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Picture Of The Day
Honduran migrants, part of a caravan trying to reach the U.S., storm a border checkpoint to cross into Mexico, in Tecun Uman, Guatemala, October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino *WNU Editor: *The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *'March of the Migrant' heads north* (Reuters).
Math Scores Plummet; Just 2 in 5 Students Ready for College
[image: math-scores-plummet-just-2-in-5-students-ready-for-college] More than five years after the dumbed down Common Core national standards were implemented across America, scores in mathematics and other subjects continue to plunge.
Upcoming Thai Elections Next Battlefield in US-China Power Game
*October 22, 2018* (Joseph Thomas - NEO) - Elections are set to be held sometime in early 2019 for the Southeast Asian Kingdom of Thailand. The nation has struggled with political instability since former police colonel-turned-billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra came to power in 2001. Two military coups, one in 2006 and another in 2014, have unfolded in attempt to remove Shinawatra and his political party from power after indulging in unprecedented corruption, abuse of power and human rights violations. Shinawatra, his sister who sat as prime minister for him from 2011 to 2014 and sever... more »
Are Pigs Unhealthy to Eat Because They Don’t Sweat?
The notion that a pig’s lack of functional sweat glands has anything to do with its risk of transmitting disease is without scientific basis.
Nasrallah: US-Saudi-Israeli Axis Responsible for Wars in Region
PressTV Published on Oct 20, 2018 The leader of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia are responsible for crises in the Middle East. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah also called on Riyadh to stop its war on Yemen. end
U.S.-Led Airstrikes Kill 62 Civilians in Dayr al-Zawr
Has Syria attacked America? NO! Is Syria a threat to America? NO! So why is America conducting a war of aggression against Syria? It is illegal under international law. – PressTV Published on Oct 20, 2018 A number of airstrikes by the U-S led coalition has killed at least 62 civilians in Syria. The air raids […]
Trump Vows to Pull US Out of Nuclear Arms Treaty with Russia
RT Published on Oct 20, 2018 The US will pull out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Russia, President Donald Trump said. He cited Russia’s alleged treaty violations, while at the same time vowing to ‘develop the weapons.’ READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9gxd end
Dave Janda: Deep State Lashing Out Because it is Losing
Trump Blaming Fed for Next Market Crash – Dave Janda by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Earl Sunday Release) Radio host Dr. Dave Janda says everybody in Washington knows the next big crash is right around the corner. It’s been 10 years since the Fed reflated the last meltdown, and Dr. Janda says President Trump is already blaming the Federal […]
Israel Reopens Border Crossings With Gaza After Tensions De-Escalate – Officials
Israel Reopens Border Crossings With Gaza After Tensions De-Escalate – Officials by https://sputniknews.com/ GAZA/TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The Israeli side has decided to reopen the border crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip, which were closed on Wednesday in response to a shelling by Palestinians, after tensions on the border de-escalated, the Israeli and Palestinian authorities […]
White Helmets Accused of Working with Terrorists
RT Published on Oct 12, 2018 The controversial, self-styled Syrian rescue group, the White Helmets, drew focus at a closed United Nations meeting on Thursday. Diplomats are said to be divided over the group’s possible removal from post-war Syria. An associate editor from the news site 21stcenturywire.com visited the group’s headquarters in Syria. end
Gold Reserves Surge 1,000% In Hungary As It Joins Poland, Russia, China and Other Central Banks Buying Gold
Gold Reserves Surge 1,000% In Hungary As It Joins Poland, Russia, China and Other Central Banks Buying Gold by https://news.goldcore.com/ … Here is our Friday digest of the important news, commentary, charts and videos we were informed by this week including our special podcast on Direct Access Gold. – From our perspective, the most important developments […]
October 22nd – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #641
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 →
Monday October 22nd – 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 →
US, Turkey To Soon Begin Joint Patrols Around The Syrian City Of Manbij
A U.S. soldier discusses the 240B machine gun to a group of Turkish soldiers during a rehearsal event Oct. 9, 2018, in Gaziantep, Turkey. (Staff Sgt. Timothy R. Koster/Army) *Middle East Monitor*: *US-Turkey forces begin training of joint patrols for Syria’s Manbij * Military training for joint US-Turkish patrols around the Syrian city of Manbij have begun this week, Pentagon reporters were told by the spokesman for the US-led Coalition against the Islamic State (Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve) Col. Sean Ryan on Tuesday. The training programme is being led ... more »
CBC: Top Health Officer/ Doctor Demands Holistic Chiropractor Be “Disciplined” For Suggesting Healthy Flu Shot Alternatives
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry (or as some refer to her, the wicked witch of the West) suggested that chiropractor Dr. Avtar Jassal, the vice-chair of the entire British Columbia’s chiropractic college, should be disciplined for a video he posted about the flu vaccine. Really? What should we do BONNIE? Maybe beat this man with a broom? […] The post CBC: Top Health Officer/ Doctor Demands Holistic Chiropractor Be “Disciplined” For Suggesting Healthy Flu Shot Alternatives appeared first on Health Nut News.
