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Thomas Paine

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Sunday, December 16, 2018

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10:00 pm MST

People, there’s a whole world out there

Scott Sumner at Econlib - 1 minute ago
The world is much bigger than you or I can imagine. In a recent post, David Henderson does a nice job of showing the absurdity of talking about “the United States” as if it were a single person. So what would you think of someone talking about North and South America, plus Western Europe as […] The post People, there’s a whole world out there appeared first on Econlib.

Oil Prices and Inflation

Pierre Lemieux at Econlib - 1 minute ago
Many if not most economists must find annoying the frequent media reports on the presumed relation between the price of oil and inflation. Or perhaps many have become unsensitized? Here are two examples chosen more or less at random—but from two serious financial newspapers. Last summer, The Economist wrote (“Worker Shortages Could Heal America’s Economy,” July […] The post Oil Prices and Inflation appeared first on Econlib.

Anti-Trump Dossier Author Was Hired to Help Hillary Challenge 2016 Election Results

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 7 minutes ago
Anti-Trump Dossier Author Was Hired to Help Hillary Challenge 2016 Election Results by Rowan Scarborough – The Washington Times, https://www.washingtontimes.com/ British ex-spy Christopher Steele, who wrote the Democrat-financed anti-Trump dossier, said in a court case that he was hired by a Democratic law firm in preparation for Hillary Clinton challenging the results of the 2016 presidential election. – He […]

US Commits To “Indefinite” Occupation Of Syria; Controls Region The Size Of Croatia

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 7 minutes ago
US Commits To “Indefinite” Occupation Of Syria; Controls Region The Size Of Croatia by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ “We don’t want the Americans. It’s occupation” — a Syrian resident in US-controlled Raqqa told Stars and Stripes military newspaper. This as the Washington Post noted this week that “U.S. troops will now stay in Syria indefinitely, controlling a third of the country and facing peril on […]

Retaliation Through Demolition: Israel Destroys Palestinian Family Home… for the Third Time

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 7 minutes ago
Retaliation Through Demolition: Israel Destroys Palestinian Family Home… for the Third Time by https://www.rt.com/ The Israeli army has razed the home of a Palestinian who has been jailed, charged with killing a soldier. It’s the third time the family’s home has been demolished and more of its members are in jail, on charges including murder. – […]

Church of England Introduces Baptism-Style Ceremony for Gender ‘Transitions’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 7 minutes ago
Church of England Introduces Baptism-Style Ceremony for Gender ‘Transitions’ by Life Site News, via https://www.infowars.com/ Priests directed to bless transgenders While the Church of England – the largest Christian denomination in the United Kingdom – is stopping short of calling its newly instituted blessing for “transgenders” a second baptism, priests are being directed to offer baptism-style ceremonies […]

Bureaucrat Nominated to be Next EU Chief: Uniting Europe With Africa ‘Matter of Destiny’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 7 minutes ago
Bureaucrat Nominated to be Next EU Chief: Uniting Europe With Africa ‘Matter of Destiny’ by Virginia Hale, https://www.breitbart.com/ Named as the centre-left’s candidate for the next EU Commission President, Frans Timmermans announced he would crush conservative governments in Europe, insisting that the continent uniting with Africa is “a matter of destiny”. – Timmermans, who currently sits as […]

Polish PM: Federal EU Superstate ‘Not What Europeans Desire’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 7 minutes ago
Polish PM: Federal EU Superstate ‘Not What Europeans Desire’ by Virginia Hale, https://www.breitbart.com/ Emmanuel Macron’s dream of a federal EU is “far from” what ordinary Europeans desire, the Polish prime minister has said, declaring that “the only realistic solution is to build a Europe of nations”. – In an interview with Le Figaro this week, Mateusz Morawiecki told the French […]

‘Day of Rage’: Teenager Killed, Dozens of Palestinians Injured

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 7 minutes ago
RT Published on Dec 15, 2018 Thousands of Palestinians gathered on the Israeli border on Friday in the latest ‘March of Return’ rally. “In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the origin of the Jews. Her research found that virtually all the Jews came from […]

Lyndon LaRouche’s Reorganization of the World: A New Bretton Woods is a Life or Death Imperative Now

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 7 minutes ago
Lyndon LaRouche’s Reorganization of the World: A New Bretton Woods is a Life or Death Imperative Now by https://larouchepac.com/ As many of you know, LaRouchePAC is campaigning for a four power agreement between and among China, Russia, India, and the United States as an absolute imperative for near time survival of civilization. This page will tell […]

Bringing The FedRes Down With Gold, Past Quotes From Trump Confirm It

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 7 minutes ago
X22Report Published on Dec 16, 2018 European auto resignations plunge, this is not a good sign, we are seeing auto sales in the US and Europe decline. Home prices in Australia, Canada and Europe are declining, the housing prices in the US are also dropping, bubble is deflating. Q posted how the Fed is going to […]

Yellow Vests March Under ‘Macron Resign’ Motto, Huge Numbers of Police Deployed

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 7 minutes ago
RT Streamed live on Dec 15, 2018 Paris is bracing for yet another round of Yellow Vest protests, with demonstrators planning to take to the streets on Saturday. More than 10,000 people have already RSVP’d on Facebook to the ‘Acte 5: Macron Démission’ march. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9kiw

Imagine If Saudi Arabia Was Not A US Ally

Caitlin Johnstone at The Duran - 9 minutes ago
The post Imagine If Saudi Arabia Was Not A US Ally appeared first on The Duran.

