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ICYMI: TPPF's Rollins expands Texas policy shop into Washington
By Brooke L. Rollins
Texas GOP should take a page from the Congress playbook
By James Quintero
Fusion GPS op-ed in the New York Times blows the Trump Administration talking points out of the water.
Glenn R. Simpson, founder of Fusion GPS.Courtesy of the New York Times: *Three congressional committees have heard over 21 hours of testimony from our firm, Fusion GPS. In those sessions, we toppled the far right’s conspiracy theories and explained how The Washington Free Beacon and the Clinton campaign — the Republican and Democratic funders of our Trump research — separately came to hire us in the first place. * *We walked investigators through our yearlong effort to decipher Mr. Trump’s complex business past, of which the Steele dossier is but one chapter. And we handed over o... more »
UnHerd Elsewhere: Why we shouldn’t be making payouts to Iraqi citizens
The post UnHerd Elsewhere: Why we shouldn’t be making payouts to Iraqi citizens appeared first on UnHerd.
Snowmobilers rescue moose buried neck-deep in snow in western Newfoundland
The snowmobilers got to work quickly, trying to clear a path for the moose to walk out of the snow. Given the moose was exhausted and stuck, the snowmobilers were confident, albeit cautious, when approaching to dig it out. A group of snowmobilers pulled out their shovels to free a stuck moose after spotting its head sticking out of freshly fallen snow in western Newfoundland. Jonathan Anstey, who owns a snowmobile riding clinic, says he and about seven other riders were on trails near Deer Lake, N.L., on Saturday when they spotted the neck-deep moose amid the white expanse. Anst...more »
Try apple cider vinegar and black cumin oil as your go-to salad dressing
By Dr. Mercola Vinegar, said to have been discovered around 5,000 B.C., was originally used as a food preservative. In time, a number of medicinal uses became apparent, and in the 1700s it was used to treat everything from poison ivy and croup to stomach aches and diabetes. While vinegar can be made from virtually
Vaccine Documentaries – Educate before you vaccinate
It’s now 2018 and the WHO and CDC and Bill Gates Foundation are all well aware of the families and children that vaccine damage has destroyed. VAERS is full of stories about children who “disappeared” after a vaccination, to kids who stopped being able to do what they always had, or worse, children who lost
The entire East Coast needs to get ready for “Snow Bombogenesis”
We’re starting the New Year off with a bang in the form of Winter Storm Grayson. The next weather threat heading our way is a phenomenon called a “bombogenesis.” This occurs when a system’s central pressure plummets dramatically — “24 millibars or more — in 24 hours” according to Bloomberg. Basically, it’s a hurricane. A winter hurricane.
Go with your gut
By Dr. Mercola More attention than ever is being put on your gut health, and understandably so because 70 to 80 percent of your immune function resides within your gastrointestinal tract. As such, optimizing your gut microbiome is a worthwhile pursuit that will have far-reaching effects on your physical health and emotional well-being. A first important step
The return of Shah to Persia would be fun
Protests are taking place in Iran these days. They apparently started because of extremely down-to-Earth reasons: the price of food products, especially eggs, suddenly jumped. Well, dear Persians (who need some clever software to get to TRF), let me tell you that even in prosperous Europe, we saw a dramatic increase of egg prices since the summer or so. The main reason was the discovery of fipronil (an insecticide) in the eggs of Benelux. Some poultry probably had to be killed but it's pretty obvious that the *fear* that much more would have to be eradicated was the main reason why... more »
Dangers of Government Control
[image: dangers-of-government-control] How much sense does it make for us to give seven unelected people life-and-death control over our economy and hence our lives? While you're pondering that question, consider another: Should we give the government, through the FCC, control over the internet?
36-Year Study: Children's Preference for Gender Specific Toys Is Innate
[image: 36-year-study-children-s-preference-for-gender-specific-toys-is-innate] Despite the best efforts of the social justice warriors, science continues to disprove the theory that gender is a social construct rather than an innate quality determined by biology.
When Are Kids Too Young for “Nude Art,” and When Is That “Art” Porn?
[image: when-are-kids-too-young-for-nude-art-and-when-is-that-art-porn] What do you say about a situation in which an elementary-school teacher forces children to view nude “art” despite their objections and without parental approval? If you’re like too many Internet commenters responding to just such a story, you call the children ignorant brats and snowflakes and label the school puritanical for taking action against the teacher.
Swedish Church Uses Gender-neutral Pronoun for Jesus
[image: swedish-church-uses-gender-neutral-pronoun-for-jesus] Continuing to push the "progressive" agenda, a local Swedish church used a gender-neutral pronoun to refer to Jesus in a Christmas advertisement.
Was a Man Arrested for Playing the ‘Finger Circle Game’ With Law Enforcement?
Hoax reports held that a man was arrested after he tricked an officer into playing the "circle game" when he was asked for his license and registration.
Summary of Jaron Lanier’s “Who Owns the Future?”
Jaron Lanier‘s recent book, Who Owns the Future? discusses the role that technology plays in both eliminating job and increasing income inequality. Early in that book, Lanier quotes from Aristotle’s Politics: “If every instrument could accomplish its own work … if … the shuttle would weave and the plectrum touch the lyre without a hand to guide them, chief workmen would not want servants, nor masters slaves.”
AHED TAMIMI
... Ahed Tamimi, a 16-year-old girl was arrested by Israeli forces and may spend 10 years in jail for slapping an Israeli soldier in her village. This is the whole story behind that viral video.
YEAR OF THE SPECIES: What did Hoda Kotb know?
*WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018Part 2—The question which won't be asked:* In the earlier years of TV news, moguls were less devoted to the need for disguise. In those days, Dave Garroway was the host of NBC's Today show. As the leading authority on the show has recalled, his co-host was a chimp: Though initially panned by critics, Garroway's style attracted a large audience that enjoyed his easygoing presence early in the morning. *His familiar "cohost," a chimpanzee with the puckish name of J. Fred Muggs, did not hurt his genial manner,* but his concurrent seriousness in dealing with... more »
Molting Season For Deficit Hawks
Resident *New York Times* altar boy Ross Douthat slunk into the confessional last weekend and pleasured himself with what he called some righteous journalistic flagellation. Now that Republicans are firmly entrenched in power, and now that the billionaires and corporations have been gifted with the permanent tax cuts costing the public at least a trillion dollars per decade, Douthat has nobly decided to apologize for being so wrong about his life-long crusade against Big Bad Government. It turns it's been a pretty damned Good Big Government all along, working as it has for the benef... more »
"President Trump Is Right: Huma Abedin, Crooked Hillary And James Comey All Belong In Prison"
*"President Trump Is Right: Huma Abedin, * *Crooked Hillary And James Comey All Belong In Prison"* by Michael Snyder "If you mishandle classified documents, you go to prison. That is how the law is written, and that is how the law is supposed to work. But up until now top members of the Democratic Party have been immune from prosecution for mishandling classified documents even though evidence that they are guilty is publicly available for everyone to see. On Friday, we learned that there were classified documents among the 2,800 work-related emails on Anthony Weiner’s laptop. Huma ... more »
Why Is Steve Bannon Torching the Trump Administration?
