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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Saturday, May 27, 2017

27 May - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:25 pm MDT



Retrospective

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
I must admit that I've found it hard to write anything this week, especially since Muslim terrorists targeted girls and young women enjoying a pop concert in Manchester. Four of my friends at work (all female) were at the Manchester Arena in the days immediately before the attack, watching their beloved Take That. They and their families have, therefore, had quite a week themselves, wondering 'What if?'. What on earth could *I *add to *that*, especially as I had absolutely nothing new or helpful to say? The apparently random targeting of an Ariana Grande concert was hard to make... more »

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Deadly Attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt

Dave Bohon at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: isis-claims-responsibility-for-deadly-attack-on-coptic-christians-in-egypt] Islamic State terrorists (ISIS) have claimed responsibility for the attack Friday on a group of Coptic Christians in Egypt that killed at least 29 and left more than 20 others wounded.

Trump Sides With ISIS Supporters In Middle East Sectarian War

Dan Wright at Shadowproof - 12 hours ago
Rather than confront the roots of the terrorism, Trump praised its benefactors and took a side in a sectarian war that is ripping apart the Middle East. The post Trump Sides With ISIS Supporters In Middle East Sectarian War appeared first on Shadowproof.

Tips For Politicians Looking To Swiftly Dispatch Pesky Reporters

Arbuckle Preston at Shadowproof - 12 hours ago
These days a politician cannot seem to go anywhere without encountering a journalist, who thinks he or she has the right to thrust a recorder in your face and ask a question about the day’s latest developments that are making the news. Here are some tips for handling reporters, who The post Tips For Politicians Looking To Swiftly Dispatch Pesky Reporters appeared first on Shadowproof.

Nehlen's Not Going To Nail Ryan In 2018 But There Is A Candidate Who Will

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
Far right Trump-worshipping crackpot Paul Nehlen wants a rematch. He's challenging Paul Ryan in Ryan's southeast Wisconsin congressional district to a primary battle again. In 2016 Nehlen put up $62,766 of his own and raised another $1,379,852 in a clash with Ryan. Nehlen was the Breitbart candidate and had very vocal support from Sarah Palin, Ann Coulter and Phyllis Schlafly. That kind of lunatic fringe support may help account for Ryan crushing him with 57,364 votes (84.1%) to Nehlen's 10,864 (15.9%). In 2018 Ryan will be vulnerable to a solid Democratic challenge. The DCCC want... more »

The biggest story to break last night, Jared Kushner attempted to establish a "back channel" to secretly communicate with the Russians.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 12 hours ago
Courtesy of WaPo: *Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring, according to U.S. officials briefed on intelligence reports. * *Ambassador Sergey Kislyak reported to his superiors in Moscow that Kushner, son-in-law and confidant to then-President-elect Trump, made the proposal during a meeting on Dec. 1 or 2 at Trump Tower, acc... more »

Hillary Clinton has another coughing attack at Wellesley College Commencement Speech (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 12 hours ago
Hillary Clinton invokes Nixon in graduation speech. The post Hillary Clinton has another coughing attack at Wellesley College Commencement Speech (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Saturday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 13 hours ago
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - David MacDonald studies the federal government's loopholes and giveaways targeted toward those who already have the most - noting that there would be plenty of revenue to fund the programs we're told are unaffordable if that preferential treatment was ended. And Felicity Lawrence highlights how multinational corporations are planning to exploit international trade deals to siphon $55 billions away from the UK's public coffers. - On that front, Jerry Dias argues that having dodged the bullet that is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Canada sh... more »

‘Murder on Tape’: Cops Beat Unarmed Mentally Ill Man to Death for Being Scared of Them

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: mentally ill] In a case horrifyingly similar to that of Kelly Thomas, a young mentally ill man by the name of Kendole Joseph was beaten to death on video by untrained and outright rabid cops.

Cable excitement at its best!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017Though we'll add what the New York Times said:* Last evening's cable news excitement was excitement at its best. At the appointed hour, the Washington Post had posted its latest blockbuster/bombshell. On CNN and MSNBC, everyone knew what to do. Needless to say, this latest bombshell had come from unnamed sources behind a screen—from the unnamed people who now dole out our nightly dollops of "news." In this morning's Washington Post, these unnamed people are described as "U.S. officials briefed on intelligence reports." Increasingly, these unnamed people dec... more »

"Memorializing a Real-life James Bond"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Requiesce in Pace"* by Brian Maher "Memorial Day weekend… when we pause to honor the nation’s war dead. Most Americans won’t of course. It’s just a chance to lie flat on a beach, to munch frankfurters, to dream the dreams of approaching summer. We’ll be among them of course. We won’t be planting American flags next to unvisited graves. We won’t be playing taps. We won’t be thanking a veteran, mainly because we scarcely know any. But we’ll never forget how we were brought up short one day, on a gingerly stroll through the American military cemetery above Omaha Beach. The rows and... more »

Carbon policy indecision creates ‘investment strike’ in renewables in Australia

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 13 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey The BBC article about record solar power, that I posted on earlier, contained the usual whinge about cuts in support for solar (translation – subsidies). Hannah Martin, head of energy for Greenpeace in the UK, said: "Today’s new record is a reminder of what the UK could achieve if […]

Watch the most refreshing analysis of the election so far: Theresa May getting hammered on Gogglebox [VIDEO]

Kerry-anne Mendoza at The Canary - 13 hours ago
You might consider Channel 4’s Gogglebox a politics-free zone. But as Gogglebox families watched Theresa May being grilled by Andrew Neil on the BBC, it actually became the most refreshing analysis of the election so far. One-by-one, they tore the Conservative leader apart. A frosty reception The Malone family were watching Theresa May from Manchester. […] The post Watch the most refreshing analysis of the election so far: Theresa May getting hammered on Gogglebox [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.

An attempt by The Express to smear Jeremy Corbyn has backfired… spectacularly

Kerry-anne Mendoza at The Canary - 13 hours ago
With the Conservative poll lead evaporating and the Corbyn campaign on fire, sections of the right-wing press are understandably nervous. But a new story from The Express suggests nervousness may have developed into frenzy. Corbyn will end love itself This is not satire. The Express now claims a Corbyn victory would be a threat to love […] The post An attempt by The Express to smear Jeremy Corbyn has backfired… spectacularly appeared first on The Canary.

The media covers for Theresa May after her party makes another major U-turn [IMAGE]

James Wright at The Canary - 13 hours ago
Nearly the entire mainstream media has covered for Theresa May after her party U-turned on its campaign relaunch on 26 May. Only The Independent covered the major climb down, suggesting Labour’s surge to 38% in the polls was the reason behind it. Although the Conservatives declined to say why they pulled out. All parties, other […] The post The media covers for Theresa May after her party makes another major U-turn [IMAGE] appeared first on The Canary.

