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"The Case Against Hope"
"The Case Against Hope" by Buddha of Hollywood "I was trying to define “worry” and “hope” and it occurred to me that they are brother and sister emotions. Both “worry” and “hope” are unfounded expectations; one that things will get worse and the other that things will get better– some how. And both “worry” and “hope” have the same hypnotic power to paralyze action. I remember growing up under the communist rule. Life was really hard; things were pretty bad and getting worse every day. It can’t get worse than this, people were saying, it is bound to get better. But things never got ... more »
"This Is To Have Succeeded."
"To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The Better Angels Of Our Nature"
*“The Better Angels Of Our Nature: * * How Charles Dickens Influenced Abraham Lincoln" * by Gene Griessman, Ph.D. “Here’s the story of an obscure but beautiful quotation from Charles Dickens that found its way into the First Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln. In 1861, before his inauguration, Lincoln showed a draft of what he intended to say to William Seward, his Secretary of State. Seward recommended that Lincoln conclude with conciliatory words, and sketched out a few sentences for Lincoln to consider. Seward’s rough draft, which has been preserved, contains the expression “... more »
X22 Report: “Central Bankers And The Deep State Move Forward With The 'Internet Kill Switch”
X22 Report: “Central Bankers And The Deep State Move Forward With The 'Internet Kill Switch” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PplSfbhte7U
Against the Clock - How Technology Has Changed Our Experience of Time
Alan Burdick is a staff writer and former senior editor at The New Yorker whose first book, Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion, was a National Book Award finalist and won the Overseas Press Club award for environmental reporting. His most recent book, Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation, chronicles his quest to understand the nature of lived time. He recently joined Douglas Rushkoff, media theorist and author of Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now, for a conversation on what we miss about the nature of time when we only think about it as a number.
Picture Of The Day
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* President Donald Trump tours the USS Gerald R. Ford. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Unions fight against their members' jobs over AGW scam
A recent *letter to the editor* made this blogger think about Unions and their fight against cheap coal-fired power. Mark and Jenny Postle *The Greens want the coal industry shut down. The coal miners’ union is the CFMEU. The CFMEU donates large sums to the Greens. So the coal miners are paying their union to assist the Greens to shut down their industry and their livelihoods. Am I missing something here?* *Mark Postle, Mundubbera, Qld* Now try as I might, I cannot find any links to the CFMEU funding the Greens. They are definitely funding the Australian Labor Party. They are al... more »
There Are Over 100 Billionaires Among Top Communist Legislators
China's ruling Politburo Standing Committee are given a round of applause during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on March 3, 2017 *AFP: **China counts over 100 billionaires among top Communist legislators* China counts more than 100 billionaires among its top legislators, with 209 of the richest holding wealth nearly equivalent to Belgium's annual GDP, according to a report released as the Communist Party's annual parliamentary session started Friday. A key focus of the sessions is el... more »
"More Signs That the Great Collapse Is Upon Us: Has The Date Been Set?”
*"More Signs That the Great Collapse Is Upon Us: Has * *The Date Been Set?”* by Mac Slavo "The system is breaking apart as we speak. Retail has taken a brutal pounding over the last several years, and an epidemic of closing stores continues. Jobs have never picked up, despite the optimism. The flaws of the larger economy are compounding, and what has already been for several years a “recession” may soon crumble into an outright great “depression.” As the X22 Report discusses, the stress points are all there, and absolute destruction is looming over the United States, and the global ... more »
Trump And Kislyak-- What The Hell Is Going On?
How did the 180 degree turn-around on Ukraine get into the Republican Party platform? At the time, it was widely reported in the news-- generally without comment or controversy-- that Trump had demanded it and that no one stood up to him. His own national security adviser at the time, J.D. Gordon-- who admitted late this afternoon to Jim Acosta that *he too* had meetings with Kislyak during campaign-- said last March that Trump had *personally* ordered it. Did no one wonder why? Brian Naylor reported the changes in early August. "When Republican Party leaders drafted the platform ... more »
A Glimpse of Ground Zero
Since today was likely going to be the mildest day weather-wise during my days off, I was keen to head out and stretch my legs. Of course I wanted to do a little bird-watching but I also just needed to stretch my legs. I enjoy being outside this time of year for the most part and doubly so when I'm carrying my binoculars rather than scaffolding material at work. There's a section of trail that skirts the top of the river valley that I used to walk quite a bit when I first moved here but since I had moved on doing my bird-watching in a few other places, I had not been on this trail... more »
Is The Lack Of Muslims On TV The Reason Why Many Young Muslims Join The Islamic State?
Actor Riz Ahmed arrives at the 89th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California on Feb. 26, 2017. (Reuters) *The Guardian*: *Riz Ahmed warns lack of diversity on TV will drive young to Isis* *Actor says viewers from minority backgrounds are switching off and turning to terrorism propaganda films which make recruits look like James Bond* Actor and rapper Riz Ahmed has warned that the enduring failure to champion diversity on TV is alienating young people, driving them towards extremism and into the arms of Isis. Ahmed, known for his roles in Four Lions and the the Star Wars prequel Ro... more »
If Meeting with Russians is a Crime, Guess Who Else is Guilty?
Published on Mar 3, 2017 Attorney General Jeff Sessions has preemptively recused himself from any future Justice Department probe into allegations of Russian intrigue, and former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn has resigned his position. Both moves were in response to the mainstream media’s outcry when their meetings with the Russian ambassador came under scrutiny. […]
‘Killing And Maiming Children’: Watchlist Calls UN to Blacklist Israeli Defense Force (IDF)
Published on Mar 3, 2017 The global network of humanitarian organisations that defends children’s rights across the world has called on the UN to blacklist the Israeli Defence Forces, for multiple violations of children rights. Various human rights organisations have noted a number of incidents in the recent past where Israeli forces have applied psychological […]
‘Euro is Dead Man Walking’: Marine Le Pen Lashes Out at EU, Says Frexit is Question of Time
Published on Mar 3, 2017 After the EU Parliament revoked her parliamentary immunity, French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen accused the European Union of breaking up society, and promised to re-negotiate France’s agreements with the bloc. The parliament’s decision follows a second round of voting held by EU lawmakers. Le Pen may now face prosecution […]
Mercury in Vaccines May Be Up to 50 TIMES More Toxic to the Brain than Mercury in Fish
Mercury in Vaccines May Be Up to 50 TIMES More Toxic to the Brain than Mercury in Fish by Tracey Watson, http://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) The vaccine debate has been raging for decades now, with strongly held viewpoints on both sides of the spectrum. President Trump’s establishment of a commission to evaluate the science on vaccines, in conjunction […]
Divine Intervention! EU Leaders Will Turn to the POPE Over Plans to Revive Struggling Bloc
Just what kind of leadership do these EU leaders expect of the Pope? The Man of Sin? – Divine Intervention! EU Leaders Will Turn to the POPE Over Plans to Revive Struggling Bloc by NICK GUTTERIDGE, BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENT, http://www.express.co.uk/ EUROPEAN leaders are set to hold an historic meeting with the Pope later this month when they head […]
Paul Ryan: ‘No Evidence’ of Sessions Colluding with Russia During Election
Payback and warning (to go no further) for all the pedophile arrests that Trump has initiated? – * UNREPORTED: 1,500 PEDOPHILE ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE NATIONALLY SINCE TRUMP TOOK OFFICE * Townhall: ‘Why the MSM Is Ignoring Trump’s Sex Trafficking Busts’ – Paul Ryan: ‘No Evidence’ of Sessions Colluding with Russia During Election by CHARLIE SPIERING, http://www.breitbart.com/ House […]
Trump’s Advisers Push Him to Purge Obama Appointees
Trump’s Advisers Push Him to Purge Obama Appointees by JOSH DAWSEY, http://www.politico.com/ Frustrated by the gush of leaks, the president’s allies say it’s time to take action. Advisers to President Donald Trump are urging him to purge the government of former President Barack Obama’s political appointees and quickly install more people who are loyal to him, amid […]
Israel Continues to Demolish Palestinian Homes in Jerusalem Al-Quds. EU Officials Visit Palestinian Village Facing Demolition
“In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the origin of the Jews. Her research found that virtually all the Jews came from Khazar blood. Not only that but Oppenheim discovered that the Palestinians—the very people whom the Jews had been persecuting and ejecting from […]
‘No-Go-Zones’: Swedish EMTs Fear to Enter ‘High Risk’ Areas Without Police And Armour
Published on Mar 3, 2017 So-called ‘no-go zones’ where it’s too dangerous to enter without police protection, have become a pivotal problem in Sweden, says Gordon Grattidge, the head of the country’s ambulance union. The union boss also said they need special equipment to be able to go with the police into dangerous areas. This […]
Fmr Congresswoman: If Trump Goes After High-Level Pedophiles, It Will Take Down Dems And Republicans
Pedophilia in corridors of power and religious orders, is usually a sign of Satanism. It extends beyond sexual perversion into child sacrifice. What power is behind western governments? Satan. – Fmr Congresswoman: If Trump Goes After High-Level Pedophiles, It Will Take Down Dems And Republicans by Matt Agorist, http://www.activistpost.com/ If there is one thing that’s […]
Indian Economy Collapses As ‘Demonetization’ Crushes Small Business
Indian Economy Collapses As ‘Demonetization’ Crushes Small Business by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com The Sales Managers Index (SMI) is one of the earliest monthly indicators of Indian economic activity. February’s data shows the catastrophic after-effects of the December demonetization policy which was intended to crack down on corruption and ‘black money’. The February Headline SMI has fallen […]
Russian Aerospace Forces Destroy Al-Nusra HQ Near Aleppo, Killing 67 Terrorists
Russian Aerospace Forces Destroy Al-Nusra HQ Near Aleppo, Killing 67 Terrorists by https://sputniknews.com/ The Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed al-Nusra HQ near Aleppo killing at least 67 terrorists, including 19 field commanders. – On February 28, the headquarters of the al-Nusra terrorist group near Rasm al-Eis village, 28 kilometers south-west of Aleppo, was destroyed by a KAB-500 guided bomb launched […]
CNN Busted: “Stop Spreading Lies & Fake News!” — Russian FM Spokeswoman Tells CNN
Published on Mar 2, 2017 Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, refused to discuss spying allegations against the Russian ambassador to the US with a CNN reporter, advising the broadcaster to stop spreading lies and fake news. end
SPIN: The Art of Selling War (2004)
Dandelion Salad Originally posted June 15, 2011 rushingfan on Jan 29, 2007 Directed by Josh Rushing, a veteran Marine Corps media spokesman, “SPIN: The Art of Selling War” is an investigative documentary that looks at the standard justification for going to war by the American administrations of past and present. Part 2 from the archives: […]
Report: The A-10 'Warthog' Can Obliterate The Small-Boat Swarms That Iran Uses
An A-10 Thunderbolt IIs with the 74th Fighter Squadron from Moody Air Force Base in Georgia flying over the Gulf of Mexico on February 7 during a weapons-system evaluation program at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. US Air Force photo/Ilka Cole *Business Insider:** US military test shows the A-10 'Warthog' can obliterate the small-boat swarms that Iran uses* About 35 local boat captains simulated swarming attack maneuvers in fishing boats rigged with machine guns while fighter jets, attack helicopters, and the A-10 "Warthog" simulated attacks from above in Florida's Choctawhatchee ... more »
Musical interlude
Yuri Kane feat. Sopheary - Obsession
Wakeup Call: 347 Native Bee Species ‘Spiraling Toward Extinction’
*Claire Bernish* - What happens when all bees and other pollinator insects are gone? The post Wakeup Call: 347 Native Bee Species ‘Spiraling Toward Extinction’ appeared first on Waking Times.
