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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.

Thursday, July 5, 2018

5 July - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:00 pm MDT

First of Its Kind University Study Proves Without a Doubt that Your Phone is Spying On You

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Matt Agorist For years, conspiracy theories about smart phones listening to users without their permission to show them advertisements have abounded. While some researchers...more »

Some of the best websites for kids

Melanie Dawn at start.me - 12 hours ago
It isn’t easy to find websites for kids you can trust right away. When your kids are online, you need to know that they’ll stay safe and not pestered by strangers. You also want to ensure that your computer won’t be subject to a virus or malware, or that the kids will go crazy and… Read More Read More

Kim Kardashian’s beauty company refuses to sell to a Navajo woman, thinks she is Mexican

White Wolf at White Wolf - 12 hours ago
Kim Kardashian's makeup brand is investigating an incident of racial discrimination at its flagship store after a white staff member reportedly threatened to have a customer deported, babe can reveal. Kim's company, KKW Beauty, is looking into the June 30th event that left a Native American woman stunned when a white store worker allegedly asked if she was Mexican and said: "Get back in line and wait or I'll make a call and get you deported." Nicole Johnny, an MBA student at Pepperdine University, told babe about what happened when she went to KKW Beauty's Los Angeles store with he... more »

Chasing The Higgs Self Coupling: New CMS Results

Tommaso Dorigo at Science 2.0 - Physical Sciences - 12 hours ago
Happy Birthday Higgs boson! The discovery of the last fundamental particle of the Standard Model was announced exactly 6 years ago at CERN (well, plus one day, since I decided to postpone to July 5 the publication of this post...). In the Standard Model, the theory of fundamental interactions among elementary particles which enshrines our current understanding of the subnuclear world, particles that constitute matter are *fermionic*: they have a haif-integer value of a quantity we call spin; and particles that mediate interactions between those fermions, keeping them together and ... more »

UK GoodNews/Bad News Situation - Soccer Team winning...BUT that means Brits will want to travel to Russia

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago
*Map Showing UK Chemical Lab* *Porton Down* *in thick of controversy* *Map courtesy of Craig Murray blog* First the good newz. The Brit Soccer team has made it through to the quarter finals in the Russian World Cup Championship. Now the bad newz. Young Brits will want to travel to Russia to see the ensuing games in even larger numbers than ever...thus making the games an unqualified success not only in the world at large...*but also in little UK...former Empire but now reduced to sad, envious parasite without a new host to feed on.* What to do. What to doooo*oooooo.* Well, we ... more »

In the Battle for the Soul of America, There Can Be Only One Winner

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 12 hours ago
The Unholy Left went to battle against America in the summer of 1968 and hasn’t stopped fighting since. They hated Nixon, they hated Reagan, they hated G. W. Bush and now, boy do they hate Donald J. Trump. From the moment it dawned on them on election night that Trump was going to win, they have gone to the mattresses, seeking to undermine the validity of the election and bring down the president of the United States. While we’re waiting for the Left to see the light, let’s turn the tables and start using their own weapons against them. The very first Rule in my *Book of Rules* is... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Jul 5

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1926 Turkey and Britain signed treaty setting Turkey-Iraq border UK agreed to give Turkey 10% of Mosul oil revenues in return (Musings On Iraq interview with Princeton’s Sara Pursley on setting Iraq-Turkey border) 1940 PM Gaylani made overture to Germany with Justice Min Shawkat meeting German ambassador to Turkey von Papen 1940 Justice Min Shawkat told Ger Amb von Papen Iraq wanted Germany to stop Italian imperialism from spreading in Middle East and to support pan-Arabism instead 1940 Germ Amb Papen said Iraq should contribute to war vs England... more »

Will The Longest Total Lunar Eclipse of the 21st Century Occur This Month?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Some record-setting moonside shade is on the books for late July 2018.

Police State Defined—Man Facing Jail Time For Overdue $5 Movie Rental

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: jail] A man is facing jail time and hundreds of dollars in fines for forgetting to return a DVD he rented for $5 in 2014. The post Police State Defined—Man Facing Jail Time For Overdue $5 Movie Rental appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

WATCH: Grandmother Arrested While Trying to Deliver Toys to Children

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: children] While attempting to deliver toys and books to children detained in an immigration shelter, a grandmother was arrested and brought to jail. The post WATCH: Grandmother Arrested While Trying to Deliver Toys to Children appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Polish Official: “We Will Not Receive Even One Muslim” in Poland

Selwyn Duke at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: polish-official-we-will-not-receive-even-one-muslim-in-poland] A sea change is occurring in Europe — and the continent may never be the same again. Whereas just some years ago immigrationism would not be questioned, the ice is now beyond broken: European nations are increasingly rebelling against globalist, culture-rending European Union migration policies.

ADP: U.S. Economy Added 177,000 Jobs in June; May’s Numbers Revised Upward to 189,000

Bob Adelmann at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: adp-u-s-economy-added-177-000-jobs-in-june-may-s-numbers-revised-upward-to-189-000] The U.S. economy continues to hum along, according a report by the human services company ADP, and likely to be confirmed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday.

Harvard-Harris Poll: Seven of 10 Registered Voters Want to Keep ICE

Bob Adelmann at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: harvard-harris-poll-seven-of-10-registered-voters-want-to-keep-ice] If Democrats continue to push the "abolish ICE" movement, they will lose badly in November. Perhaps fatally.

Harvard Prof Wants to Pack SCOTUS With Leftists, Says “Socialism Will Win!”

Selwyn Duke at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: harvard-prof-wants-to-pack-scotus-with-leftists-says-socialism-will-win] The Left has been apoplectic over President Trump’s opportunity to fill the Supreme Court seat of retiring justice Anthony Kennedy. And now a Harvard professor has his own idea for combating increasing SCOTUS constitutionalism: The next time Democrats seize Congress, they should increase the number of justices to enable a liberal president to pack the SCOTUS with leftists.

College Destruction of Black Students

Walter E. Williams at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: college-destruction-of-black-students] The fact that black students have low class rankings at such high-powered law schools as Penn doesn't mean that they are stupid or uneducable. It means that they've been admitted to schools where they are in over their heads.

CFACT co-signs letter opposing the UN’s “Kigali Amendment”

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 12 hours ago
Leave our air conditioners and refrigerator's alone! It’s time for the Trump White House to send the Kilgali Amendment off on the same train out of town it did the Paris Accord.

