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Senators Push for Expanded Childcare Support for Low-income Students
Legislation reintroduced in the Senate on Tuesday, the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act, would expand an existing federal program geared at helping low-income parents pay for childcare while in college.
Report: Justice Department Plans to Investigate Colleges’ Affirmative Action Admission Policies
The Trump administration plans to have the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division investigate and sue colleges and universities for their affirmative action admissions policies, according to the New York Times.
Trinity College Loses Donors, Students After Professor’s Posts
HARTFORD, Conn. — The president of a private Connecticut college says several incoming students have withdrawn and about $200,000 in donations has been lost over a Black professor’s social media posts about White supremacy. Trinity College president Joanne Berger-Sweeney said Monday that 16 incoming students and some past donors cited the scandal involving sociology professor […]
VIDEO: US military drone spotted over Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – A large military drone belonging to the United States has been spotted circling the skies over Idlib. Footage of the prowling drone was captured by the pro-opposition Maara Media Center news outlet. According to the Maara Media Center, the US drone was carrying out an “extensive” reconnaissance of Idlib city […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: FSA militias begin major offensive against Syrian Army, allies in southern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 A.M.) – Free Syrian Army (FSA) mercenaries based in Syria’s southwestern desert region have commenced a major offensive against pro-government forces. According to media releases from the Ahmad al-Abdu faction – one the FSA groups partaking in the operation – its fighters have attacked pro-government forces in the area of Bir Mahroutha […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: ISIS deploys snipers, machine guns for every room and backstreet in Raqqa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 A.M.) – For besieged ISIS terrorists in Raqqa city, every single street corner and room is to be fought for as Kurdish-led forces now wrestle control of more than 50 percent of the city. Yesterday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) seized most of Raqqa’s southernmost neighborhoods, effectively confining ISIS militants to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hamas, PFLP thank Iran for supporting Palestinian cause
IRNA – Representatives of Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) thanked Iran in two separate meetings with Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs and Assistant to Speaker of Parliament Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at the Iranian embassy in Beirut on Monday, IRNA News Agency reported. Referring to the new developments in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
NATO fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic
(TASS) Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets and an An-26 military transport plane that were on a training flight over the Baltic Sea’s neutral waters, were followed by a NATO F-18 fighter jet, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday. NATO said earlier that its fighter jets of the Baltic air-policing mission had intercepted three Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ahrar al-Sham appoints new leader in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 A.M.) – The Ahrar al-Sham Islamist group published a statement three days ago (see below) saying that its council had appointed Hassan Soufan (also known as Abu al-Bara’) as the new leader of the militia. Hassan Soufan will be replacing Ali Omar (also known as Abu Ammar) in the role of leader […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Citing Indefinite Detention Without Trial, Sen. Paul Delays NDAA
[image: citing-indefinite-detention-sen-paul-delays-ndaa] In an effort to secure protections for the U.S. Constitution and the inalienable rights of Americans, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) last week blocked a controversial effort by Senate leaders to advance the giant National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The effort is expected to delay the bill until at least September. Big Government-supporting “Republicans in Name Only” (RINOs), globalists, and neocons hoping to rush the bill through without discussion, such as Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), were outraged by the move. But among... more »
The Great EU Coup! Poland and Hungary Form New Eastern Bloc ‘in Bid to OVERTHROW Brussels’
The Great EU Coup! Poland and Hungary Form New Eastern Bloc ‘in Bid to OVERTHROW Brussels’ by JOEY MILLAR, http://www.express.co.uk/ POLAND and Hungary are forming a new Eastern powerhouse in a bid to outmanoeuvre Brussels. – The leaders of the two countries have been holding regular secret meetings in a bit to improve relations and work together. […]
South Korea Is Preparing A “Surgical Strike” Against The North
Published on Aug 1, 2017 According to a report in South Korea’s Munhwa Ilbo newspaper, which cites an unidentified government official, South Korea’s military is preparing a “surgical strike” scenario that could wipe out North Korean command and missile and nuclear facilities following an order by S.Korea’s President Moon Jae-in. Munhwa adds that the military […]
Just 1% of “Refugees” Are Syrian
Published on Aug 1, 2017 Despite all the media pushing the narrative that the “refugees” flooding Europe are all due to the war in Syria, only 1% are actually Syrian. end
Israel Plans Major Construction in West Bank. The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians
Published on Jul 20, 2017 Israel reportedly plans to build a major settlement construction in the occupied West Bank that includes 11-hundred settler units. Sources confirmed that the project is in its advanced stages. It is set to be built northeast of Jerusalem al-Quds and would extend the city’s built-up areas eastward. If approved, the […]
The New Russian Sanctions Bill Is Washington’s Monument To Its Criminality. Nuclear War is in the Cards
The New Russian Sanctions Bill Is Washington’s Monument To Its Criminality by Paul Craig Roberts, http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ The Congress of the United States by almost unanimous votes in both House and Senate has made it clear that Congress had rather destroy the President of the United States and to increase the risk of nuclear war than to […]
WARNING: European Central Bank Propping Up EU’s ‘Zombie Banks will DESTROY Europe
WARNING: European Central Bank Propping Up EU’s ‘Zombie Banks will DESTROY Europe by JON ROGERS, http://www.express.co.uk/ EUROPE’S economy is fundamentally flawed with the European Central Bank (ECB) keeping alive “zombie” companies and banks, the head of a German economic think tank has warned. – The Institute for Economic Research (IFO) in Munich has revealed that the economies […]
“The Euro Crisis Is Not Over” Former ECB Chief Economist Urges “Greek Sabbatical From EU”
“The Euro Crisis Is Not Over” Former ECB Chief Economist Urges “Greek Sabbatical From EU” by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com Otmar Issing, former Chief Economist and Member of the Board of the European Central Bank and the German Bundesbank, brings back the specter of Grexit scenarios, demanding a Euro-sabbatical for Greece. – KeepTalkingGreece.com reports that, uin an interview […]
The U.S. Is Inches From A War With North Korea In Which Millions Could Die
The U.S. Is Inches From A War With North Korea In Which Millions Could Die by Michael Snyder, http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/ We are just inches away from the outbreak of World War III, and yet most Americans seem completely oblivious to what is happening. On Friday, North Korea conducted a missile test which proved that it now has the […]
RADAR CONFIRMS Earth Surrounded By “Them”
“Aliens” = Fallen Angels and the Nephilim. end
‘Time for Talk with N.Korea is Over’ – America’s UN Envoy, Nikki Haley on Korean Peninsula Tensions
Published on Jul 31, 2017 The U.S. ambassador to the UN’s warned North Korea that ‘the time for talk is over’. Nikki Haley added any Security Council resolution that does not ‘significantly’ up the ante against the Hermit Kingdom is pointless. It comes after North Korea on Friday test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8j5g […]
‘Russia Sanctions Are Excuse for ‘America 1st’ Industrial Policy’ – German FM
Published on Aug 1, 2017 The EU has threatened to retaliate against the US sanctions on Russia, should they harm European business interests. A number of European companies are within its scope. The bill specifically targets Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline that would extend from Russia across the Baltic to Germany. The German FM […]
Exposing ‘In-Q –Tel’: The CIA’s Own Venture Capital Firm
The objectives of western Illuminist intelligence agencies: CIA, MI5/6, Mossad … are: Luciferian New World Order, World Government led by the Anti-Christ, Global Supra-National Central Bank –> ‘666’. – Published on Jan 13, 2013 5 October 2011 Google, Facebook, the IT Sector and the CIA In-Q-Tel was formed by the CIA in 1999 as a […]
Picture Of The Day
*Waving to Pilots* Airmen wave to an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft performing a show-of-force maneuver during a training exercise at the Nevada Test and Training Range at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 19, 2017. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo gallery .... *Attack Controllers Execute Training at Nevada Range *(US Department of Defense).
