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Why is no one asking about Jeremy Corbyn’s worrying connections? Per James Bloodworth in The Guardian in 2015
Don't say that you weren't warned. Read the whole piece, it's on the money apart from... "I genuinely believe that Corbyn does not have an antisemitic bone in his body" - that now seems wishful thinking or delusional. 'Then there is Corbyn's apparent proximity to antisemitism. While I genuinely believe that Corbyn does not have an antisemitic bone in his body, he does have a proclivity for sharing platforms with individuals who do; and his excuses for doing so do not stand up. Take the fact that Corbyn once described it as his "honour and pleasure" to host "our friends" from Hamas ... more »
Could a Skin Tag Be a Warning Sign for Heart Disease?
Millions of people have evidence of danger lurking inside their body. That evidence is right before their eyes. It is a skin tag. These small growths are common on the neck and axillary (armpit) region. The face is a frequent location as well. Skin tags can have a stalk or be flat. If irritated, they […] The post Could a Skin Tag Be a Warning Sign for Heart Disease? appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
Terror Attack In London. Scores Injured
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Daily Mail: **Westminster terror suspect WAS known to police but not MI5: Man arrested after 'attack' is 'from the Midlands and used a Ford Fiesta bought two months ago to mow down 15 cyclists'* * Terror suspect in twenties arrested after Ford Fiesta hit crowds and smashed into barriers outside Parliament * Suspect was pulled from the car by armed officers who surrounded vehicle outside St Stephen's entrance * Unnamed man is refusing to co-operate or give any potential motive but he may have aimed at police officers * Pedestrians and cyclists describ... more »
Monsanto Loses Big in Landmark Case Against Company's Roundup Product; Many More Cases to Come
[image: monsanto-loses-big-in-landmark-case-against-companys-roundup-product-many-more-cases-to-come] A San Francisco jury has found agrochemical company Monsanto liable for causing a school groundskeeper's cancer in a case that could turn a powerful tide against the pesticide giant.
ROCKMAKERS: Aristotelian assumption destroyed!
*TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018Part 2—These professors today:* At tribalized times like these, can you believe a thing you hear, even from tribal leaders? Plainly, the answer is no. At times like these, the "Aristotelian assumption"—the assumption that we the humans will tend to behave in rational ways—gives way to the "Harari heuristic," which suggests that gossip, and affirmation of fictions, will more likely characterize the conduct in the town square. A heuristic is a mental shortcut, a provisional rule of thumb. It tells us where we can most sensibly start in assessing, characteri... more »
87yo Great-Grandmother Tasered in Her Breast by Police While Cutting Dandelions with a Knife
[image: great-grandmother] A great-grandmother who was out cutting dandelions with a knife was tasered by police and arrested because she couldn't understand what they were saying. The post 87yo Great-Grandmother Tasered in Her Breast by Police While Cutting Dandelions with a Knife appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Children Suffering from Trauma After Cops Raid Wrong Home, Hold 9yo and 6yo Boys at Gunpoint
[image: home] Cops raided a family's home as they ate dinner, held a 9-year-old and a 6-year-old at gunpoint, while telling the innocent father they were going to shoot him. The post Children Suffering from Trauma After Cops Raid Wrong Home, Hold 9yo and 6yo Boys at Gunpoint appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Management researcher with 16 retractions has new professorship
Ulrich Lichtenthaler, a management professor who has had to retract 16 papers for data irregularities, has a new position in academia. According to a news release from the International School of Management (ISM), a business school based in Germany, Lichtenthaler has been appointed Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship at the Cologne campus. Lichtenthaler is … Continue reading Management researcher with 16 retractions has new professorship
America’s Top 40 – but not a good category
Every Sunday for many years, Casey Kasem would play America’s Top 40 pop songs. Earlier this week, NPR reported another, but ignominious top 40. The current White House has experienced an unheard of turnover rate of 40%. In other words, … Continue reading →
Kersplash: there goes tidal generation
News 1. Emera withdraws from Cape Sharp Tidal This item is written by Jennifer Henderson. Emera is out of the tidal power business in the Bay of Fundy, at least for now. The parent company of Nova Scotia Power (and the North American energy conglomerate with $29 billion in assets) announced yesterday it was withdrawing […]
Primaries Today
Today, voters are at the polls in Vermont, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Connecticut. (In 2 weeks, on August 28, Florida and Arizona.) The most important state to watch-- and to vote in-- today is Wisconsin. Most of the contested primaries are on the Republican side. The Republicans hope to take on U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and of the 5 combatants, it's come down to a race between Ken doll and former Democrat Kevin Nicholson and state Senator Leah Vukmir. Nicholson, backed by Big Money, is the likely nominee. The big congressional race will be in southeast Wisconsin (WI-01) where both... more »
HBO No: John Oliver's Awkward Support For The Anti-Vaccine Community
On Sunday evening, John Oliver of HBO's "Last Week Tonight" took a break from talking about Paul Manafort's clothing to talk about public trust in science. Well, sort of. Really, he claimed he wanted to expose "astroturf" groups - fake organizations that look like real "grassroots" ones. You can imagine how I surprised I was on Saturday when I found out he was going to be talking about *me*. read more
Car hits pedestrians outside UK parliament in suspected terrorism attack
CCTV footage shows the suspect's car was tailed by another vehicle shortly before he drove into cyclists and pedestrians. Were his 'handlers' following the event?
Did the Supreme Court Rule in 1943 That No One Can Be Forced to Participate in Patriotic Rituals?
The Supreme Court's 1943 ruling applied to school board officials and other government entities, not private sector enterprises such as the NFL.
Iraq Says It Will Only Follow Partial Sanctions On Iran
(Iraqi News) The Trump administration just re-imposed sanctions on Iraq for its nuclear program. Prime Minister Haidar Abadi announced that Iraq would follow the U.S. lead, only to have his media office backtrack a few days later. Following sanctions is extremely difficult for Iraq. Iran is not only a major trade partner, but provides essentials such as electricity. Iraq also is a major source of U.S. dollars for Tehran. Iraq didn’t follow Obama era sanctions on Iran, and will likely do the same under Trump. On August 10, Prime Minister Abadi told the media that his government wo... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 14
1985 Iraq started air campaign against Kharg Island Iran’s main oil terminal Dropped capacity by 1/3 Iran moved most of its shipping south as a result (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq review *The Iran-Iraq War*) 1998 Iraq found violating UN sanctions by smuggling oil 2002 National Security Presidential Directive included liberating people of Iraq and spreading democracy ... more »
Financial System in Crisis: Coming Weeks Can See Big Changes
[image: Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization pose for the Family Photo | July 11, 2018 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180814-financial-system-crisis.pdf The immediate weeks ahead can see very dramatic changes if there is an all-out push to defend Donald Trump's presidency from the three years' British intelligence attack, and to push the United States into the Belt and Road Initiative and its great projects of infrastructure. This can succeed. It means a battle to disable the Democratic National Committee's impeachment plan ... more »
How Israel Used Old World War II Tanks To Win War After War
*Warfare History Network* *History, Middle East* The Sherman in its various configurations filled gaps in the Zahal order of battle over the course of several decades, until the Israelis gradually were able to purchase more modern tanks. From its inception, Zahal, the Israeli Army, has been forced to use ingenuity and improvisation to arm itself against its Arab enemies. In the first years of its life, the tiny nation of Israel, surrounded by enemies pledged to its destruction, found modern weapons few and hard to come by. Such armaments were desperately needed, and the Israelis ... more »
Suing the President for ACA Sabotage
I have been detailing the GOP sabotage of Obamacare here and elsewhere for several years now. President Trump's blatant and boastful use of his executive authority to dismantle a law that has twice been upheld by the Supreme Court and that Congress has not repealed after more than 50 attempts to do so takes that sabotage to a new level. A year ago, I argued that the President's actions amount to a Take Care clause violation. A lawsuit was finally filed last month, by several cities, making that claim. This is not a question of whether a president has discretion in statutory imple... more »
Seize The Transnational Corporations To Rebuild Syria?
