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WATCH: Asked if journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead, President Trump says, "It certainly looks that way to me." https://t.co/zhN0F2M5ou pic.twitter.com/xglQphRwAA — NBC News (@NBCNews) October 18, 2018 Jamal Khashoggi case: Saudi Arabia has "a few more days" to complete a "thorough investigation of all of the facts" before US decides "if and how" it responds - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Latest: https://t.co/9q1oAFmsyb pic.twitter.com/sB3JmkBb0b — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 18, 2018 Taliban attack on top US commander, Afghan security officials kills three https://t... more »
“Democrats produce mobs, Republicans produce jobs.’
” “The choice could not be more clear: Democrats produce mobs, Republicans produce jobs,” Trump said during a campaign rally in Montana. “ click here
North And South Korea Want A No-Fly Zone Over The DMZ. The U.S. Is Saying No
*Business Insider/Reuters:* *North and South Korea want a no-fly zone over the DMZ, but the US is pushing back* * The US opposes a plan by South and North Korea to set up a no-fly zone over their heavily fortified border, the latest sign of a rift between Seoul and its top ally. * Washington and Seoul both publicly insist they are on the same page about dealing with Pyongyang. But behind the scenes, there are growing signs of disagreement. * The United States was not likely to openly protest against an inter-Korean initiative, Seoul officials said, but its deep involvement in sanc... more »
Orionids & Southern Taurids Set for a Pretty Display of Shooting Stars this Weekend
nemesis maturity Published on Oct 17, 2018 The Orionid and Southern Taurid meteor showers are expected to peak this weekend, though this year, in 2018, the showers must compete with the glare of the brilliant waxing gibbous moon for much of the night. The advantage of watching in late Friday to Saturday morning rather than the […]
6 Killed as US-Led Coalition F-15 Jets Bomb Kurdish Forces Fighting ISIS – Report
6 Killed as US-Led Coalition F-15 Jets Bomb Kurdish Forces Fighting ISIS – Report by https://www.rt.com/ Two US-led coalition aircraft have bombed Syrian Kurdish forces, disrupting their offensive on Islamic State terrorists, RIA news agency reports. The diplomatic source has called out US’ “lack of coordination and professionalism.” – Two US-led coalition’s F-15 fighter jets have […]
US Flies Two B-52 Bombers Over South China Sea Ahead of Key Defense Summit
US Flies Two B-52 Bombers Over South China Sea Ahead of Key Defense Summit by https://sputniknews.com/ Two US Air Force bombers have flown near disputed islands in the South China Sea ahead of a major regional security summit in Singapore, where the US and Chinese defense ministers are set to meet. – Two US B-52 Stratofortress […]
Federal Judge “Shocked” To Find Obama State Dept Lied To Protect Hillary From Email Server Lawsuits
Federal Judge “Shocked” To Find Obama State Dept Lied To Protect Hillary From Email Server Lawsuits by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The noose appears to be tightening further around the law-less behaviors of the Obama administration in their frantic efforts to protect former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from lawsuits seeking information about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s […]
Israel Steps Up Armored Deployment on Gaza Border
Israel Steps Up Armored Deployment on Gaza Border Reporting by Amir Cohen, and Nidal Almughrabi in Gaza, Writing by Jeffrey Heller, Editing by Ori Lewis and Richard Balmforth, https://www.reuters.com/ YAD MORDECHAI, Israel (Reuters) – Israel ramped up its armored forces along the Gaza border on Thursday in a daylight show of force, a day after a […]
Study Finds MSM’s Trump Coverage Just Hit 92% Negative Ahead of Midterms
Study Finds MSM’s Trump Coverage Just Hit 92% Negative Ahead of Midterms by Rich Noyes, https://russia-insider.com/en “Once again, the ongoing Russia investigation received more evening news coverage (342 minutes) than any other individual topic” – In four weeks, Americans go to the polls for the midterm elections that the news media are casting as a referendum […]
IDF Says 20 Gaza Targets Bombed, Including Tunnels; Blames Hamas for Rockets
IDF Says 20 Gaza Targets Bombed, Including Tunnels; Blames Hamas for Rockets by JUDAH ARI GROSS, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ Military doesn’t say which terror group launched rockets that hit Beersheba home, landed off central Israeli coast, but lays responsibility on Strip’s rulers. – The Israeli military bombed 20 “military facilities” in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning, the army […]
Netanyahu: Israel Will Act with Great Force Against Gaza
Netanyahu: Israel Will Act with Great Force Against Gaza by Matan Tzuri, Itay Blumenthal, https://www.ynetnews.com/ The prime minister visits the Gaza Division following rocket attack on Israel, where he meets with senior defense officials; ‘I said at the outset of the government meeting this week that if these attacks don’t stop, we’ll make them stop,’ he says. […]
Israeli Security Cabinet Mulls Gaza Military Operation After Rocket Launch
Israeli Security Cabinet Mulls Gaza Military Operation After Rocket Launch by https://sputniknews.com/ After a rocket originating from the Gaza Strip hit a building in the city of Be’er Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, and other security cabinet ministers discussed the possibility of a military response. – Liberman reportedly tried to convince the […]
Russia And China Prepare To Ditch Dollar In Bilateral Trade
Russia And China Prepare To Ditch Dollar In Bilateral Trade by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ In a time when many nations have gone public with their intention to ditch the dollar in part or in whole, in bilateral trade with non-US counterparts, either to prevent the US from having “veto power” of commerce courtesy of SWIFT or […]
EU Slams Italy’s “Unprecedented” Budget Deviation, Euro Tumbles
EU Slams Italy’s “Unprecedented” Budget Deviation, Euro Tumbles by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ If there was any doubt that the standoff between Italy and the EU would get worse before it gets even moar worse, moments ago any doubts were extinguished when Bloomberg reported that in the letter addressed to Italy’s Finance Minister Giovanni Tria, EU Commissioners Valdis […]
Africa Still Struggling Against Hegemonism, We Find Support from Russia & China – Uganda’s President
RT Published on Oct 18, 2018 RT’s Daniel Hawkins sits down with Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni to discuss the leader’s legacy in the country, relationship with Russia, ideology and economy. end
The System Died. The Reset is Coming — Lynette Zang
SGTreport Published on Oct 18, 2018 Seven interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve since Fall of 2015 and still the 30 year sits at 3.1? Meanwhile, President Trump criticizes the Fed for raising rates too quickly and says the Fed is the biggest threat to our economy, and what happens? The markets suddenly crash. The […]
Dollar Domination Drowning? Venezuela Becomes Latest Country to Ditch Bucks
RT Published on Oct 18, 2018 Venezuela is dumping the dollar when it comes to official exchange transactions and will use the euro or other convertible currencies instead. The move is retaliation for severe American financial sanctions, imposed on the country’s officials, including the president. Caracas is not alone in moving away from dollar dependence. READ […]
China Wants Its Own X-37B Spaceplane
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* But spaceplanes come with certain liabilities. A Chinese company claimed it’s working on a reusable spaceplane similar to the U.S. Air Force’s secretive X-37B. Unlike the X-37B, which launches into orbit atop a Falcon rocket, the Chinese vehicle would blast off in mid-flight from under the wing of a large “mothership” aircraft. *(This first appeared back in March.)* It’s unclear how far along the Chinese design is, when it might fly for the first time and whether the Chinese government has committed to acquiring the vehicle. Nor is it clear exactl...more »
FACT: The CIA Flew U-2 Spy Planes From Aircraft Carriers
*Steve Weintz* *Security, * Big-wing spy planes once operated from America’s flattops. *Carrier flight training training began in earnest for the CIA pilots at Pensacola and Monterey Naval Air Stations. The CIA aviators were already crack airmen—now training with one of the most difficult and demanding aircraft ever flown. Given their already impressive aviation skills, training focused on the specifics of carrier ops. By February 1964, two groups were qualified and the carrier USS Ranger was positioned offshore from Southern California, commencing all-up U-2 takeoffs and landin... more »
2 MDs, Zdogg & vaccine profiteer Paul Offit laugh at man whose young daughter died just hours after vaccines
Watch both videos of Zdogg interviewing famous MD Paul Offit, a well known vaccine profiteer who has invented vaccines, making millions. You can read more about the CEO of Zappos investing hundreds of millions in a project for Zdogg to run, that appears to have failed miserably. Below (with direct wikipedia quotes also in national […] The post 2 MDs, Zdogg & vaccine profiteer Paul Offit laugh at man whose young daughter died just hours after vaccines appeared first on Health Nut News.
