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"Your True Voice..."
"I've heard fate talked of. It's not a word I use. I think we make our own choices. I think how we live our lives is our own doing, and we cannot fully hope on dreams and stars. But dreams and stars can guide us, perhaps. And the heart's voice is a strong one. Always is. Your heart's voice is your true voice. It is easy to ignore it, for sometimes it says what we'd rather it did not - and it is so hard to risk the things we have. But what life are we living, if we don't live by our hearts? Not a true one. And the person living it is not the true you." - Susan Fletcher
The Poet: John Gillespie Magee, Jr., "High Flight"
*"High Flight"* "Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds, - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there, I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air... Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even eagle flew - And, while with silent lifting mind I have tr... more »
"How It Really Is"
*Mark Twain's Thoughts On Congress... * "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." "All Congresses and Parliaments have a kindly feeling for idiots, and a compassion for them, on account of personal experience and heredity." "...the smallest minds and the selfishest souls and the cowardliest hearts that God makes." "The lightning there is peculiar; it is so convincing, that when it strikes a thing it doesn't leave enough of that thing behind for you to tell whether- Well, you'd think it was something valuable, and a Congressman had be... more »
“Social Security Requires a Bailout That’s 60x Greater Than The 2008 Emergency Bank Bailout”
*“Social Security Requires a Bailout That’s 60x Greater * *Than The 2008 Emergency Bank Bailout”* by IWB “A few weeks ago the Board of Trustees of Social Security sent a formal letter to the United States Senate and House of Representatives to issue a dire warning: Social Security is running out of money. Given that tens of millions of Americans depend on this public pension program as their sole source of retirement income, you’d think this would have been front page news… and that every newspaper in the country would have reprinted this ominous projection out of a basic journalis... more »
“Civil War”
*“Civil War”* by Jolly Roger “The best way, and possibly the only way, to defeat an indigenous, armed population of three hundred million people, is to get them to fight against each other. If an attack came from within, government forces would be vanquished within days. From without, no invading army stands a chance, and in the case of economic attack, extreme poverty will only unite the people out of survival necessity, and force more of them to cast an angry eye toward their “government.” So how is this accomplished? How do you get a population who happens to be very angry with... more »
Signals and Noises
A familiar graph in the geosciences is the Greenland ice-core isotope plot. A first pass ‘look’ at the plot would interpret the data as noise, the red line region, and signal, the blue line region. Remember the X-Axis is … Continue reading →
Did A Top Venezuelan Leader Put A Contract To Assassinate U.S. Senator Marco Rubio?
*Miami Herald:* Powerful Venezuelan lawmaker may have issued death order against Rubio One of Venezuela’s most powerful leaders may have put out an order to kill Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a fervent critic of the South American country’s government, according to intelligence obtained by the U.S. last month. Though federal authorities couldn’t be sure at the time if the uncorroborated threat was real, they took it seriously enough that Rubio has been guarded by a security detail for several weeks in both Washington and Miami. Believed to be behind the order: Diosdado Cabello, the i... more »
Trump Coddles His Fascist Followers, Claims Incorrectly Charlottesville Violence Was "On Many Sides"
*In Trump's America, all of our America* There was already trouble Friday night when old-fashioned KKK racists and Nazis and new-fashioned alt-right Trump supporters descended on Charlottesville looking for trouble in response to a Trump nut named Jason Keller's call for a "pro-white" rally. This is something they've been promoting for weeks in the fever swamps of TrumpWorld. On Friday night they were screeching anti-Black and anti-Semitic chants, marching around waving cheap Walmart tiki torches. Although officially organized by several fascist groups, the League of the South, the... more »
KIC 8462852: Modeling D792 as a Ringed Planet With sim-transit-lc
This will be my informal introduction to sim-transit-lc, an open source toolset I've been working on. The toolset is meant to be a general purpose light curve analysis and optimization system, but today we'll only be looking at one built-in transit type: ringed planets. The D792 dip of Boyajian's star (or KIC 8462852) is one of the most peculiar ever recorded. It's not only considerably deeper than most exoplanetary dips, but it also doesn't have the usual V or U shape; plus it's asymmetric. read more
AHEAD: “BREAKDOWN IN FIAT CURRENCY SYSTEM” | Kenneth Ameduri
Published on Aug 13, 2017 CrushTheStreet chief editor Kenneth Ameduri joins FinanceAndLiberty to discuss the global economy. He explains the US has experienced the worst productivity in 35 years, and money printing has gone into overdrive. Where are paper currencies headed? “The world is looking for a free market alternative to be able to put […]
Professor Shlomo Sand(Jew): Why I Cannot be a Zionist: an Open Letter to Emmanuel Macron
Why I Cannot be a Zionist: an Open Letter to Emmanuel Macron by SHLOMO SAND, https://www.counterpunch.org/ As I began reading your speech on the commemoration of the Vel d’Hiv round-up, I felt grateful toward you. Indeed, in the light of the long tradition of political leaders, both Left and Right, past and present, who have denied […]
Egon von Greyerz: Big Money Going into Gold
Egon von Greyerz: Big Money Going into Gold by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Financial expert Egon von Greyerz (EvG) says the central bankers did not fix the problem that caused the last global economic meltdown. EvG points out, “Did they save the system? For ten years they did, but they didn’t save it. They made the problem a […]
Newsweek Exclusive: North Korean Missile Claims Are ‘A Hoax’
Newsweek Exclusive: North Korean Missile Claims Are ‘A Hoax’ by NINA BURLEIGH, http://www.newsweek.com/ As President Donald Trump escalates his war of words against North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong Un, a team of independent rocket experts has asserted that the two rockets the rogue regime launched in July and described as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are incapable […]
