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Musical Interlude: Tron Syversen, “Your Dream”
Tron Syversen, “Your Dream” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO1WEPHs-2c
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Will
either of these galaxies survive? In what might be dubbed as a
semi-final round in a galactic elimination tournament, the two spirals
of NGC 7318 are colliding. The featured picture was created from images
taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. *Click image for larger size.* When
galaxies crash into each other, many things may happen including
gravitational distortion, gas condensing to produce new episodes of star
formation, and ultimately the two galaxies combining into one. Since
these two galaxies are part of Stephan's Quintet, a final round of
battling galaxies will likely ...more »
Chet Raymo, “Non-overlapping?”
*“Non-overlapping?”*
by Chet Raymo “Let me posit a difference between religion and science:
Religion: Future>Present>Past Science:
Past>Present>Future. Let me explain. Religion, as it has
traditionally been understood in its institutional guise, begins with
the dream of a comforting future. An escape from the apparently
inescapable reality of death. Which impacts our daily lives in the
present. Determines, for example, codes of morality, inspires great
deeds of goodness or mayhem. Mandates rites and rituals. Appease the
gods and live forever. Which requires a story to satisfy the ... more »
Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet, On Friendship"
*"On
Friendship"* by Kahlil Gibran "Your friend is your needs answered. He
is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. And he
is your board and your fireside. For you come to him with your hunger,
and you seek him for peace. When your friend speaks his mind you fear
not the "nay" in your own mind, nor do you withhold the "ay." And when
he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart; For without
words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are
born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed. When you part from your
friend, you grieve no... more »
"Safe..."
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.” - William Shedd
"What's the Significance of Life? Who Are We?"
*"What's
the Significance of Life? Who Are We?" * by MeaningS of Life "Is human
life just a dream, from which we never really awake, as some great
thinkers claim? Are we submerged by our feelings, by our loves and
hates, by our ideas of good, bad, beautiful, awful? Are we incapable of
knowing beyond those ideas and feelings? Listen to Shakespeare and
Joseph Conrad: ‧ "We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our
little life Is rounded with a sleep…" William Shakespeare, "The Tempest"
"A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the
sea." Joseph Conrad, "Lord... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina Thanks for stopping by!
Kalidasa, "Look To This Day"
*"Look
To This Day"* "Look to this day for it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all the realities and truths of existence, the
joy of growth, the splendor of action, the glory of power. For yesterday
is but a memory, And tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived
makes every yesterday a memory of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision
of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day..." - Kalidasa
"Rise To The Occasion!"
"Rise
to the occasion! Never let anyone tell you that you lack courage or
conviction to see your tasks done. The only opinion that really matters
is your own, and you are a creature of courage and strength, through and
through. Never, ever forget that. So in the midst of the storm, stand
proud against it, lift up your middle finger, and defy the fates with
everything you have. If they want to fight, bring it. You have more than
enough intelligence and skill to battle them until they beg you for
mercy." - Sherrilyn Kenyon
“Everything Is Rigged: You Are Living In A Fabricated Fairy Tale”
*“Everything
Is Rigged:* * You Are Living In A Fabricated Fairy Tale”* by Mike Adams
“After witnessing how Reuters just blatantly cooked the presidential
election polls this week to favor Clinton and how the mainstream media
is so terrifyingly biased in favor of Clinton that the very foundation
of democracy is now in crisis, it's time to tell you something that
perhaps a lot more people are finally ready to hear: *Everything Is
Rigged:* Every institution in America is sold out, corrupted and
politically rigged to favor Big Government and Big Business. "America is
a lost country," e... more »
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Julian Assange: Murdered DNC Staffer Was Behind WikiLeaks Dump
The
message from Julian Assange could not have been clearer – Seth Rich was
the whistleblower behind the internal DNC leak that led to the recent
Wikileaks email dump, and he was murdered by the ruling party in
retribution. Unlike some players in the 2016 election season, Assange is
articulate and doesn’t leave room for misinterpretation or twisting of
his words. He communicates as though using a stylus, the sharp pointed
steel pencil used by ancient Romans – for writing and stabbing. Speaking
on Dutch news program Nieuwsuur yesterday, Assange offered $20,000 for
information leading... more »
Sphere Alliance Message #196 The Dream of Sphere's Coming into View
Terran:
Had a dream about when the spheres are seen, saw it happen and it goes
very fast amazing moment! Need to verify something does the SA have a
tech that can display rectangular billboards of light in air, like
floating information signs? Verifying something in the dream... Trying
to understand something in the dream... And whether the dream is
"prophetic" like the ones I had in 1995, I haven't had many since then
but then that was a pivot moment in my life. Stan X: *DEAR ONE/TERRAN.
INDEED WE HAVE "HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY" MANY SHAPES AND SIZES.
UNUSED IN THE NEW F... more »
Sphere Alliance Message #196 The Dream of Sphere's Coming into View
Terran:
Had a dream about when the spheres are seen, saw it happen and it goes
very fast amazing moment! Need to verify something does the SA have a
tech that can display rectangular billboards of light in air, like
floating information signs? Verifying something in the dream... Trying
to understand something in the dream... And whether the dream is
"prophetic" like the ones I had in 1995, I haven't had many since then
but then that was a pivot moment in my life. Stan X: *DEAR ONE/TERRAN.
INDEED WE HAVE "HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY" MANY SHAPES AND SIZES.
UNUSED IN THE NEW F... more »
Sphere Alliance Message #195 A Message from Loie for tomorrow
by
American Kabuki with Denice's assistance... The following is an
unexpected visitor, Loie, Heather's mother, in what appeared to be her
new form! The advice is simple and she wanted me to share it right away.
I don't know exactly what happens but I will go find some water and
find out! The prior conversations with Thor and Isis will come later,
this is more important. [8/10/16, 9:39:07 PM] Terran: I am feeling very
strong love from someone... [8/10/16, 9:39:24 PM] Denice: you have to
identify it. .:) [8/10/16, 9:39:30 PM] Denice: practice [8/10/16,
9:39:35 PM] Terran: It... more »
Release the Jailed Progressive Activists in South Korea!
*Former
UPP political prisoner Han Dong-geun (2nd from right) spent two years
in South Korea prison for wanting the reunification of Korea and an end
to war conditions between the north and south. He was one of 10 UPP
members jailed by the government in an anti-communist witch hunt.* Will
Griffin and I today had a very instructive and moving meeting with two
members of the international support team of the Korean Committee to
Save Rep. Lee Seok-ki. One of those who met with us was Han Dong-geun,
who himself was released from prison last year after a two-year
sentence. A South Ko... more »
Sick Neocon Wants to Kill Russians & Iranians
It's
been a busy week for former acting CIA director Michael Morell. First,
over the weekend he published an op-ed in the *New York Times* humbly
titled, "I Ran the CIA. Now I’m Endorsing Hillary Clinton." In the piece
he explained that Hillary Clinton was his choice for president because
of: ...her belief that America is an exceptional nation that must lead
in the world for the country to remain secure and prosperous; her
understanding that diplomacy can be effective only if the country is
perceived as willing and able to use force if necessary... Morell
pitched his tent in Hi... more »
Does Western Media Mislead about Syria?
*The
following is the transcript of an interview given to Be Curious TV by
Dr Nabil Antaki, a doctor based in the Syrian government held western
sectors of Aleppo. In this interview, given during his recent trip to
France, Dr Antaki once more observes that Western media has been
misleading and obscurantist in their reporting of events in Syria. Dr
Antaki reinforces that President Assad’s popularity has increased rather
than waned since the US-NATO-GCC confab’s war against Syria began five
years ago and he deconstructs much of the propaganda upon which the US
and NATO base their i... more »
Darrell Park for Supervisor For L.A. County Supervisor
*-by
Dorothy ReikPresident, Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica
Mountains* In the June jungle primary for the sprawling 2,800 square
mile 5th supervisorial district of L.A. County-- which borders Ventura
County on the west, Kern County on the North and San Bernardino County
on the east, encompassing Lancaster and Palmdale and the rest of the
Antelope Valley, and Santa Clarita, Caustic before sweeping into the San
Fernando Valley into Tujunga, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Alhambra,
Covina, La Verne and San Dimas-- no one won an outright victory and the
November general will...more »
Julian Assange ‘Wanted Dead Or Alive’ By U.S. Government
Senior
US government figures including Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden have
called for WikiLeaks to be registered as a terrorist organization and
founder Julian Assange to be considered a “high-tech” terrorist, while
government strategists and military top brass have called for his
assassination. The US periodically confirms that a criminal national
security investigation into Julian Assange and WikiLeaks is ongoing —
for example to a US court on 4 March 2015, and to the Washington Post on
28 January 2015. However the violent rhetoric used against Assange by
senior government official...more »
Israel To Deport All Activists
The
government in Israel has announced plans to locate hundreds of
activists in the country, round them up, and deport them forever. A task
force has been set up charged with ridding Israel of activists who
support the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment Movement (BDS).
Telesurvtv.net reports: The move was announced Sunday by Strategic
Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan and Interior Minister Arye Dery. According
to Haaretz, the joint task force will identify organizations and
activists that support BDS with the intention of gathering intelligence
on their activities in order to collect eno... more »
Parents Who Feed Their Kids Vegan Diet May Now Face Prison
Parents
who feed their children a vegan diet may be arrested and face a prison
sentence under a new law being proposed in Italy. New legislation will
see parents who feed their children an exclusively vegan diet go to
prison for up to two years. Elvira Savino, an MP from center-right party
Forza Italia, says the proposed law aims to curb the current fad in
Italy that sees parents force a vegetarian or vegan diet on their kids
without consent. Telegraph.co.uk reports: However, Ms Savino says,
minors need to be protected from “radicalised” parents who want to
impose on their children... more »
BREAKING! Feminist™ PM Declares "What's Sauce for the Goose. . ."
DAMMIT
JANET! has learned that Canada's feminist Prime Minister has taken note
that just about nobody is pleased with Health Canada's idiotic rigorous
dispensing rules for the so-called abortion pill, Mifegymiso. From
Newfoundland and Labrador, to Prince Edward Island's pharmacists and
physicians, to Manitoba and British Columbia, just about everybody who
has anything to do with reproductive healthcare is pissed off. Heck,
even the Globe and Mail's editorial writers are miffed. If this
restrictive handling of the abortion pill is meant to reflect safety
concerns, it is misguide... more »
Massive Protests Erupt Around Brazil
Thousands
of protestors took to the streets of Brazil in 15 different cities on
Tuesday, as the Brazil senate voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff.
Protestors rallied in support of Rousseff, holding banners and signs
calling for the Acting President Michel Temer to step down. Protestors
say the impeachment has no legal basis and that it amounts to “a coup”.
Sputniknews.com reports: Leonardo Péricles, national coordinator of the
Fight in Regions, Villas and Slums (Movimento de Luta nos Bairros, Vilas
e Favelas), which is part of the Brazil Without Fear movement (Brasil
sem Medo...more »
USDA Say Organic Food From China Is Fake
According
to the USDA, food labelled as “organic” from China is very likely to
contain a myriad of dangerous chemicals. USDA organic standards place no
limits on how much mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic and aluminium is
allowed in so-called “organic” products imported from China.
