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A-10's Possible Replacements Are Being Tested

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 minutes ago
*Popular Mechanics:* *Watch the A-10's Possible Replacements Fly From a Dirt Airstrip* *The Air Force’s light attack fighter may have to operate from some pretty austere conditions.* The A-10 Warthog has to fight in some dusty, dirty places, and its successor will need to do the same. The U.S. Air Force knows its partial replacement for the A-10 might someday have to operate from dirt airstrips, and so USAF just flew two of them, the A-29 Super Tucano and the AT-6 Wolverine, from a dirt air strip in New Mexico. The test comes in startling contrast to the stealthy, sleek image the... more »

Scholars Find Solidarity at MLA Convention

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 minutes ago
Invigorated by animated discussions about research, teaching, literature, linguistics and careers in and outside of the academy, several thousand Humanities scholars braved the snow and frigid temperature to gather in New York City for the annual convention of the Modern Language Association (MLA).

Eat 5 Walnuts Then Wait 4 Hours: This Is What Will Happen To You!

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 30 minutes ago
Eat 5 Walnuts Then Wait 4 Hours: This Is What Will Happen To You! http://realfarmacy.com/5-walnuts-4-hours/ Advertisements

Could ‘safer’ new smoking device that heats up tobacco instead of burning it replace traditional cigarettes? 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 30 minutes ago
Could ‘safer’ new smoking device that heats up tobacco instead of burning it replace traditional cigarettes? – Mirror Online http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/could-safer-new-smoking-device-11809515?ICID=FB_mirror_main

The Tragic and Grief-Stricken Yet Inspiring Story of Keanu Reeves Revealed

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 30 minutes ago
The Tragic and Grief-Stricken Yet Inspiring Story of Keanu Reeves Revealed http://realfarmacy.com/tragically-hearbreaking-uplifting-life-keanu-reeves-revealed/

The real truth: antidepressants actually deplete these 3 crucial nutrients for the brain. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 30 minutes ago
The real truth: antidepressants actually deplete these 3 crucial nutrients for the brain : Healthy Holistic Living http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/antidepressants-side-effects.html?utm_source=HHL&utm_content=37142-09WF

Oceans Losing Oxygen at Breathtaking Speeds

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 30 minutes ago
Oceans Losing Oxygen at Breathtaking Speeds https://www.ecowatch.com/oceans-oxygen-levels-2522696200.html?utm_campaign=RebelMouse&socialux=facebook&share_id=3149169&utm_medium=social&utm_content=EcoWatch&utm_source=facebook

Ozone Layer Is Finally Recovering, All Thanks To Ban On Use Of Chemicals, CFCs. 

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 30 minutes ago
Ozone Layer Is Finally Recovering, All Thanks To Ban On Use Of Chemicals, CFCs – Indiatimes.com https://m.indiatimes.com/news/india/ozone-layer-is-finally-recovering-all-thanks-to-ban-on-use-of-chemicals-cfcs-337177.html

Study Proves Extrasensory Mind-to-Mind Interaction at a Distance

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 30 minutes ago
Study Proves Extrasensory Mind-to-Mind Interaction at a Distance http://themindunleashed.com/2014/09/study-proves-extrasensory-mind-mind-interaction-distance.html

Donald Trump has ‘dangerous mental illness’, say psychiatry experts at Yale conference

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 30 minutes ago
Donald Trump has ‘dangerous mental illness’, say psychiatry experts at Yale conference http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world-0/donald-trump-dangerous-mental-illness-yale-psychiatrist-conference-us-president-unfit-james-gartner-a7694316.html?amp=

Russian Scientist Says that Earth’s Magnetic Field is Increasing

zedie at Someone Somewhere - 30 minutes ago
Russian Scientist Says that Earth’s Magnetic Field is Increasing http://ewao.com/2017/12/04/russian-scientist-says-that-earths-magnetic-field-is-increasing/

Sarah Silverman responds to troll by befriending him and paying for his medical treatment

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 38 minutes ago
We could all use a bit of happy news, right? Well, we’ve got some. Last week the well known (and sometimes crude and always blunt) comedian Sarah Silverman was subjected to a bit of sexism and harassment on Twitter and how she responded was brilliant. Silverman had just tweeted about honestly trying to understand Trump

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 59 minutes ago
*Snow Blanket* Snow clings to an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft at the George W. Bush Air Park on Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 3, 2018. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from the following photo-gallery .... *Moody Air Force Base Hit by Extreme Winter Storm* (US Department of Defense).

A Look At Recent 'Close' Incidents Between Russian And U.S. Warplanes

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Great link to previously unreleased @48FighterWing #F15C intercept imagery during Baltic Air Policing #AlliedStrong @US_EUCOM @USEmbVilnius https://t.co/JvHrIusddh — USAFE-AFAFRICA (@HQUSAFEPA) January 5, 2018 *Sputnik:* *Top Guns: Most Nerve-Racking Russia vs US Aerial Intercepts (VIDEOs)* Following the publication of a video of US F-15 fighters intercepting Russian Su-30 multipurpose fighter jets by US Air Forces in Europe, Sputnik looks at some other recent incidents that involved the two countries' warplanes. In November and December 2017, the F-15C Eagles aircraft were scra... more »

Google's AI Center in China: Poaching Talent

Land Destroyer at Land Destroyer - 1 hour ago
*January 8, 2018* (Ulson Gunnar - NEO) - Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already fundamentally changing information technology and stands poised to permeate and transform technology both online and off ranging from manufacturing and transportation to medicine and military applications. The US, Russia and China have all noted that dominance in this field of technology will be an essential ingredient to holding global primacy in the near future. What resembles a sort of arms race has emerged between prominent nations around the globe. Perhaps in an effort to provide the US with an ed... more »

X22 Report, “He Who Controls The Creation Of Currency Controls The World”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
X22 Report, “He Who Controls The Creation Of Currency Controls The World” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKOre6RQfkQ

Worst White House Occupant Ever? What About His GOP Enablers?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
Señor Trumpanzee is flipping out over Michael Wolff’s book-- completely deranged-- and claiming he’s “stable” and “a genius” and that Bannon has an 80 IQ. Trump is insane and should be impeached immediately under the terms of the 25th Amendment. The voters should deal with the Republicans who, knowing full well that Trump is a dangerous sociopath, enabled him anyway-- especially Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell. They’re more aware than most of Trump’s unfitness for office. But they don’t care, as long as he signs legislation that harms working families perceived as being supporters of... more »

