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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.

Saturday, November 25, 2017

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How To Ride Out The Apocalypse

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
iStock *Eugene K. Chow, The Week:* *How to ride out the apocalypse in a big city* Thanks to wildfires, hurricanes, and certain leaders trading threats of nuclear annihilation over Twitter, you've probably been thinking a lot about disasters recently — specifically how not to perish in one. And if you live in a city, this kind of thinking can be extra fraught. It's easy enough for doomsday preppers living in the woods to head for bunkers filled with canned food, but how are you supposed to get out of dodge when you don't even own a car? Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, there ... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 25

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1986 Iraq air strike on Iran’s Larak Island oil facilities Longest air raid of war Used Saudi air base for refueling 1997 KDP broke own ceasefire by attacking PUK positions 2002 UN Res 1443 extended Oil for Food program 2002 US Navy report claimed uranium from Niger was in a warehouse in Benin heading for Iraq Report later found to be false 2002 Head weapons inspector Blix told Security Council inspections would begin in Iraq on 11/27/02 2004 Defense Science Board report Iraq invasion gave jihadists around the world a cause and supported their ... more »

It Appears That Asia Is Bending To China's Wishes On A Code Of Conduct In The South China Sea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
Chinese navy submarines and warships during an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy in Qingdao, Shandong province, April 23, 2009. Reuters *VOA*: *Asia Code for Sea Peace Expected to Tilt Toward China * TAIPEI — A code of conduct aimed at avoiding mishaps in the contested South China Sea is likely to sidestep concerns that are offensive to the chief claimant, Beijing, analysts forecast. China and 10 Southeast Asian Nations agreed at summits in Manila this month to start negotiations on a code of conduct fo... more »

The Park Bench Cafe #1 - Occurrences links...Over the river and through the woods

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 13 hours ago
*Park Bench Café #1* Since the untimely demise of the three blogs managed by blogmaster Ed(itor) from Occurrences, I have been in fairly regular communications with him. He's doing well and working on other projects. From time to time he supplies me with interesting links. This is what characterized his primary blog, Occurrences. He has agreed that I can share these links with my readers and I'm pleased to do so. In that regard, I have started a new, semi-regular feature that I call the "Park Bench Café". Occurrences blog had a masthead with a photo of a park bench on it...w... more »

Washington’s Wars

Brian Cloughley at - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] The *New York Times* reported on October 22 that the United States has “just over 240,000 active-duty and reserve troops in at least 172 countries and territories,” which is a staggering total. But in an intriguing revelation the *Times* reported that there are a further 37,813 troops deployed “on presumably secret assignment in places listed simply as ‘unknown.’ The Pentagon provided no further explanation.” It is not surprising that Washington’s war-spreaders do not supply information to the American public concerning the location of soldiers, sailors, marines ... more »

Routed in Syria, the US Should Admit Its Crime, Face Punishment

David Macilwain at - 13 hours ago
[image: undefined] Now the day of reckoning has arrived, marked by the meeting of Presidents Bashar al Assad and Vladimir Putin in Sochi. Their conference was also a meeting of militaries, whose cooperation and success on the battlefield against Western-backed terrorists has brought us to this point. So we need to be clear about what happened, and what did not happen. Syria has been under siege for six and a half years – longer than the siege of France in WW2 – to which the siege of Syria bears some superficial similarities. Such analogies can be misleading – France was under “coll... more »

China Practices For War

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
A Chinese military H-6 bomber flies over the Miyako Straight, which lies between Okinawa prefecture's main island and the smaller "Miyako island" in southern Japan, out over the Pacific, in this handout photo taken October 27, 2013 by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan. Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan/HANDOUT via Reuters *Newsweek*: *China Military Practices Winning a War By Sending Warplanes Near Japan* China conducted what it called a "routine" combat flight test Thursday to prepare its air fo... more »

Hillary funded, Fusion GPS busted hiding bank transactions from Investigators

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Fusion has established a pattern of using law firms as intermediaries to mask the true beneficiaries of funds. More The post Hillary funded, Fusion GPS busted hiding bank transactions from Investigators appeared first on The Duran.

White House braces for Flynn indictment, as rumors swirl that former General has been flipped (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Speculation grows that Michael Flynn is cooperating with the Mueller witch-hunt. More The post White House braces for Flynn indictment, as rumors swirl that former General has been flipped (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

US State Department admits that it plans to meddle in Hungary’s democracy

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 14 hours ago
The Rex Tillerson State Department will pump $700,000 into Hungarian media to remove Viktor Orban. More The post US State Department admits that it plans to meddle in Hungary’s democracy appeared first on The Duran.

BREAKING: Putin signs law allowing foreign media groups to be listed as foreign agents

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 14 hours ago
Russia will soon implement the new law, likely by targeting Voice of America and Radio Free Europe--two US state-run outlets. More The post BREAKING: Putin signs law allowing foreign media groups to be listed as foreign agents appeared first on The Duran.

BWorld 166, US energy trading and implications for Asia and Philippines

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 14 hours ago
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last November 16, 2017. Among the global leaders who attended the ASEAN Summit 2017 this week in Manila were the leaders of the US, China, Russia, Australia, and India. These five countries are also the top five in having the world’s biggest coal reserves and top five biggest coal producers. US President Trump in particular emphasized his desire for “reciprocal trade” with Asian countries. Energy trading is a growing sector in the US as it is now the world’s biggest oil and natural gas producer (overtaking Saudi Arabia and Russia in oil and gas... more »

Expanding the Judiciary, the Senate Rules, and the Small-c constitution

Mark Tushnet at Balkinization - 14 hours ago
Discussing on this blog the Calabresi-Hirji proposal to expand the federal judiciary, both David Super and Jack Balkin assert, in Balkin's words, "As David Super has explained, the proposal won't survive the tests for reconciliation, and so it will need 60 votes in the Senate." I think, provisionally but with some modest confidence, that this gets the analysis wrong. Sure, they can't use reconciliation to enact the proposal with a simple majority. But, as I understand things, nothing stands in the way of their adopting a *new* rule (for laws that would expand the federal judiciary) ... more »

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 14 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin This is where all the plastic in the ocean is going What The Industry Knew About Sugar's Health Effects, But Didn't Tell Us Alwaleed Bin Talal Reportedly Hung Upside Down And Beaten By US Mercenaries How Turkey, Iran, Russia, And India Are Playing The New Silk Roads Irish Government On Verge Of Collapse, Could Impact Brexit 2nd Largest Gunmaker Nears Default As Americans Buy Fewer Firearms Post-Obama New Footage From Inside Riyadh Ritz-Carlton Reveals Princes Swapping Assets For Freedom S&P Futures Hit Record High As European Euphoria Takes Over Forgotten China ... more »

Climate Tricks 63, The search for huge climate money in COP 23

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 14 hours ago
Many if not all politicians and "planet saviours" from developed countries during the UN COP meeting in 2009 or so were dishonest when they pledged that their countries will give $100B/year to developing countries starting 2020. Now the latter are asking, "where's our money? Oodles of money?" And they demand further this week, "More money on top of $100B/year." *"In 2013, the World Economic Forum estimated US$5.7 trillion will be needed annually by 2020 for green infrastructure. The report suggests that public funds would need to increase to US$130 billion, an increase over the Gree... more »

Paul Lewis apologises. Tony (also from 'Money Box') absolves him and hands him five 'Hail Mary's.

