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German Coalition Talks Going Nowhere. Strong Possibility Of Germans Going Back To The Polls
*Reuters:* *German parties regroup for last-ditch coalition push* BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s would-be coalition partners met on Saturday for a last-ditch round of weekend talks aimed at finding common ground in the divisive fields of climate and migration policy, in the hope of staving off a possible early election. For German Chancellor Angela Merkel, an awkward three-way conservative-liberal-Green alliance is her best hope of securing a fourth term, but the parties are still far apart after four weeks of talks. The biggest sticking points are over climate change, where the Gr... more »
U.S. And Poland Agree To A $10.5 Billion Missile Defense System Deal
*Reuters: **Raytheon gets OK for $10.5 billion Patriot sale to Poland: Pentagon* (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department approved a possible $10.5 billion sale of Raytheon Co’s (RTN.N) Patriot missile defense system to Poland, the Pentagon said on Friday. NATO member Poland has sped up efforts to overhaul its military following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in 2014 and in response to Moscow’s renewed military and political assertiveness in the region. Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said in March that Poland expected to sign a deal with Raytheon to buy the ... more »
One way to paint a great big ICBM Bulls-Eye on your nation. The Bomarc system did the same for Canada from about 1958 - 1972....but the government denied it for most of that time. You have to wonder who in Prague wants to redo the Cuban Missile Crisis. The particulars are very similar.
Israel Is Worried About President Trump's Middle East Strategy
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump meeting at the Trump Tower in New York, September 25, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO) *Brian Katulis & Yoram Schweitzer, Foreign Policy:* *Israel Is Growing Increasingly Worried About the Trump Administration* *As Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Russia rush to fill the vacuum of leadership in the Middle East, the United States is AWOL.* Israel’s reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s Iran speech last month was best summed up by a former senior official we recently met in Tel Aviv: “It sounds very nice, and I l... more »
Did Ex-Blue Dog Kirsten Gillibrand Just De-Rail Blue Dog Dan Lipinski's Worthless Political Career?
Incumbents always-- always-- circle the wagons around other incumbents of their own party who are challenged in primaries. Even when they know the incumbent being challenged is a corrupt bucket of slime bringing disrepute on the party and on Congress, incumbents will turn their backs on worthy challengers. Have any elected officials given Tim Canova a hand against Wasserman Schultz? Has anyone stepped up to the plate for Alexandria Ocasio to save the Democratic Party from prospective Wall Street Speaker Joe Crowley? No and no. I can remember when Blue America jumped into the bat... more »
"How It Really Is"
○ An homage to this classic bit...
Fiji cash to Polish coal at the UN climate conference
COP 23, the UN climate conference in Bonn, Germany, ended with a coal-powered whimper. Poor countries sought cash, China sought opaque emissions reporting and Polish coal miners host the next one.
Who is Beating the Drums of War and for what Purpose?
Yesterday the Japan Times reported that 54% of 2000 Japanese polled favor pressure tactics over dialogue alone when dealing with North Korea: 54% support pressure tactics over dialogue for North Korea (2017, November 18), Jiji poll, https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/11/18/national/politics-diplomacy/54-support-pressure-tactics-dialogue-north-korea-jiji-poll/#.WhBryHlrzwm An opinion poll Friday said 53.9 percent of the public supports Japan and the United States in using pressure to deal with North Korea, versus 39.4 percent who prefer dialogue. The article does NOT clarify h... more »
Separated at Birth?
*Hammy the Hammock Deer* *From the CBC comes this report:* http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hammy-the-deer-with-a-purple-hammock-on-his-head-is-evading-conservation-officers-1.4407489 Hammy, the deer made famous for having a piece of purple hammock stuck in his antlers, is proving tough to find for the B.C. Conservation Officer Service as they try and remove the fabric before rutting season. Hammy made headlines and attracted a large fanbase after photos of him strutting around Prince Rupert with a shock of bright purple on his right antler were shared to a Facebook g... more »
81 year old man shows off the gun he carries in case of a church shooting, accidentally fires it wounding both him and his wife.
Courtesy of WaPo: *About 20 elderly people sat down for an early Thanksgiving meal Thursday at a church in East Tennessee, unaware that the pleasant afternoon would take a grim turn. * *During their meal, they decided to discuss gun safety in light of recent mass shootings — an idea that came to them after a neighboring county’s sheriff’s department chose to hold similar seminars at its local churches, said Tellico Plains Police Chief Russ Parks. * *“Well, I’ve got my gun on me,” an 81-year-old member of First United Methodist Church in Tellico Plains said, according to Parks, wh... more »
"An Exquisite Balance..."
"It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs: the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us and at the same time a great openness to new ideas. If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you. On the other hand, if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense in you, then you cannot distinguish the useful ideas from the worthless ones." - Carl Sagan, "The Burden of Skepticism"
Nov. 18: The Deepest Corruption
This is an extra blog since there is more to say about the paradise papers. That 'more' is in contrast to the 'nothing' that the irving press of New Brunswick is saying. Here is a report on the paradise papers that goes back to Nov 6 in the Toronto Globe. The irving press didn't print the story then - and it still hasn't though this is one of the biggest stories in years. The wealthy have been robbing the world of TRILLIONS of dollars. And those wealthy include prominent Canadians. But the irving press has not said a word about this story. It's hard to think how it could more profo... more »
I'll predict what Jeremy Corbyn will do, f**k all
'Rayner, who also serves as shadow education secretary, warned during her address that "people think antisemitism has gone away but the reality is it's absolutely there in every single community, in our campuses and our schools and across our society." She also called on Labour to confront antisemitism in its ranks, saying, "we need to prove we are not antisemitic as a party." "I have confidence we are going in the right direction but are we where we need to be? I don't think we're there yet," Rayner added. "We still have people in our party that are antisemitic. It's not just wha... more »
"Believe the accusers" began long ago!
*SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2017"Fascinating conversation," CNN's Lemon says:* In English-speaking North America, the sacred nostrum, "Believe the accusers," got its start long ago. It got its start in Salem Village. In those days, the watchword wasn't, "Believe the women." It was, "Believe the girls." For whatever reason, the girls went on a bit of rampage; the village chose to believe them. Midway through the moral panic, the Reverend Hale flipped on the wisdom of this belief after his wife, the former Sarah Noyes, daughter of the Reverend Noyes, was herself accused by the girls. ... more »
Turkish President Erdogan REJECTS NATO apology after naming him an “enemy” during drills
Turkey's move away from the so-called western alliance continues to accelerate. More The post Turkish President Erdogan REJECTS NATO apology after naming him an “enemy” during drills appeared first on The Duran.
PATHETIC: Jeff Sessions jokes about Russia investigation during DC swamp speech (Video)
"Any Russians here?" Attorney General Jeff Sessions jokes about Mueller investigation. More The post PATHETIC: Jeff Sessions jokes about Russia investigation during DC swamp speech (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
EXTRAORDINARY PLANE COLLISION NEARLY KILLS A ROTHSCHILD ON THEIR OWN MANOR. MESSAGE TO EUGENICIST GLOBALITS FROM UK MILITARY AND IC COMMUNITY? OR WAS GOD AT WORK IN UNLIKELY SEQUENCE OF EVENTS?
A member of the Rothschild family, which is at the epicentre of a UK network of eugenicist Globalists including Boris Johnson, narrowly escaped death yesterday, Friday, when a plane crashed on the spot where she had been picking plants close to the Rothschild manor in Waddesdon. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/17/aylesbury-mid-air-crash-fatalities-feared-afteraircraft-helicopter/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5093089/Helicopter-plane-crash-mid-air-collision.html The Telegaph does not give the name of […]
French national died on Madagascar of puzzling new respiratory strain, which was not plague, says his wife
The wife of French national Philippe Rahon who died on Madagascar has said that he did not die of the plague as claimed, fueling questions about a new strain. http://www.lexpressmada.com/blog/actualites/madagascar-mon-mari-nest-pas-mort-de-la-peste/ Pascale said that only one of the three of the tests performed on her husband was positive for the plague. She criticized doctors for refusing […]
UK Big Pharma boss starts media campaign for plague and other infectious disease vaccines
Erik Nordkamp, the boss of Pfizer in the UK, has published an article in The Telegraph calling for preventative vaccines against infectious diseases like the plague. He uses antibiotic resistance as a pretext to call for untested, and possibly even more dangerous vaccines. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/11/17/vaccination-education-key-relying-less-finite-antibiotics/
Not possible to eradicate plague, say scientists
From The Daily Mail ‘It’s not possible to eradicate plague’: Scientists warn deadly disease will ravage the planet for ETERNITY as Madagascar’s ‘worst outbreak in 50 years’ continues to escalate World Health Organization data shows 2,119 people have now been infected Scientists are worried the ‘worst outbreak in 50 years’ has reached ‘crisis’ point Ten […]
Are U.S. Special Forces Being Stretched To A Possible Breaking Point?
