart

Brad Pitt and Matthew McConaughey may have been separated by a busy street, but they still found a way to

1 hr ago
Professional Surfer Arrested for Attempted Murder

A professional surfer and model is being held on a million dollar bail after she allegedly tried to kill an

2 hrs ago
Three Strangers Randomly Created an Incredible Impromptu Jam

A guitar player busking alone outside a supermarket slowly became part of an epic three-part harmony when

5 hrs ago

Goose Dyed Blue, Owner Furious

Residents of the north Iceland village of Dalvík were angered to discover that a goose, named Goggur, was
Parliament Approves New Drug Policy

Parliament has approved a proposal submitted by the Pirate Party that would make a number of changes to
Parliament Closes With Pollapönk

As parliament goes on break for the summer, Speaker of the House, Einar K. Guðfinnsson, said farewell to

How Not to Bike to Work

Happy Bike to Work Day! If you’re already a cycling commuter, pat yourself on the back. If you’re new to

May 16, 2014
Turning Fishnets into Skateboards on the Chilean Coast

This summer, you could be surfing the streets on a skateboard made of fishy nets. Bureo Skateboards

May 14, 2014
The Clean Dozen

Last week, Stanford University announced that it would not make any direct investments in coal companies ,

May 12, 2014

Why the octopus does not get tied in knots

This is one for the kids to answer at dinnertime: An octopus’s arms are covered

May 15, 2014
Massive mystery explosion in Iran

According to local news reports, a massive fire has torn through the city of

May 6, 2014
10 ways to hypermile and get the most energy out of your car

Under the hood of an electric car If you thought 2013 was a financially tough year, then fasten your seat

March 20, 2014

With Saline in Short Supply, Hospitals Look for Alternatives

A widespread shortage of saline solution is forcing hospital pharmacists and healthcare clinicians to

May 16, 2014
NASS Aims for Transparency in Spine Care

A multidisciplinary medical task force of the North American Spine Society is recommending best clinical

May 16, 2014
HHS Nominee Burwell Aces Senate Finance Hearing

Instead of grilling Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who is expected to be confirmed as the next head of the

May 15, 2014

Earth: 248 armed conflicts after WW2; US started 201 (81%), killing 30

hat tip: Washington’s Blog and David SwansonPeople around the world view the US as the greatest

May 16, 2014
US unlawful wars is ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’ tragic-comedy

The Emperor’s New Clothes is the same story as current US wars: both are “official&rdquo

May 16, 2014
US military legal argument for current wars: ‘Self-defense’ is whatever we

“The basis for the United States’ use of force... is, therefore, the Article 51 right of

May 12, 2014

British Spies Face Legal Action Over Secret Hacking Programs

British spy agency GCHQ (pictured above) stands accused of adopting illegal hacking tactics. Barry

May 13, 2014
The Intercept is Hiring

As I’ve mentioned before , if it seems as though things are a little slow around here, it’s

May 13, 2014
Keith Alexander Unplugged: on Bush/Obama, 1.7 million stolen documents and

Photo credit: Evan Vucci/AP The just-retired long-time NSA chief, Gen. Keith Alexander, recently traveled

May 8, 2014

A Boycott Today Keeps the Testing at Bay

In school years past, the advent of spring has meant that it’s time for Chicago elementary school

May 17, 2014
Chicago’s Hidden Stop-and-Frisk

With the deadline for signing up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) less than a

May 16, 2014
Journalism Without Guts

When I went into journalism, one of the first things I was told as a freshman is that journalism is

May 16, 2014

Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex

An Indigenous perspective & provocation. Printable version available here. (PDF | 3.3MB) Print

May 4, 2014
Comprehensive Immigration Reform is Anti-Immigrant & Anti-Indigenous

By Franco Habre and Mari Garza Originally posted here. Contact:

May 1, 2014
Venue Change from Monument Valley to Kayenta: Screening of “High Power

Saturday, March 8, 2014 Venue Change from Monument Valley to Kayenta: Screening of “High Power

March 8, 2014

Conflict with Local Communities Hits Mining and Oil Companies Where It

Rosa Tanguila, a Quechua indigenous woman, cleaning up the pollution caused by Texaco in a stream in her

