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Hitler's Personal Grudge Against One Country Helped Russia Beat Nazi Germany
*David T. Pyne* *Security, Europe* In war and peace, it's important to have good leaders. *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.* *Key point: *Hitler's ambitions outpaced Nazi Germany's capabilities. 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 ... more »
This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 12
1920 Tribes lost Rwairij to British during 1920 Revolt Led to clerics in Karbala to begin to surrender (Musings On Iraq book review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1957 Meeting at Ayatollah Muhsin Hakim’s house founding Dawa Party (Musings On Iraq Interviewwith Lowy Institution’s Shanahan on history of the Dawa Party) 1958 Gen Qasim sent Arif to Germany as Iraq’s ambassador to eliminate him as opponent 1973 Israeli 210th Div attacked Iraqi forces in Syria Destroyed 20 Iraqi tanks and forced withdrawal Later in day Israeli and Iraqi ta... more »
Bump Stock Owners Refuse To Comply With Federal Ban
By TJ Martinell Bump stock owners aren’t complying with an illegal federal ban approved through an unconstitutional bureaucratic process via the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,... more »
What is John McDonnell Playing At?
You've seen *that* interview by now with Alastair Campbell, and the ritual denunciations from the ritual denunciators on Twitter. Chances are many Labour members, even those who do not support the Corbyn project and long for the the good old days, are asking what the bloody hell is going on? Here are some observations. 1. If there is a significant difference between John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn, it comes down to party matters and the handling of the never ending cold coup. During these last couple of years, John has struck the more conciliatory tone. You will remember how short... more »
Stepping Away from the Brink – Part IV – The Access and Affordability Challenge
The challenges in higher education are clear. By exploring the two key challenges of access and affordability in higher education in the primary and secondary education industries, cities and states allot the appropriate amount of resources to ensure both.
'A sign of weakness': Hong Kong leader cancels meeting with US senator as petrol bombs thrown in protest
Just In - 11 hours ago
US senator Ted Cruz accuses Carrie Lam of not understanding free speech or the freedom of the press after the Hong Kong leader allegedly scrapped a meeting with the high-profile Republican.
Albanian Proverb
"When you have given nothing, ask for nothing." - Albanian Proverb
"Truly Being Here..."
"But because truly being here is so much; because everything here apparently needs us, this fleeting world, which in some strange way keeps calling to us. Us, the most fleeting of all. Once for each thing. Just once; no more. And we too, just once. And never again. But to have been this once, completely, even if only once: to have been at one with the earth, seems beyond undoing." - Rainer Maria Rilke
Armed To The Teeth: India and Pakistan's Nukes Are Trained On Each Other (And Ready to Go)
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* Millions would die. *Key point: *The Indian-Pakistani border is one of the world's most dangerous. While the United States is preoccupied by the threat of nuclear weapons in the hands of potential adversaries such as Russia, China or North Korea, the danger of nuclear conflict may actually be greatest between two of its allies, Pakistan and India. The two nations have engaged in four wars starting since their partition along religious lines in 1947. A fifth could be drastically more costly, as their nuclear capabilities continue to grow and d... more »
A senior lecturer tweets
I know there are hundreds if not thousands of such foolish things every day but some just catch the attention more than others. Here, for example, is a tweet about tomorrow's *Marr *show line-up (Nicola Sturgeon, Priti Patel, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Meera Syal, Kate Proctor of the *Guardian*, Rachel Watson of the *Scottish Daily Mail *and the BBC's Sarah Smith): To talk to idiots like Priti Patel is a waste of money, time and resources. BBC Politics should not waste its limited resources on disseminating nonsense. And what kind of person condemns the BBC for interviewing the Home S... more »
Turkey Beats The War Drums
More war in wretched Syria. Half the population is now refugees; entire cities lie shattered by bombing; bands of crazed gunmen run rampant; US, French, Israeli and Russian warplanes bomb widely. Now, adding to the chaos, President Donald Trump has finally given Turkey, NATO’s second military power, the green light […]
Victims Speak Out After The Cops Who Raped Them Got Away Scot Free
[image: victims]A jaw-dropping documentary by BBC gave a voice to the victims of police officer rape and how watching them get away with it adds insult to injury.
Ukraine: The Plot Thickens... Will Rudy Be Indicted By The Same Prosectors' Office He Used To Run, SNDY, Before He Went Bad? And What About Pete Sessions?
