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The Rise and Fall of the United Sheepdom (Tales From My Uncle’s Animal Farm)
Once upon a time there was a wonderful country. Its full name was the Union of White Sheep and White Wolves, but everyone called it United Sheepdom for short. More The post The Rise and Fall of the United Sheepdom (Tales From My Uncle’s Animal Farm) appeared first on The Duran.
"Let Us Consider..."
"Let us consider that we are all partially insane. It will explain us to each other; it will unriddle many riddles; it will make clear and simplify many things which are involved in haunting and harassing difficulties and obscurities now." - Mark Twain, "What Is Man?" • Click above image for larger size. Print. Fill in details. Proudly display as I do.
"We Live In Radical Times..."
"We live in radical times surrounded by tasks that seem impossible. It has become our collective fate to be alive in a time of great tragedies, to live in a period of overwhelming disasters and to stand at the edge of sweeping changes. The river of life is flooding before us, and a tide of poisons affect the air we breathe and the waters we drink and even tarnish the dreams of those who are young and as yet innocent. The snake-bitten condition has already spread throughout the collective body. However, it is in troubled times that it becomes most important to remember that the wond... more »
Why I'm Beginning to Dislike the UFO Field - Part Four
I was going through old files with an eye to weeding out the nonsense, the useless, the outdated and the duplications. As I was doing that, I turned over a newsletter from December 1996 and on the back found a note that I hadn’t seen before. It explained that I hadn’t been invited to participate in the Roswell 1997 celebration because I had libeled someone. My first reaction was that is a strange barb to throw at me considering all the false allegations that had been tossed my way over the years, including some from those on the committee to invite the speakers to the celebration. B... more »
Country singer suggests that if she were not Canadian she would have voted for Donald Trump. That does not go over well.
Courtesy of The Guardian: *If she had been able to vote in the US election, she would have plumped for Donald Trump, she says. “I would have voted for him because, even though he was offensive, he seemed honest. Do you want straight or polite? Not that you shouldn’t be able to have both. If I were voting, I just don’t want bullshit. I would have voted for a feeling that it was transparent. And politics has a reputation of not being that, right?”* This comes from a rather long article all about Shania Twain's career, throat operation, the end of her marriage, etc. However it was t... more »
Cops Kill Unarmed Dad in Parking Lot, Crash Funeral to Use His Dead Finger to Unlock Phone
By Matt Agorist Largo, FL — Last month, the Free Thought Project reported on a story out of Florida in which police allegedly went to... more »
Hillary's Hypocrisy Will Never Cease
Hillary Clinton, who as Secretary of State once allegedly joked in a cabinet meeting that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be droned to death for publishing state secrets, has now morphed into her newest role: champion of free speech and press freedoms in the Age of Trump. For some reason, Clinton was invited to give the Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture at PEN America's World Festival in New York City on Sunday night. As reported by Sopan Deb of the *New York Times, * * She criticized Mr. Trump, not so subtly comparing him to authoritarian leaders who had suppressed j... more »
"The Appointment in Samarra"
*"The Appointment in Samarra" * As retold by W. Somerset Maugham, 1933 The speaker is Death "There was a merchant in Bagdad who sent his servant to market to buy provisions, and in a little while the servant came back, white and trembling, and said, "Master, just now when I was in the marketplace I was jostled by a woman in the crowd and when I turned I saw it was Death that jostled me. She looked at me and made a threatening gesture. Now, lend me your horse, and I will ride away from this city and avoid my fate. I will go to Samarra and there Death will not find me." The merchant l... more »
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From Jenna Orkin World May Hit 2 Degrees of Warming in 10-15 Years Thanks to Fracking, Says Cornell Scientist The United States Used Depleted Uranium in Syria Colin Kaepernick Wins Amnesty International's Highest Honor Why More Than A Million Teachers Can't Use Social Security British to block probe into Saudi war crimes at UN to protect trade Nude gunman kills 4, injures 3 at Nashville Waffle House These ex-Facebook and Google engineers are helping companies kick abusive people off popular internet sites How the US Occupied the 30% of Syria Containing Most of its Oil, Water and Ga... more »
Another state realized solar subsidies are too expensive
Michigan officials are changing the way solar panel owners are paid for the energy they put back into the grid, joining a growing chorus of states that are recognizing the expensive costs of subsiding solar energy.
The Mainstream Media Fueled Military Action in Syria and Reprisals against Russia over the Skripals
[image: undefined] The complicity of America’s Fourth Estate in the evolution of the national security warfare state is often mentioned in passing but rarely analyzed in any detail. But a recent article on Lobe Log by Adam Johnson is refreshing in that it does just that, looking at the editorials in 26 leading newspapers relating to the April 13th strike against Syria for the alleged use of chemical weapons. All of the papers supported the attack in the belief that Syria and its Russian and Iranian allies had done something wrong and had to be punished. Some of the endorsements went... more »
Lies and Deception in the Failed US Strike on Syria
[image: undefined] At 4am on April 14, the United States, France and the United Kingdom executed a strike on Syria. The Syrian Free Press reported: US Navy warships in the Red Sea and Air Force B-1B bombers and F-15 and F-16 aircraft rained dozens of ship- and air-launched cruise missiles down on the Syrian capital of Damascus, an airbase outside the city, a so-called chemical weapons storage facility near Homs, and an equipment-storage facility and command post, also near Homs. B1-Bs are typically armed with JASSM cruise missiles, which have a 450 kg warhead and a range of 370 kms... more »
What Will Weapons Inspectors Find in Syria…And Does it Matter?
[image: undefined] Inspectors from the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have finally arrived in Douma, Syria, to assess whether a gas attack took place earlier this month. It has taken a week for the inspectors to begin their work, as charges were thrown back and forth about who was causing the delay. Proponents of the US and UK position that Assad used gas in Douma have argued that the Syrian and Russian governments are preventing the OPCW inspectors from doing their work. That, they claim, is all the evidence needed to demonstrate that Assad and Putin ha... more »
Pressure Builds On President Trump To Not Walk Away From The Iran Nuclear Deal
*Reuters:* *U.N., EU, Russia back Iran nuclear deal as Trump meets Macron* U.S. allies and rivals spoke out in support of the Iran nuclear deal on Monday, bolstering French President Emmanuel Macron’s pitch to U.S. President Donald Trump that there was no “Plan B” for keeping a lid on Tehran’s atomic ambitions. Macron is on something of a rescue mission for the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which Trump has vowed to scrap unless European allies strengthen it by mid-May. A nuclear non-proliferation conference in Geneva heard repeated calls for parties to the dea... more »
"Is A False-Flag Attack On A US Navy Ship Next?"
*"Is A False-Flag Attack On A US Navy Ship Next?"* by Nick via The Saker blog "The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group left the east coast Naval Station Norfolk, VA on 11th April. The aircraft carrier is accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy, the guided-missile destroyers USS Burke, Bulkeley, Forest Sherman and Farragut, and the destroyers USS Jason and The Sullivans. The strike group carries 6,500 sailors and Carrier Air Wing One. Recent announcements about Russia’s hypersonic Kinzhal (‘Dagger’) missile system having made these vessels effectively obsolete, t... more »
How Democrats Can Win with a Mandate in 2020, and Why They Likely Won't
*"With no emerging leaders, no clear message, Democrats flounder," says the headline (source). The headline is false. These Democratic leaders are firmly in charge.* *by Gaius Publius* Thomas Frank, author of the widely acclaimed book *Listen, Liberal* — widely acclaimed at least among the insurgent, anti-corporate wing of the Democratic Party — recently published a long article in *Harpers* demonstrating that Donald Trump could well be reelected president in 2020. His reasons include the effect of economic prosperity as an offset to moral repugnance (see Bill Clinton in 1996) and... more »
Does Mike Pence’s Brother Make Engines for the Russian Military?
The Vice President is rumored to have close ties with the Russian government via his brother, Ed Pence, a former executive at engine manufacturer Cummins Inc.
Free Market Capitalism Will Save the Planet, Not Fascist Communism/Socialism
Whale oil provided the lighting to read the breakthrough novel of 1870, the story of Captain Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. That was also the year of the foundation of Standard Oil. The result of that foundation is that we didn’t hunt the whales to extinction, but instead turned to kerosene to light the … Continue reading "Free Market Capitalism Will Save the Planet, Not Fascist Communism/Socialism"
Can Macron and Trump Bring Stability to the Indo-Pacific Region?
