English: Downtown Austin from across Town Lake. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
10:28pm MDST
What is Jade Helm?
The military operation occurring in the state of Texas has many people
mystified.
I read one fascinating account of its purpose today in a comment at Zero
Hedge:
*“JADE” is an **AI quantum computing technology** that produces holographic
battlefield simulations and has the ability to use vast amounts of data
being collected on the human domain, to generate human terrain systems in
geographic population centric locations, to identify and eliminate targets,
insurgents, rebels or whatever labels that can be flagged as targets in a
Global Information Grid for Network Centric Warfare ... more »
KMTitanic 15: waiting for the July 19th absolution
*Riding north from Tainan today, I took the 163 to the HSR station in
Chiayi. There was no direct connection between the 163 and the 37 to the
HSR station, so I took a lonely gravel and dirt access road a couple of
kilometers through the fields of sugar cane that ran parallel to the HSR
line. As so often in Taiwan, I ran across a little historical treasure: the
old rails from the Japanese-era sugar lines still exist all over the south,
uncared for and unacknowledged.*
*Fifteen-hundred people went into the sea, when Titanic sank from under us.
There were twenty boats floating nearby... more »
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Sundial Dreams”
Kevin Kern, “Sundial Dreams”
- https://www.youtube.com/
"Mass Extinction: It's the End of the World as We Know It"
*"Mass Extinction: *
*It's the End of the World as We Know It"*
By Dahr Jamail
"What can we know? What are we all? Poor silly half-brained things peering
out at the infinite, with the aspirations of angels and the instincts of
beasts."
- Arthur Conan Doyle
"Guy McPherson is a professor emeritus of evolutionary biology, natural
resources and ecology at the University of Arizona, and has been a climate
change expert for 30 years. He has also become a controversial figure, due
to the fact that he does not shy away from talking about the possibility of
near-term human extinction.
Whil... more »
Elaine J. Cohen : METRO EVENT | Jewish peace group holds remembrance for Gaza War victims
Event: Memorial for Victims of Last Summer’s Gaza War When: Thursday, July
23, 2015, 7-9 p.m. Where: Friends Meeting of Austin Address: 3701 E. Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd., Austin, Texas 78721 Sponsors: Austin Jewish Voice
for Peace and Interfaith … finish reading Elaine J. Cohen :
*METRO EVENT* | Jewish peace group holds remembrance for Gaza War victims
How do you mark the final day of the world's most famous toy store? How else? With selfies!
*A scene yesterday from the last day of business at FAO Schwarz in
Manhattan -- not a selfie, but an actual photograph, taken by an actual
photographer, Reuters' Lucas Jackson*
*"By Wednesday afternoon, hours before the store was set to shut its doors
at 8 p.m., many of the shelves had already been stripped bare of their
stuffed animals or games, or else were marked down by fire-sale-like
percentages."*
*-- the NYT's Tatiana Schlossberg, in* "Shoppers Bid
Farewell to F. A. O. Schwarz on Its Final Day"
*by Ken*
In all honesty, it was this blurb in the NYT's "Today's Headlines" e-mai... more »
Even With A Nuclear Deal Iran And The U.S. Are Still In A 'Shadow War'
*Missy Ryan, Washington Post*: *Despite nuclear deal, U.S. and Iran locked
in regional shadow war*
Even as their highest-ranking diplomats were shaking hands this week on a
landmark nuclear accord, the United States and Iran continued moving
weapons, money and fighters across the Middle East in an uninterrupted
shadow war.
At secret CIA bases in Jordan, U.S. operatives continued to arm and train
fighters being sent into Syria to oust a critical ally of Iran.
In Saudi Arabia, U.S. military advisers remained in place at a command
center selecting targets for airstrikes in Yemen aga... more »
Oliver and Boyd 1953 - lessons from the early history of the lipid hypothesis.
The introduction to Hooper et al. 2015 gives a good potted history of the
lipid hypothesis. It's well worth reading to get some background as to why
this idea that saturated fat causes heart disease took off the way it did. (Hooper
2015)
There's a chain of logic involved. There is cholesterol in atherosclerotic
plaques. There was a correlation between high cholesterol and heart
disease. Eating saturated fat tends to elevate serum cholesterol. Join the
dots.
The assumption is that the high cholesterol that correlates with heart
disease and the effect of saturated fat on serum choles... more »
Advancing Bailout - A Humiliating Defeat for Greece (When Will Greek Looting/Austerity End?) Soulless Economics (What Other Type Exists Today?)
Craigslist? Soulless Economics Advancing Bailout, Greece Approves 'Terms of
Surrender' to Austerity The €86 billion bailout comes at a high political
and social cost, forcing the imposition of harsh austerity measures and
economic reforms tougher than those rejected by more than 60 percent of
Greek voters in a July 5 referendum. Among the measures included in the
rescue package, which
4 U.S. Marines Killed In Domestic Terrorism Attack In Tennessee (Updated)
*Reuters*: *Four Marines and gunman killed in Tennessee shootings*
Four U.S. Marines were killed on Thursday by a gunman who opened fire at
two military offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before being fatally shot
in an attack officials called a brazen, brutal act of domestic terrorism.
The FBI named the suspect as Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, but said it
was too early to speculate on a motive for the rampage, which comes at a
time when U.S. military and law enforcement authorities are increasingly
concerned about the threat posed by 'lone wolves' to domestic targets.
"We are ... more »
Commentaries, Analysis And Editorials -- July 16, 2015
An Israeli F-16 fighter jet takes off at Ramon air base in southern Israel
during routine training, October 21, 2013. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
*Noga Tarnopolsky, Reuters*: *Israel won’t strike Iran alone, no matter how
much it hates the nuclear deal*
The day after a nuclear deal with Iran was announced, the sun rose high
above Jerusalem’s shimmering hills just as it does every July, as if the
ancient land shrugged off two decades of apocalyptic warnings from Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and decided to go about its usual routine.
Israeli officials across the political landsca... more »
Beyond One Space-Time Continuum: Logic and Imagination
*Jon Rappoport* - Magic eventually comes to the conclusion that imagination
creates reality. Any reality.
The post Beyond One Space-Time Continuum: Logic and Imagination appeared
first on Waking Times.
The Iran Nuclear Deal: Worse Even Than I Imagined
WASHINGTON — When you write a column, as did I two weeks ago, headlined
“The worst agreement in U.S. diplomatic history,” you don’t expect to
revisit the issue. We had hit bottom. Or so I thought. Then on Tuesday
the...
The post The Iran Nuclear Deal: Worse Even Than I Imagined appeared first
on The Stream.
PONI Live Debate: Global Zero + An Excerpt From "The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors And Their Quest To Ban The Bomb"
*"The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors And Their Quest To Ban The Bomb" by
Philip Taubman (2012).*
*Description of "The Partnership" [Source: Harper Collins Publishers]:*
Illuminating and thought-provoking, *The Partnership* tells the
little-known story of their campaign to reduce the threat of a nuclear
attack and, ultimately, eliminate nuclear weapons altogether. It is an
intimate look at these men—Henry Kissinger, George Shultz, Sam Nunn,
William Perry, and the renowned Stanford physicist Sidney Drell—the origins
of their unlikely joint effort, and their dealings with President O... more »
World News Briefs -- July 16, 2015 (Evening Edition)
*New York Times*: *Obama Begins 60-Day Campaign to Win Over Iran Deal
Skeptics at Home and Abroad*
WASHINGTON — President Obama eagerly took on critics of the Iran nuclear
deal on Wednesday, inviting question after question on an agreement he
suggested that many of his political adversaries had not even read.
Mr. Obama used a formal East Room news conference to begin what White House
officials said would be an aggressive effort by the president and his top
advisers over the next 60 days to combat critics in both parties and to
sell the Iran deal to members of Congress, the public ... more »
One People's Roundtable Discussion- June 13th Archive Video
Good evening everyone! Here is the Archive Video from last Monday night's
Roundtable Discussion. While I didn't get to participate for the first
hour due to my internet mysteriously disappearing about 1 minute into the
show- leaving me with a frozen face that is truly hysterical, lol- I
managed to get back onto the show for the last half of the discussion.
Lisa and I were joined by Thahoketoteh of the Kanion'ke:haka- or as
corporate Canada says: the Mohawk Nation . We had a really good
conversation about Canada's "Truth and Reconciliation" report, the genocide
of Canadas First... more »
War Is Peace
"If you want a vision of the future
imagine a boot
stamping on a human face
forever."
George Orwell
Surprises from Pluto
Kenneth Change, “Pluto’s Portrait From New Horizons: Ice Mountains and
No
Craters,” New York Times (July 16, 2015),
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/16/science/pluto-flyby-photos-reveal-mountains.html?emc=edit_th_20150716&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=32962000
[excerpted] The first surprise was the rugged topography — mountains up
to
11,000 feet high. But these mountains are almost certainly made of
frozen
water instead of rock….
A second surprise was that the dwarf planet’s surface was unmarred by
craters.
“We have not yet found a single impact crater in this image,” Dr.
Spencer
sa... more »
SupGaleano Part II 'Critical Thought Versus the Capitalist Hydra'
Chiapas,
Mexico, the World. (passage from the text “A World War,” May-June 2015,
by SupGaleano, in “Our View of the Hydra,” part II of volume I of
“Critical Thought Versus the Capitalist Hydra”)
Click here for Translations
The first thing that got our attention was the protests and disagreement
on social media. Then came the articles that managed to get a place on
the pages of the paid
Mohawk Nation News 'Across the Pond Comment'
ACROSS
THE POND COMMENT
Posted on July 16, 2015
Please post & distribute. Nia:wen.