Fluoride toxicity associated with chronic kidney disease

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 12 hours ago
Sayanthooran S, Gunerathne L, Abeysekera TDJ, Magana-Arachchi DN. Transcriptome analysis supports viral infection and fluoride toxicity as contributors to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. International urology and nephrology. 2018 May 28. doi: 10.1007/s11255-018-1892-z. PURPOSE: Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology … Continue reading →

Being Ordinary

Gilad Atzmon at The Truthseeker - 13 hours ago
Some Jews see him as Satan incarnated, while others have likened him to a Hebrew prophet. Gilad Atzmon explains

Fake News Conspiracy Theory Special

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 13 hours ago
Mark Windows on how the media, the education system and social engineers are leading us toward a Brave New World of total psychological control

Authenticity Counts-- A Guest Post By Dayna Steele

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
Everyone at Blue America thought that the longest long shot we were taking this cycle was backing Alexandria Ocasio. "That's impossible," people told us. "If you couldn't take a nobody like Dan Lipinsky down, how you going to take down Joe Crowley?!?!" Well, to start, *we* didn't take down Joe Crowley. Alexandria did. The voters in the southwest Bronx and north Queens saw the contrast between the two candidates and made the easy choice. Alexandria and her team worked hard and worked smart. Our efforts were negligible in comparison. In fact it wasn't 'til we saw how smart and how t... more »

July 5: Bad News. Wimpy public

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 13 hours ago
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-president-lopez-obrador-security-1.4732452 The new president of Mexico is a brave man. I can't remember any American president of the past century who has ventured in public without a mass of agents as guards. ________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/04/trump-suggested-invading-venezuela-report Of course there's poverty and violence in Venezuela. The U.S. sanctions on Venezuela have created those conditions. And this decision may make it far as he now has a much more vicious cabin... more »

Are Detained Immigrant Children Required to Recite the Pledge of Allegiance?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Critics say the requirement forces migrant children to pledge allegiance to a country that separated them from their families.

Does This Photograph Show an Octopus Falling from the Sky in China?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Strong winds did hit a Chinese city, but the objects they displaced didn't include a whole octopus.

Did a Python Swallow a Woman in Indonesia?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
Experts have authenticated video footage showing the aftermath of a deadly snake attack in June 2018.

Decision made on Supreme Court Nominee...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*to be announced Monday, July 9th at 9 pm ET* Expect commit/marxist/libtard heads to self destruct and spew random brain cells on the walls. Oh, wait - they have no brains. Personally, I'm hoping for Amy Coney Barrett so we can see the full frontal assault of anti-Catholic bigotry from the left. It should be delicious. There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know. Donald Rumsfeld *Amazon Toda... more »

UK Minister: Amesbury Poisoning ‘not targeted’ or ‘linked to Skripals’

Matfey Shaheen at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Does the UK expect people to believe a couple was accidentally poisoned with military-grade nerve agent? The post UK Minister: Amesbury Poisoning ‘not targeted’ or ‘linked to Skripals’ appeared first on The Duran.

Trump, Putin, Netanyahu, and the World Cup (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 43. The post Trump, Putin, Netanyahu, and the World Cup (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Brazil Confirms 500 Cases of the Measles in Three States

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – At least three Brazilian states have confirmed outbreaks of measles so far this year. The northern states of Amazonas and Roraima, together, account for about 500 confirmed cases and more than 1,500 cases are still being investigated. In the other extreme of the country, Rio […]

Brazil’s Embraer Enters Partnership with U.S.’s Boeing

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After months of discussions and negotiations, Brazil’s Embraer and U.S.’s Boeing announced on Thursday morning (July 5th) that they signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a strategic partnership between the companies to accelerate growth in global aerospace markets. According to the document the U.S. […]

Opinion: Packing Brazil’s Supreme Court?

Michael Royster at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Just as football was threatening to steal all the headline space from politics, presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro decided to throw a rock in a pond and see where the ripples went. During an interview, Bolsonaro said that, if elected, he would increase the size of Brazil’s […]

Treating Republicans like...

Mark Tushnet at Balkinization - 13 hours ago
I'm uncertain about whether the following is unworthy of me, but I find it irresistible: Max Boot, in the Washington Post -- "Like postwar Germany and Japan, the Republican Party must be destroyed before it can be rebuilt." My position was not about "destroying" anyone, but about a stance progressives should take in negotiating over culture war issues.We'll see if Boot's op ed attracts the same response as my "take a hard line in negotiating" post did. (Probably not, because it won't generate the anti-semitic and "he's senile" reactions.)

Migrant Rights Activist Climbs Statue of Liberty on the Fourth

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 14 hours ago
Therese Patricia Okoumou, 44, climbed the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July to protest Trump's intolerance of migrants and theft of their children. Rise and Resist told The New York Post that she managed to make it up to the feet of Lady Liberty all on her own — without ropes or climbing gear. A Native of the Congo, the longtime activist and personal trainer is described as a total "bad

U.K. confronts Russia after couple is poisoned by same nerve agent used in Skripal attack

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 14 hours ago
*Actual headline from NBC above* LONDON — Tests on two Britons found unconscious in their home determined that they were poisoned by the same nerve agent used against a former Russian spy and his daughter earlier this year, British police said Wednesday. The discovery triggered new security precautions in the area of Amesbury, England, where the couple were sickened. The town is seven miles from Salisbury, where former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter were* (ALLEGEDLY*) poisoned with the military-grade nerve agent Novichok in March. The British government blamed Russia fo... more »

Russian military tactics and operations in Ukraine

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
I'm obliged to Solomon for posting this video of a talk by Dr. Phillip Karber, given at West Point Military Academy, on "The Russian Way of War". It's just over an hour long, and examines the conflict in Ukraine. For those interested in the subject - particularly what US forces might have to face in a major confrontation - it's very informative (not to mention deeply worrying, considering how many of the abilities exhibited by Russian forces have been ignored or allowed to atrophy by our own armed forces). *Very* thought-provoking. Recommended. Peter

Busting 3 common myths about homelessness

Paul Toro, Professor of Psychology, Wayne State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Are most homeless mentally ill? Is it inevitable that a society will have homeless people? A researcher digs into the real data on homelessness.

Shelter design can help people recover from homelessness

Jill Pable, Professor of Interior Design and Architecture, Florida State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Studies show that people's environments influence their mood. The same is true of homeless shelters, which can either help or hurt residents' psychological well-being — and, possibly, their futures.

Anti-slavery heroes Charles Langston and Simeon Bushnell deserve pardons too, President Trump

Steven Lubet, Williams Memorial Professor of Law, Northwestern University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Two men were convicted in 1859 of violating the Fugitive Slave Act. They had rescued a runaway slave from slave hunters in Ohio, one of the small acts of resistance that led to the Civil War.

Is gang activity on the rise? A movement to abolish gang databases makes it hard to tell

James Densley, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
How city and state governments identify and keep records of suspected gang members can be problematic. Good data are essential to addressing violent crime across the US.

China Warns It Will Respond If The U.S. Imposes Tariffs As Promised Tomorrow

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Reuters:* *China warns U.S. is 'opening fire' on the world with tariff threats* BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is “opening fire” on the world with its threatened tariffs, China warned on Thursday, saying no one wants a trade war but it will respond the instant U.S. measures go into effect, as Beijing ramped up the rhetoric in the heated dispute. The Trump administration’s tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese imports are due to go into effect at 0401 GMT on Friday, which is just after midday in Beijing. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to escalate the trade conflic... more »

Register to watch for FREE: The Real Skinny on Fat

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 14 hours ago
You may have seen me make reference to the documentary I’m in- The Real Skinny on Fat- over the last couple of days. Well, I’m excited to be able to provide you with the opportunity to watch the entire thing- FOR FREE! Click on the link below to register and they will email you when the […] The post Register to watch for FREE: The Real Skinny on Fat appeared first on Health Nut News.

The bedtime mistakes that are making you gain weight

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 14 hours ago
If you’ve been stuck in a constant cycle of losing and gaining weight no matter what you do, you may be focusing on the wrong weight loss tactics. Believe it or not, your bedtime routine may be a contributing factor to your weight gain, but the good news is that by adjusting your routine slightly […] The post The bedtime mistakes that are making you gain weight appeared first on Health Nut News.

