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Thomas Paine

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Monday, August 27, 2018

27 August - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

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11:00 pm MDT



UPDATED: False Flags 'R' US - US planning another attack on Syria...Russia Thinks It Will Happen Within Hours

greencrow at Greencrow As The Crow Flies - 12 hours ago
*BREAKING NEWS:* A Iran/China military drill going on since June in *Strait of Hormuz* just went "live" and, according to Seemorerocks, *Iran has just "secured" full control of the Strait of Hormuz. *This development is also being reported by PressTV, the official news service of Iran. This development, in addition to the *recent warnings by Russia* contained in my post of this morning below...should make the fine hairs on the back of necks of ALL truth bloggers stand on end. *Syrian Territory Recovered from Proxy Terrorists* *as of August, 2018 - White Areas are still* *under fo... more »

Hundreds of Children Taken Under ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy Await Reunification

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The judge overseeing the case has expressed optimism on the ongoing reunification process.

Nation’s Top Student Loan Official Resigns

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Seth Frotman will be stepping down from his position as student loan ombudsman.

Have Researchers Warned About the Resurgence of a ‘Flesh-Eating STD’?

Dan MacGuill at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
News reports in the U.S. featured headlines that sensationalized and misled readers about a single diagnosis of a very rare disease on a different continent.

Does This Photograph Show John McCain with Osama bin Laden?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
A doctored photograph purportedly showing John McCain posing with terrorist Osama Bin Laden was widely circulated in the wake of the Arizona senator's death in August 2018.

Some Kids Killed in Chicago Fire Were There for Sleepover

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The cause of the fire remains under investigation but there's no indication that it was deliberately set.

Neil Simon, Broadway’s Master of Comedy, Dies at 91

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Simon died of complications from pneumonia at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.

US brings cruise missile carriers to Middle East for strikes against Syria: Russian MoD

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
The United States has been building the amount of cruise missile carriers in the Middle East for strikes against government forces in Syria after pre-planned provocation involving the use of chemical weapons in Idlib Province, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told the media on Monday. “The United States keeps building up the cruise missile […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Developing: Syrian Army closes strategic Abu Dhuhour crossing as offensive approaches

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has officially closed the Abu Dhuhour crossing in the Idlib Governorate, a military source told Al-Masdar News this afternoon. According to the military source, the Syrian Arab Army made the decision to close the crossing after a large number of civilians left the area. Two […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army seizes large cache of weapons near border of occupied Golan Heights

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their combing operations inside the Al-Quneitra Governorate this week. During their sweeping operation, the Syrian Arab Army uncovered a large quantity of weapons that were left behind by the jihadist rebels in the Al-Quneitra Governorate. According to a military report, the Syrian Arab Army […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Syrian air defenses reported;y placed on highest alert

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:30 P.M.) – The Syrian air defenses have been placed on highest alert across the country, pro-government reporters claimed this afternoon. These reports seem to have some truth behind them because a source at the Mezzeh Airbase said that they have been ordered to make preparations for a possible attack on Damascus. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia says US building up naval force in Middle East region to strike Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The U.S. is capable of launching an attack on Syria from any part of the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday. Furthermore, the Russian Ministry of Defense accused the U.S. of building up its naval forces around the Middle East region. “The United States keeps building […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran’s defense minister pledges to help rebuild Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and his Syrian counterpart General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub signed a bilateral agreement in Damascus on Sunday, to increase military and defense cooperation between the two nations. Iranian Minister of Defense (MoD) Brigadier General Amir Hatami arrived in Syrian capital city of Damascus on Sunday afternoon at the head […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

At least 154 ISIS terrorists killed in southern Syria – monitor

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:30 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched their large-scale offensive in the northeastern countryside of Sweida last month in an attempt to clear the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last pocket in the province. Since then, the Syrian Arab Army has managed to liberate a great deal of territory in eastern Sweida, which […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

+18 Graphic Video: Two Houthi rebels heroically fight back Qaeda militants

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
Two Houthi rebel fighters – one of them is unarmed – have heroically fought off 7 militants from al-Qaeda terror organization who are fighting under the Saudi-led coalition. The unequal battle was caught on camera and shows the unarmed Houthi fighter throwing stones at the scared militants while his companion opened fire, killing at least […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

France is prepared to strike Damascus if chemical weapons are used: Macron

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
France is ready to conduct further airstrikes in Syria in response to Damascus’ alleged use of chemical weapons, French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday during his speech to French ambassadors. At the same time, the French President noted the first results of the joint Russia-French mechanism on the Syrian settlement. “The mechanism of coordination with […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

More rebel groups join Syrian al-Qaeda under Zawahiri leadership

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 12 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (3:35 P.M.) – Rebel groups who have been fighting under the banner of Hay’ay Tahrir al-Sham in Idlib province declared mass defection to join another rival jihadi group. The six defected factions issued a joint statement pledging allegiance to al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri through its proxy group in Syria called Guardians of Religion […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

A Stopped Clock Asks Two Good Questions — Will Trump Resign? Will Democrats Impeach Him?

Gaius Publius at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
*Trump Impeached; Pence Pleased (source)* *by Gaius Publius* In a piece called "Do Democrats Want an Impeachment Fight?" Pat Buchanan asks two key questions for people not focused on the story behind the story, the story of which the story we're watching is just a part. Those question are: - Will Trump resign? - Will House Democrats impeach him? Yes, I know this is Pat Buchanan we're going to quote, or "Pat F-ing Buchanan" to use the name he's known by on the left. Still, he's been doing some decent work lately — like a stopped clock that's still managed to be right more th... more »

Censorship And The Decline Of Civilization

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Jon Rappoport We can understand why leaders and rulers want to censor certain ideas and views. But why do large chunks of the citizenry... more »

Legal Circular Logic Prevails Regarding Utility Smart Meters In-home Searches

Activist Post at Activist Post - 13 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich The residents of Naperville, Illinois, have been protesting the imposition of AMI Smart Meters and also have gone to court to... more »

"How It Really Is"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago

U.S. Nuclear Industry Responsible for Homicide of Western Shoshone -- says Ian Zabarte

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 13 hours ago
. Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps with Western Shoshone Ian Zabarte U.S. Nuclear Industry Responsible for Homicide of Western Shoshone -- says Ian Zabarte By Brenda Norrell Photo by Beyond Nuclear Censored News The exposure of Western Shoshone to radiation during atomic bomb blasts, and later to deadly testing at Yucca Mountain, could have been prevented, but the United States made no attempt

How Deep the Data Mine

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 13 hours ago
My health care provider is a little bit terrifying. I live in Northwestern PA, which means my health care all occurs under the shadow of one of the most giant "on-profits" on the planet. Pittsburgh's main industry might once have been steel; now it's health care. The behemoth is digitized to the max. I can get on line and order prescription refills, set up a doctor's appointment, and do all that annoying paperwork that you usually do on a clipboard balanced on your knee while sitting in the waiting room. But to do all that, you need an account. So I went on line to set one up and no... more »

REAFFIRMATION OF DISBELIEF: Lynch mobs, circus crowds compared!

bob somerby at the daily howler - 13 hours ago
*MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2018Part 1—Your own favored side can be wrong:* As summer ends, we're confronted with a teeming cast of potential apes and/or angels. Plus, our own new era begins next week! As best we can tell, we won't have a new web site up and running by that time. But it will be time for us to move on, at least in certain ways. This means that we need to review that teeming cast this week. Let's start with the New York Times' Bret Stephens—and, dear God, with Sam Stein, politics editor at The Daily Beast and an MSNBC contributor. Stephens started his most recent column wi... more »

Reparations, racism, and equality of outcome. South Africa slides into Marxist abyss (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 92. The post Reparations, racism, and equality of outcome. South Africa slides into Marxist abyss (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Is The Social Media Crackdown On Conservatives About To Get Even Worse?

