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Tuesday 15 January 2019
Monday 14 January 2019
This is about the hospital in which I was born. "Following German Occupation of the Netherlands, the Dutch royal family took refuge in Canada. Princess Margriet was born in exile while her family lived in Ottawa. The maternity ward of Ottawa Civic Hospital in which Princess Margriet was born was temporarily declared to be extraterritorial by the Canadian government, thereby allowing her citizenship to be solely influenced by her mother's Dutch citizenship. To commemorate the birth, the Canadian Parliament flew the Dutch flag over Peace Tower. This is the only time a foreign flag has flown over the Canadian Parliament Building." The Dutch gave Ottawa a gift of many, many tulip bulbs. To this day, one of the first glories of spring in the city are the tens of thousands of tulips that bloom in public areas.
TULIPS IN MIST IN THE NETHERLANDS
TULIPS IN MIST IN THE NETHERLANDS
News and commentary round upFrom Vox: House Democrats are forming a new oversight subcommittee to investigate Trump. And they’re scrapping a terrorism subcommittee to do it.
From the Free Thought Project: Ominous New ‘Fact Checker’ Approves MSM Lies to Start Wars While Attacking Alternative Media. "This fact checking service is being sold to the public under the name “NewsGuard” but the only thing it appears to be guarding is the establishment." And a related news item from Mint Press: How a NeoCon-Backed “Fact Checker” Plans to Wage War on Independent Media. "As Newsguard’s project advances, it will soon become almost impossible to avoid this neocon-approved news site’s ranking systems on any technological device sold in the United States."
From the American Conservative: The Immigrants Challenging Europe’s Code of Silence on Islam. They have been liberated by their ethnic backgrounds to speak more candidly than the vast majority of their countrymen.
From Zero Hedge: PG&E Reportedly Planning Bankruptcy Announcement To Workers As Soon As Monday
From CTV News: Inmates battling addiction get an unlikely ally: a puppy [Ed: just because the story makes me feel good.] And along the same lines from CTV News: Canadian air traffic controllers buy pizza for U.S. peers going unpaid during shutdown.
From FEE: Lysander Spooner: The Anarchist Who Single-Handedly Took on the US Post Office [Ed: hat tip to David who comments, Nothing new here for Spooner afficiandos, but others may find this article a revelation.]
From Counter Punch: Everything the Western Mainstream Media Outlets Get Wrong When Covering Poor Countries. "From de-prioritizing the lives of locals in poor countries, to downplaying global inequality, racism, and condescension, the way Western news agencies do international news is deeply harmful."
From the Sun: GONE IN 72 HOURS Theresa May ‘could be kicked out on Wednesday’ if she loses Commons vote on Brexit deal. "Jeremy Corbyn is planning to table a vote of no confidence in the PM after Tuesday's crunch Brexit vote." [Ed: more like 48 hours now.] From the Guardian: What does the week ahead hold for the Brexit debate?
From the Atlantic: Want to Cultivate a Liberal European Islam? Look to Bosnia. "Throughout the 20th century, Bosnian Muslim thinkers offered creative theological interpretations that squared with European life."
From the Burning Platform: "Take This Vote And Shove It!"
From Moon of Alabama: NYT Laments U.S. Disengagement Even As There Is None. [Ed: disengagement from Syria, of course.]
From the Weather Channel: Winter Storm Gia: 10 Dead, Thousands Without Power, Roads Closed.
From ABC News: Alex Jones loses in court again. "A Connecticut judge ruled Friday that six families of people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 can review legal documents of conspiracy peddler Alex Jones' website, InfoWars—which claimed the school shooting was a hoax."
From the Hill: Avenatti says he and Stormy Daniels will attend Cohen's congressional hearing "Cohen is scheduled to testify before the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee on Feb. 7."
From France24: Tens of thousands take to streets in Act 9 of ‘Yellow Vest’ protests. "Around 84,000 demonstrators took to the streets of French cities and towns, said French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, adding that 244 people were detained." And from the Daily Mail: French riot police are now using semi-automatic weapons with live ammunition against Yellow Vest protestors as Macron's law and order crisis spirals
From the Jacobin: Welcome Their Hatred [Ed: nice analysis of current and brewing conflict between AOC and the Dem establishment.]
From Zero Hedge: Soaring Restaurant Prices Signal Inflation Is Much Higher Than 'Official' Data Suggest? [Ed: this seems like a common sense way for average people to cut through the bureaucratic BS that passes for data these days.]
From the Intercept: As Democratic Elites Reunite With Neocons, the Party’s Voters Are Becoming Far More Militaristic and Pro-War Than Republicans [Ed: by the excellent Glenn Greenwald.]
From TruthOut: Government Shutdown Threatens Section 8 and Food Stamps [Ed: the funds for the first reportedly run out "by February" while the funds for the second run out "by end of February."]
