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Is There A Correlation Between Trumpf Fans And Ted Nugent Fans? I'll Guess Yes, A Strong One
Last night I was invited to be a guest on WBZ's *NightSide with Dan Rea*,
to talk about why so many people are urging President Obama to replace
Debbie Wasserman Schultz as chair of the DNC. I've been doing these
Wasserman Schultz interviews on TV and radio for the past two weeks and
they're kind of routine for me now. Tuesday wasn't. I was unaware that I
was going on a right-wing radio show. Now, as it turns out, Rea is a
knowledgeable guy and a gentleman, and a genial host. I had just been
reading Glenn Greenwald's report at *The Intercept* that asserts, quite
correctly, that "W... more »
Dollars for Hostages
[image: Iranian hostages freed - 900]
Every American should be glad that American hostages have been freed by the
tyrannical Iranian regime and are being reunited with family, friends and
co-workers. Less satisfying is the return of Iran’s $400 million trust
fund, used to buy military... more »
Why Did This U.S. Navy SEAL Commander Commit Suicide?
Commander Price, left, in Afghanistan with Cmdr. Mike Hayes, who led
another SEAL team.
*Nicholas Kulish and Christopher Drew, New York Times:* *A Deadly
Deployment, a Navy SEAL’s Despair*
*It was his last night of what his men were already calling a cursed
deployment in Afghanistan.*
Cmdr. Job W. Price had signed off on the final report on the ambush killing
of an enlisted Navy SEAL team member. His staff had completed a plan to
turn over American military outposts to their Afghan partners, and
Commander Price had given an unusually emotional thanks to his team for its
service.
... more »
"The Charge of the Light Brigade"
The Charge of the Light Brigade 1936 *by Alice-Bauer*
Charge begins at 1:41:30 in.
"The Charge of the Light Brigade", 1936
- http://www.dailymotion.com/
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Night”
Ludovico Einaudi, “Night”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9NM-yK1C2I
"A Look to the Heavens"
"The eggs from this gigantic chicken may form into stars. The featured
emission nebula, shown in scientifically assigned colors, is cataloged as
IC 2944 but known as the Running Chicken Nebula for the shape of its
greater appearance. Seen toward the top of the image are small, dark
molecular clouds rich in obscuring cosmic dust.
*Click image for larger size.*
Called Thackeray's Globules for their discoverer, these "eggs" are
potential sites for the gravitational condensation of new stars, although
their fates are uncertain as they are also being rapidly eroded away by the
intense ra... more »
"There Comes A Time..."
“You know, my friends, there comes a time when people get tired of being
trampled by the iron feet of oppression. There comes a time, my friends,
when people get tired of being plunged across the abyss of humiliation,
where they experience the bleakness of nagging despair. There comes a time
when people get tired of being pushed out of the glittering sunlight of
life's July and left standing amid the piercing chill of an alpine
November. There comes a time.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Untitled
*From* *Jenna Orkin*
The Story You Aren't Being Told About Iran Capturing Two American Vessels
Saudis Line Up Chinese Energy Deals As Competition For Asian Market Heats Up
Tying It All Together: Rifle Lost During "Fast And Furious" Found In El
Chapo's Hideout
War On Cash Escalates: China Readies Digital Currency, IMF Says "Extremely
Beneficial"
Britons 'proud of colonialism and Empire' - poll
Top Chinese university hacked by IS infiltrator: Reports
Cleaning Oil Spills
Magnetize it; both oil and magnet may be reused.
The "Historic" Winter Blizard Was Just Upgraded To A "Potentially E... more »
Might Obama Pardon Hillary and Petraeus?
[image: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a
town hall at the Toledo Civic Center in Toledo, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 18,
2016.]
In the Machiavellian world of White House politics, we have to wonder what
the options are if the FBI recommends an indictment of Hillary Clinton for
national security infractions incurred by her use of a private email
server. According to... more »
I March for Life Because I’m Haunted by Jessica Jones
[image: Jessica Jones]
When I talk to a perky college girl after giving one of my speeches, the
thought will cross my mind: How can this girl be used? Not for my own sake,
of course. For Jessica's. When I meet with a... more »
Death by 1,000 Microaggressions
[image: Free Speech - 900]
As reported last week by Michael McGrady on The College Fix, "At
Pennsylvania State University, no hurt feeling is too small, no slight too
inconsequential, no unintentionally biased statement too unimportant."
McGrady was commenting on a statement made last month... more »
Heroic Muslim Teacher Who Saved Christians in al-Shabaab Attack Dies of Injuries
[image: Muslim teacher]
A Kenyan teacher who protected Christians from death at the hands of
al-Shabaab terrorists in an attack before Christmas has died while
undergoing surgery for his injuries.
Continue reading *“Heroic Muslim Teacher Who Saved Christians in al-Shabaab
Attack Dies of Injuries”* at *christiantoday.com*.
‘Midship … Mates?’ Navy Moves to Sink Gender-Specific Titles
[image: gender-specific titles]
The U.S. Navy is looking for a few good names without “men” in them. As
part of the move to integrate women in all roles of the military, Navy
Secretary Ray Mabus has announced plans to make titles and descriptions...
Continue reading *“‘Midship … Mates?’ Navy Moves to Sink Gender-Specific
Titles”* at *foxnews.com*.
Smuggling Has Become A Way Of Life For Many In Venezuela
Venezuela's local currency lies on a currency trader's table in the border
town of Maicao, Colombia August 18, 2015. REUTERS/Girish Gupta
*Reuters*:* Smuggling soars as Venezuela's economy sinks*
Clutching egg cartons on his shoulder, a young man wades precariously
through a muddy river on Venezuela's western jungle border where a
Colombian shopkeeper will happily buy them up.
On a peninsula jutting into the Caribbean, a fisherman sails under the
cover of darkness to the nearby island of Aruba carrying everything from
fish to flour.
In neighboring Guyana, miners and police officer... more »
Snyder's Team Ridiculed Citizens Who Complained Flint's Poisonous Water
A clip from the NYTimes this evening:
. . . . For almost five decades, Flint drew its water from the city of
Detroit’s water system, but concerns about high prices from Detroit helped
lead to a switch. The city’s mayor at the time, Dayne Walling, encouraged
leaders to “toast” the switch with a taste of the “regular, good, pure
drinking” water, the governor’s emails show.
The mood grew less upbeat as time went on. People talked about smells and
rashes. Residents carried jugs of brownish water to meetings. One state
legislator warned the governor in a letter that his constituents were... more »
Pentagon Has Been Given The Green Light From The White House To Attack ISIS In Afghanistan
*Washington Post:* *Obama administration gives Pentagon new authorities to
strike Islamic State in Afghanistan*
The Obama administration has granted the military new authorities to strike
the Islamic State in Afghanistan, signaling a more sustained fight against
the extremist group outside of its base in Iraq and Syria, officials said
on Wednesday.
A defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal
decisions, said new rules of engagement approved last week permitted
commanders in Afghanistan to launch air strikes against Islamic State
militants because of ... more »
March for Life to Go On Even Amidst Historic Storm
[image: March for Life]
The March for Life, the largest pro-life gathering in the USA, will go on
as scheduled despite the massive snowstorm gearing up to hit DC on Friday,
the day of the March. The March is scheduled each year around January...
Continue reading *“March for Life to Go On Even Amidst Historic Storm”* at
*townhall.com*.
Farmers Predict Widespread Food Shortages To Hit America Soon
Two farmers have predicted that widespread food shortages are going to hit
America, devastating the lives of millions. Cliff Harris and Ed Petrowski
told The Common Sense radio show that due to government over-regulation of
the farming industry, farmers are going out of business in record numbers,
which is likely to lead to a food shortage in the coming years. Cliff
Harris also pointed out that there would be a food shortage anyway due to
extreme weather changes. This one hour interview explores what is really
happening to the American food supply. Your browser does not support HTML5... more »
Poll: Majority of Americans Want Restrictions on Abortion
[image: Mother's Love, Newborn Baby, Mom, Pro-life]
A new poll shows the majority of Americans support restrictions on
abortion, including those who describe themselves as pro-choice. A survey
conducted by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion and sponsored by the
Knights of Columbus, found 8 in 10... more »
This Is How China Will 'Nuke' The U.S.
Chinese-published map identifying potential U.S. targets and fallout
projections. From Global Times newspaper
*Lyle J. Goldstein, National Interest:* *The Chinese Plans to Nuke America*
*A recent publication details the fallout from a strike on the United
States.*
When one reads enough Chinese naval literature, diagrams of multi-axial
cruise missile saturation attacks against aircraft carrier groups may begin
to seem normal. However, one particular graphic from the October 2015 issue
(p. 32) of the naval journal Naval & Merchant Ships [舰船知识] stands out as
both unusual and singular... more »
Putin: The West Must Stop Printing Worthless Money
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the West to stop increasing the
worthless money supply, saying that increasing the volume of money in
circulation is “very dangerous”. “Increasing the money supply infinitely
and uncontrollably is very dangerous. This may lead to the effects that are
not visible at first, but they will surely come if we act carelessly,”
Putin told people at a ‘Small Business – National Idea’ meeting.
Pravdareport.com reports: Putin reacted so to the idea of stimulating the
Russian economy by means of “quantitative easing.” In addition, Putin said
that re... more »
French Intelligence Were Complicit In Charlie Hebdo Attacks
French intelligence authorities may have been complicit in the Charlie
Hebdo attacks last year, as evidence has emerged that police may have armed
suspect Amedy Coulibaly with the weapons used to commit the attacks. It is
also now known that the intelligence agencies had been keeping an intensive
surveillance on the Kouachi brothers and Amedy Coulibaly months before they
committed the attacks. Wsws.org reports: Already last year, it was hard to
understand how individuals known to the intelligence services could have
prepared such attacks without being detected. The revelation that C... more »
Hillary Clinton Admits She Saved A Pedophile From Going To Jail
Hillary Clinton succeeded in sparing a pedophile from prison after acting
as his attorney in the early 1980’s. In Clinton’s early career as an
attorney in Arkansas, the presidential candidate represented a 41-year-old
man by the name of Thomas Alfred Taylor who had been accused of raping a
12-year-old girl. Activistpost.com reports: Clinton accepted the case,
represented Taylor, and succeeded in securing a plea to a much lesser
charge. Years later, Clinton was taped discussing the case (sometime
between 1983-1987) and the audio contained in these tapes shocked even
those who may ha... more »
When You Break The Wall, Expect The Flood
"You’re bombing a wall which stood in the way of African migration to
Europe, and in the way of Al Qaeda terrorists. This wall was Libya. You‘re
breaking it. You’re idiots, and you will burn in Hell for thousands of
migrants from Africa and for supporting Al Qaeda. It will be so. I never
lie. And I do not lie now." - Gaddafi.
*An excerpt from, "Hillary’s Dirty War in Libya: New Emails Reveal
Propaganda, Executions, Coveting Libyan Oil and Gold" by Brad Hoff, Levant
Report, January 4, 2016:*
The New Year’s Eve release of over 3000 new Hillary Clinton emails from the
State Departm... more »
UK Doctors Uncover Proof Of Israeli Hospitals Torturing Palestinians
Doctors in the UK have urged the World Medical Association (WMA) to ban
Israel following revelations that doctors in Israeli hospitals routinely
torture Palestinian patients seeking treatment. 71 British doctors have
requested that the WMA revoke Israel’s membership of the Israel Medical
Association, after a representative of Israel doctors was caught admitted
that “our doctors perform medical torture on Palestinian patients,” during
a Knesset meeting held on the subject of boycotts against Israeli academic
institutions recently. Presstv.com reports: If the British physicians
succee... more »
Economic News , Data & Views ( January 20 , 2016 ) - Asia/ Emerging Nations and Commodities ( 1, Oil crush continues , WTI falls to a 26 handle today. 2 . China items of note . 3. Currency crunch escalates. 4. Overall Commodity crush - multiple multi- year lows . 5. Equity Indexes fall below 200 moving day averages . ) Europe In focus ( 1. Paris attacks update. 2. Greece items of note. 3. Refugee items of note. 4. MENA Items Relating t Europe. 5. Brexit. 6.Italy in focus . 7.ECB items . )
Evening Wrap......
Shattered , Shattered.......
Asian / Emerging Nations / Commodities ...
*Haidi Lun 伦海迪* @HaidiLun 20m
20 minutes ago
Ex-PBoC advisor to China: give up the dollar peg, and for the love of god
start communicating with the markets $CNY http://www.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/
2016-01-20/china-must-give-up-peg-on-dollar-ex-central-bank-adviser-says …
*RANsquawk* @RANsquawk 3m
3 minutes ago
Shanghai Comp is set to open down by more than 1% despite gains in the
region and PBoC injecting the most cash into the open market.
... more »
Jan. 20: the headlines is actually real news....
Unfortunately, it is very bad news. A potash mine in New Brunswick will
close with a heavy loss of jobs that will effectively destroy much of the
community. It's too early to pronounce on what action should be taken.
There is nothing else in section A that could reasonably be called news.
The editorial is, to put it kindly, confusing. Wild salmon are in danger.
New Brunswick, therefore, severely limits the salmon fishery – to a degree
that has cut heavily into our tourist trade for sport fishermen.
Meanwhile, other countries continue the fishery for market, driving the
salmon toward... more »
Republican Health Care = Death
I'm not a doctor or a nurse but I got a good look at the health care system
in 2015. I spent the last 16 months battling cancer. (My doctors and nurses
and care-givers did most of the battling; but I was there.) As horrible as
the whole universe around cancer treatment is, there was one thing that was
very lucky: I was diagnosed after my 65th birthday. Medicare. I don't know
what the whole treatment wound up costing. I stopped counting after a
million dollars. But it was easily double that. I never begrudged paying my
taxes and Medicare treated me the same way. I love Medicare. Soo... more »
Legendary “White City” Found In The Jungles Of Honduras
The legendary ‘White City’ where a god is rumored to have fathered
half-human, half-monkey children in generations past could have been
discovered in the jungles of Honduras. Archaeologists have begun
excavations at a mysterious site on Honduras’ Caribbean coast deep inside
the jungle where for centuries conquerors and explorers have searched for
treasures and the legend of the “City of the Monkey God.”
