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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 2, 2017

2 August - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:39 pm MDT



Let Them Eat Birth Control Pills

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 13 hours ago
"Could we just have some birth control down here?" sniffed Mayor Michael Bloomberg's enormously wealthy and enormously tone-deaf schools chancellor in 2011 after touring an overcrowded building in one of New York City's poorest neighborhoods. Cathie Black was also so enormously unqualified for her job that Bloomberg was forced to assign another person to do her actual job for her. Unlike the oligarchs and family members in Trump's administration, however, she only lasted a couple of months before her mayoral pal reluctantly threw her under the proverbial limousine. Especially with D... more »

A North Korean ICBM is a Danger, not a Game Changer

Brad Glosserman at The National Interest - 13 hours ago
*Brad Glosserman* *Security, Asia* The solution is not to ignore this threat, but to change the emphasis. North Korea’s determination to acquire an intercontinental missile capability continues to alarm US officials and experts. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson noted that last week’s missile test – now acknowledged to be an ICBM – “represents a new escalation of the threat to the United States, our allies and partners, the region and the world.” Gen. Mark Milley, chief of staff of the US Army, warned the day before the test that North Korea is “the single most dangerous threat f...more »

Two Czech anti-Daesh veterans sentenced to 6.25 years in a Turkish jail

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 13 hours ago
Turkey is a country in between Europe and the Islamic anticivilization which has been increasingly self-confident, increasingly Islamic, and has done lots of questionable things. Last November, Turkey caught a Czech couple that was fighting against the Islamic State along with the Kurds in Rojava, i.e. the Northern Syrian Kurdistan. *Amusingly relaxed and outspoken Ms Všelichová talks since 1:44. "If you wanna help," the Kurds told her, "here you have some clothes, here you have a Kalashnikov, and you can go with us" which is how she got to the battlefront.* Some other folks were... more »

Syrian army “just 700 metres” from ISIS-held Al-Sukhnah as final battle for Deir Ezzor approaches

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Syrian army on brink of capturing Al-Sukhnah, bringing closer final decisive battle with ISIS in Deir Ezzor. The post Syrian army “just 700 metres” from ISIS-held Al-Sukhnah as final battle for Deir Ezzor approaches appeared first on The Duran.

DUTERTE: Kim Jong-Un is foolish “son of a bitch”

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Duterte said something similar in a phone call with Donald Trump in April of this year. The post DUTERTE: Kim Jong-Un is foolish “son of a bitch” appeared first on The Duran.

Trump signs sanctions bill against Russia, Iran, DPRK into law while calling it “significantly flawed”

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Trump's tied hands signed the infamous bill to kill Russia-US relations once and for all. The post Trump signs sanctions bill against Russia, Iran, DPRK into law while calling it “significantly flawed” appeared first on The Duran.

Russian banks are ROCKING financial system

Anna Lutskova at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com Vyacheslav Putilovsky, an analyst at Expert RA: “Russia’s not a very developed banking market. The top … The post Russian banks are ROCKING financial system appeared first on The Duran.

BREAKING: Russian Embassy in Damascus under terrorist mortar attack

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Luckily no one appears to be injured. The post BREAKING: Russian Embassy in Damascus under terrorist mortar attack appeared first on The Duran.

A press release had “fake” and “NASA” in its headline. Then it was retracted.

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 13 hours ago
Last Thursday, struck — as it were — by a headline about an asteroid preparedness test, I took to Twitter: Putting "fake" and "NASA" into a press release headline in today's climate: Risky, or Troll Level: Master? https://t.co/Wn0wypQm4z — Ivan Oransky (@ivanoransky) July 28, 2017 I couldn’t quite tell if this was a clever dig […] The post A press release had “fake” and “NASA” in its headline. Then it was retracted. appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Cops Pepper Spray and Beat Pregnant Woman, Causing Her Unborn Baby to Die—Lawsuit

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: pregnant]A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of three individuals, one of whom was pregnant, after they were illegally detained and assaulted.

President Trump Signs New Russian Sanctions Bill

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Congress overwhelmingly approved the measures, prompting Russia to cut the number of United States diplomats allowed in the country.

German Hiker Missing Since 1987 Found in Swiss Alps Glacier

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Lab tests have identified the deceased man, who went missing on 11 August 1987.

Polish Government Considers Demanding World War II Reparations from Germany

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
One prominent politician vowed that the "Polish government is preparing itself for a historical counteroffensive."

Trump Reportedly Described White House as a ‘Real Dump’

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
President Trump purportedly told fellow golfers that the "White House is a real dump."

Secret graves of dead Russian soldiers do not exist: Kremlin

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
(TASS) The Russian Defense Ministry has repudiated information on supposed secret graves of Russian military servicemen allegedly killed in Syria, the ministry’s spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Wednesday. “There have been no alleged ‘secret’ graves of Russian servicemen killed in Syria. Attempts to present individuals who have nothing to do with the armed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Islamist rebels shell Russian Embassy in Damascus

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – The Islamist rebels in the East Ghouta region of Damascus fired several artillery shells at the Russian Embassy, causing material damage to the building. The Russian Embassy in Damascus has been targeted on several occasions in the past by militants in the East Ghouta, prompting the Russian Air Force to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army reaches first buildings in Al-Sukhnah

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reached the first buildings in the strategic city of Al-Sukhnah, a military source told Al-Masdar News. Led by their 5th Corps and 18th Tank Division, the Syrian Arab Army captured all of the remaining hilltops and farms at the southwestern part of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Gate-breaking climate indoctrination with Mother Owl

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 14 hours ago
Teaching sound climate science is often prevented by "gatekeepers." Time to break through.

Post Mosul Liberation Day 22 Aug 1 2017

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
Security and rebuilding were the top news in Mosul again. Three IS elements made up of a handicapped man and two women attackeda checkpoint killing a policeman in the Zinjali neighborhood in the west. The man was killed and the two females arrested. The insurgents are still carrying out sporadic operations inside the city with a mix of hidden elements in tunnels and basements, and cells hiding out in the city. As people are moving back into the western half unexploded ordinance is proving an extreme danger. A family of eight was killed by an IED inside a house. Iraqi and foreign ... more »

Dueling Headlines, Racist Arpaio found guilty, ICE held citizen 3 years and refuse to compensate.

Brother Jonah at Not My Tribe - 14 hours ago
And they say they don’t have a racist agenda or that Trump and Arpaio and all the Minutemen Scum are affiliated with the Klan, Skinheads and Nazis. Bunch of lying bitches. They lied about their agenda when they attacked me in 1986 in El Paso too. Nothing new there. Border Patrol/ICE have ALWAYS been a […]

Wednesday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Angella MacEwen offers her suggestions as to what a fair and progressive trade agenda should look like: Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms are especially unpopular, as they prioritize investor rights over investor responsibilities. Canada and Mexico have had similar dismal experiences under NAFTA — while the US has never lost a NAFTA investor-state case. ISDS chapters should be eliminated from progressive trade agreements, and any new investor protections should be subsidiary to national judicial processes and pr... more »

Michele Bachmann thinks that establishing a hate crime hotline is a violation of the separation of church and state. Wait, what?

