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ICYMI: Return To Running Edition (8/12)
Last night my wife finally returned to running after a couple of years without a race (something about growing a pair of tiny humans) so that was exciting. But here, as on every Sunday, I've got a list of things from the week that deserve your attention. Remember to pass along those that speak to you. *Your Back To School Messages Are Hurting Teachers* Shanna Peeples with a great piece about "inspiring" teachers. *Betsy DeVos McMansion Hell* The brains behind the website McMansion Hell takes a look at the DeVos estate and finds it lacking. This has little to do with education, but ... more »
Two of the better analysts out there.....
Mr. Big is losing his battle to turn us all into slaves - high-tech feudalism. Hollywood has been showing us the future for years - wearing the spirit of the public down so they will surrender to corporate control. One of the few things we have available to deal with our technological caging is ironically the Internet. The crackdown to take that away from us has begun. This video delves into this important element in the battle for control of the public mind. Our rights to think and communicate are under assault. It's really that stark now - we are here.....and the moment is a... more »
Strange Days and Witch Hunts
Contrary to conventional wisdom, witch hunting did not happen much during the Middle Ages, since in most places it was illegal to believe witches existed. Most of the witch hunts occurred during what’s called “the Renaissance.” Witch hunting continued though the “Age of Rationalism” and for the most part ended about in the middle of […]
Is It Time for a Space Force?
Photo Credit: DOD Photo by Tech Sgt. Vernon Young, Jr., via Defense One *Editor’s Note: One of President Trump's more surprising, and more ambitious, decisions is to create a sixth branch of the military dedicated to space. Such a move would be historic, but would it be a good idea? Robert Farley of the University of Kentucky weighs the pros and cons and ends up on the skeptical side, arguing that there are better approaches to securing the U.S. ability to operate and dominate in space.* *Daniel Byman* *** Are we on our way to a United States Space Force? On June 19, President T... more »
Vaccine Corruption Exposed To Washington State Board of Health
By Catherine J. Frompovich Bernadette Pajer, co-president of Informed Choice Washington, made the most exceptional presentation before the Washington State Board of Health regarding fully... more »
Do You Need Proof Of Weather Geoengineering?
By Catherine J. Frompovich What’s with the weather where you are? Everyone talks about the weather, but no one can control the weather! Not so... more »
Neocon Bill Kristol Celebrates Social Media Purge
By Kurt Nimmo Imagine my surprise. Neocons are breaking out the champagne to celebrate the removal of Alex Jones from social media. Goodbye, Alex, and... more »
C’est Bon! Since 2009, France Has Been Proactive in Protecting Kids From Cell Phone Radiation. Now They Have Banned Student Smartphone Use in Schools.
By B.N. Frank The Telecom Industry (“Big Wireless”) has never said cell phones are safe. Cell phone manufacturers have been warning shareholders that they may... more »
5 of the Worst Economic Predictions in History
By Luis Pablo De La Horra Uncertainty makes human beings uncomfortable. Not knowing what’s going to happen in the future creates a sense of unrest... more »
Do you have standing?
Do you have standing? What does that mean? It is a legal term that asks whether you are personally impacted by what you perceive as a slight. Before the US Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage was a protected right, … Continue reading →
GOP Establishment Thinks Their Own Arizona Base In Too Crazy To Be Trusted In Primaries-- Begs Trump To Calm Them Down
Martha McSally is widely considered a sane, mainstream Republican, especially in comparison with her two rivals for the Republican Senate nomination to replace Jeff Flake. Of course, compared to those two-- Kelli Ward and Joe Arpaio-- even Sarah Palin and Nero would be considered sane people... by some. But don't be fooled; Martha McSally is a Trump enabling rubber-stamp. Just look at her record, *97.8*, on the Trump affinity tracker. FiveThirtyEight projects a score of 57.6 for someone representing AZ-02. Her 40.2 is the difference between McSally's actual and predicted Trump-su... more »
Israel Now Has a Supersonic Air-Launched Ballistic Missile. Here's What It Can Do.
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* And why Iran should worry. *But for a country such as Israel with fewer launching platforms, a very fast and hard-to-intercept ballistic weapon — however modest its explosive power — might be just what it needs to hold at risk certain kinds of distant targets.* Two Israeli companies together have tested a new, supersonic air-launched ballistic missile with a conventional warhead that could allow fighters to strike heavily-defended targets at long range. But the new Rampage ALBM isn’t without its drawbacks. The weapon is bulky. Its warhead is... more »
Fire (Sermonette Part 2)
An evening view of the Holy Jim Fire as seen from Lake Elsinore, California. In my role as good Samaritan and decent human being, I'm pitching in with others to help with the clean up effort today/in a few minutes. A lot of people in the path of the fire were old/poor and from what I've heard, they were overwhelmed. No kidding, right? So I'm showing up as a "grip"with a shovel and a broom in weather that promises to reach 93 degrees. There have been looters in the impacted area so yes, I'll be armed, but you'd expect that wouldn't you? Since I'm going in with the Sheriff's Depart... more »
In a conservative Northern California county, a team of Mexican immigrants helps battle the Carr fire
Shasta County is Trump country. The president won the county with 65% of the vote. In February, Shasta County voted to become a “non-sanctuary” zone for immigrants in the country illegally. But for the fire crew of Mexican immigrants, politics never enters the mind. This isn’t about Trump or his supporters, or about border walls. It’s about the pride of protecting people’s homes. Rocha said residents have been grateful. “When people appreciate what we do, it makes us feel good,” he said. “Even at stores, people thank us and they’re happy we’re here helping.” The fire crew was tra... more »
Playing Chess with the Devil
Is the world going to hell in a handbasket? And if so, can the Jews have anything to do with it?
