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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

27 June - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:00 pm MDT



India to focus on services trade at RCEP ministers meet in Tokyo

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 Nations have increasingly got entrenched in their positions over reduction in tariffs and opening of market access.

Auchan, Orange Money, AIBD, SenegIndia, importations de poulets, autoroute à péage… Défendons les intérêts nationaux !

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 Le FRAPP encourage les différents acteurs de la filière avicole à exiger la suspension de l'implantation des multinationales étrangères qui contourne la mesure d'interdiction des importations de poulets vidée ainsi de son sens.

EFTA concludes free trade agreement with Ecuador

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 The EFTA states would like to abolish all industrial tariffs in trade with Ecuador, facilitate trade in services, and secure investments. These are all provided for in the free trade agreement, which has now been signed in Iceland.

FTA negotiations: EU beefs up trade talks with Australia

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 Farmers can look forward to greater access to the highly protected European Union, but it is still to be seen how big an impact a free trade agreement between Australia and the world's largest trading bloc will have on the red meat industry.

MAN kicks against Nigeria's ratification of African free trade agreement

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) said the issues raised by major stakeholders, including those expressed by manufacturers, still remained unattended to.

Dodgy trade deals like CETA threaten UK workers

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement enshrines the right of corporations to make profit - whatever the cost to real people.

La Justice européenne se penche sur le CETA à la demande de la Belgique

bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 La Cour de Justice de l'Union européenne a entendu à Luxembourg les plaidoiries des parties à la suite de sa saisine par la Belgique sur la légalité du CETA.

Using Essential Oils

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 13 hours ago
Our Herb Group (Lakeside) today heard a Lakesider, Karen Glassford, speak about “What’s in the bottle” this morning, about discerning the quality and efficacy of the essential oils that are now all the rage for a variety of health conditions from sleep, to changes in hormones, to skin problems. Karen said her life was made better once she discovered essential oils - better sleep, - emotional support, - more energy, - better mood, - better digestion, - limited seasonal allergies, - immune support - non-toxic cleaning, youth renewal She encouraged us ... more »

Let Maxine speak her mind

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 13 hours ago
Todd Thornton (school friend of our son): “I do not think Representative Maxine Waters should be fired, resign, jailed, or even sanctioned. She should be given a bigger microphone and encouraged to speak at every opportunity. For she is, after all, the face of the Democratic Party in the US at this juncture in history. She hates her country, is racist, ignorant, illogical, and shamelessly advocates a brand of socialism and true fascism that even Soviet Russians would find distasteful. Guilty of sedition, she is the best brand manager of the Democratic Party any Republican could ... more »

EU Council president insists that divisions between EU and US ‘go beyond trade’

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Tusk warns Europe to prepare for worst case scenarios More The post EU Council president insists that divisions between EU and US ‘go beyond trade’ appeared first on The Duran.

GOP candidates win several primaries, while Democrats fragment

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Despite positive narrative in the MSM for Dems, reality suggests a splintering of the DNC into liberals and socialists More The post GOP candidates win several primaries, while Democrats fragment appeared first on The Duran.

EU to deepen economic cooperation with China amid trade row with America

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 13 hours ago
They hope to preserve multilateralism and mitigate the damage of Trump's trade war More The post EU to deepen economic cooperation with China amid trade row with America appeared first on The Duran.

Sultan Erdogan confirmed as president and executive. What to expect going forward (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 33. More The post Sultan Erdogan confirmed as president and executive. What to expect going forward (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Brexit obtains royal approval from Queen

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Brexit has finally come More The post Brexit obtains royal approval from Queen appeared first on The Duran.

White House And The Kremlin Have Reached An Agreement On The Time And Place For A Trump-Putin Summit

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US National Security Adviser John Bolton. © Mikhail Metzel/TASS *CNN:* *Details of Trump, Putin summit are set, will be announced Thursday* Washington (CNN)Details of a summit meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be announced on Thursday, a US official has told CNN. This official would not offer more details, but Helsinki, Finland, remains a leading site contender for the two leaders' meeting. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also told CNN Wednesday that Washington and Moscow will jointly announce Thur... more »

Is the Bluegill One of the Most Dangerous Fish in North America?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
According to a Facebook meme, a school of bluegills can completely dismantle a human body in less than fifteen minutes.

Declining June 27 Temperatures In The US

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 13 hours ago
During the 1930’s, June 27 was a hot day in the US – but maximum temperatures and the likelihood of hot weather have dropped off sharply since the 1930s. On June 27, 1931 the vast majority of the US was … Continue reading →

So deadly it’s banned in 9 countries, yet you’re probably eating it daily

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
After being told by her doctor that genetically engineered (GE) food and pesticides could be responsible for her son’s food allergies, Ekaterina Yakovleva set out to investigate. Her quest for answers was captured by the Russian Times in the feature film, “The Peril on Your Plate: Genetic Engineering and Chemical Agriculture.” RELATED STORY: Why Your […] The post So deadly it’s banned in 9 countries, yet you’re probably eating it daily appeared first on Health Nut News.

The plausible connection between vaccines and SIDS

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
By the World Mercury Project Team In January 2018, media outlets reported the embarrassing news that children born in the United States are 76% more likely to die before their first birthday than infants born in 19 other wealthy countries. This clear-cut finding emerged from a cross-national study published in Health Affairs by medical researchers at Johns Hopkins and two other […] The post The plausible connection between vaccines and SIDS appeared first on Health Nut News.

Circumcision goes horribly wrong, so parents decide to make son a girl, but turns tragic

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 13 hours ago
The story below is a cautionary one about making gender decisions on prepubescent children and circumcision. But please know that wherever you fall on the spectrum in reference to those two topics, I’m not attempting to start a war over these controversial topics. RELATED STORY: Baby who lost consciousness after circumcision dies Having said that, if you […] The post Circumcision goes horribly wrong, so parents decide to make son a girl, but turns tragic appeared first on Health Nut News.

World News Briefs -- June 27, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Reuters:* *U.N. fears Syria escalation will be like Aleppo and Ghouta battles combined* GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations warned on Wednesday of a full-scale battle in southwest Syria, saying it could affect a population and an area similar to the battles for eastern Ghouta and for Aleppo combined, and things were now moving in that direction. U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura told the U.N. Security Council that such a battle could increase tensions with Israel and would compromise the small progress being seen in international political talks, which are focused on effort... more »

Guardian Peddles Latest Sea Rise Scare

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 13 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Latest nonsense from the Grauniad: In 1890, just over six thousand people lived in the damp lowlands of south Florida. Since then the wetlands that covered half the state have been largely drained, strip malls have replaced Seminole camps, and the population has increased a thousandfold. Over roughly the same […]

This Day In Iraqi History - Jun 27

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1915 British forces began campaign to capture Nasiriya from Ottomans 1923 Persian mujtahids and businesses in Najaf protested deportation of cleric Khalisi for his opposition activities 1923 2 mujtahids led protest in Karbala trying to get clerics and religious students to leave for Persia to protest Khalisi’s deportation 1954 Parliament dismissed as part of Nuri al-Said’s demands before he returned as premier 1983 France agreed to lend Iraq 5 Super Entendard fighter bombers that Baghdad wanted to use to attack Iranian oil fields and... more »

James Comey Exposed for Sabotaging Immunity Deal Between US Gov’t & Julian Assange

