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Ray Tracing Is Back Again. Is It Real This Time? Nvidia Thinks So
Ray tracing has been a hot topic since...well, at least 350 B.C. in the western world, when Aristotle described his camera obscura and wrote that the eye is 'a darkened chamber awaiting light.' Da Vinci was fascinated by it, as was Descartes. And of course Einstein wanted to understand light quanta. In the 1990s, software and hardware companies began to tout it, but like Atari Jaguar's claim it was a 64-bit machine because it had two 32-bit processors, it was a lot of marketing. read more
The Dog That Didn’t Bark
This post gets into political territory, but continues a theme on the importance of evidence in attesting whether a claim is true or false. The topic of course is the investigation into election collusion (itself not a crime) between Russia and Trump. Here is a status report following convictions yesterday. George Neumayr writes in American […]
Two RAF Typhoon jets are scrambled from Romanian base to intercept Russian aircraft over the Black Sea
NATO continues to steadily advance eastwards. Now RAF Typhoons are intercepting Russian jets over the Black Sea, which adjoins Russia
President Trump Responds To Yesterday's Plea Deal And Conviction Of Two Former Associates
*Daily Mail:* *Trump hails multiple felon Manafort as a 'brave man' saying his ex-campaign chair 'refused to break’ to Mueller – and that jury did NOT convict him on ten of 18 counts* * Trump praised his former campaign manager Paul Manafort for not making a deal with federal prosecutors * Trump emphasized that 10 out of 18 counts could not be decided * Trump has not ruled out a pardon for Manafort * He contrasted Manafort's behavior with that of his former personal attorney Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to eight counts on Tuesday * Jury of six men and six women returned verdic... more »
Did a ‘New Deadly Spider’ Species Kill Several People in the U.S. in the Summer of 2018?
A viral, scare-mongering Facebook post fabricated a series of fatal spider bites and used photographs of the relatively harmless woodlouse spider.
Low-Number Delaware License Plate Auctioned for $410K
Low-numbered Delaware license plates are in demand.
So... Impeachment Is On The Table-- But Can You Impeach A Whole Party?
Last night I asked Alan Grayson what he plans to do on this first day back in Congress. Best known as a tireless fighter for seniors, he didn't hesitate for a moment to say he plans to lay out the detailed plans for impeaching Trump. He has billboards and campaign signs all over Central Florida's 9th district (eastern Orlando, parts of Osceola, Orange and Polk counties) that say "Dump Trump-- Vote For Alan Grayson." Trump's first tweets Wednesday morning barked about how he prefers cronies who refuse to cooperate with the government's investigations. Who's getting a pardon-- an... more »
Solving the Tech Deficit on Capitol Hill: A Call for Applications
Anyone who saw Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress in April witnessed first-hand what I experienced for six years as a congressional staffer: the Senate and the House of Representatives aren’t up to the task of understanding how technology is reshaping society. Senior Members of Congress didn’t seem to understand how Facebook made money or targeted ads. And some couldn’t distinguish Facebook from an email platform or internet service provider. I started TechCongress, an initiative that places technologists in Congress through a one-year fellowship, to bridge... more »
Robert Mueller's Desperate and Phony Manafort and Cohen Blitz: Time to Organize
[image: Robert Swan Mueller and Hillary Rodham Clinton] For anyone thinking that the war against Robert Mueller is won and they can afford to not get out and organize their friends and neighbors to vote on election day, November 6th, Tuesday, August 21, 2018, should have been a strong wakeup call, a hard kick in the rear end. Paul Manafort was convicted on eight counts of tax and bank fraud by a jury in Alexandria, Virginia. Donald Trump's long time personal attorney, Michael Cohen entered a guilty plea the same afternoon to a variety of tax and bank fraud counts as well as pleading... more »
Psyllium Seed Powder Benefits for Heart Health (The Fiber Source You Need)
We have all heard that fiber is healthy for the heart, the gut, and the entire body. One of the best benefits of plant foods is that certain varieties are loaded with fiber. Fiber can help you lose weight, prevent cancer, lower blood sugar, and reduce heart disease risk. Our favorite foods for fiber include […] The post Psyllium Seed Powder Benefits for Heart Health (The Fiber Source You Need) appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.
The State of Democracy: 11-Year-Old Hacks A State Election Replica Website in Just 10 Minutes
[image: election] An 11-year-old was able to hack a replica government election website in under 10 minutes while dozens of other children did it in under 30 minutes. The post The State of Democracy: 11-Year-Old Hacks A State Election Replica Website in Just 10 Minutes appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Now that makes good sense....
Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul has suggested that one way to influence Russian behavior would be to limit the size of NATO and limit its expansion into Eastern Europe by not insisting that Ukraine and Georgia be members. “Sanctions are sort of the stick, and the question is what is the carrot. I would say that one of the carrots might be considering whether or not we continue to insist that Ukraine and Georgia be in NATO,” Paul said. “I think that if you really wanted to influence Russia’s behavior and you were talking in a one-to-one basis with Russia and you were to have ... more »
When The Shah and Nixon Manipulated The Kurds
(National Archives)In 1976 part of the secret Senate Intelligence Committee’s Pike report was leaked to the *Village Voice*. The Pike Committee was put together in 1975 to investigate the activities of the Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Security Agency. It included information on how the Nixon Administration began supporting the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to help the Shah pressure Iraq over a border dispute. Once that issue was resolved the U.S. and Iran abandoned the Kurds whose rebellion was crushed. U.S. support for the Kurdistan... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 22
1973 Sheikh Jabir al-Sabah visited Iraq and again offered to talk about Iraq-Kuwait border dispute Iraq demanded 2 islands from Kuwait which it refused 1991 Bush announced no fly zone over southern Iraq to stop Saddam offensive to clear out southern marshes 1995 UN interviewed Hussein Kamal former Industry Min and Saddam’s son-in-law that defected to Jordan Kamal said Iraq hid its WMD and nuke programs from inspectors but all programs ended after Gulf War US and UN didn’t believe Kamal’s claim that Iraq had ended its programs Were convince Iraq would always ... more »
Will the Real John Brennan Please Stand Up?
