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Saturday, July 28, 2018

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BREAKING: Miller raises the obvious point!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2018A world of gossip and narrative:* For ourselves, we finally saw it happen yesterday afternoon, around 4:15 PM Eastern. We saw it happen on Deadline White House, the popular show where the doyenne of Iraq and the torture regime now chuckles and laughs and entertains herself, and our grateful liberal world, on a daily basis. She wanted to know who had put out the claim about Michael Cohen—and Matt Miller finally did it! Finally, we saw someone note the fact that it doesn't exactly make obvious sense to speculate that Trump folk were the source for Thursday ni... more »

The Sludge Known As Conventional Wisdom-- From Bulgaria To The Cook Report

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
After college, I spent a couple years on the "Hippie Trail," the overland route from London to New Delhi and Kathmandu. There were places, primarily in western Turkey and eastern Iran where the idea of "road" was theoretical. But overall, a few hundred of us made it through every year from the late '50s into the mid '70s. Someone's coming over either this weekend or next weekend or soon-- I forgot to write it in my calendar-- to film me for a documentary biopic. I think this Hippie Trail stuff is mostly what the producer is interested in. So I've been thinking about it lately. The... more »

‘They Spit When I Walked in the Street’: The ‘New Anti-Semitism’ in France - The New York Times

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 13 hours ago
The reality for increasing numbers of Jews in Paris, Marseilles, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, parts of Sweden etc etc etc. And coming to London, Manchester and beyond soon. '"They spit when I walked in the street," she said, describing reactions when she wore a Star of David. France has a painful history of anti-Semitism, with its worst hours coming in the 1930s and during the German occupation in World War II. But in recent months, an impassioned debate has erupted over how to address what commentators are calling the "new anti-Semitism," as Jewish groups and academic researchers trace ... more »

Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, July 28, 2018

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Saturday, and below there is a list of bars and pubs that are always a good option. FESTIVAL: Rio Craft Beer Festival 2018 (Leblon) – Today from 2PM – 11PM, the Rio Craft Beer Festival makes its return with more than 45 artisan beer exhibitors, a wide […]

‘Antifa Soccer Cup for Tolerance’ Abandoned After ‘Huge Brawl’ Between Refugee Teams

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 14 hours ago
Germany's open border policy has opened the way for new ethnic hatreds. In this case, animosity between Africans and Arabs

6 REASONS FOR HOPE IN TRUMP TIMESIn these darkest of days,...

Robert Reich - 14 hours ago
*6 REASONS FOR HOPE IN TRUMP TIMES* In these darkest of days, here’s what gives me hope: *First, Donald Trump has been a giant wake-up call that we can’t take democracy for granted.* The young people of America get this. I’ve been teaching for 40 years and I don’t recall a generation as committed to social justice, reforming this country, and making it work for all and not just a few. Look at those kids in Parkland, Florida. Or the millions more who are getting involved in their communities and in politics. They are America’s future, and they won’t give up. *The second thing ... more »

More on Evolution: From the Mail Room

Fred Reed at 14 hours ago
Recently I wrote a column about the theory of Intelligent Design, which holds that that life, both in its origins and its changes over time, are the result of design instead of chance. Several hundred comments and emails arrived, more … Continue reading →

Slowest Ice Melt On Record

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 14 hours ago
Arctic sea ice volume loss has been the slowest in the DMI record this summer. The amount of ice melting from May 1 to July 27 has plummeted during the last fifteen years. Spreadsheet Data Spreadsheet Data This is not surprising, because … Continue reading →

What About Norway?

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 14 hours ago
The Norwegian Arctic was much warmer during summer 1972 than this summer. Right at the peak of the ice age scare. THE ROLE OF NOAA’S CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMATE SERVICES

Saturday in the park salutations

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 14 hours ago
Happy weekend. Saturday in the park is an idea worth considering. I will need to check with my better half regarding her thoughts for the day. Below are a few rambling thoughts to salute the news of the week. Pakistan … Continue reading →

New Poll Finds Americans Overwhelmingly Reject Going to War With Iran

Johnny Liberty at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
A new 'Your Gov' poll has found that only 23% of Americans support going to war with Iran The post New Poll Finds Americans Overwhelmingly Reject Going to War With Iran appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Weekend reads: Medical device maker demands a retraction; an admission from a predatory publisher; a journal digs in and won’t retract

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 14 hours ago
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured the story of two scientific sleuths who were right — … Continue reading Weekend reads: Medical device maker demands a retraction; an admission from a predatory publisher; a journal digs in and won’t retract

I don’t want to be a role model, I just want to be allowed to be human

El Jones at Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
I have a memory of being 13 or 14, in my bedroom after school, swearing to myself that I would learn to speak less, be more pleasing, not have so much to say. I have a distinct recollection of the shame I felt at the ways in which I couldn’t conform to what was expected […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains how corporations, carbon taxes and $700B from military will fund socialism (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fails to answer softball question given by Daily Show host Trevor Noah. The post Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains how corporations, carbon taxes and $700B from military will fund socialism (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Debate Week: Distrust in Mainstream Media with Jimmy Dore

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 14 hours ago
RT America Published on Jul 27, 2018 On the final day of debates and special reports, guest host Jimmy Dore is joined again by Scottie Nell Hughes. Today’s panel analyzes the plummeting trust in the mainstream media. Guests: Holland Cooke (host of The Big Picture on RT America), Lionel (legal and media analyst), Lee Camp (host […]

Syria takes part in International Military Games

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:45 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is taking part in the 4th edition of the International Military Games in the Russian capital of Moscow, state media reported this afternoon. Teams from China, Kazakhstan, Kuwait and Uganda took part in the opening games that included an individual race where all competitors used […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS threatens to burn alive women, children kidnapped from Al-Sweida

