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Tweets For Today
Cyprus president Anastasiades beats Malas in run-off election https://t.co/sQPKboC6AO pic.twitter.com/cNReFxHHO9 — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 4, 2018 Costa Rica votes for new president amid gay rights debate https://t.co/uaTdBdYvjT — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 4, 2018 Guinea opposition cries foul in long-delayed local elections https://t.co/j6TA9G1SxS pic.twitter.com/ZzSFVnB4yj — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 4, 2018 U.S. Air Force - live https://t.co/vQcRG52cpp — U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) February 4, 2018 It's #WorldCancerDay pic.twitter.com/2KfP7tiapq... more »
Major Quake Imminent?
*List of tremors from the Central Weather Bureau* Hi folks. As of this morning Hualien is still experiencing one tremor after another. This may presage a major quake. I have also heard that the ROCAF in Hualien is quietly preparing its aircraft for a major quake. Please folks, check your quake preparations. _______________________ [Taiwan] Don't miss the comments below! And check out my blog and its sidebars for events, links to previous posts and picture posts, and scores of links to other Taiwan blogs and forums!
Hadi’s Fall = Rise Of South Yemen = End Of The War?
The seemingly unexpected rebellion of Yemen’s Southern secessionists might represent the final phase of the War on Yemen if the STC is able to oust Hadi’s government from Aden once and for all. The post Hadi’s Fall = Rise Of South Yemen = End Of The War? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Picture Of The Day
*Dark Visor* Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Montgomery prepares a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for a training flight at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 24, 2018. Montgomery is a crew chief assigned to the New Jersey National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht *WNU Editor:* The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... *Guardsmen Conduct Training Flights Over Hudson River* (US Department of Defense)
Hamas Leader Warns War With Israel Will Erupt “Within Days”
Hamas Leader Warns War With Israel Will Erupt “Within Days” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Next week a significant war drill will be conducted across Israel by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) together with the American military, as part of the biennial Juniper Cobra military exercise, which this year will imitate a simultaneous missile attack on Israel from […]
Israeli Soldiers Kill Another Palestinian Child Near Ramallah
Israeli Soldiers Kill Another Palestinian Child Near Ramallah by CONTACT@IFAMERICANSKNEW.ORG, https://israelpalestinenews.org/ from IMEMC News Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday afternoon, the al-Mughayyir Palestinian village, northeast of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and shot a Palestinian child with a live round in the head from a close range, causing a serious injury, before he was rushed to […]
US Forces Arrive in Israel as Tensions Rise Between Tel Aviv, Beirut
US Forces Arrive in Israel as Tensions Rise Between Tel Aviv, Beirut by https://sputniknews.com/ US troops have arrived in Israel to take part in a major joint military exercise with Israeli forces – as tensions with Hezbollah move from a simmer to a boil. – US forces have arrived in Israel to take part in Juniper Cobra, a biennial […]
Lebanon Looks to Hezbollah to Resolve Internal Clashes, as Israel’s War Threats Reach Fever Pitch
Lebanon Looks to Hezbollah to Resolve Internal Clashes, as Israel’s War Threats Reach Fever Pitch by https://www.rt.com/ Lebanon is a pressure cooker which could blow at any moment, but don’t worry about confused US policy. Israel’s threats to invade are not irking the Lebanese, but many wish Hezbollah would end a local Shiite-Christian spat. – America’s […]
‘Russia Threat’ Used as Excuse to Funnel Trillions into Military Industry – Russian Envoy to US
‘Russia Threat’ Used as Excuse to Funnel Trillions into Military Industry – Russian Envoy to US by https://www.rt.com/ Washington uses the alleged Russian threat as a pretext for its nuclear build-up, while the real purpose behind the new hawkish nuclear strategy is to pump money into the military complex, the Russian ambassador to the US told […]
Turkey Warns US Troops In Northern Syria May Be Targeted By Its Army
Turkey Warns US Troops In Northern Syria May Be Targeted By Its Army by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Last week we reported that days Turkey valiantly demanded that US forces vacate military bases in the Syrian district of Manbij, the US predictably refused, and on Monday a top American general said that US troops will not pull out from […]
FISA Memo Confirms the Belief that Organized Criminal Cartels Run this Country
FISA Memo Confirms the Belief that Organized Criminal Cartels Run this Country by Dave Hodges, http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/ What the Release of the Memo Tells Us About Our Country The memo is out and the moral indignation expressed by Fox News and the Republican Party is so fake, that I can barely keep my breakfast down. Hypocrisy rules […]
Craig Hemke: Gold & Silver Rebound on Sinking Dollar