18 hrs ago
Syrian Kurds Ache For A Lifeline

Syrian-Iraqi border post in Til Kocer. Credit: Karlos Zurutuza/IPS By Karlos Zurutuza TIL KOCER, Syria, May

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OP-ED: The Free-Trade Regime: Oligarchy in Action

By Moritz Laurer WASHINGTON, May 17 2014 (IPS) The United States is not really a democracy. That’s the

May 17, 2014

» Former Abortion Clinic Operator: We Sexualized Kids To Keep Abortion Cash

Kids encouraged to turn to abortion counselors, rather than parents Adan Salazar Infowars.com May 15,

May 17, 2014
Health Insurance is Not Healthcare « Aletho News

By JP Sottile | January 18, 2013 Insurance companies make a simple wager with you each time you sign a

May 17, 2014
Cleveland-area TV meteorologists disagree with prevailing attitude about

Cleveland-area TV meteorologists disagree with prevailing attitude about climate change Posted by Michael

May 17, 2014

Cold Revenge

"Meretz is a loyal old party, saying all the right things, unblemished by corruption. Unfortunately it
Military voyeurism or invasion of Syria?

"The ‘chemical weapons’ scenario seems to be the best cue for Washington and their western allies in
Men and Women: Their Contributions to the World

"Even in the area of warfare, for which men had been paying price in terms of loss of life and limbs

Ukraine: Kiev Junta Unleashes Terror Attacks Against Civilians

Kiev army shells Kramatorsk, city ‘left without water’ A self-defense member takes a position following an

May 17, 2014
Ukraine Crisis Goes Nuclear

By Tony Cartalucci Reports allege that some 20 members from the armed Neo-Nazi front, Right Sector

May 16, 2014
Drones Over Nigeria

By Alexander Reid Ross Quaking Faultlines The Bring Back Our Girls campaign in Nigeria has mushroomed into

May 15, 2014

The Asteroid Threat

Read "The Asteroid Threat: Defending Our Planet From Deadly Near-Earth Objects".

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The Future You Never Saw Coming

Clay Rawlings, coauthor of "Pardon the Disruption: The Future You Never Saw Coming", joins our

May 16, 2014
Issue #142 of Lifeboat News

Read issue #142 of Lifeboat News!

May 13, 2014

Wines of New Zealand

The regenerative powers of good wines are certainly present in wines from New Zealand, which are able to

May 15, 2014
‘Create Your Own Path’

A Porsche wearing U.S. and Ukrainian colors in front of the United Nations yesterday.

May 14, 2014
Modern State of Israel @ 66

“And he said unto me: ‘Thou art My servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.’ Isaiah

May 14, 2014

2+ Wks Ago, #ODESSA, Ukraine Suffered A Massacre. Many Westerners Called It

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May 16, 2014
What Right-Wing Media Won't Tell You: Cincinnati IRS Initially Flagged

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May 15, 2014

What the World Needs Now ... is a Lot Less Poverty

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May 13, 2014
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May 13, 2014

Brazilian police tells tourists that if attacked "don't fight

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May 17, 2014
Another chapter of Colombia peace talks closed; FARC admits links with the

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May 17, 2014
Venezuela's protests should be over by July when the summer holidays

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May 17, 2014

Michael Jackson scores 10th UK Number One album with posthumous release

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May 16, 2014
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May 15, 2014

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Iran Throws Monkey Wrench Into Nuclear Deal

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IPCC Wiki Launched – Volunteers Needed

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The New York Times publishes pablum about the IPCC.

April 22, 2014

This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: BC Hydro hasn’t made a convincing

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CAJ conference hosts first event open to public: “J-Fest” features

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May 6, 2014

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May 4, 2014

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May 14, 2014

Why the FDA should be charged with murder

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May 17, 2014
Minnesota Legislature Bans Warrantless Cellphone Tracking

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May 16, 2014
Why Isn’t the FBI investigating the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)?

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May 17, 2014

Big owner of Monsanto shares: Does Bill Gates want population control?

