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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.

Saturday, February 23, 2019

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Meet the Helicopter-Cruiser: The Half Aircraft Carrier

David Axe, War Is Boring at Test Feed Using Fields - 47 minutes ago
*David Axe, War Is Boring* *Security, * Are these a good idea? Starting in the 1960s, the world’s leading navies experimented with a new kind of warship. Heavily-armed and sporting huge flight decks for helicopters, the vessels were hybrids—not quite cruisers, not quite aircraft carriers. Ungainly and in many cases conceptually flawed, the helicopter cruisers nevertheless represented an important leap forward for naval technology. Today’s assault ships—arguably the most useful warships afloat—owe much to the helicopter cruisers that preceded them. *'Jeanne D'Arc'* From their a... more »

The U.S. Military's Next Wonder Weapon: Suicide Drones

Task and Purpose, Jared Keller at Test Feed Using Fields - 47 minutes ago
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Technology, Europe* [image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/6149914950/sizes/l] Coming soon? To deal with the ridiculous but deadly rise of DIY weapons and bombs in ISIS’s arsenal, U.S. special operators plan on fighting fire with fire — or, in this case, kamikaze drones with kamikaze drones. In a Joint Urgent Operational Needs Statement submitted to the Department of Defense in 2016 (and first reported by Defense One this month), U.S. Special Operations Command put in a request for $24 million in funding for 325 Lethal Miniat... more »

Trump Administration Escalates Regime Change Operation Against Venezuela With ‘Humanitarian Aid’ Delivery Attempt

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 49 minutes ago
The United States government, with the support of Latin American governments in countries like Brazil, Colombia, and Chile, escalated a regime change operation against Venezuela by attempting to force the delivery of “humanitarian aid.” Opposition groups targeted three border bridges that Venezuelan government forces had no trouble defending, which was The post Trump Administration Escalates Regime Change Operation Against Venezuela With ‘Humanitarian Aid’ Delivery Attempt appeared first on Shadowproof.

When Will the Trump Administration Finally Confront the CIC?

Alan Carlin at Carlin Economics and Science - 1 hour ago
I have advocated independent review of climate science by the Trump Administration over the last few years, most recently here. The best way to do this is a formal reevaluation and rejection of the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding (EF) issued by the Obama US Environmental Protection Agency in 2009. This might lead to real action–rejection […]

Kim Jong Un begins train journey to Hanoi for upcoming meeting with Trump

TASS at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Venezuela severs diplomatic ties with Colombia

TASS at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Colombian leader orders failed ‘humanitarian convoy’ to Venezuela to return

TASS at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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‘Embrace democracy, Venezuela!’ Bolton threatens new sanctions, Pompeo demands ‘justice’

RT at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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“Humanitarian Aid” Convoy: ‘PR stunt to justify intervention in Venezuela’

RT at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Venezuela crisis: Border clashes, ‘masked thugs’, torched ‘aid’ & fake Red Cross

RT at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Venezuela Aid Trucks Set Ablaze As Maduro Tells Trump: “Yankee, Go Home”

Zerohedge at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Venezuela – No More Than 20,000 People Came To Branson’s Concert Stunt

Moon of Alabama at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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Venezuela – Abrams To Make Sure Humanitarian Aid Flights Are “Strictly By The Book”

Moon of Alabama at The Duran - 1 hour ago
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North Korea Chairman Kim Jong-un Takes Train from Pyongyang to Hanoi Vietnam…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Multiple media outlets are reporting that North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un has departed Pyongyang en route to Hanoi Vietnam by train. It’s approximately a two day train ride for the journey. The summit with President Trump is scheduled for February … Continue reading →

Paul Manafort Sentencing Memo Released (full pdf below)….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 hour ago
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has released the sentencing memo for Paul Manafort (full pdf below). Opposition to President Trump had hoped the memo would outline nuggets of investigative material that would indicate risk to President Trump. However, the Manafort sentencing … Continue reading →

R Kelly stays in jail after bail set at $US1 million in sexual assaults case

Just In - 1 hour ago
"Disturbing" new details of the case against R Kelly come to light in a Chicago court, with the Grammy-winning R&B star's lawyer saying he denies allegations he had sex with girls as young as 14.