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Politics, Americas* [image: Steve Bannon speaks during a campaign event for Roy Moore in Fairhope, Alabama, December 5, 2017. Reuters/Jonathan Bachman] Maybe it isn’t the Democrats who will bring down Trump, but his own vituperative inner circle. Well, well, well. So Steve Bannon, a professional intellectual and political arsonist, is setting about torching the Trump administration. There is a long tradition of former aides accusing their old employers of failing to adhere to the true faith. And there is nothing that Washington enjoys more than this spectacle.... more »
Russia Says Its S-300 Missiles Tracked "Nervous" U.S. Pilots Over Syria
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Countdown to war? Moscow says that U.S. bombers and reconnaissance aircraft "reacted nervously" when tracked by Russian anti-aircraft missile batteries over Syria. U.S. pilots allegedly got the shakes when Russia's advanced S-300V4 air defense systems tracked them at ranges of 200 to 300 kilometers (125 to 186 miles), Lt. Gen. Alexander Leonov, chief of Russia's air defense forces, told *Izvestia* (Google translation here). The aircraft types were not specified, though the United States has flown multiple models over Syria, including the F-22, F-15,... more »
Why 2017 Was Kim Jong-un's Year
*Scott A. Snyder* *Security, Asia* And why 2018 could be very dangerous. In his 2017 New Year’s address, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un claimed that ‘an epochal turn was brought about in consolidating the defence capability of juche Korea’ and that the country had ‘achieved the status of a nuclear power, a military giant, in the East which no enemy, however formidable, would dare to provoke’. In response, regarding North Korea’s capability to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the United States, US President Donald Trump tweeted: ‘It won’t ... more »
Smith & Wesson 500: The Gun That Has As Much Firepower As a Rifle
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Why no one would want to face this gun in a fire fight. In the world of firearms, there are plenty of boutique guns and calibers out there. Many are very powerful, but may have a very small market audience. Among the unique class of very, very big handguns, the Smith & Wesson 500 packs both popularity and power in a ridiculously lethal package, with a killing power equal to high-powered rifles . . . and a recoil described as “beastly.” For years, the Smith & Wesson Model 29 handgun held the crown of the most powerful handgun in mass production. Cham... more »
North Korea Has Smuggled In U.S. Military Equipment
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* How did they do that? *However, in February 1985, the U.S. Commerce Department revealed it had discovered some hair-raising anomalies in the company’s operations—and some fraudulent claims about the shipments’ destination. For example, fifteen helicopters unloaded at Rotterdam, ostensibly for special fitting, were then transported overland to the Soviet freighter Prorokov. The Prorokov then unloaded the helicopters in North Korea. Similarly, a freighter docked in Japan transferred two helicopters to a North Korean freighter in Hong Kong, with... more »
Resolved for the New Year: Out with Geopolitics!
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180103-resolved-for-the-new-year.pdf As of the first week of 2018, the priority of the New Year is clear: Dump geopolitics, and make way for a new era of development relations between nations, and for domestic economic good as well. At present in the United States, the Russia-gate/Trump-gate operation is in increasing trouble, from its goal of bringing down the Presidency, in order to prevent President Trump's beneficial collaboration with Russia and China. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, the FBI and Department of Justice are under orders from the House of Represent... more »
Physical law should have mathematical beauty
I am sure that many of you have heard the quote by Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac that is reproduced in the title: What does the photograph show? Well, it shows a sentence written by Dirac himself. In 1956, he bought an air ticket to Moscow. The main purpose of his trip was to write the important sentence on a blackboard – well, it was the blackboard of Russian physicist Dmitry Ivanenko (1904-1994). On October 3rd, 1956, Dirac finally wrote this important sentence. Ivanenko and his comrades appreciated the importance of the sentence so you can still see the quote on that blackboard. I... more »
U.S. Seen Airlifting ISIS Leaders to Safety to Reconstitute America’s Proxy Army in Syria
[image: Deir ez-Zor]Once again, the US has been exposed airlifting ISIS commanders to safety as eyewitnesses watched terrorists get evacuated from the Deir ez-Zor region in Syria.
WATCH: Cops Trespass on Family’s Property, Ignore 14 ‘Beware of Dog’ Signs, Kill Their Dog
[image: dog]Police officers wrongly trespassed onto an innocent family's property—ignoring beware of dog signs—and killed their family pet, now the family is suing.
Storm Eleanor’s “100 MPH Winds”–Fake News From The Telegraph
By Paul Homewood Storm Eleanor has lashed the UK with violent storm-force winds of up to 100mph, leaving thousands of homes without power and hitting transport links. Gusts of 100mph were recorded at Great Dun Fell in Cumbria at 1am. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/02/storm-eleanor-britain-braced-80mph-winds/ Wow! Hurricane force winds, as has been reported elsewhere. Only one slight […]
Cancer Risk Rises With Cumulative CV-Procedure Radiation in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Repeated exposure to radiation from imaging for cardiovascular procedures in adults with congenital heart disease is related, in dose-response fashion, to increased lifetime risk of cancer, a longitudinal cohort-based study suggests[1]. The cumulative incidence of cancer in >24,000 such patients, … Continue reading →
Radiation-Induced DNA Damage Seen in Interventional Cardiologists
Two new studies provide more evidence of the potential risks interventional cardiologists face from occupational ionizing radiation exposure.[1,2] These studies, once again, highlight the “concerns for the lifetime effects of high-dose exposure to ionizing radiation from fluoroscopic-guided interventions,” which “must … Continue reading →
How Physicians Perform Prehospital ECMO on the Streets of Paris
The ECPR response team in Paris implements ECMO on scene to restore blood flow to the body and limit ischemic consequences to the brain and coronary arteries. A revolutionary on-scene response for patients in refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary … Continue reading →
Neonatal Meningitis with Unusual Bug?
