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Latvia Is Warning That Russia Is Trying To Promote Regime Change In Its Government
Latvian parliament (Source: acreurope.eu) *Paul Goble, Eurasia Daily Monitor*: *Kremlin Covertly Promoting Regime Change in Latvia, Riga Security Official Warns* Thanks to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as well as its own efforts, Latvia almost certainly is protected against a Russian military threat of the kind some in Moscow constantly threaten the Baltic States with. Indeed, a new Estonian government report specifically concludes that a Russian military threat to the Baltic countries is relatively low (Valisluureamet.ee, February 2018). And yet, Latvia—to an even ... more »
Political Interference of Olympian Proportions
*USrael would win the Gold Medal if* *there was a category for "Destructive* *Political Interference" in a* *Non-political event* I'm still adhering to my avowed boycott of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. It's not hard to maintain the boycott because I feel sickened by the mere sight of anything Olympian due to the crass exploitation of the event for USrael Deep State purposes. Their project in this case is the ongoing systemic isolation of Russia internationally. Never, in the history of humanity, has a nation been subjected to such blatant undeserved humiliation based o... more »
Erdogan welcomes Tillerson in Ankara amid tensions over Turkish ‘Olive Branch’ op
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:10 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for two-day talks in Ankara, footage filmed on Thursday shows. According to media reports, the two parties have had a productive three hour and a half talk. Among issues of mutual concern is the US military assistance to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel claims up to 50 percent of Syrian Air Defense forces destroyed
The Israeli military believes that it had managed to destroy up to a half of the Syrian Air Defense Forces during Saturday’s airstrike, an army source told Sputnik. “According to our preliminary, I emphasize, preliminary estimates, about 50 percent of the Syrian Air Defense Forces were destroyed. We will once again verify these estimates,” the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish-backed rebels expand control over southern Afrin (photo)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels continued their advance in the Afrin region of Aleppo this week, capturing several sites from the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) at the Jandaris axis. Led by the Faylaq Al-Sham faction of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the Turkish-backed rebels managed to capture the town of Daywan […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Hezbollah head to US: Your Kurdish allies will let you down in fight against Assad
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah movement that is considered a terrorist group by the US and Israel has said that Washington uses the Kurdish factions in Syria as “tools” in a battle against the legitimate Syrian government. He underscored that the US will “let down” its Kurdish allies once it finds it […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi-backed Yemen regime supporters systematically killed off in Aden
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (05:30 PM) – Tuesday’s assassination of pro-Saudi preacher and Aden-based supporter of Saudi-backed former president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi marks the latest event in a series of violent attacks perpetrated by South Yemeni separatists in the southern Yemeni port city. Shawqi Kamadi, a local leader of the salafist Islah Party and preacher at the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Top ISIS commander eliminated by Syrian airstrike in rural Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – Information has just begun to surface that the Syrian Air Force killed a high-ranking ISIS commander during a strike against positions of the terrorist group in northeast Hama province well over a week ago. The slain militant commander has been identified as Gazan Palestinian Abu Abdullah al-Ghazzawi (picture below). He […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS militants, Syrian rebels both suffer major losses during latest battles in south Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – The latest set of battles to have taken place between ISIS and rival militant groups in southern Damascus over the last month has now resulted in the death of hundreds of insurgent fighters, this representing a very violent start to the year for what as otherwise been a quiet front […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Was the Florida School Shooter a Registered Democrat?
Rumors that Nikolas Cruz was a registered Democrat were based on the voter registration of a different individual with a similar name and birth year.
Dog Food Withdrawn from Store Shelves Over Concerns About Euthanasia Drug Contamination
The J.M. Smucker Co. is investigating how the euthanasia drug pentobarbital got into its supply chain.
Disturbing Video Shows Cops Kill Mentally Ill Unarmed Man As He Walked Toward Them
[image: mentally ill] An unarmed mentally ill man apparently wanted police to kill him, so they obliged his wishes by shooting him three times with an AR15. The post Disturbing Video Shows Cops Kill Mentally Ill Unarmed Man As He Walked Toward Them appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
As Public Demands Answers, Autopsy Reveals Las Vegas Shooter Died 1 Day AFTER Suicide
[image: autopsy] Newly released autopsy reports reveal that Las Vegas shooting suspect Stephen Paddock died more than 12 hours after police claim he committed suicide. The post As Public Demands Answers, Autopsy Reveals Las Vegas Shooter Died 1 Day AFTER Suicide appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Five Major Revelations the Mainstream Media is Ignoring About the Florida Shooting
[image: florida] As the media frantically attempts to use the mass shooting in Florida to discreetly push divide and political agendas, major revelations are being entirely ignored. The post Five Major Revelations the Mainstream Media is Ignoring About the Florida Shooting appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
BREAKING: The latest extremely strange news report!
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018The Post frisks Sanders regarding the Porter affair:* This morning's Washington Post contains the latest extremely strange news report about the Rob Porter affair. Why was Porter still at work until recent weeks without a security clearance? On Tuesday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders offered this explanation: According to Sanders, the FBI had sent its various reports to the White House Security Personnel Office, an obscure office staffed by career personnel, not by Trump appointees. For background, see this report. According to Sanders, that office was still cond... more »
More Civil Climate Discourse
As discussed in Coercive PC Discourse, there is a lot of insulting and shouting when it comes to climate change. As the summary of the post said: But there is a way to reduce needless division over the countless disagreements that are inevitable in a pluralistic democracy: get better at accurately characterizing the views of […]
Sarah Palin spreading lies about the Florida school shooter on Twitter.
Fox News: Florida Shooter Member of ‘Resistance’ Groups, Searched Out ‘Allahu Akbar’ https://t.co/rpcgrabmz8 — Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) February 16, 2018 Clearly Palin and her cohorts do not want the truth to come out about this young man. Fortunately Twitter justice was both fast and furious. He was also member of MAGA Supports Too. pic.twitter.com/QFZYEsyZ7y — Rafael Salazar (@RafaelSalazar20) February 16, 2018 https://t.co/bDbQjcdCt6 — California Strong (@HopeCapriola) February 16, 2018 Yeah, he was certainly NOT a Muslim terrorist or left wing activist. He was a victim of... more »
Dr Jerome Corsi Is A Very Confused Gentleman #QAnon
Jerome Corsi is doing interesting if somewhat speculative analysis of the QAnon phenomenon. However the stench of his self deception has to be documented to ensure that it's only the truth... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
It appears that Steve Bannon already sang like a little birdie to Robert Mueller.
Courtesy of NBC News: *Steve Bannon, who served as President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller over multiple days this week, NBC News has learned from two sources familiar with the proceedings. * *Bannon spent a total of some 20 hours in conversations with the team led by Mueller, who is investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia as well as other issues that have arisen around the probe.* 20 hours huh? Multiple days huh? Well somebody sure had a lot to say. But I'll tell you who he does not have much ... more »
The Economic Decay of the West
Romans during the Decadence by Thomas Couture. Is the West retracing the steps of the ancient Romans? Wikimedia Commons / Thomas Couture (1815-1879) I often get the feeling my fellow citizens do not understand how much most nations comprising Western civilization, including the United States, have been decaying. They have shown they know something is […] The post The Economic Decay of the West appeared first on A Divided World.
The Case for Free Trade
Click here to read my column in Sunday's *NY Times*.
