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Astaxhanthin: The Miracle Supplement?
Images – pixabay (PD), Frank Fox – http://www.mikro-foto.de (lic under CC 3.0), herbs-info.com © Astaxanthin (pronounced “asta-ZAN-thin”) is a deep red-orange marine carotenoid pigment that occurs naturally in salmon, Pacific and Antarctic krill, rainbow trout, lobster, yeast, microalgae, Arctic shrimp and other sea creatures. Astaxanthin is considered one of the most powerful naturally-occurring antioxidants and […] The post Astaxhanthin: The Miracle Supplement? appeared first on Herbs Info.
The Army's M4A1 Carbines Are About to Get A Lot Deadlier
*Task and Purpose* *Security, * Silent mode. *And was that money worth it? Put it this way: None of SOCOM’s targets downrange can say otherwise.* U.S. Special Operations Command has doled out a hefty contract to upgrade its arsenal of M4A1 carbines with suppressed upper receivers, the culmination of a long-running effort to make America’s most elite service members even more silent and deadly. SOCOM awarded a five-year, $48 million contract to Sig Sauer to provide U.S. special operations forces with what the Department of Defense has designated as Suppressed Upper Receiver Grou... more »
This Is the Machine Gun That Helped the Nazi's Do Some Damage During World War II (Well, Sort of)
*War Is Boring* *Security, Europe* [image: Wikimedia Commons] This weapon helped spur some better weapons in the future. In 1929, German firm Rheinmetall purchased the Swiss manufacturing company Waffenfabrik Solothurn with a specific goal in mind — to sidestep the restrictions the Military Inter-Allied Commission of Control had, after World War I, placed on Germany’s production of firearms. Production of German designs in Switzerland began almost immediately. Solothurn offered the S2-100 machine gun, designed by Louis Stange, on the commercial market under the designation Masch... more »
The U.S. Navy Loved Battleships During World War II. What If They Built Battlecruisers Instead?
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* What could have been? The United States Navy (USN) entered World War II when Japanese aircraft battered its fleet of old, slow battleships at Pearl Harbor. Fortunately, newer, faster ships would soon enter service, but the USN nevertheless fought the opening battles of the Pacific War without the support of fast battleships. Had the U.S. Navy made different, better choices at the end of World War I, it might have begun World War II with battlecruisers that could have supported its fast carrier groups. The names of these ships might have been USS... more »
Emily Maitlis Watch
*Thursday* night's *Newsnight *- the last of the week featuring Emily Maitlis - drew a sharply contrasting response from two of the main partisan sides on social media. The pro-Remain side was full of praise for Emily Maitlis; the pro-Leave side full of criticism for her. That's because she'd spent the programme being* much *more antagonistic towards her pro-Leave guests than towards her pro-Remain guests, with a particular mocking laugh-in-the-voice that's fast becoming a trademark of her style being deployed against the kind of people BBC programmes like *Newsnight *seem to d...more »
The Truth In The Best-Selling Novelist’s “I Do Not Consent” Vaccine Safety Viral Post
Popular novelist and the New York Times best-selling author Jamie McGuire joined a heated conversation about vaccine safety when her March 8 Facebook post went viral. “I do not consent” speaks about mandatory vaccines. Vaccine safety debate is going strong as vaccine manufacturers have done nothing to make their products contain fewer additives, and new vaccines are being added to the market and the vaccination scheduling. As the cocktail of chemicals that is being injected into human bodies keeps growing, the side effects and adverse reactions are certainly not decreasing. Each l... more »
Why was Seneca Holdings without a CEO for a year and a half?
Seneca Holdings, the private equity arm of the Seneca Nation of Indians, has been without a formal Chief Executive Officer since June of 2017, when Dave Kimelberg changed his title to Strategic Advisor and, according to his LinkedIn profile, returned
Mohawk Nation News 'We've Been Framed'
Read article at Mohawk Nation News.http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2019/03/30/weve-been-framed/
This Day In Iraqi History - Mar 30
1921 Cairo Conference decided on indirect rule in Iraq Would make Faisal King of a pro-British Iraqi govt allowing withdrawal of British forces 1921 Cairo Confernce decided to keep UK High Commissioner for Iraq British advisers in govt naval presence in Basra and RAF squadrons in rest of country (Musings On Iraq article on the Cairo conference and the selection of Feisal to be first king of Iraq) (Musings On Iraq book review *Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation Building and a History Denied*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Supremacy And Oil, Iraq, Turkey, and the Anglo-American ... more »
Well Maybe Not Anything That’s Peaceful
Leonard Read, the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), had a succinct way of stating the philosophy of freedom and individual rights: Anything that’s peaceful. (His book by that title is here. I give a short appreciation of Leonard Read here.) So I was disappointed, to put it mildly, to see on FEE’s […] The post Well Maybe Not Anything That’s Peaceful appeared first on Econlib.