Giuliani is using a loophole in ethics laws to avoid disclosing where he's getting the money he uses to pretend he's working for the U.S. government while just operating as a reelection hack for the Trump campaign. If he's paying for all the work he's doing to reelect Trump himself, wouldn't he have to report it as an in-kind campaign contribution? *Washington Post* reporters Trevor Potter and Delaney Marsco brought it up Thursday: We Have No Idea Who Is Paying Rudy Giuliani. "Giuliani," they wrote "is not the secretary of state. In fact, he has no official position in President T... more »
WOMAN TELLS JOKE, WORLD OF POLITICS TAPS STRATEGIC FAINTING COUCH RESERVE
On Thursday, there was a forum for Democratic presidential candidates on LGBTQ issues. Elizabeth Warren fielded a question, and *The Washington Post*'s Annie Linskey tells us what happened: About 90 minutes into Thursday’s forum on LGBTQ issues in Los Angeles, a gay rights leader posed a question to Sen. Elizabeth Warren: How would she respond if a voter approached her and said, “I’m old-fashioned, and my faith teaches me that marriage is between one man and one woman?” Warren (D-Mass.) responded with a theatrical seriousness. “Well, I’m going to assume it’s a guy who said that,” sh... more »
Turkey Beats the War Drums
[image: undefined] More war in wretched Syria. Half the population is now refugees; entire cities lie shattered by bombing; bands of crazed gunmen run rampant; US, French, Israeli and Russian warplanes bomb widely. Now, adding to the chaos, President Donald Trump has finally given Turkey, NATO’s second military power, the green light to invade parts of northeastern Syria after he apparently ordered a token force of US troops there to withdraw. This, of course, puts the Turks in a growing confrontation with the region’s Kurds, who have occupied large swaths of the area during Syria’... more »
The Plague of Western Adventurism in Syria
[image: undefined] The Russian and Turkish leadership attended a summit in Ankara on September 16th, 2019, where the two leaders agreed to cooperate in Syria. Besides such cooperation, Mr Erdogan and Mr Putin also committed to the future of the Turkstream pipeline. And at the MAKs air show, Mr Erdogan expressed his great interest in the potential purchase of SU-35 fighter jets, and perhaps the SU-57 when it becomes operational. Consider too, the additional element of NATO member Turkey’s S400 defensive missile purchase from Russia, despite warnings sanctions imposed by the United St... more »
'The Economic Costs of US Empire' - Nathan Goodman
George Mason University PhD candidate Nathan Goodman speaks at the 2019 RPI Washington Conference on how the US global military empire makes us poorer and less free. As Goodman points out, our excessive military spending deprives us of actual useful consumer and other products that would actually improve our lives.
"Fukushima Update 10/12/19: 20,259.45 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva ◆ *Updated Oct. 12, 2019: Fukushima Equals 20,259.45 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of Oct. 12, 2019 - 3,141 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of *20,259.45 *Hiroshima atomic bombs and it is s... more »
"The Moral Imperative..."
"You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the moral imperative, was so uncomplicated. It could be expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It sounded like this: *Look. Listen. Choose. Act.*" - Barbara Hall
Jane Fonda Arrested at DC Climate Change Protest – Video
No surprise, I detest this so-called actress. “Actress and left-wing activist Jane Fonda was arrested on Friday during a protest on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building,” says Breitbart. She apparently has moved to the area to facilitate her protests. https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/10/11/watch-jane-fonda-arrested-at-climate-change-protest/ https://t.co/rAq8Xwi5fE pic.twitter.com/lIcxYeGd5Z The post Jane Fonda Arrested at DC Climate Change Protest – Video appeared first on Ice Age Now.