Neighborhood Schools And The Public Charter Scam
*by Dorothy ReikPresident, Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains* It should be a given that all schools must be created equal and that they must provide the same great education to all of our children. That is why I am opposed to "public" charters-- and "magnet" schools. Let's remember the genesis of these schools-- they were created in response to forced busing. If minority children were going to be bused in, these white parents were going to be sure the "right" children were going to com-- those whose parents could navigate the system-- find the schools, fill out... more »
Musical Interlude: 2002, “An Ocean Apart”
2002, “An Ocean Apart” - http://www.youtube.com/
"A Look to the Heavens"
“This helmet-shaped cosmic cloud with wing-like appendages is popularly called Thor's Helmet. Heroically sized even for a Norse god, Thor's Helmet is about 30 light-years across. In fact, the helmet is more like an interstellar bubble, blown as a fast wind from the bright, massive star near the bubble's center sweeps through a surrounding molecular cloud. Known as a Wolf-Rayet star, the central star is an extremely hot giant thought to be in a brief, pre-supernova stage of evolution. *Click image for larger size.* Cataloged as NGC 2359, the nebula is located about 15,000 light-years a... more »
Chet Raymo, “The Radiance Of What Is”
*“The Radiance Of What Is”* by Chet Raymo “In the summer of 1936, as I nestled snug in my mother's womb, Fortune magazine sent the young writer James Agee and the photographer Walker Evans to rural Alabama to report on how the Great Depression was affecting the poorest of the poor. For eight weeks they lived with three impoverished sharecropper families. (Pictured below is the family of Bud Fields. Click to enlarge.) Their combined work never appeared in "Fortune", but it was published as a book- “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men”- in 1941. The book was not an immediate success, but d... more »
"The Trick..."
"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." - Carlos Castaneda
The U.S. Coast Guard Has Better Snipers Than The Marine Corps
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Task & Purpose: **The Coast Guard Has Better Snipers Than The Freakin’ Marine Corps * Marine snipers are considered among the most elite hunters of men in the U.S. military with Hollywood movies and countless books dedicated to them, and yet, for the past two years, they have been beaten in competition by the freakin’ Coast Guard. Over the past week, the 2018 International Sniper Competition has played out at Fort Benning, Georgia, with 30 teams going head-to-head from U.S. and international militaries, as well as local, state, and federal law enfor... more »
Germany Puts On Hold Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia
*DW: **Angela Merkel puts on hold arms sales to Saudi Arabia* Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany will stop exporting weapons to Saudi Arabia, at least for the time being. The decision comes in the wake of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that Germany would put arms exports to the kingdom on hold for the time being, given the unexplained circumstances of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death. The chancellor said Riyadh had not put the full facts of Khashoggi's demise "on the table." "First,... more »
"Elizabeth Gilbert on Love, Loss, and How to Move Through Grief as Grief Moves Through You"
*"Elizabeth Gilbert on Love, Loss, and How to Move * *Through Grief as Grief Moves Through You"* by Maria Popova “Grief is a force of energy that cannot be controlled or predicted. It comes and goes on its own schedule. Grief does not obey your plans, or your wishes. Grief will do whatever it wants to you, whenever it wants to. In that regard, Grief has a lot in common with Love.” “All your sorrows have been wasted on you if you have not yet learned how to be wretched,”Seneca told his mother in his extraordinary letter on resilience in the face of loss. One need not be a dry materia... more »
Warren Took DNA Test to Help Rebuild “Trust in Government”
Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she took a DNA test proving her heritage because Americans' trust in government is "at an all-time low" and she wanted to help rebuild it by being transparent.
14 years in, oil spill off Louisiana coast poised to become largest in history
Between 300 and 700 barrels of oil per day have been spewing from a site 12 miles off the Louisiana coast since 2004.
Cannabis is still legal
Cannabis is still legal. In the months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and, yes, seconds — “5-4-3-2-1! … Light up! It’s legal!”— counting down to the legalization of cannabis in Canada last week, you could be forgiven for imagining there was no other news worth noting in this country, or the world. Or you might assume […]
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister: Do Not Know Details On How Jamal Khashoggi Was Killed In Their Consulate In Istanbul Or Where His Body Is
*ABC News Online:* *Jamal Khashoggi: New account of journalist's death claims he was accidentally killed in a choke hold* Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister says officials do not know details of how dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in their consulate in Istanbul or where his body is. The comments from Adel al-Jubeir on Fox News, which were some of the most direct yet from Riyadh, came as an anonymous senior Government official gave a new version of how Khashoggi died that contradicts previous explanations. The anonymous official said Khashoggi was accidentally kille... more »
Saudi Arabia says at last that Jamal Khashoggi entered the consulate and never came out of it but do not HOW or WHO or What or Why !!
