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Picture Of The Day
Iraqi protesters are seen in front of the burnt Iranian Consulate in Basra. Protesters stormed the Iranian consulate on Friday and were setting fire to the outer perimeter of the compound, shouting condemnation of Iranian influence over Iraq's political parties. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani *WNU Editor: *The above picture is form this photo-gallery .... *Iraqi protesters storm Iranian consulate* (Reuters).
September 9th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #598
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Sunday September 9th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
We Are Losing The Afghan War
Trends suggest that the total number of battle deaths in Afghanistan will exceed 20,000 this year, including civilians and combatants on both sides. Historical data is flawed, but the war may be growing more intense than anything since the 1980s. https://t.co/ac7K73CZjM pic.twitter.com/qiweTv8I8M — Graeme Smith (@smithkabul) July 23, 2018 Business Insider: *'We are losing': Trump and his top advisors aren't publicly admitting how bad things are in Afghanistan* * Despite all of the evidence to the contrary, the Trump administration continues to reject the idea Afghanistan is Americ... more »
More Campaign Advice From Eric Hogensen At HSG Campaigns: How Did Andrew Gillum Win?
*Andrew picked Chris King as his running mate* Eric starts with the commonly held mainstream perception that Gillum's gubernatorial primary campaign was headed straight towards failure when... out of the blue-- he won. *•* Andrew Gillum- 517,417 (34.3%) *•* Gwen Graham- 472,735 (31.3%) *•* Philip Levine- 306,450 (20.3%) *•* Jeff Greene- 151,935 (10.1%) *•* Christopher King- 37,464 (2.5%) For as long as I've known Andrew-- until relatively recently-- he's been the head of People for the American Way's Young Elected Official. He's not a novice when it comes to winning elections. Not ... more »
The Poet: Henry Austin Dobson, "The Paradox Of Time"
*"The Paradox Of Time"* "Time goes, you say? Ah no! Alas, Time stays, we go; Or else, were this not so, What need to chain the hours, For Youth were always ours? Time goes, you say? - ah no! Ours is the eyes' deceit Of men whose flying feet Lead through some landscape low; We pass, and think we see The earth's fixed surface flee:- Alas, Time stays, - we go! Once in the days of old, Your locks were curling gold, And mine had shamed the crow. Now, in the self-same stage, We've reached the silver age; Time goes, you say? - ah no! Once, when my voice was strong, I filled... more »
Ezra Levant Contemplates Justin From Canada Intentionally Sabotaging U.S-Canada Trade Deal…
Ezra Levant from Rebel Media outlines even more evidence of Justin from Canada taking specific steps to intentionally sabotage the Canadian economy. A few days ago Mr. Levant posited some interesting considerations: If Justin were NOT intentionally trying to bring … Continue reading →
Obama’s Back, Slamming Trump and Projecting His Own Sins onto GOP
[image: obama-s-back-slamming-trump-and-projecting-his-own-sins-onto-gop] Barack Obama re-entered the political fray Friday, giving a speech at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in which he discussed his favorite and least favorite subjects: respectively, himself and Republicans. It was vintage Obama — meaning, his talk was long on rhetoric and short on reality — and banal enough so that, says President Trump, it put him to sleep.
Could The U.S. Army Lose In A War Against Russia Or China?
The Russian army’s Ratnik uniform kit. © SPUTNIK/ RAMIL SITDIKOV *Daniel L. Davis, National Interest: **Could the Army Lose a War to Russia or China?* *A great power war would not be easy for Washington to wage. Here is why. * The new Russian battalions “are characterized as highly integrated, extremely powerful, and exceptionally mobile,” the authors explained, noting they were composed of “of a tank company, three mechanized infantry companies, an anti-tank company, two to three batteries of artillery (self-propelled guns and multiple launch rocket), and two air defense batterie... more »
Tweets For Today
Sunday is the 70th anniversary of the 1948 foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the North is officially known, and the nuclear-armed country is preparing to celebrate its birthday with a huge show of military strength https://t.co/EsEXcdz4us — AFP news agency (@AFP) September 8, 2018 Swedish election: Vote held amid anti-immigration surge https://t.co/aa5unYAuxZ — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 9, 2018 Final stages of #Russian #Navy and #Aerospace Forces' joint exercises in the #MediterraneanSea pic.twitter.com/NP1xRmbPDl — Press TV (@PressTV) Septe... more »
Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Laguna Indigo (Part 3.)"
Liquid Mind, "Laguna Indigo (Part 3.)" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfvKD_SaQdQ
Did Nike Say They Can Afford to “Let Go of All ‘Make America Great Again’ Customers”?
Nike may not be "taking a drastic hit to their bottom line," but they didn't say that quite so bluntly themselves.