India’s Military Said to Increase Alert Along Tense China Border. Upto 50,000 Soldiers Have Been Put On Notice
India’s Military Said to Increase Alert Along Tense China Border by Nc Bipindra, http://www.bloomberg.com/, 12 Aug 2017 * Up to 50,000 soldiers have been put on notice, officials say * Move is latest in eight-week standoff at remote tri-junction – India has increased its military alert along its eastern border with China, placing around 50,000 soldiers […]
Former CIA Torturer Declares They Will Kill The President
Published on Aug 11, 2017 A former employee of the CIA appeared on CNN last night to explain how President Trump’s agenda could lead to factions within the government trying to literally kill him. end
Seymour Hersh: Spy Chiefs Invented Russia-Collusion Story
Seymour Hersh: Spy Chiefs Invented Russia-Collusion Story by GARTH KANT, http://www.wnd.com/ Famous journalist claims they lied to Obama and lied about Trump WASHINGTON – The entire Russia collusion story was a fiction made up by intelligence chiefs who lied about President Trump, and lied to President Obama and the media, according to a person on a […]
Hannity: Deep State’s Massive Effort to Destroy Trump
Hannity: Deep State’s Massive Effort to Destroy Trump by http://www.foxnews.com/ , 17 June 2017 Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Friday night slammed news outlets like The New York Times and CNN as “willing accomplices” for the deep state that is intent on damaging President Trump’s presidency by leaking, in many cases, misinformation to the American public. […]
Trump Warns Venezuela of US ‘Military Option,’ Caracas Calls It ‘Crazy’
What is Donald Trump doing? Has he sold out to the Illuminist MIC war agenda? Did they put a ‘gun to his head’? Or is he trying to start a war as distraction from the coming petrodollar collapse? We will never know. – Trump Warns Venezuela of US ‘Military Option,’ Caracas Calls It ‘Crazy’ by https://www.rt.com/ […]
DNC Files Leaked from Inside, Not Hacked by Russians. Forensic Science Devastates Russian Hack Fake News
Published on Aug 11, 2017 A report by former NSA and CIA employees suggests the 2016 DNC hack was an inside job. The files weren’t hacked by Russians – or anyone else, RT America’s Trinity Chavez explains. Former FBI agent and whistleblower Coleen Rowley joins Manila Chan to discuss. – A New Report Raises Big […]
Trump Warns Xi: Trade War With China Begins Monday
Trump Warns Xi: Trade War With China Begins Monday by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com As if there weren’t enough geopolitical and social stress points in the world to fill a lifetime of “sleepy, vacationy” Augusts, late on Friday night President Trump spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that he’s preparing to order an […]
Why Iran Is Closely Watching The U.S. - North Korean 'Stand-Off'
Reuters *Hussein Ibish, The National:* *Iran is closely watching the US-North Korea stand-off* *Tehran’s sense of how far it can go will largely be shaped by what happens on the other side of Asia in the coming months* Donald Trump’s improvised and unconvincing threats about “fire and fury” and being “locked and loaded” notwithstanding, the crisis over North Korea’s growing nuclear prowess and reach is all too serious. And the confrontation provides a template for how a dispute over Iran’s analogous nuclear ambitions could play out in the future. There are many important differe... more »
Bonus Quote of the Day: On how yesterday’s postmodern philosophy delivered today’s identity politics
*"By the 1950s … the failure of Marxism to develop according to the logic of its traditional theory was reaching a crisis. The merging of these two developments yielded the surging to prominence of non-rational and irrationalist Left socialisms. The symptoms were many. One was manifest in the splintering of the monolithic Marxist movement into many sub-movements emphasising the socialism of sex, race, and ethnic identity. "The international proletariat is a highly abstract concept. The universality of all human interests is a very sweeping generalization. Both abstraction and g... more »
Mein Drumpf
From MEDIAITE: Moments after President Donald Trump condemned today’s Charlottesville rally violence, indicating it came from “many sides,” Rep.Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) appeared on MSNBC to give his take. And he revealed he was far from impressed with Trump’s response. Oh, and he also … Continue reading →
Top U.S. General In South Korea Right Now
*Wall Street Journal*: *Top U.S. General Readies Military Plan for North Korea, but Pushes for Diplomacy* *Arriving in Asia, Gen. Joe Dunford says he is prepared for war, but supporting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s efforts.* OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea—The Pentagon’s top military officer said Sunday that the focus remains on finding a diplomatic solution to the North Korea crisis, even as the military works up its own options in case they become necessary. Amid heated rhetoric between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, the military is quietly suppo... more »
Graphic pictures: ISIS conducts savage raid on Houthis in Yemen (18+)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – ISIS terrorists operating in central Yemen have overrun a number of Houthi positions, killing several rebels and even being as personal as to destroy their houses. ISIS propaganda released images of the event. The engagement took place in the al-Zahraa area of central Yemen’s al-Bayda region. Here, ISIS activity against […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
600,000 Syrians return home, majority to Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 A.M.) – According to a study by the International Organization for Migration (a United Nations body), some 602,759 displaced Syrians have been returned to their homes of which about two-thirds of that number specifically resettled in Aleppo Governorate. The period of time the study accounts for is from January to June 2017. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Al-Qaeda linked rebels launch new attack against Jaysh Al-Islam in East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 A.M.) – On Sunday evening, the Al-Qaeda linked rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and their allies from Faylaq Al-Rahman launched a new assault against Jaysh Al-Islam in the East Ghouta region of rural Damascus. The Al-Qaeda linked rebels attacked Jaysh Al-Islam’s position at the A-Asha’ri Farms last night, inflicting heavy damage on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hezbollah kills scores of ISIL terrorists near Lebanese border: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) took another hit this past weekend, as Hezbollah forces targeted their last positions in the Qalamoun Mountains near the Lebanese border. Hezbollah’s official media wing released footage on Sunday that showed their forces destroying several Islamic State dens along the Hashishat Mountains in the Jarajeer Barrens […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Nasrallah: Defeat and humiliation awaits Israeli if they invade Lebanon – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 A.M.) – Secretary-General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah stated on the anniversary of the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War that if Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attempted to invade any part of Lebanese territory, they would be met with ‘defeat, humiliation and shame’. Speaking during a televised address to a rally in Khiam, southern Lebanon, on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
