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New rebel strategy to win Syrian conflict: Build a wall around Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – Following a series big territorial losses and military defeats across the provinces of Idlib, Hama and Aleppo at the hands of the Syrian Arab Army, rebel forces are now facing the real possibility of a losing their last major strongholds in the country’s northwest. As history has shown time and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Tweets For Today
U.S. flu outbreak worsens; hospitalizations highest in nearly a decade: CDC https://t.co/VHCIn7r1N9 pic.twitter.com/SgkVFlXSct — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 3, 2018 Father whose daughters were abused by disgraced US gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar tries to attack him in Michigan courtroomhttps://t.co/cKO2rpXqOU pic.twitter.com/e18lKLKl4o — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 2, 2018 Very interesting new video doc on #Chinese #Navy aircraft #carrier LIAONING from CCTV. No more yellow test aircraft, it's all grey and down to business now. They've come an awfully long way ... more »
The Pentagon Believes Russia Is Developing A 100-Megaton Nuclear Torpedo
*CNN: **US says Russia 'developing' undersea nuclear-armed torpedo * Washington (CNN)Just as the White House is caught in a political minefield over the Russia investigation, the Pentagon is taking its toughest line yet against Russia's resurgent nuclear forces. In its newly released Nuclear Posture Review, the Defense Department has focused much of its multibillion nuclear effort on an updated nuclear deterrence focused on Russia. "Russia considers the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to be the principal threats to its contemporary geopolitical amb... more »
What the GOP Memo Says (and Doesn’t Say)
After more than a week of partisan bickering and social media-fueled buildup, the #releasethememo crowd got their wish.
Picture Of The Day
Tourists take photographs in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral on the snow covered Red Square during a heavy snowfall in Moscow on January 31, 2018. © AFP 2018/ Mladen Antonov *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures (January 26 - February 2)* (Sputnik).
History of Groundhog Day
“If Candlemas be fair and bright, Winter has another flight. If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, Winter will not come … Continue reading →
US Senator McCain On Partisan Attacks On The FBI and US Dept. Of Justice: These Attacks Serve No American Interests; Only Putin’s
“The latest attacks on the FBI and Department of Justice serve no American interests – no party’s, no president’s, only … Continue reading →
Is The Concept And Strategy Of 'Limited Nuclear War' Making A Comback?
YouTube *Jeff Schogol, Task & Purpose:* *US Revives Idea Of Limited Nuclear War That Doesn’t Destroy The Planet * *A nuclear war doesn’t have to be the end of the world, according to the U.S. government’s latest Nuclear Posture Review.* The recently updated policy on nuclear weapons calls for fitting existing submarine-launched ballistic missiles with low-yield warheads to deter Russia, which believes that if it uses tactical nuclear weapons as part of a first strike, it can de-escalate a crisis on its terms because the United States would not want to counter with a full nuclear s... more »
Let's Watch 2 Friday Night Videos
The first video is the first TV ad for the Chicagoland district (IL-03) by progressive reformer Marie Newman, the Democrat working to unseat Blue Dog Dan Lipinski, one of the most pro-Trump Democrats in Congress. It's pretty self evident what Marie is doing to create a plausible narrative to replace Lipinski. Recent polling shows that if the messaging in the video gets out to voters in the district, Lipinski will be defeated. Blue America endorsed Newman over a year ago and we have been imploring progressives to contribute to her campaign. See that thermometer a couple of paragrap... more »
BREAKING: Man Who Sold Ammunition to Las Vegas Shooter Arrested on Felony Charges
The man who sold ammunition to the suspect in the Las Vegas shooting is facing five years in prison on felony charges of conspiracy to manufacture and sell armor-piercing ammunition. The post BREAKING: Man Who Sold Ammunition to Las Vegas Shooter Arrested on Felony Charges appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
How Hitler's Most Powerful Battleship Sunk the Pride of the Royal Navy
*Warfare History Network* *History, Europe* To this day, the cause of the sinking of the HMS Hood during the hunt for the Bismarck is still disputed. The British Admiralty Board of Enquiry into the loss of the battlecruiser HMS *Hood*, presided over by Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Blake, concluded, “The sinking of *Hood* was due to a hit from *Bismarck*’s 15-inch shell in or adjacent to *Hood*’s 4-inch or 15-inch magazines, causing them to explode and wreck the after part of the ship.” Director of Naval Construction Sir Stanley Goodall, however, found this conclusion unsatisfactory... more »
The Hyper Velocity Projectile: How the Navy Could Fire 5,600 MPH 'Bullets' at Missiles
*Zachary Keck* *Security, North America* Get ready, North Korea. The Pentagon is pursuing an innovation missile-defense system that could address some of the shortcomings of the existing systems it deploys. There are a number of major (somewhat interrelated) obstacles to defending against a missile attack. The first is simply the sheer technological challenge of using a missile to destroy another fast-moving missile. This is sometimes compared to trying to shoot a bullet with another bullet. The other is the cost equation: because of the technological challenges involved, missi... more »
5 Best Military Rifles on Planet Earth (Colt and Heckler & Koch Made the Cut)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* What would you go to war with? Warfare in the post-9/11 period is primarily infantry-focused, with ground troops taking part in small-unit actions against insurgents and guerrillas. Fought on a wide variety of terrain, from arid desert regions to jungles and even cities, infantrymen have relied on their service rifles to get the mission done. Here are five of the best weapons, and how the wars of the twenty-first century changed them. *M4 Carbine: * Originally developed by Colt to fulfill a contract for the UAE, the M4 carbine was late... more »
What If North Korea Had Won the Korean War?
