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Picture Of The Day
Soldiers of the Central Military District’s Spetsnaz hold blue berets and blue-and-white striped vests after passing the qualification tests for the right to wear a blue beret at the training center’s base in the Samara region. Blue berets are traditionally worn in the Russian Airborne Forces (paratroopers, or VDV). © SPUTNIK/ NIKOLAY HIZNYAK
Director Of National Intelligence: Russia Not Behind Last Week's Cyber Attack
*DoD Buzz*: *Russia May Not Be Behind Internet Attack: Intel Director* A non-nation state actor — not the Russian government — may have been behind the recent internet attack that crippled many popular sites across U.S., according to the man who oversees U.S. intelligence agencies. “The investigation is still going on; there is a lot of data that we have gathered here, but that appears to be preliminarily the case,” Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Tuesday during a live-streamed discussion organized by the Council on Foreign Relations. The Oct. 21 attack hit... more »
U.S. Director of National Intelligence: 'North Korea Will Not Give Up the Nuclear Weapons'
*Reuters*: *Getting North Korea to give up nuclear bomb probably 'lost cause': U.S. spy chief* The U.S. policy of trying to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons "is probably a lost cause" and the best that could be hoped for is a cap on the country's nuclear capability, the Director of U.S. National Intelligence James Clapper said on Tuesday. However, underscoring conflicting views in the Obama administration, the State Department said U.S. policy was unchanged and continued to be to seek the "verifiable denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula. President Barack O... more »
Why Is It Taking So Long To Defeat The Islamic State In Their Libyan Stronghold At Sirte
*Washington Post*: *Why it’s taking so long for the U.S. and its allies to finish off the Islamic State in Libya* A U.S. air campaign against Islamic State militants in Libya, which was supposed to be a brisk illustration of the effectiveness of U.S. support for local forces, has turned into an extended operation with no clear end in sight. About 100 militants are believed to remain in the coastal city of Sirte, which in 2015 became the most important Islamic State stronghold outside of Iraq and Syria. They are holed up in a small, densely packed residential area. For months, U.S... more »
Judy Gumbo Albert : Tom Hayden: Raising a cup to my fallen pall
By Judy Gumbo Albert | The Rag Blog | October 24, 2016 Peace activist and spiritual leader Rabbi Arthur Waskow and Hayden’s longtime friend and associate, activist and organizer Carl Davidson, will join Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio, Friday, Oct. … finish reading Judy Gumbo Albert : Tom Hayden: Raising a cup to my fallen pall
Tribute to the Last Honorable US Senator: The Story of Paul Wellstone's Likely Assassination 14 Years Ago
On October 25th, 2002 the last great hero of the common people in the US Senate was very likely murdered by agents of the shadow US crime cabal government otherwise known as the Bush-Cheney regime. His wife and daughter and two pilots also died in the air crash. Paul Wellstone's story deserves to be retold and Americans need to be reminded that criminals in and out of our government still need to be punished for their unindicted crimes. This article was written as both a tribute to an outstanding American patriot and a reexamination of his probable assassination by criminals still on... more »
FBI Agent Accuses James Comey Of ‘Trampling On The Rule Of Law’
James Comey bowed to “political pressure” and “trampled on the rule of law,” according to a recently retired FBI agent who has written an extraordinary open letter to the FBI Director. “Shame on you, Sir. You ought to resign right now in disgrace for what you have done to tarnish the reputation of the finest Law Enforcement Agency in the world… for entirely political reasons,” writes retired agent Hugh W. Galyean. Galyean volunteered for a 12 month tour of duty in Afghanistan as a Law Enforcement Professional after retiring from the FBI and he states that if he sent a single messa... more »
The Trump Effect: San Diego And Orange Counties-- Bye-Bye Issa
This has been some week for Doug Applegate, the former Marine colonel who's running for the congressional seat in Orange and San Diego counties, currently held by the very unpopular Trump surrogate Darrell Issa. As we mentioned when Blue America endorsed Applegate in early September, CA-49 is a swing district that swung for Obama in 2008 and for Romney in 2012. It's become clear that this year it will swing back into the Democratic column. A new poll from Tulchin Research shows Hillary winning the district 49-36%. CA-49 is an overwhelmingly the kind of suburban district where mains... more »
Cheyenne River Chairman receives little response from Obama in Los Angeles
Obama fails to respond, as front line warriors rush to face a convoy of police By Brenda Norrell Censored News LOS ANGELES -- Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Harold Frazier said he did not get the response he hoped for during a meeting with President Obama today. "I didn't really get the answers that I was hoping for, but I'm still optimistic we will prevail in stopping this
Musical Interlude: “Homeless Boy Steals The Talent Show”
“Homeless Boy Steals The Talent Show” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ46Ot4_lLo
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Face-on spiral galaxy M77 lies a mere 47 million light-years away toward the aquatic constellation Cetus. At that estimated distance, the gorgeous island universe is about 100 thousand light-years across. Also known as NGC 1068, its compact and very bright core is well studied by astronomers exploring the mysteries of supermassive black holes in active Seyfert galaxies. *Click image for larger size.* M77 is also seen at x-ray, ultraviolet, infrared, and radio wavelengths. But this sharp visible light image based on Hubble data follows its winding spiral arms traced by obscuring du... more »
Chet Raymo, “Asperges Me, Domine”
*“Asperges Me, Domine” ** by Chet Raymo “Greystone Books publishes a series of "Literary Companions" to natural environments- mountains, rivers and lakes, deserts, gardens, and the sea, so far. Now they come to my environment- night- and have been kind enough to include a chapter from “The Soul of the Night”, the chapter called "The Shape of Night." I am in lovely company, admired companions of several generations- Diane Ackerman, Timothy Ferris, Annie Dillard, Henry Beston, Loren Eiseley, Louise Erdrich, Pico Iyer, and Gretel Ehrlich, to name but a few- all connoisseurs of darknes... more »
Awakened Humanity Awaits Fully Scripted Ending to the Election
*Bernie Suarez* - This is a reminder to all that the battle we face for humanity and truth is continuous. The post Awakened Humanity Awaits Fully Scripted Ending to the Election appeared first on Waking Times.
Bonus Quote of the Day: On The Forgotten Man
*“As soon as A observes something which seems to him to be wrong, from which X is suffering, A talks it over with B, and A and B then propose to get a law passed to remedy the evil and help X. Their law always proposes to determine what C shall do for X or, in the better case, what A, B and C shall do for X. … “What I want to do is to look up C. I want to show you what manner of man he is. I call him the Forgotten Man. Perhaps the appellation is not strictly correct. He is the man who never is thought of. … He works, he votes, generally he prays — but he always pays — yes, ... more »
Newt Gingrich Slices Hack Megyn Kelly a New One "You are Fascinated with Sex"...w/Update
*I don't think I've ever witnessed him so angry. * Megyn Kelly was disrespectful, ugly, pushy, and wrong. People actually watch this pointy chinned harridan? *Update:* Here's the Megyn Kelly/Mike Pence interview Newt referred to in the interview above. What the hell is wrong with this woman? She's blaming Trump for bad media coverage because of something he said over a decade ago? This is the same woman who posed in GQ looking like the brainless tart she is, and now she wants to "defend women?" Grow up, Megyn. I don't need a brain dead pointy chinned pursed mouth nobody li... more »
A Government Fraud - Take a Bonus to Re-enlist for the CA National Guard
Government lawyers in the Pentagon are demanding that California National Guard members who took bonuses to sign up for re-enlistment and future possible deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan ten years ago, now have to pay back those bonuses. The government was not authorized to make them. Now, how likely is it that the service members knew that government officials were unauthorized to offer the bonuses that helped the government to solve its shortage of war-fighters? Of course most people hearing about this wonder how hard it would be for them if the government asked them to pay b... more »
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Tom Hayden, ¡Presente!
The Port Huron Statement that Hayden drafted, a deeply intelligent critical analysis of American society, became the manifesto of a generation. By Rabbi Arthur Waskow | The Rag Blog | October 26, 2015 Peace activist and spiritual leader Rabbi Arthur … finish reading Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Tom Hayden, *¡Presente!*
U.S. National Intelligence Director: 'Russia Will Shoot Down U.S. Warplanes If They Try Enforce A No-Fly Zone In Syria'
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on ''Worldwide threats to America and our allies'' in Capitol Hill, Washington February 9, 2016. REUTERS/CARLOS BARRIA *The Intercept:* *Intelligence Director “Wouldn’t Put It Past” Russia to Fire at U.S. Aircraft in Syria* HILLARY CLINTON HAS PROPOSED establishing a no-fly zone in Syria, but Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Tuesday that such a move could lead Russia to shoot down U.S. planes. “I wouldn’t put it past them to shoot down an American airc... more »
Steve Bannon, Breitbart, Lenin, the Alt-right, White Supremacy, Donald Trump & Dave Brat: The Mainstreaming of Hate. VA-07
*-by James Newton* By now you’ve heard the story, but a quick recap — two years ago, a little known college professor named Dave Brat pulled off a stunning upset in Virginia, defeating then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the Republican Congressional primary in the Virginia 7th District — a defeat of a high-ranking party leader the kind of which hadn’t often been seen before in the history of American politics. Brat went on to win the general election, and now is up for re-election against a Richmond Attorney, Eileen Bedell. Brat is also closely linked to Donald Trump, having... more »
"Be Kind..."
"Be kind, for everyone you know is fighting a hard battle." - Plato
"Dealing with Difficult People: Opening the Channels of Communication"
*"Dealing with Difficult People: * *Opening the Channels of Communication"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "We all have the experience of difficult people in our lives at one point or another and honest but clear communication is the answer. We encounter a wide variety of people throughout our lives. Many of them touch us in some positive way. Occasionally, however, we encounter those individuals who, for whatever reason, can be difficult to deal with. Perhaps this person is a colleague or close friend that you feel is deliberately being obtuse, inviting in trouble, or doing foolish... more »
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton's Syria Policy Will Lead To World War Three With Russia
*Reuters*: *Exclusive: Trump says Clinton policy on Syria would lead to World War Three* U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrat Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would "lead to World War Three," because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia. In an interview focused largely on foreign policy, Trump said defeating Islamic State is a higher priority than persuading Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, playing down a long-held goal of U.S. policy. Trump questioned how Clinton would negotiate with... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 25, 2016
Wikipedia *William Hartung, Real Clear World/Tom Dispatch*: *Why Is It So Hard to Reduce the Pentagon Budget?* Through good times and bad, regardless of what’s actually happening in the world, one thing is certain: in the long run, the Pentagon budget won’t go down. It’s not that that budget has never been reduced. At pivotal moments, like the end of World War II as well as war's end in Korea and Vietnam, there were indeed temporary downturns, as there was after the Cold War ended. More recently, the Budget Control Act of 2011 threw a monkey wrench into the Pentagon’s plans for f... more »
Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have now passed the numerical ‘barrier’ of 400 parts-per-million (i.e, 400ppm), and are still rising. Here’s the press release and accompanying gee-whiz graph: [image: antarctic-co2] Is this something about which to be concerned? Well, just remember what 400 ppm actually means. That means this trace gas, the second of the four main greenhouse gases by which this planet is able to maintain a temperature sufficiently equable for us to survive on its surface, is now 1/2500th of all the gases in the atmosphere. 0.04%. So should we be concerned ab... more »
What Would a Braver Man Do?
