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US Senate Hearing on Restricting US President’s Ability to Launch a Nuclear First Strike (Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017)
Another Irish-American US Senator from Massachusetts, who then became US President: John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Massachusetts “Senator Markey Welcomes Senate Hearing … Continue reading →
W Hudson Bay freeze-up one of earliest since 1979, not “closer to average”
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Western Hudson Bay polar bears have been leaving shore for the rapidly thickening sea ice since at least 8 November (bear above was heading out 10 Nov.). However, Polar Bears International chose not to mention the unusually early freeze-up until the week-long (5-11 November) doomsday bombardment they call “Polar Bear Week”…
Something else the climate scientists missed: outgassing due to continental drift
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From GFZ GEOFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM POTSDAM, HELMHOLTZ CENTRE When continents break it gets warm on Earth Rift zones released large amounts of CO2 from depth, which influenced global climate change The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere determines whether the Earth is in greenhouse or ice age state.…
Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Acute Cough Associated With the Common Cold
Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Acute Cough Associated With the Common Cold http://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(17)31408-3/fulltext?utm_campaign=The%20journal%20CHEST&utm_content=62866056&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook Advertisements
How to use the energy of trees to heal yourself? Taoist masters reveal a secret technique.
How to use the energy of trees to heal yourself? Taoist masters reveal a secret technique – Nexus Newsfeed https://nexusnewsfeed.com/article/consciousness/how-to-use-the-energy-of-trees-to-heal-yourself-taoist-masters-reveal-a-secret-technique/
How to Save Humanity: 15,000 Scientists Urge Action Before ‘Vast Human Misery’ Takes Over
How to Save Humanity: 15,000 Scientists Urge Action Before ‘Vast Human Misery’ Takes Over http://www.newsweek.com/how-save-humanity-15000-scientists-urge-action-vast-human-misery-takes-over-709403
Guideline Hub | High Blood Pressure – American College of Cardiology
Guideline Hub | High Blood Pressure – American College of Cardiology http://www.acc.org/guidelines/hubs/high-blood-pressure?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_post&utm_campaign=facebook_post
Secondary Syphilis – A Case Report.
Secondary Syphilis – A Case Report – Consult QD https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/2017/10/secondary-syphilis-a-case-report/amp/
Vaccine Maker Admits on FDA Website That DTaP Vaccine Causes Autism
Vaccine Maker Admits on FDA Website That DTaP Vaccine Causes Autism https://www.activistpost.com/2016/04/vaccine-maker-admits-on-fda-website-dtap-vaccine-causes-autism.html
Foods that Increase Immunity
Foods that Increase Immunity | Portea Blog https://blog.portea.com/portea/increase-your-immunity-through-immunity-boosting-foods
New study suggests it may be fructan, not gluten, that is upsetting people’s stomachs
Medical Xpress: New study suggests it may be fructan, not gluten, that is upsetting people’s stomachs https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-fructan-gluten-people-stomachs.html
Why bottled water is one of the biggest scams of the century
Why bottled water is one of the biggest scams of the century http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/why-bottled-water-is-one-of-the-biggest-scams-of-the-century-a8050841.html
Special Report: The Rohingya Refugee Crisis (Video)
*SKY News:* *Rohingya babies dumped and left to die in Myanmar crisis* Sky's Alex Crawford travels to Myanmar's Rakhine State, witnessing first-hand the military's brutal crackdown on Rohingya Muslims. We have witnessed scenes of shocking deprivation and desperation among thousands of stranded Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, including emaciated women and newborn babies who have been dumped on beaches and left to die. Sky News has managed to film the first independent evidence from Rakhine State - the centre of Myanmar's brutal crackdown against the Rohingya. It shows a truly alarming... more »
Picture Of The Day
United Aircraft Corporation *WNU Editor:* The above picture was taken from this photo-gallery .... *13 photos of the Su-57, Russia's first stealth fighter that can outmaneuver the F-22 Raptor *(Business Insider) Hat tip to Fred for this link.
Report: Attorney General Jeff Sessions Is Considering The Appointment Of A Second Special Counsel To Probe The Clintons And Former FBI Director Comey
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, pictured Nov. 2 while speaking about national security in New York, faces some tough questions from House Republicans. (Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters /Newscom) *Washington Post:* *Sessions considering second special counsel to investigate Republican concerns, letter shows* Attorney General Jeff Sessions is entertaining the idea of appointing a second special counsel to investigate a host of Republican concerns — including alleged wrongdoing by the Clinton Foundation and the controversial sale of a uranium company to Russia — and has directed senior f... more »
Did a Woman Say the Washington Post Offered Her $1,000 to Accuse Roy Moore of Sexual Abuse?
A conspiratorial web site shared a story based solely on unsourced tweets claiming the venerable newspaper paid off sources.
Venezuela's Meeting With Creditors Ends In Chaos
*Reuters:* *Venezuela offers chocolates but little else to creditors* CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s socialist government gifted chocolates to creditors on Monday, but offered no firm proposals at a brief meeting in Caracas that left investors without a clear understanding of the government’s strategy to renegotiate $60 billion in debt. President Nicolas Maduro confused investors this month with a vow to continue paying Venezuela’s crippling debt, while also seeking to restructure and refinance it. Both restructuring and refinancing appear out of the question, however, due to U.... more »
Roy Moore And Evangelical Churches Have A Catholic Priest Problem
*Meet Roy Moore: Pedophile and sexual predator, and quite possibly the next Senator from the great state of Alabama.* *-by James Newton* *Roy Moore is a pedophile.* I am the father of a young girl, and if Roy Moore did to her what the *Washington Post*’s reporting said he did-- and I believe what the *Post* has written and what subsequent reports have added in support-- he might well be a dead man, and if not dead, beaten to within a inch of being so. It turns out that this isn’t all that uncommon in the white male privileged world, probably all through society, but certainly in so... more »
Designing better ballots
Michael Byrne, Professor of Psychology and of Computer Science, Rice University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 hour ago
Have you ever struggled to understand exactly what to do inside a voting booth?
Did Trump's charm offensive work in the Philippines?
Jessica Trisko Darden, Assistant Professor of International Affairs, American University School of International Service at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 hour ago
When Obama was president, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to break up with America. Is it time to make up?
Afghanistan: Four US soldiers wounded in Taliban suicide attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 A.M.) – Four US military personnel were injured on Monday after a suicide bomber struck a convoy in southern Kandahar province. The injured are reportedly in a stable condition. The Taliban said it carried out the attack. Source: RT Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Aleppo-Hama Highway reopened for first time in five years – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – For the first time in five years, humanitarian aid trucks were able to access both government and rebel held areas along the Aleppo-Hama Highway. Humanitarian aid trucks were filmed by the pro-opposition SMART News Agency going to and from government and rebel held areas on the Aleppo-Hama Highway, Monday – […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Philippine Army continues operation to eliminate ISIS from Marawi
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 A.M.) – Government forces conducted patrols and clearance operations in devastated areas of Marawi, Saturday, several weeks after the government declared the liberation of the city. Philippine armed forces reportedly recovered 30 firearms thought to belong to the Maute Group over the weekend in Marawi’s Lake Lanao. The militants are believed to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Walk for the Salmon, Beautiful Yurok Land, Photos by Bad Bear
Walk for the Salmon Seattle to San Francisco Photos by Western Shoshone Carl Bad Bear Sampson Yurok Nation Nov. 13, 2017 Censored News . .
