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Facebook Caught in Spy-for-Dollars Scheme
By Brenda Norrell Censored News Some would call it karma. We were writing about how Facebook had provided a platform for the theft of the content and revenues of honest people, tee-shirt designers, hard working news reporters, and many others. Then, at the same time, bam, Facebook gets caught with far more than screwing over the little people. It got caught with its major
One Month After Mass Shooting, Deputy At Same High School Found Sleeping In Patrol Car
[image: sleeping] A sheriff's deputy was caught sleeping in his patrol car while he was supposed to be guarding a high school where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting just one month ago. The post One Month After Mass Shooting, Deputy At Same High School Found Sleeping In Patrol Car appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Poll Shows Americans Waking Up, Majority Now Suspects Unelected Shadow Govt in Charge
[image: poll] A recent poll shows that both parties are waking up to the unelected shadow government that forms policy in secret and spies on its own citizens. The post Poll Shows Americans Waking Up, Majority Now Suspects Unelected Shadow Govt in Charge appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
WATCH: Cops Say It is Okay to Attack a Child for Free Speech, Then Arrests a Child to Prove It
[image: child] A San Jose police officer told the father of a child who'd just been attacked by an adult that it was okay for the adult to attack his son because he mouthed off. He then arrested the child to make his point. The post WATCH: Cops Say It is Okay to Attack a Child for Free Speech, Then Arrests a Child to Prove It appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
BREAKING: Things you won't see on cable news!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018Who cares about girls in Nigeria:* We were lucky enough to watch the PBS NewsHour during last evening's 6 PM hour. We simply couldn't take watching Michael Avenatti any more. At one point during this same hour, this monster of slime offered this: AVENATTI (3/20/18): *Ari, I'm used to playing chess, OK, in my cases.* And I've had the good fortune to go up against some really good chess players from around this country. MELBER: Is Michael Cohen playing chess with you? AVENATTI: Well, *let me just say this—really good chess players.* I mean, lawyers at the ... more »
Boris Johnson compares Russia’s World Cup to Hitler’s Olympics
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:10 P.M.) – Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson compared the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia to Hitler’s 1936 Olympics, at the House of Commons in London on Wednesday. “The comparison with [Hitler’s Berlin Olympics in] 1936 is certainly right and I think it is an emetic prospect frankly for, to think of [Vladimir] […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Netanyahu applauds Israel’s attack on Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, commenting on Israel’s 2007 bombing of what it said was a Syrian atomic reactor, stated that Israel was determined to prevent its enemies from obtaining nuclear weapons. “The Israeli government, the Israel Defense Forces and the Mossad prevented Syria from developing nuclear capability. They are worthy of full praise for […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS seizes 90 percent of southern Damascus district after Syrian Army’s chaotic withdrawal
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:50 P.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) has expanded its presence inside of Al-Qadam, seizing almost the entire district from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Arab Army troops withdrew to a small neighborhood in west Al-Qadam after ISIS launched another powerful attack on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi reaches plea bargain
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – The Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi, age 17, reached a plea bargain with the Israeli prosecutors on Wednesday, the Haaretz reported this afternoon. Tamimi will have to serve eight months in prison as part of her plea bargain for slapping an Israeli soldier outside of her home. According to the Haaretz, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Over 30 militants surrender themselves to Syrian Army in East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:20 P.M.) – Another group of militants have surrendered themselves to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the East Ghouta region of Damascus this week, a military report claimed. According to the military report, over 30 militants surrendered themselves to the Syrian Arab Army at the humanitarian corridor near the water resources building […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Blood stains Kabul streets after suicide bomb kills at least 26
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – Emergency services were deployed in Kabul on Wednesday, after a suicide bombing killed at least 26 and injured more than 27, as Kabul celebrated the Nowruz holiday and brought in the Persian New Year. Emergency services were at the site of the blast and cleaning crews were seen washing the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Over 7,500 people to be transported from East Ghouta to Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – The second batch of militants and their families are expected to be transported from the East Ghouta region to the Idlib Governorate tomorrow, the Syrian military reported this afternoon. According to the report, over 1,500 militants from Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham and 6,000 of their family members are expected to be […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish Air Force bombs Syrian military for second time in 48 hours
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – For the second time in the last 48 hours, the Turkish Air Force has bombed the pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) in the Aleppo Governorate. According to a military source in Damascus, the Turkish Air Force bombed the NDF’s positions inside the town of Barad, which is located near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russia claims UK may have orchestrated attack on Skripal’s daughter
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – Russian Foreign Ministry’s Director of the Department on Nonproliferation and Arms Control, Vladimir Ermakov, argued that the UK may have orchestrated the attack on Sergei Skripal’s daughter Yulia, when speaking at a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday. Ermakov said that “either the British authorities are unable to protect from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish-backed rebels release footage of their battle to capture strategic border town
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels released footage on Wednesday of their forces capturing the strategic town of Jandaris in the southwestern countryside of Afrin. As shown below, the Turkish-backed rebels managed to surround Jandaris before they stormed the Kurdish-led YPG’s positions inside the town. The Jandaris operation was led by the Al-Sham […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Evacuated East Ghouta residents dismiss media reports: video
With scores of Syrians still leaving the Damascus suburbs of Eastern Ghouta via humanitarian corridors, the mainstream media continues to issue allegations about the fate of all those who fled the area. Speaking to Sputnik, Eastern Ghouta resident Abdel Rahman Awad has rejected reports by many world and regional media outlets claiming that those civilians […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Syrian Army within 500 meters of capturing Ayn Tarma Valley in East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:25 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored another major advance in the East Ghouta region this afternoon, seizing several points from the Islamist militants. Led by the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army continued their push in the ‘Ayn Tarma Valley, where they were confronted by several militants. However, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Video footage of Israel bombing Syrian nuclear facility in 2007
According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), during the night between September 5 and September 6, 2007, four Israeli F-16 jets destroyed a nuclear facility in its last stages of construction in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province, 280 miles north-east of Damascus. The IDF said that this operation had helped them eliminate a nuclear threat, not […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Developing: Up to 140 families evacuated from Harasta in the East Ghouta
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – A large number of families managed to escape the East Ghouta region, today, after the Russian military opened a new humanitarian corridor. According to a military source in Damascus, up to 140 families exited the Harasta suburb as part of the evacuation agreement between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Facebook Facing Backlash On How It Handles Its Data
*Washington Times*: *Trump campaign’s use of Facebook data routine, first employed by Obama* The near-hysterical reaction to the Trump campaign’s reported use of personal Facebook data in 2016 ignores a fact of life about social media: businesses, platforms and political campaigns have been collecting users’ personal preferences for years through a variety of online tools to reach their target audiences. This alleged data “breach” from Facebook accounts is not identity theft, in which hackers try to steal your credit card information, Social Security number or bank account. The... more »
What is the Immune System of the Mind?
*Jon Rappoport* - If the mind has been tuned to DEPENDENCE, all bets are off.
I AM BRAINWASHED. YOU ARE BRAINWASHED. WE ARE BRAINWASHED....Part IV
I AM BRAINWASHED. YOU ARE BRAINWASHED. WE ARE BRAINWASHED. PART FOUR: *The Hosing of History: James Laxer (1941-2018)*. *Written **By Robin Mathews* March 2018 James Laxer was an attractively warm Canadian who made important Canadian history in the 1960s and 1970s … and then slipped into the political shadows (relatively) until his death on February 23, 2018. His large Obituary in the Globe and Mail (B20, Mar. 12, 2018) appears to be an attempt by the Central Canadian NDP Aristocracy (in league with its Globe and Mail Reactionary colleagues) to re-write history where they cann... more »
Corporate Media: Incapable of Honor
Sampling the fare on the afternoon cable news shows this week, it struck me that the reporters and consultants and party hacks who star in them are not even pretending any more to disseminate information to me, the viewer. They are there for one reason, and one reason only: to bolster one other's talking points about the topic most important to them. Most recently, that prescribed theme has been *Trump and Russia and Stormy Daniels*. Occasionally they do reluctantly tear themselves away from their insular conversations to just mention in passing the Mad Bomber of Austin, or to specu... more »
So there is no doubt that Donald Trump is now doing his own tweeting.
This was the tweet that Trump sent out this morning. Yep, such a genius. Later somebody tried to fix it for him. “Special Council is told to find crimes, whether a crime exists or not. I was opposed to the selection of Mueller to be Special Council. I am still opposed to it. I think President Trump was right when he said there never should have been a Special Council appointed because..... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2018 ...there was no probable cause for believing that there was any crime, collusion or otherwise, or obstruction of justice!” So stated by Harvard... more »
BWorld 197, Estimating electricity price hikes because of TRAIN, Part 2
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on March 19, 2018. Part 1 of this short study was published in this column on Feb. 15. Some corrections and adjustments are made here because of (a) lower coal consumption for power generation, and (b) using an incremental increase in coal excise tax. Total coal consumption in 2016 was 23.2 million tons but one industry player informed me that not all of these were used for coal power plants. Some were used for cement plants and other industrial uses. The estimated amount used for coal power generation is 20 million tons. Coal excise tax befor... more »
Why Content Farms Succeed: How-To Articles Beat Posts About Scientific Developments
A Pew Research Center analysis of science-related pages on Facebook found that people are most likely to encounter "how-to" tips or advertisements rather than stories about scientific discoveries. The reason is simple. Facebook shows people what they want to see based on past behavior. So shocking IFLScience or Buzzfeed 'X Did Y and you'll never guess what happened next!' titles will get clicked on more than articles about nematodes, making the former more likely to show up in the future. read more
Energy 107, Avoiding brownouts due to gensets, not solar battery
This story contains half-truths and hence, can be considered as fake news. https://www.energy-storage.news/news/no-more-brownouts-philippines-town-hails-arrival-of-tesla-battery Five reasons why: (1) “Leviste to bring cheaper, more reliable power to areas poorly served by utilities” à Solar + battery will never be cheap in the short-term. Long term perhaps. I think Leviste’s current cost of solar + battery is at least P5.90/kWh (higher than P4/kWh for coal, natgas, others) and it cannot produce electricity 24 hours straight especially when it is cloudy and raining for many hours d... more »
Did President Barack Obama Congratulate Putin on His 2012 Win?
