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Thomas Paine

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

Sunday, April 1, 2018

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11:19 pm MDT

Russian Fighter Jets Spotted At U.S. Air Force Bases

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 minutes ago
Photo Google Maps *Sputnik:* *What are Russian MiGs & SUs Doing at US Bases in Nevada, Alaska and Virginia?* The recent Red Flag 18-1 drills at the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada saw the US and its allies simulate tactical air combat against the 'probable aggressor'. Over the years, the US Air Force's collection of 'enemy' aircraft painted to look suspiciously similar to Russian and Iranian planes has come to include real Russian fighter jets. The drills, which took place across the 12,000+ square km training area at the Nellis Air Force Base between late January and mid-February... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 46 minutes ago
*Howitzer Howling* Soldiers fire a M777 howitzer during exercise Dynamic Front 18 at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 8, 2018. Army photo by Gertrud Zach *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Soldiers Demonstrate Dynamic Front Howitzer Skills* (US Department of Defense)

U.S. Commanders In Syria Are Concerned That The War Against The Remaining Forces Of ISIS Is Faltering

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 48 minutes ago
*NBC: **White House chaos jeopardizes war on ISIS, U.S. commanders warn* *“We’re on the two-yard line,” one U.S. special forces commander told NBC News. “We’re that close and now it’s coming apart.”* KOBANI, Syria — The secret military base here is the epicenter of a four-year-old U.S.-led war against the Islamic State that American commanders say has succeeded in killing nearly 65,000 fighters. But just as the terrorist group looks to be on the brink of defeat, senior officials worry that their efforts will be wasted. Some U.S. commanders say what they perceive as a lack of guidan... more »

Pentagon Releases Video That Shows A Nighttime Raid By Afghan And US Special Forces Tthat Killed An ISIS Commander

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
*CNN:* *Dramatic night-vision video captures US raid to kill ISIS fighters* Dramatic new video released by the US military on Tuesday reveals rare footage of American special operators and Afghan Special Security Forces conducting a nighttime raid targeting ISIS-affiliated fighters in Afghanistan -- footage that the Pentagon said documents the latest in a string of successful operations against ISIS-Khorasan this month. The first-person, night-vision footage was captured during a raid that "killed an ISIS-K commander and another terrorist fighter" in Afghanistan's Jowzjan province... more »

Saudi Crown Prince Salman Concedes That Syrian President Assad Is Here To Stay

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
US President Donald Trump wants to get out of Syria 'very soon' but Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is anxious for US troops to remain. The two leaders met at the White House in Washington on March 20, 2018. Photo: Reuters/ Jonathan Ernst *Asia Times: **Crown Prince’s overture to Syria’s Bashar while in the US* Saudi leader dropped a bombshell on the weekend, saying that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is not going to be ousted from power; it was a stunning reversal of their 'regime change' plan for Damascus. The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman dro...more »

Or Is Mueller's Investigation The Real Distraction-- From Total Political Realignment?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
According to Emptywheel, tomorrow is going to be a big day for Señor Trumpanzee and his world. Center stage: Robert Mueller, not whispers and suppositions. If Marcy is right-- and she usually is-- Mueller is ready to reveal the first cards in his case for conspiracy. I guarantee you that will be bigger news than the release last month of Thomas Piketty’s working paper about rising inequality and the changing structure of political conflict, even if Picketty’s work is of far more consequence. What Piketty is attempting to do-- by using post-electoral surveys from France, Britain an... more »

BBC News: Man has ‘world’s worst’ super-gonorrhoea

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 hour ago
I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it: Man has ‘world’s worst’ super-gonorrhoea – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43571120 Advertisements

New Cannabis Capsule is SO Powerful It’s Going to Completely Replace ALL Pain Killers.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 hour ago
New Cannabis Capsule is SO Powerful It’s Going to Completely Replace ALL Pain Killers – Enlightened Consciousness https://www.enlightened-consciousness.com/new-cannabis-capsule-is-so-powerful-its-going-to-completely-replace-all-pain-killers/

Industrial farming is one of the worst crimes in history.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 1 hour ago
Industrial farming is one of the worst crimes in history | Books | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/sep/25/industrial-farming-one-worst-crimes-history-ethical-question

Iraqi intelligence forces kill ISIS leader near Syrian border

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 hour ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – The Iraqi intelligence forces carried out a special operation, Sunday, that targeted one of the so-called Islamic State’s (ISIS) top leaders in Iraq. Led by their Falcon group, the Iraqi intelligence forces killed the Islamic State’s leader of suicide bomb operations, Isma’el Mohammad ‘Abboud, while sweeping through the western part […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Video footage of recently captured East Ghouta suburbs

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 hour ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) officially took control of four East Ghouta suburbs after the complete withdrawal of the Islamist rebels from the region. According to the Syrian Ministry of Defense, the Syrian Arab Army asserted full control over the suburbs of ‘Ayn Tarma, ‘Arbeen, Zamalka, and Jobar on Saturday […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Scores of Saudi, Sudanese fighters killed in failed northern Yemen offensive (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 hour ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:50 A.M.) – The Houthi forces repelled a major attack that was launched by the Saudi-led Coalition in the northern part of Yemen yesterday. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, the Saudi-led Coalition launched their offensive in the northern part of the Medi Desert at approximately 6 A.M. on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Uh oh– analysis of GHCN climate stations shows there is no statistically significant warming – or cooling

Hifast at Climate Collections - 1 hour ago
Originally posted on Watts Up With That?: Mark Fife writes: This is my eighth post in this series where I am examining long term temperature records for the period 1900 to 2011 contained in the Global Historical Climatology Network daily temperature records. I would encourage anyone to start at the first post and go forward.…

Door Handles

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 1 hour ago
I’ve noticed inside the Russian Kremlin rather large doors closing various rooms off. In the photo below President Putin was walking through one such doorway. Note thethickness of the door as well as the location of the door handle itself, … Continue reading →

NCGT Vol.6 No.1

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 1 hour ago
NCGT Journal Vol.6, No.1 has just been published. How long it will take to demolish Lyellianism and Darwinism is unknown but considering Geological Uniformitarianism and Darwinism are the logical outcomes of liberal creationism, the demolition will take some time, and … Continue reading →

