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Incitement is incitement is incitement
If you have joined “The State’ in hounding Tommy Robinson for inciting violence against the Muslims, you should wash your mouth out with soap immediately. If *anyone* says something that’s considered ’wrong’ these days, you can bet that some cloth-eared bully of a media pundit will reinterpret it and encourage the baying mob to ridicule you. Incitement is incitement is incitement. Guido got a severe bollocking below the line for his post about Tommy Robinson, and quite right too. Tommy Robinson has made several mistakes along the way, but he deserves to be listened to. He certai... more »
CNN looks stupid again: online poll shows 70% say Trump should not be investigated for obstruction
Another CNN fail. The post CNN looks stupid again: online poll shows 70% say Trump should not be investigated for obstruction appeared first on The Duran.
Shakespeare in the Park protestor brings truth to theater, screaming: “CNN IS ISIS!”
This year’s play “Julius Caesar” depicts President Donald Trump’s assassination, and conservatives are finally fighting back. The post Shakespeare in the Park protestor brings truth to theater, screaming: “CNN IS ISIS!” appeared first on The Duran.
Paris terrorist attack contained (LIVE VIDEO)
Paris remains on high alert. The post Paris terrorist attack contained (LIVE VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
CONFIRMED: Russia now considers US aircrafts “targets”
This is Russia's most serious warning to the US since the beginning of the Syrian conflict. The post CONFIRMED: Russia now considers US aircrafts “targets” appeared first on The Duran.
Leftist fighters in Syria have become useful idiots of neo-imperialism
The so-called International Freedom Battalion is made up of people espousing hard-left ideology, but in reality they are fighting for the United States, Israel and now also Saudi Arabia. The post Leftist fighters in Syria have become useful idiots of neo-imperialism appeared first on The Duran.
Facebook, the CIA, and the Clintons...
*you may need to read this twice to get the full import.* *Facebook, the CIA, and the Clintons* *by Jon Rappoport* June 19, 2017 This article recounts key events along a time line that stretches from 1986 to the present. Follow the bouncing ball. Since Facebook went public with an IPO (Initial Public Offering) of stock in 2012, I’ve been following the trail of its stock price. In 2012, I wrote: “But now the Facebook stock has tanked. On Friday, August 17 [2012], it weighed in at half its initial IPO price. For the first time since the IPO, venture-capital backers were legally permi... more »
Why Far Right Terrorism is on the Rise
And here we are again. Another day, another terror attack with one dead and eight others injured. Though, on this occasion it's definitely not Islamist-inspired. According to witnesses the man who rammed worshippers leaving Finsbury Park Mosque screamed "Kill me, kill me, I want to kill all Muslims". It's to the credit of the traumatised crowd that the suspect wasn't granted his wish and got carted off into police custody. As the legal process is now in train there is little that can be reported about him or his intentions, but there are points we can make about ha... more »
Real Life Air America: CIA Exposed Running a Covert Drug Smuggling Airline
[image: america]When you hear “Air America,” there is a good chance the 1990 movie starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr. is the first thing that comes to mind. The plot revolves around two men who find themselves in the middle of the CIA’s private airline, which is used to deliver food, supplies, and even opium, […]
BREAKING: Russia Halts Cooperation with US in Syria, Citing US Support for ISIS – Will ‘Intercept Any Aircraft’
[image: Syria]Both Russia and Syria have accused the United States of aiding ISIS, and those accusations rose to a new level after the U.S. shot down a Syrian warplane targeting the militants.
Man Escapes Life in Prison As Video Proves He Did Not Attack Police, They Beat Him
[image: video]For riding his bicycle without a proper light, a man was targeted by police, severely beaten and charged. A video saved him from life in prison.
Buy Your food from the CIA: Amazon Buys Whole Foods
By Jon Rappoport When Amazon boss and billionaire Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post in 2013, he also had an ongoing $600 million contract to... more »
Would Russia Shoot Down U.S. Aircraft In Syria?
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com *FOX News:* *Gen. Keane on Putin 'Bluster': Russia Won't Shoot Down US Aircraft in Syria* Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) expressed skepticism over Russia's threat to shoot down U.S. aircraft in Syria. Russia's defense ministry said planes flying in Syria, west of the Euphrates River, would be considered targets after the U.S. Navy shot down a Syrian warplane. The Syrian SU-22 had just attacked U.S. partner forces battling ISIS and was shot down by a U.S. F-18 Super Hornet. *Read more* .... *Update*: Retired general says Russian Syria warning ... more »
Video series for "Rethinking Investment Incentives"
As regular readers will recall, I contributed to the Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment's book, *Rethinking Investment Incentives: Trends and Policy Options* (Columbia University Press, 2016). Now, the editors have put together a series of video teasers for most of the individual chapters, all of which can be seen here. As I wrote before, the book offers the perspectives of numerous experts in the field, and you can get quick overviews of the chapters from the teasers. These include the authors of chapters on theoretical analyses of location incentives; overviews of incentiv... more »
Watch a Special Forces Soldier Run Into A Hail Of ISIS Gunfire To Save Young Girl
*Russ Read* *Security, * David Eubank, a 10-year veteran of the Army Special Forces, abandoned caution to save the young girl by running into an open area in the middle of war-torn Mosul. A former special forces soldier and current aid worker risked his life after running into a hail of gunfire to save a young Iraqi girl from ISIS snipers. David Eubank, a 10-year veteran of the Army Special Forces, abandoned caution to save the young girl by running into an open area in the middle of war-torn Mosul, grabbing her and running her back. Amazingly, both he and the girl survived. ... more »
5 Weapons Russia Would Not Want to Face in a War with America
*Zachary Keck* *Security, * Or in Syria. *The allies’ own military capabilities also pose a threat to Russia. With some exceptions like China, India and Brazil, most of the top military spenders in the world are U.S. allies. Although the United States frequently (and justifiably) chides NATO members for not spending enough on defense, even without the United States, NATO still spends about three times as much on defense each year as Russia does. Indeed, any combination of Germany, France and the UK greatly outspends Russia on defense. And this doesn’t factor in other countries ... more »
These are the 5 Most Fearsome Russian Weapons of War America Should Fear
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Should Washington be worried? As an air-superiority fighter, the Su-35’s major advantages are its combination of high altitude capability and blistering speed—which allow the fighter to impart the maximum possible amount of launch energy to its arsenal of long-range air-to-air missiles. During an air battle, the Su-35 would launch its missiles from high supersonic speeds around Mach 1.5 at altitudes greater than 45,000 ft. It also has three-dimensional thrust vectoring—which gives it exceptional maneuverability, advanced avionics and a powerful jamm... more »
Iran’s Missile Attack On ISIS Was Coordinated With Assad, Went Through Iraqi Airspace
*Russ Read* *Security, Middle East* The plot thickens. An Iranian official admitted that Sunday’s strike against the Islamic State was coordinated with the Syrian government and that the missiles used traveled through Iraqi airspace. “The firing of these missiles had previously been coordinated with Syria an the missiles entered Syrian airspace through Iraq,” Gen. Ramezan Sharif, head of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) public relations told Tasnim News, an Iranian government-linked news outlet, Monday. IRGC forces, most likely from the paramilitary group’s missile corp... more »
Right Wing PAC makes ad using Scalise shooting to attack progressives who support Jon Ossoff in Georgia runoff election.
Courtesy of Mediaite: *Ahead of the highly anticipated Tuesday special election in Georgia’s 6th District in which Democrat Jon Ossoff is hoping to end Republicans’ stranglehold on the House seat, a fringe conservative group is running an ad tying Ossoff to the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA). * *No, really. This is not a joke. * *Principled PAC is running an ad called ‘Stop the Violent Left.’ Backed by a small five-figure ad buy, the commercial will run on Fox News Sunday and Monday. * *In the 30-second spot, video footage of Scalise being taken away on a stretcher while... more »
Rotary International Reverses Its Anti-gun Policy Following Membership Complaints
[image: rotary-international-reverses-its-anti-gun-policy-following-membership-complaints] The Rotary International board did a quick reversal of its new anti-gun policies after it started hearing complaints from its members over its new policies.
