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Thomas Paine

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Monday, October 2, 2017

2 October - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:48 pm MDT



BREAKING: FBI says Vegas killer NOT linked to international terrorism – ISIS claim he was part of their network

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Little is known about the Las Vegas mass murderer. More The post BREAKING: FBI says Vegas killer NOT linked to international terrorism – ISIS claim he was part of their network appeared first on The Duran.

The mass shooting problem – like organised terrorism – is a DRUG PROBLEM

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Lone wolf mass shooters and members of terrorist groups like ISIS have something in common and this is drug use. More The post The mass shooting problem – like organised terrorism – is a DRUG PROBLEM appeared first on The Duran.

What Did Washington Achieve in its Six Year War on Syria?

Ron Paul at - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] Now that the defeat of ISIS in Syria appears imminent, with the Syrian army clearing out some of the last ISIS strongholds in the east, Washington’s interventionists are searching for new excuses to maintain the illegal US military presence in the country. Their original rationale for intervention has long been exposed as another lie. Remember that President Obama initially involved the US military in Iraq and Syria to “prevent genocide” of the Yazidis and promised the operation would not drift into US “boots on the ground.” That was three years ago and the US mi... more »

Are the Spires on Disney World’s Cinderella Castle Removable in Case of Hurricane?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
An old but still thriving urban legend about Walt Disney World in Florida holds that the theme park's tallest structure, Cinderella Castle, was built such that it can be fully or partially dismantled in the event of a hurricane.

Did Nike Cut Ties With the Dallas Cowboys Over National Anthem Protests?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 13 hours ago
A "satirical" web site published a fake story about the sportswear company, which has in fact expressed support for players' right to protest.

Democrats Fly Into Action To Politicize Las Vegas

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 13 hours ago
*DT* - Not content with turning the Puerto Rican victims of Hurricane Maria into political pawns, a growing number of Dems are doing the same with those killed or injured during the rampage by a crazed man named Stephen Paddock. "Our grief isn't enough. We can and must put politics aside, stand up to the NRA, and work together to try to stop this from happening again." — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 2, 2017 Then there was the fanatical Trump hating Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy who was quick on the draw to blame Congress (translation: Republicans and Trump) for not ... more »

5 Fast Facts You Need To Know About The Massacre in Las Vegas

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: mass shooting]Here are 5 fast facts on the reports surrounding the deadliest mass shooting in recent United States history, which has left 50 dead and over 400 injured.

WATCH: Woman Warned, ‘You’re All Going to Die Tonight’—45 Min. BEFORE Shooting, Witness Says

Jay Syrmopoulos at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: shooting]An eyewitness claims a woman at the music festival warned, "You're all going to die tonight," forty five minutes before the shooting began.

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Vegas: Police Were On Alert After Video Called for the Attack in May

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: isis]The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was already on high alert following the release of an ISIS video calling for an attack in Las Vegas.

Ignorant Fool Hillary Clinton is glad the shooter didn't have a "silencer"...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*first of all, Hillary, it's not a "silencer" - it's a suppressor.* Hillary Clinton ✔@HillaryClinton Las Vegas, we are grieving with you—the victims, those who lost loved ones, the responders, & all affected by this cold-blooded massacre. Follow Hillary Clinton ✔@HillaryClinton The crowd fled at the sound of gunshots. Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer, which the NRA wants to make easier to get. 7:03 AM - Oct 2, 2017 - 7,2617,261 Replies - 18,72318,723 Retweets - 49,37649,376 likes *Language alert!* And second of all, you stupid twat,... more »

From Hillary Clinton's book, "What Happened."

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 13 hours ago
This is from page 297, in a chapter titled "Those Damn Emails." *"With respect to the potential intrusion by hostile actors, we did not find direct evidence that Secretary Clinton's personal email domain, in its various configurations since 2009, was successfully hacked."* *--FBI Director James Comey, in a press conference on July 5. 2016.* *A lot of people suggest that the server maintained by my husband;s office might be vulnerable to hacking. As it turned out, the State Department network and many other highly sensitive government systems, including the White House and Pentagon,... more »

Ethanol Supporters Fight to Keep Government Regulations

Steve Byas at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: ethanol-supporters-fight-to-keep-government-regulations] Those in favor of continued government support for ethanol are angry with President Trump and his EPA director, Scott Pruitt.

Appeals Court Denies Hearing on D.C. Concealed-carry Law

Bob Adelmann at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: appeals-court-denies-hearing-on-dc-concealed-carry-law] The U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington D.C.'s decision on whether to allow the full court to rehear its two previous rulings against D.C.’s concealed carry restrictions was denied.

Is the Childhood Vaccine Schedule Safe?

Barbara Loe Fisher at Vaccine Awakening - 13 hours ago
Posted 10/01/2017 By Barbara Loe Fisher Is the childhood vaccine schedule safe? 1 In 1953, health officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control told doctors to give children 16 doses of four vaccines by age six. 2 In 1983, it was 23 doses of 7 vaccines by age six. 3 In 2013, it was 69 doses of 16 vaccines by age 18, with 50 doses given by age six. 4 With infants and children in America getting four times as many vaccinations as their grandparents got, how healthy are they? Today, 1 child in 6 is learning disabled. 5 In 1976, it was 1 child in 30. 6 Today, 1 child in 9 has as... more »

SCHOOL LIVES MATTER: Trayvon Martin!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017Prologue—What Hillary Clinton says happened:* Long ago and far away, we decided that school lives matter. We reached this award-winning judgment based on years of direct observation. It *matters* what happens to children in school. It *matters* if they children are able to feel good about themselves, perhaps because they've had the experience of learning things that make them feel excited and valued. It matters if children cry because they're being asked to do things they simply can't do. It matters if they dutifully take Algebra 1 seven times, they get de... more »

Mohawk Nation News 'Peace, Righteous, Power'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 14 hours ago
PEACE, RIGHTEOUS, POWER Posted on October 2, 2017 Mohawk Nation News http://mohawknationnews.com/blog/2017/10/02/peace-righteous-power/Please post & distribute. MNN. Sept. 27, 2017. sken-nen, kari-wiio, kasa-stsenera and atonwa-kowa are the four principles that bind together the original instructions from creation to all life. sken-nen is the bond of love of one another, our families,

MADRID PAYS PRICE OF NOT ALLOWING INDEPDENCE REFERENDUM AS IN SCOTLAND, VIOLENCE FUELS CALLS IN CATALONIA FOR SPLIT

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
The Catalan government has announced that 90% in favour of independence in the vote opposed by Spain. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/01/dozens-injured-as-riot-police-storm-catalan-ref-polling-stations While London allowed Scotland a referendum on independence, Madrid has refused to grant Catalonia the right to determine its future, fearing the loss of a industrialized region that generates almost half of Spain’s total wealth. The president […]

October 2: 58 people killed at Las Vegas...