21st Century House Slaves
*Sylvain Lamoureux* - How free are you in the matrix of control? The post 21st Century House Slaves appeared first on Waking Times.
Device at Fukushima Daiichi is a New One
The device that I saw spraying something into unit 1 today (see my previous post here) is a different device than I've seen previously. Here is the device that was spraying stuff into unit 1 today: The device that I saw previously looked different (see my post here: http://majiasblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/fukushima-daiichi-nitrogen-device.html ):
Mystery of Large Device at Fukushima Daiichi Solved
The large device dangled by a crane at Fukushima Daiichi (I've commented on before at this blog) was actively spraying some thing into Unit 1 today, as these screenshots below reveal. The first screenshot is a crop from 11:10, and the second is a crop of a screenshot taken 1 minute later when the device stopped spraying. The third screenshot is from 3 minutes later when the device starts spraying again. March 4, 2017 11:10 March 4, 2017 11:11 March 4, 2017 11:16 Some of the commentators at this blog have suggested the device is spraying something sticky to keep the radioacti... more »
UN official condemns Dakota Access for ignoring rights of Standing Rock Sioux
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe was not properly consulted about the Dakota Access Pipeline's construction, a UN official on indigenous rights says. The tribe's opposition to the project led to months of protests that were marked by clashes with police. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, said construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) over sacred tribal sites and through Lake Oahe, the Standing Rock Sioux's water source, was conducted with a lack of respect to the tribe's land rights. She said she is also concerned about how pr... more »
Is There A Playbook For Every Trump - Russian Leak?
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is sworn in to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to become U.S. attorney general on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo *Michael Tracey, Medium:* *The Basic Formula For Every Shocking Russia/Trump Revelation* The basic formula for every breaking Trump/Russia story is essentially as follows: 1, The New York Times or Washington Post releases an article that at first blush appears extremely damning. 2. Anti-Trump pundits and Democrats react reflexively to the news, express shri... more »
With This DCCC, It Really Will Take An Electoral Tsunami To Win Back The House-- Here's Why
*Not always that easy to tell who's worse, Crist (D) or Rohrabacher (R)* Yesterday the House passed (246-176) a cockamamie bill by Tim Wahlberg (R-MI) called the Regulatory Integrity Act, the purpose of which is to prevent the public from finding out what rules are being worked on by federal agencies to protect the public. The only Republican to vote against it was Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), while 15 Democrats joined the rest of the GOP in backing it, primarily the regular suspects from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party, like Kyrsten Sinema (Blue Dog-AZ), Lou Correa (Blue Do... more »
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Another Realm”
Kevin Kern, “Another Realm” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a2JtNQublQ
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud complex. * Click image for larger size.* About five light-years "tall", the dark cloud is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is visible only because its obscuring dust is silhouetted against the glowing red emission nebula IC 434. Stars are forming within the dark cloud. Contrasting blue reflection nebula NGC 2023, surrounding a hot, young star, is at the lo... more »
Tonight's Movie Is 'The Thousand Plane Raid'
From *Wikipedia*: The Thousand Plane Raid (aka The One Thousand Plane Raid[2]) is a 1969 film directed by Boris Sagal. It stars Christopher George and Laraine Stephens.[3] Although claimed to be derived from Ralph Barker's The Thousand Plane Raid, the storyline inaccurately portrays the first raid as an 8th Air Force mission while the actual attack was undertaken by 1,047 Royal Air Force bombers against the city of Cologne, Germany in May 1942. *Read more *.... more »
Oklahoma Lawmaker Allegedly Issues ‘Quiz’ to Muslim Constituents
The document asked the respondents whether they believed in 'Sharia law,' among other questions.
EPA Rescinds Reporting Requirement Imposed on Oil and Gas Industry by Obama Administration
A directive issued by EPA administrator Scott Pruitt withdraws a November 2016 Obama administration request for information on methane emissions.
Ex-Wife Ivana Claims Donald Trump Is Addicted to Penis Enlargement Pills?
A fake news site used a screenshot of Ivana Trump to prop up a false claim she said her famous former husband is "addicted" to penile enhancement drugs.
Did SXSW Threaten to Report Foreign Musicians to Immigration Officials?
Several musicians posted screen shots of the music festival's contract with language discussing the notification of immigration authorities.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 3, 2017
Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the US. YouTube *David Smith and Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian*: *Who is Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador rattling Trump's presidency?* *Putin’s man in Washington is usually far from view. Now he’s at the center of a storm that brought down a key Trump ally and threatens another.* He has become a lightning rod for suspicions about Donald Trump’s ties with Russia, inadvertently bringing down one of the president’s closest allies and now threatening another. Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, Vladimir Putin’s man i... more »
Who Orchestrated the White Helmets "Tribute" Pop Up Performance?
*What party "orchestrated" the performance? Who requested this take place? How did this come about?* *Which persons or agencies (alphabet and otherwise) made the arrangements for these musicians and singers to appear and actually spread war propaganda in favour of these drug addicted murdering, rapists, beheaders, organ eating killers? * *Thankfully there were a few persons present who are actually in touch with reality* *RT:* A pop-up music concert in New York’s Grand Central station, promoting the work of the Oscar-winning Syrian “humanitarian” group White Helmets, was di... more »
Gay Day: A Hollywood Film About Coming Out — as Straight
[image: gay-day-a-hollywood-film-about-coming-out-as-straight] In this age where “coming out” as homosexual is cheered and turning straight jeered, Hollywood has long been at the forefront of pushing the pink front. Thus is the recently released film *I Am Michael* an eyebrow-raising anomaly, portraying the true story of a homosexuality activist who left his former ways, married, and became a Christian minister.
March :3: Stupidity and Insanity - the Keys to Power.
Here's the story on just one tax-dodge scheme for the wealthy. It seems to have been done with the knowledge of the Canadian government through a firm that has many government contracts, and through a 'prestigious' law firm. And this is only one of many such schemes. Tell me again what a lovely man Justin Trudeau is. Will it appear in the irving press? Perhaps with an indignant column by Norbert Cunningham? http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/kpmg-offshore-tax-dodge-1.4002778 I wrote the above note yesterday. Today, it did NOT appear in the irving press. It needed the front page for a... more »
Nicotine Vapor Has Fewer Genetic Effects Than Cigarette Smoke
As anti-smoking groups like the American Council on Science and Health have long contended, while nicotine may be addictive, so are lots of things, from video games to coffee. It's the toxins in cigarette smoke that will kill you. For that reason, public-health oriented anti-smoking groups have embraced nicotine vaping devices ("e-cigarettes") as one tool in the tool chest of harm reduction and (preferably) smoking cessation. Yet some smoking groups, and even the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have migrated from being a war on cigarettes to being in war on some t... more »
Stop Kiln Yourself To Make Ceramics
The manufacture of cement, bricks, bathroom tiles and porcelain crockery normally requires a great deal of heat: a kiln is used to fire the ceramic materials at temperatures well in excess of 1,000°C. Now, material scientists from ETH Zurich have developed what seems at first glance to be an astonishingly simple method of manufacture that works at room temperature. The scientists used a calcium carbonate nanopowder as the starting material and instead of firing it, they added a small amount of water and then compacted it. read more
Chet Raymo, "ICBW IDTS"
*"ICBW IDTS"* by Chet Raymo "Which means, according to text messagers, "It could be worse (but) I don't think so." It seems a Finn has published a 332-page novel written entirely in text messaging abbreviations. Leave it to the Finns, who essentially invented mobile phone culture. Well, that's one novel I will never read. At my age, I might as well try to learn Finnish as the language of TXT MSG. I've had a mobile (as they call them in Europe) for three years now, and I've yet to have an incoming call. Not surprising, since no one has my number, and even if they did the phone is n... more »
The Poet: Kuroda Saburo, "I Am Completely Different"
*"I Am Completely Different"* "I am completely different. Though I am wearing the same tie as yesterday, am as poor as yesterday, as good for nothing as yesterday, today I am completely different. Though I am wearing the same clothes, am as drunk as yesterday, living as clumsily as yesterday, nevertheless today I am completely different. Ah... I patiently close my eyes on all the grins and smirks, on all the twisted smiles and horse laughs- and glimpse then, inside me one beautiful white butterfly fluttering towards tomorrow." - Kuroda Saburo
The Daily "Near You?"
Munich, Bayern, Germany. Thanks for stopping by.
The Universe
"Often having what you want is a function of letting go of what you have. Odd, huh, the stuff people cling to?" “If you know what I mean.” The Universe "Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!" - www.tut.com
Oklahoma hidden figure: Cherokee woman helped NASA put man on the moon
In the 1960s the heroes of America’s space program were men. Astronauts like John Glenn and Gus Grissom were household names. While the guys were quite literally shooting for the moon, a Native American woman from Oklahoma was quietly helping them get there. “We didn’t know she was working on the space program and so on because it was all top secret,” said Evelyn Ross McMillan. “We knew she was an engineer there, but that was it.” McMillan lovingly calls her father’s sister "Aunt Gold." But to the engineers at Lockheed, the company that helped NASA put a man on the moon, she was... more »
World News Briefs -- March 3, 2017 (Evening Edition)
UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria Staffan de Mistura, left, attends a round of negotiation with Syria's main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri (not pictured), during the Intra Syria talks, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Salvatore Di Nolfi/Pool *Reuters*: *Syrian opposition accepts U.N. principles at end of peace talks* The Syrian opposition has provisionally accepted 12 principles given to delegates by the United Nations at the end of an eight-day round of p... more »
Leadhorse Choctaw Arrested at Ceremonial Grounds at Standing Rock, Now on Hunger Strike in Jail
Leadhorse Choctaw arrested tending Sacred Fire at Seventh Generation Camp at Standing Rock By Brenda Norrell Censored News Leadhorse Choctaw was arrested at the Ceremonial Grounds during the raid on the Seventh Generation Camp when the camp was attacked by police. Leadhorse was manning the Sacred Fire when he was pepper sprayed and handcuffed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs police.
