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"A Man, Lying On The Ground"
"A Man, Lying On The Ground" by Paulo Coelho "On a July day there was a man aged about fifty lying on the promenade in Copacabana. I passed him with a glance and went on my way towards a stall where I always drink fresh coconut water. Being from Rio, I’ve passed hundreds (thousands?) of men, women and children lying on the ground. As someone who travels, I’ve seen the same scene in practically all the countries I’ve been to – from Sweden to Romania. I’ve seen people lying in the street in all seasons of the year: in the biting winter of Madrid, New York or Paris, where they huddle ... more »
New ISIS sandstorm offensive on Deir Ezzor airbase produces devastating results
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 A.M.) – Yesterday, the ISIS terrorist group launched a powerful offensive against pro-government forces stationed in and around the T-2 military complex (airbase and pumping station) in southern Deir Ezzor province with the aim of re-claiming the strategic site. Islamic State militants partaking in the offensive used the cover of a sandstorm […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hungary Will Not Support Ukraine's Admission To NATO Due To Its Language Laws
Interfax-Ukraine: *Hungary vetoes Ukraine-NATO Commission meeting in Dec* Hungary has blocked holding of a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission in December 2017, the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said. "Hungary cannot support Ukraine's integration aspirations, so it vetoed the holding of the NATO-Ukraine summit in December," the ministry's press service quoted Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto as saying on Friday evening. He also noted that Hungary had previously been one of the most active supporters of Ukraine's European aspirations. *Read more* ..... more »
NASA: Strange Comet or Asteroid Could be First Interstellar Object.
NASA: Strange Comet or Asteroid Could be First Interstellar Object | The Epoch Times https://m.theepochtimes.com/nasa-strange-comet-or-asteroid-could-be-first-interstellar-object_2343902.html Advertisements
Tech billionaires convinced we live in the Matrix are secretly funding scientists to help break us out of it
Tech billionaires convinced we live in the Matrix are secretly funding scientists to help break us out of it http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/computer-simulation-world-matrix-scientists-elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-ai-a7347526.html
Science Finally Confirms That People Absorb Energy from Others.
Science Finally Confirms That People Absorb Energy from Others – iRelease http://irelease.org/science-finally-confirms-that-people-absorb-energy-from-others/
Why You Need People in Your Life Who Push You to Be Your Best.
Why You Need People in Your Life Who Push You to Be Your Best | SUCCESS https://www.success.com/blog/why-you-need-people-in-your-life-who-push-you-to-be-your-best?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Post
Would the world be more peaceful if there were more women leaders?
Would the world be more peaceful if there were more women leaders? | Aeon Ideas https://aeon.co/ideas/would-the-world-be-more-peaceful-if-there-were-more-women-leaders
Soon, Earth’s Magnetic Poles Could Flip
Soon, Earth’s Magnetic Poles Could Flip https://futurism.com/1-evergreen-what-happens-if-the-earths-magnetic-poles-flip/amp/
Picture Of The Day
*Providing Security* A Marine provides security while other students offload from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during leaders course, part of a spy-lining exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 18, 2017. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Sailors, Marines Train for Helicopter Insertion, Extraction *(DoD)
An Informative Interview with István Markó
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: This interview was published by Breitbart News Network, in an edited version, on 28 October 2017. Here is the complete version. István Markó (1956 – 2017) was a professor and researcher in organic chemistry at the Université catholique de Louvain. Prof. Dr. Marko was an outspoken defender of the skeptical…
This Longtime U.S. Adviser In Afghanistan Is Not Sure That The Country's Problems Can Be Solved
Kabul Green Zone *Politico:* *The Man Who Thought He Could Fix Afghanistan* *To get something done in Afghanistan, you need to know Scott Guggenheim. But even the ultimate fixer isn’t sure anyone can solve the country’s problems.* KABUL—On November 9, 2016, Scott Guggenheim, a longtime American adviser to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, rose early with the sun, got into an armored vehicle and headed across Kabul’s fortified Green Zone to the U.S. Embassy. Afghanistan is 8½ hours ahead of the East Coast of the United States, and the American expatriates, Afghan elites and others who... more »
Affordable Call Time Tools for Democratic Candidates
*-by Andy Millard* "*Call time*." The very words extract cold beads of sweat from the forehead of many a self-respecting candidate. Yet unless you can self-fund or draw upon a financial sugar daddy, candidate call time will be a major part of your campaign. Ask any experienced campaigner: a candidate who doesn’t make the calls doesn’t stand a chance. There are lots of methods for raising campaign cash: parties, emails, direct mail, a Donate button on your website. But none comes close to the power of a personal appeal from the candidate. That being the case, you need to make the ... more »
“The Constitution In The 100-Mile Border Zone”
*“The Constitution In The 100-Mile Border Zone”* by ACLU “*The Problem:* The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects Americans from random and arbitrary stops and searches. According to the government, however, these basic constitutional principles do not apply fully at our borders. For example, at border crossings (also called "ports of entry"), federal authorities do not need a warrant or even suspicion of wrongdoing to justify conducting what courts have called a "routine search," such as searching luggage or a vehicle. Even in places far removed from the border, deep ... more »
U.S. Forces In Niger Had Their Request Denied For An Armed Drone Before Deadly Ambush
*FOX News/Wall Street Journal*: *US forces in Niger sought armed drone before deadly ambush* U.S. military officials sought permission to send an armed drone near a patrol of Green Berets before a deadly ambush Oct. 4 in Niger, but the request was blocked, raising questions about whether those forces had adequate protection against the dangers of their mission. New information shows the Green Beret team was part of a larger mission, one potentially more dangerous than initially described, and one believed to merit an armed drone. But the request was blocked in a chain of approval ... more »
