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Wealthy Elites Attack Their Own Roots
It is the season for Corporate annual shareholders meetings, and once again energy companies will be attacked. Wealthy individuals and institutions will again brandish knives against the energy goose that made them fortunes. Those who have benefited the most from modern society’s use of fossil fuels now resemble a cancer eating away at the heart […]
Lawyers For Nick Sandmann Begin Their Pursuit of Justice.
The media is used to spreading lies about misinformation about who or whatever they want with absolutely no repercussions what so ever. But it looks like for a change someone is finally taking them on and attempting to publicly hold them accountable. The lawyers representing Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann and his family said Friday they have sent letters to media outlets, individual journalists, celebrities and Catholic organizations putting them on notice as the first step in possible libel and defamation lawsuits. They promise that justice will be served fo... more »
China's Super Assault Rifle: Meet the QBZ-95-1
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Is it ready for battle? *The QBZ-95-1 is issued with a bayonet and, along with six WY-91 hand grenades, forms the firepower of the average PLA soldier. Each nine man PLA squad has two fire teams, with one grenadier per fire team. The grenadier carries a QBZ-95-1 equipped with a 35-millimeter underbarrel grenade launcher similar in concept to the long-serving U.S. Army M203 grenade launcher. * One of the most widely issued—but least known—infantry small arms is the QBZ-95-1 assault rifle. The QBZ-95-1 is the official rifle of the People’s Liberation... more »
Sunday Talks – The “Resistance” Narrative Surfaces Within the Democrat Strategy of the Illusion Border Security Negotiations…
Within this segment of Fox News narrative UniParty engineering the evidence of the delay tactic surfacing. The claim is that a bipartisan congressional group is working on a compromise deal for border security in advance of the February 15th deadline. … Continue reading →
President Trump Superbowl Sunday Interview With CBS Margaret Brennan….
It has become somewhat of a tradition for the President to sit down for a wide-ranging interview with a member of the U.S. media on Superbowl Sunday. This year President Trump sits down with Margaret Brennan of CBS’s “Face the … Continue reading →
Oklahoma Legislators seek to replace Columbus Day with Native American Day
State lawmakers will again try to move Oklahoma's Native American Day to Columbus Day, less than a year after former Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a popular bipartisan bill that would have done so. Reps. Mike Osburn, R-Edmond, and Collin Walke, D-Oklahoma City, have introduced separate but identical bills moving the state's Native American Day from the third Monday in November to the second Monday in October, which is currently Columbus Day. “As a member of the Cherokee Nation, leaders of the tribes approached me to ask me to file it this year and I agreed,” Osburn said. “My requirement f... more »
Combustible cladding helps fire spread up Melbourne high-rise as 150 evacuate
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Firefighters extinguish a blaze after it leaps up several storeys of an apartment complex, which authorities say is covered in combustible cladding similar to the one used on the Grenfell Tower in London.
$100,000 in donations quarantined amid Labor corruption probe
The NSW Premier will quarantine $100,000 of donation funds at the heart of a corruption investigation which is asking questions about a sitting Labor MP, former party boss, a billionaire property developer and cash donations linked to a prominent family of restaurateurs.
Australian Border Force accused of targeting women suspected of fleeing Saudi Arabia
Witnesses and activists say Australian Border Force officers are targeting Saudi Arabian women whom they suspect will apply for asylum and blocking them from entering the country when they arrive at Australian airports.
More houses confirmed lost as property toll rises for Tasmanian bushfires
The Tasmanian Fire Service confirms two more homes have been destroyed in the Huon Valley, south of Hobart, taking the total number of houses lost across the state to eight.
#Cabbage: One Of The Most Effective Foods Often Used To Heal Stomach Ulcer, Detoxify Liver And Stop Inflammation.
https://www.organichomeremedies.com/2018/11/03/cabbage-one-of-the-most-effective-foods-often-used-to-heal-stomach-ulcer-detoxify-liver-and-stop-inflammation/?utm_source=AHS&utm_medium=AHS&utm_campaign=AHS Advertisements
No #Patent Lawsuit Against Anyone Who Use Our Technology In Good Faith, Says Tesla’s Elon #Musk
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/elon-musk-releases-all-tesla-patents-to-help-save-the-earth-1986450
10 Reasons You Need to Drink Apple Cider Vinegar Every Night Before Bed.
https://www.healthyfoodhouse.com/10-reasons-you-need-to-drink-apple-cider-vinegar-every-night-before-bed/
Bring On the #Robots: Why #Automation Is Good
https://newideal.aynrand.org/bring-on-the-robots-why-automation-is-good/
Spanking Can Make Your Child Dumb And Aggressive According To Scientists
https://truththeory.com/2019/02/01/spanking-can-make-your-child-dumb-and-aggressive-according-to-scientists/?fbclid=IwAR0D4lCvrCaOqmVVthHdejZ2BC-hqr_1ZTL2rlz8oVL-EMJZ7b8M9QAOAeE
Fermented Beets Fight Cancer, Support Heart Health & Boost Your Immune System (Recipes Included)
https://body2diefor.com/fermented-beets-fight-cancer-support-heart-health-boost-your-immune-system-recipes-included/
Polar Vortex:Folks In US Take On Minus 50 Degree Windchill With New Internet Challenge Called ‘Frozen Pants’
https://m.indiatimes.com/trending/wtf/folks-in-us-take-on-minus-50-degree-windchill-with-new-internet-challenge-called-frozen-pants-361498.html
Adopting These Tough Morning Routines Will Make You Exceptionally Successful
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/adopting-these-tough-morning-routines-will-make-you-exceptionally-successful/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=keywee-ind&kwp_0=1118857&kwp_4=3627010&kwp_1=1517903
Getting mental health into the curriculum.
