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Al Qaeda Rebranding Serves US Agenda
*March 25, 2017* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The RAND Corporation's recent piece titled, "Al Qaeda in Syria Can Change Its Name, but Not Its Stripes," all but admits what was already suspected about designated terrorist groups operating in Syria - that they are undergoing a transition in an attempt by their state sponsors to bolster their legitimacy and spare them from liquidation amid the shifting tides on the battlefield. The piece, written by Colin Clarke described by the RAND Corporation as a "political scientist at the RAND Corporation and an associate fellow at the Internationa... more »
The Zero Point of Systemic Collapse by Chris Hedges
dandelionsalad at The Zero Point of Systemic Collapse by Chris Hedges – Dandelion Salad - 14 minutes ago
by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Feb. 12, 2010 Crossposted from Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters Feb. 8, 2010 Aleksandr Herzen, speaking a century ago to a group of anarchists about how to overthrow the czar, reminded his listeners that it was not their job to save a dying system but to replace it: “We think […]
Tweet For Today
North Korea is preparing a nuclear test, analysts and US military warn, in fresh challenge to President Donald Trump https://t.co/24CLJhOq0r pic.twitter.com/1nBO0l9MlV — AFP news agency (@AFP) March 29, 2017
Musical Interlude: Hans Zimmer, “Time”
Hans Zimmer, “Time” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuAGGZNfUkU "The trouble is, you think you have time." - Buddha
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This rock structure is not only surreal -- it's real. The reason it's not more famous is that it is, perhaps, smaller than one might guess: the capstone rock overhangs only a few meters. Even so, the King of Wings outcrop, located in New Mexico, USA, is a fascinating example of an unusual type of rock structure called a hoodoo. Hoodoos may form when a layer of hard rock overlays a layer of eroding softer rock. *Click image for larger size.* Figuring out the details of incorporating this hoodoo into a night-sky photoshoot took over a year. Besides waiting for a suitably picturesque ... more »
Chet Raymo, “Stretching The Imagination”
*“Stretching The Imagination”* by Chet Raymo *“Professor, that stuff you spoke of in class this morning- about the beginning of the universe..."* Yes? *"Well, you know how you said that the universe began 14 billion years ago as an infinitely small point...?"* Yes, that appears to be the case. An explosion from a point of infinite energy. Space and time expanding from nothing. Matter coalescing from cooling radiation. Stars, galaxies... *"To tell the truth, I'm having a hard time believing it. I mean, the idea that everything that exists today, the billions and billions of galaxies, ... more »
The Universe
“It's no accident that when you look closely into the eyes of another, the very first thing you see, is yourself. That when you hold their hand, you can feel your own warmth. And that when you give of yourself, you give to yourself. Because, quite simply, both you and they are me. Freaky? Maybe. An accident? No.” “Let's get it started, uh-huh -” The Universe “Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!” -www.tut.com
Educational Sabotage
[image: educational-sabotage] The new discipline imposed on public schools is called restorative justice. Rather than punish a student through exclusion (suspension), restorative justice encourages the student who has misbehaved to reflect on his behavior, take responsibility and resolve to behave better in the future. The results of this new policy are: increased violence, drug use and gang activity.
The rise of anti-immigrant attitudes, violence and nationalism in Costa Rica
Caitlin Fouratt, Professor of International Studies, California State University, Long Beach at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 36 minutes ago
Workers wash freshly harvested bananas on a banana plantation near Parrita, Costa Rica. AP Photo/Kent Gilbert Costa Rica is often thought of as the “Switzerland of the Americas.” With a stable democracy and no standing army, the small Central American country of 4.8 million is often referred to as the “exception” to the conflict, violence and poverty faced in other Latin American countries. In particular, Costa Ricans pride themselves on their strong health care and education systems. But Costa Ricans have increasingly faced social and economic challenges that threaten their excep... more »
A Look At Some Sixth Generation Fighter Jet Designs
*Popular Mechanics: **'Sixth Generation' Fighters Jets Are Already Taking Shape* *The jets won't fly for another fifteen years, but are so complicated planning needs to start now.* The United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Japan are all in early planning stages for a so-called "sixth generation" of fighter jets. The jets won't fly until the 2030s, but governments around the world are already exploring designs. Fifth generation fighters were different from their fourth generation predecessors by incorporating stealth directly into the designs of aircraft, resulting in sleeke... more »
Trump's More Like Journey Or Confected Nashville Crap Than Like Punk Rock
When they were younger, music fans of a certain age had to choose-- Beatles or Stones. The next generation had a similar choice-- Pistols or Clash. I liked the Beatles-- a lot. I used to take acid when a new Beatles album came out so I could really get into it fully. But, like Trump, I was a Stones guy. By the time punk rock got going I was a dj on KSAN in San Francisco and KSJO in San Jose. Many people in the Bay Area will tell you that the first time they heard Anarchy In the U.K. or God Save the Queen was on one of my radio shows. Maybe other American DJs did live interviews wi... more »
Picture Of The Week
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* A sniper of the Iraqi Federal Police takes his position at a destroyed builiding near Islamic State fighters' positions at Bab al Jadid district in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, March 26, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal *WNU Editor*: A photo gallery on the battle for the *city of Mosul is here.*
Did the IRS ‘Fast Track’ Tax-Exempt Status for ‘After School Satan’ Clubs?
The Internal Revenue Service granted nonprofit status in 2014 to an organization that now sponsors "After School Satan" clubs, two years before they were created.
Iran: Russia Can Use Iranian Military Bases ‘On Case By Case Basis
*RT*: *Russia can use Iranian military bases ‘on case by case basis,’ Tehran confirms * Russia can use Iranian military bases for airstrikes targeting terrorists in Syria on a “case by case basis,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Reuters. “Russia doesn't have a military base [in Iran], we have good cooperation, and on a case by case basis, when it is necessary for Russians fighting terrorism to use Iranian facilities, we will make a decision,” Zarif said. *Read more* .... *More News On Iran Permitting Russian Use Of Its Military Bases For Launching Air Strike... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Speak Now or Forever Hold Yer Peace'
SPEAK NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YER PEACE Posted on March 28, 2017 Please post & distribute. MNN. Mar. 28, 2017. The reason we have a hard time to translate kanion’ke’haka’onwe [Mohawk] and English is because onkwe’hon:weh languages are 85% verbs and English is 95% nouns. It is easier to dumb down people using an artificial man-made language based on changeable nouns. The English language is
The Daily "Near You?"
Oakes, N. Dakota, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
X22 Report, “It's Happening, It's Exactly What We Thought The Deep State Would Do”
*X22 Report, * *“It's Happening, It's Exactly What We Thought The Deep State Would Do”* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyoqkUbLPTY
"The Coming Government Shutdown"
*"The Coming Government Shutdown"* by Brian Maher "Health care dead. Tax cuts in doubt. Is a government shutdown next? And when? Details coming up, as the news folks say. But first to the narrow canyons and broad shoulders of Wall Street… We wondered yesterday if the post-health care market swoon would trigger another round of “buying the dip.” It seems we have our answer… The Dow was up a dip-buying 150 points today. The S&P tacked on another 17 points. The Nasdaq added 35. Must be all those tax cuts and infrastructure dollars coming down the pike now that health care passed... N... more »
Russia Calls U.S. Black Sea Patrols A Threat
© AFP 2017/ DANIEL MIHAILESCU *Sputnik: **Russian Gen Staff Sees US Patrol in Black Sea as Potential Security Threat* US patrol in the Black Sea area presents potential threat to the security of the Russian Federation, because it's not clear what rockets are on the ships, the head of the Russian General Staff said Tuesday. Uncertainty over what type of weapons are loaded onto the United States' Navy ships patrolling the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea pose a potential threat to Russia, the Russian General Staff's deputy chief said Tuesday. *"Ballistic missile defense ships patrolling... more »
Pregnant Melania Trump Stands In Front of Airplane?
A photograph showing a pregnant Melania Trump in a bikini reappeared more than a decade after it was first published.
4 Ways to Throw a Monkey Wrench into the War Machine
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - The entire system is set upon blind obedience. The post 4 Ways to Throw a Monkey Wrench into the War Machine appeared first on Waking Times.
What Is The Islamic State's Long Game?