Slim down, look younger and clean your cells in just 15 days

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 14 hours ago
Naomi Whittel is the former CEO of Twinlab and has written an interesting book about how to achieve radiant health by activating your body’s natural autophagy processes. In “Glow 15: A Science-Based Plan to Lose Weight, Revitalize Your Skin, and Invigorate Your Life,” she shares a number of valuable strategies for doing this naturally. Her deep-rooted […] The post Slim down, look younger and clean your cells in just 15 days appeared first on Health Nut News.

Erin Elizabeth talks about the Joovv Light that helped save her skin

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 14 hours ago
Have you ever heard of the Joovv Light? If not, check it out here. Personally, I absolutely love my Joovv Light. And given that I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a collagen connectivity disorder that affects the skin, my Joovv has helped me so much. So, last time I was at Cal Jam as the keynote speaker to thousands of holistic […] The post Erin Elizabeth talks about the Joovv Light that helped save her skin appeared first on Health Nut News.

Fake Temperature Records At Wikipedia

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 14 hours ago
In order to hide past heat, Wikipedia pulls a couple of dirty tricks. They report the most recent year a record temperature was reached, instead of the first year. This skews the graph to favor recent UHI affected temperatures, and … Continue reading →

World News Briefs -- July 5, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Al Jazeera:* *Syria bombardment resumes after ceasefire deal breaks down* Renewed assault in Syria's southwest comes a day after rebels and Russians failed to agree on a ceasefire deal. The Syrian government and its closest military ally - Russia - have intensified their bombing campaign in the southern province of Deraa, after ceasefire deal between rebels and Russians broke down on Wednesday. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr, reporting from Beirut, said that had airstrikes intensified on Thursday as government troops advanced steadily to recapture lost territory. *Read more* .... *MI... more »

Declaration of Independence

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile.... The beauty and cogency of the preamble, reaching back to remotest antiquity and forward to an infinite future, having lifted the hearts of millions of men and will continue to do.... These words are more revolutionary than anything written by Robespierre, Marx, or Lenin, more explosive than the atom, a continual challenge to ourselves as well as an inspiration to the oppressed of all the world." -- Samuel Eliot Morison (1887-1976) Rear Admiral USNR, Naval historian

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- July 5, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Russian and Chinese servicemen shake hands during the Russian-Chinese drill "Naval Interaction-2015" at the Klerk testing grounds in Russia's Primorye Territory. © SPUTNIK/ VITALIY ANKOV *Newsweek:* *China Military Tells Russia They Will ‘Jointly Deal With Threats and Challenges’ as Tensions With U.S. Rise* China's defense minister has pledged his country's support to the Russian army in the latest in a series of high-level contacts between the top U.S. military rivals. Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe met Tuesday with Russian Ground Forces Commander... more »

China's Film Industry And Doing The Military Epic Is Changing

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Operation Red Sea Director Dante Lam signs the poster of at the New York Asian Film Festival. Marrian Zhou/CNET *CNET:** Operation Red Sea is China's take on the gung-ho Hollywood military epic* Director Dante Lam spotlights Chinese special forces in a film that draws comparisons to Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down. Soldiers stuck in a foreign land. Terrorists roaming the country. Hostages who need saving. Gory wounds and tears. Tank battles. Dramatic sweeping action shots. Nope, this isn't the latest bombastic Michael Bay or Ridley Scott production. This is China taking its shot ... more »

China’s Military Reforms Aimed At Offshore Expansion

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Chinese Navy submarines and warships take part in an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy in Qingdao, Shandong province, April 23, 2009. Guang Niu/Pool/Reuters *Japan Times:* *China’s military reforms aimed at offshore expansion, Communist Party document says* TAIPEI – China’s military reforms are aimed at expanding its military might from the traditional focus on land territories to maritime influence to protect the nation’s strategic interests in a new era, according to an internal reader of China’s Ce... more »

New column day

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Here, on how the Justice for our Stolen Children movement should spur Saskatchewan to action toward reconciliation - but is instead being met with a government determined to silence anybody who even suggests we need to do better. For further reading... - CBC reported on both the issues raised by the Wascana Park activists, and the government's response demanding that protestors show "good faith" by allowing themselves to be silenced. - Emily Blake reports on how people are dying unnecessarily due to racial bias in the health care system in Northern Canada - which echoes the discrim... more »

WATCH: Cop Holds Small Man Down As His Partner Smashes in His Face

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: austin] A graphic video has sparked outrage after it showed Austin police hold a man down and senselessly beat him. The post WATCH: Cop Holds Small Man Down As His Partner Smashes in His Face appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

First of Its Kind University Study Proves Without a Doubt that Your Phone is Spying On You

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: phone] A massive year-long study has recently concluded which proves that your phone is recording what you do and sharing this information with others. The post First of Its Kind University Study Proves Without a Doubt that Your Phone is Spying On You appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Tell NSF to cut the climate alarmism

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 14 hours ago
The request for information invites us "to think boldly about the opportunities for advancing environmental research and education into its next stage through a lens focused on economic competitiveness and/or national security."

This pipeline is almost finished and it’s driving Greens nuts

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 14 hours ago
The new pipeline will run from Lake Charles to St. James, Louisiana, and deliver up to 480,000 barrels of crude oil a day. Green campaigners are chaining themselves to the equipment and commiting acts of vandalism.

Here’s how much taxpayer money California has spent on electric vehicles

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 14 hours ago
California officials have plowed more than half a billion taxpayer dollars into various campaigns designed to help citizens afford electric vehicles while others must wrestle with the state’s gas prices.

WHITE HELMETS: THE ETON MESS?

Vanessa Beeley at 21st Century Wire - 15 hours ago
*Vanessa Beeley* | Boris Johnson and the White Helmet family affair.

Thursday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 15 hours ago
This and that for your Thursday reading. - David Callahan writes about the U.S.' billionaire-dominated political system - and why nobody should be satisfied merely with having an ideologically-agreeable set of tycoons buying elections: Depending on your politics, you may either cheer or fear the influence spending of specific top donors. In truth, we should be troubled about all such spending. Thanks to several factors, economic inequality seems to be translating into civic disparities at a faster pace and in ways that touch more parts of US society. ... The new money flowing from ... more »

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin 'We're doomed': Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention US Has Given Up Overthrow of Assad All Time Heat Records Set All Over World This Past Week Trump reportedly floated the idea of invading Venezuela to top aides and world leaders The Thai soccer players trapped in a cave are getting a fiber-optic cable installed so they can go online The chairman of one of China's largest conglomerates has died in an accident Europe Turns Down Chinese Offer For Grand Alliance Against The US Britains Most Censored (Non-Military) Stories Exposed Watch: Gr... more »

Two amputations a week: the high cost of working in a US meat plant

Andrew Wasley at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 15 hours ago
There are 17 serious accidents a month in US meat plants

Our Own Fool

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
It didn't take long. As soon as Doug Ford got into office, he sank Ontario's Green Energy Program. And, over the weekend, Heath Minister Christine Elliott nixed the OHIP+ program, which covered prescription costs for all of Ontario's children under 24. Martin Regg Cohn writes: In future, young people will have to turn first to their parents’ workplace plan — if they have one — that covers some or all of their expenses. Only if they have no coverage, or face additional costs, will they be able to turn to the government as a last resort, months later, for reimbursement that remains ... more »

