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Hey!  That formatting looks fine!  The spacing isn't bad at all.

One thing I forgot, you should take the post here and merge it into your DD Daily thread on the Surly Newz Channel.  If you don't know how to do that I will do it for you.

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Hey!  That formatting looks fine!  The spacing isn't bad at all.

One thing I forgot, you should take the post here and merge it into your DD Daily thread on the Surly Newz Channel.  If you don't know how to do that I will do it for you.

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Really? I think it is still jacked. Sure as hell ain't WISIWYG.
And I never did learn to merge posts.

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Hey!  That formatting looks fine!  The spacing isn't bad at all.

One thing I forgot, you should take the post here and merge it into your DD Daily thread on the Surly Newz Channel.  If you don't know how to do that I will do it for you.

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Really? I think it is still jacked. Sure as hell ain't WISIWYG.
And I never did learn to merge posts.

Never too late to learn until you are pushing up daisies. 

I'll do this merge for you and explain manana.

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Former vice president Joe Biden jumps into White House race

www.washingtonpost.com – By Michael Scherer Michael Scherer National political reporter covering campaigns, Congress and the White House Email Bio Follow April 25 at 6:00 AM Former vice president Joe Biden opened his third c…

Of Two Minds – The Feedback Loop of Doom: When Mobile Creatives and Capital Abandon Unaffordable, Dysfunctional Cities

www.oftwominds.com – When the 4% who generate the jobs and tax revenues have had enough and leave, the effects quickly impact the 64%. At the end of any trend, everyone's a true believer: this trend is so enduring, so br…

Trump’s defiance puts pressure on Congress’s ability to check the president

www.washingtonpost.com – By Seung Min Kim Seung Min Kim White House reporter Email Bio Follow April 24 at 11:22 PM President Trump’s defiance of congressional attempts to investigate his administration has put new pressure o…

Kim Jong-un meets Vladimir Putin for first time at Vladivostok summit

www.theguardian.com – Russian president Vladimir Putin and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have promised to forge stronger ties during their first summit together. In a two-hour meeting in the Russian city of Vladivos…

Saudi Arabia beheaded a pro-democracy protester set to attend college in U.S.

news.vice.com – In 2011, when he was a teenager, Mujtaba al-Sweikat attended a handful of pro-democracy rallies in Saudi Arabia. This week, after imprisoning him for seven years, the Saudi government beheaded him. P…

We Got ‘Zucked’: Facebook Censors Speech That Calls Out Racism, Black Activists Charge

www.theroot.com – Facebook has a problem in “black” and “white,” black activists charge, where even pointing out racism or racist posts or mentioning the word “black” as in “black-owned business” can get the post take…

As Support for Extinction Rebellion Soars, Group Says London Occupations Will End But 'International Rebellion' Will Continue

www.commondreams.org – With a surge of political support among the broader public and a possible meeting with top government officials, the climate action group Extinction Rebellion in the U.K. on Wednesday announced it wo…

The big winner from Trump's Iran oil boycott: Vladimir Putin

www.cnn.com – But beyond all these short-term effects of Monday's decision to screw down the hold on Iran even tighter are other black swan impacts that can still be seen on the horizon. These include the ability …

21,000 Years Lost and Counting: Prosecutors Are Working to Clear Wrongful Convictions, but Their Record Is Mixed

theintercept.com – Before the charges against him were finally dismissed, Richard Phillips spent more than 45 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, earning him the dubious distinction of having been locked up …

Human Rights Watch Reveals Free Speech Impact of Anti-BDS Laws

www.mintpressnews.com – Seventy-eight percent of Americans live in states that have laws or policies against boycotting Apartheid Israel or Israeli settlements, which are illegal under international law, according to a new …

World stocks are slumping as bad economic data point to a global slowdown | Markets Insider

www.businessinsider.com – Asian, European, and US stocks retreated on Thursday as disappointing economic data in Germany, France, and South Korea fanned fears of a global slowdown. The bad news tempered investor excitement af…

Identicide: How demographic shifts can rip a country apart

theconversation.com – What happens to a country when its core national identity – its preferred image of itself in terms of race or religion – doesn’t match its demographic reality? Say a Sunni-dominated Arab country is a…

Another Plan for Defense Contractors to Milk the Pentagon | DCReport.org

www.dcreport.org – When you buy a new car, you aren’t stuck going back to the dealership for oil changes, but our nation’s taxpayers are stuck with billions of dollars in bills to maintain pricey weapons systems and ai…

Climate "Tipping Points" Could Add Trillions to the Costs of Warming

www.scientificamerican.com – “Tipping elements” in the rapidly warming Arctic may add trillions of dollars to the long-term costs of climate change, a new study suggests. As temperatures rise, thawing permafrost may release larg…

Measles cases hit 25-year high in US amid anti-vaxx movement

www.theguardian.com – Measles in the US has climbed to its highest level in 25 years, closing in on 700 cases this year in a resurgence largely attributed to misinformation that is turning parents against vaccines. “This …

Kushner falsely claims Mueller probe damaged U.S. more than Russia did

www.politicususa.com – NEW YORK (Reuters) – White House advisor and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Tuesday that Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation of Russia’s role in the 2016 electio…