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 14 hours ago
Oh, that means Muslim terrorists will never catch up to the rate at which Americans kill each other. 9/11 was the ultimate Muslim terrorist attack, killing some 3,000 Americans. But in just over two years, the U.S. police put that attack in the shade by killing more Americans than the terrorists did. And they continue their frantic pace of killing to this day. The U.S. now puts enormous public effort into hunting down Muslim terrorists, but virtually none into hunting down American police terrorists. There's something wrong with this picture. The good news is that the New Brunswick ... more »

BWorld 155, Electric cooperatives and system loss

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 14 hours ago
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last Friday. Three news reports published by BusinessWorld during the past few days indicated that the energy sector in the Philippines and its several neighbors is becoming more efficient, market-oriented, and less bureaucratic. These news articles were (1) “ERC declines to intervene in 4 Meralco power deals” (Sept. 20), “DoE says no plans to extend FiT for biomass, river projects” (Sept. 26), and “Malaysia, Thailand, Laos to sign energy-trading deal” (Sept. 26). The first article says that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is upholding ... more »

It's Not Terror If An Old White Guy Does It

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 14 hours ago
Just because it's the worst gun massacre in American history, and thousands of people were terrified by it, doesn't mean you get to call it a terror attack. A quick Google search of headlines on the Las Vegas atrocity reveals that media outlets are mostly going with "mass shooting" to describe the carnage. Not only was the gunman apparently not a Muslim or an ISIS sympathizer. He was an older white professional with no criminal record who lived in a $400,000 house. Talk about an atrocity not being media-ready, or especially Trump-ready! The most that the bombastic president could gl... more »

Insane evil leftists celebrate over deaths of "Trump supporters" in Las Vegas...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*There's going to be a special place in hell reserved for such horrible people.* *This report was originally published by Paul Joseph Watson at Infowars.com* *A leftist teacher celebrated the horrific massacre in Las Vegas because many of the victims are likely to have been “white Trump supporters”.* An anti-Trump activist with the Twitter name ‘Ann #TheResistance’ who is also a teacher reacted to the deadliest mass shooting in American history by tweeting, “Lots of white Trump supporters in Las Vegas at route 21 watching Jason aldean. Pray only Trumptards died! #prayforvegas.” ... more »

The Las Vegas shooting

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
Like all my readers, I'm sickened and horrified by the carnage in Las Vegas in the early hours of this morning. As I write these words, there are said to be 50+ dead and 200+ injured in the worst mass shooting incident in US history. The shooter (killed by police) is said to have been a "lone wolf". No information concerning his possible motive(s) has been released at the time of writing. Some are already saying that this wasn't a "terrorist" attack . . . but it was, of course. For whatever reason and in whatever cause, it was designed to cause terror. It did. One can predict...more »

ORI finds misconduct in case of biologist paid $100K by university to leave

Victoria Stern at Retraction Watch - 14 hours ago
A biologist who studied the impact of diabetes on the eye inappropriately altered data in five images from three papers, according to a new finding of misconduct issued by the U.S. Office of Research Integrity (ORI). Readers may be familiar with the subject of the findings: Azza El-Remessy, a former tenured associate professor at the […] The post ORI finds misconduct in case of biologist paid $100K by university to leave appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Mysterious: British Tennis Stars, Laura Robson & Andy Murray Both at Biggest Shootings in UK & US history!

OYE NEWS at OYE Alternative News - 14 hours ago
The UK female tennis player, Laura Robson has been caught up in the deadliest mass shooting in US history. Coincidentally, Andy Murray, the male British tennis player was caught up in the Dunblane school massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in British history, which resulted in a British Gun ban. The post Mysterious: British Tennis Stars, Laura Robson & Andy Murray Both at Biggest Shootings in UK & US history! appeared first on OYE Alternative News.

NORWAY Meet Indigenous from Standing Rock 'NO DAPL'

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 14 hours ago
. By WECAN Delegation to Europe, Fall 2017 Censored News . A delegation of Indigenous women from Standing Rock and their allies who observed and/or experienced human rights and Indigenous rights violations in North Dakota, U.S. will hold a public event in Oslo to share on-the-ground experiences from Standing Rock and other traditional territories, as Indigenous women who are living in

This Day In Iraqi History - Oct 2

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 14 hours ago
1918 UK War Office told commander in Mespotamia to seize as many oil producing areas as possible 1981 Iran bombed 4 hydroelectric power plants in Iraq 1989 US NSDD26 said U.S. would try to improve relations with Iraq 1992 UN Res 778 authorized Iraq oil revenues to be deposited in UN controlled bank until sanctions lifted 2002 Summary main points Natl Intel Estimate released Said Iraq rebuilding nuke & WMD programs 2002 Iraq called UK’s weapons dossier propaganda and lies 2002 Congress passes resolution allowing Bush to use force against Iraq 2... more »

Would America's Tanks Get Crushed by Russia or China in a War?

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * What would happen? *During the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, which involved a gazillion Military Operations in Urban Terrain, a Tank Urban Survival Kit (TUSK) was rushed into service with a number of upgrades to cope with potential ambushes from any direction. Many of those upgrades have been standardized in later Abrams, including improved belly armor, a Crew Remotely Operated Weapons Station (CROWS)—basically, a remote-controlled .50 caliber machine gun so that the crew isn’t exposed when firing—and add-on Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA)... more »

Russia's Lethal Su-35 vs. America's F-16 Fighting Falcon: Who Wins in a Shootout?