Graphic pictures: ISIS gains ground in eastern Afghanistan
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:45 A.M.) – Contrary to the military situation in Iraq and Syria, ISIS still holds battlefield momentum in Afghanistan and is on the march against rival jihadists on the eastern border with Pakistan. Photos published by Amaq Agency on Saturday evening show ISIS elements storming undisclosed positions in the mountains of Nangarhar province […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Another high ranking Al-Qaeda emir assassinated in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 A.M.) – Another high ranking emir of the Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham terrorist group has been assassinated in the Idlib countryside. Abu ‘Abdel-Rahman Al-Muhajer was reportedly assassinated by unknown assailants inside the Idlib Governorate town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syrian opposition activists claimed on Saturday. Al-Muhajer was inside his vehicle when the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
New Details Emerge On The Deadly Niger Ambush That Killed 4 U.S. Special Forces Soldiers
*Daily Mail*: *REVEALED: Full story of deadly Niger ambush: Hero Green Beret Sgt. La David Johnson died going BACK into the kill zone to save comrades who were in a separate car... as survivors fought for their lives for TWO HOURS until French fighter jets reached them* * Sgt. La David Johnson was in an armed pick-up truck when the ambush started * His vehicle was in front of the Land Cruiser carrying Sgt. Bryan C. Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, Sgt. La David Johnson and Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright * Johnson and his vehicle escaped the fire of 50 ISIS militants but then we... more »
There are Curently Two Aircraft Carriers Near North Korea Soon To Be Joined By A Third One. This Is What They Bring
The USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean in 2013.Aiyana S. Paschal/US Navy *Business Insider:* *3 US carriers are now in the Pacific amid tensions with North Korea — here's what they bring with them* The US Navy announced on Wednesday that the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier had left the Middle East, where it was conducting operations against ISIS, and heading to the Pacific on a previously scheduled visit. The Nimitz will join two other US aircraft carriers, the USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Theodore Roosevelt, amid ongoing tensions with North Korea. North Korea has not test launched a mis... more »
Unity & Creativity in South Korea
*“World without precarious labor, world without war!”* *By ZoominKorea staff* On October 15, ten thousand people gathered in Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall to celebrate the launch of a new progressive party. The Minjung (People) Party is the amalgamation of two left-leaning parties, the New Progressive Party and the United People’s Party (Minjung Yonhap Party), and is a party of workers, farmers, urban poor, women and youth resolved to complete the “candlelight revolution” that ousted [South Korean President] Park Geun-hye earlier this year. In a statement read by the tw... more »
China's Air Force: 1,700 Combat Aircraft Ready for War
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* This is everything you need to know about Beijing's huge air force. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China and its sister branch, the PLA Naval Air Force, operate a huge fleet of around 1,700 combat aircraft—defined here as fighters, bombers and attack planes. This force is exceeded only by the 3,400 active combat aircraft of the U.S. military. Moreover, China operates a lot of different aircraft *types* that are not well known in the West. However, most Chinese military aircraft are inspired by or copied from Russian or American desi... more »
Why Russia's New 'Stealth' Submarines Have a Big Problem
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Moscow failed to develop key AIP propulsion technology for its “new” diesel submarines. Russian media has been trumpeting plans to launch two additional Lada-class diesel-electric submarines, two decades after the hull of the lead boat, the *St. Petersburg*, was laid down. Left delicately unstated in some of the press releases is that these new boats will lack the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems that were intended to be the class’s defining feature. Nuclear-powered submarines can easily cost four to eight times more than traditional dies... more »
How the GOP Became the Party of Trump
*Daniel McCarthy* *Politics, Americas* [image: A painting of U.S. President Andrew Jackson is pictured, as U.S. President Donald Trump hosts the Minority Enterprise Development Week White House awards ceremony, at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque] Trump is the effect, more than the cause, of the crisis in American government. Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party is so secure that his enemies draw a warm bath and open their veins rather than face the violent death that awaits them in their primaries. That’s the real meaning of Je... more »
The Yellen Legacy Is in Trump's Hands
*Samuel Rines* *Economics, Americas* [image: A U.S. Dollar note is seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration] Janet Yellen's legacy will be written and rewritten in coming years as the results of the policies she oversaw become clearer. There is a changing of the guard coming to the Federal Reserve (the Fed). By most accounts, the Janet Yellen era is ending. Like all Fed chairs, her legacy will be written and rewritten in coming years as the results of the policies she oversaw become clearer. And it will be written by President Donald Trump... more »
"Child Poverty in America Is Indefensible"
*"Child Poverty in America Is Indefensible"* By Prof. Alon Ben-Meir "The Trump administration’s proposals on the annual budget, the efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), and restructuring of the tax system all point to a sad and even tragic conclusion. The poor will be poorer, dilapidated towns will continue to crumble, and crime will rise; but worst of all, our underprivileged children will be weaker, suffering from a lack of medical care and malnutrition with little or no prospect for better and brighter tomorrows. The state of poverty in the United S... more »
Manhattan Town Hall with Will Wertz
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Video of FpznzDlp8rc Will Wertz, editor of EIR magazine, joins the Manhattan Project for our weekly town hall event.