This 1 War Made America's Military a Legend (Think Stealth Fighters and Smart Bombs)
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * And Washington's enemies have studied it top to bottom. Any guesses? *Key point: *The First Gulf War was a game-changer. Surveillance aircraft monitored enemy troop movements and stealth bombers eluded radar tracking from air defenses in the opening days of Operation Desert Storm decades ago – very few of those involved were likely considering how their attacks signified a new era in modern warfare. When veterans, historians and analysts commemorated the 25th anniversary of the first Gulf War in the early 90s, many were likely to regard the military ef... more »
How Hitler's Invasion Of Poland, Not Russia, Killed Nazi Germany
*David T. Pyne* *Security, * Germany was not ready for war. *Key point: *Hitler misjudged Europe's reactions to his aggression. *Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of five articles providing critical analysis as to how Germany Might Have Won World War Two.* In our last article, we examined some of the actions that Germany might have taken to achieve its territorial objectives without having to fight the Western Powers of Britain, France and the United States of America in World War Two. Some of the most important ways for Germany to have won the war would have been to... more »
Say the Words Kel-Tec and Watch Gun Owners Cheer or Scream
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * Why is this gun maker draw such controversy? Kel-Tec is one of the most polarizing companies in the American gun industry, known for making exotic designs at cheap prices, but also with quality control issues. They are undoubtedly successful though, with an ever-increasing catalog of products and with demand for some of their products often outstripping their supply. The current corporation, full name Kel-Tec CNC, Inc. was founded by George Kellgren in 1995 after some false starts earlier in the decade. When he founded Kel-Tec, Kellgren was an experien... more »
Pakistan's Next War With India Will Involve Russia and China (Even If They Don't Join In)
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * It's all about the Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 fighter. *Key point:* Chinese design, Russian engine, Pakistani flown. The 2019 India-Pakistan border skirmish resulted in major shake-ups within the Indian Air Force (IAF). The most accepted narrative, that of a loss of an IAF MiG-21 Bison to no losses of the Pakistan Air Force bodes poorly for the IAF. But interestingly, according to a July interview, the skirmish marked one of the first “hot” use of Pakistan’s new Chinese JF-17 “Thunder” fighters. The JF-17 is a relatively new single-engine fighter, meant t... more »
A talented person
Below, is an edited version of a letter I forwarded to the USA Today which they graciously improved and used in their Weekend Edition. “President Donald Trump is a talented person. It consistently amazes me how the most untruthful president … Continue reading →
How The US Quietly Lost The 1st Amendment
By Tyler Durden While many would argue that Americans’ First Amendment rights have long since dwindled from the liberties initially granted in The Bill of... more »
California Adds 15 New Gun-related Laws Including a Much More Broadly Defined “Red Flag” Law
By Sean Walton California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 15 gun-related bills into law Friday, tightening the state’s already-stringent Second Amendment restrictions. One of the... more »
Huge moment for Ethiopia as Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace prize
Global Issues News Headlines - 13 hours ago
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 12 (IPS) - It's one of the world's most prestigious honours, and has been awarded to Ethiopia's prime minister in recognition of his inspired leadership across the Horn of Africa. But the award also comes at a time when his domestic policies and credibility are under increasing strain.Ethiopia found itself in the global spotlight for all the right reasons after Abiy Ahmed, its young, dynamic prime minister was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Read the full story, “Huge moment for Ethiopia as Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace prize”, on globalissues.org →
Soaring Used Car Prices “Push Americans Over The Edge” As Subprime Delinquencies Surge
By Tyler Durden Millions of Americans are finding it virtually impossible to keep up with their car payments, despite supposed “economic growth” and low unemployment,... more »
Smoking Gun Of Fraud And Collusion
Zeke claims that there was no cooling in the Southern Hemisphere from 1940-1960, and he uses NASA temperature graphs as his evidence. He also says every group of government researchers around the world agrees about this. This is in direct … Continue reading →
The BBC's very first Chief Environment Correspondent
Justin Rowlatt There were 'complaints from both sides' about the BBC's coverage of the Extinction Rebellion campaign on this week's *Newswatch*. One viewer demanded said there's far too much coverage, another said there's far too little. One viewer said that the BBC is failing to challenge the doom-mongerers, another said that the BBC is failing to bring the issue to the forefront on a daily basis. I can well imagine that this fairly reflects the *Newswatch *postbag (though, as ever, I'd love to know the balance and whether campaign groups were involved in complaining). These vie... more »
Social media influencers can help cannabis businesses get around advertising restrictions
Social media influencers are people hired by companies to engage with prospective customers via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other online platforms. Social media influencers can help cannabis businesses get around advertising restrictions is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
South Korea Is Considering The Building Of Large Aircraft Carriers
South Korea's first-in-class amphibous assault ship. USN *Warzone/The Drive:* *South Korea Considers Building Large Aircraft Carriers As Country Prepares To Buy More F-35s* As the security situation in the region erodes, the carrier question becomes more pressing for Seoul. A senior South Korean lawmaker has said the country should reconsider proposals for acquiring either light or medium aircraft carriers with Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery, or CATOBAR, configurations to respond to growing regional security threats. These were alternatives to South Korea's r... more »
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Prepares for 19th Annual Leadership Institute
This week, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund is hosting its 19th annual Leadership Institute in Washington D.C., bringing together hundreds of undergraduates from historically Black colleges and universities for four days of networking and professional development.
