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GOP has a new game plan to attack and intimidate journalists who criticize Trump

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell GOP has a new game plan to attack and intimidate journalists who criticize Trump Matthew Chapman, Alternet MATTHEW CHAPMAN, ALTERNET - COMMENTARY The Republican Party has had a hostile relationship with the press for years. They have sought to stave off criticism of their scandals and policy flaws by tarring journalists with a broad brush as the “liberal media” (which, at least as far as mainstream outlets go, is a complete myth). President Donald Trump took this to a further extreme by calling any story critical of him “fake news,” an insult that he repeats, on average, once a day. Trump’s former strategist, alt-right former Breitbart News owner Steve Bannon, even went so far as to call the mainstream media the “opposition party.” But now, the GOP is preparing to take their assault on the press to a new level. According to The Atlantic, Trump’s allies at the Republican National Committee, as well as the super PAC America First, are planning an o...

Why Rome Is Likened to a Boar ----- Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich

Fragment of a tile stamped with the seal of Legio X Fretenesis, featuring a wild boar.  Yoav dothan / Wikimedia  Why Rome Is Likened to a Boar  Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich The Romans were baffled as to why Jews would not eat pork, an idiosyncrasy which became the subject of speculation as well as ethnic humor.  In response, Jewish texts highlight the way the hated Romans remind the rabbis of pigs and wild boars.  The taboo against pork consumption has been a defining mark of Israelite and Jewish culture for millennia. Going back to the early Iron Age (1200–1000 B.C.E.), Israelite archaeological sites lack pig bones; and sites of other local Levantines, i.e., Canaanites, have also yielded very few pig bones. In contrast, the main Philistine sites in this period have them in large quantities.[1] As the Philistines were not natives of Canaan, but Aegean settlers, this fact highlights how variation in pork consumption reflects an early cultural difference between ...

Slavery In Libya, Where You Can Buy A Black Man For $400. What is the African Union doing About it?

Jude Ikuenobe Slavery In Libya, Where You Can Buy A Black Man For $400. What is the African Union doing About it? lavery is thriving in Libya, where thousands of black Africans hoping to get to Europe instead find themselves bought and sold, forced to work for nothing, and facing torture at the hands of their owners. The story of Ikuenobe documented by BuzzFeed News shows the nature of this menace. Ikuenobe was captured by men who brutally assaulted him, and called his sister to give them 600,000 naira ($1,650) for his "freedom". They wanted his mother's number but he gave them his sister's, so that his mother would not know what was actually happening. He had told his mother that he was working in a "shipyard" job and that they would soon drink to this new job.  Ikuenobe's family paid over 2 million naira ($5,500) before being set free. However, the person who Ikuenobe thought had come to rescue him had actually bought him. Extortion is so wides...

Behaviors and foods that fight "spring fever" .. know them

Seasonal food is recommended every season of the year Behaviors and foods that fight "spring fever" .. know them Hana Al Kahlout - Gulf Online In the spring it is difficult for some to adapt to the new conditions, specifically with high temperature, which may lead to their sense of laziness and inactivity due to relaxation of muscles. Increased body temperature leads to high metabolism, and the body then needs more vitamins, minerals and proteins, but if the body does not enjoy the balance of food not to meet the requirements of food, then it will be "spring fever." This "spring fever" was talked about by traditional Korean medicine previously, and gave nutritional and behavioral advice that could reduce it. In each new season of the year, nutritionists determine seasonal foods and behaviors, which are recommended to increase body immunity and provide balanced food. And about the behaviors and foods recommended in the spring, says nutrition specia...

Essential Oils for Colds, Flu & Other Ailments

Essential Oils for Colds, Flu & Other Ailments “Essential oils are highly concentrated, volatile plant extracts,” explains Avery. “We obtain essential oils through a few different extraction methods, and the part of the plant we get the essential oil from can be different depending on the oil but is typically the most aromatic part. Rose oil, for example, comes from the petals of the rose, while citrus oils come from the rind.” Add the essential oil drops to your diffuser, add the required amount of water (following the manufacturer’s instructions) then diffuse for 15-60 minutes.Add the essential oil drops to your diffuser, add the required amount of water (following the manufacturer’s instructions) then diffuse for 15-60 minutes. These are effective natural remedies for colds because they have antiviral & anti-inflammatory properties, are natural expectorants, warm up the body, promote easy breathing, clear out clogged sinuses, boost immunity and support a healthy respira...

Mueller report will be delivered by ‘mid-April, if not sooner,’ attorney general tells Congress By -DEVLIN BARRETT

Atty. Gen. William Barr leaves his home in McLean, Va., on March 25, 2019. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Mueller report will be delivered by ‘mid-April, if not sooner,’ attorney general tells Congress By DEVLIN BARRETT Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report detailing his investigation of President Trump and Russia’s election interference will be delivered to Congress by mid-April, Atty. Gen. William P. Barr said Friday in a letter to lawmakers offering important new details about how the document will be edited before its public release. “Everyone will soon be able to read it on their own,” Barr wrote. Barr’s new letter lays out a timeline for the next steps of the hotly debated process by which Justice Department officials are sharing the nearly 400-page report. In the letter, Bar said he does not plan to submit the report to the White House for review. FULL COVERAGE: Robert Mueller finishes his investigation into President Trump’s 2016 campaign » “Although the p...