oldephartte(in training): 9 April

Monday, April 09, 2018

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What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger: Why Scott Pruitt May Be Here

If Pruitt's slavish devotion to deregulation has boosted his stock with Trump, it has also endeared him
Sen. Blumenthal On Syria Chemical Attack, Zuckerberg's Testimony

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal about how the U.S. should respond to the apparent
Trump Condemns Chemical Attack In Syria

President Trump took to Twitter following a suspected chemical attack in Syria. Homeland security adviser

Mississippi's 2018 Water Resources Conference - Flow Issues

The Mississippi Water Resources Conference happened in Jackson on April 3-4 and provided many presentations
Yazoo Pumps – Is this zombie project finally dead?

The Yazoo Backwater Pumps project is a 77 year old Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) project that would have
Legislators weaken protections for what makes Florida special

The Florida Legislature has been on an anti-environment tack for most of the past 15 years, even as

The Poisoning of Sergei Skripal

Fred Burton joined me shortly after the attack on Sergei Skripal. We look at the many implications of this
Team Leadership & Ethics

Dean Baratta reflects on leadership, lessons learned, team building, and the challenge of public service
The Jerry Chun Shing Lee Case

Jerry Chun Shing Lee, a former CIA case officer, is suspected by many to have compromised CIA activities in

Irish WWE star Finn Balor made a big statement about inclusivity with his

The 36-year-old was praised for his statement in support of the LGBTQ community.
This artist is stunning social media by painting incredibly detailed

Georgina Ryland has gone viral for the masterpieces she paints onto her skin.
This unique footage of a volcano erupting is a technical marvel

William Russell had his work cut out trying to capture this eruption in Japan.

'They Didn't Have To Kill Him': The Death of Lance Corporal

Aaron Gell / Task & Purpose : 'They Didn't Have To Kill Him': The Death of Lance
Trump Condemns 'Sick' Syria Disaster Yet Slams The Door On

Willa Frej / HuffPost : Trump Condemns ‘Sick’ Syria Disaster Yet Slams The Door On
Congress releases Mark Zuckerberg's prepared testimony ahead of

Sara Salinas / CNBC : Congress releases Mark Zuckerberg's prepared testimony ahead of Wednesday'

The Speaker Roster Is Set For The Hayride’s April 25th Baton Rouge Tour

…and you probably should go ahead and buy your tickets today to get in on the action for the third
Facebook to disclose today if users had their data “improperly shared”

To find out if your data was “improperly shared” by Facebook with Cambridge Analytica, Facebook
VIDEO: LSU Commitment Emmitt Williams Broke LeBron James’ Scoring Record At

We haven’t done an LSU basketball post lately, so we figured it was time to catch up on the exploits

Budget 2018: The Most Disappointing Budget Ever

Premier Pallister’s Trump-esque statement that budget 2018 was going to be the “best budget ever” has
2018 Federal Budget Analysis

Watch this space for response and analysis of the federal budget from CCPA staff and our Alternative
CED in Manitoba - The Video

Community Economic Development in Manitoba - nudging capitalism out of the way?

India extends support to Bangladesh for resolving Rohingya crisis

Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale gave the statement following a meeting with Bangladesh counterpart
NCRB to prepare annual database on crime against journalists

In a communication to the Press Club of India (PCI), the Ministry of Home Affairs said the NCRB has so
Centre plans agri market intelligence system to deal with problem of plenty

News24.com | R150m Magashule-linked RDP project: DA lays criminal complaint

The DA in the Free State has laid a criminal complaint against former Free State premier Ace Magashule over
News24.com | Guptas to appeal grounding of leased plane

News24 has reliably learnt that the Guptas have lodged an application for leave to appeal a high court
News24.com | ConCourt dismisses leave to appeal by Oscar Pistorius

The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application by former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius to appeal his

News24.com | ANC finally getting its 'Lula moment', but it's

It took a long time for the ANC to sink its teeth into their "Lula moment" by voting for land
News24.com | We must not want to be Winnie

