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Republicans Starting To Panic As Public Anger Grows Over The Post Office
This week's most predictible endorsement went to Biden and Harris yesterday from the National Association of Letter Carriers, a 300,000 member union. With Trump and the congressional Republicans full steam ahead on trying to destroy the post office-- Trump so he can prevent widespread voting and the congressional Republicans as part of their privatization mania. It isn't just the big postal workers union endorsement-- this whole war against the post office is hurting Trump. Otherthan doctrinaire Republicans, the public doesn't like it. As Jonathan Bernstein put it in his Bloombe... more »
Global government & the end game
Posted previously this is even more pertinent now as we have in NZ (& elsewhere) locked down again. A former Vodafone manager (UK) tells what is in store. Listen at the link below. EWR https://www.bitchute.com/video/izJjoKMwX5wX/
Why your elected politicians cannot keep their election promises
“Why don’t the elected politicians that we elect to parliament or congress keep their election promises? – ANSWER: they can’t!” ” Our decisions on monetary matters, social welfare matters, energy matters, food matters, internal matters, external matters, all are being dictated to us”. Barry Smith, Postscript, 1992, pp 36, 38 ______________________________________________________________________ The late Barry Smith, … Continue reading Why your elected politicians cannot keep their election promises →
The Great Unmasking: Studies in the Medical Literature Show FEWER Infections in Surgery when Medical Staff Do NOT Wear Masks
Early on during the COVID Plandemic, when mask mandates began to be rolled out, which incidentally only began after California Governor Gavin Newsom's nearly 1 BILLION dollar purchase of Chinese-made masks began clearing customs and making its way into the U.S. marketplace, I was told one weekend in June that I could not enter an open air Farmer's Market without a face mask. I refused, and entered the market anyway, since it was on public property. The young man who tried to prevent my entry followed me through the market to make sure I did not try to purchase anything, and I tried... more »
VP Pick Kamala Harris Stands on Many Women’s Shoulders
*Pamela S. Nadell* *Politics, Americas* Before vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, before presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and before Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, there was Bella Abzug. Since winning the vote a century ago, only four American women have captured the major parties’ nominations for president and vice president. Blasting open the road leading them to the top were the women who marched into national politics before them. One, “born yelling” in the Bronx a hundred years ago, was Bella Abzug. A warrior for every social justice movement of her day, ... more »
The Taliban Know Afghanistan's Peace Negotiations End In An Islamic Emirate
*Marvin G. Weinbaum* *Security, Middle East* A strong dose of realism is overdue for an Afghan people and international community visibly exhausted by years of conflict and yearning for a political settlement. Efforts to achieve a negotiated peace with the Taliban have for too long survived on wishful thinking. A strong dose of realism is overdue for an Afghan people and international community visibly exhausted by years of conflict and yearning for a political settlement. Efforts to achieve a negotiated peace with the Taliban have for too long survived on wishful thinking. The f... more »
Fire! Are These 5 Militaries the Finest Ever to Fight?
*Zachary Keck, Akhilesh Pillalamarri* *History, World* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2010%3Anewsml_GM1E64Q04C901&share=true] These fighting forces were or are rightly feared for their time and place. *Key Point: *These armies fought well and made a name for themselves. Which would you add to the list? In an anarchical system like international relations, military power is the ultimate form of currency. A state may have all the culture, art, philosophy, and glitter and glory in the world, but it’s all for naught if the country doesn’t have a po... more »
Joe Biden's 2020 Promises Need Some Serious Help
*Amitai Etzioni* *Politics, Americas* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC26DI90PU3L&share=true] At best, such a voter will take Biden’s political Christmas promises as a sign that his heart is in the right place, that he has good intentions. If you go to Joe Biden’s Vision for America’s Future, you will get a one-line vision and then the biggest Christmas tree in Democratic politics. The one-line vision reads, “We aren’t just going to rebuild what has worked in the past. This is our opportunity to build back better than ever.” Next, ... more »
Short story: Red Requiem
Ethical Technology - 1 hour ago
The collapse of the first base on Mars was a harrowing one, sparked by a software error leading to the collapse of the oxygen futures market.