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) *I*t seems another Clinton insider may be running for his life. And considering all the dead bodies that have popped up around the Clintons like the skeletons in Poltergeist 3, this scenario is not entirely implausible. Except, if the reports are true, this one is a special case: The latest wouldbe victim of the Clinton hit team is none other than Eric Braverman, the former CEO of the Clinton Foundation. Braverman's name may not be a household one (and, if the completely useless MSM had its way, and it will, it never will be... more »
WAR CRIME: Morton County Engaged in Torture -- Hooded Water Protector
By Brenda Norrell Censored News Morton Country Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier displayed proof that law enforcement is engaged in torture at Standing Rock. This photo posted by the Sheriff's Department is at the site of a lockdown on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, by a Standing Rock water protector. The water protector's goal was to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline which is
Rigged Election: US Blaming Russia For Future ‘Falsified Voter Fraud’
US officials claim that if anybody produces evidence of voter fraud in the coming weeks, it will be a Russian plot to undermine people’s confidence in American democracy. Blaming Russia for the Democratic National Committee and Clinton Foundation hacks proved so successful at distracting Americans from the contents of the WikiLeaks emails that US officials are now attempting to blame future evidence of voter fraud on Russia too. The claims are being disseminated to the public via mainstream media pipelines as we speak. Reuters, operating as an organ of state propaganda, reported t...more »
Economic News , Data & Views ..... October 25 , 2016 ...... Quick Hits For Tuesday - 1) Markets & Market Moving News : US Stock Markets Moderately Fall - Apple Disappoints After The Bell ; FX News Wrap - Americas ; Crude News - Production News , Production Freeze Items De Jour , Private Inventory Data ; Bond Market News For Tuesday. 2) Around The Horn - News For Europe : Theresa May's Leaked Recording , Brexit Real Views Disclosed ; Brussels Demand Spain Provide 5BN More In Budget Cuts ; Hollande Approval In The Toilet ; EU In Shambles - Wallonia Blocking CETA , Italy Blocking Sanctions On Russia , Spain Refueling Russia Ships ; DB Slipping Back In Focus ; Xcite Goes Down After Bondholders Nixes Talks ; Saipem Shedds Jobs ; Draghi Comments De Jour ; Refugee Items - Italy & France ; Italy Items Including Recent Polling On Constitution Reforms ; MBS Settlement To Be Delayed Well Past US Elections ; Juppe Increases Lead Over Sarkozy ; Additional Items Of Note.
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Capitalism? This just in …
Since it’s on my masthead, and since so many (including presidential candidates) confuse capitalism with the regulatory state, here – for all of you – is the news: [image: 14713520_10208067250102105_5094061744321183750_n] Regulation poisons everything, even the thing most people associate with capitalism: competition: [image: 14581384_10205395392604483_5330498861565524934_n] [Hat tips Charlotte Cushman, Jim Rose, Anti-Dismal] . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with attribution.
World News Briefs -- October 25, 2016 (Evening Edition)
Kurdish peshmerga fighters drive vehicles at the front line during a battle with Islamic State militants at Topzawa village near Bashiqa, Iraq, Oct. 24, 2016. *VOA:* *UN: Fresh Reports of Extrajudicial Killings by Islamic State* PENTAGON — The United Nations said Tuesday it has preliminary reports of extrajudicial killings and summary executions by Islamic State fighters around the northern city of Mosul, including the militants using civilians as human shields. U.N. human rights spokesman Rupert Colville told reporters in Geneva the reports have not been fully verified, but inclu... more »
From Slave to Shaman
*Julian Rose* - How many times have you felt like a hapless onlooker in a world seemingly gone insane? The post From Slave to Shaman appeared first on Waking Times.
Pentagon Lied To Re-Enlist Soldiers, Thousands To Repay Bonuses
The US Military enticed many soldiers to re-enlist in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars by offering them cash bonuses of over $15,000. Now many years later, the Pentagon is asking thousands of veterans to pay back the “improper” bonuses that they accepted in good faith, because of mismanagement and corruption in the California National Guard. AntiMedia reports: Shortly after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Pentagon hired Bell Pottinger, a London-based PR agency. The PR firm was tasked with promoting what the Pentagon called “democratic elections” in Iraq, ultimately earning over a hund... more »
Zac Goldsmith's By-Election Stunt
We have by-elections arising from tragedy. We have by-elections arising out of farce. Zac Goldsmith's decision today to resign his Richmond Park seat in protest against the government's decision to approve a third runway at Heathrow falls firmly in the latter category. This gesture will see him defend his seat as an independent while the Tory party proper have declared they won't be running. I don't know if Goldsmith is fishing for complements and plaudits. "Oh, he's so, so principled" will come the leader writers of the Tory petit bourgeois. I'm happy to agree that another runway... more »
Quote of the Day: On the (intellectual) success of the left
*“For about half a century the intellectuals, most of whom are leftist, have been struggling to achieve a spatial situation which is geometrically impossible: a political field consisting of a middle and a left-of-middle, with no right-of-middle. They came close to succeeding. Their success was made possible by the non-philosophical attitude of most rightists, who surrendered the intellect to the leftists, accepted their basic premises, and mouthed empty slogans in answer to deadly political principles. “This permitted the intellectuals to play the game of ‘window dressing,’... more »
Space Fence Program Takes the War on Consciousness to the Heavens
*Lucas Dare* - The development of the space fence is but one part of the frequency prison. The post Space Fence Program Takes the War on Consciousness to the Heavens appeared first on Waking Times.
The Next U.S. President Will Be Facing A Middle East That Is In 'Free Fall'
Rebels firing toward Tal Rifaat, a town in northern Syria, last week. Mr. Obama has defended his resistance to being dragged deeper into the Syrian war beyond limited engagements against the Islamic State. Credit Khalil Ashawi/Reuters *New York Times*: *Awaiting Next U.S. President: Middle East in ‘Free Fall’* JERUSALEM — After a presidential campaign dominated by reality-show-style insults and put-downs, the winner of next month’s American election will wake up the following morning to find a far more daunting reality waiting: a Middle East awash in conflict and disarray, desperat... more »
Wi-Fi, Children, and Democracy
There are many great reasons to avoid becoming part of the screen-sucking generation of alienated zombies: psychological reasons, developmental reasons, physical reasons, socio-cultural reasons, and even economic reasons. One of the best books on the subject is by Sherry Turkle, who lays out the case for becoming activists to save our children and the next generation of humans before it's too late. Turkle quotes verbatim this scene below of Louis C.K. on Conan O'Brien's show talking about why he does not buy cell phones for his kids: Below is an Australian report examining th... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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“Is This How World War III Begins, In Almost Complete Silence?”
*“Is This How World War III Begins, In Almost Complete Silence?”* by Jeff Berwick “I used to wonder how these massive World Wars happened. World War I, for instance. The “official” story for why it happened makes absolutely no sense. he mainstream reason for the war was because some Archduke from Austria got killed. Then, like some bizarre drunken bar fight, tens of millions of people from dozens of different countries all were wounded or injured in the ensuing four years. Did ANY of these tens of millions of people really care if some rich guy got killed? Probably not. So, what ... more »
"Courage..."
"It's interesting how we often can't see the ways in which we are being strong- like, you can't be aware of what you're doing that's tough and brave at the time that you're doing it because if you knew that it was brave, then you'd be scared." - Lena Dunham
Make America Great Again
In 2016, the election slogan of TV star Donald Trump was “Make America Great Again!” One day, a pilgrim on the internet asked, “When was America great?” For someone deeply immersed in the study of ecological sustainability, the answer was obvious. America was great at least 15,000 years ago, when America resembled something like the Serengeti — a self-regulating (manager-free) wild ecosystem in a climax phase. In those days, America was a paradise for the indigenous mastodons, wooly mammoths, wooly rhinos, short-faced bears, cheetahs, saber-tooth lions, jaguars, and many o... more »
How Strong Will Hillary's Coattails Be?
Another way to ask that question might be something like, "Will Trump's Negative Coattails Sink The GOP 2 Weeks From Today?" In a report Sunday for the *NY Times*, Alexander Burns and Amy Chozick emphasized that Hillary was in Charlotte that day urging black voters to "punish Republican officeholders for supporting Trump... going beyond seeking simply a victory over Mr. Trump, asking voters to strengthen her hand in Congress and repudiate not just Mr. Trump but also Republicans who have accommodated or endorsed him." She asked her supporters to replace Richard Burr with Deborah Ro... more »
Q: Why do politicians lie?