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/getting-mental-health-into-the-curriculum/article26163579.ece
Babies who hear two languages at home develop advantages in attention
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-01-babies-languages-home-advantages-attention.html
Regulating Social Media -- my talk at the University of Virginia
Here is a talk I gave on January 25th, 2019, at a conference on the Internet and Democracy at the University of Virginia. The subject is how to regulate social media. The title U. Va gave the talk-- "How should the law approach social media abuses"-- was not chosen by me. I discuss different models for social media regulation, arguing against treating social media as public fora and in favor of antitrust/competition law and information fiduciary approaches. I also argue that social media companies have to take on public responsibilities in the digital public sphere, something that... more »
Upcoming Conestoga event on February 7
Conestoga is the "Friends" group of the Ohio History Center, and we do interesting tours within the state, and also do a Spring fund raiser each year to support the Center. Sometimes to beat the winter blahs, we have an inside Columbus tour. On Thursday, Feb. 7, our program will be tours of the Judicial Center and the LeVeque building that we just heard about at the Columbus AIA program 2 weeks ago. It begins at 1 p.m. at the Thomas J. Moyer* Judicial Center/Ohio Supreme Court Building at 65 S. Front St. in downtown Columbus. Our newsletter reports: "The renowned art and architec... more »
Tory backbencher warned that Prime Minister Theresa May’s chief Europe advisor Oliver Robbins wants Britain to “stay in”
2-3-19 * Prominent* Tory backbencher warned that Prime Minister Theresa May’s chief Europe advisor Oliver Robbins wants Britain to “stay in” the European Union and remains to be a key influence on Brexit. (shown) Ms. Esther McVey, as a former cabinet insider, was asked by LBC-caller Ben "who is influencing Theresa May to make key Brexit decisions.?" In response, the Tory Brexiteer said: “You have to look at the whole makeup of the Cabinet and the key positions in the Cabinet and you will see that they are people who all voted for Remain and are still sort of ardent Remainers ... more »
"The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths, and putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property." #QotD
*"The great and chief end, therefore, of men's uniting into commonwealths, and putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property."* ~ John Locke, from Chapter 9 of his *Second Treatise of Civil Government *(1690) . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
New York January Temperature Statistics
New York state averages a range of 87 degrees between their lowest and highest January temperature each year, with a peak swing of 103 degrees during January 1935. On January 5 1935, Indian Lakes reached -18F, and two days later … Continue reading →
This Day In Iraq History - Feb 3
1932 US diplomat said King Faisal would walk streets of Baghdad and locals didn’t pay attention nor acknowledge him 1941 Regent asked Gen Taha al-Hashemi to become premier Hoped he could control pan-Arab Golden Square officers (Musings On Iraq book review of *Persian Gulf Command, A History of the Second World War In Iran and Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review of *Rashid Ali al-Gailani, The National Movement in Iraq 1939-1941*) (Musings On Iraq book review *The Role of the Military In Politics, A case study of Iraq to 1941*) 1970 Iraq asked Turkey for help with dispute with Iran... more »
Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk: More Evidence of the Same
In 2013 I published a book titled Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk, describing how risks from the disaster were "privatized" as individuals and communities had to assume responsibilities for monitoring and reducing health and environmental hazards produced by the high levels of contamination from the 3/11 disaster at Daiichi, involving 3 nuclear meltdowns. In 2016, I wrote a book that compared how risk was managed across three disasters - the BP oil spill, the financial crisis, and the Fukushima crisis, demonstrating that across cases individuals and communities were left w... more »
Come Together: Super Bowl Sunday, The Last Stand of Live TV
Despite today's rapidly fragmenting modern-day viewing audience, most people want to watch their sports live.
How FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover Blackmailed MLK
*Larry Cohen* | How the FBI blackmailed America's most famous civil rights icon.
Old Simpers sounds off
John Simpson? John Simpson, the BBC's World Affairs Editor, is astride his hobby horse at the moment - though whether he's wearing his famous burqa or not I cannot say, alas: - When I was the BBC political editor, in the early 1980s, I was shocked by the ignorance of most MPs about the way the outside world worked. Judging from today's proceedings in Parliament, things don't seem to have changed much. - Some people replying to me think the problem lies with MPs having no experience outside politics. I disagree. I think it springs from a lack of knowledge and l... more »
CBS: Vaccines in multiple states causing infections months later, dept of health is sounding the alarm
If you received a flu, whooping cough or hepatitis A vaccine made by Location Vaccination, it might not work. “And on top of that, it might have actually infected you.”1 In late September, the Mount Sterling company started providing vaccines for businesses in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. However, shortly after that, “some people started noticing swelling and […] The post CBS: Vaccines in multiple states causing infections months later, dept of health is sounding the alarm appeared first on Health Nut News.
