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Picture Of The Day
Venezuelan migrants stand in line to register their exit from Colombia before entering into Ecuador, at the Rumichaca International Bridge, Colombia August 9, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia *WNU Editor*: The above picture came from this photo-gallery ..... *Exodus from Venezuela* (Reuters).
Chase Iron Eyes enters plea agreement, prosecutors drop felony riot charge
Chase Iron Eyes entered a plea agreement today on charges related to Last Child Camp at Standing Rock. Prosecutors amended the felony riot charge and criminal trespass charge, and reduced the charges to a misdemeanor. Read more: https://lastrealindians.com/north-dakota-drops-felony-charges-against-chase-iron-eyes/ Chase released this video: . Last Child Camp, Standing Rock
Musical Interlude: The Grateful Dead, "Touch of Grey"
The Grateful Dead, "Touch of Grey" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uby6jFCDjE
"Saying Goodbye to Planet Earth"
*"Saying Goodbye to Planet Earth"* by Chris Hedges "The spectacular rise of human civilization—its agrarian societies, cities, states, empires and industrial and technological advances ranging from irrigation and the use of metals to nuclear fusion—took place during the last 10,000 years, after the last ice age. Much of North America was buried, before the ice retreated, under sheets eight times the height of the Empire State Building. This tiny span of time on a planet that is 4.5 billion years old is known as the Holocene Age. It now appears to be coming to an end with the refusa... more »
Facts Behind the Arrest of an Immigrant Accompanying His Pregnant Wife to the Hospital Remain Unclear
After making a controversial arrest in San Bernardino, ICE said Joel Arrona-Lara was wanted in Mexico for murder.
Growing Opposition In Canada To Taking In More Immigrants
*National Post:* *Record opposition among Canadians to taking in more immigrants, but too soon to call it a trend, pollster says* *Growing opposition to accepting more immigrants includes 'a significant segment' of the left-of-centre base, says Shachi Kurl of the Angus Reid Institute.* OTTAWA — Canadians have been dubious for decades about the merits of increasing levels of immigration, but a new report also suggests growing opposition to immigration over the past few years. The report from the Angus Reid Institute analyzes polling data going back to 1975 to show that, throughou... more »
Today's OTHER Republican Indictment-- Right Here In California
*Duncan Hunter (on the left)* I didn't want to let all today's wild hubbub over the two close Trump cronies-- ex-campaign manager and likely conduit between Trump and the Russians, Paul Manafort, and long-time Trump bagman, Michael Cohen-- to cause everyone to overlook the indictments of San Diego area congressman Duncan Hunter, Jr. and his wife. They were (finally) charged with stealing a quarter million dollars in campaign funds to use for personal expenses. I might add that Duncan Hunter was the second member of Congress to endorse Trump. The first was Chris Collins (R-NY) who wa... more »
What Michael Cohen’s Plea and Paul Manafort’s Conviction Mean for Trump and the Mueller Investigation
Clouds gather over the White House (Source: Flickr/Obama White House) In the history of the American republic, there has never before been a single hour in which, in two separate courts, in cases prosecuted by two separate offices, a president’s former campaign manager and his former lawyer simultaneously joined his former national security adviser as felons—and one of them implicated the president in criminal activity. Normally, the sort of felonies that Paul Manafort was convicted of Tuesday and to which Michael Cohen pleaded guilty are beyond the scope of what *Lawfare *covers.... more »
Stewart Thomson: President Trump May Bring About A Dollar Devaluation Sooner Than Later
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Stewart Thomson: President Trump May Bring About A Dollar Devaluation Sooner Than Later by Stewart Thomson of Graceland Updates via https://www.silverdoctors.com/ Can a gold investor have their cake and eat it too? Is it possible for the Western fear trade and the Eastern love trade to push the price of gold higher at the same time? – 1. I believe the … Continue reading "Stewart Thomson: President Trump May Bring About A Dollar Devaluation Sooner Than Later"
Donald Trump open to lifting Russian sanctions
Comments in interview with Reuters indicate that the doors are not entirely slammed shut between the US and Russia regarding sanctions. The post Donald Trump open to lifting Russian sanctions appeared first on The Duran.
A Look At How Israel’s Military Revolutionized Wartime Social Media
*Emily Schrader, Forward:* *How Israel’s Army Revolutionized Wartime Social Media* Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg once said, “The question isn’t, What do we want to know about people?, It’s, ‘What do people want to tell about themselves?’” When it comes to the state of Israel and its representatives, there is a lot they want to tell about themselves. From PR crises like multiple wars with Gaza, waves of stabbing attacks and never-ending global political tensions, I’ve seen firsthand over the last seven years how Israel utilizes social media as a tool for combatting inte... more »
Venezuela's Economy At A Standstill Over New Currency
*BBC:* *Venezuela 'paralysed' by launch of sovereign bolivar currency* Venezuela came to a standstill on Tuesday as the country tried to deal with its newly introduced currency. Thousands of businesses closed in order to adapt to the "sovereign bolivar", and many workers stayed at home. President Nicolás Maduro launched the new banknotes on Monday, revaluing and renaming the old bolivar currency. The government says this will tackle runaway inflation, but critics say it could make the crisis worse. The notes went into circulation on Tuesday. President Maduro had declared Monday t... more »
UK Jewish MP: Israel Acting Like Nazis in Gaza. Israel Was Born Out of Jewish Terrorism!
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Sir Gerald Kaufmann (UK Jewish MP): “My grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her home town. A German soldier shot her dead in her bed. “My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza. ” – “The present Israeli government ruthlessly and cynically exploits … Continue reading "UK Jewish MP: Israel Acting Like Nazis in Gaza. Israel Was Born Out of Jewish Terrorism!"
Musical Interlude: Yanni, “Nostalgia” ("Live At The Acropolis")
Yanni, “Nostalgia” ("Live At The Acropolis") - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bNal4-amdE
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 7331 is often touted as an analog to our own Milky Way. About 50 million light-years distant in the northern constellation Pegasus, NGC 7331 was recognized early on as a spiral nebula and is actually one of the brighter galaxies not included in Charles Messier's famous 18th century catalog. *Click image for larger size.* Since the galaxy's disk is inclined to our line-of-sight, long telescopic exposures often result in an image that evokes a strong sense of depth. The effect is further enhanced in this well-framed view by the galaxies that lie beyo... more »
Chet Raymo, “Why Cranes Fly”
*“Why Cranes Fly”* by Chet Raymo "There were a few Comments here recently about herons, from right around the world. What is the power of this bird to touch our minds and hearts? The naturalist Aldo Leopold was intimately familiar with the cranes of Wisconsin, cousins of our New England great blue heron, the Irish gray heron, and Adam2's aosagi from Japan, and wondered about their ability to move us so deeply. In A Sand County Almanac he watches as a crane "springs his ungainly hulk into the air and flails the morning sun with mighty wings." Our ability to perceive beauty in nature... more »
Global warming agenda puts national security at risk?
Any assertion that global warming is putting our national security at risk is ill-informed and contradicted by clear scientific evidence.
