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Friday, September 14, 2018

14 September - Blogs I'm Following 2 of 2

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Hurricane Florence: Cherokee Nation Rescue Team Deploys to North Carolina to Help People

White Wolf at White Wolf - 12 hours ago
The Cherokee Nation sent an eight-man special operations water rescue team, boats, ATVs and its new search and rescue truck to North Carolina Thursday to help with potential relief efforts from Hurricane Florence rainfall. The Cherokee Nation also has three emergency management team members in North Carolina.“The Cherokee Nation is not just going to sit idly by and say ‘poor them’,” Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker said. “The Cherokee Nation is fortunate to have the equipment, resources and trained marshals and emergency management staff capable of responding to any T... more »

Earth’s 8th continent discovered off the coast of Australia, hiding in plain sight

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
(Editor’s Note: We were blown away by all the information in this article and just knew we had to share it with you. There’s still places on this lovely planet that can be explored and learned from! Don’t forget to check out the video below, too!) A team of 11 geologists from New Zealand and […] The post Earth’s 8th continent discovered off the coast of Australia, hiding in plain sight appeared first on Health Nut News.

Women who work at McDonald’s are striking next week over ‘being sexually harassed on the job by coworkers’

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
Thanks to the #metoo movement and resulting climate in the US, sexual harassment is being dealt with like never before. And that’s why women who work at McDonald’s in 10 US cities have planned a walkout on September 18th to pressure the company to address the problem. The walkout will take place at some McDonald’s restaurants […] The post Women who work at McDonald’s are striking next week over ‘being sexually harassed on the job by coworkers’ appeared first on Health Nut News .

Sprinkle it on beef, it’s a digestion hero

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
Cumin is the second most popular spice in the world, second only to black pepper. A member of the parsley family, cumin seeds have been prized for thousands of years and are best known in their ground form as a spice added to curry dishes. Widely cultivated and used in the cuisines of North Africa, […] The post Sprinkle it on beef, it’s a digestion hero appeared first on Health Nut News.

Dozens of fires and explosions are burning homes near Boston, forcing evacuations

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 12 hours ago
Yesterday, more than a dozen injured after a series of large explosions rocked neighborhoods near Boston. The towns of Lawrence, North Andover, and surrounding communities about 30 miles north of central Boston saw dozens of homes engulfed in flames. Eventually, police just advised anyone with gas service in the towns of Lawrence, North Andover, and Andover to evacuate […] The post Dozens of fires and explosions are burning homes near Boston, forcing evacuations appeared first on Health Nut News.

THE BRITISH IN INDIA

Anon at Aangirfan - 12 hours ago
In the 1890's, *Fanny Epstein*, from Manchester, ran a brothel. The brothel was on Bazar Road, in Mumbai (Bombay). The British in India "Fanny Epstein blazed a trail from Warsaw to Bombay and Buenos Aires." From Bombay Brothel Owner to Yiddish Star *Mumbai brothel street.* "A certain number of prostitutes of East European and Russian origin found their way to the sea-ports of India in Bombay, Karachi, Madras, Rangoon etc. via their sojourns in cities like Constantinople, Cairo, Alexandria, Baghdad etc. "The male procurers or pimps, who were responsible for bringing them hithe... more »

FaceBook Jail – Training Americans To Unquestionably Obey Their Globalist Masters…

Tim Bolen at BolenReport - 12 hours ago
It is ALL A “Pavlov’s Dog” Training Regimen… Opinion by “Deplorable” Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen In 1904 Russian Scientist Ivan Pavlov conducted some of the first experiments leading to the science of psychological “conditioning.” His first published experiments were on dogs – and it made him famous worldwide. Below we have a short video … Continue reading FaceBook Jail – Training Americans To Unquestionably Obey Their Globalist Masters… The post FaceBook Jail – Training Americans To Unquestionably Obey Their Globalist Masters… appeared first on BolenReport.

