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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Friday, December 7, 2018

7 December - Blogs I'm Following - 2 of 3

10:00 pm MST

Constantinople: Ukrainian Church leader is now uncanonical

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 9 hours ago
October 12 letter proclaims Metropolitan Onuphry as uncanonical and tries to strong-arm him into acquiescing through bribery and force. The post Constantinople: Ukrainian Church leader is now uncanonical appeared first on The Duran.

Washington Post spins Tucker Carlson criticism of Trump

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 9 hours ago
Fake news reporting tries to show Carlson's criticism as like a Trump-hater, but the full interview paints a much different picture. The post Washington Post spins Tucker Carlson criticism of Trump appeared first on The Duran.

Theresa May Pushes Forward With Tuesday Brexit Vote

James Murphy at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: theresa-may-pushes-forward-with-tuesday-brexit-vote] The “Irish Backstop” remains the main stumbling block as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May faces a crucial (and perhaps doomed) vote next Tuesday.

Democrat Congresswoman Helps Illegals Into Country

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: democrat-congresswoman-helps-illegals-into-country] A second Democrat in Congress is helping flood the nation with future voters for her party by helping them submit (possibly phony) asylum claims.

Mexican President Peña Nieto Touts "Economic Integration" of North America

TNA Video at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: mexican-president-pena-nieto-touts-economic-integration-of-north-america] VIDEO - Unreported by the mainstream media in the U.S. or Canada were then-Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s remarks about the USMCA just prior to signing the agreement, alongside U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

United States Is Now World’s Largest Oil and Gas Producer

Bob Adelmann at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: united-states-is-now-world-s-largest-oil-and-gas-producer] The United States exported more crude oil than it imported last week, for the first time since 1943.

Lewis University Winter Commencement Rescheduled due to Mumps Outbreak

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 9 hours ago
According to Lewis University officials, the institution has rescheduled its winter commencement, originally scheduled for Dec. 15-16 to May 17-19 due to a mumps outbreak. The rescheduling will not delay the customary timeline for graduates to obtain their diplomas and have access to transcripts, according to the Chicago Tribune. Courses and final exams will continue […]

Grant Will Provide Low-Income Central Piedmont Students With Laptops

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 9 hours ago
With a $875,000 grant from the Gambrell Foundation of Charlotte, as many as 700 first-year, full-time students at Central Piedmont Community College will receive laptop computers, and approximately 3,500 students will receive laptops throughout the grant’s five-year period. Central Piedmont and the Gambrell Foundation have partnered in order to tackle the divide that makes it […]

CEO of University Hospital in Newark Resigns

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 9 hours ago
John N. Kastanis, CEO at University Hospital in Newark has resigned amid requests for his ouster following a New Jersey Health Department investigation of an outbreak that might have caused the death of three infants in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit. Kastanis announced his last day will be on Dec. 14 after serving as […]

After College Closure, Staff and Faculty Search for New Jobs

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 9 hours ago
Virginia College staff and faculty are now searching for new jobs after it was announced that the for-profit institution would close indefinitely after losing its accreditation. Virginia faculty and staff received an email from the school’s parent company, Education Corporation of America (ECA), confirming the school closure. According to CBS-affiliate WRDW, the college’s CEO Stu Reed […]

Remembering President George H. W. Bush

cmaadmin at Diverse - 9 hours ago
It was a privilege and honor for me to have a friendly and professional relationship with President George H.W. Bush. I found him to be an extraordinary man of love, values, principles, standards, honesty, compassion, loyalty, camaraderie and character.

Did President Trump Not Recite the Apostles’ Creed During President Bush’s Funeral?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Some social media users questioned the sincerity of President Trump's religious beliefs as exhibited during George H.W. Bush's funeral.

Deadly ‘Firenado’ That Formed in California Wildfire Explained

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A new study used satellite and radar data to suggest how a monstrous "firenado" the size of three football fields developed near Redding, Calif.

Elvis Lights Installed in German Town

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
The red shows an image of the singer striking a pose at a microphone and the green depicts his trademarked hip swivel dance.

Energy Dominance

LL at Virtual Mirage - 9 hours ago
On December 6, 2018, the US Geological SurveySummary announced an assessment of continuous oil and gas in Texas and New Mexico's Delaware Basin. It is the largest USGS has ever conducted, with an estimate of 46.3 billion barrels of oil and 281 trillion cubic feet of natural gas The Wolfcamp Shale and overlying Bone Spring Formation in the Delaware Basin portion of Texas and New Mexico's Permian Basin province contain a lot of energy that is just waiting to be extracted. It means that *American energy dominance is within our grasp*. Infrastructure needs to be built, refineries need t... more »

OPEC Agrees To Cut Oil Production

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*CNBC: **OPEC and allies agree to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day* * Major oil producers have reached a deal to cut oil production and boost the market. * The alliance will to take 1.2 million barrels per day off the market. * OPEC has agreed to exempt Iran from cutting production, Iranian Energy Minister Bijan Zangeneh said. Major oil producers have reached a deal to cut oil production and boost the market, following two days of grueling negotiations and despite opposition from U.S. President Donald Trump. OPEC clinched the deal with allied oil-producing nations... more »

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Succeeds Angela Merkel As German CDU Leader

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*Reuters: **Merkel protege Kramp-Karrenbauer succeeds her as German CDU leader* HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany’s Christian Democrats elected Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Friday to replace Angela Merkel as party leader, a decision that moves her into pole position to succeed Europe’s most influential leader as chancellor. Kramp-Karrenbauer, 56, is Merkel’s protege and was the continuity candidate favored by the party elite. She won the leadership with 517 votes out of 999 votes cast by delegates. Her rival, Friedrich Merz, won 482 votes in a run-off. A former state premier in Saar... more »

10 Ways to Relieve Stress this Holiday Season

Ashley Swanson at The Drs. Wolfson - 9 hours ago
Studies have shown holiday time to be stress time for many. Long days filled with longer lines, large crowds and endless to-do lists. Relatives. Parties. Food. Bills. It is no wonder the holiday season can also be a stressful time. That is why we have created a list of the top 10 ways to reduce […] The post 10 Ways to Relieve Stress this Holiday Season appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

TRUMP'S RASMUSSEN TWEET WAS A PATHETIC CRY FOR HELP, BUT NOT FOR THE REASON WE THOUGHT

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 9 hours ago
On Wednesday evening, President Trump tweeted this, quoting a poll number from the shamelessly pro-Republican polling firm Rasmussen: Working hard, thank you! pic.twitter.com/3SoWTkZjP6 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 6, 2018 The media saw a connection between the tweet and the day's other big news story in the capital: As *The Washington Post*'s Timothy Bella wrote: Although it’s not unusual for Trump to tweet about his higher-than-average polling numbers from Rasmussen, the timing of the tweet was peculiar, specifically on the day of Bush’s state funeral in which... more »

Ebola: OK, it's crunch time

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 10 hours ago
This morning's headlines about the latest Ebola outbreak in the Congo make grim reading. Butembo, with more than 1 million residents, is now reporting cases of the deadly hemorrhagic fever. That complicates Ebola containment work already challenged by rebel attacks elsewhere that have made tracking the virus almost impossible in some isolated villages. “We are very concerned by the epidemiological situation in the Butembo area,” said John Johnson, project coordinator with Medecins Sans Frontieres in the city. New cases are increasing quickly in the eastern suburbs and outlying, is... more »

Huawei: A Trojan Horse Inside Taiwan?

