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This Is The Account From The U.S. Pilots Themselves On How They Shot Down A Syrian Su-22 Fighter
A Super Hornet is readied for launch aboard the USS George H.W. Bush during operations in the eastern Mediterranean. USN *Warzone/The Drive: **Here's The Definitive Account Of The Syrian Su-22 Shoot Down From The Pilots Themselves* We finally get the whole story straight from the Super Hornet and Hornet pilots who were there. The Tailhook Association's annual symposium wrapped up on Sunday and the event featured a special panel this year—the quartet of Hornet and Super Hornet pilots who were involved in the mission that resulted in the shooting down of a Syrian Su-22 Fitter. Their... more »
VIDEO: Syrian Army tanks, artillery incinerate ISIS terrorists in central Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:35 A.M.) – Footage has been released by the Syrian Ministry of Defence showing Syrian Arab Army battle tanks and artillery blasting away at ISIS positions in central Syria. In the footage (below), the Syrian Army can be seen to be employing heavy armor and medium howitzers to drive ISIS militants from their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Over 50 rebels defect to Syrian Army – Russian MoD
The Russian military announced Saturday that more than 50 Syrian opposition militants, including six field commanders, have defected to the official government forces over the last day. According to the statement, a total of 54 persons laid down their arms and joined the government troops. The news comes after a local source said that the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Al-Qaeda drives Turkey-backed Islamists out of north Hama at gunpoint
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) – Jihadist forces of the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda) have driven Turkey-backed Islamists of Ahrar al-Sham from their positions in northern Hama. According to sources, Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham militants approached Ahrar al-Sham fighters at their positions opposite government lines to north of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian military reinforcements from Daraa flood into Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 A.M.) – Syrian national militia forces from the province of Daraa have recently been transferred to Deir Ezzor as part of a new reinforcement package to further support ongoing pro-government operations against ISIS in the far eastern region. The large troop contingent in question comes from the National Defence Forces which is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Picture Of The Day
Thousands of participants wear green t-shirts provided by the National Catalan Assembly (ANC) during a rally on Catalonia's national day 'La Diada' in Barcelona, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea *WNU Editor:* The above picture comes from this photo-gallery .... *Photos of the week* (Reuters).
A Look At What Remains Of The Ancient Syrian City Of Palmyra After Years Of War
An image distributed by Islamic State militants on social media on August 25, 2015 purports to show the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. REUTERS/Social Media/Files *Daily Mail:* *Pictured: What remains of the once-magnificent ancient city of Palmyra after six years of war in Syria and a campaign of destruction by ISIS* Palmyra, situated about 130 miles northeast of Damascus, is known by Syrians as the 'Bride of the Desert'. It was an important caravan city of the Roman Empire, linking it to India, China, and Persia. Before the outbreak of S... more »
The DC Dems Should Learn That Working Class Voters Are Not Eager To Re-Embrace Status Quo Candidates
I find Robert Costa's reporting for the *Washington Post* worthwhile; and his contributions on MSNBC are better than most. He's a 31 year old reporter who comes from a rock background in the Philly suburbs. Only thing... his background wasn't just rock. It was also conservative. When I first noticed him he was the relatively sane writer at the right-wing *National Review*. He never seemed to be a right-wing hack, not even at the *National Review*. But if someone wanted me to take a bet on Costa's partisan affiliation, I'd I'd insist on very favorable odds before I'd agree to wager... more »
Hats Afire
From npr: Conservatives are livid after President Trump appeared to have made a deal with Democrats in order to save the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program — claiming he is abandoning his base and the stringent immigration … Continue reading →
Azerbaijani ‘Laundromat’; Trump Tower Baku; Trump Jr. Meeting in Trump Tower
“According to an investigation carried out by a consortium of European newspapers, members of Azerbaijan’s ruling elite used a secret … Continue reading →
All You Need To Know About North Korea's Latest Missile Test
*Warzone/The Drive:* *All You Need to Know After North Korea's Longest Downrange Missile Launch* The reclusive regime proved it can hit Guam as the US and its allies continue to debate the best courses of action. North Korea has successfully conducted its longest downrange ballistic missile test ever with yet another provocative launch over Japan, showing it has at least the range to hit the U.S. Pacific Ocean territory of Guam. The incident came after the United Nations Security Council hit the increasingly isolated country with the toughest sanctions to date. At the same time t... more »
Af-Pak, India and Beyond: The New Underpinnings of Washington's South Asia Policy
*Puneet Ahluwalia, Prateek Joshi* *Security, Asia* [image: Indian security personnel patrol on the rear side of the historic Taj Mahal] American national interest lies in reaching out to the smallest of the nations, which may prove crucial to “America First” domestic concerns. Strategic circles in South Asia have been obsessed with Washington since August 21, when President Trump addressed the nation from the Fort Myer military base in Arlington, Virginia, and laid out America’s military plans for Afghanistan. The speech had been interpreted as his vision for South Asia, given t... more »
Why Isn't There a Debate about America's Grand Strategy?
