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October 16, 2016 Vol. 9 No. 6
Freedom of Speech – Normal Rockwell
This Week’s Theme Music: One Tin Soldier
A PROTEST VOTE IS A VOTE FOR TRUMP
Hi again, gang, from the shores of the Salish Sea. It has been the policy of this magazine not to endorse political candidates or, for the most part, to insinuate ourselves into the domestic affairs of the 22 nations we reach, including the one in which we live. There are times, however, when exceptions need to be made and when news like the following makes headlines, that time is clearly now.
Trump Panics After Judge Sets December Start For Teen Rape Case
We are equally hesitant to engage in trial by media but from all we have researched, including reading what Trump himself has been quoted as saying, there is little doubt in our minds that this man is unfit for Dog Catcher In Hell, much less chief executive of a land so many have fought and died for.
Given the incredible viciousness of this campaign and the vilifying in which both candidates have engaged, it would be very tempting to either not vote or to vote for a candidate not in the running, simply to express one’s perhaps justifiable disgust with what American national politics have become. But as First Lady Michelle Obama has pointed out, a protest vote is a vote for Donald Trump and all he stands for.
Is this man really the next one you want as America’s leader? I pray to Almighty God your answer to that question is no.
Have a great week, gang, and thanks for the ear.
Rusty
This Week’s Theme Music: One Tin Soldier
THE NEWS
This is certainly good news. Our Future Doesn’t Have To Be Dismal
This is incredible. A Lonely 600-Mile Walk Home
I’m glad we are taking a look at this. The National Interest: America’s Russia Dilemma: A Big Problem Or Potential Partner?
INTERNATIONAL HEADLINE NEWS
Warm Ocean Currents Are Slowing Down
Nations, Fighting Powerful Refrigerant That Warms Planet, Reach Landmark Deal
U.N. Picks Powerful Feminist (Wonder Woman) For Visible Job (Mascot)
ASIA
How Indonesia’s Cinema Opened Up
Thais Mourn Loss Of King Bhumibol
Thailand Looks to Likely Future King With Apprehension
New Test Of North Korean Missile Fails, South Says
With Idols In Ranks, South Korean Army Steps To A K-Pop Beat
Stampede Kills At Least 24 At Hindu Ceremony In India
AFRICA
Probe Revisits Mystery Of Assassination That Triggered Rwandan Genocide
Nigeria’s Freed Chibok Schoolgirls Appear Healthy, But Thin
In Somalia, U.S. Escalates A Shadow War
MIDDLE EAST
Syria Rebels Set Up Camp For ISIS Defectors
Saudi Arabia, Where Even Milk Depends On Oil, Struggles To Remake Its Economy
Berlin, 1945; Grozny, 2000; Aleppo, 2016
EUROPE
The West And Russia Clash In Election In Tiny MontenegroA New Weapon In Russia’s Arsenal, And It’s Inflatable
Killing Of Migrant Forces France To Confront Treatment Of Chinese
Brookings: Dealing With A Simmering Ukraine-Russia Conflict
CANADA
How The Food Industry Is Using Canadians’ Changing Eating Habits To Market To Different Generations
The Growing Movement To Boycott Indigenous Team Mascots
Canada Today: Economic Bright Spots, And Some Disquieting Mail
UNITED STATES
Wildfires In US West Doubled In 30 Years
Hurricane Plunges a North Carolina Town’s Future Into Doubt
This City Is 78% Latino, And The Face Of A New California
Case Accusing Bush Officials of 9/11 Abuses Heads to Supreme Court
Poor, Displaced And Anxious In North Carolina As Floods Climb After Hurricane
Death Sentences Require Unanimous Jury, Florida Supreme Court Rules
US Fossil-Fuel Emissions Lowest Since 1991
LATIN AMERICA
Cholera Deepens Haiti’s Misery After Hurricane
Nicolás Maduro Flexes New Budgetary Muscles In Venezuela
El Salvador Wins Dispute Over Denying A Mining Permit
Colombia President Extends Truce In Hope Of Reviving Peace Deal
Venezuela’s Supreme Court Consolidates President Nicolás Maduro’s Power
OCEANA & POLYNESIA
‘Australia Shaped Who We Are’: Family Fights To Stay In Queensland
Four Teens Stabbed During ‘Organised Brawl’ In Melbourne
Fears For Schoolies As Mystery Hallucinogenic Drugs Hospitalize 16
Brindabella Electorate Hangs In The Balance As Labor Claims 12 Seats
Car Strikes Father And Son After Crashing Through Fence
TOPICAL
NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
Economists Win Nobel For Contract Theory
Bob Dylan Awarded Prize For Literature
CLIMATE CHANGE
Another Thing Climate Change Threatens? Language
Powerful Greenhouse Gases In Focus At Global Climate Meeting
A Climate Explainer Who Stays Above The Storm
ISIS, ETC.
Pentagon Confronts A New Threat From ISIS: Exploding Drones
Frontline: Watch ~ Confronting ISIS
FROM OUR EUROPEAN DESK
A forest in the Carpathian mountains. Photo courtesy of http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?269794%2Fecology-zaklykaut-parlament-uhvalyty-zakonoproekt
DYNAMITE FOR PEACE
Hi Rusty:
That was a very powerful talk during World Economic Forum Our future doesn’t have to be dismal | Earth | EarthSky
In two words, Elena Bennett, from the School of the Environment presented the idea of “bright spots” – local success stories of people cooperating in sustainability projects. This positive visioning could change the whole approach.
Of course strategic governmental decisions are important, but even more important is people on their places doing the right thing and taking into account we are all have impact to nature. Every drop of water in the ocean counts, so this group of scientists gather information of all “bright spots” to analyze what worked for them. That could be good to learn at schools; learning not just to be a better consumer but also a human being aware of role and power in cooperating with Mother Nature.