From the Free Thought Project: Ominous New ‘Fact Checker’ Approves MSM Lies to Start Wars While Attacking Alternative Media. "This fact checking service is being sold to the public under the name “NewsGuard” but the only thing it appears to be guarding is the establishment." And a related news item from Mint Press: How a NeoCon-Backed “Fact Checker” Plans to Wage War on Independent Media. "As Newsguard’s project advances, it will soon become almost impossible to avoid this neocon-approved news site’s ranking systems on any technological device sold in the United States."
From the American Conservative: The Immigrants Challenging Europe’s Code of Silence on Islam. They have been liberated by their ethnic backgrounds to speak more candidly than the vast majority of their countrymen.
From Zero Hedge: PG&E Reportedly Planning Bankruptcy Announcement To Workers As Soon As Monday
From CTV News: Inmates battling addiction get an unlikely ally: a puppy [Ed: just because the story makes me feel good.] And along the same lines from CTV News: Canadian air traffic controllers buy pizza for U.S. peers going unpaid during shutdown.
From FEE: Lysander Spooner: The Anarchist Who Single-Handedly Took on the US Post Office [Ed: hat tip to David who comments, Nothing new here for Spooner afficiandos, but others may find this article a revelation.]
From Counter Punch: Everything the Western Mainstream Media Outlets Get Wrong When Covering Poor Countries. "From de-prioritizing the lives of locals in poor countries, to downplaying global inequality, racism, and condescension, the way Western news agencies do international news is deeply harmful."
From the Sun: GONE IN 72 HOURS Theresa May ‘could be kicked out on Wednesday’ if she loses Commons vote on Brexit deal. "Jeremy Corbyn is planning to table a vote of no confidence in the PM after Tuesday's crunch Brexit vote." [Ed: more like 48 hours now.] From the Guardian: What does the week ahead hold for the Brexit debate?
From the Atlantic: Want to Cultivate a Liberal European Islam? Look to Bosnia. "Throughout the 20th century, Bosnian Muslim thinkers offered creative theological interpretations that squared with European life."
From the Burning Platform: "Take This Vote And Shove It!"
From Moon of Alabama: NYT Laments U.S. Disengagement Even As There Is None. [Ed: disengagement from Syria, of course.]
From the Weather Channel: Winter Storm Gia: 10 Dead, Thousands Without Power, Roads Closed.
From ABC News: Alex Jones loses in court again. "A Connecticut judge ruled Friday that six families of people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 can review legal documents of conspiracy peddler Alex Jones' website, InfoWars—which claimed the school shooting was a hoax."
From the Hill: Avenatti says he and Stormy Daniels will attend Cohen's congressional hearing "Cohen is scheduled to testify before the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee on Feb. 7."
From France24: Tens of thousands take to streets in Act 9 of ‘Yellow Vest’ protests. "Around 84,000 demonstrators took to the streets of French cities and towns, said French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner, adding that 244 people were detained." And from the Daily Mail: French riot police are now using semi-automatic weapons with live ammunition against Yellow Vest protestors as Macron's law and order crisis spirals
From the Jacobin: Welcome Their Hatred [Ed: nice analysis of current and brewing conflict between AOC and the Dem establishment.]
From Zero Hedge: Soaring Restaurant Prices Signal Inflation Is Much Higher Than 'Official' Data Suggest? [Ed: this seems like a common sense way for average people to cut through the bureaucratic BS that passes for data these days.]
From the Intercept: As Democratic Elites Reunite With Neocons, the Party’s Voters Are Becoming Far More Militaristic and Pro-War Than Republicans [Ed: by the excellent Glenn Greenwald.]
From TruthOut: Government Shutdown Threatens Section 8 and Food Stamps [Ed: the funds for the first reportedly run out "by February" while the funds for the second run out "by end of February."]
Sunday 13 January 2019
News and commentary round upFrom GNSEconomics: "Something Biblical Is Approaching" - Here Are The Scenarios Of The Collapse [Ed: keep your wealth safe and your options open.]
From NPR: Justice Ginsburg 'On Track' to Get Back on the Bench. She has no more signs of cancer, will be working from home for another week just to rest
From Coin Telegraph: What We Know About Yellow Vests’ Bank Run and How Crypto Could Help It From U.S. News: Yellow Vest Protesters Destroy 60 Percent of France’s Speed Cameras. France’s yellow vest movement is protesting the country’s reduction of speed limits on its highways. From DW: France: 9th round of 'yellow vest' protests "President Emmanuel Macron's plans for a three-month public debate have done little to assuage anger."
From Newser: China broadcasts spacecraft pictures from moon's far side. The New York Post has some photos and a video. [Ed: up until now, China has been rather quiet about this.]