Musical Interlude: Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Melanie, “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrCtZKkgqI

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
"The combined light of stars along the Milky Way are reflected by these cosmic dust clouds that soar some 300 light-years or so above the plane of our galaxy. Dubbed the Angel Nebula, the faint apparition is part of an expansive complex of dim and relatively unexplored, diffuse molecular clouds. Commonly found at high galactic latitudes, the dusty galactic cirrus can be traced over large regions toward the North and South Galactic poles. *Click image for larger size.* Along with the refection of starlight, studies indicate the dust clouds produce a faint reddish luminescence, as int... more »

"Where Do You Think You Are?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*“I’d Rather Be In Hell”* by Paulo Coelho "As soon as he died, Juan found himself in a gorgeous place, surrounded by all the comfort and beauty he had dreamed of. A fellow dressed in white approached him and said, “You have the right to have whatever you want; any food, pleasure or amusement.” Charmed, Juan did everything he dreamed of doing during his life. After many years of pleasures, he sought the fellow in white and asked, “I have already experienced everything I wanted. Now I need to work in order to feel useful.” “I am sorry,” said the fellow in white, “but that is the only... more »

The Poet: Mary Oliver, “The Spirit Likes To Dress Up”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*“The Spirit Likes To Dress Up”* "The spirit likes to dress up like this: ten fingers, ten toes, shoulders, and all the rest, at night in the black branches, in the morning in the blue branches of the world. ․ It could float, of course, but would rather plumb rough matter. Airy and shapeless thing, it needs the metaphor of the body, lime and appetite, the oceanic fluids; it needs the body's world, instinct and imagination, and the dark hug of time, sweetness and tangibility, to be understood, to be more than pure light that burns where no one is - so it ... more »

Chet Raymo, “Try To Remember…”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*“Try To Remember…”* by Chet Raymo “In a sleepless hour of the night, I was trying to remember the last name of a person I have known well for more than forty years. When my spouse stirred in her sleep, I asked her. She couldn't remember either. One again I started mentally through the alphabet. "I think it starts with B," I said. Ten minutes later she rolled over and said, "The next letter is R." Bingo! The name popped into my head. Or I should say, "popped out of my head." Because it was in there somewhere, recorded in a tangle of neurons as materially as if it were written on a ... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
Edmond, Oklahoma, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"All The Money..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
“All the money you make will never buy back your soul. ” - Bob Dylan

Pictures: Turkistani jihadist faction rushes armored reinforcements to southeast Idlib to fight Syrian Army

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:15 A.M.) – A powerful jihadist faction in Syria made up almost exclusively of Uyghur colonists from western China is sending major reinforcements to southeastern Idlib province in order to help other militant groups repel an ongoing and seemingly unstoppable Syrian Arab Army offensive throughout the region. On Sunday, the media arm of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Watch the Syrian Army lift the siege on the vehicle base

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 A.M. – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) lifted the week long siege imposed by the Islamist rebels on the strategic vehicle management base in the Harasta suburb of east Damascus on Sunday. Led by their Republican Guard and 4th Division, the Syrian Arab Army spent the week recapturing territory that was seized […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

US plans to recognize Kurdish area in Syria 3x size of Lebanon ‘soon’ – reports

An unnamed senior Western official told the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the plans are part of a new strategy for Syria currently being drafted by the Trump administration. Washington is planning ‘concrete steps’ toward providing a Syrian Democratic Forces-controlled area in northern Syria’s eastern Euphrates area three times the size of Lebanon with diplomatic recognition, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

High ranking FSA commander assassinated in southern Syria

Leith Fadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 2 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:20 A.M.) – A high ranking Free Syrian Army (FSA) was assassinated in southern Syria, Sunday, after unknown assailants opened fire on his home in Dara’a. According to pro-opposition media, the military commander of the Free Syrian Army’s March 18th Brigade, Radad Tameh Abu Nabout, was killed in front of his house inside […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Saudi Coalition plane crashes in Yemen, both pilots saved

Conflicting reports suggest different reasons for the accident: while the coalition insists that a technical malfunction caused the crash, the Houthis claim it was their air defense that brought the aircraft down. Saudi’s broadcaster Al Arabiya, citing the coalition’s statement, says that the warplane crash was an accident due to a technical malfunction. The aircraft […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Iran: Thousands rally in support of the government (video)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 A.M.) – Thousands of government supporters continued to rally on Sunday in several towns such as Shahr-e Kord, Rasht, Qazvin, Yazd, Mahabad and Gonbad-e Kavus. They were protesting against the ongoing anti-government rallies and to show their support for the Iranian government. Protesters waved Iranian flags while chanting slogans against the US […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

CIA Director Mike Pompeo Was On The Sunday Morning Talk Shows

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*Reuters:* CIA's Pompeo Says Russia and Others Trying to Undermine U.S. Elections WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Central Intelligence Agency said on Sunday that Russia and others are trying to undermine elections in the United States, the next major one being in November when Republicans will try to keep control of Congress. U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to try to help President Donald Trump win, in part by hacking and releasing emails embarrassing to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton,... more »

Cold Snap Brings Snowfall to the Sahara Desert – for the second winter in a row

Hifast at Climate Collections - 2 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: As much of the northern hemisphere endures record cold temperatures, we get this report from Severe Weather EU via Twitter: Spectacular scenes today in Algeria as snow covered the sand dunes in Ain El Safra! Snow visible also in imagery by NASA’s Terra satellite. After a 40 year…

Fire and Fury? No actually; more a damp squib (first review of electronic version of the book)

Alexander Mercouris at The Duran - 2 hours ago
Wolff's book says nothing of value but does show that Russiagate collusion claims are wholly without substance More The post Fire and Fury? No actually; more a damp squib (first review of electronic version of the book) appeared first on The Duran.