The Defence Secretary is left red-faced after falling head first into a trap on national TV [VIDEO]

James Wright at The Canary - 13 hours ago
Tory Defence Secretary Michael Fallon was left red-faced after falling head-first into a trap on Channel 4 News. Fallon launched an attack on what he thought was Jeremy Corbyn speaking about the link between UK foreign policy and terrorism. But, actually, Fallon was attacking the words of Tory Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson: The trap Host […] The post The Defence Secretary is left red-faced after falling head first into a trap on national TV [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.

Jeremy Corbyn raised tough questions about terrorism. But there’s one nobody wants to ask

Tom Coburg at The Canary - 13 hours ago
It takes a brave politician to raise awkward questions about the wider causes of terrorism. Such as Britain’s chaotic foreign interventions in Libya and the lessons not learned. And Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn did just that on 26 May. But there is another uncomfortable question to be asked. About how a society protects itself […] The post Jeremy Corbyn raised tough questions about terrorism. But there’s one nobody wants to ask appeared first on The Canary.

Expert doctors blame Conservative government for 6,831% increase in emergency waiting times

Ben Janaway at The Canary - 13 hours ago
A damning report by the British Medical Association (BMA) has revealed that emergency waiting times have increased by 6,831%. Under Conservative control, the number of patients waiting for 12 or more hours is soaring. After enduring ”the worst winter on record”, BMA chiefs are claiming that the crisis is becoming a “year round problem“. And with the NHS a […] The post Expert doctors blame Conservative government for 6,831% increase in emergency waiting times appeared first on The Canary.

US Is Killing More Civilians in Syria Air War Than Assad Is

Jason Ditz at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] Exemplified by the hundred and some odd people they’ve killed in the last 48 hours,the US is struggling mightily with the narrative that they are taking extraordinary care to limit the number of civilian casualties in the air war in Syria, and are rapidly losing any pretense of a moral high ground. Indeed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is noting that the soaring death toll from US airstrikes has now surpassed the civilian toll of the Assad government’s own airstrikes, which the US and other Western nations have condemned as indiscriminate and irresponsi... more »

US Is Killing More Civilians in Syria Air War Than Assad Is

Jason Ditz at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] Exemplified by the hundred and some odd people they’ve killed in the last 48 hours,the US is struggling mightily with the narrative that they are taking extraordinary care to limit the number of civilian casualties in the air war in Syria, and are rapidly losing any pretense of a moral high ground. Indeed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is noting that the soaring death toll from US airstrikes has now surpassed the civilian toll of the Assad government’s own airstrikes, which the US and other Western nations have condemned as indiscriminate and irresponsi... more »

US Is Killing More Civilians in Syria Air War Than Assad Is

Jason Ditz at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] Exemplified by the hundred and some odd people they’ve killed in the last 48 hours,the US is struggling mightily with the narrative that they are taking extraordinary care to limit the number of civilian casualties in the air war in Syria, and are rapidly losing any pretense of a moral high ground. Indeed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is noting that the soaring death toll from US airstrikes has now surpassed the civilian toll of the Assad government’s own airstrikes, which the US and other Western nations have condemned as indiscriminate and irresponsi... more »

US Is Killing More Civilians in Syria Air War Than Assad Is

Jason Ditz at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] Exemplified by the hundred and some odd people they’ve killed in the last 48 hours,the US is struggling mightily with the narrative that they are taking extraordinary care to limit the number of civilian casualties in the air war in Syria, and are rapidly losing any pretense of a moral high ground. Indeed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is noting that the soaring death toll from US airstrikes has now surpassed the civilian toll of the Assad government’s own airstrikes, which the US and other Western nations have condemned as indiscriminate and irresponsi... more »

Friday Night at the Movies: The Great Global Warming Swindle

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 14 hours ago
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Journalistic Malpractice; Claiming Glaciers are Melting due to CO2 when there is no Warming Trend

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 14 hours ago
, Evidence of a glacier disappearing isn’t evidence that man is causing it, it isn’t evidence that CO2 is the cause or even evidence that it has been warming. Glaciers disappear for all sorts of reasons. The Mt Kilimanjaro glacier is disappearing and it has nothing to to with CO2 or warming, and everything to do with atmospheric … Continue reading "Journalistic Malpractice; Claiming Glaciers are Melting due to CO2 when there is no Warming Trend"

Mosul Campaign Day 222 May 26 2017

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
Iraqi forces preparing for final assault on 4-7 neighborhoods Islamic State still controls in west Mosul (white area) (Ninewa Media Cell) No combat was reported in Mosul during the day. That was because the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) were gearing up for the final push on the city. The Joint Operations Command told the press that the city would fall in a few days. Even so, it warned that the fighting in the Old City would be difficult because of the narrow streets forcing the ISF to move into the district on foot. The ISF was also tryingto get civilians to leave the area. Coalitio... more »

G-7 IN TAORMINA

Anon at Aangirfan - 14 hours ago
*Taormina.* The G-7 leaders have been meeting in Taormina. Taormina's most famous citizen was Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden. "He hosted a slew of guests from throughout Europe, many of whom indulged in the nocturnal orgies he orchestrated at his villa with the local boys." *G-7 leaders in Taormina* *G-7 leaders in Taormina* *G-7 leaders in Taormina*

Donald Trump tries to handshake bully French President Emmanuel Macron, fails miserably.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 14 hours ago
The Trump/Macron handshake  (h/t @NoahGrayCNN) pic.twitter.com/Ce3ZznfuxM — Daniella Diaz (@DaniellaMicaela) May 25, 2017 As you can see in this tweet Trump attempts that whole Mafia dominating handshake thing that he is known for, but the mighty Macron totally holds firm and does not allow his tiny hands to win the day. Later after Macron throws a little shade Trump's way by greeting Angela Merkel and several others before deigning to acknowledge Trump, he attempts the same maneuver, and once again Macron refuses to be pulled off balance or bullied by Cheeto Hitler. By the way ... more »

Weekend reads: The editor who’s a dog; the fake author; a monument to peer review

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
The week at Retraction Watch featured the retraction of a much-discussed paper on using blockchain to prevent scientific misconduct, and a researcher who lost nine studies at once from a single journal. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Ollie’s on the editorial board of seven journals, maybe because she always obeys a “sit” command. She’s a dog, […] The post Weekend reads: The editor who’s a dog; the fake author; a monument to peer review appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Scientists Warn Corrupt US Nuclear Industry Sitting On a Nightmare Worse than Fukushima

Claire Bernish at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: fukushima]A nuclear disaster exponentially worse than Fukushima could occur at any one of many nuclear power plants in the US, a new study finds.