The America's Cup bill keeps racking up
And this is one reason I wasn't celebrating the Ministry of Yachting's America's Cup last win: because these gorgeous bastards will now have their hands in our pockets forever. The latest cost to the honest taxpayer/ratepayer: upwards of $150 million (plus stuff-ups) to build them a home on the water. Oh yes, folk will point to studies saying if "we" spend $150 million then "we" will get $300 million back. Quite apart from the returns rarely if ever being quite as juicy as those studies ever show, the bare fact remains that the "we" in the paragraph above is for the most part not ...more »
THE GUY HAVING THE SECOND-WORST NOVEMBER IN POLITICS IS STEVE BANNON
It was all going so well for Steve Bannon. He'd latched onto Roy Moore, who was already on his way to a likely victory over incumbent Luther Strange in the Alabama GOP Senate primary, and by the time Moore won, Bannon had persuaded much of the political world that he was the key to Moore's victory, that he embodied Trumpism more than Donald Trump (who endorsed Strange), and that he was going to take down incumbent after establishment incumbent in 2018. Then, in early November, this happened: Right-wing billionaire Robert Mercer ... is resigning from the hedge fund Renaissance Techn... more »
Asking Government to Regulate Farmers Markets is a Horrible Mistake
By Curtis Stone Is farmers market fraud a real problem? Some stalls at farmers markets got their produce from a central supplier instead of a... more »
DHS Plans Outdoor Biological Drill For 2018 On Border Of Oklahoma and Kansas, Spurring Protest
By Aaron Kesel Residents living in Newkirk, Oklahoma, and Kansas at the border are worried after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans... more »
Media Silent as a Record 1 Million Protesters March in Spain to End Gov’t Corruption
By Rachel Blevins Close to 1 million people took to the streets in Spain to call for the release of Catalan political prisoners—but this historic... more »
Why Giving Robots (Objects) Citizenship Is Crazy
By Vin Armani In this video, Vin Armani explains why giving robots citizenship is crazy. Is it to tax them? Is it to marry them?... more »
Florida Court Strikes Down Front-Yard Edible Gardens for Miami Shores
By Jason Erickson Apparently the right to feed yourself and your family is indeed not a fundamental one, as a Florida attorney previously declared. A... more »
“Millions of Victims”: US Aiding Massive Genocide in Yemen at Behest of Saudi Arabia
By Matt Agorist As previously reported, civilians in Yemen are suffering from an intense and widespread humanitarian crisis. Staggering numbers include 7 million civilians in... more »
Here’s Why Your Local TV News is About to Get Even Worse
By Margot Susca, American University School of Communication Considering the history of television news a few years ago, iconic anchor Ted Koppel declared that CBS’... more »
EU Prepares Sanctions Against Venezuela
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro waves as he arrives for a rally with supporters in Caracas, Venezuela November 7, 2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS/Files *Reuters:* *EU readies sanctions on Venezuela, approves arms embargo* BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers approved economic sanctions, including an arms embargo, on Venezuela on Monday, saying regional elections last month marred by reported irregularities had deepened the country’s crisis. Anxious not to push Caracas any closer to economic and political collapse as debt restructuring talks begin... more »
Oregon’s Infamous Exploding Whale
The Oregon Department of Transportation once tried to remove a troublesome dead whale from the shoreline by blowing it up, with calamitous results.
Tu-160M2: Everything We Know About Russia's New Super Bomber
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * An old bomber is learning some new tricks Early next year in February, the first of Russia’s new production Tupolev Tu-160M2 Blackjack supersonic strategic bombers will take to the air. The new bomber is essentially a prototype of a next generation variant of the venerable Blackjack, the first generation of which was built during the 1980s in the last days of the Soviet Union. Russia operates 16 of the surviving aircraft as long-range cruise missile carriers as a key part of its strategic bomber force. The aircraft have performed well during Russia’... more »
Revenge of the TPP?
*Scott B. MacDonald* *Economics, Asia* [image: Anchored container ships and with other vessels sit offshore near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach] The Trans-Pacific Partnership is back on the menu for a number of Asia-Pacific countries. And with America on the sidelines, U.S. exports could suffer. One of the first actions that Donald Trump did when he came into office was to pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade deal he called a “disaster.” According to him, past U.S. leaders were inept on trade and his administration’s approach would s... more »
Here Is How America Can Bring Peace to Ukraine
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Europe* If Washington were to take NATO membership off the table, it would remove Moscow’s incentive to keep the Ukrainian conflict alive. The Trump administration reportedly plans to propose a peacekeeping force for Ukraine. The initiative would have a greater chance of success if Washington offered a package that made Ukraine a neutral country, backed by a promise not to further expand NATO. Washington policymakers just can’t seem to imagine life without an enemy. However, the supposed Russian menace falls short. Vladimir Putin is an unpleasant autocra... more »
Trump Is Right about Iran, but His Approach to the Nuclear Problem Is Wrong
*Emily B. Landau, Avner Golov* *Security, Middle East* [image: An undated photo released by Iran's Army on November 20, 2010 shows an anti-aircraft missile S-200 being launched during a war game from an unknown location in Iran.] If the administration is not able to effectively implement its policy on Iran due to lack of cooperation, then the party that will benefit is Tehran. Positions on both sides of the debate over the JCPOA have become firmly entrenched, and more often than not arguments in op-eds and on social media are presented in a manner that precludes anything that eve... more »
America Has Failed Its Goal of Rebuilding Afghanistan
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* [image: An Afghan policeman keeps watch near the site of a blast in Kabul] The noble goal has clearly failed. Since the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was established in December 2001, there have been fifteen U.S. and alliance commanders tasked with leading the mission in Afghanistan. The paradigm in Afghanistan has largely been the same over those many years: at first, destroy Al Qaeda’s leadership and terrorist infrastructure for their attacks on 9/11; then, nation-build to create from scratch an Afghan poli... more »
China's Air Force Is Getting Ready to Fight Wars Abroad
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is starting to make headway in developing an expeditionary capability. China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is starting to make headway in developing an expeditionary capability as Beijing continues its rise as a great power according to a new RAND Corporation study. While initially focusing on “non-war” operations involving airlifters, it is likely that the PLAAF will eventually develop robust expeditionary capabilities for its combat aircraft too. PLAAF fighter aircraft already d... more »
What is the Purple Glow at Fukushima Daiichi Visible on Webcam 4
I noticed the glow today by the large (slightly leaning) vent tower:
U.S. Officials Admit That They Are Arming Iranian-Backed Militants in Iraq?
Image shows Abrams tank flying flag of the Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, an Iraqi group which supports Syrian government and is backed by Iran. Middle East Eye *Washington Free Beacon:* *U.S. Admits Possible Role in Arming Iranian-Backed Militants in Iraq* *Lawmakers allege State Dept. covering up U.S. military support to IRGC.* U.S. officials acknowledged Iranian-backed forces in Iraq could be using American-made arms, an admission that comes amid growing concern on Capitol Hill the U.S. government is quietly working with militia fighters in Iraq who are directly tied to the Islamic... more »
Is MBS now looking for war? If so will it be against Hezbollah in Lebanon or against Qatar?
Rumours of Saudi military strike against Iran's Middle East allies Hezbollah and Qatar sweep the Middle East More The post Is MBS now looking for war? If so will it be against Hezbollah in Lebanon or against Qatar? appeared first on The Duran.
On The Flippability Of Congress
*This was originally written as part of today's first post, so if you haven't already done so, you might want to read that for context.* Catherine Vaughan is the CEO of Flippable, a Democratic organization founded right after last year's election by a gaggle of Hillary Clinton staffers who want to flip red districts blue. Catherine, like so many establishment Democrats, uses the word "progressive" as though it is interchangeable with the word "Democrat," which it surely isn't. But a post she wrote claiming credit-- deserved credit-- for flipping some of the Virginia legislative di... more »
Q: Do free trade agreement promote free trade? A: No, but ...
Q: Do free trade agreement promote free trade? A: No, but they're a long way better than trade *dis*agreements -- or no trading with others at all. Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
3 Characteristics of a True Political Awakening
*Sigmund Fraud* - Unity is the one thing that any political elite has always feared the most. The post 3 Characteristics of a True Political Awakening appeared first on Waking Times.
