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"You Owe It To Us" Says the Man Dressed in Women's Clothing.
It's inevitable that on occasion we all will see a man dressed like a $20 street hooker, strutting down the street in heels looking like a possible villain from the horror movie “Drag Me To Hell.” And most sane parents would try to divert their kids’ attention away from such freak shows to something else and remind them that, “It’s not nice to talk about strangers.” That seems like a reasonable strategy to me. It’s polite, it’s respectful and it helps parents avoid having to address freakish sexual proclivities with their innocent children. But that's not a good thing to mentally ... more »
McCarthyite Cavalcade of Cartoons
My adolescent niece recently received the following email from the microblogging site Tumblr: Dear (name redacted by me): As part of our commitment to transparency, we want you to know that we uncovered and terminated 84 accounts linked to Internet Research Agency or IRA (a group closely tied to the the Russian government) posing as members of the Tumblr community. The IRA engages in electronic disinformation and propaganda campaigns around the world using phony social media accounts. When we uncovered these accounts, we notified law enforcement, terminated the accounts, and deleted... more »
Another one bites the dust as Trump ousts VA Secretary, and replaces him with some doctor walking around the White House.
....In the interim, Hon. Robert Wilkie of DOD will serve as Acting Secretary. I am thankful for Dr. David Shulkin’s service to our country and to our GREAT VETERANS! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2018 And THAT was how the world learned that Donald Trump had kicked another contestant off Survivor Island. Courtesy of CNN: *President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will replace his Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin with Ronny Jackson, who currently serves as physician to the President. * *Trump thanked Shulkin via Twitter for his "service to our country ... more »
Was Actor Corey Feldman Stabbed Over Pedophilia Claims?
Actor Corey Feldman reported he was stabbed over his claims that he was victim of pedophilia, but police statements don't back up his account.
The Making Of A U.S. Cyber Battalion
*Wired:* *Army of 01101111: The Making of a Cyber Battalion* *Inside Fort Gordon, where the military’s next generation of cyber troops is training to fight the endless war—through a computer screen.* Satellite dishes mark the main gate of Fort Gordon, eggshell white and lasering up at the moon. It’s a modest shrine, as these things go. Many military bases put machines of might on the front porch—tanks or helos or jumbo artillery guns—but the dishes fit Fort Gordon just fine. They’re subtle. They’re quiet. Inside the gates it’s more of the same. Fort Gordon sits in a soft Georgian ... more »
The exodus begins: First advertiser announces it’s dropping Laura Ingraham show in David Hogg boycott
Time to bring consumer pressure to bear on the NRA/Trump/Putin Network: The exodus begins: First advertiser announces it’s dropping Laura Ingraham show in David Hogg boycott: At least one advertiser is pulling its sponsorship of Laura Ingraham’s program after the Fox News host attacked a survivor of the Parkland school shooting. The syndicated talk radio host, who also broadcasts weeknights on Fox News, gloated over reports that gun safety advocate David Hogg had been rejected by four colleges despite stellar grades. David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whine... more »
Cops Kill Unarmed Dad Over Window Tint, Use His Dead Finger To Unlock His Phone
[image: phone] A family is claiming that after shooting and killing a man during a traffic stop over illegal window tint, officers visited the funeral home and demanded access to his dead body so that they could unlock his phone with his fingerprint. The post Cops Kill Unarmed Dad Over Window Tint, Use His Dead Finger To Unlock His Phone appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
WATCH: Cops Angry Over Late Pizza, Storm Domino’s and Attack the Manager
[image: domino's] Two police officers have been arrest and charge with with disorderly conduct, harassment and making terroristic threats after storming a Domino's pizza restaurant and attacking the owner over a pizza complaint. The post WATCH: Cops Angry Over Late Pizza, Storm Domino’s and Attack the Manager appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
How to Turn Off Third-Party Data Access to Your Facebook Account
*Is Facebook evil by design? (source)* *by Gaius Publius* *Note: To jump straight to the steps, click here.* Facebook has come under scrutiny lately for its role in passively giving data on 50 million of its users to Cambridge Analytica, a company that uses Facebook-type data to target and change electoral outcomes worldwide. (There's more on the Cambridge Analytica story here and here. Note that Carole Cadwalladr is a co-author of both stories. Her reporting is one of the centers for information about this revelation.) Cambridge Analytica got that Facebook data, not because Faceb... more »
China's First 'Homemade' Aircraft Carrier Could Start Sea Trials Next Month
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Should the U.S. Navy be worried? China’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier could begin sea trials as early as next month according to official Chinese state media. The vessel, which is designated as the Type 001A, is currently finishing construction at the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) construction site in China’s Liaoning province. The ship does not yet have a name, but she is based on the Soviet Kuznetsov-class design. However, unlike the Kuznetsov-class *Liaoning*—China’s first carrier—which was originally purchased incomple... more »
The F-35 Is Now on North Korea's Doorstep
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Kim Jong Un is not happy. South Korea celebrated the rollout of its first Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as the North Korean threat looms in the background. Heightened tensions continue on the Korean peninsula after the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a surprise visit to Beijing ahead of a potential summit with the United States. While the F-35 will not be operational with the Republic of Korea Air Force for some time to come, the addition of the new stealth fighter will help to enhance South Korea’s security against a hostile North.... more »
Is North Korea Getting Ready to Close Its Nuclear Weapons Test Site?
*Asia Times* *Security, * There is at least one sign--just don't get too excited just yet. North Korea has halved the number of soldiers guarding its Punggyeri nuclear test site – in a possible sign that it hopes for an imminent rapprochement with US, according to well-placed sources. The Asahi Shimbun quotes sources as saying the decision to downsize the garrison may reflect anticipation in Pyongyang that a planned meeting in May between US President Donald Trump and leader Kim Jong-un will lead to a deal that results in North Korea’s denuclearization in exchange for full bila... more »
Retired Chinese General: China Could Conquer Taiwan in 3 Days
*Asia Times* *Security, * Now that is a bold claim. A retired Chinese general has ruffled feathers in Taiwan again, this time telling the Beijing-based nationalist tabloid Global Times that the People’s Liberation Army would only need three days to reclaim the self-ruling island should such war become unavoidable. Retired Lieutenant-General Wang Hongguang is a former deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region, since reorganized as the Eastern Theater Command, which would be at the forefront of any clash with Taiwan. He said the PLA could spontaneously wage six types of off... more »
Could the Navy Turn the Littoral Combat Ship into a Swarm 'Aircraft Carrier'?
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * And maybe even more. The Navy is broadening its strategic and technical coordination between its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and surface and undersea drones to better destroy mines, survey enemy waters and even launch attacks. The service’s growing fleet of unmanned surface vessels and mine-hunting undersea drones are making rapid technological improvements. Increasingly, they can perform longer-range surveillance of enemy activity, find and neutralize mines and also launch coordinated surface drone swarm attacks. For instance, while facing long-range ... more »
Why This AK-47 on Steroids Could Be the Most Powerful Gun on the Planet
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * The next super gun. On March 28, 2018, two arms companies — Polish and Nigerian — announced that Nigeria would begin manufacturing Beryl rifles under a technology transfer agreement, Jane’s reported. It is a pretty good deal for the Polish Armaments Group, a holding company that controls Fabryka Broni, the rifle’s Radom-based manufacturer. The Nigerian army is one of the few countries in the world outside of Poland to field the Beryl. Lithuania is the other, which has them in limited service, and there are a handful reportedly in the hands of the... more »
Russia Wants to Build a Whole City for Developing Deadly Weapons
*Samuel Bendett* *Security, * The USSR did it. Why not Russia? During the Cold War, the Soviet Union organized its vast academic and industrial resources to achieve scientific and industrial breakthroughs for the nation’s military forces. Locked in the global struggle against Washington’s massive military-industrial complex, Moscow needed its best and brightest citizens working on a vast array of technologies and principles to match and potentially “overtake” its rival. Much of that science-and-technology and research-and-development work was conducted across Soviet universitie... more »
IS TRUMP THE WORST PRESIDENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY?America has had...
