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The Place Where Two Oceans Meet
Photographs purportedly capture the spot where two oceans merge in the Gulf of Alaska.
Are Toxic Chemicals Turning Boys Into Girls?
*Dr. Melody Milam Potter* - What are endocrine disrupting chemicals doing to human babies? The post Are Toxic Chemicals Turning Boys Into Girls? appeared first on Waking Times.
North Korea cyberspace offensives pose challenge in US-China relations
Sharon L. Cardash, Associate Director, Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, George Washington University at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 29 minutes ago
North Korean cyberattacks may increase as the country comes under greater international pressure. BeeBright via shutterstock.com This week, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet face to face for the first time. The expansive list of issues they might discuss is likely to include North Korea, the Chinese neighbor and ally that just launched its fourth missile test of the year, and is preparing for its sixth nuclear test. After conducting two nuclear tests and more than 20 missile launches last year, North Korea has faced mounting measures from the int... more »
Falling Sea Level: The Critical Factor in 2016 Great Barrier Reef Bleaching!
Hifast at Falling Sea Level: The Critical Factor in 2016 Great Barrier Reef Bleaching! – Climate Collections - 55 minutes ago
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 It is puzzling why the recent 2017 publication in Nature, Global Warming And Recurrent Mass Bleaching Of Corals by Hughes et…
Global Warming and Hurricanes – NOAA says no measurable effect yet
Hifast at Falling Sea Level: The Critical Factor in 2016 Great Barrier Reef Bleaching! – Climate Collections - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory: Global Warming and Hurricanes An Overview of Current Research Results 1. Has Global Warming Affected Hurricane or Tropical Cyclone Activity? Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/NOAA Last Revised: Mar. 17, 2017 A. Summary Statement Two frequently asked questions on global warming and hurricanes…
Beware of Poisoned Orange Tree
by Roberto Rodriguez The White House appears to be an ethics-free-zone. And it appears to be intentional. The reason there are few ethical guidelines designed specifically for presidents is because it has always been assumed that the person at the helm of the most powerful nation on Earth would have little incentive to abuse the office of the presidency of the United States of America, precisely because he would be the most powerful person in the world. For rest of column, go to: http://diverseeducation.com/article/94816/
Study suggests increased atmospheric CO2 created a 30% growth in plant photosynthesis during last two centuries
Hifast at Falling Sea Level: The Critical Factor in 2016 Great Barrier Reef Bleaching! – Climate Collections - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – MERCED and the “CO2 is plant food, but, it’s still terrible department” (see text) Composite image showing the global distribution of photosynthesis, including both oceanic phytoplankton and terrestrial vegetation. Dark red and blue-green indicate regions of high photosynthetic activity in the ocean…
Science needs reason to be trusted
Hifast at Falling Sea Level: The Critical Factor in 2016 Great Barrier Reef Bleaching! – Climate Collections - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry Two excellent articles about science, facts, and post-factualism. Sabine Hossenfelder just published a superb essay in Nature Physics, entitled Science needs reason to be trusted. Subtitle: That we now live in the grip of post-factualism would seem naturally repellent to most physicists. But in championing theory without…
Is President Trump being Punked?
Nobody is more disgusted by the use of chemical agents in warfare than I am. Whether it's a blistering agent such as mustard gas or a nerve agent like GB (Sarin), they should never be used - not ever. But isn't it strange that now Assad has things under control and the Russians have ringed the country with S-300 and S-400 SAM batteries that Assad would launch a chemical attack on a handful of people? 100 people were effected by the gas. Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday (link) that the poisonous gas contamination was the result of gas leaking from a rebel chemical weapons... more »
Would Kirsten Gillibrand Be An Even More Catastrophic Candidate Than The Last One The Democrats Tried Shoving Down America's Throat?
I got to know Kirsten Gillibrand in 2006, when Blue America endorsed her in her race race against GOP drunkard and wife-beater John Sweeney. I found her very engaging and very smart, far smarter than the average first time congressional candidate. Her race was a major Blue America priority. She was one of the candidates we got Rickie Lee Jones and the Squirrel Nut Zippers to record an ad for-- an ad we got up on the radio in the Albany and Burlington media markets: Back in those days, NY-20 was a pretty red district with a PVI of R+3. It took up most of New York's eastern border... more »
Crop Circles – Messages from Another World?
*Nicholas Corrin* - What can we conclude from these enigmatic mysteries? The post Crop Circles – Messages from Another World? appeared first on Waking Times.
Is Profiling OK?
[image: is-profiling-ok] Profiling is needlessly a misunderstood concept. What's called profiling is part of the optimal stock of human behavior and something we all do. Let's begin by describing behavior that might come under the heading of profiling.
60 Percent of Arrested Palestinian Minors Report Experiencing Physical Violence from Israeli Forces
60 Percent of Arrested Palestinian Minors Report Experiencing Physical Violence from Israeli Forces by Kate on April 5, 2017, http://mondoweiss.net/ Most Palestinian minors arrested by Israel claim physical violence during detention Haaretz 3 Apr by Amira Hass — 60 percent say experienced violence, only 10 percent met with a lawyer | In 2013, a UNICEF report said […]
WWIII Nightmare Scenario Brewing In The East China Sea?
Published on Apr 5, 2017 The globalists are using their tools China and North Korea to bring the world to the brink of nuclear war. – The sheeple think it is war between: US vs China, US vs Korea, US+NATO vs Russia, US+NATO vs Russia+Syria …. In reality, it is war between: Satan and his […]
Merck in Hot Water Over Dangerous Shingles Vaccine that Caused Numerous Injuries, Deaths
Merck in Hot Water Over Dangerous Shingles Vaccine that Caused Numerous Injuries, Deaths by Ethan Huff, http://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) Commercials for the jab showing happy people free of shingles are a common feature of television advertising. But Merck & Co’s “Zosatavax” vaccine to prevent varicella, the adult version of chickenpox, is causing the international drug giant some […]
Report Slams Israelis’ Killing of Palestinian Woman
Published on Apr 5, 2017 A group of human rights organizations has published a report concerning the Israeli military’s use of excessive violence against Palestinians. The report is specifically critical of the recent case of a Palestinian woman killed in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds. end
US Envoy to UN Not Representing Trump’s Foreign Policy: Journalist
Published on Apr 5, 2017 The latest remarks about Syria by the US ambassador to the United Nations are in sharp contrast with President Donald Trump’s public stance and are instead in line with the policy of neoconservatives and former president Barack Obama, an investigative journalist in Washington says. end
Trump Has ‘Drunk the Kool Aid’ on Syria Narrative – Former Diplomat
It is very hard for me to believe that Trump is so easily deceived by the ‘Kool Aid’. So, what game is the Trumpster playing? How is he going to extricate himself from a potential war with Russia in the Middle East? And/Or what has he negotiated in exchange for playing this ‘Syrian war game’? […]
‘We Are Compelled to Take Own Action’ If UN Fails in Syria – US Envoy
Has Donald Trump sold out to the Illuminist MIC, the western Illuminati’s WW3 agenda? Has he fallen for their LIE that Syria-Assad is behind the chemical weapons attack? I do not know. But, one thing is certain: there has been no let up in the WW3 drive both in Middle East and Russia-Europe borders. – […]
Senator Richard Black: From Syria to Russia, New Cold War Can Go Nuclear
Published on Apr 3, 2017 Virginia State Senator Richard Black explains the real story behind the Syrian War and America’s terrorist proxy army. He also explains the very real danger of nuclear war with Russia fomented by Deep State actors within the US Government. Websites: – http://www.SenatorBlack.com https://twitter.com/SenRichardBlack Did Syria attack America or threaten American […]
Global Gold / Silver Class Action Suit Urges PM Investors to Join
Global Gold / Silver Class Action Suit Urges PM Investors to Join by http://www.silverdoctors.com/ Fed up waiting for a silver lining? The manipulators want you to be as good as gold. Get angry and make things right in the English Courts! – Your participation and a global response could change the future of precious metals pricing and […]
Realist News: Italian Banking Crisis & Now Spain Joins the Fun
Spain’s Most Italian Bank Still “Solvent,” Claims Finance Minister by Don Quijones, http://wolfstreet.com/ It just doesn’t let up with this bank. The future continues to look bleak for Spain’s most Italian bank, Banco Popular, which ironically once bore the slogan “Our Past and Our Present Guarantee Our Future.” Things have gotten so bad that when the country’s […]
Paul Craig Roberts: Nuclear War More Likely — Blame Washington & MSM
Paul Craig Roberts: Nuclear War More Likely — Blame Washington & MSM by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Former Assistant Treasury Secretary in the Reagan Administration, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, sees trouble for the economy. Dr. Roberts explains, “This image of a strong stock market is based essentially on debt, borrowing and debt, money creation and debt. It’s […]
US Just Admitted “ISIS HQ” They Blew Up Was Actually An Innocent Family’s Home
US Just Admitted “ISIS HQ” They Blew Up Was Actually An Innocent Family’s Home by Claire Bernish, http://www.activistpost.com/ Five-hundred fifty-eight days after targeting an ostensible headquarters of the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq, the United States finally admitted to bombing a family home and killing a university professor and three family members, wounding at least two more […]
Many “Cancer Deaths” are Actually Caused by Conventional Treatments, Not Cancer
Many “Cancer Deaths” are Actually Caused by Conventional Treatments, Not Cancer by Paul Fassa, http://www.tbyil.com/ (The Best Years in Life) Very few dare to write or say that chemo and radiation cause more harm than good and often results in the death of cancer patients. The media eulogizes with how heroic the victim was with his or her […]
Rand Paul Destroys Morning Joe Panel, Says Susan Rice Needs to Testify Under Oath for Trump Unmasking
Susan Rice is part of the Illuminist Committee of 300? Rand Paul Destroys Morning Joe Panel, Says Susan Rice Needs to Testify Under Oath for Trump Unmasking by The Real Fly, http://www.zerohedge.com Amidst a cacophony of smug laughter and abject ridicule on the ultra-left leaning Morning Joe panel, Senator Rand Paul managed to weave his […]
Bombshell: Why The Deep State Wants To Bury Rice Story. Satanic Pedophile Network And the MSM
Published on Apr 5, 2017 The deep state is terrified now that Susan Rice has been revealed as their tool and puppet. end
First Voices Radio: 'Nuclear Detonations Means Death for Indigenous Peoples'
This Week on First Voices Radio Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Lakota Listen Thursday, April 6, from 9 to 10 a.m. EDT on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City (streaming at www.wbai.org and WBAI-FM on Tune In.) . Ian Zabarte describes how nuclear detonations covered the food, and grass eaten by livestock, with radiation, resulting in cancer and death for Western Shoshone. By Liz Hill,
How Do Media Outlets Know Source Of Chemical Attack Was Syrian Government?
While images of children struggling to breathe and survive is sickening, there must be some sober consideration about the realities on the ground in Syria. The post How Do Media Outlets Know Source Of Chemical Attack Was Syrian Government? appeared first on Shadowproof.
“No Joke: University of Utah Now Offering ‘Video Game Scholarships’ For Our Perpetual Millenial Children”
*“No Joke: University of Utah Now Offering ‘Video Game Scholarships’ * *For Our Perpetual Millenial Children”* by Piper McGowen "So, *this *is the level we are at... In a nation where the majority of jobs are set to be replaced by robots, the average young adult does not believe he is fully an adult until age 30 and most twenty somethings still live at home with mom and dad, one major university has officially declared that competitive “video gaming” is now a “sport” worthy of scholarship money. Via Bloomberg: "The University of Utah will become the first big-time sports school to ... more »
Is North Korea Going To Be President Trump's First War?