After President Donald Trump was criticized for congratulating Vladimir Putin on the results of Russia's election, claims appeared that Obama had done the same in 2012.
Ohio GOP Introduces Bill Banning All Abortions
[image: ohio-gop-introduces-bill-banning-all-abortions] On Tuesday, two Republicans in Ohio's House of Representatives — Ron Hood and Nino Vitale — introduced a bill that would ban all abortions statewide. The measure is believed to be largely symbolic, as it has a limited chance of passing.
After Uber Self-driving Car Fatality, What Next?
[image: after-uber-self-driving-car-fatality-what-next] A woman died of her injuries after being struck by a self-driving Uber car Sunday night around 10:00 p.m. in Tempe, Arizona. Uber immediately halted the test program, amid the shock of the “autonomous accident.” This is the first known fatality amid self-driving car tests.
Please Support Herman Bell - Four Things to do Right Now!
*We are reposting this call to action released by supporters of Herman Bell. Please do what you can!* Dear friends, Last week the New York State Board of Parole granted Herman Bell release. Since the Board’s decision, there has been significant backlash from the Police Benevolent Association, other unions, Mayor De Blasio and Governor Cuomo. They are demanding that Herman be held indefinitely, the Parole Commissioners who voted for his release be fired, and that people convicted of killing police be left to die in prison. We want the Governor, policymakers, and public to know th... more »
Youths Arrested: Defending Water and Land at Burnaby Mountain from Tar Sands Pipeline
On Tuesday, youths were on the frontline, and arrested defending Coast Salish land and water from Kinder Morgan's TransMountain tar sands pipeline at Burnaby Mountain. (Twitter photos)
La difficile intégration du Bénin dans la zone de libre-échange de la CEDEAO
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 Alors que les dirigeants africains sont réunis à Kigali pour signer un accord de libre-échange à l'échelle du continent (ZLEC), le Bénin tire encore peu profit de son intégration dans la zone économique ouest-africaine.
Maroc : la société civile alerte le Parlement européen sur un « accaparement de terres collectives » à Tamtatoucht
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 Dans une lettre ouverte, le Syndicat national des petits paysans et professionnels forestiers dénonce les risques encourus par les populations de Tamtatoucht, dans le cadre de la réalisation du projet de barrage touristique de Toudgha.
US drops auto-content proposal in NAFTA talks: The Globe and Mail
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 The US government has dropped a demand that all vehicles made in Canada and Mexico for export to the United States contain at least 50 percent US content.
Eco Oro pursues $764m suit against Colombia as Angostura project postures to perish
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 Junior project developer Eco Oro Minerals has filed a memorial on the merits with the World Bank's ICSID in its arbitration case against Colombia.
Uganda to review Africa Free Trade Area pact
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 Uganda, in many ways like Nigeria, will investigate concerns by a sector of the business community before making major commitments.
Europeans say significant obstacles remain to Mercosur trade deal
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 An EU diplomat said Mercosur resistance to European proposals on automobile exports and geographic product indicators were also sticking points.
Industry presses ministry to defer FTA-II with China
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 Various exporting sectors have strongly advised Pakistan's ministry of commerce to defer the signing of second phase of Free Trade Agreement (FTA-II) with China until the next government takes charge after polls in July, 2018, industry officials said on Tuesday.
Statement of Trade Justice Pilipinas : Human rights should be central to EU- Philippines partnership
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 Trade Justice Pilipinas is alarmed over reports that the European Union is wavering on its commitment to protect and promote human rights in the context of its long-term strategic partnership with the Philippines.
Amherst Student-Athlete Dies in Mexico City
AMHERST, Mass. – A 2014 graduate of the private University School outside Cleveland who played football for Amherst College has died in Mexico City, devastating friends and family. Officials at the Massachusetts college said in a statement that senior economics major Andrew Dorogi died Friday. The cause was not provided. Dorogi, 21, played tight end […]
Alumnus Gives Donation to Virginia Tech’s Honors College
BLACKSBURG, Va. — A Virginia Tech alumnus has made the largest-ever gift to Virginia Tech’s Honors College. David Calhoun’s $20-million donation supports the launch of a pilot model of collaborative learning within the Honors College. The Calhoun Honors Discovery Program’s emphasis will be equipping graduates with knowledge and skills to succeed a complex and dynamic […]
Will The Bernie/Elizabeth Warren 2020 Campaign Include Job Guarantee? It Sure Appears So
Monday evening, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren took their probable 2020 campaign out for a test run, calling their 90-minute TV show the Economic Inequality Town Hall, or more formally, "Inequality in America: The Rise of Oligarchy and Collapse of the Middle Class." You can watch the whole thing above. Last night 1.7 million people did. And Bernie's goal was clearly towards shaping and promulgating a national progressive narrative that very few in Congress are communicating effectively, Elizabeth Warren, Ro Khanna, Barbara Lee and Pramila Jayapal being four of the pitifully f... more »
Notice to Readers
*Notice to Readers* Hi Everyone: Just letting you know that my computer finally crashed on Monday,after deteriorating in function for some weeks. Yesterday I took it to the computer technician at Staples where I bought it. The same gentleman who sold it to me, "Hussein" told me he sees this situation about four times per week. Someone comes in and tells him the same story...that their "Outlook" and "Word" evaporated from their hard drive and when they tried to fix it themselves, they were invited "by Microsoft" to buy a new edition. When they clicked on a few links...things g... more »
When 'Mental Health' Is Used to Empower the State
[image: undefined] Cries for gun control have reached deafening levels since the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14th, 2018. Exploiting the tragedy that left 17 people dead, gun control advocates are using every means possible to ram gun control measures across legislatures nationwide. One avenue that gun control proponents have pursued is the advancement of legislation containing mental health restrictions. Consequently, legislators at both the federal and state level have recently proposed extensive background checks and mental health screen... more »
Management researcher admits to falsification, resigns
A business journal has retracted two papers after the corresponding author admitted he falsified his results. David DeGeest, an assistant professor in the Department of Management and Marketing, has also resigned from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a university spokesperson told Retraction Watch. Last month, DeGeest confessed to the Journal of Management (JOM) that he … Continue reading Management researcher admits to falsification, resigns
Here and There
*North Korea* North Korea published an official comment about relations with South Korea and with the US. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published an English-language commentary on 21 Wednesday that read a “dramatic atmosphere for reconciliation has been created in relations between the North and the South of Korea and there has been a sign of change in the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea --North Korea) -U.S. relations.” I don't know whether the rapprochement is sincere or not. I don't think that anyone knows at the moment. However the US is going ahead with sche... more »
WhatsApp founder tells followers to “Delete Facebook”
Mark Zuckerberg made him a billionaire. More The post WhatsApp founder tells followers to “Delete Facebook” appeared first on The Duran.
In Its First Public Comments, North Korea Takes Credit For Thaw In Relations With The U.S.
*The Guardian:* *'Peace-loving' North Korea claims credit for thaw with US* State media hits out at suggestions rapprochement on the peninsula is a result of sanctions and Donald Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign North Korea has commented for the first time on the recent rapprochement on the peninsula, saying warming relations with Seoul and Washington are thanks to its “proactive measure and peace-loving proposal”. North Korea also dismissed suggestions international sanctions were the cause of improved ties in a commentary published by the country’s official Korean Central New... more »
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Contact your Maine legislators *here* Recorded by Regis Tremblay
Boris Johnson provides his “evidence” in Novichok attack: “The recent election in Russia”
Boris "buffoon" Johnson, an embarrassment to the UK, and the world. More The post Boris Johnson provides his “evidence” in Novichok attack: “The recent election in Russia” appeared first on The Duran.
So it appears that the Austin bombing suspect went out with a bang.
Courtesy of CNN: *A suspect in a wave of bombings that terrorized Austin killed himself with an explosion inside his car as authorities closed in, police in Texas said, ending a manhunt but leaving investigators scrambling to determine whether any bombs remain and if he acted alone.* *The 24-year-old man detonated the bomb early Wednesday on the side of Interstate 35 in Round Rock, north of Austin, as SWAT team members approached him, police said. * *Investigators believe he is responsible for the five explosions that killed two people and injured five others in Austin or south-c... more »
U.S. Special Forces: Soon to Be Armed with Russian Guns?
