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Hezbollah leader Nasrallah calls for calm in first address since PM Hariri’s resignation
Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah accused Saudi Arabia of demanding Saad Hariri's resignation, but called for calm and unity in spite of the new political crisis. More The post Hezbollah leader Nasrallah calls for calm in first address since PM Hariri’s resignation appeared first on The Duran.
On Teleology and Self-Perfection
Here's an interesting quote from David S. Oderberg’s essay, "The Great Unifier: Form and Unity of the Organism": For the many philosophers who reflexively recoil at talk of teleology and final causes, the idea can be put in a different yet familiar way: organisms act for their own sustenance, maintenance, and development. Their parts all serve the overall goal of the organism’s flourishing. The organism, unless it has reason, does not set itself this goal; and even rational animals such as ourselves do not set every element of our goal of flourishing as human beings: much of what we... more »
And it's not just Dominic. It's Dan too.
Following on from Sue's post... Dominic Sambrook isn't the only "populist BBC historian" who's been sounding off about the Balfour Declaration this week. So has Dan (Son of Peter) Snow: Many on Twitter understandably felt that this was a heavily loaded and nuance-free take on history (and it's hard to disagree with them over that). And Dan has form. The (late) BBC Trust ruled against him in 2013 on grounds of 'inaccuracy' for falsely implying that Israel started the Six Day War.
Schools Matter Archive: Diane Ravitch and the Suppression of the Sandia Re...
Schools Matter 2007: Diane Ravitch and the Suppression of the Sandia Re...: Ever heard of A Nation at Risk ? Of course you have--it proved the public schools are going to hell in a handbasket. How about the Sandia... more »
Kansas State Stepping Up Patrols After Racist Incident
WICHITA, Kan.— Kansas State University is stepping up police patrols and taking other safety measures following a spate of racial incidents that culminated this week when a Black man’s car parked near campus was scrawled with racist graffiti. School officials are also reviewing the need for more cameras on its campus in Manhattan, a city […]
Boston College Announces $150 Million Expansion of Sciences
Boston College is betting big on the sciences. The private Jesuit school, better known for its philosophy and economics programs, unveiled plans Friday for a $150 million science facility that will bring a new engineering major to campus. School officials are calling it an ambitious step forward that combines the college’s longstanding strength in the […]
Declassified Docs Show CIA Poisoned Entire Town with LSD in Massive Mind-Control Experiment
[image: lsd]The CIA intentionally dosed a French village with LSD as part of a top-secret mind control experiment according to documents released under FOIA.
WATCH: Cop Forgets What Month it is, Pulls Over Couple For Expired Tags and GETS OWNED
[image: COUPLE]After police accused a couple of being drug users, they attempted to ticket them for driving with an expired inspection—but the officer had the wrong date.
Hollywood Normalizes Sexual Infatuation with Children, Declares 13yo Girl ‘Sexiest Actress’
[image: sexual]A 13-year-old girl was named one of Hollywood's "sexiest" actresses in one magazine, and featured in a series of suggestive poses in another.
Is Mark Mardell about to join the Women's Equality Party?
My goodness, I really do have to congratulate Mark Mardell for a truly epic display of virtue signalling on today's *The World This Weekend. * I sincerely hope he wins this year's Male Feminist of the Year award on the strength of it. I see a wide range of views on my social media accounts because I deliberately try *not* to make it an echo chamber, so I've seen a large range of reactions to the present 'sex scandals', especially from the women on my Twitter feed and at my visited websites. Some think it's as serious a matter as can be while others think it's 'fake news'. Some h... more »
$elling War and Pentagon Expansion in Asia-Pacific
Trump touched down in Hawaii on his way to Asia. He was met with protests there and huge marches are happening across South Korea in anticipation of his meeting with the newly elected President Moon in Seoul. Moon is turning out to be a disappointment to peaceniks across Korea as he carries water for the US imperial project. It's a clear sign that those supposedly in charge in South Korea are not. They are at the mercy of Washington and the military industrial complex. China during the last couple of days sent nuclear bombers bumping up with the coast of Guam in a certain state... more »
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Andre Picard argues that Bernie Sanders' trip to highlight Canada's health care system shouldn't be taken as an indication we lack plenty of room for improvement. And Margot Sanger-Katz writes that Sanders indeed learned lessons about the holes in our health coverage. - David Suzuki discusses the importance of ensuring that we're governed by people working toward the public interest, not the profit motive of the fossil fuel sector (or other exploitative industries). Patrick Metzger highlights how we're already paying a price - even beyond th... more »
The NFL Continues To Pursue Its Public Relations Disaster Policy With Its Fans
*New York Post:* *Saints in public feud with disabled veteran over anthem protests* The New Orleans Saints are firing back at a retired Navy commander who declined to be honored at their game Sunday because of players protesting during the national anthem, calling his decision “unfortunate and disappointing.” Retired Navy Cmdr. John Wells, executive director of the Louisiana-based Military Veterans Advocacy, was selected by the Saints to receive its Peoples Health Champion Award for highlighting the “health and well-being of our military, veterans and their families,” according t... more »
Own goal
Still on the same tack, here’s the BBC’s populist historian Dominic Sandbrook opining on the Balfour declaration in the Daily Mail. Here’s one occasion when the Rice-Davies Formulation comes into its own (as applied to the OMG Daily Mail) and I can justifiably cite it myself. Honest Reporting (shut up, Mandy) has exposed this appalling article by Sandbrook and shows how and why it is littered with falsehoods and revisionist, BBC-type history. I suspect that many of our readers are bored with this topic so I’ll reproduce Honest Reporting’s deconstruction in full over the page. I... more »
World War II Shipwrecks In Asia Are Being Raided For Their Scrap Metal
Naval Today *The Guardian:* *The world's biggest grave robbery: Asia’s disappearing WWII shipwrecks* *Exclusive: the unmarked graves of thousands of sailors are threatened by illegal metal salvagers * Dozens of warships believed to contain the remains of thousands of British, American, Australian, Dutch and Japanese servicemen from the second world war have been illegally ripped apart by salvage divers, the Guardian can reveal. An analysis of ships discovered by wreck divers and naval historians has found that up to 40 second world war-era vessels have already been partially or ... more »
The Economy: “Only Contrarians Will Survive”
*“Only Contrarians Will Survive”* by Egon von Greyerz "We are currently standing before one of the most unique and frightening periods in history. Never have there been so many extremes in so many different areas. In the last 100 years everything seems to have developed so much faster, including population, technology, inflation, debt, money printing, budget deficits, stock, bond and property prices, crypto currencies etc. All of these areas are now in an exponential growth phase. The final stage of exponential growth is explosive and looks like a spike that goes straight up. A sp... more »
Former President George W. Bush: Cheney, Rumsfeld ‘Didn’t Make One F---ing Decision’
President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney (C) and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrive to speak at the Pentagon, May 10, 2004. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *The Hill:* *George W. Bush: Cheney, Rumsfeld ‘didn’t make one f---ing decision’* Former President George W. Bush pushed back against the perception that he did not have a major decision-making role in the White House during his presidency, offering a blunt criticism of former Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in a new book: They "didn’t make one f---ing decision." Bush made the comment ... more »