Michael Snyder at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Representatives from Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft, Snapchat and other major social media companies gathered to discuss “strategy” for the 2018 election. The post Is The Social Media Crackdown On Conservatives About To Get Even Worse? appeared first on The Duran.

Greece’s Problems Are Far From Over

Daniel Lacalle at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Greece’s challenge is and has always been one of competitiveness and bureaucratic impediments to create businesses and jobs. The post Greece’s Problems Are Far From Over appeared first on The Duran.

In Stunning Reversal, Michael Cohen’s Attorney Backpedals On Trump-Russia Claims

Tyler Durden at The Duran - 13 hours ago
More CNN fake news... The post In Stunning Reversal, Michael Cohen’s Attorney Backpedals On Trump-Russia Claims appeared first on The Duran.

"Meanwhile, Out in Left Field"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 13 hours ago
*"Meanwhile, Out in Left Field"* by Jim Kunstler "With Russian “meddling” stalled in the dead letter office, The New York Times has apparently re-branded itself Floozie Central in its quixotic campaign to unseat the Golden Golem of Greatness by all means necessary. The Stormy Daniels affair, and its slime-trail of payoffs, is the slender thread that the Resistance hopes to hang Donald Trump on. The great legal minds of cable TV have been very busy trying to suss out which part of the $130,000 non-disclosure payoff might apply as a campaign financing violation. If Rudy Giuliani stil... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Aug 27

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1920 British forced to withdraw from Shatra during 1920 Revolt British were able to retake Baquba from tribes (Musings On Iraq review of Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State) 1933 Iraqi govt sent letter to British newspaper claiming only a few Assyrian villages had been emptied of people Baghdad had returned all stolen goods No truth to reports villages had been burned Was propaganda effort to cover up massacre of 600 Assyrians and 60 villages having been looted and destroyed (Musings On Iraq book review of The Tragedy of the Assyri... more »

This Is How the Army Thinks Russia Would Wage War

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Europe* The U.S. Army’s Asymmetric Warfare Group was formed in 2006 to identify gaps in U.S. military doctrine, equipment and field tactics, and to study how potential adversaries are developing tactics to exploit them. In 2017 the group released the 61-page Russian New Generation Warfare Handbook, based on observation of Russian tactics in Ukraine and to a lesser extent Syria, as well as published doctrine and public statements. *Russia has also placed more emphasis on accurate tactical ballistic missiles such as the Iskander to deliver strikes that... more »

China's Navy Could Soon Have a New Weapon to Kill Navy Submarines

Zachary Keck at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Zachary Keck* *Security, Asia* China may soon have a new weapon to help defend itself against enemy submarines. *As Elsa B. Kania, an expert on Chinese AI and defense innovation at the Center for a New American Security, noted on Twitter, “That [a] senior [scientist] is willing to discuss a *classified* military program for an English-language publication surprises me. Assuming that Lin Yang is not about to be charged under China’s National Security or Counterespionage Laws, he must have received official permission.”* China may soon have a new weapon to help defend itself agai... more »

A New Type of Chinese Submarine Is Supposedly Breaking Records. Here's What We Know.

Dave Majumdar at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, Asia* “China's first submarine unit using air-independent propulsion (AIP) technology recently broke a number of records set by the Chinese navy,” reported the People’s Liberation Army and Central Military Commission’s China Mil site, citing a report from the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology’s Science and Technology Daily in a recent posting. *The IISS report takes a much more measured view, stating instead that the Chinese submarine fleet will improve qualitatively but it likely remain about the same size as today’s fleet.* While Russia is t... more »

This Could Be a Problem: Here's Your Chance to Track an F-35 Stealth Fighter

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 13 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * Not so stealth after all? *Regardless of intent or accident, the Israeli F-35 incident illuminates a problem with stealth aircraft. Flying machines that are designed to minimize detection by radar still need to share airspace with lots of other aircraft in crowded skies, which means that those other aircraft as well as air traffic control needs to know the stealth plane's location. There may be no harm in a stealth aircraft turning on its transponder over friendly airspace. Or then again, there may be good reason why a stealth plane on a mission abso... more »

The War On Sugar: Science Or Hype?

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
Some researchers, clinicians, professional organizations, and health charities have been waging a war on sugar, calling for dietary recommendations to be changed and even for a sin tax on sugar, all claiming it will reduce obesity and cardiovascular diseases. In 2014, the World Health Organisation even recommended that adults and children reduce their daily intake of free sugars to less than ten percent of their total energy intake. read more

Pfizer Drug Tafamidis Reduces Risk Of Rare Heart Disease 30 Percent

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
Tafamidis meglumine (trade name: Vyndaqel®) was approved in November 2011 for the treatment of transthyretin amyloidosis in adults, a rare disorder ("orphan disease") caused by a defective gene and is associated with progressive nerve damage. Now it has been shown to improve survival and reduce hospitalizations for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, a rare heart condition, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2018 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. read more

Brazil’s 2018 General Elections to Have More Diverse Candidates

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 13 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This year’s elections for president, state governors and congressional representatives in Brazil shows an increase in the number of female and minority candidates. Yet despite the growing diversity, wealthy white males continue to dominate the government in Brazil, says the Institute of Socio-Economic Studies […]

More candid observations

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 13 hours ago
In keeping with the theme of my previous post, the following are some diplomatic candid observations: – Help me understand why the people in the White House seem surprised that North Korea is not going to give up its nuclear … Continue reading →

Centralized Energy Will Be Better For Emissions And Health In Poor Countries - Even If It's Coal

News Staff at Science 2.0 - Earth Sciences - 14 hours ago
In countries that have embraced centralized energy and migrated away from individual cooking with dung or wood, both public health and the emissions have improved. So why not pay for all developed countries to switch? The World Bank wanted to do that half a decade ago but it became political; countries like the U.S. agreed only to contribute if they used solar or wind, which are not viable even in America much less in a poor nation. It was another case of wealthy countries with plenty of energy passing their guilt along to Africa and Asia. read more

X-Weather is Back! Kerala edition

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 14 hours ago
2018 Kerala India Flooding and Rainfall Event Because of obsession with CO2, flooding in Kerala S. India is the latest example of the desire to pin the blame on “climate change”. Jonathan Eden wrote a balanced article in WION Why it’s so hard to detect the fingerprints of global warming on monsoon rains Excerpts in italics with […]

John McCain Has Left the Room

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 14 hours ago
And entered into his just reward, aka The Void. Insert boilerplate hagiography here: John McCain made the supreme final sacrifice and clung onto life until the very end of the Hamptons and Martha's Vineyard seasons, so that the well-rested Ruling Establishment can all gather for one of this year's premier social events - his "full dress" funeral at Washington's National Cathedral. No need to interrupt their vacations or even waste their waning beach days on their eulogies, because these were all efficiently and professionally written long before McCain's demise. He was suc... more »