*Christopher A. Preble* *Politics, North America* There has been neither a major retrenchment, nor even a debate over whether such a retrenchment is warranted or wise. “The United States needs a new set of ideas and principles to justify its worthwhile international commitments, and curtail ineffective obligations where necessary,” argue Jeremi Suri and Benjamin Valentino, in the introduction to their edited volume *Sustainable Security: Rethinking American National Security*. “Balancing our means and ends requires a deep reevaluation of U.S. strategy, as the choices made today ... more »
How Submarine Warfare Was Changed Forever after the Sinking of This British Ship
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* London feared death by torpedo. In October 1939, illuminated by the northern lights, the German submarine U-47 threaded its way through sunken barriers and slipped into the British anchorage at Scapa Flow, a 125.3-square-mile natural port off the northern coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands. Penetrating the anchorage had long been an unrealized German dream, one that U-boats had attempted twice in World War I; both times they had failed. One U-boat had been rammed and run aground and the second destroyed with all hands. But now, ... more »
In 1942, U.S. Marines Launched a Raid from Submarines Straight out of an 80s Action Movie
*Sebastien Roblin* *History, Asia* Yes, this is real. On a stormy night, U.S. Marines set off secretly from submarines to assault a remote island base. They are led by a controversial commander with radical new ideas. And the son of the sitting U.S. president is one of his officers. The Makin raid in 1942 might seem to have the implausible plot of an action movie—and in fact, one year later it would become one! But it was a deadly real for both the American and Japanese troops involved. What was arguably the first combat operation ever undertaken by a U.S. military special forc... more »
This World War II Battle Gave Rise to 'Victory through Air Power'
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* The battle for the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria was an easy, but important, Allied victory. Pantelleria is a small volcanic island rising out of the Mediterranean Sea 37 miles east of the Tunisian coast and some 63 miles southwest of Sicily. Since its occupation by the Carthaginians in the 7th century bc, the island has been used as a military outpost by a succession of conquerors: Carthaginians, Romans, Arabs, Aragonese, Turks, the Kingdom of Sicily, and finally the Kingdom of Italy. The island’s strategic location midway in th... more »
India's Navy Just Built a Second Nuclear Missile Submarine
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* Should Pakistan be worried? The Indian Navy will launch its second homegrown nuclear-powered submarine within the next month, according to local media outlets. This week, India’s *Economic Times* reported, citing government sources, that the second indigenous nuclear submarine will be transferred to water sometime in later September or early October. At that time, the INS* Aridhaman* will undergo extensive sea tests over the next two years before being inducted into the Indian Navy at some point in 2019. The launch of the INS *Aridhaman *follows ... more »
Iran and the Nuclear Sunset Clauses
*Paul R. Pillar* *Iran Nuclear Proliferation, Middle East* Opposition to the Iran nuclear agreement, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), always has been filled with disingenuous arguments. This reflects the fundamental illogic of the opponents’ position: if the agreement were to be junked, this would mean removing a panoply of restrictions on Iran and re-opening now-closed avenues to a nuclear weapon for the very country that the opponents constantly contend is a serious threat. The principal sources of opposition have had little to do with terms o... more »
The U.S. Military's Ultimate Weapon?
Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine. Military.com *Kyle Mizokami, National Interest:** Ohio-Class Ballistic-Missile Submarines: The U.S. Military's Ultimate Weapon?* America’s Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines are some of the quietest, stealthiest submarines in the world. The Ohio submarines represent America’s ace in the hole, megatons of nuclear firepower quietly patrolling the world’s oceans, ensuring that any nuclear attack on the United States will not go unpunished. In addition to the fourteen ballistic-missile submarines, four have been converted to missile carriers, c... more »
Troubling Questions Linger Over Russian Apartment Bombings
From RFERL, Sept. 2009, about the 1999 bombings, now eighteen years ago: https://www.rferl.org/a/Ten_Years_On_Troubling_Questions_Linger_Over_Russian_Apartment_Bombings/1818652.html “Ten Years On, Troubling Questions Linger Over … Continue reading →
Musical Interlude: 2002, “The Dreaming Tree”
2002, “The Dreaming Tree” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj7x_0OaoGc
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Drifting through the one-horned constellation Monoceros, these dusty streamers and new born stars are part of the active Monoceros R2 star-forming region, embedded in a giant molecular cloud. The cosmic scene was recorded by the VISTA survey telescope in near-infrared light. Visible light images show dusty NGC 2170, seen here just right of center, as a complex of bluish reflection nebulae. *Click image for larger size.* But this penetrating near-infrared view reveals telltale signs of ongoing star formation and massive young stars otherwise hidden by the dust. Energetic winds and r... more »
Free Download: "100 Poems of Kabir"
"I talk to my inner lover, and I say, why such rush? We sense that there is some sort of spirit that loves birds and animals and the ants - perhaps the same one who gave a radiance to you in your mother's womb. Is it logical that you would be walking around entirely orphaned now? The truth is you turned away yourself, and decided to go into the dark alone. Now you are tangled up in others, and have forgotten what you once knew, and that's why everything you do has some weird failure in it." - Kabir *Freely download "100 Poems of Kabir" here:* - https://archive.org/details/onehundredpoems... more »
"An Orchard..."
“The world of existence is like unto an orchard and humanity is like unto the trees. All these trees are planted in the same orchard, reared through the heat of one sun, watered with one rain. We must be the cause of the adornment of this orchard. The world of humanity is like unto a rose garden and the various races, tongues and people are like unto contrasting flowers. The diversity of colors in a rose-garden adds to the charm and beauty of the scene as variety enhances unity. Why should we not look upon the human world with rose-colored vision?” - Abdul Baha
Chet Raymo, “Perchance to Dream”
*“Perchance to Dream”* by Chet Raymo “I believe I mentioned here a year or two ago how so many of my current dreams are set in the house and city I grew up in - 4106 Anderson Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Never in any of the other places I have lived, including this house in New England in which I have spent the great majority of my adult life. No. Always the white colonial on Anderson Avenue and a distorted but recognizable Chattanooga. These dreams are becoming more common. So much so that I wonder to what extent this phenomenon is shared by others in my age cohort, and what it... more »
The Poet: Julian Symons, “Pub”
*“Pub”* “The glasses are raised, the voices drift into laughter, The clock hands have stopped, the beer in the hands of the soldiers Is blond, the faces are calm and the fingers can feel The wet touch of glasses, the glasses print rings on the table, The smoke rings curl and go up and dissolve near the ceiling, This moment exists and is real. What is reality? Do not ask that. At this moment Look at the butterfly eyes of the girls, watch the barmaid's Precision in pouring a Scotch, and remember this day, This day at this moment you were no longer an island, People were friendly,... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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"When We Have Time..."
