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New Court Details on KIPP Founder and Sexual Predator, Mike Feinberg
Recent revelations from a lawsuit brought by Mike Feinberg against KIPP have given a whole new meaning to KIPP's concept, "KIPP through college." In what has to be the sleaziest example of a quid pro quo, it seems Feinberg offered ongoing financial help to an 18-year-old KIPP graduate for sex in return: . . . Feinberg offered her financial support in exchange for sex, calling it a “tradition in the North,” according to KIPP lawyers. The proposition occurred in the early 2000s, at a time when the then-18-year-old worked for the charter network before enrolling in college, accordin... more »
Rumsfeld Memos Won by NSArchive Play Key Role in “The Afghanistan Papers”: FRINFORMSUM 12/13/19
Rumsfeld Memos Play Key Role in “The Afghanistan Papers” Donald Rumsfeld’s “snowflakes” – memos that the former Secretary of Defense was as fond of sending subordinates as President Trump is of tweeting – play an important role in the Washington Post’s massive exposé on the Afghanistan war, The Afghanistan Papers. The series draws on both […]
Major Junk Food Company Collapses
*Dr. Mercola* - In recent years, Nestlé, Kraft, Mars, Campbell Soup Co. and others have quit GMA, as it was increasingly perceived as being out of touch with consumer sentiments.
The Mental Health Morass: Good for Pharma, Bad for Youth
*Children's Health Defense Team* - The increase in mental health issues among [U.S.] teens and young adults…nothing short of staggering.
Medicinal Mushrooms Cut Herpes Suffering Time in Half
*GMI Research Group* - Did you know that there is a clinically proven, natural way to provide relief that is growing right under your feet?
‘Drug Recognition Experts’ Arresting Innocent, Sober People for DUI at Alarming Rate All Based on a Hunch
[image: DUI]From Georgia to Arizona, we document to fake drug recognition experts who are giving away DUIs and ruining people’s lives for being stone cold sober.
Freedom of movement and the police state to be
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith deplores how restraining competition hinders workmen in their efforts to employ “the strength and dexterity” of their hands, that is: the very resources they could use to improve their lot. Steve Davies has a splendid article on the AIER website in which he reminds us that restrictions to […] The post Freedom of movement and the police state to be appeared first on Econlib.
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 13, 2019
*VOA/Reuters*: *Russia Raises Concerns Over new US Ballistic Missile Test* MOSCOW - Russia said on Friday it was alarmed after the United States tested a ground-launched ballistic missile that would have been prohibited under the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the RIA news agency reported. The United States carried out the test on Thursday. Washington formally withdrew from the 1987 INF pact with Russia in August after determining that Moscow was violating the treaty, an accusation the Kremlin has denied. *Read more* .... *Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- Decem... more »
Why Impeachment?
I just got this from a guy I went to high school with who passes me interesting articles along with material for our Funny Friday laugh fest. Thanks Jack….. Here’s a Summary for those of you who care to know the REAL reason why the House of Representatives are calling for impeachment of President Trump. Hunter Biden is former Vice-President Joe Biden’s son. He is 45 years old with a long history of drug abuse. Hunter Biden was kicked out of the military in 2014 for testing positive for cocaine. Shortly after that he was appointed to the board of … Continue reading →
Jerry Nadler is setting the stage for CIVIL WAR in 2020
Posted on December 13, 2019 by Wes Rhinier ~Hurry up, folks. Time is of the essence…HEA
Britains Reject Socialism
Our Brit cousins voted for capitalism yesterday and gave the Conservatives the biggest victory in 70 years with a resoundingly huge rejection of the Socialists. Boris Johnson has promised the UK will exit the EU by January 31st. Stuart Varney has a few words on the matter: Thank God that people got off their butts, voted, and handed the left their asses. That will happen here next November. ~ Hardnox
Meet the Conservative Women That Are Challenging Socialist Democrats in 2020
The 2018 midterm elections paved the way for a record-breaking number of women to hold seats in Congress. But the gains were limited to one side of the aisle: out of the 127 women on Capitol Hill, only 21 are Republicans. A new crop of contenders is hoping to shift the imbalance in Washington and beyond. . . These ladies must really terrify the leftards. They are already under attack as they begin their campaigns for 2020. I am all for conservative women willing to jump into politics and encourage Republicans as #Never Socialist Democrats to take action in their … Continue reading →
Brexit Endgame: British Voters Back Boris and Brexit
Boris Johnson at Conservative Party Conference [Source: Flickr/Photo By Andrew Parsons/i-Images/ (CC BY-ND 2.0)] After years of parliamentary gridlock, British voters spoke decisively in the December 12 general election. The Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to power with a sizable majority, enabling it to move forward with Brexit by the January 31 deadline and set the domestic policy agenda for the next five years and likely beyond. The Labour Party suffered its worst defeat in modern history, with many blaming the unpopularity of leader Jeremy Corby... more »
“Whaddaya Know?” Kepler and the Limits of Mathematics — Class #2
Classical Renaissance Space The Basement Classical Education “Whaddaya Know?” Kepler and the Limits of Mathematics — Class #2 Video of “Whaddaya Know?” Kepler and the Limits of Mathematics — Class #2 The fraudulent 1972 book "The Limits to Growth" used a computer model to prove excess economic growth was dooming the human species. Yet their silly model couldn't account for the creation of fundamentally new technologies. So, in reality, they "proved" that without fundamental technological progress, the human species would be in danger, and then claimed, on this basis, that progress m... more »
Where Did President Trump Donate His Salary?
A list of announced recipients of U.S. President Donald Trump’s donated paychecks since January 2017.
Panel Vote Sends Trump Impeachment Charges to Full House
The House is expected to approve the two articles of impeachment next week, before lawmakers depart for the holidays.