Craig Hemke: Gold & Silver Rebound on Sinking Dollar by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Financial writer and precious metals expert Craig Hemke contends there is no mystery why the dollar is going down in value. Hemke explains, “You’ve got the Fed wanting a lower dollar.You’ve got the President of the United States wanting a lower dollar and, […]
Groundhog Day Drives Stock Market 666 Points Below Ground: What that Says about the Frosty Season Ahead
Groundhog Day Drives Stock Market 666 Points Below Ground: What that Says about the Frosty Season Ahead by http://thegreatrecession.info/blog/ … Now on to the impending global economic collapse … So, the sun came out on the economy everywhere in the world, and yet most of the market gophers crawled into their holes this Groundhog Day — […]
Dow Falls 666 Points on 33rd Day of the Year As Cryptocurrencies Crash And Krugman Emerges From His Van Down By The River
The Satanic cabal is signalling to their people some kind of operation on Wall Street. Will they crash the market like in 1987? And then buy it up pennies on the dollar? I have no idea. But the back drop of this operation is quite clear: it is a warning to Donald Trump over the […]
The Bank of Dave
Kaivey writes: A local businessman set up his own bank. After the 2008 crash a Lancaster businessman called Dave Fishwick, who had made millions out of selling mini-buses, decided to set up his own bank. He was disgusted by how the big banks had behaved in the lead up to the crash and also how they were not serving small communities because they weren't lending to small businesses. He decided to change all that by setting up his own small bank which he called, the Burnley Savings and loans Ltd, also known as the Bank of Dave. The documentary shows how the British Financial Se... more »
What, Me Worry? The Trump Administration and Pandemic Preparedness
Imagine if your town had been especially fire prone with fires that threatened to spread to the rest of the city. City officials created a fire prevention fund for nearly 40 parts of town prone to fire. While work remained to be done, the funds ran out. Elected political leaders decided that since the town had […]
Slimate Clience and the Memo; Birds of a Feather
Here at CO2isLife, we have always maintained that CAGW is a political movement, not a valid scientific endeavor. We say that because it doesn’t follow the pattern of a valid scientific pursuit. Slimate Clience doesn’t follow the scientific method, rely on experimentation or reproducibility. Slimate Clience is more like a political campaign, relying on a corrupt “Peer Review” process and laughably … Continue reading "Slimate Clience and the Memo; Birds of a Feather"
Here Are The Most Authoritarian Regimes In The World
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.KCNA via Reuters *Business Insider: **RANKED: The most authoritarian regimes in the world* The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its latest Democracy Index this week, which ranks 167 countries according to political and civic freedom. Countries are given a score out of 10 based on five criteria. Above eight is a "full democracy," while below four is an "authoritarian regime." The study has five criteria: Whether elections are free and fair ("electoral process and pluralism"), whether governments have checks and balances ("functioning of gover... more »
Spendin' A Pointless Night Bitchin' About Dylan
*Me and Martha, 1969 in Marrakech* Today I get my poetry from Stephanie Kelton's work. She teaches economics at Stony Brook, where I went to college. She wasn't there then. In fact, she wasn't born then. The summer before my freshman year I worked in the mayoral campaign of Congressman Bill Ryan-- the first member of Congress to oppose the War in Vietnam-- and met Bob Lekachman, Ryan's economic adviser (just like Kelton is Bernie's economic adviser), there. Lekachman was starting at Stony Brook in the fall too-- as head of the Economics Department--and would be my first socialist te... more »
The FDA Just Outlawed CBDs and Hemp Oil Extracts by Claiming all Plant Molecules Now Belong Exclusively to Big Pharma.
http://ushealthtimes.com/the-fda-just-outlawed-cbds-and-hemp-oil-extracts-by-claiming-all-plant-molecules-now-belong-exclusively-to-big-pharma/ Advertisements
A Happiness Expert Says Changing Your Life for the Better Starts With an Uncomfortable Question.
https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/12218-a-happiness-expert-says-changing-your-life-for-the-better-starts-with-an-uncomfortable-question?utm_source=Thrive&utm_medium=Facebook
10 mindful attitudes that rewire your brain to let go of anxiety.
https://hackspirit.com/10-mindful-attitudes-rewire-brain-let-go-anxiety/?utm_content=buffer4657c&utm_medium=share&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=msa
Nikola Tesla’s LOST papers—antigravity technology
http://ewao.net/2017/05/04/nikola-teslas-lost-papers-antigravity-technology/
THIS is the real reason why ancient civilizations built THOUSANDS of Pyramids
http://ewao.net/2017/05/08/this-is-the-real-reason-why-ancient-civilizations-built-thousands-of-pyramids/
Fighting cancer with nanobodies and computer simulations.
https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/fighting-cancer-nanobodies-and-computer-simulations_en.html
World Cancer Day- NGS Technologies.
