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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

15 August - Blogs I'm Following 1 of 2

1:23 am MDT  8 - 16

AMERIKUA Official Music Video by ALOKA

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 14 minutes ago
*Published on July 25, 2017* AMERIKUA is a pre-columbian Mayan word for the unified north and south continent of the Americas, "The place of the four winds". This word existed long before Colombus and is calling to be re-seeded into collective consciousness. This song & video is a prayer dedicated to the unification of all tribes; to all who are working hard to protect the environment, indigenous peoples, human rights, sacred sites and mend divisiveness. There are 1,000 standing rocks in the Americas, and a global movement to re-integrate indigenous wisdom into the world is underw... more »

Introducing A New Feature Of Down With Tyranny: The Midnight Meme Of The Day

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 minutes ago
*-by Noah* We live in a short attention span era and memes of all kinds have become increasingly more popular. Long before Twitter, those trying to make a point came up with catchphrases and buzz-words. Now, with Social Media, we have a new take or variation on the old saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” It’s not that people shouldn’t read something that may take a few minutes of their valuable time; they should continue to do that by all means. But, for that quick hit or that on the run, driveby statement, memes can certainly pack a punch. It’s just advertising when y... more »

Are Russia And China Preparing To Go To War Against Each Other

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
© REUTERS/ Kim Kyung-Hoon *Eugene K. Chow, National Interest*: *Are Russia and China Preparing for War?* The frozen tundra along Russia’s far-eastern border with China is becoming a hot zone as both nations deploy nuclear-capable missiles to the area. Are two of the world’s most advanced militaries preparing for war with one another? In June, Russia armed a fourth brigade in the far east with the deadly Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile system. There are now twice as many brigades equipped with these nuclear-capable missiles on the Chinese border than any other Russian mil... more »

Kicked Out: Israeli Authorities Evict Palestinian Couple from Home They Lived in for 53yrs

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Published on Aug 15, 2017 An elderly Palestinian couple who have lived in the same house in East Jerusalem for more than 50 years are about to be evicted by Israeli authorities. They moved into their house in 1964. Israeli law stipulates that Jewish residents can claim the rights to a property if they have […]

US President Orders Probe into China Trade Ties

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Published on Aug 15, 2017 The US President has signed an executive order to launch a probe into whether China’s actions are harming the intellectual property of American companies. Donald Trump says the move is aimed at fulfilling his campaign promise regarding the country’s trade with China. Trump said Washington will combat QUOTE counterfeiting and […]

Donald Trump Is Right, Leftists Caught Staging Attacks On Jews. George Soros Engineered Race War Begins

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Published on Aug 15, 2017 In absence of actual hate coming from Conservatives, leftist scum again must manufacture their own outrage. end

Why We’ve Got To Shut Down The Federal Reserve To End The Boom And Bust Cycle

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Published on Aug 15, 2017 Michael Snyder reiterates how important it is to destroy the Federal Reserve in the fight to defeat the Globalist’s cycle of economic slavery. end

Professor Rogoff’s War on Cash — Give Central Banks Total Control Over Our Lives

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Professor Rogoff’s War on Cash — Give Central Banks Total Control Over Our Lives by Raúl Ilargi Meijer, https://www.theautomaticearth.com/ Rogoff, Orwell and Kafka Harvard professor and chess grandmaster Kenneth Rogoff has said some pretty out there stuff before, in his role as self-appointed crusader against cash, but apparently he’s not done yet. In fact, he might just […]

China Won’t Allow Regime Change in North Korea – Former US Diplomat

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Published on Aug 15, 2017 Now that the trash talk has cooled between North Korea and the US, is Kim Jong-un backing down from his threat to deploy “historic enveloping fire” on Guam, a US territory? Former US diplomat Jim Jatras joins “News with Ed” to argue that “when all is said and done, Korea […]

Dick’s CEO: “The Retail Industry Is In Panic Mode”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Dick’s CEO: “The Retail Industry Is In Panic Mode” by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com With Dick’s stock crashing after reporting dreadful results this morning, in which both comp sales and EPS missed as the company slashed its full year guidance below even the lowest sellside forecast (it now sees full year EPS of $2.80 to $3.00, […]

Read The Memo That Rocked Washington And Exposed The Deep State Plot Against President Trump – The MSM Goes Into Full Damage Control Mode

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Read The Memo That Rocked Washington And Exposed The Deep State Plot Against President Trump – The MSM Goes Into Full Damage Control Mode by Susan Duclos – All News PipeLine While North Korea dominated much of the news of late and the recent events in Charlottesville, VA have been the talk of the internet over the […]

‘No Military Action Without Our Consent’ – South Korea Against War on Korean Peninsula

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Published on Aug 15, 2017 South Korea’s president says only his country can decide the fate of the Korean Peninsula – and whether there will be any military action there. The statement came as thousands protested in Seoul against the United States’ deployment of the THAAD missile defense system in their country. The calls for […]

RAW: China Holds Massive Day-Night Live-Fire Artillery Drill

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Published on Aug 15, 2017 The participants dealt with aerial reconnaissance, harassing attacks and other potential problems in hot weather which reached nearly 40C (104F) in east China’s Anhui Province. By using a combination of multiple bombs, exploring, establishing and occupying the launch sites quickly, and rapidly forming the artillery fire group reacting to the […]

India and China Heighten War Readiness as Himalayan Standoff Continues

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
India and China Heighten War Readiness as Himalayan Standoff Continues by K. Ratnayake, 14 August 2017, https://www.wsws.org/ Media reports indicate that both India and China have increased military deployments along their disputed border, increasing the danger that their eight-week-long standoff on the Doklam Plateau—a ridge in the Himalayan foothills claimed by both China and Bhutan—could cascade […]

Architect of NSA’s Surveillance Program William Binney: Russiagate is a Complete Lie!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Architect of NSA’s Surveillance Program William Binney: Russiagate is a Complete Lie! by ALEX CHRISTOFOROU, http://theduran.com/ Ex-NSA official: Spies don’t believe Russia collusion story. The former architect of the NSA’s surveillance program William Binney tells Tucker Carlson why some intel specialists like the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) do not find theories of Russian collusion in […]

X22 Report, “The Central Bankers Have Become Desperate, They Are Asking People To Do The Following”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
X22 Report, “The Central Bankers Have Become Desperate, They Are Asking People To Do The Following” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB42E8bScYU *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “The Elite Push Their Latest Agenda, Divide And Conquer, But It's Failing” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovfZVT1p11g ○ *Related:* "Sleepwalking Into An Even Worse Version Of The 1930's Depression"

Musical Interlude: Neil H, “To the Gateway of Eternity”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Neil H, “To the Gateway of Eternity” - https://www.youtube.com/ Beautiful playlist...