It's Not that Complicated

LL at Virtual Mirage - 14 hours ago
Every time parents are arrested in the USA (and everywhere else) for committing a crime, their now unattended minor children are handed over to a social services agency, and they are cared for and protected. Tens of thousands of times each year in the USA, this happens. It's one of the reasons that we hire social workers. The progs have conflated this to be 'unusual', when in fact, it's completely normal and done in the course of business for the criminal justice system. Crossing any national boundary in the world without permission is illegal. It's why there are passports and visas... more »

Argentina: The Boom of UFO Tourism

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 14 hours ago
*Source: Sputnik News and Planeta UFOhttps://mundo.sputniknews.comDate: 08.24.2017* *Argentina: The Boom of UFO Tourism* Between 100,000 and 200,000 people a year climb Mount Uritorco in Argentina in search of extraterrestrial sightings. We will tell you what is so special about the area and what promotes UFO tourism in Soutn America. Luz Mary López, a Colombian architect and instructor, is the director of the Centro Internacional de Ovnilogia (International Ufology Center - CIO) located in Capilla de Monte for the past 20 years. She told Sputnik about how Mount Uritorco became... more »

I stepped on the scale today

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 14 hours ago
It's adding up. Patio donuts—cinnamon, chocolate, vanilla are my favs; peanut butter on toast; cheese on crackers; honey on biscuits; fried potatoes, eggs and sausage for the breakfast special after Sunday services; the pie lady at the Farmer's Market; bowls of ice cream on the porch with friends; hosting a block party; going to the CIC club for brunch with John and Katie; invites to Arlene and Roger’s peach cobbler. Over my adult life I've lost about 130 pounds beginning in college, but usually 20 pounds here and there (1960, 1983, 1986, 1993, 2006, 2015). And the last time, 2015,... more »

Flags at White House Back at Full Staff after McCain’s Death

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The flags at the U.S. Capitol, meanwhile, remained at half-staff to honor the Arizona Republican, who died of brain cancer.

Few Democrats Favor Liberal Cry to Abolish ICE

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
But even as they don't want to fully dismantle ICE, 57 percent of Democrats view the agency negatively.

Gaming the Illusion

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 14 hours ago
*Zen Gardner* - This is a programmed paradigm we’re watching and drawn into participating within.

Genetically Modified Children – New Film Unveils the ‘Monstrous’ Child Deformities Caused by Agrochemicals in Argentina

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 14 hours ago
*Dr. Mercola* - Must see film exposes the horrors of Monsanto's presence in Argentina.

Censorship and the Decline of Civilization

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 14 hours ago
*Jon Rappoport* - Why do so many ordinary people want censorship today?

Monday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. - Arno Kopecky points out that new highs in nominal standards of living around the globe are being paired with unprecedented environmental damage which puts our future at risk. And Laila Yuile responds to John Horgan's version of the line that any smaller jurisdiction can avoid responsibility for the planet by minimizing its contribution to a collective action problem. - Don Lenihan asks whether "polarizing" political developments are doomed to fail - though the example of a carbon tax seems like an odd one, as it drew support from across... more »

Liberal or conservative?

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
A number of blogs recently published James Burnham's list (from his 1964 book "The Suicide of the West") of questions that determine whether one is a "liberal" or not (in 1960's terms, of course). It's a very interesting list, not least because today's understanding of a political "liberal" is rather different from that of half a century ago. Burnham wrote: A full-blown liberal will mark every one, or very nearly every one, of these thirty-nine sentences, Agree. A convinced conservative will mark many or most of them, a reactionary all or nearly all of them, Disagree. By giving t... more »

An Idea Whose Time Has Come: LaRouche's Four Power Alliance To Create a New Bretton Woods

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 14 hours ago
[image: Lyndon LaRouche attending a Schiller Institute Conference in Germany. June 2018. (Michelle Rasmussen/ EIRNS)] PDF: [image: PDF icon] 20180827-time-has-come.pdf Nearly ten years ago, on Nov. 18, 2008, Lyndon LaRouche delivered an historic webcast presenting his proposal for putting the British Empire out of its (and the planet's) misery, with a Four Power alliance of the U.S., Russia, China and India, to be the initiating force for a New Bretton Woods international financial system. The old speculative system was then in the middle of its 2008 death rattle crisis, from which ... more »

Qatar's $15 billion snub of Trump over Turkey puts another key US relationship in Middle East at risk

Nader Habibi, Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
Qatar's decision to aid Turkey in the face of American sanctions against the country may finally be a snub too far for its close relationship with the US.

Turkish currency isn't the real problem for Erdoğan, it's democracy

Gary M. Grossman, Associate Director, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
The financial crisis provoked by the lira's fall isn't the true drama in Turkey. The real drama is a democratic transformation threatens the increasingly authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

India has a sexual assault problem that only women can fix

Nisha Bellinger, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 14 hours ago
India is the most dangerous country for women in 2018, according to a new survey. Putting more women in government is a necessary first step in preventing rape and better protecting abuse survivors.

Argentina: Impressive UFO Photographed over Neuquén.

Inexplicata (IHU) at Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology - 14 hours ago
*Source: Crónica and Planeta UFODate: 08.26.2018* *Argentina: Impressive UFO Photographed over Neuquén.* Paranormal Phenomena Chronicle: An oil worker in Rincón de las Cenizas saw the flying object and did not hesitate to capture a record of the shocking moment. An oil industry worker took this crisp photo showing an alien spacecraft in the skies of Patagonia. This UFO was seen in a wilderness known as Rincón de las Cenizas, 50 kilometers distant from Rincón de los Sauces in the Province of Neuquén. The photo was submitted by a member of Whatsapp fan group, and subsequently pos... more »

This Morning File doesn’t concentrate enough on the afternoon. Also: Zombies

Suzanne Rent at Halifax Examiner - 14 hours ago
Hi, I’m Suzanne Rent, a freelance writer in Halifax, and I’m filling in for Tim today. This is my first Morning File. You can follow me on Twitter @Suzanne_Rent. News 1. Burnside prisoners protest The Halifax Examiner is covering the prisoner protest at the Burnside jail: • The statement released by the prisoners can be […]

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Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Seismic Shocker: The Number Of Global Earthquakes Over The Last 30 Days Is Over 50% Above NormalCIA's Kremlin Spies Suddenly Go DarkMajority Of Young Americans Live In A Household Receiving WelfareThousands of Saudi Arabian students have to leave Canada because their governments are fighting, so they’re frantically selling their furniture and cars In "Historic Bombshell", Vatican Official Accuses Pope Francis Of Covering Up Sexual Abuse, Calls For Resignation Not Just China Anymore: "Facial Biometrics" Scan Used To Catch Imposter At D.C. Airport75% Of Texas Voters Ex... more »

Turkey Now, America Later?