*Walter Lohman, Valerie Niquet* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump meets French President Emmanuel Macron in New York, U.S., September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque] Trump and Macron can get the ball rolling toward better strategic coordination by focusing on three critical priorities. For the last seven decades, the alliance between the North America and Europe has undergirded peace, freedom and prosperity across the Atlantic. President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Washington presents a perfect opportunity to build upon that achievement and extend the be... more »
How Mike Pompeo Stole the North Korea Show
*Michael Fuchs, Abby Bard* *Security, Americas* [image: CIA Director Mike Pompeo testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on Pompeo's nomination to be secretary of state on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 12, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis] While the Pompeo-Kim meeting is a good sign for diplomacy, it also raises serious questions about the former CIA director's suitability for Secretary of State. President Trump confirmed on Wednesday that director of CIA Mike Pompeo had traveled to North Korea and met with Kim Jong-un over Easter weekend. Th... more »
The F-35 Can Now Send Target Data to Aircraft Carriers
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Asia* China and Russia should take note. *F-35 officials with the Joint Program Office explain that the F-35 has identified and transmitted targets to ground weapons, such as artillery and rockets, in recent exercises as well. This scenario, one senior official said, specifically happened during ongoing multi-domain battle exercises in the Pacific.* The Pentagon’s F-35 has conducted test attack missions in tandem with other aircraft, surface ships and ground weapons as part of its maturation as both a multi-role fighter and aerial “node” or sensor system... more »
70 Percent of Taiwanese Will Fight If China Invades, Survey Finds
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* The younger the respondent, the more antagonistic the view becomes toward mainland China. *Perhaps Beijing’s breaches of Taiwan’s sea and air borders in intermittent circumnavigations since 2017 are to blame for widespread antagonism among Taiwanese, particular young people, observers with the pro-independence think-tank noted.* One of Beijing’s favorite platitudes on the issue of Taiwan is that “blood is thicker than water.” When reporting Taiwan affairs, mainland papers are mandated to report the “fact” that the island’s politics have been hijacke... more »
Japan Wants a 'Superior' F-22, F-35 Hybrid Jet to Fight Russia and China
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* Tokyo wants a new fighter to deter Chinese and Russian aerial incursions over disputed territory. *Japan’s goal to develop its own stealth fighter was motivated in part by Washington’s previous refusal to sell the F-22. The new development would be a major shift, as the F-22 is still said to be considered the world’s best air superiority fighter.* US defense contractor Lockheed Martin is drawing up a proposal to offer Japan a stealth fighter that combines the designs of the F-35 Lighting II and the export-banned F-22 Raptor, it was reported Friday. ... more »
China's First Homemade Carrier Is Preparing for War
*Asia Times* *Security, Asia* The unnamed carrier was seen moving out of Dalian shipyard for sea trials. *The Beijing-based Global Times has said the first locally made carrier, not yet christened, is likely to be ready for combat “within two years” after its expected delivery to the navy by the end of this year.* Photos and video clips appearing online since Monday morning confirm that China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier has started its maiden voyage. The date of the launch was no surprise – Monday is the day the People’s Liberation Army Navy was established. The... more »
3 Big Questions for the Two North Korea Summits
*Eric Gomez* *Security, Asia* There is a real possibility of diverging summits wherein the inter-Korean summit is successful, but the Trump-Kim summit is not. The diplomatic events of the decade are rapidly approaching. Later this week, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea will meet with Kim Jong-un at Panmunjom for the first inter-Korean summit since 2007. Shortly thereafter Kim will have a summit with President Donald Trump—the first such meeting between the sitting leaders of North Korea and the United States. A steady stream of news and speculation has preceded the summits. O... more »
‘China is just as important to South America as the US': why Argentina is keen to start talks on free-trade agreement
23-Apr-2018 Argentina's ambassador to Beijing defends China's global ambitions as he signals Latin American common market is keen to strengthen economic ties.
Trump wants to bully Congress into accepting a new NAFTA
23-Apr-2018 His administration is considering pulling out of the agreement — just to force lawmakers to accept a new one.
Etats-Unis : «Ils ont vendu la facilité aux Mexicains»
23-Apr-2018 En vingt-quatre ans, le régime de la population a radicalement changé. Plus de 80 % des aliments importés viennent désormais des Etats-Unis.
L'UE et le Mexique s'entendent sur un nouveau traité de libre-échange
23-Apr-2018 L'Union européenne et le Mexique ont conclu « un accord de principe » pour moderniser le traité de libre-échange qui régit leurs relations commerciales depuis 2000.
EU, Mexico reach ‘agreement in principle' on free trade deal
23-Apr-2018 The EU and Mexico have reached an “agreement in principle” to modernise an existing free trade deal, as the Latin American country faces pressure from protectionist measures threatened by US President Donald Trump.
After 11 Days Of Protests, Armenia's Prime Minister Has Resigned -- News Roundup
*Radio Free Europe:* *Armenian PM Sarkisian Resigns, Thousands Celebrate In Yerevan * Thousands of jubilant Armenians have poured into Yerevan's main square to celebrate the resignation of Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian, who stepped down amid widespread street protests over his election to the newly powerful post following 10 years as president. In a dramatic turn of events a day after he had rejected opposition demands for his resignation, Sarkisian made a pointed and direct statement to the country on April 23, saying that he was acquiescing to calls from protest leader Nikol P... more »
What Will Weapons Inspectors Find in Syria … And Does it Matter?
[image: what-will-weapons-inspectors-find-in-syria-and-does-it-matter] We have neither the money nor the authority to launch bombs when we suspect someone has done something wrong overseas.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Will Destroy All Its “Assault-style” Rifle Inventory
[image: dick-s-sporting-goods-will-destroy-all-its-assault-style-rifle-inventory] Ed Stack, president of Dick’s Sporting Goods, announced that his company would not only stop selling semi-automatic rifles, but that it would destroy remaining inventories, rather than returning them to manufacturers or donating them to police.
Let's all move on...
*to more important things.* I wonder what has happened to us all when we awake on Monday morning to face the day with no real earth shattering news and it bums us out. A normal person would be pleased, but a blogger's first thought is, "Darn - what the hell am I going to write about?" Oh, sure - we have some naked crazy running around Nashville shooting people, but if it wasn't for the media no one would know or really care. Do you realize that in Chicago 19 people have been shot and killed this month and 111 so far this year? Last week alone (4/15 - 4/21) they managed to downsiz... more »
Tattoo Culture and the Search for Identity
*Michael Parkes* - Is it about differentiation and a sense of belonging to a tribe?
No decision made yet if S-300 is to be provided to Syria: Lavrov
The question of providing S-300 air defense systems to Syria has not been settled yet, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the media in Beijing on Monday. Lavrov’s reply was published on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website. “I cannot say that this question has been settled,” Lavrov said. “We know what Russian President Vladimir Putin […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Houthis retaliates for Saudi wedding massacre by launching ballistic missile in KSA
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the official media wing of the Houthi forces announced that their forces fired a ballistic missile into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). According to the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion fired a Badr-1 ballistic missile towards the Saudi Aramco Company dock in the Jizan Region of southern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Rally on genocide remembrance day ‘unethical’ says Armenian FM (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 P.M.) – Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandyan said that holding a rally on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day would be “unethical,” during a joint press conference with Armenian Minister of Justice David Arutunyan in Yerevan on Monday. “The Armenian nation and the Armenian diaspora has always consolidated in the commemoration of the innocent […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist civil war turns into bloodbath in northern Syria after JTS launches big attack
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – Jabhat Tahrir Souriya launched a big attack in the western countryside of Aleppo, today, targeting Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions in several areas. The Jabhat Tahrir Souriya attack would prove effective, as their forces managed to capture several towns from Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham in the western countryside of Aleppo. Among the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
BREAKING: Israeli strikes hit Syrian Army near Occupied Golan Heights
An Israeli missile strike targeted a position for the Syrian Army in al-Kom town near the Occupied Golan Heights as the government forces crackdown on jihadi groups in the area. According to a military source, the strike hit an artillery position in the bordering town but no casualties reported. The Israeli aggression comes as the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Armenia’s Prime Minister Sargsyan resigns amid opposition protests
Mass protests against the rule of Armenian ex-President and newly appointed Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan have been ongoing in the country for the second week, with soldiers also taking to the streets earlier in the day. “I address you for the last time as a head of state. Nikol Pashinyan was right. I made a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Last convoy of militants leaves East Qalamoun
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:00 P.M.) – The last batch of militants has just left their former bastion in East Qalamoun region to Syria’s north under an evacuation deal with the Syrian government. A convoy of 35 buses carrying up to 1078 of rebel fighters and their families headed to the northern city of Jarabulus after concluding […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Exclusive photos of surrendered rebel vehicles from eastern Qalamoun
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recently secured a deal that would see the Islamist rebels leave the eastern Qalamoun region for northern Syria. However, before the Islamist rebels could leave the area, they were ordered to surrender their heavy weapons and vehicles. The Ahmad Al-‘Abdo Brigade, Faylaq Al-Rahman, Jaysh Al-Islam, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army fights off rebel assault in west Aleppo
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:l35 P.M.) – An offensive launched by rebel fighters in west Aleppo countryside was successfully foiled by the Syrian Army as militants target the residential districts with mortars. The Turkish-backed fighters attacked the Syrian Army positions near the Scientific Research Center and Jamiyat Al-Zahraa district using heavy machineguns, mortars and homegrown rockets. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Putin to Macron: US-Led Coalition’s strikes in Syria seriously violate international law
The presidents of Russia and France discussed on Monday by phone the situation in Syria after an airstrike carried out by the United States, France and the United Kingdom in response to an alleged chemical attack in the city of Douma near Damascus, the Kremlin spokesman said. Speaking with his French counterpart, Russian President Vladimir […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syrian Army scores new advance in southern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside the National Defense Forces (NDF), kicked off their military operations in southern Hama, today, following the collapse of peace talks with the Islamist rebels in the Al-Rastan Plain of Homs. Backed by heavy airstrikes, the Syrian Army began the day by pounding the militant […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Map Update: Syrian Army advancing in ISIS pocket in southern Damascus
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Army is using artillery, rockets and airstrikes to pound districts in southern Damascus still held by the Islamic State in bid to secure the capital. Thuds and explosions from the heavy shelling and aerial bombardment were heard all night and day long as ground troops managed to make […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army destroys 4 jihadist hideouts in southern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a big attack against the jihadist rebels in southern Hama and northern Homs, today, following the collapse of peace talks in this region. With peace talks now on hold, the Syrian Army took the offensive by launching a plethora missiles and artillery shells towards […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US won’t help rebuild Assad’s Syria: State Dept.