Fukushima Daiichi June 20, 2017
(Japan time zone) Fukushima Daiichi has been looking steamy again the last week or so. Prior to the recent resurgence in "steaminess," visible atmospheric emissions had appeared low. The uptick in visible emissions I've seen could simply be a function of changing summer weather. I've not rule out that possibility yet. I'm going to watch the cams this week to see if TEPCO pursues injections. Usually TEPCO's injections (Water? Nitrogen?) occur when atmospheric emissions rise. The injections, which I've documented at my blog (e.g., see here), lead to lower visible emissions. O... more »
Hodgkinson’s Disease: Politics and Paranoia in the Age of Trump
[image: undefined] James T. Hodgkinson, the would-be assassin of Republican congressmen, wasn’t a radical. If you look at his published output – a series of letters to his local newspaper in Belleville, Illinois, as well as the majority of his Internet postings – it’s mostly about matters nearly every progressive cares about: taxes (the rich don’t pay enough), healthcare (the government must provide), income inequality (it’s all a Republican plot). All in all, a pretty unremarkable worldview that any partisan Democrat – either a Bernie Sanders supporter, as Hodginkinson was, or a Hi... more »
Trump Turns Back the Clock With Cold War Cuba U-Turn
[image: undefined] Nostalgia seems to be very popular in Washington. While the neocons and Democratic Party hard-liners have succeeded in bringing back the Cold War with Russia, it looks like President Trump is determined to take us back to a replay of the Bay of Pigs! In Miami on Friday, the president announced that he was slamming the door on one of President Obama’s few foreign policy successes: easing 50 years of US sanctions on Cuba. The nostalgia was so strong at Trump’s Friday speech that he even announced participants in the CIA’s disastrous 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cub... more »
Former prof fudged dozens of images, says university
On Dec. 2, 2013, Alison Lakin, the research integrity officer at the University of Colorado Denver, received a concerning email. The emailer was alleging several problems in a 2012 paper in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, co-authored by one of its high-profile faculty members. Lakin discussed the allegations with some administrators and agreed they had […] The post Former prof fudged dozens of images, says university appeared first on Retraction Watch.
US-Led Coalition’s Downing of Syrian Plane ‘Act of Aggression’ & ‘Support for Terrorists’ – Moscow
US-Led Coalition’s Downing of Syrian Plane ‘Act of Aggression’ & ‘Support for Terrorists’ – Moscow by https://www.rt.com/ Moscow views the US-led coalition’s attack on the Syrian government military jet as an act of aggression and assistance for the terrorists that the US is fighting against, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov. – “What is […]
Russian Military Halts Syria Sky Incident Prevention Interactions with US as of June 19 – Moscow
Do you smell escalation? Russian Military Halts Syria Sky Incident Prevention Interactions with US as of June 19 – Moscow by https://www.rt.com/ The Russian Defense Ministry announced it is halting cooperation with its US counterparts in the framework of the Memorandum on the Prevention of Incidents and Ensuring Air Safety in Syria following the coalition’s downing […]
Mosul Campaign Day 245 Jun 18 2017
Smoke rising from new assault upon Old City district West Mosul (Bas News) The Iraqi forces (ISF) finally launched a multi-pronged assault upon the Old City district in west Mosul. The operation startedat 6 am. Two brigades from the Golden Division moved into Farouq in the northwest, while the army’s 16th Division advanced from Bab al-Sinjar and Bab al-Lakashin the north. A Federal Police brigade attacked Bab al-Baid in the southwest. They claimedthey broke through the first two lines of the Islamic State’s defenses, while the Golden Division said progress was slow due to the dense ... more »
Champs-Elysee On Lock-down After Driver Deliberately Ramming A Police Van
*Daily Mail*: *The dramatic moment a French police officer checks for a suicide bomb as he cuts the clothes off a driver who has just rammed a police van on the Champs-Élysées* * Car burst into flames moments after impact in the Paris tourist hotspot which is the main shopping district * The driver, who police believe to be dead, was carrying a gun when he crashed into the police van deliberately * Witness said he heard shots being fired and saw smoke coming from the car after the collision this afternoon * People were seen fleeing the area as police officers armed with machine gu... more »
Geopolitical Overview
*American Homeland* Crooked Hillary Clinton - still has a security clearance...Another week begins, with events unreported and unexamined by the corrupt, elite, smug, evil, lying, mainstream media, which is focused on removing President Trump from office and replacing him with somebody more acceptable to them -- somebody like Hillary (Crooked Hillary) Clinton, queen of the Deep State. They would also have accepted *Jeb!* As usual, this blog will try and bring you up to speed *in part* with events that the media neglects to share. *Great Britain* The British still are in a position... more »
Todd and Tapper fail to ask!
*MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2017The world's most obvious question:* Yesterday afternoon, we watched a rebroadcast of NBC's Meet the Press. (Full disclosure: we knew Chuck Todd a bit in the past. We very much like Chuck Todd.) Let's return to yesterday's Meet the Press. At various points, Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow made these dogmatic assertions: SEKULOW (6/18/17): *The president is not under investigation* by the special counsel. [...] The president, as James Comey said in his testimony and as we know as of today, *the president has not been and is not under investigation.* [...] Let me... more »
Human Sacrifice Captured at CERN?
A "leaked" video depicts a prank, not a human sacrifice conducted by researchers at CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider.
What Is Sharia Law?
As with so many aspects of Islam, some non-Muslims criticize "Sharia law" without really knowing the first thing about it.
Syrian-Kurdish clashes: new conflict or “new Détente”?
Far from being the “democratic-leftist freedom fighters” that most Western audiences have been misled into believing that they are, the Syrian Kurds are a unipolar geopolitical proxy designed to carry out the post-war partition of the Arab Republic. The post Syrian-Kurdish clashes: new conflict or “new Détente”? appeared first on The Duran.
While Families Celebrated Father’s Day, The US Gov’t Just Committed an Act of War
[image: warplane]While the U.S.-led coalition claimed it shot down a Syrian warplane that was targeting its troops, the Syrian military claims it was targeting ISIS militants.
Pregnant Mom Calls 911 for Help, Police Show Up, Kill Her in Front of Her Kids
[image: mom]On Sunday, a pregnant mother's 911 call to police ended tragically after cops showed up to her home and killed her.
The Su-22: Syria’s War-Weary Warhorse the U.S. Navy Just Took Out
*Tom Cooper* *Security, Syria* Everything you need to know. The Sukhoi Design Bureau forged a reputation for big and powerful fighter-bombers. Today, the Russian company primarily builds different variants of the Su-27. Almost unnoticed, a dwindling number of much older Sukhoi Su-22s remain in service. In Syria, together with much more powerful Su-24s, they form the backbone of an embattled air force. Often overlooked, the Sukhoi Su-20/22 family was not only widely exported by the former Soviet Union, but saw considerable action in around two dozen different conflicts. The st... more »
Downed Syrian Fighter was Pentagon’s First Air-To-Air Kill In 18 Years
*Saagar Enjeti* *Security, * And Russia was not happy about it. The U.S. military scored its first air-to-air kill in 18 years Sunday when a Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet obliterated a Syrian regime Su-22. The last U.S. air-to-air kill was in 1999 during American participation in NATO Operation Allied Force over Yugoslavia when Lt. Col. Michael H. Geczy downed a Soviet-era MIG-29 with an F-16CJ. The shoot-down comes during a period of heightened tensions between the U.S., Iran, Russia and the Syrian regime. The U.S. also engaged a suspected Iranian drone June 8 in the first at the t... more »
Is it Time for Australia to Buy Nuclear Submarines?