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Russia vs. America. The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon has been the mainstay of the U.S. and allied air forces for decades. Over the years, the aircraft has evolved from a lightweight visual range dogfighter into a potent multirole warplane that flies the gamut of missions ranging from the suppression of enemy air defenses to air superiority. Though it has been operational since 1980, the “Viper” continues to evolve and will remain in service with the U.S. Air Force and other militaries for decades to come. But while the F-16 remains a potent ... more »

Trump and NATO Are in Agreement on This Key Issue

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Middle East* Despite previously berating the alliance, Trump has found common ground with NATO on Afghanistan. America’s NATO allies seem to be onboard with President Donald Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy. Indeed, the alliance’s top civil servant said that he believes that America’s European allies will offer more than just political support for Washington’s efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. European NATO allies will also offer practical help to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. “I'm absolutely convinced that European allies will not on... more »

Self-Mastery and the Role of Consciousness in Creating Reality

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 15 hours ago
*Justin Deschamps* - Consciousness is the greatest tool ever placed in the hands of humankind. The post Self-Mastery and the Role of Consciousness in Creating Reality appeared first on Waking Times.

Musical Interlude: Samuel Barber, “Agnus Dei”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
Samuel Barber, “Agnus Dei” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWgjwTc3PUw

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 2, 2017

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*(Click on Image to Enlarge)* *Forbes:* *Why The North Korean Artillery Factor Makes Military Action Extremely Risky [Infographic]* Last month, a poll found that a majority of Americans now support military action against North Korea if diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis fail. While the United States undoubtedly possesses the military hardware and capabilities to deliver an effective strike on Pyongyang's nuclear facilities, retaliation by the North is highly likely to occur. While this could of course come in the shape of one of the regime's much vaunted intercontinental ba... more »

Breaking the silence

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 15 hours ago
Needless to say, there will be plenty more to discuss about the Wall government has exposed residents of Saskatchewan's oil patch to avoidable (and sometimes fatal) hazards in order to avoid acknowledging the dangers of fossil fuel development. But for now, there's already plenty worth reading in the Price of Oil series, including two reports at the National Observer, one at the Toronto Star, and Emily Eaton's column on the need to speak up.

Fat healthy polar bear update: hundreds of not-starving bears attracted to dead whale

Hifast at Climate Collections - 15 hours ago
Originally posted on polarbearscience: Are the hundreds of polar bears spending the summer on Wrangel Island in the Chukchi Sea starving and desperate for any scrap of food? Hardly! Photos taken by Russian tourists on a cruise ship (19 September 2017) show a huge number of already-fat, healthy bears converging on a dead bowhead whale washed…

A 545Year Drought Reconstruction for Central Oregon

Hifast at Climate Collections - 15 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood I came across this old paper from 2002, but it shows just how variable climate has been in the past, this time in Oregon: ? ABSTRACT Using a 545-year ponderosa pine ( Pinus ponderosa ) tree-ring chronology, we examine the drought history…

Climate Model Upgraded: INMCM5 Under the Hood

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 15 hours ago
A previous analysis Temperatures According to Climate Models showed that only one of 42 CMIP5 models was close to hindcasting past temperature fluctuations. That model was INMCM4, which also projected an unalarming 1.4C warming to the end of the century, in contrast to the other models programmed for future warming five times the past. In […]

President Donald Trump Speech on Mandalay Bay Las Vegas SHOOTING w/Update...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 15 hours ago
*starts at approximately 7:30 PDT* *Transcript added below.* *Replay of remarks by President Donald J. Trump on the Las Vegas shooting.* Thank you. My fellow Americans, we are joined together today in sadness, shock, and grief. Last night a gunman opened fire on a large crowd at a country music concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. He brutally murdered more than 50 people and wounded hundreds more. It was an act of pure evil. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are working closely with local authorities to assist with the investigation and they will provide updates as to the ... more »

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Puerto Rico in crisis: Supplies sit while thousands line up to evacuate This is How One Organic Farmer Grosses $100K An Acre Mystery Surrounds Metal Towers Popping Up In Tunnels & Bridges Robin Westenra 9 hrs · REPOSTING. ALL THE PEOPLE IN INTENSIVE CARE IN PURTO RICO DIED. From Lucy Lussier Nielsen via Betsy Alexander: Nelson M. Rosario My dad lives in #PuertoRico. I got to speak with him this morning. I say got to because there are tons of people who haven't been able to reach loved ones, or have barely any communication with them. I explained to my dad what the... more »

Arctic foxes fattened up by farmers so their fur can be used in luxury clothes

White Wolf at White Wolf - 15 hours ago
*This is an Arctic fox, cruelly fattened up to produce as much fur as possible to be used in luxury coats and bags.* The obese animals, with stomachs sagging to the ground and rolls of fat obscuring their faces, were found to weigh 40lbs - five times the average - making them too fat to walk without the risk of breaking their legs. Finnish animal rights group Justice for Animals claims their fur ends up being sold by world famous fashion brands such as Louis Vuitton, which advertises a £4,450 gilet made of Arctic fox fur on its UK website. It is unclear if the firm do use the fur ...more »

Monday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 15 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Joseph Parilla examines how entrenched inequality serves as a barrier to economic development for everybody. - Heather Long highlights how the U.S.' last round of corporate tax cuts led to lower wages for all but the lucky few. And Stuart Bailey writes about the need for public policy to improve wages and employment standards after the promise of businesses passing along their increased profits has proven false once again. - David Adler comments on the UK's divide between an owning class whose wealth is growing, and a renting class fac... more »

Bannon Mobilizes Economic Warfare on China, While LaRouche Mobilizes the West To Save Itself by Joining the "New Silk Road Spirit"

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 15 hours ago
PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20171002-bannon.pdf Steve Bannon, the recently departed White House aide to President Trump, is frantically mobilizing support for his plan to drive the United States into a geopolitical, imperial, economic war against China — i.e., to sabotage Trump's stated intention to work closely with China in rebuilding the crumbling U.S. infrastructure, and potentially bringing the U.S. into the New Silk Road process of building infrastructure around the world. A September 28 cover story on Bannon in Bloomberg's *Businessweek* spells out his intentions, in a piece tit... more »

North Korea Update

LL at Virtual Mirage - 16 hours ago
There are some interesting mixed signals out there regarding North Korea. *Meet Choe Son-hui, Director-General of the North American Department of North Korea’s Foreign Ministry.* She's been making the rounds to Russia and China, pumping them for information on the likely and probable reaction of the US to North Korean actions. Director-General Choe’s participation in a meeting with Russian diplomats is noteworthy. North Korea has a very limited number of diplomats familiar with America, sometimes called "American handlers". Choe is one of them. The word came down to Choe from De... more »