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of Right Wing Watch: *Former Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann was a guest on Jan Markell’s “Understanding The Times” radio program again last weekend, where she claimed that a hotline set up by the city of Minneapolis for reporting hate crimes was fascist and a violation of the separation of church and state. * *Last month, Minneapolis announced that a hotline had been established to allow residents to report hate crimes, which include “any crime against a person or property motivated by prejudice against someone’s race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ... more »

Scared rescue dog overjoyed to be reunited with her puppies

White Wolf at White Wolf - 15 hours ago
If this ecstatic mama dog could speak, those would probably be the words she’d have said when she saw her puppies after an anxiety-filled separation. A video of the dog’s reunion with her babies was shared online by the Marin Humane Society this week. The Bay Area group explained that the dog, named Cora, was surrendered by her owner on Saturday. After an examination, it became clear that Cora had recently given birth. The Humane Society told SFGate that Cora’s former owner was “evasive and unwilling to admit” that the dog had had any puppies. Eventually, however, the group manage... more »

"Goodbye, Mr. Scaramucci"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"Goodbye, Mr. Scaramucci"* by Bill Bonner “The thing I have learned about these people in Washington is they have no money. So what happens when they have no f*****g money is they write about what seat they are in and what the title is. F*****g congressmen act like that. They are f*****g jackasses.” - Anthony Scaramucci “Goodbye, Mr. Scaramucci. We hardly knew ye. Which is probably a good thing. We doubt we would have liked you very mooch. Mr Scaramucci had been a Hillary supporter. He raised money for Barack Obama. He supported gun control and gay marriage. It must have been toug... more »

No money–no problems: Syrian terrorists surrender to legitimate authorities after CIA cash curbed

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Without the cash incentive from the CIA, FSA aligned terrorists are laying down their arms and surrendering to the only legitimate authority in Syria, the SAA. The post No money–no problems: Syrian terrorists surrender to legitimate authorities after CIA cash curbed appeared first on The Duran.

TV debate between Chinese and Indian military officers ends with warning of war (VIDEO)

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 15 hours ago
The debate is a helpful microcosm which helps one to understand the positions and attitudes of both China and India in respect of the disputed territory in the tri-junction of China, India and Bhutan. The post TV debate between Chinese and Indian military officers ends with warning of war (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.

Putin on guard of the Russian Internet users security

Anna Lutskova at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com Vladimir Putin has signed a bill banning the use of any technology or software that allows … The post Putin on guard of the Russian Internet users security appeared first on The Duran.

Conflicting Visions

Walter E. Williams at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: conflicting-visions] Despite the fact that people have common goals, we often see them grouped into contentious factions, fighting tooth and nail to promote polar opposite government policies in the name of achieving a commonly held goal.

Author admits to manipulating more than a dozen images in 2013 paper

Victoria Stern at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
A former graduate student at the University of Hong Kong confessed to making “inappropriate modifications” to several figures in a 2013 paper in the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC). According to the retraction notice, the authors identified issues in 13 images while reviewing the data; the paper’s first author, Yingying Lu, copped to manipulating the […] The post Author admits to manipulating more than a dozen images in 2013 paper appeared first on Retraction Watch.

HTS jihadists in east Damascus offer to dissolve into ‘moderate’ rebel ranks

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:28 P.M.) – The leadership for Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Damascus’ East Ghouta region has published a statement saying that the local jihadist chapter was ready to disband itself and allow its fighters to be merged into the ranks of other militant groups for the purposes of creating a combined operations room. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Rebels break Aleppo ceasefire to launch attack against SAA troops at Mallah Farms

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and their allies from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) broke the ceasefire agreement in Aleppo, Tuesday, after launching a surprise attack against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) at the Mallah Farms. The jihadist rebels attacked the Syrian Army’s Republican Guard forces at dusk on Tuesday, attempting to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BREAKING: Syrian Army takes over ISIS pocket east of Raqqa

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:48 P.M.) – The self-proclaimed Islamic State keeps losing more territories to the Syrian Army in the eastern countryside of Raqqa as the government troops march on the eastern city of Deir Ezzor. Today, the SAA’s elite tiger forces have recaptured an ISIS enclave along the western bank of the Euphrates following deadly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Another day of punishing rocket, air bombardment befalls militants in east Damascus

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:33 P.M.) – Islamist rebels in eastern Damascus have been subject to yet another day of heavy bombardment delivered onto them by Syrian Arab Army (SAA) rocket forces and the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF). Today alone, the SAA artillery units fired fourteen (14) large-ordinance Elephant rockets at Islamist defenses in the district […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Battle for Al-Sukhnah resumes as Syrian Army troops storm ISIL’s stronghold

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The battle for Al-Sukhnah has resumed in the eastern countryside of Homs after a short hiatus in commemoration of Syrian Army day for the government forces. Led by the 5th Corps and 18th Tank Division, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the western outskirts of Al-Sukhnah this morning, while receiving heavy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Syrian Army, allies clash with ISIS in east Hama

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:45 P.M.) – Battles continue to rage in the eastern countryside of Hama as the Syrian Army and allied fighters carry out a full-scale offensive against the Islamic State militants. Backed by the Palestinian al-Quds Brigade, the government troops are making non-stop advances against ISIS to the east of Salamiyah city. The Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkey: Cavusoglu warns of ‘provocations’ in east Jerusalem amid Al-Aqsa tensions

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on international representatives at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to recognize a fully independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, speaking from Istanbul on Tuesday. The Turkish diplomat’s comments came during an extraordinary OIC meeting focused on the tension over Israeli […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIL’s short-lived offensive in northeast Homs is derailed by the Syrian Army

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) launched an offensive in the northeastern countryside of the Homs Governorate, Wednesday, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions in the Jubb Al-Jarrah District.. ISIL’s offensive began at dawn this morning when their militants began storming the Syrian Arab Army’s positions near the town of Maksar […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Afghanistan: Dozens killed in suicide attack at Shia mosque in Herat

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:25 P.M.) – At least 30 Shia worshippers were killed, with the death toll expected to rise, after a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Herat, Tuesday. A further 63 people were injured in the blast at Jawadia Mosque, with many of those injured rushed to Herat city’s main hospital. A Herat police […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army scores new advance in central Syria, several hills captured

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a surprise attack in the northeastern countryside of Hama, Wednesday, capturing several sites from the so-called Islamic State (ISIL) forces near the town of Ithriya. Led by the 4th and 11th divisions, the Syrian Arab Army pushed southeast from Ithriya, targeting the hilltops […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

War Danger Intensifies — We Must "Go Like Hell" To Expose and Destroy Russia-Gate

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 16 hours ago
The war party in the U.S. is escalating to a fever pitch for war, not only with Russia but now also with China. While the media and the Congress continue making up new excuses to attack Trump, to subvert his effort to build constructive relations with Putin and Xi Jinping, the British and their assets in the U.S. have dropped any pretense of sanity, demanding preparation for a nuclear world war. Secretary Tillerson today drew out the battle lines in a press briefing at the State Department. Asked about the new sanctions on Russia passed overwhelmingly by the Congress, Tillerson wa... more »

New categories of entertainment

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 16 hours ago
As a new category of entertainment emerges, namely pop culture in the Trump era, including the salty sayings of Saramucci, I would like to do my bit to raise the tone. http://www.vulture.com/2017/07/were-approaching-a-turning-point-in-trump-era-pop-culture.html Claiming fair use of all the facts, documents and material in my police reports, court documents, and elsewhere, I have added artistic […]

New categories of entertainment

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 16 hours ago
As a new category of entertainment emerges, namely pop culture in the Trump era, including the salty sayings of Saramucci, I would like to do my bit to raise the tone. http://www.vulture.com/2017/07/were-approaching-a-turning-point-in-trump-era-pop-culture.html Claiming fair use of all the facts, documents and material in my police reports, court documents, and elsewhere, I have added artistic value […]

Body Cam Shows What It’s Like to Have a License Plate Light Out in a Police State

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: chicago]A Chicago 20-year-old was violently arrested for no reason, highlighting the severe and brutal nature of the American police state.

