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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

14 September - Blogs I'm Following 1 of 2

11:30 pm MDT

Here Is How World War III Will Go Down If Russia Starts It

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 minute ago
A joint special exercise of logistic supply units of Belarus and Russia in August 2017. (Russian Ministry of Defense) *Military Times:* *If Russia started World War III, here’s how it would go down* If drawn into a war against Russia, U.S. and NATO forces would first begin combating Russian cyberattacks, misinformation and third-party surrogate forces, said retired Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, former head of Air Combat Command. Carlisle said fighting likely will follow a period of steadily rising tensions and warnings. That would give the U.S. enough notice to start moving more ... more »

Nebraska Education Department Committing Suicide

John F. McManus at rss - 23 minutes ago
[image: nebraska-education-department-committing-suicide] Nebraska’s Board of Education approved new science standards that have conservatives outraged. Consider, for example, the global warming agenda.

A 'Read-My-Lips' Moment for Trump?

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 23 minutes ago
[image: a-read-my-lips-moment-for-trump] Trump's capitulation, if that is what turns out to be, calls to mind George H. W. Bush's decision in 1990 to raise the Reagan tax rates in a deal engineered for him by a White House-Hill coalition, that made a mockery of his "Read my lips! No new taxes!" pledge of 1988.

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 29 minutes ago
*Prepping to Load* An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is prepared to be loaded with a mobile air traffic control tower system at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Sept. 12, 2017, before being transported to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, during relief efforts following the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. The aircraft crew is from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The loading teams are assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing and 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeremy Mosier *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Airmen Load Recove... more »

Poland – Exhibition “Tadeusz Kościuszko A Man of Vision”: Hero of the American Revolution; Leader of 1794 Uprising Against Russian and Prussian Occupation of Poland

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 41 minutes ago
Kościuszko by Antoni Oleszczyński “Designed by the Museum of Polish History …. the exhibition runs September 10 – 30, 2017 … Continue reading →

AAC&U Issues College Grants to Promote Racial Healing

cmaadmin at Diverse - 45 minutes ago
Hamline University is one of 10 colleges awarded a multi-year Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) grant from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) to create a center for racial healing.

Expert Wants Institutions to Track Racial Data in Title IX Proceedings

cmaadmin at Diverse - 45 minutes ago
According to Ben Trachtenberg, associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Law, current conversations around Title IX enforcement often skip over one key element: the impact of racial bias on disciplinary outcomes at colleges and universities.

More Details Emerge On Mystery 'Health Attacks' On U.S. Diplomats In Cuba

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*The Hill*: *US still searching for explanation for diplomats’ brain injuries in Cuba* The United States is reportedly still trying to explain how at least 21 diplomats working in Cuba suffered sudden brain injuries that include hearing loss and speech problems. Officials from the FBI, the State Department and other U.S. intelligence agencies are at a loss as to what the possible weapon could be and are working to make sense of the physics, The Associated Press reported Thursday. One American diplomat in Havana described what some are calling “health attacks,” in which he heard ... more »

Objectivism: Closed in Theory, Open in Practice

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 1 hour ago
David Kelley; Leonard PeikoffWhen it comes to the so-called “Open System—Closed System” debate which has been raging in the Objectivist universe for almost three decades, there is a major difference between the sayings and actions of both Leonard Peikoff and David Kelley. Peikoff claims that Objectivism is a Closed System, but since the death of Ayn Rand he has been behaving like a devotee of Open System. He has used his position as the legal heir of Ayn Rand’s estate to authorize several instances of expansion, refinement, and revision of Rand’s writings in books and lectures whic... more »

Who's Crazier, Señor Trumpanzee Or Kim Jong Un?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
Reporter Evan Osnos' letter from Pyongyang-- The Risk of Nuclear War With North Korea in the new issue of the *New Yorker*-- begins with "The Madman Theory." We all know Trump is mentally unstable, to put it mildly, but is Kim Jong Un as crazy? Crazier? Could either of those two misanthropes blunder into a nuclear war? Osnos travelled to North Korea (as well as Seoul and Beijing) last month to get a better understanding of how North Koreans think about the kind of violence that their country so often threatens, if their threats are serious, or mere posturing and how they imagine ... more »

X22 Report, “Financial Institutions Call For A Market Crash In The Next 3-8 Months”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
X22 Report, “Financial Institutions Call For A Market Crash In The Next 3-8 Months” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R6ZmQICM90 *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “The Petrodollar Doomsday Clock Just Ticked Closer To Midnight” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeN7jIQkUnQ

Sacred Plant Healing: Shamanic Medicine & the New Science

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 2 hours ago
*Brett Lothian* - We have a lot to learn from the ancient plant medicine sciences. The post Sacred Plant Healing: Shamanic Medicine & the New Science appeared first on Waking Times.

What Japan Is Asking: Where Did North Korea Get All Its Missiles From?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Stolen? *North Korea has shown itself to be a canny state that can get what it wants, whether by pressing its citizens to the maximum or by utilizing a carefully cultivated network of overseas contacts to surreptitiously import banned weapons—all with the goal, of course, of ensuring the regime’s survival. The presence of advanced weapons in the Korean People’s Army’s arsenal is proof the country is not without resources of its own, and will do what it can to survive.* In the quarter century since the end of the Cold War, much of North Korea’s ... more »

Could North Korea's Submarines 'Sink' the U.S. Navy in a War?

Kyle Mizokami at The National Interest - 2 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, Asia* Or are they old and obsolete? *In March 2010 the corvette ROKS Cheonan, operating in the Yellow Sea near the Northern Limit Line, was struck in the stern by an undetected torpedo. The 1,500-ton Cheonan, a Pohang-class general-purpose corvette, broke into two halves and sank. Forty-six South Korean sailors were killed and fifty-six were wounded. An international commision set up to investigate the incident pinned the blame on North Korea, in large part due to the remains of a North Korean CHT-02D heavyweight acoustic wake-homing torpedo found at ... more »

Elite jihadist unit in Idlib denies any alliance with Syrian Al-Qaeda

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:00 A.M.) – The Malhama Tactical private military contractor (PMC) group has denied being part of Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS; an Al-Qaeda linked militant alliance) force structure. The information was disseminated by the group over its own social media accounts. In denying any particular loyalty to HTS, the statement by Malhama Tactical emphasized […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iraqi Parliament dismisses Kurdish independence referendum

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 A.M.) – Members of the Iraqi Parliament voted to dismiss the governor of Kirkuk province Najmiddin Karim, during a session in Baghdad, Thursday, just eleven days before the Kurdish independence referendum takes place. Karim has stated he has no plans to step down and that “The referendum will go on as planned.” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

In pictures: ISIL in deep trouble as Syrian Army liberates strategic area in central Syria

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 A.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization is on its last legs in central Syria, as the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies close-in on the terrorist group’s last positions in the Hama and Homs governorates. On Thursday, the Syrian Arab Army scored another important advance in central Syria, liberating […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US NRC Response on Crystal River Nuclear Power Station Spent Fuel Pool Near Tampa; Our Response, and More

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 2 hours ago
Our question re the closed Crystal River Nuclear Power Station and Hurricane Irma. (Screenshots of the original correspondance and of … Continue reading →

