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A Patient Joy – Finding The True Self
Among the weakest things in the world of social relations is the truth. That might seem to be an odd statement. However, the weakness of the truth is the limitations placed upon it by its very nature. It cannot say just anything, nor can it ever pretend to be something […]
Pope breaks with tradition on nuclear weapons as 'necessary evil', saying possession is 'perverse'
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Pope Francis calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons on his maiden visit to Japan, making a break with past pontiffs who described nuclear deterrence as a necessary evil.
Authorities and Menindee locals try to prevent more mass fish kills
Efforts are underway in Menindee, in far-west New South Wales, to try to lessen the impact of conditions that are expected to bring more mass fish kills.
Westpac freezes exec bonuses over scandal as Frydenberg hints board could be sacked
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Westpac's entire executive team and several members of general management have their bonus payments frozen as the big four bank gets to the bottom of its 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering laws.
Japan Wants To Fly F-35s From Its Own Aircraft Carriers, Here Is How It Could Get Them
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* The Japanese government in November 2018 announced that it plans to enhance its two Izumo-class helicopter carriers in order to support F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters. *Key point: *Transforming the two helicopter carriers into aircraft carriers won't be easy. The British company that built the Royal Navy’s two new *Queen Elizabeth*-class aircraft carriers wants to help Japan modify some of its own ships into carriers. The Japanese government in November 2018 announced that it plans to enhance its two *Izumo*-class helicopter carriers in order t... more »
Like Sig Sauer? This May Be Their Best Pistol Ever
*Jared Keller* *Security, * The details are here. *Key point:* A commemorative pistol for National Medal of Honor Day. In May 2018, President Donald Trump awarded retired Navy Master Chief Britt K. Slabinski the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while leading a Joint Task Force during Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan. Now Sig Sauer is paying tribute in its own way. This past National Medal of Honor Day, the gunmaker unveiled a specially-designed commemorative P226 pistol — the same pistol that SEALs carried under the official MK25 designation — to honor Slabinski's receipt ... more »
Battleship Battle: Could Hitler's Bismarck Take On America's Iowa-Class And Live?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * The American and Nazi German navies rarely traded blows. But what if? *Key point: *The larger context of the battle—the U.S. Navy being forced to take on the German Navy—would have had serious repercussions for the Pacific theater. Despite the vast scope of the Second World War, the navies of the United States and Nazi Germany fought few, if any, direct surface engagements. By the time of America’s entry into the war the Royal Navy had already sunk or neutralized the lion’s share of Hitler’s *Kriegsmarine*, with only Hitler’s U-boats remaining a subs... more »
‘There Has Been and Still is Life on Mars,’ Expert, Professor William Romoser Claims, Citing NASA Photos
These are works of the “sons of God”, fallen angels, during the Days of Noah, spreading corruption throughout the universe. – ‘There has been and still is life on Mars,’ expert claims, citing NASA photos by Chris Ciaccia | Fox News 21 Nov 2019 A former NASA scientist recently made the explosive claim that life was found on Mars in …
Former NASA Scientist Is ‘Convinced’ We’ve Already Found Evidence of Life on Mars
These are works of the “sons of God”, fallen angels, during the Days of Noah, spreading corruption throughout the universe. – Former NASA Scientist Is ‘Convinced’ We’ve Already Found Evidence of Life on Mars by VICTOR TANGERMANN, FUTURISM, https://www.sciencealert.com/ We’ve spent decades and billions of dollars to answer one simple question: is there life on …
Australian Daily Wind Power Generation Data – Saturday 23rd November 2019
By Anton Lang ~ This Post details the daily wind power generation data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click […]
When Actors Play Scientist On Capitol Hill
By Brent Bozell and Tim Graham ~ Celebrity testimony is an age-old political stunt on Capitol Hill. If you want the press at your hearing, you’d lunge at the chance to have a star athlete or a famous singer or actor to bring some zing to your issue. Democrats do this better because they have […]
Developing Nations Climate Activism Losers
By Ronald Stein ~ For the poorest in the world there are more things that are far more important to survival than climate change. Third world countries are the big losers of today’s climate activism. Why? Because they still lack purified drinking water, sewage sanitation, adequate nutrition, reliable electricity (or any at all), adequate health […]
Midnight Meme Of The Day!