*IS TRUMP THE WORST PRESIDENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY?* America has had its share of crooks (Warren G. Harding, Richard Nixon), bigots (Andrew Jackson, James Buchanan), and incompetents (Andrew Johnson, George W. Bush). But never before Donald Trump have we had a president who combined all these nefarious qualities. America’s great good fortune was to begin with the opposite – a superb moral leader. By June of 1775, when congress appointed George Washington to command the nation’s army, he had already “become a moral rallying post,” as his biographer, Douglas Southall Freeman, describ... more »
20th Century Deterrence Is Not Working In The 21rst Century
*Defense News*: *UK officials want to rethink deterrence after alleged Russian chemical attack* WASHINGTON – Russia’s alleged use of a chemical weapon on British soil is a sign that the United Kingdom and its allies must rethink what deterrence looks like in the 21st century, two senior British defense officials said Tuesday. Stephen Lovegrove, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Defence, called the attack a criminal act of “attempted murder” and one that requires such a response to deter leaders in Moscow from further attempts. “It’s not spy on spy. This is an egregious brea... more »
World News Briefs -- March 29, 2018
Former French President Sarkozy © Reuters *BBC:* *France's Sarkozy 'to face corruption trial'* Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling, according to French media. The case centres around wiretapped phone-calls in 2014, in which Mr Sarkozy allegedly sought to influence judges who were looking into suspected illegal financing of his campaign. The judge, Gilbert Azibert, and Mr Sarkozy's lawyer are also expected to stand trial. They have denied any wrongdoing. *Read more *.... *MIDDLE EAST* France accuses *Iran of arming Yeme... more »
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange’s Internet Shut Down Again
By Aaron Kesel WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been disconnected entirely from the Internet at the Ecuadorian embassy where he is arbitrarily detained, and has... more »
Why Are Food, Water And Air—Life’s Essentials—Deliberately Poisoned? Part 2: Water
By Catherine J. Frompovich Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798) Samuel Taylor Coleridge Even though the... more »
How’s This EPA Nomination “Draining The Swamp”?
By Catherine J. Frompovich Donald J. Trump, where is your common sense, Mr. President? How is nominating Peter C. Wright, an attorney who spent much... more »
Whistleblower Testifies Facebook Listens to You EVERYWHERE—Here’s How To Stop It
By Matt Agorist In June of 2016, as Instagram celebrated reaching 500 million monthly users, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, posted a photo of himself... more »
Five Thousand Inventions in Limbo and Under “Secrecy Orders” at the US Patent Office
By Jon Rappoport How many of these patents, if granted, would be game changers for planet Earth? Who knows? Buckle up. Here we go. From... more »
15 Years of War: To Whose Benefit?
By Charles Hugh Smith As for Iraq, the implicit gain was supposed to be access to Iraqi oil. Setting aside the 12 years of “no... more »
What Does Increased Cell Phone Use Tell Us About Cancer Rates in Europe?
By Amanda Warren Even though membership is on the rise, no one wants to join “The Cancer Club.” In 2011, The World Health Organization classified... more »
Seeking Inner Peace? Research Has Proven that WiFi Disrupts The Blood-Brain Barrier and Can Reduce Impulse Control
By B.N. Frank 2012 research also proved that WiFi exposure can also cause the blood-brain barrier to leak. And a leaking blood-brain barrier is capable... more »
Police Use A Disturbingly Macabre Method To Unlock iPhones Without Consent
By Dawn Luger According to a new report, police don’t need consent nor even a living human to unlock an iPhone. FBI agents and local cops... more »
Israel Deploys 100 Sharpshooters on Gaza Border for Palestinian Protests: Israeli Army Chief
Israel Deploys 100 Sharpshooters on Gaza Border for Palestinian Protests: Israeli Army Chief by Jeffrey Heller, Nidal al-Mughrabi, https://www.reuters.com/ JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – The Israeli military has deployed more than 100 sharpshooters on the Gaza border ahead of a planned mass Palestinian demonstration, Israel’s top general said in an interview published on Wednesday. – Organizers said they expect […]
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 29, 2018
Ministry of Defence building in Whitehall. An official said they would have ‘no hesitation in inviting SCL to tender for further contracts’. Photograph: Toby Melville/PA *The Guardian*: *Cambridge Analytica predecessor had access to secret MoD information* *SCL was praised by MoD for training it provided to a psychological operations warfare group, documents reveal* SCL, Cambridge Analytica’s predecessor, had access to secret UK information and was singled out for praise by the UK Ministry of Defence for the training it provided to a psychological operations warfare group, accord... more »
Do you think this is where the British got the idea to expel Russian Diplomats? [VIDEO]
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So, does this mean that one video is worth, say, 30 days of news stories? More The post Do you think this is where the British got the idea to expel Russian Diplomats? [VIDEO] appeared first on The Duran.
Aggression against Greece by Turkey shows Muslim leader’s true colors
Erdogan refuses to back down from threatening Greek islands and Cypriot interests - What kind of EU or NATO partner nation is this? More The post Aggression against Greece by Turkey shows Muslim leader’s true colors appeared first on The Duran.
Can anyone help identify this song?
A friend who's looking for movie theme music asked me whether I could identify a song both of us remember from way back when. Unfortunately, neither of us know its title or the singer. Some of the lyrics go something like this: 1999 Will I be yours? Will I be the one that you love? The second line alternated between "Will you be mine?" and "Will I be yours?", and perhaps something else too. The chorus went something like "It will be a strange world without you, love", repeated several times. I think it was a hit in South Africa in the 1970's or early 1980's, but I can't be sur... more »
45 Years Ago Today The US Ended The Vietnam War—It’s Time To Do The Same In Afghanistan
[image: vietnam] March 29 has been designated as National Vietnam War Veterans Day, which serves as a reminder that it is time to finally end the war in Afghanistan. The post 45 Years Ago Today The US Ended The Vietnam War—It’s Time To Do The Same In Afghanistan appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Leak : réunion d'un comité opaque du CETA sur les pesticides
29-Mar-2018 Un document interne révèle le programme du comité portant sur les réglementations sanitaires et phytosanitaires, considérées par les firmes de l'agrobusiness comme des obstacles au commerce.
Canada rejects US food packaging proposals in NAFTA talks
29-Mar-2018 Canada's chief representative stated that the proposals regarding food packaging brought up by the United States are not acceptable to his country, which wants to retain the ability to put warning labels on junk food to combat obesity.
Ukraine, Israel ready to sign FTA agreement – PM Groysman
29-Mar-2018 There will be a joint statement of the Governments and Ministries of Israel and Ukraine that the free trade area agreement between the two countries reached the final stage.
Why Trump's 'predatory' plan to exploit Brexit makes a US-UK trade deal almost impossible
29-Mar-2018 The Trump administration will seek to exploit the UK's weakness after Brexit, making a quick and beneficial trade deal almost impossible for Theresa May to achieve.
CETA: Secret committee on pesticides meets in Ottawa on March 26–27
29-Mar-2018 Leaked EU documents reveal a secret committee will begin discussions on how to weaken norms on pesticides and food quality standards.
Political Posturing By Iraq And Turkey
Iraq and Turkey have been trying to avoid a confrontation over the latter’s threat of a military operation into Ninewa’s Sinjar. As part of that process Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and Turkey’s Premier Binali Yildrim had a conversation where they each promised to respect each other’s sovereignty, while in practice neither was doing so. The two premiers talked on March 27 about the dilemma posed by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) presence in northern Iraq. Abadi said that the Iraqi forces would not allow any foreign fighters along the Turkish border, and that he rejected any ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Mar 29
1946 Iraq-Turkey Friendship Treaty Would cooperate over Tigris and Euphrates Security education communication economies 1947 Sayid Salih Jabr became premier 1st Shiite PM of Iraq 1982 Saddam offered to withdraw to international border between Iran-Iraq Rejected by Iran 1984 US intel found Iraq buying equipment from West German company to make chemical weapons W. Germany denied story 1984 US intel reported Iraq had 5 sites producing chemical weapons for Iran-Iraq War 1987 Ali Hassan al-Majid given special powers over all govt agencies in northern ... more »
Former Romanian PM proposes new Macron-esque party
Bucharest has long proclaimed itself as the “Paris of the East”. So perhaps it is no surprise that former Romanian PM Victor Ponta is launching a new political party in the genre of French President Emmanuel Macron’s Republique en Marche. According to Politico Europe, Pro Romania is intended to be neither populist nor the staid, […] The post Former Romanian PM proposes new Macron-esque party appeared first on UnHerd.
