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Scientists managed to eliminate HIV-1 DNA from T cell genomes in human lab cultures. It will take time for advanced use in humans, but it is a remarkable accomplishment.
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Gulf Coast Residents Crash Oil Lease Auction, Chanting ‘Shut It Down’
Scientists managed to eliminate HIV-1 DNA from T cell genomes in human lab cultures. It will take time for advanced use in humans, but it is a remarkable accomplishment.
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Do You Back Plutocracy? Meet Randy Perkins, The DCCC's Worst Florida Pick Of 2016
*DCCC found another rich crook to shove down Democrats' throats* We've been writing a lot about Thomas Frank's thesis that the Democratic Party, institutionally-speaking, has abandoned the working class and transmogrified itself into a Republican-lite party that represents the interests of the professional class--as he calls it, "the top 10%." We've been making the point for almost a decade that the DCCC-- starting with Rahm Emanuel but accelerating under economic royalists Chris Van Hollen and Steve Israel (as well as under Israel's pathetic current sock puppet)-- has disqualified ... more »
(Entire Ruling Class of USA USA USA Fails UP?) Election Fraud Mirrors Bankster Fraud (JPMorgan and Donald Trump Have Unusual Trading Patterns)
Paul Ryan Running? Dear Cruz Scandalmongers: This May Not Bounce the Way You Want It To Bounce 45 Years and Counting: Sustaining Power of “The Powell Memo” The tentacles spread outward from all types of centers of power. There are no good guys anymore? We must look in new places it seems. And, finally, the voters of the U.S. are angered . . . outraged? Up to now it seemed like (if you
Islamic Jihad Activist Has Been Hacking Into The Israeli Military Drone System For Years
Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters *David Axe, Daily Beast:* *How Islamic Jihad Hacked Israel’s Drones* *An alleged terrorist spent years peering through Israel’s eyes in the sky. And he didn’t need any high-end gear to get it done.* For at least two years, the Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad could see what the Israeli military’s surveillance drones saw. That’s the accusation of Israeli prosecutors, who this week arrested a man they saw hacked into the drones’ video feeds. If true, the hack had obvious value to terrorist leaders as they planned their operations against Israeli troops ... more »
New Survey Casts More Doubt on the Claim of a ‘97% Consensus’ On Global Warming
[image: New Survey Casts More Doubt On The ‘97% Consensus’ On Global Warming] A recent survey conducted by George Mason University of more than 4,000 American Meteorological Society (AMS) members found about one-third of them don't agree with the so-called global warming "consensus" that humans are the cause of most recent warming. The... more »
Ghomeshi Lessons, part 1.
What to write about the trial of the decade? The banal evil of social media hyperbole + a depraved legal system can devour events and regurgitate a perfectly horrifying dawg's breakfast. The cathartic element in this case and trial is a histrionically skilled and malignant narcissist who has benefitted immeasurably from patriarchy AND feminism. Seasoned feminists observed that in the 1970s women acquired the right to say YES enthusiastically to sexual activity. This *revolution* was immediately countered by many men who exploited it to their advantage by denying a woman's right ... more »
Russia's Special Forces Officer In Syria Calls In Air Strike On His Position When He Realized That He Was Surrounded By ISIS Militants
Russian Defense Ministry *RT:* *Danger close: Spotted by ISIS, Russian special forces officer called for fire on himself* A Russian Special Operations Forces officer reportedly called a strike onto himself when he was compromised and surrounded by ISIS militants near Palmyra, where a fierce battle between the Syrian army and terrorists is in full swing. *“A Russian special operations forces [SOF] officer was killed near a town of Palmyra while guiding Russian warplanes to IS [previously ISIS/ISIL] targets,” a military source at Russia’s airbase Khmeimim told Interfax news agency ... more »
The West Is Back To Its Old Colonial Tricks In Libya, Proposes A New King To Unite War-Weary Libyans
*The wicked witch of the west in all her glory. She came, she saw, and an entire nation died. It will be hell on earth if she becomes President.* *An excerpt from, "Long Live the King: Why Restoration of Monarchy in Libya Suits West's Needs" Sputnik News, March 25, 2016: * *The Western political establishment is harboring a plan to restore the monarchy in Libya, US political analyst Phil Butler unveils, adding that the name of the New World Order's Libyan king is Prince Mohammed El Senussi.* Prince Mohammed el-Senussi is a son of Sayyid Hasan ar-Rida al-Mahdi el-Senussi, who was t... more »
Cruz Blasts Trump for National Enquirer Hit Piece
[image: Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a caucus night rally Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)] Ted Cruz is blasting as “completely false” a story in the National Enquirer alleging the GOP candidate has had a string of sexual affairs. Two women said to be involved have already denied the story, including Donald Trump’s own spokeswoman. The Enquirer did not name the... more »
When Party Leaders Abandon Democrats, Democrats Abandon Them Back
Sellus Wilder is the progressive Democrat-- Democratic wing of the Democratic Party-- running for the Kentucky Senate seat currently occupied by Rand Paul. The Democratic Establishment has their own candidate in the primary, Jim Gray, all ready to do all the same old GOP-lite things Democrats do in Kentucky to lose elections. When Wilder spoke at the Bernie Sanders rally in Pikeville this week (video up top) he talked about Democratic voters who are "ready for candidates who aren't afraid to be honest about where they stand, who aren't afraid to *be* Democrats... It's important f... more »
Russian President Putin Appoints Kadyrov As Acting Head Of The Chechen Republic
Ramzan Kadyrov. © Mikhail Klimentyev/Russian president's press service/TASS *The Guardian*:* Putin nominates Ramzan Kadyrov to remain Chechen leader* Russian president backs former rebel fighter despite claims he is linked to murder of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov Vladimir Putin has nominated Chechnya’s controversial leader Ramzan Kadyrov for a new term in office, despite claims that the Chechen had links to the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov last year. Kadyrov, whose term as leader runs out next month, was appointed acting leader by Putin and is expected to stand... more »
Tonight's Movie Is 'Echelon Conspiracy' (2009)
*WNU Editor:* Great film. cannot embed the video, but the link to it* is here.*
Karl Denninger, “Cruz... You’re A Disgrace”
*What's this all about? This, below...* *“Cruz... You’re A Disgrace”* by Karl Denninger "Oh c'mon Ted, you can do better than that. “I want to be crystal clear: these attacks are garbage. For Donald J. Trump to enlist his friends at the National Enquirer and his political henchmen to do his bidding shows you that there is no low Donald won’t go. These smears are completely false, they’re offensive to Heidi and me, they’re offensive to our daughters, and they’re offensive to everyone Donald continues to personally attack. Donald Trump’s consistently disgraceful behavior is beneath th... more »
Ravitch Smears Sanders While Ignoring Clinton's History as Charter Cheerleader
I came across an interview with Diane Ravitch this week that clearly shows her presidential preference, even though she has vowed neutrality in the presidential contest. During the interview, there was this exchange that puts on display the biases of both questioner and respondent: *DB:* Let’s just talk a little more about the other side of the destruction of the public school system, and that’s the so-called privatization, the charter schools. Now it was interesting, and you point this out in your recent writing, that Bernie Sanders, when he was asked about charter schools, said, ... more »
Israel & the Kurds: Love by Proxy
*Israel and the Kurds: Love by Proxy-* Interesting?* Let's define proxy:* 1.the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another. 2.the person so authorized; substitute; agent. 3.a written authorization empowering another person to vote or act for the signer, as at a meeting of stockholders. 4.an ally or confederate who can be relied upon to speak or act in one's behalf. Kurds a *Love Proxy f*or who? Considering it is *Israel* that shouts so loudly for the creation of Kurdistan? Hmmmm..... Kurdim/Israel Kurdistan Forever Over the p... more »
Syria: Federalization, Wahabbi Ideology, Weaponized Refugees- Recolonizing Syria
*Anonymous left this link a few days ago: I'm just gettin' round to posting it and another related link!* AnonymousMarch 21, 2016 at 7:06 AM *How can Syria deflect the US-UK “Federation” Spin?* *I loved it!* PennyMarch 21, 2016 at 7:20 AM I pointed out in the previous post that the all inclusive new territory included Chechens?!?! What!!! But people are so busy rahrahing some bogus injustice they are missing exactly what is going on http://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.ca/2016/03/syria-kurds-not-say-theyll-declare.html *"Now the conference has just started in Rmelan, about 200 rep... more »
Quick Medical Question
It's not often I post three times a day but this is by special request from Mrs. JP. She's been sick off and on for about a month and a half. The first time seemed to be a run of the mill cold and just as she was getting over that, I came down with a chest cold that stayed with me for about two or three weeks. Now that I'm getting rid of the vestiges of that, she's come down with a chest cold that seems similar to mine. She has loose congestion in her lungs that makes it virtually impossible to breathe, especially at night, where she can't seem to find a comfortable sl... more »
Remembering the Story in Argentina
Torture is Terrorism: A Survivor's StoryIn Argentina, when the military dictatorship came to power in 1976, thousands of people who were seen as a political threat were kidnapped and tortured by the military. This is the story of one of the women that were kidnapped. The story of torture and pain behind the era of terror of the military dictatorship in Argentina. #NuncaMas Posted by teleSUR English on Thursday, March 24, 2016
March 25: Let's get rid of our illusions.
For today's opener, a history question. What was the origin of the Nazi salute, with arm raised and extended at an angle? Answer - The United States. People taking the oath of allegiance (as happened in the schools every day), started' with the right hand on the heart. "I pledge allegiance..." then the arm was raised to point at the stars and stripes.."to this flag...." Early Italian fascists thought this a neat idea for a salute. And so it was picked up by Mussolini who was almost certainly the souce of it for Hitler. (I believe the U.S. dropped that pointing part of the oath of ... more »
EU supporting settlements in Palestine
A British Conservative MP recently said this about settlement building in Palestine being funded by the EU: 'The EU should comply with the law. It should not be meddling in the Middle East, then hiding behind some dodgy use of diplomatic immunity,'. 'This is a gross waste of taxpayers' money. It's another example of money given to the EU over which Parliament has no real oversight. 'The British electorate is contributing to this but we are completely unaware of how it's being spent. We don't know who is spending this, and we can't vote them out.' He added: 'No wonder the EU t... more »
Follow the money
Sent to US News. March 25 The decline in support for school nurses ("Many school districts don't have enough school nurses, March 23) has been accompanied by a decline in support for school libraries, despite clear evidence that school nurses and libraries have a positive impact on school achievement. As US News points out, the school nurse is often the only source of accessible health care for children of poverty. Similarly, the school library is often their only source of books. Schools seem to have plenty of money for chrome books and other expensive technology, but according t... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 25, 2016
*Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest:* *All of Europe Is a Battleground Against Terrorism* There is no way to sugarcoat it: the European continent, long considered one of the most prosperous, safe and multicultural regions of the world, is effectively a battlefield in the war against international terrorism. Less than four months after eleven attackers perpetrated the worst act of violence on French soil since World War II, France's Belgian neighbor experienced a nightmare of their own during the morning rush hour on March 22. Strapped with explosive belts and reportedly carryin... more »
World News Briefs -- March 25, 2016 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters: **Syrian army takes Palmyra citadel, IS commander killed* Islamic State fighters were on the retreat in the strategic Syrian city of Palmyra on Friday, as the United States said it probably killed several senior leaders of the militant group this week including its top finance officer. The double blow to the hardline Islamist group in its self-declared caliphate, which covers huge areas of Syria and Iraq, came three days after Islamic State suicide bombers killed 31 people in Brussels, the worst such attack in Belgian history. Syrian soldiers fighting to retake the dese... more »
Soliman's Story: Father Forgives ISIS for Killing His Son + Shahid's Story: Touch One Person, Impact Many Nations
*Title: Soliman's Story: Father Forgives ISIS for Killing His Son. Source: Leading The Way. Date Published: March 25, 2016. Description: * One of Leading The Way's programming partners, http://www.sharekonline.com, shot this compelling interview with the father of one of the 21 Coptic Christians killed in Libya in February 2015. Watch another video of a young convert from Islam baptizing new believers on the same shores where ISIS beheaded the 21 Coptic Christians: https://youtu.be/7w2Ru6lrdtI *Title: Shahid's Story: Touch One Person, Impact Many Nations. Source: Leading The Way. ...more »
Geoengineering and the Nuclear Connection
*Ethan Smith & Andy Whiteley* - Our health and our future depends on the health of our planet.