"War In A Nutshell"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
"War In A Nutshell" by Eugene Debs "Wars throughout history have been waged for conquest and plunder. In the Middle Ages when the feudal lords who inhabited the castles (whose towers may still be seen along the Rhine) concluded to enlarge their domains, to increase their power, their prestige and their wealth they declared war upon one another. But they themselves did not go to war any more than the modern feudal lords, the barons of Wall Street go to war. The feudal barons of the Middle Ages, the economic predecessors of the capitalists of our day, declared all wars. And their mise... more »

US, France May Have Reached Responsibilities Transfer Deal in Syria – Academic

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
US, France May Have Reached Responsibilities Transfer Deal in Syria – Academic by https://sputniknews.com/ President Trump has said that the US would leave Syria “like, very soon,” seeming to catch his own officials from the Pentagon and State Department off guard. Ilter Turan, professor of international relations at Turkey’s Istanbul Bilgi University, spoke to Sputnik about […]

China’s ‘Petro-Yuan’: The End of the Dollar Hegemony? | Counting the Cost

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Al Jazeera English Published on Mar 31, 2018 In an attempt to reshape the global oil market, the Shanghai International Energy Exchange has launched the first crude futures contracts priced in Chinese reminbi, or yuan. China, the world’s biggest oil importer buys around nine million barrels of oil every day and it wants to use its […]

Jamie Carrasco: The Petrodollar is Now Under Attack & Will Die

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Palisade Radio Published on Apr 1, 2018 Jamie discusses how the Chinese yuan gold backed system was initially conceived back in the year 2000. However, China did not hold that much gold. That has changed considerably, as they have been acquiring more and converting it into metric bars. They can now use these bars pay for […]

In Unprecedented Move, China Plans To Pay For Oil Imports With Yuan Instead Of Dollars

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
In Unprecedented Move, China Plans To Pay For Oil Imports With Yuan Instead Of Dollars by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Just days after Beijing officially launched Yuan-denominated crude oil futures (with a bang, as shown in the chart below, surpassing Brent trading volume) which are expected to quickly become the third global price benchmark along Brent and WTI, China […]

World’s CHRISTIANS in Turmoil as Pope ‘Admits HELL DOES NOT EXIST’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Does the Pope Believe in Hell? by Patrick J. Buchanan, http://buchanan.org/blog/ “Pope Declares No Hell?” So ran the riveting headline on the Drudge Report of Holy Thursday. Drudge quoted this exchange, published in La Repubblica, between Pope Francis and his atheist friend, journalist Eugenio Scalfari. – Scalfari: “What about bad souls? Where are they punished?” Bad souls […]

WATCH Palestinian Man Shot in the Back, While Running Away From Israeli Border

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
“In 2001, Dr. Ariella Oppenheim, of Hebrew University, a biologist, published the first extensive study of DNA and the origin of the Jews. Her research found that virtually all the Jews came from Khazar blood. Not only that but Oppenheim discovered that the Palestinians—the very people whom the Jews had been persecuting and ejecting from […]

The Deep State’s Simultaneous Plan to Start WW III and Activate FEMA Camps

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
The Deep State’s Simultaneous Plan to Start WW III and Activate FEMA Camps by Dave Hodges, http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/ Five days ago, I was speaking to an old and reliable source from the FBI. We speak on an “alternative means of communication” in which the methods of communication varies constantly. …. …. The Revelation of my FBI Contact […]

Chemical Weapons Experts Question Claims that Russia Was Behind Skripal Attack

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Chemical Weapons Experts Question Claims that Russia Was Behind Skripal Attack by https://www.rt.com/ A former head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has questioned claims that Russia was behind the Salisbury chemical attack. The expert added that Iran was most recently known to have Novichok. – While the US, Europe and other nations […]

As Trade War Heats Up, China Hints at Early ‘Petro-Yuan’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
As Trade War Heats Up, China Hints at Early ‘Petro-Yuan’ by https://www.rt.com/ In its efforts to make its currency more international and break the US dollar’s global dominance, China is in the early stages of preparing to paying for oil imports in yuan, sources told Reuters. – China could launch a pilot program to pay for […]

Rob Kirby: Global Financial Reset, Hyperinflation, Gold & Silver Will Rise Like BitCoin…

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 2 hours ago
Rob Kirby: Global Financial Reset, Hyperinflation, Gold & Silver Will Rise Like BitCoin… by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com (Early Sunday Release) Forensic macroeconomic analyst Rob Kirby says big money knows “gold supplies are tight” and getting tighter by the day. Kirby, who also arranges gold sales by the ton on a global scale, explains, “There are reports of people trying to […]

China's Lacking Seasoned Diplomats As It Boosts Its Global Profile

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Wikipedia *SCMP:* *Is China headed for a diplomatic crisis of its own making?* *As Beijing boosts its global profile, foreign policy establishment worries about ageing senior diplomatic line-up and a shortage of first-rate younger diplomats.* As Beijing seeks to accelerate China’s rise to superpower status, the expanded global ambitions set out by President Xi Jinping may have already hit a snag. While Americans worry about US President Donald Trump’s inward-looking vision of Washington’s global role and the steep budg... more »

“Economic Collapse Confirmed! Petro-Yuan Futures Open”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*“Economic Collapse Confirmed! Petro-Yuan Futures Open”* “Will The U.S economic collapse happen in 2018? The Chinese have effectively challenged the dollar’s dominance by launching the petro-yuan, leading some to believe the US dollar’s collapse is all but imminent. After all the preparation, all the expectation, cheerleading and doomsaying, China's Yuan-denominated crude oil futures contract began trading tonight and appears to be o a good start with well over 10 billion yuan notional traded within the first hour. This could be a death blow for an already weakening U.S. dollar, and... more »

Musical Interlude: Liquid Mind, "Breathe in Me"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
"Breathe in Me" from "Liquid Mind VIII: Sleep" by Liquid Mind Official Website: http://www.liquidmindmusic.com

This Terrifying Video Shows What Happens if Washington, D.C. Was Attacked with a Nuke

Harry J. Kazianis at The National Interest - 3 hours ago
*Harry J. Kazianis* *Security, * Enter World War III? *While we all can certainly debate what is or isn’t a modern-day existential threat in its present form, we can all certainly agree terrorists and also lesser capable nation-states (consider impoverished North Korea, who has an economy smaller than Ethiopia, for example) are able to develop weapons that can cause America and her allies greater harm than ever before. Indeed, bearing in mind the first nuclear bomb went off decades ago, such a fact should give us pause, as nuclear but also chemical, biological and radiation bas... more »

Facebook and Obama in 2012

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 3 hours ago
Did Facebook violate Federal Law by giving Obama campaign free access to our data? “The type of data that the Obama campaign was mining from Facebook is a more sophisticated version of the type of data that has long been provided by professional direct mail marketers—something pioneered by Richard Viguerie. Viguerie, for example, has detailed personal data on “12 million conservative donors and activists” to whom his company sends letters and emails on behalf of his clients. He provides information to campaigns looking for votes and money, and to nonprofit and advocacy organizati... more »

"This is extremely dangerous to our democracy."

