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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.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

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BREAKING: Whistleblowers have come forward with new election fraud evidence that every UK voter needs to read

Bex Sumner at The Canary - 13 hours ago
Several whistleblowers have made explosive new allegations about Conservative election fraud. Speaking to The Canary, they claim the market research company they worked for started telephone polling for the Conservatives’ election campaign in November 2014 and continued up until the day of the general election in May 2015. The Canary has seen internal email evidence that appears to confirm those […] The post BREAKING: Whistleblowers have come forward with new election fraud evidence that every UK voter needs to read appeared first on The Canary.

Tim Farron probably wishes he’d never left the house this morning [VIDEO]

Steve Topple at The Canary - 13 hours ago
On Wednesday 3 May, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron went for a ‘walk about’ in Oxford, meeting members of the public. But he may have wished he hadn’t bothered. As some of the people he met weren’t best pleased to see him. “Running Britain down” The Lib Dem leader has been campaigning heavily over Brexit. […] The post Tim Farron probably wishes he’d never left the house this morning [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.

The Conservatives’ new election poster is cracking everyone up, except perhaps the Brexit Secretary [IMAGE]

James Wright at The Canary - 13 hours ago
The Conservatives’ new election poster is cracking everyone up, except perhaps Brexit Secretary David Davis. Things got off to a bad start at the attack ad’s launch. Unfortunately, the poster enables photographs that don’t quite create the desired impact: I'm not convinced the Conservatives thought this poster launch through. pic.twitter.com/lkHmuhovui — Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) May […] The post The Conservatives’ new election poster is cracking everyone up, except perhaps the Brexit Secretary [IMAGE] appeared first on The Canary.

A BBC political editor shows his true colours by promoting anti-Corbyn propaganda

Sam Woolfe at The Canary - 13 hours ago
The Tories have launched a scathing attack on Corbyn with their latest piece of propaganda. Their anti-Corbyn advert reads “Corbyn: No bombs for our army, one big bombshell for your family”. And on a picture of a bomb is written: “More debt, higher tax”. And there’s no denying where the BBC stands on this attempt to […] The post A BBC political editor shows his true colours by promoting anti-Corbyn propaganda appeared first on The Canary.

Updated: Science fish-microplastics paper retracted

Alison McCook at Retraction Watch - 13 hours ago
Despite continuing to vigorously defend their work, the authors of a controversial paper about the effects of human pollution asked Science to retract the paper last week. According to a release from Uppsala University issued today, authors Peter Eklöv and Oona Lönnstedt submitted their request to Science last week, noting they wanted to withdraw the paper “as […] The post Updated: Science fish-microplastics paper retracted appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Could a doodle replace your password?

Janne Lindqvist, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
What if you could unlock your smartphone this way? Janne Lindqvist, CC BY-ND Nearly 80 percent of Americans own a smartphone, and a growing proportion of them use smartphones for internet access, not just when they’re on the go. This leads to people storing considerable amounts of personal and private data on their mobile devices. Often, there is just one layer of security protecting all that data – emails and text messages, social media profiles, bank accounts and credit cards, even other passwords to online services. It’s the password that unlocks the smartphone’s screen. Usually ... more »

Why emojis – 👫🍣💍🎭 – might be your next password

Florian Schaub, Assistant Professor of Information; Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
An alternate choice for unlocking a smartphone. Lydia Kraus et al., 'On the Use of Emojis in Mobile Authentication,' 2017., CC BY-ND Would you rather unlock your smartphone with a plain four-digit PIN or with a smiley-face emoji? Would it be easier and more pleasant to remember “🐱💦🎆🎌,” for example, or “2476”? Smartphone users commonly use emojis to express moods, emotions and nuances in emails and text messages – and even communicate entire messages only with emojis. In 2015, a British company tried using emoji passcodes in place of PINs at bank ATMs. But there had been no forma... more »

The long history, and short future, of the password

Brian Lennon, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature; Director, Digital Culture and Media Initiative, Pennsylvania State University at Science + Technology – The Conversation - 13 hours ago
An artist's depiction of the 'shibboleth incident.' Detail from art by H. de Blois, from The Bible and Its Story Taught by One Thousand Picture Lessons, vol. 3, edited by Charles F. Horne and Julius A. Bewer, 1908 In Western history, the concept of the password can be traced as far back as the so-called “shibboleth incident” in the 12th chapter of the biblical Book of Judges. In the chaos of battle between the tribes of Gilead and Ephraim, Gileadite soldiers used the word “shibboleth” to detect their enemies, knowing that the Ephraimites pronounced it slightly differently in their d... more »

Stuck 71 Hours in an Elevator, Man Kills and Eats his Wife to Survive?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
A well-known fake news web site peddled the story, along with several mislabeled photographs.

Does Donald Trump Have a Plaque on His Golf Course Commemorating a Civil War Battle That Never Happened?

Kim LaCapria at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
A New York Times story about a historically inaccurate plaque on a Trump golf course has drawn new attention after the president's controversial comments on the Civil War.

Iran Failed In Launching A Cruise Missile From A Submarine

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*FOX News: **Iran attempted missile launch from submarine, US officials say* Iran attempted to launch a cruise missile from a submarine in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday but the test failed, two U.S. officials told Fox News. An Iranian Yono-class “midget” submarine conducted the missile launch. North Korea and Iran are the only two countries in the world that operate this type of submarine. In February, Iran claimed to have successfully tested a submarine-launched missile. It was not immediately clear if Tuesday’s test was the first time Iran had attempted to launch a missile und... more »

U.S.'s Nuclear Hypocrisy Continues.....

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
A nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has been launched from a US Air Force base in California just seven days after a similar launch. The missile was fired toward the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. Clearly a warning to North Korea, China and Russia. Video by the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Hillary post election sob story. "I was winning...Putin hurt me". Enough already!

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 13 hours ago
*"I was winning...Putin hurt me"* *Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes part in* *the Women for Women International Luncheon* *in New York, US, on May 2, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)* Like the lingering smell of a fart in an elevator, Hillary Clinton still clings to the fringes of geopolitical discussion arenas, pan handling her rancid stories about how she was "done in" by Putin who somehow caused her to lose the last US Presidential election. She appears in blathering circles of "B" list celebrities and "women's groups" to whine away about coulda, woulda, shoulda....to ... more »

Planned Parenthood Support Much Bigger Than Trump Support In Key GOP-Held Districts

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
Polling for the runoff in the GA-06 race to replace Tom Price is very tight-- incredible for such a red district-- and Jon Ossoff is slightly ahead of radical right Republican Karen Handel-- 48-47%. Republican outside groups-- primarily the NRCC, the Chamber of Commerce and Ryan's shady, corporately-financed SuperPAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund have already spent over $7 million tearing Ossoff down and trying to bolster Handel. Friday Trump was in Atlanta raising $750,000 for Handel's campaign. I don't think the new PPP surveys have been made public, but they conducted poll... more »

Former Acting AG Sally Yates is scheduled to testify Monday, at which time she will completely refute the Trump Administration's story on Michael Flynn.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 14 hours ago
Courtesy of CNN: *Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates is prepared to testify before a Senate panel next week that she gave a forceful warning to the White House regarding then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn nearly three weeks before he was fired, contradicting the administration's version of events, sources familiar with her account tell CNN. * *In a private meeting January 26, Yates told White House Counsel Don McGahn that Flynn was lying when he denied in public and private that he had discussed US sanctions on Russia in conversations with Russian Ambassador to ... more »

Kurdish flags fly over Kirkuk as Iraq stands on the verge of disintegration

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 14 hours ago
[image: kudish flag] Iraq's fragile unity is increasingly imperilled. The post Kurdish flags fly over Kirkuk as Iraq stands on the verge of disintegration appeared first on The Duran.

Presidents Putin and Erdogan hold joint press conference in Sochi

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 14 hours ago
[image: sochi] Putin focused on trade, refusing to be drawn into arguments over Syria. The post Presidents Putin and Erdogan hold joint press conference in Sochi appeared first on The Duran.

One More Reason Why The Afghan Security Situation Is Worsening

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
(*Click on Image to Enlarge*) Map of Afghanistan with Badakhshan highlighted. Wikipedia *FOX News*: *One small battle could lead to massive strategic loss in Afghanistan* KABUL, Afghanistan – About an hour after the sun rose on Friday, some 200 Afghan soldiers – two companies belonging to the 5th Battalion, 7th Brigade of the Afghan Border Police – holding court in Zibak District of Badakhshan Province in the far northeastern corner of Afghanistan were barraged from all four sides by an estimated 1,500 terrorists. "They suddenly just surrounded us," commanding officer Colonel Moham... more »

Whistleblower Cop Who Wants Legal Pot, Running for Sheriff of Nation’s 2nd Largest County

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: sheriff]Whistleblower cop and advocate for ending the war on pot, Dominick Izzo, now wants to be the sheriff of the nation's second most populous county.

NAVEED ZAMAN

cmaadmin at Diverse - 14 hours ago
*NAVEED ZAMAN* has been named dean of West Virginia State University. Zaman had been serving as interim dean of the college since 2015. Zaman earned a bachelor’s from the University of the Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan, a master's from Quaidi-Azam University and a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky.

MILTON S. F. CURRY

cmaadmin at Diverse - 14 hours ago
*MILTON S. F. CURRY* has been named dean of the University of South Carolina School of Architecture. He is currently associate dean for academic affairs and strategic initiatives at the University of Michigan. Curry obtained a bachelor’s from Cornell University and a master’s from Harvard Graduate School of Design.