Earlier this year, acting assistant secretary of state for the Middle East David Satterfield estimated that Syria would need some $200-$300 billion to rebuild following the war. Russian economists have estimated that costs could be as high as $400 billion. According to the Syrian government, reconstruction will take 10-15 years to complete. There is broad […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US builds new base in Syria despite Trump’s claims of withdrawing troops soon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The U.S. military is constructing a new military base in Syria’s northeastern province of Al-Hasakah, despite President Donald Trump’s claims of withdrawing troops from the country in the near future. According to Twitter user @Obretix, the U.S. military base is located between the Al-Hasakah towns of Tal Tamer and Tal […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Putin, Macron discuss OPCW mission to Syria — Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have held a telephone conversation, emphasizing the importance of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) mission to Syria, the Kremlin press service said in a statement following the April 23 telephone call. “There has been a discussion of the situation in Syria […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
‘Truth will force its way out’ – Lavrov on Syrian crisis
The “truth will force its way out” when it comes to the Syrian crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a press conference after a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing on Monday. Lavrov was commenting on the planned investigation into the alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma. He added that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iraqi Air Force keeps chasing ISIS terrorists in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – For the second week in a row, the Iraqi Air Force has carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group inside Syria. According to local reports, the Iraqi Air Force’s airstrikes targeted the Islamic State’s positions inside the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate. In particular, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Qatar reportedly denies intercepting UAE passenger plane with 86 onboard
On April 22, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) accused Qatar of intercepting a civilian plane with 86 passengers on board, which was forced to maneuver in order to avoid a collision with Qatari fighter jets, according to the media. Qatar rejected accusations that it intercepted a civilian aircraft registered in the UAE, stressing that a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army’s elite unit in action against ISIS in southern Damascus (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is steadily advancing inside the Islamic State (ISIS) stronghold of Hajar Al-Aswad, seizin several building blocks that were under the control of the terrorist group. Led by both the 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard and 42nd Brigade of the 4th Division, the Syrian Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Free Syrian Army brigade surrenders themselves to Syrian Army in east Qalamoun (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – One of the largest Free Syrian Army (FSA) brigades recently surrendered themselves to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the eastern Qalamoun region of Damascus. According to a military report from Damascus, the Free Syrian Army’s Ahmad Al-‘Abdo Brigade surrendered themselves and their weapons to the Syrian Army in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
‘Assad will pay the price for any Iranian attack on Israel’ – Israeli minister
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:05 P.M.) – Israel’s Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources, Yuval Steinitz, told Ynet on Monday that “if Assad allows an Iranian or any other element to declare war on Israel from Syrian territory, he will bear the consequences.” Steinitz would then go onto tell Ynet that the Syrian President Bashar […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Iraqi Air Force allegedly kills ISIS second-in-command in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Iraqi Air Force killed the Islamic State’s (ISIS) second-in-command while bombing the terrorist group’s positions in eastern Syria on Monday, Iraqi News reported, citing an intelligence source. The Iraqi publication quoted Shafaq News, claiming the “Iraqi air forces launched an air strike targeting a group of IS militants, who […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
South Korea Stops All Propaganda Broadcasts To North Korea
*Reuters:* *South Korea switches off propaganda broadcasts, Moon upbeat on North Korea nuclear halt* South Korea halted the propaganda broadcasts it blares across the border with North Korea on Monday, aiming to set a positive tone ahead of the first summit in a decade between their leaders as the U.S. president cautioned the nuclear crisis was far from resolved. The gesture came after North Korea said on Saturday it would immediately suspend nuclear and missile tests, scrap its nuclear test site and instead pursue economic growth and peace, a declaration welcomed be world leader... more »
No indication of global warming in US cornbelt region temperature data
The graph below is very consistent with what I find every time I have analyzed actual local temperature data: no indication of global warming. Source: C3headlines
Addressing changes in climate has no parallels with fighting a war
“According to University of Austin Research Associate Todd Davidson, preparing for war on climate change means we should disregard scientific uncertainty.” click here The push for more money to fight climate has nothing to do with science. It has everything to … Continue reading →
National Day of Choro Celebrated Across Rio this Monday
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Monday, April 23rd, Rio celebrates the National Day of Choro, a music genre that has become a true landmark for the Carioca culture. Several free events will be held in Centro and Zona Norte, honoring the choro until the evening. Choro is celebrated on […]
Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, April 23, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Monday, and below there is a list of bars and pubs that are always a good choice. PARTY: Sarrada System (Lapa) – Tonight Pub Kriok is hosting an unmissable party with music from a broad range of genres – there will be something for everyone! The first […]
US Sanctions Loom Over “Defiant Turkey”
*I’ve alerted my readers for some time now that this was the direction the US was going to move in... And this move has NOTHING to do with the Baptist Pastor Brunson- Or the delusion that Mike Pompeo is a "good christian". I'll underline the facts of the matter, many of which, have been long covered here* *al monitor* *"Congress has revived threats to sanction Turkey over the detention of North Carolina Pastor Andrew Brunson, as well as other US citizens and Turkish staff members of US diplomatic missions that it believes are being held as “political pawns.”* *Brunson is tied to ... more »
Musical Interlude: Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”
Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lin-a2lTelg
Number Of Displaced Continues To Drop In Iraq
The war against the Islamic State that started in 2014 caused the second major displacement of Iraqis since 2003. Over 5 million people left their homes. Now that the conflict is over, more and more people are returning. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) counted3,635,598 people had returned to their homes. From February 28 to March 31 123,996 people went back, a 4% increase from the previous period. A total of 1,279,740 people have returned to Ninewa, 1,235,514 in Anbar, 511,386 in Salahaddin, 273,612 in Kirkuk, 219,666 in Diyala, and 76,644 in Baghdad. Ninewa had ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History – Apr 23
1917 British Samarra Offensive ended in victory over Ottomans British suffered 18,000 casualties 1920 Ataturk gave speech demanding Turkey’s southern territories include Mosul and Sulaymaniya (Musings On Iraq article on how Mosul province became part of Iraq) 1941 PM Gaylani asked for German military intervention in case of war with England 1941 London decided to land an entire division from India in Basra 1948 Kirkuk oil workers protested against Anglo-Iraq Treaty 1989 Ali Hassan al-Majid’s special powers over northern Iraq for Anfal ended (Musings On Iraq a... more »
Brazil’s Samarco Gets Extension to Settle Dam Spill Damages
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A Brazilian court in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais has extended the deadline for Samarco, Vale and BHP to present the final settlement related to one of Brazil’s worst environmental accidents, the Samarco dam rupture in 2015. This is the fourth extension given to the […]
BREAKING: The New York Times did it again!
*MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018Long ago, Trump got his start:* Within our failing American culture, is there *any* mistaken or ridiculous narrative which *didn't* get its start at the New York Times? We'll guess the answer is yes! That said, in yesterday's Washington Post, we learned how Donald J. Trump conned his way onto the original Forbes 400 list way back in 1982. At the time, Trump was actually worth $5 million, according to yesterday's report. Forbes listed him at $100 million. It was a 95 percent deception, and the start of a long, continuing con. How did Trump con his way onto t... more »
5 Fast Facts You Need To Know About The Tennessee Waffle House Shooting
[image: shooting] The suspected gunman in the Waffle House shooting is still on the loose and his record shows that he was interviewed by the FBI and his guns were seized after an incident last year. The post 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know About The Tennessee Waffle House Shooting appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Hungary Introduces “Stop George Soros” Bill Effectively Forcing Out the Billionaire’s Organization
[image: soros] In response to proposed "Stop Soros" legislation in Hungary, George Soros plans to move his Central European University to Vienna. The post Hungary Introduces “Stop George Soros” Bill Effectively Forcing Out the Billionaire’s Organization appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
European Court of Human Rights refuses to intervene in 23-month-old Alfie Evans’s case
Tom Evans and Kate James, the parents of sweet, 23-month-old Alfie Evans will not be allowed to present their case before the European Court of Human Rights after judges in the UK refused to intervene on their son’s behalf. The parents had hoped to overturn the judges ruling that doctors at Liverpool’s Alder Hey hospital could stop
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Overlooked deficiency could take you hostage to a wheelchair
By Dr. Mercola According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population have marginal vitamin B12 status and 9 percent are deficient. Vitamin B12 insufficiency and deficiency increase your risk of serious health problems, many of which mimic more serious neurological diseases and can easily lead to misdiagnosis and improper
Michigan orders over 200 medical cannabis dispensaries to shut down
At the beginning of the month, 40 medical cannabis dispensaries in Michigan received cease-and-desist letters from the state demanding their immediate closure. At the time, state regulators promised that hundreds more dispensaries would be closing, and this week it happened; over 200 dispensaries in the state, most located in Detroit, have now received the same letter telling
Facebook Teams Up with Shady DARPA Exec to Scan Your Brain and Augment Your Reality
*Phillip Schneider* - Facebook users need to ask themselves how far is too far?
"You Are Only Sure Of Today..."
“Do not look back on happiness or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.” - Henry Ward Beecher
BREAKING: Armenian PM resigns amid MASSIVE opposition protests
Mass protests against Armenian ex-President and newly appointed Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan have been ongoing in the country for the second week straight, with soldiers taking to the streets earlier in the day. More The post BREAKING: Armenian PM resigns amid MASSIVE opposition protests appeared first on The Duran.
"Stop and Assess"
*"Stop and Assess"* by James Howard Kunstler "America has become Alzheimer Nation. Nothing is remembered for more than a few minutes. The news media, which used to function as a sort of collective brain, is a memory hole that events are shoved down and extinguished in. An attack in Syria, you ask? What was that about? Facebook stole your…what? Four lives snuffed out in a… a what? Something about waffles? Trump said… what? Let’s pause today and make an assessment of where things stand in this country as winter finally coils into Spring. As you might expect, a nation overrun with law... more »
The Washington Post finds that since the Columbine shooting in 1999 there have been 208,000 children exposed to gun violence in 212 schools.
Courtesy of WaPo: *The Washington Post has spent the past year determining how many children have been exposed to gun violence during school hours since the Columbine High massacre in 1999. * *Beyond the dead and wounded, children who witness the violence or cower behind locked doors to hide from it can be profoundly traumatized. * *The federal government does not track school shootings, so The Post pieced together its numbers from news articles, open-source databases, law enforcement reports and calls to schools and police departments.* *Since March, The Post has taken a closer ... more »
"Just Look At Us..."
"Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information and religions destroy spirituality." - Michael Ellner
Water Wars: Tensions Build as the South China Sea Hosts Military Exercises
A satellite image shows more than 40 Chinese naval ships, including the country's first aircraft carrier, sailing in formation in the South China Sea, just south of Hainan, on April 1. (Credit: The Wall Street Journal/Planet Labs Inc.) *Tensions Build as the South China Sea Hosts Military Exercises* The high tempo of Chinese military drills and operations in the South China Sea during recent weeks coincides with new deployments from the United States, illustrating the high stakes of territorial disputes in the region. In its largest show of naval forces in modern times, the Chines... more »
The Travel Ban and Presidential Power
With the Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral argument on April 25 in *Trump v. Hawaii*, now is a good time to consider the government’s reliance on the president’s Article II power as a legal justification for the third iteration of President Trump’s travel ban. In both its initial brief and its reply to Hawaii’s arguments, the government invokes Article II and a statutory provision: 8 USC § 1182(f). Asserting that Article II provides “broad authority” for President Trump’s action, the government cites the Cold War Supreme court decision, *United States ex rel. Knauff v. Shaughne... more »
Implications of our “post-subpoena” world
David Schulz Last week FBI whistleblower Terry Albury pled guilty in Minneapolis to two counts of violating the Espionage Act. Albury is the second person – after Reality Winner – prosecuted by the Trump administration for leaking documents to the media in just 15 months. This puts Trump on track to outdo President Obama’s record-setting pace of Espionage Act whistleblower prosecutions, a chilling prospect given the description in the just-released Comey memos of the President and his FBI Director gleefully discussing the prospect of pursuing leakers aggressively and hoping to “n... more »
Miniature Human Brains Grow for Months When Implanted in Mice Skulls.
Miniature Human Brains Grow for Months When Implanted in Mice Skulls – Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/miniature-human-brains-grow-for-months-when-implanted-in-mice-skulls/ Advertisements
Russia's S-300 or S-400: F-35 Killer or Overhyped?
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * It depends who you ask--and when. The Pentagon is casting doubt on the effectiveness of Russian-made air defense systems. The Pentagon’s move appears to be aimed at deterring Turkey from purchasing the Russian-made S-400. However, the Pentagon’s statements call into question why the United States and its allies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars into stealth aircraft and stealthy long-range cruise missiles if Russian-made surface-to-air weapons are completely ineffective. Until the Pentagon’s April 19 press briefing, the Defense Department... more »
Will This New Gun Turn China's Soldiers into Super Killers?
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, * No. And here's why. To hear Chinese state media tell it, the soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army will go into battle in the future wearing an array of high-tech gizmos. In their hands will be enormous weapons combining a rifle with a 20-millimeter grenade launcher akin to the old — and cancelled — American OICW. On top of that, they will have heads-up displays and networked positioning systems so Chinese troops can monitor each other digitally, almost like a video game. It looks impressive, and Chinese announcements of the system have circu... more »
France Had Some Big Problems Firing Missiles at Syria
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, Middle East* So maybe it is mission almost not accomplished? While U.S. and UK forces pummeled three suspected chemical weapons sites across Syria, the French military reportedly had some issues pulling its weight. The three naval cruise missiles fired from the French frigate Languedoc were initially intended to come from a different French frigate whose first salvo simply “did not fire,” French Joint Chief of Staff spokesman Col. Patrick Steiger told Defense News. Steiger stated the cause of the misfire was currently unknown; Navy Re... more »
Get Ready for a World without Work
*Alexander Velez-Green* *Economics, North America* The crisis of our time might be just about here. In his last Reddit post, Stephen Hawking warned that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) could tear society apart. Dr. Hawking’s words should inspire caution in all who deal with AI. Fortunately, however, this challenge is not unprecedented. U.S. officials should heed lessons learned at home and abroad over past industrial revolutions. It’s too soon to tell whether AI means the end of human labor. But it’s time for the American government to prepare the country for the worst:... more »
The Army Is Developing Stealthy 3D Printed Squid Drones
*Eugene K. Chow* *Security, North America* Yes, you read that correctly. In the near future, 3D-printed squid drones could be stealthily slithering around urban battlespaces. Seeking to overcome the limitations of existing robots and their clumsy movements, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has turned to nature for inspiration. According to Dr. Ed Habtour, an ARL specialist in nonlinear structural dynamics, the army’s current robots are built using rigid mechanical and electrical elements resulting in stiff-jointed, inflexible movement. As a consequence, these robots per... more »
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Robert Costanza reviews Mariana Mazzucato's *The Value of Everything*, and highlights its focus on attaching proper importance to priorities that aren't reflected in prices: (T)he current mainstream ‘marginalist’ concept bases value on market exchanges: price, as revealed by the interaction of supply and demand in markets, determines value, and the only things that have value are those that fetch a price. This has major implications for ideas about the distinction between value creation and value extraction, the nature of unearned income... more »
Aid to Israel - A Washington Pastime
Some months back, I posted an article on how Israel influences America's federal political theatre through the use pro-Israel "industry" which includes a number of lobbyists and individuals who donate to election candidates of their choice. As a reminder and for your information if you missed the posting, here is a list of lobbyists who were active on the pro-Israel file during 2017: Here is a graphic that shows how much was spent by the pro-Israel lobby over the past two decades: ...and here is a table showing how much the pro-Israel lobby spent on lobbying on behalf of the Neta... more »
Executive who oversaw “black ops” in Iraq hired for anti-Qatar attack, Bureau reveals
Man who helped oversee Pentagon psyops account for PR firm hired to show Qatar’s links with terror
"Why Google Threatened to Ban Us”
*"Why Google Threatened to Ban Us”* by Bill Bonner "As regular readers know, our mission at the Diary is to connect the dots. As we like to say, we’re sometimes right, sometimes wrong…but always in doubt. Recently, we tried to connect the dots here in our hometown of Baltimore. Why is it that the once-prosperous areas of West Baltimore now more closely resemble a third-world city than a neighborhood in the most powerful country on Earth? Our conclusion was that the feds undermined the two most successful win-win deals in history: marriage and work. Get the ‘world improvers’ out of ... more »
New Lynching Memorial Offers Chance to Remember, Heal
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is a project of the nonprofit Equal Justice Initiative, a legal advocacy group in Montgomery.
Man Who Snatched AR-15 from Gunman: ‘It Was Life or Death’
James Shaw Jr., a 29-year-old Nashville resident, found himself wrestling with the suspect after four people had already been fatally shot at a Waffle House.
Royal Baby: It’s a Boy for Kate on England’s National Day
The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy.
Turkey’s Military Offensive in Afrin
It appears that the renewed conflict led to all actors involved to switch their sides to pursue their mutual interest which includes the new U.S –Turkey and its FSA, Assad-YPG alliance in Syrian civil war. The post Turkey’s Military Offensive in Afrin appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
GAPS AND STANDARDS: Gaps between two large school districts!
*MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018Part 1—Twenty miles apart:* Let's talk today about some gaps between two large school systems. There are more than 13,000 public school systems in the United States. The two of which we speak today are located roughly twenty miles apart. Each of these systems is among the nation's hundred largest. The two school systems are these: *The Baltimore City Public Schools, *which was serving roughly 84,000 students as of 2010. *The Howard County (Md.) Public Schools,* which enrolled roughly 51,000 students that year. These large school systems aren't far apart a... more »
World News Briefs -- April 23, 2018
Protesters celebrate at an antigovernment rally in central Yerevan on April 23. *BBC: **Serzh Sargsyan: Armenian PM resigns after days of protests* Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan has resigned, state television reports. Mr Sargsyan's resignation follows 11 days of protests against him by opposition supporters, who accuse him of clinging to power after serving the maximum 10 years as president. "The street movement is against my tenure. I am fulfilling your demand," he said in a statement. Mr Sargsyan was appointed prime minister last Tuesday after two consecutive terms as... more »
Investigative reporter who has covered Trump for 30 years says the evidence shows 'he is a traitor'
Investigative reporter who has covered Trump for 30 years says the evidence shows 'he is a traitor': The saga of President Donald Trump consists of several parallel and intersecting stories. This article was originally published at Salon There is the structural dimension. Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton was not entirely unpredictable or shocking. America’s crisis in civic literacy, political polarization, rampant anti-intellectualism, deeply embedded sexism and racism, greed, broken schools and weakened democratic institutions, as well as a hollowed-out public sphere where peop... more »
FALSE FLAG ALERT! FAKE ISIS TO TARGET GLOBALIST SITES TO CARRY OUT REIGN OF TERROR
ZACH: INTEL INSIDER, DEEP STATE DEATH THROW! – ALEX JONES INFOWARS Incredible! Plans seem to be in the work to stage false flags, possibly with chemical weapons, by ISIS against Globalist entities CNN, the UN and the Federal Reserve etc to allow for the Globalists to portray themsleves as victims and link the Globalists’ enemies […]
The Coming Fall of the House of Windsor
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180423-fall-of-house-of-windsor.pdf Almost a quarter century after it was first published, Lyndon LaRouche's October 1994 article, "The Coming Fall of the House of Windsor," remains today the most profound call to arms for all of humanity to at last rid itself of the scourge of the British Empire's oligarchism, a scourge which still today threatens to destroy the entire world rather than lose its grip on the planet. LaRouche wrote that article as the introduction to a 60-page EIR Special Report of that same title, which was prepared under LaRouche's person... more »
Underwhelmed
The Liberal convention in Halifax left Michael Harris underwhelmed. That word also describes Harris evaluation of Justin Trudeau. He does give Trudeau credit for accomplishing a few important things: There were definitely some things to boast about. Probably the most difficult piece of legislation passed by the government was its death with dignity provisions. Trudeau and the Liberals navigated this emotional minefield with grace and courage. The Liberals have also clearly improved the Canada Pension Plan and the Child Tax Credit to the benefit of a lot of Canadians. And Justin di... more »
Obama Administration had ZERO intelligence to go after candidate Trump
It was all “trumped” up. Then Comey “leaked” lies through his buddy to the New York Times. Watch this bombshell interview of Nunes and Bartiromo. In order to launch an investigation you need evidence. They had none! This is probably the biggest scandal that Obama and the Democrats hide. At the highest level, a counter intelligence investigation in order to spy on the “other” campaign. I don’t think this can be blamed on Hillary Clinton—I put it at the feet of Obama. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W54KbYPfkcw
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*Arizona Teachers Vote To Strike, Sparking Statewide Walkout* Teachers in Arizona held a strike vote on Thursday that launched Arizona's first-ever statewide walkout and turned down a proposed pay raise — instead demanding increased school funding. The Arizona Education Association and the grass-roots group the Arizona Educators United announced that teachers will walk off the job April 26. At issue is a plan crafted by Gov. Doug Ducey to give teachers a 20 percent raise by 2020, starting with a 9 percent hike next year. Initially, Ducey's plan drew support from two education adv... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 23, 2018
An image, taken from a drone, of the missile’s belly (Lockheed Martin)Source:Supplied *News.com.au:* *Meet the US military’s warship killer: These new missiles will sink enemy ships* ENEMIES of the United States will soon have to face a new devastating missile in the nation’s arsenal — a destroyer of enemy warships. ENEMIES of the United States will soon have to face a new devastating missile in the nation’s arsenal — a destroyer of enemy warships. This new missile can penetrate deep into enemy space to sink their warships. Loaded with tech to make it “smart,” it both detects and ... more »
WATCH: Cops Kill Unarmed Dad in Parking Lot, Crash Funeral to Use His Dead Finger to Unlock Phone
[image: funeral] Surveillance footage that police claim did not exist has been released showing them killing an unarmed father. They also admitted to going to the funeral home to use his dead finger to unlock his phone. The post WATCH: Cops Kill Unarmed Dad in Parking Lot, Crash Funeral to Use His Dead Finger to Unlock Phone appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
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*More childish reasoning from the NYT* They have up an article headed: "We Are Conservatives and We Believe Climate Change Is Real". And everything they say in that connection is perfectly correct -- but irrelevant. Their *modus operandi* is to find one conservative in a number of countries who does believe in climate change and put up a whole series of short videos in which these selected people rom different countries affirm their belief in climate change. But it is an unutterably childish exercise. If they had asked me whether I believed in climate change I too would have sa... more »
‘Whole Douma Story Was Staged’: Journos Struggle to Find Proof of ‘Chemical Attack’
RT Published on Apr 23, 2018 RT’s Murad Gazdiev highlights a number of eyewitness accounts from Douma, Syria that people directly involved in the notorious “chemical attack” video actually had no idea about the alleged use of chemicals there. end
Flawed climate science paper “exposed potential weaknesses” in the peer review process
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Why does a president demand loyalty from people who work for him?