Report Reveals Department of Education Ignored Warnings About Public Service Loan Forgiveness
A new report by the House Committee on Education and Labor shows that the Department of Education disregarded signs that Public Service Loan Forgiveness wasn’t being implemented properly. The report – “Broken Promises: How the Department of Education Failed Its Public Servants” – reveals internal audits in 2016 and 2017 that raised concerns about FedLoan, […]
Founder of “Me Too” Movement to be Honored with Gleitsman Award
Tarana Burke, founder of the “Me Too” movement and civil rights activist, will be presented with the Harvard Kennedy School of Law’s Center for Public Leadership Gleitsman Award on Dec. 6 for her role in advocating for sexual assault survivors. In 2006, she created the “Me Too” movement, which launched into the public eye online […]
UNCF Creates HBCU Guide to Political Candidate’s Policies
As a way for students and faculty members from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to become more informed as voters, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) recently published HBCU Issues Guide. The online guide will provide information and feature questions that users can ask political candidates, who often visit HBCU campuses to discuss their […]
Watchdog sues for CFIUS investment records involving Ukraine, Hunter Biden
Judicial Watch announced today it filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits against the State and Treasury Departments seeking documents related to consideration by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) of investments in the U.S. by
Big bucks, no impact
BY E.J. McMAHON The billions of dollars funneled from New York’s treasury to movie and TV producers had no statistically significant impact on the industry’s employment in the Empire State through 2017, according to a new multi-state study of such tax incentives.
In Troy, a lesson on apprenticeships
BY KEN GIRARDIN The raw politics behind giveaways to building trade unions were on display last week in Troy, a city outside Albany. The Troy City Council on October 3 voted unanimously to require contractors bidding on projects priced at more than
Corrections retirees had highest average state pensions
Corrections Department employees qualified for average pensions of nearly $70,000, the highest average benefit for any agency grouping among the 7,990 New York City Employee Retirement System (NYCERS) members collecting their first full year’s worth of pension benefits in 2018,
Schools could raise millions through advertising
BY CAITLIN GILLIGAN New York school districts are missing out on non-taxpayer revenue due to antiquated legal restrictions, according to a new report from the Empire Center for Public Policy. Selling advertising and naming rights on school properties is widely seen as
Unidentified Submerged Objects Are Just As Mysterious As UFOs
*Popular Mechanics:* *The Weird History of Unidentified Submerged Objects* It’s not just UFOs out there. This past weekend, former U.S. Navy Commander David Fravor was a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Fravor, who was the subject of a New York Times article about his 2004 UFO sighting, discussed a spooky new sighting a fellow pilot revealed to him after they were both out of the Navy. According to Fravor, the eyewitness was a former pilot of the MH-53E Sea Dragon, the Navy version of the Marine Corps’ CH-53E Sea Stallion, based at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, on the i... more »
An outstanding book - must read
I've just finished reading this incredible book by Kate Brown on the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear reactor disaster at Chernobyl, Ukraine. I cannot recommend it highly enough. I learned so much from this monumental work. Probably the most impressive thing about Brown's writing is that she is a great story teller who weaved in tales about the people and doctors who were involved in dealing with the hellish contamination for many years following the event. It's an eye opening story as the US Department of Energy, the UN's World Health Organization and other international pro-nucle... more »
Two-Hour Marathon Barrier Shattered In Vienna By 20 SECONDS By Kenyan Runner Eliud Kipchoge
*Daily Mail:* *1:59:40! Eliud Kipchoge makes history as he shatters two-hour marathon barrier in Vienna by 20 SECONDS using LASER guidance, 41 pace-makers and groundbreaking shoes* * Eliud Kipchoge is the first runner to finish a marathon in under two hours * The Kenyan completed the course in Vienna with incredible time of 1:59:40 * The time will not be an official world record but is nonetheless a historic moment * Kipchoge said after: 'I want to inspire many people, that no human is limited' Amid jubilant scenes in Vienna on Saturday morning, Eliud Kipchoge became the first run... more »
A Minority -- But For Whom?