“How small a portion of our life it is that we really enjoy. In youth we are looking forward to things that are to come; in old age, we are looking backwards to things that are gone past; in manhood, although we appear indeed to be more occupied in things that are present, yet even that is too often absorbed in vague determinations to be vastly happy on some future day, when we have time.” - Charles Caleb Colton, “Lacon”
"Feeling Fed Up with Humanity, In the World and in Ourselves"
*"Feeling Fed Up with Humanity, In the World and in Ourselves"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "We are all capable of the best and the worst that humanity has to offer and knowing this allows us to find compassion. From time to time, we may all feel fed up with humanity, whether it’s from learning about what’s going on around the world, or what’s going on next door. There are always situations that leave us feeling as if people are simply not capable of behaving in a way that is coming from a place of awareness. Often it seems as if people are actually geared to handle things in th... more »
"Nicey-nicey Land..."
"In nicey-nicey land, you must be happy-clappy and positive all the time - bad news is taboo." - Michael Leunig Pass the Kool-Aid, please...
“How Pop-ups are the Doorway to Evil and the End of the World”
*“How Pop-ups are the Doorway to Evil and the End of the World”* by David Cain "It is probably my least favorite information-age experience. I’ve clicked through to an article and I’m reading the first few sentences. Then, for a few seconds it seems like my computer is crashing. My ability to scroll down is taken away, the screen goes grey, and a pop-up text box appears, asking me to sign up for more articles like this one that I have not yet been allowed to read. Sometimes they also offer a free ebook, given that obviously I’m such a fan already that I can’t wait to read more, as ... more »
U.S. Navy Christens The Newest America-Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Tripoli
The future USS Tripoli launches at Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Miss., May 1, 2017. The Tripoli incorporates an enlarged hangar deck, enhanced maintenance facilities, increased fuel capacity and additional storerooms to provide the fleet with a platform optimized for aviation capabilities. Navy photo *Department of Defense*: *Navy to Christen Amphibious Assault Ship Tripoli* WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2017 — The Navy will christen its newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli, tomorrow during a 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time ceremony in Pascago... more »
Until They Pass Berniecare... Maybe You Can Try A Healthier Diet
I grew up like everyone else from an American working class background-- eating pretty crappy food-- bacon and eggs for breakfast, ham and cheese for lunch, burgers, meatloaf, pot roast or some other crap for dinner. When I got to college I realized for the first time that there's another way of eating. She didn't consult me, but my girlfriend-- a great cook, was a vegetarian and before I ever made a decision to become one, I was one. After college, when everyone around me in Kabul was getting sick and crapping and puking on themselves, too weak to get up off the floor, I was fit... more »
Manhattan Town Hall event with Ben Deniston
Space The Basement Video of 24rDnP6qhhE LPAC Basement member Ben Deniston is the featured guest on this week's Manhattan Town Hall. He discusses the extraterrestrial context of the recent set of powerful hurricanes, and other global phenomenon which occurred during the same period.
Battle video: ISIS launches fresh counter-offensive in southern Deir Ezzor
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:50 A.M.) – Yet another propaganda video has been released by ISIS’ media wing, this time depicting a large-scale attack in southern Deir Ezzor. Amid reports of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) gearing up for stage three of the ‘Big Dawn’ offensive, ISIS preemptively targeted government-held positions east of Humimah town, presumably to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: ISIS attacks Kurdish supply line from Hasakah to Deir Ezzor
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (0:10 A.M.) – Despite facing overwhelming odds, the Islamic State is trying to drive back the newly launched ‘Al-Jazirah Storm’ which has seen the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reach Deir Ezzor’s northern Euphrates River bank, thereby putting the SDF head-to-head with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) on the other side of the water. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Senator Elizabeth Warren holds health insurance executive's feet to the fire, while also making argument for single payer.
This from the You Tube site: *Elizabeth Warren is shocked to find out that the health insurance giant, Anthem, gets roughly half their quarterly earnings from the federal government, and still has the audacity to pull out of the Affordable Care Act marketplace--thus sowing more instability for millions of the poorest Americans--because their demands aren't being met. * I have to say that if I were somebody involved in some shady shit and I knew I was about to be grilled by Elizabeth Warren I would be pooping my pants. She is unbelievably good at this stuff and simply does not tol... more »
The Kangaroo Mystery
On Saturday 18th March 2017 at the farm I observed a young Kangaroo going through some conniptions as if it was experiencing an epileptic fit, jumping around erratically and uncontrollably; at least to this observer. And, of course, no independent … Continue reading →
According To Europeans, These Are The Top 10 Threats Facing Europe
A man carries a EU flag, after Britain voted to leave the European Union, outside Downing Street in London, Britain June 24, 2016.Neil Hall/Reuters *Michelle Mark, Business Insider*: *The top 10 threats facing Europe, according to Europeans* Europeans are largely in agreement on the top threats that face the European Union — and if you've been following the news as of late, you can probably guess what they are. Eurobarometer published a report in August showing that despite ongoing concerns like rising inflation and member states' finances, economic issues aren't necessarily at th... more »
Wisconsin Tribe Votes to Evict Oil Pipeline From Its Reservation
The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians in northern Wisconsin voted not to renew an easement for a major oil and gas pipeline that passes through its reservation. In the wake of the successful protest against the Dakota Access pipeline in North Dakota, this decision is the latest example of Native American tribes using sovereignty rights to oppose fossil fuel projects. The pipeline in question, Line 5, spans 645 miles and is owned by Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge. It is used to ship as much as 540,000 barrels of fossil fuels, including crude oil and pro... more »
Here Comes The U.S. Navy's Robot Subs