Courage, Greece! The Anti Christ, identified by St Paisios as Tsipras, is the man doomed to destruction (2 Thess 2), but now is the time to lock and load against a super evil Stalin style purge threat predicted by St Paisios (“any excuse to throw them in jail”)

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 12 hours ago
A prayer to St Paisios, who was a soldier in the Greek civil war… Help us, St Paisios, at this time of danger, illuminate and guide us, give us energy, determination, good motives, cool thinking, give us courage to defeat evil, to destroy the Anti Christ, the man of lawlessness, the man doomed to destruction, and […]

This Is The Video Police Didn’t Want You to See, Showing Cop Shoot at Dog, Kill Innocent Mom Instead

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: video] After keeping the video secret for over three years, showing a cop try to shoot a dog and kill a mom instead, the family has finally succeeded in getting it released. The post This Is The Video Police Didn’t Want You to See, Showing Cop Shoot at Dog, Kill Innocent Mom Instead appeared first on The Free Thought Project .

‘Told You So’: After Cheerleading Censorship of the Right, Left Wing Site Censored on Facebook

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 12 hours ago
[image: facebook] After praising the censorship of their opposition, the Left Wing outlet 'Think Progress' finds themselves on the receiving end of said Facebook censorship. The post ‘Told You So’: After Cheerleading Censorship of the Right, Left Wing Site Censored on Facebook appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Hurricane Quiz

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 12 hours ago
Your task is to identify which one was caused by President Trump.

Russian Warships Off Syrian Coast Raises Pentagon Concerns

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 12 hours ago
The missile cruiser “Marshal Ustinov” (center) during a parade. © Aleksandr Galperin / Sputnik *CNN:* *Pentagon questions presence of Russian warships off Syrian coast* Washington (CNN)The Pentagon is monitoring and questioning the presence of over a dozen Russian Navy warships that are currently deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean, within striking distance of Syria. The presence of the Russian warships comes as US officials tell CNN that US intelligence assesses that Moscow's Syrian allies have carried out airstrikes against medical facilities in Idlib, one of the few remaining... more »

Washington Post Claims Trump is “Complicit” with Hurricane Florence

James Murphy at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: washington-post-claims-trump-is-complicit-with-hurricane-florence] Instead of simply reporting on a natrual disaster, the* Washington Post* has chosen to use Hurricane Florence as a rhetorical club against the president. And it's disgusting.

Sessions, AGs To Meet on Regulating High Tech

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: sessions-ags-to-meet-on-regulating-high-tech] The Tech Giants might be in for a little regulation if President Trump and his administration’s top attorney, Jeff Sessions, get their way.

The Unpardonable Heresy of Tucker Carlson

Patrick J. Buchanan at rss - 12 hours ago
[image: the-unpardonable-heresy-of-tucker-carlson] After playing clips of Democratic politicians reciting that truth of modern liberalism, Tucker Carlson asked, "How, precisely, is diversity our strength? Since you've made this our new national motto, please be specific."

Trolling Jihadis: New Syrian Army Spy Film from Turkish Border-Crossing in Aleppo

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 12 hours ago
*21WIRE + AMN* | More Syrian Arab Army (SAA) spy films, this time from a border-crossing controlled by Turkish-backed and FSA 'rebel' forces in northwestern Aleppo.

THE PLATONIST FILE: What makes 17 a prime?

bob somerby at the daily howler - 12 hours ago
*FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2018When mathematicians wander:* Jim Holt got off easy. Back in 2005, he wrote a slightly-disguised review of Rebecca Goldstein's new general interest book, Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Godel. Holt's review appeared in The New Yorker, an upper-end general interest magazine. In her general interest book, Goldstein had told the story of Godel's life. She'd also tried to explain his "incompletenesss theorems," on the basis of which he's often been called the greatest logician since Aristotle. First, though, Goldstein tried to explain the doct... more »

Ringo! Ex-Beatles Drummer Plays at Radio City Music Hall

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
The 78-year-old drummer and singer headlined a two-hour show at Radio City Music Hall, with thousands spending much of the performance standing and singing along.

Missouri Town Gets New Newspaper, The Uranus Examiner

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
Uranus sits along historic Route 66 and is known for quirky attractions, including a fudge shop and the world's largest belt buckle.