A Culture Of Corruption At The FEC? You Bet!
Last week, I tried catching everyone up on the complaint *DWT* filed with the FEC last year against a cook of crooks, Nicholas Mastroianni and then-Congressman Patrick Murphy. Murphy, Upchuck Schumer's pick to run for the Florida Senate seat, was taking massive bribes from Mastroianni for help in getting wealthy Chinese "investors" into America on EB-5 visas-- same trick the Kushner-in-law family has been using to make some cash. Florida is a swingy purple state and the presidential election was very close last year. Trump edged Hillary 4,617,886 (49%) to 4,504,975 (84%). But Upch... more »
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Another Realm”
Kevin Kern, “Another Realm” - https://www.youtube.com/
The Chinese Navy Is Testing An Experimental Magnetic Propulsion System For Its Submarines
*Red October SSBN* The Red October, a fictionalized version of the Akula (NATO reporting name Typhoon) submarine, has two pumpjets built into its rear for silent propulsion (though implausibly stated to use a noisy magnetohydrodynamic drive in the movie). According to Chinese state media, the nation's new nuclear submarines will soon use a similarly silent, cutting-edge pumpjet. Paramount Pictures *Popular Mechanics*:* Chinese Navy Tests Experimental Magnetic Propulsion System* *You know, like in The Hunt for Red October. Kinda.* Engineers and scientists in China have started up t... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What's happening to this spiral galaxy? Just a few hundred million years ago, NGC 2936, the upper of the two large galaxies shown, was likely a normal spiral galaxy- spinning, creating stars- and minding its own business. But then it got too close to the massive elliptical galaxy NGC 2937 below and took a dive. Dubbed the Porpoise Galaxy for its iconic shape, NGC 2936 is not only being deflected but also being distorted by the close gravitational interaction. A burst of young blue stars forms the nose of the porpoise toward the left of the upper galaxy, while the center of the spir... more »
Chet Raymo, “Yet…”
* “Yet…”* by Chet Raymo "My suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose." - J. B. S. Haldane “Legend has it that after reciting his official recantation, kneeling on the floor of the Holy Office in Rome before assembled officials of the Inquisition, Galileo whispered, "And yet it moves." To save his life, or at least to avoid some dank dungeon and perhaps torture, the old man had publicly denied that he ever believed or taught that the Earth orbits the Sun, rather than the other way around. The public recantation was real... more »
"Why? Why Not?"
"When 'Why not do it?' barely outweighs 'Why do it?' - don't do it." ~ Mignon McLaughlin, "The Neurotic's Notebook", 1960
New Skunk Works Video Shows Past, Present, And Glimpses Of Warplanes In The Future
*Popular Mechanics:* *Can You Spot All the Legendary Planes and Future Concepts in This New Skunk Works Video?* From fighters to fusion reactors. The world famous Skunk Works development team has released a new video celebrating 75 years of cranking out some of the most amazing military aircraft the world has ever seen. The quick clip shows off aircraft from the early days of Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs division, AKA the Skunk Works, and offers glimpses of new warplanes we may see in the next 10 to 20 years. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* A lot of history ..... more »
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Official White House position on women accusing Donald Trump of sexual misconduct is that they are all liars.
.@PressSec tells @JaxAlemany that the official position is that the women who accused the President of sexual harassment are lying. pic.twitter.com/myRI5Nmdn5 — Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) October 27, 2017 Courtesy of HuffPo: *The White House on Friday confirmed its official stance on the women accusing President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct: They are lying. * *White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed the position in a press conference on Friday afternoon after CBS News reporter Jacqueline Alemany posed a question: * *“Obviously sexual harassment has been i... more »
Russian jets strike northern Hama after jihadists attack Christian city – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and Jaysh Al-‘Izza attacked the Christian city of Mhardeh, Saturday, killing two civilians and wounding three others. HTS and Jaysh Al-‘Izza fired several missiles at Mhardeh, despite no previous attacks this weekend by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and National Defense Forces (NDF). […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraqi troops find mass grave of Daesh victims in northern Iraq
The Iraqi armed forces are conducting a large-scale operation against the Daesh terrorist group in the area of Al-Huwaji in the country aimed at squeezing terrorists from the part of the country that they had controlled for several years. According to the command of the army, Iraqi troops have found a mass grave “with bodies of dead soldiers, policemen; approximately […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: ISIS falls apart in Deir Ezzor, Syrian Army liberates much of city
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored their biggest advance inside Deir Ezzor City this week, liberating two important districts and the municipal stadium. Led by the elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army attacked the Ummal and Al-Arfi districts earlier today. For several hours, the Syrian Army and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
North Korea's Neighbours Are Now Openly Debating Whether They Need Their Own Nuclear Arsenals
The launch of a Hwasong-12 missile by North Korea in September. Credit Korean Central News Agency *New York Times:* *North Korea Rouses Neighbors to Reconsider Nuclear Weapons* As North Korea races to build a weapon that for the first time could threaten American cities, its neighbors are debating whether they need their own nuclear arsenals. The North’s rapidly advancing capabilities have scrambled military calculations across the region, and doubts are growing the United States will be able to keep the atomic genie in the bottle. For the first time in recent memory, there is a... more »
Congresional Democrats Move To Block President Trump From Launching A Pre-emptive Attack On North Korea
Trump's North Korea threats are real. I will intro bill w @brianschatz & @CoryBooker to prohibit any preemptive action w/o vote by Congress. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 26, 2017 *The Guardian:* *Democrats push bill to stop a Trump pre-emptive strike on North Korea* * Conyers-Markey legislation has two Republican backers in House * President’s threat to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea fuelled nuclear war fears Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation aimed at preventing Donald Trump from launching a pre-emptive attack on North Korea, as concerns grew about the... more »
It's That Time of Year.....
