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First Impressions of Delta Green - Agent's Handbook
The first thing that struck me about the Delta Green *Agent's Handbook* is
just how dark a game this is. Reading through it I see a game that like
it's parent, *Call of Cthulhu*, puts our protagonists on the front lines
against ancient horrors with life and sanity on the line. But Delta Green
has more ways to make the agents fall to pieces. There's rules for abusing
stimulants on a mission, game-related reasons for seeking solace in the
bottle. rules for sacrificing - or just losing - pieces of your personal
life. If you are lucky you'll end up in Cthulhu's tummy. If you're unlucky... more »
Well... At Least Kaine Isn't As Bad As Lieberman Or A Republican
*Could Obama have found 2 worse DNC chairs?*
The first thing Rahm Emanuel wanted to do once Obama made him chief of
staff was to fire Howard Dean as heard of the DNC. Kicking out Dean and his
50-state strategy was the beginning of Emanuel's catastrophic stint as
"Obama's prime minister," a stint that led directly to the loss of 63 seats
in the House-- replacing Pelosi with Boehner as Speaker-- and 6 seats in
the Senate. Rahm wanted a harmless order-taker to replace the opinionated
Dean as DNC Chair. The perfect candidate was the mediocre termed out
governor of Virginia, Tim Kaine, w... more »
Russian Senator And Deputy Chair of Intelligence: NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Is A Russian Spy
Edward Snowden. Reuters
*XXX Committee*: *The Kremlin Admits Snowden is a Russian Agent*
In the three years since Edward Snowden landed in Moscow, his relationship
with his hosts has been a source of much speculation and controversy. The
American IT contractor, who worked for the CIA and NSA until he fled Hawaii
with more than a million purloined secret files, has not left Russia since
he arrived at Sheremetyevo airport on 23 June 2013, on a flight from Hong
Kong.
Snowden landed in Moscow with the permission of the Russian government,
whose representatives he met during his sojour... more »
Nobel Laureate And Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel Dies At 87
*Reuters:* *Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel dies at 87*
Activist and writer Elie Wiesel, the World War Two death camp survivor who
won a Nobel Peace Prize for becoming the life-long voice of millions of
Holocaust victims, died on Saturday. He was 87.
Wiesel was a philosopher, speaker, playwright and professor who also
campaigned for the tyrannized and forgotten around the world. He died at
his home in New York City, the New York Times reported.
The Romanian-born Wiesel lived by the credo expressed in "Night," his
landmark story of the Holocaust - "to forget the dead... more »
More Details On The Loretta Lynch - Bill Clinton Airport Meeting Leaked
*Ken Kurson, Observer*: *EXCLUSIVE: Security Source Details Bill Clinton
Maneuver to Meet Loretta Lynch*
*Former president delayed Phoenix takeoff to snare '20-25 minute encounter'
with Attorney General.*
An exclusive interview with a security source who was present at the
unplanned meeting Monday night on a Phoenix tarmac between former President
Bill Clinton and Attorney General Lorretta Lynch has shed additional light
on an unusual summit that is embroiling the AG in charges of favoritism. As
attorney general, Lynch heads the Department of Justice just as it is
deciding whethe... more »
CNN: Hillary Clinton Will Not Face Charges
*WNU Editor:* According to CNN, no charges are going to be filed .... *Clinton
questioned by FBI as part of email probe *(CNN). The money quote is the
following ....
....
*Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton met with the FBI for three and a half
hours Saturday as part of the investigation into her use of a private email
server while leading the State Department, her campaign said."Secretary
Clinton gave a voluntary interview this morning about her email
arrangements while she was secretary," Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill said
in a statement. "She is pleased to have had the op... more »
Hillary Clinton Questioned By FBI Over Her Private Email Server
*New York Times*: *F.B.I. Interviews Hillary Clinton Over Private Email
Server*
The F.B.I. interviewed Hillary Clinton on Saturday morning for its
investigation into whether she or her aides broke the law by corresponding
through a private email server set up for her use as secretary of state, a
controversy that has dogged her presidential campaign and provided fodder
for her political rivals.
The voluntary interview, which took place over three and a half hours at
the F.B.I. headquarters in Washington, largely focused on the Justice
Department’s central question: Did the actions... more »
Something for liberty-lovers in Auckland: Happy Hour!
[image: Capture]
Okay folks, get your diaries out: this Tuesday early-evening in Auckland
the third Liberty on the Rocks event takes place at the Brewers Coop in
Victoria St: an evening of ideas, craft beer and conversation. What could
be better!
*Liberty on the Rocks is a happy hour for liberty-minded folks looking to
meet others, build their knowledge and friendships over beers, food and
great conversation. Join us anytime between 6-9 PM at the Brewers
Cooperative. Anyone is welcome! This is a very informal happy hour although
we do bring in speakers for about 30-minutes... more »
not quite human
Exclusive Interview with Maurizio Cavallo
The Dark Night of the Drone Presidency
Just when millions of Americans were starting to do their patriotic thing
by getting out of town, firing up the grill, and festooning the landscape
with the Red, White and Blue, the government finally released its
long-awaited report on the innocent people it has killed with its drones.
The only thing more cynical, cowardly and depraved than the pre-4th of July
dumping of the report is its deeply dishonest content.
According to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which has spent years
counting the drone dead, the Obama administration's figures (between 64 and
116 civilian fatali... more »
Making The House Better Has Nothing To Do With The DCCC
Last month Jason the Greek, a Kos diarist, talked about six little-noticed,
underfunded but exceptionally important House candidates. The Democrats
would need to net 30 seats to evict Ryan from the Speaker's job and take
control of the House. Jason seems more optimistic than I do that this is
possible. I contend that because of endemic DCCC incompetence and corruption--
manifested, for example, by suicidally horrendous candidate recruitment--
even the anti-Trump tsunami I'm expecting won't do the trick for the Dems.
The Dems currently have 34 Red to Blue candidates, most of them tr... more »
Bias Hour
Ms. Apolitical herself
I've been blogging, on and off, about BBC bias for some seven years now and
I've increasingly tried to be temperate in my tone and judgements.
In all that time, however, I don't remember ever having heard anything
quite so flagrantly biased as Tuesday's *Woman's Hour *Brexit special. I'm
almost inclined to rant and rage about it.
It really is the worst thing I think I've ever heard on the BBC in terms of
naked, overwhelming bias.
Not to be hyperbolic, but the bias wasn't just off the scale it was beyond
any previously imagined scale and fast closing in on i... more »
Untitled
*This New Law Ensures South Carolina Students Will Study the Founding
Documents*
The South Carolina Founding Principles Act requires the study of the United
States Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and “the structure of the
government and the role of separation of powers and the freedoms guaranteed
by the Bill of Rights” to be added into statewide social studies programs.
This bill, signed June 1, reinforces South Carolina’s Section 59-29-120
that required all public education students, both in high school and in
college, to pass a test after a year-long class on the founding d... more »
Untitled
*Is the ozone "hole" shrinking at last?*
*As I pointed out recently, the ozone levels at Mauna Loa seem to be just
oscillating across an an unchanging range, indicating no trend. And ozone
is well mixed so at least that non-trend (if not absolute levels) should
also apply over the Antarctic. And that does seem to be so. The "hole"
too just oscillates, expanding and contracting in a random way. And in
October 2015 the Antarctic ozone hole reached a record size. No shrinking
there! Which is very frustrating to Greenies.But they were determined to
find something to su... more »
DOJ Walks Back Lynch Comment That She’ll Follow Prosecutor Lead in Hillary Email Probe
[image: federal charges, dylann roof, justice department Loretta Lynch]
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch made news late this week when said she
would accept the recommendations of the FBI and career prosecutors
concerning whether Hillary Clinton's email practices broke federal law. But
a Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesperson has now... more »
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor and Author, Dead at 87
[image: In this Sept. 12, 2012, photo Elie Wiesel is photographed in his
office in New York. Wiesel, the Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor has
died. His death was announced Saturday, July 2, 2016 by Israel's Yad Vashem
Holocaust Memorial.]
NEW YORK (AP) -- Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, the Romanian-born Holocaust
survivor whose classic Night became a landmark testament to the Nazis’
crimes and launched Wiesel’s long career as one of the world’s foremost
witnesses and humanitarians, has died at age... more »
CHé is my new Avatar
CHé is replacing my beloved Lego. He is like his namesake radical,
impulsive, mabye a touch crazy, but man has he got skills.
Please do it to eMTy
If you thought PFK goal celebration was against the code....... Soon to be
banned, spinning down the ice on your knees while sheathing your hockey
stick like a sword.
Hidden Beneath the Waves
Fellow Mainer Russell Wray writes:
Check out this trailer from the film Sonic Sea. Because it is taking place
below the ocean surface, most people are unaware of this huge problem...Out
of sight, out of mind. But Navy sonar, shipping, oil and gas exploration
and extraction, and other human activities are responsible for causing a
huge problem for many forms of marine life...a problem that is a matter of
survival...not only for those living in the sea, but also for those of us
on land, as we all depend upon healthy, living oceans...
Kiev Puppet Regime Increases Shelling of Civilians
Son killed & mother injured when Ukrainian government shelling hit a
residential area in the Petrovka district in Donetsk.