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 14 hours ago
Not Martin Lewis The BBC's bad month when it comes to their reputation for accurate reporting surely reached its nadir this week when *Money Box* on Radio 4 rightly found itself on the receiving end of a sharp tongue-bashing from *both* Houses of Parliament. It must be said though that today's *Money Box *was exemplary when it comes to 'fessing up and apologising for its mistake (though note the little sting in the tail at the very end). Only a full transcript will do: *Tony*: Hang on a minute, Paul. Before you move on from the subject of Universal Credit we need to discuss *this*... more »

INEPT WITHOUT END, AMEN: Goldberg believes, Gene Lyons don't!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 14 hours ago
*SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2017Part 5—It's all anthropology now:* Below, we'll show you some things Gene Lyons said about Juanita Broaddrick this week—about the accuser Michelle Goldberg has newly declared she believes. First, though, a quick overview: On Friday morning, November 10, the Washington Post published its first report about Roy Moore's conduct in the late 1970s. In that 3900-word report, Leigh Corfman, an Alabama woman, alleged that Moore molested her in 1979, when she was 14 years old. The report also cited three apparent "supporting witnesses," though they may not have... more »

DARPA Wants To Engineer Plants Into Spy Tech That Can Detect Biohazrds And Electromagnetic Signals

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Image Credit: DARPA *IBTimes:* *Green secret agents: Genetically engineered spy plants to help Pentagon detect potential threats* The Pentagon wants to create genetically engineered spy plants with programmable sensors. The Pentagon is currently mulling over turning innocent plants into the next generation of intelligence gatherers. According to the US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), the country's researchers have been directed to develop genetically modified plants that will be able to detect and collect relevant data about potential threats. As part of its Ad... more »

Baltimore Dept Switched Out Whistleblower Cop’s Partner The Day He Was Murdered With his Own Gun

John Vibes at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: baltimore]As Baltimore police try to solve the mysterious murder of a detective, the city's police commissioner appears to be missing some of the most crucial details

WATCH: Gay Teen Bullied on Bus, Cops Show Up, Body Slam HIM — Face-First into Pavement

Jack Burns at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: body slam]When police were called to break up a fight on a school bus, they targeted and violently body-slammed the teenager who was a victim of bullying.

YouTube Moderators Expose Company for Allowing Thousands of Child Predators to Flourish

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: youtube]YouTube Moderators are calling out the platform for ignoring reports of abusive content, and allowing thousands of sexual predators to flourish.

Secret Service Agent Threatens to Leak Info on Bill Clinton And Epstein’s “Lolita Express”

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 14 hours ago
[image: clinton]In a revealing Twitter rant, that some say could get him killed, a former secret service agent said he has damning information on Clinton and convicted child rapist Jeffrey Epstein.

Is It Possible To Create A Wormhole Through Space? The Science of ‘Portal’ Explained

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 15 hours ago
Is It Possible To Create A Wormhole Through Space? The Science of ‘Portal’ Explained https://futurism.com/videos/is-it-possible-to-create-a-wormhole-through-space-the-science-of-portal-explained/ Advertisements

How To Have White Teeth Even If You Love Coffee And Red Wine

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 15 hours ago
How To Have White Teeth Even If You Love Coffee And Red Wine https://www.buzzfeed.com/shannonrosenberg/how-to-have-white-teeth-even-if-you-love-coffee-and-red-wine?utm_term=.fd3KRXdOxy&bffbmain#.nppjQx43WK

What Could Possibly Go Wrong When Google Releases Millions of “Lab-Made” Mosquitos in Fresno? 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 15 hours ago
What Could Possibly Go Wrong When Google Releases Millions of “Lab-Made” Mosquitos in Fresno? – Waking Times Media http://wakingtimesmedia.com/possibly-go-wrong-google-releases-millions-lab-made-mosquitos-fresno/

Study Shows That Women Can Retain And Carry DNA From Every Man They Have Sexual Intercourse With

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 15 hours ago
Study Shows That Women Can Retain And Carry DNA From Every Man They Have Sexual Intercourse With http://www.thinkinghumanity.com/2017/09/study-shows-that-women-can-retain-and-carry-dna-from-every-man-they-have-sexual-intercourse-with.html?m=1

Weekend reads: Clinical trials in hotel rooms; dressing as a pirate; reducing replication-related stress

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 15 hours ago
The week at Retraction Watch featured the temporary removal of the director of the U.S. HHS’ Office of Research Integrity, a mass resignation of an journal’s editorial board, and a court injunction against OMICS. Here’s what was happening elsewhere: “A researcher has taken a Dutch university to the country’s Institute for Human Rights for not […] The post Weekend reads: Clinical trials in hotel rooms; dressing as a pirate; reducing replication-related stress appeared first on Retraction Watch.

Pentagon to Admit to 2,000 Troops in Syria, Number Likely Far Higher

Jason Ditz at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 15 hours ago
[image: undefined] US officials said on Friday that the Pentagon is expected to concern confirm that there are “about 2,000” US ground troops in Syria, a major increase from the roughly 500 that they officially claim is the case. The US has overtly lied about troop levels in Syria consistently throughout their deployment. Less than a month ago, Gen. James Jarrard told reporters the US had about 4,000 troops in the country, though the Pentagon at the time claimed he was wrong and the real number was only 503. Adding to the confusion, the Defense Department had also offered figures to... more »

Pentagon to Admit to 2,000 Troops in Syria, Number Likely Far Higher

Jason Ditz at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 15 hours ago
[image: undefined] US officials said on Friday that the Pentagon is expected to concern confirm that there are “about 2,000” US ground troops in Syria, a major increase from the roughly 500 that they officially claim is the case. The US has overtly lied about troop levels in Syria consistently throughout their deployment. Less than a month ago, Gen. James Jarrard told reporters the US had about 4,000 troops in the country, though the Pentagon at the time claimed he was wrong and the real number was only 503. Adding to the confusion, the Defense Department had also offered figures to... more »