President Trump won the election on his promise to overthrow financial capitalism and restore productive capitalism. From this standpoint, he considers that war damages owed to Syria should not be paid by the United States, but by transnational corporations. Is this revolution in international relations desirable or even possible? The post Seize The Transnational Corporations To Rebuild Syria? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
The Prison House of the Punishment of the Flesh … in Search of Liberation
Just as the sun is responsible for all life on the manifest planet and without which there would be none, so it is in the metaphysical. Les Visible explains
A different view of President Trump's election and the backlash against it
Courtesy of a link at Borepatch's place, I found four articles analyzing the history of the Trump "insurgent campaign" for the presidency, and why the reaction against it - and him - from the progressive Left has been so overwhelming. They provide additional details and insight that I haven't found elsewhere. The author calls the series "The Kek Wars". The four parts are: *Aristocracy and its Discontents* *In the Shadow of the Cathedral* *Triumph of the Frog God* *What Moves In The Darkness* To whet your appetite, here are the final two paragraphs of the last article in the ... more »
The US-Turkey Crisis: The NATO Alliance Forged in 1949 Is Today Largely Irrelevant
Authored by Philip Giraldi via American Herald Tribune: There has been some reporting in the United States mass media about the deteriorating relationship between Washington and Ankara and what it might mean. Such a falling out between NATO members has not been seen since France left the alliance in 1966 and observers note that the […] The post The US-Turkey Crisis: The NATO Alliance Forged in 1949 Is Today Largely Irrelevant appeared first on The Duran.
Is This The Most Important Geopolitical Deal Of 2018?
After more than 20 years of fraught diplomatic efforts, the five littoral Caspian nations agreed upon a legal framework for sharing the world’s largest inland body of water. The post Is This The Most Important Geopolitical Deal Of 2018? appeared first on The Duran.
Bear Makes an Unlikely Stop in a Liquor Store
The bear eventually figured out how to leave, and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was notified.
Beyoncé Honors Ailing Aretha Franklin at Detroit Concert
Beyoncé dedicated her performance with husband Jay Z to the Queen of Soul drawing a thunderous roar from Aretha Franklin’s hometown of Detroit.
Actor Liev Schreiber Set to Answer Harassment Charge
The Rockland County district attorney's office says the star of Showtime's "Ray Donovan" is due for arraignment.
Trump Lashes Out at Omarosa, Calls Her ‘That Dog’
President Donald Trump escalated his messy clash with former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman.
Camus on Nietzsche’s Rebellion
In *The Rebel*, Albert Camus discusses Friedrich Nietzsche in detail. He presents Nietzsche as the philosopher who has understood that nihilism is the decisive crisis of modernity. But Nietzsche’s nihilism is not without moral restraints and it aims to be the fountainhead of a rebellion. Nietzsche believed that one can only create good or evil by first destroying all values. In *The Genealogy of Morals*, he says, “To raise a new sanctuary, a sanctuary must be destroyed, that is the law.” Here’s an excerpt from Camus’s essay, “Metaphysical Rebellion,” (*The Rebel*, Page: 41): Nietz... more »
A Texas city discovered a mass grave of prison laborers. What should it do with the bodies?
Andrea Roberts, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
An African-American burial ground uncovered at a construction site in Texas has ignited debate on how to protect black history as suburban sprawl overtakes rural areas once farmed by enslaved workers.
Media Collusion: 100-plus Papers Agree to Simultaneously Run Anti-Trump Editorials
[image: media-collusion-100-plus-papers-agree-to-simultaneously-run-anti-trump-editorials] The mainstream media’s latest move: collusion in the form of a coordinated press attack on President Trump involving more than 100 newspapers.
Arctic Sea Ice Extent Loss Slows To A Crawl
I’ve been pointing out for several days that ice extent is hardly changing in the Arctic. Index of /DATASETS/NOAA/G02135/north/daily/images/2018/08_Aug/ It is starting to show up in the MASIE graphs. More heartbreak for Arctic alarmists. Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph | … Continue reading →
More Canadian Temperature Nonsense
These are all of the Canadian GHCN stations which have daily temperature data in both 1950 and 2017. They show a sharp cooling trend before 1950, and a warming trend since 1980. But the data is pretty useless for a … Continue reading →
Report Exposes Google Tracking User Data Even When ‘Location History’ is OFF
[image: location] New investigation by Associated Press shows how iPhone and Android users' location data is still recorded even when they have been misled to believe it isn't. The post Report Exposes Google Tracking User Data Even When ‘Location History’ is OFF appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Judge Releases Suspects Accused of Abusing and Training Children to Carry Out School Shootings
[image: suspects] Despite finding 11 emaciated children, one dead child's body, and plots to carry out school shootings in the United States, a group of terror suspects was ordered to be released. The post Judge Releases Suspects Accused of Abusing and Training Children to Carry Out School Shootings appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Syrian Army intensifies strikes on east Idlib as battles near
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:05 P.M.) – The Syrian forces are using artillery, missiles and airstrikes to destroy jihadists’ positions and gatherings in east Idlib countryside in preparation for the ground invasion. Several jihadi-held towns including Teinah, Um Khalakheel, Mashirfah , Loubydah and Khuwyn – all located south of Abu Duhur air base – have come under […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian authorities open border crossing with Jordan to allow return of refugees
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:35 P./M.) – The Syrian government has partially opened Nassib border crossing in southern Syria in order to facilitate the return of refugees from neighboring Jordan. The crossing was provided with all supplies necessary to receive the returning refugees. Food, tents and mobile medical clinics were sent to make their return easier and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
VIDEO: Syrian government begins reconstructing Damascus-Daraa highway
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:10 P.M.) – The international highway linking the Syrian capital to Daraa will be put into full service again once reconstruction works are finalized. A Syrian government official confirmed that the strategic highway will be ready on the first day of Eid al-Adha next week. For the past four years, the road was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Combat Footage: Syrian Army cracks down on ISIS in east Swaida
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:45 ) – The Syrian forces continue to expel the Islamic State from more lands in east Swaida in bid to reclaim the entire jihadi pocket. Fierce battles are reported to have broken out before the Syrian Army imposes control over several areas including Marqeb Qabiyan, Ard Kura`, Huwyt Ghossn, Kusayrah, and Tall […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Netanyahu slams Corbyn over Black September tribute
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:25 P.M.) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rebuked UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn over paying tribute for a group of Palestinians who committed the Black September massacre in Munich 1972. “the laying of a wreath by Jeremy Corbyn on the graves of the terrorist who perpetrated the Munich massacre… deserves unequivocal […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
UN Report: Thousands of ISIS jihadists still entrenched in Syria, Iraq
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (2:55 P.M.) – Between 20,000 to 30,000 extremist militants of the Islamic State have remained a foothold in Syria and Iran despite the substantial losses sustained by the terror group in recent months, a UN report said. The report by UN sanctions monitors also mentioned that at least 3000 ISIS jihadists are still […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 1
From WUWT: Kip Hansen / August 14, 2018 Guest Essay by Kip Hansen Something odd happened between April 2017 and July 2018. I haven’t discovered exactly what prompted it but the rather good science writer and journalist, Carl Zimmer, seems to have flipped his wig. Well, at least he flipped his viewpoint on Global Greening. […]
Where to Find Five of the Best Feijoadas in Rio de Janeiro
