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Emergency potable water supplies - an update
Some years ago, I wrote about the importance of water storage and purification as part of one's emergency preparations. It's a very important, but often neglected topic. All I had to say in that article remains valid. Over the years, I've noticed that storing water long-term in most plastic containers has an added problem. The water takes on a sort of "plastic taste" that I find unpleasant. It's not dangerous to one's health (provided one uses containers made of food-safe plastic), but it's strong enough to taint the taste of food, and can discourage drinking enough to stay pr... more »
Mother Teresa and The Cult of Suffering
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, or as she is more commonly known as, Mother Teresa of Calcutta has been described as one of the 20th centuries only saints, a mother to the poor, saviour to the dying, miracle-working and life devoting angel from the heavens. The post Mother Teresa and The Cult of Suffering appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
Like blood from a stone: trying to get information out of the Department of Energy and Mines
Late last year, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Derek Mombourquette, penned an op-ed that his department sent out to the media. As I mentioned in Morning File on January 16, 2019, the opinion piece was entitled “A little piece of Nova Scotia, everywhere,” and it claimed that the province’s mining industry was “something we can all take […]
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4 Brain-Boosting #Mushrooms: Lion’s Mane, Reishi, Maitake & Cordyceps
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4 Brain-Boosting #Mushrooms: Lion’s Mane, Reishi, Maitake & Cordyceps
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Two types of gut bacteria consistently found at low levels in people with #depression, study says
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/gut-bacteria-depression-microbes-mental-health-brain-research-study-a8762326.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1549305783
Protein Degradation Eyed By Pharmaceutical Companies In Huge Drug Development Opportunity.
https://www.investors.com/news/technology/protein-degradation-eyed-pharmaceutical-companies-drug-development/?refCode=DailyEditorial%7C2019%7C02%7C01%7CA1Undruggable&src=AURLGP1
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Has Shifted So Much We’ve Had to Update GPS
https://www.sciencealert.com/navigation-systems-finally-caught-up-with-the-mysteriously-north-pole-shift
Global alliance to take on #plastic waste in the #environment
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/01/partner-content-global-alliance-to-end-plastic-waste-environment/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=ps::src=facebook::cmp=sp_alliancetoendplasticwaste:add=fb20190123sp_alliancetoendplasticwaste-enviro::urid=&kwp_0=1117143
Scientists Discover How To Make #Bricks Out Of Human Waste
https://truththeory.com/2019/02/03/scientists-discover-how-to-make-bricks-out-of-human-waste/
January was #Australia’s hottest month since records began.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/01/january-named-as-australias-hottest-month-on-record
Cigarette:#Hawaii Could Soon Raise The Legal #Smoking Age To 100 Years Old To Phase Out #Cigarettes.
https://m.indiatimes.com/trending/wtf/hawaii-could-soon-raise-the-legal-smoking-age-to-100-years-old-to-phase-out-cigarettes-361645.html
Scientists have discovered a way to destroy cancer tumors using nothing but sound waves.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2017-03-29-scientists-have-discovered-a-way-to-destroy-cancer-tumors-using-nothing-but-sound-waves.html
Dramatic time-lapse vision shows floodwaters engulfing outback train line
Amazing pictures show a train line engulfed by the floodwaters in Queensland's north-west, with QR saying it has also discovered a freight train that has been toppled over by the rising waters.
Woman complains to police about former Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle
A women who alleges that former Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle acted inappropriately towards her makes a complaint to police.
Gucci apologises after backlash over 'blackface' turtleneck jumper
Gucci issues an apology after a social media backlash over a turtleneck jumper that, when pulled up, appears to make it look as though the wearer is dressing in blackface.
'We might get our pub back': $50 million jetty replacement gives town new hope
The Mandorah Jetty was originally constructed in the late 1960s and was badly damaged during the 1974 Christmas cyclone. Now, after years of patchy repairs and upgrades, the NT Government bites the bullet and commits to a replacement with expected completion in 2022.
Australian Paper to proceed with Victorian-first energy-from-waste project
A proposed energy-from-waste plant which could divert 650,000 tonnes of rubbish from landfill each year appears set to go ahead.
Can the FCC tunnel(s) become much thinner?