June NOT The Driest On Record

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood It has been wrongly reported that June was the driest on record in the UK. For instance, the Sun: JUNE has been the driest ever on record thanks to the scorching heatwave blasting Brits – and it may last until AUGUST. The mercury nudged 33C in North Wales last week […]

"We Are Witnessing Unusual Stock Market Behavior That Is Unlike Anything That We Have Seen Since 2008"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"We Are Witnessing Unusual Stock Market Behavior That* * Is Unlike Anything That We Have Seen Since 2008"* by Michael Snyder "We have not seen Wall Street this jumpy since just before the great financial crisis of 2008. As I have explained so many times before, when the waters are calm and there is low volatility, markets tend to go up. And when the waters are choppy and volatility starts to spike, markets tend to go down. That is why the behavior that we have been witnessing from investors during the first two quarters of 2018 is so alarming. A high level of market turnover is o... more »

Iran Warns of Risks If Nuclear Deal Fails

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
Iran Warns of Risks If Nuclear Deal Fails by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, http://www.theguardian.com.au/ Iran could reduce its co-operation with the UN nuclear watchdog, President Hassan Rouhani has told the body’s head, after he warned US President Donald Trump of “consequences” of fresh sanctions against Iranian oil sales. – In May, Trump pulled out of a multinational deal under […]

Trump Reportedly Asked Aides About Invading Venezuela

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
Trump Reportedly Asked Aides About Invading Venezuela by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Apparently, President Trump’s offhanded remarks about sending tanks to Venezuela were more than just a scare tactic. Trump reportedly asked a group of senior administration officials why the US couldn’t simply invade Venezuela during a meeting in the Oval Office, according to the New York Post. […]

US Vows To Keep Gulf Waterway Open After Iran Threatens Blockade

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 15 hours ago
US Vows To Keep Gulf Waterway Open After Iran Threatens Blockade by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ As Americans are busy with July 4th celebrations, the temperature is heating up in the Persian Gulf a day after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani suggested Iran could stop all regional gulf oil exports in retaliation for the US seeking to collapse the nuclear […]

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Happy Birthday, America! pic.twitter.com/SIi6xXsfof — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2018 Syria war: Warplanes pound south-west after truce talks fail https://t.co/qloCiz9Aro — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 5, 2018 The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea are scheduled to meet soon to discuss reviving relations that have been in deep freeze for decades https://t.co/yzUOFQwRBn — AFP news agency (@AFP) July 4, 2018 Divorce on the rise in Iraq as wives cut ties to ISIS militants: "I am afraid of being accused that I support terrorism, and this is one of the reasons that... more »

Can the Special Counsel Regulations Be Unilaterally Revoked?

jblackman at Lawfare - 15 hours ago
Credit: Matthew Kahn George Conway, writing in *Lawfare* a few weeks ago, forcefully rejected professor Steven Calabresi’s argument that the special counsel’s appointment was unconstitutional. I agree with his analysis as a general matter, though one of Conway’s particular conclusions strikes me as hasty: that “the special counsel regulations can be unilaterally revoked by the very executive branch that unilaterally created them.” If the regulations can be rescinded with the stroke of the pen—and everyone from Robert Mueller to the D.C. Circuit agreed—then there is absolutely no ... more »

BBQ and Beer Festival Arrives at Rio’s Cidade das Artes this Saturday

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 15 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Saturday, July 7th, Cidade das Artes (City of Arts) in Barra da Tijuca, will be hosting a huge barbecue and beer festival in conjunction with ‘Festival Cervejeiro Carioca’ (Carioca Brewers’ Festival). Along with the mountains of barbecued meat and barrels of beer, there will […]

An author says his work should be “widely heralded and promoted.” So he published it 3 times.

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
Barislav Momčilović thinks that iodine status is — after iron deficiency — the “main public health” issue in the world today. So when he figured out what he believed was the best way to test levels of the mineral, he was determined to get the message out. A little too determined, perhaps: He published the … Continue reading An author says his work should be “widely heralded and promoted.” So he published it 3 times.

Farmlands Documentary - A South African Tragedy

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 15 hours ago
Youtube link: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_bDc7FfItk&frags=pl%2Cwn* *For more information on this tragic story, please click on the links below:* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-plea-from-farmers-of-south-africa-to.html* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2018/02/should-united-states-of-america-give.html* *https://mnhopkins.blogspot.com/2018/02/results-of-stranger-in-strange-land.html*

Hundreds of people settle cases with gov’t in southern Hama (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – Hundreds of people settled their cases with the state and reconciled with the Syrian government this week, Al-Ikhbariya TV reported on Wednesday. According to a report from Al-Ikhbariya, these cases were specifically settled with the people in the southern countryside of Hama and northern Homs. The majority of these people […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Houthi forces bombs Saudi-led Coalition’s HQ in southern Yemen

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Houthi forces carried out a powerful attack over the southern region of Yemen this afternoon, the group’s official media wing reported. According to the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion bombed the Saudi-led Coalition headquarters at the Boraiqa Camp in the southern province Aden. The Houthi forces claimed their armed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Combat footage: Rebels attempt to curb Army advance in west Daraa countryside

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:25 P.M.) – Rebel forces in the southern province of Daraa desperately attempt to hold back the Syrian Army advance as more town and villages fall to the Syrian government by means of military force or reconciliation agreements. While the SAA’ elite Tiger Forces are rapidly and unstoppably advancing in the southern and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army launches large-scale attack against militants across Daraa (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a large-scale attack across Daraa on Wednesday, targeting several areas controlled by militant groups in Saida. Images show the SAA carrying out artillery strikes on positions in the town of Saida to the east of Daraa city. According to reports, SAA units started the assault […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

VIDEO: Syrian Army uncovers weapon caches in northern Homs

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:00 P.M.) – Following the surrender of rebel groups in the entire north Homs countryside, the Syria Army began an inclusive mop-up operation to secure the area before civilians can safely return to their homes. The cleansing operation – carried out on a house-by-house basis – uncovered several weapons caches across the Houla […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Daraa Update: Syrian forces pushing to Nassib crossing after talks failed

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:25 P.M.) – The Syrian Armed Forces resumed military operations against militants in Daraa province after talks with rebel groups to reach an agreement failed. Having recaptured the strategic town of Saida, the elite Tiger Forces have shifted focus to Um Elmiathin town which came under heavy artillery and MLRs shelling prior to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

BREAKING: Syrian Amy recaptures strategic town of Saida in southeast Daraa

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:30 P.M.) – The Syrian forces have managed to establish full control over the strategic town of Saida following fierce clashes with militants, with the ultimate objective to reach for Nassib crossing border in the far south. The town, located in the southeastern countryside of Daraa, was entirely recaptured and secured after the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

This Is Incredible - 4th Of July Fireworks All Over Los Angeles

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
This video of 4th of July fireworks all over Los Angeles is absolute insanity and amazing to look at. pic.twitter.com/aQPN3ZWuhc — Jeff D Lowe (@JeffDLowe) July 5, 2018

"July 4th Is Matrix-Reinforcement Day"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
*"July 4th Is Matrix-Reinforcement Day"* by Paul Craig Roberts "July 4, 2018, was the 242nd anniversary of the date chosen to stand as the date the 13 British colonies declared independence. According to historians, the actual date independence was declared was July 2, 1776, with the vote of the Second Continental Congress. Other historians have concluded that the Declaration of Independence was not actually signed until August 2. For many living in the colonies the event was not the glorious one that is presented in history books. There was much opposition to the separation, and ... more »

WHO HAS THE RIGHT GENES TO BE TRUMP'S COURT PICK?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
Here's what truly matters to President Trump in picking a Supreme Court justics, according to Politico: After meeting Marie Louise Gorsuch and picking up on the easy chemistry between the homemaker and her husband, President Donald Trump requested that she stand next to Neil Gorsuch during his nomination speech to the Supreme Court. Trump’s delight in what he considered the picture-perfect couple, recounted by a Republican close to the White House familiar with the proceedings, is now resurfacing as the process of filling a second Supreme Court opening plays out like a political c... more »

Does America want Socialism?