Stealth Rules: Why the F-22, F-35, B-2 and New B-21 Stealth Bomber are Nearly Unstoppable
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Despite the loud and fast-growing chorus of analysts, critics and weapons developers who continue to raise the question as to whether stealth technology may slowly be becoming obsolete, some senior weapons developers are citing some ways current and emerging stealth platforms will - for years to come - remain very difficult to destroy. *Stealth fighter jets, such as the F-22 and F-35, have an entirely different configuration and rely upon some vertical flight control surfaces such as tails and wings. Being more vulnerable to lower frequency surveillanc... more »
Free Speech
It’s all very well arguing about free speech, no-platforming, diversity, safe spaces, being/not being triggered, positive discrimination and having the chance to see and hear others’ points of view before making up your own mind about controversial issues. I get all that, and I do realise that you can’t have everything your own way. (Bit like Brexit) However, the BBC’s over-exposure of Ash Sarkar is verging on ‘diversity of opinion too far’. First there was saturation-point Paul Mason, a subversive hard-left pundit whom the Beeb couldn’t seem to get enough of - but his appearances... more »
Not a happy Rob
Another Sunday and the usual accusations of “blatant pro-Brexit bias” and “obvious pro-Remain propaganda”presumably depending on which interview they happen to be watching. It’s draining and designed to bully. — Rob Burley (@RobBurl) February 3, 2019 Ah yes, 'complaints from both sides'.
Two anecdotes
A letter to *The Observer*: I was the “woman at the back” on last Thursday’s *Question Time* from Winchester. On a previous occasion, I was the “woman in pink”. How *Question Time *has changed. These days you are obliged to supply your personal details and political affiliation in order to get a ticket. This is presumably to get audience balance, but who decides what the balance should be is not clear. The choice of panellists also raises more questions than it answers. Apart from politicians, the BBC calls on a limited list of journalists and so-called independent thinktank repr... more »
Now that the Fangless Five have become the Insensate Seven, it’s past time for…?
I have more than once described the Liberal members of the standing committee on public accounts — Vice Chair Gordon Wilson and MLAs Brendan Maguire, Suzanne Lohnes-Croft, Hugh MacKay and Ben Jessome — as the “Fangless Five” for their unfailingly fearless failure to do their job of holding the government to account. Someone on social […]
A White People’s Guide to Black History Month
It’s February, the most dangerous month of the year for free speech and free expression in Canada. A good way to start off the month if you’re white is by a bunch of white people having a conversation among themselves about how important it is to have a conversation about whether blackface is racist or […]
Man rescued from deadly building collapse in Aleppo (video)
Rescuers pulled a survivor from the rubble of a building that collapsed in Aleppo and killed at least 11 people on Saturday. Footage shows the rescue operations and the moment a young man was dug out from underneath the rubble. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the building collapsed in the Salah Eddin […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army launches heavy assault across southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a heavy attack across the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate this afternoon, targeting several areas controlled by both the jihadist and Turkish-backed rebels. Led by their artillery teams, the Syrian Arab Army heavily targeted Jaysh Al-Izza and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham militants as far […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
IRGC warns Iran will have ‘no option’ but to grow missile program if pressed by EU
Iran’s policy of limiting the capabilities of its missile forces will change if European powers and others continue to try to force the country to leave itself defenseless, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps second-in-command Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami has warned, PressTV reports. “If the Europeans and others want to pursue the missile disarmament of the Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army troops block Turkish forces around Manbij
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops in the Manbij countryside have positioned themselves around the western and northern flanks of the city in a bid to block the Turkish forces, a field source in Aleppo city told Al-Masdar News. According to the source, the Syrian Arab Army has been conducting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Customs Officer Discovers Effects of International Trade
About a week after I was made a Commissioner of the Customs, upon looking over the list of prohibited goods, (which is hung up in every Customhouse and which is well worth your considering) and upon examining my own wearing apparel, I found, to my great astonishment, that I had scarce a stock, a cravat, […] The post Customs Officer Discovers Effects of International Trade appeared first on Econlib.
Will Conservative Freshmen Dems In Swing Districts Serve As A Road Block Against Medicare For All?