*Daniel Lang, SHTFPlan: **Why Trump’s First War Is Probably Going to Be a Conflict With North Korea* By now most people are completely desensitized to stories involving North Korea. One can only hear about so many blustering threats, missile launches, and state sanctioned executions, before those incidents are no longer surprising. Over the years we’ve seen it all, and most folks don’t really pay much attention to what’s going on in the Hermit Kingdom. That’s unfortunate, because they’re not paying attention as the Trump administration inches towards war with North Korea. The fir... more »
THE RIGHT BLAMES EVIL LEFTY MILLENNIALS FOR THAT PEPSI AD -- AND ALSO BLAMES THEM FOR KILLING IT
Pepsi has taken down the much-mocked Kendall Jenner ad, but here it is, at least for now: According to Bre Payton at the right-wing Federalist, the ad is all the fault of lefty millennials: *Pepsi’s New Kendall Jenner Ad Is Everything That’s Wrong With Millennials* ... Questions abound: What are these people protesting? Why are the cops there? Are they going to arrest everyone? Are they there to protect them? What convinced Jenner to join the protest? Also, what were the cops planning to do before they were offered a can of soda? The annoying part about this ad is that Pepsi know... more »
The face of Latin American migration is rapidly changing. US policy isn't keeping up
Jonathan Hiskey, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Graduate Studies, Vanderbilt University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 4 hours ago
A Salvadoran family who fled to the U.S. when armed men killed the father. AP Photo/LM Otero A fundamental shift in U.S. immigration patterns is well underway. Recent rhetoric from President Donald Trump and the focus of U.S. immigration policies suggest that Mexicans entering the U.S. without authorization are the principal challenge facing policymakers. That is no longer the case. The era of Mexico as the primary source of immigrants to the U.S. appears to be coming to a close. An increasing number of individuals are now arriving at the U.S. southwest border because of crime, vio... more »
Who is a better ally for the US – Russia or China?
Jeremy Friedman, Assistant Professor, Business, Government, and the International Economy, Harvard Business School at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 4 hours ago
3D_creation/www.shutterstock.com Forty-five years ago last February, U.S. President Richard Nixon returned from a visit to China that shocked the world and unsettled leaders in Moscow, who were awaiting a visit from Nixon a few months later. Soviet leaders wondered if they were finally witnessing the birth of a U.S.-China alliance that they had feared ever since the breakdown of the Sino-Soviet alliance in the early 1960s. As Washington and the media convulse over every new outrage emanating from Moscow, while President Trump repeatedly asks “Wouldn’t it be nice if we actually go... more »
Golfing With The President
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and US President Donald Trump, second from left, golf at Trump International Golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Photo: Reuters *WNU Editor:* If this story is true, he must be tough person to play with .... *Golfing with Trump? Better leave your ego at the clubhouse* (AP). But I suspect that when he puts the charm .... especially on the golf course .... he builds the bounds that he needs. President Obama understood that .... and I am sure President Trump does so also.
CA-34 Special Election Primary Results-- A Progressive Will Face Another So-Called "Ex"-Republican
Yesterday, as expected, progressive Democratic Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez came out far ahead of any of the other 23 candidates in the first round of the congressional contest to replace Xavier Becerra. CA-34 in an overwhelmingly Hispanic district entirely within the confines of Los Angeles. It goes from Eagle Rock. Highland Park, Mount Washington Cypress Park and El Sereno down to Chinatown, Downtown L.A., City Terrace, Boyle Heights and Koreatown. It's a rapidly gentrifying district that is overwhelmingly Hispanic (67%) and Asian (19%). The two most popular politicians in the area, L... more »
Girth of a Nation
The New York Yankees did not invent pinstriped uniforms, nor did they adopt them to hide Babe Ruth's girth.
Is It Dangerous to Take a Bath During a Thunderstorm?
Is taking baths going swimming during a thunderstorm hazardous? Possibly ... more »
Reports Raise Question of Plagiarism in Neil Gorsuch Writings
The White House called the allegations a "baseless, last-second smear" against the Supreme Court nominee.
Did President Trump Open National Parks and Wildlife Refuges for Coal Mining?
President Trump lifted a temporary moratorium on leasing federal lands for coal mining, but that activity was never completely shut down.
Sarah Palin parrots Russian propaganda, suggests that Syrian rebels to blame for gas attack.
Yeah could be those sneaky old rebels just a gassing themselves. You betcha!Courtesy of Comrade Palin's Facebook page: *WHO TO TRUST? Intel better be spot-on re: blame for atrocious Syrian chemical attack. Study what makes sense: Assad kills civilians already gaining upper hand? Or sketchy "rebel" strategy desperate for ground gain hopes we react in their favor via propagandizing a sick, dangerous situation? Ask questions. * *And THIS is why we must be able to trust govt intel! Regime change intervention in era of fake news & out of control propagandists? VERIFY * *- Sarah Palin*... more »
Have Russians Gotten Use To Terrorism?
A police officer walks with a dog at Tekhnologicheskiy institut metro station in St. Petersburg, Russia, April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor *Julia Ioffe, The Atlantic:* *How Russians Got Used to Terrorism* *If there’s too much of it, it stops being terrifying.* The last time a Russian subway was bombed, it was almost exactly seven years ago in Moscow. That time, in March 2010, it was two young Dagestani women who blew themselves up on two spots on the red line, one of them just under Lubyanka, the headquarters of the FSB. Some 40 people died and dozens were injured, and, because ... more »
So yes it appears that Bristol Palin has taken all of the younger children to Texas with her. Why?
Beautiful day for a stroll with two of my favorites!! I have been bringing my tumbler everywhere with me lately. I'm so close to the end of my pregnancy, and honestly still feel 100% 🙌🏼 I have so much energy, and cannot wait to meet our baby girl 💕 I highly recommend @teamiblends to all you mommas out there! It's been a lifesaver for me! Use my code BRISTOL for 10% off!! #teamimommi #thankyouteami #teami A post shared by Bristol Meyer (@bsmp2) on Apr 4, 2017 at 4:11pm PDT So this picture has been getting a lot of attention since yesterday, so I thought we should address it in a ... more »
X22 Report: “Breaking Down The Economic Horror In Less Than 10 Minutes”
*X22 Report: “Breaking Down The Economic Horror In Less Than 10 Minutes”* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXdssiaaDfQ
Two mother cheetahs gave birth to ten adorable cubs at the Smithsonian Institute
Two mother cheetahs gave birth to ten adorable cubs last week - and all they want to do is play. The enormous litter was welcomed into the world at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C.. Footage of the new cute cubs shows them rolling around in hay and playing with their siblings. Three-year-old Happy gave birth to five healthy cheetahs on March 23 while Miti, a seven-year-old jungle cat, gave birth to seven sweet cubs just five days later. Sadly, two of Miti's cubs were smaller and less active at the time of birth and died a short time after they arr... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 5, 2017
*Anna Fifield, Washington Post*: *Will North Korea fire a missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland? Probably.* SEOUL - North Korea has made no secret of its desire to build an inter-continental ballistic missile, or ICBM, capable of reaching the continental United States. In his New Year’s Day address, Kim Jong Un said that North Korea had “entered the final stage of preparation for a test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.” In response, President Trump tweeted: “It won’t happen!” North Korea has quite a track record when it comes to making bold threats it can’... more »
UN Seeks Criminal Charges Against Editor for His Reporting
[image: un-seeks-criminal-charges-against-editor-for-his-reporting] The United Nations war on the free press and whistleblowers continues to escalate. After a UN “court” tried to put a journalist in jail, among other brazen attacks on media freedom, a rogue UN agency is now abusing the Italian legal system to pursue criminal charges and crippling damages against a local newspaper and its editor. The supposed “crime”: allegedly damaging the reputation of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) through articles exposing corruption, lawlessness, cronyism, and nepotism within the... more »
Rogue Judges Claim “LGBT” Discrimination Protected by Civil Rights Law
[image: rogue-judges-claim-lgbt-discrimination-protected-by-civil-rights-law] In another example of judges attempting to make law, a Chicago federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that central-government civil-rights legislation says something it doesn’t — that it prohibits job discrimination against lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, and “transgender” employees.
Did Obama Order or Approve of the Political Use of Trump Surveillance?
[image: did-obama-order-or-approve-of-the-political-use-of-trump-surveillance] To paraphrase the late Howard Baker: Concerning the surveillance of an incoming American presidential administration, and the subsequent dissemination of that intelligence to media hostile to that new president, just what did President Obama know, and when did he know it?
Justice Department Cautions Employers Seeking H-1B Visas Not to Discriminate Against U.S. Workers
[image: justice-department-cautions-employers-seeking-h-1b-visas-not-to-discriminate-against-u-s-workers] The U.S. Department of Justice warned American employers petitioning for H-1B visas for the next fiscal year not to discriminate against U.S. workers.
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Owen Jones writes that excessive reliance on corporate profiteers is the reason why the UK's trains don't run on time. And Nora Loreto argues that postal banking is needed (among other reasons) to rein in abuses by Canada's biggest banks. - Shannon Daub examines what British Columbia's voters want going into their provincial election next month - including a more progressive tax system and improved public services. Carol Linnitt points out that the Christy Clark Libs are instead running a slate of corporate lobbyists to further l... more »
Brexit Fallout: Spain Sends in Gunship After British PM Threatens War Over Gibraltar
[image: gibraltar]Brexit proceedings have reignited two old conflicts for Britain, as a Spanish ship illegally entered the waters off Gibraltar on Tuesday, and Argentina vowed Wednesday to gain control of the Falkland Islands.
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Into the Light”
2002, “Into the Light” - https://www.youtube.com/
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Galaxies of the NGC 7771 Group are featured in this intriguing skyscape. Some 200 million light-years distant toward the constellation Pegasus, NGC 7771 is the large, edge-on spiral near center, about 75,000 light-years across, with two smaller galaxies just below it. Large spiral NGC 7769 is seen face-on to the right. * Click image for larger size.* Galaxies of the NGC 7771 group are interacting, making repeated close passages that will ultimately result in galaxy-galaxy mergers on a cosmic timescale. The interactions can be traced by galaxy distortions and faint streams of stars ... more »
"Things That Matter..."
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
"The Risk..."
"Biology says that we are who we are from birth. That our DNA is set in stone. Unchangeable. Our DNA doesn't account for all of us though, we're human. Life changes us. We develop new traits. Become less territorial. We start competing. We learn from our mistakes. We face our greatest fears. For better or worse, we find ways to become more than our biology. The risk of course is that we can change too much to the point where we don't recognize ourselves. Finding our way back can be difficult. There's no compass, no map. We just have to close our eyes, take a step, and hope to God w... more »
"Uncertainty and the Humility of Forecasting an Unknowable Future"
*"Uncertainty and the Humility of Forecasting an Unknowable Future"* by Charles Hugh Smith "While we're being reassured that all these grandiose promises are resting on trends that are as reliably predictable as the tides, the next easily predictable crisis will very likely reveal the trends are speculative bubbles that will predictably burst in a devastating reversion. Certainty and uncertainty come in a variety of flavors. "Certainty" seems rather definite, but lurking beneath certainty is the more scientifically verifiable notion of probability: the probability of outcomes can be... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Tanjung Tokong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Thanks for stopping by!
Still Standing -- Listen to Regina Brave
Click arrow below to watch video by Doug McLean. Screen capture above by Censored News. STILL STANDING -- Listen to Regina Brave, at camp in Cannon Ball, North Dakota Video by Doug McLean Article by Brenda Norrell Censored News CANNON BALL, North Dakota -- Regina Brave, Lakota elder, describes the vast Treaty territory here and how this war now to protect
Crime in Sweden, a Three-Part Series
After politicians and bloggers claimed Sweden was facing rising crime due to asylum seekers, we sent our reporter to the country to investigate.
Video: Dozens of Muslims Tortured in Burma?
A video purportedly captures Muslims trapped in a cage, but it likely depicts a training exercise for a Malaysian special forces unit.