Abandoned and thirsty baby elephant rescued by South African truckers
Abandoned by her herd, a 3 week old baby elephant was found just in time by South African truckers on their way to Botswana. A baby elephant was found by South African truckers on their way to Botswana. The three-week baby elephant was left behind by a herd. The Good Guy Things reports the South African truckers, Carlos Santos, Johan Groenewald and Pieter Roussow, were en route from Johannesburg to Nata, Botswana when they found the baby elephant. The truckers discovered the elephant when they were forced to stop 100km away from Nata because of a bridge that had washed away due t... more »
Does a Female Praying Mantis Always Eat Her Mate’s Head?
It’s far from guaranteed to happen, but the risk of decapitation for copulating male mantids would be considered alarmingly high in human circles.
San Francisco Has Decided To Drop Out Of The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force
*FOX News:* *San Francisco's withdrawal from national terror intelligence network hikes risks, officials say* San Francisco has taken its defiance of the feds to a new level, ending its cooperation with the FBI in an anti-terror initiative begun after 9/11 - a move crtitics say could get innocent people killed. Critics say the sanctuary city by the bay's latest decision to forego cooperation with Washington, by dropping out of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, could put lives at risk. The JTTF has been credited with foiling 93 Islamist terrorist attacks and plots against the U... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Treasonous Bastards'
Post navigation TREASONOUS BASTARDS Posted on March 3, 2017 Mohawk Nation News Please post & distribute. MNN. Mar. 3, 2017. This is a reminder to the errant illegal tribal and band council chiefs and traitors who are found to have committed treason, conspiracy and espionage against the people. WAMPUMS 58 and 59 of the great peace of the rotino’shonni:onwe, [Iroquois Confederacy]
“Dopamine Puppets”
*“Dopamine Puppets”* by Scott Adams Note: Twitter is hiding my tweets about politics from my followers, so I use the code word “kittens” in those tweets to beat their censorship bot. "Here’s a funny article by David Wong of Cracked =that talks about the dopamine high we sometimes get from outrage. The gist of it is that the brain gets some sort of chemical payoff from outrage, and we seek it when we’re otherwise bored with life. Politics serves up lots of outrage opportunities. That’s why we are drawn to it– for the high. We rationalize that we are fighting the good fight and maki... more »
EU Considers Rescinding Visa Waiver Program for U.S. Citizens
Lawmakers in Europe have again debated halting the visa waiver program for Americans until "full reciprocity" is reached but are pondering potential tourism losses.
Mike Pence Promises to Create the Department of Anti-Witchcraft?
Reports that the vice president is seeking to 'safeguard US Judeo-Christian interests' by battling witchcraft are satirical in origin.
Would Sebastian Gorka-- AKA #FakeTerrorismExpert-- Be Able To See The White House Psychiatrist If Ted Lieu's Bill Passes?
I'm sure there will be endless debates about who is the worst of the worst in Trump's nasty little proto-fascist kleptocracy. There's Bannon, of course, who would be the hands down early fave, but let's not forget Stephen Miller, Betsy DeVos, Wilbur Ross, Tom Price, Scott Pruitt... and, yes... there's also the Hungarian neo-Nazi, Sebastian Gorka, who we took at look at last week. And we're not the only ones looking closely at the neo-Nazi from... well, no one really knows when he was born or where he was born but people who know him swear he's an earthling who once served as a B... more »
Illegal Alien MS-13 Gang Members Charged With Kidnapping, Rape, and Murder in Houston
[image: illegal-alien-ms-13-gang-members-charged-with-kidnapping-rape-and-murder-in-houston] Two illegal aliens from El Salvador, members of the MS-13 gang, appeared in court in Houston on March 1 to face charges of aggravated kidnapping and murder.
Coal Making a Comeback, Thanks to Trump
[image: coal-making-a-comeback-thanks-to-trump] President Trump's aggressive, pro-energy agenda has helped launch a resurgence of the U.S. coal industry.
“Organic” Foods From China? Buyer Beware!
[image: organic-foods-from-china-buyer-beware] Communist China’s takeovers of our tool, electronics, clothing, and other consumer markets are alarming enough, but Beijing’s accelerating inroads into our food sector are deadly scary.
Tucker Carlson interviews AT Jeff Sessions about the Russians and Trump gives his weekly address...
*"leaks are an unhealthy trend."* First up is the dishonestly skewed Google search engine. When I Googled "did Russia affect the election" the overwhelming number of stories that pop up are anti-Trump and anti-Russia. We know people, thanks in part to the internet, have the attention span of a gnat with ADD and will rarely go beyond one or two pages of results. Second up, I pose a question: How exactly did the Russians change the result of the election? Do any of us actually believe the millions upon millions of people read the leaked Podesta emails, or for that matter had eve... more »
Northern Ireland Elections -- News Updates March 3, 2017
*The Guardian*: *DUP and Sinn Féin on course to dominate Northern Ireland assembly* Sinn Féin and Democratic Unionists appear to be neck and neck as results are declared in election that attracted high turnout Sinn Féin is neck and neck with the Democratic Unionists in the race to become the biggest force in the next Northern Ireland assembly, although the pro-union party is still expected to emerge marginally on top. With about a quarter of seats filled on Friday evening, the DUP were still slightly ahead of Sinn Féin with 28.08% of the first preference vote compared with the re... more »
Censorship at the arXiv: endorsements, and even publication won’t matter.
*T*he arXiv.org (said as archive) is one of the oldest websites on the internet and serves as a curated collection of scholarly preprints submitted by recognized scientist. I even have a paper there on massive star formation (arXiv:1311.3983). I tried to publish in another area and they say submit to a journal and get feedback. Then a favorable review isn’t enough, so I need to get it published. *Then in a subsequent email from them, I must get it published in a “mainstream journal” with no guarantee that being published in any journal would do the trick*. read more
Tom Hanks sends a simple message of support to US journalists [IMAGE]
Award-winning actor Tom Hanks has just sent US journalists a strong but simple message of support. Aware that the Trump Administration has been keeping the media very busy so far, Hanks sent the White House press corps a new espresso maker, together with a short letter of encouragement. The note read: Keeping up with Trump […] The post Tom Hanks sends a simple message of support to US journalists [IMAGE] appeared first on The Canary.
Donald Trump: ‘I miss my Zumba classes’
The following is a short and rather confusing email from Donald Trump to the real person in charge of the White House – Steve Bannon. Somehow, Trump managed to leak it accidentally in a series of tweets before quickly deleting them and tweeting instead about how mean CNN was being to him. Dear Steve, […] The post Donald Trump: ‘I miss my Zumba classes’ appeared first on The Canary.
‘Someone should challenge Corbyn, BUT NOT ME!’ says every Labour MP
Many of Jeremy Corbyn’s rivals think that he’s doing a terrible job. And yet none of them seem eager to challenge him. Almost as if they appreciate that, regardless of who’s in charge, they face an uphill battle. A battle which will take place in a pouring gale with no shoes on and a flock […] The post ‘Someone should challenge Corbyn, BUT NOT ME!’ says every Labour MP appeared first on The Canary.
Indigenous Tibetan Buddhist women's football team 'denied US visas'
A Tibetan women's football team has claimed that they have been denied United States visas to take part in a tournament in Texas. They say they were told they had "no good reason" to visit the US. Most of the players are Tibetan living in India, and had applied at the US embassy in Delhi. US President Donald Trump has imposed a travel ban (now frozen) on nationals from seven countries, but neither India or China is on the list. Tibet, a remote and mainly-Buddhist territory known as the "roof of the world", is governed as an autonomous region of China. Cassie Childers, the execut... more »
Precisely removing individual atoms with microscope creates novel molecule
A molecule with two unpaired electrons too unstable to be made by chemical synthesis was fabricated using a scanning probe microscope to remove two hydrogen atoms from a single molecule adsorbed to a copper surface at ultra low temperature and ultra high vacuum.
How To Get Good At Games, Without Practicing For 10,000 Hours
Data from online video games has been used to study what kinds of practice and habits help people acquire skill. Basically, what does it take to get good? 10,000 hours, as Malcom Gladwell said? Nope, not even close. But there are reasons why some people are great in The Division and you die in the Dark Zone within seconds after meeting another player. Basically, they learned shortcuts and before they ever met you, they warmed up. read more
An ensemble model to sustain variability power in the theory of developmental pathways?