......and if you don't want those little farts ringing you doorbell all evening, Earl has come up with something for your door that is sure to frighten off Trick or Treaters of any age *HERE*.
Students Encouraged To Skip Sombreros, Blackface On Halloween
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Universities are urging students in search of an attention-grabbing costume this Halloween to pass on sombreros, Native American headdresses and blackface. Those are some of the costumes grabbing the attention of university administrators who are increasingly concerned that certain costumes are becoming flashpoints in campus debates over race and culture. While […]
DeVos May Only Partly Wipe Away Some Student Loans
WASHINGTON – The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit-colleges, the Associated Press has learned, abandoning the Obama administration’s policy of fully erasing that debt. Under President Barack Obama, tens of thousands of students deceived by now-defunct for-profit schools had over $550 million in such loans canceled completely. […]
Creepy Simon Cowell
Some people say Simon Cowell isn't the charming and friendly face he appears to be. I found his donation to the IDF after they targeted and bombed 500 children to death in Palestine most... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Good Bye Barzani: The Ring To Rule Them All Was Not His To Hold
*The ousting of Barzani was a big part of the PUK stand down at Kirkuk.* *It may have been the only reason the PUK stood down- Never mind this rubbish about Iranian influence which plays right into the hands of Usrael! Which is why I was very skeptical about too many claims the push for creating a Greater Kurdistan was over. * *What seemed more likely, in my opinion, was a propaganda push to create a raison d'etre for the desired Israel 2.0. By creating the idea of Kurdistan's imminent demise, manipulators could create a greater desire, a believed necessary"justice", for politically... more »
You knew this was coming, conservatives ramping up calls for Robert Mueller's resignation.
Courtesy of Fox News (Huge surprise.): *Special Counsel Robert Mueller is facing a fresh round of calls from conservative critics for his resignation from the Russia collusion probe, amid revelations that have called into question the FBI’s own actions and potentially Mueller’s independence. * *This week’s bombshell that a controversial anti-Trump dossier was funded by the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign has Republicans asking to what extent the FBI – which received some of the findings and briefly agreed to pay the same researcher to gather intelligence on Trum... more »
Deciphering Trump’s Foreign Policy
[image: undefined] Donald Trump’s presidency, like preceding ones, is trapped by the interests of the power elite that has ruled America since World War II. The constraints imposed on domestic policy by this elite inevitably have a direct impact on America’s foreign policy. Alternative social forces, like the ones behind Trump’s presidential triumph, only have a limited impact on domestic and ultimately on foreign policy. A conceptual detour and a brief on history and on Trump’s domestic setting when he was elected will help clarifying these theses. Beyond the different costumes th... more »
"No Smooth Road..."
"Life has no smooth road for any of us; and in the bracing atmosphere of a high aim the very roughness stimulates the climber to steadier steps, till the legend, over steep ways to the stars, fulfills itself." - W. C. Doane
“Rescreening Dr. Strangelove”
*“Rescreening Dr. Strangelove”* By Hugh Iglarsh "A friend of mine saw Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” when it first opened in Paris in 1964. He and his American army friends were rolling on the floor throughout. The French audience, however, sat in stony silence. It wasn’t a comedy to them; it was a documentary. What is it now? In general, Hollywood is America dreaming – but Strangelove is something different, a “nightmare comedy,” in Kubrick’s words. It is prophecy disguised as farce – the finest dramatic analysis we have of... more »
Helicopter Crash Kills 1 U.S. Soldier, Injures 6 Others In Eastern Afghanistan
A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment shields himself from the rotor wash of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter after being dropped off for a mission with the Afghan police near Jalalabad in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 20, 2014. Lucas Jackson/Reuters *CNN*: *US service member dies in Afghanistan helicopter crash* (CNN)One US service member was killed and six other US crew members were injured in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Logar province Friday evening, according to a statement from the NATO-led coalition in that country, Operation Resolute Support. Lo... more »
Loyalty To Chinese President Xi Is Now The Most Important Criteria For Advancement In China
Image Credit: Screenshot of CCTV on Youtube *Charlotte Gao, The Diplomat*: *How Were China's Top Leaders Selected?* *China’s state media says the candidates have to meet four criteria. * One day after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) revealed its new generation of top leaders — the seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) — China’s state news agency Xinhua published a report elaborating on how the top leaders were selected from the “black box” of CCP elite politics. While it contained lengthy propaganda and numerous ambiguous descriptions, the article still implied... more »
X-Zone Broadcast Network - Robert Powell and the CSU
Robert Powell This week I spoke to Robert Powell, one of the forces behind a new organization named Scientific Coalition for Ufology (CSU). According to their press release, and to what Powell told me, the mission is to “conduct, promote and encourage rigorous scientific examination of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), commonly known as Unidentified Flying Object (UFOs). You can listen to the interview here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13125719 I did ask about the effect that Tom Delonge’s announcement, made not all that long ago about his organization, would have on the CS... more »
Prager Sues Google, YouTube Over Censorship
[image: prager-sues-google-youtube-over-censorship] Conservative media outlet PragerU has sued Google and YouTube for ideologically censoring its content.
