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Pasta Spats: Canadian Wheat Exports to Italy Slump over Glyphosate
The world’s largest pasta maker says it has had to cutback Canadian imports of durum wheat – a key ingredient in pasta – because of ongoing consumer concerns about the use of a popular weed killer – glyphosate. Source: ipolitics.ca Barilla’s purchasing director Emilio Ferrari told grain groups in Toronto last week the company has cut […] The post Pasta Spats: Canadian Wheat Exports to Italy Slump over Glyphosate appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
Authors retract, replace highly cited paper on ADHD in kids
Researchers have retracted and replaced a 2014 paper in JAMA Psychiatry, exploring a new way to classify Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children, after discovering errors in the data. Some experts have criticized the current diagnostic criteria for ADHD—noting, in some cases, it could inflate the rate of diagnosis. Sarah L. Karalunas, the paper’s corresponding author, … Continue reading Authors retract, replace highly cited paper on ADHD in kids
President Trump Threatens Tariffs On $100 Billion More China Goods
*Business Insider:* *Trump raises the specter of trade war with China, floats the possibility of $100 billion in additional tariffs* * President Donald Trump may be looking for ways to ratchet up a pending trade war with China. * The White House said in a statement on Thursday that Trump looking to add an additional $100 billion in tariffs targeting Chinese goods. * That development follows Trump's initial pitch for $50 billion in tariffs, raising the potential total to $150 billion. President Donald Trump may be looking for ways to ratchet up a pending trade war with China. The W... more »
Leaders in Indigenous Law and Policy -- 'Report to UN on Criminalization of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders Resisting DAPL'
Photo courtesy Rob Wilson Photography Leaders in Field of Indigenous Law and Policy Submit Report to UN on Criminalization of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders Resisting DAPL April 5, 2018 View the report For media inquiries, please contact IPLP Assistant Director Justin Boro at justinboro1986@email.arizona.edu or 520-626-9224. Faculty and students from the International Human Rights
EVEN ON MATTERS OF RACE: The lonesome death of Bijan Ghaisar!
*FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018Part 4—People, facts, tape disappear:* On the evening of March 18, 22-year-old Stephon Clark was shot and killed by two members of the Sacramento police force. The New York Times has posted a video report of the incident. You can see the Times report here, under this selective headline: "How Stephon Clark Was Killed by Police in His Backyard" For our money, that headline is already highly selective. To our eye, the Times' editing of the available video is even worse, though thoroughly typical, a point we'll discuss below. In our view, that Times report is jo... more »
World News Briefs -- April 6, 2018
*Daily Mail:* *Gaza's wall of smoke: Three Palestinians killed and at least 250 injured as protesters burn thousands of tyres and throw stones at Israeli soldiers who respond with tear gas and live fire* * Palestinian protesters are burning tyres and throwing stones at Israeli soldiers, who respond with live fire * Hundreds have gathered at the Gaza-Israeli border as the six weeks of protests continue * So far, more than 20 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured in the demonstrations Three people, including a teenage boy, have been shot dead and at least 250 others ha... more »
Info Wars host seems unusually angry about Robert Mueller targeting Russian oligarchs.
Infowars is furious that Mueller is stopping Russian oligarchs at the airport: "I wish that Russian would've beat his ass right there...that's what I would have done." https://t.co/Fct1F8eFCN pic.twitter.com/9upA2sNItw — Media Matters (@mmfa) April 5, 2018 Courtesy of Media Matters: *OWEN SHROYER (HOST): What an un-American scumbag. This story -- I can't say what I'd like to say to Robert Mueller right now on air because it's a family show. I'm sorry for already losing it and being inappropriate here. But, man, F that guy. * *Story breaks on CNN, "Mueller's team questioning Rus... more »
Facebook Scans Your Photos And Links You Send In Its Messenger App
By Aaron Kesel Recently embroiled in scandal Facebook is facing blowback from allowing its users’ data to be shared with political consultation firm Cambridge Analytica.... more »
China’s “Social Credit System” Sounds Pretty Dystopian, But Are We Far Behind?
By Jon Miltimore The ACLU declared China’s system “nightmarish,” and it’s not difficult to see why. In its third season, the British science fiction TV... more »
New Surveillance Camera Software Allows Law Enforcement To Identify Groups Of People In Real-Time
By MassPrivateI Imagine walking down a public street on your way to dinner with your family; now imagine police knowing exactly who you are and... more »
Fake News And The Programmed Viewer
By Jon Rappoport Every television newscast: staged reality. The news is all about manipulating the context of stories. The thinner the context, the thinner the... more »
Town Bypasses Constitution, US Citizens Given 60 Days to Turn in Guns Or Become Criminals
By Jack Burns As the state promises gun rights activists they’re not coming for their guns, behind the scenes they’re pleading for it to happen.... more »
How To Recognize When Your Society Is Suffering A Dramatic Decline
By Brandon Smith When historians and analysts look at the factors surrounding the collapse of a society, they often focus on the larger events and... more »
Dying to Be Thin? You May Be Psyched That Research Claims Exposure to 5G Cell Towers Could Increase Your Metabolism. But What Will It Do to Your Kids and Pets?
By B.N. Frank On February 9, 2018, Dr. Oz featured a segment on his show about 5G small cell towers. His introduction explained how 5G... more »
Shooting Fish In A Barrel? World…We Are All Palestinians, Now!
Op-Ed by Brett Redmayne-Titley “…When Darkness and Disorder Began to Reign in a Kingdom…There Appeared the Loyal Ministers.” – The Tao Teh Ching. Eighteen more... more »
M-15ossad Assassinates Guinea Pigs in Salisbury
*Guinea Pig * The more I read about the Skripal False Flag, the more ridiculous it gets. Even in the past 12 hours or so it has morphed/escalated/deteriorated... from an "Alice in Wonderland"-type tale...to something akin to the Keystone Cops or Monty Python. According to RT today, the family Cat and two Guinea pigs--beloved pets of the Skripal family, perished while their home was cordoned off and guarded by numerous British Bobbies. They died a terrible, languishing death of starvation and thirst...all the while their "would be rescuers" were standing at attention wearing th... more »
Citations Needed, Episode 32: Attack of the PC College Kids!
