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Donald Trump slams CBS’ flagship politics show as ‘Deface The Nation’ (VIDEO)
[image: Donald Trump slams CBS’ flagship politicsshow as ‘Deface The Nation’ (VIDEO)] Donald Trump has not changed his mind about mainstream media. The post Donald Trump slams CBS’ flagship politics show as ‘Deface The Nation’ (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
U.S.-Backed Fighters On The Verge Of Taking The Strategic Syrian City Of Tabqa From The Islamic State
*BBC*: *Syria war: IS driven back in Tabqa, US-backed fighters say* US-backed Syrian fighters say they have made more gains in their battle with Islamic State (IS) militants for the strategic city of Tabqa. Amid fierce street fighting, allied Kurdish and Arab militias known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) say they have captured six more districts. They are supported by elite US forces and air strikes by a US-led coalition. Tabqa has been a key IS command centre and is just 50km (30 miles) from Raqqa, the group's Syrian stronghold. Read more .... *More News On U.S.-Backed ... more »
NYU Administrator Goes Full Orwell: Violating Free Speech 'Ensures The Conditions Of Free Speech'
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By Thomas Lindsay Now, I’m all for protecting the rights of minorities to participate in public discourse—that’s why I support the First Amendment, which protects free speech for all. But, according to Baer, supporting free speech for all disenfranchises minorities. Somehow, minorities are not included in “all.”
Start the Week (but not an open thread)
And, yes, there is more to Morecambe than this statue... Still in the bank holiday spirit... ...and as the clouds briefly clog the skies over reliably-sunny Morecambe (the UK's sunniest and finest seaside resort, at least according to the BBC's infallible Reality Check)... ...I'd like to spread a little more Morecambe sunshine by recommending this morning's *Start the Week*. I very much enjoyed listening to it (in the garden, in the Morecambe sunshine). Now, yes, it featured three environmentalists, all long-term activists, and all opposed (in various ways) to "traditional growt... more »
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘The Man Who Killed Reality’
In 1981, Xeth “Xerox” Feinberg was concerned with the “prefab messiahs” who had long infiltrated the American psyche: Ronald McDonald, the Pillsbury Doughboy, and other “friendly faces of corporate fascism.” Channeling his feelings about these figures, he decided to start a short-lived post-punk band. “Talentless guitarist and drummer seeking bassist The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘The Man Who Killed Reality’ appeared first on Shadowproof.
Ideology Of Climate Change: How Activist Journalism At Columbia Led To A Partisan Lawsuit
The court case over whether ExxonMobil may have deliberately downplayed the potential dangers of global warming is heating up. Eleven attorney generals have filed a brief in US District Court in Manhattan supporting a lawsuit by Exxon to halt a probe by their peers in New York and Massachusetts. read more
Did a Woman Make Her Cheating Husband Eat His Own Genitals?
Multiple regional fake news sites falsely claimed a woman in that area forced her cheating husband to eat his own genitals.
TRUMP BEMOANS CHECKS AND BALANCES ON TYRANNY IN US CONSTITUTION, CALLS AMERICAN CONSTITUTION “ARCHAIC” AND “A REALLY BAD THING FOR THE COUNTRY”
Donald Trump has blamed the US constitution for the problems he has encountered during his first 100 days in office. In an interview with Fox News to mark the milestone, the Republican called the system of checks and balances on power “archaic”. “It’s a very rough system,” he said. “It’s an archaic system … It’s […]
GERMANY’S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS DONALD TRUMP AND IVANKA BEHAVING LIKE ROYALTY
Germany’s Foreign Minister has accused Donald Trump and his relatives of behaving like members of a “royal family”. Speaking just days after Ivanka Trump and Angela Merkel shared a stage in Berlin, Sigmar Gabriel described the US president’s appointment of his daughter as a White House adviser as “nepotism”. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/29/trumps-behaving-like-royal-family-says-german-foreign-minister/
Trump tramples on free speech rights, has police arrest protestors waving Russian flags at rally
Donald Trump told police officers to throw out protestors waving Russian flags during his “100 day” rally in Pennsylvania, underscoring his contempt for free speech. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-russian-flags-protest-harrisburg-pennsylvania-a7710176.html
Confronting America's Misguided Drone Program
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Americas* A new documentary reveals the human toll on both foreign civilians and U.S. operators. The use of armed drone warfare by the United States has proliferated since 9/11. Advocates of the program say it is essential to American national security. These claims are far from convincing—more on that below. What gets very little examination one way or the other, however, is the effect these operations have on the U.S. personnel that serve within the drone-warfare system, and virtually none on the so-called “collateral damage” inflicted on innocents... more »
Mattis Under Pressure to Look into China's Backdoor Threat to National Security
*Maggie Ybarra* *Security, Asia* House Armed Services Committee members are ringing the alarm bells about a pending funding deal with China that might give the country access to sensitive U.S. secrets. A group of lawmakers has begun pressuring Defense Secretary James Mattis to look into whether China’s effort to acquire additional access to the largest dedicated infrared telescope in the Northern Hemisphere would allow it to spy on some of the Pentagon’s space secrets. House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee chairman Mike Rogers and ranking member Jim Cooper, with cha... more »
How the Last War in Korea Began
*Daniel L. Davis* *History, Asia* And the world has never been the same since. To demonstrate he means business, President Donald Trump orders a U.S. aircraft carrier, two guided-missile destroyers, a guided-missile cruiser and a nuclear-powered submarine to the waters off North Korea. Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, responds by threatening to sink U.S. carriers and putting on a large live-fire exercise, featuring hundreds of large caliber artillery guns. The United States and North Korea are today closer to reigniting a war than at... more »
The Real Reason the World Needs to Pay Attention to China's Growing Aircraft Carrier Fleet
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* It can't match Washington—yet. China’s first home-built aircraft carrier will soon be completed in the shipyards at Dalian. This vessel, which has yet to receive a name, will spend two years being fit with equipment before it is ready to join its sister carrier the *Liaoning* in operational service. Both vessels are derived from the Soviet-era Kutznetsov-class carriers—the *Liaoning *is actually rebuilt from one—and as such, commentators are already tearing into them for their obvious shortcomings compared to America’s nuclear-powered superca... more »
AP Takes on Texas and Nullification
[image: ap-takes-on-texas-and-nullification] The Associated Press takes on an attempt by Texas to nullify unconstitutional acts of the federal government.
Trump Latest President to Slight Taiwan, Favor Communist China
[image: trump-latest-president-to-slight-taiwan-favor-communist-china] Donald Trump has joined the "grand tradition" of American presidents — dating back to Harry Truman — of slighting Taiwan's non-Communist government, in favor of the Communist regime on the mainland of China.
Al Qaeda Leader in Yemen Says his Group Is Fighting Alongside U.S.-Backed Forces
Al Qaeda fighters in Yemen. (Wikipedia) *WNU Editor:* This is embarrassing .... *Al-Qaida leader says group fought alongside US-backed forces* (AP).
North Korea Warns That A Nuclear Test May Happen At Any Time
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *DW:* *North Korea hints new nuclear test could happen 'at any time'* North Korea has suggested that it will continue its nuclear weapons tests in response to what it calls US aggression. Japan has also sent out a destroyer to escort US warships as Tokyo seeks to boost its military role. Pyongyang warned on Monday that it would conduct a nuclear test at any time determined by its leadership, in the latest comments to fuel already heightened tensions in the region. Both North Korea and Washington have been trading off shows of force over the past few w... more »
Tim Farron says 'I'm a bit of a Eurosceptic' per BBC News
Only a Lib Dem and the institutionally pro EU BBC could report that Tim Farron says that he is "a bit of a Eurosceptic" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39761746 This line shows that claim to be bunkum: "I am somebody who believes Britain is better off in the European Union." It's quite hard to believe that the UK is better off in the EU and call yourself a Eurosceptic. Maybe not for a Lib Dem who has recently had to recant his views on homosexuality.
