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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.

Sunday, October 29, 2017

29 October - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:37 pm MDT

Julian Assange blasts Twitter’s hypocrisy for selectively banning Roger Stone

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Twitter hypocrisy. More The post Julian Assange blasts Twitter’s hypocrisy for selectively banning Roger Stone appeared first on The Duran.

Trump BLASTS blasts Deep State for not investigating criminal acts of Hillary Clinton, Robert Mueller and James Comey

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Trump calls for an investigation into Democrat party corruption. More The post Trump BLASTS blasts Deep State for not investigating criminal acts of Hillary Clinton, Robert Mueller and James Comey appeared first on The Duran.

Roger Stone permanently banned from Twitter, after blasting CNN’s Don Lemon as a “Piece of Sh*t”

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
More Twitter censorship. More The post Roger Stone permanently banned from Twitter, after blasting CNN’s Don Lemon as a “Piece of Sh*t” appeared first on The Duran.

Check out what this frequent MSNBC contributor had to say about Trump's response to the Mueller indictment.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 13 hours ago
Multiple sources say Trump “completely lost his mind” after he found out Mueller’s filed charges & now he’s “having an epic meltdown” #AMJoy — Scott Dworkin (@funder) October 28, 2017 Sr GOP official says they are scrambling to keep Republican Members of Congress from talking about impeaching Trump on weekend shows. #AMJoy — Scott Dworkin (@funder) October 28, 2017 “If u thought you’ve seen crazy out of Trump, u haven’t seen anything yet, everyone should be terrified.” Fmr GOP Senate staffer said #AMJoy — Scott Dworkin (@funder) October 28, 2017 “Trump & entire GOP was blindsided... more »

Is North Korea Now Promoting Free Markets In Its Economy?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Kim inspects shampoo as he encourages a booming beauty industry in North Korea. KCNA *Business Insider:* *Experts say North Korea is incorporating free markets into its economy — and undergoing a 'social revolution' as a result* * North Korea's economy has advanced since the famine of the 1990s, and has begun encouraging entrepreneurship. * Unlike earlier times, many citizens now earn wages instead of having the state provide everything for them, and shopping opportunities have arisen for a growing middle class. * But North Korea's political isolation as a result of its nuclear prog... more »

CONGRATULATIONS, DEPLORABLES -- YOU'RE GETTING JEB BUSH'S TAX PLAN

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 13 hours ago
*The New York Times* profiles Justin Muzinich, a top aide to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and a principal architect of the GOP tax plan. Trump is, as we all know, a great friend of the forgotten white working class and a foe of coastal elitists, so Muzinich has blue-collar bona fides -- right? No -- he attended "the elite Groton School in Massachusetts," "holds an M.B.A. from Harvard and a law degree from Yale," and is a "former investment banker and hedge fund manager." He fits the mold of Mr. Trump’s top economic advisers, Mr. Mnuchin and Gary D. Cohn, the director of the N... more »

U.S. Conducts B-2 Exercises In Asia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Airmen inspect a B-2 bomber before it takes off Saturday from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri for a long-range mission to the U.S. military's Pacific area of responsibility over the weekend. U.S. AIR FORCE *Japan Times*: *U.S. sends nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bomber on mission in Pacific ahead of Trump visit to Asia* The U.S. military sent a nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bomber from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on a long-range mission to the Pacific area of operations over the weekend, it said Sunday, a day after Pentagon chief Jim Mattis highlighted rival North Korea’s “... more »

North Korea Prepares For War. Conducts Mass Evacuation Drills

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*NK News:* *North Korea conducts blackout exercises and mass evacuation drills: Sources* Rare drills spotted outside of Pyongyang, especially on east coast, sources say North Korea conducted rare blackout exercises and mass evacuation drills in secondary, tertiary cities and towns last week, multiple sources told NK News on condition of anonymity on Saturday. The wartime preparations were not observed in Pyongyang, further sources said, and were restricted to locations outside of the capital – particularly on the east coast of the country. The developments come during a time of ... more »

Chile: UFO Sightings Over Port Natales Cause Curiosity and Fear

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 13 hours ago
*Source: Planeta UFO and La Prensa Austral (Chile)Date: Sunday, October 29, 2017* *Chile: UFO Sightings Over Port Natales Cause Curiosity and Fear* *** Phenomenon has been occurring since September ****"Flying Saucers" reported in the Sierra Dorotea sector and on the roads of Huertos Familiares *** Reports of unidentified flying objects in the skies over the province of Ultima Esperanza began to emerge in the month of September of this year, causing a blend of curiosity and fear. Patricio Frias, a representative for UFO Noise Patagonia (a body devoted to researching anomalous ... more »

"Let There be Light": Executive producer Sean Hannity...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 13 hours ago
*we'll be putting our money where our mouths are always flapping this week.* Sean's movie is out in limited release and we're lucky to have it playing at our local theater. Variety, LA Times, and every other left wing publication (no link on purpose) didn't like it too much, because of the sappy, you know *Christian* message. It's all about that icky stuff like salvation and redemption, doncha know. “People are looking for hope. They are looking for a glimmer of something positive in their lives, because so much negativity happens. Evil, a lot of times, is so hard explain it, why p... more »

Pentagon Nominee For Acquisition, Technology And Logistics: Procurement A ‘Mess'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Mike Griffin, seen here testifying at a 2016 House Science Committee hearing, was nominated by the Trump administration Oct. 27 to be the principal deputy undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. Credit: House Science Committee *Space News*: *Pentagon nominee Griffin: Procurement a ‘mess,’ U.S. losing edge in aviation, space* If confirmed by the Senate, Griffin could become a key voice in advancing U.S. technology in areas where the United States has long dominated — such as aviation and space — and is now being challenged. WASHINGTON — President Trump ... more »

Most Countries View The U.S. As A Threat To World Peace

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Brilliant Maps*:* Which Country Is The Greatest Threat to World Peace?* The map shows the results of a 2013 (pre-Trump) WIN/Gallup International survey asking people which country they felt was the greatest threat to world peace. According to the survey results: The US was the overwhelming choice (24% of respondents) for the country that represents the greatest threat to peace in the world today. This was followed by Pakistan (8%), China (6%), North Korea, Israel and Iran (5%). Respondents in Russia (54%), China (49%) and Bosnia (49%) were the most fearful of the US as a threat.... more »

Two Reporters Discuss The Bowe Bergdahl Case

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Jonathan Drake/Reuters *PBS: **Military on verge of sentencing Bergdahl for desertion* Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for half a decade after abandoning his Afghanistan post, is in the middle of a sentencing hearing for his guilty plea to desertion, which prosecutors say injured and killed U.S. soldiers who searched for him. NPR reporter Greg Myre, who has been covering the case in military court at Fort Bragg, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has already admitted h... more »

The Remaining JFK Files Will Be Released

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
JFK Files are released, long ahead of schedule! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 28, 2017 *Zero Hedge:** Trump Confirms "All JFK Files Are Released" After Latest Clash With Spy Agencies* Update: Following Friday's disappointing release of some, but not all, remaining files related to the death of President John F. Kennedy, President Trump just confirmed, via tweet, that the rest of the files are released, well ahead of schedule... Of course, given that this is the government - and the government does not work weekends - the files are unlikely to be released on to the ... more »

WATCH: Autistic 9-Year-Old Boy Cuffed, Brought to Jail for Allegedly Defending Against Bullies

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
A 9-year-old boy with autism got a hefty dose of the police state after his father says he defended himself against bullies on the playground.