Update: Drama in Snowflake Academy
Snowflakes: Overly sensitive persons, incapable of dealing with any opinions differing from their own. Snowflakes are light-weight and suffer meltdown when exposed to the light or heat of complex ideas in conflict. They can often be seen congregating in “safe zones” on college campuses. Professor Jordan Peterson is pushing back against embedded social justice […]
.22LR as a defensive round, revisited
Some years ago I wrote an extended article on the use of the .22 Long Rifle round for personal defense. It has its drawbacks, sure, but if you're prepared to put in the time and effort to master it (and I mean *really* master it, to the point of hitting a rolling ping-pong ball seven out of ten times at ranges of ten to fifteen feet in rapid fire) it'll certainly get the job done. Last weekend, via an e-mail list of which I'm a member, I came across this article at Tactical Life. The Beretta Model 70 and the functionally identical Model 71, both in .22 LR, have served with great ... more »
Alice Embree : METRO | Rev. Bob Breihan (1925-2017) was a courageous fighter for social justice
He opened the Methodist Student Center to an alternative view of the world during a period of tremendous upheaval. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | November 13, 2017 Listen to Thorne Dreyer‘s hour-long Nov. 29, 2013 Rag Radio … finish reading Alice Embree : *METRO* | Rev. Bob Breihan (1925-2017) was a courageous fighter for social justice
Will Eating Too Many Bananas Kill You?
Eating six or seven bananas at once will not expose you to death from a lethal potassium overdose.
Has President Trump's Policies Fed China's Rise As World Power?
China's President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for President Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Miodrag Soric, DW*: *Donald Trump's policies have fed China's rise as world power* Donald Trump's "America First" mantra won him the presidential election, but it may have cost the US its place as world superpower. China is hot on America's heels economically and politically, writes DW'S Miodrag Soric. US President Donald Trump's rants about China during his election campaign were loud and clear. He claimed that China had been "ripping off" t... more »
It looks like conservative darling actor James Woods is about to be Harvey Weinsteined.
Weeds star Elizabeth Perkins holds sign naming actor James Woods as she joins hundreds of women at the #MeToo ... https://t.co/Ugqs9d76p4 pic.twitter.com/7f3AiQ1Wyf — Hollywood Mine (@Hollywood_Mine) November 13, 2017 Courtesy of the Daily Beast: *Elizabeth Perkins called out the actor James Woods on Sunday, holding a sign bearing the words “James Woods #MeToo” as she joined a Los Angeles march designed to raise awareness of sexual assault and sexual harassment, and to demonstrate solidarity with the victims. * *It is not clear if Perkins is accusing Woods of sexual misconduct.* ... more »
X22 Report, “The Bailout Legislation Begins Before The System Collapses”
X22 Report, “The Bailout Legislation Begins Before The System Collapses” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVtTOM6wYZ8 Related followup report: 22 Report, “First Power Grid Drill, Now A Biological Attack Drill, What's Next?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8F6H2NLLXM
Emulate Russian Realism
*Paul R. Pillar* *Russia Syria Iran, Middle East* Donald Trump seems eager to learn at the knee of Vladimir Putin. During his Asian trip, Trump expressed his willingness to believe Putin’s denials about Russian interference in last year’s U.S. election, rather than the judgment of U.S. security agencies that there was indeed such interference. He later only grudgingly backtracked, with the backtracking accompanied by a fusillade of invective against former U.S. intelligence and security chiefs who had spoken out on the matter. Underlying Trump’s attitude toward Putin is author... more »
Emulate Russian Realism
*Paul R. Pillar* *Russia Syria Iran, Middle East* Donald Trump seems eager to learn at the knee of Vladimir Putin. During his Asian trip, Trump expressed his willingness to believe Putin’s denials about Russian interference in last year’s U.S. election, rather than the judgment of U.S. security agencies that there was indeed such interference. He later only grudgingly backtracked, with the backtracking accompanied by a fusillade of invective against former U.S. intelligence and security chiefs who had spoken out on the matter. Underlying Trump’s attitude toward Putin is author... more »
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Fields of Coral”
Vangelis, “Fields of Coral” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad1wFWdmZUs
"A Look to the Heavens"
“While drifting through the cosmos, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud became sculpted by stellar winds and radiation to assume a recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is embedded in the vast and complex Orion Nebula (M42). A potentially rewarding but difficult object to view personally with a small telescope, the above gorgeously detailed image was recently taken in infrared light by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope in honor of the 23rd anniversary of Hubble's launch. * Click image for larger size.* The dark molecular cloud, roughly 1,500 light years dis... more »
"Decisions..."
"Except for totally impulsive or psychotic behavior, every human decision comes down to the choice between two alternatives." - Jeff Duntemann
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 13, 2017
Hezbollah. YouTube *Sulome Anderson, Esquire*: *A New War in the Middle East?* *On the ground with Hezbollah in South Lebanon.* While America churns in a frenzy of Trump-related news, the Middle East may be quietly devolving into further chaos. In the days since Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri announced his surprise resignation this past weekend, one question has moved quickly to the fore: Is another war brewing in the region? The question comes, in large part, because of the strange circumstances surrounding Hariri’s resignation on Saturday. In a televised address from Saudi... more »
How the labor law changes screw workers
[image: eecc41.JPG] *Aboriginal performers at a resort* Kassy Cho on Twitter explains: Currently, Taiwanese workers are entitled to 1 fixed day off and 1 flexible day off per week. If you work on your flexible day off, it’s considered overtime, and you should be paid in increments of 4 hours. i.e. 1–4 hours counts as 4 hours, 4-8 hours counts as 8 hours and so on Employees are legally entitled to 7 holiday days a year in their first 2 years at the company, increasing to 10 days for their 3rd and 4th years, and 14 days after 5 years and so on, with a max of 30 holiday days after wor... more »
"Proof of US Failure" If Syrian Army Captures Boukamal/Abu Kamal, City From ISIS
*Link* "If the government takes Boukamal, they will show that they can control this area and can push back U.S. proxies *Proof of US failure if ISIS does not succeed against Syria's army... ponder that?* Syrian troops and allied militias, including Iraqi Shiite groups and the Lebanese Hezbollah, are now attempting to wrest control of the militants’ last stronghold in the country. *Capturing Boukamal and gaining access to the border crossing will facilitate the flow of fighters and weapons between Syria and Iraq, while also helping Iran secure a land bridge to the Mediterranean, acco... more »
Supreme Court to Consider California Law Forcing Pro-lifers to Promote Abortion
[image: supreme-court-to-consider-california-law-forcing-pro-lifers-to-promote-abortion] The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging a California law requiring crisis-pregnancy centers to tell their clients how to obtain state-subsidized abortions.