call to the cosmic fire breath
I AM, I AM, I AM the Fire Breath of God From the heart of beloved Alpha and Omega. This day I AM the immaculate concept In expression everywhere I move Now I AM full of joy For now I AM the full expression of divine Love My beloved I AM Presence, Seal me now within the very heart Of the expanding Fire Breath of God Let its purity, wholeness and love Manifest everywhere I AM today and forever. (3x) I accept this done right now with full power! I AM this done right now with full power! I AM, I AM, I AM God-life expressing perfection All ways at all times. This which I call forth for mysel... more »
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Frank Graves and Michael Valpy discuss the contrast between Canadian voters who are rightly concerned about the gap in wealth and power between the rich and the rest of us, and the Lib and Con politicians who go out of their way to preserve existing inequality and privilege: The public has arrived at a rare moment of agreement that populism has been unleashed by a stratification of income not seen since the early years of the last century. In a country otherwise incommensurably divided on the major political issues of the day like immigra... more »
The conclusion of Russiagate, Part IV – divisions deepen
Both sides in the Russiagate controversy got fed just enough to further deepen the conflict, perhaps by design. The post The conclusion of Russiagate, Part IV – divisions deepen appeared first on The Duran.
Maria Zakharova places Russiagate blame squarely on press [Video]
Zakharova: "When you say the right rests with those who are strong, you imply that the strong is also smart." The post Maria Zakharova places Russiagate blame squarely on press [Video] appeared first on The Duran.
Liberals ensure own extinction due to what they promote [Video]
Liberals and their value system lead to their own death, while traditional family values will survive. A major player in helping this happen is the Orthodox Church. The post Liberals ensure own extinction due to what they promote [Video] appeared first on The Duran.
Democrat candidates begin their CIA indoctrination course (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 123. The post Democrat candidates begin their CIA indoctrination course (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
The Dangers of Government-Funded Artificial Intelligence
By Christian Hubbs Artificial Intelligence is widely seen as a strategic technology and has thus engendered national development plans from countries across the globe to... more »
"Midwest Apocalypse: Satellite Data Show 'At Least 1 Million Acres Of US Farmland' Devastated By Floods"
*"Midwest Apocalypse: Satellite Data Show 'At Least * *1 Million Acres Of US Farmland' Devastated By Floods"* by Michael Snyder "We have never seen anything like this before. According to satellite data that was just released by Reuters, “at least 1 million acres of U.S. farmland” were covered by water for at least seven days this month. That is an agricultural disaster without equal in modern American history, and yet the mainstream media is treating this like it is some sort of second class story. It isn’t. This is the biggest news story of 2019 so far, and people want to know wha... more »
What’s the Dam Deal?
CFACT - 10 hours ago
By Grace Cancelmo: In the U.S. alone, there are about 84,000 dams, ranging from small to large, however, less than ten percent of these dams are used to actually generate power. Hydroelectricity generates about twelve percent of the electricity in the U.S. The expansion of hydroelectricity to these dams is possible. The post What’s the Dam Deal? appeared first on CFACT.
...One Of You...
*.,¸¸,.»§«,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.»§«*¥*»§«,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.»§«·.,¸¸,.* Y*our silence, as it always is, * *is bodeful. Sad, and harsh! * *...Presume provoked? My outrage,* *on this road that we must march. * *That point in graceless dissonance, **though? * *John Ford is dissed—forgotten. * *His plight's ignored, dismissed, and damned— * *compassion's misbegotten.* ...A*nd he really could be one of you; * *you'd wish that you were missed. * *The measure I'm correct it's found... * *to match how much you're pissed.* ...T*oo, you miss the point forgetting John... * *...too easily—you do. * *Not a... more »
Untitled
From Jenna Orkin From Lorie Van Auken: To the Editor: Re “U.S. Said to Have Recordings of Alleged Sept. 11 Mastermind Talking About Plot” (news article, March 26) Ukraine election: will voter anger propel TV comic to presidency?Renegade DEA Mass Surveillance Operations Duke Announces Research Fraud Settlement with $112.5 Million Payment to U.S. GovernmentVacant building in Flint filled with abandoned cases of donated water 'Like the living dead': Theresa May heads for third defeat on her Brexit deal A "Perfect Coup" Is Unfolding In Algeria Walmart is quietly closing stores — here's ... more »
Pedophile Sentenced To 18 Years Will Receive $1.8 Million Government Pension While In Jail
By Tyler Durden Stanley Patrick Weber is a former U.S. government pediatrician that was convicted in September of sexually abusing Native American boys and is set... more »
SitRep Syria- Israel bombs, ISIS 2.0 in the Works, The Myth of YPG Excellence
*The other day I closed up this post: Russia Anti Regime Change Strategy for Venezuela- US Get Troops out of Syria, Then We'll Talk! with the paragraph below:* *"The United States must fulfill its promises, including the withdrawal of troops from Syria, before turning to Russia with demands to leave Venezuela, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Russian state television"* *That very same night Israel bombed Syria. Undoubtedly emboldened by Trump’s recognition of Golan as Israeli.* Syrians Protest Trump's Arrogant Imperialism*Israel bombs Syria**I’ve lost c... more »
Israel Deploys Tanks Near Gaza Before Saturday Rallies
Israel Deploys Tanks Near Gaza Before Saturday Rallies by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ The Israeli army has deployed reinforcements along fraught Gaza-Israel buffer zone in advance of anticipated Palestinian rallies on Saturday marking the first anniversary of Gaza’s “Great Return” march, Anadolu Agency reports. – Saturday’s planned demonstration will also mark Palestinian Land Day, which commemorates the killing of […]
“You Have No Jurisdiction Over Me”: US Citizen Shuts Down Arrest By Knowing the Law
