International music fest 360: Stars on Baikal in panoramic view
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Foreigners In Seoul Are Taught On How To Survive A Nuclear Blast
© REUTERS/ Kim Hong-Ji *The Telegraph*:* How to survive a nuclear blast: Seoul expats told what to do in case war breaks out with North Korea * Residents of South Korea - including the sizeable British community - have been advised to take precautions against the possibility of a conflict breaking out on the Korean Peninsula and are being instructed how to protect themselves from massed artillery fire, a chemical weapons attack and even how to survive a nuclear blast. British residents of Seoul, however, have played down the severity of the situation. "Every so often, the tensions... more »
Hillary Clinton’s new book says that Obama assured her she would be President
Obama was way off on that prediction. More The post Hillary Clinton’s new book says that Obama assured her she would be President appeared first on The Duran.
Showdown at the Not-So-Okay Corral
From RAWSTORY: House conservatives, led by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), are privately plotting a leadership challenge against Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, the Washington Post reports. During closed-door discussions, Meadows and other members of the House Freedom Caucus have floated potential replacements … Continue reading →
Picture Of The Day
* (Click on Image to Enlarge)* During the event, speakers praised the success of the super-powerful thermonuclear weapon. Photo: Pyongyang residents celebrate the successful nuke test on September 6, 2017. © REUTERS/ KCNA *WNU Editor:* The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... *H-Bomb 'Extravaganza': North Korea Solemnly Celebrates Its Biggest Nuke Test* (Sputnik).
Former Student Makes Diversity His Business on Campuses
Justin L. Brown created the Diversity Awareness Program (D.A.P.) as a sophomore in 2008 to help facilitate difficult conversations around diversity.
3 Organizations Assert Support of Faculty Free Speech
As the school year begins at most college campuses, three major academic organizations are making clear their commitment to free speech for university professors.
DeVos to Overhaul Title IX Guidance on Campus Sexual Assaults
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that existing federal guidelines on campus sexual assault would be replaced with procedures that would respect the rights of both the accuser and the accused.
Black Studies Faculty: Teaching Behind Enemy Lines
Being persecuted by the media and society is only one of the repercussions Black Studies faculty experience when they speak out on issues. Others include being terrorized by our own university administration, being sold out by other faculty, and being targeted by students who don’t agree with the material taught.
Exclusive: Deir Ezzor governor describes ‘triumphant’ feeling after lifting of siege
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 A.M.) – The moment when Syrian Arab Army (SAA) broke the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) siege on Deir ez-Zor was a “triumph,” stated the city’s governor Muhammed Ibrahim Samra, speaking from Deir Ezzor, Wednesday. Samra said that, when troops reached Deir ez-Zor, “the excitement was at its peak” and that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
An On The Ground Report On The Battle For The ISIS Controlled Syrian City Of Raqqa
*Borzou Daragahi, BuzzFeed:* *The US Is Far More Deeply Involved In Syria Than You Know* The Trump administration has increased its military and political support for Syrian forces as they fight their way into the ISIS-held city of Raqqa. But many fear what will follow when ISIS is eventually ousted. RAQQA, Syria — The Trump administration has dramatically increased US military and political involvement in northern Syria, providing air and ground support to local forces camped out in abandoned buildings on the outskirts of Raqqa as they seek to oust ISIS from the capital of its s... more »
F-35s Will Soon To Be On Their Way To The Korean Peninsula
US Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys preparing for flight on the deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary L. Borden *Business Insider*: *The US Navy will soon have an aircraft carrier full of F-35s on North Korea's doorstep* The US Navy's USS Wasp helicopter carrier will replace the USS Bonhomme Richard in the 7th Fleet's forward-deployed base at Sasebo, Japan, thereby giving the US an F-35 compatible aircraft carrier right at North Korea and China's doorstep. The Wasp, one of the smaller-deck carriers th... more »
Belarus: We Look Forward To Seeing Everyone Who Cares For Our Independence At The Square – Yauhen Afnahel
The article, below, is regarding the peaceful protest planned against the Russian-Belarus “joint” military exercises in Belarus, Zapad (West) 2017. … Continue reading →
Irma: Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings Issued for South Florida and the Florida Keys
Unlike for STP Nuclear Operating Station during Harvey, it has been announced that Turkey Point Nuclear Power Station and St. … Continue reading →
Dave Reichert Announces Retirement, Throwing WA-08 Into The List Of Most Competitive Seats
Probably the single best indicator that a swing district is about the flip is when the incumbent suddenly announces retirement. Yesterday, the Republican incumbent in Washington's most swingy district-- Dave Reichert in WA-08-- announced he's leaving Congress at the end of 2018. The district was always sketchy for him and he's had some close calls but the GOPO was able to redraw a slightly safer seat for him with a PVI of R+1. This year, demographic and other changes saw the PVI slip to EVEN. Obama won the district 51-47% in 2008 and 50-48% in 2012. Last year, even as awful a can... more »
Why more grandparents are raising their grandchildren
Susan Kelley, Associate Dean and Chief Academic Officer for Nursing and Director, Project Healthy Grandparents, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 2 hours ago
Grandmother and child walking in the park. www.shutterstock.com Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 is Grandparents Day. Many grandparents will receive loving cards, calls and emails from their grandchildren. However, a significant number of grandparents – approximately 2.9 million – will do exactly what they do every day. They will make their grandchildren breakfast, organize their activities and help with homework in the evening. So-called “custodial grandparents” have primary responsibility for raising one or more of their grandchildren. As researchers and health and social service professio... more »
Climate Breakdown Report
After Irma hits the island of Barbuda, the Prime Minister says that 90% of the country has been leveled. Just devastating. On National Public Radio (NPR) tonight a climate 'expert' was asked if these recent massive hurricanes were in any way caused by global warming. The hack responded no - and went on to say that actually in recent years we've had less hurricanes. NPR should be renamed National Petroleum Radio since they obviously represent the fucking interests of the fossil fuel corporations. Anyone that gives *$$$* to NPR should have their head examined. Do we wait until th... more »
Israeli Police Forcibly Evict Palestinian Family, Install Israeli Teens in Their Home of 53 Years
Israeli Police Forcibly Evict Palestinian Family, Install Israeli Teens in Their Home of 53 Years by Celine Hagbard, http://imemc.org/ The Shamasna family, which has lived in their home in East Jerusalem for 53 years, was forcibly evicted Tuesday by Israeli police, who then allowed three armed Jewish Israeli teenagers to take over the home. – The eviction […]
US Wants Ukraine in NATO to Encircle Russia
PressTV News Videos Published on Sep 7, 2017 The United States is planning to include Ukraine in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), suggests an American analyst, arguing that the move would separate Moscow and Kiev forever and serve Washington’s ultimate goal of “encircling” Russia. end
FBI Comey Rigged Hillary Investigation
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Sep 7, 2017 Clinton crime family lackey former FBI Director James Comey angered President Trump and anyone paying attention by recently exonerating Hillary Clinton after a skewed investigation. end
Thousands Sue CNN For Discriminating Against Christians and Conservatives
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Sep 7, 2017 Joni Turner is filing a class action lawsuit against CNN to hold them accountable for the libel, defamation, and potential damage that they’ve done to Trump supporter’s lives. end
Locked and Loaded? US Could Make Billions of Dollars from Weapons Sales to South Korea
RT Published on Sep 7, 2017 With concern growing over the crisis on the Korean peninsula, and the possibility of a global catastrophe, President Trump is yet to outline a strategy for tackling the situation. end
Putin: Weapons of Mass Destruction Will Not be Used on Korean Peninsula
RT Published on Sep 7, 2017 Russian president Vladimir Putin is confident that there will be no conflict with the use of weapons of mass destruction in North-East Asia, he said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. end
Juncker Claims He’s NOT an ‘Integration Fanatic’ as He Backs Plans for MORE EU CONTROL: The Biggest Reboot in the EU’s History
Some of Juncker’s statements are clear attempts by him to blow smoke out of his ass.
