World News Briefs -- April 10, 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson attend a bilateral meeting during a G7 for foreign ministers in Lucca, Italy April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi *BBC:* *Syria war: G7 seeks united front on Assad and Russia* The search for a unified approach to the Syria conflict after last week's suspected chemical attack looks set to dominate talks between the G7 group of leading nations in Italy on Monday. Foreign ministers will focus on how to pressure Russia to distance itself from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Allies will also be seeki... more »
After Trump’s Syria Attack, What Comes Next?
[image: after-trump-s-syria-attack-what-comes-next] Thursday’s US missile attack on Syria must represent the quickest foreign policy U-turn in history.
Senators Rushing to White House With Names to Fill Judgeship Vacancies
[image: senators-rushing-to-white-house-with-names-to-fill-judgeship-vacancies] President Trump's judicial legacy could last for generations, and if he nominates judges who follow the Constitution as it's written, it could have a profound positive impact on the country.
Is Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a Swamp Creature?
[image: alex-newman-betsy-devos-swamp-creature]VIDEO - In this video, The New American's Alex Newman takes a critical look at Trump's Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Alex, who is also a teacher and co-wrote a book on education, raises troubling questions about her links to establishment swamp creatures such as Jeb Bush, and her past support for Common Core. Trump ran on a platform of killing the Obama-backed national education standards, but DeVos has a long history of supporting them. Americans should keep a close watch on all this.
Trump Picks Neocon to Head Council of Economic Advisors
[image: trump-picks-neocon-to-head-council-of-economic-advisors] President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he would nominate neocon Kevin Hassett for chairman of his Council of Economic Advisors.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 10, 2017
*FOX News:* *McMaster: Trump open to more military action in Syria but seeks 'political solution'* National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster on Sunday left open the possibility that President Trump will take further military action in Syria, but made clear the president wants a “political solution” to the Syrian crisis. “We need to do everything we can,” McMaster said on "Fox News Sunday." “We need some kind of political solution to that very complex problem.” He spoke several days after Trump authorized the U.S. military to fire 59 missiles on an airbase in central Syria,... more »
Health care's burning platform
Content Multimedia - 13 hours ago
By Deane Waldman The burning platform that is consuming health care is not made of venal insurance executives, uncaring doctors, or gouging pharmaceutical companies. The burning platform is federal control — Washington itself.
The "Clean Water Rule" Is About Federal Authority, Not Water
Content Multimedia - 13 hours ago
By Megan Ingram The WOTUS rule has less to do with clean water and more to do with asserting federal authority over private land use.
Fresh Express Salad Recalled After Dead Bat Reportedly Found in Package
The recall affects certain Fresh Express brand spring mix salads with an April 14 'use-by' date.
Trump: “Build a Fence Around New Mexico”?
Reports that Donald Trump advocated building a fence around the state of New Mexico originated as fake news.
Did President Trump Profit from the U.S. Missile Strike Against Syria?
Online reports claimed that President Trump owns stock in Raytheon and thereby profited from a U.S. Tomahawk missile strike on a Syrian airbase in April 2017.
Busted: Researcher used fake contact info for co-authors
In February, Lusine Abrahamyan, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, was contacted by ResearchGate. Her name was listed on a 2016 paper in a heart journal, the site told her — was Abrahamyan indeed a co-author? Um, no, she was not. In fact, before that moment, she didn’t know such a paper existed. It turns out, Abrahamyan had supervised […] The post Busted: Researcher used fake contact info for co-authors appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Supreme Court: Judge Neil Gorsuch Swearing In Ceremony...
*a feel good moment.*
After Trump’s Syria Attack, What Comes Next?
[image: undefined] Thursday’s US missile attack on Syria must represent the quickest foreign policy U-turn in history. Less than a week after the White House gave Assad permission to stay on as president of his own country, President Trump decided that the US had to attack Syria and demand Assad’s ouster after a chemical attack earlier in the week. Trump blamed Assad for the attack, stated that “something’s going to happen” in retaliation, and less than two days later he launched a volley of 59 Tomahawk missiles (at a cost of $1.5 million each) onto a military airfield near where th... more »
One benefit of being old and poor...
*You* *Don't * *Have* *to* *File * *Taxes*
VÍDEO: La esposa de uno de los soldado sirio asesinados por EEUU rompe el silencio
Ganea al-Ahmed, esposa de uno de los soldados que murió en el ataque de EE.UU. contra la base aérea de Shayrat, habló sobre la tragedia de Shayrat el sábado. Ahmed habló de su marido, el Teniente Mayor Firas Hammoud, mientras sostenía un pañuelo y lloraba. “Cuando trajeron el ataúd, lloré, lloré porque es una pena […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In Video: Syrian Army captures new points near Palmyra
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:00 P.M.) – Last Tuesday, the Syrian Army, backed by Russian airstrikes, imposed full control over a strategic hilltop to the northeast of Palmyra. A video was published today by the Syrian Ministry of Defense shows part of the military operation that paved the way for the government troops to recapture the hilltop […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS mata a cientos de personas y las cuelga en postes de electricidad por tratar de huir de Mosul
ISIS mató a un gran número de personas por tratar de huir de Mosul y los colgaron en poste de electricidad para asustar a los otros ciudadanos. Más de 302.000 personas han huido de Mosul desde el comienzo de la ofensiva para salvar sus vidas de los fuegos de la guerra. El gobierno iraquí detuvo […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Наш ответ на любую агрессию будет свирепым. Россия и Иран не позволят Америке контролировать мир.
