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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.

Monday, September 18, 2017

18 September - Blogs I'm Following 1 of 2

11:34 pm MDT

Hillary Clinton To Contest Election Results?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 minutes ago
*NPR:* *Clinton Won't Rule Out Questioning 2016 Election, But Says No Clear Means To Do So* Hillary Clinton says she would not rule out questioning the legitimacy of the 2016 election if new information surfaces that the Russians interfered even more deeply than currently known. In an interview with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about her new memoir, What Happened, Clinton acknowledges that such a challenge would be unprecedented and that "I just don't think we have a mechanism" for it. Russia is only one aspect of the tumultuous campaign that Clinton reflects on in What Happened, 10 m... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 41 minutes ago
People drink the first mugs of beer after the official opening of the 184th Oktoberfest, Munich's annual beer festival, on September 16, 2017. © AFP 2017/ DPA/Felix Hörhager *WNU Editor:* Sighhh .... was there about 20 years ago with my father, mother, two uncles with their wives, and 2 cousins (my cousins are ex-paratroopers .... so you can imagine how they drink). Had a great time .... and if you have a chance, do make a visit if you are in Germany during this time of year. On my visit the highlight was when I took an accordion (yes .... I can play the accordion) from one of the ... more »

Israel Has Arrested 110,000 Palestinians Since Oslo Accords(1993) Including 16,000 Children and 1,700 Women And Girls

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
Israel Has Arrested 110,000 Palestinians Since Oslo Accords(1993) Including 16,000 Children and 1,700 Women And Girls by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/ Israel has arrested 110,000 Palestinians since signing the Oslo Accords in 1993, including 16,000 children and 1,700 women and girls, according to an official Palestinian statement released yesterday. – The PLO’s Prisoners and Freed Prisoners Committee also said […]

George Soros’ Race War Is Satanically Inspired

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Sep 18, 2017 Alex Jones and Owen Shroyer break down how the race war currently being stirred up by the mainstream media is funded by George Soros and inspired by the fallen one, Satan. end

Modern Media Is Psychological Warfare Against American People

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Sep 18, 2017 Owen Shroyer hosts the Alex Jones Show and chats with a caller about the modern, mainstream media’s use of psychological warfare against the minds of the American people. end

CIA Caught Arming Terrorists and Stealing Biometrics

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
Corbettreport Published on Aug 31, 2017 Welcome to New World Next Week — the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. In this week’s episode: – Story #1: Journalist Interrogated, Fired For Story Linking CIA And Syria Weapons Flights http://bit.ly/2wq4w0z Journalist Interrogated […]

The Very Real Connection Between Hollywood and Washington

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
The Very Real Connection Between Hollywood and Washington by John Harrison, https://sputniknews.com/ Hollywood has long been respected as a centre of excellence – the world’s premier film making centre. And perhaps quite rightly so. But there is a mostly unknown aspect to Hollywood – the influence of Washington on scripts and production. The two authors of the […]

The US Pushes Trade War With China Threatening The World’s Trading System

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
X22Report Published on Sep 18, 2017 The entire inflation meme that the Government and Central Banks are pushing is a lie. There is a pension storm headed our way and it’s going to be horrific. Jim Rogers warns that sanctions against NK and China are going to hurt the US. The US pushes its agenda and […]

CNN: Trump Using Child Labor 

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
Mark Dice Published on Sep 18, 2017 Donald Trump let an 11-year-old boy Frank Giaccio mows the White House lawn after writing a letter to the president about his local lawn mowing business in Falls Church, Virginia, where the kid mows his neighbors lawns for $8.00. end

US B-1B Supersonic Bombers Conduct Joint Drill with S. Korea ‘as Warning to Pyongyang’ – Media

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
US B-1B Supersonic Bombers Conduct Joint Drill with S. Korea ‘as Warning to Pyongyang’ – Media by https://www.rt.com/ US B-1B supersonic bombers, together with F-35B stealth fighters, have conducted a joint military exercise with South Korea in response to Pyongyang’s recent moves, South Korean Yonhap news agency said, citing a government source. – The US military […]

CIA Whistleblower Exposes Deep State and Shadow Government: Infowars Proven Right

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Sep 18, 2017 Read more here: https://www.infowars.com/high-ranking… Alex Jones discusses the rest of the story behind CIA whistleblower Kevin Shipp. end

Gold Oil Dollars Russia and China: The Death of the Petro-Dollar

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
Gold Oil Dollars Russia and China: The Death of the Petro-Dollar by F. William Engdahl, https://journal-neo.org/ The 1944 Bretton Woods international monetary system as it has developed to the present is become, honestly said, the greatest hindrance to world peace and prosperity. Now China, increasingly backed by Russia—the two great Eurasian nations—are taking decisive steps to […]

Goldman Warns of Looming Financial Crash as Monetary Stimulus Ends

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
Goldman Warns of Looming Financial Crash as Monetary Stimulus Ends by https://sputniknews.com/ US financial markets might be heading for a collapse as a result of the gradual removal of accommodative monetary policies and the end of the speculative rally, which has caused a rift between stock valuations and growth in the real economy. – Kristian Rouz – One […]

Putin: BRICS Ready to Challenge US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 52 minutes ago
Putin: BRICS Ready to Challenge US Dollar as Global Reserve Currency by http://www.cetusnews.com/ Russia is ready to join forces with its partners to counter excessive domination’ of the limited number of reserve currencies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his article in the run-up of the BRICS summit published on Friday. – Russia is ready to […]

"A 'Financial H-Bomb' Has Exploded"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 58 minutes ago
*"A 'Financial H-Bomb' Has Exploded"* by Jim Rickards "Somebody exploded an H-bomb last week, and it wasn’t North Korea. It was the U.S. This was not a kinetic H-bomb, the kind that leaves a mushroom cloud. It was a financial H-bomb. Financial warfare has its weapons, tactics and commanders, the same as kinetic warfare. In financial warfare, the leading commander is the secretary of the Treasury. The weapons include account freezes, sanctions and financial blacklisting of certain individuals and companies. The financial warfare equivalent of an H-bomb is a complete ban from the U.... more »

The Ongoing Saga 85: News, Updates, & More

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 1 hour ago
Last update was Sept. 19, 2017. Most recent updates are on top, after image-intro commentary, so that routine readers will … Continue reading →

Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Wiretapped Under Secret Court Orders From 2014 Until This Year. Mueller's Prosecutors Told Manafort to Expect An Indictment

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*CNN:* *Exclusive: US government wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman* Washington (CNN)US investigators wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the election, sources tell CNN, an extraordinary step involving a high-ranking campaign official now at the center of the Russia meddling probe. The government snooping continued into early this year, including a period when Manafort was known to talk to President Donald Trump. Some of the intelligence collected includes communications that sparked concerns among investigators... more »

Debut Day For Vaccines: A Reappraisal by Dr. Richard Moskowitz from Skyhorse Publishing

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 1 hour ago
Congratulations to Dr. Moskowitz on the debut of his new book Vaccine Reappraisal from Skyhorse Publishing at #1 in Vaccinations. Mary Holland wrote the foreword. Order your hardcover or Kindle edition today and don't forget to leave a review at...

