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Thomas Paine

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

31 January - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:30 pm MST



U.S. Vice Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Paul Selva: North Korea Has Not Perfected Its ICBM Technology

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
A North Korean missile Taepodong class is displayed during a military parade to mark 100 years since the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang (AFP Photo) / AFP *Washington Times:* *North Korea closing in on critical long-range ballistic missile requirements, says top U.S. general* The North Korean regime is closing the gap in developing critical technologies needed to create and field a long-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S., forcing the Pentagon to assume those capabilities are already within Pyongyang’s reach, the nation’s No. 2 military off... more »

Arctic Wonder

Hifast at Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: https://giphy.com/embed/ODXNpRUjt5TCE I am excerpting from Dr. Cohen’s latest post because of his refreshing candor sharing his thought processes regarding arctic weather patterns. Arctic Oscillation and Polar Vortex Analysis and Forecasts January 29, 2018 Dr. Judah Cohen. (my bolds and images added) I have really struggled with what to discuss in today’s Impacts…

What are, in fact, the grounds for concern about global warming?

Hifast at Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: By Javier This is an answer to the Geological Society of London position statement on “Climate Change: evidence from the geological record,” published in November 2010, and the addendum published in December 2013. They can be found at: https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/climaterecord This article was first written as a long comment…

Former Petroleum Geologist and Retired Astronaut Dr. James Reilly Nominated to Direct U.S. Geological Survey

Hifast at Climate Collections - 12 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest celebrating by David Middleton Dr. Reilly and I were co-workers at Enserch Exploration in the 1980’s and early 1990’s… Dr. James Reilly on Space Shuttle Atlantis in 2001. Science Magazine. ? Retired astronaut picked to lead U.S. Geological Survey By Paul VoosenJan. 26, 2018 President Donald Trump…

Tonight's State of the Union Discussion Thread

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago
*Flag of Connecticut* My blogging colleague, Ed(itor) has notified me that President Donald Trump's *United States State of the Union Address *will take place this evening. Should anyone wish to follow this event, the first link has been provided by *Ed(itor). Ed(itor) has also provided some updating links on the FISA memo issue...another newz item I've not been following...due to nothing ever resulting from this ongoing series of newz bubblez.* Monday, January 29, 2018 Join Lambert and the NC Commentariat for a SOTU Live Blog/Open Thread Tomorrow Starting @ 8:45 PM If you feel... more »

ExxonMobil Announces $35 Billion in New Investments in U.S. Thanks to Tax Reform

Bob Adelmann at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: exxonmobil-announces-35-billion-in-new-investments-in-u-s-thanks-to-tax-reform] Tax reform and deregulation have unleashed an economic tsunami whose impact is impossible to estimate, such as that happening at ExxonMobil.

Jihad in Minnesota: why the deafening media silence?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 12 hours ago
Readers may remember the stabbing attack on two shoppers at the Mall of America in Minnesota last November. It was widely reported in the mainstream media to be a robbery attempt. Many of us had our suspicions about that, given the name and religion of the attacker (not widely reported at the time). To this day, such evasion continues. However, it now looks like our suspicions were justified. At the plea hearing Thursday, Abdiraham's attorney read a statement — which is public record — to the courtroom, which explained why he attacked the two men. In the statement, Abdiraham sa... more »

Volunteer Spotlight: Mark Johnston

Bird-Rescue at International Bird Rescue – Every Bird Matters - 12 hours ago
Editor’s Note: The work we do at Bird Rescue wouldn’t be possible without our amazing team of staff, volunteers, and board members! Read below to meet one of our stellar team members! Meet Mark Johnston, Bird Rescue volunteer at our San Francisco Bay-Delta wildlife center since 2016. On Mark’s first day of retirement, he was […]

South Koreans Are Skeptical That Talks With North Korea Will Accomplish Anything

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
South Korean officials check the stage at a performance center in the Mount Geumgang resort for a joint performance of the two Koreas during their inspection visit to North Korea, Jan. 23. The North abruptly cancelled the joint event, Monday night. / Courtesy of unification ministry *Korea Times:* *Skepticism grows over dialogue with NK* North Korea's sudden cancellation of a joint inter-Korean cultural event at Mount Geumgang, Monday, has again brought concerns about the effectiveness of holding dialogue with the unpredictable Kim Jong-un regime. Conservatives are intensifying th... more »

BBC Interviews CIA Director Mike Pompeo

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*BBC:* *Russia 'will target US mid-term elections' says CIA chief* The director of the CIA expects that Russia will target the US mid-term elections later this year. Mike Pompeo told the BBC there had been no significant diminishing of Russian attempts at subversion in Europe and the US. He also said North Korea may have the ability to strike the US with nuclear missiles "in a handful of months". The US intelligence community has said that it believes Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. *Read more* .... *CIA Director Mike Pompeo's Remarks On Russia* Russia is a... more »

Six Nations of the Grand River challenges Nestle's plan to keep taking water from its territory

White Wolf at White Wolf - 12 hours ago
Turtle Island News reports that Nestle Waters Canada met with the Six Nations Band Council's Committee of the Whole on Monday (January 22). Nestle was there to seek the Band Council's support for its application to the provincial government to continue to draw water for its bottled water operations from Six Nations traditional territory. Anna Milner, who is with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, says, "In addition to the ministry's duty to consult, the ministry has asked Nestle to engage these communities directly to listen to their concerns and work with them." Tur... more »

Su-27: The Russian Fighter Jet That Almost Crashed into a U.S. Spy Plane

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 12 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * A fighter jet like no other. *For such a remarkable aircraft, the Su-27 has seen relatively little combat. It has flown combat missions in several theaters across the world, although it has yet to serve in a sustained air superiority campaign. Flankers flew in some of the wars that characterized the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and have constituted the core of Russian airpower in the Wars of Russian Reconsolidation. Indeed, Su-27s have flown on both sides of the spasmodic conflict in Ukraine. Su-27s in Russian service also currently fly in Sy... more »

Cooling Arctic is Killing Caribou

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 12 hours ago
The authors point out that the Canadian Arctic has undergone an overall cooling trend since the late 1990s, or as the Arctic Oscillation (AO) has pivoted from a positive (1988-1996, warming) to negative (1997-2016) stage. Unfortunately, the recent (1990s-present) cooling trend has not been beneficial for the caribou populations native to this region. Cooler temperatures … Continue reading "Cooling Arctic is Killing Caribou"

Philip L. Russell : 2017: Peña Nieto’s swan song

Thorne Dreyer at The Rag Blog - 12 hours ago
“Mexico’s crisis manifests as violence, but it is rooted in the corruption and weakness of the state.” — Max Fisher, Amanda Taub, and Dalia Martínez, 2018 By Philip L. Russell | The Rag Blog | January 30, 2018 Philip Russell … finish reading Philip L. Russell : 2017: Peña Nieto’s swan song

Tom Hanks to Play Mister Rogers

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood for Tom Hanks, who'll star as Mister Rogers in the upcoming biopic "You Are My Friend."

"TEPCO refused in 2002 to calculate possible tsunami hitting Fukushima"

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 12 hours ago
The Mainichi is reporting: TEPCO refused in 2002 to calculate possible tsunami hitting Fukushima: ex-gov't official (January 30, 2018). Mainichi Japan. Available https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180130/p2a/00m/0na/017000c Retrieved Jan 30 2018. Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), operator of the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, refused in 2002 to calculate the potential effects of tsunami in case of an earthquake off Fukushima Prefecture when a now-defunct nuclear watchdog told the utility to conduct an evaluation, the Mainichi Shimbun has learned. A for... more »

House Republicans have voted to release the "secret memo" that was written by Devin Nunes to undermine the Robert Mueller investigation.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 12 hours ago
Courtesy of Vox: *House Republicans have voted to release a controversial secret memo that has become a rallying point for allegations of bias in the Trump-Russia investigation. * *Nicholas Fandos of the New York Times reported that a House panel voted Monday along party lines to take the unprecedented move to release the memo, over the objections of the Justice Department and House Democratic colleagues. * *The Justice Department said making the document public would be “extraordinarily reckless” and represent a potential risk to national security and ongoing investigations. Ho... more »

Secretive U.S. Police Fusion Center Targeted Activists and Journalists at Standing Rock

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
Photos by Rob Wilson Standing Rock Water Protectors Resisted and Maintained, Making it a Win By Brenda Norrell Censored News The ACLU describes the secretive Fusion Centers and the dangers of over-reaching, fear-mongering, and including private contractors and military, in joint police operations. This was what happened at Standing Rock when Morton County

BOMBSHELLS AWAY: A fuzzy, air-filled bombshell report!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2018Part 2—Not unlike a Hostess Twinkie:* College bookstores sell beer mugs and t-shirts. Health Valley sells Blue Corn Flakes. Nova is currently selling the notion that Professor Levin can "explain" black holes in a way we rubes will be able to grasp. Meanwhile, cable news channels sell BREAKING NEWS—and occasionally, "bombshell reports." Under current arrangements, the "bombshell report" is a highly important news product. Last Thursday night, a bombshell report was identified and christened on CNN, then on MSNBC. By Friday evening, almost everyone agreed ... more »

THE NEXT BIG FIGHTFresh off passing massive tax cuts...