The Telegraph reports: Officials said excavation that began Wednesday have
so far unearthed about five dozen stone and ceramic fragments and other
artefacts. Also known as the “City... more »
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Accuses The Inspector General Of Being Politically Motivated In Investigating The Latest Email Revelations
*Josh Rogin, Bloomberg:** Clinton Takes On Top Intelligence Watchdog*
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign Wednesday accused the intelligence
community’s top oversight official of conspiring with Republicans in the
Senate to leak sensitive information about her personal e-mail server.
That’s a risky move, considering that it has produced no hard evidence of a
conspiracy and the accused parties are denying it.
The public dispute between the former Secretary of State and the Inspector
General of the Intelligence Community reached new heights following
Tuesday’s report by Fox News... more »
Turkey Down Two US Marine Helicopters, Killing 12 Soldiers
Russia have expressed their horror at the downing of two US Marine
helicopters by Turkey last week, which killed all 12 soldiers on board.
A Turkish Air Force fighter jet fired a two American CH-53 Sea
Stallion helicopters being flown by the US Marine Corps Special Operations
Command (MARSOC) over Kurdish held territory in Syria. US forces had been
dispatched from Ayn al-Asas Airbase in Iraq for a routine re-supply mission
of US and British troops embedded within the Kurdish People’s Protection
Unit (YPG), who were fighting ISIS militants near the Turkish border.
Whatdoesitmean.com... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 20, 2016
An Iranian naval destroyer test-fires a missile in the Persian Gulf.
Ebrahim Noroozi / IIPA / Reuters
*Uri Friedman, The Atlantic*: *The U.S.-Iran Conflict That Never Happened*
*One upside of talking to enemies*
We have just witnessed one of the most consequential weeks for U.S.-Iran
relations since diplomatic ties were broken in 1980, amid the Iranian
hostage crisis. Last week began as it ended: with the release of captives.
U.S. sailors were seized and set free; international sanctions against Iran
were lifted in recognition of Iran dismantling most of its nuclear program;
and a... more »
Untitled
During the third week of January (1/18/2016), several Egyptian newspapers
reported that the minister of ‘al awqaf’ is supporting the building of 10
new mosques in 10 governorates.
Is this a priority and a pressing national need? Top government officials
are still not aware what are the real needs of the country.
I would like to stress that there are already ten of thousands mosques all
over Egypt, hence efforts should be directed to the real pressing need in
Egypt, SHORTAGE OF SCHOOLS, especially in rural Egypt. This is, of course,
reflected in the high level of illiteracy.
Aren’t ... more »
Turkey Deploy 1,000 Troops To Syria To Attack Kurds
On Tuesday evening Turkey deployed 1,000 troops into Syrian territory near
Jarablus in order to keep Kurdish People’s Protection Units away from the
Turkish border. Turkish authorities are doing this under the cover of
supposedly fighting ISIS militants in the area, but as yet they haven’t
killed or captured any ISIS militants. Sputniknews.com reports: The troops
have reportedly crossed into Aleppo province, according to Hawar News,
along with military vehicles, heavy equipment, and mine detection gear
to dismantle minefields installed by Daesh, also known as IS/Islamic State.
Last... more »
Citigroup: End Of America Coming, Global Chaos Will Ensue
CitiGroup have released a new report that suggests the current geopolitical
world order is coming to an end, and that America will soon cease to exist
as the world’s superpower. The report is centered around the idea that
“Pax Americana” (a state of relative international peace regarded as
overseen by the US) is in its final death throes. “Pax Americana” is the
term often used to define the (previously) current geopolitical order. That
the general peace and stability of the Post-WWII world is due to America’s
dominant economic and political power, backed up by its huge military. Cit... more »
Shocking Report Says World’s Fish Being Replaced With Plastic Junk
A report by the World Economic Forum says that plastic junk in the world’s
oceans will soon outweigh fish by the year 2015. According to the shocking
report, the worldwide use of plastic has increased 2000% in the last 50
years, and is expected to double in the next 20 years. Washingtonpost.com
reports: By 2050, we’ll be making more than three times as much plastic
stuff as we did in 2014. Meanwhile, humans do a terrible job of making sure
those products are reused or otherwise disposed of: About a third of all
plastics produced escape collection systems, only to wind up floating in... more »
Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 21st January)
Oil
price crashes, but Big Six energy firms failed to pass on massive
savings to consumers
The Big Six energy firms have been accused of overcharging consumers by
the watchdog. Ahead of the results of an eagerly-anticipated Competition
and Markets Authority investigation, Ofgem chief executive Dermot Nolan
yesterday told the BBC: “The market is not working as competitively as
it should be.”
One People Roundtable Show: The Wild, The Wacky & The Weird
First Show back for 2016, and we once again feel head long down many rabbit
holes and wondered at the fantastical weirdness that is the first 2 weeks
of the new year..... so much weirdness that Lisa had to question if it was
even too weird for our show!!! The Wild, The Wacky, The Weird, & The
Wonderful all rolled into a little over the first two weeks of the year!
love d
Israeli Sniper Indiscriminately Shoots Palestinian Protestors
A disturbing video has been released that shows Palestinians being
indiscriminately shot at by IDF police in Israel, whilst protesting near
Ramallah. The video includes the voices of Hebrew speakers which belong
to an Israeli sniper and his commanding officer. The officer can be heard
praising and encouraging the sniper. Dissidentvoice.org reports: Ma’an News
is reporting Israeli soldier praised for shooting protesters in video
footage: [T]he officer congratulates the sniper for shooting a Palestinian
“in his butt.” In other scenes, he repeatedly says: “Wow, very cool,” after
the s... more »
Doomsday Machine Follows The US President At All Times
A doomsday machine contained within a briefcase is always within the
vicinity of US president Barack Obama. The mysterious “Nuclear Football”
has the power to destroy the world within minutes and it follows the
president wherever he goes. The device known as the “President’s emergency
satchel” follows him even in the White House. The black leather bag
contains the necessary tools for the president of the United States to
facilitate a nuclear attack that could lead to Armageddon and an era of
radiation sickness. The Daily Express reports: Contrary to popular belief,
the Football does... more »
World News Briefs -- January 20, 2016 (Evening Edition)
Soldiers holds their caps as a helicopter flies past during an operation,
after a militant attack at Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, Pakistan,
January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
*Reuters*: *Attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan underscore threat to
region: White House*
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday condemned attacks in
Pakistan and Afghanistan, saying they underscore the ongoing threat that
militants pose to the region.
"We offer our deepest condolences to the victims of the attacks and to
their families, and we stand with the people of the region against... more »
Astronomers Say Planet X Has Finally Been Discovered
Astronomers have announced that they have found evidence for
the existence of the infamous ‘Planet X’ – which they say is around the
size of Neptune. The new planet is the ninth addition to our solar system,
which scientists say orbits the sun every 15,000 years. Sciencemag.org
reports: During the solar system’s infancy 4.5 billion years ago, they say,
the giant planet was knocked out of the planet-forming region near the sun.
Slowed down by gas, the planet settled into a distant elliptical orbit,
where it still lurks today. The claim is the strongest yet in the
centuries-long searc... more »
Google’s Devises Unique Masterplan To Defeat ISIS
A senior Google director has unveiled a plan to thwart ISIS, using the
power of the web. Jared Cohen, director of Google Ideas, says that ISIS
need to be locked out of the open web. Speaking at a talk on digital
counterinsurgency, Cohen said ISIS’ main strength lies in its ability to
use the web and social media to promote the organisation.
Trustedreviews.com reports: “Terrorist groups like ISIS, they operate in
the dark web whether we want them to or not,” the Google lead said. “What
is new is that they’re operating without being pushed back in the same
internet we all enjoyed. So... more »
Israel Says ISIS Is More Of An Ally Than Iran
Israel’s defence minister has stated that Iran is a bigger threat to Israel
than ISIS, saying that Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and “terror
infrastructure” make them Israel’s number one enemy. Defense Minister Moshe
Ya’alon told a conference in Tel Aviv that “Iran is our main enemy,” and
faced with having to choose between Iran and ISIS in an open conflict, he
would “prefer ISIS.” RT.com reports: The logic seems simple, as IS will be
eventually be defeated, while Iran continues to pose a threat with its new
rapprochement with the West. “[Tehran] is a rogue regime with designs on a
reg... more »
Syria:NO Peace Talks- US to Intensify ISIS "fight" & Israel wants a Kurdish State
These 3 news items go together & they both connect back to two previous
posts:
Will start with the latest and then I'll relink the related information-
* First: Syria talks may not start on January 25, 'pressure, momentum'
needed - U.N. envoy*
Staffan de Mistura, in an interview on CNN from the Swiss resort of Davos,
said he would know on Sunday whether the negotiations could start the next
day, but added that they had to be "serious talks about peace" linked to
"concrete demonstrations" such as ceasefires and aid convoys.
*"I believe we can start talks, perhaps not on the 25th... more »
Iranian General to US: See You on the Battlefield
[image: masoud-jazayeri - 900]
The deputy chief of staff for Iran's military said the country's response
to new U.S. missile sanctions will come "on the real battlefield." Brig.
Gen. Masoud Jazayeri claimed Tuesday that diplomatic relations will not
hinder Iran's military advances and that... more »
The Establishment Prefers Trump to Cruz
[image: the establishment]
Why doesn't the establishment get behind Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to stop
Donald Trump? I've been asking this question for months. As I wrote back in
December: The establishment can't stand Cruz because they believe he
unfairly rips establishment Republicans...
Continue reading *“The Establishment Prefers Trump to Cruz”* at
*dailywire.com*.
Senate Democrats Block Syrian Refugee Bill from Advancing
[image: FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2016 file photo, Syrian refugees inside the
border wait to be approved to get into Jordan, in the Hadalat reception
area, near the northeastern Jordanian border with Syria, and Iraq, near the
town of Ruwaished, Jordan. The Senate will consider new rigorous screening
procedures for Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to enter the United States
as national security looms large for voters in an election year. (AP
Photo/Raad Adayleh, File)]
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill that would
crack down on Syrian and Iraqi refugees comi... more »
Detroit Public School Teacher ‘Sick Out‘ Underway While Just 8% of Students Can Read Proficiently
[image: detroit sick out - 900]
Nearly all schools in Detroit were closed Wednesday due to a massive
teacher "sick out," preventing students from attending class. Teachers have
complained about over-crowded classrooms, poor school conditions, and
dissatisfaction with the idea of charter school growth in Michigan.... more »
Another State Looks to Drug-Test Welfare Recipients
[image: The South Dakota State Capitol building in Pierre, South Dakota.]
A bill that would require drug tests for welfare recipients is slated to be
introduced by two Republican lawmakers in South Dakota. State Rep. Lynne
DiSanto, R-Rapid City, and state Sen. Betty Olson, R-Prairie City, are
putting together the bill, which they... more »
Chet Raymo, “A Fear of Freedom?”
*“A Fear of Freedom?”*
by Chet Raymo
“It is almost a cliché to say that Western civilization was created by the
Greeks. Our government, law, art, music, architecture, literature, drama,
historiography, science, and mathematics are largely Greek inventions. The
sublime refinement and sophistication of the Parthenon have been widely
taken as reflecting qualities of the Athenians citizens who built the
temple and adorned it with sculptures. No doubt something remarkable
happened in the Greek world of the 6th to 3rd centuries B.C.E., with its
epicenter first at Athens, then at Alexandr... more »
SPHERE ALLIANCE MESSAGE #126Scarf Dancers!
Scarf Dancer Painting by Lubov http://www.lubov.net/paintings.htmlby
American Kabuki
Denice is currently away, there was a death in the family, so SA postings
will be a little slow in coming for a bit, but I do have a few backlogged
for posting in the meantime...
With markets around the world topping like dominoes... I thought I'd post
something a little lighter fare from the Sphere Alliance tonight.
This came after a conversation with Thor and Sherran... and I decided to
just throw the conversation open and see who showed up... what a delightful
surprise it was! Scarf Dancers!
D... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
Paulo Coelho, "The One Guilty Man"
*"The One Guilty Man"*
by Paulo Coelho
"Wise King Weng asked to visit the palace prison. And he began listening to
the prisoners’ complaints. ‘I’m innocent,’ said a man accused of murder.
‘I’m here simply because I wanted to give my wife a fright, but I
accidentally killed her.’ ‘I was accused of taking a bribe,’ said another,
‘but all I did was accept a gift.’ All the prisoners declared their
innocence to King Weng, until one of them, a young man of only twenty or
so, said: ‘I’m guilty. I wounded my brother in a fight and I deserve to be
punished. This place has made me reflect on... more »
The Poet: David Whyte, "In the Beginning"
*"In the Beginning"*
*․ *
"Sometimes simplicity rises
like a blossom of fire
from the white silk of your own skin.
You were there in the beginning
you heard the story, you heard the merciless
and tender words telling you where you had to go.
Exile is never easy and the journey
itself leaves a bitter taste. But then,
when you heard that voice, you had to go.
You couldn't sit by the fire, you couldn't live
so close to the live flame of that compassion
you had to go out in the world and make it your own
so you could come back with
that flame in your voice, saying listen...
this warmth, this u... more »
2015 Was The Hottest Year Ever Recorded
2015 was officially the hottest year on record, following a gradual rise in
temperatures worldwide for over a century. The Hindu reports: The National
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and NASA announced on Wednesday that
2015 was by far the hottest year in 136 years of record keeping. The NOAA
said 2015’s temperature was 58.62°F (14.79°C), passing 2014 by a record
margin of 0.29°F. That’s 1.62°F above the 20-century average. NASA, which
measures differently, said 2015 was 0.23°F warmer than the record set in
2014. Because of the wide margin over 2014, NASA calculated that 2015 was ... more »
Hillary Flip-Flops: Talks Nice to Wall Street in 2007 Video, Partially Blames Poor for Mortgage Crisis
[image: Hillary Clinton]
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton once said that Wall
Street did not cause the mortgage crisis that led to the financial
collapse, and she also partly blamed poor people who took out mortgages
that they could not afford. Video of...
Continue reading *“Hillary Flip-Flops: Talks Nice to Wall Street in 2007
Video, Partially Blames Poor for Mortgage Crisis”* at *breitbart.com*.