Wendell Minnick at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Wendell Minnick* *Taiwan, East Asia* How much of a threat is the telecommunications giant to Taipei? Taiwan’s national security concerns do not appear to match that of its lone bodyguard, the United States, after it was discovered that Huawei Technologies has opened its first official storefront on the self-ruled island of twenty-three million. Based in Shenzhen, China, Huawei hung its first shingle in Taipei in April and the company’s public relations effort is now in full Polar Express-mode at the Christmas extravaganza at Banqiao Station. Huawei-themed decorations dominated ... more »

A Major National Security Shakeup: Nauert In—and Kelly Out?

Curt Mills at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Curt Mills* *Politics, United States* The Trump administration is heading for its second major national security shuffle of the year. President Donald Trump has settled on Heather Nauert, the Fox & Friends alumnus and current State Department spokesman, as his appointment to the United Nations in New York. He confirmed the appointment to reporters in Washington on Friday; the choice will have to be approved by the Senate. It’s not clear as of this writing whether she would serve in the cabinet, as did her predecessor, Nikki R. Haley. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassado... more »

Russia Floats Proposal That Both The U.S. And Russia Jointly Operate U.S. Base In Syria. Coalition Says No

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
Members of 5th Special Forces Group conduct .50-cal weapons training during counter-ISIS operations at Al Tanf Garrison in southern Syria. (Staff Sgt. Jacob Connor/Army) *Military Times:* *Russia asked to joint operate a US base in Syria. Coalition says hard pass.* Russian officials have reportedly floated the idea of jointly running a U.S.-controlled corridor known as Al Tanf, located on the Iraq-Syria border near Jordan, where U.S. troops are garrisoned. The American-led coalition to defeat the Islamic State, though, said they are not interested. Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of... more »

“I Know Where All The Bodies Are Buried”: Clinton Foundation CFO Spills the Beans to FBI, IRS

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: clinton] The CFO of the Clinton Foundation allegedly handed over 6,000 pages of evidence to the FBI and IRS along with testimony about the illegal activities within the foundation. The post “I Know Where All The Bodies Are Buried”: Clinton Foundation CFO Spills the Beans to FBI, IRS appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Nikki Haley To Be Replaced By Blonde Version Of Nikki Haley

Caitlin Johnstone at 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] When UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced her upcoming resignation from the position, establishment loyalists spent the day awash with grief that the Trump administration was losing one of its remaining moderate Republican voices. “Nikki Haley, ambassador to the United Nations, has resigned, leaving the administration with one less moderate Republican voice,” tweeted the New York Times, without defining what specifically is “moderate” about relentlessly pushing for war and starvation sanctions at every opportunity and adamantly defending the slaughter of unarmed P... more »

THE YELLOW VESTS: A Mass Strike In France? Interview with Jacques Cheminade

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 10 hours ago
THE YELLOW VESTS: A Mass Strike In France? Interview with Jacques Cheminade Video of THE YELLOW VESTS: A Mass Strike In France? Interview with Jacques Cheminade As protests sweep France for the third weekend in a row, former French Presidential candidate and leader of the Solidarité et Progrès party (S&P) -- www.solidariteetprogres.org -- Jacques Cheminade joins us for an exclusive interview from Paris to convey the potential and opportunity which the Yellow Vest movement poses to secure a new economic order for Europe and the globe. For more details on the S&P program, see the ne... more »

France Shocked By Images Of Students On Their Knees Being Arrested By Baton-Wielding Officers

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
D'autres images de l'interpellation de dizaines de lycéens, aujourd'hui à Mantes-la-Jolie. pic.twitter.com/ghv8K91e7l — Violences Policières (@Obs_Violences) December 6, 2018 *RT: **Images of students’ arrests ‘shocking’, France in ‘exceptional violence’ – education minister* French education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer admitted that the images of students on their knees, while being arrested by baton-wielding officers are “shocking.” The controversial video from Mantes-la-Jolie released late Thursday has been a hot topic of discussion on social media. Depicting rows of educat... more »

The Poet: Dylan Thomas, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"* "Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave ... more »

“I Know Where All The Bodies Are Buried”: Clinton Foundation CFO Spills Beans To Investigators

Tyler Durden at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Kessel told MDA "There is no controlling Bill Clinton. He does whatever he wants and runs up incredible expenses with foundation funds," according to MDA's account of the interview. The post “I Know Where All The Bodies Are Buried”: Clinton Foundation CFO Spills Beans To Investigators appeared first on The Duran.

Images of students’ arrests ‘shocking’, France in ‘exceptional violence’ – education minister

RT at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Social media users compared the manner the officers were handling the arrestees with execution by firing squad. The post Images of students’ arrests ‘shocking’, France in ‘exceptional violence’ – education minister appeared first on The Duran.

Musical Interlude: Suzanne Ciani, "Anthem"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
Suzanne Ciani, "Anthem"

Are You Prepared for a Civil War?

PTAblues at Roscoe Reports - 11 hours ago

Betty Page Music Video

PTAblues at Roscoe Reports - 11 hours ago

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
Santa Rosa, New Mexico, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"Be Curious..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
"Children, be curious. Nothing is worse (I know it) than when curiosity stops. Nothing is more repressive than the repression of curiosity. Curiosity begets love. It weds us to the world. It's part of our perverse, madcap love for this impossible planet we inhabit. People die when curiosity goes. People have to find out, people have to know." - Graham Swift

“Depressing Survey Results Show How Extremely Stupid America Has Become”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*“Depressing Survey Results Show How * *Extremely Stupid America Has Become”* by Michael Snyder “Ten years ago, a major Hollywood film entitled “Idiocracy” was released, and it was an excellent metaphor for what would happen to America over the course of the next decade. In the movie, an “average American” wakes up 500 years in the future only to discover that he is the most intelligent person by far in the “dumbed down” society that he suddenly finds himself in. Sadly, I truly believe that if people of average intellect from the 1950s and 1960s were transported to 2018, they would ... more »

Sentenced In Virginia, MS-13 Machete Murderer Proves Trump Right

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: sentenced-in-virginia-ms-13-machete-murderer-proves-trump-right] It’s almost as if MS-13 is trying to prove that Donald Trump is right.

Bush Funeral Illustrates Usefulness of Liberal Republicans to the Left

Steve Byas at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: bush-funeral-illustrates-usefulness-of-liberal-republicans-to-the-left] The Left can find it in its heart to say good things about a Republican, after the Republican is dead, so that the Left can use the person's memory to attack another Republican.

