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Unarmed Russian Air Force Jet Overflew The U.S. Capital, The Pentagon, And The CIA
*CNN*:* Unarmed Russian Air Force jet overflies the Pentagon, Capitol, CIA* An unarmed Russian Air Force aircraft overflew the US Capitol, the Pentagon, Central Intelligence Agency and Joint Base Andrews at low altitude on Wednesday as part of a longstanding treaty that allows the militaries of the United States and Russia to observe the other from the air, according to two people familiar with the flight. The flight was part of the Treaty on Open Skies, which allows military aircraft from the United States and Russia and other nations to fly aerial observation flights to observe ... more »
Picture Of The Day
*Saxon Landing* An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 4, 2017, during Saxon Warrior 2017, a U.S.-U.K. carrier strike group exercise. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hank Gettys
Syrian, Russian air forces begin using liberated Jirah Airbase in east Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:05 A.M.) – The Syrian and Russian air forces received a big boost in the fight against the Islamic State this year, following the liberation of the Jirah Military Airbase in eastern Aleppo. According to a military source, the Jirah Airbase is once again operation after more than four years of being out […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Battle for Deir Ezzor is gearing up to be the biggest battle of the Syrian war
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 A.M.) – The battle for Deir Ezzor is still months away, but the current clashes taking place across the Syrian Desert are providing a frightening glimpse into what is to come in the near future. The Islamic State (ISIL) has lost a significant amount of territory in central and northern Syria; however, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iranian soldier captured, executed by ISIL along Syrian-Iraqi border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – An Iranian soldier from the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed in southeast Syria this week after being captured and executed by the Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization. Mohsen Hojaji from Najaf Abad, Isfahan Province was the IRGC soldier that was captured and executed by the Islamic State forces […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Latest Russian submarine ‘Krasnodar’ joins Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 P.M.) – The new diesel-electric submarine ‘Krasnodar’ has joined the Russian Black Sea Fleet, docking at the Southern Bay of Sevastopol on Wednesday. Krasnodar is the fourth submarine of the Warszawianka type obtained by the Black Sea Fleet and is said to be among the quietest warships in the world. The submarine departed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iranian envoy calls for boosting all-out ties with Iraq
Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, on Wednesday called for the improvement of cultural and political relations with Iraq in line with the economic infrastructure. Speaking in Iran-Iraq joint chamber of commerce, he said: ‘All the Iraqi ethnic groups are interested in cooperation with Iranian industry men and traders.’ The envoy pointed to eight billion […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
U.S. Expels Two Cuban Diplomats Over 'Acoustic' Attack Of U.S. Embassy Employees In Havana
*CNN:* *US embassy employees in Cuba possibly subject to 'acoustic attack'* (CNN)The US believes several State Department employees at the US embassy in Havana were subjected to an "acoustic attack" using sonic devices that left at least two with such serious health problems they needed to be brought back to the US for treatment, several senior State Department officials told CNN. One official said the employees could have suffered permanent hearing loss as a result. The employees affected were not at the same place at the same time, but suffered a variety of physical symptoms si... more »
What Happened In Iowa's Special Election Yesterday?
*Yep, in Iowa too* The good news Tuesday night was that Democrat Phil Miller beat Republican Travis Harris for a state House seat that includes Van Buren County, most of Jefferson County and a bit of Davis County (House District 82). The special election was called after Democrat Curt Hanson died in June. It's considered a swing district with 6,611 registered Republicans, 6,257 registered Democrats and 5,738 voters without partisan affiliation. The district went for Obama over Romney, narrowly, but this year swung heavily for Trump--by a whopping 21.3% margin. (Bernie beat Hillary i... more »
FBI Raided Trump Campaign Chief Manafort’s Home in July; Recall Ukrainian Journalist-MP Plea For FBI Help in March
From VOA: “FBI Raided Trump Campaign Chief’s Home Last Month August 09, 2017 1:01 PM, by Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — … Continue reading →
Environmental Group Finds 267 Toxins in Tap Water Across the U.S.
*Anna Hunt* - U.S. utilities companies identified that 267 of 500 contaminants are present in tap water, EWG reports. The post Environmental Group Finds 267 Toxins in Tap Water Across the U.S. appeared first on Waking Times.
Puzzle: Which Tank Fills First? What Happens If You Increase The Flow Rate? Someone Tried - With A 3D Printer
You may have seen this tank filling puzzle that's gone viral. But have you wondered what happens at a faster flow rate? Someone has tried it out, with a 3D printer. First though, let's look at the original puzzle. Here it is. Look closely, as it says. Most people answer “G”. If that's your answer too, take another close look. Many of the pipes are blocked, The line that blocks off D from C is not a mistake. To find the real answer (this is assuming a low flow rate, as after all it is shown as a drip in the diagram): From A to B to C is straightforward. None of them can fill be... more »
US Climate Report Edits Out Highly Embarrassing Section
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/climate/document-Draft-of-the-Climate-Science-Special-Report.html ? ? ? The plot thickens! I mentioned in my previous post that the latest draft climate report, published in June, had seemingly left out a rather embarrassing table from the Executive Summary, one that had previously been written…
Hyping the Threat
North Korea is sitting on a stockpile of minerals worth trillions Embedded deep beneath the country's mountainous zones are some 200 varieties of minerals, including gold, iron, copper, zinc, magnesite, limestone, tungsten, and graphite, Quartz reports. Some of these stockpiles are among the largest in the world, and North Korea, a tiny and cash-strapped nation, frequently uses them to bring in additional revenue — no matter the laws against doing so. The total value of these minerals lies somewhere between $6 trillion and $10 trillion. But the country is too poor to create the i... more »
A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Will Visit Vietnam In 2018
*The Diplomat*: *US-Vietnam Defense Relations Under Trump Get a Boost With First Aircraft Carrier Visit* The move represents yet another step forward for security ties under the Trump administration amid lingering concerns. WASHINGTON, DC – Though Vietnamese Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis discussed a wide range of issues in their bilateral defense ties during their August 8 meeting, the biggest headline item that emerged was the first visit of a U.S. aircraft carrier to Vietnam, set for next year. While the move had long been under discussion ... more »
Professor Shlomo Sand on ‘Why I Stopped Being a Jew’ & ‘Racism in Israeli Society’!
Published on Dec 22, 2014 RT’s Paula Slier met one Israeli who’s chosen to give up his Jewish faith, over his state’s treatment of Arabs. end
Globalists Transferred Nukes To China, North Korea And Pakistan To Deliver Our World To Satan
Published on Aug 9, 2017 As part of their Luciferian plan to deliver humanity to the gates of hell, the Globalists armed communists, despots, and rogue states with nuclear weapons. end
North Korea Is A Distraction From Border Conflict Between India And China?
Published on Aug 9, 2017 Steve Pieczenik joins Adam Curry and Alex Jones via Skype to discuss how the North Korea nuclear situation is a psy-op to distract the public from the border conflict between China and India. end
Trump Seeks to Maintain US Hegemony at All Costs
Published on Aug 9, 2017 Real power in the US resides in the military generals appointed by President Donald Trump, and they all share the view that the US “must maintain its global hegemony at all costs,” says a foreign policy expert. end
ISIS-Daesh (ie. CIA) Threatens to Attack Iran in New Video
Published on Aug 9, 2017 The Daesh Takfiri terror group has released a new video threatening to launch attacks in the Iranian capital. Three armed masked men are seen in the video calling for violent acts inside the Islamic Republic. The footage comes two months after twin attacks in Tehran left 18 people dead. Daesh […]
US Plays ‘Sectarian Game’ to Create Disorder in Middle East
Published on Aug 9, 2017 Author, historian & director of International Studies at Trinity College, Vijay Prashad, explains the US appetite for war in the Middle East. end
If America Was Trying to Start a World War, This Is How It Would Happen
If America Was Trying to Start a World War, This Is How It Would Happen by Darius Shahtahmasebi, http://theantimedia.org/ (ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — Last Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed new sanctions into law against Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The legislation was supported so overwhelmingly in Congress that President Trump’s ability to veto the legislation was rendered completely ineffective. – Even anti-interventionist Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard voted […]
“Mystery” Central Bank Buyer Revealed: SNB Now Owns A Record $84 Billion In US Stocks
“Mystery” Central Bank Buyer Revealed: SNB Now Owns A Record $84 Billion In US Stocks by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ In the second quarter of the year, one in which unlike in Q1 fund flows showed a persistent and perplexing outflow from US stocks and into European and Emerging Markets, a trading desk rumor emerged that even as […]
Leaked Memo: Soros-Funded Media Matters Is Working with Facebook and Twitter to Kill Pro-Trump Articles
Leaked Memo: Soros-Funded Media Matters Is Working with Facebook and Twitter to Kill Pro-Trump Articles by Jim Hoft, http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ The Washington Free Beacon published a lengthy document from far left operative David Brock, the founder of Soros-funded Media Matters website, from a January donor retreat. – The 49 page memo outlines how the George Soros-funded groups Media Matters, American Bridge, Citizens for […]
The US risks disaster with North Korea; it must open talks with Kim Jong-un without delay
The alternative to negotiations with North Korea is an uncontrolled nuclear arms race in the north Pacific with an adversary whose capabilities the US has repeatedly and grossly underestimated and which it knows next to nothing about. The post The US risks disaster with North Korea; it must open talks with Kim Jong-un without delay appeared first on The Duran.