WORLD FIRST: 360-degree video technology lets you see every side of Pyongyang

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Clear skies over Pyongyang for this new video. More The post WORLD FIRST: 360-degree video technology lets you see every side of Pyongyang appeared first on The Duran.

WATCH: Cop Mistakes Camera for a Gun, Shoots Innocent Reporter—He’s Now Back on the Job

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: job]A trigger-happy cop shot and nearly killed an innocent reporter after he mistook a camera for a gun and he was just given back his job.

My letter to Dr Sarah Wollaston, MP, about whether it is wise to put Daniel “Mengele” Bausch in charge of UK infectious disease control

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
It’s a bit of deja vu but I have written to Dr Sarah Wollaston, the Chair of Commons Health Committee, raising my concerns about the appointment of Dr Daniel Bausch to Director of the new UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) at a time when there have been outbreaks of the Black Death and the […]

EMERGENCY! BIOWEAPONS “FOX” PUT IN CHARGE OF UK PLAGUE AND MARBURG RESPONSE TEAM. DANIEL BAUSCH OVERSAW LARGE SCALE DEATHS FROM EBOLA IN KENNEMA IN 2014

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
Daniel Bausch, the US bioweapons scientist at the epicentre of the 2014, has been given the task of responding to disease outbreaks in the UK. His controversial appointment comes as the NHS is increasingly struggling to cope with staffing shortages, rising demand and increasing numbers of patients. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4991888/Just-ONE-hospital-England-hits-targets-past-year.html A scheme to house patients recovering from […]

Catalonian Republic races to create its own currency and turn itself into economic fortress

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
Following its declaration of independence on Friday, the newly formed Republic of Catalonia is racing to create a new currency and to turn itself into an economic fortress, reports The Telegraph. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/catalonia-votes-to-declare-new-republic-independent-of-spain-a3669936.html A new currency will underpin the prosperity and independence of the new republic. In honour of the new currency, this blog now features […]

RED ALERT! MARBURG OUTBREAK IN UGANDA HAS HALLMARKS OF FALSE FLAG, COULD SPREAD SOON TO KENYA, CAPITAL CITY HAS DIRECT FLIGHTS TO USA

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
Kenya is at high risk of importing the Ebola like Marburg virus following a disease outbreak in a region of Uganda close to its border. “So serious is the prospect of the Marburg Virus crossing over the border to Kenya that the WHO has released $500,000 to contain the epidemic.” http://allafrica.com/stories/201710290052.html It is highly suspicious […]

RED ALERT! MADASCAR MINISTRY OF HEALTH CAUGHT UNDERREPORTING PLAGUE CASES

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
Madagascar’s crisis control centre, the BNGRC, underreported the number of deaths from plague on Wednesday 25th October, fuelling fears that the government and WHO are hiding the true extent of the Black Death ravaging the island. The BNGRC, which appears to get its numbers from the Ministry of Health, reported no deaths in hospitals on Wednesday, yet […]

First charges in Russia probe will show whether Mueller is targeting the real Russian assets or Team patriot, arrest could come on Monday

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
The first charges have been issued in the Russian probe and arrests could be imminent, and will reveal whether Robert Mueller is conducting a witch hunt and targeting “Team patriot” or the real Russian assets. “CNN, Reuters and the Wall Street Journal reported that a grand jury has approved charges filed by investigators led by […]

Bishop of Volos called out for his crookedness in front of public and Navy band by respected industrialist

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
A flour producer from the Volos area has publicly criticised the Bishop of Volos for misusing one of his donations during the opening ceremony of an “ark” project to house children in need. The extraordinarily frank and detailed accusations were made by Konstantinos Loulis in the presence of the Bishop, the public and the band […]

Greek media report on massive corruption of the Bishop of Volos. Accused of embezzling tens of millions of euros and donations, using them for a luxury house and life style, and stealing Greek government land

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
Google translation of an article in Greek about the crooked activities of the Bishop of Volos aka Ignatius, the Metroplis of Dimitriadis. http://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/712719/ieres-biznes-me-etaireia-fouska/ Giannis Makrygiannis 12/09/2017 07:12 33 Problematic business activities from the Magnesia Islands to Thassos The global originality of an economic crash, something like a “cannon” like those that cracks in business during […]

KIPP and Mastery's Innovative Sexual Abuse of Children

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 14 hours ago
Just last week a school "counselor" at a Houston KIPP elementary school was charged with sex crimes against a second grader, who is just one among how many other children that he allegedly abused repeatedly by taking them out of class to his office for serial molestations: "The girl's second-grade teacher told authorities McElveen took the child out of class five times for lice checks. He told her he had to check her for bites and lice, and according to court documents, also forced her to touch him. The child said the most recent incident was Sept. 26. The girl's technology and ar... more »

What Do We Do About Them?

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 14 hours ago
The advent of social media was supposed to call forth our better angels, Instead, Neal Gabler writes, it has unleashed our darker angels and made Donald Trump possible: It is by now a given that social media have changed and continue to change the way we interact with one another and even with our own selves, the way we use our time, the way we prioritize and value things, the way we respond emotionally, the way we assess information and a thousand other components of our lives. For the post-millennials, nearly everything is refracted through social media, but the spillover effect... more »

NO, ROGER STONE HAS NOT BEEN BANNED FROM TWITTER

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
It's being reported -- erroneously -- that Twitter has banned Roger Stone. Roger Stone has been banned from Twitter permanently after a vulgar meltdown Friday aimed at CNN reporters, which included threats, *The Hollywood Reporter* has learned. The close friend and former adviser to Donald Trump went on a tirade after CNN reported Robert Mueller approved the first charges into his investigation on the Russian meddling of the 2016 presidential election. ... a source with direct knowledge of the situation told *THR* the suspension is permanent. It's true that Stone's main account... more »

Fox News ad revenue plunges despite the fact that they are Donald Trump's go to for conservative propaganda.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of HuffPo: *Fox News is having trouble keeping its advertisers happy. * *Ad revenues plunged 17 percent in September over the same month last year, according to the most recent financial data for the operation. * *Statistics from the Standard Media Index, which tracks media income, showed that Fox News took the biggest hit of any cable news operation. CNN, which President Donald Trump frequently describes as “fake news,” lost just 1 percent in revenue, and MSNBC was up 2 percent. * *Cable news revenue was down an average of 7 percent for the entire third quarter (July, ... more »

Chile: "Patagonia is Being Visited by an Intelligence We Cannot Understand"

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 15 hours ago
*Source: Planeta UFO and Tiempo Sur (www.tiemposur.com.ar)Date: 10.25.2017* *Chile: "Patagonia is Being Visited by an Intelligence We Cannot Understand"* These were the words spoken to TS-Digital by Patricio Frias, director of UFO Noise Patagonia. His group is devoted to the study and diffusion of the subject of UFOs in the region. In an interview, he explained the area is 'visited' by entities due to its high electromagnetic energy and mineral deposits. Patricio Frias is a regional ufologist and director of the UFO Noise Patagonia organization, a group responsible for collectin... more »

Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani to step down

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Masoud Barzani claims he will resign on the 1st of November but it is still unclear what this "resignation" would amount to. More The post Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani to step down appeared first on The Duran.