"Because..."
"There is much asked and only so much I think I can or should answer, and so, in this post I would like to give a few thoughts on what seemed to be the overwhelming question: "WHY?" And here is the best answer I can give: Because. Because sometimes, life is damned unfair. Because sometimes, we lose people we love and it hurts deeply. Because sometimes there aren't really answers to our questions except for what we discover, the meaning we assign them over time. Because acceptance is yet another of life's "Here's a side of hurt" lessons, and it is never truly acceptance unless it has... more »
Expert: Diversifying Cybersecurity Starts with “Targeted Recruiting”
In order to diversify the growing field of cybersecurity, employers must do more “targeted recruiting” at colleges and universities that are diverse themselves. That advice comes from Debora Plunkett, a retired National Security Agency executive and adjunct cybersecurity professor at the University of Maryland University College, or UMUC
Institutions Tackle Rising Tuition Costs
There’s no denying that college costs have risen dramatically over the past several decades. The average cost of tuition at a private college was $33,480 in 2016-2017, according to the College Board. In 1996, it was an average of $12,823.
Alternative Facts and Faulty Citations: Urging Students to Use the Library
Like many others who have not been living in a dark-tinted bubble for the past year, I have noticed that it has become increasingly difficult at times to differentiate between fact and fiction when reading U.S. news headlines.
HBCU and Congressional Leaders Push Trump Administration to Fill Key Post
Now that the White House Initiative on historically Black Colleges and Universities has remained leaderless for longer than it has under any previous administration, a chorus of HBCU advocates and some lawmakers are increasingly of the mind that the Trump administration has failed to make good on its promise to HBCUs
US Climate Report Edits Out Highly Embarrassing Section
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Reposted from Paul Homewood’s Blog, Not A Lot Of People Know That. By Paul Homewood https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/climate/document-Draft-of-the-Climate-Science-Special-Report.html The plot thickens! I mentioned in my previous post that the latest draft climate report, published in June, had seemingly left out a rather embarrassing table from the Executive Summary, one that…
Tropics Lead Ocean Cooling
Originally posted on Science Matters: July Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) are now available, and we can see further ocean cooling led by plummeting temps in the Tropics and SH, continuing the downward trajectory from the previous 12 months. HadSST is generally regarded as the best of the global SST data sets, and so the temperature…
Dr. Judith Curry Explains The Reality Of Bad Climate Science And Bad Politics
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by Larry Hamlin Dr. Judith Curry conducted an interview with YouTube which was published on August 9, 2017 where she clearly lays out the many flaws and failures of “consensus” climate science and how this highly politicalized scheme tremendously misleads policy makers regarding the need for…
Exposing Staggering Ice Sheet Melt Deceptions
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Repost from No Tricks Zone: ? ? In recent months, two new papers published in The Cryosphere have provided a condensed summary of the ice-melt and sea-level-rise consequences of global warming for the Arctic region. 1. Between 1900 and 2010,…
Wind Power–Some Basic Facts
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? We see many glowing articles about wind power, and renewable lobbyists, such as Renewable UK, are often given undue space in the media to peddle mistruths. This article is designed to lay out some of the basic facts. It will…
A Perfect Correlation – US Electricity Price v Consumption
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Subtitle: A Bit of Gathering Into Groups Gives Good Results by: Roger Sowell (1) Background: Much discussion, and much misinformation, is had over the price of electricity in the US, and many other areas of the world. The discussions sometimes end up as diatribes against renewable energy sources…
Uncovered: decades-old government report showing climate data was bad, unfit for purpose
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: IPCC Knew from Start Climate Data Inadequate Climate Monitoring Weather Station at the University of Arizona, Tucson, measuring temperature in the University parking lot if front of the Atmospheric Science Building. The station has since been closed. 2007 Photo by Warren Meyer Guest opinion: Dr. Tim Ball In…
Some Of The World’s Largest Non-Polar Glaciers Are Expanding, Despite Global Warming
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Energy Trekkers and porters hike down the Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan September 7, 2014. Geographically, Pakistan is a climbers paradise. It rivals Nepal for the number of peaks over 7,000 meters and is home to the world’s second tallest mountain, K2, as well…
Cooling Deep Oceans – and the Earth’s General Background Temperature
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest Post by Wim Röst Introduction Five million years ago, average temperatures were higher than they are now. During the Pliocene, the era just before the period of the Quaternary Ice Ages, ‘glacials’ did not yet exist because temperatures were too high. As cooling of the deep seas…
Paul Krugman shows why the climate campaign failed
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by Larry Kummer. From the Fabius Maximus website. Summary: Like all of Krugman’s work, we can learn much from his latest column about climate change. See this annotated version to see how he shows why 30 years of climate crusading has produced so little policy action…
Will Randy Bryce Be A Breath Of Fresh Air In Congress?
