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China Has Started To Build Its Third Aricraft Carrier
China's first domestically built aircraft carrier during a launching ceremony in Dalian in April. It is expected to go into full service later this year. Photo: Reuters *South China Morning Post:* *China has started building its third aircraft carrier, military sources say* *Work on the vessel, which will use a hi-tech launch system, began at a Shanghai shipyard last year but it is not known when it will be completed.* China started building its third aircraft carrier – with a hi-tech launch system – at a Shanghai shipyard last year, according to sources close to the People’s Libe... more »
Picture Of The Day
Explosions are seen at a target, during a U.S.-South Korea joint live-fire military exercise, at a training field near the demilitarized zone, in Pocheon, South Korea. April 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Along the Korean DMZ* (Reuters).
Educational Road Bumps in 2017
Last year,higher education appears to have been on a bumpy, roller coaster back seat ride, according to experts.
New Book on Breakaway Learners Puts the Focus on At-Risk Students
Dr. Karen Gross, the author of Breakaway Learners: Strategies for Post-Secondary Success with At-Risk Students, would say that I work with breakaway learners, who are non-traditional and often marginalized students whom our K-20 system wasn’t designed to support. What I see at my school and what is increasingly becoming the norm throughout higher education is that non-traditional students are here and most post-secondary institutions aren’t equipped to support them or meet them where they are.
The Syria War Was A Testing Ground For Russia Weapons And Tactics While Gaining Combat Experience
*Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg:* *Putin's Goals in Syria Went Beyond Saving Assad* *A Russian general's post-mortem reveals that the conflict was used to test weapons and gain combat experience. * The Russian Defense Ministry is denying a report by a leading Moscow newspaper that seven Russian warplanes were destroyed in a New Year's Eve attack on the Khmeimim air base in Syria. Two Russian servicemen died in the attack, according to the ministry. Clearly, fighting in Syria isn't over for Russia yet, despite President Vladimir Putin's self-congratulatory conversations with Syrian ... more »
The Exploitation Of The #MeToo Movement For Money And Politics-- From Michael Cernovich And David Brock To Kirsten Gillibrand
*Cernovich and Gillibrand-- exploiters gotta exploit* The minute a lifelong opportunist and careerist like Kirsten Gillibrand wrapped herself around the #MeToo Movement and decided to try to ride it to the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, it became more than clear that the legitimate cause of brave women protesting millennia of abusive patriarchy was about to take a back seat to self-serving exploitation. It is, after all, the story of Kirsten Gillibrand’s life— and why I’ve been calling on her to resign from the Senate and retire from politics. On Sunday Kenneth Vogel made ... more »
1936 USA – Cold and Hot
Originally posted on sunshine hours: A little bit of climate trivia. The Summer of 1936 in the USA was the hottest summer (using max temperatures). The Winter of 1935/1936 in the USA was the coldest winter (using minimum temperatures). ?
BREAKING: Deep State Officially Launches Plan To Remove Trump Via 25th Amendment
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 4, 2018 As Infowars broke, the deep state is moving to impeach President Trump by use of the 25th Amendment, and Alex Jones and Roger Stone break down how they will present their phony argument. end
Israeli Food Cans Confiscated from Terrorists in Syria
PressTV News Videos Published on Jan 4, 2018 Syrian army advances against terrorists in Damascus suburbs. Video shows food cans confiscated from the terrorists which contain Hebrew descriptions in what could be a proof of Israel’s support for them. Israel Has Been Secretly Funding Syrian Rebels (ISIS, Al Qaeda) For Years by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Earlier, when discussing […]
Russia Warns Against Foreign Meddling in Iran
PressTV News Videos Published on Jan 4, 2018 The Russian deputy foreign minister has criticized a US proposal for an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council on the protests in Iran. end
Petro-Yuan Looms: How China Will Shake Up The Oil Futures Market
Petro-Yuan Looms: How China Will Shake Up The Oil Futures Market by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The “huge story”,as Graticule’s Adam Levinson called it, will, it appears, be a “wake up call” for the West that seems to happily be ignoring this potential bombshell that is China’s looming launch of domestic oil futures trading. – Additionally, Levison warns Washington that besides serving as […]
These Fake Images of ‘Iran’ Are Being Shared on Social Media
These Fake Images of ‘Iran’ Are Being Shared on Social Media by https://www.rt.com/ With more than 20 people dead following anti-government protests across Iran, footage of mass demonstrations and violent clashes involving police and protesters have been shared liberally across social media in recent weeks. – First among these is a post from conservative media contributor […]
Israeli Warplanes Attack Gaza’s Rafah
PressTV News Videos Published on Jan 3, 2018 Israeli warplanes have carried out fresh airstrikes against the Gaza Strip after alleged rocket fire from the besieged enclave. – Israeli Forces Launch Retaliatory Airstrikes on Militant Targets in Gaza by https://sputniknews.com/ The Israeli military has said it will continue to “use all means” available to protect the country […]
The Deep State’s Plan ‘C’: Murder Donald Trump
The Deep State’s Plan ‘C’: Murder Donald Trump by Mac Slavo, January 3rd, 2018, SHTFplan.com Longtime Donald Trump advisor and confidante Roger Stone is warning once again about the deep state. This time, he said that the deep state’s “plan C” is to simply murder the president, since plans A and B won’t work out. – With trust in […]
US Politicians & Media Dream of Regime Change in Iran
RT America Published on Jan 3, 2018 The more intense and violent demonstrations in Iran have given way to patriotic rallies with thousands of Iranians shouting pro-government slogans. RT America’s Anya Parampil reports on the US role in fomenting discontent in Iran, the voices in US government who encouraged the protests and how mainstream media coverage […]
No Military Drills with S. Korea During Winter Olympics – Trump
RT Published on Jan 4, 2018 US & South Korea have agreed to suspend joint military drills during the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. READ MORE: on.rt.com/8w7q end
FBI Thought Hillary Broke the Law, Drafted Acquittal Despite Ongoing Investigation – Report
FBI Thought Hillary Broke the Law, Drafted Acquittal Despite Ongoing Investigation – Report by https://www.rt.com/ The FBI believed Hillary Clinton and her aides broke the law by using an insecure server to email classified data, yet drafted an exonerating statement even before the probe was over, according to several Republican senators. – The unnamed Republicans on […]
Pakistan Ditches Dollar In Trade With China In Retaliation For Trump Twitter Meltdown
Pakistan Ditches Dollar In Trade With China In Retaliation For Trump Twitter Meltdown by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Less than a day after President Trump slammed Pakistan on Twitter for failure to combat terrorism, stating, “It’s not only Pakistan that we pay billions of dollars to for nothing, but also many other countries, and others,” and after it […]
Lowering Cholesterol is a Health Scam! You’re About To Learn The Truth
Lowering Cholesterol is a Health Scam! You’re About To Learn The Truth http://ewao.com/2018/01/03/lowering-cholesterol-is-a-health-scam-youre-about-to-learn-the-truth/ Advertisements
Flush Out Toxic Aluminum Build-Up In The Brain With These 3 Mineral Waters
Flush Out Toxic Aluminum Build-Up In The Brain With These 3 Mineral Waters http://ewao.com/2018/01/04/flush-out-toxic-aluminum-build-up-in-the-brain-with-these-3-mineral-waters/
The Polar Vortex, Winter Storm Grayson, and Climate Change: What’s the Connection?