From FOX News: Tom Steyer, billionaire anti-Trump activist, says he won't run for president but vows $40M impeachment push
From Democracy Now: Exclusive: Angela Davis Speaks Out on Palestine, BDS & More After Civil Rights Award Is Revoked
From Casey Research: Doug Casey on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "Most likely she’s the future of the Democratic Party – and of the U.S. Why?" And a related article from the UNZ Review: Orlov: Placing The USA On A Collapse Continuum [Ed: a must read. Long but worth the time.]
From Consortium News: A Clinton Memo That Killed Half a Million People. [Ed: memo re: Syria and Assad.]
From Worldnetdaily: Dems cutting terror subcommittee to investigate Trump. President 'bigger threat'
From Zero Hedge: CNN Cancels On San Diego TV Station After They Report Border Wall Works. [Ed: after CNN itself initiated contact for the interview. Article also contains analysis of Jim Acosta's flub about the Wall.]
From NPR: Justice Ginsburg 'On Track' to Get Back on the Bench. She has no more signs of cancer, will be working from home for another week just to rest
From Coin Telegraph: What We Know About Yellow Vests’ Bank Run and How Crypto Could Help It From U.S. News: Yellow Vest Protesters Destroy 60 Percent of France’s Speed Cameras. France’s yellow vest movement is protesting the country’s reduction of speed limits on its highways. From DW: France: 9th round of 'yellow vest' protests "President Emmanuel Macron's plans for a three-month public debate have done little to assuage anger."
From Newser: China broadcasts spacecraft pictures from moon's far side. The New York Post has some photos and a video. [Ed: up until now, China has been rather quiet about this.]
From FOX News: Tom Steyer, billionaire anti-Trump activist, says he won't run for president but vows $40M impeachment push
From Democracy Now: Exclusive: Angela Davis Speaks Out on Palestine, BDS & More After Civil Rights Award Is Revoked
From Casey Research: Doug Casey on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "Most likely she’s the future of the Democratic Party – and of the U.S. Why?" And a related article from the UNZ Review: Orlov: Placing The USA On A Collapse Continuum [Ed: a must read. Long but worth the time.]
From Consortium News: A Clinton Memo That Killed Half a Million People. [Ed: memo re: Syria and Assad.]
From Worldnetdaily: Dems cutting terror subcommittee to investigate Trump. President 'bigger threat'
From Zero Hedge: CNN Cancels On San Diego TV Station After They Report Border Wall Works. [Ed: after CNN itself initiated contact for the interview. Article also contains analysis of Jim Acosta's flub about the Wall.]
Saturday 12 January 2019
News and commentary round upFrom Zero Hedge: Cars Will Soon Be Monitoring Their Drivers And Selling The Data They Collect
From Roll Call: 5 reasons why there’s still no end to the shutdown. They can’t end the standoff because Democrats and Republicans are trying to solve different problems. [Ed: the lack of hysteria is refreshing.] And a related item from McClatchy: TThink Trump can’t use emergency powers to build the border wall? Here’s why he could. [Ed: it may even survive the inevitable legal challenge.] From the Intercept: What’s The Matter With the Democratic Party? Just Watch Pelosi and Schumer Respond to Trump’s Wall Speech. [Ed: a must read.] From Zero Hedge: Trump Planning To Ease Immigration Restrictions On Skilled Workers As Wall Battle Rages
From South China Morning Post: A new British naval base in Southeast Asia could stoke resentment, split Asean and put the UK in China’s cross hairs
From FOX News: Ginsburg absence shakes court: White House makes preparations, coming weeks seen as key. [Ed: and you thought Kavanaugh's confirmation was a rough haul.] From Politico: Trump White House urging allies to prepare for possible RBG departure
From the Babylon Bee: In Last-Ditch Effort To Save Company, Sears Slashes Prices To Just 40% More Than Amazon's
From the Wire: Bharat Bandh: Why Workers Brought India to a Halt for Two Days. An estimated 200 million workers across various sectors carried out a protest against the Modi government’s ‘anti-labour’ policies. [Ed: not large enough for the MSM to notice?]
From the Hollywood Reporter: LA's Battle for Venice Beach: Homeless Surge Puts Hollywood's Progressive Ideals to the Test [Ed: a lot of places in California will be facing this problem.]
From Quartz: Kenya will start teaching Chinese to elementary school students from 2020 [Ed: China has been aggressively asserting its economic agenda in Africa. Specifically, Mandarin will be taught.]
From Armstrong Economics: Yellow vests are destroying speed cameras. [Ed: and spreading internationally. Interesting piece.]
From Politico: Exasperated Democrats try to rein in Ocasio-Cortez. The effort is part carrot, part stick. But it's far from clear the anti-establishment political novice can be made to play ball. [Ed: speculation is that she will declare herself an "Independent," as Sanders did.]
