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Musical Interlude: 2002, "Return to Freedom"
2002, "Return to Freedom" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYVHVHniU80
What Are China's Military Goals?
Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning *Esquire:* *What Are China's Military Ambitions?* *Keep an eye on the Horn of Africa.* Russia, we noted last month, is boxed in by the tyranny of hydrography. They really have no way to get out onto the surface of the deep blue sea that is not constrained by land, ice, or NATO. China, on the other hand, does have a long oceanic and ice-free coastline. But for similar reasons, has a bit of a problem, ocean-wise. The problem for the Chinese is less one of immediate access, and more one of ultimate freedom. In particular, even once they reach the ope... more »
Were Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell Murdered to Cover Up a Pedophile Ring?
A fake news web site claimed the deceased singers from Linkin Park and Sound Garden were murdered because they were about to expose a list of pedophiles.
Three Israelis stabbed to death in West Bank attack per BBC News
This piece of shit article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40685369 by the institutionally anti Israel BBC contains the usual fake equivalence figures and narrative that I've covered too many times now. I really cannot be bothered to analyse such crap any more. Until the BBC release the Balen Report let's just accept that the BBC is institutionally anti Israel and move on. This particular BBC report ends by linking to a piece 'Is Palestinian-Israeli violence being driven by social media?' I'd say that the Palestinian Israeli violence is being driven by Islam's hatred ... more »
Picture Of The Day
Graduates of the Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia on Red Square on July 15. © SPUTNIK/ MAKSIM BLINOV *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures* (Sputnik).
This Is How China's Top Political And Military Leaders Communicate With Each Other
The “Channel One Operater” unit is an all-women military group that transfers calls between leaders through a system of red desk phones. Photo: Handout *South China Morning Post:* *The military unit that connects China’s secret ‘red phone’ calls* PLA group that runs communication for leadership must memorise 3,000 numbers, know who’s calling by their voice alone and understand all Chinese dialects, state media reports. It’s 57 years old, operates out of western Beijing and connects the biggest players at the highest echelons of power in China. It’s the “Channel One Operater” unit... more »
What a Beautiful Orange Day....John Horgan Edition
*Written by Grant G* Worms, squirms and the usual suspects, aided and abetted by you know who...PostMedia, oh boy, look at the neon, flashing strobes, look at the not so shiny baubles Postmedia presents as news, my gawd, how can Postmedia editors and editorial boards, living on a round earth(?) publish such blatant politically infused propaganda.....articles that appear to be written by either the BC Liberal party or industry lobbyists... But I digress....a beautiful day is when the reek of desperation falls from the pages, before your eyes, when Postmedia's bought reaching lo... more »
2 New Hampshire Special Elections This Week Have Lessons For Democrats-- Voters Want Progressives
Does this sound like a positive statement from a Democratic candidate in a special election primary? "I have no 11th-hour plans and will continue to run a positive campaign. I have not met Josh and only saw his campaign info. As union member, I have been a Democrat-- a Kennedy Democrat-- since 1972. District 9 Democratic Primary choices are: a Kennedy Democrat of 40 years who understands decorum and the balance of social programs with the fiscal reality of New Hampshire workers/taxpayers; and a Bernie Socialist. Josh is an ambitious young man who believes he is doing what’s best,... more »
“A Conversation with Scratch”
*“A Conversation with Scratch”* by Norman Franklin “Laying in his opulent hospital bed it finally occurs to McCain that he is not immortal, he cries out for God’s loving mercy… nothing. He cries out again and a nurse appears. “What can I do for you Senator?” “Get me a priest, please I can’t stand it anymore.” “That’s a good one Senator, how ’bout I just give you some more pain meds?” McCain drifts off… McCain is awakened to the sound of peanut shells cracking and hitting the floor. As his eyes begin to focus he sees a dapper looking young man with a neatly trimmed beard sitting cro... more »
What Sanctions? North Korea's Economy Is Booming!
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reacts as he inspects a test-fire of strategic submarine-launched ballistic missile with Ri Pyong-chol (right). Photo: KCNA via Reuters *Christine Kim, Asia Times:* *What sanctions? North Korea economy grows at fastest pace in 17 years* North Korean GDP grew 3.9% in 2016, according to the central bank of South Korea North Korea’s economy grew at its fastest pace in 17 years in 2016, South Korea’s central bank said on Friday, despite the isolated country facing international sanctions aimed at curbing its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Gross domestic p... more »
Russia Is Building Laser-Armed Nuclear 'Combat Icebreakers'
*Michael Peck* *Security, * What more is there left to say? More details are emerging about Russia’s trump card for control of the Arctic: laser-armed, nuclear-powered “combat icebreakers.” In addition to a warship-sized array of weapons, the 8,500-ton Ivan Papanin–class vessels will mount powerful lasers that can cut through ice—and possibly through enemies as well. They will join a fleet of forty existing Russian icebreakers. The United States is now down to two, even as the United States, Canada and other nations are focusing on the Arctic, where melting ice offer the lure of... more »
Dunkirk: Everything You Need to Know Before You See the Movie
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * A battle like no other. Christopher Nolan’s film *Dunkirk* inspired new attention to the famous evacuation by sea, in 1940, of four hundred thousand British troops under harrowing air attack. Had that evacuation failed, the United Kingdom would have been deprived of a land army to oppose Nazi Germany. But *before* Dunkirk, British and French troops fought desperate last stands in the channel ports of Calais and Boulogne that bought vital time for the evacuation in the Belgian Port. The situation grew so desperate at Boulogne that Allied destroyers... more »
Billions Could Die If India and Pakistan Start a Nuclear War
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* Forget North Korea. This is the real nuclear threat. With the world’s attention firmly fixated on North Korea, the greatest possibility of nuclear war is in fact on the other side of Asia. That place is what could be called the nuclear triangle of Pakistan, India and China. Although Chinese and Indian forces are currently engaged in a standoff, traditionally the most dangerous flashpoint along the triangle has been the Indo-Pakistani border. The two countries fought three major wars before acquiring nuclear weapons, and one minor one afterwards. An... more »
Friends With Benefits? Israel’s Costly Deals with Dictators
*Zach Shapiro* *Security, Middle East* [image: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a special cabinet meeting for Jerusalem Day, held in the Western Wall tunnels in Jerusalem's Old City May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/Pool] Israel has consistently sought strategic relationships to counter powerful regional adversaries—a policy that may soon be the source of new problems. This month, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a controversial trip to Hungary to meet prime minister Viktor Orban. Despite Orban’s stated commitment to building “an illiberal s... more »
Why the U.S. Navy Shouldn't Fear China's 'Hunt for Red October' Missile Submarines
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* [image: Chinese sailors salute on top of a submarine during the fleet's review of the China-Russia joint naval exercise in the Yellow Sea April 26, 2012. Chinese and Russian warships concluded a live ammunition exercise on Thursday, following a no-weapon joint war game earlier the same day. Xinhua News Agency reported. REUTERS/China Daily] The game’s afoot. Word has it that China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) has staged a breakthrough in submarine propulsion. At any rate, that’s the word from marine engineer Rear Admiral Ma Weiming, a ... more »
Does the New York Times Want America In Iraq for One Hundred Years?