*Robert Farley* *History, Asia* Yes, the Korean Crisis could be far worse. In the summer of 1950, the Korean People’s Army (KPA) came tantalizingly close to rolling up UN forces on the Korean Peninsula. Only a heroic defense around Pusan prevented a total victory for North Korea (the DPRK), thus allowing MacArthur’s war-changing invasion at Inchon. But what if North Korean forces had prevailed? What would Korea (and by extension the rest of Asia) look like today? *How Could North Korea Have Won?* North Korea could have won the war in one of three ways. First, if the United Sta... more »
China Has Its Very Own 'Javelin' Tank-Killer Missiles
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Asia* Should the U.S. Army be worried? In the 1990s, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) initiated the development of the successors of the HJ-8 antitank guided missile (ATGM). The new ATGMs were to be more modular, have more features and have a longer range. They looked at foreign missiles such as the Spike, Javelin and Kornet. Only recently have we seen the fruits of their labor: the HJ-9, HJ-10 and HJ-12 ATGMs. Given the HJ-8’s success on the battlefield in Bosnia, Syria and Iraq more than two decades after it first saw service, could these missiles p... more »
China Will 'Pull the Trigger' in the South China Sea
*Gordon G. Chang* *Security, Asia* [image: Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy sailors march during an open day at the Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base on Hong Kong's Stonecutters Island July 28, 2012. The naval base was open to the public on Saturday, four days ahead of the PLA Army Day on August 1. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu] Beijing may want to “win without fighting” as Holmes suggests, but it cannot win without confronting. The *National Interest* has recently hosted a debate on whether China wants a confrontation in the South China Sea. In a January 24 piece, “China Wants Confro... more »
The New National Defense Strategy: Everything is a Priority
*James Joyner* *Security, Americas* [image: U.S. Navy Quartermaster Seaman Matthew Rivera lowers the battle flag aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) following a tactical maneuvering exercise in the Strait of Magellan March 15, 2010. Bunker Hill is supporting Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multinational environment. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker, U.S. Navy/Released). Flickr / U.S. Depar] Being able to deter and defea... more »
America is Swimming in Oil, but 'Energy Dominance' Still Distant
*Anthony Fensom* *Economics, Americas* [image: Reuters Photo] The American oil industry is literally swimming in crude, and there is little sign of it ending anytime soon. But is it a game-changer? The energy war is over, and America has won, proclaimed President Donald Trump. But while the world’s newest energy superpower is now producing record amounts of crude oil, why are some saying this could be as good as it gets? “We have ended the war on American energy, and we have ended the war on beautiful clean coal,” Trump said Tuesday in his first State of the Union address. “We ... more »
“Critical: Is The Stock Market Bubble Bursting? Why This May Actually Be IT”
*Morning report:* “Critical: Is The Stock Market Bubble Bursting? Why This may Actually Be *IT*” By Gregory Mannarino - https://www.youtube.com/ Followup report: *After The Close Report:* “Stocks Decimated- This Now Has the Potential To Get Much Worse” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On1aY3Q3Qn8 I highly recommend you at least view the followup report. We're on the cliff edge, folks, and this really may be *IT*...
U.S. Nuclear Posture Review Recommends Developing And Deploying Two New Nuclear Weapons
*Defense News:* *The US could be getting 2 new nuclear capabilities. Here are the details.* WASHINGTON ― The Nuclear Posture Review, formally unveiled Friday, recommends adding a low-yield warhead for submarine-launched ballistic missiles, as well as the addition of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched cruise missile to America’s arsenal. The question now becomes when these capabilities will come online ― and how much they will cost at a time when the Pentagon is restrained by congressionally mandated budget caps. Before the addition of these new capabilities, the U.S. was prepar... more »
New Twists in Probe of Natalie Wood’s Mysterious 1981 Death
The mystery of the death of acclaimed actress Natalie Wood has endured for nearly four decades as the investigation has ebbed and flowed like the tides off a California island where her body was found floating on Thanksgiving weekend 1981.
Real Cost of 'Defense' - RPI's Daniel McAdams on 'Mises Weekends'
Ron Paul Institute Executive Director Daniel McAdams sat down with his old Ron Paul Congressional Office colleague, Mises Institute President Jeff Deist, to discuss the real costs of our massive yearly military spending bill. How does the new nuclear weapons "modernization" program fit in? How big is the US military budget -- how does it compare to the budgets of Washington's rivals? What should the role of the US be in the world?
The Pentagon has released its 2018 Nuclear Posture Review
*VOA:* *Pentagon Adding New Nuclear Capabilities, Keeping Nuclear Triad to Deter Attacks * PENTAGON — The Pentagon has released its 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, adding nuclear capabilities and updating the United States’ current arsenal in order to deter nuclear attacks. “What we’re trying to do is ensure that our diplomats and our negotiators are in a position to be listened to when we say we want to go forward on nonproliferation and arms control,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters ahead of the review’s release Friday. “You have to do that when you're in a position of... more »
Nunes Memo Drops and Flops
The long-awaited memo compiled by Republican congressman Devin Nunes failed to live up to the hype.
Heh - FISA memo edition
Seen on Gab this evening. Click the image to go to its page there for a larger view. Peter
Polar bear specialists double-down on message of future starving bears
Originally posted on polarbearscience: The really significant content of a new paper being heavily-hyped by the media1 is what wasn’t said rather than what the authors discovered about metabolic rates and weight maintenance of a small sample of nine Southern Beaufort Sea bears in 2014 to 2016 (Pagano et al. 2018; Whiteman 2018). This paper…
Jordan cuts diplomatic ties with North Korea
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 A.M.) – The Kingdom of Jordan is cutting all diplomatic ties with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the official Gazette stated on Friday. According to the Gazette, a royal decree was issued and later approved by King ‘Abdullah’s cabinet this week. The North Korean ambassador to Jordan currently resides in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jaysh Al-Islam foils large Syrian Army offensive in East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a big attack inside the East Ghouta region of Damascus this week, targeting the Hawsh Dawahra area that is controlled by Jaysh Al-Islam. According to a military report earlier this week, the Syrian Arab Army was able to briefly infiltrate Jaysh Al-Islam’s front-lines, but […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Russian Air Force destroys entire jihadist convoy in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 A.M.) – Minutes ago, the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a powerful airstrike over the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, targeting a massive convoy of jihadist rebels heading to the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) front-lines. According to a military source in Damascus, the Russian Air Force was given exact coordinates of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Palestinians clash with Israeli forces during protests across West Bank (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – Israeli forces attempted to disperse protests in Ramallah on the ninth Friday of Rage against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Two Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets, while a number of Palestinian civilians were suffocated by tear gas during clashes with the Israeli […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish women fight back: YPJ fighter destroys FSA vehicle in Afrin (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 A.M.) – A female YPJ fighter was filmed, Friday, destroying a technical vehicle that belonged to the Turkish-backed rebels in the Afrin region of Aleppo. In the video below, the YPJ fighter fires an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) at a technical vehicle from a far distance: The ATGM strike was conducted in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi Army suffers heavy casualties in failed offensive near Yemeni border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:35 A.M.) – For the second time this week, the Saudi Army launched a big offensive in the southern part of the Najran region, targeting the Houthi positions near the Yemeni border. The Saudi Army stormed the Al-Boaa Desert of the Najran region on Friday, striking the Houthi defenses along the Yemen-Saudi border […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Ahrar Al-Sham’s top commander in northern Idlib has been assassinated
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) – The top commander of Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham in the northern countryside of Idlib has been assassinated, tonight, after unknown assailants opened fire on his vehicle. According to pro-opposition pages, Abu Za’id Al-Askri of Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham was assassinated earlier tonight while he was traveling with his cousin near the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Is Special Counsel Robert Mueller Preparing To Indict President Trump?
Robert Mueller. Aaron Bernstein / Reuters *Darren Samuelsohn, Politico:* *Russia probe lawyers think Mueller could indict Trump* Many legal scholars doubt a U.S. vs. Trump case is possible, but two attorneys who have dealt with special counsel Robert Mueller's team disagree. One expects Mueller to move as early as this spring. Special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has gathered enough steam that some lawyers representing key Donald Trump associates are considering the possibility of a historic first: an indictment against a sitting president. While many legal expe... more »
Musical interlude
Phantogram - You Don't Get Me High Anymore
Bret Baier interviews Devin Nunes after memo release...
