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Opens House October 20th At San Francisco Bay-Delta Center
The public is welcome at International Bird Rescue’s FREE Open House at its San Francisco Bay-Delta Wildlife Center in Fairfield. This annual open house gives the public a behind the scenes chance to learn how Bird Rescue treats injured, orphaned, and sick waterbirds. More than 2,000 bird patients come through the doors each year. This […]
Maldives Opposition Leader Declares Victory In Presidential Election
*The Guardian:* *Maldives voters throw out China-backed strongman president* Election result is extraordinary rebuke to Abdulla Yameen, who jailed political opponents and judges during a tumultuous five-year term Voters in the Maldives have thrown out the incumbent president, Abdulla Yameen, in an extraordinary rebuke to a leader who jailed political opponents and judges and drew his country closer to China during a tumultuous five-year term. With more than 80% of the ballots counted on Sunday night, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, popularly known as Ibu, was ahead by an unassailable 17 po... more »
North Korea announces new leader: John Bolton
*Portrait by Chip Proser* *by Reese Erlich* Pyongyang-- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced today that he was resigning and appointing John Bolton as the country's new supreme leader. Kim, apparently acting under duress, declared, "I've made important concessions on our nuclear weapons program but nothing seems to satisfy the USA. So let's see if Bolton can do it any better." Prior to his ascension to power, Bolton was Donald Trump's national security advisor known for his hardline anti-communist views. Chairman Bolton, as he now prefers to be called, attended the Pyongyang ... more »
Sketchy Business: Grassley Releases Original Ford Letter to Feinstein…
It’s clear the stall tactic behind the original Christine Blasey-Ford strategy was likely due to democrats understanding the accusations would collapse under scrutiny; and as a consequence they needed more time to concoct the Deborah Ramirez construct; which is even … Continue reading →
Toto Reports On New Mexico Climate Devastation
Toto spent the weekend studying unprecedented man-made global warming and drought in northern New Mexico. The burn scar from the 2011 fire is filling in very rapidly with Aspen and Oak.
Democrats Getting Back To Their Lynch Mob Roots
Democrats have a long history of lynching white and black men over accusations of rape. No evidence was ever needed. Just one woman making up a story, and the mob would take over and torture the accused to death. a … Continue reading →
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Says Trump Critics In The Administration Should 'Get Another Job'
*AFP:* *Pompeo tells critics to quit after Trump competence report* Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday that US officials should either support President Donald Trump or quit after a report that the Justice Department's Number Two discussed ways to remove Trump over mental incompetence. The New York Times reported last week that deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein had suggested secretly recording Trump to set the stage for pursuing the US Constitution's 25th Amendment, which provides for the cabinet and then Congress to force out a president who is incapable of dis... more »
Kremlin Spokesman: Reacting To U.S. Sanctions Can Run Yourself Into The Ground
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, © Valery Sharifulin/TASS *TASS:* *Kremlin: Reacting to every single US sanction can run yourself into the ground* *Russia retains the principle of reciprocity in relation to the current sanctions, but notes this tool is used so frequently by the US that responding to it every time is impossible* SOCHI, September 21. /TASS/. Russia retains the principle of reciprocity in relation to the current sanctions, but notes this tool is used so frequently by the US that responding to it every time is impossible, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters... more »
Why Trump Is Right to Target China With Tariffs
*Alan Tonelson* *economy, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing a memorandum on intellectual property tariffs on high-tech goods from China, at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] President Donald Trump has brought America’s China trade policy further from its past failures than his opponents—and even many neutral, fair-minded observers—thought possible. President Donald Trump has demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that he’s willing and able to disrupt and overhaul a decades-old U.S. trade policy s... more »
China Cancels Military Talks With U.S. Over Sanctions
*Reuters*: *China cancels military talks with U.S. in protest at sanctions over Russia military equipment* China summoned the U.S. ambassador in Beijing and postponed joint military talks in protest against a U.S. decision to sanction a Chinese military agency and its director for buying Russian fighter jets and a surface-to-air missile system. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang summoned Ambassador Terry Branstad to lodge “stern representations”, the foreign ministry said. China’s Defence Ministry said in a statement it would recall navy chief Shen Jinlong from a visi... more »
New Yorker Publishes Accusation Containing ZERO Evidence to Support, and 100% of Evidence To Refute…
This is beyond bizarre. Seriously. Forget the salacious details in the story…. the construct of the story is so stunningly flawed it is jaw-dropping as presented. The New Yorker runs an article about an accusation made by a woman named … Continue reading →
Sunday Talks: Secretary Mike Pompeo Discusses North Korea, Trade and Upcoming UN General Assembly…
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appears on Fox Sunday with swamp guardian Chris Wallace to discuss North Korea, the global trade reset with China and the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.
Moscow Confirms That It Helped Israel Look For Fallen Israeli Soldiers In ISIS-Held Territory
Russian defense ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov gives a briefing on the downing of a Russian Il-20 military plane near Syria, on September 23, 2018. (Screen capture: Russia Today) *Times of Israel:* *Russia: We helped Israel look for bodies of soldiers in Syria* Moscow says one of its officers was injured in an attempt to locate the remains of IDF servicemen in Islamic State-held territory. Russia on Sunday claimed that its military worked with Israel on an operation to locate the remains of fallen IDF soldiers inside Islamic State-held territory in Syria. The Russi... more »
Thousands of dead fish wash ashore on North Carolina highway after Florence
A fire department used a hose to whisk the fish off the roadway.
