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Businesses Forced To Pay The Police To Let Them Spy On Customers
By MassPrivateI Last year police in Detroit, Michigan asked businesses to install real-time surveillance cameras that are connected to police departments. Which isn’t all that... more »
French President Macron Is Using the “Fake News” Excuse to Attack Press Freedom
By Bill Wirtz Only on the free market of ideas can information be checked and double-checked. In press statements for the beginning of this year,... more »
National Problems Need Local Solutions
By Ryan Streeter In 1742 the Scottish philosopher David Hume wrote, “Parties from principle, especially abstract speculative principle, are known only to modern times, and... more »
“New” Trump Admin Policy On Syria Is The Same As Obama’s . . . And Hillary Clinton’s
By Brandon Turbeville No doubt, many Republicans are rejoicing today over the Trump administration’s announcement of its “new” Syria policy. Unfortunately, that policy is identical...more »
Police Caught in Another Lie as Authorities Finally Admit to Multiple Suspects in Vegas Massacre
By Matt Agorist Las Vegas, NV — It has been months since the worst shooting in modern history was carried out in Las Vegas and... more »
“The Flu” and “Microwave Sickness” Share Many of the Same Symptoms
By B.N. Frank Germs May Be Everywhere But So Are WiFi and Other Sources of Electrical Pollution (Electrosmog). There’s a whole lot of sickness going... more »
Accelerating Dark Matter Searches With Machine Learning
I am currently spending the week in Leiden (Netherlands), attending to a very interesting workshop that brought together computer scientists, astronomers, astrophysicists, and particle physicists to discuss how to apply the most cutting-edge tools in machine learning to improve our chances of discovering dark matter, the unknown non-luminous substance that vastly overweights luminous matter in the Universe. read more
Paper Cup Allegedly Used by Elvis Presley Up for Auction
Bids for the now-yellowed paper cup have surpassed $1,280 on eBay.
Why Greece, Macedonia Fight Over Nation’s Name
Greece and neighboring Macedonia have been at loggerheads for more than a quarter-century over an issue at the heart of the newer nation's existence and identity: its name.
Did a Congresswoman Tweet that Trump Wanted War with ‘North Japan’?
A fake tweet-generator was used to create the appearance that Sheila Jackson Lee had authored a tweet riddled with historical inaccuracies.
Did a Tourist Get Diarrhea on a Roller Coaster and Splash 14 People?
Reports of a tourist's unfortunate bout of stomach upset on a Spanish roller coaster are fake news.
Jan 18: Repeating a terrible mistake.
Trump has launched an attack on Russia and China for helping North Korea to avoid American sanctions on its trade. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/17/trump-accuses-russia-of-violating-sanctions-to-aid-north-korea No. Don't blame Trump. He is doing what every president since 1945 has done. And it all goes back even further to a terrible precedent. When Germany surrendered in 1918, the victorious allies placed economic sanctions on it. The purpose, like the sanctions on North Korea, was to keep Germany economically weak and in poverty. The result? German anger at the un... more »
Apple to Repatriate Its Foreign Profits and Put Them to Work in America
[image: apple-to-repatriate-its-foreign-profits-and-put-them-to-work-in-america] With Apple planning to repatriate nearly all of its foreign cash holdings back to the United States, it will be exciting to see what impact $200 billion of newly recovered high-octane dollars will have on the American economy over the next few years.
China's Military Is Ready To Wage War Against Its Neighbours
*SCMP: **How China’s military is girding for battle, and what it means for neighbours* *People’s Liberation Army is taking part in more exercises in a wider range of environments* Wei Shiji “died instantly” while trying to defuse a landmine in a dense forest in China’s Fujian province this month, while two comrades, Li Shoushun and Liu Shangdong, “survived the war”. The three young men were not playing a computer game, but soldiers with a special People’s Liberation Army (PLA) brigade undergoing combat training as China’s military ramps up the quantity and quality of its exercise... more »
What To Expect In 2018 - With Special Guest Gerald Celente
Why are the rich getting richer? Are they just smarter than the rest of us? Or do the "too big to fail" connected corporations have a hotline to Washington for government assistance? And what about the US involvement in the Middle East? Will it increase or decrease this year? And why? Internationally-renowned trends forecaster Gerald Celente joins today's Liberty Report to tell us what we can expect for 2018:
How the Establishment Undermines American Democracy
[image: undefined] There is a growing consensus among many observers in Washington that the national security agencies have become completely politicized over the past seventeen years and are now pursuing selfish agendas that actually endanger what remains of American democracy. Up until recently it has been habitual to refer to such activity as the Deep State, which is perhaps equivalent to the Establishment in that it includes financial services, the media, major foundations and constituencies, as well as lobbying groups, but we are now witnessing an evolutionary process in which ... more »
On Writing the IR Dissertation
Partly in response to Steve Saideman’s post today with advice on dissertation topics, and partly also in response to a pretty enthusiastic discussion of advice to graduate students on Twitter yesterday, I thought I’d write a few things about getting started on the path of researching a dissertation in a field as unwieldy (and a […]
Australia: The Next Nuclear Weapons Power?
*Ramesh Thakur* *Security, * Could it happen? A heavyweight trio of Australia’s strategic and defense policy analysts has opened a debate on the possibility of Australia acquiring nuclear weapons. Paul Dibb and Richard Brabin-Smith documented the increased strategic risk to Australia based on a critical assessment of China’s capabilities, motives and intent. Paul took that further in The Australian, canvassing the idea of investing in capabilities that would reduce the lead time for getting the bomb to give us more options for dealing with growing strategic uncertainty. North K... more »
Trump Administration Transforms ICE Into Tool For Political Repression
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appears to be escalating its targeting of immigrant rights activists for deportation. The post Trump Administration Transforms ICE Into Tool For Political Repression appeared first on Shadowproof.
Charles Bausman betrays Russia for fascist ideology
Charles Bausman digging for cash under the alt-right mantra More The post Charles Bausman betrays Russia for fascist ideology appeared first on The Duran.
As Trump Gives Out Fake News Awards, WikiLeaks Reminds the World BOTH Parties Are Liars
[image: hypocrisy]While Trump is correct in accusing the mainstream media of spreading false information and misleading the public, WikiLeaks pointed out that Trump himself has the same reputation.
WATCH: Innocent Man Records Cops Stalking His House, Disabling His Cameras
[image: stalking]An innocent man recorded police officers stalking his home, disabling his surveillance camera and creepily watching him for no reason.
Justice in the Crosshairs - Two examples
Ahed Tamini in Israeli Custody Indefinitely This morning, as I surf the Internet newz I see two major news stories that, on the surface, do not appear at all connected...but, the crow flies high and from a distance can see the dots connecting these two stories that are unfolding thousands of miles apart. The commonality is that both of them are examples of the crisis of world wide justice. As I've said before on this blog...justice is a living thing...growing and evolving through tradition and precedent and the universality of its principles of evenhandedness, compassion, objectiv... more »
Two Time "DMF ASSHAT OF THE YEAR" Award Winner Takes Trump's Top Honor.
Let's all raise a glass to the first place winner of Donald Trumps *'Fake News Awards'*, none other than the New York Times Paul Krugman, who boldly proclaimed on the day of President Trump’s historic landslide victory that the economy would never recover. Mr. Krugman (Anthropological Classification - Bozo Sapien) is no stranger to these pages and long time readers will remember Krugman as a two time winner of the prestigious Diogenes Middle Finger *'AssHat of the Year'*, 2011 and again in 2014. Please join us in congratulating Mr. Krugman in his newest honor and for helping sho... more »
"'It's All A Lie' - Self-Reflection At The Twilight Of The American Empire”
*"'It's All A Lie' - * *Self-Reflection At The Twilight Of The American Empire”* by Mike Krieger "There is a true law, a right reason, conformable to nature, universal, unchangeable, eternal, whose commands urge us to duty, and whose prohibitions restrain us from evil. Whether it enjoins or forbids, the good respect its injunctions, and the wicked treat them with indifference. This law cannot be contradicted by any other law, and is not liable either to derogation or abrogation. Neither the senate nor the people can give us any dispensation for not obeying this universal law of just... more »
U.S. Ambassador To The United Nations Nikki Haley: US Afghanistan Strategy Is Working
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks at UN headquarters in New York, NY, U.S., Jan. 2, 2018. *VOA:* *Haley: US Afghanistan Strategy Is Working * UNITED NATIONS — A senior U.S. official said Wednesday the Trump administration’s Afghanistan strategy is working. “They [the Afghan government] are starting to see the Taliban concede, they are starting to see them move towards coming to the table,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. Haley made the remarks after returning from a two-day U.N. Security Council mission to the South Asian nation, wher... more »
We Cannot Expect a President With Racism “in His DNA” to Save DACA
After Donald Trump called Haiti and African nations “shithole countries” and exclaimed, “We should have more people from Norway,” Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) noted that being a racist “must be in his DNA, in his makeup.” Trump’s offensive characterization of Haitians and the entire continent of Africa, the latest in his pattern and practice of racist epithets, imperils... Read more »
Is our database missing a retraction? Tell us!