Global firms expected to sue UK for coronavirus losses
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16-Aug-2020 Governments around the world – including the UK – face a wave of lawsuits from foreign companies who complain that their profits have been hit by the pandemic.
Why don't these black lives matter? by Paul Driessen
Child labor, human rights abuses and deaths are routinely ignored by Greens and Democrats Marathon Petroleum recently announced it will “indefinitely idle” its Martinez Refinery. The decision will remove hundreds of jobs, billions of dollars, and nearly 7 million gallons of gasoline, diesel and other petroleum liquids per day from the energy-hungry California economy. It will also send fuel prices even higher for minority and other poor families that already pay by far the highest gasoline prices in the continental United States: $1.32 more per gallon of regular than in Louisian... more »
“Beware Economic Food Chain; Economic Collapse; Americans Need Stimulus Money Now”
Jeremiah Babe, *“Beware Economic Food Chain; Economic Collapse; * *Americans Need Stimulus Money Now”*
Liberty is Inherent – The Removal of Liberty Requires Consent…
..”If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.”.. ~Sam Adams The power of government comes from the people; or … Continue reading →
Belarusian President Lukashenko Says Putin Ready To 'Help Ensure Security'
*Straits Times/AFP:* *Belarus strongman says Russia's Putin ready to 'help ensure security' amid peaceful protests over rule* MINSK (AFP) - President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday (Aug 15) that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has offered full assistance to ensure security in Belarus as thousands held peaceful protests against his rule. "To talk about the military element, we have an agreement with Russia as part of the union state and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). Such situations fall under that agreement," Lukashenko told defence chiefs, quot... more »
Weaponized Social Media Fuels "Youth" Protests
US-based social-media tools are being used to reward participation in regime change with likes and shares. *August 16, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Young protesters in Thailand are out demanding "human rights" and "democracy" - and for the current government to step down. Should their demands be met - the opposition - headed by billionaire fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra and his Pheu Thai Party will take power. Thaksin Shinawatra and his political party represent neither human rights nor democracy. In fact, Thaksin Shinawatra is the worst human rights abuser in Thai history. So ... more »
The Pitfalls of the 21st Century
The twenty-first century will be the first century in three thousand years to record a steep decline in human population—perhaps this century will herald the beginning of the end for our species. In this universe, there is no mercy for creatures that have lost their will to survive; the fate of the dinosaurs awaits us if we can’t rediscover that instinct which Nietzsche calls “the barbaric (romanticist) will to power (survival).”
Weaponized Social Media Fuels "Youth" Protests
US-based social-media tools are being used to reward participation in regime change with likes and shares. *August 16, 2020 *(Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Young protesters in Thailand are out demanding "human rights" and "democracy" - and for the current government to step down. Should their demands be met - the opposition - headed by billionaire fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra and his Pheu Thai Party will take power. Thaksin Shinawatra and his political party represent neither human rights nor democracy. In fact, Thaksin Shinawatra is the worst human rights abuser in Thai history. So ... more »
The Trap Down the Rabbit Hole
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Japan Covid-19 infections remain high but stable: New high in Kanagawa
Japan Covid-19 infections are high but stable: New high in Kanagawa Kanako Mita and Chika Mori Modern Tokyo Times The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Japan is a continuous ebb and flow. This applies to new highs and concerns in early August. Therefore, a far cry from the optimism of most of May and the middle […]
UN Security Council Rejects A US Bid To Extend The Iran Arms Embargo
*Reuters:* *U.S. loses Iran arms embargo bid as Putin pushes summit to avoid nuclear deal showdown* NEW YORK/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States lost a bid on Friday to extend a U.N. arms embargo on Iran as Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed a summit of world leaders to avoid “confrontation” over a U.S. threat to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Tehran. In a U.N. Security Council vote, Russia and China opposed extending the weapons ban, which is due to expire in October under a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Eleven members abstained, including... more »
Arctic Impacts ?