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Anyone who’s been to Brazil is bound to have at least heard of feijoada. Hearty and rich, feijoada is an acquired taste and a surprising favorite for tropical Rio, and here are five tasty feijoadas to seek out in the ‘Cidade Maravilhosa.’ For first-timers, feijoada […]
Opinion: Brazil’s Campaign Financing Rules
Opinion, by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In 2015, Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) declared unconstitutional the statute permitting companies to contribute to Brazilian election campaigns. In 2017 Congress created a “Fundo Eleitoral” (Campaign Fund) designed to finance the 2018 election campaign. This Campaign Fund is in addition to a long-standing “Fundo Partidário” (Party […]
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Humberto DaSilva comments on the need to recognize that it's the distortion of the political system by the wealthy that's left most people with a standard of living that's stagnating or worse. And Davide Mastracci makes the case for an inheritance tax as one step toward improved equality and social cohesion in Canada. - Meanwhile, Daniel Tencer writes about Ontario's minimum wage boost as yet another example of wages increasing where they're most needed without any of the threatened side effects. - CBC reports on a new study showing how t... more »
The F-35 Is One of the Deadliest Fighter Jets on the Planet (And Now One of the Safest)
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Air Force will soon operate F-35s with fast-evolving collision-avoidance technology able to help fighter jets avoid ground collisions by using computer automation to redirect an aircraft in the event that a pilot is injured or incapacitated. The Air Force will soon operate F-35s with fast-evolving collision-avoidance technology able to help fighter jets avoid ground collisions by using computer automation to redirect an aircraft in the event that a pilot is injured or incapacitated. Later this year, the Air Force will fly an F-35 equipped with an e... more »
High Seas Showdown: Could an Old Battleship Sink the Navy's Most Powerful Warship Floating?
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Zumwalt vs. the Wisconsin. Who wins? *Even assuming Wisconsin remained afloat, it is unlikely that she would be able to continue combat with her superstructure and decks in flames, and her ends riddled with holes. The onslaught would almost certainly destroy her advanced sensors and communications equipment, as well as the Harpoon missile launchers. This would leave the battleship blind, deaf, and slow, making any effort to close with Zumwalt almost completely hopeless.* What would happen if the US Navy’s latest destroyer, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000)... more »
The Navy Wants Lots of Ship-Killer Missiles to Fight Russia or China
*David Axe* *Security, * As recently as 2016 the Navy’s warships were badly out-gunned by Russian and Chinese ships. In 2018, the U.S. fleet was on the cusp of reversing that dynamic. In 2016 the U.S. Navy possessed just one surface-launched anti-ship missile type — Boeing’s Harpoon, a munition that first entered the fleet in the 1970s. Two years later, the Navy had added no fewer than five additional ASM types to the fleet and also updated the Harpoon. The fast expansion of the U.S. fleet’s ship-sinking arsenal pointed to escalating seaborne threats from Russia and China. The... more »
8 Things You Need to Know (But Probably Don’t)
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - The system cannot be fixed by the system.
America's War on Yemen Exposed
*August 14, 2018* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - As atrocities and scandal begin to mount regarding the US-backed Saudi-led war on the impoverished nation of Yemen, the involvement and hypocrisy of the United States and other Western backers is coming to full light. Global condemnation of Saudi airstrikes on civilian targets has brought public attention to Washington's role in the conflict - a role the Western media has attempted to downplay for years. It is ironic, or perhaps telling, that alternative media outlets targeted as "Russian influence" are leading coverage of Yemen's growing... more »
Lavrov in Ankara to talk Syria and 4 Party Summit
*DS* * Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Ankara yesterday for talks that will continue today to discuss issues related to Syria.The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement yesterday that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would visit Ankara on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the four-way meeting with his Turkish counterpart.The statement also said that a four-way Syria summit "is planned in the upcoming future," with the leaders of Russia, France, Turkey and Germany attending. The summit is of great significance as the four countries have taken an initiative to ... more »
Muslims kill a kid and get out of jail on 20K bond...
*what am I missing here?* Let's see if I'm missing anything: - Eleven starving kids living in filth with no bathroom facilities - Remains of dead 3 year old - Training the kids to be school shooters - Multiple "wives" - Guns up the wazoo - They were released on a "signature bond" meaning that the muslims don't pay anything unless they violate the conditions of their release. *Judge Sarah Backus said she wasn't convinced the suspects were a danger to the community and granted them bail to be released from jail, on condition they wear an ankle monitor and that they ... more »
It's what's for breakfast
Sweatshirt via Beloved Wear LLC. There could be a purpose to all those journalists reporting on breakfast in Trumpland if they'd only report on the economic realities in which the breakfasts take place, as in the case of this big AP story from last week, which explains that a striking number of Trump counties are losing jobs. The AP found that 35.4 percent of Trump counties have shed jobs in the past year, compared with just 19.2 percent of Clinton counties. The jobs data shows an economy that is as fractured as the political landscape ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. As more m... more »
Editor's Note
Saying good-bye to some friends from China who decided to stay overnight in Montreal on their way to New York City. Blogging will return in a few hours.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
With trade punishment being a watchword of the Trump Administration, I thought I'd take a brief look at one of America's key trade bodies, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States or CFIUS and the role that it plays in this important part of the U.S. economy. The CFIUS was established by an Executive Order of President Ford in 1975 with this stipulation: "*the primary continuing responsibility within the executive branch for monitoring the impact of foreign investment in the United States, both direct and portfolio, and for coordinating the implementation of United ... more »
Why Turkey's Economic Collapse Is Scary
*Jim Edwards, Business Insider:* *The reason Turkey's economic collapse is so scary is that Iran, Russia, and Syria are waiting in the wings* * Lots of things are going wrong in Turkey at once, driven by the collapse of its currency, the lira. * The West needs Turkey to be strong, as Turkey is a physical buffer between Europe and the war in Syria. * US sanctions have annoyed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who says he is now in search of "new friends." * The worst-case scenario for the West? Potential "new friends" include Iran, Syria, and Russia — Turkey's neighbors, who al... more »
Here Are The Largest Defense Companies On The Planet
*Defense News:* *The list is here: The largest defense companies on the globe, revealed* People like lists. And certainly, there are plenty of lists to come by in our space — some are based on contract awards, some are based on total revenue. To quote a really terrible proverb, there are many ways to skin a cat. How we do it is to rank companies by defense revenue — that is, sales that support efforts in military, intelligence and aspects of homeland security. It’s a tactic that we believe isolates the one statistic that best reflects market presence. But it’s not an easy statist... more »
Russia Is Claiming That Its Next Sixth Fighter Will Be Able To Shoot Down F-22s And F-35s
Sukhoi T-50 *Dave Majumdar, National Interest*: *Russia's Next Fighter Might Have a New Way to Shoot Down F-22s and F-35s* Russia’s future sixth-generation fighter as well as its next generation unmanned aircraft could be equipped with what is described as a “radio-photonic radar.” “Its performance exceeds state-of-the-art electronics at carrier frequencies above two gigahertz, and the detection of non-cooperating aeroplanes confirms the effectiveness and expected precision of the system.” Other researchers—including one from China—have followed up on the PHODIR team’s work to a... more »
Does The New U.S. Defense Bill 'Stick It' To Russia?
