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Macedonia to George Soros and USAID: Go Away
[image: undefined] Small but mighty Macedonia is the mouse that roared this year, declaring war on George Soros, 86, and his US Government handmaidens, who, incredibly, have financed a left-wing agenda to divide the nation and bring a socialist-Muslim coalition to power. It was the kind of Obama Administration manipulation that was so routine that it passed unnoticed in 2012, when USAID/Skopje selected Soros’ Foundation Open Society Macedonia (FOSM) to manage $2.5 million in taxpayer dollars earmarked for oxymoronic “democracy building,” an amount increased to $4.8 million two year... more »
The Fundamental Issue in Climate Science Resolved
It has been a long time in coming, but we can now say with some confidence what the answer is to the most important question in climate science. As is all too well known, the climate alarmists have one fairly uniform answer, which they claim is part of their “consensus.” Climate skeptics, on the other […]
A Soldier Talks About His Experiences With His K-9 Dogs
Robert Vrabel *Robert Vrabel, Popular Mechanics*: *The K9 Units Who Saved My Life, and Yours* *On bases at home and overseas, K-9 units help to keep civilians and military personnel safe. An ex-Army cop recounts five loyal partners with whom he served.* *NERO* Dutch shepherd. Sweet dog. He was seven years and twelve handlers into the job, a lifetime in the K-9 patrol business. Me, I was two fresh weeks out of the schoolhouse, the Military Working Dog Handler Course. I chose him from the lot at Fort Bragg Kennels—three unassigned patrol dogs, the other two younger and probably fa... more »
Yes, There Was Collusion, But How Far Up The Chain Did It Go? To Trump?
Adam Schiff is very focused on Putin-Gate and when he was on *Meet the Press* the other day, he told Chuck Todd that "There is more than circumstantial evidence now... and is very much worthy of investigation." The next day CNN reported that the FBI has information that indicates associates-- is that Roger Stone? Steve Bannon? Flynn? Carter Page? Gorka? Manafort? Tillerson? Ross? -- of Trump "communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton's campaign." Remember, when Comey testified Monday he said the FB... more »
NORWAY -- Women of Standing Rock to Speak Out During Divestment Delegation
Indigenous Women of Standing Rock and Allies to Speak Out During Divestment Delegation to Norway March 23, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2017 Media Contact: General requests - Emily Arasim, +1(505) 920-0153, emily@wecaninternational.org Urgent requests in Norway - Osprey Orielle Lake, +1(415) 722-2104, osprey@wecaninternational.org Indigenous Women
Did 14 Washington, D.C., Girls Go Missing Within a 24-Hour Period?
Although there are still a number of missing teenagers in the D.C. area, local police refuted claims of a mass disappearance of girls there.
Report: One In Five Arab Mediterranean Youths Want To Emigrate
A Moroccan homeless youth sleeps in the street in the northeastern coastal city of Tangier *AFP:* *One in five Arab Mediterranean youths hopes to emigrate: study* One in five youths in several North African countries and Lebanon would like to emigrate in search of better prospects, including those with university degrees, according to a survey conducted for the European Commission. The survey of 10,000 people in Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia found a deep sense of "frustration and social exclusion", according to Elena Sanchez-Montijano at the Barcelona Centre for Int... more »
Trump Was Right: Latest Arrests Prove Threats to Jewish Centers in US Were False Flags
Trump Was Right: Latest Arrests Prove Threats to Jewish Centers in US Were False Flags by J.R. Smith, 21st Century Wire For the last two months, the US media has continued to ramp-up the alleged ‘alarming trend’ of hate crimes against Jewish institutions and sites in America. – On March 13th, CNN ran the headline, “Jewish Center […]
FBI Director Comey’s Criminal Affiliations with the Clintons Explains Why He Is Lying to Congress?
FBI Director Comey’s Criminal Affiliations with the Clintons Explains Why He Is Lying to Congress by Dave Hodges, http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/ The noose around the neck of FBI’s James Comey career is tightening. It is amazing that he is still the Director of the FBI. The following contains a multitude of allegations against Comey and anyone of them […]
The FBI’s Conspiracy Theory of a Trump/Putin Collusion Has No Clothes. In America Today, Facts Cannot Compete with Lies
The FBI’s Conspiracy Theory of a Trump/Putin Collusion Has No Clothes — Paul Craig Roberts by http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ Unable to provide an ounce of evidence that a Trump/Putin conspiracy stole the presidential election from Hillary Clinton, the corrupt US “intelligence” agencies are shifting their focus to social media and to Internet sites such as Alex Jones and […]
Former Democratic CIA Officer Speaks Out Against Intelligence Leaks on Trump
VIDEO: Former Democratic CIA Officer Speaks Out Against Intelligence Leaks on Trump by EREN MORENO, http://truthfeed.com/ Bryan Dean Wright, an ex-CIA Democrat, shares his concerns on “Fox & Friends” regarding the intelligence leaks from the White House, saying the spying on President Trump is “out of control.” end
Vitamin C Breakthrough Discovery: Low-Cost Nutrient Halts Growth of Cancer Stem Cells… 1000% More Effective than Cancer Drug… Peer-Reviewed Science Confirms Powerful Effects
Vitamin C Breakthrough Discovery: Low-Cost Nutrient Halts Growth of Cancer Stem Cells… 1000% More Effective than Cancer Drug… Peer-Reviewed Science Confirms Powerful Effects by Mike Adams, http://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) An exciting medical breakthrough published in the science journal Oncotarget has discovered the astonishing ability of concentrated vitamin C to halt the growth of cancer tumor stem cells. […]
THE GOP'S PLAN B WOULD FAIL, TOO
We had a big win today, but Joan Walsh expresses a fear that a lot of people share: It’s unlikely the GOP will return to health-care-reform legislation this year. (“It’s enough already,” Trump told a reporter Friday afternoon.) That doesn’t mean the fight over Obamacare will wind down, necessarily, but that it will move into the shadows. The Republican plan now, Trump told reporters, is to wait for Obamacare to “explode.” Similarly, Ryan predicted, “The worst is yet to come with Obamacare.” In all likelihood, what that means is that the GOP will now occupy itself with sabotaging the... more »
Grannies Against THAAD in South Korea
On March 18 elderly residents of Soseong-ri, South Korea (a village in Seongju County just 2 miles from the deployment site) joined the national peace march of more than 5,000 people against THAAD (Theatre High Altitude Area Defense). Leaning on walkers, they marched with high spirits, held up big picket signs and chanted, “Illegal THAAD, back to the U.S! THAAD, go away! Come Peace!” These people who live near the THAAD deployment site are mostly melon farmers who used to be 85% in favor of the right-wing ruling government. Since the decision was made to deploy the so-called 'm... more »
X22 Report, “America Has Become #1 Again, But It's Not What You Think”
*X22 Report, “America Has Become #1 Again, But It's Not What You Think”* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaDhRRpweE0
"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 on the right. The third, NGC 6559, is above M8, separated from the larger nebula by a dark dust lane. 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 Lagoon Nebula. M20'... more »
"We All Know..."
“We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars... everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human beings. All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that for five thousand years and yet you’d be surprised how people are always losing hold of it. There’s something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being. - Thornton Wilder
Chet Raymo, “Neurology 101”
*“Neurology 101”* by Chet Raymo “Here is the homepage one day last week for the Bing search engine, a photo of the Kurobe Dam in Japan. What struck me at once was the difference in scale between the tiny antlike humans and the massive bulk of the dam. How could such miniscule creatures have amassed such a volume of concrete? Of course, we are not the only creatures that build on a scale that dwarfs the builders. Tiny coral polyps built the 1,250-mile-long Great Barrier Reef. On our island of Exuma, termites almost too small to see build nests the size of a man. Time and teeming num... more »
"One Big Road..."
“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you're riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake up and live!” - Bob Marley
Taiwan News Latest: Taiwan, the once and future Austronesian Ocean State
*Boats on Lanyu* I was inspired by the discovery of what might be the skeletons of African slaves in the Spanish cemetery in Keelung. Relecting on Taiwan's diverse ethnic roots, I noted in my latest Taiwan News piece: I often reflect on these facts when I read some reporter describing the people of Taiwan as “ethnic Chinese” or when people refer to themselves as having "Taiwanese blood." These ideas are vapid political constructs whose intent is overtly nationalistic: to claim a people is “ethnic Chinese” is to veer dangerously close to arguing that Beijing should be annexing them.... more »
In A First, The Next Secret Service Director Will Be From The U.S. Military
*Washington Examiner*: *Exclusive: Secret Service braces for 'outsider' director from the military* The Secret Service is bracing for the impending appointment of a new director with a senior military rank, the first time an agency chief would come from outside the service in modern history. Agents and officers are expecting Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, a retired Marine general and former head of U.S. Central Command, to tap another general to head the Secret Service and help reform the agency and impose more rigorous and even-handed discipline, according ... more »
Nelson Report: Rumors of a 4th "Communique"
*The coast off Kenting.* Rumors of the 4th Communique driven by Henry Kissinger under which the US sells out Taiwan are circulating in the local media... last week Randall Schriver, longtime Taiwan expert, said it was "unlikely". But the government put in a letter in the NYTimes pleading for the US not to sell out Taiwan for an agreement with China on N Korea. Some sort of agreement of this nature is always mooted whenever there is trouble with N Korea. As an expert explained to me, as Nork's nuke program develops the ability to put nukes on US western seaboard cities, pressure for... more »
Video Cheyenne River Chairman Update on Camps for Water Protectors
. Cheyenne River Chairman Harold Frazier Cheyenne River Chairman Harold Frazier shares how Cheyenne River opened up a camp at Eagle Butte, South Dakota, as a safe place for water protectors. The camp was created after water protectors were attacked, arrested and evicted at Standing Rock. Chairman Frazier describes how Cheyenne River also maintains a spiritual camp of water protectors
More Scientific Method and forecasting or prophesy.