*If she refuses to support Democratic policies, why should we care if she loses in 2020?* On Thursday, CNN had Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson on for a brief interview. When asked a process question about how she can win, her response stuck with me. "My strategy is not strategy. My strategy is that I seek to speak as deeply, articulately and passionately as I can what I see to be the deeper truths confronting our nation, challenging our nation to live up to them. I'm speaking from the depth of myself to the depth of the American in all of us. This is not strate... more »
The US Is Orchestrating a Coup in Venezuela
As Venezuela’s second president, Simon Bolivar, noted in the 19th century, the US government continues to “plague Latin America with misery in the name of liberty.” From engineering coups in Chile and Guatemala, to choreographing a troop landing at the Bay of Pigs intended to establish an exile government in Cuba, to training Latin American... Read more »
MAYBE THEY WON'T KEEP ALL THE MONEY AND POWER FOR THEMSELVES IF WE ASK THEM NICELY
In a *New York Times* op-ed, Michael Tomasky argues that our current troubles started in the 1970s, with inflation, flat wages, and the loss of manufacturing jobs: ... inflation ... hit 5.7 percent in 1970, then 11 percent in 1974. Such sustained inflation was something that had never happened in stable postwar America. And it was punishing. For a family of modest means, a trip to the supermarket was now a walk over hot coals. ... the Great Inflation, as the author Joe Nocera has noted, made most people feel they had to look out for themselves. Americans had spent decades just gett... more »
Graph Of Global Thermometers
Reblogged from Musings from the Chiefio: Posted on 3 February 2019 by E.M.Smith [HiFast note: EM made a couple of updates of his original post to the main graphics. I’ve edited his post to concentrate on the products and less on EM’s excellent discussion of his process including his coding. I will also repeat it […]
Western Europe Power Mix In January
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Joe Public ? ? There is a useful site for collecting data on the European power sector, called Energodock: ? http://energodock.com/germany/electricity-generation ? ? It gives a variety of data by country. I have used it to analyse generation data across…
Government to Facebook Pipeline Reveals a Corrupt Mix of Social Media and the State
By Matt Agorist As the Free Thought Project has previously reported, the phrase “Facebook is a private company” is not accurate as they have formed... more »
Intrusive thoughts
Another benefit of subscribing to the Times (in addition to privileged access to the btl comments) is watching those mini videos titled “Liddle’s Got Issues”. Not that Rod is particularly charismatic or easy on the eye, but the one I watched today about the reluctance of the Remain protesters to engage was well worth the sub. The idea was that he would accost some of the banner-wielding folk that were hanging about in the freezing cold and try to get one or two of them to explain why they were there. Well, we kind of knew *why*, but what was their message? "Why exactly are you agains... more »
Imagine a Clock that Doesn’t Surveil You
By Jeffrey A. Tucker Warning: this article continues with my clock obsession. Our phones today are also clocks, plus dictionaries, health trackers, music devices, cameras,... more »
Russian “Anti-Fake News” Bill Rushed Through Parliament Despite Vocal Opposition
By RuNet Echo The Russian State Duma is considering multiple bills of law that would further stifle free speech in Russia’s already heavily restricted internet... more »
Trump says sending military to Venezuela is 'an option' as France demands vote
Just In - 12 hours ago
France and Austria says they will recognise Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president if Nicolas Maduro does not announce a presidential vote, while special police are accused of killings and abuses.
Editor's Note
Spending some time with the GF and her family today. Blogging will return later this evening.
January Arctic Sea Ice Volume Gain Third Highest On Record
January Arctic sea ice volume gain was third highest in the DMI record, after 2008 and 2013. November gain was largest on record. There has been no trend in Arctic sea ice volume over the past twelve years. Spreadsheet … Continue reading →
SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘Mi Amigo Hugo’ (2017)
*SUNDAY SCREENING* | This unique film depicts Chavez in the years preceding his death, and the subsequent crash in global oil prices.
Episode #266 – ‘Groundhog Politics’ guests Teodrose Fikre, Vanessa Beeley
*SUNDAY WIRE SHOW* | Strap yourselves in and lower the blast shield – this is your brave new world…
Support needed for Hawaii immediately
Dear Friends, Something just came up of dire importance. A bill is being slipped into the Hawaii Legislature that proposes to create a non-transparent agency through which public funds would be funneled with no public oversight to the defense industry. This would open the door for private defense contractors to spring up all over the state, with no public oversight. Because Hawaii's economy is tourism-dependent, the Legislature accepts testimony from people who reside outside of Hawaii. It is SO SIMPLE to submit testimony -- all you have to do is check "OPPOSE." Please follow th... more »
Hunters Love These 5 Rifles (Ruger and Remington Made the List)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The best of the best? *Lightweight with mild recoil, even the .338 BAR weighs just eight pounds three ounces—a mere pound more than a Browning bolt action rifle in the same caliber.* Hunting, more than other countries in the Western world, lingers in America’s DNA. While the number of hunters in Europe and the rest of the industrialized world has declined with the rise of cities, hunting is still a major sport in the United States. Hunting is particularly popular in rural and suburban areas and large, stable populations of game, including deer, moo... more »
This Is the Deadly F-52 Stealth Fighter (That Doesn't Exist)
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Should it? *In fact, because the Navy’s reaction was so favorable, Lockheed later pitched a modified version of its NATF proposal for the ill-fated AF-X project that the Navy was ultimately forced to cancel in favor of the Joint Strike Fighter program. Some Navy officials are bitter about that fact to this day.* President Donald Trump last year told reporters that the United States had delivered the F-52 to Norway. The statement was obviously a mistake; there is no such thing as an F-52 yet. The aircraft only exists in the context of a video game c... more »
Why Phony Liberal Ralph Northam Is Doomed
*Curt Mills* *Politics, * After repeatedly playing the racism card against Republicans, Democrats now discover it in their own ranks. Ralph Northam, Virginia’s Democratic governor, addressed reporters Saturday in Richmond amid a national firestorm over a recently-surfaced yearbook page that show the future politician’s wearing blackface. His aim was to salvage his governorship. But as Democrats abandon him en masse, he is a dead man walking. Democrats, who have been regularly accusing Republicans of racism, have now discovered it in their own ranks. Northam, a liberal star, has ... more »
Has Bitcoin Bottomed Yet?
