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Russian Campaign to Trick Democrats in Mid-Term Elections
*from CNN The People's Cube * The National Intelligence Agency has found evidence that the Russians have a massive campaign of subversive billboard advertising to undermine the Democratic Party in the mid-term elections. *Billboards across the country* funded by covert untraceable contributors are advertising that the GOP (Republican Party) is the political party of communism. "This is very confusing to our voters, many of whom will now vote for the GOP rather than for us," said one concerned Democratic Party officer. "We are certain that as a consequence of this Russian influenc... more »
"What Price Crazy?"
*"What Price Crazy?"* by Tom Luongo “Remember, Remember the Fifth of November…” - "V for Vendetta" "Tuesday’s mid-term elections will not be a turning point for the United States. That happened when we elected Donald Trump in 2016. The roots of Trump’s win were seeded back in 2008 with Ron Paul. And today the words I wrote then I think hold the key to understanding what is happening around the world today. "Paul has offered himself as the figure-head for a revolution that was mature enough, finally, to find him. His campaign is a spontaneous and self-organizing uprising of human f... more »
Le Dauphin Out Riding the "Apology Range" again
*Trudeau, bumping along in the saddle* Remember when Trudeau tried to imitate Putin by holding forth in a "Town Hall Meeting"? Canadians peppered him with embarrassing questions which he dodged, weaved and eventually looked like a dope when he made his famous "personhood" comment. Now, he's trying to imitate Putin's penchant for horseback riding. At least he didn't try to do it bare chested. My opinion is that his private public opinion polls tell him that Canadians admire Putin. But instead of trying to forge a respectful and mutually beneficial diplomatic relationship with R... more »
Fox and NBC to Stop Airing Trump Immigrant Ad Deemed Racist
CNN had rejected the same ad, declaring it racist.
Was Manure Dumped Outside of Democratic Headquarters in Ohio?
A photograph showing a pile of manure discovered outside a political HQ is real, but the picture is years-old.
President Trump MAGA Rally, Cleveland Ohio – 3:00pm ET Livestream…
President Trump travels to Cleveland Ohio for the first of three MAGA rallies today in his last push to campaign for candidates ahead of the midterm election day. Following Ohio, the president travels to Indiana, then Missouri. Anticipated start time … Continue reading →
Academic Smothering. Part II.
To illustrate this post, I would love to put that cute stock photo of a woman dressed in a taupe formal suit holding an adorable baby in a diaper, but it is just wildly unrealistic. For starters, the baby is horribly underdressed and the suit would have been covered in drool/spit-up/mysterious orange food rests in […]
Sadly, Sound Money ISN’T on the Ballot
By Clint Siegner Americans will be headed to the polls to cast ballots in the midterm elections. Polling suggests that Democrats will return to power... more »
QotD: "You assume that immigrants increase our fiscal burdens and our exposure to crime. But the data support neither of these assumptions... "
*"You assume that immigrants increase our fiscal burdens and our exposure to crime. But the data support neither of these assumptions...* * "This fact (as well as, by the way, immigrants’ lower propensity, compared to native-born Americans, to commit property and violent crimes) is all the more notable given that Uncle Sam spends enormous amounts of resources and effort to prevent immigrants from working."* ~ Don Boudreaux, from his letter to a reader on 'Who Owes Compensation?' . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link ...more »
Only connect
And talking of openDemocracy... That piece on the BBC News website today, which I know some of you have read, headlined *The ordinary people making the world more right-wing*, was written by Professor Richard Youngs of the Carnegie Institute. Googling around, as you do (or, at least,* I* do) after reading such a BBC piece, I found that Prof. Youngs also writes for openDemocracy. And I wasn't particularly surprised to discover that.
Georgia Secretary of State Accuses Dems of Attempting to Hack Voter Registration System
[image: hack] Just ahead of the November 6 vote, the Georgia Secretary of State accused the Democratic party of attempting to hack the voter registration system. The post Georgia Secretary of State Accuses Dems of Attempting to Hack Voter Registration System appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Meets North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un In Pyongyang
*NK News:* *Cuba, North Korea reaffirm historic ties at first summit in thirty years* DPRK state media hails two nations' "special friendship" and "joint struggle" against imperialism Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel arrived in Pyongyang on Sunday for the first state visit by a Cuban leader to North Korea in over thirty years, joining the country’s leader Kim Jong Un in condemning the “imperialists’ policy of aggression,” DPRK state media reported on Monday. Kim greeted Díaz-Canel at Pyongyang International Airport with a ceremonial welcome, which included a surprising backdrop ... more »
Valentina Zharkova incorporates planetary theory into solar activity model
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Last Wednesday I attended the talk by Professor Valentina Zharkova hosted by the GWPF in London. She delivered a superb lecture including news of new work improving her model by including quadrupole magnetic parameters. In the Q & A session that followed, I got the opportunity to point up…
Ian Wilson: A Severe Case of Cognitive Dissonance
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: [For details on the graph see below] Cognitive Dissonance: When a person or a group of people have attitudes, beliefs or behaviors that are in conflict with each other. Generally, this produces a feeling of mental discomfort that leads to an alteration in their attitudes, beliefs or behaviors that…
Wind farms are the ‘new apex predators’: Blades kill off 75% of buzzards, hawks and kites that live nearby, study shows
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? From the Mail: ? Wind turbines are the world’s new ‘apex predators’, wiping out buzzards, hawks and other carnivorous birds at the top of the food chain, say scientists. A study of wind farms in India found that predatory bird…
#8: Krisztina Pusok on CAFE, SAFE, and American consumers (11-05-18)
Alex and Jordan sit down with Krisztina Pusok, Director of Policy and Research at the American Consumer Institute, to discuss… The post #8: Krisztina Pusok on CAFE, SAFE, and American consumers (11-05-18) appeared first on IER.
Electricity Demand Up, But Coal Retirements Increasing
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. electricity generation in 2018 is on pace to reach the highest level… The post Electricity Demand Up, But Coal Retirements Increasing appeared first on IER.
The entitlement mentality at work - even among refugees
It seems that thousands of refugees, denied access to the fleshpots of Europe's most generous welfare states, are prepared to commit violence to get to them. Austria's largest newspaper, *Kronen Zeitung*, reports ( original in German, translation courtesy of Google Translate): The most up-to-date information of the liaison officers on the situation in the Bosnian-Croatian border area at Velika-Kladusa, 224 kilometers from Spielfeld, is located on the desk of the head of department at the Ministry of the Interior. Their analysis: A breakthrough attempt by "at least 20,000 migrants" ... more »
Why China Indirectly Controls EV Markets
By Paul Homewood From the OILPRICE.COM website: While Europe has long been at the forefront of the automotive industry, it will most likely be overtaken in the very near future by another economic superpower–China. The world’s second-biggest economy is already well-established as the global leader for the batteries that power electric vehicles, which are […]
Wind farms are the ‘new apex predators’: Blades kill off 75% of buzzards, hawks and kites that live nearby, study shows
By Paul Homewood From the Mail: Wind turbines are the world’s new ‘apex predators’, wiping out buzzards, hawks and other carnivorous birds at the top of the food chain, say scientists. A study of wind farms in India found that predatory bird numbers drop by three quarters in areas around the turbines. […]
Anarchy For The UK: Residents Win Court Case Against 5G Street Lamps That Made Them Sick
https://www.activistpost.com/2018/11/anarchy-for-the-uk-residents-win-court-case-against-5g-street-lamps-that-made-them-sick.html?fbclid=IwAR0s_xWld1SLQeCDgWyR_pS1STP8Hnn_RAWL0qYcPEfvivrG-BGnBbOTeQc Advertisements
When Adolescents Give Up Pot, Their Cognition Quickly Improves
https://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2018/11/05/when-adolescents-give-up-pot-their-cognition-quickly-improves.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_blog&utm_campaign=20181106_when-adolescents-give-up-pot-their-cognition-quickly-improves
What Consumers Really Should Know About Microwave & Smart Technologies Before It’s Too Late
https://www.activistpost.com/2018/11/what-consumers-really-should-know-about-microwave-smart-technologies-before-its-too-late.html?fbclid=IwAR0VqlgGTZ-vGLifSm2RATHNqJEBmptqWt_Wl0wSBS96s8sm5l4MSC5tulE
Marijuana makes you want more sex, according to research.