Massachusetts Health Care Expansion Increased Thyroid Cancer Surgeries
Health care expansion in Massachusetts, which became a model for the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) caused a surge in surgeries for thyroid cancer. What that means depends on who is doing the framing. One side can argue that surgeons now had the state government paying for everything, so more were done, while another can argue that people were more likely to go to the doctor. Thyroid cancer diagnoses have gone up about 5 percent per year over the last decade. Some is over-diganosis, some may be that the effects of lifestyles in previous generat... more »
America’s Health Care System Forces Citizens To Turn To Crowdfunding To Survive
Americans are turning to crowdfunding to pay for expensive medical procedures private insurance won't cover, even under the Affordable Care Act. The post America’s Health Care System Forces Citizens To Turn To Crowdfunding To Survive appeared first on Shadowproof.
World News Briefs -- April 5, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*NBC:* *Trump: Syrian Chemical Attack an ‘Affront to Humanity’* President Donald Trump called the suspected chemical attack in Syria "an affront to humanity" and said it "cannot be tolerated" during a press conference Wednesday. The president said the attack in the rebel-held town in Syria that killed about 100 people crossed "a lot of lines," but declined to lay out any potential retaliation the U.S. may take against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "Yesterday's chemical attack, a chemical attack so horrific in Syria against innocent people including women, small children, and ... more »
Self-Censored Questions by Career Questioners by Ralph Nader
Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader The Nader Page, April 3, 2017 April 5, 2017 I’ve always been intrigued by the major questions not asked by reporters at press conferences, not asked by legislators at public hearings or even the questions citizens at town meetings don’t ask public officials. It’s not that they do not know […]
Aliens and Rhinoplasty
The other day as I was working on something else, I came across a note that triggered (or in today’s world, with triggered having degenerated into a political term, maybe I should say inspired… or inclined, but I digress…) a random thought or two. The discussion centered on the Barney and Betty Hill abduction and the comment suggested that the tale was based in reality because it had remained so consistent throughout the years. This wasn’t quite accurate and I thought I would comment on it. In *The Interrupted Journey*, Betty Hill, in the Appendix, in which her dreams about the abdu... more »
Syria Gas Attack: Assad's Doing...Or False Flag?
Would Syrian President Assad launch a chemical attack on civilians just as peace talks are about to be held and where government gains against ISIS and al-Qaeda rebels give him the upper hand? He would be literally committing suicide. Who benefits from the attack? Not Assad. But the rebels and the US neocons and the warmongers benefit a great deal. Are we about to be taken to war yet again based on lies? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:
The White House gives full power to Alaska to kill bear and wolves in wildlife refuges
The state of Alaska's toolkit for increasing moose and caribou numbers includes killing wolf pups in dens, shooting wolf packs from helicopters, and adopting liberal hunting regulations that allow sportsmen to shoot grizzlies over bait. But when state officials wanted to extend "predator control" to federal wildlife refuges, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said no. And after years of saying no, the agency late last year adopted a rule to make the denial permanent. Alaska's elected officials called that an outrage and an infringement on state rights. The dispute reached the Whi... more »
Amnesty warns of ‘toxic’ refugee detention contracts
A multinational corporation has raked in millions of dollars via a contract with the Australian government for the management of its offshore refugee detention facilities. But a damning report by Amnesty International makes it clear that the contract, which expires in October, is a “toxic baton”. And there could even be arrests of that multinational’s […] The post Amnesty warns of ‘toxic’ refugee detention contracts appeared first on The Canary.
The Community-Based Solution for Texas Foster Children
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"How a Hypnotist Sees a Verbal Slip"
*"How a Hypnotist Sees a Verbal Slip"* by Scott Adams "A few days ago, Mike Cernovich broke the news that ex-Obama advisor Susan Rice had asked for the identities of Americans caught up in electronic surveillance of foreigners, including some Trump associates. After Mike broke the story, the big news organizations followed. I asked my well-informed Trump-hating friend what he thought of the story. He said he hadn’t heard of it. I was surprised. It was the headline news. While we were on the phone, he checked CNN’s website on his computer and informed me that no such story existed. ... more »
Will Hiring 5,000 Border Agents Compromise Standards? (Part 1/2)
[image: andy-ramirez-hiring-5000-border-agents-pt1]VIDEO - In this part 1 of 2 series, Department of Homeland expert Andy Ramirez explores the recent reports that thousands of border agents are going to be hired “as soon as practicable.” Secretary Kelly assures the American public that despite the call for a mass hiring, standards will not be lowered. According to a recent article by Foreign Policy, all signs indicate otherwise.
Will Hiring 5,000 Border Agents Compromise Standards? (Part 2/2)
[image: andy-ramirez-hiring-5000-border-agents-pt2]VIDEO - In the finale of a 2 part series, Department of Homeland expert Andy Ramirez looks to a similar time in recent history when DHS was executing mass hirings of border agents. Due to a ripple effect of this action, thousands of under qualified agents were hired and hundreds of investigations were swept under the rug. Today, General Kelly assures the American public that a compromise of standards won’t happen with the current call for adding 5,000 more border agents, but how do we know that?
Heartbreaking Video of 4yo Girl Who Survived US Airstrikes Proves It’s Not ‘Our Freedom they Hate’
[image: airstrike]4-year-old Hawraa, is slowly recovering from severe wounds she suffered in a coalition airstrike on her home that killed her mother and most of the family.
Ken Livingstone and Anti-Semitism, Again
"Ken Livingstone is a massive dickhead. It's high time he acted like a member of the Labour Party, not the Ken Livingstone Party. I and many thousands of activists, including plenty on the left, are fed up with his frequent foot-in-mouth moments that damage his own reputation, that of Labour's new leadership, and the standing of the party as a whole." That was me, just shy of a year ago and nothing has changed as anti-semitism in the Labour Party makes the headlines again. Of course, anyone with a shred of honesty knows Labour isn't anti-semitic. It is not a safe space for racists ... more »
Media Reports From The Middle East Are Saying That President Trump Wants To Host A Mideast Peace Summit
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US President Donald Trump. Reuters *Israel Today*:* Trump Reportedly Looking to Host Mideast Peace Summit* Following his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Monday, Arab media is reporting that US President Donald Trump is looking to host a Mideast peace summit as early as this summer. And that has more than a few people in Israel concerned. While Israel and Egypt have enjoyed close cooperation under Al-Sisi, the Egyptian leader reportedly told Trump that peace between Israel and the Arabs should be based on the 2002 ... more »
Big Day For Wall Street Yesterday, Thanks To 102 House Democrats
Yesterday, as rumors of corporate Democrat Joe Biden running in 2020 swept Capitol Hill, there was a real clear policy fault-line vote developing in the House. A Wall Street-backed bill introduced by Randy Hultgren (R-IL), H.R. 1343 (Encouraging Employee Ownership Act) passed 331-87. This is the kind of vote the separates the wheat from the raw stinking sewage. A friend of mine in Congress told me that Wall Street lobbying was *intense*. Bankster crooks John Delaney (New Dem-MD), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Kyrsten Sinema (Blue Dog-AZ), Josh Gottheimer (Blue Dog-NJ) and David Trott (R-MI... more »
What fairness does and doesn't look like!
*WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017The New York Times v. Rachel Maddow IN RE Carter Page:* Exciting! On Monday afternoon, a young reporter for BuzzFeed gave the world an exciting way to pigpile on Carter Page. In this morning's New York Times, Adam Goldman reports on this excitement. Headline included, this is the way he began his report. We'd call this a model of fairness: GOLDMAN (4/5/17): *Russian Spies Tried to Recruit Carter Page Before He Advised TrumpRussian intelligence operatives tried in 2013 to recruit an American businessman and eventual foreign policy adviser to the Trump cam... more »
Crayola to Retire ‘Dandelion’ Colored Crayon Due to White House Pressure?
The claim that the White House asked Crayola to drop the "dandelion" crayon because children were using it to create unflattering portraits of President Trump was satire.
Did Lawmakers Who Legalized Raw Milk Get Sick from Drinking Raw Milk to Celebrate?
An investigation by the West Virginia Department of Health was inconclusive, though evidence suggests the culprit could have been the stomach flu.
Danger Looms As Trump Outsources Military Decisions To Pentagon
President Trump is increasingly giving more and more power for command military decisions to the Pentagon. The post Danger Looms As Trump Outsources Military Decisions To Pentagon appeared first on Shadowproof.
The Universe
“There is always something to be happy about. Truly happy. And if you have the audacity to find it and the courage to make it your focus, in spite of the countless temptations to do otherwise, you will have learned well, your life will be transformed, and all things will be added unto you. Trust me, I have connections.” "End" game, The Universe "Thoughts become things, choose the good ones." - http://www.tut.com
"The First Rule Of Life..."
"The first rule of life is to reveal nothing, to be exceptionally cautious in what you say, in whatever company you may find yourself. If you have a secret, you have only to whisper it to your dearest friend with the strictest injunction that it will go no further, and within half a day the story is all over town, and when you do make what would seem to be a perfectly sensible remark, you will find it reported in the most grotesque form, thus incurring no end of criticism to rebound upon you." - Elizabeth Aston
The media missed out the real reason Tories are going ape-shit over Gibraltar
For days, Britain’s right-wing media has gone ape-shit over Gibraltar’s role in Brexit negotiations. But what was largely missing from the coverage was the idea that, for the Conservative government and British authorities, it’s far more than just a matter of sovereignty. Gibraltar’s secrets Arch-Thatcherite and former Tory leader Michael Howard was among the first to throw […] The post The media missed out the real reason Tories are going ape-shit over Gibraltar appeared first on The Canary.
EU ready to give UK a great deal after scolding from Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage has accused EU leaders of behaving like “the mafia”. And as a follow up, he has made them an offer they can’t refuse. Which is either they give us exactly what we want, or we will not be happy! And if they thought the UK’s complaining was bad before, just wait until they […] The post EU ready to give UK a great deal after scolding from Nigel Farage appeared first on The Canary.
New technology could be a game-changer for the future of drinking water
A team at The University of Manchester has developed a new graphene ‘sieve’ that can take the salt out of sea water. Graphene is a carbon-based material. It has several useful characteristics, like unusual strength and permeability. But it’s also quite expensive to produce. A team led by Professor Rahul Nair, however, has developed a […] The post New technology could be a game-changer for the future of drinking water appeared first on The Canary.
Nicola Sturgeon slammed the Tories’ smear campaign against her in an interview. The BBC edited her comments out [VIDEO]
The BBC has once again been accused of ‘manipulation’ in its reporting, after it emerged that an interview with Nicola Sturgeon was heavily edited before appearing on Reporting Scotland. The broadcaster took out parts of Sturgeon’s comments that were crucial to the piece. But it’s not the first time this has happened. A right of reply? […] The post Nicola Sturgeon slammed the Tories’ smear campaign against her in an interview. The BBC edited her comments out [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
New K-Cup for Cannabis Brings Single-Serving Waste to Sophisticated Stoners
*Vic Bishop* - Once you're high, simply throw the plastic cup in the trash and buy more. The post New K-Cup for Cannabis Brings Single-Serving Waste to Sophisticated Stoners appeared first on Waking Times.
Gorsuch's Impeccable, Plagiarized Scholarship
Big story from Politico on Gorsuch's impressive, though second-hand, opinions. A clip: . . . .At one point, Gorsuch’s prose mimics Kuzma’s almost word for word in describing a child born with Down syndrome. Kuzma stated that “Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula indicates that the esophageal passage from the mouth to the stomach ends in a pouch, with an abnormal connection between the trachea and the esophagus.” Gorsuch wrote that “Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula means that the esophageal passage from the mouth to the stomach ends in a pouch, with an... more »
Who is Daniel J. Levitin?