Manafort Expected to Plead Guilty Before New Trial

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 12 hours ago
It is not clear whether any agreement with prosecutors would require him to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation.

Hurricane Florence is not climate change or global warning. It’s just the weather–Roy Spencer

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 13 hours ago
By Paul Homewood Even before Hurricane Florence made landfall somewhere near the border of North and South Carolina, predicted damage from potentially catastrophic flooding from the storm was already being blamed on global warming. Writing for NBC News, Kristina Dahl contended, “With each new storm, we are forced to question whether this is our […]

Can Democratic Candidates Win Evangelical Voters?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 13 hours ago
My friend Samir Selmanović put most of this together to help Democratic candidates who have sizable evangelic communities in their districts. Neither of us, nor any of our VoteCommonGood colleagues think these communities should just be ceded to Republicans-- especially not when the head Republican is Donald Trump, anathema in too many ways to count to the people who are actual followers of Jesus. As we've been discussing for months, VoteCommonGood is getting ready to set off on a bus tour of America. Not all the dates are confirmed yet, but these are: October 2- Allentown, PA wi... more »

Russia & Turkey Working Out Humanitarian Corridor for Idlib- Updated!

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 13 hours ago
*➨ No major offensive planned for Idlib: Lavrov* *Russia-backed regime forces have massed around Idlib in recent weeks, sparking fears of an imminent air and ground attack to retake the last major opposition bastion.“What is being presented at the moment as the beginning of a Russian-backed offensive by Syrian forces is not a faithful representation of the facts,” said Lavrov during a German-Russian forum in Berlin.“Syrian forces and we ourselves are simply reacting to the attacks coming from the zone of Idlib,” he argued.* *Curious? Where will the terror crowd be moving to in... more »

UA-MAS WOMEN'S PLAZA HONOREES CAMPAIGN

Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 13 hours ago
UA-MAS WOMEN'S PLAZA HONOREES (https://mailchi.mp/041d6123a4f6/l6scyiofvs): The fundraising campaign continues. The Raza Studies struggle in Arizona produced many narratives. One rarely heard was the role of the young women - from middle school students (who got arrested May 12, 2010, along with 11 others, mostly students) to high school and college students who took over the school board (April 26, 2011) to May 3, 2011, when many were beaten, including two women Brown Beret members, plus 7 women, including elders, who were also arrested at the highly militarized meeting that even...more »

UK nerve agent case against Russia collapses (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 13 hours ago
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 106. The post UK nerve agent case against Russia collapses (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Merkel Melts Down After Thousands Of Germans Protest Violent Migrants

Tyler Durden at The Duran - 13 hours ago
Triggered Merkel, heckled as she condemned protesters in eastern Germany. The post Merkel Melts Down After Thousands Of Germans Protest Violent Migrants appeared first on The Duran.

YPG kills at least 6 Turkish-backed rebels in 24 hours

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:00 P.M.) – The Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) continued their military campaign against the Turkish-backed rebels this week, targeting a number of the latter’s troops around the Afrin region of Aleppo. According to the YPG’s official media wing, their sleeper cells managed to kill at least a half dozen Turkish-backed rebels in […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian Air Force swarms ISIS-occupied areas in east Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – The Russian Air Force has completely shifted their attention from the Idlib Governorate to eastern Syria. Led by the Sukhoi jets, the Russian Air Force has been hammering the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) in eastern Syria for 72 hours straight. These Russian airstrikes in the Al-Safa and Badiya Al-Sham regions […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Putin meets with security officials to discuss Idlib operation

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting with security officials in Moscow this afternoon, Presidential Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters. According to Peskov, the main topic of discussion between Putin and the Russian security officials is the ongoing situation in the Idlib province of Syria. No further details were released by […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia confirms Turkey is receiving S-400 missile defense system in 2019

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
Turkey has not backed out of purchasing Russia’s S-400 anti-aircraft missile defense systems despite threats from the US, and Russia will fulfil the contract in 2019, according to schedule, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov. The US Department of State earlier reported that it might launch sanctions against any country that purchases S-400s from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Putin, Erdogan to meet in Sochi on Monday – report

