oldephartte(in training): 9 April

Monday, April 09, 2018

9 April - My Yahoo! 1 of 2

Arizona enacts Native American Day, renames highways

It’s been a good couple of weeks for Arizona’s Native Americans, at least symbolically. The post Arizona
6 treated for chemical exposure in Low Mountain

Four children and two adults were treated at Chinle Comprehensive Health Center and released Thursday
Crownpoint gas station, hotel construction set to start

Residents in the Eastern Navajo Agency have been complaining for years about the lack of economic

Stonehenge’s Giant Stones Were In Place Long Before Humans Existed

A paper published in the journal British Archaeology provides evidence that two of the largest and most
Buzz Aldrin ‘Passes UFO Lie Detector Test’ Leaving Experts ‘Convinced

The former American astronaut and the second man to land on the moon, Buzz Aldrin has passed a lie detector
Space War is Here — And The U.S. Is Not Ready

A space war “is going to happen”, and the Pentagon is not ready to face it, warn several US

Musical road drives Dutch villagers crazy by playing Frisian national

A small stretch of road which ‘plays’ part of the Frisian national anthem when cars drive over
Teenagers given community service for attack on gay couple in Arnhem

Four teenagers who attacked a gay couple in Arnhem a year ago have been given community service sentences
Figures show Dutch are both big gas guzzlers and avid recyclers

The Netherlands is one of Europe’s biggest fossil fuel importers despite also being one of the most

Lunch links: 11,000 drug convictions dismissed in Massachusetts

Plus: Police unions make donation to DA investigating Stephon Clark shooting, pushback for Philly's
Trump Watch, Volume 13: Trump tramples the First Amendment with Amazon

Plus: Deportation quotas for immigration judges, the death penalty for drug dealers, and ICE targeting
Morning links: The worst ICE detainment yet

Plus: The myth of the criminal immigrant; Louisiana considers bills to rein in prosecutors; and crime lab

Beware of Bing Chrome Download Ads Pushing Adware/PUP Installers

When using a search engine to search for software download links, be sure to go directly to the developer&#
New Matrix Ransomware Variants Installed Via Hacked Remote Desktop Services

Two new Matrix Ransomware variants were discovered this week by MalwareHunterTeamÂ that areÂ being
Iranian & Russian Networks Attacked Using Cisco's CVE-2018-0171

Last night, a hacker groupÂ going under the name "JHT" attacked foreign network infrastructure

It’s the End of the World… As They Know it

One of the hypotheses posited on this blog is that the preoccupation with the end of the world is in
Ask a Stupid Question

A premise of democracy that I believe is worth defending is that it is incumbent on those seeking either
The Grimey “Science” of Conspiracy Theories

David Robert Grimes has emerged from Lewandowsky’s shadow, again, to go forth increase and multiply

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

Wake Forest Bias Revealed

Much as professors insist that there is no bias in higher education, every survey shows otherwise, like the
Monmouth University: 2/3s Think MSM News Fake

It looks like the only parts of universities that work are the independent ones, like the one that did this
Make CU Great Again

One of the many ironies or paradoxes of life in academia is that freedom of speech never is more complex

Trump and Sheikh Tamim to discuss mutual issues of interest

The two leaders are due to discuss expansion of the US base in Qatar, and conflict in Syria among other
Northern Ireland confronts legacy of the 'Troubles'

The era, known as the Troubles, largely pitted the historically dominant Protestants against the Catholic
No escape: The fearful life of China's exiled dissidents

Activists, journalists and critics of Chinese leadership and authority tell stories of surveillance and

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

MADA Calls for Investigation into Killing of Journalist and Other Civilians

08 APR 6:15 PM The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) has called for a formation
Palestinian Dies of Wounds Sustained Last Tuesday

08 APR 10:53 AM A Palestinian man who was shot and seriously wounded by Israeli soldiers on April 2nd near
B’Tselem under Investigation for urging Israeli Soldiers Not to Kill Gaza

08 APR 6:28 PM Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has asked Israeli Attorney-General Avichai

Syria conflict: Israel blamed for attack on airfield

The missile strike caused casualties, Syria and Russia say, with observers saying 14 died.
Viktor Orban: Hungary PM re-elected for third term

Hungarian right-winger Viktor Orban claims a landslide victory in general elections.
Russia sanctions: Shares in Deripaska-controlled firms crash

US sanctions on Russian oligarchs hit shares in two companies controlled by Oleg Deripaska.