*by Noah* *Sunday Thoughts:* Well, isn't this special: Ohio, which "blessed" us with Gym Shower Jordan, passed the law referred to in tonight's meme about 10 days ago. Under the republikooks, this kind of thing isn't just limited to the South now. Not that we didn't already know that but the disease of Christian Nuttery is continuing to intensify right along with other Republican touchstones such as White Supremacy, the further subjugation of women, and the repression of "brown" people and the LGBTQ community. It's all of a piece of course. It's what the Republican Party is and T... more »
Fact-checking
As BBC Watch points out, the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher - recently relocated from the UN to Jerusalem - isn't wholly in command of the facts. Her 22 November article for the BBC News website reads: A lot will depend on senior members of Mr Netanyahu's Likud party. Until now they have maintained their tribal loyalty to the prime minister, but he is facing a possible challenge from within. The education minister, Gideon Saar, has called for party primaries to replace him. There may well yet be others. As BBC Watch says, Gideon Sa’ar has not been the Minister of Education for over ... more »
Battleships Were Killers on the High-Seas (Here Are 5 Ways to Sink Them)
*Michael Peck* *Security, * 5 tried and true methods. *Key point: *These tough ships are not impenetrable. What’s the best way to sink a battleship? Put a hole in it. Easier said than done. Yet for all their vast hulls, big guns and thick armor plates, these titans of the sea have proven quite mortal since their debut in the early years of the twentieth century. More than a hundred battleships and pre-dreadnoughts have succumbed to various causes, according to one vigorously sourced list. So here are the top five ways in which battleships die. Note: some cases are ambiguous. F... more »
She who dares
Further to Sue's *Off its rocker* post, here's Sarah Baxter in *The Sunday Times*: A woman with very decided opinions appeared on BBC1’s *Question Time* in Bolton last week. This member of the audience was no shrinking violet; indeed she offered her views with great force and at high volume. She was an English teacher, she said: “I teach my pupils about politics, about mutual respect, about tolerance, about all the brilliant, fundamental British values.” But here’s the thing. Her face was concealed by the niqab — or burqa, as she called it. Only her eyes, flashing angrily, were ... more »
No, Google's Search Results Aren't Biased
*Mark Jamison* *Economics, Americas* [image: Reuters] Here's what we know. *Key point:* It is important to put any research into context in order to better understand it. The Wall Street Journal recently reported a shocking revelation: Senior Google employees exert “editorial control over what (its search engine) shows users.” Another journalist and member of the managing board of the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago echoed: “Google is everything we feared.” The numbers can be impressive: About 1.5 billion people visit this critical and unique information source. Hum... more »
Last March, The Air Force Quickly Launched 24 F-22 Raptors Into America's Skies
*David Axe* *Security, * Why? *Key point: *Maintaining military readiness is important to national security. A U.S. Air Force wing in Alaska managed to launch 24 F-22 Raptor stealth fighters plus an E-3 radar plane and a C-17 transport, all in quick succession. The dramatic "elephant walk" at Elmendorf Air Force Base was more than an impressive photo-op. It showed off much of the new, bigger F-22 force at the base, underscored the resident 3rd Wing's apparently improving maintenance capabilities and underscored the Air Force's evolving strategy for deploying F-22s and other pl... more »
Guess who's back?
*The Sunday Times *has a headline today that really caught my eye: *BBC whistleblower: bosses suppressing Russia stories: * *A top investigative reporter says politically sensitive programmes are buried* How disappointing that the "BBC whistleblower" turns out to be John Sweeney! He's still obviously bitter after his departure from the corporation and resentful that his *Panorama *on Tommy Robinson was dropped: BBC bosses have been accused of pulling the plug on politically sensitive reports into the close links between leading politicians and Russia. John Sweeney, a BBC investiga... more »
November 24th – 2019 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #1039
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →
Sunday November 24th – Open Thread
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →
Another day, another antisemite
We can make real change happen with fair pay for young workers. Your vote in Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire can make a world of difference. On December 12th, make your vote count, #MakeitMarc #VoteLabour19 pic.twitter.com/haArTJCVYl — Marc Tierney Labour Carms W & S Pembs (@MarcTierneyLab) November 6, 2019 Until reading Rod Liddle's latest *Sunday Times *piece (very good, as ever) I wasn't aware that the Labour Party had been compelled to remove an election leaflet ('Real Change for Young Workers') from circulation this week. And why did they withdraw the flyer? Becaus... more »
Woman killed in second ATV fatality in a week
An ATV crash that killed a woman on Saturday is Tasmania's second fatal ATV crash in less than a week.