Wintertime Arctic sea ice growth slows long-term decline: NASA

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop: Arctic sea ice [image credit: cbc.ca] Yes, it does say ‘slows’. There’s some rather convoluted logic about the present and future of Arctic sea ice going on here. Good luck to readers who think they can unravel it. But NASA does have to concede there’s a winter negative feedback…

Greenland Is Melting Faster Than Ever

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Reblogged from Watts Up With That: charles the moderator / December 7, 2018 From LiveScience By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor | December 5, 2018 02:00pm ET Each summer, large rivers emerge on the surface of Greenland, swiftly sending meltwater from the ice sheet into the sea. Credit: Sarah Das/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Greenland is […]

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 340 – 2018

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North

"What They Long For..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
“Caged birds accept each other but flight is what they long for.” - Tennessee Williams, “Camino Real”

Dalai Lama Says We Should Listen To Michael Mann

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 11 hours ago
The Dalai Lama says we need to trust those scientists who are pushing the global warming scam Some scientists believe climate change is the cause of unprecedented melting of the North Pole, and that effects these very uncertain weather patterns. … Continue reading →

Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-Up 12/7/18"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"Weekly News Wrap-Up 12/7/18"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "The stock market has made wild swings this week. Gregory Mannarino from TradersChoice.net comes on in a special one-on-one interview to make sense of it all. Mannarino gives his analysis on stocks, bonds, interest rates, gold and silver. Is the market setting up to go higher or fall on its head? Mannarino breaks it all down. The biggest story of the week barely got any coverage from the mainstream media (MSM) because the MSM did not like the outcome of the Muller investigation. Mueller personally signed off on givin... more »

School Apologizes For Teacher Who Allegedly Cut Native Child's Hair

White Wolf at White Wolf - 11 hours ago
President Russell Begaye has extended his solidarity to two Native students targeted in an alleged “cultural assault” during an Oct. 31 incident at Cibola High School. During a New Mexico Indian Education Advisory Council meeting on Monday, President Begaye met with the parents of a Navajo teen who was thrust into the spotlight after her English teacher orchestrated a Halloween stunt. The teacher, dressed like a voodoo witch, called the teen a “bloody Indian,” and used scissors to cut another Native student’s braid. “We stand with you,” President Begaye told the teen’s parents, wh... more »

World News Briefs -- December 7, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer waves next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, after narrowly beating her main opponent Friedrich Merz. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters *The Guardian:* *Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer elected Merkel's successor as CDU leader* *Winner of party vote tipped to become Germany’s next chancellor and Europe’s most powerful politician* Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a staunchly Catholic conservative career politician, has been elected as the successor to Angela Merkel as leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats. Kramp-Karrenbauer won by just 25 votes following a n... more »

France's Yellow Vests and Arab Social media Media : Trump , MB and glue sniffers

egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 11 hours ago
From two weeks ago or something when the “Gilets Jaunes” or Yellow Vests movement began to gain attention worldwide with their protests rocking France , I received a WhatsApp message from a Pro-regime TV host and journalist saying that the protests were sponsored by the CIA and Trump as an answer for the French President Emmanuel Macron call’s for a European army. I laughed and did not pay attention then to the message as he is used to sharing those wild anti-Arab spring pro-conspiracy theories all the time. Tonight I found non-politicized friends on Facebook sharing the same post c... more »

Marketplace—a fascinating website

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 11 hours ago
Sometimes I see something on Columbus Marketplace and wonder what Chip and Joanna Gaines (HGTV) could do with this? [image: Image may contain: house, sky, tree, cloud and outdoor] When selling property, it never hurts to remove the trash bags from the front yard. Of course, it says, “as is” and I guess new owner gets the trash. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/columbus/ “4BR 2bath 1846sf SF house in Grove City OH 43123 WB fireplace, finished attic/loft (can be converted to 5th BR), finished basement, 0.3 acre lot, built 1938, Southwestern school district. As-Is. cash/hard ... more »

Did a Principal Ban Candy Canes Because They Are Shaped Like J’s for ‘Jesus’?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The principal of Manchester Elementary in Nebraska was put on leave as a result of the candy cane controversy.

Moose Rings Alaska Home’s Doorbell

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
The couple thought maybe it was an aftershock or some kids playing a prank when the doorbell rang in their Anchorage home.

Court Deadlines Set Stage for More Russia Probe Details

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Special counsel Robert Mueller is expected to reveal more details about his Russia investigation as he faces court deadlines in the cases of two men who worked closely with President Donald Trump.

Kevin Hart Steps Down as Oscars Host Over Past Anti-Gay Tweets

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Hart said the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences gave him an ultimatum.

U.S. Government Pays Out Millions to Flu Shot Victims Killed or Paralyzed by Influenza Vaccine

AdminM at Health Impact News - 11 hours ago
Flu season is in full swing, and once again reports are coming in that formerly healthy people are suffering serious harm or even dying from taking the flu shot. The fact that the annual flu shot is deadly and dangerous is not a fact even in dispute. But these facts are seldom, if ever, communicated to the American public before marketing the flu shot to the entire population, including those most vulnerable such as young babies and sick seniors, as the flu shot is marketed in retail pharmacy stores across the nation as if they are just as safe as buying a candy bar or pack of gum.... more »

WHERE HAS ALL THE LOGIC GONE: Built upon the logic of Frege and Russell!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 11 hours ago
*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2018But what kind of logic was that?* In yesterday's report, we reintroduced The Horwich Conjecture—a naughty claim by Professor Horwich, he of NYU. Oof! According to Horwich, Wittgenstein has fallen into disfavor among "professional philosophers" (Horwich's term) because of the inconvenient conclusions he reached. According to Horwich, Wittgenstein voiced "extreme pessimism about the potential of philosophy—perhaps tantamount to a denial that there is such a subject" at all. According to Horwich, Wittgenstein came to believe that "the whole idea of" philo... more »

60 years ago, Springhill Mining Disaster hero Maurice Ruddick went to Georgia, where he couldn’t stay with his fellow white miners

Evelyn C. White at Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
Travelling near Springhill recently, I thought about Stacey Abrams, the Georgia politician who, in a bitter gubernatorial race against a white male opponent, lost her bid to become the first African-American woman to lead a state. The annual dispatch of a Christmas tree from Nova Scotia to Boston commemorates the province’s ties to Massachusetts residents […]

CN wants to buy HalTerm, and what that means for other prospective megaports in Nova Scotia

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 11 hours ago
News 1. ServiCom ServiCom has closed its call centre in Sydney, and laid off all 600 workers. “ServiCom site director Todd Riley blasted the company’s executive team for misleading him and all employees at the centre,” reports Chris Shannon for the Cape Breton Post: “Any time would be hard, but Christmastime? To me, it’s a very […]