*Michael Peck* *Security, * It is possible. *Though USSOCOM is starting with a pair of Russian machine guns, the research proposal speaks of foreign-made weapons in general. “Developing a domestic production capability for foreign-like weapons addresses these issues while being cost effective as well as strengthens the nation’s military-industrial complex, ensures a reliable and secure supply chain, and reduces acquisition lead times." One wonders whether there could be a copyright issue with producing Russian weapons in America without a license, though Russian and Chinese spi... more »
There Are the 5 Most Dangerous Revolvers on Planet Earth
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * What would you choose? *One of the most popular revolvers in production, the Smith & Wesson 686 revolver is a medium (“L frame”) revolver chambered in the powerful .357 Magnum caliber. The 686 is designed to handle the heavier magnum round while pairing it with a heavier barrel and a six-round cylinder. Like all .357 Magnums, the 686 can shoot the less powerful .38 Special ammunition. The 686 features a four-inch barrel, has an overall length of 9.6 inches and weighs two-and-a-half pounds. It also adjustable sights, a double-action firing system and... more »
Fallujah Redux Interview With Daniel Green On Fallujah During The Surge
Throughout post-Saddam Iraq Fallujah was a trouble spot for the new Iraqi government and the Coalition forces. During the Surge, Navy Reservist Daniel Green worked with tribes in the district and the local government to get them into the fight against the insurgency and help turn the city around. He wrote about his experiences in *Fallujah Redux* along with General William Mullen III. This is an interview with Green about what happened in Fallujah in 2007. He can be followed on Twitter at @fallujahredux. *1. Fallujah went through two massive battles in 2004. Afterward security de... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Mar 21
1921 Colonial Sec Churchill wrote PM George lobbying for Feisal to be approved as new ruler of Mesopotamia (Musings On Iraq article on Churchill’s views on Mesopotamia) 1985 State Dept spokesman claimed US thought Iraq had defeated Iran and said Tehran should accept negotiated settlement 1987 Saddam held march in Baghdad for not being defeated in Iran-Iraq War 1991 Govt offensive to retake Kirkuk from Peshmerga began day after Kurds took it 1991 Govt announced state of emergency in Baghdad 1991 UN survey of Gulf War damage to Iraq called it almost apocalyptic ... more »
NOAA — Straight Talk on Sea Level Rise
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest Essay by Kip Hansen ? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has some rather useful features on its web site. One of these is the Tides and Currents which is part of its Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services. Having spent most of the current century…
Questioning assumptions, left and right
We lead off with a pair of recent books, one striving desperately to undermine our confidence, and the other trying just as hard to snap us out of our funk. Though as an appetizer… here’s probably the most cogent observation about our current political climate. And this. *== Decline of the Western Experiment ==* Much touted in conservative media is a new book by Notre Dame Professor Patrick Deneen - “Why Liberalism Failed” that starts with the cleverly implied assumption *that* it has failed. In supplying “why” incantations, Deneen joins a genre of gloom that includes Allan Blo... more »
What Do They Know? High-Level Govt Officials Reportedly Flocking to ‘Doomsday’ Camps
[image: doomsday] High-level government officials and national security officers are reported flocking to "doomsday camps" around the country citing "inevitable" events as the impetus behind the move. The post What Do They Know? High-Level Govt Officials Reportedly Flocking to ‘Doomsday’ Camps appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
The hidden soul of Japan - the 47 Ronin
I've known the story of the 47 Ronin since my teens. It's one of the most profound Japanese "factual myths", and has shaped and formed the nation. However, many Westerners don't understand why that is, or why it should be. Video blogger and former astronaut Chris Hadfield has a very interesting YouTube channel, Rare Earth. In a series about Japan, he began by examining the legend of the 47 Ronin and trying to explain it to a Western audience. I think he did a pretty good job. Here it is. I think that's one of the best explanations I've ever seen or heard of the myth that g... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin 3 reported injured at school shooting in MarylandThe Weinstein Co. just canceled every nondisclosure agreement between Harvey Weinstein and the women who accused him of sexual misconductThe CEO of Cambridge Analytica was secretly filmed offering to entrap politicians with bribes and sex workersAncient humans had sex and interbred with a mysterious group known as the Denisovans more than once, new research has found Former French President Sarkozy Arrested "Over Campaign Financing” Obama's Former Campaign Director Makes Bombshell Claim: Facebook Was "On Our Side” "The ... more »
Israel Admits To Destroying A Nuclear Reactor In Syria In 2007
*BBC: **Israel admits striking suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007* Israel has for the first time confirmed that it destroyed a suspected nuclear reactor being built in Syria in 2007. The military said fighter jets bombed the al-Kibar facility in Deir al-Zour province, 450km (280 miles) north-east of Damascus, as it neared completion. Syria's government has repeatedly denied that it was building a reactor. The Israeli defence minister said the public acknowledgement of the strike after more than 10 years of secrecy was a message to his country's enemies. "The motivation of ... more »
FEMINIST HERO: A very cool visit from Rolling Stone!
*WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018Part 3—Feminist hero at home:* Is Stephanie Clifford a feminist hero? Is she a hero or a feminist at all? Does she have to be? Staing the obvious, everything is possible! That said, we wouldn't be inclined to see Clifford in such ways, at least not in the context which is currently devouring our failing nation's appalling and broken-souled corporate cable news monster. Within that context, we'd say that Clifford is a person who had a seamy sexual relationship in 2006, then tried to make some money from it. We don't know if she was being paid in real tim... more »
Cop Arrested for Raping a Mentally Ill Man Who Was Chained to a Hospital Bed
[image: hospital] A Chicago police officer has been arrested on multiple charges after he was caught raping a mentally ill man who was chained to a hospital bed. The post Cop Arrested for Raping a Mentally Ill Man Who Was Chained to a Hospital Bed appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Exposing and Stopping the Danger of US "Soft Power"
*March 21, 2018 *(Joseph Thomas - NEO) - US soft power is included in US policy papers and promoted by US politicians and diplomats on a regular basis. It is also included as the admitted purpose of US, UK and European international programmes like Chevening and Fulbright scholarships. Foreign Affairs magazine, published by big-business-funded US policy think tank, the Council on Foreign Relations, would reveal in a review of Joseph Nye's book, "Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics," that (my emphasis): *...the term "soft power" -- the ability of a country to persuade... more »
The Mad King
Robert Reich is a little guy who speaks with a big voice. He wrote two days ago that Donald Trump has become a mad king: Before, he was constrained by a few “adults” – Rex Tillerson, Gary Cohn, H.R. McMaster, and John Kelly – whom he appointed because he thought they had some expertise he lacked. Now he’s either fired or is in the process of removing the adults. He’s replacing them with a Star Wars cantina of toadies and sycophants who will reflect back at him his own glorious view of himself, and help sell it on TV. He's more than a narcissist. He's also a megalomaniac: The ma... more »
Prominent Turkish Official: “Europe Will Be Muslim”
[image: prominent-turkish-official-europe-will-be-muslim] “Europe will be Muslim,” prominent Turkish official Alparslan Kavaklıoğlu recently proclaimed. In this he was echoing his president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who said last year that Muslims “are the future of Europe."
After Uber Self-driving Car Fatality, What Next?
[image: after-uber-self-driving-car-fatality-what-next] A woman died of her injuries after being stuck by a self-driving Uber car Sunday night around 10:00 p.m. in Tempe, Arizona. Uber immediately halted the test program, amid the shock of the “autonomous accident.” This is the first known fatality amid self-driving car tests.
Trump to Putin — Let's Get Together Soon
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180321-trump-putin-get-together.pdf President Donald Trump has just pulled the rug out from under mad-lady Theresa May and the even madder Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. While these has-been champions of the dying British Empire are blaming Russia for acts of war, based, typically, on no evidence, Trump yesterday got on the phone with the newly re-elected President Vladimir Putin. Trump not only congratulated Putin for his electoral victory, but announced to the U.S. press that he and Putin "will probably get together in the not-too-distant future" to di... more »
World News Briefs -- March 21, 2018
*Al Jazeera*: *Afghanistan: Dozens killed in ISIL attack near Kabul University* *At least 29 people killed, 52 others wounded when suicide bomber detonated himself in a crowded area in Afghan capital.* At least 29 people have been killed and 52 others wounded in a mid-day explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Tolo News reported that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack, which happened close to Kabul University and Ali Abad hospital. News reports quoted the interior ministry as saying that a suicide bom... more »
More People Can Afford Meat Now, And Hepatologists Claim That Is Causing Liver Disease
Vegetarians are not winning in the public consciousness but they are certainly winning in media and academia. The reason is simple: claiming something is harmful is a great call to action whereas telling people they are healthier in the modern world than ever before won't raise money at all. The controversial group International Agency for Research on Cancer, which has been shown to have been hijacked by activists who didn't declare conflicts of interest, declared red and processed meat carcinogens on the same level as mustard gas, plutonium and cigarette smoking, and since Californ... more »
Caught Our Notice: Former rising star loses fourth paper
Title: Haemophilus influenzae responds to glucocorticoids used in asthma therapy by modulation of biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance What Caught Our Attention: This is the fourth retraction for Robert Ryan, formerly a high-profile researcher studying infections that can be deadly in people with lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis. In 2016, the University of Dundee … Continue reading Caught Our Notice: Former rising star loses fourth paper
European Commission Clears Bayer’s Acquisition of Monsanto, Subject to Conditions
The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer. The merger is conditional on the divestiture of an extensive remedy package, which addresses the parties’ overlaps in seeds, pesticides and digital agriculture. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “We have approved Bayer’s plans to take over […] The post European Commission Clears Bayer’s Acquisition of Monsanto, Subject to Conditions appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
“I probably ended up murdering the very best type of policeman that Northern Ireland could really have done with.”
Those were the words of Sean O’Callaghan – a former IRA killer who repented and turned against terror. It’s his memorial service in London today. Please read Jenny McCartney’s tribute to this inspirational man via the link below. The post “I probably ended up murdering the very best type of policeman that Northern Ireland could really have done with.” appeared first on UnHerd .
Austin Bomber Blows Self Up; Fears of More Explosives Remain
The suspect in a series of bombing attacks that terrorized Austin over the past few weeks blew himself up as law enforcement closed in on him.
Bombed into oblivion: The lost oasis of Damascus
Karen Pinto, Professor of History, Boise State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Ghouta, Syria is being destroyed. The news from Ghouta is all about death and destruction. But Ghouta's past was all about beauty and fertility – when its very name meant an oasis filled with green.
Asians could opt out of naming a country of origin on the 2020 census, a policymaker's nightmare
Jennifer Lee, Professor of Sociology, Columbia University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Asian-Americans are extremely diverse. Fear of giving the government personal data may make it more difficult to provide the right educational, health care and other services to specific populations.