In recent weeks the shelling and attacks on eastern Ukraine have escalated
by the US-NATO puppet regime in Kiev. The plan is to create chaos near the
Russian border in hopes to draw Russia into Ukraine and give the US-NATO
war project the excuse they need for full scale military operations with
Russia.
Up to this point Moscow has been supplying the self-defense forces in
eastern Ukraine (Donbass) with weapons so that the people living there can
protect thems... more »
Austrian Presidential Election Rerun Could See Anti-EU Leader Elected
[image: In this May 19, 2016 file picture Norbert Hofer, left, of Austria's
Freedom Party and Alexander Van der Bellen, right, candidate of the
Austrian Greens, wait for the start of a TV debate in Vienna, Austria. An
Austrian court on Friday July 1, 2016 overturned the presidential election
results and called for rerun.]
VIENNA (AP) -- In a move that could turn into the next blow to the EU after
Britain’s exit vote, Austria’s highest court on Friday ordered a rerun of
the country’s presidential election. The landmark decision gives a
right-wing candidate... more »
The Chakrabarti report and other disasters
Believe it or not, I often refresh my *brane* by looking (through my
impartial spectacles) at arguments diametrically opposed to my own. We all
know how easy it is to slip into the habit of confining yourself to your
own circle, if only to snaffle new currency to revitalise your tired old
arguments.
So many articles have appeared about the Chakrabarti fiasco that I wasn’t
even going to add to the verbiage, but on the other hand, I didn’t think
hiding in a cupboard would look much better. I’ll leave the disastrous
*launch* to everyone else, incriminating videos and all, and stick... more »
John Simpson sounds off
This week's *New Statesman *is a post-referendum 'special edition'.
Among its contributors are three senior BBC journalists/presenters - Andrew
Marr, Nicky Campbell and John Simpson.
*Andrew Marr*'s piece - "How a monumental establishment cock-up led to our
biggest act of democracy" - is an expansion of his 'editorial' on last
week's *Marr *programme. He even quotes Chesterton's poem containing the
famous lines, "For we are the people of England, that never have spoken
yet." The 'new' thing here is his latest prediction for where we're heading
politically:
*My guess is that par... more »
Investors: London Will Be Financial Capital of Europe After Brexit
[image: Princess England May 2 cmprs]
London will remain the finance capital of Europe despite market turmoils in
the wake Brexit. A poll of institutional investors by FTI Consulting shows
substantial confidence that London will retain its status as Europe's
unrivaled financial hub. Two-thirds of those... more »
DC Officials Grapple With Republican Congress Over Marijuana Law
[image: Medical Marijuana, Marijuana Plants, Pot Plants, Cannabis Sativa]
Officials in Washington, D.C., called for a regulated market for marijuana
consumption and redefined the issue as a threat to public health and
safety, in an effort to circumvent Congressional blocks to the District's
efforts to legalize the drug. The... more »
FBI Interviews Hillary Clinton For Three And A Half Hours
Hillary Clinton was interviewed by the FBI on Saturday morning in the
investigation of her email arrangements while serving as secretary of
state. The New York Times reports: “Secretary Clinton gave a voluntary
interview this morning about her email arrangements while she was
secretary,” Nick Merrill, a campaign spokesman, said in a statement. “She
is pleased to have had the opportunity to assist the Department of Justice
in bringing this review to a conclusion.” The interview, which lasted about
three and a half hours at F.B.I. Headquarters in Washington, largely
focused on the Jus... more »
The Far Right Has A New Villain: Trey Gowdy
Wednesday Ken delved into the costly and meaningless farce of the Benghazi!
report from the failed Trey Gowdy witch-hunt. Gowdy doesn't want to give
away any of the suspense so he just answers any questions with a request
that people read the 800 pages of drivel. At a press conference he admitted
he doesn't wear a "Hillary Clinton Lied, People Died" tee-shirt. "And
you've never seen that bumpersticker," he added, "on any of my vehicles."
This absolutely incensed everyone who plans to Trump-- AKA, conspiracy nuts.
Yesterday, MSNBC's Steve Benen looked at how the right-wing crackpot... more »
Man Kills Ex-Wife, Four Others in Serbian Cafe Shooting
[image: A police officer walks away from the scene of a shooting in the
village of Zitiste, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) northwest of Belgrade,
Serbia, Saturday, July 2, 2016. A gunman killed five people and injured at
least 20 others early Saturday when he opened fire with an automatic weapon
in a crowded cafe in northern Serbia, police said.]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- A man who police said was driven by jealousy
opened fire with an assault gun in a crowded cafe in northern Serbia early
Saturday, killing five people -- including his ex-wife -- and wounding more
than... more »
EU Supporters Parade Through London in ‘March for Europe’
[image: A "Remain" supporter, her face painted to resemble the EU flag,
walks on Park Lane in London, as protesters marched to Parliament Square to
show their support for the European Union in the wake of last weeks
referendum decision for Britain to leave the EU, known as "Brexit",
Saturday, July 2, 2016. Demonstrators, wearing EU flags as capes and with
homemade banners saying "Bremain" and "We Love EU," gathered on the streets
around Park Lane for the March for Europe rally.]
LONDON (AP) -- Tens of thousands of European Union supporters sang, danced
and marched their way down the ... more »
Donald Trump Tweets Anti-Semitic Image Then Changes His Mind
The presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump tweeted an anti-Semitic
message on Saturday depicting Hillary Clinton as a crook with a pile of
cash and a superimposed image of the Star of David with the message “Most
Corrupt Candidate Ever!” Trump later changed his mind after drawing
criticism and replaced the star with a circle. The original Tweet no longer
exists. Politico reports: Trump tweeted “Crooked Hillary – – Makes
History!” along with a photoshopped image of Clinton’s one-time avatar,
which reads “History made.” Clinton’s face appears over a pile of hundred
dollar bills, ... more »
To (not) sail beyond the sunset
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IMF Stress Test for US Banks Operates to Legitimize Risky & Centralized US Financial Sector
I read yesterday that the International Monetary Fund has identified 3
banks as posing the greatest global systemic risks:
Friedrich Geiger and Ryan Tracy (2016, July 1). Worries Grow at Two Big
Banks. The Wall Street Journal, C1.
The IMF said that ‘among the [globally systemic important banks], Deutsche
Bank appears to be the most important net contributor to systemic risks,
followed by HSBC and Credit Suisse”…
… “The International Monetary Fund called the German Bank [Deutsche Bank]
the riskiest financial institution in the world as a potential source of
external shocks to t... more »
Update on Fukushima Daiichi Conditions
I'm still trying to determine whether the event July 1, 2016 (Japan dating)
at Fukushima Daiichi was merely a trick of the light or whether some
problem occurred at the plant.
Posts on Strange Lighting (from Newest to Oldest):
Fukushima Looks Normal Again
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/fukushima-daiichi-looks-normal-again.html
Comparative Screenshots
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/comparative-screenshots-from-fukushima.html
Fukushima Daiichi Alert
http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/fukushima-daiichi-alert.html
Screenshots screenshots:
https://www.dropbox.c... more »
It gets worse
The sense that the BBC is now throwing caution to the wind over Brexit,
impartiality-wise, struck me again with this week's *The Bottom Line *on
Radio 4.
During the EU referendum there was an edition of the programem called *EU
Referendum. *It featured *two* UK Remain-supporting company chiefs and *two* UK
Leave-supporting company chiefs, along with the head of the Swiss
equivalent of the CBI. I remember finding it informative and enjoyable (as *The
Bottom Line, *as a series, usually is).
This week's edition, called *Life after Brexit, *also featured the head of
the Swiss equiv... more »
Found: One swallow
I was going to say that everywhere I seem to turn at the moment I'm finding
the BBC firing on very biased cylinders against the Brexit vote, and that
the BBC hasn't been anything like this blatantly biased for quite a few
years, but - put out the flags and bring on the Red Arrows! - I *have*
found one counter-example: this week's *A Point of View *(on Radio 4) by
philosopher John Gray.
Called *On Brexit*, his piece argues that the EU has been been doomed for a
long time. It's been collapsing from within for years. He said that the UK
will fare much better than the EU after Brexit,... more »
Eco-Consciousness and the Power of Green Anarchy
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - Our current existential crisis is inexorably linked to
our current ecological crisis.
Economic News , Data & Views ..... July 2 , 2016...... Quick Hits - 1. Brexit & UK Politics - Thought Provoking Points Of View . 2. Markets & Market Moving News. 3. Around The Horn - EZ & EU. 4. Odds & Ends .
Brexit - UK Politics
*fred walton* @fredwalton216 7m
What polling failed to capture....
fred walton added,
*Patrick Wintour* @patrickwintour
Why had voters had enough of the experts ? An expert reflects. Individuals
don't live as an aggregate. via @ProSyn http://prosyn.org/WSNG5wf
*fred walton* @fredwalton216 11s
12 seconds ago
fred walton Retweeted Mark Wallace
Good read...
fred walton added,
*Mark Wallace* @wallaceme
My piece last week on the grief and denial of some defeated Remainers still
seems relevant given #marchforeurope http://www.
conservativehome.com/t... more »
Hubble Captures Images Of Jupiter’s Glowing Auroras
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured some beautiful images of glowing
auroras over Jupiter’s poles. Just in time for NASA’s Juno spaceship which
is due to arrive at the gas giant in the coming days. CNN reports: “These
auroras are very dramatic and among the most active I have ever seen,” said
Jonathan Nichols from the University of Leicester, UK, and principal
investigator of the study. “It almost seems as if Jupiter is throwing a
fireworks party for the imminent arrival of Juno,” Nichols said in press
release. #Hubble studies auroras on the poles of the largest planet in th... more »
CHé is my new Avatar
CHé is replacing my beloved Lego. He is like his namesake radical,
impulsive, mabye a touch crazy, but man has he got skills.
