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Tweets For Today
Tongue-lashings from North Korea's Kim underscore shift in focus to economy https://t.co/fj1SeOjmyE pic.twitter.com/5XPEpOPPQ3 — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 19, 2018 Amid growing deadly violence, Nicaraguan Americans lend support to anti-government protesters https://t.co/ttKyMvyY8Y — NBC News (@NBCNews) July 19, 2018 “Our pensions are not even enough for half a box of eggs," a desperate Venezuelan senior citizen tells AFP during a protest in Caracas https://t.co/48BBegxE0S pic.twitter.com/vSVWNHXCV1 — AFP news agency (@AFP) July 19, 2018 The first commercial flight from Et... more »
New Spanish Sub Too Big For Its Dock
*The Warzone/The Drive:* *Oops! The Spanish Navy Is Constructing New Submarines That Are Too Big For Their Pens* Spain will likely have to spend millions of dollars to build a proper home for the boats, which have already suffered years of problems and delays. Spain’s diesel-electric S-80 Plus submarine program has hit a new snag, with the boats now reportedly being too big for the existing pens at the Spanish Navy’s base in Cartagena. It could take millions of dollars to improve the facilities and the issue underscores the hurdles the country and many of its fellow NATO members f... more »
Syrian Army unleashes powerful assault in northern Latakia (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unleashed a powerful attack against the jihadist rebels in northern Latakia this week, targeting several sites belonging to Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham near the Turkish border. Using their MLRS launchers, the Syrian Army launched a large number of missiles towards the jihadist positions in an effort […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Haley berates Human Rights Council as UN’s ‘greatest failure’ (video)
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley criticised the Human Rights Council as the UN’s “greatest failure,” at a Heritage Foundation event in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. Haley argued that the Human Rights Council “has provided cover, not condemnation, for the world’s most inhumane regimes.” She went on to say that the UN inter-governmental […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US-backed forces holding 600 foreign terrorists in Syria – CNN
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 A.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are currently holding nearly 600 foreign terrorists inside Syria, CNN reported, citing a Pentagon official. According to the CNN report, the nearly 600 terrorists held by the SDF come from more than 40 countries around the world, including Russia, Germany, and France. “As of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Best of AoA: The Sarah Boseley Problem Again
[The line up in the photograph, left to right, is Jeremy Laurance (Independent), Jenny Hope (Daily Mail), Sarah Boseley, Gill Markham (Wyeth) Phil Hammond (MD of Private Eye and favorite pharma after dinner speaker)] EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR By...
Picture Of The Day
A demonstrator poses for a photo next to a graffiti that reads 'Monimbo volcano of dignity' in the indigenous community of Monimbo in Masaya, July 11. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... Nicaraguan police storm anti-government stronghold (Reuters).
Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, "Out of the Darkness, Into the Light"
Kevin Kern, "Out of the Darkness, Into the Light" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey62Yn6rzJg
"A Look to the Heavens"
Young suns still lie within dusty NGC 7129, some 3,000 light-years away toward the royal constellation Cepheus. While these stars are at a relatively tender age, only a few million years old, it is likely that our own Sun formed in a similar stellar nursery some five billion years ago. Most noticeable in the sharp image are the lovely bluish dust clouds that reflect the youthful starlight. But the compact, deep red crescent shapes are also markers of energetic, young stellar objects. *Click image for larger size.* Known as Herbig-Haro objects, their shape and color is characteristic ... more »
"All Has Passed..."
"All that threatened the cave man- dangers, darkness, famine, thirst, ghosts, demons- all has passed to the interior of our souls, all troubles us, grieves us, threatens us from inside." - E. Morin
"Those Monsters..."
"We are in the hands of those gods, those monsters, those giants: our thoughts." - Victor Hugo
"Just Remember..."
"I know the world seems terrifying right now and the future seems bleak. Just remember human beings have always managed to find the greatest strength within themselves during the darkest hours. When faced with the worst horrors the world has to offer, a person either cracks and succumbs to ugliness, or they salvage the inner core of who they are and fight to right wrongs. Never let hatred, fear, and ignorance get the best of you. Keep bettering yourself so you can make the world around you better, for nothing can improve without the brightest, bravest, kindest, and most imaginative... more »
Neurons Can Carry More Than One Signal at a Time.