In this photo released by the U.S. Army on March 9, 2017, U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers observe as Nigerien armed forces service members fire their weapons with the assistance of illumination rounds during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger. *VOA:** US Officials Warn Special Ops Forces Being Stretched to Possible Breaking Point * Add U.S. lawmakers to the ranks of those worried the country's special operations forces are being stretched to a possible breaking point. Pentagon officials raised the issue months ago, telling lawmakers in May the continuous, heavy reliance on ... more »
State Dept. Sued for Secret Records on UN Paris Climate Accord
[image: state-dept-sued-for-secret-records-on-un-paris-climate-accord] The Competitive Enterprise Institute has filed suit against the State Department for illegally withholding documents related to the 2015 Paris climate agreement — particularly e-mails of two State Department officers involved in the Obama administration’s maneuvering to evade the Senate’s constitutional role in the treaty process.
VIDEO: Police SUV Mows Down Mom & 2 Kids as He Sped Through Neighborhood
[image: police]A police officer responding to a call this week allegedly lost control of his SUV sending it plowing into a family on the sidewalk, killing two children.
Cop’s Relative Murders Unarmed Man in Broad Daylight ON VIDEO—No Charges
[image: killeen]A relative of the Killeen police department shot and killed a man in broad daylight, it was recorded on video and he is still walking free.
What Is The U.S. Strategy In Afghanistan?
© U.S. Army *Gerald F. Hyman, National Interest*:* Trump's New Afghanistan Strategy Isn't Really a Strategy* Principles guiding a strategy are no substitute for an actual strategy whether developed by Washington or by field commanders. To much anticipation, on August 21 President Donald Trump announced “our new strategy” for Afghanistan. Unfortunately, it revealed neither a succinct strategy nor even anything new. It was instead a list of a dozen pronouncements defining various U.S. policies tied to Afghanistan. Leaving aside their wisdom, they describe almost perfectly the polic... more »
Weekend reads: Ethical issues could cost university millions in funding; Stolen bone raises questions; Ingelfinger rides again
The week at Retraction Watch featured a the story of how a nonexistent paper earned 400 ciations, a lawsuit filed against a journal for publishing criticism, and the retraction and replacement of a paper by a group of anti-vaccine advocates. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: Ethically dubious research backed by tech billionaire Peter Thiel could cost a university millions […] The post Weekend reads: Ethical issues could cost university millions in funding; Stolen bone raises questions; Ingelfinger rides again appeared first on Retraction Watch.
THIS IS WHY WE AREN'T HAVING A SERIOUS DISCUSSION ABOUT TRUMP'S SEXUAL OFFENSES
In *The New York Times* right now, there's a story about President Trump's decision to weigh in on the Al Franken sexual harassment/assault story, even through Trump has faced allegations of his own sexual misconduct from sixteen women. So why isn't Trump facing a reckoning now? After Harvey Weinstein and all the others, why aren't we focusing on Trump's behavior? I think the layout of the *Times* story explains it: This is what we talk about when we talk about Trump's sexual behavior: *the bus.* We talk about Trump *discussing* sexual assault in that *Access Hollywood* video. We ... more »
Pentagon's Troop Surge To Afghanistan Has Reached 14,000 Soldiers
A 3rd Infantry Division soldier gives a thumbs-up as he boards a plane to deploy to Afghanistan on Aug. 3, 2017. The Pentagon says a recent surge has boosted the number of U.S. troops on the ground to 14,000. Staff Sgt. Candace Mundt/Army *DoD Buzz*:* Troop Surge in Afghanistan Completed; 14,000 Now on Ground* President Donald Trump’s troop surge in Afghanistan has essentially been completed, boosting the number of service members on the ground from 11,000 to 14,000, the Pentagon said Thursday. “We’ve just completed a force flow into Afghanistan,” Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie,... more »
Mad As Hell
It used to be that, when the economy was doing well, the politician at the head of the parade did well, too. But Allen Freeman writes that, even with a vibrant economy, Justin Trudeau's numbers are sinking: There were always exceptions to the rule that linked the economy and politics — but now the rule itself has to be tossed aside. Voting intentions now seem to be completely divorced from the state of the economy. How else can we explain the results of a recent Nanos Research poll that seems to show many Canadians giving the Trudeau Liberals virtually no credit for the current... more »
If we are fairly going to hold all these powerful men responsible for their inappropriate actions toward women we simply cannot allow one of the most prolific abusers to skate free.
Courtesy of Raw Story: *“As a society, we are finally beginning to hold powerful men to account for abusing their positions and influence to harass and abuse women. But this movement for accountability will ring hollow if it doesn’t apply to the most powerful, and public, sexual harasser in America—the president,” Brave New Films founder Robert Greenwald notes in a statement. * *“In the post-Harvey Weinstein (or Roy Moore, Louis C.K., etc.) world we live in, we cannot ignore 16 women who over the course of decades in a broad range of situations encountered the same pattern of manip... more »
Exercise maintains brain size, new research finds
Medical Xpress: Exercise maintains brain size, new research finds https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-brain-size.html Advertisements
No More Dark Matter? A New Theory of Gravity Could Explain Away Dark Matter and Energy
No More Dark Matter? A New Theory of Gravity Could Explain Away Dark Matter and Energy https://futurism.com/no-more-dark-matter-a-new-theory-of-gravity-could-explain-away-dark-matter-and-energy/
Whales today are bigger than ever before. Now, we know why.
Whales today are bigger than ever before. Now, we know why. | Popular Science https://www.popsci.com/baleen-whales-big?con=TrueAnthem&dom=fb&lnk=TA&src=SOC&utm_campaign&utm_content=5a10370a04d30152942d4a62&utm_medium&utm_source
New catalyst developed to recycle carbon dioxide and methane.
New catalyst developed to recycle carbon dioxide and methane – The Financial Express http://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/new-catalyst-developed-to-recycle-carbon-dioxide-and-methane/938424/
Breakthrough could launch organic electronics beyond cell phone screens
Breakthrough could launch organic electronics beyond cell phone screens https://m.phys.org/news/2017-11-breakthrough-electronics-cell-screens.html
The astonishing efficiency of life
The astonishing efficiency of life https://m.phys.org/news/2017-11-astonishing-efficiency-life.html
Lab-Grown Synthetic Nanobots May Officially End Antibiotic Resistance
Lab-Grown Synthetic Nanobots May Officially End Antibiotic Resistance https://futurism.com/lab-grown-synthetic-nanobots-officially-end-antibiotic-resistance/
Asgardia: There’s a ‘space nation’ in making and anyone can be a citizen.
Asgardia: There’s a ‘space nation’ in making and anyone can be a citizen | science | Hindustan Times http://m.hindustantimes.com/science/asgardia-there-s-a-space-nation-in-making-and-anyone-can-be-a-citizen/story-Uya68ID5fSHPto6RMNs8mK.html
The pursuit of oral insulin
The pursuit of oral insulin https://www.novonordisk.com/about-novo-nordisk/stories/the-pursuit-of-oral-insulin.html
Multiple Clergymen Busted in FBI Sting for Sex-Trafficking Children
[image: sex-trafficking]Three pastors have been indicted on charges of child sex-trafficking for recruiting, grooming and soliciting girls as young as 14 years old.
Poppy Output Hits Record High as US Troop Surge in Afghanistan Completed
[image: opioids]As the opioid crisis breaks records by killing more than 100 Americans every day, opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has reached a record high in 2017.
WATCH: Angry Mom Owns Masked Cops & Runs Them Off for Harassing Her Son
[image: mom]Two ominously dressed cops with masks over their faces tried to unlawfully shakedown three young men, but an angry mom came out and shut them down.
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From Jenna Orkin Plane Crash Over Rothschild Estate Clinton Email Timeline - from Paul Thompson "If Clinton had already deleted her emails to keep them from future investigators, these requests shouldn’t have been a problem. On *March 9, 2015*, Mills sent an email to PRN employees, including Combetta, to make sure they were aware of the committee’s request that all of Clinton’s emails be preserved. One might consider this a CYA (“cover your ass”) move, since Mills would have believed all copies of Clinton’s “personal” emails had been permanently deleted and wiped by this time. Th... more »
Zimbabwe’s crisis is internal – but Zimbabweans must now make sure to keep it that way
, the events in Harare could be exploited by the neo-colonial west to the detriment of Zimbabwe's sovereignty and partnerships with China. More The post Zimbabwe’s crisis is internal – but Zimbabweans must now make sure to keep it that way appeared first on The Duran.