"Men Do Not Learn Much..."
"That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is
the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach."
- Aldous Huxley
The US Naval Ship Debacle In The Persian Gulf: US Caught In Their Lies Again - GPS Navigation On Ships Was Working Fine When Ships Entered Persian Gulf!
Everyone is well aware by now of the huge debacle that happened last week
where two (I had previously said three, but apparently there were only 2
ships involved...) US small naval vessels entered the Persian Gulf and then
"strangely" altered their course towards Iranian territory... The ships
were captured and confiscated by the Iranians, and the sailors on board
were captured and then released days later into American hands... The US
Navy had the audacity to claim that the naval vessels came into Iranian
waters due to "navigational errors" along with the ridiculous claim that
the ... more »
Mashup: Planned Parenthood’s Most Alarming Statements Caught on Video
[image: New 3-Minute Center for Medical Progress Video: ‘HARVEST’ — Planned
Parenthood’s Custom Abortions for Better Baby Parts]
The pro-life Center for Medical Progress (CMP) has just issued a third
video compilation of some of the most guilty sounding statements made by
Planned Parenthood representatives and their affiliates that CMP caught on
tape. If you haven’t been able to watch all... more »
Nunavut’s Government – Nearly a Province?
Canada is a federal country. Simply put that means there are two
governments for every Canadian and those governments divide up the
responsibility for governing between themselves. For most Canadians that
means having a Federal and a Provincial government both of whom have
authority to govern in different areas of life.
So, for example, in Ottawa there are two governments with power over
peoples’ lives – the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.
Both governments have independent authority and neither is superior to the
other. So long as the governments legislate wit... more »
Why We Need a Recession
*Guest post by Ronald-Peter Stöferle*
[image: Why We Need a Recession]According to the National Bureau of
Economic Research (NBER), a recession is defined as a “significant decline
in economic activity spread across the economy, lasting more than a few
months.” Often, this is understood as two consecutive quarters of negative
economic growth as measured by a country’s GDP.
Public opinion is generally quite simple in regard to recession: upswings
are generally welcomed, recessions are to be avoided. The “Austrians” are
however at odds with this general consensus — we regard recess... more »
Cal Tech finds Planet Nine - Ten times the mass of the Earth - stalking our outer Solar System
according to the latest computer simulations from CalTech, *Planet Nine*
(from outer Solar System) is a) ten times the mass of Earth b) orbits 20X
further out than Neptune and c) has an orbit upwards of 20,000 years.
*"Although we were initially quite skeptical that this planet could exist,
as we continued to investigate its orbit and what it would mean for the
outer solar system, we become increasingly convinced that it is out there,"
says Batygin, an assistant professor of planetary science. "For the first
time in over 150 years, there is solid evidence that the solar system's
... more »
Scientists Say A Neptune-Sized ‘Ninth Planet’ Lurks Beyond Pluto
The solar system may have a ninth planet according to astronomers who claim
that a Neptune-sized planet dubbed ‘Planet X’ really does exist The
previously unknown giant planet may have been discovered lurking in the
outskirts of our solar system according to an announcement by US scientists
on Wednesday. The solar system’s ninth planet is thought to be
gaseous, similar to Uranus and Neptune, estimated to be about 10 times
bigger than Earth and according to the scientists orbits the sun every
15,000 years. Science Mag reports: During the solar system’s infancy 4.5
billion years ago... more »
Top 5 Church-Affiliated Events Coinciding with the March for Life
[image: Pro Life - 900]
The March for Life is the nation's premier pro-life event of the year.
Hundreds of thousands will gather in Washington D.C. on Friday, January 22,
2016 to commemorate more than 55 million unborn lives lost to abortion in
the United... more »
The Iraqi City Of Ramadi Is Now A 'Ghost Town'
*IBTimes*: *Iraq: The battle against Isis goes on in 'liberated' Ramadi, a
city reduced to rubble*
At the end of December 2015, the US and Iraq proudly announced they had
recaptured the city of Ramadi from Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) fighters.
However, nearly a month later, the city has not been fully liberated, with
pockets of IS fighters still holed up in up to two-thirds of the city's
neighbourhoods in the east and north.
Baghdad and Washington touted Ramadi as a major success for Iraq's
US-backed army in its campaign against IS, but the scorched-earth
battlefield tactics used ... more »
Big Shakeup In An Illinois House Race-- Durbin Endorses Nancy Rotering, Not The DCCC Hack Candidate
When it comes to recruiting, the DCCC is always attracted to conservative
ex-colleagues who have already lost to Republicans. We've talked about how
Steve Israel and his crew of incompetents managed to lose the D+5 district
centered around Syracuse, New York last cycle by running Republican-lite
New Dem Dan Maffei after he had already been beaten in 2010. He road back
into office on Obama's strong 2012 coattails, only to be thoroughly
thrashed by the voters again in 2014 after 2 years of proving, again, he's
not in the least bit progressive. Obama won NY-24 171,502 (57%) to 123,53... more »
“A Massacre of The West Coast- Methane/Radon Leak & Fukushima 1/18/16”
*“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”*
*- Aldous Huxley*
“A Massacre of The West Coast- Methane/Radon Leak & Fukushima 1/18/16”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUuQfe0ouCE
"How It Really Is"
The dog and pony show circus continues, replete with clowns...
Former Commander Of Pro-Russian Separatists Admits To Executions During The Ukraine War
Igor Girkin, also known as Igor Strelkov, was a key commander in the
Russia-backed separatist forces in the early stages of the war against
Ukrainian government troops in the east of the country. (file photo)
*Radio Free Europe*: *Former Commander Of Pro-Russian Separatists Says He
Executed People Based On Stalin-Era Laws*
For most of his 42-minute appearance on a radio talk show, former
Russia-backed separatist commander Igor Girkin sounded like nothing more
than a fanatic discussing a dream now widely dismissed as fantasy.
He spoke of hopes for the creation of a "Novorossia" -- ... more »
Lawsuit against Ole Miss for rescinded Sarkar job offer dismissed; briefs filed in PubPeer case
We recently obtained court documents showing that, in September, a judge
dismissed a lawsuit filed by cancer researcher Fazlul Sarkar against the
University of Mississippi after it rescinded a job offer after reviewing
concerns raised about his research on PubPeer. Sarkar’s connection to
PubPeer will be familiar to many readers — he has also taken the site […]
The post Lawsuit against Ole Miss for rescinded Sarkar job offer dismissed;
briefs filed in PubPeer case appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Washington And Its Allies Practiced Brilliant Spycraft By Creating ISIS As A Tool of Regime Change In Iraq And Syria
"That the U.S. used the ISIS phenomenon to again achieve regime change and
U.S. control in Iraq was confirmed by Obama in an interview with Thomas
Friedman:
The reason, the president added, “that we did not just start taking a bunch
of airstrikes all across Iraq as soon as ISIL came in was because that
would have taken the pressure off of [Prime Minister Nuri Kamal] al-Maliki.
...
The Islamic State is receding. It recently had to cut its wages by half. It
is under continues bombing and has to fight ever bigger battles with ever
higher losses. The population in the areas it holds ... more »
Vietnam Mourns The Death Of Revered Hanoi Turtle
Vietnam is mourning an ancient turtle that had been revered as a symbol of
auspiciousness and whose death has shocked the country. The giant turtle,
known as Cu Rua (Great Grandfather), was venerated as a symbol of Vietnam’s
independence and there are fears that his death bodes ill for the
forthcoming communist leadership handover. Believed to be one of only four
still living, the reptile best known as a Yangtze giant softshell turtle
was found floating in the Hanoi lake where he lived. The cause of death is
unclear. The turtle, which weighed about 200kg (440lbs), was said to be
80-... more »
Palin Links Obama’s Treatment of Vets to Son’s Domestic Violence Charge
[image: Palin - 400]
Sarah Palin on Wednesday tied President Obama's treatment of veterans to
her son's arrest on a domestic violence charge. “I guess it’s kind of the
elephant in the room because my own family going through what we’re going
through today,...
Continue reading *“Palin Links Obama’s Treatment of Vets to Son’s Domestic
Violence Charge”* at *thehill.com*.
The Economy: “The Terminal Decline Of The Middle Class & Money Velocity”
*“The Terminal Decline Of The Middle Class & Money Velocity”*
by Charles Hugh-Smith
“This has three extremely negative consequences. In response to a recent
post on the structural decline in the velocity of money, correspondent Mike
Fasano described a key dynamic in both the decline of money velocity and
the middle class. "There is another reason for falling velocity. People
like me who have saved all their lives realize that they their savings (no
matter how much) will never throw off enough money to allow retirement,
unless I live off principal. This is especially so since one can... more »
The Economy: "The Hidden Reason Why Stocks Are Tumbling…"
*"The Hidden Reason Why Stocks Are Tumbling…"*
by Bill Bonner
LONDON –" Whew! The Dow shot up yesterday morning and fell in the
afternoon. Not a good sign. We have to be careful not to say anything
controversial today. Otherwise, we won’t be able to keep up with the mail.
(Catch up on Bill’s controversial essays about the Oregon situation here
and here.)
What other people think matters. People get upset – even homicidal – over
ideas and myths, not reality. Catholic, Protestant, Shiite, Sunni,
Democrat, Republican, land rights in the West… captured U.S. soldiers…
racial slurs… the ... more »
Quote of the Day: Save the planet?
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Canada's PM- The Greatest Embarassement
*This is PATHETIC!*
*Justin Trudeau approved this? Our PM rides a moose - on a sweatshirt? *
*How low will this PM's image machine go?*
Controlling Life via the Carbon Control Tyranny-
Israeli Defense Minister: I Would Prefer Islamic State To Iran In Syria
Defense Moshe Ya'alon speaks during a joint press conference in Jerusalem
on November 18, 2015. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
*Times of Israel*:* Ya’alon: I would prefer Islamic State to Iran in Syria*
Defense minister says jihadists don’t ‘have capabilities’ of Islamic
Republic, which he brands Israel’s ‘greatest enemy’
Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Tuesday that Iran poses a greater
threat than the Islamic State, and that if the Syrian regime were to fall,
Israel would prefer that IS was in control of the territory than an Iranian
proxy.
“In Syria, if the choice is betw... more »
Moldova: Anti-Government Protesters Storm Parliament Building
Angry protesters clashed with police and stormed the the parliament
building in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau on Wednesday. The
demonstrations started after lawmakers approved the appointment of a pro-EU
politician Pavel Filip as the new prime minister. Police reportedly
detained several protesters after they broke into the parliament building.
RT reports: Some police officers were reportedly dragged out of the
building by the demonstrators. According to some reports the protesters
also used tear gas against police. One police officer was reportedly
injured. The protesters gathe... more »
U.S. Forces Now Free to Pursue ISIS in Afghanistan
[image: ISIS - 400]
WASHINGTON--The White House has given the Pentagon legal authority to
target Islamic State in Afghanistan, the first such authorization for
military action against the extremist group outside Iraq and Syria, senior
administration officials said, in a sign of how...
Continue reading *“U.S. Forces Now Free to Pursue ISIS in Afghanistan”* at
*google.com*.
Scientists: Good Evidence for Mysterious 9th Planet in Our Solar System, and It’s No Dwarf
[image: This artistic rendering provided by California Institute of
Technology shows the distant view from Planet Nine back towards the sun.
The planet is thought to be gaseous, similar to Uranus and Neptune.
Hypothetical lightning lights up the night side. Scientists reported
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, they finally have "good evidence" for Planet X, a
true ninth planet on the fringes of our solar system.]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Scientists reported Wednesday they finally
have “good evidence” for Planet X, a true ninth planet on the fringes of
our solar system. The gas giant is t... more »
Britain Going It Alone In Committing Suicide
By Paul Homewood Peter Lilley, MP On Sunday, Booker alluded to
something that Peter Lilley had said: Yet another bizarre consequence of
this has followed December’s Paris “deal” on climate change. When the EU
signed up collectively to reduce its “carbon emissions”, it took Peter
Lilley MP to notice that Germany […]
DHS: At Least 500K Foreigners Overstayed Their Visas Last Year
[image: VISA, Passport Stamp, Passport, Emigration and Immigration,
Security]
At least half a million foreigners overstayed their visas in fiscal year
2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported Tuesday. In the
B-visa category alone, which covers tourists and business workers, DHS
reported 527,127 individuals did not leave when their visa expired in... more »
George Osborne Plans To Raid The Pots Of Wealthy Pensioners
Senior Tories claim that British Chancellor, George Osborne, will face a
fiery backbench revolt if he persists with plans to raid the pensions of
high-income tax payers in his bid to slash the deficit. Under proposals
being drawn up by senior civil servants in the Treasury, ahead of the
Budget in March, all workers paying into a pension would receive a flat
rate of tax relief of between 20 and 30 per cent. As higher-rate taxpayers
tend to allocate more of their annual income into retirement pensions, the
proposed changes would create a multibillion-pound tax windfall for the
Treasu... more »
Look at *real* wages to get the full story
What does rising prosperity look like?
There is a misconception abroad that a leading measure of rising prosperity
is rising money wage levels. But this ignores what folk actually buy with
their money wages. What it ignores is the primary result of rising
productivity: which is *falling prices*.
And the primary effect of falling prices is a faling cost of living—which
is to say: rising* real* wages (real wages meaning, in the classical sense,
the good stuff you can buy with your wages).
*Politicians [especially] often focus on wages as though they were the only
measure of changi... more »
Supplemental: Nominate as the New York Times says, not as the New York Times does!
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016Bombs away at the Times:* Did Idris Elba
deserve a Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor nomination for his
performance in last year's film, Beasts of No Nation?
We have no idea. We didn't see that film, or any of the films whose actors
did get nominated. (Main problem: They charge admission.) If we had seen
the films, we probably wouldn't be able to judge who the best actors were.
We assume that Elba is a fine actor. He was nominated for Best Supporting
Actor by the Golden Globes, but he didn't get nominated for an Oscar.
Presumably, New York Times film... more »
What Are You Going to Do About U.S. Bases?