A still image taken Dec. 11, 2016, from a video released by Islamic State-affiliated Amaq news agency Dec. 10, 2016, purports to show Islamic State fighters advancing over the Hayan mountain south of Palmyra. *VOA:* *Fears of Islamic State’s Long Game Persist as Caliphate Crumbles* WASHINGTON — Across much of Iraq and parts of Syria, the Islamic State terror group is in retreat. Yet, Iraqi and U.S. officials tell VOA they have a creeping fear that the larger war is still very much undecided. To be clear, few worry IS will again be able to make the kind of sudden, massive land grab ... more »
Climate Changed Caused the Pre-Industrial Bronze Age Collapse
File this under: “Damned if I Do, Damned if I Don’t.” In a fascinating video about the collapse of the great Bronze Age Civilizations, it is revealed that the most likely cause was climate change. What should we call that? Catastrophic Non-Anthropogenic Climate Change? I also find it interesting how all the events being caused … Continue reading "Climate Changed Caused the Pre-Industrial Bronze Age Collapse"
Long Walk 5 Runners Arrive at Colorado Border Photos by Bad Bear
Runners made it to the Colorado border! March 28, 2017 Long Walkers on Ute land at Fort Duchesne in UtahPhotos copyright Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson, Western ShoshoneLong Walk 5Thank you for sharing with Censored News!
#Pedogate Criminals Being Rounded Up By Trump Administration
Published on Mar 28, 2017 Owen Shroyer and Rob Dew discuss current events and news stories surrounding the on-going pedophile roundup. end
UK PM Signs EU Brexit Document
Published on Mar 28, 2017 The British prime minister has signed a letter that will officially launch the exit of the UK from the European Union. The letter will be handed to European Council President Donald Tusk on Wednesday. Theresa May will then have two years to negotiate the terms of the divorce before it […]
Why 60 Minutes Failed: Fake News Narrative Exposed
Published on Mar 27, 2017 On Sunday March 26th, 2016, 60 Minutes did a highly rated expose on Fake News: “The phrase ‘fake news’ has been used by Trump to discredit responsible reporting that he dislikes. But 60 Minutes’ investigation looks at truly fake news created by con-artists.” – While examining websites which create admittedly […]
$10 Trillion Missing From Pentagon And No One — Not Even The DoD — Knows Where It Is
Hint: Above Black projects, Deep Underground Military Bases (DUMBs), under ground Cities, Secret Space weapons/program … in preparation for war against Jesus Christ, the Blessed Son of God, on His 2nd Coming. – $10 Trillion Missing From Pentagon And No One — Not Even The DoD — Knows Where It Is by Claire Bernish, http://www.activistpost.com/ Over a […]
For 16 Years, NSA Has Collected Everything
Which agency is in charge of the Beast ‘666’ Network? No Such Agency! Published on Mar 27, 2017 Bill Binney, recounts why he let the NSA – because they started a program to spy on everyone. end
France’s Le Pen Says The EU ‘Will Die’, Globalists to be Defeated
“Globalism” is a euphemism for the process towards a One World Government led by the Anti-Christ. It is the final Luciferian endtimes empire of the Bible: Luciferian New World Order. The people behind it “Globalists” are Illuminist ie. Satanists. – France’s Le Pen Says The EU ‘Will Die’, Globalists to be Defeated by Michaela Cabrera | […]
The Dollar Dump Begins: “China, Japan, Belgium, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia Have All Become Big Sellers”
The Dollar Dump Begins: “China, Japan, Belgium, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia Have All Become Big Sellers” by Mac Slavo, http://www.SHTFplan.com As global financial markets teeter on the edge of collapse, a report published this morning suggests that the run up in the U.S. dollar may be over. As of today, some 80% of post-Trump election gains […]
We Mean Business: Syria Will Fire Scuds at Israel in Response to Airstrikes
Did the Russians issue a warning to Israel about their behavior against Syria? Has the western Illuminati decided to finally employ their Satanic counterfeit: Zionist ‘666’ Israel to trigger the Greater Middle East War; Albert Pike’s Satanic WW3? – We Mean Business: Syria Will Fire Scuds at Israel in Response to Airstrikes by https://sputniknews.com/ The Syrian […]
‘No Jab No Pay’ – Big Pharma Behind Australian Mandatory Vaccines Push
*Makia Freeman* - Australian mandatory vaccines are ever closer to becoming a reality. The post ‘No Jab No Pay’ – Big Pharma Behind Australian Mandatory Vaccines Push appeared first on Waking Times.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Call To Arms’ by Sturgill Simpson
This may be one of the more popular and well-known protest songs from 2016. It was performed on “Saturday Night Live” by Sturgill Simpson. The brass part for the song packs quite a punch and has a lot to do with why this antiwar song is such a rousing tune. The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Call To Arms’ by Sturgill Simpson appeared first on Shadowproof.
Afghan Taliban Post A Map Of Territory It Controls, And The Experts Are Saying it Is Accurate
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Long War Journal*: *Afghan Taliban lists ‘Percent of Country under the control of Mujahideen’* The Taliban issued a “report” that attempts to determine areas in Afghanistan it controls as well as contested areas and areas under the influence of the Afghan government. While the report may be seen as propaganda to bolster its claims of controlling territory, it does not inflate or exaggerate the Taliban’s control of districts centers and contested areas throughout the country, compared to data compiled by FDD’s Long War Journal. The report was actually... more »
U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis Responds To Questions On US Bombing Civilians In ISIS-Held Iraq
Smoke rises from the old city during a battle against Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq, March 26, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal *Business Insider:** Mattis had the perfect response when asked about the US bombing civilians in ISIS-held Iraq* Recent reports out of ISIS's final Iraqi stronghold, Mosul, indicate at least 100 civilians died in airstrikes almost certainly carried out by the US-led coalition's air campaign against the terror group. While the Pentagon has denied loosening its rules of engagement, an Associated Press report last month quoted a spokesman for the coal... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 28, 2017
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin © Reuters *Michael Crowley, Politico*:* The honeymoon's over for Trump and Putin* Washington and Moscow are trading sharp words over Russia's weekend political crackdown, civilian deaths in Iraq and the revival of U.S. sanctions touching Russian interests. After months of overtures from President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Trump administration is trading harsh diplomatic words with Moscow, further dimming the prospects for a strategic alliance between the two countries. White House p... more »
World News Briefs -- March 28, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters*: *North Korea could be in final stages of nuclear test preparations: report* Satellite imagery of North Korea's main nuclear test site taken over the weekend indicates that Pyongyang could be in the final stages of preparations for a sixth nuclear test, a U.S. think tank reported on Tuesday. Washington-based 38 North, a website that monitors North Korea, said the images from Saturday showed the continued presence of vehicles and trailers at the Punggye-ri test site and signs that communications cables may have been laid to a test tunnel. Water was also being pumped out... more »
A Military Perspective On Border Security And Terrorism-- Learning Lessons From Military Service
*-by Kevin Lenau, National Security Advisor to the Tom Wakely for Congress Campaign* As an officer in training for the Marine Corps, I recall many days and nights spent running through the woods, digging fox holes, and sitting in rain and mud, watching a small opening in the trees. At the time, I could barely see how these skills were applicable for the job I was then training for, let alone predict how they could be of use to me in civilian life. Yet, it’s been seven years since my time training in Virginia, and even today I am able to take wisdom I earned then, and apply it tod... more »
Did Pastor John Hagee Say that God Made Lesbians ‘Flat’?
A quote from the founder of Cornerstone Church about the relative bust size of gay women was fake.
How Bankers Became the Top Exploiters of the Economy by Michael Hudson
dandelionsalad at The Zero Point of Systemic Collapse by Chris Hedges – Dandelion Salad - 5 hours ago
by Michael Hudson Writer, Dandelion Salad Michael Hudson March 28, 2017 The Next System Project’s Adam Simpson sat down with renowned economist and economic historian Michael Hudson to discuss economic deceptions old and new. Michael Hudson is Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and a prolific writer about the […]
Media outlet accidentally exposes the real reason Trump’s latest order is so wrong [TWEET]
On 28 March, US President Donald Trump signed the ‘Energy Independence Executive Order’. This will roll back more than half a dozen measures from the Obama Administration aimed at curbing climate change. Trump claimed these were “job-killing” regulations. But one major media outlet accidentally exposed the real ‘job killer’. And it was spot on. Trump’s climate […] The post Media outlet accidentally exposes the real reason Trump’s latest order is so wrong [TWEET] appeared first on The Canary.
Trump's FCC continues to redefine the public interest as business interests
Christopher Ali, Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 6 hours ago
Speak up! Speech bubbles via shutterstock.com The U.S. Senate voted last week to allow internet service providers to sell data about their customers’ online activities to advertisers. The House of Representatives agreed on Tuesday; President Trump is expected to sign the measure into law. As far back as 1927, American lawmakers sought to balance the needs of the public against the desire of big telecommunications companies to make huge profits off delivering information to Americans nationwide. Today, the Federal Communications Commission is charged with ensuring that the broadcast... more »
U.S. Coalition Aircraft Are Dropping 500 Bombs A Week Over Western Mosul
Illustrative photo of a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle flying over northern Iraq on September 23, 2014, after conducting airstrikes in Syria. (AFP/US Air Force/Senior Airman Matthew Bruch) *Air Force Times:* *With 500 bombs a week, Mosul airstrikes mark 'the most kinetic' phase of ISIS air war so far* The last three weeks of airstrikes in Mosul have been “the most kinetic three weeks in the campaign in Iraq” against the Islamic State, the top Air Force general in Iraq said Thursday. Brig. Gen. Matthew Isler, deputy commanding general for Air, Combined Joint Forces Land Component... more »
Executive Order promoting energy independence and economic growth — Full Text
President Trump's executive order on energy independence. Full text.