All the Available Means of Persuasion
About 2,500 years ago the ancient Greek teacher Aristotle taught his students how to communicate persuasively by identifying and deploying all the available means of persuasion. Of course, Aristotle felt that persuasion ought to be ethical and therefore rejected as "sophistry" communication that disregarded moral codes. Today, big data is deployed by advertisers to manage public opinion and win elections. The concern with ethics seems to have been dropped: Sam Schechner, Jenny Gross, and Rebecca Ballhaus (2018, March 29). Firms’ profiling of voters didn’t’ work, clients say. The Wa... more »
Stormy Daniels Won’t Change the Climate of Trumpism
[image: stormy-daniels-won-t-change-the-climate-of-trumpism] They hoped that Stormy would blow down the House of Trump, especially after the collapse of the Russia-collusion narrative and seeing Democrats’ generic congressional poll numbers. But it turns out that the* 60 Minutes* interview with porn actress Stormy Daniels may have all the destructive force of a summertime zephyr.
The Myth of the Paris Climate Accord
[image: the-myth-of-the-paris-climate-accord] Like the Kyoto Protocol before it, the Paris Climate Accord is quickly becoming an irrelevant joke. Currently, out of 196 signatories, only seven are considered to be on target to hit their self-imposed emission goals.
European and American Citizens Are Not Buying Her Satanic Majesty's Demand for War on Russia
The farce of Prime Minister Theresa May's demand that the world bow down to the British Crown and accept the blatant lie that Russia carried out an "illegal act of force" against the U.K., while refusing to present even a hint of evidence, is not convincing many citizens of the U.S. or Europe, and practically no one outside of NATO. LaRouche movement organizers in the U.S., Germany and elsewhere are finding a dramatic shift in the response of the population since PM May launched her campaign for war with Russia. The fraudulent British accusations against Russia — which reminds prac... more »
FILLED FULL OF LEAD: When the mainstream press corps loves you...!
*THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018Part 4—It loves you all the way:* It's been years since we heard them singing their song late at night at the Manchester Holiday Inn, during the 2004 New Hampshire Granite State primary. Later that evening, Susan Estrich would sidle over to the comedians' table to boast about the large amount she was being paid to serve as a "Fox News Democrat." Earlier, though, their song had rung out. We can still hear their singing today. Was the ghost of Sinatra on hand? *When the mainstream press corps loves youIt's no good unless they love youAl-l-l-l-l the... more »
I think Donald Trump may have found a replacement for Hope Hicks.
Courtesy of TMZ: *Caroline Sunshine -- best known for her role as Tinka Hessenheffer on the hit Disney show, "Shake It Up" -- is going to do her best to brighten up Trump's White House ... by working in his press office. * *The 22-year-old actress is joining the team as a press assistant, after serving recently as a White House intern. Her role will most likely involve lending a hand to Sarah Huckabee Sanders, President Trump's WH Press Secretary. * *According to a WH spokesperson, Caroline interned for the Office of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the College Republican Na... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Cambridge Analytica's Fossil Fuel Connections Indiana cancels nearly half a million voter registrations After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople Ecuador cuts Assange's embassy internet Education Dept. awards debt-collection contract to company with ties to DeVos Global carbon emissions hit record high in 2017 Emails link Peter Thiel's Palantir and Eric Schmidt’s daughter to Facebook's Cambridge Analytica fiasco The Father of Pulse Attacker Omar Mateen Was an FBI Informant. Did He Convince the Bureau to Stop Investigating His Son? ... more »
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. - Mitchell Thompson discusses the absurdity of setting up Canada's banks for collapses and bailouts, rather than ensuring they serve the public interest. And Colin Butler reports on CUPW's continued push for a postal banking option to provide better service to far more people and communities. - Barry Saxifrage writes about the glaring gap between Canada's supposed greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, and the minimal policies actually in place. And Emily Pasiuk notes that Saskatchewan is the worst offender in lacking even a willingness... more »
Cleaning out the book shelves--again
3 novels in Secrets of Mary’s Bookshop, HC Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken, PB Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer, PB Alan Bloom, Closing of the American Mind, 1987, HC Ulrich Kellerer, One moment can change your life, 2017, PB Viral Dalal, Choosing light, 2017, PB Rebecca Smith|Galli, Rethinking possible, 2017, PB Bret Stephens, America in retreat, 2014, HC And one in the pile went back on the shelf as I was typing the list. That’s what’s so hard about clearing out my office.
New column day
Here, on Canada's failure to live up to our self-image as a generous and compassionate country - and the reality that we have plenty of fiscal capacity to close the gap. For further reading... - The abstract for the JAMA article referenced in the column is here, and has already been the subject of comment by Andre Picard. - Meanwhile, PressProgress has weighed in on the OECD's latest data (PDF). - Finally, the OECD's Society at a Glance reports - such as this one (PDF) - help place Canada's social outcomes in context.
Democracy is in danger when the census undercounts vulnerable populations
Emily Klancher Merchant, Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies, University of California, Davis at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Recent changes to the 2020 census are worrying experts who say they may lead to an undercount. It's an issue other democracies have also grappled with throughout history.
Busting Russia's fake news the European Union way
Thomas Holt, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
The Europeans have something to teach the US about protecting citizens subject to Russian internet propaganda. Their effort isn't just a different form of propaganda. It's more like fact-checking.
The available talent pool is shallow
A leader can choose to hire people that are competent, experienced and even loyal. When a new President comes on board, they usually draw from a deep talent pool of folks who served the incumbent’s party in the past. From … Continue reading →
Rusty Staub, Slugger Who Played 23 Seasons, Dies at 73
The New York Mets say former slugger Rusty Staub has died at 73.
Trump Calls Roseanne Barr After Debut of Show
President Donald Trump called Barr after an estimated 18.4 million viewers tuned in for the reboot of "Roseanne."
Cosby’s Legal Team Pressuring Judge to Quit, Delay Retrial
Bill Cosby's lawyers are expected to make a last-ditch effort to postpone the comedian's sexual assault retrial.
Fast-Moving Fire Kills 68 at Venezuela Police Station Jail
In a state police station housing more than one hundred prisoners, a riot culminated in a fire, requiring authorities to open a hole in a wall to rescue the inmates.