The Battle To Re-Take The ISIS Controlled Iraqi City Of Tal Afar Has Begun

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Iraq bombing Islamic State-held Tal Afar ahead of assault: Iraqi military spokesman* ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces are carrying out air strikes on Tal Afar, a town held by Islamic State west of Mosul, in preparation for a ground assault, an Iraqi military spokesman said on Tuesday. Islamic State's self-proclaimed caliphate effectively collapsed last month, when U.S.-backed Iraqi forces completed the recapture of Mosul, the militants' capital in northern Iraq, after a nine-month campaign. Parts of Iraq and Syria remain however under Islamic State control, especi... more »

VIDEO: Houthi rebels blast Saudi military vehicle killing all

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 A.M.) – Houthi rebels have carried out a deadly roadside bomb attack against Saudi regime forces on the border region between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. According to reports, Houthi rebels operating in the Jizan region of Saudi Arabia planted an improvised explosive device (IED) along a section of road leading into and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army shreds jihadist raiding forces in southeast Hama

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has thwarted a potentially high-causality raid attempted by Al-Qaeda militants against its forces in the countryside of southeastern Hama Governorate. According to reports, jihadists of the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group – the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda – attempted to infiltrate army lines around […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

How a British royal's monumental errors made India's partition more painful

Adil Najam, Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
Lord Louis Mountbatten, viceroy of India, met with Indian leaders to discuss partition. Max Desfors/AP The midnight between August 14 and 15, 1947, was one of history’s truly momentous moments: It marked the birth of Pakistan, an independent India and the beginning of the end of an era of colonialism. It was hardly a joyous moment: A botched process of partition saw the slaughter of more than a million people; some 15 million were displaced. Untold numbers were maimed, mutilated, dismembered and disfigured. Countless lives were scarred. Two hundred years of British rule in India en... more »

Disarming North Korea means making concessions

Jeffrey Fields, Associate Professor of the Practice of International Relations, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
Dealing with North Korea’s ambitions for nuclear weapons has vexed the past four U.S. presidents. Since North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in 2003, it has detonated nuclear explosive devices five times and made steady progress on its ballistic missile program. In late July, Pyongyang tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that many analysts say could reach the West Coast of the United States and possibly beyond. Since then, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have traded bellicose rhetoric, while Secretary of State Rex Tiller... more »

Time To Stock Up On Those Forever Postage Stamps?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
The Postal Workers Union is gearing up for a battle with the Trump Regime. The Trump/Ryan budget, if it passes, will be devastating for the U.S. Post Office. It calls for a $47 billion cut (over 10 years) to retirement benefits and mail delivery costs. The budget forces postal workers to pay an additional billion dollars in contributions to their health and life insurance plans. The budget would end Saturday delivery-- freeing up the post office to work for UPS and FedEx on the weekends-- cut back on delivery service, especially in rural areas (that voted overwhelmingly for Trump)... more »

Woody Guthrie, “Old Man Trump” and a Real Estate Empire’s Racist Foundations

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 3 hours ago
As originally published in “The Conversation“: Woody Guthrie, ‘Old Man Trump’ and a real estate empire’s racist foundations Will Kaufman, … Continue reading →

Trump’s “Justice Dept” Demands Records From Anti-Trump Protest Website In Violation of First and Fourth Amendments To The US Constitution – Hearing Friday

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 3 hours ago
Starting to sound like Russia, already: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/04/02/russia-web-censor-crackdown-ahead-of-april-2nd-anti-corruption-protests/ From the VOA: “Justice Department Demands Records From Anti-Trump Protest Website August 15, … Continue reading →

Trump DOJ Attempting Digital Dragnet Of Visitors To Anti-Trump Web Site in Violation of First and Fourth Amendments To The US Constitution – Hearing on Friday

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 3 hours ago
Starting to sound like Russia, already: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/04/02/russia-web-censor-crackdown-ahead-of-april-2nd-anti-corruption-protests/ From http://www.eff.org: “In J20 Investigation, DOJ Overreaches Again. And Gets Taken to Court … Continue reading →

The Afghan Taliban Send A Letter To President Trump

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
U.S. troops outside their base in Uruzgan Province in July *BBC:* *Taliban open letter to Trump urges Afghan withdrawal* As the White House mulls its next move in conflict-hit Afghanistan, the Taliban offer their advice in an open letter to the US president. Donald Trump is, as the world knows, happy to talk about all sorts of things, but one area where he has maintained his silence is American policy in Afghanistan. His military advisers concede that America's longest-ever war has reached a stalemate and have advised that he increase troop numbers to break it. In the past, Mr Tru... more »

Quote of the Day: Australian politicians are losing it, says ‘Australian Financial Review’

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 3 hours ago
*“Talk about losing it. The Barnaby vortex opened and consumed [Australian] Foreign Minister Julie Bishop [and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull] in a whirlpool of hysteria and conspiracy theories that would do Donald Trump proud. “Bill Shorten, she said, had sought to use a foreign political party to raise serious allegations in a foreign parliament designed to undermine confidence in the Australian government… “The Prime Minister told his party room that ‘Bill Shorten wants to steal government by entering into a conspiracy with a foreign power.’ “It continued in this ... more »

Activists Criticize Alameda County Sheriffs For Sharing White Nationalist’s Tweet

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Sgt. Ray Kelly blamed "a comedy of errors" for retweeting a livestream aired by Richard Spencer.

Did the Attorney General of Alabama Once Tell the Ku Klux Klan to ‘Kiss My Ass’?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Bill Baxley wrote the famously succinct letter to a KKK Grand Dragon in 1976 in response to threats intended to intimidate him.

U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis: Very Close To Announcing The New U.S. Strategy For Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. (DOD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith) *CNN*: *Mattis: Administration 'very, very close' to Afghanistan decision* Washington (CNN)Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday that the Trump administration was "very, very close" to finalizing its new strategy in Afghanistan, but warned it had not been settled yet. "The strategic decisions have not been made," Mattis said. During comments at the Pentagon press area, Mattis insisted "all options" remained on the table for how to approach Afghanistan, and said those options included a full withdrawal a... more »

U.S. Must Sign Peace Treaty with North Korea

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 4 hours ago
Bruce Gagnon, coordinator for Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, joins RT America’s Natasha Sweatte to discuss tensions between the US and North Korea and the former’s culpability in the ongoing mutual hostility.

Stand by your man

nonnie9999 at HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 4 hours ago
So, I am sure that all you kids saw the abomination of a press conference today at Twitler Tower. There is plenty of consternation across the board for the asshole-in-chief, but I have noticed that there is a severe lack … Continue reading →

Lincoln Memorial Vandalized

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Graffiti at the Lincoln Memorial, Tuesday. (National Park Service) *Washington Post:* *Lincoln Memorial vandalized with red spray paint* *The Lincoln Memorial was vandalized with red spray paint early Tuesday, authorities said.* At about 4:30 a.m., graffiti was found on a column at the memorial, the National Park Service said in a statement. The graffiti was difficult to read, but appeared to say “[expletive] law,” the statement said. Additional graffiti that couldn’t be read was found in silver spray paint on a Smithsonian wayfinding sign in the 1400 block of Constitution Avenue, ... more »

Should U.S. Secretary of Defense Mattis Use The Word P***y?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with crew members from the U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky at Naval Base Kitsap, in Bangor, Wash., Aug. 9, 2017. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr) *Daily Mail*: *Mattis tells sailors they'll make a difference as military men because 'you're not some p***y sitting on the sidelines'* * Secretary of Defense James Mattis is known for salty language * He told a submarine crew last week that they would never regret their military service because it means 'you're not some p***y sitting on the sidelines' ... more »

Soldiers From China And India Battle With Fists, Stones, And Iron Rods On Disputed Border

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Reuters:** India, China soldiers involved in border altercation: Indian sources* NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian and Chinese soldiers were involved in an altercation in the western Himalayas on Tuesday, Indian sources said, further raising tensions between the two countries which are already locked in a two-month standoff in another part of the disputed border. A source in New Delhi, who had been briefed on the military situation on the border, said soldiers foiled a bid by a group of Chinese troops to enter Indian territory in Ladakh, near the Pangong lake. Some of... more »

Iran Threatens To Restart its Nuclear Program Within Hours If The U.S. Passes New Sanctions

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*L.A. Times:* *In direct challenge to Trump, Iran's president says it could restart its nuclear program 'within hours'* Iran’s president on Tuesday warned it could restart its nuclear program “within hours or days” if the Trump administration continued its confrontational policies toward the Islamic Republic. President Hassan Rouhani’s remarks were a direct response to Trump’s increasingly bellicose rhetoric toward Iran and his announcement of fresh sanctions on individuals and businesses connected to Iran’s ballistic missile program. Trump has also pledged to undo the 2015 agree... more »

Has Iceland Eliminated Down Syndrome Through Abortion?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
A report by CBS News highlights a nearly 100 percent termination rate in the pregnancies of Icelandic women whose fetuses test positive for Down syndrome in genetic screenings, but some have mischaracterized this report.