MNN. July 16th 2015. Nia:wen to our readers in Ohontsakaionen [old land]
who see our solution as theirs too. This is their letter.
Great Peace of Montreal 1701.
“Resistance 71 is a French and English speaking collective [in Europe]
created in 2010. There are ways to remove the totalitarian society
WI Legislature Votes Blacks Must be Precuffed and Pretased For Law Enforcement.
*Acceptable posture: Compliant negroes take a leisurely crawl through
downtown Madison.*
Madison, WI -- Coming on the tail end of a raft of Draconian legislation
from the legislative body, the GOP-dominated Wisconsin Senate ratified the
"2015 Black Empowerment Act". A nearly identical bill sailed through the
lower chamber albeit votes being cast along party lines.
The bill, if signed into law by Governor and presidential candidate
Scott Walker, would mandate all Wisconsin African Americans, including
those officially judged to be "Octaroon", be precuffed and even pretased
prior... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 16, 2015
*FOX News:* *White House reportedly offers to boost military aid to Israel
after Iran deal*
President Obama has offered to increase U.S. military aid to Israel in the
wake of the Iran nuclear agreement, according to a published report.
According to the New York Times, Obama broached the subject in a phone
conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.
White House officials said that Obama told Netanyahu that he was prepared
to hold "intensive discussions" on bolstering Israel's defense
capabilities.
*Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 16, 201... more »
Ukraine Crisis -- News Updates July 16, 2015
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addresses deputies before voting on a
draft law at the parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, July 16, 2015.
Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko
*VOA:* *Ukraine Moves Toward More Autonomy for Separatist Regions *
Ukraine's parliament approved a draft law Thursday to grant greater
autonomy to the separatist-held areas in the country’s eastern Donetsk and
Luhansk regions.
As stipulated by the cease-fire agreement reached last February in the
Belarusian capital, Minsk, President Petro Poroshenko submitted the bill to
parliament to give the areas that have proclaimed ... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Is this galaxy jumping through a giant ring of stars? Probably not.
Although the precise dynamics behind the featured image is yet unclear,
what is clear is that the pictured galaxy, NGC 7714, has been stretched and
distorted by a recent collision with a neighboring galaxy. This smaller
neighbor, NGC 7715, situated off to the left of the featured frame, is
thought to have charged right through NGC 7714.
*Click image for larger size.*
Observations indicate that the golden ring pictured is composed of millions
of older Sun-like stars that are likely co-moving with the interior bluer
... more »
"They Should Want Roses..."
“The monstrous thing is not that men have created roses out of this dung
heap, but that, for some reason or other, they should want roses. For some
reason or other man looks for the miracle, and to accomplish it he will
wade through blood. He will debauch himself with ideas, he will reduce
himself to a shadow if for only one second of his life he can close his
eyes to the hideousness of reality. Everything is endured – disgrace,
humiliation, poverty, war, crime, ennui – in the belief that overnight
something will occur, a miracle, which will render life tolerable. And all
the while... more »
Free Download: Walt Whitman, "Leaves of Grass"
*"Miracles"*
"Why, who makes much of a miracle?
As to me I know of nothing else but miracles,
Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan,
Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky,
Or wade with naked feet along the beach just in the edge
of the water,
Or stand under trees in the woods,
Or talk by day with anyone I love, or sleep in the bed
at night with anyone I love,
Or sit at the table at dinner with the rest,
Or look at strangers opposite me riding in the car,
Or watch honeybees busy around the hive
of a summer forenoon,
Or animals feeding in the fields,
Or birds, or the wo... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Ultimate Citadel of Humanism”
* “The Ultimate Citadel of Humanism”*
by Chet Raymo
“Here I go again. It seems lately that these posts drift more and more
toward memoir, toward summing up, toward drawing together the raveled
treads of a life. What started almost ten years ago as a continuation of my
20 years of science essays in the Boston Globe -- essays that aspired
toward a spritely objectivity -- has become willy-nilly an exercise in
self-indulgence. That so many of you have stayed for the ride suggests, I
hope, that we share certain life-experiences, and that together we
articulate a Tao, a way, a common aspi... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Brawley, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Thoughts on Subjectivity in Writing about Israel
This is a guest post from Mira Sucharov, an Associate Professor at
Carleton University. Particularly in areas of contested politics —
controversial policy issues, protracted conflict, clashing narratives, and
the like — how much responsibility do authors have to remain unbiased? It’s
a problematic word, bias. It’s almost always used either in the context of
[…]
Money Talks: Giving Women a Voice on U.S. Currency
The grassroots advocacy campaign, Women on 20s, had a simple request: put a
woman on the $20 bill by 2020 to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of
the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United
States. Starting with a list of 15 women candidates, on-line voters cast an
electronic ballot […]
Photo Orbs, Memory Snapshots and Buddhist Tulpas
*Amy L. Lansky* - The “orbs” that many people are capturing in digital
photographs may be what the Buddhists call tulpas.
The post Photo Orbs, Memory Snapshots and Buddhist Tulpas appeared first on Waking
Times.
Senate Will Vote on Pro-Life Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions After 20 Weeks
Just days after a shocking new expose’ video depicted a top Planned
Parenthood doctor discussing how the abortion business sells the body parts
from aborted babies, Senate officials indicate the U.S. Senate will hold a
vote after the August recess...
The post Senate Will Vote on Pro-Life Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions
After 20 Weeks appeared first on The Stream.
John McCain Has a Few Things to Say About Donald Trump
Over the weekend, Donald Trump held a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, that
attracted several thousand people. He shared the stage with the father of a
man who was killed by an undocumented immigrant — and Trump continued his
rant against illegal immigration...
The post John McCain Has a Few Things to Say About Donald Trump appeared
first on The Stream.
Dylann Roof’s Past Reveals Trouble at Home and School
The young man accused of the terrible crime was a bug-eyed boy with a bowl
haircut who came from a broken home and attended at least seven schools in
nine years. Many afternoons he would sit silently on the curb...
The post Dylann Roof’s Past Reveals Trouble at Home and School appeared
first on The Stream.
Jews Executed in Auschwitz: 117, not 6 million!
As a poor old man has been given a life sentence in Germany for simply
being a Book Keeper in Auschwitz (the man who recorded the personal
belongings of the internees in order to ensure they got everything back
upon their release), it is timely to look at the real death toll, not the
fantasy propaganda figures. In all, 60,441 Jews died in Auschwitz, 60,304
of natural causes (including 58,240 of typhus caused by Jewish-controlled
'allied' terrorist bombers) and a mere 117 were executed. The entire death
toll was less than the number of civilians massacred in Dresden and not
much mo... more »
"The Rules..."
"The rules may be stupid, irritating and arbitrary,
but God help you if you break them."
- Unknown
"You’re a Criminal in a Mass Surveillance World – How to Not Get Caught"
*"You’re a Criminal in a Mass Surveillance World– *
*How to Not Get Caught"*
By David Montgomery
"Sometimes you just get lucky. I was in Amsterdam when the Snowden story
broke. CNN was non-stop asking politicians and pundits, “Is Edward Snowden
a traitor?” Those who said he betrayed America also said something else:
Mass surveillance is only an issue if you’re a criminal. If you’ve got
nothing to hide then you’ve got nothing to fear.
The Snowden story hit me upon my return from– of all places on earth– the
Secret Annex of the Anne Frank House. The Secret Annex is where Anne Frank
a... more »
Playing The Trump Card
*by Oren Jacobson*
The way Donald Trump’s presidential announcement started revealed
everything we need to know about his candidacy. His almost comical
escalator ride to the stage from which he delivered his rambling
announcement was one part egomaniacal, descending from the heavens to
impart his genius upon us, and one part shameless self-promotion. Simply
put, it was vintage Donald.
Well, sort of. While the tone and style of the event was utterly consistent
with Trump’s public persona, the script was slightly different from the one
he was reading in 2000. As he considered a thi... more »
Why Culture and Society Banned Psychedelic Plants
*Video - *Each individual has the power to become great by understanding
the core of his or her existence. However, society and culture have taken
away that power.
The post Why Culture and Society Banned Psychedelic Plants appeared first
on Waking Times.
"Beware..."; "The World is a Business"
“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a
monster...
for when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”
-Friedrich Nietzche
“Network” (1976), Peter Finch, Ned Beatty, "The World is a Business"
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKkRDMil0bw
Must Watch.....
More interesting and important revelations in this interview with Willy
Wimmer.
Willy Wimmer - a former deputy of the German Bundestag, former state
secretary of German defense ministry, former vice president of OSCE.
Planned Parenthood Suddenly Claims It Pays Women for Organ Harvesting
The Weekly Standard’s John McCormack posted the background documents that
Planned Parenthood’s public relations firm sent to reporters regarding the
organization’s human organ harvesting programs. Those programs came to
light when Dr. Deborah Nucatola was videotaped discussing them over a...
The post Planned Parenthood Suddenly Claims It Pays Women for Organ
Harvesting appeared first on The Stream.
Cartoon: ‘Neighborhood Watch’
The post Cartoon: ‘Neighborhood Watch’ appeared first on The Stream.
Understanding Jeremy Corbyn's Support
Is Jeremy Corbyn leading the Labour leadership pack? According to unattributed
private polling, yes he is. As we know, *polls are never wrong*. But what
is undeniable is the mass support his candidacy is attracting, and some
people are starting to get a touch worried. Yet where has this groundswell
of support come from, and what's driving it? Is the influx of Trots and
Tories to blame?
