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On Becoming Free – What Are We Really Freeing Ourselves For?
*Gary ‘Z’ McGee* - Have you yet discovered authentic freedom?
U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis Tries To Maintain Ties With China's Military Leaders
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis review an honour guard during a welcome ceremony in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: Pool via Reuters *Reuters:* *How Mattis is trying to keep U.S.-China tensions from boiling over* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the United States imposed sanctions on China’s military this fall, China retaliated by canceling Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ plans to meet his counterpart in Beijing. But just days later, a Chinese general visited the Pentagon with a reassuring message: Beijing valued the importance of military ties betwee... more »
Acuerdo TMEC será firmado en Argentina el próximo 30 de noviembre
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
09-Nov-2018 El secretario de Economía, Ildelfonso Guajardo, confirmó que la firma del Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canada (T-MEC) será el próximo 30 de noviembre en el marco de la reunión del G-20, que se llevará a cabo en Bueno Aires, Argentina.
The Great Lakes Hurricane
By Paul Homewood On this day in 1913, the “Great Lakes Hurricane” hit Cleveland: The immense storm that ravaged the Great Lakes in early November 1913 has been called the “Great Lakes Hurricane, “ the “Ultimate Storm, “ and the “Big Blow.” It was unmatched for early winter severity and … … Continue reading →
Russia Hosts Afghan Peace Talks In Moscow
Head of Afghanistan delegation and Deputy Chairman of High Peace Council, Hajji Din Mohammad, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai, head of the Taliban’s political council in Qatar, pose for a family photo during the multilateral peace talks on Afghanistan in Moscow, Russia November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin *Reuters:* *Taliban attends peace talks in Moscow for first time, no progress reported* MOSCOW (Reuters) - Taliban officials attended a diplomatic conference in Russia for the first time on Friday, but reaffirmed their stance that the... more »
Stepping back (slightly)
The previous post shows the perils of posting too soon. Like Patrick and Tim, I was gobsmacked by the editorial choices of Radio 4's *PM*: Get the *Guardian *joint political editor in and follow her with pro-People's Vote Conservative Mp Sarah Wollaston and pro-People's Vote Conservative Dominic Grieve. Impartiality, my *gluteus maximus*! I mean, if you're a *PM *editor and Sarah Wollaston and Dominic Grieve are both clamouring to appear on your programme (the most charitable interpretation for the programme having put them on, one after the other), surely you'd say either "Sorry S... more »
Same old same old from the leftist New York Times
Smarter Times which apparently exists to point out flaws in NYT, from grammar, to sloppy writing, to amnesia in stories. http://www.smartertimes.com/1609/vanishing-northeastern-republicans “Of all the angles for the New York Times to choose for a front-page post-election political story, the "vanishing Northeastern Republican" one they used is pretty lame. The Times blames President Trump: "A Trump-Fueled 'Wipeout' for House Republicans in the Northeast," is the headline. But the Times has been writing the obituary of Northeastern Republicans since long before Donald Trump becam... more »
Matt Whitaker, the Left’s latest cause
Mike Huckabee writes: “President Trump’s appointment of Jeff Sessions’ chief of staff Matt Whitaker as acting attorney general to temporarily replace Jeff Sessions is generating a lot of hysterical screaming from Democrats, who will not accept anything less than a totally unfettered special counsel. Of course, Democrats in 2018 react with hysterical screaming to everything relating to Trump, so there’s little reason for Trump or his supporters to take them seriously.” https://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?p=latest-news&id=1850B584-11B3-44EE-8D18-EB2B0A20D57F&s=6MHR https://www.n... more »
Racist, sexist, homophobic, yada, yada
Everything is racist: starting and ending with the people you disagree with (on any subject at all). (David Warren commenting on his website being blocked) https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2018/11/09/on-hate-racism/ “To people who hate the truth, the truth looks like hate.” Father Paul Sullins suggesting the strong relationship between a sub-culture of homosexual priests and the abuse of young men. http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/is-catholic-clergy-sex-abuse-related-to-homosexual-priests
CEO of Intuit and Wife Donate $25M to Marshall University’s College of Business
Intuit Chairman and CEO Brad D. Smith, along with his wife Alys, have donated $25 million to Marshall University’s Lewis College of Business, making it one of the largest gifts in Marshall’s history. Brad, a 1986 graduate of the university, said that he and his wife are excited to have the opportunity to help his […]
Russell Sage College Announces Plan to Make Institution Co-Ed
Initially founded as a women’s school in 1916, Russell Sage College located in Troy, New York, announced plans to offer admission to both women and men in efforts of simplifying recruitment, and could possibly start in the fall of 2020. The proposal, approved by board members in late October, includes restructuring of the multiple schools […]
THIS IS YOUR REGULAR REMINDER THAT MANY RIGHT-WINGERS BELIEVE MICHELLE OBAMA IS A MAN
News from Michelle Obama's forthcoming book, which goes on sale next Tuesday: Michelle Obama says she felt “lost and alone” after suffering a miscarriage 20 years ago and she and Barack Obama underwent in vitro fertilization to conceive their two daughters. ... IVF is one form of assisted reproduction and typically involves removing eggs from a woman, fertilizing them with sperm in a lab, and implanting a resulting embryo into the woman’s uterus. Conservative America responds with its usual grace and dignity: Michelle Obama is not a woman. She is a man! Look at the evidence of her ... more »
Country Music Fans Endure 2nd Mass Shooting in Barely a Year
At a vigil Thursday night, survivors of both shootings gathered to honor those who didn't make it.
Hy-Vee 75th Anniversary $80 Coupon Scam
Hy-Vee grocery stores are not distributing free $80 off coupons as part of an anniversary promotion.
4 Car Bombs Explode by Hotel in Somalia’s Capital; 20 Dead
After the three explosions in front of the hotel, a fourth blast hit as medics attempted to rescue the injured.