By Denis G. Rancourt, PhD Who is Daniel J. Levitin, and why is he saying false things about me? Mr. Levitin is a university professor, a psychologist, and the author of the 2016 book "Weaponized Lies: How to Think Critically in the Post-truth Era". Wikipedia states the following about Mr. Levitin's book: "His interest in writing the guide [was] to help people develop techniques to
Islamic State Used 17 Suicide Car Bombs And 300 Fighters To Help Leader al-Baghdadi Flee Mosul Two Months Ago
*Daily Mail:* *ISIS used '17 suicide car bombs and 300 fighters to clear a path for leader al-Baghdadi to escape Mosul'* * ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 'escaped from the siege two months ago' * Fuad Hussein, chief of staff to Kurdish President Masoud Barzani, said self-declared Caliph used suicide car bombs to clear the road leading out of Mosul * Added that ISIS would only carry out such an elaborate operation for the leader The leader of ISIS used 17 suicide car bombs and 300 fighters to clear an escape path during the siege of Mosul, according to a senior Kurdish official. ... more »
Donald Trump accuses Susan Rice of committing a crime, and defends Bill O'Reilly as a "good person" who should not have settled over those claims of sexual harrassment.
Courtesy of the New York Times: *President Trump said on Wednesday that he thought that the former national security adviser Susan E. Rice may have committed a crime by seeking the identities of Trump associates who were swept up in the surveillance of foreign officials by American spy agencies and that other Obama administration officials may also have been involved. * *The president provided no evidence to back his claim. Current and former intelligence officials from both Republican and Democratic administrations have said that nothing they have seen led them to believe that M... more »
Bodycam Footage Shows Police Kill Unarmed Man for Driving in Reverse
[image: unarmed]Body camera footage show Oklahoma Highway Patrolmen taking the life of an unarmed fleeing suspect.
Strategic Observations
*North Korea* A statement from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff read, "North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) from a site in the vicinity of Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province, at around 6:42 a.m. on 5 April [2142 GMT on 4 April]," the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The missile flew about 60 kilometers, and South Korea and the United States are analyzing additional information, but the exact type of the projectile is not confirmed yet. The last missile launch attempt was on 22 March from a launch site near Wonsan. LL in South Korea The short ... more »
Truvia Doesn't Kill Houseflies, They Starve To Death
Activist groups have continually perpetuated claims about artificial sweeteners, without noting that they are in animal models - and a billion rats have been killed by chemicals found in every food - and that to get similar risk in humans, you would need to drink 7,000 diet sodas per day. But animal models are not fans of the "natural" sweetener Truvia either. A study tested survival rates of house flies (Musca domestica), on erythritol--the main ingredient in Truvia--compared to natural sugar, agar, and water alone. They found that the flies both strongly preferred high-calorie nat... more »
Ancient species of Wild Dog believed to be extinct has been rediscovered
Biologists all over are celebrating today over finding out that a species of dog thought to be long extinct actually is not. The New Guinea highland wild dog has been confirmed as rediscovered on the island in the South Pacific. These are believed to now be the rarest species of canine left on earth, and now the race is on for conservation At this point, more than one hundred photos taken by camera-traps set up in 2016. They show that there’s at least 15 of them left, including males, females and pups as well. Most of them are a golden color, however they can also have cream, ro... more »
US Joint Chiefs of Staff: After Mosul, We Will Retake Kirkuk, Sinjar And Tal Afar From The Islamic State
US General Dumford and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner (centre) seen during visiting Iraq's Defence Minister Erfan al-Hiyali in Baghdad April 3, 2017. Reuters *AMN Al-Masdar News*: *After Mosul, we will retake Kirkuk, Sinjar and Tal Afar from ISIS: US General* BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 A.M.) – General Joe Dunford, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that after Mosul is liberated from ISIS, Tal Afar, Kirkuk countryside and the Sinjar region will be the next areas of focus. “It is not our judgment that the Iraqis will be self-sustai... more »
Analysis Of CET Winter Temperatures
By Paul Homewood http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadcet/ssn_HadCET_mean.txt It is widely accepted that winters are becoming milder in the UK on average. But averages can often be misleading, so what does this actually mean? In a post last week, I analysed CET daily mean temperatures for February, looking at the highest and lowest daily temperatures in each […]
Could an ObamaCare Collapse in Knoxville Force GOP to Deliver a Clean Repeal?
[image: could-an-obamacare-collapse-in-knoxville-force-gop-to-deliver-a-clean-repeal] The Trump administration has failed to put forward a clean repeal of the much-maligned ObamaCare, as promised, and while Trump and establishment Republicans are pointing fingers at who is to blame for the broken promise, Americans continue to buckle under the weight of the "un"-Affordable Care Act. According to the *Daily Caller*, Knoxville, Tennessee, may be the first city in the country to witness the complete collapse of ObamaCare. Whether this will inspire the Trump administration to take real... more »
Ranking Democrat Investigating Trump's Russian Connections: No Definitive Proof
[image: ranking-democrat-investigating-trumps-russian-connections-no-definitive-proof] In the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the recent presidential election, much of the focus has been on the alleged connections between Russia and the Trump campaign. And since at least that part of the investigation is little more than a witch hunt, it has produced about as much evidence as one might expect: zero.
TRUMP AT WAR WITH ASSAD AND PUTIN
*1.* On *5 April 2017*, Trump removed *Stephen Bannon* from the the USA's National Security Council. Bannon has been 'pro-Putin'. Putin has been helping Assad. Five reasons why Bannon leaving the National Security Council. *2.* Trump has now accused Assad of being behind '*the poison gas* incident' which took place in Syria, on *4 April 2017*. The 'attack', Trump said, "crossed a lot of lines for me." Trump Syrian massacre terrible affront to humanity. On 4 April 2017, "at least 70 people were killed by the suspected toxic gas incident in Syria." "The Syrian military denied us... more »
"Boomerang: Russia-Gate Now Burns Those Who Fanned the Flames"
*"Boomerang: Russia-Gate Now Burns Those Who Fanned the Flames"* by Justin Raimondo "It’s the Boomerang Effect – an investigation that exposes the investigators. That’s what we’re witnessing as the “Russia-gate” probe reveals that the real evildoers at the heart of this ginned-up brouhaha are those who accused President Trump of “treason.” Now we know the real treason - to the Constitution - is that committed by members of the Obama administration, starting with former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, who, as the Daily Caller reports: “Ordered U.S. spy agencies to produce ‘de... more »
ON BANNON'S LOSS OF HIS NSC GIG, THE OFFICIAL STORY NOW JIBES WITH GOSSIP FROM JANUARY (updated)
As you probably know already, Steve Bannon is no longer on the National Security Council: President Donald Trump reorganized his National Security Council on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen Bannon.... The official story is that this isn't a rebuke -- Bannon was there in a limited role: Two senior White House officials said Bannon’s departure was in no way a demotion.... Bannon was there to “de-operationalize” the NSC from its Obama-era set-up, [one of the officials said], and he feels that has been accomplished with Flynn and his successor H.R. McMaster, and no l... more »
Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch lifted from earlier works in his scholarly papers: Report
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch appears to have borrowed material from multiple authors in his 2006 book, according to a new analysis by Politico. This week, U.S. lawmakers are going head-to-head over the nomination of Gorsuch to the highest court in the land. Although the book is only one snippet of Gorsuch’s vast portfolio […] The post Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch lifted from earlier works in his scholarly papers: Report appeared first on Retraction Watch.
April 5: at the end - our first step to sanity is recognizing why we aren't sane.
Here's a story that didn't make our Brunswick news. Bombardier aircraft in Montreal, which has been feeding itself lavishly on our taxes recently got a huge handout from the Canadian government. And it promptly used some millions of it to give huge pay increases to its senior executives. Big corporations create jobs? Like hell they do. They suck every penny they can out of us. Nobody in this country lives off welfare more than our corporate bosses. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bombardier-executive-pay-1.4052729 _____________________________________________________________________... more »
The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates April 5, 2017
*Heather Murdock, VOA*: *Dark Times Ahead in Battle for Mosul* MOSUL, IRAQ — A few hours after 20-year-old Zeena escaped Islamic State militants in Mosul on Monday, she is at a makeshift bus station where fleeing Mosul residents gather to be assigned tents or catch buses to relatives' homes. As it starts to rain, Zeena says she and her family are among the lucky ones. When militants caught women attempting to flee a few days ago, she says, female IS guards arrested them and took their money and gold. But as Iraqi forces get closer to defeating the militants, violence has escalated... more »
Pro Sports Teams Are Robbing BILLIONS from Taxpayers — It’s Expensive to Keep You Distracted
[image: sports]With Nevada taxpayers now on the hook to relocate the Oakland Raiders, the question remains: why is the public still funding sports arenas?
More from the apartheid state of Israel
'The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday appointed Rasha Atamny, 31, to represent the Jewish state in Ankara, Turkey, making her Israel's first female Muslim diplomat.' More here http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-appoints-its-first-female-muslim-diplomat
Fukushima Daiichi Still Looks Steamy
The light yesterday was from a crane that has been motionless, dangling over unit 1, the last couple of days. Today still looks steamy.
"An Expectation..."
“It goes against the American storytelling grain to have someone in a situation he can't get out of, but I think this is very usual in life. There are people, particularly dumb people, who are in terrible trouble and never get out of it, because they're not intelligent enough. It strikes me as gruesome and comical that in our culture we have an expectation that man can always solve his problems. This is so untrue that it makes me want to cry - or laugh.” - Kurt Vonnegut
Greg Hunter, Paul Craig Roberts: “Debt Based System Running Out of Steam”
*“Debt Based System Running Out of Steam”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Former Assistant Treasury Secretary in the Reagan Administration, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, sees trouble for the economy. Dr. Roberts explains, “This image of a strong stock market is based essentially on debt, borrowing and debt, money creation and debt. It’s a false signal that shows prosperity, and it’s not really there. So, during a period of time when there has been no interest income on peoples’ savings in the form of bonds or CDs, there has also been no growth in Social Security income. So, the elderly... more »
Congress should follow Texas's lead in ending business taxes
Content Multimedia - 11 hours ago
By Vance Ginn his leadership in Texas, where almost one-third of jobs have been created since December 2007, should encourage Congress to control government spending and end the federal corporate income tax.
Saving children from the system meant to protect them
Content Multimedia - 11 hours ago
By Brandon J. Logan Texas foster children need results rather than excuses. Yet bureaucratic inertia entreats legislators to leave children’s fates in the hands of a broken state agency, which has shown little aptitude for improvement — or worse, to buoy the sinking state agency with tax dollars. Instead, legislators should focus on keeping children with their parents, or at least within their extended family or community.
DWP deliberately ‘covers up’ figures showing how it’s screwing over disabled people
The Disability News Service has released data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) showing that nearly half (45%) of all Personal Independence Payments (PIP) claimants had their benefits reduced or stopped completely. But you won’t hear this from the DWP. Because they decided not to publish the figures. It seems they don’t want us […] The post DWP deliberately ‘covers up’ figures showing how it’s screwing over disabled people appeared first on The Canary.
A radio show complains about Jeremy Corbyn before accidentally proving him right [TWEETS]
LBC radio reported that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was “frosty” during an interview with the station. And then, it accidentally revealed why he was absolutely right to be so. Local election launch LBC‘s Senior Reporter Vincent McAviney was at the launch of the Labour Party’s local election campaign. And at the event, he secured an […] The post A radio show complains about Jeremy Corbyn before accidentally proving him right [TWEETS] appeared first on The Canary.
UN expert slams high levels of discrimination against Aboriginals in Australia
A UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights is deeply concerned by Australia’s high rates of indigenous incarceration. And she believes this discrepancy is about discrimination, rather than indigenous Australians committing more crimes. ‘Child protection’? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians make up only 3% of the population. Yet they account for 28% of the prison population. UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous […] The post UN expert slams high levels of discrimination against Aboriginals in Australia appeared first on The Canary.