1. In common with quite a lot of Labour Party members, I'm a socialist. And
I believe that policy and the machinery of government can ameliorate social
evils, restructure economies, and empower peopl... more »
Greece : MI6 and the IMF Blink First
*'Do not hesitate to act as if you were in a conquered city where a local
rebellion is in progress.' *
*- Winston Churchill to General Scobie on the uprising in Athens, December
1944*
*Ambrose Evans-Pitchard of MI6 speaks for The Bankers.... :*
*[ THEY ARE PANICKING ]*
By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
13 Jul 2015
Like the Neapolitan Bourbons – benign by comparison – the leaders of the
eurozone have learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.
The cruel capitulation forced upon Greece after 31 hours on the diplomatic
rack offers no conceivable way out the country’s perpetual crisis. The
... more »
James Holmes Found Guilty of 1st Degree Murder in Aurora Theater Shootings
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Jurors convicted Colorado theater shooter James
Holmes on Thursday in the chilling 2012 attack on defenseless moviegoers at
a midnight Batman premiere, rejecting defense arguments that the former
graduate student was insane and driven to murder...
The post James Holmes Found Guilty of 1st Degree Murder in Aurora Theater
Shootings appeared first on The Stream.
Trumpism: The Ideology
Because it’s not safe just to laugh at him
*Guest post by Jeffrey Tucker*
[image:
https://tucker.liberty.me/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/07/Donald-Trump-Bane_750.jpg]It’s
not too interesting to say that Donald Trump is a nationalist and aspiring
despot who is manipulating bourgeois resentment, nativism, and ignorance to
feed his power lust. It’s uninteresting because it is obviously true. It’s
so true that stating it sounds more like an observation than a criticism.
I just heard Trump speak live. It was an awesome experience, like an
interwar séance of once-powerful dictators ... more »
Sphere Alliance Message #18 - Portals Part 2
*Our friends couldn't wait to send this one. I am going to do this right
away.*
16 July 2015
*They were tapping on the top of my head, so I cleared my space and
declared that I only accept messages of pure, absolute, unconditional love
and truth.*
*Yes, we tapped. We ask you and your friends to play a little game with us.
This won’t take long and may help you remember how to use your local
portals. *
*Yes, indeed we said that there can be hundreds of portals in one square
mile... that may seem like a lot but when you imagine the places and we
mean ‘places’ you can go, the p... more »
Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 16th July)
Fired Barclays CEO to
walk away with £28m despite not turning around the troubled bank
Sacked Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins was fired by
chairman John McFarlane – a gruff Scottish banker nicknamed Mac the Knife for
his take-no-prisoners attitude – after losing the confidence of the bank’s
board. But the ousted boss' payout includes a £2.4million 'golden goodbye',
£15million in
Tennessee Shooting Suspect Identified As 24-Year-Old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez per TheBlaze.com
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. official says the gunman in the
shootings
in Tennessee has been identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef
Abdulazeez.'
More here
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/07/16/official-tennessee-shooting-suspect-identified-as-24-year-old-muhammad-youssef-abdulazeez/
but not on the BBC until they can spin this as a lone Wolf attack....
Distasteful
*"I'm a nothing. I spend my life counting other people's money. *
*People I'm smarter than. Better than! *
*I want... I want...*
*I want everything I've ever seen in the movies!"*
*"Don't be stupid, be a smarty! *
*Come and join the Nazi party!"*
*"You're an accountant! You're in a noble profession! *
*The word "count" is part of your title!"*
*Mel Brooks, 1967*
*"You know how I have despised anti-Semitism. You know how strongly I feel
toward those who preach intolerance of any kind. With that knowledge -- you
will understand when I tell you that this staff is about seventy-five
... more »
Battle Of Anbar Begins In Iraq
The biggest news during the second week of July 2015 was obviously the
announcement that the battle of Anbar had begun. After over a month of
delay, the Iraqi government announced that it was moving to re-take not
only Ramadi, but Fallujah as well. Baghdad’s forces made quick progress
clearing out the surrounding towns and suburbs, but the real fight will
began when they reach the core of each city. The Islamic State responded
with a huge wave of car bombs across the center of the country in
retaliation. If the government is successful the fight for Anbar could be a
real game chan... more »
Pro-Life Champions Take Over Planned Parenthood Hashtag
In the wake of the disturbing video showing that Planned Parenthood sells
the organs of infants killed in abortions, that organization is trying to
get some press to shore up the facade that they care about women. Today,
they held...
The post Pro-Life Champions Take Over Planned Parenthood Hashtag appeared
first on The Stream.
Arthur Brooks: Conservative Policies Help the Powerless
An irony of American politics today is that conservative policies have
helped lift most people out of poverty, but most Americans don’t know that
because conservatives have been horrible at communicating the success of
their own policies, Arthur Brooks writes...
The post Arthur Brooks: Conservative Policies Help the Powerless appeared
first on The Stream.
Don’t Think Voter Fraud Happens? Think Again
Despite being only six months into 2015, there have already been a slew of
sometimes bizarre stories about voter fraud across the country. They show
just how far some people will go to cheat the system. Here are a few...
The post Don’t Think Voter Fraud Happens? Think Again appeared first on The
Stream.
Pro-Life Group: More Planned Parenthood Videos Coming
Congressional Republicans say they will launch an investigation of Planned
Parenthood as a result of an undercover video released by the Center for
Medical Progress, an anti-abortion group, asserting the women’s health
organization sells body parts from abortions. The founder...
The post Pro-Life Group: More Planned Parenthood Videos Coming appeared
first on The Stream.
The Greek Debt Crisis -- News Updates July 16, 2015
*The Guardian*: *Greek debt crisis: ECB raises emergency liquidity and
pushes for debt relief - as it happened*
The European Central Bank has provided more liquidity to Greece’s banking
sector, after the Athens parliament approves bailout deal
- Summary: Draghi on capital controls, debt relief....
- ECB raises ELA by €900m
- Draghi: Greece needs debt relief
- No Greek reshuffle today
- Greek interior minister suggests September elections
- Temporary Grexit still a good option - Schäuble
*The Greek Debt Crisis -- News Updates July 16, 2015*
Greek Debt Crisis 2015 -... more »
Supplemental: The Washington Post seems to be doing something right!
*THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015Real journalism seems to be happening:* We’ve been
struck by an ongoing project at the Washington Post.
On its face, it’s a *journalistic* project. The Post is attempting to
compile a record of all police killings-by-gunshot in the United States
this year.
To visit the project, click here.
The statistics compiled at that site are, of course, gloomy statistics.
It’s worth noting that most police officers never shoot and kill anyone.
Beyond that, in a society which is famously “awash in guns,” we would
assume that most police shootings are probably “justifie... more »
"JFK's Executive Order 11100 Abolishing the Federal Reserve"
"JFK's Executive Order 11100 Abolishing the Federal Reserve"
by John P. Curran
“Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution specifically says that
Congress is the only body that can "coin money and regulate the value
thereof." The US Constitution has never been amended to allow anyone other
than Congress to coin and regulate currency. So what’s the Federal Reserve?
In 1910 Senator Nelson Aldrich, then Chairman of the National Monetary
Commission, in collusion with representatives of the European central
banks, devised a plan to pressure and deceive Congress into enacting
legislatio... more »
Chattanooga shootings: Four Marines killed at Tennessee US Navy centres - BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-33559853
No name of the perpetrator...
The UK Has Literally Run Out of Money to Spend on Green Energy
First, investors were worried that Germany would not be able to finance the
“greening” of its electrical grid, and now there are worries the U.K. is
taking on too much debt to finance its own green-energy revolution. The
U.K. Independent reports the...
The post The UK Has Literally Run Out of Money to Spend on Green Energy
appeared first on The Stream.
Yemen War News Updates -- July 16, 2015
*IBTimes:* *Saudi Arabia Coalition, Popular Resistance Forces In Yemen Make
Gains Over Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels*
Amid speculation about Iran's growing influence in the Middle East, Saudi
Arabia-backed forces made major gains against the Houthi rebels aligned
with Iran in Yemen this week. Militias seized nearly all of the port city
of Aden from the Houthi rebels on Thursday. "Operation Golden Arrow" began
Tuesday, just as the United States signed a nuclear deal with Iran, the
Houthi rebels' biggest ally.
Several top members of Yemen's Saudi and U.S.-backed government returned to
... more »
Ted Cruz Willing to Use ‘Any and All’ Tools to Stop Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
With talk of the Export-Import Bank’s reauthorization continuing on Capitol
Hill, Sen. Ted Cruz said today he plans to use “any and all” tools possible
to stop the 81-year-old agency from coming back to life. Speaking to
reporters in front...
The post Ted Cruz Willing to Use ‘Any and All’ Tools to Stop Export-Import
Bank Reauthorization appeared first on The Stream.
Planned Parenthood Apologizes for ‘Tone’ of Exec. Caught on Body Parts Video
The president of Planned Parenthood on Thursday apologized for the “tone
and statements” of its chief medical officer, whose candid comments about
fetal organ removal have generated heavy attacks against the organization.
“Our top priority is the passionate care that...
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Parts Video appeared first on The Stream.
Dear Dr. Nucatola: I Used to Harvest Fetal Tissue for Planned Parenthood Just Like You
Dear Dr. Nucatola, I watched the video put out with your face on it. I
heard you talking about harvesting fetal body parts. I saw you sip your
wine while talking about how to remove an intact fetus. I want...