Are you a hardcore theorist who sometimes loves to play the game that he (or she, Ann and Anna) is a game-changing inventor dealing with the practical life issues and construction, nevertheless? I am and I do. ;-) Electric cars with batteries suck because 1 kg of a battery only stores 2% of what 1 kg of petrol does. Recharging is slow and some of these parameters won't get much better. But why don't we add wires to all our highways and switch to personal trolleybuses everywhere? The electric cars could have batteries just for a few miles of being off the grid. What's your objection,... more »
Met Office Try To Hide Forecast Fail
By Paul Homewood . Paul Matthews uncovers the Met Office’s attempt to hide its failed global temperature projections: The Met Office have today issued their latest piece of warmest propaganda, Forecast suggests Earth’s warmest period on record. It includes this graph, showing observations (black), forecast (blue) and previous forecasts (red). The climate scientists quoted […]
Fox Houston on Measle Outbreak
Note: There are few people I admire as much as Leslie Phillips in our community. I've known her for many years, and together, our kids have grown from children to young adults with autism. Her son has weathered one of... more »
Dan Olmsted Wrote About Measles, Autism and Vaccine Zealotry in 2015
NOTE: Our dear friend and colleague wrote this post on January 31st, 2015. Winter is when Measles rears its spotty head annually and the media goes wild pushing the pro-vaccine agenda. Dan's approach is classic Dan, nuanced, carefully crafted and... more »
Qatar takes delivery of 36 French Rafale fighter jets as rift with Saudi Arabia continues
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – Qatar received three dozen French-made Rafale multi-purpose fighter jets, the Frech manufactuter Dassault announced on Wednesday. According to the reports, Qatar took hold of the 36 Rafale fighter jets on February 6th; this is the first delivery from Dassault. The hand-over ceremony in Merignac, southwestern France, where the planes are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Hezbollah leader encourages Lebanon to obtain Iranian air defense missiles to counter Israel
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said during the commemoration of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that Lebanon should consider obtaining air defense missiles from Iran. “I’m a friend of Iran, and I’m willing to bring the Lebanese Army air defence systems from Iran to confront Israel,” the Hezbollah leader said during […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia may develop land-based Kalibr cruise missile by end of year – TASS
Russia may develop the land-based version of the sea-launched Kalibr cruise missile system and arrange its serial production already by the end of 2019, a source in the missile-building industry told TASS on Thursday. “The land-based Kalibr system with the cruise missile can be developed and prepared for its serial production by the end of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Hezbollah leader vows to stand by Iran in case of war (video)
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Iran was the “strongest country in the region” and that his organisation would stand by Tehran in case of a war against it, speaking at a rally marking the 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution in Beirut on Wednesday. “Today the Islamic Republic is the strongest country in the region,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Lebanese FM says if not for Hezbollah, Aoun would not be president
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – During a speech at Saint Michael’s Church (Mar Mikhael) on Tuesday, the Free Patriotic Movement chief and Lebanese Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, said that announced Tuesday that “had it not been for Hezbollah, General Aoun would not have become president.” Bassil then stated that had it not been for his […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Desperate ISIS terrorists attempting to breakout of eastern Euphrates through Syrian Army lines
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) has become desperate in the eastern Euphrates region after suffering several setbacks at the hands of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). With thousands of SDF fighters closing in on their last arears, the Islamic State has shifted their attention to the western bank of the Euphrates […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Venezuela ready to counter US military: ambassador
Caracas faces a looming threat of military intervention but Washington’s plans will not work, Venezuela’s Ambassador in Moscow Carlos Faria Tortosa said on Wednesday. “We are facing a looming threat of military intervention. When [US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John] Bolton, or [Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo, or President [Donald] Trump speak, it […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Rebel sleeper cell releases footage of deadly attack against SAA troops in Daraa (video)
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – A sleeper cell loyal to the Free Syrian Army (FSA) released a new video this week that showed their operatives blowing up a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) checkpoint in rural Daraa. Based on the footage, a group calling itself the “People’s Resistance” showed the moment a Syrian Arab Army checkpoint […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian fighter jet intercepts enemy warplane during military drills
Fighter aircraft of the Eastern Military District have intercepted a “violator” of the airspace in the Primorsky Region, the Pacific Fleet’s press service reported on Thursday. “The crews of the multi-purpose pursuit planes Su-30M2 of the Eastern Military District’s aviation regiment carried out training fight missions during which they trained tasks on the night intercept […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Pro-Haftar forces seize largest Libyan oil field – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:50 A.M.) – The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by their commander General Khalifa Haftar, seized the largest and most important oil field in Libya this week. Backed by heavy artillery, the Libyan National Army managed to expel the forces loyal to the Government of National Accord in several areas this week, including […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Large Turkish military convoy heads towards Syrian Army’s front-lines in Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – A large Turkish military convoy reportedly entered northwestern Syria, yesterday, and made their way to the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) front-lines in the Hama Governorate. According to opposition activists via social media, the Turkish military sent more than ten trucks and armored vehicles towards their observation post near the key […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Trump will likely announce retaking 100% of ISIS caliphate next week
The United States will likely announce next week that all of the Daesh terrorist group caliphate has been retaken in Syria and Iraq, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday. “It should be formally announced, sometime probably next week, that we’ll have 100 percent of the caliphate,” Trump said during his remarks at a ministerial […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian military not ready to use S-300 system: source
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Syrian military has not completed their training on the S-300 air defense system, a source in Damascus told Al-Masdar News. According to the source, the Syrian military is still completing their training exercises with the S-300 system, adding that the issue with using them has nothing to do with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish-backed rebel commander assassinated in southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) – A high ranking commander from the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front was reportedly assassinated in the southern countryside of the Idib Governorate on Wednesday. According to opposition activists in the Idlib Governorate, the National Liberation Front commander, Ahmad Al-Qassem (AKA “Abu Shihab”, was assassinated by unknown assailants inside the town of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Bad News: The U.S. Army Is Out-Gunned In Europe (Compared to Russia)
*David Axe* *Security, Europe* In 2016 RAND war-gamed a Russian invasion of the Baltics. In RAND's scenario, the Russian forces quickly overrun lightly-armed NATO forces. The Western alliance quickly deploys helicopters and air-mobile troops to confront the Russian advance. But NATO tanks are too slow to arrive. A four-person vehicle crew with the U.S. Army's 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Europe *won* a personal victory in early February 2019 when they beat out other crews to claim their squadron's "top gun" prize. But the crew's achievement underscores an uncomfortable fact for the U.... more »
The U.S. Navy's Dream: 12 Aircraft Carriers (But It Can't Happen Until 2060)
*David Axe* *Security, * A new report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) throws cold water on the prospects for 12 carriers. According to the CRS, it might take the Navy until the 2060s to stabilize the carrier fleet at a dozen vessels. Even that might be optimistic. The U.S. Navy is struggling to grow its fleet of aircraft carriers. In December 2016, then-Navy secretary Ray Mabus *announced* a new force-structure goal for the U.S. fleet. Under Mabus's plan, the sailing branch would expand from around 280 front-line warships to 355 in order to better compete with the ... more »
Evidence global-scale warming during modern times is very typical, not unprecedented
“In the last 25 months, 265 peer-reviewed scientific papers have been published containing documented evidence (i.e., graphs primarily) that undermine the popularized conception of a slowly-cooling Earth followed by a dramatic hockey-stick-shaped recent uptick, or an especially unusual global-scale warming during modern times.” click … Continue reading →
RCEP: India must exercise caution
07-Feb-2019 There are several costs that may arise and need to be accounted for before India launches for RCEP.