Musical Interlude: 2002, "We Meet Again"
2002, "We Meet Again" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OmsxDef9c
Musical Interlude: Ludovico Einaudi, "Lady Labyrinth" and "Nightbook”
Ludovico Einaudi, "Lady Labyrinth" and "Nightbook” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1XbYeNeBGo Ludovico Einaudi, “The Royal Albert Hall Concert”, In Full - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI8N2569jSg
Musical Interlude: Marvin Gaye, "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
Marvin Gaye, "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qk1wBynjH4
Israel Insists Its Jets Not To Blame For Downing Russian Il-20 Spy Plnae
A Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft. © Sergey Pivovarov / Reuters *Times of Israel*: *IDF rejects Moscow claim of ‘criminal negligence,’ vows to keep targeting Iran* *Military responds to Russian defense ministry’s accusation that it’s responsible for Syria downing spy plane, says those involved know the facts.* The Israeli military on Sunday rejected the Russian defense ministry’s claim that it was entirely to blame for the downing of a Russian spy plane by Syrian air defenses during an Israeli strike last week, reiterating that Syria was at fault. In a statement, the Israe... more »
China Threatens US With “Consequences” If It Does Not “Immediately” Revoke Sanctions Over Russian Weapons Deal
China Threatens US With “Consequences” If It Does Not “Immediately” Revoke Sanctions Over Russian Weapons Deal by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Just hours after Beijing called off trade talks with the US in the biggest escalation of the trade feud between the two nations, the war of words between China and the US ratcheted up on Saturday, when Beijing […]
Gerald Celente: War Coming to the Middle East?
Revengeance Economics Published on Sep 20, 2018 Gerald has been writing for months that the situation in the Mideast. It gets more tense between the US and Russia by the day. Oil prices are shooting higher and this could lead to major economic problems around the world. US interest rate increases continue on unabated. Will we […]
Putin Keeps Cool and Averts WWIII as Israeli-French Gamble in Syria Backfires Spectacularly
Putin Keeps Cool and Averts WWIII as Israeli-French Gamble in Syria Backfires Spectacularly by ROBERT BRIDGE, https://www.strategic-culture.org/ By initiating an attack on the Syrian province of Latakia, home to the Russia-operated Khmeimim Air Base, Israel, France and the United States certainly understood they were flirting with disaster. Yet they went ahead with the operation anyways. – On […]
Accusing IDF of Deception, Russia Blames Israel for Downing of Spy Plane
The western illuminati is desperate to ignite WW3. Accusing IDF of Deception, Russia Blames Israel for Downing of Spy Plane by JUDAH ARI GROSS, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ Moscow rejects version presented by Israeli Air Force chief, maintains its original claim that F-16 pilots used Russian reconnaissance craft as cover during missile attack. – Moscow on Sunday blamed Israel for […]
In Alabama today....
A UN investigation shows Alabama has the worst poverty levels in the developed world. And it's the black rural residents suffering the most, including access to basic sanitation.
Musical Interlude: Fairport Convention, “Tam Lin”
Fairport Convention, “Tam Lin” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FuaSdOdpzw
"A Look to the Heavens"
“When stars form, pandemonium reigns. A particularly colorful case is the star forming region Simeis 188 which houses an unusual and bright cloud arc cataloged as NGC 6559. Visible above are red glowing emission nebulas of hydrogen, blue reflection nebulas of dust, dark absorption nebulas of dust, and the stars that formed from them. *Click image for larger size.* The first massive stars formed from the dense gas will emit energetic light and winds that erode, fragment, and sculpt their birthplace. And then they explode. The resulting morass can be as beautiful as it is complex. Afte... more »
The Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke, "All Will Come Again"
*"All Will Come Again"* "All will come again into its strength: the fields undivided, the waters undammed, the trees towering and the walls built low. And in the valleys, people as strong and varied as the land. And no churches where God is imprisoned and lamented like a trapped and wounded animal. The houses welcoming all who knock and a sense of boundless offering in all relations, and in you and me. No yearning for an afterlife, no looking beyond, no belittling of death, but only longing for what belongs to us and serving earth, lest we remain unused." - Rainer Maria Rilke
Are You Ready for Your State Mandated Brain Implant?
By Kurt Nimmo Brain implants are now a reality. How long will it be before you’re ordered to have one to correct thought crime? I... more »
President Trump Arrives in New York for UN General Assembly….
President Trump has arrived in New York this afternoon in advance of next week’s meetings and speeches at the United Nations General Assembly.