The Polar Vortex, Winter Storm Grayson, and Climate Change: What’s the Connection? | By Brenda Ekwurzel | Common Dreams https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/01/04/polar-vortex-winter-storm-grayson-and-climate-change-whats-connection
Latest Study on Water Fluoridation Again Links it to Lowered Children’s IQ’s
Latest Study on Water Fluoridation Again Links it to Lowered Children’s IQ’s http://www.wakingtimes.com/2018/01/03/latest-study-water-fluoridation-links-lowered-childrens-iqs/
This is How The FDA Protected the Income of Corporate Food and Big Pharma
This is How The FDA Protected the Income of Corporate Food and Big Pharma http://ewao.com/2018/01/03/this-is-how-the-fda-protected-the-income-of-corporate-food-and-big-pharma/
VIDEO: ISIS car comb attack on Syrian Army in east Homs thwarted
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:55 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army has prevented a huge car bomb attack by Islamic State forces against its positions in the eastern desert countryside of Homs province. On Thursday, Syrian state television (SANA) released footage of a car bomb that the Islamic State terrorist group had intended to use against the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Exclusive: Syrian Army’s 4th Division forces redeploy to Damascus for major offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s elite 4th Mechanized Division units in the Idib Governorate have been redeployed to the eastern suburbs of Damascus, a military source told Al-Masdar News last night. According to the source, the 39th and 40th brigades of the 4th Division were given orders, yesterday, to redeploy to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hezbollah ‘ready’ if war is waged against them: Nasrallah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 A.M.) – Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah conducted an interview with Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen TV, Wednesday, to discuss a number of regional topics, including the ongoing protests in Iran. The Hezbollah leader accused the U.S., Israel, and Saudi Arabia of meddling with Iran’s internal affairs, adding that their plans to overthrow the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Islamist rebels admit heavy losses in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 A.M.) – The Islamist rebels of Faylaq Al-Rahman published a statement on Thursday mourning the death of several fighters and their field commander, Hassan Al-Boshi, during the fierce battle for the Harasta suburb of east Damascus. According to the statement released by Faylaq Al-Rahman, at least 16 of their fighters were killed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hard road home: Syrian Army attempts to lift siege on strategic base in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) began their important counter-offensive, Thursday, to lift the siege on the strategic vehicle base in the eastern part of Damascus. Backed by powerful airstrikes from their air force, the Syrian Arab Army’s 105th and 106th brigades of the Republican Guard made their move inside the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
“Civil War”
*“Civil War”* by The Zman "Over the holidays, this was a topic on one of the e-mail lists I read. Oddly, it is a list about statistics, but the topic got a lot of replies. Apparently, lots of people worry that America is headed toward a civil war of some sort. Perhaps people with an interest in statistical methods worry about civil wars, in addition to methodological wars. It could also be that people fond of math know that society is fragile and it would not take much to topple it over. The distance between us and Somalia is not a big as we like to pretend. Anyway, it is a good b...more »
U.S. Officially Suspends Security Aid To Pakistan
*Reuters:* *U.S. suspends security aid to Pakistan over militant groups* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it was suspending an undisclosed amount of security assistance to Pakistan, which two officials said was worth more than $255 million, until Islamabad takes action against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network. The U.S. State Department announced the decision, saying it reflected the Trump administration’s frustration that Pakistan has not done more against the two groups, which have long used sanctuaries in Pakistan to launch attacks in neighbor... more »
The fallout of police violence is killing black women like Erica Garner
Christen A. Smith, Associate professor, University of Texas at Austin at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 2 hours ago
Police violence is like a nuclear bomb. The initial impact only causes a fraction of the deaths to come.
Did far-right extremist violence really spike in 2017?
Steven Chermak, Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 2 hours ago
Despite all the media attention the far-right and so-called "alt-right" got in 2017, the numbers paint a different picture.
Direct talks to settle Korean conflict between the two Koreas edge closer
In his New Year address Kim Jong-un embraced the Russian-Chinese proposal for direct talks between the two Koreas to settle their conflict More The post Direct talks to settle Korean conflict between the two Koreas edge closer appeared first on The Duran.
"An Officer's Path To Dissent: "The Truth Is, I Fought For Next To Nothing"
*"An Officer's Path To Dissent: * *"The Truth Is, I Fought For Next To Nothing"* by Major Danny Sjursen "For a while there, I was a real star. High up in my class at West Point, tough combat deployments in two wars, a slew of glowing evaluations, even a teaching assignment back at the military academy. I inhabited a universe most only dream of: praised, patted and highly respected by everyone in my life system and viewed as a brave American soldier. It’s a safe, sensible spot. For most, that’s enough. Too bad it was all bunk. Absurdity incarnate. Maj. Danny Sjursen gathering coordinat... more »
A Multi-Dimensional Theory of Mind
*Gilbert Ross* - Mind is universe and everything is mind. The post A Multi-Dimensional Theory of Mind appeared first on Waking Times.
Yahoo: Mum bans son from playing with special needs friend with mean note
Lacey Brandenburg is mum to son Ashton, who she reveals “suffers from intellectual disability (mental retardation), autism, cognitive disorder and adhd”. The Iowa-based mom was nearly left in tears after another parent sent her a note, calling out Ashton’s play with her son, criticising the fact he was “playing with toys that you would expect
Citations Needed, Episode 21: Quantifying Negative Media Portrayals of People of Color
According to one 2014 study, 75% of white Americans don’t have any non-white friends. Put another way, white people’s perception of African Americans and other people of color comes primarily from media representations rather than actual interactions. As such, how communities of color are portrayed in the media – from news and opinion pages to movie and TV screens – is tremendously important.
Chinese President Xi Is Interested In Artifical Intelligence
Image: China / CCTV *Quartz*: *These are the two books that are helping Xi Jinping understand AI* China’s president Xi Jinping is an avid reader. He peppers his speeches with quotes from his favorite writers, including Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, and Paulo Coelho. His annual New Year’s Day greetings offers a rare look into the secrets of his office bookshelf—something Chinese netizens enthusiastically examine each January. This year, they found that (link in Chinese) Xi rearranged two defining titles on Marxism—The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital—within easy reach of his de... more »
Why Japan's Kamikazes Were the Ultimate Weapon
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* At the Pearl Harbor Attack and other locations, the Japanese would often employ kesshi, or "dare to die tactics." The deliberate crashing into enemy targets by Japanese aviators did not begin at the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. The first suicide attack against American shipping took place at Pearl Harbor, over eight months earlier, when a bomber crashed into the seaplane tender Curtiss and set her on fire. Attacks of this kind, including the crashes into *Hornet* and the destroyer *Smith*, were known as kesshi, “dare to die tactics.” Sk... more »
Here's Why the U.S. Marine Corps Is Getting Rid of Its 'Assaultman'
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * They are trying to do more with less. In the last year, the Marines have seen a lot of changes: the graduation of the Corps’ first female infantry officer; the addition of a fourth phase to boot camp; the service’s first supply of M320 grenade launchers; and news that the M27 will likely replace the M4 as the infantryman’s go-to rifle. Just three days into 2018, there’s more: So long, assaultmen. The Marine Corps plans to do away with the 0351 military occupational specialty — infantry assaultman — and phase out assault sections within rifle comp... more »
The Navy Needs More Nuclear Attack Submarines (And Congress Is Coming to the Rescue)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Ultimately, even under a best-case scenario, it will take the Navy decades to reach its stated requirement for attack submarines. A bipartisan group of Congressmen are lobbying the House Appropriations Committee to increase funding levels for the U.S. Navy submarine fleet. In a letter addressed to Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX), chairman of the subcommittee on defense appropriations and ranking member Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN), 36 members of the Congressional Submarine Caucus asked for increased construction funding to match the funding levels in the 2018 ... more »
Russia Is Developing a Mysterious Unmanned Strike Aircraft
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Here is everything we know. Russia has started development of a new unmanned strike aircraft in the same general class as the General Atomics Avenger. The Russian defense ministry awarded a contract to the Simonov design bureau late last year one day after Christmas on December 26. “It should be equipped with a turbojet engine that gives the unmanned vehicle speeds at least two times greater than those of analogous propeller drones,” a Russian defense industry source told RIA Novosti according to the Russian-language Izvestia newspaper. According t... more »
America Has Military Options for North Korea (but They're All Bad)
*Michael O'Hanlon* *Security, Asia* [image: A view of the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test that was successfully launched is seen in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang November 30, 2017. REUTERS/KCNA] A review of the plausible military options available to Washington shows that the odds of successfully disarming North Korea might be a pipe dream. Is the Trump administration considering preventive military action of some sort against the North Korean regime of Kim Jong-un? With various U.S.... more »
Pakistan's Dangerous Slide to Extremism
*Adam Weinstein, Michael Kugelman* *Security, Asia* [image: Members of the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan far right Islamist political party shout slogans during a sit-in in Rawalpindi, Pakistan November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Caren Firouz] While a recent protest will eventually recede from memory, its implications will be far reaching and long lasting. Last month, a sit-in led by cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi and his Tehreek-e-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLY) political party brought the Pakistani capital of Islamabad to a two-week standstill. While the event will eventually recede from memory,... more »
Venezuela's Loss Is Russia and China's Gain
*Todd Royal* *Security, * [image: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C), head of Russian state oil firm Rosneft Igor Sechin (centre L), and Venezuela's Oil Minister and President of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA Manuel Quevedo meet in Maiquetia, Venezuela December 16, 2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS] As Maduro pushes his country to the brink, Moscow and Beijing gain footholds in the Western hemisphere. Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) is indicative of the state of Venezuela. The once thriving company, which is responsible for exploration of the world’s larg... more »
Taiwan Is Ready to Serve as an Indo-Pacific Partner
*Russell Hsiao, David An* *Security, Asia* [image: A demonstrator holds flags of Taiwan and the United States in support of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during an stop-over after her visit to Latin America in Burlingame, California, U.S., January 14, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam] From counterterrorism to disaster relief, Taiwan has much to offer. The Trump administration’s long-awaited National Security Strategy, which was released on December 18, has provoked a litany of praises as well as criticisms. The spectrum of opinions ranged from effusive endorsement as a “first-rate e... more »
Did a White House Intern Make the ‘White Power’ Hand Gesture?