LL at Virtual Mirage - 16 hours ago
There are only a few socialist success stories out there. The Soviet Union collapsed and was replaced by a smaller, leaner, less ambitious capitalist Russia. China went full capitalist with a one-party (called "communist") government. Venezuela Cuba North Korea Oh, and in the USA, people who want free government cheese are turning to socialism as an alternative to working and earning a living. I get it. Money for nothing and chicks for free. The Bernie supporters were legion and he caught it in the neck from Hillary. Now is their moment to reassert themselves, I guess. Their cry... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Through the Looking Glass at Concordia University* It was in a class called Representations of Minorities in Documentary Film, the last elective I needed to receive my BA at Concordia University in Montreal, that I first realized something was very wrong. The class had just watched Sound and Fury, a 2000 Oscar-nominated documentary about deaf culture. The film follows a 6-year-old deaf girl named Heather and her family (several members of whom also are deaf) as they go back and forth on the issue of cochlear implants, a then-new technology that allows some deaf people to hear. H... more »

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Urges His Armed Forces To Be On Guard Against The U.S.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Trump reportedly raised the idea in August 2017 during a meeting about sanctions the United States has imposed on oil rich Venezuela (AFP Photo/Federico PARRA) *AFP: **Maduro warns Venezuela army over Trump 'invasion' plans* Caracas (AFP) - President Nicolas Maduro urged his armed forces Wednesday to be on guard following news reports in the United States that a year ago President Donald Trump raised the possibility of invading Venezuela. "You cannot lower you guard for even a second, because we will defend the greatest right our homeland has had in all of its history," Maduro said... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Climate change and sport* Environmental activists and climate alarmists criticize international sporting events. During the 2016 Rio Olympics, they made sure climate change took center stage. Their major concern? Carbon dioxide emissions from these events supposedly harmed the Earth’s climate. In response, FIFA announced special actions to offset carbon emissions. Some are mere window dressing with no significant impact on emissions. None will have any measurable effect on climate. But how credible are the allegations in the first place? Not very. Carbon dioxide is an odorless,... more »

"You have no enemies, you say?"

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 16 hours ago
A poem by Charles Mackay (English Chartist poet, 1814–1889) on those who say they "have no enemies" ... *You have no enemies, you say?Alas, my friend, the boast is poor,He who has mingled in the frayOf duty, that the brave endure,Must have made foes.If you have none,Small is the work that you have done.You’ve hit no traitor on the hip,You’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip,You’ve never set the wrong to right.You’ve been a coward in the fight.* [Hat tip Lisa Van Damme] . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

July 5, 1936 – Hottest Day On Record In South Dakota

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 16 hours ago
On this date in 1936, Gann Valley, South Dakota reached 120 degrees – the hottest temperature ever record in South Dakota. The hottest July 5th occurred in 1911. with 100 degree temperatures into New England. The 1911 heatwave lasted eleven … Continue reading →

Arctic Meltdown Update

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 16 hours ago
Arctic sea ice volume is about to pass 2003 and move to third highest in the DMI record. This should happen on Saturday. Spreadsheet Data Yesterday was the peak melt day of the season so far. The only other year when … Continue reading →

Corporate America's Debt Problem

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 16 hours ago
History shows us that economic contractions are never predicted, particularly by central bankers. One aspect of the economy is growing worrisome and could prove to be extremely problematic during the next recession. Here is a graph from FRED showing the growth in seasonally adjusted GDP going back to 1947: Here is a graph showing the growth in non-financial corporate debt going back to 1945: Now, let's combine the two and look at non-financial corporate debt as a percentage of GDP: Over the six and a half decades since 1951, corporate debt as a percentage of GDP averaged 18.0... more »

A clinger not a climber

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
“A woman protesting U.S. immigration law attempted to climb the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July. She did not get very far. She refused to come down until “all the children are released.” But her pledge held up about as well as her climbing abilities. Headlines screamed of a woman scaling the Statue of Liberty. When a climber does not reach Lady Liberty’s ankles, the said climber becomes a said something else. Call her a demonstrator, an activist, or Lady Lunacy. Don’t call her a climber. Climbers climb. This lady just held onto the base of a statue for a long period of tim... more »

Starting over: replacing one's firearms battery

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Ryan, over at the Total Survivalist blog, put up a thought-provoking article recently titled "Starting a Firearms Battery Over". In a situation where "the guns I currently have were ALL lost in a boating accident/ fire/ etc.", he asked how and with what he would replace them. Click over there to read his proposed solution to the problem. I found his answers interesting, but I approached the problem from a different perspective. My biggest concern with most firearms owners is that, in a practical scenario, *they aren't able to produce rapid, accurate, aimed fire on demand*. If y... more »

Greek Idealism and Hegel’s Universal Philosophy

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 16 hours ago
G.W.F. Hegel has claimed that he is offering the one universal philosophy which has passed on from age to age. But what is this one universal philosophy? W. T. Stace, in his essay, “Greek Idealism and Hegel,” (Chapter 1; *The Philosophy of Hegel: A Systematic Exposition*), says that the universal philosophy “is not simply the philosophy of Plato, nor yet simply the philosophy of Aristotle. The systems of these men are but special presentations of the one universal philosophy, special forms which it assumed in their hands, in the particular age and circumstances in which they lived... more »

Iran And The U.S. Trade Warnings Over U.S. Efforts To Block Iranian Oil Exports

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
An Iranian Navy drill off the Strait of Hormuz *RFE:* *Iran, Pentagon Trade Warnings Over U.S. Effort To Block Iranian Oil Exports * The United States and Iran have traded warnings over U.S. efforts to block Iran's oil exports, with Tehran suggesting that it could retaliate by blocking oil tankers from leaving the Persian Gulf. The exchange began on July 4 when Iranian President Hassan Rohani, while visiting with Austria's leader in Vienna, hinted that Tehran will block shipments of oil from neighboring Persian Gulf countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Iraq in r... more »

Nose Holding Time Approacheth

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
This is hard for me. I've been running my mouth over the past several years that I'm done with the "lesser of two evils politics" the Democrats (and, I guess, the Republicans) thrive on. The Democrats persuade base voters to back their putrid candidates by threatening us all with how bad the Republican is in comparison. In a moment of somewhat ironic truth-- if no self-awareness at all-- the DCCC, actually came up with the proposed bumper sticker above. Yes, that was *them*, not me. Someone with half a brain prevented them from actually manufacturing it. But now the Trump situatio... more »

Poor waste collection primarily responsible for marine pollution

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 17 hours ago
“Executive summary A marine plastic litter crisis has been declared and the mass media around the world has given their front pages over to the story for a while now. The European Union – among other actors – has declared … Continue reading →

Gene Editing For Autism: A New Form of Lobotomy?