Central Bankers Engineer all Wars
Central Bankers Engineer all Wars by https://www.henrymakow.com/ War is a racket. In his 1912 book, Philip Dru, Administrator, Colonel Edward Mandell House has a character say of the US Civil War: “Cynical Europe said that the North would have it appear that a war had been fought for human freedom, whereas it was fought for money.” – It was fought “for […]
Are You Ready for Your Implantable Microchip?
“What he (Black project scientist) told me was: Tell people, if they say NO to one thing say NO to the (RFID) microchip! … It is not (just electronic tagging ie. identification)! The main thrust, the main reason for (RFID) microchipping is not the message that is going from the chip to the computer. It […]
Israeli Plane Strikes Syrian Positions in Hama Province, Kills Two Servicemen – Syrian Army
Israeli Plane Strikes Syrian Positions in Hama Province, Kills Two Servicemen – Syrian Army by https://www.rt.com/ An Israeli plane has targeted Syrian army positions in the Hama province, killing two servicemen and causing material damage, Syrian general command said in a statement. – The incident took place early on Thursday, when an Israeli aircraft launched several […]
Pictured – Irma, Jose and Katia: THREE Hurricanes in the Atlantic for the First Time in Seven Years Look Stunning from Space… as They Deal Devastating Blow at Ground-Level
Pictured – Irma, Jose and Katia: THREE Hurricanes in the Atlantic for the First Time in Seven Years Look Stunning from Space… as They Deal Devastating Blow at Ground-Level by ASSOCIATED PRESS and EMILY CRANE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * Tropical storm Katia strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico on Wednesday * Hurricane Katia is 185 miles east of Tampico, […]
China’s New Plans to Back Oil with Gold Emerged Out of BRICS Conference Under Putin’s Blueprint to End Dollar Hegemony
China’s New Plans to Back Oil with Gold Emerged Out of BRICS Conference Under Putin’s Blueprint to End Dollar Hegemony by http://www.thedailyeconomist.com/ Last weekend, officials from China’s Shanghai International Energy Exchange dropped a bombshell that the Asian power would soon be introducing a new oil contract that would be denominated in the Yuan currency, and convertible with […]
In Gold We Trust: How the ‘Entire Western Monetary System is a Fraud’
In Gold We Trust: How the ‘Entire Western Monetary System is a Fraud’ by https://sputniknews.com/ The largest Russian bank, Sberbank, is planning to increase the supply of gold to China up to 10-15 tons in 2018. Keeping in mind that both the Russian ruble and Chinese yuan are covered by gold, this step is a part […]
The Language of Symbolism: How to Recognize These 3 Symbols Hidden in Plain Sight
*Cassius Methyl* - People in power care very much about symbolism. The post The Language of Symbolism: How to Recognize These 3 Symbols Hidden in Plain Sight appeared first on Waking Times.
U.S. Warplanes Are Using The Stranded ISIS Convoy In Syria To Pick-Off Fellow Jihadists Who Are Trying To Rescue Them
Islamic State fighters and their families as they departed the Lebanon-Syria border zone Aug. 28. Omar Sanadiki / Reuters *Stars and Stripes:* *US warplanes pick off ISIS fighters drawn to stranded convoy ‘like moths to the flame’* IRBIL, Iraq — An attempt by Islamic State to evacuate hundreds of fighters from western Syria to the Iraqi border has instead left them sitting ducks for aerial attacks by the U.S.-led coalition on the convoy. “We were able to exploit it and take advantage,” Army Col. Ryan S. Dillon, a coalition spokesman, said of the ISIS maneuver Thursday morning as 1... more »
Hurricane Irma Is NOT the Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricane Ever Recorded… Part Deux
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest post by David Middleton Caribbean battered as Irma, most powerful hurricane ever, makes landfall Winds of 151mph recorded before monitoring equipment is destroyed by the storm, as eye of hurricane passes over Barbuda and neighbouring Antigua The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history has made…
Beauty and the Beasts – Hurricanes #Katia #Irma and #Jose in one spectacular image
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: It is not often that you get to see two Atlantic and one Gulf of Mexico hurricanes all at once on a single satellite image, but we live in “interesting times” and the remarkable imagery from the new GOES-16 spacecraft continues to impress the world. Hurricane expert Dr.…
This Is the Secret Way You Could Kill an F-35 and F-22 Stealth Fighter
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Could this work? *With a missile warhead large enough, the range resolution does not have to be precise. For example, the now antiquated S-75 Dvina—known in NATO parlance as the SA-2 Guideline—has a 440-pound warhead with a lethal radius of more than 100 feet. Thus, a notional twenty-microsecond compressed pulse with a range resolution of 150 feet should have the range resolution to get the warhead close enough—according to Pietrucha’s theory.* The United States has poured ten of billions of dollars into developing fifth-generation stealth fighters ... more »
This Dead Russian Nuclear Submarine Could Be a "Ticking Environmental Time Bomb"
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * K-27 was eventually decommissioned February 1979 and then scuttled in very shallow water—just 99ft deep. *While K-27 ultimately turned out to be a disaster, her lead-bismuth technology would eventually be used onboard the Soviet Union’s later Project 705 Lira (Alfa-class) boats. Those vessels—though incredibly fast and deep diving—were eventually withdrawn from Russian service due to the sheer expense of maintaining them. Meanwhile, the United States made one very brief foray into the world of liquid-metal cooled reactors with the USS Seawolf (SSN-57... more »
Coming Soon: Japan and South Korea Armed to The Teeth with New Weapons
*Sandra Erwin* *Security, * But what will Trump sell them? President Trump earlier this week spoke with South Korean President Moon Jae-In to explore ways to strengthen “joint military capabilities” in the face of North Korea's “destabilizing provocation,” according to a White House statement. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, meanwhile, assured Japanese Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera of the longstanding U.S. commitment to defend Japan and stated the United States will “work with Japan to enhance its ballistic missile defense capabilities.” One takeaway from these exchanges ... more »
War Gaming What A U.S.-NATO Withdrawal From Afghanistan May Look Like
US Marines salute during a ceremony in the Afghan province of Helmand, in April 2017 *Lawrence Sellin, Daily Caller*: *War Gaming A U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan* Ironically, Pakistan’s opposition to U.S. and NATO efforts to stabilize Afghanistan through its support of the Taliban and Haqqani insurgents would lead to greater regional instability and, perhaps, create an existential threat to Pakistan itself should Western forces withdraw. In the absence of U.S. and NATO assistance, the Afghan government would fall within twelve months and Afghanistan would revert to conditions ... more »
Bermuda High and Hurricanes
“Bermuda High A semi-permanent, subtropical area of high pressure in the North Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast of North … Continue reading →
STEVE BANNON IS A RIDICULOUS PERSON
This is pathetic: Several influential House conservatives are privately plotting ways to use the legislative calendar this fall to push their hard-line agenda — including quiet discussions about possibly mounting a leadership challenge to House Speaker Paul D. Ryan. The group has gone so far as to float the idea of recruiting former House speaker Newt Gingrich or former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum as potential replacements for Ryan (R-Wis.) should there be a rebellion. The Constitution does not require that an elected member of the House serve as speaker. Where would a cock... more »
Cause of USA Meltdown and Collapse of Civil Rights
By Denis Rancourt, PhDPublished at Dissident Voice: https://dissidentvoice.org/2017/09/cause-of-usa-meltdown-and-collapse-of-civil-rights/ SUMMARY: Societies of social animals, including humans, are dominance hierarchies. Civil rights are codified in law to protect mechanisms of essential counter measures against excessive exploitation of the hierarchy by elite classes, which destabilizes the
Americans Under 30 Prefer Socialism
[image: americans-under-30-prefer-socialism] New data is now showing a big shift in American attitudes toward socialism.