A story that is not often told about the weekend of Nelson Mandela's release from prison is the one
News24.com | The greatest lie the ANC told Joburgers

The ANC in Johannesburg successfully managed to fool millions of residents into believing that they were

News24.com | Namibia president denies graft in nuclear deal

Namibian President Hage Geingob has strongly denied corruption accusations stemming from a French anti
News24.com | Uganda's 'life presidency' law faces legal

A court in Uganda is hearing a case that seeks to overturn a law that removed an age barrier to the long
News24.com | Nigeria's Buhari to run for re-election: official

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has declared he would seek re-election next year, in a move that put an

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

( That really puts a crimp in covering hoaxes and lies, which happens every time clickbait is used. But the only way to comply is to quit publishing or covering politics, which is false advertising on steroids. )

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

UK police hunt for one-legged drug kingpin last seen in Belfast

A one-legged drug kingpin is wanted after being convicted in his absence over the attempted importation of
Expressive eyebrows evolved to communicate emotion, say scientists

Eyebrow-raising new research challenges widely held theories of evolutionary biology.
School bus plunges down 200ft gorge in Himalayan foothills, killing 21

At least 21 children were killed when their school bus skidded off a mountain road and plunged into a gorge

Man died following single stab wound to chest, Waterford murder trial hears

A 37 year old man has gone on trial accused of stabbing another man to death in Co Waterford.
Two tourists die in pony and trap accident in Kerry

Two American tourists who were travelling on a pony trap have died following a freak accident at one of Co
Gardai intercept gang suspected of targeting homes in community bereaved by

A suspected criminal gang of heartless burglars targeting the homes of people mourning the deaths of teen

NRC Continues to Respond to Irma

Update (Sept. 12, 2017 4:15 p.m. EST): Late Monday afternoon, Hurricane Irma had diminished to the point
Update: The NRC Readies for Hurricane Irma

UPDATE (9/10/2017 – 10 a.m. EST): The NRC activated the Region II Incident Response Center in Atlanta
An Open Forum Now Available

The NRC welcomes comments on the topics we’re blogging about. But we realize there are other topics you

Beet compound may help treat Alzheimer's: Study

Researchers at the University of South Florida in the US found that the compound could slow the
Managing eating habits may be key to mitigate malaria: Study

Malaria infections might be brought under control by managing the eating habits of infected people or
Vitamin D may cut heart failure risk after heart attack

Besides helping build strong bones and muscles, Vitamin D may also protect heart tissue and prevent heart

'E' is for Apollo: 'STEM Education' Stamps Use Spacecraft

NASA's Apollo spacecraft illustrates the "E" in "STEM" on a set of four new U.S
Earth's Shields Protect Life from the Sun on 'One Strange Rock'

Planet Earth and the life it contains wouldn't exist if it weren't for the sun. But the sun also
Space Calendar 2018: Launches, Sky Events & More

Here's a guide to the major astronomical events of the next year, as well as space launches and

CIS countries successfully cooperate in war on terror, says executive

Cooperation in war on terror remains an absolute priority for the Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS
Red Cross has no information on chemical weapon use in Douma — spokeswoman

On April 7, a number of NGOs, including the White Helmets, alleged that chemical weapons were used in Douma
Antitrust watchdog approves Megafon operator’s request on buying Svyaznoy

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has approved the application of Megafon telecom operator for the

Woman Says Parents' Fertility Doctor Is Her Father

Kelli Rowlette and her parents have filed a lawsuit against the fertility doctor who treated them, citing
More Muscle Improves Breast Cancer Patients' Odds

Those with more muscle had higher survival rates, regardless of their age or cancer stage, ABC News
Reading to Your Kids Might Boost Social Skills

When the children in the program were evaluated a year and a half after the program ended, they maintained

Michigan Cuts Bottled Water to Flint

Bolton’s ‘Axis of Evil’ ; What ‘Flyover States’ Understand About Trump ...and More Picks 4/9 The post
Earth Is on the Verge of Collapse — Is Eco-Socialism the Only Answer?

