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Smells, Sounds, Looks Like Bush-Blair 2003 WMD in Iraq Lies
Another Dangerous Rush to Judgment in SyriaBy Robert Parry With the latest hasty judgment about Tuesday’s poison-gas deaths in a rebel-held area of northern Syria, the mainstream U.S. news media once more reveals itself to be a threat to responsible journalism and to the future of humanity. Again, we see the troubling pattern of verdict first, investigation later, even when that behavior can lead to a dangerous war escalation and many more deaths. Before a careful evaluation of the evidence about Tuesday’s tragedy was possible, The New York Times and other major U.S. news outlets ... more »
Arctic Sea Ice Extent In March
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover_30y.uk.php? ? DMI have now published the Arctic sea ice extents for March. The average this year was 14.71 million sq km, exactly the same as 2015, and only 60,000sq km less than in 2006. ? http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/sie_monthmean.uk.php ? Though there have…
Dueling press releases: Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it’s up to us
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Our previous story, Study suggests increased atmospheric CO2 creates a 30% growth in plant photosynthesis during last two centuries look almost entirely different than this press release from the CARNEGIE INSTITUTION FOR SCIENCE on the very same study. Plants have been helping to offset climate change, but now it’s up…
Despite Reports, FCC Rules Overturned by Trump Did Not Actually Protect Privacy
[image: despite-reports-fcc-rules-overturned-by-trump-did-not-actually-protect-privacy] Late last month, President Trump signed a controversial bill preventing new restrictions on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from going into effect. The issue is sharply divided along party lines, with Democrats arguing that the restrictions are necessary to protect the personal data of users and Republicans arguing that the restrictions would favor websites over ISPs. The rights of the individual user are predictably caught in the crossfire and are not represented by either side.
“Sickening & Horrific”: Cop Repeatedly Raped Woman In Front of Her Disabled Child
[image: officer]A former officer who pled no contest to charges of sexual assault is now being sued for civil rights violations by one of his several victims.
IS BANNON REALLY ON THE WAY OUT? OR IS TRUMP JUST PLAYING MUSICAL SCAPEGOATS? (updated several times)
A month or two ago, Steve Bannon seemed like the real president of the United States. Now he's so deep in the president's doghouse that he nearly quit the White House, according to Politico: The man credited with honing Donald Trump’s populist message and guiding him into the White House has grown frustrated amid continued infighting in the West Wing, so much so that in recent weeks a top donor had to convince him to stay in his position.... Republican mega-donor Rebekah Mercer, a longtime Bannon confidante who became a prominent Trump supporter during the campaign, urged Bannon not... more »
Bureau's work on unaccompanied minors nominated for prestigious award
The nominated podcast was part of an extensive investigation last year looking at asylum-seeking children in Europe, which revealed the full scale of the crisis for the first time.
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*Hungary’s attack on Soros-backed university* *It's in Budapest but has its credentials from New York, deliberately avoiding Hungarian government regulation. It is a big source of anti-government and Leftist agitation* An authoritarian nationalist regime in Hungary is threatening a renowned international university in Budapest. Legislation introduced last week by the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban would fundamentally alter the legal status of Central European University and could force it to shut down or leave the country. As CEU’s president for seven years until last... more »
Arctic Sea Ice Extent In March
By Paul Homewood http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover_30y.uk.php DMI have now published the Arctic sea ice extents for March. The average this year was 14.71 million sq km, exactly the same as 2015, and only 60,000sq km less than in 2006. http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/sie_monthmean.uk.php Though there have been ups and downs, it is clear that March extent […]
Another Excellent Candidate Jumps In Against Mimi Walters In CA-45
The other day David Dayen told me about a UC Irvine professor and consumer advocate he knows, Katie Porter, who has decided to challenge Mimi Walters for the Orange County congressional district that stretches from Anaheim Hills and Villa Park through Tustin, Irvine and Lake Forest down to Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita. Very exciting candidate-- and not the only very exciting candidate running in that district. Last month I met Kia Hamadanchy, then a staffer for Sherrod Brown. This morning he officially announced that he's also running for the seat. Kia was born and rai... more »
‘Brexit’ to be given religious status
The reasons for going ahead with Brexit are vanishing faster than Nigel Farage’s post-referendum moustache. And as such, the dedicated people who thought they were voting for a better NHS, reduced immigration, and having our cake and eating it are having to reframe the issue in their minds. They’re having to take something they thought […] The post ‘Brexit’ to be given religious status appeared first on The Canary.