В результате американской ракетной атаки на авиабазу сирийских вооруженных сил Шайрат утром в прошлую пятницу, руководство совместной оперативного штаба (Россия, Иран и военные союзники) в Сирии выступило с заявлением: 1- Американское нападение на Сирию является опасным нарушением и дерзкой агрессией против суверенитета сирийского государства и его народа. Мы осуждаем его, и это еще раз доказывает […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS kills civilians attempting to flee Mosul, hangs bodies on electricity poles
Dozens of civilian caught attempting to flee the ISIS-held city of Mosul in northern Iraq were killed by the terror group before their bodies were hanged on the city’s electricity poles in a clear message to warn others. Eyewitnesses reported that some of the mutilated bodies remained there for days before given a proper burial. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In Video: Syrian Army fights off rebel offensive in Daraa
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:00 P.M.) – Syrian government forces, backed by Russian airstrikes, have launched a counter-attack on jihadi groups positioned in Al-Manshiyah district in the southern province of Daraa. Led by al-Qaeda-affiliate in Syria, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, the militants managed to take over several checkpoints and buildings for the Syrian Army in a massive offensive, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
الكرملين يعتبر أن تصعيد واشنطن في سوريا يكشف عدم رغبتها في التعاون مع موسكو
أعلن الكرملين أن الولايات المتحدة بتوجيهها الضربات الأخيرة إلى مطار االقاعدة الجوية في سوريا أظهرت عدم وجود رغبة لها في التعاون مع روسيا. وقال المتحدث الرسمي باسم الرئاسة الروسية ديميتري بيسكوف في تصريحات له اليوم “إن الجانب الأمريكي أظهر بهذا الشكل عدم وجود أي رغبة له في التعاون حول سوريا بأي شكل وعدم أخذ مصالح […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Terroristas responsables de ataque en iglesia egipcia pelearon en Siria
Los terroristas suicidas del Estado Islámico (ISIS) que atacaron la iglesia de San Jorge en la ciudad egipcia de Tanta y en la Catedral de Alejandría el domingo, pelearon previamente en Siria. El primer atacante, Abu Ishaq al-Masri, ciudadano egipcio, viajó a Turquía a fines de 2013 para luchar en las filas del Estado Islámico en […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
برلين تحذر واشنطن من التصعيد العسكري في سوريا
حذر وزير الخارجية الألماني، زيغمار غابرييل، الولايات المتحدة من التصعيد العسكري في سوريا، داعيا واشنطن إلى الكف عن شن عمليات عسكرية أخرى ضد دمشق. وقال غابرييل في حوار مع قناة “ZDF”: “يجب ألا نراهن فقط على العمل العسكري، لأنه يزيد الوضع تأزما ويؤدي إلى سقوط عدد أكبر من الضحايا”. وأشار وزير الخارجية الألماني إلى أن […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Terrorists responsible for Egyptian church bombing had fought in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:35 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) suicide bombers that targeted the St. George Church in the Egyptian city of Tanta on Sunday had fought in Syria prior to committing yesterday’s terrorist attack. The first suicide bomber, Abu Ishaq Al-Masri, was an Egyptian national that traveled to Turkey in late 2013 to fight […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In Video: Houthi rebels ambush Saudi military, destroy vehicles
Houth fighters continue to target the Saudi military in the southeastern region of Asir as the Saudi-led coalition intensifies airstrikes. The Houthis’ media wing released a video showing two Saudi vehicles ambushed with a roadside bomb in Raqabt Al-Hajleh area in Asir Region. One of the vehicles was damaged while the other complement destroyed. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian jets springboard Syrian Army counter-offensive in key Daraa district
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:55 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force reemerged in southern Syria on Monday to help the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops under a heavy attack by the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham inside Dara’a City. Russian jets swarmed the provincial capital of Dara’a this morning, carrying out more than 20 airstrikes on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Cops Release Ominous Intimidation Video, Facebook Immediately Compares them to ISIS
[image: video]The Lakeland County sheriff's department has put out an ominous video showing deputies in ski masks poised to intimidate, but Facebook isn't buying it.
A Gig Economy Is A Rigged Economy
A hundred years ago U. S. corporate elites were embarked upon a new "scientific efficiency" movement that would use discriminatory tests and mass schooling to sift, sort, and deliver white workers into rote factory and office jobs that were engineered to maximize profits, deskill employees, and, thus, to serve up to the vast industrial efficiency engine a never-ending supply of human energy. Despite the efforts of the economic elites, workers fought tooth and nail during the ensuing decades for dignity, wages, and bargaining rights. By the 1970s, however, a new generation of effici... more »
Snatam Kaur - Ong Namo - Live Concert Music Video
*Published on April 9, 2017* *Snatam Kaur - Ong Namo - Live concert* Ong Namo, Guru Dev Namo *Is the Adi Mantra, tuning one in to the higher self.* *Ong is "Infinite Creative energy in manifestation and activity".* *("Om" or Aum is God absolute and unmanifested),* *Namo is "reverent greetings' implying humility,* *Guru means "teacher or wisdom",* *Dev means "Divine or of God" and Namo reaffirms humiliy and reverence.* *In all it means, "I call upon Divine Wisdom".*
Mosul Campaign Day 174-175, Apr 8-9, 2017
Palm Sunday services held for first time in three years in church in Qaraqosh, Ninewa, which was burned by Islamic State (Reuters) The Iraqi forces (ISF) are only carrying out minimal operations in west Mosul in preparation for an impending big push to seize the Old City district. On April 8the Federal Police claimed it achieved a breakthrough in the Zinjali neighborhood in the Old City. The police said this cut off some Islamic State supply routes to the area. The next day Federal Police commander General Shakir Jawadat statedthat 60% of the defenses around the Grand Mosque in th... more »
A headteacher lifts the lid on the heartbreaking reality of what government cuts mean for our children
A headteacher has lifted the lid on the reality of cuts to schools. And it is shocking reading and a wake-up call to anyone who believes the government is protecting education funding. A shocking reality Writing for The TES, headteacher Oliver Joseph sets out the position he is in: I’m an experienced headteacher in a fairly large […] The post A headteacher lifts the lid on the heartbreaking reality of what government cuts mean for our children appeared first on The Canary.
Has President Trump Abandoned His 'No More Wars Of Choice' Promise?
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. May 5, 2016. (REUTERS/Chris Tilley) *Ron Maxwell, Breitbart:* *America Last?* *Donald Trump ran and won on a platform summarized by the slogan America First.* Donald Trump campaigned on a promise of no more wars of choice: no military interventions to liberate other countries, to intervene in so-called “humanitarian” crusades, to force regime change, to coercively spread democracy, or to take sides in other people’s wars or civil wars. In summation, our military would be use... more »
THE WAY WE LOOK: And the way we think!
*MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2017Part 1—Also, the ways we behave:* How do we in our liberal tribe sometimes appear to others? Yesterday, the New York Times published a set of letters which help us consider this question. Nicholas Kristof had written a column in which he suggested that we should trashing and loathing Trump voters with so much devotion to task. The Times published eleven reactions to Kristof's column. Mercifully, the letters published by the Times contained an assortment of views. One letter even came from a former county co-chairman for the Trump campaign in Virginia. Amaz... more »
Dakota Meyer appears on Fox and Friends to babble incoherently about Susan Rice.
Jesus, it's like watching an infant trying to say words for the first time. The very idea that the guy who married into the Palin clan would have the audacity to call ANYBODY ELSE a liar is so ironic that it makes my teeth hurt. Then he goes on to defend what Trump did in Syria as moral, and claims that nothing President Obama did was moral? Well at that point there is really nothing more to say except that he is now officially a Palin. I would also add that he is clearly preparing to run for office. I am not sure which political position he is angling for, but that is certainly ... more »
USA faces two front war in Syria as ISIS terrorists attack US base after US military help ISIS with missile strike against Assad…
From Zerohedge Which is why it should probably come as no surprise that, emboldened by US actions, moments ago the WSJ reported that Islamic State militants attacked a US-led coalition base (at least we now have official confirmation that there are US military bases in Syria) in southern Syria on Saturday, “triggering a fierce fight […]
Is General H R McMaster as unhinged as General Jack D Ripper from Dr Strangelove?