Basque Protestors Come Out To Denounce Spain's Direct Rule Of Catalonia
*DW:* *Thousands of Basque protesters take sides in Catalonia dispute* More than 40,000 people have rallied in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao in anger at Spain's direct rule of Catalonia. The Basque Country region has its own separatist movement which for decades turned bloody. Protests against Madrid's handling of the Catalan crisis spread to another Spanish region on Saturday, as the streets of the northern city of Bilbao in the Basque Country were awash with protestors waving umbrellas. According to the regional paper Naiz, some 44,000 people took part in the rally, which ... more »
No talks with Kurds on secession: Syrian parliament deputy
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:45 PM) – The Syrian government is not negotiating any possibility on secession of Kurdish areas in the north of the country. This was said by deputy of the Syrian parliament Jamal al Zuubi in an interview with Sputnik Arabic. With the statement, Zuubi refuted earlier reports by the Turkish Anadolu news agency […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army converges on Islamist militants in northeast Hama CS
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:30 P.M.) – The Syrian forces resume a wide-scale offensive in the area located west of the imperative Khanassir-Ithriyah highway, inching closer to reach a major stronghold of Islamist militants in the northwestern countryside of Hama. The assault, spearheaded by the SAA’a elite 4th Armored Division and Syrian Marines, was launched from the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS suicide bomber detonates explosives deep behind enemy lines in Deir Ezzor
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:00 P.M.) – On Saturday evening, a huge explosion rocked the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor after car bomb struck a newly constructed refugee camp between Al-Jafrah and the Koneko oil field. Somehow infiltrating an area protected by the ‘Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF), the ISIS suicide bomber drove into a crowd of refugees […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hariri resignation ‘US-Saudi plot to increase tensions’: Iran
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:30 PM) – The Islamic Republic of Iran has categorically rejected the allegations by former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri. This was said by Bahram Qassemi, spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, on Saturday. Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri announced his resignation from Saudi Arabia, where he was on official visit, on Saturday. In […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS on the verge of losing its last oil fields in Syria as Kurdish forces overrun new sites
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:15 P.M.) – Following the capture of six villages in eastern Deir Ezzor on Saturday, the ‘Syrian Democratic Forces’ (SDF) rushed reinforcements to the southeastern countryside of the province, engaging heavily outnumbered ISIS militants. On Sunday morning, the US-backed SDF seized the Shudayha, Younes, Shaitat, and Sarhit oil fields from the Islamic State. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
KIPP's "sheer arrogance" Leads to Rejected High School Bid
Beyond its uncontested reputation as creator of the punitive and paternalistic No Excuses corporate reform school model, KIPP continues to distinguish itself, too, for imbuing a uniquely confrontational kind of arrogance that would have comic effect if not for the human toll that accrues when an overabundance of hubris, self-interest, and ignorance are applied in equal and overwhelming doses to the schooling of children at public expense. Unfortunately, the result has been the normalization of child abuse posing as education, along with the common practice of dehumanizing and disc... more »
"We Hope To Live..."
"We do not rest satisfied with the present. We anticipate the future as too slow in coming, as if in order to hasten its course; or we recall the past, to stop its too rapid flight. So imprudent are we that we wander in the times which are not ours, and do not think of the only one which belongs to us; and so idle are we that we dream of those times which are no more, and thoughtlessly overlook that which alone exists. For the present is generally painful to us. We conceal it from our sight, because it troubles us; and if it be delightful to us, we regret to see it pass away. We try... more »
"The Best Way..."
"Almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." – Steve Jobs
Saad Harriri Informed of Assassination Plot Before Resignation?
*Thinking about the assassination of his father, blamed on Syria, most probably undertaken by Israel- That was always my opinion based on cui bono?* *Lots happening this week end.......... * *Times of Israel*: *Hariri informed of assassination plot by Western intelligence* *Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri was reportedly informed of a plot to assassinate him by Western intelligence agencies, leading him to flee the country and resign from his post.* Hours after announcing in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh on Saturday he would step down, the Saudi television station* Al-Arabi... more »
Climate Science; A Marxist Trojan Horse
An Informative Interview with István Markó Grégoire Canlorbe: Climate activism is thought of as Marxism’s Trojan horse, a way for its followers to proceed with their face masked, in the never-ending holy war that Marxism claims will be necessary to establish communist totalitarianism. Yet it was actually Margaret Thatcher, the muse of conservative libertarianism, who … Continue reading "Climate Science; A Marxist Trojan Horse"
Iran slams Saudi lies over Yemen missile strike
Saudi Arabia and Donald Trump have both accused Iran of providing Yemen’s Houthi rebels with the missile that was launched at the Saudi capital Riyadh yesterday evening. BREAKING: Yemeni Houthis fire missile at airport in Saudi capital Saudi Arabia in particular, has accused Iran of supplying the Houthis with new missiles capable of longer distances […] More The post Iran slams Saudi lies over Yemen missile strike appeared first on The Duran.
Both George Bush's admit in new book that neither of them voted for Donald Trump, and one of them even voted for Hillary.
Courtesy of Newsweek: *Both former President Bushes had choice words for current President Donald Trump in a new book scheduled to be published later this month, with the elder Bush reportedly calling the billionaire commander-in-chief a “blowhard” and flatly stating he does not “like” him. * *Presidents George Bush and George W. Bush, the 41st and 43rd top executives respectively, spoke to author Mark K. Updegrove for the book “The Last Republicans.” It detailed the relationship between the father-and-son presidents and how they were fretful of what Trump had done to the Republ... more »
Deposed Catalan President Hands Himself In To Belgium Authorities
*DW: **Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont turns himself in to Belgian police* Catalonia's ex-president Carles Puigdemont and four former cabinet members have turned themselves in to police. They will appear before a judge in the Belgian capital Sunday afternoon. Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four other former ministers have turned themselves in to Belgian police, the prosecutor's office in Brussels has confirmed. They are due to appear before a Belgian judge Sunday afternoon. "They were taken into custody at 9:17 a.m. [0817 UTC] - so this morning," said Gilles... more »
The Next Big Washington Investigation Will Be On How Did The FBI Use Trump's Russian Dossier To Further Their Investigations
CNN *Byron York, Washington Examiner*: *After Trump dossier revelation, FBI is next* Investigators looking into the so-called "Trump dossier" were not surprised when news broke Tuesday night that the Hillary Clinton campaign and the DNC, working through the Democrats' law firm, Perkins Coie, financed the "salacious and unverified" compilation of allegations of Trump collusion with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign. (The "salacious and unverified" description comes from former FBI Director James Comey.) There had been plenty of talk about the Democrats and Perkins Coie, so m... more »
Ain't no bud, bruv.