Finally... The Youth Vote Was Real This Time
Mike Siegel didn't win his nearly impossible race in TX-10, a district with an R+9 PVI where Obama lost by 20 points to Romney and Trump beat Hillary 52.3% to 43.2%. The Republican incumbent, Michael McCaul is rich, powerful and very entrenched. The DCCC ignored the race but Mike ran a classic grassroots campaign that held McCaul down to 50.9%, his weakest showing since first being elected in 2004. Last cycle the Democrat received 38.4% and the cycle before that 34.1% even in the Democratic wave elections of 2006 and 2008, one Democrat got 40.4% and the next 43.1%. In other words, ... more »
Friday funnies
Earlier this week, attending a funeral of a good friend’s mother allowed us to catch up with many high school and college friends. Stories abounded, so here are a few to get a smile, a laugh or a surprise. No … Continue reading →
About Those "Grassroots" Pro-Mueller Rallies
To read and listen to all the media reports, Thursday night's nationwide protests against Trump's firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and in support of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's Russiagate probe arose almost spontaneously. From CBS News: *Protests have sprung up across the country Thursday night calling for the protection of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into possible collusion between President Trump's campaign and Russia. Several hundred had gathered in New York's Times Square and other places like Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago, North Carolina, Ten... more »
Former Meat-Packing Tycoon Batista Arrested in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Former meatpacking tycoon Joesley Batista and former Agriculture Minister Antonio Andrade were arrested on Friday, charged with payment of bribes to federal employees of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Chamber of Deputies to benefit Batista’s company, JBS. Batista’s defense team has denied their […]
Barring Asylum Claims: The President Versus the Statute
Central American migrants find quarter in southern Mexico. (Source: Flickr/Peter Haden) President Trump has released a proclamation ordering that the United States will only consider asylum applications at recognized ports of entry along the U.S-Mexico border. Together with the interim final rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ), the proclamation clashes with the plain language, structure and plan that Congress outlined in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). While the Supreme Court rejected statutory arguments against Trump... more »
Bureaucrats Now Trying to Force Parents to Get a License for Kids to Have Playdates—Seriously
[image: kids] Parents allowing multiple kids to participate in playdates are in violation of Washington D.C. law and bureaucrats may soon require them to get a license to play. The post Bureaucrats Now Trying to Force Parents to Get a License for Kids to Have Playdates—Seriously appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
EU Resolution Demands Critics of LGBT and Islam Be Prosecuted
[image: eu-resolution-demands-critics-of-lgbt-and-islam-be-prosecuted] As awareness of the dangerous globalist agenda to subvert freedom and self-government grows across the Western world, totalitarians within the European Union are openly demanding censorship of the Internet, the press, and free speech.
Oil Prices Below $60; Some Say They Could Drop to $40
[image: oil-prices-below-60-some-say-they-could-drop-to-40] As world oil demand slows, U.S. producers are still pumping oil, which will likely cause prices to continue to drop.
LaRouchePAC Friday Webcast - November 11, 2018
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The Rise of Fascism in a Brave New Digital World
By Jeff Einstein “There will be, in the next generation or so, a pharmacological method of making people love their servitude, and producing dictatorship without... more »
THOUSAND OAKS - FALSE FLAG
... On 7 November 2018, a mass shooting took place in Thousand Oaks, California, United States, at the Borderline Bar and Grill, a country-western bar frequented by college students.[4][5][6] Twelve people were killed, including a police officer. One other person was shot, while twenty-four were injured. The attacker was also found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the bar and was identified as 28-year-old Ian David Long,[7] a United States Marine Corps veteran.[8][9][10] A man interviewed by the local ABC station said that* multiple friends inside Borderline had survi... more »
W.O.O.D. – 9 November 2018
Weekly Occasional Open Discussion for 9 November 2018 Continue reading →
Pub 'Question Time'
Oooh, a spot of mystery tonight, courtesy of our Samira... So not David Coverdale or Ian Gillan then. (I love a quiz.) So which hard rock band's lead singer will have his moaning email about Arron Banks being interviewed on *#Marr* read out - or, more properly put, 'platformed' - by Samira's *Newswatch* tonight? If it's perennial loudmouth and Israel hater Roger Waters of Pink Floyd - last heard of being booed and cheered for 15 minutes in Brazil for slagging off the new president there - then I'm claiming a prize. But as he's still in South America (in Argentina at the moment I... more »
"Postmortem"
*"Postmortem"* by James Howard Kunstler "And so, with the midterm election in the rearview mirror, behold the rush into the next phase of Civil War 2. The Golden Golem of Greatness (aka, President Trump) finally requested the resignation of the feckless Attorney General, Mr. Sessions - a fine point as we shall see. The New York Times, of course, played it as an opportunity to litigate the constitution in their headline the day after: "Jeff Sessions Is Forced Out as Attorney General as Trump Installs Loyalist" WASHINGTON — "President Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions on We... more »
Word
Stephan Pastis nails the important things - again. Word indeed. Peter
Toolkit for Teacher and Student Privacy
Data is the new oil, and we are confronted almost daily with stories of folks trying to drill the next high-producing well. Retailers trade loyalty card perks for customer data. Social media trade connectivity for personal data-- tons of it. And schools provide a rich opportunity to trade educational programs and assistance for a rich deposit of data in students (and teachers) who may not even be aware that Big Data is gathering data points by the bushel from their simplest activities. Industry leading Summit Learning, a charter school group that has placed their software and materi... more »
California Shooter Likely Prescribed Drugs by the VA that are Tied to Most Mass Shootings
[image: PTSD] The Marine veteran who murdered 12 people in California this week had PTSD and was likely prescribed medications tied to most mass shootings. The post California Shooter Likely Prescribed Drugs by the VA that are Tied to Most Mass Shootings appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
Research Shows Strong Link Between Childhood Trauma And Adult Mental Illness.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/11/09/666143092/should-childhood-trauma-be-treated-as-a-public-health-crisis?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Advertisements
Are Yoga and Meditation the New Thing to Do?
https://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2018/11/09/are-yoga-and-meditation-the-new-thing-to-do.aspx?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=twittermercola_blog&utm_campaign=20181109_are-yoga-and-meditation-the-new-thing-to-do
Combating Child Obesity.