NICHOLE LUOMA

cmaadmin at Diverse - 14 hours ago
*NICHOL LUOMA* has been named senior vice president of The National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP). Luoma is associate vice president of University Business Services, sustainability officer and chief procurement officer at Arizona State University (ASU). She has a bachelor's from ASU and a master's from Duke University.

Hysteria reigns as "CO2 levels cross 410 ppm " First Time In Human History

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago
*CO2 levels on Earth cross 410 ppm for the first time in HUMAN history! That's a bit over the top, no? How could those that make these claims possibly know this? Obviously that can't.* ** co2-levels-on-earth-cross-410-ppm-for-the-first-time-in-history* *Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Level Breaks Dangerous Records In Human History This Carbon Level Claim is Lie of Omission *So let’s talk about this?* *“The first time the observatory recorded CO2 levels passing 400 ppm was back in 2013"* *- So the observatory recorded levels surpassing 400 ppm’s in 2013 and not since?-'Cause there is no men... more »

Was Trump Right on the Civil War and Andrew Jackson?

Steve Byas at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: was-trump-right-on-the-civil-war-and-andrew-jackson] Once again, an off-the-cuff remark by President Trump is being challenged by his critics. But do they have good reason to criticize him this time?

Digital Privacy Group Challenges "Hacking" Warrant in Child Porn Case

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: digital-privacy-group-challenges-hacking-warrant-in-child-porn-case] The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will argue in court today that the warrant used by the FBI in the now infamous “Playpen” child pornography case was unconstitutional. EFF — an organization dedicated to preserving digital liberty — is concerned about the precedent this case will set if the warrant is allowed to stand.

Facebook Interns Make $8,000 A Month

Robert Donachie at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Robert Donachie* *Society, * With that average monthly intake, an intern at Facebook would make an average salary of $96,000 a year. Facebook interns are making some serious bank, bringing in an average of $8,000 a month, according to the salary listing website Glassdoor. With that average monthly intake, an intern at Facebook would make an average salary of $96,000 a year. Bringing in nearly six figures with a bachelor’s degree, or as a college student, is a great spot to find oneself. It is also increasingly rare, even for older Americans, to reach such high earning levels, a... more »

The U.S. Navy Just Launched Another Amphibious Assault Ship (Armed with Stealth F-35s)

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Sensors, combat systems, radars and weaponry on board amphibs are also being upgraded to better integrate with the F-35. *The ship has specific built-in modifications designed to accommodate the emerging Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter - the F-35B.* The Navy's second next-generation America-Class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli, has now launched into the water from the dry dock to float for the first time, service leaders said. The Tripoli, now called LHA 7, is a follow on ship to the USS America - the first in a flee... more »

Will the COINdinistas Rise Again?

Zach Abels at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Zach Abels* *Security, Middle East* [image: U.S. Army soldiers in Mosul, Iraq. Flickr/U.S. Army] Purging the counterinsurgency lessons of the Iraq War for fear of striking a political nerve would be a mistake—and H. R. McMaster knows better. IN LATE 1986, a thirty-four-year-old declared doctrinal war on the U.S. Army. With the stroke of a pen, one anonymous major set in motion a bureaucratic insurrection that, decades later, would subsume a cabal of battle-hardened revolutionaries and reshape American warfare. It was the opening salvo, the beginning of a story that ends with a m... more »

Can President Trump Cut a Deal for Peace on the Korean Peninsula?

Douglas Macgregor at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Douglas Macgregor* *Security, Asia* [image: EA-18 Growler at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Flickr/U.S. Department of Defense] President Trump needs a strategy that rejects the notion that an American military presence on Korean soil is essential. Is there a diplomatic solution to the crisis on the Korean Peninsula? Yes, there is. President Donald Trump should tell Chinese president Xi Jinping that the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from the Korean Peninsula and the subsequent neutrality of a reunified Korean State are contingent on Beijing's support for a reunified Korean Penins... more »

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Arab sources: Hamas to soften stance on Israel, Muslim Brotherhood 20 Amazing Things That Happen Every Single Minute Of Every Single Day In Our Rapidly Changing World "There Was White Smoke": Greece Reaches Deal With Lenders, Promising Even More Austerity Wheat Soars Most On Record After Freak Snowstorm Blankets Midwest How filthy medical equipment shut down 16 Army operating rooms Congress set aside $120 million to protect Trump and his family Yeah but he's so magnanimous with his salary. 51% Of Murders In The U.S. Come From Just 2% Of The Counties COMEY: 'It ma... more »

Applying Justice Scalia's methods to the EPA would help to end agency partisanship

Content Multimedia - 15 hours ago
By Robert Henneke, Merritt Lander Something was especially rotten in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the past administration, and the late Justice Scalia would have wholeheartedly agreed.

Conservative budget should be Texas Legislature's priority

Content Multimedia - 15 hours ago
By Bill Peacock, Vance Ginn There’s a lot to do between now and sine die. Passing a conservative Texas budget and putting the franchise tax on a path to elimination should remain at the top of the list. If these both happen, Texas will have taken a historic step toward reining in the growth of government and promoting liberty and prosperity for all.

It appears that Donald Trump is a little pissy that CNN will not run his commercial congratulating himself on his first 100 days.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Inbox: Trump calls CNN a "fake news station" for censoring its first 100 days TV spot pic.twitter.com/WHfSKPJby1 — Sarah Westwood (@sarahcwestwood) May 2, 2017 Courtesy of Raw Story: *President Donald Trump’s campaign apparatus on Tuesday lashed out at CNN for allegedly refusing to air a commercial touting accomplishments made in the president’s first 100 days.* *A memo from the Trump-Pence campaign announced on Tuesday that CNN had refused to air the commercial. * *“FAKE NEWS STATION REFUSES TO RUN AD HIGHLIGHTING THE PRESIDENT’S FIRST 100 DAYS,” the document’s headline shouted.... more »

A Sun reporter begs the media to cover up the slur he made against the entire British public

Carlyn Harvey at The Canary - 15 hours ago
The Sun‘s former editor Kelvin MacKenzie has once again insulted the British public. And almost as soon as he’d made the slur against the UK’s electorate, he was begging the media to cover it up. But by that point, it was already too late. And his affront to Britain not only speaks volumes about The […] The post A Sun reporter begs the media to cover up the slur he made against the entire British public appeared first on The Canary.

BEHIND THE CURTAIN CONTINUED: Rucker's return to Al Gore's beard!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 15 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2017Part 3—Kelly's date for the ball:* "When the musician Alice Coltrane changed her name to Turiyasangitananda, she announced it to her children by having them practice spelling it out with fridge magnets." And that's not all! Also this: "King Edward II of England banned a forerunner of modern soccer in a 1314 decree, which warned that 'there is great noise in the city caused by hustling over large balls from which many evils may arise.' " We're going to list these presentations as noteworthy facts. Indeed, they're listed as such on page A3 of today's hard-cop... more »

Nye’s Quadrant

Hifast at Climate Collections - 15 hours ago
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry The scary emergence of Nye’s Quadrant in dominating the public discourse on climate change. If you are unfamiliar with Pasteur’s Quadrant, read my previous post [link]. The focus of my previous post was on use-inspired basic research. I struggled with the 4th quadrant (lower left), which is sometimes…

Study: some coral reefs are adapting to ‘climate change’ just fine

Hifast at Climate Collections - 15 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: WCS coral expert finds that some reefs were less sensitive to warming water over time NEW YORK (May 2, 2017) – A new WCS study reveals evidence that some corals are adapting to warming ocean waters – potentially good news in the face of recent reports of global…

Alarmists Gone Wild: Saving the Arctic Sea Ice from Oblivion With… Windmills!

Hifast at Climate Collections - 15 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest post by David Middleton From the “Truth is Stranger than Fiction” files… Leave it to a researcher who studies icy moons in the outer solar system to come up with an out-there scheme to restore vanishing sea ice in the Arctic. Ice is a good insulator, says…

Dialing back the the 10 foot hype – NOAA Tide Gauge Data shows no coastal sea level rise acceleration

Hifast at Climate Collections - 15 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: … meanwhile California sea level rise “model study” claims 10 foot rise by 2100 Guest essay by Larry Hamlin NOAA has just updated its coastal sea level rise tide gauge data including actual measurements through year 2016 which continues to show no evidence of coastal sea level rise…

Nothing To Fear But Climate Fear Itself

Hifast at Climate Collections - 15 hours ago
Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Andrew Bolt ~ Richard Lindzen, one of the world’s most famous climate scientists, reviews the global warming evidence and concludes that global warming policies have hurt us more than global warming itself. The whole lecture is a must-read, but here is the key take-out: Although I have…

ISIS Takes Credit For Today's Suicide Car Bomb Attack Targeting A NATO Convoy In Kabul, Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *ISIS suicide car bomb attack on US convoy in Afghanistan leaves eight dead and 28 wounded including three American soldiers* * ISIS car bomber attacked convoy as it passed close to US embassy in Kabul * Fanatic drove vehicle full of explosives into rush-hour traffic before detonating * Eight Afghan civilians were killed while three US troops were among 28 injured * There are around 8,000 US personnel left in Afghanistan in a non-combat role Eight civilians were killed and another 28 people wounded, including three American soldiers, when an ISIS suicide bomber attac... more »

Trump Declared Cocks*cker...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 15 hours ago
*and his 100th day speech the most hate-filled in modern history.* Good grief. *In the words of Stephen Colbert:* “In fact, the only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin’s cock holster” *He also said:* "You're not the POTUS, you're the 'gloat-us.' You're the glutton with the button. You're a regular 'Gorge Washington.' You're the 'presi-dunce' but you're turning into a real 'prick-tator. Sir, you attract more skinheads than free Rogaine. You have more people marching against you than cancer. You talk like a sign-language gorilla that got hit in the head." Mic... more »

WATCH: Donald Trump releases ad slamming fake news. CNN refuses to air it

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 16 hours ago
[image: WATCH:Donald Trump releases ad slamming fake news. CNN refuses to air it] Donald Trump isn't backing down in his attacks on mainstream media. The post WATCH: Donald Trump releases ad slamming fake news. CNN refuses to air it appeared first on The Duran.