James Shaw is a wanker

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 1 hour ago
The delightful prospect of the country seeing the back of the Green Party after they fall below 5% on Saturday and depart the precincts of Parliament is given added importance by their continuing and rank hypocrisy. Latest example from a top drawer of top-class chutzpah to choose from is their response to the damaged oil pipeline running south from Marsden Point that now holds Auckland’s airport hostage: Green Party undertaker James Shaw (to whom it may fall to take out the party’s corpse, fingers crossed), leapt into the fray to say that *the government's failure to provide [thi... more »

He's Not Conservative, He’s Not Liberal... He’s For His Own Personal Interests

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
Trump, who didn't write a single word of *Art of the Deal*, likes to portray himself as the world's greatest deal-maker and negotiator. Those who have been on the other end of the table from deal-making Trump, all have something in common: laughter at his preposterous claims. Trump's a loser who rants and raves, bullies and blusters but who, in the end, is notorious for making bad deals. He's been dragged into bankruptcy court 6 times. One of his own former lawyers, Thomas Wells, actually wrote a blistering indictment of what his unsavory client was all about. But now Trump isn't ... more »

President Trump Envisions A Military Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue On The Fourth Of July

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
The Bastille Day parade in Paris in July, which President Trump said gave him the idea of staging a display of American might. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York Times *New York Times*: *Trump Envisions a Parade Showing Off American Military Might* WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that he was looking into staging a display of American military might in a Fourth of July parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. In remarks during a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France at the United Nations, Mr. Trump said he got the idea after watching the Bastille Day parade in Par... more »

Study: plants are globally getting more efficient thanks to rising carbon dioxide

Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Rising CO2 leading to changes in land plant photosynthesis Suggests that plants have achieved an optimum response to rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere From the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO Researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have determined…

Irma Only A Top 25 US Storm

Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood As Florida clears up after Hurricane Irma, how does it rank with other major US landfalling hurricanes? When Irma made landfall on the Keys, it was estimated to have had sustained wind speeds of 115 kt , about 132 mph.…

Guillermo: Free Speech for the President, But Not Jemele Hill?

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
President Trump knows exactly what he’s doing -- he’s making everyone question all free speech in America except his own.

Higher Ed Curriculum Must Address Race, Racism

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
We are living in a time when issues of race, and racism, are on the table.

College Students: Hazing Here to Stay

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
A new survey has found that a majority of current college students — 52 percent — thought hazing will always be present on college campuses while 46 percent thought it could be eliminated.

Cabrini University, Police Probing Slur on Student’s Door

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
WAYNE, Pa. — A Catholic university in eastern Pennsylvania and local police are investigating a racial slur written on the dormitory door of a Black student. Sennia Vann says she returned to her dorm at Cabrini University on Saturday night and found the slur written in marker following the words “Go away.” The liberal arts […]

Fraternity Ends Louisiana State Chapter After Student Death

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
BATON ROUGE, La. — A national fraternity says it has closed its chapter at Louisiana State University while it investigates the death of a freshman who was being considered for membership. A statement Monday on Phi Delta Theta’s website says preliminary results from its investigation of 18-year-old Maxwell Gruver’s death found that some members were […]

Swastika, Racist Messages Reported at Drake University

cmaadmin at Diverse - 2 hours ago
DES MOINES, Iowa — Administrators say a swastika was carved into an elevator on campus at Drake University in Des Moines and a racist message left outside an African-American student’s dorm room in a cowardly attack. The Des Moines Register reports that the message was left on a whiteboard on the door of a first-year […]

FBI Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny Trump Tower Wiretap

Ken Klippenstein at Shadowproof - 2 hours ago
In response to a records request, the FBI said it "can neither confirm nor deny the existence of records" regarding a wiretap of Trump Tower. The post FBI Can Neither Confirm Nor Deny Trump Tower Wiretap appeared first on Shadowproof.

Syria: Former IS ‘shahid tank’ workshop opens doors to journalists

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 A.M.) – A group of international journalists were shown a former combat-vehicle construction hub of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL), near the city of Akerbat on Monday. The briefing was led by the Head of Russian troops’ headquarters in Syria Alexander Lapin. According to Lapin, the facility was constituted of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army completes landmark Euphrates crossing in Deir Ezzor: video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 A.M.) – A special forces unit from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) completed an operation to cross the Euphrates River near the recently freed city of Deir-ez-Zor, Monday. Footage shows engineering divisions employing a pontoon to enable passage for troops and equipment over to the eastern banks, consolidating their position and allowing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Over 3,000 new US troops headed to Afghanistan – Pentagon

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
US Defense Secretary James Mattis confirmed that over 3,000 new US troops will be headed to Afghanistan as part of President Donald Trump’s new strategy to win the war that has dragged on for almost 16 years. “It is exactly over 3,000 somewhat and frankly I haven’t signed the last of the orders right now […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army captures huge IS arsenal in retaken Uqayribat: video

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 A.M.) – A Syrian Arab Army officer revealed the self-proclaimed Islamic State’s (IS, formerly ISIS, ISIL) weapon stores and armoured vehicles in the recently freed town of Uqayribat, Sunday. The officer explained how the area was once a stronghold, with a headquartres for IS’ leaders and caves containing warheads. “This area was a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Where Does Wealth Really Come From?

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Justin Deschamps* - The keys to abundance are trust, law, and fellowship. The post Where Does Wealth Really Come From? appeared first on Waking Times.

White House Wants To Broaden The CIA's Authority On Drone Strikes

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits armed with Hellfire missiles and a 500-pound bomb in a hanger at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan March 9, 2016. Josh Smith/Reuters file *NBC:* *Trump Administration Wants to Increase CIA Drone Strikes* WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump visited CIA headquarters in the first weeks of his presidency, he toured the secure floor where agency officers direct drone strikes against suspected terrorists, current and former U.S. officials told NBC News. Impressed by what he saw, Trump conveyed to incoming CIA Director Mike Pompeo and the assembl... more »

Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, "Out of the Darkness, Into the Light"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
Kevin Kern, "Out of the Darkness, Into the Light" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey62Yn6rzJg

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"Why were the statues on Easter Island built? No one is sure. What is sure is that over 800 large stone statues exist there. The Easter Island statues, stand, on the average, over twice as tall as a person and have over 200 times as much mass. Few specifics are known about the history or meaning of the unusual rock sculptures, but many believe that they were created about 700 years ago in the images of local leaders of a lost civilization. *Click image for larger size.* Featured here, one of the ancient Moai sculptures was imaged in 2016 before the constellation of Orion, including ... more »

Chet Raymo, "Dust"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"Dust"* by Chet Raymo "In Chekhov's play "The Three Sisters" sister Masha refuses "to live and not know why the cranes fly, why children are born, why the stars are in the sky. Either you know and you're alive or its all nonsense, all dust in the wind." Why? Why? The striving to know is what frees us from the bonds of self, said Einstein. It's the striving, rather than our knowledge - which is always tentative and partial - that is important. I've been living with grandchildren for the past few weeks. They seem to me to spend an inordinate amount of time with smart phones, iPads, ... more »

"We Would Rather..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"We would rather be ruined than changed; We would rather die in our dread, Than climb the cross of the moment And let our illusions die." ~ W.H. Auden