An intern could be seen making the "OK" gesture in an official photograph with the president, but denied he was making a white supremacist gesture.
More Community Colleges Are Hiring Chief Diversity Officers
Following the model of four-year institutions, community colleges across the country have now begun to hire chief diversity officers (CDOs) at increasing rates.
The Espionage Act And NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner’s Uphill Struggle To Defend Herself
NSA whistleblower Reality Winner faces an uphill battle at trial after Obama-era leak prosecutions intensified the government’s ability to wield the Espionage Act. The post The Espionage Act And NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner’s Uphill Struggle To Defend Herself appeared first on Shadowproof.
Is There An Inevitable Cold War Between The U.S. And China
President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping leave after an opera performance at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, November 8, 2017. Jonathan Ernst, Reuters *CNBC:* *Look for an 'almost inevitable cold war' between the US and China, strategist says* * North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called his country a nuclear power, and the question now is whether the United States recognizes it as one, said David Roche, president and global strategist at Independent Strategy * The U.S. moving to contain North Korea or take out Kim through an attack would signal China's ineffective... more »
Has Trump Set A Marijuana Trap For Sessions?
Bernie, responding to Jeff Sessions push to drag the country backwards on marijuana legalization: "No, Attorney General Sessions. Marijuana is not the same as heroin. No one who has seriously studied the issue believes that marijuana should be classified as a Schedule 1 drug beside killer drugs like heroin. Quite the contrary. We should allow states the right to move toward the decriminalization of marijuana, not reverse the progress that has been made in recent years." Also today, Cory Booker noted that as of the first of the year California, Maine and Massachusetts joined the g... more »
The DOJ is going to reopen the investigation into Hillary's emails. They should call it "Operation Smokescreen."
And here we go again.Courtesy of the Daily Beast: *Justice Department officials are taking a fresh look at Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she served as secretary of State, The Daily Beast has learned. * *An ally of Attorney General Jeff Sessions who is familiar with the thinking at the Justice Department’s Washington headquarters described it as an effort to gather new details on how Clinton and her aides handled classified material. Officials’ questions include how much classified information was sent over Clinton’s server; who put that information into a... more »
X22 Report, “The Economy Is Deteriorating And It's Spreading Quickly”
X22 Report, “The Economy Is Deteriorating And It's Spreading Quickly” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HymfB4bkrm8 Related followup report: X22 Report, “It's All Closing In Around The Cabal, Only Option Left Is...” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vds93g_7d8
Equatorial Guinea Claims It Foiled Coup
*Vanguard: **Equatorial Guinea claims it foiled coup, mercenary invasion* Equatorial Guinean authorities said they have foiled a coup plot against long-serving President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on the tail of clashes with alleged mercenaries near the border with Cameroon. Government troops said they killed a “mercenary” and “used gunfire to disperse” other mercenaries in the forests along the border”, state television TVGE said, without specifying how many “mercenaries” were involved or how long the clashes lasted. Reports of the shooting came after Security Minister Nicolas... more »
Can Hauser’s Law Be Repealed?
Hauser’s Curve Image Credit: Wikimedia commons/Sugar-Baby-Love American progressives want a much bigger government with greater powers, while neoliberals (usually mislabeled “conservatives”) passionately want a greatly smaller, weaker government. The reasons for the neoliberal resistance to progressive policies are that neoliberals believe those policies to be incompatible with both human freedom and […] The post Can Hauser’s Law Be Repealed? appeared first on A Divided World.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 4, 2018
*Kareem Shaheen, The Guardian:* *Saudi Arabia and Iran's rivalry is key to the Middle East in 2018* Regional chaos is set to continue with no solution in sight to Yemen crisis and power struggle over shape of post-war Syria Another turbulent year in the Middle East has drawn to a close, but there will be no respite in 2018 from the regional chaos that is underpinned by the inflamed rivalry of Saudi Arabia and Iran. The young crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has consolidated power, embarking on an unprecedented cultural revolution and economic reforms in Riyadh, but his foreign pol... more »
Hate-speech Laws USA? California Prosecutes Man for Anti-Muslim Posts
[image: hate-speech-laws-usa-california-prosecutes-man-for-anti-muslim-posts] California is already flouting federal immigration law with its “sanctuary” status. Now it’s also ignoring the most American of laws — the First Amendment — prosecuting a man simply for posting five anti-Muslim messages to Facebook.
World News Briefs -- January 4, 2018 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters*: *Suspected Russian jets kill 30 near Damascus* At least 30 civilians were killed early on Thursday when jets dropped bombs on a residential area in a besieged rebel enclave east of Syria’s capital, a war monitor said, identifying the planes as Russian. At least four bombs flattened two buildings in the Eastern Ghouta town of Misraba, in an attack that killed around 20 and wounded more than 40 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and civil defence sources said. Elsewhere in Eastern Ghouta, the last major rebel enclave near Damascus, at least ten people were ... more »
US sanctions five Iran-based entities as key parts of ballistic missile program
The United States is imposing sanctions on five Iranian-based entities for their role in Tehran’s ballistic missile program, the US Department of Treasury said in a press release. “Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned five Iran-based entities subordinate to a key element of Iran’s ballistic missile program,” the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army attempts to break into jihadist corridor in southern Idlib – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been steadily advancing inside the southern part of the Idlib Governorate, capturing several towns and villages that were previously controlled by the jihadist rebels. Led by their elite Tiger Forces and 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Army continued their advance on Thursday, seizing at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia warns US against meddling in Iran’s internal affairs – senior diplomat
Moscow warns Washington against attempts to interfere in Iran’s internal affairs, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS on Thursday. “We warn the US against attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he stressed. ” What is happening there is an internal affair, which attracts the attention of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army officially takes control of all important hills overlooking West Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has officially taken control of all important hilltops overlooking the strategic West Ghouta region of Damascus. As part of the surrender agreement, the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham agreed to handover the hilltops of Tal Al-Louz, which overlook much of the Beit Jinn pocket. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
WATCH: Houthi Forces capture US Navy underwater drone
A new video released Monday shows Houthi navy divers celebrating the seizure of a US Navy underwater drone somewhere off the coast of Yemen. Four men in diving gear surfaced with a big catch: an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) with the codename “Smokey” printed on the vessel’s main body. The REMUS 600 espionage device was in use by the Saudi Arabia-led […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran: Thousands rally for government as general declares ‘sedition’ defeated (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 P.M.) – Hundreds of thousands of people rallied on the streets of Iran’s second largest city of Mashhad on Wednesday in support of the government and against the violence witnessed in recent days. Supporters marched holding the Iranian flag and placards of Iranian leaders while chanting anti-US slogans. At least 21 people […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Did Pope Francis Write the ‘Gentle Reminder’ Message?
The uplifting message offers tips on how to live more fulfilling lives, and encourages less complaining.
