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Bound to fail: The flawed scientific foundations of agricultural genetic engineering (part 2)
The new understanding of “omnigenics” tells us GM food and crop technology is conceptually flawed – and genome editing won't change that, writes Dr Michael Antoniou
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Pentagon Fails First Audit, Neocons Demand More Spending!
By Ron Paul | November 19, 2018 The Pentagon has finally completed its first ever audit and the results are as many of us expected. After spending nearly a billion dollars to find out what has happened to trillions in unaccounted-for spending, the long look through the books has concluded that only ten percent of […]
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There’s No Such Thing as “Her Truth” or “His Truth”—Only the Truth
If you’re falsely accused of a crime, whose truth do you want to ultimately prevail—his, hers, theirs or the?
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North Korea Eliminates 10 Observation Posts in Demilitarised Zone – Seoul
Sputnik – 20.11.2018 North Korea has destroyed 10 observation posts in the demilitarised zone bordering the South in compliance with an agreement reached between Seoul and Pyongyang in September, the South Korean Defence Ministry said in a statement. Representatives from the defence ministries of the two countries agreed during the inter-Korean summit on 19 September […]
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Why International Students Are Giving Up on US Colleges
Commentators have attributed the decline to a “Trump effect,” wherein the president’s aggressive rhetoric on immigration dissuades foreign students from coming to America.
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#MorningMonarchy: November 20, 2018
Ominous ties, gamer armies and grocery-delivery-related traffic fatalities + this day in history w/the Occupation of Alcatraz and our song of the day by the Dandy Warhols on your Morning Monarchy for November 20, 2018.
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Amazon Collects and Stores Everything You Say to Alexa — Here’s How to Delete
(ZHE) — If you’re one of the millions of people who own a device with Amazon Alexa, the company’s mobile spying device helpful personal assistant, whatever you say may be recorded – especially if someone in the house is named Alexis, Alex, or Lexi. According to Amazon’s Alexa terms of use, the company collects and stores most of what you say to Alexa – […]
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OPCW Votes Against Russian Proposal to Limit Power of Chemical Weapons Watchdog
Sputnik – 20.11.2018 Russia’s envoy to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Alexander Shulgin stated earlier in October that the organisation was doomed unless it reconsidered a decision that allowed it to attribute responsibility for chemical attacks. The motion, proposed by Russia and China was voted down by the OPCW members, with […]
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Moscow, Ankara must take swift decisions on Syria's Idlib: Russian defense chief says
I've been watching Idlib, still. It seems to me we can take cues from the happenings in that area and extrapolate them outwards. There is a meeting in Sochi taking place present time.
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French bank pays huge US fine for doing business in Cuba, Iran
RT | November 20, 2018 Societe Generale has agreed to pay $1.34 billion to US federal and state authorities to settle a pending legal dispute over violations of US trade sanctions against Iran and other countries. One of France’s largest banks has also pledged to pay $95 million to resolve another dispute over violations of […]
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EU Mulls Iran Sanctions in Light of Alleged Plots in France, Denmark – Reports
Sputnik – 20.11.2018 Until now the EU has been unwilling to join the US sanctions on Iran preferring to maintain close trade ties with the Islamic Republic. In a most recent policy U-turn, European Union foreign ministers hinted on Monday that their countries could be prepared to impose new economic sanctions on Iran, Reuters reported. […]
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Israeli Army Killed 52 Palestinian Children Since Beginning of 2018
(MEMO) — According to Defence for Children International Palestine (DCIP), since the beginning of the year, the Israeli Occupation Forces have killed 52 children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 46 of whom in the Gaza Strip. The international movement said in a statement on Monday that among the children the occupation forces have killed, 18 […]
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Prospects for Syrian peace are looking up
By M. K. BHADRAKUMAR | Indian Punchline | November 20, 2018 After prolonged hibernation, the Astana Process on Syrian peace is kinetic, with the troika of ‘guarantor’ states – Russia, Turkey and Iran – set to hold a round of talks in the Kazakh capital on November 28-29. Delegations of the Syrian government and the […]
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Every Generation Must Discover Its Passion For Democracy For Itself
Marianne Williamson has been taking the first steps towards a presidential run. She has set up an exploratory committee, released a video to go with that (above) and has been spending time in Iowa-- the interview in Des Moines (below) certainly gets out a message which is far more policy-oriented than we're hearing from other candidates who claim to be running-- and a message from her unique, holistic perspective. In this era of a profoundly anti-democratic Trump Regime, "are we committed," she asked rhetorically, "to government of the people, by the people and for the people.