Job Or Self-Employment Lost Because Of Hurricane? You May Qualify For Disaster Unemployment Assistance

Donna Ballman at Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home - 16 hours ago
Folks who normally don't qualify for unemployment assistance, such as business owners, may qualify for Disaster Unemployment Assistance if they are unable to work due to one of the hurricanes that hit the U.S. Even if you only lost your job for a short time, you should look into this. It's your money, after all. This is part of what your payroll taxes have been paying for. Here's what the Benefits.gov website says about who qualifies: In order to qualify for this benefit your employment or self-employment must have been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster dec... more »

Meier Explains the Alien Autopsy

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 16 hours ago
There are those who read my blog who say that they really don’t want to hear any more about Billy Meier and his alleged contacts with alien beings. There are others who say that arguing with true believers is a waste of time because no matter what evidence is presented, it will never be enough to show them the errors in their true beliefs. But sometimes I just have to poke the stick into the Hornet’s Nest (capitalized as a small tribute to the 116th AHC) to see what flies out. The latest evidence that Meier might not be the sage some say that he is, revolves around the Ray Santilli ... more »

At Least 50 Killed as Gunman Opens Fire at Las Vegas Concert

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas Strip casino fired on a country music festival below, killing at least 50 people and wounding more than 200.

Mass shooting in Las Vegas. Update!

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 16 hours ago
SourceCourtesy of NBC News: *A gunman fired a barrage of bullets on an outdoor country music festival in Las Vegas Sunday night, killing at least 50 people and injuring more than 400 others, police said, in the worst mass shooting in modern American history. * *From his room on the 32nd floor of a glitzy hotel, the shooter, identified by law enforcement officials as Stephen Paddock, 64, of Mesquite, Nevada, fired shot after shot down on the crowd of more than 22,000, sending terrified concertgoers running for their lives. * *“We heard what sounded like firecrackers going off. Th... more »

Edmonton: Somali Refugee & the RCMP

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 16 hours ago
*After yesterday's post covering the Edmonton incident GC and I exchanged these comments:* greencrowOctober 1, 2017 at 10:09 AM Next, we'll find that the individual who committed this "outrageous" act had a long history with the RCMP/CSIS. He was a dimwit who was being mentored by them. Heck, they probably even rented the U-Haul for him! ReplyDelete Replies 1. PennyOctober 1, 2017 at 10:23 AM Hey GC: We already know the Patsy perpetrator is known to the authorities- I'm waiting for the back story and the identification... * Today we're getting the backgr... more »

Russian Provides New Internet Connection To North Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*38 North:* *Russia Provides New Internet Connection to North Korea* A major Russian telecommunications company appears to have begun providing an Internet connection to North Korea. The new link supplements one from China and will provide back-up to Pyongyang at a time the US government is reportedly attacking its Internet infrastructure and pressuring China to end all business with North Korea. The connection, from TransTeleCom, began appearing in Internet routing databases at 09:08 UTC on Sunday, or around 17:38 Pyongyang time on Sunday evening. Internet routing databases map ... more »

Women Accused Of Assassinating North Korean Leader's Half-Brother Plead Not Guilty

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*New York Times:* *Women Accused of Killing North Korean Leader’s Brother Plead Not Guilty* HONG KONG — Two women accused of killing the half brother of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, by smearing a nerve agent on his face pleaded not guilty to murder in a trial that began Monday in Malaysia. The trial in the killing of the estranged older sibling, Kim Jong-nam, is being closely watched for clues about the workings of the isolated authoritarian state at a time when it is facing off with the United States and its allies by testing ballistic missiles and a nuclear device. The wo... more »

Will It Be Different?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
Jagmeet Singh now leads the New Democratic Party. All three of Canada's political parties are now firmly in the hands of millennials. Andrew Scheer and Singh are even younger than Justin Trudeau. So what does that mean? Campbell Clark believes that Singh will shake up Canadian politics: Mr. Singh has the potential to disrupt the patterns of Canadian politics. His candidacy offered the NDP a ray of hope that they could move beyond union workers and urban lefties to appeal to new Canadians and fight for suburban ridings such as those in the Greater Toronto Area. The stalwarts didn't... more »

Let's Turn To The Tax Reform Plan-- Trump Is Lying Again

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Is Chris Wallace allowed to say this on *Fox News Sunday*: "But Director Mulvaney, independent experts say what the president just said there isn't true." Obviously he could have been talking about Putin-Gate, about Trump's spat with the NRA, about Puerto Rico, about anything at all Trump has said to the public... ever. But he was talking about the Trump/Ryan tax plan. Remember Bruce Bartlett, a Jack Kemp economist who was one of the Reagan advisors responsible for the mythical Reagan tax cuts. Over the weekend he published an OpEd in the *Washington Post*, I helped create the GOP... more »

So, was it plagiarism? Journal retracts three papers over “citation and attribution errors”

Victoria Stern at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
When several recent submissions raised a red flag, a pediatrics journal decided to investigate. The journal, Pediatrics in Review, discovered “citation and attribution errors” in three case studies, which the journal has now retracted. Luann Zanzola, the managing editor of the journal, explained that the editors caught the errors when they scanned the three […] The post So, was it plagiarism? Journal retracts three papers over “citation and attribution errors” appeared first on Retraction Watch.

BREAKING: Terrorist bomb hits central Damascus

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The explosion occurred in the Al Midan district. More The post BREAKING: Terrorist bomb hits central Damascus appeared first on The Duran.

CATALONIA: Now is the time for dialogue

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The time for dialogue was months ago, but it is still not too late to try. More The post CATALONIA: Now is the time for dialogue appeared first on The Duran .

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*College Professor: Believing in Hard Work is White Ideology* Pennsylvania State University-Brandywine professor Angela Putman recently asserted in an academic paper that the notion “if I work hard, I can be successful” is merely a product of white ideology, reports Campus Reform. Angela Putman conducted a study to critique and examine “ideologies within college students’ discourse that are foundational to whiteness.” Her resulting conclusion published on Thursday was that “meritocracy”, or the belief that people should rise based on the fruits of their own labor, is a "white ideo... more »

Smart Devices are Listening to (and Saving) Everything You Say, Here’s How to Stop It

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 17 hours ago
[image: listening]The smart devices you use every day are listening to and saving what you say—here's what you can do to stop it.