*Bret tries his best to trip up Nunes.* It doesn't work. Bret Bair: "Are there parts of the dossier that are true?" Devin Nunes: "What? That Russia is a country and Carter Page is a person? Other than that I don't know of anything."
Memo Alleging Abuse Of Surveillance Authority By The Justice Department And FBI Has Been Released
*CBS News*:* GOP memo released, after Trump declassifies it* The controversial four-page memo created by Republican staffers on the House Intelligence Committee alleging abuse of surveillance authority by the Justice Department and FBI has been released Friday after being declassified by the president. The memo is unredacted. A White House official told CBS News "there is no conversation or consideration about firing (Deputy Attorney General) Rod Rosenstein," following the memo's release. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: I failed to understand why those who were against the release... more »
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Important statement from @DevinNunes regarding former FBI Director @Comey on his #ClintonDossier testimony - when did you know it was paid for by DNC and @HillaryClinton campaign?... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
WATCH: Redesigning Reality #015 – Spiritual Warfare
*Waking Times* - Shamanism, anger and spiritual possession on this week's . The post WATCH: Redesigning Reality #015 – Spiritual Warfare appeared first on Waking Times.
The Irrationality of the Democratic Party with Respect to Environmentalism
According to an internet report two of the nation’s leading pollsters released polling results with strategies to elevate conservation issues in the 2018 midterms while conceding policies like climate change and public lands were low priorities for voters in the 2016 presidential election. This is what they concluded: Both pollsters admitted that issues broadly defined […]
Harley Schlanger: CNN & The Washington Post Will Go Nuts When The FISA Memo Is Released
Harley Schlanger: CNN & The Washington Post Will Go Nuts When The FISA Memo Is Released by https://www.silverdoctors.com/ Harley Schlanger gives an update on the latest political developments during this countdown to the FISA Memo release… Harley Schlanger interviewed by Rogue Money: – In this latest interview, all of the major economic, political and geo-political issues are discussed. […]
A Never-Trump Press in Near Panic
A Never-Trump Press in Near Panic by Patrick J. Buchanan, http://buchanan.org/blog/ “All the News That’s Fit to Print” proclaims the masthead of The New York Times. “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” echoes The Washington Post. – “The people have a right to know,” the professors at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism hammered into us in […]
CrossTalk: Erdogan’s War on Syria
RT Published on Feb 2, 2018 Turkey’s decision to invade northern Syria has foreign policy implications far beyond the Middle East. What are Ankara’s objectives in Syria and the region? Does it facilitate or hinder a final peace settlement to Syria’s proxy civil war. And what is Turkey’s future in NATO? CrossTalking with Dan Glazebrook, Sami […]
Congressional Memo Alleging FBI Abused Spying Powers Released
RT Published on Feb 2, 2018 Congressional memo has now been released, after receiving approval from the U.S. president. Memo accuses FBI and Justice Department of securing a warrant to spy on Trump’s presidential campaign based on unverified claims in the Trump-Russia ‘Steele’ Dossier, which was paid for by the Democrats. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8ybv end
Kissinger Warns “Pre-Emptive Attack” Against North Korea “Is Strong” Possibility
Snake Mr Kiss: “Well, we need a distraction for the FISA memo…. ur urr I mean North Korea is an imminent nuclear threat.” – Kissinger Warns “Pre-Emptive Attack” Against North Korea “Is Strong” Possibility by ALEX CHRISTOFOROU, http://theduran.com/ Kissinger, “Temptation to deal” with North Korea “with a pre-emptive attack is strong” – Former Secretary of State Henry […]
Q: Deep State Deep Panic, Treason Exposed
SGTreport Published on Feb 1, 2018 Who ever thought the expression, “May you live in interesting times” was an old Chinese curse. Turns out it is. And we do. But it looks like the deep state is about to be rocked to its very core as President Trump and Congress prepare to release the “FISA memo”, […]
Was Football Star Brian Banks Wrongfully Convicted of Rape?
Banks' ordeal was turned into a meme that misrepresented key details of his case.
While many opine that Robert Mueller will never lay a glove on Donald Trump, two lawyers representing clients targeted in the Russian probe, strongly disagree.
Courtesy of Politico: *Special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has gathered enough steam that some lawyers representing key Donald Trump associates are considering the possibility of a historic first: an indictment against a sitting president. * *While many legal experts contend that Mueller lacks the standing to bring criminal charges against Trump, at least two attorneys working with clients swept up in the Russia probe told POLITICO they consider it possible that Mueller could indict the president for obstruction of justice. * *Neither attorney claimed to have s... more »
The Paul Ryan-Devin Nunes Memo... Courtesy Of The White House
So what about that stupid Nunes memo? What a joke! I guess the Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have ZERO interest in protecting our elections from Putin (*or* Trump.) This thing is such an embarrassment, but before I get into it, I want to turn to a special editorial that the editorial board of the *Washington Post* published yesterday evening: A process that tarnishes the House. Hopefully it will follow Paul Ryan around for the rest of his miserable political life. The editorial doesn't address the likelihood that Nunes didn't even write the memo but was given it b... more »
X22 Report, “The Crackdown Begins, Central Banks Move To Control Of The Economic System
X22 Report, “The Crackdown Begins, Central Banks Move To Control Of The Economic System" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAUcnm5MQ94
Mohawk Nation News 'Grand Theft Charges against Canada, Que. and MCK'
GRAND THEFT CHARGES AGAINST CANADA QUE. and MCK Posted on February 1, 2018 Please post & distribute. MNN. Feb. 1, 2018. A Notice of Objection has been filed against Canada, Quebec and Mohawk Council of Kahnawake which have launched an attack to force onkwe-hon-weh to pay illegal taxes. They jumped up and down with glee when all but two signed away their birthright. Read article
One Year After Vaughn Prison Uprising, Demands Still Unaddressed
It has been one year since the uprising at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. While DOC demands are being met, little has changed for prisoners. The post One Year After Vaughn Prison Uprising, Demands Still Unaddressed appeared first on Shadowproof.
Movieguide — Foot Soldiers in the Culture War
[image: movieguide-foot-soldiers-in-the-culture-war] Tonight, the Movieguide organization will stage its 26th annual Movieguide Awards at the Universal Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Terry Crews, one of the stars of the Fox show *Brooklyn Nine-Nine* will host the event. The awards recognize excellence in film and television from a family-friendly perspective.
A Never-Trump Press in Near Panic
[image: a-never-trump-press-in-near-panic] Trump-haters in the press may be terrified that the memo may credibly demonstrate that the "Deplorables" were right.