Jay Syrmopoulos at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: assange] A new report reveals that then-FBI Director Comey sabotaged a limited immunity deal between the U.S. government and Julian Assange. The post James Comey Exposed for Sabotaging Immunity Deal Between US Gov’t & Julian Assange appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

GAPS AND PLANS: Mostly-white board decries mostly-white schools!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018Part 3—Wants to kick Asian kids out:* This Monday morning, the New York Times published a full-page editorial about the New York City Public Schools. Two days later, the editorial still doesn't appear in the "Today's Paper" listings for Monday's New York Times. A person who scanned Monday's newspaper through the listings on that page had no way—*still* has no way—to know that the full-page editorial ever appeared. Two days later, the full-page editorial still doesn't appear. Two days later, no one seems to have noticed this—or it may be that nobody cares. ... more »

Kim – Trump 10:0

Eric MARGOLIS at OrientalReview.org - 14 hours ago
The United States and North Korea are now on a more civilized level of behavior. But nothing basic has been resolved. Maybe Trump has some more concessions up his sleeve, like cutting the number of US troops in the South. But Korea is now on the back burner as Trump wages trade wars around the globe. The post Kim – Trump 10:0 appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Short break...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*while I get ready for my second cataract surgery tomorrow at the ungodly hour of 6:50.* Several days ago I spent hours digging up invasive plants and putting down grass seed. Somehow I managed to pull a muscle in my hip. It was ugly. The following day I decided to "work it out." That was a bad mistake and rendered me almost unable to walk. After spending most of yesterday catching up on sleep and hot packing my hip, today I will try to play a bit of catch up on chores. *Our problems are just beginning:* Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old, Bernie-Sanders-supporting polit... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 27, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar, National Interest*: *How Russia's Military Is Becoming Even Deadlier* Russia is willing to keep its forces in Syria despite the potential losses incurred because the Kremlin believes that the benefits outweigh the costs. From the Russian perspective, Moscow’s campaign in Syria affords the Kremlin invaluable combat experience that is helping it to refine the capabilities of its military forces. “The use of our armed forces in combat conditions is a unique experience and a unique tool to improve our armed forces,” Russian president Vladimir Putin said during a telev... more »

Another Dred Scott Decision

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court approved Donald Trump's third version of his travel ban. The Republicans refused to talk to Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland. They waited until the election, then approved Justice Gorsuch --- not by the long established bar of 60 votes -- but by a simple majority. However, it was Justice Sotomoyer's dissent that will live on in history. She wrote: The United States of America is a Nation built upon the promise of religious liberty. Our Founders honored that core promise by embedding the principle of religious neutrality in th... more »

Judge Orders Border Agencies to Reunite Separated Families Within 30 Days

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The deadline for returning children younger than five to their parents is even shorter, under U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw's ruling.

Police Officer Charged With Homicide in Shooting Death of Antwon Rose Jr.

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld has been on administrative leave since the 19 June shooting of 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr.

Summary: The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Strategy

hevans at Lawfare - 14 hours ago
With an anticipated 20 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020, cybersecurity has become a core component of homeland security. Complicating the threat picture, nation-states have begun to use proxies, and malicious actors with apparent criminal and nation-state affiliations now engage in online criminal activity. In 2015, an intrusion into a federal agency resulted in the compromise of over 4 million federal employees’ personnel records, affecting nearly 22 million people. The proliferation of internet-of-things devices increases the chances that cyberactivity and rans... more »

Trump-Putin Summit Can Change the World — Emerging Fascist Force Wants To Stop It

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: Presidents Trump and Putin have their second public meeting at the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. Vietnam, November 10, 2017. (en.kremlin.ru)] In June 1968, Lyndon LaRouche issued a document called "The New Left, Local Control and Fascism," describing the emergence on the anarchist "68ers" he had observed first hand at the student strikes at Columbia University. Forty years later, in 2008, LaRouche referred back to that document: "In that report, I compared the second of the two strikes on that campus with the way in which members of the Communist and Nazi parties had swappe... more »

Brexit Is Now Law, but Globalists Refuse to Surrender

Alex Newman at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: brexit-is-now-law-but-globalists-refuse-to-surrender] With the Queen Elizabeth's royal assent, the so-called European Union Withdrawal Act implementing U.K. voters' Brexit decision to secede from the EU is now law, earning cheers from lawmakers who support the will of the people. The legislative measure, first introduced a year ago but only passed last week after seemingly endless debate, enshrines Brexit Day as March 29, 2019. After that, the United Kingdom is set to once again become sovereign and self-governing, in accordance with the will of British voters as expressed a... more »

Supreme Court Tosses California Law Forcing Pregnancy Centers to Tell Clients About Abortion

Michael Tennant at rss - 14 hours ago
[image: supreme-court-tosses-california-law-forcing-pregnancy-centers-to-tell-clients-about-abortion] The Supreme Court overturned a California law forcing pregnancy centers, which oppose abortion, to tell their clients how to get state-funded abortions.

Boeing reveals hypersonic passenger plane that could travel between London and New York in just two hours

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 14 hours ago
Flying at Mach 5 the proposed jet would enable same-day return fights across the Atlantic and the Pacific

US Researchers Record Earth's Coldest Ever Temperature: -98C

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago
*That is the coldest temperature ever recorded. Certainly not the coldest temperature ever!* * Still it's interesting, in an alleged warming world, to have hit such a low temp record.* *Link* *Scientists announced Tuesday they have recorded the coldest temperatures ever on Earth. * *Using satellite data, researchers discovered that a series of valleys on an ice sheet in eastern Antarctica reached temperatures of minus 98 degrees Celsius.* *The scientists, who published their findings in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, say that this temperature is probably as cold as it ... more »

Supreme Court hands victory to pro-life crisis pregnancy centers

Robert A. Sedler, Distinguished Professor of Law, Wayne State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
The Supreme Court struck down a California law requiring faith-based crisis pregnancy centers to post signs with information about family planning services.

US 'zero-tolerance' immigration policy still violating fundamental human rights laws

Jeffrey Davis, Professor of Poltical Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Trump’s executive order to end family separations at the border is too little too late, a human rights expert writes. Indefinitely detaining immigrants is breaking the law.

`We are only following the law' doesn't explain immigration policy during Nazi era or now

Laurel Leff, Associate Professor of Journalism, Northeastern University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Trump administration officials falsely claim the law required them to separate immigrant families. The same excuse was used in the Nazi era to bar hundreds of thousands of refugees from the US.

Today’s US-Mexico 'border crisis' in 6 charts

Douglas Massey, Professor of Sociology, Princeton University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Undocumented entries across the border are at all-time lows. The people now arriving are not Mexican workers, but a smaller number of Central American families seeking to escape dire circumstances.

Trump travel ban targeting Muslims will not make America safer

Rebecca Jayne Wolfe, Fellow, Program for Refugees, Forced Migration and Humanitarian Action, Yale University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Terrorists are wealthy. They're poor. They're Christian. They're atheists. They come from all over. That's why US counterterrorism efforts must be more nuanced than just barring Muslims.

