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Could the universe itself be conscious ?
The
idea that the cosmos may be self-aware has intrigued scientists and
philosophers for centuries. Known as 'panpsychism', this compelling
concept su...
Macron teams up with Schwarzenegger to troll Trump in climate change video
French president Emmanuel Macron enlisted a high-profile Donald Trump
antagonist in his ongoing quest to #MakeThePlanetGreatAgain. Terminator
star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger met with the
French president on June 23 to chat about global warming and the fate of
the Paris Climate Agreement. To celebrate this meeting of the minds,
the two posed for a video selfie and threw s
If you're not excited after this 'Pitch Perfect 3' trailer then you're clearly dead inside
The Bellas are back and they're finally college graduates. Which is to
say: they're buried in debt, desperate for work, and rapidly learning
that music isn't a sustainable career for most people. Fortunately for
them, this is the movies. Can't get a job? NBD! Ditch everything, get
the band back together, and give the troops a boost on a USO tour.
That's the premise for Pitch Perfect 3 , which is
Deer filmed engaging in bizarre 'slap fight'
Footage
recorded by a wildlife camera in Tennessee shows two whitetail bucks
slapping each other silly. The bizarre clip, which has since gone viral
o...
France to Ban All New Oil and Gas Exploration; Reduce Nuclear Power Use
Via:
Independent: France is to stop granting licences for oil and gas
exploration as part of a transition towards environmentally-friendly
energy being driven by Emmanuel Macron’s government. Nicolas Hulot, the
“ecological transition” minister said a law would be passed in the
autumn. “There will be no new exploration licences for hydrocarbons,” he
told BFMTV. The […]
Sunday Toons of the 'Trumpcare Revealed' Moment
* * * Perry Dorrell blogs as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs , usually on
topics concerning the strange brew of Texas politics. He's also on
Twitter @PDiddie .
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‘They’re sentencing me to death’: Medicaid recipients on the Republican healthcare plan
The Guardian interviewed people from across the country who have relied
on the coverage for life-saving assistance and what could happen if
they lose it On Thursday, Senate Republicans unveiled legislation that
would satisfy a long-held campaign promise: the repeal of the Affordable
Care Act (ACA). The plan would also achieve another GOP priority: deep
cuts to Medicaid, a program that covers the
Lynne Farrow: My medical mystery solved - Iodine deficiency
Iodine
deficiency wrecked my life. How did this happen? No, I didn't live in a
Third World Country where iodine deficiency is the leading cause of
mental retardation. I grew up in New Jersey eating plenty of seafood and
vegetables sprinkled with iodized salt. Still, for years I endured
daily headaches and bouts of brain fog so bad that I lost my driver's
license for speeding through stop signs wit
Grenfell Tower victims 'murdered by political decisions' – John McDonnell
Shadow chancellor’s claim at Glastonbury festival debate bound to anger
Tory MPs who accuse Labour of politicising disaster John McDonnell, the
shadow chancellor, has claimed that the victims of the Grenfell Tower
fire were “murdered by political decisions”, saying politicians’
decisions over recent decades were important factors in the deaths of 79
people in the tower block in north Kensington,
Uncommon ground: Beverly Jenkins, diverse romance and American history the way it really happened
Beverly Jenkins (Credit: HarperCollins/Sandra Vander Schaaf) If Beverly
Jenkins is at all fatootsed by my questions about the lack of diversity
in Romancelandia, she doesn’t show it. Instead, the bestselling pioneer
of the genre graciously outlines the obstacles she has faced as an
African-American author of historical and contemporary romance novels
regardless of her many accolades, including a
Palestinians were disappointed after “tense” meeting with Jared Kushner, and Trump may abandon peace process: Report
Jared Kushner (Credit: AP/Evan Vucci) Following a “tense” meeting
between President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared
Kushner, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Trump will
receive a report about the peace negotiations and decide whether or not
to continue with them. The meeting was reported by the London-based
Arabic daily al-Hayat on Saturday by an adviser to A
BEST OF THE WEB: Seymour Hersh: There Was No Chemical Weapon Attack On Khan Sheikhoun
On
April 6, United States President Donald Trump authorized an early
morning Tomahawk missile strike on Shayrat Air Base in central Syria in
retaliation for what he said was a deadly nerve agent attack carried out
by the Syrian government two days earlier in the rebel-held town of
Khan Sheikhoun. Trump issued the order despite having been warned by the
U.S. intelligence community that it had found
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Liftoff! SpaceX Nails Second Launch in Three Days
SpaceX
nailed its second launch in three days today (June 25) with liftoff of a
Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying
10 satellites owned by Iridium Communications.
Airbus' High-Speed Racer Helicopter Cruises at a Wild 250 MPH
The helicopter-plane hybrid uses rotors and triangular wings to overcome some pesky physics.
Seeing with your ears: Novel acoustics project aims to improve virtual reality, explore ear shape effects on 3-D sound
Paris'
Cathedral of Notre Dame has a ghost orchestra that is always
performing, thanks to a sophisticated, multidisciplinary acoustics
research project that will be presented during Acoustics '17 Boston, the
third joint meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the
European Acoustics Association being held June 25-29, in Boston,
Massachusetts.