U.S. Troops In Afghanistan Were Told To Ignore Child Sexual Abuse
*The Hill:* *Watchdog: Troops say they were told to ignore Afghan child sex abuse* A new inspector general report released Thursday found that while the Pentagon did not have formal guidance discouraging the reporting of child sex abuse in Afghanistan, several troops say they were still informally told to ignore it. “Following a review of DoD Instructions, Command Policy and Service guidance, we did not identify any guidance or policy that expressly discouraged personnel from reporting incidents of child sexual abuse,” according to the unclassified version of the Department of De... more »
FACT: America Was Experimenting with Suicide Drones in World War II
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* During Operation Aphrodite, radio controlled B-17s proved to be deadly and ahead of their time. When it came to advanced military technology in World War II, arguably no one was better at it than Nazi Germany, whose scientists Adolf Hitler keep busy trying to invent the ultimate “super weapon” capable of defeating his enemies. For a while, it seemed that Germany might just succeed. After all, it was the Germans who had created, tested, and deployed the V-1 flying bomb, the V-2 ballistic missile, the Fritz X glide bomb, and a family of ... more »
The True Story of the Only Underwater Submarine Battle Ever
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* So what happenned? *The Hunt for Red October *dramatized for the public one of the tensest forms of warfare imaginable: combat between submarines submerged deep under the ocean’s surface, the nerve-wracked crews scouring the fathomless depths for their adversary’s acoustic signature using hydrophones. However, while hunting undersea enemies is one of the primary jobs of modern attack submarines, only one undersea sub engagement has ever taken place, under decidedly unique circumstances. This is not to say that submarines have not sunk other... more »
How North Korean Weapons Could Start a War (in the Middle East)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Its arms are all over the world—especially missiles and missile designs. On November 4, a ballistic missile exploded above King Khalid Airport near Riyadh after being intercepted by Saudi Patriot missiles. The attack, launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen, led the Saudi government to blame Iran for supporting the rebels, escalating tensions across the Middle East. Curiously, however, many of Yemen’s ballistic missiles came from North Korea—a design that North Korea, in turn, had acquired from *Egypt*. The campaign of ballistic missile attacks has... more »
This May Be Your Only Chance to Get a Colt M203 Grenade Launcher
*Task and Purpose, Matthew Moss* *Security, North America* Colt has produced a limited run of M203s that are legal for civilian ownership. Have you ever daydreamed of blowing the feet out from under a gaggle of drug-smuggling goons like Thomas Jane in *The Punisher*? Or watched *Predator* with envy as Arnold Schwarzenegger lit up the Central American jungle? If so, you’re in luck: Colt Defense is rolling out a handful of genuine mil-spec, production-standard M203 under-barrel grenade launchers to the civilian market for the first time ever. Colt has produced a limited run of M20... more »
South Korea's Submarine Force Could Someday Carry Nuclear Weapons
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Watch out, North Korea. One of the most underreported aspects of the Republic of Korea (ROK) armed forces is its submarine force. A relatively recent development, the ROK’s submarine arm is taking on increased importance in light of North Korean nuclear, missile and submarine developments. This force would not only chase Pyongyang’s missile boats, but also shelter for South Korea’s own nuclear arms—if it decides to build them. Located on a peninsula adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, South Korea is naturally a maritime-oriented nation. Unfortunately... more »
Putin Looted Russia To Become The Richest Man On Earth-- Trump Is Competing With Him: Dateline Panana City
At 6:59 (PT) on Thursday night, Rachel Maddow left her MSNBC audience with a classic tease that she promised would be explosive by Friday. It started exploding immediately after the tease, when various news sources started reporting that the Trump family is involved in money laundering, the Russian Mafia and Colombian drug cartels through two of their most infamous properties, Mar-A-Lago in Florida and the Trump Ocean Club in Panama. The charges aren't new-- but the proof is. Aggelos Petropoulos and NBC ace reporter Richard Engel have the details of the Trump family's ties to org... more »
North Korea Strengthens Ties with Cuba
North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho leaves a bilateral meeting with his China's counterpart Wang Yi, at the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Vientiane, Laos July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Newsweek:* New Cold War? North Korea Strengthens Ties with Cuba After Threatening Nuclear Attack on U.S.* *Pyongyang hopes to rekindle a Cold War-era friendship.* Korean Central News Agency announced Friday that North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho and his delegation will be traveling to Cuba, in hopes of revamping international support amid sanctions and widespre... more »
China Says Will Work With North Korea. North Korea Sends A Different Message
This picture taken on November 17, 2017 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows Song Tao attending a meeting with Choe Ryong-Hae (2nd R) *Reuters:* China says will work with North Korea to boost ties as envoy visits BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - Traditional friendship between China and North Korea represents “valuable wealth” for their people, China said after its special envoy met a high-ranking North Korean official, but there was no mention of the crisis over North Korea’s weapons. Song Tao, who heads the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s internation... more »
Pielke on Climate #1
Originally posted on The Climate Fix: I’ve decided to publish an occasional newsletter on climate and energy issues. It is not part of my day-to-day research or writing, which is focused on sports governance and science policy. I’ve written a fair bit on the topics of climate and energy, including two books, and I may not…
Pielke on Climate #2
Originally posted on The Climate Fix: Welcome to the second edition of my occasional newsletter on climate and energy issues. As a reminder, my day-to-day research or writing is focused on sports governance and science policy. But I’ve written a fair bit on the topics of climate and energy over the past 25 years, including two books…
Pielke on Climate #3
Originally posted on The Climate Fix: Welcome to issue #3 of my occasional newsletter on climate and energy issues. As a reminder, my day-to-day research or writing is focused on sports governance and various issues of science policy. But I’ve written a fair bit on the topics of climate and energy over the past 25…
Pielke on Climate #4
Originally posted on The Climate Fix: Welcome to issue #4 of my occasional newsletter on climate and energy issues. As a reminder, my day-to-day research or writing is focused on sports governance and various issues of science policy. But I’ve written a fair bit on the topics of climate and energy over the past 25…
Pielke on Climate #5
Originally posted on The Climate Fix: Welcome to issue #5 of my occasional newsletter on climate and energy issues. The above image comes from an essay I have in press titled “Climate Change as Symbolic politics in the United States,” which I’ll share in due course. The image shows a “word cloud” for President Obama’s…
Pielke on Climate #6
Originally posted on The Climate Fix: Welcome to issue #6 of my occasional newsletter on climate and energy issues. The above image comes from a recent public opinion survey on climate change from AP/NORC (here in PDF). The data shows that the Iron Law of Climate Change is alive and well. People are willing to…
Pielke on Climate #7
Originally posted on The Climate Fix: The above images on hurricanes come via hurricane researcher @philklotzbach. The top graph shows US hurricane landfalls from 1878 to 2017 (through today). Within that data the trend is down and if you’d like to consider the data as a sample from a larger population, there is no trend.…
Solar minimum surprisingly constant
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: It’s not known exactly what factors govern this constant minimum, but this is an interesting finding as Phys.org reports. Using more than a half-century of observations, Japanese astronomers have discovered that the microwaves coming from the sun at the minimums of the past five solar cycles have been the…
Volare Novels: A Novel Start Up
*The halls of mystery, where true warriors may suddenly appear....* Last week I got a very interesting email from a young woman who runs a very interesting company, seeing if I would be interested in her company’s interesting story. I was. I met etvolare of Volare Novels in a bookstore cafe, appropriately enough. Her business, now one year old, is one of the few in a niche which was completely unknown to me: her company translates Chinese martial arts novels (武俠小說) into English and then hosts them on the company website, where they get nearly 20 million hits a month. Clearly there ... more »
KMT on Counterattack
*If wishes were horses...* The KMT is in full counterattack mode. The DPP's recent moves to put the government in charge of the irrigation cooperatives as well as its roll-back of labor rights are motivating the KMT (KMT news organ) and giving it ammunition to attack the DPP: On November 13, KMT Chairman Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) separately received four KMT legislators, i.e., Hsu Yu-jen (許毓仁), Ma Wen-chun (馬文君), Chiang Chi-chen (江啟臣), and Lu Yu-ling (呂玉玲) in order to listen to their views on bills being reviewed in the Legislative Yuan. *Two of the bills, both proposed by the DPP, intende... more »
Troll talks about work he did for Russian troll farm in 2016.