‘Death by a thousand cuts’: vast expanse of rainforest lost in 2018

www.theguardian.com – Millions of hectares of pristine tropical rainforest were destroyed in 2018, according to satellite analysis, with beef, chocolate and palm oil among the main causes. The forests store huge amounts o…

When Will Washington End the Forever War?

www.thenation.com – The site of a Saudi-led air strike north of Sanaa, Yemen, March 8, 2018. (Reuters / Mohamed al-Sayaghi) You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support The Nation’s journalis…

 

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Authorities identify suspect in ‘hate crime’ synagogue shooting that left 1 dead, 3 injured

www.washingtonpost.com – By Deanna Paul and Deanna Paul Reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow Katie Mettler Katie Mettler Reporter covering breaking news and features Email Bio Follow April 28 at 6:13…

Four killed in Seattle after crane collapses from new Google building

www.theguardian.com – Four people were killed and three injured when a construction crane fell from a building on Google’s new Seattle campus on to one of the city’s busiest streets during a storm. The four people – one f…

The N.R.A. Ousts Oliver North and Stifles Debate on Financial Wrongdoing

www.newyorker.com – North’s announcement was followed by a raucous debate among members over a resolution calling for the resignation of LaPierre, the N.R.A.’s longtime executive vice-president and public face. The reso…

“Americans of European Heritage Exclusively”: Identity Evropa Front Group Meetings Leaked

unicornriot.ninja – Washington, DC – Identity Evropa, the largest neo-Nazi organization in the United States, recently renamed itself the American Identity Movement. The name change came after reporting by Unicorn Riot …

Unvaccinated Visitor Brought Measles to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

www.patheos.com – An unvaccinated traveler who had the measles came in and out of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) while infectious, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Thursday. Th…

Opinion | Donald Trump Shows a New Level of Contempt for Congress

www.nytimes.com – This distinction could prove of some interest to Mr. Trump as the current conflict rages. While executive privilege is a common presidential tool, historians note that Mr. Trump’s usage is decidedly …

The highlights of the “debate of the century” between Žižek and Peterson

bigthink.com – In the Descent of Man, Charles Darwin proposed that hominins descended out of Africa. Considering the relatively few fossils available at the time, it is a testament to Darwin’s astuteness that his h…

DHS, FBI say election systems in all 50 states were targeted in 2016

arstechnica.com – A joint intelligence bulletin (JIB) has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation to state and local authorities regarding Russian hacking activities duri…

Trump policies hobble fight against white supremacist terror threat

www.usatoday.com – “Charlottesville, Virginia.” Those were the first two words of former Vice President Joe Biden’s video announcement that he is running for president. “We saw Klansmen and white supremacists and neo-N…

How Boeing might represent the greatest indictment of 21st-century capitalism

www.alternet.org – A veteran commercial pilot and software engineer with over three decades of experience has just written the most damning account of the recent Boeing 737 fiasco. At one level, author Gregory Travis h…

Trump’s Stonewalling Pushes House Democrats Towards Impeachment

www.thedailybeast.com – Donald Trump’s declaration this week that his administration will stonewall “all the subpoenas” from Congress has pushed House Democrats to rethink their impeachment calculus. Top Democrats, includin…

“Toxic” behaviors that society has normalized, according to Reddit

qz.com – In 2017, researchers at Yale University published a paper in the journal Cognition demonstrating that what people consider normal behavior appears to be a mix of what’s common and what they see as id…

‘People Are Listening Now’ — Extinction Rebellion’s 10 Days in the Spotlight

www.desmog.co.uk – High above Parliament Square, a small group of people swing from hammocks between the trees. They won’t stay elevated for long. Police brought the members of campaign group Extinction Rebellion back …

Why the loss of amphibians matters

www.mnn.com – Amphibians matter to humans more than we tend to realize. The number of amphibian species around the world has been plummeting at an incredibly rapid rate in recent decades, and this decline poses a …

Border agency builds migrant tent city in Texas as Trump policies sow chaos

www.theguardian.com – At the foothills of the Franklin Mountains that provide a rugged backdrop to the border city of El Paso, the slow pace of life in the Sunrise Acres neighborhood has been rudely disrupted in the last …

Investors have rarely been this scared of a stock-market crash over the past 50 years — and that’s flashing some scary parallels to the 1987 meltdown

www.businessinsider.com – Don’t let the stock market’s fresh record highs fool you. Investor fear is elevated, and has been for most of the last few years. In fact, traders have rarely been this worried over the past 50 years…

Mueller Prosecutors: Trump Did Obstruct Justice

www.nybooks.com – Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Prosecutors working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded last year that they had sufficient evidence to seek criminal charges against President Donald Trump for …

ISIS Relaunches as a Global Platform

www.theatlantic.com – To be sure, dissenters in the organization were unconvinced of this claim, arguing that the loss of its lands, prompted by its oppression and extremism, had turned ISIS into a farce. Some have even u…

How One of America’s Biggest Pastors Became a Drug Runner for a Mexican Cartel

www.vanityfair.com – A little after five A.M. on December 11, 2017, a gray Volkswagen Passat inched through the darkness of Tijuana toward the brightly lit Customs and Border Protection port of entry at San Ysidro, Calif…