Why some birds evolved to help raise others’ babies
A study of more than 3,000 bird species finds that birds that forgo
reproduction to assist other birds in the care and protection of their
young may have first evolved to form “family groups” to brave harsh
habitats. Cooperative breeding, as this behavior is called, is an
apparent evolutionary paradox since helpers seem to be acting in ways
that increase the fitness of others at their own cost. B
Bird's eye perspective
Researchers have now provided the first insight into the perplexing question of how humans developed their daytime vision.
Atomic imperfections move quantum communication network closer to reality
An
international team of scientists has discovered how to manipulate a
weird quantum interface between light and matter in silicon carbide
along wavelengths used in telecommunications.
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Roller Coaster India
“Roller Coaster” During my trip to Kolkata, India I could only think of
one word: Roller Coaster. This film Rollercoaster is the visualization
of my feelings, fears and emotions. And therefor probably not the same
feelings other people will have while visiting this country. I’m a Cuban
filmmaker born in Havana, living in Holland. During my childhood in the
streets of Havana I’ve seen many things.
Updates from VidCon: more users, more products, more shows and much more
I
just got off stage after a great conversation with Rhett and Link at
VidCon, where we announced a number of exciting new updates. We spoke
about VR, YouTube TV, new original series and a number of improvements
to the core YouTube experience. Let’s talk about that! An update on our
viewers: A question I get all the time is “How many people actually
watch YouTube?” Today, I’m pleased to announce t
Dog Meat Sales Continue at Chinese Festival Despite Expected Ban (GRAPHIC) | National Geographic
Despite an announced ban, dog meat continues to be sold at the annual
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Why Not Now: Vivian Stancil
At the age of 49, blind and afraid of water, Vivian Stancil dove in to
save her life. Featuring: Vivian Stancil & Turner Stancil
Director/Editor: Riley Hooper Producer: Caitlin Mae Burke
Cinematographer: Ora DeKornfeld Underwater cinematographer: Laura
DiFiglio AC/Gaffer: Nina Ham Underwater AC: Steve Fitzpatrick Sound:
Cindy Takehara Hair and makeup: Betsy Marshall PA: Kaitlyn Jeffers
Colorist:
Watch: Elephants Rescue Their Baby From a Pool | National Geographic
Two adult elephants sprang into action when a baby calf fell into a
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closer to the stories that matter and past the edge
The world as you see it with VR180
Virtual
reality helps creators bring their audiences to new, amazing, and even
impossible-to-visit places. As a viewer, you get a whole new angle on
shows , sports , and concerts you care about. You can walk around the
Eiffel Tower , dive to the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef , or get a
new perspective by meeting people face-to-face in a way that isn’t
possible with a flat view of the world. We
New in The Corbett Report
Saudi Succession, Syria Shootdown, Science SNAFU – New World Next Week
This week on the New World Next Week: King Salman rejiggers the Saudi
succession plan; things heat up in Syria once again as the US shoots
down a Syrian jet; and (who would have guessed it?) CRISPR gene editing
causes random off-target mutations.
What Happened to Libya’s Gold? – Questions For Corbett #036
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Libya had 144 tons of gold in the vaults when NATO's humanitarian love
bombs began raining down in 2011. So now that the company has been
utterly destroyed and discarded like yesterday's newspaper, what
happened to all that gold, anyway? Join James for this month's #Q4C as
he delves into the topic of Libya's gold and fields your
The Gutenberg Revolutions
The Gutenberg press was the catalyst for the Renaissance and the
Reformation, but it shaped what we communicated as much as how we
communicated. What, then, to make of the electronic global village of
our modern Gutenberg revolution? Are we on the cusp of a new
Renaissance, or will this technology only further degrade a culture
already in decline? The promise of the Internet: Library of Alexandri
Interview 1282 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
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This week on the New World Next Week: King Salman rejiggers the Saudi
succession plan; things heat up in Syria once again as the US shoots
down a Syrian jet; and (who would have guessed it?) CRISPR gene editing
causes random off-target mutations.
The Weaponization of Information in the War of Terror
In
the wake of London and Manchester, politicians around the world are
trying to convince the public that the free flow of information on the
internet is a terror threat. In reality, independent online media are
exposing the real terrorists: the politicians and their deep state
handlers who are funding, arming, aiding and enabling false flag terror.
This is the GRTV Backgrounder on GlobalResearch.