Musical Interlude: Pink Floyd, "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
Pink Floyd, "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
‘5G Will Be a Global Catastrophe’: Activist Warns of Massive ‘Human Guinea Pigs’ Trial
*21WIRE* | Many within the scientific community are skeptical as to whether the benefits of 5G outweigh the health risks to humans.
100 Spies Will Monitor All SMS and Email Going In and Out of Norway
*Nettavison* | Part of Norway's skyrocketing expenditures on cyber-spying and surveillance.
Rutger Bregman's tax speech went viral, but it didn't go down well in Davos
When historian Rutger Bregman suggested wealthy people should pay more tax at last week's World Economic Forum, he says the response in the room was "quite aggressive" and he went home with "a bad feeling".
CCTV shows police officer punching man seven times on the ground during arrest
WA's corruption watchdog says new vision showing a police officer repeatedly hitting a man, released as part of its investigation into excessive use of force, "speaks for itself".
Adani's Abbot Point coal terminal releases more water into wetland
Monsoonal rain hitting north Queensland results in a release of water from Indian mining giant Adani's Abbot Point coal terminal site into adjacent wetlands.
Hindu right-wing leader arrested for shooting an effigy of Gandhi
Pooja Pandey's stunt with an air pistol was the latest in a string of her group's attempts to glorify Nathuram Godse, the man who gunned the independence leader down in 1948.
Dangerous sex offender arrested in Melbourne car park
Police arrest a registered sex offender and convicted rapist who has been on the loose in Melbourne's bayside suburbs for several weeks.
'I am very scared': Hakeem al-Araibi speaks from Thai prison
The ABC's Anne Barker visits refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi in a Thai jail, where he expresses his terror at the prospect of being sent back to Bahrain to face vandalism charges.
Backpacker cries as she details ordeal at hands of alleged rapist in 'dirty pig shed'
A European backpacker tells a court she was checked for needle marks and chained to a grate after being tied up in a pig shed by a man who allegedly subjected her to a two-day rape ordeal.
Black Saturday survivors who once planned to 'stay and defend' would never do so now
The one thing that has stuck with the Ogilvie family since Black Saturday — 10 years ago on February 7, 2009 — is that they would never consider staying to defend their home now.
James Nitties equals birdies world record at Vic Open, Su Oh hits hole-in-one
James Nitties equals the world record for successive birdies at the men's Vic Open, while fellow Australian Su Oh lights up the women's tournament with a hole-in-one.
Trump's nominee to replace Kavanaugh 'cringes' over past date-rape comments
Neomi Rao regrets implying victims were to blame for sexual assault in a column she wrote in college, but says women could take steps to avoid being attacked.
Paedophile's possible release prompts new debate about public register
Both of the major parties in South Australia say it is time to consider a public paedophile register after it was revealed that notorious child sex offender Colin Humphrys could be released as soon as next week.
Prominent gangland barrister claims lawyers were used as informants last year
The scandal embroiling Victoria's legal system deepens with revelations more lawyers were used as informers by Victoria Police, while legal authorities in New South Wales seek assurances the practice hasn't been used in that state.
"The Reality Of Life..."
"Despite my firm convictions, I have been always a man who tries to face facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an open mind, which is necessary to the flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form of intelligent search for truth." - Malcolm X
The US Syria Withdrawal and the Myth of the Islamic State's "Return"
*February 7, 2019* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - At face value - the notion that the US occupation of Syria is key to preventing the return of the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS) to Syrian territory is unconvincing. Regions west of the Euphrates River where ISIS had previously thrived have since been permanently taken back by the Syrian Arab Army and its Russian and Iranian allies - quite obviously without any support from the United States - and in fact - *despite* Washington's best efforts to hamper Damascus' security operations. Damascus and its Russian and Iranian allies have de... more »
Borjas and Me in Minnesota
This Friday, I’m speaking in Minnesota at St. Cloud University’s Winter Institute. My topic: open borders. George Borjas, probably the most respected critic of immigration in all of academia, appears earlier that morning. I’ve only met him once before, but I’ve been commenting on his work for years. P.S. If you’re there, please say hi! The post Borjas and Me in Minnesota appeared first on Econlib.
