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Asking Jesus
This is an important insight that I need to share with everyone. To start with, those following my efforts, know that we now understand that all life and each of us is operated by a spirit body that is physical and formed from second tier matter scaled at the level of the electron. Thus our subconsious is our in house spirit body having a conversation through our third tier physical body that the spirit body operates like a machine. The information density of this spirit body is millions of times greater that possible for our chemical systems in our cells. The take home though i... more »
Here Comes The Yield Shock---The Beltway Borrowers Are Going Berserk
This makes for sobering reading. Worse it is were a miscall can produce real damage. And I am seeing such miscalls taking place here and there and in Canada in particular, but only because i am watching that closely. the mind set is the same in the USA. Are we really understanding California and New York? The USA needs to desperately unleash a housing boom and Trump needs to massively reform the USA government which he has thankfully begun, but begun only. All this needs to be wrapped around ending poverty before our civilization crumbles and starts shedding the living.. ... more »
Trump -- Middle American Radical
This is a valid label and certainly one that describes my leanings as well. The classic labels siply do not apply when they have been hijacked by academics with their own clostured axe to grind. We are experincing a full on assault against the progressive vision which is actually Fascism revisited or its twin sister Communism. That it could even become sufficintly emergent as to be seen is a surprise in itself. You would think decisive defeat after defeat would cure this follyfrom our body politic, but the problem has been a lack of a considered counter philosophy based on fou... more »
New Tesla Model 3 Battery Line Could Increase Output By Factor Of 4
However you wish to look at it, the EV will now match the long established ICE in terms of cost. Thus global expansion has become plausible and can be expected to roll out during the next five years. Tooling isobviously reasy as well. The economic advantage can now be expected to steadily shift in favor of the EV. Inasmuch as surge oil production is unsustainable, this is actually well timed. Thus by 2025, expect to pay a significant premium for an ICE and also expect to see leasing become strictly EV. Longer life spans alone will power that as EV's can charge out lower lea... more »
In 1953 North Korea Used 1920-Style Planes to Fight America
A Polish built CSS-13, msn 0094. Displaying at Old Warden. 02-10-2011 ( Wikipedia) *Sebastien Roblin, National Interest*:* In 1953, North Korea Used 1920-Style Planes to Fight America. They Did a Lot of Damage. * On the night of June 16, 1953, the Associated Press reported on “a boiling mass of flame, mushrooming like an atomic bomb, shoots skyward from a burning fuel dump, set afire at the South Korean port city of Inchon.” The fire “lighted the sky for more than 20 miles” and took three days to put out, having consumed 5.5 million gallons of fuel. The perpetrators of this devasta... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* With all of the Russian cyber attack news, the mass shooting and NRA news, not to mention the coverage of a bunch of babbling, drooling asylum escapees called CPAC, that we've been getting in the past couple of weeks, I thought it would be good if we not forget that there are other anti-American forces at work out there and we should never take our eyes off them. One of those is obviously our current Speaker Of The House, the psychopathic Paul Ryan. While we focus on other things, this walking, talking, P.O.S. is still making his plans to damage as many American lives a... more »
Report: Someone Is Assisting North Korea's Missile Program
North Korea claimed on 29 November that its new Hwaseong-15 ICBM (seen here being test-fired) is capable of striking anywhere in the United States. *Jane's 360:* *North Korean ICBM design shows external influence* North Korea’s ballistic missile programme made unprecedented advances during the course of 2017. Markus Schiller and Nick Hansen examine the new Hwaseong-15 and determine that it is evidence of external support to North Korea’s missile development. *Key Points* * Based on the design of the missile and its first stage engine, Jane’s assesses that it is highly likely that ... more »
Tonight's Ebook Is Winston Churchill's 'BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS'
Winston Churchill (Wikipedia) *WNU Editor:* Tonight's ebook is by Winston Churchill titled : "BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS". The link to download* the ebook is here*.For more works by Winston Churchill, *go here.*
European Union harbors Russian fugitives from justice
How is it that so many fugitives from justice are apparently able to find such sanctuary in European countries, including EU member states? More The post European Union harbors Russian fugitives from justice appeared first on The Duran.