Now after 19 days of denying and manipulating, Saudi Arabia admits that renowned journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and never came out of it alive. Early Friday “Midnight actually”, Saudi News agency “SPA” and the official state-owned news channel “Al-ekhbariya TV” announced suddenly that Saudi public prosecutor has issued a statement about the case of “Citizen Jamal Khashoggi” The very short and vague statement of Saudi public prosecutor stated that preliminary investigations into the case of “Citizen Jamal Khashoggi showed his death. The statement a... more »
Arizona Parents Accused of Abusing Vaccine-damaged Child – As They Fight for His Return Arizona Kidnaps Their 2-Day-Old Newborn
Paxton Meissinger came into the world on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, weighing all of 7 pounds and 2 ounces. Like every newborn baby, he wanted and expected only one thing - the presence of his mommy. To an infant, the most important thing in the world is be surrounded by the love and warmth of the person whose heartbeat he has heard for as long as he had the ability to hear. In her arms, every need he has is met, from her milk and the nutrition and antibodies it provides to the reassurance of her warmth and love. The foundation for basic trust is laid as he hears the voices of both ... more »
Voting Ends In Afghanistan’s Parliamentary Elections
*Daily Mail*:* Saudi minister calls Khashoggi death a 'tremendous mistake' after insisting critic was killed in a 'rogue operation' - but says they 'DON'T KNOW where his body is' amid claims victim was choked and rolled up in a carpet* * Saudi Arabia is facing mounting scepticism over story about journalist's death * Now, a Saudi official has laid out a new version of how Jamal Khashoggi died * Saudi Arabia on Saturday said he died in a fistfight at the consulate in Istanbul * Turkish officials suspect Khashoggi was tortured and his body was later cut up * But official says i... more »
It's Even Worse Than You Think
One of my readers sent me a link to a story by Gordon Duff, at Veterans Today. I read the story and you may want to, as well. Duff starts off by saying: *There are no more governments, we have only chaos. Democracy died when candidates began to be manufactured as products, sold like poison, and government became little more than cheap carnival. None of us are protecting and defending any of this anymore. It is now and always has been a farce since 1787. Everything you have been told otherwise is 250 years of bullshit, and prior to that, 2000 more years of fake history and bullshit ... more »
Musical Interlude: Billy Joel, “We Didn't Start The Fire!”
Billy Joel, “We Didn't Start The Fire!” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v2JcpolIQU
The Daily "Near You?"
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The Assassin Who Killed A Top Afghan General And Wounded A U.S. General Trained At A Taliban Camp
*Long War Journal:* *General Raziq’s assassin trained at a Taliban camp* The assassin who killed General Raziq, the chief of Kandahar’s police, and Hassan Khail, the head of the provincial NDS, trained at a Taliban camp. The US military and Resolute Support have yet to identify the assassin as a member of the Taliban, let alone acknowledge that he trained in a Taliban camp. The Taliban lionized Raziq’s killer in a video that was released on Voice of Jihad, the group’s official website, on Oct. 20. The video was produced by “Al Hijrah Studio, part of the Multimedia Branch of Islamic... more »
The Poet: Shel Silverstein, “Where the Sidewalk Ends”; "Listen..."
*“Where the Sidewalk Ends” * "There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark street winds and bends. Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And watch where the chalk-white arrows go To the place where the sidewalk ends. Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And we'll g... more »
Eating Food High in Pesticides Can Slash Fertility Rates More Than 25%, Harvard Researchers Discover
The global in-vitro fertilization market is expected to reach an astonishing $21.6 billion by the year 2020, which of course raises the question: why are so many people becoming infertile in the first place, anyway? People in the organic and GMO-free movement have long suspected that the food system and its overreliance on unnatural and chemical-laden techniques could be at least partially responsible for quite a while, and now new research has suggested that they may be on to something after all. Organic Food Could Help Solve the Fertility Crisis: Study According to this article ... more »
Top Organic Meat Company Now Owned by Pro Factory Farm, Anti-GMO Labeling Corporation
While the food industry at-large has been swift to begin converting to non-GMO and organic foods in line with consumer demands, the meat industry has lagged behind, with few organic options in most grocery stores. The void for organic and natural meats in a GMO and antiobiotic-tainted United States has been met largely by Applegate, based in Bridgewater, New Jersey, which is the top producer of organic and natural prepared meats here. But now, some organic food advocates are concerned about a recent purchase of Applegate by one of the most notorious pro-GMO meat companies in the wor... more »
Alternative Search Engine Plants Millions of Trees and Doesn’t Censor Content Like Google
While Google continues to be the most popular search engine in the world (68% of the global market in 2016), more people these days are considering switching. There are many ethical concerns that arise with search engines, especially when they dominate the market like Google. All major search engines have censored certain sites, many restrict certain viewpoints from reaching their audience, and all denying access to free speech in one way or another. Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft (and the Bing search engine) has admitted that “there are web sites that any government wants to block... more »
Enjoy the Spoils of Fall (and Thanksgiving) with this Pumpkin Pie Sorbet Recipe (with Hazelnut Silk Sauce)