US NRC Teleconference Meeting Re Turkey Pt.; St. Lucie; Seabrook; Point Beach; and Duane Arnold Nuclear Power Stations – Register By 3 PM EDT Sept. 18th

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 2 hours ago
The meeting is September 20th (Wednesday), in the afternoon, in Rockville Maryland. People can participate via teleconference. Register by Monday, … Continue reading →

Pentagon: U.S. Citizen Fighting For Islamic State Has Surrendered In Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Syrian Democratic Forces fighters in Deir al-Zour, Syria, on Tuesday. (Rodi Said/Reuters) *Daily Beast*: *U.S. Military: American Fighting for ISIS ‘Surrenders’* The U.S. citizen fighting for ISIS was captured in Syria, a well-placed source told The Beast. It’ll be a crucial test for the Trump administration on handling wartime detentions. The U.S. military confirmed a Daily Beast report Thursday that an American fighting in Syria for the so-called Islamic State has been taken into custody. “The U.S. citizen is being legally detained by Department of Defense personnel as a known ... more »

UN Report Slams Israel for Impeding Development of Palestinian Economy

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
PressTV News Videos Published on Sep 12, 2017 A UN report blames Israeli occupation for decades of de-development and suppressed human potential in the Palestinian territories. “In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the origin of the Jews. Her research found that virtually all the […]

Jean-Claude Juncker’s ‘Tragic’ EU Vision “United States of Europe”, Needs to be Stopped ‘Now’, Rages German MEP

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Juncker is playing the ‘Bad Cop’ in a ‘Good Cop’ – ‘Bad Cop’ routine. The ‘Good Cop‘ appears to be Emmanuel (“god” with us) Macron. The ‘Good Cop’ will save Europe from all the problems Juncker created by instituting a 10 countries federation: United States of Europe. – ‘A FOOL’S VISION’ Juncker’s plans could lead […]

Electronic Warfare Patents Seek To Alter Human Consciousness, Mind Control

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Press For Truth Published on Sep 5, 2017 Producing desired states of consciousness in unwitting human targets was once just science fiction fantasy but now in the 21st century it’s becoming a reality. It is now possible to manipulate brainwaves with specific frequencies which can produce various desired effects on a human test subject. In this […]

‘We Need to Continue Efforts to Wake Up American People’ – Ron Paul on Anti-War Amendment Fight

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
RT Streamed live 8 hours ago The US Senate has voted 61-36 to kill the amendment, proposed by Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) which would repeal the 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Afghanistan and Iraq. end

Juncker Unveils Grand Vision For A United States Of Europe

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Juncker Unveils Grand Vision For A United States Of Europe by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker delivered his annual state of the union address on Wednesday, in which he laid out his grand vision for federalist Europe, and urged European Union governments to use economic recovery (i.e., Mario Draghi’s nationalization of the bond […]

Hillary Clinton Wanted to Craft Voodoo Dolls of Congress, Media

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Hillary Clinton Wanted to Craft Voodoo Dolls of Congress, Media by Jamie White | http://www.Infowars.com Hillary reveals her fascination with the occult yet again. Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton flirted with the idea of making voodoo dolls of certain members of Congress and the media in response to her email server scandal, according to her new book. […]

Russia Kicks Off “Biggest Display Of Military Power Since The Cold War”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Russia Kicks Off “Biggest Display Of Military Power Since The Cold War” by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Today, Moscow kicked off its controversial, week-long “Zapad-2017” drill, the latest iteration of a series of training maneuvers that began under the Soviet Union in the 1970s, and which has angered and put NATO and Baltic States leaders on edge. […]

War Games: Sweden Conducts Largest Military Drills Citing ‘Eastern Threat’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
RT Published on Sep 14, 2017 The US is building up its presence in Poland – with more than a thousand military vehicles, of them 400 are tracked…Meanwhile, American troops are also taking part in Sweden’s biggest military drills in more than 20 years. Peace activist Pelle Sunvisson believes the country risks becoming dangerously militarised because […]

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan, US Confirms “Ironclad Commitment To Defend” Allies

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Over Japan, US Confirms “Ironclad Commitment To Defend” Allies by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com/ Update 4: The UN Security Council is set to met at 4am Saturday Seoul time (3pm ET on Friday) * * * Update 3: US Pacific Command has confirmed that its commitment to the defense of Japan and South Korea (via […]

How Many Drug Scripts do Doctors Write Per Year?

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Jon Rappoport* - What are the effects of all these drugs? The post How Many Drug Scripts do Doctors Write Per Year? appeared first on Waking Times.

High Ranking CIA Agent Blows Whistle On The Deep State And Shadow Government

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Aaron Kesel* - The top of the shadow government is the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency. The post High Ranking CIA Agent Blows Whistle On The Deep State And Shadow Government appeared first on Waking Times.

Hurricanes & Power

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 3 hours ago
In a general sense the electric-earth circuit has solar current entering/exiting the poles and the equatorial belt where cyclonic atmospheric disturbances occur. The principal route is equator to the ionosphere where positive charge travels – ionosphere to ground, and negative … Continue reading →

Only Label They Need: Gonifs

nonnie9999 at HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 3 hours ago
From Money: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had requested the use of a government jet for his European honeymoon with his wife Louise Linton earlier this year — a mode of travel that would have incurred $25,000 per hour of flight, according to estimates provided … Continue reading →

Conservative Professors: Where’s Our Inclusion on Campus?

cmaadmin at Diverse - 3 hours ago
In the academy, liberal or far-left professors outnumber their ideologically opposite colleagues nearly 5 to 1, based on a UCLA survey. If we promote diversity in race, gender and religion within the student body, shouldn’t diversity of thought be just as important?

Houston Prepares To Be Sprayed By Bee-Killing Chemicals to Fight Mosquitoes

Derrick Broze at Activist Post - 3 hours ago
By Derrick Broze On Thursday night over 600,000 acres of Houston will be sprayed with controversial chemicals with the potential to kill millions of bees... more »

Musical Interlude: Clannad, “Mystery Game”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Clannad, “Mystery Game” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIDzqVRFr5c

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"Nebulas are perhaps as famous for being identified with familiar shapes as perhaps cats are for getting into trouble. Still, no known cat could have created the vast Cat's Paw Nebula visible in Scorpius. At 5,500 light years distant, Cat's Paw is an emission nebula with a red color that originates from an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms. *Click image for larger size.* Alternatively known as the Bear Claw Nebula or NGC 6334, stars nearly ten times the mass of our Sun have been born there in only the past few million years. Pictured here is a deep field image of the Cat's Paw Nebu... more »

"Never Alone..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"On this earth as beyond this earth you never are alone, But are in constant company of things and beings That take a share in your life as you take a share in theirs. As you seek them, so they seek you. As you partake of them, so they partake of you." - Rumi, “The Book of Mirdad”