Bitcoin smashed its way into just about everyone's attention briefly in the latter part of 2017 when it went on a massive rally from $800 to $20,000 in just a few months. The post Has Bitcoin Bottomed Yet? appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
US Oil Production To Surpass Russia, Saudi Arabia Combined In 2025
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The Power Behind the Chemtrails: Peter Kirby does Project Camelot with Kerry Cassidy
By Activist Post Activist Post’s chemtrail expert Peter Kirby recently appeared again in a new interview with Kerry Cassidy of Project Camelot. They went over... more »
Trump Jr. phone records make a fool of ‘Trump deranged’ Adam Schiff (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 73. The post Trump Jr. phone records make a fool of ‘Trump deranged’ Adam Schiff (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Trump Should Call Congress’s Bluff on Our Endless Wars
The post Trump Should Call Congress’s Bluff on Our Endless Wars appeared first on The Duran.
Bernard-Henri Lévy: Poster Boy For the False Europe
The post Bernard-Henri Lévy: Poster Boy For the False Europe appeared first on The Duran.
Trump is Right: The Intelligence Community Needs to ‘Go Back to School’
The post Trump is Right: The Intelligence Community Needs to ‘Go Back to School’ appeared first on The Duran.
Trump confirms use of US military in Venezuela among ‘options’ on table
The option of sending US military to Venezuela is on the table. The post Trump confirms use of US military in Venezuela among ‘options’ on table appeared first on The Duran.
Brexit ‘Chicken’: 1-2 Years Of Pain Now Versus Permanent Idiocy
The UK is at a crossroads. Fearmongering of "crashing" out of the EU is in play. The EU is playing "chicken". The post Brexit ‘Chicken’: 1-2 Years Of Pain Now Versus Permanent Idiocy appeared first on The Duran.
Bertrand Russell Diagnoses Washington War Madness and the Coming Rape of Venezuela
Today 320 million Americans are once again being led by the nose into another needless, bungled, unnecessary open-ended war for the power and profit of a tiny few. The post Bertrand Russell Diagnoses Washington War Madness and the Coming Rape of Venezuela appeared first on The Duran.
A Lawless Government
Mueller is not an agent of law. He is the agent of the military/security complex and the Democratic Party who intend to do away with Trump. The post A Lawless Government appeared first on The Duran.
Interview With Journalist Roberto Lovato On Elliott Abrams, Venezuela Opposition, And Destabilization Welfare
Roberto Lovato is a journalist and educator, who has reported on immigration, the drug war, climate change, and national security. His work covers many parts of Latin America. In 2015, he wrote the article, “The Making Of Leopoldo Lopez,” for Foreign Policy. Recently, he contributed a piece to Latino Rebels The post Interview With Journalist Roberto Lovato On Elliott Abrams, Venezuela Opposition, And Destabilization Welfare appeared first on Shadowproof.
The Stockholm Agreement and Yemen’s Other Wars
Photo Credit: -/AFP/Getty Images via citizen.co.uk *Editor’s Note: Yemen's deadly civil war and associated humanitarian catastrophe have dragged on for years. At the end of 2018, however, the country saw what seemed like a bit of good news: successful negotiations in Stockholm that offered the promise of a peaceful settlement, or at least a lasting ceasefire. These negotiations, however, may not be the solution to Yemen’s problems. Ariel Ahram of the University of Vermont argues that the Stockholm Agreement is at best incomplete and at worst could exacerbate the violence. Ahram co... more »
Why the FBI Sent So Many Agents to Roger Stone’s Home
Protestors outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse during Roger Stone's arraignment, Jan. 28, 2019. (Source: Flickr/Victoria Pickering) In a previous article, I explained that it was entirely lawful and justified for the FBI to arrest Roger Stone. Though there are several reasons, I focused on one—the fact that Stone threatened to kill a witness. That threat alone supports law enforcement’s request for an arrest warrant, which a federal judge granted. The alternative—a summons that would permit Stone to voluntarily surrender—is not a matter of right, and Stone forfeited t... more »
Does President Trump Take His Intelligence Briefings Seriously?