Please do it to eMTy
If you thought PFK goal celebration was against the code.......
America Gets It! But is it too Late?
*Bill O'Reilly on the Loretta Lynch/Bill Clinton*
*Obstruction of Justice Allegations*
*From the "Better Late than Never Department"*
TV News Show Talk Host Bill O'Reilly has a riveting interview with a
Democratic Party Spin Doctor in the link above. During the conversation
(almost always a monologue when it comes to Bill O'Reilly) Bill spells it
all out. The issue of the *impropriety to the nth degree* of an Attorney
General meeting--as it turns out in private for 30 minutes--with the
partner of an individual under active FBI investigation. Both these
individuals knew what was at... more »
Australian National University: Experiment suggests that reality doesn't exist until it is measured
*Yet another reason to focus on awareness, from which it all comes from!
-Terran*
http://www.gizmag.com/quantum-theory-reality-anu/37866/
*Experiment suggests that reality doesn't exist until it is measured*
Colin Jeffrey June 3, 2015
A recent experiment by researchers at ANU into the quantum behavior of
particles seems to suggest that reality appears not to exist until it is
actually measured (Credit: Australian National University)
Researchers working at the Australian National University (ANU) have
conducted an experiment that helps bolster the ever-growing evidence
surroundi... more »
Theresa May; a counterbalancing post
I sent a message to Craig about Newsnight. I made some derogatory comments
about Theresa May, and he said I should post it to counterbalance his
moderately positive take on her.
I was going to hide it btl in case I disagree with myself tomorrow.
Precautionary measure. But the article in question has moved so far down
the page due to Craig’s astonishing productivity that I have been forced to
post it up front.
Here’s the gist of it:
“I keep falling asleep as soon as Newsnight comes on, so I missed the last
couple of editions. The episode you describe sounds super-bad. It really i... more »
5 Ways to Stop Absorbing Negative Energy from Others
*Anna Hunt* - We can all be affected energetically when around negative or
dramatic people.
FBI Interviews Hillary About Private Email Server
[image: Secret Service stand guard around a Secret Service vehicle after it
arrived at the home of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in
Washington, Saturday, July 2, 2016. The Clinton campaign says the FBI
interviewed Clinton on Saturday morning in Washington, about her emails
while she was secretary of state. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)]
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton was interviewed by the FBI about her use
of a private email server as secretary of state, her campaign said
Saturday, as federal investigators neared the end of the probe that has
hung over her... more »
Tesla’s Incredible Shrinking Powerwall Warranty
By Paul Homewood
http://investorintel.com/cleantech-intel/tesla-energys-incredible-shrinking-powerwall-warranty/
It appears that Tesla have been quietly making their Powerwall warranty
pretty worthless. John Peterson, a lawyer and expert on energy and
sustainability issues, writes in Investor Intel: On June 21st, Tesla
Energy quietly eviscerated the limited warranty for its 6.4 kWh Powerwall
“energy storage for a sustainable […]
Some Questions for Mr Trump
I see you recently opened up a golf course in Scotland. I presume that part
of your business plan is for some Americans to take vacations to play
there. But this raises some thorny questions.
You complain constantly about American firms moving jobs overseas. But
couldn't you have opened up your golf course here in the United States?
Wouldn't that have created jobs for American caddies and groundskeepers?
Should we be concerned when Americans import golfing services from your
foreign course? Would you as President slap a tariff on American tourists
traveling to your course, as you ... more »
Editor's Note
Blogging will return later this evening.
Taliban Leader: Foreigners Must Leave Afghanistan For There To Be Peace
*Photo:* Taliban new leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada is seen in an
undated photograph, posted on a Taliban twitter feed on May 25, 2016, and
identified separately by several Taliban officials, who declined be named.
Social Media/File Photo
*Al Jazeera:* *Taliban leader: No peace without foreigners leaving*
*In statement, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada says ending 'occupation' is a
prerequisite for peace in Afghanistan.*
The new Taliban leader has called for an end to foreign "occupation" of
Afghanistan as a first step to a settlement based on Islamic law that he
said would bri... more »
Will The Russian Economy Collapse?
Russian rubles. Wikimedia Commons/Petar Milošević
*Sergey Aleksashenko, National Interest:* *Is Russia's Economy Doomed to
Collapse?*
*Putin must undertake serious reforms to keep the country competitive.*
“Russia is isolated with its economy in tatters,” said President Obama in
his State of the Union address on January 20, 2015. At that time, many
thought it was true: the Russian currency was in free fall, while the
federal budget was losing its revenues and beginning to extensively rely on
reserves accumulated in previous years, and so many experts predicted the
collapse of the ... more »
Will Putin Derail Hillary Clinton's U.S. Presidential Bid?
*Photo*: Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, meets US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton on her arrival at the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Vladivostok, September 8, 2012.
REUTERS/Mikhail Metzel/Pool
*Washington Times:* *Russia to release Clinton emails?*
U.S. intelligence agencies are said to be closely watching Russian online
blogs and other postings for any signs that Moscow hackers have covertly
obtained the bulk of Hillary Clinton’s email messages stolen from her
private email server and are preparing to make them public.
A U.S. intelligence official... more »
FBI Will Soon Interview Hillary Clinton On Her Use Of Private Email
*ABC News*: *FBI to Interview Hillary Clinton in Coming Days About Email
Scandal, Source Says*
Hillary Clinton could be interviewed by the FBI in the coming days as part
of an investigation into the former secretary of state and her staff's use
of private email to conduct official U.S. State Department business,
according to a source familiar with the U.S. Department of Justice's
investigation.
The Justice Department's goal is to complete the investigation and make
recommendations on whether charges should be filed before the two major
party conventions take place toward the latte... more »
Australian Election Results -- News Updates July 2, 2016
*Sydney Morning Herald*: *Australian federal election 2016: Voters walk
away from Malcolm Turnbull, results on knife's edge*
* Seat results: Jamie Briggs dumped, Pauline Hanson comeback, Tasmania
breaks for ALP, bellwether falls to Labor, Green eyes on inner Melbourne
* Election day winners and losers
* Andrew Bolt urges Malcolm Turnbull to quit
Malcolm Turnbull's audacious double dissolution gamble looked to have
backfired spectacularly on Saturday night as voters walked away from the
first-term Coalition government in droves, raising the chances of another
hung parliament and tur... more »
Bangladesh Cafe Attack Ends With 20 Hostages Dead, 13 Rescued -- News Roundup
*Daily Mail*:* ISIS terrorists shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as they hacked to
death 20 foreign tourists in restaurant in Bangladesh - but spared those
who could recite the Koran - before armoured troops moved in*
* WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
* Two policemen were gunned down when heavily-armed terrorists attacked
* The ISIS gunmen took more than 30 hostages and held on for 12 hours
* Elite Bangladeshi commandos stormed the building killing six terrorists
* The attack took place on Friday in Gulshan in Dhaka's diplomatic quarter
ISIS has hacked to death 20 foreigners during a terrorist attack... more »
U.S. Air Force Gives Details On How They Will Use The F-22 And The F-35 In A War Against China
An Air Force F-22 Raptor (left) flies with an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
over Florida. USAF Photo by Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
*Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One*: *Air Force Officers Give New Details for
F-35 in War With China*
For the first time, key officers lay out how they’d deploy the stealth F-35
and F-22 in an all-out war with China.
U.S. Air Force officials for the first time said publicly how they’re
planning to use the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in a war with China.
The bottom line: a lot needs to change in the way the Air Force uses its
warplanes in battle.
“If you put a... more »
F-35s Crossing The Atlantic
*Daily Mail:* *Top gun! Amazing pictures show Britain's new supersonic F35
stealth fighter jet going through its paces over the North Sea*
* First UK flight for £100million jet taken over North Sea captured today
after transatlantic crossing earlier this week
* The F-35B Lighting II Jet conducted air manoeuvers with support from a
similar US F-35B jet
* Plane will fly at the Royal International Air Tattoo and Farnborough
International Air Show over the next few weeks
The first of Britain's new supersonic 'stealth' strike fighters has taken
to UK skies.
These amazing pictures show ... more »
Did The GOP's War On Science Make Trump Inevitable For Them?
I readily admit that I don't know what transpired when then-Speaker John
Boehner and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy decided who to put on the House
Science and Technology Committee. But when names of rabid, crackpot science
deniers like Mo Brooks (R-AL), Steve Knight (R-CA), Brian Babin (R-TX),
Gary Palmer (R-AL), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Randy Weber (R-TX), Bill Posey
(R-FL)--the Obama-must-provide-his-birth-certificate guy who authored H.R.