Craig’s take on the Marr / Netanyahu interview will be seen by many as worth twice my own by people who have effectively invalidated my take on such things by dint of the Rice-Davis formulation. Therefore I bow to Craig in his conclusion that “No sane person could accuse the BBC of pro-Israel bias after *this* interview”, a conclusion that has been inadvertently reinforced by the Marr Show’s Twitter timeline. (Scroll right down into the abyss.) It’s heartbreaking to me to see the depth and reach of the utter hatred of Israel expressed here. I know it’s only Twitter, but the uglines... more »
Prince “Mengele” William outs himself
Prince William is well known for shooting wild boar and stag, also in Spain. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2554484/Prince-William-flies-shoot-wild-boar-Spain-days-launching-campaign-combat-illegal-hunting.html He even justified trophy hunting, ” so long the money went towards the protection of other animals.” https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2016/mar/16/prince-william-trophy-hunting-justified-in-some-circumstances-video This same William bled crocodile tears over wildlife subjected to hunting and “overpopulation” at a Tusk Trust gala dinner. His remarks could […]
Red Cross workers stole millions of dollars needed to fight Ebola
At a time when health care workers in West Africa did not have the money for proper gear to protect themselves from Ebola, Red Cross workers stolen millions of dollars, the Associated Press reports. The revelation underlines the dangers of allowing privat, intransparent organizations like the Red Cross play a role in controlling the current […]
Prince William hints he is a eugenicist Nazi, moans there are too many people, sounds like his grandfather whose dream was to return as a virus to kill people, would be funny if it were not for the release of the super dangerous plague threatening the UK too
How could a Globalist eugenicist scientist like Daniel Bausch become the new director of the UK’s Public Health England’s infectious disease control unit? The answer might be support from the likes of Prince William, who warned in a speech at the Tusk Trust that his life of soft privilege and the access of his Globalists […]
Fake news! How the BBC and Blue Planet got it wrong, yet again, about walruses and climate change
By Paul Homewood Booker kills two BBC birds with one stone! The BBC got excited about two things last week. One was that topping the list of new words entering this year’s dictionaries is “fake news”. The other was that, thanks to “human activities” and an El Niño weather event, 2016 saw a […]
WATCH: Massive Cop Knocks Female Fan Unconscious After She Makes a Terrible Decision
[image: game]A female Miami Hurricanes fan was knocked out by a police officer after she made a terrible decision while being thrown out of the game.
Donna Brazile Reveals She ‘Feared for Her Life’ After Seth Rich was Murdered
[image: Danna brazile]Donna Brazile revealed that she feared for her life after Seth Rich was murdered, and was encouraged by Democratic Officials not to talk about the DNC Leaks.
Trump's Massive Navy May Take 30 Years to Build
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* Blame time and money. The Trump administration’s goal of fielding a 350-ship navy will take at least three decades, according to a senior U.S. Navy official. Speaking at the NDIA Expeditionary Warfare Conference in Annapolis in late October, Thomas Dee, acting Under Secretary of the Navy, said “It’s going to take a long time” to build a 350-ship navy. “It’s going to take a lot of money.” “We can be on the mark by mid-century,” Dee added, according to *U.S. Naval Institute News*, which first reported his comments. Dee explained that the main const... more »
Reshaping Iraq After the Defeat of the Islamic State
*Mohammed Nuruzzaman* *Security, Middle East* [image: Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gather during a protest against corruption at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq August 4, 2017. REUTERS/. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad] A post–Islamic State Iraq may prove more dangerous than an Iraq with an Islamic State presence. Iraq’s anti-ISIS war is quickly drawing to an end. ISIS fighters are routed and Iraqi sovereignty over territories, held by the Islamic State from June 2014, has been re-imposed. This, in itself, sounds like a great success and probably a new beginning for the I... more »
America's Efforts to Subdue North Korea Will Fail—Unless China Gets Involved
*Tong Zhao* *Security, Asia* [image: People wave with flags before the a meeting of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch] The U.S. strategy of imposing “maximum pressure” and the Chinese strategy of addressing North Korean threat perceptions through engagement are mutually conflicting. President Donald Trump will visit Beijing on November 8, against the background of North Korea’s repeated threat to detonate a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean and an increasing sense of cluel... more »
Here Is Why the U.S. Marines Want Their Own Anti-Ship Missiles
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* The Marines want to be more than cargo for the Navy to transport—they want to help control the seas. Land-based, anti-ship missiles have not been America's friend. They keep the U.S. Navy from operating close to hostile coasts, such as Russia, China and Iran. And just as important, they make it much harder for the U.S. Marines to conduct amphibious assaults in vulnerable landing craft. But irony of ironies, now it's the U.S. Marine Corps that wants anti-ship missiles. The Marines have put just published a request for ideas on how to develop weapon... more »
Here Is How Japan Plans on Killing China's Aircraft Carriers
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* Missiles are too expensive. How about submarines instead? As we approach the day when China will have multiple aircraft carriers, Beijing’s neighbors and the United States are likely beginning to prepare for this eventuality. This is especially true of Japan, China’s traditional rival in the region. While it will be tempting to try to imitate China’s strategy of holding U.S. aircraft carriers at risk, a more economical and effective approach would be to leverage a capability Japan already possesses: submarines. China, of course, inaugurated its fi...more »
Golden painted pocket watch at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Golden painted pocket watch at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum] A golden painted pocket watch at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum
A Painted golden pocket watch encrusted with Jewels at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: A Painted golden pocket watch encrusted with Jewels at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum] A Painted golden pocket watch encrusted with Jewels at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum. The name "Elhami" is encrusted with diamonds and Ruby
A golden painted pokect watch at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: A golden painted pokect watch at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum] A Painted golden pocket watch encrusted with Jewels at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum.
Three Golden Pocket watches at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Three Golden Pocket watches at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum] Three Golden Pocket watches at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum from the 19th century
Golden pocket watches at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Golden pocket watches at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum] Golden pocket watches at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum from the 19th century including the watch of Ibrahim Pasha and Khedive Tawfik
Blowback Against Donna Brazile On Her Admission That The U.S. Democrat Party's Primary Was Fixed
Former DNC chair Donna Brazile says she seriously considered Biden to replace Clinton after nominee fainted https://t.co/Duqa5IjJZX — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 4, 2017 *Medium:* *Open Letter From Hillary For America 2016* We were shocked to learn the news that Donna Brazile actively considered overturning the will of the Democratic voters by attempting to replace Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine as the Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees. It is particularly troubling and puzzling that she would seemingly buy into false Russian-fueled propaganda, sp... more »
Some Children Do Not Follow In The Steps Of Their Father
Omar Ahmed Sattar (above), 30, was one of 279 firemen and women who graduated from the Fire Department of New York Academy last month *Daily Mail*: *Son of convicted terrorist associated with mastermind of first World Trade Center bombing in 1993 graduates to become a New York City firefighter* * Omar Ahmed Sattar, 30, was one of 279 firemen and women who graduated from the Fire Department of New York Academy last month * Sattar’s father, Ahmed Abdel Sattar, was convicted by federal authorities in 2005 of ‘soliciting crimes of violence’ and conspiracy to murder Jews * He is curren... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Mass Arrests in Saudi Arabia US Launches First Airstrike Against ISIS Fighters In Somalia Trump Administration Issues Report Concluding That Climate Change Is Real And Man-Made Record Number Of Americans Expected To Renounce Citizenship In 2017 Secret FBI Analysis Of Martin Luther King Jr. Exposed In Latest Release Of JFK Files The Republican tax plan imposes a new divorce penalty Preterm births are rising in the US again — and it signals a worrying trend There's a 30-person college in the California desert where students work off their tuition on a cattle ranc... more »
Syrian Army Finds Bomb-Laden Car With Chemical Agents in Deir ez-Zor
Link After taking control of Deir ez-Zor, the last major stronghold of Daesh terrorists in Syria, the government troops have found weaponry, and provisions in the city the network of tunnels that were used by terrorists. A Sputnik correspondent reported from the eastern Syrian city that the* Syrian forces inspecting the city have found a vehicle laden with explosives containing chemical agents.* The car was discovered in the city’s district where two large arms depots were also found.* One of the explosives was marked with an inscription that it contained chemical elements, whi... more »
Some Links....