Twenty-One Thoughts On Psychedelics
“If the words ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness’ don’t include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn’t worth the hemp it was written on.” ~ Terence McKenna ***PREFACE: Drugs are bad and the government is your friend. […]
Big War Is Back
*Jyri Raitasalo* *Security, Americas* [image: A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, refuels a B-52 Stratofortress over the Indian Ocean June 10, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gerald R. Willis). Flickr / U.S. Department of D] Great-power competition means that the next great military challenge is around the bend. *The Berlin Wall fell and the Cold War came to an abrupt end almost thirty years ago. This watershed event started a process, during which international security and war have been redefined—in m... more »
How America Beat Queen Victoria’s Britain without Fighting
*James Holmes* *Security, Europe* [image: People wave as the flagship of Britain's Royal Navy HMS (Her Majesty's Ship) Ark Royal approaches Portsmouth Harbour on the coast of southern England, after operations in the Gulf conflict, May 17, 2003. REUTERS/Michael Crabtree] America pushed Britain out of the Western Hemisphere, more or less, by the turn of the twentieth century. It did so by making itself the strongest contender in the New World, harnessing its burgeoning industrial might to build a navy able to command the waters Washington cared about most. Westerners make much of... more »
Royal Marines and Japan’s Amphibious Force: A Match Made in Heaven?
*Grant Newsham* *Security, Asia* [image: By Photo: LA(Phot) Dave Jenkins/MOD, OGL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26896636] Any why China should take notice. In late August, the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (GSDF) put on its annual Fuji Firepower Demonstration at a training area near Mt. Fuji. It’s a choreographed display of GSDF weaponry with lots of shooting and explosions and draws thousands of spectators. But there’s a Potemkin aspect to it all, suggesting a more capable JSDF than exists. However, a few days earlier and not far away at a smaller training ... more »
How Winston Churchill Saved Great Britain (And the World) from Hitler
*Warfare History Network, Michael E. Haskew* *Security, Europe* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Sir_Winston_Churchill_-_19086236948.jpg] Prime Minister Winston Churchill provided inspiration to the British people and the Allied cause during World War II. Born November 30, 1874, to British politician Lord Randolph Churchill and Jenny Jerome, an American socialite, Winston Churchill rose to serve in Parliament and as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955. Through force of personality, Churchill, energetic beyond his years, d... more »
Pentagon Report: China's Military Continues To Expand Its Military Capabilities
A Chinese infantry fighting vehicle competes in a contest during the International Army Games 2018 in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 29, 2018. (Photo: Imagine China/Newscom) *Dean Cheng, Daily Signal:* *Pentagon Report Shows China’s Growing Military Capabilities* The Department of Defense has released the latest edition of its report on Chinese military and security developments. Mandated in the fiscal 2000 National Defense Authorization Act, the annual report is an important source of regular updates regarding China’s growing military capabilities and its expandin... more »
Nike’s Kaepernick Campaign Signals Change in Shoe Politics
With the Kaepernick campaign , Nike is embracing activism and racial justice at a time when shoe companies can no longer avoid the nation's political division.
Black UNC Faculty Issue Letter on ‘Silent Sam’
Earlier this week, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Dr. Carol Folt announced that she was working with university trustees to create a relocation plan for the Confederate statue “Silent Sam” by a November 15 deadline. Hundreds of university faculty called for the polarizing statue to not be restored to its original location. […]
Ohio State’s LSAMP Alliance Receives $4.5M Grant From NSF
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently renewed a grant, which will help The Ohio State University and its partner institutions expand the percentage of underrepresented and minority students majoring in STEM fields. The other Ohio-based institutions that benefit from the grant are Central State University, Columbus State Community College, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, […]
Family Creates Endowed Scholarship for Claflin Biology Majors
Claflin University has established the Spencer and Rev. Minnie Anderson Endowed Scholarship Fund following the couple’s $20,000 gift to the university honoring the memory of their two sons, Michael Cutler and the Rev. Dr. Otis Cutler, Jr. Michael and Otis died 28 days apart – Michael from a pulmonary embolism at the age of 48, […]
NSF Awards Grant to Address ‘Transfer Shock’ in Community College STEM Students
Gaston College recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant totaling $972,598 to address “transfer shock” in community college students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The grant will support the college’s project “SPARC3 Initiative: Alleviating Transfer Shock in Community College STEM Students.” NSF’s award is the third issued to the […]
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What powers are being wielded in the Wizard Nebula? Gravitation strong enough to form stars, and stellar winds and radiations powerful enough to create and dissolve towers of gas. Located only 8,000 light years away, the Wizard nebula, pictured above, surrounds developing open star cluster NGC 7380. Visually, the interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that appears to some like a fictional medieval sorcerer. *Click image for larger size.* The active star forming region spans 100 about light years, making it appear larger than the angular extent of the Moon. The Wizard ... more »
Black Elk, "Earth Prayer"
*"Earth Prayer"* by Black Elk “Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice. You lived first, and you are older than all need, older than all prayer. All things belong to you - the two-legged, the four-legged, the wings of the air, and all green things that live. You have set the powers of the four quarters of the earth to cross each other. You have made me cross the good road and road of difficulties, and where they cross, the place is holy. Day in, day out, forevermore, you are the life of things. ․ Hey! Lean to hear my feeble voice... more »