The film Dr Strangelove “concerns an unhinged United States Air Force general Jack D Ripper who orders a first strike nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove There are eery similarities emerging between Jack Ripper and Donald Trump’s new National Security Adviser H R McMaster, who went onto Fox News to make a garbled announcement a military strike against […]
Russia says it will not retaliate as realizes Trump and McMaster have launched USA on path to destruction in Syria with new military intervention
Russia has indicated it may not retaliate if Donald Trump orders more military action in Syria, perhaps because officials realizes Russia is in a win, win situation. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/russia-walks-back-threats-retaliation-125400006.html If the heavily indebted, financially collapsing USA, with its record of chaos, incompetence and military failure in the Middle East, goes into Syria, it will be drawn […]
BEING HACKED AGAIN. MCMASTER AND THE NSC JUNTA?
Well, the hacking of my blog has intensified again. I am being blocked from posting links to Alex Jones criticising Donald Trump and H R McMaster for ordering missile strikes over an alleged chemical weapons attack. As I type, words disappear. General H R McMaster has already demonstrated his disdain for Congress, for the Senate, […]
Infowars points out no evidence Assad launched chemical attack, Assad has no motive, likely false flag as in 2013
Infowars finally starts to call out the Trump regime, backed by Rothschild and Russian oligarchs, for claiming without any evidence that Assad launched the chemical weapons attack, for launching without any Congressional approval a missile strike that could start World War Three. Donald Trump and his crime family are beginning to make Barack Obama look […]
TRUMP HAS EFFECTED DE FACTO MILITARY COUP IN USA IN PUSH TO START WW3 WITH COLLUSION OF “JUNTA” GENERAL MCMASTER. CONGRESS, SENATE AND VOTERS BYPASSED, PARALLEL STRUCTURES ACT AS EXECUTIVE AS BANNON PLANNED
*Donald Trump’s Junta generals help him bypass Congress to start WW3 as a diversion from Russia probe. *Cabal of Generals help Trump and his foreign backers push agenda of deconstructing US institutions and administrations started by Steve Bannon. *Parallel structures in the National Security Council start to act like executive of a dictatorship taking orders from Trump […]
US NRC Webinar on Wed (sign up by Tues 2 pm): Global Nuclear Fuels Americas Performance Review – Putin Must Think It’s Great; Trying to Get an Exemption to Run His Nuclear Fuel in Illinois
While it’s not what the US NRC appears to have in mind when discussing GNF-A’s performance review, it’s been within … Continue reading →
Russian Opposition Leader Aleksei Navalny Released After 15 Days in Jail
“The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being detained on Tverskaya street in Moscow Date 26 March 2017, 14:16:02” By … Continue reading →
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From Jenna Orkin Norway police detonate 'bomb-like device,' arrest suspect Wikileaks Is Exploiting Seth Rich's Murder Again 4 senators have introduced a bill that could dramatically change the way Wall Street works Thousands of protesters are marching in Venezuela after a key politician was banned from office Cartels are growing marijuana illegally in California — and there's a war brewing 'The most dangerous idea in Federal Reserve history' seems to be making a comeback Former CIA Officer: "The Intelligence Confirms The Russian Account On Syria" "Emergency" Anti-War Protests... more »
War and Peace in the Age of Trump
Did you miss the Ron Paul Institute/Mises Institute joint conference in Lake Jackson, TX over the weekend? Held to discuss the possibility that President Trump might pursue a more peaceful foreign policy than his recent predecessors, the US attack on Syria just two days before the opening thrust the topic to the front of everyone's minds. In fact it could not have been a hotter topic. So what did Rep. Thomas Massie, David Stockman, Lew Rockwell, Ron Paul, Phil Giraldi, Prof. Hunt Tooley, Jeff Deist, and RPI's Daniel McAdams have to say about it? You can watch the entire conference f... more »
War and Peace in the Age of Trump
Did you miss the Ron Paul Institute/Mises Institute joint conference in Lake Jackson, TX over the weekend? Held to discuss the possibility that President Trump might pursue a more peaceful foreign policy than his recent predecessors, the US attack on Syria just two days before the opening thrust the topic to the front of everyone's minds. In fact it could not have been a hotter topic. So what did Rep. Thomas Massie, David Stockman, Lew Rockwell, Ron Paul, Phil Giraldi, Prof. Hunt Tooley, Jeff Deist, and RPI's Daniel McAdams have to say about it? You can watch the entire conference f... more »
War and Peace in the Age of Trump
Did you miss the Ron Paul Institute/Mises Institute joint conference in Lake Jackson, TX over the weekend? Held to discuss the possibility that President Trump might pursue a more peaceful foreign policy than his recent predecessors, the US attack on Syria just two days before the opening thrust the topic to the front of everyone's minds. In fact it could not have been a hotter topic. So what did Rep. Thomas Massie, David Stockman, Lew Rockwell, Ron Paul, Phil Giraldi, Prof. Hunt Tooley, Jeff Deist, and RPI's Daniel McAdams have to say about it? You can watch the entire conference f... more »
War and Peace in the Age of Trump
Did you miss the Ron Paul Institute/Mises Institute joint conference in Lake Jackson, TX over the weekend? Held to discuss the possibility that President Trump might pursue a more peaceful foreign policy than his recent predecessors, the US attack on Syria just two days before the opening thrust the topic to the front of everyone's minds. In fact it could not have been a hotter topic. So what did Rep. Thomas Massie, David Stockman, Lew Rockwell, Ron Paul, Phil Giraldi, Prof. Hunt Tooley, Jeff Deist, and RPI's Daniel McAdams have to say about it? You can watch the entire conference f... more »
Michael Mann Adjusts the Climate “Turning Point” Out to 2020
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Portrait of the Unknown Professor. From Hide the Decline II. Guest essay by Eric Worrall Professor Michael Mann, inventor of the climate Hockey Stick, has just shamelessly shifted the dreaded climate tipping point to 2020. The Single Shining Hope to Stop Climate Change Michael E. Mann Apr 09,…
Maclean’s blames global warming for polar bear visits to Newfoundland
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Without a shred of evidence, Canada’s Maclean’s magazine claims recent polar bear sightings in Newfoundland and Labrador are due to global warming — and concludes that such incidents are bound to get worse. But since it’s likely that polar bear populations in Davis Strait are still increasing (as they were in 2007),…
Idea theft: Two food chemistry papers retracted for using someone’s ideas
A researcher has retracted two papers after her former supervisor complained she had used his ideas and methodology. In addition, some of the work was apparently covered by a copyright agreement. Both papers were co-authored by the same three people. The idea theft came to light after one of the co-authors received a complaint from […] The post Idea theft: Two food chemistry papers retracted for using someone’s ideas appeared first on Retraction Watch.