South Sudan Marks Five Years Of Vicious Civil War

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 minutes ago
*ABC News*:* South Sudan marks 5 years of vicious civil war* The world's youngest nation on Saturday marked five years of vicious war in an ongoing conflict that is affecting millions of people, many of them children. South Sudan is home to the largest refugee crisis in Africa and the third largest in the world, after Syria and Afghanistan, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Sixty-five percent of South Sudanese refugees are under the age of 18. Not long after gaining independence and emerging from civil war, South Sudan slid back into con... more »

Top Iranian General Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 56 minutes ago
Iranian Gen. Ghodratollah Mansouri shot himself in the head by accident, according to a report. (IRNA, File) *Reuters*: *Iran Guards general dies of self-inflicted accidental gunshot: report* DUBAI (Reuters) - A Revolutionary Guards general, who headed a military base in a sensitive security area in northeastern Iran, died on Sunday after he accidentally shot himself in the head while cleaning his gun, the official news agency IRNA reported. The report identified the commander as General Qodratollah Mansouri, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. *Read more *.... *Update... more »

Examples of How the Use of Temperature ANOMALY Data Instead of Temperature Data Can Result in WRONG Answers

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Bob Tisdale - Climate Observations: This post comes a couple of weeks after the post EXAMPLES OF HOW AND WHY THE USE OF A “CLIMATE MODEL MEAN” AND THE USE OF ANOMALIES CAN BE MISLEADING (The WattsUpWithThat cross post is here.) INTRO I was preparing a post using Berkeley Earth Near-Surface Land Air…

“…it is the change in temperature compared to what we’ve been used to that matters.” – Part 2

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Bob Tisdale - Climate Observations: In this post, we’re going to present graphs that show the annual lowest TMIN and highest TMAX Near-Land Surface Air Temperatures (not in anomaly form) for ten (10) Countries in an effort to add some perspective to global warming. The list of countries, which follows, includes the…

Camp Fire: Shower of molten metal From 99 Year Old Transmission Tower

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: Camp Fire not caused by climate change. PULGA — With winds gusting around 50 mph in the morning hours of Nov. 8, portions of a PG&E steel lattice transmission tower — exposed to the elements high on a ridgetop and originally built when Woodrow Wilson was president — failed. As…

Stop the Personal Attacks and Answer the Climate Questions

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 hour ago
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: Guest Blogger / December 15, 2018 Guest Opinion: Dr. Tim Ball When you realize you are losing an argument, it is common to abandon the argument and attack the person. It is one of many forms of arguments called ad hominem, or to the person. A disagreement between two […]

The Social Benefit Of Carbon

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Skating Under The Ice: Cross-posted from Watts Up With That, where I publish my scientific work. After my recent post on the futility of the US cutting down on CO2 emissions, I got to thinking about what is called the “social cost of carbon”. (In passing, even the name is a lie. It’s actually…

Campi Flegrei Is Not Ready To Collapse - Thousands Of Years Into The Future Most Likely - Also Not Quite A Supervolcano

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 blogs - 1 hour ago
There are many sensationalist stories today about this research. But they were looking at the past history of this volcano. Not the present. It is not ready to collapse right now and is closely monitored. Likely to be centuries to millennia before a collapse if one is possible at all - it may have ended that phase too. A normal eruption would be devastating for local people and it is closely monitored. It probably did not make the Neanderthals extinct but the 2–4C global temperature reduction for a couple of years might have helped modern humans to get an edge over the Neanderthal... more »

Socialist Sanders, “Cherokee” Warren Still Considering 2020 Run

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 2 hours ago
[image: socialist-sanders-cherokee-warren-still-considering-2020-run] Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are considering a run for the White House in 2020, but they might have a challenge from the likes of Beto O’Rourke and Julián Castro.

May’s Cabinet Denies “Second Referendum” Rumors As MPs And Traders Wonder: “What On Earth Do We Do Next?”

Zerohedge at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post May’s Cabinet Denies “Second Referendum” Rumors As MPs And Traders Wonder: “What On Earth Do We Do Next?” appeared first on The Duran.

Psychoanalysing NATO: Schizophrenia

Strategic Culture Foundation at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Psychoanalysing NATO: Schizophrenia appeared first on The Duran.

Turkey would consider working with Assad if he won ‘credible’ election – FM

RT at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Turkey would consider working with Assad if he won ‘credible’ election – FM appeared first on The Duran.

Russia’s Avangard hypersonic missile systems to enter combat duty in Dombarovsky division in 2019

TASS at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Russia’s Avangard hypersonic missile systems to enter combat duty in Dombarovsky division in 2019 appeared first on The Duran.

Russia to begin flight tests of Sarmat ICBM in nearest perspective

TASS at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Russia to begin flight tests of Sarmat ICBM in nearest perspective appeared first on The Duran.

Kosovo’s army causes a split in the West but who’s to blame?

RT at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post Kosovo’s army causes a split in the West but who’s to blame? appeared first on The Duran.

China: Be prepared for an escalation of row with Canada

Global Times at The Duran - 2 hours ago
The post China: Be prepared for an escalation of row with Canada appeared first on The Duran.

IF YOU'RE NOT A LOYAL REPUBLICAN, ARE YOU ALLOWED TO BE AN AMERICAN?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 2 hours ago
I'm a few days late getting to this clip, but it seems to be going semi-viral, so I'll just say a few words about it. It's Donny Deutsch on MSNBC this past Wednesday, talking about Donald Trump's legal troubles: You want this video. You need this video. You love this video. You cheer this video. pic.twitter.com/3DNnPTPqSA — Jason Overstreet (@JasonOverstreet) December 16, 2018 Deutsch says: The word "blood" is important, and what's interesting, we've been focusing, rightfully so, on Russia, on the payments to these women. Let me say this unequivocally, as a guy who spent most of hi... more »

Yemen’s Hodeidah Ceasefire To Start On December 18

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*BBC:* *Yemen crisis: Hudaydah ceasefire delayed after clashes* An "immediate ceasefire" in Yemen's war will actually come into effect on 18 December, officials say, after the initial deal was followed by violence. The warring sides agreed to end fighting in the vital port city of Hudaydah last Thursday. A day later, air strikes and fierce clashes were reported between pro-government forces and Houthi rebels. UN and Yemeni officials say the ceasefire delay is needed so that orders can be passed to ground troops. *Read more* .... *WNU editor:* I have doubts that it is going to la... more »

COP 24: Africans promote oil and coal at Katowice climate summit

David Wojick at CFACT - 2 hours ago
Hecklers protested the U.S. event on fossil fuels but nobody bothered the Africans when they promoted the role of oil and gas in national development. The post COP 24: Africans promote oil and coal at Katowice climate summit appeared first on CFACT.

