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Thomas Paine

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Friday, January 26, 2018

26 January - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

11:30 pm MST



U.K. Defence Secretary Williamson: Russia Plotting To Destroy The U.K.'s Infrastructure That Will Kill Thousands

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*Newsweek:* *Russia Could Kill Thousands In the UK By Crippling Infrastructure, Minister Warns* Russia is drafting a plan to attack critical infrastructure in the United Kingdom that will cause profound damage to the economy and kill thousands, the new British Defense Secretary has declared. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Williamson, who only stepped into the role in November, said Russia was snooping around energy assets, which, if damaged, would trigger “total chaos” in the U.K., without a great deal of military muscle flexing. *Read more* .... *WNU Editor*: The Ru... more »

The Syrian Kurds Think They Can Play Damascus Like A Fiddle

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 13 hours ago
Having provoked a frenzy of patriotism in Damascus, the wily Syrian Kurds would then be in an ideal position to exploit the country’s long-standing dreams of liberating the former Syrian Province of Iskenderun that has been under Turkish control as the Province of Hatay since 1939. The post The Syrian Kurds Think They Can Play Damascus Like A Fiddle appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

FBI Responds to Kidnapping by Killing the Innocent Hostage—Criminals Just Fine

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: hostage] An innocent father was shot and killed by the same FBI agents who were supposed to be rescuing him after he and his son were tied up and taken hostage. The post FBI Responds to Kidnapping by Killing the Innocent Hostage—Criminals Just Fine appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Julian Assange Could “Walk Free” TODAY After Plea to London Court to Drop Erroneous Charge

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: assange] Within hours, Julian Assange could be a free man as his legal council moved to have the erroneous charge being held over his head dropped. The post Julian Assange Could “Walk Free” TODAY After Plea to London Court to Drop Erroneous Charge appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 26

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1948 PM Said said that Anglo-Iraq Treaty was still on the table after Regent cancelled it Led to new protests 1948 PM Said ordered suppression of protests against Anglo-Iraq Treaty 1982 Iran and Iraq agreed to family visits for prisoners of war 1987 Islamic Conference Organization invited Iran and Iraq to summit in Kuwait Iran said no 1987 UN Sec Gen de Cuella addressed Islamic Conf Org saying aggressor in Iran-Iraq War needed to be determined 1997 Iraqi National Accord operative gave interview saying CIA behind bombing campaign in Ir...more »

Another Special Election Coming Up-- This One In Florida-- Will Voters Let Trump Know What They Think Of Him?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
We've been following state legislative races because we're interested in the clear pattern that shows a stunning swing towards Democratic candidates-- often a result a Democratic enthusiasm and the lack of enthusiasm among Republicans. And, more often than not, the enthusiasm levels are about Trump and the Republican Congress. Next up is in a pretty red district based in Sarasota, Florida, House District 72, which goes from the I-75 to the beach below Tampa. In 2016, Republican Alexandra Miller beat Democrat Edward James 50,468 (58.06%) to 36,449 (41.94%). Miller, a freshman, resi... more »

POSSIBLY WIRED FOR LACK OF SOUND: Who in the world wants to talk to Them?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2018Part 5—Also, Trump eats cheeseburgers:* Should the editors of the New York Times have published those fifteen letters? Not necessarily, no. We refer to the fifteen letters from Trump supporters the editors published last Thursday morning. You can read those letters here. In hard copy, the fifteen letters filled the entire editorial page. Why would the editors publish such dreck? In Thursday's hard-copy Times, they explained their motive thusly: *The Times editorial board has been sharply critical of the Trump presidency, on grounds of policy and personal ... more »

Elite Syrian Hezbollah force deployed in Deir Ezzor for battles against ISIS

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:55 P.M.) – Among the many high-end formations deployed by the Syrian Arab Army and allied paramilitary groups in the province of Deir Ezzor to defend recently retaken cities, towns and villages along the western bank of the Euphrates River from ISIS is a powerful Syrian Hezbollah force with countless years of experience […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pictures: Russian cargo ship loaded with military equipment sent to Syria to gear-up army for major operations

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:35 P.M.) – Yet another Russian sea-lifter, the third this year, loaded with military equipment has been spotted traversing the the Bosphorus Strait in-bound to Syria to provide Damascus’ forces with the means to continue their war against rebel militias and ISIS. The Russian-flagged cargo vessel Inzhener Trubin has been spotted by observers […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 13 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin No Representation Without Taxation video. Billionaires Earned Enough Money in 2017 to End Extreme Poverty Seven Times Over, Report Says The Doomsday Clock is now just 2 minutes to ‘midnight,’ the symbolic hour of the apocalypse Record rain across soggy France keeps Seine rising Melinda Gates battles to promote contraception in Burkina Faso Hundreds of children sickened, dead in Papua health crisis Facebook admits social media threat to democracy Speech analysis software predicts psychosis Lock 'em up. Rupert Murdoch: Facebook has become 'inherently unreliable'... more »

All-out War: Deep State vs. Trump

William F. Jasper at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: all-out-war-deep-state-vs-trump] Globalist insiders are the real antagonists pulling the strings and moving the chess pieces in the very real — and truly treasonous — coup effort to undo the 2016 election and remove President Donald Trump.

Roane and the Republic

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. at rss - 13 hours ago
[image: roane-and-the-republic] Spencer Roane had the respect of the Founders because he was incorruptible and impartial as a judge, and lent his backing to scrupulously upholding the Constitution.

The power of speech

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 13 hours ago
Another furore surrounding Jeremy Corbyn is the omission of ‘Jews‘ from his Holocaust Memorial Day speech. This year’s HMD is themed “The Power of Speech’ so here are a few examples of ‘speech’ from Corbyn’s defenders. Here’s a short excerpt from a powerful Commons speech from the January 18th Holocaust debate by one Labour MP who ‘gets it’. Lyn Brown (West Ham) Lab. “As we know, the Nazis created and peddled myths about Jewish people; they dehumanised them, representing them as an existential threat to ordinary German citizens. Their propaganda was massively and horrifica... more »

SO WHY DIDN'T TRUMP JUST FIRE MUELLER?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 14 hours ago
We learned this last night: President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter, but ultimately backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive.... After receiving the president’s order to fire Mr. Mueller, the White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, refused to ask the Justice Department to dismiss the special counsel, saying he would quit instead.... Another option that Mr. Trump considered in discussions with h... more »

Turkey's Invasion Of Northern Syria -- News Updates January 26, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in Usak, Turkey January 20, 2018. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS *Reuters:* *Turkish operations on Syrian border to extend as far as Iraq, Erdogan says* ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday promised to sweep militants from the length of Turkey’s Syrian frontier, saying that Ankara could extend its current military operation in northwest Syria all the way east to the border with Iraq. Turkey’s offensive in Syria’s Afrin against the Kurdish YPG militia, which it views as a security thr... more »

The A-10 Warthog Could Ravage North Korea. So Why Does the Air Force Hate It?