Man shot dead by police in Romford

A man believed to be in his 40s has been shot and killed by officers in east London, police say.
Cassie Hayes: Man admits murdering travel agent

Andrew Burke murdered Cassie Hayes who was in a relationship with his ex-girlfriend, a court hears.
Four people in 'unbelievable' escape as wood skewers car

The car's occupants are "four of the luckiest people our officers have ever seen", police

A Note on US Evangelical Support for Efraín Ríos Montt

From the New York Times obituary of Efraín Ríos Montt: In the panoply of commanders who turned much of
A Note on the Oldham “Trojan Horse” Libel Claim Outcome

From the website of Rahman Lowe Solicitors: Rahman Lowe Solicitors have represented Mr [Nasim] Ashraf and
A Note on Byline, “Freelance Demonstrators”, and Vote Fair’s Supposed “Link

From the Daily Mail: Freelance demonstrators protesting against Brexit were paid thousands of pounds by an

Beyond withdrawal…

I see in retrospect that some core, vital part of me was always there during the drugged years, learning
Emotional “dysregulation” is plasticity

while the healing process may sometimes be radical and even violent as well as time consuming, ultimately
Mindfulness in trauma flow

There is a concept of “flow” …or stream entry in Buddhism…when we are moving along

Graham and McCaul Call for Military Strikes Against Syria in Response to

As world police, it is out duty to send out boys and girls into the Middle East in order to address any
Scotland Yard Admits It Has Run Out of Detectives to Investigate Murders

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick admitted it was a ‘very worrying’ time as she was forced to
Coincidence? Every Time the US Threatens to Pull Out of Syria, Assad Uses

For the second time in a year, immediately after the US says they are going to pull out of Syria, Assad

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Hovercraft Parenting: Damaging a Generation

We have reached a time in history where helicopter parenting is no longer an adequate description for an
5 Things That’ll Make You Hate Your Kids

Here are 5 basic things (throughout your child’s life) that you can do to ensure you grow to hate

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

Originally posted on COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS : This is the definitive and most informative documentary on
#OBEEZY
Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

Christmas Past: but what about it’s future?

NOTE: I started writing this post a little before Christmas, intending to post it on the day itself. Life
Life in the “Constitution-Free Zone”

I.C.E. encourages ratting out your neighbors Did you know that you may be living in a “Constitution-Free
Trump’s Border Wall Fantasy

Both Sides Now… Artists protest Trump’s “Big Beautiful Wall” So, what’s up

In Case You Missed It …

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget and taxes, health, family income
Improving the Child Tax Credit for Very Low-Income Families

The nation’s poorest, most vulnerable children should not be locked out of receiving the
Report: Strengthening Child Tax Credit Would Reduce Poverty, Improve

A new paper released by the U.S. Partnership on Mobility from Poverty proposes improvements

ELECTIONS CAN BE RIGGED: Vote fraud expert Bev Harris exposes electronic

Black Box Voting, founded in 2003, performs nonpartisan investigative reporting on elections in an attempt
Hillary Clinton’s “Sudden Move” Of $1.8 Billion To Qatar Central Bank Stuns

Hillary Clinton (left) with Qatari Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al (right) The international reporter
Why Obama bought a $ 4.9 million Mansion in Dubai, a country where there is

By Bill Still of the STILL REPORT According to a Russian Foreign Intelligence non-classified report,

Another Reason I like Phoenix -- With Some Advice for Tourists

Much of Phoenix is generally pretty flat but at the same time we have peaks rising from right in the middle
The Electric Vehicle Mileage Fraud, Updated: Tesla Model 3 Energy Costs

Nearly 8 years ago (can it be so long?) I wrote a series of articles about what I called the electric
The Number One Reason the Ivy League Schools Are Broken