As many readers know, we’ve been hard at work curating a comprehensive database of retractions, and are now up to more than 16,000 entries. Despite that large number — as much as triple what you’ll find in commonly used databases — we know there are notices we’re missing. We’re doing our best to fill in […] The post Is our database missing a retraction? Tell us! appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Micky D and the dying gasps of decadence and materialism
They teamed up, you see.. McDonalds and Disney and other lesser demigods of Pop Culture. Mattel. Coca Cola… Teach the kids to embrace buying more than they can afford, destroy economies and ecology alike, celebrate greed, waste, … and the imminent death of the world. Destroy or subjugate other cultures to bow to the mass-produced […]
BREAKING: Monumental attacks of The Dumb!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018The Dumb which devoured the press:* Again and again and again and again, we think of what we've learned from Kevin Drum's work on lead exposure. Until recent years, exposure was *very* high. Does that explain the amazing modern extent of The Dumb? Or does the remarkable sweep of The Dumb result from other causes? We don't know how to answer your question, but in the last day or so, we'd say The Dumb has been everywhere. So we won't have to start with you-know-who, we'll start with a rather cruel, and weirdly unintelligent, Jonathan Chait: CHAIT (1/16/1... more »
Did an Engineer Contract an STD After Having Sex with a Sex Robot?
Reports that a Chinese engineer contracted an STD after having sexual intercourse with a sex robot prototype are fake news.
Vistaprint: Pamphlets Meant for Other Customer
A printing company accused of sending discriminatory pamphlets to a gay couple who ordered wedding programs says it has learned the pamphlets were intended to be printed for another customer.
Did the Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Say Water Is Not a Human Right?
The CEO of a multinational company that makes billions annually selling bottled water called the idea that human beings have a right to water "extreme."
Detroit Man Deported to Mexico After 30 Years in U.S.
A spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the federal government was justified in deporting a Detroit man who lived in the country for nearly 30 years.
Psychiatrists who warned that Donald Trump was fomenting violence receive threats of violence from Trump fans. Let's call that, point made.
Courtesy of the Daily Beast: *Two psychiatrists who warned that Donald Trump was inspiring violence had their point made, the hard way, when Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) abruptly canceled a planned public meeting with them at a senior center after receiving violent threats about the event. * *According to Bandy X. Lee, an associate professor at Yale who was scheduled to speak at the event, Raskin informed her just 24 hours beforehand that it was off, because going forward would have posed “significant safety risks” to attendees. * *“Sorry about tomorrow night—we’ve been getting so m... more »
Just Minutes After False Missile Alarm, Data Shows Hawaiians Flooded Pornhub
[image: pornhub]Tension relief? Website data reveals how Hawaiians rushed to Pornhub minutes after false ballistic missile alarm sent the country into pure panic.
Flake news
Retiring Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona speaks out about the many and varied flaws in Donald Trump’s personality. He makes some excellent, but rather obvious points. Maybe Trump’s core supporters are being wilfully blind when they defend the most blatant examples of Trump’s narcissistic weirdness, but Flake hasn’t mentioned the benefits that have accrued from Trump’s recklessness. Maybe it takes a madman to shake things up in a way that a politically correct, measured, apparently rational personality could never do. Stupid boy! The Today Programme featured Trump’s Fake N... more »
Natural Climate Cycles: Fresh Insights
Multiple aspects of nature cycle and interact over various time scales, frustrating attempts to discern human influence upon the climate. To demonstrate the challenge, consider one simple physical example: The compound pendulum shown in operation below: Recently a comment (H/T tom0mason) alerted me to the science demonstrated by the double compound pendulum, that is, a […]
THE WORLD HATES US, AND I'M SURE THE #MAGA CROWD CONSIDERS THAT A FEATURE, NOT A BUG
It would be nice to think that the administration and its backers would find this troubling: One year into Donald Trump's presidency, the image of U.S. leadership is weaker worldwide than it was under his two predecessors. Median approval of U.S. leadership across 134 countries and areas stands at a new low of 30%, according to a new Gallup report. The most recent approval rating, based on Gallup World Poll surveys conducted between March and November last year, is down 18 percentage points from the 48% approval rating in the last year of President Barack Obama's administration, an... more »
Russian DM discusses Syria with Turkish generals ahead of peace talks *STILLS*
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu held a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Hulusi Akar, and the head of Turkish National Intelligence Organisation, Hakan Fridan, in Moscow on Thursday. The officers reportedly discussed the Syrian crisis and the upcoming peace talks in Sochi, as well as the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadists battle one another for control of Yarmouk Camp
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – Two of the largest jihadist groups in Syria resumed their battle in the Yarmouk Camp, Thursday, as they both engaged in heavy clashes along one of the district’s formerly crowded streets. Leading the charge was the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), who launched several attacks against the Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham jihadist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army shoots down jihadist drone near strategic airport (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) shot down a jihadist drone that was seen flying over their positions near the strategic Abu Dhuhour Military Airport in rural Idlib on Thursday. According to the the media wing of the Tiger Forces, their soldiers shot down the drone after it was seen stalking […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Large protests held in northern Syria against planned Turkish invasion
Residents of cities in North Syria are holding mass rallies against Turkey’s potential offensive on the country’s northern district of Afrin, controlled by Kurdish militia, Hawar news agency reported Thursday. According to the agency, tens of thousands people are also protesting against the life imprisonment of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdish Workers’ Party […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Elite Syrian motorized regiment sent to southeast Idlib in preparation for huge operation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – A motorized regiment of an elite Syrian military detachment has been sent to the front-lines in southeastern Idlib to bolster army forces for a major operational against armed Islamist militias. An entire heavy machine gun regiment belonging to the Syrian Air Force Intelligence Directorate is being sent to reinforce Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
‘No ISIS here’ – Syrian Army reporter films from inside key Idlib town to deny rumors of capture
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – A field journalist from the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces filmed from inside the key town of Sinjar this afternoon, quelling the rumors that the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) captured the town. The field journalist continued that all reports claiming that ISIS captured or even entered Sinjar in southern Idlib […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish commander heads to Russia to discuss possible invasion of Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – The Turkish Chief of General Staff, General Hulusi Akar, traveled to Moscow, Thursday, to meet with his Russian counterpart, General Valeri Gerasimov. According to Turkish state media, General Akar met with his Russian counterpart to discuss the current situation in Syria and the possible military operation in the Afrin Canton […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army terminates high-ranking Al-Qaeda religious leader, commander, jihadist trainer in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – A career jihadist and top Al-Qaeda leader of multiple roles – sheikh, battlefield commander, reciter and trainer – has been killed by the Syrian Arab Army amid ongoing battles in eastern Idlib province. Abu Hamza al-Masri, a career jihadist of Egyptian nationality and one of the highest ranking Al-Qaeda leaders […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Turkish-backed fighters prepare full offensive against Kurds in northern Syria
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:25 P.M.) – Militants of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), supported by Turkish military, are finalizing preparations for a major assault against Kurdish fighters in Afrin district located in the northern countryside of Aleppo. “We are ready for the battle that will be launched after a few days to liberate our [brothers] the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video: Syrian elite division prepares for new East Ghouta offensive
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (04:15) – Video footage has surfaced showing units of the elite Syrian Fourth Armoured Division gearing up for an upcoming offensive in East Ghouta. Commanders of the 4th Armoured Division, an elite unit of the Syrian Arab Army, have vowed to liberate all of Harasta district from militant rebel control. Harasta is an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army grabs hold of 2 new towns in south Aleppo despite terrible weather conditions
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:01 P.M.) – Despite of poor weather conditions that have recently swept through Syria, the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries maintain offensive operations throughout the southern countryside of Aleppo province and have, in recent hours, taken control of two more towns en-route to the Abu Duhur military airport. According to military-affiliated sources, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces come under attack by Turkish troops in several parts of northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) have come under attack in several parts of northern Aleppo, today, as the Turkish Army and their rebel allies continue to target Afrin and Menbeij. According to a recent report from the Kurdish language Hawar News Agency, Turkish troops at the Sejiyeh border point […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Chinese engineer’s disappearance takes on geopolitical significance
Thirty-six-year-old Chinese engineer Pingzhi Liu went missing almost a month ago. It took Pakistani authorities three weeks to classify Mr. Liu’s disappearance as a likely kidnapping that could have significant political and economic consequences. Identifying the mysterious disappearance as a kidnapping is not only embarrassing because Mr. Liu was one of thousands of Chinese nationals working in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Disgusting and reprehensible actions by Israeli occupiers
Israeli occupiers destroyed more than 100 olive trees owned by Palestinian villagers. Evangelical churches and Jewish supporters in the US help pay for these illegal Israeli 'settlements' on Palestinian lands. US taxpayers help pay for 'security' that allows the Israeli government to harass and suppress the Palestinian people. This is pure evil - no other way to look at it. Disgusting and reprehensible. Bruce
Public School Forces Kids to Sit Through Sex Change Seminar
[image: public-school-forces-kids-to-sit-through-sex-change-seminar] A government high school in Virginia forced children to sit through an assembly promoting gender confusion, genital mutilation in “sex-change” surgeries, and other absurdities.