Rio de Janeiro to Ban Plastic Bags for Businesses

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Following some progressive leaders like the state of California (U.S.) and the entire country of Chile, the state of Rio de Janeiro will ban bags made with petroleum-based plastics from commercial establishments, such as supermarkets, within eighteen months. Governor Luiz Fernando Pezão (Bigfoot) sanctioned the […]

João Bosco to Launch New Album at Vivo Rio Arena this Friday

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Friday, June 29th will see Brazilian singer-songwriter João Bosco take the stage of the Vivo Rio Arena to launch his new album ‘Mano Que Zuera,’ almost a decade since his last album, 2009’s ‘Não Vou Pro Céu, Mas Já Não Vivo No Chão’ (I’m […]

Russia Military Says U.S. Ceasefire is Over in Syria as Israel Reportedly Attacks Iran Weapons in Damascus

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
Russia Military Says U.S. Ceasefire is Over in Syria as Israel Reportedly Attacks Iran Weapons in Damascus by Tom O’Connor, http://www.newsweek.com/ The Russian military’s main air force base in Syria announced on Tuesday an end to a ceasefire agreement reached with the U.S. and Jordan in southwest Syria, citing breaches by insurgent groups. The decision comes at a […]

Sinai ‘Cornerstone’ to Trump’s Peace Plan, Egyptian Sources Reveal

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
The idea of funding Gaza infrastructure projects is bogus. If the Zionists want Gaza to be livable, they would not have made it into an open air prison/concentration camp. The largest in the world. The Palestinians are the REAL JEWS of the Bible IMO. – This offer to build in North Sinai is just the […]

Iranian Government Warns Protestors That They Will Be Punished Severely

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Reuters:* *After protests, Iran's Supreme leader calls for punishment of those who disrupt economic security* BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran’s Supreme leader called on the judiciary to punish those “who disrupt economic security” on Wednesday, following protests earlier this week over the rial’s collapse and the prospect of more hardships to come thanks to U.S. measures against Tehran. Business at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar was back to normal on Wednesday after a two-day strike had closed most shops. On Monday traders massed outside parliament to complain about the plunge to record lows of... more »

Wednesday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 15 hours ago
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Katrina vanden Heuvel discusses how the Trump tax giveaway to the rich will exacerbate class and race inequality in the U.S. And David Climenhaga offers a reminder that Alberta's budget crunch remains a product of its failure to collect a reasonable level of revenue from sustainable sources to fund public services. - Jordan Press reports on the recognition by the UN special rapporteur on the right to housing that the Libs are going out of their way to that right into an easily-discarded aspirational goal. - Meanwhile, the Institut... more »

Two-Way Foreign Direct Investing - China and the United States

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
With the Trump Administration making repeated moves in its trade agenda, China has appeared as one of the key targets in Washington's attempts to regain some semblance of trade balance. A study by the National Committee on U.S. - China Relations and the Rhodium Group looks at a little-discussed aspect of trade between China and the United States, that of foreign direct investment (FDI) in each other's economies. Let's open by quoting from the introduction to the report, outlining why two-way investment flow is so important: "*A clear-eyed analysis shows that both the United States ... more »

Albania and Macedonia’s EU membership on hold, for now

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Will the European bloc survive its own issues? More The post Albania and Macedonia’s EU membership on hold, for now appeared first on The Duran.

Trump admin threatens to sanction any country buying Iranian oil after close of grace period, no exceptions made for allies

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 15 hours ago
International agreements and relationships are only honored as long as they are useful to America's immediate strategic interests More The post Trump admin threatens to sanction any country buying Iranian oil after close of grace period, no exceptions made for allies appeared first on The Duran.

WADA informer Rodchenkov ‘attempted suicide’ in Washington – source

Matfey Shaheen at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Hopefully this isn't the start of another "Skripal" situation More The post WADA informer Rodchenkov ‘attempted suicide’ in Washington – source appeared first on The Duran.

US tries to stop S-400 deal with India

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 15 hours ago
The idea is to utilize sanctions to get the job done More The post US tries to stop S-400 deal with India appeared first on The Duran.

How Russia's Military Is Becoming Even Deadlier

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * By using Syria as the ultimate battlefield to test new weapons and tactics. Russia is willing to keep its forces in Syria despite the potential losses incurred because the Kremlin believes that the benefits outweigh the costs. From the Russian perspective, Moscow’s campaign in Syria affords the Kremlin invaluable combat experience that is helping it to refine the capabilities of its military forces. “The use of our armed forces in combat conditions is a unique experience and a unique tool to improve our armed forces,” Russian president Vladimir Put... more »

MY UNPOPULAR OPINION: OCASIO-CORTEZ WON A BIG BUT NOT TRANSFORMATIVE VICTORY

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Congratulations to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old Democratic Socialist and former Bernie Sanders campaign staffer who defeated the #4 Democrat in the House, Joe Crowley, in a New York primary yesterday. It was an impressive win. But will it, as *The New York Times* says, "reverberate across the party and the country"? Is *Time*'s dire warning accurate? The Democrats may have found a new rising star on Tuesday night, but adding a socialist to the Democratic caucus is unlikely to help the Midwestern Democrats’ efforts to pick off the 23 seats the party needs to capture the ... more »

Guardian : 205 Feet Of Sea Level Rise By 2095

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 16 hours ago
In case you forgot for a minute that the left lives in a mindless fact-free fantasy world, the Guardian is predicting Florida will soon be underwater. Rising seas: ‘Florida is about to be wiped off the map’ | Environment | … Continue reading →

One Month Remaining To The Arctic Melting Scam

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 16 hours ago
Climate alarmists are facing a catastrophic meltdown in the next 30 days. Arctic sea ice volume is the highest in fourteen years and is melting very slowly. It is likely that 2018 will reach the highest volume in the DMI … Continue reading →

That Jesus saying

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 16 hours ago
That Jesus saying. You know the one I am talking about. In my bible it says something about “do unto others.” What I told my kids quite often is the paraphrase “treat others like you want to be treated.” We … Continue reading →

Is This The New Face Of The Democrat Party And The Direction That The U.S. Is Heading?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*CNN:* *A 28-year-old Democratic Socialist just ousted a powerful, 10-term congressman in New York* (CNN)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old Latina running her first campaign, ousted 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's 14th congressional district on Tuesday, CNN projects, in the most shocking upset of a rollicking political season. An activist and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, Ocasio-Cortez won over voters in the minority-majority district with a ruthlessly efficient grassroots bid, even as Crowley -- the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House -- ... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Now 21 Hillsdale schools* *Hillsdale College is a selective, top-ranked college in Michigan, known for the classical liberal arts and for its independence from government funding* Here at Hillsdale, we think it’s time to stop complaining about the decline of American K-12 education. Instead, it is time to fix it. If you know a child in elementary or high school, chances are high that he or she is not getting the kind of education that prepares them for good and useful citizenship. And nothing is more critical to the future of liberty than how we educate our children. For dec... more »

Cops Arrested After Horrifying Video Showed Them Torture Teen in a Restraint Chair with a Taser

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: taser] Two police officers who were seen on video strapping an 18-year-old down to a restraint chair and then torturing him with a taser have been arrested and are facing decades behind bars. The post Cops Arrested After Horrifying Video Showed Them Torture Teen in a Restraint Chair with a Taser appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*EPA’s Pruitt Wants to Limit His Own Agency’s Authority* The chief of the Environmental Protection Agency is trying to limit one of the agency’s most powerful tools to manage or block mining, real-estate and other developments by removing the effective veto power it has over permits to dump waste into waterways. The move, described in a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, would limit the agency’s power to pre-emptively or retroactively block U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval of the waste dumping, hindering or potentially killing large development projects. It is the la... more »

5% Economic Growth In The U.S.?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
NBC News *Washington Examiner*: *Not satisfied with 4% growth, Trump goes for 5%, ‘you ain’t seen nothing yet’* Annual U.S. economic growth never hit 3 percent under former President Barack Obama, so when economic adviser Stephen Moore recently told President Trump that growth under the Republican could hit 4.5 percent, he expected the president to cheer. “This is happening faster than we even predicted,” Moore recalled telling Trump during a short meet-and-greet at the president’s Mar-a-Lago golf resort in Florida. But instead of breaking into a happy dance, Moore said Trump “ju... more »

Retracted papers keep being cited as if they weren’t retracted. Two researchers suggest how Elsevier could help fix that.