‘Green tax’ now costs every British household £149 a year, British Gas says as it blames government meddling for price hike

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood British Gas announced an increase in electricity prices yesterday, which inevitably attracted the ire of hypocritical politicians, even though the rise only matched those already announced by the other big energy companies a few months ago. Regardless of the merits of this particular increase, government policies are now directly responsible […]

Hey, Hey! Ho, Ho! Ben Ray Lujan's Got To Go!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
I've been mad at the DCCC since Pelosi named Rahm Emanuel chairman in 2005. It's barely over a decade and other people are starting to catch on as well. The latest shit from this assholes: Pelosi and Ben Gay Lujan now admit the DCCC recruits and funds Blue Dogs and anti-Choice freaks and passes them off on unsuspecting Democratic voters as normal Democrats, Monday. Becca Andrews, reporting for *Mother Jones* used the DCCC p.r. shop's deceitfully-crafted messaging: "The Democrats will not withhold financial support from candidates who oppose abortion, according to Democratic Congre... more »

AUDIO: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Just Confirmed Seth Rich Was DNC Email Leaker

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: rich]Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh claimed Rich contacted WikiLeaks in the months before he was mysteriously murdered.

IS THE GOP REALLY MORE CONSPIRATORIAL UNDER TRUMP?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
Jonathan Chait looks at allegations that President Trump was personally involved in pushing the Seth Rich-Wikileaks murder theory, and he concludes that we've reached a watershed moment: More disturbing is the apparent seamless integration of the White House with the fever swamp. This represents a historical milestone of sorts. Trump’s administration has fully erased the boundary between legitimate conservatism and the most disreputable paranoid discourse on the far right. Chait acknowledges that the right has a history of conspiratorialism going back to the heyday of the John Birch... more »

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
I have to attend a funeral this morning. Blogging will return later today.

Russian Losses In Syria Far Higher Than What Is Being Reported By The Kremlin

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
The grave of Russian special forces officer Maxim Sorochenko killed in Syria in November 2015, is seen at a cemetery outside Moscow, Russia, December 27, 2016. Picture taken December 27, 2016. Maria Tsvetkova *Reuters:* *Exclusive: Russian losses in Syria jump in 2017, Reuters estimates show* BELORECHENSK, Russia (Reuters) - Ten Russian servicemen have been killed fighting in Syria so far this year, according to statements from the Defence Ministry. But based on accounts from families and friends of the dead and local officials, Reuters estimates the actual death toll among Russia... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*Report: Justice Department Will Target Affirmative Action* *Trump administration plans to investigate and sue colleges and universities over admissions practices* A bombshell report in The New York Times Tuesday night revealed that the U.S. Justice Department plans to investigate and sue colleges over their affirmative action policies in admissions. The Times cited an internal announcement to the Justice Department's civil rights division that seeks lawyers for a project on “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and... more »

Re-entry Failure (not porn)

LL at Virtual Mirage - 17 hours ago
Asian and US news services reported that a camera operated by a Japanese broadcaster captured video imagery of the North Korean Hwasong-14/KN-20 missile before the re-entry vehicle splashed down in the Sea of Japan, west of Hokkaido. Missile experts said on 1 August that the video imagery showed that the re-entry vehicle apparently failed to survive the extreme heat and pressure after re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. The analyst who made the initial judgment said the video supported a reasonable conclusion that the re-entry vehicle did not survive. The North Korean propaganda s... more »

"Fundamentally Human..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
"To show mercy is not naïve. To hold out against the end of hope is not stupidity or madness. It is fundamentally human. Of course... we are all doomed; we are all poisoned from our birth by the rot of stars. That does not mean we should succumb to the seductive fallacy of despair, the dark tide that would drown us. You may think I'm stupid, you may call me a madman and a fool, but at least I stand upright in a fallen world." - Rick Yancey

Musical Interlude: John Denver, "Eagle And The Hawk"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*"Eagle And The Hawk"* "I am the eagle, I live in high country, In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky. I am the hawk and there’s blood on my feathers, But time is still turning they soon will be dry. And all those who see me, and all who believe in me, Share in the freedom I feel when I fly. Come dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops, Sail o’er the canyons and up to the stars, And reach for the heavens and hope for the future, And all that we can be, not what we are..." Words and music by John Denver and Mike Taylor

"Be One..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago

The Poet: Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*“The Road Not Taken”* “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling ... more »

"Standing at Attention"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
*"Standing at Attention"* by Tom Walsh "The first day of Basic Training in the Army is usually one that's remembered by the people who have gone through it. That's the day when the drill sergeants try to set the tone for the coming weeks by breaking down immediately any sort of defiance - they need everyone to know that they'll do as they're told, or else face pretty drastic consequences. In order to do that, there's a whole lot of pushing going on, both physical and mental. The physical tasks are ordered, and everyone has to do exactly what they're told - or else. And that's where... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*Why People Like Al Gore Hate The World’s Poor* Manipulating people isn’t something of which to be proud. Granted, marketing campaigns and large corporations know how to leverage the emotions of people. The same goes for politicians. However, at what cost? For Al Gore, the cost of manipulating people comes at the price that negates industrialization in some of the poorest places in the world. And that, my friends, is the reason the former vice president shows no regard for the poor. As Gore prepares for the release of “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” his highly anticipate... more »

Nazi Germany Built the Biggest 'Big Gun' Ever (And it Was a Total Paper Tiger)

James Simpson at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*James Simpson* *Security, * It was more than 150 feet long, 40 feet tall and weighed almost 1,500 tons. The steel giant Krupp A.G. made only two, and neither worked well. *Krupp pushed more than 20 K-5s into service beginning in 1936. American troops faced two — nicknamed Robert and Leopold — during the January 1944 amphibious invasion of Anzio, Italy. The 218-ton monstrosities destroyed more than 1,500 tons of ammunition, damaged Allied ships and fired more than 5,500 shells onto the American beachhead.* War trains dominated combat for more than 100 years. Massive railborne ar... more »

Long Range Anti-Ship Missile: How the U.S. Navy Will Wage the Next Big War

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * A deck-mounted firing technology enables LRASM to fire from a much wider range of Navy ships, to include the Littoral Combat Ship and its more survivable variant - a Frigate. *Having longer-range or over-the-horizon ship and air-launched weapons is also quite relevant to the “distributed” portion of the strategy which calls for the fleet to have an ability to disperse as needed. Having an ability to spread out and conduct disaggregated operations makes Navy forces less vulnerable to enemy firepower while. At the same time, have long-range precision-st... more »

Is It Time For A Turban?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 17 hours ago
NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh is generating a lot of press and -- if reports are to be believed -- a lot of financial support. But, Tim Harper writes, party regulars are full of questions about his candidacy: Many of those same party stalwarts will also confess to a bit of nervousness about Singh, which indicates they see his ascension to the leadership as a gamble, and if these misgivings are not dislodged — or if they mount closer to voting — it will be clear this race is not yet decided. There are those who wonder whether it is really wise for the party to try to “out-... more »