DNA as you’ve never seen it before, thanks to a new nanotechnology imaging method

theconversation.com – For biologists everywhere, April 25 is auspicious. It is DNA Day and commemorates the date in 1953 when scientists Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Maurice Wilkins published seminal…

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• Wednesday, May. 01, 2019

Congressional Democrats’ emoluments lawsuit targeting President Trump’s private business can proceed, judge says

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - By Jonathan O'Connell , Jonathan O'Connell Reporter covering economic development with a focus on commercial real estate and the Trump Organization Email Bio Follow Ann E. Marimow and Ann E. Marimow …

Mueller complained that Barr’s letter did not capture ‘context’ of Trump probe

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - By Devlin Barrett and Devlin Barrett Reporter focusing on national security and law enforcement Email Bio Follow Matt Zapotosky Matt Zapotosky National security reporter covering the Justice Departme…

Mueller set a trap for Attorney General William Barr that looks a lot like payback for how he handled his report

[url=http://www.businessinsider.com]www.businessinsider.com[/url] - For decades Attorney General William Barr and special counsel Robert Mueller have been friends, so close that their wives reportedly attend the same Bible study class, and their families socialize to…

Identity Evropa Struggles To Gain Footing After Rebranding as Patriot Group

unicornriot.ninja - Washington, DC – A month ago, Unicorn Riot published internal chat records from Identity Evropa, one of the largest and most active alt-right/neo-Nazi groups in the United States. Since then, the gro…

Bill Barr’s Not Your Average Trump Stooge. He’s 100 Times Worse. Will Democrats Do Anything About It?

[url=http://www.thedailybeast.com]www.thedailybeast.com[/url] - When Bill Barr testifies before the Senate and House Judiciary Committees this week, don’t expect to hear the head of The Department of Justice answering questions from a co-equal branch of the Ameri…

Venezuela braces for protests as Guaidó and Maduro each call for demonstrations

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - By Mariana Zuñiga and Anthony Faiola Anthony Faiola Correspondent covering Latin America, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, human rights, poverty, globalization and economics Email Bio Follow May 1 at 7:…

Activists and World Leaders Reject US-Backed Coup Attempt in Venezuela

[url=http://www.mintpressnews.com]www.mintpressnews.com[/url] - Leaders throughout Latin America and the world have rejected Tuesday’s coup attempt against Nicolas Maduro. A military uprising began Tuesday morning after a speech by opposition leader Juan Guaido. …

Intercepted Podcast: Donald Trump and the Yankee Plot to Overthrow the Venezuelan Government

theintercept.com - The White House is openly plotting to bring down the government of Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. It is being openly promoted as a campaign to steal Venezuelan oil for the benefit of U.S. corporations, a…

Behold the breathtaking weakness of the Empire!

[url=http://www.unz.com]www.unz.com[/url] - The Empire has suffered painful defeats in Afghanistan and Iraq, but one has to admit that these are “tough” countries to crack. The Empire also appears to have lost control of Libya, but that is ano…

Stephen Moore wants people to pay more attention to his economic policies. Challenge accepted.

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - Stephen Moore in Washington on March 22. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) By Catherine Rampell Catherine Rampell Columnist covering economics, public policy, politics and culture Email Bio Follow Columnist …

How an anti-BDS bill is spreading state-to-state – Center for Public Integrity

publicintegrity.org - The front lines in a bitter debate between Israel’s defenders and critics now lie in an unexpected place: state capitals across America. Palestinian rights activists calling for people to boycott, di…

This Is Why You Should Be Consuming More News, Not Less

nationswell.com - Last month, the nonprofit Solutions Journalism Network published a list of local newsrooms and other media outlets that have integrated the practice of solutions-oriented reporting into their coverag…

They Want It to Be Secret: How a Common Blood Test Can Cost $11 or Almost $1,000

[url=http://www.nytimes.com]www.nytimes.com[/url] - “One person buys one hamburger, and another buys 1,000,” she said. “And it completely makes sense that the guy who buys 1,000 hamburgers gets a better price.” That sort of market power can work in th…

Medical Scenarios You Need to Be Prepared For

[url=http://www.doomsdaymoose.com]www.doomsdaymoose.com[/url] - When the SHTF and you put your survival plan into action, you’re already going to be faced with extreme challenges that will test your mettle and survival skills. Generally, prepping for disaster is …

Here's How Much Money Trickled Down to Wages From Trump's Ingenious Big Business Tax Cuts

[url=http://www.theroot.com]www.theroot.com[/url] - The Trump administration touted its bullshit tax plan as a win for the little guy with the idea being this: by giving big businesses massive tax breaks, they’d have more money, and with more money, t…

Of Two Minds - ‘Workarounds’ Galore: How Real Americans Deal with ‘Real’ Inflation

[url=http://www.oftwominds.com]www.oftwominds.com[/url] - It’s the list of workarounds - always growing, never shrinking - that’s telling us the true story of inflation in America. Today I'm publishing a guest post by writer Bill Rice, Jr., on "real inflati…