Alison McCook at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
As many readers know, even after a paper’s retracted, it will continue to be cited — often by researchers who don’t realize the findings are problematic. But when, and in what context, do those citations occur? In a recent paper in Scientometrics, Judit Bar-Ilan of Bar-Ilan University in Israel and Gali Halevi at Icahn School … Continue reading Retracted papers keep being cited as if they weren’t retracted. Two researchers suggest how Elsevier could help fix that.

Turkish-backed rebels engage in fierce standoff in Afrin, 11 casualties

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 P.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels in northern Aleppo are once again clashing over territory in the Afrin region, the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported today. According to the SOHR report, a dispute over the location of a military checkpoint resulted in a fierce standoff between two Turkish-backed factions in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

BREAKING: Syrian Army liberates new town in east Daraa

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:10 P.M.) – The Syrian forces have just imposed full control over a new town in east Daraa countryside as the military campaign continues inside the rebel-held districts of the provincial capital. Led by the Tiger Forces, the Syrian troops recaptured the town of Samma al-Hneidat, located south of Nahetah and East of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US National Security Advisor reportedly arrives in Moscow

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – US National Security Advisor John Bolton is believed to have arrived to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday. Footage shows police and diplomatic cars entering Reception House of the Russian Foreign Ministry. John Bolton is reportedly visiting Moscow to prepare for an upcoming meeting between Russian President […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

VIDEO: Syrian Air Force strikes Daraa ahead of ground invasion

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:40 P.M.) – The Syrian military is using heavy airstrikes and rocket shelling to destroy positions and fortifications for the rebel groups holed up in the eastern parts of Daraa city prior to a massive ground invasion. Huge explosions ripped through the provincial capital as Army helicopters dropped barrel bombs on buildings used […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Twin blasts rock Afrin city in northwest Syria, 6 killed

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Two powerful blasts ripped through the northwestern Aleppo city of Afrin, today, pro-opposition activists reported from this region near the Turkish border. According to the reports, at least six civilians were killed and more than twenty others were badly wounded, when two car bombs were detonated inside Afrin city. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Red Cross issues urgent plea to warring parties to stop fighting in Daraa

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:000 P.M.) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) issued an urgent statement this afternoon that called on all warring parties in the Daraa Governorate to stop the violence inside this southern Syria province. “We urgently call on all sides fighting in Daraa, Sweida and Quneitra to show restraint and to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Syrian Air Force strikes ISIS along occupied Golan Heights border

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:25 P.M.) – For the first time this year, the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) has launched air raids over the Islamic State’s (ISIS) positions in southwest Daraa and southern Al-Quneitra, a military source told Al-Masdar News. According to the source, Syrian Air Force jets struck the Islamic State’s positions near the border […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army prepares to launch largest attack on Daraa city

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is preparing to launch its largest attack on Daraa city of this seven year long war, a military source told Al-Masdar News this morning. According to the military source, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Division and Republican Guard are in position to launch the attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Over 450 rebels surrender to Syrian Army in Daraa – state TV

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:05 P.M.) – Over 450 rebels have turned themselves into the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the Daraa Governorate, today, Syrian state-owned Al-Ikhbariya TV reported. According to the Al-Ikhbariya report, the 450+ rebels surrendered themselves to the Syrian Arab Army in the town of Sha’arah. No further details were released. Last week, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

At least 400 Syrian refugees to return to Syria – Lebanese official

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – At least 400 Syrian refugees will return to Syria tomorrow, the Lebanese Security Chief Major General ‘Abbas Ibrahim announced this morning. According to General Ibrahim, the 400 Syrian refugees will leave a camp in the Lebanese city of ‘Arsal and make their way to the western countryside of Damascus. Once […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Large Turkish military convoy enters northern Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – A large Turkish military convoy entered the Idlib Governorate, today, to replace the troops stationed at one of their observation posts. According to pro-Free Syrian Army (FSA) media, the Turkish military convoy entered Syria via the Kafr Losen Crossing in northwest Idlib. The report claimed that the Turkish military convoy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Full report of the east Daraa battle

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) began their long-awaited offensive in southwest Syria last week, striking the northeastern countryside of Daraa in their first major attack. What started off as heavy shelling and airstrikes would soon become an all-out ground assault by the Syrian Arab Army in the Al-Lajat region, which […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Jihadist rebels storm besieged Shiite towns in Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels launched a new attack on the besieged Shiite towns of Al-Fou’aa and Kafraya this morning. Led by the foreign fighters of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham, the jihadist rebels stormed Kafraya’s eastern flank from their positions at the nearby Barouma Farms. According to a military source from the National […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

There Are No NAFTA Talks Occuring. Prime Minister Trudeau Will Not Talk To President Trump Until The NATO Summit

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
There was a slightly awkward moment at a photo-op today with @cafreeland and Canada's NAFTA council. @CBCKatie provides some context on the blunder. #pnpcbc #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/vAKWEI5rgc — Power & Politics (@PnPCBC) June 22, 2018 *WNU Editor:* The Canadian government has been saying for the past few weeks that NAFTA talks have been ongoing with the U.S. administration. But as the above report from the CBC clearly indicates, there has been none .... *.... “We don’t have any active negotiations. I haven’t talked to them in a little while,” Canada’s chief negotiator Steve... more »

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Sweden's neo-Nazi linked party set for big election wins as gang violence drives anti-immigrant push Rising seas: 'Florida is about to be wiped off the map' Why Did James Comey Issue "Stand Down" Order On Imminent Deal With Julian Assange? Solar Storms Present Danger Of Blackouts For Major East Coast Cities Meet the millennial, socialist political novice who beat her establishment Democrat rival in a huge electoral upset The Supreme Court just upheld Trump's travel banJudge orders Trump to reunite migrant families within 30 days Medical marijuana will be legalized in... more »

Carpenter v. United States and the Law of the Chancellor’s Foot

prosenzweig at Lawfare - 16 hours ago
Oliver Wendell Holmes once said that “The prophecies of what the courts will do in fact, and nothing more pretentious, are what I mean by the law.” By that standard, I respectfully submit that the Supreme Court’s decision in *Carpenter v. United States* is not law. Anyone who says they can read the majority opinion and predict with any degree of confidence how the Court will deal with any number of future technologies—be they biometrics, facial recognition, DNA or real-time cell-site location information (CSLI)—is, frankly, just making it up. Rather, *Carpenter *is the second in... more »

What Happened Last Night? Alexandria's Earthquake-- And The DCCC Stinks Up The Room Again

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
*NY-14 voters knew exactly what they were voting for* On Wednesday mornings after elections, I like giving a recap of the important things that happened, at least important to progressives. I was all set to start with the way Jason Crow and he's sleazeball allies-- we're looking at you, Steny-- stole the CO-06 election from Levi Tillemann. We'll get to that soon. First we should just say a few words about the biggest political upset since Señor Trumpanzee was declared the winner of the 2016 election. Or, in congressional terms, since Eric Cantor went down to some crackpot teabagger.... more »

Camel Corps

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
The BBC doesn’t get it, but Roger Boyes does. He has an excellent piece in the Times (£) today. Prince William’s visit is a snub to the camel corps. I strongly recommend it. What? you don’t subscribe to the Times? I’m not cheeky enough to paste all of it into this blog, but perhaps this excerpt will tempt you. William of Arabia, aka the Duke of Cambridge, heads out to dusty Ramallah today to meet the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. It’s a remarkable encounter for the second-in-line to the throne and not just because the Palestinian is a nasty piece of work (doctoral dissertati... more »

The Power of the Federal Reserve

John F. McManus at rss - 17 hours ago
[image: the-power-of-the-federal-reserve] Created by Congress in 1913, the Federal Reserve is frequently labeled a bank. But it isn’t a “bank,” isn’t “federal,” and has no “reserve” that you or any other citizen can borrow from.