This Is Where China's Top Leaders Will Hide To Survive A Nuclear War

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*SCMP:* *Where China’s top leaders will hide to survive nuclear fallout* *Scientists shed light on Beijing’s nuclear bunker located in ‘world’s most deeply buried karst caves’* A nuclear bunker for China’s top leadership, their subordinates, troops and staff is built within the world’s most deeply buried limestone karst caves that extend more than 2km underground, beneath an unusually thick, hard layer of rock, a geological survey has found. Located under a national park about 20km northwest of the central government’s headquarters in downtown Beijing, the fallout shelter is sit... more »

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Iranian oil tanker still ablaze as rescuers search for missing mariners https://t.co/kjzMbC4CdP — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 8, 2018 Venezuelans lined up at supermarkets after the government ordered stores to lower the prices of certain products in an effort to fight soaring inflation pic.twitter.com/CWDK9IYxlp — AFP news agency (@AFP) January 7, 2018 Asia stocks advance toward historic highs, U.S. earnings test https://t.co/jQiKw9zoBJ — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 8, 2018 British Prime Minister Theresa May has dismissed concerns about Donald Trump's mental fit... more »

Meow Wolf is sheep’s clothing

Eric Verlo at Not My Tribe - 3 hours ago
DENVER, COLO- Alternatively, Santa Fe alt-art venue Meow Wolf is URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN CAT’S CLOTHING. Here’s the scam: Laud an arts collective of “creative types”. Let them pitch an arts space project to city planners for which you’ll supply the ownership investment. Let their non-profit creative-class cred prompt city leaders to provide otherwise unavailable land […]

Introducing Redesigning Reality, the Podcast, with Dylan Charles and Jeff Anthony

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 3 hours ago
*Dylan Charles* - Introducing a new podcast with Waking Times editor Dylan Charles. The post Introducing Redesigning Reality, the Podcast, with Dylan Charles and Jeff Anthony appeared first on Waking Times.

From bad to worse? 5 things 2018 will bring to the Middle East

James L. Gelvin, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 3 hours ago
An expert on the region lays out the most essential issues to watch this year.

Greg Hunter, "Gregory Mannarino – Inflation is Theme for 2018"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 3 hours ago
*"Gregory Mannarino – Inflation is Theme for 2018"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Analyst/trader Gregory Mannarino is not bullish on the US dollar, and that should worry the man on the street. Mannarino explains, “Inflation is going to be the theme of 2018. How do we know this is going to be the case? Let’s look at what happened to the dollar last year. The dollar got melted down last year, and this trajectory has been going on for decades. It’s just getting progressively worse, and it’s going to continue this year. It’s amazing to me to think that anyone thinks the dollar is go... more »

Moringa Boosts Breast Milk and Lowers Inflammation

thedrswolfson at The Drs. Wolfson - 3 hours ago
Moringa: A Top Wellness Trend of 2018 and Way to Crank Up Breast Milk + A list of benefits and recipes for this superfood! Happy New Year! It’s time for a new year, new you. The time to focus on health and wellness is now. 2018 is for preventing disease and healing the body with […] The post Moringa Boosts Breast Milk and Lowers Inflammation appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

Memorial to the Alexandrov Ensemble

Alicia at LaRouchePAC Feed - 4 hours ago
New International Economic Order London-Saudi Global Terror Stop WWIII Video of AMaQ2ULKJRg The NYC Schiller Community Chorus, along with the New York City Police Department Color Guard, the Bayonne Fire Department Honor Guard, and diplomatic representatives from the Russian and Syrian consulates in New York came together for a wreath laying ceremony at the Teardrop Memorial in Bayonne, NJ to honor the tragic loss of Russia's cherished Alexandrov Ensemble when their plane crashed enroute to Syria for a Christmas concert last year, December 25, 2016.

Did a Federal Judge Rule Three Items of Sharia Law Are Now Legal in Texas?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
Reports that a federal judge overturned a Syrian immigrant's conviction and made aspects of Sharia law legal in Texas are fake news.

NAACP and Anti-Fascists Plan to Protest Trump in Atlanta

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 4 hours ago
The NAACP is urging people to wear white and hold anti-Trump signs on Monday. Another group says demonstrators will "take a knee" before the big game to protest President Donald Trump's visit to Atlanta.

The CDC Will Start Preparing Americans For Nuclear War

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Is Operation BlackJack 2.0 still on? It appears to be the case. The CDC Will Start Preparing Americans For Nuclear War by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has just announced that it will conduct a briefing on January 16 concerning the “public health response to a nuclear detonation” over the skies of the United […]

French President Emmanuel Macron Accuses Trump of putting America on a ‘Path to War’ with Iran with His Inflammatory Comments

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
French President Emmanuel Macron Accuses Trump of putting America on a ‘Path to War’ with Iran with His Inflammatory Comments by TARIQ TAHIR FOR MAILONLINE, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ * U.S President been tweeting support for demonstrators, attacking the regime * Macron said it was important to maintain dialogue with Iranian government * French leader warned that line taken by […]

Are The Iranian Protests Another CIA Regime Change Operation?

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
corbettreport Published on Jan 5, 2018 TRANSCRIPT, SOURCES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=25512 Are these protests in Iran spontaneous, or are they the result of another regime change operation? This week on The Corbett Report James explores the past, present and future of US and Israeli involvement in Iran, and the attempts to foment unrest in the country. […]

ISIS Declares War on Hamas in Brutal Execution Video for Failing to Stop Donald Trump’s Jerusalem Capital Switch

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
The propaganda in this article is obvious. ISIS is a tool of the Israeli Mossad, supported by USA and its allies. Hamas is a creation of Israel ie. controlled opposition. The purpose of Hamas is to create a pretext for the continued genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians (ie. REAL Jews) by Zionist ‘666’ […]

New Video Emerges Of ISIS Convoys Leaving Raqqa Under US Coalition Watch

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
New Video Emerges Of ISIS Convoys Leaving Raqqa Under US Coalition Watch by Tyler, Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Submitted by Leith Fadel via Al-Masdar News, New footage has recently emerged which offers further confirmation that the US coalition facilitated the exit of Islamic State terrorists from Raqqa when the city was liberated in October. Fighters of the US-backed Syrian […]

Brexit: Macron Warns Europe Could Split After Britain Leaves EU And Calls for Unity

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Brexit: Macron Warns Europe Could Split After Britain Leaves EU And Calls for Unity by Shehab Khan @shehabkhan, http://www.independent.co.uk/ French President says same unified EU approach from first phase of the negotiations would continue into the second. – Emmanuel Macron has warned fellow European leaders to remain focused on their “collective interest” during Brexit negotiations lest an “unfavourable situation” […]

Laura Ingraham Unleashes on Author Wolff Claims as “TOTALLY FALSE” – “I Was There!” This is a “Total Fabrication”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Laura Ingraham Unleashes on Author Wolff Claims as “TOTALLY FALSE” – “I Was There!” This is a “Total Fabrication” by Cristina Laila, http://thegatewaypundit.com/ Author Michael Wolff is getting hammered by journalists for outright fabricating quotes and many portions of his new explosive book ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House’ – Conservative radio host, best selling […]

