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This Weird Sound Recording Actually Seems To Take Away All Stress Completely And Instantly Make You Feel Good – Try It! (Free)
I had to share this amazing discovery I found on Youtube. Not affiliated with them in any way. This video is a “sound field” based on what is considered to be a ‘healing frequency’ of 285Hz. Try it. I was amazed. It’s rush hour on a Friday afternoon here. Instantly the sounds of traffic and […] The post This Weird Sound Recording Actually Seems To Take Away All Stress Completely And Instantly Make You Feel Good – Try It! (Free) appeared first on Herbs Info.
Is The U.S. Navy Spying On Journalists And Defense Attorneys?
*Navy Times:* *Secret tracking device found in Navy email to Navy Times amid leak investigation raises legal, ethical questions* A Navy prosecutor last week sent an email to the editor of Navy Times that was embedded with a secret digital tracking device. The tracking device came at a time when the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is mounting an investigation into media leaks surrounding the high-profile court-martial of a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes. That email, from Navy prosecutor Cmdr. Christopher Czaplak to Navy Times editor Carl Prine, came after several months of Nav... more »
Trump Administration Withholds Information That Could Debunk Russian Interference Claims
[image: undefined] On Tuesday Russia's President Putin again rejected US claims that his country interfered in the 2016 elections in the United States. Additional statements by Foreign Minister Lavrov provide that there is more information available about alleged Russian cyber issue during the election. He pointed to exchanges between the Russian and US governments that Russia wants published but which the US is withholding. On Tuesday May 14 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew to Sochi to meet with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov and with the President of the Russian Feder... more »
Trump De-escalating? Satellite Intel Based On Tehran 'Misreading' US Intentions
[image: undefined] Soaring tensions of the past nearly two weeks paving the way for a potential direct military clash in the Persian Gulf between the US and Iran could be de-escalating as rapidly as they began as the president attempts to reign in hawks in his own administration, per a new report in FT: President Donald Trump said he hoped the US would not go to war with Iran, cooling tensions at the end of a week in which worries spiked over the risk of conflict between the US and the Islamic republic. As he stood outside the West Wing waiting to meet Swiss president Ueli Maurer o... more »
Missouri’s GOP-Led Legislature Passes 8-Week Abortion Ban
Doctors would face five to 15 years in prison for violating the eight-week cutoff.
Did Georgia Pass a Law Imposing Severe Criminal Penalties for Abortions and Miscarriages?
House Bill 481, signed into law in May 2019, prompted a wave of assertions about its possible effects.
NCVIA: The Legislation that Changed Everything—Conflicts of Interest Undermine Children’s Health: Part II
In 1986, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA), radically altered the vaccine policy landscape in the United States. It essentially abolished vaccine injury lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers (or health providers), giving pharmaceutical companies what amounted to blanket immunity from liability for injuries resulting from childhood vaccines, while also exempting companies from the transparency and document discovery normally associated with litigation. The post NCVIA: The Legislation that Changed Everything—Conflicts of Interest Undermine Children’s Health: Part II... more »
Pacific CSO position on post Cotonou agreement
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
17-May-2019 Despite the failures of the EPA to deliver real development to Pacific countries it looks as though the European Union will once again, through the Post Cotonou Agreement, push for enhanced and undistorted access for European investments to Pacific resources.
Trump open to talks on US-Swiss free trade deal: Swiss president
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
17-May-2019 US President Donald Trump is keen to advance talks with Switzerland on a free trade deal, Swiss President Ueli Maurer said after the first visit by a Swiss president to the Oval Office.
La ZLEC, un afrolibéralisme caché derrière le masque du panafricanisme
bilaterals.org - 9 hours ago
17-May-2019 La ZLEC, tout en relevant de l'idéologie afroliberale, a su se parer subtilement des atours du panafricanisme pour mener sa propagande.
F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes Into Building In California
*CNN:* *F-16 fighter jet crashes into warehouse in California* An F-16 fighter jet crashed Thursday into a warehouse just off March Air Reserve Base in Perris, California. The pilot ejected before impact just off the end of the runway, Maj. Perry Covington said. The pilot was taken to a hospital to be checked out but has no major injuries, said base spokesman Reggie Varner. Varner said the F-16 had a hydraulic failure which led to the crash. Authorities were investigating whether anyone on the ground was hurt. The base's fire department responded to the crash along with the Rivers... more »
I WELCOME DE BLASIO TO THE RACE IF HE CAN RATTLE TRUMP
Like everyone else who was paying attention, I groaned when I learned that the mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, had entered the presidential race. No one wants him to run -- hell, I voted for him twice and I don't want him to run. As Jennifer Senior of *The New York Times* noted yesterday, de Blasio started his run with a trolling effort that went spectacularly wrong: On Monday, the mayor tried to hold a stunt news conference at Trump Tower. Ostensibly, it was to tout a new city bill that would fine building owners, like our president, if they ran afoul of new greenhouse gas emiss... more »
2:00PM Water Cooler 5/17/2019
Today's Water Cooler: NAFTA metals tariffs, Biden and Trump in PA, Sanders on charters, thinning the Dem field, AOC v Big Pharma, Obama legacy, leading indicators, consumer sentiment, e-commerce, Tesla, John Deere, the Old River Control Structure, citizen science, Grumpy Cat
These Are the 3 Most Powerful Air Forces in All of Asia
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. Navy [Public domain]] Who is number one? China? Japan? *Pound for pound, the Republic of Korea Air Force may be tougher than any of the services listed here.* Airpower has played a critical role in the conflicts that have set the Asian political scene since World War II. From the Korean War to the Vietnam Conflict to the several wars between India and Pakistan, air forces have helped tip the strategic balance in war, and frame the terms of peace. But effective air forces need more than flashy fighters. They need transport aircraft ... more »
The Air Force Still Can't Explain Why It Spent $1,280 On A Coffee Cup
*Task and Purpose* *Economics, Americas* [image: By Jonathan McIntosh - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34784601] That's not good. This is not good. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) finally received a response to questions he asked the Air Force on why it was spending more than a thousand bucks on an in-flight coffee cup, and he's not all that satisfied with their explanation. "While I appreciate that the Air Force is working to find innovations that would help save taxpayer dollars, it remains unclear why it cannot find a cheaper alternativ... more »
How the Iran-Iraq War Haunts the Middle East (And Killed a Million People)
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Middle East* [image: U.S. Navy photo [Public domain]] Billions spent on a senseless war. The world awoke to ominous news on September 22, 1980. Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein had launched a massive armored and air attack across the Iraq-Iran border. Believing that his Islamic fundamentalist neighbor to the east had been weakened by the ongoing revolutionary turmoil that in February 1979 had toppled the Shah, Hussein was confident that his forces would win a lightning victory and restore long-disputed territory to Iraqi control. Such a victory, no... more »
The Vietnam War Story of How Commandos Sank an 'Aircraft Carrier'
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * Some nearly forgotten history. *The North Vietnamese government even commemorated the event by portraying the operation on a 1964 postage stamp.* It was shortly after midnight when two Viet Cong commandos emerged from a sewer tunnel that emptied into Saigon Port, each man carrying nearly 90 pounds of high explosives and the components needed to make two time bombs. Their target was the largest American ship in port, USNS Card. An escort carrier that saw distinguished service as a submarine-hunter in the North Atlantic during World War II, during the e... more »
Driving Through Gas Taxes
The driving season is upon us. With this, motorists of all political persuasions should be aware of proposals small and… The post Driving Through Gas Taxes appeared first on IER.