Farm fined $180,000 after worker's death during dingo chase

Bellinda Kontominas at Just In - 1 hour ago
A farm operator in remote north-west New South Wales is fined after a 20-year-old worker riding a motorbike without a helmet is fatally injured in a fall.

Boatie dies during horror weekend on SA waterways

Just In - 1 hour ago
A boatie involved in a crash on the River Murray dies in hospital hours after two men were critically injured in a separate accident during a water ski racing event.

Facebook under fire over claims it knows when users are having their periods

Just In - 1 hour ago
Several apps including period tracker Flo Health are sending sensitive user data to Facebook, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal that has prompted New York's Governor to order an investigation.

Kim Jong-un begins train ride to Vietnam for Trump summit

Just In - 1 hour ago
Kim Jong-un is on board his personal train, travelling through China en route to Vietnam's capital Hanoi for his second high-stakes nuclear summit with US President Donald Trump.

Beaches closed as Queensland feels the last effects of ex-Tropical Cyclone Oma

Just In - 1 hour ago
All Gold Coast beaches and most of those on the Sunshine Coast remain off limits today as the sub-tropical low whips up dangerous surf and abnormally high tides for a large stretch of the south-east Queensland coast.

German Police Say Dead Cow Kicked Slaughterhouse Worker

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 2 hours ago
olice in southern Germany say a slaughterhouse worker suffered serious injuries after being kicked in the face by a dead cow.

Planned Parenthood Set to Lose Millions in Federal Funding Under New Trump Rule

James Murphy at rss - 2 hours ago
[image: planned-parenthood-set-to-lose-millions-in-federal-funding-under-new-trump-rule] New rules set down by the Trump administration will force Planned Parenthood to forgo millions in federal Title X funds — or stop referring patients for abortions.

An Honor Worthy of Nancy Pelosi. President of the Failed Republic Of The Rio Grande

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 3 hours ago
*The Empress Of Botox - President of the Rio Grande* Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was appointed the honorary 'President of the Rio Grande' by the mayor of Laredo Texas Pete Saenz during a ceremony in Laredo on Friday. The Mayor explained to the crowd that before joining the United States, Laredo was the Capitol of the Republic of the Rio Grande. “While the Republic was short-lived, ten months in all, we still have that spirit of freedom. So, it’s my honor, Madam Speaker, to present to you the keys of our city but also to be the honorary president of the Republic of the Rio Gra... more »

America Must Question Ally Actions in Yemen

Matthew Reisener at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Matthew Reisener* *Security, Middle East* [image: Armed women loyal to the Houthi movement ride on the back of a truck as they take part in a parade to show support for the movement in Sanaa, Yemen September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah] The Saudi coalition, while far from the only cause of violence, has been a leading driver of the mounting civilian casualties. America’s controversial relationship with Saudi Arabia was thrust into the spotlight once again in the wake of Monday night’s CNN report that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, “have used the US-manufactured ... more »

The Future of Women in Afghanistan

Lawrence J. Korb at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Lawrence J. Korb* *Politics, Middle East* [image: Reuters] The norms the United States has helped to create have advanced a compelling alternative to Taliban rule that has exposed a generation to the promise of a just and equal society. Among the important concerns that should be raised about the proposed ceasefire between the Trump administration and the Taliban—and the possible withdrawal of U.S. troops—is the future of women in Afghanistan. There remains an unacceptable risk that without U.S. forces there to uphold U.S. interests and values, the Taliban will resume its unacce... more »

Are Freedom of Navigation Operations in East Asia Enough?

James Holmes at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* Are periodic cruises through waters where a coastal state claims rights and prerogatives beyond those codified by treaty enough to safeguard maritime freedom? The question is a hardy perennial among those who hold forth about maritime strategy in Asia: are “freedom of navigation” operations enough? Are periodic cruises through waters where a coastal state claims rights and prerogatives beyond those codified by treaty enough to safeguard maritime freedom? Answer: freedom-of-navigation operations are necessary but not sufficient guarantors of “free... more »