Given that the climate changers don’t understand the scientific method, I’ll comment a little more on the philosophy or rationale of the method. Say we suspect the existence of an iron ore body, of magnetite, some 300 meters below the … Continue reading →
Watergate Reporter Bob Woodward: Obama Administration Officials Could Face Criminal Charges Over 'Unmasking' Trump's Team
*Epoch Times: **Obama Administration Officials Could Face Criminal Charges: Bob Woodward* Longtime Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward said officials who served under the Obama administration could be facing criminal charges for illegally revealing the names of people working on President Donald Trump’s transition team. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes said on Wednesday that he received new information unrelated to alleged Russian interference, suggesting team members or even Trump himself may have had their identities “unmasked” after communications were ... more »
War And The Health Of The State: What Causes War, Part 1 by Arthur D. Robbins
by Arthur D. Robbins Writer, Dandelion Salad Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained March 24, 2017 War has indeed become perpetual and peace no longer even a fleeting wish nor a distant memory. We have become habituated to the rumblings of war and the steady drum beat of propaganda about war’s necessity and the noble motives that […]
Texas Woman Admits to Fabricating Abduction, Racial Hoax
Breana Harmon Talbott now faces a misdemeanor charge of filing a false report.
Tonight's Movie Is 'War Devils'
From *Wikipedia*: During the campaigns in Africa in World War II, a Nazi officer and his American counterpart find they must help each other in order to make it across the desert to safety. After completing their trip, the German officer releases his American prisoner but pledges to kill him if they ever meet again. One year later, the two officers find themselves facing each other again but this time in occupied France.
Want To Know Why Hawaii Has Such A Weak And Ineffective GOP?
A couple of weeks ago I heard a 33 year old Hawaiian state legislator, Beth Fukumoto, being interviewed on NPR. She had a compelling story about criticizing Trump and being stripped of her leadership position in the state House by her fellow Republicans. I thought it might make an interesting story for this blog and then stopped myself with a promise that I would revisit when Beth, a former state party GOP chair and the Minority Leader of the state House, inevitably switched parties and became a Democrat. That happened yesterday, when she made the video up top. Since 2012 she's b... more »
Republicans fumble ACA repeal: Expert reaction
Christopher Sebastian Parker, Professor of Political Science, University of Washington at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 4 hours ago
*Editor’s note: The fight didn’t last long. Moments before a scheduled vote on March 24, House Speaker Paul Ryan pulled the bill that would have repealed the Affordable Care Act. It was a surprisingly swift defeat for a legislative priority talked up by Republicans since the day Obamacare first passed. We asked congressional scholars what the retreat means – and what comes next.* Trump legslative agenda now in serious doubt *Richard A. Arenberg, Brown University* President Trump and the Republican Congressional leadership have suffered a stunning defeat. The inability of the new ... more »
The sad case of DPP Justice Minister Chiu Tai-san
*Onions. Because Chiu Tai-san makes me cry.* Our DPP Justice Minister revealed himself to be not only a retrograde thinker, but a Han nationalist to boot. Speaking on gay marriage at a hearing that was live streamed, Justice Minister Chiu Tai-san said: “The Civil Code stipulates that marriage shall be between a man and a woman, and as such it is not unconstitutional. The Constitution guarantees citizens’ right to marry as that between a man and a woman, while marriage between people of the same sex is not covered under the Constitution,” Chiu said. “For thousands of years in the n... more »
SALT LAKE Long Walk 5 Photos by Bad Bear
. Thank you to Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson, Western Shoshone, for sharing his photos of Longest Walk 5. Walkers at the Urban Indian Center of Salt Lake stood in solidarity with Standing Rock water protectors, urging divestment in Dakota Access Pipeline. Walkers marched to the Utah Capitol and offered prayers. Photojournalist Bad Bear has shared
The death of more civilians in air strikes sums up why the West needs a serious foreign policy rethink
The more air strikes the Western-led coalition in Syria and Iraq undertakes, the more civilians die; and the more urgent a serious foreign policy rethink becomes. More civilian deaths reported In recent days, a US-led air strike allegedly hit a school in Syria, killing at least 33 civilians near the self-proclaimed Daesh (Isis/Isil) capital of Raqqa. And an air strike in Daesh-controlled […] The post The death of more civilians in air strikes sums up why the West needs a serious foreign policy rethink appeared first on The Canary.
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Raqqa & Mosul To Fall in Unison- Tillerson Accelerating IS Fight
*Day 3 and the news on this war expansion is still amazingly scarce*,* considering the implications*- *Day 1- US Launched "Surprise" Attack On Raqqa. Blocking SAA/Hezbollah/Russian Forces* *Day 2- US Attack on Raqqa Updated..* *Jaafari says US move on Raqqa illegitimate*... And the world media continues ignoring the news and Jaafari *"Direct U.S. military intervention in Syrian territory as well as arming factions in Syria and encouraging them to challenge the authority of the state does not serve the fight against terrorism,"* he said *French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le ... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 24, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Andrew Davies & Mark Thomson, The Strategist: *What Trump Understands* It’s tempting to dismiss Trump’s election as a bizarre aberration of the digital age—a triumph of celebrity over reason. But it’s also clear that Trump succeeded because he appealed to voters on issues long ignored by the mainstream. The dominant factor underlying Trump’s win is that the US economy is oversupplied with unskilled and... more »
March 24: The choice that Justin Trudeau will never make.
Below is an examination of a powerful factor in the manipulation of public opinion in the U.S.There is a very wide belief in the U.S. that Americans are God's chosen people. This goes back almost to the American Revolution; and it has been used to justify every war the U.S. ever fought. Politicians and business leaders enouraged that, from the slaughter of native peoples to the conquest and dictatorship of The Phillipines to the invasion of Iraq. It's a theme reflected in a popular song of World War T... more »
"Health Care Reform Dead- It's All Over Except the Shouting"
*"It's All Over Except the Shouting", Introduction* by Brian Maher “Delay is preferable to error,” said old Tom Jefferson. Apparently Republicans agree… At 3:37 this afternoon The Washington Post announced: "House Republican leaders abruptly pulled a Republican rewrite of the nation’s health care system from consideration on Friday, a dramatic acknowledgment that they are so far unable to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “We just pulled it,” Trump confirmed." All the last-minute horse swaps and arm twists just couldn’t persuade enough ladies and gentlemen of the jury. It would have ... more »
"Snow, Death, and the Bewildered Herd"
*"Snow, Death, and the Bewildered Herd"* By Edward Curtin "Few people at this hour – and I refer to the time before the breaking out of this most grim war, which is coming to birth so strangely, as if it did not want to be born – few, I say, these days still enjoy that tranquility which permits one to choose the truth, to abstract one in reflection. Almost all the world is in tumult, is beside itself, and when man is beside himself he loses his most essential attribute: the possibility of meditating, or withdrawing into himself to come to terms with himself and define what it is he... more »
The scariest pipelines in the U.S. threatening public lands and waters
The Dakota Access protests made headlines, but there’s a bigger fight being waged against pipelines across the country that threaten parks, forests and rivers. Standing Rock isn’t the only place where our country’s appetite for cheap energy is being openly opposed. While protesters have been evicted and construction resumes on Dakota Access, the fight rages on across the country where demonstrators are fighting similar pipeline projects. Protests have erupted in Texas, Florida, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Ohio, among other states, where more than a dozen proposed oil and natural ... more »
The Latest--And Surprising--Victims of the Student-Loan Debt Crisis: Older Americans
Content Multimedia - 6 hours ago
By Thomas Lindsay The data reveal that older Americans with “outstanding student loans are more likely than those without outstanding student loans to report that they have skipped necessary health care needs such as prescription medicines, doctors’ visits, and dental care because they could not afford it." This increased burden on older Americans has caused them to tap savings that were being safeguarded for their retirement years.
World News Briefs -- March 24, 2017 (Evening Edition)
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives for the afternoon ministerial plenary for the Global Coalition working to Defeat ISIS at the State Department in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts *Reuters*: *Tillerson to meet NATO on March 31, ending no-show furor* U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet NATO foreign ministers at a rescheduled gathering on March 31, a senior State Department official said on Friday, ending a furor over his earlier decision to skip the event. Reuters exclusively reported on Monday that Tillerson had decided not to attend ... more »
Obama Was Almost Certainly Illegally Spying on Team Trump
[image: obama-was-almost-certainly-illegally-spying-on-team-trump] Former President Barack Hussein Obama and some of his top officials may be in serious trouble, analysts suggested, as it appears increasingly likely that they played a key role in illegal surveillance of Donald Trump and his team for the apparent purpose of sabotaging his presidency. But despite Democrat efforts to muddy the waters, the explosive scandal may be just getting started. Various players in the saga continuing to throw out fresh allegations, some of which, if true, could potentially land prominent current ... more »
Mugged by Reality: Male Gawker in Disneyland Ladies Restroom Ogles With Impunity
[image: mugged-by-reality-male-gawker-in-disneyland-ladies-restroom-ogles-with-impunity] Liberal PC mom is shocked and shamed that she and others remained silent and did nothing as a man brazenly violated their privacy. Welcome to the Brave New World of LGBTQ “rights.”
Democrat Leader Schumer Calls for Filibuster on Gorsuch Vote
[image: democrat-leader-schumer-calls-for-filibuster-on-gorsuch-vote] Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called for a filibuster to stop an up-or-down vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch.
Texas Con-Con Battle Heats Up
[image: texas-con-con-battle-heats-up] The Texas Legislature is once again considering the controversial — and dangerous — course of applying to Congress for a constitutional convention. Two such Senate bills have been passed by that body and are waiting to be referred to committee. The House versions of those bills are already in committee. And while the Legislature debates this issue, Governor Greg Abbott is continuing to put his weight behind it.
Austin Booted Uber and Lyft, Startups Struggle
[image: austin-texas-booted-uber-and-lyft-startups-struggle] When politicians interfered with Uber and Lyft and ran them off, they got a playing field at a much lower level, leaving customers cooling their heels at the airport.
Does a Single Volcanic Eruption Release as Much CO2 As All of Humanity Has to Date?
No matter how you look at it, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by volcanoes is significantly lower than the amount emitted by anthropogenic sources on human timescales.
Did Paul Ryan Say He Wants to Destroy Health Care?
An old video capturing a gaffe from House Speaker Paul Ryan reappeared in March 2017.
