January 2017 – Page 2

Journalists charged after covering Trump inauguration unrest

January 25, 2017 No Comments

This certainly seems chilling, “Four more journalists get felony charges after covering inauguration unrest | Media | The Guardian”. While I don’t doubt that policing a riot situation is difficult, this does look like simple bulk arresting based on location. Which sends a chilling message to anyone covering future events – don’t, or you too […]

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Eugene Cernan, Dead at 82

January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 No Comments

Eugene A. Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon and Commander for the Apollo 17 mission in 1974, has died. He traveled into space three times: as Pilot of Gemini 9A in June 1966, as Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 10 in May 1969, and as Commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, […]

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Environment People

Billy Barr

January 23, 2017 No Comments

Curious story of a hermit who lives up Gothic Mountain in the Rockies, alone. A case of the right person in the right place – Billy was a college trained environmental scientist – his notebooks of snow levels, flowering times and animal appearances have become a treasure trove for scientists studying the impact of climate […]

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Brexit Economy Government

The Guardian at Davos 2017 WEF

January 23, 2017 No Comments

Illuminating roundup of what the Guardian heard at Davos 2017, sample: At Davos you know a speaker is a real draw if they manage to fill both the cavernous conference hall and also the overspill room. That was the case for Chinese president Xi Jinping’s opening address, seen as an attempt by Beijing to seize […]

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Life Parenting & Children

Making space – tips on de-cluttering from Marie Kondo

January 23, 2017 No Comments

I find it far, far easier to accumulate than de-clutter. This sounds like it might be an actually useful tip though, especially for clearing out older, mildly sentimental things: Ask yourself of each object: does it spark joy in my heart? This is the central message of Kondo’s creed: the litmus test to whether to […]

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Government Human Rights Secret State

Chelsea Manning to be released!

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017 No Comments

Some good news in the last days of the Obama administration, President Obama has commuted the vast bulk of Chelsea Manning’s 35 year sentence and she will be released next May 17th.

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Who?

Murf

Journalists charged after covering Trump inauguration unrest

Eugene Cernan, Dead at 82

Billy Barr

The Guardian at Davos 2017 WEF

Making space – tips on de-cluttering from Marie Kondo

Chelsea Manning to be released!

Month: January 2017

Journalists charged after covering Trump inauguration unrest

Eugene Cernan, Dead at 82

Billy Barr

The Guardian at Davos 2017 WEF

Making space – tips on de-cluttering from Marie Kondo

Chelsea Manning to be released!