Op-Ed by Matt Agorist Albany, NY — Bryan MacCormack is the executive director of the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement which has led him on a... more »
We Must End Progressive Privedge
This smacks of exactly how prosecutors were able to cover up the #jeffreyepstein plea deal. #perversionofjustice. Paperwork is sealed — news media must go to court and demand records. https://t.co/5H2fCsSLD9 — julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) March 27, 2019 CNN, MSNBC IGNORE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST BIDEN Progressives can say the dumbest things and get a pass. .@EricHolder: … Continue reading "We Must End Progressive Privedge"
In the 1980s, Iran Transformed F-14 Tomcats Into Heavy Bombers
*War Is Boring* *Security, * [image: Wikimedia Commons] What would Tom Cruise think? Nearly 30 years, ago, the Iranian air force modified its U.S.-built F-14 Tomcat fighters to carry air-to-ground ordnance—including, in one spectacular case, a massive, 3.5-ton bomb. Iran’s bitter enemy Iraq actually inspired the idea of outfitting the twin-engine, swing-wing F-14s as bombers. Iran and Iraq fought a bloody war between 1980 and 1988. Iraq’s most notorious interceptor and recon jets were also its most prolific bombers. Baghdad’s Soviet-supplied MiG-25 Foxbats could carry free-fall... more »
For 9 Days Nazi Germany's Super Battleship Bismarck Ruled the Oceans
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Europe* [image: By National Museum of the U.S. Navy - Lot-2275-14, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70729164] So how did it sink? *The truth is, for just nine short days, Bismarck was the newest and most advanced battleship in the world. Sooner or later she would have met her match, as all boastful bullies eventually do.* In 1960 Twentieth Century Fox released the film Sink the Bismarck! Based on C.S. Forrester’s bestselling book The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck, the documentary-style film tells a gripping and ... more »
What You Need To See: Best U.S. Military Photos of the Week
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * Best of the best. This week’s photos features Marines staying on alert out on the Pacific, some aerial aerobics from an ally, and a grueling walk out in space. On the USS Green Bay, a Marine Battalion Landing Team test fires an M240B medium machine gun. The Battalion is part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unity, which is the Crops’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU. Operations are currently set up in the Indo-Pacific region. A close up of Sgt. Joseph Torres as he puts in work during the Total Force Fitness event in New Orleans. Sgt. Torres is p... more »
"The Highwaymen" is a heck of a movie
Netflix's new movie "The Highwaymen" is a heck of a ride. It tells the story of how former Texas Rangers Frank Hamer (played by Kevin Costner) and Maney Gault (Woody Harrelson) pursued, caught and killed Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, better known as "Bonnie and Clyde". It's a raw, unvarnished look at life, crime and law enforcement as it was in those days. The law enforcement veteran with whom I watched the movie, and others with whom I've spoken about it, agree that it was an excellent, very factual portrayal. Obviously, certain historical details were modified for the ben... more »
Neolibs and Neocons Declare All Options On The Table In Venezuela
By Kurt Nimmo Even though we now know there is zero evidence Donald Trump colluded with the Russians, neocon talking heads are still babbling about... more »
Neolibs and Neocons Declare All Options On the Table in Venezuela
[image: undefined] Even though we now know there is zero evidence Donald Trump colluded with the Russians, neocon talking heads are still babbling about the discredited conspiracy theory and working it into facile monologues. For instance, Samatha Vinograd, a “national security” analyst at Propaganda One, CNN. Ms. Vinograd is a former Obama NSC member and a former senior advisor to the president, a David E. Rockefeller Fellow at the Trilateral Commission, a Millennium Fellow at the Atlantic Council where the Russian collusion nonsense is kept alive, and also a facilitator of fascis... more »
Guaido Set to Enact Uprising Rooted in US Regime-Change Operations Manual
[image: undefined] Juan Guaidó, the self-proclaimed “interim president of Venezuela” who is supported by the United States government, recently announced coming “tactical actions” that will be taken by his supporters starting April 6 as part of “Operation Freedom,” an alleged grassroots effort to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. That operation, according to Guaidó, will be led by “Freedom and Aid Committees” that in turn create “freedom cells” throughout the country — “cells” that will spring to action when Guaidó gives the signal on April 6 and launch large-scale com... more »
Disinfo Maginot Line: Protecting EU from ‘Russian Influence’ – by Manufacturing History
[image: undefined] It is now apparent with the release of the Mueller investigation findings, that the great storm that has embattled the US government and establishment since 2016 over supposed Russia-Trump collusion during the US elections, originates not from a genuine tangible source, but a constant stream of rhetoric driven by partisan corporate media. One certainty though is the Western narrative of Russia as a "malign influence" will not go away. While America’s liberal establishment continues to rage at Trump, Europe allies, under the influence of Washington, maintain their... more »
This Week's Most Important TV: "The Most Controversial Thing In American Politics At The Moment And You've Probably Heard About It"
"It's called the Green New Deal. It envisions a carbon-zero economy by the middle of the century and a transformation of the American economy and, indeed, society. Some people call it a socialist monster; some people call it our only hope for survival in the way of life we hold dear." That was how Chris Hayes introduced Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman to ever represent a district in the United States Congress, at the beginning of their Bronx town hall on the Green New Deal Friday evening. If the oil companies, Trump, the Democratic establishment, the banksters, AIPAC,... more »
Trump Calls Coup Attempt “Treasonous.” Deep State in Panic Mode.