Paper Gold Trading Days for London & New York Numbered

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Paper Gold Trading Days for London & New York Numbered by https://www.rt.com/ Gold prices are going to rise this year, predicts veteran commodities trader Vince Lanci, founder of Echobay Partners. “The last three days have reconfirmed my commitment to a much higher gold price in 2018. We are making higher lows for the year – the recent […]

This Is Why You Need To Pay Attention To Gold!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 4 hours ago
Press For Truth Published on Jan 5, 2018 There is something happening with gold and you need to pay attention. Gold has risen over $60 in just the last 3 months the largest rise it’s seen since 2011. Are these signs of troubling times to come ahead and is now a good time to buy? In […]

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago

"Because..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"There is much asked and only so much I think I can or should answer, and so, in this post I would like to give a few thoughts on what seemed to be the overwhelming question: "WHY?" And here is the best answer I can give: Because. Because sometimes, life is damned unfair. Because sometimes, we lose people we love and it hurts deeply. Because sometimes there aren't really answers to our questions except for what we discover, the meaning we assign them over time. Because acceptance is yet another of life's "here's a side of hurt" lessons and it is never truly acceptance unless it has ... more »

Is North Korea’s Kim Jong-un Serious About Peace?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
Kim Jong-un condemned the United States while offering an olive branch to South Korea in a New Year's address. Reuters *David Josef Volodzko, SCMP:* *Is North Korea’s Kim Jong-un serious about peace or just playing everybody (again)?* Pyongyang rang in the new year with open arms to its neighbours, but analysts are sceptical whether the recent play is anything more than subterfuge. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un began the new year with a speech in which he threatened “all of the mainland United States” with nuclear war while at the time offering South Korea an olive branch, sugge... more »

A Presidency That Is Not Just Illegitimate But Abnormal As Well

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
Unless you’re a right-wing extremist you probably don’t know who Stephen Hayes, editor of the *Weekly Standard*, is-- although they often trot him out on Fox News, CNN and CNBC as a Republican commentator. Aside from a couple of crackpot biographies on Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz, he’s best known as a writer for an insane book about how Saddam Hussein was working with al Qaeda (a GOP fantasy that has been proven wrong). He’s a loon, but, oddly, he’s not a Trumpist loon. This post should probably read in the context of Dr. Brandy Lee’s evaluation of Trump’s deteriorating mental state ... more »

North Korea's Office 39 Handle's Kim Jong-Un's Money

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
Photo: The defector worked for the shadowy operation, making money for North Korea's leader. (ABC News) *ABC News Online*: *Defector reveals secrets of North Korea's Office 39, raising cash for Kim Jong-un* *In a South Korean Intelligence office in central Seoul, a recent North Korean defector sits nervously.* He fears assassination by North Korean agents for the secrets he keeps. For five years he worked for the shadowy Office 39 making desperately needed cash for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Now he is revealing what he knows, with permission from South Korean National Secur... more »

Oman to Upgrade Fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * The F-16C/D Block 50, which were first purchased in 2010, forms the core of the Royal Omani Air Force. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the U.S. Congress of the potential sale of a package of upgrades for Oman’s fleet of the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons. The potential sales, which would be worth roughly $63 million dollars, would modernize 23 of the sultanate’s fighter aircraft. The modernization package includes incremental Operational Flight Profile (OFP) software upgrades for F-16 subsystems, upgraded identification Fr... more »

America's New Nuclear Missile Submarines Might Have a Problem

Dave Majumdar at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Lots of new tech...and lots of problems? The Government Accountability Office is raising concerns about the technological maturity of the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. The new boomer, which must become operational by 2031, will feature a host of new technologies that are supposed to increase the vessels’ survivability into the foreseeable future. However, as the GAO notes, many of those features are unproven and no prototypes have been built or tested. “Additional development and testing are required to demonstrate the maturity of seve... more »

It's Time for the West's Nuclear Renaissance

Tim Yeo at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Tim Yeo* *Security, Americas* [image: High-tension electrical power lines are seen near the Golfech nuclear plant on the border of the Garonne River between Agen and Toulouse, France, September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau] Four developments are setting the world up for another energy revolution. Despite political instability in many parts of the world, the global economy is ending 2017 in good shape, and cheap energy is the foundation of it. Asia continues to set the pace; U.S. growth is encouraging, and the Eurozone is stronger than it has been for a decade. Investors aren... more »

The Politics of Chinese Credit Risk

Christopher Whalen at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Christopher Whalen* *Security, Asia* [image: China's President Xi Jinping claps after his speech as he and other new Politburo Standing Committee members meet with the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 25, 2017. To match Special Report CHINA-RISK/SHADOW BANKING REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo] How one Chinese conglomerate's misadventures symbolizes China's new economic attitude. “To exactly solve the problem of corruption, we must hit both flies and tigers.” - Xi Jinping In December this past year, Chinese lender Citic Bancorp warned that the high-fl... more »

Trump's New Strategy Is America's Old Strategy: Gathering Allies

Phillipe Le Corre, Erik Brattberg at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Phillipe Le Corre, Erik Brattberg* *Security, Americas* [image: A military band leader salutes U.S. President Donald Trump during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] The Trump administration's National Security Strategy paints a picture of a world order marked by growing strategic competition by China and Russia. The newly-released U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) is the most detailed document on President Donald Trump’s international agenda so far. It paints a sharp picture of a world order marked b... more »

Don't Be Fooled: The Iran Protests Won't Overthrow the Regime

Frederick Kagan, Marie Donovan at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Frederick Kagan, Marie Donovan* *Security, Middle East* [image: Opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold a protest outside the Iranian embassy in west London, Britain, January 2, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson] It is too soon to say that the protests are over, but not too soon to say that Iran has had a new watershed moment. The protests rocking an unprecedented expanse of Iran do not, and probably will not, immediately threaten the regime’s survival anytime soon despite the hopes and dreams of many here in Washington. Here’s why: - *The security apparatus was prepared for... more »

Will Trump Push a Real 'America First' Doctrine in 2018?