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New Fissure Near Yellowstone Supervolcano Causes Teton National Park Closure
New Fissure Near Yellowstone Supervolcano Causes Teton National Park Closure by Mac Slavo, July 17th, 2018, SHTFplan.com A 100-foot-long fissure near the Yellowstone supervolcano has prompted the closure of parts of Teton National Park. Coupled with the Steamboat geyser’s newly active status, fears of an eruption at the Yellowstone caldera are increasing. – Teton National Park has issued […]
Iran Rejects EU Proposal for Future of 2015 Nuclear Deal
PressTV Published on Jul 18, 2018 Iran has rejected the European Union’s so-called package of proposals for the future of the 2015 nuclear deal. Tehran has returned the package for revisions, saying the bloc’s proposed package does not guarantee that Iran would benefit from the nuclear deal if it stays in. Press TV’s Yusef Jalali reports […]
Palestinians Bury Gaza Teens Killed in Israeli Strike
PressTV Published on Jul 15, 2018 Scores of mourning Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza City on Sunday in a funeral procession for two teenagers who were killed in an Israeli air strike on a Gaza building on Saturday. end
‘MSM Wants Us to Cast Russia as an Enemy & It’s Wrong’ – Ron Paul
‘MSM Wants Us to Cast Russia as an Enemy & It’s Wrong’ – Ron Paul by https://www.rt.com/ The meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is a “step in the right direction,” former US Senator Ron Paul told RT, while also addressing the “propaganda” notion that the US must have an enemy in Russia. – “I […]
The Vlad and Donald Show – A Glorious Blow for Peace!
The Vlad and Donald Show – A Glorious Blow for Peace! by David Stockman, https://original.antiwar.com/ The Vlad and Donald show in Helsinki Monday was simply brilliant and breathtaking – we’d say even a beautiful thing to behold. – Between them, they left CNN’s nattering nabobs of neocon nonsense sounding like the shrieking monkeys they actually are. And […]
The Great Dollar Dump: Russia Liquidates US Treasury Holdings
The Great Dollar Dump: Russia Liquidates US Treasury Holdings by https://www.rt.com/ Russia is continuing to diversify state reserves away from US debt. The latest data from the US Treasury shows that Russia’s share hit an 11-year minimum and totaled only $14.9 billion. – The share of US sovereign debt bonds in Russia’s portfolio has been reduced dramatically in […]
CNN Analyst Philip Mudd(Ex CIA): When Will ‘Shadow Government’ Rise Against Trump?
CNN Analyst Philip Mudd: When Will ‘Shadow Government’ Rise Against Trump? by Joshua Caplan, https://www.breitbart.com/ CNN analyst and former CIA intelligence official Philip Mudd wondered aloud Monday when a shadow government will emerge to oppose President Donald Trump following a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland. – A partial transcript follows: COOPER: Senator […]
Israeli Minister: Israeli Jets Should Drop Bombs Over the Heads of Gaza Children
“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 […]
Corporate Media Unleashes Anti-Russia Hysteria
RT America Published on Jul 16, 2018 US President Trump was heavily criticized following a major summit between Presidents Putin and Trump in Helsinki, Finland today. This was only the second face-to-face meeting between the presidents. President Trump made a call for cooperation between the two powers despite recent international disputes. President Putin also made a […]
Europe Plans Bank Accounts For Iran To Ease Repatriation Of Oil Revenues
Europe Plans Bank Accounts For Iran To Ease Repatriation Of Oil Revenues by https://en.radiofarda.com/ The Wall Street Journal quoted “several European officials” on July 16 as having said that three European states are about to open new accounts or activate old accounts for the Iranian Central Bank in spite of US sanctions in what it described […]
Lost in Translation: CNN Claims Putin Admitted to Election-Meddling. He Did Not.
Lost in Translation: CNN Claims Putin Admitted to Election-Meddling. He Did Not. by https://www.rt.com/ The US mainstream media’s chorus condemnation of US President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki has gone so far that CNN claimed Putin had confessed to meddling in US elections. – CNN Newsroom anchor Poppy Harlow made the […]
"The Quacking of Ducks"
*"The Quacking of Ducks"* by Eric Peters "Here’s the trouble. Most people can’t read… and so, can’t *think*. Not quite literally, perhaps. But, meaningfully. They have been taught– very deliberately– to be sloppy and fluid with words. A given word has a vague, constantly shifting meaning– that meaning transmitted and accepted by a kind of semi-conscious collective osmosis. You “get the drift”– and the word is henceforth used accordingly. It is not necessary to formally announce the new meaning. It just sort of happens. Examples include liberal and fascist. A liberal was once a pers... more »
Should The U.S. Defend Places Like Montenegro?