https://hms.harvard.edu/news/combating-child-obesity
6. The new MacBook Air features USB-C, the next-generation standard for charging and data transfer.
https://www.businessinsider.in/7-reasons-you-should-buy-the-new-MacBook-Air/6-The-new-MacBook-Air-features-USB-C-the-next-generation-standard-for-charging-and-data-transfer-/slideshow/66558707.cms
Why Aged Cheese and Mushrooms Are so Good for Your Heart
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/05/08/amp/polyamines-cheese.aspx?__twitter_impression=true
"Why Government Can’t Make America Great"
*"Why Government Can’t Make America Great"* by Bill Bonner YOUGHAL, IRELAND – "Wedenesday was a big day for the U.S. stock market. October was forgiven. And forgotten. All is well, because the president and the new Democrat majority in the House are going to work together… to rip off the American people. Here’s CNBC: "The Dow closed up 545 points, led by gains in UnitedHealth and Apple. The S&P 500 gained 2.1 percent as the health care, tech, and consumer discretionary sectors each rallied more than 2.8 percent. The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.6 percent. “Hopefully we can all work toge... more »
[Graphic 18+] Several Daesh terrorists killed during Syrian Army’s operation to liberate hostages
[image: [Graphic 18+] Several Daesh terrorists killed during Syrian Army’s operation to liberate hostages] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies carried out a special operation to liberate the 19 civilians held hostage by the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in the Palmyra countryside on Thursday. In coordination with the Russian special forces, the Syrian Army was able to locate the hideout used by the terrorist group to jail the hostages. Once the hideout was located, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies carried out an important... more »
Afghanistan ready to talk to Taliban – High Peace Council’s Din Mohammad
[image: Afghanistan ready to talk to Taliban – High Peace Council’s Din Mohammad] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – Head of Afghanistan delegation and Deputy of High Peace Council Hajji Din Mohammad confirmed Afghanistan’s readiness to start a direct dialogue with Taliban, speaking on the sidelines of multilateral peace consultations on Afghanistan which are taking place in Moscow, Friday. Answering the reporter’s question on possibility of direct talks, Din Mohammad said: “Well, yes, yes. They announced.” Din Mohammad also spoke on US presence in Afghanistan: “When the peace comes, ... more »
Turkey upset over US envoy’s refusal to label PKK and YPG as ‘terrorist groups’
[image: Turkey upset over US envoy’s refusal to label PKK and YPG as ‘terrorist groups’] BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Turkish regime is upset over recent comments made by the U.S. envoy to Syria James Jeffrey in regards to the status of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). According to the state-owned Anadolu News Agency, Jeffrey stated during a teleconference on Wednesday that the U.S. does not classify the PKK and YPG groups as “terrorist organizations.” In response to his remarks, Turkish Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Wedne... more »
Mixed review
Ah well, there's always *Newsnight. * Last night there was (1) John Sweeney's latest nudge, nudge, wink, winking piece about Arron Banks, followed by an interview with an anti-Banks Labour MP; (2) an interview about JimAccossedHergate with an American journalist who really, really, really disapproves of what the White House did; (3) a piece on whether Amazon is a good or bad thing from a town oop north, (4) a discussion about whether the female orgasm should be included in school sex education classes (I kid thou not!), and (5) a *Mirror *journalist going *Inside the Papers*. Fo... more »
Disgrace
They're not happy: I'm not happy either. I can't believe *PM *failed to get reaction from 3) Anna Soubry. Disgrace. Still, at least* PM* got in Heather Stewart, joint political editor of the *Guardian*. I'm sure *that *will have reassured Patrick and Tim no end!
France Takes The Lead In Protecting Iran Oil Trade From U.S. Sanctions
The EU has been trying to create a special purpose vehicle (SPV) that would allow the bloc to continue buying Iranian oil. The post France Takes The Lead In Protecting Iran Oil Trade From U.S. Sanctions appeared first on The Duran.
Amnesia & Lack of Accountability Reign as Wall Street Celebrates Halliburton’s 100-year anniversary
Sadly, as a nation, the U.S. doesn’t recall Cheney’s lies, or his role in planning the contemptible “Shock and Awe” saturation bombing campaign that destroyed Iraq. The post Amnesia & Lack of Accountability Reign as Wall Street Celebrates Halliburton’s 100-year anniversary appeared first on The Duran.
Dozens of birds fall out of the sky in mysterious ‘mortality event’
It seems to have happened again. This time, in Canada. RELATED STORY: Veteran MD drops bombshell at Michigan’s 5G Small Cell Tower legislation hearing On September 14th, people were shocked to witness what they thought were dozens of starlings plunge to the ground. The Canadian Wildlife Service is now investigating the “mortality event” in British Columbia (it […] The post Dozens of birds fall out of the sky in mysterious ‘mortality event’ appeared first on Health Nut News.
How the CDC uses fear to increase demand for flu vaccines
By Jeremy R. Hammond, CHD Contributing Writer The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claims that tens of thousands of people die annually from the flu, but what the public isn’t told is that these numbers come from controversial models that may greatly overestimate, which happens to align with the CDC’s stated aim […] The post How the CDC uses fear to increase demand for flu vaccines appeared first on Health Nut News.
Report on mammogram risks and the lack of effectiveness
I’ve written many articles on the hazards and drawbacks of mammograms, which include: The risk of false positives. Besides leading to unnecessary mental anguish and medical treatment, a false cancer diagnosis may also interfere with your eligibility for medical insurance, which can have serious financial ramifications The risk of false negatives, which is of particular […] The post Report on mammogram risks and the lack of effectiveness appeared first on Health Nut News.
Ancient Andeans Modified Wild Tubers Into Potatoes, Then The Potatoes Modified Them Back
Recent DNA analyses show that ancient populations in the Peruvian highlands adapted wild tubers into potatoes - and then those potatoes in turn modified them in ways distinct from other global populations. Potatoes are native to South America and became an agricultural crop in the Andean highlands of what is now Peru. But wild tubers genetically modified into potatoes did something interesting in return; they altered the genomes of the Andeans who made it a staple of their diet. Co-evolution. This co-evolution between agriculture and human is evident in the configuration of a gene a... more »
Giving Food to the Homeless Shouldn’t Be a Crime
By Carey Wedler Government has long been characterized as inept. It’s easy to forget that sometimes it can be downright cruel. The latest example comes... more »
How Could Religious Liberty Be a Human Right?