Washington State Sues Motel 6 for Giving ICE Guest Information
The attorney general's lawsuit alleges employees gave immigration officials information for more than 9,000 guests.
US Deep Freeze Raises Serious Concerns about Climate Alarmist Policies
Most of the United States has been locked in a deep freeze for a number of weeks that almost everyone affected would dearly love to escape from. The deep freeze has posed immediate and potentially serious consequences for those living in the New England states of the US. They need to keep warm, but are […]
Appeals Court Rules Against Idaho’s Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law Aimed At Suppressing Journalists
In a decision upholding the First Amendment, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled key parts of an Idaho "ag-gag" law are unconstitutional. The post Appeals Court Rules Against Idaho’s Unconstitutional Ag-Gag Law Aimed At Suppressing Journalists appeared first on Shadowproof.
Back into the Deep, Deep Freeze- Sigh.........
*Not that we really got out of it. It’s been abnormally cold since Christmas Day. Today we are under an extreme cold alert. * *Niagara- my home turf* Environment Canada has issued a cold weather alert for all of Niagara, projecting that a "prolonged period of very cold wind chills" will hit the area starting tonight. And Niagara Region's health unit has followed suit. Temperatures will fall rapidly this evening to reach lows near - 20 C, says the weather agency. Wind chill values due to northwest winds near 50 km/h will be near make it feel like - 30 C tonight. Temperatures and w... more »
How to Predict Politics: A Sociological Approach
After the year from politics (and celebrity) hell that was 2016, understandably I gave up the trying-to-predict-politics game. Then something weird started happening. The new year brought us some right shockers - the delights of the Stoke Central by-election and the surprise election (and its more surprising outcome) - but some forecasts I had made came true. I suppose you might say the collapse of UKIP following the by-election was obvious, but it's something this blog had argued for since the 2015 election. Likewise, Theresa May remaining in office - unchallenged - despite pledgi... more »
Disney and other hotel chains doing away with “DND” signs for “guest safety,” welcome to 1984
In the wake of the attack on concertgoers at the MGM Grand last year in Las Vegas, it seems some of Disney’s hotels have decided to get rid of their “Do Not Disturb” signs so that staffers can check up on the rooms whenever they deem necessary. Disney will allow housekeeping and maintenance staff to enter rooms
Protecting the Innocent: Dental amalgam mercury and risks to fetuses, infants and children
By Amanda Just, David Kennedy, DDS, and Jack Kall, DMD from WMP’s Partner: International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) Dorice Madronero offered a grave warning to a 2010 Dental Products Panel of United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA): “As a young expectant mother I know that twice following dental work I miscarried.
Turkey's State Bank Headed for Trouble? Sanctions trouble?
*Bloomberg* The conviction of a Turkish banker in New York on Wednesday could *spell trouble for Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS, the state-run lender *implicated in a money-laundering and sanctions-evasion scheme that formed the basis of the prosecution. The guilty verdict rendered by the Manhattan jury applies only to Mehmet Hakan Atilla, who headed international banking at Halkbank. But *federal prosecutors presented a stream of evidence that they said showed that Atilla and other Turkish bankers helped Iran launder billions of dollars to evade U.S. financial sanctions.* *Recall that A... more »
THINK ANYONE IN THE WHITE HOUSE KNOWS WHAT JOAN DIDION SAID ABOUT WRITERS? (OR KNOWS WHO DIDION IS?)
At Gateway Pundit, Jim Hoft clutches pearls: Chris Wallace went on FOX News on Thursday to discuss Steve Bannon remarks on President Trump and the First Family in the explosive and controversial book by Michael Wolff Fire and Fury. ... *Wallace ... said the White House Communications Team told the entire staff to speak with Michael Wolff.* *Chris Wallace:* I was talking to a former senior administration official, White House official, he had, Michael Wolff did, almost free access in the White House. He was repeatedly invited in. *The communications team in the White House urged all... more »
Washington lawmakers bring in Yale psychiatry professor to brief them on Donald Trump's mental instability.
Do I look crazy to you?Courtesy of Politico: *Lawmakers concerned about President Donald Trump’s mental state summoned Yale University psychiatry professor Dr. Bandy X. Lee to Capitol Hill last month for two days of briefings about his recent behavior. * *In private meetings with more than a dozen members of Congress held on Dec. 5 and 6, Lee briefed lawmakers — all Democrats except for one Republican senator, whom Lee declined to identify. Her professional warning to Capitol Hill: “He’s going to unravel, and we are seeing the signs.” * *In an interview, she pointed to Trump “goi... more »
At Least Seven Russian Planes Were Destroyed By Rebel Shelling At The Hmeymim Air Base In Syria
Technicians at Syria's Hmeimim airport where Russian aircraft are deployed. © Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti *Reuters: **At least seven Russian planes destroyed by shelling at Syrian air base: Kommersant* MOSCOW (Reuters) - At least seven Russian planes were destroyed by rebel shelling at the Hmeymim air base in Syria on Dec. 31, Russian daily Kommersant reported late on Wednesday, citing two sources. In the single biggest loss of military hardware for Russia since it launched air strike in Syria in autumn 2015, more than 10 servicemen were wounded in the attack by “radical Isla... more »
National Debt a Serious Threat
[image: national-debt-a-serious-threat] During the 20th Century, the almighty U.S. dollar descended from being “good as gold,” to being “good as silver,” to being as good as the promises of most politicians. American currency went from history’s most reliable money to currency backed by nothing.
Students Banned From Opting Out of LGBT Education
[image: students-banned-from-opting-out-of-lgbt-education] Most of the children can't even read or do math at a proficient level, government studies show. But victims of government schools across California will now be forced to endure extreme state-sponsored “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender” (LGBT) indoctrination, whether parents approve or not.
Dow Smashes Through 25,000; to Smash Dems in November?
[image: dow-smashes-through-25-000-to-smash-dems-in-november] The market may be telling us about the ouctome of the mid-term elections as well.
Is a D.C. Grand Jury Hopelessly Biased Against Trump?
[image: is-a-d-c-grand-jury-hopelessly-biased-against-trump] How would you like to go on trial in a jurisdiction where over 90 percent of the jury pool voted for your opponent?
Trillion-Dollar Deficit Deja Vu
[image: trillion-dollar-deficit-deja-vu] The country is now $20.6 trillion in debt, and a return to the annual trillion-dollar budget deficits that occurred under the Obama administration is on the horizon.
Metallica, “Nothing Else Matters”
Metallica, “Nothing Else Matters” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waBb-UM5m4g
"A Look to the Heavens"
“The stars are not alone. In the disk of our Milky Way Galaxy about 10 percent of visible matter is in the form of gas, called the interstellar medium (ISM). The ISM is not uniform, and shows patchiness even near our Sun. It can be quite difficult to detect the local ISM because it is so tenuous and emits so little light. This mostly hydrogen gas, however, absorbs some very specific colors that can be detected in the light of the nearest stars. * Click image for larger size.* A working map of the local ISM within 20 light-years, based on ongoing observations and recent particle det... more »
"This Is Your Life..."
“This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist. If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character... Would you slow down? Or speed up?" - Chuck Palahniuk
Chet Raymo, "Life"
* "Life"* by Chet Raymo "ACCTCCTCTAATGTCA ACCTCCCCTAATGTCA" "The first string of letters above represents an actual sequence of amino acids on human chromosome 10. The second string is the corresponding sequence for an elephant. I copy the strings from a New Yorker article on Neanderthals by Elizabeth Kolbert. She tosses them in more or less at random just to show what a DNA sequence looks like. Still, they jump off the page. Humans and elephants. A four-letter code. Four molecules called neucleotides, arranged in pairs along a spiraling ladder, the double-helix - adenine, thymi... more »
"Twirling A Baton..."
“Humanity is a parade of fools, and I am at the front of it, twirling a baton.” - Dean Koontz, “Brother Odd”
"Imagine What We Could Achieve..."