*Tea farms and mountains. Miss these.* Enjoy some links... ____________ *Daily Links*: - New Bloom: Should Taiwan support Catalonia? - Tourist arrivals from China up YOY. So are overall tourist arrivals. Doing well.... - Ketagalan: Politics, China, Taiwan identity - Commonwealth: The challenges facing Taiwan's performance sportswear industry - The NYTimes managed to produce a whole piece on the military imbalance between Taiwan and China without saying anything new or interesting, and without an interview with Ian Easton, who just published a book on this ... more »
What Lessons Will Be Learned If Northam Loses In Virginia Tuesday?
I recall a progressive political action committee withdrawing support-- loudly and publicly-- from a candidate they had endorsed over some kind of bullshit and inconsequential disagreement and thinking how I'd probably never trust that PAC again. But that isn't what happened when Blue America withdrew our support-- in 2006-- from our favorite Senate candidate. Then-Congressman Sherrod Brown was running for the U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Mike DeWine. And then he voted for Bush's torture bill. He was the *only* progressive in the House to back it. He was still a better... more »
Deconstructing The Media War Against President Trump
*Althouse:* *"Newsweek is like Mad Magazine now apparently"/"Looks like something from Mad Magazine." * The first comment is what I wrote at Facebook when somebody put up this image of the cover of this week's Newsweek: The second comment is what Meade said when I showed him the image (and he had not seen my Facebook comment (he's not on Facebook)). ADDED: Most people will just see this cover and not even consider reading the article, so the question is: What is the subliminal effect of the cover? If it's not anti-Trump, then Newsweek has failed, and I would say Newsweek has faile... more »
Understand the Oceans, Understand the Climate, NO CO2 Needed
I’m not a climate “scientist,” never have been, never will be, but countless times on this blog I’ve pointed out that to understand the climate you must understand the oceans. The oceans are the thermostat of the earth, they are by far the largest heat sinks, and contain greater than 2,000x the energy trapped in … Continue reading "Understand the Oceans, Understand the Climate, NO CO2 Needed"
Very High Confidence Of Fraud In The National Climate Assessment
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OBEY, Don’t Think
The young and the ignorant are too frequently brainwashed. They see science as 100% political and hence subject to a ‘majority rules’ political mandate. The author (Ruairí Arrieta-Kenna) is a student at Stanford with a degree in political science and a minor in ‘race and ethnicity.’ He obviously has no scientific training, because he has … Continue reading "OBEY, Don’t Think"
BREAKING: Deposed Catalan President Puigdemont turns himself in to police
Deposed Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has turned himself in to police in Brussels, according to local reports. Spain recently issued a European Arrest Warrant for Puigdemont as well as his fellow Catalan cabinet members for the charges of rebellion, sedition and embezzlement. Puigdemont fled to Belgium where it was thought that he would fight extradition charges in […] More The post BREAKING: Deposed Catalan President Puigdemont turns himself in to police appeared first on The Duran.
Saudi Arabia: Mirage of reform in Wahhabism’s absolute monarchy
Saudi Arabia is looking in several directions at once. More The post Saudi Arabia: Mirage of reform in Wahhabism’s absolute monarchy appeared first on The Duran.
WMD in Syria just like Iraq in 2003?
Contradictions in the UN/OPCW Report on Khan Shaykhun More The post WMD in Syria just like Iraq in 2003? appeared first on The Duran.
2 radically different interpretations of Saudi’s ‘great purge’ and Lebanese PM Hariri’s ‘resignation’
Each scenario must be explored in order to better understand what is happening in Saudi, Lebanon and beyond. More The post 2 radically different interpretations of Saudi’s ‘great purge’ and Lebanese PM Hariri’s ‘resignation’ appeared first on The Duran.
A Clear And Present Danger
Donald Trump has crossed a lot of lines since he became president. But last week, Robert Reich writes, he crossed a most dangerous line: In a series of tweets Friday morning, Trump directly called on the Justice Department and the FBI to “do what is right and proper” by launching criminal probes of Hillary Clinton. Trump’s obvious aim was to deflect attention from special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of his campaign, and of the indictments issued against his campaign aides. You simply don't do that kind of thing in a democracy. Consider what happened between Al Gore and Geor... more »
Furman on Tax Reform
I don't agree with all of it, but these slides from a recent talk by Jason Furman make a lot of good points.
Remember, remember, the 5th of November
Andrew Marr is famously a painter. Who knew he was a poet too? Here's how he started his show today: Remember, remember, the 5th of November, Backbiting, leaking and plot; If this lot gets clear to November next year, it's all down to luck, Quite a lot. Eat your heart out Wendy Cope! ******* The newspaper front pages were all sleaze, sleaze, sleaze. The first one Andrew held up was the *Observer, *which is leading today with the shock news that Larry the Cat has been suspended from his Downing Street duties following allegations of sexual harassment after he rubbed his head up ... more »
Trump's White House releases report which states that human beings are responsible for all the recent global warming. Wait, that can't be right.
Courtesy of Think Progress: *On Friday, the Trump administration released the congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment, the “authoritative assessment of the science of climate change, with a focus on the United States,” as the report states. * *What’s so stunning about the 600-page report, the work of scientists from 13 federal agencies, is that the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) oversaw the final review and clearance process of the report — and yet the report details just how dangerous the Trump administration’s policy of climate science d... more »
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*Education is inherited, and it is entrenching class* *Both educational success and economic success are greatly influenced by IQ and IQ is largely inherited -- so the scope for change is not great* e inheritance is lagely genetic, not social, so attempts to change anything are unlikely tp Philosopher Richard Reeves has come to a harsh conclusion about inequality in the US. “America has a meritocratic market but an unfair society,” he writes in the book Dream Hoarders, published earlier this year. In Reeves’s view, the US is now a relatively “fair” society for people 25 and older.... more »
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*Massive Government Report Says Climate Is Warming And Humans Are The Cause* *Government findings often reverse themselves in time (e.g. on peanut allergy, dietary fat etc) so this report has no special authority. It is just an uncritical regugitation of the orthodoxy. It's mostly prophecy and when they do get down to facts they are on very shaky ground. They speak for instance of rapid sea-level rises. But recent very sophisticated examinations of sea levels conclude that there is no such trend. And so it goes. It's just more of the usual speculation* It is "extremely like... more »
Leaked pictures: Iranian Major General arrives in southern Deir Ezzor to help defeat ISIS
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:45 P.M.) – The renown Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani has once again shown up on the Syrian battlefield, this time to help the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) crush the last Islamic State forces in Deir Ezzor Province. On Sunday morning, a couple photos emerged online showing the Major General in high spirits […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army captures six tanks from ISIS in Deir Ezzor: video
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:10 P.M.) – Spoils of war are stacking up for the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in eastern Syria after government forces imposed full control over the provincial capital of Deir Ezzor on Friday, delivering a blowing defeat to the besieged ISIS garrison in just two weeks of counter-insurgency operations. Thus far, Syrian government […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Islamist rebels fire shells into downtown Damascus: 17 civilian casualties reported
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:35 A.M.) – On Saturday, five shells landed all of a sudden on the government-held Abasyeen Square in eastern Damascus and exploded amidst a crowd of bypassers. Local outlets reported that 2 people were killed in the incident, including an adolescent kid, while 15 more non-combattants sustained serious injuries and had to be […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Yemeni fighters surround Saudi base from all sides, hammer it with artillery
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:10 A.M.) – Remarkable footage has emerged from southwestern Saudi Arabia after Yemeni insurgents swarmed a military base and prompted the Royal Saudi Land Forces (KSA) to conduct a tactical retreat in Asir Province. After capturing all mountains overlooking the Al-Majaza military base, Houthi-led fighters simply stayed back and pounded the KSA with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Walt Whitman, "Animals"; "A Dog's Purpose"
"I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self contain’d; I stand and look at them long and long, They do not sweat and whine about their condition; They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins; They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God; Not one is dissatisfied - not one is demented with the mania of owning things; Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago; Not one is respectable or industrious over the whole earth." - Walt Whitman • "A Dog's Purpose" Author Unknown "Being a veterinarian, I had been called... more »
"Of Sound Mind..."