The Poet: Wendell Berry, "The Wish to Be Generous"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"The Wish to Be Generous"* "All that I serve will die, all my delights, the flesh kindled from my flesh, garden and field, the silent lilies standing in the woods, the woods, the hill, the whole earth, all will burn in man's evil, or dwindle in its own age. Let the world bring on me the sleep of darkness without stars, so I may know my little light taken from me into the seed of the beginning and the end, so I may bow to mystery, and take my stand on the earth like a tree in a field, passing without haste or regret toward what will be, my life a patient willing descent into the grass." ... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"Bottleneck Ethics"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"Bottleneck Ethics"* by John Rember "Lately I’ve read Peter Singer, a bioethicist and philosopher who argues, along with a good many pet owners, that animals are sentient and therefore eligible for personhood. But once you accept animals as persons, Singer tests your commitment to the idea. Singer says humans should become vegans, given that animals act like unhappy and terrified sentient beings as they’re being herded into slaughterhouses. It’s reasonable to assume that it causes more suffering for animal-persons to give their lives to become meat than it does for human-persons t... more »

"I Explain the Persuasion Techniques President Trump is using on The Wall and DACA"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"I Explain the Persuasion Techniques President Trump * *is using on The Wall and DACA"* by Scott Adams "You might enjoy my Periscope playback from this morning in which I describe the several persuasion techniques President Trump is using on the topic of The Wall and DACA. Here’s the quick summary: *Visual Persuasion:* President Trump describes border security (a concept) with the word “wall” because you can visualize it. Our visual sense is our most persuasive path for influence. It would be weak persuasion to talk about border security as a concept without a visual. *Simplicity:... more »

U.S. Nuclear Commander Is 'Assuming' That North Korea Tested A Hydrogen Bomb

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Gen. John E. Hyten, U.S. Strategic Command commander, stands in front of a flag at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 6, 2016. Hyten presented the 5th Bomb Wing with the 2017 Omaha Trophy in the Strategic Bomber category and recognized multiple Team Minot Airmen for their mission contributions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman J.T. Armstrong) *Washington Post:* *U.S. general says size of most recent North Korean test ‘equates to’ a hydrogen bomb* OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — The chief of U.S. Strategic Command said Thursday that the size, yield and other indications seen in North... more »

How Soon Before Trump Is Dragged Out Of The White House In A Straight Jacket?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Yesterday, I linked, very much in passing, to a *Salon* post by Chauncey DeVega because he deals with Trump's mental health-- or at least his lack of mental health. Harvard psychiatrist Lance Dodes is contending that Señor Trumpanzee is a "sociopath" and "a very sick individual." Do you know anyone who would disagree? Clearly Dodes has discarded the "Goldwater Rule." The evidence suggesting that Donald Trump may have serious mental health problems is overwhelming. He is a compulsive liar who creates his own fantasy world. Trump is also extremely moody and impulsive. Trump’s advise... more »

Would North Korea Agree to an Iran-Style Nuclear Deal?

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Asia* [image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Command of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in an unknown location in North Korea] The Kim regime has been firm that denuclearization is no longer a concession they are able to offer. Or are they? With the standoff between the United States and North Korea over the latter’s nuclear weapons program creeping closer and closer to an actual confrontation, the international community could very much use a calm, measured and pragmatic world leader in the middle of the situation... more »

Latin America Has a Blueprint of How to Deal with Venezuela

Juan Gabriel Tokatlian at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Juan Gabriel Tokatlian* *Security, Latin America* [image: The name place sign of Venezuela is pictured on the country's desk at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva] Using the past as a guide, regional powers must control the situation before outside powers try to. Venezuela is a traumatic and consequential crisis. The Americas have not witnesses a perfect storm of similar and simultaneous political, economic and human rights proportions in decades. There have been different proposals about how the international community can manage the si... more »

Could Trade Torpedo the U.S.-South Korea Alliance?

Danny Leipziger at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Danny Leipziger* *Security, Asia* [image: A crane carries a container from a ship of Hanjin Shipping at Hanjin container terminal at the Busan New Port in Busan] The bilateral-trade deficit between America and South Korea has grown since the treaty came into effect and could cast a long shadow. South Korea is faced with a renegotiation of its Free Trade Agreement with the United States (KORUS FTA) at the worst possible time. Given the actions of North Korea, the Korea-U.S. alliance needs to both steadfast and indivisible. The U.S. administration’s attack on the KORUS FTA on the ... more »

Once again surrounded by the devastation left by a hurricane Donald Trump attempts to convince people his hands are YUGE!

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 4 hours ago
#Trump today in #Naples ripping through a pair of white gloves says his hands were too big needs bigger gloves pic.twitter.com/RB3twfG7ap — Strategic Sentinel (@StratSentinel) September 14, 2017 Courtesy of New York Magazine: *President Trump, who’s been dealing with smart alecks making fun of his gerbil hands since he was a fixture in Spy magazine, made a show of not being able to fit into a pair of rubber gloves on Thursday, the second time he’s done so in as many weeks. * *During his trip to hurricane-ravaged Naples, Florida, Trump, along with the First Lady, vice-president, ... more »

NYPD Releases First Ever Body Cam as They ‘Execute’ Man Standing Silent in His Bedroom

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 4 hours ago
The NYPD has released the first-ever body camera footage of its officers killing a man while he stood silently in his own bedroom.

Austin's new budget increases taxes, affordability problem

Content Multimedia - 4 hours ago
By James Quintero Last night, Austin City Council members voted to approve a new $3.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2018. The budget will raise taxes and fees for the typical Austin resident by $151.

South Korea Is Reporting That North Korea Has Launched A Missile Over Japan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
*Daily Mail:* *BREAKING NEWS: Japan warns citizens as North Korea fires missile from capital Pyongyang* * North Korea has launched another missile - this time flying straight over Japan * It was fired from Sunan district of the Stalinist dictatorship's capital, Pyongyang * The South Korean and US militaries are now analysing the details of the launch * It comes as North Korea threatened to nuke Japan after latest round of sanctions The Japanese government has issued a warning to its citizens after North Korea fired a missile over the country. It was launched from the Sunan dis... more »

TweetThinkin: Aaron W on the New Taipei City race

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 5 hours ago
*A Thai restaurant grows its own herbs next to the road* My friend Aaron Wytze tweets: +++++++++++++++ 1. Great piece at Journalist (新新聞) about the DPPs lack of good candidates for 2018 New Taipei City, my thoughts: 2. After 12 years of KMT admin, and lackluster performance by Eric Chu, the DPP have a real chance at winning New Taipei in 2018 3. The KMT (and potential candidate Hou Youyi) should be very worried about Chu's near loss in 2014. 4. But the DPP really doesn't have a shot at New Taipei with the current rank of declared candidates. 5. Half DPP candidates are mired in c... more »

Female Serial Killer is the Daughter of a United States Senator?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
A notorious "satirical" news web site has produced yet another entirely fabricated story.