Over the past 3 days I spoke with 31 Democratic members of Congress and asked each one the same question. With a promise of anonymity I asked them who would you rather have come to their district and campaign with them at a public rally, Joe Crowley or Randy Bryce. I didn't single out Crowley because he's the boss of Queens County, though he is. I didn't single out Crowley because he's the most corrupt Democrat in Congress, though he is. I didn't single out Crowley because he's a Wall Street stooge, though he is. I didn't single out Crowley because he still runs the New Dems, thoug... more »
Just a reminder that this woman gave her life fighting against racism.
Heather was the resistance, she was a TRUE patriot. Rest in paradise. You fought, and we will keeping fighting like you're right here w/ us. pic.twitter.com/KNK0GA3enr — Margaret Cho (@margaretcho) August 13, 2017 Heather Heyer is her name. She was 32 years old. She was murdered on Saturday, August 12th in Charlottesville, VA. May she rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/q8Fo4YdPiV — Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 13, 2017 I don't think that too many people set out to be a martyr. I certainly believe that Heather Heyer expected to return home to her family after she spent the... more »
Good For The Greenland Ice Sheet, Bad For The Corn Belt
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest essay by David Archibald One thing that climate rationalists and warmers can agree on is that we all would like to have a healthy Greenland Ice Sheet. The good news on that front is that the ice sheet has put on 500 Gt this year as per…
Bringing the New Paradigm to the US and Africa
Video of iwH_mGEkNGo The coup against President Trump must be defeated, and a paradigm of economic recovery put in place. Elliot Greenspan develops the fight against the coup, and Jason Ross speaks on the difference between the geopolitical policy of Britain and the developmental outlook of FDR and today's China. Ernie Schapiro reports on organizing Trump circles around the VIPS material and on LaRouche's economic science.
The Costs of Ignoring Russia
*Dimitri K. Simes* *Security, Americas* [image: Russian servicemen, dressed in historical uniform, take part in a military parade rehearsal in Red Square, with St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, in Moscow November 5, 2012. The parade will be held on November 7 to mark the anniversary of a historical parade in 1941 when Soviet soldiers marched through Red Square towards the front lines at World War Two. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin] Current mutual hostility threatens an explosive confrontation. Improving the dangerously unstable U.S.-Russia relationship will be very diffic... more »
America and Russia: Permanent Confrontation?
*TNI Staff* *Security, Eurasia* A symposium on U.S.-Russia relations in the age of Trump. At a time of great uncertainty in the U.S.-Russia relationship, the *National Interest* has taken a close look at the inherent risks and opportunities. The September/October 2017 issue of the *National Interest* features a symposium from eleven experts, answering the question, “Is there a real chance to improve U.S.-Russia relations in a way that serves U.S. interests, or is the relationship doomed to confrontation?” Entries will be published over the coming days (please check this page dai... more »
America's Darwinian Nationalism
*Robert D. Kaplan* *Security, Americas* [image: Veterans attend Memorial day services at the World War II Memorial in Washington, U.S., November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts] While other states have survived and even prospered by a ruthless realpolitik of sorts, America, because it was born as a geographic bounty and also as an ideal, is nothing without both. *THE UNITED STATES*, Russia and China are all losing, or have lost, their ideological and spiritual purpose. This is clear in the case of the Russian and Chinese regimes, which no longer possess their communist ethos and... more »
Trump and the Art of Rope-a-Dope Diplomacy
*James Jay Carafano* *Security, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Department of Veterans Affairs Telehealth event at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts] Trump’s diplomatic repartee is a good start, but he must back it up with real substance. For more than a decade now, whenever the topic has been North Korea, Beijing has played on Washington’s instinct to avoid confrontation by talking nice and delivering nothing. And all the while, China has continued its long-term stratagem not just to edge American power out ... more »
How to Destroy Afghanistan: Establish a Private Contractor Army
*Molly Dunigan* *Security, Middle East* [image: Blackwater Chief Executive Erik Prince testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on security contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 2, 2007. REUTERS/Larry Downing] The large-scale privatization of the U.S. force in Afghanistan is unlikely to be effective. In recent weeks, two major players in the private security industry proposed that Trump administration officials privatize U.S. military operations in Afghanistan to an unprecedented degree. Erik Prince, former owner o... more »
Will Republicans Keep Playing Russian Roulette with the Debt Ceiling?