https://www.m3india.in/contents/editor_pick/65030/world-cancer-day-ngs-technology-taking-cancer?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ads&utm_campaign=CP11_Article_Oncology_FB
We Now Know How the Air Force Plans to Keep the F-22 in the Sky Until 2060
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Yes, you read that right. The Air Force is vigorously pursuing new avionics, radar, targeting sensors, weapons, glass cockpit displays and AI for its F-22 stealth fighter to try to sustain air supremacy amid Russian and Chinese 5th-generation stealth fighter technical modernization, service officials said. The service has an ambitious, wide-ranging set of objectives woven into this initiative; the Air Force aims enable the F-22 to ID targets at longer ranges, respond more efficiently to sensor input, sustain an air-to-air combat superiority over near... more »
Syrian Army begins important operation inside East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) began a new operation in the East Ghouta region of Damascus, tonight, targeting the Hawsh Dawahra area that is controlled by Jaysh Al-Islam. Led by their elite 4th Mechanized Division and 104th Brigade of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Army stormed the Hawsh Dawahra area […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army launches night assault to capture two towns in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a surprise assault in the Idlib Governorate, tonight, targeting two towns near the western axis of Abu Dhuhour city. Led by the Republicans Guard and some units of the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Army attacked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions at the towns of Tal […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Both Israel And Hamas Are Warning That War May Break-Out In The Next Few Days
Masked Hamas terrorists take part in a military show against Israel. (Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, File) *Israeli Military Chief Warns*:* Gaza on Verge of Collapse, Brings Both Sides Closer to War in 2018* Gadi Eisenkot echoes warnings from other senior army officers, presenting the cabinet with a number of possible scenarios that a deteriorating situation in Gaza could cause Army Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot warned the cabinet on Sunday that the Gaza Strip is on the verge of collapse due to the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Hamas-ruled enclave. Additional deterioration ... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Another Answer Came”
2002, “Another Answer Came” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILt_GZqJzjQ
Shakespeare's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
*Shakespeare's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"* Read by Oliver Álain Christie MACBETH: "I have almost forgot the taste of fears. The time has been my senses would have cooled To hear a night-shriek, and my fell of hair Would at a dismal treatise rouse and stir As life were in’t. I have supped full with horrors. Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts Cannot once start me." (Re-enter SEYTON) "Wherefore was that cry?" SEYTON: "The queen, my lord, is dead. MACBETH" "She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorr... more »
"Real Freedom..."
"As I'm sure you guys know by now, it is extremely difficult to stay alert and attentive, instead of getting hypnotized by the constant monologue inside your own head (may be happening right now). Twenty years after my own graduation, I have come gradually to understand that the liberal arts cliché about teaching you how to think is actually shorthand for a much deeper, more serious idea: learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose ho... more »
The Poet: Carl Sandburg, "From the Shore"
"From the Shore" "A lone gray bird, Dim-dipping, far-flying, Alone in the shadows and grandeurs and tumults Of night and the sea And the stars and storms. Out over the darkness it wavers and hovers, Out into the gloom it swings and batters, Out into the wind and the rain and the vast, Out into the pit of a great black world, Where fogs are at battle, sky-driven, sea-blown, Love of mist and rapture of flight, Glories of chance and hazards of death On its eager and palpitant wings. Out into the deep of the great dark world, Beyond the long borders where foam and drift Of the sundering wave... more »
X22 Report, “Is The Latest Market Plunge Signaling The Start Of The Next Economic Crisis?”
X22 Report, “Is The Latest Market Plunge Signaling The Start Of The Next Economic Crisis?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47QKaToiQfE Related followup report: X22 Report, “Chaos Is Their Tool, False Flags Is Their Weapon” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC7qEFhXRf4
Rampant abuse and possible contempt of Court: full analysis of GOP memorandum
GOP memorandum exposes extraordinary catalogue of due process violations in application for surveillance warrant against Carter Page More The post Rampant abuse and possible contempt of Court: full analysis of GOP memorandum appeared first on The Duran.
Musical Interlude: Vangelis, “Beautiful Planet Earth”
Vangelis, “Beautiful Planet Earth” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Akb1t37T4E
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Colorful NGC 1579 resembles the better known Trifid Nebula, but lies much farther north in planet Earth's sky, in the heroic constellation Perseus. About 2,100 light-years away and 3 light-years across, NGC 1579 is, like the Trifid, a study in contrasting blue and red colors, with dark dust lanes prominent in the nebula's central regions. In both, dust reflects starlight to produce beautiful blue reflection nebulae. But unlike the Trifid, in NGC 1579 the reddish glow is not emission from clouds of glowing hydrogen gas excited by ultraviolet light from a nearby hot star. Instead, the... more »
"The Remarkable Thing Is..."