China blasts Washington and North Korea: ‘stop irritating each other’

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 16 hours ago
[image: china ministry] China has told both sides of the conflict to stop 'irritating' each other. The post China blasts Washington and North Korea: ‘stop irritating each other’ appeared first on The Duran.

Mosul Campaign Day 198, May 2, 2017

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 16 hours ago
The Golden Division and Rapid Reaction forces are now attacking Mosul from a new direction, the northwest in 17 Tammuz (July 17) and Rafai neighborhoods. The Golden Division is also fighting over the Zangili neighborhood which is northwest of the Old City (not marked on map) (Institute for the Study of War) The major fighting in Mosul was on the new front in the northwest. The Golden Division and Rapid Reaction Division were attackingthe July 17, Mesherfa, Najar and the Rifai neighborhoods. The Golden Division was also said to have seized large parts of the Zinjali area to the nor... more »

VIDEO: Jihadi rebels destroy Army tank, depot in northeast Damascus

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5: 25 P.M.) – A tank and ammunition warehouse for the government troops were destroyed as the Islamist rebels targeted – with ATGM missile – an Army outpost in al-Qaboun neighborhood in northeast Damascus. Jihadi rebels of Faylaq al-Rahman released footage showing the moment a huge explosion rocks the outpost after receiving a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: ISIS attempts infiltrating SDF bases in Hasakah province on 16-man suicide mission

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
The ISIS terrorist group has attempted to carry out a deep shock attack using Inghimasis troops against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) near the small city of Shadaadi in the province of Hasakah. The operation by ISIS was carried out around ten kilometers behind SDF lines. According to ISIS-linked information sources, the terrorist group mustered […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Exclusive: Syrian Army carries out special operation behind enemy lines in East Ghouta

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a special operation behind enemy lines last night, targeting Jaysh Al-Islam’s primary supply line near the Al-Riyhan School in the East Ghouta region of rural Damascus. Led by the Special Mission Forces, the Syrian Army managed to sneak behind enemy lines to plant […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian government allows aid to reach Islamist stronghold in rural Damascus [Video + Pictures]

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:35 P.M.) – 51 trucks of humanitarian aid reached Douma overnight, a major city on the eastern outskirts of Damascus which has been under Jaish Al-Islam control since 2012. The Red Crescent convoy, sponsored by the United Nations, brought with it tons of food and medicine to the people of rebel-held East Ghouta, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Massive MLRS strikes on militant-held Latamneh in north Hama

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:00 P.M.) – Syrian Arab Army’s artillery units keep pounding positions of Ha’yat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group in and around the town of Al-Latamneh in northern Hama. Syrian opposition activists published two videos depicting heavy MLRS (multiple launch rocket system) strikes on militant-held surroundings of Latamneh: Since April 25, when government forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

La delegación de la oposición siria abandona las conversaciones de paz en Astana

BEIRUT, EL LIBANO. – La delegación de la oposición siria suspendió su participación en las conversaciones de paz de Astana, citando “bombardeos en curso en el país devastado por la guerra”, informó hoy AFP. “La delegación militante está suspendiendo las reuniones debido a los violentos ataques aéreos contra civiles. La suspensión continuará hasta que los […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIS captures anti-tank missiles from Syrian Army in Palmyra counter-offensive (video + pictures)

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:40 A.M.) – ISIS conducted a powerful counter-offensive on the eastern Homs axis between the Palmyra Silos and Talilah crossroad on Tuesday, seizing several outposts from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) according to Amaq Agency. In addition to the territorial advance, jihadist contingents captured a batch of guided missiles which were used the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Jaish Al-Islam loses a top commander as jihadist infighting in rural Damascus keeps raging

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:20 P.M.) – Civil war between jihadist groups in East Ghouta region of Damascus province keeps raging in full swing as Jaish Al-Islam, the most powerful armed group in the region, seeks to impose full dominance over it and expel rival jihadists of Faylaq Al-Rahman and Ha’yat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS, Syrian Al-Qaeda affiliate). […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Opposition delegation suspends Syrian peace talks in Astana

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Syrian opposition delegation halted their participation in the Astana peace talks, citing “ongoing bombardments in the war-torn country,” the AFP reported today. “The militant delegation is suspending the meetings because of the violent air strikes on civilians. The suspension will continue until shelling stops across all Syria,” an opposition […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Video footage of Syrian Army troops capturing Shumriyah Mountains in northern Palmyra

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – Earlier today, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) seized the Shumriyah Mountains in the northern countryside of Palmyra, killing and wounding several Islamic State (ISIL) in the process of this advance. Video footage of the Syrian Arab Army seizing the Shumriyah Mountains was captured by Hezbollah’s media wing; it shows the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Jaysh Al-Islam recaptures town in East Ghouta

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:35 P.M.) – Jaysh Al-Islam launched a counter-attack against their former allies from Faylaq Al-Rahman in the East Ghouta region of Damascus today, targeting the town of Beit Sawa that was seized by the latter earlier this week. Unable to hold their ground, Faylaq Al-Rahman was forced to withdraw from Beit Sawa, leaving […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

В массовой голодовке палестинских заключённых участвует уже более 1500 человек

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
В настоящее время на планете есть место, где продолжается крупнейшая массовая голодовка. В то же самое время, данное событие практически не привлекло к себе должного внимания ни со стороны СМИ, ни со стороны активных пользователей социальных сетей. 17 апреля 1187 палестинских заключённых в различных израильских тюрьмах начали массовую голодовку. Основными их требованиями стали улучшение медицинского […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Jaish al-Islam mobilizes forces to storm key town in Eastern Ghouta

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2: 30 P.M.) – The Saudi-backed Jaish al-Islam has deployed scores of fighters, backed by tanks and armored vehicles, in order to break into the town of Hamouriyah in Eastern Ghouta. Hamouriyah, part of the greater Arbin city, is under the control of Al-Majd Brigades; a minor rebel faction which was originally affiliated […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

فيديو || قوات خاصة روسية تقتل عدد من مسلحي هيئة تحرير الشام بضربات مباشرة

Yusha Yuseef at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
فيديو يظهر استهداف عدد من مسلحي هيئة تحرير الشام من قبل قوات خاصة روسية في ريف حماة الشمالي . وأظهر الفيديو لقطات مصورة لعملية استهداف عدد من مسحي هيئة تحرير الشام المرتبطة بتنظيم القاعدة في محيط مدينة محردة في ريف حماة الشمالي . واكد ناشر الفيديو ” وهو مقرب من مركز حميميم الروسي ” أن عمليات […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Kurdish flags fly high above government buildings in Kirkuk amidst international outcry

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 P.M.) – Kurdish flags have been raised above all government buildings in Kirkuk, with locals responding to the decision to erect the banners in the Iraqi city that Kurds call their cultural capital, Tuesday. The city’s provincial council issued the decree to erect the flags above government buildings over a month ago. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Researcher who sued to prevent retractions now has 12

Victoria Stern at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
A diabetes researcher who once sued a publisher to prevent several retractions has just issued his 12th. The latest retraction, like several others for Mario Saad, appears in the journal Diabetes. Although in the past Saad expended considerable effort to protect four other Diabetes papers from this same fate, the latest retraction was initiated by the authors, citing several duplicated images. […] The post Researcher who sued to prevent retractions now has 12 appeared first on Retraction Watch.

U.S. Air Force Successfully Launches Second Minuteman III Missile In 7 Days

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*FOX News:* *US Air Force launches another long-range missile into Pacific* For the second time in a week, the U.S. Air Force test launched another long-range ballistic missile on Wednesday morning, flying more than 4,000 miles from a base in California before splashing down in the Pacific near the Marshall Islands. The test comes just days after North Korea attempted a missile test of its own -- but failed -- as tensions remain high in the region. The Minuteman III missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California by a team in Montana shortly after 3 a.m. ET, the ... more »

HOW MANY LGBT LEGAL PROTECTIONS DID COLBERT'S JOKE REMOVE?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
So this will probably happen tomorrow: President Donald Trump has invited conservative leaders to the White House on Thursday for what they expect will be the ceremonial signing of a long-awaited—and highly controversial—executive order on religious liberty.... The original draft order, which would have established broad exemptions for people and groups to claim religious objections under virtually any circumstance, was leaked to The Nation on Feb. 1.... The new draft is being tightly held, but one influential conservative who saw the text said it hasn’t been dialed back much—if at... more »

Horrifying Video Shows School Cop Choke 14yo Boy for No Reason, Knock His Teeth Out

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 17 hours ago
[image: school]A Pittsburgh school resource officer is caught on film walking up to a child and attack him for no reason — choking him and knocking out his teeth.

