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There's Only One 2020 Candidate Who Can Bridge The Great Divide-- And It's Neither Trump Nor Biden
As an Independent, Bernie is the one 2020 candidate who has been running a campaign appealing to Americans on both sides of the great economic divide that a new report from Brookings highlights and that John Harwood dug into for CNBC.com readers. "The partisan polarization of America’s economy is rapidly catching up to the polarization of its voting patterns," he wrote yesterday. "Republicans and Democrats have long since separated themselves by ideology, leaving each more uniformly conservative or liberal than ever. And now a new data analysis by the Brookings Institution document... more »
U.S. To Deploy Military Forces To Saudi Arabia And UAE
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (Reuters) *NBC*:* U.S. to deploy military forces to Saudi Arabia, UAE after drone attacks on oil sites* *"The president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces which will be defensive in nature," Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Friday.* The United States is deploying military forces to the Middle East after Saturday's drone attacks on major oil sites in Saudi Arabia that the administration of President Donald Trump has blamed on Iran. "The president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces which will be defensive in nature and primarily fo... more »
( Does anybody care that was the move which allegedly set off Osama bin Laden ? )
Patriarch of Assyrian Church Honored At Los Angeles City Hall
Assyrian International News Agency - 3 minutes ago
Councilmembers Bob Blumenfield and Paul Koretz welcome His Holiness Mar Gerwagis III, the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, to Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, September 20, 2019.
MONEY MONOPOLY ATTACK: Does Big Data Spell Big Trouble?
ITM Trading Links to slides and sources: Facebook announced their entry into currency creation space via their new cryptocurrency, Libra and global governments are riled. Why? Because it poses a threat to their money monopoly. – On August 5, 2019, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced a new instant payment system, …
19 Palestinians Arrested by Israeli Regime Forces
Modern Ashkenazi Khazars (90+% of modern Jewry) are NOT the Jews of the Bible! Ashkenaz is not from the tribe of Shem ie. not semitic! They cannot be the descendents of Jacob/Israel who are from Shem! – Genesis 10:1-3 (New King James Version) Nations Descended from Noah 1 Now this is the genealogy of the …
Saudi Oil Attacks Similar to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident: Scholar
Press TV If the Houthi claims of responsibility are to be denied, then there is the possibility that “the attacks on the Saudi oil facilities are a clandestine ‘false flag’ operation similar to the Gulf of Tonkin incident that sparked the escalation of the Vietnam War,” according to Dennis Etler, an American political analyst who …
If Silver’s Price Was Suppressed, Then Buy Physical Silver | Simon Popple
SilverDoctors Simon says we need to play the cards we’ve been dealt, and if that means silver’s been driven down in price and we can buy it cheaper, then back-up the truck and buy physical, but is that the only reason to back-up the truck? On Thursday, Half Dollar had the opportunity to chat with …
Will Central Bank Liquidity Be the Next Recession Catalyst? (w/ Danielle DiMartino Booth)
Real Vision Finance As 2018 drew to a close, global central bank liquidity flipped from net positive to net negative for the first time in a decade. Danielle DiMartino Booth joined Real Vision to explain her thesis that share buybacks have created positive momentum in US equity markets that until only recently have moved away …
Gold-Rigging Scandal Hits The LBMA: JPMorgan’s Gold Manipulator Nowak Kicked Off LBMA Board
Gold-Rigging Scandal Hits The LBMA: JPMorgan’s Gold Manipulator Nowak Kicked Off LBMA Board by Ronan Manly, BullionStar.com, via https://www.zerohedge.com/ Just when you think it couldn’t get any more embarrassing for JP Morgan’s precious metals business and its embattled head, Michael Nowak, it just did today as the powerful London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) moved to oust …
China, Russia Ditching US Bonds
RT America The volume of Russian investment in US government debt fell in July 2019 to its lowest level in 12 years. Russian investment in US bonds has decreased by almost 35 percent since the start of the year. China has begun to follow a similar pattern of divestment. RT’s Yulia Shapovalova reports on the …
US Gov’t Squanders Public Wealth for ‘Endless Wars’ – Ajamu Baraka
RT America International human rights activist Ajamu Baraka joins RT America’s Michele Greenstein (in for Rick Sanchez) to discuss the creep of militarism in US foreign policy, pointing out that “maintaining global hegemony” is a bipartisan consensus in US politics. They also discuss censorship on social media platforms. end
Expert Who Called $1,500 Gold is Now Betting on $20 Silver in Two Months
Kitco NEWS E.B. Tucker, director of Metalla Royalty & Streaming, doubled down on his bet earlier this year that gold would eventually rise to $1,500, an now he’s betting that silver will hit $20 in the next two months. “Right now, we want to trade silver up to $20. We think gold is going to …
We Are UNWILLING PAWNS In The FED’s Game Of Financial Chess – Charles Hugh Smith Weighs In!
Crush The Street Charles Hugh Smith weights in on the FED’s dangerous game of financial chess with our economy, on top of that we dive deep into the correlation between our living standards and the stock market. With QE insanity all around, are Gold and Bitcoin the answer to protecting our wealth from long term …
FedRes Conducts Repo Operation for a Fourth Consecutive Day
CNBC Television In another round of liquidity injection, the Federal Reserve announced results of its auction as it seeks to control the level of its benchmark interest rate. CNBC’s Steve Liesman reports. end
‘Market is Highly Priced as It was in 1929,’ Says Schiller
Yahoo Finance Yale University economist Robert Schiller compares today’s market to that of 1929 but adds that a downward correction, “Is not imminent.” Schiller also discusses the Federal Reserve, interest rates and the housing market. end
A Clueless New York Fed Is Examining Why Banks With Excess Cash Failed To Halt Repo Panic
A Clueless New York Fed Is Examining Why Banks With Excess Cash Failed To Halt Repo Panic by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ When it comes to occasional (or chronic) dollar shortages, and the plumbing of the overnight lending market, which as everyone knows suffered a spectacular heart attack early this week when the overnight repo rate …
US Drone Strike Kills 30 Farmers
RT America At least 30 Afghan civilians were killed and 40 others were injured by a US drone strike on Thursday. RT America’s Michele Greenstein (in for Rick Sanchez) reports. Meanwhile, new US sanctions have been imposed on businesses associated with CLAP, Venezuela’s food distribution program, in an effort to combat “systemic corruption.” President Nicolas …
JP Morgan Hoarding Silver (Full Show)
RT America Three employees at JP Morgan, the largest bank in the US, have been charged under the RICO act for “spoofing the market.” They made millions for the bank by defrauding other market participants, including their own customers. The defendants include the head of the bank’s precious metals desk. RT America’s Michele Greenstein (in …
Liquidity Scramble: Fed Announces Overnight Repos Every Day Next Week, Introduces Term Repos
Liquidity Scramble: Fed Announces Overnight Repos Every Day Next Week, Introduces Term Repos by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Yesterday we reported that Goldman now expects the Fed to restart Permanent Open Market Operations, i.e., bond purchases, i.e., QE some time in November. For those who missed it, Goldman assumes a roughly $15bn/month rate of permanent OMOs, “enough …
Could South Korea's Army Beat Back North Korea's Military in a War?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* A lot has changed since the 1950s. *Key point: *South Korea's conventional capabilities outmatch those of the North. In the last seventy years, the Republic of Korea Army (ROK Army) has evolved from a constabulary force into one of the largest, most powerful, technologically advanced armies in the world. This remarkable evolution is entirely due to the original 1950–53 invasion and war by neighboring North Korea. This existential threat has never truly gone away, with North Korea consistently threatening—and preparing for—a second, successful inv... more »
Bomb Iran? Trump Should Not Go to War For Saudi Arabia's Mistakes
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Part of Donald Trump’s success as a presidential candidate was his commitment to preventing Washington from entering into new wars and ending “endless wars.” He should keep one of his most important campaign promises rather than listening to the stagnant, systemically bankrupt Washington establishment. Last weekend’s attack on the Khurais oil field and the al-Abqaiq facility, Saudi Arabia’s largest oil processing plant, jolted crude markets over the short-term and added another layer of concern to a Middle Eastern regi... more »
Hezbollah Chief Says Iran Would Destroy Saudi Arabia In Any War
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters via a screen in Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, November 10, 2018. REUTERS/Aziz Taher *Reuters: **Hezbollah says Iran would destroy Saudi Arabia in any war* BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon’s Hezbollah warned Saudi Arabia on Friday against betting on a war against Iran because it would destroy the kingdom and said Riyadh and the United Arab Emirates should halt the conflict in Yemen to protect themselves. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Iran-backed Shi’ite Muslim group, also said new air defenses could not easily defend... more »
'They think I'm guilty': Man freed over terror allegations now has to convince teen daughters
An Australian man freed from a Lebanese prison after two years in custody over a terror plot says his first priority is convincing his own teenage daughters in Sydney that he is innocent.