How Many House Republicans Will Trump Drag Down With Him In 2020?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 11 hours ago
*Will voters have had enough of the circus in 2020? In a recession?* In a manner of speaking, 2020 is just around the corner. As long as the Democrats don't commit suicide by nominating another horribly flawed status quo kind of candidate like Biden, Gillibrand or Bloomberg, Pig Man should be a goner. So what about all those enablers and rubber stamps in the House? Can America be rid of them as well? Some but not as many as we would like. But... first let's look at John Harwood's supposition for CNBC that Trump may well be running in a recession his policies (and, to be fair, person... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 7, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
U.S. soldiers stand guard as a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft is moved on the eve of the 52nd Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol *Reuters:* *F-35 formally enters operational testing* (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense said on Thursday it would start field testing all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II fighter jets in combat conditions to evaluate operational effectiveness and suitability of their weapons systems. The testing is expected to be completed in the late summer of 2019 and the data will... more »

U.S. Security and Russia: Choices and Consequences

Jill Dougherty, Thomas Zamostny at Test Feed Using Fields - 11 hours ago
*Jill Dougherty, Thomas Zamostny* *U.S.-Russia Relations, Russia* America’s current strategy toward Russia, simply put, is not working; instead, it’s tying our hands. The United States and Russia are locked in an angry geopolitical confrontation that threatens to spiral into direct military conflict—even if neither country wants it. America’s current strategy toward Russia, simply put, is not working; instead, it’s tying our hands. It’s making Russia more aggressive externally and less democratic internally. The dangers are escalating. Diplomatic tools that prevented armed confl... more »

Three Ways to Rethink the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Alliance

Daniel R. DePetris at Test Feed Using Fields - 11 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Saudi Arabia, Middle East* Another look at the purpose and benefits of the alliance is overdue. Who ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi dissident writer and *Washington Post* columnist who was ambushed and killed last month in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by a fifteen-man assassination squad? Courtesy of in-depth reporting from the late Khashoggi’s former employer, that question is now all but answered. Based in part on electronic U.S. intelligence intercepts and other evidence handed over by Turkish authorities, the Central Intelligence Agen... more »

China Has the World’s Largest Electric Vehicle Fleet

IER at IER - 12 hours ago
As of the end of 2017, China had over half of the world’s total ownership of new energy vehicles (NEV)—those… The post China Has the World’s Largest Electric Vehicle Fleet appeared first on IER.

The EMF Health Summit is online and FREE from December 9 – 15, 2018

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
Are cell phones, wifi, and other common electronic devices poisoning your environment, harming your children, and causing a long list of serious diseases including cancer? Thousands of independent studies say YES… Here’s What You Can Do About It… Sign up for this online and FREE EMF health summit. If you are concerned about the ocean […] The post The EMF Health Summit is online and FREE from December 9 – 15, 2018 appeared first on Health Nut News.

Three more blood pressure drugs recalled over cancer concern

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
The generic drug company Mylan Pharmaceuticals, has recalled three commonly prescribed blood pressure medications due to concerns that they could include small amounts of N-nitrosodiethylamine (or NDEA) a cancer-causing impurity. Each of the recalled drugs includes the blood-pressure medication valsartan, which has itself been the subject of a series of recalls by several drug companies since July […] The post Three more blood pressure drugs recalled over cancer concern appeared first on Health Nut News.

Huawei Arrest Raises Thorny Questions of Law Enforcement and Foreign Policy

rwilliams at Lawfare - 12 hours ago
President Trump and President Xi in Beijing. 2017 (Source: The White House) On Dec. 5, news broke that Canadian authorities had arrested the chief financial officer of Chinese telecom-equipment company Huawei at the request of the United States. The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly seeking extradition of CFO Meng Wanzhou, the daughter and possible successor of Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei, for violations of U.S. sanctions against Iran (though Canadian and U.S. officials have yet to reveal the charges). The arrest immediately rattled global markets and raised new doubts ab... more »

History Suggests Proving Collusion Between the Trump Campaign and Russia May be Impossible

dlevin at Lawfare - 12 hours ago
The Kremlin, Moscow (Source: Flickr/Mark Pegrum) When the Mueller investigation began in May 2017, many people hoped that it would shed light on what was perhaps the central question regarding Russia’s intervention in the 2016 U.S. election: whether the Trump campaign actively colluded with the Russian government’s interference operation. Evidence in the media, in public intelligence community findings, from the Senate intelligence committee investigation, and in charging documents from the special counsel has made plain that Russia deployed an intentional and sophisticated influ... more »

U.S. Accused Of “A Declaration Of War” Against China As Stock Market Teeters On The Precipice Of Disaster

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Michael Snyder Things are sure getting wild on Wall Street. On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted almost 800 points before roaring back... more »

Yellow Vests Rise Against Neo-Liberal ‘King’ Macron

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 12 hours ago
By Diana Johnstone in Paris Every automobile in France is supposed to be equipped with a yellow vest. This is so that in case of accident or breakdown on a highway, the driver can put it on to ensure visibility and avoid getting run over. So the idea of wearing your yellow vest to demonstrate against unpopular government measures caught on quickly. The costume was at hand and didn’t have to be provided by Soros for some more or less manufactured “color revolution”. The symbolism was fitting: in case of socio-economic emergency, show that you don’t want to be run over. As everybo... more »

Trump Practically Apologized To Pakistan And Begged For Its Help In Afghanistan

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 12 hours ago
The US is increasingly being squeezed out of the real Afghan peace process streamlined by the Golden Ring of multipolar Great Powers and led by the Russian-Chinese-Pakistani Trilateral, hence Khalilzad’s desperate attempt to make it seem like America still matters. The post Trump Practically Apologized To Pakistan And Begged For Its Help In Afghanistan appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Greece’s Tsipras tells Russia he’s concerned by Turkish arms purchases

Reuters UK at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The post Greece’s Tsipras tells Russia he’s concerned by Turkish arms purchases appeared first on The Duran.

Putin does not rule out connecting South Europe to Turkish Stream via Greece

TASS at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The post Putin does not rule out connecting South Europe to Turkish Stream via Greece appeared first on The Duran.

OPEC countries agree to reduce oil production

TASS at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The post OPEC countries agree to reduce oil production appeared first on The Duran.

Trump’s Timidity is Letting Comey Off the Hook

Consortium News at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The post Trump’s Timidity is Letting Comey Off the Hook appeared first on The Duran.

Why Russia won’t invade the Ukraine, the Baltic statelets or anybody else

The Saker at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The post Why Russia won’t invade the Ukraine, the Baltic statelets or anybody else appeared first on The Duran.

Russia ready to switch off Visa & Mastercard ahead of tougher US sanctions

RT at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The post Russia ready to switch off Visa & Mastercard ahead of tougher US sanctions appeared first on The Duran.

Merkel’s ally Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer elected to lead Germany’s CDU party

RT at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The post Merkel’s ally Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer elected to lead Germany’s CDU party appeared first on The Duran.

Trump nominates ex-TV host Nauert with limited political experience to be next UN envoy

RT at The Duran - 12 hours ago
Trump's pick doesn't come as a surprise, as the US president said in November that Nauert was being seriously considered for the post. The post Trump nominates ex-TV host Nauert with limited political experience to be next UN envoy appeared first on The Duran.