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) recently kidnapped several women and children inside the Al-Sweida Governorate after massacring over 250 people inside in the province. According to military source in Al-Sweida, the terrorist group sent text messages to the families of the kidnapped civilians, demanding that they pay a ransom sum or […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Kurdish-led SDC, Syrian gov’t working towards peaceful settlement

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
Following a meeting with Syrian government officials in Damascus, the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) stated on Saturday that the sides had agreed to set up committees to develop talks on ending the ongoing conflict in the country. The committees, which will pop up “on various levels” to sort things out in northern Syria, are set to draw up “a roadmap to a democratic, decentralized Syria”, the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Houthi forces down Saudi reconnaissance plane near Yemeni border

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Houthi forces announced on Friday that their air defense units had downed a Saudi reconnaissance plane near the Yemeni border. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their air defense units shot down a Saudi reconnaissance plane that was seen flying over the Asir province of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Militant groups handover heavy weapons in Al-Quneitra (photos)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The remaining militants inside the Al-Quneitra Governorate have surrendered more heavy weapons to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the state-owned Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported this afternoon. According to the SANA report, the armed groups inside their stronghold of Jubata Al-Khashab handed over new batches of heavy and medium […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran sends army and IRGC to Russia’s Military World Games

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 P.M.) – Iran announced on Saturday that their forces were participating in the Military World Games in Russia. According to the state-owned Islamic Republic News Agency, the Iranian military took part in these war games alongside the armies of Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Armenia. The Military World Games is a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Syrian Army liberates another town in Yarmouk Basin region

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their field operations in the southwestern region of Syria, today, targeting the last Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/Daesh) held areas in the Yarmouk Basin. Led by their elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the town of Nafia’a this morning after failing to capture it […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Trump mulls creating ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, in part to counter Iran’s expansion in the region, according to U.S. and Arab officials. The White House wants to see deeper cooperation between the countries on missile defense, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US Defense Secretary denies reports validity of reports claiming planned strikes on Iran

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
At a news conference on Friday, US Defense Secretary James Mattis denied reports that Washington was evaluating a strike against Tehran. “I have no idea where the Australian news people got that information,” he said; regarding the report, he added that “frankly, it’s fiction.” The statement comes after ABC News disclosed America’s plans to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, citing senior Australian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS attempts to expand presence in Syrian desert region

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:25 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) continued their field operations in the Al-Sweida countryside, today, targeting several areas under the control of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and National Defense Forces (NDF). Taking advantage of their recent attack on the provincial capital, the Islamic State forces stormed several sites near the Safa […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Osama bin Laden’s alleged bodyguard released in Tunisia

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
Sami Aidoudi, a suspected former security guard of the ex-leader of the Al-Qaida* terrorist group, Osama bin Laden, who was deported from Germany to Tunisia under controversial circumstances, was released in Tunisia, according to a judiciary official. Since his deportation two weeks ago, the bodyguard had been in custody in his homeland. As the Tunisian authorities have […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS controls only 2 percent of Daraa after Syrian Army advances – map

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:50 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) affiliated Jaysh Khaled bin Walid forces have gone from controlling 15 percent of the Daraa Governorate to occupying only 2 percent of this large province in southern Syria. Jaysh Khaled bin Walid’s major losses in Daraa have been attributed to the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) massive […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army takes control of town along occupied Golan Heights (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has taken control of another town located along the border of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights this week. Units from the Syrian Arab Army announced their control over the town of Al-Qahtaniyah this week after the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham withdrew from the area. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Houthi forces capture strategic mountain in southern Saudi Arabia

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Houthi forces carried out an important military operation in southern Saudi Arabia on Thursday, targeting a key mountaintop near the Yemeni border. Backed by heavy artillery, the Houthi forces stormed the Saudi Army’s defenses at the strategic Masha’al Mountain in the Jizan region. Not long after launching the attack, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

At least 1,200 refugees to return to Syria from Lebanon

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – Up to 1,200 Syrian refugees are set to return to Syria, today, from eastern Lebanon, a government report stated this morning. According to the report, the 1,200 Syrian refugees are set to leave the camp in the ‘Arsal District of Lebanon and make their way through the Jdeidat Yabous Crossing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Amazing footage captures Syrian Army operation that led ISIL’s collapse in Yarmouk Basin

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – Anna News released new footage of the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) ongoing military operations in the Yarmouk Basin region of southwest Daraa. The nearly 12 minute long video captured the Syrian Arab Army’s large-scale attack that led to the Islamic State’s (ISIS/ISIL/Daesh) collapse in the Yarmouk Basin region this week. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Kurdish-led SDC, Syrian gov’t hold productive meeting in Damascus

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:25 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Council and Syrian government held their first official meeting in Damascus, yesterday, setting the tone for future negotiations between the two political entities. The SDC’s delegation was led by the political group’s head, Ilham Ahmad; she previously met with Syrian government officials in the northeastern city […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Syrian Army liberates several towns in southwest Daraaa

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their large-scale offensive in southwest Daraa this morning, targeting the last areas under the control of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/Daesh) affiliated Jaysh Khaled bin Walid forces. Backed by heavy airstrikes from their Russian allies, the Syrian Arab Army’s Tiger Forces steamrolled the remaining Jaysh […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Hundreds of displaced civilians return to town liberated from ISIS (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Hundreds of displaced civilians have returned to their homes in the Daraa Governorate town of Jaleen after it was liberated from the terrorists of the ISIS-affiliated Jaysh Khaled bin Walid forces. According to a report from the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), hundreds of internally displaced civilians were given the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Resolving Idlib situation depends on Russian-US dialogue – expert

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
Resolving the situation in Syria’s Idlib province will depend on dialogue between Moscow and Washington, Senior Researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Oriental Studies Boris Dolgov told TASS. According to him, political talks on the Idlib de-escalation zone will precede a possible military operation by the Syrian government forces. Syrian President Bashar […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian forces uncover large weapons cache in Darayya