*Curt Mills* *Security, Middle East* [image: Iraqi soldiers help residents displaced by fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in Mosul's al-Zanjili's district, Iraq June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro] And questions abound about why some might want to exaggerate Iranian power. The headline of the New York Times piece was breathless: “Iran Dominates in Iraq After U.S. Handed the Country Over.” The content was only slightly less so: “But after the United States’ abrupt withdrawal of troops in 2011, American constancy is still in question here—a broad failure of... more »
MORPHING “Portal UFO” Seen All Over England
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 (New King James Version) 9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And […]
Professor Lawrence Davidson: The Origins of Israel’s Anti-Arab Racism!
Origins of Israel’s Anti-Arab Racism! by Prof. Lawrence Davidson, Consortiumnews, http://www.globalresearch.ca/ The anti-Arab racism that increasingly pervades modern Israel surfaces in the non-human images applied to Palestinians, such as the metaphor “mowing the grass” when targeting militants in Gaza. This tragic development traces back to the attitudes of old European imperialism. – By the middle […]
Washington Post Says Trump Is Treasonous For Stopping ISIS Funding
Published on Jul 20, 2017 Alex Jones breaks down how President Trump is working to undo the support system created by President Obama to help fund radical Islam. end
Predictive Linguistics: Clif High, “Web Bot Warns Dollar Will Dollar Collapse on August 21, 2017”
Predictive Linguistics: Clif High, “Web Bot Warns Dollar Will Dollar Collapse on August 21, 2017” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thJIEH5BujY ◆ *"About Predictive Linguistics And Our Methods"* by Clif High "Predictive Linguistics is the process of using computer software to aggregate vast amounts of written text from the internet by categories delineated by emotional content of the words and using the result to make forecasts based on the emotional 'tone' changes within the larger population. A form of 'collective sub-conscious expression' is a good way to think of it. Predictive li... more »
Is This The Future Of Bullets?
*Popular Mechanics:* *Is This the Future of Military Small Arms?* *Textron's LSAT system reduces ammunition weight, making the soldier's load easier to carry.* A new kind of ammunition could reduce by up to 40 percent the weight that the average soldier or marine carries in combat, which can easily exceed 100 pounds in combat. This "cased telescoped" ammo replaces brass bullet casings with polymer ones to achieve considerable weight savings, making U.S. troops deadlier in the process. For nearly two hundred years, rifles and pistols have essentially used the same technology: a bu... more »
US still supports Syrian rebels: Lavrov
(TASS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday he thinks the United States continues to support opposition groups in Syria. “I understand that the US supports much more groups than just the ones, which were announced as being left without the American weapons,” he said in an interview with NBC News. Lavrov says US […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: Syrian Army opens new front in east Damascus to outflank Islamist rebels
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:00 A.M.) – Overnight, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) began storming Jisreen village further east of Ayn Tarma where heavy urban clashes continue around the clock. Preluded by artillery shelling and a barrage of missiles, the SAA maneuvered its way towards the long-standing cold frontline, trying to infiltrate the area under the cover […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Day 1 recap of Lebanese border offensive: map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 A.M.) – The first day of the Qalamoun offensive is in the books and the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Hezbollah have succeeded in capturing a large chunk of this border region. The offensive began at 10:30 P.M. (Damascus Time) on Thursday night, when a Hezbollah and Republican Guard group stormed the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
German Islamist to face charges after being exposed as executioner on ISIS video
(IB TIMES) A former London postman who joined ISIS in Syria has been charged with taking part in the execution of six prisoners after footage of the murders emerged. German-born Harry Sarfo, 28, is already serving a three-year-sentence in Germany on terror offences. He was further charged with six counts of murder and violating human […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
While the US drops bombs, China invests $2 billion in rebuilding Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:00 A.M.) – With virtually all Euphrates River bridges in Syria destroyed by the US-led coalition amid a wider bid to defeat the Islamic State, China has meanwhile agreed with the Syrian Government to invest two billion dollars in construction of industrial parks across the country, an important step in restoring the war-torn […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran showcases latest military hardware at air show: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – Iranian companies presented their military hardware at the MAKS 2017 air show in Zhukovsky on Friday for the first time since UN sanctions were lifted last year. Fifteen Iranian companies showcased models of helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and guided bombs at the MAKS-2017 air show, following the UN’s decision […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Money Supply Drops, Last Time This Happened It Ended In A Disaster
Published on Jul 21, 2017 Get economic collapse news throughout the day visit http://x22report.com IMF executive board decides to give Greece a conditional loan but wants more austerity and a plan to reduce debt. Sales are plunging for GM, they are closing plants, laying off workers and discontinuing cars. Pensions are in trouble, many corporate pensions […]
The European Union Announced is It “Very Close” to Activating a ‘Nuclear Option’ to Punish Poland
EU PREPARING TO SUSPEND POLAND’S VOTING RIGHTS, LEVY SANCTIONS by Dan Lyman | http://www.Infowars.com Imperial superstate interfering in sovereign nation’s internal affairs The European Union announced is it “very close” to activating a ‘nuclear option’ to punish Poland by suspending its EU voting rights and possibly levying sanctions if the Poles follow through on legislation to amend […]
Alien Activity? What is this Huge Perfect HEXAGON on the Surface of Saturn?
“Aliens” = Fallen Angels and the Nephilim. In the occult world Saturn = Satan. – Alien Activity? What is this Huge Perfect HEXAGON on the Surface of Saturn? by PAUL BALDWIN, http://www.express.co.uk/ A MASSIVE and perfectly geometric hexagon on the surface of Saturn which is more than 8,600 miles across has left experts baffled – and led […]
Russia & China Declare All Out War on US Petrodollar — Prepare for Exclusive Trade in Gold
Russia & China Declare All Out War on US Petrodollar — Prepare for Exclusive Trade in Gold by Jay Syrmopoulos, http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ The formation of a BRICS gold marketplace, which could bypass the U.S. Petrodollar in bilateral trade, continues to take shape as Russia’s largest bank, state-owned Sberbank, announced this week that its Swiss subsidiary had begun trading […]
“They May Have Information We Don’t” – Are The Elite Preparing For A Cataclysmic Event?
“They May Have Information We Don’t” – Are The Elite Preparing For A Cataclysmic Event? by Mac Slavo, July 20th, 2017, http://www.SHTFplan.com As the world appears to be getting closer to the brink of widespread economic collapse and war, it seems we may all have something even more serious to consider: cataclysmic events. – Based on a […]
The Shanghai Gold Exchange, the New Silk Road and the Threat to the Petrodollar
Published on Jul 19, 2017 In this report I talk about the recent news that Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has started dealing in physical gold on the Shanghai Gold Exchange. I also look at the threat to the dollar’s status as a reserve currency from the New Silk Road plan being implemented by China. end
The Debate: Al-Aqsa (Temple Mount) Tensions
Published on Jul 20, 2017 “The situation will explode and all the possibilities are open. And don’t say we didn’t tell you.” That was the warning to Israel about its new restrictive measures by Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, the spiritual leader of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, after he was hit by an Israeli rubber bullet. This comes […]
Clashes Between Palestinians and Israeli Police in West Bank
Streamed live 14 hours ago Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police have erupted in Jerusalem. It is the latest in a series of unrest prompted by Israel’s decision to place metal detectors at the Temple Mount, a site which is holy to both Jews and Muslims. end
‘Joint Sea 2017’: Russia and China Start Their First Drills in Baltic
Published on Jul 21, 2017 The ‘Joint Sea 2017’ drills of the Russian and Chinese naval forces have begun the first stage of major exercises, marking the first time they have taken place in Europe. end
This Genetic Syndrome Causes Unconditional Love and May Explain Why Dogs are So Happy
*Christina Sarich* - This rare genetic expression may also indicate a move toward higher human evolution. The post This Genetic Syndrome Causes Unconditional Love and May Explain Why Dogs are So Happy appeared first on Waking Times.