Ivy League schools are broken, at least to the extent they are true to their word that they are trying to

US Homeland Security Wants to Track Journalists Worldwide

Dandelion Salad RT on Apr 8, 2018 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is recruiting staff to compile a
Chris Hedges: Rape Culture and Sexual Violence in the United States

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Apr 8, 2018 Anastasiya Gorodilova, Social Justice Activist
Mystery: How Wealth Creates Poverty in the World by Michael Parenti

by Michael Parenti Writer, Dandelion Salad Previously posted July 31, 2011 April 7, 2018 There is a

Interview with the Magus: Michael M. Hughes

Michael M. Hughes is an author, speaker, magical thinker, and activist. He is the creator of the
The Cure for America: Something to Believe In

Could it be that the rampant violence in America is a sign of a massive existential crisis caused by the
The Occult is Now a Haven for Shitty Woman Hating Racists (and So is

I can’t believe how weirdly prescient it is that I wrote about what a piece of human trash Aleister

Three-month snapshot shows expanding use of armed drones

Over the past few years States, international organisations and civil society groups have expressed concern
Cost of UK air and drone strikes in Iraq and Syria reach £1.75 billion

Analysis of figures released in response to Freedom of Information requests by Drone Wars UK indicate that
New FoI data release on UK air and drone operations in Iraq and Syria

After a lengthy delay in responding to our FoI requests, the MOD has now provided data on UK air operations

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell

For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks

The end to World War G (gender)

Enough analysis. Now we look at solutions to end the gender wars.
Trump’s foreign policy might mark Peak America

No analysis by Trump's foes shows the danger he poses so clearly as his own speeches. See Trump's
Trump tells us it’s time to fight another nation: Iran!

A fit ending for four decades of propaganda about its nuclear program, adding yet another nation to those

For Many Migrants, No Land Is Sweeter Than Home

Most migrants to Europe, Australia and the United States from Rangpur in northern Bangladesh leave home at
Micro Gardening Scheme to Help Feed Rohingya Refugees, Bangladeshi Local

IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are distributing 50,000
UN Development Goals Cannot be Achieved if Bombs Keep Falling From the Sky

Miroslav Lajčák , President of the UN General Assembly, in an address to the mid-term ministerial

Visible Origami | The Confinements of Complexity and the Freedom of

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Lawd! Lawd… I got 99. Every day, you ask yourself, or at least I
Smoking Mirrors | The Sexually Dysfunctional Social Justice Nazis and the

Dog Poet Transmitting……. It can be difficult to maintain a serene mood in this conflicted and
Reflections in a Petri Dish | Hyena Shit, Spread like Peanut Butter over

Dog Poet Transmitting……. There is of course, more than one world ‘out there’. One

Venezuela and the Thesis of Constructive Chaos

Juan Eduardo Romero Translated by Les Blough, Axis of Logic What is Constructive Chaos? The thesis of
PLO-NAD Calls for Immediate International Investigation into Israeli

Dr. Saeb Erekat Responds to Nikky Haley and Calls for an Immediate International Investigation into the
Lula Solidifies His Iconic Political Legacy

Lula da Silva delivered a passionate speech before turning himself in to the federal police. Brasil de Fato

Collectors Gathering
Equanimity
Passover

“May the Father of mercy have mercy upon a people that have been born to him. May he remember the

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?

Facebook suspends Canadian company allegedly linked to UK Leave campaign

Facebook has suspended a Canadian data firm that played a key role in the campaign
Italy's right wing parties say they are ready to form a new government

Italy’s three main rightist parties on Sunday vowed to present a united front in a
Re-elected thorn for the European Union: landslide victory for Hungary'

Hungary's all-powerful premier Viktor Orban, his party victorious in elections

Friends group worries turbines could affect Maxwell refuge #KS

The Friends of Maxwell, an organization made up of people who support the 2,800-acre Maxwell Wildlife
Residents ask Chesaning Twp. Board to begin work on windmill ordinance #MI

CHESANING TWP. – During the Thursday, April 5 meeting of the Chesaning Township Board, a couple of citizens
Turbines not by-right use #MA