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/neonatal-meningitis-with-unusual-bug/
A highly effective drug approved for Hepatitis C
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/a-highly-effective-drug-approved-for-hepatitis-c/
What is Best Dosage of Vitamin D ?
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/what-is-best-dosage-of-vitamin-d/
Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Women
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/treatment-of-urinary-incontinence-in-women/
Finally a male birth control gel ready for trials
https://speciality.medicaldialogues.in/finally-a-male-birth-control-gel-ready-for-trials/
Medical jargon may cloud doctor-patient communication
https://medicaldialogues.in/medical-jargon-may-cloud-doctor-patient-communication/
What to Do When You Are Lost and Don’t Know Your Next Step
What do you do when you feel lost and don’t know what your next step is going to be? What do you do when life no longer wants to help you achieve the many things you so desperately wanted to … Continue reading →
Caught Our Notice: Unusual — journal flags paper for concerns, then updates them
Title: Filled and peptide-modified single-walled carbon nanotubes: synthesis, characterization, and in vitro test for cancer cell targeting What Caught Our Attention: After an expression of concern (EOC) is published in a journal, the usual procedure is to either publish a subsequent correction or retraction — or, unfortunately, leave it sit ad infinitum. But apparently, there’s […] The post Caught Our Notice: Unusual — journal flags paper for concerns, then updates them appeared first on Retraction Watch.
New Jersey teenager celebrated 2018 by taking a semi-automatic rifle and killing almost every member of his family.
Courtesy of WPVI-TV: *Minutes before midnight on New Year's Eve, a 16-year-old boy allegedly used a semi-automatic rifle owned by a family member to shoot and kill his parents, sister and a family friend inside the parents' home in a coastal city in New Jersey, the county prosecutor said. * *The teen, whose name has not been released, is in police custody in connection with the shooting deaths of his father, Steven Kologi, 44; mother, Linda Kologi, 42; sister, Brittany Kologi, 18; and a family friend, Mary Schultz, 70, who was residing at the Kologi home in Long Branch, New Jerse... more »
Mysterious California “Sanctuary State” sign pops up on highway
Cali New Years message: “Felons, Illegals and MS13 Welcome!” More The post Mysterious California “Sanctuary State” sign pops up on highway appeared first on The Duran.
Who has bigger nukes? Trump tells North Korea, my nukes are “much bigger & more powerful” (Video)
POTUS Trump dares Kim Jong-un to compare nuclear buttons. More The post Who has bigger nukes? Trump tells North Korea, my nukes are “much bigger & more powerful” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Paul Craig Roberts: “The New Year is one full of economic, political, and war threats”
How Much Death and Destruction Awaits Us in 2018? More The post Paul Craig Roberts: “The New Year is one full of economic, political, and war threats” appeared first on The Duran.
Ice build up delays closing of the Seaway
I’d just responded to Yayac that the CCGS Griffon icebreaker was in Port Colborne. And that Lake Erie was heavy with ice. (Unusual for this time of year) *Though I was mistaken in reporting the Welland Canal had closed for the season- * Penny*January 3, 2018 at 5:20 AM* *Hey Yayac- we were at about the same temp yesterday (January 02/2018), but very windy- Today looks to be about the same, so it's a reprieve from the frigid temps, but, we're dropping back down Friday and Saturday to highs of -14 C Lows of - 16 CFor the American readers that is 7 F and -2 FI was at Lake Erie shores... more »
Editor's Note
Friends I have not seen for a long time are passing through Montreal and want to take the GF and your truly for supper in Old Montreal. This .... coupled with the hundred and one things I had to do this morning and afternoon .... means that my usual blogging routine has been completely screwed-up. Bottom line .... I will put up a few posts when I get back tonight, and blogging will return to normal tomorrow morning.
Former CIA Director John Brennan Blasts President Trump's Strategy On Iran
With wholesale condemnation of Iran and nuclear deal over past year, Trump Admin squandered opportunity to bolster reformists in Tehran and prospects for peaceful political reform in Iran. Bluster is neither a strategy nor a mechanism for exercise of U.S. power and influence. — John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) January 2, 2018 *The Hill:* *Former CIA Director Brennan hits Trump strategy on Iran* Former CIA Director John Brennan on Tuesday blasted the Trump administration for its stance on Iran, saying that President Trump's hard-line posture toward Tehran and disavowal of a landmark ... more »
Bannon's Bomb
You have to wonder if Donald Trump is beginning to re-evaluate his personnel choices. A new book suggests that Steve Bannon is not acting in Trump's best interests. David Smith reports in *The Guardian* that the book contains explosive information: Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, reportedly based on more than 200 interviews with the president, his inner circle and players in and around the administration, is one of the most eagerly awaited political books of the year. In it, Wolff lifts the lid on a White House lurching from crisis to crisis amid internecine warfare, ... more »
Freemasons in British Police ‘Obstacle’ to Reform – Ex-Chief
Quotes on FreeMasonry: – “To you, Sovereign Grand Inspectors General (of the 33rd degree), we say this, that you may repeat it to the brethren of the 32nd , 31st and 30th degrees – The Masonic Religion should be, by all of us initiates of the high degrees, maintained in the purity of the Luciferian […]
Mass demonstrations in support of Islamic Republic sweep Iran
DAMASCUS, SYRIA ( 04:05 PM) – Live broadcasts from Iran show large manifestations in support of the Islamic Republic and the Tehran government taking place all over the country. The mass demonstrations, reportedly drawing tens of thousands supporting the Iranian government and system, come in reaction to a week of anti-government protests and rallies by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Elite Syrian Army forces sweep through more towns in Idlib en-route to strategic airbase
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:55 P.M.) – Elite Forces of the Syrian Arab Army maintain a steady advance in the southern countryside of Idlib province, shifting their focus east of gains made on Tuesday. According to military-affiliated sources, combined units of the Syrian Arab Army’s elite Tiger Forces Division and 4th Mechanized Division – backed up by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian helicopter crashes in Hama accident, two pilots killed
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (03:50 PM) – The Russian Ministry of Defence has confirmed that a Mil Mi-24 helicopter gunship of the Russian Armed Forces has crashed in Syria, leaving both pilots on board dead. The Ministry stated to Interfax news service that a technical malfunction was responsible for the accident, and that no fire damage had […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
2018: Argentina's Potential UFO Flap
*2018: Argentina's Potential UFO Flap* *By Luis Burgos* 1. The provinces having the highest likelihood of sightings would be: Buenos Aires, Cordoba, La Pampa and Patagonia. 2. The 9 pm to 2 am rule would remain in effect. 3. The highest number of reports would occur during the second half of each month. 4. Evaluations will be conducted according to the Strangeness Index: Low-Average-Good-Very Good - Excellent. 5. While a UFO flap includes high altitude sightings, landings, humanoids, UFO crashes, USOs, photos, videos, etc. the LITS (Lights in the Sky) and "phantom UFO" photographs w... more »
Two South Carolina politicians want to erect a monument honoring African Americans who fought for the Confederacy. Problem is there weren't any.