5801, a bill to privatize asteroids for the mining companies-- Jim
Bridenstine (R-OK), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Ralph Abraham (R-LA) and
Barb... more »
July 4 Message on US Voters from American Institute in Taiwan...
In order to vote in the November 2016 elections, all overseas U.S. citizens
need to have completed a *Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)* in 2016.
Whether you are a first-time voter or have already received ballots and
voted absentee in past elections, you must complete an FPCA *each* *year* to
participate in elections as an overseas absentee voter.
You can always get voting assistance from the American Institute in Taiwan
or drop off your completed voting forms and ballots, addressed to your
local election officials, at AIT’s American Citizen Services Unit. If
you’re in Taipe... more »
“Unprecedented” A Global Climate DISINFO Declaration
*Much of the always lying media was on the same page Thursday with this
hysteria*
*Raw Story: Unprecedented Scientists declare Global Climate Emergency*
And it wasn't just Raw Story either! RT. And other lame stream lying media
outlets of alleged good reputation were spewing the same bile.
*hy·per·bo·lehi'p?rb?le/nounnoun: hyperbole; plural noun: hyperboles
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.*
*Pay attention to the hysterical manipulative language use, the hyperbole-
that is not science- it’s just perception management*
*“environmental blogger Ro... more »
With the Left Now Dominating US Courts, Law Prof Urges Liberals to Take Off the Gloves
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Left-leaning law professor Mark Tushnet recently penned the piece
“Abandoning Defensive Crouch Liberal Constitutionalism,” where he revels in
the left’s growing dominance of the U.S. court system and advises his
fellow liberals to go on the offensive using the legal system to push... more »
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza Hamas Sites After Rocket Attack
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- The Israeli military struck a series of
militant sites in Gaza early Saturday in response to a rocket attack that
hit a kindergarten in the Israeli border town of Sderot. No injuries were
reported... more »
Making Sense of the Meltdown
*A view from my old mucker, @ianpmclaughlan.*
Darwin’s Law, that it's the species that best adapts to change that will
survive, is as true of political parties as it is of the natural world.
That is the main reason we see such turmoil in our politics right now: they
simply haven’t adapted quickly enough to change.
The second factor, and this is crucial, is that people need good
information to be able to make the decisions that best suits them. There is
very rarely a right or wrong choice, just one which suits the individual
taking them. Because of vested interests in society, peopl... more »
Dr Strangelove I belive
You cant make this up. A General named Breedlove apparently thinks WWW3 is
needed now! What are we fighting for???
More evidence that some in the USA want permanent war. With the ISIS
Flintstones failing as justification for trillion dollar war toys, look for
Russia and China to be bogymen once more.
5-0 on 'Today'
Baroness, etc
Except for a few minutes whilst driving to work, I've not heard much of *Today
*recently. So I don't know if their post-June Brexit coverage has been
good, bad or indifferent.
I decided to check today's edition though to test the waters, and have to
say that I wasn't remotely reassured by what I heard.
At around 7.18 Tim Farron of the Lib Dem's gave a Remainer's point of view
on today's pro-EU march. He discussed various ways (political,
constitutional, legal) to reverse the Leave vote. (He spoke with very
little interruption).
At around 7.50 two lawyers - Labour's... more »
First Lady: All States Easing Licensing for Military Spouses
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A White House campaign to help military families has hit
a new milestone: All 50 states have eased the requirements for military
spouses whose careers require a professional license. Michelle Obama said
just three states accepted licenses... more »
Untitled
*From* *Jenna Orkin*
Chechen man identified as the organizer of the Istanbul airport bombing
A former Pope wrote the first tell-all about the Vatican
Fox News Contributor Who Claimed Hillary Clinton Was A ‘Criminal’ Pleads
Guilty To Felony Fraud
Austrian Court Orders Rerun Of Presidential Election After Finding
"Widespread" Voting Fraud
Why Was A Gun Used in The Paris Terrorist Attacks Linked To "Fast And
Furious"
This library's heartwarming program lets inmates read stories to their kids
on video chat
Colombia’s Peace Finally at Hand
FORMER CIA DIRECTOR: What CIA operatives are... more »
Saturday Links...
*Bridge building continues...*
From Forward Taiwan
蕭美琴: 我們要做一個積極規劃移民的國家, 還是要做一個封閉型的國家?
Hsiao Bi-khim DPP, Hualien: Do we want to be a country that proactively
plans immigration or a closed country? 4:00
This video is from April 18th. She is questioning the Ma administration's
Minister of the Interior about Taiwan's refusal to permit naturalized
citizens to be dual nationals.
Her bill to amend the Nationality Act would remove the requirement to
renounce original nationality and permit dual citizenship for both
naturalized and native Taiwanese citizens. It is still in committee unde... more »
The Military has a bad week...
*Drying...*
The military had a couple of huge problems this week. First, a couple of
marines and a marine MP hung a dog with a chain. I am not linking to this
story in any way. I can't bear to think of that poor animal and the light
punishment they apparently received. KMT Vice Chair Hau Long-bin complained that
the morale of the military was hurt by having to issue an apology. The KMT
has long had a tight relationship with the military...
The major mistake was the accidental destruction of a Taiwanese fishing
boat by a missile fired from a navy ship in Kaohsiung. This story broke ... more »
Weekend reads: Publisher under fire; Canadian scientists demand change; a troubled psychiatry trial
The week at Retraction Watch featured an unwitting co-author and a painful
example of doing the right thing. Here’s what was happening elsewhere:
Wiley is under fire for using “trap URLs” to foil automated downloading,
Rachel Becker reports. (Nature) “Nearly 1000 Canadian researchers,” led by
Jim Woodgett, “are demanding that the government immediately reverse
‘radical’ changes that […]
The post Weekend reads: Publisher under fire; Canadian scientists demand
change; a troubled psychiatry trial appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Zika Bill Gimmick Could Cost Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
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In the wee hours of last Thursday morning, the House of Representatives
passed a $1.1 billion emergency funding package to respond to and prepare
for the ongoing health threat caused by the Zika virus. This was the same
amount proposed... more »
Eating Just MREs Will Destroy Your Body After 21 Days
*Task & Purpose*:* Civilian Destroyed After Eating MREs For 21 Days*
*A journalist ate nothing but MREs for three weeks, and it basically
destroyed him.*
In January 2016, the Army put out a call for 18 to 62 year-old people to
risk the health of their insides by participating in a study to test what
21 days worth of Meals-Ready-to-Eat would do to the human body.
It’s unclear whether or not someone actually answered that call, but the
Independent Journal Review decided to stage a similar study of its own. And
as a guinea pig, they chose reporter Juan Leon, who had never consumed an... more »
Frustration Is Growing On The Ukraine Front Lines
*Paul D. Shinkman, US News and World Report:* *Yards From War, Miles From
Peace*
*Ukraine’s troops at the front lines complain Kiev is needlessly hampering
their ability to fight.*
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine – Most of the fighting here takes place at night, when
deep thuds of artillery and the staccato sounds of gunfire routinely fill
the air.
The Ukrainian army’s 128th Brigade occupies a former mine at this extreme
front line of the war against separatist forces, connected to Ukraine-held
territory by one road that bisects a dense anti-tank minefield designed to
thwart pursuit if govern... more »
#marchforsorelosers
At least the BBC has chosen *not *to lead its News website with the
anti-Brexit march in London. Sky, on the other hand, *is* leading with it:
The obvious thing to say about this march has already been said by General
Boles on Twitter (from a couple of hours ago):
*Unless there are 18 million people on #marchforeurope they'd have been
better off staying in bed.*
Is Norman Smith the BBC's "main pro-May, kill-Gove voice"?
Charles Moore on the BBC's Norman Smith:
I don't know if that's fair or not, as I've not caught Norman Smith's
reporting in the past couple of days or so, but Norm's Twitter feed (which
he uses as an important part of his BBC reporting) *does *show quite a
striking difference in treatment between Mrs. May and Mr. Gove.
Compare and contrast and see what you think:
About Theresa May:
About Michael Gove:
Rip-off News round-up. Our pick of the last week's media (Thu 30th June)
Brexit vote shows
need for reform of executive pay, says top fund manager
A senior executive at Hermes Investment Management, which
manages £24bn of funds and advises 42 investors holding almost £170bn, said
runaway executive pay had probably contributed to the alienation felt by many
people in marginalised parts of Britain who voted for Brexit. The average FTSE
100 chief executive earns £5m,
After Democrats Block Zika Funding, Obama Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Develop Zika Cure
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says a vaccine for the Zika virus
could be developed in “fairly short order” if Congress acts quickly to pass
a bill to prevent the spread of the disease. Obama says researchers are
beginning to develop... more »
Suicide by Job: Farmers, Lumberjacks, Fishermen Top CDC List
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Farmers, lumberjacks and fishermen have the highest
suicide rate in the U.S., while librarians and educators have the lowest,
according to a large study that found enormous differences across
occupations. The study didn’t explore the reasons... more »
Obama Legitimizes The Conservative Opposition In Venezuela
[image: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro]
President Barack Obama told reporters Wednesday that he supports, "the
legitimate efforts to hold a recall referendum consistent with Venezuelan
law," which could oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Obama made the
comment in a joint press conference in Ottawa during the North American
Leaders Summit,... more »
The Article Pulled By Telegraph After Pressure From Theresa May's Campaign per Guido Fawkes Media Guido
'It's surely about time – and not too late – for conservatives to look
behind Mrs May's carefully-wrought image and consider if she really is the
right person to lead the party and the country.