Tillerson says he and Trump ‘unhappy’ about new anti-Russia sanctions
The US secretary of state confirms that he and President Trump will continue working to improve relations with Russia despite new sanctions The post Tillerson says he and Trump ‘unhappy’ about new anti-Russia sanctions appeared first on The Duran.
U.S. Marine Supplies And Logistics Goes High Tech
Shown are the devices that support a new wearable technology being developed by the Marine Corps called the personal combat assistant and reporting device, two versions featured in the foreground. The tablet computer would be used by squad leaders to track individual Marine resupply needs. *Marine Times*: *New device could lighten load for Marines* A new device idea would have supplies at Marines’ fingertips, not on their backs. One Marine staff sergeant is trying to bring wearable technology down to the fire team level with the hopes of streamlining logistics and having Marines... more »
In Memory Of Anthony “Mooch” Scaramucci
*-by Noah* The Mooch is gone. Well, he’s at least gone from his temp job at America’s number one show “Asylum White House”. He’s Fired! Maybe he should have pleaded that “it was just locker room talk.” Moochie only lasted 10 days, but, hey, what a fab 10 days it was! Now, he’s been escorted out the gate. I suspect Senor Trumpanzee, the man who hires “the best people”, will soon point to the ouster of The Mooch as an example of his promised draining of the swamp. Even people as completely classless as those who are currently soiling the Alternative Fact world of the White House wi... more »
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Easy Target’ By John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp produced an oil painting inspired by street art that pointedly declares, “Martin Luther King had a dream, and this ain’t it.” King deliberately looks nothing like the civil rights leader. It is on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the “Mellencamp” exhibit The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Easy Target’ By John Mellencamp appeared first on Shadowproof.
President Trump: 'The White House Is A Real Dump'
*The Hill: **Trump told golf club members that the White House is 'a real dump'* President Trump has reportedly denounced his White House digs, telling members at his Bedminster golf club that the historic presidential residence is "a real dump." The president made the remarks to his patrons in an effort to explain his frequent visits to his New Jersey-based golf club, Sports Illustrated reported Tuesday. The magazine reports that the president feels "unguarded among the people who pay for their proximity to him." Secret Service has reportedly established a secure perimeter arou... more »
Gas Heating To Be Replaced By Thin Air!
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Naturally we have all recently been focussing on EVs, as far as electricity demand has been concerned. But what about domestic heating and cooking, as RogerJC rightly asks? The Two Degrees scenario, which is the only one where carbon reduction…
Musical Interlude: REM, “Everybody Hurts"
REM, “Everybody Hurts" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rOiW_xY-kc
Department of Education Scrapping Plan for Single Student Loan Servicer
The U.S. Department of Education announced late Tuesday that it was reversing course on its plan to award all federal student loans to a single student loan servicer and creating a new “environment” for how it operates.
Expert: U.S. Higher Ed a Key Resource for Global Outreach
American colleges and universities are an “essential part of our nation’s diplomatic outreach” and critical to building the cross-cultural relationships necessary to solve the world’s most pressing problems, a U.S. State Department official said at an international education forum.
Russia’s Far East welcomes citizens of 18 countries
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com The Ministry for the Development of Eastern Regions: “Receiving an electronic visa will be simple and … The post Russia’s Far East welcomes citizens of 18 countries appeared first on The Duran.
Russian girls to be conscripted for military service
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com According to Russian law, all male citizens aged 18-27 are obliged to serve in the military … The post Russian girls to be conscripted for military service appeared first on The Duran.
Russia's Next Fighter Could Come Loaded with Stealth Killing Radar and Lasers
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* And much more. The Russian defense industry is starting to look at concepts for a sixth-generation fighter that would eventually replace the Sukhoi Su-57 PAK-FA. Like the United States Air Force and the Navy, the Russians are looking at a wide range of concepts including manned-unmanned teaming, directed energy weapons and hypersonics. The Russians are also looking at novel radar and electro-optical sensor technologies that seem designed to counter stealth. One system under development for the potential new plane is a so-called radio-photonic... more »
Everything You Need to Know: B-1B Bombers, F-15s and F-2 Strike Fighters Fly Over Korea
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* And North Korea should be nervous. The United States and its allies in the Western Pacific are attempting to ramp up the pressure on North Korea following the Kim regime’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. As part of that effort, the United States Air Force flew a pair of B-1B Lancer strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula. Four South Korean Boeing F-15K Slam Eagles joined the American bombers alongside a pair of Japanese F-2 strike fighters. The Air Force says that the mission was a direct response to the North Korean missile t... more »
Why Killing the Iran Deal Could Start the next War in the Middle East
*Ross Harrison* *Security, Middle East* [image: A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mahmood Hosseini/TIMA.] The JCPOA is not to blame for Iran’s success in the regional power game, and reversing it will not deprive Iran of its gains. There are troubling signs that the Trump administration is itching for a fight with Iran. While the White House recently certified that Tehran was complying with the nuclear deal, fresh sanctions and thinly veiled references to regime change should raise serious concern that the adminis... more »
The Current Qatar Crisis Goes Way Back
*Luke Coffey* *Security, Middle East* [image: Crew chiefs prepare a B-1B Lancer on Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, for combat operations against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists, April 8, 2015.] Despite hosting a large military base, many of Doha’s actions have been inimical to U.S. interests in the Middle East. The dispute between Qatar and four other Arab nations is well into its second month, with no end in sight. Many in the West seem to have trouble understanding why Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt decided to cut ties with Qatar in the... more »
Japan Could Benefit from China's One Belt, One Road Plan
*Vindu Mai Chotani* *Security, Asia* [image: Japan's Emperor Akihito (3rd L), flanked by other members of the royal family, waves to well-wishers who gathered to celebrate his 83rd birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, December 23, 2016. Royal family members are (L-R) Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Prince Akishino, and his wife Princess Kiko and their children Princess Mako and Princess Kako. REUTERS/Issei Kato] Japan is considering alternative options to enhance its position—even limited cooperation with China. Having ... more »
Why Trump Wants to Audit the Pentagon
*Fred Lucas* *Politics, North America* [image: U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis gestures during a press briefing on the campaign to defeat ISIS at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas.] The days when lawmakers near uniformly viewed every military dollar as sacrosanct have passed. Ahead of President Donald Trump’s surprise Twitter announcement Wednesday, a Family Research Council study calculated that military supported gender-transition surgeries, hormone therapies and the lack of deployment time would cost taxpayers $3.7 billion over ten years. ... more »
Why Washington's 'Rebel Support' Plans Keep Failing
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Middle East* Time and again, U.S. officials have supported insurgent movements that turn out to be as bad as, or even worse than, the regimes they seek to overthrow. The Trump administration’s announcement that it was ending the CIA’s covert program of support for “moderate” Syrian rebel forces provides hope that U.S. officials may finally be learning from their policy failures. However, it must be kept in mind that the CIA program was merely one component of Washington’s larger strategy to back insurgents trying to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s go... more »
Did Former Generals Jim Mattis And John Kelly 'Make A Pact' To Oversee President Trump?
Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly pay respects at the funeral of Pvt. Harry K. Tye at Arlington National Cemetery, Mar. 28, 2017. Pvt. Tye was killed on Nov. 20, 1943 during the Battle of Tarawa. His remains were recovered by History Flight from Cemetery 27 on Tarawa and interned on U.S. soil. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dana Beesley). Photo via DoD *The Hill:* *Mattis, Kelly hatched travel pact to keep tabs on Trump: report* Two of President Trump's top advisers reportedly agreed in the early days of the administration that they ... more »
"Fight The Good Fight..."
“The key, though, win or lose, is not to fail. And the only way not to fail is not to fight. So you fight until you can’t fight anymore. Hold your head up and enter the arena, and face the enemy. Fight until you can’t fight anymore, never let go, never give up, never run, never surrender. Fight the good fight, you fight even when it seems inevitable that you’re about to go down swinging.” - “Dr. Amelia Shepherd”, “Grey’s Anatomy”
X22 Report, “It Is Becoming Extremely Hard To Ignore The Facts, The Economy Is Collapsing”
X22 Report, “It Is Becoming Extremely Hard To Ignore The Facts, The Economy Is Collapsing” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wicF2fUguE4 *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “The Bad Guys Plans Are In The Process Of Being Ripped Up”
Musical Interlude: Yanni, “Santorini”
Yanni, “Santorini” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKxOWtEJS7E
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The Perseid Meteor Shower, usually the best meteor shower of the year, will peak late next week. A person watching a clear sky from a dark location might see a bright meteor every minute. These meteors are actually specks of rock that have broken off Comet Swift-Tuttle and continued to orbit the Sun until they vaporize in Earth's atmosphere. *Click image for larger size.* The featured composite image shows a outburst of Perseids as they appeared over Turkey during last year's meteor shower. Enough meteors were captured to trace the shower's radiant back to the constellation of Perse... more »
"Be Kind..."
"Be kind, for everyone you know is fighting a hard battle." - Plato
“Are Humans Getting Dumber?”
*“Are Humans Getting Dumber?”* by Tom Purcell “The report said people are getting dumber - at least I think that’s what it said, but the big words kept throwing me off.” “Ah, yes, you speak of a recent study by Stanford University researcher and geneticist Dr. Gerald Crabtree. He believes human beings are undergoing intellectual decline.” “We are?” “Writing about the study in the Natural Society Newsletter, Mike Barrett says that, according to Crabtree, our cognitive abilities are the result of ‘the combined effort of thousands of genes.’ If a mutation were to happen to anyone, i... more »
Anthropology: “Monogamy May Sound Sweet, But Why It Evolved Isn't”
*“Monogamy May Sound Sweet, But Why It Evolved Isn't”* by Seth Borenstein “Only a few species of mammals are monogamous, and now dueling scientific teams think they've figured out why they got that way. But their answers aren't exactly romantic. The answers aren't even the same. One team looked just at primates, the animal group that includes apes and monkeys. The researchers said the exclusive pairing of a male and a female evolved as a way to let fathers defend their young against being killed by other males. The other scientific team got a different answer after examining about... more »
Facing the threat from North Korea: 5 essential reads
Danielle Douez, Associate Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
People watch news on missile launch in Pyongyang, North Korea. AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin *Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories related to North Korea.* North Korea has launched repeated tests of ballistic missiles, which it claims are now advanced enough to carry a nuclear warhead as far as the United States. Although experts have cast doubt on the veracity of these claims, the international community has sounded the alarm. South Korea in particular is taking steps, with support from the U.S., to defend itself against the threat. To better understand this inte... more »
“All property is, at root, intellectual.” Discuss.
"The extraordinary achievements in the modern pharmaceutical, biotech, telecommunications and computer industries,” expains law professor Adam Mossoff, "are dramatic evidence of the significance of intellectual property rights to human life and success. "In this talk, Mossoff outlines Ayn Rand’s radical justification for intellectual property rights: that all property is — at root — intellectual." [Hat tip Capitalism Magazine] . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with attribution.
US Senators Reed and Whitehouse Seek To Stoke Offshore Wind’s Potential For Clean Energy; Jobs
Wind power EIA gov photo News Release from the Office of US Senator Whitehouse: “08.01.17 REED, WHITEHOUSE SEEK TO STOKE … Continue reading →
Lawsuit Claims Fox News ‘Contrived’ Fake Seth Rich Story With Trump Administration
Contributor Rod Wheeler claims he was pressured into taking part in a fake news story claiming Rich leaked the e-mails to WikiLeaks, not Russians.
Senior EPA Official Resigns In Protest Against EPA Administrator’s ‘Industry Deregulation’
A senior Environmental Protection Agency official resigned from the agency in protest against Administrator Scott Pruitt's plans for industry deregulation. The post Senior EPA Official Resigns In Protest Against EPA Administrator’s ‘Industry Deregulation’ appeared first on Shadowproof.