Robert Reich - 13 hours ago
*THE NEXT BIG FIGHT* Fresh off passing massive tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, Trump and congressional Republicans want to use the deficit they’ve created to justify huge cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. As House Speaker Paul Ryan says “We’re going to have to get… at entitlement reform, which is how you tackle the debt and the deficit.” Don’t let them get away with it. Social Security and Medicare are critical safety-nets for working and middle-class families. Before they existed, Americans faced grim prospects. In 1935, the year Social Security wa... more »

Dame Sally Davies interview: what can be done about the superbug crisis?

Madlen Davies at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 13 hours ago
The Bureau talks to Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England

Six things to know about the global superbug crisis - in charts

Rob Minto at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 13 hours ago
From livestock to medical spending - the figures behind the story

Will Michigan Democrats Allow Themselves To Be Rescued By A Progressive In A District Bernie Won Decisively?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
Michigan's 7th district is the southeast corner of the state, carefully gerrymandered by the Republicans to keep Lansing and Ann Arbor residents out of it. Most of the voters live in Jackson, Monroe, Eaton, Washtenaw and Lenawee counties. The district was definitely not Hillary country. The folks there wanted change and Bernie decisively won the primary. Trump then beat Hillary just as decisively. The PVI went from R+3 to R+7. The Democrats ran an especially bad candidate against weak incumbent Tim Walberg in 2016. Despite Bernie crushng Hillary in the primary, the brain surgeons ... more »

Did a Plane Fly a ‘Where’s My Damn Dinner?’ Banner Over the Women’s March?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The "alpha" who purportedly flew the plane over the Women's March is entirely fictional — but that didn't stop a legitimate news outlet from posting the image.

WATCH: Activist Shows Power of 5th Amendment, Owns Cops—By Choosing to Remain Silent

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: silent] Witness the power of remaining silent as a First Amendment activist is threatened to be kidnapped and ID'd "by any means necessary" and walks free after flexing his rights. The post WATCH: Activist Shows Power of 5th Amendment, Owns Cops—By Choosing to Remain Silent appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

German Carmakers Exposed Monkeys And Humans to Diesel Fumes in Secret Tests

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
Everyone is outraged. Controversy has erupted after reports revealed German carmakers have collaborated on experiments in which monkeys and human participants were intentionally exposed to toxic diesel fumes. The secret experiments, which took place in both the US and … Continue reading →

Novel Feeding Tube May Help Stroke Dysphagia

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
Electrical pharyngeal stimulation boosted readiness for decannulation A novel feeding tube device that electrically stimulates the throat in stroke patients with dysphagia substantially increased readiness to lose the tracheostomy tube, the sham-controlled PHAST-TRAC trial showed. In the treated group, 49% … Continue reading →

Pulmonary Embolism Causes <1% of Syncope, Study Confirms

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
Rarity of lung clots contradicts PESIT data Researchers confirmed in a retrospective study that pulmonary embolism is unlikely to cause syncope that results in a trip to the emergency room. Fewer than 1% of nearly 1.7 million patients treated at … Continue reading →

Does Preschool Make a Long-Term Difference?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
Study followed children from Chicago’s Child-Parent Center well into adulthood Many studies have attempted to analyze the effects of preschool on later development in at-risk children. But one appearing Monday in JAMA Pediatrics is the first to follow these kids into mid-adulthood, … Continue reading →

Molecular Imaging Flags Risk of AAA Rupture

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
Uptake of 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF) can point to active vascular calcification associated with high-risk atherosclerotic plaque and may be a marker of high-risk abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), according to a molecular imaging study. Uptake of the biomarker on positron emission tomography … Continue reading →

Oral Antibiotic Rx Remain High

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
Despite recommendations to limit the use of oral antibiotics, dermatologists continue to prescribe them in high numbers, according to a large, retrospective analysis of U.S. prescribing trends from 2004 to 2013. However, spironolactone prescriptions increased nearly fourfold over that same … Continue reading →

Biologics Storage: Getting It Just Right

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
Is your patient’s refrigerator the problem with the inefficacy of biologic therapies? Jack Cush, MD, discusses the ideal storage conditions Biologics agents such as adalimumab (Humira), golimumab (Simponi), and ustekinumab (Stelara) should be stored at a temperature of 2-8°C (35.6-46.4°F). … Continue reading →

New study reveals how MRSA infection can permanently harm immune function

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (yellow) and a dead human white blood cell. Infections of the skin or other soft tissues by the hard-to-treat MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria appear to permanently compromise the lymphatic system, which is crucial to immune system … Continue reading →

An Elementary School Teacher Listens As Benedict Cumberbatch Reads A Touching Thank You Letter From Albert Camus.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
Dear Parents, The exams of your children are to start soon. I know you are all really anxious for your child to do well. But, please do remember, amongst the students who will be sitting for the exams there is … Continue reading →

Amazon Just Hired a Top Doctor Who Ran a Network of Health Clinics

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 14 hours ago
Amazon has hired a top Seattle doctor in its latest push into health care, according to two people familiar with the matter. Martin Levine of Iora Health, which focuses on Medicare patients in six U.S. markets, is one of Amazon’s most high-profile … Continue reading →

California Using Race to Determine Punishment for Crime

Selwyn Duke at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: california-using-race-to-determine-punishment-for-crime] In the race into race madness, California may lead the pack. A case in point is the state’s Proposition 47, which seeks to address black Americans’ “overrepresentation” (a propaganda term) in the court system and jails.

Left Blames Brexit for Problems of Britain’s Socialist Healthcare System

Steve Byas at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: left-blames-brexit-for-problems-of-britain-s-socialist-health-care-system] Defenders of Britain's failing socialist healthcare system now have a new culprit to "blame": Brexit.

Did Trump Tell George Soros to ‘Go to Hell’ at Davos?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
A well-known purveyor of fake news spread the fabricated claim that President Trump called out George Soros at the 2018 World Economic Forum.

Julian Assange sent the wrong Sean Hannity a message offering damaging information on a top intel Dem

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago
You think Russia and its stooges are done? Think again: Julian Assange sent the wrong Sean Hannity a message offering damaging information on a top intel Dem: In the aftermath of Fox News host Sean Hannity’s Twitter account being compromised, one of his copycats — the convincingly-named @SeanHannity__ — began receiving direct messages from WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange. As The Daily Beast reported, Assange was apparently duped by the fake account, and told Dell Gilliam, a Texas-based technical writer posing as the Fox News host, that he wanted to set up “other channels” to provide in... more »

Security In Iraq, Jan 22-28, 2018

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
The number of incidents reported in Iraq has stayed steady for the start of 2018. During the third week, there was a large number of fatalities because of two mass graves. There were 68 incidents recorded in Iraq from January 22-28. There were 68 the week before, 64 the 2nd week of January, and 71 the first week. That broke down to 1 incident in Dohuk, 1 in Karbala, 1 in Sulaymaniya, 2 in Babil, 4 in Anbar, 5 in Basra, 6 in Ninewa, 7 in Kirkuk, 7 in Salahaddin, 12 in Diyala, and 22 in Baghdad. *Security Incidents In Iraq By Province Jan 22-28, 2018* Dohuk 1 Karbala 1 Sulaymaniya 1... more »

This Day In Iraqi History – Jan 30

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
1927 1st student protest in Iraq held over firing of teachers Organized by Communists 1940 Regent of Iraq fled Baghdad for Diwaniya fearing retaliation by PM Gaylani 1940 British were hoping to use Regent fleeing to spread unrest in Iraq to remove PM Gaylani from power 1984 State Dept memo said that US considered discouraging military exports to Iraq 1985 Iraq attacked Said Saad 1991 Saddam ordered Op Samarra hit and run air attacks on Coalition air force 2001 1st NSC meeting of Bush admin talked about how Iraq destabilizing Middle East CIA Dir Tenet provid... more »