Oumuamua as a Cloud of Debris Explains Anomalies
This is a much better explanation for the anomalies of Oumuamua. turns out trhat a cloud of duct can do the job and it also tells us that the solar acceleration would separate this cloud from any more massive objects as well. These would be small and dark and soon separated. Nice spur to the imagination though and there must be lots of this out there.. *Oumuamua as a Cloud of Debris Explains Anomalies* *Brian Wang | February 2, 2019* * https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2019/02/oumuamua-as-a-cloud-of-debris-explains-anomalies.html* *A NASA JPL researcher has calculated that Oumua... more »
Freedom of Choice is What Sets Capitalism Apart — Not Competition
[image: choice.JPG] I am not so sure that this is true. The existence of money allows the choice to preserve in time the opportunity to enter an exchange. This process then allows the possibility of lending money in exchange for interest. The advent of fiat banking then allows all this to fund a capitalistic expansion. Capitalism empowers greater levels of choice, but this was already built in to the system. No economy can function without choice. The real constraint on economic expansion has always been access to sufficient capital to allow the maximum number wealth creato... more »
Saudi Heir and Aramco Despair
The Aramco IPO was a truly bad idea. Yet it almost happened. After all the brokers would have scored monster fees and the music would have rolled along for a while. Yet combining a public corporation and a royal's sense of entitlement is a marriage made in Hell. In the end, we now see that sense in full flight and Khashoggi is dead. Imagine the price movement of Aramco with this story line. Global investors would bail in disgust. The fundamental flaw with Royal families is that a reasonably competent member arises typically on the basis of one in twenty births. In practice ... more »
It’s time to pay serious attention to TikTok
Considering that the free flow traffic we used to get on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are all been interfered with by proto censorship, this is a welcome player that already has one BILLION installs. In fact i am inclined to find a way to optimize my use of this tool. I need to do short videos anyway showing my efforts to model the Space Time Pendulum and this has already a global reach. After all it is impossible for my blog to be viewed in China and that is annoying. It is wake up time and we all need to plug in.. . *It’s time to pay serious attention to TikTok * *S... more »
"What They Long For..."
“Caged birds accept each other but flight is what they long for.” - Tennessee Williams, “Camino Real”
"Homo Credulus: 'He'll Go Along With Almost Anything""
*"Homo Credulus: 'He'll Go Along With Almost Anything""* by Joel Bowman "Given the right circumstances... a little programing... and enough time for it all to marinate in his soft, mammalian brain... there is almost nothing Homo Credulus will not learn to embrace. Don’t believe us? Take a look at the historical record; you’ll soon wonder how we ever got this far. Sure, you’ll discover gizmos and flying contraptions… art and agriculture… music and mathematics. You’ll witness spectacular scientific breakthroughs, the number “0” and a man’s footprint on the moon. You’ll also find autom... more »
“Snow apocalypse” headed for Pacific Northwest
“You might stock up on food before noon on Friday,” says expert. “I certainly am.” __________________ 6 Feb 2019 – “There is going to be a major snow event over much of the Pacific Northwest starting late Friday and continuing into the weekend,” warns Cliff Mass, a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington. Low ... Read more“Snow apocalypse” headed for Pacific Northwest The post “Snow apocalypse” headed for Pacific Northwest appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* Oh, how I long to hear Donnie Sleazeball call "Nancy" Mommy! Maybe House Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn't my favorite politician but I have to give credit where credit is due. She used her larger hands and her facial expression to invent the Fuck You Clap. It will now be forever known as such. She should trademark it. It doesn't even matter if it was deliberate or just perfect timing of the camera shutter, perception is the key and perception is reality. Perhaps it was just her soul asserting itself and taking control. It says so much more than shouting "You lie." The fact tha... more »
Did The West “Finish” With Russia?
After the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia was becoming a less popular area of studying and dealing with in comparison before the end of the Cold War. In the West, it was believed that after 1991 Russia was simply “finished” as Moscow was not anymore the capital […] The post Did The West “Finish” With Russia? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
Guardian: More People Being “Converted” to Climate Belief
WUWT February 4, 2019 Guest essay by Eric Worrall They actually used the word “converts” to describe people who changed their mind about climate change. How to change the minds of climate deniers Kate Yoder for Grist Sun 3 Feb 2019 21.00 AEDT For some people, the awakening comes in science class. In the Reddit …
Queensland company director jailed over workplace death
A Brisbane director has been sentenced to jail for one year, and fined $1 million, in a Queensland-first Workplace Health and Safety trial.
NSW town's brown, smelly water impacting dialysis treatment, breaking washing machines
Hospital treatment is being impacted by the dirty water in the NSW town of Yass, Labor says, as it promises $10 million in state and federal funding to fix the problem — granted each branch wins their next elections.
'Blackmail': Voters vent fury over Gladys Berejiklian's $25m stadium 'promise'
The NSW Government is facing a backlash in the marginal seat of Orange after the Premier offered voters an expensive "election carrot" — but only on the condition that electorate is returned to the Nationals.
Can you beat a bee through a maths maze? What arithmetical bees could mean for AI
We already know they're essential for life on the planet, but now researchers have discovered bees can learn basic arithmetic — forcing a rethink on the correlation between brain size and intelligence.
Bushfire warning downgraded in Perth's south after schools, homes threatened
A bushfire burning in Perth's south is downgraded as residents are urged to remain vigilant, with challenging conditions expected to continue. However authorities say they do not believe any houses have been damaged at this stage.
Pill testing kits available over the counter at some pharmacies in NSW, NT
A pharmacy chain begins selling pill testing kits, in the wake of a number of festival-goers falling sick or dying as a result of taking 'party drugs'.