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 17 hours ago
This article from Newsweek appeared in my inbox and I read it with great surprise -- and alarm: THE END OF AUTISM? CRISPR CAN EDIT OUT AUTISM TRAITS, SCIENTISTS SAY Scientists have figured how to use a form of the...

Namibia finally pens Africa free trade deal

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
05-Jul-2018 Namibia has finally signed the trillion-dollar African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), which requires members to remove tariffs from 90 percent of goods to allow free access to commodities, goods and services across the continent.

European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ratify EU-Armenia accord

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
05-Jul-2018 The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to ratify a landmark agreement aimed at deepening the European Union's political and economic relations with Armenia.

Trump administration looks toward the future US-African trade and investment relationship

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
05-Jul-2018 The US hopes to build on AGOA's success by strengthening bilateral trade relationships in sub-Saharan Africa with the goal of establishing a free trade agreement that could serve as a model for developing countries.

Mercosur, EU to hold talks in Brussels

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
05-Jul-2018 Foreign Ministers of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) will meet with the European Union on July 18 in Brussels to discuss aspects of the trade agreement.

L'Afrique du Sud a signé l'Accord sur la Zlec

bilaterals.org - 17 hours ago
05-Jul-2018 L'Afrique du Sud a signé l'Accord sur la Zone de libre-échange continentale (Zlec), en marge du 31ème sommet de l'Union africaine tenu les 1 et 2 juillet 2018 à Nouakchott.

Thank God, the European Parliament voted against the link tax etc. today

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 18 hours ago
At the end of May, I wrote that the European Parliament was going to vote on banning the Internet. Pretending that the policies were meant to defend the copyrights in a better way, the authors of the fascist proposal wanted to make it basically impossible for individuals to discuss the events in the world. If that proposal were passed, bloggers could be unable to quote sentences – and even link to the original source of the information – unless they paid a fee that only large corporations could afford. The new rules were rather accurately described as a "link tax" and "upload filte... more »

Rio Nightlife Guide for Thursday, July 5, 2018

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Thursday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Festa ELAS @ Terraço Lagoa (Lagoa) – This party is a tribute to all women. Festa ELAS was born at Rio Carnival, making a lot of history in the […]

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
"How To Make Your Life A Declaration Of Independence"

"How America’s Second Civil War Starts…"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 18 hours ago
*"How America’s Second Civil War Starts…"* By Bill Bonner "We spend a lot of time overseas - mostly in Europe and South America. This is both good and bad. On the good side, the distance helps give us more - or fresh - perspective. We see how others live. We get to watch events on the global stage…while keeping an eye on the circus in America, too. But we risk getting…‘out of touch.’ Yesterday, we caught up. *American crack up *‘I spent much of my life in Louisiana,’ began a financial analyst we met in Paris. ‘People there have a very different way of looking at things.’ Our friend... more »

RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY ACCORDING TO THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK FOR ACADEMICS

Editor at Dances With Bears - 19 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow The Routledge Handbook of Russian Foreign Policy is a 450-page compendium by academics who earn modest livings in think-tanks at places in North America or Europe like Louisville, Hamburg, San Francisco, Rhode Island, Edinburgh, West Virginia, South Carolina, Southern California, Newcastle, Uppsala, Tartu, and Helsinki. In the book Russian academics in […]

Japanese PM caves to pressure from his puppet master the US and cancels trip to Iran

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 20 hours ago
So much for diplomatic manners The post Japanese PM caves to pressure from his puppet master the US and cancels trip to Iran appeared first on The Duran.

New Russian law safeguards Russian citizens from terrorists – and US Intel agencies

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 20 hours ago
"Yarovaya Bill" passed in July 2016 is a security measure against terror attacks - but law also safeguards against US intelligence activity The post New Russian law safeguards Russian citizens from terrorists – and US Intel agencies appeared first on The Duran.

Amesbury poisoning: what we know so far

Frank Sellers at The Duran - 20 hours ago
If they want to turn this into another blame Russia case, the timing couldn't be worse. The post Amesbury poisoning: what we know so far appeared first on The Duran .

Syrian Army carries out night operation against jihadists in northern Latakia

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:35 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) recently carried out a night operation in retaliation for a previous jihadist attack on their positions in northern Latakia this week. Led by the Republican Guard, the Syrian Army heavily targeted the jihadists from Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian Navy to get cutting-edge frigate in 2019

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
Shipbuilders intend to deliver the second (the first serial-produced) Project 22350 frigate Admiral Kasatonov to the Russian Navy in the autumn of 2019, Head of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Alexei Rakhmanov told TASS on Wednesday. “The second warship of this series, the Admiral Kasatonov, was due to have been delivered this year but considering that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army prepares to launch all-out attack to capture Jordanian crossing (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is preparing to launch an all-out attack to capture the Jordanian crossing located southeast of Daraa city, a military source told Al-Masdar this morning. According to the military source, the Syrian Army has mobilized more troops to take part in this upcoming battle that is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US-backed forces score major advance in east Syria (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 20 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 A.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) scored a major advance in east Syria, yesterday, seizing several areas from the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists. Backed by US and French airstrikes, the Syrian Democratic Forces managed to more than ten kilometers squared worth of territory from the Islamic State in southeastern Al-Hasakah. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

News from America that you won't hear on the BBC

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
https://youtu.be/tIvyE2JeJj0 Strangely the BBC aren't interested in reporting this news.

McMartin Preschool Child Sexual Abuse

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 21 hours ago
Listen to "McMartin Preschoo, James Woods, Human Trafficking" on Spreaker. The McMartin Preschool ritual child sex abuse scandal was buried for the usual reasons of protecting very powerful... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Symbolic Pics of the Month 07/18

Vigilant Citizen at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Pregnant men, one-eyed signs and more proof of occult elite behind the fashion industry

America Shows Many Signs of Impending, Catastrophic Collapse – a Pulitzer Prize Winner Explains

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
"It is impossible for any doomed population to grasp how fragile the decayed financial, social and political system is on the eve of implosion"

The Russian Military Is Far Deadlier Now Thanks to Syrian Combat Experience

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
The experience Russia has gained in Syria will prove invaluable should conflict ever erupt with the West

Andre Vltchek at the Turkish-Syrian Border: Confusion, Destruction and Grief

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Andre Vltchek reports from the Syria-Turkish border on the growing anger and bitterness toward the west

The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Did you know that the Democratic Party defended slavery, started the Civil War, founded the KKK, and fought against every major civil rights act in U.S. history? A professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, exposes the Democrats past

James Perloff- Did a Satanist Write the US Declaration of Independence?

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Thomas Paine claimed that the Bible and Testament are impositions and forgeries.

Two people critically ill after coming into contact with Novichok

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Couple poisoned by nerve agent Novichok close to where the Skripals were found. A coincidence? Or a warning to Julia Skripal to deter her from returning to Russia?