Taiwan’s President Is Running out of Time

Kwei-Bo Huang at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Kwei-Bo Huang* *Politics, Asia* Taiwan has not experienced stability under the government of President Tsai Ing-wen. Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has dominated both the executive and legislature since 20 May 2016. Despite this, Taiwan has not experienced stability under the government of President Tsai Ing-wen. Taiwan has instead experienced the rudeness, uneasiness and nonchalance associated with mediocre governance. The Tsai administration’s rudeness is apparent in its government’s programs in the name of ‘reform’. With its numerical advantage in the Legislati... more »

This Is Why the Government Shouldn’t Build Its Own 5g Network

Diane Katz, Dean Cheng at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Diane Katz, Dean Cheng* *Security, North America* It could lead to big trouble. National security officials reportedly are considering federal funding and construction of a faster, higher capacity nationwide wireless network to counter a similar effort by the Chinese government. But expanding government interference in telecommunications would not advance national security or technological innovation. According to Axios.com, a memo and PowerPoint presentation crafted by an unnamed senior official of the National Security Council urges the Trump administration to take “extraordi... more »

Why America’s Next Tank Might Not Even Be a ‘Tank’

Danny Lam at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Danny Lam* *Security, North America* Dispensing with the heavy cannon, munitions and turret alone removes about twenty tonnes from a modern main battle tank. The idea of armored fighting vehicles dates from before da Vinci and is the latest iteration of the mounted heavy Cavalry and war elephants. The advent of the internal combustion engine made possible vast increases in energy, which in turn, made practical vehicles with more protection and offensive armament. Balancing off tradeoffs between firepower, mobility, and protection within the confines of a mass limitation of roug... more »

The A-150: Japan's Plan for a “Super” Battleship (That Never Happened)

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, * It made no sense for lots of reasons. *Had the war not come, Japan would have bankrupt itself spending on these massive ships. Japan lacked the industrial capacity to compete with the United States; indeed, even if it had managed to seize and keep wide swaths of East Asia, it could not have matched U.S. industrial production for decades. The United States would have responded to Japanese construction with even larger, more deadly ships, and of course eventually with submarines, aircraft and guided missiles.* In January 1936 Japan announced its inten... more »

The Very Latest on FBI Corruption, The Fisa Memo, and McCabe...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*Hannity: "For some it's hard to believe."* Not for me. Is it for you? There are many people who belong in jail over this. *More:* American Thinker: *Rosenstein -- Agent of the Deep State Coup* Nox and Friends: *Dan Bongino on FBI Corruption, and the Memo Ramifications* The Last Refuge: *Representative Lee Zeldin Shreds Adam Schiff’s Disingenuous Press Conference – Special Session of the House…* Western Rifle Shooters Association: *Stand-Up State Of The Union* Woodsterman: * Did You Know It Was Liberal Tuesday?* Lone Star Parson: * Libs Shake And Cry Over FISA Memo* ... more »

Electricity Prices Double In S Australia & Victoria

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 14 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Australians are paying the cost of their politicians’ obsession with renewables. From The Australian (behind a paywall unfortunately): Average wholesale energy prices in Victoria and South Australia have more than doubled since this time last year, as experts warn that blackouts and supply issues are likely to increase as […]

The 2018 "Tuna Tossing World Championships"???

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 15 hours ago
Yes, they're a thing - in Port Lincoln, Australia, as part of the annual Tunarama festival. The 2018 championships have just been held there. The Telegraph reports: Historically a fishing town, the idea grew from watching dock workers hurl fish from the decks of overflowing boats. Dead fish were thrown in earlier editions of the event, first held in 1979, but the decision was made several years ago to toss rubber ones instead. There's more at the link. Here's some footage from last week's competition. I suppose the losers were weighed in the scales and found wanting . . . ... more »

Heads Explode As Julian Assange Exposes Trump’s “Subservience” to Terrorist Saudi Arabia

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: assange] "Everyone loves WikiLeaks when we're publishing information about those that they politically oppose." WikiLeaks Founder, Julian Assange The post Heads Explode As Julian Assange Exposes Trump’s “Subservience” to Terrorist Saudi Arabia appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

More about Donald Trump's completely inappropriate interactions with Andrew McCabe the now fired Deputy FBI Director.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of NBC News: *The day after he fired James Comey as director of the FBI, a furious President Donald Trump called the bureau's acting director, Andrew McCabe, demanding to know why Comey had been allowed to fly on an FBI plane from Los Angeles back to Washington after he was dismissed, according to multiple people familiar with the phone call. * *McCabe told the president he hadn’t been asked to authorize Comey’s flight, but if anyone had asked, he would have approved it, three people familiar with the call recounted to NBC News. * *The president was silent for a moment ... more »

World News Briefs -- January 30, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Southern separatists are reported to have sent for reinforcements from neighbouring provinces *The Guardian*: *Yemen's Saudi-backed government 'to flee from Aden'* Fighters seeking independence for southern Yemen have seized much of the city Leaders of Yemen’s Saudi-backed government are reportedly preparing to flee from Aden as fighters from the armed wing of a political movement demanding secession for southern Yemen seized large parts of the city after three days of fighting. The Southern Transitional Council has been seeking secession from the rest of Yemen for years. Until ... more »

Eyewitnesses recall Coalition’s alleged ‘friendly fire’ attack in Iraq (VIDEO)

Witnesses have said that a combat helicopter of the US-led coalition fired on a car transporting wounded people in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, claiming the lives of several police officers and civilians. A video showing eyewitnesses speaking about the coalition’s “friendly fire” in western Iraq’s Anbar province which killed at least eight people has emerged. The death toll […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Latest battlefield update from northern Aleppo – map

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed forces have been on a roll lately, capturing several areas from the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the Afrin Canton of Aleppo. Led by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the Turkish-backed forces were able to capture two towns in the northwestern part of Afrin, today, following a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Palestinian protesters storm meeting, kick out US delegation in Bethlehem (video)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – A group of Palestinian protesters stormed a business meeting at the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday, forcing US delegates to flee. Protesters held a banner condemning US President Donald Trump’s decision to formally recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. They shouted “Americans get out” and threw […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

After traveling to Sochi, Syrian opposition decides to boycott peace conference (video)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces decided to abstain from Syrian peace talks and to leave the ongoing Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi, Monday. Speaking from Sochi International Airport, the representative of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Ahmad Saleh Tumah al-Khader explained […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Kurdish YPG fire Iranian-made missile at Turkish Army decoy (video)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) were filmed recently firing an Iranian-manufactured Toophan-1 anti-tank missile at a Turkish Army decoy in the Afrin Canton of Aleppo. Based on the footage from the tweet below, the YPG missile struck an inflatable Turkish Army decoy that is used to trick opposing forces. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Another day of heavy airstrikes by Russian, Syrian warplanes falls on militants in east Idlib

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:47 P.M.) – Since the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, Russian and Syrian airpower has be conducting heavy airstrikes against militant forces across the eastern countryside of Idlib province. During the last twelve hours, Russian and Syrian air force warplanes have been in a state of frenzy, targeting rebel positions, gatherings and movements […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish-backed forces showcase recently captured town in Afrin (video)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:25 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed forces released footage on Tuesday of their fighters inside the recently captured town of Qastal Jundo in the Afrin Canton. As shown in the video below, the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters were able to overpower the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) at Qastal Jundo, resulting in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army denies attacking Turkish military in southern Aleppo

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) did not attack the Turkish military in southern Aleppo last night, an official told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the official, the Turkish troops did not reach the southern Aleppo countryside, despite earlier reports of their forces reaching Point 4 near the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

“We are working to curb Iran from Syria” – Netanyahu to Putin

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:05 P.M.) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss a wide-range of topics, including the ongoing conflict in Syria. The Israeli Premier was heavily concentrated on the Iranian presence in the region and their ongoing efforts in both Syria and Lebanon. According to Netanyahu, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Lavrov reiterates only Syrians can ‘determine the future of their country’ (video)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 P.M.) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov opened the Syrian National Dialogue Congress, in Sochi on Tuesday, with a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Russia initiated the current congress which has the support of the United Nations, together with the partners of the Astana Process – Iran and Turkey, influential Arab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Houthis, Yemeni authorities swap 275 prisoners – source

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – Yemeni Houthi rebels, also known as Ansar Allah, and the country’s government have carried out a prisoner exchange, releasing a total of 275 people, a military source in Sanaa told Sputnik on Monday. “The forces of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi released on Monday 165 prisoners loyal to Ansar Allah, while […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Yemeni separatists conquer the city of Aden from Saudi-backed forces after two-day battle

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:06 P.M.) – In a sudden and decisive operation, Emirate-backed separatists have conquered the entire city of Aden, completely ejecting Saudi-led Hadi government forces from it in the process. On Sunday, Yemeni separatists of the Southern Popular Resistance paramilitary group launched a powerful offensive against Hadi government forces (backed by Saudi Arabia) in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Elite Syrian forces make new move on ISIS in northeast Hama