Greenland Ice Melt Accelerating, Says Jonathan Amos (Conveniently Forgetting What He Wrote In 2003!)
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Adrian Kerton ? From the “We’re all going to drown” department: ? Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than it was in the 1990s. The assessment comes from an international team of polar scientists who’ve reviewed all the satellite…
US military asks Pentagon for instructions on how to deal with potential attack from Syrian, Turkish, Iranian, Russian troops
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The U.S. military reportedly asked the Pentagon for instructions on how to deal with potential attacks from the Syrian, Russian, Turkish, and Iranian troops in Syria. “The command of the U.S. military in Syria requested instructions from the Pentagon on how to deal with an attack by regular troops from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Israel will never achieve its dreams in Palestine: Turkish FM
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated on Thursday in Rabat, Morocco that “Israel will never achieve its dreams in Palestine,” the Middle East Monitor reported. “Israel will never achieve its dream of the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian homeland and the creation of a racist regime,” Cavusoglu said at the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Benghazi-based Libyan gov’t to work with Greece to block Turkish ships
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Libyan Army’s Chief-of-Staff, Major-General Faraj al-Mahdawi, has revealed an agreement with Greece to block the sea lane linking Crete and the eastern sea borders of Libya to Turkish ships. Major-General Faraj al-Mahdawi said in a statement to Al-Arabiya that “ there is great coordination between Greece and Libya in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Al-Qaeda linked terrorist coalition cuts off Syrian Army supply route in southern Aleppo
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:45 P.M.) – The Al-Qaeda linked terrorist coalition, Rouse the Believers, carried out an attack against the troops of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and National Defense Forces (NDF) in southern Aleppo on Friday. The terrorist attack managed to force the Syrian military forces to withdraw from some of their positions near the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Haftar-led Libyan Army claims new advance near Tripoli
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – The Military Media Division of the Libyan National Army said in a statement on its official Facebook page, Thursday, that “the military units of the armed forces are controlling most of the main road that goes through the Sa’diyya area and reaches the Toggar area,” in addition to “extending their […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian military says terrorists are preparing to stage chemical weapons attack
Terrorists are preparing to stage chemical attacks and the destruction of infrastructure in the south of the Idlib de-escalation zone, Maj. Gen. Yuri Borenkov, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s Center for Reconciliation in Syria, said on Thursday. “The Russian center for the reconciliation of the warring parties received information that the leaders of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Pro-gov’t Yemeni Army captures strategic mountain in Al-Jawf
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – On Thursday evening, the pro-government Yemeni Army announced the restoration of a strategic mountain range in the Al-Jawf Governorate. The 1st Brigade of the Yemeni Border Guards said on their official Facebook page last night, “the forces launched a massive attack on the Qash’an mountain range overlooking Wadi Salba in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
A burning issue
Anti-Brexit/Anti-Boris academic Imke Henkel of the University of Lincoln tweeted the following a few hours ago: Just a reminder - after threats this morning were repeated by members of incoming government party to scrap the license fee - because they didn't like how the BBC reported the election campaign. Will this government attack media freedom? Guess who replied to that? Yes, the BBC's John Simpson: I suspect Channel 4 and the BBC will now be in for a very tough time. And he's continued this evening by demonstrating the very kind of flawed impartiality that's got Channel 4 a... more »
Meet the Original Flying Tiger: Bob Short, the Hero of Suzhou
*Ed Nash* *History, Asia* [image: Reuters] Here is his story. February 22, 1932. A flight of three Japanese B1M bombers from the carrier Kaga growl across the sky over the city of Suzhou, China. Their target: a train packed with refugees trying to flee the battles raging between the armies of the Republic of China and Imperial Japan. The pilots of the bombers are alert and confident. Japanese fighter pilots have swept the ill-trained and poorly equipped Chinese from the skies and three of the agile A1N carrier fighters are flying in escort. Their target looks doomed. Suddenly a... more »
The Time Is Right For The Federal Reserve To Cut Interest Rates?
*Andreas Kern* *Security, Americas* America's economic health depends on it. *Key point: *We are living in an environment of high – and in some pockets highly risky – corporate debt and faltering profits. The U.S. Federal Reserve is stuck between an apparently booming economy and a financial crisis that might be right around the corner. That’s why its decision to cut interest rates by another quarter point on Oct. 30 – its third reduction in as many months – seems so odd. Lowering rates when the economy is as strong as the numbers make it out to be is practically unheard of. And... more »
Is China Planning To Incite A "People's War" To Dominate The South China Sea?
*James Holmes* *Security, Asia* This is not Mao's China, but... *Key point:* People’s war could start to look awfully like conventional marine combat if Beijing believes the military balance and the trendlines favor China. Last year China’s defense minister, *General Chang Wanquan*,* implored the nation to ready itself for a “people’s war at sea*.” The purpose of such a campaign? To “safeguard sovereignty” after an adverse ruling from the* International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea*. The tribunal upheld the plain meaning of the* UN Convention on the Law of the Sea* (UNCLOS),*... more »
BOOM: U.S. Navy Modifies Its Aircraft Carriers for F-35C Stealth Attack
*Warrior Maven* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] The future of warfare is here. (*Washington, D.C.*) The Navy is preparing its first two new Ford-class aircraft carriers to launch air attacks with the first-of-its kind carrier-launched F-35C stealth fighter, a move expected to further transform maritime air attack and bring new mission options to Commanders. The F-35C Joint Strike Fighter, which reached its initial operational capability earlier this year, not only brings stealth to the Carrier Air Wing but also a drone-like surveillance ability, improved air-to-air combat ... more »
How Bad Leadership Could Doom the Marines in a War Against China
*Walker D. Mills* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] What could happen? February 8, 2040. Senate Chamber, United States Capitol Building. *Editor's note: this story is a work of fiction, exploring how a war might happen.* Chairman: Madam Commandant, we have asked for you to come here today to testify about the role the Marine Corps played in the Pacific War. As you are well aware, the future of the Marine Corps is now in question and we wanted you to justify for us the Corps’ continued existence as a separate entity in the Department of Defense. We will start with five minutes o... more »
Inspectors General conclude the American Bureaucrats are malicious and stupid
The war in Afghanistan is unwinnable and propped up by lies More The post Inspectors General conclude the American Bureaucrats are malicious and stupid appeared first on The Duran.