How do you know when a politician is lying? Answer: Because their lips are moving. *Why* do politicians lie? Well, that’s a more interesting question. Ilya Somin from The Volokh Conspiracy suggests three main reasons. The first may be considered a ‘technical’ reason that may be forgiveable. *Political duplicity is sometimes a necessary tool for facilitating deals, negotiations, and diplomatic maneouvering… ‘Often, the only way to get something done is to have separate private and public truths.’* But the other two? Not so much. Somin calls them - Lying to exploit public ig... more »
Obama’s Bare-Faced Lie Exposed By WikiLeaks
A WikiLeaks email released Tuesday has exposed a bare-faced lie told by Barack Obama to the American people. In an interview with CBS News in March 2015, Obama said he learned about Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server “the same time everybody else learned it, through news reports.“ But the hacked email exposes that for what it was – a shameless lie. Days after the CBS interview, top Clinton aide Cheryl Mills expressed alarm that Obama was telling the nation he knew nothing about his Secretary of State’s use of a non-government server to conduct government business. “We ... more »
Election Fraud: Texas Votes Switched From Republican To Democrat
Thousands of voters in Texas are complaining that voting machines are switching their votes from Republican to Democrat. In what is possibly the worst case of election fraud ever reported, voters in Arlington have taken to social media to show evidence of machines switching their votes from Trump to Clinton. Iamatexan.com reports: Shandy Clark states: Hey everyone, just a heads up! I had a family member that voted this morning and she voted straight Republican. She checked before she submitted and the vote had changed to Clinton! She reported it and made sure her vote was changed ... more »
Michelle Obama: Hillary Is Sick On Amphetamines
Michelle Obama has expressed concern at the Democratic nominee’s health, claiming that Hillary Clinton is heavily dependant on amphetamines to function. According to a White House insider, Michelle revealed that Hillary’s health is in such a poor state that she has to take stimulant drugs in order to survive the exhausting race to become President. Edwardklein.com reports: The Obamas know that Hillary suffers from a slew of severe and debilitating health issues, all of which I have exposed in my latest New York Times bestseller Guilty as Sin. According to a guest who stayed overn... more »
Army Major: U.S. To Detain Antiwar Dissenters In FEMA Camps
A retired Army Major claims that the U.S. government is preparing to round up millions of antiwar dissenters and place them in military detention (FEMA) camps. Todd Pierce, who served in the 349th Psychological Operations Company and the 205th Infantry Brigade as a senior NCO, claims the FEMA camps are all in place, ready to take in antiestablishment citizens. “Well let’s say we do ramp up a war with Russia and we do get a more active antiwar movement. Say a Donald Trump who’s already let everybody know what he thinks of the constitution, or Hillary Clinton.… And Obama has said h...more »
Filmmaker Faces 45 Years In Jail For Filming Pipeline Protest
Documentary filmmaker and journalist Deia Schlosberg was arrested earlier this month while filming an activist shutting down a tar sands pipeline as part of a nationwide solidarity action organized on behalf of those battling against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The award winning documentarian was held without access to a lawyer for 48 hours, her colleague Josh Fox wrote in the Nation, and her footage was confiscated by the police. She now faces 45 years in prison on multiple felony charges, for the crime of doing her job An online petition has garnered more than 26,000 signatures ... more »
Israel Impose ‘Two Hour Per Week’ Water Supply Limit On Palestinians
Israel have imposed a cruel and harsh two-hour per week water supply limit in various Palestinian villages, forcing a deadly water shortage on thousands of families. One resident, Enas Taha, of the Palestinian village of Kafr al-Deek in the occupied West Bank has pleaded with authorities to allow Palestinians more access to water. “Since the [water] crisis started in June, the municipality has been able to supply water for only one hour twice a week,” Taha told Al Jazeera. “I am checking the weather forecast every day; they announced rain three weeks ago, but it has not come yet. ... more »
Imran Khan: India Trying To Destroy Pakistan
Imran Khan has warned that India is trying to “implode” Pakistan by causing it to descend into chaos, leaving it susceptible to terror attacks against its own citizens. The cricketer-turned-politician also lashed out at Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, saying he poses a “security risk” to Pakistan due to his weak accountability and selfishness in the wake of the Panama Papers leaks. “His only aim is to save himself from the repercussions of the revelations regarding his corruption in Panama leaks,” he said, adding that the government ought to highlight the names of officials who were ... more »
"Obamacare Premiums Up 30% in TX, MS, KS; 50% in IL, AZ, PA; 93% in NM: When Does the Death Spiral Blow Up?"
*"Obamacare Premiums Up 30% in TX, MS, KS; 50% in IL, AZ, PA; 93% in NM: * *When Does the Death Spiral Blow Up?"* by mishgea "Obamacare premiums are skyrocketing out of sight. A jump of a mere 30% looks like a good deal compared to jumps of over 50% in six states, and *93%* in New Mexico. Congratulations are in order for those living in a handful of states whose premiums only rose 20%. The Wall Street Journal reports "Rate Increases for Health Plans Pose Serious Test for Obama’s Signature Law." Finalized rates for big health insurance plans around the country show the magnitude of t... more »
Buzzed On Virtue
"When they go low, we go high." That smarmy phrase, first mouthed by presidential consort Michelle Obama at July's Democratic convention, has become the go-to platitude of party operatives and media sycophants as they race toward the electoral finish line. To deflect the public's attention from the daily embarrassments contained in the WikiLeaks email dumps from Clintonland, Democrats are engaged in a frenzied campaign of virtue-signalling so sanctimonious that it would make even Chaucer's hypocritical Pardoner blush with embarrassment. Virtue-signalling is the practice of denigr... more »
Is Hillary Clinton More Likely To Start A World War Than Donald Trump?
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) meets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton upon her arrival at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Vladivostok September 8, 2012. REUTERS/Mikhail Metzel *Sean O'Grady, The Independent*: *Could Hillary Clinton start a world war? Sure as hell she could – and here’s how* You can condemn that semi-isolationist ‘America First'’mindset if you want, but the easiest way to prevent the next world war is simply to let the Russians have what they want, provided it makes no difference to you. Like Donald Trump or not – and I like him ... more »
Mike Davis : A week in the death of Alfred Olongo: This is a journal
In El Cajon, long histories of racial and anti-immigrant violence have fused together in a matrix of fanatical Christian conservatism. By Mike Davis | The Rag Blog | October 25, 2015 (Wednesday, September 28) Alfred Olongo, a 38-year-old Ugandan refugee … finish reading Mike Davis : A week in the death of Alfred Olongo: This is a journal
"How It Really Is"
“Elections Expert: ‘We Now Have 4 Million Ineligible and Dead Voters on American Voter Rolls’”
AT&T Is Doing NSA-Style Work For Law Enforcement
*Daily Beast*: *AT&T Is Spying on Americans for Profit, New Documents Reveal* The telecom giant is doing NSA-style work for law enforcement—without a warrant—and earning millions of dollars a year from taxpayers. On Nov. 11, 2013, Victorville, California, sheriff’s deputies and a coroner responded to a motorcyclist’s report of human remains outside of town. They identified the partially bleached skull of a child, and later discovered the remains of the McStay family who had been missing for the past three years. Joseph, 40, his wife Summer, 43, Gianni, 4, and Joseph Jr., 3, had be... more »
The U.S. Has Put Artificial Intelligence At The Center Of Its Defense Strategy
Wikipedia *New York Times*: *The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator* *Conundrum’: Robots That Could Kill on Their Own* The United States has put artificial intelligence at the center of its defense strategy, with weapons that can identify targets and make decisions. CAMP EDWARDS, Mass. — The small drone, with its six whirring rotors, swept past the replica of a Middle Eastern village and closed in on a mosque-like structure, its camera scanning for targets. No humans were remotely piloting the drone, which was nothing more than a machine that could be bought on Amazon. But armed with advanced... more »
Follow your heart but make sure its written in Thinkingaboot paper
The modern world has no room for love its bank accounts and cars and forclosures and divorce based upon lies There was a time I grew up then when people fell in love and it was magical and money ment nothing cause the most important thing in life was being beside that person that you really know Today its all something differant the old 80 20 rule and its not on the love side of the old slide rule Most ancient civilatioss and rich people in genereal dont believe in love they match you up in an idustrial ways to produce good heirs Is this not really what this election is all about you... more »
Wilhelm Reich in Hell: A Punk Rock Opera by Robert Anton Wilson
*Wilhelm Reich in Hell : * A Punk Rock Opera by Robert Anton Wilson It is April 3rd, 1952, at Orgonon, Rangeley, Maine. I, Wilhelm Reich, am sitting alone in the large room in the lower house. All people are gone. In the morning and the whole day yesterday, a meeting took place of the members of the board of trustees of the foundation which carries my name. Everybody is gone now and I would like to add a few words to the recording we made yesterday and today of the disaster which struck Orgonon. There's nobody here to listen to what I am saying. The recording apparatus is the o... more »
Coal Plants Under Construction In China & India Rising At Alarming Levels
By Paul Homewood http://et-advisors.com/wp-content/uploads/ETA-Asia-Coal-Juggernaught_final.pdf So much for Paris! The above analysis is from Energy Transition Advisors, a green propaganda group, who are, somewhat naively, alarmed about what is going on in China and India. According to their Global Coal Plant Tracker, this is the coal fired capacity in the pipeline: GW […]
The nothing-burgers continue to flow!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2016The New York Times moves them along:* Even we were surprised by what the New York Times did this morning. In this report on Donald Trump's day, Nick Corasaniti pushes the latest nothing-burger along. He simply repeats Trump's latest claim, without making the slightest attempt at clarification or challenge: CORASANITI (10/25/16): *[Trump] furthered his attack, citing a report from The Wall Street Journal* that found that the political organization attached to Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia, a key Clinton ally, donated more than $465,000 to the 2015 State... more »
Evil grows with purity lies
Absolute truth is pretty much all scientific and the closest political arrangement we have to that is communism and I predict a comeback Libertarian communism will save the day we all live off the grid with green house appliance no larger than a dishwasher and printed food giving us nutrition our body wastes are processed for their heavy metals and phosphates and its all a big cycle of life We could do this all today we got enough money and the know how but the power players say no to life so power adverse that somehow there is no master and not salute nobody dresses up to meet you a... more »
Standing Rock seeks Justice Dept. investigation into abuses of water protectors
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe seeks Justice Dept. investigation of abuses against water protectors By Standing Rock Sioux Nation Censored News CANNON BALL, North Dakota — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe today formally requested that the Department of Justice investigate law enforcement abuses, including unlawful arrests, of peaceful protesters protecting sacred places and water from
"When We Oppose Repression..."
"When we oppose oppression, we lift our hands from the collective reins that empower such oppression." - Bryant McGill
"Some Truth About Hillary & The Hackers"
*"Some Truth About Hillary & The Hackers"* by Paul Rosenberg "I've been watching ridiculous stories on the “hacked” emails of Hillary, John Podesta, et al, and I think it's time to insert a bit of reality to the discussion. So, if you have any interest in this, here are some points to consider: *1. Anyone could have hacked Hillary. *People ask me, “Do you think it was the Russians who hacked Hillary?” I tell them that I have no idea who did it, but, “Yeah, sure, it could have been the Russians. Given the lack of security on her server, however, it could also have been the teenager ... more »
The Battle For Mosul -- News Updates October 25, 2016
*CNN*: *Mosul offensive enters second week: All you need to know* Irbil (CNN)The terrifying scene has played out time and again. Amid a chaotic battlefield, an unknown vehicle barrels across the Nineveh plains, kicking up clouds of dust in its wake. It's speeding toward Iraqi or Kurdish Peshmerga front lines with a cargo of high explosives. Soldiers fire rockets and missiles in a frantic effort to destroy the vehicle before it kills them. Sometimes they find their target; sometimes not. In the first week of the Mosul campaign, there have been dozens of suicide vehicle attacks by I... more »
Ed Davey Risks Sleepwalking Into Blackouts, Britain Warns!!