Tweets For Today
Italian election dominated by immigration debate https://t.co/0TRbt4Uemb — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 26, 2018 Desperate search for missing Nigerians https://t.co/KuD4OAiee0 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 26, 2018 Highlights from the Munich Security Conference https://t.co/LWz8pynN3g pic.twitter.com/6vcAGet0Rq — Defense News (@defense_news) February 26, 2018 Macron's proposal for a draft is a self-inflicted political albatross that the president won’t—or can’t—let drop. https://t.co/L30neFUytl — Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) February 26, 2018 Air Force: KC-... more »
Dirty Cop - Sheriff Israel
We now know that 18-23 reports were ignored by the police and FBI regarding the alleged school shooter, and that an armed school guard with a bullet proof vest hid while the slaying took place. Also... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Exploring The Reasons For Ethiopia’s Latest State Of Emergency
The security situation is made all the more pronounced by the fact that some of the ethnic minority groups opposed to the government are armed and reported to receive assistance from Ethiopia’s neighboring foe Eritrea. The post Exploring The Reasons For Ethiopia’s Latest State Of Emergency appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Syrian Army uncovers massive weapons depot belonging to ISIS in Deir Ezzor (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) uncovered a massive weapons depot belonging to the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in the Deir Ezzor Governorate this past weekend. The weapons depot was located inside of a town near the strategic city of Al-Mayadeen in rural Deir Ezzor. This weapons supply depot contained a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Czech Foreign Ministry expects talks with Turkey on PYD ex-leader extradition
On Sunday, Muslim was reportedly arrested in the Czech capital. The decision to detain him was made on February 24 by the Interpol’s office in the Czech Republic on the basis of Ankara’s request. Prague said that the decision on his arrest will be taken by the Czech court, while the Turkish side will be […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video footage of the Syrian Army starting their East Ghouta offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) kicked off their long awaited offensive in the East Ghouta, Sunday, targeting the eastern part of this region located outside of Damascus. Led by the Tiger Forces and 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army’s offensive got off to a successful start, when their units […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israeli Air Force blames crew of F-16 jet for being downed by Syrian missile
On February 10, the Israeli army said that its helicopter had intercepted an Iranian drone launched from Syria and that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) had struck Iranian targets in Syria. The Israeli moves prompted a response fire from the Syrian air defense systems downing the Israeli F-16 aircraft. Both crew members – a pilot […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Eighteen year old Gazan fisherman shot dead by Israel
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:40 A.M)- Yesterday, in early morning hours, Israeli gunboats open fire upon an un-armed Gaza fishing boat, killing an 18 year old fisherman. Eighteen year old, Ismail Saleh Abu Rylan, was shot dead whilst fishing within the distance Israel deems acceptable to sail in. Israel – which has for 11 years illegally besieged […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Picture Of The Day
Ivanka Trump, U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and senior White House adviser, and Kim Yong Chol of the North Korea delegation attend the closing ceremony. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Pyeongchang Olympics closing ceremony* (Reuters)
Israel Blames Crew Error On Why One Of Their F-16s Was Shot Down Over Syria
© Israeli Air Force / Facebook *Reuters*: *Israel air force finds crew error to blame for jet's downing by Syria* The downing of an Israeli F-16 fighter jet earlier this month by a Syrian anti-aircraft missile resulted from a “professional error” by the crew, the Israeli military said on Sunday. Its investigation found that an anti-aircraft missile shot down the Israeli warplane while it was returning from a bombing raid on Iran-backed positions in Syria on Feb. 10. It was the most serious confrontation yet between Israel and Iranian-backed forces in Syria. The chain of events b... more »
Why Is He Still President? Elton John, Eminem And Tom Steyer Want To Know
Today Tom Steyer started running his new Impeach Trump minute-long TV ad. It's good one, based on Putin-Gate. He debuted it at the California Democratic Convention in San Diego yesterday. Guess what... people loved it. "We need to stand for our principles," he said on the convention floor, "that means confronting the man who has no principles: Donald Trump." You know who agrees? Eminem... who was interviewed by Elton John in the new issue of *Interview* magazine. Sir Elton: Let’s talk about “The Storm,” which is an example of someone actually getting off their ass and saying some... more »
East Ghouta: the last great battle of the Syrian war?
Jihadi defeat in East Ghouta would spell the end of the regime change war in Syria More The post East Ghouta: the last great battle of the Syrian war? appeared first on The Duran.
Women In Saudi Arabia Can Now Join The Armed Forces
A woman checks a weapon exhibited at an event to celebrate the selection of Abha as the capital of Arab tourism for the year 2017, in Abha, Saudi Arabia April 20, 2017. Mohamed Al Hwaity / Reuters *RT:* *Saudi Arabia will now allow women to join its armed forces * The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will now allow women to apply for military service in a historic move. The decision comes as part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 social program launched by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Women in governorates including Riyadh, Makkah, al-Qusaim, and al Madina can apply for the rank of... more »
Syria’s East Ghouta Militants Hold Civilians Hostage, Plan ‘Chemical’ Provocations – Russian MoD
RT Published on Feb 25, 2018 Militants in the Eastern Ghouta district of Syria are indiscriminately shelling the capital, Damascus, according to Russia’s Defence Ministry. That’s despite the United Nations voting on Saturday to implement a ceasefire. end
Trump’s Precarious Hope for Middle East Peace
Trump’s Precarious Hope for Middle East Peace by Tom Rogan, http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ President Trump, as he prepares to unveil his peace plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has all the instruments for a deal. But he lacks the materials to see it built. – While running for president, the businessman quickly came to see Middle East peace as […]
‘We Can’t Continue to Run the World’: Ron Paul
‘We Can’t Continue to Run the World’: Ron Paul by https://sputniknews.com/ Former Texas Congressman and leading libertarian thinker Dr. Ron Paul has shared his views on President Trump’s job as president after his first year in office, the situation in Syria and the renewed debate on gun control in the wake of the Florida school shooting. […]
US and Allies Look to Military Intervention in Venezuela