Poll: McConnell's approval in Kentucky at 18 percent

thehill.com - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellThanks to Sen. Richard Lugar, the world is safer, freer, and more prosperous The Hill's Morning Report - Biden's bid gets under…

The US white majority will soon disappear forever

theconversation.com - Since the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 and the start of the Colonial period, the U.S. has been predominantly white. But the white share of the U.S. population has been dropping, from a little unde…

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• Thursday, May. 02, 2019

 Extradition of Julian Assange Threatens Us All

consortiumnews.com - Retaliation against Julian Assange over the past decade plus replicates a pattern of ruthless political retaliation against whistleblowers, in particular those who reveal truths hidden by illegal sec…

Barr puts Trump’s actions in best light, despite ‘substantial evidence’ of obstruction cited by Mueller

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - Attorney General William P. Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) By Carol D. Leonnig Carol D. Leonnig National investigative report…

Nadler threatens contempt citation against Barr

thehill.com - House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold NadlerJerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerSchiff calls for Barr to step down over 'misleading public' Executive privilege case law favors Trump, not Nadler Some Dem chairmen …

Opinion | Why Barr Can’t Whitewash the Mueller Report

[url=http://www.nytimes.com]www.nytimes.com[/url] - The underappreciated story right now is that we’ve not only learned that it was Mr. Barr — and pointedly not Mr. Mueller — who decided to clear President Trump of the obstruction charges, but also di…

Of Two Minds - The Accelerating Decay of the Middle Class

[url=http://www.oftwominds.com]www.oftwominds.com[/url] - Ironically, their ample compensation allows them to avoid the poor-quality services they've designed for everyone below them. If we define middle class by the security of household income and what th…

Activists and World Leaders Reject US-Backed Coup in Venezuela

[url=http://www.mintpressnews.com]www.mintpressnews.com[/url] - Leaders throughout Latin America and the world have rejected Tuesday’s coup attempt against Nicolas Maduro. A military uprising began Tuesday morning after a speech by opposition leader Juan Guaido. …

The First-Ever Medicare for All Hearing Was Strangely Collegial

theintercept.com - If Medicare for All is ever signed into law, what’s known as the “legislative history” will date back to April 30, 2019, and the first word heard by Congress on the question will have been from activ…

Saudi Crown Prince Offered Abbas $10 Billion to Accept Trump's Peace Plan: Report

theantimedia.com - (MEE) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman offered Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas $10bn to accept a controversial US-backed peace plan, Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar has reported. Abba…

A Former Alt-Right Member’s Message: Get Out While You Still Can

[url=http://www.buzzfeednews.com]www.buzzfeednews.com[/url] - If you remember Katie McHugh, it’s probably because of the tweets. A short selection: “British settlers built the USA. ‘Slaves’ built the country much as cows ‘built’ McDonald’s. Amateur…” “The only …

White America Is Panicking As The Country Steadily Becomes Browner

newsone.com - Since the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 and the start of the Colonial period, the U.S. has been predominantly white. But the white share of the U.S. population has been dropping, from a little unde…

NASA uncovers a 19-year fraud that caused failed missions

bigthink.com - The company went as far as using other clients, some being contracted by the government, to provide misleading certifications. SPI (Hydro Extrusion Portland) is now liable for $46 million in payments…

Ethiopian Bible is oldest and most complete on earth

orthochristian.com - The world’s earliest illustrated Christian book has been saved by a British charity which located it at a remote Ethiopian monastery. The incredible Garima Gospels are named after a monk who arrived …

Oldest Human Footprint in Americas May Be This 15,600-Year-Old Mark in Chile

[url=http://www.livescience.com]www.livescience.com[/url] - The earliest human footprint on record in the Americas wasn't found in Canada, the United States or even Mexico; it was found much farther south, in Chile, and it dates to an astonishing 15,600 years…

Ambien, Other Sleep Aids Get FDA's 'Black Box' Label, Its Strongest Warning

[url=http://www.livescience.com]www.livescience.com[/url] - Ambien and other prescription sleep medications are getting a new "black box" warning label from the U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA). This type of label is the strongest that the agency issues, …

The $70 billion quest for a good night’s sleep

[url=http://www.fastcompany.com]www.fastcompany.com[/url] - I’m pinned down to my bed, like a fish caught in a net. I’m trapped under a cozy, chunky knit blanket made by Bearaby, a six-month old startup. The blanket looks light and fluffy, but do not be decei…

Degrowth vs. the Green New Deal - Resilience

[url=http://www.resilience.org]www.resilience.org[/url] - Ed. note: This piece was first published in the Briarpatch Just Transition issue. The Green New Deal has gone mainstream. The idea is to combine a massive federal job creation program with bold actio…

Ambien, Other Sleep Aids Get FDA's 'Black Box' Label, Its Strongest Warning

[url=http://www.livescience.com]www.livescience.com[/url] - Ambien and other prescription sleep medications are getting a new "black box" warning label from the U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA). This type of label is the strongest that the agency issues, …

Twitter suspends Venezuela govt accounts… and verifies opposition leader Guaido

[url=http://www.rt.com]www.rt.com[/url] - The Ministry of Popular Power for Women, the Ministry of Popular Power for Education, and the Ministry of Popular Power for Petroleum were all suspended between April 30 and May 1, along with several…