The Expansive and Expensive War on Terror
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States has been on a war footing, projecting its military might around the globe and its technological might both domestically and internationally in a rather less than effective effort to end terrorism. A recent study by the Watson Institute at Brown University has put the United States war efforts into both geographic and financial perspective, showing us how this never-ending war has spread and how much it has cost U.S. taxpayers. Let's start by looking at the geographic perspective of the War on Terror. While most of us only ... more »
This Is What The Defense Budget Pays For (Updated)
Sailors prepare an F-35C Lightning II to launch on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. *CNN:* *What the massive US military budget pays for* When President Donald Trump signed the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill on Friday, he approved what his administration calls the largest military budget in US history, $700 billion. The military budget approved on Friday is packed with funding for new weapons as well as upgrades for older systems. On Tuesday, CNN reported that Trump has privately floated the idea of using that military budget to fund c... more »
Russia's Military Chief Outlines How Russia Will Fight A War
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defense, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov (center) ©Pavel Gerasimov / Sputnik / Sputnik *Patrick Tucker, Defense One:* *Russian Military Chief Lays Out the Kremlin’s High-Tech War Plans* Robotics, artificial intelligence, and a willingness to strike the enemy’s non-military targets will figure in the country’s future strategies. The U.S. military isn’t alone in its plans to pour money into drones, ground robots, and artificially intelligent assistants for command and control. Russia, too, will b... more »
The Death Of The Liberal World Order
It’s fairly likely that the current crisis of liberalism will definitively bury the unipolar Western system of hegemony. And the budding movements of populism and regional protectionism can serve as the basis for a new, multipolar world order. The post The Death Of The Liberal World Order appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Story behind the Carson back flip in Maine Senate
I confirmed this morning with Mark Roman (Solon) who watched the 'heated discussion' between BIW V-P John Fitzgerald and Sen. Brownie Carson (D-Harpswell) yesterday just outside the Maine Senate doors before the legislative session began. Mark described it as intense, about three minutes long, and clearly a dispute between the two men with no back slapping afterwards as is usually done between legislators and those seeking some kind of favor from them. On her way home last night Mary Beth heard on MPBN radio a story about the GD corporate welfare bill passing the House and Senate ... more »
A Very Interesting Election
The Ontario Liberals released their election budget yesterday. And they're making big promises. Tom Walkom writes: It cements in place Wynne’s earlier commitment to universal pharmacare by eliminating the deductibles and user fees that 2.6 million seniors must currently pay when they use the Ontario Drug Benefit program. It introduces a rudimentary denticare program for those not already covered by workplace or public plans. And, as the piece de resistance, it pledges to introduce free daycare for all children from the age of two and a half until they reach kindergarten. To help ... more »
US deploys hardware in Al-Tanf, boosting military presence in Syria: Russian FM
Moscow is concerned by Washington’s plans to fortify its military presence in Syria at the US military base in al-Tanf, heavy military equipment is arriving, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing. “We are still concerned about reports that the United States and its allies are consolidating their illegal military presence in the territory of sovereign Syria. In particular, heavy military […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Developing: Long-time coming Syrian Army offensive in Daraa seems inevitable as troops, artillery and tanks mobilize near frontline
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – During the last several days, sources have been talking about a large mobilization of Syrian Army forces near the frontline with rebel-held areas of northern Daraa province. Specifically, reports have mentioned the movement of convoys of Syrian Army troops, artillery (including ‘Elephant’ IRAM rocket launcher systems) and armor in and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Thick smoke engulfs East Ghouta as final batch of evacuating rebels burn their last bases
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – Moments ago, reports came in stating that the last batch of capitulated rebel fighters still present in Damascus’ East Ghouta region are now preparing to evacuate to the northwest Syrian province of Idlib – they are expected to depart the vicinity of the capital during the hours to come. Part […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey takes advantage of PKK withdrawal to establish new bases in northern Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The Turkish Army constructed several new bases in northern Iraq, following the withdrawal of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) from several areas. According to state-owned Anadolu News Agency, the Turkish Armed Forces setup military bases in the Hakurk and Kani Rash regions of northern Iraq. The Turkish Armed Forces were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Update: Reported reasons for Arab tribal uprising against US-backed forces in Raqqa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – Almost one week ago, people from the Al-Bukhamiss tribe started an uprising against US-backed forces in the Euphrates town of Al-Mansura in Syria’s Raqqa province. During the event, Al-Bukhamiss tribesmen occupied checkpoints used by US-backed forces and set fire to tires and other objects. Furthermore ‘clashes’ reportedly took place between […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
East Ghouta militant joins Syrian Army (video)
Sputnik has spoken with a fighter from the al-Rahman Legion militant group from Eastern Ghouta, who joined the Syrian army after it had begun to liberate the area. “The leaders of al-Rahman Legion oppressed and starved us a lot. They made us fight for them otherwise they would deprive us of food and water. We were oppressed as much […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Extremely graphic: Platoon of ISIS fighters literally blown to pieces after Iraqi forces ambush their hideout in Kirkuk
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Amid an ongoing anti-insurgency operation by Iraqi forces across the country’s central areas, a platoon-sized grouping of Islamic State militants was recently caught in an ambush and entirely wiped out. According to reports from well-informed Iraqi pro-government sources, the engagement took place in the Hawija district of Kirkuk province and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Live broadcast of Lebanese parliamentary session halted after heated quarrel erupts
A heated quarrel regarding the judges’ strike erupted between a number of lawmakers and Premier Saad Hariri during Thursday’s parliamentary session, Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported today. As a result of this heated quarrel, the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri ordered the halt of today’s live broadcast, the NNA report added. In details, Hariri […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian government working to repair strategic East Ghouta highway
Syrian Minister of Transport Ali Hammud told Sputnik that due to numerous damages caused by the actions of militant groups, it’s impossible right now to open the Damascus- Homs road that goes through the city of Harasta, Eastern Ghouta region to traffic. It first needs to be reconstructed and that will take some time. “Maintenance […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Sisi reelected as Egyptian President
According to media reports, incumbent Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Sisi has been reelected, with more than 90% of the votes. Earlier, state-owned daily Akhbar Al Yawm reported that Abdul Fattah Sisi has gained 21.5 million votes, winning the country’s presidential election. According to the newspaper, Sisi’s rival Moussa Mustafa Moussa is lagging far behind with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey slams new political party created by US in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 P.M.) – The Turkish Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, issued a statement, today, criticizing the US-backed political party that was recently formed in northern Syria. Prior to his departure from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yildirim called out the US-backed “Syria’s Future” party as being a political front for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Developing: Jaysh Al-Islam, Syrian gov’t close to reaching deal on Douma
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Jaysh Al-Islam and the Syrian government are close to reaching a deal on the East Ghouta town of Douma, a military source told Al-Masdar News this morning. According to the military source, the Syrian government and Jaysh Al-Islam have worked out the major parts of the deal; however, there are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iranian President calls on Azerbaijan, Armenia to solve Karabakh conflict
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 P.M.) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called on both Azerbaijan and Armenia to solve the ongoing Karabakh dispute through diplomatic means, Press TV reported on Wednesday. “We believe that the Karabakh issue must be solved through political means, and with the efforts of both Armenia and Azerbaijan, we should see more […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
To The Surprise Of No One, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Has Been Reelected For A Second Term With 92 Per Cent Of The Vote
*Daily Mail/AFP:* *Egyptian President Sisi is reelected with 92 PER CENT of the vote after all credible opponents were 'intimidated into dropping out of the race'* * Preliminary results show President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi leading Egypt's election * About 23 million of the 60 million registered voters turned out to cast their ballot * Sisi ran almost unchallenged after other candidates were arrested or intimidated Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been reelected for a second term with 92 per cent of the vote, state media reported today. Preliminary results show President... more »
Report: Japan Wants A Summit With North Korea
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 2016. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters *Business Insider/Reuters:* *Japan has reportedly reached out to North Korea for a summit meeting* * Japan has reportedly reached out to North Korea for a summit meeting. * Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is believed to have wanted to discuss the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago. * North Korea hopes to get $20 billion to $50 billion in aid from Japan if it normalizes relations, according to one report... more »
Caught Our Notice: Duplicates, errors prompt two retractions for same author
Titles: 1) Angiopoietin-Like 4 Confers Resistance to Hypoxia/Serum Deprivation-Induced Apoptosis through PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 Signaling Pathways in Mesenchymal Stem Cells 2) Novel Mechanism of Inhibition of Dendritic Cells Maturation by Mesenchymal Stem Cells via Interleukin-10 and the JAK1/STAT3 Signaling Pathway What Caught Our Attention: In the span of 48 hours, PLOS ONE retracted two papers … Continue reading Caught Our Notice: Duplicates, errors prompt two retractions for same author
What Are Sugar Alcohols?
Sugar alcohols are sweeteners that have about half the calories of regular sugar. They occur naturally in certain fruits and vegetables, but some are man-made and are added to processed foods. Many foods labeled “sugar free” or “no sugar added” … Continue reading →
To Floss or Not to Floss?
Your dentist has probably been telling you to floss for years. If you’ve resisted that advice, you’ve got a lot of company: 36% of Americans would rather do something unpleasant, like clean the toilet, than wedge waxed string between their … Continue reading →
Do Contraceptive Hormones Increase Suicide Risk?