High Ranking CIA Agent Blows Whistle On The Deep State And Shadow Government

Aaron at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Aaron Kesel A CIA whistleblower, Kevin Shipp, has emerged from the shadows to expose the deep state and the shadow government which he calls two... more »

The Self-Driving Vehicle Future Will Be The End of Privacy

Derrick Broze at Activist Post - 5 hours ago
By Derrick Broze Will the ongoing transition to self-driving cars come at the cost of passenger privacy? On September 6 the U.S. House of Representatives... more »

The Surprising Provision Buried In Sanders’ Medicare For All Bill

Jon Walker at Shadowproof - 5 hours ago
Senator Bernie Sanders' Medicare For All bill contained one very interesting section that has been mostly overlooked. The post The Surprising Provision Buried In Sanders’ Medicare For All Bill appeared first on Shadowproof.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 14, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
The UN Security Council passed the new round of sanctions at the beginning of September *Roman Goncharenko, DW*: *How North Korea survives on an oil-drip from Russia* Russia has voted in favor of new sanctions against North Korea in the United Nations Security Council, even though they include new oil sanctions. The Russian resource plays a much greater role than previously thought. "Oil is the life blood of North Korea's effort to build and fund a nuclear weapon," said US ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley after the UN Security Council voted to apply new sanctions... more »

"We All Stumble..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” - Emily Kimbrough

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago

"It’s No Fun Living From Paycheck To Paycheck”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"It’s No Fun Living From Paycheck To Paycheck”* by Dennis Miller "I thought I was clever in my early 20’s when I said to my car pool buddies, “How come there is so much month left at the end of the money?” As the month wore on, more brown paper sacks with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches appeared. Sometimes we traded snacks just like when we were kids. We discussed how we felt like we were running on a treadmill but not making any progress. The most common fights were spouses nit-picking each other’s spending habits. Unexpected financial emergencies were catastrophes. The fear o... more »

The Economy: "‘The Donald’ Keeps the Fake Money Flowing"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"‘The Donald’ Keeps the Fake Money Flowing"* by Bill Bonner "And ‘The Donald’ said: ‘Open the floodgates!’ And the floodgates opened. Less than 48 hours after Congress approved his debt ceiling suspension, more than $300 billion had flooded in. That is the amount by which the US national debt increased on Friday, 8 September. By $317 billion, to be exact. And ‘The Donald’ said: ‘It’s good.’ *Tide of debt: *And it is good, but only if you are a zombie or a crony or a Deep State grifter. The rest of us better get out our high waders and pool floats. This flood is going to drench us ... more »

BREAKING: North Korea fires new missile over Japan

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 6 hours ago
The launch comes as North Korea sent warnings to both Japan and the United States. More The post BREAKING: North Korea fires new missile over Japan appeared first on The Duran.

Tropics Lead Ocean Warming in August

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 6 hours ago
August Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) are now available, and we see an upward spike in ocean temps everywhere, led by sharp increases in the Tropics and SH, reversing for now the downward trajectory from the previous 12 months. It seems likely the Tropical warming in particular factored into the active hurricane season peaking this month […]

Latest battle update from Deir Ezzor: map

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have made several advances in the past 24 hours in the Deir Ezzor Governorate, leaving the Islamic State (ISIL) terror organization with their backs against the wall along the Euphrates River Valley. Led by their elite Tiger Forces and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US-backed forces not entering Deir Ezzor City: Coalition spokesperson

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (0:20 A.M.) – The US Coalition forces are not planning to enter Deir Ezzor City, the spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Army Colonel Ryan Dillon, told reporters on Thursday. “I’ll just tell you that the plan is not to go into Deir Ezzor City, but there (are) plenty of ISIS fighters and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIS video: Syrian Army takes heavy casualties in southern Raqqa (18+ graphic)

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (1:00 A.M.) – ISIS has released nail-biting propaganda footage of close-quarter firefights with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the southeastern desert of Raqqa province. The footage showed an ISIS counter-offensive, believed to have occurred in late August, in which a jihadist suicide bomber spearheaded an attack on an SAA encampment not far […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BREAKING: Son of ex-CIA agent calls on Muslims to wage jihad in Syria

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 P.M.) – The son of ex-Central Intelligence Service (CIA) agent and former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has called on Muslims around the world to take up arms and wage jihad in Syria. Osama bin Laden’s son, Hamza bin Laden, very recently spoke via Al-Qaeda media asking Muslims to join the terrorist […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pictures: ISIS forces blow apart Syrian rebels in south Damascus

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 P.M.) – The ISIS-linked Amaq media group has released pictures (below) showing Islamic State forces in southern Damascus attacking Syrian rebels with a range of explosive devices. According to sources, ISIS recently carried out a number of ambush attacks against Free Syrian Army insurgents in the heavily-urbanized Yarmouk Camp district of south […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

First scenes of the Syrian Army liberating the 1082 Air Defense Base in Deir Ezzor

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allied units continued to make advances against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the city of Deir ez-Zor, on Thursday. Pro-government forces recaptured the strategic 1082 Air Defence Base southwest of Deir ez-Zor city, reportedly killing 20 militants and destroying at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Houthi forces destroys Saudi Army vehicle near Yemeni border: video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 P.M.) – The Houthi forces scored a direct hit on a Saudi military vehicle in the al-Aredah area of the Jizan Province, the Yemeni group’s official media wing reported this week. According to the Houthi forces, their fighters detonated a roadside bomb in the Al-Aredah area, destroying a Saudi Army pickup truck. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US-backed forces capture ISIS stronghold in eastern Deir Ezzor

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have captured the strategic district of Al-Husseiniyeh along the eastern bank of the Deir Ezzor Governorate, Kurdish activists reported on Thursday evening. The capture of the Al-Husseiniyeh District by the Syrian Democratic Forces leaves the Islamic State in serious trouble in Deir Ezzor, as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Confirmed: ISIS will fight until death in central Syria, no evacuation

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) – Both ISIS sources and Al-Masdar News military sources can confirm that Islamic State fighters currently besieged by pro-government forces in central Syria will fight until the death. According to Al-Masdar News journalist Ibrahim Joudeh, attempts by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) to negotiate an evacuation of ISIS militants besieged in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

UC Irvine Chancellor Apologizes After School Rescinds Admission Offers

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
SAN DIEGO — The chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, says the school has readmitted most of the 500 students whose admission offers were rescinded last month. Chancellor Howard Gillman apologized Wednesday for the “unacceptable distress” caused to students after the campus abruptly pulled the offers for the current fall semester. The Los Angeles […]

White Nationalist Posters Found on Kansas State Campus

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas State is speaking out after posters promoting white nationalism were plastered around on campus. The Manhattan Mercury reports that university spokesman Steve Logback says the posters that appeared Wednesday don’t reflect Kansas State values and are unwelcome. Student body president Jack Ayres said in a tweet that the student government is […]

Notre Dame Policy to Require On-campus Living for 3 Years

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame plans to enact a policy next fall requiring all newly enrolled undergraduates to live on campus during their freshman, sophomore and junior years. University officials told the South Bend Tribune the goal is to strengthen the school’s residential nature. But not all students are happy with […]

Dowell Taylor Named Interim Band Director at Jackson State

cmaadmin at Diverse - 6 hours ago
JACKSON, Miss. — Dowell Taylor has been named interim director of bands at Jackson State University. President Dr. William B. Bynum Jr. said Thursday that Taylor will officially assume the role Sept. 18. The Clarion-Ledger reports the university fired O’Neill Sanford as band director just before the football season began, saying it was “undergoing evaluations […]