Picture Of The Day
A Palestinian man argues with an Israeli soldier during clashes over an Israeli order to shut down a Palestinian school near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Photos of the week* (Reuters).
President Trump's Chief Of Staff And National Security Advisor Get In A Profanity-Laden Shouting Match Outside The Oval Office
*Politico:* * Tensions between Kelly and Bolton erupt in shouting match outside Oval Office* The White House chief of staff and national security adviser shouted at each other over southern border crossings, but have a tense history. Long-simmering tension between White House chief of staff John Kelly and national security adviser John Bolton boiled over on Thursday, three administration officials confirmed, in a heated shouting match outside the Oval Office over a recent surge in southern border crossings. Trump has been fuming in public and private over the mounting border cris... more »
October 19th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #638
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 →
Friday October 19th – 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 →
Musical Interlude: Rudi en Corlea, "Drome"
Rudi en Corlea, "Drome" South Africans Rudi Claare and Corlea Botha, singing in Afrikaans. https://www.youtube.com/ Astoundingly beautiful harmony...
China’s Catholics Betrayed by Vatican
[image: china-s-catholics-betrayed-by-vatican] In a remarkably uncharacteristic betrayal, the Vatican signed an agreement with China’s leaders granting the communist government a decisive role in the appointment of bishops for China’s 12 million Catholics.
I'll Personally Go Investigate This In Istanbul-- Really
The Trumpist Regime is working on p.r. with the Saudis to come up with a sanitized version of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi. Remember way back on Tuesday when Trump bellowed, "For the record, I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia (or Russia, for that matter). Any suggestion that I have is just more fake news (of which there is plenty)?" Here's some "fake news" for you. At a Trump campaign rally in 2015 Trump told the morons who thought they were watching an episode of his sit-com reality show: "I like the Saudis; they are very nice. I make a lot of money with them. They ... more »
Musical Interlude: Afshin, “Prayer of Change”
Afshin, “Prayer of Change” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75SGQ65QhaU
"A Look to the Heavens"
“Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some 200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away toward the chemical constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of the well-studied Fornax galaxy cluster. *Click image for larger size.* This impressively sharp color image shows intense star forming regions at the ends of the bar and along the spiral arms, and details of dust lanes cutting across the galaxy's bright core. At the core lies a supermassive black hole. Astronomers think NGC 1365's prominent bar plays a crucial role in ... more »
"Live A Good Life..."
"Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones. I am not afraid." - Marcus Aurelius
"The Morality Trap: The Problem With Having a Strong Identity"
*"The Morality Trap: * *The Problem With Having a Strong Identity"* by Zat Rana "There is no good label to describe Jiddu Krishnamurti, and that’s perhaps how it should be. In his early life, he was groomed by the Theosophical Society (a religious movement) to become what they called the World Teacher. As he matured, however, Krishnamurti returned all donations and dissolved the group to move away from any and all ideological affiliations. For decades, he traveled the world giving lectures about human psychology, social change, and the importance of understanding the mind as individ... more »
"My Inner Demon..."
"But if you can confront your inner demons-" "I did confront my inner demon. I punched him in the face and he exploded." Valkyrie had to laugh. "But now he's back." "Of course he's back. He's resourceful. He is my inner demon, after all." - Derek Landy
The Poet: David Whyte, "Sweet Darkness"
"Sweet Darkness" "When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you. Time to go into the dark where the night has eyes to recognize its own. There you can be sure you are not beyond love. The dark will be your womb tonight. The night will give you a horizon further than you can see. You must learn one thing: the world was made to be free in. Give up all the other worlds except the one to which you belong. Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet confinement of your aloneness to learn anything or anyone that does not bring you a... more »
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"There Are None So Blind..."
“There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.” - John Heywood, 1546
"Tell Me..."
"Life passes like a flash of lightning, whose blaze barely lasts long enough to see. While the earth and sky stand still forever, how swiftly changing time flies across man's face. O you who sit over your full cup and do not drink, tell me - for whom are you still waiting?" - Hermann Hesse
Will The Congress Really Cancel U.S.-Saudi Arms Deals?
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) waits for the start of an event with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (2-R) and Gulf Cooperation Council leaders at their summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst *Joe Gould, Defense News:* *Will Congress really cancel US-Saudi arms deals? It’s complicated, but let us explain* WASHINGTON — Have you been wondering whether U.S.-Saudi arms deals can survive allegations the Saudi government killed Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi? Yeah, so are we. A growing chorus of U.S. lawmakers, mostly Senate Democra... more »
"America Has the Government It Deserves"
*"America Has the Government It Deserves"* by Brian Maher “Every nation gets the government it deserves,” said 18th century French philosopher Joseph de Maistre. If true, and we suspect there is justice here… the United States is a nation of no-good deadbeats. For the nation hosts a spendthrift government perpetually on the borrow. By some metrics, the United States now takes on more debt in one year than it did in the first 200 years of its lovely existence. Its gross national debt rose $1.27 trillion in fiscal 2018… to a record $21.5 trillion. The Congressional Budget Office (CB... more »
Is Google Even-Handed? Is The Bear Catholic?
Here is a story of three simple searches. The search I did is for the following terms: left wing political violence united states First, the results on Bing, Microsoft’s search engine … All but one have “left wing” or “left” in the headline. Next, the same search on DuckDuckGo, the privacy-oriented search engine … Again,…
Three Easy Fixes to Social Security and Medicare that...
Robert Reich - 2 hours ago
*Three Easy Fixes to Social Security and Medicare that Republicans Don’t Want You to Know About. * Republicans would love to get rid of Social Security and Medicare. But they can’t, because Social Security and Medicare are among the most popular of all federal programs. Besides, most Americans have been paying into them their whole working lives, and depend on them. So how will Republicans attempt to end these programs? By doing nothing to save Medicare and Social Security. The trustees for Medicare and Social Security – of which I used to be one – say Medicare will run out of m... more »
Whistleblower Who Challenged FBI’s Profiling And Informant Recruitment Practices Is Sentenced To Four Years In Prison
Former FBI special agent Terry Albury was sentenced to four years in prison for retaining and releasing documents to a media outlet on the FBI’s racial profiling, surveillance, and informant recruitment practices. He accepted an agreement in April, where he pled guilty to two counts of violating the Espionage Act. The post Whistleblower Who Challenged FBI’s Profiling And Informant Recruitment Practices Is Sentenced To Four Years In Prison appeared first on Shadowproof.