*PJ Media:* *Watch Fox News' Jennifer Griffin's Stellar 70-Second Explanation of How the Defense Bill Sticks It to Russia* Today, President Trump signed the "John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act" in a ceremony at Fort Drum in New York. The bill for this year represents a shift away from the intense focus on the War on Terror to more broadly deal with major geopolitical threats from nations like China and, well, Russia as it turns out. The bill, named in honor of decorated war hero and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), auth... more »
Bedtime is crucial to your child’s physical and mental health
Everyone knows that sleep is important, especially when it comes to your child’s health. Bedtime has a big impact on both their physical and mental health. Kids need sleep in order to reset their body and keep their minds sharp, but it can often be difficult to calculate how much sleep your child actually needs. […] The post Bedtime is crucial to your child’s physical and mental health appeared first on Health Nut News.
Poor vision? Try this simple technology and get these highly revered supplements to naturally support your eyes
(Editor’s Note: Thank you to our friends at Natural News for this story.) By: Derek Henry With over four billion adults in the world wearing glasses, it’s pretty clear that vision-related issues are one of the top concerns for people worldwide. The Vision Council of America claims that about 75 percent of the adult population wears […] The post Poor vision? Try this simple technology and get these highly revered supplements to naturally support your eyes appeared first on Health Nut News.
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From Jenna Orkin How to hack an election, according to a former NSA hacker The Philippines Fight On Inflation: Sell Dirtier, Cheaper OilGuided Bomb Fragments At Site Of Yemen Bus Airstrike Trace Back To Lockheed Martin The reason Turkey's economic collapse is so scary is that Iran, Russia, and Syria are waiting in the wings GOLDMAN SACHS WARNS: The worst-case scenario for a global trade war could wipe out the stock market's most important driver China is printing money for countries like Poland and Brazil at 'full steam' as it tries to expand its influence on the global economy British... more »
Should Germany Become A Nuclear Power?
The Büchel military base in southern Germany where it is thought that some US tactical nuclear weapons are stored. DPA *Christian Hacke, National Interest*:* Why Germany Should Get the Bomb* *A country’s crisis diplomacy can only be successful when it is backed by hard military power.* Considering the politics of Donald Trump, Germany can no longer rely on the protection of the United States. According to political scientist Christian Hacke, Berlin has no other choice: Germany must become a nuclear power. The U.S. president’s semi-authoritarian attitude and his willingness to mak... more »
Not the only one thinking that
BBC Newsdesk and Planning editor Neil Henderson is getting it in the neck for mentioning the Corbyn/Netanyahu Twitter-storm in a newspaper roundup. Corbyn's supporters think the Daily Mail should be ignored altogether by the BBC. MAIL: Munich Massacre Widows Rage At Corbyn #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/iCDTt1O3D9 — Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 12, 2018 BBC? Did you apply to an institution that then aspired to be Pravda? Or was that why you joined up? — (((Brian Capaloff))) #FBPE (@cocteau8) August 13, 2018 ***** I’m no fan of ‘no-platforming as a strategy, but how i... more »
America’s Militarized Economy
At some point, the West will have to recognize Crimea’s right to self rule. The post America’s Militarized Economy appeared first on The Duran.
Mauritius and Africa must avoid Chinese debt-trap
14-Aug-2018 Mauritius is the first African country that launched the FTA negotiations with China; MoU over the Belt and Road Initiatives is under negotiation.
Select committee urged to stop the spread of ISDS under CPTPP
14-Aug-2018 A range of labour, health and environmental organisations are calling for a clause to be inserted into the CPTPP Amendment Bill that would prevent future governments from extending investor-state dispute settlement to countries seeking to join the agreement.
Should Buhari sign the African Continental Free Trade deal?
14-Aug-2018 Six analyses from economists and stakeholders.
BBVA starts arbitrations procedures with the ICSID on the exit from its Bolivian Pension Fund Administrator
14-Aug-2018 BBVA has requested arbitration under the investment agreement between Spain and Bolivia with respect to the transfer of BBVA Previsión AFP (Pension Fund Administrator) to the Government of Bolivia.
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*Creating a ‘Right to Literacy’ Won’t Ensure Children Learn to Read* Is recognizing a “right to literacy” the solution to improved reading outcomes in America? Groups in at least three states think so. There are currently lawsuits in Michigan, New Mexico, and California seeking to establish that school districts have violated a student’s “right to literacy” by providing inadequate learning conditions and insufficient school funding. The “right to literacy,” they argue, requires better conditions and more funding. Setting aside the supposed “right to literacy,” it’s understandable ... more »
Pentagon Officially Ends The XM-25 Program
XM-25 *Stars and Stripes:* *Army’s XM25 program officially goes kaput* The Army has formally terminated its effort to develop a 25 mm airburst weapon, the largest of nearly three dozen ways a Pentagon watchdog has said the military could save $2.3 billion in defense spending. The ill-fated weapon, known as the XM25 and nicknamed “The Punisher,” was once hailed as a game-changer for ground troops who would be able to use it to target enemies hiding behind cover. But it came under closer scrutiny several years ago after schedule slippage, cost overruns and aborted operational testin... more »
Imagining a Federalist Israel: Notes Toward a Disruptive Fantasy
*Editor’s note: Over the next week, *Lawfare* will be running a series of essays on federalist governance in the Middle East. This essay is the second in the series. Read the introductory essay here.* *Introduction* This is out there. It’s unrealistic. It’s a fantasy thought experiment. But it’s time to start talking about federalism in Israel—and ultimately in Palestine as well. To be clear, I’m a two-state solution guy. I believed in the two-state solution before it was cool. I believed it in while it was cool. I kept the faith while others were busy losing it. And I continue t... more »
Symbols, things, fetishes, logic, idol worship, perverts, Hayakawa, Korzybsky, Kaepernick and Trump
Remember S.I. Hayakawa? I didn’t think so. Back in the 1960s, Hayakawa was acting president of an institution called, at the time, San Francisco State College. (It has since evolved into a research university.) *A temper tantrum on* *a sound truck* Hayakawa briefly made it into the national headlines, and onto network TV news, when he climbed to the top of a sound truck and ripped out the loudspeaker wires while the truck was amplifying black liberation messages on his campus. To be fair to Hayakawa, he was trying to keep the college open while the people responsible for the so... more »
The World Has Changed
Paul Koring writes that Canadians got a rude awakening last week: Their beloved country doesn’t matter much, or at least not as much as they like to think. Mexico and the United States are hammering out a new trade deal. Canada isn’t at the table. While Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland twiddles her thumbs (no more impulsive tweets slamming the Saudis, please) and waits to be summoned to Washington, it behooves Canadians to reflect on why Canada is the odd man out in the new NAFTA. John Kennedy once sang the praises of Canada. But he was, first and foremost, looking out for hi... more »
Untitled
*The Greenie fairy tale* A clean and pure pristine primeval planet earth existed for a billion years in natural perfection, wholeness, and wholesomeness – unpolluted, untainted, untarnished and uncorrupted in the perfection of the harmony of nature. The geology, biology, and climatology were in a state of perfection. The climate was stable and unchanging with no extreme weather. Living creatures both plants and animals lived in peace and tranquility as essential elements of nature itself. There was no ozone depletion, no climate change, no skin cancer, no hurricanes and no specie... more »
U.S. Judge Rules That Five Jihadists Training Children To Conduct School Shootings Can Be Released On Bail
*CNN:* *New Mexico compound suspects were on a violent mission, prosecutors say. But defense sees it differently* Taos, New Mexico (CNN)The evidence was intended to paint a disturbing picture of a zealous family training for a violent mission against government institutions, New Mexico prosecutors said. The family fled Georgia for a compound in New Mexico where they trained their children in firearms use, according to testimony. A child died at his father's hand during a religious ritual intended to expel religious demons from his body. Eleven more malnourished children were later... more »
Progressivism
If George Orwell was alive today, he'd look at the "progressive movement" and would likely say, "they're going according to plan." Donald J. Trump stuck a finger (from his large hands) into the eye of that movement and they are still trying to cope with his win over the RINO's and Corrupt Hillary Clinton - either of which would have served the deep state faithfully. It's all quite interesting.