Taliban 'Special Forces' Have Become A Serious Threat Against Afghan Security Forces
Asia Times: Taliban’s ‘Red Unit’ poses new threat to Afghan security In December, US forces in Afghanistan released footage of an operation they conducted in the Taliban-dominated district of Musa Qala, in Helmand province. The grainy, black and white video showed them targeting a compound and blowing it to smithereens, with everyone inside. An accompanying press statement declared that the “Taliban’s ‘Red Unit’ commander in Helmand province, Mullah Shah Wali, aka Haji Nasir, was killed in a kinetic strike.” The statement added that “one of Wali’s deputy commanders and three other... more »
Much "Consensual" Sex is Non-Consensual — #MeToo and the Muddy Middle Ground of Social Communication
*Comedian Aziz Ansari on women who don't go out with nice geeky guys like him. Listen to this brief excerpt, then read below what this "nice geeky guy" is really like on a date. * *by Gaius Publius* To understand my headline, read the following short excerpts from Elizabeth Bruenig on the problem women have when men occupy the "social signals" middle ground between rape and "taking no for an answer," then read how that works in practice via an account of a date between "Grace" (not her real name) with comedian Aziz Ansari. That middle ground is where much of the #MeToo action is, ... more »
How Drugged-Up Shellfish Help Scientists Understand Human Pollution
These involuntary medicine-guzzlers have much tell us about the consequences of pharmaceutical waste From developmental problems to reproductive issues, drug waste is affecting marine wildlife. From coastal cities around the world, through pipes lurking just beneath the waves, streams of … Continue reading →
How to see a memory
Every memory leaves its own imprint in the brain, and researchers are starting to work out what one looks like. For someone who’s not a Sherlock superfan, cognitive neuroscientist Janice Chen knows the BBC’s hit detective drama better than most. With the … Continue reading →
Greek Yogurt Fuels Your Morning…And Your Plane?
Researchers have developed a method for turning yogurt whey into bio-oil, which could potentially be processed into biofuel for planes Do you, like many Americans, enjoy the tangy taste and thick creaminess of Greek yogurt? Well, one day your yogurt could … Continue reading →
Do you work more than 39 hours a week? Your job could be killing you
Long hours, stress and physical inactivity are bad for our wellbeing – yet we’re working harder than ever. Isn’t it time we fought back? When a new group of interns recently arrived at Barclays in New York, they discovered a memo … Continue reading →
Is the Answer to Phone Addiction a Worse Phone?
I’ve gone gray, and it’s great. In an effort to break my smartphone addiction, I’ve joined a small group of people turning their phone screens to grayscale — cutting out the colors and going with a range of shades from … Continue reading →
The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee review – intriguing and entertaining
Despite flaws, this lively and accessible history of the gene and its implications for the future is bursting with complex ideas In 2010, researchers launched a study, the Strong African American Families project, in one of the bleakest, most impoverished areas … Continue reading →
A Crack in Creation review – Jennifer Doudna, Crispr and a great scientific breakthrough
This is an invaluable account, by Doudna and Samuel Sternberg, of their role in the revolution that is genome editing It began with the kind of research the Trump administration wants to unfund: fiddling about with tiny obscure creatures. And there had … Continue reading →
Gene editing – and what it really means to rewrite the code of life
We now have a precise way to correct, replace or even delete faulty DNA. Ian Sample explains the science, the risks and what the future may hold So what is gene editing? Scientists liken it to the find and replace feature used … Continue reading →
3 Natural, Evidence-Based Aphrodisiacs For Women
According to the ancient Greeks, the apple represented abundance and fertility. In some quarters, it was customary for a bride to eat an apple on her wedding night. This was believed to ensure sexual desire, as well as fertility leading … Continue reading →
What to Expect After IUD Removal: Ob/Gyn Experts Explain
Breathe a sigh of relief: Getting it taken out is nothing like getting it inserted. Whether you have an IUD removal on the books or you’re just wondering what the procedure is like, you’ve come to the right place. IUDs, also known … Continue reading →
Too cold for universities in Ukraine
Fort Russ reports: The Kiev National University has canceled all classes until spring, due to lack of funds to pay for heat and electricity. It becomes starkly obvious that the war in the East is largely being funded by external parties, in a country that cannot afford to heat its own Universities. And other universities across Ukraine are also closing until the spring. Several Odessa universities have canceled all classes until March 26 due to the inability to pay to heat the classrooms. Classes are canceled, in particular, in Odessa National University (ONU), Odessa Law Aca... more »
Tillerson: The Way Forward In Syria is Military Occupation & Regime Change
*Along with recognition of ill gotten Syrian territory as a separate entity.* - Russia, Turkey & Syria Condemn US Creation Of Kurdish “Border Force” - * US Plans to Recognize Annexed Syrian Territory as Kurdish* - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Sees U.S Civilian Presence Increasing in Syria * 'Scuse me for being completely underwhelmed and absolutely not shocked by any of this. I've written for years now about this plan to reshape the region, including a push for some form of Israel 2.0/Kurdistan, under the guise of fighting ISIS.* *Rice and Tillerson- Bookends for the r... more »
All together, now: Aaawwwww!
Shamelessly stolen borrowed from Wirecutter: They're just too darned cute, aren't they? Peter
Russia's S-400 Is Way More Dangerous Than You Think
*Stephen Bryen* *Security, * What you need to know. *One use of the S-400 long-range missile is against stand-off systems including flying command posts and aircraft such as the E-3 Sentry AWACS. These aircraft, which are used by the US and its NATO allies with a squadron stationed in Japan at Kadena AFB and in the UAE at al-Dhafra, are vulnerable to S-400 interceptors and lose their stand-off range protection. We may be reaching the end of the AWACS capability, which were originally designed in the 1960s.* Saudi Arabia’s agreement to purchase the S-400 anti-aircraft Triumf an... more »
Who Will Take the Hit for a Government Shutdown?
*W. James Antle III* *Politics, North America* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Hope Hicks during an interview with Reuters in Washington] Both parties stand to lose. A partial shutdown of the federal government looms Friday despite unified Republican control of the federal government, raising questions about how much “unified” and “control” really applies. National security hawks want more money for the Pentagon. Fiscal hawks want to see more spending cuts. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA), has instructed her members to not provide the GOP a lifeline by ... more »
Could Russia's S-400 Do the Unkthinkable: Kill a F-22, F-35 or B-2 Bomber?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * What does the evidence tell us? *Kofman notes that advanced Russian-built air defenses like the S-300, S-400 and forthcoming S-500 family come with systems designed to detect and track the presence of low observable (LO) aircraft such as the F-22 and F-35. That’s just a function of physics, as I have noted before. The problem for Moscow is that while Russian early warning and acquisitions radars operating in the VHF, UHF, L and S bands can detect and even track a tactical fighter-sized stealth aircraft, those systems don’t deliver a weapons quality ... more »
I'm Hostile?
This is brief commentary and a cautionary movie review. *Movie attendance is at a 24 year low*. Hollywood films oooooze political correctness and nowhere is this more apparent than with the feature film, Hostiles. It would be nice if SOME SMALL EFFORT was put into historical research before Hollywood embarked on its block busters. In order to make Hostiles even more politically correct, they manage to write in a negro soldier (The US Army was segregated in 1892) into the small band of US Army soldiers who are taking an old Indian from Texas (in Comanche territory) to Montana (a di... more »
Beware of Irrelevant Topic? Advising Phd Students to Surf the Wave
In the past couple of days, an academic issue has played out on twitter: are advisers doing a disservice to students and to the creation of knowledge by warning them off of topics that are deemed less relevant, less in the moment? Damned if I know. On the one hand, I have heard plenty of […]
Fireside Chat with Michael Steger, January 18, 2018
Classical Renaissance New International Economic Order Video of 65aY1j-wiA0 Join us tonight at 9pm EST for a discussion with Michael Steger, member of the LaRouchePAC Policy Committee.
Time to Shut Down British Imperial Operations and Join the New Silk Road
Classical Renaissance World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Stop WWIII Video of hYV_0whG4h4 Mrs. Helga Zepp-LaRouche delivers her weekly international webcast providing a strategic update on ending the fraudulent attacks of Russiagate, which target not only Trump, but the leaders and nations of Russia and China. Ending these attacks would open the door for full U.S. cooperation with the Belt-and-Road Initiative, and put an end to the era of confrontational imperial geopolitics, which is exactly what China's President Xi means when he speaks of "win-win" collaboration.
BWorld 180, Has East Asia liberalized its trade enough?
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last January 11. *Under a system of perfectly free commerce, each country naturally devotes its capital and labour to such employments as are most beneficial to each. By rewarding ingenuity… it distributes labour most effectively and most economically: while, by increasing the general mass of productions, it diffuses general benefit, and binds together by one common tie of interest and intercourse, the universal society of nations throughout the civilized world.* — David Ricardo, Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817) Classical Bri... more »
Amazon Narrows List to 20 for Its Second Headquarters
Amazon announced that it has narrowed down its potential site for a second headquarters in North America to 20 metropolitan areas, mainly on the East Coast.
Wave Of Looting By Hungry Mobs In Venezuela Spreads Fear Throughout The Country
*Reuters:* *Wave of looting shutters stores, spreads fear in Venezuela* CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) - A wave of looting by hungry mobs across Venezuela has left streets of shuttered shops in provincial towns and pushed some store owners to arm themselves with guns and machetes, stirring fear that the turmoil could spread to the capital Caracas. Worsening food shortages and runaway inflation have unleashed the spate of pillaging since Christmas in the South American country, in which seven people have reportedly died. The unrest was sparked by shortages of pork for... more »
After This Life - The Wisdom of Emanuel Swedenborg
*Who was Emanuel Swedenborg?* *https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=HEa0e8AcS78* *The life of Emanuel Swedenborg *(1688–1772) was steeped simultaneously in the rational world of the physical sciences and a deep Christian faith. He lived during the height of the Enlightenment, a period when intellectuals rejected dogmatic religious teachings in favor of science and reason, and his theology reflects a long struggle to understand the world of spirit through investigation of the physical world. Ultimately, that struggle was resolved when (as he described it) his spiritual s... more »
Beryllium-10: The volcanoes triggered the interglacial.