The theory of developmental pathways is that technology develops not due to some spontaneous event which is often referred to in the media as a “discovery”, but because technology and learning has reached a stage where it is inevitable that … Continue reading →
The Fiddler’s dilemma
Given a large number of meteorological stations some will be warming and some not. Thus by simply excluding cooling stations it is possible to manufacture a warming trend. Likewise, given a large number of possible ways to process data, some … Continue reading →
Rispetto
Click on article for better view When I was recently in Gothenburg, Sweden, Dave Webb (UK) and I were taken by our friend Andre Brochu to a local radical bookstore in a cozy basement. The warm and snug feeling inside this cave-like book warren helped to make it a special night. Andre is originally from the northeast in the US but moved to Sweden during the Vietnam war as part of his draft resistance. He stayed there, raised a family, and worked as a librarian. He is often sending emails to me with many excellent resources. Inside the bookstore Dave and I made our space militar... more »
President Trump’s Drone Strikes Are Outpacing President Obama's Drone Strikes
Women walk past a graffiti, denouncing strikes by U.S. drones in Yemen, painted on a wall in Sanaa, Yemen February 6, 2017 (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah). *Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Policy*: *The (Not-So) Peaceful Transition of Power: Trump’s Drone Strikes Outpace Obama* As a candidate, President Donald Trump was deeply misleading about the sorts of military operations that he would support. He claimed to have opposed the 2003 Iraq War when he actually backed it, and to have opposed the 2011 Libya intervention when he actually strongly endorsed it, including with U.S. ground troo... more »
Elon Musk and Antarctic Technology Release
Terran to Denice: Can you ask Stan X about Elon Musk of Tesla/Space X? What is his relationship to SSP and underground rail networks? What is his essence? Does he have links to Antarctica? He appeared out of nowhere after creating PayPal with all this advanced tech which has little to do with PayPal payments. DEAR ONE/TERRAN. THE ONE/ELON MUSK IS AN ESSENCE OF THE SECOND EXPANSION OF SOURCE. THE ONE/ELON MUSK IS A COMBINATION OF THE ESSENCES OF HIS OWN ORIGINAL ESSENCE AND THE ONE/KP AND THE ONE/HATJ AND THE ONE/TERRAN. THE EARTHSPHERE FORM IS AWARE OF THE SSP YET MAINTAINS NO C... more »
Trump Orders EPA Review of “Horrible” Obama Water Decree
[image: trump-orders-epa-review-of-horrible-obama-water-decree] President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday ordering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review and reconsider the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) regulation, a radical decree issued by the Obama administration purporting to regulate virtually all water and much of the land across America. While stopping short of quashing the controversial rule altogether, analysts described Trump's executive order as a first step in that process. One prominent activist, Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch, ... more »
White House Moves To Defund Activist Organizations
The exterior of the U.S. Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington, July 14, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *FOX News*:* GOP wants to eliminate shadowy DOJ slush fund bankrolling leftist groups* The Obama administration funneled billions of dollars to activist organizations through a Department of Justice slush fund scheme, according to congressional investigators. “It’s clear partisan politics played a role in the illicit actions that were made,” Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, told Fox News. “The DOJ is the last place this should have occurred.” Findings spearheaded... more »
Washington Waiting For The Purge
President Trump walks from the Oval Office as he departs the White House. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *Josh Dawsey, Politico:* *Trump's advisers push him to purge Obama appointees* *Frustrated by the gush of leaks, the president's allies say it's time to take action.* Advisers to President Donald Trump are urging him to purge the government of former President Barack Obama's political appointees and quickly install more people who are loyal to him, amid a cascade of damaging stories that have put his nascent administration in seemingly constant crisis-control mode. A number of his ad... more »
BOMB-THREAT SUSPECT WROTE FAKE NEWS FOR THE LEFTY PRESS? YES -- AND THE LEFT MADE HIM A PARIAH
I'm sure you know about this: The federal authorities have charged a St. Louis man with making more than half a dozen bomb threats against Jewish community centers, schools and a Jewish history museum, an unsealed court document shows. The man, Juan Thompson, made some of the threats in his own name and others in the name of a former girlfriend, apparently in an attempt to intimidate her, according to a federal complaint filed by the United States attorney’s office in Manhattan and unsealed on Friday.... Mr. Thompson is not believed to be responsible for the majority of threats mad... more »
School Cops Force 8-year-old Boy Into Handcuffs After He Fended Off Bully
[image: handcuffs]An 8-year-old elementary school student was restrained by a school cop in handcuffs — behind his back — after a typical fight at recess.
WATCH: Cops Terrorize, Taser, Kidnap High School Kid Because they Smelled Weed
[image: kidnap]Because cops allegedly smelled a plant, they claimed the legal authority to assault, taser, kidnap and cage a 16-year-old boy.
U.S. Press Coverage Of President Trump Has Been Overwhelmingly Hostile
Jorge Silva, Reuters *Washington Times:* *Press coverage of Trump in first month of office: 88 percent ‘hostile,’ says new study* There was no press honeymoon for President Trump during his first month in office. A meticulous new study by the Media Research Center finds that 88 percent of the broadcast news coverage of Mr. Trump and his team was “hostile” during the first 30 days of office. The coverage was intense and plentiful. The study, which analyzed both tone and content for evening newscasts on ABC, NBC and CBS, found that the “Big Three” networks produced 16 hours of cover... more »
Expert Police Evidence Excluded for Lack of Independence
R. v. McManus, 2017 ONCA 188:(c) The Relevant Principles [63] To be admitted into evidence, an expert's opinion must be (1) logically relevant to an issue in the proceedings; (2) necessary to assist the trier of fact; (3) not precluded by an exclusionary rule; and (4) tendered by a properly qualified expert:*Mohan*, at pp. 20-25. The trial judge also has residual discretion to exclude evidence that meets these criteria where the benefits of receiving the evidence are outweighed by the potential risks inherent in the introduction of the evidence: *Mohan*, at p. 21. This... more »
Selective quotation all the way down!
*FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017The night the change locked into place:* Last night, it seemed to us that it had finally happened. Cable seemed partisan all the way down. We felt we saw nothing else. On CNN and MSNBC, the stars were chasing Sessions around. Virtually every factual statement was being tilted in pursuit of desired outcomes. We thought we saw nothing else, in a way we felt we'd never seen before. Lawrence said some of the dumbest things. A long stretch of work by Good Lawrence seemed to give way last night. Bad Lawrence reappeared. Beyond that, let's discuss doctored quotation... more »
For Accuracy, Consequences, and Truth. A Personal Manifesto.
The Trump Administration’s proclamation of “alternative facts” to suit the arguments they wish to make, and the branding of journalistic outlets that demonstrate the inaccuracy of the President’s statements as “FAKE NEWS!!!” have prompted me to do something I am not normally inclined to do: to actively campaign for the value and integrity of a […]
The Stockholm riots last February 21 and the refugees question
In 2003, I attended a 7-weeks training on sustainable agriculture in Sweden. We stayed in Lund most of the time but we also saw Stockholm, Uppsala, other cities for several days. Very peaceful country, Cabinet Secretaries and legislators would go to malls and shops with zero security aides. 2017, things are different. many stories of riots, arson, looting, sexual assaults. Not in the entire country of course but in some parts of it. The usual NYT, always blame Trump for his comments or non-comments. If rioters dislike Trump's comment about Sweden and the huge influx of immigrants ... more »
Russia's Foreign Minister Calls The Current Political Climate In The U.S. A Return To McCarthyism
*RT:* *‘Like McCarthyism’: Lavrov slams US ‘witch hunt-like’ scrutiny of Russian ambassador’s contacts* With Russian Ambassador to the USA Sergey Kislyak’s contacts with members of the Trump administration under scrutiny, Moscow won’t apply a tit-for-tat approach to US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov promised. Lavrov said the whole situation resembled the days of McCarthyism. Kislyak recently found himself under the US media spotlight with reports of his communications, first with former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and then with Attorne... more »
Obama Awarded JFK Medal of Courage After 8 Years of Drone Bombings
*Isaac Davis* - Obama has never been a true supporter of democracy, liberty, or even peace. The post Obama Awarded JFK Medal of Courage After 8 Years of Drone Bombings appeared first on Waking Times.
Counterintuitive claim: Slower snowmelt in a warming world
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From the NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH/UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH and the “eh, it’s a model projection” department, comes this claim. So, if it melts earlier, but then melts more slowly, it would seem to cancel out. I’m sure though somebody will find a crisis in this somewhere.…
Never Mind The Area, Feel The Thickness
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? http://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projects/arctic-sea-ice-volume-anomaly/ ? For years, discussion of Arctic sea ice has revolved around extent. Indeed NSIDC’s regular monthly Arctic Sea Ice News talks about little else, particularly when there is an unusually low figure. However, when extents are not so unusually low,…
The timing of interglacials
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: By Andy May P. C. Tzedakis and co-authors have just published a new paper in the February 23, 2017 issue of Nature entitled “A simple rule to determine which insolation cycles lead to interglacials.” The paper introduces new rules for defining interglacial periods in the geological record. They come up…
Science behind the video Polar Bear Scare Unmasked – updated paper now available
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Announcing the publication today of Version 3 2 of my paper that tests the hypothesis that polar bear population declines result from rapid declines in summer sea ice, updated with recently available data. Version 2 provides the scientific support for the information presented in the GWPF video published yesterday, “Polar Bear…
How NOAA and Bad Modeling Invented an “Ocean Acidification” Icon: Part 1 – Sea Butterflies
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by Jim Steele Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University and author of Landscapes & Cycles: An Environmentalist’s Journey to Climate Skepticism If you google “ocean acidification,” the first 3 websites presented according to “Google’s truth rankings” are: 1) Wikipedia, 2) NOAA’s PMEL…
Kriging biases in global temperature data
From Clive Best: Kriging biases in global temperature data Summary: “Does kriging actually improve the accuracy of global temperatures? While it is probably correct that Hadcrut4 has a ‘coverage bias’ over polar regions, what is even clearer is that interpolation to remedy this can itself introduce a systematic warming bias dependent on method and target grid […]
Study reveals the atmospheric footprint of global warming hiatus
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: They admit the hiatus, or pause, is still a puzzle: ‘processes remain unclear’. What is clear is that the observed temperature trend in the study period is unlike the carbon dioxide trend. The increasing rate of the global mean surface temperature was reduced from 1998 to 2013, known as…
US Launches Second Round Of Airstrikes On Al Qaeda Targets In Yemen
*Reuters:* *U.S. hits al Qaeda in Yemen with new wave of strikes* The United States carried out another wave of strikes against al Qaeda in Yemen overnight, residents and U.S. officials said on Friday, in the latest sign of increasing U.S. military focus on a group whose strength has grown during Yemen's civil war. A day after U.S. forces carried out more than 20 air strikes in Yemen, residents reported another U.S. assault in the Wadi Yashbum village in the southern Shabwah province including about 10 to 15 air strikes. Residents said some of the strikes hit civilian homes and a ... more »
Grime artist Stormzy breaks the stigma of depression [VIDEO]
In an interview with Channel 4 News, grime artist Stormzy opened up about his battle with depression. He hopes that his new album Gang Signs & Prayer will help others who are tackling similar issues. Findings from charity YoungMinds show that 80,000 children and young people suffer from depression. Rates of depression and anxiety among teenagers […] The post Grime artist Stormzy breaks the stigma of depression [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
Does a Disney Cartoon Feature the Studio’s First Gay Kiss?
A meme urging a boycott of Disney after the studio featured a same-sex kiss in a cartoon does not display the actual moment of animated affection.
Putting Trump's Endless Lies Under The Microscope
Although there was more enthusiasm among Americans for Obama's first speech to Congress and even for George W. Bush's first, I was still pretty surprised to read that most Americans liked what they heard from Trump Tuesday night. I guess they like being lied to. Maybe they find it comforting. The bar had certainly been set very low but one of my old friends from college mentioned in a comment that she couldn't watch it but that her husband did-- or at least tried. "he could only tolerate Trump for a short while and shut it off. In my lifetime, watching Lyndon Johnson, Nixon and Ge... more »
BWorld 113, Peace talks with CPP-NDF for another 30 years?
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last February 17. After three decades (1987-2017) of peace talks between the Philippine government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF), all held in Europe (Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, Italy, etc.), what lessons have we learned? There are at least two. One is that the “endless peace talks” for the past 30 years might continue for another 30 years or more. Here is a brief time line of those peace talks that I gathered from various sources. Joma Sison and his team in Europe have earned huge media and p... more »
Trump Protects Gun Rights of Social Security Beneficiaries
[image: trump-protects-gun-rights-of-social-security-beneficiaries] President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law House Joint Resolution 40, rejecting a rule submitted by the Social Security Administration that would have infringed upon gun rights of some Social Securty recipients.