‘Drop that Slurpee!’: Parents Furious After They Say Cops Pulled Guns on Children for Playing

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: children]A group of children felt their lives were threatened when Virginia Beach, VA police officers pointed their guns at them for playing soccer and drinking slurpees.

The Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan Have Cost The U.S. $6 Trillion

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Linda J. Bilmes, RCD:* *Iraq and Afghanistan: The U.S. $6T Bill for America's Longest War Is Unpaid* On Memorial Day, we pay respects to the fallen from past wars – including the more than one million American soldiers killed in the Civil War, World Wars I and II, Korea and Vietnam. Yet the nation’s longest and most expensive war is the one that is still going on. In addition to nearly 7,000 troops killed, the 16-year conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost an estimated US$6 trillion due to its prolonged length, rapidly increasing veterans health care and disability costs and... more »

Ecuador Holds World Reforestation Record for Planting 647,250 Trees in a Single Day

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 15 hours ago
*Anna Hunt* - Global reforestation efforts are desperately needed. The post Ecuador Holds World Reforestation Record for Planting 647,250 Trees in a Single Day appeared first on Waking Times.

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Handout Nation: Combined Enrollment In America's 4 Largest Safety Net Programs Hits A Record High Britain resumes intelligence sharing with US as police find 'suspicious items' in Manchester raids War monitor: US airstrikes in Syrian town have killed 100 including 40 children Germany wants kids to inform authorities if their parents can't prove they vaccinated them Trips to DIY stores and a rented apartment: How Salman Abedi built the bomb that killed 22 in Manchester Salman Abedi wasn't a lone wolf – he was a known wolf, and the Muslim community tried to warn u... more »

The One Big Reason Russia Might Lose a War Against America

Robert Beckhusen at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * And Putin can thank Syria for this. An air campaign requires a sprawling, complicated supply chain. Fire enough missiles and drop enough bombs, which require a heavy investment in materials and chemicals, and there will come a point when the logistics trail starts to strain. Nearly 20 months into Russia’s intervention in Syria’s civil war, the strain is starting to show. Russia has heavily relied on airpower to support Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad. At times, the Russian air force has dropped bombs at a faster pace than the United States in Sy... more »

This Is Why the World Should Fear India's Nuclear Weapons

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * It’s not huge, but it’s getting more capable. India, the world’s most populous democracy, occupies a unique strategic position flanked by powerful adversaries. As a result, its 1.3 billion people are guarded by an arsenal of approximately one hundred nuclear weapons deployed on land, at sea and in the air. Despite its status as a Cold War holdout, the country was forced to develop its own nuclear weapons. India’s nuclear program dates back to 1948, just one year after independence. The Nehru government looked to nuclear power as an inexpensive energy... more »

America's Missile Defenses Against North Korea Have a Big Problem (They Only Work Half the Time)

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Americas* What could go wrong—besides millions of dead Americans? The conventional wisdom used to be that once an intercontinental ballistic missile shoots off from its silo into the exosphere, the best you could do was brace yourself for a mushroom cloud. There was simply no defense that could conceivably shoot one down. However, the United States today possesses a potential ace in its hand to defeat such an attack—or, more precisely, thirty-six aces. Were North Korea to fling a ballistic missile across the Pacific Ocean aimed at the continental Un... more »

China's Military Is Becoming More Powerful by the Day (But Suffers from One Big Problem)

Elsa Kania at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Elsa Kania* *Security, * Although the PLA’s operational regulations may remain opaque, a new “revolution in doctrinal affairs” appears to have been gradually occurring. The People’s Liberation Army has not officially released a new generation of operational regulations (作战条令)—which are believed to be roughly equivalent to doctrine—since its fourth generation of them in 1999. The protracted process for their revision has apparently become a “bottleneck” for the PLA’s advances in joint operations and training. Evidently, its attempts to update these doctrinal documents in response... more »

The Fatal Flaw in America's Nuclear Triad That Needs to Be Fixed Now

Will Wiley at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Will Wiley* *Security, * The nuclear communications systems’ functions are vital to ensure the United States maintains its capacity for deterrence. As the Pentagon begins the 2017 Nuclear Posture Review a great deal of focus will be placed on how to modernize each leg of the nuclear triad, which on all fronts is aging and must be replaced. Each country that has nuclear weapons in its arsenal has started a nuclear weapons program or modernized their programs and delivery systems with the exception of the United States. The United States is a part of an international community wi... more »

Jim Willie: Three Days of Jackass

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
Jim Willie: Three Days of Jackass by Turd Ferguson, http://www.tfmetalsreport.com/ As per tradition, the Golden Jackass returns today with over an hour of A+ audio entertainment for your holiday weekend listening. The discussion begins with some additional information on Jim’s latest public post found here: http://news.goldseek.com/GoldenJackass/1495656000.php – From there, the conversation moves to the petrodollar, the Eurasian […]

REVEALED: Average Lifespan to be 120 YEARS After Medical Breakthrough, Says Top Scientist

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
REVEALED: Average Lifespan to be 120 YEARS After Medical Breakthrough, Says Top Scientist by SEAN MARTIN, http://www.express.co.uk/ SCIENTISTS believe man is on the brink of having an average lifespan of 120 years after major medical breakthroughs. – By regulating peptides experts believe the lifespan of a human can increase by around 30 years. Peptides consist of amino […]

US And Coalition Airstrikes In Afghanistan Are At Their Highest Levels In 5 Years

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter aircraft taxi to their parking spots upon arrival on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 31, 2013. The aircraft are part of a new deployment from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Dobrydney) *Air Force Times*: *US, coalition strikes in Afghanistan spike, hit highest number in five years* The number of weapons released by U.S. and allied aircraft in Afghanistan sharply spiked in April, hitting the highest point in nearly five years. According to an airpower summary posted online this week by U.S. Air Forces Central Command... more »

NATO Leaders Smirk At President Trump

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
NATO country leaders reaction during U.S. President Trump's remarks #POTUSAbroad pic.twitter.com/JDrpaNCiRA — Lars Scholtyssyk (@lars_scho) May 25, 2017 *DW:* *Some NATO leaders smirk, others support Trump's tough NATO message* Critics saw the US president's NATO debut as the latest in a series of political missteps. But for his supporters, Donald Trump delivered a slam dunk by pushing his views - and himself - into the spotlight. NATO is calling its long-awaited, highly choreographed leaders' summit a "success." For many observers both inside and outside the alliance headquarter... more »

Ejército sirio libera 11 aldeas en el Lago Jabbul logrando otro desplome de ISIS

Alvaro A. at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
El sábado por la mañana, el Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS) consiguió un avance masivo en el sureste de Alepo y logró liberar la asombrosa cifra de 11 pueblos del Estado Islámico. Las Fuerzas Tigres del EAS, junto con los combatientes suníes de la tribu al-Baqir, tomaron el control total sobre las aldeas de Mawaleh Saghira, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Syrian Army shoots down seven US-manufactured drones in eastern Sweida

