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A Look At The U.S. Firepower That Is On Alert In The Western Pacific Because Of North Korea
US Department of Defesne *Alex Lockie, Task & Purpose/Business Insider*: *Here’s All The US Navy Firepower On Alert In The Pacific To Keep North Korea In Check* As tensions reach a fever pitch between the U.S. and North Korea, with Pyongyang announcing its intentions to fire missiles towards the U.S. territory of Guam, the U.S. Navy has continued to patrol and span the entire Pacific ocean with power and reach unparalleled on earth. Near Japan, within a short steam of Guam and the Korean Peninsula, sits the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier strike and the guided-missile destroyers... more »
North Korea 'Blinks'
*Wall Street Journal:* *North Korea Backs Off Guam Missile-Attack Threat* Kim Jong Un warns he could change his mind if the U.S. persists in ‘extremely dangerous reckless actions’. SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has decided not to launch a threatened missile attack on Guam, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Tuesday, but warned that he could change his mind “if the Yankees persist in their extremely dangerous reckless actions.” (For a deeper analysis of the issues in this story, please see “North Korea Backs Off Threat to Hit Guam”) The report, published early Tuesday, co... more »
U.S. Marines Corps Embraces Virtual Reality To Train Snipers
U.S. Marine Corps *Sarah Sicard, Task & Purpose:* *Here’s How The Marine Corps Will Train Future Snipers* First-person shooter is one of the most popular perspectives among gamers, but these simulations can be used for much more than entertainment — specifically military training. And thanks to new the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer III, Marine Corps marksmen are about to take their sharpshooting skills to a whole new level. Though the Corps has been using virtual reality to train Marines for two decades, the systems for marksmanship have become exponentially better. With ... more »
Watch This B-2 Bomber Decimate An Airfield With 80 JDAMs
*We Are The Mighty:* *Watch this Spirit decimate an airfield with 80 JDAMs* The B-2 Spirit is perhaps the most expensive bomber ever built, costing over $1 billion per aircraft (when all the R&D costs are factored in). For that money, though, there is a lot of capability this plane brings. For instance, the B-2 is capable of dropping precision-guided weapons, namely the Joint Direct Attack Munition. The GBU-31 is a 2,000-pound bomb, with the smaller GBU-38 packing a 500-pound warhead. Either can use Global Positioning System guidance to hit within about 35 feet of a target. Let’s ... more »
Only Half Of The U.S. Bomber Fleet Is Ready To 'Fight Tonight'
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer prepares to take off for a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula, July 30, 2017. (Tech. Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger/Air Force) *Military Times:** Less than half of the US bomber fleet is ready to 'fight tonight'* WASHINGTON – Less than half of the bombers President Donald Trump would rely upon to be “locked and loaded” against North Korea could launch today if needed, according to the latest Air Force figures available. That’s not a surprise to the bomb squadrons who have seen firsthand... more »
Membership Associations Breed Future Leaders
Shrinking travel budgets and the availability of online training have conspired against today's professional associations, the typical first-victims of operational austerity. Public institutions eager to appease their elected leaders are especially quick to freeze travel during challenging economic times. This, however, may be a grave mistake. Why? Because there are hidden, undisclosed benefits to membership associations that are worthy not only of discussion, but of careful consideration by corporate and governmental executives trying to save a buck. read more
Graphic (18+): ISIS starts offensive in Raqqa, Kurdish forces ravaged
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:35 A.M.) – Besieged ISIS militants in Raqqa city have regrouped and launched a powerful counter-assault against the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). ISIS commenced its counter-attack yesterday, initiating an operation that would see its fighters engage Kurdish-led forces on multiple axes throughout Raqqa city. The operation was spearheaded by no less […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army advances 30km south of strategic highway in east Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been on a roll lately in the eastern countryside of the Hama Governorate, liberating a large chunk of territory from the Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization in this region. Led by their Republican Guard forces on Monday, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Yemen cholera cases soar past half-million: WHO
Cholera is believed to have affected more than 500,000 people and killed nearly 2,000 since late April, the World Health Organization said Monday. A full 503,484 suspected cases and 1,975 deaths are attributable to the outbreak that erupted last than four months ago in the war-ravaged country, a WHO overview showed. The UN health agency […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ukraine Blames Russia For Supplying North Korea With Missile Technology
Besides sharing a border with the Ukraine, Russia shares a direct border with their historical and current ally of North … Continue reading →
The Power Vertical: North Korea Client State of Russia
“Shortly after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, Putin wrote off most of North Korea’s $11 billion debt to Russia.” … Continue reading →
Who Wrote The Guam Governor's Imbecilic Lines Of Praise For The Lord Of Bedminster?
Republican Eddie Baza Calvo, son of former Governor Paul Calvo, was elected in 2010. He was a Ted Cruz primary supporter last year but has quickly come around to a very Trumpian worldview after Trump beat Cruz in the GOP primary. Guam doesn't get to vote for president but their official presidential preference poll was a lopsided landlside-- against Trump. Hillary won 23,052 votes (71.6%) to Trump's 7,779 votes (24.2%). Calvos and Trump staged an absurd and embarrassingly choreographed phone conversation (above) on Saturday. Calvos' statements of devotion to Señor Trumpanzee were... more »
Side Effects
From ShareBlue: Mike Pence continued his attempt to cover up for Donald Trump’s refusal to directly rebuke racial terrorism committed in his name, but when challenged by a reporter on his claim that Trump had forcefully spoken out, he instead … Continue reading →
X22 Report, “The Elite Move Ahead With Their Agenda, The Chaos Has Just Begun”
X22 Report, “The Elite Move Ahead With Their Agenda, The Chaos Has Just Begun” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzCBUNFjzqE
Musical Interlude: Chuck Wild, Liquid Mind, “When Time Slows (Born Star)”
Chuck Wild, Liquid Mind, “When Time Slows (Born Star)” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogldA2Gxl3g
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Magnificent island universe NGC 2403 stands within the boundaries of the long-necked constellation Camelopardalis. Some 10 million light-years distant and about 50,000 light-years across, the spiral galaxy also seems to have more than its fair share of giant star forming HII regions, marked by the telltale reddish glow of atomic hydrogen gas. The giant HII regions are energized by clusters of hot, massive stars that explode as bright supernovae at the end of their short and furious lives. *Click image for larger size.* A member of the M81 group of galaxies, NGC 2403 closely resemble... more »
“How Much Time Do Americans Spend Plugged Into The Matrix Every Day?”
*“How Much Time Do Americans Spend Plugged Into The Matrix Every Day?”* By Michael Snyder “The average American spends more than 10 hours a day using an electronic device. And most of that activity is not even interactive. The vast majority of the time we are just passively absorbing content that someone else has created. This very much reminds me of the movie “the Matrix”, but with a twist. Instead of humans being forcefully connected to “the Matrix”, we are all willingly connecting ourselves to it. There is a giant system that defines our reality for us, and the length of time th... more »
"We Must Ask Ourselves..."