President's Power to Wage War: A Constitutional Primer
[image: president-s-power-to-wage-war-a-constitutional-primer] With President Trump's commitment to deploy additional American troops to Afghanistan, the question of his authority to do so is critical.
Military Spending or Human Needs?
The latest edition of *This Issue* features social worker Mary Beth Sullivan from Bath, Maine. Mary Beth talks about how homeless and mentally ill people are impacted by social neglect and budget cuts. She shares her thoughts on the need to audit the Pentagon and to convert the weapons industry to appropriate sustainable production. She reminds the audience that budgets are moral documents.
President Trump: U.S. Military Strike Would Be 'A Very Sad Day For North Korea'
*Reuters:* *Trump: 'Sad day' for North Korea if U.S. takes military action* WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would prefer not to use military action against North Korea to counter its nuclear and missile threat but that if he did it would be a “very sad day” for the leadership in Pyongyang. Trump again pointedly declined to rule out a U.S. military response following North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test as his administration seeks increased economic sanctions, saying Pyongyang was “behaving badly and it’s got to stop.” “... more »
Is the internet Killing Scottish Teaching?
Without going too much into the details last term my daughter’s school unilaterally decided to prevent her doing German – due entirely to the school ordaining the children will no longer do as many Nat 5 (equivalent to English O … Continue reading →
A High Up Russian Politician Says They Have Trump's Pee-Pee Tape
The pee-pee tape, which Trump-- the world's biggest liar-- adamantly claims doesn't exist, was revealed to exist in the Steele dossier, which Trump claims is all bullshit.Most of it has already been proven to be spot on. But no one has seen the film of Russian prostitutes urinating on Trump. But don't give up. A Russian neo-Nazi, Nikita Isaev leader of a fascist party, New Russia Movement, claims "they" have the tape. Russian politician says 'let's hit Trump with our Kompromat' on state TV, reported *The Independent* yesterday. Lucy Pasha-Robinson: "A Russian politician has threate... more »
Donald Trump Jr. testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Courtesy of the New York Times: *Donald Trump Jr. told Senate investigators on Thursday that he set up a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer because he was intrigued that she might have damaging information about Hillary Clinton, saying it was important to learn about Mrs. Clinton’s “fitness” to be president. * (Yes the son of perhaps the most unfit individual to ever sit in the Oval Office, was worried that a woman who served as the First Lady of the country, was elected to two terms in the Senate, and who also served as America's Secretary of State, was not fit for office. Se... more »
X22 Report, “The Great Rotation Has Begun, Countries Now Moving West To East”
X22 Report, “The Great Rotation Has Begun, Countries Now Moving West To East” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgnBZcEGOII *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Central Banks Decide That Discontinuing Stimulus Will Collapse The Economy” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MtIxpg0MwI
Adorable baby owl plays peek-a-boo inside a flower pot
A father of two filmed the moment an unbelievably cute baby rescue owl played 'peek-a-boo' from inside her flowerpot home. Michael Stephenson was at Bridlington Birds of Prey and Animal Park, in East Yorkshire, when he spotted the nine-week-old rescue bird, Athena, playing 'now you see me, now you don't'. The 51-year-old captured the bird's antics on camera last Saturday and said it was the 'cutest thing' he'd ever seen. Mr Stephenson, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, said: 'I'm a grown man but that's the cutest thing I've ever seen. I thought I was going to explode in a pink puf... more »
Drug Company Caught Faking Cancer Patients to Push Deadly Opioids for Profit
*Alex Pietrowski* - They are deliberately creating addicts for profits. The post Drug Company Caught Faking Cancer Patients to Push Deadly Opioids for Profit appeared first on Waking Times.
Equifax Breach Exposes 143 Million People to Identity Theft
The credit tracking company says "criminals" accessed files between May and June 2017.
Does a Viral Video of Mercury and Aluminum Mixing Suggest That Vaccines Are Unsafe?
A science experiment on YouTube was co-opted by anti-vaccine activists to make scientifically illiterate innuendos about vaccine safety.
Did the Governor of the United States’ Virgin Islands Sign an Order Allowing the Seizure of Weapons During Hurricane Irma?
Despite denials, Governor Kenneth Mapp's executive order does authorize the National Guard to seize firearms and other property — if he deems it necessary to keep public order.
Space: The Final National Security Frontier
*Mir Sadat* *Security, Americas* [image: Photographers take pictures as the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft carrying the crew of Paolo Nespoli of Italy, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Russia and Randy Bresnik of the U.S. blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov] Space has become truly indispensable to decisionmakers and warfighters. For some time now, experts have discussed how space is no longer only for exploration or passive surveillance but also serves as a potential warfare domain. Howe... more »
Wanted: A U.S. Strategic Response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
*Daniel Kliman* *Security, Asia* [image: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a briefing on the final day of the Belt and Road Forum, at the Yanqi Lake International Conference Centre north of Beijing, China May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Nicolas Asfouri/Pool] The world could soon see a China-centric economic and security order extending across Eurasia and along the Indian Ocean rim—unless action is taken. China is engaging in a nearly trillion dollar play for the future of Afro-Eurasia—called the Belt and Road Initiative—and has so far caught the United States flat-footed. Unless t... more »
If the U.S. Military Strikes North Korea It Could Mean Nuclear War
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Asia* I have fought in high intensity, major conventional combat. War on the Korean Penninsula would kill tens of thousands within days, potentially hundreds of thousands. Early Sunday morning, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un ordered the test of the largest yield nuclear test in the country’s history. In response, President Donald Trump tweeted out a disparaging comment on the president of South Korea and warned that Kim “only understands one thing,” clearly implying military power. The situation on the Korean peninsula is now at the brink of major... more »
America's Presidents Keep Feeding the North Korea Crisis
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* [image: South Korean marines take part in a military exercise on South Korea's Baengnyeong Island, near the disputed sea border with the north, in this handout picture provided by South Korean Marine Corps and released by Yonhap, September 7, 2017. South Korean Marine Corps/Yonhap via REUTERS] It’s time to recognize that North Korea will be a nuclear weapons state—as long as a Kim runs the place. For all the hand-wringing over Kim Jong-un’s unpredictability and bellicosity, the international community has settled into a quite predictable pat... more »
In Order for Afghanistan to Succeed, America Must Let it Decentralize
*Ivan Safranchuk, Charles Santos* *Security, Middle East* [image: An Afghan security force stands guard at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan August 29, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani] A centralized political system in Afghanistan only intensifies the competition for power and increases the cost of holding the country together. After spending half a year reviewing America’s Afghan strategy, The Trump administration ended up with nearly the same limited re-intervention plan promoted by the out-going Obama administration. The policy seeks to bolster the Afghan Nat... more »
ISIS video: Russian troops shot dead after Hama skirmishes (18+ graphic)
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:10 A.M.) – Scores of ISIS car bombs were hurled at the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the Islamic State’s latest propaganda video covering eastern Hama, a region where some 70 jihadist-held villages stand fully surrounded by government forces. With the SAA systematically chipping away at ISIS’ isolated Hama pocket, most recently capturing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: US-backed militants to surrender all of south Syria except for Tanf base
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 A.M.) – Russia, the United States and Jordan have reached an agreement which will allow the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) to take over control of virtually all of militant-held southern Syria with the exception of a Coalition-occupied base near the Iraqi border. The agreement will see pro-government forces assume control over nine […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
SpaceX Launches Secret US Military Space Plane X-37B Ahead Of Hurricane Irma