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – Elite troops of the Syrian Arab Army have kicked-off a new assault against Islamic State militants in the northeastern countryside of Hama province following improved weather conditions and the arrival of new forces to back up regional operations. According to military-affiliated sources, moments ago, elite forces of the Syrian Arab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army eliminates entire ISIS convoy in east Syria via daring ambush operation

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – Forces of the Syrian Arab Army in operating in the country’s eastern province of Deir Ezzor have ambushed and eliminated an entire Islamic State military convoy during a daring anti-terrorism operation. According to the Syrian Ministry of Defence, on Tuesday, assault units of the Syrian Army launched a deep raid […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Only Syrian people may define country’s future – Putin at Sochi

Only Syria’s people may determine the country’s future, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a message to the Syrian national dialogue congress, which officially opened in the southern Russian resort of Sochi. “Jointly with the partners in the Astana process — Iran and Turkey, influential Arab states, Syria’s neighbors, we tried to make this event […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Kosovo for “Europe”: Serbia between “Holy Land” and Stepmother

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
The assassination of Kosovo’s Serb leader Oliver Ivanović on January 16th, 2018 in the northern (the Serb) part of the divided city of Kosovska Mitrovica once again put on the top of the agenda the issue of contested land of Kosovo and Serbia’s policy towards the West. The post Kosovo for “Europe”: Serbia between “Holy Land” and Stepmother appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Daughter Writes Humorous Obituary for Father in Indiana

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
The obituary for Terry Ward also says he "escaped this mortal realm" with a belief that "The Blues Brothers" was the best movie ever.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Hired by ABC News

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Christie was characterized on "Good Morning America" as a friend and adviser to President Donald Trump.

US Releases ‘Putin List’ of Russian Politicians, Oligarchs

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 15 hours ago
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has lauded the Trump administration's list of Russian oligarchs and politicians as a "good list."

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 30, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*NPR:* *Former Special Ops Agent Discusses How Tech, Fitness Trackers Affect The Military* NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Paul Scharre about the discovery that fitness trackers such as Fitbit are revealing "heat maps" of where U.S. military personnel are running. Scharre is a former special operations agent, who now looks into how technology is interacting with military needs. He says this fitness tracker story illustrates a broader range of issues with apps, social media and devices and their effects on today's military. *Read more* .... *Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- ... more »

Former Hillary campaign manager tells CNN she recommended adviser be fired after sexual assault claims (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Solis Doyle told CNN that Hillary Clinton was wrong to not fire senior aide. More The post Former Hillary campaign manager tells CNN she recommended adviser be fired after sexual assault claims (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Who reports more misconduct: Scientists in industry or academia?

Alison McCook at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
Who will admit to keeping poor records, gifting authorship, or even more obvious forms of misconduct such as plagiarism? Simon Godecharle at University of Leuven and his colleagues asked 2000 scientists from academia and industry in Belgium, and reported their findings in a recent paper for Science and Engineering Ethics. We spoke to Godecharle about […] The post Who reports more misconduct: Scientists in industry or academia? appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Join the Bureau’s five city collaborative reporting event this Saturday

Kirsty Styles at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 15 hours ago
Hundreds of people are gathering in Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Coventry and London to dig into local spending

Many Politicians - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
*Many politicians* *Offering security* *Pretentious liars* © 2018 M.N. Hopkins Note: The inspiration for this came after watching a documentary about Julian Assange and the movie, Snowden. I played with several different versions and this is the final result which I wrote in the haiku sytle of poetry and published on my blog today, the 30th of January 2018.

Tuesday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 15 hours ago
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Matthew Sears writes that we would be much better off prioritizing more than just cutting short-term costs and prices in making choices: Are we really unwilling to pay more for our coffee as we are on our way to our well-paid and comfortable jobs (as mine certainly is) in order to ensure that workers are paid a liveable wage? Can we really not summon enough social and economic imagination to think that businesses, and the real human beings that are in charge of them, can’t be at least encouraged to, well, behave a little less like businesse... more »

Their Last Refuge

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
When Donald Trump ran for president, most of the big money donors kept their distance. His own Secretary of State has called him a "moron." And Rupert Murdoch -- if Michael Wolff is to be believed -- has called him an "idiot." But the big money has decided that, idiotic though he may be, he's a useful idiot. They have come to this conclusion for one glaringly simple reason: He is their last refuge. Chris Hedges writes: The problem with Donald Trump is not that he is imbecilic and inept—it is that he has surrendered total power to the oligarchic and military elites. They get what... more »

State Of The Union: More Than 'Bipartisanship,' A New Paradigm Is Needed

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 16 hours ago
President Donald Trump could not really have missed it at the Davos World Economic Forum. While he led cheers for investment in the newly low-tax, cheap-dollar United States, and pleased some multinational CEOs, the conference looked to China and its Belt and Road Initiative for the key to leading the world economy out of its crisis since the 2008 crash. Chinese President Xi Jinping's economic advisor Liu He was the speaker most closely listened to. China's policy of developing high-technology economic infrastructure as the leading edge to the goal of eradicating poverty — now wit... more »

Resisting Tyranny: Struggling for Seed Sovereignty in Latin America

Colin Todhunter at EAST BY NORTHWEST - 16 hours ago
CounterPunch, Countercurrents, RINF, Global Research If you value my work,* please read this* The Latin America Seeds Collective last year released a 40-minute film ('Seeds: Commons or Corporate Property?) which documents the resistance of peasant farmers to the corporate takeover of their agriculture. The film describes how seed has been central to agriculture for 10,000 years. Farmers have been saving, exchanging and developing seeds for millennia. Seeds have been handed down from generation to generation. Peasant farmers have been the custodians of seeds, knowledge and land. Thi... more »

The Last Fed Chairman?

Ron Paul at rss - 16 hours ago
[image: the-last-fed-chairman] The economy may seem to have recovered, but the recovery is not built on a firm foundation. Instead it rests on Fed-created bubbles in areas such as automobile sales, credit cards debt, student loan debt, stocks, and even a new housing bubble.

TEAM TRUMP AND THE CONGRESSIONAL GOP WANT TO STAGE A TRUMP MOOD SWING

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
We'll get to read the Nunes memo soon: Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee ... voted Monday evening to release a contentious secret memorandum said to accuse the department and the F.B.I. of misusing their authority to obtain a secret surveillance order on a former Trump campaign associate. ... Mr. Trump now has five days to review the document and decide whether to try to block it from going public. The White House has repeatedly indicated that it wants the memo out.... I don't think Trump will okay the release of the memo today -- he won't want it to steal the spotlig... more »

Battleships Once Ruled the Oceans (Here Are the 5 Best That Ever Sailed)

James Holmes at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, * The best of the best. *Topping this list is the only battleship from the age of sail. HMS Victory was a formidable first-rate man-of-war, cannon bristling from its three gun decks. But her fame comes mainly from her association with Lord Horatio Nelson, whom Mahan styles "the embodiment of the sea power of Great Britain." In 1805 Nelson led his outnumbered fleet into combat against a combined Franco-Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar, near Gibraltar. Nelson and right-hand man Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood led columns of ships that punctured the enemy li... more »

The Aircraft Carrier Is the Ultimate Weapon of War. Here Are the 5 Best.

James Holmes at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, * History says these flattops ruled the seas. *The Pearl Harbor expedition exposed logistical problems that plagued the IJN throughout World War II. Indeed, Japan's navy never fully mastered the art of underway replenishment or built enough logistics ships to sustain operations far from home. As a result, Nagumo's force had too little time on station off Oahu to wreck the infrastructure the Pacific Fleet needed to wage war. And, admittedly, Akagi was lost at the Battle of Midway, not many months after it scaled the heights of operational excellence. St... more »

FBI Globalist cronies cover up murder of RT founder. Committed by George Soros and Clinton?

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 16 hours ago
Readers of my blog will know that I was physically assaulted as part of a murder attempt against me in Greece in April 2015 orchestrated by George Soros and my bruises were documented by the local police doctor. But the original police reports were brazenly removed from the file and the original culprits have been allowed to accuse […]

Nassar's abuse reflects more than 50 years of men's power over female athletes

Anne Blaschke, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, College of the Holy Cross at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
Laws like Title IX are supposed to shield athletes from abuse. But lax enforcement allows sports organizations to protect perpetrators over athletes.

The hidden history of black nationalist women's political activism

Keisha N. Blain, Assistant Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
Before the civil rights era, a group of powerful and resourceful black women laid the groundwork for a generation of black activists.