The Outside and the Inside
*Zen Gardner* - We’re all outsiders and insiders in various respects. The post The Outside and the Inside appeared first on Waking Times.
Meditation and Yoga Change Your DNA to Reverse Effects of Stress, Study Shows
*Anna Hunt* - The best way to address the stress in your life is with consistent mind-body interventions. The post Meditation and Yoga Change Your DNA to Reverse Effects of Stress, Study Shows appeared first on Waking Times.
The Foibles of Climate Research
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Government Created Misuse of Climate Research; Even a Little More Government is Not the Solution. Guest opinion: Dr. Tim Ball Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt wants to set up a Red and Blue team approach to climate research. It appears to be a commendable goal given…
Eemian and Holocene Climates
Originally posted on Science Matters: ? Hansen is publishing a new paper in support of the children suing the government for not fighting climate change. In it he claims temps now are higher than the Holocene and matching the Eemian, so we should expect comparable sea levels. Paper is here: http://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/8/577/2017/ Abstract. Global temperature is…
Alarums And Excursions
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest Post hosted by Willis Eschenbach. My friend Dr. Willie Soon is both a charming man and a most courageous scientist, who has taken a lot of heat for his principled stands on climate issues. He recently wrote a piece about climate alarmism along with Kesten Green and…
X22 Report, “Money Supply Drops, Last Time This Happened It Ended In A Disaster"
X22 Report, “Money Supply Drops, Last Time This Happened It Ended In A Disaster" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2d68rUk1I *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Multiple Warnings Broadcasted, Is Something Being Planned?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTj7HThABlI
President Trump Warns Of 'Serious Consequences' Unless Iran Releases Detained Americans
*Reuters: **Trump warns of 'serious consequences' unless Iran releases detained Americans: White House* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Iran would face "new and serious consequences" unless all unjustly detained American citizens are released and returned, the White House said in a statement on Friday. Trump urged Iran to return Robert Levinson, an American former law enforcement officer who disappeared more than 10 years ago in Iran, and demanded that Tehran release businessman Siamak Namazi and his father, Baquer. The statement capped a week of r... more »
Fox 4: Woman exposed to weed killer chemical, now battling cancer, vows to fight Monsanto to her last breath
We use it in our garden and shower in on our crops. Roundup is a weed killer that was heralded as something of a miracle after it was created 30 years ago because it saved farmers from the time-consuming, back-breaking work of clearing weeds from their fields. But now scientific studies show it could be
Holistic MD in Florida files lawsuit to stop mosquito spraying and he’s mad as hell
UPDATE: I spoke with Dr Hall by phone to get an update on the case. I was told the judge didn’t even allegedly read the lawsuit, but haven’t talked to the judge to ask him (nor doubt he’d talk with me) Dr Hall and I talked at length today about the dangers of naled going
Reddit: A Good Way For Candidates To Get Out Their Message
Hillary didn't win any districts in Oklahoma, so the dependably backward-looking DCCC announced they are ignoring the state again this cycle. That's fine; they're a detriment anyway. OK-05 (Oklahoma City and environs) is the most likely district to flip red to blue and the candidate, Tom Guild, is building a grassroots operation meant to do just that. He's usually busy canvassing. In fact, he plans to knock on every door in the district and talk too as many voters-- one on one-- as he can. This week he also talked to the over 200,000 fellow Berniecrats on the Sanders For President... more »
"Dunkirk" Movie Review: Live to Fight Again Another Day
[image: dunkirk-movie-review-live-to-fight-again-another-day] Director Christopher Nolan has produced a movie well worth seeing.
CNN Takes Fake News to New Level: Denies Making Fake News About Trump/Putin Meeting
[image: cnn-takes-fake-news-to-new-level-denies-making-fake-news-about-trump-putin-meeting] CNN seems determined to go out with a fake news bang. Rather than learning from the consequences of the past few weeks and adjusting course, the network continues to pump out more and more (and worse and worse) fake news. Along with other liberal mainstream media, CNN reported Tuesday that President Trump had a second, undisclosed, secret meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit. Those reports were completely bogus.
Guest on My Own Show
The latest edition of *This Issue* features Maine high school teacher and activist Lisa Savage who turns the table and interviews me about US foreign policy. Lisa is the founder and coordinator of the Maine Natural Guard and lives in Solon with her husband Mark Roman. Lisa and Mark were arrested last April 1 while doing civil disobedience at Bath Iron Works during a ‘christening’ ceremony of another Navy Aegis destroyer. *This Issue* has been on public access TV in Maine since December 2003 and is produced by Eric Herter. Camera work for this edition of *This Issue* was done by... more »
Tonight's Movie Is 'My Name Is Nobody'
*WNU Editor:* I have always enjoyed this spaghetti Western.
According to Russian news agency Trump Administration and Kremlin continue plans to form joint cyber security unit.
Courtesy of CNBC: *Moscow and Washington are in talks to create a joint cyber security working group, Russia's RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing Andrey Krutskikh, a special presidential envoy on cybersecurity. * *U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier this month he had discussed the idea of creating such a group with President Vladimir Putin at a summit of the Group of 20 nations in Hamburg, Germany. * *But the idea was greeted with incredulity by some senior Republicans who said Moscow could not be trusted - and the U.S. president later tweeted that he did not think... more »
The Origin of Graham Crackers
Were graham crackers named for a man who believed unhealthy diet led to sexual excess?
Musical Interlude: Chuck Wild, “Liquid Mind VI: Spirit - In The Spirit”
Music by Chuck Wild, “Liquid Mind VI: Spirit - In The Spirit” Images courtesy of ESA, NASA, and The Hubble Space Telescope. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s52o9_2pi1U&feature=related
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Seen as a seagull and a duck, these nebulae are not the only cosmic clouds to evoke images of flight. But both are winging their way across this broad celestial landscape, spanning almost 7 degrees across planet Earth's night sky toward the constellation Canis Major. *Click image for larger size.* The expansive Seagull (upper left) is itself composed of two major cataloged emission nebulae. Brighter NGC 2327 forms the head with the more diffuse IC 2177 as the wings and body. Impressively, the Seagull's wingspan would correspond to about 250 light-years at an estimated distance of 3... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, "Have You Ever Tried to Enter the Long Black Branches?"