"A thousand reaching arms, all from the same body; all stretching together for the betterment of that body. Stretching for sunlight, clamoring to feed the collective. This innate drive is also within all of us, the human collective. Imagine what we could achieve by following this true and natural calling; by reaching out together." - http://m1nute.net/
"How the Brain Stops Time"
"How the Brain Stops Time" by Jeff Wise "One of the strangest side-effects of intense fear is time dilation, the apparent slowing-down of time. It's a common trope in movies and TV shows, like the memorable scene from "The Matrix" in which time slows down so dramatically that bullets fired at the hero seem to move at a walking pace. In real life, our perceptions aren't keyed up quite that dramatically, but survivors of life-and-death situations often report that things seem to take longer to happen, objects fall more slowly, and they're capable of complex thoughts in what would nor... more »
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke"Beyond Undoing"
*"Beyond Undoing"* "Why, then have to be human? Oh, not because happiness exists, Nor out of curiosity... But because being here means so much; Because everything here, Vanishing so quickly, seems to need us, And strangely keeps calling to us... To have been Here once, completely, even if only once, To have been at one with the earth - This is beyond undoing." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
NSArchive’s “Outstanding Academic Title 2017”, FOIA Lawsuit Seeks Info on Travel Ban Enforcement, and More: FRINFORMSUM 1/4/2018
Summits Book Wins Choice Award “Outstanding Academic Title 2017” The journal of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Choice magazine, has picked the National Security Archive’s most recent book, by Svetlana Savranskaya and Thomas Blanton, as an “Outstanding Academic Title 2017.” The book, The Last Superpower Summits: Gorbachev, Reagan, and Bush: Conversations that Ended the Cold War, […]
The People in Charge of the US Military
[image: undefined] Fifty-seven years ago this month President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented this warning in his farewell address: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” That warning has largely fallen on deaf ears. The United States government has in the decades since been participating, both directly and via third parties, in overt and covert military actions across the world, with very little of the violence even arguably justified as necessary to defend Amer... more »
The People in Charge of the US Military
[image: undefined] Fifty-seven years ago this month President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented this warning in his farewell address: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” That warning has largely fallen on deaf ears. The United States government has in the decades since been participating, both directly and via third parties, in overt and covert military actions across the world, with very little of the violence even arguably justified as necessary to defend Amer... more »
The People in Charge of the US Military
[image: undefined] Fifty-seven years ago this month President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented this warning in his farewell address: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” That warning has largely fallen on deaf ears. The United States government has in the decades since been participating, both directly and via third parties, in overt and covert military actions across the world, with very little of the violence even arguably justified as necessary to defend Amer... more »
The People in Charge of the US Military
[image: undefined] Fifty-seven years ago this month President Dwight D. Eisenhower presented this warning in his farewell address: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” That warning has largely fallen on deaf ears. The United States government has in the decades since been participating, both directly and via third parties, in overt and covert military actions across the world, with very little of the violence even arguably justified as necessary to defend Amer... more »
Why North Korea, China and Russia Fear the Navy's Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * They might be an old design, but... *The Nimitz-class carriers have participated in nearly every crisis and conflict the United States has been involved in over the past forty-two years. Nimitz was involved in the failed attempt to rescue U.S. embassy personnel from Tehran in 1980, and a year later, two F-14s from Nimitz shot down two Su-22 Fitters of the Libyan Air Force during the Gulf of Sidra incident in 1981. During the Cold War, Nimitz-class carriers conducted numerous exercises with regional allies, such as NATO and Japan, designed to counter ... more »
The Navy's Greatest Mistake: They Stopped Building the 'F-22' of Submarines
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The Seawolf-class submarines were envisioned as the best submarines ever built. *The submarines were designed to be true hunters, and as a result have eight torpedo tubes, double the number of earlier submarines. It has stores for up a combination of up to fifty Mark 48 heavyweight torpedoes, Sub-Harpoon antiship missiles, and Tomahawk missiles. Alternatively, it can substitute some of this ordnance for mines. The resulting submarine is according to the U.S. Navy ten times quieter over the full range of operating speeds than the Improved Los Angeles ... more »
Ryan’s Goal To Eviscerate And Discard Medicare Is Closer Than Anyone Thinks
Before Bruce Barlett served in George H.W. Bush’s Treasury Department, he was a Reagan economics advisor and before that he worked as an advisor to Ron Paul. He labored away as a tax specialist for the Heritage Foundation. Since then he’s quit the Republican Party and is now an independent, although, he likes to say, an independent *Reaganite*. A few days ago David Sirota, writing for the *International Business Times,* interviewed Bartlett for a podcast on what the repercussions of the Ryan-Trump Tax Scam are likely to be, particularly in terms of Ryan’s goal to destroy the socia... more »
2017 Was A Record Year For U.S. Counterterrorism Strikes In Yemen And Somalia
[image: Dashboard 1] *Long War Journal:* *2017: A record year for US counter-terrorism strikes* The United States launched a record number of airstrikes in Yemen and Somalia in 2017, and more importantly has reinitiated the targeting of terrorists in Pakistan and Libya. The pattern of operations in 2017 in what the Obama administration used to call areas “outside of active hostilities” (or active war zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria) indicated that the US will continue the reinvigorated air campaign in these theaters in the coming years. The increased targeting of jihadi... more »
Google, Twitter, Facebook climate censorship is real
“Censorship can be performed only by a government. But, the Obama administration has granted status akin to a government branch to GFTM+RW (Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, Reddit, and Wikimedia Foundation) and a few other corporations. The means for that included subjecting … Continue reading →
All the crazy things Steven Bannon is quoted as saying in explosive book, Fire and Fury
Trump Tower meeting with Russians is "treasonous", according to Steve Bannon. More The post All the crazy things Steven Bannon is quoted as saying in explosive book, Fire and Fury appeared first on The Duran.
Beginning of the end for Mueller? Paul Manafort’s civil suit
Manafort's application for Judicial Review pinpoints how Mueller's probe is running amok More The post Beginning of the end for Mueller? Paul Manafort’s civil suit appeared first on The Duran.
SPORTS BREAK: The widely respected Sagarin rankings!
*THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2018How the conferences stand:* In this morning's New York Times, Marc Tracy refers to "[t]he widely respected [Jeff] Sagarin rankings, which attempt to rate teams according to the strength of their schedule." Sagarin's computer currently ranks Central Florida number 13 in the nation. On campus, the school is claiming that it's national champion after defeating Auburn. As a point of interest, here's the way Sagarin's computer has the five "power conferences" ranked (Central Mean statistic). We'll include Central Florida's less august AAC: *Sagarin computer ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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"But Sometimes You Do..."
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do." ~ "Harper Lee", "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Real Weather Term ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Blows Up on Social Media
When it comes to weather, it's hard to sound scarier than 'bomb cyclone.'
Police: Man Used Bank Robbery Cash to Buy Engagement Ring
Authorities say a man robbed a bank in Ohio and used the money to buy his fiancee an engagement ring.
La Salle University Hopes to Raise Millions From Selling Art
PHILADELPHIA — La Salle University is selling nearly 50 pieces of art from its museum collection which it thinks could raise millions as it deals with financial struggles that have led to layoffs. The sale includes a wide range of styles and genres, including paintings by American realist Thomas Eakins and early 17th century Italian […]
Judge Weighs Whether NC Schools Conspired to Depress Wages
GREENSBORO, N.C.— A federal judge will have to decide whether two elite North Carolina universities had a cozy agreement not to compete by hiring away medical talent from the hospital and education enterprises each have built. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles heard arguments Thursday in Greensboro on a radiology professor’s allegation that Duke University and […]
Govt Kidnaps Innocent Elderly Man, Forcibly Injects Him with Drugs—Gives Him $50 Gift Card for Steak
A senior citizen was kidnapped by police, taken to a local hospital, and forced to take injections of psychiatric drugs and they had the wrong guy.
City Tells Man to Stop Sheltering the Homeless from the Cold or They’ll Take His House
[image: homeless]The city of Chicago would seemingly rather watch homeless people die than allow a good Samaritan to offer up his home that doesn't meet their specs.
Is Bill Gates at the epicentre of a new wave of depopulation attempts working with George Soros?