Diane Ravitch's New Book: Scholarship, Activism and History
Diane Ravitch was the first major voice of the resistance to the modern corporate "reform" of education, in part because of her newsworthy turn from the reform ideas and peers she had previously embraced. An education historian, she has laid out the problems with the recent assaults on public education in several solid and well-built books (with another one on the way). But Ravitch is a tireless voice beyond the books, with numerous appearances, interviews, and writings. Her social media presence has been unrelenting, and her writing output is prodigious-- Huffington Post, New York... more »
Attorney General Bill Barr Gives First Interview (Full Interview)…
U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr gives his first media interview since taking office. Bill Hemmer interviews AG Barr in El Salvador on a wide variety of topics. Fox News has packaged the broadcast interview to begin with questions to the … Continue reading →
Guardian Hacks Told To Use Scary Language To Describe Climate Change
By Paul Homewood h/t Willie Soon Breaking news from Leo Hickman: https://twitter.com/LeoHickman/status/1129322707110236160
Netflix, Attenborough and Cliff-Falling Walruses: The Making of a False Climate Icon
By Paul Homewood David Attenborough’s walrus porn has already been well covered, but Dr Susan Crockford has produced an excellent video to summarise it all. It’s definitely worth circulating to your family and friends.
Mass extinction lie exposed: life is thriving
By Paul Homewood Geologist Gregory Wrightstone, who runs the Inconvenient Blog website has taken a close look at the latest claims of mass extinction, and finds the claims are baseless: One million species will become extinct in the not-too-distant future and we are to blame. That is the conclusion of a new […]
BBC Wheel Out The Discredited Camille Parmesan
By Paul Homewood As Philip Bratby pointed out, one of the interviewees on the BBC’s Costing the Earth was Camille Parmesan, who made her name studying butterflies. In her interview, she repeated claims that formerly common butterflies had disappeared from their usual sites because of global warming. Jim Steele totally debunked her work […]
Does Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Want To Testify?
*CNBC: **Robert Mueller will decide if he wants to testify to Congress, Attorney General William Barr says* * Robert Mueller will decide whether he will testify to Congress, Attorney General William Barr says. * “It’s Bob’s call whether he wants to testify,” Barr tells The Wall Street Journal. * Barr’s remarks come after President Trump said it would be up to Barr whether Mueller would testify. Previously, the president had said Mueller shouldn’t testify. Robert Mueller will decide whether he will testify to Congress, Attorney General William Barr told The Wall Street Journal. Pre...more »
THE RISE OF LEADERSHIP DOWN: Drinking beer with Candidate Bush!
*FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2019Candidate Muskie's lost tears:* Yesterday morning, the New York Times published a page A3 exposé concerning the intellectual hygiene of its many readers. It reminded some of Diane Sawyer's 1990 interview with Marla Maples. For details, see yesterday's report. All across the future world, anthropologists hailed the relevance of the newspaper's exposé. Today, though, the shoe, slipper, sandal or mukluk is on the other foot. We refer to the Times' daily "Of Interest" section (print editions only). Sitting atop today's A3, the presentation starts like this: *Of... more »
WATCH: Cop Sends Tiny Woman Flying Through the Air for Filming Him, Fakes Charges—Not Disciplined
[image: filming]A Colorado cop has been caught on multiple occasions attacking innocent people for filming him, yet the only people to face any accountability are the taxpayers.
Silent Epidemic - The Untold Story of Vaccines
*Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Vaccines* *Tells it Like It Is* *Nomadiceveryman's Scott Creighton* had the above video up on his blog yesterday. I watched beginning to end and it made me very sad for a number of reasons. First, that the West could be so ignorant about the dangers of vaccinations, as spelled out clearly and so eloquently by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. My own grandchildren are getting vaccinated up to their eyeballs. But I daren't say ANYTHING to their parents about it. Their parents have been so indoctrinated by the government and particularly the brainwashing MainZtream ... more »
How to solve algal blooms? Tech and property rights
The problem affects many regions of the United States and the world; especially places like Florida, New York, and New Jersey. The post How to solve algal blooms? Tech and property rights appeared first on CFACT.
Exposing the BIG LIE: Bill Binney and Larry Johnson Reveal the Fraud of RUSSIAGATE
British Instigated Coup Against Trump Collapsing; The Investigation of the Plot Has Started Video of British Instigated Coup Against Trump Collapsing; The Investigation of the Plot Has Started Get this video into your Congressional and Senatorial offices. A live LaRouchePAC Broadcast including Bill Binney, Larry Johnson, Barbara Boyd, and Matthew Ogden. Washington, D.C. is now best seen as two opposing and warring camps. On the one side, the President and his allies are waking up to the fact that the coup conducted for the past three years against the Trump Presidency was underta... more »
DHS Has Dumped Nearly 200K Illegals Across Country, 1,000 a Month Headed for Florida
[image: dhs-has-dumped-nearly-200k-illegals-across-country-1-000-a-month-headed-for-florida] The Trump administration is dumping thousands of illegal aliens every day into unsuspecting American communities, some as far away from the border as Florida.