Stephen Bryen at The National Interest - 14 hours ago
*Stephen Bryen* *Security, * Why would the Air Force get rid of such a plane? The much-maligned A-10 Thunderbolt ground attack airplane could prove to be a savior if fighting breaks out with North Korea. However, the US Air Force wants to get rid of the plane, and is not asking for funds to fix the wings on some 100 A-10s, which therefore may end up in the scrap yard. In any conflict with North Korea, a US-South Korean-Coalition’s objective will be to knock out North Korea’s nuclear facilities and missiles. This will surely involve strategic bombers and maybe even stealth aircra... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 26, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards march during a military parade to commemorate the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war in Tehran Sept. 22, 2007. *VOA:* *Analysts Fear Bigger Iran Military Budget Could Mean More Proxy Wars * An Iranian official has announced the allocation of $2.5 billion more for the country's military to increase what the regime terms the country's "military capabilities." Ali Asghar Yousefnejad, a member of Iranian Parliament and the spokesperson for Iran's special parliamentary committee that deals with the country's budget, told the country's official news agency IRNA... more »

Update on General Dynamics corporate welfare campaign (LD 1781)

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
Here are some updates from the current General Dynamics $60 million corporate welfare campaign here in Maine: - The Taxation Committee *Public Hearing in Augusta will be held on Tuesday, January 30 at 1:00 pm *inside the State House Room 127. One other bill is also on the agenda. We hope for a strong turnout – speakers sign up at the hearing and are given three minutes each to talk. - Then on Tuesday, February 6 the Taxation Committee will have a *Work Session at 1:00 pm*. The public is allowed to attend though not able to speak. We want again a solid t... more »

Update on General Dynamics corporate welfare campaign (LD 1781)

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
Here are some updates from the current General Dynamics $60 million corporate welfare campaign here in Maine: - The Taxation Committee *Public Hearing in Augusta will be held on* *Tuesday, January 30 at 1:00* pm inside the State House Room 127. One other bill is also on the agenda. We hope for a strong turnout – speakers sign up at the hearing and are given three minutes each to talk. - Then on *Tuesday, February 6 the Taxation Committee will have a Work Session at 1:00 pm*. The public is allowed to attend though not able to speak. We want again a... more »

Provocative Artwork Reverses Roles Between Humans and Animals

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 14 hours ago
*Vic Bishop* - Artist uses role reversal to show us the insanity of animal cruelty. The post Provocative Artwork Reverses Roles Between Humans and Animals appeared first on Waking Times.

TOBS At Ithaca

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/time-series/us/30/10/tavg/12/12/1895-2017 Can the massive temperature adjustments made in New York State be explained by TOBS, applied when observation times change? We have one very easy check. Temperature data at Cornell University, Ithaca has been read in the morning since at least 1949, just as it still is. (Observation […]

Donald Trump ordered the firing of Robert Mueller back in June of last year only to be thwarted when White House counsel threatened to quit.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 15 hours ago
Courtesy of the New York Times: *President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter, but ultimately backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive. * *The West Wing confrontation marks the first time Mr. Trump is known to have tried to fire the special counsel. Mr. Mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and former senior White House officials in his inquiry ... more »

Newly Released Text Messages Reveal FBI Wanted to Investigate Clinton But Feared Her Wrath

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: text] Newly released text messages reveal the tyrannical grip Hillary Clinton had over Washington as investigators knew she was corrupt but were too scared of what she might do to them to investigate. The post Newly Released Text Messages Reveal FBI Wanted to Investigate Clinton But Feared Her Wrath appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

The Artifice of the Deal: Extract and Excrete

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 15 hours ago
I almost expected the squadron of military helicopters to start strafing panic-stricken Alpine tourists as it bore Donald Trump to his Davos destination the other day. The sight of the droning machines on the bleak Swiss horizon has been aptly compared to the famous opening scene of *Apocalypse Now*. The more recent highly scripted scene lacked only the Wagnerian soundtrack to augment the sense of looming shock and awe, mayhem and insanity. But not to worry. Because for all his populist rhetoric, Trump loves the plutocrats gathering at their annual confab of greed and do-goodery as ... more »

Graphic: Saudi-led mercenaries suffer another day of utter slaughter in Yemen at the hands of relentless Houthi rebels

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:15 P.M.) – Mercenary forces fighting alongside the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen have endured another, rather typical, day of utter slaughter and destruction at the hands of Houthi rebels with one of their bases being annihilated during a surprise attack. Recently, Houthi raiders assaulted a base full of pro-Riyadh mercenaries in the southern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: American, European pro-Kurdish fighters flock to Syria’s Afrin for battle against Turkey-led forces

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – Foreign fighters from the United States, Canada and Europe are arriving in Syria’s Afrin region to fight alongside Kurdish forces against the Turkish Army and militant groups allied to it. Ranks of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units based in the Syrian region of Afrin (Aleppo province) have received a boost […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army sends large number of reinforcements to Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:25 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has sent a large number of reinforcements to the Idlib Governorate recently, as they prepare to launch a new offensive in the eastern part of the province. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Army sent a large unit of Tiger Forces to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian rebels mobilize for mega-battle to annihilate ISIS in southwest Syria

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 P.M.) – Syrian rebels are reportedly mobilizing for a major offensive to annihilate the presence of a powerful Islamic State affiliate militia in the country’s southwestern province of Daraa. Following an official announcement (seen below), the Southern Front grouping of the Free Syrian Army is now preparing for a massive operation to completely […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Large protest calls for HTS to leave Idlib (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:15 P.M.) – Dozens of angry protesters took to the streets of Idlib recently to demonstrate against Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s presence inside the city. The demonstration reportedly took place on Thursday, following the funeral of a young man that was killed by Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham terrorists inside Idlib. Below is a video from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

YPG destroys Turkish tank in northern Afrin (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:00 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) destroyed a Turkish tank in the northern countryside of the Afrin Canton recently. The Turkish tank was traveling through the Rajou District of Afrin, when it was struck by an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) that was launched by the YPG forces. Below is the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Nearly 200 US-backed fighters killed among other big equipment losses in east Syria during ISIS offensive

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:55 P.M.) – A week-long offensive by Islamic State militants against US-backed forces along the eastern shore of the Euphrates River in the Syrian province of Deir Ezzor has left a couple hundred pro-Coalition fighters dead according to the terrorist group’s estimates. One week ago, ISIS kicked-off a do-or-die style offensive operation against […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

YPG’s foreign fighters head to Afrin to fight Turkish forces

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) received a boost to its manpower in the Afrin Canto this week, when several foreign combatants arrived to help in the ongoing battle against the Turkish forces. “We the YPG internationalist fighters in Rojava; we came to Afrin to fight the Turkish fascist state,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Al-Qaeda linked Chechen group and infamous commander head to southern Idlib to fight Syrian Army