Baltimore Cop Suspended After Horrific Video Showed Him Beat Innocent Man’s Face to a Pulp
[image: baltimore] A Baltimore cop has been suspended after a viral video showed him savagely punching a man in his face until blood poured out onto the street. The post Baltimore Cop Suspended After Horrific Video Showed Him Beat Innocent Man’s Face to a Pulp appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
UPS Workers Inadvertently Make Instructions on How Police Should Deal With Dogs WITHOUT Killing Them
[image: dogs] Police officers should take a lesson from the delivery workers who have peaceful interactions with dogs every day. The post UPS Workers Inadvertently Make Instructions on How Police Should Deal With Dogs WITHOUT Killing Them appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Government’s Own Report Shows Tax Dollars Spent in Afghanistan Have Boosted Opium Production
[image: opium] A report from the U.S. government admits that after spending $8.62 billion to eliminate opium production in Afghanistan, the U.S. actually contributed to it. The post Government’s Own Report Shows Tax Dollars Spent in Afghanistan Have Boosted Opium Production appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Not 1, Not 2, But 3 Neighbors Called the Cops to Report a Little Girl Selling Cookies
[image: cookies] Illustrating the dependency upon the state to solve problems, multiple neighbors called police on a little girl selling cookies for disrupting the neighborhood. The post Not 1, Not 2, But 3 Neighbors Called the Cops to Report a Little Girl Selling Cookies appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Somini Sengupta writes that the extreme heat experienced so far in 2018 shows how ill-prepared humanity is for the climate change it's causing. And the Economist offers a warning that the oil industry can't realistically expect past prices to continue to apply under a future transition toward other energy sources. - Meanwhile, UC Berkeley unveils new research as to the effectiveness of regulations in reducing multiple types of industrial emissions without affecting output. - But Ben Parfitt points out the role of British Columbia's heavily... more »
Episode #245 – ‘Murder on the Saudi Express’ with guests Robert Inlakesh and Hussain Albukhaiti
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 12
1920 UK Col Leachman killed by Sheikh Dhari in Fallujah helping to spread 1920 revolt to the west 1920 British military cmdr Sir Haldane criticized High Commissioner Wilson for failing to arrest notables in Baghdad that supported 1920 Revolt 1920 British forces ordered to withdraw from Baquba to Baghdad leaving city to tribal fighters during 1920 Revolt (Musings On Iraq review of Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State) 1968 New Baath government of Pres Bakr said it was committed to uniting Iraq and ... more »
BWorld 239, Dutertenomics' debt addiction
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last August 7, 2013. *“It is the highest impertinence and presumption… in kings and ministers, to pretend to watch over the economy of private people, and to restrain their expense… They are themselves always, and without any exception, the greatest spendthrifts in the society.”* — Adam Smith, The Wealth Of Nations (1776), Book II, Chapter III, p.346. When people spend above their means, they’re considered as profligate wastrels. But when governments do it — when expenses exceed revenues, resulting in budget deficits — it is simply accepted. ... more »
August 12, 1936 : Hottest Day On Record In Texas And Oklahoma
August 12, 1936 was the hottest day on record in Texas and Oklahoma. at 120 degrees. It was 119 in Kansas that day, and 111 in Nebraska and Missouri. Oklahoma hit 120 degrees on four days that summer. On this … Continue reading →
No Trend In French Summer Temperatures
The average afternoon summer temperature in France is about the same as 100 years ago, as is the frequency of hot days. The number of stations has increased quite a bit, and the average latitude has moved towards the equator … Continue reading →
Little Change In Arctic Ice Extent Since Yesterday
NSIDC shows almost no change in Arctic sea ice extent since yesterday. Index of /DATASETS/NOAA/G02135/north/daily/images/2018/08_Aug/ My current projection for an ice-free Arctic is October 24, at 1:02 PM. Spreadsheet Data
Racist graffiti at St. Catherine’s Elementary School
On Friday, racist graffiti was discovered defacing St. Catherine’s Elementary School in Halifax’s West End. Tina Roberts-Jeffers, who has two children attending the school in the fall, saw the graffiti when she met another mother for a playdate in the school’s playground. “When I first saw it I just thought, why? Why here? Why would […]
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From Jenna OrkinHow a black cop infiltrated the KKK — the true story behind Spike Lee's 'BlacKkKlansman' Indian Bridges Grown Naturally from Tree Roots Over Ten Trailers of Donations Found Rotting in Puerto Rice"Leave Immediately" - CNN Records Chinese Warnings Aboard Naval Flight Near Artificial IslandsMycoBotanical Tea - Stametz Supermarket Grows Its Own Produce 'Steely-eyed killer': Man who simultaneously spied for the Pentagon and worked as a Fox News pundit now on the run China is tracking Muslims embarking on the annual Hajj pilgrimage in what experts say is likely part of wid... more »
Red-tailed hawk rescued after getting stuck in car grille
A man carries out a dramatic rescue of a red-tailed hawk that got struck by a car and then stuck in the grille of the vehicle. The bird is seen with its beak wedged into the front of a white Honda. Lynzee DeSantis said she was traveling about 55 miles an hour near Humboldt State University where she is a student, when the bird flew toward her car. She swerved to try and avoid hitting it and that's when the hawk's beak ended up stuck in the car's grille. DeSantis posted video of the harrowing situation on Facebook last Wednesday and thanked the total stranger who stopped to help."Wo... more »
ENVIRONMENTALISTS’ PLAN TO SOLVE CALIFORNIA’S WILDFIRE PROBLEM — BAN FOSSIL FUELS
Well, banning Fossil Fuels would solve California’s immigration problem. There is no quicker way to destroy their economy that by banning fossil fuels. Unfortunately, this would be funny if it wasn’t true. These are truly misguided individuals, blinded by ideology, and we can only hope they aren’t allowed to force their insanity upon the rest … Continue reading "ENVIRONMENTALISTS’ PLAN TO SOLVE CALIFORNIA’S WILDFIRE PROBLEM — BAN FOSSIL FUELS"
Why the F-35 vs. A-10 Face-Off Isn't a Fair Fight