Pentagon to Admit to 2,000 Troops in Syria, Number Likely Far Higher

Jason Ditz at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 15 hours ago
[image: undefined] US officials said on Friday that the Pentagon is expected to concern confirm that there are “about 2,000” US ground troops in Syria, a major increase from the roughly 500 that they officially claim is the case. The US has overtly lied about troop levels in Syria consistently throughout their deployment. Less than a month ago, Gen. James Jarrard told reporters the US had about 4,000 troops in the country, though the Pentagon at the time claimed he was wrong and the real number was only 503. Adding to the confusion, the Defense Department had also offered figures to... more »

Pentagon to Admit to 2,000 Troops in Syria, Number Likely Far Higher

Jason Ditz at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 15 hours ago
[image: undefined] US officials said on Friday that the Pentagon is expected to concern confirm that there are “about 2,000” US ground troops in Syria, a major increase from the roughly 500 that they officially claim is the case. The US has overtly lied about troop levels in Syria consistently throughout their deployment. Less than a month ago, Gen. James Jarrard told reporters the US had about 4,000 troops in the country, though the Pentagon at the time claimed he was wrong and the real number was only 503. Adding to the confusion, the Defense Department had also offered figures to... more »

India's Air Force Is Getting Supersonic Cruise Missiles (Thanks to Russia)

Zachary Keck at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* Pakistan won't be happy. India has conducted the first test of its air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, according to India's prime minister. On November 22, India’s press office announced that a BrahMos Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) was test fired for the first time from a Su-30MKI fighter aircraft. “Delighted on the successful maiden test firing of Brahmos ALCM from Su-30MKI. Congratulations to all those associated with this remarkable feat,” the press release quoted Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The maiden test was expecte... more »

This Russian Submarine Is a Big Part of a Master Plan to Dominate the Arctic

Charlie Gao at The National Interest - 15 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Security, Europe* And underwater drones. Russia’s recent focus on remilitarization of the Arctic has raised many eyebrows in policy circles. In addition to reactivating old bases in the Arctic Circle, and building more nuclear icebreakers, Russia is modernizing its approach to Arctic operations. Recent reports show that Russia is taking steps to deploy the Harpsichord (*Klavesin*) series of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) in the Arctic, by refitting some submarines to carry and employ them. Unlike smaller UUVs that were used before, the new UUVs are large and ... more »

Libya Is A Failed State, And It Is America's Fault

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*Ted Galen Carpenter, National Interest*:* Libya Is a Failed State (and It's America's Fault)* When the Obama administration led a 2011 NATO military intervention on behalf of rebels seeking to overthrow Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi, there was considerable optimism that the move would produce a much better country. Although U.S. officials and their media cheerleaders acknowledged that significant challenges remained for a post-Qaddafi Libya, they argued that the outcome could scarcely be worse than the oppressive status quo. Events over the past six years have proven their ... more »

Despite claims by Donald Trump that it is dead, Obamacare enrollment is way up.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
You know I'm going to kill Obamacare. Wanna bet?Courtesy of Newsweek: *The White House is trying kill Obamacare. Americans are throwing it a lifeline. * *Despite the Trump Administration’s promises to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, enrollment for health insurance under the program is quite healthy with less than a month to go in the current sign-up period, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency. * *“In week three of Open Enrollment for 2018, 798,829 people selected plans using the HealthCare.gov platform,” the agency reported.* ... more »

Will China Really Rename And Reroute CPEC To Please India?

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
China would ideally like for India to join its One Belt One Road (OBOR) global vision of New Silk Road connectivity. The post Will China Really Rename And Reroute CPEC To Please India? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

The Recent Chinese - North Korean Atempt To Resolve The Current Crisis Was A Bust

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Chinese special envoy Song Tao (second from left) meets with Choi Ryong-hae, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers’ Party at the Mansudae Assembly in Pyongyang on Nov. 17. (taken from the Chinese Communist Party International Liaison Department website) *Oki Nagai, Nikkei Asian Review:* *Squabble over Chinese envoy hints at North Korea's anxiety* *Pyongyang sought sanctions relief as part of visit as pressure mounts.* BEIJING -- North Korea made numerous attempts to compel China to ease sanctions in connection with the recent visit by a Chinese envoy, several... more »

On thin ice: Alberta man jumps into icy pond to rescue dog

White Wolf at White Wolf - 15 hours ago
An Alberta man didn’t hesitate to plunge into freezing cold water to save his dog after it broke through thin ice at a park – a dramatic rescue that was caught on camera. “As soon as the ice broke, I just went right in,” dog owner Duncan MacIver told CTV Edmonton, still soaked and chilled from the ordeal. “I think most people would do the same for their dog.” By coincidence, CTV Edmonton was at the park in St. Albert, Alberta on Saturday for a story on ice safety as the ordeal unfolded. St. Albert officials say there has been a dramatic increase in ice rescue calls this week, with... more »

FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, A NAIVE LEDE

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 15 hours ago
Hi, I'm back. Thank you again, Yastreblyansky, Tom, and Crank, for smart posts while I was away. Today I come back to a good *New York Times* story with a naive lede: Of all the State Department employees who might have been vulnerable in the staff reductions that Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has initiated as he reshapes the department, the one person who seemed least likely to be a target was the chief of security, Bill A. Miller. Republicans pilloried Hillary Clinton for what they claimed was her inadequate attention to security as secretary of state in the months before t... more »

Watch B-1B Strategic Bombers Conduct A Rare Low-Level Flyover Over 3 U.S.Aircraft Carriers In The Sea Of Japan

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
*We Are The Might*: *Watch this bomber's rare low-level flyover of powerful Navy carriers* Admit it — you like seeing the low-level flyovers by Air Force or Navy planes. Especially when they are sleek and just exude the notion that they are flown by pilots who appreciate fast jets and faster… well, you get the idea. But while fighters often have that distinction, the B-1B Lancer has shown it, too can exude that — while still carrying a lot of firepower. Read more .... *WNU Editor:* These flyovers never get old.

