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Yoga Utilized to Assist Young Girls on Coding Path
HowGirlsCode “Mind, Body, and Coding” summer camp, held on the campus of University of Maryland Baltimore County, is a computer science and coding camp for girls ranging from the 3rd to 9th grades.
Beleaguered For-profit EDMC Still Seeking Financial Way Out
Earlier this month, a regional accrediting agency blocked the Education Management Corp.’s plan to sell the Art Institute of Philadelphia and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh to a Los Angeles nonprofit.
Senators Durbin, Graham Try to Jump-start Dream Act
Two U.S. Senators called on President Donald J. Trump and their fellow lawmakers Thursday to support their bipartisan effort to win passage of the Dream Act.
How A North Korean Nuclear Attack On The US Would Play Out
A man and a child watch as the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system launches during a flight test from Vandenberg Air Force Base Thomson Reuters *Alex Lockie, Business Insider*: *Here's how a North Korean nuclear attack on the US would play out* After North Korea shocked the world on July 4 by launching an intercontinental ballistic missile, the US has picked up the pace and urgency of ballistic missile defense despite major flaws in existing systems and tactics. US plans in the event of a North Korean missile attack would cente... more »
Houthi leader vows to support Hezbollah, Palestine against Israel
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 A.M.) – The leader of the Houthi Movement in Yemen, Sayyed ‘Abdel-Malik Badreddine Al-Houthi, stated on Thursday that his force is prepared to support the Lebanese and Palestinian resistance against Israel, Al-Manar News Agency reported on Thursday. The Houthi leader commended Hezbollah’s Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, for his continued support of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIL forces devastated by the Syrian Army in east Homs: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:35 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) launched a big attack in the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate, Thursday, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in the Hamimah area. ISIL began the offensive with their usual VBIED attack on the Syrian Arab Army’s defenses; however, the suicide bomber was unable to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Picture Of The Day
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* President Donald J. Trump speaks to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and members of the National Security Council during a meeting at the Pentagon, July 20, 2017. DoD photo by Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from the U.S. Department's Flickr album .... *Trump Meets With Defense, Security Leaders at Pentagon *(US Department of Defense).
Is North Korea Preparing A Missile Test From A Submarine?
© REUTERS/ KCNA *Newsweek:* *North Korea's Next Missile Test Could be Launched From a Submarine* North Korea may be preparing for another missile launch aimed at the United States. Kim Jong Un’s regime conducted its first successful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test on July 4—Independence Day in the U.S.—with some experts speculating that the missile could reach the U.S. states of Alaska and Hawaii, or even the Pacific Northwest. And now the totalitarian regime appears to be preparing for submarine-based missile launches in the future. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:... more »
Trump's Crazy Republicans Have An Arya Stark List Now
Drawing on an historical perspective, author and activist Danny Goldberg bemoaned the left's circular firing squad for *Nation* readers yesterday. He wrote that "With excruciating predictability, mainstreamers blame young people for low turnout and for being seduced by the Libertarian or Green parties, as if finger-wagging at youth has ever been effective. Such lectures are like a rock band blaming the audience for not giving them an encore instead of improving the show. A certain number of low-information young voters struggling with college debt, stressed out by diminished job o... more »
No Response From North Korea On South Korea's Offer For Talks
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) test launch in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017. KCNA | Reuters *CNN:** No reply yet from North Korea on offer of talks, South Korea says* (CNN)Hours before they are due to start, possible joint military talks between North Korea and South Korea remain up in the air, with Pyongyang having yet to confirm its attendance. The talks were proposed for Friday, near the demilitarized border that divides the two nations,... more »
Musical Interlude: Gandalf, “Once in a Star-Brightened Night”
Gandalf, “Once in a Star-Brightened Night” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlIrYXR1knA
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Jets of streaming plasma expelled by the central black hole of a massive spiral galaxy light up this composite image of Centaurus A. The jets emanating from Cen A are over a million light years long. *Click image for larger size.* Exactly how the central black hole expels infalling matter is still unknown. After clearing the galaxy, however, the jets inflate large radio bubbles that likely glow for millions of years. If excited by a passing front, radio bubbles can even light up again after a billion years. X-ray light is depicted in the above composite image in blue, while microwav... more »
The Universe
"You can "dance" with the illusions of time and space, choosing your "steps" based upon things and events as they now are, or you can dance with your dreams, choosing your steps based upon things and events as they will be. And I bet you can guess which steps will perpetuate today's illusions, and which ones will change everything... Daily, in some small way, dance with your dreams." "Shall we?" The Universe "Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!" - www.tut.com
"One Summer Night..."
*Click image for larger size.* "One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and distant rims on the edge of space. Millions of stars blazed in darkness, and on the far shore a few lights burned in cottages. Otherwise there was no reminder of human life. My companion and I were alone with the stars: the misty river of the Milky Way flowing across the sky, the patterns of the constellations standing out bright and clear, a blazing planet low on the horizon. It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be see... more »
"A Gathering of the Tribe"
"A Gathering of the Tribe" by Charles Eisenstein "Once upon a time a great tribe of people lived in a world far away from ours. Whether far away in space, or in time, or even outside of time, we do not know. They lived in a state of enchantment and joy that few of us today dare to believe could exist, except in those exceptional peak experiences when we glimpse the true potential of life and mind. One day the shaman of the tribe called a meeting. They gathered around him, and he spoke very solemnly. "My friends," he said, "there is a world that needs our help. It is called Earth, a... more »
Is The Kremlin Late To Internet Espionage?