Over 300 Syrian Special Mission soldiers deployed to Deir Ezzor for Albukamal offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – Over 300 soldiers from the Syrian Special Forces were transported from the Qamishli Military Airport to Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Interior Ministry reported on Saturday. The 300+ soldiers were deployed to the Deir Ezzor Governorate in order to participate in the upcoming offensive to liberate the Islamic State (ISIS) stronghold […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The DCCC Is Ignoring Steve King Again-- But Iowa Democrats Aren't
In 2008 Obama had a hefty win in Iowa-- 54-44% against McCain. 4 years later Obama beat Romney 52-46%. Then 2016 was a catastrophe in this once-blue-trending purple state. The Republicans started winning everywhere. The DCCC, tone def as always backed a wealthy "ex"-Republican pile of EMILY's List dung as the congressional candidate in the bluest district. The whole party fell apart. There couldn't have been a worse candidate than Monica Vernon. Except for the one the Democrats ran for president-- the polar opposite of what Iowans wanted as President. With a little caucus manipul... more »
JFK Files Prove US Gov’t Planned to Set Off Bombs Inside US, Kill Innocent People in Cuban False Flag
A damning document revealed in the JFK files that the US government planned to stage false flag attacks inside the United States to start a bogus war.
A story that hasn't caught the BBC's attention
A story I've been seeing all over my Twitter feed but which hasn't caught the BBC's attention is the remarkable story of Tal Flicker, the Israeli judo gold medal winner at a Grand Slam tournament in Abu Dhabi. who sung the Israeli national anthem quietly to himself after his UAE hosts refused to raise the Israeli flag or play the Israeli national anthem. Everyone from Ruth Davidson ("Unbelievably dignified in a really horrible situation") to Marina Hyde of the *Guardian *("Shame on the @IntJudoFed for allowing Abu Dhabi to host") has been commenting on it. Where are the BBC on thi... more »
Have I Got Martin Selmayr Jokes For You
Jared O'Mara, 2006 (band website - as per *HIGNFY*) It's been a while since I've watched *Have I Got News For You *but Sue persuaded me to give it a go this week. It was surprisingly even-handed in its mockery - and made me laugh. It's probably a sign that I take my duties as a blogger about BBC bias far, far too seriously but I made a list of all the butts of their jokes this week and, yes, it's an eclectic lot: Kim Jong-un Hipsters The Welsh Southern Rail Martin Selmayr The Daily Mail Donald Trump Boris Michael Gove Chris Heaton-Harris Jeremy Corbyn Jared O'Mara Angela Rayner Jacob... more »
Doctors warn toilet paper does little to remove feces.
Doctors warn toilet paper does little to remove feces | Daily Mail Online http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5025367/Doctors-warn-toilet-paper-does-little-remove-feces.html?ito=social-facebook Advertisements
Over a Quarter of Yellowstone’s Bison Are Set to Be Killed this Year!
Yellowstone National Park officials want to cap this winter’s cull of bison that migrate out of the park at a little more than a quarter of their August population count, according to a report they released late last week. In the park’s bison status report, officials made a suite of management recommendations for this winter, including capping the total bison killed through hunting and shipping to slaughter at 1,250. Yellowstone National Park has long been a safe refuge for bison, but these populations are being targeted by governing authorities. Yellowstone’s biologists counted 4... more »
1908 Pirates-Cubs Pennant Controversy
A lawsuit brought by an injured fan purportedly revealed that an umpire blew an important call in a 1908 baseball game.
Sam Walton and Minimum Wage
Account describes efforts by entrepreneur Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, to evade paying his employees minimum wage.
Where Are All The American ISIS Fighters?
*FOX News*:* Almost all American ISIS fighters unaccounted for, sparking fears they could slip through cracks and return* When it came to recruiting foreigners to flee the comforts of home for the battlefields of Iraq and Syria, ISIS succeeded like no other — encouraging more than 40,000 fighters from more than 110 countries to travel to the fighting fray both before and after the declaration of the “caliphate” in June 2014. Subsequently, authorities have warned about the threat of returning jihadists to their homeland and since the falls of Mosul, Raqqa and the rapidly receding f... more »
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity: Why Is It On The Increase?
By Catherine J. Frompovich Ever since the mid-1970s, I’ve been investigating, researching, studying, tracking and writing about human health anomalies, which I—as well as other... more »
RUSSIAN ECONOMY UPDATE: As inflation plunges Russia’s Central Bank cuts interest rates
Following official confirmation that the annualised rate of inflation in Russia is now 2.7% – far below the Central Bank’s 4% target – the Central Bank has bowed to the inevitable and has cut its key interest rate by 25 base points to 8.25%. Though any interest rate cut in this situation is welcome, it […] More The post RUSSIAN ECONOMY UPDATE: As inflation plunges Russia’s Central Bank cuts interest rates appeared first on The Duran.