Idris Elba takes down the government’s record on homelessness. And he doesn’t pull any punches. [VIDEO]
Idris Elba has attacked the government over its record on homelessness, and for cutting housing benefits from 18-to-21-year-olds. And he didn’t pull any punches. The actor and musician was speaking at a benefit gig for homelessness charity Shelter, on Tuesday 4 April. Interim CEO of Shelter Graeme Brown stated: Every penny raised from this very special gig will […] The post Idris Elba takes down the government’s record on homelessness. And he doesn’t pull any punches. [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
Some of the UK’s biggest charities have been caught ‘selling’ people’s personal data
The government has fined 11 of the UK’s biggest charities for breaches of the Data Protection Act (DPA). Some of them had been secretly targeting people for more donations. And others sold people’s personal data to other charities. The organisations The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the 11 charities a total of £138,000. The […] The post Some of the UK’s biggest charities have been caught ‘selling’ people’s personal data appeared first on The Canary.
A commuter was forced to ‘drag himself onto a train’ just to get to work [VIDEO]
One man’s story of his commute to work has highlighted a major problem within the UK rail network. And it shows that, despite government claims, not everyone in the country has ‘access’ to public transport. Shambolic rail access The campaign group Transport for All (TfA) has been highlighting the dire situation for disabled people on […] The post A commuter was forced to ‘drag himself onto a train’ just to get to work [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.
Scott Gottlieb, the Food and Drug Administration and the Opioid Crisis
The Food and Drug Administration is one of those government appendages that we rarely think about, largely because it doesn't get the kind of exposure that other departments like Defense and State get in the mainstream media, at least until there is some major problem with a failed drug. As you will see in this posting, Donald Trump's pick for head of the FDA, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, has an interesting link to the business that he will be responsible for heading. Let's look at a bit of background first. As many of you are aware, the United States is suffering through an opioid crisis ... more »
One Wonders
Brent Rathgeber is not happy. He writes that, philosophically, he's a conservative: As a conservative, I believe in a market economy. I believe that, when it comes to government, less is more. I appreciate that taxes and government are unavoidable — but I’d still prefer less of both. I believe that governments should respect taxpayers and tax dollars and that it should operate in a transparent and accountable way. But, these days, he's not a Conservative: I’d been a member of this party since its inception, and was elected to the House of Commons as a Conservative twice. I perso... more »
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*A regurgitation from the Earth Institute of Columbia university* *It was written by Renee Cho, an apparatchik for the Earth Institute, a woman in her middle years with slight academic qualifications. It appeared under the heading "How We Know Today’s Climate Change Is Not Natural"It is just a regurgitation of common Warmist talking points with absolutely no apparent interest in the truth of those talking points. It is too trivial an emission to warrant a thorough fisking but just a few points will show how low is the intellectual quality of her effort on behalf of Col... more »
Czech currency liberated
*After the Velvet Revolution and Velvet Divorce, we experienced the Velvet Unpegging* I was doing lots of things online. Suddenly, I looked at a window with the exchange rates and... the euro was below 27 for the first time since the 2013 anniversary of the Great October Revolution. The central bankers removed the controversial policy on April 6th, half an hour after the noon, after a "regular" meeting of that 7-member board. Thankfully, they only announced their evaporation minutes later – otherwise traders would have bought trillions of crowns within seconds. It could have been m... more »
GB Release at Khan Shaykhun
This is a follow on to the blog post last night, "Is President Trump being Punked?" *Additional Analysis of the events of April 3-4, and as many questions as answers.* We know that a chemical attack or incident occurred. The Syrian rebel leaders are consistent in blaming the Syrian air force as having dropped chemical bombs. The government is equally insistent that it has no chemicals to use. Both have motives to lie. Both have used chemicals in the past, but only the rebel version of the latest incident received attention at the UN and in mainstream news coverage. There is anothe... more »
Hello…Newman: Yet another sting pranks a predatory journal, Seinfeld-style
Starting to get bored of stings designed to expose the well-documented flaws in scientific publishing? Yeah, sometimes we are too. But another one just came across our desks, and we couldn’t help ourselves. John McCool is neither a researcher nor a urologist. When received an unsolicited invitation to submit a paper to an open-access urology journal, […] The post Hello…Newman: Yet another sting pranks a predatory journal, Seinfeld-style appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Former FBI agent informs us that the Russians continue to manipulate our politics, by continuing to manipulate Donald Trump.