Body recovered from wreckage of plane carrying footballer Sala
Salvage crews working on the wreckage of the light plane which went down in the English Channel with professional footballer Emilano Sala on board say they have recovered a body.
'Deeply sorry': NAB bosses resign, admitting the bank failed customers
Ken Henry says he and outgoing NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn are "deeply sorry", as both men announce their departures from the bank in the wake of criticism from royal commissioner Kenneth Hayne.
Climate hypochondria and tribalism vs. ‘winning’
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Judith Curry Some reactions from Wednesday’s Congressional testimony. I’m starting this post while sitting in the Phoenix airport waiting for my delayed flight home (by the time I get home, I will have been up for 24 hours today/tomorrow). Sometimes I wonder why I bother. Well, maybe tomorrow I…
Electric Universe - mainstream cosmology starting to accept - electricity pervades space
this is great news: looks like mainstream cosmology and physics publications are now publishing more and more articles PROVING that this is an Electric Universe. It's taking a while to get concensus, but I think we'll get there. The explosion-gravity model is dead. Long live the Electric Universe.
Trump Has Authority To Declare Emergency For Border Wall, Arizona Lawmaker Says
PA Pundits - International at When Doesn’t Blackface Matter? When Democrats Could Lose Virginia – PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
By Rachel del Guidice ~ President Donald Trump does have the authority to declare a national emergency in order to build his promised border barrier between the United States and Mexico if gridlock in Congress makes it necessary, a Republican lawmaker says. “He has the authority, and it’s not unique,” Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., said […]
State Of The Climate
PA Pundits - International at When Doesn’t Blackface Matter? When Democrats Could Lose Virginia – PA Pundits – International - 21 hours ago
By Craig Rucker ~ In delivering his State of the Union before a joint session of Congress last night, President Trump spoke about the nation’s burgeoning economy, strong national defense, and improved opportunities being opening up for the poor and middle class. One thing he didn’t mention, however, was climate change. And that put CNN’s […]
Tweets For Today
US-based firm releases satellite images that suggest Iran might have conducted a space launch pic.twitter.com/1P2wpz5X9t — TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) February 7, 2019 VIDEO: Fields of opium poppy stretch across the pastures and peaks of mountainous eastern Myanmar, with many farmers reluctant to give up the profitable cash crop in spite of the incentives offered 📹 Ye Aung Thu pic.twitter.com/7OTyMnJXFl — AFP news agency (@AFP) February 7, 2019 Russian media threatens US with 100-megaton nuclear doomsday device after key arms treaty fails https://t.co/tgcG3Obmxh — 9 Dash Line 九... more »
Breaking: Venezuelan Army chopper allegedly crashed in Cojedes after Trump’s CBS interview
Military servicemen from the Venezuelan armed forces were injured in a helicopter crash in the country’s western state of Cojedes, on 4 February, Venezuela al Dia reported. Five soldiers were injured amid a training exercise aimed at “repelling possible aggression from the United States”, according to the online media outlet Venezuela al Dia. The soldiers […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israeli military choppers mysteriously enter southern Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – Israeli military helicopters entered southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning, prompting the Lebanese Army to raise their alert levels. According to a Lebanese military communique, four Israeli helicopters entered southern Lebanon and began circling the Wadi Al-Assal, Abassieh, Ghajar, and Al-Wazzani localities. The Israeli helicopters then moved as far east as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Pompeo says US will continue to fight IS despite Syria withdrawal
The United States’ withdrawal from Syria will not impact on its commitment to defeating the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told a meeting of 79 anti-IS coalition partners in Washington DC on Wednesday. Pompeo downplayed Trump’s announcement last December that all US troops would be withdrawn as merely […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey allegedly deploys 1,500 jihadists to Idlib: report
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – The Turkish regime allegedly deployed more than 1,500 jihadist rebels into the Idlib Governorate this week, the Sputnik News Agency reported on Wednesday. According to Sputnik Arabic, a source in the province told the news agency that around 1,500 jihadists loyal to Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Hurras Al-Deen group […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Hezbollah leader calls Iran most influential country in Middle East
Hezbollah Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, participated on Wednesday in a celebration marking the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The celebration was held at the Sayyed al-Shuhada Complex in the southern suburbs of Beirut, with much of the Hezbollah leader’s speech being televized on giant screens in several areas. “Iran is deemed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army passes decree ending service for any born in 1981 and before
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) high command passed a new decree on Tuesday that offiically retired soldiers that were born in and before 1981. According to the decree, the Syrian soldiers born in and before 1981 will be honorably discharged from the armed forces. This decree comes just a week […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
First female interior minister in Arab world assumes role in Lebanon
Raya Al Hassan was sworn in as Lebanon’s interior minister in Beirut on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to hold the position in an Arab world country. Al Hassan was already a trail blazer, in 2009 becoming the country’s first female finance minister. She is part of the new government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Video footage of Syrian Army’s large-scale attack on southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) carried out a powerful attack across the southern axis of the Idlib Governorate on Tuesday evening, targeting several areas around the towns of Al-Ta’amanah and Sukeek. Using predominately MLRS missiles, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Armored Division hammered Jaysh Al-Izza’s positions for several hours. As […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Tanf base will be last place US troops withdraw from in Syria
Syria’s At Tanf region will be the last place in the country that US troops leave as they implement a planned withdrawal, a senior US administration official told reporters on Wednesday. “In terms of Al Tanf — that is, in terms of the drawdown plans — Al-Tanf would be the last place that we would […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army launched their biggest attack of the year on southern Idlib
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:45 A.M.) – On Tuesday night, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched their largest attack of the year on southern Idlib. Led by their 4th Armored Division, the Syrian Arab Army unleashed over 100 missiles from their MLRS launcher towards the key town of Al-Ta’manah. According to a military source in nearby Hama, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian military enters US-held Tanf Zone to deliver aid to Rukban Camp (video)
The Russian military accompanied a UN humanitarian convoy to the Rukban refugee camp near the Syria-Jordan-Iraq border, as shown in footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence on Wednesday. “This is the second humanitarian convoy organised by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement alongside the UN which is headed towards the Rukban […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Democrats Hating America’s Success
At the State of The Union address, Arizona’s new senator Kyrsten Sinema was applauding the success of the last two years. Next to her was Jacky Rosen, Nevada’s new Senator – who stood up and warned Sinema – “watch your … Continue reading →
Picture Of The Day
Members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces play the piano in ? destroyed house near their position on the front line in Donetsk Region, Ukraine. REUTERS/Oleksandr Klymenko *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *Editors Choice Pictures* (Reuters).