Habitat: A Guest Post From The Salamander

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
Those of you who visit this space regularly know the salamander. His comments are always insightful, tightly argued, and a pleasure to read. He sent this comment on yesterday's post which suggested that it's hard to find a true progressive in the House of Commons these days. His response was much more than a comment. And so, this morning, I turn this space over to him: .. I am ill informed regarding some of the various regions of Canada.. I speak mainly of the economic forces, opportunities or threats facing the regions and their inhabitants. Humans being but one species of inh... more »

The Pentagon's Secretive Tonopah Test Range Is Busier Than Ever

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
A rough looking B-2 Spirit drops an inert B61 nuclear bomb during a test over TTR. Sandia Labs The Warzone/The Drive:* Take A Very Rare Look Inside The Secretive Tonopah Test Range * *With America revamping its nuclear arsenal, activities on the secluded range should balloon in the coming years. * Located in the northern reaches of the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), which consists of the Nellis Range Complex, the Department of Energy's legendary nuclear test site, Area 51, and other secluded areas, is Tonopah Test Range (TTR). The land mass, which covers hundreds of squa... more »

South Korea Has A Decided Advantage Over North Korea In Amphibious Warfare

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
Image: Flickr / Expert Infantry *Kyle Mizokami, National Interest*: *South Korea Has a Secret Weapon If North Korea Starts a War* In modern Korea’s relatively short history, amphibious warfare has played a key and pivotal role. The United Nations essentially liberated South Korea from invasion with a single amphibious stroke, and the country has maintained a large and powerful Marine Corps ever since. Now, a new generation of South Korean amphibious naval forces means the country can ponder taking the offensive during wartime, not only blunting an invasion but upending the Kim fam... more »

Sexual Harassment And Abuse Is A Global Condition

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*CNN:* *Sexual harassment: How it stands around the globe* (CNN)Any woman, in any country, will most likely be able to relate to this situation: Walking down the street, alone, past a group of guys hanging out with nowhere to go. Her guard goes up, and preparation takes place. Many things could happen when she passes them. It may be the words "hey, beautiful" or "hey, sexy," or being instructed to smile. It may be more intentional: standing in the way or blocking the path in hope of some interaction. It may get more aggressive, with hands reaching to inappropriate places. The spe... more »

Steven Calabresi dreams of judges-- and more judges-- and even more judges!

JB at Balkinization - 16 hours ago
As David Super notes in the previous post, Steven Calabresi, along with his student Shams Hirji, has recently proposed that Congressional Republicans vastly expand the lower federal judiciary to wipe out the baleful effects of Barack Obama's previous judicial appointments and ensure conservative Republican majorities in every federal circuit. Calabresi also argues for replacing Administrative Law Judges with Article III judges appointed by Republicans, the better to oversee the Leviathan of the administrative state, and "restore the separation of powers and rule of law to agency adj... more »

Round and round we go......

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago

Iran: a democratic haven compared to Western-backed dictatorships

Shane Quinn at The Duran - 16 hours ago
Democratic institutions’ support for the genocidal Suharto has been wiped from the official record. More The post Iran: a democratic haven compared to Western-backed dictatorships appeared first on The Duran.

Death toll rises in Egypt terrorist atrocity – no group yet claims responsibility

Adam Garrie at The Duran - 16 hours ago
Egyptian authorities are working to neutralise terrorist cells in Sinai with both fighter planes and armed drones. More The post Death toll rises in Egypt terrorist atrocity – no group yet claims responsibility appeared first on The Duran.

WATCH: Cops Do Nothing as Fellow Cop Beats Handcuffed Woman Unconscious

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: handcuffed]A psychotic cop was caught on video beating a handcuffed woman until she fell unconscious while fellow cops stood by and did nothing.

Thomas Friedman-- The Bride Stripped Bare

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 16 hours ago
Robert Naiman, Policy Director at Just Foreign Policy, recently described *NY Times* proud neo-liberal columnist Thomas Friedman as "the U.S.-affiliated atrocity apologist columnist of last resort. In case of emergency, break glass. Can't get anyone else to be an apologist for this U.S.-affiliated atrocity? Call Thomas Friedman. That Time Tom Friedman said the Iraq War was All About Telling Muslims "To Suck. On. This.. Thomas Friedman, Iraq war booster... Thomas Friedman Can't Stop Comparing Afghanistan to a "Special Needs Baby". The guy has always been a fucking idiot-- but, like... more »

Turkish media head arrested over alleged links to Russian Envoy murder – report

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
The arrest comes nearly a year after the assassination of former Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov. Guru Media Broadcast Group Chairman Hayreddin Aydinbas, who had been detained earlier this week for alleged links to Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen’s movement, referred to as the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), was remanded into custody on Friday over […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army launches big attack at last jihadist bastion in west Damascus

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a big assault in the western countryside of Damascus, today, targeting the Beit Jinn pocket that is controlled by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. Led by their elite 42nd Brigade of the 4th Mechanized Division, the Syrian Arab Army stormed the area around the large hilltop […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army uncovers large weapons cache inside Deir Ezzor

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) uncovered a large cache of weapons left behind by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) before they fled the provincial capital of Deir Ezzor last month. According to a military report, the Syrian Army discovered the weapons while clearing the Al-Rashidiyah, Al-Huwaywah, and Al-Arfi districts of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Russian military unable to deliver aid to refugee camp because of US Coalition

It is impossible to begin humanitarian deliveries to the Rukban refugee camp in Syria because the US side has not submitted to the United Nations documents necessary for that, chief of Russia’s center for reconciliation of the warring parties Sergei Kuralenko said on Friday. “The Russian reconciliation center continues efforts to organize humanitarian deliveries to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Surprise jihadist offensive in the Golan Heights fails

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:35 P.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham launched a surprise offensive in the Golan Heights, Saturday, targeting the area southwest of Hader. Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham launched the offensive at 5 A.M. (Damascus Time) from their positions at Jubata Al-Khashab; they would attempt to sneak through the Syrian Army’s front-lines under […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Humanitarian aid arrives in Yemen after three-week Saudi blockade – video

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 P.M.) – International aid arrived in Sana’a, Yemen, after a three-week-long Saudi-led blockade cut off UN aid workers, UNICEF volunteers and the Red Cross from the crisis-hit country, Saturday. The blockade followed an intercepted missile attack on Riyadh, which Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for. “Sana’a International Airport received two UNICEF flights […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army keeps advancing in Jobar after renewing offensive this weekend

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:05 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) resumed their offensive inside the strategic suburb of Jobar this morning after taking a short hiatus to honor the de-escalation agreement. However, following the Free Syrian Army/Harakat Ahrar A-Sham offensive last week, the Syrian Arab Army made the decision to resume their offensive in the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Death toll from Egypt mosque attack rises to 305 – AFP

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – The death toll from the mosque attack in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has risen to 305, the AFP News Agency reported this afternoon. Among the 305 civilians killed in the Sinai Peninsula on Friday were 27 children, the AFP report added. The update in the number of victims in the Rawda […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pentagon to reveal official number of US troops in Syria – report