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Syrian security forces uncovered a large hidden weapons cache, yesterday, inside the West Ghouta town of Darayya. According to Al-Ikhbariya TV, the Syrian security forces uncovered the weapons cache while combing through some of the destroyed buildings inside of Darayya on Friday. The Al-Ikhbariya TV report showed the basement […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Chinese, Syrian diplomats hold ‘in-depth’ talks

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
China’s special envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan travelled to Syria this week for talks with its top diplomat and senior officials, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Saturday. “The sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the Syrian problem,” the ministry said in a statement. Xie Xiaoyan visited Syria on July 25-27. He met with Walid Muallem, minister for foreign affairs […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Video footage of the Syrian Army’s operation to liberate strategic hilltop in southwest Daraa

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recently liberated the strategic hilltop of of Tal Jamou in southwest Daraa after a fierce battle with the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/Daesh) affiliated Jaysh Khaled bin Walid forces. Led by their Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army began their operation to liberate the strategic hilltop of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

14 Year Old Child Killed by Israeli Sniper: 3 Murdered and 100+ injured in Gaza Demonstrations

Robert Inlakesh at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:45 A.M)- Three Palestinians, including a 14 year old boy were killed yesterday, by Israeli Sniper fire, during demonstrations along the separation fence between Israel and the Illegally blockaded Gaza Strip, 100+ Palestinians were also injured. The three Palestinians killed were participating in demonstrations along the Israeli Regimes separation fence yesterday. The Gaza […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US-Turkey to conduct joint patrols in Syria, Pentagon head Mattis says

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 14 hours ago
The United States and Turkey will start joint military patrols in Syria in a matter of weeks, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis told reporters on Friday. “I mean, you got to do the training… I think that we’re talking about weeks,” Mattis said. “I don’t know how many. Two, four, six, but I don’t think we’re talking […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

North Korea Returns Remains. U.S. Korean War POWs Sent to Soviet Union Still Unaccounted For

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: north-korea-returns-remains-u-s-korean-war-pows-sent-to-soviet-union-still-unaccounted-for] Where are the POWs shipped to the Soviet Union from the Korean theater, as American researchers and writers, including this one, have alleged in articles and books based upon U.S. government documents.

Welcome To Chaos

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
On Friday Doug Ford threw a bomb into Toronto's City Hall. He announced that he was reducing the size of the city council from 44 members to 25 -- during a municipal election. And he has the legal authority to do it. Royson James writes: He doesn’t need to consult with the city to determine how the country’s largest city will manage the changes. This is what we mean when we say the city is the creature of the province. Or, the premier can abolish the mayor and dissolve the City of Toronto with the stroke of a pen. No questions asked. No matter what the residents think or say. Ju... more »

New England’s Heat Wave Of 1911

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood We often get carried away by climate statistics, but here’s the human story behind the deadly 1911 heat wave in New England: The July 1911 heat wave killed thousands of New Englanders and sent many over the brink of madness. During 11 hellish days, horses dropped in the street. Babies […]

Shootout: Glock 17 Handgun vs.1911A1 (Which Is Better)?

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 15 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * There is a temptation to directly compare the 1911 and Glock handguns, but the two really are a form of apples and oranges. *The appeal of the Glock handgun is almost entirely practical and without sentiment. The Glock simply works, and it works well. The Glock is available in a variety of calibers and configurations, from service models meant to dangle from utility belts to subcompacts tucked under clothing. Unlike the 1911, the Glock is new enough that it lacks a grounding in history—except perhaps as the disruptor of an older order dominated by the... more »

Become a Super Sniper: DARPA is Turning .50 Caliber Bullets into Guided Rounds

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 15 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Americas* [image: Machine gunners 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, fire the .50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun during crew-served weapons training at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 8 through 10, 2013. Flickr / Marines] The bullet is even capable of making some remarkably sharp course corrections. One of the most challenging roles in ground units is that of a military sniper. Military snipers must take long distance shots with precision rifles, often doing a fair amount of math in their heads to make a bullet reach its target. A new guided-bullet t... more »

Does Trump Really Have a Michael Cohen Problem?

W. James Antle III at Test Feed Using Fields - 15 hours ago
*W. James Antle III* *Politics, * Taken together, Mueller and Cohen are gathering storm clouds that keep moving closer to Trump but so far the lightning is only striking those around him. Nobody knows what secrets Robert Mueller has unearthed, at least not outside the carefully guarded special counsel’s office. But it is looking increasingly plausible that embattled attorney Michael Cohen might be the one already in possession of more damaging information about President Trump. Even with the vast resources at Mueller’s disposal, as Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer Cohen may ha... more »

The Army Has a New Plan to Counter Russia: Missiles, Hypersonic Weapons and New Big 'Guns'

Kris Osborn at Test Feed Using Fields - 15 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Europe* While discussing the Army Vision, an integral component of the service’s recently competed Modernization Strategy, Secretary of the Army Mark Esper cited long-range precision fire as a “number one modernization priority” for the Army. The Army’s new “Vision” for future war calls for a fast-moving emphasis on long-range precision fire to include missiles, hypersonic weapons and extended-range artillery -- to counter Russian threats on the European continent, service officials explain. While discussing the Army Vision, an integral component of the ... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Florida About To Be Wiped Off Map Facebook Suspends Alex Jones Trump Admin Firings: List in progress Loan Covenant Protections Hit Weakest Level On Record: Moody's US Preparing To Bomb Iran's Nuclear Capabilities As Soon As Next Month: Report Iran "Preparing Ground" For National Cryptocurrency To Dodge US Sanctions Record Murders Plague Mexico In First Half Of 2018: "The Figures Are Horrible"'Terrifying' Northern California wildfire burns 500-plus structures with no immediate end in sightVenezuela's New Petro-Backed National Currency To Start Circulating In August ... more »

Paris the city of love?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 hours ago
https://youtu.be/Q8LIQaLWL3Q Paris today, London tomorrow?