WATCH: Cops Assault, Arrest Man for Exercising His 1st Amendment Right to Say ‘Motherf*****’
[image: cops] An otherwise entirely innocent man was assaulted, thrown to the ground and arrested by cops after he used his free speech and said "motherf*****" to a police officer. The post WATCH: Cops Assault, Arrest Man for Exercising His 1st Amendment Right to Say ‘Motherf*****’ appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Chopsticks that give you an electric shock???
I'm a bit mind-boggled by what promises to be a genuine taste sensation - albeit not the sort of sensation I want anywhere near my mouth! Scientists have developed a pair of chopsticks, that can make food taste saltier, sour or bitter without the need for extra seasoning. They are also working on a spoon and fork that could make food taste spicier or sweeter. * . . .* The utensils work by delivering pulses of electricity to the tip of the tongue to stimulate the taste buds. Dr Nimesha Ranasinghe, an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Maine who led the wo... more »
Today’s smoothie is a beautiful color
Carrot juice fresh beets from farmers’ market strawberries (also farmers’ market, locally grown) banana mango slices (frozen) This is a very bright color since I didn’t add any greens, but probably not the powerhouse it would be with spinach or watercress. When I went to the small, local grocery, Ray just gave me a bunch of brown bananas, so I cut them into slices and froze them for another day. And he also had that home made carrot cake, delicious and moist, so that added another vegetable for dinner!
Fearing Risk; Fearing Reality
Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, I attended a conference in Bozeman, Mont. Bozeman is a delightful place in the southeast corner of the state. It's home to a university and close to Yellowstone National Park. In late summer (when I went) it's a magical area of the country. But it is also (forgive me for saying so) pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Flights go from Bozeman to Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, Denver—maybe a few other places as well, but you get the idea. The jets that fly there are generally smaller, and they don't go too far away. The recent outcry over the TSA’s ini... more »
Who's Surprised The White House Is A Dysfunctional, Chaotic Mess?
*What Would Freud Do? by Nancy Ohanian* Did anyone ever think a Trump White House wouldn't be the most dysfunctional hell hole in history? Putin sure made the best bet any Russia leader ever made! Monday morning everyone was talking about Omarosa-- what the fuck is that? Did that ever belong in a United States government? "A lowlife," as the asshole who hired her, called her!n She had just given NBC's *Today* show "an exclusive" on a secretly recorded tape of the former host of *The Apprentice*. It shows Putin's pick for "president" clueless and "having no idea that Newman had been ... more »
Feynman, Physical Law, Locality Of Conservation
A reading of a book by Feynman. At 1:52, it discusses the conservation laws and points out they depend on "locality" or your point of view. Continue reading →
Modern-Day Brazilian Pirates Try to Smuggle Drugs from Santos
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Federal Police in Brazil along with the country’s Naval Patrol Group have uncovered a very unusual way for drug traffickers to transport their drugs to the European continent from the Port of Santos in the state of São Paulo. A distress signal from an […]
Brazil’s Commercial Real Estate Prices Stable in First Half of 2018
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Commercial real estate prices for the first half of 2018 were stable in the four cities of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and Porto Alegre, according to the latest FipeZap Commercial Index. Through June, the average sale price dipped slightly (-0.32 percent) while […]
GONE AGAIN
I'm traveling again, so I'll be away from the blog from a few days. The usual gang will be here, however, so keep stopping by. I'll be back on Saturday.
MUNICH OLYMPIC ATTACK - FALSE FLAG
Munich 1972 Olympic Games Attack Above we see an asset of Mossad, pretending to be a terrorist? *Jeremy Corbyn, who is partly Jewish. Some people suspect that Corbyn's job is to help keep the Conservatives in power*. *MYSTERIOUS JEREMY CORBYN* Israel's PM, Netanyahu, has criticised Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the UK Labour Party, over his presence at a ceremony said to have honoured the perpetrators of the 1972 Munich terror attack. The 1972 Munich Olympic Games "massacre" was reportedly a Mossad operation conducted by their agent, Abu Nidal, to gain sympathy for Israel. Abu Nidal ... more »
Westminster car crash: Man arrested on suspicion of terror offences per BBC News, can you spot what they've omitted from the report?
This BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45180120 on the incident in Westminster includes this description of the person arrested at the scene: 'Images posted to social media showed a man in handcuffs being led away from the car by officers after the crash.' More information than that exists elsewhere, here's Breitbart https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/14/car-strikes-cyclists-houses-of-parliament-security-barrier-armed-police-response/ 'Described as being a black male in his late twenties, the driver is reported to have been arrested for suspected terrorism offences and w... more »
HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer
https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/basic_info/hpv_oropharyngeal.htm Last autumn and winter I took some Coursera free classes in the medical field. One I finished—medical statistics, and one I didn’t—gut microbiome. It was just too gross. So I continue to get announcements to entice me to try again, something in the medical field. Today it was HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer. I knew only a little about it—with the increased acceptance of oral sex, it has put many in danger of a disease they couldn’t have imagined in the pre-Monica days of “it’s not really sex.” Here’s what CDC says i... more »
Syrian Army strikes jihadist positions in Idlib ahead of scheduled offensive (video)
The Syrian military’s ongoing advance on the last stronghold of Daesh* in the southern province of Suwayda has not distracted the government forces from their operation in Idlib province in the country’s northeast, Syrian military expert Rada Ahmed Shariqi told Sputnik. “Idlib is a priority because at the moment, there is the largest number of terrorists in the world based there,” Shariqi stressed. He suggested […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army eliminates scores of ISIS terrorists attempting to escape strategic mountain
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – A group of Islamic State (ISIS) militants attempted to evade capture this morning by fleeing the Al-Safa Canyon in east Sweida. The Islamic State terrorists attempted to break out of this large canyon in Sweida this morning after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) issued one last warning to ISIS regarding […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi Coalition renews bombardment of Hodeidah
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Saudi-led Coalition renewed their bombardment of the Houthi-held Hodeidah Port this morning after taking a brief hiatus this past weekend. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, the Saudi-led Coalition heavily bombarded the provincial capital of Hodeidah, striking the port and the Al-Hali District. The Houthi […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kurdish political group meets with Syrian gov’t in Damascus – report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:10 A.M.) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Council recently met with the Syrian government in Damascus city, the pro-government Al-Watan newspaper reported on Tuesday. According to the Al-Watan report, a number of Kurdish officials traveled to Damascus to meet with the Syrian government, including a number of members from the US-backed Syrian Democratic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian, Turkish top diplomats meet to discuss Idlib
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu and also take part in a meeting of Turkey’s ambassadors and permanent representatives to international organizations on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, adding that the Russian top diplomat would address such a meeting for the first time. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian forces thwart jihadist attack on Hmeymim Airbase
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – The Russian military’s Hmeymim Airbase came under heavy attack last night, when jihadist rebels attempted to launch a powerful drone attack on this installation in Latakia’s southwestern countryside. However, the jihadist attack would be short-lived, as the Russian air defense forces managed to down all of the armed drones that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
59 civilians killed in arms depot blast in Idlib province – UN spox
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:25 A.M.) – At least 59 civilians were killed in an arms depot explosion in Idlib province, said Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq in New York City on Monday. “At least 59 civilians were reportedly killed, 17 of them children, when a weapons and ammunition depot exploded in a residential building […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
How Scientists Use Statistical Deception to Fake Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness
Note: As we approach the dreaded "FLU SEASON" which is now like the season of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in my house, 10 months a year, we are pleased to share this article from VacTruth. By Tom Stavola Statistical...