SYRIA WAR UPDATE: ISIS ‘disintegrates’ in Deir Ezzor

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Syrian army driving terror group out of its last Syrian refuge More The post SYRIA WAR UPDATE: ISIS ‘disintegrates’ in Deir Ezzor appeared first on The Duran.

 8 Simple Ways to Improve Your Website Bounce Rate

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 16 hours ago
E25: 8 Simple Ways to Improve Your Website Bounce Rate http://blog.neongoldfish.com/podcast/e25-8-simple-ways-to-improve-your-website-bounce-rate?hs_amp=true Advertisements

6 Undeniable Characteristics of Successful Business Leaders and What They Actually Entail

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 16 hours ago
6 Undeniable Characteristics of Successful Business Leaders and What They Actually Entail https://www.entrepreneur.com/amphtml/298268

How To Increase Your Website Traffic Fast With Relevant News. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 16 hours ago
How To Increase Your Website Traffic Fast With Relevant News | Work Anywhere Now http://workanywherenow.com/how-to-increase-your-website-traffic-fast-relevant-news/

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 16 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Senate Bill 1241, “Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017,” Las Vegas shooting victim slammed with death threats: ‘I hope someone truly shoots you’ "$100,000 Bought Me The Mayor": Shocking Testimony Of De Blasio Donor Revealed The World's New Reserve Currency? Everything You Need To Know About PetroYuan False Flag Terrorist Bombings, Murder Plots, And More: The Stunning Revelations In The JFK Assassination Files Saudi Arabia Might Recognize Israel Because Of NEOM J. Edgar Hoover: "Need To Convince Public That Oswald Is... more »

Two NYPD Cops Charged for Kidnapping Teen, Cuffing Her, Then Raping Her in Their Van

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: teenage]Two NYPD detectives are facing first-degree rape charges for arresting a teenage girl and then raping her while she was handcuffed in the back of their van.

WATCH: Qatar Confesses to Helping US, Saudis, Turkey Arm Jihadists to ‘Hunt Their Prey in Syria’

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: syria]In a shocking interview going viral on Arab social networks, high-level Qatari officials made some damning confessions on Syria.

VIDEO: ISIS chased towards the Syrian-Iraqi border by Syrian Army counter-offensive

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:25 P.M.) – Yesterday, ISIS militants launched a powerful offensive against pro-government forces in and around the T-2 military complex (airbase and pumping station) in southern Deir Ezzor Governorate. The ISIS offensive was initiated under cover of a heavy sandstorm that was sweeping through the Deir Ezzor region at the time. Here Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Graphic: Syrian Army liberates 3 towns in rural Hama leaving dead Nusra terrorists everywhere

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:35 P.M.) – In operations that carry on just as much through the night as they do during the day, pro-governments forces have made a major breakthrough in northeastern Hama province against Al-Qaeda-linked militants. Over the course of the last 24 hours, Syrian Arab Army-led forces – backed up by Russian warplanes dropping […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Saudi military base wrecked by Houthi ballistic missile

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) – Houthi forces have reportedly destroyed major parts of a Saudi military base inside the territory of the kingdom nation after unleashing an advanced ballistic missile against it. Two days ago, Houthi rebels carried out a strategic strike against Saudi regime forces, employing a Yemeni-built Qaher-M2 short-range ballistic missile. The missile, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian jets unleash big bombs on jihadists as Syrian Army advances in northeast Hama

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – Russian warplanes are committing to major bombardment operations over the skies of northeastern Hama province in support of an ongoing offensive by pro-government forces throughout the region. According to military-affiliated sources, Russian airpower is currently unleashing thermobaric bombs against Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda) militants embedded in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

When Will The Trump Fever Break?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Since denouncing Trump the other day, Jeff Flake has done exactly what you would expect him to do-- he's continued to support the conservative Republican agenda. That's because he's a conservative Republican and that agenda is far more *his* agenda than it is Trump's agenda. Trump barely understands the agenda at all, only that it's "his" team and he's their faux-leader. Flake's devotion to basic conservative tenets are far firmer than Trump's. Politically, Trump has been all over the map, not because he's "flexible," but because he has no core and no principles other than self-ag... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*Stress, hostility rising in American high schools in Trump era, UCLA report finds* *So teacher hostility to Trump has transferred to their students* Student anxiety and hostility on public high school campuses has worsened since Donald Trump became president and is affecting student learning, according to a new UCLA report. More than half of public high school teachers in a nationally representative school sample reported seeing more students than ever with "high levels of stress and anxiety" between last January, when Trump took office, and May. That’s according to the study, ... more »

Musical Interlude: Pink Floyd, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 16 hours ago
Pink Floyd, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWGE9Gi0bB0

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*Is this guy joking or is he just one of history's most incompetent philosophers?* *Milan Bharadwaj writes below. He is a Tamil, a historic Indian race. He correctly says that climate science has become non-Popperian in that it concentrates on abusing its critics rather than making its own case. He deplores that. But he also appears to be a warming believer, in that he refers to an "irrefutable greenhouse effect".Yet it is a central point of Popper's teachings that something that is irrefutable or unfalsifiable is not an empirical statement. So Bharadwaj is saying that the...more »

Sunday Song with JFK Bonus Track

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago

Sunday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 17 hours ago
This and that for your Sunday reading. - Jonathan Ostry comments on the emerging recognition that inequality represents a barrier to economic development: I argue that greater attention should be paid to the consequences that economic policies have for income distribution (inequality). The reasons are four-fold. - First, excessive levels of inequality are bad not only for social and moral reasons but also for growth and efficiency: higher levels of inequality are associated, on average, with lower and less durable growth. Hence, even from the perspective of the goal of... more »

Sunday morning music

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
Let's have a classical interlude once more. I don't know whether many of my readers are familiar with the basset horn. It's a member of the clarinet family, but in a lower range, and has some similarity to the later saxophone. Early models can look rather strange and primitive, like this one. A number of classical composers wrote music for the basset horn, including Mozart, Stamitz, Mendelssohn and Richard Strauss. Here's Graham Evans with the Orchestra Corda Spiritus, conducted by Stephen Wu, playing the Basset Horn Concerto in F by Alessandro Rolla. You'll note that Mr. Ev... more »

The Satanic Temple masterfully trolls Christians in Texas.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of Dead State: *The Satanic Temple is known for their masterful trolling of Christians. This time they’re going after “sadists” in Three Rivers, Texas. Why? Because last summer, the city’s public school district voted to allow paddling as a form of punishment for children. * *Now Temple spokesman Lucien Greaves says that school administrators who think hitting kids is okay need to be replaced, and that sentiment was reflected in a billboard put up by the Temple in Three Rivers. * *The billboard reads: “Our Religion Doesn’t Believe in Hitting Children.” * *“Hopefully, o... more »

JACK LETTS; MIND CONTROL

Anon at Aangirfan - 17 hours ago
*Jack Letts, from Oxford, in the UK.* There is a belief that *Jack Letts *was mind controlled by the security services, used as a child sex slave, and then sent off to fight with ISIS. In 2014, Jack travelled to Kuwait, but ended up in Syria. Sally Letts says that her son Jack went to Syria to help kids in Syrian refugee camps. dailymail. Reportedly, Jack escaped from Raqqa in Syria and is currently being held prisoner by a Kurdish militia, called Asayish, in the Rojava region of Syria. *Jack and his father.* It is possible that much of the Jack Letts' story has been invented b... more »

Our broken energy policies need reform – but don’t hold your breath– Jeremy Warner