New in The EnvironmentaList
Setting Free the Urban Tomato
Swiss project has city dwellers enthusiastically farming rare vegetable varieties while producing free seeds for all
A Sustainable Trip Around the World
Using clean technology to sail around the globe and visit every country on Earth
Renewable Energy Projects Are Uplifting Maasai Women
Solar panel and clean cookstove programs are reducing emissions, electrifying remote parts of Kenya and Tanzania
US Army Veterans Find Peace in Protecting Rhinos from Poaching
In South Africa, former soldiers are fighting both the illegal wildlife trade and the twin scourges of unemployment and PTSD
How Our Freedom to Eat Whatever We Want Violates the Animals We Consume
Constraints on Farm Animal Freedoms: Confronting the Surreal
Scientists Yet to Pinpoint Specific Cause of Shark Die-Off in SF Bay
Strandings can be stopped if efforts are made to improve Bay water quality and marine habitat, says conservationist
New in The Rules of Exposition
One cardinal rule
Isaac Asimov : I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule
in all my writing — to be clear. I have given up all thought of writing
poetically or symbolically or experimentally, or in any of the other
modes that might (if I were good enough) get me a Pulitzer prize. I
would write merely clearly and in this way establish a warm relationship
between myself and my readers, and the professi
Paul Romer
From Writing : There are many reasons why we must write clearly. The
one that is relevant here is that clear writing is a commitment to
integrity... The problem with vague writing is that it lets an author
convey a false impression yet retain plausible deniability when someone
tries to verify the claim... My favorite book on editing recommends
looking at the “the first seven or eight words in a s
New in A Different Perspective
MUFON, Racism and Dodging the Questions
Although the MUFON Inner Circle is announced on MUFON’s website, and
there seems to be no attempt to keep the elite organization hidden, very
few of the MUFON members I queried had any idea that it existed. It
currently is made up of thirteen members, which seems to be more
coincidence than design, but that number does seem to have mysterious
connotations for some. I don’t believe it significant,
Jim Marrs is Gravely Ill
There was sad news yesterday. In my conversation with Stephen Bassett,
he mentioned that Jim Marrs was gravely ill. He is dealing with dialysis
at home, which is not a pleasant experience and is suggestive of a very
bad situation. We should all hope for the best outcome for him.
MJ-12 - New Documents, Old Story
(Blogger's Note: Normally I would take more time to edit this, but
there is pressure to get something posted. This is my opinion based on
what I have seen, read, and researched since I was alerted to the
documents at 4:18 p.m. CDT on June 14. Excuse the typos...) The field
where Mack Brazel is alleged to have found the metallic debris. Photo
copyright by Kevin Randle. Okay, I’ve had time to revie
John Ventre, MUFON and Racism
(Blogger’s Note: Yes, I’m late to the table with this, but the
information kept shifting. I wanted to be sure that I had been fair to
all those involved and that I had the latest information. For example, I
had Jan Harzan’s original statement several days ago, but it was only
in the last couple of days that he sent me the latest information. Given
that, I wanted to know Nick Redfern’s attitude no
X-Zone Broadcast Network - John Greenewald
For those of you who tuned in to hear James Clarkson, he bailed on the
show, but John Greenewald, of the Black Vault, was kind enough to fill
in. We began by talking about a recent announcement of a government
document, published in this century, that suggested an interest in UFOs.
John said that while there had been some very recent interest in the
document, he’d had it on his website for a numb
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Larry Lawson
This week I tried something a little different, or more accurately,
Larry Lawson of Paranormal Stakeout and I did something a little
different. Lawson was on my show and we talked about UFOs and the
paranormal but then, later, I was on his show and talked about the
paranormal with a smattering of UFOs involved. We wanted to have two
shows connected by the paranormal but exploring that topic from
New in Activist Teacher
Intl. Quds Day marks a global awakening leading to Palestine's liberation
This
article is reprinted from its original publication at khamenei.ir.
Intl. Quds Day marks a global awakening leading to Palestine's
liberation Jun 20, 2017 Print Palestine is holding strong, and the world
is
Culture revolution for aboriginal apartheid in Canada
By
Denis G. Rancourt, PhD Authentic culture trickles up not down... Left
progressives correctly reject the economic trickle down fantasy. Why
then do they accept the justice and equity trickle down model, in which
state-increased access and advantages for collaborating professional
class individuals ("role models") would solve the aboriginal apartheid
by some unknown magic contrary to
Geopolitical Trajectories
As
I see it... The USA wants continuous instability and violence because
global stability and respect for national sovereignty (the very basis of
the UN Charter) imply the natural development and independence of
Eurasia, Latin America, Africa... and the natural loss of USA hegemony.
Likewise, Israel wants continuous war and conflict in the Middle East to
assert its military and
UN legalistic final sanitization plan for the post-genocide phase of the global aboriginal problem
The
real face of "cultural appropriation" By Denis G. Rancourt, PhD
(Originally a status post on the Facebook page of the Ontario Civil
Liberties Association.) The latest United Nations (UN) Western-world-led
globalist scam plan is upon us: Criminalization of "cultural
appropriation": < Cultural appropriation: Make it illegal worldwide,
Indigenous advocates say - Delegates in Geneva from
Can't leave scientists alone with science
By
Denis G. Rancourt, PhD (This article was first published on my climate
blog.) If the generalized global warming fever and "climate change"
hysteria has taught societal observers anything it is that you cannot
leave scientists alone with science. The scientific enterprise is
embedded, and scientists are manufactured service intellectuals. Two
outcomes are possible. In the first extreme
Want to be oppressed fairly
Here is how I would put it: Most of us want to be oppressed fairly more than we want freedom, and that explains a lot.