Is the Accused Charlottesville Killer an ‘Anti-Trump Leftist’ Supported by Clinton, Soros?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
Various right-leaning sources immediately — and inaccurately — identified the driver of the vehicle that plowed through a crowd of counter-protesters in Charlottesville as a "radical leftist."

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“Like delicate cosmic petals, these clouds of interstellar dust and gas have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile star fields of the constellation Cepheus. Sometimes called the Iris Nebula and dutifully cataloged as NGC 7023 this is not the only nebula in the sky to evoke the imagery of flowers. Still, this remarkable image shows off the Iris Nebula's range of colors and symmetries in impressive detail. Within the Iris, dusty nebular material surrounds a hot, young star. * Click image for larger size.* The dominant color of the brighter reflection nebula is blue, characte... more »

"The Wonder Of Life..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"We live in radical times surrounded by tasks that seem impossible. It has become our collective fate to be alive in a time of great tragedies, to live in a period of overwhelming disasters and to stand at the edge of sweeping changes. The river of life is flooding before us, and a tide of poisons affect the air we breathe and the waters we drink and even tarnish the dreams of those who are young and as yet innocent. The snake-bitten condition has already spread throughout the collective body. However, it is in troubled times that it becomes most important to remember that the wond... more »

Chet Raymo, “In Place of Belief”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*“In Place of Belief”* by Chet Raymo “A lightning storm the other night, slipping down from Florida. For an hour we sat on the terrace and watched the northern sky blaze with pyrotechnics, the best we'd ever seen, almost continuous rivers of electricity streaming between the clouds, clouds heaped like mountains and lit from within. After some particularly sky-filling explosions we could not resist applause. From horizon to horizon, from Andros to San Salvador the streamers ran, trailing their rumbles of far-off thunder. So much energy! Energy entirely beyond the human capacity to c... more »

"One Big Road..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you're riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake up and live!” - Bob Marley

"History and Celestial Time"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"History and Celestial Time" by Walter Cruttenden "Discoveries like the ancient Greek Antikythera computer (1500 years before the invention of precision geared devices) the Baghdad batteries (2000 years before Volta "invented" the battery) or dental and brain surgery artifacts found in ancient Pakistan (8000 years out of historical sequence) appear "anomalous" within our current paradigm of history. However, they are not unexpected according to the ancient cyclical view. Giorgio de Santillana, the former professor of the history of science at MIT, tells us that most ancient cultures... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Longview, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"Puzzling..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"I've wondered why it took us so long to catch on. We saw it and yet we didn't see it. Or rather we were trained not to see it. Conned, perhaps, into thinking that the real action was metropolitan and all this was just boring hinterland. It was a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth,'' and so it goes away. Puzzling..." - Robert M. Pirsig

"As For The Future..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago

John Rubino, “Illinois Bankruptcy To Trigger Currency Collapse”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
John Rubino, “Illinois Bankruptcy To Trigger Currency Collapse” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl5rT3wGCXI

X22 Report, “The Central Bankers Have Become Desperate, They Are Asking People To Do The Following”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
X22 Report, “The Central Bankers Have Become Desperate, They Are Asking People To Do The Following” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB42E8bScYU

Death Match: Russia's PAK-FA Stealth Fighter vs. America's Killer F-22 Raptor

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Who would win? *So why has the PAK-FA order been so radically downsized? It’s because it’s proving extremely difficult to deliver on all the design specifications, particularly the engines. The development costs keep on mounting, while the Russian economy has been in a recession for the last few years, decreasing the appetite for such an expensive offering.* *This leads to another important caveat regarding the T-50: many of its capabilities are planned-for rather than extant. The AESA radar is still undergoing testing. The current crop of PAK FA... more »

The Path to U.S.-Russia Cooperation

Zalmay Khalilzad at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Zalmay Khalilzad* *Security, Americas* [image: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) waves to the media next to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas] For the United States, managing Russian decline requires pursuing a balance-of-power approach to minimize the risk of escalation. *Note: this article is part of a **symposium on U.S.-Russia relations** included in the September/October 2017 issue of the *National Interest*.* Despite the array of twists and turns since the start... more »

Brexit Britain and Trump America: A New ‘Special Relationship’?

Henrik Choy at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Henrik Choy* *Security, Europe* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump greets British Prime Theresa Minister May after her arrival at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria] Can common enemies and threats keep Britain and the United States together for decades to come? British prime minister Theresa May’s narrow victory in the 2017 general election has earned her the reputation of a “dead woman walking,” given that her failure to win a Conservative majority in the House of Commons has drastically slimmed her chances of executing her party’s man... more »

Thucydides Trap or Tug-of-War?

Parag Khanna at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Parag Khanna* *Security, Americas* [image: The Nimitz-class U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Philippine Sea while conducting a bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force April 23, 2017. Picture taken April 23, 2017.] Today’s major powers are keenly aware that in tug-of-war, if the rope snaps, both teams stumble and fall; nobody wins. *AFTER STALIN*, Churchill and Truman ratified what amounted to a spheres-of-influence deal at Potsdam in 1945, George Orwell was seized with a sense of inevitability about perpetual war between the world’s r... more »

What China Can Teach America about the North Korea Threat

Lawrence J. Korb at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Lawrence J. Korb* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claps with military officers at the Command of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in an unknown location in North Korea in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 15, 2017.] Sanctions alone do not suffice the North Korean dilemma if those sanctions are independent of a broader strategy. North Korea successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on July 4. Less than a month later, it successfully tested a second ICBM, one with ... more »

Winning 'Hearts and Minds' Won't Eliminate ISIS

Mitchell Blatt, Sumantra Maitra at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Mitchell Blatt, Sumantra Maitra* *Security, Middle East* [image: Smoke billows from the ruined Grand al-Nuri Mosque after it was retaken by the Iraqi forces at the Old City in Mosul, Iraq June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro] The liberation of Mosul is not something to be proud of just yet. Predictably, there have been incidents of alleged abuses in the aftermath of Iraqi forces defeating ISIS in Mosul. Victorious troops were recorded throwing ISIS fighters from rooftops and shooting at unarmed ISIS fighters in targeted-killing sprees. After retaking the last strongholds of the... more »

If Ukraine's Economy Is to Reform, Then Its Inefficient Health System Has to Go

Luke Coffey at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Luke Coffey* *Security, Eurasia* And the stakes for reform are higher than in America. The United States is not the only country caught up in an emotional debate over health care. The Ukrainian Rada (parliament) has been struggling with the issue for months. And like their counterparts in the U.S. Senate, Ukrainian lawmakers scuttled plans to pass health-care reform just before breaking for summer recess on July 19. In Ukraine, however, the stakes for reform are higher. For starters, more than 90 percent of Ukrainians have no medical insurance. But the problems go far deeper th... more »

What part of anti-fascist didn't you understand?