World News Briefs -- September 14, 2017 (Evening Editon)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
Rohingya refugees stretch their hands to receive aid distributed by local organisations at Balukhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui *Reuters:* *U.N. seeks 'massive' help for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar 'ethnic cleansing'* DHAKA/YANGON (Reuters) - The United Nations appealed on Thursday for massive help for nearly 400,000 Muslims from Myanmar who have fled to Bangladesh, with concern growing that the number could keep rising, unless Myanmar ends what critics denounce as “ethnic cleansing”. The Rohingya are fleeing from a... more »

Sarah Palin heading to Alabama to support Senate candidate NOT backed by Donald Trump.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 7 hours ago
Courtesy of Breitbart: *Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is headed down south to Alabama next week to help seal the deal and campaign for Judge Roy Moore in the final days of his insurgent bid for the U.S. Senate. * *The event with Palin will be part of a bus tour put on by the Great America Alliance, an organization of grassroots activists solidly in support of the agenda President Trump campaigned on last year.* *“Palin plans to barnstorm Alabama the week prior to the special election to double down on her strongly stated support of Judge Moore,” a source familiar with the former ... more »

Former FBI Director Mueller Obstructed Congressional Investigation into Saudi Involvement in 9/11

Warren Mass at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: former-fbi-director-mueller-obstructed-congressional-investigation-into-saudi-involvement-in-9-11] When a Senate committee sent investigators to question an FBI informant who had been in association with two 9/11 hijackers, then-FBI director Robert Mueller objected.

City Council in Maryland Votes to Give Vote to Non-U.S. Citizens

Warren Mass at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: city-council-in-maryland-votes-to-give-vote-to-non-u-s-citizens] The city council of College Park, Maryland, has approved by a 4-3 vote a measure to allow resident non-citizens, including illegal aliens, to vote in local elections.

BERNIE WOULD'VE WON ... IF HE COULD'VE WITHSTOOD MONTHS OF WHAT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE NOW

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 7 hours ago
Here it comes: *Barrasso Requests CBO Score on Sanders’ Single-Payer Health Care Bill* Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) called on the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide a full cost estimate of Senator Bernie Sanders’ (D-VT) single-payer health care bill, S. 1804. In a letter to CBO Director Keith Hall, Barrasso highlights how Senator Sanders’ bill is not only a government takeover of health care, but would also put financial burdens on the American people. “It is being sold as a new health system paid for completely by the government, with no restrictions and at n... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'Natural Power'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 7 hours ago
NATURAL POWER Posted on September 14, 2017 Mohawk Nation News http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2017/09/14/natural-power/ Please post and dustribute, MNN. Sept. 14, 2017. Our family is the plants, earth, all animals, waters and everything in the air. We the people cannot kill or even hurt any of them. We must avoid and try to stop everything that kills all true natural life. .

Duck Forum on extreme weather events and climate change

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 7 hours ago
This forum was edited by Jessica Green, an assistant professor in Environmental Studies Department at New York University. The one-two punch of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma has revived the conversation about the relationship between climate change and extreme weather events. Views from the media and politicians range from calls for better climate and adaptation policies […]

Has Donald Trump Betrayed His Base?

Scott McConnell at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Scott McConnell* *Politics, North America* [image: Faith leaders place their hands on the shoulders of U.S. President Trump as he takes part in a prayer for those affected by Hurricane Harvey in the Oval Office of the White House] This time he may have gone too far. When a relationship goes bad, it is not always clear what exactly constitutes the last straw. This is also the case for Donald Trump supporters. For some on the antiwar right, it looked like it might be bombing of targets in Syria in April, which seemed an entry point into the Syrian civil war, anti-Assad, implicitly...more »

After DACA, Will Trump Reverse on Foreign Policy Next?

Curt Mills at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Curt Mills* *Politics, North America* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters] Some on the right are raising alarm about a Secretary of State Nikki Haley. Now that President Donald Trump has indicated that he may pivot on his central campaign issue, immigration, some question whether the New York maverick remains committed to the America First principles that he enunciated during the campaign. His meeting last night about reaching an immigration compromise with Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer and House minority leader Nancy Pelosi is stirring up ire among vo... more »

Why Russia, China and Iran Should Fear America's Naval Super Mines

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * They could be quite deadly. “Typically, mine delivery has been a low-altitude operation, largely because of the drift of a parachute-retarded weapon,” Pietrucha writes. Today's minelayers essentially use the same techniques as B-29s did over the Sea of Japan in 1945, “often requiring multiple passes with inaccurate, parachute-retarded mines. A B-52 mine-laying pass occurs at 500 feet and 320 knots—too slow to be safe in fighters or the B-1B Bomber. The F-18 and P-3 employ similar profiles, leaving the laying aircraft low, slow, and predictable—a cont... more »

Happy Birthday Marx's Capital

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 8 hours ago
Today marks the 150th anniversary of Marx's *Capital*, for my money the most significant and monumental work of social science ever published. Something would be amiss if a few words couldn't be summoned up to mark this occasion. While not one of Marx's better read works, it's level pegging with the *Communist Manifesto* for the mantle of most influential. Indeed, such is the power of the analysis explored in this breeze block of a book that it jumped its pages and, over the last century-and-a-half, set up residence in the heads of hundreds of millions of p... more »

China's North Korea Strategy Is Evolving And Changing

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
United Nations Ambassadors Vasily Nebenzya of Russia, left, Liu Jieyi of China, center, and Nikki Haley of the U.S., right, confer after the United Nations nonproliferation meeting on North Korea, Sept. 4, 2017 at U.N. headquarters. *Oriana Skylar Mastro, Newsweek*: *Will China Invade North Korea and Take Its Nuclear Facilities?* On the surface, China’s North Korea policy seems relatively consistent. China is keen to demonstrate that it is cooperating with international efforts to rein in North Korea, including allowing the passage of various U.N. Security Council sanctions on the... more »

Enriqueta Vasquez: Eminent Historian for "The Women of La Raza"

Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 8 hours ago
I am going to go out on an (academic) limb and call *The Women of La Raza*by Enriqueta Vasquez both a treasure and a living codex. I will also say this about Enriqueta herself:* Vive en la sabiduri*a -- she lives in wisdom, wisdom of an elder, wisdom of the elders, an elder who also leaves footprints and also walks in beauty. Her words and generational knowledge are gifts to us, and I will say that her epic book is a must-read, especially for those interested in the history of Chicanos in general, but even more specifically, the history of Chicanas in this country. For the rest of t... more »

WATCH: Man Has a Debate With Protesters Then Plows Through Them

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 8 hours ago
[image: protesters]Dramatic video footage captures the moment a man plows his white SUV through a crowd of peaceful protesters.