*Andrew Schwartz* *economy, Americas* [image: U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) introduce Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH), Representative Jason Smith (R-MO) and Representative Luke Messer (R-IN) as new members of the House Republican leadership team after their caucus held leadership elections on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] The debt ceiling is an ineffective tool for fiscal restraint since Congress has already committed to spending the money. More than seven months into the 115th Congres... more »
Charlottesville, Virginia: The Three Ring Circus Show with Grand Finale
*Rambling ruminations* ** Location, location, location...* * The "commonwealth" of Virginia with contains North Virginia : Spooks, spies and other assorted government alphabet agencies. As Halloween is to Candy* *I watched a bit of the live coverage as this protest took place. Why was there “live coverage” at all? Let alone on every network including RT? (I remain highly suspicious of RT to this day)* *Why was it that the spectators and media outnumbered the protestors? * *That was all I could see. Media. Spectators lined the streets with their cellphones.* *Not much in the way ... more »
Julian Assange asks why the US said nothing when Obama supported Ukrainian neo-Nazis
Julian Assange sees the bigger picture behind Americans hypocrisy and double-standards. The post Julian Assange asks why the US said nothing when Obama supported Ukrainian neo-Nazis appeared first on The Duran.
“Game of Thrones” fans are buying, and abandoning, huskies in droves
Huskies are being increasingly purchased, and then abandoned, by owners who are attracted to the breed because of the hit HBO show, “Game of Thrones.” One tell-tale sign that a husky was purchased because of the series is that they frequently are named after characters from the show, according to a report by San Francisco Gate. A British animal charity had reported a 700 percent rise in abandoned huskies by 2014, while two Bay Area husky rescue facilities — Bay Area Siberian Husky Club and Northern California Sled Dog Rescue — have reported similar a major spike in husky abandonment.... more »
In pictures: Former rebels join government in fight against ISIL
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 A.M.) – A group of reconciled rebels from the Barzeh suburb of Damascus have joined forces with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) to fight the Islamic State (ISIL) in the eastern countryside of Hama. Units from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) that have reconciled with the government in Damascus were recently deployed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: High ranking commander of Jaysh Al-Islam assassinated amid new rebel infighting
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 A.M.) – Minutes ago, Jaysh Al-Islam announced the death of one of its highest ranking commanders in the East Ghouta after what appears to be a targeted assassination carried out by a rival Islamist group. According to local opposition activists, Rida Al-Hariri was killed by an IED that was detonated while he […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
First scenes from fully liberated Sukhnah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:35 P.M.) – Hezbollah’s official media wing released footage on Saturday that showed the first scenes from the fully liberated city of Al-Sukhnah. The video footage above was released by Hezbollah’s official media after the Syrian Arab Army’s High Command made the official announcement declaring Al-Sukhnah was free of Islamic State (ISIL) terrorists. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Lebanese Prime Minister meets with Kuwaiti regime
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, met with the Kuwaiti regime, Sunday, after landing in the country on Saturday evening. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, Hariri’s first scheduled meeting was with the Kuwaiti Prince, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber A-Sabah, at the Emiri Diwan in Bayan Palace. The Media Bureau of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian MoD announces full liberation of ISIL stronghold
The Syrian Army, supported by the Russian Air Force, has fully liberated the city of as-Sukhnah (al-Sukhneh) from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), opening the road to the besieged enclave of Deir ez-Zor, says the Russian Defense Ministry. As-Sukhnah, liberated on Sunday, was the last major city held by IS in the Syrian province of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
IRGC commander honors slain military advisor killed by ISIL in Syria
Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, extended condolences to the family of slain Iranian military advisor, Mohsen Hojajji, after he was brutally beheaded by the ISIL terrorist group in Syria earlier this week.. Following a US strike against the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi), ISIL seized the opportunity […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Emirati prince injured in helicopter crash in southern Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – Emirati Prince Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed was among the four UAE military personnel that were wounded in southern Yemen following a helicopter crash inside the Shabwah Governorate on Saturday, the Gulf News Agency reported. The prince was conducting an air mission with his team, Saturday, when his Apache helicopter […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israeli eviction order ejects 75 y/o woman from Jerusalem family home
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – A 75-year-old Palestinian woman said that the Israeli authorities had ordered her and her family to evict their house in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, speaking in an interview from the house where she lived for over half a century, Friday. Fahamiya Shamasneh said that her house was going […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran Parliament anti-US bill not to violate nuclear deal
Iran Parliament legislation aimed at countering the US’ adventurous activities in the region remains to be in accordance with the framework of the Iran nuclear deal, a member of Parliament said. Hossein Naghavian Spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) said Sunday the legislation is in the framework of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel: Thousands protest for and against Netanyahu amidst corruption allegations
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Thousands of protesters gathered outside the residence of Israeli Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva, Saturday night, to protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amidst ongoing police investigations against the leader. The demonstration also condemned Mandelblit’s alleged conduct during his questioning of Netanyahu in an ongoing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Charlottesville false flag hoax?! Some of my readers and radio listeners doubt the official story
*Most Recent Show: Jonathan Revusky and Linh Dinh on 9/11 and other big lies Show link https://www.patreon.com/posts/jonathan-revusky-13839586* Charlottesville false flag hoax?! Some of my readers and radio listeners doubt the official story http://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/08/13/char-hoax/ Regime change needed in "Saudi" Arabia! Kevin Barrett debates pro-Saudi flack Jihad Mouracadeh http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/08/12/531497/Saudi-Arabia-Awamiyah-Eastern-Province RIP Jack Shaheen – He Exposed Hollywood’s Anti-Arab Bias http://www.veteranstodaylive.com/2017/08/13/shaheen/ *... more »
Barack Obama is returning to politics this fall but does not want to be "a foil" to Donald Trump. WTF?