From recent Ukrainian news in these regards is big “thumbs up” to activists who made local authorities in the Carpathians mountain to stop businesses from harvesting broken stones from small rivers as a building material, something which has led to the destruction of those precious waterways.
Another initiative of ecologists is to force authorities to protect Ukrainian virgin forests. According to some sources, every day about 300 wagons of timber a day are carried out. Of course some so-called “enterpreneurs” live just for the needs of the day without thinking much about the consequences. So, this time, government help is definitely needed.
Coming back to world news, was great to hear Bob Dylan wins Nobel prize in literature No doubts, the author of such songs as “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door “, “Master of Wars”, and “The Times They Are A-Changin’ ” fully deserves the award.
The BBC created a list of 12 more songwriters worthy of the Nobel Prize in literature But that list was definitely missing John Lennon with his “Imagine” and ~ if to talk about Ukraine, Andriy Kuzmenko, who also promoted “anti-war,” “peace” approaches.
There is an irony to such a pacifist as Bob Dylan receiving a prize named after the creator of dynamite. But to me? To me, that just means that there is always a possibility to change as Alfred Nobel, according to his biography, regretted profiting from the sales of arms and bequeathed his fortune to institute the Nobel Prize in an attempt to help bring about a world in which his creation did not kill people.
That’s it for this week, Mishka. Be safe, my cousin.
MEADE FISCHER TRAVELS
Where has one of North America’s foremost travel photojournalists and writers been lately and who or what has he been shooting? Big Sur After The Fire
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FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE
Russia Outlines New Wartime Regime
Why Russia-US Cooperation In Syria Is Inevitable
The Results Of The US Election Will Greatly Influence Relations With Russia
Europe And Russia Must Confront The Problems Of Modern Integration
GOOD EXAMPLES
Lone Eco Warrior Single Handedly Plants Forest Larger Than Central Park In NYC, To Save His Home Island From Deforestation
‘Go Back To China’: Readers Respond To Racist Insults Shouted At A New York Times Editor
Justice Department to Track Use of Force by Police Across U.S.
BAD EXAMPLES
An Open Letter To The Woman Who Told My Family To Go Back To China
Europe’s No-Go Zones: Inside The Lawless Ghettos That Breed And Harbor Terrorists
The Women Fighting Daily Sexual Harassment
OUR SCIENCE SECTION, ABRIDGED
I love the story behind this. Six Scientists, 1,000 Miles, One Prize: The Arctic Bumblebee
This is cute. Let’s hope it’s built better than their cards and trucks. Toyota Makes A Tiny Personal Companion
I so identify with this. Always On — And Happy About It
OUR PLANET
Eurasia’s Largest Mammoth Burial Site Found In Siberia
BBC Documentary Claims Western Contact With China Came Much Earlier
Two Words Would Make Our Cities More Livable: Pedestrians First
SPACE
Telescope To Seek Earthlike Planet In Alpha Centauri System
Russia’s Largest Private Airline Is Entering The Space Race.
Can The U.S. Really Get Astronauts To Mars By 2030?
US To Work With Private Firms On Mars Plan
Zenefits, A Rocket That Fell To Earth, Tries To Launch Again
How To Find Life On Mars
European Space Lander To Begin Descent To Mars
TECHNOLOGY
How Syrians Are Using Barrels To Create Electricity
One Day, Cars Will Connect With Your Fridge and Your Heartbeat
Rwanda Begins Commercial Drone Delivery
Why Apple And Google Are Going Solar
THE GREEN BEAT
Americans Bought More Electric Vehicles Last Month Than Ever Before
Video: Pacific Northwest Activists Shut Down 5 Key Canada-US Oil Pipelines
Wildfires Spark Where Growth Is Sprawling
HEALTH
This Week’s NYT Well Column Is Devoted To Breast Cancer
How Can We Avoid Antibiotic Apocalypse? Time Is Running Out In The Hunt For New Ways To Fight Infection
3 Ways To Get Kids To Eat Better
Prostate Cancer Treatment Can Raise Dementia Risk
LIFESTYLE
The Gaijin Complex
Are Big Cities Healthier? New Survey Says Yes
In Calais’ Refugee Slum, Teenagers Dream Of Britain
FUNZONE
BEST OF THE NET
What Happens When a Baby Elephant Meets a Kitty? Watch to Find Out!
Terrible Beauty: The Microbes Of 10 Deadly Diseases
‘Sex traffickers put a gun to my head’
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
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MASHA & THE BEAR
KIKORIKKI ~ a truly fun way to experience science
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ALL CREATURES, GREAT AND SMALL
This is absolutely incredible. 12-Year-Old Is Abducted And Beaten By Men, Then 3 Lions Save Her Life
Interesting turn around, this. Dogs Can Train Us To Have A Better Sense Of Smell
This one’s in our backyard. Meeting the Green Crab Invasion of the Pacific Northwest
SHORTS
Amazing Facts About the World’s Largest Toothed Predator
Columbian White-Tailed Deer To Be Removed From Endangered List
The World’s Most Trafficked Mammal Is Finally Receiving Some Protection
FOLKS WE FOLLOW
The SeaDoc Society’s October 2016 newsletter is now online and it’s a good one.
YOU GUYS THINK WE MAKE THIS STUFF UP
Bartender Mom Serves Truck Driver At Night, But Shakes In Complete Shock When She Sees The ‘Tip’
An Ancient World Concealed Underground
Apple’s Recycling Robot Wants Your Old Iphone—Don’t Give It To Him
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