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – The Al-Qaeda linked Chechen jihadist group, Jund Al-Sham, has joined their rebel allies in the Idlib Governorate, as they attempt to beat back the government forces. According to a military source in Damascus, Jund Al-Sham and its infamous terrorist commander, Muslim Al-Shishani, left the northeastern countryside of the Latakia Governorate […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Missile from Afrin strikes Turkish border-city

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Minutes ago, a missile fired from the Afrin Canton landed inside the Turkish border-city of Reyhanli, resulting in a large blast. According to local reports, the missile was fired from the Afrin Canton by the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG). No casualties have been reported thus far. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

UAE-backed forces keep advancing along Yemeni coast – map

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:05 P.M.) – The UAE-backed Southern Resistance forces are on a roll in the Ta’iz Governorate, as their fighters have managed to penetrate the main line of defense for Houthis along the coast. Backed by heavy airstrikes from the Saudi-led Coalition, the Southern Resistance forces have expanded their presence along the coast, securing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Army deadlocked with jihadists at key city in Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:55 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is deadlocked with the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham at the strategic city of Abu Dhuhour in the Idlib Governorate. According to a military report from the Idlib Governorate, the Syrian Army is currently involved in a fierce battle with Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham at […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Sochi Congress won’t close chapter on Syrian political crisis — Kremlin

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
It’s wrong to expect that the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Sochi will close the chapter on the political settlement in Syria, although holding the event is a very important “milestone,” Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday. “The step of holding the Congress is a rather significant progress towards political settlement in Syria, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Scores of Saudi soldiers killed in big Houthi attack near Yemeni border

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Houthi forces killed a large number of Saudi soldiers near the Yemeni border on Thursday, Yemen-based Saba News Agency reported. According to the Saba report, the Houthi forces heavily targeted the Saudi military’s positions in the Najran and Jizan provinces of Saudi Arabia, yesterday, killing and wounding scores of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Armenian MP calls on Turkey to halt its Afrin offensive immediately

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Armenian Minister of Parliament, Edmon Marukyan, called on Turkey to immediately halt its military operations in Syria’s Afrin Canton during a debate session at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), News.AM reported this afternoon. According to News.AM, “Marukyan spoke on behalf of the Alliance of Liberals […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish military claims 343 PKK, ISIS fighters killed in Afrin

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – At least 343 PKK/YPG and Islamic State (ISIS) fighters have been killed since the start of the Turkish Army’s “Operation Olive Branch,” Turkish state owned Al-Anadolu News Agency reported this morning. In addition to the death toll, the Al-Anadolu report also claimed that at least 23 targets were destroyed on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

ISIS launches another big attack in eastern Deir Ezzor

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – In an effort to breakout of their large pocket in eastern Deir Ezzor, the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) has launched another series of attacks near the strategic border-city of Albukamal. Using a plethora of combatants, the terrorist group attempted to overwhelm the Syrian Army’s positions north of Albukamal this morning. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Lebanese gov’t sues journalist over joke about Saudi Crown Prince

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 15 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:55 P.M.) – Lebanese Attorney General Ghada ‘Aoun has issued a lawsuit against journalist Hisham Haddad after the latter made a joke about the Saudi Crown Prince. “At the request of State Prosecutor Judge Samir Hammoud, Mount Lebanon attorney general Judge Ghada Aoun has referred a lawsuit against the journalist Hisham Haddad to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

The Real Risks Of A 'Natural' Dog Diet

The Conversation at Science 2.0 blogs - 15 hours ago
Just as many people are trying to eat less processed food to improve their health, some dog owners are turning away from conventional pet food. Instead they’re trying to get back to what they see as a more traditional “butcher’s dog” diet of raw meat, albeit with pre-prepared products that can be served easily and frozen for convenience. A recent study has raised concerns about the health risks of these raw meat based diet products as possible sources of some bacterial and parasitic diseases. But just how big a problem is this, and who is really at risk? read more

Trump Digs A Deeper Hole

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
The *New York Times* reports that, back in June, Donald Trump tried to fire Robert Mueller. Trump has denounced the report as "fake news." Vox reports that Mueller has been aware of this story for a some time. He wants to talk to Trump and Don McGahn, Trump's White House counsel, who threatened to resign if the order was carried out. Apparently, the threat worked. The *Times* has set up a "perjury trap." The story itself provides yet more evidence for an obstuction of justice case against Trump. But it also pits Trump against McCahn. It's a crime to lie to the FBI -- a fact that ... more »

Trust in the American News Media

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 15 hours ago
The Knight Foundation and Gallup recently released their "American Views: Trust, Media and Democracy" survey and it gives us a very complete viewpoint on the status of trust in the American news media. In general, it is not overly surprising to find that most Americans believe that, despite the fact that we live in the internet age where information is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it is harder to distinguish between "real news" and "fake news". This has become an even greater issue as political polarization in America has grown over the past two decades. Here are some... more »

Local News Warns of a Fourth Snowfall and Geoengineering for Houston

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 15 hours ago
*Terence Newton* - Mainstream news is increasingly pushing the idea of geoengineering. The post Local News Warns of a Fourth Snowfall and Geoengineering for Houston appeared first on Waking Times.

Medicaid, ObamaCare Driving Opioid Epidemic: Senate Report

Michael Tennant at rss - 16 hours ago
[image: medicaid-obamacare-driving-opioid-epidemic-senate-report] Medicaid and ObamaCare's expansion of it are driving the opioid crisis by enabling millions of people to get drugs at almost no cost.

Pushing for regime change in Iran

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 16 hours ago

Two things

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
So, here’s the thing. Well, two things. 1. Jeremy Corbyn Tweeted: “Appalling that @AlexSobel has received a stream of antisemitic abuse online after Channel 4 posted a video of his speech to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. We must root out this disgusting prejudice from our society.” Well, that got an absolute drubbing, but the satisfaction faded a bit when I heard that this is 100% normal for all Corby’s tweets. 2. T’other thing is the long-awaited debate about Jezbollah. Hezbollah. Long awaited by me, at any rate. I couldn’t find out what time it was due to start, which meant an u... more »

Syracuse & UHI

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood As promised, more on NOAA’s tampering with New York’s temperature record. We saw yesterday how Syracuse International Airport bucked the trend, by showing that Jan 2014 was 0.7F warmer than Jan 1943. In stark contrast, the other six sites in the same Central Lakes division recorded that 2014 was much […]