“A man who is "of sound mind" is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key.” - Paul Valéry, “Mauvaises Pensées et Autres”, 1942
"The Circle..."
"With us the circle stands for the togetherness of people who sit with one another around a fire, relatives and friends united in peace, while the Pipe passes from hand to hand. Once all the families in the villages were in turn circles within a larger circle, part of the larger hoop of the nation. The nation was only part of the universe, in itself circular… circles within circles, within circles, with no beginning and no end. To us this is beautiful and fitting; symbol and reality at the same time, expressing the harmony of nature and life. Our circle is timeless, flowing; it is ...more »
Musical Interlude: Cusco, "Native American: Power Drums, Spirit, Pride"
*Cusco, "Native American: Power Drums, Spirit, Pride"* "Not authentic or traditional Native American music, but fast paced, heart pounding new age sound. "Apurimac III: Nature, Spirit, Pride" is an album by the German cross-cultural new age band Cusco, all tracks on this album are related to the Native American cultures of North America. The beats, chants, and flute works depict a Native American musical style, though are made more accessible to modern ears through the use of overtly synthesized instrumentation and percussive rhythms. Beautiful art are images of paintings by J.D. Ch... more »
No One Is Listening
Below a few extracts from the *128 page report *by the measuring democracy people at *Samara*a non-partisan charitable champion of increased civic engagement. In spring 2017, Samara Canada surveyed Members of the 42ndParliament to explore the state of heckling and decorum from the perspective of those in the House. The survey reveals that incivility remains a problem. It also suggests that MPs have mixed feelings about heckling. They don’t like the state of debate in Parliament, but they don't want to get rid of heckling entirely either. This is still the case even though they know... more »
Sunday morning music
Now and again, a composer comes along who transcends the boundaries between different genres of music, and appeals to a widely varying audience. Mike Oldfield is one such artist. From his 1973 debut album, Tubular Bells, which he recorded when he was only 19 years old, to his most recent new (rather than derivative) album, Man on the Rocks, he's produced an amazing variety of works that are often very different to each other, but all incorporate themes and elements from different genres of music and blend them all into a more or less harmonious whole. In some cases, he's revisit... more »
Much to do in Bonn
The biggest issue on the UN's Bonn table is the supposed $100 billion a year that developing countries say we owe them,
“Cockatoo Finding Out He Is Going To The Vet”
*“Cockatoo Finding Out He Is Going To The Vet”* by angeleyedboidan "Max knows when he sees his carrier that it's a visit to the vet and gets pretty vocal about it. Max is saying his own words that only he understands for the most part. The only things I know he is saying is "I don't wanna" and "What did I say." He is actually a very happy and loving bird, but like any kid, he needs to express himself every now and then. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=119&v=5UUjJysUMTw
Yeah, you know this is coming.
Everything that goes wrong in Trump's world is somehow, someway Obama's fault. So if this Mueller investigation ends his presidency he will obviously blame our last real president. That's cool with me by the way. I am good with giving Barack Obama credit for taking down his toxic presidency.
"No One's Affair..."
"Leucon, no one’s allowed to know his fate, Not you, not me: don’t ask, don’t hunt for answers In tea leaves or palms. Be patient with whatever comes. This could be our last winter, it could be many More, pounding the Tuscan Sea on these rocks: Do what you must, be wise, cut your vines, And forget about hope. Time goes running, even As we talk. Take the present, the future’s no one’s affair." - Horace, "Ode I. 11"
Beyond the Disability
By Cathy Jameson We were at a children’s hospital last week for some testing. Ronan had two appointments spaced several hours apart. It was going to be a very long day for him. It was going to be a very...
The Poet: Robert Bly, "The Resemblance Between Your Life and a Dog"
*"The Resemblance Between Your Life and a Dog"* "I never intended to have this life, believe me - It just happened. You know how dogs turn up at a farm, and they wag but can't explain. It's good if you can accept your life- you'll notice Your face has become deranged trying to adjust to it. Your face thought your life would look Like your bedroom mirror when you were ten. That was a clear river touched by mountain wind. Even your parents can't believe how much you've changed. Sparrows in winter, if you've ever held one, all feathers, Burst out of your hand with a fiery glee. You see... more »
"Manipulation-Craft, Or How They Get Us To Agree"
*"Manipulation-Craft, Or How They Get Us To Agree"* We are not so smart. by Abrams Hap "Manipulation takes many forms, and aims at us from multiple levels. Emotions, inattention, preoccupation, distraction, lack of information, misinformation, and levels of trust all aid in the success of manipulation-craft bewitchment. The systems and techniques, utilized to manipulate and deceive, are known and tried. They are natural systems experienced in society and the psychological functions of reality. When used with the intent to beguile they become manipulation-crafts. Below are a few exa... more »
Sunday Sermonette
*Will there be a White Wolf Comet?* To me, a look at the pristine night sky, far from the light pollution of nearby cities is a rare event. Ancient people studied the night sky with vast interest as the stellar clock unfolded before them. TODAY have to go a long way and get to a place of clear, clean, dry air in the desert or on a mountain top if you want to see what the ancients watched every night. The Discovery Channel chose Happy Jack, Arizona, near the infamous White Wolf Mine, to site its telescope. Good move, Discovery Channel. There is NO light for many miles in any dire... more »
Thousands of Basques Protest Against Spain’s Repressive Policies in Catalonia
Language, genetics, blood type and history all point to the Basque people as the remnant of the earliest indigenous Europeans. … Continue reading →
BBC on Nuclear Decommissioning (DUMPING) – What a clever piece of misdirection
Listen Here There is so much wrong with the BBC’s File on 4 programme that it is difficult to know…
After Seth Rich was murdered, Donna Brazile “feared for her life”
Why did the Seth Rich murder scare Brazile so much? More The post After Seth Rich was murdered, Donna Brazile “feared for her life” appeared first on The Duran.