[image: undefined] The battle between many former intelligence chiefs and the White House is becoming a gift that keeps on giving to the mass media, which is characteristically deeply immersed in Trump derangement syndrome in attacking the president for his having stripped former CIA Director John Brennan of his security clearance. One of the most ludicrous claims, cited in the Washington Post on Sunday, was that the Trump move was intended to “stifle free speech.” While I am quite prepared to believe a lot of things about the serial maladroit moves and explanations coming out of th... more »
A President Taking the Fifth
Here's a question that I thought I'd throw out for discussion. Let's say that one of the civil suits against the President leads to him being deposed. In that deposition, he is asked a question and decides to assert his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, which is his right. Wouldn't such as assertion be a tacit admission that the President believes that he cannot pardon himself? If he could pardon himself, then how can he take the Fifth with respect to a federal investigation? UPDATE: Upon reflection, I see that in practice it would be hard to separate statements ... more »
Millennial Writes “Evil is a Make-believe Concept” — Then Is Killed by ISIS
[image: millennial-writes-evil-is-a-make-believe-concept-then-is-killed-by-isis] It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime, the kind you tell your grandkids about. But Jay Austin and Lauren Geoghegan will never have kids. Their around-the-world bike tour ended abruptly this summer at the hands of Islamic State jihadis — just, ironically, about three months after Austin wrote in a blog that “evil is a make-believe concept.”
Russian Air Force swarms Idlib province as offense nears
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has been stalking the jihadist forces in the Idlib province over the last 72 hours. Russian reconnaissance planes have been repeatedly flying over the southern and western countrysides of the Idlib Governorate in order to monitor and identify jihadist movements around the province. The Russian Air […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Top jihadist commander vows no deals with Syrian gov’t in Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – The commander of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham has vowed to his that there will be no deals with the Syrian government in the Idlib province. Citing Daraa as an example, Abu Mohammad Al-Jolani of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham stated during his recorded speech that his forces will fight till the end against […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Kurdish-led YPG carries out devastating assassination of Turkish-backed commander (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) carried out the devastating assassination of a high ranking commander from the Turkish-backed rebels in the Afrin region. According to the “Wrath of Olives” official media wing, a YPG sleeper cell carried out the assassination of the Jabhat Al-Shamiyah commander, Mohammad Mahhou, in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia’s upgraded T-90 tank excels its predecessor by combat efficiency in drills
Russia’s upgraded T-90M main battle tank considerably surpassed its T-90A predecessor by its combat efficiency at the Zapad-2017 strategic drills, the press office of Uralvagonzavod defense contractor told TASS at the Army-2018 forum on Wednesday. “By its combat efficiency, the T-90M tank considerably excels its predecessor, the T-90A. The participation of T-90M tanks in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Postmodern Art and Postmodern Philosophy
Marcel Duchamp Fountain, 1917Charles Jencks, in his book *The Post-Modern Reader*, points out that the term “postmodernism,” or “post-modernism”( as it was spelled in the 1960s), was not an invention of the philosophers but of artists. He says that the earliest appearance of the term was in the 1870s, when the British artist James Watkins Chapman used it to mean something like “more Modern than Paris, more Modern than Impressionism, more Modern than Modern.” However, Chapman could not popularize the term. In the 1880s, the term “post-impressionism,” gained popularity, and in the 19... more »
Cohen Pleads Guilty, Manafort Found Guilty -- News Roundup On Yesterday's Convictions Of Former President Trump Associates
*The Guardian*: *Donald Trump: 'worst hour' for president as Manafort and Cohen guilty* *Former campaign chairman’s conviction and ex-lawyer’s plea deliver double blow as president faces legal jeopardy* Donald Trump has suffered a huge double blow after one of his former associates pleaded guilty and another was convicted of financial crimes, potentially leaving the president himself in legal jeopardy. Michael Cohen, his longtime lawyer and “fixer”, pleaded guilty to eight charges including campaign finance violations and directly implicated Trump in paying “hush money” to wome... more »
LOS ANGELES STORY: Werewolves of Gotham!
*WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018Interlude—Also, a New York story:* The Los Angeles story of which we've been speaking isn't an upbeat story. Luckily, it involves hundreds of thousands of American kids who nobody cares about. For that reason, the story is never told by the big wealthy famous corporate stars we love so much on TV. You've literally never heard this story on corporate liberal "cable news," and you never will! Yesterday, we offered this data set as a basic capsule: *Average scores, Grade 8 math, 2017 Naep* Hispanic kids in L.A.: 259.99 White kids nationwide: 292.16 Based on... more »
The NFL protests—a big yawn
The original NFL protest by trouble maker Colin Kaeppernick (who has 3 white parents and a white Muslim girlfriend) was about police violence against blacks which is a myth perpetuated by liberals, media and those who don't read Bureau of Justice reports. And of course, he needed media attention because he's a sore loser with a bad record and had been cut. How it became a flag and patriotism issue, I think was simply a slap in the face to the fans who pay those ridiculous salaries to watch grown men be violent and run around. Using rates instead of numbers, a white man committin... more »
Let the American People Decide Donald Trump's Fate
*Daniel McCarthy* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] If Trump is as bad a president as Democrats say he is, then they should have no trouble pushing him out of office in 2020. The proper place to get a verdict on a president is not in a court of law or through a Senate impeachment hearing, but at the ballot box. If you can’t impeach a president for lying about then sex, can you impeach one for buying the silence of a mistress? Common sense says “no,” but that won’t stop Democrats from making the most of Michael Cohen’s guilty plea to a campaign-finance violation involving Dona... more »
In 2009, An F-22 Raptor Was "Killed" in a Mock Battle (Thanks to France)
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* “No matter how magical the F-22, any pilot can make a mistake,” admitted Lt. Col. Dirk Smith, a Raptor squadron commander. *The key, Gruene said, was to get as close as possible to the powerful F-22 … and stay there. “They didn’t expect us to turn so aggressively.”* Past evidence seems to confirms that a French fighter pilot once “killed” an American F-22 Raptor stealth fighter in mock combat. Although not unprecedented, the simulated shoot-down is still a big deal for a couple reasons. For one, the Lockheed Martin-made F-22 is supposed to be the mos... more »
Will the Mueller Probe Resemble Kenneth Starr's?