Be Skeptical Whenever The Political/Media Class Converges On A Single Narrative
The Trump administration has ended its weeks-long silence on the disappearance of the Saudi Arabian Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Following a briefing from Secretary of State Pompeo who has just returned from a visit to Riyadh and Ankara, the president has said that contrary […]
Why the Little Ice Age ended in the middle of the 19th century
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Grand Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland [Image credit: Wikipedia] It’s not the conclusion some might be expecting… Analysis of ice cores delivers continuous data for the first time on industrial soot from 1740 to today, reports HeritageDaily. In the first half of the 19th century, a series of large volcanic eruptions…
Russian President Putin Will Not Downgrade Its Ties To Saudi Arabia Over The Khashoggi Affair
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a session of the annual Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia October 18, 2018. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS *Reuters:* *Putin says can't justify spoiling Saudi ties over Khashoggi affair* SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia did not have enough information about the unexplained disappearance of a Saudi journalist to justify spoiling ties with Riyadh. Turkey says Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who was critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed b... more »
Is Ford Preparing for Mass Layoffs After Losing $1 Billion to Trump’s Trade Tariffs?
A downturn in employment at Ford that some people want to blame on President Trump is disclaimed by the company itself.
GET YOU A CANDIDATE WHO CAN DO BOTH
People who are smarter than I am have assured me that Joe Biden absolutely will not be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2020. I understand the arguments: He's too old; he's insufficiently progressive; he was too much of a sellout to bankers as a senator; he mismanaged the Clarence Thomas hearings; he was a terrible candidate in his previous presidential runs; and oh God, not another white man. I know enough not to take too seriously the fact that he has a huge lead over all other contenders in the latest CNN poll of Democrats -- Joe Lieberman led the Democratic field in early ... more »
Remember To Speak Up Against High Level Radioactive Waste Coming To Texas – Deadline Friday Night
Please remember to comment by Friday night, 11:59 pm EDT; 10:59 pm CDT, 9:59 pm MDT. You can comment directly, … Continue reading →
President Trump Believes Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Is Dead. Vows 'Severe' Consequences
*DW:* *Donald Trump says Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi likely dead, vows 'severe' consequences* While US officials said Saudi Arabia needs more time to probe the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, Trump said the journalist is likely dead. As tensions mount, the guest list for Riyadh's investment summit is dwindling. US President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday it "certainly looks" as though Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead. Trump said consequences "will have to be very severe" if the Saudis were found to be responsible for his death, but he also added that it wa... more »
Google Is Aiding China’s War On Muslim Uighurs And Its Citizens
By Aaron Kesel China has introduced what it calls “re-education camps” for Muslims and other dissident citizens, and Google is helping China to suppress freedom... more »
President Trump MAGA Rally, Missoula, Montana – 8:30pm EST Livestream…
Tonight President Trump is in Missoula, Montana for a campaign rally to benefit republican Matt Rosendale in his bid to unseat Democratic Senator Jon Tester in the upcoming midterm election. Anticipated start time for POTUS is 8:30pm EST with rally … Continue reading →
Mentoring Emphasized at TIAA Institute Women’s Leadership Forum
The importance of making an impact on higher education and creating pipelines for diverse talent were salient topics at the TIAA Institute Women’s Leadership Forum held on Thursday in New York City.
Russian President Putin Says President Trump Listens To Him And Wants To Repair U.S.-Russia Ties
© Vladimir Smirnov/TASS *Reuters*: *Putin says Trump listens to him and wants to repair U.S.-Russia ties* SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia’s Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump listened to him and was keen to improve battered U.S.-Russia ties despite the complicated domestic political situation in the United States. Putin, who was speaking at a discussion forum in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, made the comments when asked if he agreed that Trump only listened to himself. Putin said he thought the U.S. president wanted to stabilize the troubled rela... more »
What the hell happening in Alexandria ?
I know I have not been blogging actively as I am currently torn between work, flu and cold and following the Jamal Khashoggi’s sad saga and its developments. I find extreme angry and depressed. Nevertheless here I am trying to blog what annoys me and what cheers me nowadays in my country Egypt. From a couple of days ago, I read a news that bothered me a lot. Some local Facebook news page in Alexandria spoke about how people spotted the army’s military police inside the perimeter of the historical and famous Aziza Fahmy palace. The page showed photos for the army’s vehicles outside the ... more »
Sorry, It Isn't Only Slimy Republicans Who Sell Their Votes To Corporate PACs
*Bankster by Nancy Ohanian* I admit, I was one of the people complaining that Congressional Progressive Caucus members didn't spend enough time and energy raising money-- which had a lot to do with why Pelosi didn't take them seriously and wound up helping the New Dems take over the caucus. Now DCCC recruitment ignores progressives and stocks the House Democratic caucus up with Blue Dogs and New Dems. I may have pushed them too much. Now some of them are turning into corporate whores. One top CPC staffer reminded me that CPC members "didn't raise money and didn't pay dues" and that... more »
Congressional Testimony: James Baker Today, Nellie Ohr Tomorrow – Special Session for Rosenstein Next Week….
Former FBI chief legal counsel James Baker appeared before a joint committee in congress today for his second round of questioning about the DOJ and FBI activity during the 2016 presidential election. Nellie Ohr is scheduled to appear tomorrow. Previously … Continue reading →
Hurricane Michael Recovery….
For those who know the stages of hurricane recovery, specifically in the deep southeast and Florida region, there is no needed explanation for the importance of this video and the subsequent joy. . For those who don’t know this convoy … Continue reading →
November 6 Election Can Secure New Paradigm and End Imperial Geopolitics
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order 20181018-webcast Video of 20181018-webcast There is clearly something President Trump sees in the changing world strategic configuration that his frantic enemies don't want you to see. While they wail about him "insulting allies", ignoring the "crimes" of Putin and other "authoritarian leaders", rejecting "climate science", etc. -- as the sad figure of Leslie Stahl was reduced to, on last Sunday's "60 Minutes" interview with him -- there are dramatic shifts in the world that require an American President prepared to break with the ... more »
The Khashoggi Disappearance and the Stalled Vision 2030 Plan: Our Vexed and Bitter Masters Seek Regime Change Again
*Scott Creighton wrote this post. It's excellent!* *I urge you to read every bit of it.* "Back in April of this year, a journalist in Gaza wearing a vest marked "PRESS" was deliberately shot and killed by IDF snipers. That brings the total number killed to 18 since the start of the Second Intifada. No one of consequence called for regime change in Israel. As of July this year, there had already been six journalists killed in Mexico by drug cartels linked to Mexico's corrupt government and our own intelligence services. The last one beaten to death in a horrific murder. Last year the... more »
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 18, 2018
*Kersten Knipp, DW: **Saudi Arabia: Powerful, but not omnipotent after Khashoggi affair* Saudi Arabia's reputation has suffered massively as a result of Jamal Khashoggi's suspected murder. World leaders are keeping their distance. The country could be hostile in the face of criticism, or enact reforms. Christine Lagarde will no longer attend the upcoming investors' conference in Riyadh. In the initial wake of the disappearance and suspected murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the International Monetary Fund chief confirmed that she would still participate in the meeting. F... more »
OPINION: TRUMP IS RIGHT TO QUESTION CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSES
by *TOM HARRIS *and *JAY LEHR* President Donald Trump was right to express skepticism about human-caused (anthropogenic) climate change in his October 14th interview on CBS television’s “60 Minutes.” Contrary to Al Gore’s assertion in his PBS interview aired on October 12 that only “a few outliers” in the scientific community don’t support the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conclusions, there are many scientists who disagree with the U.N. on climate change. Indeed, it was an understatement for the president to say in the” 60 Minutes” interview that “*We h... more »
Oct. 18: Time to go back to the drawing board.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/khashoggi-column-1.4863809 I know what he means. The U.S. is today's Nazi Germany. It is a nation charmed by a Hitler who murders for exactly the same reason Hitler murdered - to plunder their countries for the benefit of capitalists. And Canada and Britain are the partners to the American Naziis. And, just as in Nazi Germany, we are encouraged to idolize our militaries, spewing nonsense that they are killing out of patriotism. Yes, those masses of paraders that Trump applauds as heroes are, out of sheer patriotism, now murdering civilians and childre... more »
World News Briefs -- October 18, 2018 (Evening Edition)
*Reuters:* *Trump threatens to send military, shut border as migrants head for Mexico* WASHINGTON/GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to deploy the military and close the southern U.S. border if Mexico does not halt a caravan of Central America migrants heading north, raising the risk of huge disruptions to trade. Stretching almost 2,000 miles (3,200 km), the U.S.-Mexican border is one of the busiest in the world, processing thousands of commuters daily and much of the half a trillion dollars of annual trade between Mexico and the United Stat... more »
President Trump Impromptu Remarks at Joint Base Andrews…
President Trump talks briefly with the media as he departs for a rally in Missoula, Montana.