Gerry's postcard from 1895 and an unknown town
Beneath the blog post about Google Translate, Gerry told us about a postcard that his wife's grandparents stored in the attic since 1895. They didn't have time to read it up to May Day 2017 ;-) but Gerry is rather certain that the writing is in German. Well, I am rather sure as well. In fact, my German is more or less enough to understand what's going on. The second picture is the following: Click at any picture to zoom it in. Finally, this is the town from the front side of the postcard: I am posting these three pictures at 16:05 Prague Summer Time, May 1st. I want to ... more »
CIA's Eternal Military Occupation and Crimes
I recently bought this book and immediately began to read it. Douglas Valentine has been writing about the CIA's role in counterinsurgency for many years. That word, to be properly understood though, needs much more definition. Valentine undertook a detailed study and analysis of the CIA's 'Phoenix' program of counterinsurgency in Vietnam. He interviewed many of the key players who created and directed Phoenix. Then Valentine took what he learned from the Vietnam program and shows how it has been refined and implemented in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and more recently in Ukraine... more »
Mosul Campaign Day 196, Apr 30, 2017
The Iraqis have moved their forces for a new assault on west Mosul. Elements of the Golden Division have shifted to the Badush district northwest of the city to link up with the 9thDivision and the Hashd’s Al-Abbas Division that have been there for a few weeks now. They seizedthe western gate to Mosul, and are planning to attack four neighborhoods from that direction. The Defense Ministry estimatedthat just 35% of the city remained under Islamic State control. The plan for the battle remains the same. The Golden Division oversees freeing of most the city, while the police are hold... more »
This Country Just Banned All Metals Mining to Save the Environment
*Christina Sarich* - It is the first country to make such a precedent-setting move. The post This Country Just Banned All Metals Mining to Save the Environment appeared first on Waking Times.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN CONTINUED: Behind the screen at the New York Times!
*MONDAY, MAY 1, 2017Part 1—Useful, addictive, fun:* In December 2012, the New York Times chose Jim Holt's ridiculous book, Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story, as one of the year's ten best. (Half the selected books were novels. Holt's book was one of the *five* best non-fiction books of the year.) Four years later, it happened again! The Times chose Sarah Bakewell's wonderfully hapless book, At The Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails, as one of the year's ten (or five) best. Apricot cocktails and detective stories, mixed with the thrill... more »
Donald Trump is so reckless that he is even scaring the Pope.
Courtesy of CNN: *Pope Francis said Saturday he worries that rising tensions between the United States and North Korea could lead to a wide military conflict that would wipe out a "large part of humanity." * *He called for renewed diplomacy using third-party intermediaries and for the United Nations to take a lead role in de-escalating tensions. * *The Pope, while returning to Italy from Egypt, took several questions from reporters and one asked him what he would say to world leaders at this critical moment. * *Francis said in Italian that the situation "has heated up too much. I... more »
Drone Footage Captures The Destruction And Carnage In West Mosul
*CNN:* *Exclusive drone footage captures west Mosul in the throes of war* Families carry white flags and sob as they escape from their homes. A car bomb explodes. Then another. The rotting bodies of ISIS soldiers, abandoned by their units, contaminate the streets. Children walking through the rubble of what was once their home don't flinch. To them, this is the new normal. These are scenes from western Mosul as Iraqi forces wage a street-to-street battle to retake the city from ISIS, which the group has controlled for almost three years. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: It is hard... more »
WHAT DOES THE MEDIA THINK IS WRONG WITH THE DEMOCRATS TODAY? AGE WARS!
With Donald Trump in the White House, Democrats are feeling energized and ready for battle. It's becoming harder to write the usual Democrats-in-disarray story. But Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin of *The New York Times* have found a new Democratic problem: the potential for intergenerational squabbling. A vast array of Democratic leaders, divided by generations but uniformly emboldened by President Trump’s perceived vulnerability, have begun taking palpable steps toward seeking the White House in an election that is still three and a half years away. In a largely leaderless pa... more »
‘He Was Not a Thug’: Cop Shoots into Car of Innocent Kids, Kills Unarmed 15yo Boy
[image: Edwards]15-year-old Jordan Edwards had committed no crime and was simply a passenger in a vehicle, when he was murdered by police.
Bank Holiday Fun
There's been quite bit of Mark Steel on Radio 4 over the last two days. Well, two programmes. His *Pick of the Week* made a pleasant change from some recent episodes (from the likes of Liz Barclay and Sheila McClennon) which had made Radio 4 sound like one long, dreary dirge, or like an endless stream of earnest, socially-aware *Guardian *articles. At least Mark made the BBC's output sound varied, and his affectionately mocking tone made me chuckle. Here he is, for instance, giving an example of why he so enjoys *Thought for the Day *(and who doesn't?): Hello I'm Mark steel and... more »
University suggests journal correct diabetes paper. Publisher retracts it.
After a publisher learned there may be issues with a 2008 diabetes paper, it asked the author’s university to investigate. The university found evidence of image duplication, and asked the journal to consider correcting the paper. Instead, the journal has retracted it. The backstory involves diabetes researcher Kathrin Maedler, who has one previous retraction, as […] The post University suggests journal correct diabetes paper. Publisher retracts it. appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Peace: Neither Ink nor Blood
[image: undefined] One of the problems of the interventionista – wanting to get involved in other people’s affairs “in order to help”, while genuinely wanting to do good, results in disrupting some of the peace-making mechanisms that are inherent in human’s affairs, a combination of collaboration and strategic hostility. As we saw in the prologue, the error continues because someone else is paying the price. I speculate that had IYIs (intellectuals yet idiots) and their friends not gotten involved, problems such as the Israeli-Palestinian one would have been solved, sort of – and b... more »
A conservative take on International Workers Day
[image: workers] The greatest achievement of socialism was resisting morose, nihilistic and sick western 'culture'. The post A conservative take on International Workers Day appeared first on The Duran.
President of the United States Nikki Haley–it could happen
[image: haley 2] Nikki Haley has shamed the UN by using it as a forum to promote her domestic political profile. The post President of the United States Nikki Haley–it could happen appeared first on The Duran.
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From Jenna Orkin Missouri has a new law that makes fights in grade school a felony with up to 4 years of prison time People are furiously canceling their New York Times subscriptions after an op-ed disputing climate change was published Panic Bank Run Leaves Canada's Largest Alternative Mortgage Lender On Edge Of Collapse Millennials hold one-third of the country's $3.6 billion in consumer debt, and it could destroy the economy MISOC: The U.S. Military's Secret Brand Of Fake News Violent Riots Break Out In Brazil As First General Strike In 21 Years Paralyzes Nation Deadly Tornad... more »
The Wisdom To Know The Difference
Robin Sears has been visiting China for thirty-five years. He writes that, as Canada's relationship with Donald Trump's America becomes more and more prickly, Canadians should be working hard at establishing a meaningful relationship with that other world superpower: Historically, China’s service reputation has been closer to that of the U.K. — that is, the customer is always wrong — than to the rest of Asia. Today, the animated digital maps, flawless English announcements, and helpful staff on the Beijing and Shanghai subway systems would make a TTC executive blush. China’s mob... more »
Tornado Carries Mobile Home 130 Miles, Family Inside Unharmed?
Reports that a tornado carried a mobile home for 130 miles and left the residents inside unharmed are fake news.
Michigan Threatens Beavers Over Dams?
The state of Michigan once threatened local beavers with a $10,000 per day fine for failing to remove their dams.
Prayer Request: Darkhorse Marine Battalion
A prayer request for the Darkhorse Marine battalion fighting in Afghanistan is several years old.
World News Briefs -- May 1, 2017
*Reuters*: *Defiant North Korea hints at nuclear tests to boost force 'to the maximum'* North Korea suggested on Monday it will continue its nuclear weapons tests, saying it will bolster its nuclear force "to the maximum" in a "consecutive and successive way at any moment" in the face of what it calls U.S. aggression and hysteria. U.S. President Donald Trump has said a "major, major conflict" with North Korea is possible over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, while China said last week the situation on the Korean peninsula could escalate or slip out of control. *Read m... more »
Theresa May’s biggest lie exposes the very core of Tory electoral deceit [IMAGES]
British prime minister Theresa May is the subject of mockery for her stage-managed election gatherings. And she is being ridiculed for her repetitive use, during the initial stages of the 2017 general election campaign, of the unimaginative slogan ‘Strong and stable leadership’. But that slogan is not only inane, it goes to the very core […] The post Theresa May’s biggest lie exposes the very core of Tory electoral deceit [IMAGES] appeared first on The Canary.
Theresa May’s flagship policy is coming back to haunt her before the general election
Theresa May’s attitude to immigration has been clear since the start of her previous position as Home Secretary. And it’s fueling her 2017 general election campaign. Intent on reducing immigration numbers, her policies have been variously described as “draconian”, “poisonous” and “unlawful”. It’s this unlawful dimension to her policies that has led campaigners to target May […] The post Theresa May’s flagship policy is coming back to haunt her before the general election appeared first on The Canary.
Catherine Austin Fitts: Black Budget Wars, WW3 & Central Bank Panic! Empire Endgame — Digital Slave ‘666’ Population!