The best solution comes from the tribes for the future of America's Wild Horses

White Wolf at White Wolf - 17 hours ago
“The affinity that indigenous peoples have with horses is very deep, and the traditional-minded folks, the elders, are the first to demand that the horses receive respectful treatment.” There are an estimated 70,000 wild horses in the United States on land that the Bureau of Land Management says can only hold 20,000. Congress is currently considering whether to overturn a 50-year-law that makes it illegal for the government to sell America's wild mustangs to horse meat facilities. If the proposal is approved, up to 40,000 wild horses living on federal lands could be sold for $25 ... more »

After election Trump businesses required employees to sign draconian confidentiality agreements or risk losing their jobs.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of CBS News: *CBS News has obtained a new confidentiality agreement rolled out after the election. The Trump Organization is requiring employees at all levels to sign it, or else they will lose their jobs. * *Employees must agree to keep secret any information they learn about anyone in the "Trump family" and extended family, including their "present, former and future spouses, children, parents, in-laws." * *"I have reviewed confidentiality agreements in international, family-run hospitality organizations and... I have never seen a loyalty code to a family like this," s... more »

Unaffordable Housing In America - Housing Headwinds

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 17 hours ago
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard recently released the 2017 version of its "State of the Nation's Housing" report. Buried in the pages of this very thorough report, we find some interesting data regarding the affordability of housing in the United States and how many households simply cannot afford housing now and perhaps ever, a factor that will ultimately have a negative impact on the housing market. Let's start by looking at some background data. The late 2000s collapse in the U.S. housing market is still being felt throughout many parts of the United States. Wh... more »

CONFIRMED: Rex Tillerson to meet Sergey Lavrov at ASEAN summit in Manila

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
It will be the first such meeting since the US Congress voted in favour of sanctions against Russia. The post CONFIRMED: Rex Tillerson to meet Sergey Lavrov at ASEAN summit in Manila appeared first on The Duran.

Rex Tillerson injects SANITY into US foreign policy on North Korea, Russia and beyond

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Rex Tillerson's calm, logical and pragmatic approach begs the question: is he really in charge of US foreign policy and if not, why not? The post Rex Tillerson injects SANITY into US foreign policy on North Korea, Russia and beyond appeared first on The Duran.

Perceptibility and Recognition at Low Dose Rate

Johannes van Leunen at Science 2.0 - Physical Sciences - 18 hours ago
With respect to the visual perception, the human optic tract closely resembles the visual tract of all vertebrates. read more

Autism Community Mourns Passing of Mercury Treatment Consultant Andy Cutler

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
By Nancy Hokkanen Andrew Hall Cutler, Ph.D., P.E., a chemical engineer and mercury chelation consultant, died July 29 in Seattle of a possible heart attack. For two decades he encouraged people to investigate the neurotoxicity of mercury in medical products...

MYSTERIOUS CHRISTOPHER WRAY

Anon at Aangirfan - 18 hours ago
*Christopher Wray* The new Director of the FBI, *Christopher Wray*, worked for the law firm King & Spalding. King & Spalding represents Rosneft and Gazprom, the two Russian state-controlled oil companies. Donald Trump's new FBI director pick has Russian ties. "From 2001 to 2005, Wray worked in the Department of Justice with many key architects of the illegal Bush torture program, including Alberto Gonzales, John Yoo, and Steven Bradbury. "During his tenure, Wray is mentioned in numerous documents related to the torture program... "Wray was a strong advocate for the passage of t... more »

"An Invisible Man..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
"I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination - indeed, everything and anything exce... more »

One Year on: Tsai's failed apology?

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 18 hours ago
*IBM mobile computer: Data recorder used in 1961 agricultural census on Taiwan (photo from 1963 when it was being moved. By oxcart).* It's been a year since President Tsai made her apology to the aborigines. Failed promises? Aboriginal rights campaigners yesterday condemned the government for having not carried out a promise to reinstate traditional Aboriginal territories, and they demanded that an independent agency be established to restore Aboriginal rights to land and transitional justice. .... *They criticized the guidelines the Cabinet released on Feb. 14 on the delineation... more »

Puppies abandoned by owner are glued to the road by tar & rescued by animal lovers

White Wolf at White Wolf - 19 hours ago
This is the moment a group of animal lovers rescued three helpless puppies who were abandoned by their owner in a tar pit. The distressed dogs were found trapped by passerbys in Noyabrsk, Russia. Volunteers managed to free three of the pups. One unnamed volunteer who took part in the rescue operation said: 'We tried to take the tar off their skin until midnight. 'We managed to remove only the biggest pieces of tar, it was glued to their very skin.' Vet Nikolay Kostuk was called to the scene and said he would put the puppies to sleep temporarily to remove the remainder of the tar... more »

Moronic White House correspondent for Right Wing rag wants those damn Native Americans to stop crossing the border (?) and disrespecting Mt. Rushmore.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
Stupidest White House Correspondent On Internet Tells Native Americans To Go Back To Mexicohttps://t.co/IWR8v120Ly by @DoktorZoom pic.twitter.com/TNrG99ThOW — Wonkette (@Wonkette) August 1, 2017 Courtesy of Wonkettte: *Lucian Wintrich, the Milo-in-Training of Jim Hoft, the Stupidest Man on the Internet, found a thing to be outraged about over the weekend: a photo of three of those people flipping off the big stonefaces of Mt. Rushmore. * Of course the problem, which you may have picked up on, is that those are NOT Mexicans, they are Native Americans. You know, the people who wer... more »

Special Education As a Result of Vaccine Inury

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
NOTE: As we approach back to school, a new book from Skyhorse is hitting the stores and we hope you'll get a copy. Called Your Special Education Rights: What Your School District Isn't Telling You by Julie Swanson and Jen...

Taiwan crops up in the strangest places

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 19 hours ago
The first episode of the Adam West Batman series, Hi Diddle Riddle, has some stock footage of Taipei at about the :27 mark. _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!

Can we derive meaning and value from virtual reality? An Analysis of the Postwork Future

Ethical Technology - 20 hours ago
Yuval Noah Harari wrote an article in the Guardian a couple of months back entitled ‘The meaning of life in a world without work’. I was intrigued. Harari has gained a great deal of notoriety for his books Sapiens and Homo Deus. They are ambitious books, both in scope and intent. Harari’s subject is nothing less than the entire history and future of humanity. He wants to show us where we have come from, how we got here, and where we are going. He writes in a sweeping, breathless and occasionally grandiose style. As you read, you can’t help but get caught up in the epic sense of sca... more »

Pro-government “Desert Hawks” disbanded after three years of service

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The pro-government paramilitary force “Liwaa Suqour Al-Sahra” (Desert Hawks Brigade) has been disbanded after more than three years of service in Syria. The group’s founder and leader, Colonel Mohammad Jaber, has disbanded the group and returned to Russia, where he will continue his lucrative business. The military personnel in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian jets pummel ISIL terrorists in Deir Ezzor

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) resumed their aerial campaign over the Deir Ezzor Governorate, Wednesday, striking the Islamic State (ISIL) positions west of the provincial capital. Flying out of the Homs Governorate, a Syrian air battalion carried out more than 15 airstrikes over the Deir Ezzor Governorate this morning, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian de-escalation zones fully discussed with Iran: Russian FM

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
(TASS) The establishment of de-escalation zones in Syria was thoroughly discussed at Tuesday’s meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Ansari, Russian Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and African Countries, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, said. “We’ve discussed all of these issues [on de-escalation zones in Syria – TASS] very thoroughly as part […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Gobs more on Gravity

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 20 hours ago
It is clear that physicists in particular, and hence science in general, still do not understand the nature of gravity after its initial formulation by Isaac Newton over 300 years ago. His famous equation describing the magnitude of the force … Continue reading →