Naturalnews.com reports: Even further, there is no limit on the
contamination of PCBs, BPA and other synthetic chemicals that’s allowed
in certified organic foods, superfoods and supplements. At this point,
you’re probably shaking your head in disbelief and thinking, “No, that
can’t be true. Organic standa... more »
FBI Sources Says James Comey Plans ‘Suprise’ Hillary Arrest
Sources
close to FBI Director James Comey have confirmed that Hillary remains a
target for a determined prosecution by the agency. Comey is said to be
working behind the scenes on a criminal investigation that insiders at
the FBI say will ensure that Hillary Clinton is prosecuted for
fraudulent activity within the Clinton Foundation. Townhall.com reports:
With little public fanfare, Comey’s agents have been looking into
Hillary’s relationship with foreign businessmen and governments who
donated millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation and are suspected
of having received favor... more »
CNN Call For Assassination Of Julian Assange
A
CNN host has called for the assassination of WikiLeaks founder Julian
Assange during a live broadcast. Democratic strategist and CNN host Met
Bob Beckel publicly called for the “illegal assassination of that
son-of-a-bitch” Julian Assange. Zerohedge.com reports: Amid the
media-hyped furor over Donald Trump’s 2nd Amendment comments and
Wikileaks’ suggestions about the untimely death of DNC-staffer Seth
Rich, we thought it perhaps of note that Democratic strategist, and CNN
host, has publicly called for the “illegal assassination of that
son-of-a-bitch” Julian Assange… Met Bob Beck...more »
Police Accidentally Shoot Elderly Woman To Death During Drill
Florida
police accidentally shot an elderly woman to death during a
“shoot-don’t shoot” citizens academy exercise on Tuesday. The two-hour
lesson hosted by the Punta Gorda Police Department in southwest Florida
occurred on Tuesday night as 35 local participants were selected to take
part in a live role-playing scenario which taught citizens how to make
decisions “using simulated lethal force”. Wtsp.com reports: [Police
Chief ] Tom Lewis said Mary Knowlton, a librarian, was “mistakenly
struck with a live round.” “I am devastated for everyone involved in
this unimaginable event,” Lew... more »
Coordinated Bomb Blasts Kill Nine In Turkey
Multiple
coordinated bomb blasts have killed nine civilians in Turkey on
Wednesday. A roadside bomb hit a police bus stationed outside a hospital
in the Mardin province, and a car bomb targeted police officers in
Diyarbakir. Earlier in the day four soldiers were killed and others
wounded when militants opened fire with rockets and long-range weapons
from the Iraqi border. Rt.com reports: One blast occurred outside a
hospital in the city of Kiziltepe, located in southeast Turkey, close to
the border with Syria. According to authorities, the explosion hit a
police bus passing by the ... more »
AARP’s Retreat From Conservative Forum Part of ‘Great Silencing’
[image:
In this March 13, 2012 file photo, people associated with the Occupy
Wall Street movement (Occupy Minnesota, Occupy Minneapolis, Occupy St.
Paul, Occupy Rochester) met on the steps of the Minnesota capitol
building to protest the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).]
The decision by the seniors group AARP to drop its membership in an
influential legislative reform coalition is the latest example of the
left's successful pressure on corporations and other organizations to
disown the group. Since December, according to the liberal... more »
Is Russia Planning An August Surprise?
Ukrainian
troops at the scene of a separatist mortar attack near Sloviansk,
Ukraine on May 11, 2014. Ukraine Ministry of Defense photo *Noah
Rothman, Commentary:* *An August Surprise from Russia?* For weeks,
Russian and Ukrainian forces have been staring each other down from
across a tense border. The fighting in the not-so-frozen conflict in
eastern Ukraine between Russian-backed separatists and forces loyal to
Kiev has been intensifying. This familiar tempo of increased hostilities
has led many to speculate that it is all a prelude to a provocation
requiring broader Russian inter... more »
Pentagon: U.S. Coalition Airstrikes Have Killed 45,000 Islamic State Fighters
U.S.
Airstrikes On ISIS in Iraq and Syria | Graphiq *FOX News:* *Nearly
45,000 ISIS-linked fighters killed in past 2 years, US military official
says* More than two years after the U.S. launched airstrikes against
Islamic State targets in the Middle East, the commander overseeing the
joint campaign said Wednesday as many as 45,000 ISIS-linked fighters had
been killed. "Although it's no measure of success and its difficult to
confirm, we estimate that over the past 11 months we've killed about
25,000 enemy fighters. When you add that to the 20,000 estimated killed
prior to our arri... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 10, 2016
Ukrainian
servicemen are seen at their positions on the front line near
Avdeyevka, Ukraine, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich *Michael
Weiss and Pierre Vaux, Daily Beast:* *Is Ukraine Just About To Blow?*
Countless omens signal a new war on its way, from troop movements to
Russia’s “August Curse.” But this time they may be more smoke than fire.
On Wednesday the FSB, the successor organization to the KGB, declared
that it had prevented “terrorist attacks” in Crimea over the weekend.
According to the security service, an FSB agent was killed in a
firefight with saboteurs on Sat... more »
World News Briefs -- August 10, 2016
*Reuters*:
*Putin accuses Ukraine of trying to provoke a new conflict over Crimea*
Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Wednesday of using terrorist tactics
to try to provoke a new conflict and destabilize annexed Crimea after
Russia said it had thwarted two armed Ukrainian attempts to get
saboteurs into the contested peninsula. Russia's FSB security service
said two people were killed in clashes and its forces had dismantled a
Ukrainian spy network inside Crimea. Kiev denied the assertions, calling
them an attempt by Moscow to create an excuse to escalate towards a
war. *Read more... more »
Former Somali Refugee Poised to Win Office in Minnesota
[image:
Somali activist Ilhan Omar is greeted by supporters at Kalsan Tuesday,
Aug. 9, 2016, in Minneapolis. Omar defeated 22-term Rep. Phyllis Kahn in
Tuesday's nominating contest in the heavily Democratic Minneapolis
district.] MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Ilhan Omar spent four years in a Kenyan
refugee camp as a young girl, fleeing with her family from civil war in
Somalia. Two decades later, after forging a new life in Minnesota, she
appears on the... more »
#RPGaDay 2016 Day 10: Largest in-game surprise I have experienced
For
me, the largest surprises are the sessions that go amazingly well. I'd
like to think that for the most part my sessions are fun. But every once
in a while everything just clicks perfectly, and to be honest, those
are never the sessions that I'd have anticipated. The fact that our
one-shot of Ghostbusters went so well is up there - we'll be doing
another adventure next week as a result. Going back to around 1998 or
1999 would have to be the *Star Trek: The Next Generation* adventure
"Virginia Jones and the Sentinels of Iconia". What's that? Well, before
leaving work on a game ... more »
Courting Coal Country, Trump Vows to Put Miners Back to Work
[image:
Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listen
during a campaign rally, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, in Abingdon, Va.]
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) -- Donald Trump sat down with coal miners Wednesday
and promised to put them back to work, seeking to strengthen his appeal
in parts of the country hit hard by the natural gas boom and the
shift... more »
Air Force Struggles With Fighter Pilot Shortage Amid Air War
[image:
A formation of F-15C Eagles assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, and
an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, fly over
Gloucestershire, England, to attend the upcoming Royal International Air
Tattoo airshow held at RAF Fairford July 7.] WASHINGTON (AP) -- The
U.S. Air Force is struggling to fill a shortage of 700 fighter pilots by
the end of the year, even as the U.S. battles in three air wars against
the Islamic State group in Iraq, Syria... more »
ConservaDem Tulsi Gabbard's Presidential Ambition To Be Curtailed On Saturday?
With
fawning coverage from Fox News and connections with deep-pocketed
political donors like Republican mobster and gambling kingpin Sheldon
Adelson, Tulsi Gabbard is said to be already readying a 2020
presidential or vice-presidential campaign. Why else would a Member of
Congress from Hawaii be spending time in Iowa this summer? She
acknowledged her presidential ambitions in an interview last fall. But
maybe she's getting ahead of herself. Zephyr Teachout’s grassroots
progressive challenge to Andrew Cuomo in the 2014 Democratic primary
ended the New York governor’s dreams of nat... more »
Untitled
*From*
*Jenna Orkin* JPMorgan is going to clean up from Italy's banking crisis
Researchers have found a highly sophisticated government-attacking
malware called 'Sauron' Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet
downing rift Could The Deep State Be Sabotaging Hillary? In Last-Ditch
Effort To Save The Economy, Venezuela’s Maduro Hires Marxist "Jesus
Christ Of Economics" Japan Orders Military To 'State Of Alert' As North
Korea Accuses US Of Seeking 'Preemptive Nuclear Strike' "Zika Zone"
Turns Into Ghost-Town As Planes Spray Neurotoxic Insecticide Over
Florida Residents Merce... more »
Police Grab Man Climbing Trump Tower in New York City
[image:
A man scales the all-glass facade of Trump Tower, Wednesday, Aug. 10,
2016, in New York. The 58-story building is headquarters to the
Republican presidential nominee's campaign. He also lives there.] NEW
YORK (AP) -- A man who wanted an “audience” with Donald Trump spent
three hours scaling the glass facade of Trump Tower on Wednesday using
large suction cups, climbing as high as the 21st floor before police
officers grabbed...more »
Doing Media: Party Futures on Radio 4
Stone
the crows, I've gone and "done some media". I'm talking about proper
media too, not a two minute slot talking about *Great British Problems*
on local radio or getting name checked in *Cosmo*. Here's the blurb: Is
now the point when the structure of the UK's party politics could
fundamentally change? The repercussions of the EU Referendum result are
shaking British party politics. Labour faces a bitter internal crisis,
with some talking about possible splits. The Conservatives wonder
whether they have put to rest the perennial battles in their party over
Europe. UKIP has the c... more »
RBNZ fixes prices
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stabilization (1)] I see, as you’ve probably seen, that Governor Graham
Wheeler issued a new diktat this morning on interest rates. The central
planner’s central banker has decreed that the price at the heart of our
alleged market economy should be made to drop to the lowest level in
all human history. Why? In his pursuit of what they allege to be “price
stability.” Because, they say, “the general price level” is rising
insufficiently to be healthy. Because this price stability demands that
the money the central banker has been pumping into the system at around
8% eve... more »
Economic News , Data & Views ... August 10 , 2016.....Quick Hits - 1. Markets & Market Moving News : Oil Price Slumps ( Brent & WTI ) - Inventories Build & Silly Production Rumor Fading Away ; US Equities Slump Today , Bonds Bid And Gold Shines ; Overnight From Asia and Europe Today ; Industrial Production Data - Sweden , France. 2. Refugee News For Wednesday - EU-Turkey Deal , Greece , Balkans Newsbeat . 3. Greece Highlights - Domestic and International Political Intrigue , Economic Items. 4. Turkey In Focus -Purge Items , Shifting Relationships -- Russia -Turkey & Turkey - Iran Warming Up A Bit , Meanwhile Turkey - West & US Chilly. 5. Odds & Ends.