Taking a photo at Egypt's Luxor Templ [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Taking a photo at Egypt's Luxor Templ] A girl take a photo for her siblings with the head of remaining of some pharaoh statue " I think Ramses II"
Baboons of the obelisk at Egypt's Luxor temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Baboons of the obelisk at Egypt's Luxor temple] Baboons representing Babi, the ancient Egyptian deity at the bottom base of Luxor's temple obelisk
Ramses II Pylon at Egypt's Luxor [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Ramses II Pylon at Egypt's Luxor] Drawings and inscriptions about King or Pharaoh Ramses II's military victories on the pylon of Luxor temple
Ramses II Plyon at Egypt's Luxor [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: Ramses II Plyon at Egypt's Luxor] Drawings and inscriptions about King or Pharaoh Ramses II's military victories on the pylon of Luxor temple
The entrance of Egypt's Luxor temple [Flickr]
Kodak Agfa posted a photo: [image: The entrance of Egypt's Luxor temple] The entrance of Luxor temple featuring a statue of Ramses II and his obelisk
Will the B-21 Stealth Bomber Force the B-1 Bomber Into Retirement?
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Air Force is mapping a two-fold future path for its B-1 bomber which includes plans to upgrade the bomber while simultaneously preparing the aircraft for eventual retirement as the service's new stealth bomber arrives in coming years. *How long will the B-1 Bomber remain in service? Will it retire when the B-21 arrives?* The Air Force is mapping a two-fold future path for its B-1 bomber which includes plans to upgrade the bomber while simultaneously preparing the aircraft for eventual retirement as the service's new stealth bomber arrives in comin... more »
Diesel Submarines: The Game Changer the U.S. Navy Needs
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* One of the world's best naval strategists presents all the reasons for acquiring diesel submarines to augment the existing nuclear fleet. And the navy needs to listen. Among the more-than-ample reasons for acquiring a flotilla of diesel-electric submarines for the U.S. Navy: SSKs could help deter war by demonstrating American resiliency should war come in the Western Pacific. Deterrence comes from capability and visible resolve to use it. And from staying power. Foes blanch at starting a fight if they fear they can do little to blunt an antagonis... more »
Washington’s Farcical “Certifications” Enable the War Crimes of Allies
*Ted Galen Carpenter* *Security, Middle East* [image: A girl cries after her father was killed by a Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa July 13, 2015. Saudi-led air raids killed 21 civilians in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Monday morning, relatives of the victims and medics told Reuters, two days after] And violate U.S. law. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s certification that the Saudi-led military coalition in the Yemen war was taking adequate steps to avoid inflicting civilian casualties may have achieved a new low in U.S. foreign-policy ethics. There is abundant evidence... more »
Unhappy Iraq, Buffeted from Within and Without
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Middle East* [image: Iraqi protesters stand on concrete blast walls during a protest near the building of the government office in Basra, Iraq September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani] The Trump administration views Iraq through its narrow anti-Iran lens, which harms Baghdad's economic and political stability. Syria is getting most of the attention these days as a Middle Eastern cockpit of competition among outside powers, with one of the latest moves being the White House’s indefinite extension of the U.S. military presence there. Syria’s problems ... more »
Donald Trump Versus the Foreign Policy Blob
*Josh Cohen* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Republican Party fundraiser in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S., September 7, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo] The disdain that Washington’s insiders have for Trump’s views reveals how its foreign-policy establishment has a stubborn refusal to think outside the box. Bob Woodward’s book *Fear*: *Trump in the White House* and the anonymous op-ed in the* New York Times* attacking President Donald Trump have raised a predictable firestorm inside the Beltway. Many assert that the book an... more »
Syria Is a Lost Cause and America Must Move On
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Middle East* [image: A man sits near a poster of Syrian President Bashar al Assad during the re-opening of the road between Homs and Hama in Talbisi, Syria June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki] America must realize it has no military role to play in Syria's future. Candidate Donald Trump sounded different from his predecessors. He criticized endless war-making in the Middle East and wanted U.S. forces out of Syria. But U.S. administration officials recently said they are in no hurry to exit the Syrian civil war and threatened military strikes if the Assad... more »
Can the Cyber Terrorism Tactics of North Korea Be Deterred?
*Dylan Stent* *Security, Asia* [image: South Korean soldiers stand guard in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in the truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea February 7, 2018. Picture taken on February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Josh Smith] A methodology for deterring North Korea needs to be developed. On September 9, 2018, the world witnessed North Korea’s seventieth Foundation Day Parade. Media and scholars noted the absence of ballistic missiles that could carry nuclear weapons. This prompted some to proclaim North Korea was tempering its behavior. Kim Jong-un has put hi... more »
Russia Accuses Israel Of Deliberately Misleading Russia On Its Planned Airstrikes. Blames Israel For Downed Plane
*Haaretz:* *Russia: Israel to Blame for Downed Plane Over Syria, Deliberately Misled Us* *Russia's Defense Ministry contradicts 'ungrateful' Israel's account of incident in which 15 Russian airmen were killed, reveals op to locate remains of Israeli MIAs in ISIS-held Syria.* Russia's Defense Ministry on Sunday formally blamed Israel for the downing of the Russian aircraft last week over Syria, accusing the Israeli military of "criminal negligence." In a report detailing the circumstances surrounding the incident, Russia accused Israel of deliberately misleading Russia on its pla... more »
"Bad Company..."