US and Allies Look to Military Intervention in Venezuela by W. T. WHITNEY, https://www.counterpunch.org/ The Bolivarian social and political movement first led by former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and holding state power since1999 has long faced U.S. assaults. They’ve ranged from U. S. support for an unsuccessful military coup in 2002, backing for violent street disturbances, U.S. […]
Gaza: A Concentration Camp of 2 Million People. The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians by Zionist Israel
Gaza: A Concentration Camp of 2 Million People. The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians by Zionist Israel by Jean Shaoul, http://www.defenddemocracy.press/ Israeli forces attacked 18 targets in the Gaza Strip belonging to Hamas, which controls the besieged enclave, in the second such action over the weekend. The strikes followed an explosion during a demonstration of Palestinians […]
US Not ‘Touching’ Al-Nusra Terrorists (Al Qaeda) in Syria: Russia
PressTV Published on Feb 23, 2018 Russia’s top diplomat describes al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat Fateh al-Sham formerly known as Nusra Front as the main problem in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, criticizing the US-led coalition for NOT targeting the terror group. Sergei Lavrov was speaking during a joint press conference alongside his Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov in Moscow. Lavrov also […]
Globally Top-Respected Experts on Middle East Warn Syrian War May Produce WW III
Globally Top-Respected Experts on Middle East Warn Syrian War May Produce WW III by Eric Zuesse for The Saker blog, https://thesaker.is/ Abdel Bari Atwan, the retired editor-in-chief (1989-2013) of the pan-Arab newspaper Al Quds Al Arabi and author of widely respected books on the Middle East, headlined on February 18th, “A superpower confrontation could be triggered by accident in Syria” and […]
Second Florida Survivor Family Now Alleging CNN Scripted Narrative to Push Gun Ban
Second Florida Survivor Family Now Alleging CNN Scripted Narrative to Push Gun Ban by Jack Burns, https://www.activistpost.com/ In their alleged attempt to control the narrative on the tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida last week, CNN has been accused of scripting the very testimonies from survivors to propagate their agenda. While CNN denied doing this to Colton Haab yesterday, […]
“Shocked And Outraged”: Four Broward Deputies Waited Outside School As Children Were Massacred
“Shocked And Outraged”: Four Broward Deputies Waited Outside School As Children Were Massacred by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Coral Springs police officers were “stunned and upset” to learn that four Broward County Sheriff’s Deputies were stationed outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and had not entered to face an active shooter, sources with the Coral Springs, […]
EU Split: Just 12 Leaders Invited to Swanky Pre-Summit Dinner, And Here’s Who Was Snubbed
EU Split: Just 12 Leaders Invited to Swanky Pre-Summit Dinner, And Here’s Who Was Snubbed by REBECCA PERRING, https://www.express.co.uk/ THE Belgian prime minister hosted a fancy dinner for his European colleagues last night ahead of today’s EU Summit – but while Brussels heavyweights Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron got an invite – others were snubbed. – Charles […]
Gerald Celente: I am Betting On a Weaker Dollar in 2018
Gerald Celente: I am Betting On a Weaker Dollar in 2018 by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Top trends forecaster Gerald Celente predicted a 10% correction in the stock market for 2018. It already happened. What are his updated predictions for the rest of the year? Celente says, “What brought the markets down was the fear of […]
‘Get ISIS and Go Home’: Trump Bucks Pentagon & State Dept. on Ultimate US Goal in Syria
Perhaps, the Donald has not sold out 100% to the Illuminist MIC after all. ‘Get ISIS and Go Home’: Trump Bucks Pentagon & State Dept. on Ultimate US Goal in Syria by https://www.rt.com/ President Donald Trump appeared to dash the hopes of interventionists and contradict his own administration officials, by declaring that US troops’ mission in […]
Could Iran And Israel Go To War Next Year?
A U.S. Air Force F-16 takes off during a joint international aerial training exercise hosted by Israel and dubbed "Blue Flag 2017" at Ovda military air base in southern Israel November 8, 2017. Picture taken November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen *Raymond Tanter & Ivan Sascha Sheehan, National Interest*: *Iran and Israel Could Go to War Next Year* If Iran uses its Iraqi Shia Militias, Afghans, and Pakistanis, as well as its own forces in attacks on Israel, there is likely to be war between Israel and Iran by 2019. See *How Iran Fuels Syria War*, Iraqis: twenty thousand Shia from ten... more »
The Navy's Electromagnetic Railgun Is Both Alive and Dead
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, North America* It just won't be on a naval vessel anytime soon. The Navy will continue to fund research and development efforts related to the service’s much-hyped electromagnetic railgun but will likely not pursue a shipboard tactical demonstrator, according to sources briefed on the matter, a development that will likely condemn the more than $500 million project to a R&D limbo as the Department of Defense focuses on other directed energy programs. A special “Innovative Naval Prototypes” line item in the Navy’s fiscal 2019 budget pr... more »
Revealed: Hitler's Secret Plan to Assassinate Winston Churchill, FDR and Stalin
*Warfare History Network* *History, Middle East* Could it have happenned? In German it was called Operation Rösselsprung, which translates to “Long Jump.” Its goal was to kill or kidnap the Allies’ “Big Three” leaders––Soviet Premier Josef Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, and American President Franklin D. Roosevelt—when they met in Tehran, Iran, in November 1943. That the plan did not succeed is attributable to smart intelligence work, a drunken disclosure, and a bit of good luck. Perhaps no operation was more audacious or had greater consequences to the w... more »
Naval Warfare Will Change Forever If Submarines Turn into Underwater Aircraft Carriers
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* And it seems increasingly likely. Imagine a future in which nuclear attack submarines (SSNs) can deploy undersea drones (UUVs) to hunt, and possibly kill, enemy subs. The U.S. Navy, at least, is taking steps to make this a reality. What impact could this have? On the one hand, UUVs could shake modern antisubmarine warfare (ASW) to its core, making existing platforms vulnerable or obsolete. On the other hand, the development of UUVs could reinforce existing hierarchies; in contrast to popular understanding, established organizations are often the... more »
Russia Wants a New Infantry Fighting Vehicle
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* But will it happen is another question. One of the more interesting parts of the most recent Russian “State Defense Order” (GOZ) is the adoption of the BMPT (Infantry Fighting Vehicle – Tank). Twelve BMPT armored fighting vehicles have been ordered, marking the first time the Russian military has actually ordered a dedicated heavily armored infantry-suppression vehicle. Such vehicles have been in development since the 1980s, as a result of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Multi-turreted, bristling with weaponry and featuring crews of up to seven p... more »