*Dan Goure* *Security, * Rather than telling us whether or not the F-35 can actually provide the kind of close support our ground forces need to survive and prevail, this grossly inadequate test has been designed to mislead. *In other words, the test was designed by someone with a vested financial interest in the F-35 program, rather than by people whose primary interest is its performance in combat.* The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is finally going up against the battle-proven A-10 close-air-support attack plane for the long-promised fly-off. The unpublicized tests began on July ... more »
How Does a Weapon of War Become a "Game-Changer"?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * "When harnessed to a larger military machine, when tactics and doctrine on their employment are devised and tested and finally deployed in a relevant context—then history shows the game can change with stunning speed." In April 2018, Richard Bitzinger, a visiting fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies wrote a piece for the Asia Times criticizing the notion of game-changing military technology, arguing that other factors tend to impact military conflicts more than chasing after the wonder weapon du jour. He cites as an example o... more »
How the Battle of 73 Easting Was Won
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, * The Battle of 73 Easting was a great victory by the U.S. Army, validating the critical importance of having great leaders, solid institutional training, and premier combat equipment. We must always bear in mind, however, the permanent cost it often imposes on both the victors and the vanquished. Part two of a two-part series. *You can read part one here. * The initial attack on February 23, 1991, into Iraq had been anticlimactic. Intelligence had told us there would be various border outposts ready to attack us as soon as we penetrated their defen... more »
The Navy Is Teaching This Old Missile Some New (And Deadly) Tricks
*Hunter Stires* *Security, * With the resulting new capabilities from the SM-6’s sophisticated guidance system, U.S. surface ships will be able to use SM-2s to conduct offensive strikes against enemy aircraft and surface ships out to ninety nautical miles while simultaneously remaining at emissions control and preserving their limited stock of SM-6s for more distant or challenging targets. The SM-2 Block IIIC upgrade is a program that has largely flown “under the radar” of press attention for the past few months. This lack of popular scrutiny belies the profound operational signi... more »
You Might Soon See This Chinese Fighter All Over Africa and Latin America
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Especially in Africa and Latin America. Flying a high-performance jet fighter is a physically and mentally demanding skill that requires a lot of practice—but each hour flying a warplane can cost tens of thousands of dollars in fuel and maintenance expenses. That's why air forces employ lighter, easier-handling Lead-In Fighter Trainers (LIFTs) to give pilots a chance to accumulate real-life experience with supersonic flight, air combat maneuvers, and weapons launch before they take the stick of a possibly finicky high-performance jet fighter. The... more »
Egypt: Police thwart suicide bomber near Coptic Church (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – Police thwarted suicide attacker outside of Coptic Christian church in Qalyubiyah, a governorate north of Cairo on Saturday. The attacker reportedly blew himself up on a bridge close the church when he was denied entry to the premises where a religious ceremony was taking place. Nobody else was harmed in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
ISIS collapses in east Swaida amid rapid Army advance
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:45 P.M.) – The self-proclaimed Islamic State is falling apart in its last enclave in east Swaida countryside nearly after two weeks of an intensive military campaign launched by the Syrian forces. According to a military source, the Syrian Army managed today to recapture Sheikh Husain Grave area, located east of the strategic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian military equipment proved its effectiveness in Syria – defense chief
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has described the military equipment used by Russia in Syria as perfect. “I cannot fail to mention our defense industry, which has cooperated with us closely. They update the equipment and remedy shortcomings. Let me say that a lot has been done during this period [of Russia’s military campaign in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Massive blast rocks north Idlib, scores killed
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:55 P.M.) – A huge explosion ripped through Sarmada town in northern Idlib, completely destroying a building and claiming the lives of more than a dozen people. The blast occurred when the basement, used as a weapon and ammunition depot, exploded; leveling to the ground a five-storey building. Several al-Qaeda-linked militants were killed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Two thirds of Russian air force personnel received in-theater experience in Syria
Two third of flying and technical personnel of the Russian air force received field practice during the military operation in Syria, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Saturday on the air with the Rossiya 24 TV Channel. “Speaking about aviation, I would say that a greater portion, two thirds of flying and technical staff, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army reinforcements continue to pour into Hama for upcoming offensive (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – More units from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) are heading towards the Hama Governorate after general mobilization call was made to all available government forces in Syria. According to a military source in Damascus, several units from the Tiger Forces, Republican Guard, and 4th Armored Division have already begun making […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army spy tours HTS stronghold near Turkish border (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:35 P.M.) – The official Facebook page of the Tiger Forces released a new video showing a Syrian Arab Army spy touring a jihadist stronghold in the Idlib Governorate. The video published by the Tiger Forces shows a Syrian Army spy touring the Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham stronghold of Tal Adeh, which is in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran, Turkey strengthen ties amid new US sanctions