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, gift, or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Universe Becomes Conscious of Itself”
*“The Universe Becomes Conscious of Itself” * by Chet Raymo "By now most of us will have seen this spectacular photograph of a dusty star-birthing region of the Carina Nebula, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. I offer a slightly different cropping from what you may have seen in the media or on APOD. Please click the image to see it it all of its glory. Let me add some context. The image shows an area of the sky that you could cover with the intersection of two crossed sewing pins held at arms length. Think about that for a minute. Hold two imaginary cr... more »
Turkey Warns That U.S. Troops Risk Being Fired Upon As Syria Offensive Widens
Armed men identified as US special operations forces ride in the back of a pickup truck in northern Syria, May 25, 2016 / DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP *Bloomberg:* *Risk of Conflict in Northern Syria Between U.S., Turkey Rising* * American troops are embedded with Kurds in Turkey’s crosshairs * Both sides say they talk regularly, but no sign of a fix yet Turkey says it’s talking to the Americans. The U.S. says it’s talking to the Turks. Politicians and generals in the two countries are in almost constant communication, judging by their public comments. There’s no indication that any of t... more »
Pakistan's Water Crisis Is a Ticking Time Bomb
*Scott Moore* *Security, Middle East* [image: A boy draws drinking water from a well using a hand pump in Peshawar, Pakistan March 4, 2016. Some 650 million people, or one in 10 of the world's population, have no access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases and premature death. Dirty water and poor sanitation can cause severe diarrhoeal diseases in children, killing 900 under-five a day across the world, according to United Nations estimates. World Water Day, marked this year on March 22, highlights various concerns about the world] Pakistan's long-festering w... more »
Japan is Back on the World Stage
*John Hemmings* *Security, Asia* [image: Crew members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) latest Izumo-class helicopter carrier DDH-184 Kaga are seen in front of Japan's naval flag during a handover ceremony for the JMSDF by Japan Marine United Corporation in Yokohama, Japan, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo] Under Abe's watch, Japan has not only developed a national security apparatus, but pushed for collective security with regional partners. Just over a month after the foreign and defence ministers of Britain and Japan stood side-by-side in the Nat... more »
China is Not Changing the Cross-Strait Status Quo
*Judith Norton* *Security, Asia* [image: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during the New Year's Eve news conference in Taipei, Taiwan December 31, 2016. REUTERS/Fabian Hamacher] China is not changing the cross-strait status quo; rather it is enforcing its interpretation. Dennis P. Halpin’s recent article contending that China is altering the status quo in the cross-strait relationship misses the mark. My research shows that there are three definitions of the status quo concept: the 1992 “consensus” status quo; the “dynamic” status quo; and the “parallel movement” status q... more »
How Saudi Arabia Can Go Nuclear (But Prevent Proliferation)
*Mark Hibbs* *Security, Middle East* [image: Barrels with uranium oxide are stored at the Ulba Metallurgical Plant in the northeastern industrial city of Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Kazakhstan May 26, 2017. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov] Riyadh might mine its own uranium, but without any enrichment infrastructure currently, where would it obtain enough help to enrich uranium for power reactor fuel? Renewed interest in nuclear cooperation between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has relaunched debate over whether Washington should insist upon a legally binding “gol... more »
Here Is the International Economic Policy Trump Wants
*Heather Hurlburt* *Economics, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files] It boils down to this: don’t spook Wall Street. As so often with the Trump administration, it’s easy to get bogged down in the contradictory, unusual or flat-out salacious headlines. Solar panels! Washington machines! Den of the globalizers! No female CEOs! But Trump’s first trade week of 2018, which began with the imposition of retaliatory tariffs and ended with him giving ... more »
Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Strategy
Robert Reich - 4 hours ago
If Robert Mueller finds that Trump colluded with Russia to fix the 2016 election, or even if Trump... more »
Iran's Anti-Hijab Movement Is Growing
*Daily Mail*: *Anti-hijab protesters defy Iranian authorities after the arrest of nearly 30 women for not wearing headscarves * * Symbolic protests took place throughout the country by defiant women * Images posted on social media show the women uncovered in public places * A prominent activist meanwhile describes the hijab as a 'symbol of oppression' * 'It is the 21st century and we want to be our true selves,' Masih Alinejad said Protests against the compulsory wearing of hijabs in Iran have continued despite the arrests earlier this week of 29 women for appearing in public wit... more »
Little Feather Reaches Non-Cooperating Plea Agreement
One Charge Dropped – Joint Recommendation of 3 Years . Leoyla Cowboy and Little Feather One Charge Dropped, Joint Recommendation of Three Years By Water Protector Legal Collective Censored News Mandan, ND: On Thursday February 8, Michael Giron will appear in federal court in Bismarck for a change of plea hearing as per the terms of a non-cooperating agreement with prosecutors
The Chinese Navy Wants Artificial Intelligence Platforms On Their Subs
Chinese sailors on top of a submarine during the fleet's review of the China-Russia joint naval exercise in the Yellow Sea April 26, 2012. REUTERS/China Daily *SCMP:* *China’s plan to use artificial intelligence to boost the thinking skills of nuclear submarine commanders* Equipping nuclear submarines with AI would give China an upper hand in undersea battles while pushing applications of the technology to a new level China is working to update the rugged old computer systems on nuclear submarines with artificial intelligence to enhance the potential thinking skills of commanding ... more »
Schiff's Latest Bizarre Claim: Russian Ads Promote 2nd Amendment 'So We All Kill Each Other'
[image: undefined] The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United States Constitution protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms... and, as The Duran's Alex Christoforou writes, according to California Congressman Adam Schiff, those pesky Russians are using bots to promote the second amendment with an ultimate goal of having Americans ‘kill each other.’ Once again, another brilliant plan hatched by Putin... good thing Schiff caught on to it and can now begin seizing American’s guns so as to thwart Russia’s evil plan. On Thursday Democrat Schiff spoke to a crowd at th... more »
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Free Download: Rumi, "The Essential Rumi"
"All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there. Who looks out with my eyes? What is the soul? I cannot stop asking. If I could taste one sip of an answer, I could break out of this prison for drunks. I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way. Whoever brought me here, will have to take me home." - Rumi, "The Tavern," Ch. 1:, p. 2, from "The Essential Rumi" Freely download "The Essential Rumi" here: - https://lit... more »
"That's All There Is..."