Beryllium-10 is a radioactive isotope of beryllium most scientists believe is formed in the earth’s atmosphere by cosmic rays. It has a half life of 1.39million years. I therefore follows that whilst an increase in Cosmic rays will increase the … Continue reading →
Russia Might “Pivot To Africa” With “Mercenaries”
The upcoming draft proposal to legalize private military companies in Russia could give the country a competitive edge over its rivals by helping it carve out a valuable and much-demanded niche as a reliable security provider. The post Russia Might “Pivot To Africa” With “Mercenaries” appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
SOFTtalk
Does anyone watch HARDtalk? It’s usually on TV at unsocial hours. *I *watched Stephen Sackur's disappointingly lacklustre interrogation of the co-founder of Hamas, Mahmoud Zahar, even if you didn’t. BBC Watch rigorously unpacks the falsehoods that Zahar got away with in a two-part blog post. I sense that many of the BBC’s regular viewers are uncertain about whether Hamas is a designated terrorist organisation, and if so, by whom. Sometimes the BBC mentions that *Israel *deems Hamas a terrorist organisation, and they *would*, wouldn’t they, but it’s unclear whether the BBC knows wh... more »
"How It Really Is"
We should be so lucky...
Healing the Mind Illusion
*Linda George* - For the enlightened man, there is no duality between spirit and matter. The post Healing the Mind Illusion appeared first on Waking Times.
Cop Tasers Innocent Dad in the Back for Rescuing His Pets in House Fire—Taxpayers Held Liable
[image: fire]For trying to save his pets while his house was on fire, an innocent father was tasered in the back—twice—arrested, and charged with a crime.
India Successfully Conducts Fifth Test of Nuclear-Capable ICBM
*VOA:* *India Conducts Fifth Test of Nuclear-Capable ICBM * NEW DELHI — India conducted the fifth test of its nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday from the Abdul Kalam Island off Odhisa’s coast in the east. The country’s most advanced missile, the Agni V, has a range of more than 5,000 kilometers, and will bring all of China within range when it is inducted into the armed forces. "We have successfully launched nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-V today,” Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. The Defense Ministry called the test a "major boost" to... more »
Interaksyon shutting down
Interaksyon's "Fat-Free Economics" column was my other home for two years, early 2012 to mid-2014. I wrote several dozen articles there with the support of my editor and friend, Arnold Tenorio. Am sad with this news... http://newsbytes.ph/2018/01/18/tv5-closing-down-news-website-interaksyon-com/ My first article in interaksyon, March 2012, Fat-Free Econ 1: Macroeconomics for Micro Concerns My concluding paragraph: *"Main lesson: BIG government is bad for the economy. More taxation, more regulations and more bureaucracies often inhibit rather than encourage micro and corporate entre... more »
Frack Off Chaco -- Albuquerque Court Hearing Jan. 24, 2018
Rally with us and witness oral arguments in federal court in the case fighting against the onslaught of drilling in across the Greater Chaco Landscape. *Show your support for Greater Chaco protection!* Because of overwhelming interest, we will be rallying outside of the federal courthouse before the court proceedings. 8AM-8:30AM -- Rally outside the courthouse. Bring your
Churchill In His Own Words On Mesopotamia/Iraq
A recent articleoutlined how England’s War and later Colonial Secretary Winston Churchill’s main focus after World War I was to save money. England had expended a huge amount to fight the war, and then faced continued obligations and conflicts in Ireland, Palestine, Russia, Turkey, and Mesopotamia/Iraq. In the latter, the British had seizedthe Ottoman provinces of Basra and Baghdad as part of a strategy to attack the Turks from the east. After the war, it took Mosul as well. The question was then what to do with them. War Secretary Churchill was largely uninterestedfeeling that t... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 18
1981 Saddam accused Iran of getting US spare parts despite US embargo 1981 UN Envoy Palme warned that superpowers may get involved in Iran-Iraq War 1987 Iran ended Op Karbla 6 seized western bank of Shatt al-Arab Iran-Iraq War 1991 Iraq launched missiles at Israel and Saudi Arabia at start of Gulf War 1991 Iraqi terrorist tried to blow up US ambassador’s house in Indonesia in retaliation for Gulf War 1993 US UK and France carried out air and missile strikes on Iraq for not cooperating with UN inspectors 1996 Iraq agreed to talk about UN Resolution 986 that would create O... more »
What Is The Earth’s Ideal Temperature?
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Nuttercelli is at it again in the Guardian: ? In an interview with Reuters last week, Trump’s EPA administrator Scott Pruitt said, The climate is changing. That’s not the debate. The debate is how do we know what the ideal surface…
SEGREGATE THIS: A demographic message for Toto and Vox!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018Part 3—We're not in 1968 any more:* Long ago and far away—actually, it was in the spring of 2011—we were told to read a story to a kindergarten class in Durham, North Carolina. Teacher made us do it! Frankly, it was pretty scary. That crowd wasn't tough, but they were *young.* We'd never done that before. In the front row sat one of the two little girls in the class who weren't yet speaking English. Other little girls who were bilingual—that included the delightful child, now much older, who'd brought us to visit her class—had scrambled over desks and ch... more »
"The Great Reset"; "Cascading Defaults"
*"The Great Reset"* by Bob Moriarty *January 15, 2018:* "The "Everything Bubble" is bursting. This is going to get ugly. I suspect it began with the top in Bitcon and the other 1300-1400 related pseudo currencies back in December. I did an interview in the first week of December where I said Bitcon was in a bubble. I believed it would do the same thing every other bubble in history did. It was going to crash and take all the money of most of the investors. The piece was posted on the 10th of December. When I did the interview, Bitcoin had been going virtually straight up for months... more »
Silent Cal on "America First"
[image: undefined] The rise of Trump has dredged up old and bitter debates surrounding the concept of "America First," a position Trump frequently advocates almost unconsciously and using his own peculiar terms. Consider this tweet, from 2013, as an example of Trump expressing a populist, America First sentiment regarding both domestic and foreign policy in a few short words: [image: undefined] Most progressives, neo-conservatives, and neo-liberals view this development with alarm and disdain, equating America-centric sentiment as inherently xenophobic, isolationist, and utterly i... more »
Silent Cal on "America First"
[image: undefined] The rise of Trump has dredged up old and bitter debates surrounding the concept of "America First," a position Trump frequently advocates almost unconsciously and using his own peculiar terms. Consider this tweet, from 2013, as an example of Trump expressing a populist, America First sentiment regarding both domestic and foreign policy in a few short words: [image: undefined] Most progressives, neo-conservatives, and neo-liberals view this development with alarm and disdain, equating America-centric sentiment as inherently xenophobic, isolationist, and utterly i... more »
Silent Cal on "America First"
[image: undefined] The rise of Trump has dredged up old and bitter debates surrounding the concept of "America First," a position Trump frequently advocates almost unconsciously and using his own peculiar terms. Consider this tweet, from 2013, as an example of Trump expressing a populist, America First sentiment regarding both domestic and foreign policy in a few short words: [image: undefined] Most progressives, neo-conservatives, and neo-liberals view this development with alarm and disdain, equating America-centric sentiment as inherently xenophobic, isolationist, and utterly i... more »
Silent Cal on "America First"
[image: undefined] The rise of Trump has dredged up old and bitter debates surrounding the concept of "America First," a position Trump frequently advocates almost unconsciously and using his own peculiar terms. Consider this tweet, from 2013, as an example of Trump expressing a populist, America First sentiment regarding both domestic and foreign policy in a few short words: [image: undefined] Most progressives, neo-conservatives, and neo-liberals view this development with alarm and disdain, equating America-centric sentiment as inherently xenophobic, isolationist, and utterly i... more »
World News Briefs -- January 18, 2018
A Turkish military tanks arrives at an army base in the border town of Reyhanli near the Turkish-Syrian border in Hatay province, Turkey January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Osman Orsal *Reuters: **Turkey says could act in Syria unless U.S. withdraws support for Kurdish force* HATAY, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday it would not hesitate to take action in Syria’s Afrin district and other areas unless the United States withdrew support for a Kurdish-led force there, but Washington denied such plans and said “some people misspoke”. Turkish President Erdogan has repeatedly warned of... more »
Michael Wolff's book. "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," is going to be a TV series.
Courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter: *Michael Wolff's controversial Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House is coming to television. * *Endeavor Content — the financing and sales arm formed in October between sister companies William Morris Endeavor and IMG — has purchased film and television rights to the No. 1 best-selling book. The massive deal is said to be in the seven-figure range. Endeavor Content plans to adapt the book as a TV series. A network is not yet attached, as Endeavor will now begin shopping the project. * *Wolff will executive produce the series, with vetera... more »
HHS establishes a new Conscience and Religious Freedom (CRF) Division within its Office for Civil Rights, holds livestream today, Jan 18th at 10:30am EST.
by Ginger Taylor HHS establishes a new Conscience and Religious Freedom (CRF) Division within its Office for Civil Rights, holds livestream today, Jan 18th at 10:30am EST. The religious rights of families in Mississippi, California and West Virginia, along with...