A growing number of scholars think “religious liberty” is a bad idea. The *unfairness objection* is that singling out religion for special protection is unjust to comparable nonreligious conceptions of the good. The *distraction objection* asserts that religious liberty is a misleading lens: oppression sometimes occurs along religious lines, but the underlying conflicts often are not really about religious difference. Both objections are sound, but under certain conditions religious liberty should nonetheless be regarded as a right. Law is inevitably crude. The state cannot pos... more »
Is An Arab NATO Realistic?
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo *Reuters*: *Exclusive: Khashoggi murder further complicates 'Arab NATO' plan - U.S. sources* WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s strategy to contain Iranian power in the Middle East by forging Arab allies into a U.S.-backed security alliance was in trouble even before the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, three U.S. sources said, the plan faces fresh compl... more »
Women and Brain Health
NEW YORK -- Former First Lady Laura Bush launched the Campaign for Women's Brain Health here on Tuesday evening to empower women with the tools they need to become more knowledgeable about the brain, and to better implement brain care for themselves and their families. The project is a collaboration between UsAgainstAlzheimer's, WomenAgainstAlzheimer's, and *Woman's Day *magazine. The campaign's goal is to expand the fight against Alzheimer's to include all aspects of brain health, noted George Vrandenburg, of USAgainstAlzheimer's, and Jill Lesser, of WomenAgainstAlzheimer's. "To... more »
No, CO2 Doesn’t Drive the Polar Vortex
We are heading into winter this year at the bottom of a solar cycle, and ocean oscillations due for cooling phases. The folks at Climate Alarm Central (CAC) are well aware of this, and are working hard so people won’t realize that global cooling contradicts global warming. No indeed, contortionist papers and headlines are warning […]
F-22s and F-35s Just Might Be the Ultimate Weapon (Unless this Fails)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Without proper maintenance of their skin, the signature of those advance stealth jets degrade over time—rendering them vulnerable to enemy radar. *In fact, in the case of the F-22, the Air Force is very careful about knowing exactly how well the jets’ coating are performing and where exactly they can send the Raptors as a result* While pilots of advanced fifth-generation fighters like the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor or the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter often claim the spotlight, it is the ground crews who maintain those jets’ pristine surfaces that are o...more »
The Legacy of Jeff Sessions
*Hans A. von Spakovsky* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Jeff Sessions corrected many wrongs in the department created under the Obama administration. Here’s a proposition it’s hard to argue against: Edwin Meese is the person best positioned to assess Jeff Sessions’ tenure as attorney general of the United States because he is one of the best lawyers to ever to serve in that office. And Meese gives Sessions two thumbs up, saying that he served “with distinction” and “restored integrity to the Justice Department.” One of Sessions’ main accomplishments, Meese noted, was the d... more »
Russia-China War: 5 Weapons China Would Strike With
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Thinking through what seems impossible. *In a future war, it is quite likely China will attempt to make Russia a landlocked country on its eastern border. The seizure of Vladivostok — and further inland, Khabarovsk — would unseat Russia in the Far East. Vladivostok, in particular, is the home of the Russian Pacific Fleet.* Relations between China and Russia are currently quite good. The two countries enjoy brisk bilateral trade ($90 billion in 2014), are both members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and are the only heads of state guaran... more »
Bloodied: The U.S. Military's 5 Worst Defeats of All Time
*James Jay Carafano* *Security, * And the lessons learned. *Never underestimate the importance of battle in the struggle of fighting and winning wars. Never underestimate the importance of learning from losing for the task of turning defeat into victory.* Defeat can be an integral instrument of victory. *(This first appeared several years ago.)* War is a competition between thinking, scheming, determined adversaries. Gaining a decisive advantage over the enemy is the ultimate high-ground. Sometimes this critical competitive edge comes from losing battles—when the loss sparks t... more »
China vs. America: Who Wins a Naval Clash in 2020?
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, Asia* It won't be easy for either nation. That much is certain. *Things seem to get worse, as the authors articulate that “U.S. and allied forces must be able to operate with only localized domain control,” a scary thought to say the least. * Back in the Winter 2010 edition of *Orbis*, *the always smart James Kraska*, at the time an investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, presented his readers with a terrifying prospect: the possibility that China would be able sink a U.S. Aircraft Carrier*—*virtually at will. *In professional pu... more »
Nuclear Armed Battleships: The Super Weapon the Navy Missed?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * And other ideas on how to keep the Battleships from becoming obsolete. *Today the naval gunfire argument rages on. Even in the age of drones and precision warfare there are still occasional calls to bring the heavily manned, imprecise Iowa class back to service. There’s a certain romance to battleships, and having four Iowas sitting around in good condition has beguiled naval enthusiasts and planners for more than 60 years with schemes to bring them back.* In the early 1980s, four *Iowa**-class fast battleships* originally built during World War II—... more »
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Out of Hospital after Fall
The court said Ginsburg was released Friday.
Trump on New Acting AG: “I Don’t Know Matt Whitaker”
Trump told reporters Friday "I don't know Matt Whitaker" and said he didn't speak with Whitaker about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
Possible Recounts Loom in Tight Florida Gov, Senate Contests
In the governor's race, Democrat Andrew Gillum's campaign said Thursday it's readying for a possible recount.
Trump Claims Video Distributed by White House Wasn’t Altered
Trump tells reporters that the video distributed by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was simply a "close up" and "was not doctored."
Meg Ryan Announces Engagement to John Mellencamp
They've been dating on and off since 2010.
Wildfire Destroys Thousands of Buildings in California Town
Witnesses reported seeing homes, supermarkets, businesses, restaurants, schools and a retirement home up in flames.