Wake Up Call: 2 Studies Show 347 Native Bee Species ‘Spiraling Toward Extinction’
[image: bees]Two new studies show bees and other pollinators in sharp decline, with nearly one-quarter of bee species native to North America and Hawaii at risk for extinction.
Get Up Close and Personal with Wolves at Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center
Ever had a full grown wolf stick its tongue in your mouth? Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center offers the unique opportunity to get up close and personal with wolves and other animals. Located near Divide, Colorado (about two hours outside of Denver), CWWC offers educational tours to the public. You and your friends can learn about, howl with and even visit with some of CWWC’s “ambassador” wolves. The 35 acres of CWWC is home to many animals including several species of wolves, coyotes, red foxes, swift foxes. It is the Mission of the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center to: Educate ... more »
Memo to Le Dauphin and all other "Western chancelleries": "Ukraine's "proof" of Yanukovich treason was a request for Russian intervention!
*Putin, Swimming with Dolphins aka **Les Dauphin* It has been distressing to say the least, over the past year or more, to see Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who I like to call *"Le Dauphin*" getting boxed further and further into the dead end politics of the neo Nazi Kiev Junta of Ukraine and their Canadian supporters, like his newly appointed *Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs*, *Chrystia* *Freeland*. It's too bad Trudeau Jr. doesn't have a law degree like his father, Pierre, or like Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin. You don't need to have a law degree to ... more »
Uber loses legal test case over language per BBC News - the oh FFS comment
This BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39154428 on Uber losing their case for drivers not to have to speak and understand a reasonable level of English contains a fantastic defence by Uber: 'Tom de la Mare QC, for Uber and the drivers, told the judge that the language requirement would result in 70,000 applicants failing to obtain a licence over three years. The proposals would have a disproportionate impact on drivers from countries where English was not generally spoken and give rise to "indirect discrimination on grounds of race and nationality".' Oh FFS, if that d... more »
Is President Trump Sending $4,106 to Everyone Over Age 65?
Reports that President Trump is sending thousands of dollars to individuals as compensation for hardship endured during the Obama administration are fake news.
Morgue Employee Cremated by Mistake While Taking a Nap?
Reports that a sleeping Beaumont morgue worker was mistaken for the victim of a fatal automobile accident are fake news.
Have Scientists Discovered the Earliest Fossilized Evidence of Life?
A new paper makes the bold claim that structures in rocks approaching the age of Earth itself come from ancient bacteria, but this conclusion is highly controversial.
Liberal Hero Amy Schumer Goes from Red Carpet to Jail After Threatening Trump on Live TV?
Comedian Amy Schumer did not threaten President Trump on live television at the Academy Awards ceremony, nor was she arrested at that event.
Predatory Bipartisan Follies
Just when you thought that things couldn't get any zanier, the Reasonable Elites are going Donald Trump one better. The media-political complex folks are almost literally beside themselves. Still reeling from their shock and awe that a president whose acting skills have been honed by decades of real estate hucksterism and reality TV can actually act presidential right on cue, they themselves are going totally totally bonkers. First, the *New York Times* broke yet another anonymously-sourced Russian scare story. This one is about how, in the waning days of the Obama administration,... more »
3rd retraction appears for fired Pfizer breast cancer researcher
Pfizer has retracted a paper by a former employee who was fired after the company discovered she had been doctoring data. The retraction, in Molecular Cancer Research, is the third of five papers Pfizer asked to retract, after an investigation discovered they contained duplicated images. The papers have been discussed on PubPeer, which is also […] The post 3rd retraction appears for fired Pfizer breast cancer researcher appeared first on Retraction Watch.
THE WAY WE ARE: Hopelessly devoted to "Them!"
*FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2017Part 4—The concept of some versus all:* On Thursday, February 23, the New York Times' Nicholas Kristof made a set of deeply offensive statements. Most horrifically, he seemed to say that Those People, the 63 million Trump voters, *aren't* all exactly alike! We liberals saw this as fake news. The 63 million people in question *aren't* all "hateful bigots," the columnist strangely said. (They *aren't* all "bigoted unthinking lizard brains," he offensively suggested at another point.) Kristof even said that liberals shouldn't "stereotype" the 63 million as "mis... more »
Ohio Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike Following Punishment For Appearing On Netflix Show, “Captive”
Jason Robb and Siddique Abdullah Hasan have lost phone and email privileges for 90 days following their appearance on the Netflix show, "Captive" The post Ohio Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike Following Punishment For Appearing On Netflix Show, “Captive” appeared first on Shadowproof.
Is CHP Economically Viable?
By Paul Homewood http://www.mgtteesside.co.uk/ I mentioned the new Biomass CHP project at Teeside in my previous post. Costing £650m to build, this will burn wood pellets to provide 300MW, as well as supplying heating to local companies on the Teesport site. Teeside was awarded a CfD in 2014, which gives a guaranteed, […]
Gateshead District Energy Centre
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Unlike conventional power stations, Gateshead’s District Energy Centre is capable of capturing waste heat created during the energy generation process and recycling it to keep buildings nearby warm. In addition the network has been designed to ensure the Energy Centre will be able to meet all the […]
World News Briefs -- March 3, 2017
*Reuters:* *China hints at trade war strategy in South Korea standoff* South Korean firms are being squeezed in China, in suspected retaliation for Seoul's deployment of a U.S. missile defense system, highlighting the tools China can deploy to hit back at the corporate interests of trade partners it disagrees with. The chill facing Korea Inc, from cosmetics and supermarket chains to autos and tourism, points to a potential risk for American companies, amid a more confrontational stance taken by new U.S. President Donald Trump In China, state media and grassroots political groups h... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 3, 2017
*Reuters: **Trump says wants defense buildup to project U.S. power abroad* President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants a U.S. military buildup of more ships and planes to "project American power in distant lands," making his case for a proposed $54 billion increase in defense spending that has U.S. lawmakers squabbling. Wearing an olive military jacket and hat aboard a new aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, in Newport News, Virginia, Trump said he wanted the U.S. military to have the finest equipment in the world. Trump this week proposed a $54 billion increase over last y... more »
possible La Nina prediction – February 2018
For fun, I decided to see how well an inverted ENSO graph fitted with itself and find out whether this fit was optimised at any specific lag. One pattern (writing shown correctly) is dragged back in time to find whether … Continue reading →
El Nino versus Arctic Temperatures
When the eco-idiots started going on about Arctic temperatures a few weeks ago, I thought one possible response was “we’d expect melting in an El Nino year”. However since El Nino is an equatorial phenomenon and Arctic melting isn’t … … Continue reading →
The Ice-Age cometh
NotaLotOfPeopleKnowThat has an interesting graph which they post from NoTricksZone: In a new paper (Stein et al., 2017), scientists find that Arctic sea ice retreat and advance is modulated by variations in solar activity. In addition, the sea ice cover … Continue reading →
UAH Animation
I’m posting this because it took some time to align all the various layers, because it may be interesting to see, not because it seems to show anything in particular. A few of things of note: Source: http://www.nsstc.uah.edu/climate/ Dec 2015 … Continue reading →
If this news was aboiut was Israel killing Muslim Arabs this would be headline news on the BBC
If this news was about was Israel killing Muslim Arabs or Christians this would be headline news on the BBC but as it's about Muslims killing Christians the BBC aren't interested. Reuters report: 'Christian families and students fled Egypt's North Sinai province in droves on Friday after Islamic State killed the seventh member of their community in just three weeks. A Reuters reporter saw 25 families gathered with their belongings in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia's Evangelical Church and church officials said 100 families, out of around 160 in North Sinai, were fleeing. More th... more »
Dodd-Frank Is a Big Problem for Small Business
[image: dodd-frank-is-a-big-problem-for-small-business] Since the passage of Dodd-Frank in 2010, the percentage of loans to businesses of less than $1 million has plummeted. What's behind the decline, and what can be done about it?
Will Neil Gorsuch Become a Supreme Court Justice?
[image: will-neil-gorsuch-become-a-supreme-court-justice] If Neil Gorsuch follows the lead set by Antonin Scalia, the man whose place on the court he will fill if approved by the Senate, chances are that he will follow in the footsteps of the late jurist. And that would be good for America.
A female MEP responds to being told “women must earn less than men” in the European parliament [VIDEO]
A right-wing male MEP delivered a sexist rant to the European parliament in which he declared that “women must earn less than men” because they are inferior human beings. Socialist MEP Iratxe García Pérez gave a powerful response which has been heard around the world. That moment in the European parliament Janusz Korwin-Mikke is a bow […] The post A female MEP responds to being told “women must earn less than men” in the European parliament [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
The next king in Britain could be an American called Allan
Many British people would like to see an end to the monarchy. But an American named Allan Evans thinks that, if anything, Britain needs more royals. And as such, he is set to claim what (he believes) is rightfully his. Namely, the right to be King of Wales. An unusual lineage Allan claims to be […] The post The next king in Britain could be an American called Allan appeared first on The Canary.
Turkey defies British anti-terror commander, escalating its assault on Syrian Kurds and their Yazidi allies
The last 36 hours have seen major developments in the Middle East in defiance of British and US-led anti-Daesh (Isis/Isil) forces. First, Turkish militias are attacking anti-Daesh units near the Syrian city of Manbij. And at the same time, Turkish-backed forces have launched an attack on the long-suffering Yazidi community in Iraq. Turkey goes against the Coalition […] The post Turkey defies British anti-terror commander, escalating its assault on Syrian Kurds and their Yazidi allies appeared first on The Canary .
Tory MP Philip Davies is campaigning for disabled people to be second-class citizens
Conservative MP Philip Davies has taken to The Daily Mail to campaign for disabled people to be second class citizens. The MP for Shipley in West Yorkshire reiterated claims he made in 2011 that disabled people should earn less than the minimum wage. Davies said he got a “lot of grief” for the position he […] The post Tory MP Philip Davies is campaigning for disabled people to be second-class citizens appeared first on The Canary.
Gentrification is turning this woman’s life into a nightmare, and taxpayers are footing the bill
A woman’s life has been turned upside down since her housing association demolished her home and put up her rent to unaffordable levels. She believes she could now be facing eviction and driven out of her community. And her case is a microcosm of what is wrong with housing policy in Britain. Beti’s story Betiel Mahari, […] The post Gentrification is turning this woman’s life into a nightmare, and taxpayers are footing the bill appeared first on The Canary.