Yu Ouyang, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Purdue University Northwest at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
There's a trade-off when presidents appoint loyalists. A loyalist may not be as competent as the position demands, but he or she may satisfy the president by carrying out his agenda.
The census will officially count same-sex couples for the first time ever – but that's not enough
Akiesha Anderson, Law Fellow, Williams Institute, University of California, Los Angeles at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
The 2020 census will count same-sex couples across the US. A broader count of the LGBT population would be even better.
Macron-Trump summit has high stakes for France's embattled leader
Garret Martin, Professorial Lecturer, American University School of International Service at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Trump is rolling out the red carpet for Macron's visit to Washington. But the French president has some tough talks ahead, as the two leaders discuss thorny issues like trade and the Iran deal.
Ohio mom with conceal carry permit accidentally shoots and kills her two year old daughter.
Courtesy of Cleveland.com: *A 2-year-old girl was accidentally shot and killed by her mother at a hotel Friday night, police say. * *The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. at a hotel on Euclid Avenue, according to a post on the Wickliffe Police Department's Facebook page. * *Police received a call about a child that suffered a gunshot wound. * *The first officer who made it to the scene performed CPR on the child and paramedics took over once they arrived. The girl was pronounced dead at Lake Health West Medical Center, police said. * *A preliminary investigation indicated the ... more »
Enjoining the Transfer of a US-Saudi Citizen to Saudi Arabia: A Doe v. Mattis Update and Initial Preview
Photo: Wikimedia/Phyzome Can the U.S. government transfer a dual U.S.-Saudi citizen, without his consent, from U.S. military custody in Iraq to Saudi custody in Saudi Arabia? This issue has been percolating for a while in federal court, but the case is now heading rapidly towards an answer. On Thursday last week, a federal judge said no, issuing a preliminary injunction barring the transfer of a man known to the public only as John Doe. The underlying opinion justifying that decision won’t be public until later this week, but it’s reasonably clear from the prior briefing and the ... more »
Reports: British Police Have Identified The Key Suspects In The Nerve Agent Attack On Sergei Skripal
Codenamed 'Gordon', the 54-year-old former FSB spy is thought to use the cover name Mihails Savickis and two other aliases *Daily Mail:* *Former Russian spy codenamed ‘Gordon’ is ‘identified by police as suspect in poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal’…but officers fear they will never be able to catch him* * Police believe a former spy codenamed 'Gordon' is behind the Salisbury attack * Comes after Russia's ambassador hinted Britain is behind the poisoning scandal * Alexander Yakovenko took issue with the OPCW's report of the poisoning * Nine sites across Salisbury cordoned off ... more »
DCCC-- Tearing Up The California Democratic Party... With No One To Stop Them
*Gil Cisneros-- this is what a DCCC recruit looks like* Alexander Burns decided to tell the story from a primarily DCCC/Washington perspective: Fearing Chaos, National Democrats Plunge Into Midterm Primary Fights. Yes, they fear chaos... but there's more to it than that. He picked CA-39 as the example. But he doesn't know the story and didn't name the main characters in the chaos. Early on the DCCC wanted to get two friendly allies from Dana Rohrabacher's 48th CD along coastal Orange County where they lived and wanted to run. One was very wealthy Vietnamese-American physician Mai Kh...more »
Russia: No Decision Yet on S300's
* All promotion of the S300's being present in Syria or being a sure thing at this time is speculation that plays into the Usrael propaganda machine- Spreading incorrect information, seems to me, is doing the work of the global tyranny, witting or unwitting. Lavrov made clear if Russia makes this decision it will be made public.* *Reuters* *MOSCOW, April 23 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Russia had not yet decided whether it would deliver advanced S-300 missile systems to Syria, but would not make a secret of the matter if it took such a decision, t... more »
WHAT TRAVIS REINKING'S FATHER WAS ALLOWED TO DO IS EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG WITH THE GUN CULTURE
You probably know this about the man suspected of shooting up a Tennessee Waffle House and killing four people: Months before the man suspected of killing four people at a Tennessee Waffle House on Sunday became the target of a manhunt, authorities arrested him for trying to breach a barrier near the White House and later seized his guns. Among the four weapons they took from Travis Reinking was the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle that police say he used in the Waffle House on Sunday. Two of the other weapons — a long gun and a handgun — are missing from Reinking’s apartment, and as of ... more »
Petroleum ISDS cases pose major threat to climate action
23-Apr-2018 Research shows that mining and energy industries are the most frequent users of Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanisms.
The dark side of our lack of online and electronic privacy
I've spoken often before about the dangers of surrendering our privacy to pervasive monitoring and intrusive advertising by companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, and so on. I've also mentioned the risks posed by smartphone apps that demand to know your location, often for no discernible reason. Of course, they're selling your personal information to advertisers and other interested parties. However, most people appear not to care about that - something I still find inexplicable. Karl Denninger warns that such lack of privacy may play into the hands of more than just preda... more »
Technology Makes It Easy For CIA Agents To Be Tracked In 30 Countries
YouTube *CNN: **CIA agents in 'about 30 countries' being tracked by technology, top official says* (CNN)CIA officers working overseas used to expect to be followed after hours by adversarial spies hoping to find their sources. But now, foreign spies often don't need to bother because technology can do it for them, said Dawn Meyerriecks, deputy director of the CIA's science and technology division. Digital surveillance, including closed-circuit television and wireless infrastructure, in about 30 countries is so good that physical tracking is no longer necessary, Meyerriecks told t... more »
Trump Agrees to China Talks Despite Rejecting WTO Authority
[image: trump-agrees-to-china-talks-despite-rejecting-wto-authority] Despite arguing that the World Trade Organization has no authority over the issue, the Trump administration has agreed to enter into a WTO “dispute settlement” scheme with the Communist Chinese dictatorship. The Trump administration argues that the primary disagreement, which surrounds U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, is a matter of national security, and therefore beyond the purview of the globalist WTO. Instead, U.S. authorities countered that the regime in Beijing was actually violating international ... more »
Merkel Denounces Rising Anti-Semitism from Arab Refugees
'The emergence of "another form of anti-Semitism" from refugees of Arab origin arriving in Germany has been denounced by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Speaking during an interview with an Israeli television broadcaster on Sunday, the recently re-elected German leader pointed to Arab immgrants who bring profoudly anti-Jewish sentiments to their new home as "dismaying." "We have a new phenomenon, as we have many refugees among whom there are, for example, people of Arab origin who bring another form of anti-Semitism into the country," Merkel told the private Channel 10 network. ... Mrs... more »
For SJWs in education, I became a template for villains
Since the February 14th conference, the media have approached the "revolutionary methods to teach" in a somewhat more balanced way – equivalently, a conflict of a sort continued. H-mat.cz is the website promoting Hejný's method or the VOBS method (the acronym means "Education Oriented to the Building of Schemes" in Czech) and they post various press releases. Several recent press releases are dedicated to the debate about the right ways to teach mathematics. The newest one reposts some text published in Lidovky, the global pseudointellectuals' preferred daily, on Thursday. The dail... more »
St George's Day: What are your questions? per BBC News
Is this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43864595 really the only article on the BBC on St George's Day? The BBC seem happy to celebrate, or report the celebrations, St Patrick's Day and St Andrew's Day, even St David's Day but St George's Day, no? Because in BBC land St George's Day is only celebrated by racists and anyway St George wasn't English anyway so there! Please do note that you will be told by lefty types that St George was a Muslim. If told this, ask when he was born and when he died, the answer is AD 256–285 to 23 April 303 AD. Then ask them how someone who died in... more »
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Where Are All The Warriors?