Students at Middlebury College disrupt speaker Charles Murray. The horror stories are ubiquitous: a theater group at Wesleyan won’t perform The Vagina Monologues because it’s offensive to trans women! Oberlin is banning classes featuring white authors! Rich, sheltered college students, increasingly indoctrinated by radical Marxist professors, are asking for safe spaces! But how much merit
How Suspicious Trucks Led US To Claim Iraq Had Chemical Weapons
In October 2002, the U.S. intelligence community issued a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction. The NIE was supposed to be the culmination of all of the intelligence the United States had on the subject. The paper assessed that Iraq had chemical weapons, had renewed production of them, and had 100-500 tons of chemical agents. All of the American agencies agreed with this section. The problem was most of that was based upon suspicious trucks at munitions dumps. The U.S. believed that Iraq had never gotten rid all of its chemical weapons stocks ... more »
The 'day of the tire'
I don’t know much about the mainstream Jewish community and even less about the group known as Jewdas, but from what I’ve read, being anti-Zionist is a prerequisite for joining the Corbynista cult. By aligning himself with ‘Jewdas’ and the ‘Judean Front’ or ‘Labour Voices or the Front for Judea’, the Party and its leader can ‘prove’ that they’re not antisemitic in the sense that they don’t “hate Jews”. The *Jewish* identity of these anti-Zionist rebels provides the smokescreen. With friends like that, (useful idiots is the accepted term) how could Jeremy be racist? Of course opposin... more »
Intermediary Immunity and Discriminatory Designs
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 is widely credited with helping free expression flourish online. With limited exceptions, internet service providers, social networking sites, and other online intermediaries are protected under Section 230 against state civil and criminal claims for the third-party content they host. This immunity has allowed intermediaries to publish enormous volumes of speech. Yet in so doing, it has arguably shaped the development of the public sphere in problematic ways—subsidizing digital platforms over analog ones, rewarding reliance ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Apr 6
1922 Fatwa saying Saudi Wahabi Ikhwan were brigands and Shiites could fight them published in Iraqi paper 1922 Shiite tribes mostly responded to fatwa Sunni ones thought Baghdad should deal with Ikhwan 1939 Abd al-Ilah named regent of Iraq to rule in place of infant King Ghazi 1941 British commander in Iraq asked for military reinforcements from Egypt but turned down 1941 Iraq banned British military from moving from Habaniya base Confiscated radios from British Military Mission 1948 Port of Basra protest against Anglo-Iraq Treaty 1963 Iraq Syria Egypt start... more »
Trump's Winning-- Even If The Republicans Are Losing In... Tennessee
Matt Bai’s post at Yahoo News yesterday, Tired of winning yet? You're not alone., was hilarious. His low approval numbers can be attributed to the public being tired of so much winning. He asks you to remember all the payback to 2016 when “Trump, like a real-life Music Man with a truckload of fetching red hats [vowed that] if he became president, America would all of a sudden start winning again. Our rural areas and small cities would bounce back. Our borders would be safe. Our government would work for everyone. There was just one catch. We’d win so much, Trump said, that we’d ev... more »
Why Is Trump Targeting China and Russia?
*TNI Staff* *Politics, North America* [image: Trump announces intellectual property tariffs on goods from China, at the White House in Washington] Jacob Heilbrunn and Harry Kazianis discuss tariffs on China and sanctions on Russia. *Editor's Note**: In our latest Facebook Live interview (please like our **Facebook page** to see more of these events) Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National Interest, and Harry Kazianis, Director of Defense Studies at the Center for the National Interest, discuss the strategy behind Trump’s recent actions against China and Russia.* *Jacob Heilbrunn... more »
Will There Be A 2018/19 El Niño?
Originally posted on Bob Tisdale - Climate Observations: Looks like one may be forming right now. Judith Curry published the post ENSO forecast for 2018 yesterday. On the thread (here) I asked and stated: Judith, the question that needs answering: Are weather conditions right for a series of westerly wind bursts in the western tropical…
10 Fascinating Facts About The Wolf Flower
*After a forest fire, Lupine grows rapidly and puts vitamins and nutrients back into the soil. This helps the forest grow!* Probably the most colorful genera of the pea family in the Pacific Northwest, lupines serve multiple ecological functions: they offer protein-rich food for a variety of animals and as a legume, *lupines are nitrogen fixers, improving the health of the soil. * *There are over 200 species of lupine *found primarily in North and South America and at a variety of elevations. Lupines prefer the high desert, meadows, mountains and sage steppe which explains the diver... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Atlanta Police have confirmed a body found in the Chattahoochee River Saudi Prince's Nuclear Bomb Comment May Scuttle Reactor Deal Oregon gov. refuses Trump's order to send National Guard to US-Mexico border | American Military News China and Russia Forge Military Partnership Facebook Admits "Most" of Its 2.2 Billion Users Exposed to "Malicious" Actors Estonia Expands Massive Data Grab of 100,000 Citizens CDC Finds "Nightmare Bacteria" Across US Total Deploys First Robots to North Sea Black Panther Will Be First Movie Publicly Shown in Saudi Arabia After 35-Ye... more »
UFC Star McGregor Facing Criminal Charges in New York
Ultimate fighting star Conor McGregor is facing criminal charges after a backstage melee injured two fighters.
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas.... in April
*Yes it is! * *We awoke, this morning, April 6/2018 to a snowfall. At nearly 11:00 am, it's continuing to snow- Temps are hovering right at freezing 0 Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. Seasonal norms are 52 F or 11-12 Celsius. March came in like a lion and left like a lion. April snow may yet bring May flowers? * *But, baby, it's cold outside!* *Independent * *Spring has decidedly not sprung in the US, (or in Canada for that matter?) where a cold snap in the Midwest and Northeast is set to break records for April weather.* *The upper Midwest was blasted with cold air on Thursday, where t... more »
WATCH: Cops Mistake Epileptic Man’s Seizure for a Crime So They Beat, Taser and Arrest Him
[image: seizure] An innocent man had a seizure inside of a gas station and when police responded, they used tasers, punches, knee strikes, and baton blows on a man who needed medical attention. The post WATCH: Cops Mistake Epileptic Man’s Seizure for a Crime So They Beat, Taser and Arrest Him appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Why’s EuroMaidan’s Mastermind Warning About Greek-Turkish Tensions?
Pyatt’s warning can be interpreted more as a threat in conveying America’s intentions to provoke another Greek-Turkish crisis in order to return Russia to its erstwhile pipeline transit dependence on pro-American Bulgaria and improve the appeal of costly US LNG exports to Europe. The post Why’s EuroMaidan’s Mastermind Warning About Greek-Turkish Tensions? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Trump said to soften key NAFTA demand on regional car content, but target may still be hard to reach
06-Apr-2018 The US proposal would distinguish between different NAFTA car parts by grouping them into five categories, some of which would have a lower requirement for North American content or none at all
Union Africaine et Accord-cadre de libre-échange : Pas décisif ou pas de Sisyphe ?
06-Apr-2018 Accord de libre-échange en Afrique ou pour l'Afrique ? Accord pour autrui ou Accord pour les Africains ? Accords des Africains ou Accord d'autrui sous mains africaines ?
Why Nigeria didn't sign Economic Partnership Agreement –Buhari
06-Apr-2018 The President said he had been reluctant to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement among ECOWAS countries because of the need to protect the economy, especially the industries and small businesses that currently provide jobs for majority of Nigerians.