The Army's New Self-Propelled Howitzer Is Aimed at China and Russia

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * A new 'big gun is coming. *In a modern threat environment, wherein near-peer and smaller-level rivals increasingly possess precision-guided land weapons, longer-range C4ISR technology and drone weapons, increasing range is a ubiquitous emphasis across the Army and other services. Russia’s violations of the INF treaty, new S-500 air defenses, new Armata tanks and fast growing attack drone fleet - all point to a growing need for the US to outrange and outgun potential adversaries.* The Army is starting formal production of a new Self-Propelled Howitzer ... more »

Boeing’s Harpoon Block II+ Is the Navy's New Ship-Killer Missile

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 16 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Just in case Russia or China test America on the high seas. The United States Navy has completed its first operational test shot of a new variant of Boeing’s Harpoon Block II+ anti-ship missile over the Point Mugu Sea Test Range in California. According to the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), the Jan.22 test put the new System Configuration Set H12E through its paces. “We are extremely proud to deliver precision targeting to the warfighter with a flexibility to stay ahead of threats,” Cmdr. Jon Schiffelbein, NAVAIR’s Harpoon Deputy Program Manage... more »

Couple Weds in Courthouse Bathroom After Mom Falls Ill

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
That couple changed their wedding venue from a judge's chambers to a courthouse bathroom after a relative had an asthma attack.

2 Former Lawyers of Rap Mogul ‘Suge’ Knight Arrested

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
Two Los Angeles attorneys for rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight were arrested on warrants alleging they were accessories after the fact to a felony.

Trump Calls Report He Ordered Mueller’s Firing ‘Fake News’

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
President Donald Trump on 26 January 2018 dismissed as "fake news" a New York Times report that he ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller.

Trump Turns Again on Immigration, Allies Bash ‘Amnesty Don’

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 16 hours ago
Trump’s loyalists are lashing out against his proposal to give path to citizenship for nearly 2 million “Dreamer” immigrants.

World News Briefs -- January 26, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
*BBC*: *Turkey's Erdogan vows to fight Kurdish forces as far as Iraq* Turkey is prepared to take its fight against Kurdish forces in northern Syria as far east as Iraq, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Speaking in Ankara, Mr Erdogan reiterated that his forces will move against Kurdish-controlled Manbij, which risks confrontation with the US. US troops are based in the city, which was taken from the Islamic State group (IS) by Kurdish-led forces in 2016. Turkey launched its operation against the Kurdish militia last weekend. Backed by pro-Turkish Syrian rebels, Turkish forc... more »

Journal retracts paper after discovering lead author forged co-author’s signature

Victoria Stern at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
A pharmacy journal has retracted a 2017 cancer paper after determining that the lead author forged her co-author’s signature. Alain Li Wan Po, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, told Retraction Watch that, after discovering the forgery, the journal lost confidence in “the integrity of the whole report,” and decided to retract […] The post Journal retracts paper after discovering lead author forged co-author’s signature appeared first on Retraction Watch.

3 strategies today's activist women share with their foremothers

Liette Gidlow, Associate Professor of U.S. Political and Women's/Gender History, Wayne State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
Today's women's movement can succeed if organizers learn from the past.

Does America have a caste system?

Subramanian Shankar, Professor of English (Postoclonial Literature and Creative Writing), University of Hawaii at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 17 hours ago
An Indian scholar makes the case that caste explains inequality in America better than race and class.

Julian Assange's health is suffering as a result of hiding from authorities in an Ecuadorian embassy. Don't everybody shed a tear at once.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 17 hours ago
Courtesy of The Guardian: *Julian Assange’s long stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London is having a “dangerous” impact on his physical and mental health, according to clinicians who carried out the most recent assessments of him. * *The pair renewed calls for the WikiLeaks publisher to be granted safe passage to a London hospital. * *Sondra Crosby, a doctor and associate professor at the Boston University’s school of medicine and public health, and Brock Chisholm, a London-based consultant clinical psychologist, examined Assange for 20 hours over three days in October. * *In ... more »

Is The GOP Trying To Rig The Elections In Wisconsin Again?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
What kind of mentally deranged parents think a philandering, lying bigoted pig like Trump would make a good role model for their children? Republicans. In a new Quinnipiac poll released yesterday, we saw that the vast majority of Americans agree that Trump is *not* a good role model for children. Republicans disagree. Just before the *Washington Post* broke the story about how the White House asked to borrow Van Gogh's *Landscape With Snow* from the Guggenheim but were offered an 18-karat gold toilet by Maurizio Cattelan instead, the poll came out affirming that because 90% of Ame... more »

UK economic growth exceeds forecasts, ONS says per BBC News through gritted teeth

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 17 hours ago
The expanded BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42831655 on the latest GDP figures is not one filled with joy. The gritted teeth are evident especially in the very last sentence: 'Annual growth of 1.8% may be less than we would like, but so far there is little sign of the Brexit-induced disaster that some predicted.' Some people like the BBC? Keep gritting those teeth.

Report: President Trump Wanted To Fire Special Counsel Robert Meuller Last Summer

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
*The Hill*: *Trump ordered Mueller's firing last year but was stopped by WH counsel: report* President Trump attempted to fire special counsel Robert Mueller last summer but was stopped after White House counsel Don McGahn threatened to resign, according to a new report. The New York Times reports Trump ordered Mueller to be fired in June, according to four people with knowledge of the matter. Trump reportedly said Mueller had conflicts of interest in his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, including a dispute over fees at Trump’s National Golf Club in Vir... more »

Former U.S. Secretaries Of State Kissinger, Shultz, And Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage Warn Congress That The 'World Order' Is Eroding

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
*Stars And Stripes*: *Kissinger warns senators of 'systemic failure of world order'* WASHINGTON — Three former high-ranking State Department officials warned a Senate panel on Thursday that the United States is facing potential, catastrophic confrontations as global order erodes. The United States is now in a national security race against time to prepare for the growing global destabilization, said the former secretaries, who have served under generations of presidents. “The international situation facing the United States is unprecedented,” Henry Kissinger, the iconic former ... more »

Exemplary Philly Charter School Should Stay Open

Jamal Watson at Diverse - 18 hours ago
Just take a look at the number of students from Eastern University Academy Charter School in Philadelphia who go on to graduate and attend college, and you can’t help but be impressed.

A classic example of a left-wing, progressive, social justice whiner at work

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 19 hours ago
Prof. Jordan Peterson's recent interview with Cathy Newman of Britain's Channel 4 News has sparked amazing controversy and feedback, not because of what he said, but because of her deliberate, persistent, inflammatory misinterpretation of his views. From start to finish, she flat-out misstated his positions and tried to paint him into a corner. It's only because he's an accomplished debater and a very intelligent man, who could see what she was trying to do and counter it at every turn, that he wasn't intimidated or coerced into submission. If you haven't watched it (which I high... more »

The German Military Is Not Capable Of Fielding An Effective Force For 'Collective Defense'

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
German Bundeswehr army soldiers. © Michaela Rehle / Reuters *Defense News:* *German military too small to aid ‘collective defense,’ official says* *For the largest economy in Europe, Germany’s military — the Bundeswehr — sure is small.* In fact, although smaller missions, like those in Afghanistan, remain possible, a larger conflict would likely catch the Bundeswehr off-guard, said Hans-Peter Bartels, parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, in an interview with a German magazine. Although the budget has increased slightly following criticism by U.S. President Donald Trum... more »

Vaccinated Flu Patients Might Shed Infectious Fine Particle Viral RNA More Than Others, New Data Suggests

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Vaccinated Flu Patients Might Shed Infectious Fine Particle Viral RNA More Than Others, New Data Suggests Excerpted from Inquisitr: In one study, people infected with influenza A who'd been vaccinated against the flu two years in a row shed more...