Relations between Ankara and Washington have plummeted to their lowest point in decades over a range of issues, including the detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson and Turkey’s push for buying the Russian S-400 missile defense systems. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has lambasted a new round of US sanctions against Turkey, pledging Tehran’s full support […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Syrian Army ambushes jihadist rebels along highway to Jisr Al-Shughour
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a deadly ambush this afternoon that targeted a group of jihadist rebels heading towards the strategic city of Jisr Al-Shughour. According to a military communique, the Syrian Arab Army’s missile units fired an ATGM at at a vehicle operated by jihadists from Jabhat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army liberates over 100km2 of territory in southern Syria (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their field operations in southern Syria this weekend, targeting the last areas controlled by the Islamic State (ISIS) terror organization. Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Syrian Arab A rmy managed to score a big advance over the weekend after […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
First UN convoy reaches Golan Heights without Russian military escort
The UN mission conducted its first patrol mission to the demilitarized zone near the Golan Heights on Syria’s border with Israel without being escorted by the Russian military police, the deputy commander of the Russian troops in Syria, Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko, has said. “Today’s convoy to the Golan Heights is a result of Russia’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Horrifying UN Report Details Widespread Child Rape by High-Level UN Employees
[image: united nations] A deeply disturbing report by the United Nations details rampant sexual exploitation of children by UN officials across the globe. The post Horrifying UN Report Details Widespread Child Rape by High-Level UN Employees appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Mom Horrified After Watching Body Cam of Cop Attacking 10yo Autistic Son in School
[image: school] Disturbing body camera footage captures the horrific effects of the US school system continuing to rely on police to handle young children with autism. The post Mom Horrified After Watching Body Cam of Cop Attacking 10yo Autistic Son in School appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Like Sleeping With The Dead
Doug Ford was in our neck of the woods last week, celebrating "a buck a beer." He was also greeted by protesters with signs decrying his decision to shut down our local wind farm and the Basic Income Program. For Ford and his supporters, there used to be a Golden Age. It was when I graduated from university -- fifty years ago. Back then, when we'd walk into a drinking establishment in Montreal or the Eastern Townships and order "Un Cinquante," the bottle would cost something like a buck. Frankly, I can't recall precisely what the price was. But that was fifty years ago. And that... more »
Heat wave provides fuel for alarming claims, yet again.
“As you can see very clearly in these charts courtesy of Joe Bastardi, the large band of cold water in the Atlantic – a vast surface area representing one-sixth of the world’s ocean – has left a skinny band of warm … Continue reading →
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*Christian Student Group Sues University for Rejecting It as Official Club* After expelling several religion-based student groups from campus for “discrimination,” the University of Iowa is being sued for religious discrimination. The University of Iowa chapter of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA was one of the student clubs kicked off campus for not conforming to a university rule that clubs must eliminate a faith-based precondition to serve in leadership. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship consulted the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a nonprofit legal group, and sued th... more »
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*Despite climate hype and green hysteria, Britain's heatwave failed to break temperature record* *75F (23C) is hot??? That's a winter temperature where I live! It is actually 24C as I write this -- in an Australian midwinter, with no heating on* How Britain's temperatures got above 75F for 47 days in a row during the prolonged heatwave The top temperature somewhere in Britain reached over 75F (24C) for 47 days in a row during the prolonged heatwave. Of those 47 days, some 29 saw temperatures of at least 85F (29.4C), while ten got all the way to at least 90F (32C). However, th... more »
Japanese Stations
I’ve been looking at Japanese thermometers on Google Earth, and the vast majority of them are located in catastrophically bad locations on or near asphalt in the middle of large urban areas. One exception is at Miyako, about 300 miles … Continue reading →
Not today’s smoothie
[image: Image may contain: food] Can you make a smoothie with a giant cuke? Today’s smoothie is carrot juice, watercress, banana, strawberries and peach slices.
The Bane Of Trump's Existence: Fact Checks, Especially On His Economic Claims
It's hardly news any longer that Trump lies his ass off every time he opens his pie hole. Everyone-- really, *everyone*-- knows Trump is a liar. The only difference between us and them is that we object and they don't care. I don't know who that tweet up top was supposed to impress. Maybe the unhinged orange orangutan himself. As the AP pointed out on Friday, Señor Trumpanzee "is pulling numbers out of thin air when it comes to the economy, jobs and the deficit." He refers to a current record-breaking gross domestic product for the U.S. where none exists and predicts a blockbuste... more »
Part One- Just as the Winners Get to Write History...
...so rapacious, lazy-eyed corporate cunts such as Jeff Bezos get to write annual shareholder letters. Every once in a while in lickspittle writer blogs who think Jeff fucking Bezos is the greatest thing to happen to books since Johan Gutenberg or in places like the aptly-named Motley Fool, someone writes breezy articles extolling the brilliant wisdom of the Wizard of Seattle. Nowhere in these blogs is whispered even the merest rumor of the evil that Amazon has inflicted on the planet earth, starting with the publishing business, in its 22 year-long reign of terror. And th... more »
Why Trump Cancelled the Iran Deal
The bottom-line difference between Donald Trump and Barack Obama, regarding U.S. national security policies. The post Why Trump Cancelled the Iran Deal appeared first on The Duran.