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches a display during the MAKS 2017 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow. Credit: Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin-Sputnik *Joyce Hackel, PRI*: *How Putin learned to stop worrying and love internet espionage* *Vladimir Putin came late to the cyber arena.* Up until a few years ago, the Russian leader seemed to all but ignore the internet and spoke out loudly against it. He called the web a "CIA project," with interests that opposed Russia. Author Richard Lourie says that's basically because Putin is "a television guy." "Television was the main way he go... more »
Russia's Secret Weapon: Armored Vehicles That Can 'Fly'
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Since the 1970s, the Russian military has possessed a diverse fleet of armored vehicles it can drop out of airplanes … with parachutes, of course. Since the 1970s, the Russian military has possessed a diverse fleet of armored vehicles it can drop out of airplanes … with parachutes, of course. The BMD family of infantry fighting vehicles is armed to the teeth with autocannons, machine guns and anti-tank missiles. And despite being very much a product of the Cold War, the little fighting vehicles have continued to see combat — and the new BMD-4 varia...more »
Could Textron's Scorpion Light Attack Jet Take Over the OA-X Competition?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Could this be the winner? Textron is preparing its privately developed Scorpion light attack jet for the United States Air Force’s OA-X experiment this summer. Together with the company’s Beechcraft AT-6 turboprop light attack plane, the two aircraft will be Textron’s entrants into what could become a lucrative contract for as many as 300 machines by 2022 if the OA-X experiment is transitioned into an acquisitions program. For Textron, the stakes are high, if the OA-X experiment results in an Air Force purchase of the Scorpion, it would open the doo... more »
The World's Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Will Soon Join the U.S. Navy
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * And it will pack quite a punch. The United States Navy will formally commission *Gerald R. Ford* (CVN 78) into service on July 22 at Naval Station Norfolk on the Virginia coast. The new vessel is America’s first new carrier design in over 40 years since USS *Nimitz* (CVN-68) entered service in May 3, 1975. The *Gerald R. Ford* (CVN 78)-class will eventually be a “phased replacement” for the Nimitz-class carriers with as many as 10 vessels—or potentially more—eventually being built. “The nation's going to be very proud of USS *Gerald R. Ford*,” Adm. ... more »
Proof CNN Denies Reality
Published on Jul 19, 2017 LeeAnn McAdoo joins Owen Shroyer and David Knight to try to figure out why the leftist media is abandoning all sense of reason or perspective in their desperation to destroy Donald Trump. end
Globalist Old Guard Are All Dead Or Dying, A Harbinger Of World Government’s Collapse
Published on Jul 20, 2017 Alex Jones introduces a video explaining how the plan for world government is in freefall since President Trump has taken over the office of the Presidency. end
Eye Witness To Mass Extermination Of Christians In The Middle East Tells All
Published on Jul 20, 2017 Ezra Levant, founder of Rebel Media, joins Alex Jones to discuss how the mainstream media over-hypes the humanitarian crisis of Muslims in the Middle East but covers-up the extermination of Christians. end
Israel Mulls Building 2,000 More Settler Units on Palestinian Land. The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians
Published on Jul 3, 2017 Israel plans to force five Palestinian families to evict their home as Tel Aviv plans to build two-thousand more settler units in the occupied territories. The settler units are to be built in East Jerusalem al-Quds, including in the Sheikh Jarrah district. This isn’t the first time that Palestinians are […]
British Government Funds Saudi Extremism and Terrorism: Analyst
Published on Jul 20, 2017 The recent terror attacks in the UK underscore Saudi Arabia’s role in funding terrorism in Britain and the government of Prime Minister Theresa May is unlikely to publish a damning report about the role of Riyadh in British extremism, an analyst in London says. end
The US Takes Rebranded Al-Nusra Front (Al Qaeda in Syria) Off Terror Watch-Lists
The US Takes Rebranded Al-Nusra Front (Al Qaeda in Syria) Off Terror Watch-Lists by Nauman SADIQ, https://orientalreview.org/ According to a recent report by CBC Canada, al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, which was formerly known as al-Nusra Front and then Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS) since July 2016, has been removed from the terror watch-lists of the US and Canada after it […]
Cashless Society Alert: Visa Will Be Giving Up To $500,000 To Restaurants That Go ‘100% Cashless’
Cashless Society Alert: Visa Will Be Giving Up To $500,000 To Restaurants That Go ‘100% Cashless’ by Michael Snyder, http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/ The push toward a cashless society is becoming more of a shove. Before today I had never heard of “The Visa Cashless Challenge”, but after reading about it I have to say that I am quite alarmed. Visa […]
SHOCK CLAIM: Top German Politician Hails EU as a SUPERSTATE Already as Brexit Plagues Bloc
The endtimes 10 Horn Beast empire is appearing. Behind the scenes the Illuminati has already agreed to the: 10 nations federation – United States of Europe. What is happening now is largely political theatre for sheeple consumption. – SHOCK CLAIM: Top German Politician Hails EU as a SUPERSTATE Already as Brexit Plagues Bloc by REBECCA FLOOD, http://www.express.co.uk/ […]
No More CIA Training? Trump to End Support for Anti-Assad Forces in Syria – Reports
Thank you Mr Trump. Perhaps the Donald has not sold out to the Illuminist MIC after all. – Published on Jul 19, 2017 The Washington Post has published an article stating that, according to U.S. officials, Donald Trump decided to phase out the covert CIA program aimed at arming and training rebels in Syria in […]
Turkish Media Reveals American Base Locations in Syria
Published on Jul 19, 2017 A Turkish state news agency has released a list of U.S. military bases in Northern Syria, as relations between the two NATO allies take another downturn. The outlet claims to have detected Washington’s hidden outposts, located in Kurdish-held areas. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8i75 end
Woman Confuses Spray Foam Insulation for Mousse?
A photograph supposedly shows a woman who mistakenly used expanding foam insulation on her hair instead of hair mousse.
Former Obama National Security Official: 'The Media Colluded With Russia'
*NTK Network*: *Senior Obama Admin Official: The Media Colluded With Russia* “You had to have blinders and earmuffs on not to know that Guccifer 2.0 was a Russian intelligence official,” Edward Price said on Wednesday. Edward Price, a former CIA employee who served as a top spokesman and a senior director for President Obama’s National Security Council, accused the media of colluding with Russian intelligence officials during the 2016 presidential election while taking part in a panel discussion at the Aspen Security Forum on Thursday. The panel discussion titled “The Kremlin Plan...more »
Math Big Factor in Diversifying STEM Pipeline
The common denominator for entry into most STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) majors is the ability to successfully complete high-level math courses. There is no getting around this requirement in order to obtain degrees in majors like engineering, computer science and chemistry. There may not be one magic bullet that will increase the diversity […]
Grad Donates $50M to St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — A graduate of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia has given $50 million to the Roman Catholic university, the largest gift in the school’s history. The university plans to bolster its endowment and increase scholarships with the gift announced Thursday from 83-year-old James Maguire and his wife, Frances Maguire. St. Joseph’s said the gift […]
UC Berkeley in Another Clash Over Right-wing Speaker
SAN FRANCISCO — Former Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro is the latest right-wing pundit who can’t speak on the University of California, Berkeley campus under the conditions proposed by a campus Republican group, officials for the university and the student organization said Thursday. The Berkeley College Republicans requested a room that could accommodate 500 people for […]
Southern University Fires Vice Chancellor Dumas
Southern University has fired Dr. Brandon K. Dumas, the school’s vice chancellor for student affairs who was placed on administrative leave last month for undisclosed reasons. Dumas will have the opportunity to appeal his termination to the historically Black institution’s board of supervisors Friday. Dumas, who had served in his position for nearly five years, […]
Congress Wants To Know Why Former UN Ambassador Powers Demanded Intel Related To Trump And His Team
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power addresses the United Nation Security Council a during a high level meeting on Syria, at the United Nations in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 25, 2016. Andrew Kelly/Reuters *Washington Free Beacon:* *Fmr. U.N. Amb. Power Emerges As Central Figure In Obama Unmasking Investigation* *Congress demands answers on why Obama officials demanded classified intel that harmed Trump.* Former United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power's involvement in the unmasking by former Obama administration officials of sensitive national security i...more »
The Supreme Court made it harder for states to ban sex offenders from social media. Here’s why
Melissa Hamilton, Senior Lecturer of Law & Criminology, University of Houston at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
Kostasgr/Shutterstock.com Until recently, North Carolina law prohibited registered sex offenders from using various social media sites, such as Snapchat, Twitter and LinkedIn. In June, a landmark Supreme court decision in Packingham v. North Carolina overturned that law. The result is important for two reasons. One, the court addressed the role that the internet now plays in terms of citizens exercising their First Amendment rights. Two, the high court declined to defer to a state legislature’s determination that such a restriction on sex offenders was necessary to protect child... more »
THE MOST HATED GOVERNOR IN AMERICA MIGHT GET TO FLIP A SENATE SEAT ON HIS WAY OUT THE DOOR
New Jersey will finally be rid of the universally loathed Chris Christie after his successor as governor is chosen in November, but Politico notes that he might get the opportunity to flip a Senate seat: Gov. Chris Christie is the most unpopular governor in the country, but in his last days in office he may get to exercise enormous influence nationally: Choosing a successor to embattled U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, which could result in a Republican senator, at least temporarily, from deep-blue New Jersey. Menendez, a Democrat and New Jersey's senior senator, goes on trial for corrup... more »
Moon Landing Urban Legends
A collection of urban legends about the 20 July 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing.