Dollar Out, Yuan In: Iran Changes Benchmark Currencies
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PressTV Published on Aug 21, 2018 Iran has removed the US Dollar from its official currency rate reporting platform and replaced it with China’s Yuan in an effort that the media in Tehran say could be a key step toward ditching the greenback in trade. end
US’s Deal of the Century Won’t Be Realized: Haniyeh
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Hamas is controlled opposition working for Zionist ‘666’ Israel, the Satanic counterfeit. The plan is for Zionist Israel to attack Gaza and drive all Palestinians(REAL JEWS) into the north Sinai desert. – PressTV Published on Aug 21, 2018 The leader of the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, says Palestinians are witnessing the death of […]
Facebook Bans “Activist Mommy” Elizabeth Johnston As The Purge Of Conservatives Accelerates
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Facebook Bans “Activist Mommy” Elizabeth Johnston As The Purge Of Conservatives Accelerates by Michael Snyder, http://endoftheamericandream.com/ We are witnessing the greatest purge of conservative voices in modern American history. Social media websites are the marketplace of today, and the tech giants have decided that they are going to take control of public conversation by removing any conservative […]
Russia to Hold Biggest Military Drills Since Soviet Times – Defense Minister
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Russia to Hold Biggest Military Drills Since Soviet Times – Defense Minister by https://www.rt.com/ Russia is preparing to hold the largest military exercises in decades. The drills, in which China and Mongolia will participate as well, will be of an “unprecedented” scale, the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said. – A series of drills, which will […]
NATO Launches Largest War Games In Decades To Be Staged In Latvia
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NATO Launches Largest War Games In Decades To Be Staged In Latvia by PlanetFreeWill , via https://www.zerohedge.com/ NATO has launched the largest war games to ever take place in Latvia since the country became independent in 1918. The military games, which have been in preparation for four years, are scheduled to include military and police addressing “spontaneous” […]
Breaking “Comet 21P” Coming On Rosh Hashannah Sept 10 (Sign Of God?). Green Glowing Comet 21P Lights Up Night Skies as It Barrels Towards Earth
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On 10 Sep (Feast of Trumpets), Comet 21P will be at its closest point to earth. Comet 21P/Giacobini–Zinner is tied to the Draconids/Giacobinids meteor shower appearing out of Draco, the Dragon, constellation. The meteor shower is caused by debris from Comet 21P hitting the planet’s atmosphere when earth plows through the Comet 21P’s trail. This […]
Turkey-US Crisis: Trumps Vows ‘No Concessions’ on Tariffs
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RT America Published on Aug 21, 2018 The rift is widening between the US and Turkey. President Donald Trump has vowed ‘no concessions’ on Turkish tariffs – even if they return Pastor Andrew Brunson – the American pastor who’s been held there since 2016. RT America’s Manila Chan reports. end
Is JPMorgan Really Amassing a Record Silver Hoard? | Matt Silver Fortune
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Reluctant Preppers Published on Aug 21, 2018 What’s the real deal behind the controversial claims that JPMorgan (reputedly manipulating the silver market for over a century,) has either held or dumped their massive paper short position and/or has stockpiled a world record hoard of physical silver in vault storage (both on-book and off-book?) And will the […]
Microsoft: We ‘Stopped’ Cyber Attack by Russian Hackers! (P.S. Here’s Our New Product)
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RT Published on Aug 21, 2018 With pre-midterm frenzy heating up, Microsoft said it thwarted a phishing attack by a group “widely associated” with Russia — and despite not providing much hard evidence, used the incident to advertise a new privacy product. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9cst end
Washington Freezes Russian Assets in US… EU Fears Repercussions
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RT Published on Aug 21, 2018 Russian-owned assets in the United States worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been frozen as part of Washington’s sanctions campaign against Moscow since 2013, said US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Sigal Mandelker. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9csm end
Senate Intel Chief Blasts Brennan for Russian Collusion Claim. No Evidence of It
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Senate Intel Chief Blasts Brennan for Russian Collusion Claim. No Evidence of It by Rowan Scarborough, https://www.washingtontimes.com/ Sen. Richard Burr, who leads the Senate Selective Committee on Intelligence, issued a sharp rebuke of former CIA Director John Brennan, saying that if he has evidence of Russian collusion he should have presented it to his panel. – The North […]
Russia to keep developing military, defense cooperation with Iran
Russia will keep developing military, defense and anti-terrorism cooperation with Iran, Russian First Deputy Defense Minister Col. Gen. Alexander Fomin said. “We are satisfied with the level and scope of our cooperation in the military and military-technical spheres. I’m sure that we will further develop those types of cooperation with regard to existing international oblifations,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Displaced civilians return home through Abu al-Dhuhour corridor (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 A.M.) – Hundreds of displaced Syrians have started their journey home towards Aleppo and its surrounding countryside. Footage filmed on Monday shows some of these returnees passing through the Abu al-Dhuhour corridor, to the southeast of the Idlib countryside. Where some traveled by car, crammed into vehicles tightly packed with possessions and supplies, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian forces unleash big assault on southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their air force unleashed a big assault in southern Idlib, Tuesday, targeting the jihadist rebel positions near the Hama provincial border. Led by their 11th Tank Division, the Syrian Arab Army heavily bombarded the jihadist trenches that were raised near the towns of Sukeek […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey will receive S-400 missile in 2019 (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 A.M.) – Deliveries of the S-400 missile systems to Turkey will begin in 2019, announced Director General of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheev in Kubinka, Moscow Region, on Tuesday. Speaking to the press at the ‘Army-2018’ International Military-Technical Forum in Kubinka, Mikheev also mentioned that Russia plans to switch to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Did Robert Smalls Steal a Confederate Ship to Rescue Himself and Others from Slavery?
A meme accurately recounts the life of a man born into slavery who stole a Confederate ship to rescue fellow slaves, became a war hero, and got elected to the U.S. Congress.
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats seeking cover.
Tuesday Evening Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Gary Mason discusses how politicians are fiddling while our planet burns. And Jonathan Watts reports on the strongest sea ice in the Arctic breaking up for the first time in recorded history, as well as the likelihood that Arctic warming bears part of the blame for exceptionally hot summer weather getting "stuck" elsewhere. - CBC News reports on the Libs' choice to set unambitious poverty reduction targets - yet also positioning themselves to fail by refusing to commit a single nickel to the cause in the next dozen years. And PressAssociati... more »
Michael Cohen Plea Agreement: Possible Meanings of the Campaign Finance Counts
Wikimedia Commons/IowaPolitics.com The government has now answered the question of whether it will convert the controversies over Michael Cohen’s payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal into a criminal case. Along with charges of tax and bank fraud, the president’s former personal lawyer pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to two counts of violating federal campaign finance law in coordinating those payments. Previous reporting had indicated that Cohen arranged for payments to Daniels (the adult actress whose real name is Stephanie Clifford) and McDougal to prevent news... more »
Society Is Made Of Narrative. Realizing This Is Awakening From The Matrix.
In the movie The Matrix, humans are imprisoned in a virtual world by a powerful artificial intelligence system in a dystopian future. What they take to be reality is actually a computer program that has been jacked into their brains to keep them in a […]
Creatine Supplement Offers Protection Against Neurodegenerative Diseases Like ALS, Epilepsy, Alzheimer’s
Creatine is a highly touted supplement for building muscle mass rapidly with resistance exercising. You may have heard about it or noticed this if you've glanced at bodybuilder magazines or looked over the shelves of certain supplement stores that tend to cater more to athletes and bodybuilders. But it's wise to also explore some other non-athletic, less promoted applications of creatine that are beginning to show up in journal literature. Creatine can potentially ameliorate symptoms of ALS, epilepsy, Alzheimer's, and ischemic stroke recovery. It is safe enough to consider for redu... more »
Google spies threaten security
“Google is facing a lawsuit over the discovery of secret location tracking, which even tracked users who turned the “location history” option off.” click here
Worst prison gang ever!
From CNBC: It’s difficult to imagine a worse day in the presidency of Donald Trump than Tuesday, when two gripping legal dramas, one involving his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and the other embroiling his longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, collided in a surreal split screen … Continue reading →
Amid Jefferson Parish landfill odors, a call for permanent air quality monitors
Yenni disputes critic's assertion on industrial waste; one suit moves to federal court
This recipe will help heal your knees & rebuild bones and joints immediately
By Kat Gál Do you suffer from joint or bone pain? You are not alone. Millions of people around the world deal with similar issues. RELATED STORY: Wrap Your Leg with Cabbage for 1 Hour and This Will Happen to Your Joint Pain It’s not surprising. Throughout your life, your joints and bones take on a […] The post This recipe will help heal your knees & rebuild bones and joints immediately appeared first on Health Nut News.
Sanctions And Tariffs Have Become President Trump's Weapons Of Choice
*WNU Editor*: As long as the U.S. economy is booming, President Trump can use sanctions as a tool to get concessions from other countries.
Russia's Mach 3 MiG-41: Everything We Know
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Europe* Deliveries to the Russian Armed Forces are expected to start in the mid-2020s, according to TASS. However, that date is almost certain to shift to the right. Russian airframer RSK-MiG is insisting that the company is developing a fifth-generation replacement for the Soviet-era Mach 2.83-capable Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor. However, the new PAK-DP interceptor—which MiG calls the MiG-41—might not necessarily fit the Western vision of a fifth-generation fighter. Indeed, the new jet might be more akin to an evolutionary development from the... more »
Fact: A Tsunami Devastated Japan’s Souped-Up F-16s
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* It took years for the air force to recover. In the 1980s, Japan phased in its first domestic jet fighter to enter operational service — the Mitsubishi F-1. Tokyo wanted to follow up with a more capable fourth-generation F-2 “support fighter.” It was an ambitious effort. And one that a tsunami nearly destroyed. The Reagan-era Pentagon was worried that a purely domestically-designed Japanese jet would lack capability and compatibility with U.S. forces, and pushed for Japan to build an American design. But commercial interests in the United S... more »
"Exactly What It Seemed..."
"There is no betrayal that cannot be explained- and when explained is not exactly what it seemed." - Robert Brault
General Mills Faces Class Action Lawsuit over Cheerios Glyphosate Cover Up
General Mills is facing a potentially damaging class action lawsuit in the U.S. after a florida woman accused it of engaging in deceptive business practices, by not alerting the public that their Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios cereals contain the known carcinogen and the world’s most used weedkilller – glyphosate. This new class action follows […] The post General Mills Faces Class Action Lawsuit over Cheerios Glyphosate Cover Up appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
The Poet: Carl Sandburg, "What Shall He Tell That Son?"
"What Shall He Tell That Son?" "A father sees a son nearing manhood. What shall he tell that son? 'Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.' And this might stand him for the storms and serve him for humdrum and monotony and guide him amid sudden betrayals and tighten him for slack moments. 'Life is a soft loam; be gentle; go easy.' And this too might serve him. Brutes have been gentled where lashes failed. The growth of a frail flower in a path up has sometimes shattered and split a rock. A tough will counts. So does desire. So does a rich soft wanting. Without rich wanting nothing arrives. Tell... more »
"No Rainbow..."
"The soul would have no rainbow if the eye had no tears." - John Vance Cheney
The Daily "Near You?"
Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
Next steps in space? Go for water! But not on the moon. And why the Expanse can't happen.
Let's start with Important News. Water on the moon? Yes, but with a cavil. The chairman of my PhD committee, the late Dr. Jim Arnold, had many fine accomplishments to his credit. One was his confident prediction that we would someday find deposits of water ice in permanently shaded regions at the lunar poles, and possibly even at the poles of broiling-hot Mercury. Both forecasts were bold... and later largely verified! Now, NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), aboard the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft (launched in 2008 by the Indian Space Research Organization), has *confirmed the presenc... more »
The Lahey Review of Forest Practices is published; what does it mean?
Bill Lahey’s prescription was sweeping: “We need a new paradigm to manage our forests.” That’s what the University of King’s College president told journalists after handing the McNeil government the results of a year-long review of forestry practices in Nova Scotia. McNeil appointed Lahey last August after choosing not to implement key recommendations of the […]
Scholars, Students React to Removal of ‘Silent Sam’ at UNC
While University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill officials called the protesters’ actions “unlawful and dangerous” – sparking backlash – some UNC students, faculty and other community members were elated about the statue’s removal.