"Buying Time"
"Buying Time" Author Unknown "A man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door. “Daddy, may I ask you a question?” “Yeah, sure, what is it?” replied the man. “Daddy, how much money do you make an hour? “That’s none of your business! What makes you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily. “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?” pleaded the little boy. “If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour.” “Oh,” the little boy replied, head bowed. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?... more »
Top U.S. General: U.S. Has Military Options If Syria Uses Chemical Weapons
*Reuters*:* U.S. military drawing up options should Syria use chemical weapons* America’s top general on Saturday said he was involved in “routine dialogue” with the White House about military options should Syria ignore U.S. warnings against using chemical weapons in an expected assault on the enclave of Idlib. Marine General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said no decision had been made by the United States to employ military force in response to a future chemical attack in Syria. “But we are in a dialogue, a routine dialogue, with the president to make ... more »
Rabaa Sit-in dispersal trial : Death sentences , life sentences and Shawkan is a free at last…somehow
A Cairo Criminal court put an end on Saturday for the infamous trial known in the media as “Rabaa Sit-in dispersal trial” after nearly 3 years in court and 2 years in pre-trial detention since August 2013 The Criminal Court sentenced* 75 defendants* to *death *while *47 defendants* to* a life sentence* in prison “*25 years without the possibility of a parole*” and *374 defendants* to *15 years* in prison. [image: Shawkan] Mahmoud Abu Zeid aka Shawkan in court "Reuters" The court also sentenced *22 minor defendants and one defendant “adult”* to *10 years in prison* and *215 defendants*... more »
"The Seekers"
*"The Seekers"* by The Zman "The book, "When Prophecy Fails", is a classic work of social psychology written in the 1950’s based on a study of a UFO cult called the Seekers. This group was led by a woman named Dorothy Martin, who claimed that aliens spoke through her to warn of a coming apocalypse. She employed something called “automatic writing” to channel the messages from the people of the planet Clarion. Through her, they were telling humanity that a great flood was coming and the world would end on December 21, 1954. The study documented the believers and how they coped with ... more »
Quote of the day
From an article at Breaking Defense titled "Killer Angel On Your Shoulder: Army’s Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft": *"Nothing takes an enemy’s mind off shooting your aircraft like running him over with a tank."* Y'know, I can see how that might work! It's an interesting article, discussing future aircraft, weapons and technology as the US Army seeks to develop its next-generation equipment and tactics. Recommended reading. Peter
Breaking: Massive Turkish Army convoy enters Idlib with large arsenal of weapons
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 A.M.) – A massive Turkish military convoy entered the Idlib Governorate from the Hatay Province, tonight, opposition activists reported. According to the Syrian opposition activists, the Turkish military convoy consisted of more than 300 vehicles, including tanks, MLRS launchers, and BMPs. The Turkish military convoy reportedly entered Syria through the Kafr Losen […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia is helping Syria bolster their air defense
Russia is helping Syria restore and modernized its air defense system, Russia’s Ambassador to that country, Alexander Kinshchak, told TASS on Friday. “We are helping our Syrian partners to restore, modernize and boost the efficiency of the integrated air defense system,” he said when asked how well Syria is protected against possible airstrikes by Western […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian naval infantry shows landing skills on Latakia’s coast in Syria (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defence released footage of Russian navy infantry units landing on the Syrian coast in Latakia Province, as the Russian Navy and Russian Aerospace Forces performed joint drills in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday. A total of 26 warships including three large landing ships, two minesweepers, the Raptor […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian, Russian forces launch nonstop attack on Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 A.M.) – The Russian and Syrian air forces have been hard at work, tonight, as their fighter pilots carry several airstrikes across the Hama-Idlib axis. Led by their Sukhoi jets, the Syrian and Russian air forces initially began their aerial campaign on Saturday morning, when they repeatedly bombarded the jihadist rebels in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Protesters set Iranian consulate ablaze in Basra (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 P.M.) – Demonstrators torched the Iranian consulate in Basra on Friday, as protests calling for jobs, infrastructure and basic services continued. Demonstrations have intensified since the death of 26-year-old activist Mekki Yasser, who died from the wounds he sustained in clashes on Monday. At least five people were also reportedly killed during Tuesday’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian soldiers killed by Kurdish forces previously blocked US troops from entering Qamishli
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) – The 13 Syrian soldiers killed by the Kurdish-led Asayish police forces had previously encountered a group of U.S. troops attempting to enter the city of Qamishli, a military source told Al-Masdar News this evening. According to the military source, the Syrian soldiers prevented the U.S. forces from entering Qamishli through […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian naval drills come to an end off the coast of Syria (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defenсe released footage showing the final stages of the Navy and Aerospace Forces’ joint exercises in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday. The Marshal Ustinov cruiser played the flagship role on the last day of the training manoeuvres. Ships used the AK-130 cannon and AK-630 naval close-in weapon […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Erdogan says Turkey is watching Idlib situation very closely