Steve Bannon Removed from National Security Council
The former Breitbart executive's role in the council was unprecedented and controversial.
Syrian War News Updates -- April 5, 2017
*ABC News Online*: *Syrian gas attack toll rises to at least 70 as reports emerge of fresh airstrikes* *The death toll from a suspected chemical attack on a northern Syrian town has risen to at least 70, the World Health Organisation says.* Activists and rescue workers continue to find more terrified survivors hiding in shelters near the site of the harrowing assault amidst reported fresh airstrikes. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights five airstrikes hit the town of Khan Sheikhoun on Wednesday, a day after the attack that the Trump administration has blamed on t... more »
Jobs Numbers Come in Higher Once Again, Supporting Trump’s Policies
[image: jobs-numbers-come-in-higher-once-again-supporting-trump-s-policies] The jobs market is cooperating with President Trump, adding more than a million jobs since his election.
U.S. Trade Gap With China Narrowed in January and February
[image: us-trade-gap-with-china-narrowed-in-january-and-february] Concerns over U.S. trade gaps or imbalances or deficits should focus on barriers to free trade and how to eliminate them, as well as laws within the country that stop businesses from being competitive.
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Diesel drivers pay the price of green zealotry
By Paul Homewood http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-4380990/COMMENT-Diesel-drivers-pay-price-green-zealotry.html The Mail comments on yesterday’s admission from Sir David King, formerly Tony Blair’s Chief Scientific Advisor, that he got it wrong about diesel cars: As confessions of incompetence go, Sir David King’s admission that he was absolutely wrong to advocate diesel cars could hardly be more damning. In […]
Marketing Death to a Sick America
Wherever there is pain and oppression, the lords of predatory capitalism will always find a way to profit from it. Are you a poor black kid who can't retrieve your wayward football from the unkempt yard containing Cujo's rabid litter-mate? In your kind of neighborhood, you obviously don't seek help from a responsible adult. You definitely don't want to call the cops. So you just close your eyes and fantasize that you're the super-hero designer of Northrup Grumman's stealth bomber. Your lost football will then magically float back to you just like an unmanned Predator drone. Because... more »
L.A. Times Continues Hammering Trump-- They Used The "L" Word-- But Still Not The "F" Word
Monday the *L.A. Times* just flat-out admitted the president is a liar. Today, when they discussed his authoritarianism, they still could;'t bring themselves to say "fascist." I'm sure that will come sooner or later. You've probably seen the release on the new Quinnipiac Poll from yesterday. It's so encouraging that every day more and more people are seeing through Trump's lies and rejecting his Regime. Even white voters (48-43%) and male voters (51-39%) have now turned on him. His approval is now 35%, down from 37% on March 22. Disapproval is up from 56% to 57%. We have a long... more »
Manbearpig lectured by a third-world leader
Willie Soon sent me a wonderful conversation from the Davos 2017 meeting. *A story is here, too* A former vice-president of a highly developed country tried to offer his "wisdom" – that coal power plants shouldn't be built, not even in countries like Bangladesh. Instead, they should double the amount of cash they waste for the uneconomic sources of energy. This junk would be okayed at many places of the degenerated Western civilization. Fortunately, Ms Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh, thought differently. Just swallow the basic numbers: Bangladesh has some 170 ... more »
Yemen is Starving: End U.S. Complicity in Devastation of the People
Press Release For immediate release Contact: Martha Hennessy - 802-230-6328; marthahennessy@gmail.com Carmen Trotta - 347-259-8536; trottacarmen@yahoo.com Cathy Kelly - 773-619-2418; FastingForYemen@gmail.com *Yemen Is Starving: Peace activists, protesting the mounting humanitarian crisis in Yemen, to begin week-long fast and vigil at the UN.* New York, NY -- On April 10, 2017, approximately 20 peace activists will begin a week long vigil and fast in front of the United Nations. They are calling for peace and justice in Yemen, and standing in solidarity with its civ... more »
Former executive chairman of Breitbart, Stephen Bannon, has been removed from Trump's National Security Counsel.
BREAKING: Bannon removed from National Security Council https://t.co/56qYpHGBeA pic.twitter.com/hZFwcBcLx8 — Bloomberg (@business) April 5, 2017 Courtesy of Bloomberg: *President Donald Trump reorganized his National Security Council on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, and downgrading the role of his Homeland Security Adviser, Tom Bossert, according to a person familiar with the decision and a regulatory filing. * *National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster was given responsibility for setting the agenda for meetings of the NSC or the Homeland Security Cou... more »
Nikkey Haley Channels Samantha Powers at UN- Threatens Go It Alone
*The times they aren't a changin'* I listened to the UN meeting on line and could have swore Nikkey Haley was channeling Samantha Power- it was eerie.. *Nikki Haley- Children as emotional props? Check!* Mrs. Haley stood up and held photographs of child victims of a reported chemical attack Tuesday in the Idlib province. She implored members to look at the pictures and rally around an appropriate response. *“There are times when we are compelled to do more than just talk,”* Mrs. Haley said. The speech featured a sharp and direct rebuke of Russia * “Russia cannot escape responsib... more »
President Trump's Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon Has Been Dropped From The National Security Council
Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's chief strategist, at the White House on Monday. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York Times *Bloomberg:** Bannon Loses National Security Council Role in Trump Shakeup* * Intelligence director, Joint Chiefs chairman elevated * McMaster given greater authority over security matters President Donald Trump reorganized his National Security Council on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, and downgrading the role of his Homeland Security Adviser, Tom Bossert, according to a person familiar with the decision and a regulatory filing. ... more »
Behold the anti-Trumpers in all their glory...
*and weep for our country.* This display of disgusting behavior is brought to you by the anti-Trumpers as they marched to Ivanka Trump's neighborhood to hold a gay dance protest about something or another. The irony of the "Protect Our Common Home" sign is surely lost on these writhing denizens of the deep. How about the disruption to an entire neighborhood - most of whom are likely libtards? There are homosexuals across this country who lead quiet respectful lives with no desire to force you to approve of their lifestyle. I feel sorry for them. Speaking of which - Barry Manilow... more »
F-16 Fight Jet Has Crashed Outside Joint Base Andrews In Maryland
*NBC:** F-16 Military Plane Crashes Near Joint Base Andrews: Sources* An F-16C military fighter jet crashed Wednesday morning two miles south of Joint Base Andrews, shaking homes in suburban Washington, D.C., and sending thick black smoke into the skies, military officials said. The pilot ejected successfully in a wooded area of Clinton, Maryland, at around 9:15 a.m. ET and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Joint Base Andrews tweeted. *Read more* .... *More News On Reports That An F-16 Fight Jet Has Crashed Outside Joint Base Andrews In Maryland* F-16 fighter jet crashes, ... more »
Long Walk 5 Fort Morgan, Colorado to Pine Ridge
.Thank you Western Shoshone photojournalist Carl 'Bad Bear' Sampson for sharing your photos of Long Walk 5 with Censored News. The walkers are in Fort Morgan, Colorado, today, headed for Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
Star pediatric oncologist committed misconduct, ethical violations: reports
A high-profile pediatric oncologist quietly left his former institution in 2015 after it concluded his clinical trials had been affected by significant “administrative problems.” But now the results of the university’s investigations and what followed have become public, after a paper in Belgium published a series of news reports last month. We’re still hazy on some details […] The post Star pediatric oncologist committed misconduct, ethical violations: reports appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Ron Paul Sees Susan Rice Revelations as a Big Deal
Are revelations that Susan Rice, as President Barack Obama’s national security advisor, was unmasking names of people related to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and transition in surveilled conversations a big deal? Yes, concludes former United States House of Representatives member and presidential candidate Ron Paul. In a new interview at Fox Business, Paul predicts that purported Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election “will go on the back burner” as focus intensifies on US surveillance of people associated with Trump. Regarding Rice, Paul says that “it so... more »
Ron Paul Sees Susan Rice Revelations as a Big Deal
Are revelations that Susan Rice, as President Barack Obama’s national security advisor, was unmasking names of people related to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and transition in surveilled conversations a big deal? Yes, concludes former United States House of Representatives member and presidential candidate Ron Paul. In a new interview at Fox Business, Paul predicts that purported Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election “will go on the back burner” as focus intensifies on US surveillance of people associated with Trump. Regarding Rice, Paul says that “it so... more »
Ron Paul Sees Susan Rice Revelations as a Big Deal
Are revelations that Susan Rice, as President Barack Obama’s national security advisor, was unmasking names of people related to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and transition in surveilled conversations a big deal? Yes, concludes former United States House of Representatives member and presidential candidate Ron Paul. In a new interview at Fox Business, Paul predicts that purported Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election “will go on the back burner” as focus intensifies on US surveillance of people associated with Trump. Regarding Rice, Paul says that “it so... more »
Ron Paul Sees Susan Rice Revelations as a Big Deal
Are revelations that Susan Rice, as President Barack Obama’s national security advisor, was unmasking names of people related to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and transition in surveilled conversations a big deal? Yes, concludes former United States House of Representatives member and presidential candidate Ron Paul. In a new interview at Fox Business, Paul predicts that purported Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election “will go on the back burner” as focus intensifies on US surveillance of people associated with Trump. Regarding Rice, Paul says that “it so... more »
World News Briefs -- April 5, 2017
*Reuters*: *Russia denies Assad to blame for chemical attack, on course for collision with Trump* Russia denied on Wednesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was to blame for a poison gas attack and said it would continue to back him, setting the Kremlin on course for its biggest diplomatic collision yet with Donald Trump's White House. Western countries, including the United States, blamed Assad's armed forces for the worst chemical attack in Syria for more than four years, which choked scores of people to death in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in a rebel-held area on Tuesday.... more »
Video Shows Teen Brutally Assaulted by Cops After Trying to Pay Fine in Quarters
[image: quarters]A father filmed his son get assaulted by police after he allegedly attempted to pay a fine with quarters.
After Dr. Phil Exposes Elite Pedophile Ring, Major Dutch TV Network Cancels Show
[image: dutch]A major Dutch broadcaster in a country plagued by pedophilia has pulled the plug on the Dr. Phil Show. Their timing couldn't be more suspicious.
Horseback riding to bring awareness for Native American rights
She started her journey on March 1st, hoping to arrive in Gallatin, Missouri by the end of April. She travels with her two horses Khrim and Mandi. Traveling on average, 20 to 25 miles a day. Outside of a parade, you don't normally see a horse riding down Main Street these days, but you may have seen one Friday. Michele Arana is traveling across southern Illinois on her way from South Carolina to northwest Missouri. A self-described environmentalist, she wants to bring awareness to the importance of clean water, a healthy environment, and rights for indigenous people. "I wanted to ... more »
Man risks jail-time to save a dying baby bear that he came across while hiking
Photographer Corey Hancock was hiking a trail in Oregon when he spotted something that turned out to be a baby bear on the brink of death. Hancock wrote that the bear was “laying there on his back, seeming by all appearances to be dead. His lips were blue. His eyes were open, but unmoving and hazy. The rain was pouring down, drenching his belly. I might have seen a shallow breath.” “I thought about my own baby boy back home. The bear looked so much like an infant. Was I just going to stand there and watch it die in the rain? No… I needed to do something.” So he took the bear wit... more »
Plight Of Civilians In The Battle For Mosul, Interview With Amnesty International’s Donatella Rovera
As the battle for Mosul enters its sixth month there are growing concerns about the damage and casualties it is causing. The Jadida incident where a Coalition air strike was blamed for over two hundred civilian deaths highlighted the rising costs incurred from the fighting. To help describe the situation is Amnesty International’s Donatella Rovera who has been interviewing people in Mosul and Ninewa during the campaign. She can be followed on Twitter @DRovera. *1. I interviewed some reporters who were in east Mosul at the end of 2016 when the Iraqi forces first entered the city. ... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 5, 2017
*DW:* *Tensions stoke fears of a first strike against North Korea* *Repeated warnings have so far failed to veer Pyongyang off its missile development course. As regional tensions spike, some in the South fear they will be the biggest losers if fighting breaks out. Julian Ryall reports.* North Korea fired what appears to have been an intermediate-range ballistic missile into waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan early on Wednesday morning. The launch further heightens tensions in the region shortly before US President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold talks with his Chines... more »
Trump Stops Funding UN Agency Accused of Abetting Forced Abortions
[image: trump-stops-funding-un-agency-accused-of-abetting-forced-abortions] The Trump administration announced Monday that it is cutting off funding to the UN Population Fund, which has been accused of promoting forced abortion, particularly in China.