All hell breaks loose in Aleppo as Syrian Army, jihadists trade blows near provincial capital
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 A.M.) – The situation in Aleppo is incredibly tense at the moment, as both the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and jihadist rebels trade blows around the provincial capital. The hostilities began this evening when the jihadist rebels in the southwestern countryside of Aleppo launched a plethora of missiles towards the historical city. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: ‘It certainly looks like’ Khashoggi is dead, consequences will be severe – Trump
The missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi appears to be dead, US President Donald Trump has told reporters, saying there would be “severe” consequences for whoever is behind it. “It certainly looks that way to me,” Trump said when asked if Khashoggi was dead. “It’s very sad. Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Remarks By Russian President Putin At The Valdai Discussion Club Meeting In Sochi
*Sputnik: **Putin: Russia Will Use Nukes Only if Someone Launches Strike on Its Territory* Speaking at the annual Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin has touched upon a wide array of issues, including the ongoing war in Syria, nuclear weapons, defense policy and bilateral relations with the US, China and Japan. *Daesh Took 700 Hostages in US-Controlled Area in Syria* *"We now see what is happening on the left bank of the Euphrates River, our colleagues know that. This territory is under the protection of our American partners, they rely there... more »
The End of the End of History
History does a fine line in irony. When Francis Fukuyama suggested in his famous 1989 article, followed by *The End of History and the Last Man* in 1992 that history is coming to an end was always going to be a foolish boast, a proper hostage to fortune. And viewed from the perspective of the close of 2018 it sounds faintly absurd, a historical curio, one for the professional historians of ideas and connoisseurs of concepts that never went anywhere. Even Fukuyama himself has intimated this is the case. Yet the end of history was, for a time, very relevant. *Even on the left*. Fukuy... more »
Why Did An American Hit Squad Kill Politicians In Yemen?
While Washington is in a frenzy over the apparent Saudi government murder of a Saudi Washington Post journalist, little attention is being paid to news that the United Arab Emirates hired an "guns for hire" company founded by an Israeli-American to assassinate members of a political party in Yemen. Pentagon and CIA trained special operations troops were used to carry out the assassinations, including a plan to blow up the party's headquarters building. While Russian involvement in our elections has yet to be proven, certainly blowing up a foreign political party headquarters and ass... more »
Navigating Bias Incidents on Campus as an Administrator
During my tenure as an assistant dean of students, I was involved in a committee charged with responding to reported bias incidents on campus. When a member of the campus community experienced, witnessed or were aware of something that they believe to be bias, they could use an online form to report the incident anonymously.
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 290 – 2018
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October Arctic Ice Catching Up
Originally posted on Science Matters: October Days in Nunavut Previous posts described how the Northwest Passage was treacherously laden with ice this year. The image above shows how the freezing proceeded in this region over the last 16 days. Oct. 1 the CAA ice extent (Canadian Arctic Archipelago) was 609k km2, then waffled back and…
Supremes Look at Kids Lawsuit
An Oregon liberal judge is determined to put climate change on trial in Juliana vs US, scheduled to start on October 29, 2018. But now another pitfall stands in the way. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to review the legitimacy of the scope of the kids’ claims they have a right to […]
October Arctic Ice Catching Up
October Days in Nunavut Previous posts described how the Northwest Passage was treacherously laden with ice this year. The image above shows how the freezing proceeded in this region over the last 16 days. Oct. 1 the CAA ice extent (Canadian Arctic Archipelago) was 609k km2, then waffled back and forth until growing sharply the […]
Ohio Prisons Uphold Year-Long Communications Ban Against Incarcerated Activist Who Supported National Prison Strike
Ohio prison officials denied an appeal by Imam Hasan against the one-year restriction placed on his phone and email use for supporting the 2018 prison strike. The post Ohio Prisons Uphold Year-Long Communications Ban Against Incarcerated Activist Who Supported National Prison Strike appeared first on Shadowproof.
DWP faces nearly 60 disability discrimination tribunal cases in 20 months
The Employment Tribunal has dealt with almost 60 claims of disability discrimination taken against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) by its own staff over a 20-month period, new research has shown. A database on the Employment Tribunal website shows that, since it began publishing its findings in February 2017, it has dealt with [...]
Sharp fall in disability hate crime referrals by police
The Home Office has been unable to explain why the number of disability hate crime cases referred to prosecutors by the police plunged last year by nearly a quarter, and why successful prosecutions of such offences fell even more sharply. In a week when the Home Office published its updated hate crime action plan, and [...]
Are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Divorcing?
We invite readers to vote in our poll and express how they feel about this important piece of news.
10 Favorite Organic Food Makers That Are Now Owned by Huge Corporations
Is your favorite organic company owned by a huge corporation or is it truly organic and independent? When it comes to this growing movement for clean food, we have to take the good with the bad, something that millions of consumers wrestle with every time they head to the grocery store. As our favorite organic companies have grown, many of them have also been gobbled up by huge corporations, many of which do not have the best interest of the organic consumer in mind. These companies usually say that their goal is to reach more customers, but oftentimes that ends up being a double-edg... more »
Gregory Mannarino, "Situation Critical Special Report: Is WAR Really On The Horizon?"
Gregory Mannarino, "Situation Critical Special Report: Is WAR Really On The Horizon?" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJSVsCAXOyk - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/dow/
"All Government..."
“All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him. If it be aristocratic in organization, then it seeks to protect the man who is superior only in law against the man who is superior in fact; if it be democratic, then it seeks to protect the man who is inferior in every way against both. One of its primary functions is to regiment men by force, to make them as much alike as possible and as dependent upon one another as possible, to search out and combat originality among them. All it can see in an o... more »
History Repeating – Jamal Khashoogi and Mohamed Bouazizi as Tools…
President Trump represents an existential geopolitical threat to decades of advanced leftist policy (political globalists); predicated on the proposition that all national sovereignty should be erased in favor of an open-border society. A one world order with a central planning … Continue reading →
"The Foxes Are in Charge of The Swamp"
*"The Foxes Are in Charge of The Swamp"* by Bill Bonner HAMILTON, BERMUDA – "Hmmm… The plot thickens. The Trump team came into office with what might have been a historic opportunity to drain the Swamp and take the feds down a peg. Mr. Trump even said he would eliminate the national debt in eight years. Instead, he teamed up with Democrats to crash through the debt ceiling, gave the big spenders at the Pentagon even more money, cut taxes, and made the Swamp even deeper. Predictably, tax revenues declined and the deficit rose. And the national debt went up by more than $1 trillion o... more »
China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe And U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis Meet In Singapore
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, meets with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Singapore, Oct. 18, 2018. *SCMP: **China, US defence chiefs meet on sidelines of Asean meeting in Singapore* Wei Fenghe and James Mattis have ‘straightforward and candid’ discussion, commit to ‘finding time’ for further negotiations. China’s Defence Minister Wei Fenghe held talks with his US counterpart James Mattis at a key regional security summit on Thursday, after a meeting between the two men scheduled for earlier in the month was cancelled due to growing tensions between the two countr... more »
Trump Says Looks Like Khashoggi Dead, Threatens Consequences
As the U.S. toughened its response to Khashoggi's disappearance, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pulled out of a major Saudi investment conference.