The Poet: Robert Graves, “Warning to Children”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*“Warning To Children”* “Children, if you dare to think Of the greatness, rareness, muchness Fewness of this precious only Endless world in which you say You live, you think of things like this: Blocks of slate enclosing dappled Red and green, enclosing tawny Yellow nets, enclosing white And black acres of dominoes, Where a neat brown paper parcel Tempts you to untie the string. In the parcel a small island, On the island a large tree, On the tree a husky fruit. Strip the husk and pare the rind off: In the kernel you will see Blocks of slate enclosed by dappled Red and green, enclosed by ... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

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

"The Idiot"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"The Idiot"* The Zman "'The Idiot' is a novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.* Like most Russian literature, it is a big book full of complicated characters, with funny names. The central character of the novel, Prince Myshkin, is a young man whose good intentions and decency are taken to be stupidity by the worldly characters of the novel. The title is intended to be ironic. His naivete is assumed to be due to stupidity. The novel is a study of what happens when such a person is put in a world populated by people lacking basic decency and morality. Our cultural elites use something simil... more »

"Only The Small Secrets..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
"Only the small secrets need be protected. The big ones will be kept secret by public incredulity." ~ Marshall McLuhan

Did a Pieology Pizzeria Employee Write ‘F*ck the Cops’ on a Police Officer’s Receipt?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
The Orange County, California-based pizza chain fired a worker for reportedly printing the phrase on a Torrance police officer's receipt.

160 MPH (260KM/H) Category 5 Hurricane Maria Eyewall Moving Onshore Over Dominica at 9 PM AST-EDT Sept. 18, 2017

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 3 hours ago
Maria shortly after midnight UTC, or around 8.15 pm AST-EDT. “000 WTNT65 KNHC 190055 TCUAT5 Hurricane Maria Tropical Cyclone Update … Continue reading →

Classified Israel Defense Report: 'Military Not Ready To Fight Syria'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Second Lebanon WarPhoto by Pierre Terdjman / Flash90) *Arutz Sheva:* *Classified report: IDF isn't prepared to fight Syria* *Likud MK refuses to sign report because it criticizes PM Netanyahu.* A special report from the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee warns of several lacks in the IDF's preparedness for war with Syria Channel 2 reported Monday morning. The report will soon be submitted to the Knesset. As a result of the report, a political war broke out between Committee members, after some of the report's authors laid responsibility for the issues on the Israeli g... more »

Climate alarmists exploiting hurricanes are misguided

Larry Bell at CFACT - 3 hours ago
CFACT policy advisor Larry Bell refutes the claims of alarmist activists that hurricanes Harvey and Irma were "enhanced" as a result of climate change -- and shows that the same alarmists had made the same statements in prior years regarding prior hurricanes -- and then there was a 12-year lull.

Is California Governor Jerry Brown Allowing HIV-Positive People to Donate Blood?

Arturo Garcia at Snopes.com - 3 hours ago
Web sites misstate what would happen under a bill that Brown has not signed into law.

Imagine Escaping a Hurricane in a Tesla

Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Image from Tesla’s website Guest essay by Eric Worrall First I want to make it clear that I think Tesla responded to Hurricane Irma with exemplary good faith, sacrificing their future profits to send drivers of cheaper Tesla models a free range upgrade, to help them escape Hurricane…

U.S. Establishes Its First Permanent Military Base In Israel

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*The Times Of Israel:* *In first, US establishes permanent military base in Israel* Head of IDF's Aerial Defense Command lauds new air defense facility as a symbolic and operational achievement For the first time in history, the United States on Monday established an official, permanent military base in Israel: an air defense base in the heart of the Negev desert. Dozens of US Air Force soldiers will call home the new base, located inside the Israeli Air Force’s Mashabim Air Base, west of the towns of Dimona and Yerucham. *Read more* .... *More News On The U.S. Establishing It... more »

Nothing Will Ever Make Señor Trumpanzee "Normal"

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Jay Rosen teaches journalism at NYU in New York City. It was no surprise to Rosen when Trump started showing the rest of America what made him someone that very few New Yorkers were willing to vote for-- something like 18%. (Trump did slightly better than that in his own rich white people precinct-- 28.92%, with Hillary taking 67.47%.) Sunday, Rosen penned a short essay for an NYU project, PressThink, about the conflict Trump has embedded in the what he calls the "journalist's code"-- a conflict, he points out, that was created by a president wholly unfit for the job. What he had ... more »

America Could Be in Afghanistan for Another 16 Years

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Middle East* [image: Afghan police officers stand guard at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan] The country may never become a fully-fledged democracy, but staying the course may be the only option. American forces could still be in Afghanistan sixteen years from now—or even generations from now—under the White House’s current strategy of maintaining an open-ended commitment to that war-torn nation. “I think we will be there in sixteen years,” retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John Allen told an audience at the Center for the National Intere... more »

Will the Trump Team Make a Power Play at the United Nations?

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, North America* [image: U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in a session on reforming the United Nations at UN Headquarters in New York] The UN General Assembly is the best opportunity for Donald Trump to shine. It’s that time of year again, a time when diplomats and heads-of-state in fancy suits from around the world all fly into New York City, ready to give inspirational speeches about the virtues of world peace and the importance of economic development. The UN General Assembly’s general debate is lik... more »

What Is China Thinking with Its Newest Plane Design?

Lyle J. Goldstein at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Security, Asia* [image: Officials of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) unveil the newly-made nose of amphibious aircraft AG600, during a ceremony at a factory in Chengdu, Sichuan province] China’s latest large aircraft AG600 might be an ugly duckling, but the amphibious plane could turn out to be a shrewd investment. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) recently announced that the various naval flying and engineering schools in Yantai (Shandong) have been consolidated and elevated to the status of the “China PLA Navy Aviation University” ... more »

Why Britain Is the Perfect Terror Target

Robin Simcox at The National Interest - 4 hours ago
*Robin Simcox* *Security, Europe* [image: An armed police officer stands outside the Houses of Parliament, central London] London simply does not have the capacity to track all of the twenty-three thousand terror suspects that reside in the country. At least twenty-nine people were injured when an improvised explosive device detonated on a London underground train during rush hour last week. None of those injuries is believed to be life-threatening. The device, though not a total dud, malfunctioned, failing to explode with the intended ferocity. The UK has—at least so far—caught ... more »

USDA Scolds National Organic Program For Lax Enforcement

Hank Campbell at Science 2.0 - Earth Sciences - 4 hours ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General recently did an audit of the National Organic Program, which is part of its Agricultural Marketing Services group. read more

Arctic Ice Exceeds at Minimum

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 5 hours ago
It is the most typical day this decade for the annual Arctic ice extent minimum. Some take any year’s slightly lower minimum as proof that Arctic ice is dying, but the image below shows extents from 2007, mostly smaller than 2017. While the daily average extent for the last 10 years bottomed out on day […]

BLT: Bungling Legal Team?

nonnie9999 at HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 5 hours ago
From the New York DAILY NEWS: Trump lawyer Ty Cobb was caught dishing on the White House’s legal drama amid the Justice Department’s Russia probe while dining at a Washington D.C. steakhouse, according to a report Sunday. [Ken Vogel,] A … Continue reading →