*The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (114 left as of last count in 2009)
used to swim around Jeju Island, South Korea every day but since the Navy
base construction in Gangjeong village has polluted the water so badly the
dolphins now avoid the area.*
*My Op-Ed about our recent VFP trip to Jeju Island and Okinawa was printed
in the Opinion section of our local newspaper today. The Times Record
editor though decided he didn't want people to read one paragraph (see it
in red below) and took it out before publishing the piece in the paper and
at their web site. I forwarded evidenc... more »
Democrats in 'Group Think' Land
By Robert Parry
A curious reality about Official Washington is that to have “credibility”
you must accept the dominant “group thinks” whether they have any truth to
them or not, a rule that applies to both the mainstream news media and the
political world, even to people who deviate from the pack on other topics.
For instance, Sen. Bernie Sanders may proudly declare himself a “democratic
socialist” – far outside the acceptable Washington norm – but he will still
echo the typical propaganda about Syria, Russia, Iran and other “designated
villains.” Like other progressives who spen... more »
The Situation In Syria: Week Fifteen Of The Russian Intervention In Syria - When No News Is Good News
It is startling to me that there have been so little reports coming out of
Syria right now to give everyone a clear picture of exactly what has been
happening in Syria's "civil war" and the Syrian attempt to win their nation
back from the criminal US/Israel/NATO cabal..... But what I have noticed is
that the Jew spew media outlets are NOT reporting much on Syria like they
did in the past when the US/Israel fraud "terrorist" group called "ISIS'
was supposedly winning the war in Syria... Which means that by the silence,
the fraud "ISIS" (or as is sometimes called "Daesh") is definitely... more »
Jeremy Corbyn's Party Political Broadcast
Okay, it's *Labour's* party political broadcast:
I perhaps wouldn't have included the Saudi prisons issue on the grounds
it's not particularly well-known among the public, but the rest of it was
fine. It was clear, set out an alternative to what the government's doing,
focused on matters of everyday concern, and did a good job of positioning
Jeremy as a man with a coherent view and obvious sense of direction. As a Corbyn
sceptic, I thought it was very good.
Thoughts?
Here are the 10 — yes, 10 — reasons PLOS ONE retracted this paper
PLOS One is retracting a paper for overlapping with a Wikipedia page. And
for containing material lifted from other sources. And for “language
errors.” And for insufficient evidence that authors found the pathogens
floating around in hospital air that they claimed to find. The instances of
plagiarism are a “huge problem,” each “enough for retraction on […]
The post Here are the 10 — yes, 10 — reasons PLOS ONE retracted this paper
appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Rock Legend Animal Dies Aged 66 per Waterford Whispers News
Another rock legend has been taken from us before his time....
'TRIBUTES have been flooding in from all across the world following the
death of Animal, the legendary drummer with rock outfit Dr. Teeth and The
Electric Mayhem.
Fans of the supergroup were shocked to learn of the passing of the iconic
percussionist, who passed away at just 66 following a short illness.
Remaining band members Dr. Teeth, Janice, Zoot and Floyd Pepper took to the
group's Facebook fan page to announce the sad news earlier today.'
More here
http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2016/01/20/rock-legend-animal-... more »
U.S. And Russian Foreign Ministers Meet To Discuss Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting on Syria, in Zurich,
Switzerland, January 20, 2016. © Jacquelyn Martin / Reuters
*RT*: *‘We’ll fight ISIS until its complete annihilation’ – Russian FM
Lavrov after Kerry talks*
Islamic State and the Nusra Front won’t be part of the proposed Syrian
ceasefire as the fight against the jihadists will go on until their
complete annihilation, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart,
John Kerry, agreed during talks in Zurich.
“The main thing is that we came to an unam... more »
Aerial Drone Footage Shows Total Devastation In Homs, Syria
*WNU Editor: *Utter destruction .... and no signs of life.
Bringing Iran in From the Cold
Even as western sanctions are lifted in response to Iran’s dismantling
crucial, large-scale elements of its nuclear facilities, critics continue
to believe that Iran is preparing to cheat on the nuclear deal, is
increasing its support of proxies such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the
Houthis in Yemen, and is bent on achieving regional hegemony. […]
Iranian Official: US ‘Bought’ Captives
[image: Mohammad Reza Naqdi, the head of Iran’s paramilitary militia,
speaking on November 21, 2015.]
The head of Iran's paramilitary militia claims that the $1.7 billion that
will be paid to Iran directly by the U.S. government was a ransom for the
four Americans released Sunday. Brigadier Gen. Mohammad Reza Naqdi of
Iran's Basij force... more »
Proposed Obama Rule on Transgender Persons Could Affect Homeless Shelters
[image: Church Homeless Shelter Beds - 900]
Emergency shelters are the next target for regulations elevating gender
identity over health, safety, privacy, and religious liberty concerns. On
Nov. 20, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provided
notice of a proposed new rule, "Equal Access in... more »
Coast Guard Suspends Search for 12 Missing Marines
The US Coast Guard abandoned its search on Tuesday for the 12 US Marines
who went missing after their two heavy lift helicopters crashed off Hawaii
last week. The search was conducted for five days after the incident
occurred late last Thursday near the island of Oahu. abc news reports The
decision to suspend the search at sunset local time came after four life
rafts were found in the desperate search for the service members off Oahu.
A U.S. Navy salvage ship — equipped with sonar and a remotely operated
vehicle — had joined the underwater search effort near the last known
position ... more »
Asda Cyber Security Left Personal Details Exposed To Hackers
If you shop online with Asda supermarket then a cyber security flaw might
have left your personal details exposed to hackers looking to steal your
identity and bank details. Trusted Reviews reports: A vulnerability on
Asda’s website left countless customers’ personal data exposed. The flaw
was spotted by security expert Paul Moore, who says that because Asda
currently processes north of 200,000 online orders each week, over 19
million transactions could have been at risk. Moore says he first spotted
the problem as far back as March 2014, and let Walmart-owned Asda know
about the iss... more »
Motorbikes Playing A Key Role For The Syrian Army
Syrian soldiers say motorbikes were key to the recapture of Salma, a town
that was a rare rebel stronghold in the regime bastion of coastal Latakia
province (AFP Photo/Youssef Karwashan)
*AFP*:* Syria regime's secret weapon in rebel town capture: motorbikes*
Salma (Syria) (AFP) - As Syrian forces battled to recapture the rebel
stronghold of Salma last week, they relied not only on Russian air support
but also a secret weapon: motorbikes.
Adapting a tactic used by both their rebel opponents and the pro-regime
fighters of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, government forces used dozens of... more »
Hillary’s Campaign Accuses Intel IG of Coordinating with GOP on Damning Email Reports
[image: Hillary Clinton3 - 400]
Hillary Clinton's top campaign spokesman believes a vast right-wing
conspiracy of sorts is behind Tuesday's explosive report about the
discovery of emails on the former secretary of state's server that are
classified at levels higher than previously known. According to...
Continue reading *“Hillary’s Campaign Accuses Intel IG of Coordinating with
GOP on Damning Email Reports”* at *dailycaller.com*.
Rubio Announces ‘Dignity of Life’ Advisory Board
[image: GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio, who made a brief stop in
Minneapolis for a fundraiser at the Minneapolis Club, announces a
"Minnesota Leadership Team," during a press conference, Tuesday, Jan. 19,
2016,in Minneapolis. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)]
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio announced this morning the
formation of a Dignity of Life Advisory Board, experts equally dedicated to
“upholding the fundamental principle that every life has inherent dignity
as a unique being created in the Image of God.”... more »
How Ted Cruz Came to Know Jesus
[image: Ted Cruz3 - 400]
I hear friends say Ted Cruz sounds like a preacher. They say he is using
the gospel to round up voters. They don't like it and they are not sure if
Ted is authentic. The Ted Cruz I know is...
Continue reading *“How Ted Cruz Came to Know Jesus”* at *theresurgent.com*.
Shades of Matthew 22: Jilted Bride Turns Wedding Reception into Party for Homeless Kids in Seattle
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A jilted bride recently turned her heartbreak into shared joy by turning
her wedding reception into a fancy dinner party for homeless kids and their
families in Seattle. After 29-year-old Dana Olsen’s then-fiance got cold
feet, she connected with Mary’s...
Continue reading *“Shades of Matthew 22: Jilted Bride Turns Wedding
Reception into Party for Homeless Kids in Seattle”* at *abcnews.go.com*.
Jamie Foxx Called a ‘Guardian Angel’ After Saving Man from Burning Truck
[image: Jamie Foxx - 400]
Jamie Foxx has played plenty of heroes on the big screen. Monday night he
played one in real life. The Oscar winner helped rescue a man whose pickup
truck crashed and caught fire in front of Foxx’s home. Brett Kyle,...
Continue reading *“Jamie Foxx Called a ‘Guardian Angel’ After Saving Man
from Burning Truck”* at *cnn.com*.
Michigan Governor on Flint Water: ‘I Let You Down’
[image: Michigan governor Rick Snyder]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said he has failed Flint
residents but pledged to take new steps to fix the city’s drinking water
crisis, starting with committing millions in state funding and deploying
more National Guard members.... more »
Western Coalition Against The Islamic State Agree To Intensify The Fight
Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies before the House Armed Services
Committee, June 17, 2015. Carter outlined the Defense Department’s strategy
on dealing with terror threats in the Middle East and approaches to dealing
with recent significant gains by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett
*Washington Post:* *Fight against the Islamic State enters a new phase with
pledge from seven countries*
PARIS – The U.S.-led military coalition’s fight against the Islamic State
militant group entered a new phase on Wednesday, with defense ministers
from the s... more »
Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump, Heads Are Spinning
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska has spoken at a Donald Trump
rally, endorsing the rogue Donald in his bid to become the next commander
in chief. The Tea Party’s darling and the 2008 Republican vice-presidential
nominee says that the Donald can “kick ISIS’ ass!” Ms. Palin declared on
stage at a Trump rally in Iowa tonight: “No more pussyfootin’ around!” The
Guardian reports: In a brisk, occasionally disorganized speech that
eschewed the use of teleprompters favored by certain White House occupants,
the former half-term governor of Alaska and one-time vice presidential
nomi... more »
The Sky Continues To Collapse On Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz isn't just a flip-flopper on core right-wing issues; he blatantly
lies about it as well. Doesn't he understand that everything gets recorded
nowadays? In the video above, Tea Party senatorial candidate Cruz, 2011,
was being honest with crackpot radio host/immigrant hater Duke Machado,
telling him that the Constitution protects birthright citizenship, a
concept that is anathema to Know Nothings, xenophobes, racists and
extremists on the far right. "The 14th Amendment," he told Machado and his
listeners, provides for birthright citizenship. I've looked at the legal
argumen... more »
Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau sings....just like her Mother-in-law, Maggie did...years ago
*Sophie's Song*
*And now for something completely different....*
Here's an exchange I had recently with my fellow Canadian blogger,
Northerntruthseeker. Because he has such an "Iron-Man" rep.... in being
able to listen/watch the unlistenable and unwatchable, *I asked him to vet
the CBC news video of Canada's "First Lady" (actually there is no such
official designation in Canada) Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau as she sang at a
recent Martin Luther King memorial. I tried to listen but could not...*
*greencrow* said...
Thanks, NTS for your perspective on the Saudi/Yemen conflict. Interesti... more »
Controlling Life via the Carbon Control Tyranny-
Cause I want all of us 'crazy diamonds' to keep shinin' on
What Is The Average Global Temperature?
Every adult in Britain should be forced to carry ‘carbon ration cards’, say
MPs
Pope’s climate adviser proposes CO2 budget for every person on the planet
Patrick Wood Exposes the Technocracy Agenda
The Vatican's head banker is featured in this post also:
Carbon Pricing’s Dirty Secret: Tax Payer Subsidies to Prevent “Carbon
Leakage”
Women's Boat to Gaza
WOMEN'S
BOAT TO GAZA
Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for the past decade during which
Israel has also launched countless attacks against the besieged
population, turning life into a nightmare and a continuous struggle.
Through Freedom Flotillas and other naval missions we have brought
international attention to their suffering and their
Eagle Forum Activists Ignore Leader, Back Ted Cruz
[image: Ted Cruz2]
Phyllis Schlafly founded the Eagle Forum in 1972 to enable conservative and
pro-family men and women to participate in the process of self-government
and public policy making. The goal: that America will continue to be a land
of individual liberty,...
Continue reading *“Eagle Forum Activists Ignore Leader, Back Ted Cruz”* at
*charismanews.com*.
Why Are U.S. Air Force Drones Crashing
*Washington Post:* *More Air Force drones are crashing than ever as
mysterious new problems emerge*
A record number of Air Force drones crashed in major accidents last year,
documents show, straining the U.S. military’s fleet of robotic aircraft
when it is in more demand than ever for counterterrorism missions in an
expanding array of war zones.
Driving the increase was a mysterious surge in mishaps involving the Air
Force’s newest and most advanced “hunter-killer” drone, the Reaper, which
has become the Pentagon’s favored weapon for conducting surveillance and
airstrikes against... more »
White House Denies Reports That $1.7B Iran Payment Was A 'Ransom' Payment
*The Hill:* *White House: $1.7B Iran payment not 'ransom'*
The White House is denying that the $1.7 billion sent to Iran to settle an
outstanding claim this weekend was in any way tied to the release of five
American prisoners.
GOP critics of the payment are “wrong” to indicate that the payment amounts
to "ransom," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said on Tuesday,
following a whirlwind weekend that saw a number of milestone developments
in the Obama administration’s engagement with Iran.
In addition to the implementation of the international nuclear accord and a
prisoner ... more »
Is The World Facing Epic Defaults?
*Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, The Telegraph:* *World faces wave of epic debt
defaults, fears central bank veteran*
Exclusive: Situation worse than it was in 2007, says chairman of the OECD's
review committee.
The global financial system has become dangerously unstable and faces an
avalanche of bankruptcies that will test social and political stability, a
leading monetary theorist has warned.
"The situation is worse than it was in 2007. Our macroeconomic ammunition
to fight downturns is essentially all used up," said William White, the
Swiss-based chairman of the OECD's review committe... more »
World News Briefs -- January 20, 2016
*VOA:** Gunmen Kill at Least 21 at University in NW Pakistan*
CHARSADDA / ISLAMABAD — A gun and bomb attack on a university in
northwestern Pakistan Wednesday killed at least 21 people and wounded
dozens more, officials and hospital sources said.