Thrilling footage of the Egyptian Air Force bombing ISIS along Libyan border
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The Egyptian Ministry of Defense released thrilling footage this week of their air force destroying several ISIS-held areas along the Libyan border. In the brief video, the Egyptian Air Force can be seen targeting and destroying several sites belonging to the Islamic State terrorist organization near the Libyan border. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
US military shares VIDEO of B-2 ‘bunker buster’ bomber test amid Iran crisis
A video has emerged of the Northrop B-2 Spirit, the world’s first and only stealth bomber, dropping two dozen tonnes of democracy during a test flight. The B-2 Spirit, which entered service in 1997, is capable of dropping both conventional and nuclear munitions on any site in the world in a matter of hours. It made its combat […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Turkish troops move within 2km of Syrian Army in northwestern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:25 P.M.) – A Turkish military convoy made its way to the northwestern countryside of the Hama Governorate on Friday amid the recent advances made by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). According to a report from the Hama Governorate, the Turkish military convoy deployed within 2km of the Syrian Arab Army’s front-lines along […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Syrian Army attempts to advance at key town in northeast Latakia
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a new attack on the key town of Kabani in northeastern Latakia, today, targeting the southern axis of this militant stronghold. Backed by heavy artillery, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Armored Division attempted to break through the militant defenses on the steep Zuwayqat Mountain. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Ronaldo donates $1.5 million to feed Palestinians during Ramadan
Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has donated $1.5 million to feed the fasting people in the besieged Gaza Strip, Palestine, against the backdrop of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Twitter was quick to react to the news. As some users lauded the striker’s humanitarian efforts, they made mention of other celebrities that, in their opinion, fell short in this respect. In 2012 the 28-year-old […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
U.S. Attorney General Barr Vows To Uncover 'Exactly What Happened' With Russia Probe
*FOX News*:* Bill Barr vows to uncover 'exactly what happened' with Russia probe, says explanations have been 'inadequate'* Attorney General Bill Barr, in an exclusive interview with Fox News, said the country must know “exactly what happened” with counterintelligence activities conducted during the 2016 election -- and he is determined to get to the bottom of the case. In his first interview since becoming attorney general, Barr spoke to “America’s Newsroom” host Bill Hemmer during a visit to El Salvador for meetings with law enforcement officials. In pointed terms, he fired back... more »
Video exposé of the groundless Netflix bid to elevate walrus to climate change icon
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Last month, Netflix and WWF released a collaborative nature documentary that contained an egregiously: that Pacific walrus are being forced ashore by global warming where they suffer staggering population losses. But this is a story the film producers and WWF concocted for their own purposes, not a statement supported by scientific…
Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 136 – 2019
Originally posted on sunshine hours: South / North
Former FBI-Director Comey Admitted He Voted Communist In The 1970s
WTF?! Former FBI Director James Comey started out as a Communist like CIA Director John Brennan in the 1970s: "I’d moved from Communist to whatever I am now," Comey told New York Magazine in 2003https://t.co/nwJyyKOnjZ — Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) May 16, 2019 *Zero Hedge*: *Both Comey And Brennan Voted Communist While Cold War Was Raging* The heads of Obama's FBI and CIA both voted for Communists during the Cold War, yet were somehow able to move up the ranks within the same US intelligence community that had spent decades fighting that very ideology. Journalist Paul Sperry not... more »
U.S. terminates Turkey's preferential trade agreement.... Economic warfare continues
* While reducing steel tariffs back to the level they were before the Brunson affair, when Trump doubled the tariff’s to pressure Turkey.* *Reuters.com * "WASHINGTON (Reuters) -* The United States on Thursday terminated Turkey’s preferential trade treatment that allowed some exports to enter the country duty free*, but it has halved its tariffs on imports of Turkish steel to 25%. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in early March said Turkey was no longer eligible to participate because it “is sufficiently economically developed.” It had begun reviewing the NATO ally’s status in ... more »
Former U.S. State Department Official Tells China To Drop Trade Negotiations With The U.S. And Wait For President Trump To Be Replaced
Former Acting Assistant Secretary of State Susan Thornton. ABC News *SCMP: **Former Donald Trump official hopes for US-China trade deal, but says Beijing can afford to wait* * Susan Thornton says Washington must return to diplomacy and rescue deal * State Department veteran says pressure will hit Donald Trump before Xi Jinping A former official in the Trump administration has said that China can weather the storm brought by the trade war with the United States but might have to “keep steady, keep their heads down and wait” for change in the White House. Susan Thornton, former acti... more »
You Can’t Watch This: Documentary Exposes Censorship As Big Tech Faces Antitrust Action
By Daniel Taylor As the push-back against Big Tech gains steam, a new documentary is revealing the true story behind the deplatforming of prominent conservative... more »
State of the Climate 2018: Global Warming Is Not Accelerating
Date: 03/04/19 Press Release, Global Warming Policy Foundation The World Meteorological Organisation is misleading the public by suggesting that global warming and its impacts are accelerating. In fact, since 2016 global average temperature has continued to decline. That’s according to Norwegian Professor Ole Humlum, whose annual review of the world’s climate is published today by …
FCC Allows More Satellites Despite Expert Warnings of Current Dangerous Levels of Space Junk, Rocket Fuel and WiFi Pollution
By B.N. Frank Activist Post has published several articles already about: Warnings from experts that there are dangerous levels of space junk already Warnings from... more »
Ron Paul: Current administration should let cancer patients choose what treatment they do.
Today, the federal government may decide that it can dictate to cancer patients where they are allowed to receive life-saving treatment and where they are not. This is obviously utterly unacceptable but sadly, given the recent climate of government overreach due to the hysteria over the measles, not a surprise. “On February 15 the Center for […] The post Ron Paul: Current administration should let cancer patients choose what treatment they do. appeared first on Health Nut News.
NCVIA: The legislation that changed everything—conflicts of interest undermine children’s health: Part II
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act in 1986 freed pharmaceutical companies from liability for injuries resulting from childhood vaccines—“no matter how toxic the ingredients, how negligent the manufacturer or how grievous the harm.” [Note: This is Part II in a series of articles extracted from the second Children’s Health Defense eBook: Conflicts of Interest Undermine […] The post NCVIA: The legislation that changed everything—conflicts of interest undermine children’s health: Part II appeared first on Health Nut News.
Could early death rates be slashed by going vegetarian?
Did you know that 30 million deaths a year are classified as preventable in the United States? A recent study by Harvard University says that if you give up eating animal products and switch to a vegetarian diet, one-third of early deaths might be avoided. That means 1 million American lives would be saved annually. […] The post Could early death rates be slashed by going vegetarian? appeared first on Health Nut News.