There's a vast gulf between being effective in office, and being effective
at promoting yourself; it's not one that Theresa May has yet crossed.'
More here
http://order-order.com/2016/07/02/read-full-article-pulled-telegraph-pressure-may-campaign/
despite the best efforts of Theresa 'nasty party' May's team.
"Looms"
In one of last night's posts I noted the use of the "looms" by Katie
Razzall on *Newsnight*, suggesting that it revealed her bias on the Brexit
issue:
Today's *From Our Own Correspondent *also featured the word. Here BBC
journalist Chris Bowlby linked the break-up of Czechoslovakia in 1992 with
Brexit today (though oddly, whilst describing all the complications and
turmoil of that "divorce", he didn't make the obvious point that the two
successor states are doing just fine now):
*"As a Brit you won't really understand", [a Czechoslovak] added, "as
nothing like this could happen i... more »
"Not endorsements"
Incidentally, the Twitter feed of Anbarasan Ethirajan, the BBC's South Asia
analyst (featured in the previous post) is typical of many BBC Twitter
feeds. It proudly bears the BBC's name and says "RTs are not endorsements".
Scroll through his public tweets both before and since June 23 regarding
the Brexit vote and you'll see that Anbarasan has RT-ed (or - more
accurately - linked to) anti-Brexit piece after anti-Brexit, mostly from
the *Guardian *and the *New York Times *(many linking racism with the
Brexit vote)*.*
"RTs are not endorsements"? *Really*, Anbarasan?
Ending The NRA's Reign Of Terror? Not While Paul Ryan Is Speaker Of The House
Since 1990, the gun manufacturers' lobbyists, like the NRA, have spent
$32,458,492 in bribes to Congress, $27,627,767 of that to Republicans. Paul
Ryan was only 20 then, driving a hot dog truck, and he wasn't elected to
Congress until 1998. But he's made up for lost time. The only crook in the
House who's taken more in gun lobbyist bribes than Ryan ($167,355) is Don
Young of Alaska ($183,822). As you can probably surprise from the graphic
above, he's in a tough spot. 92% of Americans want strong and effective
background checks-- which his paymasters at the NRA oppose-- and 85% want... more »
Ambiguous Cylinders Illusion Will Tax Your Brain
Professor Kokichi Sugihara’s Ambiguous Cylinders illusion is
baffling viewers and has won him the second prize in the 2016 Illusion of
the Year contest. This optical trickery exploits the shortcomings of the
mind that relies on the brain’s rigid perspective. The Verge reports: Oh
man. Oh jeez. This is, apparently, the ‘ambiguous cylinders’ illusion, the
creation of Kokichi Sugihar, a professor of engineering at Meiji University
in Japan. It’s also the second prize winner in 2016’s Best Illusion of the
Year contest, a community-run competition that aims to remind us that “all
percept... more »
ISIS Fled Last Stand in Fallujah, but Fears of Comeback Linger
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FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) -- Clumps of hair from hastily shaven beards littered
floors and filled wastebaskets in houses in the Iraqi city of Fallujah’s
western neighborhood, a dense block of low-rise homes that were the Islamic
State militants’ last stand before... more »
Did the Obama White House Bully This Anti-Muslim Preacher? Pretty Much.
[image: Florida pastor Terry Jones addresses the media, Thursday, April 21,
2011 in Dearborn, Mich.]
There was a troubling item tucked deep inside the House Republican's
Benghazi report on Tuesday. It involves Terry Jones -- the Florida preacher
who has an affinity for burning the Koran. According to the report -- the
White House directed Secretary of... more »
Gays, Go Easy With the Hate Label. We’ll Need it for the Real Thing.
[image: Comfort Prayer Dark Times Together Love Compassion - 900]
I get accused of being a hater for disagreeing with LGBT-oriented moral
opinions. I’m not, any more than the LGBT activists are for disagreeing
with mine. That word "hate" gets used too freely, almost always for
rhetorical and political effect.... more »
Vietnam-Era Helicopter Restored to Give One Last Ride to Veterans
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It is like the memory of a smell from your mother’s kitchen. The scent
takes you back years before. Suddenly, the file cabinet of memories is
opened and the chop-chop sound of that bird returns you to a time long... more »
North Carolina Lawmakers Leave LGBT Law Largely Intact
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A law limiting protections for LGBT people emerged
largely unchanged after North Carolina lawmakers revisited it during their
yearly legislative session. After days of closed-door meetings to discuss
possible changes, the North Carolina General Assembly voted... more »
It May Be Too Late
In his speech to Parliament on Wednesday, Barack Obama called for a version
of globalization where the benefits accrued to all, not just the top one
percent. A consummation devoutly to be wished. But, Tom Walkom writes, it
may be too late to make it happen:
Indeed, the best Obama could come up with as a model for humane
globalization was the deeply flawed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and
investment deal. Yet it is so unpopular in the U.S. that even Hillary
Clinton, Obama’s ally and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has
vowed to deep-six it.
The TPP is unpopular ... more »
Puerto Rico Enters New Financial Era After Historic Default
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Rico entered a new financial era
Friday following a historic default as it prepares for the implementation
of a federal oversight board that will have control over the island’s dire
finances and provide room to ease a crushing debt... more »
California Governor Signs Stringent Gun Bills, Vetoes Others
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown signed six stringent
gun-control measures Friday that will require people to turn in
high-capacity magazines and mandate background checks for ammunition sales,
as California Democrats seek to strengthen gun laws that are already... more »
20 Hostages Killed, 13 Saved in Bangladesh Restaurant Attack
[image: People help an unidentified injured person after a group of gunmen
attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in a diplomatic zone of the
Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 1, 2016. A group of
gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in a diplomatic zone
of the Bangladeshi capital on Friday night, taking hostages and exchanging
gunfire with security forces, according to a restaurant staff member and
local media reports. (AP Photo)]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka
restaurant to end a hostage-taking by heavil... more »
"Daring"
There's a discussion going on in the comments at *Biased BBC *over a BBC
News website article's use of the word "daring" to describe the Islamist
terrorist attack on a cafe in Bangladesh.
*Should* that word have been used? I very much think *not*.
The BBC calls the attacked district "a high-security area...considered
among the safest places in the capital", so maybe that's why the BBC
journalist (Anbarasan Ethirajan, the BBC's South Asia analyst) felt it was
appropriate to use it.
But "daring" is a word that carries strong positive connotations,
inevitably bringing along with i... more »
How Should Clergy Engage Politics? It’s a Question as Old at Our Republic.
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Recently hundreds of religious conservatives, mostly Evangelicals, met with
Donald Trump in a highly publicized New York summit. Most who spoke
publicly afterwards were supportive. Two dozen prominent Evangelicals were
announced as Trump’s Evangelical Executive Advisory board. One board
member,... more »
Human Foods That Dogs Can And Cannot Eat
*Take good care of the pups.*
Big Drop In June Temperatures According To UAH
By Paul Homewood Roy Spencer has news of a big drop in satellite
temperatures last month: Second largest 2-month drop in global average
satellite temperatures. Largest 2-month drop in tropical average satellite
temperatures. NOTE: This is the fifteenth monthly update with our new
Version 6.0 dataset. Differences versus the old Version […]
Brexit Wrecks it
*Can't find true love. I know just the place...*
UBS observed:
“We had expected the electronics-heavy Taiwan market to report its worst
earnings figures in Asia and EM this year – a 5% y/y decline due to weak
external demand and, more importantly, muted consumer electronics product
cycles. *Brexit is likely to make matters worse for Taiwan, since it has
the highest revenue exposure (15%) to Europe among Asian countries,
resulting in further earnings downside risks.*
I was on ICRT on Friday (podcast) but more importantly, Michael Boyden, the
longtime business and finance expert her... more »
CERN clarifies the new portal created on June 24th
First, there were just rumors. However, some of the most prestigious media
outlets such as The Freedom Fighter Times (see the video below) and The
Daily Express (along with the Daily Star, the Sun, the Inquisitr, and RT)
have figured out that something was going on.
*The video is highly pedagogic and has already been watched by more than
100,000 of the world's best experts specializing in the LHC portals. It
also teaches the viewers what the "background" means (something you can buy
on Google); and helps you to understand the calendar and the concept of a
week (plus the fact that ... more »
The return of the Migrant Crisis?
Thursday's first post-Brexit vote edition of *From Our Own Correspondent *gave
us another chance to hear from one of the BBC's most opinionated foreign
reporters, their Central Europe correspondent Nick Thorpe (a regular here
at *ITBB* during the 'now-forgotten' migrant crisis).
Here he talked about the "fateful" British vote's effect on Eastern Europe.
It's provoked "shock". "anger", "fear" and "insecurity" there.