* "Have You Ever Tried to Enter the Long Black Branches?"* "Have you ever tried to enter the long black branches of other lives- tried to imagine what the crisp fringes, full of honey, hanging from the branches of the young locust trees, in early morning, feel like? Do you think this world was only an entertainment for you? Never to enter the sea and notice how the water divides with perfect courtesy, to let you in! Never to lie down on the grass, as though you were the grass! Never to leap to the air as you open your wings over the dark acorn of your heart! No wonder we hear, in your... more »
"I Wish You Enough"
"I Wish You Enough" by "I never really thought that I'd spend as much time in airports as I do. I don't know why. I always wanted to be famous and that would mean lots of travel. But I'm not famous, yet I do see more than my share of airports. I love them and I hate them. I love them because of the people I get to watch. But they are also the same reason why I hate airports. It all comes down to "hello" and "goodbye." I must have mentioned this a few times while writing my stories for you. I have great difficulties with saying goodbye. Even as I write this I am experiencing that ... more »
Washington Post: US Attorney General Sessions Discussed Trump Campaign-Related Matters With Russian Ambassador
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is sworn in to testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing to become U.S. attorney general on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo *Washington Post:* *Sessions discussed Trump campaign-related matters with Russian ambassador, U.S. intelligence intercepts show* Russia’s ambassador to Washington told his superiors in Moscow that he discussed campaign-related matters, including policy issues important to Moscow, with Jeff Sessions during the 2016 presidential race, contrary to public assert... more »
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Throws Rocks at US Glass House
[image: undefined] Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte illustrated on Friday the wisdom of the aphorism that “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” Reuters reports that Duterte said that America is “lousy,” that he would never again visit America, and that “it would be good for the US Congress to start with their own investigation of their own violations of the so many civilians killed in the prosecution of the wars in the Middle East.” Duterte made his comments in reaction to United States House of Representatives Member James McGovern (D-MA) stating opposition... more »
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Throws Rocks at US Glass House
[image: undefined] Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte illustrated on Friday the wisdom of the aphorism that “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” Reuters reports that Duterte said that America is “lousy,” that he would never again visit America, and that “it would be good for the US Congress to start with their own investigation of their own violations of the so many civilians killed in the prosecution of the wars in the Middle East.” Duterte made his comments in reaction to United States House of Representatives Member James McGovern (D-MA) stating opposition... more »
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Throws Rocks at US Glass House
[image: undefined] Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte illustrated on Friday the wisdom of the aphorism that “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” Reuters reports that Duterte said that America is “lousy,” that he would never again visit America, and that “it would be good for the US Congress to start with their own investigation of their own violations of the so many civilians killed in the prosecution of the wars in the Middle East.” Duterte made his comments in reaction to United States House of Representatives Member James McGovern (D-MA) stating opposition... more »
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Throws Rocks at US Glass House
[image: undefined] Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte illustrated on Friday the wisdom of the aphorism that “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” Reuters reports that Duterte said that America is “lousy,” that he would never again visit America, and that “it would be good for the US Congress to start with their own investigation of their own violations of the so many civilians killed in the prosecution of the wars in the Middle East.” Duterte made his comments in reaction to United States House of Representatives Member James McGovern (D-MA) stating opposition... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 21, 2017
Iraqi government forces used greater firepower in the battle for west Mosul, having suffered heavy casualties in the eastern sector Reuters *Patrick Cockburn, The Independent:* *The world’s lack of outrage over tens of thousands of civilian deaths in Mosul is shameful* *Civillians in the city faced a Catch-22: told by US-led Coalition forces to get away from Isis positions before they were shelled; yet threatened with execution by Isis if they tried to escape * The catastrophic number of civilian casualties in Mosul is receiving little attention internationally from politicians and... more »
Trump Cuts Aid to CIA Funded Rebels. Just More FAKE NEWS
*Fake news* *Fake news is written and published with the intent to mislead in order to gain financially or politically, often with sensationalist, exaggerated, or patently false headlines that grab attention.* *Fake news is published with the intent to sensationalize and mislead in order to grab attention. Misdirection. * *So called “big news” from the other day. Trump cuts funding for CIA backed rebels.Somewhere in the back of my mind, it seemed I had read this was already occurring. * *So why this ample news coverage at this time?* * It seemed to me as if the raison d'etre of... more »
Musical interlude
Big Wreck - Under the Lighthouse
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. - John Paul Tasker reports on the federal government's plans to close some loopholes which allow the use of small corporations in order to avoid income taxes. And Andrew Jackson writes that we should support that first step toward a fairer tax system. But the Star points out that there's far more ground to cover: The three measures now being floated all aim to limit the ability of high earners to use the small-business tax system to dodge paying their share on income. The most far-reaching of these would constrain the practice of so-called “income... more »
World News Briefs -- July 21, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Times Of Israel*: *Abbas announces immediate halt to ‘all contacts’ with Israel* Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced late Friday he was freezing all contacts with Israel. “We announce a freeze on all contacts with Israelis on all levels,” Abbas said, according to Israel’s Channel 10, “until it cancel the steps taken against our people in Al-Aqsa and in Jerusalem.” He specifically castigated the deployment of metal detectors at the Temple Mount compound — placed there by Israel after a July 14 terror attack in which three Arab-Israelis shot dead two Israeli ... more »
Preliminary Findings Blame The US Navy For The USS Fitzgerald Collision
*CNN: **Initial investigation blames Navy for USS Fitzgerald collision* (CNN)Preliminary findings in the investigation into the collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a Philippine cargo ship off the coast of Japan in June suggest the accident was caused by multiple errors by the Fitzgerald's crew and a failure to take action in the minutes leading to the collision, according to two defense officials. "They did nothing until the last second," one official said. "A slew of things went wrong." A second official said the crash "will wind up being our (the US Navy's) fault." The col... more »
Is Iran in Our Gun Sights Now?
[image: is-iran-in-our-gun-sights-now] "Iran must be free. The dictatorship must be destroyed. Containment is appeasement and appeasement is surrender." Thus does our Churchill, Newt Gingrich, dismiss, in dealing with Iran, the policy of containment crafted by George Kennan and pursued by nine U.S. presidents to bloodless victory in the Cold War.
New “Global Education Institute” Unveiled
[image: new-global-education-institute-unveiled] A new “Global Education Institute” to further the United Nation's globalist agenda and ideology in university education was unveiled last week in South Korea.
Feminist Geographers: Citing White Men Is Racist and Sexist
[image: feminist-geographers-citing-white-men-is-racist-and-sexist] It began by silencing voices of dissent on university campuses. Then, it evolved to persecuting non-progressive speech and values in the classroom. And now, the academic left brings you revisionist scholarship!