"*Angel:* Well, I guess I kinda worked it out. If there's no great glorious end to all this, if nothing we do matters... then all that matters is what we do. 'Cause that's all there is. What we do. Now. Today. I fought for so long, for redemption, for a reward, and finally just to beat the other guy, but I never got it. *Kate Lockley:* And now you do? *Angel:* Not all of it. All I wanna do is help. I wanna help because, I don't think people should suffer as they do. Because, if there's no bigger meaning, then the smallest act of kindness is the greatest thing in the world. *Kate ...more »
Guest Post: Stephanie Kelton Introduces A New Candidate For Congress
Stephanie Kelton has been eager to introduce an acquaintance of hers, Justin Santopietro, who is running for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the rural, Appalachian district of VA-09. She had introduced me to Justin a couple of months ago and, among other things, I asked him how he would handle being smeared by Republicans as a puppet of Nancy Pelosi. At the time he told me that "The right wingers' attempts to smear all Democratic challengers as 'Pelosi Puppets' is even more laughable in rural districts like mine, where the national party has no presence whatsoever. All ... more »
Moscow Experienced Its Heaviest Day Of Snowfall Since Records Began
Moscow experienced its heaviest day of snowfall since records began https://t.co/eiJKBqFIwV pic.twitter.com/3ClCQEGvuA — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 4, 2018 *WNU Editor:* Damn .... I so wish I was there. Red Square after a major snowstorm is a sight to see and experience .... and this is the first Moscow winter that I will miss in 30+ years. But I do not miss the eastern part of Russia. Everyone is telling me that this after a brief period of above seasonal temperatures in December .... they broke records for extreme cold.
Tom Brokaw Collection Opens to Public at University of Iowa
IOWA CITY, Ia. — Longtime NBC journalist Tom Brokaw has given the University of Iowa thousands of documents spanning his career, and they’re now available to the public. The collection includes a notebook with interview questions for Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev and press badges from Saudi Arabia and the 1992 Republican National Convention. A […]
Athlete’s Civil Rights Suit Against Mississippi University in Jeopardy
HATTIESBURG, Ms. — The University of Southern Mississippi wants to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit filed by a former football player. Deven Hammond of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, sued in federal court there in November, saying he was barred from the football team after coaches learned he had only one kidney. He also says USM violated […]
Jesuit College: We’re Keeping Controversial Name
WORCESTER, Ma. — After months of discussion, the Board of Trustees at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Ma., said Saturday that they have decided to continue to be known as the Crusaders. “While we acknowledge that the Crusades were among the darkest periods in Church history, we choose to associate ourselves with the […]
Race, Power, Privilege in the Marketplace Are Focus of Interdisciplinary Network’s Research
A group of scholars has set out to change how marketing researchers understand how race, power and privilege affect marketplace policies and practices.
Emerging Scholar Profile: Ramirez Finds That Relationships Remain Key in Psychological and Brain Sciences
In the heady, complex and intense world of neuroscience, Dr. Steve Ramirez thrives on having a research team that finds genuine enjoyment in working together.
Does President Trump Care About Higher Ed?
The State of the Union address last week seems so distant now, doesn't it? Since then, the country’s been put on the path toward a constitutional crisis as debate rages on about the memo released a few days later by the House of Representatives. The government is going paycheck to paycheck with another need for a continuing budget resolution in days. And hanging in the balance is the fate of 1.8 million undocumented people in our country, including nearly 800,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program recipients, also known as “dreamers.”
Philly Cops Use Hydraulic Fluid on Poles to Deter Climbers
While Philadelphia Eagles fans prepare for the Super Bowl, police are working to keep any victory celebrations firmly on the ground.
Two Killed, More Than 100 Injured in Early Morning Amtrak Crash
It was the third deadly crash involving Amtrak in less than eight weeks.