Authorities said a group of four "terrorists” stormed the Bacha Khan
University in the town of Charsadda at around 9 in the morning and opened
fire on students and teachers. Students and staff at the university told
the VOA Correspondent Ayesha Tanzeem who is on the scene said that some of
those killed and wounded received both bullet and... more »
Paper on pine tree genetics chopped for duplication
A paper on genetic variability in Austrian pine trees apparently didn’t
vary enough from other work. The journal is now retracting the 2012 paper
for having significant overlap with another paper published in
2008. Another researcher pointed out the duplication — which was
unintentional, according to the note, the result of an apparent failure in
communication between the […]
The post Paper on pine tree genetics chopped for duplication appeared first
on Retraction Watch.
Peg with Pen: A Parent Speaks Up at a “Turnaround” School in Aur...
Peg with Pen: A Parent Speaks Up at a “Turnaround” School in Aur...: The
following is an interview I conducted with a parent from my school. The
parent chose to remain anonymous. Thanks for doing this interv... more »
THE YEAR OF THE LIBERAL: Palin and Weiner as seen by the Times!
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2016Postponement—Disintegration, gatekeepers gone:*
Confusing snow travel arrangements pending, we'll continue our
award-winning series, The Year of the Liberal, tomorrow.
For today, we thought we'd take a quick excursion into the world of our
culture's highly visible state of disintegration.
In each part of this rolling breakdown, we see the problems which arise in
the absence of traditional gatekeepers. Part of the problem involves the
way the disintegration is getting reported.
*Sarah Palin's speech:* Is disintegration all around us? Let's start with
S... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 20, 2016
*The Hill:* *General: Afghan forces had 'mixed' results in first year
fighting Taliban*
Afghan National Security Forces had "mixed results" in their first year
fighting the Taliban on their own, a U.S. brigadier general said Tuesday.
The forces did "fairly well" at deliberate planned operations, but had
trouble when responding to crisis, Army Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffnerr said.
In addition, the Afghan National Army faces a shortfall of 25,000 troops, a
gap it hopes to close over the next six months, he said.
The Taliban is attempting to regain control of Helmand Province in souther... more »
Is North Korea's Leader Kim Jong-un Erratic?
© REUTERS/ KCNA
*The Guardian:** From childhood to nuclear tests, insiders say Kim Jong-un
has always been 'erratic'*
*Sources inside the country say criticism of the leader by party cadres has
increased in recent months. Daily NK reports.*
Kim Jong-un’s decision to carry out a fourth nuclear test regardless of
international sanctions has drawn criticism from colleagues in the ruling
party, sources inside the country claim.
Speaking under the condition of anonymity from Pyongyang, a source said
party cadres had described the nuclear test as a sign of the leader’s
“irresponsible a... more »
Is A Ukraine Settlement To End The Conflict In The Works?
Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov © Stanislav KrasilnikovITAR-TASS
*TASS: Kremlin*: *Russian presidential aide told Putin about results of
talks with Nuland*
The meeting between Vladislav Surkov and Victoria Nuland focused on the
settlement of the armed conflict in east Ukraine
MOSCOW, January 20. /TASS/. Russian presidential aide Vladislav Surkov who
met with US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland last week reported
to President Vladimir Putin on the results of these negotiations, Kremlin
spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
The meeting between Surkov and... more »
Criminalizing the Sick
As Hillary Clinton cynically vows to incrementally build upon the
"successes" of the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration keeps
chipping away at them.
The latest chip punishes people who desperately sign up for expensive
private health insurance when they get sick or hurt. Such behavior is a
rude slap in the face to the free market predators, who are then forced to
dip into their obscene profits and pay a portion of your hospital and
doctor bills.
Of course, the way the insurance companies spin it, it's those conniving
sick people who are to blame for driving up everybody... more »
Human Rights Watch Documents Recent Violence In Iraq’s Tuz Kharmato
Recently Agence France Presse’s Jean Marc Mojon wentto Tuz Kharmato in
northern Salahaddin province. He talked with several residents who
described how the town was divided between Turkmen and Kurds. These
tensions recently exploded after a shootout at a checkpoint between
Peshmerga and Hashd al-Shaabi in November. Things quickly escalated with
citizens taking up arms and kidnapping and burning property from the other
group. Human Rights Watch just released a report“Iraq: Ethnic Fighting
Endangers Civilians” documenting that crisis along with others that have
happened in the distr... more »
Japan's Intelligentsia Stand Up for Constitutionalism
Scholars against security laws launch association to 'take back
constitutional politics' The Mainichi, January 20, 2016,
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160120/p2a/00m/0na/016000cA group of
intellectuals including constitutional scholars who have raised voice
against the government-sponsored security-related legislation launched the
"association of people's movement to take back constitutional politics" on
Jan. 19, the four-month anniversary of the passage of the controversial
legislation....
representatives of the association held a news conference on Jan. 19 and
released... more »
Gone tilt!
New content on this site has been temporally suspended due to a computer
failure and the time and effort needed to reinstall everything on a new
one. Normal service will be restored as soon as possible!
See http://ruralcanadian.blogspot.ca/2016/01/things-that-piss-me-off.html
Modern Kali Yuga and the Full Spectrum War Against Consciousness
*V. Susan Ferguson* - When faced with the decision to fight or turn the
other cheek, what do we do?
The post Modern Kali Yuga and the Full Spectrum War Against Consciousness
appeared first on Waking Times.
Report: Military Power In Asia 'Shifting Against' The US
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)*
*The Guardian:** Military power in Asia 'shifting against' the US, major
report warns*
The study, which calls for America to flex its military muscle in the
region, will likely be seized on by Republicans who accuse Obama of weak
leadership
The balance of military power in Asia is shifting against the US as China
makes aggressive territorial moves, a major independent report will warn on
Wednesday.
Barack Obama’s “pivot to Asia”, a major policy shift first outlined in
2011, is mired in confusion against a backdrop of a “significantly more
complicate... more »
Three expressions of concern added to cancer researcher’s notice list
Questions about data and conclusions in papers by a cancer researcher at
the University of Maryland have led to three expressions of concern in the
Journal of Biological Chemistry. The notices follow four retractions — two
for image duplications and two for unknown reasons — for Anil K.
Jaiswal. The three papers under notice are all on mechanisms […]
The post Three expressions of concern added to cancer researcher’s notice
list appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Wind Power Down To 0.1%
By Paul Homewood At 5pm yesterday, electricity generation from wind
farms dropped to a paltry 72 MW, just 0.1% of total demand of 52.1 GW. The
24-hour period up to 10.30 pm was little better, averaging just 0.3%
http://www.bmreports.com/bsp/bsp_home.htm Fortunately there is still
enough gas and coal- fired capacity to fill […]
Taliban Kill 20 in Attack at Northwest Pakistani University
[image: Pakistan villagers pray for the recovery of people injured in an
attack on a university, at a local hospital in Charsadda town, some 35
kilometers (21 miles) outside the city of Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday,
Jan. 20, 2016.]
CHARSADDA, Pakistan (AP) -- Taliban gunmen stormed a university in
northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people and
triggering an hours-long gunbattle with the army and police before the
military declared the assault in a town near the... more »
Lawsuit Challenges Obama’s Executive Actions to Restrict Gun Sales
[image: President Barack Obama discusses reducing gun violence with CNN's
Anderson Cooper at George Mason University on January 7, 2016 in Fairfax,
Virginia.]
A conservative lawyer and activist has filed the first federal court
challenge to President Barack Obama's executive actions to restrict firearm
ownership, arguing that the president's moves violate the Constitution.
Larry Klayman, a former U.S. Justice Department lawyer who heads the
conservative advocacy... more »
Huge Explosion Near Russian Embassy In Kabul
There was a huge explosion, which appeared to be a suicide bomb, near the
Russian embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul. Early reports said that at
least four people were killed dead and 24 injured. So far no one has
claimed responsibility for the attack which happened on Wednesday evening,
local time. Kabul blast’s pics pic.twitter.com/VJEN3Uvti8 — zakaria hassani
(@zakariahassani4) January 20, 2016 The Afghan news agency TOLOnews is now
reporting more than a dozen dead and injured: #KabulBlast – More than a
dozen dead and injured in a suicide bombing against a civilian bus close t... more »
Militants Attack University In Pakistan Killing At Least 22
*Reuters*: *Militants kill at least 19 as they storm Pakistan university*
Armed militants stormed a university in volatile northwestern Pakistan on
Wednesday, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens a little more
than a year after the massacre of 134 students at a school in the area,
officials said.
A senior Pakistani Taliban commander claimed responsibility for the assault
in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province but an official spokesman later denied
involvement, calling the attack "un-Islamic".
The violence nevertheless shows that militants retain the ability to launch
attacks, d... more »
US Coast Guard Suspends Search For 12 Missing Marines
*Marine Times:* *Search for 12 Marines ends without finding survivors after
helicopters crash*
After five days without finding any survivors, the Coast Guard suspended
its search for 12 Marines who have been missing since Jan. 14 when their
two CH-53 helicopters crashed off Oahu.
“The decision to suspend the search without finding survivors was
particularly difficult,” said Capt. James Jenkins, commander of the Coast
Guard’s 14th District.
Searchers discovered some of the wreckage from the helicopters on the ocean
floor about two miles offshore in roughly 325 feet of water, Jenki... more »
Iraq's Oldest Catholic Monastery Has Been Utterly Destroyed By The Islamic State
*Daily Mail/AP:* *Iraq's oldest Christian monastery that has stood for
1,400 years is destroyed in seconds: Satellite image reveals how ISIS
reduced sacred site to rubble*
* Dair Mar Elia, known as St. Elijah's Monastery in English, has been
completely levelled by ISIS
* The monastery, located south of Mosul, northern Iraq, was built in the
600s, making it 1,400 years old
* It was Iraq's oldest Christian monastery and had recently functioned as a
place of worship for U.S. troops
The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq, which had survived for more than
1,400 years, has been reduced... more »
Fascist aesthetics in North America
Between
the gaudy American and O'Leary, North American fascism has a distinct
and tacky aesthetic compared to the martial notes of its European and
Latin American ancestors. Instead, our wazzocks are fond of expensive
ties and a Vegas aesthetic from about 1975.
Argentina: VIDEO - Anomalous Object Over Tucumán
*Source: PLANETA UFO and Nuevo Diario WebDate: 01.18.2016*
*Argentina: VIDEO - Anomalous Object Over Tucumán*
The video shows the flying object over the city of Yerba Buena (Tucumán
Province). After a series of movments, it rises swiftly and disappears.
A video published on YouTube displays an alleged UFO in flight in the skies
over the Province of Tucumán, more specifically the city of Yerba Buena. "A
mighty UFO filmed over Yerba Buena this Monday at 21:15 hours," said the
reader who submitted the clip to Diario Contexto (newspaper) via WhatsApp.
"I recorded it from the 300 bloc... more »
Carson Campaign Volunteer Dies after Car Accident in Iowa
[image: In this Nov. 13, 2015 file photo, Republican Presidential
candidate, Dr. Ben Carson speaks to the media before a town hall event at
Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C.]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A volunteer for Ben Carson’s presidential campaign died
Tuesday after being hospitalized with injuries suffered in a car accident
in western Iowa that hurt three other campaign workers. Carson was in South
Carolina at the time... more »
‘Death To Israel’ Professor in Ohio Investigated as Possible ISIS Recruiter
[image: Julio Pino, a Kent State University professor]
A professor at Kent State University (KSU) in Ohio famous for his
anti-Israel outbursts is now being investigated by the FBI for possibly
being an Islamic State recruiter. An unnamed FBI special agent told
KentWired, KSU's student newspaper, that associate history professor Julio
Pino... more »
Senate Leader Says No ‘Fearmongering’ on Syrian Refugee Bill
[image: In this Dec. 18, 2015, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell, R-Ky., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington.]
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The debate over tough new screening procedures for
Syrian and Iraqi refugees should be driven by facts, not fearmongering,
says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, ahead of a key vote that had
at least one Republican presidential... more »
There’s an Awakening Happening and You’re a Part of It
*Phillip J. Watt* - Can you feel the momentum building for the conscious
society? One in which the masses have awoken to both the spiritual and
systemic revolution that is required for humanity’s evolution?
The post There’s an Awakening Happening and You’re a Part of It appeared
first on Waking Times.
What Motivates HRC's Incredibly Low Bar?
Tuesday morning MSNBC's Alex Seitz-Wald tweeted "Another big endorsement:
@HRC for HRC. Not huge surprise, but helps undercut Sanders' claim that
he's been strong on gay rights longer." No, not much of a surprise at all--
the least grassroots, most Beltway Establishment gay insider group endorses
the Establishment candidate! As for undercutting Bernie's claim that he's
been strong on gay rights longer, well, only in the minds of shallow, lazy
corporate media hacks who missed the journalism class on context.
HRC, a gay white male lobbying group in Washington, never does anything to ... more »
This Is Nauseating... Criminal Psychopathic Prime Minister Of Israel Tells Truth About How His Criminal State Abuses Their US Puppets!
**I again feel I must apologize for my tardiness in getting new articles
out here.. I have been so busy with other projects and family business that
this blog has indeed fallen by the wayside.. I will do my best in getting
as many new reports out when I have the time... Thanks, everyone, for your
patience...*
I have long said that the psychotic and criminal state of Israel has been
in total control of the United States of America, and has been abusing that
control to bilk BILLIONS (some people say it is TRILLIONS!) of dollars from
their American slaves to make their psychotic state ... more »
You Make Me Happy Valentine with Free Printable
My mantel is decorated in red and pink, my girls have their matching
Valentine's outfits and I have been brainstorming Valentine ideas like
crazy. I love today's free printable, perfect for anyone who loves to color.
You are my Sunshine has long been one of my favorite songs to sing to my
little ones. I have always loved the phrase, "You Make Me Happy When Skies
Are Gray," which was the inspiration for today's printable Valentine. This
sweet Valentine is perfect for attaching to any box of crayons.