Dr. Jack Wolfson – Top 50 Functional & Integrative Medical Doctors

thedrswolfson at The Drs. Wolfson - 8 hours ago
Dr. Jack Wolfson, DO was recently named as one of the top 50 functional and integrative medical doctors in a list compiled by Dr. Josh Axe of DrAxe.com. Dr. Wolfson ranked 28th on the list among other highly accredited doctors such as Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD; Dr. Peter Osborne DC; Dr. Kelly Brogan, MD and […] The post Dr. Jack Wolfson – Top 50 Functional & Integrative Medical Doctors appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

Healthcare-- From Otto Von Bismarck To Orange County

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Yesterday Bernie released his Medicare-For-All plan. The idea of this kind of coverage goes back a long way. When Prussian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck was unifying Germany in the 1800s, his government came up with a plan for non-profit insurance companies to cover all German citizens. His model was widely discussed in the U.S. and, more or less the one in use not just in Germany but in France, Belgium, Holland, Japan and Switzerland. In the 1930s, New Dealers want dot include universal health care here in the U.S. but conservatives and special interests were too strong and Democr... more »

Are Second Born Children More Likely To Become Criminals?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
A study suggests that second-born sons have an increased risk of delinquency and crime, though it has not yet been formally peer-reviewed or published.

Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know about the Trump-Republican Tax Plan

Robert Reich - 8 hours ago
Have you noticed that there’s no Trump tax plan and no Republican tax plan? All they’ve come up with... more »

X-Zone Broadcast Network - David Booher

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 8 hours ago
This week I talked with David Booher who wrote *No Return* which is about the strange case of Gerry Irwin. I say strange case because it might have nothing to do with a UFO though it does seem he saw something strange in the sky. He believed, originally, that it fell to the ground on the other side of a ridge line but he never found it and those who followed later found no evidence of a crash. You can listen to the whole interview here: https://youtu.be/ITSLwiJ4MBY This was a case that fell off the radar back in 1959. Jim and Coral Lorenzen of APRO had been deeply involved originall... more »

A South Korean Delegation Of Lawmakers Asks The U.S. For Nuclear Weapons

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
People watch a TV news report about North Korea’s hydrogen bomb test at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea on September 3, 2017. (Han Jong-Chan/Yonhap/via REUTERS) *Washington Post:* *A South Korean delegation asks Washington for nuclear weapons* The heated debate in South Korea over redeploying U.S. nuclear weapons on its territory has now reached Washington. A senior delegation of South Korean lawmakers is in town making the case to the Trump administration and Congress that such a move is needed to confront North Korea’s growing nuclear capability and place more pressure o... more »

Three waivers states can use to reduce the ObamaCare mess

Content Multimedia - 9 hours ago
By Deane Waldman, Jennifer Minjarez

Sanders proposes Medicare for all!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 9 hours ago
*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017Strong points, unanswered questions:* In yesterday's New York Times, Bernie Sanders wrote an op-ed column introducing his Medicare for all proposal. We thought he made some excellent points. We were struck by some unanswered questions. Sanders started as shown below. And yes, he named some actual names in the highlighted passage about the massive looting which defines our health care system: SANDERS (9/13/17): This is a pivotal moment in American history. Do we, as a nation, join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee comprehensive health... more »

Arctic Ice Refreezing

Hifast at Climate Collections - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: We are about 4 days away from the annual Arctic ice extent minimum, which typically occurs on or about day 260 (mid September). Some take any year’s slightly lower minimum as proof that Arctic ice is dying, but the image below shows day 260 over the last 10 years. The…

SEA LEVEL: Rise and Fall – Part 1

Hifast at Climate Collections - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Guest Essay by Kip Hansen In remembrance of the victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: I have held off publishing this essay until after the damage from Hurricane Irma could be determined hoping not to add to the fears, angst and now sorrow experienced by both victims and…

The Neocon Case Against The Iran Nuclear Deal - One Big Lie!

Daniel McAdams at 9 hours ago
Why does President Trump listen to Nikki Haley and the neocons when it comes to Iran? Doesn't he know they are always wrong? Trump has been consistent in his animosity toward Iran and especially the Iran deal, but why? Haley claims that Iran gave up nothing for the deal, but that is just not true. Does Trump think the rest of the world is going to follow the US if the US pulls out of the agreement? Or if the US attacks Iran? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:

Trump Halts Chinese Deal to “Protect National Security”

Bob Adelmann at rss - 9 hours ago
[image: trump-halts-chinese-deal-to-protect-national-security] It could be a case of locking the barn door after most of the horses have been stolen, but denying the sale of a semi-conductor plant to the Chinese does deliver a message to the Chinese communists.

Russia also used Facebook to organize anti-Clinton rallies in Texas.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 9 hours ago
Courtesy of Business Insider: *A Russia-linked Facebook group attempted to organize a series of anti-immigrant, anti-Hillary Clinton rallies across Texas last November, three days before the election and months after Russian operatives used the social-media platform to organize an anti-refugee-resettlement protest in rural Idaho. * *The group, called Heart of Texas, had over 225,000 followers as of last summer. It was shut down last week as part of Facebook's takedown of accounts and pages "affiliated with one another and likely operated out of Russia," a Facebook spokesman told... more »

Is A Major Shift In Public Opinon Currently Underway In Iraq?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Munqith al-Dagher and Karl Kaltenthaler, Washington Post*: *A striking positive shift in Sunni opinion in Iraq is underway. Here’s what it means* Iraqi security forces have made great progress toward defeating the Islamic State in Iraq. Whether this military success will translate into enduring stability will depend in large part upon the attitudes of Iraqi Sunnis toward the postwar state. Since 2003, Iraqi Sunnis have viewed the political system as unfair and marginalizing their role in the nation’s politics. A recent public opinion survey we carried out reveals a startling and... more »

Portraying disabled people as ‘parasites’ could lead to ‘violence and killings’, says UN chair

John Pring at Disability News Service - 10 hours ago
Disabled people could be at risk of violence, and even “killings and euthanasia”, because of their portrayal by the UK government and media as “parasites” who live on benefits, according to unpublished comments by the chair of a UN committee. Theresia Degener, who chairs the UN committee on the rights of persons with disabilities, warns [...]

Summit meeting will aim to bring movement together on independent living

John Pring at Disability News Service - 10 hours ago
Activists are hoping that a national disabled people’s “summit” will bring disabled people, their organisations and unions together to fight back against the repeated attacks on their right to independent living. Plans for the day-long summit were launched at a fringe meeting at the annual TUC Congress in Brighton this week. Mandy Hudson, who represents [...]

Prime minister ‘lies’ on benefits spending in response to UN ‘human catastrophe’ claims

John Pring at Disability News Service - 10 hours ago
The prime minister has been accused of misleading parliament about spending on disability benefits, after trying to defend herself from accusations by a UN committee that her government had caused a “human catastrophe” by cutting disabled people’s support. Theresa May had been asked about the accusations in yesterday’s prime minister’s questions by Labour leader Jeremy [...]

Council’s review finds PIP ‘not fit for purpose’

John Pring at Disability News Service - 10 hours ago
The assessment process for the government’s new personal independence payment (PIP) disability benefit is “distressing, inconsistent and not fit for purpose”, according to the results of an inquiry by a panel of local councillors. The review took evidence in person from seven disabled PIP claimants, and heard in writing from three more. They told the [...]

DPO backs call to boycott engagement with government

John Pring at Disability News Service - 10 hours ago
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and disability charities should come together and “show a united front” by joining a proposed boycott of engagement with the UK government, according to the head of a user-led organisation. Iggy Patel, chair of Lincolnshire Independent Living (LIL), spoke out following the conclusions of the UN committee on the rights of [...]