Tributes for little girls who died in hot car, as mother faces murder charges
A 27-year-old mother will spend the day in the watch house before fronting court on Monday for allegedly killing her one and two-year-old girls, who were left in a hot car outside their home south of Brisbane.
Letter from the Editor: Let’s call the whole thing off
Opinion For the past three weeks, Food Safety News has published warnings about the lack of credibility of both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We thought the warning was justified because the FDA and CDC were caught hiding the existence of the fourth outbreak of... Continue Reading
Picture Of The Day
A demonstrator throws an object at a police vehicle during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile November 19, 2019. Chilean President Sebastian Pinera vowed "no impunity" for security forces that used excessive force and violated the rights of protesters during weeks of violent riots over economic policies and social injustice that have left at least 23 dead. Public prosecutors are investigating more than 1,000 cases of alleged abuses - ranging from torture to sexual violence - by the police and military. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic *WNU Editor: *The above picture cam... more »
Because que’est-ce que c’est
Because these are my “peeps”, whatever language they speak, whatever country they are in, whatever… I’d buy any of them a beer,. What needs removal is the layer of overlords between us all. Subscribe to feed
Kel-Tec's Forward-Ejecting Bullpup Rifle: Everything We Know
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, * But how good is it? *Key point: T*he Kel-Tec RDB is a very mechanically interesting design, but has poor ergonomic qualities and a questionable ejection mechanism. The Kel-Tec Rifle Forward-ejecting Bullpup (RFB) is one of the most interesting rifles released in current years. Designed to take common magazines, eject forwards, and be fully ambidextrous, the RDB mirrors the feature set of the earlier FN F2000 and the later Desert Tech MDR. However, unlike those two rifles, the RFB employs an entirely different mode of operation to lock up its chamber ... more »
In America's Next Serious War, It's Aircraft Carriers Won't Go Unscathed
*Robert Farley* *Security, Asia* It's time to adapt. *Key Point:* America cannot take its carriers survivability for granted any longer. The United States has decided to spend many billions of dollars on the CVN-78 (“Ford”) class of aircraft carriers to replace the venerable Nimitz class. The latter has served the U.S. Navy since 1975, with the last ship (USS George H. W. Bush) entering service in 2009. The Fords could be in service, in one configuration or another, until the end of the 21st century. Just as the U.S. government has determined to make this investment, numerous... more »
SUNK: The 5 Greatest Disasters in U.S. Navy History
*James Holmes* *History, Americas* [image: Reuters] Battle-won wisdom. *Key point:* Militaries do best when they study their defeats and learn from them. It’s crucial to remember and learn from defeat. People and the institutions they comprise commonly tout past triumphs while soft pedaling setbacks. That’s natural, isn’t it? Winning is the hallmark of a successful team, losing a hateful thing. And yet debacles oftentimes have their uses. They supply a better reality check than victories. Defeat clears the mind, putting the institution on “death ground”—in other words, compellin... more »
America's F-22 Is About To Increase The Combat Power Of Other Aircraft
*David Axe* *Security, * A communications revolution. *Key point: *The Raptor with its stealth and powerful sensors could help direct other forces in combat, provided it voicelessly can communicate. Thirteen years after entering service with the U.S. Air Force, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighter finally could gain the capability wordlessly to communicate with ships, ground forces and other planes. The Air Force and Lockheed in 2020 plan to begin installing on the roughly 180 F-22s the Link-16 datalink, which allows U.S. and allied forces to swap location and targeti... more »
Musical Interlude: Celine Dion & Josh Groban Live,"The Prayer"
Celine Dion & Josh Groban Live,"The Prayer"
Another question
Can you imagine how many blood vessels would have burst on twitter if this had been a Conservative Comms Officer asking Boris a question? pic.twitter.com/GaVgC9h7cb — Zac Goldsmith (@ZacGoldsmith) November 23, 2019
Strange things are afoot at the Circle-Ukraine
From Vox: Ed MacMahon, a lawyer for Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, who faces charges of campaign finance violations, has told the Daily Beast that his client helped Republican Rep. Devin Nunes arrange meetings meant to advance the Ukrainian investigations into the … Continue reading →
Why Is The US Navy Picking A Fight With President Trump?