New in Allen L Roland's Weblog
Happy Summer
Summer Fields Summer How green and bright they are! How still they lie!
The summer fields out-stretching in the sun: An emerald glory, sharp as
any cry, Dipping beneath the racing winds that run Across the summer
day on swift light feet, To silver the little leaning, laughing grass,
To gild the tossing beads of ripening wheat. Here is peace to store
within the breast Against the days of tumult an
Connected / When We Demand Change ~ The World Will Change Through Unity Consciousness
Despite today's shooting in Virginia against Republicans ~ reflecting a
deep anger which permeates much of our electorate ~ we must also be
aware in our internet connected world where we are gradually feeling our
collective innate urge to connect and unite ~ which is the principle
property of a Unified Field of love and soul consciousness. This state
of unity consciousness is also seen in our inn
Trump/Bannon Scuttle Paris Agreement / Go Rogue, Destroy Establishment And Media
What's next , Steve ? Now that Trump has abdicated his leadership of
the free world ~ by scuttling the Paris climate accords ~ we may well be
witnessing the next self- destructive step in the Bannon/Trump long
range agenda which Bannon once described as " We want to bring
everything crashing down and destroy all of today's establishment "
which is now one step closer including the Trump administr
A Deep State Versus Deeper Reality ~ Radical Love And Unified Field Of Soul Comsciousness
T he American system of representative government has been overthrown
by a profit-driven, militaristic corporate deep state bent on total
control and global domination through the imposition of a looming police
state here at home and fermenting wars abroad but in the process ~
however, many have also become gradually aware of a far deeper choice
and a soul based reality of a Unified Field that de
New in AMERICAN KABUKI
Heather Ann Tucci-Jarraf - Original Factualized Trusts
Heather Ann Tucci-Jarraf Original Factualized Trust Email Subject:
Original now visible...and the universal "financial system" that has
always all ways been..."Original"...and paperless :) ...bear with me...i
have to refine the website , but i posted the pdf attachments there (on
the "home" page lol)... as is my usual protocol... www.unidynomics.info
Original "financial system"...Original "system
New in Amused Cynicism
Effective vs. Harmful Anti-war Activism
This : A lot of activism comes too late to be productive Stopping
adaptation at the bottom of an adaptive valley is bad Activism which is
not deeply intellectual and versed in real politics is a blunt
instrument which may take away globally optimal policies as options
inside democracies Policy is complex, the history of anti-war activism
is not only good, there are times it has caused harm and su
The Young Vote
Whatever the result of the election — and the BBC are currently
forecasting a Tory minority government with 322 seats — is it looks like
young people have turned out in greater numbers in this election that
they have done in previous ones. This is likely to have a big long-term
effect on politics. In the past parties have cared about older voters,
because they actually turn out to vote, and not c
BBC exit poll: Con 314
The BBC exit poll puts the Conservatives on 314 seats. This means they
would lose their majority, and they would get 31 seats less than I
predict (345, giving them a majority of 40). I hope the BBC are right,
because I don’t want another 5 years of Tory government, but I expect my
prediction will be a damn sight closer to the result than the BBC’s.
UK General Election Prediction: Con maj 40 seats
This UK general election is harder to predict than most. Polls vary
between a Labour lead or 1 point and a Tory lead of 13 points. (1)
polling organisations don’t know how bit the “shy Tory” effect will be
and therefore don’t know how much to compensate for it, and (2) nor it
is known what the turnout of younger voters will be — there have been
reports of a million people registering to vote in r
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We Stand With the Prisoners Human Rights March
( PHOTO: Robert King and Albert Woodfox with a former Los Angeles
Panther named Hakim, taken at the Los Angeles premiere of Cruel and
Unusual ) A3 Newsletter, June 14, 2017: We Stand With the Prisoners
Human Rights March Angola 3 stands strong with the upcoming Prisoners
Human Rights March on August 19th in Washington D.C. Robert King will be
a featured speaker at the Aug. 19 event and encourages
New in ArmsControlWonk
Moon’s Phase-Out: What does it imply?
Moon
Jae-in, the newly-elected President of the Republic of Korea, has vowed
to wind down Korea’s nuclear power program. Because Korea steadily
built up its nuclear industry for four decades, has 25 power reactors
generating nearly a third of its electricity, and is now exporting
modern nuclear power plants, Moon’s statements about nuclear energy have
…
U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Duplicity, Betrayal, or National Interests?
Quote
of the week: “I heard the president [Reagan] ask Zia how he would
handle the fact that they would be violating their agreement [to
‘prevent within its territory the training, equipping, financing and
recruiting of mercenaries from whatever origin for the purpose of
hostile activities’ against Afghanistan]. Zia replied that they would
‘just lie …
U.S. Leadership on the Rocks
Quote
of the week: “He was born with a roaring voice, and it had the trick of
inflaming half-wits. His whole career was devoted to raising these
half-wits against their betters, that he himself might shine… What
animated him from end to end of his grotesque career was simply ambition
– the ambition of a …
Disarmament Diplomacy and the Ban Treaty
Quote
of the week: “Our world will be a safer and healthier place when we can
admit that every time we make an atomic bomb we corrupt the morals of a
host of innocent neutrons below the age of consent.” —W.H. Auden The
drafting of a Ban (or Prohibition) Treaty, which resumes in June, is …
Sechser & Fuhrmann: Deterrence Yes; Coercion No.