U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson Will Not Meet Russian President Putin When He Is In Moscow This Week
U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson Will Not Meet Russian President Putin. Photo Credit: Quartz *TASS:** Kremlin says no meeting with Tillerson in Putin’s schedule* *Peskov has reminded that Tillerson is coming to Russia for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov* MOSCOW, April 10. /TASS/. There is no meeting with US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, during his visit to Moscow on April 12 in the Russian president's schedule, Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday, adding that typically such contacts are not announced in advance. "We have not announced any meetings, and s... more »
China Is Offering Cash Rewards For Information On Spies
Spies threaten Beijing, as seen in a video published by the Beijing State Security Bureau on April 10, 2017. *Reuters:* *Beijing offers cash rewards to unearth foreign spies* China's capital is stepping up a campaign against foreign espionage from Monday, offering rewards ranging from $1,500 to $73,000 to citizens who blow the whistle on suspected spies, state media said. Since taking office in 2013, President Xi Jinping has overseen a raft of laws and campaigns to secure China's national security against both domestic and foreign threats. The "pressing" need for new measures to g... more »
¡no pasarán!
The image of Saffiyah Khan smiling at a threatening looking thug from the EDL has “gone viral”. The iconic image of “tank man” in Tiananmen Square seems to be the inspiration for this piece in the Times (£) Her allegedly heroic standoff was given further publicity this morning on the Victoria Derbyshire show in an interview with a fawning Victoria Derbyshire. She was given several minutes of air-time, sporting a fetching “GAZA" T-shirt. "I'd love to live in a place where we didn't have women put in these situations... I have no fear of EDL" pic.twitter.com/6055dW5lqh — Victor... more »
A European country has opened the first concentration camps for gay people since Hitler [VIDEO]
A media investigation has found that 100 gay men were kidnapped and imprisoned in the world’s first concentration camp for LGBT people since Nazi Germany. Three men were killed during the operation in Chechnya, in eastern Europe. The concentration camps An investigative report by Novaya Gazeta states that Chechen authorities have set up several concentration camps for […] The post A European country has opened the first concentration camps for gay people since Hitler [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
Southern Rail’s boss should be resigning. Instead, the company’s just doubled his pay [VIDEO]
Passengers have branded Southern Rail “outrageous”. Because the boss of the embattled rail company has just seen his pay double. The news comes after passengers said one of its stations had turned into “hell on Earth”. You’re running one of the worst rail companies. So here’s another £200k Chief Executive Charles Horton’s pay rose from £263,000 in 2015 to £478,000 […] The post Southern Rail’s boss should be resigning. Instead, the company’s just doubled his pay [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
The Human Development Index and Economic Freedom
Wikimedia Commons / User Happenstance Recently, I learned about a figure of merit for countries being promoted by the United Nations that blends economic data with statistics related to the quality of life. Called the Human Development Index (HDI), it was originally developed by the Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq for the UN. The HDI […]
Contrail warming in context
Comment: Global warming was not important in my analysis Comment: CO2 was not important or relevant Comment: Natural variation was not important I now understand why researchers tend to “look where the light is” and often ignore the big picture. … Continue reading →
Fighting Trump-- Even Where The DC Democrats Refuse
This morning I read that despite the DCCC ignoring the Rob Quist congressional race in Montana, Bernie says he's willing to go campaign for him there. Remember, although Montanans went for Trump over Hillary last november Bernie won Montana 274,120 (56.5%) to 174,521 (36.0%), Sanders won the Montana primary 51.1% to 44.6% and his brand of progressive populism is still very popular in the state. Our Revolution has already endorsed Quist. Bernie will be visiting 9 states with new DNC chairman Tom Perez after Easter. He said that Quist is "a very strong candidate who stands up for w... more »
China And South Korea Have Agreed To Slap Tougher Sanctions On North Korea
*Reuters*: *China, South Korea discuss more sanctions on North Korea amid talk of Trump action* China and South Korea agreed on Monday to slap tougher sanctions on North Korea if it carries out nuclear or long-range missile tests, a senior official in Seoul said, as a U.S. Navy strike group headed to the region in a show of force. North Korea marks several major anniversaries this month and often marks the occasions with major tests of military hardware. The possibility of U.S. military action against North Korea in response to such tests gained traction following last week's str... more »
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*Academia is f*cked-up. So why isn't anyone doing something about it?* *Comments from feisty German physicist Sabine Hossenfelder:* A week or so ago, a list of perverse incentives in academia made rounds. It offers examples like "rewarding an increased number of citations" that - instead of encouraging work of high quality and impact - results in inflated citation lists, an academic tit-for-tat which has become standard practice. Likewise, rewarding a high number of publications doesn't produce more good science, but merely finer slices of the same science. It's not like perverse... more »
PUBLICITY STUNTS AREN'T POLICY -- BUT TRUMP AND HIS FANS DON'T CARE
Paul Krugman's column today is titled "Publicity Stunts Aren't Policy." He's referring to the strike on Syria, of course, but as he points out, this applies to Donald Trump's moves on the economy as well: Does anyone still remember the Carrier deal? Back in December President-elect Donald Trump announced, triumphantly, that he had reached a deal with the air-conditioner manufacturer to keep 1,100 jobs in America rather than moving them to Mexico. And the media spent days celebrating the achievement. Actually, the number of jobs involved was more like 700, but who’s counting? Around... more »
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*The flawed thinking at the heart of the renewable energy swindle* Bjorn Lomborg A new report revealing that using wood pellets to generate electricity can actually speed up global warming should be the final nail in the coffin for the flawed policy of biomass subsidies. Policies designed to incentivise green energy use are not only having a dubious effect on climate change, they are destroying biodiversity and even killing many thousands of people. Wood (or to use the technical term covering wood, wood pellets and other burning matter like animal dung, biomass) is by far the most... more »
Did This Military Plane Fly To Close To Air Force One?