Asia
updates... *Haidi Lun 伦海迪* @HaidiLun 2h 2 hours ago Happy anniversary,
yuan devaluation. This time last year you rocked our worlds. To
celebrate, a stronger fix- 6.6255, most since June 23rd. *Livesquawk*
@Livesquawk 2h2 hours ago PBoC Fixes *Yuan* Reference Rate At 6.6255
(prev 6.6530) *Simon Ting* @simonting 2h 2 hours ago CFETS celebrates
8/11 anniversary by Fixing CNY 275 pips higher! *Haidi Lun 伦海迪*
@HaidiLun 2h 2 hours ago Haidi Lun 伦海迪 Retweeted Nick Walker 6.2298 on
August 11th #Yuanniversary #NeverForget Haidi Lun 伦海迪 added, *Nick
Walker* ... more »
Spirit Camp Warriors Stand in Path of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Spirit
Camp Warriors Stand in Path of the Dakota Access Pipeline For Immediate
Release: August 10, 2016 LaDonna Allard, Camp of the Sacred Stones,
ladonnabrave1@aol.com, (701) 426-2064 Joye Braun, Indigenous
Environmental Network, jmbraun57625@gmail.com,(605) 515-4792 Armed with
banners and prayers, members of the Camp of the Sacred Stones stood
together early this morning in the path
Photos: Tipis going up at Dakota Access pipeline defense
Update
Wed., Aug. 10, 2016 Spirit Camp Warriors stand in path of Dakota Access
Pipeline at:
http://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2016/08/spirit-camp-warriors-stand-in-path-of.html
Censored News CANNONBALL, North Dakota -- Tipis are going up at the
peaceful protest of the Sacred Stones camp to halt the Dakota Access
pipeline from drilling under the Missouri River and endangering the
river
Korakaki won Gold medal in Shooting
The
20-year-old Korakaki stood over Germany’s Monika Karsch, 13 years her
senior, who placed a delayed but eventually unsuccessful rally to reel
her younger rival in, returning from 6-0 right down to 6-6, before
Korakaki received the seventh five-shot round to obtain an 8-6 win
overall. Heidi Diethelm Gerber of Switzerland gotten the bronze medal,
defeating world No. 1 and world champion Zhang Jingjing of China to the
last spot on the podium. Extremely, the 47-year-old Swiss shooter only
began to take up the sport at 33. After a discouraging displaying at
London 2012, she chose to ... more »
Chinese Pair won Gold 10 m Synchronised in Diving
Extremely,
Chen, who is actually contending at her 3rd Games, has won each major
title in the synchronised 10m platform event since 2006, and she take
her total tally of Olympic golds to five. That sets her on a par with
compatriot Wu Minxia for the title of almost Olympic diving gold medals
in a career. The Chinese duo unable to attain the top score in their 3rd
and 4th dives however were able to come back strongly in the final
round, and they each broke into huge grins, hugging each other as they
saw their total score of 354.00 points flash up on the board. In spite
of managing ... more »
Ledecky and Hosszu won Gold Medals at RIO 2016
Ledecky
received gold Medal in the 200m freestyle event ahead of Sweden’s Sarah
Sjostrom with what was certainly the race of the Games so far. She
managed her air of invincibility, still unbeaten in an Olympic or world
championship final, However only after repelling the quickest last lap
from silver medallist Sjostrom in a duel that survived up to its billing
as one that is often eagerly-awaited contests at Rio 2016. Hosszu had,
extremely, in no way won an Olympic medal in 3 earlier Games however has
now won three golds in the course of four days in Rio. But, the
27-year-old neede... more »
Australia, this is no way to treat your guests
*Many
and sharp the num'rous illsInwoven with our frame!More pointed still we
make ourselvesRegret, remorse, and shame!And man, whose heav'n-erected
faceThe smiles of love adorn, –Man's inhumanity to manMakes countless
thousands mourn!* ~ Robbie Burns Hundreds of miles from the north coast
of Australia is a monument both to man’s inhumanity to man, and to one
of its causes. Rich phosphate resources once made Nauru rich, it’s
people one of the world’s wealthiest. Now, its riches exahausted, it
sells itself to a foreign country to be its garbage can for unwanted
immigrant... more »
U.S. Election News Updates -- August 10, 2016
*Time:*
*New Hillary Clinton Emails Suggest Aides Intervened on Behalf of
Donors* A new batch of emails released on Tuesday appear to show that
Hillary Clinton and her aides at the State Department sought to
intervene on two occasions on behalf of donors to her philanthropic
efforts and her 2008 campaign. The emails, revealed by the conservative
watchdog group Judicial Watch, suggest that aides sought to connect a
prominent Clinton Foundation donor with a U.S. ambassador, and in
another instance assisted an associate of a 2008 campaign donor in
finding a position at the State Dep... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 10, 2016
People
gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's mainly Shi'ite
district of Sadr City, Iraq, May 11, 2016. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili TPX
IMAGES OF THE DAY *Renad Mansour, Defense One*: *ISIS Is Switching
Tactics in Iraq. Baghdad Needs to Get Its Act Together* As the Islamic
State returns to urban terror attacks, Iraqi security agencies must
learn to work with each other. Over the past few months, the Islamic
State has shifted tactics in Iraq, reverting to targeting civilian
locations in the capital and other major cities. Iraq’s government,
which has seen success in retak... more »
Congress: U.S. Military Cooked Islamic State Intelligence
U.S.
President Barack Obama (R) acknowledges Defense Secretary Ash Carter
(L) in his remarks after a briefing on U.S. efforts against the Islamic
State (ISIS), at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia July 6, 2015.
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Nancy Youssef and Shane Harris, Daily Beast:*
*ISIS Intel Was Cooked, House Panel Finds* *A leading U.S. general
pressured his intelligence analysts into playing down the ISIS and al
Qaeda threats, according to a congressional task force.* A House
Republican task force has found that officials from the U.S. military’s
Central Command altered intel... more »
American Workers Are Less Productive, and It’s Showing
[image:
Businessman Relaxing - 900] Productivity fell 0.5 percent in the second
quarter of 2016 and labor costs rose by 2 percent. This marks the third
straight quarter of falling productivity in the U.S., and the longest
consecutive streak since 1979. From 2000-2007, amid war and... more »
US Army To Use Private Contractors In Syria
The
Pentagon has awarded a no-bid $10 million contract to a private
intelligence company to fight ISIS alongside American special operations
forces in Syria. This is the first time the Pentagon has publicly
acknowledged using private military contractors in Syria, RT reports: In
a public announcement on July 27, the Department of Defense said it
awarded an intelligence analysis contract to private contractor Six3
Intelligence Solutions, a cyber and signals intelligence and
surveillance firm that is a subsidiary of CACI International Inc. The
contract will require Six3 to assist US f... more »
Professor Sir Christopher Ricks: More Than One Waste Land
*Wikipedia:*
Sir Christopher Bruce Ricks, (born 18 September 1933) is a British
(although he lives in the US) literary critic and scholar. He is the
William M. and Sara B. Warren Professor of the Humanities at Boston
University (US) and Co-Director of the Editorial Institute at Boston
University, and was Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford
(England) from 2004 to 2009. *Video Title: Professor Sir Christopher
Ricks: More Than One Waste Land. Source: New College of the Humanities.
Date Published: October 28, 2013.*
Kristen Welker's questions to Clinton!
*WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 10, 2016Can anyone here play this game:* When she was secretary
of state, was Hillary Clinton "extremely careless" with her email
pactices? James B. Comey—"Comey the God—first made that claim on July 5,
in a dramatic and irregular public statement. As we noted yesterday,
Comey's claim involves 110 emails which he described this way: COMEY
(7/5/16): From the group of 30,000 e-mails returned to the State
Department in 2014, *110 e-mails in 52 e-mail chains have been
determined by the owning agency to contain classified information at the
time they were sent or re... more »
Germany ‘Scrambling’ to Contain Terror Plots Among Refugees, Experts Say
[image:
A line of Syrian refugees crossing the border of Hungary and Austria on
their way to Germany on September 6, 2015.] German counter-terrorism
officials arrested a 24-year-old Syrian refugee Tuesday, marking an
uptick in a desperate German attempt to stop more terrorist attacks
stemming from the refugee migration. German officials would not say if
the suspect had ties to the Islamic State,... more »
The Great Indian Train Robbery Nets Thieves $1 Million
A
train travelling through southern India was robbed of almost $1 million
in a daring heist. A gang of robbers cut a hole in the roof of a train
carrying $65.9 million in bank notes and stole almost $1 million while
the train was being escorted by armed police. Radio Australia reports:
The daring heist occurred somewhere along the
more-than-300-kilometre-long journey, but authorities only realised the
loot was missing hours after the express train arrived in the city of
Chennai. The train’s mail carriage was carrying 3.4 billion rupees
($65.9 million) belonging to India’s central b... more »
Report: Concealed Carry Permit Holders Are Most Law Abiding Demographic
[image:
Concealed Carry, Firearms, Handguns, Weapons, Bodyguard] Concealed
carry permit holders are the most law-abiding demographic of U.S.
citizens, according to a recent report by the Crime Prevention Research
Center. The report, titled, Concealed Carry Permit Holders Across The
United States 2016, compared permit holders to the... more »
Giant T (for Trump) Replaces One That Was Torched on Lawn
[image:
Sam Pirozzolo talks to a reporter in front of his house where a giant
"T" is displayed in the borough of Staten Island in New York, Wednesday,
Aug. 10, 2016. Days after the torching of a giant "T" tribute to Donald
Trump on a New York City lawn, a new, even bigger red-white-and-blue
letter has risen on the same grass spot. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)] NEW YORK
(AP) -- A huge red-white-and-blue letter T with an American flag theme
in tribute to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has risen on a
lawn days after a slightly smaller one was torched there. Trump
supporter Sam Pi... more »
Vietnam Ups the Military Ante at the Worst Possible Time for China
[image:
South China Sea] In what could be one of its most forceful and
assertive moves in decades, Vietnam reportedly installed rocket
launchers at outposts in the Spratly Islands, located in the South China
Sea. Intelligence data indicates that Hanoi has been moving rocket... more »
No, fuck YOU, Sam Zell -- as newspapers slide into journalistic irrelevance, if not actual oblivion
*"One
of the things that made Spotlight so powerful is the knowledge that the
newspaper industry today is in big trouble."* *-- John Oliver, on this
week's Last Week Tonight* *by Ken* Another dazzling and indispensable
report by the *Last Week Tonight* team. You'd think they would be smart
enough not to set the bar so high, in terms of both the subjects they
tackle and the sensibleness of their coverage, forcing themselves to
have to keep rising to it. But no, they just keep doing it. One thing
they don't do, as John Oliver as at pains to explain here, is call what
they do "journa... more »
Why Your Child's Back to School Supply List Is So Long
During
my husband's first year of teaching, he came home more than once to
tell me that the school had run out of something. At first it was little
things, he needed more crayons or colored pencils for his classroom,
then we needed to replace broken scissors and finally, he came home one
day to tell me that the entire school had run out of paper. For the rest
of the year. Being a teacher is a hard job. My husband worked at
between 60-80 hours a week, prepping labs, grading papers, lesson
planning and teaching all for pay that barely supported our family. He
loved teaching, the l... more »
2007 Political Kidnappings In Iraq Involving Asaib Ahl Al-Haq
In
2007 there were three series of political kidnappings surrounding Asaib
Ahl Al-Haq (AAH), the League of the Righteous, a splinter group from
the Sadr movement. Starting on January 20, a group of a dozen AAH
fighters in five SUVs claiming to be commandos from Baghdad entered the
Karbala provincial council compound. After gaining entry they began
shooting and throwing grenades as they made their way to the command
center. When they left they had killed one U.S. soldiers, wounded three,
and kidnapped four more. As they were chased by the Iraqi forces they
ended up ditching their v... more »
Hezbollah Drone Carries Out Airstrikes Against Rebels In Syria
The
Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, carried out drone strikes on
foreign-backed terrorists in the Syrian province of Aleppo. A video
released by a media source affiliated with Hezbollah shows the group
bombing Syrian rebels in the village of Khalsa, southwest of Aleppo,
using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The bombs appear to be
Chinese-made MZD-2 submunitions, also known as Type-90s. Press TV
reports: The War Media Center, which is affiliated with Hezbollah,
tweeted on Tuesday that a “resistance-operated aircraft accurately
struck several militant targets in the town ... more »
Julian Assange Says Fresh Leaks Will Rock European Politics
Julian
Assange says more leaks will be published on Hillary Clinton and how
U.S. intelligence services interfere in European elections. The founder
of WikiLeaks says there will be more revelations on Hillary Clinton, the
Clinton Foundation and the DNC’s role in the U.S. presidential
election. He says that European politics will be rocked by how the
intelligence services in the U.S. interfere with European elections and
spy on politicians. International Business Times reports: In a recent
interview with Dutch television program Nieuwsuur he said: “We know it
is the US National Securi... more »
Japan's LDP Persists in Re-Licensing and Re-Starting Aging Reactors
The
NRA is in the process of extending approval for aging reactors that
have been in operation for more than 40 years, including the No 3
reactor at Kansai Electric Power Company's Mihama plant located in Fukui
Prefecture: EDITORIAL: Extending life of Mihama nuclear reactor raises
doubts on safety. The Asahi Shimbun, August 8, 2016 at 13:20 JST
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201608080025.html The Nuclear
Regulation Authority (NRA) has endorsed the draft inspection report for
the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Mihama nuclear plant in
Fukui Prefecture. The reactor... more »
Pentagon Releases Report That Details On Who Remains In Guantanamo And The Details On Why They Are Still There
Soldiers
attached to Joint Task Force Guantanamo walk through Camp Delta at the
U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Tuesday *The Hill:* *Pentagon
releases report detailing Gitmo detainees' backgrounds* After months of
wrangling, the Pentagon has given Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) a 33-page
report on more than 100 Guantánamo Bay detainees. The unclassified
report is based on available public information such as the detainee
profiles written for Guantánamo's parole-like review board and posted on
its website, but this is the first time the data has been compiled in
one document. ... more »
Putin Says ‘Kiev Has Turned To Terrorism’
Russian
President Vladimir Putin says that Kiev has turned to the “practice of
terrorism” rather than trying to peacefully resolve Ukraine’s crisis,
following a report by Russia’s Federal Security Service saying they had
foiled terrorist attacks in Crimea. The FSB reported on Wednesday that
the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of
Ukraine (HUR MOU) was preparing to target the Russian peninsula’s
critical infrastructure. Ukraine is “playing a dangerous game,” Putin
told reporters while calling Kiev’s actions “stupid and criminal.”