Oregon State Student Group Stands Up For Arab Journalists Amidst Calls To Disinvite Them From Event
A student group hosting an event at Oregon State University on Palestine, Syria, and Yemen, refuses to disinvite two Arab journalists scheduled to speak. The post Oregon State Student Group Stands Up For Arab Journalists Amidst Calls To Disinvite Them From Event appeared first on Shadowproof.
Upton’s disaster continues to unwind
It now appears “all but confirmed" that the smug git and introducer of the RMA, Simon Upton, will be returning from his 18-year sinecure in Paris hosting OECD banquets to take up a sinecure here as Parliamentary Commissioner of the Environment. This is in the same week that the Productivity Commission points out that "Aucklands housing and infrastructure issues illustrate the central failures of t[he] urban planning system” that Upton introduced and, as Environment Minister, tended unchanged for nine years. *The Commission puts it bluntly, suggesting problems faced in Auckland are... more »
For the First Time Ever, UFC Fighters Allowed to Smoke Pot Before Fights
[image: ufc]Despite issuing a $165K fine and five-year suspension to UFC fighter Nick Diaz for testing positive for pot, fighters will now be permitted to use cannabis.
Top U.S. General In Iraq Says U.S. ‘Probably Had a Role’ in Mosul Deaths
*NBC*:* General Says U.S.‘Probably Had a Role’ in Killing Mosul Civilians* The top American general in Mosul says the initial military assessment into civilian casualties allegedly caused by a March 17 U.S. airstrike shows the U.S. "probably had a role in these casualties," according to the top American general there. Lt. Gen. Steve Townsend said Tuesday there is "at least a fair chance" that American forces had a role in killing civilians. Unconfirmed reports suggest the death toll could range from 100 to 200. "If the U.S. did this," said Townsend, it was an "unintentional accide... more »
Double Standards and Lies: Splitting Syria for Greater Kurdistan
aka Israel 2.0- It's really becoming so much more apparent. There are nearly 500 posts here covering PKK Kurdish involvement in the remake the region agenda the US is pushing dating back to 2012. For 5 years I've written about this plan. *Let's go back to August 2012.. A new UN ringmaster for Syria. Iraq & Turkey and how about Kurdistan? Followed up by: *C*ould a state for Greater Kurdistan be on the horizon??* *Quoting from the August post leading to the second post- feel free to read them * *Can't help but notice the oil, gas and business industry is considering the creation of... more »
Did President Trump Give German Chancellor Angela Merkel a NATO Bill?
Both German and U.S. government officials deny a media report that President Trump presented German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a multi-billion dollar NATO bill.
McCain Whines About Threats to Globalist “New World Order”
[image: mccain-whines-about-threats-to-globalist-new-world-order] Warmongering U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), perhaps the most aggressive neocon globalist in the Senate, complained in Europe last week that what he called the “New World Order” was “under enormous strain.” The widely ridiculed “Republican in Name Only,” or RINO as critics refer to him, also defended key globalist institutions such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU), both of which are under growing pressure from outraged citizens demanding a return of national sovereignty ... more »
Raiders' Move to Vegas Latest Example of Sports Crony Capitalism
[image: raiders-move-to-vegas-latest-example-of-sports-crony-capitalism] The Raiders are leaving Oakland because that city refused to give the billionaire owner of the NFL team a subsidy for a new stadium.
Sessions: States, Cities Seeking DOJ Grants Must Comply With Federal Immigration Laws
[image: sessions-states-cities-seeking-doj-grants-must-comply-with-federal-immigration-laws] Attorney General Jeff Sessions said during a press briefing that some states and cities have adopted policies designed to frustrate the enforcement of immigration laws.
“Transgenders” on the Field: When Men Dominate Women’s Sports
[image: transgenders-on-the-field-when-men-dominate-women-s-sports] Feminists once claimed that the sexes were the same except for the superficial physical differences and, therefore, raising them the same would result in complete equality. Now men who’ve changed their superficial differences — having had so-called “gender reassignment surgery” — are competing in women’s sports. But the results are anything but equal.
Bobble head Chuckie Schumer attacked unsuspecting couple with an outrageous anti-Trump rant?...
*doubtful.* But that doesn't stop the echo chamber from declaring it so. Their confirmation bias is on full display. I don't like Chuck Schumer. Many of us on the right don't like Chuck Schumer. Is Chuck Schumer a jerk? Yes. However, everyone is reporting today that he confronted Joseph Califano, former US secretary of health, education and welfare under President Jimmy Carter and domestic policy adviser to President Lyndon B. Johnson, and his wife Hilary in a restaurant and caused a scene. Two completely opposite stories have emerged. *Number One Story:* Schumer lost his marb... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “October”
*“October”* "There’s this shape, black as the entrance to a cave. A longing wells up in its throat like a blossom as it breathes slowly. What does the world mean to you if you can’t trust it to go on shining when you’re not there? and there’s a tree, long-fallen; once the bees flew to it, like a procession of messengers, and filled it with honey. I said to the chickadee, singing his heart out in the green pine tree: little dazzler little song, little mouthful. The shape climbs up out of the curled grass. It grunts into view. There is no measure for the confidence at the bottom of its e... more »
A Chinese Military Base Is Only A Few Miles Away From A Critical U.S. Military Base
BBC *Breaking Defense*: *China Base Sparks ‘Very Significant Security Concerns’* WASHINGTON: For the first time, an important United States military base, one where a great deal of highly classified communications, intelligence and operations occur, sits within a few miles of a military competitor. Where? Djibouti, the tiny African state that sits on the Horn of Africa across from Yemen and sits astride the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. It is one of the world’s most strategic locations. The US base there supports highly classified operations by Joint Special Operations Command, especially ... more »
Why This Weekend Protests In Russia Are Different This Time
*Brian Whitmore, Radio Free Europe*: *Why These Protests Were Different* Revolution is not in the air. The regime is not about to fall. Aleksei Navalny is not about to storm the Kremlin. And 2017 is certainly not the new 1917. But this weekend's protests, which drew tens of thousands to the streets across scores of Russian cities, were nevertheless markedly different than anti-Kremlin demonstrations in the past. And they were different in ways that should make Vladimir Putin's Kremlin regime very nervous. Here are my five takeaways about what was new about the March 26 protests, ... more »
Chiles, Whitted, Turbulence and Ed Ruppelt
Yes, I thought we would revisit the Chiles-Whitted sighting just one more brief time. As I was working on something else, I happened to thumb through Ed Ruppelt’s book*, The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects* when something about the Chiles-Whitted sighting caught my eye. These guys were airline pilots who suggested a cigar-shaped object had flashed by their aircraft. In the hours that followed they said that there had been no turbulence associated with the sighting but they also said that there had been turbulence. It was a case of taking the position which most closely matched... more »
Dems Push Nuclear Option
We will see the Senate's rules changed again, completing the journey that corrupt Harry Reid (D-NV) started. There was a time when a qualified Supreme Court Justice could be confirmed by 60 votes without much trouble. That included Justice Sotomayor and Justice Kagan, confirmed under the Obama regime. That is no longer the case and it is a partisan war that will not serve the nation well. The Dems revel in the present situation and I wonder if it will serve them well as they expect that it will - or whether the nation will continue to be disgusted with them?
The Impossibility of Satire?
Yours truly was at the last Sociology Research Seminar Series at the University of Derby. On this occasion our speak was Simon Speck, also of Derby. His paper, 'The Cynical Image: The Critical Potential of the Political Cartoon in the Age of Self-Satirising Authority' took a look at how the powerful have absorbed the bite of satire and transformed it into something that helps legitimise them, and whether using humour to attack those interests was still possible. This was explored this through the medium of political cartoons. He argued that satire takes the powerful as its target, ... more »
Hundreds of Islamic State Volunteers Have Returned to Britain - be afraid, be very afraid
This Breitbart report http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/28/hundreds-islamic-state-volunteers-returned-britain/ should scare the crap out of you. Here's an extract, but do read the whole article: 'Security sources have told Sky News that more than four hundred British jihadists who travelled to the Middle East to fight for terror organisations like Islamic State and the al-Nusra Front have returned home, and most have evaded the authorities. Former Scotland Yard Specialist Firearms Officer and author Tony Long told the broadcaster these fighters could pose serious problems f... more »
President Trump signs energy independence E.O. — Full Remarks
President Trump signed an executive order rolling back various Obama climate and energy policies at EPA headquarter today. Here are his full remarks.