*W. James Antle III* *Politics, Americas* [image: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is shown in a court room sketch, as he sits in federal court on the opening day of his trial on bank and tax fraud charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in th] Starr's probe got fifteen convictions but it didn't take down Clinton. Tuesday was a bad day for President Trump. It will be harder to dismiss special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation now that he has criminal convictions under his belt. And it is more difficult for ... more »
Occupations, ideology, and politics
A couple of readers sent me a link to an article titled 'Occupations and Their Ideologies'. It includes this interesting graphic, showing several occupations and how their occupants align politically. (Clickit to biggit.) The author offers this explanation: Just speculating, the left-wing occupations seem to be mostly about social performance and they garner high status. The right-wing occupations are mostly about mundane things and garner zero or negative status. And the divided occupations are those that call for ambiguous combinations of these things (person-facing but soci... more »
Brazil’s Real Plummets as Presidential Campaigns Start
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The U.S. dollar continued above the R$4/US$1 level this morning (Wednesday, August 22nd) opening at R$4.038/US$1, after closing at R$4.049/US$1 on Tuesday, the highest level since February 2016. According to analysts the devaluation of the Brazilian real is not due to the current foreign […]
Angra dos Reis in Rio State Declares Public Security Emergency
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The mayor of Angra dos Reis, Fernando Jordão, declared a public security state of emergency yesterday (Tuesday, August 21st) due to the wave of violence in the city, with rival criminal factions fighting for control of the drug trafficking in the region. Angra dos Reis, […]
License To Spill? Idris Elba Says He’s Not The Next 007
Many Elba fans have campaigned for the star of "The Wire" and "Luther" to be the first black Bond.
Inside Catch and Kill: Cohen, a Porn Star and ‘Individual 1’
Dry legalese and generic aliases could do nothing to tone down the tale of the scheme to protect Trump outlined in court documents.
Trump’s Former Lawyer Pleads Guilty, Implicates President
The back-to-back blows resulted from the work of special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating Russia's attempts to sway voters in the 2016 election, including hacking Democrats' emails, and whether the Trump campaign may have cooperated.
Manafort, Cohen trial outcomes portrayed as “cliffhanger” for Trump – but are they?
Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen helped perpetuate the myth of Russiagate, but this served the goals of the anti-Trump crowd. The post Manafort, Cohen trial outcomes portrayed as “cliffhanger” for Trump – but are they? appeared first on The Duran.
Convocatoria a Encuentro (Inter-)Nacional Preparatorio: ¡Llamamos a los pueblos del mundo a alzarse contra el G20!
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
22-Aug-2018 Para prepararnos ante la llegada de los Líderes del G20 a la Argentina y el avance de sus políticas en el planeta, convocamos desde la Asamblea NO al G20 y en conjunto con otras organizaciones a un Encuentro (Inter-)Nacional el viernes 31 de Agosto en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (Santiago del Estero 1029, CABA) Aula HU400 de 14 a 18 horas.
México mejor sin TLCs: En la renegociación del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte se debe escuchar a la Ciudadanía
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
22-Aug-2018 El TLCAN no es un simple acuerdo de circulación de mercancías es un tratado que establecerá obligaciones jurídicas así como de teoría y práctica económica para seguir limitando las facultades de los estados nacionales de regular la economía en función de un proyecto nacional.
Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Argentina y Chile: Análisis del Capítulo de Inversiones
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
22-Aug-2018 6 razones por las cuales hay que rechazar la ratificación del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre Argentina y Chile.
ConocoPhillips firma un acuerdo para la liquidación del laudo de un arbitraje CCI contra Pdvsa
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
22-Aug-2018 Pdvsa acordó reconocer el laudo de CCI realizando pagos iniciales por un total de 500 millones de dólares en un período de 90 días a partir de la fecha de la firma.
US and Mexico put off NAFTA talks until Wednesday, autos eyed
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
22-Aug-2018 Rules of origin for autos is really a “bilateral” issue between Mexico and the United States because Canada was relatively comfortable with the original US proposal.
Mexico President-elect's oil stance complicates Nafta talks
bilaterals.org - 14 hours ago
22-Aug-2018 Some in Lopez Obrador's team are said to want energy excluded. Negotiators concerned backtracking on oil could derail talks.
on the demise of kings langley steiner school
I hesitate to write about this, like I hesitate to write about anything these days. But the fact that Kings Langley Steiner School was finally closed following several inspections and the school administration’s failure to come to terms with and to rectify the previously identified deficiencies, means that it’s not just a question of accusations … Continue reading on the demise of kings langley steiner school →
Now that makes good sense....
Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul has suggested that one way to influence Russian behavior would be to limit the size of NATO and limit its expansion into Eastern Europe by not insisting that Ukraine and Georgia be members. “Sanctions are sort of the stick, and the question is what is the carrot. I would say that one of the carrots might be considering whether or not we continue to insist that Ukraine and Georgia be in NATO,” Paul said. “I think that if you really wanted to influence Russia’s behavior and you were talking in a one-to-one basis with Russia and you were to have so... more »
We've been warned about censorship....
Facebook has, for the second time, censored TeleSUR English with no explanation. Many other groups advocating non-violent issues and organizing are being censored on Facebook.
Is The Ukrainian Army Improving?
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko *Denys Kiryukhin, FPRI:* *The Ukrainian Military: From Degradation to Renewal* In August 2015, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense officially launched a comprehensive effort to overhaul the country’s armed forces as conflict razed through the country’s Donbas region. Three years later, fighting capabilities have reached their highest levels since independence in 1991. Yet, Ukraine’s security problem persists, as its military potential remains vastly inferior to that of its primary adversary: Russia. This defic... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Five Corporations Now Dominate Our Private Intelligence Industry Driving Through Hell PENTAGON MOVES TO SUPPORT WAR IN THE "GREY ZONE" The Department of Defense issued a directive this month based on new authority granted by Congress last year to engage in "low-visibility, irregular warfare" operations.Dietary Carbohydrate Intake and Mortality - LancetGeoengineering Could Lead To Lower Crop Yields: New Study?Saudis Behead Female Activist(?) Press.TVNew Study: Robots Can Brainwash Children Into "Mindless Conformity"*Why trouble the robots? We've been doing just fi... more »
Terrorist Speech and Global Platform Governance
Hannah Bloch-Wehba Early this week, Julian King, the European Union’s commissioner for security, told the Financial Times that Brussels was drawing up draft legislation to require online platforms to remove terrorist speech from their services within an hour after it is posted. Since the European Commission has been ramping up pressures on platforms to “voluntarily” participate in a range of content-removal frameworks over the last several years, its move to make those arrangements compulsory comes as no real surprise. Nonetheless, the new development represents the first time that ... more »
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Ajit Zacharias, Thomas Masterson and Fernando Rios-Avila study the economic well-being of U.S. households, and find a stagnant standard of living including a falling base income for the median family. Josh Bivens and Ben Zipperer confirm that in the past few decades, workers have only seen meaningful wage gains at the end of extended periods of low unemployment - meaning they're the last to benefit from economic growth. And Craig Chamberlain highlights new research showing how stronger unions benefit all kinds of workers. - Danny... more »
NBC: University of Florida guns down birds, many endangered, to protect their experiments on frankenfood
On Sunday, the Gainesville Sun reported that documents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service show a University of Florida research unit killed more than 150 birds in the past 10 years to protect plant science work. Of the animals killed, 47 were sandhill cranes and 105 were ring-billed gulls. Although the gulls are not considered endangered or threatened, […] The post NBC: University of Florida guns down birds, many endangered, to protect their experiments on frankenfood appeared first on Health Nut News.