RPI's Peace and Prosperity 2017 Conference: 'Where We're Going and How We'll Get There!'
[image: undefined] We are witnessing a fascinating phenomenon that may signal that the neoconservative movement is nearing its "sell-by" date. As Glenn Greenwald documents in a recent article, there is a mass migration of neoconservative leaders back to the Democratic Party they left in the early 1970s. Why did they leave in the first place? The McGovernite peaceniks were destroying their party and they saw much potential in a Republican Party that had swung back and forth from the non-interventionism of the Taft wing to the big government, national-security-state Republicanism of t... more »
Living in Opinion Heavan
Heaven is a place where what I can collectively think overcomes logic Heaven is all I ever imagined and to think I had to die to get this
Did a Woman Send a Message Saying That ‘Hispanics’ Are a ‘Nasty Race’?
Paige Doyle reportedly sent the messages to a woman who was inquiring about an item she was giving away.
Iran’s FM official meets Syrian president
(IRNA) Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed issues of mutual interests in a meeting held on Thursday. According to IRNA, developments in Syria and in the region as well as issues related to Tehran-Damascus relations were major topics discussed by the two sides. Jaberi Ansari […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
No sleep tonight for jihadists as Lebanese, Syrian forces pound Arsal
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) – The Lebanese and Syrian armed forces have commenced their long-awaited offensives in the Qalamoun Mountains region, striking the jihadist rebels and Islamic State (ISIL) militants at several sites tonight. Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF), the Lebanese Army pounded Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Complete Idlib infighting report: Ahrar Al-Sham, Al-Qaeda both refuse to buckle
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:20 A.M.) – On Thursday, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS/Al-Qaeda) recaptured many towns in Idlib’s countryside, including Sahab, Barabo, Tall Hawash, Al-Hamirat, Tarmala and Al-Toba along a number of towns seized from Ahrar Al-Sham the day before. On the other hand, HTS belligerents suddenly had to withdrew from Saraqib city after disenfranchised residents drove […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish govt not behind publication of US base locations in Syria – official
(RT) The government in Ankara had nothing to do with a story published by the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency, which revealed classified information on US bases and outposts in Syria, according to President Erdogan’s spokesman. Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told the media that the government played no role in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Armed ISIS drone drops bombs on Syrian Army troops below
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:45 A.M.) – The Islamic State’s arsenal of armed drones is yet to be stopped and was put into lethal effect against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the Al-Hail oil field in eastern Homs on Thursday after government forces secured a small advance there. Using a relatively primitive grip-release function from a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran summons Kuwaiti ambassador after expulsion of diplomats
(IRNA) The Iranian Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Falah Al-Hajraf Kuwait’s Charge d’Affaires to Tehran to give some clarifications. The move by the Iranian Foreign Ministry was taken on Thursday after some media reports suggesting Kuwait’s call on Iran embassy in the Persian Gulf Arab littoral state to reduce the number of embassy diplomats. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army, Hezbollah begin last phase of Qalamoun offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 P.M.) – At approximately 10:40 P.M. (Damascus Time), the Syrian Republican Guard, alongside Hezbollah and the National Defense Forces (NDF), began their long-awaited Qalamoun Mountains offensive in the Rif Dimashq Governorate of western Syria. Backed by heavy airstrikes from their air force, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies stormed the large […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Islamist rebels fail miserably to hit Syrian Army targets in latest videos from Damascus
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:00 A.M.) – Failaq Al-Rahman, a Free Syrian Army (FSA) branch based in the capital city, released two more videos on Thursday showing its militants targeting the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in eastern Damascus. The first video showed an American-produced TOW guided missile being launched towards one of the SAA’s Russian-manufactured 2S1 Gvozdika […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syria: Raqqa locals flee IS and airstrikes for safety
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – Civilians described the “massacres” in the villages surrounding Raqqa as they arrived in Hama on Thursday, having fled the city and its surrounding countryside. Civilians gathered in the streets, as they waited for the Syrian authorities to help them settle. One man recounted how he had travelled form Raqqa where […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia to develop cruise missiles capable of striking targets at 1,000km range
(TASS) Russia will develop a family of air-launched precision cruise missiles before 2020 that will be capable of striking targets at a distance of up to 1,000 kilometers, Tactical Missiles Corporation CEO Boris Obnosov said on Thursday. “Work is under way on a new family of items with a range of 200km, 400km, 600km and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ukraine's Future Is Brighter Than You Think
*Luke Coffey* *Politics, Europe* [image: A woman attends a religious service at a church in Kiev February 23, 2014. Ukraine's new rulers, just 24 hours after ousting President Viktor Yanukovich, began speedily to unstitch his power structure on Sunday, appointing a provisional leader to replace him and sacking his key ministers. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili] Budget deficits have been reduced, budgetary discipline is being restored and there are finally signs of economic growth. Most of the attention Ukraine gets these days is about the war in the eastern part of the country—and ...more »
America Doesn't Need Tariffs to Compete with China
*Harry Krejsa* *Politics, Asia* [image: A statue of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong is seen in front of smoking chimneys at Wuhan Iron And Steel Corp in Wuhan, Hubei province, March 6, 2013. China will impose new restrictions on its sprawling steel sector as it battles chronic air pollution, but hopes that the curbs could also help tackle sector overcapacity and strengthen the country's struggling state-owned mills are likely to be dashed. Picture taken March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer] Trump needs to look toward harnessing the industries of the future rather than grasping at the ... more »
The Iran Nuclear Deal Isn't Working
*Timothy Stafford* *Security, Middle East* [image: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends a news conference at a hotel after the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit, in Shanghai May 22, 2014. Rouhani said on Thursday he is not pessimistic about reaching an agreement over nuclear talks with the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany. REUTERS/Carlos Barria] Compliance is not enough. In a legally required letter to Speaker Paul Ryan on April 18, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed that Iran is in complian...more »
Running For Office? Here's Some Free Advice