*Admiral Richard Macke (Ret.), US Naval Institute:* *Where Have All the Warriors Gone? * Some time ago I received a Christmas card from a great naval officer who announced his retirement. The news caught me off-guard because he was one of the true warriors: smart, logical, bold, and ferocious. He had experienced combat and demonstrated leadership at every rank from commander through rear admiral. I thought he was destined for three stars and certainly capable of jobs at the four-star level. After some discrete inquiries, I learned that he had not made the cut for the next star. Of... more »
Holtec Refused to Make Costs Available to US Gov; Continues to Suck Taxpayer Money; Wants To Bury High Level Nuclear Waste In New Mexico
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : As US attorneys noted: “Holtec should not be able to use a highly regulated and publicly…
On the Notion of Art in Ancient Times
Paul Oskar KristellerIn his essay, “The Modern System of Fine Arts: A Study in the History of Aesthetics, Part I,” (*Journal of the History of Ideas*, Vol. 12, No. 4, Oct., 1951), Paul Oskar Kristeller argues that the modern notion of “art” was essentially an invention of the eighteenth century, and that the pre-eighteenth century world lacked any comparable notion of “art.” He points out that the term which the ancient Greeks (and the Romans) used for “art” did not connote “fine art” in the modern sense, rather it applied to all the crafts and sciences. Kristeller notes in his art... more »
Trump brand Christianity.
I swear if these guidelines get any looser I might have to consider going back to church wearing my Black Sabbath t-shit and my Satanic Birkenstocks. Just kidding, I'm never going back and they can't make me.
Russian cargo ship potentially carrying S-300 system arrives at Syrian port
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – The Russian cargo ship, RoRo Sparta II, has reportedly arrived to the Port of Tartous in western Syria, today, Yoruk Isik of the Bosphorous Observer told Al-Masdar News this morning. According to Isik, the RoRo Sparta II made the long journey from the Russian port-city of Novorossiysk earlier this week […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Death toll from Saudi airstrike on Yemeni wedding rises to 88: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – The death toll from the Saudi airstrike on the Yemeni wedding, yesterday, has risen exponentially, the Yemen-based Saba News Agency reported this morning. According to the Saba report, at least 88 civilians have been found dead as a result of this Saudi airstrike on the wedding in the Al-Raqa area […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Large Syrian cargo plane travels from Iran to Idlib airbase
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – A large Syrian cargo plane recently made the short trip from the Iranian capital of Tehran to the Abu Dhuhour Military Airport in southern Idlib, Yoruk Isik of the Bosphorous Observer reported on Sunday. According to Isik, the Syrian Arab Airlines was using the Ilyushin Il-76T, which is a multi-purpose […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Latest map update of southern Damascus battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been on the move today, liberating several buildings from the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in the southern districts of Damascus. Backed by several Palestinian groups, the Syrian Arab Army’s 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard was able to control of more buildings inside the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military intensifies attack on northern Homs (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 A.M.) – Earlier today, the Syrian and Russian forces launched a powerful assault against the Islamist rebels in the northern countryside of the Homs Governorate, targeting several areas in the Al-Rastan Plain. Using both air and ground strikes, the Syrian and Russian forces have been pounding the Islamist forces in a bid […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi airstrike kills at least 20 civilians at Yemeni wedding
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – The Saudi-led Coalition carried out another deadly bombing in northern Yemen, killing scores of civilians that were attending a wedding ceremony. According to the Yemen-based Al-Masirah TV, at least 20 civilians were killed and another 40 more were wounded in the Hajjah Governorate, Sunday, when a Saudi airstrike hit a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US mulls keeping naval carrier in eastern Mediterranean
The US military is debating whether to keep its aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman near the Middle East instead of rotating it after a set period of time, according to the Defense News website. It quoted US Defense Department officials as saying that the move is still under discussion and that it “would be a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
German reporter claims Douma residents told him chemical weapons attack was staged
The German TV reporter Uli Gack visited a refugee camp, where about 20,000 people from East Ghouta and Douma have fled. According to the reporter, people from there were convinced that the chemical attack, which the Syrian government has been blamed for, was staged by terrorists. According to the former Douma residents cited by the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army, Palestinian forces begin storming strategic town in southern Damascus
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside their Palestinian allies, launched a powerful attack on the key town of Hajar Al-Aswad in the southern part of Damascus this morning, a military source told Al-Masdar News. Led by the 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army and their Palestinian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
GAZA PROTEST: 41 dead and 5000+ injured
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:00 A.M)- An 18 year old Palestinian boy has been confirmed dead this morning, falling victim to his previously inflicted gunshot wounds. Eighteen year old, Said Mahmoud Wahba from Rafah (Gaza Strip), was shot in the head last Friday, he was suffering from deafness prior to being shot by an Israeli Sniper. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Netanyahu rebukes Iran, claims IRGC is creating army to fight Israel
Speaking at a session of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)’s General Staff, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lambasted recent remarks issued by Tehran towards Israel. “Today I heard what Iran’s Foreign Minister said, accusing Israel of violating international law. This is the Foreign Minister of a country that dispatches armed drones against Israel and missiles against […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian, Russian forces unleash massive assault on northern Homs after rebels rejet peace terms
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The Syrian and Russian forces unleashed a massive assault on the Islamist-held towns in northern Homs this morning, a military source told Al-Masdar News. According to the military source, the Syrian and Russian air forces launched several airstrikes over the northern countryside of Homs, targeting many towns inside the Al-Rastan […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Rebels trained by Norway are planning to fight Syrian gov’t: report
The Norwegian-trained Syrian militia called the Revolutionary Command Army (MaT) meant to help quell Daesh* are now waging a war against the Syrian leadership and pro-government forces, the Norwegian daily Klassekampen reported. According to Klassekampen, the rebel group is now openly fighting for a regime change in Syria, while also being an important part of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army launches massive attack on IS targets south of Damascus (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has reportedly gained further ground against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the al-Hajar al-Aswad district, to the south of Damascus, using heavy artillery as fighting continued in the area on Sunday. Footage shows soldiers as they prepared and fired rocket launchers, reportedly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Aleppo’s Armenians burn Turkish products on 103rd anniversary of genocide (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 A.M.) – Members of the Armenian communities in Aleppo gathered on Sunday in a rally marking the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian genocide and condemning more recent Turkish military actions in the region. Participants carried banners and called for the active boycott of Turkish products as they set a pile of Turkish […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Dr. Paul Offit Blames Parents, Not Vaccines, For Immune System & Infection Concerns
By Teresa Conrick I would laugh at the irony if it was not so damn sad and wrong. Paul Offit, a vaccine-maker, profiteer, and head of infectious disease at CHOP, the hub of vaccine industry central, is now asking how...
Boulder, CO wants oil companies to make it snow and pay it billions
Boulderites want the courts to force ExxonMobil and Suncor to pay treble damages for causing too much snow and thus floods in some years, too little snow and thus droughts and poor ski conditions in other years; multiple heat waves in some years, bitter cold in others.
The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Will Now Operate Surface And Undersea Drones
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans (Credit: Warrior Maven) *FOX News: **Navy Littoral Combat Ship to operate swarms of drones* The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship will now have the ability to operate surface and undersea drones to improve effectiveness, particularly when it comes to destroying mines, surveying enemy waters and launching attacks. The growing fleet of unmanned surface vessels has made rapid technological improvements in recent months, including being capable of performing longer-range surveillance. They've also become more eff... more »
Take the Syria missile strike quiz for UK citizens questioning the official narrative, my “war effort” to help repair damage caused by my email to W.H.O.
To help the UK government deal with a massive wave of doubt reported among “educated and informed” people about the official narrative of the Syrian missile strike, I have decided to try, humbly, to help them out. My educated and informed friends are emailing me en masse asking me about what's going on in Syria because […]
Germany’s Largest Public TV News Broadcaster: Syria Chemical Attack “Most Likely Staged”
From Infowars Germany’s Largest Public TV News Broadcaster: Syria Chemical Attack “Most Likely Staged” It appears that all local Syrians encountered by the German public broadcast reporter were immediately dismissive of the widespread allegation Zero Hedge – April 22, 2018 74 Comments Germany’s Largest Public TV News Broadcaster: Syria Chemical Attack “Most Likely Staged” […]
Report on Oura Bay, Okinawa gate blockade
Blocking construction gate at Camp Schwab on Oura Bay today (Monday) in Okinawa - gate closed for 5 hours - hundreds of folks doing the blockade. It got rough near the end as the Japanese police got tired and angry. They began to push hard and shove folks around alot. I got thrown to the ground by some police who were trying to open the path for the dump trucks carrying rocks into the base. I landed on top of a policeman and it looked to me like his arm got broken as he hit a cement block as he fell. He was in great pain but he cushioned my fall. I felt bad for him but it was ... more »
Fluoride Officially Classified as a Neurotoxin in World’s Most Prestigious Medical Journals: What Exactly Are We Drinking?
Fluoride Officially Classified as a Neurotoxin in World’s Most Prestigious Medical Journals: What Exactly Are We Drinking? https://www.selfdevelopshop.com/fluoride-officially-classified-as-a-neurotoxin/ Advertisements
Research Reveals Plants Can Think, Choose & Remember
Research Reveals Plants Can Think, Choose & Remember http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/research-reveals-plants-can-think-choose-remember
Does pot really dull a teen’s brain?