All you need is the printable at the end of this post, crayons and double
sided tape... more »
The New Abolition Movement Against the New Slavery
[image: March For Life 2008 - 900]
Every procured abortion is the taking of an innocent human life and
violates the fundamental human right to life of a child. It is an intrinsic
evil. As hundreds of thousands of people travel to Washington, D.C., on
January 22nd to... more »
Americans Missing in Baghdad Kidnapped by Iran-Backed Militia
[image: Americans missing Iran]
Three U.S. citizens who disappeared last week in Baghdad were kidnapped and
are being held by an Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia, two Iraqi intelligence
and two U.S. government sources said on Tuesday. Unknown gunmen seized the
three on Friday from a...
Continue reading *“Americans Missing in Baghdad Kidnapped by Iran-Backed
Militia”* at *reuters.com*.
Rifle Capable of Taking Down Helicopter Found at ‘El Chapo’ Hideout Purchased through Fast and Furious Program
[image: El Chapo rifle Fast and Furious]
A .50-caliber rifle found at Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman's hideout in Mexico
was funneled through the gun-smuggling investigation known as Fast and
Furious, sources confirmed Tuesday to Fox News. A .50-caliber is a massive
rifle that can stop a car,...
Continue reading *“Rifle Capable of Taking Down Helicopter Found at ‘El
Chapo’ Hideout Purchased through Fast and Furious Program”* at *foxnews.com*
.
Navy Launches Carrier Group Powered Partly by Pricey Biofuels
[image: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) sails alongside USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7)
for a replenishment-at-sea. Providing a combat-ready force to protect
collective maritime interests, Stennis is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet
area of operations for a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment.]
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Navy is launching a carrier strike group to be
powered partly by biofuel, calling it a milestone toward easing the
military’s reliance on foreign oil. The maritime branch is touting the
warships as the centerpiece... more »
Larry Elder Asks, ‘Is America Racist?’
[image: Is America Racist Screenshot - 900]
Conservative libertarian talk show host Larry Elder has released a
compelling, short video for Prager University analyzing the claims by Black
Lives Matter that the U.S. is chock full of racism. He begins, “Obama says
‘racism is in our DNA,'” but if so,... more »
America’s Next Oil Boom Will Be Even Bigger
[image: Oil Well, Oil Production, Fracking, Oil Rig, Oil Boom]
Oil prices are set to rise again due to growing foreign demand, which could
set the stage for another American oil boom built on the infrastructure of
the first fracking boom, according to an economist who works on energy
issues. "Even with... more »
Russia And China To Assist Iran In Building New Nuclear Plants
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi
announced that China is going to construct a couple of nuclear power plants
in southeastern Iran, and the issue will be discussed in an upcoming visit
by the Chinese president to Tehran.
*FARS News Agency:* *Iran to Start Construction of 2 N. Power Plants Soon*
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali
Akbar Salehi announced that the country will start building two new nuclear
power plants in the near future.
"Construction of two 1000-MW power plants will start soon," Salehi told
r... more »
Cologne's imam doesn't belong to Europe
*Prisons and zoos may be exceptions*
The Czech public is shocked by the news – also reported by Breitbart and The
Daily Mail, among others – about the words that an Islamic Salafist imam in
Cologne, Sami Abu-Yusuf, made about the 1,000 or so Cologne assaults on
women on NYE. (800+ women have complained so far; 521 of the assaults had a
sexual flavor, 3 are known to be full rapes so far; 1 person was charged so
far.)
The imam has made these statements for a major Russian TV; go to 8:20. Only
the women themselves are responsible for the assaults because they were
"half-naked" (whic... more »
Police Investigate Ten Year Old Schoolboy Over Spelling Mistake
A spelling mistake has led to a 10-year-old Muslim schoolboy being
interviewed by British police over suspected links to terrorism. The child,
who cannot be named for legal reasons, mistakenly wrote that he lived in a
“terrorist house” instead of a “terraced house” during an English lesson at
his primary school in Accrington, Lancashire back in December. Counter
terrorism legislation that was introduced last year demands teachers alert
authorities if they suspect a pupil’s connection to any terrorist behaviour
or radicalisation. RT reports: His teachers did not realise it was an erro... more »
Saudi Arabia Does Not Rule Out Seeking Nuclear Weapons
*VOA*:* Saudi Official Won't Rule Out Seeking Nuclear Bomb to Meet Iranian
Threat*
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has refused to rule out that it will seek a
nuclear weapon if archrival Iran becomes a threat.
In an interview Tuesday, Reuters news agency asked Adel al-Jubeir whether
Saudi Arabia would try to get a nuclear bomb if Iran obtained one, despite
its agreement with six world powers. He responded that his country would do
"whatever we need to do in order to protect our people."
Jubeir said the end of Western sanctions on Iran as part of the nuclear
agreement would be wel... more »
The World As We Know It Has Changed & There Is No Going Back To What We Were
*Michael Forrester* - Let us bind together, join forces and show those who
love power what power really is.
The post The World As We Know It Has Changed & There Is No Going Back To
What We Were appeared first on Waking Times.
13 Hours Could Be More Politically Significant Because It Doesn’t Politicize Benghazi
[image: 13 Hours - 900]
I went to see 13 Hours on opening night in Dallas. It's a visually
beautiful and deeply moving film that tells the truth on a topic of urgent
importance. It depicts the effects on the ground of America's feckless
foreign... more »
Oregon Standoff Leader Attends Meeting, Hears Chants of ‘Go’
[image: Renee Irvin holds a sign during a rally against the occupation of
the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by Ammon Bundy and his armed
followers, while joining the rally at the Federal Building in Eugene, Ore.,
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016.]
The leader of an armed group who took over a national wildlife refuge in
southeastern Oregon weeks ago joined hundreds of area residents at a tense
community meeting -- listening quietly as many loudly chanted at him to
“go.” Ammon... more »
Davos World Economic Delegates Fret About China Slowdown, Big Bank Debt, Cheap Oil
[image: Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF,
Christine Lagarde speaks during a panel session on the first day of the
Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland,
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016.]
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- A prevailing sense of anxiety was in the air in
the Swiss ski resort of Davos as the World Economic Forum kicked off
Wednesday with delegates fretting about the turbulence in financial
markets, slowdown in China... more »
Exclusive AP: Oldest Christian Monastery in Iraq is Razed
[image: This Nov. 7, 2008, photo shows St. Elijah's Monastery on the
outskirts of Mosul, Iraq, about 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of
Baghdad. St. Elijah’s served as a center of the regional Christian
community for centuries, attracting worshippers from throughout the region
to pray with its priests.]
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) -- The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced
to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group’s
relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites. For 1,400 years the
compound survived assaults by... more »
Left-Leaning Elites Eating Their Own: Oscars in Turmoil Over Lack of Racial Diversity
[image: In this Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 photo, Comedian Chris Rock speaks
during an event celebrating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther
King Jr. at the Riverside Church in New York. Rock, who is scheduled to
host the Oscars Feb. 28, has unveiled a new promotion for the broadcast,
calling the ceremony "The White BET Awards."]
NEW YORK (AP) -- Growing calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards over the
lack of diversity among this year’s Oscar nominees are forcing stars to
choose sides and threatening to throw the movie industry’s biggest night of
the... more »
Untitled
*NYC liberal encounters NYC blacks*
*Even after documenting a total breakdown of order and discipline, he
cannot bring himself to say that what is needed is the re-establishment of
high-discipline schools for difficult pupils*
IN 2008, Ed Boland, a well-off New Yorker who had spent 20 years as an
executive at a non-profit, had a midlife epiphany: He should leave his
white-glove world, the galas at the Waldorf and drinks at the Yale Club,
and go work with the city’s neediest children.
The Battle for Room 314: My Year of Hope and Despair in a New York City
High School is Boland’s ... more »
From Peacekeeper To Arms Dealer
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/
Stephen Harper claimed that his government was all about free trade. But
recent data begs the question, "What kind of trade?" Elizabeth Thompson, at
*ipolitics*, reports:
Canada’s arms exports shot up while Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s
Conservative government was in office, fuelled by higher sales to countries
like Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Mexico and Austria.
Between 2006 and 2013, the last year for which numbers are available,
Canada’s exports of military goods to countries outside the United States
rose... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Selections of Higher Energetics illuminate all
*Selections of Higher Energetics illuminate all*
by ÉirePort
Selections of Higher Energetics illuminate all.
Energetics comply with the Nova Gaia patterns.
Fellowship follows release.
Countdown sequentials have commenced.
ÉirePort | January 20, 2016 at 09:09 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL:
http://wp.me/p2sFUY-wZ
Death Ticket
A random search found me this. To the side, the "White Stripes" version was
featured. Never actually heard the "White Stripes." In my opinion they
massacred the song. This version is amazing.
Untitled
*World's hottest year declaration expected amid dangerous winter weather*
*Just a passing mention of El Nino towards the end. No acknowledgement
that it will be El Nino, not CO2, that is responsible for the recent high
temperatures. How do we know that? We know it because previous El Ninos
have been accompanied by big temperature jumps followed by much lower
temperatures afterward.And CO2 levels have not suddenly leapt. They cannot
account for a temperature jump. The following ppm figures from Cape Grim
are for the recent November averages: 388.94 2011; 391.17 2012; 393.... more »
10 Healthy Organic Snack Recipes For Kids
10 HEALTHY ORGANIC FOODs FOR KIDS
Does your kid always ask for junk or instant foods? Do you worry your kid
is not eating healthy? Well, if you want your child to say no to unhealthy
processed food reading this post may be of help.
If you want to ensure your child is eating healthy at home, making organic
food is a delicious option. Read on to find some delicious organic recipes!
TOP TEN ORGANIC RECIPES FOR KIDS:
Remember to use only organic food for kids for the recipes you prepare:
1. Muffin Sandwich:
You Will Need:
English muffins
Eggs
Milk
Cheddar cheese slices
Organic meat
Oil
Sa... more »
Syrian Army Defeats Terrorists Using Motorbikes
The latest successful tactic that the Syrian army has deployed to fight
terrorists in Syria is the use of motorbikes in the battlefield. Occupied
since 2012, the town of Salma was recaptured from the militants by the
Syrian Army last week. Their success in taking back the town in
north-eastern Latakia near the Turkish border was due to their secret
weapon, the motorbike. The bikes allowed the army to use the same tactics
as the militants by being able to navigate or spearhead an attack through
narrow streets laden with mines, debris and snipers. Sputnik reports: The
city’s narrow al... more »
Loaves and Fishes: Our Gifts Multiplied to Nourish Those in Need
[image: Loaves and Fishes - 900]
The story of Jesus taking one boy's meal and using it to feed a multitude
is one of the few miracles recorded in all four gospels, which signals
there must be something especially significant here. The story, I am
convinced,... more »
RIP, Bob Carter
I have met this man twice in 2010, in Chicago and Sydney, both for an
international climate conference. In Chicago, I just listened to him during
a coffee break. In Sydney, I told him that I'm a good friend of Willie
Soon, Bob replied, "Ahh, all friends of Willie are also my friends" and
gave me a firm handshake and a nice smile. Very friendly, warm and
intelligent. Sad to hear this. RIP, Bob.
Some reports today:
(1) *"Professor Bob Carter (74) has been a key figure in the Global Warming
debate, doing exactly what good professors ought to do — challenging
paradigms, speaking inter... more »
LIGO rumors reflect genuine, healthy excitement
Steven T. Corneliussen of Physics Today wrote a somewhat critical text
about the wave of LIGO rumors that escalated one week ago:
Physics gossip vs. physics news
Cosmologist Lawrence Krauss is often cited as a source, mainly because his
rumors are relatively quickly spread through a large number of his Twitter
followers. Your humble correspondent is often quoted as the propagator of
the most precise rumors. Wait for February 11th to hear the announcement.
And you will learn about at least two events. And at least one of them will
be the detection of a merger of two black holes each ... more »
Military Photo of the Day: January 20, 2016
[image: Fueling in Iraq-900]
U.S. Air Force airmen deliver fuel to coalition bases in Iraq in support of
operations against ISIS on Dec. 16, 2015. Thank you to all of our nation’s
service members for risking their lives during the war against ISIS and... more »
The Coming Age of Financial Triage (HELP!) Democratic Debate: Alan Greenspan’s Spouse Should Not Have Co-Hosted Democratic Debate (Maybe the Republican?)
Big Bank Stocks Have Been Crushed: Here’s Why Get Ready to Live the Sequel
to “The Big Short” _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Coming Era of Financial TriageJanuary
19, 2016Virtually every major program of every major nation-state is
financially unsustainable going forward.Though triage is typically used in
a medical setting, we are entering an era when financial triage will
increasingly be necessary on a
Philip L. Russell : El Peña Nieto de México a mediados de su término
La baja aprobación del presidente refleja no solo su desempeño pero también
la inhabilidad de su gobierno para atender los problemas básicos del país.
Por Philip L. Russell | The Rag Blog | 4 de enero, 2016 Traducido del
inglés … finish reading Philip L. Russell :
El Peña Nieto de México a mediados de
su término
Tweet For Today
The Military’s Robotic Ghost Ship Passes Critical Test
https://t.co/QCZMzfPHeZ (Mar '15) pic.twitter.com/zvnAY3g8US
— Defense One (@DefenseOne) January 19, 2016
"California’s Methane Gas Leak Environmental Catastrophe Explained"
*"California’s Methane Gas Leak Environmental Catastrophe Explained"*
by TheLipTV2
"The Aliso Canyon gas leak, which is currently polluting Southern
California, is examined with Timothy O’Connor, the Director of
Environmental Defense Fund’s Oil and Gas Program in California, following
the news that Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Wednesday
in Porter Ranch, where thousands of residents have been evacuated. O’Connor
explains the health and environmental effects of methane emissions, the
dangers of the gas leak relief plan, the Southern California Gas Company’s
respo... more »
Has Russian Aristrikes In Syria Shifted The Momentum Of The War In Favour Of The Assad Regime?