Seymour Hersh Tells the Inside DNC Wikileaks Story
I know the voice of Seymour Hersch very well - have been listening to him for years. This is him in the audio telling the story behind the DNC files that were given to WikiLeaks by Seth Rich. Rich was sooner after killed in an alleged robbery, shot in the back, but none of his possessions were taken. This blows the whole mainstream story about a Russian hack to pieces. The audio recording was provided to Big League Politics by a source that currently wishes to remain anonymous. Award winning journalist Seymour Hersh confirms that Seth Rich had contacted WikiLeaks with sample ema... more »
President Aoun commends Lebanese troops for liberating Arsal
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 A.M.) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun commended the Lebanese army on the liberation of the area near the town of Arsal on the Syrian-Lebanese border, when delivering a speech during the country’s Army Day celebrations, at the Lebanese Army Military Academy in Fayadieh, Monday. Aoun said that the Lebanese troops “have all […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Fleets of ISIL fuel trucks vaporized by Russian airpower in east Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 A.M.) – With pro-government forces, led by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), now preparing to completely isolate and reduce ISIL’s main stronghold in eastern Hama (centered around ‘Uqayribat), the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) have been carrying out both interdiction and strategic strikes against key Islamic State targets in order to weaken the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Second group of US-backed rebels defect to Syrian Army near Iraqi border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 A.M.) – A second group of rebels from the US-backed Jaysh Mughawir Al-Thoura have defected from the Anti-ISIL Coalition to the Syrian Armed Forces near the Iraqi border on Monday, opposition activists reported tonight. The exact number of rebels that defected to government lines is still unknown at the moment, as no […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Hezbollah, jihadist rebels exchange prisoners in east Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – Hezbollah and the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham completed a prisoner exchange tonight near the town of ‘Arsal in eastern Lebanon, the military media (Hezbollah’s media wing) reported. According to Hezbollah’s media wing, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham freed three of the Lebanese group’s soldiers that were captured last week when […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia: Syrian ambassador joins memorial for slain journalist Khaled Al-Khatib at RT-HQ
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 A.M.) – Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad was among the officials that came to RT’s headquarters in Moscow, Tuesday, to honour the 25-year-old RT Arabic freelance journalist Khaled Al-Khatib, who was killed by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL). Haddad offered his condolences to the family and friends of Al-Khatib, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Rebels announce new offensive against Syrian Army in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) – The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has announced, Tuesday, their forces are launching a massive offensive in central Syria that is targeting Badiya Al-Sham area of central Syria. Led by their Jaysh Assoud Al-Sharqiyah and Liwaa Ahmad ‘Abdo factions, the Free Syrian Army began shelling the Syrian Arab Army’s positions tonight, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
U.S. To Conduct Another ICBM Test From Vandenberg Air Force Base
A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a test re-entry vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 21, 2015. (Airman 1st Class Ian Dudley/Air Force) *L.A. Times:* *U.S. to launch yet another test missile from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base* Days after North Korea fired a rocket into the Sea of Japan, the U.S. Air Force is planning to test launch an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday from Vand... more »
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Holds His First News Briefing At The State Department
*AFP*: *Tillerson: US-Russia ties could still get worse* US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday he will meet with his Russian opposite number Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over the weekend, but warned US-Russia ties could still get worse. Some in Moscow and Washington had hoped relations between the former Cold War foes might improve under US President Donald Trump, who has had warm words for President Vladimir Putin. But the great power rivals remain divided over Russia's intervention in Ukraine, US sanctions against Kremlin allies and Moscow's support for Bashar al-A... more »
DCCC Chair Ben Gay Lujan Throws Women Under The Bus-- Will No House Democrats Stand Up For Women?
*Welcome to the DCCC morgue* Why aren't there more members of Congress like Barbara Lee? And why has Pelosi consistently blocked her from becoming part of party leadership and promoting Garbagecrats-- think Crowley, for example-- over her? As Austin Wright reported for *Politico* over the weekend, Congresswoman Lee is one of Congress' most courageous members. He wrote that "The anti-war congresswoman-- from an ultraliberal congressional district that includes Berkeley, California-- has somehow managed to spark an uprising, joined by rank-and-file Republicans, against House Speaker P... more »
Jill Stein a Russian puppet? Yeah, probably.
Courtesy of Bustle: *Stein argued that South Korea and the U.S. were guilty of provoking North Korea, not the other way around. But she didn't acknowledge that, unlike North Korea, South Korea hasn't developed its own nuclear weapons, withdrawn from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, or conducted intercontinental ballistics missile tests that violate United Nations resolutions.* *Stein's claim that U.S. sanctions against Russia actually benefit the Russian government also raised eyebrows. She asserted that sanctions "play right into Russia's hand" — but all reporting suggests th... more »
Ganges, Salt Spring Island, Day Two
*Ganges Street Art* The town of Ganges on Salt Spring Island has a very big reputation for being determinedly artsy craftsy. This suits me fine because it's my thing...but some find it a bit pretentious...and expensive! The above photo was taken by me just walking down the main street this afternoon. These horses have been on display for years. They're on wheels so they must take them in at night. You take your life in your hands if you try to cross the main street of Ganges during the day...the traffic is horrific for such a small town. Everybody drives a car fast--and there... more »
Searle says he is not a “Property Dualist”… but Feser insists that he is
John SearleIn his paper, “Why I am Not a Property Dualist,” John Searle declares that he finds property dualism unacceptable. He says that “all of our mental phenomena are caused by lower level neuronal processes in the brain and are themselves realized in the brain as higher level, or system, features. The form of causation is “bottom up,” whereby the behavior of lower level elements, presumably neurons and synapses, causes the higher level or system features of consciousness and intentionality.” As this view emphasizes the biological character of the mental, and treats mental ph... more »
Did Facebook Shut Down an AI Experiment Because Chatbots Developed Their Own Language?
Facebook's artificial intelligence scientists were purportedly dismayed when the bots they created began conversing in their own private language.
Will 2017’s Perseid Meteor Shower Be the Brightest in Recorded Human History?
The reason the web site that originally made this claim cites zero sources is likely due to the fact that there is a complete lack of factual information to support it.
Rats Per Capita
Do major cities harbor rodent populations equivalent to one rat per person?
Was a Giant System of Roots Discovered Below the Devil’s Tower Rock Formation?
A satirical Facebook page appeared to report that Devil's Tower, a large rock formation in Wyoming, was actually the remnants of a giant tree.
Satellite pictures show Russian aircraft at Khmeimim air base in Syria
Pictures show advanced Russian aircraft deployed in increasing numbers in Syria The post Satellite pictures show Russian aircraft at Khmeimim air base in Syria appeared first on The Duran.
The Daily "Near You?"
Brookings, Oregon, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “Red Bird Explains Himself”
*“Red Bird Explains Himself”* "Yes, I was the brilliance floating over the snow and I was the song in the summer leaves, but this was only the first trick I had hold of among my other mythologies, for I also knew obedience: bring sticks to the nest, food to the young, kisses to my bride. But don't stop there, stay with me: listen. If I was the song that entered your heart then I was the music of your heart, that you wanted and needed, and thus wilderness bloomed that, with all its followers: gardeners, lovers, people who weep for the death of rivers. And this was my true task, to be the... more »
Chet Raymo, “What Not to Believe”
*“What Not to Believe”* by Chet Raymo “In Stacy Schiff's biography of Cleopatra, I came across this epigraph from Euripides: "Man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe." I have no idea which of Euripides' plays the quote is from, but it strikes me as a suitable source for reflection. Credulity is the default state of a human life. Children are born to believe, to accept as true what they are told by adults. An innate credulity has survival value in a dangerous world. If a grown-up says "There are crocodiles in the river," it is probably best to stay out ...more »
"Never More Frightening..."
"Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right." ~ Laurens van der Post
Tennessee Community College Cuts 28 Employees
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee community college has laid off 28 employees – one of many measures it’s taking to balance the budget. Local news outlets report that Northeast State Community College announced on Monday the elimination of 28 non-faculty, full-time employee positions as part of a plan to balance the upcoming school year’s budget. […]
2 Arkansas Community Colleges Merge
FORREST CITY, Ark. — A technical institute in eastern Arkansas has merged with a neighboring community college. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board voted Monday in favor of merging Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute and East Arkansas Community College. The Forrest City schools have operated independently alongside each other for decades. Higher […]
Few Speak Up On Sex Assaults, Harassment at Aussie Campuses
CANBERRA, Australia — A survey of more than 30,000 Australian university students released on Tuesday found that half the respondents had been sexually harassed and almost one in 50 had been sexually assaulted on campuses, but few made formal complaints. The Australian Human Rights Commission, which surveyed students across all 39 universities in 2015-16, concluded […]
Penn State Pre-med Sues Over Probe of Sex Misconduct Claim
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A Penn State pre-med student claims in a federal lawsuit that his lifelong goal of being a physician was ended by what he calls an unfair investigation into allegations he sexually abused a female student. The California student identified only as John Doe says in a federal complaint filed last week […]
Trinity College Fights Ex-student’s Request for Anonymity in Lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. — A former Trinity College student who was suspended in the middle of his final semester for allegedly copying another student’s homework assignments is seeking to remain anonymous as he fights the discipline in a lawsuit against the private liberal arts school in Hartford. Trinity officials are opposing the former student’s request to […]
A SUMMER SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR THE TRUMP ERAHere’s a summer...
Robert Reich - 5 hours ago
*A SUMMER SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR THE TRUMP ERA* Here’s a summer survival guide, 10 ways to relax during the era of Trump. 1. *Take a day off from the news, one day a week.* 2. *Don’t get into an argument with a Trump supporter,* especially if it’s a member of your family. Remember, there are more independents and non-voters than Trump Republicans. And the 2018 midterm election will be won on the basis of turnout. 3. *Pay no attention to Trump’s tweets*. They’re becoming increasingly bizarre and irrelevant. 4. *Watch an old movie of biting political satire*, like “Wag the Dog.” ... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 1, 2017
*Sean Illing, VOX*:* America’s former envoy to Afghanistan says the war can’t be won* *Trump is right to be careful about doubling down on America’s longest war.* Trump’s national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, wants to send a few thousand more troops to the country, which currently has 8,400 American forces largely engaged in training and advising activities. The nonmilitary wing of his national security team, led by chief strategist Steve Bannon, is resisting McMaster’s plan, viewing it as a continuation of a failed approach that has cost the US more than 2,000 soldie... more »
Gas Heating To Be Replaced By Thin Air!
By Paul Homewood Naturally we have all recently been focussing on EVs, as far as electricity demand has been concerned. But what about domestic heating and cooking, as RogerJC rightly asks? The Two Degrees scenario, which is the only one where carbon reduction targets are achieved, projects a sharp drop in gas consumption, […]
FBI Warning to ‘All Americans’ About Poisoned Produce
An online article misleadingly suggested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had warned Americans to be alert of grocery store produce possibly sprayed with poison.
Did John McCain’s Vote Stop the ACA Repeal for the 2017 Fiscal Year?
A theory spread online overstated the consequences of the Arizona senator's July 2017 vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
World News Briefs -- August 1, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters:* *Tillerson says U.S. wants North Korea dialogue 'at some point'* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not seek to topple the North Korean government and would like dialogue with Pyongyang at some point, but only on the understanding that it can never be a nuclear power, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at the State Department days after Pyongyang tested its second intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Tillerson reiterated that Washington sought to persuade North Korea to give up its missile and nuclear weapons program... more »
What a Leading Psychologist Knows About Demonic Possession
*Buck Rogers* - Is there a psychological basis for such a mysterious return to archaic frames of mind? The post What a Leading Psychologist Knows About Demonic Possession appeared first on Waking Times.
Metabolically Unhealthy Thin People
Just like some people are overweight but healthy - an obesity paradox - some people are thin but have a three-fold higher risk of mortality and/or cardiovascular events. Weight is not the best way to understand metabolic health, according to an analysis of lean, overweight and obese people. A new paper claims that ~20 percent of normal weight adults are still metabolically unhealthy and have a higher risk of mortality and/or cardiovascular events than metabolically healthy obese subjects. Oddly, a reduced accumulation of fat in the lower body puts lean people at risk. *One size do... more »
Town’s Entire Police Force Quits, Doesn’t Devolve Into Lawlessness
By Aaron Kesel The entire police force of Sand Point, Alaska quit in July in a matter of just three weeks, leaving the town without... more »
Pentagon, State Dept. Submit Proposals To Arm Ukraine Against Russia In New Provocation
By Brandon Turbeville As the Syrian military moves farther east and clinches yet more territory from America’s terrorists, the United States establishment is now moving... more »
War Talk From Washington On North Korea
*VOX*: *Lindsey Graham: Trump “told me” he will bomb North Korea if it keeps testing missiles* *“If thousands die, they’re going to die over there.”* On Tuesday morning, Sen. Lindsey Graham said that President Trump is willing to go to war with North Korea to stop it from being able to hit the American mainland with a nuclear weapon. “There is a military option: to destroy North Korea’s nuclear program and North Korea itself,” Graham told the Today show’s Matt Lauer. “He’s not going to allow — President Trump — the ability of this madman [Kim Jong Un] to have a missile that could... more »
What is Donald Trump?
How are you supposed to make sense of the senselessness by which Donald Trump goes about the office of President of the United States? After sacking his chum Anthony Scaramucci before making his tenth day in post as comms director, a lot of people are scratching their heads. Simply put there has never been an administration in American history that presents as so chaotic, faction-ridden, dysfunctional and ... weird. And yet Trump just bulldozes through. In normal times losing a press secretary, a chief of staff, and *another* press secretary would each *individuall... more »
Governor Susan Collins?
David Nather asked-- and answered-- an interesting question over at Axios yesterday, namely Who loses if Trump cuts off health insurer payments? The answer is the map. The darker the color, the worse off the inhabitants of the state. And, obviously, worst off are folks in the Trump-backing states of the Old Confederacy plus the GOP political hellholes of Idaho and Utah. If Trump decides to cut off subsidies to the poorest Americans who are getting healthcare through the Affordable Care Act this is what ensues: *•* Insurers have to keep providing the subsidies anyway-- they just wo... more »
In Poignant Ceremony, President Presents Medal of Honor to Vietnam Medic
[image: in-poignant-ceremony-president-presents-medal-of-honor-to-viet-nam-medic] In a first for his administration, President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War Army medic whose actions nearly 50 years ago saved the lives of 10 fellow soldiers.
