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An Open Letter To The Geological Society
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? GWPF carry the story of a letter recently sent to the president of the Geological Society by a group of concerned current and former members: ? The President Geological Society of London Dear President We are writing as a group of…
Global Rainfall
From Clive Best: http://clivebest.com/blog/?p=8502 Posted on June 16, 2018 by Clive Best Has rainfall increased or decreased with rising temperatures? NCDC Daily contains the raw precipitation measurements from about 100,000 weather stations back to 1780. I put my computer (iMAC-i7) to calculate this , but it took a week of CPU time! Here are the results […]
Toto Continues To Explore The Permanent Drought
We are expecting another three inches of rain this week.
WATCH: Border Patrol SUV Runs Over Innocent Native American and Drives Off
[image: border patrol] Shocking video shows a US Border Patrol agent commit a hit and run, mowing down a Native American man and then speeding off. The post WATCH: Border Patrol SUV Runs Over Innocent Native American and Drives Off appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Guard Who Ignored Parkland Shooter Was Caught Sexually Harassing Victim Year Before—Never Fired
[image: shooting] A guard who chose to save himself during the Parkland shooting had been caught harassing female students, and never should have been allowed at the school. The post Guard Who Ignored Parkland Shooter Was Caught Sexually Harassing Victim Year Before—Never Fired appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Fuck Civility
Now *these *are 50 Shades of Grey I can actually live with. In a long series of tweets last night, Ethan Grey puts his finger on the origin of the problem that progressives are facing- charges of lack of civility. Over the last several days, I got a taste of that on Facebook when I chimed in on a video posted by some racist right wing nut job by one of my (now former) FB friends. Just criticizing this nut bag resulted in scores of comments from other like-minded morons who didn't or couldn't comprehend there are some well-informed people in this nation who simply don't like Tr... more »
Human rights includes allowing the freedom to come out of LBTG
“A group including former gays who benefited from reparative therapy is fighting a California bill that would label such therapy a fraudulent business practice and ban counseling aimed at helping people who are unhappy with their same-sex attraction.” click here
The Inspector General on the FBI in Fall 2016: How a Fateful Delay Set the Stage for the Ultimate October Surprise
The Inspector General (OIG) report (see* Lawfare*’s summary here) on the Clinton email investigation has reinvigorated a parade of what-ifs surrounding the 2016 presidential election. What if former FBI director James Comey hadn’t criticized Hillary Clinton publicly in July 2016, even as Comey declined to recommend Clinton’s prosecution? What if Comey had not felt compelled to notify Congress in late October 2016 that he was considering reopening the Clinton probe? Much ink has already been spilled on both of these questions. My focus here is on another what-if question flagged by... more »
Security In Iraq, Jun 8-14, 2018
The second week of June 2018 saw a jump in incidents and casualties in Iraq due to a large spike in violence in Kirkuk and continued clashes between the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Turkey in northern Kurdistan. There were 72 incidents during the week. That was the third most of the year, only behind 78 and 81 during the first and third weeks of March respectively. The two main causes of the higher figure were 26 incidents in Kirkuk and 8 in Kurdistan. 26 was the most incidents recorded by Musings On Iraq for Kirkuk going back 5 years. The 8 incidents in Kurdistan were due to... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 16
1941 Another British brigade landed in Basra to help secure Iraq after Anglo-Iraq War 1979 Pres Assad arrived in Baghdad for more talks on unifying Iraq and Syria Came up with United Arab Republic but disagreed on details 1979 Assad became mad at Iraqi demands and left ending talks of unification Saddam was key in undermining talks Was afraid of lesser position within unified govt 1981 Iraq and Iran held 1st prisoner swap set up by Red Cross during Iran-Iraq War 1991 Barzani said deal made with Baghdad over Kurdish autonomy Talabani said not to ... more »
The Year Duwayne Gregory Can End Peter King's Long, Tired Political Career
Alexa Sheryll is Duwayne Gregory's campaign manager. Their primary is a week from Tuesday, June 26. Alexa explained this week that she's heard that "a lot of people don’t know exactly where the money they give to campaigns goes. "As DuWayne’s campaign manager," she said, "I can tell you exactly where your donation goes... With our campaign, money isn’t going to some shadowy super PAC fund. It’s going directly to our efforts to bring real leadership to NY-02." She pointed to three priorities they need to fund between now and the 26th: *•* Supporting our field team (even volunteers... more »
Russian/Turkish deal for Tell Rifaat. The Micro & Macro along the Silk Road: Pepe Escobar
*Going a little long- This post covers the micro and the macro* *Earlier this week Southfront had delivered one of their usual vague news reports. With no link back to original source. They followed up with another one just the other day. I'm not a huge fan of Southfront. It's no different then any other source, in my opinion, information from Southfront needs verification, same as info from anywhere else. I've been searching for additional information as to what may have transpired between Turkey and Russia at Tell Rifaat and why whatever occurred may have taken place?* *Both South... more »
The neurons that rewrite traumatic memories.
The neurons that rewrite traumatic memories — ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180614213824.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook Advertisements
There are two ways to read, but one is useless.
There are two ways to read, but one is useless — Quartz https://qz.com/1303124/there-are-two-ways-to-read-but-one-is-useless/?utm_source=kwfb&kwp_0=844262&kwp_4=2882716&kwp_1=1220552
It's been a bad week for armed robbers . . .
