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Report: There Has Been A Military Clash Between Syrian Government Forces And Hezbollah In Aleppo
A Hezbollah funeral for one of its fighters killed in Syria. (YouTube/Channel 4 News) *Middle East Monitor:** Assad and Hezbollah forces clash in Aleppo* Several clashes have taken place in Aleppo between the Syrian regime army and Hezbollah militia. Dozens have been killed and wounded, reported the Huffington Post on Friday. Aircraft belonging to the regime have been targeting Hezbollah militiamen, noted the London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat. Sources from the Syrian opposition said that the clashes erupted due to mutual accusations that troops had retreated in the face of the enemy a... more »
Did Russia Use Cluster Bombs Against U.S.-Backed Syrian Fighters
#SOHR released pics from New Syrian Army camp near al Tanf after it was bombed#Syria #Iraq cc @green_lemonnn pic.twitter.com/pxiAqYstyU — маяковский (@moscow_ghost) June 18, 2016 *Washington Post:* *Images suggest that Russia cluster-bombed U.S.-backed Syrian fighters* Russian airstrikes targeted the base of U.S.-backed Syrian fighters near the Jordanian border earlier this week, according to U.S. defense officials, prompting the most aggressive response from the Pentagon since Russia began its air campaign over Syria last year. New images released Friday by the Syrian Observator... more »
Syrian War News Updates -- June 18, 2016
*Reuters:** U.S.-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria* *U.S.-backed Syrian forces edged closer to an Islamic State stronghold on the border with Turkey on Saturday while Russia's defense minister visited President Bashar al Assad to discuss military operations.* The visit came only hours after the Syrian army and its Iranian-backed militias, which have been supported by Russian air power, lost several villages to Islamist rebels as they made significant advances in the countryside south of Aleppo. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the rebel capt... more »
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu Meets President Bashar Assad In Syria
*RT:* *Russian defense minister meets Assad, inspects Khmeimim airbase in Syria* Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has visited Syria where he met with President Bashar Assad and inspected the Khmeimim air base, the Russian military said on Saturday. Shoigu and Assad discussed military cooperation and fight against terrorism. Shoigu has met with the Syrian leader upon the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defense Ministry’s spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said in a statement. “Topical issues concerning military cooperation between the two countries’ defe...more »
A 9/11 Mystery
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *New York Times:** A Saudi Imam, 2 Hijackers and Lingering 9/11 Mystery* WASHINGTON — Inside an opulent palace in Riyadh late one evening in February 2004, two American investigators interrogated a man they believed might hold answers to one of the lingering mysteries of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: What role, if any, did officials in Saudi Arabia’s government play in the plot? The man under questioning, Fahad al-Thumairy, had been a Saudi consular official based in Los Angeles and the imam of a mosque visited by two of the hijackers. The investigator... more »
The Fatherless Epidemic in America – “Why Don’t I Have A Daddy?”
*Irwin Ozborne* - The rate of fatherlessness has spiked dramatically in the past few decades.
Should Members Of Congress Pay For Their Complicity In Mass Gun Slaughter?
If you read *DWT* with any regularity you probably know we're pretty tough on law and order around here. This isn't an "abolish the death penalty" blog. This is a "let's use the death penalty much more" kind of blog-- albeit not until we have a perfected justice system that doesn't penalize suspects for being minorites or for poverty. Once that's all set, you better hope I'm not ever a judge. For example, all the Members of Congress who have carried out the diktats of the NRA in regard to ending the assault weapons ban-- how would you like seeing Heidi Heitkamp and every Republican... more »
Putin Warns Trump ‘New World Order Out To Get You’
Brave Vladimir Putin has delivered a scathing attack on the New World Order and warned Donald Trump that the ‘secret cabal’ have him ‘in their crosshairs.’ ‘There is a secret cabal above the elected rulers of your country, they have very clear goals for the next couple of years…They do not want you to be President, and they are conspiring against you.‘ President Putin hasn’t endorsed Trump, but any enemy of the New World Order is a friend of the Russian President’s, and he had a few words of warning to share with Trump when they spoke on the phone on Friday. Putin warned Trump to ex... more »
Untitled
*Orlando Massacre Shows We Must Stop Teaching Children to Hate America* Despite signs everywhere that the Orlando massacre has failed to bring the country together, there seems to be a growing consensus on at least one point—considering a return to E Pluribus Unum. This is a national debate that conservatives have long demanded and should relish having. Sure, some are recalling the motto only to rebuke Donald Trump’s call for a suspension of immigration from Muslim nations. But that shouldn’t matter to conservatives, who should concentrate now on forcing the reopening of this dis... more »
Climate Tricks 53, Paleo-climate data to help counter climate alarmism
A greenie friend posted this paper published this week from climate central, Antarctic CO2 Hit 400 PPM For First Time in 4 MillionYears. Oyy, some guys attempt to use paleo-carbon data to sustain their climate alarmism movement. Ok, past 4M years of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. In their literature, "more CO2 = more global warming", an urban legend formulation. Here's why, just a few paleo-climate data. (1) Global temp 4,000 years ago. https://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/.../warm... (2) Global temp 0.4 M years ago, https://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/.../te... more »
Russian Hackers Prove Election Fraud Against Bernie Sanders
Leaked DNC emails conclusively prove that Hillary Clinton colluded with the Democratic party in order to rig the election and ensure Bernie Sanders would not win the nomination. The leaked emails posted by Guccifer 2.0, reveals that the former Secretary of State plotted all manner of underhanded tricks to win the Democratic party’s nomination and, ultimately, become President of the United States. Theantimedia.org reports: “Our goals in the coming months will be to frame the Republican field and the eventual nominee early and to provide a contrast between the GOP field and HRC,” rea... more »
Clinton Email: We Must Destroy Syria For Israel
A leaked Hillary Clinton email confirms that the Obama administration, with Hillary at the helm, orchestrated a civil war in Syria to benefit Israel. The new Wikileaks release shows the then Secretary of State ordering a war in Syria in order to overthrow the government and oust President Assad, claiming it was the “best way to help Israel”. Newobserveronline.com reports: The document was one of many unclassified by the US Department of State under case number F-2014-20439, Doc No. C05794498, following the uproar over Clinton’s private email server kept at her house while she serv... more »
One Million People Rise Up In France Amid Media Blackout
Over one million people took to the streets in France this week in protest against an ever-increasing totalitarian French government, in some of the largest anti-government protests the country has ever seen. On Tuesday June 14, witnesses described “war zone” scenes in the capital Paris, as the mainstream media failed to report on the biggest revolution in France’s recent history. Winteroak.org.uk reports: The Paris march was led by the biggest autonomous bloc that has been seen in the city for several decades, with a strong international anti-capitalist participation. It was attack... more »