By Paul Homewood h/t climanrecon http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/10/24/britain-risks-sleepwalking-into-blackouts-under-ofgem-reforms-si/ Well, some of us have been warning about this for years! Dear little Emily writes in typically uncritical fashion: Britain risks “sleepwalking into brownouts and blackouts” because of a proposed overhaul of energy regulation that could lead to the closure of many small power […]
Psychological society wants end to posting error-finding algorithm results publicly
A leading psychology research society in Germany has called for the end of PubPeer postings based on a computer program that trawls through psychology papers detecting statistical errors, saying it is needlessly causing reputational damage to researchers. Last month, we reported on an initiative that aimed to clean up the psychology literature by identifying statistical errors using […] The post Psychological society wants end to posting error-finding algorithm results publicly appeared first on Retraction Watch.
US Troops To Be Stationed In Norway Next Year
The Norwegian Defense Ministry has confirmed that the US are to station troops in Norway from January next year. More than 300 American marines will to be stationed at the Vaernes military base for a trial period ….the first time foreign troops have been posted on Norwegian territory since the end of World War Two. Press TV reports: “The United States is our most important ally and we have a near bilateral relationship that we wish to develop,” Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide said in a statement. “The defense of Norway is dependent on allied reinforcement and it is crucial ... more »
UN: Islamic State Committing Atrocities In Mosul
*Al Jazeera*: *ISIL atrocities reported near Mosul: UN* The group kills scores of people near the town challenged by Iraqi forces, civilian and government sources tell the UN. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS) has been committing a wave of atrocities around the Iraqi town of Mosul, according to the reports received by the United Nations (UN), as Iraqi troops close in to capture the ISIL stronghold. The allegations, which remain "preliminary", have come from a range of civilian and government sources, who cannot be named for security reasons,... more »
Minneapolis protests Sheriff's Special Ops at Standing Rock
Minneapolis protests Sheriff special ops at Standing Rock, after violent gang of police and mercenaries repeatedly attack water protectors Photo by Coya Hope WATCH LIVE ON UNICORN RIOT http://www.unicornriot.ninja/?page_id=216 Photo by Ashley Fairbanks Photo Amity Foster By Brenda Norrell Censored News MINNEAPOLIS -- Protesters in Minneapolis sent a loud cry of, 'NO!' to
Greenpeace Reports on Flawed Japanese Steel Used in Nuclear Reactors
2016/10/25 JAPANESE STEEL AT CENTRE OF FRENCH NUCLEAR CRISIS – MAJOR QUESTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR JAPANESE REACTOR SAFETY http://www.greenpeace.org/japan/ja/news/press/2016/pr201610251/
Kauilapele's Blog: More data on that “(in-) Famous Benenson ‘Salvage Program’ Report”, thanks to Dr. Salla…
*Posted on 2016/10/22 by kauilapele* […and it also points out why I’ll likely never be a politician, political analyst, exo-political analyst, or part of a political think tank (like Benenson).] [For more information, please read Dr. Salla’s full article about this.] Related to this prior post, Dr. Salla sent an email to me which adds more to the “leaked Salvage Program Report.” He also updated his article by adding a video from Anonymous and comments related to my doubts about the document. Here’s a portion of his article add (many thanks for his quick response): “Many element... more »
Should The U.S. Abandon Incirlik?
File photo of U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jets are pictured at Incirlik airbase in Adana. Reuters *Charles Wald, Defense One*: *Get Ready to Walk Away from Incirlik* As U.S.-Turkey relations cool, retaining access to the air base will require ending our dependence on it. Turkey’s Incirlik airbase has supported America’s most vital strategic needs for more than a half century, first during the Cold War and more recently in the fight against terrorists. Now, as its host country becomes less stable and less friendly to the United States, the best way to ensure continue... more »
U.S. Now Making Plans To Drive The Islamic State Out Of Their Syrian Capital At Raqqa
Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces prepare to fire a mortar shell toward positions held by Islamic State fighters in Raqqa, Syria, in May. PHOTO: RODI SAID/REUTERS *Wall Street Journal*:* U.S. Builds Force to Retake Islamic State’s Syrian Headquarters* As Iraq offensive begins, coalition looks to drive militants from Raqqa. With an assault under way to dislodge Islamic State from its Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, the U.S. is working to assemble a force across the border to retake the extremists’ de facto capital in Syria. Top U.S. officials have met in recent weeks with members... more »
World News Briefs -- October 25, 2016
*ABC News Online*: *Mosul: Iraq army's elite forces pause advance near IS stronghold; coalition forces fight towards city limits* An elite unit of the Iraqi army has paused its week-long advance on Mosul as it approaches the city's eastern edge, waiting for other US-backed forces to close in on the Islamic State group's last major urban stronghold in Iraq. On the ninth day of the offensive on Mosul, Government forces and allied Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were still fighting their way toward the city's outer limits, in the early stages of an assault which could become the biggest ... more »
End of month update
I have been busy the last couple of months with some extensive construction work here. Part of my agreement with my host, in lieu of rent, is to use my various skills in carpentry, electrical, and mechanical work getting things fixed up here. In short kind of like sweat equity but I am not interested in the equity (I have seen I have many houses carried over from prior lives on the *New Complete Earth*, or what Dani and Lisa are now calling the "*New Construct*" - which it indeed is!). This is a gift I can give back to Beverly for her kindness here. And honestly compared to si... more »
US-Led Coalition Strikes Kills At Least 60 Civilians In Mosul
The Russian military is accusing the US-led coalition of striking civilians in Mosul and other residential areas nearby. At least 60 civilians were killed and another 200 injured during three days of US-led coalition airstrikes on residential areas in the Iraqi city of Mosul, according to the Russian MoD. The Russian General Staff Sergey Rudskoy told journalists on Tuesday: “There were numerous attacks of the US-led coalition targeting residential areas, schools, and other civilian objects both in Mosul and in other parts of the Iraqi Nineveh Governorate” He added that the situatio... more »
"Final Death Blow" to Canada-EU Trade Deal as Delegates Hold Firm Against It
*One of the many protests against the TTIP and CETA trade deals, this on in Berlin* *by Gaius Publius* In our coverage recently of the European mass protests against the so-called "free trade" agreement TTIP, and its demise, you may have noticed another trade deal mentioned alongside it, something called CETA, the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement. CETA is a "trade" deal being negotiated between Canada and the European Union. As you can see from the image above, those mass protests in Europe targeted both deals, not just the one (TTIP) involving the U.S. Even though it doesn'... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 25, 2016
Iraqi special forces soldiers drive in a desert near Mosul, Iraq October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic *Reuters*:* Iraqi army's elite force pauses advance near Mosul* An elite unit of the Iraqi army paused its week-long advance on Mosul as it approached the city's eastern edge on Tuesday, waiting for other U.S.-backed forces to close in on Islamic State's last major urban stronghold in Iraq. Seeking to relieve pressure on their forces controlling the northern Iraqi city, Islamic State fighters who have waged counter attacks across the country battled Iraqi troops in the desert... more »
Sean Hannity interviews the Clinton "Fixer"...
*who is very, very careful with the words he uses.* Supposedly, the Enquirer has a new "bombshell" slated to be published tomorrow.
Cheyenne River Chairman to Meet with Obama in LA Today
Photo by Rob Wilson Photography CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE CHAIRMAN HAROLD FRAZIER WILL MEET WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA TODAY AT A ROUND TABLE EVENT IN LOS ANGELES By Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Harold Frazier Censored News LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s Chairman Harold Frazier will meet with President Obama at a private round table event held in Los Angeles
Cheyenne River Sioux Chairman Condemns Arrests of Journalists, Use of Outside Law Enforcement
By Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Harold Frazier Censored News EAGLE BUTTE S.D. – Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Harold Frazier issued a strong condemnation over the weekend of the ongoing arrest and prosecution of independent journalists covering the protests at Standing Rock of the Dakota Access Pipeline project. Chairman Frazier stated, “It has become obvious that North
Should journals abolish word limits for papers?
We’re asking ourselves that question after reading a recent paper which shows that — in the ecology literature, at least — longer papers gather more citations. In “Citations increase with manuscript length, author number, and references cited in ecology journals,” Charles Fox at the University of Kentucky and his colleagues found exactly what the title specifies […] The post Should journals abolish word limits for papers? appeared first on Retraction Watch.
“Benghazi, Hillary, The Truth”
*“Benghazi, Hillary, The Truth”* by Karl Denninger “Stevens was sent in to retrieve the rest of the Stingers.... *Click image for larger size.* If you want to know why Stevens was left to die on purpose it's quite simple: Had Stevens lived he would have been Oliver North, compelled to testify, and would have blown the lid off Hillary arming jihadists with American-made missiles, one of which was actually used against a US target (albeit clumsily, thank God), it would have led directly to Hillary Clinton and Obama and that would have ended both Obama's Presidency and any prayer of Hil... more »
Clinton’s Campaign Team Were Warned Of Global Extinction Event
Hillary Clinton‘s campaign team was warned of a mass extinction event in 20 years time as the north pole heads south towards the equator. Emails released by WikiLeaks from Clinton’s campaign manager John Podesta show communications from a Canadian man claiming to be part of a secretive governmental organisation. The man who works for a DARPA like Canadian organisation says Clinton campaign has information about earth’s magnetic poles shifting position and knowledge of UFOs and aliens. He says aliens may know a thing or two about the upcoming earth-shattering event and urges for mo...more »
SSP SHIPS SPOTTED OVER GREECE, PHOTOGRAPHED IN BULGARIA
*THIS IS NOT THE PHOTOGRAPHED IMAGE IN BULGARIA... *WAITING FOR PUBLISHING PERMISSION FOR THAT IMAGE.*This is from a recent ongoing Skype conversation:* [10/21/16, 10:59:42 PM] Martha: Terran, S was out watching for meteors and a large ship passed by. He's REALLY excited. Transparent, triangular, silent. He's now gone out to interview the fishermen who have returned in their boats and are talking loudly about the "chariot" they saw. (His windows are above where they dock -what a place he lives in!). I forwarded his description to Denice and asked her to cc you, as I've lost track ... more »
WHERE THE CHALLENGES ARE: Where the con games are!
*TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2016Part 2—Four paths to denigration:* Even as we worked on this series, the New York Times published a front-page report concerning the educational challenges confronting the Bridgeport, Connecticut schools. We were struck by several aspects of that front-page report. We drew a general conclusion: Even as we face *educational* challenges within our public schools, we face daunting *journalistic* challenges concerning the way our public schools get portrayed, discussed, reported. What was "wrong" with that front-page report? It started with a derogatory, ye... more »
Muslim Mumpreneurs
File under the heading “Any other matters that take our fancy” ***** An example of the normalisation of Islam in The Times: “Islamic toy store puts children on the path to peace” says the headline. Unlike the paper version, the online piece doesn’t illustrate the products this unfortunately named mum, “Nazia Nasreen”, is marketing. It just has a picture of two innocent youngsters, boy and girl, happily playing with toy alphabet bricks. The Arabic variety. In fact the Times presents it as a good-news business story - a young mum with entrepreneurial ambitions - what’s not to like? ... more »
An Analysis On The Afghan War
U.S. soldiers from 3rd platoon Bronco troop 5-20 infantry Regiment attached to 82nd Airborne patrol with Afghan national Army soldiers in Zharay district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan 22 April 2012. (Photo: REUTERS - Baz Ratner) *Peter Bergen, CNN*: *Opium fuels the stalemate in America's longest war* Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN)America's longest war received only a passing mention during the three debates between American presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. That is a strange omission, because the war in Afghanistan -- a decade and half after the first U... more »
U.S. Use Of Air Power Is Increasing In Afghanistan
An F-16 fighter jet takes off from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan in May 2015. (Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford / U.S. Air Force) *Military.com/L.A. Times*: *Taliban's Onslaught Across Afghanistan Draws Increased US Air Power* REPORTING FROM BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- One after another, American fighter jets and armed drones screech down the runway at this mountain-fringed northern military outpost, launching missions around the clock to support Afghan forces battling militants aligned with Islamic State and the Taliban. More than 700 U.S. airstrikes have been carried out this yea... more »
Top U.S. General In The Middle East Pays A Visit To Saudi Arabia To Smooth Relations
JEDDAH – Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense meets with Commander of the US Central Command Gen. Joseph Votel in Jeddah Wednesday. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countries especially in the defense field. – SPA *L.A. Times:* *Top U.S. military commander moves to ease souring relations with Saudis* After a series of high-profile disputes between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, the nation’s top military official in the Middle East moved Monday to ease tensions in one of America’s most enduring, y... more »
Is The U.S. Military's 'Swarm' Closer To Reality?
TheNavy shows an artistic depiction of a drone swarm launched from a cargo aircraft. (Source: U.S. Navy) *Kris Osborn, National Interest*:* The U.S. Military's Ultimate Weapon Is Almost Here: The 'Swarm'* The Pentagon has been testing swarms of low-cost surveillance and attack drones engineered to jam enemy air defenses, blanket areas with small sensors or function as attack weapons, DoD officials said. Using fast-developing computer algorithms for autonomous flight engineered to prevent mini-drones from crashing into one-another, the swarms are intended to perform a wide-range of... more »
GAIA PORTAL: Alabaster columns of Light support the New Inner Gaia
* Surf's up baby! ;) -AK * *Alabaster columns of Light support the New Inner Gaia* by ÉirePort Alabaster columns of Light support the New Inner Gaia. Cordons of elementals stand with those aligned. Selectives are empowered. Harmonics are embraced. Forces of Higher Life prevail. ÉirePort | October 24, 2016 at 08:18 | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-AC
Venezuela's State Oil Company Averts Default At The Last Moment
*OilPrice.com*: *Venezuela Escapes Bankruptcy… But Oil Production Continues To Plunge* Venezuela just dodged a bullet, pulling off a last minute bond swap with creditors. The deal only buys Venezuela a little bit of breathing room, and a default at some point next year or the year after is not out of the question. Either way, the South American OPEC nation’s oil production is falling and will only continue on a downward trajectory. Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA avoided default at the eleventh hour, getting enough creditors onboard for a debt swap. The oil company had repeatedly of... more »
Mosul Campaign Day Eight, Oct 24, 2016
The Iraqi and Kurdish forces were pushing in on Mosul from the east and south on the eighth day of the Mosul operation. Turkey once again inflamed Iraqi sentiment, while within Mosul itself IS continued to deal with its imminent demise. New casualty reports came out for October 23. 19 Peshmerga were killed and 78 wounded, along with 6 displaced dyingand 10 being wounded by an IED. The true figures are much higher as Baghdad and Irbil are not releasing any numbers. Only the occasional reporter at the front provides a glimpse into losses. The Iraqi and Kurdish forces were pushi... more »
Fukushima Webcam Alert
I'm not sure what is going on at Fukushima but I've not seen such heavy steam in a quite a long time: Yesterday I noted that the plant looked as if it were producing more emissions than typical. Today it really is steaming. Netc is showing very elevated radiation levels in Japan. Here is a screen-capture from the animated replay: I don't know if the higher levels are from Fukushima or from some other source of radioactive contamination. Heads up!
"Owen Jones's car crash TV on BBC This Week, March 2012" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/tSC3RMstJl8 I haven't seen Owen Jones on TV recently, here's something to remind you of him.
Is This The Last Days Of The Caliphate?
*The Economist:* *Islamic State’s messianic apocalypse is postponed* *But the defeat of the jihadist group in the real world might revive realism among Sunnis.* THE fate of a small rural town in northern Syria might seem inconsequential when faced with a multinational assault on the group’s main stronghold, Mosul. But few places were more central to the image of Islamic State (IS). The jihadists lauded Dabiq as the locus, as cited in an obscure Hadith, or saying of the Prophet Muhammad, of the battle of the end of days; in their vision it would host an apocalyptic showdown between ... more »
The U.S. Navy Wants To Use Drones To Make Their Carriers More Lethal
*Scout Warrior*: *Navy Advances MQ-25 Stingray Refueling Drone* *The new carrier-launched tanker, called the MQ-25A Stingray, will be designed to extend the combat range of key carrier air-wing assets such as F/A-18 Super Hornets and F-35C Joint Strike Fighters.* The Navy is advancing plans for a first-of-its-kind, cyber-hardened unmanned aerial refueling drone to the next developmental phase for eventual service on an aircraft carrier deck by the early to mid 2020s. The concept of the effort, called the MQ-25 Stingray, is to fortify the Carrier Air Wing with a hack-proof unmanne... more »
One People Show Oct 25 2016:Lola into Leeloo and huge updates
ONE PEOPLE ROUND TABLE 25 OCT 2016 The last few days have been spent in very long, 8 to 10 hour, conversations with Leeloo (previously Lola) with some MAJOR developments in our understanding of not only who/what she is but also where she is, who is with her and the nature of this reality. No one has ever expressed the ‘end’ in the way this is shaping up, although many have had pieces.
Understanding KIPP Model Charter Schools, Part 12: The Final KIPP Interview
Part 12 of *Work Hard, Be Hard* . . . focuses on the last teacher interview that I did for this book. I am still interviewing, however, so if you are a former "no excuses" charter teacher or student or administrator who wants to share your story for future publication, please contact me: james.horn@cambridgecollege.edu. *Chapter 12* *The Final KIPP Interview* My first interviews with former KIPP teachers began in 2011, and the last ones for this project were conducted in 2014. The very last one was with a young woman who contacted me to tell her KIPP story, which had end... more »
Parkinson’s researcher avoids jail following fraud conviction
Parkinson’s researcher Caroline Barwood was handed a two-year suspended jail sentence today after being found guilty of fraud yesterday by a jury in Brisbane, Australia. A jury had found Barwood guilty of five out of the seven charges against her. Earlier this year, Bruce Murdoch, a former colleague of Barwood’s at the University of Queensland (UQ) in […] The post Parkinson’s researcher avoids jail following fraud conviction appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Agrochemicals And The Cesspool Of Corruption
Countercurrents, CounterPunch, Global Research, RINF In her recent open letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason documents what amounts to a cesspool of corruption surrounding sections of the agrochemicals industry and the regulation of glyphosate (as found in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup). As with all her previous 'open letters' to officials, Mason cites ample sources to support her arguments and claims, not least those about the health- and environment-damaging impacts of glyphosate, a highly financially lucrative product for M... more »
Syria rejects Russian proposal for Kurdish federation
*Options, options, options.* Dozens of Russian aircraft land daily at Khmeimim air base near Latakia, Syria. One such aircraft from Moscow that landed Sept. 17 didn’t attract attention, but its passengers, eight officials of Russia's Foreign and Defense Ministries, were carrying documents that one day could alter the political scene of the region. But not that day. *The documents, obtained by Al-Monitor, included a memorandum of intent regarding the possibility of the Syrian government's granting Syrian Kurdistan "special status within the framework of Syria." *The delegation was ... more »
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*From Jenna Orkin *'Their hands are quivering over the relocate button:' Industry boss warns banks will leave Britain early next year Prominent Democrat Connected To Clintons Donated $675,000 To Campaign Of Deputy FBI Director's Wife THis Is The Chinese Firm Whose Cameras Took Down The Internet On Friday Milk from Tasmanian devils helps fight superbugs After Years Of Drought, A Starving Madagascar Teeters On The Brink Of ‘Catastrophe’ Blockchain Hype Takes Hit as Chain Releases Code for All to Use The pound just fell off a cliff Radioactive Iodine Leak Reported At Norwegian Nuclear Re... more »
Russia Shows-Off Its New Ballistic Missile
Screenshot of the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau website, showing an illustration of what appears to be the RS-28 Sarmat. © PHOTO: MAKEYEV.RU *Sputnik*: *First Image of RS-28 Sarmat, Russia's Largest-Ever ICBM, Unveiled (PHOTO)* The Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau has declassified the first image of Russia's prospective new super-heavy thermonuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile, the RS-28 Sarmat. The Sarmat, undergoing development at the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau in the city of Miass, just east of the Ural Mountains, is Russia's answer to the threat of missile defense sy... more »
Tweet For Today
#NEWSGRAPHIC Map of Pakistan showing major militant attacks since 2007 pic.twitter.com/ra8Lt436es — AFP news agency (@AFP) October 25, 2016
How Surveillance Cameras Can Be used As A Weapon Against You
iStock *Robert Graham, Daily Beast:* *How Surveillance Cameras Have Become an Internet Superweapon* *Major parts of the internet were crashed on Friday by hackers using devices like security cameras around the world. How is this possible?* On Friday, hackers crashed parts of the internet, specifically services located on the East Coast of the United States. They used an old technique known for 20 years, a “DNS DDoS.” However, instead of launching the attack from virus-infected computers as has been the norm, hackers launched the attack from small, internet-connected devices like ... more »
Top U.S. General In Afghanistan Blames The Country's Leaders For Rising Afghan Military Deaths
US General John Nicholson said poor leadership among Afghan military forces, pictured in a police vehicle October 4, 2016, have led to a higher-than-necessary casualty rate. AFP *AFP:* *Shoddy leaders contribute to rising Afghan military deaths: US general* Basic leadership failures in many Afghan police and military units are helping drive casualty rates to ever-higher levels, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Sunday. Afghan forces are nearing the end of their second year providing security across their war-torn country, after NATO moved into an advisory and tr... more »
Picture Of The Day
Iraqi security forces gesture in Qayyarah, during an operation to attack Daesh militants in Mosul, Iraq, October 19, 2016. © REUTERS/ ALAA AL-MARJANI
Russia's Middle Class Is Disappearing
*Boris Grozovsky, Moscow Times**: **The New Poor: How The Ongoing Crisis Has Devoured Russia’s Small Middle Class* This winter will mark three years since Russia abruptly embarked on a course of political and economic isolation. Lower oil prices and the devaluation of the ruble dealt a serious blow to the population’s economic well-being. By its own evaluation, Russia’s middle class shrank by more than 16 percent, shedding an incredible 14 million people. This is the fresh data of the so-called “Ivanov Consumer Index” (in honor of Russia’s most widespread surname), evaluated by... more »
UK To Resume Training ‘Moderate’ Militants In Syria
The British Defense Secretary said that UK special forces will soon resume training vetted “moderate” militants in Syria to help give them the skills needed to fight ISIS Michael Fallon made the announcement on Tuesday, before meeting with defense ministers from a US-led coalition which has purportedly been striking terrorist positions in Iraq and Syria since 2014. Press TV reports: Under the new program, Fallon said the Defense Ministry would send 20 more of its personnel to the Middle East “to provide vetted members of the moderate Syrian opposition with the skills they need.”... more »
Russia Unveils Images Of Terrifying Unstoppable Satan 2 ICBM
The first images of Russia’s largest ICBM set to replace the ‘Satan’ missile have been unveiled by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. The RS-28 Sarmat, dubbed ‘Satan 2’ by NATO is a new super-heavy thermonuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile capable of avoiding anti-missile defences with a hypersonic glider warhead. The weapon of mass destruction is 2,000 times more powerful than the ‘Little Boy’ bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. It could make the concept of nuclear deterrence obsolete and pave the way for first-use of nuclear weapons in a conflict. Sputnik...more »
The Attack On Mosul: Are We Witnessing A Fraud And Pure US Propaganda In Action?