. . . because sometimes their victims are armed, too. *1. Jacksonville police: Man takes cash register from Walmart, tries to carjack 2 people at knifepoint* A man was arrested Friday after he took a cash register drawer from the Walmart at River City Marketplace and then tried to carjack two people at knifepoint. * . . .* A witness saw Hill get into a silver Ford SUV, but it did not appear to start, so he got out and ran. Police said Hill approached a man who was sitting in the parking lot near Supercuts. Hill asked the man for a ride and the man refused. * . . .* According ... more »
Rachel Maddow cracks the case: Putin controlled Trump to get him to meet with North Korea (Video)
Maddow reveals shocking fact that North Korea shares a border with Russia. More The post Rachel Maddow cracks the case: Putin controlled Trump to get him to meet with North Korea (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
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From Jenna Orkin Crisis on the High Plains: The Loss of America’s Largest Aquifer – the Ogallala Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal is linked to a salmonella outbreak spanning 31 states Posted because this is the first time we’ve heard of a salmonella outbreak caused by prepared food. American Politicians Say They Live In Fear As Threats Against Congress Increase A Closer Look At Extreme FBI Bias Revealed In OIG Report German Police Uncover Jihadist "Ricin Bomb" Terror Plot A Closer Look At Extreme FBI Bias Revealed In OIG Report German Police Uncover Jihadist "Ricin Bomb" Terror Plot ... more »
Mysterious Deaths Of Ancient Baobabs
h/t Various! From the BBC, the strange news about baobab trees: A tree regarded as the icon of the African savannah is dying in mysterious circumstances. International scientists have discovered that most of the oldest and largest African baobab trees have died over the past 12 years. They suspect the demise may be linked […]
New Security Measures Being Installed Around The Eiffel Tower
VIDEO: Paris unveils thick bulletproof glass walls and metal fences around the Eiffel Tower, designed to protect France's most famous monument from terrorist attacks pic.twitter.com/5LrJaRDegq — AFP news agency (@AFP) June 16, 2018 *BBC:* *Eiffel Tower perimeter fence built to stop terrorism* Paris is to unveil its newly built perimeter defences around the Eiffel Tower to protect against terror threats. Temporary barriers were placed around the tower in June 2016, and are now being replaced with more permanent measures. Set to be completed in mid-July, the fences cost nearly €35 ... more »
North Korea's Military Can't Win a War Against America (But It Dosen't Have To)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Because it's all about deterrence. The Kim dynasty in North Korea has given its military a formidable task—maintaining a threat posture towards it dramatically wealthier neighbor to the south, which also happens to be allied to the greatest military power on the planet. It’s estimated that North Korea spends only between six and ten billion dollars annually on a defense. That amount is over two orders of magnitude less than the United States does. But that spending amounts to roughly twenty five percent of North Korea’s GDP, compared to betwee... more »
The U.S. Marines Are Set to Train Right Near Russia's Border
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * What could possibly go wrong? The Marine Corps’ rotations to Norway could more than double now that the Norwegian government has authorized up to 700 Marines to train at two locations in the country, officials said. - Since January 2017, the Corps has sent about 300 Marines on six-month training rotations to Norway, during which they learned from Norwegian troops how to live, fight, and survive in the arctic cold—in Russia’s backyard. - The Norwegian defense ministry announced on Monday that the Marine Corps can s... more »
Could Ukraine's T-84 Tank Take on the World's Best in a Fight?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* Or is just the best of the USSR's long line of tanks? The T-84 Oplot-M is Ukraine’s latest Main Battle Tank. While it hasn’t seen combat service in the Ukrainian military, the type contains many advanced features. But the Oplot is hardly a clean slate design. In many ways, it is simply a highly advanced version of the T-80U main battle tank, one of the most lethal tanks the Soviet Union produced. But how did the T-80U become the T-84? To understand where the T-84 comes from, it is important to understand its heritage. Like the T-64 and the T-80U... more »
Flying Tin Cans: 5 Worst U.S. Fighter Jets of All Time
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Quite simply the worst of the worst. The air forces of the United States have had pretty good luck with aircraft design. In part because of the structure of the U.S. defense industrial base, numerous firms have offered competitive aircraft designs, allowing the weeding out of poor performers at a relatively early stage. Nevertheless, not every aircraft can be a P-51 Mustang, an F6F Hellcat, or an F-15 Eagle. This is a list of a few of the less distinguished fighters designed and produced by the United States over the last century. The list only incl...more »
The Next Great China Threat: An Invasion of the Philippines?
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* It's not clear whether the warning was prompted by genuine fears of Chinese aggression or Filipino domestic politics. The Philippines should prepare to be invaded by China, warns a former top Philippines defense official. However, it's not clear whether the warning was prompted by genuine fears of Chinese aggression or Filipino domestic politics. "Within hours, the Chinese can destroy most of the country's defense facilities and probably some of our cities," former secretary of national defense and national security adviser Norberto Gonzales told ... more »
This 1 Photo Is the Japanese Self-Defense Forces Big Problem (Or The Gun In It)
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Asia* A rifle whose time has passed. The standard issue rifle of the average soldier tends to be among the oldest equipment issued by a military. Russian Ground and Airborne Troops use variations of a rifle designed in the 1970s, the U.S. military uses variations of a design from the late 1950s. Japan stands in contrast, using a rifle designed in 1989 (albeit based on an earlier American design from the 1960s). But despite their usage of recent designs, the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) have fallen behind their Western and even Russian counterparts i... more »
Unforced errors
In homage to our ever-professor and former tennis coach Hugh, the statistical term “unforced errors” is tracked during each tennis match. In essence, unforced errors are mistakes made by the player without much instigation from the other player. My guess … Continue reading →
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - The OECD examines the generational implications of inequality and poverty - with the descendants of poor children in some countries requiring up to nine generations to project to reach an average income. - Dean Baker writes that the Trump administration is only seeking to further entrench class disparities by locking in exclusionary rights through international trade agreements. And Michael Geist discusses how a few corporate actors have taken over Canada's copyright consultations. - Meanwhile, Howard Davies notes that a new IMF database... more »
India’s Foreign Policy For Indo-Pacific Through The Shangri La Dialogue
The speech by Modi in the Shangri-La dialogue restated India’s desirable role as the spearhead of liberal international order. The speech moreover emphasized on the importance of peace, security, and cooperation through a rule-based order in the Indian Ocean. The post India’s Foreign Policy For Indo-Pacific Through The Shangri La Dialogue appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Pediatrician Survey Finds 74 Percent Against Spanking
A survey sent to 1,500 pediatricians, most practicing physicians for more than 15 years and nearly all in primary care, found that 74 percent of the responding pediatricians did not approve of spanking and 78 percent thought spanking never or seldom improved children’s behavior. read more
Did The U.A.E. Try To Organize A Coup In Tunisia?
Ousted Tunisian Interior Minister Lotfi Brahem [Agenzia Nova/Twitter] *Middle East Monitor*: *Source: Dismissed Tunisia interior minister planned coup with help of UAE* Ousted Tunisian Interior Minister Lotfi Brahem planned a coup d’état in coordination with the UAE intelligence services, Le Monde Afrique revealed yesterday. The article by the editor Nicolas Beau, revealed that Brahem “made a mistake by betting on his new Emirati friends that he will become the first player in Tunisia thanks to their support.” Beau said in his article that it is absurd to think that the sinking of... more »
Afghanistan's New Black Hawks Can't Match Its Older Russian Choppers
*Warzone/The Drive*: *Pentagon Admits Afghanistan's New Black Hawks Can't Match Its Older Russian Choppers* *A new official report raises serious concerns about whether the new helicopters will actually hurt the Afghan military's ability to operate.* A report from a top U.S. military watchdog has finally acknowledged that the UH-60A+ Black Hawks that the United States is supplying to the Afghan Air Force are less capable and harder to maintain than the Russian-made Mi-17 Hip helicopters they have now. The review raises concerns that this could limit Afghanistan’s ability to conduc... more »
Weekend reads: How to kill zombie citations; wanted: 6,000 new journals; does peer review matter anymore?