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan are meeting in the port-city of Sochi next Monday, the Reuters News Agency reported. Citing the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Reuters said that Putin and Erdogan would be discussing the current situation in Syria. In particular, the two […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran admits bombing Kurdish militant group in Iraq (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:00 P.M.) – Iran has acknowledged that their forces bombed a Kurdish militant group in Iraq last week after video footage emerged of Iranian missiles striking the area. According to the chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad ‘Ali Jafari, the Iranian forces carried out a retaliatory strike […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian anti-aircraft missile systems repel simulated attack in Vostok 2018 drills (video)

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – Footage released on Thursday features Russian anti-aircraft missile troops and military air defence from the Central and Eastern military districts repelling a simulated air attack at the Zabaikalsky Krai’s Telemba firing range as part of the Vostok-2018 drills. According to Russian Ministry of Defence, the simulation involved radar stations detecting over […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army spy films from rebel-held Turkish border-crossing in Aleppo

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – A Syrian Arab Army (SAA) spy filmed from a Turkish border-crossing controlled by the rebel forces in Aleppo recently. Based on the video that was released by the official media wing of the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Army spy filmed from the border-town of Banes, which is located in northwestern […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army nearly splits ISIL’s Deir Ezzor pocket in half – map

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 13 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 P.M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) is in serious trouble in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor, as they find themselves under a heavy attack from the Syrian military and Russian forces. Led by their Republican Guard, the Syrian Arab Army has managed to liberate a large chunk of the Islamic State-occupied […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

A foreboding observation

Keith at musingsofanoldfart - 13 hours ago
One of my relatives has had the misfortune of breaking a hip, which is not a fun thing to do. Since I have been the principal chauffeur for her many doctor and rehab visits, I have made an unfortunate, but … Continue reading →

WATCH: FOX News Actually Admits, US Planning to Bomb Syria to “Protect Al-Qaeda”

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 13 hours ago
[image: al-qaeda] The deep state's support for Al-Qaeda has become so glaring that even FOX News is reporting on it, asking why would we be helping the terrorist group. The post WATCH: FOX News Actually Admits, US Planning to Bomb Syria to “Protect Al-Qaeda” appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Iraq’s PM Abadi Acknowledges Defeat For 2nd Term

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
(AIN) In what appeared to be a concession speech Prime Minister Haidar Abadi said that he would not hold onto power. Since May, all of the premier’s plans have gone awry. He was hoping for an easy victory in the elections and came in third. He believed that aligning with Moqtada al-Sadr and his Sairoon would assure him of a second term. Instead, Sadr abandoned him for an alliance with the pro-Iran Hashd Fatah list led by Badr’s Hadi Amiri after the protests and riots in Basra. His remarks just confirmed what was already a fait accompli. Abadi came into office in 2014 as the anti-N... more »

This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 14

Joel Wing at MUSINGS ON IRAQ - 13 hours ago
1960 Iraq Iran Kuwait Saudi Arabia Venezuela meeting in Baghdad created OPEC 1980 Iran’s Chief of Staff of military said it no longer abided by 1975 Algiers Agreement with Iraq over Shatt al-Arab border 1980 Iran’s Pres Bani Sadr and PM Rajai flying in helicopter along Iran-Iraq border was fired upon by an Iraqi MiG Iraq didn't know who was in the helicopter 2001 Bush told Blair that there might be an Iraq-Al Qaeda connection (Musings On Iraq article on how Bush admin went from 9/11 to Iraq invasion) 2001 Fmr CIA Dir Woolsey said Saddam could be working with ... more »

The ATLAS Quest For Photon Jets

Tommaso Dorigo at Science 2.0 blogs - 13 hours ago
What is a photon jet? Despite their exotic name, photon jets are a well studied thing nowadays. The original studies were performed by experimentalists who aimed to test quantum chromodynamics: they used to spend their time discriminating prompt photon production in hadron collisions from backgrounds. I remember a lot of such studies were performed in the 80ies and 90ies by my CDF colleagues, especially within the "QCD working group". The importance of the detection of single, isolated photons of high energy has risen enormously since then, given their role in the discovery of the H... more »