Quote
of the week: “How can we suppose that something so monstrously powerful
would not, after forty years, compose our identity? The great golem we
have made against our enemies is our culture, our bomb culture—its
logic, its faith, its vision. … Is it possible that the bomb, in its
inventions and reinventions, is not …
TELs and MELs and TEs! Oh my!
A
couple weeks back North Korea unveiled its Hwasong-12 missile. The big
hulking vehicle used for the test launch was not a
transporter-erector-launcher (TEL), but rather just a
Transporter-Erector (TE)! A TE (or T/E) is neither a TEL nor a MEL. And
since we’re big on the rectification of names here at Arms Control Wonk,
it seems like a good …
New in Cherchez la Verite
The
greedy, ignorant U.S. government combined with the lying “mainstream
media” is moving toward a nuclear war, which would kill most, or all,
human kind. I have written before that there is now an “Iron Curtain”
around Russia. But it is not the one put up by Stalin. No, it’s been put
up by the U.S. military/security complex, which has been the guiding
force of the U.S. government for many decades, and is now getting ready
to play “Doctor Strangelove.” Ironically, during my last decade
(1991-2001) as a mid-level researcher at the Naval Research Laboratory
in Washington, DC, I discovered that the over-payed military
“specialists” rarely got the right answers to questions they sought.
Thus, some were directed to me …and frequently I gave them the right
answers (in one case they even used my information as patent belonging
to them). In the meantime, I have used the internet to learn about
Russia’s weaponry …and found that they are a full decade ahead of us.
This means that if the West…
Another Step Toward Devastating War June 19, 2017 | Categories:
Articles & Columns | Another Step Toward Devastating War Paul Craig
Roberts An idiot American pilot shot down a Syrian fighter that was
attacking ISIS, thus confirming that Washington is not fighting ISIS, as
Washington claims, but is protecting ISIS, its agent sent to Syria by
Obama and Hillary to overthrow the Syrian government. Ge
This
is article was first posted by Paul Craig Roberts about a month ago.
PCR is only one year younger than me, and we both have PhDs after 6
years of postgraduate work, mine in Physics from Brown University and
his in Economics from the University of Virginia and two other
universities including his final year at Oxford. Most of my research was
carried out at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC
(1967-2001), where my position description was to carry out self-guided
basic research …and by doing so that I accrued 9 national and
international honors. More impressively, PCR became US Treasury
Department Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy (1981-93) and
subsequently held four different Congressional Staff positions
(1975-78). Subsequently, he was a Columnist for Business Week and later
an Editor of the Wall Street Journal, and he has written many books on
the demise of America. My Jan-2001 exit from NRL was mainly to take up
unexpected invited professorships of research…
Are You Ready to Die? May 11, 2017 | Are You Ready to Die? Paul Craig
Roberts “Fifty years ago, the streets of Leningrad taught me one thing:
If a fight is inevitable, you must strike first.” Vladimir Putin In
George Orwell’s 1949 dystopian novel, 1984 , information that no longer
is consistent with Big Brother’s explanations is chucked down the Memory
Hole. In the real American dystopia in which
New in Creekside
Liberal MPs who voted NO to electoral reform May 31 2017
h/t Anita Nickerson for above graphic Here's the Vote details 21 Liberal MPs who did not vote : .
New in DAMMIT JANET!
No funding for rights-denying outfits
Volunteers
for Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) are continuing their
research that we reported on here into the funding of rights-denying
anti-choice organizations. Specifically, we are looking for public money
— government, arms’-length granting bodies — going to these gangs.
Remember DJ!'s success in getting an Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)
grant rescinded from Lambton Crisis Pregn
En Garde, or, This Is Our Chance to Bury Anti-Choice
Andrew
Scheer, former and worst-ever Speaker of the House, has won the
Conservative Party leadership. But as several people have pointed out,
Michael Harris among them, Scheer has a BIG debt to pay. To social
conservatives, aka, anti-choice, anti-gay, anti-trans, anti-assisted
dying, anti-comprehensive sex-ed dinosaurs. These social conservatives
worked their hearts out for Stephen Harper for ten
New in Dr Cintli
The X In Latin-X
Twenty years ago, I wrote “The X in La Raza,” a political essay I
referred to as an “anti-book.” I did so at a time when people were
beginning to write Chicano or Chicana with an X as in Xicano or Xicana.