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured a retraction and replacement of a diet study in the … Continue reading Weekend reads: How to kill zombie citations; wanted: 6,000 new journals; does peer review matter anymore?
"Fukushima Update 6/16/18: 17,086.05 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated June 16, 2018: Fukushima Equals 17,086.05 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of June 16, 2018 - 2,649 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *17,086.05 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is st... more »
The Decline of Moses Mendelssohn’s Philosophy of the Enlightenment
Moses MendelssohnThere was a time when Moses Mendelssohn was hailed as the leading light of the Enlightenment in Berlin; he was called “the Socrates of his age”; even Immanuel Kant used to acknowledge his greatness. But now Mendelssohn is remembered mostly as the philosopher whose central ideas were refuted by Kant in his first *Critique*, and were finally decimated by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi during the Pantheism controversy—his own contributions to philosophy have been forgotten. When Jacobi, in 1783, launched his attack on the Enlightenment’s central theme—the idea that reason ... more »
EXCLUSIVE: Man Catches Cops on Video Framing Him To Justify Blowing Up His Door and Raiding Home
[image: barber] A barber claims his home was raided by police after they accepted a false testimony from a confidential informant with a long arrest record. The post EXCLUSIVE: Man Catches Cops on Video Framing Him To Justify Blowing Up His Door and Raiding Home appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Mainstream Media Confirms Conspiracy Theory That Walmart Stores Are Being Turned into Prison Camps
[image: walmart] The mainstream media is now admitting that the Walmart stores they claimed closed over "plumbing problems" have since been converted into detention centers. The post Mainstream Media Confirms Conspiracy Theory That Walmart Stores Are Being Turned into Prison Camps appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Cop Convicted of Trying to Have Sex with a Child, Gets Taxpayer Funded Retirement, NO JAIL
[image: probation] A police officer who was caught trying to seduce a 13-year-old girl in an undercover operation was the only one who was given probation instead of jail time. The post Cop Convicted of Trying to Have Sex with a Child, Gets Taxpayer Funded Retirement, NO JAIL appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Russian-Syrian Warnings of a Coming False-Flag Chemical Attack Have Ring of Truth
Fog of war: U.S. aiding the very terrorists it vowed to exterminate
Another owner tries to kill The Energy Collective
It was announced some time ago that The Energy Collective was being taken over by the Power Industry Network (energycentral.com). Perhaps associated with this, the site had some major slowdowns and technical problems for a week or two. Then all of a sudden it just went dark, with a message that maintenance was going on. Now all blog entry links redirect to a page about re-hosting. Those
Chortle
According to the comedy website Chortle, Laurence Howarth, the script writer for Radio 4's *Dead Ringers*, has conceded (a) that his show may have an inherent anti-Brexit bias *[you don't say!]*, (b) that it does more jokes against Brexit than for it *[well, know me down with the late Sir Ken's tickling stick!]*, and (c) that it has a writers’ room that's "intrinsically partisan" because it has more than its fair share of "typically London-centred, broadly left-wing people", who were also predominantly Remain voters *[who'd have guessed?!]*... ...but it's all OK really because, ... more »
BANNON? HE'S IN THE CLUB.
Why? For the love of God, why? Exclusive: I’ll be interviewing Steve Bannon on @ThisWeekABC Sunday morning. His first live Sunday show interview ever. — Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) June 15, 2018 Why? Because he's a provocateur, therefore he's "good television." Also, because he's right-wing. (When Democrats are in power, Sunday talk shows need to be disproportionately right-wing for "balance"; when Republicans are in power, the shows need to be disproportionately right-wing because only right-wingers can provide true insight into what's taking place at the highest levels of power. Ob... more »
With Tensions Rising In The South China Sea, China Holds Missile Drills
© AFP 2018 / ST *Reuters:* *China holds missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tension* BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on Friday, as the country trades barbs with the United States over responsibility for heightened tension in the disputed waterway. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed concern during a visit to Beijing on Thursday over China’s efforts to militarize the seas. His remarks came after a flurry of U.S. activity in the region, including reports las... more »
Brazil to Play First 2018 FIFA World Cup Match on Sunday
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL – The 2018 World Cup in Russia opened Thursday, June 14th, and now Brazil fans anxiously await Sunday (June 17th) to see the Seleção take the pitch in their opening match against Switzerland, at 3PM (local Rio time) at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don, a city […]
U.S. Escalating Airstrikes Against Al Qaeda In Libya
*Task & Purpose:* *The US IS Turning Up The Heat On Jihadists In Libya * The U.S. conducted a precision airstrike against Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Libya on June 13 near the town of Bani Walid, U.S. Africa Command announced on Thursday, the third airstrike against two different militant groups in the country in the recent months. * The AQIM militant killed in June 13 strike is the second so far this year after a March 24 strike took out high-ranking official Musa Abu Duwud. * AQIM isn’t the only militant group the U.S. is targeting. A June 6 airstrike killed four I... more »
Hungarian Leader: Europeans Purposely Being Replaced With Muslims as Soros Profits
[image: hungarian-leader-europeans-purposely-being-replaced-with-muslims-as-soros-profits] Follow the money and the ideology. That was the message of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a recent interview, as he stated that Europe’s population was purposely being replaced by venal ideologists — such as billionaire George Soros — who hope to profit from the continent’s “ruination.”
Is the U.S.-North Korea Singapore Summit Agreement Constitutional?
[image: is-the-u-s-north-korea-singapore-summit-agreement-constitutional] Are the four commitments made by President Trump at the Singapore summit constitutionally enforceable?
Is America To Blame For China Winning Control Of The South China Sea?