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 4 hours ago
This is what happens when Sinclair Broadcasting buys up the local stations. The country is now slowly being taken over by conservatives who realize they cannot win by playing fair, so they are subtly slipping propaganda into our local news in the hopes that it poisons citizens against Democrats and progressive ideas. And it is terrifying!

Trade War Escalates. China Imposes More Tariffs On U.S. Goods

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*The National/Bloomberg:* *China hits back against Trump trade tariffs* Items on Beijing’s hit-list included fresh and dried fruits, ginseng, nuts, wine, and pork, as well as certain steel products China will change its tariff treatment for over 100 types of US imported goods, primarily certain fruits and pork products on Monday, in a previously-announced response to US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. China’s Customs Tariffs Commission, in a statement posted on the website of the Ministry of Finance on Sunday, said it took the decision with the approval of the State Counci... more »

Chinese President Xi Proposed To President Trump That A Peace Treaty Involving The Two Korean Governments, China, And The U.S. Be Pursued And Signed

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
An undated photo released Wednesday by the North Korean Central News Agency, the state news agency of North Korea, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C-L) and his wife Ri Sol-ju (L) walking with Chinese President Xi Jinping (C-R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (R) during their meeting in China. According to the North Korean media, Kim Jong-un visited China last Sunday through Wednesdy at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo by KCNA. *KBS World:* *Xi Proposes China, US, Two Koreas Sign Peace Treaty* Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly proposed to U.S.President Do...more »

The Army and Navy Have a Plan to Fire Ground Artillery from Navy Ships

Kris Osborn at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Kris Osborn* *Security, * Should China or Russia be worried? The Army and Navy are operating together in the Pacific to fire ground artillery from Navy ships, send targeting data to land weapons from Navy sensors and use coastal land rockets to destroy enemy ships at sea, service leaders said. “The Army is looking at shooting artillery off of Navy ships. Innovation is taking existing things and modifying them to do something new,” Maj. Gen. John Ferrari, Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation, G-8, told Warrior Maven in an interview. Ongoing explorations of the now heavily... more »

China's Ministerial March Madness

Scott Moore at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Scott Moore* *Politics, Asia* [image: Chinese President Xi Jinping walks to deliver his speech at the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing] A sudden bout of bureaucracy-building sends a strong signal to Chinese officialdom—but it’s unlikely to tackle the system’s deep-seated challenges. Most of the attention paid to China’s annual “two meetings” of its National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference has understandably focused on Xi Jinping’s accession to what appears to be a li... more »

How Warriors Can Study Their Craft from the Stage

Mary Thompson-Jones at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Mary Thompson-Jones* *Security, North America* [image: Israeli teenager, Stav (front) performs during a dress rehearsal, part of an educational project, in Shoham near Tel Aviv] Soldiers must understand the psychology of hatred, how it shapes conflict and how dealing with it adroitly makes peace possible. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, in his recently published National Defense Strategy, declared that professional military education had “stagnated.” He called for more intellectual leadership, a deeper knowledge of history, and more ingenuity. So here’s a suggestion for Mattis: se... more »

It's Time to Accept That Assad Is Not Going Anywhere

Daniel R. DePetris at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Daniel R. DePetris* *Security, Middle East* [image: Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria] While rebel factions are still in control of several provinces and a significant stretch of the Syrian countryside, their goal of overthrowing the regime is no longer plausible. It was always a matter of when, not if, Syria’s rebel factions in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs laid down their arms and surrendered to Bashar al-Assad’s forces. What is commonly depicted in th... more »

Japan Hopes to Win Freedom of Citizens Kidnapped by North Korea

John Wright at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*John Wright* *Politics, Asia* [image: Kim Young-ja, a sister of Kim Young-nam who is a South Korean abductee living in North Korea, poses for photographs with a picture showing her abducted brother (R, in picture) taken during a reunion in 2006] The next inter-Korean summit should focus on reuniting families that have been wrongly separated. If one strolls through the halls of security-minded government ministries in Japan, like most government buildings in the developed world, bulletin boards and stairwells can be found dotted with posters and signs advocating good workplace c... more »

What's Turkey Trying to Achieve in Syria?

Ahmet S. Yayla, Colin P. Clarke at The National Interest - 5 hours ago
*Ahmet S. Yayla, Colin P. Clarke* *Security, Middle East* [image: Turkish forces patrol an area in Afrin] Erdoğan is attempting to cement his political legitimacy among Syrian Sunnis by portraying himself as their savior. Nature abhors a vacuum, and this is never truer than on the Syrian killing fields. With the Islamic State’s surviving fighters relegated to small pockets of the most austere bastions of the Syrian desert, the Turkish army likely sees an opportunity to capture Syria’s northern border, in order to project power, consolidate territory and expand its own sphere of ... more »

Clue fans, here’s scientific proof that it was Colonel Mustard with a candlestick

Ivan Oransky at Retraction Watch - 5 hours ago
When we last heard from Eve Armstrong one year ago today, she was a postdoc at the BioCircuits Institute at the University of California, San Diego, musing mathematically about what would have happened if she had asked one Barry Cottonfield to her high school prom in 1997. Today, she is a postdoc at the Computational … Continue reading Clue fans, here’s scientific proof that it was Colonel Mustard with a candlestick

Pelosi For Life?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
With no progressive likely to challenge Pelosi for House Democratic leader after the midterms-- what a tragedy!-- the Democrats are going to wind up with the most corrupt member of their caucus, Wall Street’s very own Joe Crowley, as leader/Speaker. This is just so contemptible that I almost want to join the annoying anonymous commenter who dominates the *DWT* comments sector and who refers to Democrats as “Democraps.” Even the members who are respect most-- like Ted Lieu, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal, Mark Pocan seem resigned (at best) to go along with what they see as inevitable. W... more »

things i heard at the library: an occasional series: #28

laura k at wmtc - 5 hours ago
With apologies to my man C. Dickens, it was the worst of customers, it was the best of customers. Our Children's Department is short-staffed right now, and although that is stressful in many ways, there is a silver lining for me: I am needed more on the information desk, and that's my favourite place to be in the library. One day this week, I experienced a real study in contrasts. From the desk, I looked over at the "activity centre" -- an educational-play area for parents and children -- and saw something sail through the air! It was a plastic play-thing of some sort and its arc wa... more »

April is national poetry month

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 5 hours ago
My brother in law is very clever and loves a good rhyme. So I sent him my poem about April, and he responded in kind. [image: April by Nelson]

What’s more scary than a right wing zealot?