A military transport plane is seen below and on the starboard side from Air Force One while in flight from Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, April 9, 2017. *VOA:* *Reporters Surprised When Another Plane Spotted Close to Air Force One* JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND — A U.S. military plane appeared to come unusually close to Air Force One moments before the jet carrying President Donald Trump landed at Joint Base Andrews on Sunday. The sighting aboard Air Force One of a C-17 Globemaster occurred at 6:23 p.m. (2223 UTC) as the presidential... more »
Remembering Fallen Comrades
Sanford "Sandy" Graves, left, and Marshall Clark, the last living pilots of the 451st Bomber Squadron, share a toast to their fallen comrades. (Fox 13) *FOX News*:* Final two WWII squad members share solemn toast to fallen comrades* They had their first reunion in Chicago in 1946. Now, more than 70 reunions later, two veterans of the 451st Bomber Squadron met again -- this time at an Applebee's in Bradenton, Florida. The squadron started in 1942, training at what was then MacDill Field in Tampa. Later, they flew their B-26 Marauders to Europe to fight the Nazis. "You live together... more »
Deep State Military Hijacks White House To Launch War In Syria
Published on Apr 9, 2017 McMaster has been manipulating intelligence reports going to Trump, doing this at the behest of Petraeus, McMaster was part of Petraeus’ inner circle. end
White House Intel: Globalists Plan WW3, Trump Surrounded
Published on Apr 9, 2017 Sunday, April 9: Trump Being Tricked into Syrian Invasion – US President Donald Trump launches an airstrike in retaliation over Syria’s alleged chemical weapons use, but was the president tricked by a false flag provocation into fulfilling the globalist agenda of a Syrian invasion? The world watches Trump’s next moves […]
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Katha Pollitt reviews Matthew Desmond’s Evicted, and identifies the problem that profiteers have a vested interest in perpetuating poverty: What if the dominant discourse on poverty is just wrong? What if the problem isn’t that poor people have bad morals – that they’re lazy and impulsive and irresponsible and have no family values – or that they lack the skills and smarts to fit in with our shiny 21st-century economy? What if the problem is that poverty is profitable? These are the questions at the heart of *Evicted*, Matthew Desmond’s e... more »
Unwise
The ascension of Justin Trudeau was greeted with a great deal of hope. But that hope is fading fast. Michael Harris writes: The politician who promised a bright, new day in Canadian politics, has already disappointed First Nations, environmentalists, veterans, electoral reformers, and those expecting swift action on repealing the odious police-state legislation from the Harper era, Bill C-51. Some have called Trudeau’s underwhelming performance a question of “over-promising.” It looks more like bad faith. Trudeau's attempts to dance with Donald Trump are particularly disturbing. ... more »
Harvard students launch "Resistance School" to provide instruction on how to battle back against the Trump presidency.
Courtesy of Time Magazine: *For more than 15,000 students across the country, Wednesday marked the first day of Resistance School — a program where the educational focus is mobilizing against President Donald Trump's administration. * *"Each one of us has people in our lives who were disturbed by the outcome of the election and saw it as a call to action," said Joe Breen, one of the Resistance School co-founders. He's a third-year student in a joint degree program at Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School. "We recognized that we had the opportunity to help them develop... more »
"CBC drops story after MUSLIM threatens mosque"
https://youtu.be/BeTNQau2PHk It would seem that the CBC in Canada have similar issues with reporting the news as the BBC do here.
Donald Trump and Who Created the Concept of Climate Change
Long before Donald Trump was even considering (at least publicly) a run for the Oval Office, he had an interesting viewpoint of the world. While a significant portion of Americans believe that global climate change is not real, Mr. Trump had his own spin on the issue as shown in this tweet; The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2012 Hereis a look at a timeline showing the significant events in the evolution of the global climate change concept: While t... more »
McKitrick on Air Pollution: The models get ‘more deaths from air pollution than you were death from all causes’
By Paul Homewood Further to today’s comments about deaths from air pollution, it is worth noting what Ross McKittrick had to say on the subject in 2014: McKitrick on Air Pollution: The models get ‘more deaths from air pollution than you were death from all causes’ – ‘Particulates and soot are […]
We Swear To Tell the Truth About Autism
By Kim Stagliano I was doing a bit of Spring cleaning yesterday and came across the Bible my parents gave me many years ago. The family Bible was once the main place to document births, deaths, the family tree. I...
Sneak Peak: The Truth About Vaccines Series
Here’s a sneak peek of The Truth About Vaccines, coming out on April 12th… Go here to watch the teaser preview This preview goes deeper on the exact topics they’ll be diving into with the new series. Ty Bollinger and...
Dachel Wake Up: April Showers
April 6, 2017, Fox12 (Sherman, TX): Neblett Elementary student's journey with Autism, By Anthony Miller SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) -- Nathan Adams is a seven-year-old child who attends Neblett Elementary school in Sherman, Texas. He's a lovable child who plays and...
Syrian military defies Trump by making bombed airbase fully operational again
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – Just three days after U.S. President Donald Trump approved the order to launch a cruise missile strike on the Shayrat Airport in east Homs, the Syrian military has made this strategic military installation operational again. Previously, the Syrian Air Force was launching sporadic missions from the Shayrat Airport following the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ejército sirio destruye sede de ISIS en Deir Ezzor
El Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS) ha llevado a cabo un ataque estratégico en la parte occidental de Deir Ezzor dirigiéndose a la sede del Estado Islámico (ISIS) cerca de la base de la 137ª Brigada. La 137ª Brigada del Ejército Árabe Sirio ha destruido la sede del grupo terrorista y el principal punto de reunión en […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Maardes liberada: Ejército sirio avanza hacia el norte de Hama
Mapa proporcionado por el portal Descifra la Guerra El Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS) ha lanzado esta mañana un poderoso asalto en el norte de Hama atacando las posiciones de Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, filial de al-Qaeda en Siria, en el pequeño pueblo de Maardes. Dirigidos por una combinación de unidades del Ejército sirio y Hezbolá, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army stops jihadist transport vehicle dead in its tracks: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – A Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unit tracked and targeted a jihadist transport vehicle this morning that was making its way through the Ghariyah-Saida Road in the Dara’a countryside. The targeted vehicle was reportedly transporting several militants when a roadside bomb, planted by the Syrian Arab Army, was detonated, abruptly ending […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hezbollah issues stern warning against targeting Mid-East Christians
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – Hezbollah’s Media Relations released a statement on Sunday that offered condolences to the Egyptian people and to the families of the Coptic Christians killed in the Tanta terrorist attack. “This continuous and escalating killings carried out by criminal gangs in the name of religion is one of the greatest catastrophes […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Sisi declares 3 month long state of emergency in Egypt
(AFP) President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency in Egypt following twin church bombings that killed dozens of people in two cities on Sunday. Sisi announced the “state of emergency for three months” in a defiant speech at the presidential palace after a meeting of the national defence council. ISIL terrorist group […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army takes control of Ma’ardes village amid new push in northern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful assault in the northern Hama countryside this morning that targeted Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions at the small village of Ma’ardes. Led by a combination of units in the Syrian Army and Hezbollah, the government forces managed to break-through the jihadist front-lines and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIL’s Deir Ezzor HQ goes up in flames after powerful Syrian Army assault
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a strategic assault in the western part of Deir Ezzor on Monday, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIL) headquarters near the 137th Brigade’s base. Backed by airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army’s 137th Brigade destroyed the terrorist group’s HQ and main gathering point in western […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Battle for Hama heats up as Syrian Army troops advance north
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside their allies from the IRGC (Iranian troops) and Hezbollah, stormed the Northern Hama Plain on Monday morning, targeting the jihadist rebel defenses at the village of Ma’ardes. Led by the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies reportedly entered Ma’ardes this morning […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
OFICIAL: Ejército sirio y brigadas palestinas inician ofensiva antiyihadista al oeste de Alepo
El Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS), junto con Liwaa al-Quds y Kata’eb al-Ba’ath (milicias palestinas), han iniciado esta mañana una ofensiva masiva en el sector occidental de Alepo, dirigida a las defensas yihadistas en varios ejes. Dirigido por sus fuerzas de la Guardia Republicana, el Ejército Árabe Sirio y sus aliados han asaltado varios ejes alrededor […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Wife of Syrian soldier killed by US attack speaks out: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – Ganea al-Ahmed, wife of a soldier that died in the US attack on Shayrat airbase, spoke about her tragedy on camera in the village of Shayrat on Saturday. Ahmed spoke of her husband, Senior-Lieutenant Firas Hammoud, clenching a tissue and weeping. “When they brought the coffin, I cried, I cried […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
My reaction after my internet suddenly popped back on after being down or molasses slow all day yesterday.