From Reader Supported News: How Facebook Borrows From the NSA Playbook. The social media giant misleads the American people using tactics ripped straight from the surveillance agency
From Prison Planet: French Green Party Founder Says Europeans Must Have Less Children to Make Way For Muslim Migrants
From Of Two Minds: The Recession Will Be Unevenly Distributed. "Those households, enterprises and organizations that have no debt, a very low cost basis and a highly flexible, adaptable structure will survive and even prosper." [Ed a must read.]
From CryptoGlobe: Gab Promotes Bitcoin as ‘Free Speech Money’ to Over 850,000 Users [Ed: recommended.]
From CNN: Canada wants to welcome more than 1 million new immigrants in the next three years. [Ed: aging population, low birth rate.]
From 71 Republic: The President of Brazil Proposes Arming the Population [Ed: much as I hate to say anything good about SOB...]
From Roll Call: 5 reasons why there’s still no end to the shutdown. They can’t end the standoff because Democrats and Republicans are trying to solve different problems. [Ed: the lack of hysteria is refreshing.] And a related item from McClatchy: TThink Trump can’t use emergency powers to build the border wall? Here’s why he could. [Ed: it may even survive the inevitable legal challenge.] From the Intercept: What’s The Matter With the Democratic Party? Just Watch Pelosi and Schumer Respond to Trump’s Wall Speech. [Ed: a must read.] From Zero Hedge: Trump Planning To Ease Immigration Restrictions On Skilled Workers As Wall Battle Rages
From South China Morning Post: A new British naval base in Southeast Asia could stoke resentment, split Asean and put the UK in China’s cross hairs
From FOX News: Ginsburg absence shakes court: White House makes preparations, coming weeks seen as key. [Ed: and you thought Kavanaugh's confirmation was a rough haul.] From Politico: Trump White House urging allies to prepare for possible RBG departure
From the Babylon Bee: In Last-Ditch Effort To Save Company, Sears Slashes Prices To Just 40% More Than Amazon's
From the Wire: Bharat Bandh: Why Workers Brought India to a Halt for Two Days. An estimated 200 million workers across various sectors carried out a protest against the Modi government’s ‘anti-labour’ policies. [Ed: not large enough for the MSM to notice?]
From the Hollywood Reporter: LA's Battle for Venice Beach: Homeless Surge Puts Hollywood's Progressive Ideals to the Test [Ed: a lot of places in California will be facing this problem.]
From Quartz: Kenya will start teaching Chinese to elementary school students from 2020 [Ed: China has been aggressively asserting its economic agenda in Africa. Specifically, Mandarin will be taught.]
From Armstrong Economics: Yellow vests are destroying speed cameras. [Ed: and spreading internationally. Interesting piece.]
From Politico: Exasperated Democrats try to rein in Ocasio-Cortez. The effort is part carrot, part stick. But it's far from clear the anti-establishment political novice can be made to play ball. [Ed: speculation is that she will declare herself an "Independent," as Sanders did.]
From Reader Supported News: How Facebook Borrows From the NSA Playbook. The social media giant misleads the American people using tactics ripped straight from the surveillance agency
From Prison Planet: French Green Party Founder Says Europeans Must Have Less Children to Make Way For Muslim Migrants
From Of Two Minds: The Recession Will Be Unevenly Distributed. "Those households, enterprises and organizations that have no debt, a very low cost basis and a highly flexible, adaptable structure will survive and even prosper." [Ed a must read.]
From CryptoGlobe: Gab Promotes Bitcoin as ‘Free Speech Money’ to Over 850,000 Users [Ed: recommended.]
From CNN: Canada wants to welcome more than 1 million new immigrants in the next three years. [Ed: aging population, low birth rate.]
From 71 Republic: The President of Brazil Proposes Arming the Population [Ed: much as I hate to say anything good about SOB...]
Friday 11 January 2019
News and commentary round upFrom the Sun: Doctor Who ratings plunge after Jodie Whittaker takes over with PC plots [Ed: hat tip Brad, who comments, It sounds like viewers were ok with a female Doctor Who, but can't stand the new plots.]
From the Economic Policy Journal: Did Thomas Sowell at Age 86 Become a Rothbardian?
From Zero Hedge: White House Prepares For Ginsburg Supreme Court Vacancy: Report [Ed: popcorn.]
From CNN: Al Roker defends the meteorologist who was fired for a racist slur [Ed: instead of Martin Luther King Park, he flubbed it and said Martin Luther Coon Park.]
From Reason: Please, TSA Workers, Don’t Come Back. And take the rest of your federal colleagues with you. [Ed: by the always worth a read J.D. Tucille.]