Erdoganhead
While I'm feeling seriously out of focus, the BBC News website now has this as its sixth most important news story in the world: *UK rock band Radiohead have condemned an attack on people listening to their new album at a record store in the Turkish city of Istanbul.* *Some 20 suspected Islamists beat up customers and staff for drinking alcohol and listening to music during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan...* *Radiohead described the assault on the Velvet Indieground store as an act of "violent intolerance".* In support of Radiohead and their Turkish fans in the face of the late... more »
Stephen Hawking: Robots, Bombs, Aliens Will Wipe Out Humanity Soon
Professor Stephen Hawking has issued a stark warning recently, saying that he believes within the next 100 years human civilization faces extinction, thanks to man-made threats. The Astrophysicist warned users taking part in a Q+A on Reddit that the rise of artificial intelligence, nuclear bombs, and aliens could see the entire human race wiped from the face of the earth. Anonhq.com reports: While Hawking believes technology can ensure mankind’s survival, he simultaneously warns further developing AI could prove a fatal mistake. In a lengthy Q&A session on Reddit, Hawking explained... more »
Tensions Between US and Russia Reach Boiling Point
Tensions between the US and Russia have reached an all time high this month, posing a real risk of an outbreak of war between Russia and NATO-allied countries. The continued military and diplomatic provocations coming from the US and NATO towards Russia over the last few years have finally reached boiling point. Peakprosperity.com reports: Even more shocking is that no one in power can provide us with a compelling reason for exactly why these tensions are flaring. It seems that Russia’s main sin is in not entirely, completely and immediately giving the US/NATO anything and everythi...more »
Obama Connected To Orlando Killer’s Father
The Orlando terrorist, Omar Mateen, had ties to the White House and the elite in Washington, according to new pictures released of his father recently. Matteen’s father, Seddique Matteen, has been photographed visiting the State Department, the White House, and posing with members of Congress and officials from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Shtfplan.com reports: There are also rumors, though they are unconfirmed, that Seddique Mateen has also met with President Obama. His activity at the State Department and Foreign Affairs Committee also suggest possible liaisons with former Secr... more »
LGBT Gun Sales Soar Following Orlando Shooting
Following the Orlando shooting last Sunday gun sales within the gay and lesbian community have soared, according to reports by gun store owners. The alleged ‘lone wolf’ attacker, Omar Mateen, was so upset at the sight of two gay men kissing, that he killed 50 people and wounded 53 others who were visiting the Pulse nightclub in Orlando last week. Breitbart.com reports: Fox 31 Denver reports that gun sales to gays and lesbians are now through the roof. George Horne owns Denver’s The Gun Room and he says business “for this time of year…[is] three to four times what [they] normally ha... more »
Thousands Say Farewell at Christina Grimmie Memorial Service
[image: FILE - In this June 29, 2014, file photo, "The Voice" Season 6 contestant Christina Grimmie performs as part of "The Voice Tour" at Cobb Energy Centre, in Atlanta. Family and friends are gathering in New Jersey on Friday, June 17, 2016, for a viewing and memorial service to remember Grimmie, who was fatally shot a week earlier, as she signed autographs after a show in Orlando, Fla.] MEDFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Thousands of friends and fans said farewell to “The Voice” singer Christina Grimmie at services in New Jersey on Friday. Grimmie’s family received condolences for five hours ... more »
Information will set us free or make us straightjacket
I see strainght jackets conform to the new realityu or we will have to wrap you up for your own human good anarchy programers humans just want to let it all be and work to build up disaste4s
Premature bell ringing could be loudness now
When they built Fuckashima with the depleted rod storage hanging over the reactor which was not ready for an earthquake or a Tsnamis what was ringing in the ears money, dollars Panchiko credits how could now ask yourself what other FUCKASHIMA are we living with in every neighbourhood just waiting to kill us cause it made money for someone?
Russia’s Defense Minister Visits Syria, Meets With Assad
[image: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R), accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L), meets with military chiefs at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi on May 10, 2016. / AFP / SPUTNIK / MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV (Photo credit should read MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/Getty Images)] MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia’s defense minister visited Syria on Saturday to meet the country’s leader and inspect the Russian air base there, a high-profile trip intended to underline Moscow’s role in the region. Sergei Shoigu met with President Bashar Assad... more »
Trump beating Hillary cause he the MULE!!!
Trump is the Asmonic mule that the master of the universe created but he felt abandoned with all that bankruptcy so he got revenge in a primary way and next day he will be President kiss his ring you masters of the universe who will adapt no doubt but will it be enough to keep you in trout or will acid eat you away like the pavement on a northern parkway.
No Comment Dick!
Read so Dick, the world is now a Dick novel. 40 years ago I read alot of Dick works, however the one that sticks in my mind is Dr. Bloodmoney and I fear it may be his most accurate. Our leaders would rather destroy the planet than get along. *(Ed note I also believe we are on at least the second tech civilization)* Thats the world today. If it was ISIS trying to circumcise me and my wife I might squeal but to keep the world spinning not such a great sacrifice. Fortunately that's not a likely scenario. If you think the people in the middle east or people from anyplace are much dif... more »
I start hating Monday/s on Saturday
A fantastic song by the Boomtown Rats and a one hit wonder that oracled the Kardashians. As I thinkaboot this Monday I reflect. Fergus is only the first Falija light for America. Thats a good sign because on the Falujia scale America has had many lite fat events, and its trending heavy. Wait for the first IED to take out one of those monstrous police tanks. The real problem is that America and the white picket fence increasingly makes black people think they are living in Gaza. Sure every judge, police leader, and any other high fluten position possible is held by a black pers... more »
Unlimited Carets
Lab grown stuff is so disruptive, so Star Trek, so egalitarian it gives me an illiegal smile. We are in a race between technology and common sense. The only problem with common sense is it is not so common any more.
More Photos from 'Stealth' Destroyer Protest at BIW in Maine
*Dud Hendrick (Deer Isle, Maine) being arrested at Bath Iron Works. Dud went to the U.S. Naval Academy and was an all-American lacrosse player there before going to Vietnam. He made a great speech at the rally before we were arrested for blocking the road in front of Bath Iron Works where the $4 billion Zumwalt 'stealth' destroyer was being 'christened'. Dud told about his own conversion of heart - today he is an active member of Veterans For Peace.* *Would Jesus Christ really bless a $4 billion destroyer or would he want to feed the poor and tend to the sick? Can't we do somet... more »
You Are Not Alone!