Trump Confirms Barr As AG Nominee, Nauert As UN Ambassador Pick

Zerohedge at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The post Trump Confirms Barr As AG Nominee, Nauert As UN Ambassador Pick appeared first on The Duran.

Saturday is “Act Four”: Yellow Vests face off against 89,000 Macron army (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 12 hours ago
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 32. The post Saturday is “Act Four”: Yellow Vests face off against 89,000 Macron army (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Displaced Returns Turning Into A Trickle In Iraq

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
(IOM)The International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) latest report on the displaced (IDPs) showed that the number of returns has declined again. That follows continued polls of IDPs that have found fewer and fewer people have any interest in going back to their home areas. The IOM counted 4,113,624 returns. Unsurprisingly, the majority of returns went to the five provinces that saw major fighting with the Islamic State. Ninewa had 1,591,734 returns, Anbar 1,283,292, Salahaddin 575,676, Kirkuk 313,788, and Diyala 222,342. The other provinces with returns were Baghdad at 84,252... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 7

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1915 Ottomans attacked British forces in Kut 1980 Saddam announced that Iraq was going on the defensive in the Iran-Iraq War Saddam thought he could seize Khuzistan province leading to revolt against Khomeini govt but didn’t happen Thought Iran would negotiate new border agreement Failure to take Dezful or Abadan meant Iranian supply lines intact and could regroup (Musings On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Iran-Iraq War, The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988*) (M... more »

Mylan recalled three blood pressure medications that had impurities

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2018/12/06/mylan-pharmaceuticals-blood-pressure-medicine-recall-valsartan-amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-fda/2230721002/ Advertisements

Doctors say amoebas in tap water turned woman’s brain into ‘bloody mush’

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://nypost.com/2018/12/07/doctors-say-amoebas-in-tap-water-turned-womans-brain-into-bloody-mush/?utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook

Waking Up at 5 a.m. Isn’t Enough to Make You a Successful Entrepreneur

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/322935

Skinny pill ‘will allow you to eat as much as you want without gaining weight.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/skinny-pill-will-allow-you-13697336?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mirror_main

Story Of How A Mughal Queen Invented Biryani, A Dish That Unites The Foodies Of Entire India.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://m.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/story-of-how-a-mughal-queen-invented-biryani-a-dish-that-unites-the-foodies-of-entire-india-357997.html

Vegetable Oils: Beware of Common Fats That Are Even More Dangerous Than Trans Fats.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/2018/08/21/2449/

‘Bionic mushroom’ generates electricity

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://www.element14.com/community/groups/power-management/blog/2018/11/19/bionic-mushroom-generates-electricity?CMP=SOM-FACEBOOK-PRG-BLOG-CATWELL-BIONICMUSHROOM-COMM

Still Using Regular Health And Beauty Products? Here’s Why You Need To Switch To Natural Ones

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 12 hours ago
https://healthlylifetips.wordpress.com/2018/11/14/still-using-regular-health-and-beauty-products-heres-why-you-need-to-switch-to-natural-ones/

This Banking Scandal is Awful … Even for Wells Fargo

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Simon Black, Sovereign Man I guess none of this should surprise me anymore. Our old friends at Wells Fargo are involved in yet another... more »

In the New Fight for Online Privacy and Security, Australia Falls: What Happens Next?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Danny O’Brien With indecent speed, and after the barest nod to debate, the Australian Parliament has now passed the Assistance and Access Act, unopposed... more »

Intelligence’s Three Big Problems In The Information Age

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Zachery T. Brown (RCD)*: *Librarians of Babel: Intelligence’s Three Big Problems in the Information Age* *Summary* The U.S. Intelligence Community faces major challenges resulting from the information revolution. First, an exponential increase in the volume of data being generated threatens to overwhelm an already over-tasked collection and analytic structure. Secondly, the vast majority of useful information today is publicly-available, a fact the IC has struggled to come to terms with and that could obviate its classified collection model. Lastly, both of these problems contrib... more »

Hitchens: Why the West Repeatedly Misrepresents Russia

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*Peter Hitchens* | Can the West overcome this propaganda-induced collective psychosis,

Remembering Pearl Harbor

PA Pundits - International at PA Pundits – International - 12 hours ago
“December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy.” Publius · Dec. 7, 2018 In October 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared, “I have said this before, but I shall say it again and again and again: Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.” This was a reiteration of […]

Navy boys and their high-speed, low-drag toys

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 13 hours ago
As a brighter note on Pearl Harbor Day, here's a video released at this year's Strike Fighter Ball. It shows the squadrons of Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic at work and at play. You'll find many video clips of past Strike Fighter Balls on YouTube. Peter

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Birds Dying at Alarming Rates in Collier County A Border Patrol agent who shot four women in the head has been indicted on a capital murder charge Sweden's Parliamentary Election CrisisChinese Scientist Who Gene-Edited Babies Mysteriously Missing "Your Bishops, Kill Them": Duterte Says Most Catholic Priests Gay, Useless; Warns Against Moralizing Trade Truce Over? Canada Arrests Huawei CFO At US RequestHow Poppy Bush's Brother, "Uncle Bucky," Made A Killing Off The Iraq WarsCalifornia just became the first state to require solar panels on all new homes. Here's how ... more »

Four Cops Charged for Savagely Beating One of Their Own Officers Who was Undercover During Protests

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: protests] Police violence during the Jason Stockley protests was so over the top that four cops have been charged with beating one of their own officers. The post Four Cops Charged for Savagely Beating One of Their Own Officers Who was Undercover During Protests appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

India Builds Up Its Navy To Counter China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Indian sailors aboard anti-submarine corvette INS Kadmatt arrive in Manila for a four-day goodwill visit in the Philippines, October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco *Business Insider:* *India is beefing up its navy to counter China's increasingly powerful fleet* * India and China, the world's two most populous countries, have a long history of conflict. * In recent years, India has been watching China's navy expand into the Indian Ocean. * Now New Delhi plans to bolster its fleet in order to keep an edge in the ocean it abuts on two sides. India has watched warily as China's navy h... more »

Tolerating A Fraud

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 13 hours ago
Paul Krugman has coined a phrase which really encapsulates who -- or what -- Donald Trump is. Krugman writes that he's "a rebel without a clue." Nowhere is that more apparent than on the subject of trade: Even as he declared himself Tariff Man, Trump revealed that he doesn’t understand how tariffs work. No, they aren’t taxes on foreigners, they’re taxes on our own consumers. When trying to make deals, he seems to care only about whether he can claim a “win,” not about substance. He has been touting the “U.S. Mexico Canada Trade Agreement” as a repudiation of NAFTA, when it’s actu... more »

7,000 Years Since Polar Bears Went Extinct

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 13 hours ago
The Arctic was ice-free 7,000 years ago. ice cover in the Arctic Ocean was greatly reduced some 6000-7000 years ago. The Arctic Ocean may have been periodically ice free Less Ice In Arctic Ocean 6000-7000 Years Ago — ScienceDaily Government … Continue reading →

NASA : Nonexistent Ice Thickening Faster Than It Used To

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 13 hours ago
NASA, which predicted Arctic sea ice would be gone by now, says Arctic sea ice is thickening faster than it used to – but the earth is still doomed. Steve Goddard on Twitter: “You can’t stop “long term decline” This … Continue reading →

US Want Sochi/Astana Talks Ended: Russian Campaign Against US Plan to Divide Syria

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 13 hours ago
* Link* "US Special Representative for Syria Engagement* James Jeffrey has called on Russia to exert efforts to convene the Syrian constitutional* committee on December 14, *proposing to end the Sochi/Astana peace talks if the committee is not put together.* During a press conference Monday at the State Department, Jeffrey noted that Washington is looking forward to UN envoy Staffan de Mistura’s report to the Security Council on December 14, describing it a*s "the key point where we see whether we are going to have the political process moving forward under the UN.”* *🔴 The Specia... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
Better buy them by the case... or truckload.