Sunday morning music
Let's try something different this morning. Moroccan music is a unique blend of Andalusian (i.e. southern Spanish), Berber, Arab and African influences. It's developed a strong following in Europe and North Africa, although it's less well known in the USA. Unusually for me, because I tend to listen to music rather than play it as background noise, I find it excellent as music to write by. I don't listen to the words (or even understand them): it's just a comforting, relaxing underlay to the words I'm writing. Here are two compilations of Moroccan music for you to try. If you ... more »
GOP lawmaker: Russian meddling fanned the flames in Charlottesville
Republican Rep. Tom Garrett says he was told during an FBI briefing that Russian fanned "the flames of what happened in Charlottesville," last year
Not A Single Individual Will Be Saved
The unchurched, non-sacramental evolution of contemporary Christianity follows the track of modern culture’s portrayal of human beings as atomistic individuals. Catholics and Orthodox frequently hear others assert, “I don’t need a priest. I can go straight to God.” The post Not A Single Individual Will Be Saved appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
An Existentialist’s Critique of Ayn Rand’s Objectivism
Ayn Rand; Jean-Paul SartreJean-Paul Sartre started calling himself an existentialist in the 1930s. To explain the tenets of his philosophy he wrote like a novelist—which is not a cause for surprise since he was a fiction writer. In 1938 he came up with a novel called *Nausea* which is regarded as a manifesto of existentialism. He went on to write several philosophy books to further explain his ideas on existentialism. Like Sartre, Ayn Rand too was a fiction writer; unlike him she did not give a name to her philosophy in the initial years of her writing career. Her novel *The Founta... more »
Editor's Note
Have a lot of chores to do around the house. Blogging will return to normal this evening.
The Growing Russian And Chinese Presence In The Atlantic Is Raising Concerns In The Pentagon
Russia's Borei-class ballistic missile submarine Alexander Nevsky. Russian Ministry of Defense *Warzone/Drive:* *The Scope, Not The Scale of Russian And Chinese Naval Ops In The Atlantic Is Worrisome* What Russia and China are doing in and below the Atlantic Ocean might be more concerning than how many ships they have there in total. The U.S. Navy’s top officer has warned that Russian submarines are prowling the Atlantic Ocean at rates not seen since the end of the Cold War and that China is beginning to increase its naval activity closer to American shores. Though there has certa... more »
What If There Were No Official Narratives?
*Caitlin Johnstone* | What if there was no dominating elite class telling the public how they were meant to interpret events and situations?
Parker Solar Probe will touch the Sun
*But won't it break?* Can you encounter redheads in Czechia? You bet. Over percent – and around two percent at some places. Czech-German singer Debbi (Deborah Kahl) wanted to Touch the Sun – while others wanted to use the song to touch Metaxa, a fancy Greek alcoholic beverage. She was standing on shoulders of giants but it wasn't full-blown plagiarism because Erin McKeown is a redhead, too. McKeown named her song Slung-Lo but she clearly meant the gravitational slingshot. Today, NASA successfully launched the Parker Solar Probe from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The gadget – which ... more »
Vaccine Choice - Respect the Answer
By Cathy Jameson For years, Ronan’s siblings have been praying for a miracle. On any given day, they share one of a few consistent requests during our family’s evening prayer time. They ask God for Ronan to be able to...
Lenin Updated: ‘Turn the Globalist War into a Race War’
What poses as antiracism and opposition to “hate” is little more than hostility to the identity and values of the core American ethnos. The post Lenin Updated: ‘Turn the Globalist War into a Race War’ appeared first on The Duran.
Free Speech Monopoly. The Game Is Rigged…
Hate speech is libel, defamation and death threats. Alex Jones has never engaged in hate speech. The post Free Speech Monopoly. The Game Is Rigged… appeared first on The Duran.
Gas-Chamber Blues Revisited
Tobias Langdon on Anthony Julius, a passionate supporter of free speech, when it serves Israel, but who spends a lot of time silencing those who criticise it
Iran to receive second batch of enriched uranium for Tehran nuclear reactor
Iran will soon receive a second batch of 20 percent-enriched uranium which has been kept in Russia under the nuclear deal and now will be used at the Tehran nuclear reactor, Behrouz Kamalvandi, the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization spokesman, said on Saturday. Under the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military closes strategic crossings in preparation for Hama offensive
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) officially closed the strategic Morek and Qala’at Madiq crossings in northern Hama on Saturday. According to a military communique from Hama, the Syrian Arab Army’s reason for closing these crossings is due to their upcoming operation to retake the areas under jihadist control near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army liberates several areas after overrunning ISIS in Sweida – map
Over the past few days, Syrian government troops managed to advance 25 kilometers (15 miles) in the Suwayda Desert, cleansing the area of Daesh* militants. The Syrian Army continues to attack the positions of Daesh terrorists located in eastern areas of the southwestern province of Suwayda, according to a Sputnik correspondent. The government forces managed to block Daesh units by staging a series […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Never before seen footage of Syrian Army arresting scores of ISIS fighters disguised as refugees