"Letting Go Of The Little Stuff: A Matter Of Priorities"
*"Letting Go Of The Little Stuff: A Matter Of Priorities"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "When we stop worrying about unimportant matters, we can devote so much more of ourselves to what is truly important. We experience numerous disappointments each and every day. Our expectations go unmet, our plans are blocked by circumstance, our wishes go unfulfilled, and we discover that our lives are subject to a myriad of forces beyond our conscious control. In some cases, our response is powerful because we must invest ourselves and our resources to overcome genuine hardship. In others, ou... more »
Daniel Hannan, Marxism, and Dishonesty
I do apologise for featuring Daniel Hannan on this blog. Yes, that is one of the right's leading intellectual lights. In his own words. His own stupid words. I've picked this out not because Hannan's criticism is interesting and hasn't been said millions of times before, but *because* it has been repeated *ad nauseum* for the last century and is as banal as anti-communist boiler plate gets. What strikes me is the method of argument, which in typical Hannan fashion drips with bad faith. It begins with that old warhorse, the "Marx is responsible for 100 million deaths", a point so... more »
Behold the Omnibus of Progress
So yesterday, while Tangerine Nightmare was feting trucking executives who thought it would be a great idea to bring a semi on the grounds of the White House (what, no mud? They could've held a Monster Truck Rally thursday, Thursday, THURSDAY!), the House, without Trump knowing it, had punted voting on the Trumpcare bill until today. Then he got behind the wheel of the big rig and played Smokey and the Bandit for a few seconds after promising to blame truck drivers if the bill fell one vote short of passing. (Yes, he did.) No doubt, as he took the wheel of the inactive rig... more »
Payless Reportedly Preparing Bankruptcy Filing
Financial publications reported that the discount shoe chain may file for bankruptcy in March 2017.
No Masters, No Rulers – A World Without Statist Conditioning
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - The powers that be only have power when we the people agree that they have power. The post No Masters, No Rulers – A World Without Statist Conditioning appeared first on Waking Times.
FBI Director Comey Visits The White House
#BreakingNews: FBI Director James Comey seen walking into the White house. pic.twitter.com/CEDIqhjGOW — FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) March 24, 2017 *The Hill*:* FBI Director Comey visits White House* FBI Director James Comey was at the White House on Friday, days after he confirmed his bureau is investigating ties between associates of President Trump and Russia. The White House said Comey visited to attend a “routine interagency meeting,” but did not say with whom he met. No meeting with Comey was listed on the president's public schedule. Comey was spotted leaving the White Hou... more »
Hey, DCCC, Why Does Devin Nunes Get To Run Basically Unopposed Year After Year After Year?
I believe McCain when he stated yesterday that "Congress no longer has the credibility to handle this alone, and I don't say that lightly." He was referring to the investigation into Putin-Gate, which he's come to realize that his own party is approaching as a partisan endeavor meant to impede and perhaps coverup rather than get to the bottom of what happened. And no one has been worse player than California Republican Devin Nunes. Thursday Nunes apologized-- more or less-- to the House Intelligence Committee for betraying Congress and the American people on Wednesday. That's a ser... more »
Oh Bernadette - A Rule 5 Friday post
Bernadette from Big Bang Theory is usually seen like this Which is why I was pleasantly surprised to see the actress who portrays Bernardette, Melissa Rauch, like this Thank you Maxim magazine
NYPD Betrays FBI: Says Seized Laptop Shows Clinton Covered Up Weiner’s Child Sex Crimes
[image: clinton, weiner]NYPD detectives building a child porn case against Anthony Weiner say a laptop contains proof Clinton knew about his child sex crimes and covered it up.
500 Kids Have Gone Missing in DC in 2017 — Sex Trafficking Fears Have Officials Asking FBI for Help
[image: trafficking]A total of 501 juveniles has been reported missing in D.C. since the beginning of the year, prompting fears among officials of human trafficking.
We Need To Reinvent Primary Care
Politicians are arguing with each other about health care. One side is yelling that people have coverage, even if they can't afford to use it and twice as many people will lose than ever got it. Another side claims emergency room visits and pediatric care are a luxury. What is clear is that something needs to be fixed. While advocates for the ACA will say that only 6 to 8 percent of US health care expenditures are primary care, critics argue that we already had the best in the world. What is clear to all is that payment models introduced under the Affordable Care Act raised expecta... more »
American Health Care Act: Does anyone have a clue about what is going on?
*because I certainly don't.* And, therefore, I think it's time to give up taxing our brains, our health, and our sanity. Paul Ryan pulled the health care bill. Was this a Trump plan to hang it around Ryan's neck? Possibly. Ryan is certainly no friend to Trump. Obamacare is headed to the garbage can. Will Trump just let it collapse? Possibly. I'm going to take a nap. *More:* Don Surber: Trump's finest hour nears Return of Kings: 7 More Misleading Leftist Concepts That Pretend To Be Positive But Are Not *Amazon Deal of the Day*
Navy Wants to 'Give Back' to Jeju - In That Case Just Leave!
*US Navy Visits Republic of Korea Island for First Time * * By U.S. Navy News Release * JEJU-do, Republic of Korea – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) is scheduled to arrive in Jeju-do, Republic of Korea (ROK) on Saturday, March 25, 2017. This is the first visit by any U.S. Navy ship since the ROK Joint Civil-Military Complex opened February 26, 2016. Rear Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, will greet the ship along with Rear Adm. Kim, Jeongsu, the commander of Maritime Task Force Flotilla 7, as more than 100 ROK sailors... more »
Businesses paid to cut energy at peak times
By Paul Homewood h/t stewgreen http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/business/businesses-paid-to-cut-energy-at-peak-times-m3z7wt9z5 Emily Gosden seems to be listening to a wider range of views since she joined The Times. This latest article poses some interesting questions: Businesses that agree to cut energy use when national supplies are running low will receive subsidies six times higher than plants […]
'Has America become North Korea, where speaking to Russia is forbidden?'
[image: undefined] It is natural that half of Washington works as lobbyists for foreign governments: Israeli, the UK, Macedonia, Germany. It is acceptable to speak with any country aside from Russia, says *Daniel McAdams*, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute. The chief of the US House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes, has apologized to committee members for disclosing information on surveillance relating to Donald Trump. Nunes revealed, before telling his committee colleagues, that communications involving the Trump campaign team may have been intercepted by intelligen... more »
The evidence that the Russians hacked the DNC is collapsing
[image: undefined] The allegation – now accepted as incontrovertible fact by the “mainstream” media – that the Russian intelligence services hacked the Democratic National Committee (and John Podesta’s emails) in an effort to help Donald Trump get elected recently suffered a blow from which it may not recover. Crowdstrike is the cybersecurity company hired by the DNC to determine who hacked their accounts: it took them a single day to determine the identity of the culprits – it was, they said, two groups of hackers which they named “Fancy Bear” and “Cozy Bear,” affiliated respective... more »
U.S. Officials Are Denying Reports that The Afghan District Of Sangin Has Fallen
Headquarters Resolute Support statement on #Sangin: "The only thing they left to the Taliban is rubble and dirt" pic.twitter.com/diS4Qt6rQh — Resolute Support (@ResoluteSupport) March 23, 2017 *Military Times:* *Reports of Sangin’s fall are 'complete fabrication,' U.S. military insists* WASHINGTON — U.S. officials are disputing reports the Taliban have retaken a hotly contested region in the opium-rich Helmand valley, saying local security forces made a planned, deliberate withdrawal from the Sangin district center after months of heavy fighting left their facilities in ruins. ... more »
Employers in 3 States Abandoning Pre-Employment Cannabis Testing
*Anna Hunt* - Should employers have any right to know what people do in their free time? The post Employers in 3 States Abandoning Pre-Employment Cannabis Testing appeared first on Waking Times.
Former Seattle Police Chief Working to End the War on Drugs
*Phillip Schneider* - There is no evidence the war on drugs has made the American people safer or freer. The post Former Seattle Police Chief Working to End the War on Drugs appeared first on Waking Times.
Keystone XL Pipeline Granted Approval by State Department
[image: keystone-xl-pipeline-granted-approval-by-state-department] It's comforting to note that TransCanada, the owner of the pipeline, still thinks the project is economically viable after all these years of delays.
In Political Prosecution, Palestinian American Organizer Accepts Plea Deal, Will Be Deported
Palestinian American organizer Rasmea Odeh accepted a plea deal from the U.S. government. She'll lose her citizenship, be deported, but serve no prison time. The post In Political Prosecution, Palestinian American Organizer Accepts Plea Deal, Will Be Deported appeared first on Shadowproof.
No one wants to talk about the scandal dogging Comic Relief, but it has to be done
No one wants to discuss the scandal dogging Comic Relief, but it has to be done. As Labour MP David Lammy writes in The Guardian on 24 March: A 5% rise in developing countries’ share of world exports would generate $350bn – seven times as much as they receive in aid He adds that: profit-shifting by […] The post No one wants to talk about the scandal dogging Comic Relief, but it has to be... Visit www.thecanary.co to read more.
Every day this stray dog offers a leaf to local woman in trade for food
“Every day he shows up with an object in his mouth — usually a leaf and sometimes a piece of paper. Before you feed other dogs, you have to feed Tua Plu and his mom.” Every day, a smart stray dog in Krabi carries a leaf in his mouth to bring to a woman who feeds him as if he’s making a trade with her. The sweet video of Tua Plu the dog, whose name translates to “winged bean,” making his daily exchange has spread across the web and melted netizens’ hearts as the poster calls for an adoption of the sweet canine. “When he’s hungry, he will offer something to get fed. Every day he sho... more »
Muslim Woman Ignores Dying Victim of London Terror Attack?
A photograph showing a chaotic scene on the Westminster Bridge after a London terror attack was widely circulated without relevant context.
Economic Inequality: opportunity vs outcomes
Our last posting -- extensively shared by thousands -- offered long, verbatim quotations from epic science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein, revealing his *amazing prophecy* of an America falling into perilous failure mode. Now let's back off from our immediate crisis and try some perspective. *== The Equality Problem ==* This article - Is Inequality Inevitable? — asks a fair enough question, whose answer is *“Sure, inequality is inevitable. So?” * That don’t mean we can't always make things better. Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry starts with studies showing that the children of elites ... more »
U.S. Navy Commanders: US Warships Are Being 'Harassed' By Iranian Forces In The Strait of Hormuz
The USS George HW Bush aircraft carrier transits the Strait of Hormuz on March 21, 2017. Laura Mackenzie / The National *Business Insider/Reuters*: *U.S. Navy Commanders Say Iranian Navy Endangering Freedom of Navigation in Gulf* ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH, March 22 (Reuters) – U.S. Navy commanders accused Iran of jeopardizing international navigation by “harassing” warships passing through the Strait of Hormuz and said future incidents could result in miscalculation and lead to an armed clash. They spoke after the U.S. aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush confronted what one of... more »
U.S. Pilot Explains How Coalition Forces Are Conducting Air Strikes Against ISIS Targets In Syria And Iraq
Reuters *Navy Times/AP:** U.S. pilot describes challenges of bombing ISIS* ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH — The crowded skies over Islamic State-held territory have complicated U.S.-led airstrikes targeting the extremists, though military planners are working to keep fliers safe, an American pilot involved in the bombing campaign has told The Associated Press. Lt. Cmdr. William Vuillet also described the efforts American forces use to try to minimize civilian casualties from strikes on major cities like Mosul, where allied forces are trying to sweep the remaining militants out o... more »
A third lane for the M8 in Glasgow – at almost no cost!