Stand up For Racism
The Labour Party! What is it like? Did you hear that hilarious debate between a lesbian woman and a transgender *wo*/man about ‘all women’ shortlists. Well, I say hilarious, but one (*wo*)man’s hilarious is another (*wo*)man’s dystopian. If you missed it …. The first thought that struck me was that, like Sunni and Shia Moslems, they could simply unite by collectively directing their ire against the Zionists. Forget jokers who train their dogs to impersonate Hitler. Forget stupid remarks about big noses. What we need to worry about is the “new’ antisemitism. David Friedman “It is ... more »
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*An Officer With a Gun Saved Students' Lives Today* An armed resource officer shot and killed a Maryland assailant. A 17-year-old student opened fire this morning at Great Mills High School in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. (Caveat — details on these things are always sketchy this early.) He wounded a 14-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, whom was his target, and she remains in critical condition. The school resource officer, a local deputy sheriff, confronted, fired on and killed the assailant. Having an armed officer on campus saved lives today — but only because he was willing ... more »
No Sign of a North Korean Missile Test Anytime Soon: Report
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* Is Kim keeping his word? So far, it seems so. Commercial satellite imagery from March 14 of North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Pyongyang’s main space launch facility, shows little general activity and no signs of a recent or forthcoming engine test or preparations for a satellite launch. The analysis, posted on North Korea specialist website 38 North on Tuesday, suggests that Pyongyang is sticking with a promise not to conduct nuclear or missile tests in the lead up to a planned summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Presi... more »
Get Ready, China and North Korea: F-35s Are Now Patrolling the Pacific
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* And that is a really big deal. U.S. military newspaper Stars and Stripes reports that the USS Wasp and its strike group steamed away from Okinawa on Monday, heading out for its first patrol in the Indo-Pacific region since its homeporting in Japan earlier this year. The multi-ship strike group has been sailing near Okinawa after leaving its base in Sasebo, Japan earlier this month. The Wasp is an amphibious assault ship designed as a small aircraft carrier. It recently received a group of F-35Bs in the first official deployment of the advanced ste... more »
This 1 Picture is How the Navy Plans to Keep Its Aircraft Carriers from Becoming Obsolete
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Study this picture. The Navy will choose a new carrier-launched drone at the end of this year as part of a plan to massively expand fighter jet attack range and power projection ability of aircraft carriers. The emerging Navy MQ-25 Stingray program, to enter service in the mid-2020s, will bring a new generation of technology by engineering a first-of-its-kind unmanned re-fueler for the carrier air wing. A central key question informs the core of this technology effort: What if the attack capability if its fighters, such as an F-18 or F-35C, could dou... more »
Breaking: Turkish-backed rebels attack Syrian military in northern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels launched a new attack in the northern countryside of Aleppo, today, targeting a town that has a large presence of Syrian military personnel. According to a military source in Damascus, the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) attacked Kurdish-led YPG and pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) at the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army intensifies operation to capture East Ghouta town (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is attempting to capture the militant-held town of Hazah in the southern pocket of the East Ghouta region. Led by their Republican Guard forces (104th, 105th, 106th brigades), the Syrian Arab Army advanced from the nearby town of Kafr Batna to Hazah, yesterday; this resulted […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Last Houthi held port-city in danger as Saudi-led Coalition forces advance
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The UAE-backed Southern Resistance forces seized several areas in western Yemen, today, including a strategic mountaintop overlooking the coastal city of Hodeideh. According to Saudi-state owned Al-Arabiya, the Coalition-backed Yemeni Army and Southern Resistance forces managed to capture the strategic mountaintop of Jabal Hodeideh after a short battle with the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Saudi moderation: How far will Crown Prince Mohammed go?
In his effort to improve Saudi Arabia’s badly tarnished image and project the kingdom as embracing an unidentified form of moderate Islam, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has hinted that he envisions a conservative rather than an ultra-conservative society, but not one in which citizens are fully free to make personal, let alone political […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army presses forward in East Ghouta, new advance made
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their field operations in the western part of the East Ghouta, today, targeting the militant-held areas in the ‘Ayn Tarma Valley. Led by the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Army stormed the militant positions in ‘Ayn Tarma Valley, where they managed to capture several […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iraqi gov’t ready to work with Turkey to secure border
The Iraqi government has expressed its readiness to cooperate with Turkey on ensuring security of the countries’ shared borders, the Iraqi Justice Ministry said Tuesday in a press release received by Sputnik. “The Iraqi government has expressed its intention to cooperate with Turkey on all issues related to the security along common borders,” the minister stated. According to Zamily, Iraq is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS claims 35 Iraqi fighters killed, wounded near Kirkuk
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The so-called “Islamic State” (var. Da’esh) claimed on Wednesday that their forces killed and wounded at least 35 Iraqi fighters along the Kirkuk-Baghdad Road in central Iraq. According to the terrorist group’s official media wing, ISIS carried out the attack against Iraq’s Hashd Al-Sha’abi (var. Popular Mobilization Units) near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Coalition claims Syrian military is building up its forces in Euphrates River Valley
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The US-led Coalition has once again accused the Syrian military of building up its forces along the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. According to a new report from CNN, the Syrian military (described as “pro-Syrian regime forces”) were observed building up their forces near the US-led Coalition’s front-lines in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Future Movement slams Hezbollah over alleged ‘sectarian’ remarks about elections
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 A.M.) – The Future Movement released a statement on Tuesday that slammed the latest remarks by Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the elections in the Ba’albak-Hermel districts in eastern Lebanon. “The remarks by Hezbollah’s leader regarding the parliamentary elections in the Ba’albak-Hermel District has once again resorted to sectarian incitement,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israeli Intel Minister says 2007 strike on Syrian nuclear reactor message to Iran
Earlier, Israel Defense Forces said that Israeli airstrikes had destroyed a nuclear facility in 2007 in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor. “The operation and its success made clear that Israel will never allow nuclear weaponry to be in the hands of those who threaten its existence — Syria then, and Iran today,” Israeli Intelligence […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Sarkozy summoned for second day of questioning in Gaddafi inquiry
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:15 A.M.) – Press gathered as former French President Nicolas Sarkozy returned to Paris’ Judiciary Police offices in Nanterre on Wednesday, for further questioning amid allegations of illegal election campaign financing. Sarkozy was arrested on Tuesday over allegations that he received as much as €50 million (US $62 million) of illegal funding from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey claims 38 Kurdish fighters ‘neutralized’ in northern Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M.) – The Turkish General Staff stated on Wednesday that their air force had carried out several airstrikes over northern Iraqi in the last 24 hours. According to the General Staff, these Turkish airstrikes allegedly ‘neutralized’ at least 38 members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). In addition to neutralization claim, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
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*When will the US feel the heat of global warming? For the Great Plains, natural variability will dominate until late this century* *Even Warmists are noting that the USA hasn't warmed significantly* By increasing the energy stored in our atmosphere, climate change is expected to generate more severe storms and heat waves. Severe storms and heat waves, however, also happen naturally. As a result, it's tough to figure out whether any given event is a product of climate change. A corollary to that is that detecting a signal of climate change using weather events is a serious challeng... more »
The Most Common Way People Give Up Their Power Is.....An Inspirational Quotation from Alice Walker
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 21, 2018
*Business Insider*: *Trump showed off Saudi Arabia's massive US military buys in giant charts — here's everything that's on them* President Donald Trump met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday and boasted of massive defense deals signed between the kingdom and the US. The president had several charts with him that showed the type of weapons, vehicles, and equipment being bought by Saudi Arabia. The charts showed how much money the deal were worth, and which US states were going to benefit the most from them. One of the charts showed off eight... more »
The electricity conundrum, present and future
Predicting electricity supply and demand is proving to be problematic. Vox reports: Demand for electricity is stagnant. Thanks to a combination of greater energy efficiency, outsourcing of heavy industry, and customers generating their own power on site, demand for utility power has been flat for 10 years, and most forecasts expect it to stay that way ... This historic shift has wreaked havoc in the utility industry in ways large and small, visible and obscure. * . . .* Utilities have been frantically adjusting to this new normal. The generation utilities that sell into wholesal... more »
So it appears that Don Jr. was also sleeping around on his wife just like dear old dad.
Courtesy of Page Six: *Years before Vanessa Trump filed for divorce from Donald Trump Jr., their marriage was rocked when — around the time she was pregnant with their third child — he cheated on her with a contestant from “The Celebrity Apprentice.” * *Page Six has exclusively learned that Don Jr. — then a so-called “adviser” on the NBC show — fell for busty Danity Kane star Aubrey O’Day while filming “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2011. * *Sources say that Vanessa — who filed for divorce from President Donald Trump’s eldest son last week after 13 years of marriage — was devastated ... more »
The Blue Wave Looks Bigger Than Anyone (In DC) Expected
In the political prognostication biz, DC Insiders are very conservative. I don't mean they back conservative policies or that they're anti-Choice or pro-Wall Street. I mean they are loathe to go out on a ledge prognosticating. When the degree of Trump's and Ryan's toxicity started becoming apparent outside the Beltway observers were predicting the Democrats would-- despite DCCC incompetence and corruption-- win back *at least* the 24 seats the Democrats need to take back the House. The DC-based prognosticators all agreed that the Dems could look forward to making gains, perhaps ev... more »
In Nafta talks, US tries to limit junk food warning labels
bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 The contentious negotiations over the fate of the North American Free Trade Agreement have veered into one of the world's most pressing health issues: fighting obesity.
ASEAN countries unconvinced by EU trade pact
bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
21-Mar-2018 South East Asian countries are dragging their feet on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU, with officials saying that the countries still need to be convinced of the benefits of the region-to-region deal.
Humanity vs Insanity: ‘The Skripal Affair’ with Ian R Crane and Patrick Henningsen
*Humanity vs Insanity* | Beyond the rhetoric: what's really going on with the 'Russian Spy Poisoning' case.
Propaganda & Manipulation: How Mass Media Engineers and Distorts Our Perceptions
*Dr Jerry Kroth* | From Coke to Carl's Jr., Hip-hop to the Iraq War and Syria - the role of subliminal propaganda in our lives as all pervasive.