Bill Chumley and Mike Burns, two Republicans lawmakers who clearly slept right through history class. Courtesy of The State: *Two South Carolina lawmakers want to erect a monument on the State House grounds to African-Americans who served the state as Confederate soldiers. But records show the state never accepted nor recognized armed African-American soldiers during the Civil War. * *“In all my years of research, I can say I have seen no documentation of black South Carolina soldiers fighting for the Confederacy,” said Walter Edgar, who for 32 years was director of the Universit... more »
A Polar Bear Nursery-UNESCO Heritage Site In Arctic At Risk From Russian State Oil Co. And Exxon
Flashback to 1881: “THE WRITINGS OF JOHN MUIR, Sierra VOLUME VII, 1918, ed. https://ia601406.us.archive.org/24/items/cruiseofcorwinjo00muiriala/cruiseofcorwinjo00muiriala.pdf “In 1916 the Tsarist government declared … Continue reading →
What Russian Sanctions Have to Do With Arctic Drilling, In 5 Steps (Plus Background)
Background: Whereas the income of Exxon has been compared to that of countries (a), the Russian government is an oil-gas … Continue reading →
Russian Clients Trump-Kim Jong Un Act Like They Have The Terrible Twos With The Nuclear Button; South Korea Acts As Sane Grandparent Happy To Offer A Safer Toy
From the beginning North Korea was a Russian (USSR) client state. After a lull, this was renewed when Putin became … Continue reading →
Russia, Uzbekistan Sign Nuclear-Cooperation Agreement
From https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-uzbekistan-nuclear-cooperation-agreement/28945840.html “Russia, Uzbekistan Sign Nuclear-Cooperation Agreement December 29, 2017 12:09 GMT RFE/RL Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and … Continue reading →
In 1996, One Strange North Korean Submarine Almost Started World War 3
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* It would have been horrific. *On December 29, the North Korean government offered a rare statement of regret for the incident. In reciprocation, Seoul repatriated the cremated remains of the twenty-four North Korean agents the following day—the first ever such exchange between the two Koreas. Unfortunately, Pyongyang’s habits had not truly changed. Another one of its spy submarines would meet a terrible—and again, avoidable—fate a year and a half later off the coast of the South Korean city of Sokcho, but that is a tale for another time.* Sin... more »
The Real North Korea Disaster Isn't War (But Collapse)
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Asia* What happens then? *Nor does the ROK have any claim to a continued presence of American troops after reunification. Continuation of the alliance might be in Seoul’s interest, but it certainly is not in America’s interest. Indeed, today the South is capable of providing for its conventional defense. With the U.S. republic essentially bankrupt as it faces an entitlements tsunami, it cannot preserve every existing defense commitment simply because they exist. Of course, even a reunited Korea might feel uncomfortable next to an overwhelming China, but... more »
Former CIA Director John Brennan Blasts President Trump's Strategy On Iran
With wholesale condemnation of Iran and nuclear deal over past year, Trump Admin squandered opportunity to bolster reformists in Tehran and prospects for peaceful political reform in Iran. Bluster is neither a strategy nor a mechanism for exercise of U.S. power and influence. — John O. Brennan (@JohnBrennan) January 2, 2018 *The Hill:* *Former CIA Director Brennan hits Trump strategy on Iran* Former CIA Director John Brennan on Tuesday blasted the Trump administration for its stance on Iran, saying that President Trump's hard-line posture toward Tehran and disavowal of a landmark ... more »
In Politics, There's A Difference Between Authentic And... Counterfeit
*Authentic-- opposite of Trump* Authenticity matters. Sure, on one level I’m glad when careerist office holders with no core beliefs-- take Kirsten Gillibrand as the perfect example-- see the progressive path as something that will help their career. The opposite is much worse and the perfect example is… Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Blue Dog who went from being an socialist and a Green to being the single most right-wing fake-Democrat in Congress. One thing is sure… neither Kirsten-- who wants to run for president-- nor Kyrsten-- who wants to run for Senate-- belongs in public office... more »
Down with the crud
I'm running a fever and coughing up lumps, and Miss D. isn't doing much better. I'm afraid blogging will be light today. I'll try to post later, when I (hopefully) may be feeling more human. Peter
ROMNEY WAS THE RICH MAN REPUBLICANS WANTED, AND SO IS TRUMP NOW
In his column today, Ross Douthat has some words of praise for Mitt Romney, who's likely to be the next senator from Utah. But he's mostly critical: For all that he is upright and decent and loves his country, Romney was also part of #HowYouGotTrump, and what he might have to offer today depends to some extent on whether he realizes it.... Douthat blames Romney for Trump not just because Romney made a great show of accepting Trump's endorsement in 2012. More important, in Douthat's view, was this: ... the defining pitch of the Romney campaign was the tone-deaf “you built that,” whi... more »
Size Doesn’t Matter
Any woman would tell you that. What matters is what you do with it and whether you know how to use it. Whatever Brobdingnagian thing you’ve got going on there, it’s way more important to have a game plan and understand the sweet spots you need to target. Otherwise, both parties may come away less […]
The top 5 issues in International Politics for 2018
2017 was not a great year for international politics. The sentence I heard the most during conferences and other academic gatherings was that “the global order is in crisis.” Granted. It all started in 2016 with the victory of Trump, Brexit and the No to the Peace Agreement in Colombia. Nationalist ideologies have nothing but […]
Frightened Cop Tries to Kill Dog, Misses, Shoots Little Girl in the Head Instead
[image: girl]A cop's fear of a mid-sized dog inside a family's home resulted in the cop firing a bullet which missed the dog and struck a 9-year-old girl in the head.
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Joseph Stiglitz discusses how the Republicans' tax scam is designed for the sole purpose of further enriching their already-wealthy donors, while Theodoric Meyer notes that it also stands to make loads of money for lobbyists. - Jagmeet Singh makes the case for Canada to work on a tax system which is more fair to citizens - making for a far more constructive contribution than Susan Delacourt's effort to stoke anti-tax sentiment for little apparent reason. And Patrick Collinson comments on the need for a tax system which ensures tha... more »
When It’s Windy, You Get More Wind Power – Shock News From BBC!