Turkey Builds Up Its Military Forces In Northern Syria On The Anticipation Of An All-Out Assault By Syrian And Russian Forces Against Syrian Rebels In Idlib Province

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 13 hours ago
*BBC*: *Syria war: Turkey 'reinforces military posts in Idlib'* Turkey is reportedly reinforcing its military observation posts inside rebel-held north-western Syria ahead of an expected government offensive. Activists saw a convoy heading towards some of the 12 posts set up last year under a "de-escalation" deal with the government's allies, Russia and Iran. Turkey supports rebel factions trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. Meanwhile, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar warned that an offensive would lead to a "humanitarian tragedy". "Bombing the region will not onl... more »

The Maya-Maiz Living Roots Raza Studies Conference (Spring 2019)

Roberto Rodriguez at Dr Cintli - 13 hours ago
Please support Spring 2019 Maya-Maiz Living Roots Raza Studies Conference at the University of Arizona! This is the active link here: https://www.uafoundation.org/netcommunity/sslpage.aspx?pid=493&fid=Ar8Qg1Ky8nk%3d&fdesc=5tGaT3D3zD630judWyFfjNu0TvtKikii

Why is Puerto Rico a mess and why is it Trump’s fault?

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 13 hours ago
I decided to research why Puerto Rico was such a financial mess before Hurricane Maria in 2017. I didn't do my usual careful 15 minutes, but spent about 3 minutes in Wikipedia, which would be a no-no if I were a student. Now I know. There are several roots to this problem--all white men, of course. 1) Christopher Columbus (1493), William McKinley (1900), Woodrow Wilson (1917), Richard Nixon (1973), and most recently Bill Clinton (1996), phasing out important parts of the favorable federal tax code over a ten-year period ending in 2006 (G.W. Bush). The U.S. did help make Puerto Ric... more »

"President Trump's New Pax Americana" - Col.Douglas Macgregor Speaks at RPI Media & War Conference

Daniel McAdams at 14 hours ago
Do we have any reason at all to hope for a less militaristic foreign policy under President Trump? Col. Macgregor has seen war up close - he led the charge against the Iraqi Republican Guard in the 1991 Iraq war - and he's had enough of the US empire. In his Media & War speech he offers a way out of the neocon militarism that dominates Washington:

Defeat the Deep State - or Lose Your Freedom!

Justin Raimondo at 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] The crisis is upon us, and yet hardly anyone outside of a few old-fashioned liberals sees it. Their view is obscured by the Brobdingnagian figure of Donald J. Trump towering over us all as left and right battle it out in his shadow. Yet the real battle, and the actual combatants, are obscured by this spectacle. The Deep State – i.e. the constellation of national security agencies and private actors who have directed and maintained our globalist foreign policy since the end of World War II – would have targeted Trump in any case, due to his hostility to their inte... more »

Syrian Rebels Preventing Refugees from Leaving Idlib as Russian Forces Prepare Final Offensive

Adam Harvey at 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] As Russian and Syrian forces prepare an offensive to take the last remaining rebel stronghold, some refugees from Idlib province say Syrian rebels are stopping their families from fleeing the fighting. "We were forced to exile from our homes and our country because of the terrorists of Jabhat Al Nusra and Daesh [Islamic State]," one 53-year-old refugee, Ahmad, said. He said he had been in Lebanon's Bar Elias camp in the Bekaa Valley for five years. All the refugees in this part of the camp are from Idlib province, where Russian and Syrian forces are preparing an ... more »

Barack Obama's Return Just Reminds Us How He Fueled the Distrust That Led to Donald Trump

James Bovard at 14 hours ago
[image: undefined] Former president Barack Obama is back. He kicked off a series of campaign appearances last week with a blistering attack on the Trump administration and said the Republican Party had “embraced a rising absolutism.” President Donald Trump deserves plenty of harsh criticism, but Obama’s indictment is akin to the kid who killed his parents and then sought mercy from the judge because he was an orphan. Obama declared that “the biggest threat to our democracy is cynicism.” He also called for “a restoration of honesty and decency and lawfulness in our government.” But ... more »