The causes of suicide attempts and suicide are hard to investigate, but there is strong evidence for the importance of depression, which in itself has been linked with a wide range of possible hormonal abnormalities across many studies. Now a … Continue reading →
DOES TRUMP FEEL DUMPED?
President Trump is traveling to Ohio today to talk about his dead-in-the-water infrastructure plan; after that he'll head to Florida. But for most of the past week he's been a recluse. It’s quiet at the White House. Is it ... too quiet? Trump-watching over the last few days, since about 1 p.m. on Friday, has been a strange experience. There are things happening, and even some big ones; the parade of occasional anonymously sourced West Wing stories continue. There are certain risks to writing this on a Wednesday afternoon, but this might be, as Josh Barro says, the first slow news we... more »
Donald Trump Jr. wanted to put a baby in his mistress, and cried because he was afraid that his wife would take his children away.
Courtesy of US Weekly: *Donald Trump Jr. and Aubrey O’Day’s affair was much more than a one-night stand, so much so that they even considered the prospect of starting a family together, a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.* *“Don told Aubrey he wanted to have a baby with her,” the insider says. “They were trying for one.”* Wow, more unprotected sex. I guess the apple does not fall far from the STD riddled tree. The affair ended after Junior's wife found emails between her husband and O'Day. But that did not stop Junior from making late night calls: *But... more »
Russia Committed Genocide Against Boris Johnson’s Circassian Ancestors-Sold His Ancestress Into Slavery, Then Threatens Johnson And Others For Comparing Them To Nazis
UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson’s great-great grandmother was Circassian, and reportedly sold into slavery in Turkey. The Circassian people were … Continue reading →
Thoughts on Things International
*China-North Korea* President Xi and the Xinhua news agency put Kim Jong Un on the record. On 28 March, the Chinese news agency Xinhua published a long and detailed report on the Kim visit. The fuller report clarifies several points and warrants some additional comments. The Xinhua report reminded readers that China adopted as policy and law Xi’s three phase strategy of making China moderately prosperous by 2020, having achieved modernization by 2035 and building a great modern socialist country by 2050. The strategy will not change because of any single event. North Korea is coop... more »
Photo and Video Diary from Eastern Ghouta ~ by, Vanessa Beeley
*Vanessa Beeley* | The liberation of Eastern Ghouta.
How Big Does A Tent Stretch Before It's Too Big To Be Worth Anything At All?
*What would closet case Ben Gay Lujan do if the party started recruiting anti-LGBTQ candidates?* Even if they started out, long, long, long ago as idealists-- and even entered politics because of idealism-- most entrenched Democratic professional politicians became, somewhere along the line, an ideal-free careerist for whom the Democratic Party is now merely a vehicle for their own, personal career objectives. The values and principles that make normal people Democrats means nothing-- ZERO-- to them outside of some vague vestigial feelings from their good old college days. That's wh... more »
Two Koreas To Hold Historic Summit On April 27
*Arirang News:* *Pyongyang, Seoul agree to hold inter-Korean summit on April 27* At high-level inter-Korean talks, delegates finalize date for Moon-Kim meeting Officials from the two Koreas on Thursday agreed that a planned summit between Moon Jae-in and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un will take place on April 27, a joint statement by Pyongyang and Seoul announced. The news followed a high-level inter-Korean meeting at Tongilgak, on the northern part of Panmunjom, which began at 1003 Seoul time. “The South and the North agreed to hold the 2018 Inter-Korean Summit on April 27 at the Pe... more »
Court Rules There Is Enough Evidence for Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia for Role in 9/11
[image: saudi arabia] U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the plaintiffs’ allegations “narrowly articulate a reasonable basis” for lawsuits to continue against Saudi Arabia for their role in 9/11 attacks. The post Court Rules There Is Enough Evidence for Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia for Role in 9/11 appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Dark matter probably exists because in a galaxy, it doesn't
Galaxies seem to rotate much like the vinyl records – the angular speed or at least the normal speed is pretty much independent from the star's distance from the galactic center. That's very different from planets in the Solar System where the speed of Mercury vastly exceeds that of Neptune, the most distant planet (apologies to the dwarf planet Pluto and its fanatical fans). Even with a more realistic, non-central distribution of the matter, one can determine that it indeed means that the motion of stars in galaxies is different from what is predicted by Einstein's equations (which... more »
Collective noun of the day
From The Gunslinger, who provides attribution: *A group of three or more Prius vehicles is a "Smug" of Prii. "I'm betting they show up in a Smug of Prii."* Perfect! (For the benefit of overseas readers who may not understand: to drive the electric-hybrid Prius is renowned notorious as an ostentatious nose-in-air "statement" by eco-Nazis that *they're* doing their best to protect the environment, while the rest of us plebs in our gas-guzzlers are not.) Peter
Venezuela Prison Riot And Fire Kills 68
*Reuters:* *Sixty eight killed in Venezuelan police station riot and fire* VALENCIA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Rioting and a fire in the cells of a Venezuelan police station in the central city of Valencia killed 68 people on Wednesday, according to the government and witnesses. Families hoping for news outside the police station were dispersed with tear gas and authorities did not give information until late into the evening. “The State Prosecutor’s Office guarantees to deepen investigations to immediately clarify what happened in these painful events that have left dozens of Venez... more »
Fossil Fuel Consumption In Germany Still Higher Than 2009
By Paul Homewood Just as a follow up to my earlier post on German GHG emissions, I have looked at the comparative energy consumption figures for 2009 and 2016: Consumption of fossil fuels has remained effectively unchanged, with coal even up slightly. Total energy consumption has risen by 4%, from 310 to […]
Germany’s GHG Emissions Have Not Fallen For Ten Years
By Paul Homewood Repost from NoTricksZone: German CO2 equivalent emissions refuse to budge 10 straight years running, despite hundreds of BILLIONS invested in green energies. As we have been hearing recently, global CO2 emissions continue their steady climb, despite the trillions of dollars committed to green energy sources worldwide and efforts to curb […]
On story-telling - we hear from two experts by experience
How to build on our story-telling techniques
Do you REALLY think Facebook has controlled your mind? [VIDEO]
MSM narrative and Democrat supporting companies try to deceive the public into believing data mining success was illegal (because the GOP won) More The post Do you REALLY think Facebook has controlled your mind? [VIDEO] appeared first on The Duran.
"Discovered in the Abandoned Valley"
*"Discovered in the Abandoned Valley"* by Bill Bonner "Big Tech led the way up. It will probably be in the lead on the way down, too. Bloomberg: ‘The market’s darlings just suffered the worst day in at least three years. The NYSE FANG+ index, tracking the FANG [Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, Google] block and six of its megacap brethren, tumbled as much as 6.3 percent in the biggest rout in data going back to September 2014. Twitter Inc. and Nvidia Corp. led the plunge with double-digit declines as all 10 members retreated. Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google fell at least 4.5 percent... more »
HPV Vaccine Film makers scoop Special Jury Prize for second year at Queens World Film Festival, New York
March 26, 2018, NEW YORK, NY, US. Press Dispensary. Fresh from recent film festival success in Australia, the documentary Sacrificial Virgins last night scooped the prestigious Special Jury Prize for World Social Impact at the Queens World Film Festival (QWFF)...
Once Bitten Twice Shy: "Parents less likely to vaccinate autistic kids, siblings"
Once Bitten, Twice Shy is [neuro]typically (see what I did there?) SOUND advice. Child touches a hot stove and learns not to do so again. It's not a surprise to most of us that parents who saw their children harmed...
So Donald Trump is even being mocked on Craigslist.
omg, someone put up a Craigslist ad in DC titled 'SEEKING LEAD ATTORNEY FOR DIFFICULT CLIENT' https://t.co/yJI8HQnKF8 pic.twitter.com/2r0Ry6x8QR — Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) March 27, 2018 Courtesy of The Hill: *A Craiglist ad mocking President Trump over reports he's having difficulty finding lawyers to represent him has gained traction on Twitter. * *The ad, “Seeking lead attorney for difficult client,” was posted Tuesday by an anonymous user, who lists their contact information under the name “General John,” referring to chief of staff John Kelly. * *“Seeking a lead attorney to re... more »
"Into This Very Moment..."