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The Anna News Agency released never before seen footage of the Syrian Arab Army sweeping through the strategic Yarmouk Basin region in early August. The new video showed the Syrian Arab Army taking control of several points that were under the occupation of the Islamic State affiliated Jaysh Khaled bin […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iranian forces kill 11 suspected terrorists in northwest Iran
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Saturday that it had dismantled a terrorist cell in the country’s northwestern province of West Azerbaijan, killing 11 militants. “Last night, an equipped terror cell, … whose members were trying to infiltrate into the country through Oshnaviyeh border region to create insecurity and carry […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army launches big attack in northern Hama ahead of upcoming offensive (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful attack against the jihadist rebels in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate yesterday. Backed by their air force, the Syrian military unleashed a big assault that targeted the defenses of Jaysh Al-Izza and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham inside the towns of Kafr […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist armed drones attack Russia’s Hmeymim Airbase for third night straight
Russian air defenses at the Hmeymim airbase shot down on Saturday an attack drone launched by militants from the Idlib de-escalation zone, Maj. Gen. Alexei Tsygankov, head of the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation, said. “On August 11, the air defense units at the Hmeymim airbase detected an unmanned aerial vehicle [UAV] launched from the territory controlled […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
More reinforcements from the Tiger Forces head to northwest Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – More reinforcements from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were filmed heading towards the Hama Governorate recently. These reinforcements were part of the Syrian Arab Army’s elite Tiger Forces branch, who have been tasked with leading the upcoming offensive in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate. The total number of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Erdogan slams US for ‘turning back on partner’ over pastor row
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the United States were “choosing a pastor instead of its ally” while commenting on the ongoing diplomatic row between Washington and Ankara over the arrest of Pastor Andrew Brunson, in the north-eatern Turkish town of Ordu on Saturday. Erdogan accused the US of turning their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army launches new operation to liberate strategic mountain from ISIS (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a new operation in southern Syria, Saturday, targeting a strategic mountain that is controlled by the Islamic State (ISIS). Led by their 3rd, 10th, 14, and 15 divisions, the Syrian Arab Army began their operation on Saturday by storming the Islamic State’s positions at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia crowned winners of International Army Games 2018 (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The final day of the International Army Games 2018 tank biathlon was held in Alabino on Saturday. Russia was crowned the winner of the games, with second place going to China, and third to Belarus. Military forces from four countries – Russia, China, Belarus and Kazakhstan – took part in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Rio Nightlife Guide for Sunday, August 12, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Sunday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Mariana Volker @ JClub (Flamengo) – Mariana has been praised by critics and colleagues as a brave artist who is constantly reinventing herself and challenging her audience. In early […]
Are Trump’s “Biker” Friends Connected To Florida Based Spetsnaz Motorcycle Club; Russian Night Wolves And/Or Organized Crime?
Who are these “hundreds” of “bikers” hanging out with Trump? Is Spetsnaz Motorcycle club connected to them? Spetsnaz MC was … Continue reading →
Eileen McKusick - Human Bioelectricity - Electric Universe Model
while she appears to be working on the purely INTUITIVE level, Eileen McKusick is integrating her thesis-research on how a tuning fork can map the human magnetic field and how it relates to MEMORY into Wal Thornhill and David Talbott's ELECTRIC UNIVERSE and THUNDERBOLTS OF THE GODS cosmological model. Sounds like 'those corporations who pushed wireless broadband and cell phones technology upon us' must have known how INTRINSICLY ILL-MAKING this microwave stream might be to our organic electromagnetic field, and health, and mental state, and knowledge. Maybe they just don't give a fu... more »
After 17 days and 1,000 miles, mother orca Tahlequah drops her dead calf
Tahlequah (foreground) is no longer carrying her dead calf, and appears to be vigorous and healthy as she swims with her pod in Haro Strait off San Juan Island on Saturday. Her ordeal of carrying her dead calf for at least 17 days and 1,000 miles is over. Tahlequah the mother orca is no longer carrying her dead calf. “J35 frolicked past my window today with other J pod whales, and she looks vigorous and healthy,” Ken Balcomb, founding director of the Center for Whale Research, wrote in an email to The Seattle Times. “The ordeal of her carrying a dead calf for at least seventeen day... more »
The Hunt for the Deadly “White Helmets”
Coming to a neighbourhood near you. In a new role, Syria's crisis actors in false flag attacks to be blamed on Iran. Gordon Duff explains
The Most Persistent and Pernicious Canard
No less an authority than Plato recognised this more than 2,000 years ago when he said that 'this City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.'