The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, posted a series of tweets on Friday discussing the outcomes of the meeting held on September 7. He said that the Idlib question should be resolved “without giving rise to pain, new tensions or more suffering.” Turkey, he said, a country that hosts more than 3.5 million Syrian […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Poet: Mary Oliver, “October”
*“October”* "There’s this shape, black as the entrance to a cave. A longing wells up in its throat like a blossom as it breathes slowly. What does the world mean to you if you can’t trust it to go on shining when you’re not there? and there’s a tree, long-fallen; once the bees flew to it, like a procession of messengers, and filled it with honey. I said to the chickadee, singing his heart out in the green pine tree: little dazzler little song, little mouthful. The shape climbs up out of the curled grass. It grunts into view. There is no measure for the confidence at the bottom of its e... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
Robertson, New South Wales, Australia. Thanks for stopping by! A giant potato? lol
"Litany Against Fear"
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." - Frank Herbert, "Dune", "Litany Against Fear"
YouTube Shuts Down All Syrian Government Accounts
#Youtube shuts down all pro Syrian channels including, Sama TV, Syrian MoD, Sana news agency, Syrian presidency pic.twitter.com/D0LiPhdKmo — H.K 🇸🇾 (@Ibra_Joudeh) September 8, 2018 *Zero Hedge: **YouTube Shuts Down All Syrian State Channels As Idlib Assault Begins* Syrian state YouTube channels have been shut down this morning just as the Syrian Army's ground offensive has officially begun. This includes the following now terminated Syrian state and pro-government channels: Syrian Presidency, Syria MoD (Ministry of Defense), SANA, and Sama TV. This follows YouTube reportedly cl... more »
Censoring Syria - Videocracy and the Cyberwar for Your Mind
With Russian and Syrian pro-government forces taking action in the Idlib Governate located in the far northwest corner of Syria as shown in red on this map: ...one of America's most powerful companies has seen fit to remove certain Syrian government and news agency websites from YouTube. Here's what you will now see on the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) channel: Here's what you will now see on the Syrian Ministry of Defense channel: Here's what you will now see on the SamaTV news channel: SamaTV is a television station located in Damascus. If you can understand Arabic, SamaTV'... more »
Former President Obama Appeals to California Voters: “Things Can Get Worse”…
Breaking with all presidential traditions of respectfully staying out of politics while your successor delivers on the policies of his election, former President Barack Obama spoke again today at an invitation only campaign rally in Anaheim, California. Many media outlets … Continue reading →
Yemen Peace Talks Have Collapsed
Yemen's Foreign Minister Khaled al-Yamani attended a news conference in Geneva [Denis Balibouse/Reuters] *Reuters:* *Yemen peace talks collapse in Geneva after Houthi no-show* An attempt to hold peace talks for Yemen was abandoned on Saturday after three days of waiting for the Houthi movement’s delegation, but the United Nations envoy vowed to press ahead with diplomacy. The U.N. is renewing efforts to end Yemen’s war under a peace plan that calls on the Iranian-aligned Houthis and the internationally recognized government, backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to ... more »
Teacher Makes Hitler Joke — School Becomes War Zone
[image: teacher-makes-hitler-joke-school-becomes-war-zone] We’re not yet like Britain, where a practical joker who trained his girlfriend’s dog to give the Nazi salute was charged with a “hate crime” and punished. But we’re getting closer. Just ask hapless schoolteacher Ben Frisch.
Another Day Of Unrest In Southern Iraq
*Yahoo News*: *Anti-government protests rock Basra, Iraq* Iraqi security forces deployed on the streets of Basra on Saturday, a day after protesters in the southern city stormed the Iranian consulate and torched government buildings in violence that rocked the oil-exporting Shiite heartland and sparked alarm across a conflict-weary country. The deployment came after an alliance of powerful Shiite militias, many of them backed by Iran, vowed to respond to the violent protests that have gripped the city for the past week, raising the threat of further violence. At least 15 people we... more »
Did Señor Trumpanzee Have Another Bad Week?
Let's not go over the book and the Op-Ed again. We've heard enough about that, right? And no need to discuss Obama's speech again either, the two that most definitely did not cause Señor T to fall asleep. He'll probably be up all night worrying about the one Obama gave in Orange County today. Instead there are two other things that would have made for a bad week for two normal presidents. First, his ill-advised trade wars have already caused trade to slow down. On Friday morning, David Fickling wrote that with Trump "expected to start implementing the next round of tariffs on $200... more »
Climate change event in Portland
Today a group of us went to Portland, Maine for the Rise for Climate march and rally on the climate change issue. We carried larger banners made by Tarak Kauff and Ellen Davidson (who joined us) under the name of Veterans For Peace. Prior to the rally at the gathering spot in Lincoln Park friends Martha Spiess and Lisa Savage organized a short program on the connections between climate change and the Pentagon's #1 carbon boot print. Amazingly not many of those assembled had ever heard of that connection before. A key reason is that the climate change movement has to a considera... more »
U.S. State Department Has Confirmed That They Have Received A Letter From North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un To President Trump
North Korean envoy Kim Yong Chol hands over a letter to Trump, purportedly from Kim. *CNN:* *State Department confirms Pompeo received letter from Kim to Trump* (CNN) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has received a letter from Kim Jong Un to US President Donald Trump, according to a State Department official. The official confirmed what Trump had told reporters earlier Friday, that a letter was handed over at the Korean DMZ on Thursday and is now en route to him. "A letter is being delivered to me, a personal letter from Kim Jong Un to me. That was handed at the border, I don't know... more »
North Korea's Kim Family (Photo Gallery)