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Philip Bratby Jeremy Warner follows up on the Helm report: Theresa May was quick to endorse the findings and recommendations last week of a review into mental health in the workplace – Thriving at Work – by Paul Farmer, the chief executive of Mind, and Dennis Stevenson, […]

Death of the polar bear as climate change icon validates Mitch Taylor’s skepticism

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood The latest post from Dr Susan Crockford: You could call it karma — the death of the polar bear icon after the shameful hubris of polar bear experts back in 2009. That year, the IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group booted 20-year member Mitch Taylor out of their organization, explaining […]

John Harris Loflin on the recent failure of an Indy mayor’s charter school, Indiana Math and Science Academy South--a Gulen network charter

Doug Martin at Schools Matter - 18 hours ago
*Below is research that activist John Harris Loflin recently wrote concerning the failure of one of the Indy mayor's charter schools, the Indiana Math and Science-South. **John’s research, insight, and history into the Indiana Math & Science Academy—South is well worth examining. * *The Indiana Math and Science South was one of the Gulen-led schools in Indianapolis. I devoted 10 pages to Gulen in Hoosier School Heist (you can read my interview with NUVO here) and have discovered that one of Mike Pence’s buddies is now lobbying for Gulen in D.C. I will post more on that later.... more »

The Demise of Democracy

Rural at Democracy Under Fire - 18 hours ago
A recent post by Owen over at *Northern Reflections *brought my attention to *this highlighting an “investigation” *by a long time former MP. Both major parties have made a mockery of Canada’s electoral system, which was on its sickbed when the Liberals came to power. It’s now on life support — according to the investigations of former Liberal MP Paul Szabo. “According to Szabo, the Liberal Party thwarts local voters to cherry-pick its chosen nominees. The campaign expense reports of some of those nominees are often late, incomplete and perhaps even illegal. Worse, many of the me... more »

Jeremy Corbyn sparks furious backlash after he suggests Northern Ireland's future could be decided by the Republic

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
'JEREMY CORBYN was branded a "lunatic" today after he appeared to suggest that the Republic of Ireland could take over Northern Ireland. The Labour leader said that "the people of Ireland must decide" whether or not Northern Ireland breaks away from the UK.' Why would anyone be surprised that Jeremy Corbyn would want that? His support for Republicanism in Northern Ireland, and at least sympathy for the IRA is well known. If by their friends you know someone then we know just what sort of person Jeremy Corbyn is. More here https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4781643/jeremy-corbyn-spark... more »

Inconvenient: oceans continue to cool

Hifast at Climate Collections - 19 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From the way media and climate scientists portray the global air temperature this past year, you’d think there was only one place to go – up. For example, Gavin is holding on to hope: https://twitter.com/ClimateOfGavin/status/920335486572531712 Next year will be interesting. However, oceans rule the temperature of the planet,…

Sidelined No More

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
By Cathy Jameson The kids’ fall sports season just ended. With three kids on three different teams playing at three different venues, it’s made for a very busy, and sometimes overwhelming, few months. Add in my husband’s busy work and...

Robert Mueller version of "From Russia with Love."

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
Thought in light of todays news this would be very fitting. This is amazing. #MuellerTime #Comeyday pic.twitter.com/67x9M76bUG — AgentHades (@AgentHades) October 28, 2017 Yes, it's a little wishful thinking perhaps. But you have to admit that it is well done.

Don Jr. Trump Tower meeting was a PR trap, set up by Fusion GPS

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 19 hours ago
Was the Trump Jr. meeting a trap sprung by Fusion GPS? More The post Don Jr. Trump Tower meeting was a PR trap, set up by Fusion GPS appeared first on The Duran.

Former Qatar Prime Minister: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and USA colluded and coordinated to fund Al Qaeda and destroy Syria

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 19 hours ago
ZEROHEDGE REPORT: Assad was nothing more than "prey" for the hunt, which aimed at destroying Syria. More The post Former Qatar Prime Minister: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and USA colluded and coordinated to fund Al Qaeda and destroy Syria appeared first on The Duran.

"Life Choices - Facing Difficult Decisions"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
"Life Choices - Facing Difficult Decisions" By Jennifer McLynch "We have all been at a point in our lives where we have to make a difficult decision, and we just don’t know how. We spend countless hours thinking about it, contemplating all of the options, and trying to sort out all of the complex emotions that go along with the decision. We make pro and con lists, go for long walks, or write down our feelings until we come to a place where we can be comfortable with the decision that we have made. The question is, how can you be sure that it is the right decision, and how can you p... more »

Sunday Sermonette

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
It's Saturday Night, the World Series is on the TV and it's time for a snack. h/t Jeff Henry http://itaintholywater.blogspot.com Admit nothing, deny, everything, demand proof, make counter allegations and find a scapegoat. That's the best advice that I can offer, and it's your Sunday Sermonette. Our fellow blogger, Old NFO, J. L. Curtis, will have the CALEXIT anthology up for sale on amazon.com tomorrow - Monday, October 30 (both soft cover print and Kindle versions). I've heard that they will be blowing off the shelves as readers snatch them up to see what is in store for C... more »

A disagreement between The Sunday Times and Mishal Husain

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
The *Sunday Times* says: Mishal Husain says:

"Life Is Inconvenient..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 20 hours ago
"One of life's best coping mechanisms is to know the difference between an inconvenience and a problem. If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire – then you’ve got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in the oatmeal, a lump in the throat and a lump in the breast are not the same kind of lump. One needs to learn the difference." - Robert Fulghum

Catalan President Puigdemont: “We Will Continue To Build A Free Country”, 28 Oct. 2017 Statement Following The Declaration of Independence

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 20 hours ago
One of the most important aspects of President Puigdemont’s speech is the reminder that as people protest Spain’s takeover of … Continue reading →

US Senator Schumer Calls on Trump Admin to Back Independent Kurdish State; Tillerson’s Exxon Caught In Middle

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 20 hours ago
US Senator Schumer called for support of an independent Kurdish State in northern Iraq, but where is his call to … Continue reading →

Rupert Darwall’s Green Tyranny

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 21 hours ago
By Paul Homewood https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06Y3LR2JV/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o00_?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Rupert Darwall’s new book is now out on Amazon. Here is the summary: Climate change was political long before Al Gore first started talking about it. In the 1970s, the Swedish Social Democrats used global warming to get political support for building a string of nuclear power […]

In Shocking, Viral Interview, Qatar Confesses Secrets Behind Syrian War

Tyler Durden at 21 hours ago
[image: undefined] A television interview of a top Qatari official confessing the truth behind the origins of the war in Syria is going viral across Arabic social media during the same week a leaked top secret NSA document was published which confirms that the armed opposition in Syria was under the direct command of foreign governments from the early years of the conflict. And according to a well-known Syria analyst and economic adviser with close contacts in the Syrian government, the explosive interview constitutes a high level "public admission to collusion and coordination betw... more »

"Oct. 30, 1938: ‘War of the Worlds’ Induces Panic"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
*"Oct. 30, 1938: ‘War of the Worlds’ Induces Panic"* By Jenna Wortham “Oct. 30, 2017, will mark the 79th anniversary of Orson Welles’ legendary radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds," which sparked a nationwide panic, causing many Americans to believe an actual Martian invasion was under way. Directed and narrated by Welles, the hour-long broadcast aired Oct. 30, 1938, as a Halloween-themed episode of CBS’ radio series, "Mercury Theatre on the Air." The performance was an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ sci-fi novel "The War of the Worlds", and was delivered in such a way as to simul... more »

Heathrow probe after 'security files found on USB stick'

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 21 hours ago
'Heathrow Airport says it has launched an internal investigation after a USB stick containing security information was reportedly found on the street. The Sunday Mirror reported that the USB stick had 76 folders with maps, videos and documents, including details of measures used to protect the Queen.' Security my arse! More here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41792995 More terrorism all over the UK.