''As Americans, we must ask ourselves: Are we really so different? Must we stereotype those who disagree with us? Do we truly believe that ALL red-state residents are ignorant racist fascist knuckle-dragging NASCAR-obsessed cousin-marrying roadkill-eating tobacco juice-dribbling gun-fondling religious fanatic rednecks; or that ALL blue-state residents are godless unpatriotic pierced-nose Volvo-driving France-loving left-wing communist latte-sucking tofu-chomping holistic-wacko neurotic vegan weenie perverts?'' - Dave Barry
“Why Sitting at Your Computer All Day Can Wipe You Out”
*“Why Sitting at Your Computer All Day Can Wipe You Out”* By Katie Heaney Like most days, I spent the bulk of yesterday sitting in what I’ve determined to be the breeziest corner of my apartment, typing on my laptop. I filed a story, transcribed interviews for a few hours, and sent about half a million emails, but rarely got up from my chair. Still, by late afternoon, I wasn’t just exhausted mentally, but physically, too - disproportionately so, it seemed, considering how little I’d moved. After briefly panicking that I’d fallen suddenly ill (blogging cancer?), I reached out to a c... more »
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How a Bad U.S.-Iran Relationship Could Undermine Trump's Goals
*Mohammed Ayoob* *Politics, Middle East* [image: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani takes part in a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York] There are many good reasons for Washington and Tehran to coordinate their policies in the Middle East for mutual benefit. On August 8 the *National Interest* published an eminently sensible statement signed by a number of leading practitioners and scholars of American foreign policy strongly exhorting President Trump not to renege—as he has threatened to do in the coming October—on the nucl... more »
America and Russia: Back to Basics
*Graham Allison* *Security, Europe* [image: National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow,] However demonic, however destructive, however devious, however deserving of being strangled Russia is, the brute fact is that we cannot kill this bastard without committing suicide. President Trump can improve relations with Russia in ways that advance American national interests by going back to Cold War fundamentals. American presidents’ first responsibility is to protect and defend the United States of America. In a world in which Russia’s leader c... more »
Germany First
*Yascha Mounk* *Security, Europe* [image: French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump confer at the start of the first working session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany] Germany can no longer count on the United States for its own defense. A major rethink is thus not only in the interest of Germany, but also in that of other liberal democracies across Europe. *DURING DONALD TRUMP’S *presidential campaign, it seemed impossible to predict what kind of foreign policy he might pursue once in office. On the one side, there we... more »
Showdown: Trump Is Putting the Squeeze on China in the South China Sea
*Bill Gertz* *Security, Asia* He is doing so through increased naval activity. The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on China in a low-key campaign of increased naval activities aimed at undermining Beijing’s vast territorial claims over the South China Sea. The US guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain on Aug. 10 sailed within 12 nautical miles of the disputed Mischief Reef – a key political battleground in the ongoing rivalry over whether the strategic waterway remains open international waters or becomes a Chinese lake. The destroyer passage through the Spratl... more »
American Workers Have It Good, But Find Plenty To Complain About On Surveys
Survey results show that workers believe the American workplace is physically and emotionally taxing, and they don't like the social environment. Since we are only now recovering from an economic malaise, they also worry about unstable work schedules. Some cited unpleasant and potentially hazardous working conditions. read more
3 Signs You Might Be a Pawn of the New World Order
By Sigmund Fraud The mother lode of all conspiracies is the New World Order. In essence, it is a high-level, multi-generational plan to render all... more »
President Trump Orders An Inquiry Into Chinese Trade Practices On Intellectual Property
*Reuters:* *Trump orders probe of China's intellectual property practices* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday authorized an inquiry into China's alleged theft of intellectual property in the first direct trade measure by his administration against Beijing, but one that is unlikely to prompt near-term change. Trump broke from his 17-day vacation in New Jersey to sign the memo in the White House at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over North Korea's nuclear ambitions. The investigation is likely to cast a shadow over relations with Ch... more »
Brian Williams: Media’s Job is to ‘Scare People to Death’
Published on Aug 14, 2017 On MSNBC, while discussing the growing tensions between the US and North Korea, Brian Williams actually admitted that the media’s job is to scare people to death. The Resident breaks it down. end
Former FBI Mueller Deputy on Trump: ‘Government is Going to Kill this Guy’
Former FBI Mueller Deputy on Trump: ‘Government is Going to Kill this Guy’ by JOE CONCHA, http://thehill.com/ CNN counterterrorism analyst Phil Mudd warned that President Trump is agitating the government, saying during a Thursday afternoon interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper that the U.S. government “is going to kill this guy.” – Mudd, who served as deputy […]
Statues Of The Traitor Robert E. Lee Are An Affront To Every Patriotic American
On the same day of alt-right/KKK violence and domestic terrorism in Charlottesville, Virginia, Jim Gray, the popular mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, announced that he's relocating the city's Confederate statues, much as Louisville had already done. The Klan and Nazi terrorists worked for months to plan a violent confrontation in Charlottesville, angered that the city had renamed Lee Park and was removing a statue of the Confederate traitor Robert E. Lee. Lee should have been hung after he led a slavers' rebellion against the United States. Statues in his honor are an ugly celebratio... more »
A timely warning from 1943.
1947 anti-fascist video made by US military to teach citizens how to avoid falling for people like Trump is relevant again. pic.twitter.com/vkTDD1Tplh — Michael (@OmanReagan) August 13, 2017 Courtesy of Business Insider: *A short, anti-Nazi film titled "Don't Be A Sucker" has reemerged after this past weekend's deadly white-supremacist rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia. * *Produced by the US War Department in 1943 and released two years after the end of World War II, the film was a warning to Americans to resist fascist rhetoric — and to condemn it even if you're not among th... more »
Did a 1940s U.S. War Department Film Compare Anti-Minority Hate Speech to Nazi Propaganda?
The World War II-era short film "Don't Be a Sucker" cited Nazi propaganda as an example of how hatred of minority groups is used to stoke political fanaticism.
The Daily Caller Removes ‘Unite the Right’ Organizer Jason Kessler’s Bylines From Web Site
The conservative site has deleted articles by a white supremacist who organized the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Trump Photographed with Charlottesville White Supremacist?
A doctored photograph appearing to show Trump posing with a white supremacist garnered attention on social media following a neo-Nazi rally that left one woman dead.