https://www.thisisinsider.com/marijuana-makes-you-want-more-sex-according-to-research-2018-9?utm_content=bufferb7463&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-home
Two Whooping Cough Cases Confirmed in Washington State, More Cases Possible
https://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2018/11/05/two-whooping-cough-cases-confirmed-in-washington-state-more-cases-possible.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_blog&utm_campaign=20181105_two-whooping-cough-cases-confirmed-in-washington-state-more-cases-possible
Hemolacria — Crying Blood.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1805241
Statin Side Effects: 5 Reasons Why You Should Not Take Statins
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/02/10/amp/5-reasons-why-you-should-not-take-statins.aspx
Women have more active brains than men, according to science.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/08/women-have-more-active-brains-than-men-according-to-science
South Koreans are working themselves to death. The government hopes to change that.
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/04/asia/korea-working-hours-intl/index.html?utm_content=2018-11-05T04%3A30%3A06&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNNi
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?m=1
JUNIOR COULD CLEAR THE REPUBLICAN FIELD IN A LOT OF RACES, AND THAT'S NOT A COMPLIMENT, GOP VOTERS
Most of you will regard this Maggie Haberman story as shameless suckuppery, but I think she's providing an accurate map of Republican voters' pleasure centers: ... Donald Trump Jr. ... has emerged as one of the G.O.P.’s most visible headliners in a challenging midterms climate for the party. ... Visits from President Trump have been a double-edged sword for Republican candidates in certain states, who want his backing but who fear blanket media coverage of his controversial statements. A guest appearance by Donald Trump Jr. has become the next best thing for several candidates, som... more »
Independent voters will decide Arizona's historic female Senate race
Gina Woodall, Senior Lecturer at the School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 10 hours ago
Two accomplished women are running against each other to replace Sen. Jeff Flake.
The M1 Garand Is the Gun That Won World War II
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The M1 remained in service through the end of the war and even through the Korean War in 1950–53. The Garand soldiered on through the 1950s when the deployment of the Soviet AK-47 assault rifle essentially rendered it obsolete. Although an excellent weapon, the M1 had overstayed its welcome. The M1 Garand service rifle was one of the outstanding American weapons of the twentieth century. Simple, sturdy, and well designed for its time, the Garand gave U.S. Army soldiers and Marines far greater firepower than their enemies—and allies too for that matter... more »
Montana: The Navy Planned to Build a Super Battleship. They Would Have Been Sold for Scrap.
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Because of their speed, the Iowas were more useful at every job except fighting other battleships. Having built the ships in the late 1940s, the USN would have sold them for scrap in the early 1960s. *The Montanas had little to contribute. Slower than the Iowas, but carrying roughly the same anti-aircraft armament, they could not perform the carrier escort mission any more effectively. They would, however, take up material and yard space dedicated to carriers and escort ships.* In the early 1940s, the U.S. Navy still expected to need huge, first rate ... more »
Welcome to the Showdown Over South Korea's Seoul
*Sung-Yoon Lee* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] Old peninsula problems could resurface for South Korea if Moon Jae-in does not avoid the pitfalls that his political predecessors fell prey to. *Fateful Alliances of the Past* When the Chinese troops crossed the Yalu River into Korea and dramatically altered the fortunes on the battlefield—repelling their foes southward and confining them largely to the southern half of the peninsula—not a single decisionmaker in Beijing could have predicted the vicissitudes of national fortune to befall all the combatant nations and the conseque... more »
One Man’s Fight Against the Global Trade Order
[image: one-man-s-fight-against-the-global-trade-order] Senator George Wilson Malone fought to expose and dismantle the world-government trap behind the “free trade” regime that globalists were assembling following World War II.
Creating a New World Order Out of Regional Orders
[image: creating-a-new-world-order-out-of-regional-orders] Globalists have repeatedly admitted that they are creating regional governmental entities, with the aim of joining them under a global government, and they are well along.
Congressman Massie Rips Mask Off the "Deep Swamp" in DC
[image: alex-newman-thomas-massie-rips-mask-off-deep-swamp-dc] VIDEO - In this exclusive interview with The New American, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) exposes what he describes as the "Deep Swamp" operating in D.C. He also explains why the Constitution should be obeyed, which the Department of Education should be shut down, and much more. You won't want to miss it!
What’s Wrong With the USMCA?
[image: what-s-wrong-with-the-usmca] The USMCA — the NAFTA replacement — runs 1,800 pages and is laden with regulations. Here we take a hard look at the agreement.
White House Petition Asks Trump to Back 2-State Solution in South Africa
[image: white-house-petition-asks-trump-to-back-2-state-solution-in-south-africa] Some 120,000 people have signed a petition on the White House website so far, asking U.S. President Donald Trump to support a two-state solution for South Africa.
Judiciary Report on Kavanaugh Allegations: "No Evidence" Against the Justice
[image: grassley-memo-suggests-three-other-suspects-in-kavanaugh-allegations-no-evidence-on-justice] Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has nailed the coffin shut on the rape, assault, and other allegations against U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in a 414-page report to his GOP colleagues — finding no damning evidence against him.
USMCA: A TPP Redux?
[image: usmca-a-tpp-redux] The newly negotiated NAFTA replacement is strikingly similar to the sovereignty-destroying TPP, according to former Obama trade officials.
Armed Militia to Meet Military at Border as Invasion Snakes North
[image: armed-militia-to-meet-military-at-border-as-invasion-snakes-north] Armed civilians are right now heading to the southern border. Some call this dangerous “vigilantism.” Others say it’s how you respond to an invasion. One thing is for sure: It wouldn’t be happening had the government been doing its job.
Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan Leads ‘Death to America’ Chant On Trip To Iran
Iran state TV news presenter: Listen to leader of Nation of Islam chanting "Death to America" Farrakhan [in Farsi]: "Death to..." Audience: "...America" pic.twitter.com/p0qGfHHfg0 — Sobhan Hassanvand (@Hassanvand) November 4, 2018 *Algemeiner:* *Notorious Antisemite Louis Farrakhan Leads ‘Death to America’ Chant on Solidarity Trip to Iran* Nation of Islam leader and prominent antisemite Louis Farrakhan led chants of “Death to America” and claimed that “America has never been a democracy” on Sunday during a solidarity trip to Iran, ahead of the re-implementation of US sanctions on... more »
...and on and on...
Meanwhile, following Sunday's *The Andrew Marr Show, *the War of Arron's Ear rumbles on... *spiked*'s Brendan O'Neill has written what I think is an absolutely spot-on defence of the BBC over at the *Spectator*. (And Rob Burley will love it). Brendan rails against the "self-important" enemies of free speech - and a free media - who want to force the BBC to permanently exclude people whose views they dislike, and contends that such people's "unhinged Banks-bashing" is merely a cover. Remember, remember, he argues. "Remember it is voters they’re really hating on" - Brexit-voting vo... more »
Dear America, If Voting Made Any Real Difference, They Wouldn’t Let Us Do It
[image: voting] Americans will line up at the polls this week to conduct the American tradition of voting for the lesser of two evils and expecting a different result. The post Dear America, If Voting Made Any Real Difference, They Wouldn’t Let Us Do It appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
We vote tomorrow
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Brexit = Terror in the UK
Windows on the World exposes those who are subverting democracy in order to stop Brexit and demonize all those who are outside the Global corridor of accepted opinion
Pompeo: ‘Unfortunate’ if Turkey decides to leave NATO.Turkey Already Gone?