VIDEO: Syrian Army transforms Euphrates island into mega-fortress

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:40 A.M.) – Earlier this week, the Syrian Arab Army liberated the Euphrates River island of Huwajat Saqr, located just east of Deir Ezzor city. Following this, army forces are now working on turning the island into a fortress. At the present time, Syrian Army and Russian military engineers and logistical personnel are […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Now it’s a war on pipelines by Paul Driessen

Charles R. Anderson, Ph.D. at An Objectivist Individualist - 21 hours ago
*Efforts to block and sabotage pipelines hurt jobs, economic growth, middle class, human safety * The radical environmentalist war on fossil fuels has opened a new front: a war on pipelines. For years, activist zealots claimed the world was rapidly depleting its oil and natural gas supplies. The fracking revolution (horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing) obliterated that argument, by sending US oil and gas production to new heights. Indeed, it was record gas supplies and plummeting gas prices, combined with the Obama EPA war on coal, that closed down so many coal-fired powe... more »

West's "Kurdistan" Policy Not Adding Up

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 22 hours ago
*October 23, 2017* (Ulson Gunnar - NEO) - On one hand, the United States is demanding that Iranian-backed militias "leave" Iraq, claiming the fight against the self-titled "Islamic State" (IS) is over. On the other hand, the US and its European partners are still funneling weapons, cash, direct military support and organizing training for Kurdish factions in Iraq's northern region to "beat back" IS. Additionally, US contractors are attempting to take control of Iraq's western highways connecting the nation to neighboring Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The contractors are to provide both... more »

Ask the audience

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
Here's one I'm not at all sure about, so what do you reckon (if you don't mind me asking)? I'm seeing lots of complaints (from left and right) that the BBC is using loaded language against the Catalans who favour independence from Spain. One term that's getting people's goat is "separatists," which some see as a negative term, while others dislike the use of "rebellious", saying it is echoing the language used by the Spanish government and, therefore, not neutral. Many also strongly object to the language being used by the BBC about Carles Puigdemont, saying that terms like "... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*-by Noah* In keeping with our Halloween Weekend theme... Just look at them, Chucky and Donnie. The resemblance is uncanny. Which one is more creepy? You decide. My vote is for the sniffing, drooling, stalking predatory creep that stood way too close behind Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential debate circus. For those who've never taken the time to improve your minds by watching any of the Chucky movies (There are six, now), Chucky is a wooden-headed, orange-haired doll who also happens to be a serial killer. The first in the series, *Child's Play*, is the most famous of ... more »

Into the Labyrinth

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 23 hours ago
Peter Hitchens's *Mail on Sunday *piece today contrasts how hard it is for most complaints to successfully pass through the eye of a needle that* is* the BBC's labyrinthine complaints process with just how easy it appears to be to get a happy result out of the BBC *if *you're complaining about the BBC allowing 'climate sceptics' onto programmes and then failing to do the decent thing and pour boiling hot oil over them throughout. Along the way Mr H. gives a neat description of the BBC complaints process for the rest of us mere mortals:

VIDEO: Al-Nusra faces annihilation in northeast Hama as elite pro-gov’t fighters sent to finish job

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 23 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:50 A.M.) – One of the best militias available to the arsenal of pro-government forces has been sent to battle Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) in northeastern Hama as part of an expanding offensive operation throughout the region against Al-Qaeda-linked militants. The pro-government militia in question is the Qalamoun Shield Forces, a national […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Badlands - 1973

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 23 hours ago
I don't think I've ever *discovered* a movie before, but if there is one it's Badlands with Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen. I only came across it as I'm working my way through Sissy Spacek's career,... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
'Most powerful detonation': #NKorea advises US to take warning of hydrogen bomb test ‘literally’ https://t.co/LCY8uEckQG pic.twitter.com/MhqhTu714u — RT (@RT_com) October 29, 2017 Morrocan Judoka escapes handshake with Israeli Shira Rishoni. Seeing her run like that - she should consider doing the 100 meter dash pic.twitter.com/AG5P4kI4EW — Itai Bardov (@ItaiBardov) October 27, 2017 Historic vs Present Geographical Distribution of Lions - https://t.co/mJi2Zmjn87 — Brilliant Maps (@BrilliantMaps) October 28, 2017 Interesting gunboat comparison pic.twitter.com/UT6ezYohPr — Chris B... more »

"A Man, Lying On The Ground"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 23 hours ago
"A Man, Lying On The Ground" by Paulo Coelho "On a July day there was a man aged about fifty lying on the promenade in Copacabana. I passed him with a glance and went on my way towards a stall where I always drink fresh coconut water. Being from Rio, I’ve passed hundreds (thousands?) of men, women and children lying on the ground. As someone who travels, I’ve seen the same scene in practically all the countries I’ve been to – from Sweden to Romania. I’ve seen people lying in the street in all seasons of the year: in the biting winter of Madrid, New York or Paris, where they huddle ... more »

New ISIS sandstorm offensive on Deir Ezzor airbase produces devastating results

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 A.M.) – Yesterday, the ISIS terrorist group launched a powerful offensive against pro-government forces stationed in and around the T-2 military complex (airbase and pumping station) in southern Deir Ezzor province with the aim of re-claiming the strategic site. Islamic State militants partaking in the offensive used the cover of a sandstorm […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Hungary Will Not Support Ukraine's Admission To NATO Due To Its Language Laws

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Interfax-Ukraine: *Hungary vetoes Ukraine-NATO Commission meeting in Dec* Hungary has blocked holding of a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Commission in December 2017, the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said. "Hungary cannot support Ukraine's integration aspirations, so it vetoed the holding of the NATO-Ukraine summit in December," the ministry's press service quoted Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto as saying on Friday evening. He also noted that Hungary had previously been one of the most active supporters of Ukraine's European aspirations. *Read more* ..... more »

NASA: Strange Comet or Asteroid Could be First Interstellar Object. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 1 day ago
NASA: Strange Comet or Asteroid Could be First Interstellar Object | The Epoch Times https://m.theepochtimes.com/nasa-strange-comet-or-asteroid-could-be-first-interstellar-object_2343902.html Advertisements

Tech billionaires convinced we live in the Matrix are secretly funding scientists to help break us out of it

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 1 day ago
Tech billionaires convinced we live in the Matrix are secretly funding scientists to help break us out of it http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/computer-simulation-world-matrix-scientists-elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-ai-a7347526.html

Science Finally Confirms That People Absorb Energy from Others. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 1 day ago
Science Finally Confirms That People Absorb Energy from Others – iRelease http://irelease.org/science-finally-confirms-that-people-absorb-energy-from-others/

Why You Need People in Your Life Who Push You to Be Your Best. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 1 day ago
Why You Need People in Your Life Who Push You to Be Your Best | SUCCESS https://www.success.com/blog/why-you-need-people-in-your-life-who-push-you-to-be-your-best?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Post

Would the world be more peaceful if there were more women leaders?