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UNRWA reduces deficit from $446m to $21m
MEMO | November 20, 2018 The Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said on Monday that its budget deficit for 2018 has been reduced from $446m to $21m. Pierre Krähenbühl made the announcement during a conference in Jordan, at which he thanked donor countries including Japan, EU members, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and […]
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Registering Israel’s Useful Idiots
FDD and AIPAC need adult supervision By Philip Giraldi • Unz Review • November 20, 2018 Depending on what criteria one uses, there are between 200 and 600 groups in the United States that wholly or in part are dedicated to furthering the interests of Israel. The organizations are both Jewish, like the Zionist Organization […]
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Theresa May survives another week in ongoing Brexit fiasco (Video)
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Theresa May’s Brexit survival, as the UK Prime Ministers appears to be heading to Brussels so she can coordinate with EU technocrats in order to meet a November deadline to move the unpopular agreement through all channels of British government.
It is still a very fluid situation. May has made it through a tough weekend where support to oust her never materialized, but the week ahead is anything but certain. For now May’s Brexit position looks secure. -
Under the Shadow of ‘Holy Book!’
Inching Towards Majoritarian Democracy ( Madhu Dandavate) 1. These are times when the state of democracy is a cause of worry everywhere. With the emergence of populists, demagogues of various hues as custodians of the future of their countries, growing fascination for illiberal ideologies among masses in different parts of the world, the concern is … Continue reading Under the Shadow of ‘Holy Book!’ →
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The Idea That the US Has a "Free Market" Health Care System Is Pure Fantasy
America has an enormous "public" health care system. The goal now is to carve out some means of escape.
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Turkey Attacks Own Proxies In Syria, Netanyahu Names Himself Defense Minister
https://southfront.org/turkey-attacks-own-proxies-in-syria-netanyahu-na… From November 18 to November 20, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) carried out a military operation against their own proxies in the region of Afrin. The TAF attacked
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Experimental Treatment Helps 2 Out of 3 Peanut Allergy Sufferers
An experimental new drug may now make it possible for some people with allergies to peanuts to build up a tolerance over time, saving countless lives. Could similar allergy-treatments be in the works for other major food allergens? [1]
The clinical trial, funded by Aimmune Therapeutics, included 551 participants ranging in age from 4 to 55 years who suffered from a peanut allergy. Most of the children involved were between the ages of 4 and 17. -
Airbnb Ends West Bank Settlement Listings, Causing Uproar in Israel
(MEE) — Home rental company Airbnb has announced it plans to remove listings in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that comes after several years of pressure from Palestinian human rights groups. The US-based company said it currently has about 200 listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank and made its decision after […]
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Why Simple Hospitality Is the Ultimate Networking Skill
Making people feel welcome, honored, and “at home” can happen anywhere, and that’s why you should start thinking about hospitality as a professional skill, too.
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Airbnb pledges to remove occupied West Bank settlement listings, Israel hits back
RT | November 20, 2018 Global home-rental company Airbnb says it will remove listings of homes located in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israeli officials have predictably called the move anti-Semitic and a surrender to terrorism. Human Rights Watch applauded Airbnb’s move, which came a day before the group’s publication of a (presumably […]
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Revenge Is Mine Saith Washington
Revenge Is Mine Saith Washington
Paul Craig Roberts
Justice has disappeared in the West. In Justice’s place stands Revenge. This fact is conclusively illustrated by Julian Assange’s ongoing eight year ordeal.
For eight years Julian Assange’s life has been lived in a Kafka Police State. He has been incarcerated first under British house arrest and then in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London, despite the absence of any charges filed against him. -
Dispelling the Myth That Wages Have Been Stagnant for Decades
There are a number of flawed methods political sophists might use to paint a depressing depiction of wage growth. Once scrutinized, however, the weakness of their claims become apparent.