Moscow cannot turn a blind ... more »
U.S. And Libyan Officials Admit That U.S. Ground Forces Are Engaged In A Major Battle Against The Islamic State
Libyan
forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a
battle with IS fighters in Sirte, Libya, July 21, 2016. REUTERS/GORAN
TOMASEVIC *Washington Post:** U.S. Special Operations troops aiding
Libyan forces in major battle against Islamic State* U.S. Special
Operations forces are providing direct, on-the-ground support for the
first time to fighters battling the Islamic State in Libya, U.S. and
Libyan officials said, coordinating American airstrikes and providing
intelligence information in an effort to oust the group from a militant
stronghold. The positionin... more »
Brazil's Senate Voted To Hold An Impeachment Trial For Suspended President Dilma Rousseff
*CNN:*
*Brazil Senate votes for impeachment trial for suspended President*
(CNN)Brazil's Senate voted to hold an impeachment trial for suspended
President Dilma Rousseff. The Senate voted 59 to 21 Wednesday in favor
of impeachment trial proceedings. The vote means Rousseff, who was
suspended this year on allegations of breaking budget laws, will likely
face trial later this month after the closing ceremonies of the Summer
Olympic Games in Rio. The Games end on August 21. The trial will take
place in the Senate, presided over by the president of Brazil's Supreme
Court. The impeac... more »
Swedes With Holiday Homes Told To Use Them To House Migrants
webbgun/FLICKR
*Breitbart:* *Wealthy Swedes Asked To Give Up Their Country Homes For
Migrants* Authorities in Norrtälje are asking homeowners to give their
houses up for newly arrived migrants after around 30 marched to protest
their accommodation. In a targeted mailshot residents were asked: “Does
your country house stand empty in winter?” Some houses in the Stockholm
municipality are only occupied during the summer and so authorities hope
to match migrants up with housing. The drive by officials to get their
hands on more migrant accommodation comes days after migrants in
Norrt... more »
U.S. Navy Officer In Charge Of Sailors Captured By Iran Is Facing Punishment
The
U.S. sailor filmed apologizing on Iranian State television could be
disciplined after appearing to breach the Navy Code of Conduct, it has
been reported *USNI News*: *Leader of U.S. Sailors Captured by Iran
Faces Punishment* *This post was updated with additional information on
the sailors who faced administrative punishment. A graphic of the U.S.
Navy’s timeline of events was also added.* The officer in charge of the
U.S. sailors who were captured and held by Iranian forces in January
faces administrative punishment for his role in the incident, several
defense officials have... more »
Purged Turkish Admiral 'Claims Asylum In US'
Turkish
reports identified the missing rear admiral as Mustafa Ugurlu. BBC
*Reuters:* *Exclusive: Turkish military officer seeking asylum in United
States - U.S. officials* A Turkish military officer on a U.S.-based
assignment for NATO is seeking asylum in the United States after being
recalled by the Turkish government in the wake of last month's failed
military coup, U.S. officials told Reuters. The asylum bid is the first
known case involving a Turkish military officer in the United States as
Turkey purges military ranks after mutinous soldiers commandeered
fighter jets, helico... more »
Is The U.S. Military Facing A 'Readiness Crisis'?
The
aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), USS George H.W.
Bush (CVN 77), USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75),
and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are in port at Naval Station Norfolk,
Va. US Navy Photo *David Petraeus and Michael O'Hanlon, WSJ*: *The Myth
of a U.S. Military ‘Readiness’ Crisis* *Sequestration cuts have
presented challenges. But America’s fighting forces remain second to
none.* U.S. military readiness is again a hot issue in the presidential
election, but unfortunately the current debate glosses over some of the
most important facts. W... more »
Russia Accuses Ukraine Of Plotting Attacks In Crimea
*Reuters*:
*Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to get saboteurs into Crimea* Russia
said it had thwarted two armed Ukrainian attempts to get saboteurs into
Crimea and dismantled a spy network inside the annexed peninsula,
accusations Ukraine dismissed on Wednesday as "fake information". The
allegations by Russia's FSB security service follow an uptick in Russian
military activity in northern Crimea and heavier fighting in eastern
Ukraine, where Ukrainian government troops are battling pro-Russian
separatists. If true, the events - which the FSB said involved at least
two armed clas... more »
Russia Has its Own Version Of Blackwater
Photos
apparently captured by IS fighters appear to show Russian mercenaries
*SKY News:* *Revealed: Russia's 'Secret Syria Mercenaries'* Sky News
speaks to men who claim they were trained and flown on Russian military
planes to assist troops loyal to Bashar al Assad. If Russia is a nation
at war, the Kremlin has always been careful to frame its campaign in
Syria as an aerial operation. Other than a limited number of
'instructors and military advisers', Russian officials have repeatedly
stated that they do not need to put 'boots on the ground'. The Russian
narrative of low-cost co... more »
A Look At How The U.S. Army Prepares For War Against Russia Or China
U.S.
military vehicles parading near Russia's border in Narva, Estonia on
Feb. 24. (Estonian Defense Forces) *Kris Osborn, National Interest*:
*How the US Army Is Getting Ready for the Unthinkable: War with Russia
or China* The Army is developing its weapons, technologies and platforms
with a greater emphasis on being ready for great-power, mechanized
force-on-force war in order maintain cross-the-board readiness and deter
near-peer adversaries from unwanted aggression. While the service aims
to be prepared for any conceivable contingency, to include
counterinsurgency, counterterr... more »
Russia's Nuclear Convoys Practice for World War III
*Popular
Mechanics*: *Russian Armageddon Convoy Practices for World War III*
*If this were to happen for real—well, hope you have a fallout shelter
nearby.* The largest country in the world by area, Russia has plenty of
room to hide things. Naturally, that includes nuclear missiles. Unlike
American missiles, which are stationed in concrete silos, Russian
intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are deployed on large
truck-like vehicles designed to prowl the country's road networks before
unleashing Armageddon. Russia Today has a story on a Russian strategic
missile exercise th... more »
The Universe
“The
more one hurries, the less time they have. Got that from an accelerated
learning course I once took.” “Chill,” The Universe “Thoughts become
things... choose the good ones!” - www.tut.com
“The Rat Poison Problem: Media Lies/Coverup About Hillary’s Severe Health Condition”
*“**The
Rat Poison Problem: * *Media Lies/Coverup About Hillary’s Severe Health
Condition”* By Jon Rappoport “Major media are rushing to do damage
control on Hillary’s health. They’re trying to lay down the concrete of a
fake consensus that she’s fine, because her doctor issued a positive
report in 2015. But one of the bottom lines is: she’s suffered from
dangerous blood clots. And the treatment is blood-thinners, which are
given to reduce the possibility of a fatal clot. Hillary is taking
Coumadin, also known as Warfarin. It’s a rat poison. It kills rats by
causing them to bleed ou... more »
Journal flags two papers by prominent diabetes researcher, more questioned on PubPeer
Diabetes
has issued two expressions of concern (EOCs) for papers co-authored by
leading diabetes researcher Kathrin Maedler, adding to her previous
count of one retraction and three corrections. Both papers were
questioned on PubPeer, alongside several others co-authored by Maedler,
who is based at the University of Bremen in Germany. As we previously
reported, PubPeer comments have […] The post Journal flags two papers by
prominent diabetes researcher, more questioned on PubPeer appeared
first on Retraction Watch.
Naturalness, a null hypothesis, hasn't been superseded
Quanta
Magazine's Natalie Wolchover has interviewed some real physicists to
learn What No New Particles Means for Physics so you can't be surprised
that the spirit of the article is close to my take on the same question
published three days ago. Maria Spiropulu says that experimenters like
her know no religion so her null results are a discovery, too. I agree
with that. I am just obliged to add that if she were surprised she is
not getting some big prizes for the discovery of the Standard Model at
\(\sqrt{s}=13\TeV\), it's because her discovery is too similar to the
discovery of th... more »
False Flag Interruptus in Crimea
*Russian
Soldier on Crimea Border* In two posts written prior to the
Turkey/Russian leaders meeting in St. Petersburg, yesterday,* I
predicted there would be a False Flag, likely in Russia, in order to
distract from the meeting between Erdogan and Putin and put the leaders,
particularly Putin, off their game*. Well, yesterday came and went, and
I was surprised (but not dismayed) to find my prediction did not come
true. It seemed that the usual suspects had decided not to perform their
Pavlovian false flag ritual bloodletting. Yes? No!! *Today it is
revealed that there was an att... more »
US Takes Aim at Blasphemy Laws, Religious Discrimination
[image:
Apostasy Blasphemy Laws Muslim Countries - 900] WASHINGTON (AP) -- The
Obama administration is highlighting concerns over laws against
blasphemy and apostasy that limit religious freedom in Muslim and other
nations where they are on the books. The State Department said in its
annual report on global... more »
“The 180-Degree Rule”
*“The 180-Degree Rule:* When the feds say something, usually the truth is the exact opposite.” - Hunter S. Thompson
"Marc Faber Issues A Stunning Warning That A Gigantic 50 Percent Stock Market Crash Could Be Coming"
*"Marc
Faber Issues A Stunning Warning That A Gigantic* * 50 Percent Stock
Market Crash Could Be Coming"* By Michael Snyder Are we about to witness
one of the largest stock market crashes in U.S. history? Swiss investor
Marc Faber is the publisher of the “Gloom, Boom & Doom Report”,
and he has been a regular guest on CNBC for years. And even though U.S.
stocks have been setting new record high after new record high in
recent weeks, he is warning that a massive stock market crash is in our
very near future. According to Faber, we could “easily” see the
S&P 500 plunge all the way do... more »
“How You End Up with a Fake Economy”
*“How
You End Up with a Fake Economy”* by Bill Bonner "Poor Christine! The
IMF director and Parasitocrate Haute Gamme Ms Lagarde recently learned
that she must stand trial for corruption charges in France. It concerns a
complicated deal that went down while she was finance minister of
France. Not worth trying to understand in detail… But poor Christine —
who did part of her schooling in the heart of the Deep State, in
Bethesda, Maryland — will have to defend herself. *Here is the enemy:
*And now emerges a report from the IMF’s own Independent Evaluation
Office that says the organiz... more »
Where else can we go?
Corbyn
ally wins Labour’s Liverpool mayoral nomination. “Mr Rotheram is the
Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jeremy Corbyn and a close ally of the
Labour leader.” Close ally? I should say so! *So that’s* the person who
sat beside Shami Chakrabarti at the HoC inquiry into anti-Semitism in
the Labour Party. You know, the one who helped her with that mysterious
stream of post-it notes she kept passing to her client sponsor. See
here. “Next to Ms Chakrabarti in the front row, directly behind Jeremy
Corbyn, sat a stern-faced man in a dark suit who Keith Vaz referred to
as “Mr. ... more »
Military Changed ISIS Intel to Please Obama, Congress Says
[image:
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) speaks on the Orlando shooting at the
Treasury Department while Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General
Joseph Dunford (R) look on, on June 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama
directly attacked Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering
the United States.] Senior intelligence officials in the U.S. military
altered intelligence reports on the Islamic State to make the U.S.
campaign appear more effective than it actually was, The Daily Beast
reports. A House Republican Task Force reportedly confirmed the
findings, after... more »
Unions Are Contributing To Anti-Worker Republicans And Rich Republicans Are Contributing To Hillary
Every
election cycle I've been writing about how certain unions-- usually the
building trades-- contribute a great deal to Republican candidates
running against Democrats. I won't have to this cycle; ThinkProgress
already did a good job at it. Despite the fact that 'Right-to-work' laws
"have been proven to not only reduce the number of people who are part
of a union, but also the average wages and benefits for workers in those
states... more states are considering their own right-to-work laws and
scores of members of Congress want to see similar legislation enacted on
a national ... more »
A hockey post in August how out of season is that?
I
am pretty sure I am the only die hard lover of my favorite brand of
Hockey that could say with certiantyu I could run that team better than
the undertakers incapbale of running as two car funeal seem to be
traveling slow to the destination caused they are eitherd lost or
confused train better costs but pays look at fussball thats where
altheltic performace is measured and people thinkaboot things
The Felder Report speaks for itself. Speaking separately is my silver and gold companies at 9:50am EDT today. The top four are companies that I own shares in, which process and sell gold and/or in the case of SLW, silver. (UEC is a uranium company.) Note that a little arithmetic leads to the fact that the average of my four gold and silver companies at this point in morning is 34 times the (then) upward movement of the DowJones (DJI). Now at 11:35am, the gold and silver companies are beaten down a bit by the stock market criminals who can borrow as much cash as they need to do this kind if faking. However, at the moment I am composing this, the Dow is MINUS 44! I sure hope that the readers of my blog will learn something from these things before it's too late.