I have been reading many alternative media sites over the last few days about the "changing" military situation in Iraq..... And of course the US Jew spew media outlets are putting out constant reports about the Iraqi/US "offensive" to retake the second biggest city in Iraq, Mosul......I have indeed been watching the videos from that "battle" with close scrutiny, and honestly, something is not right here.... And as usual I smell a rat..... Lets face some reality here... The US is NOT in the war in Iraq to "free" that nation from the fraud known as "ISIS".... The facts should be crysta... more »
NATO-Run Safe Zones Could Stabilize Syria- Invoke Article 5- US Election Unaffected
*This "letter" appears in WSJ as if it's a random letter to the editor- Written to the general public. In some ways it is. In other ways it isn't. The author is very interesting. I've done some digging that readers may find very interesting* *Promote a NATO initiative by invoking Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty against ISIS in Syria in retaliation for its terrorist attacks in Europe and America.Oct. 24, 2016 4:01 p.m. ETRegarding the letters of Oct. 12 responding to Sen. John McCain’s “Stop Assad Now—Or Expect Years of War” (op-ed, Oct. 5): There is a way to overcome these... more »
Clintonism: Re-Defining Progressivism, Populism And The Democratic Party-- And Not In A Good Way
*Congressman Wright Patman (D-TX), chairman of the House Banking Committee, 1963-74, led the fight in Congress to stop the manipulators of the Federal Reserve System from 1937 to his death in 1976* It flipped me out earlier in the cycle when Obama sent out numerous communications-- including radio ads-- to Democratic base voters in Florida, particularly African-Americans, that reactionary New Dem Patrick Murphy is a progressive. The only relationship that Patrick Murphy has with progressives is that he opposes their agenda and that he was running against one, Alan Grayson. But, the... more »
Why does IR shun global water governance?
I’ve been invited to join the cast of guest bloggers here at Duck of Minerva, and as you may have expected, the first thing I thought of was “well, I’ve made it, and… now what am I supposed to blog about?” On my personal (yet research-focused) blog, I write about a very broad range of topics: […]
Violence As Calais Jungle Begins Removing Refugees
The infamous Calais Jungle refugee camp in northern France is being dismantled and thousands are being relocated to hundreds of refugee centres across the country. There were violent protests in the ‘jungle’ on Monday as the clear-up to remove 10,000 refugees began. RT.com reports: “Violence has become the norm here, with some of the migrants throwing projectiles, stones and bottles at police, which responded with tear gas,” RT’s Harry Fear reported from Calais. Police separating people in line into smaller groups after tensions rose. #Calais @dwnews pic.twitter.com/rRWxKG9PuS — D...more »
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*Grand Theft Education* K-12 education gets the lion’s share of California’s budget, largely due to Proposition 98 (1988) author John Mockler, a lobbyist who became a millionaire working both sides of the table. In government monopoly education, the money goes directly to bureaucracies, the state department of education, the county offices of education, and local school districts. The money is not tied to any performance measure and the education collective farm always wants more money. As we noted, educrats use it to pay outlandish salaries to local superintendents based on their ... more »
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*Species may be listed as threatened based on climate change projections, court says* *A court equates a prophecy with fact?? Back to the Middle Ages! This could open floodgates* Federal authorities may list a species as “threatened” based on climate models that show habitat loss in the coming decades, an appeals court decided Monday. Oil company groups and Alaskan natives had challenged a decision by the federal government to list a sea ice seal subspecies as threatened and deserving of protection. The groups maintained the subspecies’ population was currently healthy and the... more »
"White House in damage control mode after Project Veritas reveals DNC massive voter fraud & violence" on YouTube
Did that spokesman answer re Robert Creamer visiting the White House over 300 times? It didn't seem to me that he did. Why so shy? Not a word about this on the pro-Hillary Clinton BBC of course.
Kids' breakthrough videos on string theory
*...and other topics in physics and science...* *Off-topic, LHC:* The calendar shows that tomorrow, Wednesday, is the last day of the proton-proton collisions in 2016. Both detectors will have accumulated almost exactly 40/fb of data in 2016. CMS is 1/fb ahead of ATLAS, probably to compensate that it used to be the other way around in previous years. LHC status Two weeks ago, kids and teenagers began to flood YouTube with their 5-minute videos on string theory and other topics which they had created during the previous month. It seems to me that the topic wasn't explicitly required... more »
Diane Abbott vs Emily Thornberry
https://youtu.be/dWk29MhTb-g
Steering Minds Back onto the Reservation
Mark Crispin Miller who is Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University talks about US government propaganda, the corporate media, the CIA and the Russian "Putin" threat. Miller also discusses how the corporate media tried to get him fired using a NYU graduate student working for VICE owned by Rupert Murdock. He also looks at the role of the CIA and the US government in their organized effort to demonize Putin and Russia and create a US population hysteria similar to the 1950s. This interview was done during the Project Censored 40th anniversary at Sonoma ... more »
Wikileaks: Soros Stooge Trashes Climate Scientist’s Career to Brown-Nose Billionaire Hillary Donor
By Paul Homewood h/t Athelstan http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/10/21/wikileaks-soros-stooge-trashes-climate-scientists-career-brown-nose-billionaire-hillary-donor/ From Breitbart: The editor of ThinkProgress, the Soros-funded attack dog site, has been caught boasting to a billionaire liberal donor about how a smear campaign by one of his minions helped damage the career of a reputable climate scientist. In the latest Wikileak, […]
Musical Interlude: Gnomusy, "Dolmen Ridge"
Gnomusy, "Dolmen Ridge" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rethTU_AKUw
“Brace Yourself! What Will Happen In The Next 2 Weeks and Beyond”
*“Brace Yourself! What Will Happen In The Next 2 Weeks and Beyond”* by George Eaton “A friend of mine asked me to let him know what I thought was going to happen in the near future regarding the political situation and global turmoil. Here is my answer: The stage is set for the possibility of one of several things happening. There are a lot of factors we are not privy to that would influence the outcome. So there is no way to accurately guess what will happen. It is certain that many of the things that have been revealed has caused the players to alter their plans. Once they are e... more »
"Trump Earns An Army Of Support"
*Please do click for larger size.* *"Trump Earns An Army Of Support"* by Newsroom "This evening (October 24, 2016) in Tampa, Florida, Donald Trump drew 20,000 supporters to his campaign rally; but that's not the big story. The BIG story is that this photo was taken a full hour BEFORE the rally was to start; thousands more supporters were still filing through security to get in. And when all 20,000 seats were filled, security had to turn away THIRTY THOUSAND MORE people who wanted to attend but could not fit inside the venue! It makes this event, the largest political campaign rally... more »
"Fourth Turning, The Shadow Of Crisis Has Not Passed– Part Four: Total War"
*"Fourth Turning, The Shadow Of Crisis Has Not Passed– **Part Four: Total War"* by James Quinn "In Part One of this article I explained the model of generational theory as conveyed by Strauss and Howe in "The Fourth Turning." In Part Two I provided an overwhelming avalanche of evidence this Crisis has only yet begun, with debt, civic decay and global disorder propelling the world towards the next more violent phase of this Crisis. In Part Three I addressed how the most likely clash on the horizon is between the government and the people. War on multiple fronts will thrust the world... more »
"Am I Sticking My Neck Out Or Are Those Serious Clouds On The Horizon?"