A boy inspects his school, which activists say was damaged in an airstrike
carried out by the Russian air force in the Syrian town of Injara, in
Aleppo province, on Jan. 12, 2016. (Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)
*Washington Post:* *Russian airstrikes are working in Syria — enough to put
peace talks in doubt*
BEIRUT — Russia’s military intervention in Syria is finally generating
gains on the ground for Syrian government forces, tilting the battlefield
in favor of President Bashar al-Assad to such an extent that the Obama
administration’s quest for a negotiated settlement to the war suddenly... more »
Picture Of The Day
*Scout Sniper *
A Marine fires on a target with the M40A5 sniper rifle at Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 12, 2016. The student is participating in the 2nd
Marine Division Combat Skills Center Pre-Scout Sniper course. Participants
learn skills such as stalking, camouflage, land navigation and
marksmanship. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul S. Martinez
Post Election Commentary Linkfest Madness
*Election night at Hung Tz-yung's HQ in Daya. What a wonderful moment.*
*MEDIA*
*Normal*
- Telegraph on three women who inspired Tsai Ing-wen
- BBC's Cindy Sui on Tsai as a person
- TIME: Tsai Ing-wen now most powerful woman in the Chinese speaking
world.
- AFP on the election, with quotes from Jon Sullivan at U of Nottingham
- NYTimes: Tsai faces weak economy, Beijing
- NHK: Discusses outcome, identity
- USA Today
- Philippines Kicker News
- The Independent
- Daily Mail: Voters turn their backs on closer ties
- WashPost: Onus on China to respond
... more »
British Rules of Engagement Stipulate That A Sniper Must Warn The Enemy Before He Can Shoot Them
*The Telegraph*: *'British sniper investigated for not shouting warning in
Iraq'*
Veterans group expresses outrage at unlawful killing investigation despite
fact that lethal shot prevented insurgent firing rocket propelled grenade
at British base.
A British sniper is being investigated for shooting dead an Iraqi insurgent
preparing to fire a rocket propelled grenade because he did not shout a
warning, according to a pressure group representing former members of the
armed forces.
The group, UK Veterans One Voice, says the unidentified soldier is the
subject of an inquiry by the I... more »
Chief Scientists Parting Gaffes.
"Don't flinch" is outgoing Chief Scientist Ian Chubb's parting advice for
scientists facing a wide range of detractors (link)
Professor Chubb will this week end his 5-year term as Chief Scientist.
"I can only say to scientists: don't flinch. Do your work; do it according
to the trusted methods of ethical science and talk regularly to the public
... their support, and the weight and quality of evidence, must always
trump make-believe."
As we know, the realist scientists "do it according to the trusted methods
of ethical science" whereas the shrill turn the scientific method around... more »
The GOP Brand Is In The Toilet And Herr Trumpf Is The Most Hated Candidate Of 2016
Before dropping out of the primary race, Lindsey Graham may never have
reached the 3% threshold of support anywhere but the mass media loves his
sassy demeanor anyway, and gives him more airtime than almost any other
member of Congress. This morning he was on *Fox and Friends* again
demeaning Herr Trumpf and Ted Cruz, rivals to Jeb Bush, the candidate who
would presumably give ole Lindsey a cabinet position so he would never have
to pander to a bunch of racist rednecks and Know Nothings in Spartanburg,
Greenville and Anderson again. He told Fox viewers that Ted Cruz, with whom
he ... more »
Can Congress Get Its Swagger Back?
[image: In this Jan. 7, 2016 file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis.
talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Two fresh faces in the
Republican Party, Ryan and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, are offering
messages of openness and diversity that could answer the GOP
establishment’s increasingly desperate search for an antidote to the loud
pronouncements of presidential front-runner Donald Trump.]
According to the Constitution, the legislature is the first and most
powerful branch of government. And yet, many believe -- on the left and the
right -- that the institution ha... more »
Untitled
*From* *Jenna Orkin*
Caught On Tape: 1,000 Dutch Villagers Storm Town Hall In Anti-Migrant Melee
Patchwork ploughing: Australian farmer creates huge geometric artwork to
fight soil erosion
Washington Unveils Investigation Into "Russian Meddling" In The EU
And You Thought QE Was Over: The Fed Will Monetize Half Of This Year's U.S.
Treasury Issuance
Hedge Fund Which Predicted The Subprime Crisis Expects Massive Yuan
Devaluation In 2016
China Wades Into Mid-East Melodrama As Xi Makes First Presidential Trip To
Saudi Arabia, Iran
Dutch Politician: Male Refugees Are "Testosterone Bombs," ... more »
Emergency: Contaminated Michigan Water Causing Hair To Fall Out
A state of emergency has been declared in Michigan as 100,000 of Flint city
residents drank contaminated water that they say is causing their hair to
fall out. The reason for contamination has been blamed on inadequate
chemical treatment of water that contained lead leached from old pipes in
2014. YourNewsWire reader, Kushal Kumar, points out that a prediction of
this exact scenario had been published in an astrological
article entitled – “Astrological probable alerts for US in year 2016” –
last year on 15 October, 2015. The prediction stated: “Use or storage of
chemicals radiation ... more »
Palin’s Endorsement of Trump Long on Praise, But Will It Help?
[image: AMES, IA - JANUARY 19: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at
Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center at Iowa State University on
January 19, 2016 in Ames, IA. Palin endorsed Donald Trump's run for the
Republican presidential nomination.]
It had been rumored for a while and then announced this afternoon, as The
Stream’s Al Perrotta reported earlier: Former Republican vice-presidential
candidate and political celebrity Sarah Palin has endorsed Donald Trump for
president. Now the question is, will it... more »
Are We At the Cusp Of A New Nuclear Arms Race?
Titan II Nuclear Missile in Silo (Image from Flickr)
*Gordon Adams & Richard Sokolsky, Defense One*: *Obama Is About To Launch A
New Nuclear Arms Race. There’s a Better Way.*
The United States is on the cusp of launching an unnecessary, expensive,
and potentially dangerous plan to modernize its strategic nuclear forces,
helping stimulate what is being called a “new nuclear arms race.” Before
Washington starts down this path, it needs to step back and ask, “How much
is enough?” or, as the Cold War adage went, “How high do we need to make
the rubble bounce? The United States can deter... more »
Will The Lifting Of Sanctions Benefit Iran's Revolutionary Guards?
Members of the revolutionary guard attend the anniversary ceremony of
Iran's Islamic Revolution at the Khomeini shrine in the Behesht Zahra
cemetery, south of Tehran, February 1, 2012. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
*Reuters:** Iran's elite Guards to gain regional, economic power in
post-sanctions era*
Iran's Revolutionary Guards did well under international sanctions, and the
elite military force is destined to become still richer now they've been
lifted.
Iran's clerical rulers have supported economic growth of the Guards,
rewarding the group for sanctions-busting as well as suppressing... more »
Female Refugees Reveal Horrifying Journeys of Sexual Abuse
[image: In this Jan. 14, 2016 file photo, Syrian refugees inside the border
wait to be approved to get into Jordan, in the Hadalat reception area, near
the northeastern Jordanian border with Syria, and Iraq, near the town of
Ruwaished, Jordan. The Senate will consider new rigorous screening
procedures for Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to enter the United States
as national security looms large for voters in an election year.]
Female refugees are subject to sexual abuse "at every stage of their
journey" to Europe, according to a report from Amnesty International
released Sunday. T... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Liquid Mind VII: Reflection”
Liquid Mind, “Liquid Mind VII: Reflection” (Full Album)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojsJONaD0RY
CIA Pilot Swears Oath: Planes Did Not Bring Towers Down On 9/11
Former CIA and commercial pilot John Lear has come forward and sworn an
affidavit stating that the Twin Towers were not bought to the ground by
planes crashing into them. In his expert opinion the official version of
events that claims two planes crashed into the towers is actually
“physically impossible.” With reports from the Kremlin this week that
President Putin is ready to release satellite images proving that the Twin
Towers were destroyed by “controlled demolition” rather than by the force
of two planes, enormous strides towards disproving the official 9/11
Commission version... more »
Insomnia Is The Future – Researchers Say Sleep Is Becoming Obsolete
As technology improves at an ever-increasing pace, researchers say our
bodies have not yet had a chance to catch up with the demands these new
technologies place on our bodies and minds. The answer, they say, is to
eliminate sleep altogether as humans evolve to cope with the technological
demands of the future. A ‘biohacker’ has said that he believes that in the
near future sleep will be eliminated altogether, and has developed a few
techniques (dubbed ‘sleep hacking’) to help function successfully on very
little sleep. Vice.com reports: Often at the cost of sleep, our most
valuable... more »
British Asset ‘Jihadi John’ Killed In Syria, ISIS Confirm
ISIS have confirmed that British jihadist ‘Jihadi John’ has been killed in
airstrike in Syria, in a recent issue of their IS’ magazine. British
campaign group Cage claim that Jihadi John, whose real name is Mohammed
Emwazi was interrogated by MI5 before its agents tried to recruit him as an
informant. He was reportedly killed in November last year by a US drone
strike in Syria. RT.com reports: Jihadi John “finally achieved” what he has
“sought for so long” on November 12, 2015, the pamphlet said. From August
2014, Jihadi John appeared in a series of graphic videos uploaded to
YouTu... more »
Tsunami Of One Billion Migrants To Hit Europe, Says Davos Leader
Davos leader Klaus Schwab has said that an impending global economic crash
will cause a huge “tsunami of migrants” to hit Europe. The founder of the
World Economic Forum (WEF) says he believes that the plunging prices of
commodities is a warning sign of a huge economic disaster about to hit the
entire world. “Look how many countries in Africa, for example, depend on
the income from oil exports … Now imagine 1 billion inhabitants, imagine
they all move north,” Schwab said in a recent interview. Breitbart.com
reports: As a solution, Schwab advocates a greater sense of solidarity with... more »
Sanders Up 27 Points on Clinton in NH, Says New Poll
[image: Sanders]
Bernie Sanders is beating Hillary Clinton by 27 points in New Hampshire,
according to a new CNN/WMUR poll. The Vermont senator is the favorite of 60
percent of the Granite State’s likely Democratic primary voters, compared
to 33 percent for Clinton....
Continue reading *“Sanders Up 27 Points on Clinton in NH, Says New Poll”*
at *thehill.com*.
Why Is The CIA Supporting Syrian Rebel Groups With Ties To Al Qaeda?
Rebel fighters carry their weapons as they take positions in the town of
Kafr Nabudah, in Hama province, Syria, on which forces loyal to Syria's
President Bashar al-Assad are carrying out offensives to take control of
the town, October 11, 2015. Reuters/Ammar Abdullah
*Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Nathaniel Barr, Daily Beast*: *The CIA’s Syria
Program and the Perils of Proxies*
After fighting al Qaeda and its affiliates for a decade and a half, the CIA
is now helping them gain ground in Syria.
Almost every aspect of the Obama administration’s policy toward Syria has
been scrutinized,... more »
Nelson Report Compilation
[image: DSC09350]
*A reporter readies at NPP party HQ in Daya, Taichung on election night*
Stored below the READ MORE link... starts with Tsai's speech on election
night in English and Chinese
For Immediate Release
Jan. 16, 2016
"We Have Embarked on the First Mile toward Reform"
President-Elect Tsai Ing-wen's Address to
DPP Campaign Victory Rally
[TAIPEI] - To the friends here with us at the rally, standing by the
television, young people watching the live-stream online, and all people of
Taiwan, good evening.
I would like to thank my running mate, Dr. Chen Chien-jen, my campaign
... more »
Bob Carter according to Climate Misinformer UNSkeptical UNScience (SS)
The loss of Professor Bob Carter is a loss to the world of truth, a loss to
the world of Science and in fact a loss to the world.
The despicable Climate Misinformers at *UN*Skeptical *UN*Science (SS) have
a post under the lying title of Climate Misinformer: Bob Carter.
This is just a repeat of the misinformation in their Global Warming and Climate
Change Myths. These "myths" have all been debunked by this blog's *SS Myths
debunked.*
*An example:*
"CO2 is not a pollutant"
Through its impacts on the climate, CO2 presents a danger to public health
and welfare, and thus qualifies as... more »
Jan. 19: My, the Irving press is awful
The first section has news like a Tim Horton's being closed for a few days.
The big headline says that the federal government might agree to help local
infrastructure projects. Well, yeah. It might. Or it might not. So what's
the big story?
Then there's a story that the food banks (all charity operations) have
bought a new building. At least 3,000 people depend on that charity to stay
alive. How about the next time Mr. Irving looks for a handout or a really
cheap price on something, we tell him to go to a charity?
Then, with the whole world seemingly in an economic crash, the edit... more »
Rand Paul Hits The Nail On The Head: Audit The Ted
I have to say this Rand Paul swipe at Ted Cruz is hilarious-- and I just
couldn't resist sharing it. Disclaimer: *DWT* is not Cruz-country. But we
have a sense of humor and love laughing along with our Republican friends.
Rand:
Recently, Senator Ted Cruz decided to skip the vote on "Audit The Fed."
Cruz has claimed to be been a long time supporter of "Audit The Fed" but
when the vote came up in the Senate he was no where to be found.
However, this is not the first issue that Ted Cruz has flip flopped on or
failed to address. Ted Cruz also supported the repeal of the Patriot Act,... more »
‘New York Values': Cruz, Trump and History
[image: Brooklyn Bridge New York City - 900]
The spirited exchange between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on what constitutes
"New York values" was a high point of the Charleston Republican debate.
Trump won the televised exchange, citing the Big Apple's heroic response to
the atrocities of September... more »
Economic News , Data & Views ( January 19 , 2016 ) Overview - ( 1. Every Equity Index Below Its 200 - Day Moving Average. 2. Commodity Crush - % Below All Time Highs . 3. Symbiotic Relation Between Brent Oil & The Russian Ruble. ) Asia / Emerging Nations ( 1. Turkey Items Of Note. 2. China Items - Yuan / Market Fluctuations/ Economic Items. 4. MENA Items - Syria / ISIS / Libya In Focus . 4. Refugee Related Items. 5. Iran vs Saudi Arabia - Political and Oil Battles . 6. Commodity Crush Items - Emerging Nation Related Items. 7. Currency Crush Continues To hit Emerging Nations. 8.Tuesday's Odds & Ends ) Europe In Focus ( 1. Refugee Related Items - European Political Aspects. 2. Russian Reserves At Risk Of Being Run down in 18 Months Says Bill Browder. 3. Greece Items Of Note - Economy / Troika./ Refugee Situation 4.Odds & Ends )
Evening wrap......
Overview........