Yastreblyansky at No More Mister Nice Blog - 5 hours ago
Image via New York Times. Not long after retweeting (and then untweetting) an image of the Trump train evidently emulating the automobile of that murdering Nazi in Charlottesville to mow down the CNN mascot, Emperor Trump showed up at Trump Tower to inform the press of a new executive order: “I’ve just signed a new executive order to reform the nation’s badly broken infrastructure permitting process,” Trump announced, suggesting that his directive would streamline the process of approving constructions on highways. But according to my source (the Mic Network), it was actually just ... more »

Losers At Life-- Trump's Most Ardent Supporters... The Bannon-Wing Of The Republican Party

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago
All during the campaign we mentioned how Trump's most loyal followers hated life, hated their families, their communities their own children, themselves and, most of all, their lot in life. They're losers incoherently crying for a fairer shot... which is what makes it hard for progressives to condemn them wholesale. We feel their pain. Until something like Charlottesville happens. KKK grand dragon of whatever they call themselves David Duke, a former Republican state senator from Louisiana, and Nazi fuehrer Richard Spencer have put themselves out as leaders of the Unite the Right... more »

Libya Update: Russia Changes the Game

Richard Galustian at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 6 hours ago
[image: undefined] A totally unexpected strategy emerged on the Russian side after yesterday's meeting with Field Marshall Haftar in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's announced shift in Russian policy, couched in appropriate diplomatic language as shown in his Press Release below, changed Russia's game plan at a stroke. It appears that the Russian government has totally endorsed the United Nations track on Libya, saying it was was the right and only way to go and that the dodgy Paris Accord of the 25 July was the basis for peace. The Russian diplomat expressed his d... more »

Libya Update: Russia Changes the Game

Richard Galustian at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 6 hours ago
[image: undefined] A totally unexpected strategy emerged on the Russian side after yesterday's meeting with Field Marshall Haftar in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's announced shift in Russian policy, couched in appropriate diplomatic language as shown in his Press Release below, changed Russia's game plan at a stroke. It appears that the Russian government has totally endorsed the United Nations track on Libya, saying it was was the right and only way to go and that the dodgy Paris Accord of the 25 July was the basis for peace. The Russian diplomat expressed his d... more »

Libya Update: Russia Changes the Game

Richard Galustian at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 6 hours ago
[image: undefined] A totally unexpected strategy emerged on the Russian side after yesterday's meeting with Field Marshall Haftar in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's announced shift in Russian policy, couched in appropriate diplomatic language as shown in his Press Release below, changed Russia's game plan at a stroke. It appears that the Russian government has totally endorsed the United Nations track on Libya, saying it was was the right and only way to go and that the dodgy Paris Accord of the 25 July was the basis for peace. The Russian diplomat expressed his d... more »

Libya Update: Russia Changes the Game

Richard Galustian at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 6 hours ago
[image: undefined] A totally unexpected strategy emerged on the Russian side after yesterday's meeting with Field Marshall Haftar in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's announced shift in Russian policy, couched in appropriate diplomatic language as shown in his Press Release below, changed Russia's game plan at a stroke. It appears that the Russian government has totally endorsed the United Nations track on Libya, saying it was was the right and only way to go and that the dodgy Paris Accord of the 25 July was the basis for peace. The Russian diplomat expressed his d... more »

A-10 Pilot 'Belly Lands' His Plane After Major Malfunction

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Capt. Brett DeVries, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot of the 107th Fighter Squadron from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, poses next to the aircraft he safely landed after a malfunction forced him to make an emergency landing July 20 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. Photo courtesy US Air National Guard *Business Insider*: *A-10 pilot manages to 'belly land' his plane after gun malfunctions, canopy blows off, and landing gear fails* After a routine training run in Alpena County, Michigan in late July, US Air National Guard Capt. Brett DeVries survived the perfect storm ... more »

Marine Corps Vets With Combat Experience Are Leaving The U.S. Military

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
A U.S. Marine fires an M777-A2 Howitzer in the early morning in Syria, June 3. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Callahan) *Jeff Schogol , Military Times: **Where have all the combat vets gone?* The Marine Corps is facing a troubling drain of combat experience as thousands of battle-hardened Marines have left the Corps during the past several years. The number of Marines on active-duty who have been awarded Combat Action Ribbons has dropped by more than half over the past five years — from a high of more than 40,000 at the time of the surge in Afghanistan in 2011 to fewer t... more »

Amateur Drone Operator Was Able To Land His Drone On Britain's Newest Aircraft Carrier

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *Big Lizzie outflanked by a £300 drone: Astonishing moment pilot is able to fly his tiny aircraft over the Royal Navy's most advanced warship before LANDING on the deck (and then taking off again!)* * Costing £3.1billion and weighing 65,000 tonnes, she's Britain's biggest and most advanced warship ever * But HMS Queen Elizabeth has been outmanoevred by a £300 drone which landed on the deck unchallenged * The drone pilot, who wanted to remain anonymous, made the daring flight while the carrier was docked * The flight may now be discussed in Scotland's Parliament by M... more »

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
The moment a Confederate statue is pulled down in North Carolina pic.twitter.com/NYXoIbxZ3H — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 15, 2017 In a dangerous time, the Pentagon prepares for a war game on the Korean Peninsula. https://t.co/4esM1dqx4K — Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) August 15, 2017 HMS Queen Elizabeth compared to her international sisters. pic.twitter.com/KEJaWXmKv4 — UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) August 15, 2017 Modern day footballers summed up in one video. pic.twitter.com/Xz5p3fWJwG — Football Stuff (@FootbalIStuff) August 15, 2017

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
U.S. Marine Corps' members launch a mortar during a joint exercise with Japan's Ground Self Defense Force, named Northern Viper 17 at Hokudaien exercise area in Eniwa, on the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery ....* U.S. and Japan hold joint military drills* (Reuters).

Did a Hotel Owner in Switzerland Ask Jewish Guests to Shower Before Using the Pool?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
News articles accurately describe real signs posted around a hotel in Arosa, Switzerland that were widely condemned as anti-Semitic.

Did the Department of Justice Request Detailed Information About All Visitors to an Anti-Trump Website?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
A web hosting company says they are being compelled to turn over all information about an anti-Trump site that helped organize Inauguration Day protests.

Britain’s newspaper industry won’t be apologising for 936 speculative but incorrect stories about Brexit strategy

Tim Montgomerie at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 6 hours ago
The post Britain’s newspaper industry won’t be apologising for 936 speculative but incorrect stories about Brexit strategy appeared first on UnHerd.

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Nazi Scum’ by Oi Polloi

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 7 hours ago
What unfolded in Charlottesville makes a whole history of anti-fascist punk music as relevant as ever. Oi Polloi is an anarcho-punk band from Edinburgh, Scotland, which formed in 1981. Their album, “In Defense Of Our Earth” (1990) featured “Nazi Scum,” which urged resistance against Nazis, especially those who come to The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Nazi Scum’ by Oi Polloi appeared first on Shadowproof.

Sex Robots – The Evolution of the Objectification of Women

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Christina Sarich* - This seems to be a new-fangled perversion which we are supposed to accept as 'normal.' The post Sex Robots – The Evolution of the Objectification of Women appeared first on Waking Times.

Iran Threatens to Send Warships to Atlantic and Ramp Up Nuclear Activities if US Continues Sanctions

Aaron at Activist Post - 7 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel Amid Americans’ concerns that North Korea threatened to launch a missile at Guam, Iran is planning on building up a flotilla of... more »

Donald Trump defends White Nationalists and claims that the "Alt-Left" started the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 7 hours ago
(The Nazi support starts around the 7:10 mark.) Courtesy of the New York Times: *President Trump angrily defended himself on Tuesday against criticism that he did not specifically condemn Nazi and white supremacist groups following the weekend’s deadly racial unrest in Virginia, and at one point questioned whether the movement to pull down statues of Confederate leaders would escalate to the desecration of George Washington. * *In a long, combative exchange with reporters at Trump Tower in Manhattan, the president repeatedly rejected a torrent of bipartisan criticism for waiting ... more »

Microchips in the Hand to Conduct Commerce: An Invitation to Totalitarianism?