CDC Puts Forth "ACE" Adverse Childhood Experiences As Cause of Toxic Stress

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 19 hours ago
Note: Anne Dachel is compiling a litany of stories from around the world about the state of pediatric health and its impact on schools. Each day she's adds to her list like Madame Defarge knitting in Dickens' A Tale of...

DC Charter School Board senior manager suspended for being a gun toting white supremacist who promotes raping feminists.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 19 hours ago
Courtesy of Crooks and Liars: *Until today, John Goldman was a Senior Manager of Finance, Analysis and Strategy for the Washington, DC Public Charter School Board. But today Goldman was suspended pending investigation after photos surfaced of him at parties with known neonazis and white supremacists as the pseudonymous "Jack Murphy," self-proclaimed liberal-turned-conservative in the age of Trump. * *"Murphy," it seems, was a foe of Richard Spencer. Still it appears they share some fundamental beliefs, though Murphy/Goldman claims he was a Democrat who now has a man-crush on Trum... more »

Kurdish forces claim 308 Turkish fighters killed in Afrin

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
The Syrian Defense Forces’ press service reported of 308 Turkish servicemen killed since the start of the Olive Branch operation in Afrin. This number contradicts Ankara’s reports. “We have 43 victims among our fighters, including eight women from the YPJ (women’s self-defense forces). 134 civilians were wounded and 59 are dead,” the statement said. According […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish forces attempt to capture strategic mountaintop in northeast Afrin

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – For the third day in a row, the Turkish Army and their rebel allies have attacked the strategic mountaintop at Jabal Barsaya in a bid to capture the highest point in the Afrin Canton. According to local reports from this front, the Turkish Army and their allies are steadily pushing […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Houthi forces fire ballistic missile at Saudi-backed fighters in Taiz

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:10 P.M.) – The rocket battalion of the Houthi forces fired a short-range ballistic missile at group of Saudi-backed fighters in the Ta’iz Governorate this morning. According to Yemen’s Saba News Agency, the Houthi forces fired a Zilzal-2 missile at the Saudi-backed fighters in the Moazea District of Ta’iz. The Houthi forces scored […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkish military operations in Syria could extend as far as Iraqi border: Erdogan

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:40 A.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told members of the AKP on Friday that Turkey’s military operations could extend as far as the Iraqi border. In particular, the Turkish military operations could target the YPG’s heartland in the northern Raqqa and Al-Hasakah, which have been relatively quiet fronts since the Islamic […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian, Russian jets launch several airstrikes over southern Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Syrian and Russian air forces launched several airstrikes over the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, today, targeting jihadist hideouts and trenches located near the Idlib-Hama Highway. Led by Russian fighter jets, both air forces repeatedly hammered Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s positions near the strategic town of Ma’arat Al-Nu’man, destroying […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Turkey has taken its eye off of ISIS: US State Dept.

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said that Turkey ‘has taken his eye off the ISIS ball’ during a press briefing in Washington DC on Thursday. Referring to Turkey’s military operation in Kurdish-held Afrin, Nauert said “it’s a shame” that “the people now have to flee an area that was […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Five militants liquidated near US-controlled area in Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
On January 24, Syrian military liquidated a group of five militants in the US-controlled Al-Tanf area and found a modern electronic warfare package made in Europe that belonged to the killed terrorists, the Russian Reconciliation Center for the Conflicting Sides in Syria reported. “On January 24, while patrolling the perimeter of the zone of blocking […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syria’s Kurds Share Fate of Other Washington Allies

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 19 hours ago
*January 26, 2018* (Martin Berger - NEO) - One would be mistaken to believe the recent aggravation of the Syrian crisis triggered by the launch of Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch along Syria’s northern border, which has already resulted in military casualties suffered by both the Turkish and Kurdish sides, came as a surprise for those following the conflict carefully. There’s also no denying the fact that the bloody Turkish-Kurdish confrontation already resulting in a considerable civilian death toll is an avid example of the two-faced policies of Washington, when former allies of t... more »

US Energy Policy Returns to Reality

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 20 hours ago
“Trump views climate change as non-threat to the prosperity and health of U.S. residents and believes the climate policies imposed by Obama are threats to the country’s national and energy security. Trump also ran his campaign, and thus far his … Continue reading →

Here Are All The New Aircraft Carriers That Are Under Construction

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
Wikimedia Commons Popular Mechanics: *All the New Aircraft Carriers That Are Under Construction* *An update on the world of flat-tops.* Building an aircraft carrier is a long and laborious process, one that costs billions of dollars and takes years to complete. Since we last cataloged every aircraft carrier in the world, the world’s navies have only received two new aircraft carriers, but several more are in the shipyards under construction or have been announced. Furthermore, a number of navies are building ships or have built large ships that may soon accommodate fixed wing fig... more »

Twitter finds no evidence of meddling in UK Brexit vote.

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
Twitter destroys the "Russians-Did-It" Brexit narrative. More The post Twitter finds no evidence of meddling in UK Brexit vote. appeared first on The Duran.

George Soros slams POTUS Trump at Davos

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 20 hours ago
Soros predicts Democrat landslide in 2018, as he lashes out at Facebook and Google. More The post George Soros slams POTUS Trump at Davos appeared first on The Duran .

Donald Trump rocks Davos summit with ‘America First’ platform

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 20 hours ago
The American President's straight talk charms many at Davos and creates an air of optimism amidst the storm of negative rhetoric More The post Donald Trump rocks Davos summit with ‘America First’ platform appeared first on The Duran.

FIB?

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
The drama at the FBI certainly is topping the headlines. With husbands sleeping with other men's wives and the other way around *in the uber moralistic FBI*, one would think that Soddom-on-the-Patomac might be a better way of thinking about it. Then again, the FBI tries to paint an image of itself that is not in keeping with a bunch of barely competent, scheming bureaucrats working on a coup d'etat. Maybe they need to commission a new TV show about how cool they are? No, not a reality TV show, some sort of Hollywood fantasy FBI production that makes them look honest and honorable. ... more »

Do FBI Agents Have an Anti-Trump ‘Secret Society’?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 20 hours ago
Claims that FBI agents had formed a "secret society" to oppose President Donald Trump are unfounded and appear to have been based on a joke.