US Launches ICBM and Releases Video Of It Amid Rising N. Korea Tensions

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 17 hours ago
[image: missile]To show Kim Jong Un that launching test missiles won't be tolerated, the United States just launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile.

U.S. Military Says It Has "A Very Good Chance" of Destroying ISIS In Afghanistan In 2017

Russ Read at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Russ Read* *Security, * Victory? The U.S. military believes that it could potentially destroy the Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan by the end of 2017, according to a military spokesman. Islamic State Khorasan, also known as ISIS-K, has been a prime target for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The group was the focus of public attention in April when the U.S. dropped its most massive non-nuclear bomb, known as the “MOAB,” on an ISIS-K compound in Nangarhar province. U.S. forces followed up the strike with a large nighttime raid on an ISIS-K leader’s compound. *(This first ap... more »

The FDA May Make Too Many Pizza Toppings a Crime

David Rosenthal at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*David Rosenthal* *Politics, * Yes, you read that right. Jenny Craig can’t arrest you if you miscount your calories, but the federal government could if a new calorie-counting rule takes effect. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s “Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments” (79 FR 71155) rule is scheduled to take effect on May 5. The 105-page rule implements Obama-era amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), which sets national standards for the marketing and labeling of food products. The rule... more »

John McDonnell slams the BBC for bias live on the Today programme

Emily Apple at The Canary - 17 hours ago
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell called out BBC bias live on air on Radio 4’s Today programme. Speaking to Justin Webb, McDonnell lambasted the BBC for spouting Conservative Party press releases as news headlines. And he accused the Tories of lying about economic figures. A tax and debt bombshell One of the lead headlines on the news bulletins was the Conservative […] The post John McDonnell slams the BBC for bias live on the Today programme appeared first on The Canary.

Theresa May now implicated in The Canary’s ‘Tory dirty money’ scandal [VIDEO]

Steve Topple at The Canary - 17 hours ago
Theresa May accepted money from the company caught up in The Canary’s HSBC/Conservative Party ‘dirty money’ donations scandal. The cash from the company IPGL helped her election as Conservative Party leader. And ultimately Prime Minister. But it’s not the only scandal emerging around HSBC and May. Theresa May In July 2016, May took [pdf p272] £20,000 from […] The post Theresa May now implicated in The Canary’s ‘Tory dirty money’ scandal [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.

World News Briefs -- May 3, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
The Syrian opposition delegation attended talks in Astana in January [File: Mukhtar Kholdorbekov/Reuters] Al Jazeera: *Syrian opposition walks out of Astana talks* *Talks 'suspended' after rebels protest new barrage of air strikes on areas they hold in Syria.* Syrian rebels have suspended their participation in the latest round of Russian-backed talks in Kazakhstan in protest against ongoing air strikes in the war-torn country. Syrian rebel and government delegations were discussing a Russian plan for "de-escalation zones" on Wednesday when the opposition walked out, citing the ... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 3, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) are driven past the stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other high ranking officials during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj *Bloomberg:* *Test of U.S. Defense Against North Korea Missiles Set This Month* * Defense agency says test was long-planned, not a provocation * It’s the first since a test that worked in ’14 after failures The Pentagon will attempt a new test by the end of this month of whether it can intercept... more »

Emily Thornberry says that Jeremy Corbyn is a 'good and decent man'

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
https://youtu.be/TYWjwY86k20 Emily Thornberry says that Jeremy Corbyn is a 'good and decent man'. I wonder how she would reconcile that with his calling Hamas and Hezbollah 'friends', or his previous position on the IRA, or his attendance at sex segregated Muslim meetings. Good and decent?

Energy scandal: misleading efficiency claims leading to huge bills for homeowners

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/05/02/energy-scandal-misleading-efficiency-claims-leading-huge-bills/ From the Telegraph: Homeowners and companies are being hit with unexpectedly high energy bills because planners continually make false promises about the ‘green’ credentials of new buildings, a major study has found. Thousands of new homes, schools and offices are using double the energy […]

One Year Later

Way Way Up at Fort McMurray Adventures - 17 hours ago
At the risk of stating the obvious, today marks quite a day in the history of Alberta and Fort McMurray especially. While I've known for months that I would be marking the date with a blog post and have had plenty of time to think of what to say, I have to admit that I'm still looking for words and thoughts. Not because I was overly traumatized or affected (my part of the city emerged almost untouched compared to other areas), but really, what can I say that hasn't already been said? May 3, 2016 began pretty much like any other day. I went to work, just as I did this morning, one... more »

Jason Westin Officially Announces His Run For The Houston Seat Held By Reactionary Republican John Culberson

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
I spent yesterday at City of Hope, taking in-- literally-- some of the glories of the advanced medical treatment that keeps me alive and blogging. My doctor is one of the country's foremost specialists in cancer research. When I mentioned to her that I've been talking with another renowned cancer specialist, Dr. Jason Westin in Houston, she was very excited because they're both working on the one of the most advanced immunotherapy treatment protocols for cancer, CAR-T, and will be together in a couple weeks. Jason will have to take off from his campaign for Congress-- which offici... more »

All the Conservative Party need to do from now on in the general election campaign is play this video over and over again

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
https://youtu.be/A-grpwftFUw Diane Abbott, the gift that keeps on giving. Friday's BBC Radio 4 News Quiz would in a fair world ridicule Diane Abbott as much as they ridiculed John Redwood for not knowing what the words of the Welsh national anthem were. Somehow I doubt that they will.

Diane Abbott making her position on the use of nuclear weapons absolutely crystal clear

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
https://youtu.be/CwlfPo2eTfg Diane Abbott making her position on the use of nuclear weapons absolutely crystal clear. Or not...

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 18 hours ago
*Trump’s Agriculture Chief Tosses Out Michelle Obama’s School Lunch Rules* Former first lady Michelle Obama’s dictates on school lunches were thrown out Monday by one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue signed a proclamation to begin to undo federal standards that the Obama administration placed on lunches in public schools and return those decisions to local schools. “This announcement is the result of years of feedback from students, schools, and food service experts about the challenges they are facing in meeting the final regulations... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 18 hours ago
*Greenie hatred of garbage costs Britain heaps* *Everything must be recyled according to Greenies. And in their typically authoritarian way, they have tried to FORCE people to comply -- by limiting the amount of household garbage that the local authority will collect. So what are people supposed to do with the uncollected garbage? Their only legal option is to pay extra to have some private operator to collect it. And what he does with it nobody asks. And what do the poor do? They take it to some rural spot and dump it by the side of the road -- "fly tipping". So instead of o... more »

Russians want Putin for another Presidential term

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 18 hours ago
[image: Putin, who was prime minister at the time, rides a horse in southern Siberia's Tuva region on Aug. 3, 2009.] There are other highly qualified candidates, but none with the record of President Putin. The post Russians want Putin for another Presidential term appeared first on The Duran.

Do You Know What’s In Your Water?

Steve Hentges at Science 2.0 blogs - 18 hours ago
It’s widely understood that a key reason why life developed on Earth is because of water. A common definition of a habitable environment is one in which plenty of liquid water is available to sustain life. In short, we can’t live without water. read more

Three Kinds Of Conservatism

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 18 hours ago
George Monbiot writes that there are three kinds of conservatism: Conservatism takes three main forms. Inclusive conservatism seeks to protect objects of value for the benefit of everyone. These might include great urban vistas, or national parks, or wildlife, or works of art, or great institutions, such as the NHS and the BBC. This is the conservatism governments invoke when a nation goes to war. Exclusive conservatism, by contrast, resists change that would assist the great majority, on behalf of a privileged elite. This is the form – fighting the universal franchise, workers’ r... more »

Boeing Wants The U.S. Navy To Buy A Few F-18 Super Hornets Instead Of The F-35C

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
BOEING IS PITCHING AN ADVANCED SUPER HORNET AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO LOCKHEED'S F-35. IMAGE SOURCE: BOEING. *Motley Fool:* *Boeing Plots Full-Scale Assault on Lockheed Martin's F-35* Billions of dollars of fighter jet profits are at stake. President Donald Trump loves Lockheed Martin's "fantastic new F-35 jet fighter" -- at least now that Lockheed Martin has cut its price on the F-35, he does. That said, last we heard, the president still wanted Boeing to price out a "comparable F-18 Super Hornet" so that he can comparison-shop. And Boeing is only too happy to do that. In recent week... more »

Wednesday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 18 hours ago
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Dan Levin writes that Christy Clark and her B.C. Libs have turned British Columbia into a haven for capital to run wild without any social responsibility or public benefit: Like many places, British Columbia set up a system of tax incentives to lure businesses to the far western Canadian province in the hopes of creating jobs and transforming Vancouver into a global financial center. But if the program has been good for business, it’s been less beneficial for British Columbia. Participating companies have created few jobs, accordi... more »

Did a Trump bodyguard once call an attorney and say "If You Keep Fucking With Mr. Trump We Know Where You Live?" Probably.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 18 hours ago
Trump on Letterman in 2009.Courtesy of Buzzfeed: *When Donald Trump’s casino business went bankrupt in 2009, a lawyer whose clients stood to lose more than a billion dollars told police and the FBI that he got a menacing phone call from a man with a thick New York accent who threatened his family. * *“My name is Carmine. I don’t know why you’re fucking with Mr. Trump but if you keep fucking with Mr. Trump, we know where you live and we’re going to your house for your wife and kids,” the caller said, according to the account that the attorney, Kristopher Hansen, gave to the Holmdel ... more »

Myanmar Dodges Human Rights Bullet With US-EU Help

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 18 hours ago
As the Western media labels other governments "autocratic regimes," it helps Myanmar's despots stay in the shadows of impunity. *May 3, 2017 *(Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Myanmar appears poised to escape international scrutiny of its vast and expanding human rights abuses targeting its Rohingya minority. US State Department-funded media platform, The Irrawaddy, would report in an article titled, "Burma set to Dodge Full UN Probe on Arakan State," that: *Burma looks set to escape an international investigation into alleged atrocities in Arakan State, after the European Union decided not... more »

The Maiken and the Birth of an Island

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 18 hours ago
Photographs taken from a yacht show the formation of a small island via a volcanic eruption at sea.