* When Pompeo claims it would be “unfortunate” if Turkey leaves NATO, I’m curious as to what the context for the use of the word ‘unfortunate’ is? What or who could make this move unfortunate? * *Unfortunate regrettable or deplorable: marked by or inviting misfortune* Greener Pastures *Is Pompeo suggesting that if Turkey leaves NATO (or doesn't get back in line) that departure would be marked by or inviting misfortune onto itself? * * If so, who would deliver said misfortune on Turkey? Or create the circumstances that would lead to misfortune and regret?* *I don't think Turkey... more »
Society, We Need to Talk – There’s No Need to Hate on Each Other
*Phillip J. Watt* - It’s late twenty eighteen where everything is a messy mystery in the world of humans.
Save Us From Freedom!
*Julian Rose* - People want to create robots so they can be led by them.
NYU Professor Says Parents Have No Right to Refuse Vaccines for Their Children
*Marco Cáceres* - Paving the intellectual road towards mandatory vaccinations.
Creating a Cyber false flag?
The New York Times reported that the US Cyber Command has launched the first operation against Russia. According to the newspaper, it will take the form of communications, by which the Americans plan to convince ”the Russian hackers” to stop that notorious “interference in the US internal affairs”. Be sure to hit the 'cc' in lower right-hand corner of the video if subtitles don't appear.
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Going on vacation could help you live longer, new study claims
It can sometimes turn into a very long time between vacations as a working adult. Life gets busy, bills need paying, and it can sometimes get very difficult to justify taking time off for “fun” when we have so many responsibilities to attend in our daily lives. But what if I told you working too […] The post Going on vacation could help you live longer, new study claims appeared first on Health Nut News.
Spanish sheep study finds vaccine aluminum in lymph nodes more than a year after injection, behavioral changes
According to a study published last week by Spanish veterinary researchers, lambs injected with vaccines containing aluminum “developed numerous pouches of the toxic metal that spread around their body for at least 15 months” . It also induced behavior changes. “Lluís Luján and researchers at the University of Zaragosa divided 78 male lambs into three groups […] The post Spanish sheep study finds vaccine aluminum in lymph nodes more than a year after injection, behavioral changes appeared first on Health Nut News.
Celebrity fitness trainer Amanda ‘Mandy’ Blank suddenly dies at 42
Last Monday celebrity fitness trainer and bodybuilder, Amanda “Mandy” Blank, 42, was found dead in her Los Angeles home. A housekeeper had discovered her, unresponsive in her bathtub, and called 911. An autopsy and toxicology report were scheduled by the LA County Coroner to determine her cause of death. However, according to Radaronline.com, “…an autopsy has […] The post Celebrity fitness trainer Amanda ‘Mandy’ Blank suddenly dies at 42 appeared first on Health Nut News.
FDA approves new opioid that’s 10 times more powerful than Fentanyl
Despite the lives destroyed from addiction and the rising death toll, on Friday the FDA approved a new opioid medication five to 10 times more powerful than fentanyl. It is expected to be available in the first quarter of next year. (This drug is already available as an IV medication (its chemical name is sufentanil) so […] The post FDA approves new opioid that’s 10 times more powerful than Fentanyl appeared first on Health Nut News.
A Tale of Belief and the BBC
Talking of hatchet jobs... Here's John Sweeney! As soon as I looked at the Radio 4 schedule today and saw *A Tale of Belief and the Courts: Joshua Rozenberg investigates the Christian Legal Centre* I thought, "That will probably be a hatchet job on the Christian Legal Centre". After all, conservative Christian campaigning organisations campaigning for Christian values and the rights of traditional Christians really *aren't* the BBC's cup of fair trade tea. (To put it mildly). Now, of course, a hatchet job can only be a* true* hatchet job if it's seriously open to doubt that the p... more »
Not Too Big to Fail: Why Facebook’s Long Reign May Be Coming to an End
By Brittany Hunter Over the last several years, Facebook has gone from facilitating the free flow of information to inhibiting it through incremental censorship and... more »
BREAKING: Silence invaded the suburbs!
*MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2018No fish today:* The longest weekend of the year is always the one which tires you out. We know—we promised a thrilling report. But we'll have no fish today.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Warns Of 'War Situation' With U.S. Sanctions
*Daily Mail:* *Iran faces WAR and we will break Trump's sanctions, warns Tehran as US embargoes come back into force after the President cancelled nuclear deal* * US sanctions on Iran come back into force today after pulling out of nuclear deal * Iran has greeted the re-imposition of US sanctions with air defence drills * President Hassan Rouhani will defy sanctions and says country faces war Iran has greeted the re-imposition of US sanctions with air defence drills and an acknowledgement from President Hassan Rouhani that the nation faces a 'war situation'. The sanctions end ... more »
Dear America, If Voting Made Any Real Difference, They Wouldn’t Let Us Do It
Op-Ed by Matt Agorist It’s election time again and that means that roughly 40 percent of eligible voters will rush to the polls to vote... more »
Did a Billboard in Missouri Show President Trump Alongside a Gospel Quote?
Some Christians expressed concern that a billboard near St. Louis seemingly equated the 45th president with Jesus Christ himself.
Autopsy Finds Rapper Mac Miller Died from Drugs and Alcohol
His music, which often examined his depression and drug use, won him fans among some of the biggest names in hip-hop.
Iran President Warns of ‘War Situation’ as Sanctions Resume
The sanctions end all economic benefits America had granted Tehran for its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
Officials: Driver Was Huffing Before Crash That Killed 4
Colten Treu, 21, sped off after the collision in Lake Hallie, but later surrendered.
The US 'Cannot Win Militarily' In Afghanistan, Says Top Commander In Shocking Interview
[image: undefined] Historians of the now seventeen-year old US war in Afghanistan will take note of this past week when the newly-appointed American general in charge of US and NATO operations in the country made a bombshell, historic admission. He conceded that the United States cannot win in Afghanistan. Speaking to NBC News last week, Gen. Austin Scott Miller made his first public statements after taking charge of American operations, and shocked with his frank assessment that that the Afghan war cannot be won militarily and peace will only be achieved through direct engagement a... more »
Whatever Happened to the Russia-gate ‘Scandal’?
[image: undefined] After all the screaming headlines and hysterical talk of “treason,” the Russia-gate hoax was almost entirely absent from the midterms. One would think that the other party being in the hands of a ruthless foreign dictator who has it in for America would be a major campaign issue – that is, if the Democrats actually believed their own propaganda. However, we’ve seen neither hide nor hair of Putin in all those campaign ads, or at least hardly a glance: that’s because Russia-gate has always been a fraud, a setup, and really a criminal conspiracy to take down a sittin... more »
Censorship and Gun Control Will Not Make Us Safe
[image: undefined] Sadly, but not unexpectedly, the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh is being used to justify new infringements on liberty. Of course, opponents of gun rights are claiming this shooting proves America needs more gun control. Even some who normally oppose gun control say the government needs to do more to keep guns out of the hands of the “mentally ill.” Those making this argument ignore the lack of evidence that background checks, new restrictions on the rights of those alleged to have a mental illness, or any other form of gun control would ... more »
US EPA is Once Again Complicit in Driving Farmers in the Wrong Weed Management Direction
Much will be said about the EPA’s October 31, 2018 decision to extend for two more years the conditional registration of the three dicamba-based herbicides registered for post-emergence, “over the top” (OTT) applications on soybeans and cotton. Source: By Dr. Charles Benbrook hygeia-analytics.com The basics of the EPA’s decision are simple and not entirely meaningless in terms of reducing the extent of crop damage that will […] The post US EPA is Once Again Complicit in Driving Farmers in the Wrong Weed Management Direction appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.