A report about public school "segregation!"
*TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2017The way our team writes about race:* Within the American experience, race was invented a long time ago by people with a brutal agenda. Today, no one has embraces the concept of race quite the way We do Over Here. We liberals love the idea that different kinds of people live in this country—that everybody has a "race," and that We get to say what it is. Over Here in the liberal world, we tend to have a very hard time reasoning about this topic. Our brutal history may make this tendency understandable. It doesn't make it helpful. To what extent does reason f... more »
GA-06 Special Election Is 3 Weeks From Today-- And Ossoff Leads Either GOP Front-Runner
*DEADLY for GOP candidates* The first round of voting to replace Trump's HHS Secretary Tom Price-- the man who bears a great deal of responsibility for TrumpCare-- is exactly 3 weeks from today, April 18. Georgia's 6th congressional district isn't a district the DCCC ever looks at. They never recruit candidates there and never back local Democrats who run-- NEVER (like in not ever). *How*ever, voters in the suburban and exurban parts of Fulton, Cobb and DeKalb counties north of Atlanta that make up GA-06 proved to be unenamoured of Trump-- first in the primary, where he didn't come ... more »
The prosecution of war criminals just got a whole lot easier [VIDEO]
Thanks to a landmark court ruling, prosecuting human rights abusers may have just got a whole lot easier. All around the world, activists and lawyers are constantly frustrated by national and international legal processes that prevent the prosecution of human rights abusers. Or of war criminals. But now, a leading judge in Spain has declared that […] The post The prosecution of war criminals just got a whole lot easier [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
The truth about the polling company behind those ‘Corbyn as unpopular as Trump’ headlines
A new poll has found Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to be less popular in Britain than Donald Trump. We did some digging on the company behind the poll, and this is what we found. The polling company Between 1 and 15 March 2017, polling company GfK interviewed 1,938 individuals. The firm weighted participants to form a cross section […] The post The truth about the polling company behind those ‘Corbyn as unpopular as Trump’ headlines appeared first on The Canary.
A buy-to-let tycoon refuses to rent to ‘coloured people because of the curry smell’
Britain’s largest owner of buy-to-let properties has put his foot in it again. Fergus Wilson instructed his letting agent not to accept “coloured people because of the curry smell at the end of the tenancy”. Quick to ban Wilson agreed he’d sent the instruction, but said it was “some time ago”. The email has now […] The post A buy-to-let tycoon refuses to rent to ‘coloured people because of the curry smell’ appeared first on The Canary.
Who To Believe?
*Politico*: *Nunes, White House defiant as Russia controversy deepens* The House intelligence chairman says there's no reason for him to step down from probe into ties between Trump's campaign and Russia. Embattled House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes on Tuesday rejected calls for his recusal, questioning why he should step aside from leading the panel’s investigation into Russia’s meddling in the presidential election and possible collusion between Russian officials and President Donald Trump’s associates. “Well, why would I not?” Nunes (R-Calif.) told reporters when... more »
CLOUD OF SUSPICION? WHAT CLOUD OF SUSPICION?
There's so much going on today that you might have missed this: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi hasn’t gone Washington. At least not yet. But her schedule this week in D.C. gives the first tangible signs that she might eventually leave office early to work for President Trump. She pushed a children’s initiative with the Trump administration on Monday, moderates a “Women’s Empowerment” panel Wednesday with the president and first lady and is expected to take a role in helping combat the nation’s opiate-addiction crisis. Bondi for months has been rumored to be considering a job wit... more »
USDA Reviews Procedures After M-44 ‘Cyanide Bomb’ Kills Family Dog in Idaho
The M-44 "cyanide ejector device" is widely used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cull predator species such as coyotes, foxes, and feral dogs.
Ending Syria’s Nightmare will Take Pressure From Below
[image: undefined] Ominous developments in east Syria have drawn the United States and Russia into closer proximity increasing the likelihood of a violent confrontation. The Trump administration has embarked on a dangerous plan to defeat the terrorist militia, ISIS, in Raqqa. But recent comments by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggest that Washington’s long-term strategy may conflict with Moscow’s goal of restoring Syria’s sovereign borders. Something’s got to give. Either Russia ceases its clearing operations in east Syria or Washington agrees to withdraw its US-backed force... more »
Dick Cheney Surfaces: Claims Interfering In Elections 'An Act Of War'
Former Vice President Dick Cheney told an audience recently that Russia may have committed an "act of war" by interfering in our recent presidential election, though he also claims that Donald Trump was legitimately elected. What exactly is Russia guilty of? He doesn't say, but it begs the question: if interfering in other countries' elections is an act of war, what about the estimated 80-plus elections the US is said to have interfered in? We discuss in today's Liberty Report:
White House Considering Deepening Its Role In Yemen's War By Directly Aiding Gulf Allies
US defence secretary James Mattis watches president Donald Trump as he speaks during a meeting with Medal of Honor recipients in the Oval Office on March 24, 2017. Carlos Barria / Reuters *VOA*: *US Weighs Bigger Role in Yemen's War, Boosting Aid to Allies* WASHINGTON — The United States is considering deepening its role in Yemen's conflict by more directly aiding its Gulf allies battling Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, officials say, potentially relaxing a U.S. policy that limited American support. The review of potential new U.S. assistance, which includes intelligence support, woul... more »
Space Marvels for 2017
Oh, let's (please) take a break from pondering our current crisis of civilization, and the now explicit war on science. Instead, this time, let us turn our heads to ponder the wonderful cosmos that our children will explore... if we manage to keep a great and brave and thoughtful civilization. *My own space news* can be found at the bottom. A dinner gathering with cool topics. But first... Fantastic! Cosmographists have plotted the velocities of hundreds of galaxies within 1.7 billion light years, including all of our galactic super-group. They subtracted the universal expansion... more »
Meet Pixel, the Maine Coon cat with one of the fluffiest furs in the world
Even when she was still a kitten, Pixel was larger than most average adult felines. Now that she’s fully grown, there seems to be no end to her luscious fur. Meet Pixel, the Maine Coon cat with one of the fluffiest furs in the world. She came into the life of her owners while still being a kitten, but even back then she was larger than most average adult felines. Now that she’s fully grown, there seems to be no end to her luscious fur. Pixel’s humans keep her coat neat with regular brushing. And yes, you are right if you think she leaves a lot of her fur in the house because of sh... more »
Musical Interlude: Eagles, “The Last Resort”
Eagles, “The Last Resort” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdx6oyBOVj0
"The Hound In The Kennel"
*"The Hound In The Kennel"* by John James "In my experience most of us take whatever frightens us or makes us uncomfortable and push it out of sight. This puts it into the unconscious. It does not disappear, but just lies in waiting like a faithful hound until let out. Meanwhile the conscious part can go on living as if nothing had happened. But as Carl Jung pointed out so perspicaciously, the hound keeps howling from the depth and thereby influences all that we do. So we can’t go on as before. We may try to carry on as always, but in truth everything we do is influenced by the un... more »
"Ratholes"
*"Ratholes"* by Michael Reagan "Both parties in Washington can’t stop going down their favorite rathole. And the rest of us poor civilians from coast-to-coast and in-between have to watch – and suffer. The entire country has been poisoned by the constant “I hate you more than you hate me” bipartisanship from D.C., which throws around lots of charges and countercharges with virtually no solid evidence to back them up. Each party won’t stop digging their rathole. President Trump continues to insist that President Obama ordered surveillance of Trump Tower last fall. The liberal media ... more »
Fired Cracker Barrel Manager ‘Brad’s Wife’ Becomes Internet Meme
An Indiana man's question for the popular food and retail chain sparked a wave of online heckling towards the company.
Narrow Brush with Human Traffickers at a Southern California IKEA?
A familiar urban legend about retail environments and human trafficking popped up again in a viral Facebook post about a Southern California IKEA store.
After 500 DC Kids Go Missing in 2017, Police Advise Kids to “Stay Home” to Avoid Sex Trafficking
[image: trafficking]When asked how kids can prevent becoming a victim of human trafficking, a DC police commander told them to "Stay Home."
It Begins: ICE Raids Innocent LEGAL Family and Shoots Their Dad
[image: ICE]It's still unclear why ICE violently raided a Chicago family's home and shot a 56-year-old man — all of the family members are Americans.
DUI Checkpoints Now Include Mouth Swabs that Can Tell If You Smoked Pot Days Ago
[image: swab]The mouth swab test can give positive results even if the person did not use cannabis that day, but this "evidence" is still admissible in court.