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The Felder Report It’s earnings season once again and it looks as if,
as a group, corporate America still can’t find the end of its earnings
decline since profits peaked over a year ago. What’s more analysts,
renowned for their Pollyannish expectations, can’t seem to find it,
either. So I thought it might be interesting to look at what the stock
market has done in the past during earnings recessions comparable to the
current one. And it’s pretty eye-opening. Over the past half-century,
we have never seen a decline in earnings of this magnitude without... more »
Blast off at Jonny Rockets
If
you have never been high it sits way over the superhighway that bisets
Roppongi and I never eat ther cause I like hamburger but as a concept it
blows my mind and thats why I return everytime to Jonny Rocket over
Roggpgngge ovber roponnngeee take a sponge bath in the humitidy' today
wwe aer all Jonny Rockets astronauts
Judge: Glenn Beck Must Disclose His Marathon Bombing Sources
[image:
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 21: Items are placed by people visiting a makeshift
memorial for victims near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings at
the intersection of Boylston Street and Berkley Street two days after
the second suspect was captured on April 21, 2013 in Boston,
Massachusetts. A manhunt for Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, a suspect in the
Boston Marathon bombing ended after he was apprehended on a boat parked
on a residential property in Watertown, Massachusetts. His brother
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, the other suspect, was shot and killed after a
car chase and shootout with ... more »
Former Aide Said Chris Christie ‘Flat Out Lied’ in Bridge Case
[image:
In this Dec. 13, 2013 photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reacts to a
question during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., A former aide to
Christie texted to a colleague that the New Jersey governor "flat out
lied" during the news conference about the George Washington Bridge
lane-closing scandal, according to a new court filing. (AP Photo/Mel
Evans)] NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A former aide to Chris Christie texted to a
colleague that the New Jersey governor “flat out lied” about the
involvement of his senior staff and campaign manager during a news
conference about the George W... more »
Guest article: "Truth be told: political propaganda for colonial imperialist agendas"
Guest
post by Maisoon Rice (listen to her on Truth Jihad Radio)
=============================== *He who is not angry when there is just
cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of
justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are
immoral as well as unjust."* *Aquinas* In the 21st Century, Man has
progressed scientifically, medically, and technologically in the hope it
will benefit the Masses. However, we beg the question, has Man made any
advances morally and ethically? Have we learnt from our past mistakes?
Sadly, it appears not, as we have ... more »
Thinka miger jinks
Think
a ma jikker thinks are all wild and come frome some place above the
homo sapien its an outpost I know on the galaxy but who are the masters
and what do they reallly want?
Netflicks is responsible
This
presidenaal election from hell given a choice between lucifer and the
devil there is no dream of a better future just a less crazy one
International Bankers Make Moves to Open the Pacific Front of WWIII
*Makia
Freeman* - US-China tension in the last few months has sharply
increased, and the bankers couldn't be happier. The post International
Bankers Make Moves to Open the Pacific Front of WWIII appeared first on
Waking Times.
Over 65 Percent of U.S. Has Unsafe Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water
*Marco
Torres* - Drinking tap water contaminated with toxic chemicals is a
serious health risk. The post Over 65 Percent of U.S. Has Unsafe Levels
of Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water appeared first on Waking Times.
Long Praised for Peaceful Democracy, Zambia Faces Violence, Fraud Allegations Ahead of Thursday Election
[image:
FILE - In this Sept. 2015, file photo Zambia's President Edgar Lungu
speaks during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at
U.N. headquarters. Zambia votes in a presidential election Thursday
Aug. 11, 2016, amid widespread concerns about possible political
violence as President Lungu faces off against businessman contender
Hakainde Hichilema. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, FILE)] LUSAKA, Zambia
(AP) -- Zambia, often praised for its healthy democracy and economy, now
faces a presidential election with high tensions on both fronts. This
southern African country ... more »
The Latest From the Olympics: IAAF Head Unsure if Crowds Will Pack Track Venues
[image:
Rain drips down a banner with Olympic rings on the 2nd hole during a
practice round for the men's golf event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016.] RIO DE JANEIRO (AP)
-- The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times
local): 7:30 p.m. Even away from doping, there’s little good news for
track and field right now. For one, IAAF President Seb... more »
You’ve been dupe’d: Results so nice, journals published them twice
With
so many retraction notices pouring in, from time to time we compile a
handful of straight-forward retractions. Once again, this list focuses
on duplications — but unlike other duplications, these authors were not
at fault. Rather, these retractions occurred because the publishers
mistakenly published the same paper twice — the result of a transfer […]
The post You’ve been dupe’d: Results so nice, journals published them
twice appeared first on Retraction Watch.
DISTURBING EXAMPLES: Allegedly from Louisiana!
*WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 10, 2016Part 2—Charles Blow's improbable claim:* Are American
journalists human? For reasons which are fairly obvious, the question
arises quite often. Just consider a pair of offerings from yesterday's
New York Times. On page one of the National section, Ashley Parker—she's
long been suspect—penned a lengthy news report about Donald J. Trump
and fast food. The inanity of the topic would raise almost anyone's
suspicions. At one point, though, Parker even reported that Trump has
said he likes fast food because fast food is "quick." Our
Extraterrestrial Spotter... more »
Editor's Note
I
am stuck in meetings this morning. Blogging will return at 12:00 EST.
Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will be
posted at 17:00 EST and 18:00 EST respectively.
Leaked British Military Report Believes That Russia Is Using Ukraine To Train Their Military To Go To War Against The West
*Click
on Image to Expand* *The Telegraph*: *Russia can outgun British troops,
leaked report suggests* The Russian army can outgun British troops on
the battlefield, a leaked report suggests, following military advances
by the Kremlin. The assessment by the British Army's warfare branch,
seen by The Times newspaper, warned that Russian weapons, including
rocket launchers and air defence systems, were more powerful than their
British equivalents. It came as Vladimir Putin and Theresa May on
Tuesday spoke for the first time since she took office and both
expressed dissatisfaction wit... more »
Vietnam Deploys Rocket Launchers On Their Islands In The South China Sea
An
oil rig (C) which China calls Haiyang Shiyou 981, and Vietnam refers to
as Hai Duong 981, is seen in the South China Sea, off the shore of
Vietnam in this May 14, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Minh Nguyen/File Photo
*Reuters:* *Exclusive: Vietnam moves new rocket launchers into disputed
South China Sea - sources* Vietnam has discreetly fortified several of
its islands in the disputed South China Sea with new mobile rocket
launchers capable of striking China's runways and military installations
across the vital trade route, according to Western officials. Diplomats
and military offic... more »
BWorld 77, Migration and housing
*
This is my article in BusinessWorld last July 26, 2016. Migration means
mobility and freedom. The free movement of people along with their
skills and talent, families and colleagues, culture and sports, science
and technology, capital and investments, is the natural sibling of free
trade of goods and commodities. The world is far from real free trade in
goods and free mobility of people, but the regional and global trend is
towards more freedom, not less. The numbers to confirm this are freely
available -- rising exports and imports, rising foreign investments,
rising tourism. W... more »
Inside the Mind of a Minion in the Matrix
*Phillip
J. Watt* - We’re all exposed to it. We’re all part of it to one degree
or another. The post Inside the Mind of a Minion in the Matrix appeared
first on Waking Times.
Trump Refuses to Back Down From Clinton Second Amendment Comments
[image:
In this Aug. 1, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald
Trump speaks during a town hall event in Columbus, Ohio.] GOP
presidential nominee Donald Trump says the media is creating a
controversy after Hillary Clinton's campaign and pundits accused him of
calling for the Democratic presidential nominee's assassination. In a
speech yesterday (transcript here), Trump said that Clinton "wants to... more »
French Gov’t Denies Hiding Study That Found Drug Created Birth Defects
[image:
pills, medicine] PARIS (AP) -- French health authorities are denying
claims they concealed a study on a drug used to treat epilepsy that
caused birth defects. Le Canard Enchaine weekly said the health ministry
suppressed a study revealing that the drug was...more »
Untitled
Jame
sys I never been in love I only know i want more than me love me like a
Greek discovrery' or the first fire man ever created like I love you
that historical lot and all sheaksphree and all the aouthresa thaN ME
saying ;
Stay cay with steve cooking temp editon
I
an cooking on my stay cay and the pool is like a womb and I am reborn
and find myself in the right universe for a change and thats some kind
of priceless for a traveler on the freeway of alternate alternavies like
me. one thing is constant the smell of skunk in every world its a
marketing opportuinty for sure
Jonny Rockets
If
you have never been high it sits way over the superhighway that bisets
Roppongi and I never eat ther cause I like hamburger but as a concept it
blows my mind and thats why I return everytime to Jonny Rocket over
Roggpgngge ovber roponnngeee take a sponge bath in the humitidy' today
wwe aer all Jonny Rockets astronauts
957 AM
its
nearly ten oclolck and I am still nearly past 12 or I have shifted to
another time zone again and I am wasted in the morning when I started in
night and its all so confusing but for sure I am high and when the
planet is cooking under my feet I feel right at home being baked cause
what else can you do when int 34 c and you got no underwear but hit the
pool hard and try not to drwon in thje heqat heat heat meccas heat like
muhoand porm.
Corporate Ed Candidate Loses in Memphis School Board Race
In
the only contested school board race in Memphis this year, the
corporate charter behemoth lost. Stephanie Love, an incumbent who has
advocated for public neighborhood schools and against the ASD, won over a
candidate, Sharon Fields, who was funded by the charter industry. Love
finished with almost 60 percent of the vote. . . . .The single contested
race mirrored several state races, as education reform groups, which
often advocate for charter schools, took an interest at both the state
and local level. Fields is the office manager and family coordinator for
the Libertas School ... more »
The Next Battle
In
the 19th century, we fought over religion. In the 20th century, we
fought over language. And, as the National Energy Board considers Trans
Canada's application for the Energy East pipeline, it's becoming clear
that, in the 21st century, pipelines could divide the nation. Chantal
Hebert writes: As of this week and until the end of the year, the
National Energy Board is hearing from proponents and opponents of
TransCanada’s plan to link Alberta’s oil sands to the Atlantic coast via
a 4,600-km pipeline. From New Brunswick the panel will be moving on to
Quebec, Ontario and points... more »
Beg pardon? Researchers pull cancer paper because, well, um, you see …
We’ve
been writing about retractions for six years, and things tend to fall
into easily recognizable categories — plagiarism, fabricated data,
rigged peer review, etc. So it’s always interesting to come across a
notice sui generis, such as one that appeared in July in OncoTargets and
Therapy, a Dove title, about a new way to detect […] The post Beg
pardon? Researchers pull cancer paper because, well, um, you see …
appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Top British Court Splits on Whether Man Can Receive Pension as a Woman
[image:
11322099336_2665818ea6_k] LONDON (AP) -- Britain’s top court said
Wednesday it was unable to agree on the case of a female-identifying man
who was denied a female pension because he refused to divorce his wife.
Five Supreme Court judges said the Court...more »
Accountability for IRS? What’s Next After New Court Decision
[image:
1200px-NYC_IRS_office_by_Matthew_Bisanz] The IRS has not stopped
targeting conservative groups seeking nonprofit status, a federal
appeals court has ruled in deciding to reinstate a lawsuit against the
agency. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
overturned a decision by... more »
Russian Opposition Leader Attacked on the Campaign Trail
[image:
16098711479_70833e7726_k] MOSCOW (AP) -- The Russian opposition Parnas
Party says its leader, Mikhail Kasyanov, has been attacked while on the
campaign trail in southern Russia. Kasyanov’s party is one of the few
opposition forces allowed to run in Russia’s Sept. 18... more »
Today I think of Jonny Rockets like Hamburger
o
whats in a bun or where is the meat there is no wonS despite all the
condiments we are really' inedible all the time so what a lauch that
failed Jonny rockets cover betrayed
Power of my computer to take me away
Well
for example you have I tunes and right now I am loaded with pouges and
there are thosands of possiblities all just there like my own private
intellectutal playground fee fee free today tommorrow no one knwns but
its certainly a topic' for disuccsion I am free of everthing that
constrained me on the internet and I get bio feed back like streams and I
have to admit if my thoughts were a river it would not have fish or
even zebra mussles and thats a bitch
Farmer in the sky
we gotta leave the planet to get those crops
On a summer holiday
Who
wants to blow your mind I give away surprises all the time taking
libertes and getting wet because its hotte than an camel could imagine
outside the tent and we do not ride in the desserat anymore we create
them full score
Suck it Kelly
Its
just not going to align in a good way Not going to cut off my ear to
silance the voices not going to stick coral up my ass to prove I am an
asshole not going to change myself in anyway cause naked and alone I
came and when i went I want the same
The One People: Ryan & Andy from Wake Up World
Everyone
do a 5 minute tidy up because tonight we have guests (well.... last
night we had guests)!! It was lovely to be joined by Andy and Ryan, the
founders of the Australian based website Wake up World. Ryan and Andy
shared their journey of discovery regarding the enigmatic Gosford Glyphs
at Kariong which took them all the way to the Kemet School in Egypt and
their eventual, accurate translation. We also heard their personal
stories of 'waking up', played with the 'mandela effect', discussed the
latest video to break the internet and more. Click here for the chat
room doc ... more »
Confronting Climate Fraud In The US Northeast
By
Paul Homewood confronting-climate-change-in-the-u-s-northeast According
to the Union of Concerned Scientists, in their report, “Confronting
Climate Change in the US Northeast”: This long-familiar climate has
already begun changing in noticeable ways, however. Since 1970 the
Northeast has been warming at a rate of nearly 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit
(°F) per decade. Winter temperatures […]
Why Hasn't Señor Trumpanzee Tweeted That Michelle Obama Is Really A Man?