Hungarian FM unmasks the extreme unfairness, activism of BBC

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 17 hours ago
It's very far from the first time when I was impressed by the Hungarian foreign affairs minister, Szijjártó Péter (I am showing my idea about the Hungarian language by being able to permute the names). But after this exchange at the BBC, I would be very happy if the Visegrád Group hired him as a *shared* minister of foreign affairs. As a guy who's been told by 20 different Americans that his accent was Hungarian, I have the right to propose that! ;-) Seriously, I don't remember a minister of foreign affairs of Czechia who would be this competent. First of all, I liked his English... more »

La Chine relance ses importations de bœuf en provenance de France dans un contexte de frictions commerciales sino-américaines

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 La Chine a signé un accord avec la France sur les importations de viande bovine.

Le Mercosur prêt à réduire de moitié les taxes sur les autos européennes

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 Le Mercosur, le marché commun d'Amérique du Sud, est prêt à diviser par deux les droits de douanes sur les voitures en provenance de l'Union européenne.

Mercosur offers to halve import tariff on EU cars -paper

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 The Mercosur bloc of four South American nations has offered to cut import tariffs on European Union cars by 50 percent .

Taiwan hopes to join CPTPP as soon as possible: top negotiator

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 Taiwan is hoping to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) as soon as possible, Taiwan's top negotiator said in a recent interview.

States should be consulted before agreements are signed: CM

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
27-Jun-2018 The Chief Minister of Kerela, state of India said in regard to ongoing RCEP trade negotiations that the union government should consult states before signing international agriculture trade agreement and free trade agreements.

Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Wednesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Sergio Brandão Trio @ OSCAR (Leblon) – For Wednesdays, OSCARS is a great bet, hosting a weekly live jazz and bistronomy evening from 8PM-11PM. This week, composer and guitarist […]

UK government has turned Tommy Robinson into “persona non grata” (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 18 hours ago
Where is Tommy? Tucker Carlson has not forgotten, but all of mainstream media has remained silent. More The post UK government has turned Tommy Robinson into “persona non grata” (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Dreamland

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 18 hours ago
Reading "Dreamland; the true tale of America's opiate Epidemic" by Sam Quinones. I recommend it. A perfect storm of Mexican drug dealers, pill mills, and pharmaceutical companies in high gear to combat pain, and how it all came together in Ohio. If we think making marijuana legal is a good idea, we need to rethink because it is "legal" drugs that have enslaved us. This book (2015) is now dated but updated daily in the news; the explanation of how the Mexican drug cartel works is happening before our eyes and now includes fentanyl as well as black tar heroin.

"The Cycle Of Freedom"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*"The Cycle Of Freedom"* by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com "Periodically, I offer up a statement by Scottish economist Alexander Tytler, who, in 1787, was reported to have commented on the then-new American Republic as follows: "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public ... more »

Mark Blaxill on How Refusing to Face the Facts about our Autism Epidemic Hurts Children, Families and our Future

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Because of the deeply concerning issues with our world's health, nutrition, and environment, our own Mark Blaxill recently spoke at The Real Truth About Health Conference. It was completely free to the public, and the videos from the conference are...

Heading for LibertyCon

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago
Miss D., our friend Alma Boykin and I are on the road, heading for the LibertyCon science fiction and fantasy convention in Chattanooga this weekend. It's a long drive, about 15 hours plus stops, so we're taking it relatively easy. That still beats dealing with the TSA and flying cattle class - and the cost works out pretty much the same. This is going to be an interesting LibertyCon. It's moved to the Marriott Hotel, after many years at the Chattanooga Choo-Choo hotel in that city, which was never a very satisfactory venue. I don't know if it'll stay at the Marriott, or move s... more »

Alien Life Vs Earthly Assumptions: The Fermi Paradox Stands Firm.

Hontas Farmer at Science 2.0 - Physical Sciences - 19 hours ago
*A*ssuming that alien life has to be like life on Earth is the safest way to scientifically search for evidence of it. A recent paper on the arXiv by a research team from Oxford is likely to cause headaches for SETI. In short it shouldn't since the Oxford team has made a basic error in the midst of a masterful application of statistical analysis. When searching for the truly unknown one must assume as little as possible. In theoretical physics the hall mark of a good theory is one in which the most testable implications follow from the fewest assumptions and adjustable paramete... more »

The US has given up on the overthrow of Assad in Syria

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
A turning point has been reached in Syria, writes Robert Fisk. Although little publicised, America seems to have given up on the idea of ousting Assad

Greg Hunter, "Real Inflation Rate 10% Squeezing Consumers"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
*"Real Inflation Rate 10% Squeezing Consumers"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Economist John Williams says if Hillary would have won the 2016 election, we would “most likely be in a full blown depression.” The problems in the economy started long ago no matter who was elected. Williams says, “I would contend we were already in a recession at the end of the Obama Administration. That’s one reason why Donald Trump got elected.” Williams says another negative for the economy is resistance on both sides of the isle of swamp creatures who do not want to pass legislation so Trump can... more »

VALENTIN YUMASHEV IS STILL PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN’S ROPE- PULLER AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS

Editor at Dances With Bears - 19 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow There are many reasons why, to Russians who suffered through the regime of Boris Yeltsin, Yeltsin’s son-in-law Valentin Yumashev should be regarded with the same contumely as the people of Paris considered Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre-Dame in Victor Hugo’s tale. Yumashev, who failed to complete a journalism degree but ended […]

8 Abundant “Fodder Forest” plants, and how to use them

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
All plants produce potential fodder and obviously some are way better than others. Growing with an eye to this is a really good idea. This piece is in country able to support bananas which is certainly not the North West. However, Chokos certainly can be grown here and their productivity makes them excellent feed while using your fence rows to support vines. This is a reminder that most waste space on farms and that we do not think in terms of simply producing high volume fodder to be eaten immediately. Yet that is the big reason we need animals. This type of fodder is easil... more »

Wayfair decision by Supreme Court will mean millions for governments

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
This happens to be important of course and it really is about USA sale tax reform generally. The rest of the world applies a blanket VAT whereas the USA does not. This has been to everyone else's actual advantage and this can be ended easily by applying a federal VAT. Doing this correctly revolutionizes government finance and ends most needs for tariffs in particular. Better yet, splitting that revenue with the States eliminates State sales tax as well while funding medicare at the State level. In the short run we will produce a mish mash of taxation and a rising corporat... more »

Trump makes historic gamble with Pat buchanan

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
I do think that the deal been struck will see the USA exit the Korean Peninsula in order to mid wife the emergence of an united Korea in partnership with China. China gains a valuable industrial outlet on its border and sees the end of close by USA bases. An obvious improvement in its security as well that will be welcome to the Chinese. A united healthy Korea is no threat to anyone as is also true for the rest as we discover. This also diminishes the importance of the Chinese military as well. They will still act silly from time to time until the government chooses to full... more »

A new capital built from scratch is an unlikely utopia for Korean families

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 19 hours ago
[image: South Korea launches new administrative capital] As we build our cities, and make no mistake, we are building whole cities everywhere and mostly willy nilly, there are subtle things that can literally revolutionize the quality of life. Not least is high speed transport from node to node and ensuring each node is a walking friendly space with high density. I want to see these nodes surrounded as well with an intensive green space operated as a high intensity organic agricultural complex able to attract youth and others to support work in short shifts. Here we see parts of ... more »

Do the Chinese Want the Moon?