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 5 hours ago
A former liberal, Harry Stein, writes: “Extreme right-wing zealots are the second-scariest thing out there,” Stein says. “Extreme left-wing zealots, who would impose their view of what’s appropriate thought, scare me more, because they have a hell of a lot more institutional power, mainly through the media and the universities.” Although that sounds quite contemporary—just like what’s happening at campuses with Black Lives Matter and Antifa and teen agers marching on Washington with the financial backing of Oprah and Planned Parenthood, he wrote that 18 years ago in a book about w... more »

How Big Water Projects Helped Trigger Africa’s Migrant Crisis

Hifast at Climate Collections - 5 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Following up the Lake Chad post, this is a highly relevant contribution by science writer, Fred Pearce, in Yale 360 last October: ? The Hadejia-Nguru wetland was once a large green smudge on the edge of the Sahara in northeast Nigeria.…

Breaking: Syrian pro-gov’t forces claim US base attacked in Raqqa

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 A.M.) – The Syrian People’s Resistance group claimed their forces carried out an attack on a U.S. base in rural Al-Raqqa tonight. According to the pro-government group, their forces allegedly targeted the US-held Brigade 92 Base that is located just south of the border-town of ‘Ayn ‘Izza. The pro-government group claimed that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Yemeni forces claim ballistic missile hit on Saudi base

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 5 hours ago
The missile and artillery force of the army and the popular committees hit gatherings of Saudi soldiers and mercenaries in a number of locations in Najran and Asir, causing direct casualties in their ranks, a military official told Saba on Friday. The operation took place in the censorship of al- Sudais , Silah , al- […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Musical Interlude: Manuel Iman, “This Moment Called Now”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
Manuel Iman, “This Moment Called Now” Filmed at Point Lobos, Monterey, California. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIno6Yu3rLE

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
"M78 isn't really hiding in planet Earth's night sky. About 1,600 light-years away and nestled in the nebula rich constellation Orion, the large, bright, reflection nebula is well-known to telescopic skygazers. But this gorgeous image of M78 was selected as the winner of the Hidden Treasures 2010 astrophotography competition. Held by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the competition challenged amateur astronomers to process data from ESO's astronomical archive in search of cosmic gems. *Click image for larger size.* The winning entry shows off amazing details within bluish M78... more »

Chet Raymo, “Yet…”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
* “Yet…”* by Chet Raymo "My suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose." - J. B. S. Haldane “Legend has it that after reciting his official recantation, kneeling on the floor of the Holy Office in Rome before assembled officials of the Inquisition, Galileo whispered, "And yet it moves." To save his life, or at least to avoid some dank dungeon and perhaps torture, the old man had publicly denied that he ever believed or taught that the Earth orbits the Sun, rather than the other way around. The public recantation was real... more »

"What Is There To Fight For?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish. The trouble is you won't fight. You've given up. But there's something just as inevitable as death. And that's life. Think of the power of the universe- turning the Earth, growing the trees. That's the same power within you- if you'll only have the courage and the will to use it." - Charlie Chaplin, Calvero's answer to Terry's question: "What is there to fight for?" in “Limelight”, (1952)

"A Sad Fact..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
"A sad fact, of course, about adult life is that you see the very things you'll never adapt to coming toward you on the horizon. You see them as the problems they are, you worry like hell about them, you make provisions, take precautions, fashion adjustments; you tell yourself you'll have to change your way of doing things. Only you don't. You can't. Somehow it's already too late. And maybe it's even worse than that: maybe the thing you see coming from far away is not the real thing, the thing that scares you, but its aftermath. And what you've feared will happen has already taken ... more »

Rainer Maria Rilke, "A Walk"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
*"A Walk"* "My eyes already touch the sunny hill. going far ahead of the road I have begun. So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp; it has inner light, even from a distance- and changes us, even if we do not reach it, into something else, which, hardly sensing it, we already are; a gesture waves us on answering our own wave... but what we feel is the wind in our faces." - Rainer Maria Rilke Freely download "Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke" here: - https://ia800206.us.archive.org/

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 6 hours ago
Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland. Thanks for stopping by!

Al Masry Al Youm’s fine : Again Journalism is not crime.

noreply@blogger.com (Zeinobia) at Egyptian Chronicles - 6 hours ago
Sunday afternoon, Egypt’s High Media Council fined Daily Al Masry Al Youm “AMAY” LE 100,000 for allegedly publishing misleading news as referring its editor in chief and one of the reporters to an investigation at the Journalists Syndicate in Cairo. The High Media Council which is led by veteran pro-regime journalist Makram Mohamed Ahmed also ordered the newspaper to apologize to the National Elections Authority in the daily newspaper itself. All that happened because AMAY published on its first page in the edition of Wednesday’s issue a news with the headline saying the following in... more »

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 1, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Jonathan Marcus, BBC: **Russia v the West: Is this a new Cold War?* Relations between Russia and the West are at a new low. But how should we describe the current situation? There's a lot of loose talk about a new "Cold War" - a comparison of present-day tensions to the bitter ideological and military rivalry that existed between the Soviet Union and the West from the 1950s to the end of the 1980s. But such comparisons may be misleading. "The Cold War," says Michael Kofman, a senior research scientist at the CNA Corporation and a fellow at the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, "w... more »

Heavy Fighting Between Indian Troops And Militants Reported Throughout India Kashmir

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*New York Times*: *Deadly Clashes in Kashmir Between Indian Army and Militants* SHOPIAN, Kashmir — An Indian Army operation against militants fighting Indian rule in the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley killed at least 12 militants on Sunday, the largest one-day death toll of insurgents in recent years, officials in Kashmir said. At least three soldiers and four civilians also died, and about 70 other people were wounded in the army crackdown in the district of Shopian, according to the Kashmir authorities. Army officials called the operation a major success. “It is a special day ... more »

Fifty years ago, a low moment in American history

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 6 hours ago
The year of 1968 was filled with major events, both good and bad. One of the lowest moments in American history occurred this week in April fifty years ago. Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King was assassinated by a … Continue reading →

FSA Behind Manbij Bomb Resulting in Two Special Ops Casualties??