Lebanon’s Geagea rejects any diplomatic relations with the Syrian government
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, stated on Monday that he has no interest in open dialogue with the Syrian government led by President Bashar Al-Assad. “Where is Lebanon’s best interest in the event of official openness to Bashar al-Assad’s regime?” Geagea tweeted on Monday. “Let us overcome […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia to Boost Iraqi Army Potential With Upcoming Supplies of T-90 Battle Tanks
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – In late July, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iraqi Vice President Nouri Maliki discussed the issue of supplying Russian T-90 tanks to Iraq. “The deliveries of T-90 tanks to Iraq will begin soon in accordance with the previously signed contract. Negotiations on other sectors of defense industry cooperation are underway,” Maksimov said. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi Arabia issues summons to Twitter users for ‘harming public order’ & ‘extremism’
The Saudi Public Prosecutor’s Office has ordered to summons a group of Twitter users to charge them for threatening public safety through “extremism leading to the misguided campaign of thought.” On Sunday, some Twitter users were summonsed to face criminal charges for “harming public order,” Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The number and identities of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US delivers Bradley fighting vehicles to Lebanese Army: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The United States has delivered a large quantity of Bradley fighting vehicles to the Lebanese Army, Naharnet online reported today. “We are here at the Port of Beirut to mark the delivery of eight M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. These are the very first of a total shipment of 32 Bradleys […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran will stand by Syria until final victory: IRGC commander
Iran is standing by the Syrian people and government to the final victory, said Lieutenant Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami on Monday. In a ceremony to commemorate recently fallen IRGC soldier, Mohsen Hojajji, Salami said, ‘we fully support the Syrian people who are facing terrorists inside their country.” Following […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Zarif, UN envoy discuss Yemen crisis
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed held a meeting in Tehran on the Yemen crisis. During the Saturday talks, Zarif and Ould Cheikh Ahmed discussed the latest developments in Yemen. They particularly underlined the need to end the humanitarian disaster in the Arab country […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi regime forces seal off eastern Shiite town: HRW
Saudi Arabia’s security forces have sealed off a Shiite-majority town in the east of kingdom, Human Rights Watch said Sunday, following months of unrest and clashes with police. Saudi authorities last week said they seized control of a district of Awamiyah, a town in the eastern Qatif region where regime forces have been for months […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Study: One-fifth of Americans Find Workplace Hostile or Threatening
WASHINGTON — The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile. So concludes an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers by the Rand Corp., Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los Angeles. Among the findings: Nearly one in five workers — a share the study calls “disturbingly high” — say they face a […]
River University Continues Job Guarantee Program for Second Year
NASHUA, N.H. — New Hampshire’s Rivier University is continuing with its promise to graduates that they will find employment nine months after graduation. The university’s Employment Promise Program, now i its second year, promises full-time undergraduate students that they will land a job within nine months of graduation. If not, the school will either pay […]
Texas Lawmakers Want A&M to Block White Nationalist Rally
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M University has criticized the views of a White nationalist who is planning a “White lives matter” rally on campus next month, but lawmakers in the state Legislature are calling on the school to go farther and block the event entirely. A&M spokeswoman Amy Smith told The Battalion student newspaper […]
QED: First Direct Evidence Of High Energy Light-by-light Scattering, Where Photons Interact And Change Direction
Physicists from the ATLAS experiment at CERN have confirmed one of the oldest predictions of quantum electrodynamics (QED), finding the first direct evidence of high energy light-by-light scattering, a very rare process in which two photons – particles of light – interact and change direction. read more
Iran To Send A Naval Task Force Into The Western Atlantic
Iranian navy warship © Reuters / Reuters *Washington Free Beacon:** Iran Sending Warships to Atlantic Ocean Amid Massive New Military Buildup* Iran boosts war spending by $500 million after U.S. issues sanctions. Iran is preparing to send a flotilla of warships to the Atlantic Ocean following the announcement of a massive $500 million investment in war spending, according to Iranian leaders, who say the military moves are in response to recent efforts by the United States to impose a package of new economic sanctions on Tehran. The military investment and buildup comes following w... more »
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis: If North Korea Hits Guam 'Then It's Game On'
*CNN*:* Mattis: If North Korea hits Guam 'then it's game on'* (CNN)Secretary of Defense James Mattis issued a strong warning to North Korea Monday: "If they shoot at the United States, I'm assuming they've hit the United States. ... If they do that, then it's game on." "You don't shoot at people in this world unless you want to bear the consequences," Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon. The American defense secretary said that the US military would be able to determine "within moments" after launch whether or not a North Korean missile was headed for US territory, including Gua... more »
Nomophobia: Made Up Disease Or Real Smartphone Anxiety Condition?
Nomophobia, defined as smartphone separation anxiety, is when people perceive smartphones as part of their extended selves. Counselors, lawyers and therapists are aggressively pushing it as the fad diagnosis of 2017, but what behaviors and descriptors can help identify people with high nomophobia ? A new paper compares how people considered to have high and low nomophobic tendencies perceive and value their smartphones. read more
Headed by Mossad Chief, Israeli Defense Delegation to Fly to Washington for White House Talks on Syria
*Haaretz* *Moving on from Charlottesville, Va.* *A delegation of Israeli defense officials will visit Washington later this week for talks with senior White House and American defense officials. Haaretz has learned that the delegation will be headed by Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, and he will be joined by the head of the Israel Defense Forces Military Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Herzl Halevi, as well as the head of the Defense Ministry's political-security department, Zohar Palti.* Yossi Cohen and Netanyahu *A senior White House official said that the Israeli delegation will mee...more »
Donald Trump is seriously considering pardoning Joe Arpaio.
Courtesy of The Hill: *President Trump told Fox News he is “seriously considering” a pardon for Joe Arpaio, the controversial former sheriff of Maricopa Country, Ariz. * *Arpaio was found guilty of criminal contempt last month after he was ordered to stop racially profiling Latinos in his Maricopa County office. * *“I am seriously considering a pardon for Sheriff Arpaio,” Trump told Fox News at his Bedminster, N.J., golf club, where he had been staying over the weekend. * *“He has done a lot in the fight against illegal immigration. He’s a great American patriot and I hate to see... more »
3 Signs You Might Be a Pawn of the New World Order
*Sigmund Fraud* - They need you to create chaos, so that they can bring order. The post 3 Signs You Might Be a Pawn of the New World Order appeared first on Waking Times.