“If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.” - John River
Stephanie Kelton: "One Tweet At A Time"
When I was at Stony Brook, I was the head of the Student Activities Board for several years. I booked Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, The Doors, the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane, Muddy Waters, The Who, The Temptations, Joni Mitchell, Ravi Shankar, Jackson Browne, Pink Floyd, The Fugs, The Byrds, Tim Buckley... to play there. I would have booked Stephanie Kelton for sure. But she was in kindergarten then. A top economist, she's now the head of Center for the Study of Inequality and Social Justice at Stony Brook. I feel like I was cheated that she was teaching when I went ther... more »
"The Only Story in the World: John Steinbeck on Kindness, Good and Evil, the Wellspring of Good Writing"
*"The Only Story in the World: John Steinbeck on Kindness, * *Good and Evil, the Wellspring of Good Writing"* by Maria Popova “All the goodness and the heroisms will rise up again, then be cut down again and rise up,” John Steinbeck (February 27, 1902–December 20, 1968) wrote as he contemplated good, evil, and the necessary contradiction of human nature at the peak of WWII. “It isn’t that the evil thing wins - it never will - but that it doesn’t die.” A decade later, and a decade before he won the Nobel Prize in Literature, Steinbeck turned this abiding tug of war between good and e... more »
Sunday Talks: Ambassador Nikki Haley Discusses Upcoming UNGA…
United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley discusses upcoming international issues that will be addressed by President Trump this week at the United Nations General Assembly. Topics include: (1) upcoming sanctions against any nation that engages with Iran [stage 2 sanctions scheduled … Continue reading →
Sunday Talks: National Security Advisor John Bolton Discusses Upcoming U.N. General Assembly and POTUS Speech…
We switch from domestic to foreign affairs starting with an interview with National Security Adviser John Bolton who discusses the upcoming speech by President Donald Trump to the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA). . Part two of the interview below. .
Sunday Talks: Trey Gowdy Discusses Kavanaugh, Rosenstein, Sessions and Declassification…
A retiring roosterhead appears on CBS to discuss: (1) the pending Ford -vs- Kavanaugh hearings (rooster clutches pearls on fainting couch); (2) the Rosenstein wire-taps (rooster-rod); (3) AG Jeff Sessions (rooster haz sad); and (4) declassification of FISA documents (nothing … Continue reading →
3D Gun Advocate Accused of Sex with Minor is Jailed in U.S.
The owner of a Texas company that sells plans to make untraceable 3-D printed guns is back in the U.S. after being arrested in Taiwan.
Harvest Moon 2018: What You Need to Know About September's Full Moon
This month's full moon holds an extra special historical meaning, and while that meaning might no longer be relevant to our modern lives, it's still worth reflecting on and celebrating. If you've ever wondered why the September 2018 full moon is called the Harvest Moon, it's essentially what it sounds like; the moon that comes in time for harvesting. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the Harvest Moon related to the annual gathering of crops. During this time, the crops that spent the summer growing and becoming ripe would officially be ready to pick. The Harvest Moon marked a... more »
After 20 Month Old Son Dies from Vaccines Professional Fighter with Nurse Wife Put Up Billboards as Warning
Nick Cartone is a professional MMA martial arts fighter, and his wife, Marjorie Cartone, is a registered nurse who works in an intensive care unit at a local hospital where they live. 17 days after their 20 month old healthy and active son, Nicholas, was vaccinated with the DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis) vaccine, his parents found him dead in his bed one morning. In an interview with Del Bigtree, Marjorie comments about how her nursing education never trained her in the possible adverse reactions to vaccines, and she never bothered to check the ingredients of the vaccine, ev... more »
Mexican President-Elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Says He Will Not Fight With U.S. President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump and Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador *AFP: **Mexico president-elect says will not fight with Trump* Mexico City (AFP) - Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he does not want to fight with US President Donald Trump on immigration. Trump's hardline approach on the subject has ramped up tensions and riled Mexicans, who he previously claimed would pay for the construction of a wall between the two countries. But the leftist Lopez Obrador told reporters in the border state of Sonora on Saturday that angry exchanges were ... more »
Bloom Energy’s “tangled web”
“A manufacturer can sell a lot of anything when someone else pays for it.” -Paul Driessen ________________ “The Delaware legislature has let Bloom Energy operate for years under a unique definition of “renewable energy” that allows Bloom to qualify for special treatment and subsidies by claiming its fuel cells “could” run on biofuels like methane ... Read moreBloom Energy’s “tangled web” The post Bloom Energy’s “tangled web” appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Sunday Talks: Tom Fitton Discusses McCabe and Rosenstein With Maria Bartiromo…
Tom Fitton from Judicial Watch appears on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the ongoing declassification of document issues surrounding DAG Rod Rosenstein and fired FBI Director Andrew McCabe.