The US Defense Department (DoD) is now ready to openly discuss the number of US troops in Syria because the coalition has gained ground in its counter-terrorism operations against Daesh in Syria, US media reports said on Friday. The US Department of Defense has announced that it currently has about 2,000 troops stationed in Syria, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army advances inside key Damascus suburb after fierce battle

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA), alongside the National Defense Forces (NDF) and Palestine Liberation Army (PLA), scored a new advance in eastern Damascus, today, after a fierce battle with the Islamist rebels. Led by the 105th and 106th brigades of the Republican Guard, the Syrian Army and their allies launched […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian opposition names new leader for Geneva talks

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
The Syrian opposition’s unified delegation to direct talks with Damascus in Geneva on November 28 will be led by Nasr al-Hariri, Al-Hadath TV said on Friday. According to Al-Hadath, this decision was finally taken by opposition factions after a conference in Riyadh. The delegation will include 36 people. More: http://tass.com/world/977423 Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Some things never change

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
A rose among four thorns I've not done a post about *Dateline London *in a while, but today's Brexit discussion was so typical that it deserves a brief mention. Pro-Brexit blog favourite Alex Deane found himself up against it (as he almost invariably does). He was very definitely the odd man out on the panel. Annalisa Piras (of *The Great European Disaster Movie* fame), Stefanie Bolzen of Die Welt and Bloomberg's Stephanie Baker all piled on the Brexit-related doom-mongering - and piled in on Alex too! And, making it four-against-one, presenter Jane Hill joined in as well, making it... more »

Saturday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 17 hours ago
This and that for your weekend reading. - David Climenhaga comments on the tendency of even progressive governments to unduly accept neoliberal frames and theories - with Rachel Notley's talk of "compassionate belt tightening" sadly serving as the latest example: Premier Notley told reporters that her government spent money on infrastructure and services during the recession caused by the international collapse in oil prices, but now that the economy seems to be perking up at last, it's time to alter course. This seems to make sense in a classic John Maynard Keynes, Economics 101, ... more »

Is it Maoist to complain about BBC bias?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 17 hours ago
Back in April, I looked into a tweet by Tim Montgomerie that asked "Are all presenters of Radio 4's *Week in Westminster* Remainers?" and found that, though they *weren't *all Remainers, Tim did have a point about the balance of Remainers and Leavers. Out of the 26 episodes between the EU referendum and then only 2 episodes had been fronted by an open Leave supporter (Peter Oborne) while 14 episodes had been fronted by open Remain supporters. Tim has returned to the fray today with another such tweet: Well, the regular presenters when I last looked in April were: Steve Richar... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 17 hours ago
*Sleeping Beauty ‘fuels culture of sexual assault’* The story of Sleeping Beauty, the princess condemned to slumber for 100 years who can be woken only by a kiss from a handsome prince, has entranced generations of young children. One mother, however, says that the fairytale is not so innocent and has called for it to be removed from the curriculum at her son’s school because it has an inappropriate sexual message. Inspired by the #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment, Sarah Hall said that the story promoted unacceptable behaviour because the prince had not sought consent f... more »

Justin Trudeau fights back tears as he apologizes to the indigenous people of Canada for their horrendous treatment they suffered at the hands of the government.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Justin Trudeau fought back tears as he apologized for Canada's role in mistreatment of Indigenous children in residential schools. pic.twitter.com/zEjGH2AOQP — BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) November 24, 2017 I was really touched by this video as it brings up our shame as Alaskans for how we treated our own indigenous people. The white man's government, often using religion as a bludgeon, tore families apart and demanded that native children only call each other by the Biblical names given to them by Christian missionaries/educators and were punished for speaking their own language... more »

This Was the Battle Ulysses S. Grant Hoped He 'Would Not Fight Again'

Warfare History Network at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Warfare History Network* *History, North America* Many federal soldiers who survived the battle agreed. “Lee’s army is really whipped,” declared Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to Maj. Gen. Henry Halleck on May 26, 1864. “The prisoners we now take show it, and the actions of his army show it unmistakably. A battle with them outside of entrenchments cannot be had.” Thwarted by the Army of Northern Virginia at the North Anna River, Grant was preparing to swing around Robert E. Lee’s right flank again and push southeast. Lee then would have no choice but to leave his entrenchments at Nor... more »

Is Iran Getting Ready to Send Warships to the U.S. East Coast?

Michael Peck at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* Yes, this is back in the news—again. Iran is vowing to dispatch warships to the Atlantic Ocean, which could put them near the U.S. East Coast. The head of Iran’s navy, Habibollah Sayyari, announced earlier this month that Iranian ships would sail in the "international waters between Europe and the United States." "The Iranian Navy, which was once only active in the Persian Gulf, is today able to experience five months of voyage and is no more happy with reaching the ten-degree latitude as we believe that our goal should now be navigating ... more »

The U.S. Marines Explained to Us When Fully Automatic Fire Is Needed in War

Task and Purpose, James Clark at The National Interest - 17 hours ago
*Task and Purpose, James Clark* *Security, North America* "There are some times when fully automatic fire is appropriate: up close and personal, very extremely violent engagements." “America! Ahhhhh!” roars Chief Warrant Officer Christian Wade as he unloads with the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle — and not with any of that wimpy “pew, pew, pew” slow and steady squeeze stuff. The 2nd Marine Division gunner goes full auto in his latest fact or fiction video, before pausing to ask: “Is that really necessary?” The answer: Sometimes. From 5, 30, and 80 meters, Wade and Cpl. Gerald Trad... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 17 hours ago
*Melting Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers in Antarctica -- more prophecy from the prophets who keep getting it wrong* *And as the authors below say: "The science isn’t yet certain. Not enough is understood about the mechanics of glaciers or the physics of ice to be sure"* PINE Island. Thwaites. These two names are likely to become increasingly familiar in future years. They’re among Antarctica’s biggest and fastest-melting glaciers. But what makes these different is that they’re fed from ice sitting on solid ground. This ice does not displace the ocean. That means all the wate... more »

Canada Hopes That Raul Castro Can Defuse Tensions Between North Korea And “Old Lunatic Trump”; Trudeau “Rêve En Couleurs”?