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Troops Leaving The Texas Border: Mission Accomplished? Top Members Of The Judiciary And Armed Services Committee Speak Out
No one except Trump's most ardent, die-hard fans ever believed U.S. troops on the southern border were anything more than a prop in Trump's shit show of a midterm campaign. Now he's running around-- with almost 40 less supporters in Congress-- clucking like a blind duck how his name wasn't on the ballot so that all those losses were anyone's fault but his own.
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Tomgram: Danny Sjursen, Global War to Infinity and Beyond
American militarism has gone off the rails -- and this middling career officer should have seen it coming...
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Peak Oil, 20 Years Later: Failed Prediction or Useful Insight?
20 years ago, Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrere published an article on “Scientific American” that was to start the second cycle of interest on oil depletion (the first had been started by Hubbert in the 1950s). Their prediction turned out to be too pessimistic, at least in terms of the supply of combustible liquids, still growing today. Yet, it was a valuable[Read More...]
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ASEAN: Trade Wars And ZOPFAN
At the close of the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore on the 15th of November 2018, the Prime Minister of the island Republic, Lee HsienLoong, warned that the trade war between the United States of America and China may create circumstances “where ASEAN will have to choose one or the other.” He added, “I hope it does not happen soon.”[Read More...]
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Netanyahu’s ceasefire is meant to keep Gaza imprisoned
Nazareth: Palestinians in Gaza should have been able to breathe a sigh of relief last week, as precarious ceasefire talks survived a two-day-long, heavy exchange of strikes that threatened to unleash yet another large-scale military assault by Israel. Late on Tuesday, after the most intense bout of violence in four years, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas, the Islamic[Read More...]
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Increasing Road Accidents in Kashmir : Rules and Laws Need Overhaul
USING THE INK OF MY TEARS I WROTE TO YOU ,THE ONE WITH GOLDEN ATTIRE. These verses are a fair display of our contemporary atmosphere in Kashmir. With the growing number of vehicles, roads in Kashmir are spattered with blood as accidents resulting in injuries and fatalities have been mounting over the years. No doubt, road accidents are in high[Read More...]
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Chronic Kidney Diseases In Narasinghpur, Odisha
A large number of people in all 157 villages of 33 Gram Panchayat of Narasingpurblock in Cuttack district are continuously suffering from Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD). The patients are also continuously dying because of lack of proper treatment.The government of Odisha has closed its eyes from this epidemic like situation. On 17t – 18th November, 2017 a seven-members’team of Ganatantrik[Read More...]
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The Donald and the Fake News Media
From the moment he descended that escalator in Trump Tower in June 2015, Donald Trump became the media equivalent of a freebie - someone viewers and readers just couldn’t help watching, hearing about, reading about.
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The Creation of an Asian OSCE Takes the Spotlight
Kazakhstan’s president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, proposed to create an Asian organization for security and cooperation. He claims that the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) could be used as a platform to launch the process.
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Do not betray Africa on synbio and gene drives
Civil society organisations urge African governments to support moratorium
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Idlib"s Rebels Unite Under Al Qaeda Banner While Syria Prepares Offensive
The U.S. will likely do all it can to prevent an upcoming Syrian military offensive in Idlib, with the aim of protecting its own interests in Syria, even if it means backing a force of rebels united in their allegiance to al Qaeda.
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THE PENTAGRAM FAILS ITS FIRST AUDIT
This was another one of those stories that my email inbox was flooded with this week, and it's a doozie. The Pentagram...er... the Pentagon, […]
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New Study: War On Terror Cost $5.9 Trillion (And Counting). Do You Feel Safe?
A new study by Brown University has found that the post 9/11 wars have, when all totaled up, cost an estimated $5.9 trillion (and counting) as interest on the borrowed money continues to accrue. What did we get for our money? Safety and security? No. More threats and more wars. Was the whole thing a scam?
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America Has Built 800+ Military Bases Worldwide. So Why Can"t It Build a Mexican Border Wall?
Time is ticking like a bomb for the American people to restore control over its southern border, and there is no good excuse for not completing this monumental project. Americans should not be cowered by accusations of ‘racism,’ when the country itself has been founded on the blood, sweat and tears of migrants throughout history.
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Brexit Cliff Edge – May Bets on Lawmakers Stepping Back from Brink
Britain is on a cliff edge. But the other direction is not much better either. Stepping back from the plunge, the country is facing a quagmire of political infighting and self-defeating inertia.
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