U.S. Military Battle with Possible Russian Mercenaries: 'Our Strikes Were Done out of Self-Defense'
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Middle East* Both the Pentagon and the Russian government are deemphasizing the Feb. 7 incident because a wider conflict that is spiraling out of control does not benefit anyone. The Pentagon is reiterating that a battle in Syria that allegedly left some number of Russian mercenaries dead was purely an act of self-defense on the part of U.S. forces. Indeed, the Pentagon still does not know exactly who it is that American forces targeted during their retaliatory strike on Feb. 7. “Our strikes were done out of self-defense,” Pentagon chief spokesperson ... more »
Iran and Israel Could Go to War Next Year
*Raymond Tanter, Ivan Sascha Sheehan* *Security, Middle East* Current converging events are opening scenes of a wider war. If Iran uses its Iraqi Shia Militias, Afghans, and Pakistanis, as well as its own forces in attacks on Israel, there is likely to be war between Israel and Iran by 2019. See *How Iran Fuels Syria War*, Iraqis: twenty thousand Shia from ten groups; Non-Iranian Militia Mercenaries: Afghan, fifteen thousand to twenty thousand; Pakistan, five thousand to ten thousand; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), eight thousand to ten thousand; Iranian Regular Army, ... more »
No More Status Quo After the Sky Row in the Taiwan Strait
*Charles I-hsin Chen* *Security, Asia* [image: China Eastern Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai, July 29, 2014. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo] The cross-Strait fight over commercial sky routes may foretell a coming year of disaster for Taiwan’s external relations under China’s fresh squeeze. The horn of a diplomatic war between Taiwan and China has been blown in the latest row over four new commercial flight routes initiated upon the west half of the Taiwan Strait in January. This sky row may foretell a coming year of disaster for ... more »
America Needs to Get Back to the Basics in Foreign Policy
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Americas* The problem of America’s strategic overextension is getting worse, not better. An especially pernicious idea regarding U.S. foreign policy was Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s assertion that the United States was the world’s “indispensable nation.” It would have been bad enough if that statement had been a content-less expression of national narcissism. However, that same arrogant assumption has been the guiding principle of Washington’s foreign policy since the end of World War II—and especially since the end of the Cold War. Th... more »
America Will Never Win the War in Afghanistan
*Ali Wyne* *Security, Middle East* [image: It is difficult to see how the present troop force in Afghanistan would be able to accomplish what one nearly seven times as large could not.] It is difficult to see how the present troop force in Afghanistan would be able to accomplish what one nearly seven times as large could not. According to an in-depth investigation conducted by BBC News reporters in late 2017, the Taliban fully control four percent of Afghanistan’s districts and “have an active and open physical presence” in 66 percent of the remaining ones. They found that roughl... more »
Want to Make Asian Armed Forces Better? Send in the Marines.
*Grant Newsham* *Security, Asia* [image: An U.S. marine directs a hovercraft onto the beach as they participate in an amphibious assault exercise as part of the] Deploying Marine Expeditionary Units to train Asian marine forces would be advantageous to the United States and its allies. The U.S. Marine Corps may deploy additional Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) to Asia. A MEU is about two thousand marines with aircraft, weapons and equipment loaded onto three U.S. Navy amphibious ships. These units are mobile, able to operate afloat, ashore, and in-between, and can conduct opera... more »
The Latest In Military Drones And Unmanned Vehicles Are On Display At A Fair In Abu Dhabi
Visitors look at the Drone at the General Atomics Aeronautical stand on the first day of the UMEX held at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National *The National: **The latest generation of unmanned vehicles are on display in Abu Dhabi* *Umex 2018 shows the latest in technology in drones and unmanned vehicles from around the world.* They can fly, crawl and swim. One has flown around the summit of Everest, while another can lurk at the bottom of the sea for up to two months. All of them have two things in common. They operate without a human on board, and can be seen at the Un... more »
Is the (Tea) Party Over?
[image: undefined] The recently-passed big-spending budget deal’s failure to generate significant opposition from the “tea party” has led some to pen obituaries for this once-powerful movement. These commentators may have a point. However, few of them understand the true causes of the tea party’s demise. The movement commonly referred to as the tea party arose in opposition to the 2008 bank bailouts. The tea party grew as its focus shifted to opposition to President Obama’s policies, particularly his stimulus spending bill, cap-and-trade legislation, and, of course, the health care ... more »
Satellite Imagery Confirms Russian Su-57 Fighters Are In To Syria
First satellite images show two Russian 5th generation Sukhoi Su-57 at Khmeimim air base in Latakia, Syria. Via @imagesatint pic.twitter.com/JqAAx5K44Q — monitoring (@warsmonitoring) February 24, 2018 *War Zone/The Drive:* *Satellite Imagery Confirms Russia Deployed Stealthy Su-57 Fighters To Syria* At least two of the jets are in-country and they are likely to begin "combat evaluation" sorties soon. Our initial analysis has been outright confirmed and at least two Russian Su-57s have been forward-deployed to Khmeimim Air Base in western Syria. Satellite imagery dated February 2... more »
USSA President Pushes a Progressive Agenda
The United States Student Association (USSA) has been at the forefront of addressing the many challenges facing higher education.
Meeting Nursing Demand Through Diversity
For the past decade, the nursing profession has made diversity a priority. While the numbers in the profession — less than 25 percent minority nurses — do not yet mirror the general population of the United States — 38 percent non-White people — solid efforts and strategies are at work to facilitate change.
California Democratic party declines to endorse Senator Dianne Feinstein in her reelection bid.
Courtesy of Politico: *In a sharp rebuke to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the California Democratic Party has declined to endorse the state’s own senior senator in her bid for reelection. * *Riven by conflict between progressive and more moderate forces at the state party’s annual convention here, delegates favored Feinstein’s progressive rival, state Senate leader Kevin de León, over Feinstein by a vote of 54 percent to 37 percent, according to results announced Sunday. * *Neither candidate reached the 60 percent threshold required to receive the party endorsement for 2018. But the snu... more »
Are 'Low-Yield' Nukes A Very High Threat?