Steve Byas at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: microchips-in-the-hand-to-conduct-commerce-an-invitation-to-totalitarianism] A Wisconsin company has unveiled technology to conduct transactions with a microchip imbedded under the skin in a person's hand.

Site of Epic Battle for Midway-More Than 3000 War Dead-Archaeology All Endangered By Trump: Comment Deadline Tonight 11.59 ET (NY-DC Time)

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 7 hours ago
MIDWAY: “OUTNUMBERED AND OUTGUNNED, THEY WITHSTOOD SAVAGE BOMBARDMENT, FOUGHT BACK, AND CARRIED THE FIGHT TO THE ENEMY. ” BUT WILL … Continue reading →

Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 7 hours ago
Floored cats.

America’s sectarian violence is a symptom of a lack of national confidence

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 8 hours ago
Nations at peace with themselves tear down statues and fight over history far less than nations suffering an internal or external crisis. The post America’s sectarian violence is a symptom of a lack of national confidence appeared first on The Duran.

Michigan to receive more than $1.3M for Native, State Wildlife Conservation Projects

White Wolf at White Wolf - 8 hours ago
“The work of Michigan Native American tribes and state wildlife agencies is absolutely critical to wildlife conservation in the United States.” U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced $196,321 in funding to Michigan Native tribes and more than $1.3 million to Michigan state wildlife agencies through the Tribal Wildlife Grant (TWG) program and the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) program. The funds, which are provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, give support for a diverse array of species and habitats across the country. Through the TWG program, t... more »

Trump Administration Demands Information On Over A Million Visitors To Anti-Trump Website

Jonathan Turley at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] A web host called “DreamHost” has gone to court to challenge a demand from the Trump Administration for information on more than 1 million visitors to an anti-Trump website. The demand would covered 1.3 million IP addresses and raises highly troubling free speech and associational concerns. At a minimum, the demand appears wildly too broad and could easily chill political speech for those who oppose this Administration. DreamHost was hit by the demand after the Justice Department filed a motion in late July in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Accor... more »

Trump Administration Demands Information On Over A Million Visitors To Anti-Trump Website

Jonathan Turley at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] A web host called “DreamHost” has gone to court to challenge a demand from the Trump Administration for information on more than 1 million visitors to an anti-Trump website. The demand would covered 1.3 million IP addresses and raises highly troubling free speech and associational concerns. At a minimum, the demand appears wildly too broad and could easily chill political speech for those who oppose this Administration. DreamHost was hit by the demand after the Justice Department filed a motion in late July in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Accor... more »

Trump Administration Demands Information On Over A Million Visitors To Anti-Trump Website

Jonathan Turley at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] A web host called “DreamHost” has gone to court to challenge a demand from the Trump Administration for information on more than 1 million visitors to an anti-Trump website. The demand would covered 1.3 million IP addresses and raises highly troubling free speech and associational concerns. At a minimum, the demand appears wildly too broad and could easily chill political speech for those who oppose this Administration. DreamHost was hit by the demand after the Justice Department filed a motion in late July in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Accor... more »

Trump Administration Demands Information On Over A Million Visitors To Anti-Trump Website

Jonathan Turley at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 8 hours ago
[image: undefined] A web host called “DreamHost” has gone to court to challenge a demand from the Trump Administration for information on more than 1 million visitors to an anti-Trump website. The demand would covered 1.3 million IP addresses and raises highly troubling free speech and associational concerns. At a minimum, the demand appears wildly too broad and could easily chill political speech for those who oppose this Administration. DreamHost was hit by the demand after the Justice Department filed a motion in late July in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Accor... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago

The Poet: Czeslaw Milosz, "A Song On The End Of The World"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"A Song On The End Of The World"* “On the day the world ends A bee circles a clover, A fisherman mends a glimmering net. Happy porpoises jump in the sea, By the rainspout young sparrows are playing And the snake is gold-skinned as it should always be. On the day the world ends Women walk through the fields under their umbrellas, A drunkard grows sleepy at the edge of a lawn, Vegetable peddlers shout in the street And a yellow-sailed boat comes nearer the island, The voice of a violin lasts in the air And leads into a starry night. And those who expected lightning and thunder Are disappo... more »

“Foundation: The Fall Of The American Galactic Empire”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*“Foundation: The Fall Of The American Galactic Empire”* by James Quinn “The fall of Empire, gentlemen, is a massive thing, however, and not easily fought. It is dictated by a rising bureaucracy, a receding initiative, a freezing of caste, a damming of curiosity - a hundred other factors. It has been going on, as I have said, for centuries, and it is too majestic and massive a movement to stop.” – Isaac Asimov, "Foundation" “Any fool can tell a crisis when it arrives. The real service to the state is to detect it in embryo.” – Isaac Asimov, "Foundation" I read Isaac Asimov’s renown... more »

Was a Crowd Hire Company Involved in Protests Against a White Supremacist Rally?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Internet speculation about a Craigslist advertisement does not appear to be based on any concrete evidence.

DDP: Quack Cures For What Doesn’t Ail Us, Part II

Hifast at Climate Collections - 9 hours ago
Original post on William M. Briggs: http://wmbriggs.com/post/22456/ Posted on August 15, 2017 by Briggs =============================== I’m at the Doctors for Disaster Preparedness meeting in No-History City, Louisiana. Here’s Part II of (an earlier draft of) the speech I gave Saturday. Consider donating $1 for every typo you discover. Read Part I. Theoretically speaking I often […]

How the Violent Hard-Left “Antifa” Movement Copies Communists in Weimar Republic Germany

Jerome R. Corsi at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: how-the-violent-hard-left-antifa-movement-copies-communists-in-weimar-republic-germany] Police across the United States are being forced to deal with a new hard-Left, communist-derived movement organized under the code word “Antifa,” standing for “Anti-Fascist.”

Thimk, damn it! No no, thimk harder!

The New York Crank at No More Mister Nice Blog - 9 hours ago
This painting, hanging in the lobby of a Trader Joe’s supermarket in Manhattan, purports to be a New York street scene. But look closely. How did those cars get up on that sidewalk bridge? Did they drive up the wall of the kiosk that’s holding it up? Was the artist thinking? More likely he was only *thimking*. Like Donald Trump. Once upon a time, back in the early 1960s, there was a big, prosperous, international company that specialized in making adding machines and typewriters. Its name was IBM, an abbreviation for International Business Machines. Additionally, the company was... more »

Day after white supremacist runs down and kills female protester Donald Trump retweets cartoon of train running over CNN reporter.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 9 hours ago
Trump RT'd this pic showing a CNN journalist hit by a train days after a white nationalist ran his car into activists, killed Heather Heyer. pic.twitter.com/tWjdoE70AS — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 15, 2017 Courtesy of TPM: *President Donald Trump retweeted a cartoon showing a metaphorical “Trump Train” ramming a cartoon person topped with a CNN logo on Tuesday morning. * *The cartoon was as an ill-timed jab at the news network just three days after a woman was killed after a car barreled into counter-protesters at a white supremacists rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.*... more »

The U.S. Air Force's Greatest Enemy Is Not Russia or China (but a Threat from Within)

David Max Korzen at The National Interest - 9 hours ago
*David Max Korzen* *Security, North America* An alarming manpower shortage is the culprit. The United States Air Force is bleeding manpower at a rate so alarming Air Force leaders have described it as a ‘quiet crisis.’ In an attempt to mollify frustrated personnel, former Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff, General David Goldfein, published directives last year ordering a reduction in additional duties. These burdens were a source of many complaints and reducing them was seen as a way to improve the work environment for airmen. Yet despite s... more »

The Neoliberal Record Of Kamala Harris: Reckon With It Instead Of Attacking Critics

Roqayah Chamseddine at Shadowproof - 9 hours ago
Kamala Harris, a career prosecutor who served as California’s attorney general and is now a United States senator, is seen by liberals as the Democratic Party new “rising star”. Democrats are already touting the possibility of a 2020 presidential run, and any inkling of criticism, regardless of how genuine, faces The post The Neoliberal Record Of Kamala Harris: Reckon With It Instead Of Attacking Critics appeared first on Shadowproof.