Austin Bomber Blows Himself Up As Police Tried To Arrest Him - A News Roundup
*Daily Mail: **Austin bomber, 24, blows himself up with seventh device as cops swoop in to arrest him - after releasing CCTV of the white man posting two devices at FedEx office targeting people of color* * The Austin bomber, a 24-year-old white man, blew himself up as police tried to arrest him on Wednesday * Police do not yet have a motive for the attacks, but say the man was not previously known to them * Public are warned more bombs could still be out there as they do not know the bomber's final movements * Death comes after CCTV emerged showing suspect posting two packages at... more »
Oren Cass Savages The Phony Paris Treaty
By Paul Homewood John Stossel interviews Oren Cass, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, about just how worthless the Paris Agreement actually was. Regular readers may recall that I was pointing out all of this even before the Agreement was signed! Advertisements
WHAT RALPH PETERS TELLS US ABOUT CONSERVATISM
While we wait for more information on the now-deceased Austin bombing suspect, I'd like to comment briefly on Ralph Peters, who says he'll no longer be a Fox News commentator. A retired United States Army lieutenant colonel and Fox News contributor quit Tuesday and denounced the network and President Donald Trump in an email to colleagues. "Fox has degenerated from providing a legitimate and much-needed outlet for conservative voices to a mere propaganda machine for a destructive and ethically ruinous administration," wrote Ralph Peters, a Fox News "strategic analyst." "Over my de... more »
Guns And Home Invasion
Well, since guns have been in the news a lot lately, I thought I’d discuss my experience with guns. I grew up on a cattle ranch, and just about every boy I knew got a deer rifle when they were twelve years old. We were all taught gun safety by fathers, uncles, and in my…
Germany Wants To Cut-Off Its Reliance On Russian Gas
*Houston Chronicle/Bloomberg:* *Germany looks to LNG to cut reliance on Russian gas* Angela Merkel's government is seeking to build a liquefied natural gas industry in Germany basically from scratch to reduce the nation's dependence on supplies arriving by pipeline from Russia and Norway. With gas reservoirs depleting from the U.K. to the Netherlands, Germany is becoming increasingly reliant on Russia for its energy needs at a time when political tensions are mounting with Vladimir Putin's government in Moscow. That's prompting Merkel to think again about LNG as an option, buildi... more »
Global warming goes on trial in California
“Global warming goes on trial at 8.00 am this Wednesday, 21 March 2018, in Court 8 on the 19th floor of the Federal Building at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco. Court 8 is the largest of the courtrooms in the … Continue reading →
Good economic news is hidden by the BBC
Bad economic news under a Conservative government gets put on the BBC news front page but when it's good news the BBC hide it on the Business Home page only. I've noticed this pattern before and the BBC are at it again today. '...Unemployment rate is one of the lowest seen since 1975 The number of people in work has now risen to 32.25 million. That's 168,000 more than for August to October 2017 and 402,000 more than for a year earlier, says the Office for National Statistics. The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 who were in work) was 75.3%, higher than f... more »
Nature’s God
Matthew Stewart, in *Nature’s God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic*, offers an interesting perspective on the religious and philosophical origins of the American revolution. He finds ample evidence of the influence of philosophers like Epicurus, Spinoza and Locke in the writings of Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Paine and other intellectuals. Considerable attention is given in the book to the work of the two revolutionaries who were also outspoken deists, Ethan Allen and Thomas Young. Stewart’s thesis is that deism, which is a kind of "secular natural religion” ins... more »
Trump And Putin Confirm Intent “To Continue Our Shared Efforts On Strategic Stability” While Both US Senate Democrats And Republicans Are Worried About US And Russian Elections And Russian Nerve Agent Attack In The UK
“President Trump congratulated President Putin on his March 18 re-election, and emphasized the importance of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. The two … Continue reading →
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Night”
Ludovico Einaudi, “Night” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH4yaHFaGU4
Who Would Win A Russian vs. Chinese Tank Battle?
The T-14 Armata, Russia’s latest tank. (Wikimedia Commons photo by Vitaly V. Kuzmin) *Harold Hutchison, Task & Purpose:* *Here's who would win a Russian vs. Chinese tank battle* Russia and Communist China have worked together a lot since the fall of the Soviet Union. Back in the 1990s, Russians sold the Chinese a lot of military technology, including the Su-27/30/33 Flanker family of multi-role fighters and Sovremennyy-class guided missile destroyers. This wasn’t the first instance of Eurasian collaboration — the Soviet Union and Communist China were close in the 1950s, when Russi... more »
Mississippi nine year old boy shoots sister in the head when she refuse to give up video game controller.
Courtesy of USA Today: *A 13-year-old girl has died after authorities say she was shot Saturday by her 9-year-old brother, local media reported. * *Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell said the girl would not give up a video game controller when her brother wanted it. * *Cantrell said she was shot in the back of the head, and that the bullet went through her brain. The girl was rushed to Le Bonheur's Children's Hospital in Memphis. Cantrell said late Sunday that she died of her injuries, WLOV-TV and other media reported. * *Authorities don't yet know how the child had access to t... more »
Comprehensive Nutritional and Dietary Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder—A Randomized, Controlled 12-Month Trial
Note: Food has always been the starting point of health since "an apple a day," and all that. Many of us have found some relief from the symptoms of autism via dietary changes. Some have had life altering successes for...
World Mercury Project On Autoimmune Disease
Note: Excerpted from World Mercury Project. Autoimmune diseases have become increasingly common in the United States and other high-income countries over the past several decades and now affect an estimated 5%-10% of the population in those countries. The broad category...
Irrelevant Hollywood Leftist Filmmaker Tells Dems That Mid-Terms Are All About 'Electing the Jury for Impeachment'
Bloated land whale, leftist kook and notorious waster of good celluloid film stock, Micheal Moore, has a message for the Anti-Trump Resistance forces - *Your Mid-Term Vote Is All About **Impeachment*. At a Town Hall meeting with Bernie Sanders and Lizzy Warren, Moore's epic stupidity was once again, as they say in the moving picture business, the night's feature presentation. “I am optimistic. I have a thread of optimism still in me. I believe we will, in November, see a tsunami of people coming to the polls and after that I hope you, both of you, and the other senators, do the... more »
Kevin LaGrandeur in the News
Ethical Technology - 19 hours ago
IEET Fellow Kevin LaGrandeur was recently quoted in the article “Is artificial intelligence the great job eliminator or creator?” by Karen Talley. The news article is posted on FierceCEO.
Lessons from Italy’s election, part 3: how Italy’s new election law killed the “ins” who drafted it
In part two of this five-parter on the recent Italian elections, I noted the strange symmetry between the three Eurosceptic populist parties’ levels of support. Treated as a group, they received roughly the same level of support in every part of the country – dipping slightly in the wealthier, large cities and la zone rossa, […] The post Lessons from Italy’s election, part 3: how Italy’s new election law killed the “ins” who drafted it appeared first on UnHerd.
Altered Carbon (a review)
*The Journey* There I was, casting about on Netflix and I ran onto a new series: *Altered Carbon*. So I watched it and it was ok, but there were parts that I found a bit over the top. Still, I'm always in the market for a good novel and I found the the series was based on a book. The book, written in 2003 by Richard K. Morgan won the coveted Phillip K. Dick award for Science Fiction. Awards don't blow my skirt up but it had 650 reviews (+/-) and most of them were positive, so I got closer to pulling the trigger on the Kindle version on Amazon.com. *The Book - Altered Carbon* Then... more »
Bombshell video shows Barack Obama campaign director bragging about exploiting Facebook users
Barack Obama's former campaign director admits: Facebook was "on our side" More The post Bombshell video shows Barack Obama campaign director bragging about exploiting Facebook users appeared first on The Duran.
Undeniable proof that the UK meddled in the US elections (Video)
Where is the outrage and UK hysteria? More The post Undeniable proof that the UK meddled in the US elections (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Latest field update from East Ghouta – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – For the second day in a row, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is storming the militant defenses inside the East Ghouta town of Hazah. Led by the Republican Guard forces (104th, 105th, 106th brigades), the Syrian Arab Army struck the militant defenses in central Hazah, scoring a new advance after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Third humanitarian corridor opened by Syrian, Russian forces in East Ghouta
The third humanitarian corridor has opened in Syria’s besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta to ensure the evacuation of civilians from the area, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Center for Syrian reconciliation said Wednesday. “The third humanitarian corridor has started operating in Eastern Ghouta … Civilians return to liberated settlements of Saqba and Kafr Batna, humanitarian aid […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
First batch of Ahrar Al-Sham militants to leave East Ghouta today
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – The first batch of militants from Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham are expected to depart from the East Ghouta region, today, a military source told Al-Masdar News. According to the source, a deal was reached with Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham that would have the group’s militants transported from the Harasta suburb of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US rejects Turkey’s statements on Manbij, no agreement
The United States and Turkey have not reached any deal over the city of Manbij in northern Syria, US Department of State spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters on Tuesday. Nauert was asked to comment on the statement by the spokesman of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said that the United States and Turkey have […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Death toll rises to 35 in Jaramana after militants fire missile at crowded market
At least 35 people were killed and more than 20 were wounded in a rocket attack on the city of Jaramana, southeast of Damascus, on Tuesday. According to the Syrian state news agency SANA, the rockets were fired by militants based in Eastern Ghouta on Jaramana’s Kashkol neighbourhood, hitting a busy market. “We went to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army advances in the East Ghouta’s Ayn Tarma Valley (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:35 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their field operations in the western part of the East Ghouta region, yesterday, targeting several areas under the control of the Islamist rebels. Led by their 4th Division, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the ‘Ayn Tarma Valley, yesterday, seizing almost the entire area after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Trump calls Saudi Arabia ‘great friend, big purchaser of equipment’ at meeting with MBS
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:35 A.M.) – US President Donald Trump held a meeting with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman, at the White House, Washington D.C., on Tuesday. Discussing the USA’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, Trump acknowledged the economic benefits to their arrangement, when he said, “Saudi Arabia has been a very great friend […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkish-backed rebels approach Syrian Army lines in northern Aleppo – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 A.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels have been rapidly expanding their presence around the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate recently, capturing several areas that were under the control of the Kurdish-led YPG forces. Led by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the Turkish-backed rebels had another productive day this week, seizing a half […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Israel admits bombing nuclear facility in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province in 2007
Israeli airstrikes destroyed in 2007 a nuclear facility in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor, which was on final stages of its construction, the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday in a statement. “During the night of September 5th and 6th, 2007, the Israeli Air Force destroyed a nuclear facility in its last stages of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army retakes Saqba in battle for East Ghouta (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – Units from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) regained control of Saqba, as the battle for Eastern Ghouta continues on Tuesday. Drone footage from Saqba shows the effects of war on the district. Fighting has now moved on to Hazeh, where smoke can be rising in the distance. Eastern Ghouta has been […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Senate Intel Commitee to Hold Open Hearing on Election Security Today; Draft Recommendations
The only sensible and safe way to secure the vote is to either count paper ballots at least three times … Continue reading →
FALSE FLAG IN VENICE
*Marino Faliero* planned a *false flag *operation in Venice. In 1354, Marino Faliero, who was in his seventies, was elected as Doge of Venice, the chief of state. He had been a *podesta*, a naval commander. He had been a member of the Council of Ten, the most feared of the Venetian state security committees. Marino Faliero did not like the insolent young aristocrats in Venice, one of whom had suggested that various people slept with his young wife. Marino worked out his plan for a false flag operation. *The Doge's plan involved:* 1. Recruiting various people, including a param... more »
China's Growing Submarine Force Is 'Armed To The Teeth'
Chinese sailors on a submarine during the fleet's review of a joint China-Russia naval exercise in the Yellow Sea, April 26, 2012. REUTERS/China Daily *Business Insider*: *China's growing submarine force is 'armed to the teeth' — and the rest of the Pacific is racing to keep up* * Countries in East Asia, led by China, have been pursuing a military buildup for years. * Submarines, flexible platforms with strategic uses, have been a particular focus. * Uncertainty about the balance of power in the region has stoked countries' pursuit of military hardware. In October 2006, a Chinese... more »
Is The Cold War 'Gentlemen’s Agreement' Between Russian And U.S. Spies Now Over?