Maine Senate reverses course, ends religious exemption for vaccines
This week, Maine’s Senate voted 18-17 to remove religious exemptions from the state’s school vaccination law. Supporters of the bill argued it was necessary because religious exemptions put others at risk. RELATED STORY: CBS: Many hundreds rally to oppose bill limiting vaccine exemptions If Gov. Janet Mills (D) signs it into law, Maine will become […] The post Maine Senate reverses course, ends religious exemption for vaccines appeared first on Health Nut News.
Stop The War on Children
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (IPS) - Too many children are dying as a result of explosive weapons, and the international community must step up to protect and declare children off limits in war. Read the full story, “Stop The War on Children”, on globalissues.org →
Growing Authoritarianism, Social Inequalities Often a Prelude to Conflict
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
STOCKHOLM, May 17 (IPS) - Margot Wallström is Foreign Minister of Sweden*I want to talk about peacebuilding and inclusive peace. My main point is that peace begins in the minds of people, and people, communities, societies must be allowed to participate in peace for it to be sustainable. Peace means a lot more than just the absence of war. Read the full story, “Growing Authoritarianism, Social Inequalities Often a Prelude to Conflict”, on globalissues.org →
Do We Need a Global Convention of Common Principles for Building Peace?
Global Issues News Headlines - 11 hours ago
STOCKHOLM, May 17 (IPS) - When the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) concluded a three-day forum on "Peace and Development" on May 16, the primary focus was the daunting challenges threatening global security, including growing military interventions, spreading humanitarian emergencies, forced migration, increasing civil wars, extreme weather conditions triggered by climate change and widespread poverty and conflict-related hunger. Read the full story, “Do We Need a Global Convention of Common Principles for Building Peace?”, on globalissues.org →
Freezing executive pay opens up money for workers
An article in The Guardian earlier this week caught my eye. CareCentrix CEO John Driscoll penned an editorial “We froze the salaries of 20 executives – and it improved the lives of 500 employees.” Driscoll took the reins of this struggling healthcare … Continue reading →
Was WWE Wrestler Ric Flair Declared Brain Dead?
A number of rumors were circulated in May 2019 after the retired wrestler was hospitalized.
Roy Moore Weighs AL Senate Re-Run Despite GOP Opposition
Republican leaders are signaling they'll again try preventing their party from nominating the twice-removed state jurist whose campaign was battered by allegations of long-ago sexual harassment of teenagers.
Trump Says He Hopes for No War as US-Iran Tensions Escalate
Lawmakers and allies, however, worry that any erratic or miscalculated response from Trump could send the U.S. careening into conflict.
Report: Ohio State Team Doctor Abused 177, Leaders Knew
His accusers allege more than 20 school officials and staff members, including a coach who is now a congressman, were aware of concerns about Richard Strauss but didn't stop him.
What You Need to Know About the Latest WhatsApp Vulnerability
By Eva Galperin If you are one of WhatsApp’s billion-plus users, you may have read that on Monday the company announced that it had found... more »
Analytic Superiority, Public-Private Cooperation and the Future of U.S. Foreign Intelligence
Lt. Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, commander of U.S. Army Cyber Command. (Photo by Nathan Mitchell) After years of focusing on counterterrorism, a mainly kinetic threat, the U.S. intelligence community must now adapt to a long-term cyber struggle with nation-state adversaries. This struggle includes election interference and other socio-political disruption, cyber sabotage, theft of secrets, and competition in emerging technologies such as quantum computing and 5G wireless communications. To succeed against these threats, the intelligence community must shift its approach in two related w... more »
Meghan Markle's title as Princess revealed on Archie Harrison's birth certificate
Just In - 11 hours ago
The Duchess of Sussex, who gave birth to Britain's seventh in line to the throne, gave her occupation as "Princess of the United Kingdom".
From tally board to touchscreen — how the ABC's election night coverage has evolved
"There will never again be atmosphere like there was in the tally room," says Barrie Cassidy, but the night has not lost all its drama, he adds.
Congress Wants to Steal $1.68 Billion from Iran
By Kurt Nimmo It’s not enough to want untold thousands to die and the country destroyed, now neocons in Congress want to steal more than... more »
These 5 Submarines Could Start World War III (They Can Kill Billions in Minutes)
*TNI Staff* *Security, * Or maybe the end of the world? *The Yasen class is fast and extremely quiet and has extremely potent sensors—if the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Intelligence is correct in its assessment of the boats. * While they have thankfully never been used during a shooting war, nuclear-powered submarines carrying nuclear-tipped missiles are the most deadly weapons mankind has ever devised. In some cases—as in the case of the Ohio-class submarine during the height of the Cold War—even a single vessel could reduce as many as 288 city-sized targets into radioactive a... more »
The Air Force's Tiny Assault Rifle Has an Epic Problem: It Can't Shoot Straight
*WarIsBoring* *Security, * How do you fix that? *Colt took this basic concept and ran with it. The new semi-automatic gun — known as the IMP-221, meaning Individual Multi-Purpose and .221 caliber — was extremely compact.* Military aircrews always have to train for the possibility of crashing behind enemy lines. In the event of this disaster scenario, the pilots and crews must rely on the kinds of weapons—mainly pistols and knives—they can carry on their persons or stuff into small survival kits. In the late 1960s, the famous Colt firearms company hoped to give fliers a tiny as... more »
And Throw Away The Key!
Yesterday, in the post about polls, we saw how 45% of Democrats say they are more likely to vote for Biden in the primary because of "his role in passing sweeping crime legislation during the 1990s." Presumably they are unaware of the controversy around the horrible legislation Biden wrote in the '90s. I'm sure he'd like to keep it that was but, as part of his pathetic campaign/apology tour, he has gone back and further-- depending on the color of the audience he's speaking to-- from saying "oops; I made a boo-boo" to saying "lock 'em up, muthafucka!" Yesterday, Holmes Lybrand did... more »
“Treason!” – Barr Finds “Government Power Was Used To Spy On American Citizens
Barr told WSJ that "government power was used to spy on American citizens...I can't imagine any world where we wouldn't take a look and make sure that was done properly." The post “Treason!” – Barr Finds “Government Power Was Used To Spy On American Citizens appeared first on The Duran.
Theresa May to resign in June. BREXIT sabotage plan goes for FOURTH vote (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 172. The post Theresa May to resign in June. BREXIT sabotage plan goes for FOURTH vote (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Trump De-escalating? Satellite Intel Based On Tehran “Misreading” US Intentions
President Donald Trump is wary of drawing the U.S. into a war with Iran, in part out of concern that an armed conflict with the Islamic Republic would imperil his chances at winning a second term. The post Trump De-escalating? Satellite Intel Based On Tehran “Misreading” US Intentions appeared first on The Duran.