Has Whitaker Sought Ethics Advice on His Involvement with the Mueller Investigation? Inquiring Minds Want to Know
Departing Attorney General Sessions says farewell to the Department of Justice (Source: U.S. Department of Justice) Here’s a job for the Freedom of Information Act: Finding out whether Matthew Whitaker has sought guidance from Justice Department ethics and legal experts on how he should handle possible conflicts of interest in supervising the Mueller investigation. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump finally removed Jeff Sessions as attorney general, bringing an end to months of open and increasingly hostile criticism. An early political supporter who was in lockstep with much o... more »
Voting in AZ: Is Your Mail-In Vote Counted?
Wondering if my mail-in ballot will be counted after reading this: Wagner, J., & Viebeck, Elise (November 9, 2018). In Arizona Senate race, Democrat takes narrow lead as vote count continues. The Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-arizona-senate-race-democrat-takes-narrow-lead-over-republican-as-vote-count-continues/2018/11/09/c27ae76c-e418-11e8-b759-3d88a5ce9e19_story.html?utm_term=.180268cb3175 In Arizona, four county Republican parties filed suit Wednesday to prevent county recorders from trying to verify signatures after polls closed for mail-in ballots. ... more »
Iran's Leadership Must Decide 'If They Want Their People To Eat' - Pompeo
[image: undefined] Less than a week after US Secretary of State Secretary Mike Pompeo told Fox News Sunday that the "Iranians are responsible for the starvation' of Yemeni civilians" he's again issued hugely provocative words, telling the BBC during an interview that Iranian "leadership has to make a decision that they want their people to eat" in reference to the latest round of US sanctions. As the interview was with BBC Persian, Pompeo's words were immediately translated from English and broadcast to the Iranian public through BBC's Persian-language publication. Pompeo repeated... more »
We Don't Need Daily Press Briefings at the White House
[image: undefined] There was an unseemly verbal brawl Wednesday in the East Room of the White House in which members of the press who are avowed enemies of President Trump (Acosta, Peter Alexander and April Ryan among others) attempted to debate the president over the wisdom and probity of his actions as chief executive of the federal government. They were not, in my opinion, seeking information from him. No, they were accusing him of not running the executive branch to their satisfaction. It was evident that they considered themselves to be tribunes of the people engaged in limitin... more »
Edward Snowden: Saudi Used Israel Spyware to Target Khashoggi
[image: undefined] US whistle-blower Edward Snowden yesterday claimed that Saudi Arabia used Israeli spyware to target murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Addressing a conference in Tel Aviv via a video link, Snowden claimed that software made by an Israeli cyber intelligence firm was used by Saudi Arabia to track and target Khashoggi in the lead up to his murder on 2 October inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Snowden told his audience: “How do they [Saudi Arabia] know what his [Khashoggi’s] plans were and that they needed to act against him? That knowledge came from th... more »
Security In Iraq Nov 1-7, 2018
(Getty) Since the fourth week of October 2018, incidents have been down in Iraq. That was true for the start of November. Despite the low number of attacks there was a car bomb in Salahaddin, which showed that the Islamic State was attempting more mass casualty bombings after a large dip during the summer. There were just 38 incidents reported in Iraq from November 1-7. From October 22-28 there were 31 incidents after high numbers in the weeks before. Baghdad again led the country again with 11 incidents during the week. *Security Incidents In Iraq By Province Nov 1-7, 2018* Kurd... more »
Thousand Oaks: Las Vegas shooting survivor among dead
What are the chances that a survivor of the Las Vegas shooting last year should fall victim to the latest shooting?
This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 9
1914 With English attack on Basra coming locals went to Shiite clergy asking for help to defend city 1933 Jamil al-Midfai became PM of Iraq, would hold office 5 times 1969 Revolutionary Command Council went from 5 to 15 All new members were Baathists Saddam become vice chairman 1982 Saddam called for referendum in Iraq and Iran to see who was more popular he or Khomeini 1989 Sec of State Baker offered Iraq $1 bil in grain credits even though knew Iraq was abusing program by demanding kickbacks 1990 UK intel report said Iraq had weaponized anthrax and plague and could use them at ... more »
Heavy Rainfall in Rio State Cause Landslides and Flooding
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The heavy rains that fell on the state of Rio de Janeiro since Wednesday night have caused damages both in the city and in the rest of the state. Entire neighborhoods remained inaccessible on Thursday night with flooded roads and landslides hindering motorists and […]
Latest Lib Tantrum: Senate is “Undemocratic” and, Maybe, Should Be Abolished
[image: latest-lib-tantrum-senate-is-undemocratic-and-maybe-should-be-abolished] Having lost the presidency while winning the popular vote twice since 2000, the Democrats were already having a hissy fit over the Electoral College. Now that they’ve seized control of the lower chamber of Congress but have nonetheless lost ground in its upper one, some leftists are intensifying another complaint: The Senate is undemocratic and should be ended as we know it.
Stop the Deep State’s “Free Trade” Agenda for Global Government
[image: stop-the-deep-state-s-free-trade-agenda-for-global-government] To preserve our national sovereignty and the Constitution, we must stop the Deep State globalists’ USMCA and all the rest of their “free trade” agenda for global government!
Leftist Lawyers Will Sue To Stop Trump’s Asylum Changes
[image: leftist-lawyers-will-sue-to-stop-trump-s-asylum-changes] The Trump administration will publish new rules today that restrict the entry of migrants entering the country under claims of asylum. This will invite lawsuits from the usual open-borders leftists backed by Deep-State globalists.
Polar Vortex Of Corruption
Even as Democrats are attempting to destroy democracy in Arizona, a cold north wind has blown in this morning.
Unheeded Warnings
Gorbachev warns against new cold war, again: Tom Balmforth (2018, November 8). Frail Mikhail Gorbachev warns against return to the Cold War. Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-gorbachev/frail-mikhail-gorbachev-warns-against-return-to-the-cold-war-idUSKCN1ND2W6 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, warned on Thursday against rising tensions between Russia and the United States and said there should be no return to the Cold War… Last month in a column for the New York Times, Gorbachev denounced the United States after President Donald Trump ... more »
Husband of Cop Gets 25 Years for Choking Man to Death as His Officer Wife Watched and Did Nothing
[image: husband] The husband of a Texas cop has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after choking a man to death in front of his wife outside of a Denny's. The post Husband of Cop Gets 25 Years for Choking Man to Death as His Officer Wife Watched and Did Nothing appeared first on The Free Thought Project.