How Many Pro-NRA Candidates Is The DCCC Trying To Sneak Into Congress This Cycle? Way Too Many
Republican candidates for Congress seem to go out of their way to mention protecting the 2nd Amendment on their campaign websites. I guess it comforts their base voters. But wasn't I surprised a few months ago when a putative Democrat, Andrew Janz, the establishment candidate fighting for the Democratic nomination to oppose Devin Nunes, told me that the #1 and #2 motivations for him to run for Congress were encouraging more use of the death penalty-- "It doesn't get used enough," were his exact words-- and protecting the 2nd Amendment. I didn't know him and he called out of the bl... more »
Exposed: Why China Would Lose a War against America
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, * All of the reasons why. *When it comes to a war with the U.S. how well would Beijing be able to use all that stuff? The real question seems pretty simple: yes, China is certainly developing all the military and technology goodies to field a potent force. However, how well can it operate all that equipment in the pressure filled situation of a war? Sure, Beijing is certainly developing a world-class military, but can its soldiers operate all that equipment competently? Just how well trained are they? You can have the best military in the world bu... more »
Thoughts on the Florida school shooting
I've waited a couple of days to say anything about the tragic high school shooting in Florida. As usual, the media and self-appointed "experts" were all over the situation, exploiting it for their various purposes and agendas. Few, if any, worried about what the families who've lost loved ones might think, or how they might react. As in previous such tragedies, the media are dancing in the blood of the victims. I've written about such situations in the past, particularly here and here. My arguments then remain valid today, so I won't repeat them. I simply point out that *gun c... more »
Heating Frogs
It comes to me, now, just all at once; *I've been too nice with you*! Please! Reiterate your "wounded" lost respect. You'd sneer faux-schadenfreude, then presume that you'd done penance. All you were, were frightened kiddies *turning into *your own parents! You whimpered dreading whistles passed your existential graveyards, and you pumped inflated hubris' conceit. Your arrogance was baseless based on privilege and convenience. Your *fires *grew your *shadows! Y*ou'd keep them *small* in *weakness*. Though, this is not a good thing and is quite apart from sane. Some change, ind... more »
恭賀新禧 And The Moon
To observers in much of North America and East Asia, on January 31st, the second full moon of the month, passed through Earth’s shadow in a *Super Blue Blood Moon*. read more
Jeremy Corbyn collaborated with StB, too
Days ago, I mentioned that the Slovak court system irrevocably refused all doubts that the Slovak-born Czech prime minister in resignation Comrade Andrej Babiš has been intentionally collaborating with the Czechoslovak communist secret police, StB (ŠtB in Slovak, Státní/štátná bezpečnost i.e. State Security). Thankfully, this criminal organization is at least formally abolished and youth would translate the acronym STB as a "set-top-box" these days. ;-) Just a day later, the British press – e.g. The Sun and The Daily Mail – was very excited that the boss of the British Labour Part... more »
Security In Iraq, Feb 8-14, 2018
Security has remained steady in Iraq since the start of the new year. Nearly every week there has been around 60 incidents. That was slightly above the rate seen at the end of 2017. The main cause of the increase was an uptick in attacks in Baghdad, followed by occasional outbursts in Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salahaddin. There were 65 incidents in the 2nd week of February 2018. That was the fifth straight full week with 60 incidents. That was spread across Anbar (3), Salahaddin (9), Kirkuk (10), Ninewa (10), Diyala (12), and Baghdad (21). Those led to 63 deaths and 93 wounded. ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Feb 16
1917 British defeated Ottoman forces at Dahra Bend 1979 Saddam said unifying Iraq and Syria was part of the Arab revolution 1979 Saddam said Iraq would respect choice of the Iranian people with their revolution 1984 Iran cut Basra-Baghdad highway between Maysan and Wasit 1989 Iraq formed Arab Cooperation Council with Egypt Jordan Yemen to counter Gulf Cooperation Council 1991 US troops destroyed Iraqi radar facility while Apache helicopters conducted raid in depth behind Iraqi lines in Iraq 1992 Defense Secretary Cheney said that if U.S. had overthrown Saddam ... more »
Baltimore Police So Corrupt, Lawmaker Pushing to Disband The Entire Department
[image: baltimore] Baltimore cops have proven to be so corrupt and criminal that even lawmakers are kicking around the idea that firing every single cop is a plausible solution. The post Baltimore Police So Corrupt, Lawmaker Pushing to Disband The Entire Department appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Rogue Judge Goes Full Unconstitutional
[image: rogue-judge-goes-full-unconstitutional] In another example of government of, by, and for judges, a federal judge ruled that while President Trump has the authority to end DACA, he must provide what the court considers “adequate reasons for doing so.”
Trump’s Budget Proposal Reinstates ObamaCare Bailouts
[image: trumps-budget-proposal-reinstates-obamacare-bailouts] President Trump's budget proposal includes appropriations for ObamaCare bailouts that he previously said should be eliminated.
Fuck Your Thoughts and Fuck Your Prayers
Yes, again, a mass murderer too young to buy a beer but not too young to buy an AR-15 has killed another group of innocent humans (17 of them), whose only offense was going to school. Yesterday morning Lamar Alexander, another of those U. S. Senators whose decency has been exchanged for undying fealty to a gangster buffoon president and his fascist funders, tweeted his "thoughts and prayers" to the school shooting victims and their families. Like every other politician who hides behind the Second Amendment to sustain the gun lobby's insistence on marketing war weapons to adolescen... more »
Just 6% of UK universities embrace free speech
The Free Speech University Rankings, sponsored by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, have been produced by the online magazine Spiked. The rankings analyse the state of free speech on UK university campuses, and they make for disturbing reading. The rankings are based on the extent to which universities restrict or prohibit expressions of free speech. […] The post Just 6% of UK universities embrace free speech appeared first on UnHerd.
From the Cutting Room Floor: Paul Johnson on wealth taxes
Last week we published our latest audio documentary – ‘Can a wealth tax save capitalism’ – which brings together short clips from much longer interviews with key experts, politicians and academics. To make the most of the insight shared by our contributors, we like to publish a selection of the full interviews from our audio documentaries. We call it […] The post From the Cutting Room Floor: Paul Johnson on wealth taxes appeared first on UnHerd.
Video – 10 facts about China you should know
As Michael Burleigh wrote earlier this week, the rise of China in recent years has been spectacular. Its economy is set to overtake the US in a matter of years, yet China’s ambitions remain unfettered. From its insatiable demand for luxury goods to its property bubble that has yet to burst, China’s growth is truly […] The post Video – 10 facts about China you should know appeared first on UnHerd.