” A U-2 reconnaissance photograph of Cuba, showing Soviet nuclear missiles, their transports and tents for fueling and maintenance.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis … Continue reading →

Elon Musk Cons $50m Out Of South Australians

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 18 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey Elon Musk has managed to win a $50m bet by building the world’s largest ever lithium-ion battery. The billionaire chairman and chief executive of Tesla has delivered a renewable energy project for South Australia, building the world’s largest ever lithium-ion battery. Mr Musk and Lyndon Rive, the […]

Bias complaints against Evan Davis and Eddie Mair upheld

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
Evan Davis, sitting on the BBC's naughty step This week's *Feedback* ended with Roger Bolton saying: Finally, last week under pressure from Ofcom, its new regulator, the BBC agreed to publish the number of complaints it receives each fortnight and to reveal which individual programmes had over 100 complaints. We promised to keep you up-to-date with those that concerned radio. Well, the corporation has now published the first wave and...[drum roll]...O bathos! As yet no radio programmes have reached that bar. How inoffensive! The corporation must try harder. It's quite surprising to... more »

Remembering a hero of the First World War

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 18 hours ago
I was surprised to read that the medals of the late Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell have been bought for posterity by one of his descendants. The Telegraph reports: Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza paid a world record price for the collection at auction 100 years after the VC *[Victoria Cross]* was awarded to Vice Admiral Gordon Campbell. Campbell was captain of the "Q-Ship" Farnborough and successfully destroyed a German submarine U.83 on February 17 1917. His complete group of 11 medals also included the DSO *[Distinguished Service Order]* with two bars and France's prestigious Le... more »

Nurses and Healthcare Workers Across the U.S. Are Refusing Mandatory Flu Vaccines

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Nurses and Healthcare Workers Across the U.S. Are Refusing Mandatory Flu Vaccines http://truthcommand.com/2017/11/nurses-healthcare-workers-across-u-s-refusing-mandatory-flu-vaccines/ Advertisements

This hydrogen car could be the future of transport. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
This hydrogen car could be the future of transport | World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/this-hydrogen-car-could-be-the-future-of-transport?utm_content=buffer639f9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Abnormal Prion Protein Found in the Skin of Patients That died of CJD. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Abnormal Prion Protein Found in the Skin of Patients That Died of CJD | Technology Networks https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/abnormal-prion-protein-found-in-the-skin-of-patients-that-died-of-cjd-294478

Scientists Are Desperately Trying to Figure Out How Long We Have Until “Doomsday Glaciers” Melt. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Scientists Are Desperately Trying to Figure Out How Long We Have Until “Doomsday Glaciers” Melt – Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/11/scientists-are-desperately-trying-to-figure-out-how-long-we-have-until-doomsday-glaciers-melt/

 Study suggests colon cancer cells carry bacteria with them when they metastasize

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Medical Xpress: Study suggests colon cancer cells carry bacteria with them when they metastasize https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2017-11-colon-cancer-cells-bacteria-metastasize.html

Giant Mystery Space Object ‘Phaethon’ to Skim Earth Before Christmas. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Giant Mystery Space Object ‘Phaethon’ to Skim Earth Before Christmas | The Epoch Times https://m.theepochtimes.com/?p=2365658&preview=true

Vitamin B17 is prohibited because is the cancer cure! And destroy any malignant tumor that the whole world knows! In these foods you will find this vitamin. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Vitamin B17 is prohibited because is the cancer cure! And destroy any malignant tumor that the whole world knows! In these foods you will find this vitamin! – Health Today Magazine http://healthtodaymagazine.com/2017/11/06/vitamin-b17-prohibited-cancer-cure-destroy-malignant-tumor-whole-world-knows-foods-will-find-vitamin/

Now It’s Official: FDA Announced That Vaccines Are Causing Autism

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 19 hours ago
Now It’s Official: FDA Announced That Vaccines Are Causing Autism http://ewao.com/2017/11/24/now-its-official-fda-announced-that-vaccines-are-causing-autism/

James Lyons-Weiler PhD on Biological Mechanisms of Vaccine Injury

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
NOTE: James Lyons-Weiler PhD asked Facebook readers to share this piece from his blog, because Facebook was feeling cranky toward the topic. Please bookmark James Lyons-Weiler.com. Please read the original post for copious graphic backup and the full entry. WHEN...

Okay so does Trump believe that planes which are invisible to radar are also impossible to see with the naked eye?

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
President Trump to members of the US Coast Guard: "You never know about an ally, an ally can turn." pic.twitter.com/wb4NhuGQeY — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) November 23, 2017 Yeah, it appears that he does. Did you see the guy's face over Trump's right shoulder? He looks like he simply cannot believe what he he is hearing. #fightingtokeepastraightface.

Will the INF Treaty Be Kept Beyond Its 30th Anniversary? (III)

Vladimir KOZIN at OrientalReview.org - 19 hours ago
Moscow is still prepared to hold an honest and substantive dialog with the US in order to allay any concerns over arms control, which would include any misgivings related to the INF Treaty. The post Will the INF Treaty Be Kept Beyond Its 30th Anniversary? (III) appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

"Fukushima Update 11/25/2017: 15,731.55 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 19 hours ago
*"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.”* - Shiva *Updated November 25, 2017: Fukushima Equals 15,731.55 Hiroshima Bombs Today, More Tomorrow; There is No Place On Earth to Escape the Rad: *The 3 melted-through cores of the destroyed reactors, now melted together into a single "corium" totaling over *600 tons*, at Fukushima *daily* release the radioactive equivalent of 6.45 Hiroshima bombs directly into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean. As of November 25, 2017 - 2,439 days since the disaster began - this equals the detonation of 15,731.55 Hiroshima atomic bombs and it... more »

Competent formal theorists know they can't rely on the existence of the Lagrangian

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 19 hours ago
*An Ising model example of non-Lagrangian CFT methods* Japanese string theorist Judži Tačikawa (100% racially clean Czech nationalist Mr Tomio Okamura got over 10% in Czech elections so, as Luboshi Nakamotl, I plan to take over Japan with my Japanese nationalist party as a revenge) gave a talk somewhere at IPMU where he mentioned quantum field theories that don't have a Lagrangian – see the last page – while many courses use obsolete textbooks that pretend otherwise, namely that the Lagrangians are enough. This has attracted some interest of the TRF readers. The interest is fun but ... more »

Global Triumperate to Wage Peace

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
Again in listening to Robert Steele we got his interpretation of what is happenng between Trump Putin and Xi. Essentially it is a simple repeat of the Kenneday, Kruschev arrangement made during the Bay of Pigs. It boiled down to we will trust each other and work to keep our beauraucacies from starting a war. It never got implimented before Keneday's death. Needless to say this is a revolution. We have a partnership in place who will now remove other nuclear adventurers. They also will suppress war. They certainly have the means. I also expect to see the faux British Raj to ... more »

On the Table, the Brain Appeared Normal

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
The pathology cannot be made clearer. The damage is real and it is serious and it is irreversible. the extent of the damage varies as it must and the ability to physically compensate also varies. With the level of atrophy described here it is no surprise that thinking became primitive and murder took place. In the end the pain became too much and suicide followed. The bottom line is that concussion must be eliminated from all sports. This will be impossible in many and at least difficult in others. Yet forms of concussion free sport certainly exist. That is true for even ... more »