Trump’s tweet appeared to escalate the prospect of a showdown between him and senior Navy leadership. AFP *Instapundit:* I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY’RE PICKING THIS FIGHT WITH TRUMP. BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE DOING. *Navy Is Said to Proceed With Disciplinary Plans Against Edward Gallagher.* There is precedent for presidents intervening in military justice matters. John F. Kennedy stopped the punishment of an Army Reserve soldier who was court-martialed for bad-mouthing him. Abraham Lincoln infuriated some of his generals by regularly combing through court-martial orders for Union... more »
Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi: “There is no way out for the zero-sum games of the United States. Only win-win cooperation between China and the United States is the right path”…
I can’t stop laughing…. just too darned funny. CTH has long outlined how President Trump has taken the decades-long panda-mask game/approach of Beijing and mirrored it right back upon them. Today Chinese Coucillor Wang Yi, while delivering a strongly worded … Continue reading →
How Dangerous To National Security Are Trump's Daily Flood Of Lies?
Sometimes I check Google for my least favorite Members of Congress to see what they've been up to. That's how I learned, for example, that New Jersey Blue Dog Jefferson Van Drew went on Fox News a few days ago to say Trump's impeachment is "like something you would see in Europe or third-world nations" and to read Republican Party talking points. (Now Trump tweets nice things about him now and I have a feeling in my gut that he'll soon be switching parties like so many Blue Dogs have in the past.) But most of the villains are just playing low and trying to not draw any attention t... more »
Dine' Traditional Foods: Every food has a memory
My wood stove in the log cabin in the Chuska Mountains where I lived while I was food editor at Navajo Times Today, when it was a daily newspaper, with photos taken by me and other Navajo Times photographers for the food page. -- Brenda Norrell Dine' Traditional Foods: Every food has a memory By Brenda NorrellCensored News This is a story of stories. It is how I went to the Navajo
French Defense Minister Criticizes US Over ‘Unanswered’ Iran Attacks
French Defence Minister Florence Parly leaves the Elysee Palace following a cabinet meeting in Paris, France, October 21, 2019. Benoit Tessier, Reuters *France 24*:* French minister criticises US over 'unanswered' Iran attacks* France’s defense minister criticized the U.S. on Saturday over what she described as “unanswered” attacks in recent months threatening the Persian Gulf, warning that the decades-long American deterrence in the oil-rich region appeared to be losing its power. Florence Parly separately said France deplored both U.S. President Donald Trump’s unilateral withdr... more »
"Tell Me Truly..."
"A voice said, Look me in the stars And tell me truly, men of earth, If all the soul-and-body scars Were not too much to pay for birth." - Robert Frost
"The Power of Doubt"
"The Power of Doubt" by don Miguel Ruiz "Have you ever asked yourself if something you heard was actually true? Have you ever wondered if someone was lying to you, or worse yet, have you ever wondered, "Am I lying to myself?" Do you believe those voices in your head that are giving you opinions? Do you tend to believe other people's opinions? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you will understand when being skeptical is a good thing. Right now, you're delivering a message to yourself and to everyone around you. You're always delivering messages, and you're always receiv... more »
Colombia's President Imposes Curfew In Bogota After Protests Turn Violent
*BBC:* *Colombia protests: Troops stay on streets as unrest continues* Colombia's President Iván Duque has said security forces will remain on the streets to maintain order, as protests continued for a third day. The anti-government demonstrations erupted on Thursday, when more than 250,000 marched in a national strike. They started peacefully but clashes between protesters and police have since broken out, and there have been reports of vandalism and looting. Mr Duque said troops would carry out joint patrols with police. "We express the total and absolute rejection of all Colo... more »
Should America Be Afraid Of China's TikTok?
*Claude Barfield* *Security, * The app has caught the attention of The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. How is it that an app for sharing comedic (sometimes juvenile) videos, skits, and (bad) karaoke has attracted the attention of The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the guardian of national security regarding acquisitions of US companies? The app, TikTok, which was launched in 2017, is wildly popular with teenagers around the world as a zany escape — it has been downloaded 1.5 trillion times globally and 122 million times in the... more »
Can't Get an F-35? Could Pakistan's JF-17 Be the Next Great Fighter Jet?