Why refusing to call Trump a liar will haunt the New York Times

[url=http://www.alternet.org]www.alternet.org[/url] - At a recent Wisconsin rally, Donald Trump plunged to new depths with regard to a woman’s right to choose. Regaling his loyal supporters with a gruesome, fictional account of what happens in a deliver…

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• Friday, May. 03, 2019

Don’t Let Up on Big Media

fair.org - There’s a reason tens of thousands of you read FAIR’s posts. Here are just three in the past week that have been widely shared across the social media landscape. And there’s a reason people listen to…

Trump finds in Barr the attorney general — and shield — he long sought

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - By Matt Zapotosky , Matt Zapotosky National security reporter covering the Justice Department Email Bio Follow Josh Dawsey , Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow Tom Hamburg…

The Catastrophic Performance of Bill Barr

[url=http://www.theatlantic.com]www.theatlantic.com[/url] - Both at the press conference and in yesterday’s hearing, the attorney general insisted that Mueller had told him that it was not merely the Justice Department’s legal opinion stating that the preside…

Why Assange and Ecuador Fell Out

[url=http://www.nybooks.com]www.nybooks.com[/url] - Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto via Getty Images Seven years ago, Julian Assange seemed at the height of his powers—a superstar information warrior behind the biggest leak in history—when he faced his first…

New "hybrid" voting system can change paper ballot after it's been cast

[url=http://www.salon.com]www.salon.com[/url] - For years, election security experts have assured us that, if properly implemented, paper ballots and routine manual audits can catch electronic vote tally manipulation. Unfortunately, there is no un…

A Poll Tax By Any Other Name: Florida’s Senate Mandates Bill Payment Before Felons Get to Vote

[url=http://www.theroot.com]www.theroot.com[/url] - Last week, Florida’s House set things in motion with regard to mandating felons meet certain “financial obligations” before having their voting rights restored, and now Florida’s Senate has followed …

How Erik Prince Used the Rise of Trump to Make an Improbable Comeback

theintercept.com - When Erik Prince arrived at the Four Seasons resort in the Seychelles in January 2017 for his now-famous meetings with a Russian banker and UAE ruler Mohammed bin Zayed, he was in the middle of an un…

Exclusive: Foreign government leases at Trump World Tower stir more emoluments concerns - Reuters

[url=http://www.reuters.com]www.reuters.com[/url] - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department allowed at least seven foreign governments to rent luxury condominiums in New York’s Trump World Tower in 2017 without approval from Congress, accordi…

Peter Thiel’s Palantir Was Used To Bust Relatives of Migrant Children, New Documents Show

theintercept.com - A May 2017 ICE document on an impending “Unaccompanied Alien Children Human Smuggling Disruption Initiative,” characterized as “a joint effort of ERO and HSI,” makes explicit the fact that ERO used P…

Russia tops global gold buyers list as it turns away from US dollar

[url=http://www.rt.com]www.rt.com[/url] - Global gold reserves were up by 145.5 tons from the beginning of the year through the end of March – a 68-percent increase compared to the same period in 2018. It is the largest increase in global re…

‘These Sanctions Amount to Collective Punishment Against the Entire Iranian Population’

fair.org - Janine Jackson interviewed Sina Toosi about the Trump administration’s anti-Iran campaign for the April 26, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Janine Jackson: An April…

A Boy Heard a Buzzing Sound in His Ear. It Was a Tick on His Eardrum.

[url=http://www.livescience.com]www.livescience.com[/url] - There are some sounds you hope you never hear. For example, the buzzing sound of a tick burrowing into your eardrum. That's what happened to a 9-year-old boy in Connecticut who was taken to the docto…

The Race to Develop the Moon

[url=http://www.newyorker.com]www.newyorker.com[/url] - In January, the China National Space Administration landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, the side we can’t see from Earth. Chang’e-4 was named for a goddess in Chinese mythology, who live…

Extinction Rebellion succeeded where most climate protests fail

qz.com - Leo Barasi wrote a master’s thesis trying to understand what, if anything, could convince lawmakers to act on climate change. He concluded that neither extreme weather events nor climate protests cha…

Writing for the End Times

newrepublic.com - Sartori’s God knows that our neurotic condition delivers us unto narrative, religion, art, and every activity that involves symbols and metaphors, which are just fancy words for big mistakes—a sail f…

Interacting with houseplants does this for the mind and body

[url=http://www.treehugger.com]www.treehugger.com[/url] - This might explain why houseplants are so popular again. It’s often been suggested that talking to one’s plants is good for the plants. But what if we have it all backwards; what if it is the humans …

Of Two Minds - Income Inequality and the Decline of the Middle Class in Two Charts

[url=http://www.oftwominds.com]www.oftwominds.com[/url] - Now look at the middle quintiles--the middle class: their income has gone nowhere in the past decade. These two charts of average incomes of U.S. households by quintile (bottom 20%, middle 60% (20%+2…

‘There Are Ways to Uplift the Resilience of Communities’

fair.org - Janine Jackson interviewed Tina Vasquez about covering immigration for the April 26, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Janine Jackson: Babies pulled crying from their…