U.S. Troops Spotted Setting Up Barbed Wire Fence Along Southern Border
By Mac Slavo Along with United States Customs and Border Protection agents, U.S. troops were seen helping set up barbed wire fencing along the southern... more »
2018 Senate Election Scorecard
*Click to enlarge* *by Gaius Publius* The chart above represents my best guess about the future split of the Senate, using only races that seem contested. Note: • The Senate is currently divided 51-49 in favor of the Republicans, so the Democrats (and the two independents who caucus with them) are down two already. • The column labeled "Change 1" shows a best-case result for Democrats. The column labeled "Change 2" shows a worst case result based on my read of the possibilities and probabilities. *The First Ten Races* Races in the above chart are numbered 1 through 15. The first... more »
Hatchet time
Tommy Robinson says the BBC is about to broadcast a "hatchet job" on him, with the aim of "destroying" him. They've got "secret recordings", he says. He doesn't know which BBC programme will be brandishing the hatchet, though I'm guessing *Newsnight*. (John Sweeney probably.) . And so the world now waits with bated breath for the BBC's hatchet to fall...
20KM High & 200KM Thick: The Most Perplexing ‘Mountain Range’ In Our Solar System
A huge mountainous ridge measuring up to 20 kilometres tall, twice the size of Everest, and approximately 200 kilometres thick can be seen running exactly along the equator of Ipateaus.
How to Stay Calm Like a Navy Seal
Life abounds with stress-making, havoc-provoking mayhem.
Chris Cornell’s Family Files Lawsuit for “Dangerous, Mind-Altering” Prescription Drugs that Led to Suicide
An attorney for the Cornell family, Kirk Pasich, reiterated Vicky’s belief that an extra dosage of Ativan — an anxiety medication often employed by recovering addicts — altered Chris Cornell’s mental faculties after the Detroit show.
Forget About Chinese or Russian Submarines: The Navy Fears This Swedish Stealth Sub the Most
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * One word: AIP. *While AIP vessels may not be able to do everything a nuclear submarine can, having a larger fleet of submarines would be very useful in hunting opposing ships and submarines for control of the seas. Nor would it be impossible to deploy larger AIP powered submarines; China has already deployed one, and France is marketing a cheaper AIP-powered version of the Barracuda-class nuclear attack submarine.* Nuclear-powered submarines have traditionally held a decisive edge in endurance, stealth and speed over cheaper diesel submarines. Ho... more »
What Happened to the Islamic State Foreign Fighters That Had Returned to Europe?
*John Mueller* *Security, Europe* After all the alarm that Europe had been infiltrated by ISIS-supporters that were hell-bent on violence, where are they? The media tend to be poor on covering things that don’t happen. There is, for example, a puzzle over whatever happened to all those members of Islamic State, or ISIS, who, trained in the Middle East, had returned to Europe and were poised to commit terrorist mayhem there. None, it appears, have shown up. Alarm about the danger was raised in many quarters, but taking pride of place may well be an article by Rukmini Callimachi i... more »
Big Brother Is Here: Why China’s ‘Social Credit’ Monitoring Tool Should Terrify You
*Patrick Farrell, Patrick Tyrrell* *Society, Asia* There are many policies that the Chinese Communist government ought to reverse, but the social credit system is the latest—and may be the most blatant—intrusion into the lives of the Chinese people yet. For people living in China, government repression is a fact of life. The country earned a rating of “mostly unfree” in the latest Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom and is judged politically “not free” by Freedom House. Unfortunately, the situation may soon become worse. The Chinese government has unveiled a new progra... more »
Trump’s Iran Sanctions Undermine U.S. Interests and Values
*Barbara Slavin* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Impoverishing Iran's people will only turn pro-American Middle Easterners against the United States. Sanctions have become an addiction for successive U.S. governments. When in doubt, both the executive and legislative branches have relied on the long U.S. domination of the international financial system to target selected countries, institutions and individuals. It’s politically easy and avoids the obvious risks of military action. But the Trump administration may regret that it reimposed banking and oil sanctions on Ira... more »
Stealth vs. Kim: B-2 Bombers and F-35 Fighters vs. North Korea (Who Wins?)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* In the event a war were to break out on the Korean peninsula, American airpower would play a key role. *Indeed, as Jerry Hendrix wrote for The National Interest, any air strike would have to hit their targets simultaneously while Aegis missile defense ships stood ready to shoot down any North Korean ballistic missiles headed toward South Korea and Japan.* In the event a war were to break out on the Korean peninsula, American airpower would play a key role. *(This first appeared last year.)* Initially, the burden would likely fall to the Pentagon... more »
There is a Real Risk of War with Iran
*John Allen Gay* *Security, Iran* Big, dumb, bloody wars destroyed the greater President Johnson and the lesser President Bush. The risk President Trump is taking now is not likely to yield benefits to him—to say nothing of the American people. U.S. participation in the Iran nuclear deal has now ended. President Donald Trump’s administration has chosen to reapply sanctions to the Islamic Republic of Iran six months after announcing America’s exit from the 2015 agreement. This is part of a broader strategic shift by Washington in which strong pressure is to be applied until Tehran... more »
Musical Interlude: Yanni, “For All Seasons”
Yanni, “For All Seasons” (HD)
“Carpe Diem”
*“Carpe Diem”* by poets.rog "We are food for worms, lads," announces John Keating, the unorthodox English teacher played by Robin Williams in the 1989 film "Dead Poets Society." "Believe it or not," he tells his students, "each and every one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing, turn cold, and die." The rallying cry of their classroom is "carpe diem," popularized as "seize the day," although more literally translated as "pluck the day," referring to the gathering of moments like flowers, suggesting the ephemeral quality of life, as in Robert Herrick's "To the Virgi... more »
"Aiming for Aristotle’s Head"
* "Aiming for Aristotle’s Head"* by Bill Bonner " There are two groups of people in the world. In one group are those who think they know things. In the other are the people who think those in the first group are idiots. These are not absolutely separate categories. Instead, they share a long border and plenty of spots for crossing under cover of night. Aristotle was perhaps the first and foremost of those who thought he knew something. He had it all figured out more than 2,000 years ago. There was a natural order to things, he thought. Civilized people should live in city states... more »
Stephen Kimber’s indispensable contribution to local journalism
News 1. Jen’s choice Writes Stephen Kimber: Jen Powley is smart. She has four degrees. She’s a prize-winning author with an eclectic CV and a significant record of ongoing accomplishment. She’s still only 41. So why does she face a government-imposed Hobson’s life choice: go into a nursing home to be warehoused and “removed from […]
U.S. Gives Iran Oil Waivers To China, India, South Korea, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Japan, And Taiwan
*RFE:* *U.S. Iran Sanctions Take Effect, Eight Countries Get Temporary Oil Waivers * The United States has launched fresh sanctions against Iran's energy, shipping, shipbuilding, and financial sectors following President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers. Labeled by Trump as the "strongest ever," the sanctions took force in the early morning hours of November 5 as part of Washington’s efforts to ramp up pressure on Tehran to "change its behavior." *Read more* .... *Update:* US to exempt China, I... more »
« Nous devons édifier un rapport de force mondial des peuples contre les multinationales », affirme l'activiste sénégalais Guy Marius Sagna
bilaterals.org - 12 hours ago
05-Nov-2018 Interview réalisée le 12 octobre 2018 à Tunis lors d'un séminaire sur le libre-échange en Méditerranée.