From the Rutherford Institute: Beware The Emergency State: Imperial, Unaccountable, And Unconstitutional. [Ed: and coming your way, America. I have no doubt that this is Trump's plan.] And a related item from Breitbart: Lindsey Graham: ‘It Is Time for President Trump to Use Emergency Powers’ for Wall.
From the Gateway Pundit: Boston Mayor's Office to Force Doctors to Identify and Document Patients Who Own Guns.
From Moon of Alabama: Turkey Rejects New U.S. Syria Plan – Humiliates John Bolton [Ed: I follow the Moon.]
From Eric Peters Autos: Fake News? How About No News? "Well, how much news have you heard or read about the gilets jaunes – or “yellow vest” – protests in France?" And a related item from Guns Goats and Gold: Macron May Trigger Debt Crisis with Yellow Vest Crackdown
From Vice: Wall Street's Potentially Predatory Alternative to Student Loans. The Hot New Millennial Trend is something critics call "indentured servitude." "The idea is that you get to go to college—or some kind of vocational program—for free or close to it, but when you graduate, you owe a generous chunk of your newfound income to those who sponsored your education."
From Slate: Trump’s Speech Was Too Effective for Comfort. The president probably failed to win anyone over to his message. But that doesn’t mean the public is immune to that message. [Ed: I think this is an accurate assessment.]
From the Organic Prepper: The “Right to Repair” Movement Is Fighting Planned Obsolescence "So, what do climate change regulations, so-called efficiency products, and planned obsolescence all have in common? All three are crashing into each other and making everyone miserable and poorer."
From the Hill Times: A 'Bizarre' Accusation From a Chinese Ambassador. China's ambassador to Canada calls out 'white supremacy' in an op-ed
From Gun University: Dianne Feinstein Announces New ‘Assault Weapons Ban’ Bill. ‘Assault Weapons Ban of 2019’ seeks to ban 205 different “assault weapons,” magazines holding more than 10 rounds. [Ed: the bill explained.]
From Zero Hedge: Bankrupt, Eh? Insolvency Filings Soar In Almost All Canadian Provinces.
From Science: Will the world embrace Plan S, the radical proposal to mandate open access to science papers? Since the September 2018 launch of the Europe-backed program to mandate immediate open access (OA) to scientific literature, 16 funders in 13 countries have signed on.
From the Economic Policy Journal: Trump Cancels Trip To Davos [Ed; cites the logjam with the Dems on a Wall as the reason.]
From NPR: Bizarre Claims Made at Indian Science Meeting. Such as ancient Hindus inventing stem cell technology
From Consortium News: Why China Tiptoed onto the Far Side of the Moon. [Ed: must read. Why has China been so silent about such an amazing achievement?]
From the Economic Policy Journal: Did Thomas Sowell at Age 86 Become a Rothbardian?
From Zero Hedge: White House Prepares For Ginsburg Supreme Court Vacancy: Report [Ed: popcorn.]
From CNN: Al Roker defends the meteorologist who was fired for a racist slur [Ed: instead of Martin Luther King Park, he flubbed it and said Martin Luther Coon Park.]
From Reason: Please, TSA Workers, Don’t Come Back. And take the rest of your federal colleagues with you. [Ed: by the always worth a read J.D. Tucille.]
From the Rutherford Institute: Beware The Emergency State: Imperial, Unaccountable, And Unconstitutional. [Ed: and coming your way, America. I have no doubt that this is Trump's plan.] And a related item from Breitbart: Lindsey Graham: ‘It Is Time for President Trump to Use Emergency Powers’ for Wall.
From the Gateway Pundit: Boston Mayor's Office to Force Doctors to Identify and Document Patients Who Own Guns.
From Moon of Alabama: Turkey Rejects New U.S. Syria Plan – Humiliates John Bolton [Ed: I follow the Moon.]
From Eric Peters Autos: Fake News? How About No News? "Well, how much news have you heard or read about the gilets jaunes – or “yellow vest” – protests in France?" And a related item from Guns Goats and Gold: Macron May Trigger Debt Crisis with Yellow Vest Crackdown
From Vice: Wall Street's Potentially Predatory Alternative to Student Loans. The Hot New Millennial Trend is something critics call "indentured servitude." "The idea is that you get to go to college—or some kind of vocational program—for free or close to it, but when you graduate, you owe a generous chunk of your newfound income to those who sponsored your education."
From Slate: Trump’s Speech Was Too Effective for Comfort. The president probably failed to win anyone over to his message. But that doesn’t mean the public is immune to that message. [Ed: I think this is an accurate assessment.]
From the Organic Prepper: The “Right to Repair” Movement Is Fighting Planned Obsolescence "So, what do climate change regulations, so-called efficiency products, and planned obsolescence all have in common? All three are crashing into each other and making everyone miserable and poorer."