Ron Paul at - 15 hours ago
[image: undefined] President Trump recently imposed sanctions on Turkey to protest the Turkish government’s detention of an American pastor. Turkey has responded by increasing tariffs on US exports. The trade war is being blamed for the collapse of Turkey’s currency, the lira. While the sanctions may have played a role, Turkey’s currency crisis is rooted in the Turkish government’s fiscal and (especially) monetary policies. In the past seven years, Turkey’s central bank has tripled the money supply and pushed interest rates down to 4.5 percent. While Turkey’s government did not ado... more »

Introducing smart new bookmark widget creation and more

Stefan van Dierendonck at start.me - 15 hours ago
After making start.me faster than ever, we’ve been working really hard to make it more useful to everyone. That’s why we’ve made your bookmark widget creation even simpler. We’ve also made it easier to copy individual bookmarks. And finally, we’ve got some great announcements for mobile users. Read on to discover everything we’ve been working on… Read More Read More

"The Majority Of Us..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
"The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor. But that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act... more »

Camilo Comes To San Francisco And Analyzes The Soft Coup Attempt In Nicaragua

Rick STERLING at OrientalReview.org - 15 hours ago
Camilo believes Nicaragua has temporarily defeated a “soft coup” attempt but the danger is not over. The opposition forces internally and internationally are still there. The post Camilo Comes To San Francisco And Analyzes The Soft Coup Attempt In Nicaragua appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

"Do You Wish To Know?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"Do You Wish To Know?"* "Then you will see the rise of the men of the double standard- the men who live by force, yet count on those who live by trade to create the value of their looted money- the men who are the hitchhikers of virtue. In a moral society, these are the criminals, and the statutes are written to protect you against them. But when a society establishes criminals-by-right and looters-by-law- men who use force to seize the wealth of disarmed victims- then money becomes its creators' avenger. Such looters believe it safe to rob defenseless men, once they've passed a l... more »

Free Download: Charles Mackay, "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 15 hours ago
*"Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds"* "Every age has its peculiar folly: Some scheme, project, or fantasy into which it plunges, spurred on by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the force of imitation. Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one." - Charles Mackay "'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. The book chronicle... more »

It’s Time for the Senate to Act on PCLOB Nominations

ckerry at Lawfare - 15 hours ago
The White House’s announcement of the intended nominations of Travis LeBlanc and Aditya Bamzai to be members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) is a welcome development for this low-profile but increasingly significant board. It paves the way for the board, which has been operating without a chair since 2016 and without a quorum since early 2017, to be operational again—before its vacancies metastasize into a major problem for U.S. relations with the European Union. It is going on one year since Adam Klein, a fellow at the Center for New American Security (... more »

Family builds ‘Mailbox Library’ to Give Out Free Books, So Naturally, the Cops Made Them Remove It

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 15 hours ago
[image: library] For building a mailbox library on their own property to encourage children to read, a family was visited by the police and told to remove it. The post Family builds ‘Mailbox Library’ to Give Out Free Books, So Naturally, the Cops Made Them Remove It appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

F-22 'DNA': Why Lockheed Martin's New F-16 Block 70 Could Be Truly Deadly

Dave Majumdar at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Lockheed Martin has received a massive $1.12 billion contract from the U.S. government to produce 16 advanced F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcons for Bahrain. *The F-16 will still be flying for decades to come. There are still 3,000 operational F-16s are flying around the world with more than 25 different air forces. At least jets will have to be upgraded to the Block 70 standard as time goes on. The future is still bright for the F-16.* Lockheed Martin has received a massive $1.12 billion contract from the U.S. government to produce 16 advanced F-16 Bloc... more »

Israel Might Have 300 Nuclear Weapons. (And They Are Hidden in the Ocean)

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, Middle East* Thanks to Berlin. *Farley is probably correct in arguing that the Israel’s nuclear-tipped SLCMs are less practical than Tel Aviv’s other nuclear-delivery platforms. For that matter, Israel doesn’t currently face any adversaries with nuclear capabilities to deter against. However, like the idea of second-strike capability in general, the threat of sea-launched nukes may be more intended political weapon than one strictly intended for its military effectiveness.* Israel has never officially admitted to possessing nuclear weapons. Unoffi... more »

NATO's Crazy Plan to Kill Russia's Submarines: Bomb Them with Magnets?

Steve Weintz at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*Steve Weintz* *Security, Europe* The submarine-fouling floppy-magnet turned out to be, well, a flop. *The floppy-magnets worked exactly as intended, but they were simply too messy to train with to be practical on a large scale. It seems NATO deployed them only a few times.* At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union had so many hundreds of deadly submarines at sea that Western war planners willing to try almost any possible countermeasure, however goofy sounding. Some seemingly crazy ideas proved actually worthwhile, such as the underwater Sound Surveillance System—a vast ... more »

Authors retract paper on effects of skipping the flu vaccine

Alison McCook at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
A 2017 paper, when originally published, had a fairly clear message: People who got the flu vaccine every year were no less protected than someone who had skipped last year’s dose. But now that it’s been retracted, the picture is somewhat less clear. The retraction notice in BMC Medicine doesn’t provide much information — it … Continue reading Authors retract paper on effects of skipping the flu vaccine

Americans on Russia - The Will of the People

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 16 hours ago
The mainstream media in the West would have us believe that there is absolutely no reason to encourage a diplomatic approach to Russia and that Washington's sabre-rattling over Russia's alleged meddling in both Ukraine and the 2016 presidential election is universally backed by Main Street America. In fact, this could not be further from the truth as you will see in this posting. A recent poll by Gallup which was conducted between August 1 and August 12, 2018 randomly sampled 1024 adults over the age of 18 living in all 50 states. Pollsters asked the following Russia-related quest... more »

THE McCAIN RENAMING PROPOSAL - DINESH D'SOUZA, YOUR THOUGHTS?

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
Chuck Schumer wants to honor John McCain: Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, says he'll introduce a resolution to rename the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington for Sen. John McCain.... At a press conference in New York on Sunday, Schumer added that he "always felt that we could more appropriately name the Richard Russell Office building and John McCain was the perfect person for that." He said that McCain was an "antidote when he saw bigotry" and "put a dagger through its heart." The building is currently named Sen. Richard Brevard Russell Jr., a Democrat from Georgia who s... more »

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jonjayray at EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL - 16 hours ago
*The British Labour party's private schoolboys: Jeremy Corbyn accused of 'hypocrisy' over calls for BBC to publish 'social class' data* Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of “hypocrisy” after he called on the BBC to publish data on the “social class” of its journalists, despite several of his closest aides hailing from leading independent schools. The Labour leader faced criticism on Thursday after he suggested the broadcaster demonstrate “complete transparency” by publishing data on the backgrounds of its workforce, only for Labour to later fail to provide similar information on his... more »

Breaking: EU’s Security Must No Longer Depend on US – Macron

EU’s Security Must No Longer Depend on US – Macron by https://www.rt.com/ The security of the European Union must no longer depend on the US, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. Europe can “no longer” entrust its security to the US alone, the French president said, speaking at the annual French ambassadors’ conference at the Elysee Palace in […]

Europe Working on Payment System Alternative to SWIFT & IMF to Attain Financial Independence from US

It is Game Over for American hegemony over Europe! Europe Working on Payment System Alternative to SWIFT & IMF to Attain Financial Independence from US by https://www.rt.com/ German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says Europe has started work on creating a system for money transfers that will be autonomous from the currently prevailing Society for Worldwide Interbank […]

In ‘Historic Bombshell’, Vatican Official Accuses Pope of Covering Up Sex Abuse, Calls for Resignation

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: pope] A high-level Vatican official just released an 11-page testament explaining how he told Pope Francis about the abuse of children years ago, and he covered it up. The post In ‘Historic Bombshell’, Vatican Official Accuses Pope of Covering Up Sex Abuse, Calls for Resignation appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

The Pecker In The Woodshed

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 16 hours ago
Canadians would probably be surprised to learn that David Pecker is on the board of Postmedia. The owner of *The National Enquirer* -- which pumped up Donald Trump's campaign and buried stories which could have sunk that campaign -- has profited from the arrangement. Alan Freeman writes: While not negotiating hush-money deals with porn stars, Pecker has found the time to be an assiduous member of the Postmedia board, attending nine board meetings in 2017 and being paid C$117,500 for his trouble. He also advised the board on executive compensation, for which I’m sure Godfrey remain... more »