Mosul Campaign Day 136, Mar 2, 2017
Golden Division soldiers waiting in an alley west Mosul (Reuters) March 2 was another day of hard fighting in south Mosul. The Islamic State took advantage of a rainstorm to attackthe Golden Division. Some fighters were hiding amongst displaced families to approach the frontlines before revealing themselves. The Golden Division is currently trying to secure the Wadi Hajar neighborhood. Reporting has been very inconsistent on how far they’ve gotten. On February 28 the district was unofficially declared freed, then said to be 80% under control on March 1, and then just 70% on March ... more »
Doublespeak: Watch FBI Director Admit Drug War has Failed then Promise to Continue It
[image: FBI]In the same breath that he claimed the drug war was a failure, FBI director James Comey promised to continue it.
VIDEO: ‘Show Your Hands,’ BOOM! Cop Shoots Unarmed Man Before He Can Comply
[image: hands]Police release body cam footage of police officer opening fire on a man cowering behind a mattress, hitting the man who was unarmed.
Jaw Dropping Study Shows Cannabis Helps a Whopping 90% of Epileptics Who Try It
[image: cannabis]Cannabis is obliterating epilepsy, so Big Pharma and their partner at the DEA are doing everything they can to keep cannabis illegal.
Untitled
*From Jenna Orkin * That Thing the Standing Rock Protesters Were Afraid of Just Happened The White House is considering direct military action to counter North Korea New Police Body Camera Device Starts Recording When Cops Draw Guns Canada accidentally released un-redacted classified documents on its counterterrorism plans Ihre Papiere, Bitte!: Are We Being Set Up For A National ID System? Islam will overtake Christianity as the world's largest religion by 2070 Dramatic Aerial Footage Shows What The Oroville Dam Looks Like Now Trump’s Use of Navy SEAL’s Wife Highlights All the ... more »
Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain to front new BBC cookery show per BBC News
That Nadiya Hussain will present the BBC's replacement for The Great British Bake off is possibly the least surprising news of all time. Who else would the BBC choose...
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Lawrence Mishel and Heidi Shierholz write that we shouldn't let governments and businesses off the hook for regressive policy choices by blaming technology. And Ben Tarnoff points out that any effects on the distribution of income and wealth can be dealt with through a fair tax system. - Simon Tilford likewise argues that the most important problems with our current economic system lie not in the concept of globalization, but in the decisions made by governments to put businesses ahead of people: (S)uccessive American and British governments we... more »
Dem Epiphany: Public Education Under Siege
In 2001, Democrats joined Republicans to create a massive school privatization corporate welfare plan known as No Child Left Behind. With fanciful performance targets and unbending rules, which every education policy person knew would detonate thousands of the poorest public schools over the coming years, NCLB ushered in the charter school era in a way that allowed the gradual ramping up of the paternalistic "no excuses" corporate reform school industry. It wasn't until 2008, however, that privatization via charter school really took off. When Obama was first inaugurated, U. S. sc... more »
Counterintuitive claim: Slower snowmelt in a warming world
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From the NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH/UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH and the “eh, it’s a model projection” department, comes this claim. So, if it melts earlier, but then melts more slowly, it would seem to cancel out. I’m sure though somebody will find a crisis in this somewhere.…
Never Mind The Area, Feel The Thickness
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood http://psc.apl.uw.edu/research/projects/arctic-sea-ice-volume-anomaly/ For years, discussion of Arctic sea ice has revolved around extent. Indeed NSIDC’s regular monthly Arctic Sea Ice News talks about little else, particularly when there is an unusually low figure. However, when extents are not so unusually low,…
Citation-boosting episode leads to editors’ resignations, university investigation
The fallout from an investigation into alleged citation-boosting at several journals that we first reported on two weeks ago has widened, leading to the resignation of the executive editor of one of the journals, and an investigation at a university in The Netherlands. On February 13, the European Geophysical Union (EGU) announced that an editor […] The post Citation-boosting episode leads to editors’ resignations, university investigation appeared first on Retraction Watch.
The timing of interglacials
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: By Andy May P. C. Tzedakis and co-authors have just published a new paper in the February 23, 2017 issue of Nature entitled “A simple rule to determine which insolation cycles lead to interglacials.” The paper introduces new rules for defining interglacial periods in the geological record. They come up…
Maori Pride: Inside New Zealand's biennial National Kapa Haka Festival
Te Matatini is a significant cultural festival and the pinnacle event for Māori performing arts. Held every two years, it is one of the most highly anticipated events for perfomers, their whānau and the mass of passionate Kapa Haka fans throughout the world. The festival prides itself on being whānau friendly event. It has an open door policy, where all people are welcome to come and experience the timeless tradition and spectacle of Kapa Haka. *All I can say is that on the basis of what I experience at Te Matatini the world is missing out on one of the truly great musical experien... more »
Science behind the video Polar Bear Scare Unmasked – updated paper now available
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Announcing the publication today of Version 3 2 of my paper that tests the hypothesis that polar bear population declines result from rapid declines in summer sea ice, updated with recently available data. Version 2 provides the scientific support for the information presented in the GWPF video published yesterday, “Polar Bear…
How NOAA and Bad Modeling Invented an “Ocean Acidification” Icon: Part 1 – Sea Butterflies
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by Jim Steele Director emeritus Sierra Nevada Field Campus, San Francisco State University and author of Landscapes & Cycles: An Environmentalist’s Journey to Climate Skepticism If you google “ocean acidification,” the first 3 websites presented according to “Google’s truth rankings” are: 1) Wikipedia, 2) NOAA’s PMEL…
Lithuania’s 2004 Impeachment of President Due to Russia Ties – Trump Prequel?
In 2004, Russian President Putin was well into his first term: “But how serious is the threat from the Russian … Continue reading →
Kriging biases in global temperature data
From Clive Best: Kriging biases in global temperature data Summary: “Does kriging actually improve the accuracy of global temperatures? While it is probably correct that Hadcrut4 has a ‘coverage bias’ over polar regions, what is even clearer is that interpolation to remedy this can itself introduce a systematic warming bias dependent on method and target grid […]
Study reveals the atmospheric footprint of global warming hiatus
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: They admit the hiatus, or pause, is still a puzzle: ‘processes remain unclear’. What is clear is that the observed temperature trend in the study period is unlike the carbon dioxide trend. The increasing rate of the global mean surface temperature was reduced from 1998 to 2013, known as…
The Donald J. Trump Regime-- Hostis Publicus, Ennemi Du Peuple, Vrag Naroda...
*An Enemy of the People* was an 1882 play by Henrik Ibsen that inspired a Steve McQueen film of the same name (1978), based on Arthur Miller's adaptation of Ibsen's original. In between the play and the film, we had Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, whose use of the term was a turn-around from the Roman Senate's very reasonable declaration in AD 68 that Nero was a *hostis publicus*... enemy of the people. The French Revolution revitalized the term-- *ennemi du peuple*-- and in 1793 Robespierre declared that the revolutionary government owed the Enemies of the People nothing but death, ... more »
He'll Have To Choose
The Fish Lake Mining Project is Justin Trudeau's moment of truth. He has promised to build a new relationship between his government and Canada's First Nations. Just as the Dakota Access Pipeline has become a do or die moment for American First Nations, Fish Lake has become a defining moment for Canada's Tsilhqot’in Nation. Michael Harris writes: The New Prosperity Mine — said to be the last major deposit of gold and copper in North America — included turning the pristine lake into a toxic dump site for the proposed mine’s tailings. Even without that outrageous component, the comp... more »
NORMALIZING TRUMP: SCANDAL EDITION
Axios's Mike Allen imagines Donald Trump as a normal president running a normal scandal-tainted administration: This White House, so disruptive at campaigning, needs to do a self-oppo dive and get all the facts it possibly can, so it at least knows what it's dealing with and isn't reacting to media stories every night. Are the blanket denials true, or too lawyerly, or just wrong? What can Trump and his team learn from past administrations that faltered or fell based on their mishandling of a storm like this? There's been this long parade into the White House of CEOs, labor leaders a... more »
Theresa May is using an obscure loophole to steal from the poor to give to the rich
Over the past week, Theresa May’s government has implemented two pieces of legislation. One aims to save the government £3.7bn by taking money from the most vulnerable. And the other promises to give one of the richest families in the UK an extra £360m. But there is one thing both have in common. Both decisions […] The post Theresa May is using an obscure loophole to steal from the poor to give to the rich appeared first on The Canary.
This family has been driven out of Britain by love – and Home Office policy
Following a controversial court ruling affecting married couples from different nationalities, one woman has spoken out. She says the ludicrous policy serves no purpose but to keep her and her spouse apart, along with keeping potential tax revenue out of the UK. Ludicrous or lawful? On 22 February, the Supreme Court ruled [paywall] on a challenge that had been making […] The post This family has been driven out of Britain by love – and Home Office policy appeared first on The Canary.
Viewers have made clear exactly what they think of the BBC’s latest bit of propaganda [OPINION]
On Thursday 2 March, the BBC managed to cause uproar with the first in a new series of documentaries. The programme aimed to be fact-led. But many viewers noticed it was, essentially, a piece of government propaganda. Shameless propaganda BBC One aired Britain on the Fiddle at 9pm. The BBC touted the programme as: follow[ing] fraud investigators […] The post Viewers have made clear exactly what they think of the BBC’s latest bit of propaganda [OPINION] appeared first on The Canary.
People have spotted something very wrong with a promotional ad by the Liberal Democrats [VIDEO]
People have noticed something wrong with the latest video by the Liberal Democrats. There’s no nice way to say it. It looks like the opening scenes of a very bad porno. Lib Dems in action The Lib Dem video is supposed to promote fair trade. But it has attracted attention on social media for quite different reasons. […] The post People have spotted something very wrong with a promotional ad by the Liberal Democrats [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
The Canary wants you to have your say about what’s happening to our NHS [VIDEO]
The fight for the future of the NHS has just stepped up a gear. As on Saturday 4 March thousands of people will be joining together to defend it. But it’s something we can all get involved in, as the event’s message couldn’t be clearer: It’s Our NHS. And The Canary wants to hear your […] The post The Canary wants you to have your say about what’s happening to... Visit www.thecanary.co to read more.