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 18, 2018
© Sputnik/ Iliya Pitalev *Sputnik:* *North Korea Reportedly Plans to Hold Military Parade on Eve of 2018 Olympics* A thaw in relations between North and South Koreas began earlier this month, with the two nations reopening a hotline to discuss the participation of DPRK athletes in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Despite an Olympic thaw between Pyongyang and Seoul, North Korea is planning to hold a military parade on the eve of the world's most well-recognized sporting competition, Yonhap News Agency of South Korea said Thursday, citing an unidentified South ... more »
10 Reasons Why You Should Co-Sleep With Your Children
Co-sleeping is the single most gratifying thing I have done as a father. There, I said it. You see, Heather did most of the work. She carried our babies for 9 months. She ate the right foods, got sunshine, got sleep, got adjusted and got active with hiking, biking, and yoga. She even played tennis! […] The post 10 Reasons Why You Should Co-Sleep With Your Children appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
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From Jenna Orkin Grand jury indicts Maryland executive in Uranium One deal ... - The Hill DHS Is Planning To Arrest Sanctuary City Leaders Skynet Now: Pentagon Deploys Terrorist-Hunting Artificial Intelligence Ex-CIA Officer Suspected Of Helping China Assassinate US Informants Arrested At JFK Norway Desperately Needs Large Oil Discoveries Frack, baby, frack. Or risk turning into another shithole country. US Industrial Production Surges In December To Record High 7 of 10 on the US National Park Service advisory board resign, saying Trump ignored them 'Economic blackmail': Zara,... more »
In 1871, America 'Invaded' Korea. Here's What Happened.
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Some forgotten history. *Regardless of the bravery and tactical skill of the American troops at Ganghwa, or the fact that cultural barriers and miscommunications contributed to igniting a shooting between two parties that did not initially desire one, the Korean campaign showed the United States adopting many of the most reprehensible aspects of nineteenth-century Western Imperialism. The American commanders felt entitled to “peacefully” enter Korean waters for survey and trade with heavily armed warships and ignore repeated diplomatic reques... more »
Navy Will Start Construction in May on High-Tech Flight III DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Here is what we know. The Navy will start construction of its first next-generation, high-tech Flight III DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer in May of this year - as part of its broad service plan to deploy a new fleet of technically advanced warships able to fire new weapons, better detect enemy attacks and prepare for a highly contested future maritime threat environment. Speaking at the Surface Naval Association symposium recently, Capt. Casey Moton, Major Program Manager, DDG 51 Program Office, PEO Ships, said fabrication of the first Flight III... more »
The Air Force Is Slowly Killing Off the A-10 Warthog
*Dan Grazier* *Security, * Here we go again. The U.S. Congress wants to keep the A-10 Warthog attack jet flying. The U.S. Air Force, not so much. Lawmakers have repeatedly demonstrated their commitment to maintaining a dedicated ground-attack aircraft and, more importantly, an effective close air support capability. They have done so through legislation in successive National Defense Authorizations Acts since 2013. In the most recent NDAA, Congress authorized $103 million for the Air Force to complete the job of installing urgently needed new replacement wings on the A-10 fleet... more »
It's All About Power
It's certain that the way the heirs to the Tim Horton's fortune handled Ontario's minimum wage hike will become a classic case study. Linda McQuaig writes: Apparently thinking nobody would find out, the daughter of hockey player Tim Horton and the son of his business partner Ron Joyce, who are married to each other in a plot twist worthy of the Game of Thrones, sent a note to their grossly underpaid employees from their winter home in Florida informing them that their benefits — including 40 minutes a day of paid breaks — were being clawed back to compensate for the new $14-an-hou... more »
America's Payoff from Joining The New Silk Road: Optimism
Compulsive media-followers in the United States are relatively sure about what's going to happen in their near-term future: The government is going to shut down; millions of promising young people will be deported; an epidemic of more and more potent opiates will kill increasing tens of thousands of Americans; electronic surveillance of everyone, all the time, will continue indefinitely; President Trump's planned $1 trillion initiative to build new infrastructure won't happen; wars will continue in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Africa, and we'll likely go to war with Russia in... more »
Police Caught in Another Lie as Authorities Finally Admit to Multiple Suspects in Vegas Massacre
[image: suspects]In a courtroom this week, Las Vegas Police contradicted everything they've been saying and admitted that there are multiple suspects in the Vegas shooting.
China Wants To Deploy Lasers In Space To Destroy Space Junk. Could This Also Be Used As A Weapon?
*Popular Mechanics: **Could a Chinese Space Junk Laser Double as a Weapon?* A space laser could be useful for dealing with more than just junk. There are two reactions to a paper regarding space junk that was published this week by researchers at China’s Air Force Engineering University. One, it seems good that the spacefaring nations of the world are considering ways to clean up an increasingly cluttered low Earth orbit. And the Chinese are putting forward a new plan, one that proposes to use a laser to zap the debris. Then there’s the other reaction—maybe it's not just about spac... more »
CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE, 2018 EDITION
Portions of an interview with EPA chief Scott Pruitt appeared on the *CBS Evening News* last night. Pruitt, of course, sought to justify his pro-industry bias. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told CBS News that a partnership with "industry" is necessary in order for the agency to protect the environment. "This paradigm that says we have to choose industry over the environment or the environment over industry is the old way of thinking," Pruitt told CBS News' chief White House correspondent Major Garrett in an interview Wednesday. "Now that serves politic... more »
“A painful lesson:” Authors retract paper after discovering mislabeled mouse lines
Neuroscientists have retracted a 2016 paper examining the genetic underpinnings of a degenerative motor neuron disease, after discovering that two mouse lines had been accidentally mislabeled. According to the retraction notice, published in December in Acta Neuropathologica Communications, mice engineered to have a specific genetic mutation were mislabeled as the normal or wild type group. […] The post “A painful lesson:” Authors retract paper after discovering mislabeled mouse lines appeared first on Retraction Watch.
North Korea Is Advancing China's Strategic Objectives In The Region And Against The West
*Joseph A. Bosco, National Interest:* *North Korea Is China's Double-Edged Sword* Keeping the Kim family dynasty in power, economically afloat, and technologically capable has significantly advanced China’s strategic objectives toward the West. The citizens and government of Hawaii should send a big mock congratulatory lei to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The sheer terror they experienced for the better part of an hour last Saturday morning ultimately came courtesy of China’s longstanding policy of enabling and protecting North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Yes, th... more »
A comparison of management strategies for trace organic chemicals in water
Bieber S, Snyder SA, Dagnino S, Rauch-Williams T, Drewes JE. Management strategies for trace organic chemicals in water – A review of international approaches. Chemosphere. 2017 Dec 16;195:410-426. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.100. To ensure an appropriate management of potential health risks and … Continue reading →
Our Nuclear Future With Thanks to the Pentagon
Remember this? Here are the pertinent lines from the speech given by former President Obama at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin: "*We may no longer live in fear of global annihilation, but so long as nuclear weapons exist, we are not truly safe….* *Peace with justice means pursuing the security of a world without nuclear weapons -- no matter how distant that dream may be. And so, as President, I've strengthened our efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, and reduced the number and role of America’s nuclear weapons. Because of the New START Treaty, we’re on track to cut Ame... more »
Russian Warplanes Use A Highway To Perform A Series Of 'Touch-And-Gos'
*The Warzone/The Drive:* *Watch These Russian Su-30 And Su-34 Jets Do Touch-and-Gos on a Highway* *The multi-role fighters took part in the rare exercise in the country's southern Rostov region near Ukraine.* Some of Russia's Su-30M2 Flanker fighter jets and Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber aircraft performed a series of touch-and-gos on a highway, with this reportedly being the first time those two types of aircraft have ever done so. Su-27 Flankers and Ka-27 Helix helicopters also took part in the exercise Rostov region, which included mock air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, a... more »
Pentagon considering a possible nuclear response to the next cyber attack. WTF?
Courtesy of HuffPo: *The Pentagon is reportedly pushing a new retaliation tactic should the U.S. ever be hit by a devastating cyberattack: America could nuke the culprit. * *The New York Times reported Tuesday that a pre-decisional draft of the Defense Department’s 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, which details U.S. nuclear strategy, includes “large cyberattacks” as an example of a non-nuclear strike on American lives and infrastructure that could be countered with nuclear weapons. * *“Three current and former senior government officials said large cyberattacks against the United St... more »
Massive wind storm in Syria delays frontline news
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – A massive wind storm in Syria has taken its toll on the country’s internet, as several provinces. across the country are unable to access the web. According to an Al-Masdar field correspondent in Damascus city, the wind storm has greatly affected the country’s internet accessibility, delaying news reports from several […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS likely has up to 1,000 fighters in Syria’s eastern desert
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – There is most likely up to one thousand Islamic State militants still present within Syria’s eastern desert being jammed between US-backed forces in Hasakah province and the western Iraqi border. As many as 1,000 ISIS terrorists continue to operate in the far eastern desert region of Syria within a pocketed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces reinforce Aleppo’s Menbeij after Turkish regime threats
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – The Menbeij Military Council of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has begun reinforcing the northeastern Aleppo city of Menbeij this week after the Turkish regime threatened their fighters in this area. According to pro-YPG activists, hundreds of fighters traveled from neighboring areas to the city of Menbeij in order […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian FM: Syria’s air defense has regained full strength, ready to destroy Turkish warplanes
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:05 P.M.) – Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Dr. Faisal Miqdad, warned on Thursday that Syria’s air defense is ready to confront any Turkish attack on its sovereign territory. “Syria’s air defense has regained full strength and is ready to confront any Turkish air assault,” Dr. Miqdad stated. “We warn the Turkish regime that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Sovereign wealth funds: Investment vehicles or political operators?