Elder Of Ziyon says that there is 'Unbelievable antisemitism in the British Labour Party' - he's wrong, the antisemitism in the British Labour Party is entirely believable
Elder of Ziyon posted this article, which I repeat most of here as I think it deserves wide viewing. 'Unbelievable antisemitism in the British Labour Party, illustrated From The Daily Mail: The scale of anti-semitism within Labour has prompted training sessions for 1,200 party members in a drive to stamp out the vile online abuse. Labour's Jewish wing is holding the events that use a slide show of hate-filled messages posted on the internet by the party's own activists. The Daily Mail has chosen to reproduce the comments despite their shocking content in order to highlight the e... more »
Jeremy Corbyn's outrageous insult at Britain's World War 1 heroes
The Sunday Express has the story http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/874820/Jeremy-Corbyn-World-War-One-Remembrance-Day The BBC will definitely ignore it.
Not Like Religion – the Christian Calendar
In a previous post we looked at the difference between the Christian Faith and all the other religions, and suggested that the main difference lay in the fact that Christianity was not a religion, but rather the saving presence of Christ in the world, and through His Spirit, our participation […]
NEW PROFUMO AFFAIR - PART 2
Alex Story (left) says that *Conservative Party whip Chris Pincher* (right) made unwanted advances. You will go far in the Tories / Bathrobe-wearing Tory whip Chris Pincher 'made pass' *'Extreme porn on Deputy Prime Minister Damien Green's computer'* Police officers say they discovered extreme porn on the Conservative Party MP Damien Green's computer. Former Met Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick says he was forced to step down before he could report the porn to parliamentary authorities. *Conservative MP Michel Fallon and an Aide* Sir Michael Fallon recently resigned as Defen... more »
Iraqi Army readies for last battle with ISIS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Iraqi Armed Forces are preparing to storm the last Islamic State (ISIS) stronghold in Iraq, following their recent victory at the border-city of Al-Qa’im. Iraqi forces led by Hashd Al-Sha’abi (Popular Mobilization Units) have completely surrounded the key town of Al-Rawa in preparation for the upcoming battle against the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Several Saudi princes arrested for corruption, including Waleed bin Talal
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 A.M.) – At least eleven princes and prominent figures were arrested inside Saudi Arabia this weekend, Al-Arabiya News Agency reported. According to the state owned news agency, the princes and prominent figures were arrested in the latest corruption probe by the Saudi regime. The following princes and prominent figures were among those […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Elite Syrian Army unit prepares to launch Albukamal offensive from liberated Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) elite Tiger Forces are preparing to launch a massive offensive to liberate the strategic city of Albukamal along the Iraqi border. The Tiger Forces will be launching the attack from the provincial capital of Deir Ezzor, which was officially liberated this past Thursday after a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* *This year, the ratings (NFL ratings) have gone backward because of the controversy. The controversy is polarizing the customer, polarizing the country.* --Papa John's "Pizza" CEO John Schnatter, trying to assign blame for his product's lagging sales on kneeling NFL football players. Papa John's CEO John Schnatter, known for his cretinish wingnut approach to life, made the above comment on a call with investors on Wednesday. The truth is, however, that the sales picture of Papa John's (the Official Pizza of the NFL) was already going down in each of the first two quarte... more »
ALWALEED ARRESTED
*Prince Alwaleed and Michael Jackson.* In Saudi Arabia, the Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been arrested in a sweep targeting dozens of Saudi royals and ministers Prince Alwaleed bin Talal sparred publicly with Donald Trump. In a twitter message in 2015 Alwaleed called Trump 'a disgrace not only to the GOP but to all America.' *Alwaleed and his business partner Bill Gates.* Alwaleed has big investments worldwide. *Donald J. Trump*Verified account @realDonaldTrump FollowFollow @realDonaldTrump More Dopey Prince @Alwaleed_Talal wants to control our U.S. politician... more »
Donna Unveils Her New Book
*Thank You **MJA** for the Linkage!*
Scientists Demonstrate Remarkable Evidence Of Dream Telepathy Between People.
Scientists Demonstrate Remarkable Evidence Of Dream Telepathy Between People – HealthFoodSoul https://healthfoodsoul.com/scientists-demonstrate-remarkable-evidence-dream-telepathy-people/ Advertisements
This City Is Using Nature To Treat Asthma, Allergies & Heart Disease
This City Is Using Nature To Treat Asthma, Allergies & Heart Disease https://amp.mindbodygreen.com/articles/louisville-tree-experiment
Tweets For Today
Pentagon outlines ground invasion of North Korea in letter to lawmakers https://t.co/BsLAz77ypg pic.twitter.com/aQKV0ZAguq — The Hill (@thehill) November 5, 2017 Syrian, allied forces converge on holdout fighters in IS group's last urban bastion https://t.co/6yX3GU6YME — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 4, 2017 Venezuela calls foreign creditors to a meeting in Caracas aiming to restructure its estimated $150 billion debt https://t.co/dtwWDlSVpW pic.twitter.com/GSItQxlzsY — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 4, 2017 “Cakes from the Future” - Ukrainian girl makes unique 3D-printed cak... more »
Trump Arrives In Japan To Begin Five Nation Asia Tour
*L.A. Times*: *Trump arrives in Japan to open five-nation Asia tour* President Trump began a pivotal five-nation Asia tour in Japan early Sunday, speaking to troops upon landing at a U.S. air base outside Tokyo that would be a critical supply hub for any conflict in a region roiled by tension over nuclear-armed North Korea. Donning a leather bomber jacket, and flanked by fighter jets inside a cavernous hangar, Trump described the troops as the “last bulwarks” against threats from “tyrants and dictators who prey on the innocent.” No dictator should underestimate “our resolve,” Trum... more »
“Staying Afloat: Riding the Wave of Life”
*“Staying Afloat: Riding the Wave of Life”* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOm “While riding the wave of life you must also practice stillness so you can flow with, rather than resist the wave’s motion. Our lives are continually in motion, buoyed by the wave that is the universe’s flow. As the wave rises and falls, we are carried forward, through life’s high and low points. The universe’s flow may take us to a place in life where we would rather not be. As tempting as it can be to fight the direction and size of this wave that propels us, riding the wave is intended to make life easier.... more »
Picture Of The Day
Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces advance towards the city of Al-Qaim. REUTERS/Stringer *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Iraqi forces close in on Islamic State* (Reuters).
Thiessen in WaPo on Mueller indictments: Russiagate “no further forward”
Indictments show poor judgement in choice of aides; not evidence of collusion with Russia More The post Thiessen in WaPo on Mueller indictments: Russiagate “no further forward” appeared first on The Duran.