Doug Bandow at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Doug Bandow* *Security, Americas* The president has the option to shake up American foreign policy for the better this year. The Bible tells us that not even a sparrow “will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.” Washington officials long have considered themselves the equivalent of God, at least in this regard. Nothing on earth, in any other country, at any moment, is supposed to happen without America’s consent. That’s how U.S. foreign policy looks, anyway. Candidate Donald Trump talked like he would change that. Unfortunately, the officials with whom he has... more »

On "Meet the Press" author Michael Wolff says the 25th Amendment is talked about all of the time. Update!

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 5 hours ago
Courtesy of NBC News: *Concern in the White House about President Donald Trump’s fitness for office has become so great that members of the president’s administration routinely talk about a constitutional solution, the author of an explosive new book claimed in an exclusive interview on “Meet The Press.” * *Michael Wolff, the author of “Fire and Fury,” alleged Sunday that the 25th Amendment, which would allow the president’s cabinet to remove him from office, is a concept that is "alive every day in the White House." * *Wolff said White House staffers he talked to would say things... more »

Shocking Study Shows Glyphosate Herbicides Contain Toxic Levels of Arsenic

Sustainable Pulse at Sustainable Pulse - 5 hours ago
A shocking new study published in Toxicology Reports has shown that the current regulatory assessments of the world’s most used herbicides are wrong, with ingredients such as arsenic being regularly found in Glyphosate based herbicides and other pesticides at toxic levels. Glyphosate’s toxicity is currently being debated at an international level by regulatory and health […] The post Shocking Study Shows Glyphosate Herbicides Contain Toxic Levels of Arsenic appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.

Roundup Causes Major Changes in Gut Microbiome of Rats

Sustainable Pulse at Sustainable Pulse - 5 hours ago
An environmentally relevant concentration of Roundup caused changes in the gut microbiome of rats, according to a new study published by the team led by Professor Gilles-Eric Séralini at the University of Caen, France. Source: GM Watch GM Watch’s analysis of the study and its findings follows. Find the full study here. Study design Analyses were […] The post Roundup Causes Major Changes in Gut Microbiome of Rats appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.

Iraqi Security Personnel Who Fled When ISIS Overran The Country In 2014 Want Their Old Jobs Back

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
(File Photo) *Anadolu Agency:* *Sacked Iraq security personnel stage protest in Baghdad* Thousands of Iraqi security personnel were sacked for allegedly cutting, running before Daesh’s 2014 onslaught. Hundreds of former army and police personnel who were sacked after Daesh overran much of the country in 2014 demonstrated in Baghdad on Friday to demand their jobs back. In mid-2014, Iraqi government forces retreated as the terrorist group overran vast territories in northern and western Iraq, including the city of Mosul. On Friday, hundreds of former army and police personnel -- sa... more »

Breaking: Syrian army breaks rebel siege of key East Damascus military base

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:15 PM) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has succesfully broken the siege of the armoured vehicle military base in Harasta, East Damascus. Units from the elite 4th Armoured Division of the Syrian army broke through the defensive lines of the rebel forces on Sunday and entered the Harasta vehicle base from the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Video: Massive car bomb explosion rocks Idlib, over 100 dead

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 6 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (11:00 PM) – A massive explosion shook the rebel stronghold of Idlib late on Sunday, as a car bomb exploded within the city. According to our sources, the explosion took place in the 30th district area of Idlib, a major city under control of Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly the Al-Nusra Front). The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Twitter Clarifies Its Policy On Accounts That Belong To World Leaders

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 7 hours ago
New Blog: World Leaders on Twitter https://t.co/KhrGbrgEuA — Twitter Public Policy (@Policy) January 5, 2018 *VOA: **Twitter Says Accounts of World Leaders Have Special Status * Social media giant Twitter has reiterated its stance that accounts belonging to world leaders have special status, pushing back against calls from some users for the company to ban U.S. President Donald Trump. In a blog post Friday, Twitter said it would not block the accounts of world leaders even if their statements were “controversial” because of a need to promote discussions about public policy. *Rea... more »

Climate Change and the Iranian Protests

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 7 hours ago
Today Iran is the USSR of the Cold War. They are wasting countless resources on counterproductive foreign entanglements. Like the former USSR, Iran shares the same Achilles heal, oil. Back in the 1980’s, Reagan, a President Liberals ceaselessly mocked and “resisted” at every turn, defeated the “Evil Empire” without firing a single shot. America and the … Continue reading "Climate Change and the Iranian Protests"

On entrenchment

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 7 hours ago
Following up on my earlier post and column, let's start taking a look at some of the more distinctive policy proposals on offer between Saskatchewan's NDP leadership candidates. Probably the most noteworthy single promise so far is this from Trent Wotherspoon as part of his platform on Crown corporations: Lock down our Crown Corporations and ensure they’re around for generations to come by putting the requirement for a referendum before any sale into the constitution… Of course, the previous NDP government took steps to protect the Crowns through legislation, with decidedly mixed... more »

Steve Bannon begins to backpedal.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 7 hours ago
Courtesy of Axios: *Battered by the backlash from Michael Wolff's book, Steve Bannon is trying to make amends with the Trump family, providing a statement to Axios that expresses "regret" to President Trump and praises his son, Donald Trump Jr. * *"Donald Trump, Jr. is both a patriot and a good man. He has been relentless in his advocacy for his father and the agenda that has helped turn our country around." * *"My support is also unwavering for the president and his agenda — as I have shown daily in my national radio broadcasts, on the pages of Breitbart News and in speeches an... more »

Turkey/Halkbank: The (Alleged) Biggest Sanctions-Evasion Scheme in Recent History

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 8 hours ago
*Not sure why this news is garnering no coverage- Given the sanctions regime that is openly discussed and undoubtedly being readied to further destabilize Turkey. * *January 2018- The Atlantic Authored by Jonathon Schanzer * *Jonathan Schanzer is senior vice president at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He is a former terrorism finance analyst at the U.S. Treasury.* *I'd like to first address some interesting information regarding the Foundation for Defense of Democracies- Consider FDD's advocacy for Israel and it's Likud party leanings as you continue to read about the... more »

Did The U.S. Intelligence Community Underestimate North Korea's Nuclear And Missile Program?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
The ICBM Hwasong-15 was launched in Pyongyang, North Korea in November. It's said the missile, pictured, can fly more than 8,000 miles and reach Washington *New York Times*: *How U.S. Intelligence Agencies Underestimated North Korea* WASHINGTON — At the start of Donald Trump’s presidency, American intelligence agencies told the new administration that while North Korea had built the bomb, there was still ample time — upward of four years — to slow or stop its development of a missile capable of hitting an American city with a nuclear warhead. The North’s young leader, Kim Jong-u... more »

Should Kirsten Gillibrand Retire From Politics? We've Had Enough Of Opportunists And Careerists

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
I’ve been writing a lot about what an opportunist jerk Kirsten Gillibrand is. I’ve known her for over a decade but many people asked if what I’m saying about her, why is no one else backing up any of the stuff I’m throwing her way. I never heard of Ciro Scotti before but he seems to have come to many of the same conclusions I’ve been talking about in a new post he did for the Daily Beast, The Trouble With Kirsten Gillibrand. He wrote that “some Democratic senators have expressed remorse that they jumped on the push-Al-Franken-off-the-cliff-without-a-hearing train. But its conductor... more »

Weather, Maintenance Issues Delay Start of Spring Semester at Howard

cmaadmin at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Ruptured pipes and ongoing heating issues has caused Howard University to delay the start of spring classes by a week.