The 1508 League of Cambrai and BRICS Today: How Not to Repeat HistoryAuthored by Matthew Ehret via The Strategic Culture Foundation:
With nearly 8 billion souls on the planet and the power of the atom at our fingertips, the stakes have never been higher and the liberty to act the fool in the face of Venetian evil never so intolerable. More The post The 1508 League of Cambrai and BRICS Today: How Not to Repeat HistoryAuthored by Matthew Ehret via The Strategic Culture Foundation: appeared first on The Duran.
"Negative Interest Rates Could Be the New Normal"
*"Negative Interest Rates Could Be the New Normal"* By Bill Bonner BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – "Every generation has its fads and follies… which it takes for Eternal Truth. Diversity… climate change… and a 2% inflation target top today’s list. Early adopters believe they are “progressive.” They pick up the buzzwords in college – intersectionality, carbon neutral, dynamic stochastic – and throw them around like small change. They think of themselves as the cutting-edge, liberal-minded innovators that move society forward. And then the next generation laughs at them. *Hidden Truths: *TIME ... more »
THE WONDERS OF MAENG DA KRATOM, THE NATURAL BRAIN STIMULANT
Kratom is an ancient herb, found in the tropical regions of South East Asia, particularly in Thailand and Bali and has been used extensively for centuries as a medicinal component for the suppression of chronic... The post THE WONDERS OF MAENG DA KRATOM, THE NATURAL BRAIN STIMULANT appeared first on Healing Oracle.
‘IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS SOAR’ AS ENERGY DRINK CONSUMPTION INCREASES
Shocking figures from the British Soft Drinks Association reveal the volume of energy drinks consumed in the UK increased to 679 million litres last year and this trend continues through the western world. Energy drinks... The post ‘IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS SOAR’ AS ENERGY DRINK CONSUMPTION INCREASES appeared first on Healing Oracle.
The UN is rattling its saber again
“U.N. Warns U.S. It Cannot Escape Paying Punitive Climate ‘Reparations,” reads the headline. The United States was warned Wednesday by the United Nations it cannot avoid compensating poorer nations hit by climate change, despite Donald Trump honoring his election promise of leaving the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Green groups have claimed the increased pace and ... Read moreThe UN is rattling its saber again The post The UN is rattling its saber again appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Large scale wind power would actually INCREASE global warming
“You’ve heard it before: There is no way wind energy (or solar power) is clean, green, renewable or sustainable,” writes Paul Driessen. “But here my CFACT colleague Duggan Flanakin provides some very interesting new information about the eco-fraud that is wind power. Most fascinating is the new Harvard U study he discusses: the one that ... Read moreLarge scale wind power would actually INCREASE global warming The post Large scale wind power would actually INCREASE global warming appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Was Rapper PnB Rock Killed While Buying Prada Shoes?
Another day, another death hoax.
Does Rudy Giuliani’s Son Work in the White House?
Allegations of nepotism flew during impeachment hearings against U.S. President Donald Trump.
Reflections on a rainy Friday
It is a good morning for a hot bowl of cheese grits and a large cup of coffee. Here are a few reflections on this rainy Friday. – It is official. The two largest English speaking economic powers have people … Continue reading →
Where Are the “High Crimes”?
[image: where-are-the-high-crimes] Nowhere in the articles of impeachment is “treason” mentioned. Nor is “bribery” or “extortion,” the other crimes alleged. Where are the “high crimes” in this impeachment resolution?
Clinton Impeachment: Should Treason Have Been the Reason?
[image: clinton-impeachment-should-treason-have-been-the-reason] Bill Clinton was impeached for lying under oath about having sex with Monica Lewinsky. He should have been impeached for taking bribes from foreigners.
Sanders Endorses Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur for California House
[image: sanders-endorses-young-turks-cenk-uygur-for-california-house] Bernie Sanders has endorsed Cenk Uygur, the tough-talking immigrant from Turkey and oft-unhinged host of Young Turks, to replace former Representative Katie Hill in California’s 25th district.
Impeachment is better than exile
Peter C. Mancall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
When the founders wrote the Constitution, they had to devise a punishment fitting for a civil servant's impeachment. One possible punishment: banishment from the community.
When Trump calls someone a dog, he's tapping into ugly history
Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond, Associate Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature, University of California San Diego at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
Trump's recent comments echo a troubled history of the use of dogs against people of color, as well as pejorative depictions of people of color as animals.
Memo from a historian: White ladies cooking in plantation museums are a denial of history
Kelley Fanto Deetz, Lecturer in American Studies, University of Virginia at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 12 hours ago
At historic sites across the South, you'll often find a white woman, dressed in Colonial clothes, cooking in a big house kitchen. That's a role that was usually done by enslaved Africans.
Silicon Valley Engineers Psychedelic Drug to Treat Addiction
Written by Joseph Mercola, D.O., Ph.D. Silicon Valley startup, MindMed, is in the business of turning psychedelic drugs into medicine, and its first drug with the potential to treat addiction may be just around the corner. The drug is said to have the ability to turn addictions “off like a light switch,” including alcohol, cocaine, […] The post Silicon Valley Engineers Psychedelic Drug to Treat Addiction appeared first on Health Nut News.