Greg Norman among famous faces at White House for Trump-Morrison state dinner
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After introducing the previous prime minister to US President Donald Trump, it appears Australian golfing great Greg Norman is still in the loop, turning up to the White House for the state dinner honouring Scott Morrison.
The 85-year-old 'money tree' feeding Australia's insatiable appetite for smashed avo
A Mt Tamborine avocado tree — originally planted as a windbreak — became such a prolific bearer of fruit, its seeds have been used to create millions of plants shipped across Australia to meet demand all year round.
Little Pete steals the show: Timorese boy named in honour of Sir Peter Cosgrove
Twenty years after Sir Peter Cosgrove led an international peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste, he remains a national hero and a Timorese boy has been named in his honour.
Assault on Area 51
We’ve hit the big day and the hundreds of thousands of people have arrived at Area 51 to learn the truth. Aliens and alien technology are hidden there and these brave people have been able to penetrate the secrecy. The world as we know it has been altered for all time. Wait? What? A hundred people showed up. Local law enforcement was able to handle the “crowd.” Two arrests were made. One guy wasn’t smart enough to “go” before he reached the fence and was arrested for indecent exposure. One woman was arrested, or maybe just detained… or whatever, for “investigation.” For those who... more »
A dog was euthanized in 2018 after suspected 1080 poisoning in Ak’s Hunua Ranges … learn however what mainstream ISN’T telling you about the Hunua aerial 1080 drops
There is no effective antidote for 1080 poisoning in humans. A retired NZ MD Charles Baycroft has kindly & bravely told us that 1080 poisoning won’t be found because MDs are not allowed to look for it. Neither are you allowed to do an epidemiological study into its effects on humans. So if you die … Continue reading A dog was euthanized in 2018 after suspected 1080 poisoning in Ak’s Hunua Ranges … learn however what mainstream ISN’T telling you about the Hunua aerial 1080 drops →
Mainstream Media Coverage Of Climate Engineering, What Is The Agenda?
Dane Wigington GeoengineeringWatch.org Imagine the whole of academia pretending the ongoing geoengineering operations we see in our skies are not really there. Imagine the vast majority of populations blindly accepting the official denial of climate engineering, and thus completely ignoring what they can easily see occurring with their own eyes. Mainstream media (CNBC) has recently produced a video … Continue reading Mainstream Media Coverage Of Climate Engineering, What Is The Agenda? →
Del Bigtree of ICAN: a lecture on vaccines you must hear
New Earth Project 27K subscribers Del Bigtree is one of the preeminent voices of the vaccine risk awareness movement. His non-profit organisation, Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) is leading worldwide investigations into drug and vaccine fraud and has already resulted in two winning lawsuits against US government agencies; Health and Human Services and the National … Continue reading Del Bigtree of ICAN: a lecture on vaccines you must hear →
There is NO climate emergency!
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: “Nothing extraordinary or unprecedented is happening … the models are wrong.” – Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris ________________ “Climate activists claim we face a global warming emergency that demands we replace dependable, inexpensive fossil fuels with so-called “green” energy, such as wind and solar power,” writes Paul…
Delingpole: Environment Canada Airbrushes 100 Years of Inconvenient Climate Data out of History
Originally posted on Iowa Climate Science Education: By Paul Homewood h/t Athelstan If you thought it was only NOAA, NASA, UK Met Office, Australian BOM and Uncle Tom Cobley who have been cheating, think again. Noe Canada’s Environment Agency have been caught defrauding the taxpayers who pay their salaries: Environment Canada –…
Musical Interlude: Afshin, “Prayer of Change”
Afshin, “Prayer of Change”
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Andromeda is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy. Our Galaxy is thought to look much like Andromeda. Together these two galaxies dominate the Local Group of galaxies. The diffuse light from Andromeda is caused by the hundreds of billions of stars that compose it. The several distinct stars that surround Andromeda's image are actually stars in our Galaxy that are well in front of the background object. *Click image for larger size.* Andromeda is frequently referred to as M31 since it is the 31st object on Messier's list of diffuse sky objects. M31 is so distant it t... more »
Chet Raymo, “You Arrange, The Thing Is Posed, What In Nature Merely Grows”
*“You Arrange, The Thing Is Posed, What In Nature Merely Grows”* by Chet Raymo "Here is a poem by Wallace Stevens, written early in his career as poet (1916, age 37) and published posthumously. It's a simple poem, almost trite, but hints at the much deeper volume of work yet to come. *"Bowl"* "For what emperor Was this bowl of Earth designed? Here are more things Than on any bowl of the Sungs, Even the rarest- Vines that take The various obscurities of the moon, Approaching rain And leaves that would be loose upon the wind, Pears on pointed t... more »
"Nobody's Listening..."
"*Angel:* Well, I guess I kinda worked it out. If there's no great glorious end to all this, if nothing we do matters... then all that matters is what we do. 'Cause that's all there is. What we do. Now. Today. I fought for so long, for redemption, for a reward, and finally just to beat the other guy, but I never got it. *Kate Lockley:* And now you do? *Angel:* Not all of it. All I wanna do is help. I wanna help because, I don't think people should suffer as they do. Because, if there's no bigger meaning, then the smallest act of kindness is the greatest thing in the world. *Kate Loc... more »
"Moving Through Darkness: The Places We Go"
*"Moving Through Darkness: The Places We Go"* by Madisyn Taylor, The DailyOM "Often it takes something major to wake us up as we struggle to maintain an illusion of control. In life, most of us want things to go to the places we have envisioned ourselves going. We have plans and visions, some of them divinely inspired, that we want to see through to completion. We want to be happy, successful, and healthy, all of which are perfectly natural and perfectly human. So when life takes us to places we didn’t consciously want to go, we often feel as if something has gone wrong, or we must ... more »
"Life..."