Genetically Engineered Children A Documentary from Cinema Libre On Monsanto's Poisonous Glyphosate
We encourage you to download or buy this new movie, Genetically Engineered Children. DO cry for me, Argentina. Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, maker of was just found guilty of its RoundUp causing cancer. In California, which is ironic, since...
Hothouse Earth
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood Latest crap from the warmist establishment, gleefully blown up by the BBC ? ? Climate change: ‘Hothouse Earth’ risks even if CO2 emissions slashed It may sound like the title of a low budget sci-fi movie, but for planetary scientists, “Hothouse Earth”…
Tornado Trends
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/tornadoes/201713? ? As I’ve often commented, NOAA keep insisting on publishing charts of total tornado numbers, even though they know full well that these numbers are grossly misleading, and simply reflect the fact that more tornadoes get to be reported…
Dogfight: Russia's 'Stealth' Su-57 vs. Su-35 (Who Wins?)
*TNI Staff* *Security, Europe* Which plane is better? *The Russians seem to recognize that the initial version of the Su-57 will not offer a particularly more useful capability than the Su-35. Moscow only plans to purchase a dozen of the initial AL-41F1-powered version of the Su-57. * The Sukhoi Su-35S Flanker-E, an advanced derivative of the original Soviet-era Su-27, is the most capable fighter Moscow has ever fielded. While the Su-35 is primarily designed to be an air superiority fighter, it also has a potent air to ground strike ability. The Su-35S program has its origins ... more »
Rio Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, August 14, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Tuesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Forró do Medusa @ La Esquina (Lapa) – This Tuesday there’s another Forró do Medusa party in the heart of Rio’s nightlife neighborhood Lapa! With the most lively dance […]
Blaming Socialism for Venezuela's Problems
Venezuelan media Telesur has been scrubbed from Facebook and Search Engines along with Alex Jones. The left will only realise what censorship means when it is aimed at them and it didn't take that... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced
Dana and Tyrus
If you don't watch Fox News, this picture won't mean anything to you.
Cedella Marley: Push Yourself
Just when you feel like you've reached the very end of what you can do...push yourself to do more.
Mind, Self, Spirit and Soul: What’s the Difference?
In order to understand the difference between the mind and the self, we must first learn to distinguish between the body and the mind.
5 Ways The Money System Keeps You Trapped
When you look at the patterns of how the money-as-survival system plays out, you realize its efficacy lies in how thoroughly it hamstrings you from every angle.
CAA complains to Parliamentary Commissioner after it emerges that Jeremy Corbyn’s trip to honour antisemitic Black September terrorists was not declared in parliamentary register per Campaign Against Antisemitism
Another piece at Antisemitism UK https://antisemitism.uk/caa-complains-to-parliamentary-commissioner-after-it-emerges-that-jeremy-corbyns-trip-to-honour-antisemitic-black-september-terrorists-was-not-declared-in-parliamentary-register/ that ratchets up the pressure on the Labour Party leader, and BBC darling, Jeremy Corbyn. 'Campaign Against Antisemitism has submitted a complaint to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards after receiving reports that Jeremy Corbyn's trip to Tunisia in 2014 was not declared in Parliament's Register of Interests. ... Mr Corbyn said that the tr... more »
Ethiopia’s Mediation Of The Eritrean-Djiboutian Dispute Will Help China
The Horn of Africa is on the cusp of profound change that could soon see more comprehensive Ethiopian-led integrational proposals such as streamlining economic and trade coordination within the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and eventually pairing the bloc with the East African Community. The post Ethiopia’s Mediation Of The Eritrean-Djiboutian Dispute Will Help China appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
USA'S FINANCIAL CONDITION
The following are 10 numbers "that prove that America’s current financial condition is a horror show." *10 Numbers * *1.* The size of the official U.S. budget deficit is up 21 percent under President Trump. *2.* Real wage growth in the United States just declined by the most that we have seen in 6 years. *3.* U.S. consumer credit just hit another all-time record high. In the second quarter of 2008, total consumer credit reached a grand total of 2.63 trillion dollars, and now ten years later that number has soared to 3.87 trillion dollars. That is an increase of 48 percent in... more »
Piers Morgan Recalls His Encounter with Omarosa
A few months old but still highly relevant in view of Omarosa's allegations about Trump
Iran faces devastating US secret ‘SHOCK and AWE’ war plan that can be deployed in HOURS
The elite's mouthpieces in the press are running out of ideas trying to foment wider conflict. Now they're parading a 15-year-old plan for war with Iran as "news"
Iran unveils new generation of ‘Mobin’ missiles
Faced with Washington's new hard-line stance, Iran appears to be putting renewed efforts into improving its defence capabilities. Includes video
The Afghan Quagmire Gets Deeper, Denser and Bloodier
The situation in Afghanistan goes from bad to worse and we suspect, with recent Taliban gains, that the West is now looking for a way out
Who Killed Alan Berg?
Berg could have become the Alex Jones of his time. Were White nationalists wrongly blamed for killing the Jewish talk show host?
Good News This Week!