*"Am I Sticking My Neck Out Or Are Those Serious Clouds On The Horizon?"* by JWMJR "As chaotic as this politely season has been, I fear it is just the calm before the storm. I think there are some factors that are going to drive voter turnout come Nov. 8th. None of which the Democrats and many so called Republicans want to talk about. Firstly I seriously think black turnout is going to lag well behind 2008 and 2012 levels. Obama is not on the ballot. That alone will depress the turnout and it must be combined with a sense of disappointment among many blacks who honestly, if delusi... more »
All-ways Pursuing the Truth: Your Rights, Our World
I was interviewed today by Rev. Don Grahn from Seattle Public Access TV who produces the Truth vs. New$ program. During the first 22 minutes of the hour long show Monty Montgomery from *YouHavetheRight.com* discusses how we unknowingly sign our individual rights away each time we register to vote. He maintains that voting in US, Inc. is a franchise that exploits citizens into tricking them to relinquish their rights once guaranteed under our Constitution and Bill of Rights. I join the program at the 23-minute mark and finish the hour in a 37-minute rundown of where the world's head...more »
Rigging Rigeur (Devil's Bankers Really Rule) How To Steal Election Again (Plutocrats Laugh/Brag) Wiki Leaks Buzz (The Truth About Markets – Obamacare and #PodestaEmails)
So, the FoB's (Friends of Bill) were first in line for the 10 billion in donations distributed by the U.S. State Department after the Haiti disaster? Well, they do get credit for building two very nice shacks there. And that's just the start of the story. Max and Stacy have the evidence. The US government is delegitimized, not only in the eyes of Americans, but also in the eyes of most of
Hillary wanted ducks on the ground
Most people think that the main reason why Hillary should already be in the prison now if the law enforcement in the U.S. weren't dysfunctional is that she has destroyed evidence that was mentioned in a subpoena after she learned about the subpoena. *Duck Tales, the Czech theme song.* But that doesn't mean that it's the only criminal activity that Hillary Clinton was recently involved in. Yesterday, The Daily Mail exposed the Duck Tales. As this fresh viral video with one million views shows in quite some detail, Hillary's compaign coordinated a series of provocations at Trump r... more »
Is NATO To Blame For The Mess In Libya?
Rebels rested Wednesday after seizing Qawalish, a village in western Libya. The battle reflected their strengths and weaknesses. Bryan Denton for The New York Times *Christopher J. Fettweis, National Interest*: *Don't Blame NATO for Libya* The United States vastly overestimates the amount of control it can exert over the troubled, deeply divided societies of the Middle East. In mid-March 2011, as Libyan government troops were closing in on Benghazi, the de facto capital of the rebellion that had started the month before, NATO decided to act. Its bombardment, which followed votes of ... more »
Watch "Rigging the Election – Video III: Creamer Confirms Hillary Clinton Was PERSONALLY Involved" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/EEQvsK5w-jY "Don't repeat that to anybody" Pretty damning but I'm sure the pro Hillary Clinton media will explain this away or more likely ignore it completely.
Terror Attack At Police Academy In Pakistan Kills 60
*CNN:* *Militant group attacks Pakistan police academy; scores dead* Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)At least 59 people were killed and 118 injured when militants attacked a police training academy in Quetta, Pakistan, late Monday night, government officials said. Major General Sher Afgan, Chief of the Paramilitary Frontier Corps, told reporters Tuesday that Pakistan-based group Lashkar-e-jhangvi was behind the attack -- an al Qaeda-linked militant group that has repeatedly carried out deadly attacks on the country's Shiite Muslim minority in recent years. One attacker was killed by secu... more »
Minneapolis passed support resolution, County sent special ops to terrorize Standing Rock
Photographed in Bismarck, North Dakota this week. Minnesota special ops now in militarized gang of police and mercenaries assaulting Native Americans praying for the water By Brenda Norrell Censored News Minneapolis was the third city in the United States to pass a resolution of support for Standing Rock Sioux Nation and its fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. Now, the Hennepin
The 2016 Elections. Flirting with Fascism, Dancing with Apartheid:
by Roberto Rodriguez As a lifelong writer, my journalist ethic has prevented me from ever endorsing anyone, yet, that has never stopped me from commenting on elections, especially ones in which a sizable portion of the electorate appears to be flirting with the twin evils of fascism and apartheid. Having lived through the Nixon, Reagan and Bush eras, one could legitimately ask: is the current misogynistic and racial supremacist GOP nominee actually more dangerous than those previous warmongering presidents who caused the deaths of millions around the world? Arguably, the differenc... more »
Deuter, “Black Velvet Flirt”
Deuter, “Black Velvet Flirt” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qWFCocIfXI
"A Look to the Heavens"
“These three bright nebulae are often featured in telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula left of center, and colorful M20 near the bottom of the frame The third, NGC 6559, is right of M8, separated from the larger nebula by dark dust lanes. All three are stellar nurseries about five thousand light-years or so distant. *Click image for larger size.* The expansive M8, over a hundred light-years across, is also known as the Lago... more »
Chet Raymo, “Morning Stars”
*“Morning Stars”* by Chet Raymo “For some years this William Blake watercolor hung in my living room, blown up photographically to enormous size (that was back in my darkroom days). An illustration from The Book of Job: "When the morning stars sang together..." The original watercolor is small, not a lot larger than what you will get if you click on the image here... *Click image for larger size.* That's Job and his family at the bottom, enclosed by the thickest clouds, representing the flesh. Under the Lord's left arm is the Moon goddess Diana, the heart or feeling, delicately holdi... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "In Blackwater Woods"
*"In Blackwater Woods"* "Look, the trees are turning their own bodies into pillars of light, are giving off the rich fragrance of cinnamon and fulfillment, the long tapers of cattails are bursting and floating away over the blue shoulders of the ponds, and every pond, no matter what its name is, is nameless now. Every year everything I have ever learned in my lifetime leads back to this: the fires and the black river of loss whose other side is salvation, whose meaning none of us will ever know. To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold... more »
Paulo Coelho, "The Book By Camus"
*"The Book By Camus"* by Paulo Coelho "A journalist hounded the French writer, Albert Camus, asking him to explain his work in detail. The author of "The Plague" refused: "I write, and others can make of it what they will." But the journalist refused to give in. One afternoon, he managed to find him in a café in Paris. "Critics say you never take on truly profound themes," said the journalist. "I ask you now: if you had to write a book about society, would you accept the challenge?" "Of course," replied Camus. "The book would be one hundred pages long. Ninety-nine would be blank, ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA. Thanks for stopping by.
"The White Rose, In the Land of the Willfully Blind"
*"The White Rose, In the Land of the Willfully Blind"* by Jesse "This is one of my favorite leaflets from 'Die Weiße Rose.' I enjoy their observation that "German intellectuals fled to their cellars, there, like plants struggling in the dark, away from light and sun, gradually to choke to death." One cannot blame them in some ways, since from the very beginning the National Socialists were backing their words with violent street thugs in brown shirts. And so many among the very wealthy and the highly trained professional classes threw themselves into the arms of the powerful like h... more »
"Dumbing Ourselves Down: Wanting To Join"
*"Dumbing Ourselves Down: Wanting To Join"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "When we dumb ourselves down, we sell ourselves short and lose an opportunity to shed light where it is needed. The ability to go into any social situation and sense the level of consciousness in that situation is a gift. It enables us to move considerately in a world that holds people of all levels of awareness. However, there is a difference between shifting our energy to accommodate people and dumbing ourselves down to a regrettable degree. Sometimes, when we get into a particular social situation, we may... more »
Did Dylan Deserve The Nobel Prize!
As Denise Sullivan reported here last week, not everyone agreed that Bob Dylan deserved his Nobel Prize in literature. Of course, everyone I know agrees, but I don't get out much and I don't know, or at least talk to, a single person planning on voting for Trump. This morning Nicholas Pell, writing for the *L.A. Weekly*, was as definitive as Denise: Dylan is the most deserving Nobel laureate since John Steinbeck. Steinbeck got his in 1962 ("for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception"). "Music," Pell wrote, "if do... more »
Drones Everywhere
Have you seen the film Sleep Dealers? My experience yesterday with a drone reminded me of this excellent dystopic science fiction film: My beautiful hiking area was invaded last night by a large and very noisy drone. The drone operator – a middle-aged guy driving a sports car – was quite polite when I couldn’t stop from myself from stating that I hate drones. He asked why. I didn’t want to bore him with the litany of problems associated with their use so I simply said, politely, that they were a ubiquitous threat to privacy, a right believed by many to be enshrined in the v... more »
Fukushima Looking Hot
Yesterday on Futaba cam Yesterday at 8:01 AM TEPCO cam Today at 7:14 AM Today Over 5 years and its so hot that it generates its own atmospheric conditions.
Zapatistas solidarity after Bacum Yaqui killed in resistance to gas pipeline
Bacum Yaquis in Sonora established a land defender camp to resist a gas pipeline from Arizona By Brenda NorrellCensored NewsLOMAS DE BACUM, Yaqui Territory, Sonora, Mexico -- The Zapatistas and the National Indigenous Congress of Mexico sent a message of solidarity and support of the resistance in the Yaqui community of Bacum, after one Yaqui was shot and killed, and eight others wounded.
"How It Absolutely Really Is"
Hey, don't believe them, ask Shillary what she *really* thinks...
"The Greatest Of All Mistakes..."
"It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do a little." ~ Sydney Smith ◆ "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; For want of the shoe, the horse was lost; For want of the horse, the rider was lost; For want of the rider, the battle was lost; For want of the battle, the kingdom was lost; And all from the want of a horseshoe nail.' - A proverb, many attributions.
The End Of Paul Ryan?