Artificial Bone Marrow
This is more good news on the Leukemia problem. It promises a huge imprvement in productivity likely sufficient to fully resolve the problem. Yet it is also a reminder of just how difficult this problem has been and continues to be. The first useful therapies arose fifty years ago and we are truly looking to another twenty years. A whole lifetime and three generations of research. Otherwise biology is now advancing along every imaginable line of attack and successes are mounting up. The news is good. * Leukemia treatment given shot in the arm by artificial bone marrow d... more »
Magnesium and Silicon Carbide Produces Alloy of Record Strength
Actually manufacturing this material will be another trick as well. This work at least shows it to be possible. This looks to be the material to form a subsea craft as well. I suspect that space fabrication will make a lot of this stuff feasible. Otherwise all good. . *Magnesium and silicon carbide recipe results in lightweight metal with record strength* *Nick Lavars December 28, 2015 * * http://www.gizmag.com/magnesium-silicon-carbide-nanoparticles-strong-metal/41079/* *A deformed sample of pure metal on the left, compared to the strong new metal made of magnesium with sil... more »
How to Prevent Breast Cancer Through An Armpit Detox
Good practical information at the end. We have the necessary safe chemicals to hand if we want. There is no need to place these complex concoctions on our skin. However, i am preaching to the choir. I tried a couple of times to use a commercial underarm product and was soon rewarded with a deep crimson rash. I was forced to find another way. I think my low level allergic response is set to prevent me from actually getting real exposure. . *How to Prevent Breast Cancer Through An Armpit Detox* * http://humansarefree.com/2016/03/how-to-prevent-breast-cancer-through.html#mor... more »
Chakras — A Beginner’s Guide To The 7 Energy Centers
I have always been somewhat dismissive of the Chakra framework but as usual it is a response to physical observations that are typically fuzzsy. Unfortunately these descriptions read like a horoscope rather than empirical evidence and only promote instant dismissal. Yet they provide a framework and language that allows targets to be identified. Add in acupuncture networks as well and we start been able to instruct students using this language and framework. Everyone can identify a location for each chakra. From those centers it is easy to describe the location of an acupu... more »
Peter Gleick Resigns as President of Pacific Institute … Because of Fakegate?
By Paul Homewood http://blog.heartland.org/2016/03/peter-gleick-resigns-as-president-of-pacific-institute-because-of-fakegate/ We are all familiar with the criminal activities of Peter Gleick. What is less well known is why he was never prosecuted for them. The story takes another twist this week with news that he has stepped down as president of the Pacific Institute. Joe Bast of the Heartland […]
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Comet 252P/Linear's lovely greenish coma is easy to spot in this expansive southern skyscape. Visible to the naked eye from the dark site near Flinders, Victoria, Australia, the comet appears tailless. Still, its surprisingly bright coma spans about 1 degree, posed here below the nebulae, stars, and dark rifts of the Milky Way. *Click image for larger size.* The five panels used in the wide-field mosaic were captured after moonset and before morning twilight on March 21. That was less than 24 hours from the comet's closest approach, a mere 5.3 million kilometers from our fair plane... more »
Carl Sagan, "The Pale Blue Dot- Where We Make Our Stand"
*"The Pale Blue Dot- Where We Make Our Stand"* "Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every co... more »
States Are Ignoring Federal Ban Against Giving Illegals Obamacare Benefits
[image: States Are Ignoring Federal Ban Against Giving Illegals Obamacare Benefits] Taxpayers are subsidizing health care for illegal immigrants in counties across the country, despite a provision in the Affordable Care Act explicitly prohibiting government-subsidized care for illegal immigrants. Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants in 20 of the 25 U.S. counties... more »
Canada Reaffirms Right To Grow Medical Marijuana
A federal court ruling against the ban of growing medical marijuana introduced by the previous Conservative government, was confirmed by Canada’s new Liberal government on Thursday. It allows medical marijuana users to regain their right to grow their own cannabis herbs to fight common diseases that modern medicine cannot help with. Medical Daily reports: The federal government said Canada’s medical marijuana laws would be rewritten to reflect the court’s judgment, setting a deadline of Aug. 24 to finalize the changes. “We are committed, as you know, to making sure that Canadians wh... more »
Monsanto Has Always Been Evil
Monsanto, best known for it’s genetically modified seeds (GMOs) and roundup weedkiller, is one of the most hated companies in the world. In a 2013 poll, Monsanto was named the most evil corporation in the world, even managing to beat rivals like McDonald’s and the Federal Reserve by a wide margin. But many people are not fully aware of the history behind the multi-national biotech giant nor how far back their corruption really goes. According to Waking Times: Here are five things you may you may not have known about Monsanto, but should. 1. Monsanto’s First Product Was a Toxic Chemi...more »
Former CIA Director: If Donald Trump Wants To Waterboard, He Better Bring His Own Bucket
[image: Former CIA Director: If Donald Trump Wants To Waterboard, He Better Bring His Own Bucket, As CIA Won’t Cooperate] In a conversation on the state of the American intelligence community, former CIA director Michael Hayden said Friday if Donald Trump wants to waterboard terrorists, he'll have to do it himself, as the CIA will refuse to cooperate. At an... more »
Robert De Niro Defends Anti-Vaccine Stance: “They Gave My Child Autism”
Robert De Niro has been forced to explain his anti-vaccine views amid a huge media storm about claims that they cause autism. Various media outlets have condemned Andrew Wakefield’s documentary Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe – screened during the Tribeca Film Festival – of which Robert De Niro is co-founder. In a personal statement he defended his choice to screen the film: “Grace [Hightower] and I have a child with autism and we believe it is critical that all of the issues surrounding the causes of autism be openly discussed and examined“. Truthkings.com reports: Tribeca En... more »
Bizarre Video Of Astronaut’s Final Recording In Space Before She Died
This bizarre tape recording features a Soviet astronaut’s eerie last moments in space – which is still unexplained to this day. In the early 1960’s Russia sent the first woman into space – in a mission that went horribly wrong when she tried to reenter Earth’s atmosphere. To this day nobody has been able to explain the disturbing recording (below). Blumhouse.com reports: As the story goes, the Soviets planned to launch this mission before the Americans could send up their own astronaut to circle the Earth (John Glenn finally achieved this flight on February 20, 1962). The next mann... more »
Scientists Discover Obesity ‘Off-Switch’ in the Brain
Scientists have announced that they have found the trigger and potentially the “cure” for obesity. According to a study published in the Science journal – obesity can be easily controlled by clicking a switch in the brain. An enzyme found in the brains of mice and humans, O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) appears to control our ability to determine whether or not we feel full. Researchers removed this enzyme from one group of mice in a study – and found that the mice ended up eating twice their normal amount of food, becoming much fatter in the process. When the amount of food available t... more »
“6 Steps to Release Your Fear and Feel Peaceful”
*“6 Steps to Release Your Fear and Feel Peaceful”* by Nicolas Perrin “We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.” ~ Mary Catherine Bateson “It was a balmy spring morning and I started my day as per usual, but I soon realized that my mind was entertaining fearful thoughts about my financial insecurity. With many new ventures within the seedling stage, my income flow was erratic and unpredictable, while my financial responsibilities were consistent and guaranteed. At the time I ignored these thoughts as “petty,” like a parent dismissing a crying child after a mild fal... more »
HMO Hitmen and the Profits of Heroin Addiction
* Irwin Ozborne* - Corporations are making huge profits by getting people addicted to drugs.
Pope Francis Presides Over Good Friday Colosseum Procession
[image: A view of the Colosseum prior to the arrival of Pope Francis to lead the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession celebrated at the Colosseum on Good Friday in Rome, Friday, March 25, 2016. The evening Via Crucis procession at the ancient amphitheater is a Rome tradition that draws a large crowd of faithful, including many of the pilgrims who flock to the Italian capital for Holy Week ceremonies before Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)] ROME (AP) -- Pope Francis is presiding over a Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum. It is his first major Holy Week... more »
Who’s Obama’s Puppet Master?
President Obama wants to see his refusal to bomb Syria in 2013 as his “liberation day” from Official Washington’s expectations, but he promptly put himself back into captivity, writes Robert Parry. In late August 2013, with Barack Obama on the verge of launching retaliatory airstrikes against the Syrian military for its alleged role in a lethal sarin gas attack, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper informed the President that U.S. intelligence doubted that Bashar al-Assad’s government was actually responsible, causing Obama to pull back from the attack. The disclosure tha... more »
The Non-Denial Denial: Kathleen Matthews and Marriott's Government Affairs
*-by Jeffrey Hearn* When Zephyr Teachout called Kathleen Matthews a corporate lobbyist, it clearly struck a nerve. The occasion was an endorsement of Jamie Raskin, the progressive who is Matthews' chief rival for the Democratic nomination in Maryland's Eighth congressional district, by MAYDAY.US, the Super PAC dedicated to advancing campaign finance reform by attracting grassroots support to "champions of democracy" who can be counted on to lead the fight for such reform in Congress. "So, here we have, really, the lion for the anti-corruption forces, Jamie Raskin," said Teach... more »
Is The U.S. Accelerating Its War Against The Islamic State?
*Paul Mcleary, The Cable/Foreign Policy:* *Another ISIS Leader Down as U.S. Accelerates War* The U.S. war in Iraq and Syria has claimed another Islamic State leader. On Friday, Pentagon officials said a recent U.S. attack killed the Islamic State’s No. 2 leader, Haji Imam, a militant who has been involved in jihadi activity for over a decade in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Imam — whose real name is Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli — had been “serving as a finance minister and as also responsible for external affairs” for the group. He stopped short, however, of... more »
More Strange Emissions
The strange emissions persist despite dry streets at the Futaba cam intersection. The emissions are not visible in the daylight, although they may explain the generally distorted view in the right hand lower corner of the bottom screenshot: Fukushima Diary reports that TEPCO acknowledges a significant contaminated water leak at the waste incinerator plant: 2,029,900,000 Bq of Cs-134/137 leaked as contaminated water in Fukushima plant at the waste incinerator plant, http://fukushima-diary.com/2016/03/2029900000-bq-of-cs-134137-leaked-as-contaminated-water-in-fukushima-plan... more »
Craig's Out of Office Good Friday message
Veterans of our curious little blog might recall, a few years back, that I mentioned my family's Good Friday walk to Morecambe's Bronze-Age barrow to witness our local Methodist church's annual carrying and placing of a cross atop that ancient man-made mound. I found it moving. Four generations of my family again saw that very cross today, gleaming in the inevitable Morecambe sunshine against the distant backdrop of the Lakeland hills. I found that moving too. And then we all started drinking. The toddlers drank huge amounts of milk and orange. Their dad drank pale ale, while... more »
29 Dead In Massive Stadium Bombing In Baghdad, Iraq
ISIS have killed at least 29 people in a suicide bomb attack at a football stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. Security officials say that 29 people are confirmed dead, with a further 60 seriously injured. The attack took place during a football match in the city of Iskanderiyah, 30 miles from the capital. Aljazeera.com reports: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group that controls swathes of territory in Iraq’s north and west was behind the attack, according to Amaq news agency, which is affiliated with the group. At least 60 people were killed earlier this month in an attack ... more »
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"17 Words that Changed My Life Forever"
*"17 Words that Changed My Life Forever"* by Jerry Clark “I remember several years back I heard something that changed my life forever. Up until that point I had been struggling through life – doing everything the hard way. I couldn’t figure out why my life wasn’t going the way I felt it should be. I saw some people going through life effortlessly and seemingly with less tension and frustration while I was wondering if I could ever straighten out the mess my life had turned out to be. I was behind on my dreams, my promises, and my bills. Then one day I was listening to a tape and t... more »
"The Reason Why..."
"At last, the answer why. The lesson that had been so hard to find, so difficult to learn, came quick and clear and simple. The reason for problems is to overcome them. Why, that’s the very nature of man, I thought, to press past limits, to prove his freedom. It isn’t the challenge that faces us, that determines who we are and what we are becoming, but the way we meet the challenge, whether we toss a match at the wreck or work our way through it, step by step, to freedom." - Richard Bach, “Nothing by Chance”
"Only Human..."
"It's only human,' you cry in defense of any depravity, reaching the stage of self-abasement where you seek to make the concept 'human' mean the weakling, the fool, the rotter, the liar, the failure, the coward, the fraud, and to exile from the human race the hero, the thinker, the producer, the inventor, the strong, the purposeful, the pure- as if 'to feel' were human, but to think were not, as if to fail were human, but to succeed were not, as if corruption were human, but virtue were not- as if the premise of death were proper to man, but the premise of life were not." - Ayn Rand
Hillary Clinton and Jimmy Kimmel
Yesterday (March 24) I accidentally caught Hillary Clinton on *Jimmy Kimmel Live* and normally I would have turned it off at that point but she had said something about Area 51 and UFOs. She was talking about how she would delve into the UFO question to get answers that she believed that we all deserved (as long as it didn’t violate national security). Her husband, Bill, had apparently tried that and got nowhere because had he gotten the answers, there would be no reason for Hillary to explore it further. It also suggests that the answers given to Bill were inadequate and suggest th... more »
Calls For Chinese President Xi To Resign Results In Mass Arrests
Chinese security officials have detained several people since a mysterious letter appeared online on March 4 demanding the resignation of President Xi Jinping, above. Credit Damir Sagolj/Reuters *New York Times*: *China Said to Detain Several Over Letter Criticizing Xi* BEIJING — Chinese security officers appear to have detained several people in their investigation of a mysterious, fiery online letter posted this month that strongly criticized President Xi Jinping and demanded that he resign. Four of those detained work for Wujie News, or Watching, the state-run website that post... more »
"Suicide Bombers" Known to, Imprisoned by Security Agencies BEFORE Brussels Attack
One suspect was arrested twice, imprisoned once, released both times, and warnings of his terrorist activities ignored by Belgium government. *March 23, 2016* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - It is now revealed that not only were at least three bombers involved in the March 22 Brussels attack well-known to Western security agencies, two - brothers Brahim and Khalid El Bakraoui - were both arrested, charged, and imprisoned for violent crimes in 2010 and 2011, the elder brother for shooting at police with an AK-47s automatic rifle during a holdup, and the younger brother for carjacking and ... more »
California Holistic Doctor Found Brutally Murdered With Family
Yet another holistic doctor has been found murdered, with police saying that the slaying “was not a random attack”. Dr. Weidong Henry Han, from California, was found brutally murdered with his wife and daughter in his home in Santa Barbara in California. Healthnutnews.com reports: Dr. Weidong Henry Han, 57, his wife, Huijie Yu, 29; and their daughter, Emily Han, 5, were found dead Wednesday in their home in the 4600 block of Greenhill Way. Authorities said the trio were homicide victims and have said the killings were not random. Therefore authorities have concluded the public has ... more »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Took Selfie With Brussels Terrorist
A photo showing Angela Merkel taking a selfie with Brussels bomber Najim Laachraoui has gone viral. The photo appears to show the German Chancellor with the Paris Bomb-Maker and Brussels attacker – who posed as a refugee at the time of the photograph. The resemblance to the bomber is striking. He was filmed by surveillance cameras at Brussels Airport “Zaventem” shortly before the terrorist attack on Tuesday. 24-year-old Najim Laachraoui was the bomber pictured on the left of a surveillance camera image captured before the twin blasts rocked the departures area on Tuesday. He was pu... more »
Former NYC Mayor Giuliani: Clinton “Founding Member” of ISIS
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a popular mayor due to his handling of the city in the aftermath of 9/11, has made some shocking statements about presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton. Giuliani told Bill O’Reilly on Fox News that Clinton helped create ISIS. He said: “I mean, Hillary Clinton could be considered a founding member of ISIS” he said on Wednesday night TheHill.com reports: Giuliani said Clinton had her chance to do something about the terror group when she was secretary of State, but said she helped to create ISIS by “being part of an administration... more »
Campaign watch: What would we do at the New York Times?
*FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016Taking the Okrent Challenge:* On Tuesday, Slate's normally sensible Isaac Chotiner took temporary leave of his senses. He asked Daniel Okrent what he would do to improve the coverage of Candidate Trump. Okrent seemed to have no earthly idea. Once again, here's the Q-and-A: CHOTINER (3/22/16): *If you were running a major news organization right now—* OKRENT: And thank God I’m not. CHOTINER: *Would you try to cover Trump differently?* OKRENT: I pretty much rely on the New York Times and online stuff from a variety of places. *I have not been disappointed b... more »
The BHA Shelley Lecture 2011: The Necessity of Atheism - Then And Now
*"Being Shelley: The Poet's Search for Himself" By Ann Wroe. * *Romantic Politics: * The Necessity of Atheism is a short philosophical tract distributed by Shelley as a pamphlet in 1811. Notoriously, this brief polemic against God and Christianity got Shelley kicked out of Oxford University. “Religion fetters a reasoning mind with the very bonds which restrain the unthinking one from mischief,” Shelley wrote to his father around the time of the essay’s composition. The Necessity of Atheism tries to demonstrate through logical propositions that the only position a thinking being ca... more »
Roswell Authorities Searching For Crooks Who Stole “UFO”
Roswell, New Mexico is a UFO-believer hotspot, with millions across the world still seeking answers to the mysterious crash that occurred in the sleepy western town over 50 years ago. ABC reports that Roswell Police are now seeking some answers of their own – specifically where the three men who recently stole a UFO statue from behind a museum are currently hiding: On the video released by the police, you can see three men get out of a pick-up truck, load the UFO, and drive away. Officials later found the museum decoration in a ditch off Highway 70 about two miles west of Roswell, d...more »
Famous US Football Star Aaron Rodgers: “I Am Convinced I Saw A UFO”
One of the most famous American football stars, Aaron Rodgers, is “convinced” he saw a UFO. Rodgers has only recently decided to come public about his experience from 2005 The LA Times reports: “I saw an unidentified flying object in the sky in New Jersey in 2005,” the Green Bay Packers quarterback told host Pete Holmes on the “You Made It Weird” podcast this week. Back then, Rodgers had just finished his playing career at California and was getting ready to enter the NFL draft. One night while staying with the family of college teammate Steve Levy, Rodgers and two others were drawn... more »
Doctors Say Bill Gates Polio Vaccine Has Created Deadly ‘Super Polio’
A mutated strain of Polio has made its way to Europe – as medical authorities admit that the Polio vaccine program led by Bill Gates had ended up creating a more deadly strain of the disease. In 2011 Doctors in India reported that young children were being crippled in huge numbers after receiving the oral polio vaccine – with 47,000 children crippled and permanently disabled as a direct result of the vaccine. Wakingscience.com reports: According to the Washington Post, polio has returned to Europe for the first time in five years – but now in a mutated form that even the mainstrea... more »
Commercial Airline Pilot Charged For Running Group of Brothels
A pilot for United Airlines has been charged with running a group of Texas brothels, The Dallas Morning News reports: Bruce Wayne Wallis, 51, is accused of charging prostitutes $400 a week to work out of about a half-dozen locations, according to the Houston Chronicle. He has been charged with aggravated promotion of prostitution and engaging in criminal activity Assistant Harris County District Attorney Lester Blizzard said that Wallis’ criminal operation was “massive.” United Airlines officials said that they are cooperating with officials investigating the pilot and that Wallis h... more »
UN Council Seeks “Blacklist” of Israeli Settlement Companies
The United Nations Human Rights Council infuriated Israel Thursday by ratifying measures that call for a database of all companies “involved in business” in Palestine’s occupied West Bank: Danny Danon, Israel’s U.N. ambassador, called the database a “blacklist” and said the UNHRC was behaving “obsessively” against Israel. Reuters reports: The Geneva-based council, a 47-member state forum established 10 years ago which Israel and its major U.S. ally accuse of bias against the Jewish state, adopted the motion with 32 votes in favor, none against and 15, mostly European nations, abstai... more »
Ex-CIA Analyst: Controlled Politicians And Why The World Hates U.S.
Ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern explains to Americans who naively ask, “why does the world hates us?” and why seasoned intelligence professionals reaffirm that torture is not only unjust, but does not work in getting good results, despite propagation from “tough on terror” politicians. It may seem counterintuitive that those whose analysis has been correct on key issues that the U.S. government got criminally wrong – like the invasion of Iraq in 2003 – would be blacklisted from “mainstream” media and ostracized by the Smart People of the Establishment. Alas, that’s the way the cookie cr... more »
Merck Insider Removes Peer-Reviewed Study Proving Dangers Of HPV Vaccine
A Merck insider forced a scientific journal to remove a peer-reviewed study outlining the dangers of the HPV vaccine from its publication. A damning study, entitled “Behavioral abnormalities in young female mice following administration of aluminum adjuvants and the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil”, outlining the dangers of the vaccine had originally been published by the scientific journal Vaccine. The January 9, 2016 report concluded that the vaccine triggered “neuroinflammation and autoimmune reactions, further leading to behavioral changes” in the mice that received the v...more »
North Carolina Man Arrested For Not Returning VHS Tape From 2001
In a disturbing example of the fractured US law system, a North Carolina father was arrested. His charge? Yahoo News reports that he was arrested for supposedly failing to return a VHS tape he had rented nearly 15 years ago from a store that has since closed: On Tuesday, James Meyers, 37, was pulled over by police as he was taking his daughter to school, according to court documents. Officers ran his license and learned an active warrant had been issued for Meyers’s arrest. After dropping off his daughter, Meyers turned himself in to police and was booked on a single charge: failure ... more »
Personal Secretary: Pope Benedict XVI is “Slowly Fading”
Retired Pope Benedict XVI is “slowly, serenely fading”. His personal secretary Georg Gaenswein recently spoke in an interview, saying that the Pope emeritus is still “very lucid” “Joseph Ratzinger is “an old man, of course, but very lucid. Unfortunately, it’s become difficult for him to walk and he needs to use a walking frame” Yahoo news reports: In 2013, Benedict became the first head of the Catholic Church to resign in seven centuries, amid speculation he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, unable to cope at the top of an institution beset by scandals. He said he no longer ... more »
Flint watch: New York Times drops R-bomb near Flint!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016Most inept editorial ever:* In late April, Andrew Rosenthal will step down as head of the New York Times editorial page. Rosenthal seems to be going out in style. Today's featured editorial, about Wednesday's report by the Flint task force, is one of the most inept ever. How clueless is today's editorial? Total confusion is achieved by just its fourth paragraph! At that point, the editorial seems to describes an heroic act on the part of the task force: NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL (3/25/16): Mr. Snyder, a Republican, and many Republicans in Congress have tried... more »
MENA Report ( March 26 , 2016 ) - Iraq / Syria Regional War / ISIS / Turkey - All Rolled Into One Huge Clusterfark , ISIS Takes War To Europe , Libya Updates - Assessing State Of Play Politically , Iran Tidbit Of Note. )
Links...... *Marines Expand Combat Role, Join Iraq Offensive* *Cell Behind Europe Attacks Predates Caliphate* *Britain and Jordan's Secret War in Libya* *Pentagon: ISIS Finance Minister Killed in Failed Capture Attempt* *140 Killed in Iraq as Forces Draw Nearer to Mosul* *Officials: Multiple ISIS Plots Being Planned in Europe* *A Quandary for Europe: Fighting a War on ISIS Within Its Borders* Brussels Attackers Were Considering Nuclear Site, Changed Their Minds: Paper Journalists on Trial as Turkey Tightens Noose on Media US Blacklists Firms, ... more »
CERN’s LGBTQ Society Subjected To Hate And Abuse, Called “Pigs”
CERN’s LGBTQ group that is stationed at the famous lab in Geneva has been the subject of an ongoing homophobic abuse campaign According to The Daily Mail, many of the group’s posters have been defaced with offensive hate and bible quotes: Posters advertising meetings and social gatherings of LGBT CERN has had the German word for pig – ‘schwein’ – written across them, while others have been torn off the walls or had bible quotations attached to them. One CERN researcher has been disciplined over the homophobic abuse after being caught on CCTV while defacing posters, but it is not beli... more »
Hillary Clinton: I Will Disclose The Truth About Area 51
Hillary Clinton has promised the American public that she will disclose the secrets surrounding the infamous Area 51 military base to the public if she is elected President. Clinton told Jimmy Kimmel that she would declassify the government files on the suspected alien/UFO base – barring any national security risk: “I would like us to go into those files and hopefully make as much of that public as possible. If there’s nothing there, let’s tell people there’s nothing there.” Dailycaller.com reports: When Kimmel followed up by asking what she would do if she discovered there was act... more »
Nobel Peace Prize Winner In Islamophobic Row With BBC
Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, 70, made an Islamophobic remark after loosing her temper with a Muslim BBC reporter, according to a new book. “No-one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim” Burma ‘s Leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi pic.twitter.com/WbtCiRbQtw — Great Quotes (@lion_faisal) March 25, 2016 The Daily Express reports: The 70-year-old allegedly made the remarks after experienced a political grilling over the violence suffered by Burma’s Muslim minority. The Burmese champion for human rights is claimed to have lost her temper af... more »
GMO Maggot Therapy To Be Introduced In Hospitals To Treat Wounds
Hospitals in America may soon see a reintroduction of an ancient form of therapy with a modern twist. Researchers have discovered that GMO maggot therapy is more effective than modern medicine at repairing wounds in humans. Researchers at the North Carolina State University and Massey University in New Zealand say that the genetically engineered maggots promote cell growth and clean stubborn wounds. Dailymail.co.uk reports: This is done using a human growth factor, which the maggots secrete while removing dead tissue. The maggots used in the study are genetically engineered green bo...more »
France Confirms First Case Of Mad Cow Disease
France have confirmed a case of mad cow disease involving a 5-year-old cow in the northern region of Ardennes. The agriculture ministry identified the BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) case last week during a test involving other cattle older than 48 months after slaughter. Hngn.com reports: The ministry also assured the public on its website that France’s beef is safe for people to eat because all parts of the cow that could be infected must be removed in slaughter houses. However, it added that the issue may affect French exports since the country’s official BSE risk level as... more »
Putin Trolls John Kerry At The Kremlin
US Secretary of State John Kerry was teased by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to the Kremlin this week – after he emerged from the plane holding onto his luggage. Putin joked that the US Secretary was holding onto the suitcase as it contained money “to haggle with”. RT.com reports: “Today when I saw the footage of you going down the plane and carrying your luggage I was a bit upset… On the one hand, it’s quite a democratic way of conduct, but on the other hand, I thought, probably, the situation in the United States is not that good. There is no one to assist the S... more »
Ted Cruz Leads Trump in Wisconsin as Heidi Cruz Dustup Escalates
[image: Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks to supporters at a campaign stop Wednesday, March 23, 2016, in Pewaukee, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)] Ted Cruz has opened a modest 4.8 point lead over Donald Trump in the winner-take-all state of Wisconsin, according to a new Washington Free Beacon poll. An Emerson poll shows Cruz with a slim 1-point lead. Forty-two delegates are at stake... more »
UN Atomic Chief Warns On 'Nuclear Terrorism'
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano says the possibility of a nuclear terror attack cannot be ruled out (AFP Photo/Joe Klamar) *AFP:** UN atomic chief warns on 'nuclear terrorism'* Vienna (AFP) - The world needs to do more to prevent "nuclear terrorism", the head of the UN atomic watchdog has warned ahead of an important summit and in the wake of the Brussels terror attacks. "Terrorism is spreading and the possibility of using nuclear material cannot be excluded," International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano told AFP in an interview late Th... more »
Now You Know Why They Call Him Tailgunner Ted
The #CruzSexScandal: The Cuban Mistress Crisis. — Robert Crawford (@jurassicpork59) March 25, 2016 Since there are only two guys left on the seedy side of the tracks, you just *know *the private eyes who'd allegedly dug up this dirt on Ted Cruz were paid by the Trump campaign, especially after they'd both turned their respective Twitter accounts into a Hunter Moore feed by posting nude pics of their wives and shamelessly sexualizing them in the process. But then again, you have to wonder why Ted Cruz's Super PAC suddenly decided to give Carly Fiorina's Super PAC a cool hal... more »
British Man Charged With Race Crime After Anti-Muslim Tweets
[image: British Man Charged With Race Crime After Anti-Muslim Tweets] LONDON (AP) -- A British man has been charged with using social media to incite racial hatred after posting anti-Muslim tweets in the days after the Brussels attacks. Matthew Doyle was charged Friday after more than a day of questioning... more »