Leave Syria to the Syrian people

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
Check out two articles that I recommend entitled *The US’s Choice: WWIII or Saving Face in Syria* *here* and *Idlib: Al Qaeda's Last Stand* *here*

Hurricane Florence is not climate change or global warning. It’s just the weather–Roy Spencer

Hifast at Climate Collections - 14 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? Even before Hurricane Florence made landfall somewhere near the border of North and South Carolina, predicted damage from potentially catastrophic flooding from the storm was already being blamed on global warming. Writing for NBC News, Kristina Dahl contended, “With each new…

Pets in an emergency situation

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 14 hours ago
With Hurricane Florence now having arrived in North Carolina, I was reminded of how many pets had suffered in previous hurricanes of my experience, and how many will suffer now. What to do with pets in a storm is a perennial question, challenging owners, activists and officials every hurricane season. Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on Twitter, encouraged residents to consider their pets in their disaster preparations. "Make a plan and practice it with them,” the agency encouraged. Organizations such as the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anim... more »

Need help with downsizing or decluttering?...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 14 hours ago
*plan a Kamikaze clean out.* Stuff. We all have it. Some more than others. Once you have stuff it breeds in the dark of night until cleaning out and organizing becomes almost impossible. Shortly after moving onto our 5 acre property 20 years ago we had a 30 x 40 pole barn built. That works out to *1200 square feet. *To put that into perspective an average two car garage is about 670 sq feet. Do you have any idea of how much stuff you can pack into a barn that size? Not only does it easily accommodate our two vehicles, it is also home to two lawn tractors, two walk behind mowers... more »

Chewing

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 14 hours ago
There was a nature documentary about a seal, and everyone cheered for it to escape from the polar bear. There was another nature documentary about a polar bear, and everyone cheered for it to find something to eat before it starves. The sound of chewing […]

Brazilian Real Reaches Lowest Level Against US Dollar Since 1994

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Brazilian real devaluated again on Thursday against the U.S. dollar, with the North American currency registering an appreciation of 1.21 percent during the day and closing at R$4.20/US$1, the highest level since the creation of the Real Plan in 1994. The highest foreign […]

Rio Design Week Returns for 6th Annual Edition, Opening at the MAM

Contributing Reporter at The Rio Times - 14 hours ago
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In its sixth year, the Semana Design Rio (Rio Design Week) returned yesterday, September 13th and will run until Sunday, September 16th. The event brings together important names in design and creative industries to participate in a series of exhibitions, workshops and discussions. This year […]

Read my charges which went in February 2016 to the Supreme Court to get up to speed on Tsipras and Soros’ system of lynch justice, no hope of due process for his political opponents

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
My cases show that just as St Paisios predicted, the Anti Christ system trying to wipe out all Greeks, and the rest of the world, with compulsory vaccines, will indeed use any excuse to throw a person in jail. There is no hope for any Greek in the visier of this politicized justice system. My […]

Is George Soros behind Tsipras’ political lynch justice system? His fixer Geoffrey Pyatt was caught bribing prosecutors in the Ukraine before he moved to Greece

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
Geoffrey Pyatt, an ally of George Soros, and US ambassador in Athens, was caught trying to bribe prosecutors in he Ukraine in 2016. I am sure he has had a role in setting up a system of bribery and blackmail in Greece to turn the country’s court and police into a Soviet style political execution […]

PREDICTION OF ST PAISIOS INCLUDES IDEA OF POLITICAL COURTS WITHOUT DUE PROCESS! DIVINE LEGAL HELP FOR GREEKS FACING STALIN STYLE PURGE ANY TIME? MY CASE ALLOWS FOR USE OF LETHAL FORCE IN SELF DEFENCE AND DEFENCE OF OTHERS