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*Experts Mock California Enviro Push To Ban Fossil Fuel Vehicles In The State* Analysts and conservatives believe a Democrat-led plan to propose a ban on gas-powered cars in California later this year is a pie-in-the-sky scheme that ignores important factors about the state’s auto industry. Assemblyman Phil Ting plans to introduce a bill in January that would ban the sale of gas-powered cars produced after 2040. The Democratic lawmaker said California drivers must adopt electric vehicles if the state is going to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – but some are scoffing at the push. ... more »

U.S. Navy T-45 Training Aircraft With 2 Crew Members Lost in Tennessee

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
Boeing *FOX News*: *Navy T-45 jet believed to have crashed in Tennessee with 2 on board* The U.S. Navy said it was investigating reports of a military jet that crashed near Tellico Plains, Tennessee, on Sunday evening, as it appeared unlikely that the crew survived. The Navy told reporters a T-45 jet was missing after it took off from Naval Air Station Meridian in Mississippi with an instructor and student pilot on board. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said the jet crashed in the Cherokee National Forest near a fish hatchery. *Read more* .... *More News On A U.S. Navy T-45 ... more »

Las Vegas Massacre: 50 Dead, 200 Wounded By Sniper -- News Updates

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*Daily Mail: FIFTY dead and 200 injured as gunman with terrifying arsenal of weapons opens fire on packed Vegas music festival from 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay hotel: Shooter killed and 'companion' caught* * WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT * At least 50 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in the worst mass shooting in US history * Shooter identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, who opened fire from 32nd floor of Mandalay Bay Hotel * Officers said Paddock was shot dead inside a hotel room alongside an 'arsenal' of weapons * Cops have located Marilou Danley, described as Paddock's '... more »

LAS VEGAS SHOOTING FALSE FLAG

Anon at Aangirfan - 17 hours ago
Above, in Las Vegas, we see - "Three policemen looking /aiming in different directions while two civilians stand out in the 'danger' zone on their mobiles! "If another clue was needed, look at the image on the stage screen in bottom left hand corner of the pic." *In the Las Vegas shooting of 1 October 2017, were crisis actors being used?* *Stephen Paddock * *Stephen Paddock's father* was bank robber wanted by the FBI . *Stephen Paddock* (above) "has been identified as the gunman in the LasVegas shooting", on 1 October 2017. First picture of gunman "Stephen Paddock worked ... more »

Thoughts and Prayers

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 17 hours ago
For the victims and their loved ones in Las Vegas...

Russia vs. America in the Sky: Su-35 Fighter vs. F-15C (Who Wins?)

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * This could get messy. *Bottom line: unless the F-15 is fighting World War III, the Air Force is probably going to be ok keeping the Eagle in service for another two decades. It might not be the one-sided turkey-shoot the Air Force has gotten used to, but the United States isn’t in danger of losing air superiority.* The Boeing F-15C Eagle has been in service with the U.S. Air Force for nearly 40 years and will likely serve for decades to come. Over the years, the mighty F-15 has been upgraded to keep pace with evolving threats, but does the venerable... more »

Former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under Obama, says that Trump is purposefully attempting to bankrupt Obamacare.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of The Hill: *Andy Slavitt, who was acting CMS administrator from 2015 to 2017, accused Trump on Tw**Andy Slavitt, who was acting CMS administrator from 2015 to 2017, accused Trump on Twitter of "purposely raising" health-care premiums as part of his plan to let ObamaCare "implode." * *"I ran this government agency under President Obama," Slavitt wrote. "Make no mistake. Trump is purposely raising people's premiums." Slavitt was reacting to news reports that Oklahoma's health commissioner was blaming the Trump administration for missing a deadline to approve a waiver for t... more »

RIGHT-WINGERS BLAME VEGAS SHOOTING ON ISIS AND ANTIFA, WITH HELP FROM TRUMP-LINKED NEWS SITE (updated)

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 17 hours ago
Right-wingers are already speculating about the mass shooting that took place in Las Vegas last night, and their theorizing is heading off in familiar directions. I'm sure you know about the shooting: A gunman in a high-rise hotel opened fire on a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday, killing at least 50 people and injuring more than 200 in the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. The gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, was later killed during a standoff with police on the hotel’s 32nd floor, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told reporters. NBC and ot... more »

No, Ko Wen-je is not a viable presidential candidate.

Michael Turton at The View from Taiwan - 17 hours ago
*How hard can it be to get the English done properly?* Financial Times, which I generally don't link to since they decided to intervene in the 2012 presidential election on behalf of China, published an interview with Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je which caused a stir in Taiwan. Taiwan News reports on the FT piece: Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) is a potential future presidential candidate thanks to his blunt style, the Financial Times of London wrote in a profile this week. It's very unlikely, unless a major party adopts him, that Ko will ever be a presidential candidate. I hope the D... more »

REGINALD PICKSTOCK, MANCHESTER, LEANNE McKIE, ROLLING STONES, JIMMY SAVILE

Anon at Aangirfan - 17 hours ago
*Reginald Pickstock* *steve writes: * "My Father *Reginald Pickstock* was protected by Stockport police station, in Greater Manchester. "He was reported to the police station over 10 plus times by my brother, and myself, to tell them about what he did. "His preference was for girls aged 4 and upwards. "He ran clubs in Stockport . *"In September 2017, he was found guilty at the crown court and sentenced to 10.5 years.* "He was found guilty of over 20 charges of historical child sex abuse . "My brother was forced by the drug squad at Stockport police to sell drugs for them in t...more »

The US economy: the math just doesn't add up

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
Karl Denninger points out that the numbers being bandied about by the government and big business, particularly with regard to health care, simply don't make mathematical sense. *Debt doesn't matter -- right up until it does.* So goes the chestnut. In actual practice, however, it's much worse: *Increasing debt tends to make equity valuations go up right until it matters, then it makes them crash.* There is exactly *zero* attention being paid to this. But the truth of it is found in *every* recent, and in fact all the nasty *historical* drawdowns in the market. * . . .* If you ...more »

Inflation and Deflation - The Federal Reserve's Great Dilemma

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 18 hours ago
Janet Yellen's recent admission at a meeting of the National Association for Business Economics is a bit of an eye-opener for a central banker. Rarely do central bankers admit that they are wrong on anything, particularly one of the two aspects of the economy that they are responsible. Here's what she had to say: "*Today I will discuss uncertainty and monetary policy, particularly as it relates to recent inflation developments. Because changes in interest rates influence economic activity and inflation with a substantial lag, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) sets monetar... more »

BREAKING: Police ID Shooter in Las Vegas Attack That Killed 50, Injured Over 200

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 18 hours ago
[image: las vegas]A horrifying and tragic mass shooting at a music show in Las Vegas has left at least 50 dead and 200 injured as police ID the killer.