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Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 18 hours ago
*I love discovering little roads like this...* The NYTimes reported on what Trump traded for Chinese noises of amicability on N Korea and some copyrights for the Trump Empire... turns out weeks ago the Navy asked for permission to do some South China Sea freedom of navigation exercises.... But instead, the Pacific Command request — and two others by the Navy in February — was turned down by top Pentagon officials before it even made it to President Trump’s desk. More than 100 days into the Trump presidency, no American Navy ship has gone within 12 miles of any of the disputed islan... more »

THAAD - Protecting South Korea and Japan

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 19 hours ago
With the situation in the Korean Peninsula on relatively high alert, recent developments in South Korea have some of the region's residents protesting moves made by the United States. The recent deployment of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) system which has the capability to defend both South Korea and Japan from North Korean-based hostilities has also angered China which is worried that the THAAD's radar is capable of penetrating its territory. With these developments in mind, let's take a closer look at the THAAD system, its capabilities and its cost. The Termi... more »

Navy Details Plan to Fix F/A-18 Oxygen Problem

Mike Fabey at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Mike Fabey* *Security, * When it comes to Super Hornets, Kindley said, the default answer to almost every breathing issue is “contamination.” *The Navy aviation community writ large is trying to get “crazy smart” about its own maintenance and testing procedures for the F-18, overcoming a sense of remote-control upkeep that has been associated with the Hornets and Super Hornets.* U.S. Navy F/A-18 operators have enough of the hypoxia and other breathing-related problems that have seemingly plagued the aircraft over the past couple of years. One squadron, for example, has come u... more »

North Korea Doesn’t Respond In Kind After President Trump Offers To Meet Kim Jong Un

Ryan Pickrell at The National Interest - 19 hours ago
*Ryan Pickrell* *Security, Asia* Where do we go from here? President Donald Trump said Monday he “would be honored” to meet Kim Jong Un if the conditions were right, but the young North Korean dictator may not feel the same about Trump. Trump called Kim Jong Un a “smart cookie” in a recent interview, acknowledging difficulties the young man overcame to become a brutal dictator. North Korea did not respond with any kind words about Trump or his administration. Referring to the Trump administration as the “war maniacs,” the paper of the ruling party, the Rodong Sinmun, argued, “... more »

Australia bows to the Dragon Throne

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 19 hours ago
*A view of Dongshih.* What happened at a meeting devoted to stopping the trade in blood diamonds? Focus Taiwan reports: Participants at the Kimberley Process meeting hosted by Julie Bishop described "disgusting" and "extraordinary" scenes involving Chinese delegates, who "shouted over the welcome to country ceremony and forced the suspension of proceedings," The Sydney Morning Herald reported Wednesday. The Taiwanese delegation was later ejected from the intergovernmental meeting at the request of the Chinese delegates who objected to their attendance, the report said. The Chines... more »

Those nails are sure tough – or Trump is a pansy.

Scottish-Sceptic at Scottish Sceptic - 19 hours ago
Mr. Praline (The Sceptic): Look, I took the liberty of examining that parrot when I got it home, and I discovered the only reason that it [the global warming scam] had been sitting on its perch in the first place … Continue reading →

Theresa May flees Bristol at speed after her plan to woo the city goes as wrong as a thing can go [VIDEO]

Kerry-anne Mendoza at The Canary - 19 hours ago
The Prime Minister arrived for a surprise visit in the south-west city of Bristol on Tuesday. Once again, it was an invitation-only event. But this time, word got out to the uninvited, and they arrived to make their presence felt. Kim Jong May May’s campaign events have barely enthused the invitation-only guests, let alone the country. […] The post Theresa May flees Bristol at speed after her plan to woo the city goes as wrong as a thing can go [VIDEO] appeared first on The Canary.

More Details Emerge On The Taliban Attack Two Weeks Ago That Killed 160 Afghan Soldiers

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
*FOX News:* *Inside deadliest Taliban attack against Afghan troops* KABUL, Afghanistan - He has spent more than a decade in mountainous combat zones collecting intelligence for the Afghanistan National Army (ANA), but nothing could have prepared Abdul for what happened last Friday when the Taliban carried out its bloody reign of terror against his military base, Camp Shaheen, in northern Afghanistan. Although considered one of the nation's most secure bases in the now relatively peaceful city of Mazar-i-Sharif, two pickup trucks with at least eight Taliban fighters disguised immac... more »

Taliban Control Or Are Contesting 40% Of Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
*Log War Journal: **Taliban controls or contests 40 percent of Afghan districts: SIGAR* Both the Taliban and the Afghan government have slightly increased the number of Afghan districts under their control over the past three months, but the security situation remains virtually unchanged, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in its most recent quarterly report to United States Congress. The Taliban controls 11 districts and influences 34 of Afghanistan’s 407 districts (11 percent), while the Afghan government controls 97 districts and influenc... more »

Richard Lindzen–Part II

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 20 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Continuing with Richard Lindzen’s article “Thoughts on the Public Discourse over Climate Change”: The ‘warmest years on record’ meme. This simple claim covers a myriad of misconceptions. Under these circumstances, it is sometimes difficult to know where to begin. As in any demonization project, it begins with the […]

Syrian Army, Hezbollah carry out wide-scale assault against jihadists in southern Aleppo

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside Hezbollah, carried out a string of attacks against the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham in the southern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate, a military source told Al-Masdar this afternoon. Using heavy artillery and surface-to-surface missiles, the Syrian Arab Army and Hezbollah hammered the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Trump seriously considers moving US embassy to Jerusalem: Tillerson

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:05 P.M.) – US Vice President Mike Pence told an audience that US President Donald Trump was seriously considering moving the US embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, during a reception at the White House on Tuesday, in recognition of Israel’s 69th Independence Day. Pence said that Trump is “as we speak, is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Erdogan praises Russian-Turkish cooperation in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described his country’s cooperation with Russia over Syria as effective and underscored the fact that the two countries share common goals. “Together with Russia we took many steps along the path of settling the situation in Syria. We maintain effective cooperation and share common goals. It is beyond doubt […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian surgeons save lives of many civilians in Aleppo: video

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – Footage released on Wednesday shows Russian doctors operating on and offering medical assistance to patients in a Russian Defence Ministry medical facility in Aleppo. Deputy Head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Special Purpose Medical Unit, Valeri Gasparyan, explained that an outpatient medical centre assists about 100 patients per day, who […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Jihadist infighting rages despite Syrian Army advance in east Damascus

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The jihadist entities in the East Ghouta region of rural Damascus are once again at odds, despite the fact they are losing territory in the eastern part of the capital city. According to local activists from Damascus Now, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and Faylaq Al-Rahman launched another attack against their former […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army fully captures Shumriyah Mountains in northern Palmyra

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) High Command announced their forces liberated the Shumriyah Mountains in the northern countryside of Palmyra after more than 48 hours of non-stop fighting with the Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization. Led by the 5th Legion, the Syrian Arab Army launched an important counter-attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Cientos de sirios se gradúan en una nueva academia de policía en el oeste de Damasco

BEIRUT, EL LÍBANO. -Cientos de sirios se graduaron en la recién establecida academia de policía en el suburbio de Moadhimiya al-Sham, al oeste de Damasco, este martes. Los nuevos oficiales completaron varios meses de entrenamiento en este campo antes de graduarse frente a sus compañeros el martes por la tarde. Esta nueva academia de policía […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Хроника апрельских боёв под Дамаском (ВИДЕО)

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
За последнее время Сирийская Арабская Армия провела ряд успешных боевых операций в предместьях Дамаска, взяв под контроль значительную часть пригородных округов Аль-Кабун и Тишрин, которые находятся в руках джихадистов на протяжении пяти с лишним лет. Впрочем, апрель был отмечен не только наступательными действиями правительственных сил. В начале месяца армейцам пришлось выдержать мощную атаку боевиков “Хейят […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Fırat Kalkanı güçleri kontrolündeki Azez’de bombalı saldırı: Çok sayıda ölü ve yaralı

Eren Dalkesen at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
TSK tarafından desteklenen ve Fırat Kalkanı operasyonuna katılan ÖSO militanlarının kontrolünde yer alan Azez’de bu sabah bir bombalı saldırı yapıldı. İlk raporlara göre; ÖSO kontrolündeki en büyük beldelerden birisi olan Azez’deki saldırıda, içerisinde sivillerinde bulunduğu en az 5 kişi hayatını kaybetti ve 20 kişi yaralandı. Yerel kaynaklar, bombalı aracın ÖSO tarafından yönetim merkezi olarak kullanılan hükümet […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BREAKING: ISIS car bomb explodes in rebel-held town of Azaz, dozens killed