UN slaps sanctions on eight people over ties to ISIS, Al-Qaeda
(STAR TRIBUNE) The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose sanctions against eight individuals and businesses linked to the Islamic State extremist group and al-Qaida in a wide-ranging resolution aimed at stepping up international efforts “to counter terrorism and terrorist financing.” The eight additions to the U.N. sanctions blacklist include IS leaders in Southeast […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: ISIS fires rockets on pinpoint Kurdish targets in Raqqa city
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:30 A.M.) – With thousands of Russian-manufactured SPG-9 rocket launchers surviving various wars across the globe, many have since been funnelled to the Syrian battlefield through the black market only to end up in the hands of jihadist groups such as ISIS, Ahrar Al-Sham and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Despite facing a month-long full-blown […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Air Force conducts strategic strike to destroy ISIL’s HQ in Homs
BEIRUT, LEBANON (0:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) carried out a strategic mission on Friday that targeted the Islamic State’s headquarters in the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate. Using information provided by local spies, the Syrian Air Force had direct coordinates of an Islamic State command-and-control center that was located inside […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Al-Qaeda comes out on top of jihadist civil war
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 P.M.) – The Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham rebel group has come out on top of the recent jihadist civil war in northern Syria, following an agreement between the aforementioned faction and their former ally Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham. One of the requirements of the truce was Ahrar Al-Sham’s complete withdrawal from the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army on the verge of entering Deir Ezzor from Raqqa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) progressed more than 30km through the Al-Raqqa Governorate’s eastern countryside on Friday, putting them in position to enter the Deir Ezzor Governorate from its northwestern axis. Led by the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies from nearby tribes began the assault on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS pounds civilians in government-held Hama with long-range missiles
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:45 P.M.) – Frustrated over continuously losing ground to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) across several fronts, the Islamic State decided to unleash a barrage upon Salamiyah, a predominately Ismaeli (Shia) city in eastern Hama. In what seemed to be blatant indiscriminate bombings of residential areas, ISIS fired seven GRAD rockets from eastern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ahrar Al-Sham, Al-Qaeda agree to make peace in Idlib
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:10 P.M.) – After three days of intense infighting, Ahrar Al-Sham and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS/Al-Qaeda) finally agreed to stop all hostilities on Friday afternoon. Both jihadist groups, known to be the two largest opposition fighting forces in Syria, released official statements online reaffirming their commitment to restore stability across Idlib. Nevertheless, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pentagon chief ‘thinks’ Baghdadi is still alive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – The leader of the so called, Islamic State (ISIL), Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, might be alive, according to the Pentagon. According to the AFP News Agency, a Pentagon official stated on Friday that he ‘thinks’ Baghdadi is still alive, despite some claims that he was killed several weeks ago in Syria. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army, Hezbollah keep rolling along the border, new sites captured
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:05 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Hezbollah are rapidly advancing through the western slopes of the Qalamoun Mountains today, capturing several sites from the militants of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. With help from the Syrian Air Force, the Republican Guard and Hezbollah stormed a string of hilltops in the Faleeta Barrens, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Saudi Coalition bombs Yemeni fishermen, 8 killed
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:50 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Saudi-led Coalition bombed a fishing boat off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 8 fisherman in the process. According to Yemeni activists, the fishing boat was sailing just a few nautical kilometers away from the town of Khawkhah near the Hodeidah Port, when the Saudi Coalition […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Corbynism and Scottish Labour
This ridiculous piece of nonsense published by Labour Uncut during the election campaign made me very angry. Suggesting Labour were on course to lose 90 plus seats "based on the views of dozens of Labour candidates, party officials and activists following the past three weeks of intensive canvassing", it was a demoralising piece *designed* to demoralise and demobilise. Yet it was scrolling down and reading the section on Scotland that truly incensed me. It (correctly) projected Labour were on course to increase its representation in Scotland and, indeed, managed to... more »
Russia's Su-35 Fighter: The Only Thing You Need to Know
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The Su-35 may be the best jet-age dogfighter ever made. *The Su-35 may be the best jet-age dogfighter ever made and a capable missile delivery platform—but whether that will suffice for an air-superiority fighter in the era of stealth technology remains to be seen.* The Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E is the top Russian air-superiority fighter in service today, and represents the pinnacle of fourth-generation jet fighter design. It will remain so until Russia succeeds in bringing its fifth-generation PAK-FA stealth fighter into production. Distinguished b... more »
"Too Funny: This Cop Forgot The Camera Was Rolling When He Did THIS”
“This Cop Forgot The Camera Was Rolling When He Did THIS” This is from the Dover, Delaware Police Department. It is too funny to pass up. "While reviewing in-car camera footage, we tend to see some very interesting things from time to time. THIS is DEFINITELY ‘interesting.’" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTS4aOJkTV4
The president who promised to "put Americans back to work" is hiring dozens of foreign nationals to work at his private clubs.
This interview by the way took place in July of last year, but if anybody thought Trump was going to change tactics once he became president they simply don't know Donald Trump. Courtesy of NPR: *The Trump Organization is asking the federal government for special visas to hire scores of foreign workers for two of President Trump's private clubs in Florida — the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach and the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter. * *The requests for H-2B visas, posted on the Department of Labor website, are for 26 cooks, nearly 50 waiters and waitresses, plus housekeepers,... more »
MSNBC's Joy Reid Fails History and Geography
MSNBC's Joy Reid “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” - Ida B. Wells Seemingly apropos of nothing but shameless Red-baiting weirdness, MSNBC host Joy Reid tweeted today about two of Donald Trump's three wives hailing from Eastern European countries. "Donald Trump married one American (his second wife) and two women from what used to be Soviet Yugoslavia:
Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice Meets With Senate Panel In Russia Probe
President Obama receives his daily briefing from Susan Rice, his national security advisor, on Aug. 12 in Chilmark, Mass. (White House Photo by Pete Souza via Flickr) *CNN:* *Rice privately meets with Senate Intel on Russia probe* Susan Rice, who served as former President Barack Obama's national security adviser, quietly met behind closed doors Friday with Senate intelligence committee investigators probing Russian meddling in the elections, according to an official familiar with the matter. Rice, one of three former Obama officials who met with the panel this week, has come unde... more »
Is This a ‘League of German Girls Inspection’ During World War II?
A still from the movie *Blitzmädels an die Front* is frequently shared as if it were an authentic World War II photograph.
Señor Trumpanzee Just Can't Get No Respect-- Well-Oiled Machine Is Still Sputtering Badly
Crack in the base? Remember, Hillary beat Trump 65,853,516 (48.2%) to 62,984,825 (46.1%)-- so when the new poll from Reuters/Ipsos reported that one in 8 Trump voters are suffering to at least some degree of buyer's remorse, that's a very big deal. His razor thin margins in the midwest-- in the states that somehow gave him the electoral college win-- would immediately disappear. Reuters summed up the poll like this: about one in eight people who voted for Señor Trumpanzee last November "said they are not sure they would do so again after witnessing Trump's tumultuous first six mon... more »
Space Alert! Newsletter Now Available Online
We've got our *Space Alert!* newsletter up on our web site now for public viewing. You can find it *here* If you’d like to help us distribute printed copies please let us know how many you want and we will mail them to you – all we ask is that your reimburse us for postage once they arrive at your door. Just call us at 207-443-9502 or drop us a line at globalnet@mindspring.com Bruce
Shelling from Royal Caribbean’s M.S. ‘Allure’ Sinks Carnival Cruise Vessel that Crossed into Disputed Waters?
Satire about rivalry between Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise lines was mistaken for real news on social media.