Just about everybody loves a homemade pumpkin pie, but did you know that there are many ways to enjoy pumpkin in its raw form? Pumpkin pie can have some health benefits if made from real pumpkins, but the traditional crusts are often made from high-sugar and GMO ingredients. If you’re looking for a better (and raw) alternative health-wise, check out this recipe from the website JaroHoney.com. The main ingredient in this recipe is the Rawmio Hazelnut Silk product, a delicious raw sauce made from raw coconut, hazelnuts, coconut sugar, vanilla bean powder, cacao and Himalayan pink salt... more »
The Screens
We are surrounded by screens full of voices that are always lying to us, and experts wonder why we’re so crazy and miserable all the time. The screens tell us, “This is a perfectly normal and sane way of doing things. It is perfectly normal […]
Why America Shouldn't Threaten Preemptive War
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Continually pushing for dominance in the backyards of the world's nuclear powers is madness. As a Senator, Kay Bailey Hutchinson was a moderate conservative. But as the current U.S. ambassador to NATO, Hutchinson seemed to lose her prior restraints. She appeared to threaten an attack on Russia. Moscow is developing a new cruise missile which Washington claims would violate the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty. If Russia proceeds, said Hutchinson, then the Putin government would be put “on notice” of possible “count... more »
Here's What's Really Going on with the Orthodox Church in Ukraine and Russia
*Nikolas K. Gvosdev* *History, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] History, doctrine, and religious life all matter and cannot be ignored. I am starting to get annoyed at the number of commentators who have no background in Orthodox ecclesiology and scant knowledge of Byzantine, Ukrainian and Russian history or about the contemporary realities of religious life throughout the former Soviet Union. These pundits nevertheless feel confident to deliver sweeping pronouncements about the Ukrainian Orthodox Church situation and its ramifications for the Moscow Patriarchate and the Orthodox Churc... more »
The Anarchy That Came
*Robert D. Kaplan* *Global Governance, Africa* [image: Reuters] What I said was provocative, or at least deemed to be, by complacent champions of globalization. Twenty-five years ago, in the February, 1994 issue of *The Atlantic*, I published a decidedly unAmerican cover story: unAmerican in that it was pessimistic, deterministic, and, most importantly, declared that the victory of the United States in the recently concluded Cold War would be not so much short-lived as irrelevant, because of various natural, demographic and cultural forces underway in the world that would overwhe... more »
Heir to the Empire
*William Anthony Hay* *Security, Europe* [image: Flickr / Liz Lawley] Leebaert casts Great Britain as a both a rival with a stronger position than standard accounts recognize and a partner whose global reach enabled the United States to lead from behind until the two powers broke in 1956. *Derek Leebaert, Grand Improvisation: America Confronts the British Superpower, 1945-1957 (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018), 624 pp., $34.99.* HOMAGE TO older generations has long provided an effective rhetorical trope for criticizing current leaders. Evoking past excellence highlight... more »
Gray Matters
*Robert E. Lerner* *History, Americas* [image: Reuters] Her memoir contains magisterial reflections but is also sprightly, often playful, and chockful of entertaining anecdotes. *Hanna Holborn Gray, An Academic Life: A Memoir, (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018), 352 pp., $29.95.* Hanna Holborn Gray was the first woman president of a major American university—Yale, as acting president for more than a year, and if one does not count that, president of the University of Chicago for fifteen years. Once deemed “the most distinguished woman in the academic world,” she serve... more »
"Magic Makes The Stuff God Happy"
*"Magic Makes The Stuff God Happy"* by The Zman "One of the things normal people struggle with when they look over the great divide, at the arguments of our side, is the lack of interest in economics. In the lands of the normie, the cry of “socialism” remains salient, despite the fact America is a socialist country and has been for as long as anyone reading this has been alive. Still, the people of whiteness remain locked in that old dynamic that says the fight is between free market capitalism and command and control socialism. This is especially true of older whites. Perhaps th... more »
Gaza is Imploding and on Brink of War, UN Envoy Warns
Gaza is Imploding and on Brink of War, UN Envoy Warns by https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english With its economy in a freefall and tensions rising with Israel, the Hamas-ruled enclave of Gaza is imploding, the UN envoy for the Middle East warned on Thursday. – Nickolay Mladenov delivered the warning to the Security Council a day after Israeli warplanes struck the Gaza Strip […]
‘He Was Never in Opposition to the Royal Family’ – Friend of Jamal Khashoggi (Going Underground)
RT Published on Oct 20, 2018 WATCH THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://youtu.be/39Ea57aUWhQ Palestinian journalist and activist Azzam Tamimi, who was a close friend of the late Jamal Khashoggi and saw him the day before he died, discusses the Jamal’s death, the rule of Mohammad Bin Salman and the situation in Palestine and Gaza. end
The European Financial Establishment Has Just Declared War on Italy
CNBC Life Published on Oct 19, 2018 Jeroen Dijsselbloem, former president of Eurogroup, says there will likely be a “confrontation” between the European Commission and Italy. The European Financial Establishment Has Just Declared War on Italy by https://gefira.org/ This week in a CNBC interview Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the former Dutch minister of finance who served as the President […]
ON CONTACT: Wikipedia – A Tool Of The Ruling Elite
RT America Published on Oct 20, 2018 On the latest episode of On Contact, investigative journalist Helen Buyniski exposes Jimmy Wales’ egalitarian Wikipedia as yet another tool of the ruling elite. end
Growing Invasion Force Overwhelms Mexican Authorities – Approximately 10,000 Now Traveling through Mexico to U.S. Southern Border….