Recent incident in Foxe Basin shows the danger of hungry polar bears in winter
Originally posted on polarbearscience: A late-night encounter with a thin and hungry polar bear in the northern Quebec community of Ivujivik in early March was a nightmare-inspiring event. Reported this morning by NunatsiaqOnline (Nunavik community receives some unwelcome guests, 28 March 2017), the thwarted polar bear attack at the edge of Hudson Bay was the…
Following Vaughn Rebellion, Prisoners Issue List Of Demands For Reforms
Prisoners at Delaware’s James T. Vaughn Correctional Center wrote an open letter to the warden and department of corrections, which includes a list of 22 requests addressing various problems at the facility. The list expands upon demands made in February, when men in the housing unit, Building C, launched an uprising that lasted over The post Following Vaughn Rebellion, Prisoners Issue List Of Demands For Reforms appeared first on Shadowproof.
Wall Street Facing Headwinds as Boomers Forced to Liquidate Their IRAs, 401Ks
[image: wall-street-facing-headwinds-as-boomers-forced-to-liquidate-their-iras-401ks] Under the law those reaching age 70 and a half must start taking their “required minimum distributions” (RMDs) from their various tax-deferred accounts. These include IRAs, 401Ks, profit-sharing plans, and SEPs. The trouble is that there are so many of them, and they control so many assets, that their RMDs are going to put enormous pressure on the stock market.
Young mothers are going hungry so their children can eat in Theresa May’s Britain
Young mums in the UK are skipping meals to make sure their children are fed. A survey of 300 mothers under 25 reveals that over half are struggling financially in Tory Britain. Food bank usage is at a record high. Vulnerable mothers are using baby banks too, unable to afford essentials for their newborns. Almost […] The post Young mothers are going hungry so their children can eat in Theresa May’s Britain appeared first on The Canary.
Tesla is now worth more than Ford, indicating progress towards a greener society
Tesla’s stock value is now worth more than Ford’s. Yesterday, Tesla was worth $45.47bn, while Ford was worth $45.35bn, according to Google Finance. It may seem like a marginal difference. But the fact that Tesla is doing so well is quite telling. It means that a company with a focus on renewable energy can outcompete […] The post Tesla is now worth more than Ford, indicating progress towards a greener society appeared first on The Canary.
Theresa May might have delivered the snub that breaks up the United Kingdom
All eyes are currently on Scotland as the most likely nation to leave the UK. But a series of blunders and a final snub from Prime Minister Theresa May could see Northern Ireland beat them to it. The snub May continued her ‘save the union’ tour this week, in efforts to retain Scotland in the face of […] The post Theresa May might have delivered the snub that breaks up the United Kingdom appeared first on The Canary.
Did Devin Nunes Meet with Michael Flynn and Turkey’s Foreign Minister?
The House Intelligence Committee chair was a speaker at an event for public figures and officials held at Donald Trump's hotel in Washington, D.C.
Former Vice President Cheney: Russian Election Interference Could Be ‘Act Of War’
*Politico:* *Cheney: Russian meddling possibly 'an act of war'* Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that Russia’s meddling in the U.S. presidential election could be "considered an act of war.” Cheney, who served as President George W. Bush’s No. 2, spoke about Russia at The Economic Times’ Global Business Summit on Monday. “There’s not any argument at this stage that somehow the election of President Trump was not legitimate, but there’s no question that there was a very serious effort made by Mr. Putin and his government, his organization, to interfere in major ways wi... more »
Good Cop Quits, Crosses Blue Line After Video Shows Fellow Cops Allow K9 to Maul Innocent Man
[image: cop]After watching his fellow cops beat an innocent man and allow a K9 to maul him nearly to death, this good cop was forced to do the right thing.
School Cops Lose Jobs for Tasering School Employee While Playing Around
[image: school]For causing injury to a school employee by tasering him and then conspiring to cover it up, two school cops were fired — but not charged.
"The Disgrace of War"
*"The Disgrace of War"* by Paul Rosenberg "Here’s a simple question. Give me the first answer that pops into your mind: What’s the purpose of the state? Most people would probably answer, to keep us safe. I can argue that this isn’t the state’s true purpose (and I will, below), but it’s clearly its primary selling point. And so, every war – and there are generally at least 20 of them under way at any point in time – is a screaming condemnation of the state. War is people dying; it is property being destroyed; it is market processes being torn apart. It’s the precise opposite of kee... more »
Are Sessions And Trump Orchestrating A Cover Up? What Caused Nunes To Cancel Sally Yates' Testimony?
People aren't asking me "if" Trump is going to be impeached any longer. They're asking me "when." Chris Christie's disapproval is at 72% now. Trump's disapproval-- historically high-- isn't even in the 60's yet. The *political* will to impeach him-- especially among Republicans and among careerist conservative Democrats as well-- won't begin 'til he's at least where Christie is. That's what it takes for that kind of wrenching move. Last night I had dinner with one of the most successful big-time, house-hold name attorneys in America and he told me he's working on collecting eviden... more »
Should retractions ever lead to refunds of page charges?
Recently, a reader contacted us with an interesting scenario: He’d recently heard about an author who asked for a refund of his page charges after he had to retract a paper for an honest error. The scenario raised questions we’d never considered before. On the one hand, page charges often cover work that was completed in […] The post Should retractions ever lead to refunds of page charges? appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Russian President Putin And Iranian President Rohani Meet In Moscow To Discuss Syria And Oil
*Radio Free Europe*: *Putin, Rohani Conclude Wide-Ranging Moscow Talks* Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rohani, have held wide-ranging talks in Moscow. The two presidents on March 28 praised their countries' roles in the Syrian conflict and expressed satisfaction with the Astana talks between the Syrian government and rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad. Putin described the Astana process -- which is co-sponsored by Russia, Iran, and Turkey -- as "a major contribution to the further progress of a peaceful political settlement in Turkey.... more »
World News Briefs -- March 28, 2017
*BBC:* *Mosul battle: Coalition urged to review tactics after civilian deaths* The UN's human rights chief has called on Iraqi and US-led coalition forces to review their tactics in the battle for the city of Mosul to protect civilians. Zeid Raad Al Hussein said bodies were being found in buildings where IS had reportedly held people as human shields and were later targeted in air strikes. He urged the coalition to avoid such "traps" and abide by international law. Amnesty International has accused the coalition of failing to take adequate precautions to prevent civilian deaths.... more »
Death at Your Door: Knock-and-Talk Police Tactics Rip a Hole in the Constitution
[image: undefined] It’s 1:30 a.m., a time when most people are asleep. Your neighborhood is in darkness, except for a few street lamps. Someone—he doesn’t identify himself and the voice isn’t familiar—is pounding on your front door, demanding that you open up. Your heart begins racing. Your stomach is tied in knots. The adrenaline is pumping through you. You fear that it’s an intruder or worse. You not only fear for your life, but the lives of your loved ones. The aggressive pounding continues, becoming more jarring with every passing second. Desperate to protect yourself and your ... more »
RT re-posts my 2007 9/11 truth interview - but won't "go there" any more
I did this interview in New York City on the 6th anniversary of 9/11. Since then I have done many other RT interviews, and appeared in their ground-breaking 9/11 and Operation Gladio program. Unfortunately, RT has shied away from 9/11 truth during the past few years. Some say a management shake-up was responsible. Coincidentally (?) RT blacklisted 9/11 truth at about the same time that its founder, Mikhail Lesin, was "suicided." Let's hope the current management finds its courage and returns to this, the most important topic of the 21st century.
American Hypocrisy: CIA Ops from an Inside Source
With all the news these days about the CIA and their alleged 'exposes' about Russian interference in our recent national election I thought I'd reread this book called *The Game Player: Confessions of the CIA's original political operative* by Miles Copeland. Copeland did not feel any qualms about his activities on behalf of the CIA and its corporate clients who wanted to control resources (oil and other valuable natural resources) - particularly in the Middle East. Copeland speaks with pride and pleasure as he recounts his efforts to organize coups d'etat in Egypt, Iran and othe... more »
The Ryancare Rout — Winning by Losing?
[image: the-ryancare-route-winning-by-losing] Did the Freedom Caucus just pull the Republican Party back off the ledge, before it jumped to its death? A case can be made for that.
WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE: Those People are a lot like Us!
*TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2017Part 2—Clueless oh so clueless:* This Sunday morning, Sean Hannity was speaking well of us, the American people. Hannity spoke with Ted Koppel on the CBS show, Sunday Morning. In this, their key exchange, Hannity said that we the people are "somewhat intelligent." Koppel may not have been sure: HANNITY (3/26/17): *We have to give some credit to the American people, that they're somewhat intelligent* and that they know the difference between an opinion show and a news show. KOPPEL: Yeahhh. HANNITY: You're not—you're cynical. Look at you! KOPPEL: I *am* ... more »
A lawyer has delivered some rather bad news to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg [VIDEO]
Lawyer and commentator Peter Stefanovic has created a viral conversation which will come as rather bad news to BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg. The rather bad news Peter Stefanovic is a former partner at Simpson Millar LLP. A leading Legal 500 lawyer, Stefanovic was nominated for Legal Personality of the Year in the 2016 Solicitors Journal Awards. He is also a columnist […] The post A lawyer has delivered some rather bad news to BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
While the UK suffers the aftermath of their rivalry, Boris and Dave laugh it up at a Bullingdon Club ‘reunion’ [IMAGES]
Their rivalry led to the EU referendum which resulted in Britain choosing to leave the EU, and may trigger the break-up of the United Kingdom. But while ordinary people live with the consequences, Boris Johnson and David Cameron held their own Bullingdon Club reunion. The pair were snapped laughing it up over dinner in Harlem, […] The post While the UK suffers the aftermath of their rivalry, Boris and Dave laugh it up at a Bullingdon Club ‘reunion’ [IMAGES] appeared first on The Canary.
Not quite cricket
I just picked this story up via Not a Sheep. Spotted it in our sidebar. The BBC takes an interest in domestic violence; it’s the kind of story that’s often featured in the Victoria Derbyshire show. Maybe it already has been. The BBC chose to focus its report on a domestic abuse charity’s criticism of the leniency of the sentence. (18 months’ suspended) The charity said that the judge’s comments showed “Shocking ignorance”. The BBC’s report describes the violence in some detail, but omits certain odious remarks Mustafa Bashir had made to his wife. According to the Express he bera... more »
"The Overlapping Crises Are Coming, Regardless Of Who's In Power"
*"The Overlapping Crises Are Coming, Regardless Of Who's In Power"* No leader can reverse the dynamics of mutually reinforcing crises. by Charles Hugh Smith "Commentators seem split into three camps: those who see Trump as a manifestation of smoldering social/economic ills, those who see Trump and his supporters as the cause of those ills, and those who see Trump as both manifestation and cause of those ills. I think this misses the point, which is the overlapping crises unfolding in this decade - diminishing returns on skyrocketing debts, the demographics of an aging populace, the e... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 28, 2017
Image from *SouthFront* *CNN*: *US sees a resurgent Russian military expanding into Afghanistan, Libya* The Kremlin's ambitions in the Middle East reach far beyond Syria, according to US officials. From Afghanistan to Libya, US Pentagon officials are increasingly concerned by mounting Russian military and diplomatic activity they believed is aimed at undermining the US and NATO. Some of the actions Moscow is accused of participating in include sending operatives to support an armed faction in Libya and providing political legitimacy -- and maybe even supplies -- to the Taliban in... more »
Leadership 2017 Reference Page
A one-stop source for general links on the 2017 NDP leadership campaign, to be updated as the race progresses. Please feel free to add additional suggestions in comments. General Information NDP Constitution (PDF) Leadership Rules (PDF) - Voting Process NDP Leadership 2017 Leadership Debates: Ottawa (March 12) - Montreal (March 26) - Sudbury (May 28) - Halifax (June 10) - Saskatoon (July 11) - Montreal (August 27) - Vancouver (September 10) Candidate Information Candidate Website Twitter Profile Analysis Ranking Charlie Angus CharlieAngusNDP.ca @CharlieAngusNDP Profile Niki Ashton ... more »
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Så jag går alltså; det tycks vara det enda som återstår. Ibland när jag går uppstår till och med sammanhängande meningar, ja även, högst sporadiskt, meningsfulla tankar, i huvudet; stirrandes in i skärmen står det alldeles stilla. – – – Jag minns vagt — tyvärr inte tillräckligt bra för att kunna friska upp minnet — … Continue reading 2017.03.28 →
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Charles Smith and Andrew Stevens examine how Brad Wall's slash-and-burn budget is intended to exploit a crisis for political ends - while also highlighting the type of response needed to reverse the damage: In our view, Budget 2017 should be viewed in two ways. First, it is clearly a reactionary document drafted by an openly conservative government responding to the dramatic fall in natural resource prices that began in 2014. Second, and perhaps equally important, the budget is also a calculated political decision to exploit the fiscal crisi... more »
BPA-Free, Here We Go Again!
The headline almost jumps out at you – “*BPA Substitute Could Cause Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes*.” That alarming headline appears in an industry publication, but the same story was widely reported in the popular media, which tends to cover science only when they can create scare stories.< read more
Mosul Campaign Day 162, March 27, 2017
Comparison of maps of Old City district of west Mosul March 19 vs March 27. The Federal Police and Rapid Reaction Division are pushing from the south and have made no real advances over the last week. The Golden Division has advanced along the western section of the district however to attack the Islamic State from the flank. Green is liberated, Red contested, Gold is Islamic State, Blue is the Tigris River (Iraqi Day) The Iraqi forces (ISF) made contradictory remarks about their operations in Mosul. General Othman Ghanmi army chief of staff issued a statementthat 50% of west Mos... more »
CO2 was not cause of Global Warming between 1979-1993
I’ve been examining how global planetary temperature can be predicted from various things like pressure and tropospheric height. The reason for this is that planets appear to have their tropopause at a constant 0.1bar pressure. And like a thermometer as … Continue reading →
Addendum to proof disproved?
In my last article Proof” disproved and then further proof re Global temperature I mentioned that the ISO standard pressure model for atmosphere had not changed. This is because according to a simple readjustment of the relationship of pressure with … Continue reading →
Billy in Chains
That's sailing on a self sufficient boat because the world is still big and there are spots that someone with enough cash or native cunning can live free and happy especially now that smoking pot will not get you burned in a funeral pyre Big fish catch your plastic lure and you filet them and throw them on a gymbaled barbie powered by flash wine and twine made of carbon and the faith if you put a hook in the ocean and wait decades the hit makes the time worthwhile and that's the programming of humans in general or worse cause the barons want ignorance and they train their slaves not to... more »
“Strange. Very strange:” Retracted nutrition study reappears in new journal
In an unusual turn of events, a nutrition paper has come back to life a year after being pulled from its original publication. After the paper was retracted from the journal Obesity, the authors revised it and republished it in another journal, Pediatric Obesity. Both journals are published by Wiley. The second version of the paper […] The post “Strange. Very strange:” Retracted nutrition study reappears in new journal appeared first on Retraction Watch.
IS TRUMP REALLY PLANNING TO DO INFRASTRUCTURE NEXT? AND IF SO, SHOULD DEMOCRATS COOPERATE?
It's been reported for a while that the Trump administration has put off its infrastructure push until next year, which means it may never happen at all. But Axios's Jonathan Swan says that infrastructure may happen next -- in conjunction with an effort to change the tax code: The Trump administration is looking at driving tax reform and infrastructure concurrently, according to a White House source with direct knowledge. It's a major strategic shift - infrastructure was likely going to be parked until next year - and is only possible because of last week's healthcare debacle. Pre... more »
NATO Advances on Donbas & Russian Border
Last week in eastern Ukraine a fire broke out at a military munitions depot of the Ministry of Defense, which is located near the city of Balakleya, Kharkiv region, and led to the detonation of ammunition. The weapons depot has been considered to be the largest in Europe where different types of ammunition are stored. This base is designed for 150 thousand tons of ammunition, currently 125 thousand tons were kept there. Puppet President Poroshenko announced on his Twitter that he ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense and Emergency Department to invite N... more »
China's Bases in The South China Sea Are Now Operational
Construction of major infrastructure on the Subi, Mischief & Fiery Cross Reefs in the #SouthChinaSea nearly complete https://t.co/OFQwmfwBgS pic.twitter.com/0wQHa9TgP1 — AMTI (@AsiaMTI) March 27, 2017 *ABC News Online*: *South China Sea: Beijing can deploy military assets on islands anytime, US think tank says* Beijing has nearly finished building air bases on artificial islands in the South China Sea and can deploy combat planes and other military hardware there at anytime, according to a US think tank. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) said construction on Fiery ... more »
The Chinese Are Now Having A Debate On What Should Be Their Ties With North Korea
*Hemant Adlakha, Japan Times*: *North Korea sparks debate in China* Earlier this month, China voiced its unhappiness with North Korea for firing four Scud missiles into the Sea of Japan. Beijing had suspended all coal imports from its neighbor earlier in February. Pyongyang responded by accusing Beijing of “dancing to the tune of the U.S.” This was not the first time North Korea had thumbed its nose at China. However, Beijing was in for a surprise when several Chinese strategic affairs experts went up in arms and demanded that China “abandon” North Korea. In recent times, neither ... more »
U.S. Sending Strategic Weapons 'In Secret' To South Korea
A U.S. Air Force F-35B stealth fighter takes off from its base in Japan, Thursday, to participate in a joint drill between South Korea and the U.S., in this handout photo made available Saturday by U.S. Forces Korea. / Yonhap *Korea Times:* *US sending strategic weapons in greater secrecy* The U.S. armed forces appear to have been sending their strategic weapons to South Korea in greater secrecy, a move that would maximize fear for North Korea. A military official said on condition of anonymity, Sunday, that increasing the dispatch of weapons in secret reflects the Donald Trump ad... more »
Trump Son-in-Law Met Head of Sanctioned Russian Government Bank VEB; VEB has Ukraine-China Ties
If you know that one plus one is two, and can spell Sakhalin, then you’ve probably got a large part … Continue reading →
"The Swamp Claims Its First Victim"
*"The Swamp Claims Its First Victim"* by Bill Bonner "Washington is a lot more broken than President Trump thought that it was.’ - White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney "On Friday, the much-hyped Trump/GOP Obamacare reform sank into the swamp. If anything keeps us from national bankruptcy, it won’t be entitlement reform. Not under Donald J. Trump. Next up, tax reform. *Swamp battle: *Here again, readers are advised not to hold their breath. The same slimy swamp battles - with politicos, insiders, GOP rival factions, and President Trump himself all snapping at each other’s tails... more »
Left Uses Bible to Attack Trump Budget
[image: left-uses-bible-to-attack-trump-budget] Those on the Left often ridicule the Bible as just an "ancient text," no longer applicable for today — except when they wish to use it to advance their pet progressive causes.