An Ocean Aero Submaran S10 parks itself on the ocean surface, sail extended. (Ocean Aero) *Washington Post*: *Robot submarines could soon be used to spy on America’s enemies* More than a decade after airborne drones took flight over battlefields, the world’s biggest defense manufacturers are eyeing a new market below the ocean’s surface. The Navy recently opened up a competition for unmanned submarines that can navigate autonomously. Chicago-based Boeing has taken an early lead in the fledgling market: The company has developed a 51-foot-long vessel called the Echo Voyager to com... more »
Bangladesh Warns Myanmar To Not Violate Its Air Space
*ABC News Online:* *Rohingya refugees: Bangladesh warns Myanmar of repeatedly violating air space amid crisis* Bangladesh has accused Myanmar of repeatedly violating its air space and warned any more "provocative acts" could have "unwarranted consequences", raising the risk of a deterioration in relations already strained the Rohingya refugee crisis. Nearly 400,000 Rohingya Muslims from western Myanmar have crossed into Bangladesh since August 25, fleeing a Myanmar Government offensive against insurgents that the United Nations branded a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing". B... more »
"Dreamers Dreaming Dreams"
*"Dreamers Dreaming Dreams"* by James Howard Kunstler "Hurricanes Harvey and Irma are so out of the news now that people not listening to the mold grow in their sweltering bedrooms probably think these events had something to do with the Confederate defeat. Both The New York Times and the WashPo are much more concerned doings on the planet Saturn, and the career moves of fashion icon Chelsea Manning, which is perhaps how things should be in Attention Deficit Nation. Standing by on developments there…. In the meantime, personally, I think it would be cruel to deport fully accultura... more »
"Fukushima Update: 15,280.05 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated September 16, 2017: Fukushima Equals 15,280.05 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of September 16, 2017 - 2,369 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of 15,280.05 Hiroshima atomic bombs and ... more »
Rohingya Genocide – Links to Corporatism, Geopolitics & Wahhabism
By Chris Kanthan The humanitarian crisis in Myanmar is harrowing, with more than 150,000 Muslims having to flee the country in the recent months. The... more »
Interview With Rania Khalek On Her Time With The Yezidi PMF In Iraq
Host Rania Khalek of the “Unauthorized Disclosure” podcast spent a week with the Yezidi Popular Mobilization Forces in newly liberated south Sinjar in August. She learned many Yezidis join the PM to protect their families, defend their towns, and save those in their family captured by ISIS. In the first The post Interview With Rania Khalek On Her Time With The Yezidi PMF In Iraq appeared first on Shadowproof.
September is Special.
September is a month full of memories for me personally. It’s not just the end of summer, but it carries many days that have personal meaning to me. September 5th is the birthdate of my youngest son, who no longer speaks to me, and indeed, has told me he’ll tell his child that I’m […]
Robert Mueller investigators are very interested in whether Jared Kushner helped the Russians locate and target certain Americans as vulnerable to social media propaganda.
Courtesy of Vanity Fair: *Mapping the full Russian propaganda effort is important. Yet investigators in the House, Senate, and special counsel Robert Mueller’s office are equally focused on a more explosive question: did any Americans help target the memes and fake news to crucial swing districts and wavering voter demographics? “By Americans, you mean, like, the Trump campaign?” a source close to one of the investigations said with a dark laugh. Indeed: probers are intrigued by the role of Jared Kushner, the now-president’s son-in-law, who eagerly took credit for crafting the Trum... more »
Mohawk Nation News 'Military Occupation of Canada'
MILITARY OCCUPATION OF CANADA Posted on September 16, 2017 Mohawk Nation News http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2017/09/16/military-occupation-of-canada/ Please post & distribute. MNN. 16 SEPT. 2017. We have a right to defend ourselves and our homeland. There is no justification for mowing down, clear cutting our trees, flooding our lands and removing us and all our relations. It is
US Seeks to Monopolize Cyberwarfare
By Ulson Gunnar The use of information to enhance martial power goes back to the beginning of human civilization itself, where propaganda and psychological warfare... more »
New Hampshire Law Now In Effect – Allows Local Common Core Opt Out
By Michael Maharrey Today, a New Hampshire law that prohibits the state department of education and the state board of education from requiring any school or... more »
Israel’s Foreign Agents Don’t Register, Why Should Russia’s?
By Grant Smith Can Russia Use Israel Lobby Tactics To Skirt FARA Order? The Department of Justice has ordered Russia’s U.S.-based RT news network to... more »
With The Middle East In Turmoil, Israel Continues To Prosper
*Jumana Al Tamimi, Gulf Times*: *As Arabs in disarray, Israel thrives* Israel seeks stronger ties internationally as Arab countries and the Palestinians themselves tied up with internal squabbles Dubai: Contrary to the view of some that Israel is suffering from a semi-isolation internationally because of its government’s far right wing policies, several political analysts believe Israel is currently living one of its better times, not because of its policies, but because of the weakness of its surroundings. For the first time since it joined the UN in 1949, Israel last June won an... more »
Hurricane Irma unearths historical Dugout Canoe in Indian River in Brevard
A Florida photographer on an early-morning bike ride the day after Hurricane Irma ravaged the coast stumbled upon an exciting find: a dugout canoe that may be hundreds of years old, according to officials. “As soon as I saw it, I knew exactly what it was,” Randy Lathrop, a self-proclaimed history buff, told ABC News of his unusual discovery. The canoe washed up from the Indian River, north of Cocoa, Florida, along what locals have dubbed Florida’s “Space Coast” for its proximity to the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. “I can look across the river and see... more »
Haul No! Halt Uranium Mining in Grand Canyon, Transport on Indian Lands, Milling Poisoning Utes
.. Haul No! Reports: Halt Uranium Mining in Grand Canyon, Transport on Indian Lands, Milling Poisoning Utes Haul No! Video of Canyon Mine activity from Sept. 13, 2017. A worker on site stated that they will be able to start mining next week. We are checking into the statements made by the worker and will have further info soon. It is likely that it is not possible for them to start
Leadership 2017 Links
The latest from the federal NDP's leadership campaign as tomorrow's showcases approach - and as members begin to fill out their ballots. - The Star's editorial board has been meeting with the candidates, resulting in articles about Niki Ashton's determination that the NDP not be outflanked by Liberal rhetoric on the left and Guy Caron's pitch as the candidate who can win in Quebec, as well as Martin Regg Cohn's column arguing that Jagmeet Singh stands above his fellow candidates. Canadaland is interviewing the candidates, beginning with Guy Caron. Andrew Autio reports on Charlie Ang... more »
Democrats Should Dump Their Failed DC Leaders With Their Outdated Preconceptions And Sweep The 2018 Elections