The World Is Turning Towards the New Silk Road
[image: A view of the Worldlandbridge in 2014. (EIRNS, 2014)] Across Europe, Africa, Ibero America and Asia, nations are breaking from the straitjacket of the British Imperial order under the IMF and the European Union, in favor of collaboration with China and Russia in the spirit of the New Silk Road. The "post-war liberal order," as the British and their American assets like to call it, which, they claim, must be preserved at all costs, is no longer able to restrain the human optimism which is gripping nations, moving them to declare their freedom from forced poverty — both econom... more »
A Star New Textbook On Particle And Astroparticle Physics
Version 2 of a thick textbook on particle and astroparticle physics is out, and you should have a look at it (well, at least if you're seriously interested in the topic!). The book, titled "*Introduction to Particle and Astroparticle Physics*" (not a very imaginative title, admittedly, but at least a faithful one) has a more descriptive subtitle: "*Multimessenger Astronomy and its Particle Physics Foundations*". It is authored by Alessandro de Angelis and Mario Pimenta, two acknowledged experts of the field. read more
Old Tires: How To Keep Indonesian Buildings From Collapsing During Earthquakes
At the time of writing, 436 people have died following an earthquake in the Indonesian island of Lombok. A further 2,500 people have been hospitalized with serious injuries and over 270,000 people have been displaced. read more
New Ice-Free Arctic Date
Arctic sea ice volume melt rates have slowed to close to zero, so I am pushing my ice-free Arctic date out to December 23, 2019 at exactly twelve noon. Spreadsheet Data
Jeremy Corbyn, Jewish Assimilation and the Lobby
It was written over sixty years ago but the Controversy of Zion is still relevant to the predicament that Jeremy Corbyn finds himself in. Gilad Atzmon explains
Germany Calls For Global Payment System Independent Of The US
The correspondent who sent this in asked: is this the outcome of the recent Merkel-Putin meeting?
Russia Is Looking For A Nuclear-Powered Missile That Was Lost At Sea Last Year
*CNBC:* *Russia is preparing to search for a nuclear-powered missile that was lost at sea months ago after a failed test* * Moscow is preparing to recover a nuclear-powered missile lost at sea, according to sources with direct knowledge of a U.S. intelligence report. * Russian President Vladimir Putin bragged earlier this year that the new missile had unlimited range. * The missile was tested four times between November and February, each resulting in a crash, according to sources who spoke to CNBC on the condition of anonymity. A nuclear-powered Russian missile remains lost at se... more »
Cops Publicly Execute Unarmed Mentally Ill Man on Video, Not Charged, Taxpayers Held Liable Instead
[image: mentally] After police publicly executed an unarmed mentally ill man on video, none of them were charged, and now, the taxpayers will be held liable instead. The post Cops Publicly Execute Unarmed Mentally Ill Man on Video, Not Charged, Taxpayers Held Liable Instead appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Taliban Will Take Part In Talks In Moscow On September 4 To Discuss The Future Of Afghanistan
*CNN:** Taliban to travel to Russia for Afghanistan talks * (CNN)Representatives of the Taliban will take part in talks in Moscow next month on the future of Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday. "The initial response is positive - they plan to take part in this meeting. I hope it will be productive," he told reporters in the southern Russian city of Sochi. Moscow has taken an increasingly active role in efforts to persuade the Taliban to enter into a political settlement with the US-backed Afghan government, with which it has been in a lengthy conflic... more »
Lands, forests, oceans, and more
I’m Philip Moscovitch filling in for Tim, who was sitting by a campfire last night. On Twitter I’m @PhilMoscovitch. News 1. Forestry Review Bill Lahey released his much-anticipated review of forestry practices in the province late yesterday morning. Jennifer Henderson reports for the Halifax Examiner: Bill Lahey’s prescription was sweeping: “We need a new paradigm […]
Rudi, Rudi, Rudi . . .
The story of Rudi Giuliani's evolution -- devolution is a better word -- reflects the madness of today's politics. Lawrence Martin writes: Rudy Giuliani’s hero was once Bobby Kennedy. The Giuliani of back then, a young man who got three Vietnam War draft deferments, voted for lefty George McGovern in 1972. As a lawyer, he became a big-time corruption fighter, taking on the likes of Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky. He moved cautiously to the right in the Ronald Reagan years, but still held moderate views. His home was New York, after all, one of the great liberal bastions in the cou... more »
Hello, reviewers? How did a study manage to say it was randomized, but also that it wasn’t?
A journal has retracted a 2016 article for a litany of flaws, including plagiarism and a massive self-inflicted wound that should have obviated the first offense. According to the notice in Cardiology Research and Practice (a Hindawi title) for the paper, which compared two methods of threading a catheter into the heart’s arteries: Cardiology … Continue reading Hello, reviewers? How did a study manage to say it was randomized, but also that it wasn’t?