"Life... is not about how fast you run or even with what degree of grace. It's about perseverance, about staying on your feet and slogging forward no matter what." - Dean Koontz
“The Power of 'Shut Up!'”
*“The Power of 'Shut Up!'”* By Chris “Sitting with my lovely wife recently in a hospital waiting room (don't ask) flicking through magazines, she showed me a picture of an elderly woman, a famous celebrity. Now, let me say that I care for celebrities and follow their movements in the same way I care for and follow the mating habits of the long-beaked echidna - not at all. Gratefully, my wife is the same. What was interesting about this celebrity was how young she looked. Medical advancements have already done wonders, and if even a tenth of the types of medical technologies we've s... more »
The Daily "Near You?"
*Click image for larger size.* Dublin, Ireland. Thanks for stopping by!
"A Person Needs..."
"A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free." - Nikos Kazantzakis
Friday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Grace Blakeley discusses how the financialization of the economy has enriched a few at the expense of everybody else. And Blakeley and Harry Quilter-Pinner point out how social care in particular is suffering for having been turned into a profit centre. - David Macdonald examines the anticipated effect of the NDP's wealth tax. George Monbiot proposes to go much further by setting an effective limit on individual wealth. And John Michael McGrath suggests that taxes on property flipping could both generate valuable revenue while also restraining ... more »
"The Weaving Of Human Living..."
"And this is the weaving of human living: of whose fabric each individual is a part; each is intimately connected with the bottom and the extremist reach of time: and not one of these things nor one of these persons is ever quite to be duplicated or replaced: but each is a new and incommunicably tender life, wounded in every breath, sustaining for a while, without defense, the enormous assaults of the universe." - James Agee, "Now Let Us Praise Famous Men"
The Poet: Theodore Roethke, "The Geranium"
*"The Geranium"* "When I put her out, once, by the garbage pail, She looked so limp and bedraggled, So foolish and trusting, like a sick poodle, Or a wizened aster in late September, I brought her back in again For a new routine- Vitamins, water, and whatever Sustenance seemed sensible At the time: she'd lived So long on gin, bobbie pins, half-smoked cigars, dead beer, Her shriveled petals falling On the faded carpet, the stale Steak grease stuck to her fuzzy leaves. (Dried-out, she creaked like a tulip.) The things she endured! The dumb dames shrieking half the night Or the two of us, al... more »
Mary Oliver, "Three Things"
"To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go." - Mary Oliver
Novelty Joke PM From Fake Country Meets With Trump, Silent On Assange
Scott Morrison, the novelty joke Prime Minister from the imaginary nation of Australia, met with his boss Donald Trump today without any mention of the US government’s transnational conspiracy to imprison an Australian citizen for exposing American war crimes. The two imperial governors publicly discussed […]
My Captivity in the Kurdish Dungeons of Iraq
Assyrian International News Agency - 2 hours ago
Two PKK militiamen walk through the Nahla Valley. ( Ferran Barber)I wrote this story in my head 20 times during the time I was confined in a Kurdish prison in Erbil.
Bookseller Jailed in Iran for Selling a Bible
Assyrian International News Agency - 2 hours ago
A Kurdish bookseller will spend months in prison in Iran for selling a Bible, according to reports. Mustafa Rahimi, who was seized by government security agents, was fined and given the prison sentence on 11 June and then bailed, only to be summoned to jail a few days later.
Meet the Smoking-Free, Holistic Country that Passes No Law Unless it Improves Citizens’ Well-Being
On the eastern edge of the Himalayas, nestled between India and Tibet, lies the tiny nation of Druk Yul, better known as Bhutan. In Bhutanese, the name means “Land of the Thunder Dragon,” a nod to the powerful storms that hammer the rugged mountain peaks and flood the rich valleys. Bhutan is a remote Himalayan […] The post Meet the Smoking-Free, Holistic Country that Passes No Law Unless it Improves Citizens’ Well-Being appeared first on Health Nut News.
How Many Nuclear Facilities Is Iran Hiding?
A nuclear power plant in Iran. Photo: Tasnim News Agency via Wikimedia Commons. *Tzvi Kahn, RCD:* *Just How Many Nuclear Facilities Is Iran Hiding?* *It happened again.* Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – his career now hanging by a thread after a split vote in Tuesday’s election – announced that Israel had discovered yet another covert nuclear site in Iran, this time in the city of Abadeh. “In this site,” he said, “Iran conducted experiments to develop nuclear weapons.” But when Iranian leaders realized that Israel was on to them, “they destroyed the site. They just w... more »
Air Force F-35s Are Practicing to Fight and Win Against Russia's S-400
*Kris Osborn* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4274653/us-marines-refuel-and-hot-load-f-35s] One war game at a time. *Key point:* The F-35 is using ope-air ranges and computer simulations to learn how to fight against Russian air defenses. Designed as part of the developmental trajectory for the emerging F-35, the test-firing facilities further development of an ability to fire the weapon “off-boresight,” described as an ability to target and destroy air to air targets that are not in front of the aircraft with a direct or immediate line of sight, Pen... more »
Forget North Korea: Imagine if Japan Built Nuclear Weapons...
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Another nuclear weapons power in Asia? *Key point: *At the end of the day, Tokyo will look out for itself. It is perhaps China’s and even North Korea's greatest nightmare: a nuclear-armed Japan. Permanently anchored off the Asian mainland, bristling with nuclear weapons, a nuclear Japan would make China’s security situation much more complex than it is now, and force China to revise both its nuclear doctrine and increase its nuclear arsenal. To be perfectly clear, Japan has no intention of building nuclear weapons. In fact, it has a strong aversi... more »
The Attack on Saudi Arabia Is a Reminder That Better Anti-Drone and Missile Defenses Are Needed
*Military and Aerospace Electronics* *Security, Middle East* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/MQ-9_Reaper_in_flight_%282007%29.jpg] Here's what could be done. *Key point: *The attack on Saudi Arabia was sophisticated and managed to avoid air defenses. THE MIL & AERO COMMENTARY – A coordinated drone attack on important Saudi Arabian oil-treatment facilities by weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on 14 and 15 Sept. are yet another warning that operators of vital infrastructure must get serious about anti-drone weapons. The sophisticated drone att... more »
How Nazi Germany Could Have Crushed Russia During World War II
*David T. Pyne* *Security, Europe* And history would have been changed forever. *Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of five articles providing critical analysis as to how Germany Might Have Won World War Two.* In our last installment, we discussed how Germany could have forced Britain to accept one of his peace offers and keep the United States out of the war. In this article, we shall examine how Germany might have not only avoided total defeat at the hands of the Red Army, but even might have achieved a measure of victory against her much larger and more powerful So... more »
Iran Tried to Make Its Very Own M-16
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, Middle East* And it was a total disaster. The Iranian defense industry is known for making some eye-catching claims and prototypes. The KH-2002 “Khaybar” is one of those, a futuristic-looking bullpup that caught the eye of many foreign watchers. But by most accounts the rifle is terrible in almost every metric. Given that it’s based on the American M16, which is known to be very reliable with the correct ammo and maintenance, how did Iranian industry screw it up? The KH2002’s with the layout of the rifle itself is questionable. While the layout of the ... more »
US Beekeepers File Lawsuit Against EPA Over Approval Of Dangerous Pesticide
*John Vibes* - Beekeepers in the United States have begun to organize against a recent decision by the EPA.