Russian Foreign Ministry BASHES Ukraine for deportation of TV reporter

Anna Lutskova at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Moscow is outraged by the deportation from Ukraine of the correspondent of the … The post Russian Foreign Ministry BASHES Ukraine for deportation of TV reporter appeared first on The Duran.

KREMLIN: Putin confirms Russia’s readiness to boost partnership with India

Anna Lutskova at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated India on the anniversary of its independence, adding … The post KREMLIN: Putin confirms Russia’s readiness to boost partnership with India appeared first on The Duran.

Russia and China unite against war in Korea

Anna Lutskova at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi discussed in … The post Russia and China unite against war in Korea appeared first on The Duran.

PUTIN: People encouraging children to commit suicide via Internet similar to murderers

Anna Lutskova at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com NOVO-OGARYOVO (Sputnik) – People behind so-called death groups, which are closed-membership communities on social media that … The post PUTIN: People encouraging children to commit suicide via Internet similar to murderers appeared first on The Duran.

Russia’s first super heavy-lift carrier flight tests set for 2027

Anna Lutskova at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – First flight tests of Russia’s super heavy-lift launch vehicle should be scheduled for … The post Russia’s first super heavy-lift carrier flight tests set for 2027 appeared first on The Duran.

State-owned Saudi television shows animation of Saudi fighters downing a Qatari passenger jet (VIDEO)

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Many have called the video an unnecessary threat. The post State-owned Saudi television shows animation of Saudi fighters downing a Qatari passenger jet (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.

More Russiagate: The New Yorker, Julian Assange and Guccifer 2.0

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 10 hours ago
Massive article in New Yorker asserting Guccifer 2.0 was a Russian intelligence front and the source of the DNC and Podesta emails published by Wikileaks is riddled with unwarranted claims and assumptions and fails to convince. The post More Russiagate: The New Yorker, Julian Assange and Guccifer 2.0 appeared first on The Duran.

Patients of the Week: Cackling Geese

Bird-Rescue at International Bird Rescue – Every Bird Matters - 10 hours ago
This week we’re sharing a story of human accountability and compassion, all to save three young Cackling Geese! Like a good number of migratory birds, these goslings were born in the tundra on the North Slope of Alaska. They managed to find their way into an enclosed pit on the oil fields there, but were […]

Violence... Non-Violence... What About When It Comes To Nazis?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 10 hours ago
That's American Nazi leader Richard Spencer pretending to be Dave Gahan a couple months ago in front of a crowd of drunken fascists who appear to have left their tiki torches at home that night. As a longtime, devoted Depeche Mode fan, that doesn't give me the right to kill him-- even if I'm going to be haunted for weeks after I watching him mincing around the stage like that. Even punching him in the face is... well, just something to laugh about. I've been a non-violent kind of guy for my whole life (except once). The video's funny. I wish it went on longer. But I don't mean ... more »

Trump’s Denouncement Disappoints, Angers White Nationalists

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
President Donald Trump's condemnation of hate groups angered white supremacists and neo-Nazis who supported and felt emboldened by his campaign.

Plague Found in Fleas in Two Arizona Counties

Kim LaCapria at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Fleas in two Arizona counties tested positive for the presence of the plague, but the risk to humans remains small.

“The paper is extremely flawed:” Journal retracts article linked to vaccines

Alison McCook at Retraction Watch - 10 hours ago
A journal has retracted a 2016 paper after receiving criticism from outside researchers who raised concerns about its methodology and data. The paper shares multiple authors with another paper that linked the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) to behavioral problems in mice. Last year, a journal removed the study; later that year, the authors published […] The post “The paper is extremely flawed:” Journal retracts article linked to vaccines appeared first on Retraction Watch.

The antidote to Al Gore

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 10 hours ago
Unlike Gore's unscientific climate narrative, Climate Hustle is grounded in solid facts that expose the global warming con game like no movie before or since. Now available on iTunes, Vimeo, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube, Steam, Christian Cinema and more!

N. Korea & Israel/Palestine—Intentional British Hotspots

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 11 hours ago
New International Economic Order Stop WWIII Video of yTWwanhiHgM EIR's Mike Billington discusses the histories of the Israel/Palestinian conflict and North Korea in their proper context: from the start they were designed to polarize the great powers of the planet (US, China, Russia, Europe), creating conditions for perpetual animosity, instead of collaboration.

TPPF Statement on Passage of Annexation Reform

Content Multimedia - 11 hours ago
By James Quintero Earlier today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 6, the Texas Annexation Right to Vote Act, which substantially reforms the municipal annexation process. Most importantly, the new law requires large cities to obtain consent from those being annexed before taking action.

Dear America: If You Want to Stop Racism, Tear Down the Drug War—Not Statues

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: statue]We cannot change the future by trying to erase the past. Tearing down a statue is not a solution to racism — ending the drug war is.

Communists, Socialists Pull Down Confederate Statue in North Carolina

Warren Mass at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: communists-socialists-pull-down-confederate-statue-in-north-carolina] A mob of vandals from a rally organized by several communist, socialist, and anarchist groups toppled a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier in Durham, North Carolina.

California Sues DOJ Over Sanctuary City Policy

Raven Clabough at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: california-sues-doj-over-sanctuary-city-policy] California officials have announced that they will be suing the Department of Justice to block the government from withholding certain law-enforcement grants from sanctuary cities. The legal action is the latest evidence that officials in California have prioritized illegal immigrants over its own citizens.

Electric Cars: Child Slave Labor, Market Manipulation, and Environmental Pollution

C. Mitchell Shaw at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: electric-cars-child-slave-labor-market-manipulation-and-environmental-pollution] While promising to save both the environment and humanity, the push for electric cars does neither. Not only does the electric car market survive by manipulation of the free market, it is built on the backs of child slave laborers.

Five Congressmen Demand the DOJ “Repudiate” Operation Choke Point

Bob Adelmann at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: five-congressmen-demand-the-doj-repudiate-operation-choke-point] Five Republican Congressmen fired off a letter, demanding the repudiation of the Obama administration’s successful and continuing efforts to strangle financially gun shops and other supposedly “high-risk” and “disreputable” businesses — called Operation Choke Point.

Graphic video (18+): 5 civilians murdered, 15 injured by militant rocket fire in Aleppo

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – Five civilians have been killed and other 15 wounded – many of which are children – after militant forces shelled government-held sections of Aleppo city today. Militants are said to have carried out the attack from the Rashideen 4 and Zahraa suburbs on Aleppo city’s westernmost periphery. The attack involved […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iran threatens to pull out of nuclear deal if US implements more sanctions

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 11 hours ago
The precedent of Libya looms large. The post Iran threatens to pull out of nuclear deal if US implements more sanctions appeared first on The Duran.