Courtesy of NBC News: *In many ways, the IRA was like a normal IT facility, Bespalov told NBC News in an exclusive broadcast interview. There were day shifts and night shifts, a cafeteria, and workers were seated at computers in a large open floor plan. * *But in the squat, four-story concrete building on Savushkina Street in St. Petersburg, secured by camouflaged guards and turnstiles, bloggers and former journalists worked around the clock to create thousands of incendiary social media posts and news articles to meet specific quotas.* *The work was all "Lies... a merry-go-roun... more »
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*Harvard Business School professor: Half of American colleges will be bankrupt in 10 to 15 years* There are over 4,000 colleges and universities in the United States, but Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen says that half are bound for bankruptcy in the next few decades. Christensen is known for coining the theory of disruptive innovation in his 1997 book, "The Innovator's Dilemma." Since then, he has applied his theory of disruption to a wide range of industries, including education. In his recent book, "The Innovative University," Christensen and co-author Hen... more »
Plausible Deniability: How we’ll be attacked, unable to retaliate
Ethical Technology - 18 hours ago
*== Using a tantrum toddler to do your dirty work == * Okay, bear with me, because there are a couple of vital matters of international security that may be ill-considered. Let’s start with the elephant in the room—the clear fact that is likely to lead to major war:
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*The Problem With Electric Cars* At just 1% of the world's vehicles, mandates, bans and other regulations are becoming the "solution." In spite of what you may have heard, electric cars don’t have the market share you might think. A new report from the Energy Information Administration reveals that although plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) (which include battery electric vehicles and hybrid plug-in electric vehicles) have reached 1.2 million in worldwide sales in 2015, such cars account for only 1% of vehicles in global use. Why is this? Some of it has to do with consumer prefer... more »
"Fukushima Update 11/18/2017: 15,686.4 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated November 18, 2017: Fukushima Equals 15,686.4 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of November 18, 2017 - 2,432 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of 15,686.4 Hiroshima atomic bombs and it i... more »
CONFIRMED: “Former” Lebanese PM Saad Hariri is now in Paris
Hariri is set for talks with the French President and other political leaders. More The post CONFIRMED: “Former” Lebanese PM Saad Hariri is now in Paris appeared first on The Duran.
Here's a treat for fans of sword-and-sorcery fantasy
I was pleasantly surprised to find the compete stories about Conan the Barbarian, written by Robert E. Howard, are now out of copyright. They've been compiled as an e-book - for just 99 cents! The stories inspired two well-known movies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Conan the Barbarian" and "Conan the Destroyer", which have attracted a cult following. For the benefit of those who may not have seen them, here are two of the theatrical trailers for the first movie. Conan was a literary phenomenon. The stories inspired countless successors, and most modern sword-and-sorcer... more »
Asking ABC 10 California Reporter About the Vaccine Exemption Loophole
NOTE: Thanks to Laura Hayes for her tireless diligence in California on the topic of vaccination. From Laura: "A few days ago, I sent an email with this link of an ABC news report here in CA re. SB277 and...
Former Russian Ambassador to the United States refuses to name all of the Trump Administration officials he met, because it would "take too long."
#Russia's state TV host asks former Ambassador Kislyak to name all [Trump admin] officials with whom he communicated or held meetings. He refuses to do so, but says "the list is too long to mention all of them in 20 minutes." pic.twitter.com/PzGeEcAWmX — Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) November 15, 2017 Actually a list like that might prove helpful. To Robert Mueller.
Bird Flu Is Spreading in Asia, Experts (Quietly) Warn.
Bird Flu Is Spreading in Asia, Experts (Quietly) Warn – NYTimes.com https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/health/bird-flu-asia.html?smid=tw-nytimesworld&smtyp=cur&referer=https://t.co/fkU5AFKt41?amp=1 Advertisements
World’s first human head transplant a success, professor says.
World’s first human head transplant a success, professor says | New York Post https://nypost.com/2017/11/17/professor-claims-doctors-successfully-performed-human-head-transplant/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook
Psychologist Explains How To Rewire Your Brain and Adopt A Positive Attitude In A Natural And Efficient Way
Psychologist Explains How To Rewire Your Brain and Adopt A Positive Attitude In A Natural And Efficient Way http://www.thinkinghumanity.com/2017/10/psychologist-explains-how-to-rewire-your-brain-and-adopt-a-positive-attitude-in-a-natural-and-efficient-way.html?m=1
Anti-ageing chocolate which reduces wrinkles developed by Cambridge University spin-off.
Anti-ageing chocolate which reduces wrinkles developed by Cambridge University spin-off – Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11423029/Anti-ageing-chocolate-which-reduces-wrinkles-developed-by-Cambridge-University-spin-off.html
Bipartisan US Senate Judiciary Committee Letter Re Jared Kushner’s Damning Failure To Turn Over Documents
A partial list of documents which still need to be provided by Jared Kushner to the US Senate Judiciary Committee … Continue reading →
Request For Answers on Trump Judge Nominee Talley’s Conflicts of Interest – Wife Serves In White House; He Loves Ghosts; Hates the Environment and Endangered Species
Trump trying to set up judges to protect himself? Brett Joseph Talley was nominated by Trump to become judge of … Continue reading →
Government halts decision to allow elephant trophies back into US after storm of criticism
President Donald Trump said he is putting a decision to allow imports of elephant trophies on hold after a torrent of criticism. Trump's reversal came hours after his administration released a rule on Friday to allow hunters who kill elephants in Zimbabwe to bring their trophies back to the United States, which had been banned by the Obama administration. "Put big game trophy decision on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts," Trump tweeted. "Under study for years. Will update soon with Secretary Zinke. Thank you!" Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said in a stateme... more »
The Demise of Dissent: Why the Web Is Becoming Homogenized
By Charles Hugh Smith In other words, we’ll be left with officially generated and sanctioned fake news and “approved” dissent. We’ve all heard that the... more »
The Saudi Purge is a Global Crisis
By James Corbett The House of Saud is in crisis as MBS consolidates his hold on the kingdom and prepares to transform Saudi Arabia in... more »
WikiLeaks Website Sent To Donald Trump Jr Now Declares Seth Rich Is The Leaker. But Is It A Troll Or Legitimate?
By Aaron Kesel The international whistleblower group WikiLeaks confirmed the website Wlsearch.tk mentioned in a biased Atlantic hit piece against the organization and President Donald Trump’s... more »
USAID and Wall Street: Conflicts, Coups, and Conquest
By Tony Cartalucci In 1928 when the US-based United Fruit Company – now known as Chiquita Brands International – faced labor issues in Colombia, it... more »
Cop Sentenced to Prison, Forced to Pay Victim for Savagely Beating a Teen on Video
By Matt Agorist Pittsburgh, PA — A belligerent and violent cop was recently convicted of violating the civil rights of a teenager by savagely beating... more »
Atlanta Decriminalizes Marijuana; Takes Step Toward Nullifying Federal Prohibition
By Michael Maharrey Last month, the Atlanta City Council unanimously voted to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana within the city limits, a step toward effectively nullifying... more »
The Faces Of Yemen – Where Is American “Outrage?”