THE DANIEL DALE EXPERIENCE: How sharp are our favorite reporters and friends?
*FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018Dale spots obvious "lie:"* To our eye, this week's election results look better with each passing day. That said, we share a perspective which appears in a letter in today's New York Times. We share the writer's puzzlement on a certain point, if not her overall view. The writer ends her letter by asking a question. We include the heading from the hard-copy Times: LETTER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES (11/9/18): *Shocked by Election Results* I switched to “Casablanca” on TCM for large parts of the election returns on Tuesday night. A few moments of sublime romanc... more »
Chemical Companies’ “Karma”: Is There A Possible Concept?
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich Many folks think and talk about, while others believe profoundly in, KARMA; that it is the only true system of... more »
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
Following on from a post yesterday about the themes chosen to be covered by *Beyond Politics...* Did you watch the* Victoria Derbyshire *programme at all this week? If you didn't, well alas, you missed discussions on a wide range of very similar subjects: On Monday the main topics were bullying and sexual harassment in Parliament, gender identity and transitioning, and poverty in the UK. On Tuesday the main topics were acid attacks, the Grenfell Bonfire Night effigy, food banks, and a plan to use tax breaks to try to get more people from a minority ethnic background working behi... more »
Politics: The Cancer that must be Eradicated once and for all
In the United States two political parties have now divided the nation with the kind of violent partisan rhetoric that erupted just before the Civil War. The post Politics: The Cancer that must be Eradicated once and for all appeared first on The Duran.
Announcing the Examiner subscriber party, with special guest Linden MacIntyre
News 1. Announcing the Examiner subscriber party, with special guest speaker Linden MacIntyre We’re in the midst of the Halifax Examiner’s subscription drive. We do this every November, and towards the end of the month we have a party to thank our subscribers. This year’s party will be on Sunday, November 25, from 4–7pm, at […]
NO MATTER WHAT NORMS THEY'RE SMASHING, REPUBLICANS ALWAYS SAY WE'RE THE AGENTS OF CHAOS
The ongoing vote count in Florida's Senate and governor's races has narrowed the leads of the Republicans who seemed to have won. Governor Rick Scott, who's trying to hold on to victory in the Senate race, is angry: Looming recounts in top Florida election contests, including the bitterly fought races for Senate and governor, erupted late Thursday into a fiery feud as Gov. Rick Scott, the Republican nominee for Senate who claimed victory on Tuesday, sued local elections officials in two of the state’s largest counties and accused them of “rampant fraud.” ... “The people of Florida d... more »
New Rule Could Increase Ship and Airline Prices
The International Maritime Organization—the United Nations body that sets standards for the global marine industry—is requiring ships to reduce the sulfur… The post New Rule Could Increase Ship and Airline Prices appeared first on IER.
The Thames Barrier
By Paul Homewood The Thames Barrier We looked at the recent CCC report on coastal flooding last week. The Thames Barrier is I guess a useful bellwether for flood trends. According to the Environmental Agency, there is little discernible trend in the number of closures due to tidal causes, as opposed to […]
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Roger Eatwell writes that the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment can be traced back largely to the sense that elite-dominated governments have failed to take care of citizens generally, while David Leonhardt likewise notes that inequality can all too easily lead to easily-exploitable resentment. And Geoff Sharpe is rightly worried that Canada's regressive conservatives are destroying any consensus on the value of cultural diversity. - Richard McKellar offers his list of reasons why British Columbia voters should cast a referendum ballot for propo... more »
Peace Behind Me, War in Front of Me - China Prepares for War
A rather interesting new video began to circulate in China on August 1, 2018, the nation's Army Day. Here is the video "I am a Chinese Soldier" in all of its nationalistic glory: There is no English version of this video, however, I think that you can generally get the idea from the scenes presented. Fortunately, the fine folks at National Interest have translated the narration for us: "*Who am I?* *I am the one the mother cannot reach at the door.* *I am the wife who is reluctant to hang up the phone.* *I am a stranger who dares not approach in the eyes of my son.* *I am the c... more »
There Was No Blue Wave In The Mid-terms, Nor Was There A Green One, But There Was A Youth One
Many trial lawyers hoping for new revenue streams suing over increased regulations woke up disappointed Wednesday morning, as were politicos and journalists hoping for a stern rebuke of President Trump. There was no Green Wave, nor was there a Blue one. read more
3 things Jeff Sessions did as attorney general that history should remember
Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
He was a champion for 'law and order' policies at the highest level.
How many women does it take to change a broken Congress?
Terry Babcock-Lumish, Visiting Scholar in Public Policy, University of Delaware at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Research shows that women work more collaboratively than men in groups and create more inclusive solutions to thorny problems. More women in Washington could bridge America's yawning partisan divide.
Michelle Obama Had Miscarriage, Used IVF to Conceive Girls
"I felt like I failed because I didn't know how common miscarriages were because we don't talk about them," the former first lady said in an interview.
Trump Signs Order Denying Asylum to Illegal Border Crossers
Trump is using the same powers he used to push through a version of the travel ban that was upheld by the Supreme Court.