Everyone needs a Joe
Everyone needs a Joe in their life. You know the person. The one who is curious in learning and sincerely knowing what is going on in your life. The one who can talk with your kids as easily as he … Continue reading →
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Ann Pettifor discusses the need for a Green New Deal to build an economy that's both socially and environmentally sustainable. And Sharon Riley writes about the economic and environmental implications of impending public hearings into what might be the largest tar-sands mine ever. - George Eaton comments on the ambitious futurism of UK Labour under Jeremy Corbyn - in contrast to the failed, backward-looking campaigns under other recent leaders. - Allan Clarke points out that both reconciliation and the alleviation of poverty among Indigenou... more »
X22 Report, “Plans Are In Place To Take Down The Entire Central Banking Apparatus”
X22 Report, “Plans Are In Place To Take Down The Entire Central Banking Apparatus” -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz55LDCuk4c
Imperial China, 2018
The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, convened November 2012 Wikimedia Commons / Dong Fang Russia is not the greatest security threat to the West and the United States. Neither is ISIS nor the other muslim jihadist movements. A newly imperial China holds that distinction. China’s Ambitions China’s distinctive menace to the […] The post Imperial China, 2018 appeared first on A Divided World.
Globalists and Communists Converge at Davos-sponsored Tech Summit in China
[image: globalists-and-communists-converge-at-davos-sponsored-tech-summit-in-china] In opposition to President Trump's China tariffs, the World Economic Forum’s financial and business elites concluded a three-day love fest with Communist China’s corporate “National Champions.”
The Creator Writings: Embrace Your Power
How often are the choices you make heart based?
Why God Is In the “Transpersonal”
Most of us at some point in our lives have wondered as to what or who God is.
Venus Retrograde – Into The World Within
As Venus turns retrograde on October 6th, 2018, she will retract her energy from the outer projection of relationships and take us into the deep inner realm of our relationship to ourselves.
Anxiety & Depression: What Sufferers & Those Who Love Them Should Know
Anxiety and Depression can be caused primarily by biological and genetic factors, psychological and trauma issues, environmental issues, or a combination of these.
FEMA denies disaster assistance to Oglala Sioux Tribe
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has declined a request for federal assistance from the Oglala Sioux Tribe from severe weather in July. In a letter sent to Oglala Sioux Tribe President Troy ‘Scott’ Weston, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Brock Long said storms and tornadoes in late July on the Pine Ridge Reservation did not meet the criteria to receive federal aid. The storms happened in the region on July 27-29. “Based on our review of all the information available, it has been determined that the damage from this event was not of such severity and ... more »
QotD: "The best way for an immigrant to integrate into a new society is to work side by side with local residents. Having a Swedish-style welfare state may make that harder to do."
*"Milton Friedman once remarked that it was difficult to combine open borders with a welfare state. I thought about that observation when reading a couple of articles in a recent issue of The Economist... [that suggest] Turkey seems to have done better than Sweden at integrating the immigrants. The best way for an immigrant to integrate into a new society is to work side by side with local residents... Having a Swedish-style welfare state may make that harder to do."* ~ Scott Sumner, from his post 'Integrating Immigrants' . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permissi... more »
Yes, China or Russia Could Beat the Air Force In a War. This Is How.
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * All of the scary details. *While there is not much concrete data available about the J-20, the aircraft appears to have been optimized to high-speeds, long-range, stealth and a heavy internal payload. With a combination of reduced radar cross-section and high supersonic speed—armed with internally carried PL-15 missiles—it is possible that the J-20 could be used to threaten U.S. Air Force tankers and ISR assets in the Pacific theatre. As pointed out in the 2008 RAND study—Chinese derivatives of the Su-27 Flanker all but annihilated U.S. tanker, ISR,... more »
Musical Interlude: Moody Blues, “This Is The Moment”
Moody Blues, “This Is The Moment” Photo: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufYTUGGhE5I Let it autoplay the next song... ;-)
The Daily "Near You?"
Culpeper, Virginia, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
The Left do like a good purge
'Labour's annual conference has voted to make it easier for local party members to deselect sitting MPs. Until now, Labour MPs only faced a reselection contest if 50% of a constituency's local branches and affiliated unions voted for it in a so-called "trigger ballot". Delegates in Liverpool voted for that threshold to be reduced to 33%. The deselection campaign is seen by some Labour MPs as an attempt to "purge" critics of Jeremy Corbyn.' The Left do enjoy a good purge. Maybe re-education camps will follow. Then labour camps for the enemies of the glorious revolution and the Great... more »
Chet Raymo, “Trying To Be Good”
*“Trying To Be Good”* by Chet Raymo “A few lines from Mary Oliver's poem "Wild Geese": "You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves." I've quoted these lines before, if not here, then elsewhere. When I first read them back in the late 80s, they resonated with what I felt at the time. I had spent part of my earliest adulthood walking on my knees, both literally and metaphorically, seeking to tame what I took to be the animal... more »
Dogs Give Kisses To Their Brother Just Before Saying Their Final Goodbyes