Fox video *Jonathan Masters, Council on Foreign Relations:* *Are Cold War Spy-Craft Norms Fading?* A growing list of brazen foreign operations signals that there are few constraints on Russian intelligence under Vladimir Putin’s leadership. The poisoning of a Russian former double agent, Sergei V. Skripal, and his daughter with a rare nerve agent in England has raised new concerns in NATO capitals about Russia’s willingness to escalate intelligence operations beyond established norms. The British and U.S. governments have blamed Russia for the attack, which follows a series of un... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Like any sane American, I would hate to see my money being spent on a useless Trump Wall on the Mexican border. It's only reason for being will be to hand our taxpayer dollars to contractors who have a relationship with the Trump Crime Family. The kickbacks and handouts will be as huge as the wall itself. The wall I can support would be the one that encloses Señor Trumpanzee for the rest of his miserable days. Throw in Pence, Ryan, Nunes and the rest of Trump's treasonous collaborators, too. May they each have to share a cell with a classic 6 foot 8 inch cellmate named ... more »
Cambridge Analytica Parent Company Banned By Facebook Has Contract With State Department
SCL Group has been contracted by the State Department's Global Engagement Center to research terrorist recruitment and radicalization.
New Study Finds That Bee-Killing Neonicotinoid Pesticides Are Harming Hummingbirds Too
“No one has ever measured pesticides in hummingbirds before. So we decided to try it.” These are the words of Christine Bishop, a researcher from Environment and Climate Change Canada, who began to study whether or not pesticides are affecting the delicate, beautiful hummingbirds as much as bee colonies in recent times. The study, which will officially published sometime in 2018, looked at urine samples of the birds to see whether or not they may be storing common agricultural pesticides in their bodies, which could be bad news for the highly sensitive creatures. What they found ... more »
President Trump And The Pentagon Do Not See Eye-To-Eye On Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks as he welcomes Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, March 20, 2018. *VOA*:* Trump Hints He May Break With His Generals on Iran * WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump appears increasingly willing to defy some of his top generals, as his administration grapples with how best to deal with Iran. Trump is facing a May deadline to recertify the Iran nuclear deal, and signaled again Tuesday that he is not afraid to pull the U.S. out of the agreement unless other signatories ar... more »
Tweets For Today
In theory, Cambridge Analytica could predict and influence voters' behaviors by delving into personal details shared by Facebook users. But operatives familiar with data science say there's scant evidence that Cambridge Analytica was effective. https://t.co/t8HaaW8tit — NBC News (@NBCNews) March 21, 2018 Ex-Obama campaign director says they were allowed to “ingest the entire social network” in the U.S. and Facebook looked other way. “...they allowed us to do things they wouldn’t have allowed someone else to do because they were on our side."https://t.co/DI4e3vmbGx — Jason Howerton... more »
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘I Can’t Breathe’ By Shamir
Shamir’s music has not always been explicitly political, but it has surely always been inspiringly rebellious. That spirit runs through the celebratory fuck-the-haters dance-funk of his debut “Rachet,” as well as his subsequent abandonment of industry pressures when he turned towards the historically white-straight-male dominated world of raw indie rock The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘I Can’t Breathe’ By Shamir appeared first on Shadowproof.
World’s Largest Geyser Erupts, Fears Yellowstone Supervolcano May Blow
World’s Largest Geyser Erupts, Fears Yellowstone Supervolcano May Blow by http://www.news.com.au/ JUST weeks after Yellowstone National Park was rocked by more than 200 earthquakes, the world’s tallest geyser — also in the park — has erupted after years of being dormant. Is the supervolcano stirring? – Employees at the park, which is located in Wyoming, […]
Gold, Dollar, Yuan, & Trump | Jim Willie (Addendum Interview)
FinanceAndLiberty.com Published on Mar 20, 2018 In this brand new interview, Jim Willie addresses viewer questions – When you order silver / gold / etc in quantity … can’t “some” bad guys see you ordered it and target you ? What safe places to store it does he trust ? – – Kelly, Salt Lake City: […]
EU Preparing for Possible US Exit from JCPOA — Iran Nuclear Deal
PressTV Published on Mar 20, 2018 The European Union prepares for the possible withdrawal by the United States from the Iran nuclear deal and the world major powers which was signed in 2015. The matter was one of the main items on the agenda at a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels. Jerome Hughes […]
Israel Quietly Begins Practicing for Possible War With Russia
Israel Quietly Begins Practicing for Possible War With Russia by Darius Shahtahmasebi, http://theantimedia.org/ (ANTIMEDIA) — The Israeli army quietly conducted a military exercise last week that simulated a multi-front war where Russia intervened to prevent Israel from attacking Syria, Haaretz reports. – According to Haaretz, the drill involved the top-ranking officers of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF), as well as the headquarters […]
NY Times Writer Lies About Unplugging from Social Media, Paper Runs Story Anyway
RT America Published on Mar 20, 2018 For an article recently, New York Times writer Farhad Manjoo said he unplugged from social media for 2 months as a very important social experiment. But he tweeted almost daily during his experiment, thus proving the whole thing was a big, fat lie. end
BANK BAIL IN: Price & Types of Gold + Q&A with Eric and Lynette
ITM Trading Streamed live 5 hours ago Today’s Slides and Questions: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/bank-… Question 1. Barbara S: What about money at TD Ameritrade account. Is that a bail in bank account? Question 2. David L: which bank would you use to store large amounts of cash? Question 3. Gilbert Z: you speak about gold at $10,000 in […]
The Star of David Explained, Satanic ‘666’ Hexagram — Synagogue of Satan
Activist-News Published on May 30, 2017 Did you know that the star of David has no biblical reference and cannot be found anywhere in the Torah? that’s right, there is no reference to the star or shield of David at all. In fact, the earliest archaeological finds, can be found on the wall of a 6th-century […]
Iraq Invasion a ‘Bloody Greek Theater’: WMDs Or Not, US Wanted Regime Change: Ex-Pentagon Official
Iraq Invasion a ‘Bloody Greek Theater’: WMDs Or Not, US Wanted Regime Change: Ex-Pentagon Official by https://www.rt.com/ Recent actions by the United States in the Middle East suggest it hasn’t learned anything from its monumental debacle 15 years ago by invading Iraq, under a preemptive policy of regime change. – The strategy, led by the neocons […]
Porton Down Scientists Under Extreme Pressure to Confirm Nerve Gas As Russian
Porton Down Scientists Under Extreme Pressure to Confirm Nerve Gas As Russian by Craig MURRAY, https://www.strategic-culture.org/ I have now received confirmation from a well placed FCO source that Porton Down scientists are not able to identify the nerve gas as being of Russian manufacture, and have been resentful of the pressure being placed on them to do […]
DOOMED PLANE FOUND? Missing Flight MH370 ‘Found’ on Google Earth Riddled with BULLET HOLES, Crash Investigation Expert Claims
DOOMED PLANE FOUND? Missing Flight MH370 ‘Found’ on Google Earth Riddled with BULLET HOLES, Crash Investigation Expert Claims by Rebecca Curley, https://www.thesun.co.uk/ Images of the wreckage of the aircraft, carrying 239 passengers and crew when it vanished, have emerged. Crash investigator Peter McMahon insists he has tracked down the plane. – IMAGES have emerged showing what could […]
DC Council member apologizes for blaming Jewish bankers for snow
Trayon White pushed a theory that the Rothschild family, a European banking dynasty descended from Mayer Amschel Rothschild in the 18th century, were manipulating the weather and responsible for “climate control."
Commander of U.S. Strategic Command: Would Not Recommend An Immediate Response If Russian Nukes Were Heading To The U.S.
Gen. John Hyten, Head of the U.S. Strategic Command. C-Span *Washington Examiner:* *Top US commander says he would not recommend an immediate response if Russian nukes were heading to US* If the U.S. detected one or two incoming ballistic missiles that could be nuclear-armed, the Air Force general in charge of America’s nuclear arsenal told Congress Tuesday that he would recommend the U.S. hold its fire until the missiles landed or were shot down. Gen. John Hyten, the head of the U.S. Strategic Command, was answering a question during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Comm... more »
Water – the real crisis facing us
While Americans are distracted and consumed by the routine chaos out of the White House, we are letting huge problems go unaddressed. One of the major problems is the current and growing global water crisis. For several years, the World … Continue reading →
Picture Of The Day
A U.S. soldier watches as a statue of Iraq's President Saddam Hussein falls in central Baghdad, April 9, 2003. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Retrospective: Fifteen years in Iraq* (Reuters).
HBCU, Tech, Political Leaders At ‘Day of Action’
WASHINGTON — The Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics Caucus hosted technology companies and HBCU presidents and leaders on Capitol Hill for the first HBCU STEAM Day of Action.
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, “Through My Eyes (Nebulae)”
Liquid Mind, “Through My Eyes (Nebulae)” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HTgHuUuDQg
Not Always Like This
[image: not-always-like-this] One of the unavoidable tragedies of youth is the temptation to think that what is seen today has always been. Nowhere is this more noticeable than in our responses to the recent Parkland, Florida, massacre.