*Space News*: *SpaceX launches X-37B ahead of Hurricane Irma* WASHINGTON — With Hurricane Irma looming off the Florida coast, SpaceX beat unfavorable weather odds Thursday morning to send the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B reusable spaceplane back into orbit for its fifth classified mission. A Falcon 9 carrying the Boeing-built X-37B hidden inside its protective shroud lifted off a 10:00 a.m. Eastern from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. By noon, the Air Force had declared the launch a success. *Read more* .... *More News On SpaceX Launching The Secret US Military Space Pl... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 7, 2017
Ms Kim says there is no way to deal with Kim Jong-un. (Reuters: KCNA) *ABC News Online:* *North Korean uprising the only way to deal with Kim Jong-un, undercover writer says* The only way to solve the Korean crisis is to remove the regime, says a South Korean-born US writer who spent six months undercover in North Korea. Suki Kim worked in North Korea teaching English at a university for the ruling class, later writing a book about her experience, called Without You, There Is No Us: Undercover among the Sons of North Korea's Elite. *Red more* .... *Commentaries, Analysis, And Edit... more »
The Real Potential Climate Problem Is Caused by the Climate Alarmists Themselves
The climate alarmists would like you to believe that Planet Earth is in danger of catastrophic anthropogenic global warming (CAGW). Their “evidence” are sophisticated global climate models that they claim can predict future temperatures. The models, of course, are built by the alarmists and, of course, yield the results they desire. They are basically worthless […]
World News Briefs -- September 7, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters:* *Category 5 Hurricane Irma kills 10 in Caribbean, heads for Florida* CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (Reuters) - The “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Irma raged offshore vulnerable Haiti on Thursday after devastating a string of Caribbean islands and killing at least 10 people as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century took aim at the Turks and Caicos islands and Florida. With winds of around 185 miles per hour (290 km per hour), the storm has smashed through several small islands in the northeast Caribbean in recent days, including Barbuda, Saint Martin and the Britis... more »
Quote of the Day: On ‘social justice’
*"The idea of social justice is that the state should treat different people unequally in order to make them equal."* ~ Friedrich Hayek PS: Why inequality and economic prosperity are intrinsically linked. And why it’s a good thing! .P Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Why UN sanctions against North Korea's missile program failed
Daniel Salisbury, Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow, Harvard University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 6 hours ago
Trucks cross the friendship bridge connecting China and North Korea on Sept. 4, 2017. Trump has threatened to cut off trade with countries that deal with North Korea. AP Photo/Helene Franchineau The past few months have seen the coming of age of North Korea’s nuclear weapons capability. For most of the last 20 years, the international community has been struggling to stop this from happening. A sixth nuclear test on September 3 – of what was possibly a hydrogen bomb – followed July’s two successful tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile with the capability to hit the U.S. ... more »
TPPF announces new vice president of communications
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By Brooke L. Rollins, Kevin Roberts Today, the Texas Public Policy Foundation announced Brian Phillips as the new vice president of communications.
Sagging Enrollments, Faculty Inertia, and GOP Backlash Yield Gloomy Financial Forecasts For Colleges
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"Category 6", 9/07/2017, Evening; Live Miami WebCams
*Click image for larger size.* *"Category 6", 9/07/2017, Evening* There's a very interesting, and informative, Comments section below the main article. Refresh the page often for latest comments regarding Hurricane Irma. - https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/ ○ *Click image for larger size.* *○* *Click image for larger size.* *○* •"Hurricane Irma: If There Was Such A Thing As A Category 6 Hurricane, This Would Be It" •"Two Nuclear Power Plants In Florida Are Directly In The Path Of Hurricane Irma" •"6 Reasons Why Hurricane Irma Could Be 'The Natural Disaster Of Our Time'” ○ *Live Miami ... more »
Musical Interlude: Mike Oldfield, “Tubular Bells Finale”
Mike Oldfield, “Tubular Bells Finale” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAi_3NdMIMQ
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Magnificent island universe NGC 2403 stands within the boundaries of the long-necked constellation Camelopardalis. Some 10 million light-years distant and about 50,000 light-years across, the spiral galaxy also seems to have more than its fair share of giant star forming HII regions, marked by the telltale reddish glow of atomic hydrogen gas. The giant HII regions are energized by clusters of hot, massive stars that explode as bright supernovae at the end of their short and furious lives. *Click image for larger size.* A member of the M81 group of galaxies, NGC 2403 closely resemble... more »
Chet Raymo, "Starlight"
*"Starlight"* by Chet Raymo "Poor Calvin is overwhelmed with the vastness of the cosmos and no small dose of existential angst. He is not the first, of course. Most famously the 17th-century French philosopher Blaise Pascal wailed his own despair: "I feel engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces whereof I know nothing and which know nothing of me. I am terrified...The eternal silence of these infinite spaces alarms me." And he didn't know the half of it. Not so long ago we imagined ourselves to be the be-all and end-all of creation, at the center of a cosmos made expressly for... more »
"Cats And Dogs"
“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think *you* are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that *they* are god.” - Christopher Hitchens
"A Tribute to Dogs"
"A Tribute to Dogs" by George Graham Vest "George Graham Vest (1830-1904) served as U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1879 to 1903 and became one of the leading orators and debaters of his time. This delightful speech is from an earlier period in his life when he practiced law in a small Missouri town. It was given in court while representing a man who sued another for the killing of his dog. During the trial, Vest ignored the testimony, but when his turn came to present a summation to the jury, he made the following speech and won the case: "Gentlemen of the Jury: The best friend a ... more »
"Wisdom..."
"Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit." - Elbert Hubbard
"DACA Dies, Sort Of: Right Wing Flaps Wildly: Our Precious Bodily Fluids Safe”
*"DACA Dies, Sort Of: * *Right Wing Flaps Wildly: Our Precious Bodily Fluids Safe”* by Fred Reed "OK, immigration, the ongoing soap opera. Let’s start with week’s logical disaster: The Dreamers, 800,000 artfully named Latinos who were brought over as children, sometimes as children of thirty-five. Under something called DACA, a sort of almost amnesty, they had work permits. They were working. Yes, doing their part as Americans: paying taxes to buy bombs to kill children in Syria. Now, says Trump, at least to the extent that it is possible to know what Trump says, they are illegal. B... more »
While Donald Trump works to build walls to keep the brown people out, he openly invites Russian tourists to have babies on his properties.
Courtesy of the Daily Beast: *While Trump rails against U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants, his Florida properties have become a playground for birth tourists from Russia’s upper crust. The Daily Beast has discovered several companies are advertising rentals in Trump properties to expectant Russian parents. While the Trump Organization does not directly profit from subleases of privately owned condos, it does benefit from Russian patronage of the nearby Trump International Beach Resort. (The Trump Organization did not return requests comment.) * *Many of the companies... more »
Colorado Coach Sued Over Handling of Abuse Allegations
DENVER — A woman who accused a former University of Colorado assistant football coach of domestic violence is suing the head coach and several university officials, claiming they knew of the abuse and tried to cover it up. The woman filed the lawsuit in federal court in Denver on Wednesday against head coach Mike MacIntyre […]
Author Who Sees Race-intelligence Link Speaks at Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Students gathered at Harvard University on Wednesday to denounce a speech by an author who co-wrote a book discussing racial differences in intelligence and touched off a boisterous protest earlier this year in Vermont. Chanting “black, brown, Asian, white, Harvard united for human rights” and “you can’t turn us around,” dozens of […]
Former ED Secretary John King Teaching at University of Maryland
Dr. John B. King, Jr. —former U.S. Secretary of Education and President and CEO of The Education Trust — is slated to teach an undergraduate course on education policy this fall as a visiting professor at the University of Maryland College of Education. “I’m excited to be a part of the University of Maryland community, […]
White House Says HBCU Summit Still On Despite Reports
WASHINGTON — A mid-September conference on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) remains on track, the White House said Wednesday, despite reports that it has been postponed. Omarosa Manigault Newman, an assistant to President Donald Trump and communications director for the White House Office of Public Liaison, said the summit has been moved to the […]
Did Celine Dion Say ‘I Can’t Even Look at an American Flag’ Because ‘I Hate This Country?’