Published on Apr 18, 2017 Visit http://www.DarkJournalist.com Rise of The Deep State War Machine In this exciting and enlightening episode Dark Journalist Daniel Liszt welcomes back Former Assistant US HUD Secretary and Solari Report publisher Catherine Austin Fitts for an in depth interview on the dangerous and complex moves of the Deep State in their […]
Japan Deploys Warship To Support US ‘Armada’, Authorizes “Necessary Use Of Weapons” For First Time Since World War II
Japan Deploys Warship To Support US ‘Armada’, Authorizes “Necessary Use Of Weapons” For First Time Since World War II by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com In a post-World War II precedent-setting move (under the country’s expanded military doctrine), the Japanese Navy has reportedly deployed a helicopter carrier (and authorized it to use weapons, if necessary), to escort […]
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Paul Campos compares the U.S.' hourly wages to its GDP over the past few decades to show how workers have been left out of any economic growth. And Arindrajit Dube examines the effect of an increased minimum wage, and finds a direct impact on both income enhancement and poverty reduction for workers. - Meanwhile, Tripp Mickle charts Apple's obscene cash hoarding facilitated by offshoring revenues. And Jared Bernstein and Ben Spielberg write that Sam Brownback's disastrous Kansas experiment represents all the response anyone should need t... more »
Making May Day Great Again
In nearly each of the six years of this blog's existence, I've written a commemorative post honoring May Day, the international holiday set aside to honor the rights and accomplishments of workers. My common theme was that although the global meaning of May Day was born out of the labor struggles which culminated in Chicago's Haymarket Massacre, the United States itself has officially ignored the occasion. Instead, our politicians designated the first Monday in September as "labor day" in order to placate nervous and predatory capitalist employers and to make the holiday all about ... more »
One District At A Time? How About Mark Meadows' District In North Carolina? Meet Matt Coffay
Matt Coffay, a farmer who founded the Asheville chapter of Our Revolution, is running for Congress... and he's about as good a candidate as the Democratic Party is going to find-- not just in North Carolina, but anywhere in the country. His district, though, is a tough one. The Republicans in the North Carolina legislature carefully cut most of Asheville out of the 11th congressional district to create what they thought would be a "safe" Republican seat. It was won in 2012 by right-wing extremist Mark Meadows, one of the founding members of the Freedom Caucus, which he now chairs... more »
I hereby REFUTE Gilad Atzmon!
Yet nobody will even try to refute him. What's wrong with these people?!*Don't miss Gilad Atzmon's jazz jam with Abandon Control, livestreaming TONIGHT, Monday, May 1, 7:30 to 11 p.m. at AbandonControl.com and their FB page.* By Kevin Barrett, TruthJihad.com I love and respect Gilad Atzmon. I consider him one of the most important thinkers of our time. And I am going to KICK HIS ASS when we debate tomorrow night, *Tuesday May 2nd, starting around 6:30 p.m. in the Rathskeller of the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union. (Parking available HERE.)* Please note that this was origina... more »
Energy & Environmental Newsletter - 1/5/17
[image: AWED Logo] *Energy & Environmental* *Newsletter - 1/5/17* AWED Friends: It’s hard to believe, but we now are in MAY! The newest edition of the *Energy and Environmental Newsletter* is now online. I recommend studying this excellent website about Lobbying and how to do it. Some of the more interesting energy articles in this issue are: US Tax Subsidies For Renewables Now Far Outpaces Fossil Fuels Wind Industry Titan Soaks Up Billions in Tax Subsidies Oklahoma ends wind power subsidy Solar Power: An Environmental Disaster The Real Threat is ‘Big Environment’ 53 year old coal ... more »
In pictures: US and Russian military units patrol Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:35 P.M.) – On Monday, Kurdish activists published photos depicting arrival of Russian military units to Afrin canton which is situated in the northwestern part of Aleppo province. As it can be seen on the pictures below, a convoy of Russian military police has arrived to a rural area in the aforementioned region: […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Cihatçı gruplar, Şam’daki protestoculara ateş açtı: Onlarca yaralı
Başkent Şam’ın Doğu Guta bölgesinde, cihatçı gruplar arasında yaşanan çatışmaları protesto eden sivillere Ceyşül İslam militanları tarafından ateş açıldı. Bölgede bulunan kaynaklar, 3 gündür devam eden protestoların tamamında sivillere ateş açıldığını bildirirken; içerisinde çocukların da bulunduğu onlarca kişinin yaralandığı öğrenildii Ceyşül İslam’ın yanı sıra Tahrir el Şam(Eski adıyla Nusra Cephesi) militanları da Doğu Guta’nın […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Deyr ez Zor: IŞİD’in Suriye ordusuna saldırısı felaketle sonuçlandı (+VİDEO)
Suriye ordusu ve müttefik kuvvetleri, önceki gün IŞİD’in Deyr ez Zor’da başlattığı geniş çaplı saldırıyı sert bir şekilde püskürttü Askeri kaynaklar, Deyr ez Zor şehri içerisinde yer alan mevziilere sızmak için saldırı başlatan IŞİD teröristlerinin onlarcasının öldürüldüğünü duyururken bir zırhlı aracın da imha edildiğini bildirdi. +18 yaş: Şiddet ve korku unsurları içerir Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: Kurdish forces show Islamic State no mercy, capture over 80% of Tabqa
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:10 P.M.) – A large ISIS flag in Tabqa city centre was pulled down today by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as their units secured downtown Tabqa, rendering jihadist militants in control of only 3 northern neighborhoods and a small portion of the adjacent Tabqa Dam. Amid the Kurdish counter-insurgency operations, three […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 1, 2017
*FOX News:* *McMaster says US must be prepared for military operations in North Korea* National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster attempted to make clear Sunday that President Trump is seeking international support in trying to stop North Korea’s pursuit of a nuclearize weapon, reasserting Trump’s vow that the U.S. will no longer be the world’s policeman. “It’s an open defiance of the international community,” McMaster, a retired Army general, told “Fox News Sunday.” “It’s important for all of us to confront this regime… . None of us can accept a North Korea with a nuclear weapon.” ... more »
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*Yale College Republicans Host Barbecue Right Next To Hunger Strike* Members of the Yale College Republicans hosted a barbecue Friday right next to where members of the Local 33 graduate student union participated in a hunger strike, the New Haven Register reports. The College Republicans served a meal of barbecued beef, baked beans and corn to those on the plaza, just a few feet from the tent Local 33 had erected to house hunger strikers protesting the school’s decision not to negotiate a contract. Local 33 was not fazed by the Republicans’ barbecue, but instead focused on stayin... more »
Sarah Palin in a Coma After Hit and Run?
Reports that the former Alaska governor was critically injured in an automobile accident are fake news.
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*Britain's diesel disaster* During the Blair regime in Britain, diesels were "discovered" by Greenies. They were said to put out less CO2 than other cars. So under Greenie influence the Blair government put in place various incentives to cause people to buy diesel-powered cars. So there are now around 10 million diesel-powered cars on British roads. That was from the beginning bizarre. Who has not driven behind a diesel vehicle and observed it pumping black clouds of particulate matter into the environment from its tailpipe? Even under the high temperatures of a diesel engine... more »
CIA Chief In South Korea To Discuss North Korea
US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo arrives at a Senate Select Intelligence Committee closed hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 15, 2017. (Photo by AFP) *Korea Times:* *CIA Chief in Seoul to discuss N. Korea crisis* Mike Pompeo, director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is on an unannounced visit to South Korea for discussions on North Korea, government sources said Monday. He is the highest-ranking American official to travel to Seoul since Vice President Mike Pence's trip last month. Pompeo arrived here on Saturday and had a series of... more »
India Accuses Pakistan Of Killing And Mutilating 2 Indian Soldiers In Kashmir
*Reuters:** India says two soldiers killed, mutilated in Pakistani attack* Pakistani soldiers killed two members of an Indian army patrol on the de facto border in the disputed Kashmir region on Monday and then mutilated their bodies, the Indian army said, vowing to exact revenge. Accusations that Pakistani forces have mutilated dead Indian soldiers have in the past outraged the Indian public and intensified demands for retribution. The Indian army said Pakistani forces fired rockets and mortar bombs at two Indian posts on the Line of Control dividing Muslim-majority Kashmir betwe... more »
Is There A Role For Battleships Of Old In Today's Navy?
*Kyle Mizokami, National Interest:* *The U.S. Navy Had Big Plans to Turn Battleships into Super Killer "Nuclear Battleships"* The firepower of the battleships—and their destructive range—would have increased substantially. Trading one turret for 20 Harrier jets was a pretty good deal. Add the Tomahawks and their ability to strike with precision at a thousand miles and the improvements looked even better. The resulting warship would have equaled the firepower of a Nimitz-class supercarrier. But as before, the Iowas’ inherent inefficiencies worked against them. With a crew of nearl... more »
Nancy Pelosi apologizes after accidentally referring to Donald Trump as President Bush.