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago
*Not bloody likely! **One could see this claim coming a mile away. By that I mean it was obvious this was the claim that was going to be made no matter who, or if anyone at all, died.* *Recall the other day? The explosion that killed the two specials ops embedded with SDF?* *My initial post from Thursday, prior to me being aware that anyone had been killed, was titled:* *Syria's North: Is the US Readying A Provocation Or Deterrent for Turkish Forces?* * It ended as follows: "It seems to me the US has something planned outside of Manbij. The fact that they've scrubbed images, and a... more »

Peru: Researcher Exposes Secret UFO Sightings and Crashes

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 7 hours ago
*Source: Planeta UFO and El Popular.peDate: 03.31.2018An Article by Eduardo Guerrero* *Peru: Researcher Exposes Secret UFO Sightings and Crashes * Peruvian researcher Mario Zegarra has exposed the concealment of UFO sightings and collisions over the Jorge Chavez Airport, the beaches of Lurín, Ventanilla, or in the traditional Costa Verde or all over Perú. He is requesting a declassification of the phenomenon. UFOs at the Jorge Chavez Airport, right over at the beaches of Lurín, in Ventanilla or in the traditional Costa Verde. Yes, just so. We will be presenting the 11 cases of ... more »

6 Meals For Nearly Nothing

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 7 hours ago
Pan drippings, left over vegetables, some mirepoix & bouillon and you can have meals for "nearly nothing". Add some grains / legumes / potatoes and make it a nearly free hearty stew. Continue reading →

Fools, Idealists and Cynics

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 7 hours ago
As recent posts have shown, the climate movement is mounting a cynical legal maneuver modeled after the tobacco lawsuit strategy decades ago. This post on April 1 provides some quotations for insight into the linkage between foolishness, idealism and the endpoint of cynicism. Advertisements

Barents Ice March

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 7 hours ago
The month of March saw rapid ice growth in Barents Sea. It is in a strategic location at the gateway where warm Atlantic water from the gulf stream flows into the Arctic, 90% of all incoming water. In 31 days, the extent went from 513k km2 to 790k km2, a gain of 278k km2, or […]

Trey "Benghazi" Gowdy just admitted that "Congress has proven itself incapable of conducting serious investigations.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 7 hours ago
Rep. Trey Gowdy, who chaired the House Select Committee on Benghazi, on @FaceTheNation: "Congress has proven itself incapable of conducting serious investigations." pic.twitter.com/Jw5odiMPkV — Axios (@axios) April 1, 2018 I was thinking this might have been an April Fool's joke, but it appears he was serious. I really do not like agreeing with Trey Gowdy on ANYTHING, but he is not wrong here. Congress has wasted millions and millions of taxpayer dollars investigating Right Wing conspiracies, like the supposed IRS anti-conservative practices, Fast and Furious, Benghazi, and of co... more »

Happy Spring

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 7 hours ago

"Alan Lightman on the Longing for Absolutes in a Relative World and What Gives Lasting Meaning to Our Lives"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"Alan Lightman on the Longing for Absolutes in a Relative World* * and What Gives Lasting Meaning to Our Lives"* by Maria Popova “We are idealists and we are realists. We are dreamers and we are builders. We are experiencers and we are experimenters. We long for certainties, yet we ourselves are full of the ambiguities of the Mona Lisa and the I Ching. We ourselves are a part of the yin-yang of the world.” - Alan Lightman “Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God,” pioneering astronomer Maria Mitchell wrote as she contemplated science, spirituality, ... more »

Unsheltered Indigenous People Rally Against Racism and Racial Profiling In Flagstaff

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 8 hours ago
Unsheltered Indigenous People Rally Against Racism and Racial Profiling In Flagstaff By Indigenous Action Media Censored News French translation by Christine Prat at: http://www.chrisp.lautre.net/wpblog/?p=4492 Unsheltered Indigenous People Rally Against Racism & Racial Profiling In FlagstaffUnsheltered Indigenous community members organized a rally on March 24, 2018 to end racism and

Al Shabaab Launches Attacks On An African Union Base In Somalia

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
Al-Shabab was pushed out of Mogadishu seven years ago [File: Al Jazeera] *VOA: **Extremists Attack African Union Base in Southern Somalia* Al-Shabab fighters launched coordinated attacks on five military camps in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, killing at least 12 militants and a civilian, witnesses and officials say. Somali officials says two suicide trucks filled with explosives blew up Sunday at the AMISOM military camp in Bula Marer, 110 km south of Mogadishu and one of the main towns in the region. This was followed by al-Shabab infantry attack on the camp. Moments later a b... more »

"Time Passes In Moments..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
"Time passes in moments. Moments which, rushing past, define the path of a life, just as surely as they lead towards its end. How rarely do we stop to examine that path, to see the reasons why all things happen? To consider whether the path we take in life is our own making, or simply one into which we drift with eyes closed? But what if we could stop, pause to take stock of each precious moment before it passes? Might we then see the endless forks in the road that have shaped a life? And, seeing those choices, choose another path?" - Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, "The X-Files"

How Big Water Projects Helped Trigger Africa’s Migrant Crisis

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 8 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Following up the Lake Chad post, this is a highly relevant contribution by science writer, Fred Pearce, in Yale 360 last October: The Hadejia-Nguru wetland was once a large green smudge on the edge of the Sahara in northeast Nigeria. More than 1.5 million people lived by fishing its waters, […]