WILL DEMOCRATS CONTINUE TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL DOWNBALLOT THAN UPBALLOT?
Two stories. The first one is about an election for a seat in the Iowa state legislature: In the midst of a new national debate on transgender soldiers serving in the military, voters in Southeast Iowa were seeing their TVs inundated with campaign ads about transgender bathrooms. Their target was Phil Miller, the Democratic candidate in the House District 82 special election, who had voted on the school board to keep in place a policy on transgender students using the bathroom of their gender identity.... But it didn’t work. At all.... Miller defeated Republican Travis Harris last ... more »
Is The U.S. And China On A Collision Course Over North Korea?
*Minxin Pei, Nikkei Asian Review:* *Washington and Beijing on dangerous collision course over North Korea* Kim regime may be ultimate beneficiary of any secondary sanctions on China. Now that U.S. President Donald Trump's strategy of pressuring China to rein in North Korea's nuclear and missile programs has failed, Washington's options are narrowing. The recent passage of a set of sanctions against Pyongyang by the United Nations Security Council may have given the U.S. some temporary breathing space before taking further steps to squeeze the Kim Jong Un regime. However, if Kim con... more »
The U.S. Has Destroyed Korea Before.....
We can't let this happen again.... more »
Did Walmart Place a Sign Over a Gun Display Urging Students to ‘Own the School Year Like a Hero’?
The big box chain is apologizing after images of the sign near a gun display spread on social media.
Authorities Rule Alternative Health Practitioner’s Death a Suicide
Ann Boroch's Facebook page was taken down after announcing her death on 4 August 2017.
Only Morons Believe What The US Government Says About North Korea
[image: undefined] Usually foreign analysts of the American political scene are either sycophantic or just annoying, but no one would dare say that about Aussie observer Caitlin Johnstone, whose punk rock style of cutting to the chase is as refreshing as it can be shocking (I am not a fan of the strong language, but I get it). Since President Trump's "fire and fury" explosion yesterday Americans have to an unsettling degree once again rallied 'round the (false) flag of war propaganda. Today Ms. Johnstone provided a much-needed slap in the face to the mind-numbed masses once again cl... more »
Only Morons Believe What The US Government Says About North Korea
[image: undefined] Usually foreign analysts of the American political scene are either sycophantic or just annoying, but no one would dare say that about Aussie observer Caitlin Johnstone, whose punk rock style of cutting to the chase is as refreshing as it can be shocking (I am not a fan of the strong language, but I get it). Since President Trump's "fire and fury" explosion yesterday Americans have to an unsettling degree once again rallied 'round the (false) flag of war propaganda. Today Ms. Johnstone provided a much-needed slap in the face to the mind-numbed masses once again cl... more »
Only Morons Believe What The US Government Says About North Korea
[image: undefined] Usually foreign analysts of the American political scene are either sycophantic or just annoying, but no one would dare say that about Aussie observer Caitlin Johnstone, whose punk rock style of cutting to the chase is as refreshing as it can be shocking (I am not a fan of the strong language, but I get it). Since President Trump's "fire and fury" explosion yesterday Americans have to an unsettling degree once again rallied 'round the (false) flag of war propaganda. Today Ms. Johnstone provided a much-needed slap in the face to the mind-numbed masses once again cl... more »
Only Morons Believe What The US Government Says About North Korea
[image: undefined] Usually foreign analysts of the American political scene are either sycophantic or just annoying, but no one would dare say that about Aussie observer Caitlin Johnstone, whose punk rock style of cutting to the chase is as refreshing as it can be shocking (I am not a fan of the strong language, but I get it). Since President Trump's "fire and fury" explosion yesterday Americans have to an unsettling degree once again rallied 'round the (false) flag of war propaganda. Today Ms. Johnstone provided a much-needed slap in the face to the mind-numbed masses once again cl... more »
GWU, Among Urban Colleges Providing Scholarships to Locals
A George Washington University scholarship has eliminated concerns about paying for college — the complicated equation of aid, loans and part-time jobs — for some of D.C.’s residents.
Immediate Objections To Nuclear Bombing Of Hiroshima-Nagasaki By Respected US Public Figures
From History News Service July 29, 1998: “Second-Guessing Hiroshima? By Leo Maley III and Uday Mohan Second-guessing the necessity and … Continue reading →
Up, Up and Oy Vey!
(CNN) President Trump’s fierce warning to North Korea was improvised in the moment, not part of a scripted statement that he prepared to deliver Tuesday, according to three people with knowledge of the remarks. Trump has long been bothered by North … Continue reading →
The U.S. Is Facing Another Debt Ceiling Crisis
*Samuel Rines* *Politics, North America* [image: An investor looks at an electronic screen at a brokerage house in Hangzhou] This time the debt ceiling would matter more to markets and investors than it did on 2011. Why does Congress continue to play chicken with the debt ceiling? Not only is it dangerous, but it is counterproductive. The uncertainty surrounding raising the debt ceiling causes borrowing costs to rise, and it can affect the U.S. government’s credit rating as witnessed with the S&P downgrade in 2011. Moreover, it calls into (further) question the ability of Congres... more »
This Is How America Would Wage a Nuclear War Against North Korea
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* [image: A B-2 Stealth Bomber performs a flyover at the 126th Rose Parade in Pasadena, California] It is time to think about the unthinkable. The standoff between the United States and North Korea continues to escalate with neither side willing to back down. With each passing day, the possibility of open warfare breaking out seems to increase as each side ups the ante. Indeed, President Donald Trump has ratcheted up his rhetoric in recent days—seemingly threatening to launch a nuclear first strike against North Korea. “North Korea best not make an... more »
North Korea Does Not Trust America for a Pretty Good Reason
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Asia* If Kim disarmed, what would prevent a change of position in Washington similar to that toward Libya? North Korea obviously wants to be a nuclear power with the ability to deter the United States. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to reassure Pyongyang about America’s intentions. Unfortunately, however, Kim Jong-un would be a fool to believe any promises made by Washington. Only actions are likely to convince him. In recent days Secretary Tillerson has gone on a charm offensive directed at the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). He s... more »
Is America Standing On the Precipice of Another War?
*Christopher A. Preble* *Security, Asia* Trump should be mindful that superficially limited military engagements have a nasty tendency to morph into honest-to-goodness full-blown wars. President Donald Trump has struggled in his first six months on the job. His signature legislative goals—from Obamacare repeal to the border wall—are stuck in Congress. He has managed to push through some initiatives via executive action, but these have been thwarted or delayed by the courts. Desperate for a win, the president may be tempted to initiate a war. After all, Trump’s decision to launch ... more »
Is the U.S. Better at Assimilating Immigrants Than Europe?