Kant On Empirical Concepts

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 15 hours ago
Immanuel Kant, in his First Introduction to the *Critique of Judgment*, talks about the conditions of forming a set of empirical concepts which cohere with each other. It is clear that some kind of coherence is necessary to ensure that the concepts that are obtained through comparison are connectable to each other in judgement. In his most frequently discussed text from the First Introduction, Kant notes: One may wonder whether Linnaeus could have hoped to design a system of nature if he had had to worry that a stone which he found, and which he called granite, might differ in its... more »

European leaders are skeptical of trade deal with Trump

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The Europeans are adamant that they won't compromise their values to satiate the Americans The post European leaders are skeptical of trade deal with Trump appeared first on The Duran.

British public destroys Theresa May with 16% approval for handling of Brexit negotiations (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 67. The post British public destroys Theresa May with 16% approval for handling of Brexit negotiations (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Members-Only Newsletter Preview: Using Your Spark For Good

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 16 hours ago
“I’m watching Ronald Reagan’s funeral, and the phone rings, and I go hello,” comedian Billy Crystal recalled. “Bill, it’s Ron Reagan.” It was Crystal’s friend, Robin Williams. These kind of phone calls happened often between them. Crystal replied, “So, what a coincidence. I’m watching your funeral.” Williams continued, “I just The post Members-Only Newsletter Preview: Using Your Spark For Good appeared first on Shadowproof.

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Manchester University students paint over Rudyard Kipling mural. Students replace poem If by ‘well-known racist’ with Maya Angelou’s Still I Rise* *This is simply ignorant. Kipling was born in India and anybody who has read his famous novel "Kim" will recollect a quite loving tale about India. If anything, Kipling portrayed India and Indians too favourably, failing to make much mention of its poverty.And his poem "If" is simply widely known advice to persevere in adversity, an entirely personal poem with no mention of any ethnic group or political situation.And peop... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*A hot summer in the North of the world* *When I read the article below about unusually hot weather in the Northern hemisphere I had to laugh. Why? Because I live in the Southern hemisphere in Australia and we have been getting a lot of reports of an unusually cold winter -- e.g. here.So the Green/Left have been up to their old tricks again and reporting only the facts that suit them. There is not one mention of cold weather anywhere below. It's so blatant. It is one big cherry-pick and as such is totally dishonest. You can "prove" just about anything by ca... more »

Today’s smoothie

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
It was sort of clean out the tired and lonely fruit from the frig day. Heading back to Lakeside after a week at home so I needed to make some room in the cooler. Carrot juice Baby spinach strawberries 1 orange 1 peach This had a lot of fiber.

Christian community—a how to do list

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
“A good way to start loving God divinely is by generously loving your spouse, children, parents, siblings, and friends. It is doubtful that we will love anyone else if we fail to love the ones closest to us. Love is the key, love is the secret weapon. Forget about how you feel. Love is not a feeling; it’s a decision to prefer the good of others. Make a habit of this and you will start changing things around you and your work will be amplified.” Douglas Dewey And then the author provides 10.5 rules for accomplishing the commandment to love God and others—forming Christian communit... more »

Chomsky on Russiagate

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago
Noam Chomsky says on Democracy Now! "Take the huge issue of interference in our pristine elections. Did the Russians interfere in our elections? An issue of overwhelming concern in the media. I mean, in most of the world, that’s almost a joke. First of all, if you’re interested in foreign interference in our elections, whatever the Russians may have done barely counts or weighs in the balance as compared with what another state does, openly, brazenly and with enormous support. Israeli intervention in U.S. elections vastly overwhelms anything the Russians may have done, I mean, ev... more »

Twitter continues double-speak; disingenuous censorship

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 16 hours ago
“Twitter banned the account of a pro-Trump grassroots campaign with 15 state field directors along with another prominent Trump supporter, failing to reinstate the accounts on the same day that the company came under fire from the president himself for discrimination against … Continue reading →

The science was settled; Unanimous consensus global cooling could cause mass starvation; 1974

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 16 hours ago
“A recent meeting of climate experts in Bonn, West Germany, produced the unanimous conclusion that the change in global weather patterns poses a severe threat to agriculture that could lead to major crop failures and mass starvation.” click here Ironically, … Continue reading →

The Anti-Red Wave

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
2010 was an anti-blue wave, just as 2018 is shaping up to be an anti-red wave. No doubt a failed clown like Ben Ray Lujan will try to "modestly" take credit for the great Democratic wins in November, regardless of the indisputable fact that there would be more wins if he was put into hibernation until November 9. The Republican who was in his place in 2010 was Pete Sessions, the corrupt and sleazy NRCC chairman from Texas. Yesterday, *Politico* mentioned 2 things: a- he's in trouble electorally this year (true) and b- he was the architect and engineer of 2010 (absurd). Alex Isenst... more »

Regular heatwaves ‘will kill thousands’-Harrabin

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 17 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The latest rubbish from Mr Harrabin: The current heatwave could become the new normal for UK summers by 2040 because of climate change, MPs say. The Environmental Audit Committee warns of 7,000 heat-related deaths every year in the UK by 2050 if the government doesn’t act quickly. Higher temperatures […]

Russia's T-80 Tank Is No Joke

Charlie Gao at Test Feed Using Fields - 17 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* Some might have written this old weapon of war off. But it seems Moscow hasn't. While many Russian tank types are nominally meant to be replaced by the T-14 Armata, the modernization of old tank types is still occurring. Perhaps one of the more overlooked tanks that continues to be modernized are variants of the T-80. While some in the West thought the design was a dead end after what was seen as a lackluster performance in Chechnya, many firms continued work on some very ambitious upgrade projects for it. Despite the economic hardship of the 19... more »