Tony's Travails
Social Conservatives have a problem with the member from Parry Sound-Muskoka. They thought he was -- sort of -- on their side. Martin Patriquin writes: Never a diehard social conservative, Clement happily aligned himself with the movement when it suited his purposes. Notably, he voted for a 2006 motion to reopen the debate on same-sex marriage, even though the principle had been ensconced in law for a year and a half at that point. The motion, born to fail, ultimately failed, thereby allowing Stephen Harper to appear to defend “traditional” marriage without actually defending it.... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Three Florida Races Could Result in Recount, Including Senate Netherlands Microgrids Undercover with Border Militia Switzerland Wrapping Glaciers in Blankets White House appears to share Jim Acosta mic-grab video doctored by far-right Infowars Venezuela's inflation rate just hit 830,000% — and it's going to keep rising China is recruiting its brightest high schoolers to build AI bots for the military Credit Card Debt Unexpectedly Shrinks As Student Loans Hit Fresh Record High Maxine Waters Vows To Examine Trump Ties To Deutsche Bank Another Journalist Killed During ... more »
Majority of States Protect Employees of Small Employers, But Not Florida
We've reached a tipping point where a majority of states now have laws that protect employees of smaller employers. Most federal discrimination laws protect employees only if their employers have 15 employees or more (20 for age discrimination, all employers for Equal Pay Act, 4 - 14 for national origin/citizenship under the The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986). But a majority of states have stepped in and decided to protect their working people even if they work for a smaller employer. Not Florida, of course (except our age discriminaiton law also requires only 15 employ... more »
Warming to climate change
Can the new climate change ministry navigate the complex politics of competing interests when tackling the threats of extreme weather? Or is an independent commission answerable to Parliament needed to hold the government to account? The post Warming to climate change appeared first on New Mandala.
How the Army Could Destroy North Korea's Nuclear Weapons
*Michael Peck* *Security, Asia* At least we think so. Read on. *Special emphasis is placed on reconnaissance and intelligence collection to identify WMD sites.* The Pentagon has just released a new manual that lays out how the United States might destroy North Korea’s nukes. Army Techniques Publication No. 3-90.40, “Combined Arms Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction,” explains U.S. doctrine for neutralizing WMDs. The guidelines focus on the nuts and bolts of counter-WMD combined-arms operations by brigade combat teams, or BCTs. In other words, how regular Army combat brigades... more »
My Precious: Bank of England Refuses Return Venezuela’s Gold
*21WIRE + RT International* | This latest move by UK is being done in conjunction with US - to try and further cripple the Venezuelan economy.
REVEALED: Saudi-Israel Plan to Bar Palestinians from Mecca Pilgrimage
*21WIRE + MEE* | Part of a wider effort to erase the national identity of Palestinians.
Reformsters vs. Democracy
Many of us have said that one aspect of school reform is not simply about fixing schools, but is an attack on democracy itself. Occasionally a leading reformster will just come right out and say it. Reed Hastings (Netflix) has been exceptionally clear that the whole elected school board thing has just got to go. Visionary CEOs shouldn't have to answer to anybody-- not employees, not unions, and not voters. Mayoral control has been a popular method for cutting elected school boards out of the loop. Now Reformsters have spoken plainly in Arizona. Out in Koch country, the attempt to e... more »
Red to Blue As A Weapon Against Progressives-- Part I
Democratic campaigns are almost always eager to be added to the DCCC's Red to Blue list. Only novices think that being on that list means the DCCC will automatically contribute money towards the race. The DCCC-- and Pelosi's House Majority PAC-- spend millions of dollars towards *some* of those candidates' races, but not towards most of them. So why bother jumping through the DCCC hoops to get on that list-- including some very toxic and dysfunctional hoops, like hiring incompetent and clueless staffers-in-learning? For one thing, media outlets, polling firms, political profession... more »
Steve Solot from REBRAFIC Featured at RioMarket Today
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Friday and Saturday, November 9th-10th, are the final two days of the ‘RioMarket’ film industry festival, featuring many roundtables, discussions, and workshops, including a seminar with long-time expatriate Steve Solot at 3:30 PM today. Solot will lead a discussion on ‘the role of film […]
Macron Might Be Positioning France As Poland’s Latest Rival
Poland has no direct influence on Western European affairs while France is capable of exerting its own in Central & Eastern Europe through its much more influential status in the EU, so any competition between the two is lopsided from the get-go. It’s difficult to avoid the optics of a rising EuroRealist power challenging the existing EuroLiberal dominance in the continent in practically all respects. The post Macron Might Be Positioning France As Poland’s Latest Rival appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Understanding Russian Orthodoxy
Very articulate view on the resurgence of the Orthodox faith in Russia by American Sharon Tennison from the Center for Citizen Initiatives. She's been leading delegations to Russia since the days of the former Soviet Union. Video made by Regis Tremblay
US judge blocks construction of Keystone oil pipeline
A federal judge temporarily blocked construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, ruling late Thursday that the Trump administration had failed to justify its decision granting a permit for the 1,200-mile long project designed to connect Canada’s tar sands crude oil with refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. The judge, Brian Morris of the U.S. District Court in Montana, said President Trump’s State Department ignored crucial issues of climate change in order to further the president’s goal of letting the pipeline be built. In doing so, the administration ran afoul of the Adm... more »
It's Snowing !!!! November 09/2018
*Yah, today, November 09/2018. IT IS SNOWING. And it's snowing pretty good too! By that I mean not a dusting kind of snow. Larger flakes a bit more heavy. And has been snowing for better then half an hour now.* *The golden leaves are still on my maple tree. * *The mulberry tree still has it's leaves as well. * *And winter is officially weeks and weeks away. * *6 weeks away, to be exact, on Friday December 21/2018.* *The more usual/normal time for snow to begin falling is late November to early December.* *So we're earlier then the norm. By two to three weeks.* *Which shouldn't be a sho... more »
Ancient genomics is recasting the story of the Americas’ first residents
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07374-1 Advertisements
How biologists are creating life-like cells from scratch
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07289-x?utm_source=twt_nnc&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=naturenews&sf201735192=1
Tapping into the brain’s star power
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07197-0?utm_source=twt_na&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=NGMTnature
A history of monsters.
https://aeon.co/amp/essays/there-be-monsters-from-cabinets-of-curiosity-to-demons-within?__twitter_impression=true
Vitamin D Is More Effective Than Flu Vaccine
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/02/27/amp/vitamin-d-better-than-flu-vaccine.aspx?__twitter_impression=true
‘Remarkable’ decline in fertility rates.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46118103?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_source=facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews
GMO Potato Creator Now Fears Its Impact on Human Health
https://www.ecowatch.com/gmo-potato-simplot-health-fears-2618087647.html
All our different types of memories.
https://www.science.org.au/curious/people-medicine/all-our-different-types-memories
How you can improve your memory.
https://www.science.org.au/curious/people-medicine/how-you-can-improve-your-memory
Without Magnesium, Vitamin D Supplementation May Backfire
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/03/12/amp/magnesium-vitamin-d-supplementation.aspx
Editor's Note
Off to the dentist. Blogging will return later today.