Trump’s Former Lawyer Plead Guilty On Eight Charges
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, plead guilty on Tuesday to breaking campaign finance laws and committing tax evasion. According to legal observers, at least one of the campaign finance crimes Cohen committed appeared to be connected to the $130,000 hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who has made several claims […]
"The Risk..."
"Biology says that we are who we are from birth. That our DNA is set in stone. Unchangeable. Our DNA doesn't account for all of us though, we're human. Life changes us. We develop new traits. Become less territorial. We start competing. We learn from our mistakes. We face our greatest fears. For better or worse, we find ways to become more than our biology. The risk of course is that we can change too much to the point where we don't recognize ourselves. Finding our way back can be difficult. There's no compass, no map. We just have to close our eyes, take a step, and hope to God w... more »
"With Tears in Their Eyes, They Fired…"
*"With Tears in Their Eyes, They Fired…"* by Bill Bonner PARIS – "We came up to Paris to say goodbye to a daughter… who is headed back to the U.S. She chose La Closerie des Lilas for dinner, the restaurant made famous as a Hemingway hangout. And there, in front of the restaurant, on the corner of the Boulevard du Montparnasse and the Boulevard Saint-Michel, we found the statue of the greatest soldier who ever lived, Michel Ney, standing near the spot where he was executed. *French Superhuman: *It’s when things go bad that you open your eyes. The crash of the stock market in 1929 cau... more »
Gotham City Digest: Guilty as Charged edition
Where we make America Great, one conviction at a time. ------------------------------ Russian stooge Paul Manafort was found guilty on eight of 18 counts or, as Fox "News" will put it, followed by Trump on Twitter five minutes later, "Manafort Not Guilty on 10 Counts in Rigged Witch Hunt!" ------------------------------ Meanwhile, in New York... Anyone hear that high-pitched shriek coming from Bedminster? That's Trump screaming about Cohen and Manafort guilty on 8 counts... each. I hope Michael Cohen brought his mix tapes to the plea deal party. ------------------------... more »
Immigrant Charged with Murder of Iowa College Student
A man from Mexico living in the U.S. illegally has confessed to kidnapping college student Mollie Tibbetts while she was running in her small Iowa hometown, killing her and dumping her body in a rural field.
Attesting Environmental Scares
Attesting refers to a process evaluating the truth of a claim. In metallurgy, a laboratory will perform attestation procedures to measure the purity and quality of an ore sample or an alloy material. In legal terms, a witness provides evidence or proof attesting to a version of events. Francis Menton, the Manhattan Contrarian, raises an […]
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- August 21, 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters *Abby Bard, National Interest:* *The Pros and Cons of a Korean War Peace Treaty* *Trump needs to think through how a peace treaty would work and what would be gained or lost from it.* In the Panmunjom Declaration , South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stated a goal of “declaring an end to the [Korean] War,... more »
World News Briefs -- August 21, 2018 (Eveing Edition)
*Reuters*: *Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen, in guilty plea, says made payments at candidate's direction* NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty in New York on Tuesday to campaign finance violations and other charges, saying he made payments to influence the 2016 election at the direction of a candidate for federal office. The guilty pleas came in the same hour that a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, convicted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of eight charges of tax and bank fraud and failing to disclose for... more »
Lyin' Bryan
Randy Bryce has been very positive during the primary, presumably because his opponent was a fellow Democrat. Now's the time to start playing little hard ball, which the Republicans have already done. This week I noticed that the DCCC-- which I don't ever expect much from-- have gone to bat for Randy. "Lyin' Bryan" refers to Bryan Steil, Paul Ryan clone who was handpicked by Ryan to try to beat Randy in November. One of the several corporately-funded PACs working for Lyin' Bryan released an ad filled with lies as soon as Randy had clenched the primary win one week ago. The DCCC wa... more »
Post Apocalypse EOTWAWKI Choice? 12 Ga.
In my opinion, what is the best choice for "emergency use" guns? What crazy stuff can be fired from a 12 Gauge shotgun? Continue reading →
Oh Canada! About Trump & Putin…
What does the present leader of Canada NOT share with Trump and Putin? All in a meme... Continue reading →
Senator Joe McCarthy, Donald Trump and Richard Nixon
What do the above three people have in common? It is more than one might think. The two deceased members are being invoked about the living one’s actions. There is ample reason for that, but there is even more commonality. … Continue reading →
X22 Report: “The Global Economy Is Overdue For A Disaster & For Many This Will Come As A Shock”
X22 Report: “The Global Economy Is Overdue For A Disaster & For Many This Will Come As A Shock” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7VOsNfziHA *Related:* X22 Report: “Conspiracy, Treason, It's Time To Connect The Dots, The Great Awakening” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acVCH0yy5l0
5 Fast Facts about Pesticides in Cannabis
*Wes Annac* - Pesticide contamination in cannabis is a serious problem.
Battlefield America: The Ongoing War on the American People
*John W. Whitehead* - No longer does America hold the moral high ground as a champion of freedom and human rights.
Battlefield America: The Ongoing War on the American People
[image: undefined] “A government which will turn its tanks upon its people, for any reason, is a government with a taste of blood and a thirst for power and must either be smartly rebuked, or blindly obeyed in deadly fear.”—John Salter Police in a small Georgia town tasered a 5-foot-2, 87-year-old woman who was using a kitchen knife to cut dandelions for use in a recipe. Police claim they had no choice but to taser the old woman, who does not speak English but was smiling at police to indicate she was friendly, because she failed to comply with orders to put down the knife. Police ... more »
Gag Order Could be Lifted Allowing Damning Abortion-industry Videos to be Released
[image: top-headline-jordan-belanger-gag-order-could-be-lifted-abortion-videos-released] VIDEO - The Center for Medical Progress filed a motion to lift a gag order currently preventing them from releasing new and damning undercover videos of Planned Parenthood and the abortion-industry.
Warren Not Running for President
[image: warren-not-running-for-president] Senator Elizabeth Warren has announced that she will not run for president in 2020.
Oprah Promotes “Shout Your Abortion” Movement
[image: oprah-promotes-shout-your-abortion-movement] The movement to "celebrate" abortion gets a big push from Oprah Winfrey.
REPORT: Syrian Army Eliminating ISIS in Al-Safa, Fighting Continues
*SouthFront* | About 100 ISIS members have been killed in the area of Al-Safa, and that number is likely to grow as fighting continues.
Roscoe's Rascals
*Give out what you most want to come back*
The other side of the "tariff war" with China
There's a great deal of talk in the news about the tariffs President Trump has imposed, and/or threatened to impose, on imports from China. That's an ongoing issue that isn't likely to be resolved overnight. However, it's worth bearing in mind that, while the US economy overall is larger and stronger than the Chinese, that's changing fast. One example is that General Motors has for some years sold more cars in China than it does in the United States. Most recent figures, for the second quarter of 2018, show that GM sold 758,376 units here, and 858,344 in China. That's a differe... more »
‘Be Careful About What You Believe’ – US, UK Media Bias & Lies
Ken Livingstone, RT.COM - Today it seems like we are in another Cold War. It was breathtaking to watch our PM Theresa May immediately blaming Russia for the poisoning of the Skripals before the police had conducted their investigation into the evidence. Growing up after the Second World War our news was dominated by the threat... (read more)
MEMO TO THE PRESS (OR HOW TO COVER TRUMP WITHOUT TRUMP COVERING...
Robert Reich - 5 hours ago
*MEMO TO THE PRESS (OR HOW TO COVER TRUMP WITHOUT TRUMP COVERING YOU)* Here are 9 suggestions: 1. *Stop treating Trump’s tweets as news. *They’re not news; they’re his gut feelings at the moment. 2. *Don’t believe a single word that comes out of his mouth. *You have a responsibility to tell the public when he’s lying. 3. *Don’t fall for the reality-TV spectacles he creates.* (For example, his meeting with Kim Jong-un was pure theater.) They’re not news, either. 4. *Don’t let his churlish, thin-skinned, vindictive, narcissistic rants divert attention from what he’s really doin... more »
TPPF Files Brief in Case Before Texas Supreme Court
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By Bryan Mathew The city of Austin is home to crushing property taxes, a massive budget, and an enormous debt. These are all warning signs that the city’s finances are headed over a fiscal cliff. Rather than sit idly by, Austinites are fighting to better understand the city’s many problems and come up with tailor-made solutions. The high court would do well to let this process unfold as intended so that residents can better hold their city government accountable.
PAUL AND MICHAEL WHO?
So what will the president say now? In the span of about an hour Tuesday, two big dominoes fell in President Trump's world. First, a jury found former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty on eight felony charges of financial crimes.... Minutes after the verdict against Manafort was read aloud in a courtroom in Alexandria, Virginia, Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight felony charges of his own, in a Manhattan courtroom.... The president, meanwhile, was several miles above the fray Tuesday — but only literally. Trump boarded Air Force One on hi... more »
Study: Children from Poor Parents, Even if they have a Drug Problem, do Worse if Put into Foster Care
The Lancet recently published a new study which shows that preschool children taken from their homes are twice as likely when they become young adults to have psychological problems and criminal convictions than those left in their own homes. Unlike previous studies, this long term, population-based study matched the children in foster care with children from families with similar sociological and economic demographics. As horrific as the outcomes are for children who are taken from their parents and placed into foster care, many policy makers, legislators, and our friends and neig... more »
Reality Winner’s Sentencing: Culmination Of An Effort To Break A Whistleblower’s Spirit
Former NSA contractor Reality Winner’s sentence fits into the pattern of vicious treatment she's endured during her leak prosecution. The post Reality Winner’s Sentencing: Culmination Of An Effort To Break A Whistleblower’s Spirit appeared first on Shadowproof.