Russia, Saudi Arabia sign air defense contracts
Russia and Saudi Arabia have signed contracts on air defense, Head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev told Rossiya 24 on Monday. “We have well-known contracts on air defense and other issues, which have been signed,” Shugayev said, giving no details on the particular systems. Earlier, the press service of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army keeps rolling near Idlib border as HTS loses another town
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their large-scale assault in the northeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate, tonight, targeting the Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham terrorist group’s last positions near the Idlib Governorate border. Led by the Qalamoun Shield forces of the 3rd Division, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi Arabia refuses to reopen vital Yemeni port
The Saudi-led coalition will take steps in the coming 24 hours to ease the blockade on Yemen — but will not reopen a key rebel-held port to aid shipments unless tighter inspections are put in place, Saudi Arabia’s U.N. ambassador said Monday. The coalition fighting rebels in Yemen shut down the country’s land, sea and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraqi forces cross Euphrates to liberate several villages near Syrian border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces continued their offensive in the western countryside of the Al-Anbar Governorate, Monday, liberating several villages located west of the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last stronghold, Al-Rawah. Backed by Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Units), the Iraqi Army’s 7th and 8th divisions crossed the Euphrates River to attack a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Complete field update of Deir Ezzor battle: map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) took a short break in the southeastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor, today, after advancing more than 30 km along the Mayadeen-Albukamal Road. Instead of launching a ground assault, the Syrian Army allowed their air force and the Russian Aerospace Forces to hammer the Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Putin and Erdogan hold joint press conference in Sochi – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 P.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi on Monday hailing that relations between the two countries “can be considered completely restored”. Putin said: “If over the past year, we had losses in turnover by 43%, then this year, the growth [of the turnover] has […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army pushes towards Idlib border in latest offensive – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) renewed their powerful offensive in the northeastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this week, targeting the Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham terrorist group’s last positions near the Idlib Governorate border. Led by the Qalamoun Shield forces of the 3rd Division, the Syrian Arab Army has […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
15,000 scientists just gave a catastrophic warning about the fate of humanity
“Many of our current practices put at serious risk the future that we wish for human society and the plant and animal kingdoms, and may so alter the living world that it will be unable to sustain life in the manner that we know.” “Humanity has failed to make sufficient progress in generally solving these foreseen environmental challenges, and alarmingly, most of them are getting far worse,” they write. This letter, spearheaded by Oregon State University ecologist William Ripple, serves as a “second notice,” the authors say: “Soon it will be too late to shift course away from our f... more »
World News Briefs -- November 13, 2017 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters*: *Myanmar military denies atrocities against Rohingya, replaces general* YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar’s army released a report on Monday denying all allegations of rape and killings by security forces, having days earlier replaced the general in charge of the operation that drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. No reason was given for Major General Maung Maung Soe being transferred from his post as the head of Western Command in Rakhine state, where Myanmar’s military, known as the Tatmadaw, launched a sweeping counter-insurgency operation in Aug... more »
"How the GOP Tax Plan Rips Off the Middle Class"
*"How the GOP Tax Plan Rips Off the Middle Class"* by Bill Bonner "Yesterday, Senate Republicans announced their proposed tax reform measures. Instead of eliminating the inheritance tax - like the House version does - the Senate proposal would increase the exemption by $5 million per person. And instead of cutting business taxes right away, the cuts wouldn’t happen until 2019. We never met a tax cut we didn’t like. But we never met anything quite like the latest proposals from Republicans… *Rich corpses: *We’ve been writing about the future. We’ve seen that technology doesn’t alway... more »
The Mountain People
Anthropologist Colin Turnbull was born London in 1924, and raised in a surreal upper class family, which he described in his important book, The Human Cycle. World War Two jolted the pampered lad into the bloody real world. In the 1950s, he spent lots of time in the Congo, with the Mbuti Pygmies, who inspired his masterpiece, The Forest People. It was a beautiful life-changing experience to live with healthy, happy humans who were profoundly in love with their sacred forest — nothing like the zombies of England. When war in the Congo zapped his plans for another visit, he acc... more »
The BBC finds Nick Bryant wanting
Oh my! The BBC Complaints process actually finds a senior BBC reporter wanting: It's typical though that they only "partly upheld" the complaint. The fine folk who reside in the desparate-last-ditch-effort sector of the BBC's complaints process (of what scientific pedigree or level of knowledge?) still judged the main thrust of Nick's report to be "soundly-based", even though they found him to be grossly inaccurate on that one specific point... ...which, I must say, is jolly nice of them.
(Not) In praise of Quentin Sommerville - an updated post
*This post has been updated - as you'll see....* *I've left the original wholly intact, so you can see me falling flat on my face!* One BBC reporter I do admire is Quentin Sommerville. Yes, he's typically BBC in his views (as expressed on Twitter), but he strikes me as fundamentally decent and brave. He's best known, of course, for getting high and laughing uncontrollably while reporting in front of a pile of burning narcotics. (See the attached link!) His latest 'scoop', however, is a stonking 'exclusive': Dirty Secret, the deal that saved the Islamic State in Raqqa. All cred... more »
Would An Israeli - Hezbollah War Be A Disaster?
Hezbollah parading its military equipment in Qusayr, Syria, November 2016. (Twitter) *Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel*: *Even with the Saudis cheering, war with Hezbollah would spell disaster* *Amid upheaval in Lebanon, Nasrallah claims Riyadh is pushing Israel to strike his group, but that wouldn’t serve Jerusalem’s interests.* With Saudi-supported Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s surprise resignation last week, and Riyadh’s increasingly bellicose language toward Hezbollah, a formerly quiet ally in Israel’s opposition to the Iran-backed terrorist group has come to the fore.... more »
Could Anyone Stop Trump from Launching Nukes? The Answer: No
Here's a question rarely raised before Donald Trump ran for the White House: If the president ordered a pre-emptive nuclear strike, could anyone stop him?
Singh Sabha Gurdwara
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An Endorsement That Means Something-- Bernie Backs IronStache For Paul Ryan's Seat
Endorsements for candidates by other politicians don't generally mean much. They can even backfire... look what Trump's endorsements did for North Carolina Congresswoman Renee Ellmers. An incumbent, she lost her House seat. And look what happened when Trump endorsed-- multiple times-- Luther Strange. Though he spent millions of dollars more than crackpot pedophile Roy Moore, Trump's endorsement didn't do *bupkis* for Strange. And his endorsement for Ed Gillespie in Virginia actually caused Gillespie to sink in the polls. He was defeated-- by a far greater margin than anyone predi... more »
Israel Raises Alert Level Fearing Islamic Jihad Retaliation for Gaza Tunnel Bombing
Israeli soldiers near Gaza after Israel bombed a cross-border attack tunnel, October 30, 2017. Eliyahu Hershkovitz *Haaretz*: *Israel Raises Alert Level Fearing Islamic Jihad Retaliation for Gaza Tunnel Bombing; Anti-rocket Systems Deployed* Nation-wide heightened alert follows threats by Gaza-based militant group to avenge killing of 12 of its fighters; comes amid raised tensions in Israel's north after army downs Syrian drone The Israeli military took a number of steps on Monday to raise the alert level across the country. The move was apparently taken after Gaza-based militant... more »
Imagine the furore
Imagine the furore if a Conservative MP had called a black Labour candidate a "ghetto boy" and worse. The BBC / Labour Party would be screaming in outrage and the Conservative politician would be hounded until they retired from public life. No excuse would be accepted, zero tolerance for racism would be the cry of the sjw mob. Oddly, or not, when it's a Labour MP who has made such comments then the BBC are completely uninterested in reporting the story, indeed they actively ignore it. Thanks to Guido Fawkes today, there's plenty of coverage online, here's one excerpt: 'Labour ... more »
Turkey replaces the US as Russia’s key Middle Eastern partner from the “other side”
During his meeting with Turkey's President Erdogan, President Putin made it clear that in spite of some lingering differences, Russia and Turkey have a relationship based on respect, pragmatism and the kind of flexibility that the US President is not allowed to exercise. More The post Turkey replaces the US as Russia’s key Middle Eastern partner from the “other side” appeared first on The Duran.
Roy Moore vs. Doug Jones: Real Scandal in Alabama Senate Race
[image: roy-moore-vs-doug-jones-real-scandal-in-alabama-senate-race] Scandals take many forms. Consider, for instance, that Democrat Doug Jones, Judge Moore’s opponent, is pro-prenatal infanticide. It means Jones believes in the murder of underage girls — and boys. That’s beyond scandalous.
Trump Has Cordial Meeting With Philippine President Duterte
[image: trump-has-cordial-meeting-with-philippine-president-duterte] President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met in Manila on November 13 “to discuss a broad range of shared interests and priorities.”