The $6.85 billion acquisition in 2006 of Peninsular & Oriental (P&O) Steam Navigation Company, a storied British shipping and logistics company, by Dubai’s state-owned DP World, one the world’s largest port management and terminal operators, sparked fears that governments could employ cash-rich sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and state-run companies as political muscle. Twelve years later, with the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syria threatens hostile action towards Turkey if they attack Afrin
Syrian Foreign Ministry has warned Turkey against taking hostile action in Afrin, saying that Damascus will consider it an act of aggression and undermine the country’s sovereignty. “We warn the Turkish leadership that if they initiate combat operations in the Afrin area, that will be considered an act of aggression by the Turkish army,” deputy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian diplomat slams claims about alleged Russian support for Taliban
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov denied reports on Thursday that Moscow supports the Taliban as absolute speculation not substantiated by any proof. Russia is concerned over the current situation in Afghanistan, the diplomat said at the Raisina Dialogue international conference. “There are a lot of talks about the possibility of Russia’s assistance to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Turkey demands Syrian Army halt all operations in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 P.M.) – The Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, stated on Thursday that Ankara demands the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) immediately halt all military operations in the Idlib Governorate. Çavuşoğlu’s statement comes shortly after the Turkish, Russian, and Iranian ministers met to discuss the ongoing war in Syria. Meanwhile, northeast of Idlib, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian jets hammer Abu Dhuhour Airport as Syrian troops attempt to advance
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces carried out several airstrikes over the Abu Dhuhour Military Airport, today, a source from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) told Al-Masdar News this morning. According to the Syrian Army source, the Russian Aerospace Forces repeatedly bombed the Abu Dhuhour Airport this morning in a bid to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS launches attack against Kurdish forces near key city in Hasakah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 A.M.) – Islamic State terrorists have conducted a raid against Syrian US-led forces (of which Kurdish paramilitary groups form a key component) near a key city in the southern countryside of Hasakah province. Several hours ago, ISIS-linked media reported that raider units of the terrorist group had launched an attack against a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army and Al-Qaeda rush armored reinforcements to west Aleppo as new major offensive brews
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:05 A.M.) – Both the Syrian Arab Army and Al-Qaeda-affiliated militias are rushing huge reinforcements – including armor – to two key towns in western Aleppo province in anticipation of what appears to be a major offensive. On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, pro-government sources with connections in the Syrian military reported […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Making Bannon Snitch On Trumpanzee
Tuesday I was in a hospital waiting room with a TV tuned to CNN when Bannon waddled into a closed door congressional hearing. I noticed that "Sloppy Steve" was wearing a coat and tie. I didn't know he owned a tie. Maybe he borrowed one. That night it was all over the news that he refused-- for 10 hours-- to answer any substantive questions from members of the House Intelligence Committee, even after they served him with a subpoena. Democrat Adam Schiff described the escapade as "a gag order by the White House." Even after the subpoena was served, according to Schiff, Bannon "was i... more »
The U.S. Deploys Its Electronic Warfare Plane To South Korea
Airborne from Yokota AB, Japan routing to Osan AB, South Korea 🇺🇸 US Air Force EC-130H Compass Call 73-1590 AXIS43 https://t.co/vlZq5M7FZH — Aircraft Spots (@AircraftSpots) January 14, 2018 *Popular Mechanics*:* The U.S. Has an Electronic Warfare Plane and One of Them Is Headed to Korea* The EC-130H is a C-130 Hercules fitted with electronic jamming devices and a crew of 13. The U.S. Air Force just sent one of its most advanced electronic warfare aircraft to South Korea. The EC-130H Compass Call, originally designed to jam enemy radio signals, was recently upgraded with the... more »
Turkey Continues To Prepare To Attack The Syrian Kurdish Enclave At Afrim
*BBC:* *Turkey targets Kurds in Afrin: The short, medium and long story* Turkey says it is getting ready to launch a massive assault on Kurdish forces on the other side of the border with Syria - potentially putting it in direct conflict with its Nato ally, the United States. This could be a significant new development in the Syrian civil war, which is now almost seven years old. We've boiled down why it matters. You can choose to read the short, medium or long story below, either by themselves or one after the other. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* The U.S. response to Turkey's ... more »
2017 Fake News Awards
And the FAKE NEWS winners are...https://t.co/59G6x2f7fD — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18, 2018 *GOP.com:* *The Highly-Anticipated 2017 Fake News Awards* 2017 was a year of unrelenting bias, unfair news coverage, and even downright fake news. Studies have shown that over 90% of the media’s coverage of President Trump is negative. Below are the winners of the 2017 Fake News Awards. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* Tried to access the GOP.com site Wednesday night .... but the website had crashed. There appears to be a lot of interest in this story.
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*Conn. Supreme Court Sides With State in Education Funding Fight* *Court refuses to dictate level of funding for particular schools* The Connecticut Supreme Court has found families in an education funding lawsuit failed to show disparities in the classroom are tied to unequal state funding. Wednesday’s decision reversed a Hartford Superior Court ruling that the state violated Articles 8, 1 and 20 of the state constitution by allegedly failing to provide minimally adequate and substantially equal opportunity to all students. The court remanded the case to Hartford Superior Court ... more »
Has Venezuela become a totalitarian regime?
Miguel Angel Latouche, Associate professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 20 hours ago
Venezuela's terrible crisis has gotten worse, as children die of hunger and food riots grip the country. Still, President Maduro retains his grip on power. This is not what democracy looks like.
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*The big if* *The writers below admit that their predictions are a big if so one wonders why they bother making them. Its all just modelling silliness anyway. And when have models ever got it right?* Two years ago this week, the world came together in Paris to sign a landmark agreement aimed at stopping the Earth's temperature from rising dangerously high. But according to a new report from Climate Tracker, an independent research group, we're way off track to hit the target laid out in the Paris climate agreement. The Paris Agreement pushed member nations to curb their greenh... more »
What Is The Earth’s Ideal Temperature?
By Paul Homewood Nuttercelli is at it again in the Guardian: In an interview with Reuters last week, Trump’s EPA administrator Scott Pruitt said, The climate is changing. That’s not the debate. The debate is how do we know what the ideal surface temperature is in 2100? Pruitt’s goal is to sow doubt […]
Goldstein Investigation: $10 Million LAPD Electric BMWs Appear Unused Or Misused
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public An investigation by CBS Los Angeles uncovers massive waste on EVs by LA Police: LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The Los Angeles Police Department made a big deal about going green with a fleet of electric BMWs. But our David Goldstein has discovered some of those cars […]
Destroying the city to save the robocar
By Paul Homewood h/t Dave Ward A thoughtful article in the Register about driverless cars: Special report Behind the mostly fake "battle" about driverless cars (conventional versus autonomous is the one that captures all the headlines), there are several much more important scraps. One is over the future of the city: will […]
How We Can Stop Bullying (and Why We Don’t).
How We Can Stop Bullying (and Why We Don’t) | Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/long-fuse-big-bang/201710/how-we-can-stop-bullying-and-why-we-dont?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost Advertisements
Scientific studies confirm that this prayer cures many diseases.
Scientific studies confirm that this prayer cures many diseases – Health Today Magazine http://healthtodaymagazine.com/2017/12/13/scientific-studies-confirm-prayer-cures-many-diseases/
A New Theory Suggests We May be the Only Technologically Advanced Civilization Still Around
A New Theory Suggests We May be the Only Technologically Advanced Civilization Still Around https://futurism.com/a-new-theory-suggests-we-may-be-the-only-technologically-advanced-civilization-still-around/
A Navy SEAL Explains Why You Should End A Shower With Cold Water.
A Navy SEAL Explains Why You Should End A Shower With Cold Water – Collective Evolution http://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/08/27/a-navy-seal-explains-why-you-should-end-a-shower-with-cold-water/
WHO supports the immunization of 1 million people against cholera in Zambia.
WHO supports the immunization of 1 million people against cholera in Zambia – Medical Dialogues https://medicaldialogues.in/who-supports-the-immunization-of-1-million-people-against-cholera-in-zambia/
Details About Flu Vaccine And Its Effectiveness.
Details About Flu Vaccine And Its Effectiveness : Conscious Life News https://consciouslifenews.com/details-flu-vaccine-effectiveness/11147015/
World’s Biggest Flooded Cave Found In Mexico
World’s Biggest Flooded Cave Found In Mexico https://dailyaccord.com/worlds-biggest-flooded-cave-found-mexico/
New robot can help treat rare birth defect.
New robot can help treat rare birth defect – The Financial Express http://www.financialexpress.com/health-3/new-robot-can-help-treat-rare-birth-defect/1020255/
Middle-class parents damaging their children by not being able to say ‘no’
Middle-class parents damaging their children by not being able to say ‘no’ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/middle-class-parents-children-not-say-no-spoilt-dr-amanda-gummer-child-psychology-a7886441.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook
China Could Merge High Speed Rail and Nuclear Missiles Into the Ultimate Weapon
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* Here is how. China will soon start rolling out its next-generation rail technology across the country, and it is likely the futuristic trains won’t only have passengers on board. Christened Fuxing, which means “renaissance” or “rejuvenation” in Mandarin, the bullet trains will be able to cruise at 400 kilometres per hour and will replace the slower Hexie (“harmony”) locomotives on the nation’s sprawling 22,000 km high-speed rail network. The first two have been shuttling passengers between Beijing and Shanghai since their commercial debut in June ... more »
BREAKING: Syrian air defense ready to destroy Turkish aviation if they attack
DETAILS TO FOLLOW More The post BREAKING: Syrian air defense ready to destroy Turkish aviation if they attack appeared first on The Duran.
De-dollarization and the rise of Bitcoin. Is there a connection between the two?
Is Bitcoin a Reaction to US Dollar Hegemony? More The post De-dollarization and the rise of Bitcoin. Is there a connection between the two? appeared first on The Duran.