A touching photo of three Belgian Malinois dogs sharing kisses before saying their final goodbyes has dog lovers’ hearts breaking. Reddit user Rawtashk posted the photo of their oldest dog – 11-year-old Sef – saying goodbye to his family before being put to sleep later that day. He wrote, “Our old boy is getting put down today. Somehow our other 2 seem to know, and they’ve been saying goodbye all morning.” The family arranged for the veterinarian to come to their home so the family could be with Sef when he crossed Rainbow Bridge. “You know you have a good boy when your vet doesn’... more »
Beluga Whales Adopt a Lost Narwhal in Canada
Since 2016, a young narwhal has been spotted swimming in the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. Somehow this narwhal got very lost – the threatened species makes its home in the Arctic, over 600 miles to the north. In heartwarming, don’t-you-wish-all-species-could-be-like-whales news, the lost narwhal is no longer a stranger in a strange land. A pod of about 10 young, male beluga whales has adopted him as one of their own, and the narwhal is fitting right in with them. (He’s believed to be a young male because his tusk hasn’t yet grown to its full size of up to almost 9 feet.) This happ... more »
Corn-belt temps to take a dive
It will be “a brutal, drastic change,” says meteorologist. “I do thoroughly believe that a good frost is in the cards, low to mid-30s, at the very end of September,” said Kirk Hinz, meteorologist at BAMWX.com. “I’m at 93 degrees right now, so when we bring that cold front through and we start getting low ... Read moreCorn-belt temps to take a dive The post Corn-belt temps to take a dive appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Sunday Talks: House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte Discusses Kavanaugh Confirmation, McCabe and Rosenstein Corruption…
Nellie Ohr is scheduled to testify on Friday October 19th ! Chairman Goodlatte will subpoena documents this week. Goodlatte urges POTUS to pressure IG for FISA report within two weeks. Representative Bob Goodlatte is both the House Judiciary Committee Chairman … Continue reading →
Sunday Talks: Chairman Devin Nunes Discusses McCabe -vs- Rosenstein on FISA Abuse…
British intelligence, apparently seeking to protect Robert Hannigan, the former Director of GCHQ; and Australian intelligence intelligence seeking to protect Alexander Downer, Foreign Affairs Minister and Ambassador to the U.K; have asked President Trump Trump NOT to release un-redacted FISA … Continue reading →
“10 Life Lessons You Should Unlearn”
*“10 Life Lessons You Should Unlearn”* by Martha Beck “In the past 10 years, I've realized that our culture is rife with ideas that actually inhibit joy. Here are some of the things I'm most grateful to have unlearned: *1. Problems are bad.* You spent your school years solving arbitrary problems imposed by boring authority figures. You learned that problems- comment se dit?- suck. But people without real problems go mad and invent things like base jumping and wedding planning. Real problems are wonderful, each carrying the seeds of its own solution. Job burnout? It's steering you ... more »
UK Begged Trump Not To Declassify Russia Docs; Cited 'Grave Concerns' Over Steele Involvement
[image: undefined] The British government "expressed grave concerns" to the US government over the declassification and release of material related to the Trump-Russia investigation, according to the New York Times. President Trump ordered a wide swath of materials "immediately" declassified "without redaction" on Monday, only to change his mind later in the week by allowing the DOJ Inspector General to review the materials first. The Times reports that the UK's concern was over material which "includes direct references to conversations between American law enforcement officials ... more »
US to Start ‘Disrupting’ North Korean Oil Smuggling
[image: undefined] Well, this sure ease a fine way to attempt to ease tensions with North Korea. An international coalition of American allies will start “detecting and disrupting” North Korean oil smuggling operations at sea, reports the Washington Examiner. “The United States has deployed aircraft and surface vessels to detect and disrupt these activities,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a news release. Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, announced Friday they would aid “monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities,” with a part... more »
The Universe
“There are some things that are best forgotten. And when I remember what a few of them are, I'll drop you a line. But a couple of things worth remembering, that are all too easily forgotten, are the times in your life when you felt absolutely alone and uncertain. Yet somehow, perhaps beyond perception, there was a great click, after which suddenly a new friend appeared, an idea was imparted, or a connection established, causing the tides to turn and the floodgates to open. And remembering this, should such "alone and uncertain times" ever revisit you, however dark they may seem, yo... more »
Do You Want Your Congressional Candidate To Co-Sponsor Medicare-For-All?
Trump says his healthcare "plan"--he has no plan, just more gas-lighting-- is to give Americans "really great stuff" for really low prices. What he says and what Republicans have done and continue to do is exactly the opposite. This morning I was going back and forth with Alan Grayson on the best way forward for the American healthcare system. At one point he said that "We have to get past this whole misconception that you get only the healthcare you can afford. This is what keeps our life expectancy two years less than Canada’s, and four years less than Japan’s. Germany had what ... more »
Bisphosphonates for Patients Diagnosed With Multiple Myeloma.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2703958?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=092318#.W6eoqlvsao0.twitter Advertisements
Experts Say High Cholesterol Does Not Cause Heart Disease
https://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2018/09/23/experts-say-high-cholesterol-does-not-cause-heart-disease.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_blog&utm_campaign=20180923_experts-say-high-cholesterol-does-not-cause-heart-disease
This is Why Magnesium is the Most Powerful Relaxation Mineral Known to Mankind
https://realfarmacy.com/magnesium-relaxation/
Brand New Study Ignites FDA Ire by Revealing that Silicone Breast Implants are Heavily Linked to Autoimmunity.