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Parenthood Just Like You appeared first on The Stream.
The Economy: "Maintaining the Illusion of Stability Now Requires Ever-Greater Extremes"
*"Maintaining the Illusion of Stability *
*Now Requires Ever-Greater Extremes"*
by Charles Hugh Smith
"This much-needed re-set to an economy that serves the many rather than the
few is what the Powers That Be are so fearful of. On the surface,
everything still looks remarkably stable in the core industrial economies.
The stock markets in Japan, Germany and the U.S. are only a few percentage
points off their highs, and we're constantly assured that inflation no
longer exists and official unemployment is low.
In other words, other than the spot of bother in Greece, life is good.
Anyo... more »
Barack in the Big House
The use of a real prison in on-location filming of blockbuster Netflix
series *Orange is the New Black* must have inspired Barack Obama's own
savvy media shop. The president himself now has a starring role in his very
own prison-based special. He traveled all the way to the federal pen in El
Reno, Oklahoma to play the part of celebrity chaplain-for-a-day.
It helps that Alyssa Mastromonaco, the new COO of VICE ( the media company
filming the documentary) is former deputy chief of staff for strategy in
the Obama administration. Barry didn't even have to audition for the part
of ea... more »
The Economy: “Why I’m Not Buying the Greek ‘Austerity’ Myth”
*“Why I’m Not Buying the Greek ‘Austerity’ Myth”*
by Bill Bonner
PARIS – “Protesters gathered in Syntagma Square in Athens last night… They
were remonstrating against the cruelty of life in general and, more
specifically, the deal their government made with its creditors. “Greek
workers taken to the cleaners, as Tsipras forced to retreat on promises,”
reports the Financial Times. “Austerity,” the papers call it. But that is
just the public narrative.
Austerity is what Greece would have gotten without $220 billion in bailout
funds from its neighbors and two debt restructurings. With... more »
NSA Leaked Document: Israeli Commandos Assassinated Top Syrian General In 2008
*Photo*: The assassination took place at Sleiman's luxury seaside home in
the port town of Tartus [AFP]
*Al Jazeera:* *Israeli 'commandos assassinated' top Syrian general*
A leaked NSA document says killing of Brigadier General Mohammed Sleiman in
2008 was an Israeli military operation.
Israel is responsible for the 2008 murder of a top security aide of Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad, according to secret US intelligence files.
Brigadier General Mohammed Sleiman was shot in the head and neck on August
1, 2008 by a small team of Israeli commandos as he enjoyed a dinner party
at hi... more »
We all have great Nulear intentions
The N bomb is the bomf
and its tool of last resort
lets alway choose to
VC
somewhere else
it may be a bad
trip but
at the end
of the day
better, no really much bettert
than the apoclpee
New Horizons: How Spacecraft Could Stay Powered for 20 More Years Beyond Pluto
New Horizons conserved energy by taking naps on its 3 billion mile journey
to Pluto but the spacecraft isn’t done yet and may have enough power for
two more decades of exploration, according to NASA. Traveling so far from
the...
The post New Horizons: How Spacecraft Could Stay Powered for 20 More Years
Beyond Pluto appeared first on The Stream.
Return of Imperial Japan
Lots of Japanese Lawmakers Don't Want a Fighting ArmyJapanese troops could
fight overseas for the first time since World War II.
Posted by AJ+ on Thursday, July 16, 2015
Employment Law Blog Carnival: Summer Holiday Edition
I happen to be smack between summer vacations right now, so vacation is
definitely on my mind. Odds are, you've either taken a summer vacation
already or are getting ready to. Or are you like one of those people in the
commercial who don't use your paid vacation days? I agree with the kid who
says, "That's the stupidest thing I ever heard." What the heck are you
working for if it isn't to pay for things like travel and fun?
Everyone knows about the Fourth of July, but did you know that July is
chock full of holidays? You've already missed International Nude Day,
Compliment Your Mi... more »
Sanders Surge Continues in Iowa & NH; Taking the Fight to Clinton
*The Sanders surge is about Sanders, not Clinton. Click to enlarge.*
*by Gaius Publius*
We know that Sanders is gaining in many polls, and that some are
attributing his rise to a growing "anyone but Clinton" mood among
Democrats. Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com disagrees.
Data first, via Silver:
In Iowa, Sanders’s favorability rating has grown from about 35 percent at
the start of the year to 60 percent now. And in New Hampshire, it has
improved from around 45 percent to 65 percent. Some of that is from
improved name recognition, but Sanders’s unfavorable ratings haven’t
incre... more »
Iran Military Responds To The Nuclear Deal By Permitting A Banned Rapper To Videotape A Video Using The Military As A Backdrop To Support The Deal
*Time:* *This Is the Surprising Way the Iranian Military Responded to the
Nuclear Deal*
The Iranian military are not renowned for their love of rap, rhythm and
blues music and social media but Iranian generals decided they needed a
novel response to this week’s nuclear deal with the U.S. and other world
powers.
They helped a controversial Iranian singer, Amir Tataloo, produce a video
with the Iranian army and navy, which endorses the deal but upholds Iran’s
right to self defense and to patrol the Persian Gulf.
Tataloo, whose real name is Amir Hossein Maghsoodloo, is one of Iran’s... more »
CIA Report: Iran Will Focus On Its Economy, Not Terrorism
A general view of the Arak heavy-water project, 190 km (120 miles)
southwest of Tehran in a January 15, 2011 file photo. Reuters/ISNA/Hamid
Forootan/files
*L.A. Times*: *CIA: Iran will focus on its economy, not terrorism, with
sanctions money*
A secret U.S. intelligence assessment predicts that Iran’s government will
pump most of an expected $100-billion windfall from the lifting of
international sanctions into the country's flagging economy and won't
significantly boost funding for terrorist groups and sectarian militias it
supports in the Middle East.
Intelligence officials hav... more »
Shooting Reported At U.S. Military Reserve Centers In Chattanooga, Tennessee (Update: Shooter Killed. 4 MIlitary Personnel Killed)
*CNN:* *'Active shooter incident' reported in Chattanooga*
The U.S. Navy tweeted Thursday that there has been a shooting at a Navy
reserve center on Amnicola Highway in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Navy also
said it was investigating a shooting at another Navy building in the city.
Two witnesses, meanwhile, told CNN that someone fired shots at a military
recruiting center in Chattanooga.
One officer is "down" in connection with the shooting, Chattanooga Mayor
Andy Berke told reporters.
He was not specific about the officer's condition.
One witness told CNN that she saw a man fire ... more »
Iran President: Iran Won Extra Concessions In The Nuclear Deal Without Even Asking
Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president, makes a statement on the nuclear deal
reached with world powers
*Wall Street Journal*: *Hassan Rouhani Says Iran Won Extra Concession in
Nuclear Deal*
Removal of aviation sanctions hadn’t been on the table at the start of the
talks, Iranian president says
TEHRAN—Iran extracted an extra concession in the nuclear deal it reached
Tuesday with six world powers by winning the removal of aviation sanctions,
President Hassan Rouhani said, according to official state media.
Sanctions imposed by the U.S. on the sale of commercial passenger aircraft
and pa... more »
Islamic State Claims To Have Destroyed An Egyptian Warship With A Missile Strike
*Daily Mail:* *Terror on the high seas: Egyptian navy vessel erupts in huge
fireball as ISIS carry out rocket strike on patrol ship in the
Mediterranean*
* Patrol ship spotted ISIS jihadis on the Sinai shoreline and fired at them
* The group of Islamic extremists returned fire using high-powered rockets
* At least one of the rockets struck the ship, causing it to burst into
flames
* Several patrol workers suffered burn injuries, but there were no
fatalities
Extremists loyal to the Islamic State in Egypt have attacked a naval patrol
ship in the Mediterranean Sea, causing it to bur... more »
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Some don't think the Danny Cohen story is an important one though...
Daft Times story that BBC execs organised a protest letter. Why the hell
shouldn't they? Hurting BBC would hurt UK. http://t.co/NWTfKLHdZn
— Jeremy Bowen (@BowenBBC) July 16, 2015
The bit about the BBC Press Office initially claiming it had nothing to do
with such BBC execs seems to have bypassed the BBC's Middle East editor,
doesn't it?
Mastermind Behind Massacre Of Kenyan Christians Killed By Drone Strike
The mastermind behind the massacre of Christians at a Kenyan university
was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Somalia early Thursday. Four senior
members of al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked terror group in Somalia, were
killed in the strike, including the architect of the university...
The post Mastermind Behind Massacre Of Kenyan Christians Killed By Drone
Strike appeared first on The Stream.
Isreal vs the World
Imagine your a country
and you grew up from
nothing
and you got there
by suicide of thyself
and other
like a big hotel
So the Jews came home
and we sweep everything Else's
under the carpet forever
because of a debt
more intellectual
than financial
but it do not hurt
that many Jews
are rich
I am no Jew boy expert
but have Benn around
enough to know
the Jews are the least
problem in everyones
life
in fact they are the most
likely ones
to improve it
regardless or race, creed
religion or sexual orientation
Jews ROCK this planet
by birth and DNA
Bob Dylan is a dynastic Jew
so all things sho... more »
Who is this man, anyway?