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * It's a capable jet. *Key point*: The JF-17 lacks stealth. In the 2019 Paris Air Show, Pakistan its lightweight JF-17 Thunder jet fighter it began building a decade ago in conjunction with China. You can see the seven-ton fighter performing maneuvers in this video. Just a few months earlier, Pakistan dispatched what it claimed to be twenty-five JF-17s to launch a lightning strike across the Line of Control on targets in Kashmir, in retaliation for an Indian air raid on a JeM terrorist training camp. The PAF claimed its JF-17s had shot down two Ind... more »
Climate change nonsense finally wearing off thinking parents
by Andrew McKinnon Did government agents light some of the multitude of fires? The recent bush fires in New South Wales were deliberately lit in order to promote the idea that ‘climate change’ is the threat which caused them and that Australia therefore needs to enact policy It’s irrelevant who was caught lighting the fires, […]
New OPCW Leak Further Vindicates Skeptics Of Establishment Syria Narrative
On the sixth of July last year, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) released its interim report on its findings regarding an alleged poison gas attack in Douma, Syria in April 2018. The incident, which resulted in dozens of civilian casualties, was […]
China's Foreign Minister: US Is The World’s Biggest Source Of Instability
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at a news conference after restoring diplomatic ties with Kiribati on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S. September 27, 2019. Mark Kauzlarich | Reuters *CNBC/Reuters*:* China attacks US at G20 as the world’s biggest source of instability* * Meeting Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok on the sidelines of a G20 foreign ministers meeting in the Japanese city of Nagoya, Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi did not hold back in his criticism of the United States. * “The United States is broadly engaged in unilateralism ... more »
Australia's only giant pandas to stay on until 2024
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The patter of tiny paws may still be heard at Adelaide Zoo after a new deal with their Chinese owners keeps Wang Wang and Fu Ni in South Australia for another five years.
'Nobody wins': Students storm American football game in climate change protest
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Students protesting inaction over climate change stormed the field at half time of the historic Yale-Harvard American football match, delaying the match by more than an hour.
Embassy dismisses 'fraudster' spy who claims China ordered assassinations on Australian soil
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The Chinese embassy in Canberra hits back at reports of a man claiming to have worked as a secret Chinese operative for years, saying he is a convicted fraudster.
Search for missing British backpacker who ran away from Great Ocean Road campsite
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Victorian police say it was "out of character" for British backpacker Aslan King to run away from his campsite in the early hours of Saturday morning and say they are "really concerned for his wellbeing".
'Deja vu all over again' as markets buy positive trade spin
As soothing words from presidents Trump and Xi buoy markets, closer to home subdued construction and investment data are likely to point to on-going weakness, writes Stephen Letts.
How the Kimberley inspired Jake Osman to take on Australia's scariest waves
Jake Osman was ready to pack in competitive surfing when a chance encounter saw him move to the outback, a place that inspired him to start surfing Australia's biggest, baddest barrels.
Man arrested after allegedly stabbing woman in the face at shopping centre
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A 29-year-old woman is hospitalised with a stab wound to her face after an apparent domestic violence incident at an Adelaide shopping centre.
From China to the outback: Logistical nightmare behind transport of gigantic wind turbines
The first leg of the journey from China is complete but workers are now faced with the giant challenge of trucking five wind turbines more than 630 kilometres inland to a remote mine site in Western Australia.
Vote counting begins in Hong Kong after record turnout in peaceful polls
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After months of often violent protests, Hongkongers went to the polls peacefully with record numbers taking part in district council elections.
The 'four musketeers' who helped Ethan find a job
Ethan Cram was desperate enough to take any job in south-east Tasmania, but an alliance of councils, business, social services and trainers is working to matchmake for locals.
This mum is moving out of the family home because her children can't breathe
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Mother-of-four Tiffany Bowden wants her children to be able to breathe clean air, but instead she believes a peat fire burning for the past four months near her home is making them sick.
Malaysia's last-known Sumatran rhino dies
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The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia dies, leaving the smallest species of rhino, which once roamed across Asia, surviving in small numbers mostly in Indonesia.