And he had a personal message for us too:
*People in Britain often tell me that Europeans don't like us. My own
impression is the opposite. *
*Wherever I travel in Eas... more »
Wise words from Chester
From Biased BBC
http://biasedbbc.org/blog/2016/07/01/weekend-open-thread-108/#comments
'Rob in Cheshire on July 1, 2016 at 7:32 pm
If, after Brexit, there is seasonal farm work here, Romanians and
Bulgarians will be perfectly able to apply for work permits to do it, and
get paid a decent wage. They will not, however, be able to bring their
children over here to be educated, their elderly relatives over here to get
treatment on the NHS, or expect to be housed at public expense.
They are not British, they don't want to be British, they have not been
betrayed by the British. If ther... more »
"Hillary Clinton Scheduled To Meet With FBI On Saturday"; A Comment
*"Hillary Clinton Scheduled To Meet With FBI On Saturday"*
by Chuck Ross, Julian Hattem
"Hillary Clinton could be interviewed in the coming days as part of the
federal investigation into her “homebrew” email setup. The rumored
interview could indicate the FBI is in the final stages of its
investigation and comes after Attorney General Loretta Lynch said that she
would defer to investigators and prosecutors in deciding whether to press
charges.
Multiple current and former aides to Clinton have reportedly answered the
FBI’s questions in recent months, in what appeared to be a path l... more »
Happy 4th of July!
Have a very happy, safe and peaceful holiday weekend!
Musical Interlude: Paul McCartney, "Mull Of Kintyre"
Paul McCartney, "Mull Of Kintyre"
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Y6xFOPPW0
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The southern part of Orion, the famous constellation and mythical hunter,
appears quite picturesque posing here over a famous volcano. Located in the
Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa, the snow-peaked Teide is
one of the largest volcanoes on Earth. Lights from a group planning to
summit Teide before dawn are visible below the volcano's peak.
*Click image for larger size.*
In this composite of exposures the three iconic belt stars of Orion are
seen just above the peak, while the famous Orion Nebula and the rest of
Orion's sword are visible beyond the volcano's left slo... more »
Chet Raymo, "What Does It All Mean?"
*"What Does It All Mean?"*
by Chet Raymo
"A good friend tells me via e-mail that she is reading Leo Tolstoy's "Anna
Karenina." I read the book for a second time two years ago, in the new
translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. It's one of those
novels I had to read twice - once in middle age (I would not have had the
patience in youth) and once in settled maturity. In middle age, it was all
about Anna, and passion, and doubt. In old age - for me at least - it's
about Levin, settled, happily married, enjoying as much intellectual peace
as might be possible in this bi... more »
"How Much More Simple..."
"Life is such unutterable hell, solely because it is sometimes beautiful.
If we could only be miserable all the time, if there could be no such
things as love or beauty or faith or hope, if I could be absolutely certain
that my love would never be returned: how much more simple life would be.
One could plod through the Siberian salt mines of existence without being
bothered about happiness. Unfortunately the happiness is there. There is
always the chance (about eight hundred and fifty to one) that another heart
will come to mine. I can't help hoping, and keeping faith, and loving
b... more »
"What Mark Will You Leave On The World?"
*"What Mark Will You Leave On The World?" *
by Maria Rodale
"As some of you know, this time of year is my favorite time to truly
reflect on the past and the future. Things seem to slow down enough that
there's finally time to ponder and think and plan and dream. The questions
and thoughts change as I get older. When I was younger, it was more about
what I wanted to accomplish (although I still have a VERY ambitious list
for that). Now, it's a little bit more of what do I want to leave behind?
The thing about life and reality is that it is so fleeting. Things that
seem huge and vast... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Papillion, Nebraska, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
“When Government Controls All Wealth”
*“When Government Controls All Wealth”*
by Bill Bonner
"Stock markets continued their rebound yesterday. The Dow rose 284
points…or just over 1.5%. London’s FTSE 100 Index was up 3.6%. Europe’s
equivalent of the Dow, the Euro Stoxx 50, was up 2.7%.
*Sliding into absurdity: *Investors have realized Brexit isn’t the end of
the world. First, because they think it won’t really happen. After all,
elites can fix elections, buy politicians, and control public policy…
Surely, they can fix this! (A letter in the Financial Times reminds us that
Swedish voters cast their ballots against nucle... more »
The Economy: Gregory Mannarino, “Fed. Bails Out Banks AGAIN! Gold & Silver Skyrocket. Debt Market Flatline”
“Every civilization in the history of man is made up of a small group of
ruling elitists and a larger group of subordinate workers. It’s interesting
to note that the small ruling elite does not argue this fact, and yet, the
larger mass group of workers do. Ignorance is bliss for only as long as
ignorance is an option. Ignorance ceases to be an option for each of us at
different times in our lives.”
– JC Collins
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Gregory Mannarino, “Fed. Bails Out Banks AGAIN! Gold & Silver Skyrocket.
Debt Market Flatline”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVWxOywncUI
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*Economy Related:*
"Explaining... more »
"Never Forget..."
"Take risks! That is really what life is about. We must pursue our own
happiness. Nobody has ever lived our lives; there are no guidelines. Trust
your instincts. Accept nothing but the best. But then also look for it
carefully. Don't allow it to slip between your fingers. Sometimes, good
things come to us in a such a quiet fashion. And nothing comes complete. It
is what we make of whatever we encounter that determines the outcome. What
we choose to see, what we choose to save. And what we choose to remember.
Never forget that all the love in your life is there, inside you, always."
... more »
"A Sad Fact..."
"A sad fact, of course, about adult life is that you see the very things
you'll never adapt to coming toward you on the horizon. You see them as the
problems they are, you worry like hell about them, you make provisions,
take precautions, fashion adjustments; you tell yourself you'll have to
change your way of doing things. Only you don't. You can't. Somehow it's
already too late. And maybe it's even worse than that: maybe the thing you
see coming from far away is not the real thing, the thing that scares you,
but its aftermath. And what you've feared will happen has already taken
... more »
"US AG Lynch DOES NOT Recuse Herself From Clinton Email Case - Justice Dept", Updates July 1
*"US AG Lynch DOES NOT Recuse Herself From Clinton Email Case - Justice
Dept"*
by RT
"US Attorney General Loretta Lynch has *NOT* recused herself from deciding
about whether Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be
charged in the classified email scandal, following outrage over the AG's
private meeting with Bill Clinton this week, the Justice Department
announced Friday morning. The announcement comes in the wake of accusations
that Lynch has a conflict of interest in the case, after she met with the
former president on her government plane on the tarmac of Phoenix... more »
"After Lynch’s Mystery Meeting With Bill, Justice Dept. 'Shields Clinton Foundation Emails'”
*"After Lynch’s Mystery Meeting With Bill, *
*Justice Dept. 'Shields Clinton Foundation Emails'”*
by Mac Slavo
"Yesterday’s mystery meeting on the tarmac between former President Bill
Clinton and Attorney General Loretta Lynch has now been clarified.
Obviously, it wasn’t a social visit as Lynch publicly claimed, but an
arrangement clarifying how the powerful Clinton dynasty would be kept above
the law in the face of heated publicly scrutiny as Hillary Clinton seeks
the presidency.
Instead, the Justice Department filed a motion that would keep from release
thousands of emails potent... more »
"The British Woke Up! Can The Americans?"
*"The British Woke Up! Can The Americans?"*
by Paul Craig Roberts
"In our time to be truthful is to be provocative. To write provocatively
leaves little room for error or mistatement as today’s euphemism terms it.
I could shill for the establishment and be wrong 98% of the time and
nothing ever would be said about it. But there is no forgiveness for a
provocative truth-teller. You have open inquiring minds and you want to
know. Your motives are not to protect your illusions and delusions or to
reinforce your emotional needs. This is why I write for you.
If no one knows or respects ... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 7/1/2016"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 7/1/2016"*
By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com
"Attorney General Loretta Lynch, along with the FBI, is investigating the
biggest political scandal in American history with Presidential presumptive
nominee Hillary Clinton. Allegations include: a private server that
jeopardized national security, charity fraud and bribes paid in donations
for favors from Clinton while she was Secretary of State. Against that
backdrop, Lynch took a private meeting with Mrs. Clinton’s husband, former
President Bill Clinton, on Lynch’s private jet in Phoenix. We are supposed
to believ... more »
“Elites Called to 'Rise-up Against the Ignorant Masses’- The Masses Reply: ‘Bring It On’, See What Happens To You!”
*“Elites Called to 'Rise-up Against the Ignorant Masses’-*
* The Masses Reply: ‘Bring It On’, See What Happens To You!”*
by NewRoom
"And so it’s on…
In a column for Foreign Policy Magazine, Council on Foreign Relations
member James Traub argues that the elite need to “rise up” against the
“mindlessly angry” ignorant masses in order to prevent globalization from
being derailed by the populist revolt that led to Brexit and the rise of
Donald Trump. In a spectacular display of the very ignorance against which
he issues his call to arms, Traub shows how thoroughly infected the
establis... more »
Musical Interlude: Rudy Adrian, “Of Clouds And Mountains”
Rudy Adrian, “Of Clouds And Mountains”
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlEL166s7hU
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Why do many galaxies appear as spirals? A striking example is M101, shown
above, whose relatively close distance of about 27 million light years
allows it to be studied in some detail. Observational evidence indicates
that a close gravitational interaction with a neighboring galaxy created
waves of high mass and condensed gas which continue to orbit the galaxy
center. These waves compress existing gas and cause star formation.