That feeling when you're caught daydreaming at work :) (via @UmmRKSZ ) #mediawatch pic.twitter.com/lRkTbpygfo — Media Watch (@ABCmediawatch) April 9, 2017 GCI was a total bitch yesterday, and my internet access was either nonexistent or reminiscent of the old dial up days. Fortunately I managed to finish and file my taxes right before everything went to shit.
Congressional Duties
I would like to see Congress debate use of force scenarios and options to give "the people" a voice in the situation. We have a new administration, a new Commander-in-Chief, and a new focus internationally. If Congress does nothing, the Administration will act within its prerogative under Article 2 of the Constitution****. **Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war. The President, meanwhile, derives the powerto direct the military after a Congressional declaration of war from Article II, Section 2, which names the President C... more »
Acting on Instinct, Trump Upends His Own Foreign Policy
The first rule of conflict is to introduce uncertanty. The world consists of the mostly developed world which effectively cooperates and that tries to make things better and the Rest. A large portion of the Rest behave like children in a fractious shoolyard. They have long since needed a slap down to remind them of their true status in the world. This a first installment from the Donald. This was coming from day one and Assad provided the opportunity. At the same time he seizes the high ground in dealing with Russia now. And while you are all watching this ... more »
Syria Strike Puts U.S. Relationship With Russia at Risk?
How they can write this headline after several months of highly inappropriate warmongering completely escapes me. Anyone else other than Putin would have sent the US ambasador packing home from Moscow. All claims surrounding Rhve been mischevious fir a year. In practise it clearly establishes US bono fides once again and opens the door for a real diplomatic intervention as is now occuring. Russia has an interest in preserving Assad as does the USA in truth. The alternative will be a failed state like prsent day Libya. Trump has signaled that this is an option by voicing no ... more »
New bill would allow farmers to sue Monsanto if GMO crops invade their property
[image: Image: New bill would allow farmers to sue Monsanto if GMO crops invade their property] At least some sense is breaking out on this issue. We have had these companies sue farmers for piracy when such seeding events took place. In the end, freedom from contamination is make or break for an organic designation. Recourse is a fiscal need and must exist. This should get the ball rolling. *.* *New bill would allow farmers to sue Monsanto if GMO crops invade their property* *Monday, March 27, 2017 by: Thomas Dishaw* * Tags: farmers, GMO, Monsanto, Oregon* *3,360V... more »
15 years after 9/11, it has become obvious that AA 77 did not hit the Pentagon
Something happened to those planes and it is obvious that the Pentagon was a target. Could the plane that augered into the ground in Pennsylvania have been enroute for this Target? That means that they then used a cruise missal as per a backup plan. We know two planes impacted the twin towers and that provided cover for a controlled demolition. All this leaves a forth plane missing and presumed lost somewhere. What then happened there? Did it auger into the ocean or was it landed and grabbed with the passengers snuffed. An aircraft would not have collapsed those u... more »
President Trump Meets Darth Vader On Air Force One
A few keen-eyed Twitter users pointed out that in the photo Trump's head appears next to Vader on the screen. (Screengrab/Twitter) *WNU Editor: *Could not resist.
Climate Scientists form a theory and then alter the data to match their theory
Tony Heller (aka Steve Goddard of realclimatescience/deplorable climate science blog) was recently down-under to do presentations at Australian Parliament House (link) and in Sydney (link) has recently produced a Youtube presentation (see below) Hiding The Warmth Of The 1940's Of the above two graphs, Tony asks: *Which graph is real?* Canberra Times: 18/7/1963 Tony produces newspaper cuttings from the late thirties and early forties (1:20) showing warming was causing glacier melt; the 60s showing glacier growth. Data massaging/manipulation: Tony goes on to show why they had to... more »
Bill Warner, PhD: Jihad vs Crusades
https://youtu.be/I_To-cV94Bo Some context for you to remember when someone counters criticism of Jihad with "what about the crusades".
U.S. Imposes New Sanctions On Eritrea Over North Korea Links
*VOA:* *US Imposes New Sanctions on Eritrea’s Navy Over North Korea Links* Eritrea has once again found itself on the wrong side of international norms as a U.N. report accused the East African country of violating an arms embargo by buying military communications equipment from North Korea. This marks the third consecutive year that Eritrea has been named by the U.N. panel monitoring sanctions on North Korea, said Hugh Griffiths, coordinator of the panel. In response, the United States moved to ban all equipment sales or interactions with Eritrea’s navy, under nonproliferation leg... more »
Syrian government hails Russia’s suspension of non-aggression pact with US: diplomat
Russia made the “right” decision to suspend the aviation safety memorandum with the United States, Syrian Ambassador to Moscow Riyad Haddad said. “I believe it to be a right step because Russia is the main ally of Syria’s legitimate government and a guarantor of international law,” he said. “Russia has been playing an invaluable role […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army, Palestinian allies launch massive offensive in west Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside Liwaa Al-Quds (Palestinian paramilitary) and Kata’eb Al-Ba’ath, launched a massive offensive in the western sector of Aleppo on Monday morning, targeting the jihadist rebel defenses at a number of axes. Led by their Republican Guard forces, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies stormed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Egypt: Hundreds attend funeral of IS church bombing victims
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – Hundreds of people attended the funeral of the victims of an earlier bomb attack which left at least 27 worshippers dead, at St. George Coptic church in Tanta on Sunday evening. The attack, which has since been claimed by the so-called Islamic State (IS, formally ISIS/ISIL), was part of a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian airstrikes pulverize jihadist rebels as Syrian Army troops prepare for new offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham did not get much sleep last night, as Russian and Syrian fighter jets pounded their positions in the western countryside of the Aleppo Governorate. Russian and Syrian air squadrons reportedly departed from the Hmaymim Airfields in southwestern Latakia around 9:45 P.M. (Damascus Time), […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
What is the PostHuman?