U.S. President Donald Trump stands with the new CIA Director Gina Haspel during her swearing-in ceremony at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia, U.S. May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *Time:* *'Willful Ignorance.' Inside President Trump's Troubled Intelligence Briefings* In the wake of President Donald Trump’s renewed attacks on the U.S. intelligence community this week, senior intelligence briefers are breaking two years of silence to warn that the President is endangering American security with what they say is a stubborn disregard for the... more »
A New Centrist Party is Still a Stupid Idea
The tide flows in and out, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and discontented Labour MPs keep promising they're going to split off and launch a new party "soon". According to Toby Helm, one of *The Observer's*'s biggest cheerleaders for this miserable Blairist project, discontent over Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn's foreign policy positioning are bringing them close to quitting. But hold on a moment, thanks to the benefit of having a memory aren't these *always* the reasons? So why now, what's new, how have things changed? Continuing the fine tradition of the diminishing n... more »
We Don't Need No Education
Once again, under Ontario's Conservatives, education is under the gun. Heather Mallick writes: In [their] first few months of government, [Doug Ford] and his cabinet have cancelled plans for Ontario’s first official French university and three new university campuses in Brampton, Markham and Milton, cut tuition fees thereby taking $440 million from university and college revenues, partially reverted to loans rather than grants for poorer students, forced universities to adopt a largely unnecessary free speech policy, considered cancelling sex education entirely, and are now prepar... more »
Bruce Kent on Trump's INF pull-out
CND's Bruce Kent on Sky News last night talking about Donald Trump's withdrawal from the INF treaty and ramping up the nuclear arms race. Kent is a British political activist and a former Roman Catholic priest. Active in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, he was the organisation's general secretary from 1980 to 1985 and its chair from 1987 to 1990. He now holds the honorary title of vice-president. In 1987, Kent left the priesthood rather than comply with an instruction from the late Cardinal Basil Hume to desist from involvement in the 1987 UK general election in accordance wi... more »
Bob Ward, LSE and Booker
By Paul Homewood Booker has a bit on the Bob Ward saga today, which should see the latter blow a few fuses! It has always seemed rather odd that two of London’s most prestigious universities, Imperial College and the LSE, should include a “Grantham Institute”, lavishly funded by an asset management billionaire to […]
Seven killed, dozens injured in Russian bus crash
Just In - 14 hours ago
Four children are among the dead as a bus carrying 45 people tips over and crashes on a local road south of Moscow.
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin Cost to Taxpayers to Clean Up Nuclear Waste Jumps $100 Million in One Year At Home DNA Company Allowed FBI Access to its Database Maxine Waters: "Deutsche Bank Is Perhaps The Biggest Money Laundering Bank In The World"Twitter Bans 2,000 Pro-Maduro Accounts As Demands For Regime Change EscalateWashington Examiner fires reporters in apparent pivot toward more Trump-friendly coverage A simple technology could secure the border for a fraction of the cost of a wall — but no one's talking about it Maduro Abandons Plan To Ship 20 Tons Of Venezuelan Gold Abroad Melbourne ... more »
The Future Of Drone Warfare Is In Small Drones
*Business Insider:* *US Army soldiers will soon be armed with these game-changing drones that fit in the palm of your hand* * The US Army has put in an order for Black Hornet personal-reconnaissance drones — drone planes small enough to fit in a soldier's pocket. * These tiny drones, which are able to covertly and continuously cover the battlefield at ranges up to 1.24 miles for nearly a half hour, can send back real-time video and high-definition photos to the operator. Pocket-size drones are on their way to US Army soldiers, offering a better view of the battlefield and giving t... more »
Sunday song - bonus track & lyrics
We Are The Many - Makana from Makana on Vimeo. *Here are the complete lyrics to “We Are The Many”:* Ye come here, gather ’round the stage The time has come for us to voice our rage Against the ones who’ve trapped us in a cage To steal from us the value of our wage From underneath the vestiture of law The lobbyists at Washington do gnaw At liberty, the bureaucrats guffaw And until they are purged, we won’t withdraw We’ll occupy the streets We’ll occupy the courts We’ll occupy the offices of you Till you do The bidding of the many, not the few Our nation was built upon the right Of eve... more »
Does the U.S. Navy Really Need to Worry About the Size of the Fleet?
*James Holmes* *Security, * [image: Flickr / Official U.S. Navy Imagery] Tallying up ship numbers makes poor shorthand for U.S. naval power. Bean counting yields one datapoint, albeit an important one. There is some bare minimum of assets needed to concentrate strength at scenes of battle. But bean counting not only disregards the enemy, the surroundings, and the goals set by the navy’s overseers, it doesn’t differentiate among ship types. The walking dead are ravaging Capitol Hill—again! I refer not to literal ghouls but to misleading ideas about navies that refuse to die in po... more »
Veiled Faces of Racism: the Half-Truths Spoken by Establishment Provocateurs
Racism is alive and thriving in the 21st century. It did not take the pictures of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam dressed up in a KKK hood or a wearing a black face to understand that one of America’s original sins continues to haunt us to this day. Our nation is too steeped in social classifications—artificial constructs that were always meant to incite tribalism—to think that we have arrived at a post-racial age. The outrage and… The post Veiled Faces of Racism: the Half-Truths Spoken by Establishment Provocateurs appeared first on The Ghion Journal.