For decades I’ve been driving the M8 and as it comes into Glasgow from the east at juction 17 (Great Western Road) at any busy time of day, there will be a queue of traffic in the two lanes marked … Continue reading →
U.S. General Overseeing The Air Campaign over Mosul Pushes Back Against Claims Of Indiscriminate Bombing
An Iraqi Air Force helicopter fires missiles against Islamic State militants, during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani US News and World Report: *U.S. General Pushes Back Against Claims of Indiscriminate Bombing in Mosul* Following claims of hundreds of civilian deaths in Mosul, Air Force Brig. Gen. Matthew Isler says the ‘risk calculus’ has not changed. A top general overseeing the U.S.-led coalition's air campaign against the Islamic State group pushed back Thursday against claims warplanes under his... more »
Report: U.S.-Led Coalition Airstrikes Have Killed Over 200 Civilians In Mosul
Hevidar Ahmed reports as smoke rises from western Mosul in Iraq. Photo: Rudaw TV *RUDAW*:* At least 200 people killed in Mosul air strikes* MOSUL, Iraq — At least 200 people have been killed in air strikes in the Mosul al-Jadida neighborhood of Mosul, most of them believed to be civilians. Rudaw correspondent in Mosul Hevidar Ahmed said that 130 of the people were killed inside one house alone. Around 100 others were hit inside another. ISIS militants could be among the dead. “Some of the dead were taking shelter inside the homes,” said the correspondent. The advance of the Ira... more »
Pentagon Announces Non-Combat Death Of Service Member In Jordan
*Photo:* Staff Sgt. Alexandria Mae Morrow. (Mountain Air Force Base) *Air Force Times*:* Airman dies in non-combat related incident in Southwest Asia* An airman died on Tuesday in a non-combat related incident while deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the Air Force and Defense Department announced Thursday. Staff Sgt. Alexandria Mae Morrow, 25, was injured while performing maintenance duties during non-combat operations with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, according to a statement from Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Morrow, who was fro... more »
Acosta could unwind regulatory tangle at the Department of Labor
Content Multimedia - 10 hours ago
By Bill Peacock With the confirmation process of Alex Acosta as labor secretary underway and proposed budget cuts for the Department of Labor, the Trump administration seems poised to reverse direction.
Instead of the House healthcare bill, replace federal healthcare laws by letting the states decide what to do
Content Multimedia - 10 hours ago
By Deane Waldman For more than 50 years, the federal government has dominated healthcare using a military command-and-control model.
WHEN IT COMES TO GOVERNING, STEVE BANNON IS AS INEPT AND IGNORANT AS HIS BOSS
Gabriel Sherman of *New York* magazine says that the big winner in the health care trainwreck may be Steve Bannon: The failure to repeal and replace Obamacare would be a stinging defeat for Trump. But it would be an even bigger defeat for Paul Ryan, who has all but staked his Speakership on passing this bill. And in the hall of mirrors that is Washington, the big winner to emerge out of the health-care debacle could be Steve Bannon. That’s because Bannon has been waging war against Ryan for years. For Bannon, Ryan is the embodiment of the “globalist-corporatist” Republican elite. A... more »
Health Care in America - Paying More and Getting Less
With Obamacare and Trumpcare taking up a great deal of the media's attention over the past month, I wanted to take a look at a little-discussed aspect of health care in the United States, how spending on health care in America compares to that of other nations. According to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, here is a graphic showing how health care spending compares among developed nations: You'll notice that U.S. per capita spending on health care is more than twice the OECD average of $3,620. Actually, higher spending levels on health care in the United States could be a good th... more »
GORSUCH SHOULDN’T BE CONFIRMED UNTIL WE KNOW THE PERSON WHO...
Robert Reich - 11 hours ago
GORSUCH SHOULDN’T BE CONFIRMED UNTIL WE KNOW THE PERSON WHO PICKED HIM IS CLEARED OF WRONGDOING Neil Gorsuch shouldn’t be confirmed until Trump comes clean. Nominating a new justice of the Supreme Court is one of the most important responsibilities of a president. But until we know Trump is a legitimate president, he can’t be presumed to have the authority to make such a pick. First, we need to be sure Trump didn’t collaborate with Russia to rig the election. The FBI says it has enough “credible evidence” that Trump aides colluded with Russian operatives to affect the outcome of ... more »
Former Trump Campaign Manager Manafort Has Volunteered To Testify Before House Intelligence Panel
*Washington Post*: *Manafort volunteered to be interviewed by the House Intelligence Committee in its Russia probe* The House Intelligence Committee chairman said Friday that Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, has volunteered to be interviewed before his committee, which is investigating alleged ties between Trump campaign officials and Russia as well as the Kremlin’s activities in the 2016 election. Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said that Manafort’s lawyer “contacted the committee yesterday to offer the committee the opportunity to interview his client.... more »
World News Briefs -- March 24, 2017
*Reuters:* *U.S. sanctions 30 firms, individuals for aiding Iran, North Korea arms programs* The United States has imposed sanctions on 30 foreign companies or individuals for transferring sensitive technology to Iran for its missile program or for violating export controls on Iran, North Korea and Syria, the State Department said on Friday. Eleven companies or individuals from China, North Korea or the United Arab Emirates were sanctioned for technology transfers that could boost Tehran's ballistic missile program, the State Department said in a statement. *Read more *.... *MID... more »
Rod Liddle is shocked
Rod Liddle is shocked, *shocked*, when the BBC (occasionally) isn’t biased. This is one of those pieces that makes me wonder if we're redundant. Maybe it's time to hang up our keyboard; some of Rod's observations could have been lifted from these very pages. “(The DG Sir Tony Hall) would also be sanguine, hunkered down behind that familiar defence of: ‘If all sides think we’re biased then we must be getting it right’ — a self-justifying falsehood if ever there was one. “Hall will probably dispatch some overpaid, half-witted, oleaginous middle-managing BBC gimp to placate the c... more »
Musical Interlude: Dire Straits, “Private Investigations”
Dire Straits, “Private Investigations” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxS-ICzjO6I
The Poet: Fernando Pessoa, “I Don’t Know If The Stars Rule The World”
*“I Don’t Know If The Stars Rule The World”* “I don’t know if the stars rule the world, Or if Tarot or playing cards Can reveal anything. I don’t know if the rolling of dice Can lead to any conclusion. But I also don’t know If anything is attained By living the way most people do. Yes, I don’t know If I should believe in this daily rising sun Whose authenticity no one can guarantee me, Or if it would be better (because better or more convenient) To believe in some other sun, One that shines even at night, Some profound incandescence of things, Surpassing my understanding. For now... (Le... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Hattingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Thanks for stopping by!
"Life Is Hard?"
"Life is hard? True- but let's love it anyhow, though it breaks every bone in our bodies." - Edward Abbey "When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" - Sydney Harris
“Columnists”
*“Columnists”* by Fred Reed "In Washington, where the rice paddies of self-importance are nourished with the night soil of mendacity, columnists are viewed with the seriousness properly reserved for lung cancer. This is ridiculous. Columnists, the rodent class of journalism, have the dignity of carney barkers and merit the social standing of bellhops. It’s a living. For most of us, barely. A columnist’s job is to tell readers things that they already believe. His function is purely confirmatory. What he confirms may be nonsense, and often is, but this is irrelevant. There is after... more »
"Only One Thing..."
“There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience, and that is not learning from experience.” - Archibald MacLeish
"Security Alert: Windows 10 Has Been Quietly Logging EVERY KEYSTROKE You Type And Sending It To Microsoft (This Is How To Stop It)"
*"Security Alert: Windows 10 Has Been Quietly Logging EVERY KEYSTROKE * *You Type And Sending It To Microsoft (This Is How To Stop It)"* by Mac Slavo "Yesterday we reported that an international group of hackers claim they have breached Apple’s iCloud user database and stolen 300 million usernames and passwords. The group has threatened to initiate a widespread factory reset on April 7th, 2017, potentially wiping out data on tens of millions of iPhones and iCloud accounts should Apple fail to pay a ransom. But that breach by nefarious hackers, while serious, is nothing compared to wh... more »
ontario librarians: should the ola support staffless libraries?
This week, the Toronto Public Library announced plans to open libraries with no staff. Not just no librarians -- we've seen that in many places -- but no staff whatsoever. This was bad enough, but we were further horrified to see that the Ontario Library Association, a membership-based organization that is supposed to further the interests of libraries and librarians, seems to support this idea. OLA Executive Director had the *chutzpah* to re-frame this as "innovative". If you are a librarian in Ontario, I hope you will provide feedback to the OLA through this petition: The OLA Sho... more »
Right-wingers are blaming the terror attacks on ‘multiculturalism’. Well, they can fuck off. [OPINION]
The 22 March terrorist attack in London has, unsurprisingly, brought out the worst in many right-wing commentators. But in their attacks on both multiculturalism and Muslim communities, they are missing a vital point: as far-right extremism rises, one in three terror suspects are now white. Racist bile The usual suspects came up with their normal racist […] The post Right-wingers are blaming the terror attacks on ‘multiculturalism’. Well, they can fuck off. [OPINION] appeared first on The Canary.
TV host breaks ranks, exposing live on air the truth about state terrorism in Turkey [VIDEO]
A German reporter has just slammed the current Turkish regime, highlighting its state terrorism. And he did so on the world’s largest public broadcaster. Turkey taunts Germany There are currently rising tensions between Turkey and Germany (along with other European nations). And the Turkish regime has likened the German government and others to Nazis. The key issue is […] The post TV host breaks ranks, exposing live on air the truth about state terrorism in Turkey [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
Part of Britain’s railways was just taken into public ownership
Part of the UK’s rail infrastructure will be nationalised after a contract with National Express ends in October 2018. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) will take Midland Metro, a light rail/tram line in the West Midlands, into public ownership. TfWM, the transport arm of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), will then be able to […] The post Part of Britain’s railways was just taken into public ownership appeared first on The Canary.