Suspicious Observers reported the interpretation of a possible meteoritic impact crater in the Arctic that is believed to have exterminated the polar mega-fauna as proposed in the following video. Closer inspection of Google Earth Pro shows that the structure isn’t … Continue reading →
Russia's Mosin Rifle Just Won't Go Away
*Kyle Mizokami* *History, World* [image: By George H. Mewes - 300 ppi scan of the National Geographic Magazine, Volume 31 (1917), page 369, panel A., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=180976] It is a reilable and well-known weapon. *Key Point: *These rifles saw action both under the old Czar and the new communist order. Other countires also saw the weapon in action as well. One of the most widely used weapons of the twentieth century was the predecessor to the legendary AK-47 rifle. Developed at the end of the nineteenth century for the Czar’s armies... more »
It's Unclear Why China Copied The M16A1 To Build The Norico CQ Rifle
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* The CQ was never issued to the People’s Liberation Army and was likely never seriously considered. *Here's What You need To Remember: *The Chinese copy of the M16A1 rifle, the CQ, is an odd weapon. It is a faithful copy of the original M16A1, with a handful of very visible differences. The handguard is ribbed and visually distinct from the M16A1’s smooth handguard. The flash hider is also different from the stock Colt flash hider. The buttstock has a cutout on the lower half whose purpose defies explanation. Perhaps most striking is the use of wh... more »
What Pompeo's Speech Really Means for India and an Alliance Against China
*Sumantra Maitra* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2020%3Anewsml_RC2ODI9X0GQG&share=true] India might align more with the West against China, but is unlikely to join any crusading “democratic” alliances. The only charitable explanation of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s crusading call for democracies to unite against China was that he was being rhetorical. Two key sentences were prominent in that barnstorming speech at the Nixon Library. “The challenge of China demands exertion, energy from democracies,” Pompeo said, “those in E... more »
Apple to Bundle Subscription Services
*Stephen Silver* *Technology, Americas* [image: Reuters] Apple’s Services category, which includes all of the services that would presumably be part of such bundles, posted revenue of $13.1 billion in the second quarter, compared with $11.4 billion in the same period of 2019. For the last couple of years, it’s frequently been speculated that Apple will offer some sort of bundle of its subscription services, including Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple News, and others. Now, Bloomberg News is reporting that Apple is getting ready to do just that. Called “Apple One” internally, per th... more »
Pondering An Old Cartridge
Could you make a gun almost as small as a .32 ACP, but with 12 to 14 rojnds and piwer vliser to the 380 ACP? I think so. Continue reading →
The Great Unmasking: Studies in the Medical Literature Show FEWER Infections in Surgery when Medical Staff Do NOT Wear Masks
Early on during the COVID Plandemic, when mask mandates began to be rolled out, which incidentally only began after California Governor Gavin Newsom's nearly 1 BILLION dollar purchase of Chinese-made masks began clearing customs and making its way into the U.S. market place, I was told one weekend in June that I could not enter an open air Farmer's Market without a face mask. I refused, and entered the market anyway, since it was on public property. The young man who tried to prevent my entry followed me through the market to make sure I did not try to purchase anything, and I trie... more »
CEO’s desert their ships by the thousands and sell their stock
Letter to the Editor Lockdowns, Coronavirus, and Banks: Following the Money Was COVID-19 a Cover for an Anticipated or Planned Financial Crisis? ………….A presentation in August of 2019 by the Wall Street leviathan, BlackRock Financial Management, provides a telling indicator of foreknowledge. It was well understood by many insiders in 2019 that a sharp economic […]
Locate a 5G tower website
Location of Australian 5G sites https://www.rfnsa.com.au/site-list?button_search=button_search&page=1&search_criteria=4880&search_type=search&nearby_address=&nearby_latitude=&nearby_longitude=&first=1
Kamala Harris vice-presidential candidate descendant of slave owners
Letter to the Editor PROOF: Kamala Harris Ancestor Was Infamous White Slave Owner In Jamaica Hamilton Brown by GreatGameIndia Were Kamala Harris’ ancestors Slave Owners? It is being said Kamala Harris is directly descended from one of the largest slave-owners in Jamaica, Hamilton Brown – there is a even a town named after him, Brown […]
Covid testing shows colds, flu, flu injections and HIV
Letter to the Editor Gates and Fauci Belong in Prison for Murder The testing for Covid and counting the deaths is utter fiction. Fauci knows it, Bill Gates knows it. The tests are not testing for Covid 19; they are testing for any corona virus including the flu and the common cold. Of course the […]
“Give Black People Back Their Homes”: BLM Mob Intimidates White Homeowners in Seattle
[image: give-black-people-back-their-homes-blm-mob-intimidates-white-homeowners-in-seattle] Video has surfaced of an incident in Seattle where dozens of Black Lives Matter activists angrily harassed a white home owner and attempted to shame him into giving up his home, which the group claimed was in an “historically black neighborhood.”