Follow The EPA Money
By Paul Homewood http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/21/nonprofits-angry-about-trumps-budget-cuts-hid-the-179-million-they-took-from-the-epa/ From the Daily Caller: Six nonprofit groups that criticized President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts failed to mention the nearly $179 million in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants they’ve received since 2009, according to a Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group (The DCNF) analysis of federal spending data. […]
\(B\)-meson \(b\)-\(s\)-\(\mu\)-\(\mu\) anomaly remains at 4.9 sigma after Moriond
There was no obvious announcement of new physics at Moriond 2017, one that would have settled supersymmetry or other bets in a groundbreaking direction, but that doesn't mean that the Standard Model is absolutely consistent with all observations. In recent years, the LHCb collaboration has claimed various deviations of their observations of mostly \(B\)-meson decays from the Standard Model predictions. A new paper was released yesterday, summarizing the situation after Moriond 2017: Status of the \(B\to K^*\mu^+\mu^−\) anomaly after Moriond 2017 Wolfgang Altmannshofer, Christoph N... more »
Does Jeff Merkley Have The Magic Key To Break The Partisan Deadlock Over Healthcare Reform?
Blue America first met Jeff Merkley almost a decade ago when he was Speaker of Oregon's state House. There seemed so much promise in his candidacy for the U.S. Senate and we endorsed him-- and have never regretted it for a moment. At the time, we introduced him as someone who had been an outstanding and accomplished statewide leader who not only had good ideas, but translated this ideas into legislation. Merkley comes from humble rural Oregon origins and was the first in his family to go to college. He led Habitat for Humanity in Oregin and worked to help families work their way i... more »
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*In Wake of Rockville Rape, School Superintendent Accuses Parents of Racism* In the wake of an alleged brutal rape at Rockville High School in Maryland by two illegal aliens last week, Montgomery County Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith is accusing parents of racism and xenophobia. He also claims threats are being made against students and schools. "While I know this tragic incident has become part of a national political debate, I want to remind community members that the lives of real students have been forever affected," Smith sent in an email Thursday morning. "While many have ch... more »
Ben Bernanke on Negative Interest Rates
Now that the Federal Reserve has made another tentative and infinitesimally small increase in its benchmark interest rate, a blog posting by former Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, takes a fascinating look at what may lie ahead for the Fed, particularly when it comes to negative interest rates, the monetary policy choice-of-the-day for some of the world's most influential central bankers. Let's take a look at the rationale that he uses to defend his position on the use of negative interest rates as part of the Fed's arsenal of monetary weapons. Firstly, Mr. Bernanke notes th... more »
Fools And Their Fantasies
Today, Donald Trump signs an executive order to rollback Barack Obama's environmental protection policies. Last week he re-started the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline, Ross Pelot writes, is another Trumpian pipedream: Keystone’s ultimate rejection by the Obama White House never had anything to do with the environment, of course. A 2015 State Department assessment stated that “approval or denial of any one crude oil transport project, including (Keystone XL), is unlikely to significantly impact the rate of extraction in the oil sands”. Obama didn’t actually cancel the line until... more »
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*New study shows that the human contribution to CO2 in the atmosphere is trivial (4.3%) -- and it goes away after 4 years anyway* Scrutinizing the carbon cycle and CO2 residence time in the atmosphere Hermann Harde Abstract Climate scientists presume that the carbon cycle has come out of balance due to the increasing anthropogenic emissions from fossil fuel combustion and land use change. This is made responsible for the rapidly increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations over recent years, and it is estimated that the removal of the additional emissions from the atmosphere will ta... more »
A Woman's Story On Her Fight To Have The Right To Fly In Combat
*National Geographic*: *Female Helicopter Pilot Took on the Taliban—and the Pentagon* After receiving the Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross, Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar fought for the right to fight. Mary Jennings Hegar, a former helicopter pilot for the U.S. Air National Guard, is only the second woman, after Amelia Earhart, to get the Distinguished Flying Cross with a Valor Device. So it’s not that surprising that Angelina Jolie is in talks to play Hegar in the movie version of her new memoir, Shoot Like A Girl. When National Geographic caught up with Hegar by phone at he... more »
Factory Shut Down, Police Investigating As ‘Human Waste’ Found in Coke Cans
[image: coke]An international investigation is underway after Coca-Cola cans were found to contain what appeared to be human waste.
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From Jenna Orkin What we’re doing to the Earth has no parallel in 66 million years, scientists say Britain's intelligence expertise is 'too precious' to be used as a bargaining chip in Brexit talks The Article 50 trigger is coming on Wednesday — here is how it will go down Police make new arrest in Birmingham after Westminster terror attack"We've Reached Our Limits" - Greece Begins Blocking Refugees Five Pound Mini-Nukes WikiLeaks Releases Documents On #Vault7 “Dark Matter’. Reveals Non-Removable CIA Hacks To Apple Products A Colorado appeals court sided with a group of teenage... more »
Renewable energy projects are on the rise in Indigenous communities
When it comes to implementing community clean energy projects, Henderson says First Nations are Canada's leaders. "When you live in a place like Haida Gwaii, you're very aware of climate change issues because the sea levels are coming up on us," said Disney. "The environment is front and center." Disney came across a boiler that generates electricity via wood waste left from logging. The piece is now being installed, and when the project is complete, it will reduce carbon emissions to 10 tonnes annually — with enough power leftover to heat a new community swimming pool that's in d... more »
First Female Marine Graduates From Infantry School
*VOA: **Female Marine Trailblazer Graduates From Infantry School* CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA — Marine Pfc. Maria Daume's life story reads as if she came straight from the pages of a superhero comic. Born in a Siberian prison. Orphaned at age 2. Adopted by Americans at age 4 and raised in New York. And now, she's just done what many naysayers believed a woman would never do: She's the first female Marine to join the infantry through the traditional entry-level training process, a process made available to women just a half-year earlier. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: The times ... more »
If you wanted more evidence of BBC bias, Question Time just excelled itself [VIDEO]
On Monday 27 March, the BBC showed a special ‘Britain after Brexit’ edition of Question Time. Even though UKIP now has no MPs in parliament, UKIP was still given a seat on the panel. But UKIP representative Suzanne Evans’ appearance wasn’t well-received. How many MPs? Following UKIP MP Douglas Carswell’s resignation on Saturday 25 March, the party […] The post If you wanted more evidence of BBC bias, Question Time just excelled itself [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
‘Anarchy in the UK’ singer backs Brexit for some reason
John “Rotten” Lydon – a man who made a career out of being obnoxious – has come out in favour of Brexit and Trump. For some reason. Which has shocked many. As how could a man who once called for ‘Anarchy in the UK’ possibly back something as potentially catastrophic as… Brexit… or Trump… Oh […] The post ‘Anarchy in the UK’ singer backs Brexit for some reason appeared first on The Canary. Visit www.thecanary.co to read more.
The Daily Mail ‘accidentally publishes a front page from 1968’ [IMAGES]
The Daily Mail has created a furore with its latest front page. The Tuesday 28 March edition of the right-wing tabloid caused controversy, with what many people referred to as ‘Everyday Sexism’. But it also detracted from the paper’s main article. Which was a story about ‘saving’ the NHS. Nope. Not satire Dubbed ‘Legs-it’, The Mail’s front... Visit www.thecanary.co to read more.