A clickbait news web site invented a controversy involving Celine Dion, Loretta Lynn, Cher, and other female musicians.
Hurricanes Jose and Katia Building Up Strength And May Reach Land This Weekend
*Washington Post*: *Tropical triple threat: Hurricanes Jose and Katia could join Irma striking land this weekend* Hurricane Irma is not the only show in town. Two other menacing hurricanes, Jose and Katia, were swirling in the Atlantic Ocean basin and forecast to strengthen and impact land areas late Friday into the weekend. *Read more* .... *More News On Hurricanes Jose and Katia Building Up Strength And May Reach Land This Weekend* Map: Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia on the move -- AP There are now three hurricanes churning in the Atlantic with Jose and Katia joining Irma -... more »
A Treaty to End All (Most?) Wars?
This is a guest post by Ardeshir Pezeshk, a PhD Candidate at University of Massachusetts specializing in civil wars, conflict-affected civilians and international law. Follow him on Twitter here. In an op-ed published in the NY Times over the weekend, Oona A. Hathaway and Scott J. Shapiro argue that the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928… worked. […]
How Theresa May is Betraying Brexit
What did "taking back control" mean? For the subset of Brexit voters who *didn't* vote out of anti-immigration concerns, it boiled down to the question of sovereignty. Setting aside the illusions of sovereignty (how is the British state "our" state?) in the age of global capital, it was a point on which the European Union was vulnerable. The operation of the Commission is secretive, the European Parliament is a parliament in name only, the bureaucracy is opaque and there was very little linking the everyday of the average British citizen to the EU. Apart from menda... more »
It Starts with Slime
You need Elmer's school glue, tap water, borax, and food coloring. My daughter Heather watched her two boys and her sister/my daughter Kelly's three girls today. Heather, never shy of a challenge, decided to make slime. Kids love slime, primarily because it's slimy. I think that this was a pre-Halloween experiment into the manufacture of slime as well as how well the kids liked it. The girls made red slime and the boys made green slime. Two teams of slime makers, simultaneously trying to make the better batch of slime. It's always a competition. I simply served as a lab assista... more »
Red Cross refuses food supplies that a woman brings for starving Hurricane victims
With the help of a pilot who donated his time, fuel, money, and plane, Lindsey Scott delivered 400 hot hamburgers to a group of evacuees who were tired and hungry after losing their homes to what has been dubbed the most devastating tropical storm in U.S. history. The meal she provided was much-needed by the victims of Hurricane Harvey, but Lindsey, who is from Southeast Texas, the region hit hardest, was so “astonished” by the treatment she received from Red Cross workers that she took to Facebook to share her story. Hurricane Harvey has left more than one million people displaced... more »
35 False Matches and 1 Erroneous Arrest As Police Secretly Test Facial Recognition Technology
By Nicholas West All things biometric are sweeping across the world at warp speed now, from security on planes and trains to check-ins at conferences... more »
Hurricane Irma -- News Updates September 7, 2017
Hurricane #Irma may hit Florida Sunday as Category 4. Follow our LIVE updates: https://t.co/oy1aOLrmat pic.twitter.com/KU0RBJWr5F — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 7, 2017 *Daily Mail*: *Staring into oblivion: Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Turks and Caicos brace for impact as Hurricane Irma powers on after laying waste to the Caribbean and killing ten islanders on her deadly path to the US* * 'Monster' Hurricane Irma started hammering Puerto Rico with 185mph winds and heavy rain late last night * The category 5 storm reduced Caribbean islands of Barbuda and St Martin to ru... more »
Did Democrats Leave The U.S. Vulnerable To North Korean Missile Threats?
The U.S. Navy successfully tested newly enhanced SM-6 missiles against an intermediate-range ballistic target. (U.S. Navy photo) *Marc Thiessen, Salt Lake Tribune/Washington Post*: *How Democrats left us vulnerable to North Korea's nukes* *Opposition to missile defense has been an article of faith for Democrats since President Ronald Reagan announced the Strategic Defense Initiative in 1983.* With last weekend’s surprise nuclear test, North Korea has reached final stage of its crash course to develop thermonuclear weapons that can reach and destroy U.S. cities. So why are we not o... more »
Paul Ryan Is Still Blocking Action On DACA
Yesterday, House Democrats demanded an instant vote on the DREAM Act. Ryan laughed at them-- and laughed at every Latino in America. He said NO. Why? Well... Ryan's in a pickle (*en un aprieto*). Wednesday evening, Robert Costa reported that the Freedom Caucus, egged on by Bannon, called him out on the carpet to bitch at him about his poor leadership skills. Three neo-fascists, Jim Jordan (R-OH), Scott Perry (R-PA) and, of course, Caucus chair and Bannon crony Mark Meadows (R-NC), chastized Ryan "and warned Ryan that they and others in the House Republican conference could desert h... more »
Did the United States Treasury Announce Plans to Put Robert E. Lee on the New $20 Bill?
An article apparently intended as topical satire was mistaken for real news by some readers.
Hurricane Irma Now Contains Sharks?
An image purportedly showing a news ticker that reads "Hurricane Irma now contains sharks" is fake.
Are Hotels Required to Accept Pets During Natural Disasters?
Popular Facebook posts falsely assert that FEMA or the 2006 PETS law require hotels and motels to accommodate pets during an emergency.
Can the ‘FireChat’ App Send Messages Without an Internet Connection?
The app works as advertised, but it does have some distance limitations.
Another AGW Lie Bites the Dust: "Climate Change Fuelled Syrian War"
The claim that 'climate change' fueled the Syrian War was always 100 percent bull$h*t I saw that assertion made all over the place. It was absurd to the nth degree! *Syria's "war" has always been and will always have been initiated via a destabilization program initiated by the** 5 eyes** and their 6th eye partner in Israel.* *So, here it is! Another AGW rebranded "climate change" lie, bites the dust!* *Will the liars stop lying? Nope. No matter how many of their lies end up in the trash bin.* Dirt tastes bad- liars should stop lying.*Reuters * * Statements by such public voices as... more »
Texas A&M Expert: Rainfall From Harvey Shattered Every Record
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: By Keith Randall, Texas A&M Marketing and Communications Chris Ginter wades through deep floodwaters on September 6, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Ginter, a Houston resident, has been taking local residents to their flooded homes in his monster truck which can drive through waters up to 4 feet deep.…
NOAA August 2017 – It Was Cold – 30th out of 123 Maximum Temperature
Originally posted on sunshine hours: According to the NOAA, August 2017 ranked 30th out of 123 using the Maximum temperature. A rank of 1 is coldest. A rank of 123 is warmest. -0.87F below the 1901 to 2000 average. 4F colder than August 2011, 1936 and 1937. The top 3. ?