Chantal Hebert writes that a minority government looks more and more likely -- largely because of the resurgence of the Bloc Quebecois: From a Quebec perspective, the argument that the Bloc is not a valid option because it will not have a seat at the government table is little more than a variation on the contention that a vote for the Greens or the New Democrats is — for the same reason — a wasted one. The Conservatives went into the campaign looking to gain ground in Quebec. They may have to consider themselves lucky if they manage to keep the dozen seats Scheer inherited from S... more »
Cops Coerce Man with IQ of 63 to Confess to Crime He Didn’t Commit, Gets Repeatedly Raped in Jail
[image: mentally]An innocent mentally challenged man with the IQ of an 8-year-old was railroaded to jail, repeatedly raped while in jail, and released an innocent man after DNA cleared him of all wrongdoing.
The Army Wants to Kill Drones With... Drones?
*Military and Aerospace Electronics* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] Easier than hitting a bullet with a bullet? *Key point: *Hitting a drone with a drone is yet another way to stop the UAV threat. COSTA MESA, Calif. – A small California-based tech startup reportedly has begun supplying small "hard kill" attack drones to the U.S. military that are designed to bring down similarly sized hostile unmanned aircraft by physically smashing into them. The Drive reports. Continue reading original article The Military & Aerospace Electronics take: 10 Oct. 2019 -- The market, withi... more »
Between Sig Sauer's P226 and P229, Which Gun Comes Out On Top?
*Gun News Daily* *Security, * We go all-in on the details. What would you choose? In the first four rounds of our Handgun Showdown series, we’ve been comparing different Glock pistols, then in round 5 we compared two Saturday Night Specials both manufactured by Cobra Enterprises. Today we’re taking a look at two SIG Sauer pistols: the full-size SIG P226 and the compact SIG P229, both modular pistols that can be chambered for the same three handgun calibers 9mm, .357 SIG and .40 S&W and popular among law enforcement officers, the military and civilians. *THE TALE OF THE TAPE* ... more »
Revealed: Russia's Plan To Destroy U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers In a War
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Europe* Designed during the Cold War. *Key point: *Like the Soviet Union, Russia knows that aircraft carriers are force multipliers for the U.S. military. In the event of World War II, the Soviet Union planned to go after the U.S. Navy’s fleet of aircraft carriers in a big way. The carriers were a flexible and powerful weapon that could operate at the peripheries of Soviet power, doing everything from supporting land operations to launching nuclear strikes. The Soviet Navy and Air Force built battlecruisers, cruisers, submarines and bombers armed with... more »
The U.S. Army Has Big Plans to Destroy Enemy Swarm Drones
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * A drone and cruise missile attack that occurred on Saudi oil facilities in August 2019 revealed just how important short-range air defenses are becoming for defense against cruise missiles and drones that are proliferating across the globe. Does the Army have a solid plan to counter such a threat? A drone and cruise missile attack that occurred on Saudi oil facilities in August 2019 revealed just how important short-range air defenses are becoming for defense against cruise missiles and drones that are proliferating across the globe. Existing ai... more »
South Korea Could Build an Aircraft Carrier (Armed with F-35s?)
*David Axe* *Security, * A powerful South Korean lawmaker wants Seoul to acquire a large, catapult-equipped aircraft carrier. If officials follow through on the potentially multi-billion-dollar proposal, South Korea would become only the third or fourth country in the world with such ships. A powerful South Korean lawmaker wants Seoul to acquire a large, catapult-equipped aircraft carrier. If officials follow through on the potentially multi-billion-dollar proposal, South Korea would become only the third or fourth country in the world with such ships. Choi Jae Sung, a member of... more »
Nazi Germany's Sturmgewehr-44: The Assault Rifle That Started Everything
*David Axe* *Security, * But Hitler didn’t like it, and initially ordered production to halt. A revolutionary German weapon that first appeared in 1943 inspired generations of assault-rifle design. Incredibly, Adolf Hitler almost canceled the weapon’s development. The Sturmgewehr-44 debuted many features that now are standard on military assault rifles. It fired an intermediate round that was bigger than a standard German army pistol cartridge was but also shorter than a German rifle cartridge was. The new weapon also could shoot in semi-automatic mode as well as in full-auto m... more »
A U.S. Navy Nightmare: What If China Built a 'Battleship'?