[image: trump-says-deep-state-coup-attempt-was-treasonous] The Deep State is in panic mode after President Donald Trump, following the conclusion of the Mueller probe, suggested that shady individuals involved in trying to take him down had done “evil” and even “treasonous things” against America. Trump also warned that he has been “looking” at these unnamed characters for some time. Establishment globalists and Deep State operatives in the media pretended to be horrified by the president's comments. But among Trump supporters — many of whom backed him to “drain the swamp,” lock up ... more »
Weekend reads: Autism-“male brain” paper retracted; impact factor poison; meet a data detective
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured a $112.5 million settlement at Duke following allegations of misconduct; … Continue reading Weekend reads: Autism-“male brain” paper retracted; impact factor poison; meet a data detective
Alex Jones Blames Conspiracy Claims on ‘Psychosis’
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones blamed the various claims he’s made over the years, including that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax, on “psychosis."
Is CTE Good News Or Bad News
In the last two decades of education reform, a great deal of emphasis has been put on sending high school graduates to college. President Obama in his 2009 State of the Union address proclaimed that by 2020 America would "once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world" (though he hedged that a bit by later saying simply that everyone would need some kind of post high school education.) We've repeatedly used college enrollment and completion as a measure of K-12 success. While the modern reform movement paid lip service to "college and career," policies have... more »
42%
When campaigning organisations commission polls you kind-of expect the results of the poll to back up their position, even if the poll is conducted by a reputable polling company. So if, say, the People's Vote campaign or the Leave Means Leave campaign commissions a poll and the results reinforce their respective positions, then it's easy to feel wary - even if the polls are just as scrupulously-conducted as any other poll and, in all probability, just as reliable - or unreliable. You always need to look at the question though. One of the questions Leave Means Leave put via ComRe... more »
Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, March 30, 2019
We have the top three picks for this Saturday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Release Party for The Calling @ Espacio A (Lapa) – This evening marks the commemoration of the single ‘The Calling,’ the result of a one-off collaboration between Swedish DJ […] The post Rio Nightlife Guide for Saturday, March 30, 2019 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Squeezing the Clock
Put this on my list of Things I've Noticed Since Retiring From The Classroom. In a teaching day, every single second counts. Teachers squeeze the clock till it screams. Five minutes left in the period? Just enough time to review the main concept from yesterday. Three minutes between classes? More than enough time to pee and swing by the office to pick up my mail. Twenty-five minute lunch period? If I get my eating done in ten minutes, then I have time to make some copies, answer three parent e-mails, check my phone messages, and finish making up a test for tomorrow. You know you're... more »
W.A.R.: We Are Rancor
Let us not forget a different kind of accumulation. Serious war propaganda has been ubiquitous in this country since WWI. For 200 years, we’ve had misleading monuments, slanted textbooks, nullifying newsreels, ooh-ra movies, sexual terrorism, heightened hatreds, family indoctrination, co-opted athletics, peer pressure. We ‘had limiting definitions of patriotism, business, sexuality, masculinity, femininity, personhood, pride. War mania misshapes what is best in us. We’ve been driven away from our deepest and most potent emotions and… The post W.A.R.: We Are Rancor appeared first o... more »
Brunei defends Islamic laws that will punish gay sex with stoning to death
Just In - 12 hours ago
Brunei defends itself against growing global criticism over laws which it says aim to "educate, respect and protect the legitimate rights of all individuals, society or nationality of any faiths and race".
The B-21 Raider: All the Names the Air Force Decided Against
*Task and Purpose* *Security, Americas* [image: By United States Air Force - http://www.edwards.af.mil/photos/mediagallery.asp?galleryID=2525, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24586895] Have a favorite? On Sept. 19, 101-year old retired Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole, one of the last surviving participants of the famous Doolittle Raid on Japan and Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot, announced that the official name of America’s upcoming B-21 bomber would be the “Raider.” Hopefully, the centenarian didn’t have to look through the thousands of other suggestions. ... more »
Russia' Mike-Class Submarine Broke Records (And Sunk with Nuclear Weapons Still Onboard)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * [image: Wikimedia Commons] An amazing submarine that paid the ultimate price. From a Western perspective, Soviet engineers seemed to approach their Cold War submarine as if they were high-performance jet fighters meant to out-slug, out-run and out-dive their adversaries in a swirling dogfight. Soviet submarines were usually significantly faster than their American counterparts, could take more punishment thanks to their double-hulled designs, and could nearly always dive twice as deep at five hundred meters. But the Soviet subs also had major weak... more »
Ukraine: One of the World’s Most Corrupt Countries?