The BBC try to minimise reporting of good business news

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 20 hours ago
The BBC report http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business on the latest GDP figures thus: 'UK posts solid quarterly growth Economic growth is a better than expected 0.5% for the last three months of 2017, official figures say.' Solid is an interesting word to use. Are the BBC trying to get the attack line from their friends in the Labour Party and the EU?

Impact of Climate Change on Human Evolution: The Odyssey from Africa

Hifast at Climate Collections - 21 hours ago
Originally posted on Climate Etc.: by Phil Salmon How a small group of people from Africa changed the world. Paleoclimatology, the study of climate in the past all the way back to deep time, is one of the pillars of climate science. It shows us the wide range of climates that have existed on earth,…

EVs Hopelessly Uncompetitive In Australia Too

Hifast at Climate Collections - 21 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? ? A new report highlights just how expensive electric cars are to run. The Australian carries the story, unfortunately behind a paywall, but I have got this snippet: ? Electric car drivers pay about $5000 to $10,000 more each year in…

A Small French Nuclear Attack Submarine

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) with escorts. Navy.mil *Kyle Mizokami, National Interest:** A French Nuclear Attack Submarine 'Sunk' a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier* How did such a tiny submarine kill a ship almost fifty times larger than itself? First of all, we don’t know the rules of engagement of the exercise. Were the Roosevelt’s escorts using all of their anti-submarine warfare sensors? Was there any prohibition or curb on their use, or were any of them declared inoperative for the purposes of the exercise? Second, it’s important to remember that “sunk” is in quotation marks for... more »

[Vidéo] Immortalité = surpopulation… ou pas ?

Ethical Technology - 21 hours ago
Et si on pouvait vivre sans limitation de durée, continuer à avoir des enfants, et en plus avoir une population stable ?

Sharmine Narwani on Israeli False Flags

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 21 hours ago
I spoke to him too. Except he was an IDF special forces commander in disguise. Said his crew were on a 2-year mission to "false flag the hell out of Hezbollah & Iran throughout Europe." I asked... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

Multiverse may be real, needed

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 21 hours ago
*That's why physicists are obliged to think about it* Sabine Hossenfelder wrote another atrocious anti-physics rant, More Multiverse Madness, and the percentage of lies and complete misunderstandings in that rant seems absolutely staggering to me. You should be skeptical about the multiverse, she says. Fine but you should be even more skeptical of *a priori* criticisms of the multiverse and efforts to turn it into a taboo. She starts with several widespread "types of multiverses": (a) The many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, (b) eternal inflation, and (c) the string th... more »

Greg Hunter, "Weekly News Wrap-up, 1/26/2018"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*"Weekly News Wrap-up, 1/26/2018"* by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "The mainstream media (MSM) is finally beginning to cover the FBI/DOJ scandal to attack President Trump and his Administration, but they are doing it as a big “conspiracy theory” in the face of overwhelming publicly reported evidence of corruption and law breaking. Senator Ron Johnson stated this week there was a “secret society” within the FBI and DOJ that has off site meetings “to map out survival strategy at the FBI.” Other Congressmen, who have seen an unreleased memo naming names of high ranking members of th... more »

President Trump Drops NUCLEAR BOMB on Vaccine Mandates…

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
All very subtle but he has just empowered the whole Vaccine counter revolution which has been vigorously suppressed to this point. And has also been noted we are looking at Big Pharma becoming little Pharma. Again legislation will follow in time, after much more difficult battles are resolved. However in the meantime this allows the debate itself to shift strongly in favor of a complete reconsideration of the whole body of science and law as well. Fascist enforcement has ended and this is also a general direction in regards to many other sick government mandates. In the meant... more »

Don'€™t Eat Before Reading This

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
An old item but also timeless as well. After all, not much can change in a commercial kitchen. It really helps if you are not too anal about what is done to your food though. Many cooking processes serve to make the food safe and that especially applies to well done. At the same time a one week cycle works well with modern refrigeration and a bit of care. But the constant operation does suggests that vulnerabilities can develop and easily explains the odd disaster.. *Don't Eat Before Reading This* *A New Yo... more »

AWKWARD: New DNA Analysis Reveals Original Native Americans Were White

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
It makes sense that any who actually came through by the northern route would share genetics across the whole sub arctic. That same mix surely filled the Northern woodlands As can easily be demonstrated by comparing photos of a typical Tibetan crowd shot and similar shots of many native groups. Then you add in a continuing influx across the Atlantic since at least 2500 BC that was never interrupted at all and all present claims are complete nonsense. only massive DNA meta statisitics will be able to sort it all out and the skills are still in infancy. Additional movement also t... more »

Bahomet Pt I

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 22 hours ago
This is a very long article and i have roughly broken it into several parts. It appears to provide serious insight into pagan theology in particular as respects the Greek Mythos. That such has plausibly survived in several modern guises is no surprise and needs to be better understood as those modern Memes are apparently coming to bite us. Most of this material i am obliquely aware of as occasional references in other works. We now discover what we have here, perhaps a whole meme. My first caution is to understand that these writings represent a deep understanding of the source... more »

The U.S., Russia, And China Are Rushing To Weaponize Space

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
*Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics:* *No Treaty Will Stop Space Weapons* *Russia and China are shaming the U.S. for not signing a treaty against weapons in space. In reality, all three nations are racing to weaponize the final frontier on their own terms.* Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is fired up. In comments to the Russian media this month, Lavrov excoriated the United States for refusing to back the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS), a treaty to ban the placement of conventional weapons in space. “The United States continues nurturing plans to militarize outer... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*-by Noah* Who says we can't predict the future? 50 years ago, British comedy troupe Monty Python's Flying Circus showed us more than a mere prescient glimpse of the daily goings on with the Trump administration and any given hour at today's White House full of mental defectives. The Oval Office? Cabinet meetings? We don't need a taping system like Nixon's. We have the above clip. Monty Python nailed it. Do you really think that people like Trump and Sarah Huckabee Sanders just appeared out of thin air? Nope. Sooner or later, Sarah, Señor Trumpanzee, DeVos, or any of them are go... more »

ABU HAMZA - AGENT DAMSON BERRY

Anon at Aangirfan - 22 hours ago
*Abu Hamza and Haroon Aswat * "Court documents, seen by The Sunday Times, reveal that Abu Hamza was an agent for MI5 and Special Branch, going by the code name Damson Berry." 'So Abu Hamza was definitely working for MI5, under the codename 'Damson Berry'. *http://www.911forum.org.uk/board/viewtopic.php?p=176786#176786 …* - Tony Gosling ~~ Aangirfan: FINSBURY PARK FALSE FLAG aanirfan.blogspot.com/2017/06/finsbury-park-false-flag.html 1. 23 Jun 2017 - Abu Hamza 'secretly worked for MI5' - telegraph.uk. The Finsbury Park mosque, in Islington in London, appears to be a major ba... more »