*Geoffrey Barker* *Security, Asia* Could this deter China? Australia’s decision to spend $50 billion on 12 French diesel-electric Shortfin Barracuda submarines reflects a long-established government preference for non-nuclear submarine forces. But will this preference remain strategically credible in future years if our strategic circumstances continue to deteriorate and if potential competitors continue to expand and to modernize their submarine fleets? Australia’s new submarines are a conventional variant of a French nuclear-powered submarine design, and are scheduled to ente... more »
U.S. Navy Sailor Tried To Save His Shipmates As Damaged Destroyer Filled With Water
*Ryan Pickrell* *Security, Asia* The USS Fitzgerald’s captain, Cmdr. Bryce Benson, was, along with two other crew members, airlifted to a the U.S. Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. sailors aboard a Navy destroyer demonstrated bravery and heroism when their vessel was struck by a container ship in the middle of the night Saturday. The ACX Crystal, a massive Philippine-flagged merchant ship, collided with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald off the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan over the weekend. The U.S. ship suffered “significant da... more »
Water Vapor and Gravity Act Together to Warm the Earth
It is commonly said that greenhouse gases cause the Earth's surface temperature to be 33K warmer than it would be without these infrared-active gases. This is based on the idea that the total solar insolation presently absorbed by the Earth, both surface and atmosphere, would all be emitted from the surface if there were no greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Using the Stefan-Boltzmann Law for thermal radiation, the surface temperature is then said to be 255 K. No correction is made for the fact that without greenhouse gases, the solar radiation lost to space by reflection would be... more »
Ahrar Al-Sham signs four ceasefire deals with Syrian government: sources
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:20 P.M.) – Information emerged on the network claiming that one of the largest Syrian islamist groups, Ahrar Al-Sham, signed ceasefire agreements with Syrian government with the help of Russian mediators in 4 different regions of the country. Ahrar Al-Sham, being a Syrian offshoot of Muslim Brotherhood movement, has been under direct influence […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia terminates air incident prevention agreement with US after downing Syrian jet
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4: 20 P.M.) – Russia is halting cooperation with the US forces regarding the Memorandum on the Prevention of Incidents and Ensuring Air Safety in Syria after the US shot down a Syrian fighter jet west of Raqqa yesterday, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “As of June 19 this year, the Defense Ministry […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian military ‘to track coalition jets as targets in Syria’: Ministry of Defense
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:25 P.M.) – Russian military will track all the aircraft west of Euphrates river in Syria, including US-led coalition’s jets and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as legitimate aerial targets, Interfax agency quoted Russian Ministry of Defense as saying. “Any aerial objects, including warplanes and UAVs belonging to international coalition, spotted west of Euphrates […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
[Graphic 18+] Aftermath of brutal Saudi air raids on Yemen’s Saada province
SANA’A, YEMEN (2:00 P.M.) – Footage emerged on Sunday shows the bodies of the people killed in an airstrike at al-Mashnaq market, in Saada province. According to the reports, the two raids were carried out by the Saudi Arabia-backed coalition. The initial strike local residents, while a second strike was reported that targeted the paramedics, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Moscow sees U.S.-led coalition downing Syrian jet as ‘an act of aggression’
(RT) Moscow views the US-led coalition’s attack on the Syrian government military jet as an act of aggression and assistance for the terrorists that the US is fighting against, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov. “What is it then, if not an act of aggression, an act directly in breach of international law,” Ryabkov […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
No Scaffold Needed: Lab-Grown Cartilage Has Properties Of The Real Thing
Lab-grown cartilage grown shows similar mechanical and chemical properties to the natural articular cartilage which allows our joints to move smoothly, according to a new study in Nature Materials. A team biomedical engineers from University of California, Davis, created the lab-grown tissue similar to natural cartilage by giving it a bit of a stretch, growing it under tension but without a supporting scaffold. Their results show similar mechanical and biochemical properties to natural articular cartilage. read more
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Phillip Inman discusses how austerity has proven to be an all-pain, no-gain proposition for the general public which is facing stagnant wages and higher consumer debt. - Pedro Nicolaci da Costa is duly skeptical of employer complaints about "skills gaps" which in fact arise out of their refusal to offer reasonable wages. And Daniel Tencer reports on a new BMO study suggesting that stagnant wages (particularly at the lower end of the income scale) are largely a production of automation. - Mariana Mazzucato comments on the dangers of tre... more »
Donald Trump hates sick people. Six people resign from Presidential Advisory Council saying Trump simply does not care.
Courtesy of The Hill: *Six members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS have angrily resigned, saying that President Trump doesn’t care about HIV. * *Scott Schoettes, Lucy Bradley-Springer, Gina Brown, Ulysses Burley III, Michelle Ogle and Grissel Granados publicly announced their resignations in a joint letter published in Newsweek titled, “Trump doesn’t care about HIV. We’re outta here.” * *The group said that the administration “has no strategy” to address HIV/AIDS, doesn’t consult experts when working on policy and “pushes legislation that will harm people living w... more »
Facebook, the CIA, and the Clintons
By Jon Rappoport This article recounts key events along a time line that stretches from 1986 to the present. Follow the bouncing ball. Since Facebook... more »
Paris Air Show Features Ultra Lethal Drones of the Future
By Nicholas West Because the current fleet of drones apparently isn’t lethal enough… Of course the list of countries being bombed by drones might beg... more »
RIDICULOUS US: As the truthiness turns!
*MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2017Part 1—Just for starters, cable star provides some comic relief:* Last Friday evening, at 9 PM Eastern, an unnamed major "cable news" star started the broadcast of her hour-long, eponymous cable "news" program. After a few brief news updates, she opened her program with a 14-minute segment which was a marvel of truthiness. Although its contents would become darker, the segment began with a silly, pointless tale—a pointless story the cable star didn't quite seem to believe. The cable star had started her program with brief updates about the shooting of Rep.... more »
Russia Now Threatening to Target US Warplanes Over Syria
Two U.S. Marine Corps F-18 Super Hornets depart after receiving fuel from a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve May 31, 2017. U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael Battles/Handout/File... REUTERS *RT:* *Russian military halts Syria sky incident prevention interactions with US as of June 19 – Moscow* The Russian Defense Ministry announced it is halting cooperation with its US counterparts in the framework of the Memorandum on the Prevention of Incidents and Ensuring Air Safety in Syria following the coalition... more »
US Super Hornet Shoots Down Syrian Su-22 In Air-to-Air Kill -- News Roundup
*Reuters:* *U.S. warplane downs Syrian army jet in Raqqa province* A U.S. warplane shot down a Syrian army jet on Sunday in the southern Raqqa countryside, with Washington saying the jet had dropped bombs near U.S.-backed forces and Damascus saying the plane was downed while flying a mission against Islamic State militants. A Syrian army statement released on Syrian state television said the plane crashed and the pilot was missing in the first such downing of a Syrian jet by the United States since the start of the conflict in 2011. The army statement said it took place on Sunda... more »
World News Briefs -- June 19, 2017
*The Independent*: *Russia vows to shoot down all 'flying objects' in Syria after US guns down first regime warplane* *Communication channel between Washington and Moscow to be suspended immediately* Russia has threatened to shoot down US warplanes operating in parts of Syria where its air forces operate amid a diplomatic row caused by the downing of a Syrian jet. The country's defence ministry said it would also suspend a hotline between Russia and the US set up to prevent mid-air collisions. The statement followed after a US F-18 Super Hornet shot down a Syrian army SU-22 jet ... more »
Acupuncture Works, At Least In Some Patients With Non-Specific Pain
A randomized controlled trial of the use of acupuncture in emergency departments has found the treatment is a safe and effective alternative to pain-relieving drugs for some patients who visit looking for relief from things like a self-reported ankle sprain, a headache (invariably called a migraine) or back pain. read more
Coking coal mine in Russia Causes Earthquake- a Warning to Cumbria
Originally posted on Keep Cumbrian Coal in the Hole: Sellafield B30 Pond with Herring Gull and Spent Fuel Rods ? “The concrete is in dreadful…
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From Jenna Orkin Conservatives Prepare "Secret Plot" To Oust UK's May If She Backs Off "Hard Brexit" Elon Musk wants to link computers to our brains to prevent an existential threat to humanity Amazon's new dirt-cheap gadget is a Trojan horse built to beat Google and invade your home Spectacular Drop in Renewable Energy Costs Leads to Record Global Boost "Robots, Drones" Mean Mass Layoffs For Whole Foods Employees Norway bans use of heating oil in buildings Big scientific breakthrough at sub-atomic level holds promise for secure comms America’s War on Drugs - History Chan... more »
The man who secretly taped Planned Parenthood workers is facing more legal trouble, and now so are his attorneys.