By Paul Homewood https://twitter.com/BBC_Joe_Lynam/status/948180483912937472 It’s been a pretty windy week here, so unsurprisingly supporters of renewable energy have jumped on the increase in wind generation. As a “Business Journalist”, Joe Lynam should know that it is the bigger picture that counts. Last month wind power averaged 5356 MW, or 14.6% of the UK … … Continue reading →
Why Puerto Rico's death toll from Hurricane Maria is so much higher than officials thought
Alexis R. Santos-Lozada, Assistant Teaching Professor in Sociology and Director of Applied Demography, Pennsylvania State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
The governor of Puerto Rico has ordered a recount of the official death toll for Hurricane Maria. The real number is likely higher by the hundreds. What happened?
German 'grand coalition' could strengthen right-wing extremism
Sarah Elise Wiliarty, Assistant Professor of Government, Wesleyan University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Over three months since Germans voted in national elections, preliminary talks are due to start Jan. 7 on forming a coalition government. What has taken so long?
Global Engagement Center - Fighting Propaganda with Propaganda
Buried deep inside one of the last bills signed into law by President Barack Obama, we find an interesting glimpse into the anti-Russian mania that has gripped Washington since mid-2016. This little-discussed addition to the bureaucracy that exists in the hallowed halls of the Federal Government is the latest addition to helping Main Street America determine the "real truth". In March 2016, President Obama created the Global Engagement Center (GEC) under Executive Order 13721 which ordered that: "*The Secretary of State (Secretary) shall establish the Global Engagement Center (Cen... more »
Worry No More - A Quotation by Christina Conti
*From:A Collection Of Quotes by Christina Conti*
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*Studies Shed Light on Merits of Montessori Education* *These findings are similar to what we see in programs to boost IQ. Kids benefit initially but the differences fade out by the late teens. One interpretastion is that teachers in any sort of "special" program tend to be more motivated -- and that is the only thing having any effect* Montessori schools have many loyal devotees and they're certainly rising in popularity among American parents. But are they any better than traditional schools, or other progressive teaching philosophies? You'd think we'd know the answer to th... more »
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*China halts production of 500 car models* *The climate bigots are interpreting this as an obeisance to their pathetic little cult. It is no such thing. China has REAL pollution problems -- with particulate pollution from coal-burning furnaces etc. THAT is what the leadership is desperate to get down* China is suspending the production of more than 500 car models that do not meet its fuel economy standards, several automakers confirmed Tuesday, the latest move by Beijing to reduce emissions in the world's largest auto market and take the lead in battling climate change. The of... more »
The Cover girl : The Rebel Palestinian teen with a curly blond hair
And the cover girl of January’s issue from Diwan Al-Ahram Magazine is none other than the rebel Palestinian teen with curly blond hair Ahad Tamimi. [image: Ahad Tamimi] Diwan Al-Ahram's cover featuring Ahad Tamimi The quarterly annual heritage and history magazine published by Al-Ahram institution's issue came on the same day , an Israeli Military Court accused the 2001-born Palestinian teen who descends from a famous activist family in West Bank a list of 12 charges including assaulting an Israeli soldier and hurling rocks at Israeli soldiers “*Yes, it seems that it is an official ch... more »
Interview with Hiroji Yamashiro
Hiroji Yamashiro has become a symbol of Okinawa's movement against U.S. military bases. Learn more: -Prosecutors seek 2 1/2 year prison sentence for Okinawa's prominent anti-base protest leader: http://bit.ly/2CDCnWM -Anti-base Okinawa released after five months in detention: http://bit.ly/2lFzVHd -Defense at Yamashiro’s trial claims Japanese government should face discrimination charges: http://bit.ly/2CANRKK -More article from Japan Times on Yamashiro: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/tag/hiro... -Veterans For Peace in Okinawa Resource List: http://thepeacereport.com/vfpi... more »
Opiate of the Persian Masses?
Protests against a seriously flawed religious thugocracy in Iran have continued for a sixth day. The government insists that the situation is under control, but news services reported that demonstrations and protests have occurred in more than 40 cities and towns. The death toll from clashes with police is now at least 23, including a few policemen. The government has decided to blame foreign meddlers for the disturbances. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran’s enemies had closed ranks to make problems for the Islamic system. He said they were using money, weapons, politics a... more »
My Latest Interview on YouTube
I did a recent half hour interview on the pedophilia topic, briefly covering the historical overview. In the words of interviewer Joseph Cotto, the editor of the San Francisco Book Review: *Over the last few months, accounts of sexual abuse by powerful figures in our society have rocked American artistic, journalistic, and political life. There is a form of abuse more horrific than anything which found mainstream attention, though. Joachim Hagopian recently wrote a book -- 'Pedophilia and Empire' -- about it. He shares his grisly findings on this week's episode of 'The San Francisc... more »
HSBC - Gangsters of Finance
An excellent documentary about the power of HSBC to threaten governments with global financial instability if they are fined too much for taking drug money over the counter in Mexico and... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Controlling Copper and PEX Drinking Water Pipeline Biofilms
Inkinen J, Jayaprakash B, Ahonen M, Pitkänen T, Mäkinen R, Pursiainen A, Santo Domingo JW, Salonen H, Elk M, Keinänen-Toivola MM. Bacterial community changes in copper and PEX drinking water pipeline biofilms under extra disinfection and magnetic water treatment. Journal of applied microbiology. 2017 Dec 9. doi: 10.1111/jam.13662. AIMS: To study stability of … Continue reading →
Spoiled brat Russian presidential candidate defiles church, dances drunk on New Year’s (VIDEO)
Liberal ‘opposition’ heroine Ksenia Sobchak channels Pussy Riot and shows her true colors at the entrance to an Orthodox Church, posted on Instagram More The post Spoiled brat Russian presidential candidate defiles church, dances drunk on New Year’s (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
Peter Tatchell gets it...
'Some commentators have expressed more outrage over a hand wrongly placed on a woman's knee than about the mass sexual abuse of working-class girls in Rotherham & elsewhere. Both abusive but double standards & middle class bias. @OwenJones84 @PennyRed @rustyrockets@billybragg' From Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/PeterTatchell/status/946343734651817984
"It was all golf." Man who golfed with Donald Trump puts to rest the lie about "working vacations."
Taylor Funk, who also golfed with Trump, says the President did not take any calls or meetings during the game: "It was all golf" https://t.co/ZcL8ddLdWT — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 2, 2018 This is by far the least engaged and laziest president we have ever had. In some ways that might be a good thing, but we should never let the White House lie to us about how little work he is actually doing. Per pool, Trump has arrived at Trump International Golf Club. This is his 91st day at a golf club as president. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 1, 2018 Because we know.