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Do you recognize this constellation? Although it is one of the most recognizable star groupings on the sky, Orion's icons don't look quite as colorful to the eye as they do to a camera. In this 20-image digitally-composed mosaic, cool red giant Betelgeuse takes on a strong orange tint as the brightest star at the upper left. Orion's hot blue stars are numerous, with supergiant Rigel balancing Betelgeuse at the lower right, and Bellatrix at the upper right Lined up in Orion's belt are three stars all about 1,500 light-years away, born from the constellation's well-studied interstell... more »
Chet Raymo, "Whispers and Rhymes"
*"Whispers and Rhymes"* by Chet Raymo "There was a time in my youth - my 30s - when I aspired to be a poet. I typed out sheaves of poems on my manual Underwood and even sent off one or two that were published. I would be embarrassed to come across them now. It is easier to write bad poetry than bad prose, but harder to write good poetry than good prose. At age 15, Franz Wright sent off a poem to his father, the poet James Wright. The father wrote back: "You're a poet. Welcome to hell." The Wrights are the only father/son poets to have independently won a Pulitzer Prize. I took the ... more »
Fox Military Analyst Says Network Makes Him Ashamed
A military analyst for Fox News said that he was quitting the network because he believed it had turned into a propaganda machine for President Donald Trump's administration.
Commander of U.S. Strategic Command: U.S. Doesn't Have Defenses Against Russia's And China's Hypersonic Weapons
U.S. Air Force General John Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, testifies in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Yuri Gripas, Reuters *CNBC:* *China and Russia are 'aggressively pursuing' hypersonic weapons, and the US can't defend against them, top nuclear commander says* * America's top nuclear commander said the U.S. doesn't have defenses against hypersonic weapons. * "Both Russia and China are aggressively pursuing hypersonic capabilities," said Gen. John Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command. * Earlier this month, Russia announc...more »
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"Trying To Stay Sane In An Insane World"
*Click image for larger size.* *"Trying To Stay Sane In An Insane World"* by Jim Quinn Years ago, it meant something to be crazy. Now everyone’s crazy.” – Charles Manson "Staying sane in a society gone mad is not easy. Millions of people believe themselves to be sane, but they have really just adapted to an insane society, so they appear sane within the warped paradigm of that insane society. The truly sane people appear to be insane in an insane society. It’s enough to drive a man crazy. The immense forces of normalcy bias and social inertia have led millions to refuse to underst... more »
David Byrne Is Optimistic-- And #1
When I was considering an offer I got to work at Sire Records one of the big factors in the "plus" column is that label founder Seymour Stein had signed an amazing roster of the artists I liked listening to and playing on my San Francisco radio show. One of those artists was David Byrne, then lead singer of Talking Heads. I don't think there's any artist's music I listen to more now-- 4 decades later!-- than David Byrne's songs, his Talking Heads music and his solo projects. He just released his 11th solo record, *American Utopia* and something happened for him that is truly amaz... more »
"The Logic Of Empire"
* "The Logic Of Empire"* by The Zman "The first time I did any serious reading of the Roman Empire, the thought that was always with me was why they never thought to downsize. The cost of conquering Gaul was relatively low, so it made sense to do it, but the cost of hanging onto it never seemed to make sense. The same was even more obvious with Britania. By the third century, it should have been obvious, at least from our perspective, that the Empire needed to be downsized and re-organized. Yet, that was never a part of the logic of the Empire. I had a similar thought when reading ... more »
"How It Really Is"
That'd be April 17th, Good Citizens...
A Warning Shot From U.S. Secretary Of Defense James Mattis
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said he was not surprised by Russian President Vladimir Putin's re-election *David Barno and Nora Bensahel, War On The Rocks:* *Jim Mattis Fires a Clear Warning Shot* In case you missed it, here’s the most important sentence in the recently released *National Defense Strategy*: “America’s military has no preordained right to victory on the battlefield.” These blunt words from Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis encapsulate the key theme of the document, which conveys a powerful sense of urgency about what it will take to fight and win the nation’s fu... more »
W.O.O.D. – 20 March 2018
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Donald Trump congratulates Vladimir Putin on Presidential win
Examining the actions that world leaders took regarding Putin's reelection, we get a sneak peak into the state of geopolitics the world over More The post Donald Trump congratulates Vladimir Putin on Presidential win appeared first on The Duran.
US propaganda machine kicks in as Donald Trump congratulates Vladimir Putin on election victory
In a response championed by none other than Russia-hating Senator McCain, American media narrative of 'fraudulent Russian election' tries to take shape More The post US propaganda machine kicks in as Donald Trump congratulates Vladimir Putin on election victory appeared first on The Duran.
U.S. Senate Rejects War Powers Resolution For Yemen. U.S. Military Support For Saudi Arabia's War In Yemen Will Conitnue
Sens. Mike Lee and Bernie Sanders introduce a joint resolution to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in Yemen. *New York Times: **Senators Reject Effort to Cut U.S. Support for Saudi-led Campaign in Yemen* WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected a bipartisan effort to halt American military support for the deadly Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen, as lawmakers from both parties declined on Tuesday to support a rare attempt to limit the president’s war powers. The resolution, which brought together a handful of Republicans and liberal Democrats, provided a venue for a highly unu... more »
Community College League Touts Connections and Partnerships
Community colleges, along with other education-supporting organizations, continually work to promote student success with tools that encourage students to get involved in groups in school and in surrounding communities. That was the theme Tuesday on the third day of the national League for Innovation in the Community College Conference.
Longtime Journalist, Pulitzer Prize Winner Les Payne Dies
NEW YORK — Longtime New York journalist Les Payne, whose career took him from the poppy fields of Turkey to the Soweto uprising in South Africa to the streets of American cities, has died. He was 76. Payne’s family confirmed his death to Newsday, where he worked for nearly four decades, rising through the ranks […]
The Navy Wants 2 New Aircraft Carriers (But There's A Big Catch)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The Navy could eventually build as many as 10 Ford-class carriers if the service fully realizes its long-range plans. The United States Navy is hoping to buy two Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers under a single contract in hopes that such a plan will save money on the massive 100,000-ton vessels. As such, the Navy has released a two-ship buy Request for Proposal to Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding for CVN-80 and ACVN-81 in the hopes that such a contract will cut the cost of the $12.9 billion warships. "In keeping with th... more »
We Now Know How Russia's New Avangard Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapon Will Launch
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Everything we know so far. Russia will apparently use surplus UR-100UTTKh (NATO: SS-19 Stiletto) and the RS-28 Sarmat liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) as the launch vehicle for its Avangard hypersonic boost-glide weapon. The new weapons will initially be deployed onboard UR-100UTTKn missiles that were returned from Ukraine after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. Once the Sarmat is ready for operations, the Avangard will be deployed on that 200-ton missile also. “In the early 2000s, about 30 UR-100N UTTKh liquid-propella... more »
How to Steer the Saudi Crown Prince Away from a Nuclear Weapon
*Victor Gilinsky, Henry Sokolski* *Security, Middle East* [image: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman waves as he meets with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 11, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS] Washington should invite the Saudi Prince to discuss energy alternatives. In a recent 60 Minutes interview the Saudi crown prince, the effective ruler, cast a new light on the proposed U.S.-Saudi nuclear energy cooperation agreement that he and the Trump administration would like to seal: “Without a doubt... more »
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince May Be Chasing an Economic Mirage
*Michael Gordon* *Security, Middle East* [image: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the meeting of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition defence ministers in Riyadh November 26, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser] The targets in Vision 2030 are ambitious beyond reason, and many of them should not be taken literally. During Mohammad bin Salman’s (MbS) visit to Washington, much of the focus likely will be on the eye-catching themes of the conflict in Yemen, the regional rivalry with Iran, and Riyadh’s budding interest in nuclear power. But make no mistake, the Crown ... more »
New Legislation May Push China and Taiwan Toward War
*J. Michael Cole* *Security, Asia* Taipei has scored a few points with the signing of the Taiwan Travel Act, but it is expected that Beijing will take various actions to bring the “status quo” back in its favor. Chinese president Xi Jinping on Tuesday warned that Taiwan would be “punished by history” if it attempted to formally separate from China. Speaking at the concluding day of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Xi told the three-thousand-odd delegates that “all acts and tricks to split the motherland [China] are doomed to failure and will be condemned by ... more »
Civil Defense in Korea Better Than a Bloody Nose
*Edward P. Joseph, Jason C. Moyer* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a ceremony to award party and state commendations to nuclear scientists, technicians, soldier-builders, workers and officials for their contribution to what North Korea said was a succesful hydrogen bomb test, at the meeting hall of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 13, 2016.] Civil defense sends a continuous message of prudence, fully consistent with either pe... more »
The End of the Petrodollar?
*James Grant* *economy, Americas* [image: Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition burn a U.S. dollar bill during a protest against U.S. Ambassador Robert Godec near the embassy building in Gigiri area of Nairobi, Kenya February 16, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya] This long-term economic trend should greatly trouble Washington. In a move that could portend massive shifts in the global oil game, the Shanghai International Energy Exchange will soon unveil an oil-futures contract denominated in Chinese yuan rather than U.S. dol... more »
Sustaining U.S. Counterterrorism Pressure in Afghanistan
*Nicholas A. Glavin* *Security, Middle East* [image: The Afghan mountains are reflected in the visor of a US Army Airborne CH-47 Chinook window gunner while flying behind U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as he travels to visit American troops at Forward Operating Base Gamberi December 7, 2014. Hagel on Sunday met with troops in Afghanistan on what is likely his last visit there before stepping down from his post. Hagel's visit comes one day after he announced that the U.S. will keep up to 1,000 more soldiers in Afghanistan into next year than previously pla] The United States mu... more »
China: It's Good to Be the Emperor
*Scott B. MacDonald* *Security, Asia* [image: Sculptures of the late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong are placed in front of a souvenir plate featuring a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping at a shop next to Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, March 1, 2018. To match Analysis CHINA-PARLIAMENT/DISSENT REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo] The rest of the world should be ready for a more assertive line out of Beijing and more salvos in a deepening Sino-American trade war. Unlike Las Vegas, what happens in China does not stay in China. It is the world’s second largest economy, the top tradi... more »
X22 Report, “Europe Is Short On Dollars, This Could Trigger A Liquidity Crisis”
X22 Report, “Europe Is Short On Dollars, This Could Trigger A Liquidity Crisis” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eybQJpglE3o *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Stage Is Set, The Push For Regulations And IBOR Begins” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lTHfeTLZkc
Triggering War. A Manufactured “Catalytic Event” Which Will Initiate An All Out War? Are We Going to Let this Happen Again?