President Trump Should Renegotiate the Paris Climate Accord

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 16 hours ago
President Trump should renegotiate the Paris Climate Accord. He should agree anthropogenic CO2 is the cause of all warming climate change. He should agree with the “consensus” scientists. He should agree that the “science” is settled. He should then announce that because the science is settled, 100% of all climate-related research will be redirected towards climate … Continue reading "President Trump Should Renegotiate the Paris Climate Accord"

Here Are 4 Top Secret U.S. Military Sites That Were Exposed Online

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
© Google Earth *RT:* *Not so top secret: 4 times US military sites were exposed online* Fitness tracking apps have inadvertently revealed the locations of secret US military sites in the world’s most remote locations. However, it isn’t the first time technological blunders have given away valuable American secrets. In light of the embarrassing setback for US clandestine operations, RT.com looks back at some of the most unfortunate security breaches in recent times. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: The internet has made keeping secrets more and more difficult. And speaking of reve... more »

Today's Global Arms Race Is Driven By Software

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
U.S. Army Daily Mail: *Is the world headed toward an AI Cold War? Expert warns intelligent software is now the 'weapon of choice' in the global arms race* * Researcher from North Dakota State University says AI is the weapon of choice * He claims it could be for attacking computer systems or targets in the real world * Nations are now developing weapons based on advanced technology, he says It is easy to confuse the current geopolitical situation with that of the 1980s. The United States and Russia each accuse the other of interfering in domestic affairs. Russia has annexed ter... more »

Modern Warming and Past Cooling Correlate with Solar Activity

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 17 hours ago
M.Oliva et al. The Little Ice Age in Iberian mountains. Earth-Science Reviews, 177 (2018), pp.175-208. The Little Ice Age (LIA) is known as one of the coldest stages of the Holocene. Most records from the Northern Hemisphere show evidence of … Continue reading →

Trump to Herald Economic Progress in State of the Union

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 17 hours ago
President Donald Trump will herald a robust economy and push for bipartisan congressional action on immigration in his State of the Union address.

China's Second Most Powerful Man Is Not Retiring (Updated)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Picture:* China's President Xi Jinping (R) speaks to Wang Qishan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the preparatory meeting of the annual session of China's parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 4, 2015. REUTERS/China Daily *Reuters:* *New task for old ally of China's President Xi suggests bigger role ahead* BEIJING (Reuters) - China implied on Monday a new job could be in the offing for Wang Qishan, the powerful former top graft-buster and a close al... more »

The Trump team would like to do a federal takeover of our cell phones to "protect" us against the Chinese. Uh, no.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Oh I'll keep your phones safe alright, you can trust me. Courtesy of Axios: *Trump national security officials are considering an unprecedented federal takeover of a portion of the nation’s mobile network to guard against China, according to sensitive documents obtained by Axios. * *Why it matters: We’ve got our hands on a PowerPoint deck and a memo — both produced by a senior National Security Council official — which were presented recently to senior officials at other agencies in the Trump administration. * *The main points: The documents say America needs a centralized natio... more »

Can Establishment Dems Lose 2 Senate Seats Not Even Republicans Were Hoping For?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
Greg Giroux penned an essay for Bloomberg News, All Signs Point to Big Democratic Wins in 2018, which is a hell of a lot more reality-based than the tepid Beltway prognosticators who "think" the Democrats "may" win the 24 seats they need to take over the House again. That was last year's discussion. 12 months on, it's about how many Republicans will be left after the tsunami washes the party away. And is Beto's O'Rourke's second consecutive quarter of outraising Ted Cruz an indication that the Democrats are going to win the Senate as well? "History, demographics and the national m... more »

Daniel Greenfield lays it on the line

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
Daniel Greenfield, who blogs at Sultan Knish, often has interesting views. I don't always agree with them, but in a recent speech to the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention, I think he hit several home runs clear out of the park. It's very worthwhile to listen to his speech in full; I've included it after the excerpt below, and you can read a transcript at his blog. Here's a lengthy excerpt that I think encapsulates the core of his argument. Whether it’s Federal or State, Executive, Legislative or Judiciary, the left moves power around to run the country. If it control... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*'Sexually Promiscuous' Professor at the University of Rochester Faces Censure Vote* *I suspect Prof. Jaeger's behaviour was simply German. German men tend to be a bit pushy with women. It is expected* Later today, the faculty senate of the University of Rochester will vote on a motion to censure Florian Jaeger, a professor of brain and cognitive sciences, for sexual misconduct. "Professor Jaeger engaged in a variety of inappropriate and unprofessional sexual or sexualized behaviors in his interactions with students," Senate Co-Chairs Mary Jane Curry and Kevin McFarland wrote i... more »

How the United States Planned to Bomb the Soviet Union into Submission Part 2

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 17 hours ago
In part one of this two-part posting on the plans that the United States had to reduce the Soviet Union to a radioactive wasteland, I outlined the overall nuclear military strategy that was proposed by the U.S. military. In part two of this series, I want to outline the specific Soviet targets that were proposed by the U.S. Strategic Air Command as key to winning a nuclear exchange. Thanks to the National Security Archives (NSA), we have a Cold War era study of just how the United States military planned to recreate the Stone Age for Russians and their Soviet bloc neighbours as w... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*‘Climate change may hit farm income’in India* *The unfortunate Indians have been sold a pup. Global warming would produce MORE rainfall, meaning LESS need for irrigation * The Economic Survey 2017-18, said farmer income losses from climate change could be between 15% and 18% on an average, rising to anywhere between 20%-25% in unirrigated areas of the country. “Applying IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)-predicted temperatures and projecting India’s recent trends in precipitation, and assuming no policy responses, give rise to estimates for farm income losses of 1... more »

FISA memo forces Deputy FBI Director to leave agency immediately (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
FISA memo likely played role in McCabe 'removal' More The post FISA memo forces Deputy FBI Director to leave agency immediately (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

US Congressman Matt Gaetz tells Alex Jones: The Clintons may be facing justice “very soon”

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
The FBI Has Launched Criminal Investigations In Little Rock, Arkansas. More The post US Congressman Matt Gaetz tells Alex Jones: The Clintons may be facing justice “very soon” appeared first on The Duran.

The US and Turkey inch closer to war in Syria

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 17 hours ago
Will Erdogan be crazy enough to start a regional battle against both the US and Russia on Syrian soil? More The post The US and Turkey inch closer to war in Syria appeared first on The Duran.

‘Visegrad Four’ group of central European countries stand united against Brussels

The Duran at The Duran - 17 hours ago
The nations of Hungary, Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia remain steadfast in opposition to many core EU policies More The post ‘Visegrad Four’ group of central European countries stand united against Brussels appeared first on The Duran.

State of the "Uniom"

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 18 hours ago
Trump's State of the Union Address was just leaked and, as always, Gotham City has the exclusive. Public Appeal: Do not play the Trump Drinking Game in which you have to take a drink every time Trump says there was no collusion between him and Russia. You could do irreparable damage to your liver.

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 18 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Flu widespread and deadly, claiming the lives of 37 children Delivering drugs directly to the brain via tiny needle Hackers Are Using Malware To "Jackpot" US ATMs, Forcing Them To Dispense All Cash Hackers Create "Perfect Virus" - Put Oil Companies On Edge John Kerry In Secret Communications With Palestine For "Alternative Initiative" Circumventing Trump FBI Releases Docs Claiming RT Founder Beat Himself To Death In His Hotel Room White House Is Planning To Nationalize 5G Network: Report Japanese Police Launch Probe Of Biggest Cryptocurrency Heist In History B... more »

Why Does the Vaccine Lobby Fear Dr. Suzanne Humphries?

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Note: We wrote about vicious death threats received by Dr. Suzanne Humphries. I read that there has been another vile threat. Many of our readers might not know Dr. Humphries, so we're sharing this presentation that she made at California...

Atlanta 11 Alive NBC TV Asks if CDC Flu Death Facts are Accurate

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Note: NBC 11 in Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Centers for Disease Control, reported: It's flu season and that means the children, and adults, will be staying home from work and school to fight this debilitating virus. But have you...

Just another reminder that Trump's comments about bringing down black unemployment were completely full of shit.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
Donald Trump has not implemented any policies thus far that really help anybody except his rich friends and of course himself. Nor is there any real evidence that will change.