New York City’s Largest Police Union Endorses Trump
[image: new-york-city-s-largest-police-union-endorses-trump] Harris is exactly the wrong person at exactly the wrong time to be running for president. By Bob Adelmann
Middle Finger Symphony Theater
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How Surprised Are You That Trump's Department Of Homeland Security Heads Are Serving Illegally?
*Illegal appointment* If you're looking for the worst villains of the Trump era, your head will soon be spinning. That said, no list can possibly leave off the authors of Trump's military assault against Portland, Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli. As congressional Democrats have asserted, neither is legally serving in the government. Yesterday *Washington Post* reporter Erica Werner wrote the Government Accountability Office has found that "Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf and his deputy Kenneth Cuccinelli are serving under an invalid order of succession under the Vacanci... more »
Boom-Boom
Let’s see how you do, identifying the twin-tail boom aircraft. I know there are quite a few. You can quit if it feels too much like work. The post Boom-Boom appeared first on Virtual Mirage.
Free Download: Henry Miller, “Tropic of Cancer”
"The monstrous thing is not that men have created roses out of this dung heap, but that, for some reason or other, they should want roses. For some reason or other man looks for the miracle, and to accomplish it he will wade through blood. He will debauch himself with ideas, he will reduce himself to a shadow if for only one second of his life he can close his eyes to the hideousness of reality. Everything is endured - disgrace, humiliation, poverty, war, crime, ennui - in the belief that overnight something will occur, a miracle, which will render life tolerable. And all the while... more »
Musical Interlude: Supertramp, "The Logical Song"
Supertramp, "The Logical Song"
"A Look to the Heavens"
“These two spiral galaxies make a photogenic pair, found within the boundaries of the northern constellation Draco. Contrasting in color and orientation, NGC 5965 is nearly edge-on to our line of sight and dominated by yellow hues, while bluish NGC 5963 is closer to face-on. Of course, even in this well-framed cosmic snapshot the scene is invaded by other galaxies, including small elliptical NGC 5969 at the lower left. * Click image for larger size.* Brighter, spiky stars in our own Milky Way are scattered through the foreground. Though they seem to be close and of similar size, gala... more »
Chet Raymo, “Take My Arm”
*“Take My Arm”* by Chet Raymo “I'm sure I have referenced here before the poems of Grace Schulman, she who in inhabits that sweet melancholy place between "the necessity and impossibility of belief." Between, too, the necessity and impossibility of love. Belief and love. They have so much in common, yet are as distinct as self and other. How strange that two people can hitch their lives together, on a whim, say, or wild intuition, knowing little if nothing about the other's hiddenness, about things that even the other does not fully understand and couldn’t articulate even if he di... more »
"You Have Attributed Conditions To Villainy..."