Musings On Iraq In The News
Was quoted by Wladimir van Wilgenburg in "Canada-led NATO mission in Iraq begins" for Kurdistan 24. Link to all Musings On Iraq citations
Iraq Benefits From Rising Oil Prices In October 2018
(Middle East Monitor) After reaching an all time high in August, Iraq’s oil exports have decreased the last two months. Fortunately, prices have continued to go up making the country more and more profits. In October, Iraq exported an average of 3.469 million barrels a day. That was down from the post-2003 high of 3.583 million in August, but in line with the year’s average of 3.4 million. Iraq’s exports always ebb and flow so this normal. Oil prices have been higher than expected this year. Iraqi oil sold for $74.91 per barrel in October, up from around $60 per barrel from April... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 5
1914 England and France declared war on Ottoman Empire Would lead Mesopotamia into WWI 1914 British Gen Delamain head of Indian Expeditionary Force told to protect oil infrastructure and only take Basra if Ottomans joined WWI 1917 Battle of Tikrit between British and Ottoman forces 1956 Encouraged by Egypt and Syria along with Communists and opposition parties protests strikes and riots broke out in Baghdad Mosul Najaf over Suez crisis 1958 Arif arrested on charges of attempting to assassinate Gen Qasim in coup 1968 Baath militia fired on Communist strikers at factory outside Baghda... more »
Taxpayers Pay Up After Video Catches Cops Torturing Tiny Disabled Children with Handcuffs
[image: children] After a sheriff's department in Kentucky unapologetically handcuffed tiny children in a torturous manner at school, the taxpayers were held liable. The post Taxpayers Pay Up After Video Catches Cops Torturing Tiny Disabled Children with Handcuffs appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Gregory Mannarino, "Early Market Update 11/5/18"
Gregory Mannarino, "Early Market Update 11/5/18" https://www.traderschoice.net/ ○ *MarketWatch Market Summary* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *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/
"5G: Coming to a Home Near You"
*Editor’s Note: *Regular readers know that Bill is skeptical of new technology. That’s why, when it comes to investing in cutting-edge tech, we turn to Jeff Brown, Bill’s go-to technology expert. Today, Jeff shows us why a new technology will threaten the internet companies, and why this tech should be on every investor’s radar… ○ *"5G: Coming to a Home Near You"* by Jeff Brown "I’m sure this will come as no surprise for most of us. According to the American Consumer Satisfaction Index, a yearly measure of customer satisfaction for a broad range of U.S. companies, internet service p... more »
Israel pledges to prevent any tragedies similar to the downing of Russia’s IL-20 over Syria
Israel will do utmost to prevent such incidents like the downing of a Russian Il-20 plane near Syria from happening again, Yacov Livne, the director of the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s Euro-Asia Department, said on Monday. “It was a tragic event. We all regret this. Netanyahu talked about this the day after. Everyone knows that these were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian Navy amasses its ships off Syrian coast in preparation to strike jihadists
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:50 P.M.) – The Russian Navy has been amassing a large number of ships off the coast of Syria as the Sochi Agreement continues to fall apart. According to media reports, Russia has sent their Admiral Makarov frigate with long-range Kalibr cruise missiles to the Mediterranean; it will join the Admiral Grigorovich, Admiral […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Watch: Moment Houthi missile strikes Saudi forces near Hodeidah
Houthi rebel fighters have stepped up attacks against the Saudi-led coalition forces as more Yemeni civilians fall victims of indiscriminate deadly airstrikes. Drone footage captured by the Houthis’ media wing shows the moment a ballistic missile sit a compound for the Saudi-backed militants on the western coast near Hodeidah city. The missile struck a convoy […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syria wins 9 medals in Muay Thai World Championship
Syria’s kickboxing team has won nine medals; 3 gold, 5 silver, and one bronze, at the Muay Thai World Champion, which is currently being held in Beirut, Lebanon. The gold medals were won by Ali al-Jaghal in the 75 kg category, Imad Abu Hamdan in the 81 kg category, and Iyas Najm in the 85 […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military prepares to discharge thousands of soldiers that have served 5+ years
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Syrian military is preparing to decommission several units and soldiers that have served for most of the war, a source told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the military source, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) will discharge soldiers that have served at least five years and decommission a number […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military seizes large quantity of US and British-made weapons in Al-Quneitra
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Syrian military has uncovered another large weapons cache that was left behind by the jihadist rebels in the Al-Quneitra province over the Summer. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the military discovered this large weapons cache while combing through the key town of Jibat Al-Khashab. Citing one […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Nationwide Iranian military drills launched after US sanction implementation (video)
The Iranian military took part in defence drills across the country, as shown in footage aired on Monday. The exercises are part of joint drills involving the Iranian army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to Habibollah Sayyari, the Deputy Coordinator of Iranian Army. The drills are reportedly taking place in a 500,000 square […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syria accuses US Coalition of using white phosphorous in Deir Ezzor again
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – Syria has accused the U.S. Coalition of using internationally-banned white phosphorous shells while bombing the Deir Ezzor province, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said. According to state-owned SANA, the U.S. Coalition bombed the key town of Hajin in southeast Deir Ezzor on November 3rd. The U.S. reportedly used white […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US sanctions deal ‘critical blow’ to Iran in Syria: Israeli MoD
On Monday, the second round of US sanctions targeting Iran’s energy sector, shipping, ship-building and financial industries enters into force. Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has welcomed the new package of anti-Tehran sanctions, introduced by President Donald Trump’s administration, describing the restrictions as a “critical blow” to the Islamic Republic’s position in the region. “President […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia accuses militants of violating Idlib buffer zone agreement
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 A.M.) – The Russian Federation has accused the armed groups inside the Idlib buffer zone of violating the Sochi Agreement, the Interfax News Agency reported. Citing the Russian Reconciliation Center, the Interfax Agency reported that the armed groups were repeatedly violating the Sochi Agreement, adding that they were still active inside this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Difference Between Right and Leftwing Memes
*21WIRE + Vertigo Politix* | Internet memes are a tactically superior form of political verse - making it difficult for Silicon Valley censors contain.
U.S. Imposes Oil, Banking, And Shipping Sanctions On Iran
*BBC:* *US unleashes sanctions on Iran, hitting oil, banking and shipping* The US unleashed its "toughest ever" sanctions against Iran on Monday, a move that has already sparked mass protests in the oil-rich nation. The Trump administration reinstated all sanctions removed under the 2015 nuclear deal, targeting both Iran and states that trade with it. They will hit oil exports, shipping and banks - all core parts of the economy. Thousands of Iranians chanting "Death to America" rallied on Sunday, rejecting calls for talks. *Read more* ..... *More News On U.S. Imposing Oil, Bank... more »
"Social Justice"
*"Social Justice"* by James Howard Kunstler "It may be as simple as this: voters look at the two parties and decide that they don’t want the nation to turn into a gigantic seminar on race and gender studies. The Democratic Party doesn’t have a platform, it has a curriculum. The party wants to instruct everybody how to think and act. You will be tested regularly on the correctness of your thought. And if you fail or object, say goodbye to your livelihood. That’s the main reason that the Golden Golem of Greatness plays so well in the forsaken flyover precincts of this troubled land. ... more »
Hidden Microhistories Of The WWI: The Armenian Genocide
The disaster visiting the Armenians was not a local or isolated event. It was the result of a premeditated decision taken by a central body… and the immolations and excesses which took place were based on oral and written orders issued by that central body. The post Hidden Microhistories Of The WWI: The Armenian Genocide appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Final Day before Election — Learn the Lesson of The Great War
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20181105-final-day.pdf Monday November 5, the last day before the most important U.S. midterm election in history, will see Donald Trump speak at three rallies — in Cleveland, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The fake-news press is hysterical that Donald Trump may have overcome the British-instigated McCarthyite witch hunt against him, aimed at provoking a war with Russia and China. This is exemplified by the War Party's leading newspaper, the Washington Post, whose lead op-ed today by Dana Milbank is titled: "We Have No Excuses Now. ... more »
U.S. Officially the World’s Largest Crude Oil Producer
[image: u-s-officially-the-world-s-largest-crude-oil-producer] Increasing production from the U.S. oil patch is having global ramifications.