WORD: “from my experience, people with the least give the most of what they have”…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 2 hours ago
Consider, perhaps, the most unlikely elf…. Or, well, is he really? WATCH:

China's Press Warns That A Major Escalation With Canada Is Going To Occur

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Global Times*: *Be prepared for an escalation of row with Canada * By calling on its allies, the US has gradually formed a collective encirclement and suppression of Chinese high-tech enterprise Huawei. It is a wicked precedent. Almost all US allies maintain active economic and trade ties with China, of which China is the biggest trading partner of many of them. China needs to urge these countries to keep neutral in the conflict between Washington and Beijing. It is possible for China to achieve this goal to a considerable extent because China does not threaten the strategic secu... more »

Ethiopia in Transition: the Progress and Perils Facing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Teodrose Fikre at The Ghion Journal - 3 hours ago
Ethiopia, a country steeped in history where change happens at a glacial pace, is sprinting into political and social transformation. After 27 years of iron fisted control by previous despots, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rose to power amid the turmoil of ethnic strife that threatened to engulf Ethiopia into a civil war. What has taken place over the past ten months is truly breathtaking as Ahmed released political prisoners, implemented reforms and liberalized institutions that… The post Ethiopia in Transition: the Progress and Perils Facing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appeared first ... more »

Heavy snowfall in Bulgaria

Robert at Ice Age Now - 3 hours ago
Amid heavy snowfalls, Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency issued a call for motorists to avoid travel in north-western Bulgaria, unless in the event of emergency. 16 Dec 2018 – The road agency also called for caution given the “Code Yellow” warning of potentially dangerous weather because of heavy snowfalls in the regions of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, ... Read moreHeavy snowfall in Bulgaria The post Heavy snowfall in Bulgaria appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Moment of Grace Part 1"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Liquid Mind, "Moment of Grace Part 1" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I61vm_nLNYg

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
“Drifting through the one-horned constellation Monoceros, these dusty streamers and new born stars are part of the active Monoceros R2 star-forming region, embedded in a giant molecular cloud. The cosmic scene was recorded by the VISTA survey telescope in near-infrared light. Visible light images show dusty NGC 2170, seen here just right of center, as a complex of bluish reflection nebulae. *Click image for larger size.* But this penetrating near-infrared view reveals telltale signs of ongoing star formation and massive young stars otherwise hidden by the dust. Energetic winds and r... more »

Introducing the 5 Best .45 Caliber Guns Ever

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * What would you pick? *The Glock 21 is about as far from the 1911 as one can get in the field of handguns. An Austrian pistol with a polymer frame and modern internal design, the Glock 21 is simply a scaled up version of the original Glock 17 handgun introduced in 1982. Glocks were—and still are—derided as “Tupperware guns” wherein the use of plastics was in some way a fatal design flaw.* The .45 Automatic Colt Pistol round, or .45 ACP as it is commonly known, is fairly controversial. Invented in 1905 by prolific firearms designer John Moses Brownin... more »

The Chinese Military Has One Weakness It Can't Fix: No Combat Experience

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* The last time the People's Liberation Army fought a major conflict was in 1979, when "a seasoned Vietnamese military demolished a bungled Chinese invasion". The Chinese military has almost no combat experience, analyst Timothy Heath wrote for the California think-tank RAND. But that inexperience might not matter very much, Heath explained. “Today, China's military has an increasingly impressive high-tech arsenal, but its ability to use these weapons and equipment remains unclear. There are reasons to be skeptical.” The last time the People's Liberat... more »

A Nonbinding UN Human Rights Agreement Can Still Be Powerful

Jill Goldenziel at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Jill Goldenziel* *Security, Global Governance* [image: A man takes part in a demonstration against China during its Universal Periodic Review by the Human Rights Council in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse] This will be a meaningful framework for better migration management that will improve international security and human rights. In Marrakech this month more than 180 countries will affirm the United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration. What began with great optimism as an open, tra... more »

Trump Has More Arrows in His Trade War Quiver Than Xi—For Now

Ted Gover at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Ted Gover* *economy, Asia* [image: China's President Xi Jinping arrives for a meeting with Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa at Queluz Palace in Queluz, Portugal, December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante] Washington's advantage might not last. President Trump’s and President Xi’s recent truce agreement to freeze the U.S.-China trade war for ninety days, while buying time for further negotiations, leaves major sticking points between both countries unresolved. Despite complications arising from the December 1 arrest of Chinese tech company Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou by Canad... more »

The Other Paris Peace Treaty (And Why the Spanish-American War Still Matters)

Aroop Mukharji at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Aroop Mukharji* *Security, Europe* [image: A F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 goes through pre-flight checks before launch aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex as part of the F-35B's first combat strike, against a Taliban target in Afghanistan, Septem] The 1898 Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish-American war changed U.S. foreign policy and the course of history. In 2019, countries around the world will commemorate the centenary of the Paris Peace Conference that produced the Treaty of Versailles. That agreement ended World War ... more »

How to Wage Political Warfare

Hal Brands, Toshi Yoshihara at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Hal Brands, Toshi Yoshihara* *Politics, Eurasia* [image: Reuters] Both Russia and China are governed by opaque, highly centralized and increasingly personalized governments that are well suited to the darker arts of statecraft. Political warfare, for such regimes, is second nature. POLITICAL WARFARE is back, and the United States is losing. As great-power competition has intensified in recent years, China and Russia have undertaken multi-pronged offensives to undermine American influence and erode the U.S.-led international order. These offensives have included defense buildups... more »

Saudi Arabia: The Choice the United States Has to Make

Paul R. Pillar at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Middle East* [image: FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Dec. 9, 2018. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/] The simple notion that any enemy of my enemy is my friend is overriding sober calculation of how Saudi Arabia’s conduct does or does not support U.S. interests. LONG BEFORE “transactional” became a cliché applied to policies of Donald Trump, the term accurately described the U.S.... more »