How the U.S. Lost the Pacific War of 2025

Task and Purpose, Tom Ricks at Test Feed Using Fields - 17 hours ago
*Task and Purpose, Tom Ricks* *Security, Asia* [image: www.flickr.com/photos/usnavy/6641124545/in/photolist-b7RuXk-c4en1f-bnzxeP-ssNiBX-bScUjc-bnzxcp-dkcVch-dV2VVG-ctTi3S-cvFWhE-eo4Gyp-eVeFKR-crrBAj-agzJHb-bUmm6c-eoCqJd-oSUTyK-bScUmn-eoCViC-c4emYs-dgGQ9t-nZVhSr-b7RuUD-bq8VoT-c4en35-abN8MK-bVCSCC-nUJvpY-gRv9Dh] A scary, but thankfully fictional, thought. I just caught up with an article with that title in the May issue of Proceedings. It is written from the perspective of the United States having lost a war in 2025—which is just seven years from now. My initial reaction to it was n... more »

Hitler's Master Plan To Stop the Allies from Conquering Nazi Germany

Warfare History Network, Blaine Taylor at Test Feed Using Fields - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network, Blaine Taylor* *Security, Europe* [image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Panzerfaust#/media/File:1668_-_Salzburg_-_Festung_Hohensalzburg_-_Panzerschreck_und_Panzerfaust.JPG] During 1944-1945, the Volkssturm, or People’s Militia, was designed to promote “a violent burst of fanatic rage against the invaders” and thus salvage victory. On October 18, 1944—the 131st anniversary of the Battle of the Nations’ victory over Napoleon in 1813—Reichsführer-SS (National Leader) Heinrich Himmler stepped up to a microphone to make a national radio address ... more »

Bombing a forest fire?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
I hadn't heard of aircraft bombing a forest fire to stop it spreading and help put it out, but the tactic was used in Sweden this week, apparently with some success. ... on Jul. 25, a Gripen dropped a 500-lb GBU-12 Laser Guided Bomb from 3.000 meters in an attempt to cut fire affecting Älvdalen’s shooting range, a military range where unexploded ammunition and difficult terrain made conventional extinguishing methods not sufficient. The Swedish pilot dropped the GBU-12 so that the bomb would cut the fire at a certain distance from the impact point: a fire requires oxygen, heat and ... more »

Fukushima Update July 28, 2018: 17,356.95 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated July 28, 2018: Fukushima Equals 17,356.95 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of July 28, 2018 - 2,691 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *17,356.95 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is st... more »

‘Vladimir the Terrible’ US Deep State Desperately Needs a Russian Villain to Cover Its Tracks

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
‘Vladimir the Terrible’ US Deep State Desperately Needs a Russian Villain to Cover Its Tracks by ROBERT BRIDGE, https://www.strategic-culture.org/ Conventional wisdom would have us believe that Russia became America’s sworn enemy in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election. As is often the case, however, conventional wisdom can be illusory. – In the momentous 2016 showdown between […]

Pentagon Rejects News of Military Action Against Iran

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
PressTV Published on Jul 27, 2018 The Pentagon chief has dismissed as fiction reports that say the US is preparing a military action against Iran. James Mattis said the United States is not seeking regime change or collapse in Iran. Mattis stressed that Washington’s efforts must be focused on curbing Tehran’s activities in the Middle East. […]

Globalist Enemies Of The American People Run CNN

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jul 27, 2018 The lies of the MSM are increasing toward Infowars and even hosts like Tucker Carlson of Fox news have now become the main target of anti-American propaganda. end

Globalists Trying To Destabilize And Collapse Civilization

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jul 27, 2018 Mike Adams And Alex Jones discuss the actions of the globalists that hate America. A new article from Mike Adams exposes their plan to silence all ideas they don’t agree with. end

Washington Post Acknowledges Existence of Deep State, Asks God to Bless It

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 18 hours ago
RT America Published on Jul 27, 2018 The Washington Post just published an Op-Ed entitled, “God bless the ‘deep state’,” in which the writer extols the many valiant virtues of the people working relentlessly in the name of patriotism, who are otherwise known as the deep state. That’s right: the deep state has gone from conspiracy […]

Dr. Mumbi PhD Let's Talk Africa ALERT! Elimination of Africans Through Vaccines In High Gear!

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Note: If you have never listened to this woman, Dr. Mumbi in Africa, you are in for an eye and ear opening moment. Her energy is more contagious than Chicken Pox in a one room school! We will contact her...

Hols

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Holidays are here again, and I’m off for two weeks with the wife, dog and mother-in-law! Hopefully we will avoid all of the climate disasters! Advertisements

How the smart meter roll out became such an expensive failure its own minister has thrown his out

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 19 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby It has taken them a few years, but finally the MSM is catching up with the disastrous smart meter roll out: Are you fed up with your smart energy meter? Mike O’Brien is. He used to use one of the devices, 53 million of which are due to […]

How the Army and Marines Will Fight the Most Powerful Navies on Planet Earth

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 19 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/marine_corps/25742511082/sizes/l] Soon, they can sink your "battleship." We explain how. On July 12, 2018, the USS Racine met her grisly fate. The 522-foot long tank landing ship was struck by four different types of guided missiles, one of which triggered a massive explosion that sent shards of debris spraying across the sea and ripped open part of her hull, exposing the inner decks. Finally, a Mark 48 torpedo struck the forty-six-year-old vessel beneath the waterline and nearly snapped off her bow. An ho... more »

Russia Planned to Build a Nuclear Missile-Launching Train Straight out of James Bond

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 19 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Wikimedia Commons] The ultimate weapon or overkill? On July 19, 2018 the Kremlin released a flurry of videos showing off various nuclear weapon systems under development ranging from the RS-28 Satan 2 ballistic missile, *Kinzhal *hypersonic missiles, and even an ocean-spanning nuclear torpedo designed to smash coastal metropolises with tsunami waves of irradiated water. However, one item that didn’t make the cut was a five-year project to develop a nuclear-missile launching train strait out of a James Bond movie—a successor to a Sov... more »

Jacob Rees-Mogg questions Olly 'very oily' Robbins

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
https://youtu.be/3gD29lDJEf8 Jacob Rees-Mogg expertly and silkily questions Olly 'oily' Robbins but the true target is clearly Theresa 'Quisling' May. The BBC would normally love such an attack on a Conservative MP but their love for the EU outweighs everything at present.