http://www.doctorschierling.com/blog/the-battle-over-breast-implants-new-research-shows-what-weve-known-for-decades-they-can-cause-autoimmunity
Magnesium Deficiency Raises Your Risk of Many Chronic Ailments and Premature Death
http://anupamghose.com/2018/09/23/magnesium-deficiency-raises-your-risk-of-many-chronic-ailments-and-premature-death/#
Ingredients in McDonald’s Fries Linked to Obesity, Heart Disease and Cancer.
https://theheartysoul.com/ingredients-in-mcdonalds-fries-linked-to-obesity-heart-disease-and-cancer/?utm_source=WUW&utm_content=78703-7D2L
Exercise Tools Everyone Should Have
https://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2018/06/15/amp/exercise-tools-everyone-should-have.aspx?__twitter_impression=true
Ginger Tea: Benefits and Nutrition Facts
https://articles.mercola.com/teas/amp/ginger-tea.aspx
All You Need to Know About Canker Sores: An Introduction
https://articles.mercola.com/amp/canker-sore.aspx
The Connection Between Insulin Resistance and the High-Carb, Low-Fat Diet.
http://anupamghose.com/2018/09/23/the-connection-between-insulin-resistance-and-the-high-carb-low-fat-diet/
Catch up
Not blogging for a week leaves you stranded like a beached whale. You end up having too much to catch up on, also like a beached whale but one that's rescued and put back to sea and which then has to swim frantically after its pod. And then Time, like Captain Ahab, keeps on chasing you on its wooden leg. *[Ed - And how, pray, does Time have a wooden leg?]. *And you end up writing long, unfathomable posts like *Moby Dick*. And then the Norwegians come after you with their Norwegian model of EU non-membership and the Eskimos come furiously demanding you call them Inuits...er, I think... more »
"How It Really Is"
This hurricane has started, ad nauseum, as you probably know...
Uganda: Profiling US Meddling Across Africa
*September 24, 2018* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - While China builds roads, rail, pipelines, airports, seaports, and factories across Africa, the United States finds itself resigned to selling weapons and stirring up conflicts between and within African states to disrupt the rise of the continent independent of Western hegemony. Part of stirring up conflict involves political subversion. In Uganda, the US is propping up an opposition leader who even at the most basic, superficial level fails to conceal his allegiance to and dependence on Washington. *The Making of an Agitator: Bobi W... more »
Is This a Photograph of Christine Blasey Ford Partying?
Apparently any photograph of a woman semi-clothed and drinking can be used to smear the credibility of someone who reported a sexual assault.
There’s Still Time to Complain to the FCC about Legislation Severely Limiting Municipal Control Over Small Cell Tower Placement
By B.N. Frank It appears statements may still be submitted to the FCC regarding Docket 17-79, Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure...more »
As FDA and CDC Warn Pet Owners About Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance, Research Confirms Bacteria Exposed to Cell Phone and WiFi Radiation Can Become Antibiotic Resistant
By B.N. Frank Activist Post recently published “FDA and CDC Issue Separate Warnings For Pet Owners Including Bacteria Resistance.” Excerpts include: The FDA has announced... more »
Another Witness Denies Kavanaugh Accuser’s Claim, as Testimony Is Set for Thursday
[image: another-witness-denies-kavanaugh-accuser-s-claim-as-testimony-is-set-for-thursday] Christina Blasey Ford, who accuses Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempted rape at a party in 1982, will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. But not until Thursday. Meanwhile, the committee has heard from another woman whom Ford claimed was at the party. That witness says she wasn’t there.
Irish Lawmakers Look to Make Abortions Free
[image: irish-lawmakers-look-to-make-abortions-free] Just a few months after Ireland voted to make abortions legal, legislators are now looking to make them free of charge.
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 261 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: I’m not calling Arctic minimum yet (it would have been day 259), but this is the list as of day 261. ? Year Min Max day of Max day of Min Avg Anomaly 2012 3.34 15.307 78 260 -1.233799915421 2016 4.145 14.566 82 251 -1.476420134 2007 4.147 14.842 69 257…
A Proposed Standard for the Nominee and for the Senate
A pivotal question that will be asked after Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee is the standard that should govern Judge Kavanaugh and the senators who will vote on his confirmation. For example, who has the burden of proof? Or what standard of proof should be applied to the allegations? I would like to suggest a standard that draws on a precedent. The only Supreme Court Justice to resign from office due to a scandal was Abe Fortas. In his resignation letter to Chief Justice Earl Warren, Justice Fortas stated that he was leaving "in order that the Court may not continue to be subj... more »
Every dirty Democrat trick shows in bid to oust Kavanaugh
American democracy truly is mob rule now, and the mob is stupid, with no one taking a moment to truly consider the situation. The post Every dirty Democrat trick shows in bid to oust Kavanaugh appeared first on The Duran.
Russian Hierarch explains Ukrainian issue in detail (VIDEO)
A Russian Orthodox Hierarch explores the incursion of earthly politics into the life, pastoral activity and needs of the Orthodox Church. The post Russian Hierarch explains Ukrainian issue in detail (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.