I was going to put this up as an addendum to an earlier post, but I changed my mind and decided it could stand on its own. Ryan Cooper has a tremendously competent look at Bernie's proposal and why it makes such good politics for Democrats, despite opposition from the party's two clueless-- and failed DC leaders, Schumer and Pelosi. "The plan," he wrote, "would be phased in over a period of four years. In the first year, traditional Medicare would be expanded to cover dental, vision, and hearing aids, as well as people over 55 or under 18, while others would be able to buy in if ... more »
A blast from the recent past
Regular readers of our little blog will perhaps recall our previous posts about the BBC's eloquent Central Europe correspondent Nick Thorpe and his many impartiality-busting reports about Hungary and the migrant crisis (and Brexit). His support for non-European migrants illegally entering Europe and his disdain for those who oppose their coming (the Hungarian government, the bulk of the Hungarian population, many Hungarian churches) is something his BBC reporting has never bothered to disguise. I've not heard him for a while but there he was on today's *From Our Own Corresponde... more »
Perspectives from Science Fiction: Hugos and other marvels
*Best of the year in science fiction & fantasy:* Congratulations to the many fine winners of the 2017 Hugo Award -- especially N. K. Jemison for best novel (The Obelisk Gate), Seanan McGuire for best novella (Every Heart a Doorway), Ursula Vernon for best novelette (The Tomato Thief), Amal El-Mohtar for best short story (Seasons of Glass and Iron). Let’s settle one thing: I defend an author's right to win a best novel Hugo for a sequel to a novel that won a Hugo! Um... I'd be a hypocrite to do otherwise! ;-) Oh and also, let’s celebrate that science fiction has always – and yes al... more »
Fred Takes Month Off: Earth Wobbles in Orbit, Kingdoms Fall
This sublime column will be on vacation until about October 15 from sheer exhaustion. The wells of libel and sedition are not without limits and, having run dry, must replenish themselves from the slow flow of bile’s aquifers. At the … Continue reading →
Sunday School: Let’s look at Bibilical morality
[image: DJeWkeyXcAEMN6R] And there’s more, much more, where that came from! As they say, if you’re a Christian who reviles misogyny, prejudice, rape child abuse and slavery then it clearly means you are not getting your morality from the Bible (and thank goodness for that). It means you’re getting the better part of your nature from somewhere much more wholesome. So if you don’t get *those* ethics from *that* book, why on this green earth would you take any at all? . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
European And Asian Countries Rush To Sign Economic And Business Deals With Iran
*Pepe Escobar, Asia Times:* *Iran turns The Art of the Deal upside down* *Tehran busy signing massive infrastructure deals with China's CITIC and European partners.* As President Hasan Rouhani prepares to address the UN General Assembly in New York and the Trump administration and allies relentlessly lobby for the Iran nuclear deal to be decertified, Tehran is busy clinching deal after deal with Asians and Europeans. For the Chinese government, Iran – and Pakistan – are so geopolitically important that they are treated as Home Affairs nations in East Asia (and not the Middle East,... more »
Former Obama Officials Lobby To Save The Iran Nuclear Deal
The Iranian nuclear program's heavy water reactor near Arak. Credit: Nanking2012 via Wikimedia Commons. *Politico:* *Obama hands scramble to save Iran deal* Democratic insiders try to stop Trump from risking ‘war,’ with former president’s tacit blessing. As President Donald Trump threatens to blow up the Iran nuclear deal, Obama administration alumni are mobilizing to defend it. One-time aides to Barack Obama are holding meetings, contacting lawmakers and working the media in an urgent bid to prevent the dismantling of one of the former president’s signature foreign policy achiev... more »
Stunning wild Jaguar, named Shadow, roams through Arizona wilderness
Under Protection: Jaguar Roaming Arizona Wilderness Is 1 of Only 3 Spotted in U.S. in Recent Years Wildlife conservationists released new video footage on Thursday of a wild jaguar trekking through southern Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains. The video, captured by the Center for Biological Diversity using a remote-sensor camera, offers a glimpse of the jaguar named “Sombra,” Spanish for "shadow," by students at Paulo Freire Freedom School in Tucson. The jaguar is only the third seen in the U.S. since 2012, and the seventh in the past 20 years, the organization said. Rosette spot patt... more »
David Chandler - The Physics of 9/11 - this guy nails it
I realise many of you might have seen clips from this video for a number of years, but if you haven't seen the full video LISTEN to the efficiently critical tone that David Chandler brings to HIS (physics teacher) ANALYSIS of the video data of buildings 1, 2 and 7 of the WTC receiving little to no RESISTANCE from the tonnage of steel and concrete below the falling upper parts of the building. It's astonishing how we've been conned by 9/11, and now have Cognitive Dissonance like 'it never even happened'.
Russian airstrikes intentionally hit Kurdish, Western forces in east Deir Ezzor: Coalition
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:55 P.M.) – According to a statement released by the US-led anti-ISIS Coalition, Russia was knowingly responsible for the carrying out of an airstrike today which hit Kurdish-led forces in eastern Deir Ezzor Governorate among which were Western advisors. The Coalition statement blatantly and offhandedly accused the Russian air grouping in Syria of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army launches third phase of Operation Big Dawn in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has kicked off the third phase of Operation Big Dawn, tonight, a source told Al-Masdar News. According to the Syrian military, the army is going to push from the Hamimah area of southeast Homs towards the border-city of Albukamal in the Deir Ezzor Governorate. While […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army liberates new territories in the Euphrates River Valley
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their push along the Euphrates River, Saturday, liberating new territories from the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terror group. Led by elements of the Republican Guard and 17th Division, the the Syrian Army liberated the large hilltop of Tal Kuriya near the Euphrates River, killing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: Syrian Army liberates strategic town, hill, bases north of Deir Ezzor city in massive push
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:53 P.M.) – After days of savage clashes north of Deir Ezzor city, the Syrian Arab Army has made a massive breakthrough, liberating a major town, a key hill and a number of military areas from ISIS militants. According to sources, the Syrian Army forces liberated from ISIS the strategic town of Ayyash, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher believes the conflicts in Charlottesville were orchestrated by "Hillary and Bernie supporters." Update!