Democrats and Fiscal Reality Present Roadblocks for Trump’s Budget
[image: democrats-and-fiscal-reality-present-roadblocks-for-trump-s-budget] Barring a miracle, there is no way that Trump is going to pass a budget with tax cuts in it. Though it's always good to pray for divine intervention, it's also wise not to press God too hard. By Bob Adelmann
First interesting thing I've seen in days: White House Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders blasts the liberal media...
*because everything else is a big yawn.* For instance: Anthony Scaramucci. I don't give a rat's rear patootie that he got canned. And guess what? No one else does either. Don't believe me? Try standing in front of your local grocery store and ask the next 100 people exiting the store who Scaramucci is and the answer 99.9% of the time will be, "Who?" Besides, I'm not even sure what a Director of Communications job entails and couldn't care less. Rinse Prius? He should have been run off when they booted his bestie Katie Walsh. He's not a friend to Trump. Chaos in the White Ho... more »
Paul Ryan does a macho man cosplay in order to convince morons the Republicans are serious about building a border wall.
RT if you agree→ It is time for The Wall. pic.twitter.com/s5MO8SG7SL — Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) August 1, 2017 Damn, when it comes to failed attempts to appear manly I swear Paul Ryan has no rival. I mean really. Let's face it you Howdy Doody looking mother fucker, THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE ANY WALL! Sure somebody is going to dig some post holes, and undoubtedly somebody will do a little surveying, but ultimately the wall has about as much chance of materializing as Paul Ryan's balls have of finally dropping and allowing him to reach puberty.
Tritium at Fukushima: A Primer
There is much to be said about Tritium and Fukushima. I strongly recommend watching this interview with Kevin Kamps on Fukushima conditions, including and especially the huge volumes of tritiated water stored at the site: Tritium is quite devious because its difficult to detect internally. I've been thinking quite a bit about tritium. My friend Clyde Stagner introduced me to the ubiquity and dangers of tritium in the environment. You can read his book (Hidden Tritium at Amazon) and my blog description of his work here. Today I had lunch with a friend who is an atmospheric chemist... more »
China Warns President Trump To Not 'Stab China In The Back'
Chinese UN Ambassador Liu Jieyi, UN Web TV *The Telegraph*: *China warns Trump over North Korea: ‘Don’t stab us in the back’ * China has hit back at Donald Trump over North Korea, with a top official blaming Washington and Pyongyang for raising tensions, while state media warned the US not to “stab China in the back”. The US president said in two angry tweets at the weekend that he was “very disappointed” with China and that he would no longer allow Beijing to “do nothing” over North Korea. Mr Trump has long believed that China holds the key to forcing North Korea to give up its ... more »
Lessons in modular design by our creator
A previous blog post shows that the Hilbert Book Model impersonates a creator and that our creator is a modular designer. At the lower end this starts with elementary modules, which physics knows as elementary particles. They are point-like objects that hop around in stochastic hopping paths and they form coherent hop landing location swarms. On earth the creator achieved to create intelligent species. He did that via a stochastic evolution that applied a stochastic modular design and construction process. This means that even with stochastic evolution the modular design and constru... more »
Musical Interlude: Herb Ernst, "Awakening Stars"
Herb Ernst, "Awakening Stars" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYb5v4VxwLc
“The Race Against Time”
*“The Race Against Time”* by Jeff Thomas "For decades, in discussing the ever-increasing hegemony of the world’s principal governments (US, EU, et al.), I’ve been asked repeatedly, “When will the governments understand that this obsession they have to become all-powerful is not in the interests of the people?” The answer to this question has also remained the same for decades: *never.* Although most all thinking people will readily admit that they regard their government (and governments in general) to be both overreaching and corrupt, they somehow attribute political leaders with ... more »
“Once Only Blacks Were Enslaved, Now We All Are”
*“Once Only Blacks Were Enslaved, Now We All Are”* by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts "On the 4th of July we heard all sorts of patriotic BS about how wonderful we are and how thankful we are to our brave military who defends our liberty. Not a word was said about the destruction by the Bush and Obama regimes of the US Constitution, which once protected our liberty far better than any military action. Not a word was said about Washington’s 16 years of purely gratuitous war in the Middle East and North Africa that has destroyed in whole or part seven countries, sending millions of war refuge... more »
"The Dynamics of a Riot"
AntiFa: "Love trumps hate," don'tcha know? *"The Dynamics of a Riot"* by Jeff Thomas "In my lifetime, I’ve had the misfortune of being present in two major natural disasters and one violent social crisis. Each taught me valuable lessons. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, there’s the danger of the loss of shelter, services and food. In most cases, people who experience the loss of shelter and services realize that “things are bad all around” and they tend to do the best they can, accepting that life will be hard for a period of time. Food is a different matter. People, no matt... more »
"A Parliament Of Whores..."
“Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us.” - P. J. O'Rourke
Graphic video: ISIS kills scores of Philippine troops in Marawi
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:30 P.M.) – Despite being outnumbered at least 100-to-1, a small garrison of Islamic State insurgents are putting up determined resistance against the Philippine Army in the embattled city of Marawi. On Wednesday, Amaq Agency released its fifth ever video covering events in Marawi, showing plenty of army corpses along with weapons recently […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Did a Swimmer Become Infected with Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Myrtle Beach?
A viral Facebook post claimed that a woman was gravely sickened by flesh-eating bacteria in Myrtle Beach.
The Well-Oiled Cage Match
Here *Politico* publishes this really good report on A Trumpanzee Sans Political Party when the news crashes down on all of our heads that General Kelly forced Trumpy-the-Clown to fire his soul-mate, alter-ego and consiglieri-for-a-week-- better than Queen For A Day-- Señor The Mooch. I'm just going to make believe The Mooch is still among the quick and the machine is indeed well-oiled and the chaos... well there's no making believe about the chaos, is there? Jeff Flake is an Arizona Republican senator who's considered vulnerable inside-the-Beltway and who's always fighting with T... more »
Does NASA Data Show That Global Warming Isn’t Causing a Sea Level Rise?
Dubious web sites generously provided the Internet with textbook examples of both cherry-picked data and the shameless conflation of weather with climate.
Is ‘Baron Trump’s Marvelous Underground Journey’ a Real Book from the 1890s?
Two books from the 1890s contain seemingly eerie connections to modern-day politics.
Trump Watched a Video of ‘Moderate’ Rebels Behead a Child Before Stopping CIA from Arming Them
[image: trump]Apparently, Donald Trump watched a video that was suppressed by western media of 'Moderate rebels' beheading a child, which led him to stop the CIA Syria program.
TPPF releases ads for property tax and annexation reform
Content Multimedia - 8 hours ago
By Kevin Roberts Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released two radio ads centered on bringing reforms for home and landowners during this special session.