Turkey rejects Iran’s request to hand Afrin over to Syrian Army
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:40 P.M.) – Turkey has rejected Iran’s recent request to hand the Afrin region over to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), Rudaw News reported on Thursday. According to Rudaw’s report, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani issued the request to the Turkish regime during this week’s meeting. “Mr Rouhani brought up this subject in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Car blast kills 1, injures 6 in Syrian capital
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:00 P.M.) – An explosion in a northern Damascus neighborhood killed at least 1 civilian and wounded 6 others, local sources confirmed. An IED planted in a car went off today noon near Al Khansaa mosque in Barzeh neighborhood, killing the driver and injuring 6 others. Baezeh neighborhood is now under the Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Tensions rise in Daraa as Syrian Army, rebels trade attacks
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 P.M.) – The situation in the Dara’a Governorate has recently become very tense after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Free Syrian Army (FSA) traded attacks across the province. Most recently, the Syrian Arab Army and Free Syrian Army intensified their attacks inside the provincial capital, as both parties exchanged hostilities in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian gov’t hasn’t received official info on US troops’ withdrawal – Syrian Envoy
Last week, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would leave Syria “very soon” and let other countries “take care of it,” however, the US Defense Department did not confirm these withdrawal plans. On US Withdrawal Plans Syria’s Envoy to UN Bashar Jaafari stated that Damascus had not recieved any official information on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army attacks site of Turkish observation point in northern Hama (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – A Turkish military delegation reached the northern countryside of Hama, today, where they are said to have observed the area alongside their Free Syrian Army (FSA). According to pro-opposition activists, the Turkish military delegation specifically traveled to the northern Hama towns of Al-Lataminah and Kafr Zita. These two towns were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Lebanese PM Hariri kick off CEDRE conference in Paris (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian attended the CEDRE conference in Paris on Friday aimed at gathering support for Lebanon’s economy. “In this endeavor, Lebanon will not be able to succeed on its own, it needs the support of the international community,” said Hariri […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Russian Air Force bombs Douma after failed talks with Jaysh Al-Islam
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces heavily bombed Jaysh Al-Islam’s positions this afternoon, following the collapse of peace talks with the militant group. According to Al-Masdar’s field correspondent in Damascus, the Russian and Syrian air forces bombed Jaysh Al-Islam’s positions in several parts of Douma, including the eastern axis near the town […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian militants preparing chemical weapons provocation to blame government: Russian MoD
Russia has repeatedly stated that the chlorine findings on the liberated Syrian territories prove that terrorists do have toxic agents. The spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Defense Yuriy Evtushenko stated, citing the source in the militia which sided with the government forces, that militants plan provocations with the use of toxic agents in Syria. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Your ammo supplies: reload or stockpile?
I've stumbled (via e-mail) into quite the heated debate over what one needs in the way of reserve ammunition supplies, particularly if there are severe disruptions to what one can buy in the shops for an extended period. (I'm sure many of us recall the "ammo drought" of 2013, and the instant shortage of M855 ammunition after a BATFE announcement that same year.) I'm pretty sure we'll see such shortages again, for any of a number of reasons - not least political disruption. California is already forbidding bulk ammo sales from out of state direct to shooters, and from next year wi... more »
In the US, Military Interventions Abroad Have Undermined Freedom at Home
[image: undefined] The Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal continues to be front-page news. According to current reports Cambridge Analytica obtained private Facebook data, which it used to send pro-Trump material to targeted Facebook users. These reports have been met with outrage in Washington, D.C. The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation and U.S. senators have called for Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook CEO, to testify in front of Congress. Calls by Congress for increased oversight to prevent private companies from surveilling people are extremely ironic given that... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 6, 2018
*FOX News:* *String of US military aircraft crashes in 2018 continues deadly trend* Three U.S. military aircraft crashes this week that killed five service members within two days have some on Capitol Hill worried the military's worn-out air fleet may not be getting the funding it needs. At a press conference Thursday, the director of the Pentagon’s Joint Staff refused to say the crashes marked a negative trend when a reporter asked if military aviation was in crisis. “I would reject ‘wave’ and ‘crisis,’” said Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. “We’re are going to look at e... more »
Chinese Foreign Minister: Relations With Russia At 'Best Level In History'
Russian President Vladimir Putin with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi *CNN:* *China says relations with Russia at 'best level in history'* (CNN)China and Russia are publicly heralding a new age of diplomacy between the two countries, at a time when both are being targeted by the United States with punitive measures. During a visit to Moscow on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted as saying relations between two countries were at "the best level in history." It comes as the United States has announced further sweeping trade actions targeted at China, revealing an... more »
Woman who was fired for flipping off Donald Trump's motorcade is suing her former employer.
Courtesy of the Washington Post: *Juli Briskman, the Virginia cyclist who flipped off the presidential motorcade and lost her job last fall, doesn’t think we should be afraid to speak our minds. * *That’s why she went to court Wednesday to sue Akima, the government contracting firm that fired her. * *“I filed this lawsuit against my former employer today because I believe that Americans should not be forced to choose between their principles and their paychecks,” Briskman said.* Now you might think that Briskman does not have a firm leg to stand on, after all the 1st Amendment o... more »
BIW/GD story still has legs....
I discovered this letter yesterday on the Local S6 Machinists union Facebook page. Immediately after the state legislature in Maine approved the General Dynamics (GD) corporate welfare bill of $45 million the company laid off 31 shipyard workers. The union is not happy about it. S6 is the largest union at BIW (representing over 3,500 workers) and they refused to endorsed the bill to give corporate welfare to GD after workers were evenly divided on the issue at a membership meeting. Then in this morning's Bangor Daily News they have a top of the mast front page of the State secti... more »
HuffPo: Let’s Start Honoring People with Autism by Stopping the Celebration of Autism
Note: Uh oh, someone hit publish at HuffPo... what happened? This is a terrific article. ### https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lets-start-honoring-people-with-autism-by-stopping_us_58dbf66ee4b0487a198a5686?ncid=engmodushpmg00000003 By A. Elizabeth Washington World Autism Awareness Day hits me like a ton of bricks every year. As the mother of a child...
Why India's Air Force Is Dying
*Daniel Darling* *Security, * A self-inflicted wound. To observers of India's defense environment, the country's procurement process is a deeply bureaucratized labyrinth of incompetence and ineffectiveness. A 27-point internal memo prepared in 2017 by Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre presented a sweeping denunciation of the tangled web of failures in Defence Ministry weapons-buying procedures and outputs. Most striking to note from media reports emerging back in February regarding the memo is that of 144 potential defense deals presented within the last three finan... more »
Would the Army Lose a 'Tank War' vs. Russia or China?
*Declan Sullivan* *Security, * Fact: America's M1 Abrams tanks, despite upgrades, are getting a little old. *Repeated US Army attempts to replace the Abrams were cut due to cost blowouts, and the latest major update for the M1, the M1A3, failed to materialize. The most recent attempt, the next-generation combat vehicle, remains in the conceptual stage, and is primarily aimed at replacing the Bradley fighting vehicle, not the Abrams. The Abrams is currently slated for upgrades in around 2022, which have been deemed more cost-effective than trying to develop a full replacement.* ... more »
America vs. China in South China Sea: Aircraft Carrier Face-Off Now In the Cards?