‘Bird Emergency’ as Study Shows North American Bird Population Has Fallen by Nearly One-Third in Less Than 50 Years
*Eoin Higgins* - North America lost 29 percent of its bird population—around three billion birds—over the last 49 years,
Consumer complaints spur recall of some Marie Callender’s frozen entrees
Astrochef LLC of Rockwall, TX, is recalling 11,475 pounds of Marie Callender’s frozen chicken pub style entrees that are labeled as beef pub style entrees for misbranding and because they contain soy, which is not declared on the label, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). “The problem was... Continue Reading
Uber Whistleblower Reveals Automated Vehicles Are NOT Safer — Claims Manufacturers Hiding The Truth
By B.N. Frank No matter how much proponents (see 1, 2) insist that Automated Vehicles can save lives, it doesn’t change the fact that like... more »
Are Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw Getting Divorced?
"I think it's the belief that you can't live in Hollywood and be happily married, but you can," Robin McGraw declared.
Former Charlie Rose Makeup Artist Sues, Alleging Harassment
The former chief makeup artist at Charlie Rose's interview show is suing him and saying the disgraced television journalist ran a "toxic work environment" for women.
"Beginnings of a Financial Panic?"
*"Beginnings of a Financial Panic?"* By Jim Rickards "Financial panics and recessions don’t always go together. Panics can happen without recession, as happened in 1987, 1994 and 1998. Recessions can also happen without panics, such as in 1982 and 1990. And sometimes they happen together, like in 1929 and 2008. Right now, recession risk is low. But signals from the credit markets suggest we could soon have a possible panic, as part of the market nearly seized this week. The “repo” rate is the rate that banks pay to borrow overnight in exchange for safe collateral like U.S. Treasury... more »
Whitney Webb on The Orwellian Digital News “Trust”
By The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow There is a whole new gaggle of supposed non-profit, non-political organizations claiming to offer new standards of transparency... more »
Crash site of missing plane found in rugged terrain in northern NSW
The crash site of a plane with two people onboard is found about 27 kilometres west of Coffs Harbour, the Australian Marine Safety Authority says, adding that rescue personnel are trying to access the area from the ground.
'I honestly thought we were all goners': Skies over Australia lit up by suspected meteor
An object thought to be a meteor bursts into the Earth's atmosphere causing a flash of light and a sound "like thunder" over Tasmania and Victoria, causing some to fear the worst.
Battle for the Fitzroy River: Kimberley divided over bid to harvest precious resource
A water allocation plan is being developed for the Kimberley's Fitzroy River, but there's concern over the consultation process that will help to decide the future of the national asset.
The unlikely heartland of softball in Australia
AFL might be the highest-profile sport in remote Indigenous communities, but no community in Central Australia is complete without a softball diamond.
US to send troops to Saudi Arabia, UAE following attack on oil facilities
Just In - 3 hours ago
US President Donald Trump approves the deployment of American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia's air defences after the biggest ever attack on the kingdom's oil facilities, which Washington has squarely blamed on Iran.
'It took all my skin away': Rise in unlicensed tattoo artists leaving customers at risk
Laura Kennedy got her first tattoo in Sydney when she was 21, she's now a customer of Tasmania's first dedicated laser tattoo removal studio after a series of bad inking experiences.
The next big threat: Eradicating feral pigs from a Victorian wildlife haven
Conservationists are struggling in the fight against many introduced species in the Otways, but they hope a new program will limit the number of feral pigs before they cause too much damage.
NRL insists Trbojevic's sin bin was correct
Just In - 3 hours ago
It was the call that defined the match, but the NRL says its referees were right to sin bin Jake Trbojevic late in Manly's controversial semi-final loss to the Raiders.
Perth's weekend traffic hotspots, where delays on the road rival the weekday peak hour
When you think of traffic congestion, you probably think of cars bumper-to-bumper on the freeway during weekday peak hour, but there are several hotspots around the city where weekend traffic is even worse.
Signs of the times: A generation's call to action on climate
Just In - 3 hours ago
'Our house is on fire'. 'Act now or swim L8R'. Students come up with ingenious placards to underline their fear for the planet's future.
The loveless marriage between WA Labor and the Maritime Union of Australia threatens to explode
WA Premier Mark McGowan never needs a second invitation to express his disdain for the Maritime Union of Australia and its leader Christy Cain, but they may just be stuck in a loveless marriage, writes Jacob Kagi.
'I pre-warn people': Inside the unusual Aussie home where visitors need a disclaimer
Piranhas in the pantry, deer in the den and bears out back. From the outside, John Sbeghen's two-storey Queenslander looks like any other, but beyond the front door visitors encounter another world.
'Something going wrong': High complaints volume at state-run nursing home prompts overhaul
After a sharp rise in complaints at a state-run nursing home facility in north Queensland, health officials move to overhaul the nursing home's management.
Despite the state dinner, Australia and the US aren't in lock-step on major issues
With big differences between Scott Morrison's Australia and Donald Trump's America when it comes to how to approach relations with China and Iran, what is the state dinner supposed to achieve, writes Andrew Probyn.
What's your fur baby's environmental 'pawprint'?
Dogs enrich our lives, but pet ownership has an impact on the planet. Here's how to ease the environmental burden of your furry friend in what you feed them, where you walk them and how they interact with native animals and their habitats.
Malcolm Roberts says family courts driving men to lash out and 'hurt the other person'
Video emerges of One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts saying while "there's no excuse for violence" the family law system leaves men in custody disputes no choice but to "check out" or lash out, sparking condemnation from domestic violence campaigners.
'We broke the law every day': Bringing safe sex to Tasmania
When Family Planning first came to Tasmania some of its doctors were labelled witches, and it was illegal to advertise contraceptives. Nowadays, a simple text to a number can see condoms delivered to your door.
Australian author Morris Gleitzman says adults shouldn't censor controversial kids' books
Children's authors are now writing about complex and controversial issues — everything from terrorism to sex abuse and the Holocaust. But celebrated author Morris Gleitzman says that's nothing to be afraid of.
"The New Orthodoxy: Blasphemy, Heresy and the New Inquisition"
*"The New Orthodoxy: * *Blasphemy, Heresy and the New Inquisition"* by Charles Hugh Smith "When the ruling Elites sense their control of the populace is waning, they seek to regain full control via the imposition of a strict Orthodoxy, enforced by an Inquisition. We are living in just such an era. Everywhere we turn, a New Orthodoxy reigns. Dissent is blasphemy, and any narratives outside the approved Orthodoxy are heretical and subject to suppression and punishment. New Orthodoxies abound, and woe to those who fail to signal their virtue publicly. One New Orthodoxy is that one's s... more »
Dr. Mercola on Illegal Radiation Levels From Cellphones, Inadequate Safety Testing, and Why We Should Be Concerned About 5G
By B.N. Frank Last month, the Chicago Tribune reported that 11 popular smartphones exceeded federal radiation (RF) safety levels. Within days, a law firm started... more »
Away All Boats (1956)
*WNU Editor:* The story of USS 'Belinda', a U.S. naval ship, and its crew during the battle of the Pacific 1943-1945, as it prepares for action and landing troops on enemy beachheads.