Despite media claims to the contrary, election Mexican officials previously promised to allow the invasion of Central American migrants. There is a history here. The heavily financed horde of Central American migrants has overwhelmed the token resistance from Mexican military … Continue reading →
EU Ew! Bugs In The Teeth
Stresses and strains in the EU - some perspective on what's going on. Continue reading →
3 Mos. of Virtue Signalling Censorship and…
What happens when you piss off 1/2 the country by censoring their voices and the folks they want to hear? Well, you can get the Twitter & Facebook stocks at a deep discount to 3 months ago... Continue reading →
Hillary To Win By 12%
Two years ago this weekend, CNN announced that Hillary was up by 12%. Presidential poll: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 12 – CNNPolitics On October 24, Hillary was so far ahead, she didn’t think about Donald Trump anymore. Hillary … Continue reading →
Democrat’s History of Cover-ups and False Narratives; Compare this to Dr. Ford’s Recent Failure of Memory
Note how the failed memories, inconsistent stories, and illogical and improbable events seem to be a pattern. Please, Like, Share, Subscribe and Comment Advertisements
Jamie Raskin's List Of The 20 Worst Thing The GOP Has Pulled Since He Was Sworn In In 2017
Jamie Raskin (D-MD), was one of the candidates elected to Congress in 2016. He has a very blue district Maryland district, where Jamie beat Republican Dan Cox 220,657) 60.6%) to 124,651 (34.2%. on the same day that Hillary eviscerated Trump 65.0% to 30.6%. The PVI is D+14 and this year the Republicans are represented by a vanity candidate, John Walsh, who hasn't raised the $5,000 that would trigger an FEC report. Before being elected to Congress, Jamie had been a law professor and a state Senator, where he learned how to work across the aisle without compromising his values. Frida... more »
Pentagon Confirms A U.S. General Was Shot And Wounded In Last Week's Taliban Attack That Killed A Top Afghan General
From left, Gen. Austin Miller, the incoming Resolute Support /U.S. Forces-Afghanistan mission commander; Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley, Train, Advise and Assist Command-South commander; and Col. Dave Zinn, TAAC-South deputy commander walk off the airfield, August 27, 2018, in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Miller visited Kandahar Airfield to receive an overview of operations and organizational capabilities throughout the area. NEYSA CANFIELD/U.S. ARMY *CNN:* *US brigadier general wounded Thursday in Afghanistan attack* US Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley, who oversees the NATO military ... more »
Jihadists Now Have Their Own Private Military Contracting And Consulting Firm
Malhama Tactical is going to come back, very soon you will see new videos inshaaLlah. pic.twitter.com/er38ATJSqE — Abu Salman Belarus (@SalmanBelarus) June 14, 2018 *PJ Media: *Blackwater-Style Firm for Jihadists Opens Training Camp with Donor Help The first known private military contracting and consulting firm catering just to jihadists issued a new online fundraising appeal for help in arming fighters while also noting this week that donors came through to build a training camp for jihadists in Syria. "We have finished our project about the building new training camp for brot... more »
Middle Finger Symphony Sunday Matinee (Kinda Sorta...)
* No Tuxedos Required *
Electri-Fried Ford Fusion
From Watts Up With That: Andy May / October 21, 2018 Guest Post by Renee Hannon My dad is an off-the-grid kind of guy and the cost of his lifestyle choice is usually secondary. He was one of the first in Delaware to install a solar hot water heater on his roof in the early […]
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 293 – 2018
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Gregory Mannarino, “Markets 10/21/18: A Look Ahead”
Gregory Mannarino, “Markets 10/21/18: A Look Ahead” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ag0niacegE - https://www.traderschoice.net/
Ala. Justice Boldly Challenges Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
[image: ala-justice-boldly-challenges-supreme-court-to-overturn-roe-v-wade] An Alabama justice has issued a bold challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its murderous *Roe v. Wade* decision.