Ethical Technology - 23 hours ago
An interview IEET Scholar Stefan Sorgner did as part of an exhibit for the annual Milan Design Week—which is this week, in Italy.
The Universe
"Don't be afraid. You needn't slay the beast or scale the entire mountain. That's not how it's done. You only need to move through today. Think of the distance you've already covered. Focus on your strengths. Let each new step remind you of your freedom. Let your every breath remind you of your power. Seek out friends and guides; they're anxious to help. You're not alone. You're understood. This road has been walked before. Dance life's dance, just a few steps at a time, and in the wink of an eye you will wonder to yourself, "What beast, what mountain? Was I having a dream?" "Love... more »
Abuse of "Rights Advocacy" Continues in Thailand
*March 29, 2017* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Recently, Thailand-based media platform, Voice TV, faced a seven day ban after violating licencing agreements and multiple counts of misconduct. Various articles, including those published by local English-language newspaper, The Nation, would portray the incident as a crackdown on "freedom of expression" and "media freedom." In its article, "Voice TV ban ‘an attack on media freedom’," The Nation would claim: *In a joint statement signed by the Thai Journalists Association and Thai Broadcast Journalists Association, they said the order vio... more »
The sentinels of the antisemites, protecting Jew hatred - A must read article by David Collier
You must read this article by the very brave David Collier, it's not a pleasant read but it is a necessary one. The article http://david-collier.com/sentinels-protecting-antisemites/ should be read by everyone Jewish or not. '2014 saw the loudest outpouring of blatant antisemitism in Europe since 1945. In 2017 hard-core anti-Jewish hatred is dished up on the university campus. 9/11 conspiracy theories are shared inside lecture halls. An academic at a conference can claim that European Jews are fake Jews and Hebrew is a Palestinian language. Each comment of this type receives ap... more »
U.S. Navy's Entire Fleet Of T-45 Training Jets Have Been Grounded Indefinitely
A T-45C Goshawk lands on board the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on April 23, 2016. (US Navy photo/Krystofer N. Belknap) *FOX News*: *NAVY says T-45 jets grounded indefinitely, following Fox News exclusive* The U.S. Navy has decided to ground all 197 training jets indefinitely, following an exclusive Fox News report earlier this week that U.S. Navy pilots are refusing to fly the T-45 training jet because they say there is poison in the oxygen system. “The pause is extended as long as our experts need as they diligently work to determine the root cause of the phys... more »
ISIS MASSACRE 37 CHRISTIANS IN EGYPT ON PALM SUNDAY. EMBOLDENED BY TRUMP’S NEW SUPPORT IN SYRIA? SICKENINGLY STUPID REMARKS OF MCMASTER ESCALATE DANGEROUS WORLD WAR THREAT
ISIS has claimed responsibility for two Palm Sunday bombing attacks on Christian churches in Egypt, killing at least 37 people and wounding 100 others. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/09/egypt-church-bombing-kills-at-least-21.html And Donald Trump has just launched a massive missile strike in Syria to support these very radical, terrorists? Where’s Ivanka Trump’s pity for the 37 people killed in Alexandria and […]
EVEN TRUMP’S STAUNCH ALLY INFOWARS ASKS IF HE IS A LUNATIC AFTER SYRIA MISSILE AIRSTRIKE. DANGEROUS DIVERSION FROM FBI PROBE REINFORCES NOTION TRUMP CRIME FAMILY NEED TO BE OUSTED SOON
It could be the scene from a black comedy or horror movie. A president bunkered down in his private golf course to aovid surveillance by the intelligence service, and fearing jail for receiving secret flows of dirty Russian money launches missile strikes and aircraft carrier around the world with his private banker sitting beside him. […]
Rothschild and Russian Oligarch banker sits beside Trump when he launches unauthorized military strike from his private golf course
The bald man sitting directly to Donald Trump’s right, viewer’s left, is Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. It makes no strategic or political sense on any level for Trump to have chosen the Secretary of Commerce to sit directly next to him while he was overseeing the military action in Syria that he was ordering. But […]
TRUMP LAUNCHES MILITARY STRIKES TO DIVERT FROM FBI RUSSIA PROBE
From the Palmer Report When a scandal plagued president with a sinking approval rating launches a preemptive military strike, it’s always fair to scrutinize the motivations involved. Donald Trump is under FBI investigation for treasonous collusion with a foreign power to rig his own election and has the lowest approval rating for this point on […]
KUSHNER COMMITTED FELONY OFFENSE WHEN HE CONCEALED RUSSIAN MEETINGS ON SECURITY FORMS
When Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, sought the top-secret security clearance that would give him access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded secrets, he was required to disclose all encounters with foreign government officials over the last seven years. But Mr. Kushner did not mention dozens of contacts with foreign […]
Inside the “Et Tu Brute” White House Coup
Thus far in his first three months in office, the Trump presidency has been a resounding failure. The hyped promise of an Obamacare replacement promoted and led by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was a crushing blow. Trump’s travel ban on 7 Muslim nations has not been followed by defiant federal judges. Last week Trump’s unconstitutional missile strike against a Syrian airport resurrected the “Assad must go” mantra (in total contradiction to his stated position just days earlier). Trump’s promise to partner with a Putin ally to “eradicate” ISIS terrorists was yet another boldface c... more »
Tweet For Today
I will remember #vimyridge #Canada pic.twitter.com/MMrGXI45Ls — Angela Field 🇨🇦 (@AngelaPoisson) April 9, 2017
The Concerned Household Electricity Consumers Council Calls on President Trump and EPA to Reconsider and Vacate the Scientifically Invalid CO2 Endangerment Finding
I have previously discussed how important it is for the US Environmental Protection Agency to revisit and revoke the EPA Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases issued in 2009. To date the USEPA has not decided to do so. I have suggested how anyone who pays electric bills can petition the USEPA to do this. What […]
Did German Soldiers Give The 'Heil Hitler' Salute?