One Nation Is Making Its Very Own AR-10

Matthew Moss, War Is Boring at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Matthew Moss, War Is Boring* *Security, * Any guesses? In the early 2000s, the Turkish army began looking for a replacement rifle for its aging, locally manufactured 7.62-by-51-millimeter Heckler & Koch G3A7s. It was a difficult process that finally resulted in the MPT-76 — an AR-10 derivative — entering service in January 2017. *(This first appeared in 2017.)* In 2008 MKEK — Turkey’s state-owned small-arms manufacturer — unveiled the Mehmetcik-1. Chambering the ubiquitous 5.56-by-45-millimeter round, the Mehmetcik-1 was a direct clone of the HK 416. This led to Heckler & Koc... more »

Whereas the United States is Committing War Crimes against Venezuela

Jay Janson at The Ghion Journal - 3 hours ago
Nuremberg Principles of International Law 6: Crimes against humanity: Such as (c) Inhuman acts done against any civilian population. United Nations Convention on Genocide Article II genocide means acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national or other group, as such: (c) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. Ongoing Crime Against Humanity Being Openly Committed Reuters reported that even prior to… The post Whereas the United States is Committing War Crimes against Ve... more »

Tasmanian Premier says child sex abuse allegations in the media against Liberal MP 'serious'

Carla Howarth at Just In - 3 hours ago
Tasmania's Premier says he has written to the state's Police Commissioner about allegations in the media of historic child sexual abuse against a Tasmanian Liberal MP.

Afghanistan beat Australia's T20 world record total thanks to unbeaten 162 from 62 balls

Just In - 3 hours ago
Afghanistan eclipses Australia's T20 international record score, with a thumping performance over Ireland off the back of a stunning, unbeaten 162 from 20-year-old Hazratullah Zazai.

Overseas tourist dies after falling through church skylight

Just In - 3 hours ago
A 23-year-old man is dead after plummeting 10 metres from a Gold Coast church roof where he was with five other men at about 2:00am today.

Beaches closed as Queensland feels the last effects of ex-Tropical Cyclone Oma

Just In - 3 hours ago
All Gold Coast beaches and most of those on the Sunshine Coast remain off limits today as the sub-tropical low whips up dangerous surf and abnormally high tides for a large stretch of the south-east Queensland coast.

Live: Australia looks to seal the ODI series against New Zealand in Adelaide

Just In - 3 hours ago
Australia will hope to wrap up the series and retain the Rose Bowl in the second ODI against New Zealand at Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide. Follow all the action in our live ScoreCentre.

Why men aren't wearing neckties and thrifty ways to upcycle them

Catherine Heuzenroeder at Just In - 3 hours ago
Ties are being upcycled into bags and clothes as people look for thrifty ways to use them now men are rejecting them for reasons of practicality and fashion.

Hang glider dies after crashing into WA paddock

Just In - 3 hours ago
A 50-year-old man dies after crashing his hang glider into a paddock in Western Australia's Wheatbelt, while practising for the state championships which were due to begin today.

'Community Spirit' to the rescue of landlocked yacht club

Karen Michelmore And Sonia Feng at Just In - 3 hours ago
Faced with a unique problem, locals in the WA coastal town of Carnarvon have come up with a unique solution with a dredge named 'Community Spirit'.

Threatened birds detected by citizen scientists

Kerri Worthington at Just In - 3 hours ago
Birdwatchers on the New South Wales mid coast report spotting record-breaking numbers of threatened and migratory waterbirds, and it's thought the birds may be finding new flight routes to overcome a loss of feeding grounds.

Oscars: Our guide to who will (and won't) scoop this year's awards

Penny Timms And Michaela Boland at Just In - 3 hours ago
Was A Star is Born snubbed? Is Glenn Close in with a chance for best actress? And will Black Panther scoop the awards? We've had a look at what everyone will be talking about ahead of tomorrow's award ceremony.