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 1 day ago
Would the world be more peaceful if there were more women leaders? | Aeon Ideas https://aeon.co/ideas/would-the-world-be-more-peaceful-if-there-were-more-women-leaders

Soon, Earth’s Magnetic Poles Could Flip

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 1 day ago
Soon, Earth’s Magnetic Poles Could Flip https://futurism.com/1-evergreen-what-happens-if-the-earths-magnetic-poles-flip/amp/

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Providing Security* A Marine provides security while other students offload from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during leaders course, part of a spy-lining exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 18, 2017. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Luke Kuennen *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Sailors, Marines Train for Helicopter Insertion, Extraction *(DoD)

An Informative Interview with István Markó

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 day ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: This interview was published by Breitbart News Network, in an edited version, on 28 October 2017. Here is the complete version. István Markó (1956 – 2017) was a professor and researcher in organic chemistry at the Université catholique de Louvain. Prof. Dr. Marko was an outspoken defender of the skeptical…

This Longtime U.S. Adviser In Afghanistan Is Not Sure That The Country's Problems Can Be Solved

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Kabul Green Zone *Politico:* *The Man Who Thought He Could Fix Afghanistan* *To get something done in Afghanistan, you need to know Scott Guggenheim. But even the ultimate fixer isn’t sure anyone can solve the country’s problems.* KABUL—On November 9, 2016, Scott Guggenheim, a longtime American adviser to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, rose early with the sun, got into an armored vehicle and headed across Kabul’s fortified Green Zone to the U.S. Embassy. Afghanistan is 8½ hours ahead of the East Coast of the United States, and the American expatriates, Afghan elites and others who... more »

Affordable Call Time Tools for Democratic Candidates

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
*-by Andy Millard* "*Call time*." The very words extract cold beads of sweat from the forehead of many a self-respecting candidate. Yet unless you can self-fund or draw upon a financial sugar daddy, candidate call time will be a major part of your campaign. Ask any experienced campaigner: a candidate who doesn’t make the calls doesn’t stand a chance. There are lots of methods for raising campaign cash: parties, emails, direct mail, a Donate button on your website. But none comes close to the power of a personal appeal from the candidate. That being the case, you need to make the ... more »

“The Constitution In The 100-Mile Border Zone”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“The Constitution In The 100-Mile Border Zone”* by ACLU “*The Problem:* The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects Americans from random and arbitrary stops and searches. According to the government, however, these basic constitutional principles do not apply fully at our borders. For example, at border crossings (also called "ports of entry"), federal authorities do not need a warrant or even suspicion of wrongdoing to justify conducting what courts have called a "routine search," such as searching luggage or a vehicle. Even in places far removed from the border, deep ... more »

U.S. Forces In Niger Had Their Request Denied For An Armed Drone Before Deadly Ambush

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*FOX News/Wall Street Journal*: *US forces in Niger sought armed drone before deadly ambush* U.S. military officials sought permission to send an armed drone near a patrol of Green Berets before a deadly ambush Oct. 4 in Niger, but the request was blocked, raising questions about whether those forces had adequate protection against the dangers of their mission. New information shows the Green Beret team was part of a larger mission, one potentially more dangerous than initially described, and one believed to merit an armed drone. But the request was blocked in a chain of approval ... more »

Graphic pictures: ISIS gains ground in eastern Afghanistan

Chris Tomson at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:45 A.M.) – Contrary to the military situation in Iraq and Syria, ISIS still holds battlefield momentum in Afghanistan and is on the march against rival jihadists on the eastern border with Pakistan. Photos published by Amaq Agency on Saturday evening show ISIS elements storming undisclosed positions in the mountains of Nangarhar province […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Another high ranking Al-Qaeda emir assassinated in Idlib

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:15 A.M.) – Another high ranking emir of the Al-Qaeda linked Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham terrorist group has been assassinated in the Idlib countryside. Abu ‘Abdel-Rahman Al-Muhajer was reportedly assassinated by unknown assailants inside the Idlib Governorate town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syrian opposition activists claimed on Saturday. Al-Muhajer was inside his vehicle when the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

New Details Emerge On The Deadly Niger Ambush That Killed 4 U.S. Special Forces Soldiers

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Daily Mail*: *REVEALED: Full story of deadly Niger ambush: Hero Green Beret Sgt. La David Johnson died going BACK into the kill zone to save comrades who were in a separate car... as survivors fought for their lives for TWO HOURS until French fighter jets reached them* * Sgt. La David Johnson was in an armed pick-up truck when the ambush started * His vehicle was in front of the Land Cruiser carrying Sgt. Bryan C. Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, Sgt. La David Johnson and Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright * Johnson and his vehicle escaped the fire of 50 ISIS militants but then we... more »

There are Currently Two Aircraft Carriers Near North Korea Soon To Be Joined By A Third One. This Is What They Bring

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean in 2013.Aiyana S. Paschal/US Navy *Business Insider:* *3 US carriers are now in the Pacific amid tensions with North Korea — here's what they bring with them* The US Navy announced on Wednesday that the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier had left the Middle East, where it was conducting operations against ISIS, and heading to the Pacific on a previously scheduled visit. The Nimitz will join two other US aircraft carriers, the USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Theodore Roosevelt, amid ongoing tensions with North Korea. North Korea has not test launched a mis... more »

Unity & Creativity in South Korea

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago
*“World without precarious labor, world without war!”* *By ZoominKorea staff* On October 15, ten thousand people gathered in Seoul Plaza in front of Seoul City Hall to celebrate the launch of a new progressive party. The Minjung (People) Party is the amalgamation of two left-leaning parties, the New Progressive Party and the United People’s Party (Minjung Yonhap Party), and is a party of workers, farmers, urban poor, women and youth resolved to complete the “candlelight revolution” that ousted [South Korean President] Park Geun-hye earlier this year. In a statement read by the tw... more »

China's Air Force: 1,700 Combat Aircraft Ready for War

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Asia* This is everything you need to know about Beijing's huge air force. The People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China and its sister branch, the PLA Naval Air Force, operate a huge fleet of around 1,700 combat aircraft—defined here as fighters, bombers and attack planes. This force is exceeded only by the 3,400 active combat aircraft of the U.S. military. Moreover, China operates a lot of different aircraft *types* that are not well known in the West. However, most Chinese military aircraft are inspired by or copied from Russian or American desi... more »

Why Russia's New 'Stealth' Submarines Have a Big Problem

Sebastien Roblin at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Moscow failed to develop key AIP propulsion technology for its “new” diesel submarines. Russian media has been trumpeting plans to launch two additional Lada-class diesel-electric submarines, two decades after the hull of the lead boat, the *St. Petersburg*, was laid down. Left delicately unstated in some of the press releases is that these new boats will lack the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) systems that were intended to be the class’s defining feature. Nuclear-powered submarines can easily cost four to eight times more than traditional dies... more »

How the GOP Became the Party of Trump

Daniel McCarthy at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Daniel McCarthy* *Politics, Americas* [image: A painting of U.S. President Andrew Jackson is pictured, as U.S. President Donald Trump hosts the Minority Enterprise Development Week White House awards ceremony, at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque] Trump is the effect, more than the cause, of the crisis in American government. Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party is so secure that his enemies draw a warm bath and open their veins rather than face the violent death that awaits them in their primaries. That’s the real meaning of Je... more »