"Hope is always about the future. And it isn't always good news. Sometimes, hope can imprison us with belief or expectation that something will happen in the future to change our lives. Similarly hopelessness isn't always about despair. Hopelessness can bring us right into this very moment and answer all of life's most difficult questions. Who am I? Where am I? What does this mean? And what now?" - Daniel Gottlieb
“3 Recent Events That Could Send the US Hurtling Toward World War III”
*“3 Recent Events That Could Send the US Hurtling Toward World War III”* by Daisy Luther “Recently, the news has been all abuzz with teen activists who want to take away our guns but refuse to use clear backpacks, the Facebook privacy scandal, and how someone bit Beyonce in the face. But there are three recent events that aren’t getting much press which tell us it is entirely possible that we could be headed toward World War III at worst and toward an economic collapse at best. During the election, it really seemed as though Hillary Clinton as president would be a much more likely ... more »
Mother Jones Is Lying About Lying
Here’s my email to Mother Jones: ===== TO: scoop@MotherJones.com Your article about the citizenship question says: The White House Is Lying About the Census Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the citizenship question has been on nearly every census since 1965. It hasn’t been asked since 1950 However, I fear it’s you that is lying. Here are questions…
Syrian Army beats back large ISIS attack in eastern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) launched a massive assault in the Deir Ezzor Governorate, yesterday, targeting the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) held areas near the key city of Al-Mayadeen. Taking advantage of the poor weather, the Islamic State repeatedly attempted to infiltrate the Syrian Arab Army’s lines at the southwestern outskirts […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Russian airstrikes hammer jihadist positions in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:05 A.M.) – For the third straight day in a row, the Russian Aerospace Forces have conducted airstrikes over the northern province of Idlib. Russian jets flying out of the Hmaymim Military Airport in southwest Latakia reportedly carried out a dozen airstrikes over the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, a source in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey arrest 70 army officers over alleged Gulen ties: report
Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 70 serving army officers over alleged links to the U.S.-based preacher accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, CNN Turk said on Thursday. Police launched simultaneous operations in 38 provinces across Turkey in a probe led by state prosecutors in the central Turkish province of Konya, the broadcaster […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian military operation in Douma is unlikely to happen: source
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – A Syrian military source told Al-Masdar News on Thursday morning that despite moving their forces to the front-lines in Douma, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) will not launch an attack on the town. According to the source, the reason for the Syrian Army’s hesitation to enter Douma is due to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
New batch of 5,000+ militants, family members leave East Ghouta for northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 A.M.) – Over 5,000 militants and their family members were transported on 89 buses from the East Ghouta region to northern Syria last night, a military source told Al-Masdar News this morning. According to the military source, the total number of people to depart from the East Ghouta last night was 5,290, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Erdogan confirms Turkey won’t send Russian diplomats out amid Skripal case craze
More than 25 other countries, including EU members, as well as the US, have expelled over 140 Russian diplomats in connection with the Salisbury incident. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed that Ankara did not intend to take action against Russia over the Skripal case, the Habertürk newspaper reported. In a written statement, Aksoy added […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jihadist civil war intensifies as Zinki storms HTS areas in west Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – For the third day in a row, Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki of Jabhat Tahrir Souriya and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham were involved in a series of intense clashes in the western countryside of the Aleppo Governorate. According to pro-opposition activists, Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki launched a big assault against HTS near the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
ISIS attempts to expand in Deir Ezzor as sandstorm grounds Syrian, Russian air forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:25 A.M.) – The so-called Islamic State (ISIS) launched a massive offensive in the Deir Ezzor Governorate, yesterday, targeting the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) positions near the key town of Al-Mayadeen. ISIS began the assault by detonating a car bomb at the Syrian Army’s front-lines; this would be followed by a series of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US court rejects Saudi regime’s request to dismiss 9/11 lawsuits
Saudi Arabia must face a US judge regarding several court cases alleging that the Kingdom provided material support to groups that plotted the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A US judge has dismissed Saudi Arabia’s bid to dismiss lawsuits alleging that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) helped finance Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda leading […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Jaysh Al-Islam requests to be transported from to Qalamoun or Daraa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:55 A.M.) – Jaysh Al-Islam has reportedly requested to the Russian Reconciliation Center to be transported from the East Ghouta town of Douma to the eastern Qalamoun or Dara’a Governorate. According to a military source in Damascus, the biggest obstacle holding up an agreement in Douma is Jaysh Al-Islam’s refusal to be transported […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Journalist Shows How Ghouta Militants Became Victims of Their Own Propaganda
*Patrick Henningsen* | While most journalists are meant to simply report the news and document events, this one became a bridge between two irreconcilable sides in Syria's long war.
LEAKED: The 4 ridiculous slides UK used to “convince” US that Russia was “guilty” of Novichok poisoning
Here are the slides used by UK government to make the case that Russia poisoned Sergei Skripal. More The post LEAKED: The 4 ridiculous slides UK used to “convince” US that Russia was “guilty” of Novichok poisoning appeared first on The Duran.
Not playing fair: U.S. refuses to process visas for Russian wrestling team
The move comes in the wake of the U.S. announcing solidarity with the U.K. on the Skripal poisoning More The post Not playing fair: U.S. refuses to process visas for Russian wrestling team appeared first on The Duran.
Goldman Sachs meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman without his headdress. More The post Goldman Sachs meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appeared first on The Duran.
Poland pays $4.75 billion for U.S. missiles to point at Russia
This is the largest weapons procurement in Poland's history More The post Poland pays $4.75 billion for U.S. missiles to point at Russia appeared first on The Duran.
China sets the stage for Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong Un
Washington isn't too thrilled about diplomacy that they can't dominate More The post China sets the stage for Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong Un appeared first on The Duran.
"The Slow Extraction Of Freedom: The Liberty Crisis"
*"The Slow Extraction Of Freedom: The Liberty Crisis"* by Virginia Fidler "Today’s world has been coined the “Interconnected Age.” There is plenty of positives with removing friction in communication; however, there is a significant negative. Government and corporations are keeping an eye on our every move. We like to think we enjoy some fundamental liberties, however governments and corporations continue to assault our privacy on a daily basis. The internet tracks our interests, beliefs, purchases, and social life. Order your groceries online, and someone knows what you’re having ... more »
Ethiopia: “Deceptive Facelift” Or “Full-Blown Change”?