Courtesy of HuffPo: *Russian hackers didn’t stop when the presidential election ended ― they’re still working to spread fake news and conspiracy theories across the U.S., an intelligence expert warns. And they’re building on President Donald Trump’s wiretapping tweets, former FBI agent Clint Watts told National Public Radio. * *“If you went online today, you could see these accounts — either bots or actual personas somewhere — that are trying to connect with the administration,” Watts said in the NPR interview Monday. “They might broadcast stories and then follow up with another... more »
Is the Sky the Limit for the Debt Ceiling?
[image: is-the-sky-the-limit-for-the-debt-ceiling] When the national debt ceiling's suspension was automatically lifted March 15, yet another countdown commenced. Congress will be compelled to raise the government's borrowing limit again before April 28 and fund the government. Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Office released yet another report showing that our debt crisis may be here sooner than later and be bigger than ever.
Del Bigtree Speaking at National Press Club on Vaccine Policy
By Anne Dachel Thanks to Josh Coleman, I am getting the individual talks by the speakers at the National Press Club presentation in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 2017, and I'm going to transcribe them all. These will all be...
The WMO’s Dubious Omissions…Arctic Of The 1930s And 1940s Just As Warm As Today!
By Paul Homewood http://notrickszone.com/2017/04/04/the-wmos-dubious-omissions-arctic-of-the-1930s-and-1940s-just-as-warm-as-today/#sthash.oN9shNYA.lqnMyYjO.dpbs I have long been showing the current relative warmth in the Arctic is not unprecedented, and that conditions were very similar there in the 1930s and 40s. Both events are directly linked to the AMO. Dr Luning and Prof Vahrenholt have now written on the subject, as Pierre Gosselin […]
China’s Hunger For Cars
By Paul Homewood Statista is a statistics portal, which comes up with all sorts of weird and wonderful stats. Today, they have got this one: https://www.statista.com/chart/8842/sales-of-passenger-cars-in-selected-countries-worldwide/ With a population of 1.386bn, car sales in China work out at one for every 57 people. This is not far away from the US […]
NuGen nuclear project facing uncertainty as Engie exits
By Paul Homewood http://www.powerengineeringint.com/articles/2017/04/nugen-nuclear-project-facing-uncertainty-as-engie-exits.html The plot thickens. From PEI: Toshiba has announced it will buy out partner Engie’s 40 per cent stake in the operator of the proposed NuGen nuclear power project at Moorside in the UK for $138m after Engie asked for the step under the terms of their contract. The […]
BBC’s ME editor suggests Syria chemical attack related to Israel per BBC Watch
Jeremy Bowen strikes again https://bbcwatch.org/2017/04/05/bbcs-me-editor-suggests-syria-chemical-attack-related-to-israel/ The institutionally anti Israel BBC disgusts me.
Webinar Tonight on High Level Nuclear Waste Interim Parking Lot Storage in Texas Environmental Impact Statement Scoping 7 – 10 pm Eastern Daylight Time, Comment to April 28th
WEBINAR Tonight (see below) -Comment to April 28th, https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NRC-2016-0231 Most US high level nuclear waste appears to be kept in … Continue reading →
US Senator Merkley Holds the Floor for More Than 15 Hours Against Extreme Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch
Link of speech, apparently compressed: http://youtu.be/LeC3VgCS25o Senator Merkley was supported by Senator Durbin: http://youtu.be/QKvuwLDF3uE. The original Common Dreams article has … Continue reading →
The WMO’s Dubious Omissions…Arctic Of The 1930s And 1940s Just As Warm As Today!
By Paul Homewood http://notrickszone.com/2017/04/04/the-wmos-dubious-omissions-arctic-of-the-1930s-and-1940s-just-as-warm-as-today/#sthash.oN9shNYA.lqnMyYjO.dpbs I have long been showing the current relative warmth in the Arctic is not unprecedented, and that conditions were very similar there in the 1930s and 40s. Both events are directly linked to the AMO. Dr Luning and Prof Vahrenholt have now written on the subject, as Pierre Gosselin […]
The bald eagle is back! National boom in endangered birds in San Francisco after pesticide ban
Endangered bald eagles are making a comeback in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of a national boom following decades of environmental investment. Nineteen nests have been tallied in eight Bay Area counties, including at Stanford University, a mall and a water park, The Mercury News in San Jose reported this week. Fifty years ago, the bird seemed destined to become a memory until official protection and pesticide restrictions were put in place. Now, residents who know the location of their nests watch the eagles soar and make predictions about when eggs will hatch. 'They're rea... more »
Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Ethical Technology - 1 day ago
When thinking about the future of technology, many envision one extreme or the other. Apocalyptic collapse, or Utopian delight. There is a broad in between, however, filled with ethical as well as existential conundrums. In this episode of Seeking Delphi, I talk with James J. Hughes, director of The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies about a wide range of issues. These include not just the ethics of if, how, and when to proceed with certain technologies, but the ethics of public policy in dealing with the potentially disruptive social and economic changes they trigg... more »
The Affordable Care Act is now more popular than it has every been before.