Why You Need Glutathione

thedrswolfson at The Drs. Wolfson - 16 hours ago
Have you heard of glutathione? It’s one of the most important molecules for preventing disease. Yet no one knows about it. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re not alone. Many people are unaware of all of things this molecule does for our body and our health. Glutathione is the “master” antioxidant that is produced […] The post Why You Need Glutathione appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

How worried should we be about media manipulation?...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 16 hours ago
*I swing both ways.* Okay, maybe that should be worded "I'm of two minds on the subject." When viewing many of my heavily tattooed fellow citizens I tend to think, "How on earth could you manipulate these people? Can they even read above a 2nd grade level? And do they even vote?" I know that may sound snotty, but I rarely see these peeps standing in line at the voting booths. Then again, I do see the manipulation hard at work that makes women don ugly little knitted pink hats and scream in public for the right to slaughter their unborn children. It's working overtime when it con... more »

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JR at GREENIE WATCH - 16 hours ago
*Court Order for EPA to Ban Pesticide, Spotlights Need for ‘Transparency’ Rule* *The "Six Cities" study mentioned below is certainly rubbish. Based on it, the Obama EPA claimed that outdoor air kills hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. EPA then used this claim to: wreck the coal industry; justify expensive and job-killing air quality and climate rules; and to scare Americans about the air they breathe.It is yet another very careless air pollution study. I have over time reviewed a lot of them (e.g. here and here and here) and found that they were all naive about c... more »

Eight Gifts - A Guest Post by Errol Clark Halkett

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 16 hours ago
Eight Gifts > >*Below are eight gifts that don’t cost a cent to give.* > >1) THE GIFT OF LISTENING... >But you must REALLY listen. >No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning your response. >Just listening. > >2) THE GIFT OF AFFECTION... >Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and >handholds. >Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family >and friends. > >3) THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER... >Funny pictures. Share articles, funny stories and funny >greetings. Your gift will say, “I love to laugh with you.” > >4) THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE... >It ca... more »

Effect Of Greenland Melt On Sea Level

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood http://www.dmi.dk/en/groenland/maalinger/greenland-ice-sheet-surface-mass-budget/ There was one more thing that I meant to include in the Greenland ice sheet post yesterday, the effect on sea levels. DMI like to talk in terms of Gt, which I’m sure sounds very impressive. However, when converted into sea level rise, it becomes distinctly less so: Based on this […]

UK Wind Drought July 2018

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 16 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Repost from Ed Hoskins: UK Wind Drought July 2018 Introduction July 2018 was an exceptional month for fine anti-cyclonic weather in the United Kingdom. The result was that overall wind power capacity for the month was significantly reduced to 11.7% [utilisation], less than half the normal annual capacity percentage in […]

Ties Between ‘Red Tide Expert’ (MOTE) and Florida Polluter (MOSAIC) Raises Red Flags

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
Posted on: Saturday, August 4th 2018 at 1:45 pm Written By: GMI Reporter This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2018 Why is one of Florida’s worst polluters sponsoring one of the state’s most powerful and prominent environmental organizations? MOTE Marine Labs, based in Sarasota, FL, is a non-profit, environmental advocacy organization. While positioning themselves as […] The post Ties Between ‘Red Tide Expert’ (MOTE) and Florida Polluter (MOSAIC) Raises Red Flags appeared first on Health Nut News.

This can make you pain-repellent, make it a habit like brushing your teeth

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 16 hours ago
Nearly two years ago, a good friend of mine, Dr. Peter Martone, a longtime chiropractor, pointed out I had some problems with my cervical spine. While I initially disagreed, X-rays revealed degeneration in my fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae, even though I had no symptoms at all. In this interview, Dr. Michael Hill — a […] The post This can make you pain-repellent, make it a habit like brushing your teeth appeared first on Health Nut News.

Surprise!

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 16 hours ago
Some whale watchers near Gustavus, Alaska, got a little more than they bargained for last week. I think that's whalespeak for "Well, hello there!" Peter

Plummeting Temperatures At Bloomington, Indiana

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 16 hours ago
The weather station at Indiana University has been keeping very good temperature records since the lat 19th century. Hot weather occurs there much less frequently than it did prior to 60 years ago. The hottest days are much cooler than … Continue reading →

Large foreign jihadist group issues general mobilization request for all fighters in northern Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – The Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) announced on Monday morning the general mobilization of all their fighters in northern Syria. The foreign jihadist group made this announcement in response to large-scale military buildup by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and their allies in the Latakia, Idlib, Aleppo, and Hama governorates. According […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army’s attempts to squeeze ISIS out of last pocket in southern Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) continued their field operations in southern Syria, Monday, targeting the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last positions inside the eastern Sweida countryside. Led by their 1st, 3rd, and 10th divisions, the Syrian Arab Army began today’s operations by storming the Islamic State’s positions at several axes in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran can assist Syria in developing weaponry – Defense Minister

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Iran can help Syria in the reconstruction process, as well as in developing military equipment, Iranian Minister of Defense Brig. Gen. Amir Hatami said Monday during his visit to Damascus. “Iran’s private sector has high enough capacities to help the Syrian people and government in the reconstruction process … The Islamic Republic [of Iran] also […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Another large convoy of Syrian Army reinforcements head to Idlib front for offensive (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – Another large batch of Syrian Arab Army (SAA) reinforcements were filmed heading towards the Idlib front for the upcoming offensive against the jihadist rebels. Video footage from the Damascus Now news network showed dozens of vehicles making their way from southern Syria to the fringes of the Idlib Governorate: The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Netanyahu hails McCain ‘great American patriot’

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid tribute Senator John McCain on Sunday in Vilnius during an official visit. Netanyahu remembered McCain saying that “”I wish to extend my condolences to the family of Senator John McCain, a great American patriot, a great friend of Israel. I’ve known John McCain for many […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army spy films from inside jihadist stronghold in Idlib

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army released a video on Monday showing one of their spies operating inside a jihadist stronghold in the Idlib Governorate. The video showed a Syrian Arab Army spy traveling through the Idlib Governorate town of Ma’arat Misreen, which is considered a stronghold for the jihadist rebels of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Largest Chinese-made amphibious aircraft completes trial flight

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
World’s largest China-made amphibious aircraft, the AG600, has completed a trial flight from the city of Zhuhai in southern Guangdong province to Jingmen city in central province of Hubei and is ready to start tests on the water, the plane’s manufacturer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), said on Monday. The aircraft flew over […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army prepares to kickoff last offensive against ISIS

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is preparing to kickoff their last major offensive against the Islamic State (ISIS), as more reinforcements reach the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate in eastern Syria. Led by their elite Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army has been heavily striking the Islamic State’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Several thousand militants preparing to launch massive offensive in Hama, Aleppo

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 16 hours ago
Several thousands of militants with heavy weaponry and armored vehicles gave gathered in Syria’s Idlib province to launch an offensive on government-controlled regions of Hama and Aleppo, the head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides in Syria, Maj. Gen. Alexei Tsygankov, told reporters on Saturday. The Russian official said that more […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Best Candidate For New York Attorney General-- By Far: Zephyr Teachout

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
In 2014, Blue America endorsed Zephyr Teachout for governor. In a a guest post about trust-busting she wrote for DWT in August of that year she explained one reason why many of the Cuomo's most ardent supporters were "Republican donors and elected officials: he delivers Trickled-down Republican economic policies as well as any Republican Governor in the country." It hasn't gotten any better over the last 4 years. That year low-info Democrats renominated Andrew Cuomo with 62% of the vote. He spent $60.62 per vote he received-- and spent over 40 times more than his opponent, Zephyr ... more »

Elza Soares to Perform at Rio’s Oi Casa Grande this Tuesday

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Tuesday, August 28th, Elza Soares will perform at Leblon’s Oi Casa Grande to promote her most recent album, the much-anticipated ‘Deus é Mulher’ (God is a Woman). This will be her first show in Rio since she performed a free concert as part of […]

Sexual Misconduct Against Women Increases 55 Percent in Rio

Nelson Belen at The Rio Times - 17 hours ago
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to a just-released study, between January and July of 2018, women in Rio de Janeiro state were subjected to some form of sexual misconduct (sexual harrassment, public lewdness, inappropriate touching) an average of every eight hours. In total, through July, there were a total […]

Editor's Note

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
It is my annual medical check-up today. Blogging will return at 15:00 EST.