Gender neutrality?
Courtesy of Nourishing Obscurity: Political correctness, person-ified! Peter
Cyberwarfare with Iran
Let's open this posting by looking at the potential cyber threats against the United States from an early 2017 Defense Science Board document which examined, in detail, at America's cyber vulnerabilities. It outlined three key challenges facing the United States ability to deter a cyber attack: *"1.) Major powers (e.g., Russia and China) form significant and increasing ability to hold U.S. critical infrastructure at risk or otherwise use the information domain to harm vital U.S. interests, and their more limited but growing capability to thwart our military response through cyber at... more »
The Old Chicken Bones
I've been asked to cast the chicken bones (repeatedly) and predict the results of tomorrow's mid-term election (in detail). Really? Here's my take on things: The Republicans will retain their majority in the House of Representatives and they'll gain seats in the Senate. If they don't retain their majority in the House, the House of Reps will vote to impeach President Trump before Christmas for some sort of false charge. And if that happens, the Republicans will gain a majority one day and will immediately vote to impeach Spartacus, Poke-a-haunt-us, Crooked Hillary, that old Comm... more »
55 Ways To Save Money on Your Utility and Water Bills
By Erica Nygaard The single biggest expense most households have are their utility and water bills. Sometimes those two bills combined are more expensive than... more »
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Alexi White points out how tall tales about "welfare fraud" have been used as excuse to trap people in poverty. And the Star's editorial board is rightly concerned about a social assistance review from a Ford government which couldn't care less about anybody besides its wealthy donors. - Meanwhile, Dogwood looks into the big developer money behind the forces trying to fend off electoral reform in British Columbia. And Ben Protess, Robert Gebeloff and Danielle Ivory discuss the Trump administration's choice to forfeit billions of dollars ... more »
Why are Reps. Clamoring to Join the House Intelligence Committee?
United States House of Representatives (Source: Wikimedia/Office of Speaker Paul Ryan) Whichever party triumphs in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence will have some new members when the 116th Congress convenes in January 2019. And according to a recent story in Politico, members of both parties are enthusiastically pursuing the available openings. Reportedly, as many as 70 Republican House members may be interested in joining the committee—reflecting a surge in attention toward a traditionally oversight-minded body that has recently ... more »
Today’s Prominent Democrats Actually Opposed Illegal Immigration: What Happened?
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich Tucker Carlson delineates the FACTUAL opposition to illegal immigration by such prominent Democrats like former Democrat Presidents Barack Hussein Obama... more »
OAS Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is in Brazil
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The delegation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States (OAS) arrived in Brazil today (Monday November 5th), and will be here through the 12th to observe urban and rural areas in eight states, according to government news agency, […]
Embraer Sells US$705MM Worth of Jets to American Airlines Before Merger
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer has signed a deal with U.S.’s American Airlines to manufacture 15 E175 jets for the U.S. airline company at total purchasing value of US$705 million, announced Embraer early Monday morning. “This new order from American Airlines continues to show the […]
Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, November 5, 2018
We have the top three picks for this Monday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Africanias @ Teatros UERJ (Maracanã) – Africanias is a unique chamber music recital followed by a lecture on African influence on Brazilian classical music. This evening seeks to demonstrate […]
2018 Politics Is The 'Year Of The Woman' - Except In California
The midterm elections are widely expected to usher in this century’s “year of the woman” – an explosion of women entering government. Massachusetts will likely elect its first black woman to Congress, Arizona is poised to send its first woman to the U.S. Senate, and fully 50 percent of Democratic congressional nominees this year are women. read more
Our American Story
I am proud to tell you about a forthcoming book called *Our American Story: The Search for a Shared National Narrative*, which is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Scholars and elected officials from the left and right (including me) have contributed essays explaining how we think Americans might find common ground in this polarized age. Here is the Abstract: Over the past few decades, the complicated divides of geography, class, religion, and race created deep fractures in the United States, each side fighting to advance its own mythology and political interests. We lack a cen... more »
(VIDEO) From Cooper, to Cuomo, to Lemon: CNN Top 5 Fails
*21WIRE* | Chronicling the media antics of CNN, the undisputed world champion in the fake news sweepstakes.
INTERVIEW: GQ Magazine’s Vain Attempt to Frame Jordan Peterson
*British GQ* | Watch as Peterson hands this woman her lunch.
Felons barred from jury duty: An unjustified punishment
James Binnall, Assistant Professor of Law, Criminology, and Criminal Justice, California State University, Long Beach at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
In many places across the US, law prohibits people with felony convictions to serve on juries. Research puts the thinking behind these laws to the test.
Unlike in 2016, there was no spike in misinformation this election cycle
Paul Resnick, Professor of Information, University of Michigan at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
The Iffy Quotient measured misinformation on social media in the run-up to the recent elections. Facebook has gotten better at combating untrustworthy links, but Twitter still struggles.
World News Briefs -- November 5, 2018
*NBC News/AP*: *Iran's Rouhani warns of 'war situation' as U.S. sanctions resume* The United States says the measures are not aimed at toppling the government, but at persuading it to radically change its policies. EHRAN, Iran — Iran greeted the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Monday with air defense drills and an acknowledgement from President Hassan Rouhani the nation faces a "war situation," raising Mideast tensions as America's maximalist approach to the Islamic republic takes hold. *Read more* .... *MIDDLE EAST* Iran president warns of economic *'war situation' as sancti... more »
Our Joy Arises - A Poem by M.N. Hopkins
*Life is full of pain* *This too will pass on our way* *Our joy arises* *© 2018 M.N. Hopkins* *Note: This poem was both inspired, written and published for the first time on my blog today, the 5th of November 2018. I was inspired during the watching a television production of a future apocalyptic world in which the characters endure such great suffering and despair and yet continue to survive in the hope of creating a better future. The human dilemma in a nut shell. Ever persistent and resilient we are within our humanity. * *I wrote this poem in the haiku style of... more »
William Blake's Visions and The Bicameral Mind
Blake in a portraitWilliam Blake’s artistic life was full of visions; he has made several claims of hearing the voices of angels and dead people. But did he really see visions? It is difficult to accept literally. Is it possible that he was lying to impress his guests? Perhaps he wanted to establish himself as an antirational Romanticist thinker. Julian Jaynes, in his article, “The Ghost of a Flea: Visions of William Blake,” (Chapter 2; Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness, by Marcel Kuijsten), uses his theory of bicameral mind to explain the visions or hallucinations that Blak... more »
Lion Air Jet’s Airspeed Indicator Malfunctioned on 4 Flights
Distraught and angry relatives of those killed when a Lion Air jet crashed last week have confronted the airline's executives during a meeting arranged by Indonesian officials.
Montana Woman Rescues Wandering Llama from Yellowstone Park
"I just had to help him," Susi Huelsmeyer-Sinay with Yellowstone Llamas in Bozeman, Montana, said. "He was abandoned."
‘Everything’s at Stake’ on Eve of First Trump-Era Elections
The day of reckoning for American politics has nearly arrived.
Parkland Survivors Vote for 1st Time, Months After Massacre
Nine months after 17 classmates and teachers were gunned down at their Florida school, Parkland students are finally facing the moment they’ve been leading up to with marches, school walkouts and voter-registration events throughout the country: their first Election Day.