From the Hill Times: A 'Bizarre' Accusation From a Chinese Ambassador. China's ambassador to Canada calls out 'white supremacy' in an op-ed
From Gun University: Dianne Feinstein Announces New ‘Assault Weapons Ban’ Bill. ‘Assault Weapons Ban of 2019’ seeks to ban 205 different “assault weapons,” magazines holding more than 10 rounds. [Ed: the bill explained.]
From Zero Hedge: Bankrupt, Eh? Insolvency Filings Soar In Almost All Canadian Provinces.
From Science: Will the world embrace Plan S, the radical proposal to mandate open access to science papers? Since the September 2018 launch of the Europe-backed program to mandate immediate open access (OA) to scientific literature, 16 funders in 13 countries have signed on.
From the Economic Policy Journal: Trump Cancels Trip To Davos [Ed; cites the logjam with the Dems on a Wall as the reason.]
From NPR: Bizarre Claims Made at Indian Science Meeting. Such as ancient Hindus inventing stem cell technology
From Consortium News: Why China Tiptoed onto the Far Side of the Moon. [Ed: must read. Why has China been so silent about such an amazing achievement?]
Thursday 10 January 2019
News and commentary round upFrom Black Agenda Report: How The US Spent Billions To Change The Outcome Of Elections Around The World: A Review.
From Medium: Ten Years Ago, Almost Everyone in Media Got Fired. Most survived. A few prospered. But those of us who went through it will never again feel truly safe at work. [Ed: true, that.]
From Spiked: The female Justin Trudeau. The liberal elite’s fawning over ‘kween’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a mortifying spectacle. [Ed: by the excellent Brendan O'Neill.]
From Zero Hedge: S&P Downgrades PG&E To Junk, Launching Countdown To $800 Million Collateral Call. [Ed: this is the California utility company that is blamed for one of the largest wildfires of 2018.]
From Buzzfeed: 27 Ways To Make Your Groceries Last As Long As Possible [Ed: in case people don't know it, I am a frugalista.] "If you love cooking but are tortured by the cruel, limited shelf life of fresh foods, these tips are for you. "
From the Economic Policy Journal: World Bank President Abruptly Resigns [Ed: the World Bank traditionally accepts whomever the U.S. nominates...but that may change with Trump in office.]
From Locus: Cory Doctorow: Disruption for Thee, But Not for Me Imagine a disruptive app that disrupted the disrupters. [Ed: must read.]
From Up North: Growing Russian Nostalgia for Soviet Past Far More Dangerous than It Appears
From CNS News: Bozell: ‘CNN Is There to Do Nothing But Anti-Trumpism’ “It’s not news anymore.” Media Research Center (MRC) President Brent Bozell.
From Roll Call: EU reports on cryptoasset regulation could have global reverberations. Watchdogs urge EU-wide rules. [Ed: hat tip to Lois.]
From the L.A. Times: Ed Buck/West Hollywood/LGBTQ & Race. “It’s more than race and class,” Cannick said. “It is also political. This is a man protected by the Democratic Party.”
From Reason: Are Boycotts Protected by the First Amendment? Only if you like the cause they serve, according to supporters of laws that target the anti-Israel BDS movement
From Le Monde Diplomatique: Forgotten France rises up. France’s yellow vests, coming together in informally organised groups, took just one month to challenge policies on taxation, education, transport and environment, and make the Macron government back down. And a related item from Reuters: France’s Macron reeling as tough stance against ‘yellow vests’ backfires
From the Babylon Bee: With Government Shut Down, Citizens Forced To Interfere In Their Own Lives. "One of the primary functions of the government is to ignorantly muck around in the business of others, but the shutdown has hampered that."
From Lew Rockwell: Trump Foreign Policy for 2019. Is it for real or more bait and switch?
From Al Jazeera: India’s lower house passes citizenship bill that excludes Muslims
From Medium: Ten Years Ago, Almost Everyone in Media Got Fired. Most survived. A few prospered. But those of us who went through it will never again feel truly safe at work. [Ed: true, that.]
From Spiked: The female Justin Trudeau. The liberal elite’s fawning over ‘kween’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a mortifying spectacle. [Ed: by the excellent Brendan O'Neill.]
From Zero Hedge: S&P Downgrades PG&E To Junk, Launching Countdown To $800 Million Collateral Call. [Ed: this is the California utility company that is blamed for one of the largest wildfires of 2018.]
From Buzzfeed: 27 Ways To Make Your Groceries Last As Long As Possible [Ed: in case people don't know it, I am a frugalista.] "If you love cooking but are tortured by the cruel, limited shelf life of fresh foods, these tips are for you. "
From the Economic Policy Journal: World Bank President Abruptly Resigns [Ed: the World Bank traditionally accepts whomever the U.S. nominates...but that may change with Trump in office.]