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:00 P.M.) – On Friday afternoon, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) shot down seven US-manufactured drones on the provincial border between Sweida and Homs, footage obtained by Al-Masdar News reveals. The SAA and SSNP downed and captured seven Switchblade drones at the Al-Qalaa castle area east of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Dikkat +18 İçerik! : Cihatçıların Suriye-Lübnan sınırındaki iç çatışmasında onlarca ölü

Umut Õzil at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
ŞAM, SURİYE(14:40) – IŞİD’in Suriye-Lübnan sınırındaki Arsel Dağları’nda El Kaide’nin Suriye kolu olan Hayat Tahrir el-Şam’a (HTS) saldırması sonucu birçok cihatçı isyancı öldürüldü. Cuma gecesi başlayan saldırı ancak cumartesi sabah HTS tarafından bastırılabildi ve iki örgüt açısından da büyük kayıplarla sonuçlandı.IŞİD saldırı sırasında içlerinde saldırıyı 3 cepheden yöneten 5 saha komutanının da bulunduğu en az 30 militanını […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Rusya: Kürtler, IŞİD teröristleri için koridor açarak Rakka’dan sorunsuz çıkmalarını sağlamak istedi(Video)

Eren Dalkesen at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Rusya Savunma Bakanlığı, Suriye’nin Rakka kentinden Palmira yönünde giden IŞİD konvoyuna yönelik düzenlenen hava saldırısında 32 araç ile 120’den fazla teröristin yok edildiğini açıkladı. Sputnik’in haberine göre; Rusya Savunma Bakanlığı’ndan bir kaynak, “25 Mayıs günü, 36 araçtan oluşan IŞİD konvoyu, Palmira yönünde ilerlerken tespit edildi ve Rus savaş uçakları tarafından yok edildi” dedi. Kaynak, araçların ağır […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

+18 Graphic Content: Gruesome jihadi infighting kills scores along Syria-Lebanon borders

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2: 40 P.M.) – Scores of jihadi rebels have been killed and injured as the self-proclaimed Islamic State blitzed positions for the rival jihadi group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham in Juroud Arsal along the Syrian-Lebanese borders. The assault, which began last night and lasted till early morning, was eventually repelled but proved costly for […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

IŞİD’i çökerten Kaplan Kuvvetleri, Halep doğusundaki 11 köyü daha özgürleştirdi

Eren Dalkesen at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Bugün sabah saatlerinde, Kaplan Kuvvetleri öncülüğündeki ordu birlikleri büyük bir alanı daha IŞİD’den temizlemeyi başardı. Halep şehrinin güneyinde yer alan Cabbul gölünün doğu şeridine doğru taarruza geçen Suriye Arap Ordusu; Mavaleh Saghira, Mavaleh Kabira, Mustariha, Batuşiye, Ramazan, Tusat, Kirbet Dib, Kirbet Hasan, Şiha, Ays ve Vadi Mavaleh köylerini kontrol altına almayı başardı. Süheyl Hassan önderliğindeki […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIS inflicts 2,300 casualties upon soldiers in Afghanistan, Pakistan in 2017 alone

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:50 P.M.) – The Islamic State has released an extensive infographics covering casualties supposedly inflicted on government forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a massive Asian region which ISIS calls the ‘Islamic province of Kharasan’. The picture claimed ISIS had killed, wounded or taken captive 1,103 soldiers of the Afghan National Army. Across the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army liberates 11 villages along Lake Jabbul in rural Aleppo after huge ISIS collapse

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:20 P.M.) – On Saturday morning, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) secured a massive advance in southeastern Aleppo and managed to liberate an astonishing 11 villages from the Islamic State. Pushing rapidly southwards along the eastern bank of the Jabbul salt lake, the SAA’s Tiger Forces – alongside Sunni fighters of the Al-Baqir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Ejército sirio derriba un dron armado israelí que asesinó a 3 soldados

Alvaro A. at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Alrededor de la medianoche, unidades antiaéreas del Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS) derribaron a un avión aéreo armado y no-tripulado de Israel que había realizado numerosas incursiones en la provincia de Quneitra, provocando la muerte de tres soldados del EAS el viernes por la noche. Las tropas de la EAS fueron golpeadas por el avión enemigo […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Solar Power Record–But What About The Winter?

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood We’ll no doubt see many headlines like this, every day we get a bit of sunshine this summer: A record amount of solar power was generated on Friday as Britain basked in sunshine and temperatures of up to 28C, the National Grid has said. It said 8.7 gigawatts (GW) had been generated […]

The Democratic Party Brand Needs Some Work-- But Not By The People Who Ruined It

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
In his *Rolling Stone* essay after Gianforte beat Quist in Montana Thursday night, The Democrats Need A New Message, Matt Taibbi included a litany of excuses the DC Dems always have on hand to explain why they've been losing all the time-- even to monstrosities like Gianforte, Staten Island Mafia thug Michael Grimm, patient-raping-doctor Scott Desjarlais, and, worst by far, Señor Trumpanze. One of the excuses Taibbi mentioned was how the GOP uses corporate cash to overwhelm less well-financed Democrats. It reminded me of a conversation I had with an exceptionally bright congressme... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Another Democrat obsessed with deviants* *When educational standards generally are so low you would think that that would be the debate. Instead it is the liberty of Christians to run Christian schools that was at issue. Deviants were perfectly at liberty to go to the government schools so favored by the Left so what does it matter what Christian schools do? Isn't it "diversity"?* US Representative Katherine Clark, a Melrose Democrat who has emerged as a leading critic of the Trump administration, wanted a simple answer Wednesday from US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The s... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Trump refuses to get in line for climate deal* President Trump dug in his heels last night over committing America to the climate deal signed by President Obama, citing fears that such an agreement could threaten US jobs. On the first day of a two-day meeting of the G7 leaders at Taormina in Sicily, the host, Paolo Gentiloni, the Italian prime minister, said that the US leader had yet to be convinced not to back out of the Paris Accord, which seeks to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Gary Cohn, Mr Trump’s economic adviser, said that Mr Trump had stuck to prioritising American jobs... more »

"War In A Nutshell"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
"War In A Nutshell" by Eugene Debs "Wars throughout history have been waged for conquest and plunder. In the Middle Ages when the feudal lords who inhabited the castles (whose towers may still be seen along the Rhine) concluded to enlarge their domains, to increase their power, their prestige and their wealth they declared war upon one another. But they themselves did not go to war any more than the modern feudal lords, the barons of Wall Street go to war. The feudal barons of the Middle Ages, the economic predecessors of the capitalists of our day, declared all wars. And their mise... more »

Memorial Day: “For the Fallen”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*“For the Fallen”* by Laurence Binyon "Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres. There is music in the midst of desolation And a glory that shines upon our tears. They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted; They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. They mingle not... more »

BREAKING: ISIS claims responsibility for slaughter of Egyptian Christians

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
The claim comes after 24 passed during which no group claimed responsibility for the terrorist atrocity. The post BREAKING: ISIS claims responsibility for slaughter of Egyptian Christians appeared first on The Duran.