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
The caption posits a question and the answer is that being celestials, the People's Republic of China (the worker's paradise) feels that they are ENTITLED to the Moon. Americans know that they Moon is ours because our flags are the only ones that are flying there. However I have disturbing information for you that will be confirmed when we return as tourists to the landing sites. The sun will bleach those flags WHITE over time...yes, surrender flags. Thus it's critical that the space marines (a component of Space Command) return and replace the old flags with new ones that can't be ... more »

What's Really Behind Anti-China Protests in Vietnam?

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 20 hours ago
*June 27, 2018* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - US and European media outlets reported anti-Chinese protests across Vietnam. Claims regarding numbers varied greatly from several hundred to others claiming several thousand. The Western media was particularly careful not to mention the names of any of the individuals or organisations leading the protests. The South China Morning Post in its article titled, "Anti-China protests: dozens arrested as Vietnam patriotism spirals into unrest," would claim: *People were angry at a draft law that would allow 99-year concessions in planned special eco... more »

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton In Moscow To Discuss Trump-Putin Summit

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
John Bolton in the White House. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque) *Reuters:* *Putin-Trump summit on agenda as John Bolton holds Moscow talks* * Bolton expected in Moscow on Wednesday * Primary aim to discuss possible Putin-Trump summit * Bolton will hold talks with the Russian foreign minister * May also meet Putin MOSCOW, June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton is expected in Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and possibly Vladimir Putin, part of an effort to lay the ground for a summit between Putin and President Donald Trump. B...more »

US will sanction Turkey for purchasing S-400 missile defense system – diplomat

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
Turkey’s contract to purchase S-400 missile systems from Russia will severely damage bilateral relations and lead to unilateral US sanctions against Ankara, US Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell said on Tuesday. The US diplomat told a Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing on US relations with Europe that sanctions against Ankara will be introduced in line […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Yemen: At least nine killed in Saudi-led airstrikes in west Yemen *GRAPHIC*

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – Footage released by the Yemeni State TV shows the aftermath of alleged Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen’s western province of Hodeidah on Tuesday. At least nine civilians were reportedly killed and nearly a dozen more wounded in the airstrikes. According to Yemini Al-Masirah TV, the airstrike hit a bus on the road […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian, Syrian jets launch largest air attack on southwest Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – The Syrian and Russian air forces launched several airstrikes over southwest Syria this morning, targeting a number of areas controlled by the rebel forces. According to a military report from the government stronghold of Izra’a, the Syrian and Russian air forces launched their largest attack of the year on southwest […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Complete map update of southwest Syria battle

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful attack on Tuesday morning that targeted the rebel stronghold of Busra Al-Harir in northeast Daraa. The Syrian Army would subsequently capture Busra Al-Harir after a short battle with the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. By sunrise, the Syrian Army had already […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

YPG says they will not withdraw from northern Syria despite Assad’s threats

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – The head of the Jareera Foreign Relations Commission of Syrian Kurdistan, ‘Abdul-Karim ‘Umar, issued a response on Tuesday to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s threats to retake northern Syria through military means. According to a report from BasNews, ‘Umar said that the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) will not withdraw from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syria – It’s A Jungle Out There

Brother Nathanael Kapner at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
It's a crisis of credibility, says Brother Nathanael. No one trusts America anymore

Spain refuses docking to migrant rescue boat

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Spain says 'we can't be Europe's sea rescue service': Second EU stand-off on migrants as Madrid REFUSES to take 230 from NGO boat

TedX Talks now feature pedophilia-promoting speakers who say pedos should be “accepted”

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
First, we were urged to accept homosexuality as "gay". Now a drive is underway to normalise paedophilia

Plan Colombia Version 2.0

Wayne Madsen at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
The election of narcotics syndicate- and death squad-linked Ivan Duque as Colombian president may mark an ominous new phase

Holmes, Uncle Clunk, and and Epic Con Job

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
I suppose many have heard vaguely of Theranos, as I had, but the actual story is astonishing. Fred Reed explains

Iranian Leaders have Longstanding Ties to US, Israel

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Like Communists, Iranian leaders are billionaires using ideology to hold their country hostage.

Mice become MEAN when they are injected with an antibody taken from the blood of human murderers, rapists and gang members

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Displayed increased aggression and quickly attacked other mice

Pouring Paisleys out Upon the Persian Carpet Tapestry of Life

Les Visible at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
How can people be so stupid and deluded? Why are they so lonely and needy and ripe for the picking by the Infernal Orchard Workers?

Know your Inalienable Rights!

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Study on trust in government finds that 'democracies' are losing the hearts and minds of their citizens

"Trump’s Trade Deals Are a Futile Conceit”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"Trump’s Trade Deals Are a Futile Conceit”* by Bill Bonner "We are following up on yesterday’s discussion by connecting a few final dots. Then, we promise we will never mention ‘trade’ again. *Reader challenge: *Talk about a ‘ball joint’, a ‘female end’ or a ‘coupling’ in Congress, and they are likely to get the wrong idea. Half the members of Congress are professional, lifelong politicians. Most of the others are lawyers by trade. Then there is an assortment of dentists, psychiatrists, and car dealers. But not a single plumber. And yet, some people think that Congress and the adm... more »

U.S. Army Training Will No Longer Focus On Social Issues

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
(US Army photo/Sarah Scully) *Washington Times:* *Army training will now focus on actual battlefield skills, not social issues* Fighting will now take precedence over dealing with transitioning transgender troops, drug abuse and other issues as the Army seeks to overhaul its training regimen to hone its soldiers’ battlefield skills. In a series of servicewide memorandums approved by Army Secretary Mark Esper and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and obtained by The Washington Times, service leaders are making optional previously mandatory training on issues such as transgender trans... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 21 hours ago
*by Noah* C'mon, you know you'd love to put your fist through this thieving jackass's face! I know I would, and that would be just the start of it. After all, true justice can come in many forms. If only we didn't have those stupid, burdensome regulations that get in the way of me being the instrument of karma! Besides, Eddie Munster should sue the hell out of Paul Ryan for stealing his face and ruining his reputation. While the horror of what Señor Trumpanzee is doing to thousands of children, their parents, and our nation's reputation gets the lion's share of our attention, we ... more »

The Macedonian “Name Deal” Is A Dystopian Nightmare Of Totalitarian Control

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 22 hours ago
The “politically correct” police state that’s forming in the Republic of Macedonia is therefore a dystopian nightmare of epic proportions that might eventually spread to other countries in the coming years if the EU weaponizes this model as a means for systematically deconstructing their national identities prior to incorporating them into a “federation of regions” to replace the existing union of nation-states. The post The Macedonian “Name Deal” Is A Dystopian Nightmare Of Totalitarian Control appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Did ICE Hurl a Pregnant Woman Over a Border Wall?