Did You Ever Imagine Abramoff Would Be A DC Player Again? He's Out Of Jail-- And Attacking AOC And The Green New Deal

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 3 hours ago
I was shocked to learn that Jack Abramoff is still working as a DC lobbyist. I thought he was selling kosher pizza for a living. Who would be seen with him? Who would even take his call? He was involved with so many scandals that Wikipedia has a unique page called Jack Abramoff Scandals, not a topic... its own page. A couple of reminders. Abramoff was College Republican National Committee National Chairman from 1981 to 1985, a founding member of the International Freedom Foundation, whose only function was to whitewash apartheid in South Africa. As a lobbyist, he was a principle ... more »

Sounds of the Orca........A Straight Goods Muse

Grant G at The Straight Goods - 4 hours ago
*Written by grant G* Sometimes even slushy wet snow can send one's mind to drift, to times of youth, to times with family... Friday morning, too much unexpected snow, with regular visitors and a long steep path down to the house snow-clearing was a must, yikes, even cleared and salted the snow overwhelms.... 4 inches of snow between morning and noon, enough to keep me hopping then it stops in a blink, an early year Sun is fast approaching and as I write this piece earth's life-giving planet warmer beams a blast of soothing warmth, sitting, typing with an open win... more »

Could Opposition To 5G (per se) Be Ill-Advised?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
Op-Ed by Peter Tocci From late 2003 to March 2005, I was volunteer webmaster for the Yurko Project. It was an Internet campaign to free... more »

Trump Wants 5G Only From U.S. Companies — Security and Health Experts Say NO ONE Can Make 5G Safe

Activist Post at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
By B.N. Frank Many Americans may not have known much – if anything – about 5G or 6G technology until President Trump tweeted about it... more »

learn to know the difference

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 4 hours ago
* Some *say I am dictating through this one or that one. I wish to tell you that I AM here in the fullness of my integrity, my Presence, my ascended master light body, and if I am to be embodied, that embodiment is the transfer of my light to the heart of the one sent. Your Christ Self is the one sent, and I am one with that Christ. To get to know that Christ is the daily pursuit of the magnitude of God’s love, for He gave you that blessed person of your own real Self….Therefore it is well to imitate those who have gone before and to live in my heart and in the heart of the Mess... more »

Reconciling ‘Spygate’ With The ‘Soft Coup’ – Five Phases That Explain The Behavior…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
There have been a great many questions surrounding the activity that took place in 2017 after President Trump took office and how politicians and officials coordinated an apparent ‘soft coup’ attempt to remove President Trump. Questions around DAG Rod Rosenstein, … Continue reading →

Gregory Mannarino, "Markets: A Look Ahead 2/23/19"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*Gregory Mannarino, "Markets: A Look Ahead 2/23/19"* - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • *MarketWatch Market Summary* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/

Musical Interlude: Deuter, “Along the High Ridges”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Deuter, “Along the High Ridges”

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
“What makes this spiral galaxy so long? Measuring over 700,000 light years across from top to bottom, NGC 6872, also known as the Condor galaxy, is one of the most elongated barred spiral galaxies known. *Click image for larger size.* The galaxy's protracted shape likely results from its continuing collision with the smaller galaxy IC 4970, visible just above center. Of particular interest is NGC 6872's spiral arm on the upper left, as pictured here, which exhibits an unusually high amount of blue star forming regions. The light we see today left these colliding giants before the day... more »

Oil and Kerogen

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 5 hours ago
The oil industry is adamant petroleum is formed from kerogen, and the only visible source seems to be the kerogen bearing sandstones in the various sedimentary basins. They are right, but not by the way they explain it. If we … Continue reading →

GN founders Grossman & Gagnon on 'Space Force'

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 5 hours ago
Listen to "Trump issues Space Force order as arms race looms" on Spreaker. A regular segment deals with the ongoing militarization of space. As the US continues to withdraw from international arms treaties, will the weaponization and militarization of space bring the world closer to catastrophe? Global Network founders (1992) journalist Karl Grossman and organizer Bruce Gagnon answer questions about Trump's proposal for the 'Space Force'. Congress will have to agree to appropriate the funds Trump requests that would ensure a new arms race in space.