PRESIDENTS CLUB SEX ORGY; JEWISH GROUPS

Anon at Aangirfan - 23 hours ago
... The Presidents Club Charitable Trust is a British charity. Its annual dinner at the Dorchester Hotel involved a sex orgy. *Teenage hostess offered £75,000 for sex*. There is an Israeli Connection. *Source* Two out of the three Presidents Club's trustees are associated with Israel. David Robert Meller is a trustee for the Tel Aviv Universiity charity as well as The British Friends Of The Jaffa Institute. Harvey Soning is connected with Youth Aliyah - Child Rescue. He is also a trustee of The Jewish Community Secondary School Trust. https://www.thejc.com/ Meet the spies in... more »

To Pause...or NOT to Pause. That is the question

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 23 hours ago
There has been a plateau in the global warming that began in the depths of the little ice age. Sceptics have pointed out the plateau, the hiatus, the pause. The Alarmists have rallied against the Global Warming Pause. Articles like this: Global warming didn't pause, and is carrying on at catastrophic levels, scientists warn and Scientific American DENIED the pause: No Pause in Ocean Warming Various studies have debunked the idea of a pause, or hiatus, in global warming—the contention that global surface temperatures stopped rising during the first decade of this century. So, who ... more »

Turkey's Ambitions Go Beyond The Small Kurdish Positions In Northern Syria, And They Are Being Bankrolled By China And Qatar

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
*David P. Goldman, Asia Times:* *America’s Syrian humiliation is worse than it looks* *Turkey’s attack on US-backed Kurds this week comes as a new set of economic relationships emerges to bankroll Ankara's regional ambitions.* Turkey’s “Olive Branch” incursion against Kurdish positions in Northern Syria this week looked bad for Washington. It’s worse than it looks: Turkey cemented a new set of strategic and economic relationships after defying the United States, its erstwhile main ally. Ankara now has financial backing from China and Qatar and the strategic acquiescence of Russia ... more »

A biologist reveals why the human body gets older – and the surprising way you can reverse the trend.

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
A biologist reveals why the human body gets older – and the surprising way you can reverse the trend – Ideapod https://ideapod.com/biologist-reveals-human-body-gets-older-surprising-way-can-reverse-trend/?utm_content=buffer276b8&utm_medium=share&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=msa Advertisements

10 ways to make exercise an unbreakable habit.

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
10 ways to make exercise an unbreakable habit – Ideapod https://ideapod.com/10-ways-make-exercise-unbreakable-habit/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Damon Runyon

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
Latest News | Damon Runyon https://www.damonrunyon.org/latest-news/entries/3996

6 science-backed reasons why marijuana causes serious harm.

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
6 science-backed reasons why marijuana causes serious harm – Ideapod https://ideapod.com/6-science-backed-reasons-marijuana-causes-serious-harm/?utm_content=bufferb2aee&utm_medium=share&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=collectively

Trick for lowering blood sugar level in Diabetics.

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
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The Truth About Vaccines 7 Day Docu-series – January 25 – 31 – The Truth About Vaccines

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
The Truth About Vaccines 7 Day Docu-series – January 25 – 31 – The Truth About Vaccines https://go.thetruthaboutvaccines.com/?a_aid=56101a033bdd4&a_bid=ae3563aa

Nutella ‘riots’ spread across French supermarkets

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
Nutella ‘riots’ spread across French supermarkets – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42826028

Elon Musk’s huge battery in South Australia made $1 million in profit in just a few days

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
Elon Musk’s huge battery in South Australia made $1 million in profit in just a few days http://www.sciencealert.com/south-australia-tesla-battery-earns-million-neoen-company

Should you buy Bitcoin? Here’s what 8 top investors say.

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
Should you buy Bitcoin? Here’s what 8 top investors say – Ideapod https://ideapod.com/buy-bitcoin-heres-8-top-investors-say/?utm_content=buffer050a4&utm_medium=share&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=msa

World’s first electric container barges to sail from European ports this summer.

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 23 hours ago
World’s first electric container barges to sail from European ports this summer | Environment | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/24/worlds-first-electric-container-barges-to-sail-from-european-ports-this-summer?CMP=fb_gu

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
JUST IN: President Trump wanted to fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller in June but backed off when his White House counsel threatened to resign, both The New York Times and Washington Post reported https://t.co/8hN6ZUF7D6 — NBC News (@NBCNews) January 26, 2018 Trump descends on Davos to woo curious elites https://t.co/buI5E7DhSD See the guest list for Trump's dinner in Davos https://t.co/hu2Uvyk1uy #WEF18 pic.twitter.com/ecVSyjyCEI — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 26, 2018 WATCH: Paris is on flood alert as the Seine's levels continue to rise. Look back at archive footage sho... more »

The Moody Blues, “Are You Sitting Comfortably" and "Have You Heard Suite”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 day ago
The Moody Blues, “Are You Sitting Comfortably" and "Have You Heard Suite” -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TImNRqTkd7Q

Syrian Army launches powerful attack to secure Abu Dhuhour Airport

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a powerful attack last night that was geared at securing the strategic Abu Dhuhour Military Airport, which is still within range of jihadist shells. According to a military report, the Syrian Army is attempting to expel the jihadist rebels of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US ‘tremendously concerned’ over Turkey’s potential invasion of Menbij

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 A.M.) – US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said that the US was ‘tremendously concerned about the escalation of violence and what that could mean for Syria’ during a press briefing in Washington DC on Thursday. Speaking of the readout of a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Turkish President […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Israeli ambassador claims over 80,000 troops loyal to Iran fighting in Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 A.M.) – The Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Damon, claimed on Thursday that Iran currently has 80,000 troops loyal to them fighting in the Syrian War. According to the Israeli Ambassador, at least 60,000 Syrians fighters, 10,000 “Shia extremists”, 9,000 Hezbollah operatives, and 3,000 Revolutionary Guard are under Iranian control. […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

The Carbon Sense Newsletter, January 2018 ー Coral Sea Battles

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 1 day ago
*Viv Forbes* *The Never-ending Battles of the Coral Sea* For at least 50 years Australian taxpayers and other innocents have supported a parasitic industry in academia, bureaucracy, law, media and the tax-exempt Green Alarm “Charities”, all studying, regulating, inspecting and writing about yet another “imminent threat to Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef.” It has become the never-ending battle of the Coral Sea. The threats change, but there is always a doomsday forecast – Crown-of-Thorns, oil drilling, fishing, cane farming, coastal shipping, global warming, ocean acidity, coral bl... more »

Who are the Ukrainians?

Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ at OrientalReview.org - 1 day ago
The Slavonic term Ukraine, for instance, in the Serbo-Croat case Krajina, means in the English language a Borderland – a provincial territory situated on the border between Russia and Rzeczpospolita. The post Who are the Ukrainians? appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Plenitude Principle As Necessary For Fundamental Physics And Much More

Sascha Vongehr at Science 2.0 blogs - 1 day ago
The Plenitude Principle says “all possible exists”. According to hype, the Plenitude Principle is the result of quantum mechanics and particular Many Worlds Interpretations (MWI) of quantum physics. However, the Plenitude Principle is self-evident and likely many thousand years old. Pierre Fermat suggested considering ‘parallel worlds’ to Blaise Pascal in 1654 [Devlin 2008]. Such scientific Many Worlds/Minds (MW/M) descriptions facilitated the development of probability theory and were essential in the development of statistical mechanics in the nineteenth century, for example in t... more »

Report: Iran Has Fired 23 Ballistic Missiles Since The Start Of The 2015 Nuclear Deal

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*Daily Mail*:* Revealed: Iran has fired 23 ballistic missiles since the start of the 2015 nuclear deal* * A report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, obtained by Fox News, shows Iran has fired 23 ballistic missiles since the start of the nuclear deal * As many as 16 of these launches included nuclear-capable missiles * While testing missiles was not outlawed in the deal, critics say Iran is flouting the spirit of the compromise * So far, international investigators say Iran has been following the terms * The missile tests recently caused the U.S. to impose sanctions on th... more »

Report: Trump Wanted Mueller Fired, Backed Off

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 day ago
President Donald Trump ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller last June, but he backed off the order after White House lawyer Don McGahn threatened to resign.

Climate Alarmists Push Global Warming Agenda Amid Six Feet of Snow in Switzerland

James Murphy at rss - 1 day ago
[image: climate-alarmists-push-global-warming-agenda-amid-6-feet-of-snow-in-switzerland] Hopefully, the well-known weather phenomenon known as the Gore Effect won’t disturb the World Economic Forum.

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
A helicopter carrying U.S. President Donald Trump lands at Intercontinental Davos landing zone. REUTERS/Carlos Barria *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from the following photo-gallery .... *Inside Davos* (Reuters).

Undercover Israeli Soldiers Attack Three School Children Near Ramallah

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Undercover Israeli Soldiers Attack Three Schoolchildren Near Ramallah by CONTACT@IFAMERICANSKNEW.ORG An everyday occurrence: Palestinian children often throw stones at Israeli army vehicles invading Palestinian land – but even if they don’t, they may be accused, arrested, or even abducted for “allegedly” doing so. – from IMEMC News A group of undercover Israeli soldiers attacked, Monday, three schoolchildren […]

Powerful Graphic Exposes Clinton Secret Society Inside DOJ / FBI

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Alex Jones Channel Published on Jan 25, 2018 Alex Jones lays out how Andrew McCabe, James Comey, and Rod Rosenstein were strategically placed inside the intelligence community as a stay behind network to thwart President Trump. end

Humans Could be Next: China Unveils World’s 1st CLONED Monkeys

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
My understanding is that humans have already been cloned many decades back. PressTV News Videos Published on Jan 25, 2018 The first primates to be successfully cloned using somatic cell nuclear transfer, eight-week old Zhong Zhong and six-week old Hua Hua, were unveiled in Suzhou on Wednesday. The pair of long-tailed macaques can be seen frolicking […]

The Debate: Pakistan Condemns ‘Unilateral’ U.S. Drone Strike Inside Its Territory

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
PressTV News Videos Published on Jan 25, 2018 “Pakistan will not allow any breach of its airspace or sovereignty.” That was Pakistan’s response to a US drone strike that killed 2 Haqqani-network militants. Pakistan condemned the unilateral action, while in the past it has turned a blind eye to & even helped such attacks. This, though, […]

Lucifer God of The Elites Who Profess They Are The “Bene Ha Nephilim” The “Sons of The Fallen” ie. Seed of The Serpent

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
“They call themselves what I was told was the “Bene Ha Nephilim”, the “sons of the fallen”, disciples of Lucifer, and just so you understand, they believe that the God of the Bible is evil. And they believe that Lucifer is good. … that spear is the one that they believe when the temple is […]

Davos Elite Desperately Want A Cashless Society – But Crash May Come First!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
World Alternative Media Published on Jan 25, 2018 Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the recent meeting in Davos for the World Economic Forum where globalist world leaders, bankers, economists and business leaders are meeting to discuss the economic transformation of the world and in their eyes, the necessity for people […]

Trump Officially Restores Cold War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Trump Officially Restores Cold War by ERIC ZUESSE, https://www.strategic-culture.org/ On January 20th, CBS News bannered “Terrorism no longer the military’s top priority, Mattis says” and opened: “There is a major change in US military strategy. On Friday, more than 16 years after the 9/11 attacks, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said terrorism is no longer the No. 1 priority.” […]

Gold Market Mulling Blockchain for $200 Billion of Supply

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Gold Market Mulling Blockchain for $200 Billion of Supply by Eddie Van Der Walt and Ranjeetha Pakiam, https://www.bloomberg.com/technology * Tech may prevent spread of conflict minerals, money laundering * Bullion joins commodities from oil to tomatoes in ledger push – Gold is going digital. Blockchain technology may help keep track of the roughly $200 billion of […]

From ‘Secret Societies’ to Flawed FBI Probes, the RussiaGate Narrative is Imploding

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
From ‘Secret Societies’ to Flawed FBI Probes, the RussiaGate Narrative is Imploding by Robert Bridge, https://www.rt.com/ The anti-Russia narrative is collapsing under the growing weight of evidence pointing to a concerted internal effort on the part of the US establishment to sabotage the Trump presidency. – Russiagate – the ongoing American witch hunt that imagines the […]

Draft Law on CryptoRuble as Means of Payment Submitted to Russian Parliament

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
Crypto-currencies are a means of circumventing US sanctions ie. they bypass the Anglo-American western centric SWIFT system. See: – Putin considers ‘cryptorouble’ as Moscow seeks to evade sanctions Putin Adviser Says ‘CryptoRuble’ Will Circumvent Sanctions, Government Remains Divided Venezuela oil-backed cryptocurrency to launch in days, government says Venezuela launches OIL-BASED cryptocurrency – Petro, Angers US […]

F. William Engdahl: Breaking Away from the Dollar System

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
The Daily Coin.org Published on Jan 25, 2018 Please visit F. William Engdahl – http://www.williamengdahl.com – https://journal-neo.org end

Erdogan Vows to Advance Offensive in Syria to Manbij

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 1 day ago
RT Published on Jan 24, 2018 The Turkish president has announced a plan to extend his country’s military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria. Turkish troops are currently fighting the YPG in Afrin, and will now advance to Manbij, an area controlled by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters. end

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