Courtesy of Gallup: *Fifty-five percent of Americans now support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major turnaround from five months ago when 42% approved and 53% disapproved. This is the first time a majority of Americans have approved of the healthcare law, also known as Obamacare, since Gallup first asked about it in this format in November 2012.* Well THAT is certainly going to complicate things for the Republicans are supposedly working to take this away from the American people. Personally I hope they keep threatening to take it away as it will be a great campaign slogan fo... more »
The Authoritarian Impulse: Getting What We Really Don’t Want
As a society crumbles, as bitter divisions grow and disorder spreads and nothing seems to work, anger comes and people begin to want a man who will say “Enough!” and slap down the malefactors–by any means necessary. A man who … Continue reading →
White House Lights Up Blue: 4 Days and A Few Dollars Short
NOTE: There is a softer side to this story by Anne Dachel. Our wonderful contributor Katie Wright lost her Mom Suzanne to cancer last year. Bob Wright asked President Trump to honor World Autism Day in her memory. And we...
China’s Hunger For Cars
By Paul Homewood Statista is a statistics portal, which comes up with all sorts of weird and wonderful stats. Today, they have got this one: https://www.statista.com/chart/8842/sales-of-passenger-cars-in-selected-countries-worldwide/ With a population of 1.386bn, car sales in China work out at one for every 57 people. This is not far away from the US […]
Alcohol Overload? How to Minimise the Harmful Effects of Excess Drinking
The only safe strategy that i know that works other than outright abstinence is one in which you find a drink you are able to successfully nurse all night. I find that a pint of Guinness works admirably. Actually if in fact you must have more than one drink you are actually doing too much. You have passed out of the harmless zone. Unfortunately far too many drinks also have a lot of sugar as well and that does naturally drive over-consumption. In fact dry wines are also fairly easy to nurse as well alongside a meal and that is super common in Europe. There it is practice to ha... more »
Ascending The Densities of Consciousness
This is for myself, a fresh conceptualization of the spiritual path and i can hardly be alone. Yet it also seems right as well. I had already understood the accelerator effect for our incarnations. A typical channel as i now perceive it is to under take a series of eight incarnations all largely related and each incarnation having as many as thirty aspects. Thus the typical span of a century or so, although many integrate for shorter spans. By this i mean they all plan an early death. In my model is is plausible to experience around 250 variations around a thematic life way... more »
Spanish Speaking Jewish Colonists in the Nacoochee Valley . . . 1694
[image: Spanish Speaking Jewish Colonists in the Nacoochee Valley . . . 1694] What this informs us is that those mining colonies likely remained intact or at least shifted into farming at least. Inter marriage dissipated any uniqueness and English supplanted shepardic over two centuries. Way more important for all this is that government policy was to ignore the existence of all non English colonizing activities as they simply did not matter unless you began acknowledging their laws and contracts and that was never going to happen. The same was done to extensive ... more »
The Food Police Can't Ban the Truth About Milk
This story is outrageous and it is even more outrageous that a court was needed to inject rational thinking. One is left to wonder what combination of corrupt practice and corporate malfeasance led to this particular exercise. Of course it could be the brainchild of an unsupervised rooky government scientist as well. That sort of stupidity abounds. Oh well. . *The Food Police Can't Ban the Truth About Milk* * Frank Garrison * * Thursday, March 23, 2017* * https://fee.org/articles/the-food-police-cant-ban-the-truth-about-milk/* *In a unanimous decision yesterday, the U.S.... more »
The Livingstone affair continued.
The Ken Livingstone affair has turned into a soap opera. 100 Labour MPs have now expressed their disgust at the leniency of Livingstone’s punishment - temporary suspension rather than expulsion from the party. This is widely seen as a tokenistic punishment for bringing the party into disrepute, the offence with which he was charged and found guilty by a hitherto anonymous committee of three. (It now appears that at least one of the three was far from impartial) Jeremy Corbyn has come up with a “sorry if anyone has been offended” apology. (If Corbyn’s statement sounded slightly more... more »
Falling Sea Level: The Critical Factor in 2016 Great Barrier Reef Bleaching!