A Labour council has decided to bulldoze 2,000 people’s homes [IMAGES]
On Thursday 23 March, a council estate with over 2,000 residents was officially condemned to demolition. The Labour council says this is for ‘regeneration’. But many residents and activists claim it is gentrification. The fight for a view? The Central Hill estate is in Upper Norwood near the Crystal Palace Triangle, in the London borough of Lambeth. […] The post A Labour council has decided to bulldoze 2,000 people’s homes [IMAGES] appeared first on The Canary.
The Obama Plot to Sabotage Trump
[image: the-obama-plot-to-sabotage-trump] Two days after FBI Director James Comey assured us there was no truth to President Trump's tweet about being wiretapped by Barack Obama, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Trump may have had more than just a small point.
Assange: Hillary, Intel Community Planning to Install Pence as POTUS
[image: assange-hillary-intel-community-planning-to-install-pence-as-potus] Assange claims that a Hillary-backed palace coup is being planned. Does he have hard evidence?
Deep State's Relentless Attacks on Trump
[image: deep-state-s-relentless-attacks-on-trump] The federal government's long-rumored "Deep State" has been forced into the open by the Trump election, and that's a good thing.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 24, 2017
The Izumo and the Kaga, Japan’s Helicopter carriers Newsline *RT: **Japan commissions new $1bn Izumo-class helicopter carrier amid tensions with China* Japan's new, $1-billion helicopter destroyer ‘Kaga’ has entered service. The 248-meter-long destroyer can reportedly carry up to 28 aircraft, including helicopters involved in searching for Chinese submarines amid the deepening row in the South China Sea. Maritime Self Defense Force commanders inaugurated the ship at the Japan Marine United shipyard in Yokohama near Tokyo. The ‘Kaga’ is docked there next to its sister ship, the ‘Iz... more »
Loads Of Power Players Don’t Want You To Tune Into A Conference On The Israel Lobby And American Policy, But Ignorance Ain’t Bliss
*-by Skip Kaltenheuser* In what amounts to bewildering media malpractice, mainstream media always gives massive coverage to the annual AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) policy conference at the end of this month, while basically ignoring a humble but critical counterweight, taking place this year on Friday the 24th. That counterweight may seem a knight-errant’s tilt at a windmill, but it’s the fourth annual conference examining the Israel lobby’s outsized influence on US Foreign policy, and it’s intellectual depth has always proved impressive. No coverage the first ... more »
Taken from Wikipedia: "The adjective Orwellian connotes an attitude and a policy of control by propaganda, surveillance, misinformation, denial of truth, and manipulation of the past." And now, 67 years after the death of George Orwell, we have a famous American university, Harvard, adopting a full-blown Orwellian clamp-down of any American who wants to know and/or spread the Actual Truth! Welcome to the new dark ages...
------------------------------ *Harvard University has established a modern version of the Catholic Church’s Index Librorum Prohibitorum, a list of prohibited online publications which are tagged as “fake” and “false”, broadly following the politically tainted “List” of censored independent and alternative media. **As we recall the Catholic Church’s Index was a list of books “deemed heretical, anti-clerical or lascivious”.1 * Ex Cathedra, Harvard has decided in one fell swoop that virtually the entire US based “Alternative Media” pertaining to tens of thousands of authors would be ... more »
OK Senator Resigns After Being Arrested for Engaging in Child Prostitution
[image: prostitution]After caught red-handed soliciting child prostitution in a hotel, this state senator was arrested and has now resigned.
SWAT Raids Man’s Home over $100 in Pot, Shoot at Him 57 Times, Paralyze Him, Then Lie About It
[image: raid]A Myrtle Beach man was nearly killed, left paralyzed after police shot him 57 times in a raid, after an informant bought $100 worth of pot from him.
Is a National Government Necessary for National Defense?
[image: undefined] Gordon Tullock used to taunt anarchists by asserting that if the USA abolished its government, people would not have to worry about the Russians taking over the country because “the Mexicans would get here first.” This little story actually incorporates a common objection to anarchy—namely, the idea that because, if a country abolished its government, other countries would not necessarily follow suit, the governments of those other countries would be free to, and would, simply take over the country that, lacking a government, also lacked an effective means of def... more »
Is a National Government Necessary for National Defense?
[image: undefined] Gordon Tullock used to taunt anarchists by asserting that if the USA abolished its government, people would not have to worry about the Russians taking over the country because “the Mexicans would get here first.” This little story actually incorporates a common objection to anarchy—namely, the idea that because, if a country abolished its government, other countries would not necessarily follow suit, the governments of those other countries would be free to, and would, simply take over the country that, lacking a government, also lacked an effective means of def... more »
Is a National Government Necessary for National Defense?
[image: undefined] Gordon Tullock used to taunt anarchists by asserting that if the USA abolished its government, people would not have to worry about the Russians taking over the country because “the Mexicans would get here first.” This little story actually incorporates a common objection to anarchy—namely, the idea that because, if a country abolished its government, other countries would not necessarily follow suit, the governments of those other countries would be free to, and would, simply take over the country that, lacking a government, also lacked an effective means of def... more »
Is a National Government Necessary for National Defense?
[image: undefined] Gordon Tullock used to taunt anarchists by asserting that if the USA abolished its government, people would not have to worry about the Russians taking over the country because “the Mexicans would get here first.” This little story actually incorporates a common objection to anarchy—namely, the idea that because, if a country abolished its government, other countries would not necessarily follow suit, the governments of those other countries would be free to, and would, simply take over the country that, lacking a government, also lacked an effective means of def... more »
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Vicki Nash challenges the claim that unemployment in a precarious economy is generally a matter of choice rather than the absence thereof. And Jia Tolentino argues that we shouldn't pretend there's any value in being forced to work oneself to death: It does require a fairly dystopian strain of doublethink for a company to celebrate how hard and how constantly its employees must work to make a living, given that these companies are themselves setting the terms. And yet this type of faux-inspirational tale has been appearing more lately, both in c... more »
Transpicuous Views: Collecting Data from the Data Collector, part 2
Today I sat down and had another conversation with Denice and "Stan" the Data Collector for the Sphere Alliance. I dug in a bit deeper for clarification on several points. As usual, Observe and use your discernment. love d Transpicuous Views: Collecting Data from the Data Collector, part 2 by breakingthesilence on Scribd
Report: North Korea Preparing For Another Nuclear Test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is pictured at the Headquarters of Large Combined Unit 966 of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on March 1, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS/File Photo *Reuters*: *North Korea maintains readiness for nuclear test at any time: South Korea* North Korea has maintained readiness to conduct a new nuclear test at any time, a South Korean military official said on Friday, amid a report of a possible test within days as Pyongyang defies international pressure. U.S. and South K... more »
Mosul Campaign Day 156, March 23, 2017
Poor weather again hindered the Iraqi forces (ISF). The Federal Police haltedtheir operations for the day because air support was limited by rain. The Golden Division seizedthe Yabessat neighborhood in the southwest section of the Old City. The ISF have still only penetrated the perimeter of the district, and it looks like there will be many hard days of fighting before they’re done and move on to the rest of the Mosul. The Iraqi forces proved that they were an unreliable and disingenuous when it came to casualties in the war against the Islamic State. The story began March 22, w... more »
Never Forget Odessa!
*A Call for an April 10 International Day of Solidarity with the People of Odessa!* The Odessa Solidarity Campaign is calling for an International Day of Solidarity with the People of Odessa on April 10, 2017, to draw attention to the Ukrainian government’s repression of anti-fascist activists in that city. We are calling for rallies, vigils and demonstrations outside Ukrainian embassies and consular offices around the world. April 10 is a date of great significance to all Odessans, as it marks the day in 1944 when Odessa was liberated from years of fascist occupation. February 2... more »
A Federal Court Just Ruled Cops Can Go to Wrong House, Kill Innocent Homeowner and Walk Free
[image: court]A disturbing precedent was set in a federal court ruling in favor of cops who went to the wrong house, didn't ID themselves and killed the homeowner.
Report: US Airstrikes Slaughter 230 Innocent Civilians in a Single Night in Mosul
[image: airstrikes]According to reports, scores of women and children are being pulled from the rubble, left after US coalition forces rained down hell in Mosul.
“It’s been three tough years:” Macchiarini whistleblower cleared of previous charges
Karl-Henrik Grinnemo was worried. The doctor and clinical researcher at the Karolinska Institute was working with a high-profile surgeon who was performing a potentially life-saving procedure on patients, but Grinnemo saw that the patients weren’t doing very well. So in 2013, Grinnemo and three other doctors raised concerns about the work of Paolo Macchiarini. The […] The post “It’s been three tough years:” Macchiarini whistleblower cleared of previous charges appeared first on Retraction Watch.
A Post-Brexit Framework For Electricity Markets From The IEA
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public: The Institute of Economic Affairs has just published a damning indictment of UK energy policy: https://iea.org.uk/publications/a-post-brexit-framework-for-electricity-markets/ The con merchants at the Committee on Climate Change, along with successive govt ministers, have consistently argued that electricity bills have been coming down as a result of low […]
TIME FOR A CHANGE: Columnist Krugman, meet essayist Rich!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017Part 4—Our own music men, Over Here:* Last Friday night, Carl Bernstein said it was time for a change in the way cable news covers Trump. It's hard to argue with that! Could it also be time for a change Over Here, in our own liberal world? We actually think it is! In our view, the liberal world hit rock bottom last year when Donald J. Trump pulled an inside straight and ended up in the White House. When you lose to a ludicrous candidate like that, it's almost surely time for a change in your own tribe's pitiful practices. In what way should our liberal wor... more »
The Mainichi: Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Archives Part I
Tragic images of the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing. The US censored images such as these: http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170321/hre/00m/0na/001000d
Gunphobia: Preschooler Suspended for Having a Spent .22 Shell Casing
[image: gunphobia-preschooler-suspended-for-having-a-spent-22-shell-casing] “Guns, hunting, etc., are not subjects that are to be discussed in school,” informed the administrator. So read a letter sent to Collinsville, Illinois, resident Kristy Jackson, the mother of a four-year-old boy suspended for seven days.
Pennsylvania High-Schooler Sues Over Transgender in Locker Room
[image: pennsylvania-high-schooler-sues-over-transgender-in-locker-room] A Pennsylvania high-school student is suing his school district for allegedly forcing him to share a locker room with a transgender student and threatening him for complaining about the situation.