Richard Smith thinks that we face a global emergency and that nothing short of changing the operating
To Facebook, You’re Not the Customer, You’re the Product

Facebook makes money by sucking as much data from your profile and your actions as possible. There is no

Acacia retivenia

Source: Acacia retivenia
early spring show …

Close to town, the Dragonflower Trees are flowering heavily. This large edible flower is quite stunning
preparing for spring …

The last few days of winter in the tropics brings out a plethora of flowering species, which culminates in

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No such thing as a “succession war” as Uzbekistan enters the post-Karimov

For the first time since its independence, Uzbekistan is experiencing the tremors of managed political
NATO moves from reassurance to actual deterrence against Russia

Defense, deterrence, dialogue. This motto sums up the NATO Summit in Warsaw rather well. On July 8 and 9

Three-eyed lizards are not uncommon. Four-eyed ones are a novelty

Spot the eye in the back of the head UNLIKE invertebrates, most of which have at least four eyes
An ambitious African-science project is getting into its stride

AFRICA is home to what may be the world’s oldest counting tools. The Ishango bone from the Democratic
Is New Zealand the world’s best rocket-launching site?

To infinite profits and beyond THE Mahia peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, has

The Mother of All Clinical Trials, Part I

Part I: An Incipient Revolution in Epidemiology There are a great number of promising interventions that
The ruse of ‘fake news’

Researchers want to use science to combat techniques that can make the true seem false, and the reverse As
The link between losing a relative during pregnancy and the mental health

When a close relative dies, the stress can be overwhelming. But for many adults and children, mourning and

North Korea tells US it is prepared to discuss denuclearization: source

North Korea has told the United States for the first time that it is prepared to discuss the
Syria war: Strikes hit Syrian airbase in Homs province

Missiles have struck a Syrian airbase in Homs province early on Monday, state media reported, but it
NYT’s Charles Blow blasts Fox News — which is basically running the US

In his Monday column, New York Times writer Charles Blow outlined the horrors of living in a country where

No One Escapes the Cold Blast

A complex low about to cross central New Zealand will spare no one from the cold air it will drag up from
New clues to help restore fertility

Ground-breaking research out of the University of Otago is showing potential to restore fertility in women
SMC Bulletin - The costs of climate inaction

The costs of climate inaction A new report commissioned by Westpac suggests billions of dollars could be on

#CaliforniaKnew

Recent reports have shown that California knew about the threat of climate change decades ago. No one could
Models, On – and Off – the Catwalk – Part Eight – Time-Step and Noise

In Part Seven – Resolution & Convection we looked at some examples of how model resolution and domain
Clouds and Water Vapor – Part Eleven – Ceppi et al & Zelinka et al

A couple of recent articles covered ground related to clouds, but under Models –Models, On – and Off

International Roma Day concert in northeast London

Sindy and Bejamin, two young Romani activists and musicians from Poland, have organised a Festival of Music
Security tips from TellMama

TellMama has a number of security tips, which though not published specifically in response to the recent
Who Speaks for British Muslims – C4 Tomorrow at 8 pm

Fiyaz Mughal, director of Faith Matters writes: Tomorrow, this documentary is airing and is a look into who

Why Not Just Give A Job To Anyone Who Wants One?

Doing work that needs to be done?
Ban Assault Rifles

And require those already out there to be turned in. (Pay for them of course.)
Trump’s Brand is Ayn Rand

Robert Reich explains why Ayn Rand’s ideas have destroyed the common good. “We have to

SUNDAY SOBER-UP: time to dump Boris’s mind-altering drongospeak in favour

For the last fortnight, we’ve all been high on the drug Borichok. But the Chimps’ House Party
SATURDAY SATIRE: The Slog sums up on Skripal, and the Foreign Secretary

We have come a long way from Nixon in 1973 to Johnson in 2018. I rather suspect that, while Time has moved
BORIS THE SPIDER: MI5, Claire Smith, Joseph Mifsud, NATO, & blaming