VIDEO: House Intel Committee Votes To Release Secret FISA Memo To The Public

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 30, 2018 Reps Matt Gaetz, Andy Biggs, Lee Zeldin, Doug Lamborn, and Blake Farenthhold took to the house floor to declare their unwavering support for the release of the secret FISA memo that outlines civil rights abuses of the Obama administration. end

If The Deep State Propaganda Fails, Get Ready For The Event From Hell: Q

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 19 hours ago
X22Report Published on Jan 29, 2018 House Committee expected to vote on #releasethememo and Trump in going to approve it. The cabal (deep state) is scrambling and pushing out as much propaganda as possible. McCabe stepped down from the FBI, some are saying he was forced out, its all coming down and there is no place […]

Turkish warplanes hammer Afrin as ground troops push south

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:05 P.M.) – The Turkish Air Force carried out several airstrikes over the Afrin Canton, today, targeting a number of areas controlled by the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG). While the Turkish warplanes hammered several areas in Afrin, their ground forces attempted to advance in the northwestern and northeastern parts of this region. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Houthi missile strike targets Saudi capital

The Houthi forces launched a Burkan H-2 ballistic missile towards the Saudi capital, today, targeting an airport in Riyadh. The missile has allegedly reached its target. Saudi Arabian officials have yet to comment on the information. The alleged attack comes just 10 days after the Saudi military intercepted a Houthi missile fired from Yemen, targeting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian opposition arrives in Sochi after initially boycotting peace conference

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M.) – Syrian opposition representatives arrived for the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi on Monday. Around 1,600 delegates representing various elements of Syrian society have been invited to take part in the talks. The Congress is sponsored by Russia, Turkey and Iran, and is aimed at boosting the Syrian peace process […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish-backed forces capture another town in Afrin

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – The Turkish Army and their allies from the Euphrates Shield claimed on Tuesday that their forces seized another town in the Afrin Canton of northwest Aleppo. Led by the Free Syrian Army’s Liwaa Al-Sultan Suleiman Shah, the Turkish Army and Euphrates Shield forces captured the town of Al-Khalil after a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish Army builds defensive line along Idlib-Aleppo border – map

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:25 A.M.) – The Turkish Army sent a military convoy to the Idlib-Aleppo axis on Monday night after the armored vehicles were seen entering the Idlib Governorate from the Hatay Province. The military convoy consisted of a dozen armored vehicles and several military personnel from the Turkish Army that were not previously deployed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

‘Step forward’ from Geneva talks – Syrian democratic party praises Sochi Congress

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:05 A.M.) – Leader of the Law–Citizenship–Rights Movement political party, Haytham Manna, praised the opportunity for all involved parties to finally hold direct talks at the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi on Monday. Manna stressed that, “Any breakthrough that can be carried out for the sake of strengthening the political solution, we […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: ISIS launches offensive to recapture lost stronghold in east Syria

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:53 A.M.) – Islamic State militants are in the midst of an offensive to recapture a key stronghold town from US-backed forces in eastern Syria after losing it no longer than 36 hours ago. Just a day since since ISIS was ejected from the fortress town of Gharanij for the third or forth […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish military blocks Syrian Army’s route to besieged Shiite towns in Idlib

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – The Turkish military has taken up positions near the key town of Tal Al-‘Eis in the southern countryside of Aleppo recently. As a result of this move, the Turkish military has subsequently blocked the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) route to the besieged Shiite towns of Al-Fou’aa and Kafraya in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army artillery fires at approaching Turkish military convoy in southwest Aleppo

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:49 A.M.) – On the night of Sunday to Monday, artillery forces of the Syrian Arab Army fired what appears to have been warning shots just ahead of the approach path of a Turkish convoy inbound to a key area in the southwestern countryside of Aleppo province. A large Turkish Army military convoy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Ambassador to Russia leads Lebanese delegation to Sochi Congress on Syria, says embassy

Lebanese Ambassador to Russia Chawki Bou Nassar will lead his country’s delegation to the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Russia’s Sochi, an embassy source told TASS on Monday. “Our delegation led by the Lebanese ambassador is now at the Congress in Sochi,” the source said. Russian Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev said earlier in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Brain dead NYU students rage against Trump’s SOTU, unaware speech is scheduled for later tonight (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
College Students hate Trump's SOTU address, without realizing that it has not yet happened. More The post Brain dead NYU students rage against Trump’s SOTU, unaware speech is scheduled for later tonight (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Details of Putin – Netanyahu meeting in Moscow kept on the down-low

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
Information blackout follows the Putin - Netanyahu meeting in Moscow. More The post Details of Putin – Netanyahu meeting in Moscow kept on the down-low appeared first on The Duran.

Emoji Movie... snuck one past China?

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 20 hours ago
A friend flipped me these stills from the US version of The Emoji Movie. Note that in the collection of flags displayed there is a PRC and an ROC flag. Searching for more information on this led me to Josh Feola's piece explaining why it was much better received in China than in the US. To wit: In fact, a common thread running through critical hatred of The Emoji Movie was the film’s egregious use of product placement — Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other favorites are featured prominently in the plot of the US cut. They’re all gone in the Chinese version of the film, however — ... more »

Musical Interlude: Loreena Mckennitt, “Mummers Dance”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
- Loreena Mckennitt, “Mummers Dance” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzE32ChEp24

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago

"The My Lai Massacre: Fifty Years Later”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*"The My Lai Massacre: Fifty Years Later”* by Howard Lisnoff "Nineteen sixty-eight was an earth-shattering year! Revolution was in the air all across the globe from nations in Europe to Mexico, the U.S., and beyond. Living in revolutionary times was exhilarating, especially when seen against the backdrop of the fascistic systems of government and politics that have grown across the world today. There were the assassinations of King and Kennedy. There was the bloody Democratic convention in Chicago with its police riot and the nomination of the staid Hubert Humphrey who could not ge... more »

"The Duty..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
○ Despite all this... and other, very real, consequences. "When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem utterly preposterous and its speaker a raving lunatic." - Dresden James

"Wrong On 'Nam, Wrong On Terror"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
*"Wrong On 'Nam, Wrong On Terror"* by Major Danny Sjursen "A 50-year-old war, once labeled the longest in our history, is still alive and well and still being refought by one group of Americans: the military high command. And almost half a century later, they’re still losing it and blaming others for doing so. Of course, the U.S. military and Washington policymakers lost the war in Vietnam in the previous century and perhaps it’s well that they did. The United States really had no business intervening in that anti-colonial civil war in the first place, supporting a South Vietnames... more »

The Marine Corps Have A New Rifle (And A Lot Of Other Gear)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
Cpl. Henry Lopez fires on targets with an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, December 3, 2014.US Marine Corps/Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders *Business Insider:* *The Marine Corps is rolling out a new rifle — and a whole lot of other gear* * The Marine Corps plans to equip more infantrymen with the M27 rifle, which has been in limited use for sometime. * The M27 offers longer range and better accuracy than the M4 currently used by Marine rifleman, though not everyone will get the new rifle. * The M27 is likely to be just one piece of a plethora of new gear headed to Marines in the near future. M... more »

Still Number One

Greg Mankiw at Greg Mankiw's Blog - 20 hours ago
From The Harvard Crimson: Economics 10B: “Principles of Economics” topped the charts in undergraduate enrollment for the fifth consecutive spring semester, boasting 585 students as of Monday morning, according to the Registrar’s office of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences....[It] enrolls 200 more students than the next most popular course on campus. FYI, here are this semester's guest lecturers:

A Few Thoughts

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
*It Will Take Time* The US Military should be second to none, but during the dark, dismal, years of Obamanation, we saw things slide. Social justice overtook war fighting as the military's priority and we focused a lot of energy on stopping global warming. Things weren't repaired and vital military missions kept our ships at sea far longer than they should have been. Retention of personnel became an issue when the focus shifted from welfare and morale to transgender matters. Matthew 13:27-28 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good se... more »

CONGRESSMAN GAETZ: THE CLINTON CRIME NETWORK IS FACING JUSTICE

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 20 hours ago
CONGRESSMAN GAETZ: THE CLINTON CRIME NETWORK IS FULL OF CORNERED RATS Congressman Matt Gaetz joins Alex Jones live via Skype to discuss the secret FISA Memo and its undoubted effect coming to the Deep State criminals within the Clinton Crime Network. https://www.infowars.com/congressman-gaetz-the-clinton-crime-network-is-full-of-cornered-rats

Trump starts clean out of FBI and DOJ, Globalist crony Andrew McCabe steps down ahead of the release of a memo detailing abuses and political bias in Russia probe

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 20 hours ago
FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe abruptly stepped down from his position Monday ahead of the release of a memo revealing collusion and political bias in the Russia probe and naming James Comey and Rod Rosenstein as culprits. https://www.infowars.com/fbi-deputy-director-mccabe-removed-day-after-bureau-reads-memo/ https://www.infowars.com/bombshell-learn-why-fbi-director-andrew-mccabe-stepped-down-today/ http://time.com/5123513/fbi-deputy-director-andrew-mccabe-stepping-down/ https://www.infowars.com/fbi-deputy-director-mccabe-removed-day-after-bureau-reads-memo/ The House Intelligen... more »