*Karl Volokh* *Security, Eastern Europe* It's complicated. Transparency International’s most recent Corruption Perceptions Index ranks Ukraine 120th out of 182 countries, making it the second most corrupt country in Europe after Russia. Similarly, a recent Freedom House survey assesses the level of corruption in Ukraine today as only slightly better than at the height of the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych, who was toppled four years ago in the Maidan revolution. News stories about corruption in Ukraine echo these bleak assessments, and are replete with descriptions of corruptio... more »
Super F-22s, Advanced B-52s, Hypersonic Missiles and More: The Air Force's Future is 'Deadly'
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * “We want to accelerate buying things earlier and bend metal immediately to learn, instead of wasting time on paper,” William Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, told an audience recently at an Air Force Association Symposium. *These kinds of modernization efforts, adjustments or innovations made possible by software, point to the importance of better connecting the service’s science and technology initiatives with existing weapons programs of record, Roper emphasized.* The Air Force is implementing a new we... more »
Russia's AK-203 Is One Powerful Rifle (1 Nation Just Bought 750,000)
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Everything you need to know. *The joint venture nonetheless marks an early milestone for Russia’s AK200 series, cleared for export in early February just prior to IDEX 2019. It also illustrates what Kalashnikov is sure to take as a positive affirmation of their expansive small arms export strategy, offering their flagship rifle in two different sizes and three distinct chambers so as to appeal to as wide a range of importers as possible.* From air defense systems to nuclear submarines, the Soviet Union has enjoyed a longstanding, profitable *defens... more »
Is There An Overwhelming, But Understated, “Fiscal Burden” For States Caused By Illegal Immigration?
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich Most citizens really don’t know how much illegal immigration actually costs. What’s free for one person obviously has to be... more »
Russian Regulators Ask VPNs to Block Blacklisted Websites, But Most Have Refused
By RuNet Echo On March 28, Russia’s media regulator said in a press release that it was sending letters to 10 VPN providers asking them... more »
Dept Writes 1 Citation Every MINUTE as They Let Cop’s Son Who Murdered Man on Video Walk Free
[image: killeen]As Killeen police wrote a ticket a minute, the son of one of their own walked free despite killing an unarmed man on video.
Taxpayers Pay Up After Video Showed ‘Bully Cop Beat the Crap Out of Kid’ for No Reason
[image: cop]A cop was sent to prison for savagely beating a tiny teenager for no reason and now the taxpayers are shelling out $75,500 to his victim.
Who runs the nation's "most segregated school system?"
*SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019Helping Trump hold power:* Is the New York City Public Schools the nation's most segregated school system? That's what readers of Vox were excitingly told during the recent Stuyvesant High pseudo-discussion. The passage in question said this: VILSON (3/22/19): Essentially, [New York City's specialized high schools] enshrined into law the right to ignore school performance, grades, interviews, standardized state exams, or any other qualification in favor of a test that rarely aligns with the standards they learn in school, tacitly keeping these schools out ... more »
THE VETO: Film exposing CNN, Al Jazeera, Channel 4 and the western media propaganda war against Syria
*Vanessa Beeley* | THE VETO: An archive of some of the most heinous propaganda stunts produced by NATO-aligned media.
Quality-control certification can help cannabis firms achieve global ambitions
Take a look at multinational medical marijuana growers, and most, if not all, have been awarded the gold standard for global quality compliance - Good Manufacturing Practice certification. Quality-control certification can help cannabis firms achieve global ambitions is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Best of Bizarro
Social Science? Wonder Drugs? Not Enough Texting? A Test? Or Aversion Therapy? Don’t you trust in science? Climate Adaptation? Brexit Anyone? What? Have you no respect for diversity? Not only Polar Bears are flourishing. Are you listening IPCC? Don’t take the Green New Deal without Helium! Your Spell checker Knows Best. Gender Confusion Abounds Who’s […]
Russian Air Force does rare fly-by over famous Area 51 in western US
A Russian Tu-154M-ON (NATO reporting name: “Careless”) reconnaissance plane has conducted a surveillance flight over US military facilities located on the west coast of the country, The Drive online magazine reported. The plane reportedly took off from Great Falls and flew over the Edwards Air Force Base, United States Air Force Plant 42, which is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army reinforcements sent to Palmyra countryside after string of ISIS ambushes
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army sent reinforcements to the eastern countryside of Palmyra (var. Tadmur) after a string of Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) attacks threatened the safety of the main highway to Deir Ezzor. According to a military source currently deployed in the Palmyra countryside, the reinforcements will be tasked with protecting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia begins training Venezuelan military to use attack choppers
A helicopter pilot training center, created with the help of Russian specialists, was unveiled in Venezuela on Friday, the press service of Rosoboronexport, the arms trader of Russian state corporation Rostec, has said. “A modern helicopter training center was built under Rosoboronexport’s contract with Venezuelan state-owned defense manufacturer (CAVIM). Its opening ceremony took place on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkey delivers massive blow to PKK in northern Iraq: MoD