Quote of the Day: Mises on copying another man’s work

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 12 hours ago
*“Freedom of the press does not mean that you have the right to copy what another man has written and thus to acquire the success which this other man has duly merited on account of his achievements. It means that you have the right to write something different.”* ~ Ludwig Von Mises, from his *Economic Policy: Thoughts for Tomorrow and Today*, Lecture 1, pp 1-15 . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with attribution.

America and Russia Will Square off over New Sanctions

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Americas* [image: People walk with flags at Red Square during a May Day rally in Moscow, Russia, May 1, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev] There is little Russia can do economically in retaliation to the U.S. sanctions, but Moscow can act against American interests geopolitically. The Kremlin will likely respond to new U.S. sanctions that were recently imposed on Russia by asymmetric means. From the Russian point of view, the new sanctions—which are codified by law—are essentially permanent, thus Moscow has little incentive to comply with American demands. In... more »

Are Russia and China Preparing for War?

Eugene K. Chow at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Eugene K. Chow* *Security, Asia* Could this happen? The frozen tundra along Russia’s far-eastern border with China is becoming a hot zone as both nations deploy nuclear-capable missiles to the area. Are two of the world’s most advanced militaries preparing for war with one another? In June, Russia armed a fourth brigade in the far east with the deadly Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile system. There are now twice as many brigades equipped with these nuclear-capable missiles on the Chinese border than any other Russian military district. The Iskander-M has a range of 250–... more »

Here Is Why Trump Should Invite Kim Jong Un to Washington

John Dale Grover at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*John Dale Grover* *Politics, Asia* It may help to prevent war. Trump recently tweeted that North Korea would face “fire and fury” if it did not stop with its threats. North Korean media has responded by claiming their military is awaiting approval from Kim to launch Hwasong-14 rockets to hit the waters around the U.S. territory of Guam. These threats to the physical security of each other’s countries jolt the national sense of self-preservation. Not surprisingly, the resulting cycle where both parties up the ante in words is as predictable as it is unproductive. Trump should do... more »

Donald Trump accuses CNN of spreading fake news, CNN reporter returns the favor.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 12 hours ago
Courtesy of The Hill: *Trump made a statement earlier today said that “racism is evil” and specifically criticized the KKK, Nazis and other groups that organized the rally for the first time. But he did not take questions from reporters, despite later calling it a "press conference." * *At a second announcement later in the day, Trump said he is launching an investigation into China’s trade practices. * *As that announcement ended, Acosta asked Trump if reporters could ask him questions about his remarks on Charlottesville. * *“It doesn’t bother me at all, but I like real news, no... more »

Korea and Venezuela: Flip Sides of the Same Coin

Jacob G. Hornberger at - 12 hours ago
[image: undefined] By suggesting that he might order a US regime-change invasion of Venezuela, President Trump has inadvertently shown why North Korea has been desperately trying to develop nuclear weapons — to serve as a deterrent or defense against one of the US national-security state storied regime-change operations. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Venezuela and, for that matter, other Third World countries who stand up to the US Empire, also seeking to put their hands on nuclear weapons. What better way to deter a US regime-change operation against them? Think back to ... more »

Human Rights while at Jail

Autumn Wells at At The Chalk Face - 12 hours ago
Human Rights are the basic rights and freedoms that all human beings are entitled to. For example, the right to life and liberty, freedom of speech, expression and thought, civil and political rights, the right to food, etc. Naturally, going to jail or prison involves the curtailing of a persons’ rights. That does not mean […]

End Of Iran Nuke Deal? What Comes Next...

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 12 hours ago
President Trump was angry with his Secretary of State for recertifying Iranian compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. Even though Iran remains in compliance with the deal. What will happen when the next recertification comes due toward the end of summer? Will the US oppose its allies and the United Nations by unilaterally refusing to accept that Iran is abiding by the agreement? Already this morning the Iranian president has threatened to pull out of the deal if the US keeps adding sanctions on Iran with no justification. What next? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:

End Of Iran Nuke Deal? What Comes Next...

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 12 hours ago
President Trump was angry with his Secretary of State for recertifying Iranian compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. Even though Iran remains in compliance with the deal. What will happen when the next recertification comes due toward the end of summer? Will the US oppose its allies and the United Nations by unilaterally refusing to accept that Iran is abiding by the agreement? Already this morning the Iranian president has threatened to pull out of the deal if the US keeps adding sanctions on Iran with no justification. What next? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:

End Of Iran Nuke Deal? What Comes Next...

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 12 hours ago
President Trump was angry with his Secretary of State for recertifying Iranian compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. Even though Iran remains in compliance with the deal. What will happen when the next recertification comes due toward the end of summer? Will the US oppose its allies and the United Nations by unilaterally refusing to accept that Iran is abiding by the agreement? Already this morning the Iranian president has threatened to pull out of the deal if the US keeps adding sanctions on Iran with no justification. What next? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:

End Of Iran Nuke Deal? What Comes Next...

Daniel McAdams at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 12 hours ago
President Trump was angry with his Secretary of State for recertifying Iranian compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. Even though Iran remains in compliance with the deal. What will happen when the next recertification comes due toward the end of summer? Will the US oppose its allies and the United Nations by unilaterally refusing to accept that Iran is abiding by the agreement? Already this morning the Iranian president has threatened to pull out of the deal if the US keeps adding sanctions on Iran with no justification. What next? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:

Nationwide map of Syria – August 15, 2017

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:55 P.M.) – With the arrival of mid-August it is clear that the year-long strategic trend of endless ISIS defeats on the battlefield and rapid territorial retraction continues to remain in full-effect. In eastern Syria, three massive Syrian Arab Army (SAA) fronts – backed up by allied paramilitary groups – continue to close […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iranian drone buzzes US naval ship in Persian Gulf

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:55 P.M.) – For the second time in less than seven days an Iranian military drone buzzed a US Navy aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, creating a “dangerous situation with the potential for collision” with US jets, the US Navy said Monday. The Iranian “Sadegh” drone was flying without navigational lights near […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

White Dispossession of America

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 13 hours ago
Demographics show that in just a few years from now people of color will be the majority population in the US. Many on the right fear that day and much of their current insanity and white supremacy organizing is based on this coming reality. This video gives you a good glimpse of how one white man of privilege thinks.

Protesters Swarm City Hall After Dashcam Shows Cops Pulverize Man Over Suspended License

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: Euclid]Residents of Euclid, Ohio express outrage at the beating of a motorist and the recent killing of a man in an officer-involved shooting.

Did Trump Retweet a Cartoon of a Train Hitting a CNN Reporter?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
President Trump retweeted, then quickly deleted, a cartoon of a train hitting a CNN reporter, leaving some to wonder if the posting was real.

Wayward Alligator Found in Swimming Pool at New Jersey Motel

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
A 'wayward alligator' was found in a swimming pool at Bayview Inn & Suites in Atlantic City on 15 August 2017.

If You Vaccinate, Ask 8!

Barbara Loe Fisher at Vaccine Awakening - 13 hours ago
8/15/2017 *By Barbara Loe Fisher* Vaccines are pharmaceutical products that come with risks that can be greater for some people. 1 2 No vaccine is safe for everyone. 3 4 If you choose to vaccinate, ask 8 questions before you do: 5 1. Number One: Am I sick right now? *Getting vaccinated while sick could increase risks for a vaccine reaction or lower vaccine effectiveness. *6 2. Number Two: Have I had a bad reaction to a vaccination before? *Getting re-vaccinated after a previous vaccine reaction could cause a more serious reaction, injury or death.* 7 8 3. Number Thre... more »

CONFIRMED: Ukraine will NOT SUE New York Times over alleged N. Korean deals

The Duran at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Ukraine is backing down. The post CONFIRMED: Ukraine will NOT SUE New York Times over alleged N. Korean deals appeared first on The Duran.

