Clinton Foundation Exec emailed Huma Abedin asking for diplomatic passports.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Milena Sidorova’s Spider Dance.
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A Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb For Iran
Obama’s not anti-nuke.
The United States and its negotiating partners agreed “in secret” to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last year’s landmark nuclear agreement in order to meet the deadline for it to start getting relief from economic sanctions, according to a report reviewed by Reuters.
The report is to be published on Thursday by the Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security, said the think tank’s president David Albright, a former U.N. weapons inspector and co-author of the report. It is based on information provided by several officials of governments involved in the negotiations, who Albright declined to identify.
Reuters could not independently verify the report’s assertions.
“The exemptions or loopholes are happening in secret, and it appears that they favor Iran,” Albright said.
Among the exemptions were two that allowed Iran to exceed the deal’s limits on how much low-enriched uranium (LEU) it can keep in its nuclear facilities, the report said. LEU can be purified into highly enriched, weapons-grade uranium.
He’s on the other side.
Y2Kyoto: I’ll Miss The Polar Ice Caps
There is no joy in Climateville — Mighty Melting has struck out.
As the sun begins its seasonal descent in the Arctic sky and temperatures drop, the summer melt of sea ice is slowing down. In the next few weeks, the span of the Arctic Ocean covered by ice will reach its annual low.
But despite beginning the summer at unprecedentedly low levels, this year’s minimum won’t break the stunning record of 2012, experts say, thanks to cloudy weather that slowed the rate of melt.
h/t Maz2
They Are Not Good People
Members of Crash Override Network, including Zoe Quinn, have spoken out against online bullying before the United Nations, and have also worked with Google and Twitter allegedly to stop online harassment, all while engaging in the very same harassment.
Reader Tips (And Blog Notes)
As you might have surmised, I’ve been on the road for the last two weeks on a trip that took us to the Ottawa area via upstate New York, with only intermittent internet and virtually no access to the news (the original owners of our new dog truck having disconnected the speakers in some manner that defies all logical solutions.)
We won a lot.
In fact, we won pretty much everything available in Mini Schnauzers.
It’ll take a day or two to get back up to speed. In the meantime, here’s your tips thread for tonight. Have at ‘er.
The reviews are in.
Trump going to Mexico was the latest in a string of good decisions by his campaign team.
There is hope.
Season of Excellence.
Continuing on their road to Grey Cup, the Riders have signed Khalif Mitchell.
On the day the new stadium is signed over to the City.
Sean Hamelin of @PCLConstruction hands key to the stadium to Mayor Fougere and council @CBCSask #Riders #yqr pic.twitter.com/jUCAvBwqzl
— Adam Hunter (@AHiddyCBC) August 31, 2016
Oh…that Khalif Mitchell.
Umm, go Bombers?
Relax, Canadian Republicans.
Wynning!
I think it’s just a question of paying teachers more.
Elementary school math results continue to fall.
Half of all Grade 6 students did not meet the provincial math standard in 2016.
Grade 3: 68% (2012) - 5% (2016) = 63%
Grade 6: 58% (2012) - 8% (2016) = 50%
Bill’s Wife
It’s not illegal if a Clinton does it.
Clinton emailed classified info after leaving State.
The email, which was sent months after she left the State Department, went to people including Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, diplomat Jeffrey Feltman, policy aide Jake Sullivan, diplomat Kurt Campbell, State Department chief of staff Cheryl Mills and top aide Huma Abedin.
Peak SJW – I Hope
Social Justice Warrior Annaliese Nielsen goes off on the poor driver for having it, as if it’s some terrible form of abuse.
Can anyone tell the difference between this lady and an ISIS militant who forces women into bags?
Clinton must be smiling
Change is not in the air. 39% still voted for her. Indicted last month.
Brown now joins the ranks of Reps. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.), Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.), Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) and Randy Forbes (R-Va.) as incumbents who lost primaries this year.
Five.
Oh, Shiny Pony
Welcome to the world of Realpolitik.
If you don’t know what Xinhua is, read the first paragraph.
This should be read as the Chinese gov’t saying, “Take your pictures. Smile for the camera. Sign the deals. Bugger off.”
Her Womanly Doings
There are photos at the link, showing Ms Verstappen in full flow, as it were, so readers can determine for themselves just how uplifting and empowering it is to bleed all over yourself, and the floor, while waiting to be applauded.
Why, yes, it is a feminist thing. How did you guess?
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Red Rose Country
Super-delegates come to Canada.
The PCAA is so scared of Kenny, they’re trying to stack the deck. One-third of all delegates have to be local constituency association board members.
Are you sure you want better WiFi?
Radio is radar.
Y2Kyoto: You Mean That Big Blazing Ball In The Sky ?
The effect of solar cycles on cloud formation.
The research team led by Jacob Svensmark of DTU identified the strongest 26 “Forbush Decreases” between 1987 and 2007, and looked at ground-based and satellite records of cloud cover to see what happened. In a recent press release, their conclusions were summarized as follows: “[Strong “Forbush Decreases”] cause a reduction in cloud fraction of about 2 percent corresponding to roughly a billion tonnes of liquid water disappearing from the atmosphere.”
A similar study in April was criticized by Watts Up With That? in April.
If true and put simply, solar cycle activity sweeps cosmic rays away from Earth. More cosmic rays leads to cloud formations so lots of cosmic rays hitting Earth = lots of clouds.
We are currently in a weak Solar Cycle 24 with 25 predicted to be weaker.