The Extent of Global Warming Deception and the Damage is Not Hyperbole
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball. Normally, I don’t respond to comments about my articles. However, comments about my last article raise questions that I think require context and explanation in the ongoing search for openness and free debate on climate. This applies to even the most extreme challenges…
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 4, 2018
*Kareem Shaheen, The National:* *Turkey's Afrin operation could take months* Heavy fighting risks prolonged effort to clear Kurdish militants in northern Syria Turkey's military offensive in the majority Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northern Syria could take many months rather than the few weeks originally planned, according to commanders on the ground. Seven Turkish soldiers were killed on Saturday in attacks by Kurdish militias, making it the single deadliest day in the Afrin campaign so far for Ankara. The deaths highlighted the challenges facing the military as it seeks to o... more »
Double-edged sword: Opinion poll shows Trump’s Iran policy risks
US President Donald J. Trump’s inclination to withdraw from a three-year-old international agreement that curbs Iran’s nuclear program is likely to strengthen the country’s hardliners even if the withdrawal would put responsibility for mounting economic and social discontent squarely on the shoulder of President Hassan Rouhani’s government. That is the conclusion from a public opinion […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
No Super Bowl Players Took The Knee During The Playing Of The U.S. National Anthem
No players kneel during Super Bowl national anthem https://t.co/kZGBF945mb — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) February 4, 2018 *WNU Editor*: Did not expect anyone taking a knee. The players are focused on the game .... not politics.
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: U.S. Considering Oil Sanctions Targeting Venezuela
*Reuters:* *Tillerson raises specter of U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil* BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The United States is considering restricting imports of Venezuelan crude oil and exports of U.S. refined products to Venezuela, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday, to put pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro to “return to the constitution.” “One of the aspects of considering sanctioning oil is what effect would it have on the Venezuelan people? Is it a step that might bring this to an end more rapidly?” Tillerson said at a news conference in Buenos Aires,... more »
Hitler Book, Supremacist Flag Found at Home of Italy Shooting Suspect
The right-wing extremist shot and injured six people during a two-hour shooting spree amid an election year characterized by heated anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Today is Superbowl with an L and a couple of I's. I have no idea what that spells.
So today is indeed the Superbowl game of 2018. Everybody is very, very excited. Except of course me and probably a lot of the women. If you are a wife this means of course that you have an increased chance of being the victim of domestic abuse, or at the very least will have to listen to your man yell at his TV like a freaking psychopath. If you are a female who likes football then more power to you, I think you must have accidentally received my football lovers gene by mistake. Cause mine is missing. If you have been a visitor here in the past then you likely know that I ONLY wa... more »
"Curiosity at Martian Scenic Overlook"
"Curiosity at Martian Scenic Overlook" -https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=35&v=U5nrrnAukwI What color is the sky on Mars? ;-)
"Because..."
"There is much asked and only so much I think I can or should answer, and so, in this post I would like to give a few thoughts on what seemed to be the overwhelming question: "WHY?" And here is the best answer I can give: Because. Because sometimes, life is damned unfair. Because sometimes, we lose people we love and it hurts deeply. Because sometimes there aren't really answers to our questions except for what we discover, the meaning we assign them over time. Because acceptance is yet another of life's "here's a side of hurt" lessons and it is never truly acceptance unless it has ... more »
Musical Interlude: Yanni, “For All Seasons” (HD)
Yanni, “For All Seasons” (HD) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDLKA-3Qh6iFw&v=SF06466MdIc
Thousands Of Corsican Nationalists Take To The Streets Calling For More Autonomy For The French Island
*DW:* *Corsica: Nationalist march draws thousands* Ahead of a visit by President Emmanuel Macron, thousands of Corsican nationalists took to the streets calling for more autonomy for the French island. Paris has said previously it is open to changes in its relationship. "It's a historic moment, a march of unprecedented proportions in Ajaccio," Gilles Simeoni, chairman of Corsica's executive council, told reporters. March organizers put the number of protesters at between 22,000 and 25,000, while local authorities claimed that between 5,600 and 6,000 people turned out for the dem... more »
Trump-Putin Teach Bonhoeffer; Bonhoeffer Explains Trump-Putin And The Urgency Of Holding Trump Legally Accountable While It Is Still Possible
In his work “Ethics”, theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, writing in Nazi Germany, made a point that it is worse for a … Continue reading →
The Girl Scouts are brilliant.