The Turkish Air Force delivered a massive strike on positions of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq on Saturday, the Turkish Defence Ministry said. “As part of operation Pence, on March 30, the Turkish Air Force attacked headquarters, shelters and bunkers of the PKK terrorist group in Qandil district in northern Iraq, where there were […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army foils FSA infiltration attempt in northern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) foiled an infiltration attempt by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) this morning after another night of fierce clashes along the Hama-Idlib axis. Led by their Jaysh Al-Izza faction, the Free Syrian Army attempted to infiltrate the Syrian Arab Army’s positions at the Massasneh Checkpoint in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Watch what happens when you fight an F-35 ‘beast mode’
The F-35’s beast mode boasts a whopping maximum of fourteen AIM-120 missiles and two smaller AIM-9X missiles for air missions, or six GBU-31’s along with four AIM-120’s/9X’s for ground missions. A recently leaked video sheds light on one of the F-35’s possible weapons configurations, previously dubbed as “beast mode” in a Lockheed Martin infographic. The video, dating back […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Rebel sleeper cells carry out new attack against Syrian Army in Daraa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 P.M.) – A rebel sleeper cell carried out a new attack against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the Daraa Governorate this week, targeting their positions near the Al-Sweida Governorate border. According to a military report from Daraa, the rebel sleeper cell attacked a Syrian Arab Army checkpoint at the outskirts of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The MSM Doesn’t Think That Dead Malian And New Zealand Muslims Are Equal
It can’t be known exactly why information outlets the world over are giving more attention to Christchurch than Mali, but it might have to do with the former’s “clash of civilization” optics and the fact that many naïvely assume that massacres of the sort that frequently take place in the “Global South” could “never happen” in the West. The post The MSM Doesn’t Think That Dead Malian And New Zealand Muslims Are Equal appeared first on OrientalReview.org.
#Vegetarians are ‘less healthy and have a lower quality of life than meat-eaters’, scientists say.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/vegetarians-are-less-healthy-and-have-a-lower-quality-of-life-than-meateaters-scientists-say-9236340.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1553942519 Advertisements
Decoding the signs of response to cancer #immunotherapy
https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-019-00064-0?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Fixed+-+Decoding+the+signs+of+response+to+cancer+immunotherapy
Seething with jealousy, Maria Whyte expected to challenge Bernice Radle’s nominating petitions
A source close to Deputy County Executive Maria Whyte — who is known to have longstanding ambitions on the Mayor’s Office — is said to be seething with jealousy over the prospect that political neophyte Bernice Radle could be elected
Protecting Palo Alto From Non-Existent Sea Level Rise
Experts say the Palo Alto, CA Baylands will drown in the next 30 years. With rising tides threatening to submerge the Palo Alto Baylands by mid-century, city officials agreed on Monday that they need to explore new barriers — both … Continue reading →
"The End Of The World"
*"The End Of The World"* by The Zman "Back in the 1990’s, most people knew Bill Clinton was a crook and a degenerate, but people also knew he would never be held to account. An unspoken truth of the age was that a big part of the frustration with the Clinton crime family was really over the unwillingness of the so-called conservatives to get tough. The National Review types carried on like they were too good to get into the outrage over the endless stream of scandals surrounding Team Clinton. They were above that stuff. As a result, talking about the Clinton shenanigans became a st... more »
Justin On The Ropes
This weekend marks the seventh anniversary of Justin Trudeau's boxing match with Patrick Brazeau. The general consensus then was that Brazeau would have Trudeau on the ropes. That didn't happen. But Trudeau is on the ropes now. Susan Delacourt writes: Wilson-Raybould’s new evidence serves to underline her contention, made in explosive testimony last month, that the Prime Minister was far from casually interested in the future of SNC-Lavalin. As it’s described in some detail, Trudeau and his team just kept punching home the point, from September, all the way to February. Without s... more »
On Leibniz’s Hairstyle
Portrait of LeibnizThe pictures of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz show him with an abundance of hair, but the great philosopher and mathematician was actually bald. He used to wear a long, flowing wig because he wanted to present a sparkling personality. Here’s an excerpt from Matthew Stewart’s book *The Courtier and the Heretic*: It was one of those ages in which the men dressed far better than the women. Men of quality sported feathered hats, long jackets, silk cravats, ornamented vests, culottes or breeches ending at the knee and tried by a ribbon, silk stockings, leather boots, libe... more »
ALERT! EVERY GUN OWNER MUST SEE THIS!! - TAKING YOUR GUNS IS OUR FOCUS
* If Trump was pro 2nd Article and IF we had a Constitutional Republic in force, than there would be no need to address this because the gov't is FORBIDDEN from infringing on our UNALIENABLE RIGHTS,... as enumerated in The Bill Of Rights. The 2nd Article of The Bill Of Rights, specifically states that we Americans can own and/or carry weapons without infringement,.. which means we do NOT need gov't permission of any form, that includes background checks. If your an American,.. YOU ARE PERMITTED TO OWN ANY FIREARM AS YOU SEE FIT, AND IF YOU WISH TO CARRY THEM ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME,..... more »