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:05 A.M.) – In the town of Azaz (currently under the occupation of Turkish-backed militants), an ISIS car bomb has exploded in the last hour. According to Turkish reporters on the border with Syria, the attack left dozens of people dead – including both civilians and Free Syrian Army (FSA) paramilitaries. The SVBIED […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Hundreds of Syrians graduate from new police academy in west Damascus

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – Hundreds of Syrians graduated from the newly established police academy in the Mo’adhimiyah Al-Sham suburb of west Damascus on Tuesday. The new officers completed several months of training in this camp prior to graduating in front of their peers on Tuesday afternoon. This new police academy in the Mo’adhimiyah Al-Sham […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Fourth round of Syrian peace talks begin in Astana

(TASS) The international meeting on Syria started in the Kazakh capital of Astana on Wednesday morning; this is the fourth round of talks held in this city since 2016. The delegations will spend the first day in consultations and on May 4 a plenary session will be held. On the eve of the forum, expert […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Massive explosion rips through rebel-held Azaz city in northern Aleppo

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 A.M.) – A large explosion was reported by opposition in activists in the rebel-held city of ‘Azaz this morning, causing several casualties near the downtown area. According to opposition media, a car bomb was detonated in ‘Azaz’s downtown area, resulting in the death of several people in the vicinity. No further details […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Las fuerzas huzíes asaltan la ciudad portuaria de Mocha, controloada por la coalición saudí

El martes por la noche, las fuerzas encabezadas por los huzíes renovaron su asalto a la ciudad portuaria occidental de Mocha, infligiendo bajas a las fuerzas respaldadas por Arabia Saudí. Según el corresponsal de Yemen de Al-Masdar News, Naseh Shaker, un soldado de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos y ocho soldados del gobierno yemení con sede […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In Pictures: Suicide bomber targets NATO armoured vehicles in Kabul, Afghanistan

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 A.M.) – A suicide bomber belonging to an unknown militant group has targeted a column of NATO armoured vehicles near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack took place sometime around 8 A.M. (GMT+4:30). The latest reports coming in from Afghan security forces suggest that casualties stand at eight dead and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Hillary Clinton says that Vladimir Putin is “not a member of my fan club” (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
[image: Watch Hillary Clinton say that Vladimir Putin is “not a member of my fan club” (Video)] Hillary Clinton: Misogyny played a role in election...and Putin)) The post Hillary Clinton says that Vladimir Putin is “not a member of my fan club” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Hillary Clinton once again whines about how James Comey and Russia cost her the US election (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
[image: Hillary Clinton once again whines about how James Comey and Russia cost her the US election (Video)] Hillary Clinton blames James Comey, Russia for election loss. The post Hillary Clinton once again whines about how James Comey and Russia cost her the US election (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Emmanuel Macron bans RT and Sputnik. Is the Presidential hopeful out to kill free speech in France?

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 20 hours ago
[image: question less] Vive la difference has been replaced by cold conformity and censorship in France. The post Emmanuel Macron bans RT and Sputnik. Is the Presidential hopeful out to kill free speech in France? appeared first on The Duran.

New insider book reveals Hillary Clinton made up Russia story to cover up lazy, pathetic election loss

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
[image: New insider book reveals Hillary Clinton made up Russia story to cover up lazy, pathetic election loss] New book reveals Hillary Clinton hatched the Russia hysteria to cover for her losing. The post New insider book reveals Hillary Clinton made up Russia story to cover up lazy, pathetic election loss appeared first on The Duran.

5 reasons why Ukraine is a bigger threat to peace and safety than North Korea

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 20 hours ago
[image: donbass dead] It doesn't fit the western narrative, but Ukraine is a far bigger threat to its own people and its neighbours than North Korea is or has been for decades. The post 5 reasons why Ukraine is a bigger threat to peace and safety than North Korea appeared first on The Duran.

Stephen Colbert’s cry baby monologue against Trump has America in agreement, Hollywood stars are A-holes (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
[image: Stephen Colbert cry baby monologue against Trump has America in agreement, Hollywood stars are A-holes (Video)] Where is David Letterman, when you need him. The post Stephen Colbert’s cry baby monologue against Trump has America in agreement, Hollywood stars are A-holes (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

I don't believe this is completely accurate, but I know it certainly should be.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 20 hours ago
I am sure there are some in this country who would call me elitist, but I find that I cannot even consider having a conversation with a person who voted for Donald Trump. And I certainly could not sleep with a woman who had done so, after all it is immoral to have sex with the mentally handicapped.

Another Episode of All-ways Pursuing the Truth

Joachim Hagopian at American Empire Exposed - 20 hours ago
I just did a thirty minute interview with Don Grahn from Seattle community television based on my latest article "the ruling elite's pedophile bloodlust for children: from antiquity to today." I address the challenge of reaching critical mass in public awareness, facing the reality that child sex trafficking is a global out of control epidemic, and assessing limited recent progress towards bringing to justice the powerful sickos behind this parasitic human plague that's been operating with impunity for eons of time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mntBgznDSpI&feature=youtu.b... more »

Jimmy Kimmel Now Do You Understand Our Pain?

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 20 hours ago
Jimmy Kimmel sobbed (again) on his TV program about his newborn son and the heart surgery the baby needed. Who could blame him? A nurse noticed that the baby's heart had a problem - and medicine saved the child. There's...

VAERS, MMR and Megan

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 20 hours ago
By Teresa Conrick Many people do not know that if you have a bad reaction to a vaccine -- an ADVERSE reaction -- there is a place to contact: VAERS The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a national...

Offit and His Critics: Part 3

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 20 hours ago
NOTE: We're bringing you this series, re-crafted for 2017, by Richard P. Milner of Public Affairs Media. Dr. Paul Offit has led the charge against any and all in our community, doctors, scientists, parents, educators, film makers, who question vaccine...

INSIGHTS: A New EU Network For Particle Physics And Statistics

Tommaso Dorigo at Science 2.0 blogs - 21 hours ago
Innovative training networks are a European Community concept funded by the Research Executive Agency, under the project called "Marie Curie Actions". The idea is that the EU helps build structures that provide interdisciplinary training to skilled graduate students, providing them with knowledge and skills that make them attractive for the work market and useful to society, while boosting the research projects that the EU is interested in. read more

Reports Of More Deadly Clashes Between The Taliban And The Islamic State In Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
Map showing the Kot and Deh Bala districts in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. *Long War Journal:* *Taliban and Islamic State clash in eastern Afghanistan* The Islamic State’s Wilayah Khorasan (or Khorasan province) claimed gains at the Taliban’s expense earlier today. The two sides clashed in the Chaparhar district of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, where they have fought each other repeatedly during the past two years. A “number of soldiers of the caliphate in Wilayah Khorasan set out at dawn yesterday towards positions of the apostate Taliban in the area of Chaparhar,... more »

What Julian Assange is Really Doing

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Wikileaks is an attack in progress against the DEEP STATE first and foremost. Most of us never really grasped that the deep state really existed, but it does while reflecting the hierarchical structure it is embodied within. Obviously not a good idea as it represents truly unregulated power protected by obscurity. Its existence has allowed a whole series of outrages naturally producing unintended consequences. worse than that is is unlikely to learn from its errors as disclosure is walled off. The one internal outrage now been surfaced is the global pedophile conspiracy w... more »

Vinland in the Pacific with Paul Demontigny

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Once we have all the loose ends to work with, a lot becomes obvious. The last seven years has shown us that the northwest passage is now reopened to navigation and proves that it was fully usable during the Viking era. Better yet it happens to be a very safe summer trip. Who would have thought so. I also show here Lancaster sound. Even in the worst seasons, this passage opens up through most of its length. Today it is risky only toward the western end. There i do think that a viking crew would be able to manhandle a viking ship over ice floes for some distance if needed. ... more »

Kolbrin Bible - Prologue to the Bronze Book

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This will be the first of many installments. I do not plan to comment on all such items except as i think worthwhile. Look to my underlinings and insertions. What am also trying to discover is the real place and polity of this world. Kingship goes back to the Bronze Age but we rarely get a good grasp of the territory involved or its size. What remains common is the local Big Man and some form of a council of wise men to handle contention.. *THE SALUTATION OR PROLOGUE TO THE BRONZEBOOK * *(Now incorporated in the Kolbrin) * *Greetings, Unborn Ones, now asleep in the dark womb... more »

The Templar Knights and the Atlantic Great Circle Route from 1100 Ad through 1307 AD

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Something blew across my desk recently and triggered some curious connections. It was the carbon dates for the Oak Island coconut fibers. The beach was constructed around 1130 AD =/- 70 years. Now we know that the Templars were disbanded around 1307 AD. However they had a large merchant fleet. Toss in the importance of Portugal and Scotland to the Templars and we have a suddenly plausible conjecture. It is simply that they understood the ancient Bronze Age Great circle route that took you from Portugal to the Bahamas at least, and then back in the gulf stream to Nova Scotia... more »

It's Wodin's Day

LL at Virtual Mirage - 22 hours ago
*Welfare* I am not opposed to temporary payments from the public chest to those least fortunate among us. Not all of us end up being the men that one day we'd hoped that we'd be. I draw the line at aiding terrorists or their families. Whether progressives call it "transitional assistance to terrorists" or whether they find some other fancy progressive and politically correct term, it should not be given - not ever. As the Boston Bomber (right) example documents, the family of Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev received on the order of $100,000 in public assistance. For all ... more »