Nancy Pelosi upset that Trump did not visit countries in alphabetical order (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi wonders why Trump chose to visit Saudi Arabia first. The post Nancy Pelosi upset that Trump did not visit countries in alphabetical order (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Hillary Clinton looks stupid during speech, forgetting Bill Clinton was impeached (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Hillary Clinton uses commencement address to attack US President Trump. The post Hillary Clinton looks stupid during speech, forgetting Bill Clinton was impeached (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

"Spend $$ on Your Own People"

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago
Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma believes that improper distribution of funds and hyper inflated US military spending, not globalization or other countries “stealing” US jobs, is behind the economic decline in America.

That new body slamming Montana Congressman believes that retirement is for pussies because Noah was building that ark at 600 years old.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Hi my name is Greg Gianforte and I believe in fairy tales. Courtesy of the Washington Post: *In a 2015 talk at the Montana Bible College, Gianforte said the idea of retirement doesn’t exactly match his religious beliefs. * *“There’s nothing in the Bible that talks about retirement. And yet it’s been an accepted concept in our culture today,” he said at the time, according to a report in HuffPost. “Nowhere does it say, ‘Well, he was a good and faithful servant, so he went to the beach.’ It doesn’t say that anywhere.”* *“How old was Noah when he built the ark? 600,” he said. “He w... more »

The Empty Headed Are In Charge

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 17 hours ago
Michael Gerson used to write speeches for George W. Bush. He considers himself a conservative. But he is deeply disturbed about what has happened to conservatism in the era of Donald Trump. He writes: To many observers on the left, the initial embrace of Seth Rich conspiracy theories by conservative media figures was merely a confirmation of the right’s deformed soul. But for those of us who remember that Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity were once relatively mainstream Reaganites, their extended vacation in the fever swamps is even more disturbing. If once you knew better, the indic... more »

A needed NOAA temperature research program

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 17 hours ago
NOAA's global and US temperature estimates have become highly controversial. The core issue is accuracy.

"Is Your Cost Of Living Rising? Why The Elites Aren't Worried About Inflation”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*"Is Your Cost Of Living Rising? * *Why The Elites Aren't Worried About Inflation”* by Charles Hugh Smith "If you want to understand why we're fragmenting as a society, start by looking at the asymmetric burdens imposed by inflation. In our household, we measure real-world inflation with the Burrito Index: How much has the cost of a regular burrito at our favorite taco truck gone up? The cost of a regular burrito from our local taco truck has gone up from $2.50 in 2001 to $5 in 2010 to $6.50 in 2016. That’s a $160% increase since 2001: 15 years in which the official inflation rate r... more »

Studies Prove Vaccinated Children Are at Greater Risk of Serious Illness and Neurological Disorders by Christina England

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 18 hours ago
Studies Prove Vaccinated Children Are at Greater Risk of Serious Illness and Neurological Disorders by Christina England Green Med Info. 24 May 2017 *Four studies spanning 25 years prove vaccinated children are at greater risk of serious illness and neurological disorders than their non-vaccinated peers.* For many years, parents and professionals have been questioning whether or not any studies have been conducted comparing vaccinated children to unvaccinated children. In fact, Congressman Posey put this very question to Ms. Coleen Doyle from the Centers for Disease ... more »

The Deep State is the State

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 18 hours ago
By Ron Jacobs The deep state is not some enigmatic entity that operates outside the US government. It is the US state itself. Like all elements of that state, the so-called deep state exists to enforce the economic supremacy of US capitalism. It does so primarily via the secret domestic and international police forces like the FBI, CIA and other intelligence agencies. The operations of these agencies run the gamut from surveillance to propaganda to covert and overt military actions. Naturally, this so-called deep state operates according to their own rules; rules which ultima... more »

KUSHNER TRIED TO SET UP SECRET COMMUNICATION CHANNEL WITH RUSSIANS, HELD SEVERAL UNDISCLOSED MEETINGS

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 18 hours ago
*JARED KUSHNER TRIED TO SET UP SECRET AND SECURE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH KREMLIN *HAD UNDISCLOSED MEETINGs WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR SERGEY KISLYAK *TRUMP AND KUSHNER IMPLICATED IN RUNNING A SHADOW GOVERNMENT FOR THE KREMLIN IN RETURN FOR CASH *KUSHNER, BANNON AND PRIEBUS SET UP “WAR ROOM”. PLANNING TO USE RUSSIAN MOBSTER TACTICS TO SILENCE CRITICS? *IS […]

Fighting breaks out in Tripoli after Egyptian bombing of eastern Libya

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Bloodshed in western Libya after Egypt bombs Libya's east. The post Fighting breaks out in Tripoli after Egyptian bombing of eastern Libya appeared first on The Duran.

Zbigniew Brzezinski: Death of an anti-Russian terrorist

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Zbigniew Brzezinski is dead at the age of 89. The former US National Security Advisor put the feuds of his homeland above the interests of his adopted United States. The post Zbigniew Brzezinski: Death of an anti-Russian terrorist appeared first on The Duran.

Egypt bombs the Libyan failed state

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Egypt has always held the key to bringing some sort of peace to broken Libya. But is Egypt prepared to shoulder this responsibility? The post Egypt bombs the Libyan failed state appeared first on The Duran.

Petition Asking Amazon to Ban Skyhorse Publishing Autism Book an Affront to American Ideals

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
NOTE: We are not linking the petition demanding that a new book from Skyhorse Publishing never see the light because we refuse to assist these selfish"neurodiversity" community members who think that only their autism (such as it may even be)...

Caption Contest: Lesions! Buttocks! Autism! MMR! What??

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Honestly, I think this contest would have made Dan Olmsted howl. Adriana Gamondes came up with the graphic and we need YOU to provide the thought bubble caption in our comments. The winner receives a case of Desitin and a...

German magazine Der Spiegel tells the unvarnished truth about Donald Trump. Update!