For a change, James Corbett has some good news
America’s Persistent Russia Delusion
The media is pounding away like a hyperactive child with a new drum. Russia, we are told repeatedly, is meddling in our affairs. However, as Publius Tacitus explains, the facts and history speak otherwise
The fact Jeremy Corbyn remains Labour Leader shows how rotten the Party has become, as he is caught in multiple lies over his honouring of antisemitic Black September terrorists per Campaign Against Antisemitism
Antisemitism UK have produced a piece https://antisemitism.uk/the-fact-jeremy-corbyn-remains-labour-leader-shows-how-rotten-the-party-has-become-as-he-is-caught-in-multiple-lies-over-his-honouring-of-antisemitic-black-september-terrorists/ that pulls no punches. It analyses Jeremy Corbyn's lies and comes to a conclusion. Read the whole piece carefully and wonder why the BBC aren't giving this affair even 1% of the analysis that they've accorded Boris Johnson's remarks about wearing the burqua. Here's a couple of extracts from this article, the first is about Jeremy Corbyn's second... more »
Qanon Media Deconsolidation
On the corporate front two major initiatives have long been powerfully indicated.I have little doubt that they are underway in the planning stages since Trump landed. The easy one is the breakup of the Too big to fail crowd and the reestablishment of the original regulatory regime separating ordinary retail banking from any form of investment banking. This was changed just as clinton left office and led directly to the 2008 crash and the need for 'quantative easing' or money printing. The more difficult is the smashing of all forms of media monopoly whatsoever. Their access to ... more »
China Forces All Religious Buildings to Fly Communist Flag
[image: In this Thursday, June 14, 2018, file photo, a Chinese national flag at Tiananmen Square flutters against the capital city tallest skyscraper China Zun Tower under construction at the Central Business District in Beijing. China has threatened "comprehensive measures" in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff hike, raising …] I find this hilarious. From now on you advertise the religious nature of a building by hanging a huge flag. Does hanging a flag make you legal as well? Perhaps Falun Gong can practice their public exercises by also mounting a giant f... more »
Does removing sugar from your diet starve cancer cells?
Somewhere along the way an old doctor had success with his patients by essentially starving them of all foods except cabbage soup. Sounds boring and all that but this would certainly impose the protocol indicated here. I also keep coming back to this because it prevents backsliding which is the enemy of every dietary approach. I am sure a few other veggies work as well but starting with a large bowl of cabbage soup is pretty safe. I have never actually had any reports on all this and my experience is that no one takes good advice or even truly safe advice. . *Does removing sug... more »
DSP Satellite FastWalkers (UFOs)
Consider that the information provided here is already fifty years old. What is important is that those satellites confirm several atmospheric transitions every week. Other observations have actually seen them enter water in particular. Other above sea level access points may exist as well particularly around the SW desert. It is clear though that accessing a base by going underwater is a preferred method. That quality of security will start to disappear though as our own deep sea tech has become effective. Thus full disclosure must happen within the next three decades and i... more »
Double Trouble: This Chinese Missile Can Kill Millions or Sink an Aircraft Carrier
*TNI Staff* *Security, Asia* The DF-26, which is now operational, has a range of 3,000-4,000 km and can carry a 1,200-1,800 kg nuclear or conventional warhead. *The DF-26, which is now operational, has a range of 3,000-4,000 km and can carry a 1,200-1,800 kg nuclear or conventional warhead. That means that China can strike directly at the U.S. territory of Guam in the event of a war—or it can be used to target ships at sea. As such, the massive 20,000 kg missile could not only target Guam but also America’s fleet of Nimitz and Ford-class nuclear-powered supercarriers.* The Chine... more »
How Russia, China or America Could Accidentally Start a Nuclear War
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* What happens when you use the same satellites to control nuclear forces as well as conventional troops? What happens when you use the same satellites to control nuclear forces as well as conventional troops? Accidental nuclear war, that's what could happen. That's the warning by a Washington think tank, which argues that the U.S. is inviting nuclear war by using the same command and communications systems to oversee both nuclear and conventional forces. But such "dual use" systems risk an inadvertent nuclear war, because an attack on non-nuclear ... more »
The Canada Y2K Bug
I have been analyzing the Canadian temperature record, and it is a farce. There are less than 25 stations in Canada with a relatively complete long term daily temperature record . The average maximum temperature for all Canadian GHCN stations … Continue reading →
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* White Nationalist broadcaster Laura Ingraham is quite a gal in Republican World. Just last Wednesday, as if to express solidarity with Sunday's "Unite The Right" white supremacy march in Washington, or even to outright promote it, she once again went full bigot on the airwaves of the FOX "News" channel. We shouldn't be surprised, of course. That's why she's there. She presents the message Rupert Murdoch and his family pay her to present on their GOP-TV channel. The words she spoke in her vomitous spew were not just the words in tonight's meme. A full reading of the tran... more »
Tweets For Today
Ghazni Battle: US Air Force, Army’s 101st Airborne Division Called in to Help Defend Major Afghan City - By Kyle Rempfer - Military Times via SWJ - https://t.co/L6G7vMymuz pic.twitter.com/qppYTCCDTE — Small Wars Journal (@smallwars) August 13, 2018 Mali opposition candidate says he will reject the results of a presidential runoff marred by accusations of fraud, calling on the population ‘to rise up’ https://t.co/MBNMnMaxwN pic.twitter.com/xyXrJWsZY4 — AFP news agency (@AFP) August 14, 2018 Far From Dead: Tens of Thousands of IS Fighters Linger in Iraq, Syria - By Jeff Seldin - Vo... more »
Is U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Planning To Run For President In 2020?
*Military Times:* *‘We got quite a laugh’: Pentagon bats down Mattis 2020 report* Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is not considering a run for president, and certainly not saying that if he did run, he’d “kick Trump’s ass,” the Pentagon said Thursday. “We got quite a laugh out of it in our morning meeting. It’s pure fiction — plain and simple," said Pentagon press secretary Dana White. The latest Mattis 2020 rumor was published by Beltway Breakfast, an online publication that was previously focused on reporting on broadband technology. In the piece, a reporter said the ass-kicking c... more »
Hormesis Advocates Dodge Scientific Rigor With Special Pleadings; Ties To Tobacco Industry-Koch Brothers Exposed By CHP Emeritus – US EPA Comment Deadline August 16th 11.59 PM Eastern Time
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + : Comment extended to Auguest 16th, 1159 pm ET, Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 Robert Applebaum is a…
Picture Of The Day
President Donald Trump observes a demonstration with U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division troops, an attack helicopter and artillery, as he visits Fort Drum, New York, August 13, 2018. Trump watched an air assault demonstration by U.S. troops and signed a $716 billion defense policy bill that authorizes military spending and includes watered-down controls on U.S. government contracts with China's ZTE and Huawei Technologies. REUTERS/Carlos Barria *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Trump's show of military strength* (Reuters).
Has The Afghan Taliban Blindsided The U.S.?
*Washington Times:* *Taliban blindsides U.S. forces with surprise Afghan offensive* The Taliban is on the verge of dramatically expanding its control over southern and eastern Afghanistan in a surprise offensive that has caught Afghan and American forces off guard and thrown a vexing new wrench into the Trump administration’s strategy for ending the nearly 17-year-old war there. The Afghan Defense Ministry said Monday a Taliban assault on the city of Ghanzi — a key provincial capital linking other areas under the Islamic militant group’s control just 75 miles southeast of Kabul —... more »
Musical Interlude: Michael Jackson, “Earth Song”
Michael Jackson, “Earth Song” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAi3VTSdTxU
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Massive stars, abrasive winds, mountains of dust, and energetic light sculpt one of the largest and most picturesque regions of star formation in the Local Group of Galaxies. Known as N11, the region is visible on the upper right of many images of its home galaxy, the Milky Way neighbor known as the Large Magellanic Clouds (LMC). *Click image for larger size.* The above image was taken for scientific purposes by the Hubble Space Telescope and reprocessed for artistry by an amateur to win the Hubble's Hidden Treasures competition. Although the section imaged above is known as NGC 17... more »
"Hopeless..."
"That the situation appears hopeless should not prevent us from doing our best." - Aldo Leopold
"A Voice Within..."