U.S. Military Spending Still Dwarfs What Russia And China Both Spend

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Rob Garver, Fiscal Times:** US Military Spending Still Makes China, Russia Look Small* For the decade that ended with 2016, the United States’ two major geopolitical rivals doubled their spending on defense, a new analysis from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute shows. That only leaves them several hundred billion dollars per year behind what the US spends. Between 2007 and 2016, China increased the amount it spends on defense each year by 118 percent, to $215 billion, and Russia over the same period increased its military spending by 87 percent to $69.2 billion... more »

Aristotle's Sudoku puzzle

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 23 hours ago
*...and a metaphor for the exceptional structures in algebra, theoretical physics, string theory...* The most mentally demanding gift I received for our spring Xmas last night ;-) is the "Great Minds Aristotle's Number Classic Wooden Puzzle" which you may buy at amazon.com. Aristotle must have not only played with that – I think that he invented it. Unless it was invented by the Chinese because it's also sometimes named the "Lo Shu puzzle". And it may be just a modern (Chinese?) invention inspired by more primitive work of Aristotle's, I am not sure. If you hate Sudoku, you will hat... more »

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Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 23 hours ago
Source - AP The Enigma that is George Soros. From his own web page- LINK Soros has experienced such intolerance firsthand. Born in Hungary in 1930, he lived through the Nazi occupation of 1944–5, which resulted in the murder of over 500,000 Hungarian Jews. His own Jewish family survived by securing false identity papers, concealing their backgrounds, and helping others do the same. Soros later recalled that “instead of submitting to our fate, we resisted an evil force that was much stronger than we were—yet we prevailed. He says: “instead of submitting to our fate, we resisted ... more »

A Reporter's First-Person Account On What It Is Like To Be On Air Force One

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
President Donald Trump disembarking from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, April 9, 2017. (Photo: S. Herman / VOA) VOA:* Little Time to Relax for Reporters on Air Force One* *ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — VOA's White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman began his post after President Donald Trump took office in January. He and other members of the White House press corps take turns covering the president when he travels. Here is Herman's first-person account of what it's like to fly aboard the famed U.S. presidential aircraft - Air Force One.* “It’s a really big plane.” I repeate... more »

Video, Pictures + Analysis: Syrian flags hoisted in Afrin near rebel-occupied territory

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 A.M.) – Photo evidence has emerged that shows Syrian flags flying high over the Kurdish-held town of Maarnaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo. The town of Maarnaz is within several hundred meters of the frontier between Kurdish-controlled lands and territories controlled by Turkish-backed militants. Directly to the north of Maarnaz, within three […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Trump and Putin discuss Syria during ‘very constructive call’ – Tillerson

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson described the phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin about Syria’s conflict as a ‘a very constructive call’, as he met with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the State Department’s Treaty Room in Washington DC, Tuesday. On being […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Never before seen video footage of this year’s battle in east Damascus

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been on the offensive in east Damascus recently, capturing large parts of the Al-Qaboun and Tishreen districts that have been under jihadist control for over five years. Despite their ongoing success, the month of April did not necessarily start off on the right footing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Inconvenient study concludes: warmer temperatures lead to a more stable climate

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From RESEARCH ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS and the “goodbye climate disruption” department, comes this study that might very well explain why we have less landfalling U.S. hurricanes, less tornadoes, and extreme weather of all kinds seems to be waning. Climate instability over the past 720,000 years Ice…

‘We Lost the Western Kansas Wheat Crop This Weekend’

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
From Successful Farming: ‘We Lost the Western Kansas Wheat Crop This Weekend’ By Chuck Abbott 5/1/2017 Mike Baker’s farm in Trenton, Nebraska. Blizzard conditions and heavy snow swept western Kansas, including 14 to 20 inches in Colby in the northwestern quadrant of the No. 1 winter wheat state in the nation, said the Weather Channel. “We […]

The U.S. President Has His Own Secret Air Force

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
U.S. Government *Garrett M. Graff, Politico*:* The President’s Secret Air Force* Air Force One is just the public face of a fleet that keeps the president safe and secure. The photo this winter of a smiling Mar-a-Lago guest with the uniformed military aide who carries the “nuclear football” was a rare—and unease-inducing—public reminder that just steps from the president at all times are the keys to end the world as we know it. Americans normally see very little of the massive apparatus that surrounds the modern presidency—and it’s easy to forget that much of it exists primarily t... more »

China Urges Citizens to GET OUT of North Korea Amid Fears of an Impending US Attack

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
China Urges Citizens to GET OUT of North Korea Amid Fears of an Impending US Attack by WILL KIRBY, http://www.express.co.uk/ CHINESE citizens living in North Korea have been urged to leave the country and return home amid concerns over the increasing tensions between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump, according to reports. – The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang […]

Jewish Historian Teddy Katz: 1948 Tantura Massacre of Palestinians. Genocide And Ethnic Cleansing by Israel

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
YouTube: Teddy Katz, a Haifa University graduate student, interviewed over 100 people – Arabs and Jews – for his masters thesis about what happened at Tantura, one of the 553 coastal Palestinian villages destroyed in 1948 by the new Israeli state. According to the eyewitnesses and participants Katz interviewed, some 270-280 villagers were slaughtered in […]

South Korea Conducting Military Drills with US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on May 2, 2017 South Korea and the US press ahead with their joint military drills, involving a US strike group, despite North Korea’s warnings. end

Trump ‘Built Up Conditions for Aggressive War’ with North Korea

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on May 2, 2017 US President Donald Trump has “built up conditions for an aggressive war” with North Korea, an American writer and retired professor says. end

The End of Plastic Landfill? Researchers Discover Caterpillar that Eats Plastic; It’s Called a “Wax Worm”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The End of Plastic Landfill? Researchers Discover Caterpillar that Eats Plastic; It’s Called a “Wax Worm” by Russel Davis, http://www.naturalnews.com/ (Natural News) Plastic-eating caterpillars known as “wax worms” may one day help reduce the global pollution crisis, a study revealed. Prior to the study, an amateur beekeeper was cleaning her hives and placed the parasitic wax worms in a […]

Tweet For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A rare vintage aircraft churning up concrete as it takes off from a British airport pic.twitter.com/ziKyZZ2Uew — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 2, 2017

Former Russian Defence Ministry Spokesman: 'Russia Is Burying Nuclear Weapons Off The Coast Of America'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Viktor Baranetz, a former Russian colonel and defense ministry spokesman, claimed Russia has planted sleeper nukes off the coast of America that could be used to trigger a tsunami *Daily Mail:** Putin is planting deep-sea 'mole nukes' near the US capable of causing a TSUNAMI, Russian military expert claims* * Viktor Baranetz, former colonel, revealed ways Russia tries to outsmart the US * He alleged that Russia is sinking 'sleeper' nukes off the coast of America * In the event of war the bombs will detonate and trigger a tsunami, he claimed * Baranetz also said Putin has nukes tha... more »

Gluten Free Banana Bread

Debra Hawkins at Housewife Eclectic - 1 day ago
One of the things I knew I wanted to master in the realm of gluten free cooking was banana bread. There is nothing more comforting than a big loaf of delicious banana bread and finding the perfect gluten free recipe and flour blends to use is something I have spent quite a while doing. This recipe is so good my kids don't even know it is gluten free! Gluten Free Banana Bread - 3 mashed bananas - 1 cup sugar - 1/2 cup shortening - 2 eggs - 2 cups gluten free baking mix (Trust me, try Gluten Free Heaven) - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 1 teaspoon baking soda - 1 teaspo... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Flight Operations* An F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea, April 12, 2017. The pilots are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 137. Navy photo by Lt. Andrew DeGarmo

NASA Recognizing Veteran Science Writer Warren Leary

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
Leary is set to be formally inducted Friday into the elite “Chroniclers,” a program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that recognizes people who “helped spread the news of America’s space exploration.”

Rodriguez: Teaching, Selling or Consuming Cinco de Mayo

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
It is a time when we are bombarded by messages to drink and party and wear big sombreros and put on mustaches and emit wimpy shrieks that attempt to pass for genuine celebratory gritos.

Urban League: Blacks Must Remain ‘Vigilant’ to Protect Gains

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
African-Americans must fight to protect the socioeconomic and political gains made under the Obama administration and vigorously oppose imminent threats from the Trump administration to turn back the clock, the leader of the National Urban League said.

Was North Korea's Last Missile Test A Failure, Or A Test Simulating An Electromagnetic Pulse?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
It has since been claimed that Kim Jong-un's spooked officials deliberately exploded the KN-17 device shortly after launch. (file picture) *Nikkei Asian Review*:* North Korea's 'failed' missile test may have been a thinly-disguised threat* Rocket exploded at exactly the altitude needed for devastating electromagnetic pulse TOKYO -- North Korea again launched a ballistic missile in the morning of April 29, amid growing tensions over its weapons program and increasingly threatening rhetoric between Pyongyang and Washington. Since the missile exploded in mid-flight, many experts bra... more »

Six Flags Roller Coaster Flooding

Kim LaCapria at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
A photograph of a roller coaster submerged by floodwaters was not taken in St. Louis in 2017.