AUSTRIANS MUST HELP ME NOW, MY OWN LAWYER SAYS IN EMAIL COURTS TOO CORRUPT TO BOTHER WITH, SUPERVILLAIN THEODEKTI ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH HER CRIMES

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 20 hours ago
Thank you, Alexis Tsipras and Vasiliki Thanou, for once more allowing such blatant corruption in my case and what a danger you are to all people as eugenicist Globalists trying to take down a journalist reporting on plans to use vaccines to depopulate the Globe. Thank you, Theodekti and the Orthodox Church, for proving to […]

Greg Hunter, “US Military Wants And Needs An Enemy – Paul Craig Roberts”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*“US Military Wants And Needs An Enemy – Paul Craig Roberts”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com “Dr. Paul Craig Roberts agrees that Democrats, RINO Republicans, military complex and the Deep State want Donald Trump removed from the White House at any and all costs. Dr. Roberts explains, “That’s correct and, again, it’s several different interests. The Democrats want him out because they want to be vindicated that he stole the election from them through some form of collusion with the Russians. The military security complex want him out because they see him as a threat to their budge... more »

Western Think Tanks as an Actual Weapon of Mass Destruction

Ollie RICHARDSON at OrientalReview.org - 20 hours ago
Al-Qaeda cells, after being decimated but not erased in Sy-Raq, will be re-activated (re-financed by the West) to magically become "moderate" again. The post Western Think Tanks as an Actual Weapon of Mass Destruction appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

That Time Has Come For You - A Discourse by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 21 hours ago
Photo by Ben Rodrigo *A Link To Ben's Photos* *One eventually comes to a time of realization that all of this world is folly. That time has come for you. Even so, you must still live amongst your fellows without causing them emotional or psycological pain. Not always an easy task when being constantly fronted by lies and **schemes and dishonest, pretentious behaviors.* *Look beyond the surface appearances and see to the core of humanity. Yes, humanity is rotten to the core yet within that core is a seed of great potential and optimism for a brighter future.* *Help those whom wi... more »

GONNAE NO DAE THAT

Anon at Aangirfan - 21 hours ago
*Donald Trump thinks an independent Scotland would be 'terrible' and fears it would affect The British Open* *SNP's support for EU cost Sturgeon's party THOUSANDS of votes in election, study reveals* *In Scotland, Trump Built a Wall. Then He Sent Residents the Bill*. *CHILD ABUSE ON TRUMP ISLAND * ... *MYSTERIOUS MARY TRUMP; PROSTITUTIONHEBRIDEAN SALT FROM ISRAEL?* .

Will Two Boeing 747s Built For A Bankrupt Russian Airline Be The Next U.S. Air Force One?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Defense One:* *Trump Wanted a Cheaper Air Force One. So the USAF Is Buying a Bankrupt Russian Firm’s Undelivered 747s* The service is reportedly getting a good deal on the jets, which list for around $390 million and are now sitting in the Mojave Desert. President Donald Trump said the projected cost of new Air Force One aircraft was too high, so the U.S. Air Force found a way to lower it: by buying a pair of Boeing 747 jetliners abandoned by a bankrupt Russian airline. Air Force officials are now finalizing a contract with Boeing for the two planes, according to three defense o... more »

The Catholic Church’s Pedophilia Sins - From Post-Dark Age to Today’s Darker Age

Joachim Hagopian at American Empire Exposed - 22 hours ago
*The Secret Military Order of the Templar Knights: Satan Worshipping Pedophiles * The sprawling mighty Roman Empire owned and controlled the Holy Land (and the entire Mediterranean region) even prior to it becoming “holy,” but from internal corruption and economic collapse it crumbled in 476 AD, inviting land grabbing invaders from the north. Christianity had already been divided in 330 AD by Christian convert and Roman Emperor Constantine I into a Western Latin branch still presided over by Rome’s Catholic pope, and an Eastern Orthodox branch that Constantine relocated to “New R... more »

The Catholic Church’s Pedophilia Sins - From Post-Dark Age to Today’s Darker Age

Joachim Hagopian at American Empire Exposed - 23 hours ago
*The Secret Military Order of the Templar Knights: Satan Worshipping Pedophiles * The sprawling mighty Roman Empire owned and controlled the Holy Land (and the entire Mediterranean region) even prior to it becoming “holy,” but from internal corruption and economic collapse it crumbled in 476 AD, inviting land grabbing invaders from the north. Christianity had already been divided in 330 AD by Christian convert and Roman Emperor Constantine I into a Western Latin branch still presided over by Rome’s Catholic pope, and an Eastern Orthodox branch that Constantine relocated to “New R... more »

The Catholic Church’s Pedophilia Sins - From Post-Dark Age to Today’s Darker Age

Joachim Hagopian at American Empire Exposed - 23 hours ago
*The Secret Military Order of the Templar Knights: Satan Worshipping Pedophiles * The sprawling mighty Roman Empire owned and controlled the Holy Land (and the entire Mediterranean region) even prior to it becoming “holy,” but from internal corruption and economic collapse it crumbled in 476 AD, inviting land grabbing invaders from the north. Christianity had already been divided in 330 AD by Christian convert and Roman Emperor Constantine I into a Western Latin branch still presided over by Rome’s Catholic pope, and an Eastern Orthodox branch that Constantine relocated to “New R... more »

The Catholic Church’s Pedophilia Sins - From Post-Dark Age to Today’s Darker Age

Joachim Hagopian at American Empire Exposed - 23 hours ago
*The Secret Military Order of the Templar Knights: Satan Worshipping Pedophiles * The sprawling mighty Roman Empire owned and controlled the Holy Land (and the entire Mediterranean region) even prior to it becoming “holy,” but from internal corruption and economic collapse it crumbled in 476 AD, inviting land grabbing invaders from the north. Christianity had already been divided in 330 AD by Christian convert and Roman Emperor Constantine I into a Western Latin branch still presided over by Rome’s Catholic pope, and an Eastern Orthodox branch that Constantine relocated to “New R... more »

The Catholic Church’s Pedophilia Sins - From Post-Dark Age to Today’s Darker Age

Joachim Hagopian at American Empire Exposed - 23 hours ago
*The Secret Military Order of the Templar Knights: Satan Worshipping Pedophiles * The sprawling mighty Roman Empire owned and controlled the Holy Land (and the entire Mediterranean region) even prior to it becoming “holy,” but from internal corruption and economic collapse it crumbled in 476 AD, inviting land grabbing invaders from the north. Christianity had already been divided in 330 AD by Christian convert and Roman Emperor Constantine I into a Western Latin branch still presided over by Rome’s Catholic pope, and an Eastern Orthodox branch that Constantine relocated to “New R... more »

Holocaust history: My aunt had a dinner party, and then she took her guests to kill 180 Jews per Haaretz

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago
'European baron and tycoon Heinrich Thyssen, and her friends drank and danced the night away. At the height of the evening, just for fun, 12 of the guests boarded trucks or walked to a nearby field, where 180 Jewish slave laborers who had been building fortifications were assembled. They had already been forced to dig a large pit, strip, and get down on their knees. The guests took turns shooting them to death before returning to the party.' Sad, so sad... More here http://www.haaretz.com/jewish/1.798168?v=A41A2F59751C9DA642DDD3DC8A110066