The Pentagon Is Telling U.S. Special Operations Command That They Need To Upgrade Their Propaganda Efforts
A KC-130J Super Hercules drops sanitized leaflets during information warfare training near Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 22, 2016. (Lance Cpl. Andrew Huff/Marine Corps) *Military Times*: *SOCOM needs to step up its propaganda game, Pentagon deputy says* The Defense Department wants U.S. Special Operations Command to do more than the traditional leaflets-and-loudspeakers approach to information warfare, a senior Pentagon official said this week. “We need to move beyond our 20th century approach to messaging and start looking at influence as an integral aspect of modern irregular warfare,” And... more »
February 7th – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #749
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Thursday February 7th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
China's Economy Is Conitnuing To Slow Down
*Business Insider:* *China's hopes of becoming the world's largest economy are hitting a major roadblock* * China's growth potential could slow to 4.5% by 2030, according to analysts. * Officials have shifted to stimulus programs, including tax cuts and infrastructure incentives, in an effort to curb the decline. * But that could become increasingly difficult against a backdrop of debt and in wake of the trade war with the US, which has demanded structural reforms to the Chinese economy. China’s economy is growing at its slowest pace in nearly three decades, and some economists ... more »
China Will Build 4 Nuclear Aircraft Carriers By 2035 In Drive To Catch U.S. Navy
Reuters *SCMP:* *China will build 4 nuclear aircraft carriers in drive to catch US Navy, experts say* * Beijing expected to have at least six aircraft carrier battle groups by 2035 after it prioritised modernising its navy * Nuclear-powered carriers thought to be equipped with electromagnetic launch catapults similar to those of the US Four of at least six aircraft battle groups China plans to have in the water by 2035 will be nuclear-powered, as the Asian giant tries to equal the US in naval strength, according to Chinese military experts. The specialists said that after decades ... more »
Hepatitis A control remains a high priority for the Indy health district
Quick reactions to even one infected food service worker has helped keep the Marion County Public Health District in Indianapolis keep Hepatitis A cases at bay. That’s what Marion County Public Health was up to earlier this week when it conducted an all-day clinic Monday for anyone who might have come in contact with a... Continue Reading
Frito-Lay recalls pita chips after consumer reports allergic reaction
At least one person has had an allergic reaction after eating Stacy’s brand pita chips that contained undeclared milk. Federal law requires specific label language on foods that include ingredients that have been designated as known allergens. Frito-Lay, a division of multi-national giant PepsiCo, initiated a recalled “after it was discovered that 228 bags of... Continue Reading
Firms rush to market with acrylamide control product ahead of new regs
No one knew acrylamide even existed until it was discovered in 2002. It’s been around close to forever, though. Awareness of the chemical raised a problem. It is “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen,” according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. At high doses in laboratory animals, acrylamide causes cancer. FDA came out... Continue Reading
Muir stood down as Aboriginal legal service CEO after historical sexual misconduct allegations
Wayne Muir is stood down from his position as CEO of the Aboriginal Legal Service in Victoria and Tasmania following an ABC 7.30 investigation into historical allegations of sexual misconduct.
Conservative figure who was romantically linked to Russian agent charged with fraud
Paul Erickson, a conservative US political activist romantically linked to admitted Russian agent Maria Butina, is indicted on wire fraud and money laundering charges.
NAB shares in trading halt pending 'leadership changes'
Both NAB's chief executive Andrew Thorburn and its chairman Ken Henry have been under intense pressure after receiving special criticism in Kenneth Hayne's final banking royal commission report.
Cop bitten, teenager groped, 10-year-old injured and two assaulted in wild night of crime, police allege
A wild night on Northern Territory streets has seen a police officer bitten, a teenage girl allegedly groped and a group of men allegedly assaulting two women before smashing a bus window.
Lightning's fight for survival and possible finals fairytale the stuff of Hollywood
In a story that could have come straight from Tinseltown, the besieged Adelaide Lightning basketball team is defying financial pressure and threats of folding to play in its first grand final in 11 years.