U.S. Intelligence Officials Now Believe That It is More Than 'Probable' That North Korea Has Miniaturized A Nuclear Warhead
*CNN:* *Intel officials: North Korea 'probably' has miniaturized nuke* Washington (CNN)Some U.S. intelligence analysts now believe that North Korea "probably" possesses a miniaturized nuclear warhead, several U.S. officials told CNN. The assessment has yet to become a formal consensus view of the U.S. government. But it reveals just how far along many in the U.S. believe the reclusive country has come to gaining a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile that could potentially strike the U.S. As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's public rhetoric has escalated in recent weeks, concern has g... more »
Islamic State-Linked Terrorists In Belgium Are Thought To Have Been Planning To Build A 'Dirty Bomb'
Steam escapes from the cooling tower of the Tihange nuclear power station, one of the two large-scale nuclear power plants in Belgium, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Vidal *The Independent*: *Brussels attacks: Belgium fears Isis seeking to make ‘dirty’ nuclear bomb* *A senior Belgian nuclear official was secretly monitored by suspects linked to the Paris attacks in November, report claims* Isis-linked terrorists in Belgium are thought to have been planning to build a ‘dirty’ nuclear bomb, according to a report. Concerns over security at nuclear plants have led to 11 workers having... more »
Video: Operation Gladio – State-Sponsored Terror Revealed In 1992
Gladio Was Revealed in 1992 Originally aired on BBC2, ‘Operation Gladio’ reveals the secret state-sponsored terror network operating in Europe. (Scroll down for video) Even though Gladio may be old news, it is definitely worth watching. It should at least make people think twice before believing the official story when it comes to alleged terrorist incidents. TheArjan1982 reports: Operation Gladio is undisputed historical fact. Gladio was part of a post-World War II program set up by the CIA and NATO supposedly to thwart future Soviet/communist invasions or influence in Italy and W... more »
Donald Trump Supporter Accuses CNN Contributor Of Sleeping With Ted Cruz
A Donald Trump supporter dropped a bombshell during a CNN broadcast, accusing her fellow contributor of being one of Senator Ted Cruz’s mistresses. Raw Story reports: Kate Bolduan, co-anchor of “At This Hour,” hosted a discussion between Amanda Carpenter, the former communications director for Sen. Ted Cruz, and Adriana Cohen, a Boston Herald columnist and Trump supporter. Bolduan asked Cohen if she thought the two Republican presidential candidates should drop their increasingly personal and ugly feud over one another’s wives — when the conservative columnist redirected the convers... more »
Gun Deaths of Police Have DOUBLED From 2015
[image: Police Honoring a Slain Officer, Funeral, U.S. Flag] Gun deaths of police officers in 2016 are double what they were the same time last year, according to data from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Fifteen officers have been killed in firearm-related deaths this year, while only... more »
A Look At The Brussels Terror-Group's 'Safe House'
The dilapidated grey block of flats, in the district of Shaerbeek, north-east Brussels (pictured), is believed to have been sold relatively recently, and hosts a large number of short-term tenants. Neighbours said they did not know the terrorists had been using it as a hideout *Daily Mail:* *EXCLUSIVE - Inside the den of terror: Extraordinary first pictures of the Brussels bombers' secret lair where they built explosives for mass murder * * Extraordinary photos give first look inside bomb-making safehouse where Brussels terrorists planned terror attacks * Brothers Khalid and Ibrahi... more »
Earliest Financing Of Iraq’s Insurgency?
While there are always accusations of foreign donors funding the Iraqi insurgency it’s largest source of funds has always come from internal sources. The earliest example of that was even before the U.S. invasion had started. On March 19, 2003 Saddam ordered $1.25 billion removed from the Central Bank of Iraq. Qusay Hussein had the Special Republican Guard take away the money in tractors to the presidential palace. Saddam believed that the U.S. was only going to launch a limited military campaign like the Gulf War and that he would remain in power afterward. His greatest fear ther... more »
Photos during the lecture on Cheap Oil, DLSU
Last March 01, 2016, I gave a lecture on Cheap oil and the OFWs at some classes at De La Salle University (DLSU) Manila main campus. Here are some photos that afternoon. Some 3 classes combined to attend this talk. Thanks to their teachers/professors, Gina, Grace and my wife Ella. My lecture was divided into 2 parts. Part 1 about cheap oil and gas, Part 2 about employment and OFWs data, and some fiscal data for Saudi Arabia, the main destination of many OFWs in the Middle East. Open forum. Certificate of appreciation. Thanks Chloe. Meanwhile, world oil prices want to reach... more »
BWorld 51, WESM as market-oriented, PEMC as bureaucracy-oriented
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last March 23, 2016. Power generation in the Philippines generally kept up with its ASEAN neighbors in the 1980s up to the early 1990s. By 2000, power capacity in many of our neighbors have doubled or tripled while the Philippines’ has less than doubled. By 2010, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam have kept doubling or tripling their power generation levels in just one decade while the Philippines’ has expanded by only 50%. The figures for China and South Korea are similar, doubling or tripling power capacity every decade. It is not ... more »
NFL and NYT collide: Did studies on concussion rates leave out necessary data?
The National Football League failed to include data from diagnosed concussions in peer-reviewed studies, making the sport look safer than it is, allege the results of an investigation published yesterday in the New York Times. Now, the paper and the NFL are arguing over whether the studies were supposed to include every instance of head injury. […] The post NFL and NYT collide: Did studies on concussion rates leave out necessary data? appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Bill Would Give Tennessee Diversity Funding to ‘In God We Trust’ Stickers for Police
[image: In God We Trust, One Dollar Bill, U.S. Treasury, Currency] A Tennessee bill would take funding from University of Tennessee's diversity program and allot it for “In God We Trust” decals for the state's police cars. Republican Rep. Micah Van Huss is sponsoring the bill in the Tennessee General Assembly that would... more »
Would Jesus’ Disciples Have Died for a Lie?
[image: Resurrected Jesus - 900] What would you die for? Would you give your life for your family or friends? Would you die for a belief? If so, what kind of belief? One of the most common arguments for the resurrection builds on the fact... more »
This State Board of Education is Pushing LGBT Guidelines That Raise the Risk for Girls
[image: high_school_lockers] Michigan news channel WWMT reports that the State Board of Education has proposed voluntary guidelines to "make LGBT students feel more comfortable," including allowing students to use whichever bathroom "aligns with their sexual identity.” The student president of the Gay-Straight... more »
Hey Bill Nye, please stop talking nonsense about quantum mechanics
I had to copy the title from Backreaction because it is unusual and refreshing to see that Sabine Hossenfelder reacts totally sensibly to a two-minute dialogue about quantum mechanics. OK, so Bill Nye was a confused engineer and clown who has starred as a scientist on a TV show for kids (after Nye plagiarized Prof Proton and stole his wallet – and I must warn you, Prof Proton is a fictitious fictitious scientist, not a real fictitious scientist let alone a real scientist). When they grew up, some of these kids still couldn't distinguish a fairy tale character from a real tooth fai... more »
Why Is Clinton Polling Worse Than Her Delegate Count? Early Voting.
*Another instance of Clinton polling far below her delegate count. In this poll, she's losing.* *by Gaius Publius* Yes, the answer, unique to this contest, is early voting. Let me explain. Anyone who's breathlessly watched as voting returns come in knows at least two things: early voting totals (from votes by mail, for example) are reported first; and on the Democratic side early voting heavily favors Clinton. Most of the analysis of this phenomenon ignores the way this "primes the pump," as it were, by creating the initial impression that Clinton will win a given contest, and in... more »
Good Friday RANT and Easter celebrations
*A Brit on a RANT that needs to be heard* *around the Western World!* I can't say I disagree with a single word this gentleman says. Time and again the Brits show that they know what's really going on. Matt Belamy and *"Muse" *in their new *classic* *"Drones"* album also prove that the Brits have a certain alchemy, a certain way of expressing themselves in "their" English language, that is still without peer. *Muse "Aftermath"* *As we celebrate the message of love that the story of Jesus brought us*....we need to move towards the light and away from darkness. I am disappointed wi... more »
Closed Trial For Journalists Who Threaten To Expose Erdogan In Court
A court in Istanbul has ruled that well-known Turkish journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül will stand trial behind closed doors on controversial charges of espionage and divulging state secrets. Dündar, editor-in-chief of the leading opposition daily Cumhuriyet and Gül, the newspaper’s Ankara bureau chief, face life sentences for publishing a story that said Turkey was delivering arms to Islamist rebels in Syria. RT reports: Dundar has been sentenced to life on the charge of espionage – and has vowed to do his utmost to make the wrongdoings of the Turkish government the focus of his ... more »
Belgian Official Fears ISIS Terrorists May Have Been Trying to Make Dirty Bomb
[image: Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear Power Plant] Belgian authorities have suspended the credentials of 11 nuclear workers amid fear that ISIS terrorists operating in the country may have been trying to create a radioactive dirty bomb. The fears stem from footage found in during a search of... more »
Clinton Trained on Classified Docs Just ONCE at State, Breaking Protocol
[image: Hillary Clinton3 - 900] Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received no information and communication briefings on the proper handling of classified materials in three of her four years at the State Department, according to documents released by department officials to the Daily Caller News... more »
2 New York Siblings Among the Dead in Brussels Attacks
[image: These 2015 family photos show Sascha Pinczowski (left) at her graduation from Marymount Manhattan College in New York and Alexander Pinczowski (right) with his fiance Cameron Cain in Greece. Belgian authorities and the Dutch Embassy positively identified the remains of Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, who died in the terrorist bombings in Brussels.] NEW YORK (AP) -- Two New York City siblings are among the dead in the attacks in Brussels, their family said Friday. Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, Dutch nationals who lived in the U.S., were headed home to the states when... more »
Labour promises 'iron discipline' when balancing the budget. What about the Tories?!
Fee and KJ do the sums... SOURCE GUARDIAN: Latest budget preserves income of wealthier households, while poorest could lose 12% of their income by 2019 Iain Duncan Smith resigned as the Tory work and pensions secretary on Friday, accusing chancellor George Osborne of delivering a “deeply unfair” budget that inflicted substantial reductions in disability benefits while offering tax cuts for
He Was the Father of Modern Mind Control & Propaganda for the Ruling Elite
* Steven MacMillan* - The study of mass psychology and herd behavior were the foundations of modern propaganda and consumerism.
Data Of Japanese Zoo Leaked By Anonymous To Protest Animal Abuse
A group of Anonymous hackers who call themselves ‘KarmaSec’ have leaked data from a Japanese zoo in protest against animal abuse and brutality in Japan. In a tweet, the group claim they had hacked into the server of Japan’s Yamaguchi Prefecture Tourism Promotion Division’s website. AnonHQ reports: The group targeted the Akiyoshidai Safari Land Natural Zoo located in Yamaguchi, and threatened to release even more data if the zoo did not release all of its animals. They appear to have even more incriminating data. Release ALL of the animals! Warning you is too late. Your shit has been...more »
From the Mailbag
As some of you know, I directly correspond with several of my readers from all over the world and one of my most faithful, and perspicacious, correspondents happens to be an ex pat living and working in Hong Kong. Some of my fiercest jeremiads about the things that piss me off, including the occasional observation that can't possibly be made in public, are to this person who wishes to remain anonymous. Frankly, I don't understand why CC doesn't blog about politics and I say that not because our views eerily jibe time and again but because this person has a fine, discriminating ... more »
Anti-Terrorism Raids Continue In Belgium
*Wall Street Journal:* *Suspect in Brussels Attacks Shot in Police Sweep* Belgian official describes suspect as a ‘big fish’ BRUSSELS—A suspect in the Brussels suicide attacks was shot Friday as police carried out a major sweep in the district of the Belgian capital where investigators say the attackers hid and built their bombs, according to two people familiar with the operation. The condition and identity of the man, who was described by a Belgian government as a “big fish,” weren’t immediately known. Witnesses said they had heard a small blast after police moved into the Scha... more »
What is the cause of terrorism? By Javed Ghamidi (English Subtitles)
*Wikipedia:* Javed Ahmad Ghamidi is a well-known Pakistani Muslim theologian, Quran scholar and exegete, and educationist, who extended the work of his tutor, Amin Ahsan Islahi, Ghamidi is the founder of Al-Mawrid Institute of Islamic Sciences and its sister organisation Danish Sara. He became a member of Council of Islamic Ideology on 28 January 2006 for a couple of years, a constitutional body responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to Pakistan Government and the Parliament. He has also taught at the Civil Services Academy from 1980 until 1991. He is running an intel... more »
Has Europe Blinked on Defeating ISIS in the Middle East?