By Brandon Turbeville As the world focuses on isolated incidents of terrorism taking place in Western countries, the wholesale slaughter being committed by Western countries... more »
After Admitting to Secretly Experimenting on Troops, Army Refusing to Provide Them Medical Care
By Matt Agorist In a testament to how the US government views its military service men and women, for decades, troops were used as experimental... more »
Writer Brandon Turbeville Talks About His Recent Trip to Syria
By Vin Armani In this video, Vin Armani interviews author and staff writer for Activist Post Brandon Turbeville about his recent trip to Syria to... more »
Israel, Netanyahu Threaten To “Go It Alone” Against Iran In Syria
By Brandon Turbeville After continually launching airstrikes inside Syrian territory against Hezbollah and the Syrian military in favor of Western-backed terrorists, Israel is threatening to... more »
New Animated Short Film “In Shadow” Is A Visionary Journey Behind The Veil
By Activist Post Story artist for film and television, Lubomir Arsov, has just released his most recent creation titled In Shadow. It is a 13-minute... more »
Appeals Court’s Disturbing Ruling Jeopardizes Protections for Anonymous Speakers
By Aaron Mackey and Sophia Cope A federal appeals court has issued an alarming ruling that significantly erodes the Constitution’s protections for anonymous speakers—and simultaneously...more »
Poll: Americans Would Cut Middle East War Spending
By Grant Smith But “crusaders” backed by foreign interests shape policy. On November 3, professor John Mearsheimer made a short and stunning presentation at “U.S.... more »
Big Step Forward for Sound Money: Location for Texas Bullion Depository Now Official
By Michael Maharrey The Texas Bullion Depository took a step closer becoming operational earlier this month when officials announced the location of the new facility.... more »
Bank Admits Fiat Currencies Are Failing and Cryptocurrencies May Replace Them
By Shaun Bradley As the transition towards a blockchain-based economy continues, the established financial powers are desperately trying to stay relevant. In an attempt to... more »
Why We Are Safe From A ‘Black Star’ Sending Earthquakes From A Distance On Sunday - It's Fake News & Fantasy
This is another silly story that is scaring people including very young children and giving them panic attacks. The claim is a fantasy story that a 'black star' (??) at the far side of the sun is going to somehow send powerful earthquakes to Earth on Sunday 19th November from a distance of over150 million miles. There is no truth to this, it's just a made up fantasy like a script for a bad movie. Not even a pseudo science explanation of how it is supposed to do it. We are getting so many comments, posts and PM's about it in our Doomsday / Nibiru support groups on Facebook, and so... more »
China making water tunnels 7 times longer than world’s longest to irrigate the desert
This project is major of course. It creates the equivalent of the Great valley agriculture. Even that will be a beginning. The irrigation will produce an increase in humidity in the Gobi basin and that will allow atmospheric irrigation as well. The whole rain shadow of the Himalayas is prime agricultural and forest lands and much larger than China itself. thus this will be a great beginning. Likely a lot more water can be diverted as well. They need to make India a co development partner in this as they also have the necessary manpower.. *. * *China making water tunne... more »
Lawrence Solomon: The corruption of environmental regulation goes down the swamp drain
Wow. Read that last gag though. Sue and settle is a complete one stop tactic allowing the rule makers to step outside all the legislative protections. And of course it was naturally corrupt. This will do more than all the laws to change the culture. It surely needed to be done. . *Lawrence Solomon: The corruption of environmental regulation goes down the swamp drain* *http://business.financialpost.com/opinion/lawrence-solomon-the-corruption-of-environmental-regulation-goes-down-the-swamp-drain* *EPA board members have for years been pocketing jaw-dropping grants from the ver... more »
Peter Foster: How Trump saved freedom and democracy from the Climate Industrial Complex
This maps out what has to be the first truly global fraud. The science was bought and all other voices of sanity were silenced. They still pretend they are right. The whole premise was actually scientifically silly from the get go. We live in the 10,000 year Holocene with a one degree variance. Any such theory needs a plus one degree shift for at least a century. Not possible. So here we are with the invested still singing. Soon enough we will see a full counter movement build up steam. . *Peter Foster: How Trump saved freedom and democracy from the Climate Industrial... more »
Learn How Your Face Can Reveal What Part of Your Body Is Sick, and What to Do About It
An interesting modality worth applying for self work. Actual worth is hard to determine in an age when quality diet is the exception. The source of this knowledge is empirical from an age in which uniformity of diet was the norm. Diet was rarely a variable. In our age that is the source of variability. . *Learn How Your Face Can Reveal What Part of Your Body Is Sick, and What to Do About It * *by Core Spirit* * http://www.riseearth.com/2017/10/learn-how-your-face-can-reveal-what.html* *Ancient Chinese healers didn’t rely on sophisticated machines in order to detect dise... more »
See Ya Butch. Thanks For Playing
*LSU vs. TENNESSEE* *6PM CT - ESPN* Saturday the LSU Tigers travel to Rocky Top to face the Tennessee Volunteers. The 4-6 Vols fired Butch Jones after last weeks lost to a Mizzou. I kinda hate to see that. I always though Coach Butch looked like a Football coach should look like. And you could just tell, if he could, he was ready at a moments notice to thrown down the headset, grab a helmet and check in as an extra blocker on 4th and 1. That's what makes this game in Knoxville, and the Vols dangerous. The Tigers are fully aware what changing coaches during a season can do to a ... more »
MYSTERIOUS ZIMBABWE
*The former Vice President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa (left) and the Commander of Zimbabwe's Defence Forces General Constantino Chiwenga (right)* "*Israel*, according to government sources, is being courted by *Mnangagwa*, the 'former' vice president of Zimbabwe, to help him with his command agriculture project, as he tries to turn the food security fortunes of the country around." Mnangagwa preparing for power. "*Mnangagwa* and miltary chief *Chiwenga* discussed their plans to topple Mugabe with Chinese officials. With the Chinese pledging to back the new regime after the cou... more »
Dark matter source of cosmic ray positrons more likely: a paper
The old intriguing PAMELA experiment and perhaps newer ones by Fermi-LAT and AMS-02 have discovered lots of positrons – the antiparticles of electrons – in the cosmic rays whose flux is generally higher than expected. Such positrons may originate from dark matter and would amount to an "almost direct detection" of the particles that make up dark matter. That would be very exciting. However, there may also be more boring, astrophysical, sources of these positrons, and pulsars in particular (magnetized neutron stars or white dwarfs emitting a beam of electromagnetic radiation). Some p... more »
Margining Bitcoin futures is possible
I sold all my cryptocurrencies two days ago – the second SEPA transfer arrived to my bank from AnyCoinDirect.EU just 5 hours after my Ethereum payment which is rather incredible – and the time I waste by watching movements in the cryptocurrencies has dropped significantly. In fact, I believe that the mankind wastes an insane amount of time by watching the events and wiggles of the Bitcoin and this time multiplied by a minimum salary could easily trump the whole Bitcoin capitalization every year by itself. CME should start the Bitcoin futures in the second week of December. As Coin... more »
It's a fair comment to make
This week's Newswatch saw Samira interviewing Katya Adler. It began with Katya saying that the sense viewers have that "BBC reporting is constantly knocking British negotiators, looking for failure" is "a fair comment to make." Aha, I thought! But, guess what? It's turns out that it's not the BBC's fault. (It never is on *Newswatch*). Here's a transcript: *Samira Ahmed*: Well, the BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler spends much of her life living and breathing the Brexit process and she joins me now from Brussels. Welcome to *Newswatch* Katya. The biggest complaint we get is about pe... more »
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Divenire”
Ludovico Einaudi, “Divenire” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCGvZCbcE0Q
Disorganized Crime
From Gossip Extra: For all her photogenic grace, a new report outlining Ivanka Trump’s involvement with a fugitive from Panama, makes it seem like the first daughter’s apple doesn’t fall far from Donald Trump’s shady tree. In 2007, Ivanka Trump, met … Continue reading →
ABC: Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan Wakes in Psych Ward after Failed Suicide. Now Has New Leash on Life
Cesar Millan went through several life changes that broke his heart. In the preceding years, he had become the world’s most famous dog trainer and the CEO of CMI, which was estimated to become a $100 million business. It all came crashing down in the beginning of 2010, starting in February. Daddy, his pit bull
New guidelines redefine high blood pressure, adding another 14 percent of Americans to unhealthy level
According to new guidelines issued by the American Heart Association, a blood pressure reading of 120/80 is no longer the gold standard. In fact, the AMA is warning that 120/80 is a warning sign of potential problems in the future. While Shawnee Mission Medical Center cardiologist Andrew Waters doesn’t want us to panic about the new
Florida threatens holistic health coach with fines, jail for giving diet tips
It appears the State of Florida has far too much time on its hands (or the governor is directing them to keep them off his corrupt trail); they have been threatening Heather Kokesch Del Castillo of Fort Walton Beach with A YEAR IN JAIL unless she stops telling people what to eat. Del Castillo isn’t going
Parents’ convictions in son’s meningitis death upheld by Alberta Appeal Court