More Than 100 U.S. Navy Instructor Pilots Are On Strike
*FOX News:* *Navy instructor pilots refusing to fly over safety concerns; Pence's son affected* More than 100 U.S. Navy instructor pilots are refusing to fly in protest of what they say is the refusal of top brass to adequately address an urgent problem with training jets’ oxygen system, multiple instructor pilots tell Fox News. The boycott started late last week and has effectively grounded hundreds of training flights. “The pilots don’t feel safe flying this aircraft,” one instructor pilot told Fox News. Among the hundreds of student pilots affected is Marine 1st Lt. Michae... more »
The Daily Mail hoped it would get away with its latest racist cartoon on a technicality. Nope [IMAGE]
The Daily Mail published another sick and racist cartoon on 4 April. And on this occasion, it was surely hoping to get away with it on a technicality. But people weren’t about to let that happen. Awww, look at the monkeys… Due to Brexit, there’s been lots of talk about a potential rift with Spain […] The post The Daily Mail hoped it would get away with its latest racist cartoon on a technicality. Nope [IMAGE] appeared first on The Canary.
Liam Fox to push for trading ties with Mordor
The UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to find post-Brexit trading partners for Britain. And he’ll find no shortage of stones in the boulder-strewn wastelands of Mordor. Hustling The government’s big guns have set off around the world to drum up sales for, er, […] The post Liam Fox to push for trading ties with Mordor appeared first on The Canary.
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From Jenna Orkin St. Petersburg subway bomber identified as a Russian citizen born in Kyrgyzstan The hottest story about Trump and Russia you never heard Trump signs repeal of US broadband privacy rules Global debt has hit an eye-watering $215 trillion Virtually every single Brexit outcome is going to damage British trade Confirmed: Susan Rice "Unmasked" Trump Team China Starts 2017 With Highest Number Of Corporate Defaults In History Mass Exodus: 1 Million People Have Ditched New York Since 2010 Cernovich Explains How He Learned About Susan Rice Venezuela's Money Supply Soars By... more »
HEALTH MATTERS: The (same old) 30 percent solution!
*WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017Part 3—Our long-standing bungled discussion:* It's a relatively minor point. But we've never understood why Medicare is described as "single-payer." If by the word "payer" we refer to the sources of payment for the services of a program, Medicare wouldn't seem to be a "single-payer" program. Let's compare the Medicare program to the public schools. When Parent A moves into Community X, he is allowed to send his children to his community's public school or schools. No "co-pay" will be involved. The child shows up and gets enrolled. Parent A pays no monthly... more »
The FBI is getting very serious about the investigation into Russian interference in our last election.
Courtesy of Political Wire: *“The FBI is planning to create a special section based at its Washington headquarters to co-ordinate its investigation of Russian activities designed to influence the 2016 presidential election,” the Financial Times reports. * *“The move, a sign of how seriously the bureau is taking allegations of Russian meddling in American politics, is also aimed at giving FBI director James Comey greater visibility into the investigation’s granular details.” * *Said one FBI agent: “It’s meant to surge resources.”* I am still having some difficulty trusting Comey, ... more »
Germany Prepares For Cyberwar
*Reuters*: *German Military Can Use 'Offensive Measures' Against Cyber Attacks: Minister* BERLIN (Reuters) - The German military has the authority to respond with "offensive measures" if its computer networks are attacked, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, amid growing concerns among German lawmakers about control of such actions. Von der Leyen, speaking at the opening ceremony for Germany's new cyber command in Bonn, gave no details of what kind of retaliation she had in mind. "If the German military's networks are attacked, then we can defend ours... more »
Most citations to retracted papers don’t note they’re problematic, authors say
We’ve known for a while that too many researchers cite retracted papers. But in what context do those citations occur? Are some authors citing a retracted paper as an example of problematic findings, or do most citing authors treat the findings as legitimate, failing to realize they are no longer valid? In a new paper […] The post Most citations to retracted papers don’t note they’re problematic, authors say appeared first on Retraction Watch.
ON SYRIA, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FIGHTS THE REAL ENEMY
This shouldn't have surprised us: After a grisly chemical attack left dozens of people dead in Syria on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer was quick to blame—of course—former President Barack Obama. "Today's chemical attack in Syria against innocent people including women and children is reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilized world," Spicer told reporters. "These heinous actions by the Bashar al-Assad regime are a consequence of the past administration's weakness and irresolution." And it shouldn't have surprised us that the official White House statemen... more »
"Is The United States About To Bomb North Korea? The White House Says ‘The Clock Has Now Run Out’"
*"Is The United States About To Bomb North Korea? * *The White House Says ‘The Clock Has Now Run Out’"* By Michael Snyder "I got chills when I saw a CNN report that said that a White House official has just warned that “the clock has now run out” on North Korea’s nuclear program and that “all options are on the table”. That second phrase has been repeatedly used by members of the Trump administration in recent days, and everyone knows what it means. When I wrote that a conflict with North Korea could be “Trump’s first war” last month, I was still hoping that cooler heads would preva... more »
Like I said... no change in US Taiwan policy
*Taitung City* From the State Dept briefing today... SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL: I said the principle of reciprocity, which means that we want to work with the Chinese in a constructive manner to reduce the systemic trade and investment barriers that they've created that lead to an uneven playing field for U.S. companies. We want the playing field to be level so that bilateral trade and investment can be mutually beneficial. *QUESTION: (inaudible) President Xi reportedly wants to hear President Trump officially recognize Taiwan as a part of China. What will his message be on th... more »
Jacob Rees Mogg uses floccinaucinihilipilification
https://youtu.be/dS8K5dCq71I Jacob Rees Mogg being Jacob Rees Mogg...
WATCH: Cops Beat A Man To A Pulp, Threaten To “Shoot Him in the Head” & Kill His Dog
[image: portland]Portland Officer Matt Bigoni threatened to kill a man and his dog but settled for beating him mercilessly. Portland PD has now opened an investigation.
Nigel Farage says EU gangsters owe the UK billions
https://youtu.be/DFAG-OVIlxE Nigel Farage speaking the truth as usual.
Betel Quid Chewers May Give Chantix Users A Safer Way To Kick The Smoking Habit
Betel quid is areca nuts mixed with betel, and sometimes tobacco, leaves. It creates a sense of euphoria so many of the 600 million users are addicted, even though it can cause harm. Quids are prepared by mixing sliced areca nuts with slaked lime (calcium hydroxide), spices, sweets and in some cases tobacco, and wrapping the concoction in leaves from the betel vine. Quid chewing turns users' teeth bright red and forces them to spit out a lot of red saliva, which discolors local sidewalks and buildings. Quid use is addictive and leads to serious health effects including oral cancer ... more »
Cambodia Tells The U.S. Navy To Leave, And The Reason Why Is China
A Chinese navy ship is seen docked after an exercise with Cambodian naval officers in Preah Sihanouk province, Cambodia February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Samrang Pring *Reuters:* *U.S. navy aid unit told to leave Cambodia* A U.S. Navy aid unit has been told to leave Cambodia, the U.S. embassy said, in a new sign of the Southeast Asian country loosening links with Washington as it strengthens ties with Beijing. The departure of the U.S. Navy Mobile Construction Battalion - known as the Seabees - meant the cancellation of 20 planned projects, including at schools and hospitals, the embassy... more »
This Air Force General Wants A Cloaking Device For His Fleet Of Aerial Tankers
A Boeing Co. KC-135 Stratotanker. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg *Bloomberg:* *This Air Force General Wants a Cloaking Device for His Aerial Tankers* * ‘Star Trek’ technology wanted by general to protect his planes * Pilot shortage also a top concern for Air Mobility chief The U.S. Air Force’s military transport chief is tapping Silicon Valley, the defense industry and the Pentagon’s new innovation office in search of electronic cloaking technologies out of “Star Trek” to shrink the profiles of aerial tankers on enemy radar. “I’ve got airplanes with big fat bodies and long w... more »
The U.S. Marines Want To Buy A Rifle That Cost $3,000 Per Unit
*Fiscal Times*: *The $3,000 Rifle That Could Make the US Marines Even More Lethal* The Marines are considering arming more of its infantry with a lightweight, highly reliable automatic rifle, but there’s one catch: It costs about three times more than the rifle that is currently standard issue. The standard-issue M4 carbine could be replaced by the M27 infantry automatic rifle. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller said the M27s that have already been deployed are “the most reliable, durable, and accurate weapons in our rifle squads,” according to Marine Corps Times. The M27... more »
Musical Interlude: Andre Rieu and Bond, “Victory”
Andre Rieu and Bond, “Victory” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbaNGU1CrXI
Is The Push For TrumpCare II Just A Sham To Gin Up Flagging GOP Support In GA-06?
It must have been such a drag for Ryan and whomever reads the polls for Señor Trumpanzee to see the brand new Gallup poll, showing the Affordable Care act with majority approval for the first time ever-- 55%. Approval is up 17% among independents and up 10% with both Democrats and Republicans. How bipartisan! Gallup's analysis of the data suggests that "politically, it creates a major obstacle to Trump and Congress' ongoing efforts to change or replace the law. In future elections, it could turn the GOP's opposition to the law from an asset into a liability. More importantly in t... more »
Kendall Jenner - Pepsi
- *ST PETERSBURG FALSE FLAG* - *EDWARD LOUIS - THE SYSTEM - THE FAMILY* - *STURGEON - HOLLIE GREIG; LONDON ATTACK - UK COLUMN...* - *TERROR DRILL OCTOBER 2017* - *JOSEPH CAMPBELL; ABRAHAM MASLOW; HERO'S JOURNEY* - *TAX AND DEBT* - *LONDON ATTACK - FALSE FLAG - PART 2* - *LERINA GARCIA; MAX LOUGHAN; PARALLEL UNIVERSES; GO...* - *LONDON ATTACK - FALSE FLAG* - *KINDNESS AND HEALING; DR DAVID HAMILTON* - *LINKS*
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*Rethinking the Plight of Conservatives in Higher Education: Findings that run against the grain of assumptions* *My own experience as an academic teaching in a Sociology Department at a major Australian university largely corresponds to what Matthew Woessner reports of his experiences below. Most of my fellow academics were Marxists of some stripe but because I was appointed with tenure I quite cheerfully declared to them my opinion that Marx was simply an obsolete economist. Yet I was always treated politely and they even invited me to some of their par... more »
Why Trump Won’t Write the Next American National Security Narrative — But Why You Should Still Be Very Worried
This is a guest post from Ronald R. Krebs, who is the Beverly and Richard Fink Professor in the Liberal Arts and Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. His most recent book is Narrative and the Making of US National Security. At times, in recent years, it has seemed that Republicans and Democrats occupied […]
Croydon is sending a loud, clear message to the attackers of the Kurdish teenager
Anti-racist graffiti has appeared in Croydon in response to the attack on teenager Reker Ahmed. And it has a clear message: refugees are welcome. The message The following tweet shows graffiti on the road where Ahmed was attacked: Graffiti in Croydon on the road where a 17-year-old asylum seeker was attacked by a group. pic.twitter.com/9YvEs8zLGR — […] The post Croydon is sending a... Visit www.thecanary.co to read more.