*Charlie Bilello, CMT* @MktOutperform 2h
2 hours ago
Every equity index in the world is below its 200-day moving average. Only
more QE/negative rates can save us.
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*Charlie Bilello, CMT* @MktOutperform 5h
5 hours ago
% Below All-Time High
Nat Gas: 86% Crude: 80% Silver: 72% Sugar: 68% Coffee: 66% Copper: 58%
Lumber: 50% Gold: 43%
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*Charlie Bilello, CMT* @MktOutperform 8h
8 hours ago
Russian Ruble and Crude at new lows.
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Navy SEAL Turns Over Picture Of Bin Laden's Body
Speaking out: Former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette appeared on US TV show 60
Minutes this week to discuss his book. CBS said they disguised his
appearance for his safety
*Matthew Cole, The Intercept*: *Navy SEAL Turns Over Picture Of Bin Laden's
Body, Faces Investigation Of Business Ties*
A FORMER NAVY SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden and wrote a bestselling book
about the raid is now the subject of a widening federal criminal
investigation into whether he used his position as an elite commando for
personal profit while on active duty, according to two people familiar with
the case.
Ma... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What's that glowing in the distance? Although it may look like a
lighthouse, the rays of light near the horizon actually emanate from the
Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Greece. Some temple lights are even
reflected in the Aegean Sea in the foreground.
*Click image for larger size.*
Although meant to be a monument to the sea, in this image, the temple's
lights seem to be pointing out locations on the sky. For example, the wide
ray toward the right fortuitously points toward the Lagoon Nebula in the
central band of our Milky Way, which runs diagonally down the image from
the upp... more »
Chet Raymo, "Cosmic View"
*"Cosmic View"*
by Chet Raymo
"When writing about Philip and Phylis Morrison's "Powers of Ten" I found I
had made the following notation in the flyleaf, perhaps a 15 or more years
ago:
Britannica
32 volumes
1000 pages per vol
1200 words per page
5 letters/wd
=200 million letters
So, 200 million letters in the 32 volume set of the Encyclopedia
Britannica. Why was I making that estimate? I can think of several
possibilities. Perhaps…
*1.* I was making a comparison with the number of nucleotide pairs in the
human DNA; that is, the number of steps- ATTGCCCTAA, ... more »
In A Trumpf Regime, Will You Be A Thought Criminal?
A few days ago, we mentioned in passing that fans of Herr Trumpf are
"looking for a fuehrer, a caudillo... end of story." It isn't the first
time we've attributed Trumpf's rise in popularity-- despite his obvious
short-comings-- to this need for a powerful daddy figure among-- I hate to
say it-- life's losers. Buffeted by economic and cultural stresses, utterly
brainwashed by the twisted faux-reality of Hate Talk Radio and Fox News,
millions of Americans are ready to give up on democracy. Many aren't
comfortable with-- or even capable of-- abstract thought. Jeb might think
of the... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 19, 2016
Militant Islamist fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of
northern Raqqa province June 30, 2014. (Reuters)
*David Ignatius, Washington Post:* *Defeating the Islamic State Will Be a
Long War*
TAMPA, Fla. -- There's a scary disconnect between the somber warnings you
hear privately from military leaders about the war against the Islamic
State and the glib debating points coming from Republican and Democratic
politicians.
The politicians fulminate about defeating the terrorists, but they don't
talk much about the costs or sacrifices that will be required. The general... more »
"We Will Remember..."
"Qui tacet consentire videtur, ubi loqui debuit ac potuit."
("He who is silent is taken to agree; he ought to have spoken when he was
able to.")
- Roman proverb
When Taking the RU-486 Pill Failed, She Came to Us with Her Crisis Pregnancy
[image: BabyFist-FullSize - 900]
Weeks ago, I walked into our crisis pregnancy center and witnessed a
miracle. I have been volunteering as a counselor for over 7 years now and
never before have I seen this. I was honored to see God's handiwork up... more »
Obama Admin Backs Effort to Label Products Made by Jewish Businesses in West Bank
[image: Jewish businesses]
The State Department on Tuesday defended efforts by the European Union to
explicitly label goods produced by Jewish businesses in the West Bank. The
EU moved to single out Jewish goods produced in disputed areas of the West
Bank. Over...
Continue reading *“Obama Admin Backs Effort to Label Products Made by
Jewish Businesses in West Bank”* at *freebeacon.com*.
Banks Brace for Oil Loan Implosion- Big Banks Cringe? Oil Industry Bailout?
Just a quick news item. Had one of those hectic days today.
Considering the stock market activity since 2016 reared it's head..??
*CNN Money *
Firms on Wall Street helped bankroll America's energy boom, financing very
expensive drilling projects that ended up flooding the world with oil.
Now that the oil glut has caused prices to crash below $30 a barrel,
turmoil is rippling through the energy industry and souring many of those
loans. Dozens of oil companies have gone bankrupt and the ones that haven't
are feeling enough financial stress to slash spending and cut tens of
thousands ... more »
Billionaires coaltion pleased with Oxfam report, look for more progress in amassing wealth
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Reacting to the news from Oxfam that the richest 62 billionaires are worth
as much as half the world's population, a coalition of the top five
billionaires announced today that they were pleased with their progress in
cornering so much wealth but "much more needs to be done."
Noting that as recently as 2010, it took 388 billionaires to match the
worth of half the world's population, a coalition proclaimed that its goal
now was to reduce this number from the current 62 to five: "We will renew
our efforts to build our fortunes, " a coalition spokesperson explained.
"Our expert... more »
Vale Bob Carter
Joanne Nova writes
The world would be a much better place if it were a world with more Bob
Carters.
Read Joanne's tribute to Bob - Bob Carter- a great man gone far too soon
From Joe Bast of Heartland - Dr. Robert M. Carter, R.I.P
In 2010 Czech President Vaclav Klaus wrote:
Thank heavens for Bob CarterThe Australian professor deserves thanks and
praise for repudiating the heretic-hunting climate orthodoxy
Last word to Christopher Monckton
We will remember him. He was our clearest voice of truth
World News Briefs -- January 19, 2016
*New York Times*: *U.N. Quantifies the Suffering in an Iraq Divided and
Under Attack*
BAGHDAD — It was weeks ago that Iraqi and United States officials declared
the city of Ramadi liberated from the Islamic State, yet the fighting has
dragged on in some neighborhoods. As Iraqi commandos advance slowly, house
to house and under American air cover, hundreds of civilians are still
fleeing the violence, many of them malnourished.
One of them is Abdul Hameed, who several days ago reached government lines.
There, women and children are shunted to one camp, and the men to another
to be ... more »
Supreme Court Blocks Arkansas Law Banning Abortions After Baby’s Heart Starts Beating
[image: baby's heart]
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to hear a case involving a pro-life
law in Arkansas that would ban abortion when the baby's heart starts
beating. At 22 days into pregnancy, before most women know they are
pregnant, unborn children...
Continue reading *“Supreme Court Blocks Arkansas Law Banning Abortions
After Baby’s Heart Starts Beating”* at *lifenews.com*.
Former General: Obama’s Air Campaign against ISIS Is Incredibly Weak
[image: U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, from the 335th Expeditionary
Fighter Squadron, circle around a cave in eastern Afghanistan after bombing
it with 2,000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions, Nov. 26, 2009. The 335th
is deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from Seymour Johnson Air Force
Base, N.C.]
The Obama administration's bombardment campaign against the Islamic State
is incredibly soft, according to a former general. Retired Air Force Lt.
Gen. David Deptula, who oversaw the air campaign for Desert Storm, said
that while hundreds of daily airstrikes aren't... more »
Five Bright Planets Align For The First Time Since 2005
All the planets of the solar system that could be visible to the naked eye
will be on display simultaneously in the predawn sky starting on January
20, for 2 to 4 weeks. The celestial event will show all the five bright
planets forming a diagonal line across the sky. You will need to get up
early and the view will of course depend on weather conditions, but at
least you have several days over the coming weeks to look for the planetary
alignment. In Britain, the planets will be visible at around 6.45am on
January 20, but astronomers have said the best view is likely to be in the
earl... more »
As We Shift - 5 Steps to Speed it up
What is clear in this process of expansion is the effect of our
contribution. There are no insignificant acts. Acts of love or loss, peace
or anxiety, resignation or expectation, are productive. We are creative.
This is not a reactionary term. Creation is action.
If you “get” nothing else, get this; you are a consistently creative being.
As the frequency increases, your ability to utilize the available range
expands with it. Appreciate what you now have in your toolkit, and utilize
it. This will bring about a more rapid pace for “mainstream disclosure” and
yield a quicker transf... more »
Satire: "Palin Endorsement Widens Trump’s Lead Among Idiots"
*"Palin Endorsement Widens Trump’s Lead Among Idiots"*
by Andy Borowitz
DES MOINES, Iowa (The Borowitz Report)— “An endorsement from former Alaska
Governor Sarah Palin is expected to widen Donald J. Trump’s already
impressive lead among so-called “idiot voters,” an aide to the billionaire
said on Tuesday. While Trump was previously thought to have a lock on the
idiot vote heading into the Iowa caucuses, a recent surge by Senator Ted
Cruz, of Texas, has put the idiots back in play.
Cruz has worked tirelessly in recent weeks to tailor his message to
undecided idiots, even revamping h... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Greenwood, California, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
Story Behind the Panthers, Seattle Post Game Prayer Photo
[image: NFL Prayer Photo - 400]
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Sunday, National Football League (NFL) fans in the NFC
and AFC watched the Carolina Panthers game against the Seattle Seahawks.
For fans and players of both conferences, it’s an opportunity to see who
your opponent will be for...
Continue reading *“Story Behind the Panthers, Seattle Post Game Prayer
Photo”* at *wfmynews2.com*.
"Equals..."
"I like pigs.
Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us.
Pigs treat us as equals."
- Sir Winston Churchill
"Winning Isn’t Everything: Competing with Yourself"
*"Winning Isn’t Everything: Competing with Yourself"*
by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"When we are satisfied with our life, we do not look for experiences of
winning and losing to define our self-worth. The urges that drive us to
compete with others tend to be straightforward. Years of both evolution and
societal influences have shaped us to pit ourselves against our peers. The
needs and desires that inspire us to compete with ourselves, however, are
entirely personal and thus far more complex. A need to outdo our earlier
efforts—to confirm that we have grown as individuals—can motiv... more »
Mohawk Nation News RED-X GHOST SHIPS
http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2016/01/19/red-x-ghost-ships/
California Gas Leak Is Nuclear: Radioactivity Puts Millions At Risk
The California methane gas leak in Porter Ranch is now emitting radioactive
waste into the atmosphere, effecting the health of millions of residents
across California as they breathe in radon dust, radiation damage, and
their food and water supply get contaminated with the deadly toxins.
According to the video report below, officials in California dumped nuclear
waste from a local nuclear power plant into a nearby lake in 2015, the
contents of which is now being pumped into the atmosphere. Sott.net
reports: Please take 11 minutes to watch this video report: Take note of
6:20 minute... more »
The Poet: Kerrie Hardie, “What's Left”
*“What's Left” *
“I used to wait for the flowers,
my pleasure reposed on them.
Now I like plants before they get to the blossom.
Leafy ones – foxgloves, comfrey, delphiniums –
fleshy tiers of strong leaves pushing up
into air grown daily lighter and more sheened
with bright dust like the eyeshadow
that tall young woman in the bookshop wears,
its shimmer and crumble on her white lids.
The washing sways on the line, the sparrows pull
at the heaps of drying weeds that I've left around.
Perhaps this is middle age. Untidy, unfinished,
knowing there'll never be time now to finish,
liking the... more »
Untitled
*Mauling MLK's Legacy*
Jan. 18 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday celebrating the
man who in 1963 dreamed that “my four little children will one day live in
a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by
the content of their character.” Fifty-three years later, leftists,
especially those indoctrinating our children in public schools, are making
an utter mockery of that concept.
Illinois' New Trier High School is but one example. While most Americans
were enjoying the federal holiday, New Trier has made the day a mandatory
school day, durin... more »
High-level CIA: Elite are Satanists
*"The Open-Source Everything Manifesto: Transparency, Truth, and Trust" by
Robert David Steele (2012).*
*Title: High-level CIA: Elite are Satanists. Source: The Alex Jones
Channel. Date Published: January 19, 2016. Description: *
Former high level CIA operative Robert David Steele gives Alex Jones an
inside look into just how corrupt the elite are.
Guess Who Else Produces $1 Per Barrel Oil? The Kurds
[image: A worker is seen at the Tawke oil refinery near the village of
Zacho, in the autonomous Iraqi region of Kurdistan, on May 31, 2009. Iraq's
self-ruled Kurdish region will begin exporting crude oil for the first time
on June 1, piping up to 90,000 bpd to its neighbours, officials said.
Initial exports will be around 40,000 barrels per day from the Taq Taq
field in the province of Arbil and another 50,000 bpd from the Tawke field
in Dohuk, company officials told AFP.]
The Kurdish government may be in some serious financial trouble due to low
oil prices, but the region is also ho... more »
Astronomy: “I’m STILL Not Sayin’ Aliens. But This Star Is Really Weird”
*“I’m STILL Not Sayin’ Aliens. But This Star Is Really Weird”*
By Phil Plait
“OK, this is getting pretty weird. First, a little background: You’ve
probably heard of the star KIC 8462852 (though maybe by it’s nickname,
Tabby’s Star, after Tabetha Boyajian, the woman who led the team that
discovered its behavior). It’s the star that got a lot of press late last
year because it was acting funny. Astronomers poking through the
observations of the star by the Kepler spacecraft found it was undergoing a
series of apparently random dips in brightness. Some of these dips were
serious, with... more »
Bring Back Our Borders: Europe Collapse Is Coming, Says Expert
Geopolitical expert, Martin Berger, has said that the collapse of the
European Union is now “inevitable” as the refugee crisis continues to grow
and countries begin closing down their borders – departing from what he
says is the founding principles of a European Union. The havoc created by
incoming refugees, some of which are terrorists in disguise, has caused
European citizens to take to the streets in protest amid a crumbling
empire, Berger says. Sputniknews.com reports: “The Middle Eastern wars will
not go away, as well as smugglers that are profiting off people who flee
their h... more »
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