Iran Bans The Teaching Of English In Its Primary Schools

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*The Independent:* *Iran bans English being taught in primary schools* ‘This is because the assumption is that, in primary education, the groundwork for the Iranian culture of the students is laid,’ says head of the state-run High Education Council Iran has banned English from being taught in primary schools after the country’s Supreme Leader said learning the language in the early years paved the way for a Western “cultural invasion”. A senior education official announced the language had been banned because the Iranian culture of students is established during primary level edu... more »

CNN’s Jake Tapper cuts off White House adviser Stephen Miller in heated Steve Bannon argument (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 9 hours ago
Stephen Miller destroys 'Fake News' CNN's Jake Tapper. More The post CNN’s Jake Tapper cuts off White House adviser Stephen Miller in heated Steve Bannon argument (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Sexual assault street art trolls hollywood stars ahead of Golden Globe awards

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 9 hours ago
“We all knew” street art exposes hollywood hypocrisy. More The post Sexual assault street art trolls hollywood stars ahead of Golden Globe awards appeared first on The Duran.

Trey Gowdy blasts California Rep. Adam Schiff for making dramatic statements on “Russia collusion” investigation (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 9 hours ago
“Almost 60 Democrats voted to move forward with impeachment. Before Bob Mueller’s released a single finding." More The post Trey Gowdy blasts California Rep. Adam Schiff for making dramatic statements on “Russia collusion” investigation (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Tlingit Photographer travels the United States to shoot the ceremonies of Native Americans

White Wolf at White Wolf - 10 hours ago
Zoë Marieh Urness is a Tlingit Alaskan Native whose portraits of modern Natives in traditional regalia and settings, aim to send a message; "We are here. And we are thriving, through our traditions". Her unique style fuses documentary and fine art, with her imagery simultaneously reflecting the sensitivity and the ancestral strength of her subjects. Educated at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA, Zoe's current project focuses exclusively on sharing beautiful, powerful images of Indigenous Americans, and the lands and traditions they hold dear. Most recently she h... more »

The biofuel crony capitalist revolving door

Paul Driessen at CFACT - 10 hours ago
CFACT Senior Policy Analyst Paul Driessen pulls no punches, calling today's ethanol and biofuels mandates and subsidies a fascistic scheme that harms both the economy and the environment and does nothing to conserve domestic energy while doing a lot to stifle economic growth. He urges the swift repeal of ethanol and biofuels mandates.

Another India-China Border Spat Brewing

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*CNBC:* *There are signs of another India-China border spat* * Chinese personnel began road construction in the disputed Himalayan area of Arunachal Pradesh late last month, according to Indian media reports * The incident comes just months after a tense border spat in another Himalayan region Four months after India and China deescalated a Himalayan border spat, Beijing appears to be ramping up the pressure in another territory disputed by both countries. India considers Arunachal Pradesh, lying east of Bhutan, to be one of its 29 states, but China claims the area as part of sou... more »

Robert Mueller's investigation may now also involve Ivanka Trump.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 10 hours ago
Courtesy of the LA Times: *Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has recalled for questioning at least one participant in a controversial meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer at Trump Tower in June 2016, and is looking into President Trump's misleading claim that the discussion focused on adoption, rather than an offer to provide damaging information about Hillary Clinton. * *Some defense lawyers involved in the case view Mueller's latest push as a sign that investigators are focusing on possible obstruction of justice by Trump and several of his closest advisors for t... more »

Breaking news...

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Cripes! The best BBC foreign reporter by far is quitting her role at the BBC... Ironically, the gender pay gap row may largely be a myth but there *are, *apparently, still a very small number of major employers out there paying women less than men for doing the same job. And the right-on BBC is one of them. Best wishes Carrie! If you want to write for *Is the BBC biased and misogynistic? *you know where we are! (We're lacking a China editor). *Update*: This post has been edited. Carrie hasn't quitted the BBC, as I originally wrote. She's merely quitted her job as China editor. Sh... more »

VIDEO: Last comedian of Aleppo visits front-lines in Hama to check morale of defeated moderate jihadists

Al-Masdar News at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 P.M.) – A famous American jihadist who was once a comedian but now provides public relations support to moderate Islamist armed groups in Syria recently visited the front-lines in Hama province to check on the morale of rebel forces currently struggling to turn back an evil regime offensive. About one week ago, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Video: Russian air force bombs rebels 30 times in one day

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (06:40 PM) – Sunday has turned out to be a very active day for the Russian aerial support to Syria, as the air force carried out over 30 sorties against militant positions in South Idlib and North Hama. The constant bombing runs against positions held by Al-Qaeda linked group Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Palestinian militia to support Syrian offensive in South Idlib

Brecht Jonkers at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (06:30 PM) – The Palestinian militia known as al-Quds Brigade is reportedly heading to the frontlines in South Idlib in order to support the rapidly advancing Syrian offensive against terrorist forces in the area. The al-Quds Brigade, also known as Liwa al-Quds, is a predominantly Sunni Palestinian armed militia force that is composed […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

The global brain and global surveillance

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago
I don't want to live in that world - a chip in my arm or my brain? No thanks.