*Megan G. Oprea* *Politics, North America* [image: Muslim women prepare to take part in Eid al-Fitr prayers in Staten Island] Muslims are assimilating more successfully in America because of the fundamental differences between American and European societies and their conception of citizenship. Since the rise of the Islamic State in 2014, the United States and Europe have seen a dramatic increase in the number of terror attacks and attempted attacks perpetrated in the name of Islam. Concurrently, the migrant crisis has brought a massive flood of immigrants to Europe from Muslim-m... more »
Why Washington May Soon Be Unable to Protect Its Allies
*Adam Lowther, Larry Schoof* *Security, Asia* [image: A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with the 22nd Air Refueling Wing refuels a B-2 Spirit aircraft with the 509th Bomb Wing over Kansas] The authors of the next Nuclear Posture Review must examine the continued credibility of the nation’s “nuclear umbrella.” President Donald Trump will soon fill his administration with the political appointees needed to develop the next Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). As a document that lays out the nation’s fundamental nuclear strategy and policy, the NPR is the most influential document when it com... more »
Is America Ready To Go To War Against North Korea?
Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers fly from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a 10-hour mission, with an escort of a pair of Japan Self-Defense Forces F-2 fighter jets in the vicinity of Kyushu, Japan August 8, 2017. U.S. Air Force/Handout via REUTERS (REUTERS) *Eliot Cohen, The Atlantic*: *America Is Not Ready for a War in North Korea* If loose words about fire and fury are a mere negotiating tactic, they will not deliver what the United States desires. If you want to know why you should be concerned that the United States could blunder into an ill-conceived war on the Korean... more »
NBC’s Brian Williams: “Our Job Is To Scare People To Death” Over North Korea
NBC’s Brian Williams: “Our Job Is To Scare People To Death” Over North Korea by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ ** Williams begins his revealing comment at the 2:00 mark. On Tuesday night MSNBC’s Brian Williams bluntly told his panel on the channel’s flagship prime time program, The 11th Hour, that “our job tonight actually is scare people to death” […]
‘The Farewell Has Already Begun’ Poland is Ready to Leave EU at Any Time – Lawmakers Warn
‘The Farewell Has Already Begun’ Poland is Ready to Leave EU at Any Time – Lawmakers Warn by ROSS LOGAN, http://www.express.co.uk/ POLAND could get itself KICKED OUT of the EU if the government continues to battle Brussels over judicial reform and deforestation, opposition politicians have warned. – The European Commission has asked the European Court of Justice […]
Psychopathic Ruling Class Creates Boogeymen To Justify Its Rule With James Corbett
Published on Aug 8, 2017 These days, James Corbett doesn’t mind calling himself an anarchist. “Only because it annoys so many people” he tells Vin Armani in this 51-minute interview about how he came to the ideas of liberty. And psychopaths in government, foreign policy, anarchism, and what you can do to change the world. […]
Miscommunication Brings Us Closer to Nuclear War – Author
Published on Aug 7, 2017 US Congress is pushing new defense legislation that would kickstart the development of medium range missiles, banned by the US and Russia in a landmark 1987 agreement. Winslow Myers, board member of the War Prevention Initiative and author of “Living Beyond War: A Citizen’s Guide,” joins RT America’s Natasha Sweatte […]
Mike “Mish” Shedlock: Lots of Triggers Could Tank Global Financial System
Mike “Mish” Shedlock: Lots of Triggers Could Tank Global Financial System by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Economic writer Michael “Mish” Shedlock is seeing bubbles just about everywhere. Let’s start with the stock market. Shedlock contends, “Anyone who is thinking rationally knows this is a bubble. . . . On a median PE basis and a median earnings basis, […]
Why You Should Not Trust Medical Experts
*Brendan D. Murphy* - In-doctor-ination, mandatory vaccination, and the logic of trusting medical “experts” The post Why You Should Not Trust Medical Experts appeared first on Waking Times.
Why Ted Lieu Just Endorsed Randy Bryce
*You want this guy fighting on your side?* One of my favorite establishment journalists called today to ask me about Randy Bryce and see if he could find out how he created his brand. (Maybe he wants to sell the "secret" to the DCCC.) We wound up getting into an argument when he asked me about the "white working class" and I refused to engage on that establishment construct and insisted on talking about "the working class." He was unconvinced and I'll let you know when his @IronStache story comes out. Meanwhile, though, Bill Scher had something to say about how the Democrats are goi... more »
Coincidence? Military Industrial Complex Hit Highest Stock Prices Ever as Govt Hypes North Korea War
By Claire Bernish Feckless boasts of military might and icy vows to annihilate one another might not necessarily prove war between the U.S., North Korea,... more »
LAPD Still Trying to Launch Police Drones Despite Public Outcry
By Nicholas West The general concern over police spying has been addressed vigorously by the Los Angeles public for many years. As I covered in... more »
Pennsylvanians Are Taking On AMI Smart Meters Big Time
By Catherine J. Frompovich The horrific harassment and health issues utility customers across the USA and elsewhere have to deal with can be exemplified in... more »
In Desperate Bid For Relevancy, Another Group Of Third Way Democrats Launch Organization
From the ideological middle, which lauds pragmatism and pro-business politics but is unable to win elections, comes a newly re-branded venture: New Democracy. The post In Desperate Bid For Relevancy, Another Group Of Third Way Democrats Launch Organization appeared first on Shadowproof.
Trump Campaign Mgr. Manafort’s Virginia Residence Raided by FBI
[image: trump-campaign-mgr-manafort-s-virginia-residence-raided-by-fbi] The raid on the home of Trump's campaign manager indicates that Special Counsel Mueller hopes to find something to prove a Trump-Russian collusion in last year's presidential campaign.
Is an Australian Company Turning Human Embryos Into Jewelry?
An Australian jeweler creates small pieces incorporating ashes of unused embryos from in vitro fertilization.
Syrian Army, Hezbollah will participate in Lebanese border offensive, decision final
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Hezbollah will participate in the upcoming offensive along the Lebanese border, a military source in Damascus told Al-Masdar tonight. When asked what the Syrian government’s opinion on some members of the Lebanese Parliament rejecting the SAA’s participation in the upcoming Qalamoun offensive, the source […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Rebels mass retreat to Jordan as Syrian military captures entire Sweida-Jordan border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 A.M.) – The Free Syrian Army (FSA) has suffered a major defeat today as their forces retreated from several points along the Jordanian border. Backed by Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Iraqi paramilitary) and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP), the Syrian Arab Army’s 5th Corps captured 151st Border Garrison today after launching a powerful […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran’s Rouhani names two female vice presidents
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed two female vice presidents on Wednesday, a day after coming under fire from reformists for nominating no women ministers. Massoumeh Ebtekar, known internationally for her role as spokesperson during the 1980 U.S. embassy hostage crisis, was named as vice president in charge of women’s affairs, having previously run the environment […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US using Kurds to destroy Syria’s territorial integrity: expert
(TASS) Washington’s chief objective in Syria is either toppling Bashar al-Assad or destroying Syria’s integrity, in particular, with the help from Syrian Kurds’ armed groups, Boris Dolgov, Senior Research Fellow at the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, told a round-table dedicated to the upcoming sixth round of negotiations on the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIL’s east Homs offensive ends in complete disaster, 80+ terrorists killed
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:05 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) launched a massive offensive in the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate, Wednesday, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions near the strategic T-2 Pumping Station. ISIL began the assault by storming the Syrian Army’s positions in the Humaymah area of Homs; this resulted in a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
On the day we learn of the FBI raid Donald Trump's propaganda tabloid goes hard after Paul Manafort.
Whoa. Does this National Enquirer attack on Manafort mean he's turned on Trump? https://t.co/ExlncvLzFK — Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) August 9, 2017 Kristol might be onto something because the tabloid aggressively accused Manafort of cheating on his wife with a much younger woman, and of wearing his wedding ring while *"romping with his 33 year old mistress in the same bed he shares with his wife!"* The horror! The Enquirer also leaves no doubt that this is a smear campaign in the quotes they use from White House sources: *"President Trump has been focused on draining the swamp ... more »
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis: North Korea Should Stop Any Actions That Would Lead To The "End Of Its Regime And The Destruction Of Its People
*Reuters*: *U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis issues stark warning to North Korea* WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued a stark warning to North Korea on Wednesday, telling Pyongyang that it should stop any actions that would lead to the "end of its regime and the destruction of its people." Mattis' words, some of the strongest he has issued on North Korea, followed incendiary comments from President Donald Trump who said on Tuesday that threats to the United States from Pyongyang would be met with "fire and fury." Trump's unexpected remarks prompted... more »
Musical Interlude: Chuck Wild, “Liquid Mind VI: Spirit - In The Spirit”
Music by Chuck Wild, “Liquid Mind VI: Spirit - In The Spirit” Images courtesy of ESA, NASA, and The Hubble Space Telescope. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s52o9_2pi1U&feature=related
"A Look to the Heavens"
"The most distant object easily visible to the eye is M31, the great Andromeda Galaxy some two and a half million light-years away. But without a telescope, even this immense spiral galaxy - spanning over 200,000 light years - appears as a faint, nebulous cloud in the constellation Andromeda. In contrast, details of a bright yellow nucleus and dark winding dust lanes, are revealed in this digital telescopic image. *Click image for larger size.* Narrow band image data recording emission from hydrogen atoms, shows off the reddish star-forming regions dotting gorgeous blue spiral arms an... more »
"What Does The Quote "Every snowflake pleads not guilty in an avalanche" Mean?"