New Irregularities In The FBI's Handling Of The Clinton Email Case
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton checks her PDA upon her departure in a military C-17 plane from Malta bound for Tripoli, Libya October 18, 2011. REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE *The Hill:* *Congressional investigators find irregularities in FBI's handling of Clinton email case* Republicans on key congressional committees say they have uncovered new irregularities and contradictions inside the FBI’s probe of Hillary Clinton’s email server. For the first time, investigators say they have secured written evidence that the FBI believed there was evidence that some laws were broken when... more »
2017 in review: polar bear prophesies of doom more at odds with current reality
By Paul Homewood End of year round up from Dr Susan Crockford: Tales of doom and gloom about polar bears reflect what some people think might happen in the future, not what is happening right now. Currently, polar bears are doing just fine despite the low summer sea ice coverage they’ve experienced since […]
The Significance of Kant’s Transcendental Deduction
Immanuel KantIn the Transcendental Deduction, Immanuel Kant’s goal is to target Humean skepticism and prove that *a priori* concepts (or categories) are objectively valid and are a necessary condition of our experience of the world. He offers his arguments for the Transcendental Deduction (and for the Refutation of Idealism) for the first time in the *Critique of Pure Reason* (1781). The transcendental arguments are also included in his two subsequent critiques: the *Critique of Practical Reason* (1788), and the *Critique of the Power of Judgment* (1790). The twelve *a priori* conc... more »
Roadmap to Hell
By John Stone These are my comments as UK and European Editor of Age of Autism on the European Commission document 'Roadmap: Strengthened cooperation against vaccine preventable diseases'. This is one of 368 comments, which are overwhelmingly negative to the...
"Nuremberg Trial Fears Grow As Guantanamo Prepares For “High Level” American Prisoners"
*"Nuremberg Trial Fears Grow As Guantanamo * *Prepares For “High Level” American Prisoners"* by Sorcha Faal "A new Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that based upon signals intelligence (SIGINT/ELINT) accumulated over the past year by Signal Communications Troops (SCT) conducting training missions in the Republic of Cuba - and who’ve been “*aided/augmented*” by the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) in their findings - General Staff Deputy Defense Minister Tatiana Shevtsova is able to confirm that a level of “*high confidence*” currently exists ... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Sea creatures in deepest parts of ocean found to have plastic fibres in their stomachs for first time U.S. Just Burned the Most Natural Gas Ever “Trump, the Deep State, and the Risks of War:” Tikkun interviews Peter Dale Scott You Can Now Buy A Private Prison On Craigslist For Only 88 Bitcoin Assange Tweets Mysterious Encryption Key At 3AM; Sparks Rumors About His Safety, New Leaks DARPA Is Building A Flying Aircraft Carrier US Intelligence Reportedly Gives Israel Green Light To Assassinate Iran's Top General Chinese Military Rushed To North Korean Border In... more »
Syrian Army commander promptly returns to east Damascus battlefield after being wounded in Harasta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – A high-ranking Syrian Arab Army commander who was very recently wounded during a major and still ongoing battle in Damascus city’s eastern districts has promptly returned to the front despite objections from medical staff who treated him. On Friday, jihadist militias affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood attacked Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Has Given An Order To Open Border Hotline Between Two Koreas
*Reuters*:* N.Korean leader orders border hotline with S.Korea reopened on Wednesday* SEOUL, Jan 3 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has given an order to open a long-closed border hotline with South Korea at 0630 GMT on Wednesday for talks, an unidentified North Korean official announced in a televised statement. The talks would aim to establish formal dialogue about sending a North Korean delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, the official said. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: Why .... after years of hostility and threats .... North K... more »
Acid Rain and 1970-2000 Global warming
For a while I’ve known that the 1970-2000 warming which caused the Global warming scare was a result of 1970s moves to reduce atmospheric pollution. This is clearly shown by the strong correlation between the areas with most intense warming … Continue reading →
Many World/Mind Zen And Gambling: Large Bets And Happy Enough Ceiling
*Mental Health Warning:* Many World/Mind (MW/M) descriptions may aggravate mental conditions; suicidal ideation has been recognized as a pitfall along the path of Zen-like wisdoms by a wide range of authors as diverse as to include Carlos Castaneda. (Suggesting potential public health benefits of MW/M ethics, I suggest careful adoption in select high school trials and long term monitoring of suicide rates and depression [unpublished].) read more
Report: China Offered North Korea Military Aid And Rocket Technology If They Stopped Their Nuclear program
*Washington Times:* *China covertly offering North Korea missiles, aid to halt nuclear program* *Document dated after ballistic tests.* China’s Communist Party adopted a secret plan in September to bolster the North Korean government with increased aid and military support, including new missiles, if Pyongyang halts further nuclear tests, according to an internal party document. The document, labeled “top secret” and dated Sept. 15 — just 12 days after North Korea’s latest underground nuclear blast — outlines China’s plan for dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue. It states ... more »
Harvey et al. attack article mum on real selection process for polar bear papers used in their analysis
Originally posted on polarbearscience: The Harvey et al. Bioscience article that attacks this blog and others that link to it — a veritable tantrum paper that took 14 people to write — included a sciency-looking analysis of peer-reviewed articles said to have been retrieved by the database “Web of Science” using the search terms “polar…
Trump Global Counter Attack
[image: IranProtest.jpg] For the past several days, a massive roll up of the Deep State has been underway. The scope of operations are actually stunning even in terms of what little we actually know. The claim was made early that USA military units have fanned out world wide. I thought this unlikely until it was confirmed that a Seal Team has raided an Obama family complex in Thailand that i had never heard of. It is further confirmed that a National Guard group of military police had shipped out to Gitmo as well. These are pretty hard to hide and easy enough to confirm. Ag... more »
ADHD a Fraud? Harvard Now Thinks So Too
A child held in an artificial environment will exhibit a spectrum of behavior. Add in Dietary issues and sugar abuse in particular, allergies and the odd real issue and we have plenty of causation. Then use training that is appropriate for possibly two thirds to one third of the class and plenty of behavior issues can be expected. And just what do you hope to accomplish with a child who is reading deficient? All this opened the door for a finding of anomalous behavior that could be treated with a pill. It felt, looked, smelled, and sounded like nonsense. Yet millions of vul... more »
Global Agricultural emergency Onset
*Global Agricultural emergency Onset* This is unfortunately for us what is known as the real science. It is easy to assume that the sun's output is a constant, but it is not. It actually varies enough to throw our climate back and forth. I also note that historic cycles comparable to our recent warmer spell is often ended by a sharp dip in temperature. Thus even when i began on this topic back in 2007, my concern was with initially predicting a likely peak in the effects of the warming but also the corollary which is the dip that takes place several years later. This now is ... more »
Doug Casey on What Will Trigger Bitcoin’s Collapse
The only way to collapse Bitcoin is to create an army of clones. This puts a sort of roof on what becomes the most expensive to create in terms of capital acquisition and running costs. That is after all the strength of Bitcoin. It is impossible to produce more to tap the available cash supply, thus the pricing. Thus the market is rolling out clones. Each of them has to by stress tested and to mature. Yet we already have a portfolio of such coins to stuff money into and prices continue to improve. This will only be over when the whole universe of such coins increases in val...more »
Darkest Hour...