.@NancyPelosi to @jonkarl: "I never thought I'd pray for the day" when George W. Bush was president again https://t.co/mc5NSfxbZx #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/BgMHuRwg5k — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) April 30, 2017 Courtesy of The Hill: *House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) during an interview early Sunday accidentally referred to President Trump as former President George W. Bush. * *After the mistake on ABC’s “This Week,” Pelosi quickly corrected herself. * *“I’m so sorry, President Bush,” Pelosi said. “I never thought I would pray for the day that you were president... more »
Paper Links Common Antibiotics To Increased Risk Of Miscarriage
It's manna from heaven for sue-and-settle law firms; a new paper links common antibiotics, such as macrolides, quinolones, tetracyclines, sulfonamides and metronidazole, to an increased risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy. The association was weak, but juries won't know that, because Dr. Anick Bérard, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, declared, "our investigation shows that certain types of antibiotics are increasing the risk of spontaneous abortion, with a 60% to two-fold increased risk." That's important, since baseline risk of spontaneous abortion is 30 percent, bu... more »
Depression As Harbinger Of Other Disorders
Does the reality of mental disorders also cause depression, or is depression a harbinger of other disorders, a gateway as it were? read more
To reduce tension, Russia mulls establishing four zones in Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2: 15 P.M.) – Russia proposed the creation of four zones in Syria as part of a wider plan to de-escalate the tension in the war-torn country. The proposed zones will have safety lines along them and monitoring centers in order to avoid direct fire among the warring parties, as well as granting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
В Стамбуле на первомайской демонстрации задержаны 200 человек
В Стамбуле турецкая полиция задержала 200 человек, а также применила слезоточивый газ и водомёты для разгона вышедших на первомайскую демонстрацию протеста людей, которые пытались, несмотря на запрет, попасть на центральную площадь города – Таксим. Один человек погиб в результате наезда полицейского водовоза недалеко от площади. Будучи традиционным местом для всевозможных демонстраций в крупнейшем городе Турции, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Сирийская армия развивает наступление на севере от Пальмиры
Этим утром Сирийская Арабская Армия возобновила своё наступление к северу от города Пальмира в провинции Хомс, атаковав позиции террористической группировки “Исламское государство” в районе горной гряды Аш-Шаер. После вчерашнего освобождения района скважин 103, 108, 110 и 112 подразделения 5-го армейского корпуса САА начали штурм района скважины № 105, в результате чего завязались ожесточённые бои, продолжающиеся […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army targets jihadist HQ in east Daraa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out another successful military operation in southern Syria, destroying Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s headquarters in the rural town of Busra Al-Harir. Units from the Syrian Arab Army’s 5th Armored Division led the assault this morning in rural Dara’a, targeting the jihadist group’s headquarters and main […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish police arrest 200 people during May Day protests in Istanbul
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – Turkish police detained some 200 people and used tear gas and water cannons against May Day protesters who tried to breach a ban on access to the central Taksim Square, Monday. One man died after being run over by a police water truck near the Square. Traditionally the site of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi police arrest 46 suspected ISIL terrorists
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – At least 46 suspected Islamic State (ISIL) terrorists responsible for the suicide bombing in the holy city of Medina last Summer were arrested by Saudi police, Al-Arabiya reported on Sunday. According to a report from the Saudi Interior Ministry, 32 Saudis and 14 foreigners from Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, Afghanistan, Jordan, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ejército sirio logra significativos progresos en el este de Damasco
El Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS), junto con las Fuerzas de Defensa Nacional (FDN), ha iniciado esta mañana un poderoso asalto en la parte oriental de Damasco, dirigido a las últimas posiciones yihadistas en los distritos de Qaboun y Tishreen. Dirigido por la 42ª Brigada de la 4ª División Mecanizada y la 105ª Brigada de la Guardia […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army makes significant progress in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside the National Defense Forces (NDF), launched a powerful assault in the eastern part of Damascus on Monday, targeting the last jihadist positions in the Al-Qaboun and Tishreen districts. Led by the 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division and 105th Brigade of Republican Guard, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Assad: En Venezuela se están aplicando las mismas tácticas que en Siria
[Al-Mayadeen] Bashar al Assad dijo en una entrevista concedida a TeleSUR que en Venezuela se están aplicando las mismas tácticas de guerra que fueron ejecutadas durante el inicio de la intervención militar en Siria, situación que tiene un objetivo, derrocar al Gobierno. “Si el plan es uno y el ejecutor es uno, es normal que el escenario […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ejército sirio inicia un poderoso asalto contra los yihadistas de Qaboun
El Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS o SAA por sus siglas en inglés) ha iniciado un importante ataque dirigido al distrito de Qaboun controlado por los yihadistas esta mañana, contra las posiciones finales de Harakat Ahrar al-Sham en este bolsillo oriental de Damasco. Conducidos por la 42ª Brigada (Fuerzas Ghiath) de la 4ª División Mecanizada y la […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Nuevos avances del Ejército sirio contra ISIS en el norte de Palmira
El Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS) ha reanudado su ofensiva en el norte de Palmira esta mañana, dirigiéndose a las posiciones del Estado Islámico alrededor de las montañas Al-Sha’er. Tras la liberación de los pozos de gas 103, 108, 110 y 112 ayer, la 5ª División del Ejército Árabe Sirio lanzó otra serie de ataques alrededor del […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Las nuevas Fuerzas de Misiones Especiales Sirias resultan efectivas contra los grupos yihadistas
Las recién formadas Fuerzas de Misiones Especiales del Ministerio del Interior de Siria han demostrado ser increíblemente efectivas en Alepo y Damasco recientemente, deteniendo cualquier avance de los grupos yihadistas atacando áreas controladas por el gobierno. Compuestas en su mayoría por ex oficiales del Ejército sirio, las Fuerzas de Misiones Especiales Sirias han sido encargadas […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces take the fight to ISIL inside key Al-Raqqa city
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued their large-scale offensive in the western countryside of Al-Raqqa, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIL) last positions inside the strategic city of Tabaqa. According to the ANHA News Agency, the Syrian Democratic Forces are currently engaged in a fierce battle with the Islamic State […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Anti-Erdogan protesters arrested during May Day protests in Istanbul
[image: Anti-Erdogan protesters arrested during May Day protests in Istanbul] Over 200 people have been arrested. The post Anti-Erdogan protesters arrested during May Day protests in Istanbul appeared first on The Duran.
Donald Trump in 100 Days
[image: 100] Your no nonsense guide to an arbitrary measurement of both success and failure. The post Donald Trump in 100 Days appeared first on The Duran.
“It's Like Fighting Mr. Invisible”: How I Went to War Against Stealth F-22 Raptors and F-35s (And Lost Badly)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Why America's enemies should pay attention to the Atlantic Trident 17 exercise. This past Wednesday, I had the opportunity to fly on a training sortie during the U.S. Air Force’s Atlantic Trident 17 exercise at Joint Base Langley Eustis in Virginia. The war game brings together the three premier NATO air forces and the best operational fighters in the alliance’s arsenal including the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor—flown by hosts, the 1st Fighter Wing—the Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, the British Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoons and... more »
Inside Assad’s Shadowy Chemical Weapons Factory
*Ryan Pickrell* *Security, Middle East* By 1992, the Department of Defense considered Syria a regional leader in chemical weapons capabilities thanks in no small part to CERS. Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Center (CERS) may sound benign in name, but the recently sanctioned organization is almost single-handedly responsible for developing the country’s chemical and unconventional weapons programs. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 271 employees of CERS Monday, more than doubling the number of sanctioned persons and entities under Syri... more »
Why There Might Be Nothing Worse than Living in a North Korean Prison Camp
*Ryan Pickrell* *Secuirity, Asia* In certain cases, guards were rewarded for their inhuman acts of brutality. The thousands of inmates languishing in North Korea’s prison camps endure the worst the regime has to offer, according to former camp guards. “Those who die are the lucky ones,” said one former guard. The North Korean prison guards “do not see them as human beings, just as animals,” Lim Hye-jin, the first former female guard to speak openly about her experiences, told the Daily Mail in a recent interview. Satellite images show that North Korea’s prison camps, where inmate... more »
My Correspondence with the Committee
By John Stone Below is my correspondence with the United Kingdom House of Commons Science and Technology Committee from January, which I am publishing now partly in response to further malicious attacks on the reputation of Andrew Wakefield in the...
Haley's Comments - Inbound Comet Directed at the United Nations?