The Only Escape from Afghanistan's Cycle of Violence Is to Leave
*Jerrod A. Laber* *Security, Middle East* [image: U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Platoon, B battery 2-8 field artillery, fire a howitzer artillery piece at Seprwan Ghar forward fire base in Panjwai district, Kandahar province southern Afghanistan, June 12, 2011. REUTERS/Baz Ratner] It's time to break it by bringing the troops home. Afghanistan has experienced an especially deadly level of violence in recent weeks, as a suicide bomber killed forty-eight people in an attack in Kabul, and Taliban insurgents killed thirty-nine soldiers and police in attacks on a military base and a ... more »
The Future Is Now: Iran's Drought Crisis Is Fueling the Country's Political Instability
*Matthew Reisener* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Khuzestan’s water crisis and the public backlash that it has caused are a preview of the challenges that Iran will endure in the years to come. In recent weeks, Iran has experienced a number of demonstrations protesting the lack of clean water in southwest Iran. Oil wells and sugar cane refineries, the historic economic lifeblood of the region, contribute to the crisis by polluting the water and inflicting residents with a myriad of health complications. Broken water pipelines, extended water outages, and widespread ill... more »
Turkey's Troubles Create New Threats for Its Allies
*Ahmed Charai* *Security, Middle East* [image: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan attend Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by him and supported by ruling AK Party (AKP), oppositions Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), to protest against l] There is an increasing divergence between the Trump administration and the Erdogan regime. Since coming to power, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been controversial, to say the least, due in large part to policies and practices which the West sees as openly authoritarian. He also used wha... more »
Egypt Pushes for Meeting to Discuss ‘Deal of the Century’
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Egypt Pushes for Meeting to Discuss ‘Deal of the Century’ by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Egypt has been working to have a meeting with Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority to discuss a final decision on the US “Deal of the Century”, the plan intended to liquidate the Palestinian cause, Egyptian diplomatic sources revealed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed on Sunday. – […]
SMART MONEY MOVES: Don’t Be Left Behind by Lynette Zang
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ITM Trading Streamed live on Aug 16, 2018 Link to Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/smart… Many of you are here because you hope to increase your wealth over time but are unsure how to move forward. You believe, as I do, that the markets are in real trouble and that’s where you hold most of your wealth. […]
Iran Tells EU to Speed Up Efforts to Save Nuclear Deal
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Iran Tells EU to Speed Up Efforts to Save Nuclear Deal by Parisa Hafezi, https://www.reuters.com/ ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran urged Europe on Monday to speed up efforts to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers that U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned in May, saying French oil group Total has formally pulled out a […]
Why the Next Silver Rally Will Be LIKE NEVER BEFORE | Ted Butler
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Reluctant Preppers Published on Aug 19, 2018 Unlike previous rallies in silver prices, which were crushed as they ran up against JP Morgan’s position, recent data reveals that for the first time ever, JP Morgan has established an unprecedented position to benefit from a long rally in silver. Widely followed and trusted silver analyst Ted Butler […]
Businesses Warn Trump’s China Tariffs Will Harm Americans
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PressTV Published on Aug 20, 2018 The US Chamber of Commerce has warned against the consequences of new tariffs on Chinese imports proposed by the administration of President Donald Trump. end
Gaza Economy Continues to Deteriorate
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PressTV Published on Aug 20, 2018 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip say this year’s al-Adha Eid comes amid deteriorating economic situation in the impoverished enclave. Years of Israeli blockade has left the Palestinians in dire need of basic needs. “In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA […]
Israel’s ‘True Friend’ Bolton Meets Netanyahu to Discuss Iran
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Who is plotting the overthrow of Iran’s government? Israel-USA. PressTV Published on Aug 19, 2018 US National Security Adviser John Bolton has arrived in Israel to continue the Trump administration’s anti-Iran campaign. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the hawkish figure as “true friend of Israel and an enthusiastic supporter of the alliance […]
Watch Out California! 53 Major Earthquakes (Including A Magnitude 8.2) Just Hit The Ring Of Fire In A 24 Hour Period
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Watch Out California! 53 Major Earthquakes (Including A Magnitude 8.2) Just Hit The Ring Of Fire In A 24 Hour Period by http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/ Is something unusual starting to happen to the crust of our planet? The USGS defines any earthquake of at least magnitude 4.5 as “significant”, and there were 53 earthquakes that met that criteria […]
How Democrats Plan to Steal the Midterm Elections – Eric Eggers
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Greg Hunter Published on Aug 18, 2018 Eric Eggers, author of the new book called “Fraud: How the Left Plans to Steal the Next Election,” says, “I think there is clear evidence that they (Democrats) are actively working to create an environment that makes cheating as possible and as likely as it can be. Let’s put […]
Controlled Chaos & The Destruction of the West
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The Official Hagmann Report Started streaming 2 hours ago 8:00pm Douglas Woodward is an author, speaker, and researcher on the topics of alternate history, the apocalypse and culture, theology, and biblical eschatology with an emphasis upon America’s place in Bible prophecy. He has written 14 books including co-authoring the bestseller, The Final Babylon. end
Paul Craig Roberts: The CIA Owns the US and European Media
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The CIA Owns the US and European Media by Paul Craig Roberts, https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ William Blum shares with us his correspondence with Washington Post presstitute Michael Birnbaum. As you can tell from Birnbaum’s replies, he comes across as either very stupid or as a CIA asset. – When I received my briefing as staff associate, House Defense Appropriations […]
Propaganda BS: Not Just Russians — China, North Korea & Iran May Target US Elections, Bolton Says
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Which country in the world has interfered, attacked, executed coups, waged wars … against nations of the world? US-CIA-Pentagram! – RT Published on Aug 20, 2018 The upcoming 2018 US midterm elections might be targeted by Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, National Security Advisor John Bolton has warned, while declining to provide any evidence. READ […]
‘No Deterrent to Soldiers’ Shootings’: Israel Border Guard’s Sentence Doubled Over Killed Teen
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RT Published on Aug 20, 2018 An Israeli border guard has had his prison sentence doubled to 18 months, over the death of an unarmed 17-year old Palestinian during a protest. The incident happened 4 years ago, and video released subsequently showed that the teenager posed no immediate threat. end
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- August 21, 2018
People's Liberation Army troops demonstrate an attack during a visit by Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to China, Aug. 16, 2017. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro *Michael Peck, National Interest:* *7 Signs that China's Military is Becoming More Dangerous* *Chinese military power is expanding beyond its Western Pacific backyard--and beyond. * Western media seized on a new Pentagon report that Chinese bombers are training to strike deep into the Western Pacific, including Guam, the Philippines and Japan. But ... more »
"Shooting War With China More Likely Than You Think"
*"Shooting War With China More Likely Than You Think"* by Jim Rickards "The mainstream media narrative about the U.S.-China trade war implies that Trump is on a highly damaging ego trip and China holds all the cards. The exact opposite is true. Trump has ample financial warfare weapons including tariffs, penalties, bans on direct investment, improved cybersecurity, forced divestiture and freezing of assets. Meanwhile, China has almost run out of room to impose tariffs. Further, they will invite retribution if they try to devalue their currency further. China’s vulnerabilities run ... more »
Is This ‘Trump Made America the Best Country in the Nation’ Sign Real?
An image purportedly showing a logically challenged sign in support of President Trump is actually a digital creation.
Were ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ Characters Created to Represent Different Mental Disorders?
A popular theory holds that the characters in 'Winnie-the-Pooh' stories each represents a different mental disorder, but that was not the intention of author A.A. Milne.
Mississippi Could Re-Examine 1959 Racial Killing of Teenager
The black teen's slaying has never drawn much attention, even as federal and state authorities in the past 15 years have re-opened investigations of racially motivated killings from the civil rights era.
Manafort Found Guilty on Eight Counts of Financial Crimes
Paul Manafort, former campaign chairman to President Donald Trump, was found guilty on eight counts of financial crimes. However, jurors couldn’t reach a verdict on 10 charges, so Judge T.S. Ellis declared a mistrial on those counts. Five of the counts Manafort was indicted with are tax fraud charges, two were counts of bank fraud […]
SPJ Recognizes CSUN Journalism Professor
Dr. José Luis Benavides, a professor at California State University, Northridge, received the Society for Professional Journalists’ Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award as a result of his extensive work on building and expanding the Spanish-language journalism program at the university. Through the program, Benavides has trained and mentored aspiring journalists who can report on Spanish-language […]
Brighid Dwyer: Advancing Diversity and Building Bridges Through Intergroup Dialogue
Dr. Brighid Dwyer specializes in helping people talk to each other. Not at each other or past each other, but across lines of division ranging from age, race and gender to religion, sexual orientation and political views.