"Shoddy" in more ways than one
The term "shoddy" originally referred to wool salvaged from used clothing. Wikipedia describes it as follows: Benjamin Law invented shoddy and mungo, as such, in England in 1813. He was the first to organise, on a larger scale, the activity of taking old clothes and grinding them down into a fibrous state that could be re-spun into yarn. The shoddy industry was centred on the towns of Batley, Morley, Dewsbury and Ossett in West Yorkshire, and concentrated on the recovery of wool from rags. The importance of the industry can be gauged by the fact that even in 1860 the town of Batle... more »
More than 50 wild bison escape Yellowstone's slaughter trap
Fifty-two bison have escaped a recently converted quarantine facility inside Yellowstone National Park’s Stephens Creek bison trap. Even though Yellowstone’s proposed fifty-year quarantine plan has not yet been approved, Yellowstone initiated capture for quarantine beginning in 2016, at their Stephens Creek trap. The first group of 24 buffalo have been in the quarantine pens since March 2016, while the other group of 28 buffalo have been held there since March 2017. All of the female buffalo who had been part of that capture-for-quarantine were shipped to slaughter last year when ... more »
American Teens Eating A Big Bowl of Stupid: Laundry Detergent
By Kim Rossi There's no kind way to say this, so I won't attempt to hide my scorn, not at the kids but the system. American kids who are eating Tide laundry soap packets are not well. Yes, kids will...
James Lyons-Weiler PhD "New York Times Has Lost It"
Note: Vaccination rights continue to be a major issue facing Americans - despite most having no inkling or care about the topic. Until someone they love is vaccine injured. Thanks to James Lyons-Weiler for this article on the state of...
Here is today's test of your gag reflex.
Stormy Daniels revealed Trump called her every ~10 days after their first encounter. "We had really good banter," she said. "He told me once that I was someone to be reckoned with, beautiful, smart, just like his daughter" https://t.co/jWEDRH1EBR — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 17, 2018 This is so disturbing on so many levels.
Trump announces 2017 Fake News Awards! Crashes the internet
Finally an awards event worth tuning into. More The post Trump announces 2017 Fake News Awards! Crashes the internet appeared first on The Duran.
Russia Insider goes Goebbels: debunking Charles Bausman’s warped vision of Russian reality
Russia Insider's editor-in-chief railed against the supposed Jewish origin of the world's ills, but totally fails to understand Russia's history or its people More The post Russia Insider goes Goebbels: debunking Charles Bausman’s warped vision of Russian reality appeared first on The Duran.
"The More I See Of Man..."
"The more I see of Man, the more I like dogs." - Madame de Stael
Security cameras capture showdown between snowy owl and red fox
A staff member at the Cobourg Marina noticed some interesting tracks in the snow and decided to check out the surveillance footage for the evening of Jan. 4, according to the Town of Cobourg. The video shows a snowy owl swooping down to see a young fox. The owl later lands and the fox circles the bird. Finally the fox walks off. Foxes are frequently seen in the area. The snowy owl has been spotted recently by local photographers in the area. Unfazed, the fox continues to walk along the pier when the owl lands on the pier. Over the next couple of minutes, the curious fox paces back... more »
Genius was behind Apollo’s lunar legacy
Five and one-half decades have now passed since a young President John F. Kennedy rallied a nation behind a bold challenge to send an American to the Moon and safely back before the end of that decade. We did this, and even better — putting four of our citizens on the lunar surface and returning […]
Multiverse and falsifiability: W*it vs Carroll
Sean Carroll has released an essay elaborating upon his talk at Why Trust a Theory, a late 2015 meeting organized by TRF guest blogger Richard Dawid: Beyond Falsifiability: Normal Science in a Multiverse (arXiv, Jan 2018) On his self-serving blog, Carroll promoted his own preprint. Well, once I streamline them, his claims are straightforward. Even though we can't see outside the cosmic horizon – beyond the observable Universe – all the grand physical or cosmological theories still unavoidably have something to say about those invisible realms. These statements are scientifically in... more »
"Stocks Could Fall 80% from Here”
*"Stocks Could Fall 80% from Here”* by Bill Bonner Like a ‘Closing Out Sale’ that never seems to end, people are beginning to think that this ‘Stock Market Surge’ may not be totally on the level. Unlike an honest bull market, it may never end… *Classic top? *But in many ways, it looks more and more like a classic top. Stocks keep going up…and more and more investors, getting in the mood, think they will go up forever. The last time we saw anything comparable was at the end of the 1990s. Then, it was the tech-heavy NASDAQ that had caught fire. It burned hot from 1995 to 2000, with ... more »
'TRUMP SERVES THE KOSHER NOSTRA'
The Kosher Nostra has got what it wants - a dumb President of the USA, who is good at conning dumb White people. White working class Americans are dying off due to poor health, suicides and opioids. Trump does have certain skills and did manage to con many of the White working class Americans into voting for him. The writer Dale Beran says that 'Trump supporters voted for the con-man.' ft.com Trump has certain skills but he is mainly dumb. *According to Michael Wolff, and others:* *Reince Priebus*, Trump's former White House chief of staff, has called Donald Trump an *idiot*.... more »
‘Turkey’s concerns are legitimate’: Pentagon on Kurdish border force in Syria
Ankara has repeatedly threatened to launch a military operation to prevent the creation of a US-backed Kurdish border security force in Syria, a move seen as a possible threat to country’s national security. The Pentagon, however, has said it is not creating a “new army” at the Turkish border. The Pentagon has said it is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish military attacks Kurdish enclave in Aleppo’s Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – For the second time this week, the Turkish military has attacked the YPG controlled Afrin Canton in northwest Aleppo, pro-YPG activists reported on Thursday. According to these activists, the Turkish military fired several artillery shells and missiles towards the towns of Iskan, Shader, and Jamah in the southern part of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
British Air Force attacks ISIS drone teams for first time in Syria: MoD
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:25 A.M.) – For the first time time since they began their air campaign in Syria, the Royal Air Force (RAF) of Great Britain attacked the so-called Islamic State’s (ISIS) drone operating teams in the northern part of the country. According to the British Ministry of Defense, RAF Reaper, Typhoon, and Tornado drones […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia begins delivery of S-400 missile systems to China — source
Moscow has begun the delivery of the S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems to China under the 2014 contract, a source close to the Russian system of military cooperation told TASS on Thursday. “The implementation of the contract has begun, the first shipment has been sent to China,” the source said. According to the source, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia intensifies strikes over northern Hama after jihadists attempt to reinforce area (videos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:55 A.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces stepped up their airstrikes over the the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate, Wednesday, launching several raids above the jihadist strongholds near the Idlib axis. According to a Syrian military report, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched more than 20 airstrikes over the northern countryside of Hama, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey taking all measures to thwart US plans to form Syrian border force
The National Security Council of Turkey stated that Ankara is going to take all necessary measures, preventing the creation of “US border security forces” in Syria. “Turkey will not allow the creation of a terrorist corridor along its borders, as well as a terrorist army. All necessary measures will be taken in this regard. All […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Massive Turkish Army convoy heads to Syrian border (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:25 A.M.) – A massive Turkish Army convoy arrived at the Syrian border with the Hatay Province, Wednesday, amid reports of an upcoming operation in Aleppo’s Afrin Canton. According to Turkish state media, the Turkish Army convoy consisted of a dozen M60A3 tanks and several military personnel. The Turkish regime has recently threatened […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces arrest 10 ISIS terrorists fleeing to Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 A.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) arrested 10 Islamic State (ISIS) militants that were attempting to flee to Turkey this week, the pro-YPG ANHA News Agency reported on Wednesday. According to the ANHA report, the 10 Islamic State militants were attempting to flee to Turkey inside a fuel tanker near […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Syrian Army uses tanks, massed artillery as a sledgehammer to break open rebel lines in south Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 A.M.) – Hezbollah-linked media has released video footage showing heavy clashes between the Syrian Arab Army and armed rebel groups for control of numerous towns, villages and high-points located to the west of the Al-Hass plateau region in southern Aleppo province. The operations shown in the footage (blow) are part of an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US not coordinating with Iraq issue of Syrian border force creation – Iraqi MoD
The US-led coalition, fighting the Daesh terror group, has not yet addressed Iraq’s Defense Ministry to coordinate the issue of establishing a new border security force in Syria near to the Turkish and Iraqi borders, Iraqi Defense Ministry’s spokesman Tayar Khafaji told Sputnik on Wednesday. “As of now, there has been no coordination on this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
USA: Tillerson vows US military will remain in Syria (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) – The US military will remain in Syria until the so-called Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) is totally defeated vowed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a speech at Stanford University on Wednesday. Tillerson stressed, “We cannot make the same mistakes that were made in 2011 when our premature departure […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
The Hanseatic League: An "Empire" of Commerce
This took honor of place from around 1250 through the sixteenth century. Now add in the additional great circle route between North America, originally out of Bimini and then out of Georgia and anchored in Scotland and the Mediterranean and you have a vast sea operation all operated by independent merchants mostly never disclosed. As you are aware we have been digging this all up and the scale of the Georgia mining operation both Bronze Age and surely through Contact as well. I do think that the Knights Templar operated the Great Atlantic circle Route and transitioning into t... more »