"You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity. " - Robert Heinlein, "Logic of Empire"
"The Return of the Deodand"
*"The Return of the Deodand"* by Jeff Thomas "In 1066, my family were centered in Somerset, England, where, if a horse ran over and killed someone, or a boat capsized, and caused a drowning, that horse or boat was given over to the victim’s family, under “noxal surrender.” Alternatively, if an animal or object were responsible for the death of a person other than its owner, it could be taken and sold, and the proceeds passed to the family of the deceased. One can see the purpose here – to provide some sort of compensation for those aggrieved. However, as readers will know, the Nor... more »
"Fed's Direct Money Transfers Are Coming: Fed Collaborating With MIT On Hypothetical Digital Currency"
*"Fed's Direct Money Transfers Are Coming: * *Fed Collaborating With MIT On Hypothetical Digital Currency"* by Epic Economist "Last week, we reported on a new Fed policy in the works that would abandon stimulus checks and instead utilize direct deposits in order to more efficiently get Americans the money they need to stave off financial insecurity. This helicopter money is a final attempt to dig the United States out of the deep economic collapse they have fallen into this year by bringing about sharp and widespread inflation. The tool - known as recession insurance bonds - would ... more »
WORLD WAR ‘C’: These 5 Countries are the Real COVID-19 ‘Success Stories’
Originally posted on RIELPOLITIK: Source – jordanschachtel.substack.com – “…Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko flatly rejected the idea that his country should lock down to “save” his nation from the coronavirus. Instead, Belarus kept society completely open (well, for an authoritarian state, at least), and became one of the few countries in the world to continue professional…
SILENCE OF THE LABS: THE WAR ON KNOWLEDGE
Originally posted on Drowning in absurdity: SILENCE OF THE LABS: THE WAR ON KNOWLEDGE By Crystal Clark, August 1, 2020 [NOTE: If you enjoy these posts you can subscribe by hitting the orange button on the top right. From 911 to microbes, the black search bar underneath the subscribe button is a great tool for…
All is not lost
“There are still a few normal brains left amidst the technocracy (social engineering) frenzy.” – Penelope _________ All is not lost Penelope There are still a few normal brains left amidst the technocracy (social engineering) frenzy: “Florida Sheriff Orders Deputies & Staff NOT to Wear Face Masks,” reads the headline. “Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods ... Read more All is not lost The post All is not lost appeared first on Ice Age Now.
Why the Border Patrol is Struggling to Apprehend Migrants Crossing the English Channel
*Scott Edwards, Timothy Edmunds* *Politics, United Kingdom* Calls to strengthen UK border security at sea often misapprehend the tensions and difficulties involved. The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has increased significantly – up to 4,343 this year compared with 857 in the same period last year. The number of lurid headlines calling for action has also increased significantly but the issue is not always well understood. Calls to strengthen UK border security at sea often misapprehend the tensions and difficulties involved. There is a reason more... more »
Why the P-51 Mustang Was So Vital to Winning World War II
*Warfare History Network* *History, World* [image: By U.S. Air Force - http://www.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000593917/ (image link), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92904885] This fighter helped protect bombers on long-range missions. *Key Point:* These rugged planes served as escort fighters. Here's how they made their mark and helepd crush Hitler. On August 17, 1942, the 97th Bomb Group began the opening attack of the U.S. Army Air Forces’ (USAAF) strategic bombing campaign against Germany. The mission was a strike by 12 Boeing B-17 Flying Fort... more »
The Seen and Unseen Plasma
I have two groups of rooftop solar panels installed at the house, one group directed to north east, the other north west. Conversion is via Enphase mini-inverters. The system is off during the night, on during the day and in … Continue reading →
Coronavirus is Causing Confusion in Grading Policies Around the Globe
*Matthew Cole* *Education, * This turbulence is the result of policies pursued for years by governments who then failed to anticipate their results. Thirty-six hours before the release of A-level results in England on August 13, the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, announced a new procedure to review the grades. This followed five months of work by teachers and exam regulators to produce results which were sent to universities last week to filter applications. A head teachers’ representative said the latest measure “beggars belief”. Universities had not been consulted. Th... more »
The Justice Department's Move Against Yale University Means the Constitution Is Alive and Well
*Mike Gonzalez* *Politics, * The Justice Department notes, “the great majority of applicants, Asian Americans and whites, have only one-tenth to one-fourth of the likelihood of admission as African American applicants with comparable academic credentials. Yale rejects scores of Asian American and white applicants each year based on their race.” A useful way to look at the system of racial preferences we have instituted since the 1960s is as a rival constitution, as journalist Christopher Caldwell suggests. This new constitution is at war with the one of 1788, and the instability... more »
Iran's Ulcer War Strategy: How to Fight America on a Budget
*James Holmes* *military, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Tehran can wage war by contingent on the cheap. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Two of seven naval-aviation hulls are executing duties in or around the Gulf while five are entrusted with the rest of the globe. Tehran, it seems, has managed to entangle the world’s leading superpower in a theater it would like to be quit of; done so at low cost by employing light naval forces; exacted a high price from the superpower for the privilege of remaining in that unloved theater; and siphoned away resources the superpower needs fo... more »
Why America and Iran Almost Went to War in 2019
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] Iran cannot use sanctions to punish America, but it can inflict economic pain by threatening the valuable shipping lanes running from Persian Gulf ports, through the straits of Hormuz, and into the Gulf of Oman. *Here's What You Need To Remember: *Trying to one-up the Iranians in tit-for-tat aggravations—one cyber attack, downed drone, imposed sanction and broken treaty obligation at time—is a losing game. Tehran is simply unlikely to respond constructively to threats of “obliteration.” *If America wants Iran to change ... more »
Why Did India Put Aging MiG-21 Jets on the Front Lines With Pakistan?