David and Collet Stephan who live in British Colombia were convicted by a Lethbridge, Alta., jury in April 2016 in relation to the 2012 death of their son, Ezekiel from meningitis. This past Wednesday, a panel of Alberta judges dismissed their appeal of that guilty charge. The test for a finding of guilt is based on
What you can learn from other people’s regrets
By Dr. Mercola Regrets. We all have them — things said or done; things left unsaid or undone. Paths that weren’t followed; opportunities missed due to fear or insecurity. The list is long, but one of the biggest regrets in life reported by a large number of people is not being there for someone at
Why intact grains are even better than whole grains
Written By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM Fruits and vegetables are the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet, and dark green leafy vegetables lead the pack. Each of the top five so-called powerhouse fruits and vegetables were greens. If we blend them up in a smoothie (or soup or sauce), we’re taking the food with the most nutrition and breaking all
Monsanto sues California over weed killer cancer warnings
In a move that has likely surprised no one (I’m shocked it took them this long) Monsanto and a group of U.S. farmers are suing the State of California to try and stop it from “issuing cancer warnings on the company’s herbicide glyphosate, which farmers use on genetically engineered crops.” Glyphosate, the main ingredient in the
Try this simple anti-inflammatory turmeric pudding with coconut oil, ginger and cinnamon
(Editor’s Note: We got this article from our friends at Healthy Holistic Living. However, it seems that they grabbed it from Sophie Addison, a popular blogger and skincare expert. There are some amazing recipes in here, make sure to read until the end!) A lot of us want to follow a healthy diet, but we
Recap: Full list of 80 dead scientists, with photos and shocking details
This story is completely separate from our unintended holistic doctor death series, which you can find here. No, this is a separate list- not compiled by us but by diligent researchers (link at bottom)- who we thank for sharing this information. Foster Gamble was the first to alert us about this; we only wish that full
Woman who took pregnancy photo with 20K bees shares heartbreaking news
Emily Mueller, the full-time beekeeper who shared her now infamous honeybee baby bump photo with the world has announced that she has had a stillbirth. Our thoughts are with her in this devastating time, we cannot imagine her sadness. Her photo that featured more than 20,000 bees went viral back in August when she shared
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* I've said in previous posts that, among other things, I think most Republicans think they've been abducted by aliens. It goes right along with their thinking that Obama was a secret Muslim who was going to take all of their guns and install Sharia Law as the law of the land, and, that Hillary was planning an all lesbian love cabinet. Republicans don't have a grip on reality. We know this. Witness Señor Trumpanzee's claim that the father of Ted Cruz helped kill JFK. Hell, witness anything that Trump has to say about anything! Remember, republicans are people who claim t... more »
Declassified Israeli Transcripts Discuss Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe of Shem ie. not semitic! They cannot be the descendents of Jacob/Israel who are from Shem! – Genesis 10:1-3 (New King James Version) Nations Descended from Noah 1 Now this is the genealogy of the […]
The Central Banks Are Now Preparing For The Financial Crisis
X22Report Published on Nov 17, 2017 After Jamie Dimon slammed bitcoin for being a money laundering tool, JP Morgan has been busted for money laundering. Is online sales pushing the brick and mortar stores over the edge? Wall Street responds to the brick and mortar meltdown, WS creates and ETF that if b&m retail declines you […]
How Congress Covers Up Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment, And Sexual Assault By Its Members Using Tax-Payers’ Money
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Nov 17, 2017 Mike Cernovich exposes how the US Congress helps its members cover up their own deviant, sexual crimes using taxpayer dollars. end
Fake News Desperately Trying To Cover Up Clinton Crimes
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Nov 17, 2017 The fake news, mainstream media is still desperately trying to keep the American people from learning about the crimes of the Clintons. end
Why Weinstein(Jew) Hired Israeli Spies to Infiltrate His Accusers’ Lives
RT America Published on Nov 17, 2017 Investigative journalist Max Blumenthal explains why Harvey Weinstein turned to Israeli intelligence veterans to suppress his sex abuse accusers. end
‘Untold 1000s of Innocent Victims Will Die’: UN Urges End of Yemen Blockade
RT Published on Nov 17, 2017 The heads of three UN agencies issued a fresh plea for the Saudi-led military coalition to lift its blockade on Yemen. end
After Slamming Bitcoin As A Money Laundering Tool, JPMorgan Busted For Money Laundering
After Slamming Bitcoin As A Money Laundering Tool, JPMorgan Busted For Money Laundering by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Score one for the poetic irony pages. Two months after JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon lashed out at bitcoin, calling it a “fraud” which is “worse than tulip bulbs, warning it won’t end well”, will “blow up” and “someone is going […]
Jim Willie: Entire Western System Infected with Satanism. End of Petrodollar
INTERVIEW WITH PLANE TRUTH OF TIME MONK RADIO by http://goldenjackass.com/main5.html November 17th: topics covered include the Global Paradigm Shift of financial insolvency and debt saturation in the West versus the infra-structure development and non-USD platforms in the East, the three global breakdown elements 1) crumbling Petro-Dollar with diverse ramifications, 2) failing banking system propped by […]
Saudi Arabia King to Step Down and Hand Over the Crown to His 32-year-old Son After Prince Rounded Up Saudi Royals in Corruption Arrests and Had Them Sleep on Bare Mattresses in a Luxury Hotel
Saudi Arabia King to Step Down and Hand Over the Crown to His 32-year-old Son After Prince Rounded Up Saudi Royals in Corruption Arrests and Had Them Sleep on Bare Mattresses in a Luxury Hotel by RYAN PARRY WEST COAST CORRESPONDENT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM AND JOSH BOSWELL FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * King Salman of Saudi Arabia is planning […]
Israel Says It Wants to Work with Saudi Arabia to Defeat Iran
Israel Says It Wants to Work with Saudi Arabia to Defeat Iran by TOM O’CONNOR, http://www.newsweek.com/ The head of Israel’s armed forces revealed Thursday he’s willing to work with fellow Middle Eastern U.S. ally Saudi Arabia to thwart the interests of their common foe, Iran, which has been vying for influence in the region. – In his first-ever […]
Bill Blain: “Stock Markets Don’t Matter; The Great Crash Of 2018 Will Start In The Bond Market”
Bill Blain: “Stock Markets Don’t Matter; The Great Crash Of 2018 Will Start In The Bond Market” by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Blain’s Morning Porridge, Submitted by Bill Blain of Mint Partners The Great Crash of 2018? Look to the bond markets to trigger Mayhem! – I had the impression the markets had pretty much battened down for […]
Another False Flag Terror ADMISSION: Snipers In the Ukraine “Protests”
Another False Flag Terror ADMISSION: Snipers In the Ukraine “Protests” by WashingtonsBlog Snipers Fired At BOTH Police and Protesters In Ukraine Remember the protests in Ukraine which led to the old leader being replaced? If you’ll recall, the ruthless slaughter of people by snipers was the event which turned world opinion against the Ukrainian Prime Minister, and resulted […]
Tweets For Today
Zimbabwe set for more turmoil with protests planned. Veterans of independence war, activists and ruling party leaders call for Mugabe to be forced from office. https://t.co/VJa2eKrNFS pic.twitter.com/GfbjqpMyjc — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 18, 2017 Argentina intensifies search for missing submarine with 44 crew https://t.co/Xw6YR4qniw pic.twitter.com/K9UZPel4Yt — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 18, 2017 US approves $10.5 billion Patriot #missile defense system sale to #Poland https://t.co/jgAbilKmp8 pic.twitter.com/ASaW12phlQ — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) November 18, 2017 ... more »
Never mind CCTV in slaughterhouses – we need to end the meat and dairy industry altogether
Never mind CCTV in slaughterhouses – we need to end the meat and dairy industry altogether http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/meat-dairy-vegan-slaughterhouses-vegetarian-a7891046.html Advertisements
Rare Strain Of Gonorrhea Identified In Canada, Compounding Fears Of Drug Resistance.
Rare Strain Of Gonorrhea Identified In Canada, Compounding Fears Of Drug Resistance | Scribd https://www.scribd.com/article/364644335/Rare-Strain-Of-Gonorrhea-Identified-In-Canada-Compounding-Fears-Of-Drug-Resistance?source=Facebook+Ads&medium=mobile_web_auto_ad&campaign=AutoPub1-CONVERSIONS%40Scribd_Auto_USD1%2F23842522777240607&adset=2017-11-17_en_xUS_ARTICLE_STAT_MOBI-ALL_Rare-strain-of-gonorrhea-identified-in-Canada–compounding-fears-of-drug-resistance_3_i0%2F23842699285650607&adSetId=23842699285650607
Turkey's Purchase Of Russia's S-400 Means That They Will Now Not Be Permitted To Plug Into NATO Systems
S-400 Triumph © Sergey Malgavko / Sputnik *Defense News*: *US official: If Turkey buys Russian systems, they can’t plug into NATO tech* DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — If Turkey moves forward with its buy of a Russian air defense system, it will not be permitted to plug into NATO technology, and further action may be forthcoming that could affect the country’s acquisition or operation of the F-35, a top Air Force official said Wednesday. Turkey has reportedly finalized a deal with Russia for the S-400, an advanced anti-aircraft missile system. According to a Nov. 12 Reuters report... more »
Picture Of The Day
Servicemen of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s rapid response force are seen during the opening ceremony of the joint anti-terror drill at the Khairmaidon base in Tajikistan on November 14, 2017. © Sputnik/ Alexey Kudenko *WNU Editor:* The above picture can from this photo gallery .... *This Week in Pictures (November 11-17)* (Sputnik).