Courtesy of The Hill: *Former President Barack Obama will re-emerge on the national scene this fall, though Democrats expect him to do so with caution. * *One aide describes the beginning of a “delicate dance” that aims to put Obama in the Democratic fray but prevents him from remaining the face of the party. * *Aides will huddle with Obama in the coming weeks to plot out what shape the former president's fall schedule will take. Advisers close to him say that while he will play an active role in helping his party rebuild, much of his work will be behind the scenes. * *He is lik... more »
Forget terror, gun deaths or even AIDS at its peak; drug deaths are America’s public enemy number one
The post Forget terror, gun deaths or even AIDS at its peak; drug deaths are America’s public enemy number one appeared first on UnHerd.
UKIP's Fascist Future?
What is going to happen to the United Kingdom Independence Party? Not many people care any more. Since they were broken at the Stoke-on-Trent by-election its fortunes have gone from bad to worse. Members have fallen away faster than Paul Nuttall's hair follicles, UKIP has tanked in the polls and they scored their worst general election result since 2001. What do you do when Brexit - your *raison d'etre* - is now owned by the Conservative Party, when Nigel Farage is more interested in presenting radio shows and having selfies with Donald Trump, politics has shifted... more »
Energy 98, Wind-lover S. Australia has highest electricity rates in the world
Reposting some recent news here, will have only one-sentence comment at the bottom. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-28/sa-has-most-expensive-power-prices-in-the-world/8658434 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-16/origin-follows-agl-in-announcing-energy-price-hike/8624348 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-27/sa-recycling-business-power-bills-rise-causing-closure/8654638 https://stopthesethings.com/2017/08/13/power-prices-in-wind-powered-south-australia-double-the-price-of-power-in-nuclear-powered-france/ Power Prices in Wind ‘Powered’ South Australia Double the Price of Power in ... more »
There must be some club for the dumbest Trump supporters on the planet. And these two are members.
I'm going to assume that this is a Facebook post that Palin did all by her lonesome because ANY adviser worth their salt would have told her to definitely NOT promote a post by Lindsey "That flushing sound you hear is my career" Lohan. I am fairly positive that if you look up the word "train wreck" in Wikipedia it features a picture of Lohan, a young actress who had a once enviable career right up until she discovered the wonderful world of recreational drugs. Lohan's life choices rank right up there with people who get neck tattoos, women who marry guys in prison for murdering the... more »
Open Thread
This isn't how I remember Tom and Jerry: Tom and Jerry in Real life! pic.twitter.com/PhLslRkGCY — Nature is Amazing 🌴 (@AMAZlNGNATURE) August 13, 2017 In the meantime, please post any thoughts about BBC bias below as usual. And thank you.