Iran backs dialogue between Baghdad, Iraqi Kurdistan Autonomous Region

The Duran at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Iran's position is the same as Russia's. The post Iran backs dialogue between Baghdad, Iraqi Kurdistan Autonomous Region appeared first on The Duran.

Leonard Peltier receives needed wheelchair in prison

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
. Greetings Friends, Family & Comrades Good news on the medical front, Leonard got his wheelchair and now has more mobility in getting to various progr Greetings Friends, Family and Comrades Good news on the medical front, Leonard got his wheelchair and now has more mobility in getting to various programs, like the computer class as well

The Irony of Port Hope

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 13 hours ago
I strongly recommend looking at this summary of results from a study of uranium contamination among people living in Port Hope, Ontario Canada: Asaf Durakovic, Axel Gerdes, Isaac Zimmerman. (2017, August). The Quantitative Analysis of Uranium Isotopes in the Population of Port Hope, Ontario Canada. Uranium Medical Research Center - www.umrc.net 157 Carlton Street, Suite 206, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5A 2K3 Institute for Mineralogy, JW Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany http://umrc.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/The-Quantitative-Analysis-of-Uranium-Isotopes-in-the-Population-of-... more »

China-India Conflict Is Far More Dangerous Than US-North Korea One

Adam GARRIE at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Pakistan’s historically good relations with Russia and its refusal to follow US ally Saudi Arabia into an unnecessary conflict with Qatar and by extrapolation with Iran, demonstrates a far-sighted geo-strategic maturity that will ultimately benefit Pakistan greatly. The post China-India Conflict Is Far More Dangerous Than US-North Korea One appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Exclusive: Elite Syrian Army units arrive in east Damascus to finish off jihadists

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) – Soldiers from the Syrian Arab Army’s 39th and 40th brigades have deployed to the strategic suburb of Jobar to aid the forces fighting the jihadist rebels in east Damascus, a source from the 42nd Brigade told Al-Masdar News today. According to the source, the Syrian Arab Army is preparing a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

4 jihadist regiments form new army, Al-Qaeda prepares offensive

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – Four regiments of militants from the jihadist sub-factions of 3 major rebel groups which operate in northern Hama Governorate have broken off from their mother organizations to form a new independent army. According to rebel media sources, four regiments of jihadist fighters with all of their heavy weapons have defected […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian forces honor iconic Syrian Army officer

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6: 15 P.M.) – Russian forces stationed at Hmeimim Airbase in the Syrian coast held a special ceremony to honor one of the most renowned Syrian Army officers. Brigadier General Suheil al-Hassan is the commander of the widely-feared Tiger Forces; one of the Syrian Army’s elite formations that proved highly effective in several battles […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian pilot captured by FSA militants near Jordanian border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:55 P.M.) – The Syrian pilot that was shot down over the southeastern countryside of Al-Sweida has been captured by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) militants in the area. Opposition media activists released the picture of the captured pilot, confirming he survived the crash after he bailed out near the Jordanian border. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Lebanese Army prepares to storm ISIL’s positions on Syrian border

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – The Lebanese Army has taken up positions around the southern corridor of the Ras Ba’albak region this afternoon, a military source told Al-Masdar News. To weaken the terrorist group’s resolve, the Lebanese Army has been pounding the area around the Zamrani Road, inflicting heavy damage on ISIL’s trenches. “The Lebanese […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

UN report: About 16 million Yemenis do not have clean water

A report by the United Nations said on Sunday that 15 million and 700,000 people do not have access to clean water, while 14 million and 800,000 do not receive adequate health care. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that Yemen is suffering from a severe deterioration in health […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Israeli minister warns of war with Lebanon if Hezbollah attacks

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – Israel’s Minister of Education, Naftali Bennett, tweeted on Monday that any rocket fired into Israel by Hezbollah will result in a declaration of war by the Tel Aviv regime. “Hezbollah rockets fired into Israel is a declaration of war,” the Israeli minister tweeted. Furthermore, the Israeli minister claimed that Hezbollah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

DOJ Demands 1.3 Million IP Addresses, Info, and Photos of People Who Visited Anti-Trump Website

Activist Post at Activist Post - 14 hours ago
By Rachel Blevins While the United States government has pushed for increasing mass surveillance over the years, the latest requests from the Department of Justice... more »

Holocaust Memorial Vandalized for Second Time This Summer

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Police in Boston say a person is in custody for allegedly vandalizing the Holocaust memorial, the second time it was damaged this summer.

Noah’s Ark Theme Park Destroyed in a Flood?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Reports that a Christian theme park featuring a Noah's Ark exhibit was destroyed by a flood which meteorologists termed "an act of God" are fake news.

Deadly Rally Accelerates Removal of Confederate Statues

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
A deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville is fueling further re-evaluation of Confederate statues, accelerating their removal in many cities.

Workers to Try to Pull Mysterious Circular Object from Beach

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The circular object located about 10 feet (3 meters) off shore at low tide has eight stainless steel legs and is capped with concrete.

Jury Sides With Taylor Swift in Groping Lawsuit

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Jurors ruled that ex-radio host David Mueller had assaulted and battered the singer at an event in 2013.

Driver Kills Girl, Injures Others in Car Attack at Pizzeria Near Paris

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The local prosecutor said the attack in the town of Sept-Sorts was deliberate, but not terrorism-related.

Does Trumpanzee Deserve All The Blame For Charlottesville? Or Just Part Of The Blame?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago
*Vanilla ISIS* The *Washington Post*'s Jennifer Rubin predicted Trumapnzee's excuses for the new realization among some who missed the first decades of Trump as racist that Trump is a racist: 1. I was kidding 2. the fake news is at fault 3. I am the least racist person ever Democratic pollster Matt Canter added the obvious "my grandchildren are Jews." On Sunday, the Regime sent some guy, Tom Bossert, some kind of homeland security advisor, to defend Trump on Jake Tapper's CNN show, *State of the Union*. "The president not only condemned the violence and stood up at a time and a m... more »

Durham, NC: Let's pull down a statue commemorating 500K Americans...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*like a bunch of monkeys allowed out of their circus cages. * *This is disgraceful and nauseating to watch. * A crowd of protesters gathered outside the old Durham County courthouse on Main Street Monday evening in opposition to a Confederate monument in front of the government building.Around 7:10pm a woman climbed the statue using a ladder and attached a rope around the statue. Moments later, The crowd pulled on the rope and the statue fell. In 1924, the Confederate statue was dedicated to Durham.Engraved on the front of the monument is “The Confederate States of America.” Ab... more »

The blame game

Hifast at Climate Collections - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry For the sake of argument, let’s accept the IPCC conclusions regarding attribution of global warming, and their 21st century projections. So, exactly who in the U.S. bears the blame for current and future damages? This is not an academic question. There are two landmark lawsuits that are…

So it turns out that another Trump campaign worker tried super hard to arrange another one of those pesky meetings with the Russians. This one included Vladimir Putin.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 14 hours ago
Remember, all Russia meetings have to go through me. Courtesy of the Washington Post: *Three days after Donald Trump named his campaign foreign policy team in March 2016, the youngest of the new advisers sent an email to seven campaign officials with the subject line: “Meeting with Russian Leadership - Including Putin.” * *The adviser, George Papadopoulos, offered to set up “a meeting between us and the Russian leadership to discuss US-Russia ties under President Trump,” telling them his Russian contacts welcomed the opportunity, according to internal campaign emails read to The... more »

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