Argentina: Anomalous Object Photographed over Carlos Paz

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 8 hours ago
*Source: Planeta UFO and Orbita CeroDate: March 31, 2018* *Argentina: Anomalous Object Photographed over Carlos Paz.* *The images are startling and speak for themselves. * Ariel Ortiz, a municipal worker from Villa Carlos Paz, reported having identified a strange object in the sky while walking along the old road to the San Roque Reservoir. According to his testimony to *El Diario de Carlos Paz*, the man stopped his vehicle near a lookout at Camino de las 100 Curvas (Hundred Curve Road) and did not hesitate to take a photo of the remarkable object. "Halfway along the road there ... more »

"Strange Times Are These..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago

"On the Verge of Nuclear War"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"On the Verge of Nuclear War"* by Paul Craig Roberts "The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five." - Carl Sagan "One wonders if this latest extremely provocative and hostile accusation against Russia, supported by Washington’s empire, is the prelude to war. There is no basis whatsoever for the statement of the US Department of State that “on March 4, Russia used a military-grade nerve agent to attempt to murder a British citizen and his daughter in Salisbury. Considering the fact that no evidence has... more »

Conservationists have issued a grave warning about the state of America’s wildlife

White Wolf at White Wolf - 9 hours ago
A new report has found that one-third of wildlife species in the United States are at increased risk of extinction, with everything from butterflies and fish to large mammals facing threats. According to the latest estimates, roughly 500 species once found in the country have not been seen in decades, and are now feared extinct. ‘America’s wildlife are in crisis and now is the time for unprecedented on-the-ground collaboration,’ said Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation. ‘Fish, birds, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates are all losing ground. We ow... more »

"If You Expect The World To Be fair..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago

Easter

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 9 hours ago
Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime. Martin Luther Let us remember that Lord Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection is not just a historical fact. He is risen and among us today, ready to help, guide and inspire each of us and show us […]

Sinister anti gun agenda emerges

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 9 hours ago
David Hogg, the anti gun activist, has said mosquitoes killing “billions” of people would be “great for the environment”. He may, therefore, also think that herding hundreds of millions of Americans into camps to give them lethal injections might be good for the environment. Before that can happen, their guns have to be taken from them and […]

Embarrassing! US ambassador and Soros fixer Geoffrey Pyatt forced to deny in Greek media he plotted an incident to spark WW3

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 9 hours ago
US ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt and George Soros fixer has been forced to deny in the controlled media, reports apparently alleging that the US, specifically the US embassy and Pyatt, carried out a false flag attack to incite war between Greece and Turkey. “There’s been some crazy stuff in the press. This stuff in ‘Parapolitika’ […]

Macedonian Constitution claims rights over neighbouring countries, including Greek northern region of Macedonia

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 9 hours ago
Macedonia may be Slavic speaking and use the Cyrilic alphabet, but its constitution still claims rights over neighbouring countries, including Greek northern region of Macedonia, including the right to assist (perhaps by delivering weapons in the event of a Globalist orchestrated civil war?) From Greek Reporter Article 3 of the FYROM constitution has had an […]

Proof a football feud as basis for civil war is a fake narrative pushed by Globalist media Ekathimerini editor Alexis Papachelas

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 9 hours ago
Just one photo proving no one cares much anymore about football in Greece. A football feud as basis for civil war is a fake narrative, manufactured by the Globalists and their paid organs like Alexis Papachelas of Ekathimerini. A screenshot of a video of the match between PAOK Thessaloniki and Atromitos Athens […]

U.S. And South Korea Have Begun Their Joint Military Exercises

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
*DW*: *South Korea and US launch lower key army drills as tensions ease* An annual joint military exercise involving US and South Korean troops has kicked off. But the drill is not as high-profile as usual, amid an easing of diplomatic tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The United States and South Korea began annual joint army drills on Sunday that this year will feature fewer large-scale weapons and be shortened in a reflection of recently easing tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the Foal Eagle training involved some 300,000 South Korean s... more »

U.S. Maries: Term Drill Instructor Will Be Replaced With Drill Sergeant

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
BREAKING: Goodbye Drill Instructor, Hello Drill Sergeant The term Drill Instructor will be replaced with Drill Sergeant beginning next quarter in efforts to streamline training across the ground forces of the @DeptofDefense. More: https://t.co/PzcR4TxiaA pic.twitter.com/abwaJr7OQc — U.S. Marines (@USMC) April 1, 2018 *WNU Editor:* Click at *the above link.*

The Koch Brothers Are Coming For Veterans’ Healthcare

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 9 hours ago
After publicly humiliating VA Secretary David Shulkin and letting him twist in the wind for a week or two, as rumors swirled that he's on the way out-- just like Trump is doing to John Kelly and Ben Carson right now-- Señor T finally tweeted Wednesday that Shulkin, the only Trump cabinet appointee who had been confirmed by the Senate 100-0, was out. A worst case scenario would have been the appointment of Pete Hegseth, the non-veteran Koch brothers' cutout long tasked with destroying the V.A. It has been a longterm goal of the Koch brothers, through their phony-baloney Concerned V... more »

"How It Really Is

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Becoming?

The feigned surprise of the media

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
“ ‘Great’ March of Return”. For a robust defence of Israel’s side of the story, see here. Of course, as pro-Israel critics of the BBC will often say, “You won’t seen anything like *this* on the BBC” and for once, that is particularly apt. Well, maybe *not* just for *once*. Here’s another piece, this time by a Harry’s Place regular and former IDF soldier Marc Goldberg. By no means an “Israel firster”, this writer is often harshly critical of the Israeli government. “It really doesn’t matter whether it’s guerrillas breaking into Israelis homes to murder them, suicide bombers on buses,... more »

FREE Download: Edward Bernays, “Propaganda”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“Propaganda”* by Edward Bernays “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to liv... more »

“They Treat You like Sheep”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
*“They Treat You like Sheep”* by James Quinn “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if the... more »

Different Topics

LL at Virtual Mirage - 9 hours ago
*Anti-Semitism?* This is in part, a reaction to this blog post on "With Both Hands". I am generalizing by suggesting that "American Jews" are generally clannish, progressive, leftists, who complain about anti-semitism when it isn't their heritage that is annoying so much as it is their politics. I have friends who work at Shin Bet and at the Institute (Mossad) and get along with them like brothers from another mother/sisters from another mister. The same is true with my contacts with most Israelis. There is a mindset in Israel that I can identify with. I understand their reaction ... more »

UK threatens to block the placement of Russian Eurobonds

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 9 hours ago
Will Russia ditch the pound if the UK bans eurobond sales? More The post UK threatens to block the placement of Russian Eurobonds appeared first on The Duran.