Let the GOP Civil War begin!
From Roll Call: Rep. Mo Brooks said if he was Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, he would resign in the wake of the latest failure of the GOP health bill. Brooks, R-Ala. said McConnell was “responsible” for the bill’s failure and that he was putting … Continue reading →
Judge Finds Former Arizona Sheriff Arpaio Guilty of Criminal Contempt
[image: judge-finds-former-arizona-sheriff-arpaio-guilty-of-criminal-contempt] U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton found former Maracopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt of court, a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail.
Chicago Ahead of Last Year in Gun Violence
[image: chicago-ahead-of-last-year-in-gun-violence] Chicago gun violence is the predictable result of the Ferguson Effect.
Bitcoin split shows the stupidity of the concept of cryptocurrencies
*...and why the central, transparent control over a currency is a key advantage, not a vice...* Today, the Bitcoin (BTC) was split into two new cryptocurrencies. From now on, you may convert your cash to Bitcoin or Bitcoin cash (click and try to distinguish their symbols LOL). For quite some time, people were using the acronym BCC for Bitcoin cash before most began to appreciate that BCC was already taken by BitConnect, the 15th largest cryptocurrency by capitalization (which lost 20% today), so BCH began to spontaneously propagate instead – the new acronym originated *after* the cu... more »
Warmonger Senator Lindsey Graham says the US has a plan to kill thousands in North Korea
Calling for civilian slaughter on morning television. The post Warmonger Senator Lindsey Graham says the US has a plan to kill thousands in North Korea appeared first on The Duran.
CONFIRMED: China opens its first military logistics base abroad
China's superpower status continues to rise. The post CONFIRMED: China opens its first military logistics base abroad appeared first on The Duran.
Learn the true meaning of the political “F-Word”
Put aside distractions: Spicer, Priebus, the Mooch.... It's Steve Bannon who has drawn concerned attention lately from those seeking signs and portents. For example, Donald Trump’s Chief Strategist reads a lot and styles himself a supreme intellect. In this exploration of Bannon’s favorite books, you’ll find plenty to worry about, such as his cult-obsession with a coming apocalypse-like crisis foretold by inevitable “cycles of history.” (I'll append more about his favorite authors, below.) Elsewhere, I’ve written about this fellow’s obsession to give Trump, Putin, the Ayatollahs and... more »
Trump's new Chief of Staff called James Comey after he was fired and almost resigned due to how he as treated.
Courtesy of CNN: *New White House chief of staff John Kelly was so upset with how President Donald Trump handled the firing of FBI Director James Comey that Kelly called Comey afterward and said he was considering resigning, according to two sources familiar with a conversation between Kelly and Comey. * *Both sources cautioned that it was unclear how serious Kelly, then the secretary of homeland security, was about resigning himself."* *John was angry and hurt by what he saw and the way (Comey) was treated," one of the sources said. Comey learned of his dismissal on May 9 from t... more »
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner: 'We Were Too Disorganized To Collude With Russia'
*Foreign Policy*: *Kushner to Interns: Trump Team Too Disorganized to Collude With Russia* In off-the-record remarks, the president’s son-in-law offers a unique defense. Donald Trump’s election team could not have colluded with Russia because they were barely talking to each other, according to Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and top White House advisor. “They thought we colluded, but we couldn’t even collude with our local offices,” Kushner told congressional interns during a private talk at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington on Monday afternoon. Kushner’s meet... more »
Jeju Island Peace Walk
Will Griffin is now on Jeju Island, South Korea on the annual peace walk opposing the Navy base built for US warships in Gangjeong village. He made the video and writes: Jeju Walk for Peace and Life 2017! Rain, snow, or sunshine, we march for PEACE & LIFE! South Korea, Jeju Island, Gangjeong Village. #NoBaseJeju #NoTHAAD (Seriously though, how do people have energy for song and dance after 7 hours of walking?!) Two teams walk around the entire Jeju Island - one going east and this photo is the west team. Hundreds participate each summer. This year there is a strong NO TH... more »
TRUMP IS DOING MORE OR LESS WHAT WE THOUGHT HE'D BE DOING IF HE LOST
Here's a personnel rumor from *The New York Times:* Bill Shine, a former co-president of Fox News and top lieutenant to the network’s founder, Roger Ailes, has spoken with White House officials about taking a position on President Trump’s communications team, according to several people briefed on the discussions. Mr. Shine has no political experience outside of producing cable news, and he was forced out of Fox News in May after his name surfaced in lawsuits that accused him of abetting Mr. Ailes’s harassing behavior toward women.... But Mr. Shine has an influential ally in the Fox... more »
Quote of the Day: “We don’t have capitalism…”
*“I see much praise of Amazon as a feature of capitalism. But we don't have capitalism. We have central planning of credit managed by a central bank. “The Federal Reserve [the US central bank] has caused falling interest rates and rising asset prices, including especially rising Amazon stock prices. Amazon has financed itself in two incredible Fed-fueled bubbles. While it is somewhat open for debate, I don't believe that the company would have been able to do this in a free market. Certainly, to the extent that Amazon and its customers are consuming investor capital, that w... more »
After 35 years, philosophy journal corrects article…by a cat
In 1982, Bruce Le Catt wrote a response to a paper in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy critiquing an earlier article about prosthetic vision. But Le Catt was no ordinary author. No, he was a cat, the beloved pet of David Lewis, a world-class philosopher who just happened to be the author of the article […] The post After 35 years, philosophy journal corrects article…by a cat appeared first on Retraction Watch.
"The Presidential Tweet That Is Shaking the War Party”
*"The Presidential Tweet That Is Shaking the War Party”* by David Stockman Most of the Donald’s tweets amount to street brawling with his political enemies, but occasionally one of them slices through Imperial Washington’s sanctimonious cant. Indeed, Monday evening’s 140 characters of solid cut right to the bone: "The Amazon Washington Post fabricated the facts on my ending massive, dangerous, and wasteful payments to Syrian rebels fighting Assad…" Needless to say, we are referencing not the dig at the empire of Bezos, but the characterization of Washington’s anti-Assad policy as "... more »
Notes on Covert Information-Ops
By Jon Rappoport Ops involving information take many forms. For example, let’s start with a simple “Sunday School” version that any child could learn in... more »
Trump's US National Security Strategy - New Wine In Old Bottles?
In a recent interview, Sebastian Gorka, an aide to President Trump, denounced "stale thinking" on national security policy over the past 30 years. He said that the White House was working on a new National Security Strategy for the United States that would reject the old "extremes" of neoconservative interventionism on one hand and libertarian "isolationism" on the other. It is quite interesting that he chose to single out non-interventionism (which is not "isolationism") for criticism as if it had been attempted and failed over the past three decades. Why the strawman? Because this... more »
Trump's US National Security Strategy - New Wine In Old Bottles?