*David Axe* *Security, Asia* [image: https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2003%3Anewsml_RP4DRHXOGLAD&share=true] The recent clash raised eyebrows since the MiG-21 is generally seen as outdated. *Key Point: *These jets are old, but can still kill. Perhaps India was saving its best fighters or another day? The Indian air force defended its decision to send old MiG-21 fighters up against much more modern Pakistani F-16s during *recent aerial skirmishes*. On Feb. 26, 2019 Indian planes crossed the line of control at India's border with Pakistan and bombed what N... more »
Mike Pence Hits Back Against "Defund the Police" In Iowa
*Rachel del Guidice, Fred Lucas* *Politics, Americas* [image: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence leads a White House coronavirus disease (COVID-19) task force briefing with Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, at the U.S. Education Department in Washington, U.S., July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Carl] “You have a president, you have an administration, that is committed to law and order and to supporting the men and women who serve on the thin blue line.” URBANDALE, Iowa—Bonnie Mattaliano, a retired health care worker, says she appreciates the Trump administration’... more »
The constitutionality of a federal mask mandate
Josh Blackman, James Phillips, and John Yoo argue that a federal mandate to wear masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus would be unconstitutional under *NFIB v. Sebelius*. If Congress cannot force people to buy health insurance, it cannot force people to wear masks. In addition, the federal government cannot justify a mandate on the grounds that people's failure to wear a mask will have a substantial (indeed, devastating) effect on interstate commerce. Wearing a mask is not economic activity and so Congress cannot take those effects into account, no matter how great. ( *Lopez*, *... more »
Musical Interlude: The Moody Blues, “The Voice”
The Moody Blues, “The Voice”
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"Don't Take Anything Personally"
*"Don't Take Anything Personally"* by don Miguel Ruiz "Whatever happens around you, don't take it personally. Using an earlier example, if I see you on the street and I say, "Hey, you are so stupid," without knowing you, it's not about you; it's about me. If you take it personally, perhaps you believe you are stupid. Maybe you think to yourself, "How does he know? Is he clairvoyant, or can everybody see how stupid I am?" You take it personally because you agree with whatever was said. As soon as you agree, the poison goes through you, and you are trapped in the dream of hell. Wha... more »
"Pythagoras on the Purpose of Life and the Meaning of Wisdom"
"Pythagoras" (Art by J. Augustus Knapp, circa 1926) *"Pythagoras on the Purpose of Life and the Meaning of Wisdom"* by Maria Popova "The Greek polymath Pythagoras (c. 570–c. 495 BC) ignited the golden age of mathematics with the development of numerical logic and the discovery of his namesake theorem of geometry, which furnished the world’s first foothold toward the notion of scientific proof and has been etched into the mind of every schoolchild in the millennia since. His ideas went on to influence Plato, Copernicus, Descartes, Kepler, Newton, and Einstein, and the school he found... more »
"What Great Thing..."