AFTER YESTERDAY, WE'RE STILL NOT VERY CLOSE TO IMPEACHMENT
I'm supposed to believe impeachment could be just around the corner: ... [Michael] Cohen was blunt about the president’s culpability as he stood in court and admitted his guilt: “In coordination with, and at the direction of, a candidate for federal office,” Mr. Cohen said he conspired with a media company to keep secret Mr. Trump’s affair with Stephanie Clifford, a pornographic film actress known as Stormy Daniels. “Mr. Cohen, when you took all of these acts that you’ve described, did you know that what you were doing was wrong and illegal?” the judge asked. Mr. Cohen answered, “Ye... more »
Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia's changing climate
Natalie White, Assistant Professor of Communication, Purdue University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
Colombia's coffee industry is at risk due to unpredictable seasons, floods, landslides, droughts and pests. Farmers say they want to learn to adapt to these environmental changes but don't know how.
Turkmenistan's President Cast Himself As The Star Of A Military Propaganda Film
*The Warzone/The Drive:* *Turkmenistan's Trike-Riding President Can't Miss In This Horribly Awesome Propaganda Video* *The authoritarian leader "shows" his keen marksmanship to the canned applause of his country's troops and police.* Turkmenistan's dictatorial president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, has cast himself as the star of a military propaganda film that apes some of the worst parts of classic action flicks and similar trends among other authoritarian leaders. The former dentist, who has no known military experience, but now holds the title of General of the Army, recently ... more »
The City Fund Plans To Conquer The Market
What happens when a bunch of Reformsters decide to get the band back together to see if they can't privatize public ed more successfully this time around? You get The City Fund, a group that has just inadvertently leaked its plans for a hostile takeover of 5% of the US education system. For a thorough back-ground on this hot new reform group, check out this piece by Thomas Ultican. I'll hit the highlights, and then we'll talk about the big scoop that Matt Barnum tossed out into a giant shitstorm of a new cycle this afternoon. The City Fund is collecting a giant pot of money to help... more »
‘Para Lennon & McCartney’ to Play Rio’s Sala Municipal Baden Powell
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Tonight, Wednesday, August 22nd at 8PM the Sala Municipal Baden Powell in Copacabana will host ‘Para Lennon & McCartney – os Beatles e o Clube da Esquina’ (For Lennon & McCartney – The Beatles and the Corner Club) which pays tribute to the influence of […]
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*Can We Help Students Avoid Making Bad College Decisions?* Remember Occupy Wall Street? Hordes of young people, mostly college graduates with a load of debt and no job, protested against their “oppression” and demanded that the government do something do relieve them of their poor decisions. Would some of them, at least, have had a successful path if they had gone to a different school or chosen a different major? Probably so. In today’s Martin Center essay, Jenna Robinson writes about a new plan at the Department of Education to eliminate the Obama-era “gainful employment” regul... more »
A New 'Scooter' For U.S. Soldiers?
*Popular Mechanics:* *The 'Raider' Is an Offroad Scooter for Soldiers* The EZRaider looks like a cross between a jetski and a giant skateboard. U.S. military forces are testing a new, lightweight one-person electric vehicle. The DSRaider all-terrain vehicle has the advantages of traditional ATVs in a smaller, more compact package. Ridden upright like a Segway and capable of carrying more than three hundred pounds across rough terrain, the DSRaider is aimed at soldiers, first responders, and outdoorsmen. *Read more* .... *WNU editor: *I can see it being very practical for the milit... more »
"Top Gun" Sequel Filming Has Started Aboard The Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
#Day1 A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise) on May 30, 2018 at 10:40pm PDT *The Virginia-Pilot: **"Top Gun" sequel filming aboard Norfolk-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln * The highway to the danger zone will run through Hampton Roads. The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun” is being filmed aboard the Norfolk-based USS Abraham Lincoln this week, according to the Navy. The original film inspired a generation of fighter pilots and served as a recruiting bonanza for the Navy. The much-anticipated sequel began shooting May 31, according to a photo on Tom Cruise’s I... more »
“We are still here” The French culture in Illinois and Missouri—Sunday’s program
Instead of meeting in Hoover Auditorium at 8:15, the Sunday evening program is at 6 p.m. in the Steele Memorial in Central Park along the lakefront. This week the performer was Dennis Stroughmatt of Albion, Illinois et L’Esprit Creole with music and stories from an Illinois culture I’d never heard of—the French Midwest Creoles who lived in southern Illinois, southwestern Indiana, and southeastern Missouri. Stroughmatt has been researching and preserving the language and culture of these descendants of French speaking Canadians who emigrated to work in the mines for about 20 yea... more »
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*Sea level rise is already costing property owners on the coast* *This is a thoroughly dishonest piece of writing below. The key word -- subsidence -- is not mentioned once. There is a great deal of subsidence -- sinking of the ground -- on the East coast in both the USA and England -- particularly in Florida. And we read here that Charleston land IS part of that sinking. So it is reasonable to dismiss the attribution to climate change below. Subsidence could of course be due to both effects but the article below is too biased to be a guide to anything* Elizabeth Boineau's ... more »
Integrating US backed SDF into Syrian Military will Guarantee a Syrian Tragedy
*Tragedy: Disastrous. Calamitous. Misfortune* *I’m following the news coverage regarding these ‘negotiations’ and it’s like a bad movie playing over and over. Different title. Scenery. Actors. Same Narrative. It’s so uncomfortably familiar. Despite it’s inevitable horrid end. * *And, yet there it is again and again. * *Sadly, people are still enthralled (enslaved) in a belief that this time it will be different. What’s the definition of insanity? Oh, yah, it’s doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result. Read on and you'll understand why these negotiat... more »
Internet Buzzing After Julian Assange’s Mother Implicates Seth Rich In DNC Leak
Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange's mother, Christine Assange, tweeted - and then deleted - what many believe to be a suggestion that murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich "leaked docs proving corruption." The post Internet Buzzing After Julian Assange’s Mother Implicates Seth Rich In DNC Leak appeared first on The Duran.
Is Britain “A Gangster State?”
Britain has contracted out the exercise of state violence. The post Is Britain “A Gangster State?” appeared first on The Duran.
Another Unintended Consequence of America's Anti-Russia Sanctions - Oil Imports
With Russiagate and its accompanying sanctions consuming the media's attention, there is one aspect of Russian-American trade relations that gets almost no attention from America's mainstream media. In this posting, I will outline the background to America's connection to the Russian oil business and the potential repercussions that face American oil refiners. I apologize in advance for the length of this posting but I want to supply my readers with all of the background necessary to make an educated appraisal of Washington's current and future approach to sanctions against Russia... more »
Can Corruption In Government Be Legislated Out Of Existence By... Corrupt Politicians?