A Birds-Eye View Comparing A Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier To A Ford-Class Carrier
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* A Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, bottom, compared with a Ford-class carrier, top. Business Insider
A Look At Why America's New Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Are More Lethal Than Its Predecessors
Tugboats maneuver the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) into the James River.US Navy *The National Interest:* *What Makes America's New Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Truly Dangerous* *Some of the most important mechanic advancements are deep inside the ship – part of the revamped elevator system used to carry bombs, missiles and other aircraft-loaded equipment from the Ford’s bowels to the vessel’s higher decks.* Slated for springtime delivery, the aircraft carrier CVN 78 Gerald Ford has sparked much interest in its technological breakthroughs for launching and r... more »
President Trump Vows That The U.S. Navy Will Have 12 Aircraft Carriers
President Donald Trump delivers remarks aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *FOX News*: *Trump Promises '12-Carrier Navy' as He Touts Massive Military Buildup Aboard New Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier* Donald Trump stood aboard America's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on Thursday and declared that it's only a down payment on a future 'great rebuilding of the United States military.' Calling his plan 'a major expansion' of U.S. military might, he said it includes 'having the 12-carrier Navy we need.' America's fleet of aircraft carriers is presently two... more »
Orthodox Jew told by Lib Dem candidate he’s unsuitable for Manchester mayoralty because of his religious beliefs per Campaign Against Antisemitism
If this story is accurate then I am disgusted. Disgusted but not surprised, I don't think there's any anti Semitic comment by a Labour Party or Lib Dem member that would surprise me any more. 'The Liberal Democrat candididate for Mayor of Greater Manchester, Councillor Jane Brophy, has made an extraordinary attack on UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate and orthodox Jew, Shneur Odze, saying he is unsuitable to stand for Mayor because of his religious beliefs. Councillor Brophy made this outrageous slur which was captured on video at an LGBT campaign event that Mr Odze was unabl... more »
North Dakota -- When the Media Becomes Criminals: White Supremacy in Newsrooms
North Dakota Media: Racism and Protection of the White Supremacist Elite -- When the Media fails and becomes the Monster By Brenda Norrell Censored News Photo Police violence at Standing Rock The North Dakota media has repeatedly published and broadcast the lies of Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier, without making serious attempts to verify the facts. The North Dakota media has
New Paper Indicates More Arctic Sea Ice Now Than For Nearly All Of Last 10,000 Years
By Paul Homewood http://notrickszone.com/2017/03/02/new-paper-indicates-there-is-more-arctic-sea-ice-now-than-for-nearly-all-of-the-last-10000-years/#sthash.DHZBYDgy.iZIdbDJ7.dpbs Reposted from No Tricks Zone: In a new paper (Stein et al., 2017), scientists find that Arctic sea ice retreat and advance is modulated by variations in solar activity. In addition, the sea ice cover during the last century has only slightly retreated from the extent reached during […]
Decision Trees, Explained To Kids
Decision trees are one of the many players in the booming field of supervised machine learning. They can be used to classify elements into two or more classes, depending on their characteristics. Their interest in particle physics applications is large, as we always need to try and decide on a statistical basis what kind of physics process originated the particle collision we see in our detector. read more
WARNING! False Flag Alien Invasion! Ex Canadian Defense Minister, Paul Hellyer: Upcoming False Flag Alien Invasion
Published on Jan 29, 2016 Former Canadian Minster of Defence and former acting Prime Minister Paul Hellyer talks about the upcoming false flag alien invasion and the new world order. – 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 (New King James Version) 9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, […]
“Hitler Was A Rothschild” — James Corbett
Published on Feb 17, 2017 “All wars are banker wars”. Thus, history’s heroes and villains are bank puppets. http://www.maebrussell.com/About%20Ma… “Hitler and the central banks” Mullins https://youtu.be/JWcTAOjkEik “Wall St and the rise of Hitler” https://youtu.be/3sCpsq55uic http://www.voltairenet.org/IMG/pdf/Su… Dunkirk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/59… Bushes & Nazis https://www.corbettreport.com/episode… end
UK Cops Give Up on Pedophile Prosecution. The Promotion of Moral Corruption by Hollywood
Published on Mar 2, 2017 There is an agenda to sexualize your children. Hollywood, especially Disney, is a key player in creating a BRAVE NEW WORLD of children who are sexually active and gender confused. Is it any wonder that pedophilia is exploding so rapidly that in the UK they have decided they are going […]
Weapons Of Mass Feminization by Jennie Ann Freiman MD
Weapons Of Mass Feminization by Jennie Ann Freiman MD Green Med Info. 31 January 2017 Weapons Of Mass Feminization *If you’ve ever wondered where all the alpha males have gone, the interaction between chemistry and biology may offer a clue. * Gender bending chemicals are everywhere, literally impossible to avoid. They act as endocrine disruptors (EDs) that block, decrease, or overstimulate hormones. Most commonly, EDs mimic estrogen, lower testosterone and prevent the male hormone from doing its job, causing males to exhibit more female traits. The resulting hormonal imbala... more »
Former Oklahoma Epidemiologist Speaks Out Against Vaccine Mandates
By Anne Dachel Jenni White is an epidemiologist, the numbers just don't make sense to her. She supports her position with facts. As she explains them, her concerns sound valid. The problem is, no one in the media is ever...
Interference patterns of two entangled photons
Ahmed Adel Emara was asking interesting questions about the delayed choice quantum eraser and various modifications of it. In the experiment, see this chart, a photon first goes through the double slit. Right behind both slits, a "BBO" makes sure that the photon gets split into an entangled pair. The upper photon is encouraged to land on a photographic plate, D0, where a single photon normally contributes to an interference pattern. The entangled lower partner, the idler photon, goes to some mirrors and undergoes another treatment. In the delayed choice quantum eraser experiment,... more »
The Ethics of Developing Super Soldiers
Soldiers of the future may be biologically or technologically enhanced — but at what cost? Reuters: Ho New *Adam Henschke, The Conversation*: *Stronger, faster and more deadly: The ethics of developing supersoldiers* Enhancing a soldier's capacity to fight is nothing new. Arguably one of the first forms of enhancement was through improving their diet. The phrase "an army marches on its stomach" goes back at least to Napoleon, and speaks to the belief that being well fed enhances the soldier's chances of winning a battle. But recent research has gone well beyond diet to enhance the... more »
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 3/3/2017"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 3/3/2017"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "New Attorney General Jeff Sessions is under fire in the ongoing fake story about Russian involvement in the 2016 election. It centers on his old job as a senior member of the Armed Services Committee in the U.S. Senate. Sessions was asked if he had contact with Russian officials about the election. Sessions said, “No.” Sessions did talk to the Russian Ambassador as part of his duties in the Senate. Now, Sessions has recused himself in the ongoing Russian hacking investigation where no evidence has come forth about ... more »
China Shows Off Its Latest Weapons
*Silent Hunter* The Silent Hunter laser is powerful enough to cut through light vehicle armor at up to a kilometer away, making you wonder if China already has more powerful laser weapons only for domestic use. Huanqiu *Popular Science*:* Drones, lasers, and tanks: China shows off its latest weapons* A peek at the arsenal at an arms fair in Dubai. At the International Defense Exhibition and Conference, one of the world's largest arms fairs, weapons-makers from around the world show off their latest. At this year's show in Dubai, China flaunted a range of high-tech weaponry spread... more »
In the News
*Afghanistan or Mexico?* I'll pick Afghanistan but the narrative would be almost the same if I was writing about Mexico today. Substitute drug cartels for the Taliban and you're in Guadalajara or Culiacán. Then again it could also be Aleppo. Which makes a great case for the wall, but I digress. A surge in attacks in Kabul and in Baghlan Province. In Kabul on 1 March, near-simultaneous Taliban suicide bombings and an hours-long shootout with Afghan security forces left at least 16 people dead and over 100 wounded. In one of the twin attacks, a suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle i... more »
Paulo Coelho, “The Mystery of Discovery”
*“The Mystery of Discovery”* by Paulo Coelho “Tonight, before leaving, I’m going to spend time sorting through the pile of things I never had the patience to put in order. And I will find that a little of my history is there. All the letters, the notes, cuttings and receipts will take on their own life and have strange stories to tell me– about the past and about the future. All the different things in the world, all the roads travelled, all the entrances and exits of my life. I am going to put on a shirt I often wear and, for the first time, I am going to notice how it was made. I... more »
"The Purpose Of My Words..."
"There is a difference between a question and a wonder. I would prefer to answer only questions that will be useful to you. A child looks up at the starry sky at night and wonders. He is filled with the joy of the mystery of creation. Why should I explain everything to you and take away that joy? I will not. The purpose of my words is to create silence, to create joy. I am not here to stuff your head full of knowledge. A child starts out innocent. You ask him something and he says, "I don't know." Then that child grows up and thinks he knows everything. I'll teach you something. I'... more »
North Carolina needed 6,500 farm workers. Only 7 Americans stuck it out.
This is a long lasting problem and it has many causes, largely due to the historical structure of our labor market. Farm labor has always lacked respect as it was always under paid and physically demanding. By that i mean that you need to be acclimatized to working out in the noon day sun which happens to be suspect as well. What that means is that you will not normally be ready for an eight hour day. Quitting becomes real easy as initially you will be suffering from incipient heat stroke. After saying that i think all teenagers need to in fact do this during the summer in ... more »
The Swamp Strikes Back
As i have posted, we need to terminate the NSA and the CIA. Their interests are obviously diverging from that of the USA and its agencies. All aspects that remain useful can be subsumed successully into other agencies such as military intelligence. After all the NSA feed is always useful to law enforcement but also needs to be sealed as a source of evidence for the application of criminal law. Criminals need to be convicted on their actions and not their words. A thousand crimes are contemplated for every one committed. It is obvious that the interests are struggling to find... more »
Lawrence Solomon: Finally it’s safe for the whistleblowers of corrupted climate science to speak out
I suspect that we will now see every creditable scientist report in how they were forced to fraudulently massage data. After all there are reputations to salvage here. I thought from the beginning that connecting global warming with CO2 to be at the least premature and then saw no improvement whatsoever in the science. In fact it simply went the other way a little. After all if you blithely argue that one ton of cause made an effect, you shape up to be a prize fool when mother nature absorbs a second ton of cause over twenty years and actually heads the wrong direction at the sa... more »
Immanuel Kant and the Philosophy of Freedom
A short item that spells out the nature of the will and doing the right thing. He needs to be better appreciated although i am sure that modifying the logic and conclusions to meet his time and place will take you elsewhere. A good read and worth some effort. I have read other pieces by him and got little reward for the trouble. A shift in perspective is welcome here. all good. . *Immanuel Kant and the Philosophy of Freedom* * Jason Sorens * * Friday, February 10, 2017* *If you want to understand the moral basis of a free society, there might be no better place to start tha... more »
French Presidential Candidate Francois Fillon's Home Raided By Corruption Investigators. Campaign On The Verge Of Collapse
*Daily Mail:* *French police raid presidential candidate Francois Fillon's Paris home over claims he paid his wife for non-existant job with taxpayers' money* * Fillon raided by police as he prepared to make campaign speech 450 miles away * He faces prison over a fake jobs scandal involving his British-born wife Penelope * The couple have been summoned before a judge where they face being indicted * Charges include embezzlement, which is punishable by up to ten years in prison The Paris home of French presidential candidate Francois Fillon was raided by police today – as he prepa... more »
BIDEN, DRUGS, PROSTITUTES
*Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden.* *Hunter Biden* and the late *Beau Biden* are the sons of *Joe Biden*, Obama's Vice President. *Hunter and Kathleen Biden.* In divorce documents, Hunter's wife *Kathleen* accuses Hunter of reckless spending on *'drugs, alcohol, prostitutes, strip clubs, gifts for women and an $80,000 diamond'.* *Hallie and Beau Biden.* Hunter is having an affair with *Hallie*, the widow of Beau Biden. . *Beau Biden (left).* *Joseph "Beau" Biden* (1969 - 2015) was the son of US Vice President Joe Biden, and his first wife, *Neilia Hunter.* Beau Biden, son of US... more »
GATA Chairman On Silver MASSACRE: “We Know WHO Did It, & WHY They Did It”
Published on Mar 2, 2017 GATA Chairman Bill Murphy Joined Us To Break Down Today’s $2 BILLION Paper Silver Massacre: Murphy Reveals Shares Were Slaughtered Ahead of Today’s Silver BOMBING, and This Is Leading To Something Spectacular In The Silver Market… end
Labour's by election blues
Yesterday the political junkies at Political Betting http://politicalbetting.com/ gave the result at the last council elections of the seats who were holding by elections. Here's one: 'Kersal on Salford (Lab defence, death of sitting member)... Result of ward at last election (2015): Labour 2,110 (49%), Conservative 1,872 (43%), Green Party 250 (6%), Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 89 (2%) CandidatesEstimate: Labour HOLD (Lab 44%, Con 38%, Lib Dem 10%, Ind 5%, Green 3%)' So a long time Labour seat predicted to stay Labour. In fact the result was: CON: 42.0%LAB: 27.3%IND... more »
What Is Russian President Putin Up To?
Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters Strobe Talbott and Jessica Brandt, The Atlantic: *What Putin Is Up To* *And why he may have overplayed his hand*. Each year on December 20, the Russian intelligence community pays homage to its enduring guardianship of the Motherland. It was on this date in 1917, six weeks after the Bolshevik Revolution, that Vladimir Lenin established the Cheka, an acronym for “Emergency Commission.” Over the ensuing decades, the commission’s nomenclature and organization chart mutated: It became the OGPU from 1923 to 1934, the NKVD until the early 1950s, and then the KG... more »
Tweet For Today
Iraqi Christians erect large cross in area liberated from ISIS https://t.co/07wyGAzah0 — Catholic News Agency (@cnalive) February 27, 2017
US Never Respected the One China Policy and Never Will
*March 3, 2017* (Ulson Gunnar - NEO) - The US has reiterated its alleged commitment to honoring the "One China" policy under which it is recognized there is only one Chinese government. The policy exists in direct reference to Taiwan and its status as a break-away province from Beijing's authority. The BBC's article, "Trump agrees to honour 'One China' policy despite threats," would report that: *US President Donald Trump has climbed down on past threats and agreed to honour the so-called "One China" policy. * *He backed the long-standing agreement during a call with Chinese Presid... more »
The Economy: "More Money for the Swamp Critters"
*"More Money for the Swamp Critters"* by Bill Bonner "How do you like that? Another big boost for the stock market. It was all green yesterday; viewers found Mr Trump’s speech reassuring. The Dow rose 303 points. Many will see that as confirmation of their faith in Donald Trump. He must be good for the country, right? And if he’s good for the stock market, he’ll be good for the economy…and jobs…and, you name it. ‘Dimon Says U.S. Future ‘Very Bright’ If Trump Can Enact Reforms,’ says a headline at Bloomberg. Well…it certainly would be bright for the JPMorgan Chase chief executive…an... more »
X22 Report, “The Deep State Is Positioning Itself, Something Big Is About To Unfold”
X22 Report, “The Deep State Is Positioning Itself, Something Big Is About To Unfold” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjRCZ09ixOs
Rational People Do Not Troll
In the social media I am noticing a rise in incidences of trolling and bad behaviour by certain people who pretend that they are the followers of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. But when you enter into discussion with them you find that they don't have any knowledge of philosophy, and that they are too boorish to hold a logical discussion. Their method of argumentation consists of badgering their adversary into silence. To expose and denounce such disorderly and unethical conduct of people who are giving a bad name to Ayn Rand's ideas, I made this post on my Facebook page. I r... more »
Is Russian Prime Minister Medvedev An Underground Billionaire?
*DW:* *Russian opposition politician Navalny links PM Medvedev to billion euro property empire* Navalny alleges Medvedev took bribes from key Russian oligarchs under the guise of donations to charities. In a 49-minute expose Navalny even flies drones over lavish properties he alleges were bought with corrupt money. Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny accused Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of massive corruption in a report accompanied by a Youtube video he posted on Thursday. The anti-corruption activist alleged Medvedev controls a property empire including mansions, yach... more »
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Will Recuse Himself from Russian Election Hacking Probe
Democrats sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey and U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips asking for an investigation on statements Sessions made during his confirmation hearings.
Did Obama Aide Valerie Jarrett Move in with the Obamas to ‘Mastermind’ an Anti-Trump Insurgency?
Web sites are citing a tabloid claim that Valerie Jarrett, a friend and close adviser to the Obamas, is sharing their home as part of a plot to oust President Trump from office.
Picture Of The Day
A woman injured in a mortar attack is treated by medics in a field clinic as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra *WNU Editor:* For more photos go here ....* Triage in a Mosul field hospital* (Reuters).
Tooth be told: Millions of years of evolutionary history mark those molars
Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 1 day ago
Upper teeth of a Neanderthal who lived about 40,000 years ago. Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, CC BY-NC “Show me your teeth and I’ll tell you who you are.” These words, attributed to 19th-century naturalist George Cuvier, couldn’t be more correct. The pearly whites we use every day over and over and over again are clues not just to our own individual lives but also to our evolutionary history. Teeth lock into their physical structure remarkable detail about the creatures whose mouths they’re in, whether our own or those of our ancient ancestors. Fossil teeth are tiny time capsules that p... more »
The IMF Should Be Worried On What Is Happening In Ukraine Right Now
*Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg*: *What the IMF Doesn't Know About Ukraine* The conflict between Ukraine and Russia entered a new phase on Wednesday. The separatist, pro-Russian "people's republics" of eastern Ukraine announced they were taking over Ukrainian oligarchs' assets on their territory. Few people outside Ukraine know that throughout the three-year hostilities, these factories and mines paid Ukrainian taxes, and their output was counted toward Ukraine's gross domestic product. If the takeover stands, Ukraine won't see the predicted economic growth. Unlike the military acti... more »
Rainbow Cereal Treats
With St. Patrick's Day just around the corner, I love whipping up these fun rainbow cereal treats for my kids to enjoy! You will need: - half a stick of butter - 1 bag of marshmallows (10 or 16 OZ) - 1 box of Trix (If you use a 16 OZ bag of marshmallows, you might want a box and a little extra) - a pinch of salt - 1 teaspoon vanilla - non-stick cooking spray Melt the butter in the bottom of a large bowl. Pour the marshmallows on top. Microwave in 30 second intervals until the marshmallows are just melted. It is possible to scorch marshmallows so watc... more »
The Dutch Trump-- Worse Than The Dutch Oven
Look, I like a good harira and a sumptuous tagine as much as anyone. But I haven't been to Morocco more than a dozen times because of either. I first visited Morocco early in 1969; it was my first trip to a "non-Western" country. I loved everything about it, but it was the generosity and welcoming nature of the Moroccan people that blew my mind. That's not just why I keep returning but it was in part why I immediately embarked on a 2 year journey that took me through Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, all Muslim-majority countries (as well as India which has over 170 million ... more »
Can the government save money by privatizing prisons, Medicare and other functions?
Richard Lachmann, Professor of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
A detention center in Eloy, Arizona. AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo Should we run the government like a business? Donald Trump seems to think so. During his campaign for president, Trump returned again and again to his supposed success as a businessman and promised government programs “under budget and ahead of schedule.” His hotel in Washington would be “a metaphor for what we can accomplish for this country.” The qualities Trump sees in himself are what he seems have been looking for in his Cabinet. His nominees for the State, Treasury and Commerce departments are successful business... more »
U.S. Navy Releases Video Of Russian Jets Buzzing The USS Porter In The Black Sea Two Weeks Ago
*Daily Mail*:* Video shows Russian fighter jets buzzing USS Porter in early February - months after Moscow vowed to 'retaliate' for ship's entry into Black Sea* * On February 10, Russian fighter jets 'buzzed' the USS Porter in the Black Sea * The US says four planes flew dangerously close to the naval destroyer * In June, the Porter sailed into the Black Sea, angering the Russians * US-Russia ties have grown more tense since Syria and Ukraine crises Video has surfaced of Russian fighter jets dramatically 'buzzing' an American naval ship in the Black Sea last month. The incident ca... more »
In Last Monologue, Israeli Comedy Show Host Implores Israelis to Wake Up and Smell the Apartheid
Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe of Shem ie. not semitic! They cannot be the descendents of Jacob/Israel who are from Shem! – Genesis 10:1-3 (New King James Version) Nations Descended from Noah 1 Now this is the genealogy of the […]
Has The Date Been Set For The Great Economic Collapse?
The Ides of March (15 March) is the next critical date to watch because: – * FedRes meets and will very likely raise interest rates. Market probability of interest rate increase has hit 90%. * The US debt ceiling ‘holiday’ will expire on 15 March. Thereafter, if the ceiling is not raise, the US Govt […]
Intelligence Community Manipulates Politics to Stoke ‘New Cold War’ – Historian
Published on Mar 1, 2017 When Ambassador Nikki Haley said Russia is neither friend nor foe and “we are willing to call them out,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded that Russia is “waiting for some kind of actions” in order to understand US intentions. So, is the Trump Administration shifting its initially cordial tone toward […]
Witch-Hunt Continues: AG Sessions Next Target for MSM Wrath
Published on Mar 2, 2017 Attorney General Jeff Sessions remains under fire for his alleged Russian connections, following leaks within the Department of Justice. While President Donald Trump has said he has “total confidence” in the attorney general. While he has recused himself from investigations of suspected past and present Russian connections in Trump’s administration, […]
Snap Drills: Russian Military Holds Live-Fire Exercises in North Caucasus
Published on Mar 2, 2017 Some 3,000 soldiers of Russia’s Southern Military District took part in snap drills in the North Caucasus and Crimea. Footage captured the soldiers carrying out tactical maneuvers and holding live-fire exercises from tanks at an undisclosed location in the Chechen Republic. end
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