Abiy Ahmed’s election by the EPDRF as their new chairman and most likely the country’s next Prime Minister appears to be more than just an insincere and hasty “band-aid solution” of elevating a “token” Oromo Muslim figure to power and seems to truly indicate that the country is on the cusp of full-blown change. The post Ethiopia: “Deceptive Facelift” Or “Full-Blown Change”? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Q drops Hot
As I write it is getting hot and heavy out there. Mar 28 2018 16:30:29 (EDT) Q !xowAT4Z3VQ ID: 24b2f2 822135 >>822075 *We are being attacked on all devices used to talk.* /GA/ is terminated. ( Great Awakening board) /Locked/ - no further posts on /GA/ - /KILL/ *Source is abroad.* NOT domestic. Q As one who has met KBG operatives, it is obvious that Sergy Brin would have been plugged in in some manner by the KGB. SOP. Same thing, every student who leaves China for the USA is technically recruited with at least one interview. Most does not stick of course, but enough do which is... more »
Branded Content Has the Potential to Change Capitalism as We Know It
Linking product to culture is a old as the hills. It is selling value by association. As this item observes, the competition for such beneficial association can drive a competition that massive benefits cultural products and seriously it long has done just that. True capitalism would make no such effort except that the consumer demands it. As capitalism finally matures product preservation will demand the development of brand loyalty and linking that to the support of cultural product needs to deepen. * Branded Content Has the Potential to Change Capitalism as We Know It* *Wi... more »
Trade and the Rise of Freedom
[image: open_gate.jpg] In the long term it is all about free trade. That is actually not the problem and never has been. The problem has been individuals and the State finding ways to lock in trade advantage and suppress competition. Often this happens not because they think it is the best idea at all but that their direct or potential competitors have such an advantage. The mere fact for example that the USA cannot compete fairly in car sales in Japan is nonsense that has been allowed to go on for fifty years now to the severe disadvantage of the Japanese captive market.. P... more »
making pemmican
Making pemmican has gone out of fashion but should be revisited. It was used as a natural survival food and allowed large kills to be processed and not lost. We are so used to using fresh, frozen or smoked that we forget the advantages of pemmican. Rather obviously it outlasts all other methods of preservation and is controlled by rancidity and that is fixed by airtight containers. Better yet it is already prepped for making curries and stews. This is a reminder of cooking methods used by hunting bands. That rabbit was tossed in as an extra into the daily stew pot which sure... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* It figures that Señor Trumpanzee would name John Bolton as his National Security Advisor. It's all part of the madman's plan to destroy not just America and every aspect of our lives, but, possibly, the entire world. In a reality where a Manchurian president appoints a foreclosure king as Secretary of The Treasury, a total racist as the Head of the Department of Justice, a Secretary of Education hell bent on destroying the very idea of education, and an Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency hell bent on destroying even the water that we drink and the air t... more »
Miko Peled Israeli General’s Son: “I Don’t Know Any Jew Who Can Trace Ancestors Back to the Ancient Hebrews”
Standin Tall Published on Sep 23, 2015 An honest grandson of an Israeli Zionist Jew involved in the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 and the son of an Israeli General, Miko Peled, says I don’t know any Jew who can trace his or her ancestors back to the ancient Hebrews. Modern Ashkenazi Khazars […]
The Pentagon & CIA Has Influenced Over 1800 Movies and TV Shows
RT America Published on Mar 28, 2018 A report from last year by investigative historian Tom Secker, supported by other investigations, found that US military intelligence agencies have influenced over 1800 movies and TV shows over the years. He combed through thousands of documents from the Pentagon and the CIA that he obtained through a FOIA […]
Jim Willie: Petro-Yuan, Dollar Collapse, Gold …
INTERVIEW WITH V-GUERRILLA ON ROGUE MONEY by http://goldenjackass.com/main5.html March 28th: topics included the new Petro-Yuan contract out of Shanghai with implications toward the undermine of the King Dollar and the spread of the Gold Standard, the attacks on the Petro-Dollar with Saudi involvement (Chinese oil sales in RMB terms) in working away from the USDollar […]
Happy Easter Weekend 2018
*Have a very pleasant and joyous Easter weekend this year. Best wishes to all.* *Kindest & warmest regards,* *Mike* *Swedish Easter greeting*
The F-35s In Japan Are Still Losing Dogfights To F-15s (Sometimes)
F-35 Lightning II flies over as part of the Heritage Flight, also comprising of the P-51 Mustang, A-10 Thunderbolt, and F-22 Raptor, during Luke Days at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., March 18, 2018. US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tyler J. Bolken *Alex Lockie, Business Insider*: *F-35s in Japan are still losing dogfights to F-15s sometimes — here's why* * F-35s dogfighting against Cold War-era F-15 fighter jets still sometimes lose, according to a new report. * The F-35 has been plagued by reports that it can't dogfight for years, but experts say that's not really the purpose of th... more »
An investment show
Last night, I went to an investment show of ČSOB, a major Czech bank owned by the Belgian KBC. In essence, it was similar to some 10 previous investment seminars that I have attended – and things are getting a bit repetitive if you attend these things too many times. But this time, there was a genuine progress in the format. The place was more luxurious – a multifunctional room at Techmania, the local science museum that I know rather well (also because I have given a few lectures there). The speaker was supported by a big canvas, projector, and it seemed that via videoconferencing,... more »
Tweets For Today
Here are all the details (and pictures) from Kim Jong Un's visit to China from @Michael_NKLW of our affiliate site North Korea Leadership Watch https://t.co/J3rKfetOll — 38 North (@38NorthNK) March 28, 2018 Japan offers North Korea summit, Pyongyang discussing meetings with Japan - Asahi https://t.co/FQbvuzxC2w — NorthKoreaRealTime (@BuckTurgidson79) March 29, 2018 With NATO, EU sets out plan to enable faster troop movement across Europe https://t.co/mW5x5jIcX7 — Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) March 28, 2018 Is #China's Belt and Road Working? A Progress Report from Eight Countrie... more »
A Photo-Gallery On The Future Of Warfare
U.S. Marine Ryan Ramirez is assessed utilizing a capture system for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) drones. U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Cutler Brice/Handout via REUTERS *WNU Editor*: The link to the photo-gallery is here .... *The future of warfare *(Reuters).
Why Ireland Is Green
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach There’s an interesting study over at Climate of the Past entitled “A 305-year continuous monthly rainfall series for the island of Ireland (1711–2016)“ by Conor Murphy et al. Unfortunately, their link to their dataset was broken. So I got in touch with the…
Was the NRA Founded to Protect Black People from the Ku Klux Klan?
Revisionist accounts of the origin of the National Rifle Association say it was formed to help freed slaves defend themselves against racist attacks after the Civil War.
Are These the Northern Lights Seen From Space?
A purported photograph of an aurora is actually a screenshot from a computer animation.
Picture Of The Day
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wife Ri Sol Ju, and Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan meet in Beijing. KCNA/via Reuters *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Kim Jong Un visits Beijing* (Reuters)
Breaking: Early reports from northern Aleppo indicate Turkish-Russian talks failed in Tal Rifaat
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:25 A.M.) – Early reports from the northern Aleppo countryside indicate that the Russian-Turkish talks in Tal Rifa’at failed after the Turkish delegation refused certain terms of the deal. According to the reports, the Turkish Army refused to force the militants in Jisr Al-Shughour to handover the town to the Syrian Arab Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Egypt’s Sisi gains huge lead in presidential vote – reports
Egypt’s incumbent President Abdul Fattah Sisi appears to hold a huge lead over his only rival at nearly 6,000 polling stations hours after the voting ended, local media said Thursday citing preliminary tally. Data obtained by the Youm7 publication from 5,934 polling places shows Sisi en course to win this week’s election, with first results […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Tell the British to “Git,” Otherwise We Are Finished
New International Economic Order American Credit System Stop WWIII Video of 5Zl2FBvZm9o It has become clear that the British, not the Russians, tried to overturn the 2016 presidential election and subvert Donald Trump’s Presidency. Now, they want to use the Skripal poisoning to put us on the path to war. No one knows the British Empire better than Lyndon LaRouche, as he demonstrates in this webcast from June, 2009. To end its imperial reign, Americans first must understand what the British Empire is and how it is irreconcilable with the system of political economy and government est... more »
Ecuador Has Cut Off Julian Assange's Internet Access At Their London Embassy
*Daily Mail/Press Association:* *Ecuador cuts off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's communications with the outside world from their London embassy where he has lived for more than five years* * Julian Assange has been living at the embassy in London since June 2012 * Swedish authorities have dropped their investigation into Mr Assange * But he believes he will be extradited to the United States for questioning over the activities of WikiLeaks if he leaves the building Ecuador's government is cutting off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's communications outside the nation's London... more »
Will 2018 Be The Year The Democrats Finally Win CA-10?
CA-10 is Jeff Denham's Central Valley district that should have been won by the Democrats by now. It's a white minority district (46%) that stretches from Tracy, Manteca, Ripon and Riverbank in the north down through Modesto and Patterson to Turlock. Obama won it both times and in 2016 Hillary beat Trump 48.5% to 45.5%. The PVI went from R1 to EVEN. The DCCC has run a series of weak congressional candidates, which is how Denham has hung on. They seem determined to do it again, this time with New Dem Josh Harder. An old pal from the 2006 Jerry McNerney race, A.J. Carrillo, has taken... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Awakening (Cosmic Sea)"
Liquid Mind, "Awakening (Cosmic Sea)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCa4dpKyzwo
U.S. Judge Rules That Saudi Arabia Must Face U.S. Lawsuits Over 9/11
People watch the Tribute in Light installation illuminated over lower Manhattan as seen from Brooklyn, marking the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid *Reuters:* *Saudi Arabia must face U.S. lawsuits over Sept. 11 attacks* NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and should pay billions of dollars in damages to victims. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the plaintiffs’ allegations “... more »
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What created the Waterfall Nebula? No one knows. The structure seen in the region of NGC 1999 in the Great Orion Molecular Cloud complex is one of the more mysterious structures yet found on the sky. Designated HH-222, the elongated gaseous stream stretches about ten light years and emits an unusual array of colors. *Click image for larger size.* One hypothesis is that the gas filament results from the wind from a young star impacting a nearby molecular cloud. That would not explain, however, why the Waterfall and fainter streams all appear to converge on a bright but unusual non ... more »
"Where Does One Go?"