Hugh Hefner's Biggest Sin Was Being "Anti-Vaccine?"

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Note. Dr. Sheri Tenpenny has a sharp post on Vaxxter.com following the death of Hugh Hefner. Check out this obnoxious Tweet from Ian Higham. Specialist in SWEDISH media - a laughable dose of irony given Sweden's sexy reputation. Higham is...

Moms Upset After UH Nurse Posts to Facebook About Flu Shots and Autism

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Note: We are the lowest of the pecking order. We have no protection. No respect. The autism community has no acceptance. To think otherwise is nonsense. Nurses - the supposed kindest people in any hospital - the angels of mercy...

A 545Year Drought Reconstruction for Central Oregon

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood I came across this old paper from 2002, but it shows just how variable climate has been in the past, this time in Oregon: ABSTRACT Using a 545-year ponderosa pine ( Pinus ponderosa ) tree-ring chronology, we examine the drought history of central Oregon to: (1) determine the relationship among drought, […]

Mass Hypnosis and Trigger Words

Anon at Aangirfan - 19 hours ago

BREAKING: 50+ dead, 400+ injured in Las Vegas concert shooting [GRAPHIC CONTENT]

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Terror in Las Vegas. More The post BREAKING: 50+ dead, 400+ injured in Las Vegas concert shooting [GRAPHIC CONTENT] appeared first on The Duran.

Twitter takes down “Voice of Europe” account during Catalonia vote

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Twitter does the EU's censorship bidding. More The post Twitter takes down “Voice of Europe” account during Catalonia vote appeared first on The Duran.

US Congressman says Julian Assange “has absolute proof” Russia did not meddle in US elections (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Julian Assange can prove hacks were not by Russia with 100% certainty. More The post US Congressman says Julian Assange “has absolute proof” Russia did not meddle in US elections (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Photos highlight huge differences between EU-Catalonia referendum and Russia-Crimea referendum

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 19 hours ago
EU values and western democracy in action. More The post Photos highlight huge differences between EU-Catalonia referendum and Russia-Crimea referendum appeared first on The Duran.

Just a reminder.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
Trump called San Juan's mayor a weak leader. Here's what her leadership looks like. https://t.co/vhAwxK80Oc — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 30, 2017 I don't know much about Mayor Cruz's politics, but I know when I see a leader with compassion, one who cares about her people. Perhaps THAT is what disgusts Trump so much about her. That she is so weak that she actually cares about these insignificant brown people, and so strong that she is willing to call him out on their behalf. But hey, you can't say that Trump did not do his part. .@realDonaldTrump touches trophy, de... more »

Why Is Egypt Buying Weapons From North Korea (And Breaking International Sanctions)?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
Photo of the "Jie Shun" by Alex Columb (Vessel Tracker) *Washington Post*: *A North Korean ship was seized off Egypt with a huge cache of weapons destined for a surprising buyer* Last August, a secret message was passed from Washington to Cairo warning about a mysterious vessel steaming toward the Suez Canal. The bulk freighter named Jie Shun was flying Cambodian colors but had sailed from North Korea, the warning said, with a North Korean crew and an unknown cargo shrouded by heavy tarps. Armed with this tip, customs agents were waiting when the ship entered Egyptian waters. They... more »

Year Zero: Ancient Indian Text Includes Oldest Recorded Zero Symbol

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
*[image: Carbon dating reveals Bakhshali manuscript is centuries older than scholars believed]* The zero has been around for a long time. It was independently discovered by the Mayans using a base twenty system. What has not been around has been a convenient system for doing arithmetic on paper or blackboard that made effective use of the zero and base ten in the first place. That would be nice to ferret out. good stuff.. *Year Zero: Ancient Indian Text Includes Oldest Recorded Zero Symbol* *14 September, 2017 - 19:00Theodoros Karasavvas* * http://www.ancient-origins.net/new... more »

Watch How A Lightning Strike Temporarily Disables This UFO’s Cloaking Shield

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
[image: ufo cloaking shield] It s interesting that these large craft appear to be harvesting this level of power. That must mean huge capacitor power as well. I do not see this as necessary for normal operations, but is likely necessary in order to charge up weaponry. These would be hogs for stored power. It is curious that there is nothing i do not understand here. That was not true even a decade ago.. What i do find most curious is that the tech suite shown us by Star Trek in 1965 was deliberate disclosure. . *Watch How A Lightning Strike Temporarily... more »

When DNA is Missing, an Ancient Sugar Chain May Help Trace Human Evolution

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
*[image: Partial upper jaw of Australopithecus anamensis, a primitive hominin, recovered from the bone bed excavated at the Allia Bay site.]* Really interesting. Our lineage gave off producing the sugar glycan two or three million years ago. That makes it plausible to isolate our lineage since then. It will not improve aging samples but can certainly throw out related but distant types including the chimp. I suspect that the possible human pig hybridization postulated by some researcher would have to have happened long before as well as pigs retain this sugar to the present ... more »

Dr. Tim Ball Crushes Climate Change: The Biggest Deception in History

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
I have always suspected that one Maurice Strong was behind the Global Warming Meme. It never had any legitimate traction in terms of science, but was imposed through funding choices and virulent attacks on anyone in opposition. A whole generation of climate scientists have been ruined by this. As i stated from the beginning of this blog, the big picture demands an extraordinary shift in global temperatures before it actually produces a signal outside the ten thousand year long Holocene temperature channel of +/- one degree. I note it somewhat warmed up for about a decade and ... more »