Update on ongoing bike projects, Part 1
I first wrote about bikes in Halifax back in 2003 when the city’s first bike plan, the “Blueprint for a Bicycle Friendly HRM,” was released and approved. Fifteen years and a half-dozen plans later, there is something that looks like momentum in the building of bike infrastructure in the city. There has been a slow […]
LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat with Susan Kokinda - October 18, 2018
LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat with Susan Kokinda - October 18, 2018 Video of LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat with Susan Kokinda - October 18, 2018 Tonight's call will review Helga's presentation in Washington DC, feature a report on the mass strike by Susan Kokinda, and also report on the background to the present Saudi assassination scandal, the background of which firmly situates a British motive and origin.
Water Protectors just shut down an Energy Transfer Partners shareholders meeting in Dallas
BREAKING: Water Protectors just successfully shut down an Energy Transfer Partners shareholders meeting in Dallas, Texas L'eau Est La Vie Camp - No Bayou BridgeAll the shareholders were forced to evacuate!Kelcy Warren, ETP CEO, fled when frontline leaders Ellen Gerhart, Cherri Foytlin and Waniya Locke spoke out about the gross misconduct of ETP projects on the Mariner East, Bayou Bridge, and
The Catholic Church and Pedophilia: Trafficking Children as Sex Slaves
The Roman Catholic Church is on the verge of an internal civil war. The battleground is between those who would liberalize the traditional definition of immoral sexual behavior for its clergy, and those who want to restore the conservative values of the Catholic faith as it has been known for more than a thousand years. The scandal involving pedophile priests and the cover-up of their crimes against children and young men is bringing the liberal/conservative clash into sharp focus. It is still a crime in the United States for an adult to have sexual encounters with boys and girls. ... more »
Election Integrity Expert Urges Against Federal Takeover
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Investors Want Zuckerberg Out as Facebook Engineer Quits Over Repressive Workplace
[image: investors-want-zuckerberg-out-as-facebook-engineer-quits-over-repressive-workplace] As Facebook grapples with trouble from conservative critics and what it claims is misinformation it wants to stop, chieftain Mark Zuckerberg faces yet another stockholders rebellion.
Louisiana Court Declares State’s Non-Unanimous Jury Verdict Scheme Unconstitutional, Motivated By Racial Discrimination
District court in Louisiana ruled the state's non-unanimous jury verdict system is unconstitutional, product of discrimination, and impacts minority jurors. The post Louisiana Court Declares State’s Non-Unanimous Jury Verdict Scheme Unconstitutional, Motivated By Racial Discrimination appeared first on Shadowproof.
Secretary Mike Pompeo Discusses Khashoggi…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discusses his trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to discuss the sketchy disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey. At the 30,000 foot level the controversy is Persians -vs- Saudi Arabs. The Washington Post, western … Continue reading →
Minnesota House Hopeful Calls Marriage, Fraud Claims ‘Lies’
A Minnesota Democratic candidate for Congress who is poised to become the first Somali-American elected to the U.S. House has denounced claims that she married her brother and committed immigration fraud.
Is the U.S. No Longer One of the Top 20 Most Democratic Countries in the World?
The research arm of The Economist magazine releases an annual “Democracy Index” ranking the strength of democracy in each country. The U.S. has not been in the top 20 since 2015.
US Pulls Out of Saudi Meeting Amid Mixed Signs on Khashoggi
Turkish reports say Khashoggi was brutally murdered and dismembered inside the Saudi Consulate.
The Unfinished Business of Information Sharing: Why the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division belongs with DHS
*Darren E. Tromblay has served the U.S. Intelligence Community, as an Intelligence Analyst, for more than a decade. He is the author of Political Influence Operations (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018) and the forthcoming Spying: Assessing US Domestic Intelligence Since 9/11 (Lynne Rienner) as well as the co-author of Securing U.S. Innovation (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016). Mr. Tromblay has been published by Lawfare, Just Security, the Hill, Small Wars Journal, Newsweek, Intelligence and National Security, International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, and the Internationa... more »
Vaccine profiteer, Paul Offit, announces Trump’s child is autistic because he had him in his 60’s
We couldn’t believe it when we heard it and had to share it with you as soon as possible. Guys, I’ve had my website for five years. And I’ve quoted many, many doctors. But watching this live, last night, was one of the most shocking things I’ve ever seen. Whether you are a fan of […] The post Vaccine profiteer, Paul Offit, announces Trump’s child is autistic because he had him in his 60’s appeared first on Health Nut News.
Anne White Hat -- 'Energy Transfer Partners tried to kill us in the Atchafalaya'
Anne White Hat --'Energy Transfer Partners tried to kill us in the Atchafalaya' By Anne White Hat Published with permission Censored News Talk about #BayousOfResistance!! (Oct. 17, 2018) The past 72 hours with our L’eau Est La Vie Crew have been nothing less than equal parts prayer, love, Ohitika, raw courage, and badassednessicity - to say the least. Those Energy Transfer
President Trump Cabinet Meeting October 17, Challenges all Departments To Achieve Five Percent Spending Cut…
President Trump challenges cabinet to reduce spending within each federal agency by 5%.