Leadership 2018 - #skndp17 Debate Liveblog
With the first candidates' debate taking place at the Saskatchewan NDP's provincial convention, I'll take the opportunity to do a bit of liveblogging. Again, you can find my reference page for the leadership campaign here. - Highly entertaining opening bit with multiple-choice questions. Not sure if the candidates knew it was coming, but both showed plenty of humour and quick thinking in dealing with them. - Wotherspoon's opening starts with a critique of the Sask Party, but shifts into a fair bit of his own policy. (And yes, I'll be dealing with the candidates' policies in more d... more »
Quote of the day: On this new government
*"For the second time in over 20 years of MMP, the left has got, pretty much, what it wanted in a government.... **This government is already opposed to capitalism ... [yet] doesn't even realise that the biggest problems it campaigned on in the election, such as housing, healthcare, education, river pollution and welfare, are almost nothing to do with capitalism, but rather government intervention...** "This government won't do much different from National (yes you'll see uneconomic railway and tram line built instead of motorways), the difference is this lot actually believe ... more »
Russian trolls even went to far as to create a fake sex tape with a Hillary Clinton lookalike and a black man.
Really? A sex tape? Courtesy of The Daily Beast: *A Russian-government-backed “troll factory” hired a black man and a Hillary Clinton look-alike to make a sex tape, according to the first former employee of the factory’s American division to go on the record. * *Alan Baskaev worked for the troll factory, also known as the Internet Research Agency, for about six months, he told the independent Russian television channel TV Rain. And his account of the night shift at the troll factory’s American division sheds even more light on the inner workings of the Russian-sponsored effort to... more »
Where Did Venezuela's Oil MOney Go?
Hundreds of thousands of people protested against President Maduro in Caracas. Christian Veron, Reuters *PJ Media*: *Oil Reporter Details How Riches Have Ravaged Venezuela* WASHINGTON – Venezuela and Norway offer virtually opposite outcomes in the management of oil wealth. Norway’s 5.3 million citizens are now entitled to nearly $200,000 each, money that has accumulated from a $1 trillion fund the government carefully set aside and managed through the country’s massive oil and gas wealth. In Venezuela, Hugo Chávez was once in a position to be giving away hundreds of thousands of f... more »
Not A Good Week For The F-35
A electronics technician removes a broken circuit board from a piece of the F-35A's communications systems during depot-level maintenance. USAF *The Drive/War Zone*: *The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week* *Reports of hypoxia, cyber security concerns, and the need for cost review, followed the leak of highly critical review.* Whatever you might think of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, it’s safe to say that the Joint Program Office hasn’t had a particularly good week. Reports of hypoxia, cyber security concerns, and the need for a major cost review followed t... more »
MALTA'S MARK WEINGARD, 9 11, BALI BOMB
* Mark Weingard, international business entrepreneur and Malta resident.* *Mark Weingard* is based in Malta. Weingard was listed in the Panama Papers leak of 2016. beneficiary of Carragh Portfolio, a BVI company / MARK WEINGARD| ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database / MARK WEINGARD | ICIJ Offshore LeaksDatabase / Mr. Mark Andrew WEINGARD | ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database *On 9 11*, Weingard, a former trader, was due at the South Tower of the World Trade Centre. But, he did not turn up, as 'he was running late'. 13 months later, Weingard was in Singapore with his fiancée, Annika Linden, and A... more »
Bomb Attacks Rock Mogadishu
#BREAKING Car bomb targeted Hotel Naasa-Hablood 2 near presidential palace in #Mogadishu. #Somalia pic.twitter.com/6dP8tX7WcH — Mogadishu News (@MogadishuNews) October 28, 2017 *FOX News:* *13 dead, more than 16 wounded in Mogadishu hotel blast, attack* Thirteen people were killed and more than 16 wounded Saturday when Islamic militants attacked a hotel in Somalia’s capital after suicide bombers detonated two car bombs outside the entrance. The al-Shabab extremist group took responsibility for the attack on the Nasa-Hablod hotel in Mogadishu which is frequented by politicians and ... more »
Roger Harrabin spanks Lord Lawson of Blaby
(h/t Alan at Biased BBC) Aw, that's nice! The BBC's environment (activist) analyst Roger Harrabin is showing empathy towards his beleaguered colleagues at *Today *(where his reports feature regularly) after their recent "spanking" at the kinky hands of BBC Complaints: Naughty, naughty Lord Lawson! Stop saying things! But Roger is nothing if not wholly supportive of his bosses' apology, and not above handing out a "spanking" of his own: As Harry Enfield's Self-Righteous Brother Frank would shout, "Oi, Lawson and the GWPF, *no*!!!!"
"Good guy misogyny"
This is *very* *Woman's Hour*: In other words (as Lord Kinnock might put it), "Should men who say they like overweight women being overweight still be condemned because, being men, they can *never* be right (even though obesity is famously a feminist issue)?" There was lots of talk, via Jane Garvey, of "the social media gaze", of "objectifying", of things "not being fair", of "body positive" matters, and of "good guy misogyny", etc. Jane said, "Indeed", and everyone lived happily ever after.
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow...