*"What Does The Quote * *"Every snowflake pleads not guilty in an avalanche" Mean?"* by Tom Robinson "No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." - Stanislaw Jerzy Lec "I have never actually heard this quote but I think it's brilliant and can easily infer the intended meaning. When a problem is the result of many people individually doing something only slightly wrong it is easy for each individual person to see themselves as having no part in it. For example, everyone is against slavery. We all know that the conditions in the sweatshops that make so much of the clothing ... more »
X22 Report, “Central Bank Caught In A Lie, Everything Is Not What It Seems”
X22 Report, “Central Bank Caught In A Lie, Everything Is Not What It Seems” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAeQKLnSuZg Related followup report: X22 Report, “What Is The End Goal Of The Deep State?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88UojoC-2bs
"Complexity Theory: the Avalanche and the Snowflake"
*"Complexity Theory: the Avalanche and the Snowflake"* by James Rickards "One of my favorites is what I call ‘the avalanche and the snowflake’. It’s a metaphor for the way the science actually works, but I should be clear: it’s not just a metaphor. The science, the mathematics and the dynamics are actually the same as those that exist in financial markets. Imagine you’re on a mountainside. You can see a snowpack building up on the ridgeline while it continues snowing. You can tell just by looking at the scene that there’s danger of an avalanche. It’s windswept… it’s unstable… and i... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina. Thanks for stopping by!
"How to Spot Your Own Self-Delusion"
*"How to Spot Your Own Self-Delusion"* by Pamela Meyer "What if deception is in the eye of the beholder? And what if lies can help us tell the truth? Enter into the multimedia world of magician Marco Tempest and decide for yourself: Marco is right: The biggest lies are the lies we tell ourselves. S.E. Hinton wrote in "The Outsiders", "I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me." Maybe she was onto something. We've trained ourselves to accept certain truths about where we find fulfillment, where we find joy, and where we find success. But should we challenge that convent... more »
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “Praying”
*“Praying”* “It doesn't have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don't try to make them elaborate, this isn't a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak.” - Mary Oliver, “Thirst”
Chet Raymo, “The Sound And Fury”
*“The Sound And Fury”* by Chet Raymo “Not so long ago, I mentioned here Himmler and Heydrich, two of Hitler's most terrible henchmen. A friend said to me: "If there's no afterlife, no heaven or hell, then those two diabolical creatures got away with it. Their fate was no different than that of any one of their victims, an innocent child perhaps." And, yes, if there is no God who dispenses final justice, then we are left with an aching feeling of irresolution, of virtue unrewarded, of vice unpunished. Heydrich was gunned down by partisan assassins, and Himmler committed suicide a fe... more »
BREAKING: North Korea developing final plan to hit Guam in mid-August
The crisis is getting more tense, but there is still no telling if it will amount to anything. The post BREAKING: North Korea developing final plan to hit Guam in mid-August appeared first on The Duran.
TPPF and Department of Justice jointly oppose environmental groups' motion to intervene into warbler lawsuit
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By Robert Henneke, Ted Hadzi-Antich On Tuesday, the Texas Public Policy Foundation representing the Texas General Land Office filed formal opposition to a motion to intervene by environmental groups in the case of *General Land Office of the State of Texas v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service, et. al*. According to a 2015 study published by the Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources, the warbler no longer is endangered or threatened. In fact, the A&M study estimates the warbler population as being 19 times greater and having a habitat of five times larger than when... more »
Right-of-Way Fees Cost Texans Billions
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By Bill Peacock Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation released a policy perspective on Texas’ municipal right-of-way fees and how they unnecessarily cost Texans billions.
What is Growing Faster: Austin or its Government?
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 9, 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un celebrates the second test-fire of intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters/via KCNA *Eli Lake, Bloomberg*: *Here's Why the U.S. Hasn't Brought 'Fire and Fury' to North Korea* *Trump isn't the first president to threaten North Korea. The others were all bluffing.* As the world ponders the meaning of President Donald Trump's threat of "fire and fury" on North Korea, it's worth asking why his predecessors never took those steps to stop its nuclear program. Whe... more »
North Korea Threatens To Fire 4 Missiles Towards Guam
Kim Jong Un stands under the Hwasong-12. KRT *Yonhap News Agency*: *N.K. threatens to fire four missiles toward Guam* SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's military said Thursday it is considering firing four intermediate-range ballistic missiles around Guam, home to several U.S. strategic bombers. North Korea's strategic force is "seriously examining the plan for an enveloping strike at Guam through simultaneous fire of four Hwasong-12 intermediate-range strategic ballistic rockets in order to interdict the enemy forces on major military bases on Guam and to signal a crucial w... more »
Mayor Remembers Nuclear Bombing of Nagasaki; Calls For Nuclear Disarmament; Stands with Fukushima Victims
Sumiteru Taniguchi’s back injuries from Nagasaki bombing, January 1946, by USMC http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumiteru_Taniguchi “This, we will certainly never forget: the fact … Continue reading →
Former Exec Settles with Matchmaking Service over Bad Dates
Darlene Daggett settled a lawsuit against Kelleher International for a matchmaking service that set her up with a string of highly incompatible suitors.
640,000 NYC Warrants For Unpaid Summonses Tossed In 1 Day
District attorneys in the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens requested courts throw out a total of over 640,000 warrants in a single day.
Pope Francis Kisses David Rockefeller’s Hand?
A photograph of Pope Francis greeting Holocaust survivors is part of a meme containing the baseless claim that the spiritual leader is kissing the hand of a purported architect of a New World Order.
Donald Trump vs North Korea
It's 9th August 2017, 72 years to the day since a nuclear weapon was last used in anger. How might the leadership of the nation who launched that attack commemorate the event. I suppose the United States could have taken a leaf out of Barack Obama's book and at least utter a few pious words. Then again, you can't expect anything of the sort from Donald Trump who responded to another outburst of North Korean tough talk - this time an empty boast of their intention to launch a pre-emptive attack on the US airbase on Guam - with the threat of nuclear war. An impec... more »
The Occult Secrets of Language as a Method of Mind Control
*Nathaniel Mauka* - Language and grammar are one of the primary means to distort truth. The post The Occult Secrets of Language as a Method of Mind Control appeared first on Waking Times.
What Does the Manafort Raid Mean for Trump?
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, North America* [image: Paul Manafort of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's staff listens during a round table discussion on security at Trump Tower] Trump’s penchant for conflict, though, could cause him his biggest problems. All along the real vulnerability of those associated with the Trump campaign has less been collusion with Russia, which would be tricky to prove, but financial corruption, which may not. That scenario came to a head with the revelation in the *Washington Post* today that the FBI searched former Trump campaign manager ... more »
A New Memorial Will Soon Honor the Heroism of Native American Veterans
*As of now, 140,000 living Native Americans are veterans of the U.S. military—more than 16,000 of them female.* Reflecting on the service of Native Americans in the United States military, one is likely to picture the embattled Navajo code talkers of World War II, whose decryption-resistant communications stymied the Japanese and proved instrumental in securing key Allied victories in the fight for the Pacific. A sterling example of Native American warriors’ composure and commitment under pressure, the code talkers’ story is but a small piece of a much larger narrative. Too often ... more »
Washington Post Fact-checker Sides With Trump Aide in Immigration Debate
[image: washington-post-fact-checker-sides-with-trump-aide-in-immigration-debate] A CNN reporter recently attacked the Trump administration. That's not news, but the reaction of the *Washington Post* in siding more with a Trump administration official in the dispute is news.