A Different Kind of Emergency

[url=http://www.nybooks.com]www.nybooks.com[/url] - Carlos Barria/Reuters President Trump appears to be testing the American political system’s tolerance for soft dictatorship through the cavalier—and potentially illegal—use of presidential emergency …

Tuition or Dinner? Nearly Half of College Students Surveyed in a New Report Are Going Hungry

[url=http://www.nytimes.com]www.nytimes.com[/url] - Since it opened in November 2015, the NEST has buzzed with life. On a recent weekday morning, dozens of students grabbed multiple shopping bags of food, which also helps feed their families, said Sha…

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How a plot filled with intrigue and betrayal failed to oust Venezuela’s president

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - By Anthony Faiola Anthony Faiola Correspondent covering Latin America, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, human rights, poverty, globalization and economics Email Bio Follow May 3 at 7:25 PM CARACAS, Vene…

Opinion | This nation is at the mercy of a criminal administration

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - Attorney General William P. Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/AP) By Max Boot Max Boot Columnist covering national …

Trump’s bipartisan infrastructure plan already imperiled as Mulvaney, GOP lawmakers object to cost

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - By Seung Min Kim , Seung Min Kim White House reporter Email Bio Follow Josh Dawsey and Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow Mike DeBonis Mike DeBonis Congressional reporter …

Joe Uehlein on Green New Deal, Basav Sen on Beyond the Paris Accord

fair.org - This week on CounterSpin: The Green New Deal is a vision, about how we might use the economic transformation required to address the climate crisis to advance workers rights and well-being. In the co…

US: Massive Explosion 'Levels' Building At Chicago Plant

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - A major explosion at a north Chicago chemical plant - in the Gurnee and Waukegan area - resulted in at least four being transported to the hospital for medical care late Friday. RELATED: New Explosio…

Trump’s Surreal Phone Call With Vladimir Putin

[url=http://www.theatlantic.com]www.theatlantic.com[/url] - In brief remarks during a visit with the Slovakian prime minister, reporters asked Trump about the call. Had he discussed Russian meddling with Putin? Trump: He sort of smiled when he said something …

Trump Weakens Rules Meant to Prevent Next Deepwater Horizon Spill

[url=http://www.ecowatch.com]www.ecowatch.com[/url] - The Trump administration announced Thursday it was rolling back offshore oil drilling regulations put in place after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest ocean spill in U.S. history. Offic…

Algerians Intensify Street Protests Before Ramadan

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - A month after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's resignation, Algerians continue to demand substantial changes to the country's political system, as interim President Abdelkader Bensalah has failed to …

Watergate had the Nixon tapes. Mueller had Annie Donaldson’s notes.

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - White House counsel Donald McGahn inside the Oval Office on Feb. 16, 2018. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) By Carol D. Leonnig Carol D. Leonnig National investigative reporter focused on the Whi…

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López seeks refuge with Spain after failed uprising

theconversation.com - An arrest warrant has been issued for Venezuela’s most famous political prisoner. Leopoldo López, who was released from house arrest to lead an attempted uprising against President Nicolás Maduro on …

Latest Ebola Outbreak Takes Lives of 1,000 in DR Congo

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - There have been a total of 1,000 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo-related to the Ebola outbreak, the Ministry of Public Health confirmed Friday. Ebola Survivors Care for Sick, Frightened Ch…

Navy Plans to Document UFO Sightings, But Keep Them Confidential

[url=http://www.livescience.com]www.livescience.com[/url] - Extraterrestrials, take note: The U.S. Navy plans to set up an official reporting and investigative system that will monitor reports from its pilots about unidentified flying objects. But while this …

Neo-Nazi networks exposed across US military

[url=http://www.wsws.org]www.wsws.org[/url] - Over the past two months investigations published by Unicorn Riot and the Huffington Post have exposed eleven members of Identity Evropa, an American neo-Nazi organization, operating freely within th…

U.S. dietary guidelines cater to less than half its population

[url=http://www.treehugger.com]www.treehugger.com[/url] - With 60% of Americans diagnosed with nutrition-related diseases, shouldn't reversing that be the focus? The United States is gearing up to revise its national dietary guidelines, as it does every fiv…

Vanguards of the Thawing Arctic

foreignpolicy.com - RESOLUTE BAY, Canada—Master Cpl. Noah Alookie puffs his cigarette and looks impassively over the small fleet of snowmobiles as soldiers huddle in small groups, going over final checks of their snow-d…

The country behind the first industrial revolution is reckoning with the problem it created

qz.com - The first industrial revolution began in the late 1700s when British inventor James Watt fed blocks of coal into a steam-engine boiler, catapulting Great Britain into a global power. On May 1 of this…

The very surprising way common insomnia drugs can be fatal

[url=http://www.treehugger.com]www.treehugger.com[/url] - The FDA has announced new (and stronger) warning requirements for certain prescription insomnia medications. Here's why. Insomnia is an insidious little devil. Whether it prevents one from falling as…

Is This Why Trump Is So Scared of the Deutsche Bank Investigation?