Motability’s tyre policy ‘risks safety of customers’

John Pring at Disability News Service - 10 hours ago
The Motability car scheme has been accused of risking the safety of its disabled customers, by refusing to replace their tyres until they are only just above the legal minimum tread depth. Disabled campaigner Ian Jones, one of the founders of the WOW petition, said that the position of Motability Operations contradicts the advice of [...]

Modern slavery sentencing again exposes hate crime failings

John Pring at Disability News Service - 10 hours ago
The failure of the criminal justice system to recognise and punish disability hate crime has been highlighted yet again, after nine members of the same family were jailed for modern slavery and fraud offences spanning more than 25 years. Members of the Rooney family received sentences of up to 16 years after Nottingham Crown Court [...]

Welfare reform ‘will see £50 a week more cuts to 900,000 disabled people’

John Pring at Disability News Service - 10 hours ago
About 900,000 disabled people will see their weekly incomes fall by at least £50 a week by 2020, because of the continuing impact of the government’s welfare reforms, according to new research. The research by the consultancy Policy in Practice found that, of 7.2 million working-age, low-income households, more than two-fifths of those containing a [...]

Beyond Prisons — Episode 12: Incarcerated Women Resist feat. Victoria Law

Brian Sonenstein & Kim Wilson at Shadowproof - 10 hours ago
Victoria Law joins Beyond Prisons to discuss her work with imprisoned women and her book, "Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles Of Incarcerated Women." The post Beyond Prisons — Episode 12: Incarcerated Women Resist feat. Victoria Law appeared first on Shadowproof.

This Is America's Not-So-Secret Backup Plan in Case of World War III with China

Robert Beckhusen at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Robert Beckhusen* *Security, Asia* Just in case. *“Dispersing aircraft across many bases creates redundancy in operating surfaces and facilities. This enhances basic safety of flight by providing bases for weather or inflight-emergency diverts. It also increases the number of airfields that adversary forces must monitor and can greatly complicate their targeting problem (in part by raising the prospect that friendly forces might move among several bases).* The United States can no longer count on its Pacific air bases to be safe from missile attack during a war with China. On ... more »

Russia Thought It Built a Super Tank to Crush NATO (But It Had 2 Fatal Flaws)

S.K. Au-Yeong at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*S.K. Au-Yeong* *Security, * The T-80 tank has two big problems. *In simpler terms, these tanks offered commonality in capabilities but diversity in spare parts, rather than common spare parts and diversity of capabilities. Since the T-80U was far more expensive than the T-72B, it was only logical for a cash-strapped Russia to favor the T-72.* *But Moscow continued to experiment with its T-80s, adding active protection systems–which use millimeter-wave radar to track incoming missiles before launching explosive countermeasures. The resulting T-80UM-1 Bars was revealed in 1997 b... more »

CONFIRMED: Venezuela dumps Dollar for good

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 10 hours ago
The move is remarkably similar to one taken by Iraq in the year 2000. More The post CONFIRMED: Venezuela dumps Dollar for good appeared first on The Duran.

BREAKING: US imposes new sanctions on Iran

The Duran at The Duran - 10 hours ago
The sanctions come in spite of the US Sate Department concurring with the United Nations in finding that Iran is in full compliance with the JCPOA. More The post BREAKING: US imposes new sanctions on Iran appeared first on The Duran.

Venezuela Just Stopped Accepting US Dollars for Oil As Countries Join Forces to Kill US Petrodollar

Jay Syrmopoulos at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: petroldollar]Venezuela just announced they will no longer accept US dollars for oil, as Russia and China create a system to bypass US petrodollar hegemony.

Days Before Iraqi Kurds Are To Hold Their Referendum For Independence, The Iraq Parliament Has Removed The Kurdish Governor Of Kirkuk

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Iraq MPs votes to oust Kirkuk governor days before referendum* BAGHDAD/KIRKUK (Reuters) - Iraq’s parliament on Thursday voted to remove the governor of Kirkuk, a staunch supporter of Kurdish independence, just days before a referendum on whether to split from Baghdad. The Kurdish presidency said leaders would study a western plan to delay the referendum and ease tensions. But hours later, President Massoud Barzani himself was quoted by local media as telling a rally the vote would go ahead on Sept. 25 as planned. Kirkuk Governor Najmaddin Kareem said he had no intentio... more »

In pictures: ISIS fighters overrun Kurdish-held trench in rural Hasakah

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:35 P.M.) – Despite Kurdish forces reaching the northern gates of Deir Ezzor, the Islamic State is fighting back by targeting the Kurdish hinterland in southern Hasakah. A handful of images uploaded by Amaq Agency on Thursday depicted jihadist belligerents attacking a trench defended by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), killing a couple […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Jaysh Al-Islam foils Syrian Army assault near Homs-Damascus Highway

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched an attack on Jaysh Al-Islam’s positions near the Homs-Damascus Highway in the Harasta suburb of east Damascus this week, the aforementioned Islamist group claimed on Thursday. According to Jaysh Al-Islam, the Syrian Arab Army attempted to infiltrate their positions along the Homs-Damascus Highway in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BREAKING: American ISIS fighter captured by Kurdish forces

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:02 P.M.) – The US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have captured alive an American ISIS fighter according to CNN sources. The CNN source who has reported this claims that the information was disseminated to them personally via an exclusive contact within the US military. The statement released by CNN does not clarify […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

At least 50 killed, over 80 injured in gun & bomb attacks in south Iraq

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
At least 50 people have been killed and over 80 more injured in a pair of gun and car bomb attacks in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, Reuters reports, citing health officials. Iranian media said that among the victims were Iranian pilgrims. In the first attack, a group of three or four gunmen entered […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian missiles obliterate ISIL targets in Deir Ezzor: video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
Footage shows Russian missiles hitting targets of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the Deir Ez-Zor region, on Thursday. Among the targets were “control centres, communication hubs, weapon warehouses in the IS-controlled areas, near Deir-er-Zor,” according to the Russian Ministry of Defence, all targets reportedly have been destroyed. The Kalibr missiles were fired […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army liberates important Deir Ezzor district in Euphrates River Valley

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful attack along the western bank of the Euphrates River this morning, targeting the strategic Al-Baghiliyah District that is situated just north of the provincial capital. Led by detachments from the Republican Guard and Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army managed to liberate […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Graphic images: ISIS suicide bomber sets entire Egyptian Army convoy on fire

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:05 P.M.) – At least 10 Egyptian soldiers were burned alive or shot dead at point-blank range due to a recent ISIS suicide bombing that took place on a road in the contested Sinai province. A series of astonishing photos released by Amaq Agency showed a car bomb pretending to be vehicle transporting […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Watch Russian submarines launch cruise missiles at ISIL targets in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:35 P.M.) – Two Russian submarines ‘Kolpino’ and ‘Veliky Novgorod’ launched seven Kalibr missiles at strategic targets of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria, Thursday. The strikes were fired from the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and were monitored from Russian MoD control room in Moscow. Among the targets were “control centres, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian, Iranian, Turkish forces to control Idlib’s de-escalation zone