Kim LaCapria at Snopes.com - 22 hours ago
In June 2018, a piece of satire from "The Onion" became more confusing to social media users.

B-21 Program Approaching Critical Design Review

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
The critical design review for the B-21 Raider, a major milestone, is set to wrap up by the end of 2018. (Air Force) *National Defense*: *B-21 Program Approaching Critical Design Review* The Air Force’s secretive B-21 stealth bomber project is expected to undergo a critical design review in the coming months, a top service official said June 25. The review, also known as a CDR, is a key technical assessment for major acquisition programs. “We haven’t done CDR yet [but] we are on our way to critical design review,” said Randy Walden, director and program executive officer for the ... more »

"Diane Abbott doing your counting?"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago
This tweet from William Crawley's BBC Talkback programme didn't go down too well: The long thread beneath the tweet illustrates the 'complaints from both sides' fallacy brilliantly: One side points out that 'half a million people' is a fake figure, as even the organisers claimed around 100,000 people attended; the other side (many with #FBPE after their Twitter names) rails against the programme for using the phrase "the biggest moan-fest in history". The point, as so often, is that those condemning the BBC for anti-Brexit bias here by asserting a massively inflated turnout for a... more »

Diversity and Inclusion Harm II

Walter E. Williams at rss - 23 hours ago
[image: diversity-and-inclusion-harm-ii] In recent years, the Federal Aviation Administration has also become consumed by diversity and inclusion.

Arab Media Leaks Egyptian Role in “Deal of the Century”: North Sinai Developments

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
The Zionists do not intend to let Palestinians remain in Gaza. All the developments are in the North Sinai (Egypt) desert not in Gaza. They want to drive the Palestinians into the Sinai desert. This ‘modified’ plan is just the same plan camouflaged with deceptive words.

Alex Newman: Globalism, The UN & a One World Government

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
The Official Hagmann Report Published on Jun 26, 2018 Alex Newman speaker at the Red Pill Expo joins us to talk about what he sees coming for America based on the plans of the UN and their globalist agenda. end

IT’S HERE: Mark Of The Beast Technology Infects Swedish People

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jun 25, 2018 Alex Jones delves into the Biblical proportions of the micro-chip implant technology. end

Roger Stone Exclusive: The Deep State Is Planning To Assassinate Trump

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jun 26, 2018 Roger Stone joins Alex Jones live via Skype to break down the details that lead him to believe there has been an active assassination attempt against President Trump since his election. end

Conrad Black Says Trump Winning War Against Deep State

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jun 26, 2018 Former newspaper magnate Conrad Black says that Donald Trump has launched a bloodless civil war against the establishment and that he is winning. In an interview with current affairs program The Agenda, Black remarked, “What was needed was a bloodless civil war to clean up the Washington […]

A Watershed Moment in Palestinian History: Interview with Jamal Juma’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
A Watershed Moment in Palestinian History: Interview with Jamal Juma’ by IDA AUDEH, https://www.counterpunch.org/ For weeks now, Palestinians everywhere have been galvanized by events taking place in the Gaza Strip, the site of weekly (since March 30) mass protests demanding the end of the siege and blockade of Gaza (in place now since 2007) and the right […]

Global Trade Order on Verge of Collapse?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Global Trade Order on Verge of Collapse? by Christian Gomez, https://www.thenewamerican.com/ Reaction to President Trump’s pending tariffs on steel and aluminum from China and the E.U., as well as his tough demands on both Canada and Mexico in the ongoing NAFTA renegotiations, has been that of panic among globalists and their establishment media pundits. Many in the […]

Syria Says Israeli Missiles Attack Near Damascus Airport

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
Syria Says Israeli Missiles Attack Near Damascus Airport by https://www.aljazeera.com/ Syrian state media says two missiles came down near the Damascus airport while Israeli military declines to comment. – Two Israeli missiles struck targets near Damascus airport early on Tuesday, Syrian state media said. The Syrian state news agency, Sana, said “two Israeli missiles came down […]

The Diseased, Lying, Condition of America’s ‘News’ Media

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 23 hours ago
The Diseased, Lying, Condition of America’s ‘News’ Media by ERIC ZUESSE, https://www.strategic-culture.org/ Both President Trump and former President Obama are commonly said in America’s ‘news’ media to be or to have been “ceding Syria to Russia” or “ceding Syria to Russia and Iran,” or similar allegations. They imply that ‘we’ own (or have some right to control) Syria. That’s not only […]

ALISA AND GAB

Anon at Aangirfan - 23 hours ago
. *Please watch from 57 secs to 1 min 12 secs* Anonymous sent this comment 26 June 2018: *Alisa * *Gab * *Richard Ford*

Tweets for Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
#Iran's annual inflation rate measured for today, 6/26/18, is 121.58%. No wonder there are protests and demonstrations in the streets #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/ExZPXOKh5O — Prof. Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) June 26, 2018 #BREAKING: New satellite images shows North Korea is continuing to upgrade its nuclear enrichment facility - @38NorthNKhttps://t.co/tjCkgGbQkK pic.twitter.com/xpLccCaqQE — Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) June 27, 2018 'We'd go to a village and burn it down. The next day we'd go to another village': Myanmar policeman tells @Reuters how two light infantry divisio... more »

Another American Sickened By Mysterious Attacks On U.S. Diplomats in Cuba, China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Embassy of the United States, Havana, Cuba *PJ Media:* *25th American Sickened by Mysterious Attacks on U.S. Diplomats in Cuba, China* WASHINGTON -- Another U.S. diplomat has been confirmed to be suffering from the same ill health effects as embassy personnel sickened by mysterious attacks in Cuba and China. The State Department first heard about the incidents in late 2016 and news broke last summer that they believed a sonic device outside the range of audible sound was targeted at the residences of U.S. diplomats, operating either inside or outside their homes. Officials have be... more »

Shapes, Flakes and Liths

Louis Hissink at Trees and Electricity – Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 23 hours ago
Snow flakes came in all sorts of exquisite shapes So do Coccoliths Which causes one to wonder if there is some connective forcing between them. Many decades ago Texan sedimentologist Robert Folk sampled some sand dunes using sticky tape. He … Continue reading →

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, perform during the Vectren Dayton Air Show in Dayton, Ohio. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker *WNU Editor:* The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... *Editors Choice Pictures* (Reuters).

Venezuela Now Controls All Access To The Internet For Its Citizens

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*VICE News: **Venezuela just took a huge step toward controlling all access to the Internet* Venezuela’s government has blocked access to the anonymous Tor network — a move condemned as a “flagrant violation of human rights” that mirrors the repressive online censorship of China and Iran. The restriction is part of a wider crackdown by the administration of President Nicolas Maduro, which wants to control what information Venezuelans can access. Tor — an encrypted network that allows users to browse the web anonymously without having to reveal their location — has been heavily use... more »

Does It Surprise You To Know That Eating At An Over-Priced Trump Restaurant Is Like Eating Off The Floor Of A Public Toilet?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*You'll have to click on the image before you figure out how to react if you see any of them in a restaurant* The ugly imbecile and illegitimate "president" of the U.S.-- who had millions of votes less than Hillary Clinton, the people's choice and who was helped by a foreign power (Russia) who wanted to cripple America by installing an incompetent moron-- is, in case you forgot, a gaslighting racist. In true Goebbels fashion, he repeated his ridiculous projection that Maxine Waters is "an extraordinarily low IQ person," which she isn't... but he is. After the heroic ostracism of Hu... more »

Donald Trump worshiped as a god by Indian village

The Duran at The Duran - 1 day ago
Trump worship spreads to India More The post Donald Trump worshiped as a god by Indian village appeared first on The Duran.