Pelosi's Drug Pricing Plan Is Weak And Likely To Get Weaker Before It Ever Passes... If It Ever Passes
Pelosi's long-awaited drug-pricing plan was finally made public yesterday. Key non-policy top-lines: *•* Republicans immediately started calling it "socialist" before reading it *•* Progressives have noted that it's quite a bit less than what was promised *•* Moscow Mitch butt-boy John Thune (R-ND) said it will be dead on arrival if it passes the House this fall. The fairly weak plan-- albeit just as hated by the GOP and Big Pharma as a real plan would be-- gives Medicare the job of negotiating prices on 25 (instead of 250) commonly used drugs. By targeting only the most commonly... more »
"Margin Call" (2011), "Senior Partners Emergency Meeting"
"Margin Call" (2011), "Senior Partners Emergency Meeting" I'd imagine a number of such meetings have already occurred...
Doc Martin and Downton Abbey
I thought Doc Martin the series on PBS was over, so I obviously missed season 8 (spring 2019). Now I see it's been cancelled after season 9. My friend Bev says I can get it at the library. I think 9 should be on soon. The U.S. gets these later than U.K. And then there’s Downton Abbey the movie. Several Facebook friends have seen it and thought it quite good. I guess we’ll miss that one too since it seems to be a limited engagement.
Wildhood
I am offered a lot of books to review, and occasionally I accept. If you've been baffled by adolescent behavior--your pupils, your kids, your grandchildren, or even your own if you can remember that far back, this is the book that explains it, and why it's probably necessary. "Wildhood; the epic journey from adolescence to adulthood in humans and other animals," by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers (Scribner, 2019). I'm assuming that Barbara is the scientist and Kathryn the word magician, because it's both very learned, and easy to read. Using the lives of four animals... more »
Petition: Who Owns the Principle of Gravity? Deporting & Spying on Chinese Scientists and Students Will Not Make Us Smarter, Healthier or Safer
On April 26, 2019, FBI Director Christopher Wray gave an address to the Council on Foreign Relations in which he made the astonishing claim that “no country poses a broader, more severe intelligence collection threat than China.” He explained: “China has pioneered a societal approach to stealing innovation any way it can, from a wide array of businesses, universities, and organizations. They’re doing this through Chinese intelligence services, through state-owned enterprises, through ostensibly private companies, through graduate students and researchers, and through a variety of ... more »
Gregory Mannarino, “Fed. Announces: 'Bank Bailouts Extended Thru Oct. 10th.'”
Gregory Mannarino, “Fed. Announces: 'Bank Bailouts Extended Thru Oct. 10th.'” - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary • CNN Market Data: - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ CNN Fear And Greed Index: - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/
"A Futile Fed"
*"A Futile Fed"* by David Stockman "Each of us is aware he’s a material being, subject to the laws of physiology and physics, and that the strength of all our emotions combined cannot counteract those laws. It can only hate them. The eternal belief of lovers and poets in the power of love which is more enduring than death, the finis vitae sed non amoris that has pursued us through the centuries, is a lie. But this lie is not ridiculous, it’s simply futile. To be a clock on the other hand, measuring the passage of time, one that is smashed and rebuilt over and again, one in whose m... more »
Germany to Invest 100 Billion Euros by 2030 to Fight Climate Change
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The parties of the governing coalition of German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on Friday, September 20th, on a climate strategy that will represent at least EUR100 (R$460) billion in investment by 2030. This amount will be invested in climate protection and the energy transition according to the final text of […] The post Germany to Invest 100 Billion Euros by 2030 to Fight Climate Change appeared first on The Rio Times.
A Connecticut Wanker in the GOP Court
Got this in the mail today from frosty New England: Original DVD cover What a lovely couple, huh?
The Cookie Crumbles
From the Guardian Unlimited: WASHINGTON (AP) – The State Department’s embattled inspector general, accused of impeding a Justice Department investigation of Blackwater Worldwide, announced his resignation Friday, saying a poisonous political atmosphere in Washington deters people from careers in public service. Howard [“Cookie”] Krongard told President Bush in a letter that he would quit effective […]
She’d be less embarrassing if she flew to Argentina and had an affair!
THE HUFFINGTON POST: Three Republican congressman have publicly chastised fellow Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) for declaring that she would not fill our her census form. “Boycotting the constitutionally mandated Census is illogical, illegal and not in the best interest of our country,” said Reps. Patrick McHenry (N.C.), Lynn Westmoreland (Ga.) and John Mica (Fla.), members […]
“You’re ridiculous!”
From THINK PROGRESS: Back in September, godfather of global warming deniers Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) announced that he would be going to the U.N.’s climate change summit in Copenhagen this week to present “another view.” “I think somebody has to be there — a one-man truth squad,” he said. His “truth squad” later expanded to […]
“I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.”
I just read that Leslie Nielsen, one of my favorite actors, died at the age of 84. I hope he won’t mind if I recycle some of his movies that I already recycled. I had 2 versions of The Naked Gun, one with Fred Thompson, who was gunnin’ for votes… Original DVD cover …and Senator […]
Let’s Be Blunt. You’re a Liar!
From THE PLATFORM at stltoday (Editorial): As chairman of the House Republican Health Care Solutions Group, Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Springfield [MO], knows a thing or two about health care. But some of what he knows just isn’t true. “I’m 59,” Mr. Blunt said last week during a meeting with Post-Dispatch reporters and editors. “In either […]
Good Time Charlie
From the St. Petersburg Times: ST. PETERSBURG — Something peculiar is going on with Charlie Crist. He’s on the cusp of losing public office, his lifelong party is attacking him mercilessly, and some of his closest friends are yanking their support now that he’s running for Senate as a nonpartisan candidate instead of a Republican. […]
‘Polar Coaster’ Winter Forecast May Be Related to the ‘Terminator’
An NCAR scientist said a terminator starts the next sunspot cycle, which may impact the weather on the earth. BOULDER, Colo — Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are watching the sun for something they call the… Continue reading →
Alison Weir speaks in Fresno CA to packed house & enthusiastic applause
In preparation for Alison Weir's informative event on the Israeli occupation of Palestine, Fresno CA braced itself for protests that Israel partisans had promised. The ADL, American Jewish Committee, etc had condemned the event. But the evening was peaceful and educational, with a large, full auditorium, extremely receptive audience, and TV news reports on the event. After the almost 2-hour talk, there was a long line of audience members eager to purchase her book... The post Alison Weir speaks in Fresno CA to packed house & enthusiastic applause appeared first on If Americans Kne... more »
Happy Holidays!!!
Hello, my dear Raisinettes! I haven’t been kidnapped, just enjoying time with my crazy sister (yeah, I’m the normal one 😛 ). Just stopped by to wish you all a happy holiday. I miss you, and I’ll be back during the week. Mmmmwwwaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!! ♥ Now behave yourselves, or Santa won’t bring you any presents.