U.S. officials examine a M-388 Davy Crockett nuclear weapon. It used one of the smallest nuclear warheads ever developed by the United States. Wikipedia *James Stavridis, Bloomberg*: *'Low-Yield' Nukes Are a Very High Threat* *Forces from a century ago are back in play. But the stakes are much higher. * In his brilliant book tracing the origins of the First World War, “The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914,” Christopher Clark says, “The protagonists were sleepwalkers, watchful but unseeing, haunted by dreams, yet blind to the reality of the horror they were about to brin... more »
Señor Trumpanzee Told A Fib
Is that headline the silliest thing you ever saw? Trump tells dozens of blatant lies a day. Basically, everything he says is a lie. The poll CNN released this morning shows his approval back down to the lowest point of his presidency. The latest survey by PPP asked voters if they think Trump is honest or not. 53% said not and just 42% said they think he is. It's scares me that 42% of voters can't recognize a congenital liar and hustler when they heard him day after day after day. What planet are they on? According to the latest Quinnipiac poll, 57% of American voters think Trump i... more »
Trump Calls for Bump Fire Stock Regs, Mulls Confiscating Guns From the "Dangerous"
[image: pres-trump-calls-for-bump-fire-stock-regs-mulls-confiscating-guns-from-the-dangerous] President Trump called for bump fire stock regualtion and considers calling for confiscating firearms from the "dangerous."
Interview With Aaron Maté: Russiagate, Democrats, And Total Lack Of Skepticism Among US Press
Hosts Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola are joined by Aaron Maté to counter the media frenzy around Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the investigation into alleged election interference by Russia. Aaron Maté is a producer for The Real News and a contributor to The Nation. He recently wrote, “Hyping the The post Interview With Aaron Maté: Russiagate, Democrats, And Total Lack Of Skepticism Among US Press appeared first on Shadowproof.
Do EVs Actually Reduce CO2 Emissions?
By Paul Homewood This post is mainly a discussion piece. I’ve put my thoughts down, but I don’t insist I’m right! Drax have this post, based on research by the Imperial College: 19th August 2017 Electric vehicles (EVs) are often seen as a key driver towards a greener future. Indeed, transport accounts […]
Are Cadbury Products Contaminated with HIV?
Rumors that a worker at Cadbury plant was arrested for contaminating the company's products with HIV-infected blood are a variant of an old and false rumor.
Could North Korea Easily Launch A Nuclear Attack Against Tokyo?
Reuters *Kyle Mizokami, National Interest*: *North Korea Could Easily Nuke Tokyo (the Largest Urban Area on the Planet)* Tokyo has a population of 13.491 million, making it by far the largest city in Japan and home to more than 10 percent of the nation’s population. The greater Tokyo area, home to thirty-seven million, is the largest urban area on the planet. It is also squarely in the cross-hairs of North Korea’s nuclear weapons. In the event of nuclear attack, Tokyo could experience enormous destruction the likes of which it hasn’t experienced since World War II. Tokyo became t... more »
Spanish TV & “Spanaise”
Some notes on a couple of Spanish language TV shows (good ones) I've been watching, and comments on how languages are. Continue reading →
Newly Released Documents Prove FISA Surveillance Court Spying on Innocent Americans
By Derrick Broze Newly released court orders show that the secret FISA court violates innocent Americans’ privacy. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has acquired formerly classified...more »
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Well, Donald Trump has pissed off Mexico again.
Courtesy of WaPo: *Tentative plans for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to make his first visit to the White House to meet with President Trump were scuttled this week after a testy call between the two leaders ended in an impasse over Trump’s promised border wall, according to U.S. and Mexican officials. * *Peña Nieto was eyeing an official trip to Washington this month or in March, but both countries agreed to call off the plan after Trump would not agree to publicly affirm Mexico’s position that it would not fund construction of a border wall that the Mexican people widely ... more »
Chlorine Attack in East Ghouta "Child Suffocates"
*I don't know what if anything will come of this report..* *Personally speaking I'm expecting this news to be hyped this week coming. * *But always hope to be mistaken. * *We're heading into March. They're is* *Full Moon madness potential on the 1st of March.* *That Moon being the Worm Moon, I kid you not!* *Roots start to push their way up through the soil, and the Earth experiences a re-birth as it awakens from its winter slumber.* *Then a "blue moon" on the 31st- Book end full moons for* *Moon phases aside. I'm certain the US/Israel was not OK with the UN resolution that was pa... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 25, 2018
Reuters *Harry J. Kazianis, National Interest*: *The North Korea Crisis Is Back* While it might have arrived at the very end of a bellicose speech to his conservative base, President Trump at CPAC today revealed the obvious: Enjoy the Olympic truce while you have it. The North Korea crisis is back—and we could very well be on the brink of war in less than two months’ time. In calling for new and sweeping sanctions, Trump made the right call. A country that imprisons and tortures many of its citizens in a vast Gulag system and threatens to inflict a nuclear inferno on America canno... more »
A must-read: The Politically Incorrect Guide® to Climate Change
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: My friend Marc Morano of Climate Depot has a new book out now “The Politically Incorrect Guide® to Climate Change” which is one of many books in the The Politically Incorrect Guide® series that are now available from Regnery Publishing. I had an early review copy, and here is what…
In Defense of Youth Organizing
The late Coretta Scott King once said, “Freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it with every generation.” With every generation, movements for political change have been buttressed by the energy, talent, resolve, creativity and dedication of young people.
Frat’s ‘Pig Roast’ a Wake-Up Call to Universities
Cornell fraternity Zeta Beta Tau made headlines recently when it was placed on probation for hosting a competition where members earned points for sleeping with the woman who weighed the most. The fraternity’s “pig roast,” while appalling, is not a new phenomenon.