Triggering War. A Manufactured “Catalytic Event” Which Will Initiate An All Out War? Are We Going to Let this Happen Again? by Prof. Graeme McQueen, https://www.globalresearch.ca/ The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 led to the outbreak of World War I. The Gulf of Tonkin incidents on August 2 and August 4, 1964 enabled what […]
CNN’s Stelter To Shapiro: Who’s Displaying The Most Media Bias? Shapiro: CNN
CNN’s Stelter To Shapiro: Who’s Displaying The Most Media Bias? Shapiro: CNN by https://www.dailywire.com/ On Sunday morning, Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief Ben Shapiro appeared on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” with host Brian Stelter to discuss media credibility. Shapiro slammed CNN’s coverage of the gun control debate in the country as egregiously one-sided, pointed out that the media had […]
US & South Korea to Start Massive Joint Military Drills on April 1
US & South Korea to Start Massive Joint Military Drills on April 1 by https://www.rt.com/ Following a months-long pause in military drills and despite a thaw in relations between Seoul and Pyongyang, South Korea and the US will resume joint military exercises on April 1, the Ministry of National Defense announced. – “The practice is slated […]
Obama’s Former Campaign Director Makes Bombshell Claim: Facebook Was “On Our Side”
Obama’s Former Campaign Director Makes Bombshell Claim: Facebook Was “On Our Side” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The recent controversy and escalating scandal over Facebook’s decision to ban Trump-linked political data firm Cambridge Analytica over the use of data harvested through a personality app under the guise of academic research has opened a veritable Pandora’s box of scandal […]
Syria’s Ambassador Ja’afari to US, UK & France Envoys: You Are Liars!
Syriana Analysis Published on Mar 12, 2018 Syria’s ambassador Bashar Ja’afari responds to the threats of the U.S. ambassador to the UN, Nikki Halley, quoting the famous writer Najib Mahfouz: “They are liars. And they know that they are liars. And they know that we know that they are liars. Even so, they keep lying very […]
"Civil Insurrection: A Modest Proposal for Ending the United States"
*"Civil Insurrection: * *A Modest Proposal for Ending the United States"* by Fred Reed "I see that a man named Sessions, apparently Washington’s Attorney General, threatens to unleash the coercive powers of the federal government against the state of Colorado, his reason being that he does not like the state’s policy with regard to marijuana. This is most curious. Why he believes the policies of Colorado to be his concern is not clear. Equally mysterious is why he thinks the police of Colorado should arrest Coloradans for doing a thing that the people of the state have determined... more »
With Help Of Ten Senate Democrats, Pentagon Can Still Make War In Yemen
The U.S. Senate killed a resolution introduced by Bernie Sanders and Mike Lee to withdraw U.S. military support for the Saudi war in Yemen. The post With Help Of Ten Senate Democrats, Pentagon Can Still Make War In Yemen appeared first on Shadowproof.
The Venezuelan Government Has Started To Purge The Military
Venezuela's President, Nicolas Maduro, talks during a military parade next to Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez (right), in La Guaira, Venezuela, on May 21. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS *Miami Herald:* *U.S. sanctions and worries of a coup erode Maduro's control of Venezuelan military* When military counter-intelligence officers went to Fort Tiuna in Caracas on May 2, they found the Ayala Battalion's Russian-made armored vehicles loaded with ammunition, in violation of regulations. The battalion's commander was arrested and now faces charges of treason, as do five ... more »
Fall Of Chicago
How a once great city can fall to ruin. Debt, government, and costs. Continue reading →
US EPA Eased Dicamba Regulations Following Monsanto Research, Records Show
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lessened protections for crops and wildlife habitats after Monsanto supplied research that presented lower estimates of how far the weed killer dicamba can drift, according to a review of federal documents. In its final report approving the usage of dicamba on soybeans, the agency expressed confidence that dicamba, new versions […] The post US EPA Eased Dicamba Regulations Following Monsanto Research, Records Show appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
Day 37: Back to Augusta & ending hunger strike
We had sixteen of us this morning with signs inside the 'lobbyist staging area' on the 3rd floor of the capital between the House and Senate chambers. Lots of kids were there from various schools across the state so they got a real lesson in 'democracy'. One of the teachers made an interested young girl return our flyer to us - not allowed in her school we supposed. Our group - very ordinary Mainers - seemed to change the vibe in the hallway and many of us remarked that we felt a discernible shift in the attitude of many of the legislators toward us. Several stopped to ... more »
Filfan.com joins Egypt’s Blocked sites : Even Showbiz is not spared
Earlier Tuesday , many Egyptians were shocked to know that popular entertainment and showbiz website “Filfan.com” has been blocked in Egypt joining a long list of blocked websites that has been getting longer since May 2017. Interestingly Filfan.com is owned and ran by digital publishing Sarmady , which is a Vodafone subsidiary. Yes, Filfan.com is officially Egypt’s first website to be owned by a major ISP to be blocked in that wave. There is no official explanation on why the famous non-political website has been blocked and Sarmday has not issued anything so far. A better guess t... more »
The Exodus Of Thousands From Venezuela Continues
*Miami Herald*:* Venezuelans flee Maduro regime seeking freedom and safety — but asylum is elusive* BOGOTA, Colombia - When Venezuelan authorities arrested her mother in 2014 on thinly veiled political charges, her brother went into hiding and Mery Muñoz was left alone. Just 16 years old, she lived by herself in a house that was regularly ransacked by police and armed, government-backed groups known as colectivos. She was attacked and threatened as they destroyed furniture, doors and even a wall — just to prove they could. Her front door had been broken down so many times she had... more »
How Much of Parkland Fault Belongs to Robert Mueller?
Following 9/11, the pubic was inundated with encouragements, “if you see something, say something,” together with color coded daily terror alerts. This, of course, largely disguised the fact that the perpetrators of 9/11 were already known and the lines of investigation clear, but being covered up based upon the Bush Administration’s long standing ties to the Saudis and the British. The servant of this coverup, according to former Senator Bob Graham, was FBI Director Robert Mueller. Graham says and proves that Mueller “aggressively deceived” Congress’ Joint 9/11 inquiry and the rol... more »
Tuesday Evening Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Dick Bryan argues that the minimum wage should reflect the financial risks faced by low-wage workers, while Nick Day offers some lessons in successful economic activism from the $15 and Fairness movement. And Yasemin Besen-Cassino points out that gender-based pay inequity starts from the moment people enter the workforce. - Tom Wall notes that an attempt to provide housing for corporate benefit result in the UK's government paying wealthy landlords to exploit poor tenants. And Bertrand Badre discusses the need for the financial system to se... more »
So Donald Trump really did call to congratulate Vladimir Putin for stealing another election in Russia. Update!
OMGD! I'm so proud of you! You really put the "dick" in dictator. I wish I was there to kiss your ass in person. Courtesy of the New York Times: *President Trump on Tuesday congratulated President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on his recent re-election victory, but failed to ask him about either the fairness of the Russian vote, which Mr. Putin won with a lopsided margin, or about allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. * *Mr. Trump also did not raise Russia’s apparent role in a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter on British soil — a... more »
Trump Drove Another Republican Out Of The Party-- Who Cares? Keep Your Eye On The Ball And In Hawaii That Means Electing Kaniela Ing To Congress
Right now there are 3 candidates running for the open Honolulu-based seat (HI-01), two conservative Democrats from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party, Donna Mercado Kim and Doug Chin, and the state's most progressive and deep-thinker political leader, Kaniela Ing. Rumors abound that a 3rd Republican masquerading as a Democrat, Beth Fukumoto, is about to jump in as well. A few months ago Fukumoto was the minority leader of Hawaii's House of Representatives, where she voted like... a Republican, of course-- anti-Choice, anti-LGBTQ, anti-environment, anti-working family... ...more »
Did an Instagram Post by Rihanna Cause Snapchat’s Stock Market Value to Fall?
The megastar's exhortation to her 61 million followers to "throw away" the app likely did make a significant contribution to a $750 million one-day loss.
Did Police in Delaware Shoot and Kill a Man in a Wheelchair?
Jeremy McDole's death in 2015 received renewed attention online in 2018.
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 20, 2018
South Korean and US tanks fire live rounds during a joint military exercise near the DMZ on April 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji *Andrew Salman, Asia Times:* *Major diplomatic game afoot as Korean war games cut short* South Korea and the US say annual military drills will start on April 1, as a flurry of multilateral diplomatic activity lays the groundwork for summits to be held in April and May Washington and Seoul have announced that their annual joint military drills will commence from April 1, while a massive diplomat effort is underway to lay the foundations for two su... more »
World News Briefs -- March 20, 2018 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters:* *Trump praises U.S. military sales to Saudi as he welcomes crown prince* U.S. President Donald Trump gave a warm welcome to Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday and credited U.S. defense sales to the Saudis with boosting American jobs, even as Riyadh’s involvement in Yemen’s civil war faced criticism. In the Oval Office, Trump and the crown prince praised the strength of U.S.-Saudi ties, which had grown strained under the Obama administration in part over differing views toward Riyadh’s regional rival, Iran. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EA... more »
TPPF's Heflin testifies on strengthening the Economic Stabilization Fund
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By Talmadge Heflin The state’s rainy day fund was created with a vote of the people in 1988 to cover unforeseen shortfalls in revenue. We recommend strengthening this fund to better benefit taxpayers by limiting its purposes and providing more opportunities for tax relief.
Not Yet Just, Not Yet Free
“Black women saved America.” Those words peppered post-election analysis of the hotly contested 2017 Alabama Senate race, when Black women cast 98 percent of their votes for victor Doug Jones. Black women are a cohesive and consistent voting bloc, but what have they received in return?
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