Bill Gates, who is participating in pandemic simulation exercises at the World Bank, warned that bioterrorists could kill hundreds of millions of people in an attack more deadly than nuclear war and that governments are complacent about the scale of the risk. From The Telegraph Bioterrorists could one day kill hundreds of millions of people […]
Killer flu strain overwhelms UK hospitals
Excerpts from Reuters Earlier this week, officials at the National Health Service (NHS) in England recommended that hospitals cancel all non-urgent appointments and operations until next month. … A flu outbreak, colder weather and high levels of respiratory illnesses have put hospitals in England under strain with many operating at or near full capacity. […]
MADAGASCAR ANNOUNCES END OF PLAGUE EPIDEMIC, BUT SAYS VIGILANCE NEEDED TILL APRIL AND END OF PLAGUE SEASON
From Travelweekly Madagascar has announced the end of a plague epidemic which broke out in August and has claimed more than 200 lives. The Madagascan National Tourism Board says no new cases have been confirmed since November 3. Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana, the Malagasy Prime Minister, had announced the end of the plague epidemic on November […]
Fireside Chat with Bill Jones, January 4, 2018
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Video of AwkzjZL-Ei0 Join us at 9pm EST for a discussion with Bill Jones, Washington DC Correspondent, EIR Magazine. The first furious days of 2018 already tell us that this will be a year of decision for the United States. Will the midterm elections yield a Congress bent on impeaching President Trump? Will the transatlantic establishment otherwise succeed in their coup by capturing the President and molding him to their perverted political agenda? Why do LaRouche's Four Laws for Economic Recovery represent the only true electoral ... more »
Remembering Jackson State.....
As the US lectures Iran and other nations about the 'sanctity of democracy' and the rights of peaceful protests let's remember Jackson State. My sense of what is going on in Iran is that this is another CIA 'color revolution' on the same order as others we've seen in recent years - in particular the 2014 coup d'etat in Kiev, Ukraine. The US and Israel are out for regime change in Iran - just like in Syria, Russia, China, North Korea, Venezuela and more. I saw a friend post today about the Iran protest story and he commented, "Don't forget Standing Rock, the Democrat convention in... more »
Planned Parenthood Nebraska Unveils Pro-Abortion License Plates
[image: planned-parenthood-nebraska-unveils-pro-abortion-license-plates] Planned Parenthood Nebraska has introduced license plates for residents who want to show their support of abortion.
"Retail Apocalypse: 12,000 Store Closings Expected In 2018, Following 9,000 In 2017”
*"Retail Apocalypse: * *12,000 Store Closings Expected In 2018, Following 9,000 In 2017”* by Nicholas Eckhart "Retailers are bracing for a fresh wave of store closings in 2018 that is expected to eclipse the rash of closings that rocked the industry last year. “Landlords are panicking,” said Larry Perkins, the CEO and founder of the advisory firm SierraConstellation Partners. “The last year was pretty apocalyptic from a retail standpoint, and the macro issues haven’t changed. There will continue to be a high degree of bankruptcies and store closures.” 2017 was a record year for both... more »
All Scientific Research Funded by NASA Is Available For Free
In a remarkable shift toward more genuine transparency, NASA has decided to begin providing any and all published research to the public at no charge whatsoever. Indeed, a public web portal will be launched that will enable virtually anyone in … Continue reading →
What Is This ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Thing About to ‘Blast’ the East Coast?
Bombs. They’re on the nation’s collective mind. Earther can’t really give you any insights into our big button boy’s mindset on the nuclear front, but we’ve got you covered when it comes to this bomb cyclone thing that’s about to “blast the East Coast.” … Continue reading →
MAGNESIUM: THE SAFE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR CLINICAL DEPRESSION
The science supporting the efficacy of magnesium for major depression and other psychiatric disorders, testing for magnesium deficiency, and which forms and dosages are most effective. Depression, a life-threatening psychiatric disorder, lies at the confluence of biochemical, hormonal, immunological, and neurodegenerative variables, … Continue reading →
YALE UNIVERSITY STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN VACCINES & MULTIPLE BRAIN DISORDERS
It’s become a common question to ask if someone is anti- or pro-vaccination. With heavy arguments on either side and truths and lies at every turn, the controversy surrounding the topic seems only to heighten with each passing year. So when researchers find valuable information that is … Continue reading →
EPIGENETIC MEMORIES ARE PASSED DOWN 14 SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS
The past of our ancestors lives on through us: Groundbreaking research illustrates how parental experience is not only epigenetically imprinted onto offspring, but onto an unprecedented number of future generations. Rather than occurring over the elongated time scale of … Continue reading →
Meet The Crypto Billionaires Getting Rich From Ripple’s XRP
The value of cryptocurrencies skyrocketed in 2017 to more than $600 billion, minting scores of crypto millionaires. A few lucky holders are also breathing the rarefied air of the billionaires club — and not just in the most valuable cryptocurrency … Continue reading →
23 Smart Ways To Increase Your Confidence, Productivity, and Income
“Success” isn’t just having lots of money. Many people with lots of money have horribly unhappy and radically imbalanced lives. Success is continuously improving who you are, how you live, how you serve, and how you relate. So why won’t … Continue reading →
Why Bitcoin is Stupid
Well, shit. I’ve been watching this situation for a few years, and assuming it would just blow over so we wouldn’t have to talk about it here in this place where we are supposed to be busy improving our lives. … Continue reading →
Doctors Treat PTSD by Letting Patients Listen to Their Own Brainwaves
According to the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, PTSD affects seven to eight percent of the general population. Combat veterans experience PTSD at about twice the rate of the general population: 11 to 20 percent of Iraq war vets, 12 … Continue reading →
Yoga’s Age-Defying Effects Confirmed by Science
While yoga’s longevity promoting effects have been the subject of legend for millennia, increasingly modern science is confirming this ancient technology for spiritual and physical well-being actually can slow aging and stimulate our regenerative potential. Yoga has long been believed … Continue reading →
Anti-Government Protests Against The Iranian Government Have Quieted Down Today
*VOA:* *Iranian Anti-Government Protests Appear to Wane* Anti-government protests appeared to wane Thursday in Iran, with government leaders now faced with trying to improve economic conditions that spawned a week of demonstrations that claimed 21 lives. General Abdolrahim Mousavin, the head of the army, thanked security forces for "putting out the fire of sedition." Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that across the nation 42,000 people had taken part in the protests. State television on Thursday showed huge crowds in 10 cities marching in support of Iranian leaders,... more »
Speaking of lawsuits, Paul Manafort also filed one against Robert Mueller.
Stop it, stop it, stop it!Courtesy of the AP: *President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman sued special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department on Wednesday, saying prosecutors had overstepped their bounds by charging him for conduct that he says is unrelated to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. * *The lawsuit by Paul Manafort, filed in federal court in Washington, is the most direct challenge to date to Mueller’s legal authority and the scope of his mandate as special counsel. It comes amid Republican allegations of partisan bias among members... more »
Palestinians And Israelis React To President Trump's Tweet On Cutting Aid To The Palestinian Authority
*Washington Post:* *Israelis voice warnings, Palestinians talk of ‘blackmail’ in wake of tweets by Trump* JERUSALEM — President Trump’s threat to cut aid to the Palestinians has the potential to backfire, Israeli security officials and analysts warned Wednesday, saying it could weaken a Palestinian leadership that cooperates with Israel on security matters and fuel extremism by worsening already dire humanitarian conditions. Palestinian officials accused the United States of using bullying tactics after both Trump and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley indicated that the administration ... more »
Atos nurse continues PIP assessment while claimant has ‘grand mal’ epilepsy seizures
A nurse carrying out a disability benefit assessment fired questions at a disabled man’s wife while her husband was in the middle of a severe and prolonged series of epileptic seizures just a few feet away. Daniel Marshall, from Dorset, had only been able to answer a couple of questions from the Atos nurse before [...]
More than one in eight rejected PIP claims are overturned, DWP figures reveal
More than one in eight of all decisions to reject claims for personal independence payment (PIP) are eventually being overturned, new figures obtained by Disability News Service (DNS) have revealed. The figures* show that, of all the PIP claims rejected by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) decision-makers in the year to June 2017, 13 [...]
Anger after writer with ‘insulting’ views on inclusive education is appointed to watchdog
The government has sparked shock and anger after appointing a controversial right-wing writer and free schools advocate – who made “insulting” and “extremist” comments about inclusive education and eugenics – to the board of its new higher education watchdog. The Department for Education (DfE) announced this week that Toby Young (pictured) was one of its [...]