What Does the U.S.-North Korean War of Words Really Mean?
[image: what-does-u-s-north-korean-war-of-words-really-mean] President Trump has warned North Korea not to make threats against the United States, but Pyongyang has responded by threatening the U.S. territory on Guam.
Haiti's Senate Passes Bill Banning Same-sex Marriage
[image: haitis-senate-passes-bill-banning-same-sex-marriage] Haiti's Senate has passed a measure that would ban same-sex marriage, as well as “public demonstration of support” for homosexuality.
Brady Campaign Hangs Anti-gun Couple Out to Dry When They Lose Lawsuit
[image: brady-campaign-hangs-anti-gun-couple-out-to-dry-when-they-lose-lawsuit] How sad. How typical of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. A lawsuit was initiated that was frivolous from the start, and now a couple, the Phillipses, are paying for it, not the Brady Center.
Here’s How to Avoid Climate Panics
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From Townhall Dennis Avery Posted: Aug 07, 2017 10:01 AM Americans have suffered needless climate-related panic for the past 40 years—not realizing that, since 1850, our newspapers have given us a climate scare about every 25 years. And none of them was valid. Fortunately, climate science is now…
NASA admits it hasn’t been accurately measuring Earth’s radiation balance
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: In order to measure Earth’s radiation balance, accurate measurements of both incoming and outgoing radiation have to be made. NASA has been testing a new prototype satellite to measure outgoing radiation from Earth. Up until now, the error on this measurement is estimated to be around +/- 5Wm^2, which means…
Warm periods in the 20th century are not unprecedented during the last 2,000 years
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Public Release: 8-Aug-2017 From Eurekalert Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences ? IMAGE: 2,000-year temperature reconstruction in China. view more Credit: Yang Liu & Jingyun Zheng A great deal of evidence relating to ancient climate variation is preserved in proxy data such as tree rings, lake…
Draft Climate Report Leaked To NYT
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Somebody has apparently leaked the latest draft federal climate change report to the NYT: ? ? WASHINGTON — The average temperature in the United States has risen rapidly and drastically since 1980, and recent decades have been the warmest of…
‘The Footprint of Energy: Land Use of U.S. Electricity Production’
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: ? Guest post by David Middleton The Strata group at Utah State University recently published a study on the “footprint of energy.” For each energy source, the calculated the full-cycle land use required to generate 1 MW of electricity from each source of energy. Despite the fact that…
World News Briefs -- August 9, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Daily Mail*: *US defence secretary warns North Korea that it risks the 'end of its regime and the destruction of its people' if it does not back down and that it is 'grossly outmatched' by the allied armies now pitted against it* * Two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers from Guam military base took part in 10-hour mission over Korean peninsula * Hours later, North Korea warned it was 'carefully examining' plans to make 'an enveloping fire' around Guam * Trump had earlier said any threat to the U.S. would be met with 'fire and fury like the world has never seen' * This morning North Korea... more »
Top Geopolitical Expert Issues Dire Warning: ‘Beware of False Flag’ Blamed on North Korea
[image: false flag]A top geopolitical analyst issued a warning: “Beware of an engineered false flag, to be blamed on Pyongyang; that would be the perfect pretext for war."
Coincidence? Military Industrial Complex Hit Highest Stock Prices Ever as Govt Hypes N. Korea War
[image: lockheed]Despite lingering doubts about threats from North Korea, defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin's stocks have broken records at the mere suggestion of war.
A Model for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide: Abstract
*by Edwin Berry, PhD, CCM (Certified Consulting Meteorologist)* *reblogged from edberry.com* Below is the Abstract for my forthcoming professional paper. Yesterday, I submitted this Abstract to the *American Meteorological Societ*y for presentation at its “*31st Conference on Climate Variability and Change* .” I hope to have my complete paper ready for publication in a few more weeks. My thanks to all who have helped me in this endeavor by reviewing my drafts. After debating climate alarmists for many years, I have concluded the only way to win a climate debate (note I did not say “conv... more »
Donald Trump has the attention span of a toddler, unless he is being handed his twice daily folder of positive news about himself.
I knew I was doing a good job. Courtesy of Vice News: *Twice a day since the beginning of the Trump administration, a special folder is prepared for the president. The first document is prepared around 9:30 a.m. and the follow-up, around 4:30 p.m. Former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and former Press Secretary Sean Spicer both wanted the privilege of delivering the 20-to-25-page packet to President Trump personally, White House sources say. * *These sensitive papers, described to VICE News by three current and former White House officials, don’t contain top-secret intelligence or ... more »
US Climate Report Edits Out Highly Embarrassing Section
By Paul Homewood https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/climate/document-Draft-of-the-Climate-Science-Special-Report.html The plot thickens! I mentioned in my previous post that the latest draft climate report, published in June, had seemingly left out a rather embarrassing table from the Executive Summary, one that had previously been written into the Third Draft, published last December. As the link […]
Plantations Were Prisons: Mobilizing for the Aug. 19 Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March in Washington DC --Part one of an interview with Law Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell
(VIDEO: 2011 Amnesty International interview with Robert H. King, entitled "Slavery Still Reigns in US prisons.") *Plantations Were Prisons: Mobilizing for the Aug. 19 Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March in Washington DC* *--Part one of an interview with Law Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell* *By Angola 3 News* Robert H. King and Albert Woodfox of the Angola 3 are issuing a call to everybody concerned about the human rights of US prisoners: "We know the economic situation for African Americans, other minority communities, and poor whites is very difficult. However, if there i... more »
President Trump: U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Is 'More Powerful Than Ever'
My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 9, 2017 ...Hopefully we will never have to use this power, but there will never be a time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 9, 2017 *ABC News Online*: *North Korea: Donald Trump says United States' nuclear arsenal is 'more powerful than ever'* United States President Donald Trump has issued another veiled threat to North Korea, saying... more »
Mike Pence To Run For President While Running From Himself: Not Good.
*-by Noah* For the last few days, there has been much talk about whether or not Vice President Mike Pence is planning to run against Donald Jackass for president in 2020. I have to laugh at the question. Of course, he’s running. Why else would he have formed his own PAC a couple of months ago? It’s not the usual action of a VP. Pence may be a complete nutcase with a secret life that he barely keeps hidden, and he’s obviously another in an endless line of Republican psychotics and sociopaths but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s entirely stupid. While the PAC would enable him to ... more »
Did John McCain Accidentally Vote ‘No’ on Affordable Care Act Repeal?
Stories that the Arizona senator admitted that his "no" vote to repeal parts of the ACA was an accident are just fake news.
Guam Reaches the Tipping Point
Rep. Hank Johnson said he feared that stationing 8,000 Marines on Guam would cause the island to 'become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize.'
Elephant Painting
Video clip shows an elephant painting a picture of an elephant. Is this the real thing, the product of digital trickery, or something else?
The Telegraph crumbles
We’ve long been aware that the Telegraph no longer merits its affectionate nickname 'Torygraph' since it turned sharp left. These days it’s virtually a *Guardi*graph. Senior Telegraph reporter Andrew Gilligan has cross-posted one of his own blog articles on Harry’s Place, complete with all the details, proper reporter style. It’s a sad and worrying tale about the Telegraph’s weak response to aggressive ‘anti-Prevent’ activists, i.e., Islamists who oppose the government’s Prevent strategy. The BBC is also involved. It aired a story about “Muslims being picked on” and falsely pr... more »
What Agendas Drive this Bellicose Rhetoric?