The Yellen Legacy Is in Trump's Hands

Samuel Rines at The National Interest - 1 day ago
*Samuel Rines* *Economics, Americas* [image: A U.S. Dollar note is seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration] Janet Yellen's legacy will be written and rewritten in coming years as the results of the policies she oversaw become clearer. There is a changing of the guard coming to the Federal Reserve (the Fed). By most accounts, the Janet Yellen era is ending. Like all Fed chairs, her legacy will be written and rewritten in coming years as the results of the policies she oversaw become clearer. And it will be written by President Donald Trump... more »

"Child Poverty in America Is Indefensible"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*"Child Poverty in America Is Indefensible"* By Prof. Alon Ben-Meir "The Trump administration’s proposals on the annual budget, the efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), and restructuring of the tax system all point to a sad and even tragic conclusion. The poor will be poorer, dilapidated towns will continue to crumble, and crime will rise; but worst of all, our underprivileged children will be weaker, suffering from a lack of medical care and malnutrition with little or no prospect for better and brighter tomorrows. The state of poverty in the United S... more »

On LaRouche's 'Platform of a Planetary Culture'

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 1 day ago
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order Video of FpznzDlp8rc Will Wertz joins the Manhattan Project discussing the necessary principles in Lyndon LaRouche's 2004 paper, "The Coming Eurasian World," to create a planetary culture, bringing together the East and West to a higher 'platform'. In this paper, Mr. LaRouche defines the proper basis to achieve a principle of cooperation between the Western world and the Asian nations, a pertinent task today in light of China's invitation to the US and Europe to join their Belt and Road Initiative. Mr. LaRouche writes, "My approach ... more »

A Culture Of Corruption At The FEC? You Bet!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
Last week, I tried catching everyone up on the complaint *DWT* filed with the FEC last year against a cook of crooks, Nicholas Mastroianni and then-Congressman Patrick Murphy. Murphy, Upchuck Schumer's pick to run for the Florida Senate seat, was taking massive bribes from Mastroianni for help in getting wealthy Chinese "investors" into America on EB-5 visas-- same trick the Kushner-in-law family has been using to make some cash. Florida is a swingy purple state and the presidential election was very close last year. Trump edged Hillary 4,617,886 (49%) to 4,504,975 (84%). But Upch... more »

Musical Interlude: Kevin Kern, “Another Realm”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Kevin Kern, “Another Realm” - https://www.youtube.com/

The Chinese Navy Is Testing An Experimental Magnetic Propulsion System For Its Submarines

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Red October SSBN* The Red October, a fictionalized version of the Akula (NATO reporting name Typhoon) submarine, has two pumpjets built into its rear for silent propulsion (though implausibly stated to use a noisy magnetohydrodynamic drive in the movie). According to Chinese state media, the nation's new nuclear submarines will soon use a similarly silent, cutting-edge pumpjet. Paramount Pictures *Popular Mechanics*:* Chinese Navy Tests Experimental Magnetic Propulsion System* *You know, like in The Hunt for Red October. Kinda.* Engineers and scientists in China have started up t... more »

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
“What's happening to this spiral galaxy? Just a few hundred million years ago, NGC 2936, the upper of the two large galaxies shown, was likely a normal spiral galaxy- spinning, creating stars- and minding its own business. But then it got too close to the massive elliptical galaxy NGC 2937 below and took a dive. Dubbed the Porpoise Galaxy for its iconic shape, NGC 2936 is not only being deflected but also being distorted by the close gravitational interaction. A burst of young blue stars forms the nose of the porpoise toward the left of the upper galaxy, while the center of the spir... more »

Chet Raymo, “Yet…”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
* “Yet…”* by Chet Raymo "My suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose." - J. B. S. Haldane “Legend has it that after reciting his official recantation, kneeling on the floor of the Holy Office in Rome before assembled officials of the Inquisition, Galileo whispered, "And yet it moves." To save his life, or at least to avoid some dank dungeon and perhaps torture, the old man had publicly denied that he ever believed or taught that the Earth orbits the Sun, rather than the other way around. The public recantation was real... more »

"Why? Why Not?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"When 'Why not do it?' barely outweighs 'Why do it?' - don't do it." ~ Mignon McLaughlin, "The Neurotic's Notebook", 1960

New Skunk Works Video Shows Past, Present, And Glimpses Of Warplanes In The Future

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Popular Mechanics:* *Can You Spot All the Legendary Planes and Future Concepts in This New Skunk Works Video?* From fighters to fusion reactors. The world famous Skunk Works development team has released a new video celebrating 75 years of cranking out some of the most amazing military aircraft the world has ever seen. The quick clip shows off aircraft from the early days of Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs division, AKA the Skunk Works, and offers glimpses of new warplanes we may see in the next 10 to 20 years. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor:* A lot of history ..... more »

THe Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
Camden, New Jersey, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

Official White House position on women accusing Donald Trump of sexual misconduct is that they are all liars.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 1 day ago
.@PressSec tells @JaxAlemany that the official position is that the women who accused the President of sexual harassment are lying. pic.twitter.com/myRI5Nmdn5 — Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) October 27, 2017 Courtesy of HuffPo: *The White House on Friday confirmed its official stance on the women accusing President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct: They are lying. * *White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed the position in a press conference on Friday afternoon after CBS News reporter Jacqueline Alemany posed a question: * *“Obviously sexual harassment has been i... more »

Russian jets strike northern Hama after jihadists attack Christian city – video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:55 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and Jaysh Al-‘Izza attacked the Christian city of Mhardeh, Saturday, killing two civilians and wounding three others. HTS and Jaysh Al-‘Izza fired several missiles at Mhardeh, despite no previous attacks this weekend by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and National Defense Forces (NDF). […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iraqi troops find mass grave of Daesh victims in northern Iraq

The Iraqi armed forces are conducting a large-scale operation against the Daesh terrorist group in the area of Al-Huwaji in the country aimed at squeezing terrorists from the part of the country that they had controlled for several years. According to the command of the army, Iraqi troops have found a mass grave “with bodies of dead soldiers, policemen; approximately […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: ISIS falls apart in Deir Ezzor, Syrian Army liberates much of city

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 P.M.) – Minutes ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) scored their biggest advance inside Deir Ezzor City this week, liberating two important districts and the municipal stadium. Led by the elite Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army attacked the Ummal and Al-Arfi districts earlier today. For several hours, the Syrian Army and […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

North Korea's Neighbours Are Now Openly Debating Whether They Need Their Own Nuclear Arsenals

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
The launch of a Hwasong-12 missile by North Korea in September. Credit Korean Central News Agency *New York Times:* *North Korea Rouses Neighbors to Reconsider Nuclear Weapons* As North Korea races to build a weapon that for the first time could threaten American cities, its neighbors are debating whether they need their own nuclear arsenals. The North’s rapidly advancing capabilities have scrambled military calculations across the region, and doubts are growing the United States will be able to keep the atomic genie in the bottle. For the first time in recent memory, there is a... more »

Congresional Democrats Move To Block President Trump From Launching A Pre-emptive Attack On North Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Trump's North Korea threats are real. I will intro bill w @brianschatz & @CoryBooker to prohibit any preemptive action w/o vote by Congress. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) October 26, 2017 *The Guardian:* *Democrats push bill to stop a Trump pre-emptive strike on North Korea* * Conyers-Markey legislation has two Republican backers in House * President’s threat to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea fuelled nuclear war fears Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation aimed at preventing Donald Trump from launching a pre-emptive attack on North Korea, as concerns grew about the... more »

It's That Time of Year.....