It was not I who was handcuffed, manhandled, and kept in a holding cell Wed afternoon last week--it was the 1st Amendment. @PPact @AGBecerra pic.twitter.com/UWfpr1yztO — David Daleiden (@daviddaleiden) April 13, 2017 Nice try, but no it was just you. Courtesy of Buzzfeed: *The anti-abortion activist behind the videos accusing Planned Parenthood of selling “baby parts,” as he put it, could be going to prison. And now his criminal defense lawyers could join him. * *Late last month, David Daleiden and his team of criminal attorneys allegedly flouted multiple injunctions and court-i... more »
Journal hit by citation scandal named among top in field
It’s been a mixed year for Wiley’s Land Degradation & Development. Following accusations of citation irregularities at the journal (whose its Impact Factor rose dramatically from 3.089 in 2014 to 8.145 in 2015), its editor was asked to resign. Another editor resigned shortly after. But last week, Clarivate Analytics named the journal among the top […] The post Journal hit by citation scandal named among top in field appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Thoughts and Prayers
Craig will tell you that I never did have very much faith in Theresa May. As for Brexit, I like the principle that we can take back control but - ‘That’s all very well’ I’d say, ‘but who is gonna be the ‘we’ that takes it? It could be Jeremy Corbyn, propelled into P.M-ship by the upcoming post-Brexit dip in the economy. If Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell were the ‘we’, it would be even worse than the dreaded bad-deal, but by the same token if Theresa May made a pig’s ear of the negotiations we could be lumbered with a deal that could be a good deal worse than a bad deal.. Her firs... more »
New video shows devastation of London fire
The destruction is extreme. The post New video shows devastation of London fire appeared first on The Duran.
Israel could regret its support for Kurds
Could a Kurdistan replace Israel as America's de-facto ally/client in the Middle East? The post Israel could regret its support for Kurds appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING: Russia stops sharing ‘sky incident prevention interactions’ with US
It was last cancelled after the US attack on a Syrian airbase in April. The post BREAKING: Russia stops sharing ‘sky incident prevention interactions’ with US appeared first on The Duran.
CONFIRMED: Kurdish forces are now the enemy of Syria
Those who said that Kurdish forces did not mean Syria harm have been proved manifestly incorrect. The post CONFIRMED: Kurdish forces are now the enemy of Syria appeared first on The Duran.
Sean Hannity’s ‘Minor’ Bike Accident Today Ends Up Being a Death Sentence?
Reports that the Fox News host was about to die after a bicycling accident were fake news.
Randy Bryce Announces Congressional Run For The Wisconsin Seat Paul Ryan Is Stinking Up
We started *DWT* a dozen years ago... the spring of 2005. Back then we used to do one post a day. But that only lasted a few months and since then we haven't had a day with just one post in over a decade-- not while I was in a jeep driving around the trackless wastes of Mali on the way to Timbuktu nor while I was laying in a hospital bed (blogging while I was drugged up and attached to industrial speed machinery), getting an experimental full stem cell transplant, and irrespective how big and crucial any one news story ever was. But rules are made to be broken. Today's the day wok... more »
The Fitzgerald/Crystal Incident- US Has the Upper Hand in Crash Investigation
*Obviously the US has the upper hand and desperately needs to maintain a certain perception of their naval might therefore we can expect this story to be carefully managed. By carefully managed, yes, I do mean obfuscated, in a manner that serves the US military* *A number of commenters suggested the Crystal had intentionally and maliciously rammed the Fitzgerald. **This is absurd*.* It makes no logical sense what so ever! * *Why would the container ship crew and captain do this? For what gain?* *To possibly be blown out of the water?* *Having the wrath of the US Navy come down on... more »
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*"A tide of privatization"? A prejudice in search of some facts -- in Australia* *Emma Rowe (above and below) makes a huge effort to be objective but in the end she breaks down and lets her hatred of private schools peep out. She writes for a webzine called "The Conversation" which claims "Academic rigour, journalistic flair". I guess they do have some journalistic flair, whatever that might be, but the "academic rigour" was a laugh from the beginning. I would call it Leftist propaganda with an occasional nod to conservatism. I guess that nod is rigour from a Leftist ... more »
READERS OF RIGHT-WING SITES ARE CELEBRATING THE FINSBURY PARK INCIDENT
Thanks again to the relief crew for posting while I was away -- great work as always. This morning I'm reading about an apparent anti-Muslim terror incident in London: A van ploughed into a crowd outside Muslim Welfare House near Finsbury Park Mosque at around 12.20am.... The 48-year-old driver ploughed his white van into a crowd of Ramadan worshippers helping an elderly man who collapsed in the heat, killing one and injuring at least ten more at 12.20am this morning. The unnamed man - who was clean-shaven with curly hair and wore a white t-shirt - suffered cuts to his face and ha... more »
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*That 14.8C degrees current global temperature again* A correspondent has updated me on the above issue. He points out that the 14.8C GAT referred to is also the Annual Average for 2016. 14.84C is shown at the NOAA Annual Summary here. They show .94 anomaly + 13.9 average, which is 14.84. This compares with HIGHER temperatures reported for 1997 and 1998 NOAA say that their 1997 and 1998 averages were wrong and that they have subsequently been revised downwards. They say: "Please note: the estimate for the baseline global temperature used in this study differed, and was warmer t... more »
Watch as a Russian Fighter Jet Intercepts U.S. Bombers Over Baltic Sea During NATO Exercise
*Nolan Peterson* *Security, Europe* Could things escalate? KRZESINY AIR BASE, Poland—A Russian fighter jet last week intercepted a formation of 11 NATO aircraft, including U.S. bombers, as they flew within international airspace over the Baltic Sea as part of a military exercise. This correspondent for The Daily Signal was onboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling tanker, part of the formation June 9, and witnessed the intercept by the Russian Su-27 fighter jet. “It’s a game,” Air Force Lt. Col. Kristofer Padilla, commander of 52nd Operations Group Detachment 1, tells Th... more »
The U.S. Army Wants a More Powerful Rifle
*Matthew Moss* *Security, * 5.56-millimeter ain't cutting it any more. On May 30, 2017, the U.S. Army officially asked industry for information on a new 7.62-by-51-millimeter rifle. The request signals the Army’s intention to begin moving away from the 5.56-by-45-millimeter M-16 and M-4 that have been the ground-combat branch’s main firearms for generations. The Army’s RFI comes hot on the heels of the U.S. Marine Corps’ own RFI for a new off-the-shelf infantry rifle. But the Army’s so-called “Interim Combat Service Rifle” could be a stopgap — a weapon the service buys quickly w... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 19, 2017
The damage to the destroyer suggests that the ACX Crystal might have slammed into it at a high speed, raising questions about communication between the two vessels in an area where as many as 400 ships pass through every day, according to Japan's coast guard *Washington Post:* *Investigators question how a Navy destroyer and a container ship collided* TOKYO — A U.S. Coast Guard investigation team arrived in Japan Monday to start piecing together the sequence of events that led to the weekend collision between a Navy destroyer and a fully loaded container ship four times its size. ... more »
It's Catching
Donald Trump's last cabinet meeting was stomach churning. Each member of the Trump team -- with the exception of James Mattis -- dutifully genuflected before the president. Reince Priebus said it was a "blessing serving your agenda." Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue gushed that in rural America "they love you." Michael Harris writes that the majority of Americans are not on side with the cabinet -- for many reasons: Gallup, by the way, painted a different picture of a president VP Pence called “a truly wonderful man.” It’s most recent poll showed a 59 per cent disapproval rati... more »