Layoffs Coming to Vermont’s Castleton University
CASTLETON, Vt. — Vermont’s Castleton University is going to be reducing its staff through layoffs, elimination of positions and early retirements as part of an effort to close a $1.5-million operating loss for the current year, officials said. Castleton President Karen Scolforo tells the Rutland Herald the exact number of cuts among the roughly 400 […]
Concordia College Alabama to Close
SELMA, Ala. — Concordia College Alabama, a historically black Lutheran college, will close its doors at the end of the spring semester. The Selma Times-Journal reports Dr. James Lyons, the college’s chief transition officer and interim president, shared the news with faculty, staff and the student body on Wednesday. The school was founded in 1922 […]
‘Lost Tapes’ Series Examines Malcolm X Through Rare Footage
Malcolm X was reviled and adored during his lifetime thanks to his views of Black nationalism and his “by any means necessary” approach to battle racial discrimination. Following his assassination, the civil rights advocate’s popularity was revived by hip-hop artists in the late 1980s and early ’90s, and his image began appearing on clothing, college […]
Fully Automated Luxury Communism
These days I don't often thank remnants of *soi disant* centrism in the Labour Party, but credit where credit is due. Were it not for Adrian McMenamin's rubbish column on fully automated luxury communism for *Progress* magazine, I wouldn't be writing this. The specifics of his piece need not detain us - as polemics go it misfired so spectacularly it's a wonder his keyboard didn't have his hand off. Nevertheless, this phrase, 'fully automated luxury communism', has knocked around for a few years now and deserves a few notes by way of elaboration. You know it, but I'm going to say i... more »
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Beautiful Planet Earth”
Vangelis, “Beautiful Planet Earth” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Akb1t37T4E
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Stars are sometimes born in the midst of chaos. About 3 million years ago in the nearby galaxy M33, a large cloud of gas spawned dense internal knots which gravitationally collapsed to form stars. NGC 604 was so large, however, it could form enough stars to make a globular cluster. *Click image for larger size.* Many young stars from this cloud are visible in the above image from the Hubble Space Telescope, along with what is left of the initial gas cloud. Some stars were so massive they have already evolved and exploded in a supernova. The brightest stars that are left emit light s... more »
The Poet: Linda Pastan, "What We Want"
*"What We Want"* "What we want is never simple. We move among the things we thought we wanted: a face, a room, an open book and these things bear our names- now they want us. But what we want appears in dreams, wearing disguises. We fall past, holding out our arms and in the morning our arms ache. We don't remember the dream, but the dream remembers us. It is there all day as an animal is there under the table, as the stars are there even in full sun." - Linda Pastan
"Isochronic Tones: Cognition Enhancer For Clearer and Faster Thinking"
*"Isochronic Tones: * *Cognition Enhancer For Clearer and Faster Thinking"* by Jason Lewis “*HEADPHONES REQUIRED* - Note: As this session stimulates each ear with different frequencies, you will need to use headphones to experience the full effect. Alternative background sounds available on Mp3 here: Orchestral, Hybrid, World Music, Rain, Brown Noise. *What does this track do? *This session stimulates Beta, SMR and Alpha, alternating in 2 minute increments to help keep the user relaxed and engaged. Note: SMR (sensorimotor rhythm) relates to the frequency range between 12 - 15Hz. I... more »
"What Would They Have Left?"
“People don’t want their lives fixed. Nobody wants their problems solved. Their dramas. Their distractions. Their stories resolved. Their messes cleaned up. Because what would they have left? Just the big scary unknown.” - Chuck Palahniuk
Chet Raymo, "Probing The Soul”
*"Probing The Soul”* by Chet Raymo “More than three centuries ago, Pascal said: "Man considering himself is the great prodigy of nature. For he cannot conceive what his body is, even less what his spirit is, and least of all how body can be united with spirit." Pascal lived at the dawn of the scientific era, but his words still ring true. We have sent spacecraft to the planets. We have listened to signals from the dawn of time. We have unraveled the mystery of starlight. We can even conceive what the body is. But the deeper human mystery remains: What is the spirit, and how is it u... more »
"One Summer Night..."
*Click image for larger size.* "One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and distant rims on the edge of space. Millions of stars blazed in darkness, and on the far shore a few lights burned in cottages. Otherwise there was no reminder of human life. My companion and I were alone with the stars: the misty river of the Milky Way flowing across the sky, the patterns of the constellations standing out bright and clear, a blazing planet low on the horizon. It occurred to me that if this were a sight that could be se... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
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"All Is Not Lost..."
"If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names." - Elbert Hubbard And sometimes... "I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.” ~ Sigmund Freud
"The Albatross Of Debt: The Stock Market's $67 Trillion Nightmare", Part 1
*"The Albatross Of Debt*: *The Stock Market's $67 Trillion Nightmare", Part 1* by David Stockman "This is getting pretty ridiculous. For old times sake, we recently checked on the Federal debt level during the month we arrived in the Imperial City as a 24-year old eager beaver. That was June 1970 and the Federal debt held by the public was $275 billion. Mind you, while that number wasn't exactly diminutive, it had taken all of 188 years to accumulate. That is to say, Uncle Sam had borrowed an average of $28,000 per week during the 9,776 weeks since George Washington was sworn in as... more »
"The Albatross Of Debt: The Stock Market's $67 Trillion Nightmare," Part 2
*"The Albatross Of Debt: * *The Stock Market's $67 Trillion Nightmare," Part 2* By David Stockman "In Part 1 we postulated that the chart below embodies nothing less than the nightmare that will be coming to Wall Street right soon. It means, in effect, that you can climb the financial tiger's back for an extended time, but when you reach the mane its generally impossible to get off alive. Needless to say, we have reached the mane. What drove the US economy for the past three decades was debt expansion - private and public - at rates far faster than GDP growth. But that entailed a st... more »
Did Barack Obama Announce a Bid to Become UN Secretary General?
President Obama hasn't announced he's seeking an international position he likely couldn't obtain in any case.