*Niki Haley - US Ambassador to the UN* A recent M$M report [see link below] hinted that Trump might be considering replacing his controversial *Ambassador to the UN, Niki Haley*. On the contrary, I would be very surprised if she were replaced, because I believe that the latest UN Ambassador is just what suits USrael long term foreign policy--the destruction of the United Nations. Please read the excerpt below and I will have more thoughts in comments to follow. ***************** Re: https://www.nytimes.com/ aponline/2017/04/30/us/politics/ap-us-ambassador-unbound.html?_r=0 Excerpt... more »
I think this lady is my new spirit animal.
So now that we have had the Trump presidency inflicted upon us I am just hoping that he will remain the worst in my lifetime, and that there is not somebody even worse waiting down the line.
Why is HHS Celebrating What is Often a Severely Debilitating Diagnosis?
Where's the HHS post celebrating Americans with cancer, like Steve Jobs. Yeah, he died and all, probably had a lot of pain and suffering too, but surely his battle with cancer was the impetus for his iSuccess! If we think...
Prof Tom Anderson Shows His Ignorance
By Paul Homewood h/t 1saveenergy https://www.facebook.com/bangorsciencecafe/photos/pb.103066333146357.-2207520000.1493631372./1221843174601995/?type=3 Regular reader, 1saveenergy, popped along last week to listen to Prof Tom Anderson. He was, to say the least, distinctly unimpressed, and gives us these thoughts: Last week I attended my local science café meeting entitled: “Why we should trust projections of global warming […]
Remembering The Odessa Massacre: 2 May 2014
[image: A protester walks past a burning pro-Russian tent camp near the trade union building in Odessa May 2, 2014. At least 38 people were killed in a fire on Friday in the trade union building in the centre of Ukraine's southern port city of Odessa, regional police said. REUTERS/Yevgeny Volokin (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)] The Odessa Massacre remains a haunting moment for the mothers and fathers who had to bury their young children after they were burned alive or fell to their deaths. The post Remembering The Odessa Massacre: 2 May 2014 appeared ... more »
Defence Minister Apologizes to former Comrades for Claims about Afghan Battle
This is too funny by half but then it is a common mistake made by folks in the middle of crisis. The intensity of your local part naturally is misunderstood to reflecta greater whole when it does not. Do not worry. He was there and contributed to the event. The numbers hequotes seem high but that likely was the larger campaign. More impressively, when the Canadian forces showed up in Kandahar, i am sure that they encouraged the Taliban to grossly underestimate Canadian combat readiness. This led them to immediately concentrate their forces to attempt a major assault where th... more »
Watch: Russian News Agency Shows Off “Father of All Bombs”
Are we having enough fun yet? This is a valable tactical weapon best used sparingly. Let us leave it at that. It does allow blast size comparable to a nuke which should allow us to not use a nuke. That happens to be a sound plan. Expect this to be used against Korea's nuclear program and its personnel. *Watch: Russian News Agency Shows Off “Father of All Bombs”* By Harris on April 15, 2017 at 9:53am http://conservativetribune.com/russia-had-to-show-up-moab/ *After the successful detonation of the United States military’s “Mother of all Bombs,” Russia... more »
Ex-MI6 chief accuses Donald Trump of secretly borrowing from Russia
Even if this happens to be true, we are talking about billionaires dealing with billionaires to offset an extraordinary banking collapse in 2008. Better yet Trump has been adept at stepping around banking collapses and the inevitable bank shakedown imposed by the banks. Many serious developers failed this test and I do know some well enough to appreciate just how adept he has been. At the time and place one Mr Trump had no national secrets to dispense and no one would ever imagine it possible. Trying to make more out of his passing associations which by the by were shared ... more »
U.S. Special Forces Hunt 'Killer Bigfoot' Group in Western North Carolina
First off, i am not convinced that this group happens to be Bigfoot. It is rare for Bigfoot to form a group at all except when perhaps they are taking salmon as has been seen. At best this is a group of young males trying to feed themselves and then experimenting with some easy game in humanity. Again i find it unconvincing generally. Alternately we have already noted recently a serious group of thirteen Giant Sloths that was stumbled upon by a pair of hikers just reaching their car which prevented a bad ending. Add in the sudden pulling of a soldier into the tre... more »
Russia Continues With Its Military Buildup In The Arctic
*NBC: **Russia’s Military Buildup in Arctic Has U.S. Watching Closely* ALAKURTTI BASE, RUSSIAN ARCTIC — An RPG shell whistles towards its target, exploding in a ball of fire just as a group of soldiers in white fatigues, zip past on skis, bullets flying from their white rifles. It was all part of a training exercise by Russia's newly formed 80th Motor Rifle Arctic Brigade, which was established two years ago as part of the Kremlin's bid for dominance in the Arctic. The soldiers are trained to operate in some of the least hospitable climates in the world — where temperatures can dr... more »
The totally impartial BBC in action again
https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCMarkMardell/status/858636005125087232 Thanks to isthebbcbiased.blogspot.co.uk for the spot
Labor
Today, we ride on the backs of those who fought for rights, for pay, for safe and fair treatment. You all will note that I'm a far piece from being a communist, but the labor movement had its day and it was hard fought at times. Most of us were not born into sharecropper families in the antebellum South nor were we born into coal country in the late 1800's. I grew up poor. Maybe poorer than any of you who read this blog. Maybe not. It's difficult to measure, isn't it. We were culturally rich - but in a poor part of a poor state, and I was raised by grandparents. However, nothing in ... more »
Vladimir Putin's Foreign Policy Analyzed
Russian President Putin. TASS *Stephen Benedict Dyson and Matthew J. Parent, War On The Rocks*: *In his Own Words: Vladimir Putin's Foreign Policy Analyzed* According to Greg Miller of The Washington Post, Donald Trump and his advisers differ on how to approach Vladimir Putin. While Trump tweets that “[e]verything will work out fine between the U.S.A. and Russia,” and looks forward to “lasting peace,” his advisors air scathing assessments of Russian policies. Indeed, Putin has confounded and confused U.S. presidents and their advisors, intelligence analysts, and academics since hi... more »
What Is The Point of Money?
Ethical Technology - 21 hours ago
Wealth is necessary in order to live well, but it is not sufficient. You may have lots of money but live terribly without friends or wisdom. You may have mistaken part of a good life—sufficient wealth to live—with the whole of the good life. For money isn’t an end in itself, it is merely a means to an end. https://ieet.org/images/uploads/technology-792180_960_720.jpg
Syrian Army advances against ISIL in northern Palmyra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:05 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive in the northern countryside of Palmyra this morning, targeting the Islamic State’s positions around the Al-Sha’er Mountains. Following the liberation of gas wells 103, 108, 110, and 112 yesterday, the Syrian Arab Army’s 5th Legion launched another series of attacks around well […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Fights break-out at Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony in Tel-Aviv: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – Scuffles erupted in Tel-Aviv on Sunday after a group of 50 Israeli nationalists protested against the joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony of Yom Hazikaron. The demonstrators, who were wearing and waving the flag of Israel and holding banners, confronted and verbally assaulted the guests attending the event as they walked […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
الغارديان: أعداد من إرهابيي داعش تسللوا من ليبيا إلى أوروبا مؤخرا
كشفت وثيقة للمخابرات الإيطالية عن تسلل عناصر من تنظيم «داعش» الإرهابي من ليبيا إلى أوروبا، مستغلين برامج مخصصة لعلاج الجنود الليبيين في مستشفيات أوروبا. وتحدثت الوثيقة، التي نشرتها جريدة «ذا غارديان» البريطانية، عن «شبكات معقدة تسللت من خلالها عناصر من تنظيم (داعش) وعناصر لها صلات بحركات جهادية أخرى إلى أوروبا، منذ العام 2015، متظاهرين بالإصابة، […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
سناتور أمريكي: دعمنا للحرب السعودية على اليمن خطأ كبير
اعتبر السيناتور الجمهوري “راند بول” أن بلاده متورطة في دعم الحرب التي تشنها السعودية وحلفاؤها على اليمن منذ أكثر من عامين. واتهم بول في مقالة له نشرتها مجلة “فورن بوليسي” الأمريكية تحت عنوان “لا ينبغي للولايات المتحدة أن تمول الحرب السعودية على اليمن” السعودية والقاعدة بالقيام بعمليات مشتركة والتورط في الحرب ضد حركة أنصار الله […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
UN chief welcomes Kazakhstan’s efforts at ending the Syrian war
(TASS) At a meeting with Kazakhstan’s top diplomat in New York, the UN chief expressed full support of Astana’s efforts toward reconciliation in Syria, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service has said. Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during his visit to the United States on Sunday. “The minister […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US, Turkey together will turn Raqqa in ISIL’s ‘graveyard’: Erdogan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – If Turkey and the United States (U.S.) join forces in Syria, they will turn Syria’s Al-Raqqa Governorate into a ‘graveyard’ for the Islamic State (ISIL), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday “The huge America, the coalition and Turkey can join hands and turn Raqqa into a graveyard for […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army begins powerful assault on jihadist-held Al-Qaboun