The Future of the Dollar—and Its Role in Financial Diplomacy

Christopher Smart at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Christopher Smart* *economy, Global Governance* [image: FILE PHOTO: U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken February 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez//File Photo] If the military strength and economic wealth of the United States underpin the dollar’s central role, then America’s global influence is enhanced because its currency dominates trade, finance and sovereign reserves. THE DOLLAR’S central role in world financial markets reflects both faith in American leadership and the absence of reasonable alternatives. Currency dominance has also been a li... more »

Dangerous Liaisons

Dimitri K. Simes at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Dimitri K. Simes* *Russia, China, Asia* Ignoring possible Sino-Russian cooperation against the United States, and the factors that can exacerbate it, could be very costly. WASHINGTON’S CONVENTIONAL wisdom views a Chinese-Russian alliance as a remote prospect. Defense Secretary James Mattis, who is generally both pragmatic and strategically-minded, sees “little in the long term that aligns Russia and China.” Yet a deeper look at their relations suggests that China and Russia may well build a united front to confront the United States and its allies. Even if such an alignment does... more »

Reminder: War with North Korea Would Mean Millions of People Dead

Dennis P. Halpin at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Dennis P. Halpin* *Security, Asia* It would be hell. *The costs of a second Korean war, then, would be massive: another possible two million or more Korean casualties...* The label of the North Korean state as a Marxist-Leninist regime, even of the particularly repressive Maoist Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution variety, is a misnomer. North Korea is a dynastic autocracy, ruled by a semidivine Kim family with absolute power over both the inner court and the general populace in a way comparable to a Henry Tudor or a Caesar. Even family members who fall into disrepute are no... more »

"Love A Good Life..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones. I am not afraid." - Marcus Aurelius

Chet Raymo, "Dust"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"Dust"* by Chet Raymo "In Chekhov's play "The Three Sisters" sister Masha refuses "to live and not know why the cranes fly, why children are born, why the stars are in the sky. Either you know and you're alive or its all nonsense, all dust in the wind." Why? Why? The striving to know is what frees us from the bonds of self, said Einstein. It's the striving, rather than our knowledge - which is always tentative and partial - that is important. I've been living with grandchildren for the past few weeks. They seem to me to spend an inordinate amount of time with smart phones, iPads, ... more »

The Land Of Dreams..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
“Father, O father! what do we here In this land of unbelief and fear? The Land of Dreams is better far, Above the light of the morning star.” - William Blake, “The Land of Dreams”

Twenty-One Thoughts On The Persecution Of Julian Assange

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 3 hours ago
1. I write a lot about the plight of Julian Assange for the same reason I write a lot about the Iraq invasion: his persecution, when sincerely examined, exposes undeniable proof that we are ruled by a transnational power establishment which is immoral and dishonest […]

ICYMI: Sleeping In Edition (12/16)

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 3 hours ago
Since you don't get the whole day to read through the list, I'll keep things relatively short. *The Cautionary Tale of Correspondence Schools* Some edu-history of an oft-forgotten chapter with interesting implications for modern reform ideas like personalized [sic] learning. A long read, but an fascinating one. *Christmas Time: A Minefiield for Teachers* Nancy Flanagan reminds us why the holiday season is extra fraught for those who work in classrooms. *School Choice Deception* One more way that Florida insures that students with real needs will get no real help. *Die Hard* Lif... more »

After China's Take Over Of The Israeli Port Of Haifa, The U.S. Navy May Stop Docking There

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
The USS George H.W. Bush docked in northern Israel's Haifa Port, July 3, 2017. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) *Jerusalem Post:* *U.S. Navy may stop docking in Haifa after Chinese take over port* Concerns prompt ‘review’ of Shanghai agreement within Israel’s inner security cabinet, sources say. WASHINGTON – The US Navy has acknowledged that its longstanding operations in Haifa may change once a Chinese firm takes over the civilian port in 2021, prompting Israel’s national security cabinet to revisit the arrangement, The Jerusalem Post has learned. Haifa, t... more »

Does Jackie Speier Think She's Found The Smocking Gun?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
The first I ever heard of Russian oligarch and Putin crony Dmitry Rybolovlev-- the "king of fertilizer"-- was on Rachel Maddow's show. She talked about him quite a bit last year, as you can watch her doing above in a clip from March 2017. She kept going back to him not just because he's a billionaire who bought a Greek Island, a French soccer team and the most expensive apartment in Manhattan, but because in 2008 he bought a rather dilapidated Palm Beach mansion from shady businessman and already notorious money launderer Donald J. Trump. It was the most expensive home sale in the... more »

Saudi Arabia slams US Senate bill accusing MBS of ‘complicity’ in Khashoggi’s death

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
Saudi Arabia has slammed the US Senate for passing a resolution that accused its Crown Prince of ‘complicity’ in the Jamal Khashoggi murder, seeking to reinforce that the incident in no way reflects a statewide policy. “Saudi Arabia deplores the recent position of the United States Senate, which was based on allegations and accusations that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

At least 17 civilians killed in US Coalition attack – SANA

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
At least 17 civilians were killed in an airstrike delivered by the US-led coalition in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor governorate, SANA news agency reported on Sunday. According to SANA, the strike was delivered at a village southeast of the settlement of Hajin. Two more civilians were wounded. More: http://tass.com/world/1036311 Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saudi soldiers run away from battle and leave behind wounded comrades (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) – A new video that was released by the Houthi-aligned Al-Masirah TV channel on Saturday showed several Saudi soldiers abandoning their lines near the Yemeni border after facing a heavy enemy assault. According to Al-Masirah, the Saudi Army came under attack by the Houthi forces in the Al-Dood Mountains region of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Sudanese President arrives in Syria to meet Assad