Death Wish: These Madmen Flew B-52 Bombers at Wave-Top Heights
*War Is Boring* *Security, * [image: https://media.defense.gov/2017/Oct/02/2001820276/-1/-1/0/170927-F-CB285-037.JPG] Why do that? 160 feet from tip to tail. 185 feet across. 240 tons of metal, fuel, bombs and human flesh traveling at 650 miles per hour. You wouldn’t think something so big, moving so fast, would also be capable of skimming the ocean surface at an altitude of just 80 or 90 feet, lower than the deck of an aircraft carrier. The U.S. Air Force’s Boeing B-52 bombers can, and have, done just that. And there are photos and pilot testimonies to prove it. The Air Force... more »
Sunken Sub: In 1968, a Navy Nuclear Submarine Shockingly Imploded (Many Died)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Why did it sink? *Might the Soviets have conspired to bushwhack the Scorpion in revenge—or even accidentally collided or torpedoed her while tailing from behind?* The discovery of wreckage from the Argentine submarine *ARA San Juan *in November 2018 grimly highlights the dangers inherent to submarine operations even in peacetime. Well over a dozen submarines have been lost catastrophic accidents since the end of World War II. Only stringent safety protocols and rigorous maintenance regimes can minimize the likelihood of such accidents. *(This fi... more »
Stealth F-22 Raptors Have Left the Middle East: What You Need To Know
*David Axe* *Security, * After five years of continuous operations, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors stealth fighters have left the Middle East. Older F-15C fighters have taken their place. *It's unclear when, or if, F-22s will return to the Middle East. AFCENT celebrated the arrival of the replacement F-15Cs in a Feb. 23, 2019 photo-essay. "The tactical fighters are deployed to the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility to provide stability in the region," the command stated**.* After five years of continuous operations, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors stealth fighters have left...more »
Meet the Sig Sauer P226: The Gun the Navy SEALs Love to Go Into a Shootout With
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Why? *Sig Sauer itself had a great deal of history. A Swiss industrial company that makes everything from rail cars to handguns, Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) was founded in 1853 in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, and was the brains behind the SIG P210 handgun. In 1976, SIG’s firearms division partnered with Sauer & Sohn. Sauer & Sohn was at the time Germany’s oldest firearms manufacturer, founded in 1751, and traditionally had an emphasis on sporting arms.* For three decades, the U.S. Navy’s Sea Air Land (SEAL) special-forces te... more »
A U.S.-China War Scenario: How Would China's Military Attack a "Great Wall in Reverse"?
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia-Pacific* Peering through a glass darkly now may help the allies discern what the red team may do. Suppose the United States and its allies erect a “Great Wall in reverse,” deploying anti-ship, anti-aircraft, and anti-submarine armaments on and around the islands constituting the first island chain. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will not submit meekly while the allies curb its freedom of movement between its home waters and the Western Pacific. Instead, PLA soldiers, sailors, and aviators will try to puncture, outflank, or otherwise nullify... more »
Eagles get home fans rocking with big win over GWS
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The reigning premiers get back to winning ways at home, the Cats dominate the Demons in the wet, Port Adelaide takes care of Carlton, and the pain continues for Essendon with a loss to the Saints.
WHAT IF BIDEN IS OUR TRUMP?
So now we have our first #MeToo account of what is usually referred to as Joe Biden's "handsiness," from Lucy Flores, a formeer candidate for lieutenant governor of Nevada: As I was taking deep breaths and preparing myself to make my case to the crowd, I felt two hands on my shoulders. I froze. “Why is the vice-president of the United States touching me?” I felt him get closer to me from behind. He leaned further in and inhaled my hair. I was mortified. I thought to myself, “I didn’t wash my hair today and the vice-president of the United States is smelling it. And also, what in th... more »
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*Record Low 4.5% Admitted to Harvard; Cost for Some Is Highest Ever* Of the 43,330 candidates who applied to Harvard College's class of 2023, only 1,950 were admitted, the college announced. That's a record low 4.5 percent admission rate for the school. According to the Harvard Crimson, the college notified 1,015 students of their acceptance Thursday evening. Another 935 were admitted early decision. The Crimson also reported that it's more expensive than ever to attend the college: The total cost of attending Harvard College — including tuition, fees, room, and board — will i... more »
Editor's Note
Taking some badly needed R&R today. Blogging will return this evening.
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*Air pollution can send you mad! Linked to psychotic episodes in teens* *Groan! Why does JAMA keep publishing these crap studies? Weak effects, dodgy statistics and failure to control for the most likely confounder. That summary of their work will probably grieve the authors but the fact remains that their study proves nothing. I suppose both the authors and the editors feel that their study is within convention but I am not interested in convention. I am interested in reliable evidenceSo: they analysed their data using quartiles. That might sound very technical ... more »
Coast Guard ship on Jeju Island - why?