Chinese warships and fighter jets take part in a military display in the South China Sea on April 12. © Reuters *Simon Roughneen, Nikkei Asian Review*: *How Beijing is winning control of the South China Sea* *Erratic US policy and fraying alliances give China a free hand.* SINGAPORE -- Even by his outspoken standards, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s account of a conversation he had with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, was startling. During a meeting between the two leaders in Beijing in May 2017, the subject turned to whether the Philippines would seek to drill for oil... more »
Tweets For Today
Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces hug and take selfies with each other in restive eastern Afghanistan, as an unprecedented ceasefire in the war-torn country holds for the second day of Eid https://t.co/iykO2TmqC5 — AFP news agency (@AFP) June 16, 2018 Yemen war: Government troops 'capture Hudaydah airport' https://t.co/uWw7aRfAE5 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 16, 2018 Nicaragua crisis: Truce agreed after weeks of deadly violence https://t.co/9iwoOQtmd5 — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 16, 2018 Disappointed to see the lack of interest/coverage in the anniversar... more »
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*Dartmouth psychology professor in misconduct probe will retire and be barred from college events* *As a retired academic psychologist, I read of this with some disquiet. These were men who were doing pretty good work. It seems to be a case of past behaviour being judged not by the standards of its day but rather by modern standards -- which is intrinsically unjust. It is normal judicial procedure to judge behaviours by the laws that were applicable at the time the behaviour took place. The behavior concerned seems to have been at the bottom of the range for offensive... more »
Tanks Crushing Cars
*Warzone/The Drive*: *Watch US Army Abrams Tanks In World War II Paint Crush Cars At German Competition* *But the Germans won the annual Strong Europe Tank Challenge, which is a cross between a training exercise and a friendly field day for tank crews.* he idea of green U.S. Army M1 Abrams tanks with big white stars on their sides, huge American flags flying on top, and art on the hull depicting a turtle wearing a World War II-era tanker uniform, running over a pile of cars sounds like something straight out of a 1980s arcade game. But its actually a real scene from the annual Str... more »
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*Antarctica Still Doing Just Great, Shock!* *In his article below James Delingpole has provided a good demolition of the latest scare story. I dismissed the story rather peremptorily a couple of days ago so Delingpole adds some welcome mockery of the claims. I note from the journal abstract that a sea level rise of 3.7 mm (7.6 - 3.9)is within the range of their estimates of sea-level rise over the last 25 years. That is just a small fraction of one inch, probably unnoticeable* This has been the global warming scare story of the week, heavily promoted by the usual suspects, inclu...more »
The Rest Of The World Knows That
Tony Burman writes that this past week reminded us of things we already knew about Donald Trump: We already knew that Donald Trump has a pathological infatuation for dictatorships and the authoritarian leaders who rule them, and a loathing of everything that genuine democracy entails. But what we learned -- or should have learned -- this week is that Donald Trump is a danger to us all. There are five lessons we should take from the week just passed: 1. Kim is a much better negotiator than Trump: The overwhelming consensus of nuclear experts is that Kim Jong Un clearly outmanoe... more »
Forty Days To Melt The Arctic
Arctic sea ice volume is highest in 13 years, and melting at the slowest rate on record. During most years after July 25 volume melt rates drop off sharply, so Arctic alarmists have about 40 days to wipe out 20 … Continue reading →
CrossTalk: End of Old Order
RT Published on Jun 15, 2018 It has been rather trendy over the past few years to talk about the New World Order. Fair enough. But what we are witnessing is the end of the Old World Order. The recent G7 confab in Canada and Trump’s decision to engage North Korea are just two examples. Pax […]
Angela Merkel Has 48 Hours to Save Coalition from Collapse
Border controls mean end of Schengen ie. as good as the end of the EU. Angela Merkel Has 48 Hours to Save Coalition from Collapse by David Charter, Berlin, https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ Angela Merkel’s three-party coalition is at risk of collapse in the next 48 hours after her Bavarian allies refused to back down over threats to impose border […]
Russia Dumps Half of Its US Treasury Bonds
Russia Dumps Half of Its US Treasury Bonds by https://www.rt.com/ Russia has held a major selloff of US Treasury bonds, dumping some $47bn-worth of papers and momentarily dropping six places on a list of major foreign holders of US securities, recently released statistics for April have shown. – In just one month, Russia proceeded to sell […]
Arrest Those Two And Grab The Kid
Early yesterday on his way to *Fox and Friends*, the fake president was delighted to be surrounded by reporters throwing questions at him. He revels in lying to the media. "That’s a Democrat bill," he lied. "That’s the law, and that’s what the Democrats gave us," he spouted, perpetuating his own baseless bullshit that the law is forcing his regime to incarcerate children at the border to be separated from their parents. Not knowing anything about the Bible, Trump left it for Sessions and Huckabee's daughter to make up the biblical justification for the Trumpist policy. I can't wai... more »
Pregnancy Decision Health Centers
http://pdhc.org/ Pregnancy Decision Health Center is where I’ve been a volunteer for the last 5 or 6 years (don’t remember when I started but there was a big ice storm and I had to cancel my first day). It provides women with pregnancy tests and ultrasounds (all free, no government money). It also provides counseling, material aid, educational materials, parenting classes, maternity clothes, layettes of beautiful new clothes and hand made things by church ladies. It educates the community and has teams that go into the high schools to talk about being sexually responsible. PDHC... more »
Bias against Trump within FBI
[image: image] There is much more of this hostility evidence in the IG report, but apparently hostility is not against the law, even with vast amounts of evidence beginning at the top. Mueller chose only those who hated Trump to be part of his investigation.
Three opinions
I'll set three opinion pieces side-by-side here and let you judge.... ******* North Korea's answer to Fiona Bruce The first comes from John Simpson on this morning's *Today *programme: The exultant voice of Ri Chun-hee, North Korean television's top newsreader. She tells her audience the good news. Apparently even North Koreans find her hard to take. Still, the main thing she announced was - to use a familiar Trumpism - fake news. President Trump had, she said, promised to lift the sanctions on North Korea. Well, no-one knows for sure what went on when the two men were just talking... more »
I couldn't live there without going nuts
A couple of articles about New York City have had me shaking my head in disbelief, to think of having to live in such a place. First, there's the cost of accommodation. Please note the bold, underlined text, which is my emphasis. Tourists have been booking rooms in the 665-room Pod Times Square — a micro-hotel with rooms averaging just 115 square feet apiece — since its January debut on West 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue. * . . .* The hotel’s collection of “Pod Pads” — 45 apartments available for long-term rents — recently debuted, making Pod Hotels the latest micro-hotel brand t... more »
Rumors of peace adversely affected stock values for military industrial complex
Peace is bad for business, if you're the one who makes the bombs More The post Rumors of peace adversely affected stock values for military industrial complex appeared first on The Duran.
Jordan Peterson Threatens To Sue Feminist Professor Who Called Him An Incel
This is an interesting story http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/15/jordan-peterson-lawsuit-threat-professor-incel/ about the famed tolerance of the left. However I'm also intrigued that a Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania professor doesn't appear to be able to differentiate between decent and descent.
Summer Dreams
Note: This story is beautiful. Our kids are smart and deserve the benefit of the doubt at all times. Enjoy! ### The crowd was surprised when Sef Scott stepped up to the podium during his high school graduation ceremony last...
"Why the Elites Hate Trump”
*"Why the Elites Hate Trump”* By Bill Bonner "What a rollicking good time we’ve had these past few days. The G7…the North Korean summit…Canada’s ‘backstabber’ chief…trade wars…US midterm elections… Did any generation before us enjoy so much cheap entertainment? *Place in hell: *The highlight was probably Peter Navarro’s comment, referring to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, that, ‘There’s a special place in Hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad-faith diplomacy with President Donald J. Trump…’ This seems to represent yet another remarkable extension of executive aut... more »
France: Police Foil Islamist Plot to Bomb Swingers' Club
'Counter-terror police in France have foiled two Islamist attacks including one targeting homosexuals and a bomb plot aimed at a club for swingers, local media reports. In raids conducted in the Seine-et-Marne region east of Paris at the weekend, police discovered "knives, a detonation system and jihadist propaganda" in the possession of two men who were charged on suspicion of planning to carry out an Islamic State-inspired attack. The individuals, said to be friends in their early 20s who were previously unknown to security services, came to the attention of General Directorate f... more »
Losing just his temper?