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 1 day ago
......and if you don't want those little farts ringing you doorbell all evening, Earl has come up with something for your door that is sure to frighten off Trick or Treaters of any age *HERE*.

Students Encouraged To Skip Sombreros, Blackface On Halloween

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Universities are urging students in search of an attention-grabbing costume this Halloween to pass on sombreros, Native American headdresses and blackface. Those are some of the costumes grabbing the attention of university administrators who are increasingly concerned that certain costumes are becoming flashpoints in campus debates over race and culture. While […]

DeVos May Only Partly Wipe Away Some Student Loans

cmaadmin at Diverse - 1 day ago
WASHINGTON – The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit-colleges, the Associated Press has learned, abandoning the Obama administration’s policy of fully erasing that debt. Under President Barack Obama, tens of thousands of students deceived by now-defunct for-profit schools had over $550 million in such loans canceled completely. […]

Creepy Simon Cowell

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 1 day ago
Some people say Simon Cowell isn't the charming and friendly face he appears to be. I found his donation to the IDF after they targeted and bombed 500 children to death in Palestine most... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Good Bye Barzani: The Ring To Rule Them All Was Not His To Hold

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 1 day ago
*The ousting of Barzani was a big part of the PUK stand down at Kirkuk.* *It may have been the only reason the PUK stood down- Never mind this rubbish about Iranian influence which plays right into the hands of Usrael! Which is why I was very skeptical about too many claims the push for creating a Greater Kurdistan was over. * *What seemed more likely, in my opinion, was a propaganda push to create a raison d'etre for the desired Israel 2.0. By creating the idea of Kurdistan's imminent demise, manipulators could create a greater desire, a believed necessary"justice", for politically... more »

You knew this was coming, conservatives ramping up calls for Robert Mueller's resignation.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 1 day ago
Courtesy of Fox News (Huge surprise.): *Special Counsel Robert Mueller is facing a fresh round of calls from conservative critics for his resignation from the Russia collusion probe, amid revelations that have called into question the FBI’s own actions and potentially Mueller’s independence. * *This week’s bombshell that a controversial anti-Trump dossier was funded by the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign has Republicans asking to what extent the FBI – which received some of the findings and briefly agreed to pay the same researcher to gather intelligence on Trum... more »

Deciphering Trump’s Foreign Policy

Oscar Silva-Valladares at 1 day ago
[image: undefined] Donald Trump’s presidency, like preceding ones, is trapped by the interests of the power elite that has ruled America since World War II. The constraints imposed on domestic policy by this elite inevitably have a direct impact on America’s foreign policy. Alternative social forces, like the ones behind Trump’s presidential triumph, only have a limited impact on domestic and ultimately on foreign policy. A conceptual detour and a brief on history and on Trump’s domestic setting when he was elected will help clarifying these theses. Beyond the different costumes th... more »

"No Smooth Road..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
"Life has no smooth road for any of us; and in the bracing atmosphere of a high aim the very roughness stimulates the climber to steadier steps, till the legend, over steep ways to the stars, fulfills itself." - W. C. Doane

“Rescreening Dr. Strangelove”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
*“Rescreening Dr. Strangelove”* By Hugh Iglarsh "A friend of mine saw Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” when it first opened in Paris in 1964. He and his American army friends were rolling on the floor throughout. The French audience, however, sat in stony silence. It wasn’t a comedy to them; it was a documentary. What is it now? In general, Hollywood is America dreaming – but Strangelove is something different, a “nightmare comedy,” in Kubrick’s words. It is prophecy disguised as farce – the finest dramatic analysis we have of... more »

Helicopter Crash Kills 1 U.S. Soldier, Injures 6 Others In Eastern Afghanistan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment shields himself from the rotor wash of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter after being dropped off for a mission with the Afghan police near Jalalabad in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 20, 2014. Lucas Jackson/Reuters *CNN*: *US service member dies in Afghanistan helicopter crash* (CNN)One US service member was killed and six other US crew members were injured in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Logar province Friday evening, according to a statement from the NATO-led coalition in that country, Operation Resolute Support. Lo... more »

Loyalty To Chinese President Xi Is Now The Most Important Criteria For Advancement In China

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Image Credit: Screenshot of CCTV on Youtube *Charlotte Gao, The Diplomat*: *How Were China's Top Leaders Selected?* *China’s state media says the candidates have to meet four criteria. * One day after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) revealed its new generation of top leaders — the seven members of the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) — China’s state news agency Xinhua published a report elaborating on how the top leaders were selected from the “black box” of CCP elite politics. While it contained lengthy propaganda and numerous ambiguous descriptions, the article still implied... more »

X-Zone Broadcast Network - Robert Powell and the CSU

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 1 day ago
Robert Powell This week I spoke to Robert Powell, one of the forces behind a new organization named Scientific Coalition for Ufology (CSU). According to their press release, and to what Powell told me, the mission is to “conduct, promote and encourage rigorous scientific examination of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), commonly known as Unidentified Flying Object (UFOs). You can listen to the interview here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13125719 I did ask about the effect that Tom Delonge’s announcement, made not all that long ago about his organization, would have on the CS... more »

Prager Sues Google, YouTube Over Censorship

Dave Bohon at rss - 1 day ago
[image: prager-sues-google-youtube-over-censorship] Conservative media outlet PragerU has sued Google and YouTube for ideologically censoring its content.

Over 300 Syrian Special Mission soldiers deployed to Deir Ezzor for Albukamal offensive

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 P.M.) – Over 300 soldiers from the Syrian Special Forces were transported from the Qamishli Military Airport to Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Interior Ministry reported on Saturday. The 300+ soldiers were deployed to the Deir Ezzor Governorate in order to participate in the upcoming offensive to liberate the Islamic State (ISIS) stronghold […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

The DCCC Is Ignoring Steve King Again-- But Iowa Democrats Aren't

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago
In 2008 Obama had a hefty win in Iowa-- 54-44% against McCain. 4 years later Obama beat Romney 52-46%. Then 2016 was a catastrophe in this once-blue-trending purple state. The Republicans started winning everywhere. The DCCC, tone def as always backed a wealthy "ex"-Republican pile of EMILY's List dung as the congressional candidate in the bluest district. The whole party fell apart. There couldn't have been a worse candidate than Monica Vernon. Except for the one the Democrats ran for president-- the polar opposite of what Iowans wanted as President. With a little caucus manipul... more »

JFK Files Prove US Gov’t Planned to Set Off Bombs Inside US, Kill Innocent People in Cuban False Flag

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 1 day ago
A damning document revealed in the JFK files that the US government planned to stage false flag attacks inside the United States to start a bogus war.

A story that hasn't caught the BBC's attention

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 1 day ago
A story I've been seeing all over my Twitter feed but which hasn't caught the BBC's attention is the remarkable story of Tal Flicker, the Israeli judo gold medal winner at a Grand Slam tournament in Abu Dhabi. who sung the Israeli national anthem quietly to himself after his UAE hosts refused to raise the Israeli flag or play the Israeli national anthem. Everyone from Ruth Davidson ("Unbelievably dignified in a really horrible situation") to Marina Hyde of the *Guardian *("Shame on the @IntJudoFed for allowing Abu Dhabi to host") has been commenting on it. Where are the BBC on thi... more »

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