*DW: **NATO hits back at President Trump's Montenegro World War III remarks* NATO has been forced to reassert its collective defense clause after Donald Trump raised doubt over the US' commitment to defending Balkan partner Montenegro. The US President described Montenegrins as "very aggressive." NATO officials on Wednesday scrambled to reassert the alliance's collective defense clause — commonly referred to as Article 5 — after US President Donald Trump appeared to suggest NATO's newest member Montenegro could instigate World War III. A NATO official told Germany's DPA news agenc... more »
Climate Scientists Versus God
“we’ll be fine. As my dad says, it’ll rain. It always does.” Texas Governor Rick Perry Summer, 2011 Seven years ago, our top climate experts said Texas would be hot and dry for the rest of the century, and they … Continue reading →
You Think Republicans Are The Only Bad Guys? The Rhode Island Democratic Party Isn't Any Better-- An Insider's Guest Post
*Lauren and... a familiar looking guy* *by Lauren Niedel-Gresh* Earlier this month *DWT* reported about the systemic shenanigans in the Rhode Island Democratic Party endorsement process. Three completely inappropriate and vile men were endorsed over 3 progressive women and one anti-choice woman is being endorsed over a progressive pro-choice woman of color who is currently a sitting Representative. Two of those endorsements have been rescinded (after I, a sitting member of the RI Democratic State Committee, was told that would be impossible by Executive Director Kevin Olasanoyer). ... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Gordon, Alabama, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
Texas Is Now A Global Oil Superpower
*CNN:* *Texas to pass Iraq and Iran as world's No. 3 oil powerhouse * *Don't mess with Texas. It's a global oil superpower.* The shale oil boom has brought a gold rush mentality to the Lone Star State, which is home to not one but two massive oilfields. Plunging drilling costs have sparked an explosion of production out of the Permian Basin of West Texas. In fact, Texas is pumping so much oil that it will surpass OPEC members Iran and Iraq next year, HSBC predicted in a recent report. If it were a country, Texas would be the world's No. 3 oil producer, behind only Russia and Sa... more »
Rumi, "The Tavern"
"All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there. Who looks out with my eyes? What is the soul? I cannot stop asking. If I could taste one sip of an answer, I could break out of this prison for drunks. I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way. Whoever brought me here, will have to take me home." - Rumi, "The Tavern," Ch. 1:, p. 2, from "The Essential Rumi"
New York Note
Our very good blogfriend Jim Tarrant asked, in a comment on yesterday's post , Sorry, not from NY. What’s the WFP? (White Freedom Party?) I thought I'd share the response up front here, for the instruction of all you out-of-staters: Sorry about that! It's the Working Families Party, a hopefully leftist NYS group (to which I've contributed, full disclosure) whose strategy is to offer ballot endorsements in return for policy endorsements from the candidate. It's worth talking about because it's generally been a good example of what a third party in the American system can do to exer... more »
The Poet: Robert Frost, “Desert Places”
*“Desert Places”* “Snow falling and night falling fast, oh, fast In a field I looked into going past, And the ground almost covered smooth in snow, But a few weeds and stubble showing last. The woods around it have it - it is theirs. All animals are smothered in their lairs. I am too absent-spirited to count; The loneliness includes me unawares. And lonely as it is, that loneliness Will be more lonely ere it will be less - A blanker whiteness of benighted snow WIth no expression, nothing to express. They cannot scare me with their empty spaces Between stars - on stars where no h... more »
Are The Radicals Winning? Not If You Listen To Normal Folk
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich My, how the political landscape is changing! Who would have ever thought? First and foremost, I feel compelled to reveal... more »
Documentary “Generation Zapped” Covers Health Issues Caused or Worsened From Exposure to Wi-Fi, Electromagnetic Fields (EMF), and Electrosmog
By B.N. Frank Generation Zapped was produced by filmmaker Sabine El Gemayel. It reveals the science behind the effects of increasing wireless (Wi-Fi) exposure on... more »
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