Tulsi Gabbard Is Driving The MSM Bat Shit Crazy
When Tulsi Gabbard announced her plans to run in the 2020 presidential election, I predicted that it would disrupt war propaganda narratives and force a much-needed conversation about US interventionism, but I didn’t realize that it would happen so quickly, so ubiquitously, and so explosively. […]
Mike Pence Is A Bigot And Has No Place In America's Future-- A Guest Post By Frank Schaeffer
Chances are Mike Pence might become president through Trump’s resignation, impeachment or arrest. A Pence presidency is a horrible possibility because every entity related to Trump is either bankrupt, closed or under investigation. Trump Casinos, Trump Golf Courses, The Trump Foundation, Trump University, the Trump Campaign Transition, the Trump Inaugural Committee and the Trump White House all are under some sort of cloud or investigation. We have a crooked loser for “president.” Pence looms. Trump’s most scandalous action to date was his appointing Mike Pence as vice president.... more »
"We must stop our own companies from helping China build new evil empire"
2-6-19 “It is zulum (injustice),” Ferida, a protestor, told *Anadolu Agency*. “They are being punished because they follow a belief that is different to Xi and his party. That is their only crime: their belief,” she added, referring to Xi Jinping, China’s president and all-powerful leader of the Communist Party of China. https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/protest-held-in-london-against-oppression-of-uighurs-3473856 . ................................................................................................................................... 2-6-19 “We must stop our own c... more »
"Being Hard On Ourselves: A Bad Habit"
*"Being Hard On Ourselves: A Bad Habit"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "When we are hard on ourselves, we send our bodies the message that we are not good enough. One of the key components of human consciousness that most of us need to address and change is our tendency to be hard on ourselves. We do this in ways that are both overt and subtle, and half the work sometimes is recognizing that we are doing it at all. For example, if we find it difficult to graciously accept compliments, this is probably a sign that we tend to be hard on ourselves. Other ways in which we express this ... more »
The Satanic Worldview of the Ruling Elites EXPOSED — Harley Schlanger
SGTreport Published on Feb 5, 2019 Historian Harley Schlanger returns to SGT Report to recount the latest crimes of the deep state and while doing so Harley also does a brilliant job exposing their Satanic, anti-human worldview. Regarding the deep state aligned against President Trump, Harley says “we are seeing the coup move into high gear.” […]
Iran Tells US to Get Out of Syria, Whether It Wants to Or Not
Iran Tells US to Get Out of Syria, Whether It Wants to Or Not by AGENCIES and TOI STAFF, https://www.timesofisrael.com/ After Trump’s criticism of Islamic Republic during State of the Union, Tehran’s foreign minister accuses Washington of supporting ‘butchers & extremists’ – Tehran reacted ferociously on Wednesday to US President Donald Trump’s criticism of Iran in his annual State […]
State of the Union: Trump THREATENS Iran Amid Israeli Attacks ‘We WON’T Avert Our Eyes!’
State of the Union: Trump THREATENS Iran Amid Israeli Attacks ‘We WON’T Avert Our Eyes!’ by BILL MCLOUGHLIN, https://www.express.co.uk/ DONALD Trump made a veiled threat against Iran in his State of the Union speech today. – Tensions between the two countries have escalated following mutual strikes between them. Trump has recently insisted he wants to keep troops […]
‘Trump Didn’t Consult with Me’: Centcom Head Warns Senate about Post-Withdrawal Threat in Syria
Is Trump able to rein in the Illuminist MIC? Tough, not likely, IMO. RT Published on Feb 6, 2019 The US Senate has passed a bill, opposing President Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria. The non-binding vote was held after the top US military commander, Joseph Votel, said the president did not consult him on […]
Washington Vows to Pull Half Its Troops Out of Afghanistan by April – Taliban
RT Published on Feb 6, 2019 A delegation of the Taliban is in Moscow for two-day peace talks claiming the US has vowed to withdraw half its troops from Afghanistan by April. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9nsn end
‘Is Venezuela Your State?’ Erdogan Slams US & EU Over Guaido Endorsement
For the record: I do NOT trust, like or support Erdogan. But what he says here is correct. Neither do I support Maduro. The problems in Venezuela is upto the Venezuelans to resolve not foreigners. – RT Published on Feb 6, 2019 Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again thrown his weight behind Venezuelan President […]
Israel Forces Shot Palestinian Teenager in Head with ‘Sponge’ Round from 10 metres — Cracking His Skull
Zionist ‘666’ Israel is a Satanic counterfeit. It is NOT the Israel of the Bible. It is a Satanic LIE, HERESY! Modern Ashkenazi Khazar Jews (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT Semitic people. This is stated very clearly in the Bible! The Palestinians are the REAL Jews of the Bible, IMO. – Israel Forces Shot Palestinian […]
Tom Fitton: The Clinton Campaign Generated the Trump/Russia Collusion Narrative — British Spy Steele Blows Apart Entire Trump-Russia Collusion Hoax
Judicial Watch Published on Dec 31, 2018 Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared on “The Sean Hannity Show” to discuss the major corruption finds by Judicial Watch in 2018, including getting to the truth of the Clinton email scandal and the Mueller operation. end
Mueller Indictment of Roger Stone Proves ZERO Trump-Russia Collusion Took Place
The Duran Published on Jan 26, 2019 The Duran Quick Take: Episode 67. The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris take a look at the Mueller-Stone indictment which led to the the pre-dawn raid at Roger Stone’s Florida home by heavily armed FBI agents. Regardless of all the media spin and Mueller’s carefully crafted story […]
The Trump-Russian Collusion Theory is Dead — The MSM Has Been Lying for the Past 2 Years