Justice Thomas's Attack on New York Times v. Sullivan: Old Originalism in New Originalist Garb

Marty Lederman at Balkinization - 5 hours ago
Earlier today, Mark Tushnet posted about Justice Thomas’s recent eye-opening concurrence in the Court’s denial of cert. in *McKee v. Cosby*. In that solo opinion, Thomas argued that the Court should abandon *New York Times v. Sullivan* and its progeny and revert to its earlier understanding that the First Amendment does not limit state libel law . . . at all. Justice Thomas's proposal is, of course, alarming in its own right, as Steve Vladeck explains. And his insouciance about its implications are startlingly ahistorical, to say the least. The first 175 years of practice aft... more »

The Poet: Margaret Atwood"The Moment"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"The Moment" "The moment when, after many years of hard work and a long voyage you stand in the centre of your room, house, half-acre, square mile, island, country, knowing at last how you got there, and say, I own this, is the same moment when the trees unloose their soft arms from around you, the birds take back their language, the cliffs fissure and collapse, the air moves back from you like a wave and you can't breathe. No, they whisper. You own nothing. You were a visitor, time after time climbing the hill, planting the flag, proclaiming. We never belonged to you. You never found ... more »

Chet Raymo, "In the Cave"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
*"In the Cave"* by Chet Raymo "I have mentioned here before the ospreys that patrol our beach - or "fish hawks," as they call them here - generally in the afternoon at about the time I take my long walk to the palm point. Magnificent birds with broad wings that glide seemingly effortlessly on the wind. And here's the thing: As often as not I am startled by a bird's shadow before I see the bird itself. That wide-winged shadow, sweeping across the white sand, sometimes across me. That flicker of chill as the osprey blocks the sun. And generally when it happens I think of Plato's all... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

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

Economic freedom

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 5 hours ago
The U.S. economy is roaring like no other time in recent memory. The job market is hot, unemployment is down to record lows, and small business optimism is soaring. Wages are rising for the first time in two decades, with an overall unemployment rate of 3.8 percent, matching the lowest rate in 50 years. https://www.heritage.org/international-economies/commentary/under-trump-us-economic-freedom-rises-significantly So why are the Democrats so mad? Why are all the 2020 candidates pushing socialism? Well, in my opinion, they hate Trump more than they love the American people.

BBC’s Relentless Bias–Booker

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 5 hours ago
By Paul Homewood A double whammy for the BBC from Booker today: How ironic it was last week to hear the BBC leading its news on that Commons report claiming that our “democracy is being destroyed” by the flood of “fake news” spread by social media. In fact, thanks to the relentless […]

Shootout: 5 Ways to Make a Glock Even Deadlier

Charlie Gao at Test Feed Using Fields - 5 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Here are some of the most popular modifications users make to their Glocks, worldwide. Glocks are the most popular service pistols worldwide. This has created a very large aftermarket of accessories and parts to pop up for Glocks. Here are some of the most popular modifications users make to their Glocks, worldwide. *Improved Iron Sights.* The default iron sights on most Glocks are plastic. While some end users are fine with stock Glock sights, many military users require the sights to be metal as the plastic sights can wear down from extended use. As... more »

U.S. Envoy Met with Syrian Rebel Leader Who Expressed Solidarity with Al-Qaida

Lee Jay at Modern Tokyo Times - 5 hours ago
U.S. Envoy Met with Syrian Rebel Leader Who Expressed Solidarity with Al-Qaida by John Rossomando Investigative Project on Terrorism President Trump’s Special Envoy to Syria Joel Rayburn reportedly met Monday in Istanbul with a delegation that included a high-ranking pro-Turkish Syrian rebel leader who endorsed al-Qaida-linked rebels. A photo posted by the National Coalition of […]

'It could have been worse': What not to say to someone who has survived rape or sexual assault

Anna Hartley at Just In - 6 hours ago
What to say, and what not to say, to a loved one or friend who is recovering from a sexual assault.

Blue gum plantation resurgence as investors capitalise on 'Rolls Royce' of woodchips

Mark Bennett at Just In - 6 hours ago
Blue gum plantations were once a reliable industry on WA's south coast until an implosion of investments after the 2008 global financial crisis. But backed by new international players, the hardwoods are now generating hundreds of jobs and millions of export dollars.

Cotton growers at heart of water blame game

Arlie Felton-Taylor at Just In - 6 hours ago
The only flood Murray-Darling northern basin irrigators have been in this year is a swell of negative sentiment, but solutions are not as simple as they might seem.

Late-term HIV diagnoses posing public health risk, researcher warns

Simon Royal at Just In - 6 hours ago
More than a third of HIV diagnoses are occurring later than they should, figures show, and one leading researcher says the trend could undo efforts to curb the spread of the virus.