While the DCCC (+ EMILY's List and the Republican billionaires funding No Labels) are busy making sure conservative, status quo Democrats prevail in primaries, stalwart progressives are offering hope to voters by offering new programs that will never be passed, largely because even with a big Democratic majority in the House, too many of them will always oppose anything they sense is "too progressive." Take, for example, Elizabeth Warren's just-introduced Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act. It may make sense to average Americans, but average congressional careerists will r... more »
Japan Transformed a Battleship into an Aircraft Carrier (But It Had a Fatal Flaw)
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* A postwar U.S. Navy analysis suggested the Yamato-class ships, including Shinano, suffered from design flaws. The joints between the main armored belt and the armored bulkheads below were vulnerable to leakage, and the Archerfish's torpedoes hit that joint. *Perhaps there was also bad luck. Bad luck into running into the Archerfish, bad luck in zig-zagging straight into the path of a salvo of torpedoes, bad luck that the torpedoes hit a vulnerable spot.* If weight alone could determine victory, then the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier *Shi... more »
How the Russian Air Force's Worst Nightmare Came True
*Paul Iddon* *Security, Europe* So in 1997, the United States deployed its most powerful tool to get the MiG-29s for itself. That tool … was money. Washington bought 21 of the MiG-29s — including 14 C models, one B model and six A models — and flew them in pieces on C-17 transport planes to Dayton, Ohio. *Little wonder then why Washington seized the chance to assess these formidable fighters while simultaneously denying Tehran an opportunity to expand its own fleet. Today there are still MiG-29 operators all over the world — largely in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and South As... more »
America's Secret World War II Plan to Launch a Nuclear War Against Japan's Navy
*Steve Weintz* *History, Asia* For a time before the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States considered nuking the Japanese fleet at anchor — a kind of reverse, radioactive Pearl Harbor. *A forgotten World War II story. * Less than a year after the formal end of World War II the United States tested its new superweapons in peacetime. Operation Crossroads in 1946 at Bikini Atoll tested the effects of nuclear weapons on naval fleets and harbors. While burrowing through the vast Manhattan Project archives historian Alex Wellerstein turned up evidence that Bikini wasn... more »
Was Alexis Tsipras planning to double cross his fixers and have Theodekti convicted to discredit the church, prosecutors and police and purge them? More reasons to think the man identified by Saint Paisios as the Anti Christ really is Jesus Christ’s and the true church’s ultimate enemy
Thirty years ago, St Paisios predicted the Anti Christ would be a person, whose reign would be characterized by 3 and a half years or 1,2600 days, involving courts abusing the legal system to try to imprison the few people resisting the 666 seal through vaccines, and failing. In the end, this […]
The worst battlefield in the world - cities
I'm not surprised to read the views on urban warfare of the head of the US Army’s Training and Doctrine Command. Bold, underlined text is my emphasis. Future wars will be more Stalingrad than Star Wars, a US General has said as he warns against a relentless focus on technology. General Stephen Townsend, the head of the US Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, told British military leaders at the annual Kermit Roosevelt lecture in London, that *combat in an increasingly urbanised world will result in a “scale of devastation beyond our comprehension”*. “The future operational enviro... more »
Cedella Marley: Forgive
When you have the choice between fighting and forgiveness, forgive.
Healing a World Disconnected From Its Imagination
Imagination is authentic mental and physical creation.
More Than 3 Million Canadians Are Now Vegan or Vegetarian
This is a great example of how awareness creates change.
Holocene Sea Level Trends
By Paul Homewood https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holocene_Sea_Level.png There seems to be a general acceptance about overall sea level trends during the Holocene. There was naturally a very rapid rise in sea levels at the end of the ice age, until 6000 years ago, since when the rise has been much more gradual. Some research puts the […]
Germany Urges EU Payment System Without U.S. to Save Iran Deal
Germany Urges EU Payment System Without U.S. to Save Iran Deal by https://uk.reuters.com/ 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 […]
Syrian Army sends massive convoy from 4th Division to Hama (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army sent a large convoy from their elite 4th Armored Division to the northwestern countryside of the Hama Governorate this week. According to local sources, the large 4th Division convoy was made up of soldiers from the elite 42nd Brigade (Ghiath Forces) that were previously deployed in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US will respond very strongly if Assad uses chemical weapons in Idlib – Bolton
US National Security Advisor John Bolton claimed that Washington has an opportunity in terms of negotiations as Russia is “stuck” in Syria. US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser warned Wednesday that Washington will respond “very strongly” if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad uses chemical weapons in an offensive to retake Idlib province. “Just to be clear, regime change […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Maurice sollicite le Japon pour un « auction market »
bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
22-Aug-2018 Le ministre des affaires étrangères mauricien a proposé à son homologue japonais un accord de libre-échange entre Maurice et le Japon.
Pékin espère accélérer les discussions sur le libre-échange avec le Canada
bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
22-Aug-2018 L'ambassadeur de Chine au Canada a déclaré que son pays espérait progresser sur la voie d'accords de libre-échange, notamment avec le Canada.
Latest TPP a parade of corporate favours masquerading as free trade
bilaterals.org - 18 hours ago
22-Aug-2018 Bad for workers, bad for taxpayers, bad for the environment, bad for Australia. The latest iteration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a boon for multinational corporations.
Rio Nightlife Guide for Wednesday, August 22, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Wednesday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Os Beatlemaníacos @ Mureta Bar (Botafogo) – Os Beatlemaníacos (the Beatlemaniacs) are currently doing a weekly residency at the Mureta Bar in Botafogo, playing tunes by the fab four […]
Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea Is The First “Directly Alleging Potential Criminal Activity” By Trump; Russia Connection May Be Direct
“Michael Cohen’s guilty plea appears to implicate the President in a knowing violation of campaign finance laws, with the payment … Continue reading →
Deep State former CIA Director John Brennan is unhinged and in deep trouble (Video)
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 85. The post Deep State former CIA Director John Brennan is unhinged and in deep trouble (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Laura Hayes on Your Health Freedom Hour with Kristen Chevrier
Laura Hayes is interviewed by Kristen Chevrier on "Your Health Freedom Hour" radio show by Kristen Chevrier. Camera by Joshua Coleman and editing by Olivia Mikos.