Musical Interlude: Chuck Wild, “Liquid Mind VI: Spirit - In The Spirit”
Chuck Wild, “Liquid Mind VI: Spirit - In The Spirit” Images courtesy of ESA, NASA, and The Hubble Space Telescope. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s52o9_2pi1U&feature=related
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Namibia has some of the darkest nights visible from any continent. It is therefore home to some of the more spectacular skyscapes, a few of which have been captured in the below time-lapse video. We recommend watching this video at FULL SCREEN (1080p), with audio on. The night sky of Namibia is one of the best in the world, about the same quality of the deserts of Chile and Australia. Visible at the movie start are unusual quiver trees perched before a deep starfield highlighted by the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. This bright band of stars and gas appears to pivot around t... more »
"All Life Really Means..."
"Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life really means." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson ◆
The GOP memo has been released – and it is as damning as promised
"Our findings... raise concerns with the legitimacy and legality of certain DOJ and FBI interactions with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court..." More The post The GOP memo has been released – and it is as damning as promised appeared first on The Duran.
Paulo Coelho, “Things Celtic”
*“Things Celtic”* by Paulo Coelho *"A Celtic Prayer"* "May God give you… For every storm, a rainbow, For every tear, a smile, For every care, a promise, And a blessing in each trial. For every problem life sends, A faithful friend to share, For every sigh, a sweet song, And an answer for each prayer." • *"An Old Celtic Blessing"* "May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand." • *"History of The Claddagh Ring"* "The C... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Cluj-napoca, Cluj, Romania. Thanks for stopping by!
"We All Know..."
“We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars... everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human beings. All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that for five thousand years and yet you’d be surprised how people are always losing hold of it. There’s something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being." - Thornton Wilder
The Poet: Wendell Berry, "A Warning To My Readers"
*"A Warning To My Readers"* "Do not think me gentle because I speak in praise of gentleness, or elegant because I honor the grace that keeps this world. I am a man crude as any, gross of speech, intolerant, stubborn, angry, full of fits and furies. That I may have spoken well at times, is not natural. A wonder is what it is." - Wendell Berry Wendell Berry, a rare reading session. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApRLCXCB80E&t=33s
Regulation of Google, Facebook and Twitter Needed for Ensure Privacy, Security
DuckDuckGo search engine works very well, less junk to deal with. “To make any real progress in advancing data privacy this year, we have to start doing something about Google and Facebook. Not doing so would be like trying to lose weight without … Continue reading →
Did George Soros Say His Life’s Mission Is to Destroy the United States?
There is no evidence that the billionaire supporter of progressive causes ever uttered such a remark, or anything resembling it.
Did Palestinians Dance at the UN After Nikki Haley Threatened to Cut Aid?
In the wake of the decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a viral video has spread with a false claim.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, UK Antifa and the BBC
Jacob R-M on the receiving end of a hate crime! The 'big story' on my strange Twitter feed tonight is Jacob Rees-Mogg being caught up in a far-left-provoked piece of violence at Bristol University. An overwhelmingly male, balaclava-and-baseball-cap-sporting band of coyly aggressive heroes tried to shout down the very conservative and polite Mr. Rees-Mogg for being "fascist scum" (evidently not knowing much about fascism). Mr. Rees-Mogg behaved bravely and impeccably and walked towards them and tried to engage with them, but they weren't having it. They shouted, abused and refused ... more »
Is fundamental physics opening the door to pseudoscience?
It is probably wiser to follow Bob Dylan than Stephen Hawking in matters of science vs philosophy. That's what I claim in the article below. Such concerns surface when supporters of string theory and inflation theory defend their models. [image: Big bang and the expansion of the universe] read more
"If It’s Important, Learn It Repeatedly"
*"If It’s Important, Learn It Repeatedly"* by David Cain "A little more than a year ago, a friend took me for lunch in downtown Toronto, and we talked mostly about what we’d been reading. Immediately afterward she marched me to a nearby bookstore and insisted I buy Cal Newport’s "Deep Work." She was the second person that week to describe it to me as potentially life-changing, so I bought it with great enthusiasm. Later that day, I sat reading it in a tea shop for two hours, riveted by the possibilities of working in the uncompromising, undistracted way Newport described. I’ve had... more »
Russia Promises to Stop Killing Stray Dogs Before World Cup 2018
As a way of “cleaning up” Sochi, Russia, prior to the Winter Olympics, city officials hired a pest control firm to kill thousands of stray dogs. Many of those dogs were former pets abandoned when their families’ houses were demolished prior to the construction of Olympics venues. The families were moved to apartments where their dogs were unwelcome. People around the world, as well as the world’s greatest athletes, were outraged. Some, like silver-medalist skier Gus Kenworthy, adopted doomed dogs to spare their lives. Humane Society International worked with local rescue groups to ... more »
Mr. Bannock, Metro Vancouver's first Indigenous food truck, officially launches with a fusion menu
Squamish Nation member Paul Natrall serves everything from plant-based bowls to waffle bannock Metro Vancouver’s first Indigenous food truck is now rolling. Paul Natrall, the chef/owner of Mr. Bannock, merges traditional cooking methods with current food trends. “We take pride and joy in sharing fusion Indigenous cuisine, using traditional ingredients from Squamish Nation such as juniper berries, smoked wild salmon and meats, and traditional methods such as clay baking and stone baking”, Natrall said in a release. Mr. Bannock will officially launch today (January 27) from 11 a.m... more »
The Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
I do love a good Bowie impression.
Breaking: Syrian Army scores major advance in east Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has finally broken through the jihadist rebel front-lines in east Damascus after an intense battle tonight. Led by their elite 4th Division, the Syrian Arab Army was able to enter the Harasta Orchards for the first time in several days, seizing several points from the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Complete map of Syria: February 2018
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been on a roll lately, capturing large chunks of the Aleppo and Idlib governorates in northern Syria. Most recently, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies launched a big offensive in northern Syria to secure the eastern railway and the strategic Abu Dhuhour Military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack
Three Turkish soldiers were killed on Thursday in two separate attacks by Kurdish militants in northern Iraq and in southeastern Turkey, the military said. Two other soldiers were wounded after the attack by the “separatist terrorist organization” — Turkey’s official term for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the army said in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish authorities classify Ankara tax office blast as terrorist attack
An explosion in an empty building of a local tax office in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday was a terrorist attack carried out by suspects linked to the Kurdish leftist Democratic Union party, Ankara governor’s office said Friday. “As a result of the on-site investigation of the explosion on February 1… evidence was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US in talks with Turkey on Manbij: Mattis
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:55 P.M.) – The U.S. is currently in talks with the Turkish regime regarding the state of affairs inside the Syrian town of Manbij, U.S. Secretary of Defense James stated on Friday. “I am not going to discuss [it] right now,” Mattis told reporters during his press conference. “It’s how do you balance […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Elite Syrian Army forces bolt through another 4 towns in south Aleppo towards Saraqib city
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:03 P.M.) – Elite forces of the Syrian Arab Army continue to leap across the countryside of southern Aleppo province in the face of crumbling rebel resistance, capturing from militant groups yet another four settlements. Moments ago, sources exclusive to Al-Masdar News reported that assault units of the Syrian Army – led by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Okay, it appears that Obamacare is safe. For now.