Views on Venezuela

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
I saw (via Guest Who) a couple of critical comments about this morning's *Today*: They were tweeting about Justin Webb's introduction to the 8.10 feature on the refugee crisis in and around Venezuela: Venezuela has more oil than Saudi Arabia. It should be very rich. It *was* very rich, the richest economy in South America. Under its long-time leader Hugo Chavez it used its wealth to reduce inequality and improve the lives of the poorest citizens, but when Chavez died and the oil price tanked Venezuela changed. The new leader President Maduro has steered his nation into what can... more »

BREAKING! — VP Pence plans ‘coup’ to capture Presidency

Lasha Darkmoon at The Truthseeker - 18 hours ago
Things look bad for Trump, but as Lasha Darkmoon explains, far worse could follow and we may yet look back on his time as president as the "good old days"

"The UK's Labour Party has effectively become a hate group"

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 18 hours ago
"Jeremy Corbyn is the new face of the Labour Party, but his excesses are no longer simply individual faults. Rather, he is a face of a movement which, like other hate groups before, seeks to use the trappings of the political process to advance an agenda of hate and demonization. The United Kingdom increasingly has a hate problem: Jeremy Corbyn may be its head, but the Labour Party has become its body." Do read the whole piece in the Washington Examiner https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-uks-labour-party-has-effectively-become-a-hate-group but don't expect any notice of ... more »

White House briefing

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 18 hours ago
I think now is the time to retreat into the world of bad lip reading

You Can Help Make How To End The Autism Epidemic by JB Handley a NYT Best Seller!

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
Good morning family and friends. GR founder and Age of Autism founding Editor JB Handley has written a striking book called "How to End the Autism Epidemic," that we think will reach the moveable middle - those parents, grandparents, providers...

Prayers for the souls of hundreds of thousands of children that died because of McCain

Raul Ilargi Meijer at The Duran - 18 hours ago
John McCain could succeed only because his country, and the world around him, failed. The post Prayers for the souls of hundreds of thousands of children that died because of McCain appeared first on The Duran.

Paul Craig Roberts: Watching America’s Collapse

Paul Craig Roberts at The Duran - 18 hours ago
Existence is running out for America. The post Paul Craig Roberts: Watching America’s Collapse appeared first on The Duran.

Rio Nightlife Guide for Monday, August 27, 2018

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 18 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Monday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: Sarrada System @ Caipi 373 Bar (Lapa) – Monday is the day of the zouk party with Sarrada System at Caipi 373 Bar in Rio’s nightlife neighborhood of Lapa. […]

Good Sweden/Bad Sweden

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
Gabriel Gatehouse's thoughtful *Newsnight *report on Good Sweden/Bad Sweden was discussed on the previous Open Thread. "As usual with GG you get the impression he is thoughtful and not really a virtue signaller like most younger reporters", wrote MB, "he seems to be coming from a previous BBC generation, the post-modernist period, when talk was of "narratives" rather than quotas and virtue. He'll probably be marked down in his annual report". If you've not seen it yet, here it is: Gabriel's take on the Good Sweden?/Bad Sweden? question may be boiled down to 'It's complicated', a... more »

A difference of opinion

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
Rob doesn't agree with John:

An Artist As Defined by Omraam Mikheal Aivanhov

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 19 hours ago
*An Artist* -* the definition according to Initiatic Science* *"Unfortunately these days, any kind of racket is called music, any kind of daub is called painting and any gibberish poetry. But what can we truly expect from such art? And yet, it is true that art will save the world. How can we tell a true artist if any oddball now seems to be elevated to the status of ‘artist’?A true artist is an interpreter of philosophy, science and religion, because being an artist means realizing in the physical plane what the mind perceives as being right and true and what the heart feels is ... more »

He Defended Ukraine: President Together With Diplomats And Military Honored Memory Of US Senator John McCain

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 19 hours ago
Statement from The Presidential Administration of Ukraine: “He defended Ukraine: President together with diplomats and military honored memory of Senator … Continue reading →

Russian Opposition Leader (Navalny) Detained in Moscow

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 19 hours ago
From VOA news: “Russian Opposition Leader Detained in Moscow August 25, 2018 12:45 PM, by VOA News Russian opposition leader … Continue reading →

Russia: Jailed Prostester On Hunger Strike Is Hospitalized Again

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 19 hours ago
From RFERL: https://www.rferl.org/a/jailed-hunger-striking-activist-udaltsov-hospitalized-again/29454265.html “Jailed Hunger-Striking Activist Udaltsov Hospitalized Again RUSSIA August 26, 2018 17:57 GMT RFE/RL’s Russian Service Russian opposition … Continue reading →

Foreign specialists planning chemical attack in Syria: Russia

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 19 hours ago
Russian Ministry of Defence says "foreign specialists" are preparing to stage a chemical weapons attack in Syria in the next 48 hours to be blamed on Assad

Aim High

LL at Virtual Mirage - 19 hours ago
Stratolaunch Sure, it may sound weird when you first hear about an aircraft launching a rocket into space, but the concept has been around for a long time. F-15's have successfully shot down satellites in test situations by launching ASAT missiles. Stratolauncher is the largest aircraft in the world and so far, all its done is taxi down a runway in the Mojave Desert where such things are tested. The booster is slung between the two fuselages and the aircraft takes it into the stratosphere and kicks it loose. Presumably it reaches orbit from there, and the aircraft returns to Eart... more »

A Good Monday Morning

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 20 hours ago

Yummy detox organic black lemonade recipe

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 20 hours ago
Activated charcoal is great for detoxing the body and can be added to almost anything because it has a surprisingly mild taste (I add it to my smoothies, too). But charcoal lemonade was new to me. I first saw it as an ad on Facebook and truth be told, it totally freaked me out! However, […] The post Yummy detox organic black lemonade recipe appeared first on Health Nut News.

A "13-mile line of lavs"

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago
Over at *Biased BBC* I see that Roland Deschain has "decided to attempt to keep an ongoing list of pro and anti Brexit headlines appearing on the BBC’s main webpage each day". That's a worthwhile project, given that the BBC website seems to be featuring at least one anti-Brexit story a day at the moment and no counterbalancing pro-Brexit ones, and such things need monitoring over time. On top of the People's Vote story (which was my choice of anti-Brexit story of the day), RD notes: Here is today’s, this time in the guise of the paper reviews but guess what gets the prominence? ... more »

Why Do Our Heroes Always Let Us Down?