When Ro Khanna Speaks It Matters, Part II-- CA-25
Earlier today, we noted Ro Khanna's leadership in regard to the excesses of Trump's Pentagon Budget, basically Trump ripping up Eisenhower's Military Industrial Complex speech and using if for toilet paper and then flushing it 15 times. I want to remind you that Khanna is also Bernie's chief congressional surrogate and has worked tirelessly to make a cohesive case for Bernie's election and for the platform Bernie is running on. Last cycle, just one member of Congress-- that same Ro Khanna-- was able to see the potential for one of the most revolutionary political happenings in dec... more »
How Not To Be a CIA Propagandist
How enthusiastic should non-interventionists be about what appear to be "popular uprisings" overseas? RPI's Daniel McAdams argues at the Mises Institute's Lake Jackson Symposium that endorsing CIA-backed "regime change" operations overseas makes one responsible for the chaos and destruction when these "color revolts" inevitably devolve into disaster. When the CIA wants to change a regime, real non-interventionists should resist the urge to act as a conveyor belt for US regime propaganda:
Halifax is making modest improvements in transit; so why are we preparing to pull the rug out from under transit with Uber?
News 1. Cabinet Jennifer Henderson went to yesterday’s post-cabinet scrum. Click here to see what the cabinet ministers had to say. This article is for subscribers. Click here to subscribe. Henderson thinks the decision on the environmental assessment of Northern Pulp Mill’s proposed effluent treatment system and pipe into the Northumberland Strait could come as […]
Sweden sued for $1.8 billion due to environmental regulation
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
13-Dec-2019 For the first time, Sweden has recieved a notice of arbitration for banning the exploration and mining of uranium.
Civil society declaration – Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements: the mirage of the evaluation study
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
13-Dec-2019 The evaluation is highly unsatisfactory due to: the economic methodology imposed by the EU; civil society not sufficiently involved; social, economic and environmental impacts not taken into account.
Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC) (2019)
bilaterals.org - 13 hours ago
12-Dec-2019 Los textos aquí publicados son las versiones finales, resultado de su revisión legal, presentados por el Ejecutivo al Senado de la República el 30 de mayo de 2019.
Morocco-Turkey FTA (2004)
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12-Dec-2019 Free Trade Agreement Between Turkey and Morocco Protocol I Protocol II Protocol III Annex I Annex II List I List II List III
ALE Maroc-Turquie (2004)
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12-Dec-2019 Accord de libre-échange Turquie-Maroc (pdf)
Review Hoodwinked, The Documents That Reveal How Bush Sold Us a War
*Review Prados, John, **Hoodwinked, The Documents That Reveal How Bush Sold Us a War**, New York: The New Press, 2004* Like many books released immediately in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq *Hoodwinked, The Documents That Reveal How Bush Sold Us a War* focuses upon the case the Bush administration made to justify war rather than why it happened. The 2002 National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, President Bush’s 2003 State of the Union, Secretary of State Colin Powell’s address to the United Nations and other speeches and documents are all analyzed to explain the public campai... more »
Video: Civil Society Shut Out of COP25 over Peaceful Protest
Video: Civil Society Shut Out of COP25 over Peaceful Protest By photolangelle on December 12, 2019 Civil society shut out behind the men in suits. Photo source: Global Forest Coalition Two videos below by Liane Schalatek Unprecedented protest rocks ‘Kafkaesque’ COP25 from Canada’s National Observer Protests led by Indigenous leaders shut down the main
This Day In Iraqi History - Dec 13
1916 New British offensive launched up Tigris River to retake Kut from Ottomans 1920 Churchill argued at cabinet meeting that British should withdraw to Basra province to save money in Mesopotamia (Musings On Iraq article on Churchill’s views on Mesopotamia/Iraq) (Musings On Iraq book review *Churchill’s Folly, How Winston Churchill Created Modern Iraq*) (Musings On Iraq book review *Inventing Iraq: The Failure of Nation Building and a History Denied*) 1994 KDP and PUK went back to war ending shortlived ceasefire over argument over tax collection (Musings On Iraq book... more »
Dark Forces And Their Working Through Humans - A Narration by Omraam Mikael Aivanhov
*Dark forces - for which humans are unconsciously the instruments.* *"People may attack you without even knowing why, just as you too may fail to understand why you are attacking them. This is because humans are often the unconscious instruments of dark forces that have seized hold of them. To protect ourselves from humans, we must first learn to protect ourselves from the evil spirits that come to inhabit them, for behind every physical enemy, a dark entity is always at work.The battles we must wage to defend ourselves are therefore of a very subtle nature. We must leave enemi... more »
Industrial Energy Efficiency is a Climate Solution
Global Issues News Headlines - 13 hours ago
VIENNA, Dec 13 (IPS) - Tareq Emtariah is Director of the Department of Energy at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) At a time when the world is battling unprecedented drought, bushfires, rising sea levels and water shortages, reducing energy use across industry is one powerful way to fight climate change in the immediate term. Read the full story, “Industrial Energy Efficiency is a Climate Solution”, on globalissues.org →
AUDIO: If We Are to Achieve Zero-leprosy by 2030, This Is the Best Time and Opportunity
Global Issues News Headlines - 13 hours ago
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 13 (IPS) - Dr Rahat Chawdhury is the Deputy Program Manager at the National Leprosy Program of Bangladesh. His is the umbrella organization of hundreds of doctors, technical experts, counsellors, strategists, health advocates, field workers and thousands of leprosy-affected people as the beneficiaries. Read the full story, “AUDIO: If We Are to Achieve Zero-leprosy by 2030, This Is the Best Time and Opportunity”, on globalissues.org →