The Trump-Russian Collusion Theory is Dead — The MSM Has Been Lying for the Past 2 Years by JONATHAN TURLEY, https://thehill.com/ “Whom did Donald Trump Jr. speak to on his phone in between calls setting up the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians?” That is the question the New York Times asked about “one of the more tantalizing mysteries of […]
David Stockman: Central Banks Created Fiscal Doomsday Machine — FedRes is Enemy of MAGA
David Stockman: Central Banks Created Fiscal Doomsday Machine – FedRes is Enemy of MAGA by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Reagan White House Budget Director and best-selling author David Stockman says Fed policies over the last couple of decades hit the middle-class hard. Stockman contends, “The Fed drove up costs, prices and wages at 2% come hell or high […]
Central Bank Controlled, World Bank Controlled, Globalist System Ripped Apart, Next Boom Coming
X22Report Published on Feb 6, 2019 German factory orders plunge the most since 2012. The European economy is hitting the wall, the CB are stuck an they don’t have a way out of this. Trump nominates David Malpass as the next President of the World Bank. First Trump went after the Fed, it is not controlled, […]
China to US: BUTT OUT of Venezuela! Here’s Why
RT America Published on Feb 5, 2019 Rick Sanchez reports on China’s soft-spoken but unmistakable hard line on Venezuela, whose deep economic ties lead to Chinese unequivocal opposition to attempts to undermine the government of President Nicolas Maduro. end
Boulder Global Warming Update
A balmy seven degrees, headed down below zero tonight. The fifth snowstorm since I returned three weeks ago. Her is a picture I took in Arizona right before Christmas.
Police arrest teenager who fled custody in Adelaide CBD
A teenager, who escaped SA Police custody, is found hiding underneath a car in a nearby street in Adelaide's CBD.
Canberra man's jail sentence extended by 13 years for bestiality, rape, child porn offences
A convicted killer already in jail for murdering his stepfather is sentenced to a further 13 years behind bars for multiple sexual offences. *Warning: This story contains graphic content. *
Father and son killed in gyrocopter crash believed to be experienced pilots
Police reveal the men who died in a gyrocopter accident off Busselton were a 51-year-old father and his teenage son, as an investigation into what caused the fatal crash gets underway.
'Oh crikey, if they find her bones': Dispute over escorts led to wife's death, court told
A murder-accused panicked and buried his wife after she hit her head on a bedpost and died during an argument over escorts, the Supreme Court in Brisbane hears.
Coroner says 'tragic intergenerational trauma' caused cluster of child suicides
Western Australia's coroner has described the deaths of more than a dozen young Indigenous people aged as young as 10 as "profoundly tragic, individually and collectively".
Perth woman conned out of $468,500 in romance scam linked to Dubai hotel project
2019 has kicked off with a surge in online scam activity that has seen a Perth woman duped over a Dubai hotel project and another WA woman lose more than $300,000 in a fake mining investment.
Backflow backlash as property owners foot bill to keep water supply safe
Thousands of businesses in the Northern Territory are given just weeks to make sure their plumbing isn't creating a potential hazard to the local water supply.
Remote work-for-the-dole scheme achieves 1pc improvement in job outcomes
A Federal Government evaluation of its own remote work-for-the-dole scheme finds it has improved job outcomes by just 1 per cent, and most surveyed participants felt it had left their communities the same or worse off.
Construction slump intensifies, home building in sharpest slide since 2012
The broad-based decline in construction activity, especially apartment building, is now hitting jobs and becoming a serious drag on the economy.
What's the 'ideal temperature for life to thrive'?
Tasmanian researchers believe they have found out how to calculate the ideal temperatures for microorganisms to thrive. And while it's different for every organism, the answer is definitely below 42 degrees Celsius.
Injured Starc misses Australian ODI tour of India
Mitchell Starc's tough summer hits another setback, with the paceman ruled out of Australia's ODI and T20 tour of India by a serious pectoral muscle injury.
'The most important time in a child's life': Freebirthing on the rise as doctors warn of risks
Health professionals are warning pregnant women about the risks of giving birth at home without medical help, while a new mother has described welcoming her son into the world in her lounge room as the best experience of her life.
Zapatistas 25th Anniversary- - 'Make the Impossible Possible'
On the 25th Anniversary, Zapatistas spoke of rising up to make the impossible possible, the current trickster in chief, and the autonomy and resistance that sprang from themselves -- as people of the land. Read more--.http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/2019/01/09/words-of-the-ezlns-ccri-cg-to-the-zapatista-peoples-on-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-beginning-of-the-war-against-oblivion/
Woman Accuses Elected Virginia Official of Sexual Assault
Vanessa Tyson, a 42-year-old political science professor who studies the intersection of politics and the #MeToo movement, said Lt. Gov. Fairfax held her head down and forced her to perform oral sex on him.
Was El Paso One of the ‘Most Dangerous Cities’ in U.S. Before a Border Fence Was Built?
What did make a difference was a flood of Border Patrol agents, who began Operation Hold the Line in 1993.
Was the 2019 State of the Union Address Watched by More People Than the Super Bowl?
Wishing a thing true does not make it so -- especially when it's objectively measurable.
World Bank Nominee David Malpass Gives First Interview…
David Malpass is President Trump’s nominee to lead the World Bank. Mr. Malpass sat down with Trish Regan for his first media interview as the nomination process proceeds.
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