Medical Xpress: Does pot really dull a teen’s brain? https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-04-pot-dull-teen-brain.html
30 Behaviors That Will Make You Unstoppable.
30 Behaviors That Will Make You Unstoppable | Thrive Global https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/12662-30-behaviors-that-will-make-you-unstoppable?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=keywee-ind&kwp_0=764943&kwp_4=2664323&kwp_1=1130469
Synthetic Marijuana Approved by DEA for Medicine While the Real Thing Remains Illegal
Synthetic Marijuana Approved by DEA for Medicine While the Real Thing Remains Illegal http://trueorganicandfree.com/synthetic-marijuana-approved-dea-medicine-real-thing-remains-illegal/
Is a false flag attack on a US Navy ship next?
The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group left the east coast Naval Station Norfolk, VA on 11th April. More The post Is a false flag attack on a US Navy ship next? appeared first on The Duran.
The Pentagon Wants To Win The Race To Develop New Hypersonic Technologies
High Speed Strike Weapon (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin) *Military.com: **Pentagon Aims to Win Global Race for New Hypersonic Technologies* If the great Space Race that began in the 1950s helped define technologies that would take satellites and mankind into space, a new kind of global competition today will define technologies that move at more than five times the speed of sound. The U.S. Air Force this week awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract to develop a prototype hypersonic cruise missile, or the Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon. The project -- one of two hyperso... more »
Man Living In Highly Contaminated Soviet Nuclear Test Zone With Rare Body Shrinking Disease
“Ardak lives in the highly contaminated Semipalatinsk nuclear test zone in Kazakhstan. He is 33 and suffering from a rare … Continue reading →
Soviet Nuclear Tests Linked To Mutations
Link: http://youtu.be/RFkToNzDXbI The Soviet Union not only tested above ground nuclear weapons in Kazakhstan, but also in the Arctic, including … Continue reading →
Small Head Size And Delayed Body Weight Growth In Wild Japanese Fukushima Monkeys Due To Radiation Exposure
Snow Monkeys, Nagano, Japan, by Yblieb, CC-By-SA-3.0 via wikimedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_macaque “Small head size and delayed body weight growth in wild … Continue reading →
"Why The Other Side Won’t Listen to Reason"
*"Why The Other Side Won’t Listen to Reason"* by David Cain "At some point during your first year as a human being, the adults throw a real curveball at you. They expect you to start understanding what right and wrong mean. These lessons come in the form of mysterious reactions that follow certain things you do. After you pull all the books from the bottom shelf onto the floor, quite a feat for a one year-old, they scold you for some reason. When you pee in the correct place, they praise you. It’s completely baffling, but over time you get a sense that adults are extremely preoccup... more »
Qanon Q&A Midterm elections safe from voter fraud
The Intel here is priceless. A lot of nouveau - rich Dems are obviously toast and it will all become public soon as around June and leading into the midterms. This means that a number of those folks will be forced to resign in the next three months. Also the IG report uncovered at least 8 + million votes were swapped in 2017. This will obviously end in the Midterms and we will surely see a major political shift in California in particular but elsewhere as well. The DNC will struggle to survive and will need to literally reconstitute itself after the expected blowout. Unfortu... more »
How China can win a trade war in 1 move
Sorry children, do not try this. The Canadian mining industry is soo ready for this eventuality. The resultant price signals alone will mobilize the industry and in three months thousands of junior mining companies will have fresh money with which to scour the globe for easy to access deposits. At the same time the global processing industry will lock up long term supply contracts and quickly establish facilities in preparation for the incoming supply. Inside two years the Chinese can be locked out of the market and their competitors riding along with the support of government... more »
How To Start A Straw Bale Garden In 30 Days (And Why You Really Should!)
This method is ideal for situations were the soil is almost non existent or were you have a deep sod as well. In the case of the sod, you want to lay down a membrane or simply cardboard boxes. during the growing season the underlying sod will breakdown and at the end you can blend the remains of the bale into the underlying soil to produce a good working bed for the next season. Doing this multiple times steadily improves the underlying soil base. Here they use the bales for a variety of crops and that is somewhat okay. i like the potato because it will actually load up the w... more »
Why A Systems Flush Is Your Friend
Why I'm always swimming in the Digital River, crossing and recrossing it. Rotating systems frequently, and with partitioned use cases. Continue reading →
Here Are The Entire Inventories Of The Israeli And Canadian Air Forces
*The Warzone/The Drive:* *These Handy Graphics Show The Entire Inventories Of The Israeli And Canadian Air Forces* *Being able to visualize an air force's aircraft fleet and how it is organized helps bring perspective as to its strengths and weaknesses. * Aircraft inventories, squadron organization, and basing locations of various air arms around the globe are always of great interest to anyone who keeps an eye on military aviation, and nobody conveys that information better than our good friends at Contemporary Issues Geography. They have mastered the art form of showcasing an a... more »
France approves controversial immigration bill per BBC News who do not approve
The BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43860880 on France's new immigration bill clearly show their opposition to it, the reporting really does accentuate the negative. At the end of the report is the BBC's standard wording that appears on any article about immigration: 'A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jo... more »
‘US-China trade war to slow Asean's economic progress'
23-Apr-2018 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not take the brewing trade conflict between the United States and China sitting down, as the regional bloc will urge the two economies to shun protectionism in favor of free trade at its 32nd summit this week.
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* So, Señor Trumpanzee has reached back to his New York past; back to Rudy Giuliani who once, when a Trump mob connection money-laundering scheme was exposed, made the problem go away shortly before Trump raised a nifty $2 Million for his mayoral campaign. Is this the kind of thing Giuliani meant when he said he would negotiate and end to the Mueller investigation within two weeks? Does Rudy envision a run for mayor or governor for himself? Does Donnie look at Rudy in drag and dream of golden showers? We hadn't heard from Giuliani in a while. My theory was that that was b... more »
Older adults grow just as many new brain cells as young people: study
By and large our brains are set up to last for many years past our present lifespan. thus those tales of a thousand year lifespan is at least not simply impossible. Thus telomase recovery should actually succeed in major life extension. That this differs from all other animals is powerfully significant and supports the meme of our deliberate fabrication around two hundred thousand years ago.. It is remarkable that this history meme never runs into a serious problem that renders it implausible.. *Older adults grow just as many new brain cells as young people: study * ... more »
The “Tug-Of-War” For Turkey In The New Cold War
In pursuit of maintaining the so-called “middle ground”, President Erdogan has rhetorically oscillated between the West and Russia in order to provoke the unipolar and multipolar “blocs” to compete with one another for Turkey’s loyalty. The post The “Tug-Of-War” For Turkey In The New Cold War appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
NY Post: Doctors warn women against putting wasp nests in their vaginas
†y†The product reportedly is crushed into a paste and applied topically, with one listing on Etsy, which has now been removed, claiming it can improve a woman’s sex life. They are also being advertised as helping to “heal episiotomy cuts, rejuvenate the uterine wall and clean out the vagina” after childbirth, though there are warnings
A U.S. -China War Over Taiwan Would Not Be Like Syria
Reuters *James Holmes, National Interest:** Why a U.S-China War over Taiwan Won't Be Anything Like the Syria Strikes* Great powers have a habit of intervening to shield weak allies from rival great powers and advance their own purposes. Last week it was Russia vowing to shoot down American missiles bound for Syrian chemical-weapon sites. Judging from recent Chinese words and deeds, next week could see the U.S. Navy attempting to repulse a Chinese assault on nearby Taiwan. The Chinese Communist Party depicts the island as a wayward province and has pledged to restore mainland sover...more »
OPCW inspectors visit site of alleged chemical attack in Douma
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:35 A.M.) – Experts from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) finally made it into the former rebel bastion of Douma to investigate a suspected chemical attack. The chemical weapons experts collected samples where an alleged chemical attack by the Syrian forces killed and injured scores of civilians in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Tweets For Today
Each president in this photo did things I disagreed with politically. Quite a lot, in fact, for most of them. And yet I never doubted that every single one of them acted based on core values, including love of country—not, primarily, love of self. pic.twitter.com/N19fV1zPoD — David Priess (@DavidPriess) April 22, 2018 France's Macron says he has no 'plan B' for Iran nuclear deal https://t.co/N2tD2O6Rgl pic.twitter.com/PbRPDApaO5 — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 23, 2018 Strike planned at Italy F-35 assembly line https://t.co/8pQrmK5ZgY pic.twitter.com/vokKznSTze — Defense New... more »
Who Learned More From The Strikes In Syria ― America or Russia?
The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter conducting strike operations from the Mediterranean Sea that the Defense Department said was part of a cruise-missile strike against Syria on Friday.Ford Williams/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS *Aaron Mehta, Defense News*: *Who learned more from the strikes in Syria ― America or Russia?* WASHINGTON ― When the U.S., France and Britain launched 105 cruise missiles at a trio of Syrian targets April 13, all eyes were on how the vaunted air defense network in Syria would handle the weapon. But the crown jewel of that system, Russi... more »
Picture Of The Day
President Gerald R. Ford dances with Queen Elizabeth II in the East Room of the White House at the Bicentennial State Dinner held in honor of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of Great Britain, on July 7, 1976, in Washington, D.C. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library / Ricardo Thomas *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Photos From State Dinners Past* (The Atlantic) *Update:* This is my favorite picture taken of a U.S. State dinner (*link is here*).
Confirmation Bias: Who Is Most Guilty?
Using a compass and a map to find one’s desired direction. Wikimedia Commons / Audrius Meskauskas Echo chambers for different ideological orientations abound throughout the modern world. One can see them in academia, in the major news media, and of course in political parties. They exist to confirm our biases, and to comfort us in our […] The post Confirmation Bias: Who Is Most Guilty? appeared first on A Divided World.