*James Holmes* *Security, * S’pose China built a battleship. What would such a sea creature look like, and how would it fare in the bare-knuckles world of naval diplomacy and warfare? This is no mere flight of fancy. S’pose China built a battleship. What would such a sea creature look like, and how would it fare in the bare-knuckles world of naval diplomacy and warfare? This is no mere flight of fancy. No, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is not about to embrace a retrograde approach to fleet design, sinking finite resources into majestic but obsolescent ship types. But it may... more »
How Good Is It? Kel Tec's KSG Shotgun Claims to Offer "the World's Fastest Reload"
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Americas* [image: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2d/1e/93/2d1e936982ce594aaade318b66a1ed67.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/282741682826523491/&docid=3gGRZwYOw9SLvM&tbnid=NRVP2lf8Qp5urM:&vet=1&w=1600&h=1067&source=sh/x/im] Kel-Tec’s KSG was said to be one of the most innovative shotguns to hit the market when it came out in 2011. Is that still the case? Kel-Tec’s KSG was said to be one of the most innovative shotguns to hit the market when it came out in 2011. Designed to feed from parallel magazine tubes und... more »
Fadi Osama Hijazi
October 7, 2019: Fadi Osama Ramadan Hijazi, 21, died of wounds sustained several months earlier when he was shot by Israeli soldiers while participating in the Great Return March processions, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Following his injury, on April 19th, 2019, Palestinian medics rushed him to the Indonesian… The post Fadi Osama Hijazi appeared first on If Americans Knew Blog.
“Global Warming” is “International Marxism” Not Science…
It is now some years since the “Global Warming” scare originated with a railway engineer… …(since arrested and charged with the sexual abuse of a young boy in India), and his paymasters at the United Nations. From Europe By Karma Singh The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change also known as the IPCC – (please note … Continue reading “Global Warming” is “International Marxism” Not Science…
Islamic State has been revived by Turkish attack says Kurdish official, urging no fly zone
Just In - 14 hours ago
The US has ramped up its efforts to persuade Ankara to halt the offensive against American-backed Kurdish forces, saying Ankara was causing "great harm" to ties and could face sanctions.
Tanker Attack: Would Israel Push Saudi-Iran War? (Full show)
RT America A convicted rapist and suspected child killer was nearly lynched in Saratov, Russia by a giant crowd. Meanwhile, the deepening feud between the NBA following an offensive pro-Hong Kong tweet is leading to suppression of speech. Rick Sanchez reports. Tehran reports that an Iranian oil tanker was attacked with missiles from the Eastern …
The Flies of a Summer
Edmund Burke believed that reason alone is not sufficient to keep most men in line—this is because most men do not employ the rational faculty at all, and even those who employ it often do so without sufficient knowledge and experience. He notes that common sense and the wisdom of ancient custom (or traditions) are far more effective instruments for enabling people to come together and live with some kind of peace and harmony. If men start altering their cultural institutions and their constitution whenever they wanted, then the present generations will lose their connection with th... more »
Vice President Mourão Affirms Pope and Church Not Enemies of Brazilian Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Pope Francis and the Catholic Church are not enemies of the Brazilian government. The statement was made by Vice President The post Vice President Mourão Affirms Pope and Church Not Enemies of Brazilian Government appeared first on The Rio Times.
Eletrobras Launches Consensual Dismissal Plan for 1,681 Employees
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Eletrobras announced yesterday, October 11th, the launching of a Consensual Dismissal Plan (PDC), with the goal of severing 1,681 employees of all companies in the group: CGTEE, CHESF, Eletronuclear, Eletronorte, Amazonas GT, Eletrosul, and Furnas, as well as the holding company itself. According to the company The post Eletrobras Launches Consensual Dismissal Plan for 1,681 Employees appeared first on The Rio Times.
Presenting New Submarine, Bolsonaro Discusses Sovereignty
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday, October 11th, at the Itaguaí Naval Complex, 80 kilometers from Rio de Janeiro, that he will refuse to allow attempts to treat Brazil as a colonized country. Followed by several ministers and Rio de Janeiro governor Wilson Witzel, he took part in the ceremony that […] The post Presenting New Submarine, Bolsonaro Discusses Sovereignty appeared first on The Rio Times.