HHS: Reunification of Migrant Children With Detained Parents Will Mean Prolonged Child Detention

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Health and Human Services officials said they will reunite children with detained parents if Congress lifts a 20-day limit on child detention.

Volcanic heat source discovered under Pine Island Glacier, the poster child for Antarctic melting

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
From WUWT:Anthony Watts / June 26, 2018 [heat source] Plays critical role in movement, melting Via Eurekalert KINGSTON, R.I. — June 22, 2018 — A researcher from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and five other scientists have discovered an active volcanic heat source beneath the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica. The […]

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 176 – 2018

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: Global Sea Ice 1,000,000 sq km higher than last year on this day. South / North

The People's Liberation Army Navy Submarines In 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The People's Liberation Army Navy submarines in 2018 *Naval Analysis*: *INFOGRAPHICS #31: The People's Liberation Army Navy submarines in 2018 * In the following infographic, The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) submarines in 2018, I depict all the submarines that are currently in commission with the PLA Navy (as of April 1, 2018). Currently, the PLA Navy (PLAN; Chinese: 中国人民解放军海军), operates a large number of nuclear-powered and diesel electric submarines. The Chinese ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) fleet consists of at least five (5) Jin class (09IV/09IVA, from now on 094/... more »

Group of rebels killed by unknown assailants in southern Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 A.M.) – A group of rebel fighters were killed in the southern countryside of Idlib, yesterday, after unknown assailants opened fire on their vehicle. According to pro-rebel activists, three members of Faylaq Al-Sham were killed along the Ariha-Saraqib Highway, yesterday, when a group of unknown assailants fired on their transport. No group […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Video tour of captured northeast Daraa towns

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) captured several towns in the northeastern countryside of Daraa, yesterday, after a short battle with the jihadist rebels. The Syrian military managed to capture the towns of Busra Al-Harir, Maliha Al-‘Atash, Madajin, and Nahitah after forcing the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham to retreat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Libyan Army nearly in full control of strategic city (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 A.M.) – The Libyan National Army is on the verge of capturing all of Derna city after several weeks of fighting. Led by their commander General Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan National Army has managed to seize most of Derna city after overrunning the terrorist forces over the last few days. According to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army seizes large cache of missiles, RPGs in northeast Daraa (photos)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) seized a large quantity of weapons left behind by the rebel forces in northeastern Daraa on Tuesday. According to a military report, the Syrian Army uncovered a large cache of weapons inside the towns of Busra Al-Harir and Maliha Al-‘Atash after they fully expelled the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

East Ghouta’s rehabilitation is ahead of schedule as several institutions are restored (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – The East Ghouta region has been recently undergoing several projects by the government that are meant to restore the institutions of this region located just outside the capital. According to a report from the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the government has managed to restore several schools, electrical grids, markets, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian heavy-lift helicopter equipped with upgraded defensive aids suit enters trials

The Mi-26 (NATO reporting name: Halo) heavy-lift helicopter furnished with the Vitebsk defensive aids suit has been delivered to the State Flight Testing Center of Russia’s Defense Ministry in Akhtubinsk for trials, the Mil Helicopter Plant said in its annual report on Tuesday. “For the purpose of raising the combat survivability of Mi-26 helicopters and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

UN estimates 45,000 displaced in Daraa

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – At least 45,000 people have been “internally displaced” due to ongoing fighting between militants and government forces in the southern Syrian province of Daraa, the United Nations said in Geneva on Tuesday. Jens Laerke of the United Nations Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that the fighting has affected […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army captures all of northeast Daraa – video

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored its biggest advance in southwest Syria this week after they broke-through the jihadist lines to capture the key town of Busra Al-Harir. The battle for Busra Al-Harir began at midnight, with several units from the Tiger Forces and their allies from the National Defense […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian military claims victory over ISIS along Iraqi border (video)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) have liberated an area along the south-western border with Iraq, close to the city of Al Bukamal, from Islamic State (IS; formerly known as ISIS, ISIL) militants on Monday. Footage shows troops, artillery and tanks on manoeuvres. One army unit planted a Syrian flag in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Would China Launch A Massive Surprise Attack Against The U.S.?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy warships and fighter jets take part in a military display in the South China Sea, April 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Stringer *Dave Majumdar, National Interest:* *Would China Launch a Massive Pearl Harbor-style Attack Against America?* While tensions between Beijing and Washington remain primarily in the economic realm as the two great powers levy massive tariffs on each other’s exports, as relations continue to sour, those antipathies could spillover into the military realm. As it currently stands, China and the United States do not see eye... more »

Why a Nuclear-Armed Eurofighter Might Spell Big Trouble for the F-35

Zachary Keck at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Europe* The move might signal that Germany does not want to purchase America’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Germany has officially asked the United States to explore certifying its Eurofighter aircraft to carry tactical nuclear weapons. The move might signal that Berlin does not want to purchase America’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Under NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangement, the United States bases tactical nuclear weapons in various countries in Europe. In the event of a conflict, Washington would release these weapons (the B61 gravity bomb) to the host n... more »

Lockheed Martin's 'New' F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon Has F-22 and F-35 DNA

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * At the core of the F-16 Block 70 is the Northrop Grumman APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, which is based on technology leveraged from the F-22 Raptor and the F-35. Lockheed Martin has received a massive $1.12 billion contract from the U.S. government to produce 16 advanced F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcons for Bahrain. The “undefinitized contract action award” means that the Royal Bahraini Air Force will become the first operator of the most advanced and capable version of F-16 ever designed. Moreover, unlike previous versions of the F... more »

Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 1 day ago
Summery cats.

Kushner’s Peace Plan Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Not a peace plan: total Zionist fraud! Emphasis mine: Kushner’s Peace Plan Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen by ILAN GOLDENBERG, JUNE 25, 2018, https://foreignpolicy.com/ The last thing Israelis and Palestinians need now is another failed blueprint. Stabilizing Gaza is more important. – Fresh off his high-profile meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore earlier […]

China, EU Vow to Strengthen WTO Amid US Protectionism

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Jun 25, 2018 China and the European Union have vowed to coordinate their efforts to oppose protectionism in trade by strengthening the World Trade Organization (WTO). end

New World: ‘US Must Learn to Respect Other Nations’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT America Published on Jun 26, 2018 As the world changes and other nations ban together, America is finding itself more isolated and less relevant. The SCO has experience far more success in a greater area than NATO. RT America’s Manila Chan is joined by Martin Sieff, Senior Fellow at the American University in Moscow. end

‘West Not Interested in Peace in Africa: More Conflict, More Money’ – Mercenary Leader

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Illuminist Military Industrial Complex (MIC): KaChing! KaChing! RT Published on Jun 26, 2018 Modern wars are increasingly fought not by the forces of governments but by private hired soldiers, present-day mercenaries. Is it something to fear? We talked about this with Eeben Barlow, the founder of Executive Outcomes, the firm that started this private soldier boom. […]

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