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
Courtesy of Der Spiegel: *Donald Trump is not fit to be president of the United States. He does not possess the requisite intellect and does not understand the significance of the office he holds nor the tasks associated with it. He doesn't read. He doesn't bother to peruse important files and intelligence reports and knows little about the issues that he has identified as his priorities. His decisions are capricious and they are delivered in the form of tyrannical decrees.* *He is a man free of morals. As has been demonstrated hundreds of times, he is a liar, a racist and a chea... more »

Footage has emerged of Tim Farron that might just sink the Liberal Democrats this election [VIDEO]

Kerry-anne Mendoza at The Canary - 19 hours ago
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron broke ranks with progressive parties on 26 May, condeming Jeremy Corbyn’s groundbreaking speech on the war on terror. Since his outburst, footage has emerged which could well sink his party’s hopes of gaining ground in the 8 June general election. The footage Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been praised from liberal […] The post Footage has emerged of Tim Farron that might just sink the Liberal Democrats this election [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.

Re-Uniting with the Dolphins

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
*Read More →* It has been long obvious that the dolphin is the sea version of humanity. It is clearly intelligent, retains mind to mind communication and is seriously over engineered for its environment just as we are. We need to develop tools for them. they can use them. We also need to work with them in developing successful husbandry systems and have them manage same. Sounds ambitious but it all becomes viable with mind to mind work. Look here to observe a dolphin doing mind probe work on the tourists. One way to ensure safety. And yes they love private corrals such as... more »

Astronomers discover musical link to survival of newly discovered solar system

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
As i posted before these systems generate a metric based on the number of vertices including the star. That metric then generates a natural identity that the system converges back to in the face of any small disturbance. It obviously looks like resonance but is integral to the whole system and is the natural stable solution available. All multi body systems will exhibit this characteristic. Please reference my paper in Physics Essays (AIP) june 2010 to understand nth ordered metrics or nth ordered Pythagoreans. . *Astronomers discover musical link to survival of newly discover... more »

Alcohol Consumption and Demonic Possession

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
We have been trained to accept alcohol use. I do not have a problem with that per se but also understand that it takes serious effort to actually adopt a protocol that allows safe usage with no risk of having too much. The best for most is a single glass of wine with a meal. I already understand that the bad spirit good spirit issue is no figment of our collective imagination. We all are possessors of an information dense spirit body that can exit the body. This item informs us that it can be driven out because it has become unpleasent. Thus the very real dangers of exce... more »

Kolbrin - The Book of Gleanings - Chpt 17 - Song of the Soul

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
What we have is is amazing. It is a reflection of the soul or even the spirit body. My own contemplation have led me to separate soul from spirit and also to understand soul as design, blueprint or master plan which we also strive to tweak by asking the key question 'is this good'. More rigorously we are addressing the critical sixth operator implied in natural symbolic logic which addresses the validity of the other operators in their action of converting domain to range. We simply ask if the outcome is good or true. All this presages GOD. That this has ever been written at... more »

Syrian Army liberates new town in southwest Palmyra

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside the National Defense Forces (NDF), continued their field operations in the southwestern countryside of Palmyra, Saturday, targeting the last villages around the key town of Khunayfis. Led by the 5th Corps, the Syrian Arab Army attacked the small town of Al-‘Aliyaniyah this morning after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Rebeldes respaldados por EEUU fracasan en su ofensiva contra el Ejército sirio en Suweida

Alvaro A. at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
Los rebeldes del Ejército Libre Sirio (ELS), respaldados por los Estados Unidos, lanzaron una contraofensiva en el campo oriental de la Gobernación de al-Sweida, el viernes, contra las posiciones del Ejército Árabe Sirio (EAS) cerca de la presa de Zuluf. El Ejército Sirio Libre lanzó el ataque contra el Ejército Árabe Sirio el viernes por […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US-backed rebels fail to recapture territory from Syrian Army in Sweida

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The US-backed rebels of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) launched a counter-offensive in the eastern countryside of the Al-Sweida Governorate, Friday, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions near the Zuluf Dam. The Free Syrian Army launched the attack against the Syrian Arab Army on Friday morning, striking the eastern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian military will prevent ISIL’s retreat from Raqqa to Palmyra

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
(TASS) Commanders of the Russian group of forces in Syria have taken measures to avert the withdrawal of the Islamic State militants from Raqqa towards Palmyra, which is located to the south, a source at the Russian Defense Ministry said. “The data confirmed via several independent channels suggests that the commanders of Kurdish units affiliated […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Jeremy Corbyn lies "I never met the IRA"

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
https://youtu.be/Tj_I3Qs8nbs at around 1:00 As Guido Fawkes reminds us: Tonight Jeremy Corbyn told Andrew Neil: "I never met the IRA". Seriously? In 1984, two weeks after the Brighton bombing, Corbyn invited two members of the Provisional IRA, Linda Quigley and Gerard McLoughlin, to parliament. MacLochlainn was a close friend of Corbyn. In 1981 he served two and a half years in jail for conspiracy to cause explosions. According to a report in the Sinn Fein/IRA newspaper An Phoblacht, in 2000 Corbyn shared a platform with Brendan McKenna at an event commemorating Bloody Sunday. ... more »

Will we continue an Enlightenment Civilization… or return to Feudalism?

Ethical Technology - 21 hours ago
Seventy years of Pax Americana and a rising enlightenment civilization, based on science and fact and at least somewhat-mature argument, were never easy to maintain. Another seventy and we’d likely stabilize into something truly amazing and grownup—perhaps able to solve the Fermi Paradox, by heading out into the galaxy.

Russia's Next U.S. Ambassador Will Be Anatoly Antonov.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Anatoly Antonov, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (Wikipedia) *Al-Monitor*: *Russia picks 'bull terrier' as new ambassador to US* Fresh people and ideas are badly needed as Russia seeks to bridge the gap between Moscow and Washington, amid a tide of highly polarized information. The person who is supposed to be Russia’s key facilitator in the process — Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak — has been in that position since 2008. During that time, Kislyak took the heat for Russia’s most bitter foreign policy crises — the war in Georgia in 2008, the war i... more »

General election 2017: Corbyn quizzed on Trident and IRA per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago
The BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40065876 that Jeremy Corbyn said that whilst he met with Sinn Fein members, he never met with IRA members. This is a blatant lie but the BBC won't point that out as their top priority is to get a Labour government elected not report the truth. Thankfully Guido Fawkes has the facts: 'Tonight Jeremy Corbyn told Andrew Neil: "I never met the IRA". Seriously? In 1984, two weeks after the Brighton bombing, Corbyn invited two members of the Provisional IRA, Linda Quigley and Gerard McLoughlin, to parliament. MacLochlainn was a c... more »

Damon Smith jailed for planting failed Tube bomb per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago
It's only at the end of this BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40059351 that we find out the why: 'Smith grew up in Devon and only moved to London to attend university three months before leaving his homemade bomb on the Tube. An only child who lived with his mother from a young age, he has a form of autism that impairs social communications but not his intelligence. An able student, Smith also displayed a persistent fascination with Islamic terrorism and mass murders. Friends were shown violent propaganda by so-called Islamic State and Smith created YouTube... more »