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh in Jeopardy of Losing Accreditation
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is in jeopardy of losing accreditation in November, if the institution cannot prove that it’s in good financial standing and on a viable path by the end of August. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the school’s regional accreditation agency has set a deadline of Aug. 31 for the […]
Zinke targets California water, threatening salmon and rivers
Photo Salmon River, Calif. Secretary Zinke issues memo to maximize federal water deliveries at expense of fisheries By Dan Bacher Censored News On Friday, August 17, U.S. Secretary of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a controversial memo calling for actions to be taken to "maximize Central Valley Project deliveries" to agribusiness and other water contractors. These
Asma Al-Assad visits children’s cancer hospital in Damascus (photos)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 P.M.) – The Syrian first lady, Asma Al-Assad, spent the ‘Eid Al-Adha holiday on Tuesday by visiting a children’s cancer hospital in Damascus. According to the Syrian Presidency account on Twitter, the Syrian first lady visited a cancer hospital in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, despite receiving treatment for her own illness. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Top jihadist leader in Syria makes rare visit to front-lines in northern Latakia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – The top jihadist leader in Syria made a rare visit to the front-lines in northern Latakia, the official media wing of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham reported today. According to HTS’ official media wing, their leader Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani made a rare visit to the jihadist stronghold of Kabani in northern Latakia. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jihadist rebels preparing to launch massive attack in Idlib – Russia
The leadership of radical groups in Syria openly declares the preparation for an offensive against Syrian government forces and refuses to hold any sort of dialogue on political settlement, Maj. Gen. Alexei Tsygankov, head of the Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation, said Tuesday. “The command of ‘National Liberation Army’ [Organization for the Liberation of the Levant, formerly […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Saudi female human rights activist faces potential execution fo protesting regime
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) – A female human rights activist in Saudi Arabia is facing potential execution for protesting the Al-Saud regime in 2015. According to European-Saudi Organization for Human Rights (ESOHR), Israa Al-Ghomgham could be executed by the Saudi regime if she is found guilty in cout. The director of the ESOHR, ‘Ali Adubisi, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Large-scale conflict in Syria is ending but ideological war continues – Bassel
Large-scale military action in Syria is ending, however, ideological conflict on the country’s territory will continue, Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil stated in an interview with TASS. According to him, currently, there are pockets of conflict in Syria that had been left there deliberately to destabilize the situation in the country. “The big war is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Massive blast rocks Afrin city in northwest Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 P.M.) – A loud explosion was heard across northwest Aleppo, tonight, after a powerful blast ripped through the city of Afrin. The source of the explosion is still unknown; however, some local activists have claimed it may have been a car bombing. Afrin city is currently under the control of the Turkish-backed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Iran: Rouhani says Tehran’s ‘power’ scares US
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:25 P.M.) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the United States would not attack Iran because they were aware of its ‘mighty’ power, speaking in Tehran on Tuesday. “Why isn’t the US attacking us militarily? It’s because of our power. Because it knows how costly it would be,” Rouhani told a captive audience at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Seabird E-murre-gency: Meet Mara
Meet Mara: Young murres like Mara have been flooding our Northern California wildlife center for the past two months. Little Mara was named after her quick-thinking rescuer who was taking a morning walk on the beach and spotted something peculiar bobbing in the water – it looked like a tiny penguin. Springing into action, she […]
"The Mind Is Its Own Place..."
"We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in all circumstances we are by ourselves. The martyrs go hand in hand into the arena; they are crucified alone. Embraced, the lovers desperately try to fuse their insulated ecstasies into a single self-transcendence; in vain. By its very nature every embodied spirit is doomed to suffer and enjoy in solitude. Sensations, feelings, insights, fancies–all these are private and, except through symbols and at second hand, incommunicable. We can pool information about experiences, but never the experiences themselves. ... more »
El Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Argentina y Chile vuelve al Senado
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21-Aug-2018 Nuevamente se busca ratificar un tratado a espaldas de la ciudadanía y sin estudios de impacto que acrediten la necesidad de este Tratado para el desarrollo de un comercio en función de las necesidades del pueblo argentino
Haciendo que el Derecho a Regular en el Derecho de las Inversiones Trabaje para el Desarrollo: Reflexiones de las experiencias de Sudáfrica y Brasil
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21-Aug-2018 Debido a que los acuerdos internacionales de inversión (AIIs) fueron creados para limitar algunos aspectos del derecho a regular de los países, la primera ola de AIIs inhibió la experimentación regulatoria de los países receptores que podría perjudicar los derechos de los inversores extranjeros.
El Borrador del Modelo de TBI Holandés de 2018: Una evaluación crítica
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21-Aug-2018 Lamentablemente, el tan esperado nuevo modelo de TBI aún no alcanza a satisfacer la promesa de lograr un “reseteo de políticas” que colocaría al desarrollo sostenible en primer lugar.
Free Download: Aldous Huxley, "The Doors of Perception"
*"The Doors of Perception"* by Psychedelic Frontier "Aldous Huxley became a pioneer in the (practically nonexistent) field of modern psychedelic literature in 1954 when he published "The Doors of Perception", a short but detailed book about his experience with mescaline. Many people would hesitate to publish a book about such a controversial and personal topic even today, half a century later, but Huxley staked his claim smack dab in the middle of the 1950s. The term “psychedelic” hadn’t even been coined yet (though Huxley would contribute to its creation a few years later). This... more »
Groups rally against bill that will hand over California electricity grid to Trump administration
. A coalition of environmental and consumer groups held a press conference against AB 813 at the State Capitol in Sacramento yesterday. Photo by Dan Bacher. Groups rally against bill that will hand over California electricity grid to Trump administration By Dan Bacher Censored News SACRAMENTO — A press conference and rally on the south steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento
Empire collapse
The Road to Disaster? Carl Boggs writes in Counterpunch: The monotonously endless anti-Russia crusade serves a number of political agendas for Democrats and the Washington power structure. It rationalizes Hillary Clinton’s stunning defeat, delegitimizes and weakens the Trump presidency, sets momentum for impeachment, and helps drive up Pentagon (and intelligence) spending. Often forgotten is a yet another, deeper factor: Russia has long been targeted as an intolerable obstacle to U.S. Eurasian supremacy, years before the Trump phenomenon was on the horizon. A mixture of aggres... more »
Ex- Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort Found Guilty Of 8 Of 18 Charges; Ex-Trump Lawyer Cohen To Plead Guilty In Deal With Prosecutors
“Trump aide Manafort found guilty on eight of 18 charges Posted:Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:53:28 -0400 Former Trump campaign chairman Paul … Continue reading →
President Trump's Former Personal Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges. Former Trump Campaign Chairman Found Guilty Of Federal Charges
*CNBC:* *Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty, admits to making illegal payments at direction of candidate to influence election* * Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer and fixer for President Donald Trump, has struck a plea deal with federal prosecutors, NBC News reported on Tuesday. * Cohen came under investigation by federal prosecutors in New York City earlier this year. They had received a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. * Prosecutors had been eyeing Cohen's business... more »
Youths Demanding Fossil Fuel Extraction Freeze Arrested at California Gov's Office
. Six youths demanding a fossil fuel extraction freeze arrested in sit in at Jerry Brown's Office By Dan Bacher Censored News SACRAMENTO, Cal -- As massive wildfires continued to ravage the state, 35 California youth held a sit-in at Governor Jerry Brown's office at the state capitol in Sacramento on Tuesday, August 7, demanding that he freeze new fossil fuel drilling and develop a
QotD: 'Identity politics' . . . sorts individuals into groups based on gender, race or sexual orientation, as if such characteristics actually decide one’s political interests"
*"'*Identity politics*' . . . sorts individuals into groups based on gender, race or sexual orientation, as if such characteristics actually decide one’s political interests...** "* *Public intellectuals push for ever-expanding and cross-cutting segmentation of society into group identities. Rarely mentioned, let alone taken seriously, is the notion that ideas and principles can, and should, unite individuals of all physical types and cultural backgrounds, for the sake of the individual’s life and happiness. The [idea of the] 'melting pot' is now an object of mockery." *~ Tom B...more »
Did climate scientists make it all up?
“The evidence indicates our planet still might stand a chance of averting a complete climate catastrophe as long as my colleagues and I belong to a cabal of charlatans who are secretly paid huge sums of money to trick everyone … Continue reading →
“There Is No Reality Anymore…”
*“There Is No Reality Anymore…”* by Thad Beversdorf "I 'd love to change the world, but I don 't know what to do, so I'll leave it up to you..." * "What a great lyric that is from the late 60's, early 70's English band "10 Years After." I believe this describes that uneasy feeling of discontent that sits deep in the stomach, beneath the day to day exteriors, of so many people today. The world is like a black hole in that it seems to be getting smaller and smaller as the years go by but also heavier and heavier with each passing day. When I was a teenager and my friends and I were tak... more »
"The Line..."
“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either, but right through every human heart, and through all human hearts. This line shifts. Inside us, it oscillates with the years. Even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained; and even in the best of all hearts, there remains a small corner of evil. It is impossible to expel evil from the world in its entirety, but it is possible to constrict it within each person.” - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
"Adolph and the Free Sh*t Model"
*"Adolph and the Free Sh*t Model"* by Paul Rosenberg "I really don’t like invoking Adolph, and I don’t like “swear words,” especially in headlines. But today I’m hard pressed to avoid either, and so I’ll just go with it. I can’t avoid Adolph because he said something more clearly than anyone else I’m able to quote. Here’s the passage: "I have not come into this world to make men better, but to make use of their weaknesses." And that’s precisely what he did. It’s also what Google, Facebook, and other “free sh*t” providers are doing. They are amassing power by using human weaknesses... more »
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 231 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Autumn Will Save Us from Climate Change
Originally posted on Science Matters: Hot, Hot, Hot. You will have noticed that the term “climate change” is now synonymous with “summer”. Since the northern hemisphere is where most of the world’s land, people and media are located, two typical summer months (June was not so hot) have been depicted as the fires of hell…
CBS: Coconut oil is “pure poison,” says Harvard professor
Coconut oil has been used by people for thousands of years both externally and internally. But last year, it got some negative press. However recently, Harvard professor Karin Michels, a professor at the department of epidemiology at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, took her feelings about the little fruit to a whole new level. RELATED […] The post CBS: Coconut oil is “pure poison,” says Harvard professor appeared first on Health Nut News.