On Labour's "Sexist" Industrial Strategy
When Jess Phillips speaks it rarely ends well. On this occasion, seemingly determined to ruffle as many feathers as possible, she is reported as saying that "left-wing men are the absolute worst" when it comes to sexism, and that Labour's industrial strategy is sexist. Challenged on this by Caroline Molloy, she said she really meant lefty men are merely the *more annoying* than the sexists of the right who parade their misogyny alongside their stupidity. Ah yes, she didn't mean to say left men are the worst, just like the time she bathed in the media attention a... more »
Musical Interlude: Neil H, “The Remembering”
Neil H, “The Remembering” - https://www.youtube.com/
“Set Yourself Free: Letting Go of Perfection”
*“Set Yourself Free: Letting Go of Perfection”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “Life becomes much more interesting once we let go of our quest for perfection and aspire for imperfection instead. It is good to remember that one of our goals in life is to not be perfect. We often lose track of this aspiration. When we make mistakes, we think that we are failing or not measuring up. But if life is about experimenting, experiencing, and learning, then to be imperfect is a prerequisite. Life becomes much more interesting once we let go of our quest for perfection and aspire for imperf... more »
“When You Can’t Stop Looking Ahead, Look Backwards”
*“When You Can’t Stop Looking Ahead, Look Backwards”* by David Cain “There’s a particular emotion we all know, but I don’t think it has a name. It’s the distinct, perplexing feeling of remembering the first hours after waking up, and finding it unbelievable that that happened today. It’s most obvious late in an eventful day, particularly if you woke up unusually early. Usually it’s a “big day” in some sense, with a lot at stake - an exam, a wedding, an early flight, a presentation. You’ve probably felt it while traveling, especially on the first day of a trip, when you made an earl... more »
99 Luft non wasser
Yep I counted them all as they flew over head and saving the helium for the next cumming they substituted nuclear warheads because they saw the world from on angle and even if they never measured did not care to live off what they considered level just before anihilatin I consider the pyramids and realize to late I am walking like an Eypitiaon
The Wrong Narrative in Charlottesville
[image: undefined] The political violence in Charlottesville yesterday was as predictable as it was futile. One person was killed and dozens badly injured, marking a new low in the political and cultural wars that are as heated as any time since in America since the 1960s. This relentless politicization of American culture has eroded goodwill and inflamed the worst impulses in society. Antifa and the alt-right may represent simple-minded expressions of hatred and fear, but both groups are animated entirely by politics: the perception that others can impose their will on us politica... more »
Can North Korea Attack the United States Right Now with a Nuclear Weapon?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* The biggest question of them all. Can North Korea really target the United States with a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile? The answer depends on who one chooses to believe. While some intelligence agencies and analysts believe the North Koreans already have the technology to target the American homeland, others say that it will take some time before Pyongyang has the reentry vehicles and miniaturized nuclear warheads ready for operational use. As the *Diplomat*’s Ankit Panda has reported, the Central Intelligence Agency assessm... more »
A War Between Russia and America During the Cold War: Who Wins?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Now you can find out. *Nearly thirty years after the Berlin Wall fell, much of this paradigm looks wrong, and even paranoid. Nonetheless, the game illustrates how people viewed the world at the time. Of course, this cutthroat philosophy just happens to be the fabric of gaming, which is about winners and losers. Thus the geopolitical conflict of the Cold War makes for an ideal contest that can be finished in three hours or less over a kitchen table.* Perhaps it's wrong to be nostalgic for thermonuclear annihilation, but there are times when I miss the...more »
Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Military Ready to Confront North Korea, but Diplomacy Is Preferred Option
[image: joint-chiefs-chairman-says-military-ready-to-confront-north-korea-but-diplomacy-is-preferred-option] General Joe Dunford said that while the military will make sure President Trump has everything needed to deal with North Korea, the military supports diplomatic efforts to solve differences.
Attack Venezuela? Trump Can't be Serious!
[image: attack-venezuela-trump-cant-be-serious] President Trump is surrounded by generals and threatens war at the drop of a hat, and is now threatening a US military attack on Venezuela.
Pressure Building to Pass National Reciprocity
[image: pressure-building-to-pass-national-reciprocity] A video interview by John Stossel on YouTube of two unsuspecting citizens caught in New York City’s anti-gun web only added traction to a national reciprocity bill pending in Congress.
ISRAEL: Netanyahu declares support for a Kurdish state
The report comes as Russia has declared its desire to see Iraq remain united. The post ISRAEL: Netanyahu declares support for a Kurdish state appeared first on The Duran.
Beto O'Rourke-- Town Hauling Across Texas
It's a wonder El Paso Congressman Beto O'Rourke has any time to tweet. He seems determined to drive to every corner of gi-normous Texas and meet all the voters who haven't seen a live Democrat running for office since Ann Richards ran for governor or, in some cases, since LBJ ran for the U.S. Senate! Beto is giving up his safe blue congressional seat to take on one of the monsters on the Republican Party, extremist Ted Cruz. The first time he ran, Cruz was seen as an unattractive and divisive in the GOP. He came in a distant second to establishment Republican David Dewhurst-- 627,7... more »
BREAKING: Dashcam Released Showing Cops Rape Woman on Roadside, Looking for Pot
[image: dashcam]The horrifying dashcam showing the public rape of an innocent woman by Texas cops looking for a plant has finally been released.
They Are the Same War
It was heartening to see the strong and quick response yesterday by activists around the country as they held protests in solidarity with those attacked by Nazi and Klan forces in Charlottesville. In nearby Brunswick, Maine about 200 folks turned out on the town green for an event. Some formed a circle singing songs and making statements while others stood along the busy Main Street with signs. (You can see me with my sign above - last one on the left.) While standing along the road I felt that our presence was important to send a strong message to the community that the bad beh... more »
Did an ‘Illegal’ Immigrant Brag About Voting Five Times for Hillary Clinton?
A conservative web site mischaracterized the case against Rosa Ortega, who voted illegally -- and allegedly for Republican candidates.
Antifa Member Photographed Beating Police Officer?
A photograph purportedly showing an Antifa member hitting a police officer has been digitally manipulated.
A Preemptive Strike on North Korea Would Be Catastrophic and Illegal
As Special Counsel Robert Mueller impanels two grand juries to investigate Donald Trump and his associates, and former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort’s home is searched, Trump needs to distract attention from the investigation into his alleged wrongdoing. North Korea has provided just such a distraction — albeit a potentially catastrophic one. On Tuesday, Trump... Read more »
Trump: "To anyone who acted criminally in this weekends racist violence - you will be held fully accountable"...