Hillary Clinton very carefully opens the door for invalidating the 2016 election.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 5 hours ago
Hillary's interview with NPR was posted today, and in it is this very interesting exchange between Terry Gross, the interviewer and Clinton: Gross: *Democrats have said that they think there was Russian interference in the election, but that they're not challenging the results of the election. As more and more information comes out about the depth of Russia's interference in the election, do you think, at some point, that it would be legitimate to challenge the legitimacy of the election? * Clinton:* I don't know if there's any legal constitutional way to do that. I think you can r... more »

FOR THE FIRST AND PROBABLY LAST TIME IN MY LIFE, I'LL CUT ROY MOORE SOME SLACK

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 5 hours ago
I'm no fan of "Ten Commandments judge" Roy Moore, who's probably going to be the next U.S. senator from Alabama, but I'm inclined to let this slide: While making the case for unifying the electorate, a candidate for Alabama's open Senate seat ended up saying something pretty divisive. Roy Moore, a former chief justice on the state Supreme Court, was speaking against racial, political and other divisions at a rally in Florence, Ala., on Sunday when he inserted two words that have been historically used as slurs. “We were torn apart in the Civil War — brother against brother, North a... more »

X22 Report, “The Cabal's Desperation Level Is Off The Charts, What's Next?”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
X22 Report, “The Cabal's Desperation Level Is Off The Charts, What's Next?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTEa1pXbVAw *Related followup report:* X22 Report, “The US Pushes Trade War With China Threatening The World's Trading System” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUef97TOcbE

Nuclear weapons ‘must be destroyed,’ says Iranian President (VIDEO)

Vladimir Rodzianko at The Duran - 5 hours ago
Amid tensions caused by North Korea's latest nuclear test, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stated that his country is unequivocally opposed to weapons of mass destruction and nuclear weapons. More The post Nuclear weapons ‘must be destroyed,’ says Iranian President (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.

Was Alec Baldwin Arrested at the 2017 Emmys for Threatening President Donald Trump?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 5 hours ago
A satirical web site publishes yet another entirely false story.

Families Losing Faith in Government Schools

Alex Newman at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: families-losing-faith-in-government-schools] When two of the establishment's leading propaganda organs run screeds attacking critics of government schools in as many months, you know something is going on.

Liberal Snowflakes at Cornell Suffer Meltdown Over Chanting About Trump’s Wall

Bob Adelmann at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: liberal-snowflakes-at-cornell-suffer-meltdown-over-chanting-about-trump-s-wall] When a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity chanted “Build a wall! Build a wall!” within earshot of the dormitory that houses *La Associacion Latina*, his action was deemed hateful, and the Latino women and the campus administration went into hysterics.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 18, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
A wide view of the General Assembly Hall as President of the 69th session of the Assembly. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard *Edouard Morton, SCMP:* *From North Korea to the Rohingya crisis to Trump’s debut speech: all you need to know about the UN General Assembly* The annual gathering of world leaders has brought with it some memorable moments, and this year is set to be no different The UN will hold the 72nd session of its General Assembly from Monday amid a tense geopolitical landscape riddled by a multitude of crises – from North Korea’s nuclear threat to the plight of the Rohingya in M... more »

Zapatistas 'Indigenous Governing Council in Chiapas, October 14-19, 2017'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 6 hours ago
Trip Schedule for the Indigenous Governing Council in Chiapas, October 14-19, 2017September 2017To the National Indigenous Congress:To the originary peoples of Chiapas and Mexico:To the Chiapan and Mexican people:To the free, alternative, autonomous, or whatever-you-call-them media:To the national and international press:Within the framework of the National Working Assembly between the

Climate Change Denier New Mexico Schools: Scrubbing Science to Promote Oil and Gas

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 6 hours ago
. By Ramona Blaber Sierra Club Censored News Gov. Martinez's twisting of science is dangerous and bad for education Last week, New Mexico's Public Education Department released proposed science standards that would scrub climate change and even the age of the Earth from our schools' curriculum, while introducing assignments to boost the oil and gas industry. In response, Sierra Club

Memory & Muses

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 6 hours ago
Mulling over the implications of a holographc universe and the anecdote describing the late Lyall Watson’s experience in Indonesia, The Kangaroo Mystery, I realised other implications, especially those associated with observing motion. Comprehending motion is essentially a process of memory. We … Continue reading →

Pelosi shouted down by illegal immigrants saying, "We don't owe you nothing"...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 6 hours ago
*Nancy seems nonplussed (of course, to be fair she's always a bit nonplussed.) * *From BizPacReview:* Pelosi was alongside fellow California Reps. Jared Huffman and Barbara Lee at news conference they called to demand President Trump pass the DREAM Act on Monday, CBS SF Bay Area reported. This is cool...Amazon Tap - Alexa-Enabled Portable Bluetooth Speaker List Price: $129.99 Deal of the Day: $79.99 *Free Shipping for Prime Members*

Stunning pictures showcase annual reindeer migration of nomadic Siberian tribe

White Wolf at White Wolf - 7 hours ago
Stunning pictures feature the nomadic Nenets tribe, who drink blood to survive in -45C (-49F) temperatures A British photographer has captured life at the 'edge of the world'. He joined an 800km migration of reindeer in the Yamal-Nenets region of Siberia Timothy Allen, best known for his work on BBC's Human Planet, trekked through the freezing Siberian wilderness for 16 days as he joined part of an 800km migration of reindeer in the Yamal-Nenets region, a name that roughly translates to 'edge of the world'. The stunning pictures feature the nomadic Nenets tribe, who drink blood to... more »

ISIS video: Syrian Army tank set alight in rural Hama

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:40 P.M.) – The encircled Islamic State fighters in eastern Hama refuse to surrender, a brief video released by Amaq Agency strongly suggests. In a somewhat shaky video released by Amaq Agency on Monday, a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) tank is filmed on fire from afar, likely following an attack by a guided […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Islamist rebels ambush T-72 tank in east Damascus

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (12:10 P.M.) – On Monday, Failaq Al-Rahman (FSA) and Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) struck a couple of the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) armored vehicles in the capital city’s eastern suburb of Damascus. Despite taking direct hits by both mortar shells and anti-tank missiles, it was not immediately clear whether the T-72 tank nor […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Iraqi Air Force hammers jihadist hideouts in Anbar, ISIS given no safe haven

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:40 P.M.) – On Monday, the Iraqi Army’s media wing published a brief video of its warplanes monitoring and striking ISIS-held areas of western Iraq. The footage showed a handful of sorties that literally blew suspected ISIS hideouts to smithereens. The air raids took place in the western part of Anbar province, known […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

15-min propaganda video: Al-Qaeda battles it out with ISIS across Idlib province

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:20 P.M.) – With its popularity reaching an all-time low, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (Syrian Al-Qaeda branch) is changing its strategy to win hearts and minds in Idlib, considered opposition heartland. In a brand new propaganda video, HTS initially complained about the corruption of rival factions on the Syrian battlefield, then proceeded to emphasize […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Israeli settlers trash the West Bank