I
was flipping around the dial the other night before going to sleep and I
came upon Fox News. One of the empty-headed, hostile Roger Ailes whores
(whore in the most literal sense, not in a figurative use of the world)
was giving short shrift to the new #NeverTrump guy from the CIA, Evan
McMullin, and abruptly cut him off and as though she had to break for a
commercial. But instead of a commercial, she just had some Trumpist
ready to denounce him on another camera. Then she started repeating the
latest right-wing Hate Talk Radio conspiracy theory about how a Hillary
e-mail killed t... more »
Russia and Turkey Mend Fences. It's Either a Big Deal or It's Much Ado about Nothing?
*The
media goes between making this a big deal to downplaying the
significance. It's either two despots getting together to be despotic or
it's much ado about nothing. It appears we'll have to use our own
discernment. Looks to me as if some progress was made. The fact they had
the meeting indicates progress. The fact there will be more meetings
tells us there is progression or * *a moving forward.* *Globe and Mail*
Russia and Turkey took a big step toward normalizing relations on
Tuesday, with their leaders announcing an acceleration in trade and
energy ties at a time when both ... more »
A Better GOP Nomination Process
[image:
Republican Party, GOP, Elephant, Election, American Flag] Frustration
with Donald Trump's campaign is rising to a fevered pitch, with Politico
reporting that 70 percent of GOP insiders are now hoping The Donald
pulls the plug. While the majority (58 percent) think that's unlikely,
it's astonishing that 4... more »
Taxpayer-Funded Amtrak Begins Payouts for Injuries in Major 2015 Crash
[image:
Amtrak Crash Settleme_perr__1470832896_71.164.139.145] PHILADELPHIA
(AP) -- Amtrak has started settling lawsuits with victims of last year’s
deadly derailment in Philadelphia, and lawyers involved in the process
say a strict confidentiality provision prevents them and their clients
from talking about how they’re doing or... more »
Voting Rights Laws, and Why They Matter
[image:
Campaign 2016 Why It _perr__1470831938_71.164.139.145] WASHINGTON (AP)
-- THE ISSUE: Who should be able to vote and how easy should it be? It’s
a question that goes to the core of democracy. Voting rights are in
flux in the final months of Barack Obama’s two terms... more »
Clinton Campaign Targets GOP Strongholds Arizona, Georgia
[image:
Campaign 2016 Clinton_perr (2)__1470829605_71.164.139.145] ATLANTA (AP)
-- Hillary Clinton is expanding her presidential battleground map to
include the traditionally Republican states of Georgia and Arizona --
another sign that Republican Donald Trump’s missteps have Democrats
contemplating a November landslide that could help the party...more »
Len Kasten - Planet Serpo Project - Fade to Black with Jimmy Church
It's
back on, allegedly, the ill-fated and totally-debunked SERPO. Remember,
this is all totally (totally Close Encounters) nonsense and Len Kasten
author of *Secret Journey to Planet Serpo: A True Story of
Interplanetary Travel* is totally insane and/or being fed the wrong
stuff by those who are really in power... NO WAY, is the Project Serpo
or Planet Serpo project still on-going, right? Bill?
Musical Interlude: Cat Stevens, “Bitterblue”
Cat Stevens, “Bitterblue” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7oZ5THKdj8
RNC Hires Strategists to Help Woo African-American Voters
[image:
Campaign 2016 GOP Bla_perr__1470830984_71.164.139.145] WASHINGTON (AP)
-- The Republican National Committee is trying to strengthen its
outreach to black voters by hiring a new national director of
African-American engagement and bringing on new advisers and strategists
to bolster its efforts to bring in more... more »
Federal Report: Baltimore Police Show Bias, Overuse Force
[image:
Baltimore Police Deat_perr (1)__1470830378_71.164.139.145] BALTIMORE
(AP) -- Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks,
repeatedly use excessive force and are not adequately held accountable
for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department
report being presented Wednesday. The report, the culmination of a
yearlong... more »
The Global Poor Desperately Need a Thing You Can’t Taste or Touch: Property Rights
[image:
Rio Olympics_perr (1)__1470489163_71.164.139.145] A recent AP news
story laments that Rio's poor would be watching the summer Olympics from
their rooftops, since they have no ticket in to a celebration reserved
for the rich and glamorous. The article is a peek into the... more »
Former Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty To 27 Counts Of Child Sex Abuse
A
former children’s home worker and Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to
27 counts of sexual assault against children in the UK. Philip Temple
admitted charges of sexual assault committed against 27 children who
were in his care in London in the 1970s and two counts of perjury,
according to the Metropolitan police Temple worked in various children’s
care homes around London in the 1970s before being ordained as a
priest. Press TV reports: The 66-year-old priest and a former children’s
home worker said he had carried out the offenses against male and
female victims living at the car... more »
Wed Short Shorts: Please stop, Kerry Brown
*Taiwan:
you're never far from this* Interesting news for the KMT today. First,
the political warfare military instructors are going to be phased out of
educational institutions across the nation by 2020. In the old days
they were responsible for following and reporting on the political views
of students, and also for school discipline and punishment. Students
viewed them with terror. Generally they were pro-KMT and enforced party
ideologies and historical theology. Remnants of that attitude remain, as
this video from Feb shows. But on the whole they have changed with
democratizati... more »
More Clinton E-mails Released as Judicial Watch Sues Government
[image:
Campaign 2016 Clinton_perr (1)__1470828524_71.164.139.145] WASHINGTON
(AP) -- The State Department has turned over 44 previously-unreleased
Hillary Clinton email exchanges that the Democratic presidential nominee
failed to include among the 30,000 private messages she turned over to
the government last year. They show her interacting...more »
Afghan Official: Taliban Closing in on Key City in the South
[image:
Afghanistan_perr (2)__1470827576_71.164.139.145] KANDAHAR, Afghanistan
(AP) -- Afghan troops are being deployed to the capital of the key
southern province of Helmand amid intense fighting with the Taliban in
surrounding areas and fears the city could fall to the insurgents within
days, officials... more »
Paul Ryan Easily Wins Wisconsin Primary Against Overmatched, Outspent Opponent
[image:
APTOPIX Wisconsin Pri_perr__1470826553_71.164.139.145] JANESVILLE, Wis.
(AP) -- House Speaker Paul Ryan rejected the idea that his easy win
Tuesday over a longshot Republican primary challenger praised by Donald
Trump spells danger for Trump’s presidential prospects in the swing
state of Wisconsin. All the... more »
Trump’s Economic Agenda Speech: The Good, the Bad and the Bygone
[image:
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers an economic
policy address detailing his economic plan at the Detroit Economic Club
August 8, 2016 in Detroit Michigan.] Earlier this week Donald Trump
outlined his economic agenda in a speech to the Detroit Economic Club.
It was an iconic choice. Detroit has become synonymous with American
decline. This once-great city, the story goes, has suffered under
mismanagement, corruption, social... more »
Belgian police hunting teenager who pledged to 'kill all Christians' in online video
The
Telegraph reports
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/09/belgian-police-hunting-teenager-who-pledged-to-kill-all-christia/
yet another Islamist terrorist story: 'Belgian police have launched a
manhunt for a teenager after footage emerged of him calling for "the
murder of all Christians". The video shows the 15-year-old, who has not
been named, in Verviers and, in Arabic, declaring, "Oh Allah,destroy the
odious Christians. Oh Allah kill them all." The boy is filmed on a
French website saying, "Don't spare any of them." The film was shot in
Verviers, the scene of a successf... more »
Economic News , Data & Views .... August 9 , 2016.... Quick Hits - 1. Markets & Market Moving News : Tuesday Modestly Risk On - Oil Positive for 2016 , NASDAQ Latest Record Close ; BOE QE Program Hits A Snag - On Day 2 ; S&P 500 Sector ETFs for 2016 - Everything Showing Green ; Global Bonds Get A Lift - Everything Golden Apparently ; Asia Items - Wednesday News & Data. 2.Turkey News De Jour - Purge Updates , Erdogan - Putin Meeting In Moscow. 3. Spain Ciudadanos Sets Six Conditions For Sitting Down To Negotiate With PP. 4. Syria State Of Play , Focus On Aleppo , Idlib And Latakia. 5. Odds & Ends.
Markets
& Market Moving News..... *ForexLive* @ForexLive 9m 9 minutes
ago Overnight USD weakness getting another leg (part 2)
*BloombergVerified account* @business 2m 2 minutes ago *Japan*’s
plunging jobless rate is all about aging, not Abenomics http://
bloom.bg/2ayWVoK *BloombergVerified account* @business 8m 8 minutes ago
*China*’s money outflow goes quiet - for now http://bloom.bg/2ayW9YN
*Simon Ting* @simonting 25m 25 minutes ago Maersk: "We want to focus on
more profitable ports and will no longer use 10 Chinese ports of import
and export g... more »
Labour MP’s Compare Israel To ISIS Terrorists
There
have been new claims of ‘anti-Semitism’ from Britain’s Labour Party as
Shadow Cabinet ministers and friends of leader Jeremy Corbyn reportedly
made comments comparing Israel to ISIS terrorists. The labour party’s
communities spokesman, Grahame Morris, the party’s communities spokesman
wants British Jews who serve in the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) to be
treated as suspected terrorists. It is also claimed that justice
spokesman Richard Burgon urged MPs and party members to quit the Labour
Friends of Israel group, calling Zionism an “enemy of peace.” RT
reports: Morris, the chai... more »
Fool Me Once, Shame On — Shame On You: George W. Bush
American
politicians are in the business of getting elected and fooling people.
There is part of an old quote from former U.S. President George W Bush
which says, “Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.” He believes that
once people are fooled they are fooled forever. Americans believe their
politicians are elected to look after their interests, whereas in
reality they are in the business of fooling people and looking after
their own interests. That interest, wrapped in a lot of flag waving,
could come at the cost of sacrificing the U.S. and most of the world to a
nuclear winter; the... more »
Assange Suggests Dead Man was DNC Leaker
Julian
Assange seems to suggests on Dutch television program Nieuwsuur that
Seth Rich was the source for the Wikileaks-exposed DNC emails and was
murdered.
Meeting with South Korean VFP
This
morning fellow VFP member Will Griffin and I had the pleasure to meet
with four members of the Korean VFP chapter. On previous trips to South
Korea I've met with the Korean chapter and once brought them the US VFP
flag given to me by Tom Sturtevant who was a Korean War veteran in the
Maine chapter. Tom insisted that I be sure to deliver the flag to them,
which I did. Since Tom's passing a few years ago our Maine VFP chapter
has been re-named in his honor. Two of the Korean VFP members we met
with today were Captains in the South Korean Army. One was a tank
commander and t... more »
Henry Kissinger Hindered Efforts To Stop Mass Killings In Argentina
Newly-declassified
documents have revealed that former US Secretary of State Henry
Kissinger jeopardized efforts to stop the mass killings of dissidents by
Argentina’s 1976-83 military dictatorship. The State Department files
show that Kissinger’s close relationship to Argentina’s military
dictatorship hampered any attempts made by the administration of Jimmy
Carter to influence the brutal regime. According to the documents, which
were released on Monday, Kissinger congratulated the country’s military
leaders for “wiping out” terrorism. Press TV reports: Kissinger hailed
the militar... more »
"The Desert..."