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Business Insider:** Photos over 70 years show how North Korea's Kim family went from starving guerilla fighters to going toe-to-toe with Trump* * The North Korean state has defied all the odds and constant forecasts of its impending doom to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding on September 9, 2018. * North Korea has a dark and tortured history going back millennia as regional powers like China and Japan have sought to dominate it. * The story of North Korea really is the story of the Kim dynasty founded by Kim Il Sung in response to Japanese ... more »
Sept. 8: World war could be very, very close.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/income-gaps-grow-as-canada-s-have-nots-get-left-behind-1.764487 Gee! That's odd. Our local newspaper tells us that making the rich even richer benefits all of us. If that's true, New Brunswick must be a world leader in prosperity. _______________________________________________________________ https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-envoy-evidence-syria-chemical-weapons-idlib-assad-1.4814037 Well, the U.S. would know. It has been the biggest user of chemical weapons in the world. This is a really serious situation. Trump has warned Russia that if it aids Sy... more »
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A DICTATOR-LOVING WACKALOON TO BE A REPUBLICAN, BUT IT HELPS
A Virginia state senator is spreading bizarre conspiracy theories on behalf of the Assad government. Fresh off a sit-down with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Virginia state Sen. Richard H. Black turned up on an Arab TV channel last week making an extraordinary claim about one of the United States’ closest allies. Black said Britain’s MI6 intelligence service was planning a chemical weapons attack on the Syrian people, which it would then blame on Assad.... Black (R-Loudoun) said later that he meant the British were planning not to carry out an attack themselves, but to either dir... more »
North Korea's 70th Anniversary Of The Founding Of The State Will Be This Sunday
*Daily Mail:* *North Korea begins celebrating the 70th anniversary of its official birth as a nation with a huge concert - and there is not a missile in sight* * Democratic People's Republic of Korea was proclaimed on September 9, 1948, and is major occasion in North * Birth of nation took place three years after Moscow and Washington divided the peninsula between them * Series of events will include 'mass games', where thousands of people dance or hold up placards in unison * Celebrations began with concert featuring state's top musical ensembles at Pyongyang Indoor Stadium Nort... more »
Alarmist Claim Rebuttal
Originally posted on Sierra Foothill Commentary: In the attached document is a series of rebuttals of the most common climate alarmists’ claims such as those made in the recently released Fourth National Climate Assessment Report.2 T The authors of these rebuttals are all recognized experts in the relevant scientific fields. The rebuttals demonstrate the falsity…
Cold Summer in Nunavut
Originally posted on Science Matters: ? A previous post explored the claim that “Nunavut is melting” and is reproduced below. On September 6 Jane George posted at the Northwest Passage blog declaring the opposite: As ice and snow return, summer’s over in Nunavut “It was a cold summer.” Excerpts below in italics with my bolds.…
Beyond Milankovitch
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Donald Rapp On the terminations of Ice Ages. Terminations occur on solar up-lobes There is no doubt that there is merit in the widely accepted Milankovitch theory that Ice Ages and their terminations are controlled by solar input to the NH in mid-summer. It is also clear that relying…
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 250 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: Arctic is 1.3 million higher than 2012 on day 250. South / North
U.S. Turned Down A Request From Venezuelan Officers Who Wanted Assistance To Launch A Coup Against Venezuelan President Maduro
*CNN: **US officials secretly met with Venezuelan military officers plotting a coup against Maduro* Washington (CNN)US officials met secretly with Venezuelan military officers who were plotting a coup against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, both a current and a former US official confirmed to CNN. American officials met with the renegade Venezuelan military officers several times over the last year after the Venezuelan officers made contact, but Washington ultimately decided against supporting the coup, the two sources said. The US did not provide the Venezuelan officers w... more »
"Problems..."
"Most do not fully see this truth that life is difficult. Instead they moan more or less incessantly, noisily or subtly, about the enormity of their problems, their burdens, and their difficulties as if life were generally easy, as if life should be easy. They voice their belief, noisily or subtly, that their difficulties represent a unique kind of affliction that should not be and that has somehow been especially visited upon them, or else upon their families, their tribe, their class, their nation, their race or even their species, and not upon others. Problems do not go away. Th... more »
Where The World’s Ultra-Wealthy Live
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Visual Capitalist:* *World’s Ultra-Wealthy Population, in One Chart* Reaching the status of “millionaire” used to be a big deal. But with rising inflation, a higher cost of living in cities, and changing perceptions around wealth, the six zero milestone doesn’t mean as much anymore. Heck, there are over 16 million millionaires globally, and 4.3 million in the United States alone. Therefore, to really get a sense of the makeup of the world’s ultra-wealthy population, we need a more exclusive and finely-tuned indicator. *Read more *.... *WNU Editor:*... more »
"U.S. Government Financial Balance Sheet One Step Closer To Blowing Up"
*"U.S. Government Financial Balance Sheet* * One Step Closer To Blowing Up"* By the SRSrocco Report "The U.S. Government's balance sheet is one step closer to blowing up as its debt, and interest expense hit new record highs. And when I say "new record highs," I am not exaggerating. It's been a while since I checked the data on the TreasuryDirect.gov website, but when I researched the figures for this article, I was quite surprised by just how quickly the numbers are rising. Thus, it's also no wonder the stock markets continue to grind higher and higher because, without the U.S. Go... more »
"Our Expectation..."