*Click image for larger size.*
One result is that M101, also called the Pinwheel Galaxy, has several
extremely bright star-forming regions (called HII regions)... more »
Chet Raymo, “Beyond The Porch- Light of Language”
*“Beyond The Porch- Light of Language”*
by Chet Raymo
"The title of this post is another phrase from the poet Pat Boran. A lovely
image, evoking friends in rocking chairs sipping ice tea or gin-and-tonics
on a drowsy summer night. Out there in the darkness lightnin' bugs flash
their sleepy semaphores. Somewhere afar off heat lightnin' illuminates the
horizon. Our language drifts into the dark. We have words too for stars,
for black holes and quasars, for the cosmic microwave background radiation.
Our words leak off the porch into the summer darkness, bringing some small
part of the... more »
"It's Better..."
"Sometimes this human stuff is slimy and pathetic... but better to feel it
and
talk about it and walk through it than to spend a lifetime being silently
poisoned."
- Anne Lamott
"It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life."
- Elizabeth Kenny
The Economy: "Janet Yellen Warms Up The Helicopters"
*"Janet Yellen Warms Up The Helicopters"*
Introduction by Brian Maher
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” That deathless phrase of
Rahm Emanuel, former Obama stooge and current Chicago mafia boss, could
soon be vindicated. Enter Brexit, the crisis du jour… Gold bug, tireless
pessimist and Gloom, Boom & Doom Report editor Marc Faber was on Bloomberg
yesterday. Here’s what he had to say about Brexit and not letting a serious
crisis go to waste: “Global growth has contracted... growth rates have been
reduced and many countries are in recession already. That has nothing at... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, United Kingdom.
Thanks for stopping by!
"It Is Not Our Part..."; "For This Is What We Do..."
"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is
in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil
in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean
earth to till."
- J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Lord of the Rings”
*Sam:* "It's like in the great stories Mr. Frodo, the ones that really
mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn't
want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the
world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the
end it's only a... more »
Quarter Two Local By-Election Results 2016
Party
Number of Candidates
Total Vote
%
+/-
Q1
Average/
contest
+/-
Q1
+/-
Seats
Conservative
99
71,089
29.4%
+2.4%
718
+351
-11
Labour
95
83,941
34.7%
+6.6%
884
+423
+3
LibDem
70
26,245
10.9%
-5.5%
375
+75
+4
UKIP
63
24,227
10.0%
+0.4%
385
+180
+1
Green
48
14,497
6.0%
+2.5%
302
+199
+1
SNP*
3
5,849
2.4%
-3.2%
1,950
+755
0
PC**
5
574
0.2%
+0.2%
115
+115
0
TUSC
9
754
0.3%
+0.1%
84
-58
0
Ind***
37
13,065
5.4%
+1.8%
353
+245
+2... more »
When democracy becomes inconvenient...
'Ministers and senior Tory MPs are discussing whether Theresa May could be
installed as leader without a vote by ordinary members if she has
overwhelming support in the parliamentary party.
Mrs May could have the backing of up to half the 330 Conservative MPs when
the first round of votes is held next Tuesday. A senior Tory minister,
however, called yesterday on fellow MPs to decide on a new leader quickly,
without the need for a wider vote.
Anna Soubry, the business minister and a prominent EU supporter, said that
it was bad for Britain to allow uncertainty to continue…'
More he... more »
Don't worry, be happy!
*BBC Breakfast *had Frederika Roberts, a smiling "happiness and resilience
expert", on this morning's show to help counter what it clearly thinks in a
depressed national mood.
Naga Munchetty wondered, *"With all this uncertainty, how do we put a smile
back on our faces?"*
Presenter Jon Kay welcomed Frederika by saying, *"I think the Wales result
last night has put a smile back on people's faces, hasn't it? It's been a
heck of a ten days or so, hasn't it, whatever your politics? How do we gee
ourselves up?"*
Frederika admitted to "ranting" on social media in recent days, but thi... more »
Not everything has changed...
Samira Ahmed's opening questions on this week's *Newswatch* were:
*Has the BBC's response to the Brexit vote been unfairly dominated by 'doom
and gloom' views about its possible negative consequences? And have those
who voted to leave the European Union been stereotyped as as 'old,
ill-educated racists'?*
The featured complainants argued that the BBC has given "constant coverage"
of "people who wanted to remain" and "the worries and negative spin being
generated at this point"; that there's "a reluctance to speak about the
positive aspects of that decision"; that there's a focus ... more »
Untitled
*Bob Dylan's New Orleans, in Oil on Canvas ~David Alm, Forbes*
May Supporters' Plot to Keep Gove Off Ballot per Guido Fawkes
Reading this Guido Fawkes revelation
http://order-order.com/2016/07/01/may-supporters-plot-keep-gove-off-ballot/
I was struck by how quickly people forget...
'Rumours are doing the rounds that several as yet undeclared Theresa May
supporters are considering endorsing Andrea Leadsom in order to keep
Michael Gove off the ballot. With less than half of the parliamentary party
openly declared, May currently has 87 MPs publicly backing her and
many more supporters yet to declare – she is absolutely nailed on to make
the final two.
Her allies are allegedly now pushing her right-wing L... more »
June 1: Canada Day does not mean Lying Day
Canada, including New Brunswick, is in the midst of a storm over the
building of oil pipelines. One of the disputed ones is proposed to pass
through New Brunswick. There's another one, the Northern Gateway, projected
to go from Alberta to the west coast.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled against the Northern Gateway Pipeline on
the grounds that native peoples had not been properly consulted. How could
the editors of the Irving press have missed that story? It was on the web
yesterday, on CBC news, in plenty of time. (I think I can guess why they
missed it.)
And one might consider... more »
Military Photo of the Day: 65 Years Ago Today, the First US Army Unit Was Deployed to Korea
[image: First US Troops deployed to Korea - 900]
Smith Task Force, US Army, was the first unit to be deployed to the Korean
peninsula during the Korean War, July 2, 1950. Rep. of Korea, Defense Photo
Magazine
Did Former Commander Of NATO Forces U.S. General Breedlove Plotted To Start A Proxy War Against Russia In Ukraine?
*The Intercept:* *Hacked Emails Reveal NATO General Plotting Against Obama
on Russia Policy*
RETIRED U.S. AIR FORCE Gen. Philip Breedlove, until recently the supreme
commander of NATO forces in Europe, plotted in private to overcome
President Barack Obama’s reluctance to escalate military tensions with
Russia over the war in Ukraine in 2014, according to apparently hacked
emails from Breedlove’s Gmail account that were posted on a new website
called DC Leaks.
Obama defied political pressure from hawks in Congress and the military to
provide lethal assistance to the Ukrainian gove... more »
Tweet For Today
In China, 99% of all defendants are found guilty. One group of lawyers is
trying to change that. https://t.co/uPiT5igr1v
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 2, 2016
Another U.S. - Russian Navy 'Confrontation' In The Mediterranean
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) is
pictured underway during the multinational UNITAS Atlantic 53-2012 exercise
conducted in the western Caribbean Sea in this September 25, 2012 handout
photo.REUTERS/ LT. CMDR. COREY BARKER/U.S. NAVY/HANDOUT
*ABC News:* *US Has Another Close Call With Russian Ship in the
Mediterranean*
A Russian ship again made a close approach to a U.S. Navy ship in the
Mediterranean Sea in an encounter that American officials are labeling
"unprofessional."
On Thursday, the Russian frigate Yaroslav Mudryy came within 150 yard... more »
Picture Of The Day
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)*
Female members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) honour guard
stand behind a string to ensure that they are in a straight line before a
welcoming ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin outside the Great
Hall of the People in Beijing, China. © REUTERS/ KIM KYUNG-HOON
Bangladesh Hostage Crisis Ends, All Attackers Have Been Killed
Police gather after gunmen attacked the Holey Artisan restaurant and took
hostages early on Saturday, in Dhaka, Bangladesh in this still frame taken
from live video July 2, 2016. REUTERS/REUTERS TV
*NBC News*: *Bangladesh Hostage Standoff Ends, All Attackers Dead: Police*
Bangladeshi security forces on Saturday stormed a restaurant where gunmen
took what was feared to be dozens of hostages the night before. Police said
all the attackers were killed in the raid.