U.S. President Trump's Overall Support Among American Soldiers Is 43.8 Percent
U.S. President Trump Donald (C) dellivers remarks after attending a swearing-in ceremony for Defense Secretary James Mattis (R) with Vice President Mike Pence at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria *Al.com:* *Trump's approval rating among military slips; lowest among Army* President Donald Trump's approval rating among members of the military has slipped slightly since he took office two years ago, according to a poll by Military Times. Trump's most recent overall approval rating was 43.8 percent, down from 46.1 percent in 2016. His disapprova... more »
President Trump Says That He Has Been Too Busy To Visit Troops Overseas
President Donald Trump discusses current military operations with Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command Commander, and Gen. Raymond A. "Tony" Thomas, U.S. Special Operations Command Commander at MacDill, AFB, FL, Feb. 6, 2017. (DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen/Released) *The Hill*:* Trump says he hasn't visited troops overseas because he's 'very busy'* President Trump said in an interview that he hasn’t been able to visit soldiers overseas yet because he has been “very busy.” Trump told The Associated Press that while he doesn’t think it is “overly necessary” that he vi... more »
Voters Want Revenge-- This Is What An Anti-Red Wave Looks Like
Very few voters give a damn about the shitload of crap candidates the DCCC has recruited from coast to coast. The only thing worse than the garbage candidates the DCCC has manufactured-- from ex-CIA spy Abigail Spanberger, who uses Trump talking points in her vomit-inducing anti-immigrant ad, to "ex"-Republican multimillionaires on the West Coast-- are their dreadful Republican opponents. But that difference makes all the difference in the world right now. Voters are angry-- angry at Trump and angry at the congressional Republicans who have enabled him and who have advanced a toxi... more »
Democrat Professor acting badly
Another example of a crazy academic Democrat--James Thomas, an assistant professor of sociology at Univ. of Mississippi—“stick your fingers in their salads.” What unhinges these guys? I hope this stops his tenure and promotion plans. I checked his staff bio page. Thomas’ "dissertation research focused on the role of stand-up comedy venues in the production of contentious politics. I conducted ethnographic fieldwork at three different sites where stand-up comedy took place: a professional comedy club, a self-described punk/rock/horror/sci-fi bar that hosted a weekly amateur comedy ... more »
Gina Haspel Torture Cable Newly Released in NSArchive FOIA Suit Shows Mistaken Belief Detainee Had Imminent Attack Information: FRINFORMSUM 10/18/2018
Gina Haspel CIA Torture Cables’ Dates and Times Declassified The National Security Archive’s FOIA lawsuit for cables authored and authorized by CIA director Gina Haspel during her tenure as chief of base at a CIA black site prison in Thailand in 2002 has won additional information that provides a detailed chronology of the CIA torture, […]
Training Academies and the Rule of Law
Here's a report recently out in The New York Times about a training academy for law clerks, run by the Heritage Foundation: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/us/politics/heritage-foundation-clerks-judges-training.html Let’s assume that what the Heritage Foundation is teaching law clerks is a set of legitimate skills and knowledge bases for the making of legal decisions. If so, then it’s perfectly appropriate for clerks and judges who learn about those skills and knowledge bases to apply them when making legal decisions. But according to the report in The New York Times, the cle... more »
Who Are These Diversity Officers?
In 2011, I was arrested for civil disobedience in front of the U.S. Senate, fighting for immigrant rights. While I was being arrested, children of undocumented parents visited senators with heart-shaped cookies asking them to take action on keeping families together. Sound familiar?
USC Center Helps Advance Racial Equity
Five months after a group of students at DePauw University angrily confronted their college president following a string of racially charged incidents on campus, Dr. D. Mark McCoy was sitting in front of his office computer actively processing the incident with Dr. Charles H. F. Davis, who was some 2,000 miles away.
Bethune-Cookman University Facing ‘Existential Threat’
Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) interim president Hubert L. Grimes, in a news conference Tuesday, dismissed rumors that the school would close, although it is facing an “existential threat,” he said. Amid ongoing financial issues, including repercussions from a $306-million dormitory deal, B-CU officials plan to address the challenges, the Orlando Sentinel reported. “Our problems reflect the culmination […]
Petition for Potential Freeze on SC College Tuition Receives Warm Reaction
A bill that would briefly stop increases in South Carolina college tuition was recently presented to the Joint Education and Finance Study Committee and received warm reactions from committee members. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Vincent Sheheen and states that if passed, it would establish a $125-million trust fund to increase state funding of […]
Debra McCurdy Named Baltimore City Community College President
Dr. Debra McCurdy will assume the role of president of Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) this spring after serving as president of Rhodes State College in Ohio for the last 11 years. McCurdy will succeed interim president Dr. James H. Johnson, Jr. in Spring 2019 as the college is working to boost enrollment and graduation […]
Did President Trump Strong Arm Qatar Into Bailing Out Jared Kushner?
The president's son-in-law reportedly owes a $1 billion-plus mortgage on a building he purchased on Fifth Avenue in 2007.
Ex-FBI Agent Gets 4 Years in Prison for Leaking Documents
A former FBI agent in Minnesota who admitted to leaking classified defense documents to a reporter was sentenced to four years in prison.
Did All Democrats Vote Against a 2.8 Percent Social Security COLA Increase?
Social Security cost of living allowances are established by formula and don't require Congressional approval.
Is Gladys Baker Morris the Daughter of JFK and Marilyn Monroe?
A satirical article about a secret child born to JFK and Marilyn Monroe resurfaced online years after its original publication.
The Dark Story Behind "Human Forced Global Warming" Rebrand "Climate Change"
*Following up on: **F-f-f-f-f Freezing! Yup, the heats on in the house!* *F. William Engdahl* *Just part of his very informative article:* *The new IPCC report, SR15, declares that global warming of 1.5°C will “probably“ bring species extinction, weather extremes and risks to food supply, health and economic growth. To avoid this the IPCC estimates required energy investment alone will be $2.4 trillion per year. Could this explain the interest of major global banks, especially in the City of London in pushing the Global Warming card?* This scenario assumes an even more incredible... more »
Judge Considers Monsanto Appeal, Jurors Demand Court Respect Verdict
“You may not have been convinced by the evidence, but we were.”
“Utterly shocking” - how UK-wide collaboration revealed number of homeless deaths
How the Bureau Local network recorded homeless deaths across the UK for the first time
Global Warming Pause Extends…Becoming Clear IPCC Grossly Overstated Projected Warming
After a complete failure by the IPCC climate models and the crazy assignment of CO2 as a pollutant, scientific reason must once again return to the climate discussion. Neither did the sea ice in the Arctic disappear in the summer of 2016 as it was often predicted by nutty scientists (even by NASA, who wrote … Continue reading "Global Warming Pause Extends…Becoming Clear IPCC Grossly Overstated Projected Warming"
Who's Really Afraid of Nationalism?
*Michael Kimmage* *Politics, Europe* [image: Reuters] Yoram Hazony has written a polemic against what he perceives as the conventional wisdom—a refutation of the “paradigm of the European liberals” for whom the European Union is the highest stage of political excellence. Yoram Hazony, *The Virtue of Nationalism*, (New York: Basic Books, 2018), 273 pp., $26.99. It was the best of times in Europe, in the 1990s, and it was the worst of times in Russia. The Soviet Union had ignominiously collapsed in 1991. Its outer satellites, the former Warsaw Pact nations, rushed as quickly to th... more »
Lessons in Presidential Leadership
*Derek Chollet* *Politics, Americas* [image: Wikimedia Commons] Trump’s fixation with Lincoln may seem ridiculous, but it is not necessarily unique. Every president is curious to measure themselves by history. Doris Kearns Goodwin, *Leadership: In Turbulent Times* (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018), 496 pp., $29.99. WHEN DONALD Trump sat down with German Chancellor Angela Merkel last July in Brussels on the margins of the most tempestuous NATO summit ever, he started off the conversation by asserting one point of historical trivia. Among Republicans, Trump bragged, he is a more ... more »
A CLARIFICATION
Yesterday I wrote a post in which I argued that Democrats need to tell voters that it's dangerous to vote for any Republican. One of the responses in comments was this: Makes perfect sense if your sole electoral strategy is to poach moderate Republican voters. But that wouldn't be the main reason to do this. The main reason would be to remind occasional Democratic voters why they always need to turn out. It's widely known that older, whiter, more conservative voters turn out to vote at higher rates than people in other voter groups. Maybe it's just because they're more civic-minded... more »
Plugged In Episode #6 – Kelly Sloan on Colorado’s Energy Sector and Proposition 112
Kelly Sloan, Energy and Environment Fellow at the Centennial Institute, joins the Plugged In podcast to break down a measure… The post Plugged In Episode #6 – Kelly Sloan on Colorado’s Energy Sector and Proposition 112 appeared first on IER.