What is going on here? Why is Trump threatening a pre-emptive strike? Why is he using this language of "Fire and Fury" against North Korea? Baker, Peter (August 8 2017). Trump Threatens ‘Fire and Fury’ Against North Korea if It Endangers U.S. The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/world/asia/north-korea-un-sanctions-nuclear-missile-united-nations.html?emc=edit_th_20170809&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=32962000&_r=0 BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump threatened on Tuesday to unleash “fire and fury” against North Korea if it endangered the United States, as tensions with ... more »
The U.S. Air Force Is Still Quietly Killing off the A-10
*Dan Grazier* *Security, Middle East* The Air Force seems to be embracing Light Attack for political, not combat reasons. The Air Force is putting on a great publicity show for their impending Light Attack (OA-X) experiment. Officially, this small-scale experiment is meant only to demonstrate the capabilities of four low-cost, off-the-shelf, lightly armed aircraft against lightly defended enemies like ISIS or the Taliban. Quite unusually, General David Goldfein, the Air Force chief of staff, is planning on personally attending later this summer when the A-29 Super Tucano, AT-802... more »
Turning Down The Nuclear Heat
Those of us condemned to remember history are familiar with the name of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North. He was involved in the Iran/Contra affair. In that infamous goat-rope, President Reagan’s merry men secretly sold arms to Iran, which was under an arms embargo at the time. Then they used the profits that they made selling…
Russian jets destroy several ISIL tanks, bases in east Homs: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:55 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has played an imperative role in the Islamic State’s (ISIL) demise in Syria, killing scores of terrorists and destroying much of their hardware. Recently, the Syrian Free News channel released footage of the Russian Air Force destroying ISIL bases and tanks in the eastern countryside of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Five Palestinian journalists arrested by security services
Palestinian security forces have arrested five journalists from local media outlets, including one affiliated with Hamas, a journalists’ union and official media said on Wednesday. Security forces arrested the five journalists from different Palestinian media in the West Bank in recent days, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said. Official Palestinian news agency Wafa cited an unnamed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia delivers food to militant areas of Homs’ de-escalation zone
(TASS) Officers from the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the opposing sides in Syria delivered humanitarian aid to the city of Al-Rastan located in the northern part of the Homs Governorate, controlled by the armed units of the Syrian opposition, where one of the de-escalation zones had been established, a TASS correspondent reports. “Today, the Center […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
France: Six soldiers injured as vehicle strikes checkpoint in Paris suburb
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30P.M.) – A vehicle struck a group of soldiers in the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret on Wednesday injuring a total of six people, two suffering serious injuries. Eyewitnesses gave personal accounts of the car attack in the Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret on Wednesday in which a BMW car rammed into a group of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraq: Blackwater massacre survivors recount their experience
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – Survivors of a mass killing of unarmed Iraqi civilians, in 2007, by Blackwater security guards, recounted the haunting memories of the massacre in Baghdad, Tuesday. “When I got to this place, there was absolute horror as if the war has started. Cars were burning, bullets and blood were everywhere”, said […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Graphic pictures (18+): Israeli warplanes bomb Palestinians
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – Israeli combat drones and F-16 fighters took to the dark skies over northern Gaza last night, bombing several targets. The IDF released a statement after the raids claiming that they had struck two Hamas targets in response to a rocket which landed in the Hof Ashkelon region of Israel although […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Houthi forces inflict heavy losses on Gulf-led forces in western Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:25 P.M.) – The Houthi forces were relentless on Wednesday, carrying out a large number of attacks against the Gulf-led forces in the Ta’iz Governorate of Yemen. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their fighters scored several direct hits on the units of the UAE-backed Southern Resistance, killing and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian MoD declares southeast Raqqa safe, encourages return of displaced residents
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 P.M.) – The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday afternoon that the towns of Al-Sabakah, Shinan, and Jabli in southeast Al-Raqqa are fully secured and free of explosives. Furthermore, the Syrian Ministry of Defense encouraged the displaced residents of these towns to return home. Al-Sabakah, Shinan, and Jabli were occupied by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Islamist rebels falling apart in east Damascus as SAA troops take new areas
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – The Islamist rebels of Faylaq Al-Rahman and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham are suffering heavy losses in eastern Damascus, as Syrian Arab Army (SAA) units plow through what is left under their control in the suburbs of Jobar and ‘Ayn Tarma. Led by the elite 42nd Brigade (Ghiath Forces) of the 4th […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Five Syrians arrested in east Lebanon refugee camp for aiding ISIL
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 P.M.) – Lebanese Army Intelligence officers arrested five Syrians in the Masharih Al-Qa’a area of the Beqa’a Governorate, Wednesday, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to NNA, the five Syrian men were arrested on the suspicion of aiding the Islamic State (ISIL) forces in eastern Lebanon. The apprehended men were transferred […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Russian jets obliterate ISIS manpower, vehicles in east Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:05 P.M.) – Very recent footage of airstrikes recorded from the targeting pods of Russian warplanes has been released by the Syrian Ministry of Defense (MoD). The airstrikes shown in the footage are related to raids carried out by the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) earlier today in eastern Hama Governorate. As reported several […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Fake News Fails to Comprehend
[image: fake-news-fails-to-comprehend] Even as left-wing news outlets, such as PBS, wonder aloud why the public distrusts them, they call anyone who disagrees with them vile names and celebrate leftist violence.
Commentaries And Analysis On The Current North Korean Crisis
*The Guardian*: *North Korea v the US: how likely is war?* Donald Trump has promised ‘fire and fury’; Kim Jong-un has threatened a missile strike on Guam. But experts say bluster might not lead to conflict The war of words between the US and North Korea has escalated, with Donald Trump warning any threats would be met with “fire and fury” and Pyongyang promptly announcing it was “carefully examining” a plan to attack an American military base in the western Pacific. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been running high since North Korea’s two intercontinental ballistic missile t... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “We Meet Again”
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“North Korea and the POTUS”
*“North Korea and the POTUS”* by Tim Knight "A couple of days, I did a post in which I mused about "One Possible Path", which included this critical element that would precede a market tumble: *Click image for larger size.* Well, maybe we've already got our "something." Now look, I'm not so naive as to think that some sabre-rattling from the chubby monster in North Korea is necessarily meaningful. Threats from North Korea are about as game-changing as peace talks in the Middle East. I've heard of them both for decades, and nothing ever, ever changes. Not even a little. And yet thi... more »
Greg Hunter, "The Everything Bubble - Mike “Mish” Shedlock"
*"The Everything Bubble - Mike “Mish” Shedlock"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Economic writer Michael “Mish” Shedlock is seeing bubbles just about everywhere. Let’s start with the stock market. Shedlock contends, “Anyone who is thinking rationally knows this is a bubble. On a median PE basis and a median earnings basis, the stock market is at an all-time high - an all-time high now. It exceeds the dotcom bubble. It exceeds the housing bubble. It exceeds 1929. Only the top 10% does not exceed the dotcom mania that we had in 2000. We know these bubbles have to correct. The questi... more »
Guam in the Headlines? Why? Location, Location, Location.
*Guam in Relation to the Philippines* I am interrupting my regular (holiday) programming to bring you this Breaking News update. In the past 48 hours there has been a M$M frenzy concerning supposed threats from the leader of North Korea against the United States and... equally hyper retaliatory threats by Donald Trump against North Korea. Why? Well, we know that North Korea fits the profile of the small, vulnerable but resource-rich and/or strategically located state usually targeted by USrael for "regime change". But, is there any other reason for the "furious" beating of war ... more »
Interview With Jon Walker: Why MICA Is Good Plan To Transition U.S. To Single-Payer Health Care
Health care policy analyst Jon Walker discusses his proposal for transitioning the United States to a single-payer health care system. The post Interview With Jon Walker: Why MICA Is Good Plan To Transition U.S. To Single-Payer Health Care appeared first on Shadowproof.
Enrollment Drop Forces College to Close Undergrad Programs
DETROIT — A liberal arts school in Detroit is shutting down its undergraduate programs next year due to declining enrollment. Marygrove College officials say Wednesday that beginning in January only master’s degree programs will be offered. President Elizabeth Burns says “vigorous marketing and recruitment efforts have failed to provide sufficient revenue from our undergraduate programs […]
DeVos Says She Should Have Decried Racism More
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is distancing herself from earlier comments about the nation’s historically black colleges and universities being pioneers of school choice. In an interview with The Associated Press, she acknowledges that in the past “racism was rampant and there were no choices” for African-Americans in higher education. DeVos alienated many African-Americans […]
HAROLD MARTIN JR.