Though “The X in La Raza” was not a response to this development,
rather, it was a response to myself, an essay I had written in 1981,
titled “Who declared War on the Word Chicano? For the rest
Affirming a Macehual or Gente de Maiz Identity. Part I of 2
A couple years ago, someone from California wrote me to tell me that:
“Mexicans are taking over Chicano Studies.” Apparently, the person did
not know I was born in Mexico. And they knew less about what this topic
triggers within me. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, I did become
part of the Chicano Movement, and thus identified as such during that
time, though throughout most of my life, my
New in FREE PLANET
Electric Universe - proto-Saturn - Ruler of Aquarius
Saturnian configuration prior to Solar incursion in 10,000 BC before
the Crescent of the Sun marked Saturn's eye the obvious (mainstream)
question, "Why Saturn? Why now?" Good morning, readers of the Free
Planet blog, as you can all see my love/hate relationship with this "
brown-dwarf proto-Saturn was our ancient Sun " aspect of the
Talbott/Thornhill electric universe continues... Why Saturn? We
Mike Philbin abstract art - Wix site overhaul - 2016 and 2017 content update
I realised this morning that I hadn't updated my WIX art website for
most of 2017, so I spent a few lunchtime hours on Sunday adding new
categories, arrangments and content. The newer, shinier, smashingier
Mike Philbin abstract art site , cheers wixy .
David Talbott - Thunderbolts Project - Saturn Ra Solar Battles
David Talbott , director of the Thunderbolts Project needs to put
together a believable TIME-FRAME for his contention that, "Saturn was
once our primary Sun." How far back do we have to travel before our
ancient Sun i.e. proto-Saturn, was captured by our current Sun. Are we
talking aeons or millennia? Not millions, but thousands of years. These
dramatic sky transitions were, after all, recorded b
Electric Universe - Hertzan Chimera Unit 2017 - reappraisal and reassessment
Back in 1985, I had a single dream about a waterfall... Seriously, this
is how my pseudo-physics entity, the Hertzan Chimera Unit , came about.
I was nineteen years old, and knew no better. The HC Unit was about the
size of a hydrogen atom, and chains of HC Units ninety degrees out of
cyclic phase formed all the atoms. Four HC Units form the no-net charge
Helium atom. Twenty form Neon. Vertices s
Rupert Sheldrake's rather positive appraisal of The Electric Universe.
here's very well respected author and physicist Rupert Sheldrake
talking about “Breaking Scientific Taboos” wherein he offers his opinion
of The Electric Universe, as currently pioneered by Wal Thornhill and
David Talbott and the Thunderbolts of the Gods team.
Free Planet - Brexit Elections - Borders to your Creativity, Passion and Kinship
world with no borders... The first big talking point at the moment, of
course, is Brexit, "How do we extricate our country from the roving
European behemoth without totally screwing our economy?" The second big
question is, "Who will lead us through the tough negotiation period
ahead, Labour or Conservative?" Really? That's where we are as a global
race of EIGHT BILLION intelligent individuals? C
New in GEEZERPOWER
GEEZERPOWER: Israel has been using drones for surveilance since 1973
By 1969, the Israeli Air Force was using drones to photograph and
monitor Egyptian, Syrian, and later, Jordanian troops. Israel Military
Intelligence: Intelligence During Yom Kippur War (1973) Jewish Virtual
Library by Doron Geller The Yom Kippur War of October 1973 was a
terrible surprise, which put Israel's security - and even survival - in
jeopardy. By the end of the war, Israel had turned the
New in Greg Mankiw's Blog
Report from the NFF
It
is now that time of year when I am enjoying the Nantucket Film
Festival. My wife and I today saw The Big Sick . Despite the not very
enticing title, we loved it. The film is based on the real-life romance
of the two screen writers, emphasizing the difficulty of bridging
cross-cultural expectations. It is more heartfelt than a standard
rom-com, more comedic than a drama, more earnest than standa
Hamilton Tickets Redux
James Stewart takes a look at theater tickets on Broadway, a topic I
discussed last year . I love his ending: Dynamic pricing and
super-premium prices may be relatively new, but the scarcity of tickets
for hit shows has a long tradition. Mr. Schumacher cited “My Fair Lady,”
the “Hamilton” of the 1955-56 Broadway season. As Broadway lore has it,
a man in the audience turned to his neighbor, an old
Economists for Hassett
An open letter supporting Kevin Hassett's nomination as CEA chair .
On Taxes and Deficits
Click here to read my column in Sunday's New York Times .