Pentagon Contradicts President Trump's Claims That The Islamic State Has Been Defeated
President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews in September 2017. Senior Airman Delano Scott/US Air Force photo *Business Insider:* *Trump says 'ISIS is defeated' — the Pentagon says not quite* * President Donald Trump said in an interview on Tuesday that ISIS had been defeated. * He's made similar statements before, but military officials have been more circumspect. * While ISIS has lost the territory it once controlled, the group remains a potent terror threat that can strike globally. President Donald Trump told the Associated Press in a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday that IS... more »
USMCA: las multinacionales encañonan al Estado
bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
18-Oct-2018 La firma del acuerdo USMCA no es una buena noticia para México. Trump logró un acuerdo en el marco de la guerra comercial de EU contra China, que permitirá a las empresas multinacionales colocarse por encima del estado en futuras controversias jurídicas.
QotD: "When government does, occasionally, work, it works in an elitist fashion. That is, government is most easily manipulated by people who have money and power already."
*"When government does, occasionally, work, it works in an elitist fashion. That is, government is most easily manipulated by people who have money and power already. This is why government benefits usually go to people who don’t need benefits from government. Government may make some environmental improvements, but these will be improvements for rich bird-watchers. And no one in government will remember that when poor people go bird-watching they do it at Kentucky Fried Chicken."* ~ P.J. O’Rourke . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is grant... more »
Russian President Vladimir Putin Claims 700 Hostages That Include Europeans And Americans Have Been Seized By ISIS In Syria
Areas of control in Syria and Iraq in 2017, showing the Euphrates river *DW:* *Russian President Vladimir Putin reports 700 hostages seized by IS in Syria* Russian President Vladimir Putin said IS fighters have captured hundreds of hostages, including several US and European nationals. He said they were taken from an area controlled by US-backed forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Islamic State (IS) militants had seized almost 700 hostages in a part of Syria controlled by US-backed forces. Speaking at an international policy forum in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Thu... more »
Anti-fracking chaos in Colorado
By David Wojick, Ph.D. The anti-fracking folks are trying a slick new strategy in Colorado. Instead of banning fracking they just make it impossible. The post Anti-fracking chaos in Colorado appeared first on CFACT.
New ‘suicide prevention’ minister evades questions on ESA suicide stats
The new “minister for suicide prevention” has refused to say if she will alert agencies across the country to NHS figures that show the high risk of suicide faced by claimants of out-of-work disability benefits. Last week, mental health minister Jackie Doyle-Price had “minister for suicide prevention” added to her job title, with prime minister [...]
Account of sanctions desperation leaves disabled peer in tears at WRAG research launch
A benefit claimant left a disabled peer in tears after describing to a parliamentary meeting how the application of the government’s brutal sanctions regime by a jobcentre adviser had left him so desperate that he attempted to take his own life. Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson was chairing the meeting, which was held to launch a new [...]
DPO’s report uncovers pattern of council failings on social care
A user-led organisation says its research has uncovered a pattern of behaviour by a local authority that has undermined the ability of disabled people in the borough to access the support they need to live independently. The disabled people’s organisation Merton Centre for Independent Living (MCIL) this week published a 96-page report into the flaws [...]
Labour resists ‘scrap universal credit’ call, as Tory blames ‘fecklessness’ for food bank use
Labour has failed in a bid to force the government to publish secret papers that would show the true financial impact of universal credit on benefit claimants. In a debate lasting nearly four hours yesterday (Wednesday), Labour and SNP MPs lined up to highlight the negative impact of the new benefit system on disabled people [...]
Disabled shadow minister calls for government to fund access to all rail stations
A disabled shadow minister has called on the government to do more to improve its “inadequate” record on improving access to rail travel, and to provide enough funding to ensure all train journeys are accessible “from end to end”. Marsha de Cordova, Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people and the MP for Battersea, was speaking [...]
High streets ‘need to wake up to the need to communicate with disabled people’
Struggling high street businesses need to “wake up” to the need to communicate with disabled people and their potential £200 billion spending power, according to the founder of an accessibility information website. Dr Gregory Burke told Disability News Service that he still sees many of the same physical access barriers in high streets that he [...]
Lindsey Graham Blames Saudi Crown Prince for Missing Journalist
[image: lindsey-graham-blames-saudi-crown-prince-for-missing-journalist] Senator Lindsey Graham blamed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and threatened to “sanction the hell out of Saudi Arabia.”
Amazon Robotics Is Automating Everything
[image: amazon-robotics-is-automating-everything] Amazon, the largest Internet retailer in the world, purchased Kiva Systems, a robotics company specializing in shipping goods, in 2012, and it transformed, and continues to transform, the company.
Facebook Deletes Disabled Vet’s Pages — After Taking $300,000 in Advertising
[image: facebook-deletes-disabled-vet-s-pages-after-taking-300-000-in-advertising] A disabled American veteran has become a victim of Facebook’s political purge ahead of the mid-term elections.
Trump Threatens To Close Border as Migrant “Caravan” Doubles
[image: trump-threatens-to-close-border-as-migrant-caravan-doubles] The swarm of Hondurans marching through Guatemala has doubled in size in the last few days, and President Trump has threatened the shut down the border with Mexico if the “migrant caravan” isn’t stopped.
Top U.S. General In Afghanistan Escapes Assassination Attempt. Afghan Police Chief And Khandahar Governor Killed
*Daily Mail:* *Afghan police chief is among three people killed in a Taliban-credited attack that targeted the top US commander and injured American troops* * US commander General Scott Miller was one of the targets in a deadly attack in Afghanistan on Thursday * Afghan police chief General Abdul Raziq and two other Afghan officials were killed in the assault carried out by one of the official's own guards * The Taliban said Miller and Raziq were the targets of the shooting that occurred as they were leaving a security meeting * Miller escaped unharmed but three Americans were wound... more »
Russian President Vladimir Putin Claims 700 Hostages That Include Europeans And Americans Have Been Seized By ISIS In Syria
Areas of control in Syria and Iraq in 2017, showing the Euphrates river *DW:* *Russian President Vladimir Putin reports 700 hostages seized by IS in Syria* Russian President Vladimir Putin said IS fighters have captured hundreds of hostages, including several US and European nationals. He said they were taken from an area controlled by US-backed forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Islamic State (IS) militants had seized almost 700 hostages in a part of Syria controlled by US-backed forces. Speaking at an international policy forum in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Thu... more »
Italy Hits Back on European Immigration Policy
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Europe* [image: Reuters] The view from Brussels is one of concern and exasperation. At one point in the not-so-distant past, Italy was known as the “sick man of Europe.” The country’s economy was racking up piles of unsustainable debt due to high public spending; youth unemployment, particularly in Italy’s south, reached astronomically high levels; and Italian politicians were so ineffectual and incompetent that it made the U.S. Congress look like a well-oiled machine. Many Italians looked at the traditional political parties and saw a group of out... more »
There Will Be No Second Brexit Referendum
*Peter Harris* *Economics, Europe* [image: Reuters] A second referendum cannot undo what has been done and the rest of the EU knows it. Britain voted to leave the European Union in June 2016. But support seems to be growing for a second referendum (“people’s vote”) on the terms of Britain’s exit. Fueled by accusations that the first referendum was corrupted by lying, illegal campaign activities, and even Russian interference, leaders and voters from across the political spectrum have lent their weight to the plan for a second poll. Especially in the opposition Labour Party, gras... more »
Why the West Should Care About the Turmoil in Armenia
*Wes Martin* *Security, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Human rights and stability in Yerevan impact the whole region. National Security Advisor John Bolton is planning to visit the South Caucasus, a strategic mountainous region sandwiched between Russia, Turkey and Iran, which changed hands repeatedly between these imperial masters for the last one thousand years. In Georgia, he will deal with a pro-western country still reeling from the war with Russia ten years ago. But a real challenge awaits Bolton in Armenia—a small mountainous country with a population of just under three mill... more »
Kentucky AARP and Attorney General Say Utility Smart Meters Are Too Expensive And Unnecessary. Kentuckians Don’t Want Them Because Of That And More.