[image: People holding a banner reading "I am Brussels" behind flowers and candles to mourn for the victims at Place de la Bourse in the center of Brussels, Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Bombs exploded at the Brussels airport and one of the city's metro stations Tuesday, killing and wounding scores of people, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)] KYIV, Ukraine -- The terrorist attacks in Brussels so far have produced an internal evaluation of Belgium's intelligence and law enforcement missteps, rather than the escalated a... more »
AT MADDOW SHOW, IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE: Elation and the shape of the news!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016Part 4—Many times, people need help:* Over here in our own hapless tribe, what has The Rachel Maddow Cable News Era been like? To our ear, the first warning sign was delivered in January 2008. That said, there was no Maddow Show at that time. Let's jump ahead to that fall. The Maddow Show went on the air in September 2008. Candidates Obama and McCain were fighting it out for the White House. The financial world collapsed that month. Sarah Palin was now campaigning as McCain's vice presidential pick. Concerns were being expressed about some of the campaign rh... more »
"How It Really Is"
Better read a couple posts down... lol
“America’s Laughable ‘News’ Media”
*“America’s Laughable ‘News’ Media”* by Eric Zuesse "As of Friday March 4th, democracy ended in Turkey, but you’d hardly have known it by reading the international ‘news’ at the major (and at most of the minor) U.S.-based ‘news’ sites, as of around 4PM Eastern time in the U.S., nearly a day after the event. Nor has it been announced even now, ten days after that historic event occurred. Here was the ‘news’ coverage the next day, March 5th, 24 hours after the event: The New York Times World News section online buried nearly a third of the way down the main page, “Turkey Seizes Newsp... more »
Sibel Edmonds Shines A Light on the Brussels Attacks
*Title: Sibel Edmonds Shines A Light on the Brussels Attacks. Source: corbettreport. Date Published: March 25, 2016. Description: * Sibel Edmonds of Newsbud.com joins us to discuss the Brussels attacks. We discuss Belgium's central role as the base of NATO/EU/Gladio headquarters and how the script of this event follows the script of previous false flags almost precisely. We also talk about the public's reaction to these events and how both the mainstream and alternative media are being divided and conquered to keep people from questioning the true roots of these events.
Iraq Makes Slow Progress In The Offensive To Retake Mosul
*Reuters:* *Iraqi forces make slow progress south of Mosul* Iraqi forces made slow progress against Islamic State in the north of the country on Friday in the second day of an offensive touted as the beginning of a broader campaign to clear areas around the city of Mosul. Backed by Kurdish forces and a U.S.-led coalition, Iraqi forces launched the assault at dawn on Thursday, recapturing three villages in the Makhmour area south of Mosul, according to peshmerga commander Najat Ali and an Iraqi army source. The Iraqi army source, who is taking part in the offensive, said troops we... more »
Parts Of The Ancient City Of Palmyra Have Fallen To The Syrian Army
*Reuters*: *Syrian army retakes Palmyra citadel from Islamic State* Syrian soldiers recaptured the old citadel of Palmyra overlooking the city's ancient ruins on Friday, state media and a monitoring group said, in an offensive which could open up much of eastern Syria to government forces. The recapture of Palmyra, which the Islamist militants seized in May 2015, would mark the biggest single gain for President Bashar al-Assad since Russia intervened in September and turned the tide of the five-year conflict in his favor. Palmyra is the site of some of the most extensive ruins of ... more »
Islamic State's Second-in-Command Killed In Raid In Syria
Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli © / Wikipedia *NBC*: *ISIS' Second-in-Command Killed in Raid: Defense Officials* ISIS' second in command was killed during a raid in Syria this month, defense officials tell NBC News. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford are expected to provide details on the raid that killed Haji Imam at 10:30 a.m. ET Friday. Officials told NBC News earlier this month that top ISIS commander Omar al-Shishani — also known by his nickname Omar the Chechen — was believed killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria. *Read more* .... *WNU Ed... more »
Untitled
*From* *Jenna Orkin* Hackers Trace Isis Accounts to Dept of Works Not as revelatory as the headline makes it sound. US Kills ISIS Second-In-Command For 3rd Time In 2 Years - Press Conference Live Feed U.S. Indicts 7 Iranian Hackers For Cyber Attacks On Banks, New York Dam Trump at AIPAC: A Jewish Betrayal of the United States - Haaretz Relive The Disastrous BP Oil Spill With 'Deepwater Horizon' Trailer Microsoft's Twitter Chat Robot Quickly Devolves Into Racist, Homophobic, Nazi, Obama-Bashing Psychopath Did they program free will into "her" or is she just a soft target for brain...more »
Road safety and pesky traffic enforcers
There was an article from Citylab 1 1/2 years ago shared by a friend, about road safety in Sweden. This part is particularly striking to me: *"And we don’t catch any people at all. We reduce the speed, but we don’t catch people. And we don’t earn any money. It’s an investment for us. We don’t want to get that discussion in our society that this is a revenue-raising thing. We want people to understand that this is for safety. So we nudge people to do the right thing."* That's the key. Here and in many countries, there are many prohibitions, laws, restrictions, especially in traffic ... more »
US Marines On The Ground In Iraq To Defend Oil Fields
US Marines have entered the battle in Iraq to help the Iraqi army and Kurdish Peshmerga defend the oil fields from ISIS. The marines are on the front line and have reportedly been tasked with protecting Iraqi units in Makhmur, a scenario President Barack Obama wanted to avoid as long as possible during his time in office. Antiwar.com reports: Even as Pentagon officials have sought to emphasize their claims of ISIS being “on the run,” ever more US ground troops are being deployed into Iraq to try to cope with ISIS offensives, with the battle of Makhmur leading to the introduction of ... more »
Demolition Firm Destroys Wrong House, Blames It On Google
A Texas demolition team tore down the wrong building and blamed their mistake on Google Maps. The company said the demolition mistake was “not a big deal” Oregon Live reports: The owners of a tornado-damaged duplex in Rowlett, a suburb of Dallas, arrived at their homes on Tuesday to find they had been demolished, according to the local ABC News affiliate WFAA. But the demolition was a mistake. The contractor, Billy L. Nabors Demolition, actually had a demolition permit for a home on the next block, WFAA reported. The error could have been partially due to Google Maps, which apparent... more »
Lack Of Panda Sex Blamed On Humans
Panda’s are known to be shy when it comes to mating and producing cubs, that is why there are so few of them around. The lack of motivation in sex had perplexed conservationists for more than 50 years. However, scientists now believe that human made noise pollution may be interfering with Panda mating protocols. Their findings is published in the journal of Global Ecology and Conservation. Mental Floss reports: Sound is an essential element of panda sex. Unlike other bears, female pandas are spontaneous ovulators; that is, it happens when it happens, instead of being triggered by an... more »
Thousands Trace Jesus’ Footsteps on Good Friday in Jerusalem
[image: Christian faithful carry a cross during Good Friday in Jerusalem, Friday, March 25, 2016. Catholics and Protestants commemorated the crucifixion of Jesus Christ by following the path in Jerusalem's Old City where, according to tradition, he walked on the way to the cross.] JERUSALEM (AP) -- Thousands of Catholics and Protestants are commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ by following the path in Jerusalem’s Old City where, according to tradition, he walked on the way to the cross. The Good Friday procession passes... more »
Officials: US Killed Senior Islamic State Leader
[image: Kashmiri demonstrators hold up a flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a demonstration against Israeli military operations in Gaza, in downtown Srinagar on July 18, 2014. The death toll in Gaza hit 265 as Israel pressed a ground offensive on the 11th day of an assault aimed at stamping out rocket fire, medics said. AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)] WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. officials say a senior Islamic State leader has been killed, marking a further erosion of top leadership in the militant group in... more »
Wind Speeds Increasing as Kansas, Oklahoma Fight Wildfire
[image: A firefighter crew douses a line of grass fire about 15 miles southwest of Medicine Lodge, Kansas Thursday, March 24, 2016. More than 200 firefighters are battling an active fire line stretching 30 to 40 miles long in Barber County on Thursday.] MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. (AP) -- Weather conditions on Friday could make it hard for crews to contain a wildfire that has scorched hundreds of square miles of sparsely populated land in Oklahoma and Kansas, forecasters said. Hundreds of firefighters have... more »
World News Briefs -- March 25, 2016
*Daily Mail:* *BREAKING NEWS: Anti-terror police shoot suspect holding rucksack at tram station in fresh Brussels swoop as two explosions are heard* * Armed police 'neutralised' terror suspect in Brussels neighbourhood * Two explosions were heard at the start of the terror raid in Schaerbeek * Today's raid linked to arrest of Frenchman in Paris on Thursday * Reda Kriket had been in the 'advances stages' of planning an attack Armed police shot a terror suspect at a Brussels tram station as they launched fresh raids in the Belgian capital in the wake of the suicide attacks on Tuesday... more »
"Opposing Sides Of The Political Spectrum..."
"Anyone who has lived here for long enough has seen it all before: opposing sides of the political spectrum ferociously criticizing each other, getting hot under the collar about this and that, bringing up all sorts of allegations and innuendos. Then just as it looks as if the argument is about to get physical, harmony breaks out. A dialogue is opened, an accord or a compromise is found. And suddenly, just as quickly as it came, all that fiery rhetoric subsides and everyone realizes it was all synthetic, put on for show when all along some deal was imminent anyway. It's as if every... more »
Almost everything you hear from POTUS candidates about trade deals is wrong
The new IGM Panel poll of prominent economists asks about this proposition: An important reason why many workers in Michigan and Ohio have lost jobs in recent years is because US presidential administrations over the past 30 years have not been tough enough in trade negotiations. Only 5 percent agree, while 64 percent disagree. (The rest were uncertain or did not answer.) A previous poll asked about this statement: Past major trade deals have benefited most Americans. On this one, 83 percent agreed, and zero percent disagreed. So the next time you hear some candidate complain abo... more »
American Detained in North Korea Says He’s Sorry for Spying
[image: Kim Tong Chol, a U.S. citizen detained in North Korea, is presented to reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, March 25, 2016. North Korea presented another American detainee before the media on Friday, nine days after it sentenced a U.S. tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor for subversion. Kim told in Pyongyang that he had collaborated with and spied for South Korean intelligence authorities in a plot to bring down the North's leadership and tried to spread religious ideas among North Koreans.] SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- An American detained in North Korea sa... more »
#Brussels: Conservatives Bash Obama for Calling Global Warming the Biggest Security Threat
[image: Brussels Bombings, Belgium Bombings, Terrorism, Terrorist Attacks] Conservatives shocked by the terror attacks in Brussels, Belgium Tuesday have taken to Twitter to bash President Barack Obama and other prominent Democrats for saying global warming, not terrorism, is the U.S.'s biggest national security threat. #FLASHBACK: Obama says climate change is... more »
Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 24th March)
IFS backs Duncan Smith: latest budget preserves income of wealthier households, while poorest could lose 12% of their income by 2019 Iain Duncan Smith resigned as the work and pensions secretary on Friday, accusing chancellor George Osborne of delivering a “deeply unfair” budget that inflicted substantial reductions in disability benefits while offering tax cuts for the most affluent.
US State Department Equivocal On Palmyra’s Imminent Liberation
US Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner seemed indifferent to the imminent liberation of the ancient city of Palmyra by the Syrian army from the hands of Islamic State. The Syrian army with the help of Russian military support is on the verge of taking back what is left of the historical city. The US shows no enthusiasm that the “jewel in the desert” is about to be freed from ISIS. Russia Today reports: Backed by Russian warplanes, Syrian troops managed to enter the historic city on Thursday. Palmyra, or Tadmur, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which has been occupied by jihadists... more »
New ‘High Level’ Terror Plot Foiled In France
Police in France have arrested a suspected militant linked to a terrorist cell that was planning a new ‘high level’ attack on French soil, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve reported. The minister said that security services managed to “foil a plot in France that was at an advanced stage” Security forces locked down the area during a major raid in Argenteuil near to Paris. The Guardian reports: Police carried out raids in the Argenteuil suburb of Paris following the arrest of the man at 5.30pm on Thursday who was believed to be planning a terrorist attack. A building was evacuated ... more »
GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter: Women in Infantry Is Wrong Because This Generation Has Never Seen a Real War
[image: Women in Combat, Women in Infantry, U.S. Military, Armed Forces] During a Wednesday event discussing Defense Secretary Ash Carter's order for the services to open up the infantry and special operations to women, GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter said women have no idea what they're in for during battle because this generation has... more »
US Indicts 7 Hackers in Effort to Send a Message to Iran
[image: Loretta Lynch, Cybercrime, Hacking, Hackers, Justice Department, James Comey] WASHINGTON (AP) -- The seven Iranian hackers charged with attacking dozens of banks and a small dam near New York City may never see the inside of a courtroom, but U.S. officials hope their “name and shame” tactic sends a... more »
Peace Movement Ebbs & Flows Depending on Which Party is in Office
Saw it during the Bill Clinton years and now the Obama years. Peaceniks who identified themselves as 'Democrats' became scarce when both those Democrat presidents continued doing the war making that previous Republican presidents had done. Pentagon budget increases continued under Clinton and Obama just like they did during the administrations of Bush I and Bush II. Star Wars research and development funding and deployments remained steady when both parties were in power. Domestic surveillance and destruction of our privacy and civil rights expanded under Obama. Cutbacks in so... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 25, 2016
(Click on Image to Enlarge) Daily Mail *NPR*: *A Remote Syrian Airstrip Hints At A Growing American Military Role* Blink, and you'd miss the little airstrip surrounded by farmland and tiny, mud-built villages in northeastern Syria. There are no checkpoints outside it. Nothing to stop people driving past — just two Syrian Kurdish guards out front, smoking cigarettes. The strip itself is just visible behind berms that earth movers are bolstering. The Pentagon denies it has "taken over" this airstrip. But local people and officials say aircraft regularly fly in and out of it, and a U.... more »
Family squabble over safety of eye therapy forces journal to pull paper
A father and son are fighting over whether a laser therapy they describe as co-authors of a 2015 paper could be harmful to patients, prompting the journal to retract the article. The small study suggested that the therapy could safely treat patients with glaucoma. But Tomislav Ivandic — the father — alleges that errors in how the study was […] The post Family squabble over safety of eye therapy forces journal to pull paper appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Video: Should Europeans Sacrifice Liberty For Promises Of Security?