Zumwalt-12 after being released by police in Bath, Maine today. Arrested for blockingthe road in front of Bath Iron Works 'christening' of the new $4 billion Zumwalt 'stealth' destroyer. We told the media that we wanted to "interrupt the celebration of endless war and corporate profit" going on inside the event. All the Maine big wig elected officials were there - Republican and Democrat alike - all on their knees begging for more *$$$$* to build more damn warships while the rest of the nation is put on life support. We continue to call for the conversion of BIW to build rail, sol... more »
Experts: Radical Ideology is a Clear Motivation for Orlando, Despite Media Claims
[image: Ray Rivera, left, a DJ at Pulse Orlando nightclub, is consoled by a friend, outside of the Orlando Police Department after a shooting involving multiple fatalities at the nightclub, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Fla.] During his rampage in a popular LGBT club in Orlando, Omar Mateen, called 911 to send a clear message: His allegiance to the Islamic State. After his initial burst of fire, he reaffirmed his pledge to the terrorist group and justified his attack as the... more »
Warren Relishes Role as Attack Dog Against Donald Trump
[image: Elizabeth Warren-900] BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) -- Relishing her role as an attack dog, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren tore into Donald Trump on Saturday, calling the presumptive Republican presidential nominee a “thin-skinned racist bully” who shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the White House.... more »
On Orlando
The other horror this past week (happening while I was too busy) was the appalling Islamist terrorist attack on gay people in Orlando. That was another atrocity which it didn't feel remotely right to post about at the time - despite the rest of the world seeming to rush in regardless. Bloggers are too often guilty of rushing in, abruptly judging and then fulminating furiously about things. It's a regrettable tendency, and - despite trying my best - I've not been entirely innocent of it myself over the years. (Sue, in contrast, has been entirely innocent of it). And when it comes t... more »
Islamist Extremists Attack Radiohead Event In Turkish Record Store
An angry mob attacked a record store in Istanbul for celebrating Radiohead’s new album during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. A group of about 20 Islamists vandalized the record store and attacked a group of Radiohead fans with clubs and bottles threatening to burn the place down. RT reports: Up to 20 men identified as radical Islamists used pipes and bottles as weapons, according to witnesses. The attackers also reportedly threatened to burn down the record store with all the people inside. A video account of the attack was posted by the store owner on the Reddit website. The c... more »
Evidence Shows That Combining Multiple Childhood Vaccines Is NOT Safe
The following press release should blow the lid off just one of the deliberate lies about vaccines that have been perpetuated by the CDC in the US, our doctors and of course big pharma itself. In the summer issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, medical research journalist Neil Z. Miller writes: Multiple childhood vaccines are often given at one visit, but contrary to the claims of public health officials there is evidence that this practice is unsafe. Yahoo news reports: — Miller used data in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), jointly operated by... more »
Until It Has Had Its Say
Chantal Hebert writes this morning that the battle over Bill C-14 signals a new source of opposition for any Canadian government -- the Senate: The legislative discussion over bill C-14 is over but the debate over the role of a more independent Senate in the larger parliamentary scheme of things has only just begun. It is already eliciting some diametrically opposed views as to the way forward. There are two clearly different views about how the Senate should function: At one extreme, there are those who would invest a more independent upper house with the mission of perfecting t... more »
Belgian Authorities Arrest 12 in Major Anti-Terror Raid
[image: Belgium - 900] BRUSSELS (AP) -- Belgian authorities have raided dozens of homes and arrested 12 suspects in a major anti-terror investigation which they said required “immediate intervention,” fearing an attack could have been close. Across Belgium parties were being planned Saturday to watch live... more »
Excellent Article From Henry Makow: Why Women Aren't Getting Loved
I am perplexed by the way our society has become these days... I have especially noticed over the last while how more and more young women are dressing ever more provocatively and yet I find by their facial expressions and the way they act that they are more and more miserable and very much lonely..... I have long said that this "political correctness" that we find in our society, and especially the bullshit called "feminism" has primarily destroyed women, and that we now have a situation where young women are no longer able to find the right person to marry and to have children w... more »
Do You Consider Yourself A Democrat In A Party Sense? Why?
Monday, Bill Press wrote that "Sanders was right in arguing that the primary system is rigged against him. It is!" THe super-delegate system, though, wasn't invented just to prevent Bernie from becoming president. It was a full frontal attack against the grassroots of the Democratic Party, meant to thwart any populist uprising that offered changes unacceptable to the party establishment. The system is indefensible by anyone short of a universally discredited harridan like Debbie Wasserman Schultz-- universally discredited, that is, outside the careerist and corrupted establishment... more »
Breaking News
#Breakingnews Hillary Clinton campaign hires Clinton Scandals Coordinator. #Guccifer2 #Guccifer3 pic.twitter.com/p1dCjV0c7E — Robert Crawford (@jurassicpork59) June 18, 2016
Shark killed After Lifeguards Drag It Out Of Water To Take Pictures
A shark was killed after it was dragged out of the water off the coast of the Dominican Republic for a photo shoot. Tourists and lifeguards near the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana captured the helpless creature and dragged it to shore so that they could take pictures with it. The animal is seen writhing in agony as it suffocates to death. The shocking video shows a group of men cautiously approach the shark near the shore. Warning: Sick Video The Mirror reports: In the video, the group can be seen jumping over waves as they try to catch the shark. It then appears to become ta... more »
‘Rebels’ Attack Syrian Army With Nerve Gas In Ghouta
‘Rebels’ in Damascus have reprtedly used crudely assembled chemical bombs to attack Syrian government troops with nerve gas as they advanced in Ghouta. The Syrian Arab news agency reported that terrorists, affiliated to Syria’s al Qaeda branch Nusra Front, used toxic gas to halt the advance of the Syrian Army in Eastern Ghouta after the government troops managed to reclaim territories from the militants after battles that lasted several days. “Several soldiers suffered breathing difficulties after the attack and were immediately taken to a military hospital. Thankfully, all of them ... more »
Oakland Loses 3rd Police Chief Amid Growing Scandals
[image: File- This June 15, 2016, file photo shows Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf answering questions during a news conference at City Hall in Oakland, Calif. Another Oakland police chief has stepped down after two days on the job. Acting Police Chief Paul Figueroa is the third chief to be replaced in nine days amid a sex scandal that the city's mayor said involved "disgusting allegations" that a number of officers had sex with a teenage prostitute. Schaaf said Friday, June 17, 2016, her job is to "run a police department, not a frat house." (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)] OAKLAND, Calif.... more »
Every Instituion worked by people is fundementaly corrupt
whats the solution http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-06-18/shockingly-corrupt-oakland-police-department-destroyed-16-tweets
As We Shift - No Blurred Lines
So much has happened “out loud”. Let’s dive inside for a moment. The thing about diving is, once you break the surface, everything changes. It’s quieter. Instantly you are seeing clearly things unseen above. Every sense is poised as you’ve entered another reality. Anything might show up. Here, there is certainty. There are no shocking revelations or questions. It is clear and your aim is true. In order to get where you are headed – you’ll have to remain pointed in that direction, unwavering while observant. Don’t miss the view. At first, when you hit the surface, it’s so... more »
On Jo Cox
It's proving hard to take in the horrific murder of Jo Cox, isn't it? I'm still struggling to find something helpful to say two days later. I'd never heard of her before she was killed but, like many, I've been in shock at her murder ever since. I just keep thinking of the hideous way she was murdered and about her poor children - her three-year-old daughter and five-year-old son. Plus how everyone in politics, from whatever side, seems to have liked her. And then everyone else piles in with their suffocating agendas and I find myself getting lost again. (I don't cope well with p... more »
DANIEL 2:43 PROJECT - Who Are 'They'? by Casey Green - Entities of the NWO
[image: FaceLikeTheSun] FaceLikeTheSun "A couple months ago, I was contacted by someone who said they had been doing research into things concerning the Vatican, Pope, and the Alien phenomenon. With so many topics to discuss in the "conspiracy community" I believe we have forgotten, or been distracted from what the true Great Deception will be."
Orlando shooter closely connected to US govt.: Ex-CIA contractor
[image: PressTV News Videos] PressTV News Videos Omar Mateen, the suspect in the Orlando nightclub shooting, was very closely connected to the US government, which is committing crimes on American soil using their own operatives, according to Steven D Kelley, a former NSA/CIA contractor.