President Trump Meets U.S. Troops At Yokota Air Force Base Outside Tokyo
*Daily Mail:* *Trump boasts about US military might in affront to North Korea as he greets the troops at Yokota Air Force Base outside Tokyo* * President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump landed in Japan Saturday * First Couple arrived at Yokota Air Base just outside of Tokyo at 11am local time * In a speech at the base, he warned America's enemies the U.S. 'will never yield' * President and prime minister will enjoy lunch and catch up over a round of golf President Donald Trump warned America's enemies that the U.S. 'will never yield, never wavier and never falter the de... more »
President Trump Visits Pearl Harbor
*FOX News:* *Trump visits Pearl Harbor ahead of first official tour of Asia* Before embarking on his first official visit to Asia, President Donald Trump flew to Hawaii on Friday, where he and first lady Melania Trump visited Pearl Harbor, the site where U.S. forces came under surprise attack from the Japanese in 1941. The president and first lady also made a solemn visit to the USS Arizona Memorial, where they tossed flower petals into the water above the battleship’s sunken hull. The memorial, which is accessible only by boat, straddles the wreckage of the battleship on which m... more »
Pentagon: To Secure North Korea's Nuclear Sites, A Ground Invasion Would Be Required
*Washington Post:* *Securing North Korean nuclear sites would require a ground invasion, Pentagon says* The only way to locate and secure all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons sites “with complete certainty” is through an invasion of U.S. ground forces, and in the event of conflict, Pyongyang could use biological and chemical weapons, the Pentagon told lawmakers in a new, blunt assessment of what war on the Korean Peninsula might look like. The Pentagon, in a letter to lawmakers, said that a full discussion of U.S. capabilities to “counter North Korea’s ability to respond with a nuc... more »
"Hope..."
“While there is life there is hope- and while there is hope there is life.” - E. E. Holmes
Trumpanzee Regime Admits Global Warming Is Real-- Does That Mean Fox News Loses Its Broadcast License?
Hear that report on Global Warming on NPR yesterday? Maybe the report from the Trumpanzee Regime is the real reason Congress' chief climate change denier, Lamar Smith, announced his retirement this week. Surprised Trump hasn't attacked his own government's report yet? Just wait. The executive summary starts ominously-- at least for Climate Change deniers: "The climate of the United States is strongly connected to the changing global climate." That's a pretty definitive first line. Global annually averaged surface air temperature has increased by about 1.8°F (1.0°C) over the last... more »
Exclusive: Yemeni Army spokesperson confirms long-range missile intercepted by Saudi Arabia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 P.M.) – A spokesperson for the Ansar Allah-allied Yemeni Armed Forces confirmed that a ballistic missile aimed at the King Khalid international airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was launched by the army, Saturday. The missile was reportedly intercepted by Saudi authorities and did not cause any major damage, although a large explosion […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
This Animated Graphic Shows The Time And Location Of Every Attack Worldwide For The Past 30 Years
*Daily Mail:* *Three decades of terror: Animated graphic shows the time and location of every attack across the globe for the last 30 years* * Terrorist movements have plagued the world for decades, and have evolved greatly over that time * Map graphic tracks the hotbeds of terror for the last 30 years, showing where has been most affected * Here, Mail Online tracks the evolving threat, from the plane hijackings and IRA bombings of the Eighties, to the threat of ISIS and truck attacks in Europe in recent years This is the fascinating map that exposes every terror attack across th... more »
Ballistic Missile Fired From Yemen Intercepted Over Saudi Arabia's Capital
*CNN: **Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile over capital* (CNN)Yemeni rebels on Saturday targeted an airport in Saudi Arabia's capital with a ballistic missile, according to Yemen's Houthi-controlled Defense Ministry. But the missile was intercepted over northeast Riyadh, the Saudi Ministry of Defense said in a statement carried on government-backed Al-Arabiya television. Yemen's Defense Ministry said the missile attack "shook the Saudi capital" and the operation was successful. The attack was conducted using a Yemeni-made, long-range missile called the Burqan 2H, it said. ... more »
Oxygen-18 Stability in Foraminifera fossils, implications in paleoclimatology
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: By Andy May 18O is a rare isotope of oxygen. The ratio of 18O to the normal 16O in foraminifera fossils (“forams”) can be used to estimate paleo-ocean temperatures. Higher values mean lower temperatures. A recent article on geologypage.com (here) led me to Bernard, et al., 2017, which…
Putin behind Brexit? Russiagate hysteria spreads to Britain
Anti-Brexit campaigners turn to 'Russian meddling' meme in last ditch effort to reverse Brexit More The post Putin behind Brexit? Russiagate hysteria spreads to Britain appeared first on The Duran.
Massive Purge Underway In Saudi Arabia. Princes, Ministers, And Billionaires Are Being Arrested For Corruption
Crown Prince: Every person, who has engaged in #corruption, regardless of their status, will be held accountable, provided there's evidence. pic.twitter.com/sTxKfqvjo2 — CIC Saudi Arabia (@CICSaudi) November 4, 2017 *New York Times:* *Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Princes, Including Billionaire Waleed bin Talal* LONDON — Saudi Arabia announced the arrest on Saturday night of the prominent billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, plus at least 10 other princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers. The announcement of the arrests was made over Al Arabiya, the Saudi-owned ... more »
Allanach, You apply for a $50 collider to find \(Z'\) or leptoquarks
*Assertive implications of an LHCb beauty-muon deficit* How many articles about flavor physics have you published in the Grauniad? Well, it turns out that Dr Allanach and You have written the essay Anomalous bottoms at CERN and the case for a new collider in which they derive an appealing interpretation from an anomaly seen by the LHCb Collaboration. As I discussed in March and April, the LHCb detector insists on a deficit of \(B\) mesons decaying to \(K^* \mu^+\mu^-\). My previous texts are somewhat technical, Allanach and You are a bit less technical, and Futurism.com is arguably ... more »
The West's Failed Policy In Libya Continues To Reverberate Throughout North Africa
*Washington Post:* *Deaths of four U.S. soldiers in Niger hint at the shadow war against ISIS in Africa* NIAMEY, Niger — Less than a year ago, the Islamic State’s ambitions in Africa seemed all but shattered. In Libya, militias assisted by U.S. Special Operations soldiers and airstrikes drove the militants from their stronghold in the city of Sirte. Hundreds of Islamic State fighters died. Others fled south toward desert hideouts. “There were no more black flags,” recalled Claudia Gazzini, a senior Libya analyst for the International Crisis Group, describing the situation when sh... more »
Time For Progressives To Step Up And Take Over The Arizona Democratic Party
*Schumer doppelgänger Krysten Sinema* I got a nice letter the other day from Noelle David, a *DWT* reader and faithful Arizona Democrat-- a faithful Arizona Democrat whose faith is being tested and strained. I am horrified that our party would even consider putting Sinema as the anointed one to run for the Senate seat next year. It is an open secret that she is an opportunist-- however, even I, as an active Democrat living in the east valley for over a decade had no idea how terrible she is until I read a recent piece in the *New Times*. I read the piece yesterday and was so naus... more »
On Daylight Savings Time, Remember...
...even stopped clocks are correct twice a day. And when treasonous freaks such as the Bushes are elevated to act as the voices of reason, you know we're circling that porcelain drain at warp speed ten. By now, you might have heard about the new book that'd immediately put the White House in attack mode (not that it's ever in any other). That would be the new one by a right wing hack named Mark Updegrove, *The Last Republicans*. In his book and in a CNN interview, he describes the Bushes as being "restrained" in their assessment of Donald Trump. He quoted W saying the ... more »
Latest Release Of JFK Assassination Files Has One Document That Details The Sex Life Of Martin Luther King
*Newsweek:* *JFK File: FBI Monitored Martin Luther King's 'Abnormal' Sex Life of Orgies, Hookers and Joan Baez* |Updated The Trump administration released an FBI document containing allegations about the sexual misconduct of Martin Luther King as part of its declassification of information relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The 1968 document alleges financial improprieties by King’s civil rights organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, attempts to tie King to communist organizations and details a series of claims about King’s multiple a... more »
Musical Interlude: The Corrs, "Lough Erin Shore"
The Corrs, "Lough Erin Shore" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u87txE-OYdg
"A Look to the Heavens"
"The dark Horsehead Nebula and the glowing Orion Nebula are contrasting cosmic vistas. Adrift 1,500 light-years away in one of the night sky's most recognizable constellations, they appear in opposite corners of the above stunning mosaic. *Click image for larger size.* The familiar Horsehead nebula appears as a dark cloud, a small silhouette notched against the long red glow at the lower left. Alnitak is the easternmost star in Orion's belt and is seen as the brightest star to the left of the Horsehead. Below Alnitak is the Flame Nebula, with clouds of bright emission and dramatic ... more »
"One Summer Night..."