From Locus: Cory Doctorow: Disruption for Thee, But Not for Me Imagine a disruptive app that disrupted the disrupters. [Ed: must read.]
From Up North: Growing Russian Nostalgia for Soviet Past Far More Dangerous than It Appears
From CNS News: Bozell: ‘CNN Is There to Do Nothing But Anti-Trumpism’ “It’s not news anymore.” Media Research Center (MRC) President Brent Bozell.
From Roll Call: EU reports on cryptoasset regulation could have global reverberations. Watchdogs urge EU-wide rules. [Ed: hat tip to Lois.]
From the L.A. Times: Ed Buck/West Hollywood/LGBTQ & Race. “It’s more than race and class,” Cannick said. “It is also political. This is a man protected by the Democratic Party.”
From Reason: Are Boycotts Protected by the First Amendment? Only if you like the cause they serve, according to supporters of laws that target the anti-Israel BDS movement
From Le Monde Diplomatique: Forgotten France rises up. France’s yellow vests, coming together in informally organised groups, took just one month to challenge policies on taxation, education, transport and environment, and make the Macron government back down. And a related item from Reuters: France’s Macron reeling as tough stance against ‘yellow vests’ backfires
From the Babylon Bee: With Government Shut Down, Citizens Forced To Interfere In Their Own Lives. "One of the primary functions of the government is to ignorantly muck around in the business of others, but the shutdown has hampered that."
From Lew Rockwell: Trump Foreign Policy for 2019. Is it for real or more bait and switch?
From Al Jazeera: India’s lower house passes citizenship bill that excludes Muslims
Wednesday 09 January 2019
This map on a pipe is one of my favorite things--that is, something surprising and whimsical that I find in a totally unexpected place. Note that the line on the pipe forms the Prime Meridian. If I were to stumble across this map by chance, it would make my day. 
News and commentary round upFrom the Washington Times: 'Security crisis': Trump calls on Dems to end shutdown, protect border And the liberal response from Common Dreams: 'Trump Is the National Crisis': Primetime Address Denounced as 'Bigoted, Childish Con Job' on American People
From CFACT: Let’s Play Follow The Climate Money! [Ed: for Brad.]
From the Libertarian Party: Libertarians clean up capital mall, now it’s time to clean up government. "Nearly 40 area Libertarians gathered, bagged, and hauled away all trash in sight." [Ed: I applaud the LP...and those are not words that rest easily on my tongue.]
From the Babylon Bee: Scandal After High School Video Of Mike Pence Dancing Surfaces
From Macleans: This is how Canada’s housing correction begins. Canadians are finally getting a taste of what a world with rising interest rates will look like, and one thing is painfully clear: we’re not ready for what happens next. [Ed: Brad, a must read. And far from limited to Canada.] And a related item from Zero Hedge: US Consumer Credit Hits All Time High Amid Surge In Student And Auto Loans [Ed: it is all about credit and debt.]
From Reuters: Exclusive: Sears to ask bankruptcy judge for approval to liquidate. [Ed: I think the tipping point in the economy has occurred. Hang in there, everyone.]
From Global News: Canada played ‘critical’ role in urging Thailand to protect Saudi woman: Human Rights Watch [Ed: Canada should be minding its own business.]
From the Intercept: NBC and MSNBC Blamed Russia for Using “Sophisticated Microwaves” to Cause “Brain Injuries” in U.S. “Diplomats” in Cuba. The Culprits Were Likely Crickets. [Ed: by the excellent Glenn Greenwald.]
From the Wall St. Journal: Samsung Echoes Apple’s Gloomy Outlook as Tech Woes Get Worse. South Korea’s tech giant expects fourth quarter operating profit will fall 29%. [Ed: user friendly.]
From Health Impact News: 20,000 Satellites for 5G to be Launched Sending Focused Beams of Intense Microwave Radiation Over Entire Earth. [Ed: I have no idea how seriously to take this as a health threat.]
From Zero Hedge: Venezuela Supreme Court Judge Flees To US, Spills Secrets Of Maduro's Hold On Power. [Ed: fled to Florida with his family. The first of many high-level defections?]
From Gizmodo: Chinese Scientist Who Created CRISPR Babies Could Face the Death Penalty, Fellow Geneticist Warns [Ed: since I don't believe this research was done without the government's knowledge, I suspect the fellow is being punished for spilling the beans at an international conference.]
From the Daily Press: Scientist explores the '7th sense' — the link between the immune system and the brain
From the Strategic Culture Foundation: Zuesse: Why One Should Distrust The News [Ed: examines scientific faux news that is deliberately false.]
From Bloomberg: Baby Boomers Will Bust Bulls' Best Laid Plans. "Those who own the most equities don’t have a lot of time to recover before retirement, and are likely to sell into any rally..."