21st Century Cyberwar Risks Escalating
NATO officially expands cyber-operations, in a move that can be construed as a de jure recognition of this new form of warfare: Lolita C. Baldor. (June 14, 2016). Air, land, sea, cyber: NATO adds cyber to operation areas http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b7a8330df0114498a1611257d4cb5d58/air-land-sea-cyber-nato-adds-cyber-operation-areas BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO agreed Tuesday to make cyber operations part of its war domain, along with air, sea and land operations, and to beef up the defense of its computer networks. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the decision to formally ... more »
Fukushima Daiichi June 19 1:30 AM
Fukushima's common spent fuel pool is looking rather steamy this morning and the area near unit 3 continues to produce visible emissions:
The truth about the blockade of Gaza
Here's some facts about the blockade of Gaza that you won't read about on the institutionally anti Israel BBC. Read here http://www.israellycool.com/2016/06/17/images-from-the-kerem-shalom-crossing/
A Righteous Cause
*freefall* - As much as anything else, the enemy wants us spiritually compromised.
15-Minute Low Level Daily Exercise Can Cut Death Risk For Older People
A new study has found that a brisk 15-minute walk can reduce the risk of death among the over 60s by up to 22%. Experts say that just fifteen minutes of exercise a day may be a reasonable target for people over 60 who do not feel able to reach the current recommended targets for the amount of time they spend doing physical activity breaking NEWS reports: If older people engage in a low level of exercise their risk of death reduces 22% compared with those who are inactive, according to a study presented at the EuroPRevent 2016 conference. But those who reach the recommended weekly ta... more »
Trump the Mule
Trump is the Asmonic mule that the master of the universe created but he felt abandoned with all that bankruptcy so he got revenge in a primary way and next day he will be President kiss his ring you masters of the universe who will adapt no doubt but will it be enough to keep you in trout or will acid eat you away like the pavement on a northern parkway.
Untitled
*Global warming will make it too hot to work in the tropics* *That's a reasonable summary of the long article below. It's complete nonsense. And it's REALLY nonsense to pick 25°C as a cutoff point. These guys know nothing of the tropics.There are already highly productive agricultural industries in the tropics -- where I was born. And we already cope with heat in the '30s (F '90s) with perfect ease. And I can assure one and all that a couple of degrees hotter would make no difference. We already have some super-hot days that we endure without blinking. We are of cours... more »
"'We’re Officially Living in a New World': Antarctica Hits Highest CO2 Level in 4 Million Years"
*"'We’re Officially Living in a New World': * *Antarctica Hits Highest CO2 Level in 4 Million Years"* By Brian Kahn/Climate Central “It would indeed be a tragedy if the history of the human race proved to be nothing more than the story of an ape playing with a box of matches on a petrol dump.” - David Ormsby Gore "We’re officially living in a new world. Carbon dioxide has been steadily rising since the start of the Industrial Revolution, setting a new high year after year. There’s a notable new entry to the record books. The last station on Earth without a 400 parts per million (pp... more »
"Seventeen Techniques for Truth Suppression"
*"Seventeen Techniques for Truth Suppression"* by David Martin "Strong, credible allegations of high-level criminal activity can bring down a candidate or a government. When the candidate or government lacks an effective, fact-based defense, other techniques must be employed. The success of these techniques depends heavily upon a cooperative, compliant press and a mere token opposition party. *1.* Dummy up. If it's not reported, if it's not news, it didn't happen. *2.* Wax indignant. This is also known as the "How dare you?" gambit. *3.* Characterize the charges as "rumors" or, bet... more »
Musical Interlude: Brulé 'N Airo, “Buffalo Moon - We The People”
Brulé 'N Airo, “Buffalo Moon - We The People” - https://www.youtube.com/
Musical Interlude: Medwyn Goodall, “Invocation 2”
Medwyn Goodall, “Invocation 2” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UWVgYrS_X0
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Now approaching our fair planet this Comet PanSTARRS (C/2013 X1) will come closest on June 21-22, a mere 5.3 light-minutes away. By then its appearance low in northern hemisphere predawn skies (high in the south), will be affected by the light of a nearly Full Moon, though. Still the comet's pretty green coma is about the apparent size of the Full Moon in this telescopic portrait, captured on June 12 from the southern hemisphere's Siding Spring Observatory. *Click image for larger size.* The deep image also follows a broad, whitish dust tail up and toward the left in the frame, swe... more »
"The Directive In Life..."
"You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: *Look. Listen. Choose. Act."* - Barbara Hall
Free Download: Raymond Moody, M.D., "Life After Life"
*"Life After Life"* by Raymond Moody, M.D. "In "Life After Life" Raymond Moody, M.D., investigates more than one hundred case studies of people who experienced "clinical death" and were subsequently revived. First published in 1975, this classic exploration of life after death started a revolution in popular attitudes about the afterlife and established Dr. Moody as the world's leading authority in the field of near-death experiences.Life after Life forever changed the way we understand both death and life. The extraordinary stories presented here provide evidence that there is lif... more »
Chet Raymo, “Jihad and Crusade”
*“Jihad and Crusade”* by Chet Raymo Question: Who said, "Whenever one hears our religion abused, he should not attempt to defend its tenets, except with his sword, and that he should thrust into the scoundrel's belly, as far as it will enter"? Osama bin Laden? Mullah Omar? The speaker was King Louis IX of France, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and builder of Sainte-Chapelle, as remembered by his friend and biographer John of Joinville. Louis was one of many thousands of European Christians of the Middle Ages who took up the cross and sword to do battle with Islam. Holy war w... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom. Thanks for stopping by!
“Are Human Becoming More Stupid?”
*“Are Human Becoming More Stupid?”* By Sarah Griffiths "Technology may be getting smarter, but humans are getting dumber, scientists have warned. Evidence suggests that the IQs of people in the UK, Denmark and Australia have declined in the last decade. Opinion is divided as to whether the trend is long-term, but some researchers believe that humans have already reached intellectual peak. An IQ test used to determine whether Danish men are fit to serve in the military has revealed scores have fallen by 1.5 points since 1998. And standard tests issued in the UK and Australia echo t... more »
"It May Remain For Us..."
"It may remain for us to learn that our task is only beginning; and that there will never be given to us even the ghost of any help, save the help of unutterable unthinkable Time. We may have to learn that the infinite whirl of death and birth, out of which we cannot escape, is of our own creation, of our own seeking; that the forces integrating worlds are the errors of the Past; that the eternal sorrow is but the eternal hunger of insatiable desire; and that the burnt-out suns are rekindled only by the inextinguishable passions of vanished lives." - Lafcadio Hearn
Climate Change: “Epicenter of Obliteration– Arctic Ice”
*“Epicenter of Obliteration– Arctic Ice”* by Robert Hunziker “Obliteration” is intentionally Machiavellian, and over-reaching, but the hard truth is that obliteration (extinction) could really, truly happen, assuming certain things happen, or not, depending… In such case, in order to gain a full understanding of Arctic ice loss as it relates to obliteration, query the world’s foremost Arctic expert, Peter Wadhams, professor of Ocean Physics, University of Cambridge. All of which brings to fore a fascinating fact: How many people have traveled under the ice of the North Pole? Well, ... more »
Capturing the look of the future
Rolls Royce. In the present I love the Drophead.