A month or so ago, Andy Millard-- a candidate last year against NC crackpot Patrick McHenry-- told me how he wants to share what he learned in his run with other candidates. He's organizing the Democratic Candidates Conference to help with training, networking, resources and support that are often painfully difficult to come by (unless they're one of the select DCCC recruits). As you probably know, I'm always complaining about how the DCCC and the lame consultants who come out of the DCCC instruct their worthless zombie-robot candidates to avoid putting contentious issues on their...more »
Saudi Arabia - Bin Salman's Coup Is A Model For His Own Ouster
[image: undefined] Someone wanted the public to know that the new Saudi clown prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MbS) took up his new position by unceremoniously disposing his predecessor Mohammed bin Nayef (MbN) by force. The juicy details, true or not, were briefed to Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times on the same day: As next in line to be king of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef was unaccustomed to being told what to do. Then, one night in June, he was summoned to a palace in Mecca, held against his will and pressured for hours to give up his claim to the throne.... more »
Saudi Arabia - Bin Salman's Coup Is A Model For His Own Ouster
[image: undefined] Someone wanted the public to know that the new Saudi clown prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MbS) took up his new position by unceremoniously disposing his predecessor Mohammed bin Nayef (MbN) by force. The juicy details, true or not, were briefed to Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times on the same day: As next in line to be king of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef was unaccustomed to being told what to do. Then, one night in June, he was summoned to a palace in Mecca, held against his will and pressured for hours to give up his claim to the throne.... more »
Saudi Arabia - Bin Salman's Coup Is A Model For His Own Ouster
[image: undefined] Someone wanted the public to know that the new Saudi clown prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MbS) took up his new position by unceremoniously disposing his predecessor Mohammed bin Nayef (MbN) by force. The juicy details, true or not, were briefed to Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times on the same day: As next in line to be king of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef was unaccustomed to being told what to do. Then, one night in June, he was summoned to a palace in Mecca, held against his will and pressured for hours to give up his claim to the throne.... more »
Saudi Arabia - Bin Salman's Coup Is A Model For His Own Ouster
[image: undefined] Someone wanted the public to know that the new Saudi clown prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MbS) took up his new position by unceremoniously disposing his predecessor Mohammed bin Nayef (MbN) by force. The juicy details, true or not, were briefed to Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times on the same day: As next in line to be king of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef was unaccustomed to being told what to do. Then, one night in June, he was summoned to a palace in Mecca, held against his will and pressured for hours to give up his claim to the throne.... more »
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 20, 2017
*CSM Editorial:* *Why the ground shifts under Venezuela's regime* *The country’s political crisis is coming to a head as the poor embrace democratic rights and reject the Maduro regime.* A defining moment in a democratic revolution often comes when a nation’s poor, who mostly focus on daily material needs, join others in demanding basic rights and uncorrupted governance. A fruit vendor in Tunisia, for example, sparked a revolution in 2011 after taking a public stand for equality of law. In recent months, as Venezuela nears a breaking point in a political crisis, its poor have beg... more »
Did John McCain Tell a Constituent to ‘Move to Another State’ for Better Healthcare?
Shortly after news broke that John McCain had been diagnosed with brain cancer, a story surfaced about his previous stance on health coverage.
The Poet: Robert Bly, "Things to Think"
*"Things to Think"* "Think in ways you've never thought before. If the phone rings, think of it as carrying a message Larger than anything you've ever heard, Vaster than a hundred lines of Yeats. Think that someone may bring a bear to your door, Maybe wounded and deranged; or think that a moose Has risen out of the lake, and he's carrying on his antlers A child of your own whom you've never seen. When someone knocks on the door, Think that he's about To give you something large: tell you you're forgiven, Or that it's not necessary to work all the time, Or that it's been decided that if ... more »
"The Eternal Silence of Infinite Spaces..."
"The eternal silence of infinite spaces frightens me. Why now rather than then? Who has put me here? By whose order and direction have this place and time have been ascribed to me? We travel in a vast sphere, always drifting in the uncertain, pulled from one side to another. Whenever we find a fixed point to attach and to fasten ourselves, it shifts and leaves us; and if we follow it, it eludes our grasp, slips past us, and vanishes for ever. Nothing stays for us. This is our natural condition, most contrary to our inclination; we burn with desires to find solid ground and an ultima... more »
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X22 Report, “Has The Fed Used The Same Tactic To Fool The People Again?”
X22 Report, “Has The Fed Used The Same Tactic To Fool The People Again?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCu0D9DtEfg
Quote of the Day: On the Ponzi scheme of contemporary economic theory
*"Both the neoclassical synthesis and the neoliberal consensus ... condition economists to argue, without irony, in their roles as professors, private consultants, and high-ranking public employees, that they have special expertise in setting economic policy, but also that the most reasonable economic policy is no economic policy. Mainstream economists acknowledge their inability to predict the effects of economic policy in order to emphasise that when the economic policies they endorse have adverse economic consequences, nobody is to blame. But they still contend that in moments... more »
Despite threats from The Donald, Special Counsel Robert Mueller is investigating the Trump family finances. Update!
Let's see, what else does Donald Trump not want me to investigate? Courtesy of Bloomberg: *The U.S. special counsel investigating possible ties between the Donald Trump campaign and Russia in last year’s election is examining a broad range of transactions involving Trump’s businesses as well as those of his associates, according to a person familiar with the probe. * *FBI investigators and others are looking at Russian purchases of apartments in Trump buildings, Trump’s involvement in a controversial SoHo development in New York with Russian associates, the 2013 Miss Universe page... more »
Military Continues to Design War Matrix with “Internet of Battlefield Things”
By Nicholas West The military continues to hone its vision to build a full-scale matrix of (smart) war that is being branded the Internet of... more »
World News Briefs -- July 20, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters*: *Buildup in rival Syrian rebel factions threatens spread of fighting* AMMAN (Reuters) - Jihadist insurgents in northwestern Syria took ground from rival Turkey-backed Islamist fighters as they battled for a second successive day on Thursday, rebel sources said. Infighting has weakened the Syrian opposition since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011. Their turf wars have helped Assad and his allies recover significant ground in the north and around the capital Damascus. Tensions have been building between Idlib province's two biggest insur... more »
Cell Phones Are About To Become More Powerful Than You Could Imagine
By Josie Wales Many people don’t realize that some of the most significant technological breakthroughs in recent years, like voice and facial recognition software, autonomous... more »
What’s Really Going On, Plus Do We Know?