In plane sight: Airport guardian has seen it all in 50 years on the tarmac

Jessica Hinchliffe at Just In - 6 hours ago
From smoking on planes to spotting debris as it flies off aircraft, one man has seen it all when it comes to life at Brisbane Airport over the past 50 years.

Air Force labels new space camera a 'game changer'

Jonathan Hair at Just In - 6 hours ago
The Astrosite, a cutting-edge camera developed in western Sydney, could help prevent satellites located beyond Earth's atmosphere smashing into each other.

Dozens die after drinking toxic bootleg liquor in India

Just In - 6 hours ago
Hundreds of people — mostly tea plantation workers — are in hospital after drinking liquor tainted with methyl alcohol in two separate incidents in India's remote north-east.

Deadly rivalries and rioting fans: Covering the wild world of Indonesian soccer

David Lipson at Just In - 6 hours ago
It was meant to be a friendly match between Bali United and Jakarta's team Persija — but even before David Lipson got into the Bali stadium, a brawl between rival fans broke out.

Sheryl says her drive to work is 'soul destroying' — this is why

Ashleigh Raper at Just In - 6 hours ago
Sheryl Sidery drives on one of Sydney's most notorious roads to work every day, and her commute can take up to 90 minutes. She also opposes a NSW Government plan that could fix the problem — here's why.

Grace wears a red light bucket on her head for 40 minutes a day — she says it improves her life

Manika Dadson at Just In - 6 hours ago
A group of Tasmanians living with Parkinson's disease claim putting red lights on their head twice a day is slowing down the progression of their symptoms and improving their quality of life.

Blue days taking their toll on officers, as suicides decimate 'police family'

Edith Bevin at Just In - 6 hours ago
There have been three police funerals held in Tasmania in less than three years — but those deaths were not in the line of the duty in the traditional sense.

Australia is exporting its gas to the world so why is Victoria facing a future shortage?

Jessica Longbottom at Just In - 6 hours ago
Victoria faces a gas shortage by 2021 as offshore reserves start to run out. One proposed solution is to build the country's first floating gas import facility on the Mornington Peninsula, but residents are worried about the environmental risks.

Canberra driver executes perfect — and illegal — hook turn as light rail tested

Niki Burnside at Just In - 6 hours ago
As Canberra's light rail undergoes testing just a few months out from a start date, a motorist blunders through an attempted hook turn — and an expert says drivers should expect an increase in the number of accidents.

Victoria's mental health royal commission to focus on prevention, early intervention

Just In - 6 hours ago
More than 8,000 Victorians made online submissions to help shape the terms of reference for the royal commission to fix a system that is broken, the state's Minister for Mental Health says.

Perverse beauty of Tasmanian bushfires captured in 'striking, horrible' images

Georgie Burgess at Just In - 6 hours ago
When thousands of hectares were ablaze in southern Tasmania, wilderness photographer Nick Monk headed out with a camera.

Catholic Church destroyed secret files on paedophile priests, cardinal admits

Bridget Brennan at Just In - 6 hours ago
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the Archbishop of Munich, tells 190 church leaders gathered in Rome that procedures to investigate and punish paedophile priests had often been ignored.

For Serioso – Per The Media

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 6 hours ago
An interesting video about the failure of The Media to get things right, and having two catastrophic fails back to back in the shortest month of the year. Continue reading →

The Benefits of CO2 and DeBunking the Debunker

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 7 hours ago
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The Week that Was

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 7 hours ago
Ka-BOOM! @DwightGrant #UFCPrague pic.twitter.com/muDt2K7qRo — UFC (@ufc) February 23, 2019 (Source) Please Like, Share, Subscribe, Re-Blog and Comment

AEP’s Climate War On Big Food

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 7 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey What is it about otherwise perfectly sane journalists, that they lose all critical faculties when discussing climate change? This is AEP’s latest effort in the Telegraph. It is behind a paywall, and they don’t like me showing the whole piece, but the first bit gives a […]

Putin’s State of the Nation Part III – Raising Russians

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 7 hours ago
President Putin's State of the Nation talk began with the most important element of any society - the family. The post Putin’s State of the Nation Part III – Raising Russians appeared first on The Duran.