US Will Not Pay Pakistan For Military Reimbursements Because Of Their Support Of The Haqqani Network
*Reuters:* *U.S. withholds Pakistan reimbursement over Haqqani network: Pentagon* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will withhold $50 million remaining in military reimbursements to Pakistan for fiscal year 2016 because Defense Secretary Jim Mattis believes that Islamabad has not done enough to blunt the Islamist militant Haqqani network, a U.S. official said on Friday. The decision was not the first time that the Pentagon has declined to make military reimbursements to Pakistan. Last year, it withheld $300 million. Pakistan has been reimbursed $550 million of the $900 mil... more »
Migraines? Powdered ginger may help
By Dr. Mercola Using ginger for physical symptoms, not just for its flavor, is as old as traditional Chinese medicine, which has thousands of years of success in its wake. East Indian Ayurvedic medicine has rendered medicinal use of ginger for centuries as well. There are many plants and plant-based foods now respected by scientists
Miami Beach doctor files lawsuit to stop mosquito spraying
Last week the Miami Beach doctor who last year spearheaded angry opposition to the dangerous pesticide naled, filed an emergency request in federal court to stop Miami-Dade County from continuing to aerially spray. (On Monday, the county completed its second flight this season when it dosed a large part of the coast.) RELATED ARTICLES: Aerial
"The Impossible Dream: Right in Front of You"
*"The Impossible Dream: Right in Front of You"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOm "Maybe you are using a desire you can't fulfill to distract you from truly engaging the blessings you already have. When it comes to the things we want, there always seems to be an endless list. No matter how many times we get something off that list, we add new things to replace it. In life, this drama of wanting and getting and wanting is all part of the dance. The things we want motivate us to get up and get them. And yet, at the same time, we can torment ourselves with our wanting, especially when we ... more »
"The Statistics On Sanity..."
"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they are okay, then it's you." - Rita Mae Brown
Syria Gas Attack and Russian Election Hacking...Debunking Fake News With Scott Ritter
Former Marine intelligence officer and UN Chief Weapons Inspector for Iraq, Scott Ritter, joins the Ron Paul Liberty Report today to shed light on the phony "17 intelligence agencies agree on Russian election hacking" story and to explain why in his vast intelligence and WMD experience why the UN "investigation" into the April "sarin gas" attack in Syria was deeply flawed and should not be believed. Also don't miss Ritter's fascinating explanation of the real purpose of the so-called "White Helmets" in Syria!
Rare Moment: 40 Ton Humpback Whale Leaps Entirely Out of the Water
An enormous adult humpback whale was filmed breaching fully out of the water off the southeastern coast of South Africa. The massive whale propels its full body out of the water, like it's some kind of fit young dolphin or something. This humpback whale was clearly having a, well, whale of a time. Scuba diver Craig Capehart captured breathtaking footage of the 40-ton adult breaching completely out of the water off the coast of Mbotyi in southeastern South Africa on July 8. He shared the magnificent video to YouTube on Thursday, and it’s going viral. Capehart said that he and thr... more »
Sea of Slaughter
Farley Mowat (1921–2014) was a famous Canadian nature writer, a fire-breathing critic of modernity’s war on wildness. He spent much of his life close to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic, and was an avid outdoorsman. By 1975, he and his wife were becoming acutely aware of the sharp decline of wildlife during their own lifetimes. Mowat chatted with 90-year olds who confirmed his suspicions, and revealed even more tragedies. Then he began researching historical documents, and his mind snapped. Early European visitors were astonished by the abundance of wildlife in Nort... more »
Stop the Next Economic Collapse—LaRouche's Four Laws Now!
Video of J7JmJN7HEe4 Over the past 24 hours Helga-Zepp LaRouche and Lyndon LaRouche have called for an emergency national and international mobilization to take preemptive actions to stabilize and reorganize the financial and economic system before the next financial/economic breakdown hits--a crash that will be much worse than 2008. The preemptive actions needed are clear: LaRouche's Four Laws program, starting with Glass-Steagall. Additionally, we feature a special video appeal Helga-Zepp LaRouche recorded delivered to the American people, calling on American's to support Trum... more »
Parents, Christian Leaders Condemn “Teen Vogue” Over Article Promoting Sodomy
[image: parents-christian-leaders-condemn-teen-vogue-over-article-promoting-sodomy] Parents and Christian leaders are raising the alarm over the popular magazine's recent article promoting sodomy to its young and vulnerable readers.
Hawaii Unveiling Preparedness Plan for North Korean Missile Attack
[image: hawaii-unveiling-preparedness-plan-for-north-korean-missile-attack] Hawaii is formulating a plan for what a Honolulu newspaper describes as “the unlikely event that North Korea launches an intercontinental ballistic missile” at the island state.
Bottoms Up: School District Okays Paddling of Students
[image: bottoms-up-school-district-okays-paddling-of-students] There’s going to be some paddling at Three Rivers, but it has nothing to do with kayaking. Rather, the Texas school district by that name has just unanimously approved the use of corporal punishment — administered with a paddle — on misbehaving students.
UN Claims Repealing ObamaCare Violates "International Law"
[image: alex-newman-un-claims-repealing-obamacare-violates-international-law]VIDEO - The United Nations dictators club claims the American people are not allowed to repeal ObamaCare under "international law." In this video, foreign correspondent Alex Newman explains why this ridiculous idea must be rejected.
New York Times Shrinks Print Staff; 100 Taking Severance Offers
[image: new-york-times-shrinks-print-staff-100-taking-severance-offers] The problems at the *New York* *Times* are far deeper and more profound than being overstaffed, and won't be solved just by laying off a few people.
So Much Winning!
So, to recount: After the first six months, we have no Press Secretary, No FBI Director, No Secretary of the Army, No Secretary of the Navy, No Surgeon General, No Secretary of the Air Force until May 8th, 135 judicial vacancies, with only 24 pending, Virtually no one in senior positions under Rex Tillerson at Foggy Bottom including his top deputy, A legally crippled Attorney General Trump's ready to fire, No health care bill, No infrastructure bill, No national budget save for a draft *with a two trillion dollar error* t... more »
Beyond Prisons — Episode 10: Demanding Human Rights At Vaughn feat. Emily Abendroth
On episode 10 of Beyond Prisons, we talk about Thomas Gordon, who is incarcerated at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, a state prison in Delaware. The post Beyond Prisons — Episode 10: Demanding Human Rights At Vaughn feat. Emily Abendroth appeared first on Shadowproof.
US Tells Citizens in N. Korea to “Depart Immediately,” Bans All Travel to Country
[image: korea]A State Department spokeswoman said in a statement that the North Korea ban would be published next week in the Federal Register, to come into effect 30 days later.
Man Facing Jail for Not Paying Child Support For A Child DNA Proves is NOT His
[image: dna]A man is being forced to pay nearly $65,000 in child support payments for a 16-year-old daughter who is not his, according to a DNA test.
“Meow: The Grand American Collapse Approacheth”
*“Meow: The Grand American Collapse Approacheth”* by James Howard Kunstler "For all his blunders and stumbles in his first half-year as President (cough cough), Donald Trump seems to have more lives than Schrödinger’s Cat. Or maybe it just seems that way. Or maybe he isn’t really there at all (like the news these days). Maybe Trump only represents one comic probability in an infinite number of universes of probability, both comic and tragic. I begin to understand why the folks in Hollywood are having a whack attack over the chief executive: you can’t storyboard this bitch; it’s lik... more »
TPPF's Vance Ginn to testify on school finance reform
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By Vance Ginn Today, Dr. Vance Ginn, economist with the Center for Fiscal Policy at Texas Public Policy Foundation, will testify before the Senate Committee on Education, specifically on Senate Bill 16 relating to a commission to recommend improvements to school finance.