Look what the BBC choose to omit from a report
When I read the BBC report of Mustafa Bashir attacking his then wife, Fakhara Karim, I thought how sad and terrible. Now thanks to Biasedbbc.org and The Express I know what aspects of the trial the BBC chose to omit from their reports. 'Curiously the BBC report does not include this…from the Express… Passing an 18 month jail term suspended for two years Judge Mansell QC said….. "She would buy clothes that were of a western style which you disapproved of and called her a slag and said her friends were 'English slag girls.' Why would the BBC hide the fact that a Pakistani Muslim... more »
New Power Capacity For Iran & Pakistan
By Paul Homewood Two reports from PEI this week in juxtaposition: Iran’s installed renewable power capacity is set to reach 700-850 MW within the country’s calendar year (which began on 21 March), the energy ministry announced this week. The increase would more than double Iran’s current installed renewable capacity, which deputy […]
GWPF Calls On Government To Come Clean On Cost Of Renewable Energy
By Paul Homewood http://www.thegwpf.com/is-the-uk-government-concealing-very-high-renewables-system-cost-estimates/ The GWPF have issued this press release: The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF) is calling on the Government to release the uncensored report on the total system costs of renewable energy which was published last Friday in a version that deleted all quantitive cost estimates. After an […]
The One People Mar 27, 2017: Objectively looking within, and making a choice
After failed upload and no electricity and sketchy internet... Here is this weeks One People Round Table Discussion. Below the OPRT Vid is the Rainbow Lasagna Video that is mentioned at the end the show. Links: http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/36784/20170327/hologram-stephen-hawking-speaks-conference-hong-kong.htm
Understanding Global temperatures X – 1970s Global cooling and 2000s Pause
In previous articles I explained how the 1970-2000 warming was very likely caused by pollution reduction measures: Understanding Global Temperature VIII – It was the greens wot warmed us!! Understanding Global Temperature ix the role ofCO2 Today prompted by some … Continue reading →
Guardian: in despair at Trump & still haemorrhaging profits
The Guardian had a headline: Trump begins tearing up Obama’s years of progress on tackling climate change I was intrigued to know just how bad the snowflakes are taking Trumps dismantling of Obama’s absurd and unconstitutional changes. As normal, rather … Continue reading →
“Proof” disproved and then further proof re Global temperature
Yesterday I proved that global temperature is controlled by the equation: T0 = L.htrop/{1- (Ptrop/p0)^(R0.L/g.M)} Where p = pressure at height h (pa) .. or … Ptrop = pressure at troposphere (assumed to be 0.1bar) p0 = pressure at surface … Continue reading →
Autism Recovery Progress Story From Generation Rescue
NOTE: I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I'm quite pleased that what was a simple introduction a few years ago, has turned into meaningful progress toward recovery for so many families through Generation Rescue. My dear friend...
Join The Revolution For Truth This Friday in Washington DC
Thank you to Autism Action Network for this alert: From our friends at Revolution for Truth: OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES AND PARENTAL RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK IN AMERICA On Friday, March 31, 2017, concerned individuals from across America will join with...
Dachel Wake Up: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Lead Vaccine Safety Rally
By Anne Dachel Below is media coverage of the March on Friday: By Gary Greenberg, NewsMax Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Lead Vaccine Safety Rally Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will deliver the keynote address March 31 at the Revolution for...
Turnbull’s pipe is full of holes
An old friend, Ron Pike (* a retired irrigation farmer and water consultant*), had a piece published in the Australian today. Ron mentions how: Sixty-eight years earlier a visionary prime minister, Ben Chifley, announced the start of the Snowy scheme with these words: “This plan is the greatest single project in our history — it will provide vast supplies of water and power to drive decentralisation of industry and population. This is a plan for the nation and it needs the nation to back it.” The great achievement, not only made a great contribution to Australia's power future, ... more »
Sticky World
A visitor from Space (think UFO and Illegal Space Alien who may or may not speak English as a second language) would doubtless find conditions on Earth to be different than they may have before they sent spies in and among us with human skins. Cars may not turn out to be the dominant life form with biological organisms seeing to their every need like parasites...etc. You get the point. The "take me to your leader" line doesn't work on a Ford pick up waiting patiently in line at Taco Bell. This composite image shows an infrared view of Saturn's moon Titan from NASA's Cassini spacecr... more »
Why the politics of the future is technology and technology is the future of politics
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Technology drives change. And, by definition, change turns the world upside down. So it takes a perfectly good blue-blood nobleman and turns him into a pauper. It takes a king and, at best, makes him a ceremonial figurehead with no real power. It takes a shepherd and makes him a laborer, hopefully a member of the middle-class or, occasionally, a capitalist. And so, in the end, technology, as a bringer of change, is about politics. Because, as my undegraduate textbook defined it, politics is about “who gets what, from whom, under what conditions, and for what purpose.” https://ieet.... more »
Using Organic Agriculture to Change Your Community (and the World)
*March 28, 2017* (The Vin Armani Show) - Curtis Stone is a farmer, author, speaker and consultant. His area of expertise is in quick growing, high value annual vegetables for direct consumer market streams. His book, The Urban Farmer demonstrates organic intensive techniques with a focus on business and systems to streamline labour and production. He offers a new way to think about farming. One where quality of life and profitability coexist. Read more about Curtis Stone at http://theurbanfarmer.co/.
Polio Wasn’t Vanquished, It Was Redefined
Not so fast. Something was producing infantile paralysis back in the day. So even if the diagnosis was cooked or simply over counted, there was a real disaese that we struggled to work with. Who can forget iron lungs. Then we did vaccination and this generally rare disease actually disappeared. Did we also master treatment as well? I am not so sure. All i do know is that i knew many victims when i was at university and saw many in my youth gimping around with a weakened leg. Yet today the problem is extinct. *Polio Wasn’t Vanquished, It Was Redefined By Enron Style Accou... more »
Texas School ‘Cures’ ADHD With One Change
Could it really be this easy and worse, have we really never done comparative studies ever?? From the bits and pieces now been done, i have to say it has always been about administrative convenience and top down thinking. Add in inspired nutrition and meditation and it all becomes much better. This is still doing the obvious and making sure it works and why do we need to be told? Did an administrative shift decades ago create generations of students unable to properly concentrate that then promoted a chemical protocol to solve the faux problem? Of course it boils down to just ... more »
Huge False Flag By The CIA Against Americans, Just Exposed By WikiLeaks
What has been uncovered is extraordinary. The Russian narrative made sense only in terms of CIA manipulation. It made scant sense in terms of Russian policy or interests for that matter. Think about that for a moment. A foreign power has to have a pretty serious interest in order to invest heavy and scarce resources to charge into to this ant hill. An American election is an unlikely target particularly when all the parties figured they had it rigged anyway. Let us recall just how unlikely Trump's election really was. It required a huge shift in popular vote in the right s... more »
Scientists Invent Oxygen Particle That If Injected, Allows You To Live Without Breathing
This is a neat trick and obviously useful. It has its limitations but it is still enough for emergencies were a solution is desperately needed. Heart attack victeims are obvious as CPR at the same time can pulse the blood at the same time to prevent damge. Better yet pulse restoration would induce a body wide flush of oxygen from an injection doing the bulk of the work in damage abatement. All good. . *Scientists Invent Oxygen Particle That If Injected, Allows You To Live Without Breathing * * by Techwench.com* *New Medical Discovery * * http://www.rise... more »
The Man Behind The Building Of The Vietnam Memorial Wants To Honor This Generation's Fallen
*Military Times*: *‘The Wall’ is turning 35, and the man behind it wants to honor this generation’s fallen* On Sunday, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will host a ceremony to commemorate the 35th anniversary of its historic groundbreaking. The idea for a memorial engraved with names of the fallen flowed from my academic research and from testimony before the Senate on what is now called post-traumatic stress, a common reaction to witnessing violence. The memorial was planned as a societal acknowledgement of those who served, funded by the American people. I started the effort in 19... more »
Pakistan Has Started To Build A Border Fence With Afghanistan
*FOX News:* *Pakistan starts building its own border fence* As the United States and many European nations try to stem the flow of violence across their borders, one country on the doorstep of one of the planet's most dangerous terror hotbeds has just broken ground on a fence of its own. Pakistan announced over the weekend it started building a fence along the Afghan border in areas where terrorists have launched cross-border attacks -- regions the Pakistani army called "high threat zones." *Read more* .... *More News On Pakistan Starting To Build A Border Fence With Afghanistan* ... more »
Tweet For Today
More than 100 countries launch the first UN talks aimed at achieving a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons https://t.co/L4IN0Q0kot pic.twitter.com/3lz3vRUZt6 — AFP news agency (@AFP) March 28, 2017
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