McCain Takes Different Positions on Moore and Kennedy Scandals
[image: mccain-takes-different-position-on-moore-and-kennedy] John McCain is ready for Judge Roy Moore to drop out of his Alabama U.S. Senate race, over a mere allegation. Yet he never made any public statement against fellow liberal Senator Edward Kennedy, whose actions left a young woman dead in 1969.
Churches Ramp Up Protection Following Texas Rampage
[image: churches-ramp-up-protection-following-texas-rampage] Many churches are waking up to their vulnerability after the Texas church shooting, and more members are carrying concealed in churches and being trained how to respond to violent attackers.
Dennis Kucinich Discusses the ‘Permanent Government’ behind US Foreign Intervention
[image: undefined] In a recent interview with host Wilmer Leon at the Inside the Issues show, former presidential candidate and United States House of Representatives Member Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) discussed how what Kucinich terms the “permanent government” has worked to ensure the United States continues pursuing destructive foreign interventions and to keep America “at the precipice of a much wider war” irrespective of who is president. “There’s an unbroken line going back over the last 30 years where American presidents have continued to proceed with an interventionism that has b... more »
Dennis Kucinich Discusses the ‘Permanent Government’ behind US Foreign Intervention
[image: undefined] In a recent interview with host Wilmer Leon at the Inside the Issues show, former presidential candidate and United States House of Representatives Member Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) discussed how what Kucinich terms the “permanent government” has worked to ensure the United States continues pursuing destructive foreign interventions and to keep America “at the precipice of a much wider war” irrespective of who is president. “There’s an unbroken line going back over the last 30 years where American presidents have continued to proceed with an interventionism that has b... more »
Dennis Kucinich Discusses the ‘Permanent Government’ behind US Foreign Intervention
[image: undefined] In a recent interview with host Wilmer Leon at the Inside the Issues show, former presidential candidate and United States House of Representatives Member Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) discussed how what Kucinich terms the “permanent government” has worked to ensure the United States continues pursuing destructive foreign interventions and to keep America “at the precipice of a much wider war” irrespective of who is president. “There’s an unbroken line going back over the last 30 years where American presidents have continued to proceed with an interventionism that has b... more »
Dennis Kucinich Discusses the ‘Permanent Government’ behind US Foreign Intervention
[image: undefined] In a recent interview with host Wilmer Leon at the Inside the Issues show, former presidential candidate and United States House of Representatives Member Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) discussed how what Kucinich terms the “permanent government” has worked to ensure the United States continues pursuing destructive foreign interventions and to keep America “at the precipice of a much wider war” irrespective of who is president. “There’s an unbroken line going back over the last 30 years where American presidents have continued to proceed with an interventionism that has b... more »
Does a Video Show Needlessly Wasted Food at an Ohio Walmart?
A misleading viral video that purports to show wasted food at a store in Celina, Ohio in fact shows the aftermath of a devastating tornado and the ensuing loss of power.
Losing the plot
*This* was the lead story on tonight's BBC One *News at Six*: Good evening and welcome to the BBC's *News at Six.* Ever since the Brexit vote MPs on all sides of the Commons have been demanding a greater say in how it's achieved. Today the Government appears to have offered a major concession. The Brexit Secretary David Davis says a vote on the final deal will be guaranteed by a new piece of legislation. Labour has called it "a climb-down". But the offer came with a warning: If MPs do vote against the deal, whatever it is, the Government says that Britain will still leave the EU, ... more »
Friendship Between A Husky And A Duck Surprised A Small Town In Minnesota
Interspecies relationships aren’t just about fighting for survival. Sometimes animals form the most unusual friendships, and this story is perfect proof that fur and feathers can get along just fine. Max the dog was 5 years old when Patrick and Kirsten Riley of Strout, Minnesota adopted him. He quickly became friends with Sasha, another Husky they had at the time. However, Sasha’s time ran out and she passed away, opening a void of loneliness in Max’s heart. A void that was soon filled by a duck. When Patrick and Kirsten adopted Quackers, Max immediately took a liking to him. “Max... more »
New accuser comes forward and claims that Roy Moore sexually assaulted her when she was only fifteen years old.
"He said 'You're just a child.' And he said, 'I am the District Attorney of Etowah County. And if you tell anyone about this, no one will ever believe you," accuser Beverly Young-Nelson says Roy Moore told her after the alleged sexual assault. (via CBS) pic.twitter.com/3GZNQqIO0A — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 13, 2017 Courtesy of CBS News: *Nelson describes her first encounters when she was 15 years old working as a waitress at a local restaurant after school. * *She said Moore, DA of Etowah County, was a regular customer where he would often pull the ends of her hair a... more »
Terrifying New Revelation for Trump Supporters: The Resistance Under New Management
Dustin 28 has returned with a TERRIFYING new revelation for Trump supporters & a message of HOPE for Antifa and all other #RESISTANCE fighters. pic.twitter.com/REmj93zYjp — Boston Antifa (@AntifaBostonUSA) November 13, 2017 * via #Beverly Hills ANTIFA 90210*
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"What A Privilege!"
“Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you say, “This is what I need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to that moment- not discouragement- you will find the strength there. Any disaster you can survive is an improvement in your character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow. Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments which seemed to be great failures, followed by wreckage, were the incident... more »
“Choose Your Words: Failure”
*“Choose Your Words: Failure”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM “When the word failure comes up, it’s a call for us to apply a more enlightened consciousness to the matter at hand. The word failure puts forward a very simplistic way of thinking that allows for only two possibilities: failure or success. Few things in the universe are black and white, yet much of our language reads as if they are. The word failure signifies a paradigm in which all subtlety is lost. When we regard something we have done, or ourselves, as a failure, we lose our ability to see the truth, which is no doub... more »
Free Download: Aldous Huxley, “Brave New World"
“O, wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O, brave new world, That has such people in't!” - William Shakespeare, “The Tempest” (V, 1) “Till at last the child's mind is these suggestions, and the sum of the suggestions is the child's mind. And not the child's mind only. The adult's mind too- all his life long. The mind that judges and desires and decides- made up of these suggestions. But all these suggestions are our suggestions...” - “Brave New World: Suggestions from the State” • Freely download “Brave New World", by Aldous Huxley here: - htt... more »
Hunger Striker on Jeju Island Opposing New Airfield
*Catholic Father Mun meets with Jeju Island hunger striker Kim Kyeongbae as he reaches his 35th day without food. Kim is a farmer and opposes the new Jeju Island 2nd airport project on a part of the island near the new Navy base. Many believe that the proposed new airport would also serve as an Air Force facility and be used in conjunction with the new Navy base in Gangjeong village.* Joyakgol (who recently came to Maine for our peace walk in Bath) provides us with the following update about the hunger strike and growing movement on Jeju Island, South Korea to oppose a 2nd airpor... more »
Good First Steps By The Army On Reforming The Acquisition System
*Dan Goure* *Security, * Can the Army fashion a modernization command that is goal- or output-focused instead of the current process-oriented system? Just a month ago, the U.S. Army’s top leaders, Acting Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy and Chief of Staff General Mark Milley, announced the most far-reaching reforms of the acquisition system in two generations. A new command will be created by mid-2018 to manage and streamline Army modernization. As described by General Milley, the reasons for this change are: to put the modernization process under one roof; realign authorities... more »
The Strange Story of How Nazi Germany's Fighter Planes Saved Israel
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * No, this is not fake news. When Israel declared independence from British colonial rule in May 1948, it immediately went to war with the neighboring Arab states. One of the first weapons Israel acquired was a fighter plane designed by a country that had sought the extinction of the Jewish people. The German Messerschmitt Bf.109 — later re-designated Me.109 — was the most advanced fighter plane of its time when it *first saw combat* in 1937 in the Spanish Civil War. Flown by German pilots in support of General Franco’s Nationalists, Bf. 109s secur... more »
Is Trump Getting A Bad Rap On His Asia Trip?