The Catholic Church’s Pedophilia Sins - From Post-Dark Age to Today’s Darker Age

Joachim Hagopian at American Empire Exposed - 23 hours ago
*The Secret Military Order of the Templar Knights: Satan Worshipping Pedophiles * The sprawling mighty Roman Empire owned and controlled the Holy Land (and the entire Mediterranean region) even prior to it becoming “holy,” but from internal corruption and economic collapse it crumbled in 476 AD, inviting land grabbing invaders from the north. Christianity had already been divided in 330 ADby Christian convert and Roman Emperor Constantine I into a Western Latin branch still presided over by Rome’s Catholic pope, and an Eastern Orthodox branch that Constantine relocated to “New R... more »

The Catholic Church’s Pedophilia Sins - From Post-Dark Age to Today’s Darker Age

Joachim Hagopian at American Empire Exposed - 23 hours ago
*The Secret Military Order of the Templar Knights: Satan Worshipping Pedophiles * The sprawling mighty Roman Empire owned and controlled the Holy Land (and the entire Mediterranean region) even prior to it becoming “holy,” but from internal corruption and economic collapse it crumbled in 476 AD, inviting land grabbing invaders from the north. Christianity had already been divided in 330 ADby Christian convert and Roman Emperor Constantine I into a Western Latin branch still presided over by Rome’s Catholic pope, and an Eastern Orthodox branch that Constantine relocated to “New R... more »

The Chinese Navy Just Commissioned Its Largest Resupply Vessel In History

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
China Defense Observer *Sputnik*: *China Adds Monster Supply Ship to Burgeoning Fleet* The fast-growing Chinese Navy commissioned its largest resupply vessel in history into service this week. Observers noted the vessel in Zhanjiang on Monday wearing the call number 965 — evidence that it has entered service, the South China Morning Post reports. It is twice as large as previous supply vessel variants. Larger ships like the Type 901 comprise a "core" factor in carrier strike groups, Rear Admiral Yin Zhuo told SCMP. Type 901 will carry oil, weapons and basic living necessities to s... more »

Speed hump cuts 'daft', safety groups say per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago
The BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40788674 on safety groups opposition to removing speed humps. Apparently: 'Ripping up speed humps to combat air pollution is "daft and irresponsible", road safety campaigners have said. They are writing to ministers to warn that removing speed bumps will actually increase danger to children. The government said it would fund councils in England to tear out humps because they elevated pollution as drivers surged between them. Campaigners say the risk of accidents from speeding drivers almost certainly outweighs the long-term pol... more »

Grit by any other name is torture

Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene at Schools Matter - 23 hours ago
Angela Duckworth and her "academic" mentor Martin Seligman helped develop torture models that the CIA uses in places like Iraq. The very same elements of these torture models were taken from Duckworth et al. to establish the horrific "no excuses" policies of corporate charter school chains like KIPP. Both Duckworth and Seligman are monsters, and that the corporate media continues to provide them a platform is a testament to the pervasiveness of neoliberal ideology. Dr. Jim Horn and others have written quite a lot about Duckworth and her ilk at *SchoolsMatter*.

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Think about it if this is in the public sector what do u think the military is playing with. pic.twitter.com/bfKnH7Xa5j — 0HOUR1 (@__0HOUR1_) August 2, 2017 Maduro's son, Nicolas Ernesto Maduro Guerra, joins disputed Venezuela assembly https://t.co/qSCPvlIkSS pic.twitter.com/CVVUaAK8JE — AFP news agency (@AFP) August 2, 2017 All eyes on Venezuela military after protests, vote https://t.co/mfEnrK2xG4 pic.twitter.com/JYQLGXgLBM — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 2, 2017 Think about it if this is in the public sector what do u think the military is playing with. pic.twitter.com/b... more »

"The Sheeple Effect: Brain Shuts Off in Response to Healer's Prayer"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"The Sheeple Effect: Brain Shuts Off in Response to Healer's Prayer" by Andy Coghlan "When we fall under the spell of a charismatic figure, areas of the brain responsible for scepticism and vigilance become less active. That's the finding of a study which looked at people's response to prayers spoken by someone purportedly possessing divine healing powers. To identify the brain processes underlying the influence of charismatic individuals, Uffe Schjødt of Aarhus University in Denmark and colleagues turned to Pentecostal Christians, who believe that some people have divinely inspired... more »

"The United States Has Become A Nation Of Sheeple"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"The United States Has Become A Nation Of Sheeple"* by Michael Snyder "You can either follow the herd of you can decide to find your own path. One of the things that greatly frustrates me is that so many Americans allow other people to do their thinking for them. We have become a nation of sheeple, and the vast majority of the shepherds that we are relying on for guidance are frauds and imposters. The blind are leading the blind, and we are slowly but surely committing national suicide. If a lot more of us don’t start to learn to think for ourselves, I fear that the vast majority ... more »

Russia Is Not Too Keen On Its Newest Jet Fighter

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*National Interest*: Why Russia's New Su-57 Stealth Fighter Might Be a Giant Waste of Time Russia’s Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA fifth-generation stealth fighter has been given the designation Su-57 as it nears production. Initially, Moscow will only buy 12 Su-57 aircraft, which are expected to be delivered in 2019. Indeed, the Russian air force is not likely to buy more than 60 of the initial version of the Su-57 in total. “In 2019, we should begin the delivery of a pre-production batch of [T-50] planes,” United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) chief Yuri Slyusar told the TASS news agency. *Re... more »

Senators Push for Expanded Childcare Support for Low-income Students

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
Legislation reintroduced in the Senate on Tuesday, the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act, would expand an existing federal program geared at helping low-income parents pay for childcare while in college.

Report: Justice Department Plans to Investigate Colleges’ Affirmative Action Admission Policies

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
The Trump administration plans to have the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division investigate and sue colleges and universities for their affirmative action admissions policies, according to the New York Times.

Trinity College Loses Donors, Students After Professor’s Posts

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
HARTFORD, Conn. — The president of a private Connecticut college says several incoming students have withdrawn and about $200,000 in donations has been lost over a Black professor’s social media posts about White supremacy. Trinity College president Joanne Berger-Sweeney said Monday that 16 incoming students and some past donors cited the scandal involving sociology professor […]

VIDEO: US military drone spotted over Idlib

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – A large military drone belonging to the United States has been spotted circling the skies over Idlib. Footage of the prowling drone was captured by the pro-opposition Maara Media Center news outlet. According to the Maara Media Center, the US drone was carrying out an “extensive” reconnaissance of Idlib city […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BREAKING: FSA militias begin major offensive against Syrian Army, allies in southern Syria

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 A.M.) – Free Syrian Army (FSA) mercenaries based in Syria’s southwestern desert region have commenced a major offensive against pro-government forces. According to media releases from the Ahmad al-Abdu faction – one the FSA groups partaking in the operation – its fighters have attacked pro-government forces in the area of Bir Mahroutha […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In pictures: ISIS deploys snipers, machine guns for every room and backstreet in Raqqa

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 A.M.) – For besieged ISIS terrorists in Raqqa city, every single street corner and room is to be fought for as Kurdish-led forces now wrestle control of more than 50 percent of the city. Yesterday, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) seized most of Raqqa’s southernmost neighborhoods, effectively confining ISIS militants to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Hamas, PFLP thank Iran for supporting Palestinian cause

IRNA – Representatives of Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) thanked Iran in two separate meetings with Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs and Assistant to Speaker of Parliament Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at the Iranian embassy in Beirut on Monday, IRNA News Agency reported. Referring to the new developments in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

NATO fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic

(TASS) Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets and an An-26 military transport plane that were on a training flight over the Baltic Sea’s neutral waters, were followed by a NATO F-18 fighter jet, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday. NATO said earlier that its fighter jets of the Baltic air-policing mission had intercepted three Russian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Ahrar al-Sham appoints new leader in Syria