“Where does one go from a world of insanity? Somewhere on the other side of despair.” - T.S. Eliot
Bill Holter: Cabal On The Run?
SGTreport Published on Mar 27, 2018 With the arrest of Nicolas Sarkozy, new investigations into the Clitnon Foundation’s many crimes, and what appear to be pending indictments for Hillary Clinton herself (below), the writing is on the wall, the Clinton-Rothschild cabal is on the run. The storm is coming. – BREAKING: CLINTON GRAND JURY TO INDICT […]
Bolton’s Past Advocacy for Israel at US Expense Heralds Dangerous New Era in Geopolitics
Bolton’s Past Advocacy for Israel at US Expense Heralds Dangerous New Era in Geopolitics by Whitney Webb, https://www.mintpressnews.com/ Notorious war hawk John Bolton – who has long been vying for a position in Trump’s administration – has been especially eager to work with a president with minimal foreign policy knowledge or experience, allowing him maximum effect in […]
Like 1941 Japan, Is China Being Provoked to Start WW III?
Like 1941 Japan, Is China Being Provoked to Start WW III? by Dave Hodges, http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/ …. Subsequently, FDR had his people develop a plan to get America into WWII in order to stop Germany’s development of nuclear weapons, which was problematic because the American people were determined to stay isolationist. FDR had to have his people […]
Western Ambassadors Confirm UK Provided No Proof On Skripal’s Case – Embassy
Western Ambassadors Confirm UK Provided No Proof On Skripal’s Case – Embassy by https://sputniknews.com/ The United Kingdom never provided the ambassadors of western states with any proof of Russia’s involvement in Sergei Skripal’s poisoning, the Russian Embassy to UK said in a Tuesday statement. – The Russian Embassy to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland […]
Trump Has Built His War Cabinet: Now What? Trump Loads the Bolton Bullet
Will Trump goto war to protect America’s global monetary hegemony? It is consistent with his MAGA mantra. He definitely appears to be pro-war against North Korea and Iran. – Trump Has Built His War Cabinet: Now What? Trump Loads the Bolton Bullet by Reva Goujon, VP of Global Analysis, Stratfor, https://worldview.stratfor.com/ Highlights * Although the U.S. […]
‘PREPARING FOR WAR’: China Sends Massive Navy for South China Sea War Games After President Xi Jinping Vowed to Wage ‘Bloody Battle’ for World Domination
What are all the war drums about? It is about the launch of the Petro-Yuan ie. the western Illuminati’s global currency hegemony is under attack. Thus, the west is escalating the war propaganda against Russia and China. Russia and China are both indicating they are ready for WW3. end
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Leads Massive Drills in South China Sea
What are all the war drums about? It is about the launch of the Petro-Yuan ie. the western Illuminati’s global currency hegemony is under attack. Thus, the west is escalating the war propaganda against Russia and China. Russia and China are both indicating they are ready for WW3. – Chinese Aircraft Carrier Leads Massive Drills […]
Russian Missile Army and 10,000 Troops on ‘Highest Combat Alert’ Amid Row with Britain
Russian Missile Army and 10,000 Troops on ‘Highest Combat Alert’ Amid Row with Britain by Joshua Nevett, 27th March 2018, https://www.dailystar.co.uk/ THREE Russian missile armies made up of 10,000 troops have been ordered to go on the “highest combat alert” amid simmering tensions with the west. – Vladimir Putin’s Strategic Missile Force will carry out large-scale “command and […]
Moscow: Analysis of Skripal Case Suggests UK Intel Services Involved in Incident
Emphasis mine: Moscow: Analysis of Skripal Case Suggests UK Intel Services Involved in Incident by https://sputniknews.com/ The UK Foreign Office has confirmed the content of the reported document with London’s “proof” of alleged Russian involvement in the poisoning of Skripal, saying that it fully reflects May’s position. – According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the analysis of the […]
Nearly 160 Countries Outside ‘Western Bloc’ Want to See Proof in Skripal Case – Russia’s UK Embassy
Nearly 160 Countries Outside ‘Western Bloc’ Want to See Proof in Skripal Case – Russia’s UK Embassy by https://www.rt.com/ Scores of non-Western countries refuse to take the UK’s assertion that Russia was behind the incident in Salisbury at face value, demanding it present the evidence, Moscow’s embassy in London said. Some 160 states share that view. […]
On the Verge of Nuclear War
On the Verge of Nuclear War by Paul Craig Roberts, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ One wonders if this latest extremely provocative and hostile accusation against Russia, supported by Washington’s empire, is the prelude to war. There is no basis whatsoever for the statement of the US Department of State that “on March 4, Russia used a military-grade nerve […]
What Do American Tank Crews Think Of Russia's Next-Generation T-14 Armata Tank
Russian T-14 tanks with the Armata Universal Combat Platform at the 2016 Victory Day parade. Reuters *Business Insider: **We asked Abrams crew members what they think about Russia's next-generation T-14 Armata tank* * I asked crew members of a US Abrams tank what they thought about Russia's next-generation T-14 Armata tank. * They said it seemed like a capable platform but that its autoloader and automated turret didn't seem practical. * They also said the idea that the tank could eventually be unmanned seemed rather unrealistic. FORT BLISS, Texas — Crew members of a US Abrams tan...more »
Why Xi Jinping Wants to Broker the Trump-Kim Deal
*Oriana Skylar Mastro* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wife Ri Sol Ju pose for a picture with Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China in this picture released to Reuters on March 28, 2018. Ju Peng/Xinhua via REUTERS] While North Korea and the United States will be vying for the upper hand, the ultimate winner will be Beijing. On Tuesday, March 27, an armored train transported a number of high-level North Korean officials to Beijing for a secretive visit—a delegation that included Kim Jong-un... more »
Boltonism: A Terrible Negotiating Strategy toward North Korea
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Americas* John Bolton’s approach virtually guarantees the failure of a Kim-Trump summit and any other negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang. Reports that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un arrived in Beijing as the head of a delegation has produced extensive speculation about the reason for his surprise visit. A popular theory is that China is attempting to reassert its role in the North Korea crisis and facilitate talks between Kim and President Donald Trump. Beijing has pressed for high-level, bilateral talks between the United States and... more »
Brazil's Upcoming Elections Could Put It on the Path Toward Social Instability
*James Roberts* *Politics, Americas* [image: Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a rally in Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil March 23, 2018. REUTERS/Diego Vara] Brazilian politics and social institutions have become increasingly unstable. The populist-leftist policies of former presidents Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva and Dilma Rousseff launched Brazil on what is now a decade-long, downward economic trajectory. Those two socialists have been out of power since 2016, yet the country’s economy continues to flail. Its score in The Heritage Founda... more »
States Scramble to Stop ObamaCare Sticker Shock
[image: states-scramble-to-stop-obamacare-sticker-shock] Expecting premiums on the ObamaCare insurance exchanges to rise sharply in the wake of the repeal of the individual mandate, states are scrambling to find ways to blunt this “sticker shock."
Karl Denninger, “A Deflationary Collapse is Upon Us”
Karl Denninger, “A Deflationary Collapse is Upon Us” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0nXx7PHw0I
X22 Report, “Central Banks Are Now Panicking”
X22 Report, “Central Banks Are Now Panicking” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9JBfQZPxe4 *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “Counterattack A Go, The Deep Empire Is About To Fall” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Zzp9zxW_A
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