*A #BitterWay* It kind of looks like Paul Ryan's career is melting down. That's a good thing; he's a real threat to this country, a slick face of the plutocratic agenda. He doesn't call dismantling Social Security and Medicare "austerity" anymore. He called it a #BetterWay. But he got caught up in the maelstrom that is the Alt-right Trump campaign. And now the chatter that started on the Breitbart fringes has moved to the Republican mainstream. Hannity, for example, demanded Ryan be replaced by one of the crackpot extremists like Mark Meadows (NC) or even Louie Gohmert (TX). Members... more »
WikiLeaks: Clinton Using Fake Polling Data To Trick Trump
WikiLeaks have confirmed what many suspected all along – the Clinton campaign use bogus polling figures to convince their opponents they are losing badly, discouraging them from campaigning and voting in large numbers. This well-worn Clinton campaign tactic continues to this day, as “weighted” and “adjusted” polls are released in an attempt to demoralize Trump support. WikiLeaks have released clear proof that the Clinton machine used this tactic against Bernie Sanders in the primaries. Real Clear Politics released a “weighted” and “adjusted” poll that had Clinton 21 points up head... more »
Clinton Aide Guilty Of Bribing FBI $500,000 In Email Investigation
Evidence has emerged that a top Clinton aide bribed the FBI with a $500,000 donation in order to dissuade them from pressing criminal charges against Hillary Clinton. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe gave $467,500 to the FBI in order to help Hillary avoid charges during the FBI’s investigation over her criminal use of a private email server. Thepoliticalinsider.com reports: McAuliffe’s political action committee gave $467,500 to the state senate campaign for FBI agent Andrew McCabe’s wife. He is know the deputy director of the FBI. More money came to her through the Democratic Party ... more »
Clinton Campaign Memo: “Let’s Troll Reddit”
A confidential memo from a Democratic Super PAC details a Clinton campaign strategy of trolling sites such as Reddit in order to cause “digital disruption”. According to a Correct The Record memo, Clinton campaigners are being urged to disrupt and dominate the World Wide Web in order to stifle growing pro-Trump sentiment prevalent on sites such as Reddit. The memo reads: We are entering the final phase of the election and this is an all-hands-on-deck full-spectrum push for digital disruption and dominance. We are facing a decentralized leaderless emergent structure that can only ... more »
Early Voting Data Shows Trump Leading Over Hillary
Early voting data shows that Donald Trump is leading significantly over Hillary Clinton as higher numbers of Trump supporters are turning in their mail-in ballots. Republicans have voted in huge numbers in Florida, indicating that Trump is very likely to get the most amount of votes in this must-win State. According to Reddit: Of course, people would say that McCain and Romney held a higher lead with mail-in ballots in Florida than Trump (assuming that most republicans will vote for the republican candidate — which they most likely will). That is true, but it is highly misleading... more »
Assad Warns He Will Bomb Turkish Fighter Jets
President Bashar al-Assad has warned that the Syrian military have been ordered shoot down any Turkish fighter jets caught breaching their airspace. Following the Turkish air force attack in northern Syria last week, Assad has decided respond aggressively to any further attacks on his country’s sovereignty. Morningnewsusa.com reports: Angered by the blatant aggressive attack in its airspace, the Syrian Defense Ministry has blamed the Turkish forces for an aggressive behavior Thursday when it bombed Kurdish militias north of Syria. Syria Warns Turkey In the statement, as reported ...more »
Prep for Trial
In preparation for coming trial in West Bath (Maine) District Court - date not yet set....... Our Zumwalt 12, arrested at Bath Iron Works last June 18 at the Zumwalt stealth destroyer 'christening', had a trial prep session a couple weeks ago.
U.S. Mission Creep In Iraq
*Forbes:* *The U.S. Military's Gradual Return To Iraq [Infographic]* In late September, President Obama authorized sending 600 additional U.S. troops to Iraq to assist local forces in the offensive to retake the city of Mosul. After ISIS overran much of northern and western Iraq in 2014, the Pentagon rushed 300 troops to defend Baghdad. In the months since, the U.S. has continued to quietly expand its presence in the country with troop levels reaching 2,500 by January 2015. According to the Pentagon, the majority of the troops have been training and advising Iraqi security forces ... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 22, 2016
Smoke rises at Islamic State militants' positions in the town of Naweran near Mosul. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari *Alastair Sloan, Middle East Monitor*: *The military battle for Mosul may have begun, but the real battle has yet to start* Nobody I’ve spoken to about the recently-launched battle for Mosul is in a particularly optimistic mood. The Iraqi soldiers are nervous because they know from bitter previous experience how dangerous Daesh can make a city with their adept use of booby traps. The UN is irritated because half of the money that it’s been promised by the international communi... more »
World News Briefs -- October 24, 2016
A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter aims to fire during a battle with Islamic State militants at Topzawa village, near Bashiqa, near Mosul, Iraq October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah *Reuters:* *Islamic State steps up counter-attacks as fighting edges closer to Mosul* Islamic State expanded its attacks on Monday against the army and Kurdish forces across Iraq, trying to relieve pressure on the militant group's defenses around Mosul, its last major urban stronghold in the country. About 80 Islamic State-held villages and towns have been retaken in the first week of the offensive, bringi... more »
False Flag: Trump Supporters To Be Blamed For Gunning Down Democrats
A constitutional American citizen says Clinton operatives are getting ready to gun down innocent people and blame it on trump. The false flag operation will be broadcast as genuine by the presstitute media. They have already prepared scripts and employed dozens of new news anchors. All the powers of the Orwellian state that has come to define present day America is bearing down to ensure a clean televised Hillary Clinton victory in the presidential elections. If not, innocent lives will be lost, and the powers that be will deploy all measures necessary to hold on to power. The new ... more »
Hitler: The Rise and Fall
Broadcast on More4 these last few weeks is *the definitive documentary* about the Nazi leader. Bear in mind those are their words, not mine. Like most pieces that try and unpick Adolf Hitler, this claims to get at the man behind the monster by building on insights dredged up by decades of scholarship. And yet, somehow, despite there being virtually nothing that hasn't been said or written about Hitler, TV documentaries always miss the mark. Rather than challenge the myth that he was a political titan in a field of mediocrities, they tend to reconfirm it. In no sense is he analysed ... more »
"Yes, There Will Be Election Fraud, And On a Grand Scale"
*"Yes, There Will Be Election Fraud, And On a Grand Scale"* by John Chuckman "It is a virtual certainty that the American establishment will resort to election fraud to help Hillary Clinton. They simply do not know what to do about Donald Trump. America’s election system was not designed to handle a phenomenon like him, a non-politician, a man with some genuinely fresh anti-establishment views, who quickly rides a wave of popularity to do a hostile take-over, as it were, of a major old-line party. America’s election system is designed to give the theater of democracy with virtually... more »
UK Guardian interviews Albert Woodfox: ‘I choose to use my anger as a means for changing things’
*RELATED:* Albert Woodfox and Robert King's European Tour in November A new UK Guardian article written by Rowan Moore features an interview with Albert Woodfox, where he reflects upon life after release, among other things. An excerpt is featured below, but you can read the full article here. *It was, he says, “so disappointing when I got out to find that conditions when I left 45 years ago are still here. With the first black president, everyone thought we had reached a milestone, but it just looked different.” If, he continues “America has nothing else to thank Donald Trum... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 24, 2016
*Wall Street Journal*: *Russians Conduct Nuclear-Bomb Survival Drills as Cold War Heats Up* *Bomb shelters are upgraded, gas masks tested amid strained relations between Putin and U.S.* MOSCOW—Russian authorities have stepped up nuclear-war survival measures amid a showdown with Washington, dusting off Soviet-era civil-defense plans and upgrading bomb shelters in the biggest cities. At the Kremlin’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Cold War is back. The country recently held its biggest civil defense drills since the collapse of the U.S.S.R., with what officials said were 40... more »
Not Every Candidate Running As A Democrat Is Actually Anything You Might Define As A Democrat
Friday, I had dinner with former congressional candidate and Air America host Richard Greene, to talk strategy in congressional races beyond just candidates. Richard wants voters to focus on issues that are important to them and then vote for the candidate whose positions coincide with their own. Last week he wrote a guest post here about the concept. Like many progressives, Richard wants to see voters go beyond the personality shit-show between Clinton and Trump and vote rationally down-ballot. The overwhelming majority of Americans, for example, want stronger, saner gun safety ... more »
LIVE Police Arriving at Water Protectors Road Blockades Mon. Oct. 24, 2016
Standing Rock water protectors have blocked the road and established a new camp on pipeline route. Now preparing for large convoy of police enroute on Mon. Oct. 24, 2016. Water protectors are still bracing for an attack by police. Strong Hearts to the Front! -- Mekasi ================ On the frontline water protectors blockade Monday, Oct. 24. Photos by Gidagaakoonz Mooz
Huge UFO Seen In Medieval Painting From Dracula’s Homeland
A mysterious painting in a a medieval monastery in Sighisoara, Transylvania, shows that UFOs and aliens visited the homeland of Count Dracula in Romania. The medieval fresco shows a UFO hovering over a church-like building, with what appears to be a beam of light coming out of it. According to academic Dan D Farcas Phd in his new book, UFOs over Romania, aliens and UFOs have been visiting Transylvania for hundreds of years. The Daily Express reports: The work is believed to date from before 1534, but investigators have been unable to pinpoint exactly when it was done or who by. M...more »
Israeli Minister Threatens Next Gaza War Will Be The Last
The Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that Israel’s next war on Gaza would be the “last”threatening to “totally destroy” the Palestinian resistance movements in the blockaded territory. In an interview with al-Quds newspaper on Monday, Lieberman said said that he did not want another war in Gaza, which would be the fourth since 2008, but added: “I would like to emphasize again: It will be their last confrontation because we will completely destroy them. Press TV reports: The comments drew an angry reaction from Palestinian activists, who took to online social media a... more »
Oct. 24: Cheap journalism and the irving press.
The longest story on the front page of the irving press is that a former finance minister, now running for leadership of the Conservative party of New Brunswick, says he will do politics differently. How will he do them differently? The story really doesn't say. But for lovers of stories that say nothing, there are two more big ones on exactly the same topic in section B. The lead story - hold on to your hats, is that school registration is up 2.4% this year. Then there's a page of pictures of people at the zoo. Well, it tells us nothing. But it fills space - and it's cheap. For ... more »
Japan Has A Plan To Defend Itself From China
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga. (National Turk) *Kyle Mizokami, National Interest*: *Japan's Master Plan to Defend Itself from China* For decades, Tokyo’s plans to defend the homeland were frozen in amber. During the Cold War it was assumed, that in the event of war the Soviet Union would invade the northern one-third of the country. A powerful tank corps to contest a Soviet landing, a strong air force to beat back city-destroying bombers and a strong destroyer force to keep open the sea-lanes would be all that was needed to hold out until the ... more »
Sanest statement in modern history!
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016What Bernie Sanders said:* Some should make every one of our childish "journalists" memorize what Bernie Sanders has said. We read it here at TPM. Matt Shuman did the reporting: SHUMAN (10/24/16): “Trust me, if they went into our emails—I suppose which may happen, who knows—I’m sure there would be statements that would be less than flattering about, you know, the Clinton staff,” Sanders told the Washington Post on Monday. *“That’s what happens in campaigns.”* Duh. And also, Hurrah! The Washington Post is full of reporters who should be forced to memorize ... more »
A Look At China's Next Generation Of Warships
Errymath *Popular Science*: *China's Largest Surface Warship Takes Shape* *The first Type 055 destroyer is getting ready for launch next year* In the Jiangnan Changxing shipyards, one of China's largest shipyards, the next generation of Chinese warships is taking shape. The first Type 055 destroyer began construction in 2015 and is expected to have a full displacement of over 14,000 tons. This would make it the largest non-capital surface warship built in Asia since the World War II era Imperial Japanese Tone class cruisers. The Type 055 will be launched in late 2017 or early 2018... more »
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