The Rapidly Fading Illusion of Internet Privacy in America
With the media focusing on the failure of Donald Trump's signature changes to American health care coverage, immigration and the ongoing McCarthy-like anti-Russia hearings, a relatively little-noticed joint resolution passed the Senate in March of 2017. Senate Joint Resolution 34 (S.J.Res.34) also known as "A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services" was spo... more »
The World's Most Lethal Drones Will Be At This Year's Paris Air Show
*San Diego Union Tribune*: *Most lethal drones ever designed will be touted at Paris Air Show* Le Bourget Airport will become the aviation industry’s catwalk beginning Monday, with more than 150 jets, choppers and drones expected to zoom over hundreds of thousands of fans and trade representatives at a week-long celebration — the International Paris Air Show. Launched in 1909 and held every two years, the 52nd Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace is expected to shatter its record 2015 draw — 2,303 exhibitor companies from 48 countries. And if the team from San Dieg... more »
China Makes A Leap Forward To Develop A Communications Network That Cannot Be Hacked
China has used a laser on a satellite orbiting 480 kilometres above the earth to produce entangled photons and beam them to stations on the ground. Picture: Cai Yang/Xinhua via ZUMA *News.com.au*:* China sets new record for quantum entanglement en route to build new communication network* CHINA has scored a victory against hackers and spooks as it surges ahead of other world powers in a new kind of space race. IN A bid to build an entirely new kind of internet — completely secure and impervious to hackers — China has pulled off a major feat in particle physics. Chinese scientists... more »
How US gun control compares to the rest of the world
John Donohue, C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor of Law, Stanford University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 18 hours ago
Handgun in a holster, baby in a stroller at the 2016 NRA convention in Louisville, Kentucky. AP Photo/Mark Humphrey *Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an article first published on June 24, 2015.* The shooting in Virginia that wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, as well as the shooting in a San Francisco UPS facility that left four dead on the very same day, have generated – yet again – the standard set of responses in the wake of a mass shooting in the United States. The details of any such tragedy often emerge slowly, but a few points can be made. While deaths... more »
American slavery: Separating fact from myth
Daina Ramey Berry, Associate Professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies, University of Texas at Austin at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 18 hours ago
Five generations of a slave family. Shutterstock People think they know everything about slavery in the United States, but they don’t. They think the majority of African slaves came to the American colonies, but they didn’t. They talk about 400 years of slavery, but it wasn’t. They claim all Southerners owned slaves, but they didn’t. Some argue it was all a long time ago, but it wasn’t. Slavery has been in the news a lot lately. From the discovery of the auction of 272 enslaved people that enabled Georgetown University to remain in operation to the McGraw-Hill textbook controversy ... more »
TERRIFYING LONDON: New terrorist attack targets Muslims during Ramadan
This is the second such attack in London within a two week period. The post TERRIFYING LONDON: New terrorist attack targets Muslims during Ramadan appeared first on The Duran.
Iranian ballistic missiles hit their terrorist targets in Syria (VIDEO)
Iran sent a clear message not only to ISIS but to the US and Israel. The post Iranian ballistic missiles hit their terrorist targets in Syria (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: US attack is “help for the terrorists”
These were even stronger words than those which earlier came from Sergey Lavrov. The post RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: US attack is “help for the terrorists” appeared first on The Duran.
3 reasons Macron’s party won MASSIVELY in French legislative elections
The mainstream media in France yet again worked its magic for Macron. The post 3 reasons Macron’s party won MASSIVELY in French legislative elections appeared first on The Duran.
US and British troops carry out large NATO drill to prevent fantasy Russian invasion
The fantasy of Russian aggression continues to fuel NATO’s real aggression. As Russia continues to moves its border closer to NATO … The post US and British troops carry out large NATO drill to prevent fantasy Russian invasion appeared first on The Duran.
INTERNATIONAL LAW VS IMPERIALISM: the new phase of war in Syria
The war is now a contest between foreign powers obeying international law along with their Syrian partner, versus foreign powers with open imperial ambitions. The post INTERNATIONAL LAW VS IMPERIALISM: the new phase of war in Syria appeared first on The Duran.
EXPOSED: Fox News’ Judge Jeanine calls out Republicans for working with Democrats to impeach Trump (Video)
Judge Jeanine asks "Where is GOP establishment support of Trump?" The post EXPOSED: Fox News’ Judge Jeanine calls out Republicans for working with Democrats to impeach Trump (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov calls on US to “respect Syrian sovereignty”
The Russian Foreign Minister commented on the US- attack on a Syrian army's warplane in Raqqa. The post Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov calls on US to “respect Syrian sovereignty” appeared first on The Duran.
Road Runner Tunnel Crash
A viral story about a car crashing into a Road Runner cartoon-style painted tunnel seemed too humorous to ruin with fact-checking.
Perhaps the greatest picture that will ever be taken in the Oval Office while Trump is president.
Courtesy of Yahoo News: *Presidential photo ops are normally a staid affair, but Rhode Island teacher Nikos Giannopoulos brought some unique flair to the Oval Office when he met with President Donald Trump. * *Giannopoulos carried a black lace fan that he unfurled alongside Trump at the Resolute desk in order to, as he put it in a Facebook post, “celebrate the joy and freedom of gender nonconformity.” Giannopoulos met Trump with a group of other teachers on April 26, but he only received a copy of his picture with the president this week. Since he posted the photo on Facebook on T... more »
Will China's New Space Plane Give It An Edge In Space?
An artist impression of what China’s new spacecraft, which will be able to take off and land on an airstrip in the same way as aeroplanes, may look like. Photo: Handout *South China Morning Post*: *Can China’s spaceplane give it the edge against US in space race?* Key feature will be its horizontal take-off, instead of vertical like traditional spacecraft – and it will be able to land at an airport. China has made “significant progress” in building a spacecraft that can take off and land using an airstrip the way planes do, a development that one expert says could narrow the spac... more »
Syrian government forces liberate Rusafa town in southwest Raqqa
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:30 P.M.) – Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has liberated the important town of Rusafa and the crossroads of the same name in southwestern Raqqa countryside having expelled jihadists of the so-called “Islamic State” from this strategic location. SAA’s elite Tiger Forces division was engaged in fierce clashes with IS militants since yesterday, with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Italy Mandates Vaccines & Implements Fines As Glaxo Promises A Billion Euro Investments
Svegliati! (Wake up!) Quid pro quo in action. This is not a coincidence. Italy mandates vaccines and implements fines as vaccine manufacturer Glaxo promises more than a Billion Euro investment. Italians who are awake are already up in arms over...
Must Read: Your Special Eduction Rights from Skyhorse Publishing
NOTE: I know Julie Swanson and Jen Laviano from their dedication to special education rights here in Connecticut. If you've a child on an IEP, you know that districts are often at odds with your goals for your child. Often...