A Brief Guide to the Impacts of Climate Change on Food Production
Global Issues News Headlines - 4 hours ago
Sep 20 (IPS) - Food may be a universal language – but in these record-breaking hot days, so too is climate change. With July clocking in as the hottest month on Earth in recorded history and extreme weather ramping up globally, farmers are facing the brunt of climate change in croplands and pastures around the world. Read the full story, “A Brief Guide to the Impacts of Climate Change on Food Production”, on globalissues.org →
'I Want my Kids to Know What a Rhino and Turtle Are' - #ClimateStrike Kids Say
Global Issues News Headlines - 4 hours ago
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sep 20 (IPS) - IPS Correspondent Crystal Oderson took to the streets in Cape Town, South Africa and chatted to children about the #ClimateStrike.From Nigeria, to Kenya to the Democratic Republic of Congo, to South Africa, thousands of African climate campaigners have taken to the streets joining millions globally for the global Climate Strike ahead of the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019, which starts in New York next week. Read the full story, “'I Want my Kids to Know What a Rhino and Turtle Are' - #ClimateStrike Kids Say”, on globalissues.org →
BillO Saves Xmas, but first….
Yes, we received a card from Faux News, but before you scroll down to see it, thank you to all our readers and commenters. We are honored to have you. And now, before we get all mushy, here’s the card from Rupert and his pals: Original DVD cover. …and the inside page (complete with an […]
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 20, 2019
*Michael O'Hanlon, USA Today:** After Iran bombs Saudi oil infrastructure, should the United States retaliate?* Iran's attack reveals weakness. Trump can do nothing and wait for sanctions to continue crushing the mullahs' regime. Should Saudi Arabia and/or the United States retaliate beyond a new round of sanctions? That is the question of the day. Iran is the strongly suspected perpetrator of weekend drone and missile attacks against key Saudi oil infrastructure at Abqaiq facility and Khurais oil field that temporarily cut the kingdom's oil production by almost half. Apparently... more »
Cash Crops
From GROUNDSWELL educational films: Four of the 19 Wisconsin Republican State Senators annually applied for and received direct farm subsidies from the federal government. These are the same people who want government spending limited, apparently except when it comes to their own welfare checks. Michael Ellis of the 19th District received payments totaling $226,155 from […]
Hold the Presses!
From Channel 4 News: Conspicuous for her shock of curly red hair, it has never been easy for Rebekah Brooks to elude the limelight. The 43-year-old became the youngest person to edit a national newspaper when she took over in 2000 at the helm of the News of the World – the newspaper where she […]
Mexican Scientist Creates New Form of Biodegradable Plastic from Cactus Juice
Because of the sheer scope and complexity of the environmental issues we are currently facing, it’s hard to know exactly which problems are most in need of solving. But among the most egregious of all is clearly the plastic problem. An average of 26 million tons is dumped into the ocean each year according to a 2006 Greenpeace report, and it’s turning otherwise pristine ocean areas into giant dead zones. Things have become so bad recently that a plastic bag was found at the bottom of the Mariana Trench (the deepest recorded point on Earth) earlier this year. While the problem is... more »
Breaking: Houthis to halt missile strikes after Saudi Arabia offers peace deal
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:10 P.M.) – The Houthi Movement (var. Ansarallah Movement) announced on Friday that they are halting their missiles strikes on Saudi Arabia after the Gulf kingdom offered them a peace deal. According to the Houthi Movement, the Saudi Coalition offered to halt their airstrikes over Yemen in exchange for the halting of all […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Next!
From abc NEWS: A New York Daily News story published on Sunday set off a flurry of speculation about former New York Gov. George Pataki’s possible 2012 ambitions, and now there are reports from Iowa that Pataki may be poised to enter the race on Saturday. Pataki has signed on to attend a Polk County […]
These Were the Japanese Spies Who Helped Plan Pearl Harbor
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By USN - Official U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-182874, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Also U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.029.051., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=286898] The background of a terrible attack. *Key point:* The Imperial Japanese needed inside knowledge of America's naval base. “You are probably the nearest to war that you’ll ever be without actually being in it,” said Commander Harold M. “Beauty” Martin as he addressed his men on th... more »
Why The Navy Chose Super Aircraft Carriers Over Medium Aircraft Carriers
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Institutional priorities vs. strategic realities. *Key point: *Aircraft carriers aren't going away anytime soon. The United States Navy’s ten nuclear supercarriers are the largest warships on the high seas. Home to more than five thousand sailors and Marines, the Nimitz-class carriers are nuclear-powered and can carry nearly ninety combat aircraft. Still, it didn’t have to be this way: had the Navy taken a different tack several decades ago, the gigantic ships would have been supplemented with smaller, more cost effective flattops—the Medium Aircraft ... more »
Is the Trump Ukraine Controversy Much Ado About Nothing?
*Hunter DeRensis* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] A new brouhaha surrounds Donald Trump, the intelligence community and the conduct of foreign affairs. A whistleblower complaint has riled the intelligence community this week and is roiling the Trump White House. Tonight, the *Wall Street Journal* reported that President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky no less than eight times during a July phone call to investigate Hunter Biden, a lawyer and the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. But Trump did not apparently allude to foreign aid d... more »
That Time North Korea Killed 31 American by Shooting down a Plane
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, Asia* [image: Reuters] A terrible incident in 1969. *Key point:* North Korea has a history of violence provocations. April 15, 1969 marked one of the deadliest days for the United States in postwar Asia. The shootdown of a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft off the coast of North Korea was unprovoked, and cost the lives of thirty-one Americans. Despite stern calls from Congress to avenge the deaths of the American servicemen, President Richard M. Nixon ultimately decided to avoid retaliation, lest he start a second Korean War. Although Nixon he never... more »
Texass 2-(Mis)Step
From Alex Pareene at Salon: Even though they have the exact same style of speaking and propensity to execute innocent people, current Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Texas Gov. George W. Bush are very different politicians. And they don’t like each other, according to the New York Times. Or rather their staffs and “camps” […]
Mitt Romney, the Rodney Dangerfield of the Rethuglican Party
Are you excited, kids? Mitt Romney has finally officially announced that he’s running for the Rethuglican nomination for President! He appeared at a place in New Hampshire called Bittersweet Farm (I kid you not!). The farm is owned by a family named Scamman (I kid you not!). Well, anyway, surrounded by his wife xJoanna Eberhartx […]
Throwing Charlie Under the Tea Party Express Bus
From The New York Times: Two years after he was shunned by Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida during that state’s Republican presidential primary, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts endorsed Marco Rubio, Mr. Crist’s opponent in Florida’s Republican Senate primary, on Saturday. …snip… Mr. Romney’s decision to support Mr. Rubio comes after Mr. Crist helped […]
Merry Crist Mess!
From TALKING POINTS MEMO: Marco Rubio’s campaign has announced that he’ll be welcoming a special guest to Florida to campaign with him: Ex-New York City Mayor and former presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, who will join Rubio in Miami on Monday. Original DVD cover So that’s why Rubio is puckering up and ready to plant a […]
The Company He Keeps
From THINK PROGRESS: Major U.S. banks which instigated the financial crisis are set to pay out “record” bonuses and compensation — $145 billion by some estimates. State Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA), the Republican candidate running for the special U.S. Senate election next week, announced yesterday that he would oppose the recently announced financial crisis responsibility […]
President Trump and First Lady Welcome Prime Minister Morrison for State Dinner Reception – Livestream Links…
President Trump and First Lady Melania welcome Prime Minister Morrison and his wife Jennifer Morrison to a White House reception prior to the state dinner in the White House Rose Garden. Reception start time 7:00pm WH Livestream Link – Fox … Continue reading →
CNN Report: “Thousand of Minnesota Democrats Switch to Support Trump”…
This is interesting. CNN’s Martin Savage traveled to the democrat stronghold in Minnesota to talk about the 2020 election. Much to the angst of the production unit they discover thousands of Minnesota voters have switched to support President Trump. “Thousands … Continue reading →
Have You Driven Out a Ford Lately?