A.C. Grayling is still smarting after his performance on this week's *This Week. *The philosopher has now tweeted: One of Andrew Neil's former colleagues on *The Daily Politics, *Giles Dilnot, has provided a succinct paraphrase: Giles then added: If only we had a present-day Molière to write a new play about the great man. *Le professeur déraisonnable* perhaps?
The Past is the Key to the Present… and the Future
A Corollary of the Principle of Uniformitarianism By Howard Dewhirst, Geologist This document aims to contextualise the scientific debate concerning Climate Change (CC) and Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW). Examining Earth history, it is indisputable that CC has been operating for many hundreds of millions of years, in cycles that span many different time-scales (millennial-plus to […]
Breaking: Israeli troops fire flare bombs along Syrian-Lebanese bordr
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) – The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) fired several flare bombs towards the Syrian-Lebanese border this morning, the National News Agency reported. According to the NNA report, the Israeli Defense Forces fired several flare bombs towards the Jabal Al-Sheikh (Mount Hermon) region, causing a number of explosions this morning. No further details […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi-led Coalition forces enter Hodeidah Airport in Yemen – reports
The Yemeni military backed by the Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive to seize Hodeidah from the Houthis on June 13 after the Shiite rebels had failed to respond to the government’s offer to withdraw from the port city in order to peacefully resolve the conflict. According to Reuters citing the media office of the Saudi-led coalition-backed Yemeni […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Shocking Quotes: Was Every Israeli Prime Minister A Racist?
Quotes from Israeli Prime Ministers reveal concerning racist views. A few bad apples or was every Israeli PM a racist? Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, June 16, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Saturday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Studio Nº7 Maroon 5 Tribute @ Jack Daniel’s Rock Bar (Gávea) – Jack Daniel’s Rock Bar has recently relocated to the Jockey Club in Gávea and they’re putting on […]
“Language Is The Battlefield”
*“Language Is The Battlefield”* by Asha Logos "Nation's survive and thrive when they're able to communicate clearly and honestly, and they can just as easily fall to pieces when dishonest actors pollute or confuse language as a means of obtaining their ends. We're swiftly reaching a point in which the two sides of the ideological fence can hold nearly polar opposite definitions of the exact same words or concepts... a point in which true communication becomes impossible, and the prospect of very real violence looms on the horizon. The men who built this nation took great pains to... more »
Trump fosters market uncertainty and then complains about it
The predictability of Trump's unpredictability is truly predictable More The post Trump fosters market uncertainty and then complains about it appeared first on The Duran.
Pentagon admits that Russian military choppers outperform their American counterparts
Increasingly, the Russians are developing military components that far surpass the functionality of American made ones More The post Pentagon admits that Russian military choppers outperform their American counterparts appeared first on The Duran.
Russia calls for relaxation of UNSC nuclear sanctions on DPRK
Such action could help move the peace and denuclearization process along More The post Russia calls for relaxation of UNSC nuclear sanctions on DPRK appeared first on The Duran.
Another bouquet (containing a hidden brickbat)
Here's another bouquet for the BBC - something I missed at the time but found yesterday via a comment at *Biased BBC*. Back in early Mark on *The World This Weekend *made a major thing of something that wasn't true. The bones of the English local election results have been picked clean by now but here's one under-reported result: Nearly 4,000 people who wanted to vote were stopped from doing so, according to the Electoral Reform Society. (Obviously the bouquet* isn't *for Mark Mardell here!) We expressed scepticism about it at the time, questioning how 'under-reported' it was an... more »
'Free Thinking' lives up to its name again
Philip Dodd I praised Radio 3's *Free Thinking* before and am about to do so again. You'd never find anything like Wednesday night's edition anywhere else on the BBC, and certainly not on Radio 4. It was a 45-minute conversation about 'the intellectual dark web' hosted by the excellent Philip Dodd and featuring Douglas Murray, Bari Weiss and Ed Husain. All three guests were sympathetic towards 'the intellectual dark web' and Philip Dodd got it spot-on by providing a sceptical counterweight to them without being overly intrusive. (Most other BBC interviewers would have failed on that... more »
"The First Rule Of Life..."
"The first rule of life is to reveal nothing, to be exceptionally cautious in what you say, in whatever company you may find yourself. If you have a secret, you have only to whisper it to your dearest friend with the strictest injunction that it will go no further, and within half a day the story is all over town, and when you do make what would seem to be a perfectly sensible remark, you will find it reported in the most grotesque form, thus incurring no end of criticism to rebound upon you." - Elizabeth Aston
US ECONOMY; GHOST DOG; FLOSS DANCE; ISRAELI ALASKA; DEBT
In the USA, "the percentage of the population that is employed has barely budged since the depths of the last recession." The Real Economic Numbers: 21.5 Percent Unemployment "According to John Williams, if honest numbers were being used the unemployment rate would actually be 21.5 percent today. "The government has simply been moving people from the 'officially unemployed' category to the 'not in the labor force' category for many, many years. "If we use the government's own numbers, there are nearly 102 million working age Americans that do not have a job right now. "That is h... more »
Joe Bastardi On Water Vapour & El Ninos
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Joe Bastardi develops the his ideas on how oceans affect global temperatures, in a guest post at Climate Change Dispatch: ? Given it’s the number one greenhouse gas (GHG), one would naturally think water vapor (WV) is the big powerhouse…
Persistent Arctic Ice Mid June
Originally posted on Science Matters: In June, ice extents are declining as usual, except for the early melting in Bering and Okhotsk Seas. The image above from DMI shows widespread thick ice across the Arctic core, likely to melt more slowly. The graph above shows how much volume was added since March 2018, bringing it…
NASA glaciologist Jay Zwally puts the hammer down: ‘Antarctica is gaining ice’
From WUWT: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/06/15/nasa-glaciologist-jay-zwally-puts-the-hammer-down-antarctica-is-gaining-ice/ Anthony Watts / June 15, 2018 A new paper about to be in press, comes at the end of a flurry of papers and reports published this week that claims Antarctica was losing ice mass. Zwally says ice growth is anywhere from 50 gigatons to 200 gigatons a year. NASA glaciologist Jay […]
“The Charge of the Light Brigade"
*“The Charge of the Light Brigade"* Compiled By CP All the talk about war, with N. Korea, with Russia, with China, with Iran... "operations" in Libya, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, seemingly everywhere, and endless. Perhaps Mankind does indeed have a death wish- a certain segment of it certainly appears to- and all of history has been mere preparation for some final nuclear-war apocalyptic event. I don't know, but it made me think of this event in history, among others, and I thought I'd share it with you. Food for thought, at least... - CP “All the talk of history is of nothing almost but ...more »
China approves retaliatory tariffs worth $50 billion on US imported goods
Economic security, worldwide, is therefore much less certain as Trump pursues this path More The post China approves retaliatory tariffs worth $50 billion on US imported goods appeared first on The Duran.