You should know who by now More Rob Burley, *Andrew Marr Show* editor, versus the world (of Twitter), here (as ever) presented in the form of dialogue from a West End theatre play: *ROB BURLEY*: #marr in the morning: Jeremy Hunt, Diane Abbott, Sir Antony Beevor, Owen Jones, Isabel Oakeshott plus (unpictured) music from Jason Isbell. *BEN DAVIES*: Another show, another appearance for Oakeshott. Amazed she's given such freedom to express her horrid views. Down there with Hartley-Brewer. *ROB BURLEY*: First time she's ever been on Marr as it happens, but let me guess: you disagree wit... more »
Going south
(h/t DB) *...breaking news...breaking news...breaking news...* Former Labour-high-flyer-turned-high-kicker Ed Balls has been commissioned by the BBC to present a three-part series from the American Deep South. His specific purpose is to talk to Trump voters there. As Ed isn't someone you'd naturally expect to find it easy to feel empathy towards US conservatives he's probably going to have to work hard to avoid turning out a *very* predictable BBC narrative here. Will he succeed? Will he even try?
Cultural Terrorism Continues to Run Amok
Leaders at the church that George Washington attended decided that a plaque honoring the first president of the United States must be removed. Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia will take down a memorial marking the pew where Washington sat with his family, saying it is not acceptable to all worshipers. “The plaques in our sanctuary make some in our presence feel unsafe or unwelcome,” leaders said, a reference to the fact that Washington was a slaveholder. *”Some visitors and guests who worship with us choose not to return because they receive an unintended message from the pro... more »
Iceland Goes To The Polls Today
*New York Times*: *Iceland Goes to Polls Amid Scandals, Disgust and Distrust* REYKJAVIK, Iceland — As Iceland headed to the polls on Saturday to vote for members of one of the oldest Parliaments in the world, the shadow of political scandal clung to the political landscape, fomenting voter distrust and disgust. The scandals have run the gamut, from accusations of a cover-up of a letter of recommendation written by a prime minister’s father on behalf of a convicted pedophile, to the fall of another prime minister who was forced out because of his family’s ties to the Panama Papers... more »
U.S. Special Forces Do Not Have The Necessary Support To Conduct Operations In Africa
French and U.S. Army soldiers bed down during a field training exercise in Arta, Djibouti, on March 16, 2016. (U.S. Air Force) *Foreign Policy*: *Used to Afghanistan, Special Operators Suffer From Lack of Support in Africa* *Now they fear restrictions on their mission.* Fighting for their lives after driving with their Nigerien partners into a withering ambush, 11 members of the 3rd Special Forces Group called for close air support. Two French Mirage jets arrived an hour later. And when they showed up, the jets merely buzzed the battlefield and didn’t drop any bombs on the milita... more »
Congressmen Press the U.S Mint for Action on Counterfeit Gold and Silver Coins
Congressmen Alex Mooney (R-WV) and Frank Lucas (R-OK) today delivered a formal letter to the United States Mint and Secret Service, urging aggressive action on... more »
Observations on Wealth-Income Inequality (from Federal Reserve Reports)
By Charles Hugh Smith There’s a profound difference between assets that produce no income and those that produce net income. To those of us nutty... more »
The 9 Principles of Ethical Policing as Written in 1829
By Isaac Davis Policing in America today is a far cry from what policing was like just even a couple of generations ago. While it... more »
5 Ominous Revelations from JFK Files on CIA Mind Control, Assassinations, the Mafia and Terrorism
By Matt Agorist On Thursday, much to the chagrin of anyone seeking transparency, the US government released 2,800 previously classified files relating to the assassination... more »
How The Blockchain Can Free You From The Banking Industry
By Joe Jarvis The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint… that’s freedom. For many, the word...more »
Race to Albukamal: US-backed forces begin their push to ISIS stronghold
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have begun to advance towards the strategic border-city of Albukamal in the southeastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate. Units from the Syrian Democratic Forces reportedly expanded their control over new sites located south of the Al-‘Umar Fields, marking their first advance in this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia’s conclusions totally ignored in OPCW-UN JIM reports on Syria — foreign ministry
The latest report of the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) probing into reported uses of chemical agents in Syria totally ignores conclusions made by Russian specialists, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday. According to the ministry, Moscow has begun a thorough analysis of the report. “However it is evident after looking through the report […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army deploys armed drones to pulverize ISIS defenses in southeast Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:45 P.M.) – Amid the final stages of the ‘Big Dawn’ offensive, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies have begun to use armed drones to pave the way for coming advances into the Islamic State’s interior lines in southern Deir Ezzor. Barely 48 hours ago, the SAA imposed full control over […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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Cannabinoid Chronic Neuropathic Pain Treatment Gets A Patent
A cannabinoid neuropathic treatment that provided pain relief in rats for a period of eleven days after the oral administration of a single dose has received a patent and signed an intellectual property license with GB Sciences, Inc. Next up, they will work on formulations based on polymer nanoparticles with active ingredients developed by GB Sciences for the treatment of chronic pain in hopes it will be suitable for humans. read more
"Zombie Law" Fines for Distracted Walking?