New in Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
The Riddle of Teleportation
The Riddle of Teleportation By Scott Corrales - © 2017 Inexplicata An
interesting news item passed unnoticed among the never-ending news about
terrorism, celebrity outrage or virtue-signaling. A Chinese satellite,
the Micius, broke the 100 kilometer quantum teleportation record set two
years ago. Micius - launched in 2016 as part of the QUESS program - was
designed as an initial step at establish
Argentina: A Forgotten Enigma - Mystery Enshrouds the 1995 Salta UFO Crash
Source: Planeta UFO and El Tribuno Date: 05.27.2017 An Article by
Daniel DÃaz, El Tribuno Argentina: A Forgotten Enigma - Mystery
Enshrouds the 1995 Salta UFO Crash The event occurred in 1995 in the
SerranÃa Colorada, community of Joaquin V. González. Details were never
officially disclosed. Ufologists still remember one of the most widely
known UFO events to have occurred in the country, known a
Argentina: Three Out of Four People Have Witnessed UFOs in San Luis
Source: Planeta UFO and MDZ
http://www.mdzol.com/nota/735133-tres-de-cuatro-personas-han-visto-ovnis-en-san-luis/
Date: 05.24.2017 Argentina: Three Out of Four People Have Witnessed
UFOs in San Luis The Province of San Luis is among Argentina's ten
"hot-spots" as far as UFO sightings are concerned. According to a report
by ufologists who visited the Comechingones Mountains and adjacent
areas duri
Argentina: Bizarre Sounds in the Sky Over Cipolletti and Neuquén
Source: PLANETA UFO and Clarin.com
https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/misteriosos-ruidos-inquietan-habitantes-cipolletti-neuquen_0_r1t4E1qf-.html
Date: 06.12.2017 Argentina: Bizarre Sounds in the Sky Over Cipolletti
and Neuquén * Loud Howling Sounds Heard in the Early Morning Hours *
Residents of Cipolletti and Neuquén were startled awake this morning
when a loud, inexplicable sound could be heard o
Uruguay: Aliens in Northern Uruguay After Blackout?
Source: Planeta UFO and Seguridad Uruguay Date: June 1, 2017 Uruguay:
Aliens in Northern Uruguay After Blackout? Several lights were seen in
the skies over Salto during the massive blackout that affected - and
affects - a considerable part of northern Uruguay's territory, according
to statements made by residents of Salto, Constitución, Belén, and part
of Bella Unión as well as Paysandú. Strange
Argentina: A New Cattle Mutilation in Concordia
Source: Planeta UFO and VISION OVNI and EL ONCE Date: 06.01.2017
Argentina: A New Cattle Mutilation in Concordia By Andrea Perez
Simondini with thanks to Sebastian Balbi El Once.com learned that a
cattleman found one of his cows dead and showing signs of a mysterious
mutilation. The animal displayed unusual incisions and some parts of the
body were missing. The event caused amazement among the re
New in Middle Class Political Economist
Video series for "Rethinking Investment Incentives"
As
regular readers will recall, I contributed to the Columbia Center for
Sustainable Investment's book , Rethinking Investment Incentives: Trends
and Policy Options (Columbia University Press, 2016). Now, the editors
have put together a series of video teasers for most of the individual
chapters, all of which can be seen here . As I wrote before, the book
offers the perspectives of numerous expert
Kansas Republicans abandon Brownback; raise taxes over his veto
Remember
Kansas's great tax-cutting experiment under Governor Sam Brownback?
(Me, sarcastic?) As always in Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore La-La
Land, cutting taxes leads to economic nirvana. Except when it doesn't,
and it didn't in Kansas. I recently wrote about the idiocy of Investor
Business Daily 's criticisms of California, and Paul Krugman carried the
ball further, citing me and bringing in
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Limits on Summary Judgment? Lesenko v. Guerette, 2017 ONCA 522
[30] Used appropriately, summary judgment motions are an important tool
for enhancing access to justice and achieving proportionate, timely and
cost-effective adjudication: Hryniak v. Mauldin , 2014 SCC 7, [2014] 1
S.C.R. 87. In my view, this motion for summary judgment was premature
and should not have been brought until the positions of the parties and
the issues were well defined. It was uncle
Expert Evidence
Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena, 2017 ONCA 502: [34] In White Burgess , a
decision released shortly before the judgment under appeal, the Supreme
Court of Canada provided clarity and guidance regarding challenges to
experts on the basis of bias and lack of independence. Cromwell J.,
writing for the court, stated at para. 19 that the basic structure for
the law relating to the admissibility of expert
Supreme Court Doubles Down on Jordan
R. v. Cody, 2017 SCC 31: Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Right
to be tried within a reasonable time — Pre ‑ Jordan delay of more than
five years between charges and anticipated end of trial — Whether
accused's right to be tried within reasonable time under s. 11 (b) of
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms infringed — Framework for
determining s. 11 (b) infringement set out in Jordan a
Jordan analysis for Charter delay applications
R. v. Islam, 2017 ONCJ 335 is a useful case for POA prosecutions. Some
take aways includ S11(b) Jordan analysis applies to POA matters. Time
runs on Part 1 POA prosecutions from date of charge and not date
defendant took some step - that seems obvious but was argued. Cases are
not argued well and the parties should prepare properly and be concise -
" 43 . The court also ventures to state that par
Important Bail Case from Supreme Court of Canada
R. v. Antic (June 1), 2017 SCC 27 (S.C.C.) 67 Therefore, the following
principles and guidelines should be adhered to when applying the bail
provisions in a contested hearing: (a) Accused persons are
constitutionally presumed innocent, and the corollary to the presumption
of innocence is the constitutional right to bail. (b) Section 11( e )
guarantees both the right not to be denied bail without
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London: Finsbury Park Mosque Attack, Dividing the World on Religious Lines
A man died and at least 11 people were injured in the early hours of
Monday (June 19, 2017) morning after a van was rammed into a crowd of
Muslims worshipers in Finsbury Park near a mosque in north London.