10-month nightmare kills thousands of animals and crushes a thriving industry
Florida is well-known for its aquatic wildlife — a natural resource that is now being rapidly decimated by the influence of factory farms and chemical agriculture, combined with the unpredictable forces of nature. Over the past 10 months, scores of manatees, dolphins, turtles, eels, crabs and other marine animals have washed ashore, dead, killed by […] The post 10-month nightmare kills thousands of animals and crushes a thriving industry appeared first on Health Nut News.
Police officer breastfeeds malnourished baby while on duty at hospital
(Editor’s Note: Did you guys see this story? It made me so happy. Good for her. We need more people like Officer Ayala in the world!) Last week, while working her shift at Sor Maria Ludovica Hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentine police officer Celeste Jaqueline Ayala heard a baby crying uncontrollably. The baby, who was malnourished, […] The post Police officer breastfeeds malnourished baby while on duty at hospital appeared first on Health Nut News.
It's not just the landfill: Jefferson Parish garbage collection complaints also up
Missed pickups in first half of this year almost equal all of 2017
CFACT billboard lays out the facts on straw bans
New CFACT billboard exposes the uselessness of banning straws.
Brussels The Spy Capital In Europe?
*Politico:* *Brussels, city of spies* Growing role of EU has made Belgian capital prime target for spooks. Forget Vienna and Berlin. There’s another big nest of spies in Europe: Brussels. Suspicions among EU officials that the U.K. spied on them to obtain sensitive Brexit plans made headlines in Britain last week. But for many in the Brussels bubble, spying on both friends and foes is simply business as usual. For some foreign intelligence agencies, Brussels is a target because it hosts both the European Union and NATO. For others, like some African and Middle Eastern security se... more »
A Way Forward for Afghanistan
*Anatol Lieven* *Afghanistan, Middle East* [image: Taliban walk as they celebrate ceasefire in Ghanikhel district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan June 16, 2018.REUTERS/Parwiz] It is still on balance worth the United States hanging on in Afghanistan, for a variety of reasons. There is no chance of military victory over the Taliban. Nor, without a U.S. commitment to withdraw its troops and accept a major share of power for the Taliban, does there seem any serious chance of a peace settlement (the brief truce to mark a religious festival notwithstanding). Nor, with 100 percent o... more »
Seismic Panics
Nature is causing mild panic in the priestly classes superintending the geoscientific paradigm of saucer tectonics judging by the number of earthquakes focussed around the Pacific Ring Of Fire. (H/T Zerohedge). What seems to be happening is a trend to … Continue reading →
Fossilisation
The geological uniformist axiom first enumerated by Charles Lyell in his Principles of Geology, that the key to the past is the present, was and remains to the present a strict scientific formalism. It’s otherwise known as the scientific method … Continue reading →
In Spies Battle, Trump Holds the High Ground
[image: in-spies-battle-trump-holds-the-high-ground] In backing John Brennan's right to keep his top-secret security clearance, despite his having charged the president with treason, the U.S. intel community has chosen to fight on indefensible terrain.
The West Can No Longer Ignore the Long History of Islamic Rape Culture
[image: the-west-can-no-longer-ignore-the-long-history-of-islamic-rape-culture] Muslim grooming gangs are merely the latest incarnation of Islam’s long and sordid history of dehumanization and sexual abuse of women — fair-skinned women of European descent in particular.
Defense Department: Chinese Military Buildup Posing Threat to U.S. Targets
[image: defense-department-chinese-military-buildup-posing-threat-to-us-targets] A recent Defense Department report said that China poses a direct threat to U.S. territory, with China practicing long-range bombing runs against U.S. targets.
Kansas City School District Forces Boys and Girls to Use Same Bathrooms
[image: kansas-city-school-district-forces-boys-and-girls-to-use-same-bathrooms] They call it the Show-me State. But what will be shown, and to whom, is a good question now that a Kansas City school district is going to force boys and girls to use the same bathrooms.
Leftists Tear Down Another Confederate Statue
[image: leftists-tear-down-another-confederate-statue] Antifa goons strike again — this time, they tear down a statue and assault a Sanders supporter.
OH-01: Pure(val) Lesser Of Two Evils Politics
There's been a lot of silly talk by click-hungry pundits about how there's no blue wave coming. Unless, they're smart enough-- and they're not-- to be explain that there's no blue wave because it's actually an "anti-red wave," just ignore them and they'll slither back under their rocks. Ask a Republican incumbent if they feel a wave coming. Today *Politico*'s Elena Schneider reported on how the wave is impacting once-safe GOP seats by focussing in on one, OH-01, a very carefully-drawn district which includes most of Cincinnati. She wrote that "Republicans who represented some of th... more »
Did African-American Drivers Comprise 100% of the Traffic Arrests in Polk County, Iowa?
An activist organization mistakenly reported a Des Moines police officer's 2017 traffic arrests were of exclusively African-American suspects.
Did a Florida Judge Give Vastly Different Sentences to Two Men, Whose Only Difference Was Their Race?
A viral meme, based on a piece of investigative journalism, left out some important context in the cases of Chase Legleitner and Lamar Lloyd.
New “Humanitarian” Tech Program In Syria “Invented” By Former State Dep’t, Arab Spring Participants
By Brandon Turbeville It’s been a few months since mainstream media has presented its audience with a State Department super hero acting as a “humanitarian”... more »
Nanny State Steps In On Soda, Law Proposed Banning Restaurants From Serving Beverages
By Aaron Kesel The nanny state is attempting to limit what drinks children can receive at restaurants. A California bill proposing limiting restaurants to serving... more »
Guardian’s Latest Arctic Scare
By Paul Homewood Today’s scare story from the Guardian: The oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic has started to break up, opening waters north of Greenland that are normally frozen, even in summer. This phenomenon – which has never been recorded before – has occurred twice this year due to […]
Taxing Carbon More Dangerous Than Not
A new study has fossil fuel activists twisting in the wind. The paper is Risk of increased food insecurity under stringent global climate change mitigation policy The paper is behind a paywall, but some detail is available from carbonbrief Global carbon tax in isolation could ‘exacerbate food insecurity by 2050’ Excerpts in italics with my bolds and […]
Autumn Will Save Us from Climate Change
Hot, Hot, Hot. You will have noticed that the term “climate change” is now synonymous with “summer”. Since the northern hemisphere is where most of the world’s land, people and media are located, two typical summer months (June was not so hot) have been depicted as the fires of hell awaiting any and all who […]
August 21: These most dangerous times of a most dangerous world.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/20/summer-weather-is-getting-stuck-due-to-arctic-warming https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/21/arctics-strongest-sea-ice-breaks-up-for-first-time-on-record https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/16/british-columbia-wildfires-state-of-emergency-declared https://lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/dyer-scientific-word-is-out-on-coming-hothouse-earth https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/08/20/we-are-climbing-rapidly-out-humankinds-safe-zone-new-report-warns-dire-climate https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/08/20/former-koch-indus... more »
We should listen to rational experienced voices
In 2002, Jim Webb penned an op-ed in The Washington Post cautioning the US about going into Iraq. Who is Jim Webb? He is a former Marine, Secretary of the Navy and US Senator from Virginia. He has a law … Continue reading →
Progressive Media Matters Outed in Conspiracy to Censor Conservatives
As if there was ever any doubt. One has to wonder what goes on behind closed Progressive doors that we don’t know about. It is also strange that incriminating documents like this are rarely leaked exposing conservatives, but Project Veritas doesn’t seem to have any shortage of topics to expose. Full David Brock confidential memo … Continue reading "Progressive Media Matters Outed in Conspiracy to Censor Conservatives"
Progressive Media Actively Covering Up and Downplaying Corruption at the FBI?
What is so interesting about this story is that there is no middle ground. Both sides have bet the farm, and only one side can be right. President Trump either colluded with the Russians or he didn’t. The FBI, CIA, Justice Department and Obama administration actively worked to protect Hillary and undermine President Trump or … Continue reading "Progressive Media Actively Covering Up and Downplaying Corruption at the FBI?"
War Abroad, War at Home
[image: undefined] Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, speaking at a Ron Paul Institute conference this past weekend, predicted US troops would remain in Afghanistan another 50 years — just as they have in Germany and Korea. He also termed the ongoing US-backed campaign in Yemen the "most brutal war on earth," a war western media overwhelming ignore. Colonel Douglas Macgregor at the same conference called Washington DC "the place where good ideas go to die." His years at the Pentagon, coupled with his experience leading US forces into Iraq during the first Gulf War, caused him to question... more »
Afghan War A 'Total Failure' - Should We 'Privatize' It?