Quality of Life in Latvia is not a priority
Political and economic short-sightedness has lead to the state when the Baltic States have become the first battlefield in case of war between NATO and Russia. The post Quality of Life in Latvia is not a priority appeared first on The Duran.
A New Intifada?
Even G W Bush once declared that, “A state of scattered territories will not work”. Meanwhile Trump’s ‘solution’ was to deliver Syria’s Golan to Israel. The post A New Intifada? appeared first on The Duran.
Beijing Backs Iran, “Firmly Opposes” Unilateral US Sanctions
The Iranian embassy in China said on Twitter that Mr. Zarif had "arrived in Beijing to maintain consultations between all-weather friends in the wake of new efforts to manufacture unnecessary tensions." The post Beijing Backs Iran, “Firmly Opposes” Unilateral US Sanctions appeared first on The Duran.
German medical cannabis market led by older patients; 750 kilograms of flower imported in Q1
More than 750 kilograms of medical cannabis flower was imported to Germany in the first quarter of this year, putting the country on pace to import about the same amount in 2019 as it did last year - 3,000 kilograms. German medical cannabis market led by older patients; 750 kilograms of flower imported in Q1 is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Bayer’s Stock Has Lost 44% of Its Value Since They Bought Monsanto
*John Vibes* - Bayer’s stock price fell to a seven year low this week.
New Sadr Purge Of His Movement Leads To Violence In Najaf
Najaf mall set on fire after Sadrist protesters fired upon by guards (Baghdad Today) Moqtada al-Sadr announced a new purge of his movement. His office in Najaf issued a statementclaiming that people were complaining about his followers and that he would expel those that were disloyal and did not following his directions. On Facebook, a Sadr aide said that most of his lieutenants had left the movement. This led to three protests on May 15 in Karbala, Qadisiya, and Najaf. In the last location several hundred showed up at a mall to demonstrate against a former Sadrist. Guards opened fi... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - May 17
1639 Treaty of Zuhab ended Ottoman-Safavid War and gave Ottomans most of Mesopotamia (Musings On Iraq book review *An Analysis of Hanna Batatu’s The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq*) 1920 Huge joint Sunni-Shiite demonstration in Baghdad during Ramadan against British rule 1941 British forces set out from Habaniya base to try to take Fallujah 1941 10 British planes landed at Habaniya air base from Egypt and launched attack on German planes in Mosul British bombed Baghdad air base Shot down 2 German fighters 1941 German liaison officer with Iraqi govt killed ... more »
America's Real Defense And National Security Budget Is $1.2542 Trillion
President Donald Trump with acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan at the White House, April 3, 2019. Reuters *William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger, Business Insider/Tom Dispatch*: *The real US defense budget is even bigger than you think — here's a dollar-by-dollar tour of the national security state* * The Trump administration's most recent budget includes $750 billion for the Pentagon. * That near-record sum is only part of the US national-security spending, the total of which is much higher, according to William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger. In its latest budget r... more »
US Gov’t Now Openly Admits Pentagon Asks for Money to Directly Fund Terrorists
[image: terrorists]The US government has blurred the lines between terrorists and good guys so much that the Pentagon is actually requesting money to pay terrorists.
WATCH: Baby Falls to the Ground as Officer Drags Mother from Car to Arrest Her
[image: baby]Dramatic footage captured the violent arrest of a mother by a Georgia cop which caused the baby to fall to the pavement.
Why #Meteorologists Worry #5G Networks Could Degrade Weather Forecasts
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2019/05/15/why-meteorologists-worry-5g-networks-could-degrade-weather-forecasts/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2313536412&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesMainFB#18588abb257c Advertisements
New study links #marijuana to testicular health
https://bigthink.com/sex-relationships/marijuanas-effect-on-sperm?utm_medium=Social&facebook=1&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1558014493
Low-Fat Diet May Reduce the Risk of Death From Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women.
https://www.ascopost.com/News/60051
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy With or Without Use of Preoperative Lymphoscintigraphy in Early Breast Cancer.
https://ascopost.com/News/60041
Study Finds New Candidate Susceptibility Genes for High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
https://ascopost.com/News/60043
South African Doctor Cures #Deafness With 1st Ever Middle Ear Transplant Using 3D Technology
https://m.theepochtimes.com/south-african-doctor-cures-deafness-with-1st-ever-middle-ear-transplant-using-3d-technology_2926805.html
How #Samsung Made Its Trailblazing #5G End-to-End Solution a Reality
https://news.samsung.com/global/exclusive-look-how-samsung-made-its-trailblazing-5g-end-to-end-solution-a-reality?utm_source=nr_facebook&utm_medium=social
Five questions you can use to cut through #AI hype
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613535/five-questions-you-can-use-to-cut-through-ai-hype/
At 2,624 years, a bald #cypress is oldest known living tree in eastern North America
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/at-2624-years-a-bald-cypress-is-oldest-known-living-tree-in-eastern-north-america/
New #FDA Approval: #hydrogel capsule for weight loss.
https://www.gertitashkomd.com/blog/2019/5/11/new-fda-approval-hydrogel-capsule-for-weight-loss
Editor's Note
Stuck in meetings this morning. Military and Intelligence News Briefs and World News Briefs will be posted later today.
The Current Trade War Is Being Viewed By The Chinese Government As A Threat To It's Survival
China's President Xi Jinping arrives for the third plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu *James Rickards, Daily Reckoning:* *“Mandate of Heaven” in Jeopardy* U.S. policy through the Bush and Obama administrations was to soft-pedal questionable Chinese trade practices, pirating technology and theft of intellectual property in return for cheap manufactured goods and China’s willingness to finance trillions of dollars of U.S. government debt. Now Trump has changed the rules of the g... more »
Treat your brain: get outdoors
News 1. Premier vs teachers, round 27 Premier Stephen McNeil returned from his latest trip to Europe and China yesterday, and pretty much immediately started in on the teachers’ union — this time, accusing them of spreading misinformation about cuts. A CP story in The Star Halifax says McNeil criticized the union Thursday for alleging […]
Who Wants This War With Iran?
[image: who-wants-this-war-with-iran] Who really wants a war with Iran? Who would benefit?
Six Months Until The End Of Snow In Australia
Enjoy snow now . . . by 2020, it’ll be gone Australia is also eleven years into their permanent drought. This drought may never break – Environment – smh.com.au Similarly, the UK is seven years into their permanent drought. Drought … Continue reading →
Slow-Jamming #Resistance, Inc.