This flu season has now reached pandemic levels (but it’s not technically a pandemic)
This flu season is turning out to be so intense that the number of people seeking care at doctors’ offices and emergency rooms has surged to levels not reported since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, federal officials said … Continue reading →
This season’s flu vaccine is only 36 percent effective, but experts say you should still get it
This season’s flu vaccine offers limited protection against the viruses sweeping the country, with its overall effectiveness of 36 percent falling to 25 percent against the most virulent and predominant strain, according to a government report released Thursday. The report … Continue reading →
Ebola’s lessons, painfully learned at great cost in dollars and human lives
Treating Ebola in rural Liberia The town of Quewein, without clean water or electricity, is emblematic of the difficulties medical workers face in treating the virus in the country’s most isolated areas. A year after it began, the Ebola epidemic … Continue reading →
CDC director resigns because of conflicts over financial interests
Brenda Fitzgerald, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the summer, resigned her position. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned her position on Wednesday after only half a year because of … Continue reading →
CDC to cut by 80 percent efforts to prevent global disease outbreak
An Ebola awareness mural in Monrovia, Liberia, in 2015. Four years after the United States pledged to help the world fight infectious-disease epidemics such as Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dramatically downsizing its epidemic prevention activities in … Continue reading →
The WHO Warns We’re Officially on The Path to a Global Pandemic
We need to prepare. We have a problem. A serious one. At any moment, a life-threatening global pandemic could spring up and wipe out a significant amount of human life on this planet. The death toll would be catastrophic; … Continue reading →
A Woman Had 14 Worms in Her Eye And Doctors Didn’t Even Know It Was Possible
This species doesn’t usually attack humans. A parasitic eye worm called Thelazia gulosa is pretty common in the northern US and southern Canada – at least in cows. Now, for the first time, it’s been observed jumping over to humans, … Continue reading →
Mysterious Pulsating Auroras Exist, And Scientists Might Have Figured Out What Causes Them
Researchers have directly observed the scattering electrons behind the shifting patterns of light called pulsating auroras, confirming models of how charged solar winds interact with our planet’s magnetic field. With those same winds posing a threat to technology, it’s comforting … Continue reading →
For The First Time Ever, Astronomers Have Observed a Black Hole Ejecting Matter Twice
Black holes don’t just sit there munching away constantly on the space around them. Eventually they run out of nearby matter and go quiet, lying in wait until a stray bit of gas passes by. Then a black hole devours … Continue reading →
8,000-Year-Old Smashed Skulls on Spikes Found in Sweden, And Nobody Knows Why
This is totally weird. Archaeologists in Sweden have unearthed human remains of a type never before found in Scandinavia. The enigmatic Mesolithic bones show evidence of blunt force trauma to several skulls – and evidence that heads were displayed on … Continue reading →
Sickening Relations: The Royal Society and the GMO-Agrochemical Sector
The Royal Society, London. Image by Kaihsu Tai, Wikipedia CounterPunch, Countercurrents, Global Research, RINF The Royal Society in the UK is a self-governing fellowship of distinguished scientists. Its purpose is reflected in its founding charters of the 1660s: to recognise, promote and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity. Its motto, nullius in verba, is taken to mean 'take nobody's word for it'. It is an expression of the determination to withstand the domination of authority and to verify all statements by ... more »
"How It Tragically Really Is"
"We’re Averaging One School Shooting Every 60 Hours In 2018"
Why couldn't we do this at Bath Iron Works?
The Gulf of Maine has the most wind in the U.S. Instead of endless war, which is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gases and climate change, we could be doing something else and still create jobs for Maine workers. But we must collectively demand this change.
"Agitprop Is Not News”
*"Agitprop Is Not News”* by James Howard Kunstler “Forget about sharks. In their Valentine’s Day editorial: 'Why Does Trump Ignore Top Officials’ Warnings on Russia?,' The New York Times jumped several blue whales (all the ones left on earth), a cruise ship, a subtropical archipelago, a giant vortex of plastic bottles, and the Sport’s Illustrated swimsuit shoot. The lede said: The phalanx of intelligence chiefs who testified on Capitol Hill delivered a chilling message: Not only did Russia interfere in the 2016 election, it is already meddling in the 2018 election by using a digita... more »
Fuck Your Thoughts and Fuck Your Prayers
Yes, again, a mass murderer too young to buy a beer but not too young to buy an AR-15 has killed another group of innocent humans (17 of them), whose only offense was going to school. Yesterday morning Lamar Alexander, another of those U. S. Senators whose decency has been exchanged for undying fealty to a gangster buffoon president and his fascist funders, tweeted his "thoughts and prayers" to the school shooting victims and their families. Like every other politician who hides behind the Second Amendment to sustain the gun lobby's insistence on marketing war weapons to adolescen... more »
"Why Even Pretend There's A Debt Ceiling Limit?”
*"Why Even Pretend There's A Debt Ceiling Limit?”* by Dave Kranzler "The current “debt ceiling” has been suspended until March 2019. The current amount of Treasury debt outstanding is $20.681 trillion. It has been estimated that the amount of Treasury outstanding by March 2019 will be as high as $22 trillion. U.S. Government has, for all intents and purposes, operated without a constraint on debt issuance since 2013: Beginning in 2013, Congress has taken to temporarily suspending the debt limit, rather than raising it directly. The debt limit has now been suspended on five occasion... more »
Editor's Note
Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will be posted within the next hour. It has been one of those days where I had to be everywhere.
What Do Iranians Think About the United States?
With Washington seeming to back Iran into a corner and start yet another Middle East war, a recent public opinion poll by the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) looks at the United States - Iran relationship from the Iranian viewpoint, a viewpoint that Westerners rarely hear. Some of the responses may make Western politicians realize that Iranians are humans, just like to rest of us. The 103 question survey was completed after the short-lived protests that took place in various cities throughout Iran beginning on December 28, 2017 and lasting until Ja... more »
Breaking: Al-Qaeda readies for war of revenge after assassination of commander by rival rebel faction in northwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:13 P.M.) – Following the assassination of a high-ranking commander belonging to Al-Qaeda affiliate militia Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) by fighters of the Free Syrian Army-linked Harakat Noor al-Din al-Zenki group in northwest Syria, authorities from the former-mentioned faction have now called for a war of revenge. During the late hours […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: US coalition warplanes bomb their own forces amid big battle with ISIS in east Syria – reports
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – US-led coalition warplanes have bombed partner forces amid heavy clashes near an ISIS stronghold in the east Syrian province of Deir Ezzor according to reports by Islamic State-linked media. The blue-on-blue claim is the second such one to be made by the terrorist group within a week. According to the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Expanding regional rivalries: Saudi Arabia and Iran battle it out in Azerbaijan
It’s the pot calling the kettle black. As Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of seeking to encircle it with its support for Houthi rebels in Yemen as well as Qatar, the kingdom and the Islamic republic are extending their bitter rivalry beyond the Middle East into the Caucasus. The two countries’ latest battleground is oil-rich Azerbaijan, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: New ISIS massacre site unearthed by Syrian Army in southwest Raqqa – many Syrian troops among the dead
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:01 P.M.) – The Syrian Army and local residents in southwestern Raqqa province have unearthed another ISIS massacre site containing the remains of dozens of soldiers and civilians alike. Confirmed reports have surfaced in the last hour stating that a mass grave filled with Syrian soldier and civilian corpses – the result of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Russian warplanes unleash multiple precision strikes on big rebel camp in south Idlib with devastating results
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:28 P.M.) – Russian warplanes have neutralized dozens of Syrian militants and inflicted serious materiel damage after conducting multiple precision strikes on a large rebel military camp in the southern countryside of Idlib province. On the night of Thursday to Friday, Russian airpower carried out a big raid on a militant base near […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Turkey-led forces scoop up 2 more towns in Syria’s Afrin as Kurdish fighers withdraw into mountains
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:33 P.M.) – Combined forces of the Turkish Army and allied Free Syrian Army militias have driven Kurdish fighters from another two towns in Syria’s northwestern Afrin region. On Friday, pro-Ankara forces maintained pressure on Kurdish paras in Afrin, striking in the region’s west and scoring a small advance that has so far […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Graphic pictures: Veteran Al-Qaeda commander and wife gunned-down by rival militant group in northwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – On Thursday, a veteran commander of the Al-Qaeda affiliate group Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) was killed along with his wife in northwest Syria when fighters of a rival militant group ambushed the two. Tensions are once again on the rise between the Free Syrian Army and Al-Qaeda in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Marching Backwards
After viewing yesterday's leadership debate, Martin Regg Cohn writes: Ontario’s once-proud PC party may emerge from this renewal process having regressed — with nary an idea for the future economic, educational or technological challenges facing our province. Four candidates (three serious contenders, one single-issue contestant) were behind the microphones at TVO. Quite apart from condemning one another, the candidates were at war with themselves — contradicting their own past positions and demolishing the party platform that, until last month, the party had put forward collecti... more »
U.K. And U.S. Blame Russia For Last Year's Devastating Ransomware NotPetya Cyber-Attack
The cyberattack in June 2017 contaminated thousands of computers worldwide (AFP Photo/Rob Engelaar) *AFP*: *US, Britain blame Russia for 'NotPetya' ransomware attack* Washington (AFP) - The United States and Britain on Thursday blamed the Russian military for last year's devastating "NotPetya" ransomware attack, calling it a Kremlin effort to destabilize Ukraine which spun out of control. Statements from Washington and London said Russia would face ramifications for the attacks that crippled computer networks in the United States and Europe, including those of some big corporation... more »
Report: Iran Using Apps Available On App Store And Google Play To Spy On Users Around The World
*Daily Mail:* *Iran may be using ‘weaponized' apps available on the App Store and Google Play to spy on MILLIONS of people around the world, report claims* * A new report claims the Iranian regime is using apps available to download on Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store to spy on users around the world * The report claims state officials have embedded 'malicious codes' in apps like the Mobogram instant messenger application to monitor users' activity * Mobogram is widely used in the US, but experts have warned it is not secure Iran could be secretly spying on millions of ... more »
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Vows To Attend Summit of Americas Even Though He Has Not Been Invited
Nicolas Maduro has faced widespread accusations of corruption. (Reuters: Carlos Garcia Rawlins) *Reuters*: *'Do you fear me?': Venezuela's Maduro vows to gatecrash regional summit* CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s unpopular socialist president Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday his right-wing Latin American counterparts showed intolerance by trying to exclude him from an upcoming summit in Lima - and he vowed to go anyway. “Do you fear me? You don’t want to see me in Lima? You’re going to see me. Because come rain or shine, by air, land, or sea, I will attend the Summit of the Ameri... more »
NYC Woman Stood up by Mystery Man Described in Huge Mural
It wasn't meant to be for a New York City woman seeking a mystery missed connection via a 20-foot mural asking him to meet her on Valentine's Day.