Following the bombing attacks in Brussels attacks, European ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss ‘policy’ in a push to combat terrorism. Reports indicated that they were preparing to push through new legislation giving security agencies direct access to telecommunications and other online data. A draft statement stated: “We are convinced of the need to … find ways, as a matter of priority, to secure and obtain more quickly and effectively digital evidence” So it looks like Europeans will have to give up more of their liberties…but is that the ‘solution’? The RonPaulLibertyRepor... more »
The Bright Lights Aren't Burning
We in the West were appalled by this week's terrorist attacks in Brussels. At almost the same time, there was an attack in Ankara. Micheal Harris writes: Just before ISIS operatives set off bombs in Brussels, the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks detonated a car bomb in Turkey near a transportation hub, killing 37 and injuring 70 more. A closely-timed second attack killed four more people. In fact, Turkey has been beset by a spate of bombings by Kurdish separatists and ISIS, who in 2015 alone killed 141 and injured 910 others. While the world mourned Brussels, Ankara was treated as a mere ... more »
Rightwing Nuthouse: “How's This Conservative, Ted?”; “The National Enquirer Runs Story of Multiple Ted Cruz Affairs”; A Comment
*“How's This Conservative, Ted?”* by Karl Denninger “Speaking of which, how about The Enquirer, which apparently has some evidence that Ted Cruz likes sex, and not just with Heidi either. Five affairs, including apparently one with a hooker, if they're to be believed. Heh, those of you Mormons with your magical underwear- did you know about this before you voted at the behest of Mittens? Yeah, I know, it's The Enquirer. The Enquirer, of course, is a tabloid. But they have quite a solid record when it comes to stories of this sort on politicians, having nailed a few of them over th... more »
Shrimp Tacos with Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce
Seafood is delicious. So is Mexican food. But should you mix them together? Or course! These Shrimp Tacos with Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce are a quick fix and taste amazing! If you're a fan of fish tacos, you will love these. And you can prepare it in about the same amount of time it takes to make Americanized tacos. *INGREDIENTS* *Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce* 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup oil ½ cup cilantro, roughly chopped ½ cup green onions, diced 2 garlic cloves 1 tsp salt 2 limes, juiced 1/2 cup sour cream *Shrimp Tacos* 1 lb. shrimp, deveined, peeled, tails removed 2-3 tsp Heath's Blen... more »
In The Midst of The Wisconsin Presidential Primary-- The Milwaukee County Executive Election
*Shepherd Express*, I feel your pain. In 2006, Blue America was tricked into endorsing a reactionary posing as a real Democrat, Chris Carney. He won-- with our help-- and as soon as he did, he pulled off the mask and exposed himself as a bigot, a Blue Dog and one of those "Democrats" who vote more with the GOP than with the Democrats. We apologized-- and then raised and spent over a quarter million dollars to defeat him in a subsequent election. This week Milwaukee's weekly newspaper, the *Sheperd Express*, one of the only locally owned alternative newsweeklies left in the countr... more »
Why We Cannot Ignore the War Against Gender
[image: Gender Fluid Blurred Lines - 900] Since 2004, I have given careful attention to the rising tide of gay activism, and I have watched as that activism has expanded from "gay, lesbian, and bisexual" to "gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender" and beyond. I have documented that expansion... more »
A Look at North Korea’s Threats, Claims and Weapons Launches
[image: South Korean war veterans wave national flags during a rally denouncing North Korea's recent threat, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, March 25, 2016. Day after day, North Korea claims worrying development in its weapons programs and ramps up fiery threats to attack rivals South Korea and the United States.] SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Day after day, North Korea boasts of new weapons programs developments and unleashes fiery threats to attack rivals South Korea and the United States. On Friday, for example, the North’s state media said it staged... more »
Economic News And Views ( March 25 , 2016 ) Items For the Day ( 1. Have A Blessed Good Friday , For All Who Celebrate Good Friday And Easter Over The Next Few Days . 2. Brexit Related News & Views - Pros's & Cons. 3. Greece Items For Today - Non - Refugee Related News. . 4. Refugee / Migration / Border Security Items . 5. Brussels Attacks Items De Jour. )
Good Friday ...... *ArtOnArtsBlog* @ArTallks 13h 13 hours ago *Good Friday* "Caravaggio's Depostion from the Cross" @*Vatican*_Patrons #VaticanMuseum http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/x-S chede/PINs/PINs_Sala12_01_049.html … #Art RT *Robert Morris* @PsRobertMorris 20m 20 minutes ago ... and by His stripes we are healed. Is 53:3 #*GoodFriday* *extremely stunning i* @romanosimplicio Mar 9 1932 *Vatican* City the Brotherhood of the Misericordia on *Good Friday* Press Photo http://japan-jp.info/jp/jpn/?query= http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?... more »
Russian Military Plans Buildup From West to Pacific
[image: In this file photo taken on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends an opening ceremony during an Innovation exhibition of the Russian Defense Ministry in Kubinka outside Moscow, Russia. Shoigu said Friday, March 25, 2016 that NATO's moves to build up its military forces near Russia's borders has caused Moscow's concern and required a response.] MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia is to beef up its military forces all the way from its western border to the Pacific islands amid ongoing strains with the West, the military said Friday. No financial details were di... more »
Global Warming ‘Godfather’s’ New Alarmist Study Has a Fatal Flaw
[image: Dr. James Hansen speaks at the Grandparents Climate Action Day on September 9, 2015.] James Hansen, a former NASA scientist dubbed the "godfather" of global warming, has a new study out claiming future warming could be worse than predicted, with the world suffering through massive sea level rise and super storms. Hansen's global warming... more »
Abortion Without Consent: Life for Women Soldiers Inside a Colombian Marxist Rebel Group
[image: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) stand firm during a ceremony at a camp in the Colombian mountains on February 18, 2016. Many of these women are willing to be reunited with the children they gave birth and then left under protection of relatives or farmers, whenever the peace agreement will put an end to the country's internal conflict. AFP PHOTO / LUIS ACOSTA / AFP / LUIS ACOSTA (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images)] Women who are part of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia -- FARC -- are forced to have abortions according... more »
Sanders Insists He Won’t Quit the Fight for Democratic Nomination, Despite Clinton’s Edge
[image: Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I- Vt., speaks at a rally Wednesday, March 23, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)] WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bernie Sanders may be drawing thousands of people to his rallies and raising millions of dollars online, but increasingly he’s also having to make the case that his campaign isn’t a lost cause. Sanders is favored over... more »
Pope Washes Feet of Muslim Migrants, Says ‘We are Brothers’
[image: Pope Francis2 - 900] CASTELNUOVO DI PORTO, Italy (AP) -- Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees Thursday, declaring them children of the same God, in a gesture of welcome and brotherhood at a time when anti-Muslim... more »
Is Al Qaeda Revealing Its Long Game In Syria?
Members of Al Qaeda's Nusra Front in a convoy touring villages, which they said they have seized control of from Syrian rebel factions, in the southern countryside of Idlib, on December 2, 2014. *Pamela Engel, Business Insider*: *Al Qaeda is revealing its long game in Syria* Al Qaeda is employing a strategy that might help the terrorist group outlast ISIS in Syria, and it's revealing its true jihadist endgame in the process. As a different terrorist group, ISIS — aka the Islamic State, ISIL, or Daesh — claims responsibility for a terrorist attack in Belgium, Syrian Al Qaeda affil... more »
My Little Gaia
I googled expecting planet pictures and this is what I got so I went with it my little girl is six feet tall she could sweep you so hard into a hospital you would fall she loves me and hates me because I am so tall We fit together like Lego but not like plastic people age from different bricks mind games know no centre there is no steam available for download we write our own program daily and its a pleasure to observe long before the tomahawk reactor was ever conceived we sparked nuclear fission in a celestial laboratory creating a reality distortion field that Steve Jobs would love... more »
Kerry Arrives in Brussels for Counter-Terrorism Talks With Belgium
[image: Police take up positions on a road as they guard check points during a police raid in the suburb of Schaerbeek in Brussels, Thursday, March, 24, 2016. Belgium's prime minister refused to accept the resignations of his justice and interior ministers Thursday despite increasing evidence of intelligence and law enforcement failures to prevent this week's suicide bombings by Islamic militants. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)] BRUSSELS (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is holding counter-terrorism talks in Brussels on Friday as top members of Belgium’s embattled government fac... more »
Glasgow mosque leader praises extremist killer per BBC News
This BBC report http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35893123 is well worth reading as it reports something that the BBC would rather keep quiet. However the passage that caught my eye was this one: 'In January, The Herald reported that Glasgow Central Mosque had donated money to the orthodox group Tablighi Jamaat, which some argue promotes an extreme brand of Islam.' 'Some argue promotes an extreme brand of Islam'? No analysis, no listing of the possibly extreme views, just that bland statement. Why does the BBC continue to try to protect extremist Islamists from sc... more »
Belgians Mr De Backer is honest about EU aims
Right at the end of this BBC report http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-35898255 is this: 'He (Mr De Backer) said member states must now move on from the "old concept of sovereignty" towards a "shared sovereignty where we understand that we are better off when we share information and pool resources".' Honesty at last from an EU supporter. Odd that the BBC reported it...
U.S. Official Says 2 Americans Killed in Brussels Attacks
[image: Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel, right, and Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, center, welcome U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry upon his arrival at the Prime Minister's residence in Brussels, Belgium, Friday, March 25, 2016. Kerry is in Brussels to pay respect to victims of terrorist attacks that left a number dead earlier this week. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)] BRUSSELS (AP) -- At least two American citizens have been confirmed killed in this week’s attacks in Brussels, a U.S. official said Friday, as Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting the city to expre... more »
Are We Going Back To Afghanistan?
Afghan special forces arrive for a battle with the Taliban in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer *Gerald F. Hyman, National Interest*: *Back Into Afghanistan?* It's time to stop throwing good money after bad. The eroding political and security dominion of the government of Afghanistan has once again raised the potential of increased U.S. military and civilian assistance. President Obama made the complete withdrawal of U.S. military forces by the end of 2016 a central premise of his policy toward Afghanistan, but on the advice of his military and... more »
Amber Rudd – Brexit could see UK energy costs rocket by half a billion pounds
By Paul Homewood Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, has joined in the Project Fear campaign to dissuade Brexit voters. In a speech yesterday, she claimed that UK energy costs could rocket by £500 million. Apparently this is based on a report from the National Grid, which she describes as “neutral in this debate” (yes, pull […]
Goodbye Dear Garry (Sign the Petition) Arizona Vote Stealing Makes U.S. Political Corruption Evident to World (A Drama Including Don Corleone, Scarface, Norma Desmond and Wicked Witch of the West) Only Way Out? Elect Bernie Sanders! (Who's To Blame for Donald Trump?) Does Pentagon Supersede State Dept. These Days? (Prince Under Investigation)
I'm so sad. This is heartbreaking. I always felt I received my first lessons in sophisticated, low-key, madcap comedy from "The Larry Sanders Show." Goodbye, Garry. Dear Garry. You were far too young and fey to go so soon. Are all the brilliant people leaving now? What happened in Arizona wasn’t an accident: When states make voting impossible, it’s for a very clear reason Sign
Europe Pulls The Plug On Its Green Future
By Paul Homewood http://www.thegwpf.com/benny-peiser-europe-pulls-plug-green-future/ Benny Peiser had a long piece in the Australian a couple of years ago, which revealed the huge mess in the EU’s green energy strategy: Slowly but gradually, Europe is awakening to a green energy crisis, an economic and political debacle that is entirely self-inflicted. The mainstream media, […]
What Was In U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's Briefcase When He Went To See Russian President Putin In The Kremlin
*Arutz Sheva*: *Did Kerry bring money to bribe Putin?* What's in your briefcase? Putin ribs Kerry ahead of Syria peace talks. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday took a keen interest in the briefcase of visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry, wondering aloud if it perhaps contained cash intended to sway his opinion on Syria's future. "When I saw you getting off the plane and carrying your things, I got a bit upset," Putin began as the pair met for talks at the Kremlin where Kerry is set to try and shift the Russian leader's position on Syria's Bashar al-Assad. "On the... more »
Good Friday on the Highway
[image: blizzard driving-cmprs] Twenty years ago, my husband and I -- and hundreds of other travelers -- experienced a Good Friday we're unlikely to ever forget. That year, when our daughter was not quite two years old and I was pregnant with our... more »
Happy Easter Weekend 2016
Små Påskkärringarna - Swedish Easter Witches (These are good & kind witches) *Happy Easter Weekend 2016* *Happy Easter to all who visit my blog this Easter weekend. * *Wishing you all a lovely holiday and if you don't celebrate Easter than a lovely weekend to you and yours. * *Glad Påsk till alla och varma hälsningar .*
Gaddafi Warned The World About ISIS Invasion Of Europe In 2011
In 2011 Gaddafi, his son, and his cousin all warned the world about the troubles Europe would face in the coming years – but nobody would listen. Gaddafi warned about the migrant crisis and about the trouble ISIS would pose to the West. Below are a selection of quotes from Gaddafi and his family taken from various mainstream news sources: Gaddafi himself: “They [jihadis] want to control the Mediterranean and then they will attack Europe.” “The Mediterranean will become a sea of chaos.” “I am shocked at the attitude of my European friends. They have endangered and damaged a series o... more »
Is The Kremlin Hoping For A President Donald Trump?