Analysis: Deal or no deal? SYRIZA sells out “Macedonia” name, but will the agreement be ratified?
The consequences of recognizing "North Macedonia" and a "Macedonian" language and ethnicity may be disastrous for Greece. But might the deal collapse before it is ratified by both countries? More The post Analysis: Deal or no deal? SYRIZA sells out “Macedonia” name, but will the agreement be ratified? appeared first on The Duran.
Talks resume with Seoul for Russian gas pipeline
In this way, Russia can further lend a hand to help stabilize the situation on the Korean peninsula More The post Talks resume with Seoul for Russian gas pipeline appeared first on The Duran.
GOOGLE Has Those Emails
Holy Crap Sunshine!!! The idiots all had active gmail accounts and all did their skullduggery there off the government system. ES resigned the moment Trump issued his EO in December. What this tells me is that Google is cooperating or soon will be and is recovering all those emails that Hilary and others chose to lose. It says something that they had things to say to each other that posterity was not allowed to know. This is called a working conspiracy and is certainly in need of detailed investigation. They really were this stupid, even knowing the data was been collected... more »
NK Qanon
The intel feed from Q has been fast and furious the last three days. You need to know this. 1 all the Q posts are archived at qanon.pub 2 New today - all proofs at Qproofs.com. This is important because public demand for information is about to hugely expand and though some have been tracking this most have not. Iranian freedom fighters are tagging Qanon on their tweets. This is huge. That means mil intel is able to support efforts to remove the Mullahs inside Iran directly with actionable Intel. This is a completely new type of warfare. The potentiality is scary. Let us now t... more »
Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Remarks at the International Economic Forum of the Americas Conference of Montreal
RR is very much at the center of Comey's attempt to damage the incoming Trump presidency and is now in charge of the 'Mueller' investigation. I suspect both he and Mueller are playing a double game in support of the clean up of the FBI in particular or alternately they are the principals of a horrendous plot. Sessions recused himself to allow them to run their game without compromising himself which would have been a desired outcome for the DEEP STATE. He in the meantime has launched serious investigations aimed at rolling up that DEEP STATE. This speech is a worthy read... more »
DOJ refusing to give Grassley access to agent who interviewed Flynn
Why is our attention been brought to bear on this interview and the related notes? could there be something impacting someone else? just how would an FBI agent cover himself if ordered to do something? If you are aware, you understand that the MSM has chosen to ignore masses of direct evidence relating to the past administration that is seriously damaging and criminal as well. This fact is only possible through a monopolistic censorship which we are all now seeing. The Alt media has run with this mountain of direct evidence and has used it to build their audience by obvi... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Hypocrisy On Parade! I love it when politicians and assorted buffoonish miscreants such as Señor Trumpanzee's new bestie Sean Hannity get tripped up by their own words. It's conceivable, of course, that some Republikooks like Hannity, who long for the world to go back to the good old days of 1200 A.D., momentarily forget that we have such a thing as film, but dear Sean does make his living on TV so maybe it's just a massive shortcoming of his mental processes and abilities. More likely though, it really just comes down to it all being an example of his extreme arroganc... more »
The Real Story Behind Israel’s “Blooming Desert”
While Israel claims that it has transformed the land it occupies from empty desert into rich and fertile fields, the reality is very different
These European Countries Are Refusing to Accept the Unchecked Influx of Migrants
Like the Trojan war, these countries have reached a point at which they’re going to be forced to defend themselves from the inside.
Judge on LGBT ‘hate’ speech: ‘Truth…is simply not relevant’
Canadian charged with "hate" speech for exposing an apparent female candidate in an election for what they really were - a male transvestite - told truth irrelevant
I Accuse
A regular correspondent with this website reflects on the biggest threat to Jews today. We're pretty sure that most don't know what he thinks it is.
Whatever doesn’t Kill You — Makes you Stronger than you were Before
At some point you have to trust the still small voice of silence and... ever watchful, it will prove itself to you through the changes that occur
“Liberalism & Socialism”- Veil for PURE EVIL
Obama and Clinton trace their roots to Cabalism (Satanism.) The REALLY scary part is that the only thing standing in their way are Trump and his ilk
Israeli lawmaker proclaims supremacy of ‘Jewish race’
The comments came during a radio debate about the corruption investigations in which Netanyahu is either a suspect or has given testimony
Belgian Marie Claire Editor on Trial for Allegedly Helping Smuggle Migrants to the UK
This speaks volumes about the attitude of sections of the media to the migrant crisis
History of the global warming scare 1980-2010
*Guest blog by Prof Emeritus Cha-am Jamal Munshi, Thailand* LM: I found this itemized list rather impressive even though it's in no way complete. Whether we live in Thailand or Europe, we have been exposed to a very large amount of fearmongering and failed predictions. The explosion of these news in 2005-2010 is easily seen in the lists below. After 2010, the growth arguably stopped or reversed so this contribution may be considered the work by a historian. There's a clean mobile version of this page. Parts of this page: 1. *Chapter 1* 1980-1985 2. *Chapter 2* 1985-1990 3. ... more »
Trump Wants To Free America From “Fool Trade” And Flip The Tables On The EU
The Cold War-era quid pro quo of the US providing costly security assistance to its NATO allies in order to enable them to concentrate more fully on building their utopian welfare states is no longer relevant because of the changing nature of geopolitics and the rise of asymmetrical threats, though Clinton, Bush, and Obama perpetuated this state of affairs because it advanced the Liberal-Globalist model that all three of them were pursuing at the expense of average Americans. The post Trump Wants To Free America From “Fool Trade” And Flip The Tables On The EU appeared first on Ori... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “Deep Still Blue”
2002, “Deep Still Blue” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3lcidv5ZrE
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Near the center of this sharp cosmic portrait, at the heart of the Orion Nebula, are four hot, massive stars known as the Trapezium. Gathered within a region about 1.5 light-years in radius, they dominate the core of the dense Orion Nebula Star Cluster. Ultraviolet ionizing radiation from the Trapezium stars, mostly from the brightest star Theta-1 Orionis C powers the complex star forming region's entire visible glow. *Click image for larger size.* About three million years old, the Orion Nebula Cluster was even more compact in its younger years and a recent dynamical study indicate... more »
Free Download: Walt Whitman, "Leaves of Grass"