*How about paying a fine for "distracted walking"?* *My only comment regarding the idea of such a law is this.... * *How dumbed down and stupid have people become that they demonstrate so very little concern for their own personal safety (and often that of their small children) that they willingly sacrifice their awareness, in whatever surroundings, to enslave themselves to a little screen?* *CBC* A private member's bill to be put forward by Ontario Liberal MPP Yvan Baker aims to curb distracted walking in the province. The move follows one U.S. city's vote that passed a historic la... more »
More Details Emerge On What Is In Those John F. Kennedy Assassination Files
In this Nov. 22, 1963 file photo, President John F. Kennedy waves from his car in a motorcade in Dallas. Riding with Kennedy are First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, right, Nellie Connally, second from left, and her husband, Texas Gov. John Connally, far left. The National Archives is due to release the John F. Kennedy assassination files on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Jim Altgens, File) *Toronto Sun/Washington Post:* *JFK files reveal sex parties, a stripper named Kitty, surveillance and assassination plots* President Donald Trump ordered the release of more than 2,800 records r... more »
First Nations Fight to Protect the Rare Spirit Bear from Hunters
“Our people do not believe in killing an animal unless it is taken for food,” says MaryAnn Enevoldsen, elected chief of the Homalco Nation An indigenous community reconnects with its heritage by working to end hunting and promote bear-watching in British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest. There are stories about the white bears that hide in the deep forest of British Columbia’s coast. Old stories, handed down from one generation to the next for thousands of years, since the last Ice Age gripped the world, and glaciers licked the edge of the rain forest. One tale, told by the Kitas... more »
FBI Memo On The John K. Kennedy Assassination: Two Persons Were Involved In The Shooting
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Zero Hedge:* *The One Paragraph You Need To Read From The JFK Assassination Files That May Change Everything* TruePundit.com warns that one haunting paragraph unearthed from 3,000 never-before-seen documents will shake Patriots to their core about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Or perhaps worse. Make that haunting three paragraphs. This is not pretty. *Read more *.... *WNU Editor*: First things first .... kudos to President Trump for releasing all of the JFK assassination files .... including the last few hundred that were delayed ... more »
Should The U.S. Support And Finance An African Military Force In The Sahel?
A C-130 U.S. Air Force plane lands as Nigerien soldiers stand in formation during the Flintlock military exercise in Diffa, Niger March 8, 2014. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo *Reuters:* *U.S. wants Sahel force strategy before giving money: officials* KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United States strongly supports an African military force to combat extremist militants in the Sahel region, but needs to see a strategy for the operation before it considers funding, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations and the U.S. Africa commander said. Washington is wary, however, of the 193-member United ... more »
Catalonia: Madrid calls Puidgemont’s bluff
Spain imposes direct rule on Catalonia; calls snap elections More The post Catalonia: Madrid calls Puidgemont’s bluff appeared first on The Duran.
Bees will only attack when provoked!
*SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2017We liberals are even more docile:* This morning's Washington Post contains a slightly overwrought letter concerning the habits of bees. Bees should *not* be confused with hornets! Whimsical heading included, the letter went something like this: *This really stung* As a professional beekeeper and former Montgomery County high school teacher, *I was upset by recent reporting regarding “bees” in The Post.* *The culprits in the incident described in the Oct. 13 Local Digest item “Bees sting dozens at Montgomery school” were undoubtedly yellow jackets or ho... more »
Evolution in action!
From Stephan Pastis' strip, Pearls Before Swine, yesterday. Click the image to be taken to a larger version at the cartoon's Web site. I resemble that remark . . . Peter
Baghdad Ups Ante Attempting To Seize Control Of Kurds’ Oil Pipeline
The fighting between the Iraqi government and the Peshmerga took another turn. Initially, Baghdad was demanding that the Kurds return all the areas that they occupied in 2014 when the Islamic State swept through Iraq. After that was largely achieved Prime Minister Haidar Abadi took another step and had federal units move on a border crossing where the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) pipeline crosses into Turkey. This was a decided escalation since the area is within the KRG, but the central government is claiming that it should have authority over all Iraqi territory and bor... more »
Social Worker Helping Troubled Teens Loses Job For Questioning Gardasil Vaccine During Planned Parenthood Required Training
*Michelle Snyder and her 12-year-old daughter Ashley* *talk about the devastating effects of the Gardasil vaccine.* *Interview here.* As a retired social worker (I worked in Child Protection) this was my worst nightmare...having an "ethical dilemma"...where my own personal ethics were in conflict with government policy. Actually, in my career I had many ethical dilemmas...almost on a weekly basis. It's part of the job. In the end, your employer hires you *because of your "gut instincts"* which the employer uses to base decisions on...yet, your "gut instincts" can get you fired... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Oct 28
2003 Bush speech said Iraq frontline of war on terror and would take time to win 2003 Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen Pace said US had to return sovereignty as soon as possible and get Iraqis to run things 2003 Powell said security number one priority in postwar Iraq otherwise nothing else would matter 2005 Cheney chief of staff Libby indicted obstruction perjury false statements for retaliating vs FmrAmb Wilson over Iraq-Niger deal 2006 ISI launched first chlorine bomb 2016 KRG PM Barzani replaced 4 Gorran ministers with 4 KDP politic... more »
The Collapse Of Paul Ryan
David Frum seems disappointed in Paul Ryan: "October 2017 is already late to recognize Donald Trump for what he is and what he is doing, and next year will be later, and the year after that later still. Someday, I’m sure, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan will unburden himself of the agonies he felt during all the time he enabled and empowered this president to do the harm under which Ryan writhed. Yet from a political rather than a moral point of view, the question, “Where were you when it counted?” is the wrong question. It always counts. It counted then, it counts now, it will coun... more »
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