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DPOs consider boycott of government engagement over ‘misrepresentation’ at UN
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) are to consider boycotting any engagement with the UK government, after it misrepresented their views to a UN committee of human rights experts. The UN committee on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD) last week delivered a report on the UK government which included more than 80 recommendations for improvements [...]
UK is going backwards on independent living, says UN committee
A UN committee has told the UK government to make more than 80 improvements to the ways its laws and policies affect disabled people’s human rights. In its “concluding observations” on the progress the UK has made in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), the committee raised concerns and [...]
UN demands annual UK progress report on correcting ‘grave and systematic violations’
A UN committee has told the UK government to produce an annual progress report on how it is implementing the recommendations of a damning inquiry that found it guilty of “grave and systematic violations” of key parts of the disability convention. The committee of disabled human rights experts concluded last November that the government had [...]
DWP whistleblower from ESA helpline exposes ‘obscene’ system
A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) whistleblower has described how a “mismanaged” and under-funded social security system is leaving many disability benefit claimants penniless and helpless. George* works on DWP’s employment and support allowance (ESA) helpline and has told Disability News Service (DNS) that the experience has left him shocked and frustrated at the [...]
Movement mourns Lorraine Gradwell: Role model, confidante and leader
Fellow activists, family and friends are mourning the death of Lorraine Gradwell, who had an “immeasurable” impact on the rights and lives of other disabled people over more than 30 years of campaigning. Disabled activists paid tribute this week to her tenacity, vision, kindness, and passionate commitment to disability rights and the social model of [...]
Failed legal bid ‘shows UN was right to call for a right to independent living’
The case of a man who lost his legal bid to reverse a drastic cut to his support package shows the United Nations was right to call on the UK government to introduce a legal right to independent living, say disabled campaigners. Luke Davey was seeking a judicial review of the decision of Oxfordshire County [...]
Protesters demand end to shared space ‘no go zones’
Campaigners from across the country gathered outside parliament this week to call for an end to unsafe “shared space” street designs, which risk turning public spaces into “no go zones” for many disabled and older people. The protest (pictured) was organised by the National Federation of the Blind of the UK (NFBUK), and attended by [...]
Parliament ‘must act on incredibly discriminatory’ MP job-share laws
Laws that prevent job-sharing MPs are discriminating against disabled people who can only work part-time because of their impairments, a parliamentary meeting has heard. The meeting marked the publication of Open House?, a pamphlet by the Fawcett Society, which makes the case for a change in the law to allow two people to share the [...]
Steve Bannon Wants to Stop Nikki Haley's Rise
*Curt Mills* *Politics, * [image: Nikki Haley speaks about the Iran nuclear deal at the American Enterprise Institute] The fight is on. Steve Bannon and others on the right oppose establishment favorite Nikki Haley for secretary of state. If Rex Tillerson leaves his post as secretary of state in the coming months, Nikki Haley is the clear choice of the establishment. On Tuesday, Haley spoke before an American Enterprise Institute crowd of adoring neocons. Then, on Thursday, *CNN* ran a lengthy puff piece on her. But a Haley candidacy for secretary of state faces significant oppos... more »
How Scared Should America Be of North Korea?
*Jacob Heilbrunn, Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the ballistic rocket launch drill of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) at an unknown location] Jacob Heilbrunn and Harry Kazianis discuss North Korea’s most recent nuclear test. *Editor's Note**: In our latest Facebook Live discussion (please like our **Facebook page** to see more of these events) **Jacob Heilbrunn**, editor of the National Interest, and **Harry Kazianis **executive editor of the National Interest, discuss North Korea’s most recent nuclear tes... more »
A War with Russia Would Go Nuclear. Here's Why.
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* Moscow might resort to nuclear weapons faster than we realize. *Simply put, if Russia were faced with a large-scale attack that could defeat its conventional forces, Moscow might resort to nuclear weapons. * While a recent RAND Corporation study concluded that Russia could overrun NATO’s member states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the Baltics within sixty hours, the war games did not simulate the use of nuclear weapons. If, however, a war were to breakout between NATO and Russia, nuclear weapons would certainly come into play—especially if th... more »
Coalition strikes in Deir Ezzor kill top ISIS arms dealers, experts
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – A precision airstrike carried out by Coalition airpower in Syria’s Deir Ezzor province has killed two top ISIS officials who reportedly played major roles in the procurement and manufacturing of weapons for the terrorist group. According to a statement released by the US-led anti-ISIS Coalition, Coalition jets targeted the two […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Islamic State counter-offensive takes disastrous turn in Raqqa city
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:25 P.M.) – With the battle for Raqqa entering its 94th day, ISIS commanders opted for a localised counter-attack in a bid to turns the tides against the Kurdish-led ‘Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF). Following minor SDF gains yesterday, a group of ISIS insurgents tried to infiltrate the Emin neighborhood after being sent on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
BREAKING: ISIS kills several US troops in Afghanistan during failed assault by Coalition forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:35 P.M.) – ISIS militants have killed several American troops in eastern Afghanistan during an assault by Coalition forces against their positions according to the terrorist group’s media center. The terrorist group claims that US and Afghan government forces attempted to storm one of their outposts in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. The report released […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Exclusive video: Syrian Army engineers de-mine Deir Ezzor supply route
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 P.M.) – Engineers of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) have been working around the clock to locate and remove mines and other explosive traps littered around the newly established supply route to Deir Ezzor city in a bid to fully secure it. Footage captured by a professional camera team was released today […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian jets hunt retreating ISIL terrorists in central Syria: video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces have been working overtime in the central and eastern regions of Syria lately, tracking down and destroying the last remnants of the Islamic State (ISIL) terror group inside the country. In particular, Russian jets have been hammering the Islamic State’s positions between the Hama and Deir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Basic skills in California's public schools!
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2017On average, daunting achievement gaps:* Yesterday, we looked at enrollment figures for blacks and Hispanics at the nine campuses of the California university system in the year 2015. Those data were part of the New York Times' gloomy August 25 front-page report about the hopeless, pathetic failure of affirmative action programs. At those nine campuses, enrollment figures for blacks and Hispanics don't match those groups' share of the state's college-age population. What explains these enrollment shortfalls? Tomorrow, we'll look at the New York Times' ex... more »
Elizabeth Warren signs on to Bernie Sanders "Medicare for All" bill.