"We will defend and protect the sacred rights of all Americans" A bit of Monday inspiration brought to you by Nanea Hoffman of *Sweatpants and Coffee* - and we thank her. Also thanks to *The Deplorable EtoculusDei* who posted it in the wonderful MOTUS A.D. combox whose today's post *I Don’t Think Diversity Means What You Think It Means *is well worth a read. Some great deals at Amazon in *Arts, Crafts, and Sewing* Bunches of deals in *Books*, too *My latest purchases from Amazon:* *Arriving today:* Plantar Fasciitis Relief Compression Socks: Health Is Wealth Anti Fatigue Me... more »
Up close footage of the Syrian Army advancing in the Humaymah area near Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) captured several points from the Islamic State (ISIL) forces this past weekend after a rough battle with the aforementioned terrorist group in the Humaymah area. Video footage of this advance by the Syrian Arab Army was released by Hezbollah’s official media wing today; it shows […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Lebanese Army convoy arrives near Syrian border for ISIL offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – A large Lebanese Army convoy arrived in the ‘Arsal Barrens of the Beqa’a Governorate, today, the National News Agency (NNA) of Lebanon reported. “Units of the Lebanese Armed Forces today deployed in Wadi Hmayed and al-Malahi and the heights surrounding the two regions,” a communiqué by the Lebanese army indicated […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Satellite images: Many Syrian attack jets at Kuweires Airbase
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – Satellite images have been spread on social media that show a clear build-up of Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) attack aviation at the Kuweires Airbase in central Aleppo Governorate. The aircraft in question are L-39 light attack jets, a staple asset of SyAAF tactical airpower. Based on satellite pictures taken […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Powerful footage of Russian jets hunting ISIL terrorists across Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – Russian TV released footage of Su-25 fighter jets hunting Islamic State (ISIL) terrorists across Syria as part of their documentary series covering the Russian Air Force’s operations recently. The 37 minute long footage shows Russian jets bombarding Islamic State and Al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria. According to Russian TV, the footage […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian government forces break in ISIS defensives in east Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – Battles continue to break out in the eastern countryside of Hama as the Syrian government forces resume a wide-scale offensive against the Islamic State in bid to reach the group’s stronghold of Aqirbat. Backed by Qalamoun Shield group, the Syrian Army managed to fully control a series of strategic hilltops […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Islamist rebels suffer more setbacks in Jobar as elite SAA troops capture several sites
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored another large advance in the east Damascus suburb of Jobar, today, after pushing south from the strategic Al-Manasher Roundabout. According to a military source from the elite 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army captured several building blocks located east […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Report: Ukraine Sold Rocket Engines For North Korea's Missiles
*The Guardian:* *North Korean missiles 'probably had engines sourced from Russia or Ukraine'* Study claims engines on rockets launched in July resemble Soviet-era design and were probably acquired via illicit channels North Korea probably acquired the rocket engines for the two intercontinental ballistic missiles it tested in July from Ukrainian or Russian sources within the past two years, a study has claimed. A report published on Monday by the International Institute for Strategic Studies said that the ICBMs used a rocket engine of a type that marked a radical departure from t... more »
Incredibly rare white moose was spotted taking a dip in Sweden
An explorer who spent three years searching for a glimpse of an extremely rare white moose in Sweden finally saw his luck change for the better when one of the animals stumbled into his path. Hans Nilsson filmed the moment on his camera when he spotted the four-legged creature on the banks of a stream in the western county of V...., in a video he posted online that went viral. The footage shows the animal, of which there are just 100 in the country, clumsily wading into a deep stream up to its neck before gently pushing itself across to other side. Mr Nilsson said: “You see the w... more »
North Korea hasn't ceased to exist!
*MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 2017Mike Mullen, asked and answered:* Events in Charlottesville have largely pushed North Korea off the center of the cable and broadcast news maps. That said, North Korea hasn't ceased to exist. With that in mind, we call your attention to Mike Mullen's assesment on yesterday's Meet the Press. From 2007 through 2011, Mullen was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Yesterday, he voiced concern about the rhetoric used by Donald J. Trump in the past week or so. This led to a question about rationality. Presumably, Todd was discussing the rationality of North ... more »
Mike Pence is angry at the press, because he feels they are angry at Trump, for not being angry enough at the White supremacist terrorists.
Courtesy of Politico: *Speaking during a visit to the South American nation of Colombia, Pence said that it was appropriate to criticize not only the white supremacists behind the "Unite the Right" march but also counter-protesters on the scene.* *"I will say I take issue with the fact that many in the national media spent more time criticizing the president’s words than they did criticizing those that perpetrated the violence to begin with," he said, speaking in a joint news conference with Colombia's president, Juan Manuel Santos. * *"We should be putting the attention where i... more »
How China Sees the Next 'Korean War'
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* [image: A soldier salutes during a military parade in Pyongyang April 15, 2017. Reuters/Damir Sagolj] Americans must get up close and personal with China’s perspective on the issue. To be sure, the rhetoric of the past few days has been unprecedented and disturbing. Even if neither side resorted to nuclear weapons, the amount of conventional armed might—not to mention chemical weaponry—in proximity to major civilian population centers is quite sufficient to determine that a war on the Korean Peninsula could take the lives of millions. Now, Bei... more »
Attacking North Korea Would Be a War of Choice
*Robert E Kelly* *Security, Asia* [image: People walk in front of a monitor showing news of North Korea's fresh threat in Tokyo] Threat-inflation of the North Korean nuclear menace only worsens this summer’s unnecessary hysteria. In my time with *The National Interest*, no column I have written received so much criticism as my claim last week that North Korean nuclear weapons do not represent an existential threat to the United States. Perhaps due to the current, Summer of 1914 atmosphere, critics found it “strangelovian” or insouciant about the use of nuclear weapons. I apprecia... more »
RANKED: 6 Super Armies That Dominated History
*Zachary Keck, Akhilesh Pillalamarri* *Security, * Where does America rank? *More tellingly, the United States is the only power in history to be deploy massive amounts of military force, including land power, in a quick and effective manner. This highlights one of the major factors in the U.S. Army’s success; namely, while not as large numerically as countries like the Soviet Union, the U.S. Army is a highly-trained fighting force operating superior technology. It is also backed up by the greatest naval and air power the world has ever known.* In an anarchical system like inte... more »
“Bubonic Plague Found on Arizona Fleas, Locals Warned to 'Take Precautions'”
*“Bubonic Plague Found on Arizona Fleas, * *Locals Warned to 'Take Precautions'”* by RT “Fleas in Arizona have tested positive for the bubonic plague, prompting health officials to advise residents to “take precautions” to reduce their risk of becoming infected with the disease, which killed millions during the Middle Ages. Navajo County confirmed on Friday that fleas in the area have tested positive for the disease, once known as 'the Black Death.' “Taylor, AZ – Navajo County Public Health officials have confirmed that fleas collected in the Taylor area have tested positive for Pla... more »
Trump says he’s sorry we don’t condemn the storm troopers he sicced on us.
I made the title kind of sidewise because that’s what his condemnation of “all sides” looks and sounds. Klansmen are the longest-running Terrorist group in America. Their Leaders, like Robert E Lee, were too cowardly to stand up for the rights of all humans, even slaves, to freedom. Lee didn’t denounce the Klan, didn’t denounce […]
The nazi terrorists are whining about nobody backing down to their threats.
Blaming everybody but themselves. Pity the racist coward klansmen? Your organization is the most pervasive terrorist group in American history. Not only did your leaders, including Robert E Lee, have 300 thousand Union AMERICAN soldiers and 200 thousand Confederate AMERICAN soldiers slaughtered outright in an effort to keep Human Beings, AMERICAN human beings, in slavery […]
August 14: Retardation as a product of wealth...