“It goes against the American storytelling grain to have someone in a situation he can't get out of, but I think this is very usual in life. There are people, particularly dumb people, who are in terrible trouble and never get out of it, because they're not intelligent enough. It strikes me as gruesome and comical that in our culture we have an expectation that man can always solve his problems. This is so untrue that it makes me want to cry — or laugh.” - Kurt Vonnegut
"America’s Oil Boom Is a Fraud"
*"America’s Oil Boom Is a Fraud"* by Bill Bonner PARIS – "We promised to end the week with a bang! You’ll recall that Fed policy always consists of the same three mistakes… 1) Keeping interest rates too low for too long, resulting in too much debt; 2) Raising interest rates to try to gently deflate the debt bubble; and 3) Cutting rates in a panic when stocks fall and the economy goes into recession. Well, here comes the Big Bang: Mistake #4 – rarely seen, but always regretted. Mistake #4 is what the feds do when their backs are to the wall… when they’ve run out of Mistakes 1 throug... more »
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
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PM of Abkhazia Dies In Car Crash- Just Returned from Syria Visit
Abkhazia PM dies in car crash - September 08 *Prime Minister of Abkhazia Gennady Gagulia* has died after his cortege got in a car accident* en route from Sochi’s airport to his home republic*, local authorities confirmed. *“Yes, we can confirm the information [of Gagulia's death],” *the government spokeswoman Diana Zantaria told Sputnik. *According to preliminary information, the head of the government was still alive on his way to the hospital. No one else was injured in the accident, *Zantaria noted. The premier’s cortege got into an accident around 10pm local time just afte... more »
Voice of Reason: Professor Tells Sky News ‘More Evidence Needed’ in Skripal Case
*21WIRE + Sky News* | Professor Piers Robinson, a voice of reason, reiterates that 'more evidence is needed' before the British government's Skripal claims can be legitimately stood up.
A War of Shadows
With all due respect to the unflappable Mike Flannigan who has capably and often brilliantly toiled here without pay for over a decade, his three part post on the 6th didn't do justice to the full ramifications of the incendiary *NY Times* op-ed that set the nation, and the Trump White House, in flames on the 5th. He made some pretty good points, to be sure, but not all of them were addressed. Not even close. It was a typical Flannigan three parter, this one structured to represent the rebellion against Trump in all three branches of the government. Space being at a p... more »
Kinder, Kentler Hurricanes When Atmospheric CO2 Was Lower
On this date in 1960, Hurricane Donna was headed towards Florida with 150 MPH winds. 09 Sep 1960, Page 42 – The Salt Lake Tribune at Newspapers.com 12 Sep 1960, Page 1 – The Salt Lake Tribune at Newspapers.com
Nazis – Not Commies
JFK normally gets credit for the US space program, but Eisenhower was the one who actually started it using Nazi rocket scientists. He bragged that the US space program wasn’t dependent on commies. 09 Sep 1960, Page 42 – The … Continue reading →
TS Florence: North Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina Should Begin Paying Attention…
Tropical storm Florence is highly expected to grow to hurricane strength over the next few days. Coastal residents from Florida north throughout the southeast should be paying attention. Look at your schedule for next week and consider what may need … Continue reading →
Did Nike Urge Disgruntled Consumers to Donate Their Unwanted Shoes to Veterans?
A purported statement from the company asked critics to "respect our troops" and donate clothing rather than burn it.
Trainer teaches talented ponies how to perform life-saving CPR
Two talented ponies have proved their skills know no bounds as they appear to perform life-saving CPR on a collapsed rider. Clever Albert and Ernie can be seen replicating the cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedure – including cycles of chest compressions and artificial breathing in this funny video created by professional trainer, Emma Massingale. The 36-year-old, from Devon, roped her fiance Jeremy into the sketch to act as the ‘patient’ and used word cues to teach the accomplished duo the correct moves. Albert and Ernie can even be seen sporting little sirens and carrying fir... more »
Stray Injured Puppy So Terrified He Just Wanted To Hide In Bag
An injured puppy was so scared and hurt that all he wanted to do was hide. “We got a call to rescue a very sick street puppy. We found him hiding in a plastic bag, and the moment we touched the bag he screamed in pain,” wrote Animal Aid Unlimited, India. “He was desperately hungry so we could coax him out with biscuits, but every time we tried to touch him he cried out. He had severe mange and a deep wound on his hip that was causing him the shooting pains every time he moved.” “This dear little boy was in so much pain and agitation, his worried eyes never relaxed for even a momen... more »
We must fight CO2 by reversing prosperity
CO2 is very sneaky. It will unleash catastrophe sometime very soon, or maybe in a century, or maybe in a millennium. In the meantime, it will continue to cause acne in teens. We must fight CO2 by reversing prosperity. Only when we live in mud huts shivering in the cold and eating bugs will the ... Read moreWe must fight CO2 by reversing prosperity The post We must fight CO2 by reversing prosperity appeared first on Ice Age Now.
US Military Preparing For 'Options' In Syria
[image: undefined] Events are moving rapidly in Syria as Russian jets pound insurgent positions in Idlib Province and as the Syrian Army initiates a ground invasion which Damascus has described as coming in a "phased" approach. The White House responded to the Syrian and Russian bombing campaign by vowing it would act “swiftly and vigorously” should chemical weapons be used, and a day ago claimed there's “lots of evidence” chemical weapons are being prepared by the Syrian forces, citing intelligence of such activities. And now America's top general has confirmed the Pentagon is d... more »
Russian MoD Reveals Information on Preperations to Stage Terror Attack in Idlib
*SANA* *The Russian Defense Minist**ry revealed reliable information confirming that terrorist organizations in Idleb have completed all preparations to stage and film a new chemical incident in order to blame the Syrian Arab Army. * Igor Konashenkov said Saturday that the Ministry has information confirming that a meeting took place in Idleb city between leaders of terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra and the “Turkistani Party” and representatives of the “White Helmets.” Konashenkov said that during this meeting, they coordinated for the scenarios for the filming of staged incidents in... more »
FaceBook Is Failing – Expand To Different Platforms…
The English Speaking Public is Abandoning FaceBook Left And Right… Opinion By “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen There is always an arrogance to success. Almost every successful endeavor faces, one day, the simple fact that it was NOT some special, unassailable wonderfulness that moved this project to the top, but it was, almost always, … Continue reading FaceBook Is Failing – Expand To Different Platforms… The post FaceBook Is Failing – Expand To Different Platforms… appeared first on BolenReport.