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
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…
Study suggests increased atmospheric CO2 created a 30% growth in plant photosynthesis during last two centuries
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
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…
Trump Repeats WMD lies ....after Running Election Campaign denouncing Iraq War based on WMD lies
*Trump Starts Repeating Age-Old Lie-Based * *Threats as Pre-text to yet Another War for Israel* It really makes you start to wonder...*what must the blackmail be that Israel has against the US*? Some secret that is so terrible and powerful that it can make a man whipsaw his principles and his stated electoral platform 180 degrees around. To make him lie in a way [see Trump in the above video] that makes you question his sanity. That he can make allegations that have been proven wrong over and over in the past...that he himself said was the cause of the Iraq war..."Weapons of Mass... more »
The True Nature of Chemical Warfare - Lessons From the 1980's Iran-Iraq War
*April 6, 2017* (Tony Cartalucci - LD) - MiG warplanes, artillery, and superior ground forces are vastly more effective than chemical weapons used on any scale, especially in the minute quantities the US has repeatedly accused the Syrian government of using. For a Western population weaned on Hollywood movies, ridiculous TV shows, and an endless torrent of misinformation from their corporate media news outlets, chemical weapons have been portrayed as "weapons of mass destruction," with even small amounts causing catastrophic devastation. Under the best conditions, however, and wi... more »
Picture Of The Day
*Rodeo Runway* Airmen pull a C-130H Hercules aircraft down the runway during the 374th Maintenance Group Wrenchbender Rodeo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 31, 2017. Teams competed against each other in nine events. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald
Will Firing Of Heavy Weapons Put Troops At Risk To Brain Injury
Coalition forces fire a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle during a training exercise in Afghanistan's Helmand province in 2013. Spc. Justin Young/U.S. Department of Defense/DVIDS *NPR:* *Do U.S. Troops Risk Brain Injury When They Fire Heavy Weapons?* The U.S. military is trying to figure out whether certain heavy weapons are putting U.S. troops in danger. The concern centers on the possibility of brain injuries from shoulder-fired weapons like the Carl Gustaf, a recoilless rifle that resembles a bazooka and is powerful enough to blow up a tank. A single round for the Carl Gustaf can we... more »
Philippine Government And Communist Rebels Agree To An Interim Ceasefire
Members of the New People's Army in a remote village on Mindanao shown in this picture from December 26, 2014. The Philippine government and the communist rebels have agreed in principle on an interim ceasefire to boost ongoing peace talks *New York Times:* *Philippines and Communist Rebels Agree to a Temporary Cease-Fire* MANILA — Negotiators representing the government of the Philippines and Communist rebels agreed to a temporary cease-fire on Wednesday, moving one step closer to ending one of Asia’s longest running insurgencies. The agreement was reached at peace talks in the N... more »
WAR CRIMINAL DONALD TRUMP
*Alison Jackson.* *In March 2017:* US drones bombed a mosque in Aleppo,* Syria*, killing at least *47 civilians.* US aircraft bombed homes, a school and a hospital in Tabqah, *Syria*, killing *20 civilians.* A US-led coalition airstrike on a school that was housing 50 *Syrian* families killed *at least 33 civilians.* Donald Trump's War Crimes *Since he took office, Trump has increased the frequency of drone strikes by 432 %* Forget about Trump. *Vice President Mike Pence has said that Trump would be prepared to carry out air strikes against Assad.* Pence said: "The US needs... more »
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.
4 (And maybe 5) Grounds to Impeach TrumpBy my count, there are...
Robert Reich - 1 day ago
*4 (And maybe 5) Grounds to Impeach Trump* By my count, there are now four grounds to impeach Donald Trump. The fifth appears to be on its way. *First, in taking the oath of office, a president promises to “faithfully execute the laws & the constitution.”* That’s Article II Section 2. But Trump is *unfaithfully* executing his duties as president by accusing his predecessor, president Obama, of undertaking an illegal and impeachable act, with absolutely no evidence to support the accusation. *Second, Article I Section 9 of the Constitution forbids government officials from takin... more »
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 - 1 day 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 »
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/
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 - 1 day 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 - 1 day 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
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
. On 7 April 2017, the 'Nazi-Zionist war-criminal' Donald Trump wiped out a Syrian airfield. Trump is claiming falsely that Assad has 'weapons of mass destruction' and used them in the alleged sarin gas attack, at Idlib, on 4 April 2017. Idlib is a centre of anti-Assad forces receiving Saudi-funded supplies from Turkey, including chemical weapons materials. *Brabantian writes:* Below is a list of the key items showing the false-flag nature of the 4 April Syrian gas attack absurdly attributed to Assad. Sources: Necons Demand Action in Syria / Soros-Linked Group Behind Chemical A... 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 »
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