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 4 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad received his Sudanese counterpart Omar Al-Bashir at Damascus International Airport on Sunday. Following the arrival of Al-Bashir, the two presidents headed to the People’s Palace, where they held a session talks on bilateral relations and developments in Syria and the region. During the talks, President Al-Assad […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Representative Elijah Cummings Outlines Democrat Plan to Remove President Trump via Michael Cohen…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
It was curious to see Michael Cohen walk out of his sentencing hearing last week without having to report to jail/prison for the punishment therein. Generally speaking when the final adjudication is presented the accused begins to serve his/her punishment. … Continue reading →

Danielle DiMartino Booth: $250 Trillion Global Debt Will Not Be Forgiven Willingly

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Danielle DiMartino Booth: $250 Trillion Global Debt Will Not Be Forgiven Willingly by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Former Fed insider Danielle DiMartino Booth is not optimistic for a prosperous New Year in 2019. DiMartino Booth explains, “We could easily see a very sharp decline in the first quarter in economic output. We have had a lot […]

Is An Israeli PM Netanyahu And Saudi Crown Prince Salman Summit In The Works?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Saudi Arabia on 16 June 2018 [Saudi Press Agency] *Middle East Eye*: *Bin Salman reportedly considering ‘Camp David-style’ handshake with Netanyahu* Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is reportedly “seriously considering” a Camp David-style summit meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hosted by US President Donald Trump, according to Middle East Eye. The report, citing Saudi sources, says Bin Salman asked an “emergency task force he created to deal with the fall-out from the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to lo... more »

Pocket PiHole

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 4 hours ago
Building a portable pocket PiHole ad blocker. Step one, basic PiHole Continue reading →

Saudi Arabia Denounces U.S. Senate Resolution On Khashoggi's Murder

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was recently named TIME "Person of the Year". *Arab News:* *Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate position* JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia said it “rejects the position expressed recently by the United States Senate,” while also affirming a commitment to further develop relations with the US. The Senate’s position had been based on “ unsubstantiated claims and allegations, and contained blatant interferences in the Kingdom’s internal affairs, undermining the Kingdom’s regional and international role,” a Saudi Foreign Ministry statement said. *Read more* ..... more »

For The Fourth Day In A Row, Thousands In Hungary Protest Orban's Rule And A New Labor Code That Is Being Called A 'Slave Law'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Anna Donath, Vice President of the opposition party Momentum Movement, holds a flare during a protest against a proposed new labor law, billed as the "slave law", in Budapest, Hungary, December 16, 2018. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo *BBC:* *Hungarians rally again against 'slave laws'* About 10,000 people have rallied in Hungary's capital Budapest against new labour laws, which have been labelled "slave" legislation by opponents. The crowds marched towards parliament and the state TV headquarters, in what was the fourth and largest protest since the laws were passed last week. Police ... more »

Argentina Creates Mandatory Vaccination Law For Passport, ID, Driver’s License, School & More

AdminM at Health Impact News - 5 hours ago
According to a new Argentine law, in order to renew one's DNI, passport and registration, a complete vaccination card must be presented. The Senate approved on Wednesday a law that establishes the obligatory nature of vaccination against preventable diseases for all the inhabitants of the country, and stipulates that the complete vaccination card will be required at the time of processing the DNI, passport and driving record, among others.

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Oakes, N. Dakota, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"In The End..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“Sometimes we love with nothing more than hope. Sometimes we cry with everything except tears. In the end that’s all we have - to hold on tight until dawn.” - Gregory David Roberts, "Shantaram"

Free Download: R.D.Laing, "The Divided Self"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"The Divided Self: (An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness)"* by R.D. Laing "Ronald David Laing (7 October 1927 – 23 August 1989), usually cited as R. D. Laing, was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illness – in particular, the experience of psychosis. Laing's views on the causes and treatment of serious mental dysfunction, greatly influenced by existential philosophy, ran counter to the psychiatric orthodoxy of the day by taking the expressed feelings of the individual patient or client as valid descriptions of lived experience rather than simply as sympt... more »

Thousands Protest In Brussels Against Adoption Of U.N. Migration Pact

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*DW*: *Tear gas, dozens of arrests at Brussels anti-migration demo* Around 5,500 people have rallied in the European quarter in the Belgian capital against the new UN migration pact. Prime Minister Charles Michel's decision to support the accord has left the government in disarray. Thousands of people marched through Brussels on Sunday in opposition to a United Nations pact aimed at boosting cooperation over migration. Police said some 5,500 people took part in the protest, organized by Flemish right-wing parties in the part of the Belgian capital where the main European Union ins... more »

"Who Is Delusional? The Answer Is: We All Are"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"Who Is Delusional? The Answer Is: We All Are"* by Noel Hunter "Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you" - Carl Jung "Within the mental health profession, clinicians and researchers who value a system of categorical illnesses and individual defects too often proclaim that the major feature delineating "real psychosis" from other "disorders" is the presence of delusions. Two recent articles in the New York Times exemplified for me how skewed this assertion is. It also led to a greater awareness, more specifically, of how problematic it is to view so-called delusions as mea... more »

President Trump Should Force Divestiture of Local Affiliates and Free up the Airways

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 5 hours ago
A REAL scandal is the one sided coverage, hour by hour, of networks like NBC & Democrat spin machines like Saturday Night Live. It is all nothing less than unfair news coverage and Dem commercials. Should be tested in courts, can’t be legal? Only defame & belittle! Collusion? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 16, … Continue reading "President Trump Should Force Divestiture of Local Affiliates and Free up the Airways"

"A Voice Within..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
“How do the geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us; there is a voice within, if only we would listen to it, that tells us so certainly when to go forth into the unknown.” - Elisabeth Kuebler-Ross

Enjoining moderation: the online self-presentations of the MILF [Part I]

Miguel Galsim at New Mandala - 5 hours ago
In its rhetoric the MILF "is forced to walk a tightrope between two extremes", seeking credibility as a negotiator and as champion of Islam. The post Enjoining moderation: the online self-presentations of the MILF [Part I] appeared first on New Mandala.