Erdogan recites an Islamic prayer inside the Agia Sophia on Easter week

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 9 hours ago
Sultan Erdogan disrespects Orthodox Christians on Easter week. More The post Erdogan recites an Islamic prayer inside the Agia Sophia on Easter week appeared first on The Duran.

Neoconservative Ideology in the Trump White House? U.S. Military Power, Torture and the Defense of Israel

Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News – One of the most influential neoconservatives in Washington is Robert Kagan, the husband of Victoria Nuland who was the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs under the Obama administration (and one of the architects of the Ukraine’s civil war) describes himself as a “liberal interventionist” who has... (read more)

Is The Chinese Military Psychologically Fit To Fight A Modern War?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
Photo: World Affairs Board *Zi Yang, The Diplomat:* *Are China’s Soldiers Psychologically Fit for Modern Wars?* *An investigation of the state of mental health, and mental health services, in the People’s Liberation Army.* The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has captured headlines in recent years for its renewed confidence and assertiveness. The image of Chinese soldiers, carefully crafted by propagandists, paints them as men of steel – fearless and unstoppable. But what is really behind the façade? Despite their fierce public persona, soldiers are human beings like the rest of us... more »

QotD: "The moving parts of economies are men ... "

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 9 hours ago
*"The moving parts [of economies] are men, that is, beings capable of learning, reflecting, reasoning, of making errors and of correcting them, and consequently of making the mechanism itself better or worse. They are capable of pain and pleasure, and in that respect they are not only the wheels, but the springs of the machine. They are also the motive forces, for the source of the power is in them. They are more than that, for they are the ultimate object and raison d’être of the mechanism, since in the last analysis the problems of its operation must be solved in terms of their ... more »

Barents Ice March

Hifast at Climate Collections - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: The month of March saw rapid ice growth in Barents Sea. It is in a strategic location at the gateway where warm Atlantic water from the gulf stream flows into the Arctic, 90% of all incoming water. In 31 days, the extent went from 513k km2 to 790k km2, a…

Arctic Sea Ice Volume March 31 2018

Hifast at Climate Collections - 9 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: ? 2 x [1000 cu km] higher than 2017 and 2018 ?

"A Dent In The Universe..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 10 hours ago
"Listen to me. We're here to make a dent in the universe. Otherwise why even be here?" - Steve Jobs

Donald Trump dines and plays golf with Sean Hannity. Oooh, somebody might be getting a White House gig soon.

Gryphen at The Immoral Minority - 10 hours ago
Courtesy of The Hill: *President Trump reportedly dined with Fox News personality Sean Hannity at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida this weekend.* *The Palm Beach Post also reported that Trump golfed with Hannity on Saturday. * *“The president was in a very good mood. He seemed very, very happy,” longtime Republican operative Larry Casey, who was a guest at the club, told the Post. * *Casey added that he saw the two golfing together, while the president remained uncharacteristically silent on social media. * *Their meetings come as the White House searches for a repla... more »

Breaking: Rival Islamist militias call temporary truce in northwest Syria after smashing each other senseless for 6 weeks

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:23 P.M.) – Rival Islamist militias Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (Al-Qaeda affiliate; better known by its former name, Al-Nusra Front) and Jabhat Tahrir Souriya have called a temporary truce after six weeks of very violent infighting across northwest Syria. The first-step ceasefire was announced for 6:00 P.M. this (Sunday) afternoon – it is not […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

VIDEO: Syrian war reporters drive their vehicle through 20 km-long rebel tunnel in east Damascus – details on how it was built

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT LEBANON (8:55 P.M.) – The Alikhbaria Syria news channel has released an exclusive video report (below) showing what appears the be the largest rebel tunnel ever discovered in the Syrian War. The tunnel, located in Damascus’ East Ghouta region, is twenty kilometers long. It connected rebel positions and underground bases throughout the once militant-controlled […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Syrian Air Force hammers militants across east Qalamoun ahead of major offensive

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:27 P.M.) – On Sunday, the Syrian Air Force carried out preliminary strikes against besieged rebel forces in the eastern Qalamoun mountains amid early preparations by the Syrian Army to storm the region. Around half a dozen airstrikes involving bombs and rockets targeted militant tactical positions and movements across insurgent-controlled areas of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Germany’s Tornado fighters now worthless to NATO – German military report

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Cold War-era Tornado fighter jets of the German Air Force are now worthless to the operational needs of the NATO alliance according to a German defense ministry report. The report clarified that the 4th generation swing-wing fighter in Luftwaffe service is no longer able to perform in line with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Confirmed: Nusra kidnaps tens of Jaysh al-Islam rebels amid evacuation from east Damascus to north Syria – details

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:33 P.M.) – Earlier reports that Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (better know by its former name, Al-Nusra Front) forces evacuating from Damascus’ East Ghouta region took with them tens of rival militants of the Jaysh al-Islam faction have now been confirmed. According to reports, the hostages – a total of 21 say sources – […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Breaking: Syrian Army to launch east Qalamoun offensive, Russian warplanes will assist operation

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:03 P.M.) – It has become apparent that the Syrian Army intends to launch a major offensive against besieged rebel forces in the eastern Qalamoun mountains. Moments ago, reports came through stating that the Syrian Army had, on Sunday, sent negotiation delegations to the militant-controlled towns of Ar-Rahiybeh, An-Nassiryah, Al-Atneh, Jaiyroud and Al-Mansourah […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Pictures: Syrian Army hoists national flag above toughest-ever rebel stronghold in east Damascus

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 P.M.) – Photos (below) have emerged showing Syrian Army soldiers hoisting the national flag above the eastern Damascus district of Jobar, until very recently held by rebel forces for years. Militants defending Jobar – actually part of Damascus city proper and not the nearby East Ghouta region – resisted countless attacks by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Update: Free Syrian Army fighters stranded in Damascus’ Douma city evacuated to north Syria

Andrew Illingworth at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 10 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:47 P.M.) – Despite the fact that Faylaq al-Rahman (Free Syrian Army affiliate) rebels operated far away from Douma city in Damascus’ East Ghouta region, it has become apparent that some group’s fighters nonetheless got stranded in the Jaysh al-Islam stronghold. In any case, as of Sunday, all Faylaq al-Rahman that found themselves besieged […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز

Celebrating 500 Years of Resistance -- Gathering on Pine Ridge Homeland by Natalie Hand

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
Nina Waste' Wilson offered a Cree prayer song and words of encouragement to Lisa Lone Hill for her missing daughter Larissa Lone Hill. Photo credit: Natalie Hand/Lakota Media Project CELEBRATING 500 YEARS OF RESISTANCE BY NATALIE HAND LAKOTA MEDIA PROJECT Censored News PINE RIDGE INDIAN LAND -- This year’s annual “Gathering on the Homeland: Solidarity, Decolonization and

Trump Should Reconsider Red Team Blue Team Public Climate Debates

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 10 hours ago
President Donald Trump and America have been on a winning streak lately not seen since Reagan. After 8 years of complete and absolute malaise, underachievement, sub-par everything and at best mediocre performance, President Trump has righted the directionless drifting ship and set America on a new course, a course of winning. American exceptionalism is finally … Continue reading "Trump Should Reconsider Red Team Blue Team Public Climate Debates"

The Cloying Desperation of the Tory Press

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 10 hours ago
Like many people, I'm a member of some Facebook groups. These include the recently famous We Support Jeremy Corbyn, a gathering of some 69,000 users and the subject of a double *Sunday Times* and BBC News splash. Riddle me this. Because some people have posted on there comments ranging from the unconscious to the overtly anti-semitic, *and despite their being challenged for doing so*, does that make me an anti-Jewish racist as well? As it happens, I'm also a member of another group going by the name of British Politics. It's something of a cesspit, as well as a magnet for white sup... more »

World News Briefs -- April 1, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
*Reuters:* *Last eastern Ghouta rebels poised to surrender: Syrian state media* AMMAN (Reuters) - The group in control of the last rebel bastion near Damascus appeared on Sunday to have agreed a deal for its fighters to make peace with the government or quit the eastern Ghouta enclave, Syrian state media said on Sunday. Jaish al Islam, most of whose members are drawn from the area, has been defending the city of Douma against a months-long onslaught by government forces. If confirmed, its surrender or departure for rebel-held areas in northwest Syria would herald an end to larg... more »

Is the speed of light slowing down?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
Modern physics rests on the foundational notion that the speed of light is a constant, which in a vacuum is 186,000 miles per second (299,792 km/s). Einstein established this within his theory of general relativity, first developed in 1906 when … Continue reading →

The U.S. military has a weapon that can create human speech out of thin air

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
The purpose of a modern military is hopefully not to go out and fight people outright but to scare them from attacking you, thus keeping the peace. At least, that’s how nuclear deterrence works. On the other side, the Department … Continue reading →

There’s Mounting Evidence The African Continent Is Splitting in Two

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
A huge crack has appeared in Kenya, and it’s growing. A large crack, stretching several kilometres, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya. The tear, which continues to grow, caused part of the Nairobi-Narok highway to collapse and was … Continue reading →

Can You Be Obese But Heart-Healthy? Study Says No

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
A new British study of nearly 300,000 people dismantles the “obesity paradox,” a theory that claims being obese does not necessarily raise heart risks. Instead, the researchers found, obesity increases the risk for heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure, … Continue reading →

Freezing ‘Hunger Nerve’ Might Help Shed Pounds

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
Freezing the so-called “hunger nerve” could help people lose weight, a small early-stage study suggests. The nerve’s proper name is the posterior vagal trunk and it’s part of the larger vagus nerve that’s linked with the heart, lungs and digestive … Continue reading →

10 Valuable Life Lessons to Learn from Children

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.” ~ Albert Einstein I am a Mom to two awesome boys. They have taught me more in the … Continue reading →

Deployed Female Soldiers See Risk for Early Birth

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
American soldiers who have babies after a recent deployment are at increased risk of preterm birth, a new study suggests. The finding comes from the analysis of data on nearly 12,900 births to U.S. soldiers from 2011 to 2014. Overall, … Continue reading →

Fit Middle-Aged Women May Fend Off Dementia Later

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
You may spend a lot of time working out, but there’s a fitness reward you might not expect: better memory in your senior years. New research finds that being physically fit around age 50 lowers a woman’s risk of developing … Continue reading →

7 Ways Probiotics DETOXIFY Your Body

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
Did you know that probiotic bacteria are capable of helping you detoxify the most noxious chemicals known to humankind? You’ve probably heard the buzz already about the many health benefits of probiotics, a word which literally translates to: pro- “for” … Continue reading →

Groundbreaking Discovery: Animal Cells Powered by Sunlight/Chlorophyll

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
An amazing study published in the Journal of Cell Science reveals an entirely new reason why it is essential that you ‘eat your greens,’ as mother always said, namely: it enables your body’s mitochondria to produce more ATP energy when … Continue reading →

Solum on Pedantic Originalism

David Pozen at Balkinization - 11 hours ago
In the spirit of the day, and in homage to the master, I thought I would share a new paper that may be of interest. Deepening his foundational work and refining some of its core claims, Lawrence B. Solum (Georgetown University Law Center) has posted Pedantic Originalism (unpublished monograph) on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Pedantic originalism is a theory of constitutional meaning that aims, through meticulous philosophical analysis, to (1) clarify the role of original meaning in constitutional interpretation, (2) ground originalist inquiry in the pragmatics of natural langu... more »

Leaders at Fort Peck Reservation are working to bring the bison back home to tribal lands

White Wolf at White Wolf - 11 hours ago
For thousands of years, the buffalo or plains bison (Bison bison) sustained the many native tribes that inhabited the Great Plains region of North America. However, after the arrival of Europeans the bison and indigenous way of life were nearly exterminated. In recent years, the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Montana's Fort Peck Reservation have joined with other tribal groups throughout the Northern Great Plains to bring bison back to their ancestral lands and into their lives. World Wildlife Fund worked with award-winning filmmakers from Day’s Edge Productions and animator Ruth ... more »

Brilliant Paul Joseph Watson video exposes fake news media warning about fake news

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Paul Joseph Watson shows fake news talking about fake news. More The post Brilliant Paul Joseph Watson video exposes fake news media warning about fake news appeared first on The Duran.

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