Aluminium and multiple sclerosis
by Chris Exley (From the Hippocratic Post) In a recent post – A role for aluminium in multiple sclerosis, we highlighted that individuals with multiple sclerosis excrete high amounts of aluminium in their urine. It was also demonstrated that regular...
Daddies and babies
I love seeing the daddies and grandpas pushing the baby strollers in the dawn's early light at Lakeside. Someone drew the short straw when the little one woke up. But yesterday about 7 a.m. as I nodded and spoke to the 30-something dad, I could smell the cigarette smoke on his clothing (he wasn't smoking--we're a smoke free community, even on the streets). I could still smell it a block away as I walked where they had just been. Think about the house and car! And the baby's lungs! And think about how that sweet baby learns to associate the smell of cigarettes with hugs, cuddles an... more »
DOUMA: Alleged Chemical Attack – in Depth Briefing from Members of the Working Group on Syria Propaganda and Media
*Working Group on Syria Propaganda and Media* | A forensic analysis of the alleged Douma chemical attack in April 2018.
Wind turbines impact biodiversity, ecosystems in India
“The situation may not be different in India. In fact, it may be worse considering the high levels of biodiversity in every square kilometre of forest. In Rajasthan, for instance, transmission lines and spinning blades have reportedly led to increasing … Continue reading →
Why You Shouldn’t Read The Independent Even If You Want To
James Corbett takes apart the Independent's coverage of the Novichok poisoning
Greg Hunter, "Obama DOJ Wrote Phony Trump Dossier – Kevin Shipp"
*"Obama DOJ Wrote Phony Trump Dossier – Kevin Shipp"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "CIA whistleblower Kevin Shipp says the next revelation that will come to light will be that Bruce Ohr, who was the fourth highest ranking official in the Obama Justice Department (DOJ), wrote the now infamous phony Trump Dossier which was used to apply for fraudulent federal wiretaps (with the FISA Court) to spy on Trump. Shipp, who is a former CIA Officer with a high security clearance, explains, “It all started from the fake dossier which led eventually to the appointment of Robert Mueller (Spe... more »
Qanon Connecting some dots
This paints a cozy band of conspirators working since 1998 to this day. We sort of saw this, but this really spells it all out just how tightly they have worked to the same objectives. The glue was surely the Clinton's. They all took the main chance and jumping off stopped been an option a long time ago. I wonder what they have on Mueller? It is a question we must ask. Certainly, we are not seeing brains either, but B team competence Now they are caught out in the largest example of treason in USA history and they are either already out of power or been played to the end of... more »
Rasmussen: Black approval rating of Trump now at 29%
The take home is that a clear class of voters are rethinking their allegiances. That is also happening among all other groups including Hispanics. It is worse than that of course. This is only the fifteen percent prepared to think about politics long outside of the election cycle. These are the foot soldiers that bring their families aboard when the writ is dropped. They are supposed to be steady as a rock now. Trump has clearly unlocked allegiances across the whole electoral spectrum and they are all used to him now. After all he is their crazy uncle who gets things done a... more »
Good Things in hte Bible with Paul robinson
[image: theBible] This needed to be said because it is at the heart of our Christian civilization. By the way, the mere fact that you chose to reject Christ does not mean that you are not part of this Christian civilization and are recognizably a Christian. It is only when you chose to adopt teaching antithetical to those of Christ that it can be said you are not Christian. Let it also be noted that the stage is setting up for a massive Global Christian revival. The Eastern Church is now ascendant and will surely subsume the Roman Catholic Church along with all the rest quit... more »
Great Pyramid of Giza can focus pockets of energy in its chamber, scientists say
It is pretty clear that a solid pyramid will act to reflect Earth based resonance of all kinds into its core. The resonance itself is a massive Earth wave that is parallel to the surface of the Earth and readily carried through rock. It is focused by the pyramid into the center axis and more specifically into the center chamber because of the specific angle of the pyramid. Other pyramids do not exhibit this angle but all pyramids will have a maxima along the center axis itself and may well reach deep beneath the pyramid. We have certainly seen evidence of such an interest in... more »
The ROC loses another prop: buh-bye El Salvador
[image: DSC_0572] *These really should be weaponized. No one can resist their power.* Dammit, El Salvador. I had hoped to avoid writing a blogpost today, but then Taipei severed diplomatic relations with that nation this week after its leadership allegedly demanded exorbitant sums to maintain its recognition of the ROC, including massive payments to the ruling party. El Salvador then switched recognition to China. A Taiwan scholar tweeted around: Recap to what happened today about #China - #ElSalvador - #Taiwan quandary: @MOFA_Taiwan refused to be blackmailed by Salvadorian governme... more »
Missing Missile(s)?
SSN *Jimmy Carter* enters port flying the Jolly Roger in September 2017. The *Seawolf Class* submarine is equipped to "find" objects on the ocean floor and deal with them or retrieve them. Has the US already recovered the Burevestnik nuclear powered and armed Russian cruise missile that came down in the Barents Sea in 2017? I can hardly speculate because I know very little of such things, but that's what blogging is all about...isn't it? The real question is HOW MANY missiles are the Russians missing? And who will find them all first? CNBC was first to report the Russian expedition... more »
U.S. Army Pilot Was On His 9th Combat Deployment When He Was Killed In Iraq
*Task & Purpose: **Army Special Operations Pilot Killed In Iraq Was On His 9th Combat Deployment * Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor J. Galvin was on his ninth combat deployment when he died on Monday from injuries he received when his helicopter crashed in Sinjar, Iraq, defense officials announced. * Galvin, 34, was an MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilot assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky – the same unit that reportedly flew Navy SEALs into Pakistan for the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden. * Since joining the Army in... more »
Anti Semitism?
Criticism of the Israeli Government is not anti-semitism, in the same way that criticism of President Donald Trump is not anti-American and criticism of the UK Government is not anti-British. However criticism of Israel's very existence but not that of Pakistan, or any other Muslim majority country, is definitely anti-semitism.
Russia Could Aid China’s TAPI Plans And “Zip” Together Eurasia
With or without Russian participation, however, the very proposal of constructing a TAPI branch line through Pakistan to China underlines the South Asian state’s connectivity significance and proves why it could rightly be described as the “Zipper of Pan-Eurasian Integration”. The post Russia Could Aid China’s TAPI Plans And “Zip” Together Eurasia appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Asia Argento Was Accused of Sexual Assault on a Minor: Not Surprising
Vigilant Citizen explains that there may be more to allegations that Asia Argento sexually assaulted a minor. Far more
Hitler described Talmud as Jewish Megalomania
He questioned if Judaism is a religion at all.