100 Pizzas and Counting: German Police Probe Pizza Stalker
German police are investigating a case of severe pizza stalking in the western town of Dortmund.
‘Run’: A 6-Minute Fatal Rampage for Shocked Florida School
From the time the shooter entered and left, only six minutes passed. During that brief time, he shot more than two dozen people, 17 fatally.
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Harriet Agerholm comments on the connection between income inequality and a growing life expectancy gap between the rich and the rest of us. - May Bulman notes that after a generation of austerity, children of public sector workers are increasingly living in poverty in the UK. Miles Brignall reports on the UK's latest example of workers seeing their pensions sucked dry by the financial sector. And Bryce Covert writes about the stagnation of wages in economies where workers have perpetually options due to corporate concentration and monopolization... more »
ON GUN VIOLENCE, ARE AMERICANS TAKING TRUMP SERIOUSLY AND LITERALLY?
*The Washington Post*'s Elise Viebeck tells us that students who survived Wednesday's massacre in Florida are demanding action on guns: In the familiar aftermath of America’s latest mass shooting, something new stood out: This time, the kids who survived the rampage on Wednesday were demanding to know why the adults who run the country had not done more to prevent it.... “How are we allowed to buy guns at the age of 18 or 19? That’s something we shouldn’t be able to do,” Lyliah Skinner, who survived the shooting, told CNN. Guillermo Bogan, who is home-schooled but has friends at Do... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Elon Musk: Humans must merge with machines or become irrelevant in AI age What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer Soros Now 3rd Largest Holder Of Overstock, Buffett Gets Into Teva As Hedge Funds Dump Google & Facebook New Data Shows Yellowstone Supervolcano "Strained" - Magma Chamber Under Immense Pressure The World's Largest Migration Is About To Begin The Zuma Era Is Over: Ramaphosa Declared President Of South Africa DOJ Official Bruce Ohr Hid Wife's Fusion GPS Payments From Ethics Officials Shock, Anger After Florida Teen ... more »
North Korea Has Its Own Version Of The CIA
Reuters: *Dave Majumdar, National Interest*: *North Korea's Most Powerful Weapon: It Has Its Very Own 'CIA'* North Korea maintains an extensive intelligence collection and security apparatus—as might be expected of a totalitarian regime such as the so-called Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Pyongyang maintains two main agencies—one focused on external intelligence collection and clandestine operations and another focused on counterintelligence. There are also two smaller organizations dedicated solely to infiltrating South Korea. “North Korean intelligence and security ser... more »
Top U.S. Admiral Says America Must Prepare For The Possibility Of War With China
*The Guardian:* *Admiral warns US must prepare for possibility of war with China* *Harry Harris, the next US ambassador to Australia, says Beijing intends to control South China Sea* The navy admiral nominated to be the next US ambassador to Australia has told Congress America must prepare for the possibility of war with China, and said it would rely on Australia to help uphold the international rules-based system in the Asia-Pacific. In an excoriating assessment of China’s increasingly muscular posture in the region, Harry Harris said Beijing’s “intent is crystal clear” to domi... more »
Rand Corporation Review On Hypersonic Missile Nonproliferation (Video)
*From YouTube/RAND:* RAND researchers present an overview of their key findings on hypersonic missiles — a new class of military threat capable of maneuvering and flying faster than 5,000 kilometers per hour. Richard Speier, George Nacouzi, Rich Moore, and 2015–2016 Stanton Nuclear Fellow Carrie Lee describe how speed and maneuverability enable such missiles to penetrate most missile defenses, and further compress the timelines for a response by a nation under attack. This research, sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for its project Disruptive Technologies and the F... more »
Top U.S. Admiral Warns Of China Dominating The Hypersonic Missile Race
A photo illustration courtesy of the US Air Force shows the hypersonic X-51A Waverider cruise missile (AFP Photo/Handout) *SCMP:* *‘Falling behind’: US admiral warns of China dominance in hypersonic missile race* Weapons under development by China and Russia – as well as by the United States – can fly at many times the speed of sound and are designed to beat regular anti-missile defence systems. These weapons under development by China and Russia – as well as by the United States – can fly at many times the speed of sound and are designed to beat regular anti-missile defence syste... more »
Dutch Lies Over Putin’s ‘Aggression’ Expose NATO War Agenda
Dutch Lies Over Putin’s ‘Aggression’ Expose NATO War Agenda by FINIAN CUNNINGHAM, https://www.strategic-culture.org/ Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte was this week forced to bear a parliamentary vote of no confidence after his foreign minister finally came clean over a dangerous lie he has been telling for two years concerning Russian President Vladimir Putin. – Halbe Zijlstra quit […]
EPA head Scott Pruitt says he cannot fly commercial because people are mean to him.