Arctic Pacific Flash Freezing in December

Hifast at Climate Collections - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: Eleven Days in Pacific Arctic are shown in the above animation. In the upper center, Chukchi finally froze completely, adding 260k km2 of ice to reach 99.8% of maximum. (Disregard the blue jagged arc as a sensor artifact.) Meanwhile, serious freezing began in the two Pacific basins. Bering to the south…

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 349 – 2018

Hifast at Climate Collections - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

Arctic Sea Ice Volume 15-Dec-2018

Hifast at Climate Collections - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: ? From DMI

Ten years ago, @AlGore predicted the North polar ice cap would be gone. Inconveniently, it’s still there

Hifast at Climate Collections - 5 hours ago
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: Anthony Watts / December 16, 2018 On December 14, 2008, former presidential candidate Al Gore predicted the North Polar Ice Cap would be completely ice free in five years. As reported on WUWT, Gore made the prediction to a German TV audience at the COP15 Climate Conference: Al warned them […]

Climate Change Bingo

Hifast at Climate Collections - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: Read a story about COP24. Pick out the scary bits. 12 Years Left catastrophic consequences We will not survive unprecedented action catastrophic effects of climate change You can’t negotiate with the laws of physics BINGO.

The Poet: Eugene O'Neill, "Free"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
* "Free"* "Weary am I of the tumult, sick of the staring crowd, Pining for wild sea places where the soul may think aloud. Fled is the glamour of cities, dead as the ghost of a dream, While I pine anew for the tint of blue on the breast of the old Gulf Stream. I have had my dance with Folly, nor do I shirk the blame; I have sipped the so-called Wine of Life and paid the price of shame; But I know that I shall find surcease, the rest my spirit craves, Where the rainbows play in the flying spray, 'Mid the keen salt kiss of the waves. Then it's ho! for the plunging deck of a bark, the hoar...more »

Top 100 Tweeting Politics Commentators 2018

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
It's the most wonderful time of the year! As the curtains begin drawing on another turbulent 12 months in politics, it's time to pour the mulled wine, help yourself to a crafty mince pie and get down with that other venerable annual tradition: the totting up of who's hot and who's not in the world of political comment. At least where Twitter is concerned. Every year there might be folks who've never clapped eyes on this time sink before, so let's recap the basics. These are not *my* top 100 commentators. I repeat, these are not my top 100 commentators. The people listed below are t... more »

Great great nephew in the Christmas chorus at grandma’s church

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 6 hours ago
[image: Image may contain: 2 people, people standing] Jaxon, you were a star! (Great grandson of my sister-in-law) Cornerstone Baptist Church, Indianapolis

Planning New Year’s Resolutions?

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 6 hours ago
[image: Happy new year 2019 Royalty Free Vector Image - VectorStock] What are you planning for New Year's resolutions? I went back through my blog and for 2018 it was clean the coffee pot with vinegar and water, so I went back to January 2009 and I had thrown them all out except #5, which was to buy a new floor lamp. About 40 years ago I resolved to stop biting my finger nails, and I succeeded. On Jan. 1, 2008 I wrote about diets. "It's not rocket science. Reading and following even well-intentioned, healthy recipes can add pounds. A roasted pear, walnut and feta cheese salad ha... more »

Mulvaney Pick as Chief of Staff Encouraging Sign for Constitutionalists

Steve Byas at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: mulvaney-pick-as-chief-of-staff-encouraging-sign-for-constitutionalists] We can be cautiously optimistic that Mulvaney will give President Trump more conservative advice than is typical from presidential aides.

Some in U.K. Calling for Second Brexit Referendum

James Murphy at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: some-in-the-uk-calling-for-second-brexit-referendum] Some in the U.K. are floating the idea of a second Brexit referendum, which would offer citizens a chance to change their minds about leaving the European Union.

No Separation of Satan and State? Satanic “Christmas” Displays Aren’t Progress

Selwyn Duke at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: no-separation-of-satan-and-state-satanic-christmas-displays-aren-t-progress] What would the Founding Fathers have said about satanic displays at Christmastime on government property? Would they have insisted their First Amendment mandates allowing such or that something has gone terribly wrong with their American experiment?

Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal On What He Learned From Al Qaeda's Leader In Iraq Before Leading The Operation To Kill Him

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Image: General Stanley McChrystal. Photo AFP *Christopher Woody and Richard Feloni, Business Insider:* *What Stanley McChrystal learned from Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq before leading the operation to kill him* * As head of Joint Special Operations Command in Iraq, now-retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal led the effort to take out Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. * Al-Zarqawi, as the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, sought to ignite a sectarian conflict in the country after the US invasion. * In tracking down and killing al-Zarqawi, however, McChrystal came to respect his ability to lead the militants he ... more »

"And Yet..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"Life is given for wisdom, and yet we are not wise; for goodness, and we are not good; for overcoming evil, and evil remains; for patience and sympathy and love, and yet we are fretful and hard and weak and selfish. We are keyed not to attainment, but to the struggle toward it." - T. T. Munger

Ukraine To Lift Martial Law On December 26 If There Is No Russian Invasion

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Poroshenko talked to reporters in Kyiv *DW:* *Ukraine to lift martial law if there is no invasion* Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has pledged not to extend martial law unless there is a large-scale Russian attack in the coming days. Poroshenko has yet to confirm that he will run for president in March 2019. Ukrainian authorities would allow the martial law to expire on December 26 barring a Russian invasion, President Petro Poroshenko told reporters on Sunday. Last month, Kyiv declared a 30-day martial law order in ten Ukrainian regions after the Russian navy seized three Uk... more »

Israeli Army Discovers Fourth Hezbollah Attack Tunnel Crossing From Lebanon

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
A picture taken on December 5, 2018 from a position near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila shows the Israeli military, excavators, trailers and other vehicles operating on the other side of the border in search of Hezbollah tunnels (AFP Photo/Ali DIA) *Haaretz*:* Israeli Army Says Fourth Hezbollah Attack Tunnel Found Crossing From Lebanon* The tunnel no longer constitutes a threat but has been rigged with explosives, says military spokesman The Israeli army said on Sunday that over the weekend it found a Hezbollah attack tunnel crossing from Lebanon into Israel, the four... more »