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 A.M.) – The Ahrar al-Sham Islamist group published a statement three days ago (see below) saying that its council had appointed Hassan Soufan (also known as Abu al-Bara’) as the new leader of the militia. Hassan Soufan will be replacing Ali Omar (also known as Abu Ammar) in the role of leader […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Citing Indefinite Detention Without Trial, Sen. Paul Delays NDAA

Alex Newman at rss - 1 day ago
[image: citing-indefinite-detention-sen-paul-delays-ndaa] In an effort to secure protections for the U.S. Constitution and the inalienable rights of Americans, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) last week blocked a controversial effort by Senate leaders to advance the giant National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The effort is expected to delay the bill until at least September. Big Government-supporting “Republicans in Name Only” (RINOs), globalists, and neocons hoping to rush the bill through without discussion, such as Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), were outraged by the move. But among... more »

The Great EU Coup! Poland and Hungary Form New Eastern Bloc ‘in Bid to OVERTHROW Brussels’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Great EU Coup! Poland and Hungary Form New Eastern Bloc ‘in Bid to OVERTHROW Brussels’ by JOEY MILLAR, http://www.express.co.uk/ POLAND and Hungary are forming a new Eastern powerhouse in a bid to outmanoeuvre Brussels. – The leaders of the two countries have been holding regular secret meetings in a bit to improve relations and work together. […]

South Korea Is Preparing A “Surgical Strike” Against The North

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 1, 2017 According to a report in South Korea’s Munhwa Ilbo newspaper, which cites an unidentified government official, South Korea’s military is preparing a “surgical strike” scenario that could wipe out North Korean command and missile and nuclear facilities following an order by S.Korea’s President Moon Jae-in. Munhwa adds that the military […]

Just 1% of “Refugees” Are Syrian

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 1, 2017 Despite all the media pushing the narrative that the “refugees” flooding Europe are all due to the war in Syria, only 1% are actually Syrian. end

Israel Plans Major Construction in West Bank. The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Jul 20, 2017 Israel reportedly plans to build a major settlement construction in the occupied West Bank that includes 11-hundred settler units. Sources confirmed that the project is in its advanced stages. It is set to be built northeast of Jerusalem al-Quds and would extend the city’s built-up areas eastward. If approved, the […]

The New Russian Sanctions Bill Is Washington’s Monument To Its Criminality. Nuclear War is in the Cards

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The New Russian Sanctions Bill Is Washington’s Monument To Its Criminality by Paul Craig Roberts, http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ The Congress of the United States by almost unanimous votes in both House and Senate has made it clear that Congress had rather destroy the President of the United States and to increase the risk of nuclear war than to […]

WARNING: European Central Bank Propping Up EU’s ‘Zombie Banks will DESTROY Europe

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
WARNING: European Central Bank Propping Up EU’s ‘Zombie Banks will DESTROY Europe by JON ROGERS, http://www.express.co.uk/ EUROPE’S economy is fundamentally flawed with the European Central Bank (ECB) keeping alive “zombie” companies and banks, the head of a German economic think tank has warned. – The Institute for Economic Research (IFO) in Munich has revealed that the economies […]

“The Euro Crisis Is Not Over” Former ECB Chief Economist Urges “Greek Sabbatical From EU”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
“The Euro Crisis Is Not Over” Former ECB Chief Economist Urges “Greek Sabbatical From EU” by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com Otmar Issing, former Chief Economist and Member of the Board of the European Central Bank and the German Bundesbank, brings back the specter of Grexit scenarios, demanding a Euro-sabbatical for Greece. – KeepTalkingGreece.com reports that, uin an interview […]

The U.S. Is Inches From A War With North Korea In Which Millions Could Die

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The U.S. Is Inches From A War With North Korea In Which Millions Could Die by Michael Snyder, http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/ We are just inches away from the outbreak of World War III, and yet most Americans seem completely oblivious to what is happening. On Friday, North Korea conducted a missile test which proved that it now has the […]

RADAR CONFIRMS Earth Surrounded By “Them”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
“Aliens” = Fallen Angels and the Nephilim. end

‘Time for Talk with N.Korea is Over’ – America’s UN Envoy, Nikki Haley on Korean Peninsula Tensions

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Jul 31, 2017 The U.S. ambassador to the UN’s warned North Korea that ‘the time for talk is over’. Nikki Haley added any Security Council resolution that does not ‘significantly’ up the ante against the Hermit Kingdom is pointless. It comes after North Korea on Friday test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8j5g […]

‘Russia Sanctions Are Excuse for ‘America 1st’ Industrial Policy’ – German FM

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Aug 1, 2017 The EU has threatened to retaliate against the US sanctions on Russia, should they harm European business interests. A number of European companies are within its scope. The bill specifically targets Nord Stream 2, a gas pipeline that would extend from Russia across the Baltic to Germany. The German FM […]

Exposing ‘In-Q –Tel’: The CIA’s Own Venture Capital Firm

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The objectives of western Illuminist intelligence agencies: CIA, MI5/6, Mossad … are: Luciferian New World Order, World Government led by the Anti-Christ, Global Supra-National Central Bank –> ‘666’. – Published on Jan 13, 2013 5 October 2011 Google, Facebook, the IT Sector and the CIA In-Q-Tel was formed by the CIA in 1999 as a […]

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Waving to Pilots* Airmen wave to an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft performing a show-of-force maneuver during a training exercise at the Nevada Test and Training Range at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., July 19, 2017. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo gallery .... *Attack Controllers Execute Training at Nevada Range *(US Department of Defense).

Tillerson says he and Trump ‘unhappy’ about new anti-Russia sanctions

Ricky Twisdale at The Duran - 1 day ago
The US secretary of state confirms that he and President Trump will continue working to improve relations with Russia despite new sanctions The post Tillerson says he and Trump ‘unhappy’ about new anti-Russia sanctions appeared first on The Duran.

U.S. Marine Supplies And Logistics Goes High Tech

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Shown are the devices that support a new wearable technology being developed by the Marine Corps called the personal combat assistant and reporting device, two versions featured in the foreground. The tablet computer would be used by squad leaders to track individual Marine resupply needs. *Marine Times*: *New device could lighten load for Marines* A new device idea would have supplies at Marines’ fingertips, not on their backs. One Marine staff sergeant is trying to bring wearable technology down to the fire team level with the hopes of streamlining logistics and having Marines... more »

In Memory Of Anthony “Mooch” Scaramucci

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*-by Noah* The Mooch is gone. Well, he’s at least gone from his temp job at America’s number one show “Asylum White House”. He’s Fired! Maybe he should have pleaded that “it was just locker room talk.” Moochie only lasted 10 days, but, hey, what a fab 10 days it was! Now, he’s been escorted out the gate. I suspect Senor Trumpanzee, the man who hires “the best people”, will soon point to the ouster of The Mooch as an example of his promised draining of the swamp. Even people as completely classless as those who are currently soiling the Alternative Fact world of the White House wi... more »

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Easy Target’ By John Mellencamp

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 1 day ago
John Mellencamp produced an oil painting inspired by street art that pointedly declares, “Martin Luther King had a dream, and this ain’t it.” King deliberately looks nothing like the civil rights leader. It is on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the “Mellencamp” exhibit The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Easy Target’ By John Mellencamp appeared first on Shadowproof.