*Barack Hussain Obama aka Barry Soetoro*
As Barack Obama's two term presidency draws to a close in the next year or
so...the question still persists...*Who is this man? * I see from the
latest headlines he's going to be the 1st sitting president to visit a US
federal prison. As is customary when Presidents reach the end of their
term, Obama is commuting the sentences of some prisoners. Why hasn't he
granted clemency to and freed *Leonard Peltier* yet? One can only wait and
hope. I would submit that if Obama freed long imprisoned *First Nations
activist, Leonard Peltier*...it mi... more »
Caught red-handed
Danny Cohen's day has gone from bad to worse. Michael Palin and the *Guardian
*(of all people) are piling on the agony:
*BBC organised stars' protest letter to David Cameron*
Michael Palin has confirmed that the letter from dozens of celebrities
urging David Cameron not to “diminish” the BBC was organised by the
corporation’s senior executives.
Speaking on the Victoria Derbyshire show on BBC 2, Palin said BBC TV boss
Danny Cohen had asked him to sign the letter.
“Danny Cohen rang me up, he just asked ‘Would you sign? The charter is
coming up we’re a bit worried the BBC would b... more »
Secret Pentagon Report Reveals US "Created" ISIS As A "Tool" To Overthrow Syria's President Assad
*Its always about oil and money isn't it? A friend of mine in Capetown
once remarked the worst thing an African country can be is rich in valuable
minerals, given the international meddling that occurs. It is never
conducive to personal freedom. -AK*
*PS: Check out the staged ISIS video hacked from John McCain's staffer's
computer...*
*Secret Pentagon Report Reveals US "Created" ISIS As A "Tool" To Overthrow
Syria's President Assad*
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/24/2015 15:20 -0400
From the first sudden, and quite dramatic, appearance of the fanatical
Islamic group known as... more »
The West, the Family and the Big Picture
(BreakPoint Radio) — The world is leaving us and our values behind. If we
don’t get with the times, we may soon find ourselves isolated and
irrelevant. If you think I’m talking about Christians and the recent
Supreme Court decision on...
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Stream.
Sources: Suspect in Murder of 4 Marines ID’d as Muhammad Youssef Albulazeez
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at a
recruiting center and another U.S. military site a few miles apart in
Chattanooga on Thursday, killing at least four Marines, officials said. The
attacker was also killed....
The post Sources: Suspect in Murder of 4 Marines ID’d as Muhammad Youssef
Albulazeez appeared first on The Stream.
Iraq Closes Border with Jordan ‘Until Further Notice’
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq closed its border with Jordan until further notice, in
part to deprive Islamic State militants of taxes they impose on cargo
trucks driving through their territory, a senior Iraqi military official
said Thursday. A Jordanian government...
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first on The Stream.
You’re Hired: Trump Builds Campaign Staff in Primary States
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In a state where early organization is essential to a
successful presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s New Hampshire operation
has the trappings of a legitimate political organization. He’s got seven
full-time staffers in New Hampshire, a sprawling office...
The post You’re Hired: Trump Builds Campaign Staff in Primary States
appeared first on The Stream.
The Ultimate Guide to Aloe Vera and its Many, Often Unknown, Uses
*Natural Healers - *Aloe vera is one of the most important healing plants
there is.
The post The Ultimate Guide to Aloe Vera and its Many, Often Unknown, Uses
appeared first on Waking Times.
Going Global
I apologise to everyone if I fucked up this message
but you should know one thing in this exchange
my message was from GOD!!
Global think tank love
my first post
think tank cherry broke
what do the remains
look like
something non partisan
something from the heart
some kind of intelligence
that cant be measured
on a pie chart
Thinking about love
on a global scale
is scary science
way worse than economics
at least those parishioners
have word equations
upon which they can
wail
love is an emotion
so far no scale
null established analytics
of push back
expect the opinion of the
mentally c... more »
Your Smartphone Usage is Linked to Your Level of Depression
*April McCarthy* - The time spent on smart phones is linked to your level
of depression. Here's how.
The post Your Smartphone Usage is Linked to Your Level of Depression
appeared first on Waking Times.
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
*Julian Rose* - Why do so many feel that it is enough just to recognise the
symptoms, but take no part in prescribing a cure?
The post Actions Speak Louder Than Words appeared first on Waking Times.
Report: Vets’ Disability Claims End Up in Shred Bins
A pair of California lawmakers want to know why paperwork required to
finalize veterans’ disability claims ended up in a Los Angeles shredding
bin. The latest embarrassing episode for the Veterans Affairs Department
comes alongside questions surrounding 240,000 deceased veterans...
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first on The Stream.
Hillary Clinton Expresses Deep Admiration for the Racist Eugenicist Who Founded Planned Parenthood
The announcement posted to the US Secretary of State website read, “Planned
Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) will present its highest honor, the
PPFA Margaret Sanger Award, to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at
the PPFA awards gala in...
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Eugenicist Who Founded Planned Parenthood appeared first on The Stream.
5 Mistaken Reasons Some Young Christians and Pastors Avoid Politics Like the Plague
In my opinion, failure to recognize diverse gifts may explain why many
people are divided on the issue of religion and politics. For instance,
John MacArthur, James Dobson, Chuck Colson, Tony Perkins, Jim Garlow, and
D. James Kennedy have/had different ministries,...
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Politics Like the Plague appeared first on The Stream.
Are You Really in Control of Your Life?...
*or are you being controlled by outside forces?*
There is no doubt that we are more "connected" than ever before. Between
our lap tops, iPads, and smart phones, there is hardly a time when we are
not being bombarded with information, not to mention kitteh videos, and
other esoteric non-essentials.
Most of us have witnessed the hapless person strolling down the street,
grocery store aisle, or sitting with friends in a restaurant with their
heads bowed over their phones. Not only is it doing terrible things to
their posture, it's also scrambling their brains.
If you think you're i... more »
Wisconsin Supreme Court Ends Scott Walker Investigation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Presidential candidate Scott Walker won a major legal
victory Thursday when Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ended a secret
investigation into whether the Republican’s gubernatorial campaign
illegally coordinated with conservative groups during the 2012 recall
election. No one...
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first on The Stream.
ANALYSIS: The Mainstream Media’s Revisionist Coverage of Planned Parenthood’s Organ Harvesting Scandal
At 8:00 AM on Tuesday morning, a pro-life group released two videos showing
Planned Parenthood executive Deborah Nucatola munching on a salad and
sipping red wine while discussing the harvesting of organs from the babies
killed by abortion. One was...
The post ANALYSIS: The Mainstream Media’s Revisionist Coverage of Planned
Parenthood’s Organ Harvesting Scandal appeared first on The Stream.
NATO Readies Largest Military Exercise in Years- Location, Location, Location..
*Is this really going to be just an exercise? *
*Note the scenario and the highlighted paragraph containing Stoltenberg's
comment??*
*Yahoo News *
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its allies will launch
its biggest military exercise since 2002 in October to counter Islamic
State (IS) militants in Southern Europe. As many as* 36,000 soldiers will
be deployed across the Mediterranean to train in a complex "artificial
threat scenario" in which militants will launch land, sea and air attacks, *the
organization said on Wednesday.
"We cannot choose between the eastern t... more »
Ausrotten
*"Exterminieren! Exterminieren! *
*Halt! Sonst werden wir Sie exterminieren! *
*Sie sind jetzt ein Gefangener der Daleks! *
*Exterminieren! Exterminieren!" *
This translates as:
*"Exterminate! Exterminate! *
*Stop! Or you will be exterminated. *
*You are a prisoner of the Daleks. *
*Exterminate! Exterminate!".*
*"Ausrotten means "to kill"...?*
1. Deniers claim that the German verb "*ausrotten*", used in many Nazi
documents, including the Himmler Posen speech about the Final Solution,
does not mean "*to kill*", but rather has a more benign meaning such as "*wipe
out*" or "*eradica... more »
July 16:bad news
This day, I am at the shore, and so will have only a short blog. It's also
grim. It's about what recent events in Greece mean for us. The source,
Information Clearing House, is good but one-sided, so I use it with
caution. That said, the author of the URL below is one I have come to trust
- and his credentials for writing on this subject are superb.
In brief, the Greek incident marks a stepping up of something that has been
going on for a good, forty years. The very, very rich have long wanted
private ownership of everything, including health care, education, energy,
water, socia... more »
Nihigaal Bee Iina on Big Mountain: Peabody Coal's Abuse of Navajo Aquifer Water
Dine'
Walkers to the Sacred Mountains give voice to the truth of Peabody Coal
and its abuse on Black Mesa
By Nihigaal bee Iina
Censored News
Yesterday we were invited out to Big Mountain to butcher and hear
stories from families who have been resisting relocation and fighting to
maintain Diné life ways. The 20,000 Diné people who reside on the Black
Mesa plateau live without running
FROM THE TPP TO THE ACA: Seventy years after President Truman!
*THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015Part 4—In fairness, it’s all their fault:* It has
now been seventy years since President Truman “pitched his idea for
national health care.”
Around that time, other developed nations instituted the national health
plans which rarely get discussed, whether in our mainstream press corps or
at our “liberal” news orgs.
Seventy years later, how is *our* national health care doing? How well have
we liberals done in instituting a “universal” system?
Granted, any shortcoming in our health system is by definition the fault of
the others. If the Buddha returned to... more »
Reasons to Get Excited for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
There’s probably nothing more magical for a “Star Wars” fan than to sit in
the theater and experience a new film in the series, surrounded by those
who love everything about a galaxy far, far away and the characters who...
The post Reasons to Get Excited for *Star Wars Episode VII: The Force
Awakens* appeared first on The Stream.
California Prof Latest Academic to Have Claims of Indian Heritage Debunked
A tenured California professor is the latest academic to be accused of
re-writing their personal history when claiming Cherokee heritage. Andrea
Smith, an associate professor at the University of California Riverside and
a noted scholar in Native American studies, has...