A Precautionary Look At The Current “Flu” Season

Activist Post at Activist Post - 21 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich Why do we have such a virulent flu, virus or other “biological or genetically modified, Nano-particulate entity” season affecting human health... more »

Washington Committee Passes Bill to Reform Asset Forfeiture Laws; First Step to Address Federal Loophole

Activist Post at Activist Post - 21 hours ago
By Michael Maharrey Last week, a Washington state House committee passed a bill that would improve the state’s asset forfeiture laws and set the stage... more »

Russia Today - Jesse Ventura - The Day The Earth Stood Still

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 21 hours ago
The Day The Earth Stood Still is about The Electric Universe... of course I hadn't realised this wehn I was a kid, but I saw the 1950s film just the other day and I was mesmerised by it. Especially when they 'turned off the electricity' as Klaatu explains what happened when 'nothing worked' for half an hour, as a demonstration of Gort's ingerited power. Jesse Ventura also loves this film, hence this feature of a recent Russian Today episode of 'the world according to Jesse', starring Dr Steven Greer talking about the 'death of the oil dollar' and the implications of interstellar ... more »

Last Known Survivor Of Sobibor Death Camp Has Passed Away At Age 96

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
*DW:* *Last known survivor of Sobibor death camp dies, aged 96* Arkady Waispapir, who survived the notorious Sobibor death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland, has died in Ukraine, aged 96. More than 160,000 people are thought to have died in the camp from 1942 to 1943. Waispapir died on January 11 in Kyiv, the Berlin-based Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe announced on Monday. Born in southern Ukraine in 1921, Waispapir was taken prisoner by the Germans while serving in the Soviet Red Army. When it was discovered that he was Jewish, he was taken to the Sobibor concentration camp i... more »

Jerome Corsi & Qanon

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 21 hours ago
I take no responsibility for this information. Make your own mind up. Later I'll add the post script Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ Lunar eclipse to dazzle the USA on Jan. 31

Hifast at Climate Collections - 21 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: If you live in the western part of North America, Alaska, and the Hawaiian islands, you might set your alarm early the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 31 for a lunar trifecta: a pre-dawn “super blue blood moon.” The Jan. 31 full moon is special for three reasons: it’s…

Illustrating the failure of the climate movement – in one graph

Hifast at Climate Collections - 21 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: People like Bill McKibben of 350.org make a big deal out of the “successes” of carbon divestment, where the 350.org organization bullies convinces some hapless organization to divest from coal and petroleum stocks in investment portfolios. Besides the fact that this has no real impact, since when one…

White House Informs Congress That New Russian Sanctions Are Not Required

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Politico:* *White House to Congress: Russia sanctions not needed now* The Trump administration informed lawmakers Monday that new Russia sanctions called for in a bipartisan bill passed last year are not necessary yet because the measure is already "serving as a deterrent." The announcement came as lawmakers in both parties nudged the administration to implement a sanctions legislation that passed overwhelmingly in July — with only five no votes in both the House and Senate. The sanctions bill requires the imposition of penalties by Monday against entities doing "significant" bus... more »

Why animal testing in cosmetics will soon be a thing of the past.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
Why animal testing in cosmetics will soon be a thing of the past : TreeHugger https://www.treehugger.com/organic-beauty/why-animal-testing-cosmetics-will-soon-be-thing-past.html Advertisements

A professor of medicine explains why eating fat won’t make you fat – but sugar will.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
A professor of medicine explains why eating fat won’t make you fat – but sugar will | Business Insider India https://www.businessinsider.in/A-professor-of-medicine-explains-why-eating-fat-wont-make-you-fat-but-sugar-will/articleshow/61714124.cms

Your Gut Can Help Fight Depression and High Blood Pressure

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/08/10/gut-brain-bone-marrow-connection.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_ranart&utm_campaign=20180130_gut-brain-bone-marrow-connection

Botulinum-type toxins jump to a new kind of bacteria: Discovery of C. botulinum toxin in a strain of Enterococcus is raising concern.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
Botulinum-type toxins jump to a new kind of bacteria: Discovery of C. botulinum toxin in a strain of Enterococcus is raising concern — ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180126122856.htm

There’s another bad virus going around that is not the flu

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
There’s another bad virus going around that is not the flu https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/there-s-another-bad-virus-going-around-that-is-not-the-flu/ar-BBIlt7b?ocid=ob-fb-enus-280

Medical AI May Be Better at Spotting Eye Disease Than Real Doctors

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
Medical AI May Be Better at Spotting Eye Disease Than Real Doctors https://futurism.com/medical-ai-may-better-spotting-eye-disease-real-doctors/?utm_content=buffer963f5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

According to psychologists, people who cry a lot have this unique personality trait.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
According to psychologists, people who cry a lot have this unique personality trait | The Hearty Soul https://theheartysoul.com/crying-personality-type/?utm_source=PPV&utm_content=37828-J0MX

Circadian Disruptions Occur Years Before Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
Circadian Disruptions Occur Years Before Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s | Technology Networks https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/circadian-disruptions-occur-years-before-memory-loss-in-alzheimers-296923

Researchers reverse symptoms in neurologic disease model

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
Medical Xpress: Researchers reverse symptoms in neurologic disease model https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-reverse-symptoms-neurologic-disease.html

MRI Scans Suggest You Could Improve Brain Function by Memorizing Sanskrit Mantras

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 22 hours ago
MRI Scans Suggest You Could Improve Brain Function by Memorizing Sanskrit Mantras https://www.awarenessjunkie.com/mri-scans-suggest-improve-brain-function-memorizing-sanskrit-mantras/

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*-by Noah* State of the Union? I got your State of the Union right here: Stores closing. Housing sales sliding down to their lowest in 3 years (Fewer construction jobs, nervous would-be buyers). Laughing stock of the world. Ah, so much winning! Oh, yeah. I'm sick of it! And, it will only get worse. Under Trump, we do not have a government that is working on behalf of this country. Trump's anti-solar move costs U.S. 26,000 jobs almost immediately and 10x that in the very near future. In 2016, 1 out of 50 new American jobs was in the growing solar industry, but Trump just couldn't ... more »

U.S. House Intelligence Committee Votes To Release Controversial Surveillance Memo

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
The U.S. Capitol Building is pictured in Washington, February 27, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Reed *FOX News*: *House Intel votes to release controversial surveillance memo to the public* The House Intelligence Committee on Monday evening voted to release a classified memo circulating in Congress that purportedly reveals government surveillance abuses. The vote was announced to reporters by California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the committee, who called it a “very sad day, I think, in the history of this committee.” The motion passed on a party-line basis, he said. President ... more »

Facebook Plans To Produce Pseudo-Scientific “Proof” To “Justify” Alt-Media Censorship

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 23 hours ago
Facebook is going to ask users about a site’s “reliability”, which essentially is an opinion survey asking people if they agree with the editorial angle most commonly taken by the platform in question. The post Facebook Plans To Produce Pseudo-Scientific “Proof” To “Justify” Alt-Media Censorship appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Republicans on a House panel voted to release a secret memo said to accuse the FBI of misusing its authority in the Russia inquiry https://t.co/aGJbdPOLqp — The New York Times (@nytimes) January 29, 2018 More on the hints of a shift in the #Ukraine conflict. https://t.co/AzFKO69p49 pic.twitter.com/PpqvRvz94J — Stratfor (@Stratfor) January 29, 2018 'Big plan': #Qatar to make US presence at Al Udeid air base permanent https://t.co/LdnROaKV2Q #MiddleEast pic.twitter.com/dzTsifx7pc — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) January 29, 2018 General Joseph L. Votel, Commander U. S. Central Command, has... more »

Links for a bad week of bronchitis

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 1 day ago
So there I was in Thailand enjoying another bike vacation, when bronchitis rudely interrupted it. I rushed back to Taiwan to enjoy Taiwan's cheap and effective health care. Three hours, one chest X-ray, five different meds, and about US$15 later, I was out of the hospital and off to rest and recuperate by binge watching bad TV. So enjoy some links while I recover my strength... - Big story of the week. Vatican asks two bishops in China to step aside for Communist Party appointed candidates. NYT on the deal, from Ian Johnson. Cardinal Zen critical of Church decision, says ... more »

Turkish warplanes reportedly hit targets in Iraq amid Afrin operation

Baghdad has yet to comment on the information. The reported strikes take place days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Ankara aims to clear its borders from terrorists up until Iraq. According to Anadolu news agency, Turkish jets hit eight targets in northern Iraq, destroying shelters, hideouts and arsenals, belonging to militants, who […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pictures: ISIS sharia police in Syria whip tobacco dealer and then shake his hand to congratulate him on being forgiven