Italy: Support for Salvini Rockets as African Invasion Drops over 95%—and Trickling to Complete Halt
News of Salvini’s growing popularity coupled with the success of his anti-immigration policies has been deliberately suppressed by the media
UN Accuses China of Holding 1 Million Uighur Muslims In “Massive Internment Camps”
UN accuses China of holding nearly a million ethnic Uighurs in a “massive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy”
Cops Set Up “Bait Truck” In Low-Income Neighborhood To Entrap Poor People In To Stealing
Because the prison-industrial complex needs new employees-slaves to capitalise on the demands for cheap/"slave"-slave labour
Alleged ‘insider attack’ raises fears among US troops training militants in Syria
Although an inquiry was unable to determine precisely what motivated the shooting it has raised fears that U.S. forces in Syria could be targeted by the very militants they are training, as happens frequently in Afghanistan now
White Farmer Urges ANC to Think Ahead
Farmer urges SA Government to consider the consequences of uncompensated farm expropriations
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah It's Republican Laundromat Time!* *By limiting donor disclosure to the IRS, they have limited any ability to prevent Russia and Russian oligarchs to launder, unlimited, undisclosed and illegal contributions though advocacy groups into federal elections.* - Fred Wertheimer, *Democracy 21* It's apparently not just the NRA who owns the bribe-sponging sell-out politicians who are euphemistically called our Representatives. Things with the NRA have gotten a lot more interesting lately, although, you'd hardly know it if you followed the corporate news instead of just doing the... more »
Will Trump Run in 2020? (Sunday Sermonette)
Before you presume that to be the case, consider that he might not run. There are a few reasons why he may not and they have to do with personal matters. When President Trump was simply Donald Trump, everyone loved him. Life for him was easy and fun and a suitable conclusion to a life lived according to his own choice. He had family, friends, health, money...he had it all. And he was disturbed by where he saw the country headed. Horrible trade policy that hemorrhaged money, disastrous foreign policy and treaties, eight years of ObamaNation and Hillary Clinton, the corrupt, cackling ... more »
The right to ridicule is essential to free speech per Matthew Parris
Matthew Parris's recent articles have left me with a sinking heart as I have to read through more re-moaning rubbish, well-written but still moany rubbish. However Saturday's piece entitled 'The right to ridicule is essential to free speech' should be read by every BBC journalist who joyously jumps on the anti Johnson bandwagon as part of their opposition to Brexit and their determination to see a Labour Party victory at the next General Election. The article begins thus: 'Boris Johnson is a flawed politician but we must defend to the hilt his use of invective and insult, wherever... more »
The Battle of 73 Easting: The True Story Behind Desert Storm’s Most Intense Tank Battle
*Daniel L. Davis* *Security, Middle East* What turned out to be an amazing and thrilling victory, could easily have been the biggest disaster of Desert Storm. (Part one of a two part series.) When Army Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster was elevated to become President Trump’s national security advisor in 2017, the media was awash with references to his role in the biggest tank fight of Desert Storm, the Battle of 73 Easting. While these stories conveyed the basic outcome of the fight, they did little to illuminate how the battle unfolded or what set the stage before the first cannon shot s... more »
Conflict in the Taiwan Strait Is No Mere ‘Family Struggle’—It’s Part of Something Much Greater.
*J. Michael Cole* *Security, Asia* "Whether he likes it or not, Taiwan is in the frontline of an ongoing battle—and it is heating up—to determine the kind of world we and our children will live in for years to come." In his latest article for *the National Interest*, Lyle J. Goldstein, a research professor in the China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) at the United States Naval War College, builds upon a theme he explored in his 2015 book Meeting China Halfway and counters his critic, Gordon Chang, with a series of arguments that simply do not stand the test of scrutiny. The gi... more »
India: The Next Big Aircraft Carrier Power?
*Zachary Keck* *Security, * India’s aircraft carrier ambitions just passed a major milestone. India’s aircraft carrier ambitions just passed a major milestone. On August 2, India’s domestically built Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) conducted an arrested landing for the very first time. The naval variant of the LCA is India’s first indigenous carrier-based aircraft. The Teja didn’t land on a carrier deck. In fact, it didn’t land at all. The aircraft was simply practicing grabbing a tailhook of an arresting wire from the ground. Landing a plane on a carrier deck is incredibly ha... more »
Emerging contaminants in the Jilin Songhua River (Northeast China)
He S, Dong D, Zhang X, Sun C, Wang C, Hua X, Zhang L, Guo Z. Occurrence and ecological risk assessment of 22 emerging contaminants in the Jilin Songhua River (Northeast China). Environmental science and pollution research international. 2018 Jun 8. doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-2459-3. Rivers may receive pharmaceuticals, … Continue reading →
Mis-information campaign about California wildfires
“With wildfires engulfing over 620,000 acres of California, there’s been a concerted media campaign to single out man-made global warming as the primary force behind the deadly blazes. But that’s not what the data suggests, according to University of Washington climate … Continue reading →
Trump Is Like A Mad Dog
Friday was a bad day on Wall Street-- and on stock exchanges around the world. Why? After all, Marco Rubio, who once said that Trump was so mentally unstable he couldn’t be trusted with the nuclear launch codes, has now reminded fellow Republicans that "he’s had the nuclear codes for a year and a half, and we’ve been all right." So what could have roiled the markets so badly? The DOW was down 196 points, snapping a five-week winning streak. The *Wall Street Journal*: "The Turkish lira plunged to its lowest level ever on worries about Ankara’s stability, sending tremors through Eur... more »
Cold Southern Hemisphere
Sea surface temperatures south of 20S are running well below normal. anomnight.8.9.2018.gif (1174×640) And cold air from Antarctica is spilling across most of Australia. Climate Reanalyzer But never mind the cold. Experts say Australia “could” get really hot. Sydney and … Continue reading →
What If There Were No Official Narratives?
One of the weirdest things about the post-Iraq invasion world is how the mass media has actually gotten less accountable instead of more accountable for its reporting since that time. Right now in the UK there’s an amazingly viral smear campaign against Jeremy Corbyn running across […]
Is Russia Really Trying to Sway the Midterm Elections?
*George Beebe* *Security, Americas* [image: A 3D-printed Twitter logo displayed in front of Russian flag is seen in this illustration picture, October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration] If Moscow views its social-media campaign as a defensive response to American meddling in Russian politics, then it might see little to gain and much to lose by giving up this activity without getting reciprocal U.S. concessions. Some two years since Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election roiled American politics, anger has again erupted over Moscow’s potential role in the... more »
Congress Missed Its Chance to Strangle the Imperial Presidency in Its Cradle
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *History, Americas* [image: A man walks past the statue of U.S. President Harry S. Truman in Athens, July 25, 2006, which was pulled down by Greek leftists in a move harking back to the U.S. invasion of Iraq as part of an anti-war demonstration against the Israeli bombing of Lebanon] The rule of law and the health of the republic suffered a severe blow when the eighty-first Congress failed to fulfill its constitutional duty and impeach Truman. There are growing bipartisan concerns and warnings about the unrestrained power of presidents to take the republic i... more »
The Dinosaur Wars & Treacle Chronology
Whoa, boy! Calm down, they’re only academic geoscientists squabbling over which treacle chronology model explains the Cretaceous K-T event that allegedly was the 5th biosphere extinction. The popular model is the Alverez Impact model based on a global iridium layer … Continue reading →
The Japanese Urban Heat Island
Japan is a small country with a very high population density, dominated by large cities like Tokyo. Most of the GHCN stations there are urban, and show a strong summer warming trend since the 1950’s. There was a large jump … Continue reading →
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 222 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Roadside chemical spraying raises concerns in Mandeville: WVUE Fox 8
Residents worry the spray could negatively impact wildlife in the area.