*is a winner.* Synopsis: During the early days of World War II, with the fall of France imminent, Britain faces its darkest hour as the threat of invasion looms. As the seemingly unstoppable Nazi forces advance, and with the Allied army cornered on the beaches of Dunkirk, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the leadership of the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman). While maneuvering his political rivals, he must confront the ultimate choice: negotiate with Hitler and save the British people at a terrible cost or rally the nat... more »
How Is The President Trump - Defense Secretary Mattis Relationship Working?
U.S. President Donald Trump (C), flanked by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) and Defense Secretary James Mattis (R), holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Politico*:* Mattis delegates down and manages up in tricky Trump relationship* New documents shed light on the quiet influence on the commander in chief of Trump's general-turned-defense secretary. James Mattis, the first retired general to serve as secretary of defense in seven decades, has steadily pushed more authority down the chain of command on the battl... more »
Midnight Meme, Special Edition: The 12 Days Of Christimemes #7
*-by Noah* I said to that man next to you that life is like this box of chocolates and his eyes got big as saucers and he grabbed them and ate them in the blink of an eye. I should tell you that the Viet Cong was more polite. I don't think my Jenny would like him. And that's all I have to say about that.
Life Lessons and Bologna
Dear Boobear, It’s been 5 days since you left us. I’ve been trying to write about you, but I kept waiting until I was able to do so without tears gushing from my eyes. I’ve accepted that that won’t happen … Continue reading →
Former Taliban Hostage Joshua Boyle Jailed After Arrest On Assault Charges In Canada
*CTV News:* *Ex-hostage Joshua Boyle arrested, charged with sex assault, forcible confinement* A Canadian man recently freed with his wife and young children after years of being held hostage in Afghanistan has been charged with at least a dozen offences, including sexual assault, his lawyer said Tuesday. Joshua Boyle, 34, was arrested in Ottawa, his lawyer, Eric Granger, told The Canadian Press. Ottawa police declined to provide any details on the case. Boyle and his American wife, Caitlan Coleman, were taken hostage in 2012 by a Taliban-linked group while on a backpacking trip ... more »
Report Details Evidence of Sexual Harassment, Inappropriate Behavior at APSA Annual Meetings
A new study by the American Political Science Association found that a “sizable” minority of women have experienced harassment or other inappropriate behavior at the annual meeting of the APSA.
A Cheerleader for Art Education
When Samuel — or Sammy — Hoi, president of Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), was awarded the Ford Foundation’s Art of Change Fellowship with a cohort of poets, musicians and multimedia artists, he realized something about his work.
Tweets For Today
Tehranis share economic grievances as protests rage across #Iran pic.twitter.com/Rag5aVAhnc — AFP news agency (@AFP) January 2, 2018 #NorthKorea media claims that #China has started a military buildup along the DRPK Borders, reports still unconfirmed however - this is North Korean media saying this after all https://t.co/vKNLoaQZmA — Numbers-Stations.com (@Spy_Stations) January 2, 2018 Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen says "the president speaks for himself" in response to a reporter's question about a recent tweet in which President Trump states "I too have a Nucle... more »
President Trump Questions U.S. Aid To Palestinian Authority
...peace treaty with Israel. We have taken Jerusalem, the toughest part of the negotiation, off the table, but Israel, for that, would have had to pay more. But with the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these massive future payments to them? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 2, 2018 *USA Today:* *Trump questions U.S. aid to Palestinian Authority without peace talks* WASHINGTON — President Trump questioned why the U.S. should pay the Palestinian Authority "hundreds of millions of dollars a year" as peace talks continue to stall, ju... more »
Senior French Daesh recruiter found in refugee camp in Syria – reports
French citizen Emilie Koenig, who is included in the US and UN lists of most wanted Daesh terrorists, a senior recruiter of the terror group, is held in a Kurdish refugee camp in northern Syria, the recruiter’s mother said. “I talked to my daughter at the end of last week. She is being held at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
In pictures: Houthi forces kill many Saudi soldiers after big ambush in Jizan
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – The Houthi forces carried a big ambush in the Jizan Region of Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, killing several Saudi soldiers in the process. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their fighters strategically placed IEDs along a road that is frequently used by the Saudi Army in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iranian authorities control situation in Tehran, other cities – military official
The police and internal security forces “fully control the situation in Tehran and other cities of Iran where street protests took place,” the Al Mayadeen TV channel quotes Ramezan Sharif, a spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), as saying. According to Sharif, “the law enforcement agencies are coping with their duties well.” “There […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Picture Of The Day
Posters of Stalin and Karl Marx gaze down at prisoners inside of their sleeping quarters at a gulag in the USSR in 1936. In the early 1930s, a severe famine swept across regions in the Soviet Union and six to seven million people starved to death. Until 1934, lack of food and outbreak had started destabilizing the gulag system. It wasn't until the famine ended that the system was stabilized *WNU Editor:* The above picture reminds me of what my father told me once on how it was like living through the *Ukraine famine of 1932-1933*. Everyone in his school was hungry, but everyday the... more »
What Will Be The Global Economic Consequences If China Supports North Korea In A War?
People look toward the north through a barbed-wire fence near the militarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, Dec. 21, 2017. *Danny Lam, Asia Times*: *The economic consequences for China of a new Korean War* Kim Jong-un welcomed the new year stating that “the nuclear launch button is on his desk,” and that North Korean nuclear missiles can reach the US. A “last ditch” diplomatic effort to resolve the crisis jointly organized by the US and Canada is to take place in Vancouver on January 16. Allies using force to resolve the North Korea problem will be the defi... more »
Lawyer Lisa Bloom Paid Women to Accuse President Trump of Sexual Assault?