Robert Inlakesh at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (9:20 P.M)- According to studies conducted on the environment within the occupied West Bank, conducted by the ‘Kenneset Research Institute’, 19 million cubic meters of Israeli illegal settler waste runs through West Bank villages. Alon Cohen-Shifshitz a researcher for the Israeli non-governmental organisation (NGO) Bimkom, said West Bank settlements are not built with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

World News Briefs -- September 18, 2017 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R), pictured in July 2017, discussed "North Korea's continued defiance of the international community and its efforts to destabilize Northeast Asia" *AFP*:* Trump, Xi agree on 'maximizing pressure' on N. Korea: White House* US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping committed to "maximizing pressure on North Korea", the White House said Monday, amid an escalating crisis over Pyongyang's ballistic and nuclear weapons programs. In a phone call the two men discussed "North Korea's continued defiance of ... more »

Book Review: Hillary Clinton’s Revisionist History Of 2016 Campaign Is Bourgeois Indulgence

Roqayah Chamseddine at Shadowproof - 7 hours ago
Hillary Clinton’s book on her presidential campaign is a quintessential piece of bourgeois indulgence. Much like autobiographical works that have come before, this book is inseparable from the larger trajectory of the political class once their time in the media spotlight wanes. Politicians get paid handsomely to publish an insider The post Book Review: Hillary Clinton’s Revisionist History Of 2016 Campaign Is Bourgeois Indulgence appeared first on Shadowproof.

Can Vince Cable Become Prime Minister?

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 7 hours ago
Not a chance. With Liberal Democrats rolling into Bournemouth for their annual gathering, Uncle Vince had to grab the headlines. As we live in an age of outrageous claims and lies I suppose they needed something - their electoral endeavours and polling aren't redolent of that magic term, 'LibDem revival'. With 12 MPs and their rapid advances on the local council by-election scene a distant memory, when pressed on his ludicrous ambition all Vince can offer is the observation that politics is in flux and therefore anything can happen. *Le sigh*. His favourite so... more »

Realism in Astana: The Prequel to a Decade of Peace in the Middle East

Ollie RICHARDSON at OrientalReview.org - 7 hours ago
On September 18th the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, at the 193-member United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, stated the need to create a “contact group” to discuss the Syrian topic. For those who have had their eyes glued to the UN in recent months, this statement at […] The post Realism in Astana: The Prequel to a Decade of Peace in the Middle East appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

The United Nations Is Creating a Security Dilemma for Taiwan

J. Michael Cole at The National Interest - 7 hours ago
*J. Michael Cole* *Security, Asia* [image: Motorcyclists ride past a Taiwanese national flag on referendum day that will decide if casinos can be built on the outlying island of Penghu, Taiwan October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu] Taiwan remains shunned by the UN, which insists on de jure sovereignty for membership and continues to operate under a “One China” policy. Taiwan and its allies at the United Nations will once again make the case during the UN General Assembly for the meaningful participation of Taiwan within the world body and its specialized agencies. The world’s twe... more »

Vandals Strike Again: Statue of St. Junipero Serra Decapitated and Splashed With Red Paint

Warren Mass at rss - 7 hours ago
[image: vandals-strike-again-statue-of-st-junipero-serra-decapitated-and-splashed-with-red-paint] Under cover of darkness, sometime between midnight and 6 a.m. on September 11, vandals decapitated and splashed red paint on a statue of St. Junipero Serra at the Old Santa Barbara Mission in California.

McConnell and Trump drumming up support to go after Obamacare one last time.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 7 hours ago
Politico: McConnell & Trump both ramping up their lobbying for Graham-Cassidy, will be whipping senators this week. https://t.co/VpfGHxQaNz — Taniel (@Taniel) September 17, 2017 Courtesy of Politico: *Obamacare repeal is on the brink of coming back from the dead. * *Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his leadership team are seriously considering voting on a bill that would scale back the federal government’s role in the health care system and instead provide block grants to states, congressional and Trump administration sources said.* *It would be a last-ditch at... more »

Nancy Gets Her A Face Load of Mexican

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 8 hours ago
*BPR* - A hilarious scene unfolded when Nancy Pelosi was met by angry *illegal immigrants* outraged that she is working with Donald Trump to protect them. Pelosi was alongside fellow California Reps. Jared Huffman and Barbara Lee at news conference they called to demand President Trump pass the DREAM Act on Monday. Thing didn't go the way Nan had expected. “Our nation’s dreamers are an inspiration to all of us with their courage and their patriotism. They embody the promise of America… Of the American Dream… Make American dream again.” A group of about 40 “Dreamers,” *illegal immig... more »

President Trump Visits The U.N. To Push For Reform

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*NBC*:* Trump Offers Support for U.N. Reform* President Donald Trump offered hope on Monday for the future of the United Nations — an organization he previously derided as inefficient. Speaking at a session aimed at reforming the U.N., Trump said the body had "not reached its full potential" in recent years because of "bureaucracy and mismanagement." He went on to express faith and support for U.N. Secretary General António Guterres' "great reform vision" and commended him for ushering in much needed change in the deliberative body. Though the U.N.'s budget and staff have increase... more »

Why Dan Canon For Congress? Read His Guest Post

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
Yesterday Blue America endorsed my campaign and sent out a letter to its national membership asking for contributions. I appreciate everything Blue America is doing to advance progressive causes nationwide, and I am honored to have their endorsement. I want to make it clear that this campaign isn't really about me or what I've accomplished. It's about *you*. It's about building a movement. And it's about bringing real change to the whole country-- the kind of change that I believe has to come from the heartland. I'm running for Congress because I have a vision for a fairer and a b... more »

South Korean Defense Ministry: 'North Korea Nearing Final Development Stage Of ICBM'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
KCNA/Reuters *Korea Herald:* *North Korea nearing final development stage of ICBM: ministry* North Korea is nearing the final stage of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile and is likely to continue test-launches and nuclear experiments to perfect the technology, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Monday. In a briefing to a parliamentary defense committee, the ministry also said that the North’s launch Friday of the intermediate-range Hwasong-12 rocket appears to be intended at demonstrating its capability to strike the US territory of Guam. In August, the communist regime h... more »

America and Its Allies Just Flew F-35s and Big B-1 Bombers Near North Korea

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* Get the hint, Kim. The United States, the Republic of Korea and Japan have conducted yet another combined airpower exercise over the Korean peninsula in response to North Korea’s latest provocations. Coming three days after Pyongyang’s September 14 intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) test that overflew the Japanese home islands, the United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps as well the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Republic of Korea Air Force conducted what the U.S. Pacific Command calls a “sequenced bilateral show of force”... more »

World War III: How America Planned a Nuclear War to Crush Russia

Joseph Trevithick at The National Interest - 8 hours ago
*Joseph Trevithick* *Security, * Millions would have died. *Regardless, the Air Force explained it simply couldn’t afford to care about these concerns. “While … the probability of radioactive fall-outs [sic] affecting friendly forces and peoples have been considered, the requirement to win the Air Power Battle is paramount to all other considerations,” the authors declared. “If the Air Power Battle is not won, the consequences to the friendly world will be far more disastrous.”* In one scene from Stanley Kubrick’s iconic Cold War film Dr. Strangelove, an irate president Merkin ...more »

Kroger Grocery Stores Offer Free Fruit to Kids?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Some Kroger grocery stores are offering children under 12 years of age a free piece of fruit to eat while their parents shop.