*Click image for larger size.* "One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and distant rims on the edge of space. Millions of stars blazed in darkness, and on the far shore a few lights burned in cottages. Otherwise there was no reminder of human life. My companion and I were alone with the stars: the misty river of the Milky Way flowing across the sky, the patterns of the constellations standing out bright and clear, a blazing planet low on the horizon. It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be see... more »
The Poet: Charles Simic, “The White Room”
*“The White Room”* “The obvious is difficult To prove. Many prefer The hidden. I did, too. I listened to the trees. They had a secret Which they were about to Make known to me- And then didn't. Summer came. Each tree On my street had its own Scheherazade. My nights Were a part of their wild Storytelling. We were Entering dark houses, Always more dark houses, Hushed and abandoned. There was someone with eyes closed On the upper floors. The fear of it, and the wonder, Kept me sleepless. The truth is bald and cold, Said the woman Who always wore white. She didn't leave her room. The sun ... more »
Chet Raymo, "Exile"
*"Exile"* by Chet Raymo "Are we truly alone With our physics and myths, The stars no more Than glittering dust, With no one there To hear our choral odes?" "This is the ultimate question, the only question, asked here by the Northern Irish poet Derek Mahon. It is a poem of exile, from the ancient familiar, from the sustaining myth of rootedness, of centrality. A poem that the naturalist can relate to, we pilgrims of infinite spaces, of the overarching blank pages on which we write our own stories, our own scriptures, having none of divine pedigree. Yes, we fe... more »
"What Is Life?"
"What is life? An illusion, a dream, a fiction, and the biggest well is small, because all life is a dream, and the dreams, themselves are only dreams.' - Calderon de la Barca
The Daily "Near You?"
Temple, Texas, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
"The Only Lasting Thing..."
"The unreal is more powerful than the real. Because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. Because its only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles. Wood rots. People, well, they die. But things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on. If you can change the way people think, the way they see themselves, the way they see the world, you can change the way people live their lives. That's the only lasting thing you can create." - Chuck Palahniuk
"The Lonely American"
*"The Lonely American"* By Chris Hedges "Michael P. Printup, president of Watkins Glen International, one of the country's largest racetracks, stood with a group of about a dozen race fans at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Next to him were boxes of free doughnuts and coffee. A line of men with towels, who had spent the night in nearby RV campers, pop-up campers and tents, stood patiently outside the door to a shower room. A light drizzle, one that would turn into a torrential downpour and lead to the races being canceled in the afternoon, coated the group, all middle-aged or older white men. ... more »
"The Most Beautiful People..."
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassions, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
‘Respect China’s political system’: China warns Trump on eve of his Asia visit
Global Times editorial warns Trump against 'Cold War' thinking More The post ‘Respect China’s political system’: China warns Trump on eve of his Asia visit appeared first on The Duran.
Even with the Mueller investigation bearing down like a freight train, Trump is still open to having a meeting with Vladimir Putin during his trip.
"I'm not a puppet. You're the puppet."Courtesy of WaPo: *President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may meet next week at an economic summit in Vietnam, but there is scant optimism in Russia that face-to-face talks will yield any breakthroughs on the long list of issues that divide Washington and Moscow. * *Sanctions against Russia, tensions in Syria, the threat of military conflict in North Korea and the stalemate over Ukraine top the litany of seemingly intractable differences in the U.S.-Russia relationship. * *Looming above it all is the sense in Moscow that the c... more »
Steam vs. internal combustion - guess who wins?
I had to smile at this video of an antique steam tractor versus a modern internal-combustion-engine tractor. I guess lots and lots of heavy steel, and a big flywheel, can still get it done! Peter
In pictures: Taliban forms elite assault unit in eastern Afghanistan
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:35 P.M.) – In a rare photo op, the Taliban released a string of images on November 2 boasting a newly established assault group that is based around Laghman Province. The seasoned jihadist fighters, dubbed the ‘Special Forces of Laghman’ by the Taliban, were shown wielding AK-47’s and different types of insignia before […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Graphic aftermath video from Idlib: Al-Qaeda militants shot dead in their sleep
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:00 P.M.) – On Saturday, an unidentified gunman caused panic in the town of Ariha after he entered an Al-Qaeda headquarters overnight and killed four Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) fighters at point-plank range while they were sleeping. The assassin then escaped from the scene and remains at large despite HTS launching a manhunt […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video tour of liberated Al-Hamidiyah, Deir Ezzor’s largest district
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) liberated the entire Al-Hamidiyah District of Deir Ezzor earlier this week, ending the Islamic State’s (ISIS) long reign over this large area in the provincial capital. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army spent the better part of two weeks trying to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Iraqi Army begins manhunt for ISIS insurgents deep inside Anbar desert
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:00 P.M.) – Following the liberation of Al-Qaim City and all ISIS-controlled territory on the southern bank of the Euphrates River, the Iraqi Armed Forces are swarming into the desert of Anbar, taking out a series of ISIS outposts and searching all over the place for jihadist fighters. Footage released by the Popular […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian strategic bombers hit IS targets in Abu Kamal – video
Tupolev Tu-22M3 strategic bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces reportedly hit positions of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the city of Abu Kamal, which lies in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate in eastern Syria, Saturday. The airstrikes reportedly targeted militant strongholds, command posts and arms warehouses. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army expels Al-Qaeda from one more town in northeast Hama
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (10:00 P.M.) – Preluded by a wave of Russian airstrikes, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) took control of another village in the northeastern countryside of Hama on Saturday afternoon after clashing Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) throughout the morning hours. Capitalizing on their momentum north of the M42 (Sheikh Hilal-Ithriyah) Highway, the SAA overran […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Resistance To The Mueller Investigation Is Growing
*Politico:* *Mueller braces for challenges to his authority* *The special counsel has won some early court victories in the Russia investigation, but with charges filed defense attorneys and others are lining up to rein in the probe.* Robert Mueller is on an early winning streak. Stacked with some of the country’s premier prosecutors, the special counsel has beaten back a pair of preliminary attempts to block his subpoena power and limit who he can question as a potential witness. In July, Mueller’s team also managed to win approval to execute a no-knock search warrant—unusual in... more »
Democratic Weakness and the Secessionist Impulse
This is a guest post from Katy Collin, who is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Brookings Institution and an adjunct instructor at American University’s School of International Service. Her research is on the use of referendums in peace processes. In the last few weeks, international borders have been challenged around the world. Secessionists and great powers […]
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