*Asia Times* *Security, * No, but the trend lines are clear. China’s only aircraft carrier in service, the Liaoning, is now in the South China Sea for a six-day drill that began on Thursday, state papers have confirmed. Reuters has also reported that the Liaoning strike group has sailed into waters close to the southern province of Hainan, flanked by 40 other warships and submarines, as seen in a satellite image. Observers believe these vessels may be from the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s three major fleets, as Beijing wants a variety of vessels from different naval command... more »
Teachers' Union in Puerto Rico Files Lawsuit to Stop Charters and Vouchers
Here, again, we find teachers at the local level talking about "vulture" charter industry and scamming vouchers, and then filing lawsuits to stop them. This is the kind of action that NEA/AFT and their corrupt DC lawyers would have never contemplated on the mainland. Teachers' Union in Puerto Rico Files Lawsuit to Stop Charters and Vouchers: The Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico, which represents nearly 30,000 teachers working in the U.S. territory, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in response to a new education law signed by Gov. Ricardo Rosselló late last month.
It Will Not Be Pretty
Michael Harris writes that it's approaching high noon in B.C: This coming Saturday on Burnaby Mountain will be a little like Gary Cooper’s classic western High Noon. It will be a reckoning with big-time consequences for both the federal government and First Nations in their continued collision over the Kinder Morgan pipeline. There will be some star power attending the protest of the pipeline expansion that day, including 82-year-old David Suzuki. At noon, “bold action” is planned. That has usually been code for people getting arrested — which 200 of them have already been. The l... more »
Russian-American Congress sends open letter to President Trump
Letter to the President makes a series of solid points as Russian-Americans feel the persecution of the "New Cold War" taking a toll on their lives in the USA More The post Russian-American Congress sends open letter to President Trump appeared first on The Duran.
EU tries to block Nord Stream 2, for not encouraging “diversification of gas supply”
EC Energy Official: EU Won't Support Nord Stream 2 Project. More The post EU tries to block Nord Stream 2, for not encouraging “diversification of gas supply” appeared first on The Duran.
Chappaquiddick the Movie: Crime, Corruption, Collusion, Coverup
[image: chappaquiddick-the-movie-crime-corruption-collusion-coverup] If you are hoping to see a credible cinematic portrayal of a corrupt U.S. senator, intoxicated with power, privilege, and prestige, who leaves a girl to die and then swings into damage-control mode to rescue his own political career, this movie will not disappoint.
UN Peacekeepers Killed In Mali
*DW:* *UN peacekeepers killed in Mali as violence threatens regional stability* The UN has warned of growing instability in Mali, with chances that violence may spill into neighboring countries. Germany has made its mission in Mali a key defense priority, backing proposals to expand its role. The UN mission in Mali on Friday said that two peacekeepers were killed and 10 others wounded during an attack on its northeastern camp. The peacekeepers killed in the overnight attack were from Chad, according to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Th... more »
Former South Korean President Park Sentenced To 24 Years For Corruption
*BBC:* *Park Geun-hye: South Korea's ex-leader jailed for 24 years for corruption* South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in jail after she was found guilty of abuse of power and coercion. The verdict was broadcast live and represents the culmination of a scandal which rocked the country, fuelling rage against political and business elites. Park, who was also fined 18bn won (£12m, $17m), faced a string of corruption charges. The former leader was not in court on Friday for the verdict. She has boycotted her trial hearings and has previously a... more »
Machine Learning For Phenomenology
These days the use of machine learning is exploding, as problems which can be solved more effectively with it are ubiquitous, and the construction of deep neural networks or similar advanced tools is at reach of sixth graders. So it is not surprising to see theoretical physicists joining the fun. If you think that the work of a particle theorist is too abstract to benefit from ML applications, you better think again. read more
The Northern White Rhino Should Stay Extinct
A geriatric semi-captive rhino died in Kenya recently. “Sudan”, a 45-year-old northern white rhino was put to sleep as vets decided, after months of ill health, that his condition had deteriorated to the point where the levels of pain and quality of life were unacceptable. From a conservation perspective, this does not sound like a big deal. Sudan was one old rhino. He was well past breeding age. So why did his death make headlines? read more
Peter Hitchens on Britian’s Attitude Towards Russia and The Salisbury Poisoning
*George Galloway & Peter Hitchens* | Radio host George Galloway discuss the problems with Skripal case with leading British columnist.
Police Release Video Leading Up to Killing of Mentally Ill Man for Pointing a Small Pipe
[image: killed] A mentally ill man in his 30’s was shot and killed by NYPD police officers after he refused to put down the pipe he was holding. The post Police Release Video Leading Up to Killing of Mentally Ill Man for Pointing a Small Pipe appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
How Gun Control Laws for “Mentally Ill” Could Disarm Those Who Question Authority
[image: mentally ill] To prevent mentally ill people from owning firearms is a severe form of "ableist" discrimination, and also opens the door for nearly anyone to be classified as mentally ill. The post How Gun Control Laws for “Mentally Ill” Could Disarm Those Who Question Authority appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
China Mentions The ‘Nuclear Option’ We Could Dump Treasuries
X22Report Published on Apr 5, 2018 India bans bitcoin wallets and trading cryptocurrencies. Venezuela is doing the opposite, they want to pay for goods using their cryptocurrency. The US has the largest trade deficit since the financial crisis. Trump pushes trade wars with China, tries to get other countries involved. China says they might use the […]
THERE'S NO REASON TO LISTEN TO CONSERVATIVE THINKERS, BUT EDITORS WANT THEM MORE THAN EVER
Crooked Timber's Henry Farrell believes he understands what conservative thinkers have been selling in the marketplace of ideas until recently -- and he thinks the selling is going to become more difficult for them very soon: The conservative movement perceived the need for intellectuals, both to hold their own fractious coalition together through ‘fusionism’ and the like, and to justify their goals to liberals, who dominated the space of serious policy discussions, and could possibly stop them. Liberal policy types, for their part, needed to understand what was happening among con... more »
Latvian Ministry Of Defence Concerned Re Russia’s Missile Tests In Latvia’s Exclusive Economic Zone
Russia’s Baltic missile tests have interrupted air and maritime traffic of Latvia, Sweden and Poland for the last few days. … Continue reading →
Lithuanian FM Calls Russia’s Baltic Sea Missile Tests “Military Hooliganism”
Russia’s Baltic missile tests have interrupted air and maritime traffic of Latvia, Sweden and Poland for several days. Map: Helsinki … Continue reading →
A Closer Look On How Russian Military Contractors Are Deployed To Syria, And The Role That They Play There
NIGHT FLIGHTS: A Cham Wings aircraft on the runway at the Rostov airport. The Syrian airline was hit with U.S. sanctions in 2016. REUTERS/Stringer *Reuters:* *How a secret Russian airlift helps Syria's Assad * Private Russian military contractors are being sent on clandestine flights to Syria, plane-tracking data shows. And a trail of documents reveals how aircraft from the West end up in the hands of those on U.S. blacklists. MOSCOW/KIEV – In a corner of the departures area at Rostov airport in southern Russia, a group of about 130 men, many of them carrying overstuffed military-... more »
Summary: New Filings in 11 Guantanamo Detainees’ Latest Habeas Petitions
Flickr/Cliff In January, I wrote about the petition filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in D.C. federal district court for an order granting the writ of habeas corpus on behalf of eleven detainees at Guantanamo Bay—Tofiq Nasser Awad al-Bihani, Sharqawi al-Hajj, Sanad al-Kazimi, Suhail Sharabi, Said Nashir, Abdul Rabbani, Ahmed Rabbani, Abdu Latif Nasser, Abdul Razak, Abdul Malik, and Abu Zubaydah—whom, according to the petition, “have all been detained at Guantánamo without charge or trial, many of them for nearly 15 years or more.” Since the CCR filed its motion,... more »
Tweets For Today
Clashes erupt as protests begin along Gaza border #AFP https://t.co/Q6j1KAs81Z 📷 @MahmudHams pic.twitter.com/jyc8LiJtp5 — AFP Photo (@AFPphoto) April 6, 2018 Trade fight mounts as Trump threatens $100 billion more in China tariffs https://t.co/D46gpTRLuI by @steveholland1 @davelawder pic.twitter.com/2DYVJJvNfe — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 6, 2018 Opinion polls put Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s right-wing party in lead for his third term in office in the upcoming parliamentary election https://t.co/xfgpygDEVD pic.twitter.com/GH4UaJbmbS — TRT World Now (@TRTWorldN... more »
Highly cited paper by dep’t chair at Sloan Kettering is corrected — three times
A radiology journal has published an addendum to a 2005 review on cancer imaging techniques, alerting readers to figure duplication. But that’s not what caught our attention about this case. The addendum, published in January, is the third notice that The British Journal of Radiology (BJR) has issued for the 2005 review by Hedvig Hricak, … Continue reading Highly cited paper by dep’t chair at Sloan Kettering is corrected — three times
Judge presiding of defamation case against Bill O'Reilly refuses to keep his secret settlements secret.