Study Confirms that Alcohol is Ten Times Deadlier than Cannabis On the Road
*Vic Bishop* - Alcohol has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths on the road in America alone. The post Study Confirms that Alcohol is Ten Times Deadlier than Cannabis On the Road appeared first on Waking Times.
FDA Loyalty to Big Pharma Exposed in Move to Ban Plant that’s CURING Opioid Addiction
*Matt Agorist* - See the pattern yet? The post FDA Loyalty to Big Pharma Exposed in Move to Ban Plant that’s CURING Opioid Addiction appeared first on Waking Times.
Medical Destruction: It’s Not Just Opioids
*Jon Rappoport* - This massive destruction of life envelops whole countries. The post Medical Destruction: It’s Not Just Opioids appeared first on Waking Times.
"A Message From The Stone Age"
"These hands were painted on the walls of a cave in Rio Pinturas, Argentina. The hand forms were created by pressing all or part of the hand against the surface, after having applied paint or clay. Despite its clear bodily form, this sign is a surprisingly rare sign, found at just under 7 per cent of the French sites studied. Its earliest know appearance is at Chauvet, from where it seems to have spread out in all directions. By 13,000 years ago it had fallen out of use. Hand symbols also feature at sites in Australia and Burma." - http://www.newscientist.com/ Across 30,000 years the... more »
"The Relentless Invasion of Our Minds"
*"The Relentless Invasion of Our Minds"* by Zen Gardner "I can’t pound away enough about this subject, and I hope you are sounding off too. People would find it hard to believe how many types of technologies are being used on human minds today. We all know we’re “steered” and “walled off” to some degree by influences around us, not the least of which is the media and the onslaught of its corporofascist disinformation and advertising arm. Deeper influences include so-called modern education and the socially engineered dumbing-down of society for decades. Just look around you for how... more »
Pentagon Accidentally Exposes Massive Social Media Web-Monitoring Operation
The Cyber Risk team's latest disclosure: billions of records exposed from a US military program to harvest social media posts. Read here: https://t.co/Q4GQbeNN4d pic.twitter.com/90QUxOpFiZ — UpGuard (@UpGuard) November 17, 2017 *Up Guard:* *Dark Cloud: Inside The Pentagon's Leaked Internet Surveillance Archive* The UpGuard Cyber Risk Team can now disclose that three publicly downloadable cloud-based storage servers exposed a massive amount of data collected in apparent Department of Defense intelligence-gathering operations. The repositories appear to contain billions of public i... more »
Candidates Who Scrub Their Own Social Media Pages, Should Probably Scrub Their Spouse's Too
It's no secret what I think of the "ex"-Republican potato chip taster and lottery winner Gil Cisneros. He's a carpetbagger trying to bribe his way into a congressional nomination to represent CA-39 in northwest Orange County, Diamond Bar and Hacienda Heights in L.A. and Chino Hills in San Bernardino. He and his wife are sitting in their $10 million beachfront mansion and buying endorsements from DC crooks while serious candidates are working the district. One of the things about him I hate the most is how he lies on a Trumpian scale. He claimed he was a Bernie supporter but he did... more »
"A Message From The Stone Age"
"These hands were painted on the walls of a cave in Rio Pinturas, Argentina. The hand forms were created by pressing all or part of the hand against the surface, after having applied paint or clay. Despite its clear bodily form, this sign is a surprisingly rare sign, found at just under 7 per cent of the French sites studied. Its earliest know appearance is at Chauvet, from where it seems to have spread out in all directions. By 13,000 years ago it had fallen out of use. Hand symbols also feature at sites in Australia and Burma." - http://www.newscientist.com/ Across 30,000 years the... more »
"Why People Will Happily Line Up To Be Microchipped Like Dogs"
*"Why People Will Happily Line Up To Be Microchipped Like Dogs"* by Daisy Luther "So...some people actually want to be microchipped like a dog. They’re lining up for it. They’re having parties to get it done. It if isn’t available to them, they’re totally bummed out. I’m not even going to venture into the religious aspect of having a microchip inserted into a human being. Let’s just talk about the secular ramifications. Certain folks won’t be happy until everyone has a computer chip implanted in them. Here’s how this could go. •Initially, it would be the sheep who blindly desire ... more »
What Is Enlightenment?
*By Immanuel Kant (1784)* Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed nonage. Nonage is the inability to use one's own understanding without another's guidance. This nonage is self-imposed if its cause lies not in lack of understanding but in indecision and lack of courage to use one's own mind without another's guidance. Dare to know! (Sapere aude.) "Have the courage to use your own understanding," is therefore the motto of the enlightenment. Laziness and cowardice are the reasons why such a large part of mankind gladly remain minors all their lives, long after nature ha... more »
If The U.S. Succeeds In Regime Change In North Korea And Iran, What Would Happen Next?
A view of a parade celebrating the 105th birth anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, North Korea April 15, 2017 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 16, 2017. (Reuters) George Perkovich, National Interest: *If America Topples North Korea and Iran, What Happens Next?* *Just say no to regime change. It hasn't worked in the past and it won't now.* On October 19, National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster declared that President Donald Trump was not going to accept the North Korean regime threatening the United States with a nucle... more »
In The War Against ISIS Civilians Killed Were Usually Recorded As Fighters
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Brennan Weiss, Business Insider:* *The US recorded civilians as ISIS members in what may be 'the least transparent war in recent American history'* * The US military has drastically underreported the number of civilian casualties in its fight against ISIS. * A recent investigation found the rate of civilian deaths in Iraq to be 31 times higher than what has been reported by US-led coalition forces. * News of underreported civilian casualties comes as President Donald Trump loosens rules of engagement abroad, which many human rights organizations say w... more »
Trump's New Afghanistan Strategy Isn't Really a Strategy
*Gerald F. Hyman* *Security, Middle East* [image: An Afghan policeman stands guard in front of a burning pile of seized narcotics and alcoholic drinks, in the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Parwiz] Principles guiding a strategy are no substitute for an actual strategy whether developed by Washington or by field commanders. To much anticipation, on August 21 President Donald Trump announced “our new strategy” for Afghanistan. Unfortunately, it revealed neither a succinct strategy nor even anything new. It was instead a list of a dozen pronouncemen... more »
Why Saudi Arabia's Regional Power Plays Won't Lead to War
*Amitai Etzioni* *Security, Middle East* [image: Saudis riding camels wave the country's national flag during celebrations of the 7th anniversary of Saudi King Abdullah's accession to the throne, in Ashwaq city near Tabouk, 1500 km (932 miles) from Riyadh May 21, 2012. Picture taken May 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed Alhwaity] Saudi Arabia has become more assertive, but that doesn't mean it's going to war. In recent weeks, Saudi Arabia has become more assertive. It first imposed a total blockade on Yemen, despite claims that this would lead to widespread famine. (It most recently anno... more »
Did the Houthis Have Iran's Blessing before Launching a Missile at Riyadh?