"Like
night, the desert is boundless, comfortless and infinite. Like night,
it intrigues the mind and leads it to futility. When you have flown
halfway across a desert, you experience the desperation of a sleepless
man waiting for dawn which only comes when the importance of it's coming
is lost. You fly forever, weary with an invariable scene, and when you
are at last released from its monotony, you remember nothing of it
because there was nothing there." - Beryl Markham
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Divenire”, Live at Royal Albert Hall, London
Ludovico Einaudi, “Divenire”, Live at Royal Albert Hall, London - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIprTEhr9lE
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What's
the closest active galaxy to planet Earth? That would be Centaurus A,
only 11 million light-years distant. Spanning over 60,000 light-years,
the peculiar elliptical galaxy is also known as NGC 5128. Forged in a
collision of two otherwise normal galaxies, Centaurus A's fantastic
jumble of young blue star clusters, pinkish star forming regions, and
imposing dark dust lanes are seen here in remarkable detail. *Click
image for larger size.* The colorful galaxy portrait is a composite of
image data from space- and ground-based telescopes large and small. Near
the galaxy's center, ... more »
The Universe
“How
beautiful? So beautiful that even your times of sorrow, fear,
frustration, anger, confusion and loneliness will be missed. Dearly,
dearly missed. But you'll smile when you find them again as carefully
set jewels in your crown of compassion. And you'll laugh once the veils
of time fall away revealing that each moment of your life is still
unfolding. And you'll cry when you discover how beautiful it all really
is. That's life.” “Oh the places we will go,” The Universe “Thoughts
become things... choose the good ones!” - www.tut.com
Chet Raymo, “Whence Ourselves?”
*“Whence
Ourselves?”* by Chet Raymo “I recently thought of David S. Goodsell's
"The Machinery of Life," and I found myself reading the book again.
There is nothing I didn't already know, but it's worth reading again for
the same reason one might read, say, Anna Karenina or Moby Dick several
times in the course of a life. In fact, Goodsell's book would be a good
candidate for the one science book I would recommend to someone stuck
on a desert island. Step by step he takes us through the molecular
machinery shared by all life on Earth. Humans have a lot more in common
with a bacteriu... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Coppenbrügge, Niedersachsen, Germany. Thanks for stopping by!
"A Message From The Hopi Elders"
*"A
Message From The Hopi Elders"* "You have been telling the people that
this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go back and tell the people that
this is The Hour. Here are the things that must be considered: Where
are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you
in right relation? Where is your water? Know our garden. It is time to
speak your Truth. Create your community. Be good to each other. And do
not look outside yourself for the leader. This could be a good time!
There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift, that
there are those who wil... more »
"Dreams And Stars..."
"I've
heard fate talked of. It's not a word I use. I think we make our own
choices. I think how we live our lives is our own doing, and we cannot
fully hope on dreams and stars. But dreams and stars can guide us,
perhaps. And the heart's voice is a strong one. Always is.Your heart's
voice is your true voice. It is easy to ignore it, for sometimes it says
what we'd rather it did not- and it is so hard to risk the things we
have. But what life are we living, if we don't live by our hearts? Not a
true one. And the person living it is not the true you." - Susan
Fletcher
The Poet: Thomas Centolella, "Splendor"
*"Splendor"*
One day it's the clouds, one day the mountains. One day the latest
bloom of roses- the pure monochromes, the dazzling hybrids- inspiration
for the cathedral's round windows. Every now and then there's the
splendor of thought: the singular idea and its brilliant retinue- words,
cadence, point of view, little gold arrows flitting between the lines.
And too the splendor of no thought at all: hands lying calmly in the
lap, or swinging a six iron with effortless tempo. More often than not
splendor is the star we orbit without a second thought, especially as it
arrives and de... more »
“Is Your Brain Democratic Or Republican?”
*“Is
Your Brain Democratic Or Republican?”* by Diogenes Middle Finger "There
are 5 responses for each scenario. Note: if you are using Safari on
iOS, you may need to scroll to see all options." *GO HERE* -
http://beforeitsnews.com/
"Trying to Please Others, Living for Ourselves"
*"Trying
to Please Others, Living for Ourselves"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM
"We may not realize until we are adults that we are living our life to
make our parents happy. Most of us come to a point in our lives when we
question why we are doing what we are doing, and many of us come to
realize that we may be living our lives in an effort to make our parents
happy. This realization can dawn when we are in our 20s, our 40s, or
even later, depending upon how tight a hold our family of origin has on
our psyche. We may feel shocked or depressed by this information, but we
can trust ... more »
"How It Really Is- And Some Things Never Change"
○
*And some things never change...* "The national budget must be
balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the
authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign
governments must be reduced. If the nation doesn’t want to go bankrupt,
people must again learn to work, instead of living on public
assistance." – Marcus Tullius Cicero, *55 BC*
Latest Saudi Purchases Of U.S. Military Equipment Reveals Their Battlefield Loses in The Yemen War
U.S.
Army M1A2 Abrams tanks during a military exercise in Europe in 2015. US
Army *Defense One:* Saudi Losses in Yemen War Exposed by US Tank Deal
The U.S. State Department says Riyadh can buy 153 Abrams tanks, 20 of
which will replace ones destroyed in combat. The U.S. State Department
and Pentagon Tuesday OKed a $1.2 billion sale of 153 Abrams tanks to
Saudi Arabia Tuesday. But that’s not the real news. Turns out: 20 of
those tanks, made in America by General Dynamics Land Systems, are
“battle damage replacements” for Saudi tanks lost in combat. Even though
the formal announceme... more »
Growing Worries That The Capital of Helmand Province In Afghanistan Is About To Fall To The Taliban
BBC
*Threat Matrix*: *Helmand capital ‘practically besieged’ by the
Taliban* A recent article from The New York Times on the deteriorating
security situation in Helmand province highlights the limits and failure
of US military policy in Afghanistan. In a nutshell, the Obama
administration has decided to draw down US forces to 8,400 troops by the
end of 2016, rely more on air power and special operations forces to
support Afghan troops and provide military advisors to Afghan units. The
Afghan Army and police is then to bear the brunt of the fighting –
though they are by all accounts... more »
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U.S.
wins men's 4x200m freestyle relay, Phelps takes 21st gold
https://t.co/svR1WRLmz9 — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 10, 2016
Was Murdered Democratic Staffer Seth Conrad Rich The Source Of The DNC Leaks For Wikileaks?
*Daily
Mail*: *Did murdered DNC staffer leak 20,000 party emails? Conspiracy
theories abound as Wikileaks steps forward to offer $20k for information
over mystery death of 27-year-old* * DNC staffer Seth Conrad Rich, 27,
was gunned down in Washington D.C. * Wikileaks is offering a $20k reward
for information leading to a conviction * Conspiracy theorists say he
leaked DNC emails at start of the convention * Julian Assange suggested
the leak may have been the work of an insider Wikileaks is offering a
$20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the death of a
Democratic... more »
Huma Abedin: Hillary Is Often Confused, Unable To Think For Herself
One
of Hillary Clinton’s most senior aides, Huma Abedin, has claimed that
the former Secretary of State was often confused and had trouble
thinking for herself. Abedin wrote a colleague an email in January 2013
outlining just how incompetent Clinton was. Dailymail.co.uk reports: The
message, to coworker Monica Hanley, followed a back-and-forth about
Clinton’s schedule of calls with foreign leaders, including an 8:00 a.m.
appointment to speak with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ‘Have
you been going over calls with her for tomorrow? So she knows singh
[sic] ls at 8?’ Abedin ask... more »
Monsanto Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Cancer Cover Up
Biotech
giant Monsanto Co. are facing a class action lawsuit over claims that
it covered-up the fact that one of its herbicides causes cancer. Several
Illinois law firms have grouped together to find clients who were
affected by Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide product. Madisonrecord.com
reports: Two such cases were recently filed in federal court in East St.
Louis. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, was declared by
the World Health Organization earlier this year as a probable carcinogen
to humans. Following the organization’s announcement, several lawsuits
have popped up de... more »
Israeli Army Bans Pokemon Go App
Israel
have followed in the footsteps of Russia and Iran in banning the
popular smartphone game “Pokemon Go”. The Israeli Army have placed a
strict ban on the game after the military became concerned that the game
could be used to leak sensitive military information and locations to
enemy forces. Anonhq.com reports: The country’s military made an
announcement on Monday pertaining to the game, and even noted that the
game does in fact require full access to the respective user’s
locations, as well as the user’s camera. Furthermore, the app may also
store taken pictures on a public s... more »
UK Troops Caught Protecting ISIS In Syria
Pictures
have emerged that appear show British special forces protecting ISIS
militants in Syria. On August 8, 2016 the BBC published photo’s showing
troops operating on the ground in al-Tanf, Syria, taken in June this
summer shortly after a battle between al-Tanf, ISIS and the New Syrian
Army. Activistpost.com reports: The British soldiers are photographed
allegedly setting up a perimeter in order to guard the NSA base from
further incursion by ISIS. As the BBC reports, According to
eyewitnesses, they were there in a defensive role. But they are carrying
an arsenal of equipment in... more »
Military Photo of the Day: Marines Training Down Under
[image:
Tank] U.S. Marines train in South Australia with troops from Australia
and New Zealand in July 2016. Thank you to Cpl. Mandaline Hatch for
capturing this beautiful image.
Donald Trump Asks Second Amendment People To Assassinate Hillary
Donald
Trump has suggested that people take up arms and assassinate Hillary
Clinton in order to stop her from abolishing the Second Amendment.
Specifically, he hinted that using the constitutional right to bear arms
might be the only way to stop Clinton from appointing supreme court
justices should she win in November Mother Jones reports: “If she gets
to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks,” he told the crowd, which
was booing the prospect of Clinton picking Supreme Court nominees.
“Although the Second Amendment people. Maybe there is, I don’t know.”
Video—Trump: “If she get... more »
Real History Revealed: 71 Years Ago Today, The United States Committed An Act Of Mass Genocide By Needlessly Atomic Bombing The Japanese City Of Nagasaki
On
my weekend rant, I touched on the 6th of August being the 71st
anniversary of the needless and genocidal act by the United States in
the atomic bombing of Hiroshima... Proof has finally come forward over
the last few decades that clearly shows that the atomic bomb dropped on
Hiroshima by the B29 nicknamed Enola Gay was indeed a clear act of
genocide and was indeed unnecessary considering the facts that Japan was
absolutely willing to surrender to the United States as early as late
1944.... And today of course marks the 71st anniversary of the
absolutely unnecessary atomic bombing... more »
Another Right Winger, Another "2nd Amendment Remedy"
Trump
COULD'VE said, "Values Voters" or "constitutionalists" could stop
Clinton but he didn't. He dog-whistled the 2nd Amendment gun nuts. —
MikeFlannigan (@MikeFlannigan78) August 9, 2016 In one of the very few
times he's actually resorted to dog whistling, Donald Trump today told a
rally in North Carolina, that bastion of liberal tolerance, that "2nd
Amendment people" would have to stop Hillary Clinton. You may recall a
little over six years ago, Sharron Angle, the Teabagger darling turned
Republican primary winner in Nevada, used the phrase "2nd Amendment
remedies" while ca... more »
Former CIA Head Hints At A Much Wider War In Syria; Saudis Turn To Senegalese Child Soldiers To Turn The Tide In Yemen; Turkey Resupplies ISIS With U.S Weapons
*Photo
of the leadership of ISIS meeting at a global conference to plot the
destruction of the Middle East with the exception of Israel. * *An
excerpt from, "Clinton-Backing Ex-CIA Chief Also Backs Killing Russians
and Iranians in Syria" Sputnik News, August 10, 2016: * "In a PBS
interview over the weekend, Morell indicated that he has his own
controversial views on foreign policy that could reveal his true reasons
for backing the Democratic candidate. *"What they need is [for] the
Russians and Iranians pay a little price. When we were in Iraq, the
Iranians were giving weapons to t... more »
The Gutless Pakistani Army Slaughtered Baluchistan's Top Lawyers And Blamed It On Patsy Jihadists
Whether
t'was #Taliban or #ISIS who killed 100+ in #Balochistan, fact is
hospital ws under #PakistanArmy guard. They are complicit in terror —
Mehran Marri (@MehranMarri) August 8, 2016 Martyrs of #QuettaBlast
Pakistan army backed terriorists killed almost 100 innocents in
#QuettaAttack #Balochistan. pic.twitter.com/XcNcV5hChM — Hakeem Baloch
(@HakeemWadhela) August 8, 2016 Balochistan politician Javed Mengal:
#QuettaAttack was an attempt to decimate the Baloch & Pushtun
intelligentsia. https://t.co/bvRQ4HOynI — (((Tarek Fatah)))
(@TarekFatah) August 10, 2016 *An excerpt from, ... more »
Walter Burkert On Madness, Guilt And Sickness
*Wikipedia:
* Walter Burkert was a German scholar of Greek mythology and cult. A
professor of classics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, he
taught in the UK and the US. He has influenced generations of students
of religion since the 1960s, combining in the modern way the findings of
archaeology and epigraphy with the work of poets, historians, and
philosophers. *An excerpt from, "The Orientalizing Revolution: Near
Eastern Influence on Greek Culture in the Early Archaic Age" By Walter
Burkert. Harvard University Press. 1998. Pg. 57-59.* "That social and
physio-psychic ill... more »
Hillary Clinton May Have A Brain Tumor: Board Certified MD/Psychiatrist
*Video
Title: Hillary Clinton May Have A Brain Tumor: Board Certified
MD/Psychiatrist. Source: The Alex Jones Channel. Date Published: August
9, 2016. Description: * Alex Jones speaks with Steve Pieczenik, (MD,
PhD, American psychiatrist, former US Department of State official)
about Hillary's current health and the cover-up to hide the fact that
she is potentially mentally ill and undergoing a severe health crisis
that would inhibit her to run the country if elected.