Courtesy of CNN Money: *A federal judge in New York has denied Bill O'Reilly's motion to seal settlement agreements he struck with multiple women who accused him of harassment, dealing a huge blow to the former Fox News host in a defamation suit brought last year. * *Deborah Batts, the judge presiding over the defamation suit, ruled Tuesday that O'Reilly "has failed to present compelling countervailing factors that could overcome the presumption of public access" to the agreements. * *Batts also said O'Reilly "has not even come close to rebutting this First Amendment presumption... more »
CrossTalk: Skripal and The Problem with BoJo
*CrossTalk* | Transparency and the rule of law are the biggest casualties in this latest Western WMD caper.
UNSC Emergency Meeting: Russian Envoy Calls UK, Boris Johnson Antics a ‘Theater of Absurd’
*RT International* | Desperate to sell it's own official conspiracy theory, British authorities continue to deflect away from calls for it to produce actual evidence.
Gun Violence Restraining Orders - A Possible Solution to America's Gun Issues
With both sides of the political spectrum firmly entrenched in their beliefs about gun ownership and with Congress in the back pocket of the gun lobby, it is highly unlikely that the rights granted under the Second Amendment are under threat. Americans will continue to own guns and a very small minority of those Americans will use their lawfully acquired firearms to kill innocent men, women and children. One state, California, has a solution that seems to appeal to both sides of the political spectrum and may form the basis for national gun laws that are palatable to the majority ... more »
Russia Denies Hacking The German Bundestag. Saying The Last Time They Broke Into The Bundestag Was In 1945, And It Was Called The Reichstag
Well pic.twitter.com/WWRTDMmsDa — English Russia (@EnglishRussia1) April 6, 2018 *Haaretz: **Denying Hacking Germany, Russia Says It Only Broke Into Bundestag in 1945* Kremlin says it's not behind the hack on the German Bundestag, saying last time they were there 'it was called the Reichstag' Russia reiterated its rejection of allegations that it hacked into German government computers, with a jibe from the Foreign Ministry on Thursday about World War II. "We broke into the Bundestag only once, in 1945, while liberating Berlin from the Nazi scourge. At that time, it was called ... more »
7 Important Questions to Help You Figure out What You Really Want
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” ~ Socrates Figure out What You Really Want in Life There are some questions that you can’t stand to hear, much less answer. I totally get it. In the process of writing this, … Continue reading →
Protests Have Begun On The Israeli - Gaza Border
*Daily Mail:* *Gaza's wall of smoke: Clashes erupt as Palestinians burn thousands of tyres and throw stones at Israeli soldiers who respond with tear gas and live fire* * Palestinian protesters are burning tyres and throwing stones at Israeli soldiers, who respond with live fire * Hundreds have gathered at the Gaza-Israeli border as the six weeks of protests continue * So far, more than 20 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured in the demonstrations Clashes erupted on the Gaza-Israel border Friday, a week after similar demonstrations led to violence in which Israeli f... more »
Why Trump Won
In the academic community, the equivalent to ‘pics or it didn’t happen’ is ‘peer-review or it doesn’t count’. That’s why I decided to wait until I get some validation on the hypothesis about the Trump win that I was working on. The full paper is coming out in International Relations journal and this a (relatively) […]
King Midas In Reverse
Is the Trump Regime off the rails? Sure looks that way. Where do we even begin? Random selection: Matthew Lee and Josh Lederman, reporting for the Associated Press: Anticipating an unpredictable president’s next moves, American officials have started actively planning for the likelihood that Señor Trumpanzee will announce that April showers have brought a May withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. “[N]o one knows,” they wrote, “exactly what would happen next or how Iran would respond.” With less than five weeks until Señor T’s deadline, for something or other, national security of... more »
UnPacked Shorts – Would you bank with Google?
Would you bank with Facebook or Google? Well you may soon have the chance. In this UnPacked Short, Peter Franklin, Charlotte Pickles and Seb Giraud dicuss “TechFin”, when finance is provided by technology companies. What will it mean when the tech giants who know everything about us are also managing our finances? Read the UnPacked […] The post UnPacked Shorts – Would you bank with Google? appeared first on UnHerd.
Weekly podcast: Israel, refugees and female-only train compartments
Ayesha Hazarika is joined by journalist and author Christina Patterson and journalist and Guardian commentator Rachel Shabi, to discuss the stories that have been underreported this week. Rachel highlighted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s swift renege on a UN deal over refugees, while Christina raised the row over Caledonian’s decision to allow transgender people self-identifying as […] The post Weekly podcast: Israel, refugees and female-only train compartments appeared first on UnHerd.
Automation to cause decades-long economic dislocation
Axios.com is reporting that many experts say automation will disrupt western economies even more than industrialisation did. Experts cited in the report say that America alone could lose 2.5 million jobs a year due to this, with new jobs paying much less than the old ones displaced by machines. They hypothesise that this could “potentially […] The post Automation to cause decades-long economic dislocation appeared first on UnHerd.
Are the U.S. Army and DARPA Trying to Start a Nuclear Arms Race?