Indian Court Hands Out 11 Life Sentences For 2002 Religious Riot Deaths
An Indian court sentenced 11 people to life in prison on Friday in connection with the massacres that occurred during the religious riots that swept the western state of Gujarat in 2002 leaving more than 1,000 dead. The latest ruling is for the The Gulbarg Society massacre that took place on 28 February 2002 in Ahmedabad city, in which 69 Muslims died. The current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the state’s chief minister at the time of the Gujarat riots. Over a 1,000 people were massacred during religious riots between Muslims and Hindus in 2002; majority of whom were Musli... more »
China’s Great Contradiction
This is a guest post from Barry Buzan, Emeritus Professor at the LSE For the past decade or so, China has been in the grip of a growing contradiction (in the classical Marxist sense) between a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) still deeply Leninist in its outlook, and the increasingly capitalist society that the CCP’s highly […]
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Trump's Name Is Even Too Toxic For Azerbaijan, One Of The World's Most Corrupt Nations
I just got back from my first visit to Azerbaijan. I never expected to find such a wonderful place but it reminded me of a wealthier and more modern/Western Turkey. It's a little smaller than Maine and a little bigger than South Carolina with just over ten million inhabitants, more than New Jersey or Michigan and just about the same number as North Carolina. The rap on the country is that it's very wealthy but that all the wealth is concentrated in a few families' hands, cronies of the forever president, Ilham Aliyev, who first came to power in 2003 when his pop, Heydar Aliyev, di... more »
A few things for Saturday...
*that caught my eye.* First off, as I was coming home last night, Meghan McCain was on the radio in the car. Poor Meghan, who has a job in radio because of her father, John, really is a very dim bulb. I've never felt like she was a mean person, just a bit slow and, oh so, Pollyanna. She's prattling on about how Trump's temporary ban on immigration from terrorist countries was unconstitutional. Actually, it's not, but why let a little thing like facts get in the way of our attempt to think. But it's what she said next that had me wondering if her dim bulb had been permanently t... more »
Russian MoD Inspects Russia’s Airbase In Syria
The Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has visited Syria where he inspected the Russian military deployed at the Khmeimim airbase. Shoigu also met with President Bashar Assad to discuss military cooperation and the fight against terrorism. PHOTOS: Defense minister #Shoigu inspecting Russian #airbase in #Syriahttps://t.co/b0xNyabHOmpic.twitter.com/ALhbai6Vj7#Khmeimim — RT (@RT_com) June 18, 2016 According to RT: Shoigu has met with the Syrian leader upon the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defense Ministry’s spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said in a statemen... more »
Just Another British Summer!
By Paul Homewood https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2016/06/17/a-mixed-june-so-far/ I saw a newspaper report the other day, speculating whether this month would be the wettest June on record here. In other words, the usual nonsense. It has certainly been a miserable week or two, but as the Met Office kindly remind us, rainfall so far this month […]
Short DeBeers your Diamond is worthless
Lab grown stuff is so disruptive, so Star Trek so egalitarian it makes me happy. We are in a race between technology and common sense. The only problem with common sense is it is not so common any more.
Tub Thumping
Why is NATO poking the bear? I am glad our new PM is not falling in the frezzer with the other cold thinkers. You dont bring troops to a Nuclear war!
Colorado Mum Saves Five Year Old Son From Mountain Lion
A brave mother fought off a mountain lion that attacked her 5-year-old son outside their home in northwest Aspen, Colorado. According to reports, the boy had been playing with his brother outside his home in the Colorado mountains on Friday evening when the cat decided to pounce The Independent reports: His mother allegedly heard screams and rushed into the backyard of the family home in northwest Aspen, where she found the creature on top of her son, said Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office. The woman “was able to physically remove her son from the mountain lion” before the boy’s father ... more »
This Video Shows How Effective Islamic State VBIEDs Can Be
*WNU Editor:* The cameraman started running away while still filming .... including a team on a pick-up truck .... I guess they all knew this was going to end bad. *Hat Tip* to Laszlo for this link.
Soldiers And Hearing Loss
*Mary Roach, Daily Beast:* *Hearing Loss Is a Soldier’s Dire Enemy* *Mary Roach hits the firing range to discover what nearly every soldier knows: even mild hearing loss is devastating in battlefield situations, and earplugs, the common solution, may make things worse.* The United States Marine Corps buys a lot of earplugs. You find them all around Camp Pendleton: under the bleachers at the firing range, in the bottoms of washing machines. They are effective, and cheap as bullets,which also turn up in the washing machines. (And, though you didn’t ask for it, here’s one more simila... more »
Has Support To Leave The EU Increased In Britain After The Murder Of Pro-EU Politician Jo Cox?
A Union Jack flag flutters next to European Union flags ahead of a visit from Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, January 29, 2016. REUTERS/FRANCOIS LENOIR *USA Today:* *Exclusive poll: EU support falls after Jo Cox murder* LONDON — British support for remaining in the European Union has weakened in the wake of the murder of the pro-EU politician Jo Cox, according to an online research company Friday. Qriously, a London-based technology start-up that gathers data and intelligence about consumers through mobile phone apps, f... more »
Germany's Foreign Minister Accuses NATO Of 'Saber-rattling & Warmongering' Against Russia
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. © Axel Schmidt / Reuters *AFP*: *Germany slams NATO 'warmongering' on Russia* Berlin (AFP) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has criticised NATO for having a bellicose policy towards Russia, describing it as "warmongering", the German daily Bild reported. Steinmeier pointed to the deployment of NATO troops near borders with Russia in the military alliance's Baltic and east European member states. "What we should avoid today is inflaming the situation by warmongering and stomping boots," Steinmeier told Bild in an inte... more »
U.S. Homeland Security Panel Recommends Rejecting Terms Like 'Sharia' And 'Jihad' To Explain Terrorist Motivations
*Washington Free Beacon*: *Homeland Security Report Calls for Rejecting Terms ‘Jihad,’ ’Sharia’* *DHS to target millennials in countering Islamist recruitment.* A new Department of Homeland Security report urges rejecting use of Islamic terms such as “jihad” and “sharia” in programs aimed at countering terrorist radicalization among American youth. The Homeland Security Advisory Council report recommends that the department focus on American milliennials by allocating up to $100 million in new funding. It also urges greater private sector cooperation, including with Muslim communi... more »
CIA Director: Diversity Is Now A Priority For The Agency
*PJ Media:* *CIA Director: Diversity Initiative Needs to Battle 'Group Think' at Agency* WASHINGTON -- At a hearing on ISIS and other threats to the homeland on Thursday, CIA Director John Brennan stressed the importance of a new diversity initiative at the agency "to make sure that our workforce reflects, in our attitudes, our backgrounds, our ethnicities and our perspectives, the nation we work so hard to defend." "This is both a moral and a mission imperative," Brennan told the Senate Intelligence Committee. The CIA's Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for 2016-2019, released in... more »
What Is NATO's Cyberwar Strategy?