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 21 hours ago
Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is drawing fire from the antiwar left, and not for the first, second or third time. The same leftist contingent which has been energizing Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign and elevating her to the public spotlight has been voicing increasing concerns about her […]

OK, let me just end this section by by reading what the Labour spokesman's told the Telegraph...

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 21 hours ago
Professor David Abulafia Yesterday Sue mentioned some comments during the newspaper review on yesterday's *Broadcasting House*, discussing an article in the *Sunday Telegraph *by former British diplomat Sir John Jenkins. I did think myself of posting about Paddy's behaviour here. He often jumps in and challenges or changes the subject (or both) when something controversial-sounding comes up or when he thinks the guest is going too far - and he did it last week when Chris Neal began ranting wildly about Boris Johnson (as I commented here at the time) - but, yes, this was a particul... more »

DEARMAN; McCAIN; KOSHER NOSTRA; HODGE; SNP; LAS VEGAS; BANNON

Anon at Aangirfan - 21 hours ago
... Ali G has met Trump. *Blogger blog takedown notification* http://aanirfan.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/hampstead-ricky-dearman-mothers-list.html http://aanirfan.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/ricky-dearman-and-*ching-hai*.html There is a suspicion that Ching Hai works for the CIA and its friends. RICKY DEARMAN AND CHING HAI *Ricky Dearman is a fan of Ching Hai* To know God Ching Hai was a disciple of Thakar Singh who has been linked to sadistic sex scandals. Ching Hai. / Fairfield Life Henry Makow‏ @HenryMakow *ISIS fanatics mourn the death of John McCain.* Tony Gosling ✈ Retwee... more »

Secret Military Tribunals

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Yikes I admit to been caught out here. When things were clearly going down in November, the lack of actual information lulled me to sleep. I do not know the source of this information but patriot hour walks through it all. This is a military operation and there is no way you do not grab the enemy leadership first. That turns out to be about fifty folks. As it turns out it is necessary to actually co opt them or their tools live on to create more problems. Thus they were not only arrested but also marched through a court martial and sentenced to death by firing squad. Thi... more »

Once Its Greatest Foes, Doctors Are Embracing Single-Payer

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
At this point enough doctors have experienced both and can personally attest. What i have said for a long time, is that the cost of folks who cannot pay is carried mostly by the Doctors on the front line in the form of uncollectable invoices. The moment single payer arrives, all that goes away along with the accounting headache. In fact, the doctors can usually then establish better hours for themselves. I have seen just that happen in Canada. Before and after was night and day in Canada. Then in small town Canada, most doctors worked out of their home and had little sta... more »

THE IG, FISA AND THE DOJ

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
*[image: THE IG, FISA AND THE DOJ
Obama's Corrupt Atty General Eric Holder Tried to Gut Inspector General Law -- Now We Know Why]* The mere fact that you are reading this means that it has all come out. The consequences to the participants will be horrific and certainly include the charge of high treason. How in hell were these people ever mistaken for patriots?. Somewhere out there the money flow found its pool of useful idiots and went out and weaponized them. They took their time and certainly groomed Obama to be their ...
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Artificial Intelligence creating new drugs from scratch

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
This is excellent. it allows us to break away from the usual cycle which is now overwhelmed with possibilities and moves us closer to on demand creation. It will take AI to fully organize the whole anyway and it makes sense that it is also instrumental in its creation. It should also lead to a much more rigorous science in which bad work is easily identified and flagged for repetition. A mistake is no mistake if it is naturally corrected by targeted repetition of the empirical work.. * Artificial Intelligence creating new drugs from scratch by efficiently searching huge molecular... more »

Nepal’s Anti-Conversion Law Is More About National Security Than Christianity

Andrew KORYBKO at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
Nepal’s present government isn’t comprised of Hindu traditionalists but of secular communists, though they understand the long-term challenge that foreign-backed religious minority organizations can pose to national stability. The post Nepal’s Anti-Conversion Law Is More About National Security Than Christianity appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Russia Sends Largest Naval Armada of Syrian War in Response to Reports of Imminent US Attack

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Reports of Russian warships sailing through the Bosphorus to thwart a possible U.S. strike on Syria

Russian Warships Heading For Syria

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
The war in Syria may be far from over

The Suicidal Empire

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
All empires follow the same trajectory. Gradually they become corrupt, decadent and and then they collapse. This is happening now in the US, writes Dmitry Orlov

Britain’s rulers versus the people

Irish Savant at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Things are going well for the elite in the UK, which means skyrocketing crime rates and the marginalization of native Britons. Irish Savant explains

Mom Investigated by Police and CPS for Letting Daughter Walk the Dog Around the Block

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Letting your children walk the family dog has now become a reason for police to visit your home and question you.

Nazi Collaborators, Zionists Don’t Represent Jews

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Rabbi Shonfeld called Zionists "war criminals" who usurped the leadership of the Jewish people, betrayed their trust, and after their slaughter, reaped the moral capital

The New Cold War Flops, The American People Are Not Buying

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
A new Gallup poll finds nearly 60 percent of Americans prefer diplomacy over confrontation with Russia. Justin Raimondo explains

Haaretz Warns American Jews of Trump’s Downfall

Gilad Atzmon at The Truthseeker - 21 hours ago
Trump's downfall could spark a dangerous "anti-Semitic backlash"

Ocean Roles & Climate Change

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 21 hours ago
William Kininmonth, a former CSIRO climate scientist, has a paper or essay, published in the latest Quadrant Online here, “Paris No Longer Relevant”, as if it ever were. The change in global temperature averages are caused by the thermal behaviour … Continue reading →

The Gore Effect

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 21 hours ago
Tennessee used to be very hot, but around the time Al Gore slept through his first high school science class, afternoon temperatures in Tennessee plummeted and never recovered.

Which One Isn’t A Scientist?

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 21 hours ago
Two of these men have outstanding scientific credentials. One has none.

Syrian ambassador denies gov’t ever used chemical weapons

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:20 A.M.) – The Syrian Ambassador to Russia, Riyad Haddad, stated on Sunday that Damascus had completely eliminated their chemical weapons arsenal in 2013. “Firstly, Syria got rid of the chemical arsenal in 2013. We never used and will not use chemical weapons,” Haddad said, commenting on the claims by opposition groups, including […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Large Syrian Army convoy heads to Idlib for next offensive (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – A large Syrian Arab Army (SAA) convoy was filmed making their way from central Syria to the fringes of the Idlib Governorate this past weekend. The convoy was reportedly from the Mughawir Homs Regiment that was previously deployed to the Homs Governorate; they sent their entire unit to the Idlib […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Assad meets with Iranian Defense Minister in Damascus

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad met with Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami during the latter’s official visit in Damascus this past weekend. According to the Syrian Arab News Agency, the two met in Damascus on Sunday to discuss a number of topics, including Syria’s fight against terrorism and Iran’s […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iranian fighter jet crashes during landing

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
According to IRNA news agency, an Iranian F-5 fighter jet crashed in Dezful in the Iranian southwestern Khuzestan province on Sunday. The pilot was killed; his co-pilot was survived and was hospitalized.​The cause of the crash is unknown. The Northrop F-5 “Freedom Fighter Tiger II” is an American light multi-role fighter, first built during the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Lebanon foils planned ISIS terrorist attacks

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Internal Security Forces of Lebanon foiled a planned Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist attack this past weekend after learning of the plotters whereabouts, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to the NNA report, the Internal Security Forces arrested two members of the Islamic State (ISIS) who were believed to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