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – Islamic State sharia (Islamic law) police operating in an area of southwest Syria currently controlled by the terrorist group have carried out a highly-typical enforcement ritual involving the whipping of a person for what is considered to be a minor offense. The unnamed man punished by whipping was a tobacco […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish military takes up positions near Syrian Army front in southern Aleppo

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 A.M.) – A Turkish military convoy entered northern Syria, Monday, and took up positions near the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) front-lines in the Aleppo Governorate. According to a military report from this front, the Turkish military convoy consisted of a dozen armored vehicles that made their from Turkey’s Hatay Province. The Turkish […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Map: Syrian Army begins march on Saraqib city as new stage of Idlib offensive kicks-off

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 A.M.) – Following the Syrian Arab Army’s seizure of the small city of Abu Duhur on Monday, assault troops are now eyeing out another key city – this one much larger – as they gear-up for the new phase of their greater Idlib offensive. The cross-road city of Saraqib in eastern Idlib […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Picture: Infamous jihadist commander, 5 other Islamists killed by elite Syrian troops after falling into trap

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 A.M.) – A notorious Al-Qaeda commander and five of his Islamist comrades have been killed by elite troops of the Syrian Arab Army after he led a failed counter-attack that ended up falling into a preset trap. Front-line leader Abu Ahmad al-Janoubi of the Al-Qaeda affiliate group Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US may sanction Turkey following purchase of Russian S-400 Systems – reports

Turkey’s upcoming purchase of S-400 air defense missiles systems from Russia could trigger US secondary sanctions against Ankara, a new report on Washington’s relations with Ankara from the Turkish Heritage Organization said. “There are concerns that it [deal] could trigger US sanctions in 2018 under the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” (CAATSA) which was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Smoke rises from Turkey-Syria as Operation Olive Branch intensifies (video)

Footage shows smoke rising and explosions occurring above Mount Barsa, between Afrin and Azaz, on Sunday, as the Turkish military operation ‘Olive Branch’ continues. Last weekend, the Turkish military launched operation ‘Olive Branch’ against Kurdish militia groups in Afrin, northern Syria. Turkey considers the Kurdish People’s Protection Groups (YPG), which is active in Syria, to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Child Experts: Just Say ‘No’ to Facebook’s Kids App

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Child development experts and advocates are urging Facebook to pull the plug on its new messaging app aimed at kids under 13.

Should Cremated Remains Be Left At The Vietnam Wall?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Wikimedia *Stars and Stripes:* *Families have left cremated remains at the Vietnam Wall for decades. Now officials want them to stop.* WASHINGTON — When Vietnam veteran Gordon J. Castro died six years ago, his older brother, Leon, had him cremated and placed his remains in a specially inscribed, stainless-steel box. He glued on Gordon's Purple Heart medal, his silver and blue Combat Infantryman Badge and a 1st Cavalry Division insignia. Then he got into his Ford pickup, put the box on the passenger seat and drove from Corpus Christi, Texas to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Wash... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, Syria. REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Turkish forces push into Syria* (Reuters).

Northrop Grumman Is Getting Ready For The Next Big War

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Dave Majumdar, National Interest*:* Northrop Grumman Is Getting Ready for Great Power War (That Means Russia or China) * With the U.S. defense budget set to expand in the coming years as the great power competition between Russia, China and the United States heats up, Northrop Grumman—like other defense contractors—is starting to invest in the future after a prolonged slump. “We foresee just given the nature of the threat environment that we observe around the globe today and the number of dimensions in that threat environment that are evident, we foresee a period of time here in ... more »

Congressman Gaetz: “The Clintons Are Cornered Rats”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 29, 2018 Congressman Matt Gaetz joins Alex Jones live via Skype to discuss the secret FISA Memo and its undoubted effect coming to the deep state criminals within the Clinton Crime Network. end

Israeli Forces Target Palestinian Schools, Youth Activists

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Israeli Forces Target Palestinian Schools, Youth Activists by CONTACT@IFAMERICANSKNEW.ORG, https://israelpalestinenews.org/ Since the beginning of the Israeli occupation in 1967, Israeli forces have arrested more than 800,000 Palestinians, constitute almost 20% of the total Palestinian population in the occupied Palestinian territories. With the majority of these detainees being men, about 40% of male Palestinians in the occupied territories […]

Missile Allegations Part of US PsyWar Against Iran

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Jan 29, 2018 Iran once again condemns the United States for accusing the Islamic Republic of supplying Yemen with missiles. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has told Press TV that the allegations are the beginning of a new psychological warfare and stems from Washington’s repeated failures in its policy on the region. Qassemi said […]

Gold Price Could Smash $10,000 on Crashing Dollar & Other Factors – Jim Rickards

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Gold Price Could Smash $10,000 on Crashing Dollar & Other Factors – Jim Rickards by https://www.rt.com/ A weak US dollar, a possible war between the US and North Korea or the impeachment of Donald Trump could result in one of the longest-ever rallies for gold, according to precious metals expert Jim Rickards. – This is gold’s […]

World War A – When Aliens Attack | Full Documentary

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
World War A – When Aliens Attack by https://zdf-enterprises.de/en Are there aliens and could they come to destroy our earth? Many scientists, such as Stephen Hawking, are convinced that there are and warn against the consequences of contact. Could aliens be dangerous to us? – The film accompanies renowned scientists on their search for life in […]

Airforce GPS Blackout In The Western Part Of The US, Prelude To Something Bigger?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
X22Report Published on Jan 28, 2018 “LaVoy” Finicum’s widow is not suing the FBI and Oregon police for killing her husband during the Bundy Ranch setup.The police have opened an investigation of the couple that was found hanging in their home, private investigators showed that there were multiple people involved in murder. Iraq will be involved […]

Universal Basic Income is Coming

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Want the US Gman’s Universal Basic Income? You need to accept the ‘666’ RFID microchip implant. Otherwise, no food for you and your crying children. – RT America Published on Jan 26, 2018 The mayor of Stockton, California is pushing for a universal basic income program. The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) project aims to distribute […]

Bond Bloodbath Sparks Biggest Stock Drop Since September

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Bond Bloodbath Sparks Biggest Stock Drop Since September by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Worst day for stocks and bonds in 6 weeks… Worst day for S&P in 5 months… Did bonds just spoil the stock market’s fun? Ugly overnight in Chinese stocks… After Friday’s manic melt-up in US equities, Monday was a disappointment with China weakness sending […]

US Intensifies Bombing Campaign in Afghanistan Amid Terror Surge

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Jan 29, 2018 America intensifies its bombing campaign in Afghanistan. During the last year, the US dropped over 4,000 bombs on Afghanistan. Since August, they have carried out twice as many air strikes as in the previous two years combined. end

Sanctions? Never Heard of It: US Receives Russian LNG Shipment, 2nd Tanker Reported on Its Way

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Jan 29, 2018 A tanker carrying Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) has arrived in the US despite US-imposed sanctions against the company that produced it. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8xxx end

These Are The 6 Traders Who Were Just Arrested For Manipulating The Gold Market

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
These Are The 6 Traders Who Were Just Arrested For Manipulating The Gold Market by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ On Monday morning we reported that a number of traders – currently or formerly employed by UBS, HSBC and Deutsche Bank (as usual, no JPMorganUS banks were touched) – would be perp-walked and charged in an unprecedented cross-agency crackdown between the CFTC, DOJ […]

Musical Interlude: Davy Spillane feat. Maire Brennan, "A Place Among The Stones (Celtic Circle)"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Davy Spillane feat. Maire Brennan, "A Place Among The Stones (Celtic Circle)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cofvKWy_zlQ

"Why Should I Explain Everything?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"There is a difference between a question and a wonder. I would prefer to answer only questions that will be useful to you. A child looks up at the starry sky at night and wonders. He is filled with the joy of the mystery of creation. Why should I explain everything to you and take away that joy? I will not. The purpose of my words is to create silence, to create joy. I am not here to stuff your head full of knowledge. A child starts out innocent. You ask him something and he says, "I don't know." Then that child grows up and thinks he knows everything. I'll teach you something. I'... more »

"A Stick-in-the-mud..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“At this point I reveal myself in my true colors, as a stick-in-the-mud. I hold a number of beliefs that have been repudiated by the liveliest intellects of our time. I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven’t changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from ... more »

Texas Man Sentenced For Conspiring To Illegally Export Radiation Hardened Integrated Circuits To Russia And China (For Military-Space Program Applications)

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 day ago
Russia and China don’t know how to make their own? Is 46 months in prison enough for what appears to … Continue reading →

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