Courtesy of Newsweek: *Senator Elizabeth Warren announced on Thursday she's co-sponsoring Senator Bernie Sanders's "Medicare for All" bill, which is set to be introduced next week in the Senate. * *In a statement, Warren said, "There is something fundamentally wrong when one of the richest and most powerful countries on the planet can’t make sure that a person can afford to see a doctor when they’re sick. This isn’t any way to live." * *"I believe it’s time to take a step back and ask: what is the best way to deliver high quality, low cost health care to all Americans? Everything... more »
Fireside Chat with Michael Steger, September 7, 2017
World Land-Bridge Energy-Flux Density American Credit System Glass-Steagall Video of TP81TtmGUqw Join us tonight at 9pm EDT for a discussion with Michael Steger of the LaRouchePAC Policy Committee. One week ago, we issued a statement, "No More Harveys" calling upon Americans to use the horror of Houston to ensure that this man-made, Wall Street created tragedy did not happen again. The means to accomplish this are at hand in Lyndon LaRouche’s Four Laws for Economic Recovery. Across the world, China and other countries have united in a program to build essential infrastructure in gre... more »
The U.S. Wants The U.N. To Give The U.S. Navy The Authority To Intercept North Korean Ships On The High Seas
US Navy ships could soon be tracking and boarding North Korean vessels whether they like it or not. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Huey D. Younger Jr. *New York Times*: *U.S. Seeks U.N. Consent to Interdict North Korean Ships* WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday circulated a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would effectively empower the United States Navy and Air Force to interdict North Korean ships at sea, inspect them to determine whether they are carrying weapons material or fuel into the country, and use “al... more »
North Korean Crisis -- News Updates September 7, 2017
Members who have contributed to the success of the hydrostatic test for intercontinental ballistic rockets arrive in Pyongyang in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 6, 2017. KCNA via Reuters *Newsweek*:* North Korea Erupts in Mass Celebration of Sixth and Most Powerful Nuclear Test to Date* North Koreans filled the streets of the capital Pyongyang on Wednesday to celebrate the country’s latest nuclear test and its claim to be a military power. The scientists who participated Sunday’s test, which North Korea claime... more »
Good News! Russia Promises to Help Japan Clean Up Fukushima Starting at Year's End
*Photo Courtesy of RT* Good News is hard to find these days. That's why it's a breath of fresh air to read that Russia has stepped up to the plate and offered its services to Japan to clean up the ongoing nuclear catastrophe that the world knows as "Fukushima". Here is the report from RT and I will have more thoughts in comments to follow: *Russia to help Japan clean up Fukushima disaster – Putin* Published time: 7 Sep, 2017 14:55 *By year-end, Russia and Japan will start joint efforts to clean up after the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Russian President Vladi... more »
“Ghostly Voices Dancing in the Rain”
*“Ghostly Voices Dancing in the Rain”* By Edward Curtin “In the other room Rateau was looking at the canvas, completely blank, in the center of which Jonas had merely written in very small letters a word that could be made out, but without any certainty as to whether it should be read solitary or solidary.” - Albert Camus, “The Artist at Work” “A solitary, early Sunday morning walk in the rain. As I like it, my only walking companion was the soothing sound of rain in the trees and on the lake. From the shallow water at the lake’s swampy edge, a blue heron, perched on one leg, froze... more »
Max Ehrmann, "A Prayer"
"A Prayer" "Let me do my work each day; and if the darkened hours of despair overcome me, may I not forget the strength that comforted me in the desolation of other times. May I still remember the bright hours that found me walking over the silent hills of my childhood, or dreaming on the margin of a quiet river, when a light glowed within me, and I promised my early God to have courage amid the tempests of the changing years. Spare me from bitterness and from the sharp passions of unguarded moments. May I not forget that poverty and riches are of the spirit. Though the world knows me... more »
"Maybe..."
“Maybe we like the pain. Maybe we're wired that way. Because without it, I don't know; maybe we just wouldn't feel real. What's that saying? Why do I keep hitting myself with a hammer? Because it feels so good when I stop...” - "Grey's Anatomy"
"Another Landmine on the Path to Tax Reform”
*"Another Landmine on the Path to Tax Reform”* by Bill Bonner "Yesterday, the Dow fell 234 points - or roughly 1%. No big deal. Commentators said investors were worried about disasters - both natural and man-made. Out at sea, another storm gathers force…threatening the sugar islands and America’s low-lying southern border. Meanwhile, in Washington, dark clouds and dumbbells whirl and whiz about, threatening the nation’s finances. *Bloody fight: *Curiously, the natural disaster may help delay the man-made kind. Congress was setting up for a bloody fight on the US debt ceiling increa... more »
America Could Win a War against Russia and China (but at What Cost?)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* The U.S. military needs to be able to wage a high-end war. *“If we get into one of those conflicts, we’ll win, but it going to take a lot longer than we’d like and it’s going to cost a lot more in terms of dollars and in casualties.”* The United States military is not ready to confront a peer-level threat such as Russia or China in a high-end conflict. As it currently stands, while the United States would ultimately prevail in a hypothetical high-end war, Washington would pay a high price in blood and treasure. That’s what the nation’s top unif... more »
China and Russia Are Narrowing the Gap with America's Military
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* America's military edge is not what it used to be. *“We know who our adversaries and we also know what hardware they’re putting out there,” Darrah said. “This isn’t trivial, they are actually putting out capabilities—it isn’t a science experiment any more–it’s real hardware, it’s really flying, it’s really capable.”* America’s enemies are rapidly catching up and in some cases exceeding the United States in terms of military technology, according to a senior U.S. Navy official. In some cases, while it took the United States decades to master certa... more »
Six missed opportunities in special session that could have aided economic prosperity
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Hurricane Irma Advisory-Discussion #34; St. Lucie Nuclear Power Station – Trump Mar-a-Lago Club Still In Its Sights According to Projected Path
Hurricane Irma, followed by Hurricane Juan, with Hurricane Katia near Mexico; red enhanced. Land took some of the windspeed out … Continue reading →
Sessions Is Wrong: There Is No Legal Justification for Ending DACA
Making good on a campaign pledge to his right-wing nativist base, Donald Trump has rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA was established by President Barack Obama to encourage young people without immigration papers, who were brought to the United States as children, to come out of the shadows and sign up... Read more »
DACA Dies, Sort Of: Right Wing Flaps Wildly: Our Precious Bodily Fluids Safe
OK,immigration, the ongoing soap opera. Let’s start with week’s logical disaster: The Dreamers, 800,000 artfully named Latinos who were brought over as children, sometimes as children of thirty-five. Under something called DACA, a sort of almost amnesty, they had work … Continue reading →
China Will Support More Sanctions On North Korea
*VOA*: *China Offers Support for UN Efforts on N. Korea Nuclear Issue* WHITE HOUSE — China says it will support the United Nations taking further measures against North Korea in response to its latest nuclear test. "Given the new developments on the Korean peninsula," Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday during a news conference in Beijing, "the U.N. Security Council should respond further and take necessary measures" to deal with the crisis. But Wang also stressed that "sanctions and pressure" must be go hand in hand with "dialogue and negotiation" with Pyongyang. China is Nort... more »
15 States and DC File Suit Against Trump Administration Plan to Rescind DACA
[image: 15-states-and-dc-file-suit-against-trump-administration-plan-to-rescind-daca] The attorneys general of 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on September 6 in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York to block the Trump administration from terminating the DACA program, which protects young people brought to this country by illegal alien parents from deportation.
Jump in Jobless Claims Following Harvey Is Just the Beginning
[image: jump-in-jobless-claims-following-harvey-is-just-the-beginning] Hurricanes Harvey, then Irma, and then possibly Jose, could be all that is needed to slow the economy and trigger a decline in stocks.
EU Court Decision Illustrates Why U.S. Should Leave NAFTA
[image: eu-court-decision-illustrates-why-us-should-leave-nafta] President Trump should take note of the EU Court of Justice's bullying member nations on immigration policy, and get us out of NAFTA, and not even attempt to renegotiate.