From The New York Times: Under assault from allies of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, former Congressman Harold E. Ford Jr. fired back on Friday afternoon, saying he would be not be “bullied or intimidated” by “party bosses” as he considers challenging her in this fall’s Democratic primary. Mr. Ford’s interest in the race is triggering […]
The 1930 Heatwave In Virginia
During September 1930, Purcellville, Virginia had twenty-two days over 90 degrees, three days over 100 degrees, and averaged 94 degrees from September 1 to September 27. This came shortly after the all-time record heatwave of August, 1930 when they had … Continue reading →
Bye, Bye Bernie
From newsday: Bernard Kerik, New York City’s disgraced former police commissioner, went to jail Tuesday after a judge revoked his bail for disclosing sealed trial information that could poison his upcoming corruption trial. At the end of a hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Robinson in White Plains, Kerik took off his purple tie, […]
Welcome to the Hypocrisy Club, Senator!
From THINK PROGRESS: […] Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), a member of GOP leadership and a potential candidate for president in 2012, [held] a press conference […] in which he [acknowledged] having an extramarital affair “with a campaign staffer who was married to an employee in Ensign’s Senate office.” Ensign flew back to Las Vegas to […]
Bernie’s Back!
From The New York Times: WHITE PLAINS — Bernard B. Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner who was once President Bush’s top choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security, pleaded not guilty on Monday in federal court to new tax fraud charges that were added to his public-corruption case. Original DVD cover. […]
The Chemical Imbalance Myth and Antidepressant Harm
According to professor Peter C. Gøtzsche, a Danish physician-researcher and outspoken critic of the drug industry (author of the book, "Deadly Medicines and Organized Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare,") there is no known mental health issue that is caused by an imbalance of brain chemicals. In the U.S., an estimated 17.3 million American adults (7.1% of the adult population), experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2017. The highest rates are reported among those aged between 18 and 25. However, not only is there evidence that depression is vastly overdia... more »
Cross Palination
From Politico: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he was surprised by John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin because he believes the only difference between himself and the Alaska governor is “she looks better in stilettos than I do.” Reflecting on the Palin pick in an interview with the New Yorker posted Monday, Huckabee told […]
Stand-Up Guys
Last night, John Shecky McCain and Barack Steverino Obama exchanged jokes at the 63rd annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner. The dinner is a charity event held by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York and benefits needy children. Original DVD cover. You can find videos of the event all over the internets (and make sure […]
It Strikes Me, Sir, That You Have No Balls!
From The Trail at The Washington Post: Sen. John McCain took in a New York Yankees game today with his friend and onetime primary rival, Rudolph Giuliani, and it turned out that Hizzoner, and not the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, drew the bulk of the crowd’s attention. Original DVD cover. A’s manager Bob Geren and […]
Boo!
From The Washington Post: Charles R. Black Jr., one of McCain’s most senior political advisers, said in an interview with Fortune magazine that a fresh terrorist attack “certainly would be a big advantage to him.” He also said that the December assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, while “unfortunate,” helped McCain win the […]
A Musical Refrain for John McCain
FromThe Salt Lake Tribune: WASHINGTON – Not content to sit on the sidelines, longtime senator and one-time presidential hopeful Orrin Hatch has penned a song for his Senate buddy John McCain in hopes of helping his White House bid. Really, he did. Original DVD cover. You know, kids, we had the McCain/Chimpy full body press, […]
How to Evaluate the Evidence of Contrarians – Scientifically
FUNDAMENTAL to the scientific method is the assumption that reality exists independently of our belief systems. That there is such a thing as evidence, and that it matters. There seems to be general agreement on this point from both the left and right sides of Australian politics. Indeed, in an article in The Weekend Australian [...] The post How to Evaluate the Evidence of Contrarians – Scientifically appeared first on Jennifer Marohasy.
Diebold, But Not Da Beautiful
Yeah, I know you were probably expecting something about the State of the Union speech, but, c’mon, what is there to say? The state of the union sucks, and Chimpy’s an asshole. There. Done. And to think the idiot talking heads on tv took hours and hours and hours to say that very same thing. […]
Debate and Switch
The Florida water shortage was brought to an end when MSNBC anchor, Chris Matthews, spittled his way through an evening of presidential hopefuls bashing Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, in a Republican debate on the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. Ooooh, Chris, smell that English Leather and Old Spice? Such manly men! The […]
Equinox of September 23, 2019
* Equinox of September 23, 2019*--this equinox there is a very potent alignment of star Sirius--conjuncting the Moon and north lunar node, opposite Saturn, square to Mercury, trine to Neptune. Meanwhile in parallel declination are Saturn, Jupiter, lunar node, Moon and Pluto. In parallel declination are Mercury and Neptune as well. Very high initiation is possible under this astrologic combination. -r, mt. shasta ............................................................. *video:* Messenger ECP on Saint Germain--wtih his dictation of July 6, 1984: https://w... more »
Mister Fix-it
From News Hounds: Pat Robertson, who publicly endorsed Rudy Giuliani for president last fall, appeared on FOX and Friends to talk up his candidate this morning 1/17/08. Explaining why he supports Giuliani, he casually made mention that he expects Giuliani to make court appointments to his liking. …snip… Robertson supported Huckabee for governor of Arkansas, […]
What a Trend We Have In Jesus
From the New York Daily News: MIAMI – Rudy Giuliani began his Sunday in an unusual place for him – at church – and with an unusual fellow congregant, the controversial former Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris. Katherine Harris? He must have been visiting the Church of Our Lady of a Thousand Chuckles. The […]
Carolina on My Mind
From the Kansas City Star: In South Carolina, which holds its Republican primary Saturday, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson will be in the elimination position. Having bypassed New Hampshire and Michigan, Thompson is looking to establish himself, at Huckabee’s expense, as the most appealing candidate to social conservatives in the South. “Our campaign is `all […]
Well?
From the Guardian Unlimited: Without clear frontrunners in the US primaries, pressure is mounting on New York mayor Mike Bloomberg to make a decision on launching an independent bid for the presidency. He has talked with potential running mates; he has criticised candidates on policy; he has been flattered and encouraged by cover stories in […]
In This Corner….
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Mitt Romney and John McCain sparred Sunday over their tax and spending records and who was a better agent for change, in the second Republican debate of the final weekend before the New Hampshire primary. …snip… McCain had the support of 34 percent of likely voters, up from 27 percent in […]
Venezuela News Links 20 September 2019
20 September 2019 • 21:45 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Driving to Colombia? New photos show Juan Guaido in car with ‘drug cartel gangster’ Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil Fields – a False Flag? https://journal-neo.org/2019/09/20/houthi-attack-on-saudi-oil-fields-a-false-flag/ Today’s Links … Continue reading Venezuela News Links 20 September 2019
Iran News Links 20 September 2019
20 September 2019 • 21:45 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back ‘We’ll respond to US plots, all the way from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean,’ Iran warns Washington https://on.rt.com/a22l Hormuz: a play-by-play of the worst case … Continue reading Iran News Links 20 September 2019
Saudi Arabia News Links 20 September 2019
20 September 2019 • 21:40 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Twitter purges hundreds of accounts from Egypt & UAE for ‘pro-Saudi messaging’ that targeted IRAN & QATAR New Peace Initiative: Houthis Case All Missile, Drone Attacks On … Continue reading Saudi Arabia News Links 20 September 2019
Judy Sleighs Me!