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) began an important assault on the jihadist-controlled district of Al-Qaboun this morning, targeting Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham’s final positions in this east Damascus pocket. Led by the 42nd Brigade (Ghiath Forces) of the 4th Mechanized Division and 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard, Syrian Army tanks […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Newly formed Syrian Special Mission Forces prove effective against jihadist groups
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 A.M.) – The newly formed Special Mission Forces of the Syrian Interior Ministry have proven incredibly effective in Aleppo and Damascus recently, halting any advance by jihadist groups attacking government-controlled areas. Comprised of mostly former Syrian Army officers, the Special Mission Forces have been tasked by the Interior Ministry with protecting large […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Coalition admits killing at least 352 civilians in Syria, Iraq this month
(TASS) At least 352 civilians were killed in airstrikes delivered by the US-led coalition in Syria and Iraq, the coalition said in its monthly civilian casualties report released on Sunday. “To date, based on information available, CJTF-OIR assesses that, it is more likely than not, at least 352 civilians have been unintentionally killed by Coalition […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Two towns in southern Syria reconcile with government
(TASS) Two populated localities in Syria, Inkhil in the Daraa region and Naba al-Fawwar in the Quneitra region, have signed cessation of hostilities agreements in the past 24 hours, the Russian center for reconciliation of warring sides in Syria said on Sunday in a daily news bulletin. “The number of populated localities that joined the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
[Graphic 18+] ISIL’s Deir Ezzor offensive ends in disaster: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 A.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reportedly repelled a fresh offensive launched by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the Deir Ezzor Governorate, Sunday, as the battle for the area continues between the SAA, their allies and IS. According to Syrian military sources cited by media reports, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Yazidis freed in northwest Iraq after three years of enslavement
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 A.M.) – Three dozen persecuted Yazidi survivors have been freed after three years of enslavement by the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIL) terror organization in northwestern Iraq, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Sunday. At least 36 women and children have reunited with their families in the predominately […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Five Most Popular Posts in April
What were the most read posts last month? These: 1. For the McDonnell Amendment 2. Chuka and Dan: Jeremy Corbyn's Heirs? 3. How Opinion Polling Works 4. Gerard Coyne: Another Reason to Vote Len McCluskey 5. Theresa May's Surprise General Election This month we come in a smidgen under 110,000 page views. Which works out as the fourth highest total ever, so I'm not likely to complain. Helping things along no doubt is, yes, more politics. *There can never be too much politics* as far as this blog is concerned. Though, interestingly, three of this month's five have nothing at all to do ... more »
Did President Trump Hint That The US May Be Sabotaging North Korea's Missile Program?
*Photo*: CBS/Face The Nation *Business Insider:* *Trump hints that the US may be sabotaging North Korea's nuclear program* It happened again — a North Korean missile launch exploded in the air, over land, just a few minutes after launching on Friday. While North Korea can still learn a lot from a failed missile test and use those lessons to advance their program, they've failed to demonstrate capability with missile types the US perfected in the 1970s — and cyber espionage may be to blame. Asked about North Korea's unsuccessful missile test by CBS' John Dickerson on "Face the Na... more »
MEDIAFAIL: Reuters Plays the Leaders of Two Democracies for Clickbait headlines
*A golden dragon phoenix turkey thing.* *UPDATE*: Reuters has apologized for playing the President for clickbait. Just a 'misunderstanding'. Yes of course it was a set up: In response to media queries, Lee said Reuters had submitted a list of questions in advance, but the one about a possible repeat of the telephone call between Tsai and Trump was not on the list. ...did Reuters mess with the US-Taiwan relationship? You bet.... He said Washington was concerned over Tsai’s comment about the possibility of calling Trump until the ministry provided them with a full transcript of the ... more »
UCLA Report: Rising Higher Ed Costs Stifling Freshman Students
The escalating costs of higher education are strongly influencing where first-generation college students attend school and even whether they move out of their parents’ home.
President Trump: "It Could Have Been China" That Was Responsible For 2016 Presidential Election Hacking
*CBS: **"Could've been China," Trump says on election hacking* WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said it "could've been China" that was responsible for 2016 presidential election hacking. Mr. Trump made the comments in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS News' "Face the Nation." Asked whether he believes that Russians tried to meddle in the election, he said, "That, I don't know. I don't know." The president said that "it's very hard" to say who is behind a hack without catching the hacker "in the act." "With that being said, I'll go along with Russia," Mr. Trump said. "Coul... more »
Why “Guernica” Is The Greatest War Painting Of All Time
*Noah Charney, Salon*: *Picasso’s weapon against fascism: Why “Guernica” is the greatest of all war paintings* *80 years after Franco's forces led a terror bombing of civilians, Picasso's painting of the horror still works.* On April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, a swarm of fighter planes attacked the Basque town of Guernica, killing hundreds of civilians. The town was an important strategic center for the Republican forces, who were fighting against the Nationalist forces, the ultimate victors, led by General Franco. Guernica was the traditional meeting place for a Basq... more »
Save Liberty, Shut Down the Government
[image: undefined] Congress ended the week by passing a continuing resolution keeping the government funded for one more week. This stopgap funding bill is designed to give Congress and the White House more time to negotiate a long-term spending bill. Passage of a long-term spending bill has been delayed over objections to Republican efforts to preserve Obamcare's key features but give states a limited ability to opt out of some Obamacare mandates. This type of brinkmanship has become standard operating procedure on Capitol Hill. The drama inevitably ends with a spending bill being ... more »
Israel is An Apartheid State
Published on Apr 29, 2017 Former UN official was forced to resign in March after criticizing Israel. Rima Khalaf said Israel is an apartheid state. She’s now had a chance to explain her decision for describing Israel as such. Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is […]
Here’s Who NATO Will Probably Be Fighting If There’s a World War III
Here’s Who NATO Will Probably Be Fighting If There’s a World War III by Darius Shahtahmasebi, http://theantimedia.org/ (ANTIMEDIA Op-Ed) Russia recently said it would support Iran’s bid to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, an emerging economic and political alliance led by China. This Shanghai Bloc was originally formed in 1996 before it was rebranded in 2001. Its membership includes […]
The U.S. Military’s Master Plan to Fight Russia and China in a War Is Already Here
The U.S. Military’s Master Plan to Fight Russia and China in a War Is Already Here by Dan Goure, http://nationalinterest.org/ When faced with adversaries who seemed able to match or counter U.S. military-technological superiority, the Department of Defense began an intensive effort to invest in a new generation of capabilities designed to restore U.S. military preeminence or […]
Picture Of The Day
*WNU Editor: *Islamic State improvised armoured cars. Photo from Terrormonitor.org
May The Fourth Be With You! Fun Stars Wars DIYs
May the 4th Be With You is coming right up this week for Star Wars Fans, so we thought we'd share some of our favorite inspiration. Rey Costumes in 10 Minutes | BB8 Necklace | R2-D2 Mouse Ears Star Wars Freezer Pop Holders | Star Wars Quilt-in-a-Day | BB8 Pouf Crocheted Darth Vader | Star Wars Party Ideas | Jedi Robe Origami | Easy Jedi Costumes with OlyFun R2D2 Bookends | Homemade Star Wars Soap | Star Wars Scrabble Barrettes | Star Wars Cupcake Toppers Star Wars Party Ideas 2 | R2-D2 Craft | Star Wars Snowflakes Stormtrooper Cupcakes | Princess Leia Cupcakes | Crocheted Death Star Ch... more »
Ignorance, intolerance, violence
CFACT Senior Policy Advisor Paul Driessen explains that "(r)ecent science and climate marches demonstrated how misinformed, indoctrinated, politicized and anti-Trump these activists are – and how indifferent about condemning millions in industrialized nations and billions in developing countries to green energy poverty. It’s as if reality, truth, discussion, and debate have become irrelevant where feelings, leftist dogma, climate science, or public policies are involved. On the climate front, at stake are $100 billion a year in reparation funds for poor countries, $7 trillion a year... more »
Is The U.S. Navy Pulling The Plug On Its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program?