Happy Birthday Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant (22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804) is one of the most prominent promoters and propagandizers of the concept of the Enlightenment. Here's an excerpt from his 1784 essay, "What is Enlightenment?": Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed nonage. Nonage is the inability to use one's own understanding without another's guidance. This nonage is self-imposed if its cause lies not in lack of understanding but in indecision and lack of courage to use one's own mind without another's guidance. *Dare to know! (Sapere aude.)* "Have the courage to use your own under... more »
Liberal Law Professor Alan Dershowitz Continues to Defend Trump
[image: liberal-law-professor-alan-dershowitz-continues-to-defend-trump] In the wake of the FBI raids on the home and offices of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, the president has an odd defender: famed liberal law professor and Clinton supporter, Alan Dershowitz. And Dershowitz is making what are perhaps the best arguments in Trump’s defense anyone has made so far — all based on the Constitution.
“Gaza Deserves Our Support”
*“Gaza Deserves Our Support”* by James J. Zogby “To say that the situation in Gaza is deplorable and desperate is an understatement. That impoverished strip of land on the Eastern Mediterranean has been deplorable and desperate for decades. I traveled to Gaza many times during the 1990’s, in my capacity as co-Chair of Builders for Peace, which was a project launched by Vice President Al Gore to help grow the Palestinian economy. My colleagues and I were unprepared for what we found. Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, who led one of these delegations, described what he saw as “worse t... more »
Mexico Is On Course To Have Over 30,000 Murders This Year
In 2017, a total of 25,339 people were killed in Mexico, the highest number since monitoring began a decade earlier (AFP Photo/Herika MARTINEZ) *AFP*:* Mexico murder rate soars with 7,667 killed in 3 months* Mexico City (AFP) - Some 7,667 people were killed in Mexico in the first quarter of 2018, up 20 percent on the same period last year, making it the most violent year in two decades, government figures showed Sunday. In 2017, the figure stood at 6,406 violent deaths, according to the Mexican security services. The worst month was March, when 2,729 people were killed, most of the... more »
The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Will Now Operate Surface And Undersea Drones
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans (Credit: Warrior Maven) *FOX News: **Navy Littoral Combat Ship to operate swarms of drones* The U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ship will now have the ability to operate surface and undersea drones to improve effectiveness, particularly when it comes to destroying mines, surveying enemy waters and launching attacks. The growing fleet of unmanned surface vessels has made rapid technological improvements in recent months, including being capable of performing longer-range surveillance. They've also become more eff... more »
Foster Friess Running For Governor Of Wyoming-- Likely To Change The State's Name To Zoowanatou
The two states that bought into Señor Trumpanzee the most fully were West Virginia and Wyoming-- 68.5% of West Virginia voters and 67.4% of Wyoming voters. Both are big coal mining states. Hillary did the worst in Wyoming-- 21.63%-- than anywhere else. Teton was the only county in the state she won-- and none of the others were close. And Bernie beat her in Teton-- and in every other county in the state. In Niobrara County, Bernie got every vote-- he beat Hillary 100% to 0%. In the general some of those Bernie voters switched to Hillary-- though not many. Trump took Niobrara 86% to... more »
Government is Replacing Religion, According to Researchers
Government is Replacing Religion, According to Researchers by Joe Jarvis, http://www.thedailybell.com/ “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people” -Karl Marx – A group of researchers agrees. They think they have proven that if you have a government […]
Catherine Austin Fitts: Enormous Level of Ignorance & Lawlessness in America
Catherine Austin Fitts: Enormous Level of Ignorance & Lawlessness in America by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Investment advisor and former Assistant Secretary of Housing Catherine Austin Fitts warns that the “financial rape of America” is nothing more than “re-engineering” the debt based economy. This “rape” is happening from earth to space, and it connects to $21 […]
California Bill Would Ban The Sale of Bibles, Other Conservative Speech
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Apr 22, 2018 Alex Jones talks about how The Left’s hatred for Christianity is on full display. https://www.infowars.com/california-t… end
Calling for a Boycott of Israel is Good Way to Abolish the Apartheid State
PressTV Published on Apr 22, 2018 Crowds of mourners in the besieged Gaza Strip have attended the funeral of a Palestinian man shot and killed by Israeli troops. Hundreds carried the body of Saadi Abu Taha in the city of Khan Younis as part of his funeral procession. The 29-year-old was killed on Friday while taking […]
Did You Know that Nearly 30,000 Jews are Living Peacefully in Iran?
PressTV Published on Apr 22, 2018 The freedom that the religious minorities enjoy in Iran is unparalleled in the world as the Jews and Christians can practice their religious rituals freely. Iran is an Islamic republic but Iranians are not solely Muslim? There’s also Zoroastrians, Christians and Jews in this country, as recognized religious minorities, free […]
Gaza Doctors: Israeli Fire at Border Protests Causing Wounds Not Seen Since 2014 War. 37 Dead 5,000 Wounded
Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe of Shem ie. not semitic! They cannot be the descendents of Jacob/Israel who are from Shem! – Genesis 10:1-3 (New King James Version) Nations Descended from Noah 1 Now this is the genealogy of the […]
EU Needs Macron Vision But Not His ‘Super-State’
EU Needs Macron Vision But Not His ‘Super-State’ by http://www.dw.com/ The French president’s ideas about the future of the EU go in the right direction, economist Karen Horn told DW, but his centrist approach to reform will not lead to the bloc becoming stronger and more competitive. end
Extended Stay: US Carrier May Reportedly Remain in East Med. to ‘Contain’ Russia
Extended Stay: US Carrier May Reportedly Remain in East Med. to ‘Contain’ Russia by https://sputniknews.com/ Earlier this week, a US strike group led by the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman entered the Mediterranean Sea, six days after the US, Britain and France launched a missile attack on Syria. – The US military is debating whether to keep […]
Germany’s Largest Public TV News Broadcaster: Syria Chemical Attack “Most Likely Staged”, False Flag Attack
Germany’s Largest Public TV News Broadcaster: Syria Chemical Attack “Most Likely Staged”, False Flag Attack by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ A senior correspondent for German state media broadcast ZDF heute stunned his European audience during a report from on the ground in Syria when he gave a straightforward and honest account of his findings while investigating what happened in […]
“Multivitamins Are Not Only Ineffective, But Dangerous”
*“Multivitamins Are Not Only Ineffective, But Dangerous”* by Derek Beres "For many years, when my doctor would ask what vitamins or supplements I consume on a regular basis, I would reply by saying "a multivitamin." Never once in all those years did she (or he; I’ve bounced around a bit) ask what type of vitamins were included in the cocktail. No question of percentages, minerals, vitamins - just a head nod and a mouse click. A few years ago I stopped saying "multivitamin" because I stopped taking one, and he (or she) never asked why, recommended advice, anything. They simply unchec... more »
Renewing Sanctions On Iran Will Increase The Price Of Oil By $2 To $10 Per Barrel
*Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice.com:* *Is The Oil Market Ready For Sanctions On Iran?* Oil market participants and analysts will be intently watching the Trump Administration over the next month. May 12 is the deadline for the U.S. President to decide to waive sanctions on Iran as part of the nuclear deal that global powers reached with Iran in 2015, allowing Tehran to resume oil exports and regain part of its market share. The re-imposition of sanctions on Iran’s oil is not 100-percent certain, although the probability is high, various analysts say. The potential loss of Iran’s oil... more »
Musical Interlude: Two Steps From Hell, “Evergreen Extended”
Two Steps From Hell, “Evergreen Extended” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGYsq7cbVZA
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Teach Me to Whisper"
Liquid Mind, "Teach Me to Whisper" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L0iCAIOJXQ
"A Deep Look to the Heavens
"In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millenium, an image that shows our place in the universe. Anyone who understands what this image represents, is forever changed by it."- YouTube/NASA "It helps to put things in perspective here on our frenetic little planet with a look at this extraordinarily powerful and moving video of the Hubble Space Telescope mapping of the Universe, whose known size is 78 billion light years across. The video of the images is the equivalent of using a "time machine" to look into the past to witness the early formation of galaxies, perha... more »
"A Gathering of the Tribe"
"A Gathering of the Tribe" by Charles Eisenstein "Once upon a time a great tribe of people lived in a world far away from ours. Whether far away in space, or in time, or even outside of time, we do not know. They lived in a state of enchantment and joy that few of us today dare to believe could exist, except in those exceptional peak experiences when we glimpse the true potential of life and mind. One day the shaman of the tribe called a meeting. They gathered around him, and he spoke very solemnly. "My friends," he said, "there is a world that needs our help. It is called Earth,... more »
British Rapper Kenny Vulcan Missing in Rio Since April 13th
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Twenty-year-old British rapper, Kenny Mukendi, or as he is more famously known, Kenny Vulcan, has been missing in Rio de Janeiro since Friday, April 13th. He last texted his girlfriend that he was leaving the ODKIL recording studio in Barra da Tijuca where he spent […]
“How Little Boys Learn To Be Little Men”
*“How Little Boys Learn To Be Little Men” * by David Cain “Even in the information age I still occasionally encounter an otherwise reasonable person who insists that men really do think about sex every seven seconds. A little thinking reveals this to be pure nonsense—it would mean the average man has been perturbed by over 500 sexual fantasies before he even arrives at work. Yet you still hear it said with a straight face. (Scientists estimate that even college students usually only have about twenty sexual thoughts a day, not seven thousand.) This not uncommon belief is so astrono... more »
"There Are Simply No Answers..."
“How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one’s culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You conti... more »
The Poet: gk thomas, “Wretched of the Earth”
*“Wretched of the Earth”* “Poor kids, wretched of the earth, why should we feed you? Why shouldn't we empty our sea of bullets into your swollen bellies or poison you with toxic chemicals or depleted uranium? Why should we care, we who are living well? Where is it written in stone that you deserve better? Or that we are not animals subject to the law of nature: kill or be killed? You suspect us of being cruel, but we are kind. Our god tells us so. It is yours that lies. So you cry at night, shivering in the cold, or sell yourselves for a slice of bread. What is that to those of us who ... more »
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