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130226 – Australia’s horrific incarceration rates of Aboriginal peoples

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130224 – Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia – 40 events

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The Merry Month of May

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Fitness bands like the Jawbone Up are in an unusual and enviable position in the electronics business

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Although major reports conclude that avoiding climate change is affordable, costs could skyrocket without

May 15, 2014
A Smart Watch Controlled by Twists, Tilts, and Clicks

A movable smart-watch screen makes it easier to read a map or play a game. The first time I tried out a

May 13, 2014

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The Republican Party establishment – read the corporatist U.S. Chamber of Commerce and their incumbent

May 15, 2014
From the Daily Beast: Citizen Nader Is Still on the Case

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May 14, 2014
Let’s Call Out Institutional Insanities

What are the signs that an institution is clinically insane? For over thirty-five years I have been trying

May 8, 2014

Luttwak on Italy and the Euro

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February 4, 2014
Savant Idiots

There was a commenter at a blog I shall not mention who simply could not get anything I mentioned. Anything

January 30, 2014
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December 23, 2013

Was The Federal Government Involved in Boston Bombing?

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May 17, 2014

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Tale as old as time. Now that family social network Life360 is firmly established in the big leagues

May 17, 2014

self-interested bludgers … the road to ruin

Facebook fascists have become increasing shrill over the past few months. I sometimes wonder why I still go

May 17, 2014
Nardoo …

Some species of water plant are rather unusual, this is one from last week’s field trip, Nardoo, or

May 17, 2014
untrakking carbon footprints …

My group has the moniker ‘ Kimberley Environmental Horticulture’. So this piece below was

May 15, 2014

What We're Reading

James Taranto , WSJ : The case for skepticism about climate scientists . Irwin Stelzer, The Weekly

May 16, 2014
Oops: Gov. Brown Issues a Correction on Global Warming and LAX Airport

As Anthony Watts pointed out hours after Brown made this ludicrous statement, L os Angeles International

May 15, 2014
Columbia University Won't Divest from Fossil Fuel Companies

Columbia Spectator : The Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing announced on Wednesday

May 15, 2014

5 Reasons Allergies Are Mysteriously Increasing

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A team of Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have proposed that an "on and off

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There are close to 20,000 studies on cannabinoids in the pubmed database. Few scientists who concentrate

May 16, 2014

Bonded Bankers

Making big banks safer has become the holy grail of financial regulation. One idea that is gaining traction

May 16, 2014
Saving Nigeria’s Stolen Future

The fate of almost 280 Nigerian girls abducted a month ago by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram from

May 16, 2014
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India’s new government will be led by a man known for his decisiveness. Just as Japanese Prime Minister

May 16, 2014

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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye took personal responsibility Monday for her government’s

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Republican ‘establishment’ sinks cash into ads pushing back at Tea Party

BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) – On a recent Saturday, foot soldiers in the Republican Party’s civil

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An appeals court in New Jersey upheld an earlier court order banning a woman from writing about her husband

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On 19 April, I began a hunger strike at the gates of the Vatican to compel Pope Francis to break the code

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Syria is America’s New Lost War

Syria is the forgotten war of U.S. President, Barack Obama. Nine months after the motions of military

May 16, 2014
Fake Ukrainian National Unity Talks

Coup-appointed prime minster Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced so-called “roundtable for national unity” talks

May 16, 2014

Ghosts of Climates Past – Nineteen – Ice Sheet Models I

In Part Seven – GCM I through Part Ten – GCM IV we looked at GCM simulations of ice ages. These were

April 13, 2014
Ghosts of Climates Past – Eighteen – “Probably Nonlinearity” of Unknown

A while ago, in Part Three – Hays, Imbrie & Shackleton we looked at a seminal paper from 1976. In

March 3, 2014
Ghosts of Climates Past – Seventeen – Proxies under Water I

In Thirteen – Terminator II we had a cursory look at the different “proxies” for temperature

February 23, 2014

GREG HUNTER: WILDFIRES, DROUGHT AND INFLATION, ECONOMIC WAR WITH THE U.S

Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Numerous wildfires are engulfing parts of California. In one county alone,

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Today an outspoken hedge fund manager out of Hong Kong warned King World News that the world is headed for

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Since the conclusion of the Cold War, architecture in the former Soviet Union has transformed itself