*HAROLD MARTIN JR.* has been named interim president at Morehouse College. Martin was an associate partner at McKinsey and Company and has been a member of the Morehouse College board of trustees since 2014. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Morehouse College, a master of business administration from Harvard Business School and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
TIFFANY F. BOYKIN
*TIFFANY F. BOYKIN* has been appointed dean of student engagement at Anne Arundel Community College. She was the assistant dean of student services at the college. Boykin earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, a master’s degree from Towson University, a doctoral degree from Morgan State University and a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
ROGER L. WORTHINGTON
*ROGER L. WORTHINGTON* has been named interim associate provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Maryland (UMD). Worthington previously was a professor and chair of the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education in UMD’s College of Education. He earned his bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fullerton, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in counseling psychology from University of California, Santa Barbara.
CRYSTAL A. WILLIAMS
*CRYSTAL A. WILLIAMS* has been appointed associate provost for diversity and inclusion at Boston University, effective October 2017. Williams is currently an associate vice president for strategic initiatives, chief diversity officer and professor of English at Bates College. She earned a bachelor’s degree from New York University and a Master of Fine Arts from Cornell University.
SAMUEL ADU-MIREKU
*SAMUEL ADU-MIREKU* has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Fayetteville State University. He was previously interim dean of the college since February 2016, interim director of the Office of Faculty Development and assistant professor and chair in the Department of Sociology. Adu-Mireku earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Ghana and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Purdue University.
MARTELL TEASLEY
*MARTELL TEASLEY* has been appointed dean of the College of Social Work at the University of Utah. He was also president of the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work and was previously chair of the Department of Social Work in the College of Public Policy at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Teasley earned two bachelor’s degrees from Fayetteville State University, a master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a doctoral degree from Howard University.
LAVAR J. CHARLESTON
*LAVAR J. CHARLESTON* has been named assistant vice chancellor of student diversity, engagement and success at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Charleston was assistant director and a senior research associate at Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin Madison.
ESTELLA ATEKWANA
*ESTELLA ATEKWANA* has been named dean of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment at the University of Delaware. Atekwana was previously head of the School of Geology and the Regents Distinguished Professor of Geology at Oklahoma State University. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Howard University and a Ph.D. in geophysics at Dalhousie University.
Priorities Matter: Austin's $126 Million Library
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What Hayden said about use of nukes!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017Donald J. Trump's decision:* Long ago and far away, Joe Scarborough interviewed General Michael Hayden about the use of nukes. Hayden is former Director of the National Security Agency, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. As such, he knows even more than Mika or Willie. It was August 3, 2016. Four weeks earlier, on July 5, James B. Comey—Comey the God—had launched the first of his irregular attacks on Candidate Clinton. Your favorite major cable news stars don't criticize top... more »
Police make a woman sit in the hot car she had left her dog in.
The police officer decided to write her a ticket, and asked her to wait in her car is since, according to her, it wasn’t that hot. The police officer called her “callous”. She called what he did “abusive”, but when the woman who admitted to leaving her dog in a hot car called a news station to complain, she ended up with a dose of karma instead. KOB News investigated what happened and after the woman asked the news channel to look into her complaint against the officer, saying that he forced her to sit in the hot car she had left her dog in. Officer Vincent Kreischer noticed a do... more »
Donald Trump has been sending private messages to Special Counsel Robert Mueller. WTF?
Courtesy of USA Today: *President Trump has publicly called the widening federal investigation into Russia's election meddling a "witch hunt." But through his lawyer, Trump has sent private messages of "appreciation" to special counsel Robert Mueller. * *"He appreciates what Bob Mueller is doing,'' Trump's chief counsel John Dowd told USA TODAY in an interview Tuesday. "He asked me to share that with him and that's what I've done.'' * *Trump's legal team has been in contact with Mueller's office, and Dowd says he has passed along the president's messages expressing “appreciation ... more »
Draft Climate Report Leaked To NYT
By Paul Homewood Somebody has apparently leaked the latest draft federal climate change report to the NYT: WASHINGTON — The average temperature in the United States has risen rapidly and drastically since 1980, and recent decades have been the warmest of the past 1,500 years, according to a sweeping federal climate […]
Global Reaction To The Current North Korea Crisis
*The Guardian:* *World leaders appeal for calm as tensions flare in US and North Korea rift* China among governments around globe urging Trump and Kim Jong-un to avoid further inflammatory words or actions Global leaders called for calm and a return to negotiations after Donald Trump’s warning that the US is willing to be impose unprecedented fire and fury on North Korea unless it stops threatening the United States with a nuclear attack. China urged Trump and Kim Jong-un to avoid “any words or actions” that might cause further tensions. Pyongyang had responded to Trump’s warning... more »
Time to “phantom zone” Trump’s tweets?
Alex Jones has been talking a lot about YouTube’s new censorship policies, which he claims are designed to shut down Infowars and other media outlets. https://www.therebel.media/they-cant-stop-us Specifically, he complains about a new rule allowing for flagged videos to be placed in “a limited state.” Alex Jones calls this state a “phantom zone” where […]
TRUMP IMPROVISED NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR WAR RHETORIC
New York Times correspondent Glenn Thrush said on Wednesday that White House sources told him Donald Trump improvised the “fire and fury” comment. Thrush added in a tweet that the new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was “surprised,” but not shocked. Kelly is with Trump during his 17-day vacation. Trump’s improvised remarks during […]
FBI AGENTS RAIDED HOME OF TRUMP CAMPAIGN ADVISER IN RUSSIA PROBE
FBI agents raided the Alexandria home of President Trump’s former campaign chairman late last month, using a search warrant to seize documents and other materials, according to people familiar with the special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Federal agents appeared at Paul Manafort’s home without advance warning in the predawn […]
TRUMP THREATENS NORTH KOREA WITH NUCLEAR WAR ON TWITTER
(CNN) — A day after an incendiary rebuke of North Korea, President Donald Trump touted US nuclear capabilities on Twitter, potentially escalating further the growing standoff with Pyongyang. “My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before,” Trump wrote just […]
Flashback: Nunes suggested US journalists were secretly contacting the Russian embassy. Is Sean Hannity one of them?
Fox News host Sean Hannity has jumped on Trump’s bandwagon of North Korea scare mongering, hyping the threat posed by the hermit state and its nuclear programme. “Evil in our time must be recognized for what it is,” Hannity said. “You cannot appease, you cannot capitulate to evil radicals and rogue dictatorships,” he chided his […]
Capital outflow this year from Russia has been a good thing. Here’s why
$13 billion of capital outflow in the 5 months to July was a necessary correction to the excessive capital inflow which happened before The post Capital outflow this year from Russia has been a good thing. Here’s why appeared first on The Duran.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Calls on Japan to Pursue Peaceful Approach in Bilateral Relations
China asserting its rights against a more militant Japan. The post Chinese Foreign Ministry Calls on Japan to Pursue Peaceful Approach in Bilateral Relations appeared first on The Duran.
Russia’s new SU T-50 fifth generation fighter gets new engine and new name
Advanced fighter jet now being tested with new engine and being referred to as “SU-57” The post Russia’s new SU T-50 fifth generation fighter gets new engine and new name appeared first on The Duran.
Official Says North Korean Missile Has “.00001 Percent Chance” of Getting Through Defenses
[image: official-says-north-korean-missile-has-00001-percent-chance-of-getting-through-defenses] Guam’s Homeland Security Adviser George Charfauros said, “There’s .00001 percent chance of [a North Korean] missile getting through [the THADD defense] layer” on Guam.
August 9: If you want to be socially acceptable - don't think.