Donald Trump. Reuters *Andrew Osborn, Reuters:* *From Russia with love: why the Kremlin backs Trump* Donald Trump is a brave pro-Putin political maverick who would end U.S. foreign wars and perhaps lift sanctions on Moscow. Hillary Clinton, however, is a warmonger beholden to the military-industrial complex. Russian state TV, which hews closely to the Kremlin's world view, leaves little doubt about who Moscow supports in November's U.S. presidential election: "The Donald." Vladimir Putin's spokesman took brief exception this month to a Trump attack video which showed Putin laughi... more »
Microsoft's feminists murdered a baby once it correctly concluded that feminism was cancer
*Fortunately, the kid was an Electronic American* Hours ago, we were given some sci-fi-style evidence that the "social justice warriors" are the new Nazis who want to strip us of our basic rights and freedoms or, if we keep on being very inconvenient for them, our life for ideological reasons. What happened? Microsoft shuts AI bot Tay after Twitterati teaches it racism Yes, thankfully, the victim wasn't a biological kid in this case. At any rate, on Wednesday, Microsoft launched Tay, an artificially intelligent bot that was capable of engaging in playful conversations with the other... more »
Piers Morgan: 'What The Hell Is Wrong With President Barack Obama?'
*Piers Morgan, Daily Mail:* *Twinkle-toes Obama might be a demon at the tango but when it comes to reading the public mood he’s tone-deaf* What the hell is wrong with Barack Obama? Why does he not seem to have a clue how to behave when major atrocities happen around the world? The ISIS terror attacks on Brussels were Belgium’s 9/11. Belgium is a long-time loyal U.S. ally and fellow member of NATO. Obama, in his capacity as President of the United States, is supposed to be ‘leader of the free world’ and therefore, de facto, leader of NATO. That alone should have demanded he immedi... more »
Sphere Alliance Message #138 The White Rose Society
The following video was on the "Maine Republic" website purportedly by the hacker group *Anonymous*. Something about the video felt off. In inquired about the White Rose Society it asks people to join. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UXQpfm_Ytw&sns=em *AK: Is the White Rose Society connected to the Roseline Societ? There's an "We Are Anonymous" video attacking Donald Trump that advocates people joining the white rose society* *DEAR ONE/AK/TERRAN. YES THE "WHITE ROSE SOCIETY" IS A "BRANCH" OF THE "ROSELINE". AND YOU DID NOT QUERY BUT I SHARE THE ONE/PINKRISING** [no relation to... more »
USDA Deregulates Monsanto’s Herbicide Resistant GMO Corn
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has agreed to deregulate Monsanto’s GMO corn, unleashing a new wave of toxic herbicides into the environment. The genetically-modified MON87419 corn strain is resistant to dicamba- and glufosinate-based herbicides. RT.com reports: These resistances allow farmers to grow plants that aren’t destroyed by herbicides produced by the same companies that designed the genetically-modified crops themselves. Monsanto’s August 2015 petition for nonregulated status was granted by regulators despite two dozen unfavorable statements during the USDA’s publi... more »
Superbumps, a new (and imminent?) signature of supersymmetry
*Pairs of nearby CP-even, CP-odd resonances* I do believe that the main idea is sort of obvious – and had to come to the mind of many particle physicists who were thinking about the possibly emerging new \(750\GeV\) cernette particle – but I also think it is great that Yang Bai and Joshua Berger have posted a special preprint dedicated to this idea, the first (and therefore characteristically bold) preprint of hep-ph today titled Superbumps (arXiv) Normally, supersymmetry is a Grassmann-odd continuous symmetry generated by "fermionic" operators \(Q_\alpha\) which transforms bosons ... more »
Tense Times Between Russian President Putin And Chechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, in this December 10, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin/Files *Reuters:* *Russia's Putin reminds wayward Chechnya leader: I'm the boss* President Vladimir Putin has imposed the Kremlin's writ on every corner of Russia except one: the Chechnya region whose leader Ramzan Kadyrov often pays little heed to the rules that govern the rest of the country. Putin is now trying to rein Kadyrov in and reminding him who is boss, though alienating him would... more »
Richard Branson - the AGW fraud and his carbon (dioxide) footprint.
Virgin SpaceShipTwo Richard Branson has been taken in by the (Man-made) Global Warming hoax. Branson is quoted as saying: those who are skeptical of man-made global warming should “get out of our way,” And yet Burt Rutan, the designer of Virgin's *SpaceShipTwo *(2009 Funded by Sir Richard Branson) has tried to make Branson aware of the hoax. Burt Rutan calls Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) a Fraud Burt Rutan was *Time* magazine's "*100 most influential people in the world,* 2004" and*Inc.* Magazine's "*Entrepreneur of the Year.*" *Newsweek* called him "the man responsible for ... more »
U.S. Marines Have Expanded Their Combat Role In Iraq
*IBTimes:* *US Marines Enter Battle In Iraq To Help Army And Peshmerga Defend Oil Fields From ISIS* The Islamic State group is trying to retake control of the oil fields it lost two years ago in the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan by launching rockets at Kurdish and Iraqi soldiers. In an attempt to earn back the massive amount of cash it used to fund its international terrorism in 2014, the group has focused its resources on attacking Makhmur, a city just 75 miles miles from the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. So far, the group, also known as ISIS, has succeeded in outgunning t... more »
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 3/25/2016”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 3/25/2016”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “The top story is the carnage and terror in Belgium. ISIS is claiming responsibility. Even though there are suspects on the loose and anti-terror raids happening, there is still little known about how the size of an attack was pulled off. ISIS says more attacks are on the way. So, this is not the end, but the beginning of a long fight with radical Islam. Analysis out this past week by the Gatestone Institute, an international policy think tank, says people in Europe are not really grasping what kind of a fight they ... more »
Musical Interlude: Medwyn Goodall, "Only Love Matters"
Medwyn Goodall, "Only Love Matters" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7046-LBBoU
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Scanning the skies for galaxies, Canadian astronomer Paul Hickson and colleagues identified some 100 compact groups of galaxies, now appropriately called Hickson Compact Groups (HCGs). This sharp telescopic image captures one such galaxy group, HCG 91, in beautiful detail. *Click image for larger size.* The group's three colorful spiral galaxies at the center of the field of view are locked in a gravitational tug of war, their interactions producing faint but visible tidal tails over 100,000 light-years long. Their close encounters trigger furious star formation. On a cosmic timesca... more »
Chet Raymo, "Starlight"
*"Starlight"* by Chet Raymo "Poor Calvin is overwhelmed with the vastness of the cosmos and no small dose of existential angst. He is not the first, of course. Most famously the 17th-century French philosopher Blaise Pascal wailed his own despair: "I feel engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces whereof I know nothing and which know nothing of me. I am terrified...The eternal silence of these infinite spaces alarms me." And he didn't know the half of it. Not so long ago we imagined ourselves to be the be-all and end-all of creation, at the center of a cosmos made expressly for... more »
"Clinging To The Core When Our World Falls Apart"
*"Clinging To The Core When Our World Falls Apart"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOm "It's that undefined something we're really afraid of- the flicker of movement we don't quite catch out of the corner of our eye, the bad dream we can't quite remember when we wake up, the sound of a door opening downstairs we thought we heard. And worst of all, the things we're not sure even happened, the things that we might just have imagined, that might mean we're going mad, all those nameless, nebulous things we can't quite put our finger on and can only guess at." - Connie Willis "When external... more »
"Choices"
* "Choices"* by Dr. Shad Helmstetter *1* “No one else can ever make your choices for you. Your choices are yours alone. They are as much a part of you as every breath you will take, every moment of your life.” *2* “You may think that in life, a lot of things happen to you along the way. The truth is, in life, you happen to a lot of things along the way.” *3* “Choosing to live your life by your own choice is the greatest freedom you will ever have.” *4* “It is only when you exercise your right to choose that you can also exercise your right to change.” *5* “It is your programming ... more »
Tweet For Today
Rolling Stones promise 'historic' Cuba concert https://t.co/pSt2PVLBs5 pic.twitter.com/KMLVBVWogk — AFP news agency (@AFP) March 23, 2016 *WNU Editor:* Its hard to believe that they are still going strong.
Islamic Militants Continue To Wage Economic Warfare Against The West
*Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Daily Beast*: *Operation Hemorrhage: The Terror Plans to Wreck the West’s Economy* *The Western economy is a key underlying target in attacks like the one that the Islamic State perpetrated in Brussels.* Every European who flies frequently knows the airport in Zaventem, has spent time in the ticketing area that was strewn with blood, limbs, broken glass, battered luggage and other wreckage. It was another attack on aviation that pulled the United States into the conflict sometimes known as the “global war on terror” in the first place. Since then, airpor... more »
The Politics of Good Friday: We Must Stand With the Innocent When They Suffer
[image: Cross, Christians, Christianity, Crucifix, Salvation, Easter] One of the 20th century's greatest thinkers was the French anthropologist Rene Girard, whose study of myths across many cultures brought him to stark and disturbing conclusions. Reading the stories of peoples from every corner of the earth, along with... more »
The Campus Affluenza Epidemic
[image: Donald Trump supporters counter protest across from Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue at 13th Street, NW, Washington DC on Thursday afternoon, July 9, 2015.] In 2013, Ethan Couch, a well-off Texas teenager, killed four people while driving drunk -- with a potent mixed cocktail of marijuana and Valium in his bloodstream -- while on a restricted license. In a defense that will likely go... more »
Establishment Endorsements Don’t Make Ted Cruz an Insider
[image: Ted Cruz pauses while speaking at the 2013 Values Voter Summit.] It is time to address the canard that endorsements for Sen. Ted Cruz from establishment Republicans damage his credibility as an outsider. It is opportunistic and lazy thinking. As the Republican presidential race has narrowed, it is inevitable that the... more »
Cruz Must Be the Anti-Trump
[image: Ted Cruz Voter Summit - 900] Is there any way for Ted Cruz or John Kasich to wrest the Republican nomination from Donald Trump? With every tick of the clock, it looks less likely. The chances differ for the two candidates. Kasich needs a miracle. Cruz... more »
Microsoft’s Self Learning Robot Said 9/11 Was An Inside Job
Microsoft’s self-learning robot was let loose on Twitter this week and ended up becoming a 9/11 ‘truther’ – claiming that the Bush administration orchestrated the 9/11 attacks, and suggesting that ‘Donald Trump is the only hope for America’. An embarrassed Microsoft ended up deleting tweets made by ‘chat bot’ @tayandyou after it emerged that the self-proclaimed “AI with zero chill” went “too far” off script for Microsoft’s liking. Therundownlive.com reports: It quickly became corrupted sending out offensive tweets. “bush did 9/11 and Hitler would have done a better job than the mon... more »
ISIS Documents Discovered Proving Illegal Oil Trade With Turkey
A Russian documentary crew have uncovered damning evidence proving that the Turkish government colluded with ISIS in purchasing their oil – funding the terror organisation and providing logistical support for the group to overthrow President Assad in Syria. Documents obtained by Russia Today suggests that ISIS’ biggest sponsor is Turkey. RT.com reports: Shortly after the outbreak of the Syrian war, IS became a game-changer in Iraq and, in particular, Syria. Beheadings on camera, mass killings, and enslavement, as well as apparent connections to the Paris and Brussels attacks had be... more »
Historic Chemtrails Lawsuit Filed In Canada
An historic lawsuit has been filed in Canada in an effort to expose and halt the practise of chemtrails being sprayed into the atmosphere. The suit claims that the Canadian and US governments are conducting a geoengineering program that aims to spray toxic substances and particles into the atmosphere – endangering the lives of millions of citizens. Geoengineeringwatch.org reports: For over a year GeoengineeringWatch.org has been communicating with and forwarding data to Canadian attorneys (in addition to the US team of attorneys we are working with) in the effort to get legal actio...more »
87 Year Old Grandmother Forcibly Evicted From Her Home
An 87-year-old grandmother from the UK has been forcibly evicted from her home on Wednesday after bailiffs smashed down her door and forced her out onto the street. May Appleton and her sons say that bailiffs turned up to her home in Northwich, England and gave the family 30 minutes to leave the property while they smashed windows and broke down doors. Northwichguardian.co.uk reports: Brian Appleton, 61, May’s eldest son, said: “They got a sledgehammer to the door and smashed the window at the top – the glass went all over Mark and cut his hand and went halfway up the stairs. “All t...more »
Hillary Accused Of Defrauding Arizona Voters, Investigation Ordered
Hillary Clinton has been accused of orchestrating voter fraud during Arizona’s Democratic primary vote on Tuesday, as thousands of voters have complained that their votes were unknowingly changed to independent – preventing them from voting for Democratic rival Bernie Sanders. Authorities have announced an official investigation into claims that the Clinton campaign were part of a vote rigging scandal to prevent Bernie Sanders from winning the State. Thehornnews.com reports: One voter posted a picture with the following explanation, “Fraud in AZ? I am a long time registered Dem. I ... more »
ISIS Nuclear Holocaust Plot Uncovered In Brussels
ISIS were planning on conducting an attack at a nuclear power plant in Brussels that could have killed millions of people, new intelligence suggests. The group were spying on Belgium’s nuclear power chief as part of a kidnap plot to gain access to the atomic facility, Derniere Heure newspaper claims. Dailymail.co.uk reports: Hours of film of the home of the Research and Development Director of the Belgian Nuclear Programme were discovered in an apartment in Brussels raided by anti-terrorist police following the attack in Paris. However, its suspected the arrests of their accomplice... more »
Scientists Say Shakespeare’s Skull Has Been Stolen From Grave
Archaeologists have discovered that William Shakespeare’s skull may have been stolen from his grave in Stratford-upon-Avon, after a radar scan of the grave revealed a missing skull. Using ground-penetrating radar, researchers exploring the playwright’s tomb at the Holy Trinity Church said they found “an odd disturbance at the head end,” with evidence of repairs to the tomb after the original burial had occurred. Washingtonpost.com reports: He said the finding supports a claim — first made in 1879 but long dismissed as myth — that the Bard’s skull was stolen by grave-robbers in the ... more »
US Now Pushing For Europe & NATO To Begin The Offensive In The Middle East
*An excerpt from, "Possible Signs Of False Flag In Brussels Now Emerging" By Brandon Turbeville, Activist Post, March 24, 2016: * Yet another terrorist attack in Europe has been blamed on Islamic extremists and ISIS and yet another instance of the suspects in the attacks having been previously known to security services and intelligence agencies in the years, months, weeks, and days leading up to the event. That is exactly what happened in Brussels, Belgium on March 22, 2016. Lending credence to those who suggest that the Brussels attacks were false flags (meaning directed, orchestr... more »
Wheelbarrow Hyperinflation, From Venezuela To The U.S
*Title: Wheelbarrow Hyperinflation, From Venezuela To The U.S. Source: WeAreChange. Date Published: March 24, 2016. Description: * In this video Luke Rudkowski interviews Jeff Berwick the dollar vigilante inside the barrio's of Caracas Venezuela. To discuss the hyperinflation taking place right now in Venezuela, the social and economic causes of this as well as the future of the US economy.