The Jussie Smollett publicity hate crime

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
I've been watching the Jussie Smollett stories on ABC and Fox and the back tracking by liberals, and also the "yes, but it's a racist society anyway" no matter what happened in Chicago, Trump dog whistles, etc. and therefore it's his fault. However, when whites are attacked by blacks it doesn't get much publicity, but the federal statistics show the RATE is much higher than whites attacking blacks. Is it even called racism or hate crimes when whites are attacked? Where ever this leads, I think it has worked as a publicity ploy, because I'd never heard of him before, and all the TV c... more »

Seen in Heliopolis : A Mid-century modern building

egyptianchronicler@gmail.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 7 hours ago
Seen in Cairo's Heliopolis: a mid-century modern "I hope I am correct" building in the famous Korba street. Heliopolis buildings got many #beautiful architectural styles. Sadly, those buildings cannot stand against time too long.

Guaidó-USAID Trucks Torched on Border

Activist Post at Activist Post - 7 hours ago
By Kurt Nimmo The “humanitarian aid” false flag has devolved into violence on the Francisco de Paula Santander bridge in Venezuela. All aid trucks on... more »

Smollett, Harris and Lynch, inc.

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 7 hours ago
Sounds like a law firm, but it’s only a conspiracy. Before this hoax, I’d never heard of Jussie Smollett or Empire. Have no idea what it is about. Jussie Smollett appeared in a documentary "America Divided" as host of a segment on lynching. Kamala Harris sponsored a bill on lynching (this came up in early 20th century sponsored by Republicans when people really were being lynched, but Democrats voted it down). She used it as sort of strange publicity for her campaign, and then was right out of the box to accuse the country and Trump supporters when the Smollett hoax included a noose.... more »

US Mining Sites Unleash 50 Million Gallons of Toxic Water Into Lakes and Streams Every Day

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Elias Marat* - In America, polluters are protected and those whose lives are disrupted are ignored.

world news update

Bob Dinn at balance10 - 7 hours ago
2-22-19 https://www.theepochtimes.com/sexual-torture-in-chinese-prisons-no-limits-to-the-perversion_2807811.html .................................................................................................. https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/02/opinion/is-ai-the-road-to-serfdom/ ................................................................................................... The world’s ocean is crucial to heating the planet. While land areas and the atmosphere absorb some sunlight, the majority of the Sun’s radiation is absorbed by the ocean. https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/... more »

Recruiting Suitable 2020 Congressional Candidates

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 7 hours ago
*DCCC Chair Cheri Bustos and her mentor, Rahm Emanuel* Of the 43 seats Democrats flipped blue, 8 of them had populations that were less than 60% white: *•* CA-10- 57.3% *•* CA-21- 31.3% *•* CA-39- 35.9% *•* CA-45- 57.3% *•* FL-26- 22.9% *•* FL-27- 20.1% *•* NM-02- 51.4% *•* TX-07- 53.2% Among the 50 likeliest targets Democrats have a reasonable opportunity to capture in 2020-- assuming the anti-Trump/anti-red wave continues at the current pace, or increases-- there are 11 seats with less than 60% white populations: *•* CA-22 (Nunes)- 50.6% *•* CA-50 (Hunter)- 58.1% *•* GA-07 (ope... more »

Vermont Lawmakers Pass Deadly Abortion Measure

Dave Bohon at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: vermont-lawmakers-pass-deadly-abortion-measure] Vermont is the latest state to move toward allowing women to abort their babies at any stage of pregnancy and for any reason.

Text of the “Green New Deal”, House Resolution 109

tzofiya at The Great Climate Debate - 8 hours ago
RESOLUTION Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ (for herself, Mr. HASTINGS , Ms. TLAIB , Mr. SERRANO , Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. VARGAS , Mr. ESPAILLAT , Mr. LYNCH , Ms. VELÁZQUEZ , Mr. …

Arctic Sea Ice Volume 22-Feb-2019

Hifast at Climate Collections - 8 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: From DMI

Pentagon Says Multinational Force to Establish ‘Safe-Zone’ in Northeastern Syria

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 8 hours ago
*SouthFront* | U.S. troops to remain in northeastern Syria after the supposed pullout.

Fresh perspectives on evolution... and more science!