Here's a story that's a year old - one I missed at the time. In fact, It also connects with several stories at the bottom of the reading. It's a story of the absolute contempt the Irving family has for the people of this province - with a few examples of the Irving rip-offs which explain why New Brunswick government's can't balance their budgets. Monday's paper is a prime example Irving contempt. It has no news whatever. The lead story is about hospital overcrowding. It's a story that has little useful information, no sense of anything to be done, but is grandly labelled EXCLUSIVE ... more »
Fire And Fury...And Profits! Korea Crisis Great For The War Industry
Yesterday's heated rhetoric set most normal people on edge. Would the US and North Korea launch a massive war where millions would surely be killed? One group feeling good about it all, however, are those who make billions in profit from scaring the American people -- and the rest of the world -- nearly to death. War industry profits are way up. Selling fear...in today's Liberty Report:
Fire And Fury...And Profits! Korea Crisis Great For The War Industry
Yesterday's heated rhetoric set most normal people on edge. Would the US and North Korea launch a massive war where millions would surely be killed? One group feeling good about it all, however, are those who make billions in profit from scaring the American people -- and the rest of the world -- nearly to death. War industry profits are way up. Selling fear...in today's Liberty Report:
Fire And Fury...And Profits! Korea Crisis Great For The War Industry
Yesterday's heated rhetoric set most normal people on edge. Would the US and North Korea launch a massive war where millions would surely be killed? One group feeling good about it all, however, are those who make billions in profit from scaring the American people -- and the rest of the world -- nearly to death. War industry profits are way up. Selling fear...in today's Liberty Report:
Fire And Fury...And Profits! Korea Crisis Great For The War Industry
Yesterday's heated rhetoric set most normal people on edge. Would the US and North Korea launch a massive war where millions would surely be killed? One group feeling good about it all, however, are those who make billions in profit from scaring the American people -- and the rest of the world -- nearly to death. War industry profits are way up. Selling fear...in today's Liberty Report:
New Software to Diagnose Depression Based on Social Media Selfies
Editor’s Note: This is a trend that we’ve been discussing at Activist Post for some time – predictive modeling in healthcare. A series of apps... more »
R.I.P. John Balatinecz
John Balatinecz died a few days ago age 80. In the last years of his life, he became an important voice in Canada in the campaign against global agribusiness. John always supported my work (morally and at one point financially) and encouraged me to continue writing and fighting for the cause. Here is a tribute to John from Rachel Parent -
Sizing Up The North Korean Military
North Korea claims to have three missiles capable of striking Guam, the Hwasong-12 (pictured), the Pukguksong-2 and the Musadon *Daily Mail:* *How Kim's Korean People's Army sizes up to Trump's military might as tensions rocket amid Pyongyang's threats to strike US Guam Air Force Base* * North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un raised fears of a military clash after threatening US military base in Guam * It came hours after US President Donald Trump warned vowed 'fire and fury' if Kim threatened United States * Some military analysts believe North Korea has weapons capable of striking Guam... more »
THE NEW YORK TIMES SAYS "FIRE AND FURY" WAS IMPROVISED. I'M SKEPTICAL.
President Trump made headlines yesterday when he promised "fire and fury" in response to North Korea's nuclear moves, and today *The New York Times* assures us that it was a spontaneous outburst: President Trump delivered his “fire and fury” threat to North Korea on Tuesday with arms folded, jaw set and eyes flitting on what appeared to be a single page of talking points set before him on the conference table at his New Jersey golf resort. The piece of paper, as it turned out, was a fact sheet on the opioid crisis he had come to talk about, and his ominous warning to Pyongyang was ... more »
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson tries to calm fears about war with North Korea as Donald Trump continues to puff up his chest like a middle school bully.
Courtesy of CNN: *US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has sought to allay fears of a military confrontation with North Korea after President Donald Trump warned he could unleash "fire and fury" on the pariah state. * *Tillerson defended Trump's comments but said there was no sign that the threat level from North Korea had changed and that Americans should "sleep well at night." * *His unscheduled remarks, on a flight out of the region early Wednesday, appeared designed to dial back the unprecedented rhetoric from Trump.* Trump's remarks about "fire and fury" has caused concerns a... more »
China is the key to avoiding nuclear 'fire and fury' in North Korea
Greg Wright, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
The news of an exchange of threats between the U.S. and North Korea is reported in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2017. AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship. North Korea got the world’s attention – and Trump’s – when it successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time on July 4. In response, the United Nations approved new economic sanctions against North Korea which, predictably, inspired a bellicose response from the rogue regime. Trump threatened that further provo... more »
President Trump Intensifies His Rhetoric Against North Korea
*The Hill*: *Trump intensifies rhetoric against North Korea* President Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up his rhetoric against North Korea, pointing to the strength of the U.S. nuclear arsenal one day after warning Pyongyang of "fire and fury" if it continued its threats. Trump said in a series of tweets that he hoped that the "power" of the U.S. nuclear arsenal would never have to be used. He added that "there will never be a time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world." *Read more* .... *More News On President Trump Intensifying His Rhetoric Against North Korea* Wh... more »
Will Blue Dogs And New Dems Push Through Ryan's And Trump's Tax Agenda? Yes
I had lunch with an old friend today, a wealthy old friend who is very progressive but was interested if I thought Congress is going to cut taxes. He's kind of looking forward to that prospect from a personal perspective but not looking forward to it on a political perspective. Complicated. Yesterday Russell Berman explained to *Atlantic* readers why it's complicated for everyone and why Republicans can't just pivot to tax reform. That big complication driving McConnell and Ryan insane is the budget. Republicans say-- swear-- the tax reform effort "will be different than health ca... more »
Mining 53, Cobalt mining for electric cars
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is among the poorest countries in Africa and the world. But it "*is the world’s biggest (cobalt) producer, with 60 per cent of the planet’s reserves. The cobalt is mined by unregulated labour and transported to Asia where battery manufacturers use it to make their products lighter, longer-lasting and rechargeable.* *The planned switch to clean energy vehicles has led to an extraordinary surge in demand. While a smartphone battery uses no more than 10 grams of refined cobalt, an electric car needs 15kg (33lb)."* http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/a... more »
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY: India continues to violate Chinese sovereignty
India refuses to vacate Donglang/Doklam. China remains furious. The post CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY: India continues to violate Chinese sovereignty appeared first on The Duran.
Russia’s capital outflow rises to $13.1 billion
A rise of 1.5 times compared to the same period last year. The post Russia’s capital outflow rises to $13.1 billion appeared first on The Duran.
Russia comes to rescue after China’s KILLER earthquake
Originally appeared at RussiaFeed.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia’s Emergencies Ministry is ready to assist China in dealing with the aftermath … The post Russia comes to rescue after China’s KILLER earthquake appeared first on The Duran.
FBI Agents Raided Manafort’s Home as Part of Russia Probe
Paul Manafort is continually cited by conspiracy theorists as being one of Donald Trump's "links" with Russia. The post FBI Agents Raided Manafort’s Home as Part of Russia Probe appeared first on The Duran.
Beyond Class and Identity Politics
In their *Commonwealth*, Michael Hardt and Toni Negri address the increasing importance of the common both to capitalism and our futures beyond it. In this vein they discuss the barriers to the realisation of its *potenza*, or potential power, presented by capital and the contradictory relations that form the common themselves and discuss in particular identity politics and its simultaneous expression and frustration. Before we go there, we need to wind the discussion back a touch. In a number of posts looking at the emergent mass appeal of Jeremy Corbyn and Corbynism, their *Empi... more »
Why Is North Korea Threatening Missile Strikes Against The US Territory Of Guam?
*SKY News:* *Why is North Korea threatening to strike Guam with missiles?* US Navy and Air Force bases cover 30% of the remote island, but Guam's governor insists it is "not just a military installation". President Trump's threat to strike North Korea with "fire and fury" has prompted Pyongyang to claim it is "carefully examining" a plan to hit Guam with missiles. But where is the island and why is it a potential target? Since it became an American territory in 1898, Guam has been considered a vital asset by Washington. It lies in the Pacific east of the Philippines and around ... more »
Islamic State Terrorism And Hashd Intimidation Returns To Babil
Jurf al-Sakhr was once the Islamic State’s capital in Babil province. It gave the group access to southern Iraq, Baghdad province to the north, and Anbar to the west. In 2014, the district was liberated, the entire population expelled, and violence dramatically dropped off in the governorate afterward. This year, Babil is getting it from both sides. The Islamic State is picking up its terrorist attacks, while the Hashd is trying to drive out and intimidate people before the coming Ashura ceremony in September. (IraqSlogger) The number of monthly security incidents in Babil is low... more »
Police Are Killing Citizens at Highest Rate Ever While Govt and Media Ignore It
[image: record]Police have killed an average of over 3 people per day in 2017, and the numbers will only increase under the rhetoric used by the Trump Administration
Never Forget: The Nukes N. Korea is Threatening to Use on America CAME FROM AMERICA
[image: north korea]As the US beats the war drums to attack North Korea, most Americans have no idea the US is responsible for the dictatorship's nuclear arsenal.
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