World News Briefs -- February 25, 2018
*Daily Mail: **It really was the Peace Games! 'North Korea is ready to hold talks with US' as athletes from both countries march together and one of Kim Jong-un's key aides sits inches from Ivanka Trump at spectacular Winter Olympics closing ceremony* * Bronze medal winning Billy Morgan was the TeamGB flag bearer at the Olympics closing ceremony today * The 28-year-old led out our 59 athletes out at end of the Britain's most successful ever Winter Games * Closing ceremony, entitled 'The Next Wave', highlighted the Olympic spirit and present a message of peace * Ivanka Trump and a ... more »
Breaking Saudi attempts to isolate Yemen, Houthi delegation arrives in Berlin
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (09:45 PM) – In a clear show of resilience in the face of Saudi attempts to isolate Yemen from the international community, a delegation of the Ansarullah (also known as Houthi) movement has arrived in the German capital of Berlin on Saturday. This is reported by Yemen Press and Yemen Resistance Watch. In […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Is God Ready To See The Planet Destroyed-- In His Name?
Normal Americans aren't excited that Scott Pruitt is moving rapidly top destroy decades of progress at the EPA. But last week, the Christian Broadcasting Network, a right-wing outlet, looked at it from from the perspective of the lunatic fringe. We're talking about a lunatic fringe that spits in Jesus' face and worship mammon in the form of a fat self-glorifying orange orangutan. Forget Biblical injunctions like - Ezekial 34:2-4: "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Woe to the shepherds of Israel w... more »
The evolution of socialist strategies to rescue socialism from failure
Back in 2004, philosopher Stephen Hicks wrote his great book *Explaining Postmodernism *(since updated and expanded), its thesis being that the failure of philosophers to properly explain 'how we know' made the garbled nonsense of postmodernism possible; and it was the continued failure of socialism that made postmodernism necessary. Any student who's spent any time in a humanities department will have encountered (and been taught) the garbled nonsense derived from postmodernism -- hence my continuing recommendation that every student needs this book in their backpack. ("This book ... more »
The Deadliest School Attack In US History Wasn’t Done With A Gun
By Matt Agorist As the media and the government continue to use the tragic shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school to push their various... more »
To the Governor: Wisconsin Passes Bill Taking on Asset Forfeiture
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, the Wisconsin Assembly gave final approval to a bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state... more »
Dustin Nemos: The Fruit of the Q Tree - #QAnon
Unfortunately the censorship is so brutal these days the research is deleted before I can finish a post. Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 25, 2018
Two German Bundeswehr soldiers, assigned to the 701st Pioneer Battalion defend their position during a German-led platoon attack mission with a U.S. Army Sapper squad in support, August 23, 2010, Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. Wikimedia *CNN*: *Fear of Russian aggression driving US military sales to Europeans* Washington (CNN)Concerns about Russian aggression is driving billions of dollars in US arms sales to European nations. The weapons deliveries are also part of the Trump administration's wider efforts to confront Russia in the region. The Trump administration announced W... more »
CPAC panelist requires security to escort her out of the building after she calls conservatives out for supporting Donald Trump and Roy Moore.
Mona Charen bravely discusses the hypocrisy against women in the WH at #ustoo panel during @CPAC She specifically mentions the Roy Moore endorsement. Audience boos. pic.twitter.com/rrG5fmEAmq — Scout 🕊 (@about_scout) February 24, 2018 Courtesy of Raw Story: *Right wing pundit Mona Charen had to be protected and escorted by security officers when leaving the CPAC stage Saturday afternoon after voicing her opinion on Republicans who hypocritically support “sexual harassers and abusers of women,” specifically, President Donald Trump and former Senate candidate Roy Moore. She also ... more »
South Africa To Sever Diplomatic Ties With Israel
#Pandor: The majority party has resolved that government must cut diplomatic ties with Israel #SONADebate — Parliament of RSA (@ParliamentofRSA) February 19, 2018 *Middle East Monitor*:* South Africa to cut diplomatic ties with Israel* *South Africa has been a staunch ally of the Palestinian struggle and regularly spoken out against the atrocities committed by the Israeli government * The South African government is intending to cut diplomatic ties with Israel in protest of its treatment of the Palestinian people, the country’s Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor announ... more »
Trump Says He Goes to Great Lengths to Hide His Bald Spot
Speaking before the Conservative Political Action Conference, he said, "I try like hell to hide that bald spot, folks."
Thoughts on Effective Range Training
For those of you who are serious about training with firearms, I suggest that you take a hard look at Simunition. The advantage is that you use YOUR firearm to fire at live targets, who can return fire. Standing in front of a paper target and blazing away is better than nothing. But it in no way does it simulate the fire-and-movement that is part of any real world encounter. I've used Simunition for at least 20 years. In order to do it right, you MUST have a range master who has the requisite training. If you're not doing it right, people can be hurt. Paintball teaches you to keep ... more »
"Of Course..."