Courtesy of Time: *The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has broken months of silence about his frequent premium-class flights at taxpayer expense, saying he needs to fly first class because of unpleasant interactions with other travelers. * *EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt spoke about his flight costs on Tuesday in a pair of interviews in New Hampshire, following a first-class flight to meet with the state’s Republican governor and tour a toxic waste site. * *Pruitt told the New Hampshire Union Leader he had some “incidents” on flights shortly after his appointment by P... more »
DCCC Big Foots Into Orange County-- Excellent News... For the NRCC
The DCCC has mostly stayed out of the California Democratic primaries... but that changed this week. So far they've just been getting some of their puppet organizations to weigh in on the side of their corrupt conservative recruits. Yesterday *Cook*'s David Wasserman had a fine description of what's going on in CA-25 (Santa Clarita, Antelope Valley and Simi Valley) but for a post entitled Battle for the House: Are Crowded Democratic Primaries a Blessing or a Curse? he missed the whole point of what's going on in the state now. Maybe he'll follow up another day. His post makes the ... more »
China Electricity Stats For 2017
By Paul Homewood We now have provisional electricity statistics from China last year, via the China Energy Portal. These two graphs sum matters up perfectly: https://chinaenergyportal.org/en/2017-electricity-energy-statistics/ Thermal output has increased by 209 Twh, with much smaller increases in wind and solar. It is clear that renewables cannot alone keep up with increasing […]
Analyzing last weekend's Israel-Syria-Iran clash
Popular Mechanics sums up the events last weekend. The flight of a single drone this weekend will spark the biggest Israeli air battle with Syria in more than 20 years. Israel takes an aggressively defensive posture following the drone incursion. Commanders decide shooting down the drone is not enough to punish the Iranians who operate it. They want to degrade their enemy's ability to fly drones from Syria into Israel. Israel's attacking tools of choice are F-16 fighters ... The IDF target is a command-and-control vehicle containing the crew that operates the Simorgh drone. * . .... more »
It's getting harder to prosecute politicians for corruption
Peter J. Henning, Professor of Law, Wayne State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
A legal scholar looks at the new and narrowed definition of bribery by the US Supreme Court. In the future, will politicians doing favors for donors and friends ever be prosecuted for corruption?
10 ways schools, parents and communities can prevent school shootings now
Elizabeth Englander, Professor of Psychology, and the Director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC), Bridgewater State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
While politicians argue endlessly over gun control, here are 10 practical ways the rest of us can work to prevent school shootings.
"Guam will Capsize and Tip Over into the ocean Hank Johnson"
https://youtu.be/cesSRfXqS1Q Is this gentleman a relative of Dianne Abbot? He's got a similar level of grasp on reality to Ms Abbot.
Why USS Missouri is Easily the Most Famous Battleship of All Time
*Robert Farley* *Security, * In 1990, Missouri deployed as part of Operation Desert Shield, and in January it contributed to the air offensive against Iraq with several salvos of Tomahawk missiles. *With the Cold War over, Missouri decommissioned in March 1992. The cost of maintaining the battleships in service, which required large crews and specialized training, was simply too much for the Navy to bear. It was struck from the Navy List in 1995 in anticipation for conversion into a museum ship. Its sisters Wisconsin and Iowa remained on the Navy List until early 2006. The viabi... more »
In 1984, the U.S. Military Simulated a U.S.-Russia War in Asia. The Results Were Shocking.
*Robert Farley* *Security, * What World War III in Asia would have looked like. *The Naval War College examined the potential for World War III in Asia as part of its global war game exercises in the 1970s and 1980s. Played annually between 1979 and 1988, each of the games explored alternative strategic and technological aspects of a confrontation between the superpowers. Although generally focused on Europe, the games always included an East Asian component. While the early wargames saw some variance (informed to some degree by the Sino-Vietnamese War), they held to a basic pa... more »
Poggio’s Discovery of De Rerum Natura in 1417
A 1483 copy of *De Rerum Natura*In his fascinating history book, *The Swerve: How the Renaissance Began*, Stephen Greenblatt posits that the Renaissance began when Lucretius’s 7,400-line poem *De Rerum Natura* was reintroduced in Europe. Here’s an excerpt from the book's Chapter 2, "The Moment of Discovery" (Greenblatt is describing Poggio Bracciolini’s discovery of *De Rerum Natura* in the library of a German monastery in Fulda in 1417): Even the smallest of the finds that Poggio was making was highly significant—for anything at all to surface after so long seemed miraculous—but ... more »
Jeremy Corbyn's choice of interviewers per Guido Fawkes
'Jeremy Corbyn has taken part in an event for the Show Racism the Red Card charity, giving an interview to Corbynista YouTube star David Vujanic for the Guardian website yesterday. Jezza and Vujanic got on famously, bumping fists and discussing, among other things, why fighting racism is so important and how there should be "zero tolerance" to those guilty of racist abuse. Labour did vet the Twitter feed of Corbyn's new pal, didn't they? ' Guido Fawkes has the offending Tweets https://order-order.com/ Imagine a senior Conservative politican being tame interviewed by a seemingly ... more »
Untitled
Hi Honey, I'm home... And so, I begin: Over a kilometre, this brave man; I know for whom he fights and why, irrelevant; he carried his badly wounded comrade over his shoulder at a slow laboured trot, every second of those several minutes he was under fire from Heavy and Medium Machine-guns, in the video you can see the strikes kicking huge dust clouds up around his feet, the P.O.V. sounds of firing is loud and continuous. Courage is defined somewhere, thus: "Mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.." Edit/Insert/Note: If you wish... more »
UnPacked Shorts – The burden on young families
In this UnPacked Short, Charlotte Pickles, Peter Franklin and Sally Chatterton discuss the rising cost of childcare and how it links to the loss of community. Read the UnPacked text behind the short here. And read Victoria Bateman’s piece on how economic models have failed to value care, discussed in this Short. The post UnPacked Shorts – The burden on young families appeared first on UnHerd.
“Fake News” hysteria was a plot by Democrat-media Complex to smear conservative news (Video)
Was the effort to focus America's attention on the idea of "fake news" a leftist propaganda effort? More The post “Fake News” hysteria was a plot by Democrat-media Complex to smear conservative news (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
FBI caught in Florida school shooter YouTube lie (Video)
FBI on Cruz YouTube threat: "Could not confirm it was same person" More The post FBI caught in Florida school shooter YouTube lie (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Former FBI Director, James Comey, said Michael Flynn did NOT lie (Video)
New twists in the Mike Flynn case. More The post Former FBI Director, James Comey, said Michael Flynn did NOT lie (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Mexico: UFOs Appearing on Google Maps Imagery
*Source: PLANETA UFO and Peru.comDate: 02.15.18* *Mexico: UFOs Appearing on Google Maps Imagery* *This news item caused a shock among Google Maps users: Are UFOs flying over the beaches at Tulum?* Mexico's Caribbean beaches are among the most idyllic and spectacular in Latin America and the world at large. Tulum is specifically one of the destinations most favored by local and foreign tourists, located on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, known for its well-preserved ruins and turquoise sea. However, this location was the topic of conversation in recent months due to... more »
So pretty much everybody.
Partial list of W.H. officials lacking permanent security clearances as of November 2017, per NBC News: Ivanka Trump Jared Kushner Don McGahn Dan Scavino Christopher Liddell Sarah Huckabee Sanders Raj Shah Dina Powell Nadia Schadlow Fiona Hill Kevin Harrington John Rader Ty Cobb https://t.co/Lo0PI9f0so — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 15, 2018 Okay are we actually sure that Donald Trump himself has been cleared for access to top secret information? Because to tell you the truth, I don't think he should be.
Florida School Shooting - and the State of American Education
This is one of the times I wish with all my heart Dan Olmsted was alive to help guide this conversation. On Wednesday, a 19 year old kid shot and killed 17 students and faculty at a Florida high school....
Musical Interlude: Dan Fogelberg, “Nether Lands”
Dan Fogelberg, “Nether Lands” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePrQFaB50w0
Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 2/16/2018"
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 2/16/2018"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Looks like the FBI was told about the mass murderer before he went on a rampage that left 17 dead in a Florida high school this week. This isn’t the first time the FBI was tipped off about a mass murder plot and did not stop it. The shooter that killed 9 in a South Carolina church was allowed by the FBI to buy a gun. The FBI were tipped off about the Boston Bombers, the Fort Hood Shooter and the Pulse Nightclub mass murderer all well ahead of time. Is this incompetence or “too stupid to be stupid”? Should someone b... more »
Will Russia Successfully Bully YouTube-Google Into Removing Corruption Video About Russian Mining Oligarch Deripaska Taking High Level Kremlin Official On A Yachting Trip?