I have often seen letters in the irving press suggesting that we should elect more private business leaders to run out governments. The argument is that they have more understanding that politicians because they are accustomed to run large corporations. Well, their dream has come true with the election of Donald Trump. The reality, of course, is that it doesn't take brains to run a large corporation. What it takes is being born into families that own large corporations, or into a social milieu which is obsessive about piling up wealth. Offhand, it is hard to think of any billionair... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'True Memories'
True Memories Mohawk Nation News Please post and distribute. MNN. August 14, 2017. Our children are not being taught, they are being educated, ose-ni-kon-ro-hareh, to wash away our natural instincts to protect ourselves. Our children become defencless as they are removed from natural ways designed by creation. BAND/TRIBAL COUNCILS & THEIR
Quote of the Day: On Charlottesville and beyond
”The events in Charlottsville are the logical consequence of the politics of identity… The predictable, poisonous end result [of which] has been the return of racial thinking, the rebirth of racial imagination…” Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with attribution.
"World Cup pay gap: Here's why it's justified" The Factual Feminist
https://youtu.be/KfDynQFUHys The Factual Feminist is cool and factual which is why her arguments will be ignored by the likes of the BBC.
Mohawk Nation News 'Show Me the Way to Go Home'
SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME Mohawk Nation News Please post and distribute. MNN. 13 August 2017. The Caucasians and their followers spread themselves throughout the world onto lands to which they have no natural ties and were uninvited. It was always a disaster. Their plan has always been to dominate everything on the planet. Bears and turtles don’t traverse the world
Mohawk Nation News 'Race Tables Turn'
RACE TABLES TURN Mohawk Nation News Please post and distribute. MNN. Aug. 12, 2017. Caucasian sperm counts have fallen by 60%. They will be infertile in three generations. We remember being told in that we were soon dying out. By 2024 we would be no more or totally assimilated. JUSTIN ‘CAMPBELL-SCOTT’ TRUDEAU. Duncan Campbell Scott,
Another Close Contact Between An Iranian Drone And The Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz In The Persian Gulf
The USS Nimitz, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier © Hugh Gentry / Reuters *CNN*: *Iranian drone flies 'dangerously' close to US aircraft carrier* (CNN)On Sunday an Iranian drone flew in an "unsafe and unprofessional manner" close to a US aircraft carrier in the central Persian Gulf, according to the US Navy. The QOM-1 drone came within 1,000 feet of US aircraft flying near the USS Nimitz. The official said the US Navy used an emergency radio frequency to attempt to call Iranian ground units. A US defense official told CNN the US deemed the drone's behavior unsafe because it did no... more »
War Drums Beating For Venezuela?
President Trump's recent threats of military action against Venezuela were amplified by his CIA director, Mike Pompeo, over the weekend. Pompeo would have us believe Venezuela is a serious threat to the United States because of his claim that the Russians, Iranians, Cubans, and Hezbollah are all in Venezuela. What about the US? Hasn't Washington been trying to overthrow the Venezuelan government since at least 1999, when Hugo Chavez was elected? More on the new "enemy of the week" in today's Liberty Report:
War Drums Beating For Venezuela?
President Trump's recent threats of military action against Venezuela were amplified by his CIA director, Mike Pompeo, over the weekend. Pompeo would have us believe Venezuela is a serious threat to the United States because of his claim that the Russians, Iranians, Cubans, and Hezbollah are all in Venezuela. What about the US? Hasn't Washington been trying to overthrow the Venezuelan government since at least 1999, when Hugo Chavez was elected? More on the new "enemy of the week" in today's Liberty Report:
War Drums Beating For Venezuela?
President Trump's recent threats of military action against Venezuela were amplified by his CIA director, Mike Pompeo, over the weekend. Pompeo would have us believe Venezuela is a serious threat to the United States because of his claim that the Russians, Iranians, Cubans, and Hezbollah are all in Venezuela. What about the US? Hasn't Washington been trying to overthrow the Venezuelan government since at least 1999, when Hugo Chavez was elected? More on the new "enemy of the week" in today's Liberty Report:
War Drums Beating For Venezuela?
President Trump's recent threats of military action against Venezuela were amplified by his CIA director, Mike Pompeo, over the weekend. Pompeo would have us believe Venezuela is a serious threat to the United States because of his claim that the Russians, Iranians, Cubans, and Hezbollah are all in Venezuela. What about the US? Hasn't Washington been trying to overthrow the Venezuelan government since at least 1999, when Hugo Chavez was elected? More on the new "enemy of the week" in today's Liberty Report:
More state spending won't cure school finance system
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The road to India's partition
Haimanti Roy, Associate Professor of History, University of Dayton at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 11 hours ago
People fleeing on bullock carts as mass migration happened during the partition. AP Photo As citizens of India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years of their independence in August, they will also remember 1947 as the momentous year of their simultaneous birth. That year, the British quit their “jewel in the crown” and partitioned colonial India on the basis of religion. What followed in the aftermath of the partition was one of the largest forced migrations of the 20th century. Over the next two decades, nearly nine million Hindus and Sikhs moved into India and approximately five milli... more »
Did Anonymous Bring Down The Daily Stormer?
A post on neo-Nazi web site Daily Stormer suggested the site was seized by Anonymous, but it's more likely that they simply lost their web hosting.
Trump Speaks on Charlottesville: ‘Racism is Evil’
President Donald Trump named and condemned hate groups as 'repugnant' in an updated, more forceful statement on race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville.
Assange Just Hammered America’s Hypocrisy of Selective Outrage Over US-Support of Neo-Nazis
[image: assange]In a series of tweets, Julian Assange exposed the blatant hypocrisy of America's selective outrage when their government supports terrorists and neo-Nazis.
“Hahahaha Love This!”: Cop Celebrates the Mowing Down of Protesters in Charlottesville on Facebook
[image: charlottesville]A police officer responded to an article announcing that one person died and 19 others were injured in Charlottesville by writing, "Hahahaha love this..."
Never Forget: Obama Put Neo-Nazis in Power in the Ukraine, Who’s Now Arming North Korea
[image: Ukraine]The U.S. has a long history of using neo-nazis to further its national and international interests. Now, the Ukraine coup is coming back to haunt them.
Iran's Parliament Approves A Bigger Military Budget
*Bloomberg:* *Iran Military Boost Signals Resolve to Resist U.S. Pressure* * Lawmakers approve $609 million for missiles, elite forces * Trump has expanded sanctions on Iran over its foreign policy Iranian lawmakers voted to raise spending on the nation’s missile program and elite forces, bolstering twin pillars of the security establishment that are at the center of a growing dispute with the U.S. Parliament on Sunday overwhelmingly approved a bill sanctioning an additional 20 trillion rials ($609 million) for Iran’s missile program and the Qods Force arm of the Revolutionary Gu... more »
Two U.S. Service Members Killed, Five Others Injured In Iraq
A U.S. soldier runs at a coalition forces forward base near West Mosul, Iraq June 21, 2017, where Iraqi security forces are fighting Islamic State. REUTERS/MARIUS BOSCH *CNN*: *Two US service members killed, five others injured in Iraq* (CNN)Two US service members were killed and five were injured Sunday during combat operations in northern Iraq, according to a statement from US Central Command. "Initial reports indicate the incident was not due to enemy contact," the statement said. The incident is under investigation. The troops were part of the US- led coalition that has been f... more »
TRUMP SURROGATES BLAME CHARLOTTESVILLE ON HILLARY CLINTON, BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY DO
Yesterday, *Fox and Friends* hosted Diamond and Silk, two black Trump surrogates who, of course, immediately blamed the racial violence in Charlottesville on Democrats: "Neo-Nazi groups, the KKK, which was created by the Democrats, all of these other groups, they were all spewing hate and they were all creating violence, and all of them should be condemned and denounced. Period," Diamond told "Fox & Friends." ... "The president cannot be one-sided. He has to look at everything that's going on," Diamond said. "I didn't like the white nationalists, the KKK, the neo-Nazis, David Duk... more »
South Korean President: “NO MORE WAR ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA”
A strongly worded statement that will ideally not be lost on South Korea's American friends. The post South Korean President: “NO MORE WAR ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA” appeared first on The Duran.