The US media (and some neocon politicians) are furious that President Trump didn't lecture Philippine President Duterte on human rights and that he dared speak with Russian President Putin. How dare he listen to Putin on meddling our elections and raise doubts about the US intelligence community's conclusions! They would never lie to us...would they? All in all, however, there are more positives than negatives, as we discuss in today's Liberty Report:
Two Haida film-makers are just launching film about the true stories of Sasquatch
Sasquatchn is a powerful Indigenous documentary that uncovers secret knowledge about Bigfoot, and reveals a unbelievable message for all of mankind. Sasquatch is the guardian of the forest, and when it comes across areas that are clear cut, Sasquatch becomes confused. Two Haida film-makers—Kerr Moraes-Sugiyama, and Tamara Bell—are revealing secret society Indigenous knowledge about the great mystery of Sasquatch in their film called Sasquatch’n. The film will air on APTN in January, 2018. Moreas-Sugiyama and Bell venture deep into the mystery of the creature, looking at it from In... more »
Obama greens are running the Trump negotiating team at the UN climate summit
Andrew Rakestraw is co-facilitator of the Transparency Framework, along with Xiang Gao from China. Transparency here means who is giving what money to whom under the so-called "financial mechanisms" of the Paris Agreement.
California Gov accepts The obvious: ‘The economy would collapse’ if oil stops pumping
California Gov. Jerry Brown suggested Sunday that immediately banning all fossil fuel production in his state could lead to economic crisis and possible armed revolution.
Did Saudi Arabia Behead Its First Robot Citizen?
A satirical web site fooled some readers with a fabrication based on a recent international news story.
Actor Harry Shearer Leaving ‘The Simpsons?’
A rumor holding that actor Harry Shearer had announced his departure from "The Simpsons" in November 2017 were unfounded.
Media Silent as a Record 1 Million Protesters March in Spain to End Gov’t Corruption
[image: spain]The media focused on anything but the unprecedented protest in Spain, in which around 1 million people called for the release of 8 political prisoners.
Uber Driver Arrested, Charged With a Felony—For Returning a Lost iPhone
[image: uber]An Uber driver got arrested for felony grand larceny even after she'd returned an iPhone which a reportedly drunk and belligerent passenger left behind.
A photograph of British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson standing with the elusive Russian "Professor" shows up on social media. Uh oh.
Update: I did some extra digging. The Olga account in question liked a pic of a certain man in London. That certain man was at an event attended by Mifsud and Boris Johnson two weeks ago where this pic was taken. Isn't that Mifsud on the left with the British foreign secretary? pic.twitter.com/fTNJSnwPLp — Gavin Sheridan (@gavinsblog) November 11, 2017 Yep, that's who that is alright. Courtesy of Politico: *A photograph has emerged of British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson with the “London professor” whose alleged high-level Kremlin contacts have led to him featuring in the FBI... more »
U.S. And Russian Envoys Meet To Discuss A U.N. Peacekeeping Force For Ukraine
Kurt Volker, the U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations, last met Kremlin aide Vladislav Surkov on October 7 in Belgrade. *RFE:* *U.S., Russia Envoys To Discuss Peacekeeping Force For Ukraine * The U.S. envoy for efforts to end the Ukrainian conflict, Kurt Volker, is set to meet with Kremlin aide Vladislav Surkov on November 13 to explore deploying United Nations peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine. Volker has said he would meet Surkov in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, for a “discussion of principles” to see if they can agree on what a peacekeeping force might look like. “... more »
EDWARD LEAR
*Kinchenjunga from Darjeeling (1877) by Edward Lear.* *Edward Lear*, a genius, painted and wrote poems. He was a friend to everyone: Lord Tennyson, Wilkie Collins, Robert Browning, Queen Victoria... "Holman Hunt called him 'beyond doubt the most considerately kind and good-natured man alive'. "On his travels around the world, he kept in touch with up to 400 different correspondents." dailymail ... *Lear wrote 'The Owl and the Pussycat':* *They dined on mince, and slices of quinceWhich they ate with a runcible spoon;* *And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,They danced ... more »
UN-Backed Peacekeepers In Sub-Saharan Africa Have Lost Enough Arms Over The Past Two Decades To Arm An Army
UN peacekeepers in Liberia. Photo: UNMIL/Staton Winter *Al Jazeera*: *UN peacekeeping arms losses could equip an army: report* UN-backed peacekeepers have lost enough guns and ammunition in sub-Saharan Africa over the past two decades to arm an army, according to a study by the Small Arms Survey. The research group's director, Eric Berman, said peacekeepers have lost "at least thousands of weapons and millions of rounds of ammunition" this century, often handing them over to local fighters without putting up a fight. Losses range from pistols and bullets to heavy machine guns, mor... more »
An In-Depth Look At How Five U.S. Soldiers Were Killed By 'Friendly Fire' In Afghanistan
*CBS*:* Why were five U.S. soldiers killed by an American bomber in Afghanistan?* *A classified report blames human error for the deadliest friendly fire incident of the Afghan War involving U.S. soldiers. Soldiers who were there say that's wrong* On this Veteran's Day weekend, as the Trump White House plans to send more troops and planes into Afghanistan, we bring you a cautionary tale of how five U.S. soldiers -- including two Green Berets -- died there on the night of June 9th, 2014. The Pentagon concluded the deaths were an "avoidable" accident -- known by the contradictory ... more »
BBC Forced To Withdraw Fake Sea Level Claims
By Paul Homewood http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/comp-reports/ecu/theworldatone270317 Readers may recall an item on the BBC World at One back in March about rising sea levels in Florida, when their correspondent claimed that: 1) Rising seas and flooding are turning Miami Beach into a modern day Atlantis, the city being submerged by water. 2) Sea levels at […]
TRUMP WON'T REALLY DESTROY THE GOP ESTABLISHMENT
Frank Rich believes that the Republican Establishment can't possibly come back, even in a post-Trump era, because Donald Trump represents a large group of angry *sans-culotte* populists who pre-date him (they're the same voters who flocked to George Wallace, or their descendants), and they won't go away now, even if Trump leaves office soon: The idea that the pre-Trump GOP will make a post-Trump comeback to vanquish these forces is laughable. Old-line Establishment Republicans in the Senate and the House, even very conservative ones like Flake, are engaging in self-deportation, as M... more »
A Case for Underwater Aliens?
*A Case for Underwater Aliens?* *By Scott Corrales (c) 2017* We came from the sea. Perhaps that’s why we stare at so longingly during those long sunset walks on the beach, or those invigorating morning runs. Seeing it in the dark of night fills us with a mixture of equal parts awe and fear, beholding primeval chaos. Even though some scientists are now discussing the possibility of life having originated on land, in pits of volcanic mud, humanity’s bond to the ocean is too deep to be severed by academic theories – deep inside, we know it to be the home we long to return to. Home i... more »
Zimbabwe’s Military Warns Mugabe That They Will ‘Step In’ If Purges Continue
Zimbabwe Army General Constantino Chiwenga spoke in Harare *Premium Times:* *Zimbabwe’s military warns Mugabe, threatens to ‘step in’* Zimbabwe’s army chief has warned President Robert Mugabe to end the purge in the country’s ruling Zanu-PF party, threatening to step in. The warning came a week after Mr. Mugabe fired his deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, a move widely seen as meant to clear the path for Mr. Mugabe’s wife, Grace, to become president. Mr. Mnangagwa, a former defence minister, was once seen as a possible president. He has since fled into exile. On Monday, Army Chief Const... more »
What is the Constitutional Core?