A Matter of Priorities: Austin's $15,000 Program to Embed Artists in City Departments
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White House Shakes Up Its Communications Team
*The Hill:* *Spicer resigns as WH spokesman* White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned Friday after President Trump hired Anthony Scaramucci as his new communications director. Spicer confirmed his resignation on Twitter, saying he would remain in his post through next month. "It's been an honor & a privilege to serve @POTUS @realDonaldTrump & this amazing country. I will continue my service through August," he wrote. The New York Times was the first to report the news. Trump requested that Spicer stay on, but Spicer declined to do so and told the president that hiring Sca... more »
Turning the heat up on the Russian probe.
Yesterday we learned that Robert Mueller was now investigating the Trump family finances. But that was by no means not all of the bad news for Donald Trump. Courtesy of TPM: *The special counsel and congressional committees investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election are looking into possible money laundering by President Donald Trump’s former campaign chair Paul Manafort, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday.* Gee money laundering, why does that term keep coming up? Oh, but that is not all. Courtesy of the New York Times: *Banking regulators are reviewi... more »
Finnish Researchers Set to Start Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine Trials?
Scientists at Finnish universities are targeting a strand of viruses linked to Type 1 diabetes, and human trials for a vaccine will begin in 2018.
Analysis Of Sea Level Trends At Newlyn
By Paul Homewood I have been playing around with the sea level data at Newlyn, which I published yesterday, in order to try and detect whether the rate of rise is accelerating. To recap, this is the tide gauge record since 1915: https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/uk-sea-level-data-for-2016/ I have plotted the 10-year trends on an overlapping monthly […]
Russian Lawyer Who Met With Trump Jr-Kushner-Manafort Had Russian Spy Agency (FSB) As Client; Trump Lifted Sanctions Against The FSB
The FSB replaced the old KGB. Remember that Russian President Putin was a KGB man until he was almost 40 … Continue reading →
U.S. To Ban Americans On Travelling To North Korea
*L.A. Times:* *State Department to ban Americans from travelling to North Korea* The State Department said Friday it will prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling to North Korea starting late next month, citing the risk of arrest and imprisonment by the authoritarian regime. The move follows the death of an American student last month who was imprisoned for nearly 18 months in Pyongyang before he was flown home to Ohio in a coma. The State Department long has advised Americans not to visit but the decision by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flatly bars use of U.S. passports "to tr... more »
CIA Director Mike Pompeo Hints That The U.S. Wants Regime Change In North Korea
*CNN:* *CIA chief signals desire for regime change in North Korea* Washington (CNN)CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday evening offered some of the most aggressive comments yet from the Trump administration with regard to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Although Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has in the past said the US was against forcing Kim out of power or the collapse of his government, Pompeo said that the administration needed to find a way to separate Kim from his growing nuclear stockpile. "It would be a great thing to denuclearize the peninsula, to get those weapons... more »
Trump EPA Takes On Greens’ Science Assault
The Trump administration is regularly accused in the media by green activists that their policies are an assault on science, yet at least one recent policy decision reveals the opposite is true. The greens are peddling junk science, and the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quashed their agenda with a recent decision related to the pesticide chlorpyrifos. read more
Is That Really a Beached Whale Beneath Paris’ Notre Dame?
A Belgian artists' collective installed a very real-looking, life-size whale sculpture alongside the Seine River on 21 July 2017.
Experts: No Duty for Laughing Teens to Rescue Drowning Man
Police in the city of Cocoa, Florida discovered that five teenagers, ages 14 to 16, had made a video of a 9 July 2017 drowning.
Was Miranda Cosgrove Arrested for Prostitution?
A parody video used logos and graphics from legitimate news sources to make a story about the actress's arrest seem believable.
CIA Director Mike Pompeo: 'Moscow Loves To ‘Stick It To America'
*RT: **‘Russians find any place they can make our lives more difficult’ – CIA chief* CIA Director Mike Pompeo has downplayed Russia’s role in the Syrian operation, saying there is only “the most minimal evidence” that Russia is pursuing a serious strategy there. US-Russian relations cannot be unambiguously characterized, the US intelligence chief said at the Aspen Security Forum on Thursday. While stating that the landscape in Syria has “fundamentally changed” since Russia entered into the country, he said that its interests are not the same as America’s. *Read more* .... *WNU... more »
Musical Interlude: Fleetwood Mac, "Tusk"
Fleetwood Mac, "Tusk" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7U7XtYeq8c
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“US Dept. Of Defense Admits ‘Losing’ $6.5 Trillion"
*“US Dept. Of Defense Admits ‘Losing’ $6.5 Trillion * *($65,000 Per Average US Family), **With 18 Year History Of ‘Losing’ Trillions”* by Carl Herman "Catherine Austin Fitts just published documentation of Department of Defense (DOD) official audit reports from 1998 that acknowledge “losing track” of $6.5 trillion, along with Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) admission of “losing” over $100 billion. This is euphemistically termed “unaccounted,” and literally means that DOD agrees they received these funds, agrees the funds are gone, and then claims to not have recor... more »
Campaign never bought promised ‘carbon offsets’ to atone for Clinton’s jets
Carbon offsets were worthless to the Clintons once their PR value wore out.
Can Seeding the Ocean With Iron Help Stave off Climate Change?