Saturn Jupiter - the Hidden God(s) - bread corn from a truly alien sky

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 22 hours ago
God Bless Them -- David Talbott and Wal Thornhill i.e. the Electric Universe people, go on about Saturn being our ancient bountiful sun that today's true-Sun relegated to a mere gas giant upon interstellar incursion... was there a time when BOTH Saturn *and* Jupiter were dual stellar-prominences in our skies? Solar twins i.e. the real Romulus and Remus of ancient Latin lore? The vengeful and skittish stars (or Gods) that our recent ancients saw in the plasma-crazy skies appear to have been far closer to us than we see today. This video (for me) explains why the recent Sumerian *M... more »

"If You Knew..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
"If you knew your ending, how would you live your beginning?" - J Nell Brown

"Chromaradio: Choose Your Own Musical Interlude"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
"Our purpose is to offer a wide range of music selections that fit any style. Ranging between Greek and international mainstream hits, New Age, the sounds of nature, smooth jazz, Soul and Christmas. You just click on the icon representing the stream you want to listen. We’ve added 6 new music channels: 80’s, Ambient, Lounge, Opera, Piano & Spa so now you can enjoy more music. A pop-up window with flash player will appear to your screen. Music will play automatically. If not you can click on the icons below. A file will be downloaded to your Windows, MacOS or linux based PC. Double... more »

Report: NSA Director Rogers Admits That President Trump Colluded With The Russians

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency head Adm. Michael Rogers *John R. Schindler, Observer:* *Exclusive: NSA Chief Admits Donald Trump Colluded With Russia* When will Admiral Rogers say publicly what he told his agency’s workforce? President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey continues to reverberate in the KremlinGate scandal, which threatens to consume the Trump administration. By abruptly removing Comey, then mangling his excuses for why he did so, Trump created a needless crisis for the White House which shows no signs of abating. The impartial... more »

Tweet For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
At least 20 men were filmed attacking protesters in Washington last week. None have been charged with a crime. https://t.co/x8UXvvTOv9 pic.twitter.com/lY0cGiWen1 — The New York Times (@nytimes) May 26, 2017

Growing Seas and Migration

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 23 hours ago
Tim Cullen has posted some ideas about the meaning of a couple of ancient maps of the Mediterranean region attributed to Eratosthenes and Ptolemy here. Growing seas to me suggests sea-level rises as a first pass hypothesis to explain the ancient … Continue reading →

Did Jared Kushner Want A Secret Communications Channel With The Kremlin?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and President Donald Trump at the White House last week. Photo Credit: @RusEmbUSA *Washington Post:* *Russian ambassador told Moscow that Kushner wanted secret communications channel with Kremlin* Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring, according to U.S. officials briefed on intelligence re... more »

The framing of a fraud: Turning Science on its head.

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 1 day ago
*Turning Science on its head.* The steps of the Scientific Method: - Hypothesis. Propose a hypothesis. ... - Experiment. Design and perform an experiment to test your hypothesis. ... - Data/Analysis. Record observations and analyze what the data means. ... - Conclusion. Conclude whether to accept or reject your hypothesis. However, although temperature increases before CO2 in every single record, the UNFCCC/IPCC started out with the hypothesis that human CO2 was driving temperatures upward. *How did this come about?* In 1972, Club of Rome issued a report: Limits t... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* An opposition demonstrator argues with a National Guard riot policeman during protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 22. © AFP 2017/ JUAN BARETTO

These Are The Three Men Who Are Responsible For North Korea's Missile Program

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
FILE PHOTO : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) test launch with Ri Pyong Chol (2nd L), Kim Jong Sik (C) and Jang Chang Ha (2nd R). in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo *Reuters:* *Exclusive: Kim's rocket stars - The trio behind North Korea's missile program* After successful missile launches, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un often exchanges smiles and hugs with the same three men and shares a celebratory smoke with them... more »

U.S. Air Force: We Need 165 New B-21 Stealth Bombers

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * But will it happen? The United States Air Force will need more than the 100 Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider long-range stealth bombers that it is currently planning to buy. One hundred aircraft is the floor for the service’s requirements to meet its worldwide responsibilities. That is a departure from previous years when the Air Force would only say that it needed between 80 and 100 B-21s to meet its requirements. “It’s not just a hundred to go do missions,” Lt. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., military deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air For... more »

How Argentina Tried to Build a Nazi Jet Fighter

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Americas* Hitler’s dream to Peron’s reality? After World War II, Argentina gained a reputation for taking in characters with checkered pasts. Not only was it a haven for Nazis fleeing justice, but it turns out that Argentina turned to Reich scientists and French traitors to build a jet fighter in the 1940s based on a design originally intended for Hitler’s Luftwaffe. The story begins in the last days of the Third Reich in 1945, when from the sinking Nazi ship of state emerged a stream of German war criminals and European collaborators fleeing a deserve... more »

Russia is Bringing Back Its World War II 'Shock Armies'

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Moscow is merely using the glories and heroism of the Red Army of the Great Patriotic War to motivate its soldiers of today. During World War II, one of the weapons that the Soviet Union employed to destroy Nazi Germany was the “Shock Army.” These were reinforced army-sized formations used to tear holes in the German lines for Soviet tanks to exploit. Now Russia plans to bring back Shock units. Yet lest anyone fear this is a prelude to a Russian blitz of Ukraine or the Baltic states, the title “Shock” will be an honorific reward for units that perform... more »

Trump's Budget Grasps What Congress Doesn't: America's Global Leadership Doesn't Come Free

Brett D. Schaefer at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Brett D. Schaefer* *Security, Americas* [image: Capitol at sunset. Flickr/Creative Commons/Dustin Gaffke] Congress should use Trump's budget to reform the State Department and foreign-assistance programs. President Donald Trump released his detailed budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 this week. As expected, it includes significant cuts to the International Affairs Budget that funds the State Department, foreign assistance and international organizations such as the United Nations. Reactions have been predictably dire. While budget reductions of this size will inevitably cause... more »

If Europe Really Worried About Russia, It Would Get Serious About Defense Spending

Doug Bandow at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Europe* Ignore what they say. Look at what they do. NATO leaders got acquainted with President Donald Trump this week. One can only imagine what they thought of the Donald. Their main objective was to reinforce the efforts of his aides to turn him into a traditional American cheerleader for European dependence. For those seeking to revive an alliance created almost seventy years ago, in a vastly different time, Russia has resumed its role as the “necessary” enemy. The organization faded in relevance—indeed, lost its raison d’être—but recently reasserted ... more »

We Now Have Clear Proof Why the F-22 Raptor Would Dominate over Russia (or Anyone)