Turkey: Saudi Investigators Worked to Remove Evidence
An official said the fact that a clean-up team was dispatched suggests that Khashoggi's killing "was within the knowledge of top Saudi officials."
In Georgia, Online Voting System Problems Alleged
The official office of Georgia Secretary of State said it is investigating the state Democratic Party in connection with what it said was an attempted hack of the state’s online voter database.
Inertia is the strongest force in international relations
Details continue to trickle out about the horrific assassination of Saudi dissident and writer Jamal Khashoggi. This has captured the attention of foreign policy experts, who have questioned the alliance’s importance and suggested ways to punish Saudi Arabia. Concern about this incidents has spread beyond experts, however. My students and I have frequently debated what will […]
Content Moderation, The Press, and the First Amendment - A Discussion with Ben Smith and Josh Marshall
On Thursday, October 25th, I led a discussion with Ben Smith of Buzzfeed and Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo about how large platforms like Google and Facebook affect the freedom of the press. This was part of a conference on content moderation held at St. John's Manhattan campus and organized by Professor Kate Klonick It was a great conversation, and it ranged widely over a number of very interesting subjects, including (1) how platforms are being dragged into becoming professional curators of the public sphere; (2) how journalistic organizations adjust to policies of platform... more »
PAUL RYAN IS A SHAMELESS HYPOCRITE
As Election Day approaches, Paul Ryan plants a story at Politico that shift the blame in the event that Republicans lose the House. According to Ryan, it'll all be President Trump's fault if that happens, because in the final days of the campaign he talked too much about immigration: *House Republicans in panic modeWorries deepen that Trump's charged immigration rhetoric will cost the GOP more seats.* House Speaker Paul Ryan got President Donald Trump on the phone Sunday for one final plea on behalf of anxious Republicans: Please, please talk up the booming economy in the final ho... more »
Tomorrow
Americans have been voting for a month. But tomorrow is the day the final count will begin. Micheal Harris writes that the choice couldn't be more stark: A Republican vote would mean that the country now accepts the butchering of a U.S. resident and journalist by the Saudis, provided there are enough jammy contracts to be had from the people who ordered the gruesome hit on Jamal Khashoggi. That’s Al Capone economics, grafted, of course, to the usual rhetorical bull. To support the GOP on Tuesday would be to embrace the President’s assault on free speech and the media, which he re... more »
MBS Circling the Wagons? Abdulaziz Double Trouble?
*Following up on:* - Wheels In Motion for “Western Friendly” MBS Replacement As an "exiled" Prince Returns *The conversation (with Maloof) took place following news reports that Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, a younger brother of the reigning King Salman, has returned to Saudi Arabia from exile. It was reported that he traveled to the kingdom with some guarantees from US and UK security agencies.* *Circling the Wagons?* * Look for protection, get defensive, get ready for an attack* MBS surveying the scenery? Why Mohammed bin Salman is now circling the wagonsThe Saudi crown prince's... more »
Annual Age of Autism Thanksgiving Matching Donor Campaign is Underway
November is here, Giving thanks is due. I’m donating to AoA, How about you? Hello, friends. We have a generous patron who is matching gifts up to $5,000 this month. Every penny goes to keeping Age of Autism live and... more »
FDA is to Opioid Epidemic as CDC is to...
Ah yes, remember your SATs a hundred or so years ago? It was loaded with "Comparative Analogy" questions designed to test your thought process and vocabulary. The FDA just approved an opioid drug called Dsuvia that is dissolves under the... more »
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 5, 2018
A Russian Tu-142 photographed yesterday from the USS Mount Whitney during NATO's Trident Juncture exercise in Norway. https://t.co/Me96LmaRDC pic.twitter.com/zK4mrFop5Z — Rob Lee (@RALee85) November 3, 2018 *Daily Mail: **Russian warplane swoops in uninvited to spy on NATO's biggest military exercise since the end of the Cold War* * Marines on board USS Mount Whitney gathered for a photo on deck when Tupolev TU-142 flew overhead * Russian Ministry of Defence said two of Soviet Union-era planes had carried out 'planned flight' of 12 hours * Jet was flying over Exercise Trident Jun... more »
Pot Can Cause Withdrawal Symptoms, Study Shows
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20181025/pot-can-cause-withdrawal-symptoms-study-shows?ecd=soc_fb_181104_cons_news_withdrawal&linkId=100000003945146 Advertisements
California needs to stop saying everything causes cancer.
https://www.popsci.com/california-coffee-cancer-warning?src=SOC&dom=fb
Complements from the Lung.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcps1802644
Drug-Free Ways to Help Balance Female Hormones
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/06/29/amp/how-to-balance-female-hormones.aspx?__twitter_impression=true
Top 6 Core Exercises You Should Be Doing If You’re a Runner
https://www.runtastic.com/blog/en/top-6-core-exercises-you-should-be-doing-if-youre-a-runner/?utm_content=core-exercises-runners&utm_source=runtastic&utm_medium=facebook.en&utm_campaign=cardio&utm_term=paid
How you can improve your memory.
https://www.science.org.au/curious/people-medicine/how-you-can-improve-your-memory
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Bananas
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/08/21/facts-about-bananas.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_ranart&utm_campaign=20181105_facts-about-bananas
Influenza vaccines: how effective are they? – Evidently Cochrane
http://www.evidentlycochrane.net/influenza-vaccines-how-effective-are-they/
GP says low-carb approach is ‘shaking up’ healthcare profession.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/11/02/gp-says-low-carb-approach-is-a-shaking-upa-healthcare-profess/?guccounter=2
The Impressive Power of Ketones and How Our Diets Hold the Key to Improved Cognition, Increased Energy, Weight Control, and Disease Treatment.
https://www.futuretechpodcast.com/podcasts/king-ketone-dominic-dagostino-phd-associate-professor-university-south-florida-impressive-power-ketones-diets-hold-key-improved-cognition/
100% ACCURATE ELECTION Prediction: WHO Will CONTROL The House & Senate
*The two-party system is an illusion, whenever one party uses its power to an extreme degree it sets the conditions for the other party to take over. Then the other takes its turn in wielding excessive power. Most Americans seem incapable of understanding that the Democrats and Republicans are two teams serving the same master. By keeping people focused on rooting for one team or the other, the behind-the-scenes rulers ensure their invisibility and power. You may vote for the person you want but the candidates for elections are pre-selected for you. Most people resort to voting fo... more »
Data mishap forces retraction of paper on gun laws, domestic killings
The authors of a 2018 paper on the effects of gun laws on domestic violence have retracted the article after discovering errors in their analysis and replaced it with a clean version. The new study shows that some gun laws — particularly ones that keep firearms out of the hands of violent offenders, even if … Continue reading Data mishap forces retraction of paper on gun laws, domestic killings
Warning: 5 Ways Iran Could Strike America
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Middle East* As in 5 weapons... *The most blunt instrument in Iran’s military doctrine is its large inventory of ballistic missiles. Of these, the Shahab family of ballistic missiles, which are based on North Korean designs, are the best known.* With the possible exception of North Korea, no country in the post–Cold War era has sought to challenge the United States as much as Iran. From the Middle East to Central Asia to Latin America, Tehran has never missed an opportunity to antagonize the U.S. and limit its influence. *(This first appeared several ye... more »
What If America Invaded Iran? Why a War Would Not Be Easy.
*Robert Farley* *Security, Middle East* Invading Iran and dictating terms to an occupied Tehran would be one way to achieve regime change. However, the United States would struggle to directly overthrow the Islamic Republic regime through force of arms. *Regime change might work, but there’s little good reason to believe the chances of such are high. A war would incur serious costs on Iran, but would also commit the United States to the destruction of the Islamic Republic, a process that could take decades, if it succeeds at all.* *(This first appeared last year.)* The Trump adm... more »
Is Russia's Old (And Only) Aircraft Carrier Doomed?