"Love the earth and sun and animals, Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, Stand up for the stupid and crazy, Devote your income and labor to others... And your very flesh shall be a great poem." ~ Walt Whitman • Freely download "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman here: - http://www.freeclassicebooks.com/
The Poet: Langston Hughes, "Mother To Son"
*"Mother To Son"* "Well, son, I'll tell you: Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But all the time I'se been a-climbin' on, And reachin' landin's, And turnin' corners, And sometimes goin' in the dark Where there ain't been no light. So, boy, don't you turn back. Don't you set down on the steps. 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard. Don't you fall now— For I'se still goin', honey, I'se still climbin', And life for me ain't been no crystal stair." - Langston Hughes
"Anyway"
*"Anyway"* “People are often unreasonable, Illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, People may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful, You will win some false friends and some true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, People may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, Someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, Others may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, People will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the... more »
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ISIL’s northeast Syria stronghold is in jeopardy after several battlefield woes
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 AM.) – The Islamic State’s (ISIS) last stronghold in northeast Syria is in jeopardy after the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) seize more ground in the Al-Hasakah Governorate. According to pro-SDF activists, their troops have managed to reach the outskirts of Al-Dashishah, which is the Islamic State’s last major stronghold in northeast […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
At least 4 UAE soldiers killed in west Yemen since start of Hodeideh battle
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 A.M.) – The Ministry of Defense for United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced this week that four of their servicemen were killed during the battle of Hodeideh in west Yemen. The four Emirati servicemen were killed during the first days of “Operation Restoring Hope,” which is a military offensive that is led by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military sends more reinforcements to southern Syria despite US warnings
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has continued their massive build-up of troops in southern Syria, despite warnings from the U.S. State Department. According to a military source in Damascus, reinforcements from the National Defense Forces (NDF) and Syrian Arab Army made their way from the Homs Governorate to Dara’a this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
France is not participating in Yemen’s Hodeideh battle
France is not engaged in any military actions in Yemeni Hodeidah port city but considers participation in the mine clearance operations after the military operation ended, the Ouest-France newspaper reported on Friday, citing a source in the country’s defense ministry. According to the media, a defense ministry representative stressed that France is not a party in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Mexico is considering heavy tariffs on US corn and soy
These are goods which are primarily grown in states that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election More The post Mexico is considering heavy tariffs on US corn and soy appeared first on The Duran.
Russia sold off half of its stock of US Treasury bonds in April
After collecting a little bit of US debt last year, the Russians have decided now to start dropping it More The post Russia sold off half of its stock of US Treasury bonds in April appeared first on The Duran.
Picture Of The Day
An anti-government demonstrator fires a home-made mortar during clashes with riot police at a barricade in the town of Masaya, 35 km from Managua on June 9, 2018. © AFP 2018 / Inti Ocon *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures: June 9-15* (Sputnik).
"Feeling Depleted: Cause, Effect, and Transformation"
*"Feeling Depleted:* *Cause, Effect, and Transformation"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Often we go through life rundown, but the body's natural state is one of energy, clarity, and balance There are times in our lives when it seems our bodies are running on empty. We are not sick, nor are we necessarily pushing ourselves to the limit - rather, the energy we typical enjoy has mysteriously dissipated, leaving only fatigue. Many people grow accustomed to feeling this way because they do not know that it is possible to exist in any other state. The body's natural state, however, is o... more »
A New Helmet For U.S. Army Soldiers
Representatives of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, out of Natick, Mass., had an array of combat helmets on display at the Pentagon, May 24 and 25, as part of a "Close Combat Lethality Tech Day." This helmet, a NSRDEC prototype, provides equal protection to earlier helmets but at less weight. ( C. Todd Lopez/Army) *Popular Mechanics*:* The Army’s New Plastic Helmet Weighs Less Than 3 Pounds* *The new helmet is down to WWii-era weight.* A new helmet under development by the U.S. Army promises to reduce the weight of a soldier’s protective h... more »
Will Trump Be Able To Save McConnell From Kentucky Voters In 2 Years?
Pelosi is one of the least liked politicians in America-- two caveats though: 1- her own constituents love her and showed it at the polls 2 weeks ago when 172,399 voters turned out-- more than any other district in California-- and gave her an overwhelming win against 6 challengers and 2- she's far more popular than Mitch McConnell, the most disliked elected official in America. McConnell's seat isn't up this November. It's up in 2020-- when Señor Trumpanzee is on the top of the ticket. If Pete Session in a gerrymandered Dallas district can loose his seat, as looks likely-- McConn... more »
Sweden Makes Some Tough Submarine (1 Sunk a U.S. Aircraft Carrier)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* Cheap, stealthy and deadly. For decades, submarines came in two discrete flavors: traditional diesel-electric submarines that need to surface every day or two to recharge their noisy, air-breathing diesel engines, and nuclear-powered submarines that could quietly hum along under the sea at relatively high speeds for months at a time thanks to their nuclear reactors. The downside to the nuclear-powered variety, of course, is that they cost many times the price of a comparable diesel submarines and require nuclear propulsion technology, which ... more »
The Harrier: The Fighter Jet the Marines Want in a War
*Edward Chang* *Security, North America* And just can't seem to get rid of. Since the intervention by the United States and coalition partners began in 2014, the Middle East's skies have become crowded with the very best in modern air power. The air is full of flashy fourth-generation fighters (like the Air Force's F-15s and F-16s and the Navy's F/A-18E/Fs), and newer fifth-generation fighters (like the F-22). But also flying proudly with these other planes is a Marine Corps mainstay generally not considered a fourth-generation platform and unlikely to win any beauty contests—th... more »
The Worst Part of the Civil War? Prison Camps.