1 dramatic picture sums up odor frustration among Harahan, River Ridge residents
Stench blamed for burning throats, noses; suspicion falls on Jefferson Parish landfill
Pray for his health (I mean it.) And justifying the unjustifiable.
One of the greatest of all films - "Network" - was prophetic in so many ways. So why is the "Howard Beale Scenario" scaring me to death, right now, praying for the health of a president I detest? First, Network gave Baby Boomers our generational anthem, when a raving Beale urged everyone to scream: *"I'm as mad as hell!" * And, as spoiled, sanctimony junkies, boy have we boomers shot-up the drug high of rage, bringing the U.S. to the verge of ruin. (Our calmer/nicer/smarter kids will be better off without us!) But there is another lesson from Howard Beale.. ...in the way that he ... more »
How Soldiers Learn To Sleep Anywhere
Even if it's in broad daylight on a pile of sharp rocks. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ken Scar) *We Are The Mighty: **How troops learn to sleep anywhere, any how, any way* Sleep is, apparently, one of those things that medical professionals tend to claim is vital to not dying. While in the military, you'll get so little sleep that your body grows accustomed to functioning at a high level with just four hours of non-continuous sleep. For one reason or another, putting aside large chunks of time for that vital sleep just doesn't happen. So, troops quickly learn how to rack out at the dr... more »
Trump Ups Ante, Targets Federal Reserve as Media Defends Bankers
*Mark Anderson* | Taking things to next level, Trump raps the Fed. What will happen next?
MUST-SEE CONFERENCE: USS Liberty, Weaponized Media, Global Cities – All to be Explored, Exposed
*SPECIAL EVENT* | Time to fully unmask USS Liberty coverup, Global Cities etc.
The Chinese Military's New Propaganda Video Is Incredible
*National Interest:* *WATCH: China's Military Just Released a New Video Showing Off Its Most Powerful Weapons* The video is brimful with the grandiosity that is now associated with the military under Xi Jinping: a lot of ammunition is fired, and the very latest in China’s military technology — combat aircraft, a carrier battle group, long-range ballistic missiles, submarines and armored vehicles — is on full, proud, active display. On Aug. 1 a video titled “I am a Chinese Soldier” began circulating in China and quickly went viral on social media as the country marked Army Day. Th... more »
Is Kavanaugh Really THAT Bad? Even Worse Than That!
*Brett Kavanaugh by Nancy Ohanian* I suspect there are a lot of voters, particularly Democratic voters, who shrug when someone talks about confirming a judge nominated by a president. Sure, a judge nominated by a Republican president isn't going to be as good as a judge nominated by a Democratic president, but the Republicans won and they get to pick the judges. Right? How bad could it be? We lived through Reagan's judges and Nixon's judges and Bush judges. And what a ruckus was raised over them all! Why bust a gut over Brett Kavanaugh? Did that other one Trump put on there Supreme ... more »
Road Trip to Rosebud with Bad Bear
. . Photos by Western Shoshone Photojournalist Carl Bad Bear Sampson 2018 Thank you from Censored News! Copyright Carl Sampson
QotD: On the Benevolent Universe Premise
*"There is a fundamental conviction which some people never acquire, some hold only in their youth, and a few hold to the end of their days—the conviction that ideas matter. . . . That ideas matter means that knowledge matters, that truth matters, that one’s mind matters . . . . "Its consequence is the inability to believe in the power or the triumph of evil. No matter what corruption one observes in one’s immediate background, one is unable to accept it as normal, permanent or metaphysically right. One feels: 'This injustice (or terror or falsehood or frustration or pain or ... more »
Musical Interlude: Mike Oldfield, “Tubular Bells Finale”
Mike Oldfield, “Tubular Bells Finale” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAi_3NdMIMQ
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Have you ever seen the Milky Way's glow create shadows? To do so, conditions need to be just right. First and foremost, the sky must be relatively clear of clouds so that the long band of the Milky Way's central disk can be seen. The surroundings must be very near to completely dark, with no bright artificial lights visible anywhere. Next, the Moon cannot be anywhere above the horizon, or its glow will dominate the landscape. Last, the shadows can best be caught on long camera exposures. Click image for larger size. In the above image taken in Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, ... more »
"Life Is An Illusion: Playing Your Part"
*"Life Is An Illusion: Playing Your Part"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Having the wisdom to know that life is but a dream does not mean that we ignore living. As children, most of us sang that mesmerizing, wistful lullaby that ends with the words, “Life is but a dream.” This is a classic example of a deep, sophisticated truth hiding, like an underground stream, in an unlikely place. It winds its way through our minds like a riddle or a Zen koan, coming up when we least expect it and asking that we consider its meaning. Many gurus and philosophers agree with this mysterious obse... more »
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