While poor Judy is looking for a ride to the mall so she can exchange her Christmas gifts, I wanted to show you the card she sent to the Raisin: She had a lovely poem inside:
Santa Pause
Just got this in the mail from Fred Thompson: Original art. Applause? Applause anyone?
Is This a Photo of 5 People Atop a Skyscraper Spire?
Regardless of the authenticity of this picture, we're not sure it lives up to being the "mother of all selfies."
Did UN Official Say Nations Would Vanish If Global Warming Not Reversed by 2000?
An Associated Press article from 1989 is popular among climate-change deniers.
Tom Tancredo Out!!
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, a strong supporter of tougher immigration laws, dropped his long-shot Republican presidential bid on Thursday and endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Original DVD cover People were in shock over Tancredo’s announcement. We called voters all across the country to get their reactions: From Philadelphia: […]
Lieberman Endorses McCain, the World Yawns
The jowl meets the scowl, and they are both on the prowl! The Sucker Lollipop Guild (A guild? That might be too close to a union for a card-carrying Rethuglican!): Original photo. Quarrel and Farty (you decide which one is which): Original DVD cover. And my favorite: Dr. Heckle and Mr. Snide: Original movie poster.
Wonder Who Is Washing the Mitt Mobile
From The New York Times: Mitt Romney, who has relentlessly wielded the issue of illegal immigration against his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination in the past few months, is facing an embarrassing new revelation that the landscaping company at his home in Massachusetts was found for a second time to be employing illegal immigrants. […]
NYPD Screw
From ABC News: Well before it was publicly known he was seeing her, then-married New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani provided a police driver and city car for his mistress Judith Nathan, former senior city officials tell the Blotter on ABCNews.com. “She used the PD as her personal taxi service,” said one former city official who […]
NYC Tax Dollars at Work!
From Politico: As New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during the time when he was beginning an extramarital relationship with future wife Judith Nathan in the Hamptons, according to previously undisclosed government records. Original DVD cover The documents, obtained by Politico under […]
Yang Floats Idea of Ending Private Vehicle Ownership to Fight Climate Change
[image: yang-floats-idea-of-ending-private-vehicle-ownership-to-fight-climate-change] Democrat presidential candidate Andrew Yang is suggesting that Americans should do away with their own vehicles because of climate change.
Called a “Hypocrite,” Justin Trudeau’s Blackface Reveals He’s Two-faced
[image: called-a-hypocrite-justin-trudeau-s-blackface-reveals-he-s-two-faced] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may not be a racist, but he is “the biggest hypocrite in Canada,” says a liberal critic of the leader. For sure, the real problem with Trudeau is not that he has worn blackface on multiple occasions, but that he has two faces on all occasions, neither of them good.
Gunnin’ for Votes
From the Associated Press: LADSON, S.C. (AP) — White House hopeful Fred Thompson called his trip down aisle of rifles, shotguns and pistols at a gun show “a day in paradise,” and said he wished he could come back to spend more time and money. It was the former Tennessee senator and “Law and Order” […]
Frances the Talking Tool
Or maybe the walking tool. From Fran Townsend’s resignation note: In 1937, the playwright Maxwell Anderson wrote of President George Washington: There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, til all men walk on higher ground in their lifetime. Original DVD cover. (The first link takes you to Think Progress where you will […]
When Push Polling Comes to Shove
From the Chicago Tribune: CONCORD, N.H. – The GOP presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney and John McCain — rocked in different ways by a highly negative “push poll” targeting Romney’s Mormon faith — demanded Friday that the New Hampshire attorney general investigate who is behind the tactic. The attorney general’s office said it was investigating […]
Rudy wants us to forget….
Original DVD cover. From the Washington Post: Before deciding to run for president, Rudy Giuliani might have consulted the late William Faulkner, who studiously said, “The past is not dead. In fact, it’s not even past.” If America’s mayor didn’t know that before, he certainly knows it now. They keep coming, don’t they? Those hauntings […]
Bubble mutual funds
Over the last decade, I’ve done numerous posts explaining why the bubble hypothesis is not useful. The bubble hypothesis claims that asset overvaluation is often “obvious” in real time, and implies expected future underperformance, on average. I’ve also argued that the lack of successful “bubble funds” is an indication that asset price bubbles do not […] The post Bubble mutual funds appeared first on Econlib.
The Chosen One
From The New York Times: Mitt Romney edged out Mike Huckabee in the straw poll at the Values Voter Summit. Original DVD cover. But questions were raised about the way the voting was conducted — votes were permitted to be cast online as far back as August — and even top leaders said there did […]
Should Rudy oppose gay marriage when he’s running out of women to marry?
From Politico: Rudy Giuliani, the thrice-married former New York City mayor, has come out strongly against Democratic Gov. David Paterson’s proposed gay marriage bill. Original book cover. Giuliani’s opposition, articulated in an interview with The New York Post published Monday, was widely interpreted as an attempt by the moderate Republican to position himself for a […]
World News Briefs -- September 20, 2019 (Evening Edition)
View of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad l Mohammed *Reuters:* *Media visit Saudi oil plant damaged in strike blamed on Iran* ABQAIQ, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Friday took media on a tour of oil facilities damaged by attacks that Washington and Riyadh blame on Iran, showing melted pipes and burnt equipment, as Tehran vowed wide retaliation if heightened tensions boil over into hostilities. The kingdom sees the Sept. 14 strikes on its Khurais and Abqaiq facilities — the worst attack on Gulf oil i... more »
LIST OF DOOMSDAY PREDICTIONS THE CLIMATE ALARMIST GOT WRONG
LIST OF DOOMSDAY PREDICTIONS THE CLIMATE ALARMIST GOT WRONG Here is the source for numbers 1-27. As you will see, the individual sources are not crackpots, but scientific studies and media reports on “expert” predictions. The sources for numbers 28-41 are linked individually. 1967: Dire Famine Forecast By 1975 1969: Everyone Will Disappear In a Cloud Of … Continue reading "LIST OF DOOMSDAY PREDICTIONS THE CLIMATE ALARMIST GOT WRONG"
The Rethuglicans’ New Pipe Line
From The Telegraph: Samuel Joe Wurzelbacher’s campaign confrontation over tax with Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama has been seized on by Republican John McCain, who has made the issue a centrepiece of his campaign during the final week of the race. But now Joe the Plumber has bowed to growing pressure from grassroots Republicans […]
CPAC? I need some Ipecac!
From Salon: March 1, 2009 | WASHINGTON — Seizing the opportunity to speak to a national TV audience, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh told a packed house of cheering supporters at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Committee’s annual meeting in Washington to resist President Barack Obama’s plans to expand government and not “think […]
Twinkletoes…make that Stinkletoes
From the Los Angeles Times: Can the onetime “Hammer” of the U.S. House of Representatives do a mean Texas two-step? In a move startling even by the outlandish standards of reality television, “Dancing With the Stars” announced Monday that former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay — a pugnacious politician under indictment for alleged money-laundering — […]
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