We are about to learn how much power Russia, Deripaska, and perhaps Deripaska’s mining-business colleague (EN+) Nat Rothschild have over … Continue reading →
North Atlantic climate variability consistent with Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation
Marie Nicolle et al. Climate variability in the subarctic area for the last 2 millennia. Climate of the Past, 14, 101–116, 2018 https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-101-2018 To put recent climate change in perspective, it is necessary to extend the instrumental climate records with proxy data … Continue reading →
Free Syrian Army and Al-Qaeda on the verge of another inter-rebel war in Idlib despite Turkey’s deescalation attempts
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 A.M.) – Rebel forces of the Free Syrian Army and Al-Qaeda affiliate group Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) are on the verge of a another war with one another in the province of Idlib and surrounding militant controlled areas after the former killed a leading commander of the latter along with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US, Kurdish allies virtually in open confrontation with Syrian Army, says Russian diplomat
The US and its Kurdish allies have come close to an open confrontation with the Syrian armed forces, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. “The US military continues to occupy a 55-kilometer area near Al-Tanf, which has become a shelter zone for the remaining members of ISIL [the former name of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish female fighters target Turkish Army vehicle in northern Afrin (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The all-female YPJ group targeted another Turkish Army vehicle in the northern countryside of the Afrin region on Wednesday. According to the official media wing of the YPG, the YPJ forces targeted a Turkish Army ACV-15 military vehicle with an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) at the Bulbul axis of northern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEOS: ISIS launches attacks against Syrian Army and US-backed forces on both sides of the Euphrates
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) – ISIS in eastern Syria has – despite major limitations in its military capabilities compared to just one year ago – remains persistent in its attacks against the Syrian Arab Army and US-backed forces throughout the Euphrates valley region. Although having cleared ISIS from the west bank of the Euphrates, Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia delivers first T-90 tanks to Iraq (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 A.M.) – Russia delivered a batch of T-90 tanks to the Iraqi military on Wednesday, marking the first delivery of these elite tanks to Baghdad. According to a report from Baghdad, the Russians delivered a total of 73 T-90 tanks to the Iraqi military. The Iraqi military has already received the necessary […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
First-hand account of repentant Russian escapee on life inside ISIS (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:05 A.M.) – As the joint forces of the international coalition close in on so called Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS, ISIL) in Iraq and Syria, Russian citizen Yury Balakshin tells the story of his escape from the notorious terrorist organisation in Saratov, Wednesday. Balakshin turned to Islam whilst suffering from severe headaches […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
New Year's Follies
*Happy Lunar New Year * Celebrate as you see fit. Rock on and then there is this classic: Terrier Style *Some of you* lack faith in what you don't understand. That might (or might not) go double Asian astrology and it's impact on your life. Because you're predestined to live a life based on the position of stars when you were born... and some of you were well and truly screwed. Blame Buddha, or Vishnu or whoever. You can also blame Donald Trump as many in the sly, corrupt, wicked, lying mainstream media do. Irrespective of your system of belief, the Earth Dog Year is upon us. Ne... more »
Russia will have exclusive rights to produce oil and gas in Syria
Russia is taking over Syria’s oil and gas. More The post Russia will have exclusive rights to produce oil and gas in Syria appeared first on The Duran.
About That Russian Oligarch Linked To Trump And Kremlin Inner Circle With Stasi Ties And Alleged Mafia Ties – Deripaska
Navalny (25 min) video link. Watch it asap in case Youtube removes it under Russian pressure: http://youtu.be/RQZr2NgKPiU Oleg Deripaska is … Continue reading →
Scandal, Corruption, Lawbreaking — And So What?
I am sorry folks, but this article is not from the alt right but from the well established National Review and certainly cannot be ignored. After months of steady disclosure against a wall of Dem protest and denial we have here all the ugly. It is all as bad as might be imagined. Yet it is still all about the behavior of political actors and politicized actors surrounding the Obama Administration and their failed 2016 campaign to essentially override the inconvenience of the Constitution. The reason it is not 'so what' is that Trump won. Better he came weaponized himself w... more »
Hunting for the ancient lost farms of North America
What leaps out at you is that domestication was a well understood art practiced everywhere just as plant breeding is today. As i have posted, our future is organic and in conjunction with robot supported high density populations. Domestication and plant breeding will be practiced everywhere across the globe. Our archeological record will easily promote a number of obvious candidates. Certainly the global demand is there,.. *Hunting for the ancient lost farms of North America* *2,000 years ago, people domesticated these plants. Now they’re wild weeds. What happened?* *Annalee N... more »
Lawrence Livermore unlocks 3D printing to smaller than 150 nanometer features
I do not know if we are at the real limits, but this is certainly close enough for just about anything we want to try out that takes additional advantage of quantum effects as well. This will also hugely expand the wow factor. The other limitation not mentioned is our imaginations. Recall that gem in Star Wars that carried all the data? Perhaps the future of memory sticks. *Lawrence Livermore unlocks 3D printing to smaller than 150 nanometer features* *brian wang | January 10, 2018* *https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/01/lawrence-livermore-unlocks-3d-printing-to-smaller-than... more »
LPPFusion Report
This report is heavily formatted but seems to make it through blogger. As expected the process of development is long and tortuous. Yet i do think this is the most promising of the available tech. At least they are getting funding and are moving forward.. . . *LPPFusion Report**February 2, 2018* *Summary:* - *Wefunder Equity Crowdfunding Passes Half-Way Point* - *Tungsten Experiments Concluding with Major Upgrades* - *LPPFusion Publishes World Record Results* - *Preparations for Beryllium, Boron Advance* - *Publicity for Hydrogen-Boron Fusion* *Note to subscr... more »
In Aftermath of Shooting, a Community Mourns and Wonders Why
The teenager accused of using a semi-automatic rifle to kill more than a dozen people and injuring others at a Florida high school confessed to carrying out one of the nation's deadliest school shootings and concealing extra ammunition in his backpack.
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Face it, when the latest mass slaughter of innocents happened on Wednesday, you know the first thought in the minds of psychotics like Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and the rest of the graft-grubbing dirtbags in Washington was not for the slaughtered children, their teachers, and their families but for their own loved ones in the NRA and the rest of the gun lobby. Uber-lowlifes like Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell only see each shooting as a golden opportunity to pocket more cash from the NRA in return for their silence. You know there is no doubt that their first phone calls... more »
Genocide: As Gaza Dries Out, Israel Turns Off Fresh Water Spigot
Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe of Shem ie. not semitic! They cannot be the descendents of Jacob/Israel who are from Shem! – Genesis 10:1-3 (New King James Version) Nations Descended from Noah 1 Now this is the genealogy of the […]
It’s Not China That Is Dumping US Treasurys, It’s Japan
It’s Not China That Is Dumping US Treasurys, It’s Japan by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Recent concerns about a liquidation by China of its US Treasury holdings appear to have been greatly exaggerated because according to the latest TIC data released at 4pm on Thursday, in December, China not only added $8.3 Billion to its holdings, bringing the […]
Syrian Envoy Slams Silence on Israeli Aggression
PressTV Published on Feb 14, 2018 The Syrian envoy has slammed the UN Security Council for failing to address the atrocities committed against Syria by some countries. Ja’afari went on to say the U.S., UK, France have done all they could to destroy Syria. He said the West and some of its regional allies have been […]
Illegal Weapons and Gun Laws
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach With the recent school shooting in Florida have come increased calls for further gun control laws. So before considering new laws, I thought I should look to see what the current laws are regarding who can legally purchase and own guns in the US. Here’s what I find: Purchasing A…
Alibaba is using artificial intelligence to help raise pigs.
https://qz.com/1202142/alibaba-is-using-use-artificial-intelligence-to-help-raise-pigs/ Advertisements
Divers bump into a creature so big it could inhale a human being.