U.S. Military On Puerto Rico: Emergency Supplies Are In Port. The Problem Is Distribution

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
“This is personal to me.” Col. Michael A. Valle, Director, Joint Air Component Coordination Element for 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern), identifies areas of Puerto Rico in need of immediate relief while airborne in a WC-130 Hercules on September 29, 2017, flown by members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th Airlift Wing at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Carolina, Puerto Rico. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Dutton/Released *Huffington Post:* *U.S. Military on Puerto Rico: "The Problem Is Distribution" And Here's Why* “It’s picture perfect devastati... more »

Safe-Zone Judo as Syrian Forces Cross the Euphrates

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 22 hours ago
*October 2, 2017* (Tony Cartalucci - NEO) - Syrian forces with the support of their Russian and Iranian allies, crossed the Euphrates River near the city of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria. The move is not only a significant step forward in restoring security nationwide and ensuring the nation's territorial integrity, it is also a significant step toward turning the tables on the very interests who provoked and have perpetuated this conflict since 2011. US policymakers as early as 2012 openly declared their intent to partition Syria through the use of "safe zones" or "buffer zones." F... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*-by Noah* "Let them drink Cholera." You know, that right now-- right this second as you read this-- some Republican somewhere is looking at pictures of the suffering of Puerto Ricans and saying just that. It's who they are. As if it wasn't enough for Republican politicians to be always looking for new ways to give Americans cancer with their environmental legislation, and always voting to take away the life-saving healthcare from their constituents, the party of snobbish, greedy psychos and sociopaths is again looking for still another tax cut to add cash to their own pockets whe...more »

A Good Monday Morning

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 22 hours ago

The Government In Catalonia Has Announced That It Will Declare Independence In 48 Hours

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*Zero Hedge:* *The Results Are In: 89% Of Catalans Vote For Independence* In further proof that Spain's brutal crackdown on today's Catalan independence referendum only helped bolster the seccessionist cause, the regional government announced that voters had overwhelmingly voted in favor of independence, with 89% voting to separate from Spain. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, Catalan government spokesman Jordi Turull announced that 2,262,424 ballot papers had been counted. There were 2,020,144 "yes" votes, or just under 90% of the total, and just 176,565 "no" votes. The regiona... more »

Catalans overwhelmingly choose independence

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 23 hours ago
*90% after an amazing sequence of Madrid's own goals* The result of the referendum has been announced. Some 2.26 million ballots were counted (42% turnout, out of 5.34 million registered voters). 1% was rendered invalid. Out of the valid ones, 90% voted "Yes" (independence), 8% voted "No", and 2% were "blank". *Calella, Costa Brava, Catalonia* On top of these 2.26 million ballots, about 0.7 million is estimated to have been stolen by Madrid's law enforcement forces: 2.96 million ballots would be some 55% of 5.34 million registered voters so the turnout with the stolen ballots inc... more »

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Catalan government says 90 percent voted to leave Spain https://t.co/SdIAHa6JL8 pic.twitter.com/K7HBkxHnl6 — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 2, 2017 Syria's deadliest month of 2017 - 3,000 lives lost in September alone https://t.co/xqHY40wypt 📷@Kilicbil pic.twitter.com/DYMGIsZSF9 — AFP news agency (@AFP) October 2, 2017 Canadian Sikh politician wins race to lead federal New Democrats https://t.co/vK2Jy39Vp5 pic.twitter.com/76SxRBv1s3 — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 2, 2017 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet takes off from a Finnish highway. pic.twitter.com/VI35cvDF7p — R...more »

Gravity and Oceans

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 1 day ago
Introduction The Google Earth software has turned out to be an excellent tool for observing the Earth’s surface features though it cannot be considered the direct equivalent of an optical camera since much image processing is needed to produce the … Continue reading →

The Chinese Want Robot Warships

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*D3000* This crudely made model of the D3000 gives us a vague idea of the concept: a trimaran tumblehome hull, with armament that includes autocannons and anti-ship missiles, as well as launching tubes for small unmanned underwater vehicles, torpedoes, or mines. by78 Popular Science: *With the D3000, China enters the robotic warship arms race* *It's triple-hulled, autonomous, and armed.* At the turn of the 20th century, the great powers competed to build the modern-day battleship. Today, a new arms race may be breaking out, this time with robotic warships. The D3000 is a 98-foot... more »

American women died in Vietnam, too

Barbara Will, Professor of English, Associate Dean of the Arts and Humanities, and Public Voices Fellow, Dartmouth College at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 1 day ago
There are more than 58,000 names on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C. Eight of them belong to women. Derek Key, CC BY-SA Visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., it’s easy to overlook the names of eight women inscribed on the wall’s haunting slabs of black granite. These eight are hidden figures, dwarfed by the more than 58,300 names of men who died in service or who remain missing in action from the Vietnam War. All military nurses, the women died of shrapnel wounds, in helicopter crashes or of illness while ministering to the wounded. Beca... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A Coast Guard ship with Marines, soldiers and sailors assist Hurricane Maria victims during an aerial survey done by the Civil Air Patrol in Puerto Rico, Sept. 26, 2017. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Dutton *WNU Editor*: The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Civil Air Patrol Provides Aerial Images of Puerto Rico* (Department of Defense).

U.S. State Department Urges Both Iran And Iraq To Show Restraint With The Kurds

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Washington Examiner:* *'Cautious' State Department asks Iran, Iraq to avoid 'violence' with Kurds* Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's team on Thursday discouraged Iran and Iraq from coordinating military operations against a key U.S. partner in northern Iraq. "We would oppose any violence if that were to take place," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in response to reports that this kind of coordination was being considered. "We hope our voices will be heard in a very strong fashion that we oppose violence on any side of this." *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: The ... more »

Anti-Gay Zealots Like Doug Chin Shouldn't Be Running For Congress As Democrats

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Most of us outside Hawaii who have heard of Doug Chin know him as the courageous Attorney General-- appointed, not elected-- who has gone after Trump. Rachel Maddow tried making him a star on her show without doing any diligence about what she was extolling. I bet ole Rachel never saw that YouTube video up top. Yep, that's Doug Chin *preaching* like an insane zealot, screaming his homophobic rantings-- "God is right; your family is wrong." Holy Moly! A real vessle of the holy ghost at the Oahu Church of Christ. That's over ten years ago but Chin had already married and graduated ... more »

Outgoing EU Ambassador To Moscow: Rift With Russia Will End When Putin is Gone And Ukraine Has Been Resolved

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*The Guardian*: *West’s rift with Russia ‘will last until Vladimir Putin goes’* Outgoing EU envoy to Moscow says Brussels should help Ukraine by offering it a path to membership. Relations between Russia and the EU are stuck in a “deep and acute” crisis and are unlikely to improve until President Vladimir Putin leaves office and the conflict in Ukraine is resolved – events that could be many years away, the outgoing EU ambassador to Moscow has said. Vygaudas Ušackas, who has been in the post since 2013, said the EU must offer Ukraine a path to membership of the bloc if it wants t... more »

Will China and Russia Make U.S. F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighters Obsolete?