Courtesy of Vox: *The Affordable Care Act is going to survive. * *The 2010 health care law has slowly but surely moved out of the line of fire. President Trump barely mentioned it in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. At their annual retreat this week in West Virginia, top Republicans signaled that the repeal dream is likely over. * *After Doug Jones won the Alabama special Senate election in December, the bare Republican Senate majority has no viable path left for a more substantial repeal plan; the math in a 51-seat majority is too daunting. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME)... more »
Trump's historic tax reform is a strong step toward greater prosperity
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FISA Memo Made Public, Here Is What Democrats Didn't Want American People to See
[image: fisa-memo-made-public-here-is-what-democrats-didn-t-want-american-people-to-see] With President Trump’s approval, the four-page FISA memo prepared by the House Intelligence Committee has been released to the public. Democrats fought the public release of the document, which has been described by GOP members of the House as “explosive,” “shocking,” “troubling,” and “alarming” and showing actions on the part of FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials as being similar to those of the Soviet KGB. Now the American people can judge it for themselves.
Trump Meets With North Korean Defectors From “Depraved” Regime
[image: trump-meets-with-north-korean-defectors-from-depraved-regime] Is Trump's meeting with North Korean dissidents part of his strategy to destablize the totalitarian regime?
Republicans and Democrats Are Overhyping the Nunes Memo
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *Security, Americas* [image: U.S. Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) departs at the conclusion of a closed-door meeting between the House Intelligence Committee and White House senior advisor Jared Kushner on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files] Rather than striking a decisive blow, the Nunes memo indicates that the battle over the Trump probe is far from over. The real question about the now-declassified Nunes memo is this: Why did the Democrats make such a fuss about it? They would have been wiser to avoid a battle ove... more »
Why the Nunes Memo is a Devastating Blow to the 'Deep State'
*Daniel McCarthy* *Security, Americas* The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has done its duty by releasing this memo. In the midst of the 2016 election, bad actors at the Justice Department tried to turn the FBI into the police arm of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). That’s the bottom line of the January 18 House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence memo released today. The document reveals that a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) was led, or misled, into authorizing spying on Carter Page, a Trump campaign volunteer, on the basis of inf... more »
"Life Is Hard?"
"Life is hard? True - but let's love it anyhow, though it breaks every bone in our bodies." - Edward Abbey "When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" - Sydney Harris
UnAmerican Psycho
This was the Dow Jones Average at the last trading bell. Rounded off, this means the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 666 points today, which perhaps isn't a coincidence considering the Lord of Dankness in the White House. Don't go looking for Trump to take credit for this one, because he can only take credit for the actual achievements of others. And I'm sure this is the black guy's fault. It can't be a result of the Papadopoulos indictment being unsealed today or the Nunes/FISA Nothingburger Memo being released by Trump the same time in a transparent non-attempt to defl... more »
The US “Deep State” and the Democrats ARE the problem
The latest policy recommendations by the influential Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), one of the most well-respected and listened-to experts in Russia – to say nothing of the entire former Soviet space – is causing quite a stir by waxing nostalgically about the Obama years and even suggesting that Moscow should embrace the American “deep state”. More The post The US “Deep State” and the Democrats ARE the problem appeared first on The Duran.
Update
For better or worse but WordPress isn’t the easiest of online publication methods to master. I often wonder whether software engineers” actually understand how humans think and act when they code software. I suspect its because they don’t know how … Continue reading →
Did a Greenpeace Activist Get His Arm Bitten Off After Hugging a Shark?
An article claiming that a great white shark attacked a Greenpeace activist originated on a well-known fake news site.
BOMBSHELL: "The Memo" Details One Small Step in the Conspiracy; Go After the Whole Thing on Behalf of All of Mankind
The pundit class and the Democratic Party have gone absolutely bonkers over the past week over the release of the four page memo authored by the House Intelligence Committee, following declassification by President Trump. You are told: Don’t even look at it or think about it because it could help Trump. John McCain went so far as to say the whole memo was the devil’s work of Russian President Vladamir Putin. Most surprisingly, with respect to what used to be called the “Democratic” Party, we now are witnessing them cheering and cheering our surveillance police state, prosecutorial... more »
What is Stone Man Syndrome? (Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva)
Stone man syndrome is a rare disorder that affects the connective tissues of the muscles. Stone man syndrome or Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is a mutation caused in the repair mechanism of the body that affects the fibrous tissue including muscles, … Continue reading →
Sweetening Your Vape With Flavouring Could Be Damaging Your Immune System
Safer to eat than to breathe. Adding a touch of cinnamon or vanilla to your e-cigarette might ease your stress levels, but the same can’t be said for your white blood cells. That’s the take-home message from a study conducted … Continue reading →
California Might Soon Put a Cancer Warning On… Coffee
Here’s what the science actually says. If a lawsuit currently being evaluated by a California court goes a certain way, coffee shops and coffee-selling gas stations may be forced post labels about potential cancer-causing chemicals. They may even have to pay … Continue reading →
Astrophysicists Have Built The Most Detailed Simulation of The Universe Ever Created
1 billion light years in a supercomputer. Saying our Universe is a big place is a bit of an understatement. And with recent advances in our understanding of the effects of dark matter and black holes on the formation of galaxies, it’s surprisingly … Continue reading →
Years After Losing Weight, Your Hormones Could Still Trick You Into Overeating
Anybody who has grappled with weight loss knows that even once the kilos come off, it can be hard to keep them off in the long term. A study on the hormones that govern feelings of hunger and fullness has … Continue reading →
Why hiring the ‘best’ people produces the least creative results
While in graduate school in mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I took a logic course from David Griffeath. The class was fun. Griffeath brought a playfulness and openness to problems. Much to my delight, about a decade later, I … Continue reading →
You thought quantum mechanics was weird: check out entangled time
In the summer of 1935, the physicists Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger engaged in a rich, multifaceted and sometimes fretful correspondence about the implications of the new theory of quantum mechanics. The focus of their worry was what Schrödinger later … Continue reading →
Female sexual behavior in mice is controlled by kisspeptin neurons
Abstract Sexual behavior is essential for the survival of many species. In female rodents, mate preference and copulatory behavior depend on pheromones and are synchronized with ovulation to ensure reproductive success. The neural circuits driving this orchestration in the brain … Continue reading →
How the brain controls sex and attraction
Scientists made a significant advancement in figuring out how the brain is controlling sex. By studying female mice, the researchers discovered that a brain hormone called kisspeptin (not surprisingly also known as the “kiss hormone”) is the driving force in our attraction to … Continue reading →
Everything you should know about happiness in one infographic
We often talk about happiness, yet rarely take the time to define it. And that’s probably because it is incredibly difficult — each scientific discipline has its own take on it. From a philosophical perspective the concept of happiness is … Continue reading →
Pelosi Sends Out Talking Points To Her Media Flying Monkeys
*Go and Beat Your Drums of Deception My Pretties!!*
Fanfare For The Common Man
*-by Valley Girl* I have watched the ad (above) that Randy Bryce ran during the SOTU address many times. And suddenly, something about it rang a strange bell with me. I wrote to Howie: Some bit of music, just a tiny bit, in the ad Randy Bryce put up for the SOTU address reminded me of the Vangelis theme music for Chariots of Fire. Coincidence? Purposeful? I can't guess. Randy is a Chariot of Fire. I am reminded of his first ad, when he was welding iron and the fire sparks were flying. This the music video for *Chariots of Fire*. Pay attention to the music, and visuals of the r... more »
Turkish Invasion Pits Neocons Against Traditional Imperialists
[image: undefined] US foreign policy in the Middle East is not merely adrift, it is in a state of severe crisis. Even as Turkish tanks and warplanes continue to pound US allies in northwestern Syria (The Kurds), power-brokers in the White House and the Pentagon are unable to settle on a way forward. The frantic attempts to placate their NATO ally, Turkey, while trying to assuage the fears of their mostly Kurdish proxy-army (Syrian Democratic Forces) has further underscored the dismal absence of a coherent policy that would not only address the rapidly-changing battle-space but also ... more »
Mexico: Strange Beings in Analco (1973)
*Mexico: Strange Beings in Analco (1973)* Article by Samuel Luna Aritama, Photos by Baltazar Torres(*) LA PRENSA Newspaper *Two Little Men with "Straw-Like Fur" Reported* ANALCO - Puebla, September 23 1973 - Two strange beings whose bodies were coverd with fur "similar to straw" were seen by two shepyherds near a gorge located between the mountans at the foot of this community. These living beings measured approximately fifteen centimeters. The event occurred nearly two months after a flying object flew over this pcommunity on July 29 at six o'clock in the morning - an event witnes... more »
Does Joe Kennedy’s Palm Beach House Have a Security Wall?