“We are still in” totalitarians flunk basic reality

Robert at Ice Age Now - 7 hours ago
“They raged against energy and climate realists in Katowice, but should serve time for fraud.” – Paul Driessen ___________________ “As the huge climate gabfest in Poland winds down, it’s useful to reflect on what happened there,” write Paul Driessen, “what didn’t, and what was probably going through the minds of the 30,000 climate alarmists who ... Read more“We are still in” totalitarians flunk basic reality The post “We are still in” totalitarians flunk basic reality appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Is There Less The Matter With Kansas Now?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
Thursday we saw that Kansas state Senator Barbara Bollier, from the suburbs south of Kansas City, had quit the GOP and joined the Democrats. I ended with a question: Now... will Democrats influence Bollier towards understanding and adopting more progressive values? Or will Bollier influence Kansas Democrats in the legislature to become more conservative? My worries have just been compounded because, as Steve Kraske reported for the *Kansas City Star*, more Kansas Republicans are defecting or considering defecting. "In the wake of Bollier’s announcement," wrote Kraske, "Sen. Di... more »

Sunday Talks: White House Adviser Stephen Miller Discusses Recent Obamacare Decision and Border Security…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller joins Margaret Brennan to discuss the future of Obamacare and whether the government will shut down over the congressional funding battle regarding border security.

Sunday Talks: Michael Mukasey Discusses Current State of DOJ…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 8 hours ago
Former U.S. Attorney General under President George W. Bush Michael Mukasey weighs in on Trump’s appointment of William Barr to U.S. attorney general.

Turkey plans to buy 120 F-35 fighter jets from US: Erdogan

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Ankara intended to buy 120 US-made F-35 fighter jets amid speculations that the transfer might be halted. “We will buy 120 F-35 aircraft produced by the United States. Some of the components for the aircraft are produced in Turkey,” Erdogan said, speaking at a rally in Istanbul, which was aired by the NTV broadcaster. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Important intelligence sharing meeting held between Iraq, Syria, Russia, Iran in Baghdad

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – A large intelligence sharing meeting was held in Baghdad between the defense officials from Iraq, Russia, Syria, and Iran on Sunday, Al-Ekhbariya reported. The meeting was reportedly chaired by Major General Saad Mozher Al-Allaq of the Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate; it was attended by high ranking officials from all the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Four dead and 20 injured after massive explosion rocks Afrin market (video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
At least four people were killed and 20 injured after a car bomb went off in Afrin’s al-Hal market on Sunday, according to reports. Local media said that an explosives-laden vehicle was detonated in the busy vegetable market. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Afrin is controlled by Turkish-backed militants that seized […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iraqi forces nab 2 Daesh fighters in Mosul after infiltration from Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 P.M.) – Two Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists were captured by the Iraqi Armed Forces in the historical city of Mosul after they had infiltrated from neighboring Syria recently. “The forces of the Military Intelligence Directorate arrested two terrorists during a security operation in the city of Badush, west of Mosul,” Al-Ma’aloumah News […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US Coalition accuses Daesh of using protected structures against their forces in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – The official website of the U.S.-led Operation Inherent Resolve accused the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) on Sunday of using protected structures to attack their forces inside Syria. “On Dec. 15, a Coalition precision strike destroyed an ISIS command and control facility in a mosque in southern Hajin, Syria,” the statement began. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Battle for northern Yemen heats up as Sanaa tribes declare general mobilization for war

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – Just a week after the U.N.-sponsored Yemeni peace talks in Sweden, the warring parties in the northern part of the country have intensified their hostilities against one another. According to Yemen’s Saba News Agency, the residents and sheikhs of the Sanaa Governorate have declared a general mobilization for war against […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia pushing Turkey to attack Syrian Kurds: SDF commander

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 P.M.) – Russia is one of the main instigators of the turmoil in northern Syria, as they are pushing Turkey to launch an attack east of the Euphrates, a commander from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) tweeted on Sunday, as reported by Kurdistan 24. “Russia has frozen the campaign on Idlib because […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian Tu-160 heavy bombers return from Venezuela (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
Two Russian Tu-160 heavy strategic bombers, an An-124 airlift jet aircraft and an Il-62 airliner returned from Caracas in Venezuela to Engels Air Force Base in Russia, as shown in footage released on Saturday. “I would like to thank you again for such warm hospitality. As I said in my speech earlier, your warm climate […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iraqi Air Force kills several Daesh commanders in new attack on southeast Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:35 P.M.) – The Iraqi Air Force killed several commanders from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in a new attack on southeastern Syria, a new report said on Sunday. Citing the Director General of Iraq’s Interior Ministry, Abu ‘Ali Al-Basri, Al-Ma’aloumeh News said on Sunday at least sixteen Islamic State commanders were killed by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Lebanese FM fires back at Israel: ‘Lebanon protected by its army and resistance’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 P.M.) – Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil tweeted a response to Israel’s ongoing operation along the border on Sunday, saying that his nation is protected by its army and resistance forces. “Lebanon is protected by its army and resistance, and most importantly it is protected by its diversity and pluralism, which opposes […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish Army blows up YPG post in new missile strike (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Turkish Army carried out a new missile strike against the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the northeastern countryside of the Aleppo province this past week. According to pro-Free Syrian Army (FSA) media, the Turkish Army fired an anti-tank guided missile at a YPG tent in the front-lines in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US warns Syrian opposition against participating in Turkey’s planned offensive: Anadolu

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
US intelligence and diplomatic officials have urged the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (SMDK) not to support the planned Turkish military operation against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) east of the Euphrates River. Turkey’s Anadolu news agency cited a number US officials as saying in a message that any participation by SMDK or FSA in the operation is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian spy plane goes down over northwestern Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – A Russian spy plane crashed during a reconnaissance flight in northwestern Syria, today, a Syrian military communique said. According to the communique, the Russian-made Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone went down over the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate, today, after the aircraft experienced technical problems. The spy plane reportedly crashed inside […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Trump considers pulling US troops from Syria: Turkish FM