Climate change is a hot-button topic. It sparks many arguments between those who believe the climate is changing and those who believe it’s a hoax. No matter where you stand, researchers around the world are researching the best ways to address climate change. One theory states that seeding the ocean with dissolved iron could help stave off climate change. Is this a possibility or just another shot in the dark? read more
Syria: Russian servicemen bring humanitarian aid to villages in Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – Servicemen of the Russian Centre for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties distributed humanitarian aid at the Syrian village of Maardis in the province of Hama, Friday. A local resident said, “We have big problems with water, water pipes, roads, there is no electricity. The whole village is destroyed; it is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian jets hunt down ISIL terrorists in east Hama: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has carried out several airstrikes over the eastern countryside of the Hama Governorate recently, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIL) positions near the key town of ‘Uqayrbat. Video footage released by the Syrian Free Press, Friday, shows the Russian Air Force hunting down Islamic State vehicles traveling […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army, Hezbollah score big advance along Lebanese border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Hezbollah scored another major advance in the Qalamoun Mountains, today, after a series of intense clashes with Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Backed by their air force, the Syrian Republican Guard and Hezbollah captured the Sahel Rahwah and the strategic hilltop of Dahret al-Haweh near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia’s military to remain in Syria for another 49 years
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The proposal for the long-term deployment of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria has been approved by the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia. The now in-effect protocol, bilaterally agreed on by the governments of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic, will grant the Russian air […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army smacks back HTS assault in southwestern Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – Units of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) have repelled a sizable assault by jihadists of the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group on their position in far southwestern Damascus. The engagement took place in the mountainous countryside around Beit Jinn two days ago. During the attack, jihadist militants attempted to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: Iraqi Army prepares to crush ISIS pocket at Tal Afar
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:00 P.M.) – The battle for Tal Afar is expected to begin shortly, an Iraqi military source told Al-Masdar News on Thursday. Iraqi commanders need only the green light from Baghdad before some 20,000 troops and hundreds of armored vehicles will plunge into this ISIS-held region in western Nineveh, the source added. While […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia deploys Su-25 attack aircraft at T-4 Airbase in Homs
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – US officials, according to Fox News, are saying that the Russian air grouping in Syria has stationed three Su-25 ground-attack aircraft at the T-4 Military Airport in central Homs. For now, until other sources come through on clarifying the matter, the development will be treated by Al-Masdar News as unconfirmed. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Second Palestinian teenager killed near Al-Aqsa Mosque
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:55 P.M.) – Just hours after an Israeli settler murdered 17 year old Mohammad Sharif near Al-Aqsa Mosque, a second teenager has been reportedly killed in east Jerusalem. Mohammad Abu Ghannam, 18, was attending the Day of Rage protests outside of Al-Aqsa Mosque when he was the victim of another shooting. Unwilling to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israeli forces storm Palestinian hospital treating wounded patients
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) stormed the Muqasid Hospital in east Jerusalem this afternoon, local Palestinian activists reported. Video footage above shows the Israeli forces entering the Muqasid Hospital in eastern Jerusalem after several wounded Palestinians were taken there for treatment. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Fukushima Unit 3 in the News and Glowing on WebCam
Fukushima Unit 3 has been in the news because Toshiba, working with the International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning, "a government-funded consortium," created an amazingly innovative robot, labeled Little Sunfish, that has been sent into this reactor, which had been running MOX fuel at the time of the disaster and had, by far, the largest explosion. Here are some interesting screenshots from unit 3: Spent fuel pool unit 3: https://cryptome.org/2013/04/daiichi-13-0422.pdf and https://cryptome.org/2012/09/daiichi-12-0924.pdf Little Sunfish is now investigating the... more »
LAVROV: Trump and Putin may have gone “to the toilet together” (VIDEO)
Russia's Foreign Minister clearly found the questions asinine. The post LAVROV: Trump and Putin may have gone “to the toilet together” (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
DUTERTE: I will never go to “lousy” America
Duterte and Trump like each other, but Trump's opponents do not like Duterte and he does not like them. The post DUTERTE: I will never go to “lousy” America appeared first on The Duran.
Russia to maintain a military presence in Syria for at least 49 years
Russia's Federation Council just approved the measure which will insure a long term partnership for historic allies. The post Russia to maintain a military presence in Syria for at least 49 years appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING: Sean Spicer QUITS job as White House Press Secretary
Famous for his bold statements and attacks on mainstream media, Spicer is officially out. The post BREAKING: Sean Spicer QUITS job as White House Press Secretary appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING: US to ban its citizens from entering North Korea
Just over one-thousand America's visit North Korea a year. The post BREAKING: US to ban its citizens from entering North Korea appeared first on The Duran.
“I’ve Done A Bad Thing” 5yo Girl Bursts into Tears As Cops Fine Her for Lemonade Stand
[image: lemonade]A 5-year-old girl had her entrepreneurial spirit crushed over the weekend by four officers who issued her a $200 ticket for selling lemonade with no permit.
First of Its Kind ‘Food Sovereignty’ Law Just Legalized Local Food Trade WITHOUT Govt
[image: food]Raw milk? Free Range Eggs? Organic Vegetables? No Problem. State's 'Food Sovereignty' Law just legalized their food trade once again.
Sean Spicer quits.
BREAKING: AP sources: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has resigned over hiring of new communications aide. — The Associated Press (@AP) July 21, 2017 I guess Spicey did not like the news that Trump is bringing in Anthony Scaramucci to do his job. I'm telling you right now this is just the beginning. Remember the spokesperson for Trump's legal team also just quit. There are also rumblings that this is a temporary position for Scaramucci and that his ultimate job trajectory has him taking over for Reince Priebus. Shit's getting real now.
REPUBLICANS WON'T PREVENT A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS BECAUSE THEY DON'T THINK IT'LL BE A CRISIS
Noah Rothman thinks congressional Republicans' inability to deal with President Trump is a failure of imagination: If the 2016 presidential election cycle demonstrated anything, it was that Republicans suffer from a crippling lack of imagination. That ordeal should have established that the unprecedented is not impossible. Even now, Republicans seem as though they are trying to convince themselves that their eyes are lying to them, but they are not. The tempo of the investigation into President Trump is accelerating, and a nightmare scenario is eminently imaginable. Only congression... more »
Kemi Badenoch MP - Possibly the best maiden speech of the 2017 Intake
https://youtu.be/CvzyyBJVNGA Kemi Badenoch with a good speech. Much to admire and agree with there. Somehow I doubt that the institutionally pro Labour Party BBC will be featuring this bright, black female MP on their airwaves. She really doesn't adhere to the BBC / Labour Party narrative. Thanks to Guido Fawkes for the spot https://order-order.com/2017/07/21/best-maiden-speech-2017-intake/
Ryan Unilaterally Kills Barbara Lee's Amendment To Repeal To AUMF, Which Has Already Passed Overwhelmingly
Over the last month, Randy Bryce's now famous @IronStache twitter account has gone from 7,000 followers to 121,000 followers. And he's already using it to promote other progressive candidates as well as policies and actions he believes in. Wednesday I saw him reacting to Oakland Congresswoman Barbara Lee's anger at Paul Ryan's decision to secretly-- in fact, in the dead of night-- remove her amendment to the 2018 Defense Appropriations Bill, which had passed overwhelmingly in committee, to repeal and replace an outdated Bush-era Authorization for the Use of Military Force. In e... more »
New Hampshire Decriminalizes Simple Marijuana Possession, Foundation to Nullify Federal Prohibition
By Shane Trejo A bill to decriminalize marijuana possession was signed into law by Gov. John Sununu on Tuesday. This represents a step towards nullifying the... more »
“Smart” Toothbrushes Are Equipped With Interactive Wireless Displays—Radio Transmitters
By Catherine J. Frompovich Do you brush your teeth with a ‘smart’ toothbrush? Did you know there are ‘smart’ toothbrushes? According to the package information... more »
Mental horizons of the Times!
*FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017As always, we kid you not:* We'll admit to a sick fascination with the intellectual horizons of the New York Times—more specifically, with the intellectual horizons of the people who populate its inner circles. Let's be fair! At least the Times didn't publish this piece, a thoughtful report by Robin Givhan about the meaning of Callista Gingrich's hair. (Hard-copy headline: "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: Her hair speaks volumes about mythic Washington.") That piece appeared on the front page of Style, in Wednesday morning's Washington Post. If you're concerned about the... more »
How the U.S. Military Would Strike Iran: Everything You Need to Know
*Zachary Keck* *Security, * 5 weapons of war that could do it. *In the event of an armed conflict with Iran, the single-seat, twin-engine F-22 would be integral in the opening minutes as the U.S. sought to gain air superiority over Iranian skies. Fortunately, this is the exact type of mission for which the F-22 was built. Iran’s military would have little effective recourse against the F-22.* *After helping the U.S. gain air superiority, the F-22 could be put to use for any number of different missions, including attacking ground targets, electronic warfare and collecting signa... more »
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