Get some Girl Scout Cookies with your GSC today until 4pm! 🍃🍪 Have a friend that wants to #tagalong? Bring them with - shopping is more fun with friends anyways. 👭👬👫 A post shared by Urbn Leaf (@urbnleafca) on Feb 2, 2018 at 1:43pm PST Courtesy of Raw Story: *One enterprising Girl Scout saw that Girl Scout cookie season started around the same time as California legalized recreational marijuana and had an idea. * *She set up shop outside the Urbn Leaf marijuana dispensary in San Diego and sold her treats to customers who were about to have the munchies anyway, with the bles... more »
"‘Global Consequences’ of Lethal Radiation Leak at Destroyed Japan Nuclear Plant”
*"‘Global Consequences’ of Lethal Radiation Leak * *at Destroyed Japan Nuclear Plant”* by Sputnik "Lethal levels of radiation have been observed inside Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. And they are arguably way higher than you suspect. According to Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), radiation levels of eight Sieverts per hour (Sv/h) have been discovered within the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was destroyed after a massive earthquake and a tsunami in March 2011. Tepco, the company that operated the plant and is now tasked with decommissioning it, reported the... more »
The Hearings Congress Should Hold After the Nunes Memo’s Release
You may be forgiven for missing the news that the Trump Administration on Friday released its Nuclear Posture Review, the statutorily required report the Defense Department submits to Congress every four years establishing U.S. nuclear policy until the next report. The report, among other things, calls for the development of new low-yield nuclear weapons (weapons conceived by their advocates as more readily suited toward a limited, battlefield-type context); and it effectively lowers the threshold for what might provoke a U.S. nuclear strike by including cyberattacks in the list of... more »
World News Briefs -- February 4, 2018
*Daily Mail:* *Fortress Minneapolis: Largest Super Bowl security operation in history underway in frigid temperatures with the FBI on high alert to potential extremist threats in the city which has seen residents prosecuted for supporting Somali terror group* * Black Hawk helicopters and jet fighters will be circling above the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday along with choppers equipped with infrared cameras * Due to the risk of a terrorist attack, the Department of Homeland Security has given the Super Bowl a Level 1 'special event assessment rating' * This... more »
Tim Canova Barenaked Ladies "Million Dollar" Award Plaque Starts Today
Today is Day One of a week long contest on behalf of the Tim Canova congressional campaign in South Florida (FL-23 which starts up at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport and works it way south and west through Hollywood to Surfside in the south and Weston in the west). It's Debbie Wasserman Schultz's safe gerrymandered district. We've contributed a beautiful gold, RIAA-certified award plaque for the Barenaked Ladies' first U.S. album, *Gordon*, the album that includes, "Brian Wilson," "Be My Yoko Ono," "Hello City" and the band's smash hit, "If I Had $1,000,000." The album award... more »
Breaking: Over 50 militants killed within minutes after being snagged by Russian airstrike trap in east Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:37 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces appear to be exacting revenge on jihadist militants in Syria following the recent downing of one of their aircraft and death of its pilot by Al-Qaeda affiliate group Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham. Very recently, an official source in the Tiger Forces Division announced that Russian warplanes – […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadist rebels recapture towns from themselves as fake news assault against Syrian Army in Idlib reaches new levels of confusion
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – Following the recent undertaking of a major counter-offensive against the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries in eastern Idlib province, jihadist rebel groups affiliated to Al-Qaeda have claimed a series of gains throughout the region that their opponent never controlled to begin with. About an hour ago, the Al-Qaeda affiliate […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Downed Russian pilot attempts to avoid capture by fighting off jihadists in Idib (video)
On February 3, a Russian Su-25 warplane was downed by the Tahrir Al-Sham terrorist group in Syria’s Idlib. The pilot managed to eject from the plane, but was killed during the ensuing fight with terrorists. An alleged video of the fight which appeared recently on the web purportedly shows another version of events. According to a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Islamist militias launch big counter-offensive against Syrian Army in east Idlib, claim several gains
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:39 P.M.) – Jihadists militias have just kicked-off a major counter-offensive against the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitaries in the eastern countryside of Idlib province, already Islamist fighters are claiming to have made several gains. Moments ago, forces of the Al-Qaeda affiliate groups Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) and the Turkistan […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Pictures: Syrian Army spies reveal their presence at key Al-Qaeda stronghold in Idlib near Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:15 P.M.) – Syrian military spies have once again flaunted off their presence deep inside the country’s militant-held northwest, this time within a key stronghold for Al-Qaeda-linked forces near the Turkish border. On Sunday, Syrian air force intelligence spies released images showing their presence inside the rebel-held town of Salqin in northern Idlib […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Cottbus, Germany says Nein to Merkel's Islamofascist government
Most Germans are still brainwashed by the political correctness that has run amok – the current degree of Gleichschaltung in Germany may surpass the levels from the Nazi epoch. However, whole regions start to emerge where majorities are disapproving of the multicultural policies. They're mostly located in East Germany and Bavaria. Cottbus, a city of 100,000 people Southeast from Berlin, 100 km from Bohemia, and 10 km from Poland is a great example. It's been considered a cultural center of Sorbs, a Slavic nation that has been largely assimilated to Germany and culturally disappeared... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 4, 2018
*The Hill:* *Why the U.S. military wants $716 billion from Congress* The Trump administration is poised to ask Congress for $716 billion for defense for fiscal 2019, a major hike that budget analysts say aligns with administration’s stated goals of bulking up the military and preparing it to potentially fight near-peer rivals after years of focusing on terrorism. “A total of $716 billion means that they are putting themselves on the trajectory for a big buildup in military power,” said Todd Harrison, a defense budget expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “Th... more »
More trouble at t'mill
So, Anita Anand was apparently dropped from presenting this week's *Any Answers *(aka 'The Anita Anand Show') for speaking out on the BBC 'gender pay gap' issue. Oddly, she'll just-as-apparently be back on again next week. The BBC's answer to that Kevin Maguire tweet, if you're wondering, is that John Humphrys’s words weren't intended for public consumption, they were in private.