Jordan's King To Scrap Part Of Israel Peace Treaty On Land
*Reuters:* *Jordan says it won't renew peace treaty land deal with Israel* AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan said on Sunday it would not extend the 25-year deal that allows Israel to use two tracts of territory along its border just as Israel said it was still planning to negotiate an extension. Much of the land in Baquora in the northwestern part of the kingdom and Ghumar in the south is used by Israeli farmers, some of whom were given private land ownership rights and special travel rights under a 1994 peace treaty between the two countries. The agreement will expire next year. *Read m... more »
Sunday Talks: Bret Baier Interviews Saudi Minister Adel al-Jubeir About Death of Jamal Khashoggi…
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks exclusively to Fox News’ Bret Baier on the death of Jamal Khashoggi. al-Jubeir calls it a ‘terrible mistake’ that happened at the Saudi consulate in Turkey and says those responsible will be held … Continue reading →
Syrian gov’t grants OPCW access to research centers
Syria’s government has approved an inspection by the joint panel of UN experts and a chemical weapons watchdog to two research centers, the deputy foreign minister told Sputnik. “We have approved all visits requested by the OPCW, including this one. It is an official inspection that pursues a specific goal. We will by no means hinder the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syria describes US-led coalition’s actions in Raqqa as genocide – SANA
The US-led coalition’s actions in Syria’s Raqqa are seen in Damascus as genocide, SANA news agency said on Sunday citing an official source at the Syrian foreign ministry. “The entire world has witnessed the systematic destruction of Raqqa city by the so-called international coalition and the rotten bodies of innocent civilians in the streets of the city […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey will ‘reveal’ full truth behind Khashoggi’s death on Tuesday: Erdogan
Turkey will reveal the full truth surrounding the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, according to AFP. The announcement comes just two days after Erdogan spoke with Saudi King Salman, where both agreed to continue cooperation with the investigation into the journalist’s death. On Saturday, Omer Celik, a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Breaking: Saudi Arabia ‘doesn’t know’ how Khashoggi was killed (video)
Riyadh doesn’t know how Khashoggi was killed or where his body is, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Fox News, just one day after his country claimed the journalist was killed in a “fistfight” inside the consulate in Istanbul. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Jamal Khashoggi: "We want to make sure that we know what […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
A Look At The U.S. Army’s New Howitzer Barrel
Footage from the @USArmy latest M109 Extended Range Cannon Artillery testing. #LRPF pic.twitter.com/CMQMiWjVwS — Air Power (@MIL_STD) October 13, 2018 *Popular Mechanics:* *The Army’s New Howitzer Barrel is Ridiculously Long* *The new barrel is meant to give U.S. guns a range advantage over their Russian counterparts.* The U.S. Army is on the verge of updating its howitzer fleet to double the shooting range. The M109A7 Paladin and M777 howitzers are likely to see a serious increase in the distance at which they can support friendly forces while staying out of the range fans of Ru... more »
Former U.S. Soldiers Were Hired By The King Of UAE To Assassinate His Opponents In Yemen
*Buzz Feed:* *A Middle East Monarchy Hired American Ex-Soldiers To Kill Its Political Enemies. This Could Be The Future Of War.* *“There was a targeted assassination program in Yemen. I was running it. We did it.”* UAE Contracted An American Hit Squad to Kill Political Figures And More in Yemen *The War Zone/The Drive) Cradling an AK-47 and sucking a lollipop, the former American Green Beret bumped along in the back of an armored SUV as it wound through the darkened streets of Aden. Two other commandos on the mission were former Navy SEALs. As elite US special operations fighters,... more »
Investor Report Leaks Secret Five-Step Bayer, Monsanto Plan to Poison Our Food with Toxic Pesticides
“What’s being done to our food in the name of profit?” It’s an omnipresent question that becomes more important with each passing year. Our produce is being gassed, sprayed with chemicals, and even genetically manipulated to the point where it’s becoming and harder to keep track of how many different pesticides, insecticides and herbicides are actually being used. Will the pending merger between Bayer and Monsanto, two of the biggest chemical giants in the world, continue to push this agenda even further, or will consumers and their growing interest in organic food help to turn the ... more »
Sunday Talks: Senator Graham Discusses Jamal Khashoggi Death…
Senator Lindsey Graham discusses the death of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi and the response from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sunday Talks: Chairman Bob Goodlatte Discusses Upcoming Rosenstein Hearing and Questioning…
Representative Bob Goodlatte is the House Judiciary Committee Chairman, and the senior chair of the joint Judiciary/Oversight committee looking into the activity of the DOJ and FBI during the 2016 election. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is scheduled to appear … Continue reading →
Big Pharma Funds Democrat’s 2018 Mid-Term Campaign…
Liberals Screech – “No Trump, No Wall, No USA At All…” For Big Pharma, and the Democrats, It Is All About PRESERVING The Drug-Based Health Care System… Opinion by “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen There is no mystery, what-so-ever, about what is REALLY going on in the US Democratic Party. It is NOT the chaos … Continue reading Big Pharma Funds Democrat’s 2018 Mid-Term Campaign… The post Big Pharma Funds Democrat’s 2018 Mid-Term Campaign… appeared first on BolenReport.