Jeju Island, South Korea as a US Coast Guard ship recently arrived at the new Navy base in Gangjeong village. This is a clear sign of US arrogance and how they view South Korea as 'Pentagon turf' by sending a Coast Guard ship that far from home to Jeju Island. From Sung-Hee Choi in Gangjeong: US Coast Guard ship, Bertholf, Out of Jeju! Don't cut the trees in the Bijarim-ro! United States should make an apology for the Jeju April 3rd! It is the time, especially for the remembrance of April 3rd uprising and massacre (March 18 to April 7). And it is annoying that a USCG Bertholf ... more »
BBC UK editor Richard Burgess on protests (again)
Here, from this week's *Newswatch*, is a transcript of the interview with the BBC UK editor Richard Burgess. He's talking about the BBC's coverage of protests. Enjoy! *Shaun Ley*: From the Gilets Jaunes, or Yellow Vests movement, protesting for several months in France, to the now frequent demos across the UK, which are on subjects including climate change, supporters of such events demand and expect media coverage. To what extent should the BBC comply with their wishes? Well, one of those responsible is the BBC UK editor Richard Burgess, and he's with me now. Thank you very much... more »
A new Ant and Dec?
A little light relief: It’s 4am. You are on the way to the 24 hour garage for some Rizlas and two tins of Lilt. The rozzers stop you. Your mate has had loads of whizz but you are peaking on a Purple Ohm. pic.twitter.com/QxCQGUJQmH — Just Some Fella (@EddyRhead) March 28, 2019 The lady on the right is Sherelle Jacobs of the Daily Telegraph, and she has now responded to her new-found fame: Apparently my "intense stare" and flyaway hair (due to cameraman messing my hair trying to fix my loose earpiece at the last minute 👎) *BBC Breakfast *on Thurs morning has belatedly gone viral.... more »
Interesting choice of words
They have history Fans of Daniel Sandford, Home Affairs Correspondent for BBC News, might enjoy his tweeted reports from one of the two Westminster pro-Brexit protests yesterday: - The music currently being played from the Tommy Robinson/UKIP stage in Whitehall is Queen's* Bohemian Rhapsody* sung by Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara.) I am not sure what TR's policy is on Zoroastrianism. - While the Tommy Robinson/UKIP crowd are waiting for their rally to start Tommy Robinson has taken to the stage to play the "Panodrama" online documentary, presented by Tommy... more »
Musical Interlude: James Taylor, "You Can Close Your Eyes"
James Taylor, "You Can Close Your Eyes"
"The Heart of Humanity"
*"The Heart of Humanity"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Sitting with our sadness takes the courage to believe that we can bear the pain and we will come out the other side. The last thing most of us want to hear or think about when we are dealing with profound feelings of sadness is that deep learning can be found in this place. In the midst of our pain, we often feel picked on by life, or overwhelmed by the enormity of some loss, or simply too exhausted to try and examine the situation. We may feel far too disappointed and angry to look for anything resembling a bright side to o... more »
"Lifes Impermanence..."
"Lifes impermanence, I realized, is what makes every single day so precious. It's what shapes our time here. It's what makes it so important that not a single moment be wasted." - Wes Moore
Trump's Vengeance Knows No Bounds And His Latest Target Is The Wind
Trump was howling at the wind all week. He hates the wind. The wind has been attacking that thing on top of his head for decades and he's been battling it near his golf resort in Scotland for many years. On Wednesday he launched a salvo against wind from the safety of Sean Hannity's Fox show, calling it an unreliable energy source because it "only blows sometimes." And on Thursday, the wind was one of his many enemies to eviscerate during his standup comedy routine during his Grand Rapids, Michigan hate rally, telling an audienceful of morons that they would experience power outag... more »
A Review of Judis’s “The Nationalist Revival”
[image: a-review-of-judis-s-the-nationalist-revival] The most recent book of John Judis offers an evaluation of the current divisions that are tearing the Europe Union apart, and that have led to so many irresolvable conflicts in Washington, D.C.
Challenging conventional wisdom about Special Forces
I'm very interested to see the debate currently going on in the US Marine Corps about its Special Forces component (MARSOC), their contribution to SOCOM, and the mission and future of the Corps itself. Military.com reports : Dakota Wood, who worked as a strategist at Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command from 2012-2013, released a 60-page report on Thursday titled "Rebuilding America's Military: The United States Marine Corps." It was published by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank where Wood serves as senior research fellow for defense programs.... more »
Solar activity drove a significant percentage of recent warming
Nicola Scafetta and Richard C. Willson. Comparison of Decadal Trends among Total Solar Irradiance Composites of Satellite Observations. Advances in Astronomy Volume 2019, https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1214896 We present a new analysis of the two-decade-old controversy over interpretation of satellite observations of total … Continue reading →
Storm crush the Panthers, as Manly, Sharks get the points
Just In - 16 hours ago
The Storm keep their 100 per cent record with a crushing win over the Panthers — Cronulla lose Paul Gallen to injury in a win over the Cowboys, and Manly gets on the board for 2019.
One for History: The Last Aircraft Carrier Battle Was Simply Epic
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Asia* [image: By Unknown - https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/battleships/indiana-bb-58/80-G-K-6035.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51666288] Here's what happened. The Philippine Sea encompasses two million square miles of the western part of the Pacific Ocean. It is bounded by the Philippine Islands on the west, the Mariana Islands on the east, the Caroline Islands to the south, and the Japanese Islands to the north. In the summer of 1944 it was the battleground of two ... more »
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