*Richard Moss* *Security, Europe* A massive dry dock in Russia sunk and almost took Moscow's only carrier down with it. Russia has four possible options going forward, none of which are good. Cutting its losses on PD-50 and Kuznetsov. Raising and repairing PD-50. Using limited options in Russia to upgrade Kuznetsov. Or going outside Russia to third parties such as China. PD-50, a huge floating dry dock at the 82nd Repair Shipyard in Roslyakovo, Russia, accidentally sank on Oct. 29, 2018 while *Admiral Kuznetsov*, Russia’s only aircraft carrier, was inside for repairs. *Kuznetsov... more »
What If Iran and America Went to War? This Is How Bad It Could Get.
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Middle East* So the real question seems quite simple: Will America and Iran come to blows over Tehran’s regional aspirations? *From Yemen, to Syria, to Lebanon and over the long term in Iraq, it is quite clear Washington and Tehran have too many areas of contention for their relationship to turn rosey.* The facts are simple: Washington and Tehran are locked into a long-term geopolitical contest throughout the Middle East that will span decades—a similar contest in many ways to Washington and Beijing’s battle for influence in the Asia-Pacific and wi... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Election Protection 1-866-OURVOTE US Militia Groups Head to Border, Stirred by Trump's Call to Arms Permaculture Garden Produces 7000 Pounds of Organic Food Per Year on Tenth of Acre China gave foreign countries and journalists seminars on how to restrict online speech and unflattering news reports As Overdose Deaths Soar To Record Highs, FDA Approves New Painkiller That's 1,000X More Powerful Than Morphine Why people are worried that the next big threat will come from Iranian hackers targeting American oil companies Some of the City of London's most powerful figu... more »
Get a life, reactionaries
The *Mirror *man's right, of course. And anyhow, surely the real problem here is racism. Why is it that snowpeople are always shown as being white? Where are the SOCs (snowpersons of colour)? Come on BBC, you can do better!
Diversity, Inclusion, Multiculturalism, Microaggression, Ableism, etc.
It’s a huge industry—diversity and inclusion. There are special reeducation camps on all college campuses, with sub-groups within departments and student organizations and this has expanded to/within corporations. I noticed this announcement for Ohio State. It’s like religious evangelism—in fact, it is a religion, except supported by tax dollars. Ohio State has had such an office/department since 1970—almost 50 years. It’s almost impossible to untangle the number of staff positions and departments—there is for instance, a Council of Hispanic Organizations (UCHO) and the Hispa... more »
The march of the "refugee" army ants
We're accustomed to hearing illegal aliens, attempting to enter First World nations, described as "refugees" or "victims", or words to that effect. Their "plight" is blamed on wars, violence, crime, and other such disruptions. It's a constant drumbeat of propaganda in much of the mainstream media. For example, the Wall Street Journal claimed last week that criminal gang violence is a major reason behind efforts by South Americans to come to the USA. *[In El Salvador,]* Politicians must ask permission of gangs to hold rallies or canvass in many neighborhoods, law-enforcement offi... more »
The Trump Regime Is All About Law And Order-- Unless You're Wealthy
*Bankster by Nancy Ohanian* It's great when is reasonable and understanding when they ensnare someone for bending the rules, especially if-- the classic example-- it's a man who steals some milk to feed his staving baby or a loaf of bread for a starving family. Leniency may well be in order. But not from a tough conservative law-and-order regime. At least not for individuals. For corporate managers on a criminal rampage, though, conservative regimes can be *very*... understanding. Obama's administration was lenient on Wall Street criminals... very very lenient. Even in a deep blue s... more »
Whta Type Of Warheads Will Be Put On Hypersonic Weapons
*The Warzone/The Drive: **American Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly Fragments* *With advanced fragmentation warheads, the fast-flying weapons could destroy a group of disparate targets types arrayed over a finite area.* The U.S. military as a whole is pushing ahead as fast as I can to field hypersonic weapons, with it recently emerging that the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy were cooperating on the development of a single boost-glide vehicle design. But while there’s been much discussion about hypersonic vehicle shapes, as well as the means of accelerating ... more »
The Theft of Palestine
An anonymous prose poem with graphic input from Lasha Darkmoon
MIGRANT CARAVAN: TRUMP-SOROS PSYOP
"Just in time for the midterms, another 'spontaneous' migration from Central America began with Hondurans leading the way. "Evidence exists that these migrations are not spontaneous." Who is funding the migrant "caravan"? Each migrant's passage can cost as much as $7K each. Per capita income Honduras is $2.3 K. Honduras and Soros behind migrant caravans? Trump has gained in the polls as a result of the migrant caravan psy-op. Trump is in bed with Soros. There is a belief that both Trump and Soros work for the Rothschilds. Ivanka dated Nat Rothschild. *Nat Rothschild (left... more »
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*Harvard admissions dean William Fitzsimmons on trial* *He goes fishing for blacks and seems to think it is just coincidence that Asians get a raw deal* It was early 2013 and William Fitzsimmons, the legendary admissions dean at Harvard, was agitated. In fact, he was furious. The reason? A New York Times column by David Brooks highlighting the implication by conservative Ron Unz that Harvard sets a quota for the number of Asian-American students it admits each year. Fitzsimmons, 74, had spent his entire career pushing Harvard to become more diverse by every measure possible. The... more »
Drinking water quality in Pakistan
Daud MK, Nafees M, Ali S, Rizwan M, Bajwa RA, Shakoor MB, Arshad MU, Chatha SAS, Deeba F, Murad W, Malook I, Zhu SJ. Drinking Water Quality Status and Contamination in Pakistan. Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:7908183. doi: 10.1155/2017/7908183. Due to alarming increase in population and rapid industrialization, drinking water quality is being deteriorated … Continue reading →
Senators Wicker & Hyde-Smith Voted For BP Oil Spill Lawyer To Head Dept of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division Despite Mississippi Being Badly Hit By BP Oil Spill
If Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith had helped their fellow Mississippians clean up the tarballs from BP’s oil spill … Continue reading →
US Senator Claire McCaskill On Attempted Russian Hack Of Her Office
US Senator McCaskill must be doing something right, since both Trump and Putin-Russia apparently hate her. US Senator “McCaskill Statement … Continue reading →
Mark Levin: “A Time To Stand”…
Mark Levin took the time during his opening segment last night to frame the importance of the midterm election. President Trump will leave nothing on the battlefield; he is working, campaigning and fighting on our behalf. Now, with the election … Continue reading →
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*Climate change: Oceans 'soaking up more heat than estimated'* *What happened to the "consensus?". This study says that the consensus was 60% wrong. If so, why not 100% wrong? How can we be sure? Many skeptics do say that it is 100% wrong. Interesting that although their figures change radically, their scary conclusion remains the same. That's strange science* The world has seriously underestimated the amount of heat soaked up by our oceans over the past 25 years, researchers say. Their study suggests that the seas have absorbed 60% more than previously thought. They say i... more »
One in, one out
I see... ...has now gone from the BBC News website's main headlines, and been replaced by: They're spoiling us today!
American Politics Is Now Just Civil War By Other Means
When Trump calls the establishment media the enemies of the people, that’s because they – together with their passive NPC drones and active Antifa enforcers – are enemies. The post American Politics Is Now Just Civil War By Other Means appeared first on The Duran.
Papadopoulos Details Alleged Entrapment Scheme By Undercover Deep State Agents
Papadopoulos also told Bongino about $10,000 in cash that he was given in an Israel hotel room in July 2017 - which he claims was another attempt to set him up. The post Papadopoulos Details Alleged Entrapment Scheme By Undercover Deep State Agents appeared first on The Duran.
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