High Radiation Levels Prevent Robots from Exploring Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1
Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) is losing patience with robots sent into Fukushima's reactor buildings as high radiation levels prevent their operation: Kohei Tomida and Masanobu Higashiyama.) Nuke watchdog critical as robot failures mount at Fukushima plant THE ASAHI SHIMBUN March 24, 2017 at 17:50 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201703240064.html Units 1 and 3 are particularly hot. Efforts to investigate Unit 1 have been unsuccessful and unit 3 is altogether too hot for any robotic investigation. Consequently, reactor conditions remain "mysterious" and TEPCO contin... more »
French Presidential Contender Le Pen Meets Russian President Putin At The Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Marine Le Pen in Moscow. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS *Reuters:* *Russia's Putin meets French presidential contender Le Pen in Kremlin* President Vladimir Putin granted an audience to French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen in the Kremlin on Friday, bestowing a level of international recognition that has so far eluded her in the countdown to France's presidential election. Opinion polls show Le Pen getting through to the second, decisive round of the French presidential election on May 7 but then losing to ce... more »
Labour had a historic election win yesterday. But you probably missed it.
If you blinked, you may have missed a by-election on Thursday 23 March. But in it, Labour won five council seats. And it’s a historic first for the party. As it’s only been fielding candidates in this area since 2009. Sorry, where…? The City of London’s Common Council, also known as the Corporation of London, […] The post Labour had a historic election win yesterday. But you probably missed it. appeared first on The Canary.
The Daily Mail reaches peak hysteria in identifying a new terrorist threat [OPINION]
The Daily Mail has discovered a brand new terrorist threat. And it’s one we should all be aware of because it’s very scary. It’s called Google. And The Daily Mail has discovered it took just “two minutes” to learn how to mount a terrorist attack using a vehicle. Seriously? Okay, there is a lot of nasty stuff […] The post The Daily Mail reaches peak hysteria in identifying a new terrorist threat [OPINION] appeared first on The Canary.
Over 4 million people have watched the moment BBC Newsnight was forced to face an uncomfortable truth
A Guardian journalist forced BBC Newsnight to face an uncomfortable truth on 22 March. And the video of it has already had over four million views. BBC Newsnight presenter Evan Davis was speaking to Guardian journalist Simon Jenkins following the Westminster attack. Davis noted that, following such incidents, we have to choose whether to ‘maximise’ […] The post Over 4 million people have watched the moment BBC Newsnight was forced to face an uncomfortable truth appeared first on The Canary.
Someone spotted a link between Nigel Farage and the London attack, and now everyone’s sharing it
A social media user spotted a link between Nigel Farage and the 22 March London attack. And it’s going viral for all the right reasons: Nigel Farage is 52 and from Kent. So is the alleged Westminster attacker. When will we tackle this problem of 52-year-olds from Kent? — SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) March 23, 2017 The […] The post Someone spotted a link between Nigel Farage and the London attack, and now everyone’s sharing it appeared first on The Canary.
UKIP tries to take back control from its biggest donor – and gets a £200,000 bill in response
Arron Banks was a prominent figure in UKIP. He was one of the party’s biggest ever donors. But Banks has since been pushed out of the party. And he has consequently sent it a £200,000 bill for services he claims to have provided. Arron Banks Banks became a controversial figure within UKIP after the party’s […] The post UKIP tries to take back control from its biggest donor – and gets a £200,000 bill in response appeared first on The Canary.
Katie Hopkins just lost the right to call anyone a ‘precious snowflake’. Ever.
In the wake of the 22 March London attacks, much of the UK united in respectful grief and soldiered on. But one section went into complete meltdown. Despite all their bravado, when the shit hit the fan, Katie Hopkins and her rent-a-mob hit the panic button. They are the ‘precious snowflakes’. Put on your big girl pants Katie […] The post Katie Hopkins just lost the right to... Visit www.thecanary.co to read more.
John McDonnell has declared war on McDonald’s over the treatment of its staff [IMAGES]
John McDonnell has waded into a row between McDonald’s and its employees, after the fast food put a controversial clause in its social media policy. McDonald’s isn’t lovin’ it ‘Maccy D’s’ staffs’ personal social media says they’re not allowed to mention affiliation with “any political organisation”. In documents passed to The... Visit www.thecanary.co to read more.
Former Egyptian Leader Hosni Mubarak Is Freed After 6 Years In Detention
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak looks towards his supporters during celebrations of the 43rd anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, at Maadi military hospital on the outskirts of Cairo, October 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany *New York Times*: *Hosni Mubarak Is Freed, to Dismay of Many in Egypt* CAIRO — Six years after roaring crowds ousted him at the peak of the Arab Spring, former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt was freed on Friday from the Cairo hospital where he had been detained, capping a long and largely fruitless effort to hold him accountable for human right... more »
Did North Korea Steal $81 Million From The New York Federal Reserve Last Year?
FBI offices in Los Angeles and New York have been leading an international investigation into the February 2016 incident, in which hackers breached Bangladesh Bank's systems and withdrew money from its account at the New York Fed (seen above) *Daily Mail*: *Did Kim Jong-Un pull off one the biggest bank robberies in history? FBI investigates cyber-theft of $81m from central bank of Bangladesh held at the New York Federal Reserve* * Last year, $81million was stolen in cyber heist from Bangladesh Bank * The bank held the money at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York * FBI believes that... more »
Learning about the laws of physics isn't a "yes we can" pissing contest
After Sabine Hossenfelder wrote her critique of "the world is a simulation" paradigm, I was a bit jealous about one apparent phenomenon: that her readers seemed to agree with her. Well, it didn't last long. After Scott Aaronson vented his absolutely stupid ideas about the same problem, many of his computer-science-worshiping but otherwise uneducated readers were apparently redirected to Hossenfelder's blog and started to give her a hard time. The most obnoxious troll that repeatedly posted at Backreaction is nicknamed _Shorty, a man from the British Columbia who loves his air gun, ... more »
Budget Crisis? What Budget Crisis?
Content Multimedia - 15 hours ago
By Vance Ginn, Bill Peacock, Talmadge Heflin
16 Years Of European Terrorism In One Chart
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* Hat tip* Zero Hedge.*
Ousted editor speaks: I did not manipulate citations
Last month, a publisher announced that one of its editors had resigned, following accusations he’d asked authors to cite particular papers, boosting his profile and that of journals where he worked. The publisher declined to name the editor. But when an anonymous report began circulating about the incident, the publisher named the researcher: Artemi Cerdà, […] The post Ousted editor speaks: I did not manipulate citations appeared first on Retraction Watch.
A new game on social media encourages abuse against children
A new game called Letter X uses the social media app Snapchat as a platform for children to abuse and bully each other. The game begins when one child picks a victim that they and their friends know. People then take it in turns to message the victim the most cruel insults they can think of. […] The post A new game on social media encourages abuse against children appeared first on The... Visit www.thecanary.co to read more.
This Is What Passes For Live TV In Today's Venezuela
*Reuters:* *Maduro's awkward TV shows raise hackles amid Venezuela crisis* CARACAS (Reuters) - A single mom tells Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, on live television that she cannot afford to adequately feed her four kids, and he quickly changes the subject to joke about her foreign-sounding name, Joandry Smith. A girl complains that hungry classmates are fainting at school, and Maduro chides her for not doing more for them. A boy says he missed a big soccer game because he was hospitalized, and Maduro recommends he find it on YouTube. The unpopular leftist president's hours... more »
2017.03.24
Jag tror att det som hände med skrivandet var att det kom under samma tryck som allt annat i livet, och upphörde att vara fritt. Det blev utsatt för skam och skuld. Som hur man skämdes som barn över att alltid ha gjort den sämsta målningen, att vara den mest omusikaliska, att inte kunna få … Continue reading 2017.03.24 →
Inadvertent value judgement
Having just seen Joanna Gosling introduce witnesses of similar terrorist attacks in various European countries, I couldn’t help but notice that similar testimonies from one particular country were conspicuously absent. I do realise that the BBC could easily excuse this editorial decision by saying that they were confining this item to “Europe” (for some reason) but since the particular style of attack, i.e., car-ramming and stabbing was the specific M.O. employed and encouraged by Mahmoud Abbas’s PA, it ought to have been of some interest to the UK audience. Of course, the BBC i... more »
Will Ryan Postpone The TrumpCare Vote Again Today?
Would it change your negative feelings towards Trump voters-- not the racists, the others-- if you understood the "sea of despair" their lives have become? That's how the *Washington Post* described their state of mind yesterday, based largely on a new report from the Brookings Institution, Mortality and Morbidity in the 21st Century. The researchers found that "deaths of despair"-- deaths from suicide, from drug overdose, from alcohol-related liver diseases-- are on the upswing among non-Hispanic whites, the American working class. They make the point that it isn't just an Appala... more »
Incompetence At State
Rex Tillerson recently told the* Journal Review*, "“I didn’t want this job, I didn’t seek this job,” but he took it because "“my wife told me I’m supposed to do this.” He may be having second thoughts. Certainly others are. Jonathan Freedland writes that Tillerson's remarks could be read as: a coded admission that he knows he is not qualified to be secretary of state, that he’s in way over his head – but we shouldn’t blame him, because it wasn’t his idea. On this reading, the secretary of state is, if anything, pointing an accusing finger at his boss: I know I’m rubbish at this, b... more »
Dangers of the witch hunt in Washington
Peter Neal Peregrine, Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies, Lawrence University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers at hearing on allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta As an anthropologist, I know that all groups of people use informal practices of social control in day-to-day interactions. Controlling disruptive behavior is necessary for maintaining social order, but the forms of control vary. How will President Donald Trump control behavior he finds disruptive? The question came to me when Trump called the investigation of Russian interference in the... more »
IF HE LOSES ON HEALTH CARE, WILL TRUMP BECOME MORE POPULAR WITH HIS BASE?