Out Of Touch Democratic Politicians? Oh, God Forbid!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
You probably remember that about a week ago a new poll was released by the *Washington Post* and ABC News showing that, although 62% of voters feel the Republican Party is out of touch with the concerns of most people, *67%* felt the same way about Democrats! That's an atypical finding, although it's worth mentioning that while only 30% of Republicans admitted their party is out of touch, fully 44% of Democrats felt the Democratic Party is out of touch. Yesterday Greg Sargent got his hands on some non-public polling data that helps explain what went wrong-- including why so many O... more »

U.S. Deploys High-Altitude Drones To Spy On North Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. © U.S. Air Force / Bobbi Zapka / Reuters *Japan Times*: *U.S. deploys Guam-based high-altitude surveillance drone to Yokota base* An RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone arrived at Yokota Air Base Monday night, starting a five-month operation in Tokyo, the U.S. base announced. The U.S. Air Force’s Global Hawk drone is expected to survey ballistic missiles and nuclear facilities in North Korea, which have fueled political tensions over the past month. The aircraft is part of the 69th Reconnaissance Group Detachment 1 and provides near real-time ae... more »

Political Takedown, Everything B.C. Election 2017, Featuring CanadianGlen, Bill Tieleman and The Straight Goods

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 1 day ago
(Updated May 3rd.....The illustrious Bob Mackin will be Joining Bill Tieleman,Canadian Glen n myself) Here is a link to Wednesday May 3rd show is now up,,,,,,Bill Tieleman, Bob Mackin, Canadian Glen https://t.co/MIf9eYy5bj Tune in, turn on......Live 6:00 PM *Wednesday May *3rd....with @CanadianGlen at..... *The View Up Here* BLOGTALK Radio...linked directly below http://www.blogtalkradio.com/canadianglen We'll be discussing the latest polls, which one to believe, if any....who has the momentum, who keeps planting their feet firmly in their mouth..rumours, innuendo, bac... more »

U.S. Rejects Peaceful Solutions in Korea

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
The US THAAD missile defense system, controversially deployed in South Korea, is now increasing tensions on the Korean peninsula. While the move may be seen as strong-arm diplomacy, the US and North Korea have a long history of failed agreements. Hyun Lee, a Fellow at the Korea Policy Institute, joins RT America's Manila Chan to talk about the rising tensions.

Video: Climate marchers agendas revealed

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 1 day ago
Climate marchers let their (left-wing) agendas hang out. WATCH NOW

BREAKING: No Charges for Cop Who Killed Alton Sterling on Video

Claire Bernish at The Free Thought Project - 1 day ago
[image: Sterling]The Department of Justice will not be charging the Baton Rouge police officers responsible for killing Alton Sterling last July as he sold CDs outside a store.

Critical Thinking: A Bridge to the Future, Part 5 by Arthur D. Robbins

dandelionsalad at Dandelion Salad - 1 day ago
by Arthur D. Robbins Writer, Dandelion Salad Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained May 2, 2017 War has indeed become perpetual and peace no longer even a fleeting wish nor a distant memory. We have become habituated to the rumblings of war and the steady drum beat of propaganda about war’s necessity and the noble motives that […]

Russian military advisor killed by sniper fire in Syria

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (3:25 A.M.) – Russian military advisor, Lieutenant Colonel Alexei Buchelnikov, has been killed in Syria as a result of sniper fire, Russian Ministry of Defense said in the report. “Alexei Buchelnikov was stationed in Syria being a member of a group of Russian military advisors and performing training tasks for the military personnel […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army keeps advancing in militant-held Damascus suburb (Photo)

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:00 A.M.) – On Tuesday, units of the Republican Guard alongside National Defense Forces (NDF) continued their military operation inside southeastern Damascus suburb of Al-Qaboun striking positions of the armed militants on southern axis. The intention of this manoeuvre is to push in both northern and western directions, thus splitting the district in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Putin calls for unbiased probe into alleged chemical weapons incident in Syria

MOSCOW, RUSSIA (2:30 A.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a thorough and unbiased investigation into the incident with the use of chemical weapons in Syria’s Khan Shaykhun. “We resolutely condemn any use of chemical weapons,” Putin said at Tuesday’s news conference after his talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “Naturally, those responsible […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: ‘Faylaq Al-Rahman’ commander defects amid intense militant infighting in rural Damascus

Ivan Yakovlev at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:00 A.M.) – Media accounts connected to Syrian opposition have reported on the defection of one of the commanders of Faylaq Al-Rahman islamist group that operates in East Ghouta region in Damascus province. In his statement, Colonel Abu Muhammad Al-Kurdi explains that he decided to leave Faylaq’s ranks after discovering that Faylaq was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

SDG: ABD’nin koruması, yeni Türk saldırılarını önleyecek

ARA News’te yer alan habere göre Suriye Demokratik Güçleri (SDG) sözcüsü Talal Silo, Pazartesi günü yaptığı açıklamada, ABD güçlerinin IŞİD’den özgürleştirilen bölgeleri korumak için sınır çizgisinde konuşlanması neticesinde Türk hükümetinden kuzey Suriye’de SDG’ye karşı yeni bir saldırı beklemediklerini ifade etti. Silo, açıklamasının devamında, “Bölgelerimiz IŞİD’in kontrolü altındayken halkımızın IŞİD’in elindeki bölgelerde yaşadığı baskı ve haksızlıklara rağmen […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Ex-Banker Claims He Was Invited to Take Part in Child Sacrifice Rituals! “These People Were Luciferians”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Ex-Banker Claims He Was Invited to Take Part in Child Sacrifice Rituals by Paul Joseph Watson, https://www.prisonplanet.com/ “These people were Luciferians” A former Dutch banker has given a sit down interview during which he claims that he was invited by members of the financial elite to participate in child sacrifice rituals. – Ronald Bernard was a successful […]

Has The Date Of The Economic Collapse Just Been Leaked?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on May 2, 2017 The collapse of Home Capital Bank could be spreading to other lenders. Greece reaches debt deal but they need to give up more and the country will sell of more of the country. The auto loan subprime bubble will mimic the subprime real estate bubble. JP Morgan is selling stocks […]

Erdogan Threatens More Strikes on US-Backed Kurdish Forces in Syria

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on May 1, 2017 Turkey’s president threatens more strikes against Kurdish forces; a week after Ankara’s warplanes bombed Kurdish positions in Syria and Iraq, including US-allied fighters. end

China Demands “Immediate Halt” Of US Missile Shield Deployment In South Korea

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
China Demands “Immediate Halt” Of US Missile Shield Deployment In South Korea by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com As we pointed out earlier today, Reuters cited US military officials who said that the U.S. military’s THAAD anti-missile defense system has “reached initial intercept capability” in South Korea, although they added that it would not be fully operational […]

Migrants ‘100 per cent being Smuggled into Europe by NGOs’, Italian Minister Agrees

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Who is behind these NGOs which are intentionally destabilizing Europe? Illuminist George Soros. – Migrants ‘100 per cent being Smuggled into Europe by NGOs’, Italian Minister Agrees by THOMAS HUNT, http://www.express.co.uk/ ITALY’s foreign minister has agreed with contentious accusations that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) may be “colluding” with people smugglers to sneak migrants into Europe. – The unprecedented […]

Big Brother Is Still Watching You: Don’t Fall for the NSA’s Latest Ploy

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Big Brother Is Still Watching You: Don’t Fall for the NSA’s Latest Ploy by John W. Whitehead, https://www.rutherford.org/ “You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.”—George Orwell, 1984 – Supposedly the National Security Administration is going to stop collecting certain […]

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Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
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"Intersectionality"?

Denis Rancourt at Activist Teacher - 1 day ago
"Intersectionality"? I'm sorry, but that is bullshit. The first, dominant, and overpowering oppression is violent class dominance, class segregation and class discrimination. Race and gender are side shows that correlate: They are not the driver. "Intersectionality" is a pseudo-academic service-intellectual cover for professional-class managers who benefit from race and gender-rights

Teaching, Selling or Consuming Cinco de Mayo

Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 1 day ago
It is that time of year: it is either time to teach, sell or consume Cinco de Mayo. If one decides to teach it, then people come to learn of a great anti-imperialist struggle (1861-67) fought by poor peoples, and a day that memorializes a heroic battle in Puebla on May 5, 1862, that eventually culminated with the kicking out of the French from Mexico in 1867. If one decides to sell it or consume it, then one becomes part of that capitalistic practice of debasing anything sacred and turning it into a tragicomic holiday where drinking and white sales become the norm. It is a time whe... more »

The U.S. Air Force Will Be Testing Another Minuteman III Ballistic Missile Tonight

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*L.A. Times*: *U.S. Air Force to test launch another missile from Vandenberg* The U.S. Air Force will test launch an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base – the second test in a week. The Minuteman III missile launch will occur between 12:01 and 6:01 a.m. from the base northwest of Santa Barbara, according to Vandenberg’s 30th Space Wing. “The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to validate and verify the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the weapon system,” Air Force Global Strike Command said in a statement. The 576t... more »

Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 1 day ago
Colourful cats.

Inequality is getting worse, but fewer people than ever are aware of it

Jonathan J.B. Mijs, Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at London School of Economics and Fellow in Sociology, Harvard University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
A snapshot of inequality in South Africa. Johnny Miller / Unequal Scenes, CC BY-SA Inequality in America is on the rise. Income gains since the 1980s have been concentrated at the top. The top 10 percent today take home 30 percent of all income, and control over three-quarters of all wealth. We have returned to the level of income inequality that marked the Great Depression of the 1920s and 1930s. Who gets what in America continues to be impacted by a person’s race, gender and family resources. What’s striking, however, is how little people seem to notice. Evidence from the Inter... more »

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