Mr. Woodwell is incorrect in his assertion that special state legislation confers the right to operate a

This Week in Europe

Members of the TNF team recount big events from Europe from the past week, and point attention to news that
The 100 Year Peace Treaty of Brest-Litowsk: An Overview

The Peace Treaty of Brest-Litowsk is often called the ‘forgotten peace' of the First World War. Today,
“Transnational Lists are a Sin Against Federalism”

Last week the European Parliament decided against the introduction of transnational lists in the upcoming

The Sierra Club’s Grassroots Deception

The Sierra Club is swimming in money from affluent individuals, wealthy foundations, and blue chip
Climate Change in the Courts

For well-funded green groups (and a growing list of governments), lawyers are weapons and courtrooms are a
Is Fruit Good for You?

Fruit may be natural, but its sugar content has increased due to selective breeding.

Statistics in USA for Different Cancer

Cancer is a malignancy which affects most of the world and specially USA very severely. Cancer statistics
Effective and gentle prostate cancer treatment – with NanoKnife (IRE)

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancer types in men. One man in six will get prostate cancer
Steps to Prevent Cervical Cancer

When the cells in your body start growing in excess, it causes cancer. Cancer can occur in any part of the

A Matter of Right and Wrong: The CDC’s Troubling Lack of Research Ethics

March 29, 2018 By Brian S. Hooker, Science Advisor, Focus for Health and Board Member, World Mercury
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Minnesota: Boomers express fear of doctors & hospitalization

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Good news: More kids are drawing scientists as women than ever before

Diversity in the science fields does more than ensure a variety of perspectives and passions in the pursuit
You secure your dog, I’ll deliver your mail

The U.S. Postal Service released data this week on the number of dog attacks experienced by mail carriers
Maryland OSHA’s skimpy answers to funders’ softball questions

Maryland's appropriations committee gave the State's OSHA program a chance to admit it doesn't

Astonishing California bill would shut down free speech, require fact

Astonishing California bill would shut down free speech, require fact-checkers by Jon Rappoport April 9
Exit From The Matrix: free individual vs Deep State

Exit From The Matrix: free individual vs Deep State by Jon Rappoport April 7, 2018 The people who run
The Free Individual Returns from the Dead

The Free Individual Returns from the Dead Power Outside The Matrix by Jon Rappoport April 6, 2018 Freedom

Harvey’s flooding blamed in major gasoline spill in Texas

The spill was first reported to state and federal officials on Aug. 31, but no volume was given at that
Fuelfix is moving. Here are the details.

Fuel Fix, the Houston Chronicle’s must-read source for energy industry news and analysis, is
Market Currents: Qatar’s energy exports

As pockets of geopolitical tension leave the crude market neither shaken nor stirred, hark, today we dig

There is slowly building anger in the UK at the Government's obvious

Anger, resentment and frustration building up in the UK as people realize they have been taken for a ride
BEST OF THE WEB FLASHBACK: Local medic writes The Times: "No patients

There have been some interesting developments in the alleged poisoning case of the British-Russian double
BEST OF THE WEB FLASHBACK: Trump in December 2016: 'We Will Stop

The US foreign policy establishment is gradually shifting its focus from the Middle East to the Far East

It's about to get cold: early winter storm to blow through Wellington

Those attending Wahine commemorations in Wellington will need to brace for a wet and windy day.
Fifty years on, Wahine survivors hunt for their baby's saviours

Sarah Major was a six-month-old bundle when her mother threw her off the sinking Wahine into the hands of
'Concrete disc of depressingness' could cause accidents in Island

A new roundabout in Island Bay looks out of place, and is so confusing it could cause accidents, residents

Steven Pinker fails to inspire the New World Order (Fiction)

Professor Steven Pinker failed to inspire attendees at a New World Order symposium that was held at the
Anybody Want A Kidney Stone?

The last couple weeks have been difficult, not least because I passed a kidney stone (I have history with
Hyper-specificity in Animal Cognition

I’m a fairly unread ignoramus, so when I get to talking science, I do a lot of crawling out on limbs.