On The Counter-Enlightenment
A Painting of Rousseau (1753)The term “counter-enlightenment” became popular about 200 years after the Enlightenment, when Isaiah Berlin used it in his essay, “The Counter-Enlightenment,” to refer to the opposition to the French Enlightenment. The essay was published in 1973, and in 1981, it was reprinted in a collection of his works, *Against the Current: Essays in the History of Ideas*. Berlin argues that the central principles of the French Enlightenment were “universality, objectivity, rationality, and the capacity to provide permanent solutions to all genuine problems of life ... more »
Does The U.S. Air Force Want A Light Attack Aircraft Program?
Warzone/The Drive: *USAF's New Excuses For Delaying Light Attack Aircraft Program Sound Like A Death Sentence* *The service now wants to expand its light attack effort to include platforms it has now, shifting the focus away from the one it desperately needs.* The Air Force's top officer says the service had to put its most recent light attack aircraft program on hold to gather yet more data on how it might use such these planes and how they might operate together with attack helicopters, armed drones, and other platforms. He also implied that there had been a lack of interest fr... more »
Hypersonic weapons: what they are and why US can’t defend against them
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/21/hypersonic-weapons-what-they-are-and-why-us-cant-defend-against-them.html?__source=Facebook%7Cmain Advertisements
Surya Namaskar has its roots in #Ramayana
https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/surya-namaskar-has-its-roots-in-ramayana
Little Sophia by Hanson Robotics by Hanson Robotics Limited — Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1240047277/little-sophia-by-hanson-robotics?ref=48hcbz
Low-carb diet linked to early death, medical study suggests
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/21/low-carb-diet-linked-to-early-death-medical-study-suggests.html?__source=facebook%7Cmain
A Material to Save the World?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/custom-media/pictet/a-material-to-save-the-world/
The rise of the superfit sixties.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/weekend/the-rise-of-the-superfit-sixties-b50l07p5p
Being a ‘perfect’ employee isn’t good for your career: Study
https://m.timesofindia.com/life-style/relationships/being-a-perfect-employee-isnt-good-for-your-career-study/photostory/67674051.cms?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TOI&utm_content=om-bm
#Romeo finally found his #Juliet, and an endangered #frog has new prospects for #survival
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/01/romeo-finally-found-his-juliet-and-an-endangered-frog-has-new-prospects-for-survival/
We Are All Getting Dumber, New Science Proves, and No One Is Sure Why
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/we-are-all-getting-dumber-new-science-proves-no-one-is-sure-why.html?cid=cp01002quartz
January was more social than usual
December is always a fun month with lots of special activities like concerts, dinners and get togethers. So in noting our January schedule, I see it was more social than usual, mostly church activities, but a nice members' opening at the Museum of Art, too. I'll jot down what I remember while listening to a Dvorak Cello Concerto on a Spectrum channel--no commercials. January 6--We hosted our SALT group here on Epiphany after church--I served turkey Tetrazzini fruit cups and assorted Christmas desserts, so I was able to use up both our Thanksgiving and Christmas left-overs. We're ... more »
Younger Than Yesterday-- Bernie, Not Trump
Hunter Walker, Yahoo News' White House correspondent reported last week that Bernie is set to announce that he's running. My sources inside the gestating campaign told me Walker is just guessing. And yesterday, like every political junking in the country, they were all reading Mike Allen's and Jim Vanderhei's *Axios* news that coming face to face with the progressive base of the Democratic Party is making 3 of the most conservative Democrats who were thinking of running-- Bloomberg, Biden and McAuliffe-- start reconsidering (along with the Starbucks guy). Gillibrand somehow think... more »
Protectionism for Dummies
Here is the outline of a secret analysis with the above title that I obtained from a White House source. The report starts by quoting Alexander Hamilton: “Commerce, like other things, has its fixed principles, according to which it must be regulated. … To preserve the balance of trade in favor of a nation ought to […] The post Protectionism for Dummies appeared first on Econlib.
Case dropped against Montana Senator who favors transferring federal land to states
Giving local communities throughout the rural West a greater voice over how millions of acres of federal lands are used drew the ire of a left-leaning, Washington, D.C.-based pressure group. The post Case dropped against Montana Senator who favors transferring federal land to states appeared first on CFACT.
Russia's New Super Long-Range Cruise Missile Has a Problem
*Michael Peck* *Security, * [image: Wikimedia Commons] And it's pretty easy to see. Russia’s plan to develop a long-range version of the Kalibr naval cruise missile is a mistake, warn critics. The missile is too big to fit on many Russian warships. But what’s surprising is that this criticism isn’t coming from the Pentagon or CIA. It’s coming from Russia’s own defense experts, who say the new missile is more Soviet-era megalomania than clever engineering. Russia created a stir earlier this year when it announced that it would develop a long-range version of Kalibr, which is actu... more »
The Deadly F-35 Stealth Fighter: Waging War Until 2070?