The post California Prof Latest Academic to Have Claims of Indian Heritage
Debunked appeared first on The Stream.
Seeking ‘Fairer’ Justice System, Obama Heads to Jail
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama’s push for a fairer justice
system is literally sending him to prison. As part of a weeklong focus on
inequities in the criminal justice system, Obama will meet separately
Thursday with law enforcement...
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first on The Stream.
ANALYSIS: What the Latest Court Ruling against the Little Sisters of the Poor Got Wrong
Tuesday, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Little
Sisters of the Poor in its challenge to the coercive Obamacare abortion
drug mandate. Along with several other non-profit religious organizations,
the Little Sisters challenged the Affordable Care Act requirement...
The post ANALYSIS: What the Latest Court Ruling against the Little Sisters
of the Poor Got Wrong appeared first on The Stream.
1/3 of 10-Year-Olds Access Internet Porn
A group of health experts gathered on Capitol Hill Tuesday to brief
congressional staff members on the new “public health crisis” facing
America — the growing use of internet pornography among younger children
and the impact it has on their...
The post 1/3 of 10-Year-Olds Access Internet Porn appeared first on The
Stream.
The Fight to Maintain Japan's Article 9
*People rally in front of the Japanese Diet on Wednesday, as the ruling
bloc bulldozed security bills through at a special committee of the Lower
House*
ARTICLE 9 (Japanese Constitution)
Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order,
the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation
and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes.
To accomplish the aim of the preceding paragraph, land, sea, and air
forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained. The right
of belligerency of the state w... more »
President Obama: 99% Of The World Agrees With The Iranian Nuclear Deal
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the recent Iran nuclear deal
during a news conference at the White House in Washington July 15, 2015.
Reuters/Yuri Gripas
*BBC:* *Iran nuclear deal: '99% of world agrees' says Obama*
Critics of the nuclear agreement with Iran are at odds with "99% of the
world and the majority of nuclear experts", US President Barack Obama has
said.
He challenged critics of Tuesday's deal to present a better alternative -
seen as a veiled reference to his Republican opponents in Congress.
The UN Security Council will vote next week on a resolution endorsing... more »
U.S. National Security Adviser: Iran Cannot Avoid Inspections Of Suspicious Sites
*Reuters:* *Exclusive: Rice - Iran cannot avoid inspections of suspicious
sites*
*Iran will have no way to avoid inspections of military or other sites that
the United States and its allies deem suspicious when a nuclear pact sealed
this week goes into effect, U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said
on Wednesday.Rice, in an interview with Reuters, said the deal would not
give Iran any room to oppose inspections if Washington or others had
information believed to reveal a secret site that they took to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for review."If the Ira... more »
The Greek Crisis: The Criminal Greek Government Surrenders To The Equally Criminal IMF And EU - My Take...
Honestly, I am not at all surprised by this criminal action by the
spineless Syriza government in Athens, Greece in their complete lack of
respect and dignity for the very citizens that had the guts to first elect
them into power earlier this year, by their total and complete surrender to
the Jewish scumbags and scoundrels that run both the IMF and the Rothschild
controlled EU.....
Yes, we all know by now that Alexis Tsipras went grovelling to Brussels,
Belgium, and basically went back on his word to abide by the Greek
referendum that called for Greece to tell the EU and IMF to take... more »
Who Will Bail Out Humanity If The GMO Evangelists Win?
RINF, Countercurrents, Global Research
The pro-GMO lobby likes to think it has the monopoly on truth. Anyone
questioning its creed is attacked and smeared. GM Supporters claim to be
big on science and peer review. While mouthing slogans about science and
its pivotal role in steering the GM debate, they rely on unscientific
tactics and polemics to promote their cause. They censor and distort
scientific research and attack and smear scientists and others who
criticise the pro-GMO establishment and the efficacy of or need for this
technology. They also forward bogus claims based on th... more »
October Surprise 1968 : The Pueblo Incident
The Puebelo Incident from Spike EP on Vimeo.
*Note : *
*USS Liberty and USS Pueblo were not US Navy Vessels under the command of
the President and the Secretary of the Navy;*
*They were NSA Vessels operated by a US Navy crew, under the chain of
command reporting ultimately to the Director of Central Intelligence,
Richard Helms - it's entirely likely in both cases, President Johnson,
Secretary McNamarra and most of the Navy and Pentagon Brass (other than
CIA Moles and Bad Insiders) had no inkling where they were or what they
were doing prior to their coming under attack in eithe... more »
U.S. National Security Adviser Admits That Iran Will Be Able To Use The Money From Sanctions Relief To Fund Their Terror Operations
*WNU Editor:* So the National Security adviser admits that monies from
sanctions relief may be used by Iran to fund operations against Americans
and our allies .... and they are calling this a good deal?!?!?!? The full
transcript *is here*.
With Odds ‘Rigged’ against Them, Skeptical Lawmakers Hope Americans Turn against Iran Deal
Congressional opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran are using words like
“horrible,” “disgrace” and “disturbed” to describe the agreement, signaling
the tough fight ahead as lawmakers impart on a 60-day review period. At a
monthly gathering of House conservatives...
The post With Odds ‘Rigged’ against Them, Skeptical Lawmakers Hope
Americans Turn against Iran Deal appeared first on The Stream.
Every Man’s Duty to Defend the Vulnerable
Every person who watched American Sniper remembers the “sheepdog speech.” A
young Chris Kyle sits at dinner with his family, his brother’s eyes
obviously blackened. As his father starts speaking, the camera flashes back
to a playground fight. Chris’s brother...
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Stream.
Somali al-Shabab Militant Leader Said to Be Targeted in U.S. Airstrike
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A senior commander with the Islamic extremist
group al-Shabab has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in southwestern
Somalia, a Somali official and a militant commander said Thursday. The
attack Wednesday night targeted a vehicle...
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Airstrike appeared first on The Stream.
Plutonium Propels Spacecraft to a Close Encounter with Pluto
The planet Pluto, and its sister planet Charon, were viewed up close for
the first time by the NASA New Horizons Spacecraft as it zipped by on
Tuesday. Launched on January 19, 2006, traveling about 58,000 kilometers
per hour, this...
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appeared first on The Stream.
Not Everyone Of Good Faith Sees The Iran Negotiations The Same Way
If someone were to ask me to rate President Obama and to rate Rep. Alan
Grayson on overall job performance, I'd stretch to give President Obama a B
while awarding Grayson an A+ with alacrity. Watch Grayson's Senate
announcement video above to get a good measure of who the man is.
But many years ago, Barney Frank told me that no one ever agrees with a
politician-- even your favorite politician-- in everything. He suggested
that the only way to accomplish that would be to run for office and get
elected yourself. Then he stopped and thought about what he had just said
and added that... more »
Fiesta Chicken Enchilada Dip
For some people comfort food is macaroni and cheese or chicken noodle soup.
Maybe I'm crazy, but comfort food to me is all about delicious Mexican food.
Perhaps it comes from the years I spent living in deep South Texas, but
there's something comforting about tortilla chips and a dip. And this
Fiesta Chicken Enchilada Dip hits the spot.
While I can't say I ever remember having an authentic dish like this, it
reminds me of all the good times and yummy food in Texas.
This dip is so easy to make and is great for a simple dinner or for a party
dish.
*INGREDIENTS*
1-2 chicken breast... more »
Julie Rodgers, Tyler Huckabee and Their Mistake about Jesus
In the last couple of weeks, Tyler Huckabee, a former editor of Relevant
magazine, and Julie Rodgers, until very recently a counselor at the Wheaton
College chaplain’s office, both publicly endorsed same-sex
relationships. Both Huckabee and Rodgers are witty, winsome and...
The post Julie Rodgers, Tyler Huckabee and Their Mistake about Jesus
appeared first on The Stream.
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*Australian families providing fraudulent rental documents to get kids into
top Sydney public school*
*Reminiscent of Britain*
FAMILIES have been providing fraudulent rental documents in an attempt to
gain enrolment at Cherrybrook Technology High School, one of the state’s
top public schools.
Principal Gary Johnson said he had referred several cases to the police in
which parents made false claims in an attempt to get their child enrolled.
Under the education department’s enrolment guidelines, families whose homes
are situated in a public school’s catchment area and who can provi... more »
Cronyism’s Revolving Door: Former Obamacare Chief to Lead Country’s Top Insurance Lobby
Marilyn Tavenner, the administration’s former top Obamacare official, was
tapped Wednesday to lead the country’s largest health insurance lobby
group. The board of America’s Health Insurance Plans, the top trade group
for the industry, appointed Tavenner as the next president and CEO. Until
she resigned in...
The post Cronyism’s Revolving Door: Former Obamacare Chief to Lead
Country’s Top Insurance Lobby appeared first on The Stream.
Study: Bans On Bottled Water Don’t Work
A new study analyzing a bottled water ban at the University of Vermont
(UVM) suggests that such policies are totally counterproductive, leading to
an increase in the consumption of unhealthy drinks while also doing nothing
to reduce the output of plastic bottle...
The post Study: Bans On Bottled Water Don’t Work appeared first on The
Stream.
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*Fun! Is organic farming making climate change worse?*
*Both Greenies and food freaks are "wiser than thou" types. They have a
desperate need to feel superior, even though they have just about zero
originality. So it's neat to set one sort of false wisdom against another*
It has a reputation for being better for us and the environment, but new
research suggests organic food may actually be harming the planet.