These Are The Most Dangerous Countries In The World 2019
People walk past debris in Arhab, Yemen in January 2013 after a Houthi bomb was dropped there during a fight against Sunni tribesmen. Reuters stringer photo *Business Insider*: *These are the 10 riskiest countries in the world to visit — and why* Planning for safe travel usually includes leaving contact information and knowing whether it is safe to drink the water — but for some countries, the US State Department suggests more dramatic measures be taken. For some countries, travelers may want to consider drafting a will and designating beneficiaries. And for the most dangerous de... more »
Progressive Candidates-- Abandoned By The DCCC: Randy Bryce And Kara Eastman
In the last few days Randy Bryce debated Paul Ryan's cutout candidate to replace himself, corporate lawyer and job outsourcer Bryan Steil. Randy kicked his ass so badly that Steil, teary-eyed, ran from the building without even consoling his small contingent of deflated supporters. A day or two earlier, Kara Eastman shamed incumbent Donald Bacon in a debate. According to the *Omaha World Herald* "On climate change, Eastman described it as the 'No. 1 moral issue facing our kids right now. We are leaving this to them to clean up, and it is a disaster.'... [Bacon] questioned how much ... more »
Sapphire Gems Can Be Used As Body Armor
*FOX News:* *Sapphire gem-based ‘transparent’ armor protects soldiers from snipers* Made from a synthetic version of the highly-prized sapphire gemstone, new transparent armor is lighter, thinner and pulverizes bullets on impact. Currently used by the military on powerful missile launchers and state-of-the-art fighter jets, the unusual transparent armor also has wide-ranging potential to protect troops on the battlefield. Sapphire gems have long been sought after for their stunning blue beauty, but synthetic sapphires are prized for combat applications. The sapphire is harvested s... more »
The F-35 Program Is About To Start A Series Of Tests To Determine If It Is Ready For Action Worldwide
*Popular Mechanics:* *The F-35 Program Is About To Start Pivotal Testing To Prove Its Worth* *The testing isn't "do or die" so much as it is "do, or be terribly embarrassed."* The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is set to enter a round of testing to determine if the jet is indeed ready for action worldwide. The highly anticipated initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) tests will start in November 2018 and conclude in July 2019. A bad showing by the F-35 won’t cancel the program, but it would keep the jets expensive, and increasingly complicated, in the short term. The Pentago... more »
Is This a Photograph of Susan B. Anthony Being Beaten on the Street?
A "get out the vote" meme highlights a photograph that was crucial to garnering public support for the British suffragette movement.
Water Protectors Resilience Tour in Paris by Christine Prat
WATER PROTECTORS' 'RESILIENCE TOUR' IN EUROPE: THE STRUGGLE AGAINST PIPELINES GOES ON By Christine Prat in Paris Censored News In French at: http://www.chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=4713 Two Water Protectors, who have been fighting and suffering a lot in Standing Rock, Nataanii Means and Tufawon, are now back to Europe for a "Resilience Tour". In Paris, they took part
A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Is Conducting Exercises North Of The Arctic Circle For The First Time Since The Soviet Union Collapsed
Trident Juncture 2018 will take place on land, sea, and in the air over the Baltic and Norwegian seas as well as Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Norwegian armed forces *Business Inside:* *A US aircraft carrier is in the frigid waters north of the Arctic Circle for the first time since the Soviet Union collapsed* * The USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group sailed north of the Arctic Circle this week for exercises. * The drills, part of NATO's Trident Juncture exercise, mark the first time a US aircraft carrier has entered the Arctic Circle since 1991. * NATO's increasing attention t... more »
The power of love: Blind and deaf puppy recognizes owner when he comes home.