The non-binary brain
The surprising insight is that the brain is the one component that is not differentiated by gender at all and by natural extension the entire nervous system. Curiously, I should have eventually come to this conclusion myself. It conforms powerfully to the asexuality of the driving spirit body. And that immediately provides a new paradigm for understanding all sexual variation in itself. With the spirit body out of the picture, our physical animal self must make learned modifications to how we operate our bodies and the social communication systems. This powerfully suggests th... more »
How the whalers of Moby-Dick could help put humans on Mars
Not an obvious connection but this culture endured the same expected conditions and solves the problem of having the correct comparables. Yes it is worthy. On the other hand, i do think we already have gravity ships and the ability to generate one g of thrust which means that a long trip is falling in likelihood and interstellar will be by worm hole soon enough as well.... *.How the whalers of Moby-Dick could help put humans on MarsMatthew Bruen is assistant professor of English at Young Harris College in Georgia.Edited b... more »
How an Illegal Shipping Container Reshaped the World Economy
This is a salutary article that reminds us that it is difficult to readily change an entrenched industry. Think today of education in particular and the baleful influence of teacher unions and regulation. Yet it has been done over and over again to our huge advantage. We are also at that point in history in which governance itself must be reformulated. We have actually discussed that extensively in this blog as it addresses the ending of poverty. What is certain reform must come from a rich corporation able to see a way through. Recall that we have plenty of those. . *How... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*-by Noah* The picture for this meme has been used for several memes, but, after Señor Trumpanzee's "Shithole Explosion," I had to take another look at it and add my own caption to it. Having worked in the music business, I couldn't help remembering a similar pose by another group of Germans, and I don't mean German-Americans. In this case, I'm talking about real Germans, Kraftwerk, the pioneering innovators of the electronic music. Kraftwerk, as you can see, liked to play with very germanic imagery. If you google the band, you can see a lot more. They did it with a kind of tongu... more »
NATO's Top General Warns That Russia Is 'Closing The Gap'
Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, NATO Supreme Allied Commander, speaks to members of U.S. European Command about his four command priorities at Patch Barracks, Germany, Sept. 20, 2017. MARTIN GREESON/U.S. ARMY *Stars and Stripes:* *Russia closing gap with NATO, top US general in Europe warns* STUTTGART Germany — NATO’s military edge over Russia could soon be threatened if allies fail to keep adapting, the alliance’s top general warned on Wednesday. U.S. Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said Russia’s military modernization efforts are challengi... more »
Tweets For Today
Turkey says could act in Syria unless Washington withdraws support for Kurdish force https://t.co/LGlbQgAcZl pic.twitter.com/0Jq9dATUNu — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 18, 2018 Confusion, panic over bogus Hawaii missile alert raise questions about whether a state should be responsible for notifying the public of such an event. https://t.co/kmkVCl2hJL — AP West Region (@APWestRegion) January 18, 2018 Bitcoin's wild ride continues, scaring and tempting investors. An @AFPgraphics chart after the cryptocurrency fell below $10,000 pic.twitter.com/Tloy9fZd2N — AFP news agency (@A... more »
Fifty-Two Years Ago The U.S. Air Force Lost Four Hydrogen Bombs Over Spain
The casings of two B28 nuclear bombs involved in the Palomares incident are on display at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque, New Mexico. *Business Insider:* *The US Air Force lost 4 nuclear bombs in Spain 52 years ago — and the disaster is still being felt now* * A crash involving a B-52 Stratofortress bomber over Spain in 1966 resulted in four nuclear bombs being lost for 81 days. * The bombs were not armed, meaning there was no chance of a nuclear detonation. * The US personnel involved in the search and Spaniards in the area have lived with the le... more »
Were Aerosol Spray Cans Really a Threat?
Originally posted on Big Picture News, Informed Analysis: SPOTLIGHT: There’s a long history of scientists spreading premature alarm in the media. BIG PICTURE: Bernie Lewin’s exhaustively researched book, Searching for the Catastrophe Signal, describes how the US campaign against spray can CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) began. In September 1974, a Harvard atmospheric scientist told a New York Times journalist that hairspray…
Did a CDC Doctor Say the Flu Shot Is Causing a Deadly Outbreak?
A disreputable web site used an unsourced and fabricated quote to link deaths from the flu epidemic to the flu shot.
Picture Of The Day
A fox walks past 10 Downing Street in London. REUTERS/Hannah McKay *WNU Editor*: The above picture comes from this photo-gallery .... *Editor's Choice Pictures *(Reuters).
Standing Rockstar Red Fawn is seduced by infiltrator, set up with his gun, then urged by lawyers to cop a plea. What?!
I had a lot of fun at Standing Rock. The spontaneous resistance in Cannonball, ND, and the environmental movement it spearheaded, was for me the most inspiring uprising of 2016. My favorite memories were watching the ever increasing flow of distant tribal delegations make their formal running entrances into the main camp. Indigenous peoples came […]
“Happiness”
Steve Cutts, “Happiness” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUxdURrK_NA
Are Republican House Candidates Allowed To Be Gay For Pay? Let's watch This One Play Out In CA-26
Last year CA-26-- a Southern California congressional district that includes Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village at the upper end of the San Fernando Valley plus most of Ventura County, including a bit of Simi Valley, plus Moorpark, Camarillo, Santa Paula, Oxnard and Fillmore-- gave Hillary a landslide victory over Trumpanzee: 57.9% to 36.0%. Obama had beaten McCain there, 56-41% and beaten Romney 54-44%. The PVI went from D+4 in 2015 to D+7 after the election. The district has a lousy congresswoman, pointless New Dem careerist Julia Brownley. ProgressivePunch rates her crappy vot... more »
"Who Survives and Who Dies When the SHTF?"
*"Who Survives and Who Dies When the SHTF?"* by Selco "Did you ever wonder about the differences in how people behave in a crisis? Why some people survive and some people die? Are there characteristics that we can nurture now in good times that could help see us through bad times? I’d talked with Selco previously about who lives and who doesn’t in a long-term emergency, and a great determiner is a flexible mindset. In this interview, we go deeper into who can withstand the stress of an SHTF event and who crumbles. Today he shares his insights from the Balkan War. *What were the wo... more »
Convoy of tanks reach Turkish border with Syria (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 A.M.) – A Turkish military convoy was seen making its way to the country’s border with Syria on Wednesday. Footage captured the convoy in the Kilis area as well as Turkey’s southern Hatay province and the Narlica-Antakya district. The convoy included four tanks alongside other military vehicles. Turkey has placed missile systems […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Map: No ISIS advance against the Syrian Army on Sinjar in southeast Idlib – sources
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:05 A.M.) – Reports spread over social media stating that ISIS terrorists have managed to successfully break through Syrian Arab Army defenses in southeast Idlib province and take the strategic crossroad town of Sinjar are entirely false. Over the course of Tuesday to Wednesday, popular opposition sources began to spread reports (even using […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israeli Forces Kill Two More Palestinian Teens. Israeli Court Sentences Youngest Detainee (13 Yr-Old Palestinian Girl) To Four Months Jail
Israeli forces kill two more Palestinian teens by PNN, via CONTACT@IFAMERICANSKNEW.ORG, https://israelpalestinenews.org/ Two Palestinian teens have been killed and three others seriously wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers in Gaza and the West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported. Both fatalities were 16 years of age, the ministry said. One fatality occured at protests at the […]
Turkey’s Border Mission: Erdogan Warns Against US Move to Form YPG-Dominated Border Force
TRT World Published on Jan 16, 2018 Turkey has deployed dozens of military vehicles to the border with northern Syria, as it prepares to launch a military operation against the YPG-controlled town of Afrin. The warning of an imminent operation came after the US announced plans to use YPG fighters in a security force along Turkey’s […]
Russia Begins Massive ICBM Launch Drills
Russia Begins Massive ICBM Launch Drills by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ On Monday, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation issued a warning to NATO that is has started a massive missile drill involving truck-mounted intercontinental ballistic missile launchers across the country. – The Defense Ministry said the drills would involve “missile regiments armed with Topol-M and Yars mobile […]
Project Veritas Talks Twitter’s Prying Eyes & MSM Agenda
RT Published on Jan 16, 2018 Twitter staff have been caught on camera revealing that the company has direct access to – and monetises – some of its users most private information. Hidden-camera conversations with Twitter engineers were conducted by the undercover journalism group ‘Project Veritas’. end
Syrian Army to End U.S. Presence in the Country: State TV Citing FM Source
Syrian Army to End U.S. Presence in the Country: State TV Citing FM Source by https://www.reuters.com/ BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army is determined to end any form of U.S. presence in the country, state television said on Monday, citing an official source in the foreign ministry. – The U.S.-led coalition is working with Syrian militias […]
Arrests & Prosecutions Coming for Elite – Dave Janda
Arrests & Prosecutions Coming for Elite – Dave Janda by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Dr. Dave Janda is a radio host and a patriot who is a Washington outsider with insider contacts. Janda says a new Inspector General’s report will be the beginning of the reset of the rule of law. Janda explains, “Comey, Lynch and Clinton are […]
Q Anon, A False Flag Attempt Is Headed Our Way
X22Report Published on Jan 17, 2018 The President had his physical and he is in perfect health. Bannon is called in to testify in front of congress, but makes deal with Mueller to speak to him privately. Catalan government makes move for independence again. North Korea and South Korea will go to the Olympics together. The […]
Angry Words & Uncertain Future in Palestine
RT America Published on Jan 17, 2018 US has sharply reduced funding to the UN Relief and Welfare Agency (UNRWA). Commissioner General Pierre Krahenbuhl said the cuts put the “dignity and security” of Palestinians at stake. Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has responded by revoking recognition of Israel. RT America’s Anya Parampil has the story. […]
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