Blogorado 2019, Day 2
The cold snap left very cold temperatures in its wake. When I got up yesterday (Friday) morning, the thermometer read a balmy 9 degrees Fahrenheit! Needless to say, with that sort of cold, nobody did anything too strenuous on Friday. We waited for the warmth to return. We spent the day at the FarmFamily residence, eating, drinking and batting the breeze. Two of our number are getting married at this year's Blogorado. Farmdad has assembled a triumphal arch for them, with the aid of a number of old steel wagon wheels and his trusty welding torch. It was moved into place next to... more »
First Amendment Fundamentalism and Doctrinal Disarray
For the Symposium on Mary Anne Franks, The Cult of the Constitution (Stanford University Press, 2019). Claudia Haupt In her provocative new book, *The Cult of the Constitution*, Mary Anne Franks skillfully weaves together liberal and conservative strands of constitutional fundamentalism, focusing in particular on the First and Second Amendments. To preserve their own power and privilege, “constitutional fundamentalists focus on individual rights of speech and bearing arms while disregarding the equal protection guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment.” (p. xii) In the process, Frank... more »
Ramping up the ‘Crisis’
A carefully orchestrated marketing program. Ramping up the ‘Crisis’ Ian Campbell The climate catastrophists have certainly ramped things up over the past few months. The title is now climate “crisis”. Little Greta/Joan of Arc is doing her tour of North America. And the Extinction Rebellion fascists as disrupting society around the World. All of this ... Read moreRamping up the ‘Crisis’ The post Ramping up the ‘Crisis’ appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Early snow and frost stall Canadian harvest
Snow has already put several fields across the prairies at risk, threatening even the areas that are not yet hit by frost. From 10 to 100 cm (4 – 39 inches) of snow affected parts of the country on October 9, particularly several regions of Alberta including Calgary. In the south, about 60% of the ... Read moreEarly snow and frost stall Canadian harvest The post Early snow and frost stall Canadian harvest appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Denver – 2nd Largest Temperature Change On Record!
A 70 degree change in two days, and a record low for the date.!The temperature in Denver dropped from 83 F (28.3 C) on Wednesday to a record low of 13 F (-10.6 C) on Thursday evening. This difference of 70 degrees in just 2 days is tied for second largest temperature change in Denver ... Read moreDenver – 2nd Largest Temperature Change On Record! The post Denver – 2nd Largest Temperature Change On Record! appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Blizzard warnings for North Dakota
Several days of impossible travel. National Weather Service Grand Forks ND Oct 12 2019 …BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions. Snow and light freezing rain. Additional snowfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches and a light glaze of ice. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will result in whiteout ... Read moreBlizzard warnings for North Dakota The post Blizzard warnings for North Dakota appeared first on Ice Age Now.
High Court Chief Justice Susan Kiefel gives Capilano Honey the green light to poison the Australian public
The High Court of Australia, on Thursday the 10/10/19, dismissed my applications to have 3 of Kerry Stokes’ frivolous and vexatious SLAPP lawsuits against me transferred from the Supreme Court of NSW […]
Weekend reads: A CRISPR retraction; questions about football concussion data; an ethicist who has led to more than 20 retractions
Before we present this week’s Weekend Reads, a question: Do you enjoy our weekly roundup? If so, we could really use your help. Would you consider a tax-deductible donation to support Weekend Reads, and our daily work? Thanks in advance. The week at Retraction Watch featured a university’s findings that dozens of papers by a famous … Continue reading Weekend reads: A CRISPR retraction; questions about football concussion data; an ethicist who has led to more than 20 retractions
Have They Any Non-Boris-Related Jokes For Us?
Ian, laughing as much as I did last night *Have I Got News For You? *is back on our screens for its 204th series, threatening our chuckle muscles with acute pain. Ian was back, of course, and, as ever, making speeches. (I kept getting distracted though by his ever-expanding neck, which is coming to ever more closely resemble a pelican's throat pouch.) Paul, however, who in recent series had looked as if he was about to sink into a coma, has now been replaced by a waxwork. The waxwork was, however, pre-progammed to play a recording of the real Paul saying 'Moron!' every time Dona... more »
Poetry Is - A Poem by Dominic Windram
*Poetry is a kind of refined consciousness.* *It shines a light on unfamiliar particulars.* *Poetry cuts through the crude machinery of now.* *It is akin to vintage wine: it matures with time.* *Poetry quickens the senses and delights the soul.* *It is everything and nothing. It is paradoxical.* *Poetry is an exploration of the kingdom of the mind.* *Its symbols span the centuries and many lifetimes.* *Poetry is a turning away from the amorphous crowd.* *It is best composed in the deep silence of solitude.* *Poetry at its finest provides a voice for the voiceless.* *In the rag... more »
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*College Sports: Students Be Damned* The United States, as far as I know, is the only significant country in the world where intercollegiate athletics is an important part of campus life. There is a reason for that: colleges and universities were formed to further the creation and dispersal of knowledge and creative ideas, not to develop prowess in throwing balls, running or jumping. But when sports came to collegiate America late in the 19th century (Harvard and Yale played their first football game in 1875), it was viewed as a way to promote school spirit and healthy and enterta... more »
Is the WhatsApp under attack by GIFs?