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2015/10/21/divers-bump-into-a-creature-so-big-it-could-inhale-a-human-being/21252261/?ncid=txtlnkusaolc00000904
Leaked U.N. climate report sees ‘very high risk’ the planet will warm beyond key limit.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/02/14/leaked-u-n-climate-report-sees-very-high-risk-the-planet-will-warm-beyond-key-limit/?utm_term=.25f9fa73e14b&wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1
Why are human breasts so big?
https://www.businessinsider.in/Why-are-human-breasts-so-big/articleshow/62935247.cms
Stephen Hawking Just Said “God Does Not Exist and The Universe is Not His Creation”
http://ewao.com/2017/11/02/stephen-hawking-just-said-god-does-not-exist-and-the-universe-is-not-his-creation/
The Munich Security Report: once again, no solution to arms-control issues
It's quite alarming to think that the upcoming 54th Munich Security Conference will once again be unlikely to offer the world any effective arms-control solutions or the establishment of a security system that would be in the interests of all the countries involved. The post The Munich Security Report: once again, no solution to arms-control issues appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Eyes Of Fire - Warriors Of The Rainbow Prophesy
*Click on the image to read clearly**Warriors of the Rainbow* *There was an old lady, from the "Cree" tribe, named "Eyes of Fire", who prophesied that one day, because of the white mans' or Yo-ne-gis' greed, there would come a time, when the fish would die in the streams, the birds would fall from the air, the waters would be blackened, and the trees would no longer be, mankind as we would know it would all but cease to exist.* *There would come a time when the "keepers of the legend, stories, culture rituals, and myths, and all the Ancient Tribal Customs" would be needed to restor... more »
"Americans Are ‘Skint’"
*"Americans Are ‘Skint’"* by Bill Bonner "Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity." - "The Second Coming," WB Yeats "Yesterday, investors didn’t know what to do. Incoming data left the falcons confused. On the one hand, they heard that inflation was ticking up. On the other, they heard that retail sales ... more »
Tweet For Today
WOW this #Spitfire picture is incredible!!! Pilot is about to flip the wing of a v1 in order to knock the gyroscope off balance and stop the flying bomb reaching its London target!!! #potd @RAFBBMF @RAFMUSEUM @RoyalAirForce @ForcesRadioBFBS @ForcesNews pic.twitter.com/bHE9KFsd4K — Casey@bfbs (@bfbscasey) February 13, 2018
Save The Children: One In Six Children Live In War Zones
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *DW: **One in six children live in war zones, Save the Children says* Being a child in Syria, Afghanistan or Somalia means living in one of the most dangerous countries in the world for kids, Save the Children has reported. Attacks on children in schools and hospitals are becoming normal. According to a report published Thursday by global charity Save the Children, more than 357 million children live in war and conflict zones, an increase of roughly 75 percent from the early 1990s. Around half of those affected, some 165 million children, live in "hig... more »
Turkish media publishes photos of 415 YPG fighters killed in Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:35 A.M.) – The Turkish media posted a collage of pictures on Wednesday that showed the photos of more than 400 YPG fighters killed during Operation Olive Branch. Based on the photo collage, at least 415 members of the YPG had been killed in the Afrin region of Aleppo since January 20th of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS seizes entire neighborhood in south Damascus after big battle with Al-Qaeda – Map update
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:15 A.M.) – On Wednesday, Islamic State forces operating in the southern districts of Damascus city seized the Halfa neighborhood in Yarmouk Camp from rival jihadists of the Al-Qaeda affiliate group Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra). The Yarmouk Camp district town has been disputed between ISIS and Syrian rebel groups for many, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Picture Of The Day
People attend a candlelight vigil the day after a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Mourning after Florida mass shooting* (Reuters).
The U.S. Army Will No Longer Require Recruits To Show They Can Throw Hand Grenades 2 Meters In Order To Graduate
A soldier in basic combat training with a US Army infantry regiment tosses a practice grenade into a bunker on the hand grenade assault course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina on February 1, 2016 *Daily Mail:* *US Army drops grenade throwing as a requirement to graduate because new recruits can't throw far enough (but do they mean women?)* * US Army will no longer require recruits to show adequate hand grenade skills * Change is being made because many enlistees 'can’t throw it far enough' * Recruits also won't be required to pass land navigation course to graduate * Army's redesig... more »
U.S. Marines Will Soon Be Using Touch Screen Tablets And Smart Phone Technology To Call In Air And Artillery Strikes
The MAGTF Common Handheld program will allow Marines to securely use modern handheld communications devices like tablets and smartphones in tactical environments to make more informed decisions on the go. (Pfc. Tyler W. Stewart/Marine Corps) *Marine Times*:* Accurate air and artillery strikes, coming soon from a tablet* The Corps is on the cusp of further integrating touch screen tablet and smartphone technology that will aid Marines calling in accurate air artillery strikes. It’s the latest development by the Marine Corps to procure small lightweight systems to aid infantry Mari... more »
BWorld 185, Lower taxes via more mineral exports
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last February 6, 2018. Countries that impose zero income taxes on their nationals are dependent on extracting and exporting their natural resources such as oil and natural gas. Qatar, Bahrain, Brunei, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates are examples of such countries. Instead of minimizing the extraction of these fossil fuels (and keeping them in the ground, as advocated by environmentalist groups), these countries extract these resources big time, export them to the rest of the world, and sustain their governments’ economic an... more »
Just like Ft Worth and Here and other Lynch ‘Law’ locales…
Sort of like here and Ft Worth.. not really.. the “sort of like” statement softens the hard truth. Our mayor here, Suthers, was the Gestapo Uberfuhrer aka Attorney General of Colorado and made damned sure the PIGS never get punished for their crimes, especially murders of “fleeing suspects” and prisoners. Coward scum killed Michael Marshall, […]
The U.S. Army Wants To Stockpile 150,000 Artillery Shells Next Year
US paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division engage ISIS militants with artillery in support of Iraqi and Peshmerga fighters in Mosul, July 5, 2017. US Army *Tass & Purpose:* *The Army Plans On Stockpiling Thousands Of Artillery Shells Ahead Of The Next Big War * *The Army plans to buy nearly 150,000 artillery shells next fiscal year as soldiers train to fight conventional wars again.* The Army’s proposed fiscal 2019 budget calls for purchasing an eye-popping 148,297 155mm shells, including 1,189 GPS-guided Excalibur rounds designed for use in danger-close situations, official... more »
CIA Argues It Has The Right To Give Classified Info To Reporters But Not To The Public
The CIA seal is displayed in the lobby of CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (File Photo) *FAS:* *CIA Defends Selective Disclosure to Reporters* The Central Intelligence Agency said yesterday that it has the right to disclose classified information to selected journalists and then to withhold the same information from others under the Freedom of Information Act. FOIA requester Adam Johnson had obtained CIA emails sent to various members of the press including some that were redacted as classified. How, he wondered, could the CIA give information to uncleared reporters — in this cas... more »
ALF 10, Conference 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia
The Asia Liberty Forum (ALF) 2018 conference ended successfully last week. Venue is the beautiful Mandarin Oriental Jakarta, the hotel is facing the Jakarta Central circle, Thamrin. Plenty of participants from many countries. Hats off to Atlas and the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS). Opening remarks on Day 1 was given by Atlas President and CEO, Brad Lips (below) then Saidah Sakwan, Chairperson of CIPS. Then the Cornerstone Talks with six speakers. From left: Amartuvshin Dorj (Mises-Mongolia), Hizkia Respatiadi (CIPS), Eunhee Park (Teach North Korean Refugees/TNKR, S. ... more »
Rex Tillerson expected to face off with Erdogan
Turkey's hatred of American alliance with Syrian Kurds has led to threats against US troops in Syria More The post Rex Tillerson expected to face off with Erdogan appeared first on The Duran.