Rumors that there is a security wall outside the representative's Palm Beach House are inaccurate on several fronts.
A Historical Look At Mutual Election Interference by Russia and the United States
With the publication of the so-called "Kremlin List", a document purporting to list the Russians that could, at some point in time, be punished for their association with the Putin government and its election-meddling ways: ...a look back in history to the Clinton White House gives us a sense that, in the case of election interference between the two nations, the United States "pot" is at least as black as the Russian "kettle". On March 26, 1996, the Washington Post ran an article entitled "Clinton Vows Help for Yeltsin Campaign". Here is a video of the two buddies in question: ... more »
Something to resist and how to do it…
The Air Farts and Army and really all the ‘services’ have a shortfall in the longwar plans. For a couple of years after the conquest/invasion/liberation of the Iraq and Afghan peoples, those deployed or on U.S. bases doesn’t matter, reserve or National Guard as well, who had finished their enlistment contract Only The Fucks In […]
Musical Interlude: Neil H, “The Remembering”
Neil H, “The Remembering” - https://www.youtube.com/
BREAKING: Tailgunner Joe visits liberal cable!
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2018Tailgunner Rachel's prime target:* We're often struck by Rachel Maddow's strong McCarthyite tendency. There's no one she pursues more strongly in this disreputable old way than she does Carter Page. Has Carter Page been in league with the Russkies? Like Maddow, we have no way of knowing. That said, Maddow loves to string Page up. Consider one of the ways she conned her viewers last night. Maddow noted the fact that Page gave a speech in Moscow in the summer of 2016. Here's what Our Own Tailgunner said: MADDOW (2/1/18): In July, now as an announced senio... more »
Fracking Revolution Pushes U.S. Daily Crude Oil Production Over 10 Million Barrels
[image: fracking-revolution-pushes-u-s-daily-crude-oil-production-over-10-million-barrels] Fracking and the Rule of 72 are working in concert, driving the United States toward world energy domination.
Hawaii Emergency Worker Who Triggered False Alarm Fired
[image: hawaii-emergency-worker-who-triggered-false-alarm-fired] The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency worker who initiated the false missile alert on January 13, believing it “was a real emergency, not a drill,” has been fired.
Behind the House Intelligence Committee’s Ability to Release “The Memo”
From Otis Pike to Devin Nunes – Vastly Different Goals Drove Congressional Efforts to Release Secrets If you’ve been watching television, YouTube, listening to radio, streaming on your monitor or reading the newspapers, a lot of this week has been taken up by “The Memo.” Chasing devils in Tasmania or traveling elsewhere you might have missed […]
Backlash as Oxfam says ‘extreme capitalism’ is to blame for poverty
By Paul Homewood From the Watermelons Dept: Anti-poverty charity Oxfam faced criticism yesterday after it blamed capitalism for causing extreme poverty. A think tank accused it of ‘demonising capitalism’ and critics questioned why it was pursuing a political agenda while accepting millions in taxpayer-funded public money. Supporters threatened to cancel donations to the […]
Transcript: Kirsty Wark and Tommy Robinson, 'Newsnight', 1st February 2018
*KW*: As you heard there, police have commented on the speed at which Osborne was radicalised. The court heard he had been seeking out far-right material online in the weeks before he carried out his attack. Amongst the material he read and saved were tweets from the man known as Tommy Robinson - the former leader of the English Defence League. I spoke to him a little earlier and I asked him if he accepted any responsibility for the radicalisation of Darren Osborne. *TR*: No, of course I don't. I'm actually insulted that you're asking me that. What I can't understand is the narrat... more »
Conservative judge stands by constitution and dismisses civil resistance case
It was an amazing day yesterday that began at 7:30 am as we vigiled in the cold and snow in front of the Sagadahoc County Courthouse in Bath for an hour before we had to go inside for the start of our Aegis 9 trial. One of the defendants, Mike Tork from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, could not make it as he had medical issues which did not allow him to travel. Mike is a Vietnam War veteran and and very active member of Veterans For Peace. Pro bono attorney Logan Perkins, from Belfast, Maine, represented three in our group with the rest of us defending ourselves. The state opened the ... more »
White Wolf Mine (an update)
The photo (left) is of the "House of The Tragic Poet" in Pompeii, Italy. The mosaic reads "cave canem" or beware of the dog. This type of mosaic has been found around the Roman World and has two interpretations 1: a literal guard dog warning (as this one appears to be) or 2: beware of dog ( if a small dog resides in the dwelling such as a small Greyhound), be careful not to step on it. If I lay concrete at the entrance to the mine shaft, should I do something like this, only with a wolf - "beware of the white wolf"? Maybe put a chewed up trespasser at its feet (in mosaic)? It does ... more »
Breaking: Secret Nunes Memo Released! The Truth About Russiagate - Friday Webcast
Video of MqSYOMOaBiw Tune live at 2:30 pm eastern for our weekly webcast, with your host, Matthew Ogden.
We Join You Live Now...
...with this shot of Michael Flynn, Carter Page and George Papadopoulos in Robert Mueller's office. Just so you know, the timing of the release of the cherry-picked Nunes Memo wasn't coincidental.