Yesterday *The New York Times *ran an editorial entitled "President Trump, Please Read the Constitution." The editorial listed various allegations of unconstitutional conduct by the President, and then stated: "But his most frequent target is the Bill of Rights, which protects Americans against the federal government and, through the 14th Amendment, against the states." With a book coming out soon on the Bill of Rights (Amazon has added the "Look Inside" feature, so you can see more), I heartily endorse the editorial's sentiments. What I found interesting, though, is that next to th... more »
Maronite Patriarch makes historical visit to Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – The Maronite Catholic Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi, made a historical visit to Saudi Arabia, Monday, the Lebanese Ministry of Information confirmed. Cardinal Rahi reportedly arrived to the King Salman Airbase this morning after making the short trip from the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut. Greeting the Patriarch upon […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS terrorists given safe passage from Raqqa by US-backed forces: BBC report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 P.M.) – The BBC leaked details, Monday, of a secret deal that had the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) surrender Raqqa City to the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in early October. “The BBC has uncovered details of a secret deal that let hundreds of IS fighters and their families escape from Raqqa, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian, Iraqi forces liberate 160 km of border territory – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their Iraqi counterparts have liberated all of the Deir Ezzor Governorate’s southern border with Iraq’s Al-Anbar, Hezbollah’s official media wing announced on Monday. Backed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah, the Syrian Arab Army was able to establish full control over […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Thousands of Yemenis defy Saudi bombs to protest country’s blockade – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 P.M.) – Thousands of people took to the streets of Sanaa on Monday, in a protest against the Saudi-led blockade on Yemen. The Saudi blockade has closed off Yemen’s land, sea and air ports, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis and a Cholera epidemic. Last week, the Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi militants announced that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraqi forces kick ISIS out of another town along the Euphrates River – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 P.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces have liberated another town along the Euphrates River, further securing their imperative highway to Baghdad from the western part of the Al-Anbar Governorate. Led by several units from the army and Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Units), the Iraqi Armed Forces managed to liberate the small town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel to continue to operate in Syria to protect its security – Netanyahu
Israel has made it clear to Russia and the United States that it will continue to operate in Syria to protect its security interests, the state radio station Kan reports citing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The statement was made a day after Russia and the US agreed to work with the Syrian government to remove […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Special forces commander of Al-Qaeda killed by Syrian Army in northeast Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – The special forces commander of the Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham terrorist group was killed today by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the northeastern countryside of the Hama Governorate. Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham announced the death of their special forces emir, Abu ‘Uthman Ashdaa, after intense clashes with the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Eight militants, two Pakistani soldiers killed in Afghan border clash
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:40 PM) – At least eight militants from Afghanistan and two Pakistani border guards have been killed during a shootout along the border in Bajaur, according to the Pakistani military. “Terrorists from Afghanistan side attempted attack on Pakistani posts”, the military said, adding “Captain Junaid Hafeez and Sepoy Raham embraced shahdat (martyrdom) while […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Erdogan hypocritically tells the US, Russia to pull their troops from Syria
Russia and the US should pull their troops out of Syria following the joint statement adopted by the two countries’ presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, which says that there is no military solution to the Syrian conflict, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said before departing for Russia on Monday. “It is hard for me […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army recaptures strategic hilltop in east Hama offensive
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:05 P.M.) – A new advance has been scored by the Syrian forces against jihadi groups in the eastern countryside of Hama by liberating a village and hilltop. The forces, spearheaded by the paramilitary Qalamoun Shield and NDF units, managed today to re-take Rabea town and Tal Mahssar hilltop; which overlooks several jihadi-controlled […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army uncovers ISIL’s massive explosives depot in liberated east Hama – video
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – While combing through the liberated countryside of east Hama recently, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) uncovered a massive explosives depot that belonged to the so-called Islamic State (ISIL/ISIS) before they fled the area. According to Syria’s Al-Ikhbariya, the weapons depot was discovered in the former Islamic State stronghold of ‘Uqayribat. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Over 350 people killed by earthquake in Iran, Iraq
More than 350 people have been killed by an earthquake that hit the Iran-Iraq border region late on Sunday, the Press TV channel said on Twitter on Monday. According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, as many as 3,950 people have been injured. According to a crisis center set up after the quake, the strongest jolts […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Air Force eliminates dozens of ISIS terrorists in Albukamal, 2 commanders dead
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) carried out several airstrikes over southeastern Deir Ezzor, Monday, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIS) positions around the strategic border-city of Albukamal. These Syrian airstrikes would inflict heavy damage on the Islamic State’s defenses, while also killing dozens of terrorist combatants positioned around Albukamal and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
3 Troubling Signs of the Expanding War on Children’s Health
*Alex Pietrowski* - It's an assault on the health, sovereignty and well-being of our children. The post 3 Troubling Signs of the Expanding War on Children’s Health appeared first on Waking Times.
Ashbutt has learned about the treadmill desk
Our Blogorado kitten, Ashbutt (now fourteen months old, fifteen-plus pounds, and every inch and ounce of him a kittenish Maine Coon) has discovered the delights of Miss D.'s treadmill desk. She'll walk slowly on it while using the computer, and has grown accustomed to a black kitten stalking her footsteps on the mat, reaching up to bat at her ankle from time to time when he wants attention. Today he learned how to jump from the floor, to the windowsill, to the top shelf on the wire bookshelf we've installed in front of the treadmill, to serve as a computer desk. He's very proud o... more »
U.S. Citizen Arrested In The DMZ Trying To Cross Into North Korea
A South Korean soldiers stands guard at a guard post near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji *L.A. Times*: *South Korean authorities capture U.S. citizen in buffer zone along border with North Korea* South Korean authorities captured a U.S. citizen in a buffer zone along the North Korean border, officials said. The man, who was not identified, was detained Monday morning in the Civilian Control Line, a miles-wide zone along the border established after the Korean War to prevent skirmishes. Separately, a Nor... more »
North Korean Soldier Shot And Wounded While Defecting To South Korea
*The Guardian*: *Soldier shot by North Korean guards as he defects to South* Fleeing soldier is shot and injured by his own troops – but successfully escapes across the heavily armed border A North Korean soldier has been shot and injured during a rare but successful attempt to defect to South Korea by escaping across the countries’ heavily armed border. The unarmed soldier was shot by North Korean guards on Monday afternoon as he made a bid for the South via the joint security area, a section of the demilitarised zone (DMZ) where guards from either side stand just metres away fr... more »
World News Briefs -- November 13, 2017
*DW*: *Airstrikes and artillery kill scores of civilians in Syria* *Syrian ground troops have been battling to take back the last urban area held by "Islamic State" (IS). Airstrikes and artillery have reportedly killed dozens.* Scores of Syrian civilians at two displacement camps have been killed by artillery fire, an independent monitoring agent reported Sunday. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack began Friday night in the Deir el-Zour region and has killed 50 civilians, including 20 children. The latest casualty figures nearly double the origin...more »
Is This Andre the Giant Holding a Beer Can?
Although this beer can may look like a miniature in the hands of Andre the Giant, this photograph is real.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 13, 2017
*Scout Warrior*: *Will NATO Plus-Up Give Afghan Forces an Offensive Boost?* DoD News, Defense Media Activity With an increase in troops, the U.S. and NATO strategy in Afghanistan has a good chance of enabling Afghan security With an increase in troops, the U.S. and NATO strategy in Afghanistan has a good chance of enabling Afghan security forces to do more to secure their country, the Resolute Support mission commander said during a news conference in Brussels this week. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson told reporters that Afghan forces have proven their mettle in the time of the grea... more »
Math from the planet of the chimps!
*MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017One plus one makes five:* Did Roy Moore assault Leigh Corfman in 1979, when she was 14 years old? We can't necessarily tell you. We *can* report some of the things which transpire when the press corps starts a stampede. According to New York magazine, Gloria Allred is going to present a new accuser today. And sure enough! Here on the planet of the chimps, one plus one makes five: PAIELLA (11/13/17): *A fifth woman is scheduled to come forward with a sexual-assault allegation against former Alabama judge Roy Moore.* On Monday afternoon, famed attorney Glo... more »
Quote of the Day: It matters what you choose to do
*"We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it."* ~ Steve Jobs on what drives Apple employees Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Pondering Planet Politics: A Response to Peltonen
I was fascinated by a brilliantly written, and well-thought out, guest post here on Duck, by Hannes Peltonen, posted over the weekend. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, you won’t be disappointed. Peltonen presents an argument that digs into recent debates about the seemingly ubiquitous “anthropocene” and its relationship to world […]
Lawyers call libel suit against journal and critic “lawless” but “well written”
A $10 million defamation suit filed by a Stanford University professor against a critic and a journal may be an assault on free speech, according to one lawyer, but at least it’s “well written.” Kenneth White, a lawyer at Southern California firm Brown White & Osborn who frequently blogs about legal issues related to free […] The post Lawyers call libel suit against journal and critic “lawless” but “well written” appeared first on Retraction Watch.
The Writer's Life: Leaving a Permanent Trace of Who You Were
*Matt Taibbi, Mark Ames and a sample eXile cover (source)* *by Gaius Publius* Nothing catches the writer's life from the inside like this piece from Matt Taibbi. He wrote the following paragraphs as part of a long apology responding to criticisms of his life and writing as a younger man in Russia at the expat publication *The eXile* with Mark Ames. If you want to read the piece for that — for the apology and explanation of what was happening at *The eXile* — please click the link and do so. For now, I want to focus on an observation Taibbi makes about one of the problems of bein... more »
Checking In
Just a brief check-in in lieu of "CawRANT Events" which I usually post on every second Monday. I only have one hour of Internet cruising on a huge ship here in the middle of the Caribbean. Don't know how much I can fit into this post. First I want to thank Northerntruthseeker who wished me well on my vacation. Yes, I know how emotionally exhausting blogging can be, NTS and if you feel you need a vacation, take one! I enjoyed swimming with the sting rays in the aqua seas off Aruba. This turned out to be one of the highlights of my holidays so far. The sting rays are highly inte... more »
"Tako-Tsubo Syndrome: The Broken Heart Disease"
"Tako-Tsubo Syndrome: The Broken Heart Disease" by Prof. Filippo Crea "It seems an infarction, but it's not. It's called Tako-Tsubo syndrome, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, and it's a rare disease which at first used to be confused with the far more common (and dangerous) cardiac infarction. Patients arrive to the emergency room with the characteristic heart attack symptoms: acute pain in the chest, an electrocardiogram with the typical changes and the release of those enzymes associated with the usual heart disease. Yet, as soon as a coronarography is performed, in order to dis... more »
Google News Latest Fake 'Daily Doomsday' - Says Huge Planet Found By NASA In Galactic Bulge Could Unleash Apocalypse On Earth
This is yet another example of how outrageously bad Google News is when it comes to astronomy. I get asked this rather often, whether Earth is endangered by some distant planet or galaxy or black hole, by children or adults who have read stories in the sensationalist press that appear in Google News. This is a particularly outrageous one so I thought it would help highlight the issue to write a post about it here. To anyone scared by the story who is reading this - *short summary, this planet is far away, orbiting a distant star and is not the slightest risk to Earth.* read more
Find the cure – ignore the symptoms
West Virginia University professor James E. Smith argues that the U.S. needs more entrepreneurs and innovators, but our educational system seems bent on focusing on identifying and managing the symptoms of problems we face today rather than on solutions that address or eliminate the origin or root of those problems -- and in all too many cases, they find reasons NOT to pursue solutions that MIGHT create new problems, even when the potential for harm is tiny.
Was Stephen Hawking Accused of Sexual Misconduct?
Reports that the famous theoretical physicist had been accused of sexual impropriety originated from a hoax article.
Denver used protection orders to curb mobility of Occupy protesters in 2011
DENVER, COLORADO- Activist Corey Donahue’s 11-11-2011 protest case is still outstanding. The recently surrendered fugitive is charged with inciting a riot in the first months of the Occupy Denver encampment, when supporters crowded a police cruiser and began to rock it in protest of Corey’s third arrest. Clouding this nostalgic look back at DPD’s mishandling […]
Nov. 13: a slow news day
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/teenage-girls-migrants-dead-mediterranean-sea-women-found-italy-police-investigation-libya-europe-a8041856.html I began with this one because this is just one, small sample about the horror of refugees. The number in the news usually runs to a couple of thousand a year drowning at sea. But that's nowhere close to the total when one of thinks of those who die and are forgotten before they even get to the sea. Nor does it count those taken for sex slaves and other forms of slavery. What are we going to do when, as we have been warned, th... more »
"How It Really Is"
Related, and recommended: "Forget the Bogus Republican 'Reform': Here's What Real Tax Reform Would Look Like"
"The Kids Are Not Alright"
*"The Kids Are Not Alright"* by Robert Gore "The thing governments do best is borrow. Performance varies across the range of their purported functions - warfare, maintenance of public order, provision of goods and services, redistribution, regulation - but they all go into debt. The structure of governments and their underlying philosophies also vary, but there’s one commonality. They are set up to optimize their own borrowing. Thus, central banks are essential. There is a cottage industry devoted to the minutia of central bank personnel, policies, and pronouncements and what they ... more »
‘Mini liver tumors’ created in a dish for the first time
Medical Xpress: ‘Mini liver tumors’ created in a dish for the first time https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-mini-liver-tumors-dish.html Advertisements
Even with exercise, watching too much TV increases risk of blood clots: study.
Even with exercise, watching too much TV increases risk of blood clots: study – National | Globalnews.ca https://globalnews.ca/news/3857810/watching-tv-blood-clots/?utm_source=GlobalNews&utm_medium=Facebook
Brain implant boosts human memory by mimicking how we learn
Brain implant boosts human memory by mimicking how we learn | New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/2153034-brain-implant-boosts-human-memory-by-mimicking-how-we-learn/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&cmpid=SOC|NSNS|2017-Echobox&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1510588695
10 Quotes by Paulo Coelho That Will Make Your Day
10 Quotes by Paulo Coelho That Will Make Your Day http://themindunleashed.com/2017/01/10-quotes-paulo-coelho-will-make-day.html
The United States Is Not Ready for Another Flu Pandemic.
The United States Is Not Ready for Another Flu Pandemic | Science | Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/united-states-not-ready-another-flu-pandemic-180967177/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=socialmedia
Russia squeezing US out as agricultural superpower.
Russia squeezing US out as agricultural superpower — RT Business News https://www.rt.com/business/409704-russia-wheat-oust-us-egypt/
New theory could prove how life began and disprove God
New theory could prove how life began and disprove God http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/new-theory-of-life-could-prove-how-life-began-and-disprove-god-10070114.html
27 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Dr. Seuss.
27 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Dr. Seuss — Purpose Fairy https://www.purposefairy.com/78139/27-life-changing-lessons-to-learn-from-dr-seuss/
Science of the Whole: Integrating Matter & Spirit
Science of the Whole: Integrating Matter & Spirit http://www.wakingtimes.com/2017/11/12/science-whole-integrating-matter-spirit/
Love Yourself First: 10 Quotes on Self-Love That Prove Why It Should Be Your Priority
Love Yourself First: 10 Quotes on Self-Love That Prove Why It Should Be Your Priority https://www.vagabomb.com/Love-Yourself-First-10-Quotes-on-SelfLove-That-Prove-Why-It-Should-Be-Your-Priority/
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