Charlottesville
I read a tweet last night: Well yes. Here's something I saw cited at *B-BBC*: I assumed the *B-BBC *link would take me to a blog-post by someone like the ever-righteous Katty Kay or the ever-sarcastic Anthony Zurcher - BBC journalists who appear to have *carte blanche *to be as opinionated as they like (for some reason) despite that whole 'BBC impartiality' thing - but no, the link took me to a bog-standard, byline-free BBC report instead. So even bog-standard, byline-free BBC reports about President Trump now read as if they are blog posts by opinionated BBC journalists. *(Ed -... more »
TRUMP'S POLITICAL CALCULUS: CONDEMNING WHITE RACISM ISN'T WORTH THE COST
President Trump won't specifically condemn white nationalist violence, a choice Jeff Greenfield finds not only morally outrageous but baffling even as an act of profound political cynicism: ... think about it: Would any halfway rational political mind think that in condemning neo-Nazis and Klansmen, you would risk losing any part of your broader base? That crowd of losers in Charlottesville was tiny—no more than a few hundred people. Is there anything more than a small fragment of Trump’s supporters who genuinely sympathize with the white hoods and swastikas? But let's turn the qu... more »
Flipping A Central New Jersey Suburban District From Red To Blue-- Meet Peter Jacob
Last cycle Peter Jacob was another official candidate of the Democratic Party who the DCCC adamantly ignored. The Democratic Party establishment in Kings Landing sure didn't like anyone getting behind Bernie, the way Peter did! But he didn't let them get him down and, with a completely grassroots campaign he took on rubber-stamp backbencher Leonard Lance in his north central New Jersey district that stretches from the border with Pennsylvania (Hunterdon and Warren counties), clear across the state through Somerset and Morris counties and all the way into Essex and Union and the E... more »
Citations Needed, Episode 06: The Media’s Default Setting of White Supremacy
(Artwork pictured by @/yesitsalex___) On Episode 6 of Citations Needed, Adam and I explore how the media both consciously and subconsciously works to smear black victims, protect the police, and works overtime to ameliorate the sensibilities of white media consumers. The white supremacist regime at work in the media can be broken down into three main narrative devices: The use of language
Shoeless Jim Crow
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) "*We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence, on many sides. On many sides. It's been going on for a long time in our country. Not Donald Trump, not Barack Obama. This has been going on for a long, long time.*" -"President" Donald Trump, 8/12/17 *I*n the age of terrorism, every US President must anticipate, and meet, practically as a rite of passage a crucible to test their leadership skills: An act of domestic terrorism. Bill Clinton had his very early in his presidency wit... more »
America, Charlottesville Shows We Are Being Led Into a Civil War, Do Not Follow
[image: civil]Charlottesville proves how close we are to civil war in the US — and politicians want it that way.
Louisville Appeals ‘Draconian’ NCAA Penalties in Escort Case
Louisville said the NCAA “abused” its authority when it disciplined the school for a sex scandal that could result in the loss of its 2013 national basketball championship. The school also said in a 68-page appeal released Friday that the governing body imposed “draconian” penalties and ignored the school’s self-imposed discipline. Louisville banned itself from […]
3 Dead, Dozens Injured, Amid Violent White Nationalist Rally
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.–A car rammed into a crowd of protesters and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods Saturday as tension boiled over at a white supremacist rally. The violent day left three dead, dozens injured and this usually quiet college town a bloodied symbol of the nation’s roiling racial and political divisions. The chaos […]
Quote of the Day: On false science
*"Climate scientists are desperate for their educated guesses to be accepted as science; so desperate that at least some climate scientists openly challenge the very keystone of science, the requirement that scientific theories must provide a means by which they can be falsified.”* ~ Eric Worral, ‘Claim: Climate Science Does Not Have to Be Falsifiable' RELATED: - What It Would Take to Prove Global Warming – Robert Tracinski, THE TRACINCKI LETTER - Induction and Experimental Method - David Harriman, OBJECTIVE STANDARD - Is Modern Science Polluted? - NOT PC - Philosop... more »
Are U.
U.S. Sanctions on Russia and the EU Market for Liquified Natural Gas *Russia's **undersea **Nord Stream pipeline, which carries LNG (liquified natural gas) to north European markets. The Nord Stream opening ceremony in November 2011 featured Angela Merkel, Dmitry Medvedev, Mark Rutte and François Fillon. Nord Stream 2, an expansion project that would double the capacity of the original Nord Stream project, was announced on XXX (source; click to enlarge).* *by Gaius Publius* Like any large developed nation, the European Union is hungry for energy. Like any resource-rich nation, the ... more »
Islamist rebels launch counter-assault in eastern Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – The Islamist rebels of Faylaq Al-Rahman launched a powerful counter-assault in the eastern suburbs of Damascus this morning, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions at ‘Ayn Tarma. Faylaq Al-Rahman militants stormed the Syrian Army’s defenses earlier this morning after losing a large amount of territory to the latter near […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US coalition will secure safe passage of al-Tanf militants to Hasakah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:55 P.M.) – According to pro-opposition sources, US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) mercenaries of Jaysh Maghawir al-Thawra (Revolutionary Commando Army) have been guaranteed safe passage from their desert base at al-Tanf in southern Homs Governorate to the city of Ash-Shaddadi in Haskah Governorate. The deal was apparently reported by a Jaysh Maghawir al-Thawra […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Fighting in Raqqa looks more like Mosul everyday
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – The latest footage from Raqqa to be released by ISIS media shows, as usual, the terrorist groups’ fighters offering ceaseless resistance towards the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). On closer inspection however, there can be identified emerging parallels in the nature of the battle that ISIS is performing in Raqqa […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Rebel sniper destroys army cannon with one shot in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – A marksman of the Faylaq al-Rahman Islamist group appears to have disabled a 23-mm ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in eastern Damascus. The video released on social media did not clarify whether the shot was part of engagements in the district of Ayn Tarma or Jobar […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hezbollah captures Israeli spy device in eastern Lebanon: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – Hezbollah discovered an Israeli spy device that was deployed in the Al-Barouk Mountains of the Beqa’a Governorate this weekend. According to the Lebanese group’s official media wing, the Israeli spy device was used to spy on Hezbollah’s movements in the area. The device was later captured by Hezbollah and taken […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Deir Ezzor liberation means victory over ISIS – Russia Defense Minister
The liberation of Syria’s northwestern city of Deir ez-Zor, controlled by the Daesh terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia), would largely mean the successful end of the fight against Daesh, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Sunday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The M-20 highway between Palmyra and Deir ez-Zor is a major transport artery, which would let […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
join the ndp and vote for niki ashton: deadline aug 17
*The deadline to join the NDP and vote for Niki Ashton is August 17*. Last night I saw something that shocked me, and today I did something I've never done before: I joined a political party. And I did it so I can cast my vote for Niki Ashton for leader of the federal NDP. * * * * I worked on Saturday, and was very busy, with zero time to check headlines or social media. After work, I was watching the Red Sox trounce the Yankees and idly tapping on my tablet, when I was stopped cold. Heather Heyer was killed when a Nazi rioter drove a car into the crowd.I am not easily shocked. Per... more »
RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTER: Victory over ISIS in Deir ez-Zor means end of ISIS
ISIS is facing full defeat in the Levant. The post RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTER: Victory over ISIS in Deir ez-Zor means end of ISIS appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING: Reacting to US sanctions, Iran to ‘spend more’ on its missiles and Revolutionary Guards
Reacting to US sanctions law imposing further sanctions on Iran, Iran's parliament defies US by voting to increase spending on ballistic missiles and Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps. The post BREAKING: Reacting to US sanctions, Iran to ‘spend more’ on its missiles and Revolutionary Guards appeared first on The Duran.
Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci stabs Trump in the back
Donald Trump's statement was an objectively truthful condemnation of political violence which permeates from all sides in the United States. The post Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci stabs Trump in the back appeared first on The Duran.
CONFIRMED: South America opposes Trump’s military threat against Venezuela
South America comes together and says no to war on Venezuela. The post CONFIRMED: South America opposes Trump’s military threat against Venezuela appeared first on The Duran.
Melania Trump Criticizes Charlottesville Violence, Plagiarizes Michelle Obama?
An image positing that First Lady Melania Trump again copied words from Michelle Obama while denouncing violence in Charlottesville is likely a spoof.
Lying leftist mayor of Charlottesville, Micahel Signer, blames Trump...
*and Jake Tapper, CNN loser, goes along with his statements.* *Police standing behind Antifa peeps? Strange...*No one has anything bad to say about Antifa (who it is becoming clear were protected by the police and who started the riot) or Black Lives Matter, another violent, racist, and intolerable group. I'm having a hard time following the thinking of someone like this POS mayor who demands Trump renounce "white nationalists" while ignoring the mayhem and violence spread by other groups, because we all know how peaceful Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and while the pink pussy hat wea... more »
Being Marked and Sexism at School and Work
What it is like to be marked as a woman in a field dominated by men? Let me tell you about my own experience with gender. In high school I was raped twice by men who wouldn't take no as an answer. There was no language for date rape. One just learned the hard way to stay away from certain men. I excelled in science as a high school student and at college but no one ever suggested science as a major, which was fine with me because I didn’t like science labs and I really enjoyed the kind of research and writing found in the social sciences. To be honest, no one ever talked about col... more »
Donald Trump’s Father Arrested at KKK Rally?
A 1927 New York Times article about KKK arrests mentioned Donald Trump's father Fred, but the reporting was vague and inconclusive.
Racist Protesters Protected by Black Policeman?
A photograph showing a black police officer protecting participants in a white supremacist protest was widely circulated after violent events in Charlottesville, Virginia.
State owned Qatari propaganda bullhorn links Bashar al-Assad with US far-right
Al-Jazeera seems to be confusing the Arab SOCIALIST Ba'ath party of Bashar al-Assad with the proverbial 'alt-Islam' that is Wahhabi terrorism. The post State owned Qatari propaganda bullhorn links Bashar al-Assad with US far-right appeared first on The Duran.
Is It OK To Campaign For Congress On "Medicare-For-All?"
The other day I was talking with a first-time Democratic candidate who has a bit of a reputation as a centrist, although he insist-- at least to me-- that he's a progressive. I'm not persuaded. He says he's kind of, sort of good with Medicare-For-All but there's no way he'd say he's going to co-sponsor John Conyers Medicare-For-All bill. He claims the district isn't ready for that yet and maybe he can lead them in that direction and maybe we can go to it incrementally. I do like one argument he makes, which I find refreshingly sincere: he says he doesn't want to pivot after he wins... more »
YouTube is Now Purging Evidence of War Crimes—Labeling it as “Extremist” Content
By Rachel Blevins Just one month after YouTube deleted a video of the United States air-dropping weapons to ISIS and claimed that it contained “violent... more »
5 Stories You’re Missing While the Media Hypes a Nuclear War With North Korea
Op-Ed by Carey Wedler This week, many Americans are more terrified of North Korea than usual, with some scrambling to buy supplies in case of a nuclear apocalypse... more »
Continuity of Agenda: Trump’s “Fire and Fury” Brewed Under Bush, Obama
By Tony Cartalucci The United States has issued a provocative threat to North Korea of “fire and fury.” Following it up, the Guardian would report... more »
China Will Defend North Korea Against America if the US Attacks First
By James Holbrooks Allegiances are solidifying in the Asia-Pacific. On Friday, China, which has remained relatively quiet as tensions have spiked between the United States... more »
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