U.S. Army Makes Advances In Developing Unmanned Systems
*Popular Mechanics:* *U.S. Army Develops a Robot Brain for Controlling Armored Vehicles* *The Army can adapt all kinds of ground vehicles to an unmanned configuration.* * The U.S. Army is pouring a lot of time and effort into unmanned systems. * Unmanned ground is more difficult than unmanned air. * The research does not involve autonomous use of weapons, only mobility. The U.S. Army has developed a standard set of hardware and software that, once installed in a human-vehicle, allows the vehicle to be operated remotely or even in a semi-autonomous fashion. The Army’s goal is unman... more »
On the Materialistic and Spiritual Notions of Progress
There are two notions of progress: materialistic and spiritual. For progress to be beneficial (conducive for human happiness), the materialistic and spiritual developments must happen simultaneously and in equal measure. But the modernist doctrine (developed during the Age of Enlightenment) restricts progress to the domain of reason and science, or the domain of materialism—it rejects spirituality as a meaningless superstition. It’s not possible for mankind to achieve progress in the material domain while ignoring the spiritual domain—such a skewed notion of progress is against the... more »
86-Year-Old Justice Ginsburg Back in Hospital…
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 86, has been admitted to hospital suffering chills and a fever, the Supreme Court said in a statement: SCOTUS – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, … Continue reading →
Navy Secretary and Former Goldman Sachs Executive, Richard Spencer, Denies Threatening President Trump…
The Secretary of Navy, former Wall Street global banking executive Richard V Spencer, holds a press availability to deny threatening the President of The United States. Secretary Spencer denies a report he threatened to resign if President Donald Trump intervened … Continue reading →
Microsoft’s China division cozy with China’s National University of Defense Technology
Microsoft’s AI division is working with a Chinese military university. The work includes matters related to facial recognition....In another interview last year CEO of Microsoft’s China division Alain Crozier made some more admissions that sound even more startling today — for example, that the viral Chinese-owned app TikTok — which is reportedly facing a national security review by U.S. officials — was hatched in Microsoft’s China-based Research & Development facility. Crozier also boasted that Microsoft’s China-based R&D center is the largest one outside the United States. https:... more »
Vice President Pence Makes A Surprise Visit To Iraq
FOX News/AP: *Pence makes surprise stop in Iraq to reassure Kurds, visit troops* Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Saturday in the highest-level American trip since President Donald Trump ordered a pullback of U.S. forces in Syria two months ago. Flying in a C-17 military cargo jet to preserve the secrecy of the visit to the conflict zone, Pence landed in Erbil to meet with Iraqi Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani. The visit was meant to reassure the U.S. allies in the fight against the Islamic State after Syrian Kurds suffered under a bloody Tur... more »
U.S. Navy Secretary Denies Reports That He Threatened To Resign Over The Case Of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher
*Reuters*: *U.S. Navy Secretary says he did not threaten to resign in dispute with Trump* HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy Secretary said on Saturday he did not threaten to resign amid a disagreement with President Donald Trump over whether a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct should face a board of peers who may oust him from the elite force. “There seem to be rumors out there that I threatened to resign. I have not threatened to resign,” Spencer told reporters at a security conference in Halifax. The New York Times reported earlier on Saturday that Spen... more »
"Amazing! Animals Reacting to Music"
*"Amazing! Animals Reacting to Music"*
Meet GRU Maj.-Gen. Denis Sergeev of overseas clandestine-ops unit
-Denis Sergeev, aka Sergey Fedotov, 1997 above Identifying the real identity – the longest and most cumbersome process – requires trying various permutations of initial, patronyimic and family names, and using the cover persona’s birth date, to locate a candidate with a residential address (current or historic) at one of several known addresses of GRU-linked dormitories. A final step requires the photographic match between a photo of the cover identity with one of the suspected real identity. A number of different sources are used to locate photographs in each case, incl... more »
Is John Bolton Getting Ready to Take Down Trump?
*Curt Mills* *Politics, Americas* [image: Reuters] The ex-national security advisor returns to the limelight—just in time for Trump’s latest crisis. John Bolton wants you to know he’s not going anywhere. The former national security advisor to Donald J. Trump relayed late this week: “We have now liberated the Twitter account, previously suppressed unfairly in the aftermath of my resignation as National Security Advisor. More to come.....” Bolton, the career Republican and Washington infighter, then proceeded to a move all too Washington insider: he teased out his SuperPAC. “Le... more »
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