In a recent interview, Sebastian Gorka, an aide to President Trump, denounced "stale thinking" on national security policy over the past 30 years. He said that the White House was working on a new National Security Strategy for the United States that would reject the old "extremes" of neoconservative interventionism on one hand and libertarian "isolationism" on the other. It is quite interesting that he chose to single out non-interventionism (which is not "isolationism") for criticism as if it had been attempted and failed over the past three decades. Why the strawman? Because this... more »
Trump's US National Security Strategy - New Wine In Old Bottles?
In a recent interview, Sebastian Gorka, an aide to President Trump, denounced "stale thinking" on national security policy over the past 30 years. He said that the White House was working on a new National Security Strategy for the United States that would reject the old "extremes" of neoconservative interventionism on one hand and libertarian "isolationism" on the other. It is quite interesting that he chose to single out non-interventionism (which is not "isolationism") for criticism as if it had been attempted and failed over the past three decades. Why the strawman? Because this... more »
Trump's US National Security Strategy - New Wine In Old Bottles?
In a recent interview, Sebastian Gorka, an aide to President Trump, denounced "stale thinking" on national security policy over the past 30 years. He said that the White House was working on a new National Security Strategy for the United States that would reject the old "extremes" of neoconservative interventionism on one hand and libertarian "isolationism" on the other. It is quite interesting that he chose to single out non-interventionism (which is not "isolationism") for criticism as if it had been attempted and failed over the past three decades. Why the strawman? Because this... more »
even the politicians are acting all kinds of up…
Governor Christie of New Jersey decides to get up in the grill of another spectator at a baseball game. With his bodyguards in tow. Because the guy talked back to him. OMG. The guy he attacked just laughed at him. Apparently Christie hadn’t had his nap and probably had a load in his diaper. His […]
Stop Dangerous Drugs in International Mail
*Paul Steidler* *Security, * Lawmakers are taking notice. Drug overdose deaths are at their highest levels ever in many places and dangerous new synthetic drugs are a major reason this opioid epidemic is so deadly. In New Jersey, officials estimate the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl, often used as an additive to heroin, caused more than one-third of the state’s record high drug overdoses last year. Fentanyl deaths in New Hampshire account for nearly two-thirds of the state’s drug deaths, according to the National Drug Use Early Warning System. A scary fact about this drug cr... more »
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner Believes That The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict May Not Be Solvable
Jared Kushner meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, June 21 2017. (photo credit:AMOS BEN GERSHOM, GPO) *WIRED:* *Kushner On Middle East Peace: "What Do We Offer That's Unique? I Don't Know."* ON MONDAY, WHITE House senior adviser Jared Kushner spoke to a group of congressional interns as part of an ongoing, off-the-record summer lecture series. During the question-and-answer portion of the event, Kushner may have inadvertently offered some insight into the negotiating tactics he is using in the Middle East. Prior to Kushner's talk, Katie Patru, the deputy staff director for mem... more »
U.S.-NATO Stirring Up Trouble Along Russian Borders
The New York Times, that helped sell George W. Bush's needless and illegal 'shock and awe' attack on Iraq in 2003, is now working to vilify Putin and create the pretext for war with Russia. In a story headlined *Russia’s Military Drills Near NATO Border Raise Fears of Aggression* the NYT misleads with the title itself, even before you begin to read the article. What is a NATO border? Is NATO a country now with legally defined borders? Does NATO suppose that where ever it decides to put a base or hold military drills that it has the right to declare itself a sovereign nation? B... more »
EU Prepare To Freeze Public Bank Accounts To Protect Failing Banks
European Union states are looking at ways to protect the banking empire to which it serves by freezing the public’s bank accounts to prevent bank runs, Reuters reports: European Union states are considering measures which would allow them to temporarily stop people withdrawing money from their accounts to prevent bank runs, an EU document reviewed … The post EU Prepare To Freeze Public Bank Accounts To Protect Failing Banks appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Qatar Was Not The Only Persian Gulf State That Wanted To Host The Taliban 'Embassy'
*New York Times:* *Persian Gulf Rivals Competed to Host Taliban, Leaked Emails Show* LONDON — In their long-running rivalry, the United Arab Emirates has often accused its neighbor Qatar of abetting Islamist militants, citing as one prime example the 2013 opening of a Taliban embassy in the Qatari capital, Doha. Now it turns out that the Emiratis tried to get the Taliban to open an embassy in their own country instead. The Emirati ambassador to Washington, Yousef al-Otaiba, even received “an angry phone call” from the foreign minister at the time complaining that the Taliban had ... more »
“No Please Stop!” Dash Cam Shows Cop Fire 21 Shots as Unarmed Teens Beg for Their Lives
[image: dash cam]The entire dash cam was just released showing a cop kill one unarmed teen and wound two others. They begged for their lives as he reloaded and fired again.
For the First Time, NFL Acknowledges Benefits of Cannabis, Offers to Study it for Pain
[image: NFL]The NFL may finally be taking the first step out of the Reefer Madness era, as players and doctors urge the organization to accept modern science.
Ten things I like about the Catholic Herald
The post Ten things I like about the Catholic Herald appeared first on UnHerd.
Osama Bin Laden's Son Poised To Lead Al Qaeda
*Daily Mail:* *Osama bin Laden's son criticises Saudi royal family in campaign to become new al-Qaeda leader and overtake ISIS as world's most feared terror group* * Osama bin Laden's son Hamza is reportedly set to be the next face of al Qaeda * The 'poster kid' for the terror organisation issued a chilling threat to royal family * The 28-year-old is now looking for revenge and to 'avenge his father's death' Osama bin Laden's son Hamza has issued chilling messages aimed at the Saudi royal family. The 28-year-old, labelled the 'poster boy' for al Qaeda, is reportedly poised to lea... more »
U.S. Senator John McCain Threatens To Provide His Own Afghan Strategy To President Trump
U.S. Senator John McCain speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail *VOA*:* McCain Again Takes on Trump Administration, Will Offer Afghan War Strategy* U.S. Senator John McCain was back in Arizona on Monday to begin treatment for brain cancer, but his situation did not stop him from again slamming the Trump administration for having "no strategy for success in Afghanistan" more than six months after the presidential inauguration. "When the Senate takes up the National Defense Authorization Act in September, I will offer an amendment... more »
White House Pondering Scaling Back The U.S. Military Commitment To Afghanistan
*US News and World Report:* *Trump Plans for Afghanistan MIA as Pressure Builds in America’s Longest War* *Casualties on the ground remain at all-time highs as the U.S.-backed government falters without clear White House support.* The security situation in Afghanistan is as bad as it has been since the 2001 U.S. invasion, according to a government report that casts new urgency on a stalled White House effort to determine how – and, perhaps, if – America should proceed in its longest war. From January to May 8 of this year, more than 2,500 Afghan soldiers and federal police died f... more »
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