Disabled Tory peer says government rejection of pub access plan is an ‘insult’
A disabled Tory peer has accused his own government of insulting disabled people by rejecting the chance to improve access to pubs, clubs and restaurants. Lord [Kevin] Shinkwin said his party was in danger of “disowning” the laws it introduced through the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) more than 22 years ago. He was speaking during [...]
Campaigner’s MBE will not stop pursuit of justice for thalidomide survivors
A disabled campaigner who has spent 14 years fighting for justice for survivors of the thalidomide scandal has vowed to continue the battle, after he was recognised with an MBE in the new year’s honours. Nick Dobrik’s years of experience on the thalidomide campaign led to him volunteering to help campaigners seeking justice for survivors [...]
OBE for Access to Work boss is ‘further slap in the face’ for disabled people
Disabled campaigners have criticised the decision to award an OBE to the senior Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) civil servant responsible for delivering the much-criticised Access to Work (AtW) scheme. Rilesh Jadeja, AtW’s national delivery manager, was recognised in the latest new year’s honours “for services to people with disabilities”, just two months after [...]
New year’s honours recognise campaigners, inventor and Paralympians
Disability rights campaigners, an inventor and a Paralympic athlete are among the disabled people recognised in the latest new year’s honours list. Among the 1,123 people who have received an award, five per cent – about 60 – consider themselves to be disabled people. Among recipients of a CBE – for services to sport and [...]
Jan. 4: Ah, this 'Christian' world...
I am beginning this on the morning of Jan. 3. Note that the irving press papers always have a notice on the front page. " Up-to-the-minute breaking news every day" So I checked for the weather forecast in the Jan. 3 paper because I've been reading frantic storm warnings of dangerous weather from the federal government and from American sources for two days. But, to be really sure, I wanted to check the irving press. Duh - mainly sunny, possible snowfall, yawn... Talk about up-to-the-minute breaking news. _____ Now, it's Jan 4, and the fearless editors at last have the storm in its ... more »
The BBC hiding inconvenient facts from the British public
The BBC are headlining the news that: 'John Worboys, thought to be one of the UK's most prolific rapists, is to be freed from jail. The black-cab driver is believed to have carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults on women in London between 2002 and 2008. The 60-year-old gave his victims drug-laced Champagne before attacking them in the back of his cab. In 2009, he was convicted at Croydon Crown Court of 19 offences and ordered to serve at least eight years in jail. The following year police said a number of women had come forward since he was found guilty, and that hi... more »
Notice to Readers: What's Going On With Google?
*Notice to Readers* The promises of freedom of speech/liberation from state-controlled propaganda that came with the Internet age three decades or more ago are now being relentlessly dashed...as the Tyranny of Google grows exponentially with each passing month. My little blog *Greencrow As The Crow Flies* is a microcosm for what is going on...I don't have any understanding about the statistics that Blogger provides me with as blogmaster but have over time determined that they have no co-relation to the subject(s) of my posts or the popularity of same. It looks increasingly like ... more »
Confiscating private land for frogs
CFACT Senior Policy Analyst Paul Driessen warns that a pending Supreme Court case could leave property owners at the mercy of federal bureaucrats who would have absolute authority to order them to renovate their property to welcome endangered species -- at their own expense, even if the species was not native to the property.
Newt Gingrich puts Steve Bannon is perspective...
*it's all noise.* *More:* MOTUS: From Racist Svengali To Media Superhero: It’s Called “Transitioning” *Amazon Deals in Software*
After Elsevier knew an author faked reviews, it kept accepting his papers for more than a year
In March 2017, Christopher Blanford received an email from an editor at the Journal of Crystal Growth. Blanford had been named as a suggested reviewer for a manuscript, and the editor, Arnab Bhattacharya, wanted to verify that the Gmail account the authors provided was legitimate. It was not. Blanford—a senior lecturer in biomaterials at the […] The post After Elsevier knew an author faked reviews, it kept accepting his papers for more than a year appeared first on Retraction Watch.
Strange visitors from beyond...
Oumuamua surprises! The first confirmed and clearly observed visitor from interstellar space has everyone agog. Instruments like ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile show that this unique object - traveling through space for millions of years - appears to be a dark, reddish, highly-elongated rocky or high-metal content object. It varies dramatically in brightness by a factor of ten as it spins on its axis every 7.3 hours. About ten times as long as it is wide, Oumuamua exhibits a complex, convoluted shape... So let me guide you through some aspects of this new scientific wonder. 1)... more »
Speaking Freely: Texas' Pension Debt Tops $66 Billion
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NOAA Erase “Anomalously Cold Winters”
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/climate/cold-climate-change.html ? We looked at this NYT article earlier today. It focussed on this paper by Marlene Kretschmer: ? ABSTRACT Over the last decades, the stratospheric polar vortex has shifted towards more frequent weak states which can explain Eurasian cooling…
New study from Scripps puts a crimp on claims of recent rising ocean temperatures
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: This is interesting, and revealing. Using a new method of measuring krypton and xenon ratios in Antarctic ice core, an estimated temperature rise of just 0.1°C over the last 50 years was determined. This is well below many other estimates of ocean temperature increase. Mean global ocean temperature increased…
Failed Amstrup polar bear predictions have climate change community in a panic
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Polar bear experts who falsely predicted that roughly 17,300 polar bears would be dead by now (given sea ice conditions since 2007) have realized their failure has not only kicked their own credibility to the curb, it has taken with it the reputations of their climate change colleagues. This has left…
An Instant Global Ocean Thermometer from Antarctic Ice Cores
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest post by David Middleton Why bother with Argo floats and ocean heat content? Now the average temperature of the oceans can be instantly calculated by the ratio of noble gasses in the atmosphere… New Study Identifies Thermometer for Global Ocean Researchers now able to reconstruct past ocean…
MARIJUANA: ON YET ANOTHER ISSUE, IT'S REPUBLICANS VS. EVERYONE ELSE IN AMERICA
This move is meant to appeal to someone, though I'm not sure who it is, unless it's just Jeff Sessions doing something to please himself, or himself and his boss: Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded an Obama-era policy that paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country, creating new confusion about enforcement and use just three days after a new legalization law went into effect in California. ... Instead of the previous lenient-federal-enforcement policy, Sessions’ new stance will instead let federal prosecutors where marijuana is legal d... more »
Islamic State Declares War On Hamas In Gaza
An image from a video released by the Islamic State's affiliate in the northern Sinai, distributed by the SITE Intelligence Group. *Washington Post*:* Islamic State declares war on rival Hamas with video execution* JERUSALEM — The extremist Islamic State group’s branch in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has taken a simmering dispute with the Palestinian Hamas group based in nearby Gaza to new levels, releasing a 22-minute video in which it calls on its followers to attack the group and shows the execution of a man it said was a collaborator. Analysts say the escalation has the potential t... more »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Says North Korea Poses Biggest Threat Since World War II
*Reuters:* *Japan faces greatest danger since World War due to North Korea: PM* TOKYO (Reuters) - The security situation facing Japan is the most perilous since World War Two because of North Korea’s “unacceptable” provocations, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday and he vowed to bolster defenses to protect the Japanese people. Tension in the region has been rising, particularly since North Korea conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test in September, and then in November, said it had successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach all of ... more »
President Donald Trump And South Korean President Moon Jae-in Have Agreed To Not Hold Joint Military Drills During The Winter Olympic Games
*CNN: **Trump, South Korea's Moon agree to no military drills during Olympics* US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have agreed not to hold joint military drills during the Winter Olympic Games in February, Korea's presidential office has said, a day after a diplomatic breakthrough reestablished communications between North and South Korea. In a phone call on Thursday, Trump and Moon "agreed not to host joint military drills during the period of Pyeongchang Olympics," in South Korea, the Blue House in Seoul said in a statement. The Games are scheduled f... more »
Birth Of An Insurgency: The US-Israeli 'Secret Deal' To Manipulate Protests In Iran
[image: undefined] Using the recent protests as cover, the governments of the United States and Israel are advancing a much larger plan for covert regime change against the Iranian government, one born out of the “secret deal” negotiated and signed between the two countries right before the widely covered but relatively small protests in Iran began in late December. That deal, negotiated between National Security Adviser and neocon darling H.R. McMaster and his Israeli counterpart Meir Ben-Shabbat, secured the full cooperation of the Trump and Netanyahu administrations in targeting ... more »
Iran Protests: Convenient Pretext To Kill The Nuclear Deal?