By B.N. Frank Citizens, elected officials, consumer rights and environmental organizations, and people all over the world don’t want utility “Smart” Meters installed on their... more »
Breaking: Israeli warplanes stalk Lebanese-Syrian border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Syrian military has been placed on high alert this evening after Israeli warplanes were spotted flying incredibly close to the Syrian-Lebanese border. According to reports, the Israeli warplanes made their way from Lebanon’s Nabatieh Governorate to the Beqa’a Valley, where they flew close to the northwestern part of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Daesh has taken several US, European citizens hostage in Syria: Putin
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 P.M.) – The so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) has taken as many as 700 people hostage in eastern Syria, Russia Today reported two days ago. ISIS has vowed to shoot ten people a day if the United States and their allies do not meet their demands in eastern Syria. Daesh terrorists “have delivered ultimatums […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey has not implemented Idlib buffer zone agreement yet: Putin
Agreements on the demilitarized zone in Idlib have not been implemented by Turkey as of yet, but Russia is grateful to its Turkish partners for the work they are doing, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club on Thursday. “No, they haven’t implemented [them] as of yet, but they […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Microplastics found in 90 percent of table salt: potential health impacts?
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FDA Clears Rivaroxaban to Reduce the Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events.
https://www.dicardiology.com/product/fda-clears-rivaroxaban-reduce-risk-major-cardiovascular-events
Stephen Hawking Believed Time Travel Was More Likely Than The Existence Of God
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2018/10/16/stephen-hawking-believed-time-travel-was-more-likely-than-the-existence-of-god/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1835959427&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesMainFB#225ae1995679
China plans to launch artificial moon bright enough to replace city’s streetlights by 2020.
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-18/chinese-city-plans-to-launch-artificial-moon-by-2020/10392862?pfmredir=sm&sf200285085=1&smid=Page:%20ABC%20News-Facebook_Organic&WT.tsrc=Facebook_Organic
Mad Cow Disease confirmed on a farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/18/mad-cow-disease-confirmed-on-a-farm-in-the-uk-8051189/?ito=social
FDA gives go-ahead for CRISPR-based sickle cell disease trial.
https://pharmaphorum.com/news/fda-gives-go-ahead-for-crispr-based-sickle-cell-disease-trial/
Views their own
Not content with being famous for snarking at the present US president, not a lot of people know that Jon Sopel, the BBC's North America Editor, is just as happy to snark at pro-Brexit celebs too... Wonder which way Jon voted on 23 June 2016?
World News Briefs -- October 18, 2018
Arrival and doorstep by #EU #HR @FedericaMog at the #ASEMSummit 2018 "We are focusing very much on increasing our partnership with #Asia on #connectivity, #security and #trade'' https://t.co/3nvOKOyAEp — EU Council TV News (@EUCouncilTVNews) October 18, 2018 *DW:* *EU and Asia leaders reaffirm multilateralism at ASEM Summit in Brussels* 'Global Partners for Global Challenges' is the theme of the two-day summit in Brussels. Ministers from China, Japan and Russia have made the trip to reaffirm support for multilateral cooperation. The twelfth biennial ASEM meeting got underway in ... more »
A caravan of illegal immigrants heading for our border
I supposed it would be paranoid to suggest the Democrats are behind pushing throngs of healthy, well dressed illegal immigrants to our border so there can be a confrontation complete with crying children on the news right before an election. If they were refugees, they'd just step over the border into Mexico. If they are political pawns and tools, they have to get to our border. Why don't the central Americans who say they are escaping poverty and violence just go to Mexico? It's much closer, it's a very wealthy country, and they speak the same language. Some of the requirements f... more »
WATCH: Cop Fired for Saying He Gets “Paid a Ton of Money to Shoot People”
[image: trigger] A cop has been fired after he claimed he was "trigger happy" and admitted that if he shoots someone he "makes a ton in overtime." The post WATCH: Cop Fired for Saying He Gets “Paid a Ton of Money to Shoot People” appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Challenge for Indicted Republicans: Win Re-Election
Winning re-election while indicted is a rare feat in U.S. history.
What Happens If You Win Mega Millions’ $900M Jackpot?
Here are some answers for someone holding that prized lottery ticket for what would be the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
Pressure Turns to Mexico as Migrant Caravan Heads for Border
As about 3,000 Hondurans made their way through Guatemala, attention — and pressure — turned to Mexico.
Pompeo: US Takes Khashoggi Disappearance ‘Very Seriously’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he told Saudi Arabia's rulers that the U.S. takes "very seriously" the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Deputy Kandahar Governor: Top 3 Officials Killed by Guards
Three Americans — a service member and two civilians workers — were wounded in the shooting, said U.S. Col. Knut Peters.
“Covert” Facial Recognition Street Lights Coming to a Neighborhood Near You
By MassPrivateI A recent Reuters article reveals that ST Engineering has been awarded $5.5 million to install facial recognition street lights in Singapore. ST’s smart... more »
KHASHOGGI UPDATE: Putting the Khashoggi Fiasco through the double "Qui Bono" rinse cycle
*The Periscope on the Deep State Submarine -* *John Brennan* It was the man in the photo above who first caused me to re-examine my analysis [posted a few days ago here] on the Khashoggi fiasco. Brennan appeared on a US TV talk show to criticize President Trump's interpretation of what happened to the ill-fated Wapo "journalist" after he entered the Saudi Arabia consulate. Former Director of the CIA, John Brennan, is what you could call the periscope on the USrael Deep State Submarine. It is he who peeks his head above the dark waves to have a look-see and occasionally to indicate... more »
What is this NPC meme thing all over the news?...
*it sounds like something I should like.* Because anything that upsets the commie/marxist/libtards is A-okay in my play book. *NPV NPC (thanks, Linda) = non player characters* This morning after reading the wonderful post about NPC's at our beloved MOTUS, *Meme of the Century*, I was driven to explore this phenomena. Exploring something, investigating as it were, is polar opposite to how the lefties who live among us do things, so it appears calling them NPC's would be an attribute that they live up to splendidly. They're so outraged at being called what they are that Twitter is ... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 18, 2018
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and President Donald Trump at the Pentagon following a meeting of the National Security Council in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2017. (DOD/U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro) *The Hill:* *Trump says Pentagon will ask for $700 billion in next fiscal year request* President Trump said Wednesday that the Pentagon will request $700 billion for the next fiscal year, a drop of $16 billion from the previous year. “We know what the new budget is for the Defense Department. It will probably be $700 billion,” Trump said of the fiscal year 202... more »
Monsanto Accused of Creating “Fake Farmers Groups” in Europe to Prevent Infamous Cancer-Linked Chemical from Being Banned
Recently, a changing of the guard of sorts happened in Monsanto’s home city of St. Louis, as the company’s infamous signs were taken down and replaced by those of Bayer’s new GMO American GMO crops division, which expects an operating budget in the billions of dollars next year. But while the players have changed, the game remains the same, based on deception, astroturfing and bending perceptions by any means necessary, according to new accusations from Greenpeace and the British newspaper The Guardian, at least. Is Monsanto guilty, just like they were found in the recent blockbuste... more »
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