Eyewitnesses reported chaotic scenes, as the incident unfolded just
after midnight, when worshipers had just … London: Finsbury Park Mosque
Attack, Dividing the World on Religious Lines is a po
Main Fault Lines of India’s Politics
While, the ideology of Hindutva (Hindu nationalism) is the genesis of
Hindu terrorism, having co-relationship with it, the main fault lines of
India’s politics is based upon the discriminatory system of caste and
religion. These trends in Indian politics have become the staging ground
for all the national movements and wars of liberation. Indian
anti-Muslim … Main Fault Lines of India’s Politics
Afghanistan’s Illogical Blame Game against Pakistan
Even in the modern world of today, if any country accuses any other
country of supporting terrorism or militancy, there is some logic. But,
it is quite surprising that Afghanistan continues illogical blame game
against Pakistan in this respect. Therefore, Kabul’s such a policy needs
analysis. On May 31, this year, a massive truck bombing … Afghanistan’s
Illogical Blame Game against Pakistan is a
London Attack: Mossad-led ISIS Again Targeted the UK
London Attack! Seven people were killed and 48 persons injured in the
terror attack on London Bridge and at the adjacent Borough Market on
Saturday (June 3, 2017). According to the British police and media, a
van driving at high speed mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge before
the occupants got out and began stabbing … London Attack: Mossad-led
ISIS Again Targeted the UK is a post from News C
Kulbhushan: The Spy of India’s Ruthless Terrorism
Relations between Pakistan and India further deteriorated since May 9,
this year when on the appeal of India, the Hague-based International
Court of Justice (ICJ) stayed the hanging of Indian spy Kulbhushan
Yadhav who was arrested by Pakistan’s security forces from Balochistan
on March 3, 2016. Notably, Indian role in Pakistan became naked after
the … Kulbhushan: The Spy of India’s Ruthless Terro
Prevention of Terrorist Funding by Zakat and Fitrana
In the holy month of Ramadan, people of Pakistan prefer to offer Zakat
and Fitrana to the poor. These charity and various other donations,
significantly, increase the funds of various militant outfits, as under
various disguises, they collect this money which is ultimately used for
purchasing weapons and financing terrorism in the country. Hence,
preventive … Prevention of Terrorist Funding by Za
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The neo-nutzis exposed - by one of their own.
I have rubbed shoulders with neo-nutzis. I will openly admit it. Why?
Because as someone who is aware of the deliberate destruction of the
traditional way of life, I felt that I had to 'do something', and so it
became natural to gravitate towards people who were also awake to the
impact of globalisation on the lives of ordinary people. My forays into
the 'far-right' turned out to be a waste of ti
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Bruce Goff's Crystal Chapel
Bruce Goff’s Crystal Chapel, designed in 1949 - unbuilt, but recently
modelled digitally so you too can see the genius … [Hat tip SOCIETY OF
ORGANIC ARCHITECTS ] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission
to republish is granted, with attribution.
The naked & the nudes
I spent the weekend with several dozen nudes. it was thrilling! There
were women and men, big and small, young and old. They were bathing,
washing, dancing. There were groups picknicking, drinking, playing. One
(or two?) were sitting strangely in armchairs . One was trying on hats .
Another caressing a dying young hero . One woman was even lying down as
a fish . And there was a couple kissing, or
New in Pesticide Action Network
States step forward to trump climate catastrophe
On June 1, in a snub to science and the world, Trump announced he is
withdrawing the United States out of the Paris Agreement — the global
accord aiming to curb greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate
change. Almost immediately following the announcement, states, cities
and businesses began stepping up to make their own climate commitments.
At present, over 1,400 actors have pledged to indi
Farmers of color to get their fair share?
Last week, legislation to address historic racial inequities in
agriculture cleared a major hurdle in California. The Farmer Equity Act
passed with just a few dissenting votes, 72-4. PAN has been supporting
the farmers leading the charge on this bill, following their lead on how
to begin addressing the long history of systemic racism in agriculture.
Given deep, historic inequities, it’s no surpri
Buzz from the Minnesota capitol
As the dust settles on Minnesota’s 2017 legislative session, the push
for new pollinator protective policies has mostly wrapped up for the
year. The outcome? In a year when many, many issues we care about saw
major rollbacks, we managed to win a few small victories for pollinators
— and hold back the worst proposals that would’ve gutted our state’s
pesticide laws. But legislative leaders were rem
EPA’s Pruitt disses worker protections
Scott Pruitt's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — in yet another
subversion of justice — is bowing to industry interests to delay
implementation of two 2015 rules designed to better protect farmworkers
and their families from harmful pesticide exposure. How is that
"protection?" Long overdue In 2015, EPA finally improved the 20-year-old
federal Worker Protection Standard (WPS). The improveme
States step forward to trump climate catastrophe
After Trump announced withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement,
states, cities and businesses began stepping up to make their own
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Voices from the Frontline: Tiare Lawrence
Tiare Lawrence is a native Hawaiian community leader who focuses on
environmental and Hawaiian rights on Maui. Read about her ideal vision
of a just, healthy food system. Learn more Slideshow Category: Flex
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