For And With The Divine - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
When faced with a dilema There are two ways to go Turn away from it Or Walk directly into the storm The storm will last but a short while And after You will be Enlivened and refreshed Too many have been conditioned To take the easy way Devoid of conflict Devoid of challenges Devoid of Love It is better To accept one’s humanness And Participate in lifes ups and downs By this way A turnaround is possible A turn away from False beliefs False educations False conditioning And Embrace reality With all it’s thorns and pitfalls Travel through one’s life With an air of... more »
America's Nuclear Arsenal At Risk Due To Safety Lapses At The Only Facility That Can Test Plutonium Cores For Nuclear Weapons
A 2014 aerial view of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility 4 where production setbacks occurred after a safety near miss. (Google) *Washington Post/Center for Public Integrity: **Safety lapses undermine nuclear warhead work at Los Alamos* An extended shutdown of the nation’s only scientific laboratory for producing and testing the plutonium cores for its nuclear weapons has taken a toll on America’s arsenal, with key work postponed and delays looming in the production of components for new nuclear warheads, according to government documents and officials. The uniq... more »
Trial looms as judge denies FBI request to keep 9/11 records secret for privacy reasons
Let us address the fundamental problem. It is that three towers were subjected to an engineered implosion on 9/11. This has been confirmed in papers recently published. The actual aircraft crashes were serious window dressing to provide the necessary Causa Belli. It certainly shocked the nation and provided the cover for whacking Afghanistan and Iraq. I do think Bush was played here as well. He had no need to know and was eminently leadable. At this point it looks like a deep state operation from beginning to end and way too ambitious to actually be flawless. That thou... more »
The 98-year old Oglala Sioux Airforce Pilot has been honored
A Lakota elder who is the only known Native American military pilot to serve in World War Two has been honored by a national Native American Women’s group. Traditional Lakota singers offer an honoring song as 100 Native women and guests gather at Black Hills State University to acknowledge World War Two veteran Millie Rexroat. The 98-year old Oglala Sioux tribal member was one of 1074 Women’s Airforce Service Pilots…or W.A.S.P.s…who served in the Army Airforce. They didn’t go into combat…but they did pull targets for anti-aircraft batteries to practice on. W.A.S.P.s also ferried p... more »
Oliver Stone destroys Syria myth in new interview with Financial Times (Video)
The Oscar-winning filmmaker tells the FT's Matthew Garrahan that the western mainstream media has Vladimir Putin all wrong. The post Oliver Stone destroys Syria myth in new interview with Financial Times (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Hillary Clinton surfaces in new video message comparing herself to Wonder Woman
Hillary Clinton compares herself to comic book super hero. Hillary Clinton compares herself to comic book super hero. The post Hillary Clinton surfaces in new video message comparing herself to Wonder Woman appeared first on The Duran.
Kelly Presses ‘Infowars’ Host Jones on Sandy Hook Denial
Kelly defended her decision to feature "InfoWars" host Alex Jones on her NBC newsmagazine despite taking heat from families of Sandy Hook shooting victims and others, saying it's her job to "shine a light" on newsmakers.
Iran And China Conduct Joint Naval Exercises In The Strait Of Hormuz
Picture taken on June 14, 2017 shows a vessel belonging to a Chinese naval group docking at the southern Iran port city of Bandar Abbas. (Photo by IRNA ) *RT*:* Iran & China conduct joint naval exercises in strategic Strait of Hormuz* Iranian and Chinese Naval forces are participating in joint drills in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. The naval maneuvers come amid growing tensions between the US and Iran, as Washington prepares a new round of sanctions against Tehran. A total of four vessels and two helicopters displayed their military capabilities on Sunday during a... more »
FINSBURY PARK FALSE FLAG
The Finsbury Mosque attacker "is Darren Osborne, from Cardiff in Wales." Saleem Naema lives next door to Darren Osborne. Saleem says of Darren Osborne: "If I ever needed anything he would come. I am a Muslim." Khadijeh Sherizi, who said she lives next door to Darren Osborne, said: "He has been so normal. He was in his kitchen yesterday afternoon singing with his kids. "He seemed polite and pleasant to me." Darren Osborne: Finsbury Park mosque attack suspect *Snub nosed Darren Osborne.* Osborne was born in Singapore in 1969. He grew up in Weston-super-Mare before moving to Wales... more »
Is Turkey 'Changing' The Anzac Memorial At Gallipoli To Make Way For An 'Islamist Inscription'?
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* Ataturk's words regarding the Gallipoli conflict of World War 1. West Australian *The Guardian:* *Turkish Islamist push may be to blame for removal of Atatürk inscription at Anzac Cove* *Words likening Australia’s dead ‘Johnnies’ to Ottoman ‘Mehmets’ disappear as 1985 Gallipoli monument is restored.* The Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has removed from a revered Anzac Cove memorial the familiar words attributed to Turkey’s founding father, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, likening Australia’s dead “Johnnies” to Ottoman “Mehmets” and welcoming them to... more »
Trump Administration will legalize Marijuana and Cannabis on June 25, 2017?
I do not know if this is true, so this is pretty tentative. However this is clearly a legal brief for internal circulation. It also is a practical way to actually do the job as well as possible. That provides real credence. It immediately allows the federal government to exit the whole marijuana space and allows the states and the market to sort thing out. The fact is that the States and the public has gone on and the Federal government had stopped enforcement for all practical purposes. This now formulizes the situation and allows effective regulation.. *A BIG NEWS. TRUMP AD... more »
Mythical Egyptian Benben Stone
[image: Mythical Benben Stone: The Landing Site of Egyptian God Atum] This item is surprisingly welcome. I had no information regarding apex stones on the Egyptian Pyramids and i had identified it as an unanswered question that could be helpful. And here we have it. Turns out that they cut a quality stone for the apex and also inscribed it as well. That looks like a fine grained quartzite as well which makes it useful to handle strong resonance. Do not write it off as a projector just yet. If that is true then this is what we needed. .At least we now know what they did, st... more »
Kolbrin - Book of Scrolls - Chpt 19 - Sacred Registers Pt 19 - monotheism
It this goes back to before the christian era, then it is unexpectedly supporting only a monotheistic GOD. Yet it could well be Christian simply because we are likely dealing with scrolls and Gastonbury. Yet then we should have mention of our savior at the least and multiple times as well. So in fact all this is begging the historical question of monothesim in the Roman empire and in Egypt. Understanding the godlets as aspects of a GOD is not hard theology and understandable. Yet everything that i have seen so far supports the Egyptian genesis and thus by implication a form of... more »
Talking With My Friend About Trump
My friend Tom phoned this morning:“I can’t take any more Trump. It’s summer. I’m taking a vacation... more »
USA SHOOTS DOWN SYRIAN PLANE, TO DEFEND ISIS.
*Alison Jackson* On 18 June 2017, a Syrian fighter jet was conducting a mission against ISIS militants. A U.S. fighter jet then shot down this Syrian warplane. U.S. Central Command told Reuters that the Syrian plane was shot down in 'collective self-defense of coalition partnered forces' after Syria had targeted coalition partnered forces. The U.S is said to be partnered with ISIS. *US Shoots Down Syrian Warplane for First Time*. ~~~ America Created Al-Qaeda and the ISIS Terror Group - Global Research. ~~~
"For This Is What We Do..."
“For this is what we do. Put one foot forward and then the other. Lift our eyes to the snarl and smile of the world once more. Think. Act. Feel. Add our little consequence to the tides of good and evil that flood and drain the world. Drag our shadowed crosses into the hope of another night. Push our brave hearts into the promise of a new day. With love: the passionate search for truth other than our own. With longing: the pure, ineffable yearning to be saved. For so long as fate keeps waiting, we live on. God help us. God forgive us. We live on.” - Gregory David Roberts, “Shantaram”
“A Pueblo Indian Prayer; ‘Amazing Grace’ in Cherokee”
"Hold on to what is good, even if it's a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, even if it's a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, even if it's a long way from here. Hold on to your life, even if it's easier to let go. Hold on to my hand, even if someday I'll be gone away from you." ~ A Pueblo Indian Prayer ◆ “Pueblo Indian Prayer; ‘Amazing Grace’ in Cherokee” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA0b4eZTlrA ◆ Hat tip to my Brother, Ray Esquivel, for this material.