‘Hoops diplomacy’ veteran Dennis Rodman speaks out on North Korea (VIDEO)
Dennis Rodman championed direct talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un, or as he calls them both, "friends". More The post ‘Hoops diplomacy’ veteran Dennis Rodman speaks out on North Korea (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
The “Internet of Things” Is Sending Us Back To The Middle Ages
Op-Ed by Joshua A.T. Fairfield Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University Internet-enabled devices are so common, and so vulnerable, that hackers recently broke into... more »
Kalashnikov Unveils New Anti-Drone Weapon
By Mac Slavo While most Western countries are reverting back to medieval technology to combat the use of drones, legendary Russian arms manufacturer Kalashnikov, makers of the AK series, has... more »
War on Cash Backfires on India’s Economy
By Clint Siegner Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a surprise attack on cash in late 2016. He gave Indians a few days to convert... more »
MSM Ignores Videos Of Syrians Celebrating SAA Deir ez Zor Liberation
By Brandon Turbeville While the Western media laments over the recent liberation of Deir ez Zor by the Syrian military and the impending defeat of... more »
China Blocks Internet Searches For 'Hydrogen Bomb'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency Credit: Reuters/KCNA *The Telegraph*: *China blocks internet searches for 'hydrogen bomb' and warns media not to 'hype' stories on nuclear test * China is censoring media reports and online discussion on Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test, as it seeks to allay fears over North Korea and maintain stability. Authorities have blocked searches for the word “hydrogen bomb” and reportedly issued an order for all local media outlets not t... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Meet The New Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Hypervirulent’ Superbug Discovered In China Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals Meanwhile, Hurricane Jose Expected To Form By Friday, Follow In Irma's Footsteps Emmanuel Macron is more unpopular in France than Trump is in the US Irma, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, is slamming the Caribbean — and Florida is now in the crosshairs Trump's $28 million mansion is about to be hit by Hurricane Irma Syrian Army Breaks Deir Ezzor Siege At Moment The National Soccer Team Stuns W... more »
Second part of evidence to Austria
Just sent the second email to Austrian FoMin et al re my case. See below. The evidence mentioned in the text is here… Juli 2015 Polizei Bericht Στοιχείο 1-16 k UK Parliament ÖB/KONS/0437/2017 Dokumente 2 Jane Burgermeister 17:19 (1 minute ago) to abtiv1, kabbm, hans-peter.dos., hermann.muhr, karl-heinz.gru., ludwig.adamovi., ns-meldestelle, vfgh Betreff Journalistin in Lebensgefahr in Griechenland BEWEISE TEIL 2 Sehr geehrter […]
India Army Chief: India Should Be Ready To Go To War Against China And Pakistan At The Same Time
Indian army soldiers on duty in Chadoora, Srinagar Danish Ismail/Reuters *The Independent*: *India prepared to go to war with China and Pakistan simultaneously, says top general* *Army chief Bipin Rawat says stand-off with Chinese troops on Himalayan border could snowball into larger conflict, with neighbouring nuclear power ready to pounce* India’s army chief has said the country should be prepared for a potential two-front war given China is flexing its muscles and there is little hope for reconciliation with Pakistan. General Bipin Rawat referred to a recent 10-week standoff wi... more »
WHY WE SHOULD ABOLISH THE DEBT CEILING Congressional Democrats...
Robert Reich - 12 hours ago
*WHY WE SHOULD ABOLISH THE DEBT CEILING * Congressional Democrats have pulled a fast one on Republicans by striking a deal with Trump to raise the federal debt ceiling only until the end of the year. This will give them bargaining leverage in December to strike a bigger bargain with Republicans: Democrats will agree to raise the debt ceiling then in return for Republican cooperation on legalizing Dreamers (unauthorized immigrants brought into the U.S. as children), making small but necessary fixes in the Affordable Care act, and other things Democrats seek. Raising the debt cei... more »
The National Council of La Raza's Name Change: A National Capitulation
The National Council of La Raza's Name Change: A National CapitulationThursday, September 07, 2017By Roberto Rodriguez, Speakout | Op-Ed - The National Council of La Raza's (NCLR) recent name change to UnidosUS is bizarre and incomprehensible and its rationale that their name was "getting in the way of their mission" strains credulity, especially because it was also purportedly trying to be more relevant to the young. This action, coming from the nation's largest Latino civil rights coalition, simply reeks of outright capitulation -- this at a time when the communities that ... more »
Violence and the State: A Prelude
*by Gaius Publius* *Every national instance of Rule by the Rich is accompanied by a great deal of violence, inflicted on the many by the few.* —Yours truly (paraphrased) As you ponder the criticism of the Antifa ("anti-fascist") movement for engaging in violent tactics in Berkeley, consider the following. ▪ This is violence. *"The scene in Berkeley on Sunday"** (source). Photo: Marcus Yam/LA Times via Getty Images* ▪ This is violence. *To justify Bush's numerous rights violations, at home and abroad, James Comey turned Jose Padilla's brain "to jello" (image source).* According ... more »
Myanmar's Rohingya Crisis Continues -- News Updates September 7, 2017
*The Guardian*: *Aung San Suu Kyi defends her handling of Myanmar violence* De facto leader says country is facing its biggest challenge as hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims flee Aung San Suu Kyi has defended her handling of renewed violence in western Myanmar, where a crackdown has displaced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims. In her first spoken remarks since the crisis started in Rakhine state last month, the de facto Myanmar leader said her government, the first to be civilian-led in decades, was facing its “biggest challenge”. *Read more* .... *Myanmar's Rohi... more »
Out Of Office Open Thread
I will be away on holiday for the next week or so, and Sue might not get much (if any) time to post. So thank you for all your support and patience. And here's a lovely new Open Thread...
Swan Song – For Now
In some sense, it is with a heavy heart that I write my last permanent contributor blog post at the Duck. I’ve loved being with the Ducks these past years, and I’ve appreciated being able to write weird, often off the track from mainstream political science, blogs. If any of you have followed my work […]
Putin Not Invited to Trump's Meeting on UN Reform?
*Trump making announcement in Oval Office* According to a headline on* RT [ the website is unusually slow this morning and the previous RT story about Israel attacking Syria last night has mysteriously been deleted]* Trump has not invited Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin to his special meeting of leaders to discuss UN Reform. Here is the story about the meeting from the Globe and Mail. Please read and I will have more thoughts in comments to follow: Michelle Nichols United Nations Reuters September 1, 2017September 1, 2017 *U.S. President Donald Trump, a frequent c... more »
Future U.S. Marines Will Fly This Beast into Battle
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky will build the first two CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters. *“Future Marines, not even born yet, will be flying this helicopter well into the future,” U.S. Marine Corps. Col. Hank Vanderborght, Naval Air Systems Command program manager for Heavy Lift Helicopters program said in service statement.* CH-53 helicopters, currently operating from Navy amphibious assault ships, are central to maritime and land assault, re-supply, cargo and other kinds of heavy-lift missions. The new "K" model CH-53 helic... more »
Facebook sold $100,000 worth of ad space to a Russian troll farm in 2015 and 2016 so that they could influence our elections. Isn't Facebook great?
Courtesy of WaPo: *Representatives of Facebook told congressional investigators Wednesday that the social network has discovered that it sold ads during the U.S. presidential campaign to a shadowy Russian company seeking to target voters, according to several people familiar with the company’s findings. * *Facebook officials reported that they traced the ad sales, totaling $100,000, to a Russian “troll farm” with a history of pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda, these people said. * *A small portion of the ads, which began in the summer of 2015, directly named Republican nominee Donal... more »
Cambodian Opposition Leader Bragged About US-backed Sedition
*September 7, 2017 *(Tony Cartalucci - LD) - Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was recently arrested on charges of treason. While the Western media has attempted to portray the charges as politically motivated, Sokha's treason is not only quite real, he openly, eagerly bragged about it on the Australian-based "Cambodia Broadcasting Network" (CBN). The Phnom Penh Post in its article, "Kem Sokha video producer closes Phnom Penh office in fear," would quote Sokha who claimed (emphasis added): *And, the USA that has assisted me, they asked me to take the model from Yugoslavia, S... more »
Hurricane Irma: Fighting over bottled water?...
*why?* Seriously. Did their water tap suddenly stop working? *This is a cheap bucket. It holds water.*Knowing a week or more in advance that a hurricane is coming, why are people flocking to the store to buy bottled water? They have perfectly good tap water that's close to free. You know - in the kitchen. I've heard rumors that's some in the bathroom too. You can get 5 gallon buckets at Walmart for a few dollars and fill them from you own tap. Or you can spend a tiny bit more and get fancy 5 gallon water bottles or 7 gallon water storage systems that even come with cute litt... more »
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