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
The Astana participants have directly approached the signing of an agreement on de-escalation zones in Syria, head of the Russian delegation Alexander Lavrentyev told reporters. “We are very close to the signing of an agreement on the establishment of all four de-escalation zones, but I won’t assess this event so far,” he said. “I’d like […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army fully liberates key mountain in western Deir Ezzor

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has scored another major advance in the Deir Ezzor Governorate today, liberating the strategic Thardeh Mountains that overlook the military airport from its western perimeter. Led by the elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army launched their final assault on the Thardeh Mountains this morning, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

South Africa’s ANC: Israel was established ‘on basis of apartheid’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
Ruling party in Pretoria says Israel was established ‘on basis of apartheid.’ South Africa’s ruling party condemned Israel as a nation founded on the basis of apartheid, and branded the establishment of the state a crime against humanity. The allegation was made in a statement issued over the weekend, as South Africa’s anti-Israel lobby planned […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Islamic State Launches Suicide Attacks In Southern Iraq

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 60 in southern Iraq* BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three suicide attacks claimed by Islamic State killed at least 60 people in southern Iraq on Thursday, a health official and police sources said, suggesting a shift in the ultra-hardline group’s tactics since it lost control of its stronghold in Mosul. Iraqi and Kurdish security officials say the Sunni militants are likely to wage a guerrilla war in Iraq after their self-proclaimed caliphate in Mosul collapsed. Islamic State is also under siege in the Syrian city of Raqqa, its o... more »

Work is about so much more than income… that’s the real risk in the rise of the robots

Charlotte Pickles at Blog Posts – Page Array – UnHerd - 11 hours ago
The post Work is about so much more than income… that’s the real risk in the rise of the robots appeared first on UnHerd.

U.S. Army Special Operational Soldiers Injured By Explosion During Training Exercise At Fort Bragg

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*FOX News:** Several soldiers injured in explosion at Fort Bragg, officials say* Eight soldiers were injured in an explosion at a during a training exercise on Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Thursday, officials said. The soldiers are part of the U.S. Army's Special Operations Command and were training on a range at the Army base. It was not immediately clear how serious the inuries were, but several soldiers were transported by medical helicopter to Womack Army Medical Center after an explosion on one of the training fields, WRAL reported. A U.S. defense official would not comme... more »

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Wanted A Military Jet For His Honeymoon

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*ABC News:* *Treasury Secretary Mnuchin requested government jet for European honeymoon* Secretary Steven Mnuchin requested use of a government jet to take him and his wife on their honeymoon in Scotland, France and Italy earlier this summer, sparking an “inquiry” by the Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General, sources tell ABC News. Officials familiar with the matter say the highly unusual ask for a U.S. Air Force jet, which according to an Air Force spokesman could cost roughly $25,000 per hour to operate, was put in writing by the secretary's office but eventually de... more »

Catalonian Separatists Officially Kick-Off Their Campaign For Independence

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Video of Catalan "national day" march on Monday in lead up to October 1 independence referendum. pic.twitter.com/nfqluzqYkJ — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) September 14, 2017 *The Local*:* Catalonia to launch campaign for independence referendum* Catalan separatists will on Thursday officially launch their campaign for an independence referendum deemed illegal by Madrid, which has vowed to stop it at all cost. The campaign kickoff will take place at 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) at a 10,000 seat capacity bullring in the port of Tarragona, attended by Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and represe... more »

NEA Says Trump "Creates Fear in Children"

Dr. Duke Pesta at rss - 11 hours ago
[image: nea-says-trump-creates-fear-in-children] Lily Garcia, president of the NEA — the largest, most progressive, and most activist teacher’s union in the country — just used her bully pulpit to address America’s foremost educational issue. According to Garcia, that issue is not our failing government schools, the exploding cost and shrinking results of our classrooms, or the developmentally inappropriate leftist social engineering that has replaced genuine education. No, the key issue facing our government schools is that Donald Trump is upsetting teachers and making school child... more »

Permanent Closure at Walt Disney World Due to Hurricane Irma?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Rumors holding that Walt Disney World would close the Fort Wilderness Campgrounds due to damage from Hurricane Irma originated on a prank web site.

Will the Courts Save the Dreamers?

Marjorie Cohn at Marjorie Cohn - 11 hours ago
The Trump administration’s rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has been met with widespread resistance by people across the political spectrum. Thousands have marched in the streets to save the “Dreamers” from deportation. Human rights and civil liberties organizations as well as legislators on both sides of the aisle condemned the ending of... Read more »

Mainstream Media Defends Amazon Deleting Nearly All Negative Reviews of Hillary Clinton’s Book

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: amazon]The mainstream media was quick to defend Amazon after it deleted nearly 70 percent of the reviews on Hillary Clinton's new book.

WATCH: Uber Dash Cam Catches Cop Lying to Write a Ticket, Forces Him to Fess Up to the Scam

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: ticket]Once a cop realized his illegal ticket scheme was captured on video, he did a 180 and began being courteous and truthful.

Most Americans Want A Path To Citizenship For The DREAMers-- But Not House Republicans

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
It passed unanimously in the Senate Monday and then passed unanimously in the House Tuesday-- it... a resolution "condemning the violence at the white nationalist rally in Virginia last month and urging President Trump to speak out against racist hate groups. It calls Heyer’s killing a “domestic terrorist attack” and denounces “White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups” but does not single out left-wing counterprotesting groups such as antifa-- short for anti-fascist-- for equivalent opprobrium in the way Trump did. The authors of... more »

Russia accused of removing reserved parking spaces outside US diplomatic facilities in Moscow

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 12 hours ago
A very small retaliatory measure. More The post Russia accused of removing reserved parking spaces outside US diplomatic facilities in Moscow appeared first on The Duran.

Deterring Israel? Russia deploys MiG-29SMT fighters to Syria

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 12 hours ago
Russia air force deployment of advanced MiG fighter to Syria may precede its transfer to Syria’s air force More The post Deterring Israel? Russia deploys MiG-29SMT fighters to Syria appeared first on The Duran.

New U.N. Report Cites Terrorists, Blames Assad For Chemical Weapons With No Real Evidence

Brandon Turbeville at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Brandon Turbeville The United Nations is marching ahead with its task of acting as the Anglo-Financier administrative arm of the world corporate-financier government structure... more »

World News Briefs -- September 14, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reacts during a celebration for nuclear scientists and engineers who contributed to a hydrogen bomb test, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on September 10, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS *Daily Mail*: *North Korea threatens to 'reduce the US to ashes' and 'sink Japan into the sea' as satellite images suggest Kim Jong-un is preparing another nuclear test* * North Korea threatens to reduce 'Yankees' to 'ashes and dust' after sanctions * Also hits out at 'wicked Japs' and says country 'should be su... more »

It appears the Democrats may have popped the champagne cork a little early on DACA.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 12 hours ago
Courtesy of CNN: *President Donald Trump is moving closer to a deal with Democrats that would protect hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation and put off funding for his marquee campaign promise of a border wall along the US-Mexico border. * *The bombshell developments, which were first announced in a statement Wednesday night by Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Nancy Pelosi and reiterated by Trump himself Thursday morning, were met with immediate outrage from conservatives and put pressure on the President's Republican allies in Cong... more »

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