[url=http://www.vanityfair.com]www.vanityfair.com[/url] - Of all the investigations into his dubious behavior, the one that most sets Donald Trump’s hair on fire involves Deutsche Bank. The German lender is famous for being the only institution that would l…

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‘Investigate the investigators’ is new Trump rallying cry to counter Mueller report

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - By Toluse Olorunnipa Toluse Olorunnipa White House reporter Email Bio Follow May 4 at 4:15 PM For President Trump’s reelection effort, “Investigate the investigators!” is becoming the new “Lock her u…

A War Reporter Covers “The End of Ice” — And It Will Change the Way You Think About Climate Catastrophe

theintercept.com - Can you tell me about your trip to the Great Barrier Reef and what you saw there? There’s something to be said about the coral reef phenomenon in talking about climate change because it is one of the…

Russia FM Blasts US Illegal 'Methods of Blackmail' Against Cuba

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - Russia’s Foreign Ministry urged the international community to unite in condemning the United States’s new anti-Cuban blockade measure, which came about after President Donald Trump lifted the waiver…

AOC Refuses To Condemn Venezuela Coup

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, has said she will follow the Democratic Party’s leadership in regards to Venezuela, and refused to back Presi…

Want to root out fake news? Leave it to the readers

news.mit.edu - Would you like to rid the internet of false political news stories and misinformation? Then consider using — yes — crowdsourcing. That's right. A new study co-authored by an MIT professor shows that …

Syrian, Iraqi Forces Conduct Joint Border Op Against ISIS

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - The Syrian government forces and Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces have banned together to conduct a joint military operation along their shared border, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported on Frida…

US: Felony Charges Against Activist Protesting Arms Dealers

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - A man in the United States is facing felony charges for spray painting ‘Yemen’ on the Palo Alto offices of arms manufacturers Lockheed Martin. The act was in protest of the U.S.-backed Saudi war in Y…

ALDI says all packaging will be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025

[url=http://www.treehugger.com]www.treehugger.com[/url] - The supermarket chain is also taking a number of other steps to help combat the global plastics catastrophe. Sometimes when I am in a large supermarket I do a little thought experiment that goes like…

The Zombie Epocalypse: A River of Denial Floods Markets Everywhere

thegreatrecession.info - The highest summit of irrational exuberance ever, which is not even seen by those engaging in it, establishes the perfect peak for the greatest global economic collapse ever. Some days the level of d…

A user's guide to "Cultural Marxism": Anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, reloaded

[url=http://www.salon.com]www.salon.com[/url] - The family of the accused Poway Chabad terrorist was profoundly anguished and confused by what he had done. "Our sadness pales in comparison to the grief and anguish our son has caused for so many in…

Indonesia plans to move its capital from Jakarta. Here's why

[url=http://www.cnbc.com]www.cnbc.com[/url] - Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, is planning to move its capital away from Jakarta, which is suffering from severe congestion and is rapidly sinking. The country's president, Joko…

Our Towns: What Happens to Abandoned Malls?

[url=http://www.theatlantic.com]www.theatlantic.com[/url] - Fort Wayne is the second-largest city in Indiana, after Indianapolis. On the I-69 route along which Deb and I traveled (with our colleagues from New America-Indianapolis and Indiana Humanities), it’s…

A Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci May Reveal Why He Never Finished the Mona Lisa

[url=http://www.livescience.com]www.livescience.com[/url] - Later in his career, Leonardo da Vinci's ability to use his right hand appeared to be hampered — a problem long thought to have been caused by a stroke. But a new analysis suggests that it was nerve …

What Number of Kids Makes Parents Happiest?

[url=http://www.theatlantic.com]www.theatlantic.com[/url] - A small example: Parents can read books to two children at once—this doesn’t “dilute” their limited time. A larger one: Instead of splitting up a fixed pile of cash, parents might start saving differ…

Hurricane Michael Unearths Evidence of Fort Occupied by Hundreds of Freed Slaves

[url=http://www.livescience.com]www.livescience.com[/url] - Tangled up in the root balls of enormous trees toppled by Hurricane Michael, which ripped through Florida last October, was an archaeological treasure: ammunition and artifacts from Fort Gadsden, a s…

Permafrost is thawing in the Arctic so fast that scientists are losing their equipment | CBC News

[url=http://www.cbc.ca]www.cbc.ca[/url] - Permafrost in some areas of the Canadian Arctic is thawing so fast that it's gulping up the equipment left there to study it. "The ground thaws and swallows it," said Merritt Turetsky, a University o…

Diamonds: Tears of the Gods

blogs.scientificamerican.com - Humans have been captivated by diamonds, the planet's hardest natural material, for nearly five thousand years. In Egypt, they were incorporated into the ankh, symbolizing the sun. People in ancient …

Big Corporations Pay No Income Tax, Unlike You

[url=http://www.strategic-culture.org]www.strategic-culture.org[/url] - Telling you that Donald Trump lied, or that the one percent continue to succeed in their incessant class warfare, ranks in the astonishment department with being told the Sun rose in the east this mo…

Part 1. How long do civilizations last?

energyskeptic.com - This is most, but not all of Kemp’s BBC article, which you ought to read in its entirety at the link in the title below. I disagree with him when he says that: “The collapse of our civilization is no…

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Ilhan Omar Speaks Out About Unbearable Conditions In Gaza