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Is it possible? *“We own today’s fight,” said Lt. Col. Tucker Hamilton, F-35 Test Director, Edwards AFB, told reporters. However, Tucker went on to say that, in the absence of aggressive modernization, sustainment and various improvement efforts, this will no longer remain the case.* The Air Force has begun early testing, software development and weapons integration for its upcoming Block 4 variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, an emerging model intended to give the multi-role fighter a new dimension of attack mission possibilities, service leader... more »
The Doolittle Raid: How America Crafted the Plan To Avenge Pearl Harbor
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* [image: By U.S. Navy (photo 80-G-41196) - This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 520603., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=] The idea for the Doolittle Raid came about at a Norfolk training area and a discussion between Captain Francis Low and Admiral Ernest J. King of the U.S. Fleet. President Franklin D. Roosevelt sat in his White House study, an aging leader suddenly appearing older and wearier. O... more »
The U.S. Navy's P-8A Poseidon Fleet Is Facing A Maintenance And Parts Shortage
A P-8A Poseidon aircraft. US Navy/Lt. j.g. Grade Matthew Skoglund *Business Insider:* *The US Navy's best sub-hunting aircraft is facing some nagging problems* * The Boeing-made P-8A Poseidon is one of the most advanced maritime-patrol aircraft in service. * Its high-tech surveillance gear has made it a mainstay of the Navy's air fleet and drawn the interest of allied forces around the world. * But some nagging problems are affecting the Navy's P-8As, according to a recent Pentagon report. The P-8A Poseidon, introduced in 2013 to replace the P-3 Orion, has quickly become one of t... more »
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*Attacking Christian Schools* *But they're producing citizens who are compassionate, thoughtful, fair-minded, and principled* The attack on the students of Covington Catholic is just one example of the extent to which the Left is willing to go to stigmatize Christianity and force it out of our history and culture. The most innocent actions of Christians are now thrust into the spotlight and mocked by the media — and one of their favorite targets is mainstream Christian education. For example, when Vice President Pence’s wife Karen revealed that she’s returning to the classroom to... more »
Why China's Research In AI Is A Bigger Threat Than Huawei
Yahoo News *ABC News Online:** China's research in artificial intelligence 'far outranks' Huawei threat, expert says* Experts are warning of the threat posed by China's use of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a survellience state, and say the risk of such authoritarian behaviour spreading to other parts of the world is increasing. While Chinese technology company Huawei is making daily headlines at the moment, Greg Austin, professor of cyber security, strategy and diplomacy at the University of New South Wales, said there were more pressing concerns. *Read more *.... *Upda... more »
Naturalness, watermelons, populism, intuition, and intelligence
A technical comment at the beginning: The updated Disqus widget allows the commenters to press new buttons and apply basic and not so basic HTML formatting on their comments – bold face, italics, underline, strikethrough, links, spoilers (!), codes, and quotes. Feel free to play, children. ;-) ------------------------------ Like her famous countrymate, Sabine Hossenfelder believes that the lie repeated many times becomes the truth which is why she brought the 347th rant against naturalness to her brainwashed, moronic readers. In one way or another, naturalness is a principle saying ... more »
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*Electric cars are useless in a cold climate* BONJOUR, i.e. the company Téo Taxi, a new kind of taxi service in Montreal, Quebec, with the common French term for “Hello” (“Bonjour”), literally meaning “GOOD DAY” on its cars has shut down operation. Just when demand was rising due the cold temperatures in the city. When launched in 2015, it was widely viewed as a novel cost-saving alternative to common taxi service operations. The Quebec government and major provincial institutions all jumped on board. The company acquired a fleet of vehicles and paid its (450+) employees fair wage... more »
Greg Hunter, "We’re Flash Crashing to Hell"
*"We’re Flash Crashing to Hell"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "Financial writer Bill Holter and renowned gold and financial expert Jim Sinclair warned last summer there were big problems coming in the global financial system. Today, Sinclair says, “We destroyed everything. We not only destroyed the financial markets, we destroyed society. I’m going for June of this year. The reset button gets reset after a few days of a flash crash that can’t be stopped. We’re flash crashing to hell, piece by piece by piece, until all of a sudden, the motion of the entity cannot be stopped.” H... more »
Can The Chinese Navy Maintain Its Growth And Status?
Reuters *Robert Farley, National Interest: **China Is A Naval Powerhouse (But Can It Stay That Way?)* *Here's what history tells us.* The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the most visible, and possibly the most consequential, manifestation of China’s emergence as a great power. In three decades, China has turned a large, but relatively minor regional force into a fleet of global consequence. But now that China has its navy, can it keep it? The historical record is mixed. Over the past 130 years several nations have embarked on radical schemes of fleet-building designed to ... more »
The Chinese Army Now Cares About Its Image
*SCMP: **Why a leaner, meaner PLA must be sensitive to worries about China’s military rise* * The PLA of the future will be ‘more capable of projecting its power to secure China’s national interests in the region and globally’, writes Collin Koh Much of what needs to be said of the recent report on the People’s Liberation Army downsizing has been said. As part of the “transformational changes” undertaken so far, China’s army now accounts for less than 50 per cent of all PLA troops, with almost half of the non-combatant units made redundant and the officer corps slashed by 30 per ... more »
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