By Catherine J. Frompovich Readers contact with me about issues and concerns, and also with information and an occasional “atta girl” compliment, which I truly... more »
Ukraine War Heats Up
A soldier walks through the abandoned district of summer houses in Avdiyivka on July 11. Photo by Anastasia Vlasova (Kyiv Post) *RFE*:* Ukraine Says Eight Soldiers Killed Amid Intense Shelling* Ukraine's Defense Ministry said on July 20 that eight Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 10 were wounded in the previous 24 hours as Russia-backed separatists stepped up shelling attacks on their positions in the country's east. The ministry said on its Facebook page that four servicemen were killed and seven were wounded on July 20, while on the previous day, four soldiers were killed and ... more »
Millions On Strike in Venezuela
*Reuters*: *Millions heed anti-Maduro shutdown in Venezuela* CARACAS (Reuters) - Many Venezuelan streets were barricaded and deserted on Thursday for a strike called by foes of President Nicolas Maduro to demand elections and the scrapping of plans for a new congress they fear will consolidate dictatorship in the OPEC country. From the Andes to the Amazon, millions appeared to be participating in the 24-hour shutdown, staying at home and closing businesses in a civil disobedience campaign the opposition hopes will end nearly two decades of socialist rule. "We must all do our best... more »
Friday links and comments
*Fengyuan from above.* Cole writes on the staged legislative brawls. A despairing KMT, which suffered severe losses in the January 2016 elections, now sees no alternative than to create disruptions in parliament. To be fair, when they were in a similar position, it was not beneath DPP legislators to turn to similar means to prevent the passage of bills. It is not impossible, moreover, that some of the opposition legislators who have engaged in such behaviour are doing so consciously, to discredit not only the institution itself but, more cynically, the democratic ideals that are ... more »
HBO “Confederate” Series to Perpetuate Myths About Civil War and Slavery
[image: hbo-confederate-series-to-perpetuate-myths-about-civil-war-and-slavery] No doubt the new HBO series *Confederate* will be well-done, but it can also be expected to perpetuate certain myths about the relationship between the Civil War and slavery.
People Magazine Jumps on the Fake News Bandwagon
[image: people-magazine-jumps-on-the-fake-news-bandwagon] There are varying degrees of fake news, from spin to outright fabrication. What CNN has been doing for the past few months is an extreme — but far from singular — example of manufacturing “news” out of thin air. *People* — known for celebrity gossip — is (not for the first time) wading in out of its depth in its upcoming print issue in an apparent attempt to capitalize on the anti-Trump fake news market.
Supreme Court Grants Trump Partial Victory in Ongoing Travel ban Controversy
[image: supreme-court-grants-trump-partial-victory-in-ongoing-travel-ban-controversy] The war over security versus freedom to immigrate is far from over.
In Memorium: Peter Berger (1929-2017)
In a 2014 interview, Nick Onuf argued that IR has lost coherence as a field and should instead be considered “as a species of social relations and [to] abandon IR theory for social theory.” Were that to be the case, the work of Peter Berger would certainly contend for space at the top of the […]
The Climate Alarmists’ Gross Perversion of the Word Clean
Climate alarmists have gone to endless efforts to gain public acceptance of their doomsday premise that the world must greatly reduce its use of fossil fuels to avoid catastrophic anthropogenic global warming. They have fudged the surface temperature data, used meaningless climate models, argued that human emissions of carbon dioxide will warm the planet despite […]
U.S. Attorney’s Office Harasses Barrett Brown’s Literary Agent
The United States Attorney's office in the northern district of Texas issued another subpoena against journalist Barrett Brown. The post U.S. Attorney’s Office Harasses Barrett Brown’s Literary Agent appeared first on Shadowproof.
Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort are all scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.
Courtesy of the Independent: *Jared Kushner, Donald Trump Jr and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort are to testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in relation to a meeting with a Russian lawyer who promised to provide incriminating information about Hillary Clinton. * *The meeting has come under intense scrutiny as part of investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 US election and possible collusion on the part of the Trump campaign. * *Mr Trump Jr and Mr Manafort are to appear in front of the committee on July 26, but Mr Kushner is due to appear on J... more »
Is this a Scarecrow Made From a Human Corpse?
A photograph purportedly showing a scarecrow made out of a human corpse is actually just a Halloween prop.
Is This an Actual Supercell?
A video purporting to show a huge storm moving over a rural road was digitally manipulated — but from a real photograph.
40,000 Civilian Dead In Mosul?
Writing in The Independent, veteran journalist Patrick Cockburn reports that as many as 40,000 civilians were killed in the nine month siege of Mosul. That is tens of thousands more than the Pentagon is reporting. The reason for the high figure, Cockburn explains, is that bombs flattened multi-story housing structures, smashing everyone inside. The photos from Mosul are jarring. Who won? Watch today's Liberty Report:
UK Sea Level Data For 2016
By Paul Homewood https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017 According to the Government’s latest UK Climate Change Risk Assessment, sea levels around the UK are rising by around 3mm a year. This is an outright lie. The Committee on Climate Change also tell us in their Climate Change Risk Assessment Evidence Report, used as the basis for […]
Even More Orange County Republicans Calling Themselves "Ex"-Republicans To Run For Congress
*Gil Cisneros-- Does this look like an "ex"-Republican to you?* A trusted political operative told me today about an encounter he had with a scumbag multimillionaire "ex"-Republican who the DCCC is trying to impose on a district filled with progressive Democrats. The "ex"-Republican is running as a Democrat and pretending to take progressive-- or progressivish-- policy positions. He tried hiring my friend and told him that "once [the primary] is over I'll shake off all that blue shit and pivot." They're usually better at hiding their intentions until *after* the DCCC sneaks them int... more »
In pictures: ISIS throws in all it has to prevent the Syrian Army’s liberation of Deir Ezzor
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:30 P.M.) – Car bombs, artillery guns, machine-gun manned pickup trucks and Inghimasi fighters (elite infiltration unit) were all deployed by the Islamic State on Thursday in yet another assault on the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in eastern Homs. Attacking the newly liberated hill of Mashirfah, ISIS militants managed to kill a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
EU sanctions popular Syrian general for chemical weapons attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – The European Union (EU) sanctioned 16 Syrian nationals, including some military officials, for the chemical weapons attack on the Idlib Governorate town of Khan Sheikhoun in early April. Among the 16 Syrians sanctioned by the E.U. was the popular Syrian military commander Major General Issam Zahreddine of the 104th Airborne […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish Army mobilizes for invasion of Idlib in support of Ahrar Al-Sham
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:30 P.M.) – In a remarkable turn of events, hundreds of Islamist fighters are being transferred from northern Aleppo to Hatay (Iskenderun) province where they are meeting up with allied Turkish troops as we speak. This combined fighting force, once known as the Euphrates Shield, is now waiting for permission from Ankara to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: Islamic State tank opens fire on rebel outpost in western Daraa
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:45 P.M.) – Rare images emerged from the western Daraa frontier today after the hardline jihadist group Jaysh Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, known to be an Islamic State franchise group since 2014, showed one of its few battle tanks in action. The armored vehicle was depicted firing upon a hilltop fortification at the frontline […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS releases new Marawi battle video depicting fierce skirmishes with Philippine Army
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:00 P.M.) – Amaq Agency published its fourth video from Marawi on Thursday, exactly two months after the ISIS-linked Maute and Abu Sayyaf groups launched a large-scale insurgency to the surprise of many analysts. This battle represent the first attempt at a land-grab by the Islamic State in Southeast Asia and has consequently […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Nationwide map of Syria – July 20, 2017
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – As with the previous several months, the month of July thus far has seen the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies achieve stunning advances throughout central and eastern Syria against the ISIS terrorist group. Currently, the bulk of the SAA’s vanguard strength is engaged in eastern Syria against the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Tiger Forces advance five kilometers through ISIS-held territory in southern Raqqa
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:00 P.M.) – On Thursday afternoon, the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) most elite assault troops scored another major advance en route to the Islamic State’s desert stronghold of Al-Suknah. Securing around a dozen of minor wells in the process, the Tiger Forces brushed aside all ISIS resistance on two axes of the oil-rich […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Lebanese Army kicks off Qalamoun offensive, Syrian jets attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Lebanese Army kicked off the long-awaited Qalamoun offensive to liberate the last pockets under Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s control in the ‘Arsal Barrens. Using heavy artillery, the Lebanese Army pounded Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions along the Syrian border, striking the aforementioned militant group’s defenses at several points in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
What 5 Great Spiritual Leaders Have to Say About the Deadly Sickness of Loneliness
*Dylan Charles* - Loneliness is the illness of our time. The post What 5 Great Spiritual Leaders Have to Say About the Deadly Sickness of Loneliness appeared first on Waking Times.