Cradles of Capitalism: the City-States of Greece and Italy

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
[image: 33138276351_6b08ffc70e_c.jpg] A worthy item that outlines the rise of nascent modernism in emergent city states. The underlying protocol or protocols are the deus ex machina that we ignore at our peril. That the critical mass of the city allows these protocols to exponentially expanded needs to be better understood as well. We need to understand today that our modernity provides everything a city ever provided without the necessity of building a city. That is the present revolution taking place not understood. I am pleased to see economic thinking becoming more fundamen... more »

1257 AD Eruption of Indonesian Volcano Caused Stark Climatic and Cultural Changes in the Southeast

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 20 hours ago
*[image: 1257 AD Eruption of Indonesian Volcano Caused Stark Climatic and Cultural Changes in the Southeast]* Very interesting. this establishes a time frame for the Little Ice Age beginning around 1250 AD triggered by massive volcanism that lowered global temperatures by an astonishing 2 degrees. It would have induced cooling and it would have also taken some time for all the effects to be worked in. Thus after the initial catastrophe, climate deterioation would have continued into the fourteenth century. We also know that the end of the effects did not occur until perhaps 1800 ... more »

Was yesterday's panic at Oxford Circus really "weird"?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
There was an exchange on *Today* this morning between John Humphrys and BBC reporter Andy Moore about the panic at (and around) Oxford Circus yesterday afternoon. Andy Moore called it "hysteria" and an incredulous-sounding John Humphrys said it was "weird" that a bit of a punch-up (if punch-up it be) led to such "great panic", and that the panic itself was "slightly frightening". As a result, I think this tweet from Spiked applies to *Today *too: The Twitterati are mocking the panic at Oxford Circus today. But violent Islamists have slaughtered 36 people in Britain this year: you... more »

Free Downloads: The Works Of Rumi

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings, Learn to use them, and fly." "What in your life is calling you, When all the noise is silenced, The meetings adjourned, The lists laid aside, And the Wild Iris blooms By itself in the dark forest... What still pulls on your soul?" - Rumi (1207 - 1273) ◆ "Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi was a 13th century Afghan poet and philosopher who heavily influenced both eastern and w... more »

"I Pity You, Too"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 hours ago
"Said a philosopher to a street sweeper, “I pity you. Yours is a hard and dirty task.” And the street sweeper said, “Thank you, sir. But tell me, what is your task?” And the philosopher answered saying, “I study man's mind, his deeds and his desires.” Then the street sweeper went on with his sweeping and said with a smile, “I pity you, too.” - Kahlil Gibran

'WE DON'T CONSCIOUSLY CHOOSE OUR THOUGHTS'

Anon at Aangirfan - 21 hours ago
We have 'consciousness'. We are aware of a computer screen or a cup of coffee or the sun shining. David A Oakley, of UCL, and Peter Halligan, of Cardiff University, suggest that *we don't consciously choose our thoughts - instead we simply become aware of them.* What if consciousness is not what drives the human mind? It is suggested that *our thoughts, emotions and beliefs are generated by something other than consciousness.* It is suggested that our thoughts come from 'non-conscious systems operating behind the scenes.' *It is suggested that we have a 'personal narrative' wh... more »

Syrian Army blitzes last ISIS bastion in Deir Ezzor

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:15 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful attack in the southeastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate, Saturday, striking the Islamic State’s (ISIS) positions northwest of Albukamal city. Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Syrian Arab Army and their allies reportedly stormed the Islamic State’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syria may construct railway line to China, Turkey – Transport Minister

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
The Syrian Minister of Transport spoke with Sputnik about the extent of damage done to Syria’s infrastructure and what future transport projects are lined up in the country. Syrian Minister of Transport Ali Hamud, estimates that the destruction war has done to his country’s transport network will cost $4.765 billion in repairs. This amount, however, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Is the BBC biased on Andrew Marr

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 22 hours ago
This piece by Sue at isthebbcbiased.blogspot.co.uk is a must rear. It covers the expressed bias of the BBC's Andrew Marr with particular and detailed reference to Andrew Marr's interview with Benjamin Netanyahu. Do read the whole long piece here http://isthebbcbiased.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/firm-but-fair-and-very-long.html but there is a brief except that I'll quote here as it relates to Jeremy Corbyn with respect to points that I have made recently: 'Andrew Marr said: "I don't believe Jeremy Corbyn has a single antisemitic bone in his body. "' Really? I'm not sure if he does or h... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*-by Noah* *Suppose Ivanka Trump came into your house. How would you react? What would you say? What might you ask her? I've thought of many possibilities. Here they are:* 1. Come on in, Ms. Kushner! We're snake handlers here. We're just about to begin! Hey, this girl likes diamonds. Hand her that big ol' diamondback! 2. Has your father ever assaulted you? 3. How do you sleep at night? 4. If Melania wanted to escape to Argentina, would you help her? 5. How can you remain silent about your father's attitude towards women? How do you rationalize it? 6. What were your thoughts wh... more »

This Marijuana Chewing Gum Can Relieve Fibromyalgia Pain

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
This Marijuana Chewing Gum Can Relieve Fibromyalgia Pain http://ewao.com/2017/11/22/this-marijuana-chewing-gum-can-relieve-fibromyalgia-pain/ Advertisements

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vows to respond forcefully after attackers kill at least 235 worshippers in a packed mosque in restive North Sinai province https://t.co/iFDRHY4z5n pic.twitter.com/MxCHpZt8PJ — AFP news agency (@AFP) November 25, 2017 Pentagon likely to acknowledge 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria: U.S. officials https://t.co/nRDlWklRa7 pic.twitter.com/PQ1cDEDlTo — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 25, 2017 Historic peace deal reached between FARC and Colombian government remains fragile on first anniversary https://t.co/FyHYwNUHsn pic.twitter.com/xoMsa7rUko — TR... more »

Climate Adaptation Economics

Hifast at Climate Collections - 23 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: The Dutch solution to floods: live with water, don’t fight it. The same thing applies to climate change. This post returns to the theme: Adapt, Don’t Fight Climate Change. Matthew Kahn is Professor of Economics at USC and one of the more interesting thinkers with this POV. While IPCC scientists…

Separatist Leader In Ukraine's Luhansk Region Has Resigned Over Infighting

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
© Taras Dudnik/TASS *RFE*: *Separatist Leader In Ukraine's Luhansk Resigns Amid Power Struggle * The head of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine, Igor Plotnitsky, has stepped down amid a fierce power struggle among the Russia-backed separatists that has unfolded over the last several days. The website of the Luhansk-based separatists announced on November 24 that Plotnitsky had resigned for health reasons. The website also said Leonid Pasechnyk, the self-proclaimed security minister of the separatist formation, had been named acting leader "until the ... more »

"Who, Then..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
- Erich Fromm Read: "The Old Songs: There Is Some Kind Of Revolution Coming To American Life" That question will be put to us all, *very* soon... who, then, are *you*? *What* are you? You'll find out...