Courtesy of Newsweek: *The violent neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month was nothing more than “a total hoax” orchestrated by liberals who supported Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, according to a hard-right Republican representative. * *“It’s all baloney,” Dana Rohrabacher told the San Francisco Chronicle, speaking of the rally where police said a car driven by a white supremacist injured 19 and killed counterprotester Heather Heyer. * *“It was left-wingers who were manipulating them in order to have this confrontation,” Rohrabacher said Thursday, in an effo... more »
How You Were Tricked to Live in the Land of the Legally Dead
*Pao L. Chang* - The current reality of man is heavily controlled by words. The post How You Were Tricked to Live in the Land of the Legally Dead appeared first on Waking Times.
President Trump Will Be At The United Nations This Week (Update)
President Trump arriving in New Jersey on Friday. One of his primary tasks at the United Nations this coming week will be to define how his America First approach fits into the global organization’s world-first mission. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times *New York Times:* *The Big Question as the U.N. Gathers: What to Make of Trump?* WASHINGTON — Every year, the president heads to New York to welcome world leaders to the United Nations General Assembly. He gives a speech and meets with an endless string of foreign potentates to discuss a dizzying array of complicated, often int... more »
John Simpson lives in hope
The Fallen Lady? The BBC's John Simpson has written a heartfelt piece for the *Telegraph *about Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's 'Rohingya crisis' (as the BBC describes it) wherein the BBC's World Affairs Editor registers his conflicted feelings about the situation. He used to find Daw Suu "magnificent" but, like many others of his way of thinking, is now seriously 'disturbed' by her silence over the treatment of Burma's Muslim Rohingya population. He's hoping for the best though. He clearly can't bring himself to give in to his deepest fear - that she's not the "captivating" liberal ... more »
2 New Iraq Opinion Polls Find Sea Change In Views
Two new public opinion polls from the Spring of 2017 found that Iraqis still hold very divergent views. What was a big change was that most Sunnis felt positive about the country and the government, although they were still worried about the Islamic State. Shiites on the other hand, showed high levels of pessimism, while Kurds appeared to be done with the central government. The results of the two surveys were incomplete. One was done by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research from March to April 2017, and included areas under Islamic State control. A total of 1,338 people were questio... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 16
1961 Govt forces began ground offensive to put down Mustafa Barzani Kurdish revolt 1980 Saddam said that Iran would not fight Iraq because it was afraid Lead up to Iran-Iraq War 1980 Saddam said that Iraq had to regain all the disputed territory it claimed from Iran 1986 Iraq air strike on Iran’s Lavan oil terminal Iran-Iraq War 1990 UN Resolution 667 demanded Iraq release foreign nationals it detained in Kuwait 1991 Mohammed Zubaidi became Iraq’s premier 2001 Bush said unless Iraq connected to 9/11 it would be dealt with diplomatically not with force 20...more »
Iran Says It Has A 'Father Of All Bombs'
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh (file photo) *Press TV:* *Iran’s ‘father of all bombs’ dwarfs US biggest non-nuclear bomb: Commander* A senior Iranian commander says Iran possesses domestically-made 10-ton “father of all bombs” that dwarfs the most powerful non-nuclear weapon of the US. “Following a proposal by the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), [Iran’s] Defense Industries [Organization] manufactured a 10-ton bomb. These bombs are at our disposal. They can be launched from Ilyushin airc... more »
Is There A Race To Seize Territory From ISIS By Russian And U.S. Backed-Forces In Syria?
#Russia avoid in #Syria direct clashes w/ #USA, Playing on z margins of international conflicts & regional interestshttps://t.co/S1xFNH1LJE pic.twitter.com/X3ePWCGOUU — Nawar Sh. Oliver (@Nawaroliver) September 11, 2017 *Bloomberg*: *‘Like Berlin 1945’: Russia, U.S. Race for Last Corner of Syria* * Rout of Islamic State leads to rival grabs for strategic land * Assad ascendant as Russian pontoons pave way across Euphrates A few miles apart in the Euphrates River valley, Russia and the U.S. are fighting separate military campaigns against Islamic State -- and an underlying strateg... more »
Russia Intensifies Military Operations In Eastern Syria
*The Guardian:* *Moscow flaunts might against fading Isis as it alters balance of power in Syria* *Carefully orchestrated journalists tour reveals Russia’s deep involvement in conflict – but few ordinary Russians appear keen on Syrian mission* “I recommend you to look in that direction,” said Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov with a smile, gesturing at the Mediterranean waters from aboard the Admiral Essen naval frigate. Moments later, two whooshes of noise and smoke heralded the launch of seven cruise missiles by two submarines from Russia’s Black Sea fleet. The Kalibr missiles, each wit... more »
Spacesuit Envy
Did NASA have to relabel the size chart for a condom-like urination contraption used in space suits because astronauts refused to choose the 'small' size?
China, Russia Call on U.S. To Conduct Diplomacy, Not Threats, over North Korea; LaRouche Stresses, U.S. Holds the Key
The United Nations Security Council yesterday issued a statement of condemnation of the latest missile firing by North Korea. Since then, a number of spokesmen for China and Russia, calling for a response of calm, have specifically spoken out that the United States should stop threatening North Korea, and resume diplomacy. In fact, Russia's Ambassador to the U.N. Vasily Nebenzya, underscoring the need for negotiations, proposed yesterday the possibility for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres playing a mediating role with North Korea and other nations. This should be considered,... more »
Flashlight Apps Harbor Data-Stealing Malware?
Flashlight apps could harbor furtive code to steal your personal data and send it to foreign cybercriminals, but so could any phone app.
Hillary Clinton Says Women ‘Caved’ to Men in Voting Against Her?
A viral Facebook post misquotes the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate.
"Do Europeans still feel at HOME in Europe???" - How's your oikos?
https://youtu.be/CyuDRlbfVdU So how's your oikos?