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * As Russia and China continue to improve their air defenses, stealth is increasingly becoming a perishable commodity. While stealth technology will not become obsolete per se, the U.S. Air Force and particularly U.S. Navy official have said that low observables will have to be supplemented with electronic warfare. Indeed, Air Combat Command believes that the next-generation Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) replacement for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor will likely *make extensive use of electronic warfare*. But tomorrow’s electronic warfare systems will ... more »

Stealth Showdown: America's F-22 Raptor vs China's J-20 (Who Wins?)

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* Imagine this. *Perhaps the most compelling evidence that would point to the J-20 being optimized for the strike role is the fact that the airframe is enormous but has relatively small wings. It’s also seems to have huge weapons bays. While such a configuration works well for a fast supersonic strike aircraft, it’s not ideal for an air superiority fighter that needs be able to sustain high rates of turn.* The People’s Republic of China is likely to be the only peer level competitor to the United States over the next fifty years. While a conflict ... more »

Hitler's Greatest Mistake: Invading Russia

Robert Farley at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Robert Farley* *Security, Europe* And millions paid the price for it. *Naval combat does not normally loom large in histories of the War in the East. Nevertheless, Soviet and Axis forces fought in the Arctic, the Baltic, and the Black Sea for most of the conflict. In the north, Soviet air and naval forces supported convoys from the Western allies to Murmansk, and harassed German positions in Norway. In the Black Sea, German and Romanian ships struggled against the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, winning important victories until the tide of the land battle turned. In the Baltic, Russi... more »

How France Could Change the Counterterrorism Game

David Deptula, John Duray at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*David Deptula, John Duray* *Security, Europe* [image: U.S. Air Force F22 Raptor fighter jets fly over the Arc de Triomphe during the Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris] France’s decision to arm its MQ-9 RPAs brings with it incredible tactical efficiencies as well as political and cultural concerns. On September 5, French defense minister Florence Parly announced that France would begin arming its fleet of MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) which, thus far, have been used exclusively for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering missions. France’s decis... more »

India's Ability to Subdue China May Be a One-Time 'Win'

Ian Armstrong at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Ian Armstrong* *Security, Asia* [image: Indian army recruits wearing their ceremonial uniform perform a salute as they pose before their passing out parade at a garrison in Rangreth on the outskirts of Srinagar] The higher stakes associated with India appear to make China more likely to abandon its expansionist policies when challenged. Let’s get this out of the way first—India’s apparent victory in the Doklam dispute with China is a remarkable geopolitical achievement. When China attempted to extend a border road through the contested Bhutanese territory in June, Indian troops... more »

Assad's Victory in Syria Has Cost Him Control of the Country

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* [image: Boys play on a damaged military tank that belonged to forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the rebel-held southern town of Bosra al-Sh] The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Russian military—not the Syrian army or the Syrian political class—are managing Syria’s destiny. Four years ago, with Syrian government forces stretched increasingly thin and rebel fighters assaulting some of the regime’s most precious and strategic areas, it seemed as if it was only a matter of time before Bashar al-Assad and his e... more »

What Happens When America First Collides with the Chinese Dream?

Angela Poh, Ong Weichong at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Angela Poh, Ong Weichong* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump attends the bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany] China perceives the status quo as American hegemony that stands in the way of its Chinese Dream. China’s State Oceanic Administration recently published a document titled *A Scientific Guide to Realising China’s Dream as a Maritime Great Power—Learning In-Depth from Secretary-General Xi Jinping’s Important Remarks on the Strategy to becoming a Maritime Great Power*. This document highlights ... more »

The Upside to Populism: It May Have Saved the Euro

Samuel Rines at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Samuel Rines* *Politics, Europe* [image: The German Bundesbank presents the new 50 euro banknote at it's headquarters in Frankfurt] The German election is unlikely to derail the prevailing global economic trends. Neither the Federal Reserve nor Alternative for Germany (AfD), the right-wing political party, are intentionally helping the European Central Bank, but their recent actions may help to resolve one of the most entrenched issues for the European economy in 2017—the euro. At its long-awaited September meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to begin reducing th... more »

How the Liberty Media Can Overcome Censorship, Demonetization and Deplatforming

ActivistPost at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Vin Armani In this video, independent journalist Dan Dicks of Press for Truth joins Vin Armani to discuss his journey in the alternative, liberty... more »

Catalan Independence: 5 Things to Think About

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Tony Cartalucci Headlines and commentary across both Eastern and Western media have mainly focused on the Catalan independence referendum and the actions of Spanish... more »

Rising Up Against The Oligarchs Does Not Equal Socialism

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Jon Rappoport There are “people’s” groups all over the world who advocate the overthrow of the men at the top —the Oligarchs—who control nations.... more »

Wall Street Vs. Kremlin: Who Really Runs The White House?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Tony Cartalucci Perhaps the only thing more incredible than quickly expanding conspiracy theories regarding the Kremlin’s influence over the White House is who is... more »

Former Police Officer Arrested With Massive Arsenal Near White House, Claims He Was A CIA MK Ultra Asset

Activist Post at Activist Post - 1 day ago
By Alex Thomas A former Memphis police officer was recently arrested near the White House after police found a variety of weapons during a search... more »

Orbital Resonance of KIC 8462852 Transits

Jose Solorzano at Science 2.0 - Physical Sciences - 1 day ago
The WTF paper, Boyajian et al. (2015), made an observation about a peculiar pattern of semi-periodicity in the light curve of KIC 8462852: read more

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