German Bundeswehr armed forces soldiers © Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters RT: Germany investigates hundreds of suspected right-wing extremists in its armed forces Germany has launched an investigation into 275 cases of suspected right-wing extremist activity among its service personnel, including racist comments on the Internet and saying “Heil Hitler,” Germany’s Defense Ministry told parliament in a letter, according to local media. Germany’s Counter-Intelligence Service (MAD) is looking into 53 extremism cases among Bundeswehr soldiers from 2017, 143 cases from 2016 and 79 cases from ... more »
US Forces Pouring Into Syria As Massive War Looms
Published on Apr 9, 2017 Thousands of troops, Marines, Artillery, Special Forces, already in Syria. end
WWIII Arrives & IMF Seizes Opportunity To Eliminate Cash & Financially Enslave Us All
WWIII Arrives & IMF Seizes Opportunity To Eliminate Cash & Financially Enslave Us All by Lisa Haven, http://lisahaven.news/ What you are about to see in the video above is the latest working paper from the IMF on how to enslave nations, steal our sovereignty, and force a cashless society across the globe. – While all eyes are […]
The IMF Is Ready To Eliminate Cash
Published on Apr 9, 2017 In this news brief we will discuss the latest news on the economic collapse. We look to see if things are really that different. The central bank will not stop at just confiscating your wealth they will want your life. They want to enslave the people. end
Israeli Knesset Makes Demolition of Palestinian Homes Easier
Published on Apr 6, 2017 Israel has approved a law that will speed up the demolition of Palestinian homes in occupied territories. Under the law, those who postpone demolition orders will receive fines and jail terms. The approval of the law is seen as part of Israel’s policy of discrimination and racism against Palestinians. Modern […]
Russia to Send the World’s Largest Submarine to the Baltic: Monster Sub Armed with 20 Nuclear Missiles to Sail into NATOs ‘Swimming Pool’ as Putin Flexes His Muscles
Russia to Send the World’s Largest Submarine to the Baltic: Monster Sub Armed with 20 Nuclear Missiles to Sail into NATOs ‘Swimming Pool’ as Putin Flexes His Muscles by GARETH DAVIES FOR MAILONLINE, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * Massive Typhoon-class sub Dmitry Donskoy is to leave the White Sea and travel around Norway and Denmark * Measuring an enormous 574-foot […]
California Precipitation 5th Highest – April 2016 to Mar 2017
Originally posted on sunshine hours: According to the NOAA, California Precipitation for Apr 2016 to Mar 2017 is the 5th highest. It must be “Global Warming” …. which causes both rain and no rain … ? ? ? ?
Picture Of The Day
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* A Shilka, a Strela-10, two Tunguska, a Tor-M2U and a Pantsir-S1 air defense systems. © SPUTNIK/ EVGENY BIYATOV
Somalia's New Army Chief Survives Deadly Mogadishu Bomb Blast
A general view shows security officers near the wreckage of a minibus at the scene of an explosion near a military base in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer *Al Jazeera*: *New army chief survives deadly Mogadishu bomb blast* *At least 15 people are killed in bomb blast near Somalia's defence ministry, in an attack claimed by al-Shabab.* Somalia's new military boss has survived a suspected suicide car bomb attack that has killed at least 15 people, according to police. General Mohamed Ahmed Jimale, who was recently named new chief of defence forces, was t... more »
How Do You Know When A Candidate With A "D" Next To His Name Isn't Really A Democrat?
The "special election notice" you're looking at was a mailer sent to every registered Republican in CA-34 just before the special election last week. Notice on the bottom who it was paid for, not the Republican Party and not the former head of the Republican Party, Shawn Steel, who wrote it. It was paid for by the official, FEC-registered Ahn for Congress congressional campaign. "Fellow Republicans," it reads, "vote for Robert Lee Ahn for Congress this Tuesday. This inner city district is only 9% GOP! If you don't vote for Robert Lee Ahn, a left wing fanatic will likely be your co... more »
China Offers "Concessions" To Avoid A Trade War With The U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump (3rdL) holds a bilateral meeting with China's President Xi Jinping (2ndR) at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria *Reuters*: *China offers concessions to avert trade war with U.S.: FT* China will offer the Trump administration better market access for financial sector investments and U.S. beef exports to help avert a trade war, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing officials familiar with the matter. China is prepared to raise the investment ceiling in the Bilateral Investment treaty and i... more »
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Choros”
Ludovico Einaudi, “Choros” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3R1kISgcoo
"A Look to the Heavens"
This skyscape features dusty Sharpless catalog emission region Sh2-155, the Cave Nebula. In the telescopic image, data taken through a narrowband filter tracks the reddish glow of ionized hydrogen atoms. About 2,400 light-years away, the scene lies along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus. *Click image for larger size.* Astronomical explorations of the region reveal that it has formed at the boundary of the massive Cepheus B molecular cloud and the hot, young stars of the Cepheus OB 3 association. The bright rim of ionized hydrogen ga... more »
Free Download: T.S. Eliot, "Four Quartets"
*“Little Gidding”*, Excerpt "We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. When the last of earth left to discover Is that which was the beginning; At the source of the longest river The voice of the hidden waterfall And the children in the apple-tree. Not known, because not looked for But heard, half-heard, in the stillness Between two waves of the sea. Quick now, here, now, always - A condition of complete simplicity (Costing not less than everything) And all shall be well and All m... more »
"There Is A Theory..."
"There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened." - Douglas Adams
Musical Interlude: Loreena McKennitt, “Mummer's Dance (Dance of Wolves)”
Loreena McKennitt, “Mummer's Dance (Dance of Wolves)” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uq0QKjXlso
The Daily "Near you?"
Wimberley, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"Other Plans..."
“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” - Allen Saunders "Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake up and live!" - Bob Marley
"The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook"
*"The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook"* by Editor "No one has ever loved anyone the way everyone wants to be loved." "Mignon McLaughlin opened her first book of aphorisms, 'The Neurotic’s Notebook', with this succinct symmetrical line that hits the reader like a hand grenade. A book of aphorisms is among the most perishable of publications. It’s too small to command any attention on the bookshelf, too atomic in composition to be considered as a complete work, too light to carry any critical weight. 'The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook,' published in 1981, collects McLaughlin’s 1963 book ... more »
X22 Report, “Trump's Hidden Plan Within A Plan”
X22 Report, “Trump's Hidden Plan Within A Plan” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdJd_deFcs
"Why Americans Get Suckered Every Time"
*"Why Americans Get Suckered Every Time"* by Paul Rosenberg "So, Trump has gone against what he swore he'd do and bombed the hell out of a Syrian air base, to thunderous applause on seemingly every side. His enemies now love him... he's being called Presidential... and once again, millions of Americans have been suckered into a knee-jerk response. Bear in mind that this statement holds up, even if what Trump claims is 100 percent true. Also bear in mind that I don't dislike Americans; in general, I think highly of them. It's just that they have a particular way of being turned into... more »
"Hopeless..."
"That the situation appears hopeless should not prevent us from doing our best." - Aldo Leopold
Babies Born In-Flight Get Free Air Travel for Life?
Although babies born in-flight are occasionally given free air travel for the rest of their lives by the carrier, it's a rare occurrence and not a standard practice.
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