Genocide of the Greek Nation
How this crisis plays out remains to be seen. It could result in the destruction of Western civilization, writes Paul Craig Roberts. After Greece, will it be Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Australia, Canada, until none are left?
Iran’s “Latest” Fighter Debut Falls Flat
Iran's 'new' fighter Jet provokes widespread derision among Western obserers
US Uses UK Press for Fake “Shock and Awe” Against Iran
America has chosen to go to war on Iran using “fear porn” tactics peddled through British tabloids. But as Gordon Duff explains, there's far more to it than that
Microsoft Promotes Russia Scare To Gain Insider Access To Campaign Information
Under the pretext of combating the "Russian threat", Microsoft appears to be preparing to expand its influence politically. Moon of Alabama explains
The Trump administration and Iran
Thierry Meyssan explains why there may be more going on behind Trump's "anti-Iran" stance than there seems
Are you afraid to tell the truth?
After disappearing from the web John Kaminski has returned with a new website
DANCE
Donald Trump's longtime lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, has pleaded guilty to eight charges including campaign finance violations *Michael Cohen has directly implicated Trump in paying 'hush money' to women with whom he allegedly had affairs.* Just minutes earlier, Paul Manafort, the president’s former campaign chairman, was convicted on eight charges of bank and tax fraud. 'Worst hour' for Trump as Manafort and Cohen both guilty . ... Jeremy Corbyn, Jewish Assimilation and the Lobby . ... Penny for your thoughts Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions: the Final Demise of the Dollar He... more »
Have even Private Eye now recognised BBC Radio 4 News' twin obsessions with blaming Brexit or President Donald Trump for everything?
From the current (1476) issue of Private Eye
'I climb into lorries three times a day' per BBC News, a question that the BBC don't ask
This BBC report https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-45257005/migrant-crisis-i-climb-into-lorries-three-times-a-day runs: 'Police in a small French port town say hundreds of migrants are risking their lives every day to try and get to England. Around 200 mainly Sudanese refugees are camping around Ouistreham because of the ferry route to Portsmouth. With a heavy police presence in Calais, they are targeting ferries running from the town as a potentially easier way to hide on vehicles headed for the UK.' Why do the BBC not ask why "hundreds of migrants are risking their lives... more »
Chinese Spy Ships Are Now Routinely Monitoring U.S. And Allied Targets
Chinese Spy Ship Caught Watching US (YouTube) *Washington Free Beacon: **China Spy Ship Monitored US Missile Defense Test* *Dispatch of PLA Navy intelligence vessels expanding* China is stepping up the use of intelligence-gathering ships to spy on U.S. and allied targets and last year secretly monitored an American missile defense test near Alaska, according to the Pentagon. The Pentagon's latest annual report on the Chinese military for the first time outlined China's increased use of intelligence ships, known as AGIs, for spying. The AGI deployments indicate the ships are operat... more »
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* What scrapheap of failed mannequin news bimbos did Rupert Murdoch pull Ainsley Earhardt from? Or, maybe one some tech person at FOX "News" who moonlights as a mad scientist at home and has a pile of defective robots with missing parts in his basement and this is the best he could do. It's not just her, of course. I mean the entire combined IQ of the three buttheads of *FOX & Friends* can't possibly amount to much over 100. Where the hell do they get these people? Keep in mind that this happened within hours of the Faux News Channel posting a picture of Patti Labelle wit... more »
Stewart Thomson: President Trump May Bring About A Dollar Devaluation Sooner Than Later
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 […]
UK Jewish MP: Israel Acting Like Nazis in Gaza. Israel Was Born Out of Jewish Terrorism!
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 […]
Dollar Out, Yuan In: Iran Changes Benchmark Currencies
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
A Kahuna Prayer - The Wisdom Of Ancient Hawaii
*A Kahuna Prayer for Wisdom, Clarity and Self-Love:* *Take all that I say,* *And toss away* *Without a thought* *All that does not* *Strike within You* *A Recognition.* *For You do not learn **Wisdom and Love* *You only encounter* *Catalysts to remember it.* *For it is all* *Within Yourself.* Source: Author Unknown
F-22 Does An Incredible Move
#F22 incredible move pic.twitter.com/45YHPJFiYS — Fighter-pictures (@fighterpics) August 21, 2018
Tweets For Today
Jolted by ex-allies' criminal cases, Trump faces election and legal risks https://t.co/JazOc0xDAD — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 22, 2018 MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! https://t.co/gZqP81bclE — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 22, 2018 The internet's sheriff? Microsoft stands virtually alone among tech companies with its aggressive approach against Russian hackers, writes @mattoyeah https://t.co/1RImj4k9ld — AP Business News (@APBusiness) August 21, 2018 Hezbollah's Nasrallah meets with Houthi leadership - https://t.co/84P5GE6Hfr pic.twitter.com/zHux3cuM3i — Long Wa... more »
ABC: General Mills hit with lawsuit over glyphosate-containing Cheerios
Editor’s note: We predicted this would happen after the verdict against Monsanto last week which you can read about here General Mills Inc has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit claiming the company failed to warn consumers about traces of the weedkiller glyphosate in its Cheerios cereals. A Florida woman in her Thursday […] The post ABC: General Mills hit with lawsuit over glyphosate-containing Cheerios appeared first on Health Nut News.
Hospital Ships As An Instrument Of Soft Power
Photo: China's Peace Ark hospital ship has been visiting countries throughout the Pacific. (Wikipedia: China Defence Blog) *Stephen Dziedzic, ABC News Online:* *How China, India and the US use healthcare aid to win influence in the Pacific* As a statement of soft power, a floating hospital packs a punch with a helping hand to poorer nations in need. So much so that in the Pacific region major powers are increasingly flexing their humanitarian muscles by sending hospital ships and similar aid missions to the region. China's 10,000-ton medical ship, the Peace Ark, has cut a broad ar... more »
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/ 'We Are Not Terrorists' video just released by Chase Iron Eyes and
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 »
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 »
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.
US’s Deal of the Century Won’t Be Realized: Haniyeh
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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 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 […]
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