*Michael Peck* *Security, North America* Why the army could be opening the ultimate pandora's box. Could new U.S. tactical missile projects trigger a new nuclear arms race? Recent comments by U.S. Army leaders, and a new project from Pentagon research agency DARPA, point to the United States developing new long-range battlefield missiles. The Pentagon believes that it needs the missiles because its field artillery is inferior to Russian guns that have a longer range than their American counterparts. “We need cannons that fire as far as rockets today, we need rockets that fire as... more »
Epicurus on Philosophy and Pleasure
Marble bust of EpicurusEpicurus believed that philosophy is vital for achieving health of one’s soul. As he writes in his Letter to Menoeceus: Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search thereof when he is grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul. And to say that the season for studying philosophy has not yet come, or that it is past and gone, is like saying that the season for happiness is not yet or that it is now no more. Therefore, both old and young ought to seek wisdom, the former in order that, as age comes over ... more »
Venezuela in Mexico?
Keep an eye on the forthcoming elections in Mexico. They may bring to power a politician who some regard as being rather too similar to the late Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. Reuters reports: Mexican left-wing presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has an 18-point lead ahead of the July 1 election, according to a poll published on Monday that showed him with a growing advantage at the start of formal campaigning. Lopez Obrador, who launched his campaign on Sunday, holds 38 percent of the vote, according to the poll by Parametria, published by Reuters on Monday ahead of w... more »
For many US towns and cities, deciding which streets to name after MLK reflects his unfinished work
Derek H. Alderman, Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
When activists have sought to rename main thoroughfares that don’t serve just primarily black neighborhoods, they have faced many challenges.
Colombia's murder rate is at an all-time low but its activists keep getting killed
Magda Jiménez, Associate professor, Universidad Externado de Colombia at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Nearly 300 community organizers and activists have been killed in Colombia since the country's 2016 peace accord. Who's behind these targeted assassinations?
Chinese Navy Conducts Massive Live-Fire Drills In The South China Sea
*South China Morning Post:* *US keeps close watch as Chinese navy puts on show of force in live-fire South China Sea drills * *Beijing flexes military muscle in test of Liaoning aircraft carrier’s combat readiness* The Chinese navy launched an unprecedented week-long series of live-fire drills in the South China Sea on Thursday, as three US aircraft carrier battle groups prepare for their own exercises in the Asia-Pacific region. The drills overlap with this weekend’s Boao Forum for Asia which starts on Sunday in the southern island of Hainan, not far from the site of the Chinese... more »
Russia demolishes UK poisoning hoax during emergency security council meeting (Video)
Russian UN envoy exposes UK poisoning hoax during security council meeting. More The post Russia demolishes UK poisoning hoax during emergency security council meeting (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Jacob Rees Mogg pwns David Dimbleby over 'Eton' jibe
https://youtu.be/F8wKRg-1e6s Still really funny and very pointed. Jacob Rees Mogg has the perfect response to David Dimbleby's Eton jibe.
'Google Favored Search Results for Clinton Over Trump' per Breitbart
'"There's two main things that we have found," said Epstein. "We came up with a system, a monitoring system for monitoring search results on Google, Bing and Yahoo for nearly six months before the election in 2016. This story about our findings was broken by the *Washington Post* in early 2017 and here's what we found. We found that Google's search results favored Hillary Clinton in all ten positions of those search results on the first page for almost all of those six months leading up to the election. Now that's enough to shift two to three million votes, at least, without anyone ... more »
So yesterday Donald Trump tried to write the Washington Post's headline for them.
The Fake News Washington Post, Amazon’s “chief lobbyist,” has another (of many) phony headlines, “Trump Defiant As China Adds Trade Penalties.” WRONG! Should read, “Trump Defiant as U.S. Adds Trade Penalties, Will End Barriers And Massive I.P. Theft.” Typically bad reporting! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 5, 2018 Well, SOMEBODY is a little thin skinned about this upcoming trade war with China. Unfortunately for Trump the Washington Post focuses on the facts. Besides they likely remember what happened the LAST time that Trump wrote a headline. Talk about fake news.
Microsoft picked the best city to build a Majorana quantum computer
Windows Report informs about Microsoft's strategy to become the leader in the race to build the first usable quantum computer (i.e. their method to beat IBM, Intel, and Google, this contest is getting tense): Microsoft tries to create qubits and lead quantum computing research (2 minute read) The boss of their research is Charlie Marcus who was at Harvard (and therefore my colleague) between 2000 and 2012. He moved to Denmark and since 2016, he's a principal investigator at Microsoft, too. What is the best city where you should try to do groundbreaking research involving quantum ... more »
Breitbart News Town Hall: ‘Masters of the Universe’: Big Tech vs. Free Speech and Privacy
'8:51: Schweizer says Americans can determine media bias in five minutes while watching the mainstream media. But with companies like Google, we don't know what we don't know because Google makes it seem like they are giving us the best search results, etc. without any agenda when that's not the case. Schweizer says we need to know what they are feeding the algorithms and what they are feeding us. He says that without that transparency, "we are just flying blind." 8:50: Schweizer says we always have to keep in mind what Google's goals and ends are. He says there has always been lurk... more »
[Vidéo] Pourquoi peut-on être favorable au transhumanisme ?
Dans cette vidéo, j’explique pourquoi on peut être favorable à l’augmentation de l’humain par la technologie.
Welcome to Washington, DC Mr. Scott Pruitt
It looks like an attempt is being made to railroad EPA administrator Scott Pruitt out of Washington. But this is business as usual in Washington, DC so get used to it. There is no need or justification whatsoever for Mr. … Continue reading →
Have you Heard About the Bird?
This is how a bird might see magnetic fields. (Theoretical and Computational Biophysics/UofI) Mood Link (bird is the word) *Birds Can See Earth's Magnetic Fields* A newly discovered protein in bird's eyes allows them to them "see" Earth's magnetic fields. These findings come courtesy of two new papers - one studying robins, the other zebra finches. The eye protein is called Cry4, and it's part of a class of proteins called cryptochromes - photoreceptors sensitive to blue light, found in both plants and animals. These proteins play a role in regulating circadian rhythms. There's ... more »
Maldives Builds Giant New Airport Runway Despite Global Warming
By Paul Homewood From Dellers: The Maldives – that Indian Ocean island group allegedly most threatened by global warming – is building a new runway at its international airport. According to the Maldives Independent: The 3,400-meter-long, 60-meter-wide runway will open the airport to the Airbus A380 jetliner, the world’s largest passenger airline. And: The […]
New York Times runs story asking: “Is Putin a CIA agent?”
NYT's Thomas Friedman poses his ridiculous question: "Is Putin a CIA agent?" More The post New York Times runs story asking: “Is Putin a CIA agent?” appeared first on The Duran.
Italian leading parties condemn expulsion of Russian diplomats, advocate better ties with Russia
It's not often that something occurs in the west to help restore my faith in humanity, but today, something has More The post Italian leading parties condemn expulsion of Russian diplomats, advocate better ties with Russia appeared first on The Duran.