We are approaching the 17 year anniversary of the US war on Afghanistan. It is a slow-motion disaster, with our "enemy" the Taliban gaining more ground each year. Spending four trillion dollars and wasting thousands of lives in a war we are losing has led many, including Blackwater founder Erik Prince, to declare the Afghan war a "total loss." Prince has a plan that he claims would "win" the war by using far fewer US troops and spending far less money. But what is "winning"? What is the policy? Why are the Taliban our enemies in the first place? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:
Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Defends Her Country's Policies Toward Rohingya Muslims
*SCMP:* *Rohingya crisis: terrorism may spread beyond Myanmar, Suu Kyi warns* Myanmar’s unofficial leader uses Singapore lecture to warn of ‘grave consequences’ for countries in the region – and defends her government’s handling of the situation in Rakhine The threat of terrorism is a real and present danger in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, a problem that has serious consequences for the entire region if left unchecked, said Myanmar’s unofficial leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She said unless the security challenge was addressed, the risk of violence in the country would remain. “The danger... more »
Patmos and our future of Christ’s increasing light
Given the amazingly accurate predictions of Saint Paisios about the Anti Christ, (see yesterday’s posts) I’d like to mention what Paisios said about the deeper meaning of our life, also in volume 2 of his “Spiritual Counsels”. Just to recall, Saint Paisios, along with Saint Porphyrios, is probably the closest we will come today to seeing something of […]
Ebola death toll rises in DR Congo. Will hostile forces use opportunity to insert their own vaccine teams secretly into conflict zone to accelerate Ebola engulfment of the USA? Globalists playing with fire
Ebola death toll rises to 55 in the Democratic Republic of Congo – but many MORE could be dead from incurable virus in lawless militia zones Less than half of the deaths have been confirmed to be down to the killer virus But officials fear the remaining fatalities are likely to have been caused by […]
BREAKTHROUGH CURE! SURVIVOR’S BLOOD ANTIBODIES ARE WORKING WELL IN NEW EBOLA OUTBREAK, NO SIDE EFFECTS REPORTED
From Africareport Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the INRB’s director-general said 10 Ebola patients had received mAb114 in Beni and that they are waiting for its US manufacturers to deliver more doses this week. “Until now 10 people have already received this treatment (mAb114) via infusion, it’s an hour of treatment, one injection and until now all […]
Tip to China, Kim and co. Bribe Globalist Jim Mattis to obtain the source code for Amazon’s cloud, probably easier than hacking it
James Mattis has urged commanders to use the military’s criminal justice system more often to tackle corruption just as he faces scrutiny for “serious and possible criminal violations related to the Amazon cloud”. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2018/08/14/mattis-wants-commanders-to-rely-more-on-ucmj-for-disciplinary-problems/ https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/08/has-bezos-become-more-powerful-in-dc-than-trump The Amazon cloud is a Globalist Skynet project to take control after depopulation and Mattis’ role in pushing this project using […]
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Over 700,000 People Take Shelter in Relief Camps as Waters Begin to Recede in Kerala
Focus shifts to relief as waters recede in Kerala.
How Scientists Engineer Foods to Make Them Dangerously Addictive
“Food pleasure appears to involve both the opioid and cannabinoids reward circuitry that interact in complex ways.”
DEA Makes Shocking Move, Orders Increase In Cannabis Production by 500% to Fight Opioid Crisis
The amount of marijuana that can be grown previously had been roughly 1,000 pounds, but will be increasing to 5,400 pounds in 2019.
Breaking: Lahey report released
The Lahey independent review of Nova Scotia forestry practices makes 45 recommendations after a year-long study. Lahey recommends that the province adopt what is known as the triad model of ecological forestry. “It seeks to combine conservation of nature with a productive and profitable forestry industry,” says William Lahey, a former deputy minister of Environment […]
How America's Wars Have Created Piles of Debt (And Little Strategic Benefit)
*Jacob Heilbrunn* *United States, North America* America risks the return of the very fiscal and foreign policy perils that Walter Lippmann warned about almost a century ago. When Defense Secretary James N. Mattis spoke at the 2018 Center for the National Interest Distinguished Service Award dinner in late July, he outlined a foreign policy strategy for the United States that focused on the resurgence of great-power competition. Mattis also warned that the United States could endanger itself from within. Specifically, he stated that the growing national debt amounts to a form of ... more »
Can America Defeat China's Asymmetric Warfare Plans if Conflict Came?
*Larry M. Wortzel* *Security, Asia* For China, asymmetric warfare represents a tactic with ancient roots that has been successfully applied to the contemporary age. Asymmetric warfare, as seen from Beijing, means using one’s own strengths and capabilities to attack an enemy’s weaknesses. Doing so may involve the use of terrain, tactics, or the application of new or different technologies. *China’s focus on irregular war represents a challenge to U.S. military doctrine, and necessitates new thinking about inherent vulnerabilities in the current American way of war. To properly def... more »
Air Force F-22 Raptor Pilot: “Our Role Is to Kick Down the Door”
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * But could Russia or China catch up? *One recent addition to the Raptors at Langley is the new Block 3.2A/Update 5 software. At long last, the new upgrade adds the Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder high-off boresight missile—something long coveted by the F-22 community. The additional of the AIM-9X is a huge improvement for the Raptor, all of the pilots at 1st Fighter Wing that I spoke to told me. The addition of the new weapon greatly increases the F-22’s already formidable lethality. That’s even though Upgrade 5 is an interim capability. The AIM-9X and th... more »
Former CIA and FBI official Phil Mudd Tells Paris Dennard To 'Get Out' While Debating President Trump's Revocation Of John Brennan's Security Clearance
*WNU Editor:* Former CIA and FBI official Phil Mudd is called out on why security clearances are important for those who have them when they leave government, and he melts down when he cannot answer it. As to Phil Mudd's claim that he has not profited from his security clearance .... that is BS. His entire website is a promotion on his tenure at the CIA and FBI (and is probably the only reason why he gets his contracts like on CNN) .... *PhilMudd.com* This debate on security clearances .... and who has them .... has certainly opened a lot of people's eyes on how Washington works. ... more »
Germany Proposes EU Payment System With Iran To Avoid U.S. Sanctions And To Save The Nuclear Deal
Vocal Europe *Reuters:* *Germany urges EU payment system without U.S. to save Iran deal* BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe needs to set up payment systems independent of the United States if it wants to save the nuclear deal between Iran and major powers that was abandoned by President Donald Trump, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said. “That’s why it is indispensable that we strengthen European autonomy by creating payment channels that are independent of the United States, a European Monetary Fund and an independent SWIFT system,” Maas wrote in the Handelsblatt business daily. “Eve...more »
Two Iranians Arrested By U.S. Authorities For Spying On Jewish Sites And Iranian Government Opponents
Leonhard Foeger/Reuters *VOA:* *US Indicts Two Iranians for Allegedly Spying for Tehran * Two Iranian men were indicted Monday for allegedly spying for Tehran by gathering information on an Iran exile group and "conducting covert surveillance" of Jewish institutions in the U.S., the Justice Department said in a statement. Iranians Majid Ghorbani and Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar are accused of carrying out secret surveillance of Israeli and Jewish facilities in the U.S. and collecting information on members of Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), a group calling for the overthrow of the Irania... more »
Fearing They Will Bankrupt The Country, Malaysia Cancels Two Massive Chinese Projects
*Reuters:* *Malaysia's Mahathir cancels China-backed rail, pipeline projects* KUALA LUMPUR/BEIJING (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday that the Chinese-funded $20 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project and a natural gas pipeline project in Sabah will be canceled for now, according to media reports. Mahathir made the comments while addressing the media in Beijing during his five-day trip to China. He said the projects, would be canceled until such time as Malaysia can afford it. The Prime Minister’s office confirmed the comments Mahathir mad... more »
North Korean News Updates -- August 21, 2018
*Daily Mail:* *Kim Jong-UNHAPPY: Rain-soaked North Korean leader mourns loss of father's military chief before raging at country's dismal health services, uneven roads and 'idle' officials* * Kim Jong-un attended the funeral of the former military chief Kim Yong-chun * He stood in rain as he described 'glorious life' of one of his father's top officials * Dictator resumed leadership duties with blistering attack on health services * Hit out at 'idle' officials, saying there was 'nothing to be proud of' in health sector Kim Jong-un has vented his fury over North Korea's dismal heal... more »
U.S. Senate Approves $10 Million Budget For Recovery Of U.S. Remains In North Korea
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency officials conduct an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii on Aug. 1, 2018, for the 55 cases believed to contain the remains of American service members lost in the Korean War. On Monday, the Senate backed plans to add $10 million to DPAA's budget in fiscal 2019 for more recovery and identification efforts. (Senior Airman Mikaley Kline/Air Force) *Military Times*: *Senate approves big boost for recovery of U.S. remains in North Korea* WASHINGTON — Senate lawmakers on Monday backed adding $10 million to their defense ... more »
U.N. Nuclear Watchdog: Did Not Find Any Indication That North Korea Has Stopped Its Nuclear Activities
In 2009 Pyongyang expelled IAEA inspectors from its Yongbyon nuclear site and has since refused to allow IAEA inspections on its territory. © GeoEye Satellite Image/AFP/File *Reuters:* *No indication North Korean nuclear activities stopped: IAEA* VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it did not find any indication that North Korea had stopped its nuclear activities, adding to doubts about the country’s willingness to abandon its arsenal. “The continuation and further development of the DPRK’s nuclear program and related statements by the DPRK are a cause for grave conc... more »
UN Rights Chief: UN Could 'Collapse' Without Change
Hussein will be replaced by former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet in September [File: Denis Balibouse/Reuters] *DW: **UN human rights chief says Security Council members risk UN's survival* The outgoing UN human rights chief has said the five permanent members wield too much power as they can veto resolutions even in cases of alleged injustices. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein has been outspoken during his term. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, the outgoing UN human rights chief, warned on Monday that the world body could "collapse" if the imbalance caused by the excessive powers wielded by the ... more »
Social Score: Facebook Now Rating Trustworthiness of Users
By Joseph Jankowski Facebook is now rating the trustworthiness of its users as a part of the effort to tackle “fake news.” The new trustworthiness... more »
Battlefield America: The Ongoing War on the American People
By John W. Whitehead “A government which will turn its tanks upon its people, for any reason, is a government with a taste of blood... more »
Fitbits Still Lauded as Beneficial Despite Various Unpleasant Symptoms Reported, Class Action Lawsuits Due to Inaccurate Heart Monitor Readings and Rashes
By B.N. Frank Activist Post, Natural Blaze, and other publications have already published articles about Fitbit wearers experiencing a wide range of unpleasant and sometimes... more »
Ban “Killer robots” to Protect Fundamental Moral and Legal Principles
By Bonnie Docherty, Harvard University When drafting a treaty on the laws of war at the end of the 19th century, diplomats could not foresee... more »
Burning Man Turned Into a Police State as Feds Order Cops to Stop and Search Attendees
By John Vibes Over the years, the Burning Man Festival has become one of the most popular events and party destinations in the US and... more »
NATO Launches Largest War Games to be Staged in Latvia
By Joseph Jankowski NATO has launched the largest war games to take place in Latvia since the country became independent in 1918. The military games,... more »
Tab clearing
Several articles and posts caught my eye recently. In no particular order, they include: 1. *On Security Clearances* (The Diplomad) 2. *Pulling Their Clearances Is Only the Start – It’s Time to Stamp out Elite Privilege* (Townhall) 3. *Trump Is Not Trying to Silence Brennan. The president’s strategy is the opposite: to make the former CIA director more prominent and use him as a foil* (Bloomberg) 4. *Connecting some dots* (Reddit - *if true, this list of people and their links uncovers the "Swamp Conspiracy" against President Trump more clearly than any...more »
California Bill: Only Milk and Water on Kids' Menus
[image: california-bill-only-milk-and-water-on-kids-menus] To address growing concerns over childhood obesity, a California State Senate bill seeks to require restaurants to include only water or plain milk on their children’s menus.