Protests have broken out in Iran against the Iranian government. Other protests have broken out in favor of the Iranian government. Almost uniquely in the Middle East, Iran holds elections contested by parties representing different political philosophies. Yet US neocons insist that the mere presence of protests means the Iranian government is illegitimate and therefore must be overthrown. How do they get that? Do protests in the US mean that the US government must be overthrown? More in today's Liberty Report:
Expect Even Less Freedom of Internet in 2018
[image: undefined] Users of social media have been increasingly reporting that their accounts have been either censored, blocked or suspended during the past year. Initially, some believed that the incidents might be technical in nature, with overloaded servers struggling to keep up with the large and growing number of accounts, but it eventually emerged that the interference was deliberate and was focused on individuals and groups that were involved in political or social activities considered to be controversial. At the end of last year a number of Russian accounts on Facebook and... more »
Trump lawyers send cease and desist order to Steve Bannon to keep him from making disparaging remarks that are already in a book by Michael Wolff. Seems a little late to me.
No, no, no, no. no. no!Courtesy of ABC News: *The letter comes after excerpts from a forthcoming book by journalist Michael Wolff were made public Wednesday, causing a stir. * *Trump attorney Charles J. Harder of the firm Harder Mirell & Abrams LLP, said in a statement, "This law firm represents President Donald J. Trump and Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. On behalf of our clients, legal notice was issued today to Stephen K. Bannon, that his actions of communicating with author Michael Wolff regarding an upcoming book give rise to numerous legal claims including defamation by ... more »
How Washington Can Influence the Outcome of Protests in Iran
*Ilan Berman* *Security, Middle East* [image: An Iranian soldier stands guard during a ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran February 11, 2016. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMA] The Trump administration would do well to focus on three concrete ways by which it can help Iran’s protests flourish. These are heady days in Iran. For more than a week now, thousands of Iranians have rallied publicly against their government, demanding accountability, transparency and an end to the repressive clerical status quo. In the process, they have presented Iran’s... more »
Cops Respond to Fake 911 Call & Kill Innocent Grandpa In His Own Home
[image: 911]An innocent man was murdered in his own home after police officers knocked on his door at 3 a.m. and then claimed they saw him in the kitchen with a firearm.
Restaurant chef RESIGNS after boasting of ‘spiking’ a vegan group’s meals
Restaurant chef Laura Goodman has resigned after boasting about spiking a vegan group’s meals on Facebook. After spending hours preparing a special menu for a party of vegan and vegetarian guests at her Italian restaurant, the chef lost her temper when one of them dared to ordered a Margherita pizza (which has mozzarella on it). RELATED
Startup seeking to resurrect Vioxx, arthritis drug pulled from market
The startup Tremeau Pharmaceuticals is working to bring back the once popular, yet controversial arthritis pill, Vioxx. However, they plan on marketing it to treat “severe joint pain caused by the bleeding disorder hemophilia.” But, if it’s approved doctors could “legally prescribe it to anyone.” (Back in 2004, Merck & Co. voluntarily pulled the drug
The Fate of Men in the Kali Yuga
*V. Susan Ferguson* - In spite of the appearance of greater freedom, men in their own way have been just as oppressed and limited. The post The Fate of Men in the Kali Yuga appeared first on Waking Times.
Satellite Images Show North Korea Had Accidentally Hit One Of Its Own Cities With A Ballistic Missile Last Year
*Daily Mail*: *Did North Korea accidentally hit one of its own cities with a missile? Satellite images 'show failed test launch struck town with population of 200,000'* * Satellite images 'show damage caused to a building after failed rocket launch' * Hwasong missile crashed down in Tokchon, north of Pyongyang, it is claimed * US government official says the rocket travelled just 25 miles on April 28, 2017 North Korea may have accidentally hit one its own cities with a missile, it has been claimed. Satellite images show damage caused by a failed test launch that struck Tokchon, ... more »
UN Chief Touts China's Lead Role in Building UN “Police Squad”
[image: un-chief-touts-china-s-lead-role-in-building-un-police-squad] After installing its agent at the top of Interpol, Communist China, the most murderous regime in recorded human history, is working with the United Nations to set up a “permanent peacekeeping police squad” and an 8,000-man “standby force” to be deployed anywhere in the world at a moment's notice. Unsurprisingly, the UN is loving it. Radical UN General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak, an unrepentant Communist Party operative from Eastern Europe, recently praised the communist regime in China for its lead role in ... more »
Facing Severe Shortages, British Hospitals Delay Surgeries, Turn Away Patients
[image: facing-severe-shortages-british-hospitals-delay-surgeries-turn-away-patients] Britain’s National Health Service is postponing thousands of noncritical operations and urging people not to go to hospitals except in emergencies.
PM Abadi Continues To Impose New Status Quo Upon Iraq’s Kurdistan
The dispute between the Iraqi and Kurdish regional governments that started over the September independence referendum has not abated. In fact, Prime Minister Haidar Abadi is attempting to impose a new status quo upon the KRG through things like the national budget. Abadi recently said that the Kurds getting their traditional share of the budget was a thing of the past. In November 2017, the draft of the 2017 budget was introduced and cut the KRG’s share from 17%, which it had gotten since 2005, to 12.67%. It also addressed Kurdistan as three separate provinces rather than the KR... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Jan 4
1948 students in Baghdad protested against 1930 Anglo-Iraq Treaty Broken up by police 1981 Iran claimed it destroyed Iraq’s oil industry in Iran-Iraq War Was just damaged 1999 Iraqi opposition claimed Baghdad executed 100 dissidents in Nov 1998 who were arrested during 91 uprising 2003 UK For Pol Adv Manning told Blair US almost given up on inspections because wanted immediate action against Iraq 2003 Manning warned that US was pushing for war as soon as possible 2003 US Natl Intel Council report said building democracy in Iraq would be long and ... more »
The Story of 2017 (Part 1)
*by Gaius Publius* 2017 has been an such unusual year in so many ways that its unusuality has masked the ways in which it has been a very usual year, a very more-of-the-same series of months. For one thing, "The Resistance" has gone from being a meaningful idea to something almost seems like it could be added to anything to indicate added value — "Dove soap, now with #Resistance." I've seen "resistance" claims from those who fought to keep the oligarchy in check during the primary, and from those who fight today to enhance the oligarchy's grip after it (I could mention some ferve... more »
NOAA Erase “Anomalously Cold Winters”
By Paul Homewood https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/climate/cold-climate-change.html We looked at this NYT article earlier today. It focussed on this paper by Marlene Kretschmer: ABSTRACT Over the last decades, the stratospheric polar vortex has shifted towards more frequent weak states which can explain Eurasian cooling trends in boreal winter in the era of Arctic amplification. […]
End Geopolitics, Adopt LaRouche's Four Laws
Classical Renaissance World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Stop WWIII Video of AGJp4siMIBE Join us this Thursday, and every Thursday with Helga Zepp-LaRouche — let's make 2018 the year when geopolitical doctrine is rejected forever, and the New Paradigm is realized. In her New Year's greeting, Schiller Institute President Helga Zepp-LaRouche concluded a summary of the outstanding issues to be addressed immediately in the New Year by stating that there is "reason for optimism for the coming years, because solutions do exist. Let us just implement them in a decisive way.... more »
White Genocide Professor Already Has a New Gig
*DT* - When controversial radical egghead George Ciccariello-Maher announced that he was resigning his position from Philadelphia’s Drexel University effective Sunday, it was thought by some that he would have a tough time getting another gig. He blamed his departure on “right-wing” threats as he elaborated upon via *Inside Higher Ed*. After all, when you have a zany zealot who takes to social media to say that all that he wants for Christmas is “white genocide” and then blamed the Las Vegas massacre on the “white supremacist patriarchy” it hardly looks good on a resume to an educ... more »
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