ONE VERSION OF THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP -- GENERAL DYNAMICS' USS INDEPENDENCE (LCS-2). IMAGE SOURCE: U.S. NAVY. *Motley Fool:* *Will Congress Put the Kibosh on the Navy's New Frigates?* *GAO takes Pentagon to task for plans to spend $9 billion on an imaginary warship.* The U.S. Navy is pulling the plug on its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program. That's not the official storyline, of course. Officially, the Navy still supports the LCS, of which 14 ships have been christened, 10 of which have actually entered service (granted, half of those subsequently broke down -- but that's anoth... more »
A Little Turmoil For The Far Right Media
FDR was a godsend for this country after 3 consecutive Republican presidents nearly wrecked it. But afterwards when did things start going really drastically wrong in America again? Drastically wrong enough to place a 2-bit hustler from Queens into the Oval Office? After Roosevelt there were some good presidents and some bad presidents and mostly some pretty mediocre presidents but where things really turned to shit was in 1980 when Ronald Reagan was elected. All the anti-New Deal conservatives finally had their antidote to Roosevelt. And then in 1992 the Democratic Party proved i... more »
Guillermo: Hidden Cash, Not Coulter, University of California’s Problem
By making news last week, Ann Coulter actually helped obscure a real news story when a state audit revealed that the University of California had a hidden surplus of $175 million.
Trump’s Blueprint for Failing Our Nation’s Students
Trump proposes a 13 percent decline in funding to the U.S. Department of Education, with higher education programs comprising most of what will be sliced.
Does The U.S. Navy Need A New Destroyer?
THE USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51) WAS A MODERN NAVY WARSHIP -- WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN 1985. BUT IT CANNOT MEET THE NEEDS OF A 21ST-CENTURY NAVY. IMAGE SOURCE: U.S. NAVY. *Rich Smith, Motley Fool:* *Why the Navy Needs a New Destroyer* *If it doesn't get one, it may be forced to "go to war with the destroyers it has -- not the destroyers it might want or wish to have at a later time."* The U.S. Navy is not a very flexible force. Out of 275 ships on the Navy's "Battle Forces" list, fully 23% of the Navy's ships are Arleigh Burke-class "destroyers," and 25% are nuclear submarines. Throw i... more »
How crossing the US-Mexico border became a crime
Kelly Lytle Hernandez, Associate Professor, History and African-American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
It was not always a crime to enter the United States without authorization. In fact, for most of American history, immigrants could enter the United States without official permission and not fear criminal prosecution by the federal government. That changed in 1929. On its surface, Congress’s new prohibitions on informal border crossings simply modernized the U.S. immigration system by compelling all immigrants to apply for entry. However, in my new book “City of Inmates,” I detail how Congress outlawed border crossings with the specific intent of criminalizing, prosecuting and i... more »
Nature Unbound III: Holocene climate variability (Part A)
Hifast at Alarmists Gone Wild: Greenland losing 400 cubic km ice cubes per year!!! – Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Javier Vinos First in a two part series on Holocene climate variability. Summary: Holocene climate is characterized by two initial millennia of fast warming followed by four millennia of higher temperatures and humidity, and a progressively accelerating cooling and drying for the past six millennia. These changes are driven…
Sun-Cloud-Ocean Update
Hifast at Alarmists Gone Wild: Greenland losing 400 cubic km ice cubes per year!!! – Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by Mike Jonas “so much to say…so little time.” – Roy Spencer I have at last found the time for the next step in my Sun-Cloud-Ocean calculations. But first, I would like to thank everyone who commented on my previous article. Some are addressed directly below,…
Zero hour approaches as Syrian Army troops prepare final assault on Al-Qaboun
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is preparing for their final assault on the Al-Qaboun District of east Damascus after making a number of advances in the area over the last 72 hours. Capitalizing on the recent jihadist infighting, the Syrian Arab Army’s 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division (Ghiath […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Angry mob attacks Jaish Al-Islam as Islamist rebels open fire on civilians
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:00 A.M.) – All hell has broken out in rural Damascus as thousands of civilians took to the streets to protest rebel factions killing one another on Sunday. Scores of civilians were wounded, and many shot dead, as Jaish Al-Islam tried to disperse protesters in the Irbeen district among other places: Remarkably, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army tank takes direct hit from ISIS guided missile in Deir Ezzor
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:00 A.M.) – On Sunday, ISIS militants based in Deir Ezzor fired an anti-tank missile towards a modified T-72 tank which was severely damaged upon impact. According to Amaq Agency who released the video, the incident took place in the embattled cemetery area, southwest of Deir Ezzor city itself: Currently, government forces are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ВИДЕО: Сирийская армия обезопасила снабжение Пальмиры
Пресс-служба Министерства обороны САР опубликовала видеозапись, демонстрирующую важные успехи в наступлении сирийской армии на подконтрольную террористам “Исламского государства” территорию на востоке провинции Хомс. Целью наступления стал ряд господствующих высот к северу от трассы М-20 Пальмира – Хомс. При поддержке отрядов движения “Хезболла”, подразделения 11-й и 18-й танковых дивизий, а также 5-го армейского корпуса и Сил […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
“Аль-Каида” захватила два посёлка в провинции Дамаск, выбив конкурентов из “Джейш аль-Ислам”
В воскресенье джихадистская группировка “Хейят Тахрир аш-Шам” (филиал международной террористической сети “Аль-Каида” в Сирии) отбила у боевиков другого исламистского формирования, “Джейш аль-Ислам”, два населённых пункта в провинции Дамаск. При этом обе стороны потеряли более десяти боевиков. В ходе продолжающихся с прошлой недели междоусобных боестолкновений связанная с “Аль-Каидой” группировка выбила джихадистов-конкурентов из населённых пунктов Джисрин и […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
NO, DONALD TRUMP IS NOT GOING TO REWRITE THE FIRST AMENDMENT
It's perfectly reasonable to worry that the Trump administration could eviscerate the social safety net, deprive tens of millions of people of health insurance, give a legal green light to police brutality, and possibly start World War III; that's off the top of my head, and you probably have your own list of very plausible fears. But sorry, Josh Marshall -- this isn't going to happen: *Priebus: Trump Considering Amending or Abolishing 1st Amendment* A number of press reports have picked up this exchange this morning between ABC’s Jonathan Karl and White House Chief of Staff Reince ... more »
Yamato vs. Iowa: What Would Have Happenned if the Two Most Powerful Battleships Fought?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The ultimate battle on the ocean. *Why is a battleships’s underwater armor important? Battlewagons hurled big cannon shells at each other, not torpedoes, which is why battleships tended to be more heavily armored above the waterline.* *But tell that to the German warship Bismarck, which was ultimately hunted down and sunk after a 14-inch shell from the British Prince of Wales landed short, dove through the water and penetrated the German battleship below her more lightly armored waterline.* *As part of its quest for qualitative superiority, Japan tra... more »
The U.S. Navy Had Big Plans to Turn Battleships into Super Killer "Nuclear Battleships"
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* But it never happenned. *The firepower of the battleships—and their destructive range—would have increased substantially. Trading one turret for 20 Harrier jets was a pretty good deal. Add the Tomahawks and their ability to strike with precision at a thousand miles and the improvements looked even better. The resulting warship would have equaled the firepower of a Nimitz-class supercarrier.* *But as before, the Iowas’ inherent inefficiencies worked against them. With a crew of nearly 2,000 each, the ships’ high personnel costs made them prohibi... more »
Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA
Dandelion Salad originally posted Feb. 11, 2014 Joe Friendly on May 30, 2014 Editors Frances Goldin, Debby Smith, and Michael Steven Smith, join with 2 of the many contributing authors, Clifford D. Conner and Mat Callahan to discuss their book, Imagine Living In A Socialist USA, how it got published, how it has been received, […]
President Trump Invites Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte To The White House
*Washington Times:* *President Trump invites President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines to White House* A photo of President Trump grinning broadly and pumping his fist topped the Philippines’ leading newspaper on Monday after news broke that the Mr. Trump had invited President Rodrigo Duterte to the White House. The invitation stands in sharp contrast to the friction between the populist, plain-spoken Mr. Duterte and the Obama administration. This is the latest example of Mr. Trump’s willingness to engage authoritarian leaders that President Obama kept at arm’s length. Mr. Tru... more »
Donald Trump Deploys US Troops Along Syria Border with Turkey to DETER ISIS Aggression
This article smells mostly like propaganda. ISIS is a tool of US-Pentagram-CIA. The deployment of troops in Syria is for the next phase of the war against Syria. ISIS is more or less defeated. – Donald Trump Deploys US Troops Along Syria Border with Turkey to DETER ISIS Aggression by ALETHA ADU, http://www.express.co.uk/ PRESIDENT Donald Trump has […]
Russia’s Clear Signal to US: Think Twice Before Using Your Nukes
Russia’s Clear Signal to US: Think Twice Before Using Your Nukes by https://sputniknews.com/ Russian parliamentarian Frants Klintsevich, who recently criticized British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon’s remarks about using nuclear weapons in a first strike attack in “the most extreme circumstances,” has now sent a tough warning to the US in case of any similar aggression. – […]
Thousands Damaged by Shingles Vaccine are Trying to Sue Merck
Thousands Damaged by Shingles Vaccine are Trying to Sue Merck by Frances Bloomfield, http://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) What was supposed to be a cure for shingles has brought on worse complications. Thousands have attempted to file lawsuits against American pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. for problems associated with their product Zostavax. In an interview with TROFire.com, Troy Bouk, […]
107 Cancer Papers Retracted Due to Peer Review Fraud
107 Cancer Papers Retracted Due to Peer Review Fraud by CATHLEEN O’GRADY, https://arstechnica.com/ New papers were found through investigations into previous fraud. The journal Tumor Biology is retracting 107 research papers after discovering that the authors faked the peer review process. This isn’t the journal’s first rodeo. Late last year, 58 papers were retracted from seven different journals— 25 […]
Can blockchain technology help poor people around the world?