"What Trump’s Quack Economists Will Do Next”
*"What Trump’s Quack Economists Will Do Next”* by Bill Bonner "Up. Down. Up. Down. We followed the action on Wall Street yesterday, wondering…where was it going? The headlines told us that investors were nervous about a trade war. Bloomberg was on the case early: ‘Fears of a trade war between the world’s two largest economies returned to haunt markets on Wednesday, mauling U.S. stocks and sending investors into haven assets from Treasuries to gold. The S&P 500 Index tumbled through its average price for the past 200 days, with all 11 sectors lower after China said it would levy 25 ... more »
"It Only Takes A Bit..."
"It takes only a bit of knowledge of history to realize how dangerous it is to think that the people who run the country know what they are doing." - Howard Zinn
“Tariffs – Reverse Gear in the Economic Transmission”
*“Tariffs – Reverse Gear in the Economic Transmission”* by Jeff Thomas “It’s been said many times, and quite truthfully, that politicians typically think no further than the next election – and that their own retention of power is of far greater importance than their country’s overall welfare. No surprise, then, that when a country is on the ropes economically, political leaders gain and/or retain office, largely on the strength of promising a return to prosperity. It matters little whether they can actually deliver on that promise – their insistence that they have “a plan” is ofte... more »
Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 4/6/2018”
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 4/6/2018”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "A new Poll uncovers that 77% of Americans think the legacy media, or mainstream media (MSM) like CNN and the New York Times (among others), regularly reports news that is not true. Sometimes the stories are just plain fake news, and other times the MSM just lies by omission and covers Stormy Daniels and omits that the country is “missing” $21 trillion. Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller came out this week and said that President Trump is not the target of a criminal investigation. This is the exact same thing former ... more »
Open Discussion of Aw Shit Lessons Learned
A thread for open discussion of lessons learned during any Aw Shit experience. Continue reading →
DRUGS, GANGS, SPOOKS - PART 1.
*Gary Webb linked the CIA to the drugs trade in Los Angeles.* *Is MI5 linked to the violent drugs gangs in London?* Was a major drug smuggler, the multi-millionaire Ayhan Kurt, an agent of MI5? BBC NEWS | UK | Was drug dealer an MI5 agent? Reporter Gary Webb wrote that the CIA helped finance its covert war against Nicaragua's leftist government through sales of cocaine in Los Angeles. The CIA, Contras, Gangs, and Crack *"There has been a sharp increase in the number of UK police officers dealing heroin, cocaine and amphetamines..."* The shocking truth about police corruption ... more »
q anon on Pope
I will not try to interpret all this material for now. However the Pope has appeared in this. Again understand that a full out assault on the DEEP State is underway and it is clearly succeeding. Last count for sealed indictments is now 24,544 which represents a five thousand per month acquisition rate. However, the initial intel grab threw up around 13,000 at which point we had the second Intel grab. This has now doubled the numbers but we may also be at the end of it as well. The assault is global as well and this has clearly caught up the DEEP STATE intervention in papa... more »
Farmer Converts 40,000 Acres into Largest Organic Farm in Canada.
I needed to see this and so did every other farmer out there. The technology exists now and it is getting better. The big take home here though is that industrial farming only works on perfect land. Most land is far from perfect and organic farming has the critical flexibility to work on less perfect fields. I also want to see the implementation of spaced tree lines in which the land is cut into strips spaced to be handled in two passes for harvesting at least and bordered by a narrow row of trees producing fruits et all and an under story of bush plants as well also produci... more »
EPA Considers Allowing Bee-Killing Pesticide to Be Sprayed on 165 Million Acres of U.S. Farmland
Of course this crap attacks all the surrounding biota. It could not be effective otherwise. What is now happening is that the industry is rushing to push approvals through before the whole meme finally gets challenged by Trump. Now we are setting out to generate another massive die-out across the US farm-belt. This cannot end well. Do we have to have a massive crop collapse to make the point that all this is stupid? Because that is what is at play here. Mono-cultures are terribly vulnerable and our chemical game uniquely damaging and concentrated as well. We are trying to ... more »
Stalingrad heart
This is worthwhile as it is not obvious at all. Sustained stress causes huge physical damage to the bone marrow and the heart and obviously elsewhere also. The immediate take home is one we know already and that the period of time needs to be closely managed. This also has strategic impact. You must allow for a rapid rotation of troops in battles that has not been thought through enough before. Continuous battle is simply unsustainable. Most historical conflicts ended quickly and even sieges contained the actual violence though that was close to the conditions possible in mod... more »
Washington and Riyadh's Terror Enterprise
*April 6, 2018* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - For decades the United States and its NATO allies have helped Saudi Arabia export methods of political indoctrination known as Wahhabism to radicalize individuals and swell the ranks of mercenary forces used to wage proxy wars abroad and manipulate Western populations at home. What began as a means for the House of Saud itself to establish, expand, and eventually consolidate political power on the Arabian Peninsula in the 18th century has now become a finely honed tool of geopolitical power integrated into Washington's foreign policy. A ... more »
Scientific Objectivity
I’m a Hi Fi tragic and reading the latest post on Audiostream by Herb Reichert , Audio Without Numbers, Herb mentioned Interestingly, objectivists like behavioral psychologists do not believe consciousness exists. They can’t see it or measure therefore it is not real. … Continue reading →
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country! It's the weekend everybody. Think positive thoughts!
Estonia demands US boots on the ground, and Patriot missiles to deter ‘Russian aggression’
Such armaments are an aspect of NATO's intent to contain Russia with an increased military presence around its borders More The post Estonia demands US boots on the ground, and Patriot missiles to deter ‘Russian aggression’ appeared first on The Duran.
The Strategic Implications Of A Possible Russian Base In Somaliland
The times have certainly changed, proving that the New Cold War is nothing like its predecessor and that the Russian Federation of today definitely isn’t anything like the Soviet Union of the past when it comes to its foreign policy principles. The post The Strategic Implications Of A Possible Russian Base In Somaliland appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Scientists warn of ‘ecological Armageddon’ after study shows flying insect numbers plummeting 75%
Scientists warn of ‘ecological Armageddon’ after study shows flying insect numbers plummeting 75% https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/flying-insects-numbers-drop-ecological-armageddon-75-per-cent-plummet-a8008406.html Advertisements
Transparency needed for Google secret algorithm
“Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute and best-selling author of Clinton Cash and Secret Empires, argued at Breitbart News’ “Masters of the Universe” town hall on Thursday that “transparency would be a good solution” for Google’s secretive algorithm.” click here
Is your neighbor’s Tesla costing you money?
California's ZEV mandate means cash-strapped consumers in heartland America will be paying more to buy a conventional car.