Haiti’s Cry for Help as Climate Change is Compared to an Act of Violence against the Island Nation
Global Issues News Headlines - 13 hours ago
MADRID, Dec 13 (IPS) - Haiti's Environment Minister Joseph Jouthe has compared the climate emergency to a violent act and appealed to the international community for help to fight climate change. Read the full story, “Haiti’s Cry for Help as Climate Change is Compared to an Act of Violence against the Island Nation”, on globalissues.org →
How Climate Change is Fuelling the Insurgency of Nigeria's Armed Group Boko Haram
Global Issues News Headlines - 13 hours ago
MAUDUGURI, Borno State, Nigeria, Dec 13 (IPS) - In this edition of Voices from the Global South, Sam Olukoya goes to Maiduguri, Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, and reports on how climate change is fuelling Boko Haram's insurgency. Experts say climate change is a key factor fuelling the insurgency of the armed group Boko Haram. The insurgency, which is aimed at creating an Islamic State in North East Nigeria, is responsible for one of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Read the full story, “How Climate Change is Fuelling the Insurgency of Nigeria's Armed Group Boko... more »
Russia Continues To Build Non-Nuclear Submarines
The latest Russian Navy submarine to be commissioned, B-274 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, in St. Petersburg, November 25 2019. Unlike U.S. Navy submarines she is conventionally powered. Russian Ministry of Defense *Forbes: **The Latest Russian Submarine Is Unlike Any In U.S. Navy Service * There is an aspect of submarine operations where the Russian and U.S. Navies take fundamentally different stances. The latest Russian submarine to enter service, B-274 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, illustrates this. She is unlike anything in U.S. Navy service because she is conventionally powered, meanin... more »
Forbes: World’s 100 Most Powerful Women
Forbes:* Angela Merkel, Christine Lagarde and Nancy Pelosi Top Forbes’ 16th Annual List of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women * Forbes today announced the 16th annual ranking of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. The women on Forbes’ 2019 ranking represent women in six categories: business, technology, finance, media & entertainment, politics & policy, and philanthropy. They’re women who are building billion-dollar brands, calling the shots in the financial markets, and using their enormous platforms to broker agreements, provide aid and drive change. For the ninth consecutiv... more »
The Financialization of the US Economy Should Terrify All Americans
*Hossein Askari* | Although it produces no consumable goods, the financial sector is taking up an increasing share of the US economy. Do the American people really benefit from this financial sector?
UK Post-Election Analysis: The Winner, Losers and Collateral Damage
*UKC News* | UK Column News co-hosts Mike Robinson and Patrick Henningsen with a full post-election analysis. Watch:
Was Russia Barred from Olympics for Thwarting US Geopolitical Ambitions?
*21WIRE + Strategic Culture* | It's important to view this through the lens of what has unfolded since 2014, particularly in regards to the Ukraine and Syria.
Turkish FM: ‘Israel Will Never Achieve Its Dreams in Palestine’
*AMN* | Turkish minister warning Israel that it's plan to ethnically cleanse of native Palestinian population will not succeed.
Hafter in Libya: ‘Decisive Battle’ to Capture Tripoli is Imminent
*Antiwar.com* | Leader believes he will soon wrap-up the protracted operation to secure the country's key region.
Bolivia News Links 13 December 2019
13 December 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Indigenous Bolivia Ready to Go to War Against Fascism https://www.globalresearch.ca/indigenous-bolivia-ready-go-war-against-fascism/5697576 OAS Final Audit Report on Bolivia Elections Raises More Questions About Its Own Work Than It Answers, CEPR Analysis … Continue reading Bolivia News Links 13 December 2019
Corbyn’s defeat has slain the left’s last illusion
This was an election of two illusions. The first helped persuade much of the British public to vote for the very epitome of an Eton toff, a man who not only has shown utter contempt for most of those who voted for him but has spent a lifetime barely bothering to conceal that contempt. For him, politics is an ego-trip, a game in which others always pay the price and suffer, a job he is entitled to through birth and superior breeding.
LAPD Cop Arrested After Body Cam Caught Him ‘Having Sexual Contact with Human Remains’
An LAPD cop has been arrested after he was caught turning off his body camera to have 'sexual contact' with a dead woman. The body camera was still recording.
STANDARD REPORTS ABOUT STANDARDIZED TESTS: The Times erases the nation's black kids!
*FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019The problem we all disappear:* "If you don't have anything gloomy to say, don't say anything at all." For decades, that's been the mandated rule of the road for our nation's "education reporters." When the New York Times reported last year's Pisa scores, this mandate still obtained. Reading was the main focus of last year's Pisa tests, and results on that test weren't real gloomy at all. In the aggregate, American kids were outscored by their peers in four or five nations, but they had outperformed their peers in 57 others. Let's say that again: U.S. st... more »
What the Washington Post Gets Wrong About the United States and Afghanistan
Photo Credit: Master Sgt. Alehandro Licea via DVIDS *Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on *Order from Chaos*.* It is a serious charge to accuse U.S. officials of deceit and duplicity in their dealings with the American people. That is arguably what happened in Vietnam, to a large extent—helping explain why the 1960s were among the worst decades in American history in terms of domestic cohesion and trust. Now, the Washington Post has accused U.S. officials of both parties and several recent administrations of a similar pattern of untruthfulness in regard to the Americ... more »
China is Operating Mass Detention Centers in Xinjiang. How Should the U.S. Respond?