BREAKING: UN Calls For WORLD CURRENCY! A Global “New Deal” Under The SDR!
World Alternative Media Published on Sep 15, 2017 Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen regarding the recent but predictable call by Mukhisa Kituyi, chief of UNCTAD (the U.N. trade and development agency) to implement a global “New Deal” like that of FDR’s in order to give the global economy a “makeover for […]
IPR and innovation 37, US-China dispute on IP
Last month, there was a high profile dispute between the US and China, the former accusing the latter of having policies and practices that discriminate US companies' IP rights and innovation. Here's one story from Fox, August 03, 2017. Weeks after that, this news from Lexology, August 22, 2017. The China government, its state-owned enterprises and perhaps many private enterprises, have the tendency to act like business monopolies because of their political monopoly, one-party-state character. So Mr. Trump is checking this behavior. The WTO and its relevant agreements like TRIPS ... more »
Accentuating the negative
Catching up with other matters (and with considerable thanks to a reader for helping me do so), the BBC engaged in some strange reporting this past week over Sir James Dyson's latest pronouncements over Brexit. Sir James was and is, as you'll probably know, an enthusiast for the prospects of a post-Brexit Britain, but you wouldn't have known it from the BBC's initial reporting of his latest interviews. Where Sky News was going with the headline UK should make a 'clean break' from EU, says James Dyson the BBC chose to go with Sir James Dyson expects no Brexit deal. If you read t... more »
Boris Johnson and Brexit
Timing is always an issue in politics. Boris Johnson's periodic reminder that he's tussling for the Tory crown raised an eyebrow or two, coming as it did on the evening of a terror attack on the tube. Still, such trifles are nothing when we're dealing with a historic personality of world importance. The latest phase in the BoJo vanity project is a return to the scene of his vainglorious disaster - Brexit - to double down on the pledge repeated *ad nauseum* throughout the campaign, that the money Britain saves from its European Union membership dues are going to be... more »
Provisional Arctic Sea Ice Minimum
By Paul Homewood It’s now looking pretty certain that Arctic sea ice extent has passed its minimum this year. Since Tuesday, it has climbed over three days by 75,000 sq km, according to NSIDC figures: 2017 9 1 4.758 2017 9 2 4.791 2017 9 3 4.801 2017 9 4 4.782 2017 9 […]
Floridians Can Obtain Food Stamp Benefits If Their Power Went Out During Hurricane Irma?
A series of Facebook rumors about food stamp benefits for post-Irma Florida residents have a grain of truth to them but elide important facts.
Accused of War Crimes, Saudis Investigate Themselves and Find No Wrongdoing
[image: undefined] Amid international calls for an independent inquiry into Saudi war crimes in Yemen, the Kingdom has investigated itself and found it has done nothing wrong. Countries including China, the Netherlands, and Canada have pushed forward with a U.N. Human Rights Council draft resolution to establish an independent investigation into Saudi war crimes against civilians in the small war-torn nation of Yemen. This week, Human Rights Watch also accused the coalition of committing war crimes. Though these allegations have been circulating and documented for years, little h... more »
Re-Enchanting the World
*Kingsley L. Dennis* - There is an enchanted world out there, and it beckons to us through a communal mystery. The post Re-Enchanting the World appeared first on Waking Times.
U.S.-Backed Forces In Syria Have Been Hit By Syrian - Russian Air Strikes
A fighter from Deir al-Zor military council which fights under the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) holds the council's flag in the village of Abu Fas, in the Hasaka province, on Sept. 9. (Rodi Said/Reuters) *Washington Post*: *U.S.-backed forces come under attack from pro-Assad fighters in Syria* BEIRUT — A U.S.-backed force fighting the Islamic State in Syria said Saturday that it had come under attack from forces supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, escalating tensions on one of the country’s most complex and contested battlefields. The Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, ... more »
Canadian Politics: No One To Vote For - Strategy of Decapitation
*Left to right, Ontario MP Charlie Angus,* *Ontario Legislature member **Jagmeet Singh,* *Quebec MP Guy Caron and Manitoba* *MP Niki Ashton **are seeking the* *leadership of the federal New Democratic Party.* *(CBC)* As I said in my previous post about the Leadership crisis in Canadian Politics, it appears that there is a methodical, Machiavellian scheme to deprive Canada of any and all effective political leadership. Here, I'm referring to leaders who will speak up for Canada--who will represent and be representative of all or most Canadians...who will unify the very multi-culture... more »
Mr Juncker, Czechia won't leave the EU because of cocoa in chocolate
North Korea's Kim III has promised to place his country's military on par with the U.S. Good luck with that, comrade. Meanwhile, a similarly ambitious leader, Jean-Claude Juncker, the general secretary of the commissars of the European Soviet, gave his "State of the Union address", probably in order to claim that this unelected drunk clown is on par with the U.S. president. He also mentioned my country, Czechia, once in his speech. It was about the double "standards" of food products in the post-communist and old EU member states. Slovaks and Hungarians should have the same high mea... more »
BWorld 149, Free tuition and irresponsibility
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last August 17, 2017. There are many reasons why the new law providing for free tuition for all students — rich and poor alike — in all state universities and colleges (SUCs) is wrong, but for this piece, we will limit them to only four arguments. One, the government has no extra cash to cover extra spending on these already substantial expenditures. This means the deficit — which happens when revenues are lower than spending — that will require new borrowings will become bigger. The projected budget deficit rose from P353 billion in 2016 (dur... more »
Is Mueller Following Up On Kevin McCarthy's Revelation That The Kremlin Pays Rohrabacher? And What About Nunes?