Like neglected children, congressional Democrats are once again pinning all their hopes on Deadbeat Dad Robert Mueller III. The chief Russiagate investigator had come under liberal fire in recent weeks not only for failing to make the facts fit MSNBC's conspiracy theories, but for not immediately disowning Attorney General William Barr's semi-accurate spin on the long-awaited report. Therefore, the Desperate Dems hope to haul Mueller in the actual flesh before their committees to try and elicit the secret inner workings of his mind. If he gives them what they want, who knows? He mig... more »
Looks like a classic - and fatal - case of pilot error
Readers will recall the crash of an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in Moscow several days ago. Surveillance video has been released that shows the aircraft trying to land. It bounces and porpoises several times, in what looks like an abominable display of pilot mishandling, before touching down so hard that it collapses the landing gear. That started a fire that burned out the rear half of the aircraft, killing 41 of those on board. Look in the upper right-hand corner of the video to see the plane touch down. And here's how it ended up. *WARNING: Some of the scenes... more »
As much as two feet of snow for California mountains
“Yosemite National Park is prepping for some winter-like conditions,” warns the Fresno Bee. The park is closing Glacier Point Road and advising visitors to prepare for winter driving conditions (chains may be required) for the next several days along Highway 140, Hwy 120 and Hwy 41. Additional road closures may be called. Snow amounts are ... Read moreAs much as two feet of snow for California mountains The post As much as two feet of snow for California mountains appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Internet Sensation Grumpy Cat Dies at Age 7
The famous feline had millions of social media followers and her owners say she helped "people smile all around the world."
Trump mulls 6-month window for EU, Japan to curb auto sales
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
17-May-2019 US position would add pressure on Japan during trade talks
Here Are 15 Numbers That Show How The Global Economy Is Performing, And All Of Them Are Bad
By Michael Snyder Global economic activity has already been slowing down dramatically, and the U.S. trade war with China is just going to make things... more »
The Forgotten Reason Hitler Seemed Unstoppable During Early World War II
*Warfare History Network* *Security, Europe* [image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H26258 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5434039] In the early years of World War II, Allied leadership was in a desperate struggle to match Nazi Germany's political and military command. In May and June of 1940 the attacking Germans had a supreme authority, Hitler, and an army that—if skeptical, even in places traitorous—was subdued and followed orders with astonishing competence. The Allied leadership who faced this tested and, in Poland, victorious comb... more »
Russia Just Scrambled Half of Its Su-57 Stealth Fighter Fleet For 1 Reason
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * A presidental sale pitch? Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s IL-96-300PU presidential plane was flanked by no less than six Su-57 stealth fighter jets while en route to the 929th Chkalov State Flight-Test Center in southwestern Russia. *Video footage* of the flight shows the Su-57 fighters grouped in what better resembles a parade column than than an escort formation, suggesting a soft-power intent behind Putin’s trip. There are a several factors at play. First and perhaps least significant, this footage of six functional Su-57’... more »
Here's Your Chance to Step Aboard a Real-Life U.S. Navy Battleship
*Warfare History Network* *History, Americas* [image: By U.S. Navy; The original uploader was RadicalBender at English Wikipedia.,5 February 2004 (original upload date) - Official U.S. Navy photo NH 97255 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command; Originally from en.wikipedia., Public Domain, htt] Welcome to Battleship Cove. Many associate Massachusetts with the Kennedy family, and its influence is evident at Battleship Cove. The World War II record of the Kennedys is a distinguished one. Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, who would later become president, was nearly killed... more »
No F-22 or F-35 Dogfights? How AI Could Kill All of Our 'Top Gun' Fantasies
*Michael Peck* *Security, * The Pentagon’s pet research agency has created the aptly titled ACE (Air Combat Evolution) project to develop artificial intelligence that lets the drones do the dogfighting while the human pilot controls the drones. Can a computer pilot defeat a human pilot in a dogfight? DARPA seems to think so. It wants to turn human fighter pilots into drone managers, while artificial intelligence, or AI, handles the details of air combat. The Pentagon’s pet research agency has created the aptly titled ACE (Air Combat Evolution) project to develop artificial intel... more »
How to Pay for the War
Updating a classic Keynes discussion of war financing for MMT and the Green New Deal.
US Again Jails Chelsea Manning for Refusing to Testify on WikiLeaks
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — Released only last week after 62 days in detention for “contempt” from a previous grand jury for refusing to testify about... more »
Back to the drawing board: Brexit compromise talks fail
Just In - 14 hours ago
Cross-party Brexit talks between Prime Minister Theresa May's Government have broken down due to what Labour says is a 'weak' government, as Mrs May's Conservative Party colleagues eye the top job.
FDA push to ban bioidenticals moving forward
An update on efforts to preserve access to bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. Action Alert! We’ve been telling you about the FDA’s efforts to curtail or eliminate patient access to bioidentical hormones, as well as potential intellectual property challenges from the pharmaceutical industry that would prevent compounding pharmacies from preparing these important medicines. We’re happy to report […] The post FDA push to ban bioidenticals moving forward appeared first on Health Nut News.
Gardasil’s Fraudulent Research Revealed: There Will Be Legal Consequences, Says Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
By Catherine J. Frompovich Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Children’s Health Defense’s Chairman and Chief Legal Counsel, finally has “put on the gloves” and is... more »
The Coming Generation War In The U.S.
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) presides over the U.S. House of Representatives inside the House Chamber in this still image taken from video on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2019. U.S. House TV/Handout via Reuters *Niall Ferguson & Eyck Freymann, The Atlantic*: *The Coming Generation War* *The Democrats are rapidly becoming the party of the young—and the consequences could be profound.* “There is a mysterious cycle in human events,” said Franklin Delano Roosevelt, accepting the Democratic nomination for president in Philadelphia in 1936. “To some generation... more »
Is Your Offer Letter A Contract? Of Course It Is
I see offer letters that make a specific job offer and then say, by the way, this isn't a contract. Guess what? Offer plus acceptance equals contract. I don't care what that disclaimer says, it's still a contract. Now, what the contract means is another thing. It may say you're at-will, which means they can fire you for any reason or no reason at all. Some states have exceptions to the at-will doctrine. In all states, at-will still doesn't affect your rights under discrimination and whistleblower laws. Your offer letter probably has your starting position and salary listed. That me... more »
US House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation into Trump Administration’s Secret Ethics Waivers
“Committee Launches Investigation into Trump Administration’s Secret Ethics Waivers May 16, 2019 Press Release Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2019)— Today, … Continue reading →
US Congressional Testimony of Benjamin Nuvamsa, Elder of the Hopi Bear Clan, on Importance of the Grizzly Bear
Yellowstone National Park Grizzly sow and cubs “Mr. Benjamin H. Nuvamsa (testimony) Hopi Bear Clan Former Chairman, Hopi Tribe Village … Continue reading →
Tribal Witnesses Emphasize Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Grizzly Bears, Champion Grijalva Bill to Guarantee Tribal Input on Grizzly Bear Management
Grizzly Bear on the Bridger-Teton National Forest, US Forest Service It is strange how much Trump hates bears, apart from … Continue reading →
It's Friday. Let's talk about MCT oil...