Uighur Protest Outside of the White House (Source: Flickr/Malcolm Brown) *Introduction* The world has known for over two years about China’s Xinjiang internment camps. But in November, newly leaked Chinese government documents—known as the “China Cables”—thrust China’s detention centers and surveillance programs into the international spotlight. The China Cables reveal the secret plans behind Beijing’s detention of over one million Xinjiang residents—the majority of whom are ethnic Uighurs, a predominately Muslim minority group—for alleged “religious extremism.” The leaked documen... more »
China's Foreign Minister Calls U.S. The 'Troublemaker Of The World'
*CNBC/Reuters: **China’s foreign minister says at symposium the US has successively angered and suppressed China* * Wang Yi, Chinese state councillor and foreign minister, was speaking at an annual symposium in Beijing on international affairs and China’s diplomacy. Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday that the United States had seriously damaged the hard-won mutual trust between the countries by criticizing Beijing over issues such as Hong Kong and the treatment of Muslim Uighurs. “Such behavior is almost paranoid, and is indeed rare in international exchanges, seri... more »
No F-35 or Bomber: This 1 Simple Thing Might Help America Win a War with China
*David Alman* *Security, Asia* [image: Reuters] An innovative solution? Wang Peng was nervous. As a watch supervisor for the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force, he had been hand-picked to oversee and coordinate the first overt act of the conflict with America. Wang Peng was normally a confident man. His career had seen him command missile batteries, work on the development of the newest hypersonic glide vehicles and penetration aids, and serve multiple tours developing plans and policy for the PLA. He believed in his mission – to defend China against foreign encroachment and ... more »
Is Greta Thunberg the New Climate Messiah?
*Ellen Boucher* *Environment, Americas* [image: Reuters] This young girl should not be depicted as a prophet. She came from obscurity and ignited a global movement. Beginning with a small but persistent act of protest outside the Swedish parliament, she inspired millions to join her. Her fiery speech to the United Nations in September 2019 warned of the end of the world. Her unfailing determination and passion makes her appear otherworldly, even uncanny, an affect largely attributed to her diagnosis of Asperger’s syndrome. So it’s no surprise that many people – along with media o... more »
Why Did the Pentagon Accidentally Release Its Nuclear Doctrine?
*David Axe* *Security, Americas* [image: Reuters] What is the military's plan? The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff in mid-June 2019 briefly published the Pentagon’s official doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons. The joint chiefs quickly pulled the document -- Joint Publication 3-72, *Nuclear Operations* -- from the public website. “The document presents an unclassified, mostly familiar overview of nuclear strategy, force structure, planning, targeting, command and control and operations,” *commented* Steven Aftergood, an analyst with the Federation of American Scientists. Aftergoo... more »
This Is How Terrible a War with Iran Could Get
*David Axe* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] A conflict best avoided. *Key point:* A war with Iran would be costly to both sides. Oil tankers have burned on the Persian Gulf, allegedly victims of Iranian attack. An American drone was shot down over Yemen by rebel forces who reportedly have enjoyed some measure of Iranian support. And now Iran is threatening to exceed hard limits placed on its nuclear program. In the summer of 2019 Iran and the United States are “staggering toward war,” Jim Krane, a fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, *wrote* f... more »
Taiwan Still Has a Giant World War II-Era Artillery Gun (Pointed at China)
*Robert Beckhusen* *Technology, Asia* [image: Reuters] Could it fight? *Key point:* Taipei will use anything it has to resist an invasion by Beijing. The 240-millimeter M1 howitzer, or “Black Dragon,” was the heaviest piece of field artillery the U.S. Army deployed in World War II. The huge guns smashed the Axis Powers’ concrete fortifications in Europe to rubble, and blasted Chinese mountain bunkers during the Korean War. “There was little call for the type to be employed whenever the fighting was fluid as it took too long to emplace the weapons or get them out of action, but ... more »
Are We Ready For The First Patent Filed By Artificial Intelligence?
*Michael Rosen* *Technology, * Given the pace at which machine learning is accelerating, these are the types of questions the patent system will soon have to answer. Patent practitioners and others in the world of intellectual property have expended significant time and money seeking to protect innovation in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). But what happens when an AI tries to patent something itself? Will such an event be possible? If so, who would be named as the inventor? And who would own the rights to the invention? Given the pace at which machine learning is accel... more »
Big Green, Inc: The Heinz Endowments Assault on a Prosperous Pennsylvania
The Heinz Endowments, a grantmaking organization in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has long been viewed in the region as a community pillar.… The post Big Green, Inc: The Heinz Endowments Assault on a Prosperous Pennsylvania appeared first on IER.
Auticulture Interview: Recluse & Jasun @ Auticulture
*This interview, done in two segments, covers a lot of territory in a short ride.* * I've listened three times since the interview has been released and every time, there is yet another 'aha" or 'isn't that curious' thought that arises.* *Connections and Intersections going back in time coming forward to observations on our modern day societies. Including zombies, Azov battalion's roots and a whole lot more,* *Talkin' Epstein, Crowley, Peter Levenda's duplicity? Perhaps? (** I did read Levenda's Sinister Forces trilogy and thought it well researched- the set of books still sits on ... more »
Pheeww!
A few observations, but please make allowances for someone who only managed about four hours sleep. Thank you for a lively open thread. (You may use this as a new one if you like) The magic has deserted the grandpa. The full pronunciation of ‘Party’ has resumed; Jeremy's ’T’ has been restored to its rightful place. He probably deduced that pandering to glottal-stopping troops was a waste of time if they’re going to just turn on him and kick him when he’s down. Although I wouldn’t class Lisa Nandy and Lucy Powell as particularly disloyal, or Corbynista troops - not by a long ... more »
Heavy snowfall in central Greece
12 Dec 2019 – Weather woes in Trikala and northern Greece Heavy snowfall in central Greece prompted several landslides in mountainous parts of Trikala, local reports said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, according to local officials, heavy rain has pushed the water level of rivers in the area dangerously high. Storms in northern Greece caused some problems ... Read moreHeavy snowfall in central Greece The post Heavy snowfall in central Greece appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Libya Is Likely to Become a Proxy Battlefront Between Greece and Turkey
Erdoğan’s Eastern Mediterranean Adventurism Has Seen Turkey Become Further Isolated More The post Libya Is Likely to Become a Proxy Battlefront Between Greece and Turkey appeared first on The Duran.