One World Religion Has Begun
Published on Jun 14, 2017 The World’s Most Prominent Religious Leaders Call On Everyone To Make Friends Across Religions #MakeFriends – Welcome to the Make Friends channel. On June 14, 2017 many of the world’s most prominent religious leaders made a joint statement encouraging people everywhere to make friends across religions. Friendship and getting to […]
Witches Admit To Hexing Trump, Won’t Hex ISIS
Published on Jun 17, 2017 In a shocking video by Rebel Media’s Laura Loomer, a self-described witch talks about hexing rituals on President Trump. end
Massive Government Preparations and Stockpiling Point To One Thing: “An Event Is Going To Happen”
Massive Government Preparations and Stockpiling Point To One Thing: “An Event Is Going To Happen” by Jeremiah Johnson, http://www.shtfplan.com/ The question is subtly Malthusian in nature: how to deal with the world’s teeming billions in one fell swoop while maintaining the existing social and political orders in all of the countries? That order needs only to have […]
Professor Ilan Pappé(Jew): Israel Has Chosen To Be A “Racist Apartheid State” With U.S. Support
Published on Jul 28, 2014 http://www.democracynow.org – As the Palestinian death toll tops 1,000 in Gaza, we are joined from Haifa by Israeli professor and historian Ilan Pappé. “I think Israel in 2014 made a decision that it prefers to be a racist apartheid state and not a democracy,” Pappé says. “It still hopes that […]
Iran, China Conduct Joint Naval Drills
Iran, China Conduct Joint Naval Drills by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com Last summer, when the Syrian conflict was near its peak under the Obama administration, China unexpectedly warned it was ready to enter the proxy war when in a stunning announcement, Xinhua reported that Beijing was prepared to side with Syria and Russia, against the US-led […]
BREAKING: Syrian Warplane Engaging ISIS Shot Down By U.S-Led Coalition!
Published on Jun 18, 2017 Reports are now confirming that a U.S-Led Coalition has just shot down a Syrian warplane inside of southern Raqqa in Syria WHILE it was engaging ISIS so in this video Dan Dicks of Press For Truth shows how there is no longer any question as to who the real face […]
The Big Russian Collusion Narrative Keeps Melting Down
The Big Russian Collusion Narrative Keeps Melting Down by DAVID FRENCH, http://www.nationalreview.com/ After two days and almost six hours of high-stakes public testimony, I’m struck by the total lack of any compelling claims supporting the “big” collusion narrative, that Russia conspired with Trump or Trump officials to “hack” election. While we certainly aren’t privy to all the relevant information […]
‘Dirty Duterte’ on the Ropes as ISIS, US Special Forces Crash the Philippines
‘Dirty Duterte’ on the Ropes as ISIS, US Special Forces Crash the Philippines by https://www.rt.com/ Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has found himself in a perilous situation, as Islamic State-linked militants continue a siege in the country’s south, while US Special Forces have arrived to lend ‘technical support.’ What could possibly go wrong? – Just last month, […]
A U.S.-Led Military Coup Could Be Brewing In The Philippines To Oust Duterte
A U.S.-Led Military Coup Could Be Brewing In The Philippines To Oust Duterte by Whitney Webb, http://www.mintpressnews.com/ The U.S. is beefing up its military presence in the Philippines, claiming that the Philippines government requested their aid. However, President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Sunday he made no such request, raising concern that the U.S. may have an ulterior […]
The CIA, Khomeini & Secrets of the Islamic Revolution Exposed with Margot White
Who rules US, Iran, Europe, Russia, China …. ? The same Synagogue of Satan. Don’t be taken for a ride. ‘Muslim’ fundamentalism / radicalism / terrorism is a creation of western Illuminist intelligence agencies: CIA, MI5/6, Israeli Mossad … The real war is between: Satan and his minions and the rest of humanity. Not what […]
Conspiracy Theory No More: State Dept. Finally Admits The US Gov’t Planned 1953 Iranian Coup
Conspiracy Theory No More: State Dept. Finally Admits The US Gov’t Planned 1953 Iranian Coup by Rachel Blevins, http://www.activistpost.com/ The State Department has released a trove of documents that give insight into the CIA’s role in the 1953 coup d’état that led to the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq. – The newly declassified documents, titled […]
NATO Holds Defense Drill Simulating Russian Invasion Of Baltics
NATO Holds Defense Drill Simulating Russian Invasion Of Baltics by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com NATO officials are growing increasingly nervous about the possibility of an invasion of the Baltic states ahead of Russian wargames planned this fall on the border of Belarus and Poland that could involve as many as 100,000 troops. That “anxiety” was on […]
U.S-Led Coalition Shoots Down Syrian Warplane
U.S-Led Coalition Shoots Down Syrian Warplane by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com Update: U.S. Central Command issued a statement saying the plane was downed “in collective self-defense of Coalition-partnered forces,” identified as fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces near Tabqah. It is unclear if these particular “forces” were getting their funding from Saudi Arabia or Qatar. – […]
HUGE CNN FAIL! Audience Survey Backfires & Shows 75 Percent Of Audience Thinks Trump Should Not Be Investigated For Obstruction
HUGE CNN FAIL! Audience Survey Backfires & Shows 75 Percent Of Audience Thinks Trump Should Not Be Investigated For Obstruction by Susan Duclos – All News PipeLine CNN is having a bad day…. strike that, they are having a very, very a bad month if their ratings are anything to go by as the numbers for […]
Michael Pento: Federal Reserve Is Hiking Interest Rates into a Depression
Published on Jun 17, 2017 Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St interviewed returning guest, author and President & Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies http://www.pentoport.com/, Michael Pento. – Michael’s book, The Coming Bond Market Collapse: How to Survive the Demise of the U.S. Debt Market is available here on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/The-Coming-Bon… or on Audible […]
1 Dead, 10 Hurt in Crash Near London Mosque Suspected as Terrorism
A vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London early Monday morning, causing several casualties, police said.
U.S. Army Pushing To Develop Advanced Electronic Warfare Technologies
Wikimedia Commons/Vitaly V. Kuzmin. *Jared Keller, National Interest/Task and Purpose:* *The Army Can Now Stop Enemy Tanks in Their Tracks without Firing a Shot* U.S. Army personnel have successfully used advanced electronic warfare technology to completely disable enemy armor during a simulated tank assault at the Army National Training Center, Defense Systems reports. Developed by the Army Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), the combination of wireless communications-jamming and hacker exploits of vehicle systems forces enemy tanks to “stop, dismount, get out of their protection, [a... more »
French President Emmanuel Macron's Party Secures Majority In France's Parliament
*France 24:* *Macron completes electoral grand slam amid record-low turnout* French President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his extraordinary string of electoral victories on Sunday as his fledgling new party picked up a large majority of seats in legislative polls marred by the lowest turnout on record. The takeover is complete. Just over a month after his stunning election to the Elysée Palace, France’s youngest-ever president has guided his party to a huge win in legislative polls, crushing the old parties of left and right that have dominated French politics for decade. His La Ré... more »
Picture Of The Day
An Iraqi military tank advances towards the Islamic State militants positions in the Old City in western Mosul, Iraq June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro *WNU Editor: *The above picture came from this Reuter's post/photo-gallery .... *Iraqi forces storm Old City of Islamic State-held Mosul, U.S. reports progress* (Reuters).
Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Along the High Ridges”
Deuter, “Along the High Ridges” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLoiMTeKC08
"A Look to the Heavens"
"The combined light of stars along the Milky Way are reflected by these cosmic dust clouds that soar some 300 light-years or so above the plane of our galaxy. Dubbed the Angel Nebula, the faint apparition is part of an expansive complex of dim and relatively unexplored, diffuse molecular clouds. Commonly found at high galactic latitudes, the dusty galactic cirrus can be traced over large regions toward the North and South Galactic poles. *Click image for larger size.* Along with the refection of starlight, studies indicate the dust clouds produce a faint reddish luminescence, as int... more »
"The Legend of the Starfish"
*"The Legend of the Starfish"* Author Unknown "A vacationing businessman was walking along a beach when he saw a young boy. Along the shore were many starfish that had been washed up by the tide and were sure to die before the tide returned. The boy was walking slowly along the shore and occasionally reached down and tossed the beached starfish back into the ocean. The businessman, hoping to teach the boy a little lesson in common sense, walked up to the boy and said, “I have been watching what you are doing, son. You have a good heart, and I know you mean well, but do you realize ... more »
Free Download, Richard Bach, "Jonathan Livingston Seagull"
“How much more there is now to living! Instead of our drab slogging forth and back to the fishing boats, there’s reason to life! We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free! We can learn to fly!” - Jonathan Livingston Seagull "This is a story for people who follow their dreams and make their own rules; a story that has inspired people for decades. For most seagulls, life consists simply of eating and surviving. Flying is just a means of finding food. However, Jonathan Livingston Seagull is no ordin... more »
More Details Emerge On What Happened When The USS Fitzgerald Was Struck By A Container Ship
*Daily Mail*:* Mother of Navy sailor who survived collision between USS Fitzgerald and a cargo ship describes how her son tried in vain to rescue his shipmates from their flooding berth as all seven deceased men are identified* * Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippines merchant vessel off the coast of Japan Saturday * Seven sailors were missing following the collision; the bodies of which were all found on Sunday * Mia Sykes, mother of US Navy sailor, Brayden Harden, 19, said her son tried to save his shipmates * She said Harden told her that four men in his ber... more »
A reverse Muslim van attack in London?