President Trump: 'The White House Is A Real Dump'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*The Hill: **Trump told golf club members that the White House is 'a real dump'* President Trump has reportedly denounced his White House digs, telling members at his Bedminster golf club that the historic presidential residence is "a real dump." The president made the remarks to his patrons in an effort to explain his frequent visits to his New Jersey-based golf club, Sports Illustrated reported Tuesday. The magazine reports that the president feels "unguarded among the people who pay for their proximity to him." Secret Service has reportedly established a secure perimeter arou... more »

Gas Heating To Be Replaced By Thin Air!

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Naturally we have all recently been focussing on EVs, as far as electricity demand has been concerned. But what about domestic heating and cooking, as RogerJC rightly asks? The Two Degrees scenario, which is the only one where carbon reduction…

Musical Interlude: REM, “Everybody Hurts"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
REM, “Everybody Hurts" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rOiW_xY-kc

Department of Education Scrapping Plan for Single Student Loan Servicer

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
The U.S. Department of Education announced late Tuesday that it was reversing course on its plan to award all federal student loans to a single student loan servicer and creating a new “environment” for how it operates.

Expert: U.S. Higher Ed a Key Resource for Global Outreach

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
American colleges and universities are an “essential part of our nation’s diplomatic outreach” and critical to building the cross-cultural relationships necessary to solve the world’s most pressing problems, a U.S. State Department official said at an international education forum.

Russia’s Far East welcomes citizens of 18 countries

Anna Lutskova at The Duran - 1 day ago
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com The Ministry for the Development of Eastern Regions: “Receiving an electronic visa will be simple and … The post Russia’s Far East welcomes citizens of 18 countries appeared first on The Duran.

Russian girls to be conscripted for military service

Anna Lutskova at The Duran - 1 day ago
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com According to Russian law, all male citizens aged 18-27 are obliged to serve in the military … The post Russian girls to be conscripted for military service appeared first on The Duran.

Russia's Next Fighter Could Come Loaded with Stealth Killing Radar and Lasers

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* And much more. The Russian defense industry is starting to look at concepts for a sixth-generation fighter that would eventually replace the Sukhoi Su-57 PAK-FA. Like the United States Air Force and the Navy, the Russians are looking at a wide range of concepts including manned-unmanned teaming, directed energy weapons and hypersonics. The Russians are also looking at novel radar and electro-optical sensor technologies that seem designed to counter stealth. One system under development for the potential new plane is a so-called radio-photonic... more »

Everything You Need to Know: B-1B Bombers, F-15s and F-2 Strike Fighters Fly Over Korea

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* And North Korea should be nervous. The United States and its allies in the Western Pacific are attempting to ramp up the pressure on North Korea following the Kim regime’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. As part of that effort, the United States Air Force flew a pair of B-1B Lancer strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula. Four South Korean Boeing F-15K Slam Eagles joined the American bombers alongside a pair of Japanese F-2 strike fighters. The Air Force says that the mission was a direct response to the North Korean missile t... more »

Why Killing the Iran Deal Could Start the next War in the Middle East

Ross Harrison at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Ross Harrison* *Security, Middle East* [image: A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mahmood Hosseini/TIMA.] The JCPOA is not to blame for Iran’s success in the regional power game, and reversing it will not deprive Iran of its gains. There are troubling signs that the Trump administration is itching for a fight with Iran. While the White House recently certified that Tehran was complying with the nuclear deal, fresh sanctions and thinly veiled references to regime change should raise serious concern that the adminis... more »

The Current Qatar Crisis Goes Way Back

Luke Coffey at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Luke Coffey* *Security, Middle East* [image: Crew chiefs prepare a B-1B Lancer on Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, for combat operations against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists, April 8, 2015.] Despite hosting a large military base, many of Doha’s actions have been inimical to U.S. interests in the Middle East. The dispute between Qatar and four other Arab nations is well into its second month, with no end in sight. Many in the West seem to have trouble understanding why Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt decided to cut ties with Qatar in the... more »

Japan Could Benefit from China's One Belt, One Road Plan

Vindu Mai Chotani at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Vindu Mai Chotani* *Security, Asia* [image: Japan's Emperor Akihito (3rd L), flanked by other members of the royal family, waves to well-wishers who gathered to celebrate his 83rd birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, December 23, 2016. Royal family members are (L-R) Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Prince Akishino, and his wife Princess Kiko and their children Princess Mako and Princess Kako. REUTERS/Issei Kato] Japan is considering alternative options to enhance its position—even limited cooperation with China. Having ... more »

Why Trump Wants to Audit the Pentagon

Fred Lucas at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Fred Lucas* *Politics, North America* [image: U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis gestures during a press briefing on the campaign to defeat ISIS at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas.] The days when lawmakers near uniformly viewed every military dollar as sacrosanct have passed. Ahead of President Donald Trump’s surprise Twitter announcement Wednesday, a Family Research Council study calculated that military supported gender-transition surgeries, hormone therapies and the lack of deployment time would cost taxpayers $3.7 billion over ten years. ... more »

Why Washington's 'Rebel Support' Plans Keep Failing

Ted Galen Carpenter at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Middle East* Time and again, U.S. officials have supported insurgent movements that turn out to be as bad as, or even worse than, the regimes they seek to overthrow. The Trump administration’s announcement that it was ending the CIA’s covert program of support for “moderate” Syrian rebel forces provides hope that U.S. officials may finally be learning from their policy failures. However, it must be kept in mind that the CIA program was merely one component of Washington’s larger strategy to back insurgents trying to overthrow Bashar al-Assad’s go... more »

Did Former Generals Jim Mattis And John Kelly 'Make A Pact' To Oversee President Trump?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly pay respects at the funeral of Pvt. Harry K. Tye at Arlington National Cemetery, Mar. 28, 2017. Pvt. Tye was killed on Nov. 20, 1943 during the Battle of Tarawa. His remains were recovered by History Flight from Cemetery 27 on Tarawa and interned on U.S. soil. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dana Beesley). Photo via DoD *The Hill:* *Mattis, Kelly hatched travel pact to keep tabs on Trump: report* Two of President Trump's top advisers reportedly agreed in the early days of the administration that they ... more »

Secret Mission

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 1 day ago

"Fight The Good Fight..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“The key, though, win or lose, is not to fail. And the only way not to fail is not to fight. So you fight until you can’t fight anymore. Hold your head up and enter the arena, and face the enemy. Fight until you can’t fight anymore, never let go, never give up, never run, never surrender. Fight the good fight, you fight even when it seems inevitable that you’re about to go down swinging.” - “Dr. Amelia Shepherd”, “Grey’s Anatomy”

X22 Report, “It Is Becoming Extremely Hard To Ignore The Facts, The Economy Is Collapsing”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
X22 Report, “It Is Becoming Extremely Hard To Ignore The Facts, The Economy Is Collapsing” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wicF2fUguE4 *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “The Bad Guys Plans Are In The Process Of Being Ripped Up”

Musical Interlude: Yanni, “Santorini”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Yanni, “Santorini” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKxOWtEJS7E

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“The Perseid Meteor Shower, usually the best meteor shower of the year, will peak late next week. A person watching a clear sky from a dark location might see a bright meteor every minute. These meteors are actually specks of rock that have broken off Comet Swift-Tuttle and continued to orbit the Sun until they vaporize in Earth's atmosphere. *Click image for larger size.* The featured composite image shows a outburst of Perseids as they appeared over Turkey during last year's meteor shower. Enough meteors were captured to trace the shower's radiant back to the constellation of Perse... more »

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