Hey Trumpanzee, How's That Chaos Thing Working Out For You Now?
Today President Obama spoke at the Anaheim Convention Center in Orange County on behalf of Southern California candidates Katie Porter, Harley Rouda, Mike Levin, Katie Hill, and Gil Cisneros (AKA- the Lottery Winner). I offered Ammar Campa-Najjar, a former Obama Labor Department official who is running against Drunken Hunter (CA-50) but who the DCCC is not behind and has continued to sabotage (please contribute to his campaign here or, if you hate the DCCC as much as I do, here) a ticket but Obama's office sent him one. [The DCCC staff is made up of such utter jerks. Who hires th... more »
Sidney Powell Discusses Robert Mueller’s Team, Bruce Ohr and the Bigger FISA Picture….
Author and columnist Sidney Powell appeared last night on Lou Dobbs television show to discuss the special counsel investigation, the testimony of Bruce Ohr, and the bigger issues surrounding the abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Mrs. Powell … Continue reading →
Cold Summer in Nunavut
A previous post explored the claim that “Nunavut is melting” and is reproduced below. On September 6 Jane George posted at the Northwest Passage blog declaring the opposite: As ice and snow return, summer’s over in Nunavut “It was a cold summer.” Excerpts below in italics with my bolds. This map from the Canadian […]
Treasure Quest and the Secret Road
I have come to believe that the producers of *Treasure Quest* believe that we all are pretty dumb. The last two episodes prove that point. First, we have the great snake fight as they try to chase away a rather large snake that was annoying the burros. I’m just not sure of the wisdom of messing with something like that. I don’t know what kind of snake it was, but I do know there are some very deadly snakes in the area and a bite would prove fatal unless they could get to the hospital quickly. Yes, that’s my take away from that episode. About the only other thing they did was discov... more »
Privacy Concerns of “Mission Creep” with New Airport Facial Recognition Programs
By Nicholas West It’s a trend that is quickly becoming accepted reality – biometric identification at U.S. airports. So far, it has been marketed mainly... more »
Fleeing Sea Level Rise In Miami
The Guardian says Florida is about to be wiped off the map, by 205 feet of sea level rise – which is doubling every 15 years. Rising seas: ‘Florida is about to be wiped off the map’ | Environment | … Continue reading →
Our dreams of space aren't help by hallucinations
*== An actual adult at NASA? ==* Dang. Glimmers of hope. This Trump appointment, though initially unqualified, has proved intelligent, curious and a good listener/questioner. It is way too soon to be optimistic, but NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is starting to sound kind of like a sapient person: *"The first Gateway is about the moon, but I think the second Gateway, being a deep-space transport, again using commercial and international partners, enables us to get to Mars," *Bridenstine said. *"What we don't want to do is go to the surface of the moon, prove that we can do it ... more »
ALASTAIR CROOKE
*Alastair Crooke * Alastair Crooke has been an officer in MI6. Crooke was apparently removed from MI6 because of his apparent criticism of Israel. "Born in Ireland in 1949, Crooke was brought up in Africa, mainly on a farm near Harare in what was then Rhodesia, where his father farmed tobacco." He was educated in Switzerland and at the spooky St Andrews University. [1] Alastair Crooke *The CIA's Graham Fuller, who is related to the Boston Bombers, the Tsarnaevs.* Crooke now works with the CIA's Graham Fuller at the Conflicts Forum *Reportedly, Khomeini's real father was Will... more »
A prisoner in the Burnside jail responds to Justice Minister Mark Furey
On Thursday, 17 days into the protest at Burnside, Minister of Justice Mark Furey released an op-ed piece publicly addressing the issues raised by the prisoners for the first time. Unfortunately, prisoners cannot access his comments, and there seem to be no plans to circulate his piece in the facility so they can read and respond […]
Making Risk Decisions at Fukushima Daiichi
Contaminated water production at Fukushima Daiichi continues unabated. Storage is limited and there are explosive risks for containment of highly contaminated water. The various water filtration systems that have been adopted have had limited success because they have only removed certain radionuclides - such as radiocesium - leaving filtered water contaminated with radioiodine and tritium. In my blog I documented that strontium wasn't filtered until 2014. An editorial in The Asahi Shimbun urges Japan’s task force of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to communicate and ... more »
Terrorists, White Helmets meet to stage false flag-gas in Idlib: Russia’s military
On the eve of the Russian-Iranian-Syrian offensive against the last terrorist stronghold in Idlib, Syria, the White Helmets reportedly met with militants to prepare a false-flag
China's Next Act: Invade Taiwan?