"Where Is King Henry Now That We Need Him?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
“In this year, before Christmas, King Henry sent from Normandy to England, and commanded that all the moneyers that were in England should be deprived of their members; that was the right hand of each, and their testicles beneath. That was because the man that had a pound could not buy for a penny at a market. And the bishop Roger of Salisbury sent over all England, and commanded them all that they should come to Winchester at Christmas. When they came thither they were taken one by one, and each deprived of the right hand and the testicles beneath. All this was done within the twel... more »

True Change In Society - The Wisdom of Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 13 hours ago
*"Whatever the failings of a society, it is not advisable to solve them with violence. Some people may say, ‘But when everything needs to be changed, violence is necessary.’ No, and first of all we must never confuse change with upheaval. It is never by means of violence that true change can be realized. In fact, it has often been observed that violence always brings about greater evils than those it claims to cure. In truth, making change in society is the responsibility of every one of us. No matter how highly placed or powerful, no single person can proclaim, ‘From now on th... more »

"This Banking Scandal is Awful… Even for Wells Fargo"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"This Banking Scandal is Awful… Even for Wells Fargo"* by Simon Black "I guess none of this should surprise me anymore. Our old friends at Wells Fargo are involved in yet another banking scandal. And this one is really bad… people wrongfully lost their homes and ended up on the street. But before I get into the details of this particularly atrocious mishap, let’s have a quick recap of Wells’ “greatest hits.” Back in April, Wells was hit with a $1 billion fine for selling 570,000 clients auto insurance they didn’t need and also charging mortgage borrowers erroneous fees. By the ban... more »

"Capture the Flag"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Capture the Flag"* by James Howard Kunstler "A titanic battle between Mr. Trump and his antagonists looms in the political gloaming of the new year. It may not be resolvable by conventional means since the Intel and Justice agencies have been leading a two-year coup-by-subterfuge against the president, with Robert Mueller as the spearhead, leaving a slime-trail of sedition and prosecutorial misconduct that they are now desperately trying to cover up. How then can the corrupted Department of Justice and its stepchild, the FBI, be relied on to adjudicate these unprecedented crimes ... more »

Now 97, Navy Veteran Recalls 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
The young sailor watched from afar as explosions and gunfire consumed his comrades.

On the Friendship Between David Hume and Adam Smith

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 13 hours ago
*The Infidel and the Professor: David Hume, Adam Smith and the Friendship that Shaped Modern Thought*, by Dennis C. Rasmussen, provides an interesting portrait of the intellectual environment in which David Hume and Adam Smith did their work, and the deep friendship that developed between them after their first meeting, which, according to Rasmussen, happened in 1749. Hume has exercised an amazing amount of influence on several important thinkers. Immanuel Kant, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, and Adam Smith were influenced by him. Rasmussen compares the friendship between Hume an... more »

The Global Perspective on America - Part 1 - Donald Trump

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 13 hours ago
Those of that live in North America get a very steady diet of anti-Trump sentiment, particularly from the hosts of American late night television and the liberal press. The bias in this reportage begs the question; how does the global community feel about Donald Trump and the United States as a whole. Thanks to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center we have a good sense of how the world feels about the Trump Presidency on the second anniversary of Trump's election, how his approval compares to the leaders of other influential nations and how the rest of the world feels about Ame... more »

Authors try to duplicate bad data, fail miserably

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 13 hours ago
We’ve seen plagiarizers plagiarizing plagiarizers, but here’s what seems to be a first: A journal has retracted an article that duplicated text…from a paper that had been retracted for containing dubious data. The Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science published the recycled paper, titled “Development and in vitro-in vivo characterization of chronomodulated multi-particulate drug delivery system of … Continue reading Authors try to duplicate bad data, fail miserably

MI: Baldfaced Power Grab

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 14 hours ago
Lansing is witnessing one of the most extraordinary power grabs ever attempted, and one of the targets of these lame duck Republicans is the state board of education. Several actions are being attempted by the legislature, and they include an attempt to complete supplant the constitutionally established and democratically elected state board of education. The move to overturn the democratic process is not unusual for either education or Michigan. Reeformsters have long used the move of pushing aside, dissolving, or neutering elected school boards, and Michigan also has s history of... more »

Like Vaccines? Thank The Military

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 blogs - 14 hours ago
As academia slid left politically in America beginning in the 1970s, an uncomfortable reality began to be swept under metaphorical university rugs; a whole lot of academic scientific innovation is due to military need. Like that your child's modern baby seat can't erupt in flame? Thank the Roman military of almost 2,000 years ago. Like heating up your recyclable pouch of avocado toast points in the microwave? Thank the American military of World War II,(1) when Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer discovered their culinary benefit while working on RADAR. read more

Solar and Wind Energy Shows Potential to Grow in Brazil

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Scarlet Bringuenti Bennett RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Solar and wind energy development is set to grow in Brazil over the next 5-10 years, and according to some reports, may account for 8.12 percent and 0.95 percent of the Brazilian electricity usage. In a recent report by local media outlet O Globo, the cost […] The post Solar and Wind Energy Shows Potential to Grow in Brazil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazilian Judge Suspends Embraer-Boeing Merger Talks

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A Brazilian judge in São Paulo has suspended temporarily the merger between Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and its U.S. counterpart, Boeing. According to Judge Victorio Giuzio Neto, however, the suspension does not prohibit negotiations to advance, only a decision to be taken at this […] The post Brazilian Judge Suspends Embraer-Boeing Merger Talks appeared first on The Rio Times.

Orchestra to Perform the Works of Tim Burton at Rio’s Cidade das Artes

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Saturday, December 8th, the ‘Orquestra Petrobras Sinfônica’ (Petrobras Symphony Orchestra) will be returning to Rio with a tribute to the cinematic soundtracks of American director Tim Burton. The concert will take place at the ‘Cidade das Artes’ (City of Arts) in Barra da Tijuca. […] The post Orchestra to Perform the Works of Tim Burton at Rio’s Cidade das Artes appeared first on The Rio Times.