*Geneive Abdo* *Security, Middle East* [image: A member of a special force loyal to the Houthi rebels holds an RPG launcher as he rides atop a vehicle during a military parade in Sanaa, Yemen] The Saudi government and the Pentagon believe Iran was directly behind the missile launch, even though some Iranian government officials deny any involvement. Much of the debate over the missile Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis launched toward Riyadh last weekend focuses on possible military retaliation from Saudi Arabia. But an obvious question is being overlooked: Why would Iran, the Houthi... more »
Why China Can't Conquer Taiwan in a War
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* What Taipei, and other Chinese neighbors could do if Beijing ever decided to strike. With President Xi Jinping having consolidated his power at the 19th Party Congress, and the United States increasingly distracted at home, it may seem like a given that China will reestablish its predominance over the Asia-Pacific region. A new study casts doubt on this, however, arguing that Beijing doesn’t have the military power to defeat its neighbors. In fact, it probably can’t even conquer Taiwan. The new study by Michael Beckley, an Assistant Professor of ... more »
Is the British Army on the Verge of Developing Super Ammo?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* Cased telescoped ammunition was invented in 1954, in a U.S. Air Force laboratory. On November 7, the British Army’s Ajax armored reconnaissance vehicle completed its manned firing trials with its turret, which utilizes the CT40 autocannon. While this may seem unremarkable on the surface, it marks another step towards the first real adoption of a gun using cased telescoped ammunition (CTA) technology, which has been in development since the 1950s. The technology was considered for many uses in the past, including for the M2 Bradley. But only recen... more »
This Was the Battle That Crushed Nazi Germany Forever
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* In April 1945, as the Allies encircled Nazi Germany from all sides, the "thousand year" Reich was about to expire. On April 20, 1945, Adolf Hitler, Reich Chancellor and Führer of Germany, emerged from his underground bunker in the center of Berlin. The Third Reich was in its death throes, and Hitler’s presence in Berlin only seemed to prolong the agony. Actually, Hitler believed that his presence in the city would inspire the soldiers and civilians to fight on. Germany was on its last legs, but Hitler refused to accept reality, stubbor... more »
Russia's Nuclear Submarine Force Is Back (Maybe)
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Europe* Will Moscow run out of cash? Russia’s Navy has a new nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) patrolling the world’s seas. On Friday, the submarine, *Knyaz Vladimir, *set sail on its first venture. The sub is the first of five upgraded *Borei*-class submarines that Russia is building. The *Knyaz Vladimir* displaces 24,000 tons while submerged and can also cruise at 29 knots while underwater. It stretches 558 feet in length and is 44 feet wide. It's operational diving depth is around 400 meters. Regarding its power system, Tass has rep... more »
America's F-35s are Preparing to Fight North Korea During a Nuclear War
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* Indeed, if there is a war with North Korea, it is likely to be one of the most savage conflicts in the history of war—with nuclear, chemical and potentially even biological weapons being unleashed. With the United States and North Korea continuing their standoff over Pyongyang’s arsenal of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons program, the threat of war looms on the Korean peninsula. Indeed, if there is a war with North Korea, it is likely to be one of the most savage conflicts in the history of war—with nuclear, chemical and potentially even bi... more »
Killing More Innocents Than We Admit
*Paul R. Pillar* *Iraq Terrorism, Middle East* Anyone willing to think carefully and critically about the use of armed force against a target such as Islamic State (ISIS) would do well to read the intensively researched piece in the *New York Times* by investigative journalist Azmat Khan and Arizona State professor Anand Gopal about civilian casualties from the air war waged by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. The key conclusion is that those casualties are far higher—probably many times higher—than what the U.S. military acknowledges. Such a discrepancy has been suspected for s... more »
Have A Holly, Jolly Christmas ...
I haven't posted to my blog for a long while, mostly because I didn't really have anything pressing to say. There is also the *grim* factor, in that things are becoming so execrable that it's downright unpleasant to regularly write about what's going on in the world. But what I can say is that in recent weeks I have again drunk *ayahuasca*, the revelatory, Amazonian shamanic brew. My long-time readers know that my principle reason for originally coming to South America in 2010 was to embark on a shamanic vision quest. I am happy to report that the quest is ongoing! -- and *ayahasca... more »
Remember Me - I Am The One Who Needed You, Believed In You
Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Will Puerto Ricans return home after Hurricane María?
Alexis R. Santos-Lozada, Assistant Teaching Professor in Sociology and Director of Applied Demography, Pennsylvania State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
For more than half of those leaving Puerto Rico, returning home is still a possibility.
This Is What A Chinese Nuclear Attack On America Would Look Like
Reuters *Lyle J. Goldstein, National Interest*: *Forget North Korea: This Is What a Chinese Nuclear Attack on America Would Look Like* As one can see from this discussion, there is ample reason for anxiety with many new Chinese nuclear systems now coming online, as well as substantial reason for optimism. As an author who frequently rides China’s high-speed rail, I am acutely aware that astronomical sums of money spent on that system could just as easily have been spent building an enormous arsenal of nuclear weaponry. That was not done and it’s certainly good that Chinese leaders... more »
Akimel O'odham Andrew Pedro -- 'Indigenous Anarchists, White Anarchists'
Photo by Christine Prat INDIGENOUS ANARCHISTS, WHITE ANARCHISTS Andrew Pedro, Akimel O'odham Talk transcribed by Christine Prat October 2, 2017 Revolutionaries and Anarchists, the people who identify themselves as Anarchists, are still very colonial. Especially here, because a lot of them don't realize what they are saying and how it affects Indigenous people. A lot of it
Your nerdy love of sci fi could save the world! Announcing… TASAT
Here’s a *Major Announcement* of a project that's been in my thoughts for a long time. A way that you -- yes *you* -- can be part of an *action team* of science fiction readers who might someday use your powers of SF'nal story memory to help save the world! *Bear with me while I explain. * Fretting about potential threats to civilization, members of the Protector Caste (intel agencies and all that) keep inviting authors of “hard” or realistic science fiction to offer big perspectives, or terrifying possibilities. *“You sci fi guys think up the scariest things,”* one official lauded... more »
Will The Real Howie Klein Please Stand Up, Please Stand Up-- A Little Film By Frank Schaeffer
Frank Schaeffer got me to step away from my computer last week and this morning he sent me the little film he made about me. He's in the middle of traveling around the country filming progressive congressional candidates. He was out here in L.A. for his movie... driving around Orange County and L.A. County, speaking with Doug Applegate, Katie Hill, Laura Oatman, Kia Hamadanchy and Sam Jammal. Previously he had shot Randy Bryce in Wisconsin and Jenny Marshall in North Carolina. I think he's in Maine today with Jared Golden, the state House Majority Whip who's running to replace Tr... more »
Walk for the Salmon with the Cahto Nation -- Photos by Bad Bear
. Photos by Western Shoshone Carl Bad Bear Sampson, The Walk for the Salmon, Seattle to San Francisco 2017 Walkers will join the Cahto community for the walk south toward Alcatraz tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 18. Thank you for sharing with Censored News! Photos copyright Carl Sampson
CO2 Fluxes, Sources and Sinks
Originally posted on Science Matters: Note the size of the human emissions next to the red arrow. (Units are in GT) On a recent post Obsessed with Human CO2, I pointed out how small is the amount of CO2 emissions from fossil fuels compared to natural sources. Human emissions fall within the error ranges around…
My Interview On Physics Today
Following the appearance of Kent Staley's review of my book "Anomaly!" in the November 2017 issue of Physics Today, the online site of the magazine offers, starting today, an interview with yours truly. I think the piece is quite readable and I encourage you to give it a look. Here I only quote a couple of passages for the laziest readers. read more
Tonight's Movie is 'Operation Petticoat'
From *Wikipedia*: Operation Petticoat is a 1959 American World War II submarine comedy film in Eastmancolor from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Blake Edwards, that stars Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. *Read more* .... more »
Gene Simmons has done the impossible and been banned for life from Fox News for being an abusive pig. Update!
MUST SEE: @genesimmons helps @JaniceDean with the weather! pic.twitter.com/EFfRQESNuq — FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) November 15, 2017 This was Simmons on Fox and Friends right before he decided to stab his career as a conservative cable news guest right through the heart. Courtesy of the Daily Beast: *Things seemed to be going well enough when Simmons jumped up from the Fox & Friends couch to help meteorologist Janice Dean do her weather report—a delighted Dean later posted video on her Twitter feed—and then sat on a panel with Bartiromo, who asked his views on the Harvey Wei... more »
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
** No Tuxedos Required ** *Brought To You By BLUESJUNKY: Honorary Chair of Music - Middle Finger Symphony Music Director*
Was Roy Moore Banned From Mall For Harassing Teen Girls?
Mall representatives state they don't have records from the time frame in question.
Coalition of Lawmakers Seeks to End Illegal Wars
[image: coalition-of-lawmakers-seeks-to-end-illegal-wars] The Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), passed in 2001 after the September 11 attacks, has been been abused by three presidents to justify more than three dozen military interventions in some 20 nations. Now, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say that is more than enough. Republican and Democratic members of Congress are demanding a serious debate on Capitol Hill about whether these wars — especially the 16-year-old fiasco in Afghanistan — should continue to devour American lives and treasure. And even if the A... more »
People of Tabqa City, Syria, Scared of SDF’s Recruitment of Their Young People
Image accompanying article*Ah, yes... everyone’s favoured fighters. Poor, poor victims of US perfidy. Forcibly recruiting Children * *There cannot be one of my long term readers surprised to read this latest news- I've covered forced child recruitment by YPG/PKK many times.* *Enab Baladi interviewed a number of the city’s people, concerning the absence of young people from the streets, most of them refused to speak about the area’s management.* *Nevertheless, a few of them expressed fear for their youths, who are being recruited and the penalties imposed on those refusing or escapi... more »
Reps. Duncan, Massie, and Jones Challenge the US Government’s War in Afghanistan
Three members of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity’s Advisory Board are member of the United States Congress — Reps. John Duncan, Thomas Massie, and Walter Jones. It was a treat to see all three of them challenging the US government’s 16-year war in Afghanistan at a hearing earlier this month of the National Security Subcommittee of the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. First up, Duncan discussed the futility of the US government trying to control Afghanistan where successive governments, including the Soviet Union most recently bef... more »
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