9/11 Collapses Violated Fundamental Laws of Physics

Mike Philbin at Mike Philbin's free planet blog - 9 hours ago
so, you get it, right, "You can't expect the building BELOW the falling upper part of the building to offer NO RESISTANCE," unless it's having that under-mass mechanically removed over time i.e. controlled demolition. So, who the fuck did this job, and who paid for it?

Save Lives – Raise the Temperature

Originally posted on sunshine hours: The concept of “Excess Winter Deaths” is straightforward. Winter kills. You could save 3 people a day from dying in the winter by raising temps 5C. If the temperature went up 5C in Ontario, it would kill 4 people a day in summer. If the temperature went up 5C in…

No, Hurricanes Aren’t More Frequent Or Severe

Originally posted on PA Pundits - International: By Larry Bell ~ Right off the bat, let’s understand that no one, much less those of us who live in Houston and other areas along the Texas coast along with my numerous friends in the entire state of Florida, need to be reminded of widespread terror and…

Follow The Money

Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: By Dr. Duane Thresher. From Real Climatologists. September 18, 2017 Abstract: The wasted and misspent money at NASA GISS and all climate research institutions is staggering. So, as they said in Watergate, follow the money. Like all global warming skeptic climate scientists we are accused of taking money…

Bridenstine, Climate Scientists Are Not Noble, Stop Paying Them

Bridenstine, Climate Scientists Are Not Noble, Stop Paying Them September 8, 2017 [In a case of synchronicity, I wrote this article on September 1 in preparation for publication after I came back from a week of no-climate-news vacation. The article calls for the defunding of the climate change institute NASA GISS where I was a […]

CCC Calls For New Building Regulations To Cope With Non-Existent Heatwaves

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 9 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Reader HotScot left this comment the other day about UK Building Regulations. But it seems that John Gummer’s Committee on Climate Change wants to push matters even further, as the Planning and Building Control Today website spells out: The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has called on the government to […]

Tesla (or Google) and the risk of massively distributed physical terrorist attacks

Ethical Technology - 9 hours ago
You know, an autonomous car is only a software vulnerability away from being a lethal autonomous weapon, and a successful autonomous car *company* is only a hack away from being the world’s largest (if single-use) urban combat force. Such an event would easily be the worst terrorist attack in history.

Scandal: The Pentagon's $2 Billion Underground Syria Weapons Pipeline

Daniel McAdams at 9 hours ago
Why is the Pentagon spending billions of dollars purchasing Soviet and east European weapons to ship to Syrian rebels? A blockbuster Bulgarian investigative report exposes the lies and illegality of the purchases and shipments; several mainstream investigations corroborate the Bulgarian report. Investigative Reporter Dilyana Gaytandzhieva joins the Liberty Report to explain her findings -- and why they got her interrogated and fired:

‘Jeepers Creepers 3’ Director Victor Salva Was Convicted of Child Molestation?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
"Jeepers Creepers 3" director Victor Salva was convicted in 1988 of sexually molesting a 12-year-old.

Upgrade to the Next Level of Now

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*High Vibe Tribe* - The old systems and paradigms are crumbling before our eyes and minds. The post Upgrade to the Next Level of Now appeared first on Waking Times.

Six-Million-Year-Old Footprint Found on the Island of Crete Challenges Human History

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 9 hours ago
*Christina Sarich* - Just how old is the human race? The post Six-Million-Year-Old Footprint Found on the Island of Crete Challenges Human History appeared first on Waking Times.

CHARLES VI, ELIZABETH OF BAVARIA, INSANITY

Anon at Aangirfan - 9 hours ago
*Elisabeth of Bavaria* The past is sometimes a guide to the present. At the age of 15, Elisabeth of Bavaria was sent to France. On arrival, she was told that, within a few days, she was to marry the 17-year-old King Charles VI of France. The 15-year-old Elizabeth became the Queen of France, as part of a political deal. . When Charles VI came to the throne, "certain of the nobles ... proposed that the expulsion of the Jews be demanded..." There were attacks on Jews. JewishEncyclopedia.com In 1394, Charles VI declared that all Jews were to be expelled from France. In 1392, Charl... more »

Are Facebook and Google the New Colonial Powers?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By Charles Hugh Smith To qualify as colonial powers, Facebook and Google must effectively limit the choices and power of users, and punish or coerce... more »

Fundamental And Constitutional Rights Negated In The Realm of Totalitarian Corporatocracy

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich Why are U.S. citizens being subjected to inhuman violations of their fundamental and Constitutional rights by vested corporate interests, and no... more »

US Missile Machinations Undoes Non-Proliferation Efforts

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By Ulson Gunnar When it comes to nuclear weapons upon the international stage, the general consensus is certainly not “the more the merrier.” Attempts to limit the... more »

Vital: The Real Dreamers are Elite Corporations

Activist Post at Activist Post - 9 hours ago
By Jon Rappoport And the unknown trade deal that cost the US a hundred thousand jobs This isn’t one of the big trade deals everybody... more »

9 Facts About Slavery They Don’t Want You to Know

David Emery at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
A widely circulated list of historical "facts" about slavery dwells on the participation of non-whites as owners and traders of slaves in America.

Does Rope Cause Suicide?

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 9 hours ago
A new paper claims that guns are only involved in 5 percent of suicide attempts but are 50 percent of suicide deaths. Despite everyone claiming to want to be data-driven about gun deaths, few are and this is no exception. read more

Distressed stray dog knew the right door for help before Hurricane Irma hit

White Wolf at White Wolf - 9 hours ago
Her rescuer later found that the dog may have been fending for herself on the streets for a month. “While I was out prepping our yard for big Irma badness here in central Florida I saw this sweetie across the street,” she wrote in her post. “I called to her like I would any dog and she cautiously walked over. Even looked both ways before crossing the street. She’s a smart cookie.” She figured the dog to be roughly a year old and the poor thing was famished, downing three bowls of food and two cups of water, the woman wrote, before seeming to take a breath. The dog was street worn... more »

SHARE Act, Backed by NRA, Passes House Committee

Bob Adelmann at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: share-act-backed-by-nra-passes-house-committee] The *Washington Post* gave credibility to the importance of the pro-Second Amendment SHARE Act by unleashing its most acerbic writer in attacking it.

U.S. Conducts Attack Drills With South Korea Using B-1 Bombers And F-35B Stealth Fighters

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge) * Air armada: The impressive show of force was designed to demonstrate the strength of the American-South Korean alliance against North Korea *Daily Mail/AFP:* *US flies stealth fighters and bombers over Korean peninsula in a show of force as North Korea warns sanctions are a 'hostile act' that will spur the country to 'complete nuclear force'* * Four F-35B stealth fighters and two B-1B bombers participated in the flight to act as 'deterrence' to the North * The show of force comes after North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test and launched a missil... more »

Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon big winners for SNL at last night's Emmy Awards.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 10 hours ago
Courtesy of Slate: *Given his obsession with ratings and his television fixation, there’s a good chance Donald Trump spent his Sunday night seething in front of the TV as he watched the Emmy Awards turn him into a punching bag. (Well, mostly.) Alec Baldwin, whose much-lauded impression of Trump on Saturday Night Live earned him an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, couldn’t resist getting in his own dig at the president, beginning his acceptance speech by saying, “I suppose I should say: At long last, Mr. President, here is your Emmy.” * *Baldwin was refer... more »

Quote of the Day: On music

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 10 hours ago
*"**Music turns maths into emotion."* ~ unattributed Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.