ALWAYS BE CLOSING
The Trump team just deported an aging Nazi: At the order of President Donald Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents removed 95-year-old Jakiw Palij from his Queens, New York, home on Monday. Justice Department officials say Palij served as an armed guard at a death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.... Palij was ordered to leave the country more than a decade ago, but deportation never happened during the Bush and Obama years: First tracked down by investigators in 1993, Mr. Palij was stripped of his American citizenship 10 years later when a federal judge found that he had ... more »
In 1992 Sinead O’Connor Tore Up a Photo of the Pope to Expose Priest Child Abuse, No One Listened
[image: o'connor] The world owes Sinead O'Connor an apology for mocking and insulting her after she tried to expose rampant child abuse in the Catholic church 25 years ago. The post In 1992 Sinead O’Connor Tore Up a Photo of the Pope to Expose Priest Child Abuse, No One Listened appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Film Incentives Continue to Perform Poorly Everywhere
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The Jim Acosta of Political Activist
David Hogg tells New York Magazine: “We really only remember a few hundred people, if that many, out of the billions that have ever lived. Is that what I was destined to become?” - @Alex Pappas *Skippy Plans to Run for Political Office When He Turns 25 and Learns to Drive* "Older Democrats just won’t move the f*ck off the plate and let us take control." He believes that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is "a future President of the United States." ----------------------------------------------------------------- If anyone remembers David Hogg it's because he's one of the most annoyingly a... more »
Assad attends Eid al-Adha prayers in Damascus *STILLS*
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended Eid al-Adha prayers at the al-Rawda mosque in Damascus on Tuesday. Images show Assad attending the Eid prayers, and greeting officials and worshippers as he arrived at al-Rawda mosque. This is the first Eid al-Adha since the Syrian troops recaptured the suburbs of Damascus earlier this year. Eid al-Adha is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Bassel slams Hariri: ‘no one asked you to visit Syria’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 P.M.) – Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassel slammed Prime Minister Saad Hariri during his interview with Russia Today. During his interview, Bassel stated that ties with Syria won’t be severed, adding that no one asked Hariri to vistit the country. “No one asked Hariri to visit Syria,” Bassel said during the interview. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia ready to share Syrian counter-terrorism experience with Egypt
Moscow is ready to provide the Egyptian Armed Forces with knowledge in the sphere of combating terrorism that the Russian forces obtained in Syria, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated on Monday during a session of the Joint Russian-Egyptian Commission on Military and Technical Cooperation. He noted that Russia supports the efforts of the Egyptian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Assad, Aoun reportedly hold talks over phone call: Al-Akhbar
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his Lebanese counterpart Michel ‘Aoun reportedly held a telephone meeting recently to discuss the refugee situation, Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar publication reported. According to the Al-Akhbar report, the two presidents discussed “the issue of Syrian refugees and ways to expedite their return home.” Furthermore, the article stated […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Brother of Ahed Tamimi sentenced to 14 months in prison for ‘stone throwing’
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – The older brother of Ahed Tamimi was sentenced to 14 months in prison after an Israeli court found him guilty of “throwing stones” at security forces, the Times of Israel reported. Wa’ed Tamimi, 22, of Nabi Saleh village was sentenced by an Israeli military court, Monday, for throwing stones at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Jon Stewart Helps Aid Goats Found on New York Subway Tracks
A train operator on alerted headquarters about “two very baaaaad boys” along the N Line in Brooklyn.
Logic Stages Immigrant Protest At VMAs with Parents, Kids
The children, including some younger ones who appeared intimidated by the crowd, stood in a line as a "human wall."
Aretha Franklin: Entertainment Genius, Feminist and Social Activist
While not overtly political, Aretha Franklin was astute to the power of her platform and used her voice for more than just belting out songs and entertaining audiences. She was a proud and strong advocate for the Black community, in particular, Black women.
The Demands for Diversity Hiring Requires a “Pipeline”
As the summer closes and college campuses across the country come roaring back to life, the demands for an academy that better reflects the full diversity of the student body and their own experiences will no doubt come center stage once again. The demands for a diverse faculty are growing and will further create division between the student body and university administration if they are not addressed in a more urgent manner.
BREAKING: What you see isn't real, Donald Trump once said!
*TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2018"Press corps" keeps proving his point:* We're going to start with Brian Williams, because Brian Williams went last. All day long, cable pundits had staged one of their trademark stampedes/mental breakdowns. Yesterday's trademark mental breakdown concerned what Rudy had said. Rudy had said it on Sunday's Meet the Press. Five minutes into last night's program, Brian presented Rudy's statement like this: WILLIAMS (8/20/18): Robert Costa, *we're going to play for our audience the moment heard around the world* from Meet The Press this weekend. We'll talk abou... more »
Mahathir calls for 'fair trade' in China, warns of 'new colonialism'
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
21-Aug-2018 Veteran Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad lived up to his reputation for straight talk, calling for "fair trade" and warning against a new colonialism in a joint press conference with Chinese premier Li Keqiang.
All India traders strike against Walmart-Flipkart deal: CAIT
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
21-Aug-2018 The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Monday called for an all India traders strike against the Walmart-Flipkart deal on September 28.
Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Chile y Argentina, “libre comercio que de comercio tiene muy poco”
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
21-Aug-2018 El miércoles pasado se suspendió el tratamiento en el Senado del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Argentina y Chile. Desde las Asambleas Mejor Sin TLC de Argentina y Chile rechazaron su aprobación.
Indonesia, South Korea calling for acceleration of RCEP negotiation
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
21-Aug-2018 Indonesian President Joko Widodo and visiting Prime Minister of South Korea Lee Nak-yeon met at the State Palace on Monday, calling for acceleration of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
El Tratado de Libre Comercio Argentina-Chile: el camino a un retorno encubierto del ALCA
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
21-Aug-2018 Actualmente se encuentra en tratamiento parlamentario en los Congresos de Chile y de Argentina el Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre ambos países.
Chile - Civil society organizations: "Without impact studies, Congress cannot vote free trade agreements"
bilaterals.org - 11 hours ago
21-Aug-2018 The Chamber of Deputies approved the request that the Government has to review in detail each and every treaty signed by Chile, as well as future agreements.
Water Wars: Dollar Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Aug. 2018 (Source: Flickr/U.S. State Department) At the ASEAN Regional Forum on Aug. 4 in Singapore, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced $300 million in new security assistance in the Indo-Pacific region, consisting of $290.5 million in “Foreign Military Financing” and $8.5 million in “International Narcotics and Law Enforcement.” The announcement came soon after the United States unveiled $113 million in development for technology, energy and infrastructure to countries in the region. This new securit... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 21
1921 King Faisal’s coronation Started negotiations over Anglo-Iraq treaty 1950 Nuri al-Said threatened to revoke license of transport company if didn’t fill quota of shipping 500 Jews out of Iraq per day 1969 Bakr govt executed opponents in central Baghdad 2002 Bush told press he had patience on Iraq and was thinking of all the options 2003 Sec State Powell asked UN Security Council to pass resolution encouraging foreign countries to provide troops for Iraq 2003 Ali Hassan al-Majid “Chemical Ali” captured by US forces 2005 Interior Minister Jabr said that s... more »
"Watch Out California! 53 Major Earthquakes Just Hit The Ring Of Fire In A 24 Hour Period"
*"Watch Out California! 53 Major Earthquakes* * Just Hit The Ring Of Fire In A 24 Hour Period"* by Michael Snyder "Is something unusual starting to happen to the crust of our planet? The USGS defines any earthquake of at least magnitude 4.5 as “significant”, and there were 53 earthquakes that met that criteria along the Ring of Fire on Sunday alone. If you would like to verify that information for yourself, you can so do right here. *Click image for larger size.* Not too long ago, I wrote about how “Earth changes” seem to be accelerating all over the world, but even I was stunned by ... more »
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