Scientists have found that rather than reducing the amount of greenhouse
gas emissions released, organic farming may actually be increasing them.
They found the shift to lar... more »
Fighting fit opposition for election 2015? Unlikely.
Alison
draws attention to the very, very slick Conservative election winning
machine that we are up against now. These folks, an international
political conspiracy if there ever was one, have their game worked out
down to fine detail. It may even be enough to overcome the low polling
numbers of the Conservatives and create a perverse second majority. They
are cornered in the polls and will fight
We Deserve An Explanation
http://www.ctvnews.ca/
Justin Trudeau's support for Bill C-51 is one of the reasons his
credibility is slipping. That support was not unqualified. He and his
party, he said, would:
“narrow and clarify the overly broad scope of the new powers” for CSIS,
create a parliamentary committee to oversee the security agencies, and put
the bill up for parliamentary review the bill within three years."
That was pretty thin gruel. And he has paid a price for his vague
suggestions of reform. Steve Sullivan writes that it's time for Trudeau ... more »
Phony Obamacare Applicants Received Subsidies at HealthCare.gov — Again
For the second time, phony applicants with fake identities and
documentation were able to receive Obamacare coverage and taxpayer
subsidies through the federal exchange. The fraudsters were actually
investigators in an undercover study by the nonpartisan Government
Accountability Office. Their report is a continuation from July 2014,
when...
The post Phony Obamacare Applicants Received Subsidies at HealthCare.gov —
Again appeared first on The Stream.
Iran Nuclear Deal: What Does It Mean for Americans Imprisoned in Iran?
With the announcement of a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers,
their families and friends hope that the fight to free their loved ones
won’t be ignored. They include Naghmeh Abedini, whose husband, Saeed
Abedini, is a Christian pastor...
The post Iran Nuclear Deal: What Does It Mean for Americans Imprisoned in
Iran? appeared first on The Stream.
AP-GfK Poll: Hillary Clinton Falling among Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s standing is falling among
Democrats, and voters view her as less decisive and inspiring than when she
launched her presidential campaign just three months ago, according to a
new Associated Press-GfK poll. The survey...
The post AP-GfK Poll: Hillary Clinton Falling among Democrats appeared
first on The Stream.
Greece Seeks Relief from Lenders after First Bailout Test
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s troubled left-wing government was seeking
urgent relief from European lenders Thursday, after it pushed a harsh
austerity package through parliament, triggering a revolt in the governing
party and violent demonstrations in central Athens. Finance ministers...
The post Greece Seeks Relief from Lenders after First Bailout Test appeared
first on The Stream.
Searching for Flood Victims among Snakes, Mosquitoes, Mud
FLAT GAP, Ky. (AP) — Rescuers roam the banks of the swollen creek, looking
for people who were lost when a flash flood ravaged this rural eastern
Kentucky community. They battle swarming mosquitoes and snake-infested
creeks, piles of rubble 10 feet tall...
The post Searching for Flood Victims among Snakes, Mosquitoes, Mud appeared
first on The Stream.
This Hero Uses Google Earth to Save Elephants
*Video - *Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilto uses Google Earth to track, study, and
protect elephants from poaching by using geofences and satellite collars on
elephants.
The post This Hero Uses Google Earth to Save Elephants appeared first on Waking
Times.
Stellarization comes with increasing accelerations of consciousness openings
*Stellarization comes with increasing accelerations of consciousness
openings*
by ÉirePort
Stellarization comes with *increasing* accelerations of *consciousness
openings.*
Hue-Beings are particularly affected with these and will lead to openings
in all of hu-manity.
Force - nestings are common at this time.
Encounterings on Higher Dimensions are the norm.
Fetterings are released as hu-manity recognizes links of bondage.
Sparkles of "Golden Age" return to Gaia.
ÉirePort | July 16, 2015 at 09:39 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL:
http://wp.me/p2sFUY-va
Taxpayer Service Hits New Low at IRS as ‘Obamacare’ Kicks In
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hello? Hello? Customer service at the IRS hit new lows
this year, just as taxpayers were grappling with a wave of identity theft
and new requirements under President Barack Obama’s health law. A report
issued Wednesday by...
The post Taxpayer Service Hits New Low at IRS as ‘Obamacare’ Kicks In
appeared first on The Stream.
Donald Trump for President - some facts you will like to know
Q.What does Melania Trump see in Donald Trump?
A: "Two billion dollars and high cholesterol!"
Q: Why should Donald Trump rag on illegal immigrants?
A: Because an undocumented worker has been living on his head for the past
2 decades!
Q: If Donald becomes president what will be his first order of business?
A: Turn the Library of Congress into a Casino!
Q: How come Justin Bieber's hair fetched $40,000 on ebay?
A: Donald Trump is running for president and needed a more youthful looking
wig!
Q: Why was there an awkward moment before Donald Trump awarded Rima Fakih
the 2010 c... more »
Spain Government Goes Full Police State; Enacts Law Forbidding Dissent, 'Unauthorized' Photography Of Law Enforcement
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Techdirt]
by Tim Cushing
Wed, Jul 8th 2015
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150705/18174231556/spain-government-goes-full-police-state-enacts-law-forbidding-dissent-unauthorized-photography-law-enforcement.shtml
from
the *shut-up-citizen-or-we'll-put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is* dept
Well, Spain's officially a police state now. On July 1st, its
much-protested
"gag" law went into effect, instantly making criminals of those
protesting
the new law. Among the many new repressive stipulations is a
€30,000-€600,000 fine for "unauthorized protests," which can be combined
for ma... more »
VIDEO shocker: Dead baby parts 'harvested' during partial-birth abortions... sold to biotech companies for 'scientific' research... Profiteering from sales of baby brains, hearts and intestines
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
by Mike Adams
*(NaturalNews) *The headline of this article is true. This is what passes
for "science" in today's twisted world: the harvesting of dead baby parts
during partial-birth abortions so that profits can be generated from the
biotech industry's "scientific" research.
It has all been caught on undercover video by the Center for Medical
Progress. Full transcript and video links below.
Here are the highlights of this gruesome story that showcases the truly
sick, psychopathic behavior of the abortion industry and its harvesting of
babies in the name o... more »
ISIS (Aka Israel-Saudi-Turkey Axis) Is The Big Loser of U.S.-Iran Detente
It's very interesting to see that the biggest critics of the P5 plus 1-Iran
nuclear deal are also the biggest, though silent, supporters of ISIS and
other Jihadist terrorist movements in the Middle East.
Newspapers like The Washington Post *give a platform to an ISIS ideologue
one day* and bash the U.S-Iran deal the next. These moronic clowns are not
even trying to hide their villainy anymore. They're making their beds with
terrorists who kidnap Christian priests, rape captured women and slaughter
children for sport. And they're ripping a deal that has the potential of
boosting the ... more »
Jade Helm Terror Brutality Already Crippling Targeted Individuals: Aussie Confesses Darkest Secrets
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By Deborah Dupre (Reporter)
Monday, July 13, 2015
http://beforeitsnews.com/spies-and-intelligence/2015/07/jade-helm-terror-brutality-already-crippling-targeted-individuals-aussie-confesses-darkest-secrets-2447370.html?currentSplittedPage=0
An
Australian targeted individual’s (TI) account Monday exposes what many
fear Jade Helm is about. He has compiled what his says his experiences
have
been as subject of the type of covert program at the root of Jade Helm
so
much, it behooves the reader to take note, regardless of or perhaps
especially because of ... more »
Russia Develops New Coastal Defense Gun
[image: Koalitsiya-SV system]Russia is developing a new self-propelled
coastal defense gun, based on the Koalitsiya-SV system, Burevestnik Design
Bureau chief, Georgy Zakamennykh, announced on Wednesday.
“We have always favored unification because it is cheaper… The knowhow
obtained during the design of the Koalitsiya-SV gun can come in very handy
in the development of the new coastal defense artillery systems,”
Zakamennykh told RIA Novosti news agency.
He said the naval command planned to outline the technical characteristics
of the new system within the next two months.
Read more
On Mission In Charleston — With Tears
SHEILA WALSH — Some of God’s most faithful servants showed up prepared to
do the work of the Kingdom. The field of their labors was a courtroom in
Charleston, South Carolina. They came, on mission, bearing seeds of peace —
and...
The post On Mission In Charleston — With Tears appeared first on The Stream.
"The Euro-Summit ‘Agreement’ on Greece": The Re-enslavement of the Greek people.
Last night on Transpicuous News, I spoke about the latest developments in
Greece and their new Slavery. This is the link to the transcription to
the first interview that former Finance Minister for Greece, Yanis
Varofakis gave after his resignation. He has some very interesting things
to say and reading between the lines opens up some VERY interesting pieces
of the puzzle to scrutinize.
http://www.newstatesman.com/world-affairs/2015/07/yanis-varoufakis-full-transcript-our-battle-save-greece
Below is Varoufakis' latest post, and it is a damning piece of transparency
(of a sort)... more »
Nuclear News
*Breaking:NRC: 'Diablo Canyon among 'most embrittled plants in the
U.S.'onNoNukesCA.net*
Rickety & Risky - Diablo Canyon Unit 1 is on the NRC's short list of the
worst embrittled pressurized water reactors in the U.S. along with 4 others
- including New York's Indian Point.