Something for Everyone in Barra da Tijuca While Visiting Rio

Newsroom Intern at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Scarlet Bringuenti Bennett, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – With summer here and an increase in seasonal tourism, the Zona Oeste (West Zone) neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca is guaranteed to have something for everyone, including; amazing restaurants, art, shopping centers, great surf and much more. Hiking Pedra da Gávea Pedra da Gávea […] The post Something for Everyone in Barra da Tijuca While Visiting Rio appeared first on The Rio Times.

China is Angry With Trump’s Trade ‘Antics'

Gordon G. Chang at Test Feed Using Fields - 14 hours ago
*Gordon G. Chang* *Trade, People's Republic of China* As the “clash” between the United States and China looks increasingly existential in nature, the American public should be prepared for a long fight. “You don’t do this with the Chinese,” said one of China’s former officials to the *Washington Post* this week. “You don’t triumphantly proclaim all their concessions in public. It’s just madness.” Beijing officials do not know what to think in the aftermath of Saturday’s dinner in Buenos Aires between President Donald Trump and Chinese ruler Xi Jinping. As the *Post* reports, “O... more »

Navy Aircraft Carriers Are Getting a Big Firepower Boost (Thanks to the F-35)

Kris Osborn at Test Feed Using Fields - 14 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * The Navy’s first-of-its-kind carrier-launched F-35C has been conducting aerial maneuvers, weapons integration, “cyclical” flight take-off missions and other war operations from the flight deck of a Nimitz-Class carrier in recent weeks, marking the first operational tests of the stealth fighter slated to deploy in 2021. The Navy’s first-of-its-kind carrier-launched F-35C has been conducting aerial maneuvers, weapons integration, “cyclical” flight take-off missions and other war operations from the flight deck of a Nimitz-Class carrier in recent weeks, m... more »

French President Macron's Approval Rating Is Now At 18%

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) on a visit to the riot-battered neighbourhood around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, December 2, 2018. Thibault Camus/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo *The SUN:* *Beleaguered Emmanuel Macron predicts ‘major violence’ across France this weekend as approval rating crashes to record low of 18 per cent* Protesters across France are set to take to the streets again on Saturday despite the government caving in over the controversial fuel price hike. EMMANUEL Macron’s approval rating has crashed below 20 per cent today as he predicts more “major violence... more »

I'M SKEPTICAL OF BETO-MANIA, BUT REPUBLICANS ARE AFRAID OF HIM, AND SO FAR THEY'VE GOT NOTHING

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 14 hours ago
I have doubts about Beto O'Rourke as a 2020 presidential candidate -- the field could include many strong, capable candidates who've actually won big races, including quite a few women and non-whites, yet he's our best hope? However, what I'm reading in the right-wing media suggests that Republicans are worried about him (though they don't want you to know that), and so far they have very little to pin on him. In the *New York Post,* Maureen Callhan concern-trolls the Democrats in a piece titled "If the Dems Want to Lose in 2020, Beto O’Rourke Is the Perfect Candidate." Her backup f... more »

Mass protests in Colombia mar president's first 100 days but reveal a nation marching toward peace

Fabio Andres Diaz, Researcher on Conflict, Peace and Development, International Institute of Social Studies at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Strikes and rallies have gripped Colombia for months. That's bad news for its new government but a sign of progress in a country that had little tolerance for dissent during its 52-year civil war.

Nominating a crony, loyalist or old buddy for attorney general is a US presidential tradition

Austin Sarat, Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
President Trump has been criticized for the appointment of political allies as attorney general. But history is filled with examples of AGs who were friends and political supporters of the president.

Russia offered US to jointly control Tanf region – report

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 P.M.) – The Russian military offered the U.S. Coalition to jointly control the Al-Tanf region in southeast Homs, the Sputnik News Agency reported on Friday. Citing Russian Chief of Staff General Valeri Gerasimov, the Sputnik News Agency reported that Moscow offered the U.S. Coalition joint control of the Al-Tanf region in order […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian missile corvette arrives at Black Sea Fleet base (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
Russia’s latest cruise missile corvette, the Orekhovo-Zuevo, arrived at the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet base in Sevastopol from Novorossiysk on Friday, after successfully completing state sea trials. A ceremony in which the naval flag is raised will be held in the city later this month. The Orekhovo-Zuevo is the seventh Buyan-M class corvette in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian President formally invited to visit Abkhazia

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad was formally invited this week to visit the Republic of Abkhazia, the Sputnik News Agency reported on Friday. Citing Abkhazia’s head of state Raul Khadjimba, the Sputnik News report said the latter is confident that Assad would be visiting the small republic in the near future. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Nearly 80 Daesh, SDF fighters killed in southeast Deir Ezzor

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – Dozens of fighters from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been killed in and around the key town of Hajin in southeast Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Friday morning. According to the SOHR report, approximately 80 fighters from the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel secretly trained troops in Europe for Hezbollah tunnel operation: report

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) – Israel secretly trained 11 soldiers from the Engineering Corps for this latest operation to destroy Hezbollah’s tunnels along the Lebanese border, the Haaretz publication reported. According to the Haaretz article, the soldiers involved were secretly trained in an undisclosed European country before they began “Operation Northern Shield.” The Israeli Defense […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia’s cruise missile corvette arrives at Black Sea Fleet’s main naval base

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s latest missile corvette Orekhovo-Zuyevo has completed state trials and arrived for the first time at Sevastopol where it will be based, the Fleet’s press office reported on Friday. “The Black Sea Fleet’s newest small missile ship Orekhovo-Zuyevo has successfully completed its passage from Novorossiysk and has for the first time […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Lebanese intelligence reveals Daesh member’s plot to kidnap Swedish diplomats

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
A military court in Lebanon has accused a 20-year-old Swedish citizen of Arab origin of preparing terrorist acts on behalf of Daesh. According to the Lebanese intelligence services, the man was part of the group that plotted to kidnap children of diplomats together with fellow Daesh supporters in Sweden, the daily newspaper Expressen reported. The Swedish citizen was detained earlier this year in the Palestinian refugee camp Nahr al-Bared […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Houthi forces launch new offensive inside southern Saudi Arabia

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Houthi forces launched a new offensive in southern Saudi Arabia last night, targeting the Coalition defenses inside the Najran Province. Backed by heavy artillery, the Houthi forces began their assault by storming the Saudi Coalition’s defenses inside Muraba Shagha area of Najrrann. According to the official media wing of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

No-deal Brexit: Disruption at Dover 'could last six months' per BBC News who muddy the waters of on medicines

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 hours ago
Read this part of this BBC article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46480374 'Current advice is that there should be a six-week stockpile of medicines in the UK to cover the possibility of disruption after a no deal Brexit. About 90% of medicines imported by the UK and the Republic of Ireland come in through Dover.' So what proportion of medicines are imported as opposed to produced in the UK? Will this "disruption" affect 90% of 90%? Or 90% of 10%? What is the truth, and why don't I trust the Remoaners at the BBC to tell me the truth?