Is the WhatsApp under attack by GIFs? Horace C. White Modern Tokyo Times WhatsApp chats are vulnerable to malicious GIF – Expert Warns Instant messaging services (IMS) enable users to seamlessly connect with friends, family members and colleagues. With such services, a user can send a very important message to another, and the message is […]
Trump reaches ‘Phase 1' deal with China and delays planned tariffs
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
12-Oct-2019 If completed, the agreement would involve China buying $40 billion to $50 billion worth of American agricultural products annually.
Accord commercial entre la Chine et les États-Unis
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
12-Oct-2019 Le compromis prévoit 40 à 50 milliards de dollars d'achats de produits agricoles américains et un engagement au respect de «la transparence dans les opérations de change».
Naked Capitalism – A Vintage Tipple for Survival in the Neo-Con and Neo-Liberal World
Colonel Smithers describes how the Square Mile has changed for the worse and how that wound up making Naked Capitalism part of his daily routine.
Six months since the brutal arrest of WikiLeaks’ publisher Julian Assange
Yesterday marked six months since WikiLeaks’ publisher Julian Assange was expelled from Ecuador’s London embassy and arrested by the British police. The sight of a persecuted journalist being manhandled by five burly police in the capital of a supposedly democratic country shocked millions of people around the world.
Edward Snowden: The man who exposed the electronic surveillance of everyone by US intelligence By Kevin Reed
In the final chapter of his memoir Permanent Record, Edward Snowden issues a warning to his readers. He writes, “[I]t wouldn’t take much for an interested government to find out that you’ve been reading this book. At the very least, it wouldn’t take much to find out that you have it, whether you downloaded it illegally or bought a hard copy online or purchased it at a brick-and-mortar-store with a credit card.”
Information Clearing House Headlines 11-12 October 2019
12 October 2019 — Information Clearing House Trump Brings Troops Back Home- To Saudi Arabia By Moon Of Aalabama The connection to Biden has emerged a week after, the Intelligence Community’s inspector general, briefed the House Intelligence Committee on the whistleblower’s complaint.. Continue ====== Trump’s Syria Withdrawal? Relax, It’s Another PR Gimmick By Finian Cunningham There are … Continue reading Information Clearing House Headlines 11-12 October 2019
U.S. Special Forces Soldiers Under Fire From Turkish Artillery (Updated)
Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 11. REUTERS/Kemal Aslan *Warzone/The Drive*: *U.S. Troops Reportedly Caught Up In Turkish Artillery Attack In Syria (Updated)* The incident underscores just how risky the situation is becoming for American troops as Turkey targets their local Syrian Kurdish partners. Details are still limited, but a report has emerged that U.S. special operations forces working with the predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, have found themselves... more »
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*Climate Alarmists Aren't Telling Kids The Truth* Instead of anti-science doomsday predictions, this is what children should know about the environment. *Battery Derangement* Electric vehicles won’t save the planet and won’t survive without subsidies. Electric vehicles stand at the center of every “green energy” initiative. Multiple jurisdictions mandate and subsidize the inevitable transition to “clean” transportation. Some policymakers have gone further, setting deadlines for outright bans on the internal-combustion engine (ICE), and Green pundits regularly issue forecast... more »
This Is What Happened When The North Vietnamese Attacked A Special Forces Base
The Civil Irregular Defense Group compound at Loc Ninh. The airstrip is to the right of the photo. (U.S. Army) *We Are The Mighty:* *What happened when the VC attacked a Special Forces base * It was a small airbase on the border with Cambodia. It bordered a town of 6,000 that survived on the proceeds of local rubber plantations. The airbase was guarded by a few hundred South Vietnamese regulars supported by 11 U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers. But it would host a 10-day battle that would see hundreds of North Vietnamese forces killed while that tiny force held the ground. The sm... more »
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