"To show mercy is not naïve. To hold out against the end of hope is not stupidity or madness. It is fundamentally human. Of course... we are all doomed; we are all poisoned from our birth by the rot of stars. That does not mean we should succumb to the seductive fallacy of despair, the dark tide that would drown us. You may think I'm stupid, you may call me a madman and a fool, but at least I stand upright in a fallen world." - Rick Yancey *Related:*
Virtual Reality Improves Empathy In Domestic Abusers
A virtual reality system for men who committed a domestic violence crime allows them to 'get into the victim’s shoes' - not by beating them, that likely caused the cycle of violence, according to sociologists. Instead, the belief is that violent people have a lack of emotional recognition and that virtual experience improves the participant’s perception of emotions. Sociologists contend that violence is related to a lack of empathy or the abuser’s difficulty to put him/herself on the victim’s shoes. Although there are surveys which contend that violent people have difficulties in id... more »
I'M SURE DAVID BROOKS WILL WRITE A STERNLY WORDED COLUMN ABOUT TRUMP'S CIVILITY
Here's a Politico headline that David Brooks should find deeply troubling: *Trump urges national unity, investigation of 'the other side' amid Russia probe* The president is calling for national unity even as he's attacking "the other side"? Yes: Saying there were "no phone calls, no meetings, no collusion," President Donald Trump on Saturday pushed for an investigation of "the other side" amid the FBI probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, while claiming "we need intelligence that brings our country together." "A lot of bad things happened on the other side... more »
Turkey's Syrian Military Offensive Is Facing The Bitter Realities On What It Is Like To Fight A War In Syria
*Fehim Tastekin, Al-Monitor*: *Turkey's march on Manbij stalled by wall of reality* Turkey’s Syria adventure is heading into deeper uncertainty, facing obscure American and Russian moves and the bitter realities of the field. The idea was to finish the operation against the Kurds in Afrin quickly and march on to Manbij. Then, Turkey's military planned to cross to the eastern side of the Euphrates River and deliver major blows to the main body of the Kurdish "democratic autonomy" in areas like Ras al-Ain and Tell Abyad, where Kurds do not have ethnic majorities. Turkish President... more »
Saudi Crown Prince wants to bribe British officials to stop media campaign
Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, has reportedly rebuked the Kingdom’s FM Adel al-Jubier and Saudi ambassador to UK Mohammed Bin Nawwaf Bin Abdulaziz after the Kingdom’s foreign policies regarding the war on Yemen were severely criticized for by western media, especially in the UK. Such criticism and denunciation forced the Saudi Crown Prince to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
VIDEO: Al-Qaeda mobilizes huge forces for counter-offensive against rival Islamist militias in northwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:05 P.M.) – In what is now the fifth day of a wide-sweeping inter-rebel war across northwest Syria, Al-Qaeda affiliate group Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly known as Jabhat al-Nusra) is mobilizing major forces for a decisive counter-blow against rival Islamist militias. Preparations for the counter-offensive by Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham comes after Jabhat Tahrir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish-backed rebels seize virtually entire northwest Syrian border with Turkey after latest advances in Afrin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:25 P.M.) – Following just over a month of operations in Afrin, the Turkish Army and proxy militias under its command have seized the almost the entire region’s border area with Turkey – along with it, most of the northwest Syrian border in general. Now it seems inevitable that Turkey-led forces will seize […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
"The Coming War To End All Wars”
*"The Coming War To End All Wars”* by Ed Curtin “The compulsive hatred of Putin by many who have almost zero idea about Putin or Russian history is disproportionate to any rational analysis, but not surprising. Trump and Putin are like weird doppelgangers in the liberal imagination.” - John Steppling, “Trump, Putin, and Nikolas Cruz Walk into a Bar” "The Trump and Netanyahu governments have a problem: How to start a greatly expanded Middle-Eastern war without having a justifiable reason for one. No doubt they are working hard to solve this urgent problem. If they can’t find a “jus... more »
The Not So Transparent, Not so "Free" Markets that Privatize Profits While Socializing Losses
On Friday the news media reported that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to eliminate an Obama-era rule that "compels disclosure of various asset types": Michaels, Dave (2018, February 23). Regulator to ease curb on funds. The Wall Street Journal, B1, B2. Securities regulators plan to pare back Obama-era requirements that would require mutual funds to tell shareholders about large holdings of hard-to-sell assets, in which would be a significant concession to the industry... The SEC is preparing to allow finds to keep private their quarterly estimates of ... more »
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"Map of the Day: The History of the World Every Year"
*"Map of the Day: The History of the World Every Year"* by Ollie Bye "Since 200,000 BCE, humanity has spread around globe and enacted huge change upon the planet. This video shows every year of that story, right from the beginning. Today’s map ambitiously shows the territorial history of the world’s civilizations from 200,000 BC until today. While I cannot attest to the accuracy of every single detail, it appears largely correct and paints a very interesting picture of humanity’s shared history.” - https://www.youtube.com/ (Full screen suggested.) *To see other interesting historical... more »
Florida Sheriff Says Only One Deputy Was on Scene During School Shooting
Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told CNN that investigators are looking into claims that three other deputies were on the scene but failed to enter the school when the chance to save lives still existed.
The U.S. Air Force Is Rushing To Build And Fly A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet ASAP
© Flickr/ Times Asi *Gillian Rich, Investors Business Daily:* *Why Air Force Is Rushing To Fly A Sixth-Generation Fighter Jet * Lockheed Martin's (LMT) F-35, a so-called fifth-generation fighter, hasn't hit full rate production yet, but the Air Force is already accelerating the development of a sixth generation fighter as China ramps up its military. The service is investing nearly $10 billion in the platform over the next five years, $2.7 billion more than previously planned, for the Next Generation Air Dominance system, which will likely include a fighter to replace current fift... more »
So yesterday the memo from the House Intelligence Committee Democrats was finally released, and yes it essentially refutes every false claim made in the Republican memo.
The Democratic memo is out. It claims that the Nunes memo was a “transparent effort to undermine” DOJ and FBI and special counsel’s probe. https://t.co/ozrui1yKii pic.twitter.com/JzzuNHiqMq — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 24, 2018 So here is the pdf of the memo if you want to read it for yourself. But here is what we have essentially learned: - *Steele Dossier played NO role in opening the Carter Page investigation. They began their investigation prior to even receiving it. * - *The DOJ did in fact inform the court of the origin of the Steele Dossier. * - *T... more »
Chinese Communist Party To Scrap Presidential Term Limits Thereby Clearing The Way For Xi Jinping To Rule Indefinitely
*BBC:** China proposes to let Xi Jinping extend presidency beyond 2023* China's governing Communist Party has proposed removing a clause in the constitution which limits presidencies to two five-year terms. The move would allow the current President Xi Jinping to remain as leader after he is due to step down. There had been widespread speculation that Mr Xi would seek to extend his presidency beyond 2023. Party congress last year saw him cement his status as the most powerful leader since the late Mao Zedong. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* All that I can say is that there are ... more »
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