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Americas* A forgotten part of our nation's most tragic tale. The June 19, 1861, editorial in the *Charleston Mercury* newspaper warned: “War is bloody reality, not butterfly sporting. The sooner men understand this the better.” During the four-year course of the Civil War, the entire country—North and South—would come to the same grim realization. There were seemingly endless lists of thousands of soldiers killed or wounded in battle or dead of disease. Thousands more, both Union and Confederate, languished in prisoner of war camps, enduring h... more »
Israel's F-35s Are Getting New Supersonic Missiles
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Middle East* The missile is expected to enter into production shortly, and possibly be ready as early as next year. Israel will soon have a new precision-guided supersonic stand-off missile for its F-35s and other fighter jets. The new missile was announced on June 11 in a press release by two leading Israeli defense firms, Israeli Military Industries Systems (IMI Systems) and Israel Aerospace Industries, which jointly developed the missile. The so-called Rampage missile is a precision-guided air-launched stand-off missile with a range of about 90 miles... more »
Glock 29: The Best Firearm on the Planet?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, North America* Or a big waste of ammo? Long before the term “industry disruption” became a buzz phrase, Gaston Glock upended the firearms industry with his Glock 17 pistol. Rugged, accurate, reliable and with a large magazine capacity, Glock’s pistols became wildly successful. As the company redirected the interests of commercial shooters it also embraced larger-bore guns with loyal followings, producing such firearms as the subcompact 10mm Glock 29 and .45 ACP Glock 30. The history of Glock dates back to the early 1980s, when knife and bayonet maker... more »
Russia Admits These 5 Weapons of War Were Paper Tigers
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Or in their words: fizzled. It's not usual for Russia to admit that its weapons have failed. Especially Russian media, purveyor of glorious stories of space MiGs and interplanetary tanks. Yet Russia's Sputnik News recently published an article on Russian and Soviet weapons that fizzled. "For each military vehicle that is accepted into service, there are often roughly ten others that never proved to be either effective or economically viable," Sputnik News tactfully reminded its readers. "However, they are not usually 'born' in vain – some of th...more »
Questioning the Case for War
*Christopher A. Preble* *Security, Americas* [image: Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne stand while waiting to have their picture taken with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (C, left) before he leaves for Baghdad, in Khandahar, Afghanistan December 22, 2005. Rumsfeld said on Thursday a rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq or Afghanistan would spawn more terrorism in the region and raise the risk of attacks on the United States. Addressing U.S. troops on the second day of a visit to Afghanistan, Rumsfeld said] Knight Ridder’s Washington Bureau was one of the very few Am... more »
Why Is Washington Backing Saudi Starvation Policy In Yemen?
RonPaulLibertyReport Streamed live 9 hours ago As the Saudis attack the Yemeni port town of Hodeidah, the stated goal is to starve the residents into opposing the Houthi forces controlling the city. The US is actively participating in what is clearly a war crime against civilians. Why? end
EU States Back Retaliatory Tariffs Against US
PressTV Published on Jun 14, 2018 European Union countries on Thursday unanimously backed a plan to impose import duties on 2.8 billion euros ($3.3 billion) worth of US products after Washington hit EU steel and aluminum with tariffs at the start of June, EU sources said. The measures still need to be adopted by the European […]
‘Crimea is Russian as Everyone Speaks Russian There’: Trump Reportedly Tells G7
RT Published on Jun 15, 2018 President Donald Trump seems to have demonstrated his trademark nuanced understanding of foreign politics when he reportedly told G7 leaders that ‘Crimea is Russian because everyone who lives there speaks Russian.’ READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/97ma end
False Flags Are Coming Before the Midterm Elections: The Empire Will Strike Back
False Flags Are Coming Before the Midterm Elections:The Empire Will Strike Back by http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/ The empire, so to speak, cannot win the next election. Barring a miracle, the Democrats and the #nevertrumpers are done! Anti-Trump candidates are getting destroyed in their own primaries. The empire is unquestionably on the run, but it is ready to strike […]
Poland to Vote on EU Membership, Christian Heritage in Proposed Constitution Referendum. Government Declares Jesus Christ the King of Poland
Poland to Vote on EU Membership, Christian Heritage in Proposed Constitution Referendum. Government Declares Jesus Christ the King of Poland by Virginia Hale, http://www.breitbart.com/ Questions on EU membership, support for the traditional family, and Europe’s “more than 1,000-year-old Christian heritage” have been included in referendum plans put forward by Poland’s conservative president. – President Andrzej Duda […]
Israel Completely Owns America — We Are A Subject People
Israel Completely Owns America — We Are A Subject People by https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/, 9 June 2018 Israel’s Attack on the USS Liberty: A Half Century Later, Still No Justice Posted By Jeffrey St. Clair On June 8, 2018 @ 1:56 am on CounterPunch https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/06/08/israels-attack-on-the-uss-liberty-a-half-century-later-still-no-justice/ – In early June of 1967, at the onset of the Six Day […]
Imagine Outcry If Israelis Were Held in Open Air Prison Like Gaza & 120 Were Shot Dead
“In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the origin of the Jews. Her research found that virtually all the Jews came from Khazar blood. Not only that but Oppenheim discovered that the Palestinians—the very people whom the Jews had been persecuting and ejecting from […]
FBI Agents Called Hillary “President” While Investigating Her, Texted “Screw You Trump” On Election Day
FBI Agents Called Hillary “President” While Investigating Her, Texted “Screw You Trump” On Election Day by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ One of four FBI agents investigating Hillary Clinton’s email server – not Peter Strzok or Lisa Page, referred to Clinton as “the President” in a text exchange with another FBI employee four days after interviewing the Democratic candidate, according […]
Merkel Coalition at Risk as Talks on Refugee Policy Falter
Merkel Coalition at Risk as Talks on Refugee Policy Falter by Jon Henley and Kate Connolly in Berlin and Sam Jones in Madrid, https://www.theguardian.com/international Issue brings political deadlock in Germany and worsening row between Italy and France. – Angela Merkel has come under under intense pressure to tighten Germany’s refugee policies or risk the collapse of her coalition government as an increasingly urgent […]
Government Lies About War…And The Economy Too!
RonPaulLibertyReport Published on Jun 14, 2018 Over the last 100+ years, the U.S. has waged endless wars that have all been wrapped in extravagant lies. The lies were not only to get into the wars, but during the wars as well. How many times did the U.S. “turn the corner” in Vietnam? How many times, over […]
China Strikes Back: Retaliates With $50 Billion Tariffs On US Goods
China Strikes Back: Retaliates With $50 Billion Tariffs On US Goods by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Update: As China refines its retaliatory tariffs, it clarified Friday afternoon in New York that tariffs on US soybeans will begin July 6, while tariffs on US crude oil, natural gas, coal and some refined oil products will begin at a later […]
"I'll Tell You A Secret..."
"You're mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I'll tell you a secret: all the best people are." - Lewis Carroll I couldn't resist, lol...
Did a VA Hospital Replace Military Flags with a Pride Flag?
An Indiana veterans facility temporarily removed military flags to fly a rainbow flag, an action some social media users mistook for a permanent change.
North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Has A 100,000 Man Personal Army
*Warzone/The Drive:* *Kim Jong Un's Praetorian Guards Are Really A 100,000 Man Personal Army* The security we saw in Singapore is nothing compared to the immense personal security force that serves the Kim family back at home. There seems to be a real fascination with Kim Jong Un's security and how exactly he goes about his business while paranoid of assassination attempts and decapitation strikes from afar and from potential competition within his own circle of power. It turns out that Kim doesn't just have a Secret Service-like agency tasked with his protection. He has his own ... more »
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