*Read More================*
*Suing for Nuclear Justice - Facing "the global nature of the harm"*
on
*PlanetarianPerspectives.net *
US sailors' $1 Billion suit against TEPCO goes forward
Landmark nuclear damages suit in Korea
*Read more*
Certification Campaign for H225M Caracal CSAR Helicopter Aboard FREMM Frigate Aquitaine
[image: H225M Caracal]The French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) started
qualification trials of the Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal Combat Search
and Rescue (CSAR) with the latest addition to the French Navy (Marine
Nationale) fleet: the head of FREMM Frigate class Aquitaine delivered in
November 2012 by DCNS.
The Caracal, belonging to escadron d'hélicoptères 1/67 Pyrénées (belonging
to the air force but with a joint component because the unit has army and
navy personnel too), specializing in CSAR and special operation support
missions conducted several landings and take offs from the ... more »
Topol turns 30: Missile launcher parade & ‘fuel-from-thin-air’ system
Russia’s strategic missile forces conducted drills in Moscow region to mark
the 30th anniversary of the deployment of the iconic Topol missile system.
The exercises showcased a unique innovative system capable of extracting
missile fuel “from thin air.”
Russian strategic missile forces began major drills on Tuesday in the city
of Serpukhov, located some 90 kilometers from Moscow. Drone footage shot by
RT’s RUPTLY video agency shows the columns of KamAZ trucks and missile
launchers.
Read more
Boeing, Tata sign framework manufacturing agreement
[image: CH-47F Chonook]Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) have signed
a framework agreement to work together in aerospace and defence
manufacturing.
The deal was signed in Hyderabad by Shelley Lavender, president of Boeing
Military Aircraft, and Sukaran Singh, managing director and chief executive
of TASL, says Boeing in a statement.
“This agreement with TASL is significant because it demonstrates Boeing’s
commitment to expanding its aerospace manufacturing footprint in India,”
Lavender said.
Read more
SecAF James: Hill Refusal To Retire Planes May Force F-35, LRSB, KC-46 Delays
[image: Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James]Air Force Secretary Deborah
Lee James warned Congress today that its effort to stop the retirement of
the A-10 Warthog and other aircraft could hurt the service’s modernization
plans.
In a speech before the National Aeronautic Association, James noted the
service wants “to transfer and divest some older aircraft in order to free
up resources for more pressing needs, but currently, we’re unable to make
the necessary adjustments.” That’s because both the House and Senate Armed
Services Committees have blocked those plans.
That opposition ... more »
DoD to Award $718M Contract Supporting Fighter Aircraft
[image: F-35B Lightning II STOVL]The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
announced several work agreements Tuesday, highlighted by two Navy
contracts with Lockheed Martin, one of which involves production support
for F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
As part of the $718.2 million F-35 deal, Lockheed Martin will provide
non-air vehicle spares, support equipment, Autonomic Logistics Information
System hardware and software upgrades, full mission simulators, supply
chain management, and engineering serving supporting the low-initial
production of the aircraft.
In addition... more »
Two Brimstone missiles FALL OFF British Tornado fighter jet
[image: RAF Tornado]Two missiles were smashed into pieces after they fell
off a British warplane in bad weather as it returned from taking out
Islamic State targets in Iraq.
The £105,000 Brimstone missiles came off an ageing Tornado fighter jet as
it landed at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus this morning.
There was 'poor visibility' in the region at the time which meant the
aircraft may have hit the ground at a wrong angle, forcing the missiles to
detach from its mounting brackets.
Read more
Eurofighter’s Agility, Weapon Carrying Capability Boosted
[image: Eurofighter Typhoon]Airbus has successfully flight-tested
aerodynamic upgrades to Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighter that boost
the agility and weapon carrying capacity.
The Aerodynamic Modification Kit (AMK) is part of a wider Eurofighter
Enhanced Manoeuvrability (EFEM) programme with the potential to help ensure
the type's continuing superiority for many years to come, the Airbus
announced Wednesday.
The upgrade involves basically the addition of fuselage strakes and root
extensions, which increase the maximum lift created by the wing by 25%.
Further, it results in an... more »
NATO plans biggest exercise since 2002 to counter Islamic State
[image: NATO Flag]NATO and its allies will hold their biggest military
exercise in more than a decade from October, deploying 36,000 personnel
across the Mediterranean to counter the threat of Islamic State on the
alliance's southern flank.
Briefly turning attention away from Russia, NATO commanders said on
Wednesday the alliance would carry out some of its toughest training yet in
a complex "artificial threat scenario" in which militants attack on land,
from the air and at sea.
"We cannot choose between the eastern threat and the southern threat, we
have to train for both," said G... more »
Special Greece Report ( July 16 , 2015 ) Thursday Morning Updates ( Greece Parliament passes first round of required measures , next key vote on July 22nd , Bridge loan and 3rd Bailout items , ECB in focus , Debt sustainability related items , Domestic and International politics , odds & ends ! )
Evening Wrap...
*Alessandro Leipold* @ALeipold 1h
1 hour ago
Schäuble-IMF won't be part of 1st tranche of planned 3rd Greek bailout. No
doubt true but odd for Berlin to announce http://
mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSB4N0ZN00S20150716?irpc=932 …
fred walton retweeted
*NikiKitsantonis* @NikiKitsantonis 4h
4 hours ago
Greek dep FinMin Mardas tells state TV banks to open Mon. Legislative
decree to be issued Fri w details of restrictions
fred walton retweeted
*Open Europe* @OpenEurope 10h
10 hours ago
Dijsselbloem: We agreed w IMF to look at "debt service", not debt ... more »
Somalia: German Maritime Patrol Aircraft Completes Successful Deployment With Operation Atalanta Off the Coast of Somalia
[image: German P-3C Orion]In July 2015 the German Maritime Patrol P3C-Orion
aircraft completed a three month detachment with Operation Atalanta off the
coast of Somalia.
The Orion aircraft played a crucial role in the success of the European
Union's counter-piracy operation by acting as the 'eyes in the sky' to
provide timely intelligence about patterns of life and any potential pirate
activity along the Somali coastline and far out to sea.
With an air patrol and search area one and half times the size of Europe,
the German aircraft and its crew flew more than 250 operational flying... more »
The Philippines may use Korean-built attacker in S China Sea
[image: FA-50 Golden Eagle]Should a conflict eventually break out between
the country and China over the disputed China Sea, the Philippines is very
likely to deploy its 12 FA-50PHs against the People's Liberation Army Navy,
reports the Sina Military Network based in Beijing.
The Philippine Air Force had completed the maiden flight of its first
FA-50PH on June 19. Originally, the FA-50PH was developed as a trainer
known as the T-50 by Seoul-based Korea Aerospace Industries.
It was modified into an attacker for the Philippine Air Force with the
capabilities to carry up to 4.5 tons o... more »
Is Greece Just the Sound and Fury Signifying Much? (Tsipras Surrenders to Troika Bandits with Protests As IMF Admits Debt Situation Unsustainable and Greece Needs 30-Year Grace Period from EU) Bernie's/Hillary's Words Trustworthy? (Lie of Omission Still a Lie) NC = New Selma?
A New Versailles Treaty is Haunting Europe Who has profited from the
Goldman-Saks-masterminded/Troika-manipulated Greek incurred debt/austerity
measures? And how long will it be before these issues are publicly
addressed? After the Greek Parliament approved the Troika-demanded
reforms/bailout bill this evening, the people of Greece took to the street
by the thousands. The Greek parliament
Beat the dog before the lion: Varoufakis accuses Schäuble of sacrificing Greece
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis (Reuters / Jean-Paul
Pelissier)
*AK note: ★ Obscure English Idiom Alert *★ - *"Beat the dog before the
lion". I honestly had to look this one up, leave it to literate Russians
at RT.COM to come up with this obscure English Idiom! This is not 8th
grade dumbed down English from David Wilcock's Divine Cosmos blog that's
for sure. I actually like something that causes me to think. Here's what
it means... **"**To take out one's frustrations on someone or something
else with lower consequences." In short, "a whipping boy". The Chinese
ha... more »
PH to station warplanes, frigates at former US base facing disputed sea
The Philippines will station new fighter jets and two frigates at the
former U.S. naval facility in Subic Bay from early next year, officials
said, the first time the massive installation has functioned as a military
base in 23 years.
Using Subic Bay would allow the Philippine air force and navy to respond
more effectively to Chinese moves in the disputed South China Sea, security
experts said. Subic Bay's deep-water harbour lies on the western side of
the main Philippine island of Luzon, opposite the South China Sea.
"The value of Subic as a military base was proven by the America... more »
Biggest warship project: Russia selects Anil Ambani's Pipavav to make frigates for Indian Navy
[image: Project 11356 (Admiral Grigorovich) class FFG]The Russian
government has chosen Anil Ambani's Pipavav shipyard for a 'Make in India'
naval frigate order that is likely to exceed $3 billion, making it the
private sector's biggest-ever warship-building project.
With public sector shipyards tied up in executing current orders and the
Indian Navy battling to increase fleet strength, the government has been in
advanced talks for the past several months with Russia for three to four
upgraded Talwar class frigates, classified as Project 11356 vessels.
Moscow, which has been keen t... more »
USMC introduces JADOCS aboard USS George Washington
[image: USS George Washington (CVN 73)]The US Marines Corps (USMC) has
embarked aboard the US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George
Washington (CVN 73) and introduced the joint automated deep operation
coordination system (JADOCS).
JADOCS operator Marine Corporal Steward Bach said that their visit aboard
George Washington during exercise Talisman Sabre 15 allowed them to
demonstrate their capabilities.
He also added that it helped them to show how the USMC can integrate and
improve the US Navy's maritime missions.
Read more
Revolution underway in naval surface warfare
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