I wonder how staunch conservatives in towns like Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel and Fountain Valley feel about their Representative being referred to as "the pro-Russia congressman." That exactly how the *San Francisco Chronicle* labeled eccentric-- some would say crackpot-- Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher in a headline Thursday. The picture that reporter Joe Garofoli painted of Rohrabacher was, by his own admission, "surreal." Rohrabacher, he wrote, "greater me in bare feet, sitting on his front step making fundraising phone ca... more »
Apple's New "FaceID" And The Rise Of The Surveillance State
*SHTFplan:* *Apple's New "FaceID" Could Be A Powerful Mass Spying Tool* On Tuesday, Apple revealed their newest phone. The new line was anticipated by Apple users and is another cult favorite. But many are rightly skeptical of the “FaceID” feature. FaceID, is a tool that would use facial recognition to identify individuals and unlock their phones for use. Unsurprisingly, this has generated some major anxiety about mass spying and privacy concerns. Retailers already have a desire for facial recognition technology. They want to monitor consumers, and without legally binding terms and... more »
New US Law Blurs the Line Between Hate Speech and Hate Crime
[image: undefined] Eleven years ago, this essay argued against hate-crime laws. One argument read “People can eventually be accused of hate crimes when they use hateful speech. Hate crimes laws are a seed that can sprout in new directions.” This has now come to pass, I am sorry to say. This week, the Congress passed S. J. Res. 49, and President Trump signed it, making it part of the U.S. legal code. The law rejects “White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups…” But why? Because of their ideas? Because of their expression of these ideas... more »
New US Law Blurs the Line Between Hate Speech and Hate Crime
[image: undefined] Eleven years ago, this essay argued against hate-crime laws. One argument read “People can eventually be accused of hate crimes when they use hateful speech. Hate crimes laws are a seed that can sprout in new directions.” This has now come to pass, I am sorry to say. This week, the Congress passed S. J. Res. 49, and President Trump signed it, making it part of the U.S. legal code. The law rejects “White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups…” But why? Because of their ideas? Because of their expression of these ideas... more »
New US Law Blurs the Line Between Hate Speech and Hate Crime
[image: undefined] Eleven years ago, this essay argued against hate-crime laws. One argument read “People can eventually be accused of hate crimes when they use hateful speech. Hate crimes laws are a seed that can sprout in new directions.” This has now come to pass, I am sorry to say. This week, the Congress passed S. J. Res. 49, and President Trump signed it, making it part of the U.S. legal code. The law rejects “White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups…” But why? Because of their ideas? Because of their expression of these ideas... more »
New US Law Blurs the Line Between Hate Speech and Hate Crime
[image: undefined] Eleven years ago, this essay argued against hate-crime laws. One argument read “People can eventually be accused of hate crimes when they use hateful speech. Hate crimes laws are a seed that can sprout in new directions.” This has now come to pass, I am sorry to say. This week, the Congress passed S. J. Res. 49, and President Trump signed it, making it part of the U.S. legal code. The law rejects “White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups…” But why? Because of their ideas? Because of their expression of these ideas... more »
UK Police Search Home, Evacuate Area in London Suburb After Arrest in Tube Attack; Meanwhile Russian Zapad War Games, Russian Jet Attacks In Syria Largely Ignored
link http://youtu.be/A32rLQsnVoU Since there are always conspiracy theories saying that the US or UK are creating distractions or an excuse … Continue reading →
Muslim-American Medical Demographics
A claim that Muslim-Americans make up 1% of the U.S. population is accurate, but statistic dealing with mass shootings and medical training are problematic to verify.
POTUS bad
Hugh Sykes (r) Having only just come back from a holiday in sunny Spain I thought that the best way to catch up with the news and see if I'd missed anything important was to click onto Twitter and see what the usual BBC suspects were saying. The big news yesterday it appears was that Donald Trump had tweeted something objectionable. Oh, and that there'd been another terrorist attack in London. Apparently, the big news (the Trump tweet) was actually about the other story (the terrorist attack), but the Trump tweet was unquestionably the bigger news event for these BBC tweeters. The... more »
BBC on BBC
A friendly fire incident occurred yesterday on Twitter between the BBC's World Affairs Editor and the BBC's Silicon Valley reporter following the Parsons Green terrorist attack: That didn't go down too well with the irascible John Simpson:
Committees and Panels
For those who are hoping that Parliament might closely scrutinise the BBC's output for bias over their Brexit coverage then the new composition of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee will probably prove a deep disappointment. It's eleven members *all* opposed Brexit in the EU referendum (though one of its members, Julian Knight, has subsequently taken up cudgels against the BBC's negative reporting of Brexit). That almost makes BBC panels look balanced. Julia in the Remainers' Den Talking of which, Julia Hartley-Brewer raised that very point about BBC panels ... more »
Another update
John Sweeney There are times when you absolutely despair of the standards of reporting in this country. I certainly felt like that catching up with David Keighley's latest *Newswatch *posts about the sad death of a Polish man, Arkadiusz Jozwik, in Harlow last year and the BBC's atrocious reporting of it. The BBC, despite some brief caveats, strongly pushed the angle that it might be a Brexit-related racist hate crime/murder against a much-liked Polish man. A youth was sentenced for Mr Jozwik's manslaughter this week. Things, however, *weren't* as the BBC reported them. The BB... more »
Hawaii Becomes First U.S. State To Go Cashless For Marijuana Sales
By Aaron Kesel Hawaiian state officials announced Tuesday that Hawaii will be the first state to require the sale of marijuana to be cashless, paid with... more »
The 2016 Winner Of The Award For Reverse Excellence
By Brandon Turbeville Toward the end of every year, it has become a Western tradition to initiate the proceedings of a “round up” or “best... more »
The Growing Danger of Dynastic Wealth
Robert Reich - 12 hours ago
White House National Economic Council director Gary Cohn, former president of Goldman Sachs,... more »
Facebook has handed over detailed records of the Russian ad buys to Robert Mueller. Far more info than they gave to Congress.Update!
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal: *Facebook Inc. has handed over to special counsel Robert Mueller detailed records about the Russian ad purchases on its platform that go beyond what it shared with Congress last week, according to people familiar with the matter. * *The information Facebook shared with Mr. Mueller included copies of the ads and details about the accounts that bought them and the targeting criteria they used, the people familiar with the matter said. Facebook policy dictates that it would only turn over “the stored contents of any account,” including messages a... more »
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