FAKE NEWS: reports of ‘scores of Russians’ killed in Syria false
Russia denies reports of 'scores' or 'hundreds' of Russians killed in US air raid east of Euphrates More The post FAKE NEWS: reports of ‘scores of Russians’ killed in Syria false appeared first on The Duran.
Still Flipping Out Over The Generic Congressional Polls? Don't
For those still nervous about generic congressional polls showing less strength among generic Democrats than it was a few weeks ago I want to offer two graphics. Above is one showing how Democrat Margaret Good fared on Tuesday against the son of Republican Congressman Vern Buchanan in a Trump district in southwest Florida. It's great than Margaret won but what's even more important is that there was a 12 point swing away from the Republicans and towards the Democrats in a state legislative race with record-breaking turnout. Remember, Republicans have 12,060 more registered voters ... more »
"Insanity Fatigue"
*"Insanity Fatigue"* by Mike Krieger "Oligarchs, though they speak of deconstructing the administrative state, actually increase deficits and the size and power of law enforcement and the military to protect their global business interests and ensure domestic social control. The parts of the state that serve the common good wither in the name of deregulation and austerity. The parts that promote the oligarchs’ power expand in the name of national security, economic growth and law and order." - Chris Hedges, "The Deadly Rule of the Oligarchs" If you’ve been checking in with this sit... more »
ANGLO-IRISH VICE RING
Anonymous 15 February 2018 at 17:08 commented as follows: 1. *Village magazine* February 2018 | Issue 62 How the Anglo-Irish Vice-Ring operated Two boys from Kincora were trafficked to London and abused, one of them by a high-profile TV star who is still alive By Joseph de Búrca In 2017 Village published a series of articles highlighting allegations of British Establishment complicity in child abuse in Ireland, particularly the crucially flawed Hart Report which was published in Northern Ireland (NI) a year ago. Judge Hart was ... more »
Britain Poised To Impose Direct Rule Over Northern Ireland
By VOA: “Britain Poised to Impose Direct Rule Over Northern Ireland February 15, 2018 1:40 PM, by Jamie Dettmer The … Continue reading →
Japanese Supervolcano Has 2000 feet of Dome Lift
A supervolcano under the sea just south of the Japanese main island has lifted the sea bed 2000 or so feet. It is venting gas. This is "not good". Continue reading →
Florida Gunman Had Extra Ammo at School, Fired for 3 Minutes
The teenager accused of using a semi-automatic rifle to kill 17 people at a Florida high school confessed to carrying out one of the nation's deadliest school shootings and carried extra ammunition in his backpack.
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux Announce Separation
The couple said that the decision to split "was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year."
Parkland High School Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
A number of unverified claims about the Parkland school shooting spread on social media in its immediate wake.
Parkland High School Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
A number of unverified claims about the Parkland school shooting spread on social media in its immediate wake.
The Navy Is Getting More Aircraft Carriers, Submarines and F-35s
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The Trump military build-up continues. The Navy’s shipbuilding and aircraft procurement accounts are getting a boost in the President’s fiscal year 2019 budget proposal. “The department appreciates the strong support in Congress for naval shipbuilding,” Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget Rear Adm. Brian E. Luther told reporters. “New construction totals have increased since last year's plan, with three additional ships added in this request: one DDG 51, one expeditionary sea base and one fleet oiler, for a total of 10 battle force shi... more »
The Navy Might Finally Get the Cash to Fix One Its Greatest Flaws
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Naval aviators will get the maximum amount of money that they can absorb. The United States Navy is trying to make up for severe readiness shortfalls in its aviation maintenance and readiness levels in the Presidents 2019 budget proposal. “In aviation readiness, our aircraft depot maintenance is funded to max executable capacity, which, this year, increases to 92 percent of the requirement,” Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget Rear Adm. Brian E. Luther told reporters. “This request increases slightly from Fiscal Year 18, and our increa... more »
China's Political Climate Crushes One More Dream
*Timothy B. Weston* *Politics, Asia* [image: A paramilitary policeman watches a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square ahead of the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China] Over the past five years, during the tenure of President Xi, cultural and intellectual life in China has steadily become less free. For years, the independently owned and operated Jifeng Bookstore (季风书园) was by almost any measure the best in Shanghai. It offered not only the latest works on Chinese economics and politics, but also translations of foreign works on a wide ra... more »
How We Got Trump's Clash with the Deep State
*Christopher A. Preble* *Politics, North America* [image: A surveillance camera is seen near a barbed-wire fence inside the Chinon Nuclear Power Plant] Had the deep state gotten its way, Donald J. Trump would never have come close to the Oval Office, let alone be sitting in it. *Note: this article is part of a **symposium** included in the March/April 2018 issue of the *National Interest*.* AMERICA’S FOUNDERS anticipated how a sprawling national-security state could subvert the popular will, and even endanger the nation’s interests. James Madison told his fellow delegates at the... more »
Polish Ambassador: Why the Antidefamation Law is Justified
*Piotr Wilczek* *Politics, Europe* [image: 73rd anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau] “Holocaust denial is not only denial of German crimes, but also other ways of falsifying history." Over the past several days there have been many voices around the world commenting on Poland’s recently passed antidefamation legislation. Some unfortunately misinterpreted the wording of the legislation, others expressed concern, but almost all who spoke did so out of care for the memory of the Holocaust. This at its core, is Pola... more »
America Has Turned a Blind Eye to the Taliban's Territorial Gains
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* [image: U.S. Army Pfcs. Nicholas Sudano, right, and Nicholas Querzoli, both assigned to the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team, secure the gate to the construction site of a radio station and media center while engineers inspect the project site in Qalat, Afghanistan] There is a gap between the rosy assessments offered by U.S. commanders and the media reports that have trickled out of Afghanistan. Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s Vietnam War, a ten-part volume diving into one of the most unpopular wars in American history, won plaudits fr... more »
America Has No Deep State
*Paul R. Pillar* *Politics, North America* [image: An cufflink with CIA logo is seen on CIA Director John Brennan's shirt as he testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on] The fictitious idea of a deep state is doing more to politicize the bureaucracy than any real deep state ever did. *Note: this article is part of a **symposium** included in the March/April 2018 issue of the *National Interest*.* THE CONCEPT of a deep state neatly describes certain patterns of power in some foreign countries, but it has no purchase in American politics, where it serves only ... more »
Glyphosate Residues Discovered in Almond Milk, Bread and Veggie Burgers
New laboratory testing commissioned by Moms Across America has shown the presence of the world’s most used herbicide - glyphosate – in almond milk, vegetarian burgers, bread and Skippy’s “100% Natural” peanut butter and Lipton’s “100% Natural” Mint and Green tea. The new round of testing follows on from similar testing commissioned by Moms Across America on popular U.S. orange […] The post Glyphosate Residues Discovered in Almond Milk, Bread and Veggie Burgers appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
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