*because I've learned that no one wants to talk about serious stuff on Friday.* *What is MCT Oil?* *From Health Line:* *As the name suggests, medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil contains medium-length chains of fats called triglycerides. Due to their shorter length, MCTs are easily digested and many health benefits are linked to the way your body processes these fats. * *MCT oil is most commonly extracted from coconut oil, as more than 50% of the fat in coconut oil comes from MCTs. These fats are also found in many other foods, such as palm oil and dairy products. * *Here are 7 s... more »
Balkan Countries’ Accession To The EU Postponed
According to a statement issued by the German government, the main outcome of the Western Balkans summit in Berlin was an agreement between Serbia and Kosovo to cooperate in their search for compromises and a solution to the numerous problems in their bilateral relations. Belgrade and Pristina have promised to play a “constructive role” in the talks.
Anxious About Extinctions? Go Check The Facts!
By Paul Homewood Another claim apparently made by the BBC’s Costing the Earth was that “hundreds of species” were going extinct every day. Whatever the numbers, according to the IPCC there is little evidence that the rate of extinction has been increasing over the last several decades, or that recent extinctions […]
Forensics Friday: How was this image manipulated?
Ever wanted to hone your skills as a scientific sleuth? Now’s your chance. Thanks to the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), which is committed to educating authors on best practices in publishing, figure preparation, and reproducibility, we’re presenting the second in a series, Forensics Friday. Take a look at the image below, and then take our … Continue reading Forensics Friday: How was this image manipulated?
This New MMR Study Will Shock You
There is a new MMR about to go on the market and the study results will shock you! The post This New MMR Study Will Shock You appeared first on OYE Alternative News.
China Says Its Social Credit System Has ‘Restored Morality’ by Blacklisting Over 13-Million People
China revealed that, as of March, the Social-Credit system has blocked an unspecified number of citizens from buying over 23-million airplane, train, and bus tickets.
College Board Trying to Preempt A Possible Supreme Court Rule against College Admissions Based on Race by Using Secret ‘Adversity Score’
The move is an attempt to do away with differences in test scores that theoretically result from disparities in wealth and education and, by so doing, preempt a possible ruling from the Supreme Court on race-based affirmative action.
Alabama Passes Strict Anti-Abortion Law to Challenge Supreme Court’s Decision in Roe v. Wade
The bill is intended to challenge the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, in which the high court enshrined the right to abortion as a constitutional right, though such a thing does not exist in the Constitution.
Is Russia's Middle Class Shrinking?
Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News Agency *Moscow Times:* *Who Is Mr. Ivanov: Why Russia’s Middle Class Is Shrinking* *The struggling middle class has become critically dependent on the government.* In the five years since 2014, the share of those in Russia who consider themselves middle class has shrunk from 60 percent to 47 percent. This is according to a study commissioned by the investment arm of Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, on the “Ivanov index,” a measure of consumer confidence. “Ivanov,” a common Russian last name, is used to represent a typical middle-class person in Rus... more »
DON'T BLAME YOURSELF FOR BIDEN'S SUCCESS, ONION GUY (update: or blame Alec Baldwin for Trump's)
Joe Garden, formerly of *The Onion,* is apologizing for the satire site's portrayal of Joe Biden: I worked at *The Onion* for 19 years as a writer and features editor. By the time I left in 2012, the publication had developed its take on Vice President Biden: “creepy but harmless,” with the emphasis on “harmless.” ... I didn’t take him seriously enough to think we were doing anything wrong. I thought of him as little more than a political necessity: the older, more conservative white guy who softened Barack Obama’s image in regions where the prospect of a black president was too ra... more »
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From Jenna Orkin Mueller and Whitey Bulger The IEA's Dire Warning For Energy MarketsTrump Supporters Turn The Tories have voted that animals can't feel pain as part of the EU bill, marking the beginning of our anti-science Brexit DOW CHEMICAL DONATES $1 MILLION TO TRUMP, ASKS ADMINISTRATION TO IGNORE PESTICIDE STUDYMissouri Senate passes antiabortion bill that bans termination from 8 weeks, days after Alabama and Georgia pass similarly hardline laws 2 Detained Canadians Face Death Penalty As China Brings Espionage ChargesUS Suspends All Passenger And Cargo Flights To VenezuelaChina'... more »
Same-sex couples have been in American politics way longer than the Buttigiegs have been married
Anya Jabour, Regents Professor of History, The University of Montana at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 15 hours ago
Long before Chasten Buttigieg became a 'not-so-secret weapon' in his husband Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign, another same-sex couple profoundly reshaped American politics.
Adult use in NJ a no-go for now, AR medical cannabis sales launch, new states allow edibles & more
New Jersey legislators abandon their current efforts to legalize recreational cannabis, Arkansas finally sees first medical marijuana sales, MJ-infused edibles expand into new states – plus other important news from around the industry. No-go in NJ Garden State lawmakers conceded this week that legalizing adult-use marijuana isn’t going to happen via a legislative move in […] Adult use in NJ a no-go for now, AR medical cannabis sales launch, new states allow edibles & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Hear the train coming.....
Despite the dramatic economic crisis and the constant political conflict in Venezuela, there still is a significant proportion of the population that consider themselves to be "Chavistas." Ed Augustin examined some of the reasons for this in Caracas. If the US would stop the sanctions and other economic disruptions of Venezuela then the 'crisis' would likely end. The US creates the chaos and then says it has to go in and fix things - same story since Korea, Vietnam, Granada, Panama, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Ukraine and more. Ima... more »
Assange visit in prison
Actress Pamela Anderson spoke of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's innocence and the need to 'save his life' while speaking alongside WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson in London on Tuesday, moments after they were Assange's first social visitors since he was detained in London's Belmarsh prison for skipping bail.