British Historian Details Mass Killings and Brutal Mistreatment of Germans at the End of World War Two

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
We are ceaselessly reminded of the Nazi's concentration camps. But few are aware that they continued to operate after the end of the war, only now packed with German captives, many of whom perished miserably

Curt Schilling Backs Pro-Trump ‘QAnon’ Conspiracy Theory

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
MSM continues in its refusal to cover Q or the content made available through Q. Yet we are now seeing the first serious movements even there in the form of big names on the internet and through the first serious celebrities. MSM has simply ignored Q or pitched conspiracy theory when it is clearly none of the kind. What has happened, thanks to the internet is that our informed population has shifted heavily to alternate information providers. After all, any such provider will provide actual sources and references that you can go to yourself and they do this because they are i... more »

The Shamanic Healing Diet

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This a vegan diet that is boiled to break down the more difficult to digest aspects of raw food. This also knocks the flavor back. What it does do is nourish without tasking the body much to do the digestion. This certainly releases energy from the digestive system to the healing process. Recall that a fully engaged digestive system is using at least a third of what energy is available. I rely on intermittent fasting to gain similar benefits. . .. *The Shamanic Healing Diet* *thesacredscience.com * *In the Amazon rainforest, there exists a shamanic healing diet that is ofte... more »

FDA finally approves the USA’s first medicine derived from marijuana – is full decriminalization coming next?

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
[image: Image: FDA finally approves the USA’s first medicine derived from marijuana – is full decriminalization coming next?] It is on folks. The first canniboid medicine is now available and any doctor can prescribe it. We know that this medicine is powerfully indicated for all brain damage problems and all cancers as beneficial. That may merely mean lowering the nausea and the pain. We will take it any way it is goes. We can now start testing effects on many diseases as quickly as possible. Similar products are coming into the recreational marijuana market as well as they... more »

The humble broccoli brings DRAMATIC benefits to your digestive health

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
[image: Image: The humble broccoli brings DRAMATIC benefits to your digestive health] Curiously, i find broccoli best eaten raw with a dip of some sort. Break it down into the smallest florets to produce a small mouth friendly bite. I usually start with no enthusiasm and then go on to cleaning out the bowl. .We all forget the cabbage group of vegetables and easily omit them. They should never be omitted. Carrots and cabbages belong in every main meal as our key vegetable choice. Do both and add raw salads as well. To optimize your health is is better to forget the meat than t... more »

Economic Growth Is Ending

Nafeez AHMED at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
Govt economic advisor warns British defence planners that growth is ending. Study charts the protracted collapse of industrial economic growth and why prosperity must be built on a new economic model. And no, the Singularity won’t save us. The post Economic Growth Is Ending appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*by Noah* Trey Gowdy is an intellectual lightweight. Unfortunately, so is his audience. So, whatever the jive-ass hypocritical idiocy that spews from his piehole, that audience eats it right up. They do so with glee, if only because Gowdy's verbal droppings are easy to add to the rest of the shit that packs the space between their ears. The big bonus is that they can just take in whatever he says and easily repeat it. They don't have to wrap their diseased little minds around it. No need for them to think for themselves. They can just reach into what they use for brains and regur... more »

COAST SALISH TERRITORY -- Aerial Warriors End Two Day Blockade of TransCanada Oil Tanker

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 22 hours ago
. . Mike and Will are first climbers to be released from police custody after a 40+ hour blockade of a tar sands oil tanker from a Vancouver bridge. They're doing well and getting hydrated! You can join the support rally at 147 E 14 St, North Vancouver. Photos and article by Greenpeace Canada Censored News July 4, 2018 Read about the Seven Indigenous Artists whose

California: How Far Left Can It Go?

William F. Jasper at rss - 23 hours ago
[image: california-how-far-left-can-it-go] A new generation of ultra-left ideologues backed by billionaire tech moguls is challenging the “old guard” Democrats in order to push an even more-extreme Marxist agenda.

Protester’s Climb Shuts Down Statue of Liberty on July 4

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 23 hours ago
A protest against U.S. immigration policy forced the evacuation of the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July,

Gaza Launches Protests Over UNRWA Cuts

Robert Inlakesh at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:40 A.M)- Demonstrations were launched yesterday in the Gaza Strip, in front of the UN Headquarters (Gaza City), calling upon UNRWA to end its recently announced cuts to various humanitarian programs in the besieged coastal enclave. Protestors gathered in Gaza City yesterday, outside the UN Headquarters, demanding that the Policy Cuts, made by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israeli Forces Brutalize Palestinian Villagers Before Bulldozing Their Homes and Misplacing Them

Robert Inlakesh at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
Israeli forces injured 35, arrest 11 and pull off a woman's hijab, before bulldozing a Palestinian village and expelling the residents. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Editor's Note #2

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*WNU Editor: *A few years ago I put a counter on this blog to monitor traffic. I just noticed tonight that it has passed the ten million mark. (this counter does not include the first 6 years of this blog). Google tells me that WNU has received over 25 million page views during the lifespan of this blog .... which (to me) is a more accurate read on this blog's traffic and impact. To say that I am humbled by this recognition is an understatement. After-all .... I first started this blog to practice my English, and to record my thoughts and observations. I never expected anyone to pa... more »

Meanwhile...

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
Mike Wendling and rest of the 'social justice warriors' at BBC Trending team are still pushing their usual kind of story. The latest five articles on the BBC Trending page are are: World Cup TV kiss sparks social media debate in China Italian runners win gold and social media praise World Cup 2018: Swedes reject racism after group stage win Surf competition accused of 'sexism' over prize money World Cup 2018: Is football still sexist? When you read them it all comes out as follows stats-wise: There are three pieces about sexism and two pieces about racism.

CrossTalk on Trump and Europe: Estranged Allies

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Jul 4, 2018 Donald Trump will soon visit Europe. He has a busy agenda and it is unclear what kind of reception he will get. Topping his itinerary will be trade relations, NATO, and Russia. Never before has an American president been expected with such apprehension. The Trump juggernaut continues. end

‘Migrant Deal Bit of a Show’: Merkel’s New Border Regime Under Fire from EU Countries

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Jul 4, 2018 Chancellor Merkel is proposing a new plan which would see Germany sending failed asylum seekers back to the EU countries where they first registered. Something that wasn’t agreed to at last Friday’s summit on the migrant crisis. end

US Urging Countries to Cut Iran Oil Sale

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
America has been waging economic war against Iran for a few decades now. end

Scuffles Break as Israel Wanted to Raze Village in West Bank

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Jul 4, 2018 Scuffles break out between Israeli forces and Palestinian activists and protesters as the Israeli army was seeking to demolish a Beduin village in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. “In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the origin of […]

The Debate: “Iran Nuclear Deal Positive Achievement for All Parties”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV Published on Jul 4, 2018 Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani is in Europe to see what the Europeans have to offer in order to salvage Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with the world powers. This comes on the heels of US efforts to block and eliminate Iran’s oil sales, which was met with a harsh response from […]

Mystery of Alexandria’s Largest Coffin: Archaeologists Unearth 8.6-foot-Long Sarcophagus Buried in Egypt 2,000 Years Ago Beside a Massive Stone Head

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Mystery of Alexandria’s Largest Coffin: Archaeologists Unearth 8.6-foot-Long Sarcophagus Buried in Egypt 2,000 Years Ago Beside a Massive Stone Head by CHEYENNE MACDONALD FOR DAILYMAIL.COM, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * Experts say black granite sarcophagus found in Alexandria measures 8.6 ft long * It was buried 5m deep during Ptolemaic period, which lasted from 332-30 BCE * Archaeologists also found […]