A white Australian Shepherd mix puppy was caught on camera going crazy at the smell of her owner coming home from work. Opal, is a double Merle and as a result of bad breeding was born completely blind and deaf. She was videoed standing in her owner's garden, in Spokane, Washington, patiently waiting for him to come home from work. The loyal dog clearly has a sensitive nose as almost without warning the dog starts jumping up and down in the garden. Moments later, Opal's owner, Forrest Bray, appears and reaches out to give his best friend a hug and a good pat. Despite being deaf... more »
The Growing Problem of Peripheral Neuropathy in Prediabetes
https://www.endocrinologyadvisor.com/diabetes/prediabetes-peripheral-neuropathy-diabtes-complications/article/424325/ Advertisements
Meat Consumption Needs to Drop by 90 Percent, Climate Scientists Say
https://interestingengineering.com/meat-consumption-needs-to-drop-by-90-percent-climate-scientists-say
11 Reasons Why Flu Shots Are More Dangerous Than A Flu
https://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2013/09/11-reasons-why-flu-shots-are-more-dangerous-than-a-flu.html?fbclid=IwAR3nwK30jWHM7wwytIz5zLCdhszYyLXJX64zkjVfZo8wlw_L5V_b_Kk6wp4&m=1
Cannabis Use May Protect Liver from the Effects of Drinking.
https://www.analyticalcannabis.com/articles/cannabis-use-may-protect-liver-from-the-effects-of-drinking-310404?fbclid=IwAR1czQf-6528VGz4FSluCR7GkqHkEmqGV-unC33_i9OuJUz1yaDU1XDhvWw&utm_content=78611927&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
Stephen Hawking: ‘There is no God,’ says physicist in final book.
https://edition-m.cnn.com/2018/10/16/health/stephen-hawking-final-book-intl/index.html?utm_content=2018-10-20T13%3A31%3A49&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_term=link&utm_medium=social
Research Says Being Forgetful Is Actually A Sign Of Intelligence
https://www.lucisphilippines.press/2018/10/research-says-being-forgetful-is-sign-of-intelligence.html?m=1
Marijuana’s effects linger for 24 hours, study finds.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6296011/Marijuana-impairs-thinking-24-HOURS-using-study-finds.html?ito=social-facebook
The Power of One.
http://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/imaging/power-one?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hms-twitter-general
Suspicious Timing of Mueller's Latest 'Russiagate' Indictment
Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller announced Friday a new indictment in his seemingly endless "Russiagate" investigation. This time a 44 year old accountant from St. Petersburg, Russia, was indicted for attempting to meddle in US elections by trying to "create and amplify divisive social media and political content" on social media. The Russian woman is said to work for Russian oligarch Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who it is claimed owns the Internet Research Agency, Ltd. RPI's Daniel McAdams points out in the interview below that the timing is highly suspicious, coming just ... more »
The Hidden Cost Of Wind Power – Booker
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? Booker on the cost of wind power today: ? ? The hidden cost of wind power ? In the past year or two there has been an extraordinary attempt by ministers, the renewables industry and green pressure groups to convince…
Sunday summaries
I hope your weekend is going well. Several topics have toyed with me writing a full post, so I will resort to a brief summary of a few. In no particular order: The royal family of Saudi Arabia has done … Continue reading →
Liberals Should Consistently Fight Trade Deals That Let Corporations Sue Canada
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21-Oct-2018 Investor-state dispute settlement was tempered in the USMCA, but the government needs to justify why it persists asking for it in other agreements.
Native Americans of all tribes will come together to discuss about the future of Tribes
Native American tribes in the United States will come together to discuss the outstanding matters and ways to address them at the 75th Anniversary Annual Convention & Marketplace that begins on Sunday and runs through October 26 in the US state of Colorado. The subjects that will be highlighted at the six-day event, organized by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), will vary from Medicaid, making the native vote count, ending violence against women, to climate action efforts across tribal nations, Native homeownership, and preventing substance abuse. "Honoring the Pas... more »
2018.10.21
Lars Vilks gjorde härom dagen (eller kanske härom veckan) en tankeväckande notering på sin blogg. I anslutning till öppningen av Hilma af Klint-utställningen på Guggenheim-museet anmärkte han bland annat att väldigt lite sägs om Hilma af Klints intresse för Steiner. Han skriver: Det överväldigande teosofiska och spiritistiska intresset kan man skjuta åt sidan. […] Under … Continue reading 2018.10.21 →
"The Coming Inflation Threat: The Worst Of Both Worlds"
*"The Coming Inflation Threat: The Worst Of Both Worlds"* Expect falling asset inflation, but rising cost inflation. by Charles Hugh Smith "Inflation is a funny thing: we feel it virtually every day, but we’re told it doesn’t exist - the official inflation rate is around 2.5% over the past few years, a little higher when energy prices are going up and a little lower when energy prices are going down. Historically, 2.5% is about as low as inflation gets in a mass-consumption economy like the U.S. that depends on the constant expansion of credit. ••• So what happens to inflation as the...more »
Golf In Estes Park
This is rutting season for elk, and tourists are flocking to Rocky Mountain National Park and fighting over parking spots to get a glimpse of them. Most of the elk are actually on the golf course, where the biggest challenge … Continue reading →
Mega Millions Players Ponder How to Spend Record $1.6 Billion Prize
With the Mega Millions lottery jackpot at a record $1.6 billion, people are snapping up tickets across the U.S.
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