*New York Times*: *As Russian Hackers Probe, NATO Has No Clear Cyberwar Strategy* TALLINN, Estonia — In the six months since part of Ukraine’s power grid came crashing down, turned off by highly sophisticated hackers, cyberspace allies of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia have been leaving their mark here in the Baltics and across the sea in Finland and Sweden. Perhaps to discourage the traditionally neutral Finns and Swedes from growing closer to NATO — this past week NATO conducted a naval exercise from Finnish territory for the first time — hackers disabled the Finnish Min...more »
Former U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford Explains Why There Is Now A Mutiny In The State Department On U.S. Policy Towards Syria
President Barack Obama meets with U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford in the Oval Office, Aug. 1, 2011. (White House Photo by Pete Souza) *New Yorker*: *Former Ambassador Robert Ford On The State department Mutiny On Syria* The Obama Administration has long been divided over what to do about Syria. The crisis produced one of the biggest differences between President Obama and Hillary Clinton, his first Secretary of State. The policy chasm has only deepened during the five years of conflict, which has now reportedly claimed almost half a million lives. The State Department acknowle... more »
Only One More Year To Ban 'Killer Robots' Before It Is Too Late
*Daily Mail*: *Killer robots are 'quickly moving toward reality' and humanity only has a YEAR to ban them, expert warns* * Robots do the fighting would keep soldiers and officers out of harm's way * But experts say the threats to humanity would outweigh any benefits * Risk of harm or erroneous targeting of civilians would increase * Should start process on lethal autonomous weapons systems in 2017 New technology could lead humans to relinquish control over decisions to use lethal force. As artificial intelligence advances, the possibility that machines could independently select and ... more »
Can Math And Social Media Protect Us From ISIS
*Gizmodo:* *Researchers Think Math and Social Media Can Protect Us From ISIS* After spending a year going through pro-ISIS groups on social media, researchers have come up with an algorithm they think might predict attacks. If only it were that easy. Researchers analyzed pro-ISIS posts and groups on VKontakte, the so-called Russian Facebook. They chose VKontakte partly because its members are diverse, including Chechen members that ISIS wants to recruit, and partly because (to their credit) social networks stateside shut down ISIS material pretty quickly. That’s good for our peace... more »
Saudi Arabia Calls For US Strikes On Syrian Government
The Saudi foreign minister has repeated calls on the US to carry out airstrikes against President Assad’s government in Syria. Riyadh’s call comes hot on the heals of a similar request by dozens of US diplomats who are pushing for military action against Damascus. Press TV reports: During a press briefing at the Saudi Embassy in Washington on Friday, Adel al-Jubeir said the Arab monarchy has long been pushing for a US military campaign to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Saudi minister added that from the very start of the crisis in Syria, Riyadh has strongly favored ... more »
Egyptian Court Sentences 2 Al-Jazeera Employees to Death and Former President Morsi to 25 Years
[image: Osama Saeed (L), Manager of Communications of Al Jazeera English, Giles Trendle (C), managing director of Al Jazeera English and Farah Al-Muftah, Head of Litigation, attend a press conference following the verdict in the case of three Al-Jazeera journalists in the Qatari capital, Doha, on August 29, 2015. An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera reporters to three years in prison, in a shock ruling following global demands for their acquittal. Qatar-based Al-Jazeera denounced the verdict against the trio, who were accused of broadcasting false news, as a "deliberate atta... more »
"Jesus Christ" - Origin of Christianity - The Piso Flavian Dynasty from AD 73
First, we covered Alan Wilson's *Two Real British King Arthurs*. Then, we covered Ralph Ellis's King Jesus of Edessa, *last of the Eygptian Pharoahs*. Now, (and I thought I'd already covered this issue a couple years ago but it's not on this blog now, so let's rake up old trodden earth once more), the following video *The Piso-Flavian Dynasty* states that AD 73 Titus Flavius was written into the New Testament as the prophecied Second Coming, as predicted by the written-in AD 33 Jesus or Iessus or Issa or Pagan Green Man or whatever... Christianity was written like this ONLY to r... more »
It wont work here
Gun laws have been an astounding success in Austrailia. But America is differant. In fact the only universal thing that works in America is less tax.
John Kerry Will Consider Military Strikes Against Syrian Government
John Kerry has said that an internal document calling for targeted military action against the Syrian government is an “important statement” which he would consider when he returns to Washington. The US Secretary of State who was in Copenhagen on a two day visit said “It’s an important statement and I respect the process, very, very much” Press TV reports: An internal document, signed by 51 State Department officials involved with advising on Syria policy, called for targeted strikes against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “Failure to stem Assad’s flagrant abuses ...more »
The Budgerigar-Facebook-Pet People
Why is it the people who say these things this never seem to have faces...? * Yeah, I know and welcome charges of hypocrisy, but at least my Avatar is a temporary switch to show solidarity for a CAUSE and campaign for an idea I think is important - it's not the face of my pet BIRD... I don't have a pet bird... * And Jewish surnames. “And he said unto them, 'Go ye, and tell *that fox*, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be *perfected*.' ” *Luke 13:32*
Weekend reads: Naughty journals; whistleblowers’ frustration; new misconduct definition?
The week at Retraction Watch featured revelations of fraud in more than $100 million in government research, and swift findings in a much-discussed case. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Which 18 naughty journals were delisted from Thomson Reuters’ Journal Citation Reports for excessive self-citation and citation stacking? (Thomson Reuters) Here’s one: Does a journal about homeopathy belong in science? […] The post Weekend reads: Naughty journals; whistleblowers’ frustration; new misconduct definition? appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Al-Jazeera Journalists Sentenced To Death By Egyptian Court
An Egyptian court confirmed the death sentences of six people including two Al-Jazeera journalists accused of leaking state secrets to Qatar. During the final ruling in the trial of 11 people accused of espionage, including toppled president Mohamed Morsi and Al Jazeera journalists, the court on Saturday sentenced the former president to an additional 15 years behind bars. Aljazeera reports: The court on Saturday confirmed a ruling from May 7, when six of the defendants were sentenced to death. After that initial verdict, the Cairo court had to seek the advice of Egypt’s Grand Mufti ... more »
Nestle’s Willy Wonka Candy Factory Evacuated After Chemical Spill
Nestle’s Willy Wonka candy manufacturing plant in Itasca, Illinois was evacuated in the early hours of Friday morning after a chemical solution, used to control humidity, burst from a pipe. Gallons of the chemical solution was spilt on Thursday evening and hours later 11 people were hospitalized with respiratory issues. RT reports: The spill struck the Willy Wonka Candy Factory in Itasca, Illinois around 10:00 pm on Thursday, when nearly 50 workers were in the factory. The employees managed to contain the leak, but hours later, some reported health issues, officials said. Hazmat cre... more »
God Hates What Westboro Baptist Church Does
[image: wbc2] Westboro Baptist Church is planning a protest outside the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando today, the group’s website says. (I am not linking there because its address uses highly objectionable language.) USA Today reports that the GLBT Community... more »
Man Hit in Back in Orlando Shooting Played Dead to Survive
[image: FILE - In this June 13, 2016 file photo released by Joseph Rivera, Felipe Marrero, left, poses in his hospital bed in Orlando, Fla., in this image taken by his friend Joseph Rivera, right. Marrero was shot four times in his back and left arm during last Sunday's attack on an Orlando nightclub. (Joseph Rivera via AP, File)] ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Felipe Marrero wakes up in his hospital bed at night still thinking he smells gunpowder, nearly a week after the shooting rampage at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. It’s just one of the ways the 30-year-old... more »