Is The NFL Fixed?; Organized Crime Influence On The NFL
“The Canton Bulldogs–Massillon Tigers betting scandal was the first major scandal in professional football in the United States.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_Bulldogs–Massillon_Tigers_betting_scandal 6 … Continue reading →
Russia Launches Military Strikes In The Region Where A Russian Su-25 Was Shot Down By Syrian Rebels
*TASS: **Russian weapons deliver strikes on area from which Su-25 was shot down* *30 militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group have been killed* MOSCOW, February 3. /TASS/. Massive high-precision weapons strikes have been delivered at targets in the area, from which a missile from the man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) was launched to bring down the Russian Su-25 fighter jet, 30 militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) have been killed, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday. *Read more* .... *More News On Russia Launching Military ... more »
It is always been about abortion.
Courtesy of TPM: *Republicans who control a majority of the nation’s statehouses are considering a wide range of abortion legislation that could test the government’s legal ability to restrict a woman’s right to terminate pregnancy. * *The Mississippi House passed a bill Friday that would make the state the only one to ban all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. In Missouri, lawmakers heard testimony earlier in the week on a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks. * *The Ohio House is expected to consider bills, already passed in the Senate, that would prohibit the most... more »
The fantasy of accelerating sea level rise just got hosed
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: We’ve been told over an over again that global warming would melt the icecaps, and melt Greenland, and that would result in catastrophic sea level rise flooding cities. We’ve also been told that “sea level rise is “accelerating” but in an investigation done here on WUWT by Willis…
For Your Consideration.....
After the first year of Donald Trump's Presidency it's a fine occasion to imagine how close we came to President Hillary Rodham Clinton. Imagine if Hillary had actually campaigned in the Midwest instead of Arizona and won closely contested Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. (Imagine the exact same congressional results.) Then imagine the dramatic difference in tone in our “news” media and entertainment elites as she prepared to deliver her first report to the nation. What would we have seen in President Clinton's first year? Tweets by Donald Trump, the loser, that the electio... more »
Democratic, GOP Lawmakers Say Memo Doesn’t Clear Trump in Probe
A new congressional memo alleging FBI surveillance abuse is being used to undermine the legitimacy of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
Florida Senate OKs Bill Banning Forced Child Marriages
A woman who was forced to marry her rapist when she was 11 helped inspire the Florida Senate to unanimously pass a bill that would end child marriage in the state.
Jillian Ambrose Praying For Drizzle!
By Paul Homewood Another remarkably silly piece by Jillian Ambrose in the Telegraph today, as you may guess from the headline: “As water shortages become more common in Britain, can our infrastructure cope with drought? “ Her apocalyptic headline is based on Environment Agency figures, showing that this winter’s rainfall has been […]
Wake up!
There’s truth and there’s alternative facts. That’s what they say. I keep finding things that make me wonder if I’m the only one who sees the world through alternative specs. Only the other day I was asking myself if the BBC’s almost obsessive interest in the Darren Osborne trial was just a little bit more all-consuming than, say the coverage of the individuals responsible for last year’s spate of Islamic terrorism. We heard all about Osborne’s fixation with alt-right internet sites - why, he may even have glanced at this one - and we listened to a multitude of theories about how... more »
GE's "Long-Term-Care" Fiascos
GE’s “Long-Term Care” Dilemma is an instructive example of failed risk management. General Electric’s financial arm has been in trouble for some time. At first I found this situation bewildering because most financial operations have been profitable in the post-recession period. Then I learned about the source of GE’s troubles: long-term care. GE holds responsibility for approximately 300,000 long-care-policies that cover nursing homes and related high-expense care: Scism, Leslie (2017, October 23). General Electric has a long-term care problem. It isn’t alone. FoxBusiness news... more »
On Coastal Climate Risk
Matthew Kahn raises the question at his blog Is Oakland “Inconsistent” as it Sues Fossil Fuel Companies While Downplaying Climate Risk in its Municipal Bond Prospectus? Excerpts below with my bolds. Wall Street Journal: California localities warn of disaster when suing oil companies. So how come they don’t tell investors? The WSJ has published a […]
Coup Underway In Maldives?
Al Jazeera: *Maldives army seals off parliament, arrests MPs* Security forces in the Maldives have sealed off the country's parliament and arrested two opposition legislators amid a deepening crisis over President Abdulla Yameen's refusal to free jailed politicians. Soldiers in riot gear surrounded the parliament building in Male on Sunday soon after the opposition petitioned the parliament to remove the island nation's attorney general and its chief prosecutor. *Read more *.... *More News On The Unrest In Maldives* Maldives orders army to resist any Supreme Court impeachment ord... more »
State of Fear: Life Immitating Art
In Michael Crichton’s “State of Fear” he follows a group of misguided, ignorant, gullible, exploited and developmentally arrested “environmentalists,” as they pursue their Quixotic quest to save the earth from the ravages of global warming. A similar morality story is told in the movie “Green Inferno,” and to a lesser extent “End of the Spear.” Naive city … Continue reading "State of Fear: Life Immitating Art"
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