Ron Paul: The War on Drugs is a War on Liberty, Choice, and Responsibility

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 11 hours ago
Libertarian communicator Ron Paul strongly criticized the United States government’s war on drugs in a Saturday interview with host Michael Smerconish at CNN. The interview concerned the Thursday memorandum from US Attorney General Jeff Sessions that rescinded some prior US Department of Justice memoranda providing guidance for US prosecutors to refrain from certain prosecutions of individuals complying with liberalized state marijuana laws. Addressing Sessions’ memorandum, Paul said that Sessions should be fired and that any attempt by Sessions to expand enforcement of US marijuana... more »

Ron Paul: The War on Drugs is a War on Liberty, Choice, and Responsibility

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 11 hours ago
Libertarian communicator Ron Paul strongly criticized the United States government’s war on drugs in a Saturday interview with host Michael Smerconish at CNN. The interview concerned the Thursday memorandum from US Attorney General Jeff Sessions that rescinded some prior US Department of Justice memoranda providing guidance for US prosecutors to refrain from certain prosecutions of individuals complying with liberalized state marijuana laws. Addressing Sessions’ memorandum, Paul said that Sessions should be fired and that any attempt by Sessions to expand enforcement of US marijuana... more »

Ron Paul: The War on Drugs is a War on Liberty, Choice, and Responsibility

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 11 hours ago
Libertarian communicator Ron Paul strongly criticized the United States government’s war on drugs in a Saturday interview with host Michael Smerconish at CNN. The interview concerned the Thursday memorandum from US Attorney General Jeff Sessions that rescinded some prior US Department of Justice memoranda providing guidance for US prosecutors to refrain from certain prosecutions of individuals complying with liberalized state marijuana laws. Addressing Sessions’ memorandum, Paul said that Sessions should be fired and that any attempt by Sessions to expand enforcement of US marijuana... more »

Ron Paul: The War on Drugs is a War on Liberty, Choice, and Responsibility

Adam Dick at Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity - 11 hours ago
Libertarian communicator Ron Paul strongly criticized the United States government’s war on drugs in a Saturday interview with host Michael Smerconish at CNN. The interview concerned the Thursday memorandum from US Attorney General Jeff Sessions that rescinded some prior US Department of Justice memoranda providing guidance for US prosecutors to refrain from certain prosecutions of individuals complying with liberalized state marijuana laws. Addressing Sessions’ memorandum, Paul said that Sessions should be fired and that any attempt by Sessions to expand enforcement of US marijuana... more »

A World Without (Much) Work: Building Sancturary Part 2

phila.ken at Schools Matter - 11 hours ago
by Wrench in the Gears January 7, 2018 This is the second of a seven-part series that outlines a potential future where online education is surveilled by authoritarian interests, and strivers, like Talia and her daughters, attempt to secure a precarious living within the constraints of oppressive “Smart” City policies. The introduction to the series and *Part One: Plugging In* can be read here. *Part 2: A World Without (Much) Work* As the Fourth Industrial Revolution got underway, automation wiped out more and more jobs. The disappearance of industrial work was grudgingly accept... more »

U.S. Citizen Held In Military Custody As An Enemy Combatant In Iraq Sues To Be Released

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
Three prisoners taken by the Democratic Forces of Syria and claimed to be fighters of the Islamic State sit under guard on a pickup truck near al-Shadadi town, Hasakah countryside, Syria, Feb. 18, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said *New York Times:* *American Detained by U.S. Military Says He Wants to Sue* WASHINGTON — An American citizen who has been held in military custody in Iraq for four months has told lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union that he wants to bring a lawsuit challenging his detention and wants the group to represent him, the organization said in a court filing on... more »

Will Lawyers Destroy Science?

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: Justice: Blind and scientifically illiterate. (Credit: Storyblocks) Several posts on this blog report on legal maneuvers as anti-fossil fuel activists turn to the courts to advance their agenda. Now we have an article questioning whether legal thinking is relevant to scientific issues. From Alex Berezow, editor of RealClearScience: (Full text…

Despite What You’ve Heard, Global Warming Isn’t Making Weather More Extreme

Hifast at Climate Collections - 11 hours ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: From Investors Business Daily Climate Myths: We keep reading about how the extreme weather of 2017 is the “new normal” thanks to global warming — even if the weather in question is frigid air. But the data don’t show any trend in extreme weather events in the U.S. for decades. Science,…

rip fred bass, who gave nyc a priceless gift

laura k at wmtc - 11 hours ago
Is there a New Yorker alive who hasn't spend time in The Strand? A New York City tourist who didn't thrill to their first visit to The Strand? The man who gave NYC this unique gift died recently at the age of 89. Although his father founded the store, Fred Bass made it the book-lovers' mecca that it came to be. Here you can see the ever-present he outdoor shelves.I won't recount my memories of the hours I've spent in The Strand, because I'm sure they're no different than anyone else's. After we moved to Canada, a wmtc reader told me the store had been ruined. I returned to find an... more »

GMOs, Global Agribusiness and the Destruction of Choice

Colin Todhunter at EAST BY NORTHWEST - 11 hours ago
CounterPunch, RINF, Global Research, Countercurrents One of the myths perpetuated by the pro-GMO (genetically modified organisms) lobby is that critics of GMOs in agriculture are denying choice to farmers and have an ideological agenda. The narrative is that farmers should have access to a range of tools and technologies, including GM crops. Before addressing this issue, we should remind ourselves that GMOs have been illegitimately placed on the commercial market due to the bypassing of regulations. Steven Druker’s book Altered Genes,Twisted Truths (2015) indicates that the comm... more »

Did a Woman Club Her Boyfriend to Death Because He Cheated on Her in a Dream?

David Mikkelson at Snopes.com - 11 hours ago
Reports that a man was beaten to death by his girlfriend because she had a dream that he cheated on her with a waitress at a golf course are fake news.

NATO releases new video showcasing F-15 intercepts of Russian fighter jets

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
US Air Force F-15 Eagle Jets intercept Russian Navy SU-30 flankers during Baltic air policing. More The post NATO releases new video showcasing F-15 intercepts of Russian fighter jets appeared first on The Duran.

Iran’s Supreme Leader presses for ban on English classes in primary schools

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Iran set to ban English in primary schools. More The post Iran’s Supreme Leader presses for ban on English classes in primary schools appeared first on The Duran.