The GOP health care bill will be voted on today, and failure is quite possible. Team Trump is throwing Paul Ryan under the bus: Mr. Trump has told four people close to him that he regrets going along with Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s plan to push a health care overhaul before unveiling a tax cut proposal more politically palatable to Republicans. He said ruefully this week that he should have done tax reform first when it became clear that the quick-hit health care victory he had hoped for was not going to materialize on Thursday, the seventh anniversary of the act’s passage, when the leg... more »
The ‘Retail Apocalypse’ Is Officially Descending Upon America
The ‘Retail Apocalypse’ Is Officially Descending upon America by Carey Wedler, http://theantimedia.org/ (ANTIMEDIA) Consumerism has long been a defining element of American society, but retail giants are now shutting down thousands of their locations amid a long-anticipated “retail apocalypse,” as Business Insider describes it. The outlet reports that over the next couple months, more than 3,500 stores are expected to […]
Musical Interlude: Yanni, Acroyali, “Standing In Motion”
Yanni, Acroyali, “Standing In Motion” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh4mJw1r8SQ
Russian Black Cash and Black Ops: The Power Vertical
Via RFERL: http://www.rferl.org/a/power-vertical-russia-black-cash-money-laundering-occrp/28384868.html “THE POWER VERTICAL: Black Cash And Black Ops, March 22, 2017, by Brian Whitmore Some of the … Continue reading →
Putin’s Weaponized Laundromat – The Daily Vertical
Via RFERL: http://www.rferl.org/a/daily-vertical-putin-weaponized-laundromat/28381915.html “The Daily Vertical: Putin’s Weaponized Laundromat (Transcript) March 21, 2017, by Brian Whitmore The views expressed in … Continue reading →
Chemicals In America - Who's Protecting Us?
With the Trump Administration planning significant changes to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and signalling that it could cut the EPA's budget by up to 25 percent, one has to wonder who will be there to protect Americans. Fortunately, the recent launching of a new initiative that has sprung up out of nowhere gives us a sense of how future consumer protection could evolve, particularly when it comes to the chemicals that we find in the environment today. Here's the announcement of the formation of the Campaign for Accuracy in Public Health Research (CAPHR), a rather warm ... more »
The Trump Syllabus: Duck Input Needed!
Even though ISA provided some much-needed group therapy, in the end we still need to grapple with and teach about #45. I was inspired by some ideas in syllabi 1, 2, and 3, but I also needed some background information and topics that are geared towards a non-American audience. On top of it, I left the theme of […]
Firefighters valiantly resuscitate a tiny dog who died in a fire
When a fire broke out and engulfed a Santa Monica apartment, a small dog quickly succumbed to the overwhelming heat and smoke. He wasn’t breathing and had no pulse, and one fireman wasted no time administering CPR. Within 20 minutes, the dog was breathing on his own and able to walk, thanks to the dedication of these heroes, chiefly firefighter Andrew Klein. On Tuesday, March 21st at 4:05 pm, the Santa Monica Fire Department began receiving numerous calls about an apartment building fire. A unit arrived minutes later and began battling the blaze, hacking a hole in the roof to allo... more »
False claims on low-carbon energy are damaging UK
By Paul Homewood http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/03/23/false-claims-low-carbon-energy-damaging-uk/ From the Telegraph: The Committee on Climate Change was established by the 2008 Climate Change Act to act as the climate policy equivalent of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee. Ministers and Parliament are required by law to rely on its advice. Arguably this role gives the committee […]
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From Jenna Orkin Russian politician Denis Voronenkov shot dead in Kiev, Ukraine ... Arctic ice falls to record winter low after polar 'heatwaves' Two black holes collide, proving Einstein was right:video Maddow Election Bombshell: FBI Agent at Center of Disproven Hillary Email Scandal was Paid By Michael Flynn How the Westminster terror attack in London unfolded Police raid 6 addresses and arrest 7 people in connection to the London attack PC Keith Palmer's death sparks questions over whether all parliamentary police should be armed Every crisis breeds an opportunity. Here’... more »
Age of Autism and Skyhorse Publishing Offering FREE eBook: It's Not a Perfect World But I'll Take It!
Age of Autism and Skyhorse Publishing are thrilled to offer a FREE e-book of It’s Not a Perfect World But I’ll Take It for a limited time! This is a $12.99 value! Click here and use the code “aoa-perfect” to...
Safeminds Presents an Interview with Autistic Autism Advocate James Williams
NOTE: We're pleased to share this interview from our sponsor Safeminds. While many of our own children can not self-advocate, and the term has become tarnished by many in the Neurodiversity movement, it's important and we welcome those with autism...
Watch "ObamaGate Bombshell - Bigger Than Watergate, 1555"
https://youtu.be/rFAjp4R6g8g If this report by Bill Still is accurate and the Montgomery hard disks exist then this story could indeed be bigger than Watergate. However it will be a cold day in hell before the Obama worshipping, Clinton supporting, Trump hating BBC ever report such a story.
Pro-settlement hardliner Friedman confirmed as US envoy to Israel per BBC News
This BBC report http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39375961 contains the usual BBC anti President Donald Trump trigger words - hardliner and right wing prominent amongst them. However it also includes this line: 'The Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of their promised future state - but Israel claims the entire city as its undivided capital.' Is that really all the Palestinians want? Hamas want all of Jerusalem, all of Israel and as many dead Jews as possible, ditto Hezbollah, and do Fatah/PLO/The Palestinian Authority really want anything less than that?
Cypriot Banks, Companies also Involved in the “Russian Laundromat”
From Cyprus Business Mail: “Cypriot banks, companies also involved in the “Russian Laundromat” ON MARCH 23, 2017 By Stelios Orphanides … Continue reading →
Mighty American chestnut poised for return to America's forests
Yes and let us get on with all those other wiped out trees. Our forests are expanding, but they need this diversity and also ample fruit productivity for humanity to also use. After all chestnuts were a food mainstay. i have been always conscious of just how much damage was inflicted since Contact and particularly until relatively recently as the population boomed. It was unnecessary but also inevitable because of human ignorance. we are largely over all that and complete restoration is now plausible and enrichment and optimization is also possible... . *Mighty American che... more »
How a 94-Year-Old Genius May Save the Planet
The great truth is that there are few geniuses but many get a glimpse mastering some specialty. They then slip into making a living teaching it all and natually lose the inventive edge. Soon enough they consider themselves over the hill which is rubbish. Genius is pursuing important question with the skills at hand. This chap has pursued the problem of the battery for decades. He never gave it up and what makes it so fruitful is that the problem is so intractable. It took me twenty years to figure out how to build the Great pyramid using Bronze Age tech. Yet once... more »
Top 15 Discoveries & Implications of Wikileaks CIA Vault 7
The one remarkable discovery that we have made is that when folks in a hierarchical structure initiate activity that can be understood as treason, they effectively authorize all their underlings to discover ways to betray them. A corollary to all this is that if Wikileaks did not exist it would simply be created some where else. In short, the politicized CIA turned naturally into a sieve. This is a real unintended consequence. The big lesson here is that our loyal secret military research programs will remain so only if loyalty to the USA is certain. Read this and understa... more »
Bald Eagles Keep Dying From Lead Poisoning And No One's Talking About It
Cannot all raptors in particular be treated as protected from hunting? Are they? Why is enforcement impossible? I suspect that it is and that the hunters themselves need to act responsibly and be charged with responsibility. Our hunting methods are not changing much and that needs to also be rethought. Particularly now that game populations are recovering and we will need to begin planned commercial harvesting in order to advance proper husbandry. Wild deer, wild moose and wild turkeys are right there on top of the list. At present our methods are not that good which dis... more »
Keeping the Myth and the Islamic State Alive
*March 23, 2017* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Joint Syrian-Russian-Iranian operations against foreign-funded and armed militant groups across Syrian territory have incrementally dismantled and frustrated the fighting capacity of groups including the so-called Islamic State, Al Nusra, Al Qaeda, and a myriad of other fronts coordinated and arrayed from abroad against Damascus. With the Russian intervention in late 2015, considerable air power was applied to these militant fronts' logistical lines extending beyond Syria's borders. As the supplies were cut, Syrian forces and their allies ... more »
Dachel Wake Up: Two Stories from the San Francisco Chronicle: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr./Vaccines
Two Stories from the San Francisco Chronicle: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr./Vaccines March 22, 2017, Keep perspective on Trump pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for vaccine safety panel By Leah Durant “President Trump recently selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a...
Thoughts on Healthcare Insurance, etc.
*Part One* Life is risky. So people have learned to mitigate that risk by paying for insurance, which spreads the risk out like a bookmaker spreads his bets to balance his book (so that he always wins). Healthcare was never an entitlement but Barack and friends elevated it to that status without a way to make it affordable to anyone. Thus the ObamaCare system collapsed just as the Democrats knew that it would. They hoped to install a full socialist healthcare system with death panels for people who were too old to continue to pay in. That's how it worked, it's not a secret. But then... more »
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 3/24/2017”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 3/24/2017” * By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Donald Trump was mocked by the mainstream media (MSM) for saying Obama “wiretapped” or spied on Trump and his top advisors. This week, Trump was proven 100% correct when information came out that President-elect Trump and his transition team were, in fact, wrapped up in government surveillance. Information was illegally leaked to the press, and identities were illegally “unmasked” to discredit and embarrass the incoming President and his team. This makes Watergate look like a squirt gun fight, and this investigat... more »
Europe-Russia Gas Pipeline Wars
Major Russian Gas Pipelines to Europe, by Samuel Baily via Wikimedia Last Tuesday we learned: “Russia and Ukraine edge closer to ‘gas war’ Gazprom demands payment of half a billion pounds in arrears in move seen by some as punishment for aligning with EU” By Shaun Walker in Moscow, theguardian.com, Tuesday 29 October 2013 “The […]
Italian Communities Block Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) to Save Ancient Olive Trees-Environment
40°18’22.0″N 18°23’02.4″E https://www.facebook.com/comitato.notap/ From Bankwatch.org: “Italian communities block pipeline works to save ancient olive trees , by Elena Gerebizza, Energy campaigner … Continue reading →
Does this robot want your job?
Ethical Technology - 21 hours ago
Join us on Facebook Live for a discussion with NYIT Professor Kevin LaGrandeur as he argues that the real threat to American jobs isn’t flesh-and-blood foreign workers. It’s robots and computers. https://www.facebook.com/events/392673634451063/
Is Judicial Review Compatible with Democracy?