Nir Kshetri, Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 1 day ago
No need for a bank: Just a smartphone and a blockchain. Houman Haddad/UN World Food Program Big Wall Street companies are using a complicated technology called blockchain to further increase the already lightning-fast speed of international finance. But it’s not just the upper crust of high finance who can benefit from this new technology. Most simply, a blockchain is an inexpensive and transparent way to record transactions. People who don’t know each other – and therefore may not trust each other – can securely exchange money without fear of fraud or theft. Major aid agencies, no... more »
The Relentless Push Towards War. This Time with North Korea. Why?
The Relentless Push Towards War. This Time with North Korea. Why? by Chris Martenson, https://www.peakprosperity.com/ The only real constant to be found in both European and US politics is war. A steady feature of both regions for the past 20+ years has been small, lucrative conflicts waged against countries unable to effectively defend themselves. – It doesn’t […]
Ukraine, Korea, Syria, Iran… Falsifying History is Uncle Sam’s Way to War
Ukraine, Korea, Syria, Iran… Falsifying History is Uncle Sam’s Way to War by FINIAN CUNNINGHAM, http://www.strategic-culture.org/ Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the International Arctic Forum this week on the real and present dangers from falsifying history. He said such deliberate distortion of history erodes international law and order, creating chaos and leading to further conflict. – The […]
China Ready to PULL THE PLUG, Dump Dollars For GOLD! | Alasdair MacLeod
Published on Apr 25, 2017 Alasdair MacLeod joins Silver Doctors to reveal there’s a battle going on in the silver market between the speculators and the bullion banks. Physical demand for silver is extremely high, but the price has not been affected. MacLeod speculates the price is being deliberately suppressed by the bullion banks at […]
Mike Maloney: Insane Bond, Stock and Real Estate Markets. China, Russia & India Buying Gold
Mike Maloney: Insane Bond, Stock and Real Estate Markets. China, Russia & India Buying Gold by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Financial expert Mike Maloney says what is going on in the economy is like a mass mental illness, especially when you consider the geopolitical risks and extreme valuations across the board. Maloney explains, “We […]
Japan Is Dumping A Record Amount Of Foreign Bonds: Here Are The Implications
Japan Is Dumping A Record Amount Of Foreign Bonds: Here Are The Implications by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com Back in February, around the time Bloomberg caught up to what we had been discussing for the past year, namely the historic dumping of US Treasurys by offshore official investors (such as central banks and reserve managers, just […]
Scholars Find AERA Meeting Perfect for Seeking Answers
One attendee called the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), a family reunion where she doles out hugs and kisses to her colleagues that she only gets to see about once a year.
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Is this what will become of our Sun? Quite possibly. The bubble of expanding gas pictured below is the planetary nebula PK 164 +31.1, the remnants of the atmosphere of a Sun-like star expelled as its supply of fusion-able core hydrogen became depleted. Visible near the center of the nebula is what remains of the core itself- a blue-hot white dwarf star. This particularly photogenic planetary nebula shows intricate shells of gas likely expelled at different times toward the end the star's demise, and whose structure is not fully understood. *Click image for larger size.* This deep i... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Universe Becomes Conscious of Itself”
*“The Universe Becomes Conscious of Itself” * by Chet Raymo "By now most of us will have seen this spectacular photograph of a dusty star-birthing region of the Carina Nebula, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. I offer a slightly different cropping from what you may have seen in the media or on APOD. Please click the image to see it it all of its glory. Let me add some context. The image shows an area of the sky that you could cover with the intersection of two crossed sewing pins held at arms length. Think about that for a minute. Hold two imaginary cr... more »
"Just What Suits Our Purpose..."
"No experience is a cause of success or failure. We do not suffer from the shock of our experiences, so-called trauma- but we make out of them just what suits our purposes." - Alfred Adler
Psychology: "How the Brain Stops Time"
"How the Brain Stops Time" by Jeff Wise "One of the strangest side-effects of intense fear is time dilation, the apparent slowing-down of time. It's a common trope in movies and TV shows, like the memorable scene from "The Matrix" in which time slows down so dramatically that bullets fired at the hero seem to move at a walking pace. In real life, our perceptions aren't keyed up quite that dramatically, but survivors of life-and-death situations often report that things seem to take longer to happen, objects fall more slowly, and they're capable of complex thoughts in what would nor... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
León, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Thanks for stopping by!
"Do You Remember?"
"Do you remember still the falling stars that like swift horses through the heavens raced and suddenly leaped across the hurdles of our wishes - do you recall? And we did make so many! For there were countless numbers of stars: each time we looked above we were astounded by the swiftness of their daring play, while in our hearts we felt safe and secure watching these brilliant bodies disintegrate, knowing somehow we had survived their fall." - Rainer Maria Rilke
President Donald Trump's Interview With "Face The Nation"
*From CBS: *FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Donald Trump's interview with "Face the Nation"
Need Inspiration To Get You Through Another 100 Days Of Trumpism? Try Elizabeth Warren's New Book
I don't usually look for inspiration on TV, but Friday night I found it... on Bill Maher's show, no less. His special guest was Elizabeth Warren, whose new book, *This Fight Is Our Fight: The Battle To Save America's Middle Class* is now available. She puts the rise of Trumpism into the context of increasing economic inequality. As she told Maher's audience Friday, she wrote that productivity has gone up in this country from 1935 to the present. But where America used to invest that capital in the middle class, things started changing-- drastically and for the worse-- once Reagan... more »
Turkey Threatens Further Air-Strikes On US-Allied Syrian Kurds
*Al Jazeera*: *Turkey threatens more strikes on US-allied Syrian Kurds* *Erdogan says more action possible against YPG fighters in Syria, insisting US support for Kurdish group must end.* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Ankara was "seriously saddened" by footage showing US military vehicles operating close to the border with Syrian Kurdish fighters, threatening further military action against a group Turkey sees as "terrorists". His comments came amid rising tensions over the weekend along the border, with both Ankara and Washington moving armoured vehicles t... more »
French Forces Kill 20 Militants Near The Mali-Burkina Faso Border
France has deployed about 4,000 soldiers in the region *France 24:* *French forces kill militants near Mali-Burkina Faso border* French soldiers killed more than 20 militants hiding in a forest near the border between the West African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso this weekend, its regional force said in a statement. The operation followed the death of a French soldier nearby earlier this month. It involved both air and ground strikes, the statement said, but failed to identify the militant group that was targeted. The French forces may have also captured some of the militants... more »
Carl Bernstein on Donald Trump: " He has lied as no president of the United States in my lifetime has, day in and day out."
Miller: "It pains the media to give the president any credit for the work that he's done." Bernstein: "Nonsense." https://t.co/6ILs0cZC8S — Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) April 30, 2017 Courtesy of The Hill: *CNN commentator and veteran reporter Carl Bernstein on Sunday accused President Trump of lying "day in and day out." * *“He deserves respect as the duly elected president of the United States," Bernstein said on CNN's "Reliable Sources." "That doesn’t mean he deserves not to be called on lies. He has lied as no president of the United States in my lifetime has, day in... more »
Britain Admits that Russian Missiles Can Blow Its New Aircraft Carriers Out of the Water
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Shocker. Britain’s new aircraft carriers can’t defend themselves against Russia’s latest hypersonic antiship missile. The problem? Russia’s 3M22 Zircon streak toward their target as fast as Mach 6, or 4,600 miles per hour. But the Sea Ceptor defensive missiles on the Queen Elizabeth–class carriers can only intercept targets traveling up to Mach 3, or about 2,300 miles per hour, anonymous British defense officials told the British press. “Hypersonic missiles are virtually unstoppable,” a senior naval source told the *Daily Mirror*. “The whole id... more »
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