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 8 hours ago
*== Back from the dead? ==* On January 31, 02019, the Long Now Foundation posted a live stream of the Intelligence Squared Debate in New York City on *de-extinction*. The all star cast included Stewart Brand and Harvard geneticist Dr. George Church vs. Dr. Ross MacPhee and my mighty NIAC colleague Dr. Lynn J. Rothschild. It’s a topic I take on, in Existence. (By the way did you notice the year-date, above? It’s deliberate. One of the finest bits of branding and propaganda, urging that we should think long term. Only let’s use 00002019.) A new and remarkably detailed monograph on A... more »

General of the Army of Satanic Lies Gives Order to Attack!

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 8 hours ago
*A demonstrator runs into barbed wire strung across a street in Ureña * *Protesters/CIA Assets in Venezuela* Why doesn't the BBC just come out and reveal that it is a CIA asset? Why doesn't just it state publicly what every sentient being knows by now...it's an active Satanic warrior in the battle for Ziofascist hegemony on planet Earth? Why? Because deception is the badge of honour, the chevron on the sleeve of the Satanic army on earth. Even if the lies are unnecessary..*.they must be told *as a signal of solidarity. In the "report" below the BBC issues a "*Command to Attack*"... more »

100 Percent of Oat Products Tested Positive for Weedkiller Glyphosate

AdminM at Health Impact News - 8 hours ago
Oat-based foods, such as oatmeal, cereals and bread, are considered by many to be a healthy dietary addition, but if you eat such foods know that you’re probably getting herbicide residues along with them. In testing done by Friends of the Earth (FOE), 100 percent of oat cereal samples tested positive for residues of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide.

'She saw all of her choices being taken from her' — so mum asked me to help her die

Anna Kelsey-Sugg And Joanna Crothers at Just In - 8 hours ago
Guy Kennaway was shocked when his mother asked him to help end her life. But he doesn't want her to suffer a painful "modern medical death" like his stepfather did.

Ric's wife Susanna died last year, but he holds out hope they can still have a baby

Rhiannon Shine at Just In - 8 hours ago
Ric De Castro hopes new laws currently before the WA Parliament will allow him to use his late wife Susanna's embryos to have a baby using a surrogate, but critics of the bill says simple biology rules that single men have "no right to parent".

ASX shoots higher on miners, shrugging off fears of slowing earnings

Stephen Letts at Just In - 8 hours ago
Despite evidence that earnings outside the resources sector are slowing, the ASX has gained a solid 5pc in recent weeks on some very volatile trading.

No backyard, no problem. You can still recycle your food waste

Genelle Weule at Just In - 8 hours ago
There are a number of ways people living in apartments and tiny houses can recycle their food waste. And it's not only the environment that benefits.

The most common myths about skin, busted

Just In - 8 hours ago
When it comes to skin care, here are some of the most commonly shared myths that can be cleared up immediately, and some truths you can rely on, writes Sara J Brown.

Government accused of 'undue secrecy' over refusal to release Murray-Darling advice

Anna Henderson at Just In - 8 hours ago
Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick says the Federal Government's legal advice that disputes a royal commission finding that parts of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan were unlawful should not be "cloak and dagger stuff" and calls for its release.

Venezuela border clashes erupt as Opposition tries to bring in aid

Just In - 8 hours ago
Violent border clashes continue in Venezuela as the Opposition tries to bring aid into the country and President Nicolas Maduro tries to keep it out.

Will President Trump finally confront climate alarmism?

David Wojick at CFACT - 8 hours ago
President Trump may finally do something about the rampant Obama-era climate change alarmism in our regulatory agencies. The post Will President Trump finally confront climate alarmism? appeared first on CFACT.

Moove On: No More ‘Cow-Tipping’ Shirts at Oklahoma Airport

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The mayor of Oklahoma City is celebrating the completion of a personal mission: ridding the city's airport of cow-tipping T-shirts.

R. Kelly Ordered Jailed on $1M Bond at Chicago Hearing

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The 52-year-old Grammy winner turned himself in and spent a night in jail before being taken to the courthouse.

Despite International Ban, Iceland Plans to Kill Over 2,000 Whales

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 8 hours ago
*Emma Fiala* - The world's whale population are under extreme duress. Can we please stop killing them?

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