Philadelphia OKs Soda Tax in Setback to Beverage Industry
[image: Carbonated drink poured into a glass] PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia has approved a 1.5 cent-per-ounce tax on sugary and diet beverages in a setback to the beverage industry, which had successfully beat back similar initiatives in other big cities and states in recent years. The City... more »
Economic News & Views ...... June 18 , 2016...... Quicks Hits for Saturday 1. UK Referendum News & Views - The Ipsos MORI Poll For The Evening Standard Has Leave In Front By 6% , Different Perspectives On Leave , IMF Assessment States Recession Not Inevitable If Brexit Occurs , Additional Information To Consider . 2.Top News From Elsewhere In Europe -Terror Arrests This Morning In Belgium , ECB Item On Unemployment Wores Of Southern Europe , Greece Firing Independent Appeals Board For Doing Its Job. 3.MENA Updates - Iraq , Syria & Libya In Focus. )
Brexit...... Different perspectives and POVs.... *fred walton* @fredwalton216 2m 2 minutes ago fred walton Retweeted Europe Elects YouGov poll just out - Leave +2 fred walton added, *Europe Elects* @EuropeElects UK: YouGov poll shows 44 - 42 lead for #VoteLeave over #StrongerIN in #EuRef . *NCP EU Referendum* @NCPoliticsEU 30m 30 minutes ago YouGov/Sunday Times (#EUref): REMAIN 44 (+5) LEAVE 43 (-3) 16th-17th June #EUreferendum #Brexit *Europe Elects* @EuropeElects 32m 32 minutes agoIsrael UK: Anti-European regions located mostly in England, less in Wale... more »
One Year After Same-Sex Marriage Decision, Dissent Not Permitted
[image: WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 26: Plaintiff Jim Obergefell speaks to members of the media after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling regarding same-sex marriage June 26, 2015 outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. The high court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)] By now, nearly one year after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, it should be clear that the aggressive and unreasonable elements of the LGBT movement cannot harmonize themselves with freedom for Christians and other co... more »
Utility Company Ignored Safety, Prosecution Claims as Case Over Deadly 2010 Explosion Begins
[image: Pipeline - 900] SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ignored pipeline safety regulations to cut costs and tried to cover up its illegal practices by misleading federal officials investigating a deadly explosion of one of its natural gas pipelines in... more »
Jo Cox Murder Suspect: “Death to traitors, freedom for Britain”
Thomas Mair accused of murdering Labour MP Jo Cox appeared in court on Saturday. Labour MP Jo Cox, 41, a humanitarian and a mother of two, was stabbed and shot to death outside her surgery in Birstall on Thursday. Mair gave his name as “Death to traitors, freedom for Britain” during his first court appearance. He has been remanded in custody at Belmarsh Prison and will appear in court again on Monday at the Old Bailey. The Northern Echo reports: Thomas Mair, 52, from Birstall, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London charged with murder, grievous bodily harm, possession ... more »
Mental Health Disorders Surge Among British Troops
Mental health disorders among British armed forces have increased by about 80% since 2007 according to a recent study The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) surveyed its personnel between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2016. The Combat Stress charity has also reported an increase in the number of ex-military personnel needing treatment and says UK must prepare for an escalation. Press TV reports: The study said the rate of conditions diagnosed by the MoD’s mental health services has increased from 1.8% of all personnel in 2007/08 to 3.2% in 2015/16. The highest rate of mental health issues r... more »
Obama Enables Rubio Opportunism In Orlando's-- And America's-- Tragic Gun Massacre He Helped Cause
*No one can wipe away Rubio's record of kowtowing to the NRA and voting against banning military-grade assault weapons* The full weight and power of the establishment-- both the Republican establishment which has identified him as one of the most potent threats to their reactionary agenda and the no less venal Democratic establishment which cannot abide his independence, his political courage and the incorruptibility that threatens their whole way of life-- have come down against Alan Grayson's bid for Rubio's Florida Senate seat. The Republicans have begged Rubio to seek reelectio... more »
Putin says Russia Will Work With Any US President
[image: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a joint news conference with Italian Premier Matteo Renzi at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2016. (Sergei Savostyanov/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP)] PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) -- After two days of meetings with top European officials and international executives, Russian President Vladimir Putin sounded reconciliatory in a round-table with international media Friday, saying Russia is ready to work with whoever is elected the... more »
Iraqi Troops Clear ISIS Mines in Recaptured Areas of Fallujah
[image: Iraqi military - 900] BAGHDAD (AP) -- An Iraqi military official says government forces are clearing mines and explosives left behind by members of the Islamic State group in areas recently retaken from the extremists in the city of Fallujah. Brig. Haider al-Obeidi told The Associated Press on... more »
Kipling’s Jungle Books: Man Cubs Need Their Fathers
[image: Jungle Books - 900] One of the biggest worldwide hits of the summer -- or any summer, for that matter -- is The Jungle Book, Disney's charming new interpretation of the Kipling classic. Children are eating up this film. But it's not surprising that... more »
Study Finds More Evidence ‘Urban Heat Islands’ Are Warming up Weather Stations
[image: Looking out through rain-specked window to red Double-Decker Bus] Local energy use can influence local climates and temperature assessments, according to a new study that says changes in Britain and Japan are better explained by energy use than by climate models. "Our results are strong evidence that changes in... more »
VA Ignores Law That Allows for More Efficient Firing of Executives
[image: federal charges_dylann roof_justice department Loretta Lynch] WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs will no longer use its authority to fire senior executives in an expedited manner -- dropping a key portion of a law Congress passed two years ago in response to a nationwide... more »
Untitled
*From* *Jenna Orkin* The Orlando shooter's classmates speak: 'We joked that he'd become a terrorist, and then he did' Jo Cox's alleged killer was a 'dedicated supporter' of an American Neo-Nazi group China orders demolition of half of world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist institute *Gold Price: USD 65,000/oz in 5 years? * Bitcoin's Largest Competitor Hacked: Over $59 Million "Ethers" Stolen In Ongoing Attack The Minimum Wage Pain Continues: Hundreds More To Be Fired At Walmart Smith & Wesson Sales Hit All Time High, Up 200% Since Obama Election Evacuations Ordered As Wildfires Rage... more »
State Of Emergency Declared Over California Wildfire
US officials have declared a state of emergency in Santa Barbara County, Southern California after a raging wildfire has more than tripled in size in the past week. Threatening hundreds of homes and prompting mandatory evacuations, the so-called Sherpa Fire is raging across approxiamtely 4,000 acres with only 5 percent of the blaze contained, officials in Santa Barbara County said. Firefighters work non-stop through the night to control the #SherpaFire as it burns around El Capitan Canyon. pic.twitter.com/tyxvYt8p3j — Marcus Yam (@yamphoto) June 17, 2016 An air-quality warning was ... more »
Heed Trump’s Warning on Muslim Immigration, Reject His Caricature
[image: Trump Fox News Speech Orlando - 900] One of Donald Trump’s political skills is giving widely condemned speeches. His post-Orlando jeremiad fit the pattern, but the speech was a little like Wagner’s music as described in the famous Mark Twain line: Not as bad as it sounds.... more »
This Science Blogger Found Data Showing Greenland Didn’t See Record Warmth
[image: Kangaamiut, Greenland - April 22, 2014: The freight vessel "Angaju Ittuk" from the Royal Arctic Line is approaching the small inuit village Kangaamiut in Western Greenland.] Greenland reached 75 degrees earlier this month, setting a reported record for warmth in June -- but one science blogger provided data that casts doubt on the claim. Using official data from the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Paul Homewood of the blog Not... more »
If Obama is responsible for Orlando, is Bush responsible for 9/11?