Did Armed Trump Supporters Ask a Navajo Legislator If He’s ‘Legal’?
Video footage shows an anti-immigration protester aggressively questioning Arizona state Rep. Eric Descheenie about his citizenship status.
Was Jay-Z Filmed Punching a 12-Year-Old Female Fan?
An out-of-context video purportedly showing Jay-Z hitting a young fan has been circulating on the internet since the early 2000s.
BREAKING: The shape of fact-checking at the Times!
*FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2018Go ahead—try to explain this:* The New York Times is the best known, allegedly brightest newspaper in the U.S., a nation of 330 million people. The paper has chosen Linda Qiu to serve as as its fact-checker. We thought you might want to see what fact-checking looks like at the Times. In today's hard-copy editions, the Times features a FACT CHECK report concerning Democratic responses to the State of the Union. In a bit of a sign of the times, Dems delivered five such responses. Qiu started with Joe Kennedy's official Democratic Party response. This is th... more »
The US Deep State And The Democrats Are The Problem, Not The Solution
Pragmatic working relations between Russia and the US’ “deep states” are inevitable because there isn’t any alternative to interacting with any national counterpart’s collection of military, intelligence, and diplomatic figures no matter how much one may disagree with their policies. The post The US Deep State And The Democrats Are The Problem, Not The Solution appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
FISA Memo Released: Here Are The Facts You Need to Know
[image: memo] The four-page memo compiled by the Republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee accuses the Obama administration’s FBI and DOJ of securing a warrant to spy on the Trump campaign based on the notorious ‘Steele dossier.’ The post FISA Memo Released: Here Are The Facts You Need to Know appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
WATCH: Power-Tripping Cops Illegally Pull Woman Over to Harass Her for Her “Attitude”
[image: harass] An innocent woman was threatened by two officers when they pulled her over to harass her over her "attitude." when she went to file a complaint, the chief threatened her too! The post WATCH: Power-Tripping Cops Illegally Pull Woman Over to Harass Her for Her “Attitude” appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
THE NUNES MEMO AND THE RIGHT'S LONG CAMPAIGN TO DECLARE ITS CRITICS INVALID BY DEFINITION
In November 1981, President Reagan's controversial interior secretary, James Watt, said this: I never use the words Democrats and Republicans. It's liberals and Americans. Over the past few decades, that's been a subtext -- and sometimes the main text -- of a great deal of conservative argumentation. Liberals and Democrats simply aren't American. They aren't trustworthy. Nothing they say is worth acknowledging unless it's being corroborated by a Republican. By now, conservatives regard even many Republicans as beyond the pale. The opinions of "RINOs" are also invalid by definition... more »
“The Nunes Memo Has Been Released- Read It Here”
*“The Nunes Memo Has Been Released- Read It Here”* by Axios "The House Intelligence Committee has released, without redactions, the classified Nunes memo on alleged FISA abuses. The release was vehemently opposed by the intelligence community, with the FBI issuing a rare public statement to express its "grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy." What the memo alleges: •The dossier authored by Christopher Steele was "an essential part" of the FBI and the Justice Department's justification for conducting electronic surveillance of... more »
“The Fourth Turning: The Grey Champion Assumes Command”
*“The Fourth Turning: The Grey Champion Assumes Command”* by James Quinn "At each of these great gates of history, eighty to a hundred years apart, a similar generational drama unfolded. Four archetypes, aligned in the same order – elder Prophet, midlife Nomad, young adult Hero, child Artist – together produced the most enduring legends in our history. Each time the Grey Champion appeared marked the arrival of a moment of “darkness, and adversity, and peril,” the climax of the Fourth Turning of the saeculum." – "The Fourth Turning" – Strauss & Howe "In September 2015 I wrote a five... more »
The Age of Envy
Envy was born as the runt of the litter, but he's been slowly killing off his siblings. *"Tax The Rich!" * *"Hang the 1%!"* *"Pay your fair share!" * *"Check your privilege!"* *"Free uni!" * *"Free housing!" * *"FREE! FREE! FREE!"* Envy-- the hatred of the good for being the good -- is everywhere, and everywhere is its destruction. Today we live in the Age of Envy. But there is a solution... Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
The Park Bench Café #13 - "The Groundhog Edition"
*The Park Bench Café #13 - "The Groundhog Edition"* *Ed(itor) formerly blogmaster of "Occurrences", "Boy Down The Lane" and "The Sullen Bell"...and now guest contributor on this blog says*: This Park Bench is “The Groundhog Edition”, for fairly-obvious reasons but also to honor the absurd nature of much of the news. I’ll start with the light stuff and move on inexorably to the heavy goods. It is, of course, absolutely fascinating that “the memo” lurks like the shadow of the groundhog. *Groundhog* *with* *Machine* *Gun* Super Bowl fever mounts. [Ed.: I understand that Tom Brady’s ... more »
Release the Memo! Oh, is that it?
Upon memo’s release, Nunes claims GOPers "discovered serious violations" https://t.co/rS9sZAH0jr pic.twitter.com/lSRZmu7r8h — Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 2, 2018 Okay so the memo got released today. I read it. (You can also read it here.) My very well thought out and cleverly worded response is, um....seriously? Here is what the Washington Post had to say about it: *The four-page, newly declassified memo written by the Republican staffers for the House Intelligence Committee said the findings “raise concerns with the legitimacy and legality of certain (Justice Department)... more »
Mattis Wants to Make US Military Even More Lethal, Needs Another $50 Billion
By Jason Ditz Speaking to Congressional Republicans during a visit to Greenbrier resort on Thursday, Defense Secretary James Mattis announced that he believes the US military... more »
Europe Cries “Never Again” As It Repeats History of Censorship And Euthanasia
Op-Ed by Brandon Turbeville After Europe’s tragic experience during the second world war at the hands of Nazis, many Europeans have prided themselves as being... more »
Court Finds Red Light Camera Fines “Unconstitutional” — Forces City to Refund ALL Tickets
By Matt Agorist New Miami, OH — In a time where there are daily attacks on the US Constitution, a glimmer of hope has arisen... more »
The Federal Government is Using Tracking Tech to Monitor License Plates Nationwide
By Derrick Broze In another example of the growing use of surveillance technology by the United States government, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency... more »
It Sure Sounds Like the US Is Actually Going to Bomb North Korea
By James Holbrooks During his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, Donald Trump pledged the United States would continue its “campaign of maximum pressure” against North Korea. Meanwhile,... more »
The cosmoclimatology theory
An article at GWPF provides a concise description linking solar activity to earth’s climate. It pulls together several strands of observations and thought presented in recent posts, which are referenced at the end. The GWPF article (here) is from Deepak Lal and focuses on why India should follow the US out of the Paris accord, […]
The FISA Memo...