University of Montana Female Permanent Deans Down To 1

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
MISSOULA — A university dean says only one female permanent dean remains at the University of Montana, creating a gender balance issue. The Missoulian reported last week that Dean of Libraries Shali Zhang was left as the lone female permanent dean after two other female leaders left their posts. Christopher Comer, who leads the College […]

Joliet Junior College Getting Partial Tuition Reimbursements

cmaadmin at Diverse - 11 hours ago
JOLIET, Ill. — Officials say students who attend Joliet Junior College are receiving a partial tuition reimbursement. The college’s board of trustees and leadership raised tuition by $19 per credit hour to make up for an anticipated reduction in state funding. However, Joliet Junior College president Judy Mitchell wrote in an email to students that […]

Is this a biased BBC report I see before me?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 11 hours ago
Macpicard This lunchtime's *The World This Weekend *was lacking the glamorous, globe-trotting Mark Mardell. Instead of Mark reporting (Lord Brett Sinclair-like and at the BBC licence-fee payer's expense) from some sun-soaked, glamorous continental European location like Barcelona or Lisbon or Lake Como - or for that matter the even-more-glamorous British seaside - poor old grey, depressing Radio 4 SJW Matthew Price (no offence! lovely chap!) got packed off instead to the knife-crime-infested swamps of London. (Hope he wins his award!). A *The World This Weekend *special on knife... more »

Disturbing Video Shows Cop Beating Handcuffed Man for No Reason—Cop Suspended

John Vibes at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: handcuffed]A Florida cop has been suspended after he was caught on video punching a handcuffed man in the face multiple times for no reason.

Holder's "Five-Page Report" - Updated

KRandle at A Different Perspective - 12 hours ago
Carmon Marano Let’s try this one more time. I had found a reference to a five-page report written by Captain Richard T. Holder in a letter written by Dr. James McDonald. When searching for the documentation, I was using a Xerox copy of the Project Blue Book file, which, I have learned, was somewhat jumbled. I was interested in this five-page report because I could find no such report in the Blue Book files. I believe I have now sorted this out and can say, “There is no five-page report.” That means that I have found the documents and they run to more than five pages. I wonder where ... more »

CNN's Jake Tapper gets his ass kicked by Stephen Miller...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 12 hours ago
*Fire and Fury a "grotesque work of fiction."* I watched almost 100% of the Trump rally's. It was always a good rally when Miller was one of the opening speakers. He is a dynamo. Until about about the six minute mark Miller is calm and then he cranks up and starts to tap dance on Tapper's skull. Finally, Tapper, unable to contain the "Miller Time" outrage cuts him off in petty fury. *I have a few questions for Jake Tapper: * Where the hell were you when Odumbo and Clinton were giving away our uranium? Where were you while the Clinton Foundation was laundering money to enrich t... more »

Ray Thomas of British Rockers The Moody Blues Dies at 76

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Ray Thomas, a founding member of British rock group The Moody Blues, has died at 76, months before the band is due to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

This Day In Iraqi History - Jan 7

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 12 hours ago
1916 British made second assault on Ottomans during Battle of Sheikh Saad taking part of the Ottoman defenses 1917 British made diversionary attacks along Tigris River to draw Ottoman forces away from Khadairi Bend fort 1969 14 hung in Baghdad after show trial over alleged Israeli spy ring uncovered by Saddam 1974 Baath Party congress organized by Saddam called for one party state 2003 IAEA went to Al Qaim facility 3rd time US claimed was an active Iraqi nuclear plant Found it destroyed 2004 Bremer met with Barzani and Talabani Kurds s... more »

The 'Brain Drain' At The NSA Continues

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
Jason Reed/Reuters *Toronto Star/Washington Post*: *NSA is losing talent over low pay, flagging morale and reorganization* *“The agency is losing an amazing amount of its strongest technical talent, and to lose your best and brightest staff is a huge hit,” a former senior researcher at the NSA said. * WASHINGTON—The National Security Agency is losing its top talent at a worrisome rate as highly skilled personnel, some disillusioned with the spy service’s leadership and an unpopular reorganization, take higher-paying, more flexible jobs in the private sector. Since 2015, the NSA h... more »

Ohio GOP Challenge To Sherrod Brown Falls Apart

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 12 hours ago
Ohio is one of those super-gerrymandered states whose state legislative districts and congressional districts were drawn by the Republicans to make it impossible for Democrats to win seats. Keep in mind that Obama won statewide in 2008 and 2012— 2,940,044 (51.38%) to 2,677,820 (46.80%) in 2008 and 2,827,709 (50.67%) to 2,661,437 (47.69%) in 2012. Yet Ohio has a very static and very lopsided state legislature with 24 Republicans and 9 Democrats in the state Senate and a 66-33 GOP margin in the state House. The congressional delegation includes 12 Republicans and just 4 Democrats. I... more »

THE ONE THING JAKE TAPPER GOT ABSOLUTELY WRONG IN THAT STEPHEN MILLER INTERVIEW

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 12 hours ago
So this just happened: CNN host Jake Tapper abruptly ended an interview with White House staffer Stephen Miller.... Tapper noted that President Trump had recently called himself a “stable genius” in response to [Michael] Wolff’s book.... “It happens to be a true statement,” Miller shot back. “I’m sure he’s watching and he’s happy you said that,” a frustrated Tapper said. “That was a snide remark,” Miller complained.... “You have 24 hours of negative anti-Trump hysterical coverage on this network!” Miller shouted. “Viewers are entitled to have three minutes of the truth! Why don’t... more »

Is the BBC Nostradamus?

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 12 hours ago
I was reminded today about a high-profile BBC programme from 2005 called *How Euro Are You?. * With the aid of pollsters the BBC 'found' that 57% of the British public wanted to "integrate fully" with the EU and that a mere 10% of the British public wanted to leave the EU. That, of course, was no more representative of the actual public mood back then than it is now. That in turn reminded me of that notorious *Newsnight *panel, also aided by pollsters, which produced shows of hands that went overwhelmingly *against *sovereignty mattering when it came to what mattered in the EU ref... more »

Police Chief Caught Soliciting Sex From Children Online with Handle ‘KUTECOP4YOU’

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: police chief]A police chief is now facing criminal charges after he was caught soliciting sex from a 14-year-old girl, while advertising the fact that he was a cop.

Mandalay Bay Admits Staff Visited Paddock’s Room 10 TIMES Before Shooting—Noticed Nothing

Rachel Blevins at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: hotel]A spokesperson for MGM is now claiming that hotel staff members visited Stephen Paddock's room at least 10 times in the days leading up to the shooting.

Sessions Wages War on Natural Weed, As He Grants Maker of Fentanyl a Monopoly on Synthetic THC

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: sessions]Jeff Sessions hypocritically granted a monopoly on the sale of THC to a company whose drug fentanyl kills tens of thousands a year, while promising to arrest people for a plant.

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