UK election – victory for English Nationalism under the banner of Brexit
Britain will leave the EU in the January next year as cracks are emerging all across the United Kingdom More The post UK election – victory for English Nationalism under the banner of Brexit appeared first on The Duran.
Angela Merkel Faces Coalition Revolt Over Her Policy To Support Huawei
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the European Council summit in Brussels on Thursday. Photo: dpa *SCMP/Bloomberg:* *Angela Merkel faces revolt over Huawei as German lawmakers seek full ban* * New bill in parliament seeks to allow exclusion of ‘untrustworthy’ 5G equipment vendors from all networks * Move goes beyond previous calls to ban Chinese telecoms firm from sensitive core network alone German Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing a potential revolt in parliament by lawmakers seeking to override her China policy and effectively ban equipment supplier Huawei Technologi... more »
Turkey's Military Buys A Drone With A Machine Gun Attached To It
The Turkish military will be the first in the world to use Songar (pictured above), an armored drone with a machine gun mounted beneath its body *Daily Mail:* *Turkey acquires new military drone with a machine gun mount that can fire bursts of 15 bullets and is braced by robotic arms to offset weapon recoil* * The Songar drone can carry 200 bullets for its bottom-mounted machine gun * The drone was developed by the tech firm Asisguard, based in Ankara * The Turkish military will be the first client to purchase the Songar drones Turkey will be the first customer for a new military dr... more »
Taking the Empire Down from the Top and the Horowitz Report Is Just the Beginning
[image: Screengrab from the Senate Hearing on December 11, 2019. (CSPAN)] Wednesday, Dec. 11, saw a truly historic Senate hearing in which Inspector General Michael Horowitz of the Department of Justice answered questions about his report on gross misconduct by the FBI and DOJ in the international campaign to prevent the election of Donald Trump and then once elected, to remove him, a coup d’état which has been ongoing here since before the Nov. 8, 2016 election. The venue was the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), whose 40-minute opening remarks blas... more »
Cannabis business experts at MJBizCon discuss shifting regulatory climates, cultivation practices, vape crisis & more
LAS VEGAS – Panelists at MJBizCon in Las Vegas this week took on various complicated issues swirling around the marijuana industry, including regulatory changes occurring in many states, best practices for indoor MJ cultivation, the vape health crisis and more. Assessing regulatory challenges in new markets According to a panel of marijuana industry experts at […] Cannabis business experts at MJBizCon discuss shifting regulatory climates, cultivation practices, vape crisis & more is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepre... more »
Marijuana lawsuit
Tennessee man filed a federal lawsuit seeking millions of dollars in damages against Trulieve, Florida’s largest medical marijuana operator, for allegedly sending illegal text messages to his cellphone. Marijuana lawsuit is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
There is No Economics Without Politics
Debunking the pretense that the economics discipline is neutral or objective.
Why Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood Well worth a read. Environmentalist Michael Schellenberger attacks climate apocalypse claims: ? Environmental journalists and advocates have in recent weeks made a number of apocalyptic predictions about the impact of climate change. Bill McKibben suggested climate-driven fires in Australia had made koalas…
Cop Arrested on 44 Charges for Raping Women, Groping Kids, Sodomizing Man to Look for Weed
[image: charges]A cop who forcibly baptized a woman, raped other women, sexually assaulted children, and sodomized a man looking for weed, has finally been charged.
No Confirmation Yet From China That A Trade Deal With The U.S. Has Been Made
*Zero Hedge:* *China Refuses To Confirm Trade Deal As Local Media Stays Dead Silent* Markets are closed in Beijing, the workday is over, and there are zero official reports in the local media or comments by state officials that a trade deal ever took place. That may be because, as we explained on Thursday night, the language of the "deal" will never be made public and there would be no signing event between President Trump and President Xi. One may even ask if there is even a "deal"? As the WSJ writes this morning, China indicated that a near-term trade agreement with the U.S. ha... more »
Tucker Carson: On The Threat From Private Sector
Tucker Carson says, “the main threat to people living their lives the way they see fit is no longer the federal government, but the private sector.” I agree with him. I think it is wrong to see the big corporations of the world as symbols of free society. These corporations have weaponized their business practices for driving the progressive agenda forward. They are not content with making profits by selling their products and services, they lust for political power. Tucker makes a reference to Oreo: “Even cookie companies like Oreo are now pushing advertising that asks kids to 'name... more »
"Economic Market Snapshot AM 12/13/19"
*Updated frequently as available.* ◆ AM 12/13/19: Gregory Mannerino, "ALERT! Phase One Trade Deal - Another CON JOB? We Will Find Out Soon" - https://www.traderschoice.net/ ◆ *MarketWatch Market Summary, Live Updates* - https://www.marketwatch.com/tools/marketsummary *Alert: Watch the % change!* A study, long lost, determined that a 3% drop in the daily % change would be the trigger for an irrecoverable free fall for not only the American economy but the entire global economy as well. The resulting mega-hurricane of margin calls, derivative claims, defaults and bankruptcies would fina... more »
Drug traffickers smuggled $130M of cocaine and heroin into Australia and NZ, police say
Just In - 15 hours ago
Police in the Czech Republic say they teamed up with authorities in Australia and the US to break up an international drug trafficking gang that allegedly smuggled hundreds of kilograms of drugs across four continents.
Low-ranking Military Officers Disgruntled with Bolsonaro, Says Unionist
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - That the Bolsonaro clan flirts with authoritarianism is beyond doubt. But if he were to decide to close either of the other two branches of the Republic, as Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, his #3 son suggested, President Jair Bolsonaro would have to drive the truck himself . . . To read […] The post Low-ranking Military Officers Disgruntled with Bolsonaro, Says Unionist appeared first on The Rio Times.