May 14, 2014
13 Funniest Celebrity Movie Set Pranks

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April 8, 2014
Better Than Barbie? Meet the World's First Interactive Smart Doll

While anime-inspired dolls have been around for a while in Japan, TV presenter Danny Choo’s interactive

March 12, 2014

The Central Asia Digital Islam Project: How the Internet and Social Media

The Internet and social media are slowly beginning to revolutionize the Islamic marketplace of ideas for

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Assessing Uzbekistan’s Terorrist Threat

Last year I wrote a report for USAID’s Bureau for the Middle East that they recently released to

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Are We Witnessing The Demise of Kazakhstan’s Multi-Vectored Foreign Policy?

Despite the slow progression and many obstacles, it appears that the Eurasian Union ( Eurasian Economic

May 13, 2014

Is Amazon ruining dating in Seattle?

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A new study from a UT Dallas researcher demonstrates the […]

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The weekend was a reminder of summer for many, with plenty of clear blue sky and sunshine, albeit with a

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May 16, 2014
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The country needs jobs. The country needs to start fixing up its crumbling infrastructure. The country

May 12, 2014
Benghazi WTF?

Republicans aren’t for things. Instead they run from one hysterical anti-something scream to the next

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The Virtual Pub Is Open

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Ron Paul: The Ukraine Fuse Has Been Lit !

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Beauty Secret: Coconut Oil

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Companies Scuffle with the FCC on Net Neutrality

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Break The Silence: A World War Is Beckoning

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Michael Sam Is First Openly Gay NFL Player as St Louis Rams Draft Pick

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Palestine – Chronicle of a Foretold Death

A quick look at the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would suffice to conclude that the process

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(Italiano) Omaggio all’International New York Times

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Call To Action - Budget Day, 19th March

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Bank Separation, Not

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If Pigs Could Fly – A Quick Guide to Solar Halos and Other Curiosities

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January 23, 2014

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Breakthrough on Guantánamo: Judge Orders US Government to Stop Force

In a hugely important ruling in the US District Court in Washington D.C., relating to the treatment of

May 17, 2014
Rare Good News for the NHS: Government Accepts Lords Amendment Removing

Last week there was some rare good news about the NHS, which I’m posting belatedly because I was too

May 15, 2014
Long-Term Guantánamo Hunger Striker Emad Hassan Describes the Torture of

Yesterday, two disturbing letters from Guantánamo were released by Reprieve US , the US branch of the

May 14, 2014

A sustainability assessment tool for rural water services

Ryan Schweitzer and James Mihelcic from the University of South Florida have developed a Sustainability

March 6, 2013
Renewed research call for faecal sludge secondary treatment options in

IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre announces a renewed research call for: Faecal sludge

November 25, 2012
UNESCO-IHE and partners offering twenty PhD positions on pro-poor

Twenty PhD Positions are available in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Funded Project on Pro-poor

December 2, 2011

Caturday: Squooshy Face Edition

Tagged: cats in utrecht , caturday , photography

May 17, 2014
Wordless Wednesday: Color Coordination

Tagged: dutch flowers , flowers in the sunshine , photography , tulips , wordless wednesday

May 14, 2014
Bicycles vs Stairs

So what do you do in a nation of bicycles when faced with having to get said bicycles up and down flights

May 13, 2014

Measurements show Jupiter's "Red Spot" shrinking fast

The swirling storm, larger than Earth, would be gone by about 2030 if shrinkage continues as recently

May 16, 2014
Are jellyfish really taking over? Global database to shed light

Worries lurk over whether environmental destruction is creating opportunities for "nuisance"

May 15, 2014
Revenge not satisfying without attitude change, study finds

Revenge may be a dish best served with a side of change.

May 14, 2014

Eygptian gas deal may spur more Israeli offshore development

A deal to pipe natural gas from Israel’s Tamar gas field to Egypt may spur development of a larger reserve

5 hrs ago
Q&A: Psychology had a role in smaller companies’ shale edge

Smaller companies may have had more success in shale plays, at least so far, because risks had the

16 hrs ago
Calif. county considers fracturing ban

For the past several months, Santa Barbara County Water Guardians have worked to collect enough signatures

May 17, 2014