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
An Israeli soldier sits atop a tank and his comrade stands nearby in the Golan Heights, close to Israel's de facto border with Syria, on November 22, 2017. © REUTERS/ Ammar Awad *WNU Editor:* The above picture came from this photo-gallery .... *This Week in Pictures (November 18-24)* (Sputnik).

China Isolates North Korea

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge. Wikipedia *Newsweek*:* China Suspends North Korea Flights and Closes Main Road Between Them amid Nuclear Tensions* China further isolated North Korea on Friday by closing the main road between them just a few days after the state-owned airline Air China indefinitely suspended flights from Beijing to the reclusive country. The China-North Korea Friendship Bridge is closed for "maintenance" and will be reopened once the necessary repairs are made, Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said, without offering a timeline. Meanwhile, the decision to susp... more »

TLDR: Pandering to Religious Wingnuts Is Always a Terrible Idea

Tom Hilton at No More Mister Nice Blog - 1 day ago
Politico has a piece by Michael Wear, former "faith outreach coordinator" under President Obama (and author of a piece last year on the Democrats' "religion problem"), advising Doug Jones to pander to white evangelicals: [T]here’s one potentially crippling problem for Jones: his extreme position on abortion. In a recent interview, NBC’s Chuck Todd asked Jones, “[W]hat are the limitations that you believe should be in the law when it comes to abortion?” Jones responded that he is a “firm believer that a woman should have the freedom to choose what happens to her body,” and affirmed hi... more »

Professor Ilan Pappé (Jew): Israel Has Chosen To Be A “Racist Apartheid State” With U.S. Support!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Published on Jul 28, 2014 http://www.democracynow.org – As the Palestinian death toll tops 1,000 in Gaza, we are joined from Haifa by Israeli professor and historian Ilan Pappé. “I think Israel in 2014 made a decision that it prefers to be a racist apartheid state and not a democracy,” Pappé says. “It still hopes that […]

“They Went After The Women Who Came Forward” Former Obama HHS Secretary Exposes The Clinton’s For Attacking The Women Who Accused Bill Clinton Of Sexual Assault

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
“They Went After The Women Who Came Forward” Former Obama HHS Secretary Exposes The Clinton’s For Attacking The Women Who Accused Bill Clinton Of Sexual Assault by Alex Thomas, November 22nd, 2017, SHTFplan.com In the “post Weinstein” world we now find ourselves in we have seen dozens and dozens of prominent figures in Hollywood, politics, and the media […]

Something Big Just Happened, Everything Is About To Change

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
X22Report Published on Nov 24, 2017 Spain confirms that Russia did not cyber attack during the Catalonian referendum. Saudi and Russia talk about energy. Military is in Southeastern section of Ukraine. US claims that the US soldiers will remain in Syria to help the Kurds. Iraq pushes mission to clear the rest of the IS out […]

Netanyahu: Arab Ties ‘Secret’ But ‘Fruitful’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV News Videos Published on Nov 23, 2017 The Israeli prime minister has hailed Tel Aviv’s fruitful cooperation with Arab countries. In a speech, Benjamin Netanyahu also expressed confidence about better relations with Arab states saying ties would continue to grow. The Israeli premier also admitted cooperation with some Arab countries was in general secret. This […]

The Clintons’ Reign Of Terror Is Over, Victims Of Sex Abuse/Pedophilia Now Going Public

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Nov 24, 2017 Alex Jones talks with Laura Loomer about how Secret Service agent Dan Bongino has come forward and threatened to expose Bill Clinton. end

Saudis Know It’s in Own Interest to Control Yemen Humanitarian Crisis – UN Under-Secretary-General

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Nov 24, 2017 The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Sir Mark Lowcock, is in Moscow right now, to discuss the world’s biggest humanitarian issues with senior Russian officials. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8syq end

Trump’s U-Turn: US and Turkey Agree to Jointly Fight Against ISIS & Kurdish PKK

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Nov 24, 2017 Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Erdogan have agreed on a joint fight against ISIL and Kurdish separatist fighters in Turkey. Earlier in a telephone conversation with the Turkish president, Trump also promised to cease arming US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria. Read more: https://on.rt.com/8t1v – Trump briefs Erdogan on […]

Jim Willie: Give Thanks and Pass the Jackass

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Jim Willie: Give Thanks and Pass the Jackass by Turd Ferguson, https://www.tfmetalsreport.com/ In a holiday tradition here at TFMR, our old pal Jim Willie returns today to discuss a wide range of issues with questions posed by listeners in our A2A webinar format. – Following an initial, 30-minute discussion of the significance of the recent events in Saudi […]

Meet the Elite: Father of Mainstream Media, Skull And Bones Member Henry Luce

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Meet the Elite: Father of Mainstream Media, Skull And Bones Member Henry Luce by Markab Algedi, Guest, Waking Times Henry Luce could be titled the “father of mainstream media.” He was referred to as “the most influential private citizen in America of his day.” The person behind Life, Fortune, and Time magazines, his cooperation with the powers of his day perfectly demonstrate what “the […]

The US-Saudi Starvation Blockade of Yemen

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The US-Saudi Starvation Blockade of Yemen by Patrick J. Buchanan, http://buchanan.org/blog/ Our aim is to “starve the whole population — men, women, and children, old and young, wounded and sound — into submission,” said First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill. – He was speaking of Germany at the outset of the Great War of […]

Saudi Arabia’s Powerful Crown Prince Called the Supreme Leader of Iran ‘the New Hitler of the Middle East’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Saudi Arabia’s Powerful Crown Prince Called the Supreme Leader of Iran ‘the New Hitler of the Middle East’ by SARA MALM FOR MAILONLINE and REUTERS * Prince Mohammad bin Salman called Iran’s religious leader ‘the new Hitler’ * Said he didn’t want Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to ‘repeat what happened in Europe’ * The 32-year-old Crown Prince is also […]

Trump and Time Magazine Dispute Person of the Year Plans

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
Time magazine is disputing President Donald Trump's account of how he rejected the magazine's request for an interview and photo sessions ahead of its "Person of the Year" issue.

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