Readers were confused by a story reporting Bloom offered financial assistance to clients, even though she never denied it.
This Is It, The Events Have Started, The Push Is On To Take Back Control
X22Report Published on Jan 2, 2018 They are now pushing their own coin and will try to charge. Classified information has been found on Wieners laptop. South Korea proposes talks with NK. The cabal, neocons and other factions are in the process of pushing their agenda to take back control. The intelligent community most likely planted […]
2018 Begins With Russiagate Implosion. As Dossier Scandal Looms, The New York Times Struggles To Save Its Collusion Tale
As Dossier Scandal Looms, The New York Times Struggles To Save Its Collusion Tale by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Authored by Andrew McCarthy via National Review, “The totality of the evidence undermines the Times’ collusion narrative…” – “Trump Adviser’s Visit to Moscow Got the F.B.I.’s Attention.” That was the page-one headline the New York Times ran on April 20, 2017, above its breathless […]
Child Sex Manual Published By London’s Biggest Paper. UK Publication Says Give Your Kids Sex Toys
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 2, 2018 Alex Jones calls out the Metro paper of London for publishing a child sex manual on December 31st, 2017 and pulling that same article down during today’s Infowars live broadcast. The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 2, 2018 Degeneracy runs rampant in the terrifyingly liberal national institutions […]
Chinese Military Rushed To North Korean Border In “Preparation For War”: Report
Chinese Military Rushed To North Korean Border In “Preparation For War”: Report by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ A Chinese province along the border with North Korea is seeing an influx of Chinese tanks, soldiers, and military trucks, according to the DailyNK and the Daily Star. – According to the same report, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) forces have been building up […]
Likud Party Votes to Annex West Bank. Likud Unanimously Supports Construction of Illegal Settlements in Disputed West Bank
PressTV News Videos Published on Dec 31, 2017 The central committee of the Israeli Likud Party has voted in favor of a resolution calling for the formal annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank. The non-binding vote urged Likud MPs to spread Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank. The measure also called for unlimited construction […]
The Israeli Army ‘Wanted a Dead Arab,’ Says Family of Palestinian Shot Dead by Sniper
Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe of Shem ie. not semitic! They cannot be the descendents of Jacob/Israel who are from Shem! – Genesis 10:1-3 (New King James Version) Nations Descended from Noah 1 Now this is the genealogy of the […]
Doug Casey on the Coming Financial Crisis
Doug Casey on the Coming Financial Crisis by https://www.caseyresearch.com/ Justin’s note: Earlier this year, Fed Chair Janet Yellen explained how she doesn’t think we’ll have another financial crisis “in our lifetimes.” It’s a crazy idea. After all, it feels like the U.S. is long overdue for a major crisis. Below, Doug Casey shares his take on this. […]
Why Are Trump’s Troops Training ISIS Terrorists?
Why Are Trump’s Troops Training ISIS Terrorists? by ERIC ZUESSE, https://www.strategic-culture.org/ When Donald Trump ran for the U.S. Presidency, his biggest foreign-affairs promise (which he copied from Ted Cruz) was to defeat “radical Islamic terrorism”; but, on December 27th, the Russian Government publicly accused Trump’s military of backing ISIS terrorists to fight against Syria’s Government (which is allied […]
Yemen’s West Coast Worst Affected by Saudi War
PressTV News Videos Published on Jan 1, 2018 At least 20 civilians have been killed in the latest airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition warplanes in Western Yemen. This is the second wave of attacks in Yemen in two days. The intensity of the air raids and the increasing number of casualties have prompted Yemeni officials to […]
Russia and China Lay Economic Foundation Based on Golden Rule
Russia and China Lay Economic Foundation Based on Golden Rule by https://thedailycoin.org/ One of the many themes we support at The Daily Coin is the constant progress happening across the emerging markets, especially the nations involved the Eastern economic alliances like BRICS, BRI, SCO, EAEU and the like. These nations under the direction of China or Russia […]
Growing Divisions Between East and West Europe Set to be ‘Bigger Worry Than Brexit’ for EU
Growing Divisions Between East and West Europe Set to be ‘Bigger Worry Than Brexit’ for EU by WILL KIRBY, https://www.express.co.uk/ THE GROWING rifts between east and west Europe look set to plunge the European Union into a fresh crisis in the new year as Poland and Hungary continue to rebel against the bloc’s push for more integration. […]
‘US is Watching!’: Rising Political Crisis in Iran Stirred by US, Israel Support
RT Published on Jan 2, 2018 Donald Trump has issued a strongly worded tweet warning Iran that “the US is watching” following the deaths of 20 people in anti-government protests that are sweeping the country. end
We're A Happy Family-- Swamp Creature Roger Stone To The Defense
The Trumpist forces of authoritarianism are circling the wagons. Trump and his allies have no intention of going down quietly and care not a whit of what damages they do to a constitutional democracy— which they abhor anyway— in the process of preserving their own grasp on power. This week one of Trump’s long time closest confidents, wrote a “How To” for a neo-fascist website, “How The President Can Checkmate Mueller And Dismiss His Partisan Hit-Squad.” It’s what all the kids on the far right fringe are talking about— on Fox and Hate Talk Radio, among the worst partisans in Congre... more »
Should The U.S. Accept North Korea's Nuclear Capability?
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper (R) testifies at a House (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing, September 10, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron *Business Insider:* *'No other realistic option': Former intelligence chief says US needs to accept North Korea's nuclear capability* * Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that "the North Koreans are not going to denuclearize" and that negotiations between North and South Korea would be beneficial. * Clapper's comments come amid rumors of a looming North Korean missile test and US ambassador to the United... more »
When Chinese Chauvinism, top-down bureaucratic decision-making, and Chabuduo Meet
The image above is taken from a National Language Level 5 textbook for use in Taiwan. The inset is about Asa Earl Carter, the frothing racist who wrote George Wallace's famous "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" and ran on the Democratic ticket as a segregationist. Later he changed his name and wrote fiction, among them the crappy *The Education of Little Tree*, one long string of ethnic stereotypes. It is easy to see how its stereotypes might appeal to locals, themselves no strangers to ethnic stereotyping of indigenous peoples. This is what happens when a... more »
Communist China Vows to “Resolutely Uphold Authority of UN”
[image: communist-china-vows-to-resolutely-uphold-authority-of-un] As the American people and the Trump administration work to rein in the international dictators club, the mass-murdering dictator ruling mainland China vowed in his New Year's address to “resolutely uphold the authority and status of the United Nations.”
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