Local media reported that gunfire and explosions were heard at around 7:40
a.m. local time (9:40 p.m. Friday ET) in the di... more »
Stirring Up A War With Russia-- Just What The World Needs
*Breedlove*
I spent most of June in Russia, primarily in Moscow and St. Petersburg. As
I mentioned on Wednesday, I found Russians-- particularly in Moscow-- surly
and defiant towards America and the West. The Western establishment insists
Putin is using propaganda to play on the old fears and prejudices of the
Cold War. On one level I saw it as a kind of paranoia, but it's a paranoia
based on a very hard reality not on baseless assertions. As Lee Fang and
Zaid Jilani made clear today at *The Intercept* Russia's fears were far
from baseless as Gen. Philip Breedlove, now retired but u... more »
Attorney General Says She Will Accept Hillary Clinton FBI Indictment
Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced that she will accept the
decision of prosecutors, investigators and FBI Director James Comey on
whether to bring criminal charges in the ongoing investigation of Hillary
Clinton’s use of a private email server, and according to Judge Andrew
Napolitano this is very bad news for Hillary Clinton – and very good news
for Bernie Sanders. “I think it’s very bad news for Mrs Clinton legally. I
don’t know how it plays out politically, but legally the FBI has invested
thousands of person hours in this investigation. It has accumulated enough
evide... more »
Democratic Party Leader Served Election Fraud Lawsuit
An historic class action lawsuit has been served to the Democratic
leader Debbie Wasserman Schultz, accusing Hillary Clinton and the
Democratic party of election fraud. On June 28, the Beck & Lee law firm
representing up to 2 million Bernie Sanders donors filed the class action
lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee and DNC chair Debbie
Wasserman Schultz. Observer.com reports: “There are essentially six legal
claims we are asserting in this lawsuit on behalf of the composed class
members,” said attorney Jared Beck in a YouTube video announcing the
lawsuit. “The first is ... more »
FBI Reveal Secret Policy To Target Alternative Media Journalists
FBI documents obtained from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reveal that
the agency have a secret policy to spy on and target alternative media
journalists. The documents, obtained by the Intercept, lay out
unconstitutional methods for collecting phone records of journalists,
completely bypassing the normal judicial processes by utilizing National
Security Letters. Rt.com reports: They date back to 2013, the same year the
agency’s overseer, the US Department of Justice, amended its standards for
subpoenaing for such records. However, the newly leaked papers are marked
“last upda... more »
Leaked Emails Reveal NATO Plot To Force US-Russia War
Hacked emails reveal that NATO plotted to force President Obama to go to
war with Russia by any means necessary. Emailed leaked by website DC Leaks
show that the former supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe, General
Philip Breedlove, planned to reverse Obama’s reluctance to wage war with
Russia in order to spark World War 3. Theintercept.com reports: Obama
defied political pressure from hawks in Congress and the military to
provide lethal assistance to the Ukrainian government, fearing that doing
so would increase the bloodshed and provide Russian President Vladimir
Putin with... more »
Scientists Discover That Ibuprofen Cures Ebola Virus
Scientists have discovered that the popular painkiller ibuprofen may be
a ‘miracle’ cure to eradicate the Ebola virus. According to scientists in
the UK, ibuprofen combined with the cancer drug toremifene can disable the
Ebola virus. BBC News reports: Scientists used the UK’s national
synchrotron facility – Diamond Light Source – to analyse the virus in
incredible detail. They revealed the two drugs could bind to the crucial
part of Ebola that the virus needs to infect cells. However, the team warns
this is just a starting point and more effective drugs need to be
researched. The s... more »
Scientists Admit Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Is ‘Ineffective’
Scientists have announced that the needle-free nasal spray flu vaccine is
almost completely ineffective at preventing influenza. The “FluMist”
vaccination has not provided any protection against the flu for children or
adults for several years and should be banned, according to experts.
Naturalnews.com reports: As reported by NBC News, the recommendation to
forego the FluMist vaccine may also leave doctors short of vaccine
altogether, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(not a bad thing, we believe). “Nasal spray flu vaccine accounts for about
one-third of a... more »
Czech President Calls For EU Referendum Amid Europe Collapse
The President of the Czech Republic has called for an EU referendum to be
held one week after Britain voted to leave the European Union. President
Milos Zeman has called for a referendum on his country’s membership of both
the EU and NATO, as member states around the continent begin demanding
their own referendums amid a European collapse. Zerohedge.com reports:
Demonstrating a shocking grasp of what democracy truly is, while Zeman
wants to remain in both organizations, he wants the public to have a chance
to “express themselves” something which sends a spike of terror through the
... more »
Navy Commanders To Be Recruited Based On Their Climate Change Views
A U.S. Senator has suggested that the Navy recruit their Commanders based
on their personal views on climate change. Rhode Island Senator Sheldon
Whitehouse told a crowd gathered in New York City that climate change
deniers damage U.S. soldiers in the field and that the military needs to
universally join the “climate change crusade” for the good of humanity.
Dailycaller.com reports: “The problem has been that the uniformed military
has been reluctant to put its voice into – or its image into this fight,”
Whitehouse said, according to a YouTube video posted Thursday. “But, it’s
hard... more »
World News Briefs -- July 1, 2016
*Daily Mail:* *Bangladeshi police prepare to storm restaurant where
Islamist terrorists are holding 20 hostages - including foreigners - after
shooting two officers dead in Dhaka*
* WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
* Up to nine gunmen entered, opened fire and hurled makeshift bombs
* Gunmen armed with 'pistols, swords and bombs', according to a witness
* Worker who escaped reported gunmen shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as they fired
* ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack launched on the restaurant
* Several foreigners are among those held hostage inside, said police chief
* Two police offi... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 1, 2016
(Photo: Cpl. Andre Dakis/Marine Corps)
*Marine Times:* *Marines in Iraq came under 'numerous' rocket attacks,
commander says*
Marines came under rocket attack several times while manning a firebase in
northern Iraq, said Col. Robert Fulford, commander of the 26th Marine
Expeditionary Unit.
Known as Task Force Spartan, a detachment of about 180 Marines from the MEU
arrived at Makhmour, Iraq, in March to provide artillery support to Iraqi
and Kurdish forces.
“The firebase did receive indirect fire rocket attacks on numerous
occasions over the course of their 60-plus days in the fir... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 1, 2016
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan sit next to each other during their meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan,
June 13, 2015. (photo by REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA)
*Maxim A. Suchkov, Al-Monitor*: *Has Turkey finally made nice with Russia?*
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip
Erdogan have had their first phone conversation in seven months. After the
42-minute talk, Putin, speaking at a government session, said the pair had
agreed to resume bilateral relations.
The news came just hours after Turkey suffered a... more »
Austrian Court Cancels Presidential Election Amid Election Fraud Scandal
An Austrian court has cancelled the presidential elections currently taking
place in the country, due to evidence of election fraud taking place. The
Austrian Constitutional Court has ruled that the presidential election must
be re-run, following the fraudulent votes that took place on May 22 that
saw far-right candidate Norbert Hofer lose by 31,000 votes. Rt.com reports:
Hofer, who was running for the Freedom Party (FPO), learned of the ruling
halfway through giving an interview to RT and even afforded himself a brief
smile as the news began to sink in, as he was congratulated by h... more »
This Day In History: 100 Years Ago Today, The Tragedy Of The "Battle Of The Somme" Began
Being a true student of real history, I have studied many of the tragic
"battles" of the so called Great War, World War I..... It is so amazing now
to look back into that period of history where the nations of Europe fought
for what they at the time believed were justifiable causes.....Only now we
know that the entire First World War was fought for the criminal Jewish
bankers, to destroy the monarchies of Europe, and to give rise to Jewish
Communism.....
One of the most tragic "battles" of the entire Great War was of course the
infamous "Battle Of The Somme" that was fought from Ju... more »
Alternative Media Activist Murdered By Police, Cover Up Emerges
John Lang, a Fresno, California alternative media activist who exposed
corruption and illegal activity within the Fresno Police Department, was
found stabbed to death inside his burnt down home days after predicting he
would be killed by police in his area. The official cause of death was
ruled as suicide. Now a compelling video has been posted online documenting
exactly what happened to John Lang, using the extraordinary evidence he
gathered before his death implicating the police in a plot against his
life. Lang was a popular member of his local community, with many of his
neighb... more »
Dugin: "Our goal is the liberation of Turkey from American influence....
.....Armenia is our greatest ally"
Regarding the Turkish/Russia reboot? I was listening to the gang at the
boiler room and they had this 2015 interview linked at the show site-
Originally from Fort Russ and worth reading.
So, obviously I have to post it!
I omitted the rather silly disclaimer because the translation is very good
and would rather let Dugin speak for himself
"Dugin: 'Azerbaijan has the same meaning in Turkish geopolitics as Armenia'
“There is pro-Russian sentiment in Turkey and it is very serious. Turkey
depends on Russia from the point of view of tourism, economics... more »
More Trump vs The GOP
The video above is Geoff Bennett of NY-1 interviewing Mitch McConnell about
his party's presidential nominee. He asked the Republican Senate Majority
Leader if Trump is qualified to be president and McConnell just could not
say, "yes." Instead he hedged:
Trump clearly needs to change, in my opinion, to win the general election.
What I’ve said to him both publicly and privately: 'You’re a great
entertainer. You turn on audiences. You’re good before a crowd. You have a
lot of Twitter followers. That worked fine for you in the primaries. But
now that you are in the general, people ... more »
Government Insider Has Video Evidence 9/11 Was An Inside Job
In an explosive new documentary a former FEMA staffer given unrestricted
access to Ground Zero hours after 9/11 claims that what he saw proves the
attacks were an inside job by the US government – and that they are now
trying to silence him by framing him for murder. Armed with camera gear,
Kurt Sonnenfeld was asked to film everything he saw. His documented
evidence was supposed to form part of a FEMA report about the disaster
response, but he decided to keep hold of the footage. Then his wife was
found dead on a couch in their Denver home with a bullet wound to the back
of her head... more »
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