Jihadist rebels foil Syrian military attempt to retake east Idlib base
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The Syrian military launched a new attack on Thursday to retake the abandoned battalion base in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. Led by the Republican Guard and Liwaa Al-Quds (Palestinian paramilitary), the Syrian military stormed the abandoned battalion base’s eastern perimeter in a bid to overwhelm the jihadist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russian military tests Iskander tactical missile system
Troops test-fired a ballistic missile from the Iskander tactical missile system at the Kapustin Yar proving ground in the southern Astrakhan Region, the press office of the Western Military District reported on Thursday. “A pinpoint missile strike struck the target that simulated a fortified command post of an illegal armed formation at a distance of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
The Daily Brief 2019-12-11
This is a summary of 22 AMN articles on the following subjects: Iran, IRGC, US, Idlib, Russia, Syria, Baghdad, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Libya, China, NATO, Israel, Erdogan, Ansarallah, Houthi, Saudi, Yemen, Hama, Assad, ISIS, Sukhnah, Incirlik, Aleppo, Hasakah. Categories covered in this brief: Iran, Syria, Iraq, North-Africa, Turkey, World-News, Lebanon, Middleeast, Palestine, Yemen Let us […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source
Russia - A State Sponsor of Terrorism?
Since just before voting day in November 2016, Washington has adopted the narrative that the Russians are to blame for pretty much everything in the world that is wrong. While this narrative existed after the so-called annexation of Crimea after the uprising in Ukraine, it really took root when the contents of Hillary Clinton's private e-mail server were released to the public, a reality that pretty much torched her chances of residing in the Oval Office. Recent moves by the United States Senate show that the anti-Russia mantra is alive and well and actually growing by the day. Wh... more »
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. - Paul Krugman writes that the most frightening aspect of the U.S. Republicans is the party's commitment to climate destruction for political gain: My sense is that right-wingers believe, probably correctly, that there’s a sort of halo effect surrounding any form of public action. Once you accept that we need policies to protect the environment, you’re more likely to accept the idea that we should have policies to ensure access to health care, child care, and more. So the government must be prevented from doing anything good, lest it legitimize a ... more »
A Happy 150th Birthday To Mendeleev’s Periodic Table Of The Elements, Courtesy Of NYU
In March of 1869, the chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev made a presentation to the Russian Chemical Society and outlined patterns in elements that led him to postulate his periodic table of the existing 63 elements. Since a new one was being discovered about once per year, he also made sure to leave room for additions and even hypothesized a few more. Chemistry was the future, understanding elements was key, he and others believed, and they turned out to be right. If you are reading this article on a cell phone, notes New York University, you're holding at least 30 different nat... more »
NATO Wants To Become The Atlantic-Pacific Alliance
No one stops the Pentagon. While the military deployment project around China mentioned by Hillary Clinton in 2011 had officially been abandoned, NATO had just had it endorsed by the London Summit. The process has been launched and is expected to start with Australia’s accession in 2026.
NO, TRUMP WON'T SKIP THE DEBATES
I should be writing about impeachment or the U.K. elections, but let me quickly address this, from Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni at *The New York Times.* *Will Trump Debate a Democrat in 2020? He’s Not So Sure.* I run into a lot of people who think Trump's mental faculties are slipping significantly. I know he slurs words every so often -- whether that's neurological or pharmacological is anyone's guess. I know there have been reports since the early days of his presidency that in private he repeats anecdotes multiple times in a short timespan. But I also know that he does freque... more »
$4 billion a month wasted in Afghan war
The Afghanistan War has been a gravy train for military contractors, corrupt politicians & warlords. Tulsi calls for a congressional investigation. It's time for accountability. As president, she pledges to commit to immediately bring our troops home, complete within a few months. She was one of the few Dems in the House two days ago that voted against the outrageous NDAA for 2020. $4 billion a month for 18 years in Afghanistan - do the math.... But we got no *$$$* for Medicare for All. How do you like being hoodwinked?
Now What?
Yesterday, Andrew Scheer resigned as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. There are, Susan Delacourt writes, interesting parallels between the fortunes of Scheer and Joe Clark: The Joe Clark parallels have come up a lot in Scheer’s relatively short reign as Conservative leader. A largely unknown politician from the West, an unlikely competitor against a charismatic Trudeau, this very newspaper marked Scheer’s 2017 leadership victory with the headline “Andrew Who?,” just as it gave Clark the “Joe Who” nickname that endured throughout his ill-fated years as leader. Scheer di... more »
Le sénat mexicain ratifie l'accord de libre-échange avec les Etats-Unis et le Canada
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
13-Dec-2019 Le sénat mexicain a ratifié les modifications apportées au traité de libre-échange conclu entre le Mexique, les Etats-Unis et le Canada.
US settles on outline of elusive China trade deal
bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
13-Dec-2019 The United States has settled on final terms of a partial trade deal with China, several people familiar with the negotiations said.
Retire Top U.S. General: Technology Exists That Could Transport A Human Anywhere On Earth Within An Hour.
*Photo:* Lieutenant General Steven L. Kwast. USAF Warzone/The Drive: *Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology* *Retired Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast says fantastic technology exists that could transport a human anywhere on earth within an hour. * Recently retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Steven L. Kwast gave a lecture last month that seems to further signal that the next major battlefield will be outer space. While military leadership rattling the space sabers is nothing new, Kwast’s lecture included comments that heavily hin... more »
Trump Administration Proposes Rule to Collect DNA From Detained Noncitizens
U.S.-Mexico border overlooking Nogales, Mexico [Source: Flickr/Adam Isacson/ (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)] The Department of Justice on Oct. 15 proposed a rule that would enable the DNA collection of noncitizens in immigration detention and the transfer of that information into a national criminal database. The rule would affect the more than 40,000 people currently held in immigration detention facilities. Civil rights groups have already warned that the rule may implicate serious privacy concerns and denigrates the civil rights and liberties of the most vulnerable. Here is what we know so... more »
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