Russia's Unmanned Aircraft Are Getting Lethal New Munitions

Samuel Bendett at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Samuel Bendett* *Security, * But the success of such weapons will depend on the available military budget... Russian engineers have *designed munitions* specifically for the nation’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fleets, according to RIA-Novosti news agency. The weapon’s combat weight is up to fifty kilograms (110lb). In effect, Russians have built precision-guided weapons for their UAVs. According to RIA, the developers are designating these weapons as “air-borne delivery vehicles.” This family of missiles is weighing fifteen, twenty-five, fifty and one hundred kilograms, and ... more »

Russia's Robotic Armada Emerges

Samuel Bendett at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Samuel Bendett* *Secuirty, * Russia will likely seek to fast-track some of these developments into its forces. This year's Army-2017 military expo in Russia has featured a myriad of systems designed to showcase current Russian achievements fielded by the country's forces, as well as to show prospective new technologies. Unmanned military systems—or military robotic complexes, as Russia calls them—receive a lot of *attention*. Large and mid-sized unmanned combat vehicles as well as as airborne unmanned technologies were shown in the first half of the expo—Russian designers and m... more »

Getting The Most From The Army’s Humvee Fleet

Dan Goure at The National Interest - 10 hours ago
*Dan Goure* *Security, * The overall effect of this plan would be to provide the Army with a modernized light tactical vehicle fleet. The tragedy of Hurricane Harvey provided a clear demonstration of the National Guard’s role in responding to natural disasters and domestic crises. The entire Texas Guard contingent has been deployed along with units from more than a dozen states. Nearby states have provided additional Army Guard units and equipment while those farther away such as New York, Connecticut and Alaska have sent Air Guard helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Overall, t... more »

Exchange Rating Russia Down And Out

Patrick ARMSTRONG at OrientalReview.org - 10 hours ago
While Russians individually are not as wealthy as Canadians, Germans or Spaniards today, the foundations of wealth are being laid and deepened every day in Russia. The post Exchange Rating Russia Down And Out appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Partisan pandering out of control!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 10 hours ago
*MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2017Maddow Show, last Friday night:* Last Friday morning, the New York Times offered a front-page news report under this headline: "Trump Humiliated Jeff Sessions After Mueller Appointment" According to the Times report, Donald J. Trump went ballistic when he learned that a special counsel, Robert Mueller, had been appoimted to investigate possible links between his campaign and the Russkies. According to the Times report, Trump blamed Attorney General Sessions for the unwanted appointment. Furiously, he called Sessions an "idiot," then demanded, and receiv... more »

Graphic Video Shows Cops Execute Student for Holding a “Tiny” Multi-tool

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: multi-tool]Disturbing video shows police execute a barefoot engineering student in the midst of a mental break dow— for holding a multi-tool.

Let us count the things we should not care about...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 10 hours ago
*starting with the Emmys.* From what I've read, not too many people tuned in to watch a bunch of overpaid not very bright people getting together to pat each other on the back and knock Trump - so why should we? At least in the olden days women would tune in to see beautiful frocks. Now all we see on full display is either sagging boobs or rock hard cantaloupes that in no way look like normal breasts. *Candace may be speaking about the VMA awards, but it could just as easily be the emmys.* St. Louis Mayhem I am so tired of the word "peaceful" being applied to people who are b... more »

WHY ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT SEAN SPICER GOT TO REBRAND HIMSELF AT THE EMMYS?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 10 hours ago
This was not a good moment for the otherwise Trump-skeptical Emmys last night: Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer got a turn on one of Hollywood's glitziest stages Sunday night. And he used it to laugh about the falsehoods he told the American people in an attempt to rehabilitate his image. ... inherent in Spicer's appearance Sunday night was an acknowledgment that he sold the American people a bill of goods from the White House lectern. He essentially admitted to blatantly misrepresenting President Trump's inauguration crowd size, and he and those assembled all had a g... more »

Lily Tomlin speaks out for Standing Rock at Emmys

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
Lily Tomlin, who rallied with Standing Rock water protectors, in a divestment action, spoke out at the Emmys. Censored News celebrates everyone's efforts in the struggle, even the wealthy ones. Thank you to everyone from all walks of life. Read more from the Emmys https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jane-fonda-dolly-parton-lily-tomlin-reunion-2017-emmys NODAPL Action Los Angeles

CawRANT Events #54

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 11 hours ago
*CawRANT Events #54* *Good Morning Everyone! *and welcome to my bi-weekly feature called *CawRANT* Events. This is when I get to ramble on and not have to stop and link (i.e., support) everything I say...but I usually do because it's a compulsion I have. There's a lot on the agenda this morning, so let's get started... Yesterday we had a heavy rain system go through the Vancouver area and that was the most rain we've had in over three months. Hopefully the drought is finally over and with it, the forest fire situation in the Pacific North West. The return to more typical Fall t... more »

Russia And China Begin Naval Exercises Near North Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*ABC News Online:* *China and Russia begin naval drills near North Korea amid continuing nuclear tensions* China and Russia have begun naval drills near North Korea amid continuing nuclear tensions, while Germany has urged for direct talks with the isolated state to resolve the standoff. North Korea launched a missile over Japan last Friday, its second in the past three weeks, and conducted its sixth and by far most powerful nuclear test on September 3 in defiance of international pressure. China's official news agency, Xinhua, said the joint naval exercises would take place betw... more »

Map update: Syrian Army crosses Euphrates River into ISIS-held eastern Deir Ezzor

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (8:35 P.M.) – For the first time in over five years, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has landed on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor after completely decimating ISIS forces over the past few months. Exploring a weak point in the Islamic State’s defensive line on Monday, the SAA […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: First 2 cargo planes land at Deir Ezzor airbase in 3 years

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:15 P.M.) – Hours after the first reports of two cargo planes landing at the Deir Ezzor military came through, now footage has emerged which visually testifies to the event. Today the Syrian Ministry of Defence released video footage showing two cargo aircraft landing at the Deir Ezzor military airport. It marks the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Gaza electricity crisis causing rise in sea water pollution

Robert Inlakesh at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:58 P.M)- Gaza Strip has been going through one of its most severe humanitarian crisis’s for the past few months, a crisis that has nothing to do with bombs. Gaza’s power supply has dropped back to being capable of supplying only 2 hours of electricity to Gaza’s residents per day. The drop in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Huge ISIS arsenal in central Syria captured by Syrian Army

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:55 P.M.) – Huge quantities of weapons, ammunition as well as equipment previously used by the Islamic State have been captured by the Syrian Army in central Syria. The seized arsenal was exposed in the town of Aqirbat of eastern Hama countryside while the government forces were mopping up the area. Once a […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

BREAKING: Explosion reported in central Lugansk

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 11 hours ago
This is the second time an explosion has hit central Lugansk in just over two months. More The post BREAKING: Explosion reported in central Lugansk appeared first on The Duran.