KREMLIN: Putin discusses int’l agenda, schedule of contacts in phone call with Kazakh leader
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed urgent issues … The post KREMLIN: Putin discusses int’l agenda, schedule of contacts in phone call with Kazakh leader appeared first on The Duran.
BREAKING: Russia ready to support Iraq in strengthening, equipping army
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia is ready to provide comprehensive support for Iraq in boosting its military … The post BREAKING: Russia ready to support Iraq in strengthening, equipping army appeared first on The Duran.
NEW VIDEO: Charlottesville ramming incident may have been accidental
The nature of the event and particularly the motive of the driver is still far from conclusive. The post NEW VIDEO: Charlottesville ramming incident may have been accidental appeared first on The Duran.
Kamala Harris May Turn Out To Be Great-- Give Her A Chance
*God save us!* I'm old. New Rule: When you're old you don't have to vote for the lesser of two evils any more. Now if a candidate isn't offering me something I *want*, I won't vote for them. I've never voted for my Democratic congressman, Adam Schiff, who was, until recently when he switched to the almost-as-bad New Dems, a Blue Dog. I never voted for Dianne Feinstein-- which includes when she ran for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and, later, for mayor-- and last year I didn't vote for Kamala Harris in either the primary or the general. I don't hate Kamala Harris. I don't e... more »
Making America Hate Again
Robert Reich - 11 hours ago
Two days late, Donald Trump has finally condemned violent white supremacists.But his initial... more »
Is There A Point When China Will Abandon North Korea
*Bloomberg:* *China's Xi Grapples With Rising Cost of Backing Kim Jong Un* * War of words brings new threat of war to country’s doorstep * Beijing opposes any change to status quo on Korean Peninsula It’s getting harder for Chinese President Xi Jinping to maintain support for wayward ally North Korea. For weeks, Xi has been caught in the middle as leader Kim Jong Un lobbed intercontinental ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan and U.S. President Donald Trump vented his frustration with warnings of “fire and fury.” China has urged calm while backing tighter sanctions against North... more »
A Look At The Current Military Situation Concerning North Korea
*Foreign Policy*: *Mapped: U.S. and Allied Missile Defenses Against North Korea* This is why America has put so much effort into radars and missile interceptors. Faced with North Korean threats to launch medium-range ballistic missiles over Japanese airspace and toward Guam in coming days, Japan is scrambling to move four Patriot missile defense batteries to its western shores, defense officials in Tokyo announced Friday. The Patriot PAC-3 surface-to-air interceptors wouldn’t be able to intercept the North Korean missiles — they would be well outside of the system’s range — but ... more »
North Korea Recalls Its Key Ambassadors To China, Russia And The UN Back To The Country
North Korea has recalled several of its key ambassadors to China, Russia and the UN back to the country for a joint meeting in the capital (Pictured, Kim Jong Un, April 2017) *Daily Mail*:* North Korea recalls key ambassadors to China, Russia and the UN back to the country as tensions with the US continue to escalate* * The three ambassadors are said to be attending a joint meeting in Pyongyang * It is suspected the officials are meeting over the country's purported preparations for further military provocations * Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un threatened to execute a ... more »
Civil Immunity Bills From Republicans Encourage Violence Against Anti-Racist Protesters
A number of state legislatures have considered bills that shield drivers from liability if they run over protesters, who are “obstructing” traffic. These anti-protest bills from Republican lawmakers reflect a political climate in which far-right activists increasingly find it permissible to mow down Black Lives Matter protesters and other anti-racist The post Civil Immunity Bills From Republicans Encourage Violence Against Anti-Racist Protesters appeared first on Shadowproof.
Trouble for Wells Fargo again as they are accused of ripping off small businesses
Banking giant Wells Fargo is in hot water again after being accused of ripping off vulnerable mom-and-pop businesses. A new lawsuit has alleged that for several years, WF’s merchant services division overcharged small businesses for processing credit card transactions. If business owners tried to leave Wells Fargo they were then charged massive early termination fees. RELATED
How to sleep in a Tesla Model S or Model X
If you are lucky enough to own a Tesla, you might be happy to know that road trips just got a little easier…there’s no need for a hotel or a tent! RELATED ARTICLE: All Tesla Seat Options Are Now Vegan! Apparently, one of the many benefits of the Model S is that there is a
Death By Medicine: Watch the full, free movie now
While Western medicine isn’t just simply evil, the drug part of that medical system can definitely be dangerous. And it can ruin lives. RELATED ARTICLE: Women flocking to wellness because modern medicine still doesn’t take them seriously How the Food and Drug Companies Ensure that We Get Sick and They Make Money As always we recommend
Research exposes new health risks of genetically modified mosquitoes and salmon
Just when genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes got their approval by the Cayman Islands and the government of Canada’s Prince Edward Island is trying to approve GM salmon, new research reveals unexpected and potentially dangerous effects of genetic engineering. Unfortunately, neither the makers of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) nor their regulators conduct the studies that are necessary to protect the public.
She’s 98 and she met her younger husband at the gym.
Eight years ago, in what might seem like a lifetime ago to two nonagenarians, Gertrude Mokotoff and Alvin Mann were introduced at a gym in Middletown, N.Y. (where they still work out twice a week) by a mutual friend. Mr. Mann recalls the friend saying he had a “very nice young lady” for him to
Australian, Swedish & U.S. companies are microchipping their employees at alarming rates!
A number of news outlets and conspiracy theorists have predicted that all Americans would be microchipped by 2017. That hasn’t happened yet but, there does seem to be a strong trend in place and microchipping is being sold as a “convenience” to employees. Recently, the Los Angeles Times reported that some US companies have started microchipping
These nutrients can re-energize your brain and shun depression, anxiety and more
By Dr. Mercola Can you use specific nutrients to improve your mental health? Yes, you can. William Walsh, Ph.D., president of the nonprofit Walsh Research Institute in Naperville, Illinois, and author of “Nutrient Power: Heal Your Biochemistry and Heal Your Brain,” specializes in nutrient-based psychiatry and nutritional medicine. RELATED ARTICLE: Anxiety overtakes depression as No.