*and a few things to think about.* *Number one:* As predicted, if you scan the comments at Huff and Puff (no link on purpose), the brain dead libtards (I repeat myself) think this is a big "nothing burger." And you know why? Because, they can't contemplate the possibility that if this is allowed to go unpunished and unfixed, the next time it could be their side hounded and spied on with the likes of the Steele Dossier, a provably partisan unverified document, as the basis for a warrant. *Number two:* In spite of the dangerous infiltration of the intelligence network of the Unit... more »
PubMed shuts down its comments feature, PubMed Commons
The U.S. National Institutes of Health is closing PubMed Commons, the feature that enabled readers to post comments on abstracts indexed in PubMed. NIH announced it will be discontinuing the service — which allowed only signed comments from authors with papers indexed in PubMed, among other restrictions — after more than four years, due to […] The post PubMed shuts down its comments feature, PubMed Commons appeared first on Retraction Watch.
WILLIS CLAN - CHRISTIAN BAND
... *The Nashville-based Willis family.* *Toby Willis*, born in 1970 in Chicago, is the father who ran the Christian family band called *The Willis Clan*. The Willis Clan first appeared on TV in 2011. *Reverend Duane Scott Willis and his wife Janet.* In 1994, Toby Willis's father, the Reverend Duane Scott Willis, was involved in a car accident which led to the death of six of the Reverent Duance Scott Willis's children. The car ran over a piece of metal which caused the back of their vehicle to explode into flames, local TV station WGN9 reported. Toby, who had married, was not in... more »
Trump Leans Toward Qatar in the Saudi Spat
*Paul J. Saunders* *Politics, Middle East* [image: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) shakes hands with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani before their meeting at the State Department in Washington] Only by clearly and visibly identifying Qatar as a partner and friend can Washington hope eventually to ease the Saudis and others toward some form of reconciliation. What do superpowers and teenagers have in common? Speaking as a Washington-based foreign policy analyst, and as a parent, I would suggest that each becomes rather frustrated when thei... more »
"THE MEMO Cometh... and the Nation Totters Over a Precipice"
*"THE MEMO Cometh... * *and the Nation Totters Over a Precipice"* by Jame Howard Kunstler It’s beginning to look a little like "The Day the Earth Stood Still" out there, with Devin Nunes in the "Klaatu "role, roiling the Earthlings into a frothy hysteria as they attempt to defend their puny empire of errand boys, grocery clerks, and elected buffoons. At dawn’s early light, we await The Memo. The New York Times was running veritable Chinese fire drills on its front page this morning denouncing The Memo in advance, shrieking about the end of the Republic, with the laughable caveat th... more »
US admits there is no evidence to chemical weapons allegations
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis says investigators are looking into reports that the Syrian government used sarin gas in recent chemical attacks, but there is no evidence of the gas usage so far, US media reported on Friday. “We do not have evidence,” Mattis told reporters according to Politico. Mattis added it appears chlorine […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Entire regiment of T-90 battle tanks begin to arrive in Iraq from Russia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:55 P.M.) – The Iraqi Army has started to receive the first charges a huge order for almost eighty Russian-built T-90 main battle tanks. According to sources, the Iraqi Army placed an order for 73 T-90S and T-90SK main battle tanks at some point in 2016. At the present time, with the first […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish-backed rebels destroy liquor store in Afrin (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels filmed themselves destroying a liquor store in the Afrin region of northern Aleppo on Friday. In the 30 second video below, Turkish-backed rebels can be seen destroying liquor bottles, while shouting “Allahu Akbar” a number of times. The rebel group behind the destruction of this liquor store […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish forces using NATO weapons against Turkey in Afrin: Turkish military analysts
The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) launched a big counter-assault in the northwestern countryside of the Afrin region against the Turkish backed rebels in the Bulbul District on Thursday, but where is the YPG getting it’s weapons from? Sputnik spoke to Turkish military analysts to find the answer. Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian Rankin-Galloway responding to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Treasury increases sanctions on Hezbollah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 P.M.) – The U.S. Treasury has increased their sanctions on the Hezbollah organization in a order to obstruct their financial network, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. “Hezbollah is a terrorist organization responsible for the death of hundreds of Americans. It is also Iran’s primary proxy used to undermine legitimate Arab governments across […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army seizes one-third of rebel-held northwest Syria in just six weeks – statistics
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – By means of a high-intensity operation launched from two fronts, the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitary groups have reduced the country’s once seemingly impregnable rebel-held northwest by one-third in a time span no longer than six weeks. In practical terms, this translates to the Syrian Army seizing well over […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US source for chemical weapons attack are rebels: Mattis
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – The source for the Trump administration’s allegation that the Syrian government is planning to use chemical weapons in Syria is a rebel group, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said on Friday. According to Mattis, the U.S. has reports from a rebel group that the Syrian government has ‘renewed’ attacks with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Residents of large Idlib town demand HTS leave after losses to Syrian Army (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:05 P.M.) – The residents of the large Idlib Governorate town of Binnish held a large demonstration on Friday that called on Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham to leave the area. According to opposition activists, the residents of Binnish were upset over Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s recent losses in the Idlib Governorate to the Syrian Arab […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Three Syrian brothers face terrorism charges in Germany
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – Three Syrian brothers are facing terrorism charges in Germany after they were arrested by local authorities on the suspicion of being members of the Al-Nusra Front organization. According to a report from the Associated Press (AP), prosecutors claimed that three brothers fought in the Syria war with the Al-Nusra Front, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: US ‘concerned’ Syrian government used sarin gas – Mattis
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis stated on Friday that he is concerned that the Syrian government of Bashar Al-Assad has used sarin gas in Syria. This statement by Mattis comes just hours after the Associated Press (AP) released information from a White House official that the Trump administration was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey claims Afrin operation is bringing ‘peace to Syria’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated on Friday that his nation is bring “peace and tranquility” to Syria through their Afrin offensive. “The operation that we are conducting does not only aim to eliminate a threat against Turkey. It is also an operation that will bring tranquility, peace and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Macron criticizes France’s 2011 intervention in Libya
French President Emmanuel Macron criticised the French and foreign intervention in Libya on 2011, speaking before the Assembly of People’s Representatives in Tunis on Thursday. The French President criticised that France decided to “intervene from the outside” and “without having, for some time, a political project or a few projects for afterwards.” He took a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
At least 11 people injured in Turkey in rocket attack from Afrin – reports
At least 11 people were wounded after six rockets launched from Syria’s northern Afrin district hit Turkey’s southern provinces of Kilis and Hatay, the Daily Sabah newspaper reported Friday. Three rockets launched from Afrin reportedly hit Hatay’s Reyhanli district injuring six people. The media outlet added, citing the Kilis governor, that one of those injured […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Confirmed: Syrian Army’s Tiger Forces to end Idlib operation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – Preliminary reports that an elite formation of the Syrian Arab Army spearheading the current anti-insurgency operation in Idlib is preparing to disengage for assignment to another front have turned out to be true. It can now be confirmed that key assault units of the elite Tiger Forces Division which have […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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