Ethical Technology - 21 hours ago
Many countries have constitutions that protect individual rights. Strong form judicial review (hereinafter ‘strong JR’) is the practice whereby courts, usually the ‘supreme’ court in a given jurisdiction, have the final power to strike down legislation that they perceive to be in conflict with constitutionally protected rights. The United States and Ireland are two jurisdictions in which strong JR prevails; the UK and New Zealand are two jurisdictions where it does not. In the US, judicial review was not enshrined in the original text of the constitution, but it was endorsed in th... more »
Judge Neil Gorsuch Says the Declaration of Independence Is Not Foundational Law
Under questioning by Ben Sasse, Republican Senator from Nebraska, Judge Neil Gorsuch said that the Constitution is the foundational law. The Declaration of Independence is not, though it is informative of the background of the Constitution and should not be lightly discarded. Unfortunately, Judge Gorsuch did not discuss the fact that the Declaration of Independence is the primary statement of the philosophy behind the Constitution. He neglected to say that the Declaration of Independence is the American document that defines the legitimate purpose of government -- the protection ... more »
Report: NSA To Provide 'Smoking Gun' Proof That The Obama Administration Spied On The Trump Team
*FOX News:* *Potential 'smoking gun' showing Obama administration spied on Trump team, source says* Republican congressional investigators expect a potential “smoking gun” establishing that the Obama administration spied on the Trump transition team, and possibly the president-elect himself, will be produced to the House Intelligence Committee this week, a source told Fox News. Classified intelligence showing incidental collection of Trump team communications, purportedly seen by committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., and described by him in vague terms at a bombshell Wednesday... more »
Tweet For Today
This map shows the main attacks linked to radical Islamists in Europe since 2004 and in Turkey since 2015 pic.twitter.com/V2sf8mYoIa — AFP news agency (@AFP) March 23, 2017
Pentagon Is Denying Reports That They Shelved A Study That Found $125 Billion In Waste
*Military.com/Stars and Stripes:* *DOD Denies It Tried to Shelve Study That Found $125 Billion in Waste* WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department on Tuesday denied it tried to quash a 2015 study that found it could save $125 billion in noncombat administrative programs but admitted it has so far only found a small fraction of those savings. The department hopes to save $7.9 billion during the next five years through recommendations in the study of back-office waste, which itself cost about $9 million to complete, the Defense Department's acting deputy chief management officer told a H... more »
Israeli Soldiers Kill Another Palestinian Teenager in Ramallah
Published on Mar 23, 2017 Israeli soldiers have fatally shot a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian health officials say three other people were also wounded after Israeli troops opened fire on their car in the city of Ramallah. Israeli military claims that the Palestinian men threw fire bombs at Jewish people. The […]
Google Director’s Push for Computers Inside Human Brains Is ‘Anti-Christ,’ ‘Human Rights Abuse,’ Theologians Explain
Google is, of course, No Such Agency which is in charge of the Beast ‘666’ Network! – Google Director’s Push for Computers Inside Human Brains Is ‘Anti-Christ,’ ‘Human Rights Abuse,’ Theologians Explain by BRANDON SHOWALTER, http://www.christianpost.com/ Google’s director of engineering is saying implanting computers “inside our brains” is upon us, words theologians and Christian bioethicists consider a […]
BOMBSHELL: CIA Whistleblower Leaked Proof Trump Under “Systematic Illegal” Surveillance Over Two Years Ago: FBI Sat On It
BOMBSHELL: CIA Whistleblower Leaked Proof Trump Under “Systematic Illegal” Surveillance Over Two Years Ago: FBI Sat On It by ZeroPointNow, http://www.zerohedge.com The same day House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes gave a press conference disclosing that President Trump had been under “incidental surveillance,” Attorney and FreedomWatch Chairman, Larry Klayman, sent a letter to the House Committee on Intelligence imploring […]
Putin: The Russian President Says Something About The New World Order That Western Media Won’t Air
Putin: The Russian President Says Something About The New World Order That Western Media Won’t Air by Arjun Walia, Collective Evolution, via http://www.lewrockwell.com/ George Orwell once said that “in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” Since he offered those words decades ago, we have seen deceit become a pervasive and global problem, […]
Potential ‘Smoking Gun’ Showing Obama Administration Spied on Trump Team, Source Says
Potential ‘Smoking Gun’ Showing Obama Administration Spied on Trump Team, Source Says by James Rosen, http://www.foxnews.com/ Classified intelligence showing incidental collection of Trump team communications, purportedly seen by committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., and described by him in vague terms at a bombshell Wednesday afternoon news conference, came from multiple sources, Capitol Hill sources told Fox News. […]
Picture Of The Day
Strangers consoled Mrs Cochran as she lay on the bridge next to a toppled postcard stand before an ambulance arrived *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this Daily Mail link .... *They thought they were on a dream vacation but yesterday afternoon 'ISIS' attacker left Utah man crumpled and dead after hurling him over bridge and his wife bloodied and weeping in a pile of scattered postcards in image that went around the world* (Daily Mail).
NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Suspects That Russia Is Supplying The Taliban
Commander of U.S. Forces in Europe, General Curtis Scaparrotti speaks during a news conference in Tallinn, Estonia, March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins *NBC*: *Top U.S. General in Europe Says Russia May Be Supplying Taliban in Afghanistan* Russia may be influencing and supplying the Taliban in Afghanistan, the top U.S. general in Europe said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, who also serves as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, told Senators that Russia's role in Afghanistan seemed to be growing, according to Reut... more »
The Republican War On Immigrants Melds Perfectly Into Their War On Science
*And a delightful dining companion* *One of the brilliant innovations of the Trump phenomenon has been the turning of expertise into a class issue. Formerly, scientists were political liabilities only insofar as their work clashed with the teachings of TV Bible-thumpers. Now, any person who in any way disputes popular misconceptions-- that balancing a budget is just like balancing a checkbook, that two snowfalls in a week prove global warming isn't real, that handguns would have saved Jews from the Holocaust or little kids from the Sandy Hook massacre-- is part of an elitist conspi... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 23, 2017
*Dawood Azami, BBC*: *Why Sangin's fall to the Taliban matters* The Taliban's capture of the strategically-located Sangin, once considered the deadliest battlefield for US and British troops in Afghanistan, will increase the group's mobility in the north of the province and give it control of an important supply line with the provincial capital Lashkar Gah The Taliban has already captured a few of the 14 districts of Helmand, which borders Pakistan. According to some estimates, the insurgent group now controls more than half of the province, which produces the bulk of Afghanistan'... more »
World News Briefs -- March 23, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters:* *Police identify British-born attacker, victim count rises to four* The attacker who plowed a car through a throng of pedestrians and then stabbed a policeman outside Britain's parliament was named on Thursday as Khalid Masood, a British-born man who was once investigated by MI5 intelligence officers over concerns about violent extremism. The death toll from Wednesday's attack on the heart of Britain's democracy grew to five as police said one of the injured, a 75-year-man, had died in hospital after his life support was withdrawn. That number included Masood, 52, who ... more »
NSA Expected To Release “Smoking Gun” Proof Obama Spied On Trump
Congressional investigators expect that a potential “smoking gun” from the NSA establishing that the Obama administration spied on the Trump transition team
Timberland CEO: ‘I’d Rather Not See Blacks in My Boots’?
Reports that Timberland's CEO said derogatory things about black people wearing the company's products are fake news.
Native American Forum on Nuclear Issues 2017
. Western Shoshone, Timbisha Shoshone, Havasupai, Dine' and Paiute speak out on radioactive dumping in Native American communities By Ian Zabarte, Western Shoshone Secretary of the Native Community Action Council Censored News LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Native Americans are preparing to meet the renewed threat of the proposed Yucca Mountain High Level Nuclear Waste Repository by educating
The Case Of Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort And His Russian Connections
*NPR:* *Former Trump Campaign Head Manafort Was Paid Millions By A Putin Ally, AP Says* A Russian billionaire paid former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort millions of dollars to boost the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Associated Press reports. The new allegations arise months after Manafort resigned from the campaign amid concerns over his work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. "According to documents that we've reviewed, Paul Manafort secretly worked for a Russian oligarch who wanted him to promote Russian interests," the AP's Chad Day tells... more »
Neil Gorsuch And His Past Hostility Against Guantanamo Lawyers
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch did not address troubling claims he made about Guantanamo lawyers fabricating claims of abuse and torture. The post Neil Gorsuch And His Past Hostility Against Guantanamo Lawyers appeared first on Shadowproof.
HB 2 The 2016-17 Supplemental Budget Say No to Raiding the Rainy Day Fund
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By Vance Ginn, Talmadge Heflin
How the CIA Plants News Stories in the Media
Published on Mar 22, 2017 TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=22238 [NOTE: This video was produced for BoilingFrogsPost.com on September 30, 2011. It is being made available in its entirety here for the first time.] – It is no longer disputed that the CIA has maintained an extensive and ongoing relationship with news organizations and journalists, and […]
Security Alert: Windows 10 Has Been Quietly Logging EVERY KEYSTROKE You Type And Sending It To Microsoft (This Is How To Stop It)
Who is in charge of the Beast ‘666’ Network? No Such Agency! – See also: – NSA Partner in Crime? Microsoft Admits Windows 10 Auto-Spying Can’t Be Disabled – Security Alert: Windows 10 Has Been Quietly Logging EVERY KEYSTROKE You Type And Sending It To Microsoft (This Is How To Stop It) by Mac Slavo, http://www.SHTFplan.com […]
Question Is: When, Not If Collapse Will Occur | John Rubino
Published on Mar 23, 2017 John Rubino joins Silver Doctors to sound the alarm the system is poised to collapse and could collapse at any time… Rubino discusses the rise of inflation and the emerging populist sentiment. Rising inflation around the world shows we are heading into a period of rising instability. While the rich are […]
Keiser Report: Heading for Global War WW3
Published on Mar 23, 2017 Check Keiser Report website for more: http://www.maxkeiser.com/ In this episode of the Keiser Report Max and Stacy discuss the racket that is war. In the second half Max talks to JP Sottile of NewsVandal.com about trumping Trump and howling at the Moonves: how corporate media raked in the big bucks […]
The Trump - Russian - Surveillance Story Is All About Politics
*Eli Lake, Bloomberg*: *In Defense of Devin Nunes * One of the strangest turns in the story of Russia and the Trump campaign has been the recent outrage from Democrats over politicization of the investigation. This all centers on Chairman Devin Nunes, the Republican who is leading the House Intelligence Committee's investigation. He was an adviser to the Trump presidential transition. The White House asked him last month to talk to a reporter to rebut news stories that alleged Trump associates had many contacts with Russian intelligence officers. On Wednesday, Nunes briefed the p... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Trump's War Posture'
Posted on March 23, 2017 TRUMP’S WAR POSTURE Please post & distribute. MNN. Mar. 23, 2017. US President Trump is posturing for a war with China over North Korea. In effect, he said, “ We owe China $1.7 trillion and we are not paying any of it. We have power over them and will force them to do our bidding in North Korea. They will do as they are told, or we will nuke them”. https://
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