*By MARC McDONALD* Sen. John McCain got a lot of flak on Thursday for saying that President Obama is "directly responsible" for the shooting at Orlando's Pulse nightclub in which 49 people were killed. I've got a couple of observations about this remark. First of all, McCain jumped the shark for me a long time ago. I'm not sure why anyone would be surprised at this latest nutty remark. Some time during the fiasco of the Bush years, McCain went from being a straight-shooter, sensible Republican to being prone to unhinged outbursts that one would normally encounter on talk radio. Bu...more »
In The Name Of The Slain - A Discourse by Christina Conti
Source: *Songstress Syren G+*
K-12 Gender Identity Standards Surprise Some Washington Parents
[image: gender - 900] Kaeley Triller Haver is no stranger to the transgender bathroom debate. After being sexually assaulted as a child and going public with her story, the single mom from Washington state now opposes shower, locker room, and bathroom policies that she believes... more »
Former Gitmo Detainee in Uruguay Vanishes, US Joins Search
[image: Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, Gitmo] Law enforcement authorities in Uruguay are frantically searching for a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who vanished into thin air and is suspected to be in Brazil. Jihad Ahmed Mustafa Dhiab, a Syrian, was released to Uruguay in 2014 under the close... more »
German FM Says We Should Not Fuel Tensions With Russia
Germany’s foreign minister has blasted NATO’s war games in Eastern Europe, saying such drills will not bring security to the region and will instead stoke tensions with Russia. Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Bild am Sonntag newspaper that inflaming the standoff with Russia would endanger European security and increase risk of reviving an “old confrontation.” Steinmeier said that rather than inflaming the situation further “through saber-rattling and warmongering,” there ought to be more space for dialogue and cooperation with Moscow. Press TV reports: NATO launched the Anakonda-16 man... more »
The future of EURABIA
This from Turkey, but coming to Rotterdam, Brussels, Paris, Cologne, Leicester etc etc etc soon. 'A group of Radiohead fans holding a 'listening party' for the band's new album in Istanbul were viciously attacked by a gang of thugs, who were allegedly angered by them drinking beer during Ramadan.' More here http://www.lbc.co.uk/radiohead-fans-attacked-by-radical-islamists-132431 but obviously not on the institutionally pro Islam BBC. Additionally this is happening in Turkey the country that the EU is getting very cosy with and that David Cameron wants to join the EU. On Thurs... more »
What has happened to this country?
This piece of news https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/uk/union-flag-removed-floral-tributes-murdered-mp-jo-cox/ has really wound me up. 'A man was stopped by police after leaving a Union flag in front of the floral tributes for murdered MP Jo Cox in the village where she was killed. The Union flag has, for some, become increasingly toxic after being adopted by the far-right. It is a symbol of a number of nationalist organisations, including the British National Party.' The union flag is the flag of this Country, it is the flag of the Country that Jo Cox was an MP for. It is ... more »
Solidarity Statement from Jeju Island to BIW Protest
Dear Friends in Maine, United States, Hello from Gangjeong village, Jeju Island, South Korea. Despite our struggle against base construction for nearly nine years, there was a ceremony for the completion of the Jeju navy base construction this February. However, despite the navy base, we will do our best to maintain village community. And we cannot get along with the navy as long as it continues to foster conflicts. We heard that there is a ceremony for the christening of a recently built Zumwalt destroyer in the Bath Iron Works (BIW), Maine, United States on June 18 and that t... more »
Two Months Before The Olympics Brazil's Rio State Declares A Financial Disaster
The announcement followed this week’s visit to the Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro by interim president Michel Temer, who said the federal government would ensure obligations are met. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters *The Guardian*: *Rio de Janeiro governor declares state of financial emergency ahead of Olympics* Emergency measures needed to avoid ‘a total collapse in public security, health, education, transport and environmental management’ Forty-nine days before the opening of the Olympics, the governor of Rio de Janeiro has declared a state of financial emergency and begged for... more »
A Weak End Review
*Mingde Reservoir, Miaoli* *AND THE INTERNET LAFFED OUT LOUD*: Big shout out to the international media here. The international media has been claiming for months that tourists from the Middle Kingdom have been slashed/will be slashed/could be slashed/are being slashed/ any moment now, but as my readers know, that was laughably wrong. Arrivals from China rose in February and again in April. But in the finest stopped clock fashion, the international media was finally right: the number of tourists from China indeed fell in May. Numbers were posted by Solidarity. Why am I thanking th... more »
Overwhelming Evidence Points To Orlando Shooting Being A FALSE FLAG
The first question should ALWAYS be: WAS THIS A FALSE FLAG? Then go from there... It looks like the government and mainstream media are once again LYING to us and pushing the usual FALSE FLAG stories: either a Muslim terrorist lone nut gunman or a white supremacist neo-Nazi rightwing lone nut gunman. In this post, I will provide all the information the government and mainstream media aren't telling us about the Orlando shooting and Omar Mateen. Some of the information is actually FROM the mainstream media, but reported ONCE and then swithed to THE LONE NUT GUNMAN "official story". ...more »
Subdivisions of string theory are completely misunderstood by critics
Tetragraviton wrote an insightful blog post Most of String Theory Is Not String Pheno where he tries to clarify some brutal misconceptions believed by Backreaction – as well as most laymen who read similar "sources" – about "what various string theorists actually do". He points out that Hossenfelder pretends to be a hero fighting against a powerful community, the string theory community, but in reality, she is only waging jihad against a small minority of the string community that is actually less numerous than groups such as the "loop quantum gravity fans" and others. I completely... more »
A Last Stand for Lelu
The B.C. provincial government is trying to green light the construction of a massive LNG terminal on Lelu Island in the Skeena Estuary – *Pacific Northwest LNG*, backed by Malaysian energy giant Petronas – without the consent of the people who rejected a $1.15 billion dollar deal from Petronas to gain that consent. The undersigned First Nation leaders and citizens of the Nine Allied Tribes of Lax Kw’alaams hereby declare that Lelu Island, and Flora and Agnew Banks are hereby protected for all time, as a refuge for wild salmon and marine resources, and are to be held in trust f... more »
Gotthard Tunnel Ritual Reveals The PORTAL To The Underworld - CERN UNLEASHED
[image: TruthMediaRevolution] TruthMediaRevolution Gotthard Tunnel, CERN, & the Collapse of Time & Space. ~links below Link to full original ceremony video: https://youtu.be/I4NU0Tok1T4
Military Photo of the Day: Civil War Photographer Mathew B. Brady Under Fire
[image: Civil War Matthew Brady Petersburg VA - 900] Mathew B. Brady under fire with a battery before Petersburg, Va., June 21, 1864. Brady, in the foreground, is wearing a straw hat. - National Archives
June 17:Lots of news.
But not in the Irving press. Here is the report on the "Russian mobilization for war" that the editors of the irving press figure we don't need to know. Read it carefully, especially the early parts. http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/1.725212 Note well---- 1. Russia is retooling its military "for a fight". Every country that can afford it is retooling its military for a fight. That's what militarys are supposed to do. The leadiing nation - by far - in retooling its military is the U.S. And it is spending more for it than all the rest of the world put together. It is also th... more »
Tweet For Today
GALLERY: Powerful images from the service honoring 9 soldiers killed in flooding rollover https://t.co/Fg8zD184X0 pic.twitter.com/pt8giDFVd7 — Andrew deGrandpre (@adegrandpre) June 17, 2016
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