The Future Of The EU After Merkel
Merkel at the European Union summit in Brussels in June. (Reuters photo: Gonzalo Fuentes) *Douglas Murray, The Spectator*: *Angela Merkel is on her way out – and so is her vision for the EU* Whatever anyone’s views on the enterprise, there was one question always begging to be asked of the European Union: ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ At an early stage it wasn’t clear to everyone. Then the purpose and direction of travel seemed agreed — under the stewardship of Angela Merkel. She was there to settle disputes, authorise bailouts, offer German help to struggling nation... more »
Under Pressure From Trump, Germany Boosts Military Spending
Visitors look at the Eurofighter Typhoon jet during the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo *Reuters:* *Military gets a boost in revised German spending plan* BERLIN (Reuters) - The German military has received a hefty boost in a revised budget plan from 2020 after Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen refused to sign off the previous draft. Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Monday proposed adding 5.7 billion euros (£5 billion) to the planned military budget from 2020, to buy more ships, fighter jets and other weaponry over several yea... more »
How To Tell Six Of The Most Elite Special Operators Apart
A Navy SEAL stalks a target during a training exercise. US Navy Photo *Business Insider: **Here's how to tell the US military's most elite special operators apart* The US military's special operators are the most elite in the world. Depending on the unit, special operators are charged with a variety of missions: counterterrorism, direct action (small raids and ambushes), unconventional warfare (supporting resistance against a government), hostage rescue and recovery, special reconnaissance (reconnaissance that avoids contact behind enemy lines), and more. They're also very secret... more »
Persistent Engagement and Tacit Bargaining: A Path Toward Constructing Norms in Cyberspace
The unique structural and operational characteristics of cyberspace, we wrote in May 2017, must drive U.S. strategy if we are to see cyberspace become more secure and stable. In the 18 months since, significant changes in U.S strategic guidance—the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, and, on Sept. 18 the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy (released in summary form here)—now reflect this perspective. These developments support the view that a central challenge for the U.S. lies in strategic competition in cyberspace that doesn’t rise to the level of armed confli... more »
Environmental Impacts Of Drilling For Geothermal Energy
By Paul Homewood h/t Joe Public We were discussing the geothermal project in Cornwall the other day, and questioned the similarities between geothermal (good), and fracking (bad). Cornwall County Council have actually published a fact sheet for geothermal, which outlines potential environmental issues: What are the environmental impacts? Generally the environmental […]
ANTIFA cowards threaten Tucker Carlson at home: Try to scare America into silence
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 13. The post ANTIFA cowards threaten Tucker Carlson at home: Try to scare America into silence appeared first on The Duran.
Hiding MSG
I heard from a friend yesterday. She was extremely angry because her young child has what appear to be allergic reactions to MSG - monosodium glutamate. She bought and served some food that did not list MSG as an ingredient under that name, but used another term she didn't recognize. As a result, her child became quite ill, and needed urgent medical treatment to deal with the symptoms. There's a lot of disagreement about whether there is such a thing as an allergy to MSG. Medical science largely says there isn't. However, MSG can produce certain reactions that may be mislabele... more »
Is Iran's 'New' Jet Fighter or a Total Hoax?
Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*Secuity, Middle East* Or is just a copy of this picture? *The latest episode with the not-Kowsar fighter illustrates yet again the casual dishonesty of Tehran’s propagandists. Iranian industry wanted to display the Kowsar-88 for an expo—which does appear to be a real airplane! However, the actual Kowsar-88 wasn’t ready for display this August, so Tehran simply took an old, very well-known jet fighter and claimed it was a new one, in full view of domestic and international audiences that would know better.* In February 2017 I published an article on the Iranian Saeqeh (“Thunder... more »
Forget North Korea: A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Is the Big Threat in Asia
*Ian Easton* *Security, Asia* China's rapid military buildup is focused on acquiring the capabilities needed to annex, or conquer, Taiwan. That's the truth. *It is clearly in the American interest to develop a nuanced understanding of the threat China poses to Taiwan, and to cultivate a strategy that takes this into account. Indeed, it is often the case that only by thinking tragically can tragedy be avoided. It is also true that in the absence of understanding many will buy into Chinese propaganda.* A Chinese diplomat in Washington recently threatened that China would invade T... more »
World War I: 5 Worst Weapons from the Great War
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* And they were truly terrible. *Every weapon has a counter-weapon. The machine gun's nemesis was the tank. Entrenched machine guns could survive weeks of massive artillery bombardment at muddy hells like Passchendaele. But a tracked vehicle, well-armored enough to survive machine gun fire and powerful enough to knock down barbed wire, could breach a path for attacking infantry to cross No Man's Land without being cut to pieces.* Today we take granted that warfare is mechanized, electronicized, a form of human activity where humans are the least ... more »
This Is the Nearly Forgotten War That Turned America Into a Superpower
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Any guesses? *The first action of the war was on May 1 in the Battle of Manila Bay, in which Commodore George Dewey’s Asiatic Squadron quickly defeated the local Spanish fleet and shore defenses.* The end of the Second World War is often considered the defining moment when the United States became a global power. In fact, it was another war forty years earlier, a war that ended with America having an empire of its own stretching thousands of miles beyond its continental borders. The Spanish-American War, which lasted five months, catapulted the Unit... more »
San Onofre: Defective Holtec Nuclear Waste Storage System Must Be Recalled
Originally posted on San Onofre Safety: Holtec UMAX lid with lower inlet air vents and upper (round) outlet air vent. The Holtec…
Hurricane-Hit Puerto Rico To Consider Becoming Nuclear Guinea Pigs
Puerto Rico is in the Caribbean and should go solar, not nuclear. Nuclear and major hurricanes don’t mix! Nuclear Power … Continue reading →
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