From the CBC: Duel of the convoys as yellow vests and Canada Action both set sights on Ottawa. "Both pro-pipeline groups are taking the Trans-Canada Highway and plan to arrive around Feb. 19" [Ed: but one doesn't want anything to do with the other.]
From the Daily Bell: The SIX dumbest and most absurd stories of 2018
From BD News 24: France's Macron reeling as tough stance against 'yellow vests' backfires [Ed: again, this is the most important thing happening in Europe.] From Press TV: ‘Yellow Vest’ women hold fresh anti-government protests across France
From Macro Mavens: How The Federal Reserve Quietly Bankrupted The US Pension System "Beyond inflating and bursting a bubble in corporate debt (with leveraged loans acting as posterchild), the Fed’s decade-long financial repression has had a far larger and more sinister impact: It has silently bankrupted the US pension system."
From FOX News: 3D Printed Bones to Help Injured Veterans. Ariz. lab hoping to help wounded veterans through 3D printing
From CNN: Trump's wall would be the 32nd active national emergency
From CFACT: Let’s Play Follow The Climate Money! [Ed: for Brad.]
From the Libertarian Party: Libertarians clean up capital mall, now it’s time to clean up government. "Nearly 40 area Libertarians gathered, bagged, and hauled away all trash in sight." [Ed: I applaud the LP...and those are not words that rest easily on my tongue.]
From the Babylon Bee: Scandal After High School Video Of Mike Pence Dancing Surfaces
From Macleans: This is how Canada’s housing correction begins. Canadians are finally getting a taste of what a world with rising interest rates will look like, and one thing is painfully clear: we’re not ready for what happens next. [Ed: Brad, a must read. And far from limited to Canada.] And a related item from Zero Hedge: US Consumer Credit Hits All Time High Amid Surge In Student And Auto Loans [Ed: it is all about credit and debt.]
From Reuters: Exclusive: Sears to ask bankruptcy judge for approval to liquidate. [Ed: I think the tipping point in the economy has occurred. Hang in there, everyone.]
From Global News: Canada played ‘critical’ role in urging Thailand to protect Saudi woman: Human Rights Watch [Ed: Canada should be minding its own business.]
From the Intercept: NBC and MSNBC Blamed Russia for Using “Sophisticated Microwaves” to Cause “Brain Injuries” in U.S. “Diplomats” in Cuba. The Culprits Were Likely Crickets. [Ed: by the excellent Glenn Greenwald.]
From the Wall St. Journal: Samsung Echoes Apple’s Gloomy Outlook as Tech Woes Get Worse. South Korea’s tech giant expects fourth quarter operating profit will fall 29%. [Ed: user friendly.]
From Health Impact News: 20,000 Satellites for 5G to be Launched Sending Focused Beams of Intense Microwave Radiation Over Entire Earth. [Ed: I have no idea how seriously to take this as a health threat.]
From Zero Hedge: Venezuela Supreme Court Judge Flees To US, Spills Secrets Of Maduro's Hold On Power. [Ed: fled to Florida with his family. The first of many high-level defections?]
From Gizmodo: Chinese Scientist Who Created CRISPR Babies Could Face the Death Penalty, Fellow Geneticist Warns [Ed: since I don't believe this research was done without the government's knowledge, I suspect the fellow is being punished for spilling the beans at an international conference.]
From the Daily Press: Scientist explores the '7th sense' — the link between the immune system and the brain
From the Strategic Culture Foundation: Zuesse: Why One Should Distrust The News [Ed: examines scientific faux news that is deliberately false.]
From Bloomberg: Baby Boomers Will Bust Bulls' Best Laid Plans. "Those who own the most equities don’t have a lot of time to recover before retirement, and are likely to sell into any rally..."
From the CBC: Duel of the convoys as yellow vests and Canada Action both set sights on Ottawa. "Both pro-pipeline groups are taking the Trans-Canada Highway and plan to arrive around Feb. 19" [Ed: but one doesn't want anything to do with the other.]
From the Daily Bell: The SIX dumbest and most absurd stories of 2018
From BD News 24: France's Macron reeling as tough stance against 'yellow vests' backfires [Ed: again, this is the most important thing happening in Europe.] From Press TV: ‘Yellow Vest’ women hold fresh anti-government protests across France
From Macro Mavens: How The Federal Reserve Quietly Bankrupted The US Pension System "Beyond inflating and bursting a bubble in corporate debt (with leveraged loans acting as posterchild), the Fed’s decade-long financial repression has had a far larger and more sinister impact: It has silently bankrupted the US pension system."
From FOX News: 3D Printed Bones to Help Injured Veterans. Ariz. lab hoping to help wounded veterans through 3D printing
From CNN: Trump's wall would be the 32nd active national emergency
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