Picture Of The Day
A
Russian paratrooper descends to the ground during a training exercise
in the village of Nikinci, west from Belgrade, Nov. 14, 2014. PHOTO:
REUTERS
Russian Media Is Claiming That Arms Merchant Viktor Bout Was Offered A Deal If He Would Testify Against Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin
Viktor
Bout. Sputnik *Sputnik:* *US Intelligence Offered Russian Citizen Bout
to Testify Against Rosneft CEO* US intelligence officials have offered
Russian businessman Viktor Bout after his arrest to give incriminating
evidence against Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin in exchange for a less severe
sentence, Bout’s wife, Alla, said. BANGKOK (Sputnik) – Bout was arrested
in Bangkok in 2008 in a joint operation between Thai and US
authorities, who accused him of conspiring to kill US nationals by
allegedly agreeing to supply Colombian militants with weapons. He is
currently serving a 25-year... more »
A Podcast On How The U.S. Military Solves Some Of Its Lesser-Known But Most Persistent Problems
Two
U.S. medics carry stretchers during a medical evacuation exercise, part
of a joint military drill, in Yangju, about 40 km (25 miles) north of
Seoul, March 5, 2008. REUTERS/JO YONG-HAK *Reuters:* *How a 'chicken
gun' keeps U.S. warbirds aloft* When the United States Air Force tests a
new aircraft it needs to make sure it won't crash should a stray bird
slam into the plane's side. Thankfully, the military has an artillery
piece with a 60-foot barrel that hurls chicken more than 400 miles an
hour. The chicken gun allows the military to make sure no stray bird
will foul up its expe... more »
How Much Does A U.S. Ambassadorship Cost?
Vogue
editor Anna Wintour, expected by some to become Washington's top
diplomat in London. REUTERS/GONZALO FUENTES *Dennis Jett, Reuters*:
*What will a Clinton or Trump administration charge for an
ambassadorship?* It is hard to predict what might happen once a new
president takes office. For instance, could next January 20 usher in a
new reality television show called Ambassador Apprentice? Those who
aspire to run an embassy can describe how they would make America great
again through huge foreign policy deals. Then a President Donald Trump
could say whether the contestant got th... more »
Laissez-faire in Tokyo land use
*A
topical tale from Tokyo explaining why despite a growing population and
little spare land, rather than rocketing house prices Tokyo’s have
hardly increased in twenty years.Guest post by Alex Tabarrok.* [image:
tokyo-japan] Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, has a growing population of
over 13 million people, but house prices have hardly increased in twenty
years. Why? Tokyo has a laissez-faire approach to land use that allows
lots of construction, subject to only a few general national
regulations. Robin Harding at the *Financial Times* has a very important
piece on the Tokyo sy... more »
More Republican Establishment Creeps Hatin' On Mr. Trumpanzee
I
don't like Trump either-- not anything about him; in fact I detest him
and everything he stands for. That said, that list of 50 GOP officials
who signed a lot warning that he;'d put the nation's national security
at risk... the only ones on the list I heard of I hate too. The
establishment on both sides of the aisle, sure are gaining up on Mr.
Trumpanzee and these people never come from the same place I come from.
It can't help but make me pause and wonder what I'm doing on the same
side as people like war criminal John Negroponte, Goldman Sachs crook,
World Bank president, neoco... more »
Psychiatrist Uses a ‘Fever Machine’ to Treat Depression
*Sarah
Beller* - In Ancient Rome, people suffering from melancholia were
sometimes treated with warm baths. The post Psychiatrist Uses a ‘Fever
Machine’ to Treat Depression appeared first on Waking Times.
Putin: ‘You Actually Believe US Elections Are Democratic?’
Putin
is known for pulling no punches and telling it how it is, and this
video interview, filmed before WikiLeaks released hacked emails proving
the DNC colluded illegally with the Clinton campaign, proves the
straight talking Russian strongman knew exactly what type of dirty
tricks to expect from the Clinton team. Make no mistake, the Clinton
campaign is intentionally attempting to deflect the public’s attention
away from the Clinton/DNC joint effort to usurp the will of American
voters and rig the Democratic nomination in favor of the establishment
candidate Clinton. Here is Presi... more »
#RPGaDay 2016 Day 9: Beyond the game, what's involved in an ideal session
As
a mainly virtual gamer over the past few years, my needs have shifted a
bit... We used to usually have a meal before the game, have a few
drinks with the game. Generally speaking, I like gaming with people I
can have fun with. I'd like to be able to talk with them, have a few
laughs. I'd probably be a horrible tournament gamer... Party People
Image jennylund, Creative Commons 3.0
Hillary Aide Cheryl Mills OK’d Oil Deal That Put $500K in Bill’s Pocket
[image:
In this March 21, 2016, file photo, Former Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton speaks with supporters at a campaign rally at Carl Hayden High
School in Phoenix, Arizona.] Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
publicly defended an embattled banker during an official visit to
Bangladesh while Clinton Foundation officials tried to steer money from
an Abu Dhabi oil company into the banker's coffers. A Daily Caller News
Foundation investigation traced...more »
The Dream Lives On
Mel
Hurtig died last week. He was an economic nationalist who watched as
Lester Pearson sacked his hero, Walter Gordon. And he watched yet again
as Brian Mulroney and Stephen Harper integrated Canada into the American
Empire. But, if you look around the world, economic nationalism is
making a comeback. Tom Walkom writes: Globalization is under attack in
the U.S. and Europe. Americans fret about the proposed Trans Pacific
Partnership deal and the existing North American Free Trade Agreement.
They have come to understand that such trade and investment pacts don’t
always work for th... more »
Chasing Sources - The Philadelphia Experiment
In
sort of a corollary to my chasing footnotes, I thought I would look at
chasing sources. That is, start with the a story and find out how
reliable the original source might be. Some stories have no real
documentation, no additional witnesses and nothing to back them up,
other than the testimony of a single source or a couple of sources who
are working together which doesn’t tell us much about the validity of
the case. I suppose I could begin this with Al Bielek, the time traveler
who was part of the Philadelphia Experiment. I’m not going to talk
about the ridiculous story that he ... more »
Economic News , Data & Views .... August 9 , 2016.... Quick Hits - 1. Markets & Market Moving News : Tuesday Modestly Risk On - Oil Positive for 2016 , NASDAQ Latest Record Close ; BOE QE Program Hits A Snag - On Day 2 ; S&P 500 Sector ETFs for 2016 - Everything Showing Green ; Global Bonds Get A Lift - Everything Golden Apparently ; Asia Items - Wednesday News & Data. 2.Turkey News De Jour - Purge Updates , Erdogan - Putin Meeting In Moscow. 3. Spain Ciudadanos Sets Six Conditions For Sitting Down To Negotiate With PP. 4. Syria State Of Play , Focus On Aleppo , Idlib And Latakia. 5. Odds & Ends.
Markets
& Market Moving News..... *ForexLive* @ForexLive 9m 9 minutes
ago Overnight USD weakness getting another leg (part 2)
*BloombergVerified account* @business 2m 2 minutes ago *Japan*’s
plunging jobless rate is all about aging, not Abenomics http://
bloom.bg/2ayWVoK *BloombergVerified account* @business 8m 8 minutes ago
*China*’s money outflow goes quiet - for now http://bloom.bg/2ayW9YN
*Simon Ting* @simonting 25m 25 minutes ago Maersk: "We want to focus on
more profitable ports and will no longer use 10 Chinese ports of import
and export g... more »
Idaho Man Finds Big Bone While Digging Gravel Pit, Turns Out to be a Mammoth Tusk
[image:
In this screengrab from video, Kasey Keller stands near a 3½-foot
section of tusk from a Colombian mammoth that he found while digging on
his property in Preston, Idaho.] PRESTON, Idaho (AP) -- An Idaho man
stumbled upon a rare find while using a backhoe to dig in a gravel pit
on his property. “It came to the point where I seen something weird or
different inside the hill so... more »
VANCOUVER VIDEO: Native Women Violently Arrested by Police at Imperial Metals
Click
on arrow below to watch video Video uploaded from Facebook Exclusive
video: Vancouver police violently break up the occupation of Imperial
Metals HQ by Indigenous women and their supporters, who were marking the
two-year anniversary of the Mount Polley mining disaster. Yuct Ne
Senxiymetkwe Camp Censored News Two years after the Mount Polley
disaster, Secwepemc Women's
Is Another Full-Scale War About To Break-Out In Ukraine?
*Radio
Free Europe:* *Guns Of August: Fears Of Full-Scale War Return As
Casualties Mount In Ukraine* MARYINKA, Ukraine -- Framed by a tiny
cutout in the fortified bunker, this particular piece of no-man's land
is tinted a blood-reddish orange by the setting summer sun. It's hot as
hell, and it's about to get hotter. When the sun goes down, the guns
start blazing. And all that separates the men at their triggers is a
grassy patch of land the size of a soccer field that is heavily mined.
If you're a Ukrainian soldier here, you don't need binoculars to observe
the enemy -- you just ... more »
President Obama's Drone War Policy Is Full Of Loopholes
US
Air Force ground crew in Kandahar secure weapons to an MQ-9 Reaper
drone after its return from a mission. Photograph: Reuters *Macy
Wheeler, New Republic*:* Are There Any Limits on Obama’s Drone War,
Really?* A newly released document reveals that the administration’s
rules for drone warfare are full of workarounds and loopholes. Early in
his second term, President Obama set out to create a Rule Book that
would provide some semblance of legal oversight over his
administration’s drone program, which in the previous four years had
become the administration’s preferred method of t... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 9, 2016
A
New York Police Department (NYPD) officer stands guard in Grand Central
Station, following the Nice terror attack, in New York City, U.S., July
15, 2016. REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID *Steven Brill, The Atlantic*: *Is
America Any Safer?* Since 9/11, the United States has spent $1 trillion
to defend against al-Qaeda and ISIL, dirty bombs and lone wolves,
bioterror and cyberterror. Has it worked? Fifteen years ago this
September 11, 19 terrorists, using four jetliners as guided missiles,
killed 2,977 people—and enveloped the country in fear. It was the first
sustained attack on America... more »
World News Briefs -- August 9, 2016 (Evening Edition)
*BBC*:
*Putin mends broken relations with Turkey's Erdogan* The leaders of
Russia and Turkey have patched up a damaging quarrel, pledging to
restore close economic relations. Russian President Vladimir Putin said
Russian trade sanctions on Turkey would be phased out "step by step".
"The priority is to get back to the pre-crisis level of co-operation,"
he told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in St Petersburg. *Read
more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Syrian government forces bombard rebels in
Aleppo, *insurgents deny setbacks.* UN pleads for *urgent Aleppo
ceasefire.* No end in sig...more »
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