[Graphic 18+] YPG assassinated high ranking FSA commander in Afrin (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 A.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) published a new assassination video from the Afrin region of northwest Aleppo this past weekend. According to the official media wing of the YPG, one of their sleeper cells in the Afrin region carried out a new assassination of a Free Syrian Army (FSA) […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Nasrallah slams US interference in Syria’s ‘liberation’ (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – Secretary-General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah attacked the US on Sunday during a televised address in Hermel of Beqaa Governorate, repeating claims of a supposed chemical plot being used as a pretext for US military action in Syria. Nasrallah claimed US’ action is “to prevent the regime and state of Syria from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

‘Foreign specialists’ may stage chemical attack in Syria in 2 days to frame Assad – Russian MoD

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 21 hours ago
“Foreign specialists” have arrived in Syria and may stage a chemical attack using chlorine in “the next two days,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. This will be filmed for international media to frame Damascus forces. Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said the operation is planned to unfold in the village of Kafr Zita […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*by Noah* They have betrayed their oath to defend and protect America and the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. It's not inaction. It is design. The assclowns pictured in tonight's meme aren't the only traitors in our midst of course. There's a whole despicable Republican Party of made men and made women in Congress and beyond that kiss the ring on Trump's tiny hand every damn day. They are Trump's support group every bit as much as Putin's Russian mob of oligarchs. They are all comrades. They are all co-conspirators. They are all complicit. It's not just McCon... more »

THE TURNBULL ERA - THE RISE & FALL OF ANTI-AUSTRALIAN GLOBALISM

Geoff Brown at The Australian Climate Sceptics Blog - 22 hours ago
Take Back Australia, or Continue to Surrender to Global Organisations? Graham Williamson August 2018 Why do our politicians put Australians last? The egotistical anti-Australian, anti-democratic and vengeful seeking behaviour of some of our leading politicians has been on display for all to see during the Turnbull leadership challenge. The Turnbull leadership challenge has been caused by a resurrection of nationalist values and a reaction against globalist progressives in the Liberal Party who have been controlling Party policy for decades. While nationalists are of course, ... more »

Leaking

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 22 hours ago
Waking up to a wind bank holiday morning and checking the BBC News website, their second story today (first thing) is: Neither Sky News nor ITV News have this story at all. And when you click into it it's a very strange BBC report indeed. It begins: Parts of that - and bits of several later paragraphs - read as being lifted from a People's Vote press release. Who leaked this memo? Well, reading on, it turns out that it's an internal People's Vote memo. So, presumably, it was someone within the People's Vote campaign who leaked it. The BBC report goes on: So to what end was... more »

F-35 Needs To Be Protected From Lightning Strikes

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
Two F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan.Cpl. Aaron Henson/US Marine Corps *Warzone/The Drive:* *Marines Need Special Lightning Rods To Shield Their F-35s In Japan From Storms* Lightning strikes remain a serious danger to the stealthy fighter jets that could hamper their operations from bases without adequate protection. Among a number of residual issues that remain with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the matter of the jet’s defenses against lightning strikes, or lack thereof, continues to be a particularly... more »

August 27th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #585

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and … Continue reading →

Monday August 27th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 1 day ago
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those … Continue reading →

The most frequently used ranking of IR journals is heterogeneous

Josh Busby at Duck of Minerva - 1 day ago
This is a guest post by Andreas Pacher who initiated the Observatory of International Relations (OOIR), a website which tracks Political Science and IR journals to continually list their latest papers. Follow OOIR on Twitter: @ObserveIR. You may have noticed that the Impact Factors of IR journals are sometimes followed by a statement that it […]

Jim Willie Insider Insight: Global Financial Reset

INTERVIEW WITH DR DAVE JANDA AT OPERATION FREEDOM by http://goldenjackass.com/main5.html August 25th: topics covered include the USDollar threatened in global currency reserve status, the three extreme global hot spot events that are on the verge to alter the financial world as we know it, some technical aspects from Fukushima event well known to Asian scientists whose […]

Italy: Sicily’s Mount Etna Reawakens with Torrents of Ash and Lava

PressTV Published on Aug 25, 2018 Mount Etna in Sicily sprung into action on Saturday, spitting out lava and sending columns of ash into the sky, after the volcano initially reawoke in late July. The eruption has not prompted any evacuations on the island although lava and rocks were being sent as high as 150m (492ft) […]

US to Start Rejecting Palestinians’ Right to Return

PressTV Published on Aug 25, 2018 The US government is reportedly planning to announce that it will NOT recognize the right of return to the occupied territories for millions of Palestinian refugees. .Israeli media reports say the US will in a few days say that about one million Palestinians should qualify for refugee status. This would […]

India in Talks with EU to Evade US Iran Sanctions

PressTV Published on Aug 26, 2018 Indian media say New Delhi is in talks with the European Union to find a way to evade US upcoming sanctions against Iran. They say the Indian government is, at the same time, trying to convince Washington not to direct its future sanctions against New Delhi. end

China Doesn’t Want Further Negotiations with US Before Midterm Elections

RT Published on Aug 25, 2018 While recent tweets suggest Donald Trump is eager to engage in fresh trade talks with China, it appears Beijing is less keen. Amid talk of impeachment, reports say the Chinese are waiting till after the US midterms, to see how things pan out for the American president. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9czq […]

Over 180 Injured by IDF Troops During Protests – Gaza Health Ministry

RT Published on Aug 25, 2018 Gaza’s Health Ministry says over 180 people were injured by Israeli soldiers during protests on Friday. 50 of the wounded are said to have been hit with live ammunition. Israel claims its actions were necessary to prevent the Israel-Gaza barrier being breached, and that demonstrators were throwing rocks & Molotov […]

Douma 2.0? Foreign Specialists May Stage Chemical Attack in Syria in 2 Days to Frame Assad, Russian MoD Warns

‘Foreign specialists’ may stage chemical attack in Syria in 2 days to frame Assad – Russian MoD by https://www.rt.com/ “Foreign specialists” have arrived in Syria and may stage a chemical attack using chlorine in “the next two days,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. This will be filmed for international media to frame Damascus forces. – Defense […]

Facebook Bans Pastor’s ‘Love God, Defend America’ Ad

Facebook Bans Pastor’s ‘Love God, Defend America’ Ad by Todd Starnes, https://www.toddstarnes.com/ Social media is cracking down on Conservative content. To ensure you receive conservative and faith-based news items – click here for a free subscription to Todd’s newsletter. The Facebook Overlords are at it again, folks. The latest victim is Steve Solomon – a radio host, […]

Trump Slams Censorship: “Social Media Giants Are Silencing Millions of People”

Trump Slams Censorship: “Social Media Giants Are Silencing Millions of People” by Paul Joseph Watson | http://www.Infowars.com President intensifies fight back against Big Tech monopolies President Donald Trump has hit out against online censorship again in a tweet this morning in which he warned that “social media giants are silencing millions of people.” – “Social Media Giants […]

Israeli Forces Wound Dozens of Palestinian Protesters in Gaza

Israeli Forces Wound Dozens of Palestinian Protesters in Gaza by https://www.middleeasteye.net/ Of 189 peaceful protesters wounded on Friday, 73 were hospitalised and 50 were hit by live ammunition – At least 189 Palestinian protesters were wounded by Israeli soldiers in Gaza on Friday as demonstrators in the besieged strip continued their weekly protests as a part […]

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