"So much for those "expert" predictions - Trump's economy hits 4.1%... "

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
https://youtu.be/-cdA1znlhUs So much for the Economist Intelligence Unit and so forth. Have you noticed much attention from the BBC on the excellent US economy figures? Of course not: the BBC were behind Obama, right behind Hillary Clinton and in total opposition to President Donald Trump, why would they report impartially now?

Khamenei Resets Foreign-Policy Compass

M. K. BHADRAKUMAR at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
Khamenei’s speech makes it clear that in the pursuit of national interest, Iran will have to navigate its path on its own steam, as has been the case during its past 4-decade old history. The diplomacy will be supple but purposive (“wise and oriented”). The post Khamenei Resets Foreign-Policy Compass appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Qanon - Hawaiian Missle Attack Nuclear Red Flag by DEEP STATE?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Almost twenty drops today. This is heavy. It starts off with a warning to Liza Page. Go to the bottom of this string and work your way up. Next we have peter S with a pointer suggesting that the FISA app is damaging to the UK. This is new insight. Shoulda, woulda, coulda and yes they are executing. I expected as much and this confirms what is actually a natural process. Now we are told that the missile event in Hawaii was an order initiated out of Washington surely targeting either Air Force One or worse it was a nuke intended to hit Hawaii close by the plane. We also ... more »

Wild Oregano Oil & The Diseases It Can Kill

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Whether this is all true or not it is an easy to apply option for a wide range of infectious agents. Certainly we all need to understand that our own immune system works fine so long as it is not overwhelmed. It is here that a drop of oregano oil can help out. From all that has been said here, we should even consider using this oil whenever we suffer an injury requiring a bandage. It is likely as good as iodine if not a lot better. all good. *The Vaccine Industry’s Biggest Threat? The Science Of Wild Oregano Oil & The Diseases It Can Kill* *July 20, 2018* * https://www.... more »

Further Vril with Sepehr

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This pair of podcasts describe what we may know about Russian knowledge of the Vril story. The general shape of the tale is that a large group of German scientists and German loyalists were extracted to Antarctica. From available evidence of German capabilities it is only plausible that individuals could have been extracted along with a library. Actual hardware would be very difficult even if shipped in neutral ships and then taken perhaps to South America. Continuing transport onward to Antarctica demanded a dedicated ship at least that was up to handling ice. The only viabl... more »

Ringmakers of Saturn chp 5 Massive Display of Power

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Technically, rings should in time evaporate off into space. That they do not either infers youth or that a lot of what we think we know is wrong. This problem was understood from the beginning and actually strongly makes the case for ongoing manufacture. That is what is actually claimed in this treatise.. So far we understand that the purpose of this amazing production is to supply reaction mass for population ships who are passing through. Such a ship would line up and pass through at great speed so as not to lose energy on its passage throughout Solar System. On arrival i... more »

Coming to Europe This Summer: Either the F-35 or the F-22

Dave Majumdar at Test Feed Using Fields - 21 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* [image: A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor aircraft assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing pulls away to fly beside a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 756th Air Refueling Squadron while a second F-22 refuels over Joint Base Andrews in Maryland July 10, 2012. Flic] We make a guess on which stealth fighter will deter Russia for years to come. The United States will be deploying fifth-generation stealth fighters to Europe to reassure NATO allies and to deter Russia later this summer. The Pentagon has not disclosed which fifth-generation fighter it ... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*by Noah Smells Like Ass* Since Saturday Night Date Night is upon us, you may want to consider this fabulous product. At first, I thought it might be fake, but then I noticed that 'Colusion' is misspelled, just like Señor Trumpanzee spells it. So, it must be real. But I doubt it's really a Ralph Lauren product. I bet it's really 'Colusion' by Ivanka. It would make sense for her to use a pseudonym, since sales have rightly plummeted for any products with her name on them. Probably removes paint and kills crabgrass, too.

That Eternal Kingdom in the Secret Chambers of the Heart.

Smoking Mirrors at The Truthseeker - 22 hours ago
Smoking Mirrors on why one should be wary of tasty treats and anything that doesn't name itself and define itself instantaneously

YouTube terminates SGT Report channel to silence the truth; REAL.video explodes in new channels, videos

Mike Adams at The Truthseeker - 22 hours ago
YouTube continues its crackdown on dissident channels. Includes videos

Donald Trump could be ready to order a strike against Iran, Australian Government figures say

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 22 hours ago
Although the U.S. has denied it, British and Australian agencies have reportedly been asked to identify possible targets, according to an Australian security source

In Just the Last Two Weeks, Dozens of Children in Iowa Have Vanished

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 22 hours ago
And they are just a few of the approximately 2,000 children who are reported missing every single day in the United States

Syria’s Assad says White Helmets are terrorists, will be killed if they don’t surrender

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 22 hours ago
The West offered them sanctuary because along with terror charges, they might also have revealed the extent of Western support

Trump Seeks to Revive ‘Arab NATO’ to Confront Iran

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 22 hours ago
Even if he succeeds and the Gulf states, Jordan and Egypt do form an alliance we suspect that, judging by the performance of the Saudi led military-alliance in Yemen, Iran won't have much to worry about.