Syrian Army launches powerful counter-assault after militants attack northern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful counter-attack against the militants of Jaysh Al-Izza, yesterday, following an assault by the aforementioned Islamist group in the northern countryside of Hama. According to a military report from Hama, the Syrian Army heavily bombarded Jaysh Al-Izza’s positions inside the towns of Lataminah, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
[Graphic 18+] Saudi Coalition suffers heavy losses at the hands of the Houthi forces
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – The Saudi-led Coalition launched a big attack in the Taybat Al-Ism region of Najran, yesterday, targeting the Houthi forces’ positions in a bid to retake this area. However, the assault would be short-lived for the Saudi-led Coalition, as they suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Houthi forces. In […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Navy ships large arsenal of tanks to Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 A.M.) – The Russian Ropucha class LSTM Minsk was photographed, Thursday, sailing through the Bosphorus Strait en route to the Port of Tartous in western Syria. According to a military report, the Russian naval vessel was carrying a large arsenal of tanks, BMPs, and heavy weapons that were destined for Syria. This […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Air Force launches nonstop airstrikes over Jisr Al-Shughour
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 A.M.) – The Russian Aerospace Forces continued their air campaign over the western countryside of the Idlib Governorate tonight, striking several jihadist sites along the Turkish border. According to a military source in nearby Latakia, the Russian Aerospace Forces heavily bombarded the jihadist-held city of Jisr Al-Shughour, destroying a number of bases […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Picture Of The Day
Palestinian protesters react during clashes with Israeli troops at the Israel-Gaza border, in the southern Gaza Strip April 2, 2018. © REUTERS/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa *WNU Editor: *The above picture came form this photo-gallery .... *Palestinians' Mass Protests on Gaza Border in Pictures* (Sputnik).
President Trump Doubles Down On Potential Trade War With China By Proposing $100 Billion In New Tariffs
*The Hill: **President Trump orders officials to look at $100 billion in new Chinese tariffs* President Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to consider slapping $100 billion in additional tariffs on China, escalating a heated trade dispute between Washington and Beijing. The move comes one day after China proposed $50 billion in tariffs on a variety of U.S. goods in response to Trump’s own tariff threat. "In light of China’s unfair retaliation, I have instructed the USTR to consider whether $100 billion of additional tariffs would be appropriate," Trum... more »
German Court Rules Catalan President Cannot Be Extradited To Spain To Be Tried For Rebellion But Could Be Extradited To Be Tried For Using Public Funds For Independence Referendum
Catalan Declaration of Independence Oct. 27 2017 From VOA but with MA comments-corrections in brackets: “German Court Rules Catalan Separatist … Continue reading →
U.S. Military Presence in Syria Illegal
PressTV Published on Apr 4, 2018 The presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey have stressed the need for more fertile ground and efforts to help Syrian refugees return to their country. end
Israel Threatens Gaza Protestors with Shoot to Kill Policy Within 300m of Gaza Fence
If a country flies a Satanic ‘666’ flag, is it of God or Satan? Obviously Satan. If an army flies a Satanic ‘666’ flag, is is an Army of God or Satan? Obviously Satan. If an army conquers a piece of land and plants a Satanic ‘666’ flag, is the conquest for God or Satan? […]
Why Did the Israeli Army Seize This Blind Palestinian Bereaved Daughter’s Cash?
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 […]
Sanhedrin Invites Arabs to Join 3rd Temple Project: ‘Sons of Ishmael’ Told ‘Time Has Come to Rebuild’
Sanhedrin Invites Arabs to Join 3rd Temple Project by http://mobile.wnd.com/, 19 March 2018 ‘Sons of Ishmael’ told ‘time has come to rebuild’ The newly reconstituted Sanhedrin in Israel, the re-creation of the ancient legal council, is inviting Arabs to prepare for their role in the construction of a Third Temple, as the Bible prophesies. – A […]
France to Launch ‘EUROPEAN ARMY’ by June – And the UK is Invited to Join Even AFTER Brexit
France to Launch ‘EUROPEAN ARMY’ by June – And the UK is Invited to Join Even AFTER Brexit by NICOLE STINSON, https://www.express.co.uk/ FRANCE will launch a deployable European military crisis force in June, French Defence Ministry sources have revealed, as they confirmed the army would work outside of existing European Union efforts. – Paris has been in […]
After the Massacre in Gaza, US Congress Attempts to Outlaw “Opposition to Israel”
After the Massacre in Gaza, US Congress Attempts to Outlaw “Opposition to Israel” by David Havranek, https://www.globalresearch.ca/ What has been the U.S. government’s response? To protect Israel. The world watched in anger and horror as Israeli sharp shooters killed 18 Palestinian demonstrators and wounded more than 750 on March 31. Footage of the blatant murder of civilians, including children […]
The ‘Debt Jubilee’: The Solution For Governments To Avoid The Next Economic Disaster
The world is burdened by an unpayable amount of debt that is crippling economic growth. There is going to be a DEBT Jubilee, ie debt forgiveness, to extinguish debt. – The process by which this is done is called a Global Currency/Financial Reset. It is a euphemism for the Return to the Gold Standard. The […]
Israeli Violence Against Palestinians Will Never End as a Result of UN & US Hypocrisy
The Bible states unequivocally that modern Ashkenazi (Khazar) Jews (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT SEMITIC people. They are NOT the descendants of the 12 tribes of Israel. They are NOT JEWS. – Who do you choose to believe: the Bible, the Word of God or Zionist Christians pushing their Satanic ‘666’, Zionist ‘666’ Israel […]
Pentagon Says No Syria Pullout Timeline; “Exasperated” and “Frustrated” Trump Concedes
Pentagon Says No Syria Pullout Timeline; “Exasperated” and “Frustrated” Trump Concedes by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Let’s keep’em in Afghanistan Iraq Syria “a little longer,” the Pentagon said on Thursday of US troop presence in the war torn country after a fierce debate within the administration was triggered last week over President Trump’s announcement that he intended to order a quick withdrawal […]
Trump Threatens China with $100Bn More in Tariffs as Response to Beijing’s ‘Unfair Retaliation’
Trump Threatens China with $100Bn More in Tariffs as Response to Beijing’s ‘Unfair Retaliation’ by https://www.rt.com/ Donald Trump has instructed the US Trade Representative to consider slapping China with an additional $100 billion in tariffs, accusing China of engaging in “unfair retaliation” instead of backing down to Washington’s pressure. – “Rather than remedy its misconduct, China […]
Russia Accuses The U.K. And Its Allies For Being Responsible On Poisoning Sergei Skripal
*DW:* *Russia accuses UK and allies of concocting the attack on Skripal at UN Security Council* Russia has told the United Nations Security Council that British intelligence services probably poisoned Sergei Skripal. The US accused Russia of peddling conspiracy theories and said it stood behind the UK. Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, accused the UK of being responsible for the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in a blistering address to the UN Security Council on Thursday. His speech covered a series of discrepancies he saw in the Brit... more »
Cultural Diversity Highlights 2018 List of Guggenheim Fellows
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced Thursday its 2018 recipients of annual Guggenheim Fellowships, with a total of 173 being awarded in the United States and Canada across the fields of science, scholarship, writing and the arts. Among recipients is Dr. Carol C. Anderson, an African-American historian and Charles Howard Candler Professor and Chair […]
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