Eating Your Way to Better Eyesight as You Age
By Dr. Mercola Eating plenty of dark leafy greens, rich in carotenoids like lutein, can go a long way toward maintaining healthy vision and keeping cognitively fit into old age. Lutein, which you have to get from your diet as your body cannot manufacture it, is well-known for its vision-enhancing properties. Along with zeaxanthin, it’s
Aspen Pharmacare conspired to destroy cancer drugs to drive prices up 4,000%
There is a reason many people do not trust Big Pharma- they keep giving us a reason not to! And it seems we have one more. It’s been reported in leaked emails that staff at Aspen Pharmacare both plotted to “destroy stocks of life-saving medicines during a price dispute with the Spanish health service in 2014”
700,000 eggs distributed in the UK contaminated with Fipronil pesticide
About 700,000 Dutch and Belgian eggs that were distributed in products like salads, quiches, and sandwiches, to Britain, have been recalled because of a contamination scare (it was initially thought that only 21,000 eggs were affected). The contaminate is the insecticide Fipronil, and if consumed in large doses it can be harmful to humans. The products
"Smoke and Fire"
*"Smoke and Fire"* by James Howard Kunstler “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.” - Friedrich Nietzsche "Cue the corn pone Nazis. Enter, stage left. Well, what did you expect? With the various authorities in this culture incessantly applying “white privilege” noogies to the public’s skull, sooner or later they were sure to provoke a lizard-brain response from the more limbic-oriented low orders of honkeydom. Of course, you couldn’t stage-manage a more stupidly arrant provocative act in the State of Virginia, guaranteed to br... more »
North Korea and The Unintended Consequences of Trump
[image: undefined] There’s something very strange and disturbing about the hype around the White House and US media’s latest obsession with North Korea. It’s not just the usual war-mongering and hot air though. We’ve seen all that before. This goes beyond sabre-rattling. There’s something uncomfortably bipartisan about this new appetite for war. Watching CNN this week, you got the impression we’ve entered a new comic book phase in the American experiment, driven by an 24 hour media environment where facts and analysis seem like a distant nostalgic hallucination. I asked myself, is ... more »
The Fruits of Socialism
[image: the-fruits-of-socialism] Socialism is becoming fashionable around the world — usually under the guise of helping those in need — but the universal characteristics of it are poverty, misery, and corruption.
Texas Instructor Protests Campus Carry by Wearing Helmet and Body Armor to Class
[image: texas-instructor-protests-campus-carry-by-wearing-helmet-and-bullet-proof-vest-to-class] Rather than resigning or noisily transferring to another, more “enlightened” school, or filing a frivolous lawsuit, geography instructor Charles K. Smith protested Texas’ new campus carry freedom by showing up on the first day of class wearing — ready? — a helmet and a bullet-resistant vest!
Charlottesville Violence Advances Agendas of Leftists and Racists
[image: charlottesville-violence-advances-agendas-of-leftists-and-racists] Perhaps a greater respect for liberty would frustrate the vile agendas of both leftists and racists.
Attacks Upon Robert E. Lee Statues Betray Historical Ignorance
[image: attacks-upon-robert-e-lee-statues-betray-historical-ignorance] The efforts to remove statues to Confederate General Robert E. Lee are yet another example of rampant historical ignorance.
Significant New Study by Kaltofen and Gundersen on Radioactive Hot Particles Detected in Japan
Marco Kaltofen & Arnie Gundersen December 2017Radioactively-hot particles detected in dusts and soils from Northern Japan by combination of gamma spectrometry, autoradiography, and SEM/EDS analysis and implications in radiation risk assessment. Science of The Total Environment Volumes 607–608, 31, Pages 1065–1072. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.091 Abstract After the March 11, 2011, nuclear reactor meltdowns at Fukushima Dai-ichi, 180 samples of Japanese particulate matter (dusts and surface soils) and 235 similar U.S. and Canadian samples were collected and analyz... more »
BWorld 147, Sugar tax and health alarmism
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on August 03, 2017. *“To what extent will the poor merely replace more expensive colas and 3-in-1 coffee with unsafe sugared water in plastic bags, samalamig, or home-brewed sugared coffee, none of which are covered by the tax? … there is simply a great deal we do not know, which is all the more reason to proceed with reserve and caution.” -- Emmanuel de Dios, “Just take it, it’s good for you”* Among the tax-tax-tax plan of Dutertenomics to finance the budget swell is premised on health alarmism, that government is concerned about public healt... more »
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd: 'China Thinks Donald Trump Is Bluffing On North Korea'
Xi Jinping (right) may think Donald Trump is bluffing, but concerns over war are becoming more real. Reuters: Carlos Barria *ABC News Online:* *North Korea: Kevin Rudd says China thinks Donald Trump is bluffing, urges 'grand bargain' to defuse nuclear standoff* Former prime minister Kevin Rudd is urging the United States and China to strike a "grand bargain" for the Korean peninsula. As tensions continue to build and threats of missile strikes escalate, Mr Rudd said there was a real danger of strategic miscommunication. Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke to US President Donald Trum... more »
The U.S. FCC Is Asleep At The Switch Regarding RF Safety Standards And Protecting The Public
By Catherine J. Frompovich The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has dropped the ball regarding safety standards for radiofrequency (RF) limits in the United States. Furthermore,...more »
LPAC Monday Update
Video of iz-NHKmb4_k Tune in live at 2:00 pm eastern for our what-you-need-to-know Monday show, with your host Matthew Ogden and special guest, Mike Billington from Executive Intelligence Review magazine.
New Trump campaign ad identifies Democrats and the media as the enemies of success.
WATCH: DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC. RELEASES NEW CAMPAIGN AD #MAGA pic.twitter.com/pV2G9u64be — Official Team Trump (@TeamTrump) August 13, 2017 Courtesy of Raw Story: *“Democrats obstructing, media attacking our president, career politicians standing in the way of success. But President Trump’s plan is working,” the advert stated.* *“One million jobs created, more Americans working than ever before, unemployment: lowest since 2001, the stock market: all time record high, the strongest military in decades. The president’s enemies don’t want him to succeed, but Americans a... more »
Rich Reynolds Has "Mini" Stroke
As many of you know, on Sunday nights, I am tuned into *Game of Thrones* on HBO. I communicate with Rich Reynolds about the program and we discuss, via email, our thoughts on each week's episode. On Saturday night I had emailed him that there were 27 hours before the next installment and he noted that he had his popcorn ready. After the "Spoils of War" episode that saw the deployment of one of the dragons (Drogon, if you must know), we had talked about Dani having complete air superiority, and this week Cersei Lannister learned that they could not defeat Dani because she had three dr... more »
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