President Trump Visits The Pentagon For A Briefing On Afghanistan And ISIS
*The Hill*: *Defense leaders brief Trump on Afghanistan, ISIS fight at Pentagon* President Trump on Thursday met with his national security team in a more than two-hour-long Pentagon briefing that touched on Afghanistan and the fight against the Islamic State and Iraq and Syria. Trump — who met with Defense Secretary James Mattis and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford — said "we'll see," when asked prior to the meeting if he was planning on sending more troops to Afghanistan. He then added, "We're doing very well against ISIS. ISIS is falling fast. Very fa... more »
"Margin Calls Explained"
*Margin Calls Explained:* "Explains what happens when margin call event occurs, the effect on your margin loan, profit and loss. (Remember, the derivatives-interlocked global situation today is magnitudes greater than in 2008; the corresponding consequences will be vastly more destructive, as we'll all see soon enough. - CP) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pABVbSlmPSU *Related:* This clip from “Margin Call” (2011) - "Senior Partners Emergency Meeting" is quite illustrative. • "What is Short Selling?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmAcDWZwTw4 • "Financial Derivatives Explained" -... more »
Iran and the Collision between Trump and Reality
*Paul R. Pillar* *Iran Nuclear Proliferation, Middle East* Donald Trump’s disdain for the truth does not prevent reality from repeatedly bumping up against his policies, the most consistent theme of which has been to try to destroy his predecessor’s accomplishments. The degree to which reality inconveniences Trump—and more importantly, how much Trump’s efforts to shove reality aside damage U.S. interests—vary from issue to issue. Dominating the headlines recently, of course, has been health care, in which the denied truths include basic principles of how insurance pools work an...more »
Village versus Empire
I had an email this morning from a South African filmmaker by the name of Mark Kaplan who has created a masterpiece called 'Village versus Empire'. The film is just recently out and Kaplan is working hard to increase international viewership of his important story about Jeju Island, South Korea. He's happy to hear that anyone in Bath, Maine is interested since the ships built here are being ported in the place that inspired him to create this film. Jeju Island born shaman, artist, and performer Dohee Lee now lives in the San Francisco-Bay area. Kaplan has Lee take us deeply into... more »
Stealth advocacy: a survey of weathercasters’ views on climate change
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Mike Smith For a decade, the weathercaster and broadcast meteorology communities have been subject of a focused campaign to force them to cover global warming in a manner acceptable to the American Meteorological Society, the American Geophysical Union and other advocacy groups. How well is their strategy working? The…
Natural disasters less devastating in 2017: Munich Re
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From the AFP July 18, 2017 Disasters inflicted a financial cost of around $41 billion in the first six months, Munich Re reported (AFP Photo/SVEN HOPPE) ? Frankfurt am Main (AFP) – Natural catastrophes worldwide were less devastating in the first half of 2017 than the average over…
The Data Adjustment Bureau
From Euan Mearns Energy Matters site: http://euanmearns.com/the-data-adjustment-bureau/ The Data Adjustment Bureau Posted on July 20, 2017 by Euan Mearns A few weeks ago I posted on The Vostok Ice Core and the 14,000 Year CO2 Time Lag. Blogger, “And Then There’s Physics” (ATTP) picked up on it and posted a critique. Some useful information came […]
Problem polar bears of Churchill: first report of the season similar to 2016
Originally posted on polarbearscience: The first activity report of the Churchill Polar Bear Alert Program has been released for 2017. It comes on the same week as last year’s (so about the same dates for first bears ashore both years), and reports pretty much the same activity. Odd that this year’s report contains no mention…
Resilient Arctic Ice
Originally posted on Science Matters: ? Source: NASA Worldview July 18, 2017 July is showing again the resilience of Arctic ice this year. The graph below shows 2017 extents for the first 19 days of July compared to the average for the previous 11 years, to 2016, to 2007 and the SII (Sea Ice Index)…
The BBC reports what their big stars are paid!
*THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017Why can't we have frog-marches here:* How weird is the New York Times? Consider this morning's news report concerning what the BBC pays its big famous stars. Yesterday, the BBC published its "pay data" for the first time. In the New York Times report, Sewell Chan reports the salaries of some major news stars—but he reports the salaries in British pounds, making no real attempt to translate the salaries into dollars, which is what we use Over Here. Would anyone *but* the New York Times be that arch, that clueless, that daft? Briefly, let's be fair. Presumab... more »
NAFTA Renegotiation Objectives Would Diminish U.S. Sovereignty
[image: nafta-renegotiation-objectives-would-diminish-u-s-sovereignty] A close look at the renegotiation objectives announced this week by the Trump Administration should concern any American who treasures our nation's independence.
Trump Ends CIA Aid to Anti-Assad Syrian Rebels Linked to ISIS
[image: trump-ends-cia-aid-to-anti-assad-syrian-rebels-linked-to-isis] President Trump has ended the CIA’s covert program to provide arms and supplies to Syrian rebel groups fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Fracking’s Vicious Cycle Making Bondholders Nervous
[image: frackings-vicious-circle-making-bondholders-nervous] Investors in high-yield bonds issued by small fracking companies are getting nervous.
President Trump Is At Odds With His National Security Advisers On Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin © Reuters / Sputnik *NBC:* *Trump at odds with his national security team over pro-Russia moves* The Washington Post reported yesterday that Donald Trump is scrapping “the CIA’s covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels battling the government of Bashar al-Assad.” As luck would have it, that’s precisely what Vladimir Putin’s Russian government wanted the American president to do. This wasn’t an isolated development. As we discussed last week, Trump has also tried to weaken sanctions, isolated the Uni... more »
US Attorney General Session Has No Intention Of Resigning After President Trump's Criticism
*The Guardian*: *Jeff Sessions says he'll keep job 'as long as appropriate' despite Trump's criticism* Attorney general speaks after Donald Trump’s comments that he would not have hired Sessions had he known he would recuse himself from Russia inquiry The US attorney general, Jeff Sessions, said on Thursday that he would continue in his job “as long as that is appropriate”, despite Donald Trump’s barrage of criticism of him. Trump had told the New York Times in an interview published late Wednesday about his regrets in appointing Sessions as attorney general. At the center of Tru... more »
In the heat of the morning's New York Times!
*THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017Scribes have salacious fun:* It's too hot to get much done here in Baltimore today. We have several explorations to finish before the week is done. For today, let's consider the New York Times front-page report about their latest Trump interview. Donald J. Trump has gone to war with everyone around him. He's gone to war with Sessions, Rosenstein, Mueller and Comey, with Andrew McCabe thrown in. We want to get to a follow-up regarding McCabe, who was left for dead by Rachel Maddow is a peculiar report last month—a furious, vaguely-sourced report she has lon... more »
O.J. Simpson Granted Parole After Nearly 9 Years in Prison
O.J. Simpson was granted parole on 20 July 2017 after more than eight years in prison for a conviction related to memorabilia he maintained was stolen.
Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Dead
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington was found dead on 20 July 2017, the Los Angeles County Coroner confirmed.
US Lawmakers Seek to Throw Citizens in Prison for Decades if They Boycott Israel
[image: boycott]A new bill could make criminals of Americans who choose to boycott Israel — slapping them with 20 years in prison and up to $1 million criminal penalties for violations.
Chomsky: Trump is a Distraction, Used by the Deep State to ‘Systematically Destroy’ America
[image: chomsky]Smashing the two party paradigm Noam Chomsky called out deep state democrats and republicans alike for using Trump as a distraction to destroy America.
President Trump's New York Times Interview
*New York Times:* *Citing Recusal, Trump Says He Wouldn’t Have Hired Sessions* WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he never would have appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions had he known Mr. Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation that has dogged his presidency, calling the decision “very unfair to the president.” In a remarkable public break with one of his earliest political supporters, Mr. Trump complained that Mr. Sessions’s decision ultimately led to the appointment of a special counsel that should not have happened. “Sessions ... more »
Special Counsel Mueller Now Investigating President Trump's Past Business Deals
*Bloomberg:* *Mueller Expands Probe to Trump Business Transactions* * Special counsel examines dealings of Kushner, Manafort, Trump * Trump has warned Mueller against going beyond Russia in probe The U.S. special counsel investigating possible ties between the Donald Trump campaign and Russia in last year’s election is examining a broad range of transactions involving Trump’s businesses as well as those of his associates, according to a person familiar with the probe. The president told the New York Times on Wednesday that any digging into matters beyond Russia would be out of boun... more »
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Alejandro Rojas
Alejandro Rojas This week I spoke with Alejandro Rojas, a UFO researcher, writer and broadcaster with a wide range of interests and a long history in the UFO field. I did have an agenda in mind, but as so often happens, the direction of the discussion was dictated by the answers to the questions. We didn’t make it to a couple of the things that I thought would be interesting. You can listen to it here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/12390203 (And, as always, if the link doesn’t work, look to A Different Perspective on Youtube with the guest’s name attached and that should get you... more »
Working Toward Tripartite Racial Disunity: Maybe Not a Really Great Idea
Regarding Latinos not as citizens but as internal enemies of America is an idea pushed not just by many racialist websites (e.g., Vdare).but also by Donald Trump. The outlook is particularly characteristic of something called the Alt-Right, a substantial if … Continue reading →
Trump Ends CIA Program Of Funding Terrorists In Syria; Will Things Actually Change?
By Brandon Turbeville Setting off a predictable fire in the Western corporate media, there is now weeping and wailing over the new Trump decision to... more »
The guy in charge of the new voter integrity commission is not sure just who won the last election.
.@KatyTurNBC: 'You think that maybe Hillary Clinton did not win the popular vote?"Kobach: 'We may never know' https://t.co/FC26JcqrRD — MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 19, 2017 Courtesy of CNN: *The vice chair of President Donald Trump's voter integrity commission said Wednesday he isn't sure if Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election.* *"We may never know the answer," Kobach said. * *Kobach repeated this claim when pressed, later conceding that, "Based on the data, you could make some very educated guesses." * *He applied a similar skepticism to the votes cas... more »
President Trump's Eldest Son, Former Campaign Manager And Son-In-Law To Testify Next Week On Their Meeting With A Russian Attorney
*VOA:* *Trump Jr., Kushner, Manafort to Testify Next Week* WASHINGTON — U.S. senators announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump's eldest son, former campaign manager and son-in-law would testify next week about their meeting last June with a Russian attorney who said she had damaging information about Trump's Democratic opponent in last year's election. Two Senate committees will be involved. The Judiciary Committee will question Donald Trump Jr. and Paul Manafort, the former campaign chief, in a public session July 26. The Intelligence Committee will hear from Jared Kushne... more »
Codex Alumentarius and Monsanto's Toxic Relations
CounterPunch, Countercurrents, RINF, Global Research “Our soils are sick from greed-based, irresponsible agricultural practices, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, erosion and mineral depletion, all of which stop or reduce adequate microbial activity in the soil, rendering them sick and/or dead and sterile. Sick soils make for sick plants and sick plants make for sick humans and animals.” Scott Tips, president of the National Health Federation, Crashing Monsanto's Pesticide Party in Beijing In the area of food and agriculture, you may be aware of various reports and discussions abou... more »
Resilient Arctic Ice
July is showing again the resilience of Arctic ice this year. The graph below shows 2017 extents for the first 19 days of July compared to the average for the previous 11 years, to 2016, to 2007 and the SII (Sea Ice Index) estimates for 2017. The graph shows 2017 holding to the decadal […]
Apartheid Makers -- Silencing Dissent, Spy Towers and Obsession with a Palestinian Flag at Standing Rock
Apartheid Makers -- Silencing Dissent, Spy Towers and Obsession with a Palestinian Flag at Standing Rock By Brenda Norrell Censored News Forty-three U.S. Senators want to make it a felony to boycott Israel, and support Palestine. Meanwhile, MuckRock reveals that unlicensed TigerSwan mercenaries stalked Palestinians at Standing Rock camps. Public relations firms hired by Dakota Access
THE TOLERANT RIGHT JUST WANTS JOHN McCCAIN TO RETIRE, DIE, AND BURN IN HELL
John McCain was the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, but he once supported immigration reform, so a lot of right-wingers hate him. Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs looked at the comments of a Breitbart post about McCain's brain tumor diagnosis and saw some of that hatred: I hope everyone goes to Breitbart & other right wing sites tonight to see the toxic hatred they’re spewing at John McCain. Trump’s fan base. — Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) July 20, 2017 A very typical comment from this 5000+ comment thread at Breitbart. https://t.co/wyxeXmLsrO pic.twitter.com... more »
"There Is A Tide..."; "The Fierce Urgency Of Now..."
William Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar” Act 4, scene 3, 218–224 “We are faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected with a lost opportunity. The ‘tide in the affairs of men’ does not remain at the flood; it ebbs. We may cry out desperately for time to pause in her passage, but time is deaf to every plea and rushes on. Over the bleached bo... more »
“We’re All in the Same Boat: Different Ways of Navigating”
*“We’re All in the Same Boat: Different Ways of Navigating”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “We are all on this earth together learning and teaching together in many different ways. We're all in the same boat. We just have different paddles, and perhaps we find ourselves on different rivers. We all live in human bodies. These are the vehicles in which we move through our world. We are all made of flesh, blood, and bone, with brains, hearts, and lungs to power us. Our paddles - the tools we use to move through the world - vary, as do the bodies of water - the environments - in which ... more »
Thorne Dreyer : The life and times of leftist journalist Jack A. Smith (1934-2017)
Including a personal memoir from the former Guardian editor, plus the Rag Radio interview. By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | July 20, 2017 Below, see “Jack A. Smith: My life and times at The Guardian,” originally published by … finish reading Thorne Dreyer : The life and times of leftist journalist Jack A. Smith (1934-2017)
Fireside Chat with Kesha Rogers and Megan Beets, July 20, 2017
Space New International Economic Order Glass-Steagall Video of iEoHl56U9IA Join us at 9pm EDT for tonight's urgent discussion about how we build a Gideon's Army to take the nation back. Today, July 20th, is the 48th anniversary of Apollo 11, when mankind, led by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked for the first time on the Moon. Yesterday, former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, unleashed from Obama's effort to kill space and other fundamental science, called for a return to the Moon, echoing President Trump's promise to return to space travel. Bolton called for direct collabo...more »
Prank News: What You Need to Know
A growing number of "prank" web sites allow users to create their own fake news stories -- here's how they work and how to spot them.
Did Hillary Clinton Side With Kremlin on Sanctions Due to a $500,000 Payment to Bill?
A Fox News story cites only a sentence from a staffer's leaked email as proof of Clinton's wrongdoing.
Truck Laden with Chocolate Goes Up in Flames on UK Highway
Melted chocolate obstructed a road in Kent after a truck carrying Lion bars burst into flames on 20 July 2017.
Alabama Man to Display Head of 820-pound Hog He Shot in His Yard
Taxidermist Wade Seago says he has no regrets about shooting the animal.
Damond Family Hires Attorney from Castile Case
Justine Damond, a 40-year-old spiritual healer and bride-to-be, was shot in Minneapolis by one of the two officers responding to her 911 call.
OJ Simpson Making Case for His Freedom on Live TV
O.J. Simpson is seeking his release after more than eight years for an ill-fated bid to retrieve sports memorabilia.
Where to Watch O.J. Simpson’s Parole Hearing
O.J. Simpson faces a parole board hearing in Nevada on 20 July 2017.
16-year-old from Minnesota Finally Identified as Victim of John Wayne Gacy
Jimmy Haakenson is one of eight previously unidentified victims found under the serial killer's Chicago-area home in 1978.
UC Berkeley Blocks Appearance by Conservative Speaker Ben Shapiro
[image: uc-berkeley-blocks-appearance-by-conservative-speaker-ben-shapiro] The University of California, Berkeley, no longer even tries to pretend that free speech exists on its campus. On Wednesday, the school’s administration canceled a September 14 event hosted by the Young America’s Foundation and the Berkeley College Republicans at which conservative political pundit Ben Shapiro was scheduled to speak.
Cop Who Killed Innocent Man in Walmart on Video for Holding a Toy Gun, Back on Duty
[image: walmart]A Beavercreek Ohio police officer gets his job back after his actions led to the deaths of two innocent citizens in a Walmart.
What is magic? What was the most optimistic SF series? And other Questions!
Passing along news for anyone who is heading to Helsinki, for the World Science Fiction Convention. The week before, on 7th of August 2017, the Russian SF community (partly at my urging) is helping to host an International Futurological Conference “Book of the Future” in St Petersburg. *"Speakers will discuss the future of literature and the transformation of the book concept because of technological changes in the creation and circulation of literature works and in access to the books, as well as structural changes in information consumption in society. Participation is free, but t... more »
Ten years on, campaigners ask again: ‘If these are not hate crimes, what are?’
Six new cases in which disabled people have been the victims of brutal and degrading assaults have cast fresh doubt on the criminal justice system’s ability to recognise, punish and prevent disability hate crime. It is 10 years this month since journalist Katharine Quarmby and colleagues at Disability Now magazine drew public attention to the [...]
Jared O’Mara calls for action on bullying and harassment by MPs
A newly-elected disabled MP is calling for action to address the bullying and harassment he has witnessed in the House of Commons, in a bid to introduce a new culture of “decorum and professionalism” into parliament. Jared O’Mara has previously spoken to Disability News Service (DNS) about some of the access barriers he has faced [...]
McDonnell calls for disabled-led solution to care crisis, as DPAC occupies parliament
Labour’s shadow chancellor has called for disabled people themselves to be given the job of designing the solution to the social care funding crisis. John McDonnell was speaking to Disability News Service (DNS) as activists from Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) were protesting about cuts to social care, in parliament’s central lobby yesterday (Wednesday). He [...]
DR UK’s new boss pledges better links with other DPOs and grassroots groups
The new boss of Disability Rights UK (DR UK) has pledged to do more to involve young disabled people in the organisation’s work, and improve its relationships with other disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and grassroots campaigning groups. Kamran Mallick (pictured) took over as chief executive of the national, pan-disability, user-led organisation this month, following the [...]
Concerns over council’s post-18 support after ombudsman ruling
A local authority is facing claims that it is breaching the rights of disabled teenagers by denying them the support they need as they prepare for the transition to adulthood. The claims come from the grandmother of a disabled teenager, after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman published a highly critical report into the [...]
Disabled MP credits mainstream education for new parliamentary career
A newly-elected disabled MP has said that she would never have been elected to parliament if her mother had not fought for her right to a mainstream education. Marsha de Cordova used part of her maiden speech to other MPs – during a debate on the scheduling of parliamentary business – to highlight the importance [...]
Senior civil servant admits draft industrial strategy failed on disability
A senior civil servant has admitted to MPs and peers that the government’s industrial strategy will not be “fit for purpose” unless it corrects its failure to consider disability and other equality issues in a green paper it published in January. Alex Williams, the civil servant responsible for sector deals* for the Department for Business, [...]
Equality watchdog and parts of disability movement ‘fail to highlight achievers’
A government adviser has criticised the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and parts of the disability movement for failing to do enough to highlight “disabled achievers”. The criticism comes in a new report which was co-authored by the government’s disability employment adviser, Professor Francis Davis, who was appointed to the Office for Disability Issues [...]
Russian-Backed Separatists in Ukraine Declare Independent State Using Tsarist-Era Name of Little Russia
This could be one of the things discussed by Trump-Putin during their G20 meetings: “… Aleksandr Zakharchenko, leader of Russia-backed … Continue reading →
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