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - U.S. congresswoman Rep. Ilhan Omar tweeted Sunday about the latest episode of violence in Gaza that resulted in several people killed, including many children. Ceasefire Reached Between Palestinians …

Israel and Gaza militants agree to cease-fire after weekend of violence

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - By Loveday Morris and Loveday Morris Jerusalem bureau chief covering the Middle East Email Bio Follow Hazem Balousha May 6 at 5:43 AM JERUSALEM — Armed factions in Gaza said that they had agreed to a…

US deploys aircraft carrier and bombers after 'troubling indications' from Iran

[url=http://www.theguardian.com]www.theguardian.com[/url] - The US is sending an aircraft carrier and a bomber task force to the Middle East in response to a “number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings” from Iran, the national security adviso…

US Deploys Carrier, Bombers to Middle East in Warning to Iran

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - The United States is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East in a bid to intimidate Iran, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday. RELATED: Franc…

Guaido's Bluff: Coup Leader Admits Failure After Embarrassing Attempt To Overthrow Government

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido told the Washington Post last Saturday that his coup was meant to stir a military uprising to overthrow the government of legitimate President Nicolás Maduro.…

Ceasefire Reached Between Palestinians in Gaza and Israel

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - After two days of on-going bombings of Gaza, Hamas and Israel have reached a ceasefire agreement to halt the cross-border confrontation, according to Hamas TV and Palestinian media. RELATED: Internat…

India shelling kills two people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir | News

[url=http://www.aljazeera.com]www.aljazeera.com[/url] - Islamabad, Pakistan - At least two people have been killed by Indian shelling across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Pakistan’s military said. The firing occurred in the T…

In reversal, Trump says Mueller ‘should not testify’ before Congress

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com]www.washingtonpost.com[/url] - By Felicia Sonmez Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow May 5 at 4:54 PM President Trump said Sunday that special counsel Robert S. M…

A Crack in Trump's Stonewalling

[url=http://www.theatlantic.com]www.theatlantic.com[/url] - Trump’s trouble is that the dike is sprouting more leaks than he has fingers with which to plug the expanding trickles. Two federal judges, one in Maryland and one in the District of Columbia, have a…

Trump’s diabolical plan to blow up democracy, get reelected and avoid jail just might work | Will Bunch

[url=http://www.philly.com]www.philly.com[/url] - That fear – that Trump won’t accept a 2020 defeat unless maybe if the election is a blowout – is increasingly voiced by leaders like Pelosi, and it’s a totally valid concern. But the reality is that …

The Russia Investigation Will Continue

[url=http://www.theatlantic.com]www.theatlantic.com[/url] - A number of commentators have focused on the bumbling nature of those in and around the Trump campaign, concluding that their ignorance and naïveté militate against their ability to engage in a consp…

Psyops 101: How Big Oil Infiltrates Public Discourse to Manipulate & Deceive : Indybay

[url=http://www.indybay.org]www.indybay.org[/url] - Psyops 101: How Big Oil Infiltrates Public Discourse to Manipulate & Deceive This article is based on an Earth Day presentation that I made at the Events Center at Chabot College on April 25 at the i…

The Truth About Dentistry

[url=http://www.theatlantic.com]www.theatlantic.com[/url] - In the early 2000s Terry Mitchell’s dentist retired. For a while, Mitchell, an electrician in his 50s, stopped seeking dental care altogether. But when one of his wisdom teeth began to ache, he start…

The Day People Disappeared and a New Strategy for Stealing Votes

[url=http://www.counterpunch.org]www.counterpunch.org[/url] - It was a routine day in completing census enumeration for the U.S. Census in 2010. The census was great work because no one was above me in a supervisory role while I was out on the streets. I really…

Creeping Toward Tyranny

[url=http://www.truthdig.com]www.truthdig.com[/url] - The destruction of the rule of law, an action essential to establishing an authoritarian or totalitarian state, began long before the arrival of the Trump administration. The George W. Bush administr…

Forget the Anthropocene: we’ve entered the synthetic age – Christopher Preston | Aeon Ideas

aeon.co - One fact about our time is becoming increasingly well-known. No matter how far you travel, no matter in which direction you point, there is nowhere on Earth that remains free from the traces of human…

Nigerian Women Arrested over Sex Work Allegations and Assaulted

[url=http://www.telesurenglish.net]www.telesurenglish.net[/url] - In Nigeria, being a young woman "is a crime", said a 25-year-old beautician, arrested two weeks ago while walking home in the capital Abuja. RELATED: 5 Years on, Nigeria Still Awaits The Abducted 112…

A user's guide to "Cultural Marxism": Anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, reloaded

[url=http://www.salon.com]www.salon.com[/url] - The family of the accused Poway Chabad terrorist was profoundly anguished and confused by what he had done. "Our sadness pales in comparison to the grief and anguish our son has caused for so many in…

With Renewables so Competitive, Big Plans for Oil and Gas Investments Look Risky

[url=http://www.desmogblog.com]www.desmogblog.com[/url] - As the time left to avoid climate catastrophe counts down, the U.S. oil and gas industry is making a massive bet on exporting its products to the rest of the world for the next several decades — a su…

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