At midnight, an event that was seemingly just another Islam-powered terrorist attack has taken place in London's Finsbury Park. A van ran over people. It seems that we have been there. No casualties are reported at this point but the event is "novel", anyway: The injured people are... worshipers from the Finsbury Park Mosque. This adds a new dimension to the messy co-existence of Muslims and infidels in Western Europe. The mosque is a Salafist-and-Muslim-Brotherhood-supporting one and has co-produced numerous Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorists in the past such as one 9/11 culprit, one ... more »
Reputational Risk-- Qualified Republicans Are Wary About Working For The Trump Regime
You may have read over the weekend that half a dozen members of the Trumpanzee Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS resigned and issued an angry joint letter. In an OpEd for *Newsweek* Scott Schoettes, one of the council members who resigned, wrote that “As advocates for people living with HIV, we have dedicated our lives to combating this disease and no longer feel we can do so effectively within the confines of an advisory body to a president who simply does not care. The Trump Administration has no strategy to address the on-going HIV/AIDS epidemic, seeks zero input from experts to for... more »
Philippine Forces Continue To Battle Islamic State Militants For The Town Of Marawi
*Straits Times/AFP:* *Philippine troops pound ISIS-linked militants in Marawi as death toll passes 300* MARAWI (AFP) - Philippine troops pounded Muslim militants holding parts of southern Marawi city with air strikes and artillery Saturday (June 17) as more soldiers were deployed and the death toll rose to more than 300 after nearly a month of fighting. Fires erupted and dark plumes of smoke rose from enclaves still occupied by the militants as the air force staged bombing runs to support ground troops struggling to dislodge the fighters from entrenched positions, AFP journalists... more »
Wall Street Journal: Israel Has Been Secretly Giving Aid To Syria's Rebels For Years
An IDF soldier stands atop a tank near Alonei Habashan on the Golan Heights, close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria. (photo credit:REUTERS) *Jerusalem Post*:* Report: Israel Secretly Giving Aid To Syrian Rebels* *Israel has reportedly been discreetly supporting Syrian rebel groups for years in order to protect its northern border from the war raging in Syria.* Israel has been secretly providing aid to Syrian rebels groups in the Golan Heights for years, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday night. According to the Journal, Israel has offered rebel groups medical... more »
Closing Words from Richmond UNAC Confab
Today was the final day of the excellent UNAC national peace conference in Richmond, Virginia. I thought I'd share some of the words from those who spoke during the last plenary session and from some of the audience who spoke during the final open mic session. - Believe in our ability to revive the anti-war movement in this country. There is war exhaustion amongst the people. The state is vulnerable and is more dependent on using force domestically and internationally. (Ajamu Baraka, Black Alliance for Peace) - We have to have the discipline and humbleness to t... more »
Guillermo: Diversity Loses When Public Schools Go ‘Private’
It’s been said that public higher education has been the way for the common man to excel in uncommon ways. But when states cut funding to these places of higher learning, the basic character of these so-called “flagship” institutions change.
Tuskegee University Off Accreditation Warning List
Tuskegee University—the private historically Black college in Alabama that was founded by Booker T. Washington—is no longer under an accreditation warning by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Scholars: DACA Reprieve No Reason for Dreamers to Relax
Even though the Trump Administration gave Dreamers a bit of a reprieve last week through its continuance of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, scholars say Dreamers still shouldn’t get too comfortable.
In pictures: Deadly raid by ISIS in Raqqa city leaves two SDF fighters dead
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:35 A.M.) – Fierce clashes continue in Raqqa city as Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) attempt to advance inside the de-facto Syrian capital of the so-called “Islamic State”. The designated terrorist group, however, puts up stiff resistance not willing to concede the city. As a result, counterattacks by IS jihadists inside the city and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: ISIS attacks pro-U.S. militants in southeast Syria, executes eight
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:05 A.M.) – Media wing of the so-called “Islamic State” has published a batch of images showing the aftermath of a raid the designated terrorist group conducted on a military camp held by US-backed Jaish Maghawir Al-Thourah (“Army of Revolutionary Guards”) near Al-Tanf border crossing. According to IS media statement, jihadists used 8 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadist attack in south Hama ends in a failure with high casualties sustained
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:30 A.M.) – Violent firefights outbroke in southern Hama countryside on Sunday when jihadist militants of Jaish Al-Tawhid alongside with Ahrar Al-Sham and local “Free Syrian Army” (FSA) units launched an attack on positions held by Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in Hawsh Qubibat town. Taking advantage of the surprise factor, jihadists managed to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Intense clashes break-out between Syrian Army and US-backed forces in west Raqqa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 A.M.) – Intense clashes have broken out between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the western countryside of Al-Raqqa, tonight, a military source informed Al-Masdar. According to the source, units from the Syrian Arab Army attempted to cross SDF front-lines in order to rescue their fallen […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Chet Raymo, “Not Known, Because Not Looked For”
*“Not Known, Because Not Looked For”* by Chet Raymo "Tony shared with us the other day these well-known lines of T. S. Eliot (“Little Gidding”): "We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time." It is not quite what Eliot is up to, but I was reminded of some lines of Pascal that I shared here several years ago: “Scientific learning is composed of two opposites which nonetheless meet each other. The first is the natural ignorance that is man's lot at birth. The second is rep... more »
How the U.S. Navy Plans to Keep Its Edge Underwater Edge
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * UUVs are all the rage. And thanks to Boeing and Huntington Ingalls, the U.S. Navy could soon tap into this important technology. As the United States Navy scrambles to bolster its dwindling attack submarine fleet, the service will have to rely more on unmanned underwater vehicles. Boeing and Huntington Ingalls Industries are working on one such option for the Navy. The two companies are teaming up to design and produce an Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUVs) for the Navy’s Extra Large UUV program. “This partnership provides the Navy a cost-effective, low... more »
All the Terrifying Ways ISIS Is Dangerous (Hint: Others Will Use Their Tactics)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The Pentagon does not yet have a cost effective way to counter such systems. Almost inevitably, the cost-exchange ratio favors the enemy. U.S. and allied forces operating in the Middle East and around the globe are increasingly facing off against advanced systems such as drones, airborne improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other weapons that are being built by insurgent and terrorist groups. But the Pentagon does not yet have a cost effective way to counter such systems. Almost inevitably, the cost-exchange ratio favors the enemy. Iraqi forces—an... more »
Blocpolitik
*Michael Lind* *Global Governance, Americas* [image: Vintage artillery of Warsaw Pact. Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons/@Silar] What the U.S. foreign-policy elite and its allies abroad call the liberal world order is nothing more than the contemporary American bloc, like the “Free World” of the Cold War. *IF RIP VAN WINKLE* had gone to sleep in 1992 and awakened in 2017, he might have been astounded by many things, including smart phones and President Donald Trump. He might also have been astonished at how little has changed in the deep structure of world politics since the end... more »
Germany's Right-Wing Crusaders
*Thomas Meaney* *Politics, Europe* [image: PEGIDA rally in Dresden. Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons/Metropolico.org] There’s more than meets the eye to the upstart Alternative für Deutschland—and it’s not going away. *IN STUTTGART* I was awoken by a large man outside my hotel window wearing a niqab. “I am the protest for the AfD / and that is totally ok!” went the hoarse refrain. It was the annual convention for the Alternative für Deutschland, Germany’s no longer fledgling far-right party. More than four thousand of the faithful had converged in Stuttgart to make it the large... more »
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