Farage’s latest performance at the EU parliament was worthy of an Oscar [VIDEO]
On Wednesday 5 April, Nigel Farage stunned the EU parliament with a rant about the Brexit negotiations. I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse MEPs were debating the UK Brexit negotiations. The discussion centred around the EU red lines for a British withdrawal agreement in two years’ time. Many MEPs were saying that […] The post Farage’s latest performance at the EU parliament was worthy of an Oscar [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
Corbyn left a TV presenter gobsmacked after the bias went a step too far [VIDEO]
On Tuesday 4 April, Jeremy Corbyn left an ITV news journalist stunned during an angry exchange. The Labour leader reacted angrily to a question about his leadership. And it prompted him to launch a scathing criticism of the mainstream media. Ouch Corbyn’s interview with ITV Political Correspondent Paul Brand was on the channel’s Evening News […] The post Corbyn left a TV presenter gobsmacked after the bias went a step too far [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
Freedom From Democracy
For forty years, the buzzword on the Right has been "freedom." George Monbiot writes: Propaganda works by sanctifying a single value, such as faith, or patriotism. Anyone who questions it puts themselves outside the circle of respectable opinion. The sacred value is used to obscure the intentions of those who champion it. Today, the value is freedom. Freedom is a word that powerful people use to shut down thought. Freedom. Sounds good, Who, for instance, could be against freedom of thought? But when those on the Right -- the Trumpists and Brexiteers -- use the word, freedom has... more »
Pentagon Approves Lockheed Martin’s $27 Billion Helicopter Program To Build 200 CH-53K King Stallion Helicopters
US Navy *Business Insider/Reuters*: *Pentagon gives the green light to Lockheed Martin for 200 helicopters that cost as much as F-35s* April 4 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp received Pentagon approval on Tuesday to begin production of CH-53K King Stallion helicopter for the U.S. marines, the Department of Defense said on Tuesday. The award includes 200 helicopters, each costing $87 million on average and $105 million including spare parts and certain service contracts, a Defense Department official had told Reuters last week. The $27 billion program also includes more than $6 bi... more »
Is The F-35 A Mistake?
*Paul Barrett, Bloomberg*: *Is the F-35 a Trillion-Dollar Mistake?* Trump criticized the cost of America’s warplane of the future, but what he’s not saying is that it might be hackable and leave soldiers vulnerable. A pointy-beaked F-35B Lightning II idles noisily on a runway at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in southern Maryland. Suddenly the plane roars to life and sprints a mere 300 feet before abruptly lifting off and soaring into a cloudless, late-winter sky over Chesapeake Bay. A while later it zooms back into view, slows to a hover over the runway like a helicopter, then ... more »
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*Interior Secretary: Ending War on Coal Necessary for Environmental Reasons, Jobs, National Security* Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Monday at the White House that ending the war on coal was important for environmental reasons, jobs and national security. Zinke said he signed directives on his first day in office to expand public access to public lands - “important if you’re in the west, especially in the far west as Montana is.” “We made sure we increased opportunities for traditional hunting, fishing, and conservation efforts, and we’ve invested millions across 12 states on... more »
Vladimir Putin's Unflagging Popularity
While Washington seems to be doing its very best to promote its anti-Russian agenda, there is one thing that America's current political leadership fails to grasp; the domestic popularity of Vladimir Putin among Russians. Let's start by looking at Barack Obama's approval rating over his entire term from Real Clear Politics' Poll Average: In a last minute reflection by Americans, the final average approval ratings show that 57.2 percent of Americans approved of his performance compared to 39.3 percent who disapproved. This is far better than his approval rating which dropped to ... more »
Bill O'Reilly is starting to be a real liability for Fox News as advertisers jump ship. Update!
Update: 11 companies have now pulled ads from Bill O'Reilly's show https://t.co/QnSAQdN4Az pic.twitter.com/vtJwB8OguZ — Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) April 4, 2017 Courtesy of NBC News: *Fox News is in a jam this week as major automakers and smaller outfits pull their ads from the network's popular "O'Reilly Factor" show, following a series of sexual harassment claims against host Bill O'Reilly. * *BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, and Mitsubishi all yanked their ads after a New York Times investigation that surfaced five sexual harassment cases against the political pundit. * *They were... more »
"I Don't Give Them Hell..."
"I don't give them Hell. I just tell the truth about them and they think it's Hell." - Harry S. Truman
“When Government Evil Triumphs, Freedom Falls”
*“When Government Evil Triumphs, Freedom Falls”* by John W. Whitehead "It is often said that if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great. Unfortunately, the American government has been the opposite of good for too long now. In fact, the American government has been very, very, very bad: so bad, in fact, as to be almost indistinguishable at times from the evil it claims to be fighting, whether that evil takes the form of terrorism, torture, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, murder, violence, theft, pornography, scientific experimentations or some other diabolical ... more »
“10 Wise Insights for Life”
*“10 Wise Insights for Life”* by Mandy X “Here are 10 amazing and wise insights that contain important lessons for life. They remind me to watch my attitude and monitor my thinking. • When you believe it, you will see it. • Do it now - the future is promised to no one. • You can choose - be sad or be happy - you have more choice on this than you realize. • How other people treat you is their karma - how you respond is yours. • You can’t be lonely if you really like and accept the person you are alone with. • When you judge another, it says more about you than them. • Change how you se... more »
"The Amount of Work..."
"We either make ourselves happy or make ourselves miserable. The amount of work is the same." - Carlos Castaneda
"A Perpetual Illusion..."
"There are different degrees in this aversion to truth; but all may perhaps be said to have it in some degree, because it is inseparable from self-love. It is this false delicacy which makes those who are under the necessity of reproving others choose so many windings and middle courses to avoid offense. They must lessen our faults, appear to excuse them, intersperse praises and evidence of love and esteem. Despite all this, the medicine does not cease to be bitter to self-love. It takes as little as it can, always with disgust, and often with a secret spite against those who admin... more »
SWITZERLAND: Speaking Truth to Power: Women from the Frontlines of Standing Rock urge Credit Suisse Bank to Divest
Press conference outside of Credit Suisse bank before the meeting with the bank. Photo WECAN International. Speaking Truth to Power: Women from the Frontlines of Standing Rock urge Credit Suisse Bank to Divest By Brenda Norrell Censored News The Indigenous Women's Divestment Delegation: Experiences from Standing Rock continued speaking truth to power on Tuesday, urging divestment in
Saving Zero: "Dead Presidents' Cash Box"
By Dan Burns Here’s a teaser the TV sitcom series I’m writing, “Saving Zero.” My writing partners are Sandra Williams, theater director and Artist in Residence with the Oklahoma Arts Council, and Robert Reynolds from the Actors Studio, NYC. We’ve...
My April Wish
By Dara Berger I walked through the long spacious corridor feeling like each one of my senses was being violated. The music was pumping around me so loud like I was in a nightclub. I started to feel that tense...
The message is spreading. Even to ballparks.
Protesters unfurl giant "Impeach Trump" sign at Washington Nationals game https://t.co/GPz6JpXn0Q pic.twitter.com/xn5Hw5C4yJ — The Hill (@thehill) April 4, 2017 By the way Massachusetts city became the latest municipality around the country to call for an impeachment investigation into the Trump presidency. And again, the noose gets a little tighter.
Stonewall calls for 'gender X' option on passports per BBC News
Another article about the BBC's current obsession with matters transgender here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39489678 where this line caught my eye: 'It is estimated that about 650,000 people identify as trans in the UK.' Estimated by whom? On what basis?
High-Skill Only Immigration Won't Work
We already have the super efficient police state out chasing drug peddlers and users. Oh well. Once again it is all about ending poverty and doing so in a manner that provides a natural labor force for agriculture and forest management both of which our civilization badly needs. It is not about compulsion but about making the process sensible for everyone. It is my argument that this can be done while doi9ng away with our present inefficient ad hoc system that actually leaves millions idle while subsidizing millions more to everyone's frustration. .. . *High-Skill Only I... more »
Québec Nationalists: Parlez-Vous Freedom?
The nationalist dream lives on in the heart of every proto tribe out there. That it is then exploited by politicians is no surprise. That those out of power politicians have dined at the socialist trough is no surprise either. That politicians who want to deliver real results avoid either makes complete sense and again we have what is almost a traditional left right split. The reality in Quebec is that most Quebecois understand this and have not been willing to allow any such thing. After all, they are a sizable attended to fish in a pretty nice pond. Instinctively they know... more »
Squatters Reveal the True State of the Housing Market
This item tells u a lot about the development of squatting and also informs on the real state of housing today. It appears most of the abandonment that took place in 2008 is now largely reabsorbed. Messy but done. At the same time it appears that teams of light traveling squatters are using any such abandoned space that they can. Not so bad a plan actually. A storage locker can hold your real possession handily. Then you simply move in with friends to an abandoned house. With fake documents you can even order power and the like. Inevitably ownership is vested with a mortgage... more »
A Norfolk Doctor Found a Treatment for sepsis.
This has been strongly indicated in the literature and this event obviously takes it over the top. It should be obvious that high doses of vitamin C require no testing whatsoever. The doctors are free to do as they like here because they are specifically not doing harm when using intravenous vitamin C. Thus this should be universally applied almost overnight. Certainly they are successdfully laying on the publicity. It is noteworthy that this applies to almost all infectious disorders and it may well be our ultimate defence against many other infectious diseases. It certain... more »
Worshiping a Tortilla
The Easter Season is upon us with the big day only a week and a bit distant and that means that Latin America has shut down (essentially) for two weeks as people celebrate by going home and visiting relatives. My work in Latin America basically comes to an abrupt stop as well because people are unavailable. It's predictable. There are other predictable things in Mexico... *Easter Miracles* There are traditional miracles in Mexico every Easter Season as Jesus makes his appearance on tortillas. No, I'm not making this up. Check it out for yourselves. Do the research. There are a lot... more »
Causality and cloning by black holes
On his and his junior colleagues' blog, John Preskill describes a recent Stanford workshop where black hole information puzzle big shots met with quantum information folks: Here’s one way to get out of a black hole! If a black hole wants to hire you, I recommend you to treat the pledge above as oversimplified hype in order to avoid a bad career move. ;-) We're promised that Maldacena, Stanford (coincidence, I hope: Leland Stanford only had one son, Leland Jr), and Yang will soon release a paper that should be related to the recent double-trace paper by Gao, Jafferis, and Wall. Vari... more »
Take Action: Let Bill O'Reilly's Advertisers Know What You Think
. . *By MARC McDONALD* Advertisers are fleeing the sinking ship of Fox News' *The O'Reilly Factor* following the latest allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct involving Bill O'Reilly. Which raises the question: which advertisers have fled? And which advertisers are still supporting *The O'Reilly Factor*? *Mediamatters.org* is on the case, as usual, and has put together a handy list of *The O'Reilly Factor* advertisers and former advertisers. Are you fed up with O'Reilly? Be sure to let his advertisers know. Hopefully, we can shut down the open sewer of wingnut misinformat... more »
ST PETERSBURG FALSE FLAG
*Is the CIA trying to destabilise Russia?* On 3 April 2017, "at least 14 people were killed by an explosive device on the Saint Petersburg Metro." Initial reports spoke of TWO suspects. Initial reports. . *The alleged bomber. Russia terror suicide bomber.* Former sushi chef Akbarzhon *Jalilov* (Dzhalilov), from Kyrgyzstan, has been named by the Russian authorities as "the suicide bomber who murdered 14 and injured 50 in the *St Petersburg subway* train massacre." The photo above is said to show the 'bomber', who is said to be Jalilov. *Note the convex shape of his nose.* . Личн... more »
Forget ‘Balanced’ Coverage After Brexit, Says BBC’s Nick Robinson
At least we know where the BBC will continue to stand on the subject of Brexit. 'The BBC no longer has a duty to "broadly balance" its coverage of Brexit, Nick Robinson, one of the broadcaster's most senior political journalists, has said. The Today programme host and former political editor of the national broadcaster told critics to "leave it out" and "remain calm". He differentiated between balance and bias in his column for the Radio Times, welcoming the former and rejecting the latter if it is not justified in the view of him and his colleagues. "The bias I worry about mos... more »
X22 Report: “Deep State In Panic Mode, Creating Events To Distract From Their Activities”
X22 Report: “Deep State In Panic Mode, Creating Events To Distract From Their Activities” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0mS_z50A_w
Tweet For Today
"Combined Force of 4 F-15s and 4 F-22s achieves 41-1 kill ratio against 14 “Red Air” fighters at WSEP" https://t.co/8tFIMgCJLx — Ville Kostian (@Kostian_V) April 5, 2017
Chillin' With My Peeps Shirt and how to use Cricut Design Space
My kids love holiday themed shirts. Each year they beg me to make them a fun shirt for each upcoming holiday. With Easter just around the corner, we made these cute and glittery Peeps shirts. I absolutely love how they turned out and they are so easy to make. I pulled both shirts together in less than 20 minutes. How's that for fast? Are you new to Cricut Design Space? No worries! I walked you through making these shirts step by step with lots of screen shots. This is the perfect shirt for a beginner because it has simple shapes. For these shirts you will need: - Glitter He... more »
Prayer Request: Child Shot by Nail Gun
A prayer request about a 22-month-old child who shot himself in the heart with a nail gun is several years old.