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday commented on the Khashoggi case, the US’ military presence in Syria, and a possible extradition of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. According to the Turkish Foreign Minister, Washington is considering pulling troops out of Syria. The US is yet to comment on the statement. “President [Donald] Trump, I think, is now considering leaving […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Daesh not giving up in Deir Ezzor as they fight back to Hajin (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:10 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terror organization has managed to fight their way back to the strategic town of Hajin after being expelled this past week. The terror group was able to fight their way back to Hajin after a series of losses at the hands of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey to consider working with Assad if he wins democratic election in Syria – FM

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – If Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad wins a democratic election in Syria, Turkey will consider working with him, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday. “If it is democratic election, and if it is a credible one then everybody should consider (working with him),” Cavusoglu said during a press conference […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

YPG forces kill half dozen Turkish-backed rebels in northwest Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) carried out two deadly attacks against the Turkish-backed rebels in northern Syria this past week. Led by their active sleeper cells, the YPG carried out both their attacks against the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) inside the Afrin region of northwest Aleppo. “On December […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Current FCC “Safety” Guidelines Were Written “When Cell Phones Were The Size of a Brick.” They Don’t Apply to 5G or Other Newer Tech.

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
By B.N. Frank Current U.S. “safety” guidelines were written over 20 years ago when “a cell phone was the size of a brick and there... more »

What’s Dark Fiber 5G?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 8 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich The dramatic unrelenting push for 5G implementation has an “unknown” infrastructure called “Dark Fiber,” as explained in the following video. Since... more »

Chicken Bones May Be the Legacy of Our Time

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
A new study argues that the sheer abundance of chicken consumption, coupled with the strange skeletons of modern chickens, will leave a unique fingerprint Some experts say we are now in the era of the “Anthropocene,” a term used … Continue reading →

Researchers Create First-Ever Honey Bee Vaccine

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
The compound protects against the American foulbrood disease, but the same technique could lead to protection against other major pathogens Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest medical breakthroughs—ridding the world of smallpox, limiting outbreaks of mumps and measles and putting … Continue reading →

Google’s New AI Is a Master of Games, but How Does It Compare to the Human Mind?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
After building AlphaGo to beat the world’s best Go players, Google DeepMind built AlphaZero to take on the world’s best machine players Google’s new artificial intelligence program, AlphaZero, taught itself to play chess, shogi, and Go in a matter of … Continue reading →

Ant Colonies Retain Memories That Outlast the Lifespans of Individuals

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
An ant colony can thrive for decades, changing its behavior based on past events even as individual ants die off every year or so Signals from other workers can tell ants when and where to fan out and search for … Continue reading →

Why Did Humans Lose Their Fur?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
We are the naked apes of the world, having shed most of our body hair long ago. Homo neanderthalensis, the earlier relatives of Homo sapiens, also evolved to shed most of their body hair. (Reconstruction based on Shanidar 1 … Continue reading →

Sharks Have Existed More or Less Unchanged For Millions of Years, Until Now

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
Shark populations off the east coast of Australia have been declining over the past 55 years with little sign of recovery, according to research published in the journal Communications Biology. Coastal shark numbers are continuing a 50-year decline, contradicting popular … Continue reading →

Most Biology Textbooks Overlook The Most Abundant Animals on The Planet

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
Insects are kind of a big deal. As many as 30 million species make up this ecologically important class, only a fraction of which we know about. Around 80 percent of all animal species are insects. Estimates put their numbers … Continue reading →

How Earth’s Future Could Soon Recreate a Lost World of 50 Million Years Ago

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
Humans have pulled too hard on our planet’s strings, and now we’re at a point where the global climate itself is unravelling. A new study suggests that if nothing is done to reduce our carbon emissions, we could essentially reverse … Continue reading →

A Neuroscientist Explains Why Multitasking Screens Is So Terrible For Your Brain

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
How many times have you sat down to watch TV or a movie, only to immediately shift your attention to your smartphone or tablet? Known as “media multitasking”, this phenomenon is so common that an estimated 178m US adults regularly … Continue reading →

Chronic Bullying Could Actually Reshape The Brains of Teens

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 8 hours ago
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but name-calling could actually change the structure of your brain. A new study has found that persistent bullying in high school is not just psychologically traumatising, it could also cause real and lasting damage … Continue reading →

EXPLOSIVE: Michael Cohen sentencing memo exposes serial liar with nothing to offer Mueller (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 8 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 38. The post EXPLOSIVE: Michael Cohen sentencing memo exposes serial liar with nothing to offer Mueller (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

“The Kindergarten is the free republic of childhood...” #QotD

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
*“Play is the first means of development of the human mind, its first effort to make acquaintance with the outward world, to collect original experiences from things and facts, and to exercise * *the powers of body and mind... * * “The Kindergarten is the free republic of childhood...” * ~ Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

Report: The U.S. Fleet Would Fail In A War Against Russia Or China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
Top to bottom: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) alongside Nimitz class carriers USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) & USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Pinterest *David Axe, National Interest:* *The 1 Reason Navy Aircraft Carriers Could Lose a Battle to Russia or China* If the Navy doesn't enhance its carrier wings, it risks the wings -- and, by extension, the carriers -- losing relevance, the study warned. "If the Navy is unable to trans­form its CVWs, Navy leaders should reconsider whether to continue investing in carrier aviation or shift the fleet’s resources to more relevant capabilities." The U.S.... more »

Trump’s Revision of US Health Care Might Be A Big Shock To The System…

Tim Bolen at BolenReport - 8 hours ago
Revising HOW We Pay For US Health Care Is A Waste Of Time – We Need To Revise WHAT It Is We Are Paying For… Drugs Do Not Heal – They Mask… Opinion By “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen Current US Health Care (ObamaCare) NEVER focuses on determining the cause of health problems and solving … Continue reading Trump’s Revision of US Health Care Might Be A Big Shock To The System… The post Trump’s Revision of US Health Care Might Be A Big Shock To The System… appeared first on BolenReport.

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