“How do the geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us; there is a voice within, if only we would listen to it, that tells us so certainly when to go forth into the unknown.” - Elisabeth Kuebler-Ross
"A Single Thought..."
"Looking at the people, listening to the breathing, heaving, laughing, struggling music of the slum, all around me, I remembered one of Khaderbhai's favorite phrases. “Every human heartbeat,” he'd said many times,” is a universe of possibilities.” And it seemed to me that I finally understood exactly what he'd meant. He'd been trying to tell me that every human will has the power to transform its fate. I'd always thought that fate was something unchangeable: fixed for every one of us at birth, and as constant as the circuit of the stars. But I suddenly realized that life is strange... more »
Chet Raymo, “Salt And Nerves”
*“Salt And Nerves”* by Chet Raymo “I like to think that every day offers at least one unique revelation, some one thing seen or experienced that has not been seen or experienced before, at least not in the same emotional state, in the same context, in the same slant of light. So I walk wary, as the poet Sylvia Plath says, "ignorant/ Of whatever angel may choose to flare/ Suddenly at my elbow." Nature seldom disappoints. Let me introduce you to another poet, my colleague here at the college, Anna Ross. In the particular poem I want to share she is walking with a companion and comes... more »
Fukushima Daiichi After Recent Earthquake
A recent earthquake off of Honshu did not result in any significant changes visible on the Fukushima Daiichi webcam, perhaps because the quake's epicenter was quite a ways south: Magnitude 5.1 earthquake 8 miles from Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan · 8:35 PM However, the view of units 1 and 2 is rather strange looking. There is clearly stuff on the lens: The view of units 3 and 4 is more sedate. New machinery can be seen in front of the white vent stack. News on the plant is scarce unless one goes to the TEPCO website directly. I read that a Japanese artist is facing censur... more »
Tratado de Libre Comercio y falta de atención gubernamental, acabarán con productores mexicanos de leche
14-Aug-2018 Una lucha desventajosa libran los pequeños y medianos ganaderos lecheros de México, en una competencia desleal con la industria nacional de lácteos y con importadores de leche en polvo de tercera calidad.
Minera Aratirí formaliza demanda internacional contra Uruguay por US$3.500M
14-Aug-2018 La firma de origen indio presentó un proyecto en 2011 con el objetivo de instalar una mina en Valentines para extraer hierro. Sin embargo, la aprobación de una ley de minería fue interpretado por Aratirí como un cambio en las reglas de juego.
Can Someone Using Botox Still Look Authentic To You?
In our society women are *expected* to wear makeup. So the exception is when someone doesn't. I used to be in the music business. One of our artists was k.d. lang. I never discussed it with her but she must have realized the same thing I did-- she had the most beautiful skin on earth. Using makeup would have covered up its other-worldly radiance. But somewhere along the way men "in show biz" started wearing makeup to. Subtly. And women didn't just wear makeup, but started "getting work done"... to make them look more desirable. And then men did as well. And then, you know what hap... more »
Israeli Defense Chief: Next Round of Gaza Violence Only Matter of Time
War propaganda! Israeli Defense Chief: Next Round of Gaza Violence Only Matter of Time by Yaniv Kubovich, https://www.haaretz.com/ Avigdor Lieberman says all 168 demonstrators killed by the IDF during border protests were Hamas members– Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday morning that when it comes to the next round of violence between Israel and Hamas in the […]
Erdogan Calls Lira’s Collapse ‘Currency Plot’ Amid Spat With Washington
Erdogan Calls Lira’s Collapse ‘Currency Plot’ Amid Spat With Washington by https://sputniknews.com/ Earlier, in response to Washington’s move to double the steel and aluminum tariffs already in place against imports from Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech that while the US has its dollars, “Turkey has its God.” – Erdogan has called lira’s […]
The Debate: Plight of Gaza — The Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians(REAL JEWS) by Israel
PressTV Published on Aug 4, 2018 Imagine hundreds of people being injured in one day and basically very little being reported about it in the mainstream media or if reported, those who are killed or injured are portrayed as the culprits of the violence. And those who have done the killing or maiming are considered the […]
New Tension Between the US and European Union
RT America Published on Aug 13, 2018 New tension between the United States and the European Union. Germany has slammed President Donald Trump’s new trade tariffs on the EU and Washington’s increased pressure on the Iran nuclear deal. The US Has upped rates on steel and aluminum for Europe, and its key NATO ally – Turkey. […]
MUST SEE: ABC Caught Using Actors to Frame Trump! MSM Announces Coordinated Effort to Take Down President
MUST SEE: ABC Caught Using Actors to Frame Trump! by Alex Jones, https://www.infowars.com/ MSM announces coordinated effort to take down president Mainstream media has vowed to coordinate attacks on President Trump, with ABC using actors to stage a fake scene showing Trump supporters harassing anti-Trumpers, when in reality the exact opposite is happening every day. end
Contagion Hits Latin America: Argentine Peso, Brazilian Real Plummet
Contagion Hits Latin America: Argentine Peso, Brazilian Real Plummet by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ While the Turkish collapse has managed to stabilize (if that’s the right word) for the time being, it appears Europe’s close has refocused attention on South American EM as the peso and and real plunge. – First, Argentina is attempting to force its […]
Turkey Approaching the Point of No Return as Erdogan Blames the Currency Decline on USA
Erdogan is correct, IMO, to assert that USA is attacking the Turkish Lira. Ie. Economic war. I am not a fan of Erdogan, neither do I support him. But in this instance I believe he is correct. – Turkey Approaching the Point of No Return as Erdogan Blames the Currency Decline on USA by Martin Armstrong, https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/ […]
Erdogan Warns of ‘Economic War’ as Turkish Lira Carnage Spooks Global Markets
Erdogan Warns of ‘Economic War’ as Turkish Lira Carnage Spooks Global Markets by http://www.dw.com , 11 Aug 2018 The Turkish lira crash is threatening to turn into a debt and liquidity crisis, with no end in sight. Instead of acting the Turkish leadership has warned of an “economic war,” and hit back at a “currency […]
Italy Gives ECB An Ultimatum: “Guarantee” Bond Spreads Or “Euro Will Be Dismantled”
Italy Gives ECB An Ultimatum: “Guarantee” Bond Spreads Or “Euro Will Be Dismantled” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ While the world remains focused on ground zero of the latest emerging markets crisis, Turkey, and whether contagion from its plunging currency will further pressure global assets, a new – well old – threat has emerged. – In an […]
‘We Won’t Let Washington Dictate to Us with Whom We Can Do Business’ – German Economy Minister
RT Published on Aug 13, 2018 Washington cannot dictate trade rules to others, Germany’s economy minister said, adding that his country should be more assertive and defy American sanctions – particularly by investing more in Iran. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9c8m – US can’t force trade rules on others, Germany must invest more in Iran – economy minister […]
Sweden Is Burning: Migrant Gangs Unleash Coordinated Fire-Bomb Rampage Across Multiple Cities
Sweden Is Burning: Migrant Gangs Unleash Coordinated Fire-Bomb Rampage Across Multiple Cities by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Many Swedes were horrified in early 2017 when U.S. President Donald Trump linked immigration to rising crime in Sweden, but an increasing number now agree with him. – Amid soaring crime rates, gang violence, complaints about education, and pregnant mothers even being turned away […]
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