Susan Rice -- "I leaked nothing to nobody."
OK, Susan, so you leaked nothing to nobody. But did you leak something to somebody? Or did you simply put the private, sensitive information on Americans into the hands of so many people that you could be sure that someone would leak that sensitive information? Was the reason for doing this to put the information into the hands of so many people that any leak that did occur would be harder to trace back to a particular person, thereby further encouraging partisan, political leakers? Would you risk such an action without the approval of Obama? Why do you remember unmasking this i... more »
Islamic State: 'US Is Being Run By An Idiot'
An Islamic State flag is seen in this picture illustration taken February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo *New York Times:** ISIS Officially Taunts Trump, Ending a Conspicuous Silence* Although members and supporters of the Islamic State have frequently commented on President Trump and his policies, analysts have been puzzled by the terrorist group’s official silence about him. Mr. Trump had not been mentioned in any of the group’s official media — all frequent venues for criticism or taunting of former President Barack Obama and other world leaders. More tha... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Moment of Grace Part 1"
Liquid Mind, "Moment of Grace Part 1" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I61vm_nLNYg
"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 »
Bosnia's 25-year struggle with transitional justice
Brian Grodsky, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
Graves at the memorial center Potocari, near Srebrenica AP Photo/Amel Emric The Bosnian war started 25 years ago this week. Although bombs ceased falling in 1995, in many ways the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are as divided as ever. The past two decades have repeatedly shown that divisions exacerbated by the war continue to permeate politics. In fact, according to a 2013 public opinion poll, just one in six residents of BiH feels that the three ethnic groups that live there – the Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats – have reached reconciliation. It would be easy to pass this sent... more »
Climate “Science” is Pseudo-Science; A Point-by-Point Proof
Point 1) Climate Science started with the conclusion that man-made CO2 causes warming, and then set about to find anecdotal evidence to support that claim. Evidence of this is that none of the computer models can demonstrate that relationship, nor do any properly run experiments. Additionally, conflicting data like the N Pole losing ice and the … Continue reading "Climate “Science” is Pseudo-Science; A Point-by-Point Proof"
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*Downward Blast Buddies* Sailors and Marines brace against rotor wash as an MV-22B Osprey takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in the East China Sea, April 4, 2017. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Diana Quinlan
House Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1
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By Vance Ginn, Talmadge Heflin, Bill Peacock
Who's Violating Campus Free Speech? Follow The Money
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By Thomas Lindsay Free speech, though under assault on a growing number of campuses, is still deemed a paramount feature of American democracy by most Americans--certainly those who received their college educations years earlier. But Americans’ devotion to the First Amendment can be expected only to weaken annually if we continue to graduate college students reared in the new regime of intolerance establishing ever-more beachheads on our campuses.
Texas' Economic, Labor Market, and Fiscal Situation
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By Vance Ginn This presentation provides information about Texas’ economy, labor market, and fiscal situation and key public policies for the 2017 Legislative Session that would increase individual liberty and economic prosperity.
Congress should follow Texas' lead in ending business taxes
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By Vance Ginn The 85th Texas Legislature looks to make Texas the leader in America—and even the world—in tax policy by ending the business franchise tax.
Who knows Texans best: Washington or Texas?
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By Deane Waldman Who knows what is best for Texans—Washington or Texas? Who is more responsive to your telephone calls, your concerns, and your vote: your Texas legislator, or your Congressional delegation?
TPPF Praises Passage of Senate Bill to Provide Education Freedom to Texas Children
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By Kevin Roberts, Stephanie Matthews Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Dr. Kevin Roberts, Executive Vice President of TPPF, and Stephanie Matthews, senior policy advisor with the Center for Education Freedom at TPPF, issued the following statements on the Texas Senate passage of Senate Bill 3, relating to the establishment of an education savings account program for Texas.
Economic Effects of a Universal ESA Program in Texas
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By Vance Ginn, Marty Lueken
TPPF Announces School Choice Radio Ads Featuring Sen. Cruz and Former Sen. Gramm
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The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today announced statewide radio ads on school choice featuring Senator Ted Cruz and former Senator Phil Gramm. Senators Cruz and Gramm lend their voices in support of Senate Bill 3, which provides Texas families with education choice achieved through education savings accounts (ESAs).
TOMORROW: TPPF's Vance Ginn to Testify in Favor of Eliminating Margins Tax
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By Vance Ginn Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Economist Dr. Vance Ginn will testify before the Texas House Ways & Means Committee TOMORROW, March 29, at 8:00 a.m. CDT in room E2.012 at the Texas State Capitol. Dr. Ginn will testify in favor of House Bill 28, relating to the use of certain surplus state revenue to phase out the franchise tax, commonly called the margins tax.
TOMORROW: TPPF's Bryan Mathew to Testify Against Linkage Fees
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By Bryan Mathew Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Bryan Mathew, policy analyst with the Center for Local Governance, will testify in support of House Bill 1449, a bill that prohibits local governments from imposing linkage fees on new construction. Mathew will testify before the House Committee on Ways & Means on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. CDT in room E2.012 of the Texas State Capitol.
TPPF's Chip Roy Applauds Article V Resolutions from Arizona and North Dakota
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By Chip Roy Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Center for Tenth Amendment Action Director Chip Roy issued the following statement on the passage of Article V resolutions by the Arizona and North Dakota state Legislatures. These pieces of legislation request that Congress call a convention of states for proposing amendments to the Constitution, limited to imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, reducing the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and establishing term limits for federal officials and members of Congress.
TPPF Applauds the Texas Senate's Passage of the State Budget
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By Talmadge Heflin Today, the Texas Senate passed SB 1, which is the state government’s budget for the upcoming 2018-19 biennium. With the SB 1 amounts of $145.2 billion in state funds and $217.8 billion in all funds, they are below the Conservative Texas Budget (CTB) limits of $147.5 billion in state funds and $218.5 billion in all funds. The CTB limits are based on an increase in population growth plus inflation of 4.5 percent above 2016-17 appropriations. The Foundation’s Center for Fiscal Policy Director Talmadge Heflin issued the following statement:
TPPF Experts Available to Discuss Clean Power Plan Repeal
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By Kathleen Hartnett White, Robert Henneke, Brad Zarin, Ted Hadzi-Antich Texas Public Policy Foundation’s (TPPF) Kathleen Hartnett White, Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-Residence and Director of the Armstrong Center for Energy & the Environment at TPPF; Robert Henneke, General Counsel and Director of the Center for the American Future at TPPF; Brad Zarin, Director of the Fueling Freedom Project at TPPF; and Ted Hadzi-Antich, Senior Attorney at the Center for American Future at TPPF, are available to comment on the Executive Order repealing the Clean Power Plan, which the President... more »
TODAY: TPPF's Vance Ginn to Testify in Favor of Strengthening Appropriations Limit
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By Vance Ginn Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Economist Dr. Vance Ginn will testify before the Texas Senate Finance Committee TODAY, March 27, at 10:00 a.m. CDT in room E1.036 at the Texas State Capitol. Dr. Ginn will testify in favor of Senate Bill 9, relating to the constitutional limit on the rate of growth of appropriations.
TODAY: TPPF's Bryan Mathew to Testify Against Unreasonable Regulatory Actions by a State Agency
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By Bryan Mathew Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Bryan Mathew, policy analyst with the Center for Local Governance, will testify in support of Senate Bill 813, a bill to allow a person to bring a claim against a state agency for a regulatory action that is frivolous or unreasonable. Mathew will testify before the Senate Committee on State Affairs TODAY, Monday, March 27th, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. CDT in the Senate Chamber of the Texas State Capitol.
This Is North Korea's Key Submarine Base
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (front) stands on the conning tower of a submarine during his inspection of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Naval Unit 167 in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 16, 2014. Image Credit: KCNA via Reuters *The Diplomat*: *North Korea's Most Important Submarine Base* *A look into Sinpo and Mayang-do: the keys to North Korea’s ongoing search for a ballistic missile submarine.* North Korea’s submarine force is one of the more capable wings of its generally decrepit military. The current force’s strength li... more »
John Oliver Vs Jefferson Beauregard Sessions-- The Marijuana Chronicles
Sunday night, John Oliver took on the attempts by Trumpist Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, to reinvigorate the War on Drugs. The segment (above) is worth watching in its entirety. Oliver, if course, is hilarious-- but Sessions isn't. Recently Sessions took another patently absurd shot at the marijuana industry, this time, though, it was directly aimed at Medical Marijuana, which even Trump acknowledges is a fact of life he doesn't want to make a fuss over. Sessions: "I am astonished to hear people suggest that we can solve our heroin crisis by legalizing marijuana-- so people ca... more »
With new technology, mathematicians turn numbers into art
Frank A. Farris, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Santa Clara University at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 1 day ago
Mathematical visualization techniques led the author to create this virtual scene, showing shapes from the realm of mathematics bursting into the physical world. Frank Farris, CC BY Once upon a time, mathematicians imagined their job was to discover new mathematics and then let others explain it. Today, digital tools like 3-D printing, animation and virtual reality are more affordable than ever, allowing mathematicians to investigate and illustrate their work at the same time. Instead of drawing a complicated surface on a chalkboard, we can now hand students a physical model to feel... more »
Facial recognition is increasingly common, but how does it work?
Jessica Gabel Cino, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Law, Georgia State University at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 1 day ago
Mapping a face is the starting point. Anton Watman/shutterstock.com The Trump administration’s efforts to impose new immigration rules drew attention – and legal fire – for its restrictions on the ability of people born in certain majority Muslim countries to enter the U.S. In the frenzy of concern, an obscure piece of the executive orders did not get scrutinized, or even noticed, very much: its expansion of facial recognition systems in major U.S. airports to monitor people leaving the U.S., in hopes of catching people who have overstayed their visas or are wanted in criminal inves... more »
White House Tells North Korea That The 'Clock Has Now Run Out'. North Korea Responds By Firing A Missile
*CNN:* *White House: 'The clock has now run out' on North Korean nuclear program* Washington (CNN)A senior White House official issued a dire warning to reporters Tuesday on the state of North Korea's nuclear program, declaring "the clock has now run out and all options are on the table." "The clock has now run out, and all options are on the table," the official said, pointing to the failure of successive administration's efforts to negotiate an end to North Korea's nuclear program. The comments came as two senior White House officials briefed reporters ahead of President Donald... more »
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