LGBT Madness Threatens Women’s Sports and More
[image: lgbt-madness-threatens-women-s-sports-and-more] As the LGBT madness has risen to the category of juggernaut, some of its staunch backers have begun to realize that their movement creates severe consequences.
IEET’s Steven Umbrello and Stefan Sorgner Publish New Paper on AI Cognitive Suffering
Ethical Technology - 15 hours ago
IEET Managing Director Steven Umbrello and IEET Fellow, and ‘Bad Boy of Philosophy’, Stefan L. Sorgner have published a new paper on the potential cognitive suffering of future AI titled: “Nonconscious Cognitive Suffering: Considering Suffering Risks of Embodied Artificial Intelligence” in the journal * Philosophies*
On The Weaponization of Philosophy
Leo StraussLeo Strauss condemns the weaponization of philosophy in his book *Natural Right and History *(*The University of Chicago Press; 1953)*. On page 34, he says, “Originally, philosophy had been the humanizing quest for the eternal order, and hence it had been a pure source of human inspiration and aspiration. Since the seventeenth century, philosophy has become a weapon, and hence an instrument.” Lending a note of credibility to his argument, Strauss differentiates between the intellectuals and the philosophers, insisting that it is the intellectuals who are responsible for ... more »
Ontario's Hulk
Doug Ford likes to talk. But he doesn't like to listen. A new poll suggests that disability is costing him. Rob Benzie reports in *The Toronto Star*: Progressive Conservative support is eroding less than a year after Premier Doug Ford’s majority victory, a new poll suggests. The Pollara Strategic Insights survey found 31 per cent of respondents now prefer Andrea Horwath’s New Democrats, compared to 30 per cent for Ford’s Tories and 26 per cent for the Liberals under interim Leader John Fraser. Mike Schreiner’s Greens have surged to 11 per cent. Pollara chief strategist Don Guy s... more »
Assange Plea to Pamela Anderson: ‘Save My Life’
*21WIRE + Der Spiegel* | More evidence that Assange may be in danger of not surviving this long-running ordeal.
Cristiano Ronaldo Donates $1.5 million to Palestine for Ramadan
*21WIRE + TeleSUR* | Football legend makes generous donation in solidarity with the Palestinian people under siege in Gaza.
If The Democrats Don't Offer Real Change In People's Lives, Things Can Get Even Worse Than Trumpism
A couple of worst case scenarios: 1- Biden is the nominee and Trump is reelected 2- Biden is the nominee and Biden is elected They're both horrible. But Trump having a second term is much, much, much, much, much worse... right? Well... how many much's we talking about there? Did you read Edward Burmila's essay at *The Nation* yesterday? . It's about Status Quo Joe, of course. "Democrats," he wrote, may get one more chance to govern before a competent authoritarian emerges on the right. We can’t waste that opportunity. "A competent authoritarian?" Like someone worse than the incom... more »
Bolsonaro May Have to Re-create Ministries Scrapped in January
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – In addition to protests by teachers and students, investigations into one of his son’s financial activities and the stalemate in social security reform, Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, is now facing what he himself has called a possible “tsunami“. In less than three weeks, one of […] The post Bolsonaro May Have to Re-create Ministries Scrapped in January appeared first on The Rio Times.
By Decree, a General May Appoint Rectors for Federal Universities
By Arkady Petrov BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL – Decree 9794/19, signed by President Bolsonaro on May 14th and published the following day in the Federal Gazette, modifies the system of appointments for governmental positions; it will entitle a general to veto or approve appointments of the rectors of federal institutions of higher learning. It now falls upon […] The post By Decree, a General May Appoint Rectors for Federal Universities appeared first on The Rio Times.
State-Owned Companies to Dismiss Over 25,000 Employees
By Richard Mann RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Amidst the federal government’s orientation to reduce costs and generate results, state-owned companies should further reduce the number of employees in 2019. A survey carried out by G1, based on information from the Ministry of Economy and companies, indicates that the number of dismissals could exceed 25,000 […] The post State-Owned Companies to Dismiss Over 25,000 Employees appeared first on The Rio Times.
Top U.S. Army Marksman Explains Why Gun Lovers Shoot Better
*War Is Boring* *Security, * [image: (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert/Released)] Master Sgt. Scott Satterlee says the military could learn a lot from civilians. Master Sgt. Scott Satterlee is really good at shooting things. He’s a member of the U.S. Army’s elite 1st Special Forces Group based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. He’s also a nationally ranked competitive precision rifle shooter—and one of the military’s best marksmen. You wouldn’t guess any of this if you met him. Satterlee is soft-spoken and humble—to the point of almost being ... more »
Doofus Of The Day #1,043
Today's award goes to a British trainee restaurant manager. The unidentified group ... walked into the Hawksmoor's bar on a busy Tuesday night whilst the restaurant had its hands full with 170 other diners. “It was an usually very busy night for us,” restaurant manager Dale Clovey said. “The Biba conference is currently taking place in Manchester at the moment, so we think they came from that. They were suited businessmen.” Alongside a 350g ribeye steak, two 300g fillet steaks and a side of mash potatoes, they asked the waitresses for a 2001 bottle of Chateau Pichon Longueville Co... more »
Trivia : May 17th
These things happened on this date in history…. Jeffrey Dahmer May 17, 1991 Milwaukee police officers find a 14-year-old drugged, naked, and bleeding. They return him to Jeffrey Dahmer‘s apartment who then killed him moments later. Dahmer had lured the 14-year-old Laotian boy into his apartment by offering to pay him to pose for nude photos. While there, Dahmer drugged him and then drilled a hole in his skull and injected hydrochloric acid into the frontal lobe. He was trying to created a “zombie-like” victim that he could abuse over the course of several days. After the boy went un... more »
Brazil leads the way back to climate reality
“In Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro is “dismantling” environmental agencies and missions. Brazil pulled out of hosting the 2019 U.N. climate summit, and has now canceled a United Nations climate change event that was to be held in August.” click here
A majority of Christians will smash Shorten and Greens tomorrow
by Peter Gargan in WA The “Stinkin Thinkin” that underpins the left of Australian Politics is that Almighty God is elected to the Parliament of the Commonwealth, and that he also is elected to every State and Territory Parliament with unlimited power, to use and abuse the electorate as it deems fit. The “Stinkin Thinkin” […]
World population: Up or down?
If UN predictions on global population growth play out, there will be approximately 8.6 billion people by 2030; 9.8 billion by 2050; and more than 11 billion by the turn of the century in 2100. Then again, maybe not. The post World population: Up or down? appeared first on CFACT.
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