War on social media upstart GAB continues. Domain to be seized for promoting free speech

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
GAB served notice its registrar will seize its domain if not changed. More The post War on social media upstart GAB continues. Domain to be seized for promoting free speech appeared first on The Duran.

Hillary Clinton EXPOSED: Redirected $800K from campaign to ANTIFA

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Hillary moved massive amounts of money from her campaign to help fund ANTIFA. More The post Hillary Clinton EXPOSED: Redirected $800K from campaign to ANTIFA appeared first on The Duran.

Bill Gates Funding MIT Development of Micro Implants to Automatically Give Babies Vaccines

Jay Syrmopoulos at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: vaccines]Funded by the Gates Foundation, MIT is developing a microparticle implant that will automatically administer vaccines over time in babies.

Why Did the Judge Acquit a St. Louis Police Officer of Killing a Black Man?

Bob Adelmann at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: why-did-the-judge-acquit-a-st-louis-police-officer-of-killing-a-black-man] Much of the mainstream media have been willing — too willing — to uncritically circulate the anti-cop narrative that a white police officer should have been found guilty of murder for killing a supposedly unarmed black man. Yet the facts in the case tell a different story.

Planned Parenthood: One Million Abortions Globally in 2016

Dave Bohon at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: planned-parenthood-one-million-abortions-globally-in-2016] According to its latest annual report, International Planned Parenthood was responsible for more than one million abortions during 2016.

Trump Boots Putin’s KGB Tech Guru Kaspersky Out of Fedgov Computers

William F. Jasper at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: trump-boots-putin-s-kgb-tech-guru-kaspersky-out-of-fedgov-computers] *The New American* has been warning for years that software from “former” KGB cryptologist Yevgeny Kaspersky poses a grave security danger to hundreds of millions of consumers, as well as sensitive data banks of thousands of corporations and government agencies.

Drone strike hits tribal areas as US-Pakistan tensions rise

Jessica Purkiss at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 12 hours ago
A US strike hits Pakistan for the fifth time this year

Was a Couple Hospitalized After a Man Got His Head Stuck in His Wife’s Vagina?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A story about a terrible sexual experience is nothing more than a hoax.

U.S. Navy Fires Admiral And Captain As Ship Collision Investigation Continues

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Rear Adm. Charles Williams and Capt. Jeffrey Bennett (U.S. Navy photos) *USNI News*: *Admiral, Captain Removed in Ongoing Investigations into USS John S. McCain, USS Fitzgerald Collisions; Head of Surface Forces Puts in Early Retirement Request* The commander of the Navy’s largest operational battle force and his subordinate in charge of the attached destroyer squadron have been removed from their positions as a result of ongoing investigations into a string of incidents this year that resulted in the death of 17 sailors and hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, USNI News has... more »

LaRouchePAC Monday Update

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 12 hours ago
Video of 5L5PRvRZMdQ Join us live at 2:30 pm eastern today for our weekly Monday update, with your host, Matthew Ogden.

Central America Begins To Enter the Belt and Road; Waiting for U.S. to Join, Too

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 12 hours ago
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today presided over the ceremony opening the first-ever Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Panama. "A new era begins in which we should be closer than ever on behalf of our people's well-being. Geographic distance will not be an obstacle to our being allies," President Varela said there. Up until a few months ago, Panama, like most Central American nations, had diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and not with the PRC. President Varela met with Wang on Sept. 16, and emphasized Panama's importance ... more »

Medicare-For-All: Open Rebellion, Paid Politicians & Net Family Savings

Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
*Bernie Sanders in March 2016 explains "what we will ask for if we lose." Note the list near the end of the clip. His candidacy and policy proposals count as an act of "open rebellion" as defined below.* *by Gaius Publius* The Medicare-for-All debate is heating up. Bernie Sanders has introduced a bill in the Senate that's gathering co-sponsorship — though noticeably not leadership support — and John Conyers has a similar, but not identical, bill in the House. Conyers bill has also drawn no leadership support; it has, in fact, drawn leadership opposition. Still, these bills, ridin... more »

‘F*ggots Will Burn in Hell’: Deputy Investigated for Terrorizing Gay Child on School Bus

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: gay]According to multiple witnesses, a West Virginia deputy told a gay teen “No f*ggot activity will be permitted on this bus,” and ‘f*ggots will burn in hell’.

WATCH: Cops Chant ‘Whose Streets, Our Streets,’ as They Trap Protesters, Pepper Spray, Assault Them

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: protesters]In what looks like Ferguson all over again, St. Louis police were recorded needlessly attacking peaceful protesters and journalists.

Most Investors Won’t Be Buying Gold & Silver until AFTER Big Gains Occur

Activist Post at Activist Post - 12 hours ago
By Clint Siegner Physical demand for bullion rounds, coins, and bars remains somewhat soft in the U.S. This year’s run higher in prices as well... more »

Soros puppet Sebastian Kurz planned power grab a year ago, needs to be put in a No go zone like Trump if he wins election and becomes Austrian Chancellor

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 12 hours ago
Sebastian Kurz, the Austrian Foreign Minister who sent an attache implicated in a Kiev corruption scandal to be the new Consul in the embassy in Athens over the summer to crush help in my dangerous situation, planned his power grab carefully, according to new documents which have allegedly come from his inner circle. http://derstandard.at/2000064163735/Sebastian-Kurz-Masterplan-zur-Machtuebernahme His […]

More evidence sent to Austria that my life is in danger from Tsipras and his corrupt Greek police and prosecutors, helped now by Sebastian Kurz…

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 12 hours ago
Sent more evidence to Austria. Next mirror selfie tomorrow. Read the text in German below with the document links here Στοιχείο 17-32 Στοιχείο 17-32 Στοιχείο 33-46 Στοιχείο 33-44 Στοιχείο emails 47 66 Στοιχείο emails, 47-66 AP 372 English 372 Englisch AP 372 Greek 372 Bericht Gr Teil 1 372 Bericht Gr Teil 2 AP 372 […]

Trump lawyers overheard during lunch conversation discussing friction between legal teams and how much to cooperate with the various investigations.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 12 hours ago
Here's a photo of Ty Cobb & John Dowd casually & loudly discussing details of Russia investigation at @BLTSteakDC while I sat at next table. pic.twitter.com/RfX9JLJ0Te — Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) September 18, 2017 Courtesy of the New York Times: *Mr. McGahn supports cooperation, but has expressed worry about setting a precedent that would weaken the White House long after Mr. Trump’s tenure is over. He is described as particularly concerned about whether the president will invoke executive or attorney-client privilege to limit how forthcoming Mr. McGahn could be if he himsel... more »

Snapchat Complies To Saudi Arabia's Demand That Al Jazeera Be Blocked

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
*Al Jazeera:* *Snapchat blocks Al Jazeera in Saudi Arabia* Saudi Arabia asks Snap Inc to remove Al Jazeera Discover Publisher Channel in the kingdom citing violation of local law. Snapchat has blocked access to Al Jazeera's news articles and videos in Saudi Arabia following a request from the government. Saudi Arabia told the social media company that the Al Jazeera Discover Publisher Channel violated local laws. "We make an effort to comply with local laws in the countries where we operate," a Snapchat spokesperson said in a statement on Sunday. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* Th... more »

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