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * And why cancelling the F-22’s production run after only 187 production aircraft were built will continue to haunt the Air Force well into the future. The United States Air Force’s fleet of stealthy Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fifth-generation air superiority fighters is proving to be invaluable over the skies of Iraq and Syria. While the powerful twin-engine stealth fighter does not have to worry about dealing with an ISIS air force, the aircraft does offer the USAF the ability to operate inside potentially dangerous areas protected by advanced Russ... more »

These Are the Worst Military Leaders of the Civil War

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, * During the American Civil War, hundreds of officers were appointed to become generals. Not all were cut for command. *Worst Confederate Generals* *Confederate Maj. Gen. Gideon Pillow.* After gaining ground trying to cut an escape path for the Confederates during the February 1862 siege of Fort Donelson by Union forces led Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Pillow pulled the troops back to the fort to resupply them. As a result, he relinquished ground paid for with his soldiers’ blood. Fearful of capture, he turned over command to Brig. Gen. Simon ... more »

Lessons From Montana’s Special Election Of May 25

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
1. Republicans cannot coast to re-election even in districts where they have had big majorities. 2. Republicans have a lot of money to spend, and are being forced to spend it in those districts. 3. The pressure of unexpected competition, and unwelcome questions about taking healthcare away from low income people, tend to provoke displays of Republicans' dark side. 4. The Democratic establishment’s small and late funding of progressive nominees slows and reduces the pressure on Republicans. 5. Montana Democratic nominee Rob Quist deserves our thanks ... more »

U.S. Economy and Stock Markets, May 2017

C. B. Thorington at A Divided World - 1 day ago
Alas! Real GDP growth is still trending downwards. Data and Image credit: St. Louis Federal Reserve District Bank / FRED It is now time to take our periodic look at how the U.S. economy fairs. My last survey was last February, with my tardiness in making a new one due to a hope that the […]

U.S. To Attempt First-Ever ICBM Intercept Test Over The Pacific Next Week

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Flight Test 06b Ground-Based Interceptor launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. © US Missile Defense Agency / Flickr *The Hill:* *US to attempt first ICBM intercept test* The Pentagon will attempt to shoot down an intercontinental missile for the first time in a test next week, with the goal of preparing for such a strike from North Korea, ABC News reported. The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency on Tuesday will shoot an interceptor from the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system — a network meant to protect the country against a limited nuclear attack — at a custom-made mis... more »

Experts: Nuclear Industry Pressured USNRC into Low-Balling Consequences of Nuclear Accident

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Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Overlay Indian Point Nuclear Power Station – Greenpeace OpenStreet Map Trump Tower 5th Ave NY http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/nuclear/nomorechernobyls/exclusion-zone-comparison-map/ Trump’s … Continue reading →

Letter Opposing Burial of Nuclear Waste Equivalent to 700 Nuclear Warheads on US Beachfront – Petition

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This letter may be signed in the form of a petition and/or letters sent directly. Petition link at page bottom. … Continue reading →

RUSSIA: FSB Agents Raid Jehovah’s Witnesses Service In Central Russia; Danish Man Arrested

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The Nazis and Stalin went after Jehovah’s Witnesses too because they do not believe in submission to repressive authoritarian regimes … Continue reading →

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Heavy Fighting Between Rival Factions Reported In The Libyan City Of Tripoli

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Smoke rises Friday after an explosion inTripoli, Libya. (Lorenzo Tugnoli /For The Washington Post) *Al Jazeera*: *Rival factions clash in Libya's Tripoli* Explosions and artillery fire shatter period of relative calm in the capital amid signs of a split in pro-Haftar forces. Heavy clashes marked by loud explosions and heavy artillery fire have erupted between rival factions in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The fighting on Friday was concentrated in the Abu Salim, Salahedeen and Qasr Bin Ghashir districts. Plumes of black smoke could be seen rising above the city's skyline. Shootin... more »

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Israel’s War on Palestinian Children

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Sep 23, 2015 In this episode of teleSUR’s Days of Revolt, Chris Hedges sits down with author and activist Laila el-Haddad to discuss the psychological repression of Gaza’s youth by Israeli state violence and occupation. Watch more on teleSUR http://www.telesurtv.net/english/inde… Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the […]

Trump’s Son-in-Law Promoting US Armament Industry: Analyst

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on May 24, 2017 US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is promoting the country’s armament industry, according to Myles Hoenig, an American political analyst and activist. end

ISIS-Daesh Takfiris Claims Responsibility for Twin Bomb Attacks in Indonesian Capital of Jakarta

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Published on May 26, 2017 The Daesh Takfiri terror group claims responsibility for Wednesday’s deadly attacks on a bus station in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. end

Free Money: Mark Zuckerberg Suggests That All Americans Should Get A ‘Universal Basic Income’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Want free money from the GMan? Get microchipped with RFID ‘666’. Free Money: Mark Zuckerberg Suggests That All Americans Should Get A ‘Universal Basic Income’ by Michael Snyder, http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/ Should everyone in America receive a “basic income” directly from the federal government? Considering the fact that we are already 20 trillion dollars in debt, such a […]

The Push Is On, Free Money For Everyone As The System Breaks Down

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on May 26, 2017 UMich confidence, expectations and what is really happening in the economy are all headed in different directions. San Francisco housing declines as more people decide to leave the area. Core durable goods decline. The revisions are in for the Q1 GDP, they have now been pushed up to 1.2%. Arizona […]

Two Chinese Fighter Jets Attempted “Intercept” Of US Surveillance Plane

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Two Chinese Fighter Jets Attempted “Intercept” Of US Surveillance Plane by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com A day after China confronted a US warship that came within 12 miles of one of China’s artificial reefs in the South China Sea, Reuters is reporting that Beijing decided to respond by sending two Chinese fighter jets to intercept a […]

Too Far? L.A. Times Publishes Op-Ed About Putting a ‘Binding Curse’ on President Trump

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Too Far? L.A. Times Publishes Op-Ed About Putting a ‘Binding Curse’ on President Trump by BOB ESCHLIMAN, http://www.charismanews.com/ Diane Wagman is an author who frequently writes op-eds for The Los Angeles Times newspaper. In her latest, however, she brags about doing something particularly vile against President Donald Trump. The column’s title: “I Put a Spell on You, […]

Shari’ah-Compliant Crypto Gold: Could Islam Be Preparing for a New World Reserve Currency?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Shari’ah-Compliant Crypto Gold: Could Islam Be Preparing for a New World Reserve Currency? by Shannara Johnson, http://www.hardassetsalliance.com/ It all started pretty harmlessly: in December 2016, after about 12 months of deliberations, the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) and the World Gold Council announced a new “Shari’ah Standard on Gold.” – The new standard […]

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