Barrie Trower On 5G Microwaves; There is No safe Place, No Where To Go

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 22 hours ago
Barry Trower, a former Royal Navy microwave weapons expert warns that 5G microwaves can interfere with the cellular processes in our body

5G is a Sterilization & Eugenics Program ~ Deborah Tavares

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 22 hours ago
2015 saw the lowest U.S. fertility rate ever. Has microwave technology played a role in this decline and will it get worse with new of 5G technology?

Holtec Nuclear Waste Storage System Designed to Leak; Lacks Proper Leak Warning System – Comment Deadline July 30th, 11:59 PM

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 22 hours ago
Comment By Jul 30 2018, at 11:59 PM ET, ID: NRC-2018-0052-0058 on Holtec’s spent nuclear fuel facility in New Mexico: … Continue reading →

US vs Manafort Potential Witness List – July 27, 2018

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 22 hours ago
Manafort Witness list https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000164-dd68-de41-a974-ddeb08c30001 Short discussion: https://www.voanews.com/a/mueller-releases-list-of-35-potential-witnesses-for-manafort-trial/4503227.html

'SOUL'S EVOLUTIONARY JOURNEY'

Anon at Aangirfan - 23 hours ago
According to *Steve Robertson:* "Our soul (is on an) evolutionary journey towards enlightenment." "The soul returns to human form, to earth, in order to heal..." *The Cosmology of Consciousness / Part II by Steve Robertson.* "I suggest that the purpose to our life's journey here on planet earth is to discover the veils of illusion that we have fearfully attached us to ... and then ... collapse them... "We consciously choose more lovingly empowered thoughts... "In this state, we can ... take action on our unique life mission of contributing to ever greater love, peace, and joy ... more »

Fake news a democratic crisis, MPs warn per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago
The BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44967650 and somehow keep a straight face here: 'The UK faces a "democratic crisis" due to the spread of "pernicious views" and the manipulation of personal data, a parliamentary committee is set to warn. The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee has been investigating disinformation and fake news following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. In its first report it will suggest social media companies should face tighter regulation. ... The report warns that the "relentless targeting of hyper-partisan views, whi... more »

Today’s Pictures

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 23 hours ago

Israel Might Have as Many as 300 Nuclear Weapons. And Some Are in the 'Ocean.'

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 1 day ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* [image: Israel Navy soldiers stand on the Rahav, the fifth submarine in the fleet, as it docks in Haifa port January 12, 2016. The Dolphin-class submarines, widely believed to be capable of firing nuclear missiles, were manufactured in Germany and sold to Israel] Thanks to Germany. Israel has never officially admitted to possessing nuclear weapons. Unofficially, Tel Aviv wants everyone to know it has them, and doesn’t hesitate to make thinly-veiled references to its willingness to use them if confronted by an existential threat. Estimat... more »

Net Metering–Another “Renewable” Subsidy that Needs to Be Eliminated

Alan Carlin at Carlin Economics and Science - 1 day ago
In an efficient electrical generation system each source of electric power would compete against all other sources in terms of cost and reliability, and the result would be that only the most efficient sources would actually supply electricity. This would result in lower power costs and increased reliability of the system compared to the present […]

"American Society Would Collapse If It Weren't For These 8 Myths"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"American Society Would Collapse If It Weren't For These 8 Myths"* Our society should’ve collapsed by now. You know that, right? by Lee Camp via TruthDig.com "No society should function with this level of inequality (with the possible exception of one of those prison planets in a “Star Wars” movie). Sixty-three percent of Americans can’t afford a $500 emergency. Yet Amazon head Jeff Bezos is now worth a record $141 billion. He could literally end world hunger for multiple years and still have more money left over than he could ever spend on himself. Worldwide, one in 10 people only... more »

"Why No Information Should Be Off Limits"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Why No Information Should Be Off Limits"* by Joe Jarvis Via The Daily Bell "Is it wrong to teach people how to manipulate others? The information is out there. Someone is going to learn how to sway the minds of others, for good or bad. Isn’t it irresponsible to keep this information from those who it might be used against? For instance, some people were outraged over Robert Greene’s book, "The 48 Laws of Power". In it, he uses historical examples to teach the reader lessons about gaining and maintaining power. But much like Machiavelli’s "The Prince", the book did not make judgme... more »

Senators' And Governors' Popularity In Trumplandia

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
This week, Morning Consult released extensive polling on the favorability of senators and governors across the country-- every single one of them. You can imagine that the biggest take away for *DWT* is that Bernie remains the most popular senator in America and that Mitch McConnell remans the least popular. This is especially important to keep in mind as the corrupt establishment ramps up it's anti-Bernie campaign as the 2020 election comes into focus and the establishment coalesces around this cycle's version of Hillary (Biden or some other interchangeable corporatist shill). Th... more »

"What's the Significance of Life? Who Are We?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"What's the Significance of Life? Who Are We?" by meaningsoflife.com "What's the significance of life? Who are we? Is human life just a dream, from which we never really awake, as some great thinkers claim? Are we submerged by our feelings, by our loves and hates, by our ideas of good, bad, beautiful, awful? Are we incapable of knowing beyond those ideas and feelings? Listen to Shakespeare and Joseph Conrad: "We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep…" - William Shakespeare, "The Tempest" "A man that is born falls into a dream like a man ... more »

After summit Russians like Trump more, Americans less

Olga Kamenchuk, Associate Professor (clinical) & Research Associate at the OSU Mershon Center for International Security Studies, The Ohio State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
The number of Russians who said they 'really' or 'rather' like Trump significantly increased from 10 percent to 14 percent.

Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, “Oltremare”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Ludovico Einaudi, “Oltremare” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8MzHqkNBwo

"Know What's Weird?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon... everything's different." - Calvin, from "Calvin and Hobbes"

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“Stars are sometimes born in the midst of chaos. About 3 million years ago in the nearby galaxy M33, a large cloud of gas spawned dense internal knots which gravitationally collapsed to form stars. NGC 604 was so large, however, it could form enough stars to make a globular cluster. *Click image for larger size.* Many young stars from this cloud are visible in the above image from the Hubble Space Telescope, along with what is left of the initial gas cloud. Some stars were so massive they have already evolved and exploded in a supernova. The brightest stars that are left emit light s... more »

The Poet: Rod McKuen, "A Cat Named Sloopy"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"A Cat Named Sloopy"* "For awhile the only earth that Sloopy knew was in her sandbox. Two rooms were her domain. Every night she'd sit in the window among the avocado plants waiting for me to come home, my arms full of canned liver and love. We'd talk into the night then, contented, but missing something. She the earth she never knew, me the hills I ran while growing bent. Sloopy should have been a cowboy's cat, with prairies to run, not linoleum, and real-live catnip mice, no one to depend on but herself. I never told her, but in my mind I was a midnight cowboy even then. R... more »

Free Download, Read On-line: Mark Helprin, "Winter's Tale"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Winter's Tale"* "Nothing is random, nor will anything ever be, whether a long string of perfectly blue days that begin and end in golden dimness, the most seemingly chaotic political acts, the rise of a great city, the crystalline structure of a gem that has never seen the light, the distributions of fortune, what time the milkman gets up, the position of the electron, or the occurrence of one astonishing frigid winter after another. Even electrons, supposedly the paragons of unpredictability, are tame and obsequious little creatures that rush around at the speed of light, going ... more »

Edward Abbey, "Benedicto"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Benedicto"* “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end, meandering through pastoral valleys tinkling with bells, past temples and castles and poets' towers into a dark primeval forest where tigers belch and monkeys howl, through miasmal and mysterious swamps and down into a desert of red rock, blue mesas, domes and pinnacles and grottos of endless stone, and down again into a deep vast ancient unknown chasm where bars of sunlight blaze on profiled ... more »

A New Look at the Immigration Debate

Bruce Majors at Test Feed Using Fields - 1 day ago
*Bruce Majors* *Security, Americas* [image: Mexicans (white shirts), who live in Mexico, hug relatives (blue shirts), who live in the U.S., during the Hugs Not Walls event on the border between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, U.S., May 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez] A Libertarian examines the controversy over the border. Calls for unrestricted immigration, for abolishing ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), and for the granting of amnesty and even voting rights to illegal immigrants are most often heard from Democrats, “progressives,” “liberals,” and socialists. ... more »

Musical interlude

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 1 day ago
The War On Drugs - In Chains

California City Lays Down The Straw, Banning Use With Jail Time

Aaron at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Aaron Kesel A city in California has bizarrely passed a law that bans the distribution of or sale of plastic straws, with the harsh penalty... more »

The Final—Maybe Last—Straw

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich With just about everyone in food services and food distribution tripping over themselves about plastic straws, which they should have done... more »

Were There Double Standards Of The U.S. Legal System, Especially With Obama-era Federal Agents?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 day ago
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich One of the preeminent postulations by the United States of America is its sense of ‘justice’ and the laws in... more »

“New Zealand will let victims of domestic violence take paid leave” - why this headline is misleading

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 day ago
The ever-insightful Don Boudreaux writes a letter to the *Washington Post* explaining that in confusing intentions with results, the paper once again misreports the news -- this time, news from Enzed: Your headline on a report about a recent action of the government of New Zealand reads “New Zealand will let victims of domestic violence take paid leave” (July 27). But this headline is misleading given that the government of New Zealand has never prevented victims of domestic violence from taking paid leave. What New Zealand’s government did recently do, on the surface, is to ma... more »

"The Emblem Of Eternity..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“Love is the emblem of eternity; it confounds all notion of time, effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end.” - Anne Louise Germaine de Stae

Did the Trump 2020 Campaign Order Flags and Banners Made in China?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Bernie Sanders claimed that the president and his re-election campaign are responsible for increased production of Chinese-made "Trump 2020" merchandise.

Bobby Brown Says He’s No ‘Bad Guy’; Denies Hitting Whitney Houston

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Bobby Brown says he made some bad choices in his life but denied that his marriage to Whitney Houston ever turned violent, a reversal of a past admission.

Pawn Shop Buys Violin for $50, Finds Out It’s Worth $250,000

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
A violin bought by a Massachusetts pawn shop for $50 has ended up being worth about 5,000 times that.

Unbiased Search Engine

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 1 day ago
Is there an unbiased search engine? It looks like Mojeek just might be one. Continue reading →

The Strange Convergence of Technologies of Life and of Extermination

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Janet Phelan The peculiar convergence of technologies which seem on the surface to stand in opposition to each other may, in fact, be working... more »

Ole Miss Alumni to Induct Civil Rights Legend James Meredith

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
James Meredith, the man who integrated the University of Mississippi in 1962 with the help of federal marshals, will be inducted into the school’s Alumni Hall of Fame along with six others during this year’s homecoming events in October.

Too Bad It Takes 75 Years To Release This Kind Of Thing

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*No Puppet by Chip Proser* We have elections coming up in less than three months and change-- and then another presidential cycle in 2020. It's not so much that we need to *know* about how the Russians stole the election for Trump-- like in a gossip kind of way-- but that we have the information so we can prevent it from happening again. The House Republicans have already turned down financing underwriting any fixes to make sure it doesn't happen. I wouldn't be surprised if they voted for the funds to guarantee that it *does*. Michael Harriot, yesterday for *Root*: Evidence Shows Ha... more »

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