"What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?" - Robert H. Schuller
The Poet: Maya Angelou, "When Great Trees Fall"
*"When Great Trees Fall"* "When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear. When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile. We breathe, briefly. Our eyes, briefly, see with a hurtful clarity. Our memory, suddenly sharpened, examines, gnaws on kind words unsaid, promised walks never taken. Great souls die and our reality, bound to them, takes leave of us. Our souls, dependent upon their... more »
"8 Things to Remember When Everything Goes Wrong"
*"8 Things to Remember When Everything Goes Wrong"* by Marc Chernoff “Today, I’m sitting in my hospital bed waiting to have both my breasts removed. But in a strange way I feel like the lucky one. Up until now I have had no health problems. I’m a 69-year-old woman in the last room at the end of the hall before the pediatric division of the hospital begins. Over the past few hours I have watched dozens of cancer patients being wheeled by in wheelchairs and rolling beds. None of these patients could be a day older than 17.” That’s an entry from my grandmother’s journal, dated 9/16/19... more »
Over 100 Pro-Life Democrats Urge Party Leaders to Soften Their Extremist Abortion Stand or Lose in November
[image: over-100-pro-life-democrats-urge-party-leaders-to-soften-their-extremist-abortion-stand-or-lose-in-november] A letter from Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) released on Friday to members of the Democrat Party’s platform committee was clear: back off on your radical stand on “abortion at any time for any reason right up until the birth of the child” or lose the election in November.
An Unforgettable Liberal Romance: When Covid-19 Lockdown Meets Cancel Culture
[image: undefined] The Liberal obsession with shutting down everything in the name of political correctness is undoubtedly insane, but now that the ideology has been poison-tipped with a not-so-deadly virus, America is becoming an increasingly unrecognizable, uninhabitable place. It’s not every day when a grown man drops heavy tears onto his keyboard in an unexpected wave of emotion; it’s even rarer when he admits to it. But it happened this week. Perhaps as a form of escapism from the madness that is steadily encroaching upon every single human activity, I foolishly clicked onto a... more »
US Fails Utterly In Friday Night UN Security Council Vote On Extending Iran Arms Embargo
[image: undefined] The US bid to extend a UN Security Council total arms embargo on Iran which had been in effect for 13 years, but which is set to drop this fall as part of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), has ended in utter failure late this week. As The Hill reported of the vote Friday night, the resolution didn't even come close to gaining the requisite nine “yes” votes which would have forced Russia or China to use their vetoes. Officially, the final tally was 11 abstentions, two yes and two no votes. After all of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's lobbying through the summer to e... more »
Coincidence? Billionaire-led Opposition Moves to Rewrite Thai Constitution
"Student" demands of constitution rewrite conveniently match long-held desire by billionaire-led opposition. *August 16, 2020* (Tony Cartalucci - ATN) - Of course it is no coincidence that Thailand's political opposition is moving with lighting speed to capitalize on perceived momentum toward rewriting Thailand's constitution. The Bangkok Post in an article titled, "Opposition takes first step to amend charter," would note that Sutin Klungsang of Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party led the way. The opposition led by billionaire fugitive Thaksin Shinawtra and his proxies includi... more »
WHY IS THE THOROUGHLY UNLIKABLE DINESH D'SOUZA SO POPULAR WITH RIGHT-WINGERS?
In the past few days, Dinesh D'Souza has been binge-tweeting dishonest attacks on Kamala Harris, focusing specifically on her racial identity. Kamala Harris’s mom is Asian Indian. Her dad Donald Harris is by his own account descended from one of the largest slave planters in Jamaica. In what sense then can she claim the African American experience of being descended from slaves and subject to segregation and Jim Crow? — Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) August 12, 2020 If the Democrats want to dissociate themselves from all connections to slavery and the old plantation, shouldn’t they ... more »
Gotham City Digest
(We don't resort to cheap gimmicks. Buy my new novel!) ------------------------------ Hi, Brian, welcome to the Trump Whipping Boy Club! I'm Ron DeSantis. What kept you? ------------------------------ I'm amazed that a law professor would hold a view such as this and amazed that *Newsweek* would even entertain a serious thought to publishing this birther bullshit. If Eastman's legal gymnastics held up to scrutiny (that the SCOTUS never once ruled on citizenship based on geography), then he'd have to admit the late John McCain, also a member of the US Senate, likewise would... more »
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