____________________________________________________________________________________________ Last week, I

Syrian Air Defenses Respond to ‘Missile Attack’ on Airbase in Homs – State

Syrian Air Defenses Respond to ‘Missile Attack’ on Airbase in Homs – State Media by https://www.rt.com/ A
All Evidence Points Towards False Flag In Syria

The Alex Jones Channel Published on Apr 8, 2018 This is not the first time that a convenient chemical
The Debate: Alleged Chemical Attack in Syria

PressTV Published on Apr 8, 2018 In this edition of The Debate, Press TV has conducted an interview with

A Chat Room of Their Own – The New York Times

In the fall of 2015, Nina Lorez Collins, a former literary agent, writer and mother of four young adults
How to Do Laundry – Smarter living Guides – The New York Times

Laundry can be frustrating, even for a laundry enthusiast. It’s time-consuming, unceasing and there
A Princeton sociologist spent 8 years asking rural Americans why they’re so

Sean Illing I’m still struggling to understand what exactly these people mean when they complain about the

Spending a Night in the Concord Jail When Martin Luther King, Jr. was

Martin and me
Winnie Mandela: Never Half-Stepping On Road To Freedom

An activist who cared
Ouch-ouch-ouch-ouch-ouch

by: Gary Lindorff

Senator's son seeks new civil trial against Joe Arpaio (AP file photo)

Senator's son targets Joe Arpaio with new lawsuit

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake's son Austin lost a malicious-prosecution lawsuit against the then-sheriff stemming from animal cruelty charges. Allegations »

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Truth at Last: The Assassination of Martin Luther King

The threat of death was always present for Dr
13 Hours that Saved Britain

The odds seemed insurmountable. In the heat of the
The Immortals

If aging and mortality can be looked upon as

This snooper’s charter makes George Orwell look lacking in vision.

By Heather Brooke – Sunday 8th November 2015. Find Article Here:- When the Home Office and
By inflating Islamic extremism, David Cameron has lost sight of what really

By George Monbiot Tuesday 21st July 2015. Find Article Here:- The real ‘struggle of our generation’ is not
Sunscreen contributing to decline of coral reefs, study shows.

Posted Wednesday 21st October 2015. Find Article Here:- UV filtering chemical is killing off baby coral

NASA Begins Construction of its New Quiet Supersonic Plane

In partnership with Lockheed Martin, NASA has begun developing their quiet supersonic plane, a
Could There Be Life in the Cloudtops of Venus?

A new study by a team of international researchers shows how microbial life could exist in Venus' cloud
The Most Distant Star Ever Seen, Only 4.4 Billion Years After the Big Bang

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers recently imaged the most distant star ever seen in

Wiretap Law Complicates Philippine Drug War

Wiretapping is a central tactic for law enforcement officers pursuing drug dealers and traffickers. In 2016
Russian Commandos Speed Around in Jeeps, Armed With Mines

The Russian military prizes disruption and deception to overcome foes which may be technologically more
War Hawks and Chickenhawks

Sometimes I get sick of saying it, but just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse … Donald

State Dept Accuses Russia And Syria Of Gassing Civilians Before Any

By Caitlin Johnstone, CaitlinJohnstone.com Just weeks ago, two firebreathing neoconservative war whores
Credible Possibility Now for Nuclear War, Russia-v.-U.S.

Eric Zuesse Although Russia has warned the U.S. that another U.S. missile-assault against sovereign Syrian
Mueller’s History of Cover-Ups

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been in the news lately due to his inquiry into Russian interference

Whistleblowers Vital to Eliminating Medicare Fraud

In a recent interview with the AARP, Attorney General Sessions took a strong stance against Medicare fraud.
Whistleblower Tip Leads To 60-Ton Illegal Timber Seizure Outside Mumbai

The Hindustan Times has recently published a story on a 60-ton illegal timber seizure in Maharashtra, India
DOJ Drops Case, IRS Whistleblowers to Receive $12.9 Million Award from

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice officially dismissed their appeal of case Whistleblower 21276-13W and