*Ian Easton* *Security, Asia* Would Xi dare? *It is clearly in the American interest to develop a nuanced understanding of the threat China poses to Taiwan, and to cultivate a strategy that takes this into account. Indeed, it is often the case that only by thinking tragically can tragedy be avoided. It is also true that in the absence of understanding many will buy into Chinese propaganda.* A Chinese diplomat in Washington recently threatened that China would invade Taiwan if the U.S. Navy sent a ship to visit the democratic island, something that Congress has called upon the P... more »
Lies, Lies & More Lies: Standard Government Procedures About 9-11
By Catherine J. Frompovich Now that the seventeenth anniversary of the horrendous 9-11 events that occurred in New York City is upon us, we slowly—but... more »
NFL role model Warrick Dunn
Warrick Dunn explained why he started working to help families like Watson’s make a better life for themselves. “My rookie year in the NFL, in Tampa, I was challenged by coach [Tony] Dungy,” Dunn said. He told us, ‘If you are going to live in this community, you want to be a part of this community and give back.’ From that challenge, I thought about my mom and her dream of home ownership, and that’s how it all started. We did three homes in 1997, and now we’re up to 159. Now wouldn’t Dunn with winner be a better Nike spokesman than Kaepernick, the whiner? https://www.si.com/nfl... more »
THE ECONOMY: The way to make it grow is really simple.
1. You create an environment where people have money to spend on goods and services. 2. You create an environment where jobs are plentiful. 3. To create jobs, you lower corporate tax rates and regulations to make businesses easier to start or grow and encourage them to bring back business they have taken to other countries because they could make more money there. 4. You equalize trade to also make it less lucrative to buy from other countries and more lucrative to sell to other countries, thus making AMERICAN MADE more profitable. This also raises the incentive to keep business... more »
Opinion on Obama’s speech
OPINION: "Labeling the 63 million Trump voters as 'deplorable' and 'irredeemable' didn’t work out for Hillary Clinton when she ran a failed presidential campaign against Trump in 2016. Labeling the same voters as divisive, resentful and paranoid will not work for Democrats in the November midterm elections." http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/09/07/obama-tries-to-demonize-trump-voters-following-hillarys-losing-strategy.html
Obama had a great line in that Urbana speech
What was that Mr. Obama--the line about you and the media not having the bad relations of Trump and the media? "Over the past eight years the [Obama] administration has prosecuted nine cases involving whistle-blowers and leakers, compared with only three by all previous administrations combined. It has repeatedly used the Espionage Act, a relic of World War I-era red-baiting, not to prosecute spies but to go after government officials who talked to journalists." NYT Dec. 30, 2016
The ballet “The Crystal Palace” comes to Russia, with music of Alexei Shor
The combined ballet / opera "The Crystal Palace" is a large – scale, significant event, the only show of its kind in Russia. The post The ballet “The Crystal Palace” comes to Russia, with music of Alexei Shor appeared first on The Duran.
Plot Leak? Could Top Gun: Maverick Have an Element of 'Stealth'?
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, Americas* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/IAF-F-35I-and-F-16I-nf.jpg] Like as in the 2005 movie? With production of Top Gun: Maverick moving full steam ahead, we’re finally getting our first glimpse at the actual plot of the long-awaited sequel. Variety reported on Thursday that one-time Korean War Army private Jon Hamm and legendary Marine Corps aviator-cum-astronaut Ed Harris would join the cast joining a production that “will be set in a world of drone technology and will explore the end of the era of dog... more »
The Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships Were Among the Best Ever Built. What If They Never Happened?
*Robert Farley* *History, Europe* [image: By Royal Navy official photographer, Trusler, C (Lt) - http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//30/media-30630/large.jpgThis is photograph A 23486 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?cur] We asked one of the world's leading experts to answer the question. The five super-dreadnoughts of the Queen Elizabeth class were among the finest battleships ever built. Combining high speed with heavy armament, the ships made critical contributions to the defense of the United Kingdom... more »
US Military Issues Chilling “Live-Fire” Warning to Russian Troops in Syria
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — Following Thursday’s report that Russia had recently informed the US of planned military operations against terrorist groups on the Syria-Jordan border, a... more »
Man Arrested Because Riding a Bike Without a Bell On It Is Illegal in a Police State?
By Matt Agorist Seaside Heights, NJ — A fairly worrisome video has been shared with the Free Thought Project this week purporting to show a... more »
The Feds Propose More Vaccine Dangers For Pregnant Females And Their Fetuses But Guarantee Complete Legal Liability Protection To Vaccine Makers—What?
By Catherine J. Frompovich The folks at Autism Action Network have another “Take Action” online that is individualized to every person’s Congressional representation in Washington,...more »
Anti-Choice in Our Schools
New school year, new challenges and questions. For parents and students alike. In Ontario, the Fraud government is trying to axe the "new" sex ed curriculum and is running into more trouble than it expected. In Calgary, the school board has severed ties with a fake clinic that taught sex ed in PUBLIC schools. A couple of other school boards in Alberta have done the same. @ABProchoice tweeted a thread of other anti-choice organizations that offer sex ed. I used Threadreader (very easy, even for TechnoDork) to compile the info more permanently. The information comes from Abortion ... more »
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