Oscars 2019: Kevin Hart quits as host amid tweets row per BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 hours ago
The BBC's news reporting priorities stink of agenda following and agenda setting. Currently the BBC's second most important news article is this one https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46479017 The BBC article lead line is: 'US comedian and actor Kevin Hart says he has stepped down from hosting the 2019 Oscars following a controversy over homophobic tweets.' What's actually shocking is what Kevin Hart said 10 years ago, prepare yourself for saying something so reprehensible: '"One of my biggest fears is my son growing up and being gay. That's a fear," he told the audience... more »

"Preble Street Resource Center saved my life"

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 15 hours ago
This is where Mary Beth works.....nice to see something good on TV for once.

British Government Publishes Full Brexit Legal Advice and it's not what Theresa 'Quisling' May told us was the case

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 15 hours ago
'Cox wrote: "In conclusion, the current drafting… does not provide for a mechanism that is likely to enable the UK lawfull to exit the Uk wide customs union without a subsequent agreement. This remains the case even if parties are still negotiating many years later, and even if the parties believe that talks have clearly broken down and there is no prospect of a future relationship agreement."' More here https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/05/british-government-publishes-full-brexit-legal-advice/ but as little as possible on the Remoaner BBC. I said that the UK would never rea... more »

NATO's Aggression Reaches for Russian Waters

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 15 hours ago
*December 7, 2018* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - The recent Kerch Strait incident marks a new low amid the US-led expansion of NATO eastward. The intentional provocation executed by Kiev saw three Ukrainian naval vessels seized by Russia. The vessels were intentionally violating protocol for passing through the Strait - protocol previously agreed upon by Kiev and previously observed by Ukrainian naval vessels. The extent to which Ukraine was aware of these protocols and the 2003 agreement that put them in place includes entire events organized in Ukraine by NATO-sponsored "think tanks"... more »

George HW Bush 21 Aircraft Missing Man Flyover

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago

Next Stop For Britiain's Newest Aircraft Carrier Is The Arctic

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Sutherland and HMS Iron Duke. ukdj: *HMS Queen Elizabeth to sail for Arctic to support secretive air transport mission* British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is to sail to the Arctic Circle in a few weeks to support a multinational air transport mission, it has been revealed. The new carrier was returning from recent trials with F-35 jets but it’s understood that she is being redirected for this mission. The vessel is being deployed to act as an emergency landing option should the cargo aircraft require its usage and the loading of provisions. Othe... more »

Are they Bush values, and what happened to them?

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 15 hours ago
Daniel Henninger remembers what happened in the 1990s, and it wasn’t President Trump in the Wall Street Journal. “Most of the Bush values can be found on any list of what are called—or used to be called—virtues. It is telling that these same simple virtues are now being praised by a media that has done so much in the past 30 years to undermine them.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-didnt-kill-the-bush-values-1544053897?fbclid=IwAR3VqUXD2tkEEw39P17-ak0voNmiht5V_InCevSLoZ7sOqK0zTMfkCASJS8 I wasn’t even a Republican back then, yet I thought the way the media savaged Barbara Bush a... more »

GOP Has Declared War-- On Democracy

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 15 hours ago
*Liberty Revisited by Nancy Ohanian* Last month, North Carolina Democrats didn't come close to winning with chamber of the state legislature but they did accomplished something very important in both chambers-- they broke the Republican supermajority in each. In the state Senate, the 34-15 Republican veto-proof majority is now a simple 29-21 majority, strong, but not strong enough top override a veto from the Democratic governor, Roy Cooper. Same thing happened in the state House, where the 75-45 GOP supermajority is now 66-54 (6 fewer than what they need to override). So... how is ... more »

Rio Nightlife Guide for Friday, December 7, 2018

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Friday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. LIVE: Gal Costa @ Vivo Rio (Glória) – Gal Costa is playing live tonight in support of her new album ‘A Pele do Futuro’ (The Skin of the Future) On […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Friday, December 7, 2018 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Japan Is Going All In on the F-35

David Axe at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* And it has to do with China. Japan has decided to buy a lot more F-35 stealth fighters. Officials from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito agreed in a Dec. 5, 2018 meeting to acquire 99 Lockheed Martin F-35s to replace an equal number of Boeing F-15s that Japan acquired in the 1980s. Japan already has 42 F-35s on order at a cost of around $7 billion. Tokyo selected the conventional-takeoff F-35A model to replace the Japanese air force's 73 aging F-4E fighters, which in 2018 still served with two squadron... more »

Plot To Overthrow FDR Documentary

PTAblues at Roscoe Reports - 16 hours ago

Recovering from Pearl Harbor

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Today the USA, and the US Navy in particular, remembers the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 that dragged this country into the Second World War. There will be many words written and spoken about the solemnity of the occasion, and exhortations to "Never forget!". However, there's another aspect to Pearl Harbor that we mostly do forget. That's the enormous, complex, expensive salvage efforts that commenced almost at once, to repair as many damaged ships as possible and return them to the fight. Many people don't realize how successful it was. Of the battleships that fought and won... more »

Skeletal fluorosis, Sri Lanka

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 16 hours ago
Hewavithana PB, Jayawardhane WM, Gamage R, Goonaratna C. Skeletal fluorosis in Vavuniya District: an observational study. The Ceylon medical journal. 2018 Sep 30;63(3):139-142. BACKGROUND: The WHO recommended safe upper limit for fluoride in drinking water is 1.5 mg/l. Groundwater sources in many parts of Sri Lanka … Continue reading →

Why You Don’t Need To Worry About The ‘Great Dying’ - It’s About The Permian Extinction 262 Million Years Ago

Robert Walker at Science 2.0 - Earth Sciences - 16 hours ago
This is running as a scary story in the news today. I’m asked if it means we are all going to die. No, it does not. That was a 10 °C rise and we are headed towards 3.6 °C at maximum with the Paris pledges already. With the Paris agreement if they continue to ramp up the pledges they should get within 2 °C, many countries have already got to that point in their pledges and a fair number to within 1.5 °C. Others, especially China and Russia, face huge challenges but are rising to them especially China. We aren’t currently headed for anything like 10 °C. read more

Roscoe's Rascals

PTAblues at Roscoe Reports - 16 hours ago
*Why did the US enter WW2?* *- Wrong Answer Most Given: Because of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.* *- Correct Answer: The US entered WW2 because the Zionist controlled banks and the global cabal called the NWO planned and manipulated it to be so. Besides killing millions upon millions of innocent people, it required governments to borrow billions upon billions from the same banks that built Germany and Japan into the military force they became. This was all part of their plan for Global Control via war, war powers, debt, and the contrived Cold War which followed.*

Remember Pearl Harbor - Carson Robison 1942

PTAblues at Roscoe Reports - 16 hours ago
*Carson Jay Robison (August 4, 1890 - March 24, 1957) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although his impact is generally forgotten today, he played a major role in promoting country music in its early years through numerous recordings and radio appearances. This recording is from Bluebird record B-11414 recorded 1942.*

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