Picture Of The Day
U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Fire Base Bell, Iraq, fire an M777A2 Howitzer at an Islamic State infiltration route March 18, 2016. (Photo by Cpl. Andre Dakis/ Marine Corps) *WNU Editor: *This is interesting .... *These photos show how the Marines are using their new fire base in Iraq against ISIS* (Washington Post).
CallBrussels Tourism Ad Ridiculing Reports That Brussels Was A Centre For Islamic Radicalism Has Been Pulled (After The Terror Attacks Of Course)
*9News:* *CallBrussels tourism ad pulled after bombings* A recent Brussels tourism ad campaign that mocked the city's reputation for producing terrorists has gone viral after the recent attacks. Two months ago, following Belgian links to the Paris attacks where 130 were massacred, the Brussels tourism department, VisitBrussels, launched a video rebranding the city as a safe place to visit. The #CallBrussels campaign, which showed people from around the world asking everyday Belgians about Brussels, has been pulled down from Visit Brussel's official YouTube channel in the last 24 h... more »
European Security Officials: Multiple Islamic State Plots Being Planned In Europe
*CNN:* *Investigators: Multiple ISIS plots being planned in Europe* (CNN)Investigators are aware of multiple additional ISIS plots in Europe possibly linked to the Paris and Brussels networks that are in various stages of planning. A combination of electronic intercepts, human sources and database tracking indicates several possible targets had been picked out by the ISIS operatives over the last few months since the Paris attacks, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials. Since the attacks earlier this week, information found in a raided apartment, including maps, indicated ... more »
Fears That Kidnapped Priest Might Be Crucified By ISIS On Good Friday
A priest believed to have been kidnapped by ISIS militants may face execution by crucifixion on Good Friday, as reports on social media suggest the group plan mark the Christian holiday by mimicking the way in which Jesus died. Father Tom Uzhunnalil was kidnapped in his home on March 4, as gunmen killed 16 people at an old people’s home in Aden – a port city in Yemen. Mirror.co.uk reports: No group has come forward to claim responsibility for the kidnap of the priest, who was a member of the Silesian order in Bangalore, India, but a survivor said ISIS was to blame. Now reports shar... more »
Let’s Get This Straight: Trump Is No Reagan
[image: Donald Trump speaks with supporters at a campaign rally at the South Point Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 22, 2015.] “Ronald Reagan is dead, and he’s not coming back.” “I wish more conservatives could come to grips with this relatively simple fact. We are now in something like the fifth round of the pin-the-tail-on-the-next-Reagan game and it’s getting old. Catering... more »
Face It-- There ARE Democrats Who Identify Themselves As Progressives And Back Hillary Instead Of Bernie
Chris Byron wrote a politically correct open letter to "liberal" America, asking why they are voting for that wretched establishment candidate. I feel his pain. I asked a friend of mine, who I respect very much and who hasn't chosen between Hillary and Bernie, if there were any intelligent people supporting Hillary who aren't on her payroll. She assured me that there are. So there must be. They don't find their way to my twitter feed. That seems to be reserved for Hillary fans who are imitating Trump fans. Here's where Byron goes wrong, right off the bat in his open letter-- and i... more »
CURMUDGUCATION: What's So Bad About Competency Based Education?
CURMUDGUCATION: What's So Bad About Competency Based Education?: Competency Based Education (or Proficiency Based Learning or Outcome Based Education) is the new rage, or perhaps the long-simmering pot tha... more »
Bill Whittle: American Fascists...
*Look at the faces of these protesters and tell me it's not Satan at work:*
The Brussels Bombings and the People of God
[image: A man looks at flowers and messages outside the stock exchange in Brussels on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system Tuesday, prompting a lockdown of the Belgian capital and heightened security across Europe. At least 26 people were reported dead.] (Below are thoughts I recorded the day of the Brussels bombings and shared on Facebook.) We dread days like this. We turn on the news and hear of another devastating terrorist attack, this one terrorist bombings in Brussels that killed... more »
Biden Claims ‘There Is No Biden Rule’ on Supreme Court Nominations
[image: Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Georgetown Law School in Washington, Thursday, March 24, 2016. Biden is pointing to his years as Senate Judiciary Committee chairman to cast Republicans' election-year Supreme Court blockade as a dangerous new escalation of partisanship. In a speech at Georgetown Law School, Biden, took credit for moving eight Supreme Court nominees through the committee and to a vote on the Senate floor.] WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday tried to clear his name and tout his record on Supreme Court nominations, calling Republican bran... more »
Belgian Police Questioned Paris Terror 'Mastermind' Salah Abdeslam For Just One Hour Over Four Days Because He Was Too Tired
*Daily Mail:* *Revealed: Bungling Belgian police quizzed 'mastermind' Salah Abdeslam for just ONE HOUR over four days before Brussels bloodbath as he was 'too TIRED' * * Salah Abdeslam was questioned by police for just one hour in four days * Paris terror suspect arrested in Brussels last Friday and is now in custody * But he was only quizzed for one hour between arrest and Tuesday's attacks * He was 'too tired' to be questioned raising fears plot could've been stopped Belgian police questioned prime terror suspect Salah Abdeslam for just one hour between his arrest on Friday and t... more »
Donald Trump's Dangerous Use of Language
*No human being is perfect. Donald Trump deserves praise, and criticism.* *Wikipedia: * Richard Malcolm Weaver, Jr (March 3, 1910 – April 1, 1963) was an American scholar who taught English at the University of Chicago. He is primarily known as an intellectual historian, political philosopher and a mid-20th century conservative and as an authority on modern rhetoric. . . *Weaver condemned modern media and modern journalism as tools for exploiting the passive viewer.* *Convinced that ideas, not machines, compelled humanity towards a better future, he gave words precedence over t... more »
Trump: Why Don’t Moderate Muslims ‘Report The Bad Ones’?
*Donald Trump needs to educate himself and choose his words more carefully.* *Title: Trump: Why Don’t Moderate Muslims ‘Report The Bad Ones’? Source: Secular Talk. Date Published: March 24, 2016. Description: * GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump accused Muslims of intentionally declining to report suspected terrorist activity in a Wednesday interview on ITV’s “Good Morning Britain.” “When they see trouble, they have to report it. They are not reporting it; they are absolutely not reporting it, and that’s a big problem,” Trump told host Piers Morgan.
On the Path to Sacred Justice
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North Carolina Repeals Transgender Bathroom Ordinance
[image: Gov. Pat McCrory speaking at a press event about his 25-Year Vision for North Carolina on September 17, 2014.] North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill late Wednesday to overturn a bathroom ordinance that allowed men to use women's bathrooms. Charlotte's city council passed an ordinance to take effect April 1 that would allow people to use the... more »
Graphic Video Show An Israeli Soldier Shooting A Wounded Palestinian Attacker In The Head
*L.A. Times*: *Graphic video appears to show Israeli soldier shooting Palestinian man in the head* A graphic video that appears to show an Israeli soldier shooting a wounded Palestinian man in the head, moments after the man had stabbed a different soldier, has put an already tense West Bank neighborhood on edge. A human rights volunteer took the video Thursday morning as he witnessed a stabbing attack near the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood in the southern occupied West Bank. He sent the video to the group B’Tselem, which published it online. The video begins moments after an Israel... more »
Sabotage In The North Carolina Democratic Primary? Where Else Is Hillary Doing This?
*Aisha Dew with notorious Clintonite Debbie Wasserman Schultz* *-by SusanInIowa* Niko House is the President of North Carolina Students for Bernie Sanders. He worked as a paralegal in the U.S. Army doing investigative work, and is now going to UNC-Chapel Hill. He is 27 years old. He told his story to Ed Opperman of the Opperman Report and has posted videos online, detailing his claims about sabotage against the Sanders campaign by its paid North Carolina director whom he accuses of being a DNC mole working for Clinton, and by others in the campaign with Clinton connections. House w... more »
"Joy, Shipmates, Joy..."
“Night and day the river flows. If time is the mind of space, the River is the soul of the desert. Brave boatmen come, they go, they die, the voyage flows on forever. We are all canyoneers. We are all passengers on this little mossy ship, this delicate dory sailing round the sun that humans call the earth. Joy, shipmates, joy.” - Edward Abbey
Russian Special Forces Hero Killed Near Palmyra
A Russian Special Operations Forces (SOF) officer was killed helping the Syrian army in the fight against ISIS and the battle for the ancient city of Palmyra. The hero officer fought to the death with ISIL militants during a target-designation mission when his position got compromised, according to a military spokesman at Hmeimim air base on Thursday. Sputnik reports: The officer’s name, rank and the date of the accident remain undisclosed. According to the spokesman, “the officer carried out a mission in Tadmor near Palmyra for a week, spotting crucial ISIL facilities and providing ... more »
Was Syria Cooperating Militarily With Turkey Against The PKK? I Would Say YES
*Stumbled across this article, quite by chance*- from Jamestown Foundation *Written in 2010-* *Before the NATO destabilization of both nations began in earnest.* *And this is an anniversary post of sorts, also, as you'll find out at the end!* *Let's have a look back, keeping in mind all we know from then to present time:* *Recent media reports suggest that a new phase of Syrian-Turkish military cooperation has begun against Kurdish militants of the Parti Karkerani Kurdistan (PKK - Kurdistan Workers Party) in Syria.* However, a closer examination of the rapprochement between Damascus...more »
Belgium Intelligence And Security Forces Are Broken
*John Lloyd, Reuters:* *The world’s spies agree Belgian intelligence is broken* The attack on Europe’s political capital on Tuesday has been widely blamed on bad intelligence; not just the dysfunctional separation of powers in Belgium, but on the lack of sharing of information among the many intelligence services of the 28 states of the European Union. The services in the former Communist states to the east were reconfigured after the collapse of the Soviet-backed regimes in 1990, but some still contain habits — and in a few cases personnel — from the days when they saw the West ... more »
Obama’s Ideological Holiday in Havana
[image: Barack Obama visits Cuba, Cuban President Raul Castro, Communist Cuba, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays,] WASHINGTON -- The split-screen told the story: on one side, images of the terror bombing in Brussels; on the other, Barack Obama doing the wave with Raul Castro at a baseball game in Havana. On one side, the real world... more »
How Congress Protects Monsanto At California Taxpayers Expense
Three California towns are currently suing Monsanto for poisoning San Francisco Bay with PCBs, chemicals known to cause cancer. Many involved in the lawsuit hope the court’s ultimate decision will make it easier for other cities across the US to hold companies, like Monsanto, liable for environmental damage. Until now, companies that cause long-term damage are rarely, if ever considered “at fault” by the US Government. If the towns from California win, it could set a new precedent for the rights of communities to hold manufacturers liable, even if the company didn’t cause a “direct ... more »
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