Why China's Stealth Fighters Would Get 'Shot Down' In a War with America
*Dave Majumdar* *, Security* It would not be pretty. We explain. *Fifth-generation aircraft such as the F-22 and F-35 have cockpit displays that indicate to the pilot the various angles and ranges from which their aircraft can be detected and tracked by various enemy radars. The pilots use that information to evade the enemy by making sure to avoid zones where they could be detected and engaged. It is a technology that took decades for the United States to master—through a lot of trial and error.* The United States Air Force would maintain an “asymmetric” advantage over potenti... more »
Himachal Pradesh – At least 20 rescued after heavy snowfall.
23 Sep 2018 – Rohtang Pass witnessed about four feet of fresh snowfall. At least 20 people stranded due to the closure of the Rohtang Pass after heavy snowfall were rescued on Sunday, said Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Lieutenant Colonel D S Bisht. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/shimla/20-rescued-from-rohtang-pass-after-heavy-snowfall/articleshow/65923906.cms Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link The post Himachal Pradesh – At least 20 rescued after heavy snowfall. appeared first on Ice Age Now.
TRAIN, inflation and Dutertenomics
A number of my friends shared the article by Men Sta. Ana of AER last week, https://www.bworldonline.com/reason-enlightenment-and-inflation/. He wrote there, *"If not TRAIN, what are the principal factors driving inflation? Global factors like the sharp increase in world crude oil prices and the hike in US interest rates (contributing to the peso depreciation) account for a significant part of the inflation. Typhoons or weather disturbances have resulted in higher prices of vegetables."* I commented that such reasoning is OA, *palusot pero hindi lusot.* I have been asking this ques... more »
Musical Interlude: "'Native American', Power Drums, Spirit Pride”
*“'Native American', Power Drums, Spirit Pride”* "Not authentic or traditional Native American music, but fast paced, heart pounding new age sound. “Apurimac III: Nature- Spirit- Pride” is an album by the German cross-cultural new age band Cusco. All tracks on this album are related to the Native American cultures of North America. The beats, chants, and flute works depict a Native American musical style, though are made more accessible to modern ears through the use of overtly synthesized instrumentation and percussive rhythms. Beautiful art are images of paintings by J.D. Challeng... more »
"All The Days..."
"Whenever, in the course of a daily hunt, the hunter comes upon a scene that is strikingly beautiful, or sublime; a black thundercloud with the rainbow's glowing arch above the mountain, a white waterfall in the heart of a green gorge, a vast prairie tinged with the blood-red of the sunset; he pauses for an instant in the attitude of worship. He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, because to him all the days are God's days." - Ohiyesa, a/k/a Charles Alexander Eastman, Santee Sioux
Gregory Mannarino, “Markets: A Look Ahead”
Gregory Mannarino, “Markets: A Look Ahead” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84sw4s4AS6A - https://www.traderschoice.net/
THEY'LL STILL CONFIRM KAVANAUGH
Brett Kavanaugh's polling is terrible -- in a Fox News survey, 50% of respondent say they wouldn't vote to confirm him, while 40% would -- but I think he'll make it, especially after this: CNN has learned that the committee has reached out to a longtime friend of Ford named Leland Ingham Keyser. "I understand that you have been identified as an individual who was in attendance at a party that occurred circa 1982 described in a recent Washington Post article," a committee staffer wrote Keyser earlier this week. On Saturday night, her lawyer, Howard Walsh, released a statement to CNN... more »
Are you an antisemite?
Just think. If Labour hoovers up all those frustrated Remain voters, the prospect of a Corbyn PM immediately becomes more real. Now, it could be a mere matter of arithmetical calculation between dumping all those working-class traditional Labour supporters who voted ‘ Leave’ - (but many of those are alienated already, what with open borders and mass Muslim immigration) - and gaining the 48 per cent. (But would the middle-class Remainers really stomach all that redistribution of wealth and enforced equality of outcome?) Anyway, the prospect of a hard left government is bad enough, wi... more »
Assad sends condolences over victims of Ahvaz terror attack
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:30 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Assad sent on Saturday a letter of condolences to Iranisn President Hassan Rouhani for the victims of Ahvza terror attack. “We received, with utmost sorrow, the news of the terrorist attack against the military parade in Ahvaz city south of Iran. Hence, I extend to you and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Al-Qaeda-linked Syrian group rejects Idlib agreement, vows to continue fight
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:50 P.M.) – A Syrian insurgent group linked to the al-Qaeda terror organization released an official statement rejecting the recently-concluded Idlib agreement between Russia and Turkey. Guardians of Religion Organization (Tanzeen Hurras al-Din) is made up of former Nusra members who had defected their former group only to form a more extremist faction. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Good Samaritan Facing Possible Charges for Saving Animals During Hurricane Without a Permit
By Jack Burns Wayne County, NC — Tammie Hedges, an animal rights activist, attempted to be proactive and protect animals as Hurricane Florence enveloped the... more »
Rokkasho in the News Again
I've been following Japan's Rokkasho nuclear re-processing facility since the 3-11 nuclear disaster. Rokkasho is being built by Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd, which is a private consortium. The plant has been under construction for decades, with an opening date delayed since 1997. Rokkasho was going to solve Japan's energy needs by "closing the nuclear fuel cycle," an elusive dream that has continued to escape realization as the costs are exorbitant and the risks existential. Although Rokkasho is a faded dream, Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd moves forward with the plant's construction, even aft... more »
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