Macron’s Soft Power Push in Africa is Key to ‘Making France Great Again’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Have I concluded 100% that Macron is the Man of Sin? NO! He definitely fits the bill in certain aspects. His statement of wanting to rule like Jupiter/Zeus – the Roman god of gods, certainly makes him a top candidate. – However, I have found no evidence of him being Jewish. Theologically, the Bible implies […]

Something Bad Is Headed Our Way Central Bankers Are Ready To Control The Crash: L. Cammarosano

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The key issue is: what is in it for the Illuminist banksters should they maintain the current system? If they maintain on their current path, who benefits? It definitely benefits Trump. The problem is, Trump is destroying their globalist institutions/agreements, namely: Global Warming Paris agreement, international trade order WTO, transatlantic NATO alliance, US withdrawal from […]

Michael Pento: Gold Big Beneficiary in Coming October Market Crash?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Michael Pento: Gold Big Beneficiary in Coming October Market Crash? by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Money manager Michael Pento is sounding the alarm because we are getting very close to something called a “yield curve inversion.” Pento explains, “Why do I care if the yield curve inverts? Because 9 out of the last 10 times the yield curve […]

Palestine Denounces Israeli Freeze on Its Funds as ‘Declaration of War’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Palestine Denounces Israeli Freeze on Its Funds as ‘Declaration of War’ by https://sputniknews.com/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Palestinian authorities see the Israeli law stipulating the freeze on funds for Palestine as a “declaration of war” on its people, a spokesman for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, said Tuesday. – “Should this decision be implemented, […]

President Trump Is Putting Huge Pressure on Europe to Reinstate Sanctions on Iran. He’s in for a Tough Sell at the NATO Summit

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
America (and Israel) is waging an economic war of aggression against Iran. Iran did not attack America. Iran did not threatened American interests. Iran is of NO THREAT to America. It is America (and Israel) which is attacking Iran. – President Trump Is Putting Huge Pressure on Europe to Reinstate Sanctions on Iran. He’s in […]

Iran to Respect Nuclear Deal ‘as Long as Its Interests Preserved’ – President

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Iran to Respect Nuclear Deal ‘as Long as Its Interests Preserved’ – President by https://www.rt.com/ Tehran will continue to respect its nuclear agreement with world powers as long as its interests are preserved, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday in a speech in Switzerland. The United States withdrew in May from the 2015 agreement. Under the […]

SCHENGEN AT STAKE: Merkel’s Immigration Deal to See Austria CLOSE Southern Border

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
SCHENGEN AT STAKE: Merkel’s Immigration Deal to See Austria CLOSE Southern Border by CIARAN MCGRATH, https://www.express.co.uk/ AUSTRIA has signalled its intentions to shore up its borders in the wake of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s immigration compromise, in a move which puts a question mark over the future of the Schengen agreement. – A joint statement issued by […]

Japan: Survival of International Trading System at Risk — Over 40 Countries Object at WTO to U.S. Car Tariff Plan, Fearing Collapse of Rules-Based Trading System

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Trump is definitely wrecking the New World Order system. It also means that America is becoming a rogue state. The Illuminati definitely cannot build a Luciferian World Government for their Man of Sin with the policies of the Trump administration. – Over 40 Countries Object at WTO to U.S. Car Tariff Plan, Fearing Collapse of […]

DNC Chair: Obama is America’s ‘Real President’ — Not Trump

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
DNC Chair: Obama is America’s ‘Real President’ — Not Trump by Peter Hasson | http://dailycaller.com/ Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman Tom Perez introduced former President Barack Obama as America’s “real president” at a DNC fundraiser Thursday night. “Let’s give it up for the real president of the United States,” Perez said at Thursday’s fundraiser, Politico reported. Obama reportedly […]

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Had a wonderful Fourth of July celebration in Plattsburg, New York. Blogging will resume in the morning.

President Donald Trump Asked Several Advisers Last August About The Possibility Of Invading Venezuela

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*CNN*: *Trump asked advisers about invading Venezuela in 2017* President Donald Trump last August asked several top foreign policy advisers about the possibility of invading Venezuela during a meeting about diplomatic sanctions the US was enacting on the autocratic government, a senior administration official familiar with the comments said. Trump's aides, including then-national security adviser HR McMaster, vigorously urged him against the notion of a military invasion of Venezuela, warning him it could backfire and explaining that US allies in the region were firmly opposed to ... more »

Mexico-U.S. Election Comparisons-- Here Decapitated Bodies Are Not Being Hung Off Of Highway Bridges (Yet)

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*-by Bob Lynch@lynchpinL * This *New Yorker* article by Jon Lee Anderson is probably the best synopsis of Sunday's Mexican Elections that I have read to date. The *New Yorker* and *The Atlantic* are doing some of the best political work I have seen and encourage you to follow them closely. The main point I want to stress is that looking at this solely through the prism, that the U.S. media is pushing, of this being something that can be boiled down to a validation of Bernie Sanders' populism or a larger Mexican response to Trump, is extremely misguided. This was a very Mexican so... more »

QED

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 1 day ago
Alex Masterley would understand

July 4 Thoughts

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 1 day ago
Freedom is terrifying to most people because it means that they and they alone, are responsible for the actions that they take. An independent person succeeds or fails on his or her own merit. Independence by its very nature means … Continue reading →

The Many Rights of the Individual

Charles R. Anderson, Ph.D. at An Objectivist Individualist - 1 day ago
Two hundred and forty two years ago, the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, which states “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, ... more »

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drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 1 day ago
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The 57357 Hospital Controversy’s latest update : A Media gag order

egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 1 day ago
On Wednesday, Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation “SCM” issued a media gag order against all what is published or broadcasted about the 57357 Children Cancer Hospital and its current controversy saga about the public donations that ended at wrong pockets till the end of the current investigations into its matters. The state-of-art biggest children cancer hospital in Egypt is facing accusations of corruption and embezzlement of donations. Al-Masry Al-Youm “AMAY” Daily published in June a series of investigative op-eds or reports to be accurate by famous screenplay writer Wahid... more »

Epidemiology Versus Biology: The REAL Statistical Difference In Vaccine Studies

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich The CDC whistleblower regarding the fraudulent 2004 MMR DeStefano et al vaccine study that excluded pertinent epidemiological information regarding young black... more »

Wednesday Night Cat Blogging

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

A prayer for Independence Day from the Lutheran Prayer Book

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 1 day ago
O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come. We give You grateful thanks on this anniversary for the priceless blessing of liberty that with Your help was won for us by our ancestors. Stir up in us a new appreciation for the life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness we enjoy in this land of the free and a greater readiness to serve our nation with our talents. Teach us, above all, to treasure that precious freedom of conscience and worship, without which other liberties would not long survive. May we never contribute to the loss of those dearly won blessings by our own... more »

First fatal polar bear attack in Western Hudson Bay since 1983 yesterday in Arviat

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: A brave young father from Arviat on the northwest coast of Hudson Bay was killed yesterday evening by a polar bear while trying to protect his children. Aaron Gibbons, 31, was the nephew of Gordy Kidlapik, who follows this blog and my twitter account. Gordy has often sent me useful local…

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