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
GREEK ARMY AND POLICE, ESPECIALLY IN LARISA AREA, SHOULD SET UP COMMUNICATION AND RAPID DEFENCE NETWORK CORRUPT SUPERIORS ORDERING INVOLVEMENT IN PURGE SHOULD BE ARRESTED FOR INSTIGATING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY TSIPRAS MINIONS APPEARING AT MIDNIGHT WITH ARREST WARRANTS OR SUMMONS SHOULD BE IGNORED OR SHOT IF THEY INSIST LETHAL FORCE IS REASONABLE TO PROTECT ONE’S LIVE […]

RED ALERT!CLASHES TOMORROW OVER RAPPER’S MURDER COULDBE USED AS COVER FOR POLITICAL ASSASSINATION AND PURGE

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
Alexis Tsipras may use clashes expected on Saturday over the murder of a rapper by Golden Dawn activists as a cover to launch false flag political assassinations to be blamed on the army, police members start a purge using false witness statements and forged documents. The actual anniversary of the rapper’s death is on Thursday but the […]

Tsipras’ new national emergency agency may be modelled on the Cheka

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 14 hours ago
Alexis Tsipras new National Emergency Management Service agency may be the embryonic government agency tasked to purge Greeks modelled on the Soviet Cheka, which ran the Red Terror. http://www.ekathimerini.com/231600/article/ekathimerini/news/greek-pm-heralds-new-agency-to-tackle-emergencies The Cheka was established by an emergency decree, set up operations throughout the country within a year, and expanded to 200,000 strong force in just two […]

WTF, Bezos

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 14 hours ago
Yes, all the hot takes on this news are written, but sometimes you just have to do your part to swell the crowd of people who are pointing out that something is stupid. Jeff Bezos (and his wife) starting pre-K schools is stupid. Let me count the ways (in no particular order). This damn guy It's a stupid small pledge on his part. Yes, $2 billion is a chunk of money (aka more money than any teacher will ever make in their lifetime), but it's chump change to Bezos. As this piece points out, it's about 1% of his wealth. It's considerably less than some of his fellow billionaire dabblers... more »

Space-based interceptors?

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 14 hours ago
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proposed a military system, later dubbed “Star Wars,” that promised to protect the United States from nuclear attack. The basic idea was to use weapons based in space to knock down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Reagan’s plan didn’t materialize, but the idea never went away. In 2018—against the Department of Defense’s wishes—Congress passed a bill calling for the Pentagon to start building space-based interceptors. Unfortunately, it’s a terrible plan. Space-based missile defense is an ineffectual defense at best, and a very d... more »

French Troops Spotted On The Front Lines In Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 14 hours ago
*Newsweek:* *What Is France Doing in Syria? New U.S. Military Photos May Have Shown Too Much* New photos released by the U.S. military appeared to show a greater French role in Syria than previously thought—but the images were quickly pulled from social media. The official Twitter account for the Special Ops Joint Task Force involved in the U.S.-led mission against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria shared pictures Wednesday from the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor featuring U.S. Army troops loading a mortar and a French light armored vehicle in the background. Whil... more »

Friday Morning Links

Greg Fingas at Accidental Deliberations - 14 hours ago
Assorted content to end your week. - Michael Harris laments the lack of any consistent connection between reporting on severe weather events and the climate change which is producing them in unprecedented numbers: Mainstream news coverage does well with reporting episodes, but misses the boat on thematic coverage. CNN is good at telling us about the casualties and costs of storms in places like New Orleans or Wilmington. But it is next to hopeless at taking the vital signs of the planet. It may be the biggest missed story in history. Here are just a few of the inconvenient facts th... more »

Diversity at Google; The Bad Boy Rebels Don’t Wear Stupid Hats

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 14 hours ago
Oh look, the self-aggrandizing smartest kids in the class. Captains of the Chess Club. Can you stop the differences? Can you spot the broad diversity? Some of the adults dare to not wear a stupid hat. How diverse. If the World allows these safe-space fed people to control what we learn and are exposed to … Continue reading "Diversity at Google; The Bad Boy Rebels Don’t Wear Stupid Hats"

Storm Surge

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 14 hours ago
Oriental, NC US OrientalNCnc4cbCAM1 | Weather Underground The circle on the path is at 4 feet elevation.

Cheese Vs. Extreme Weather

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 14 hours ago
The theory that the moon is made of cheese, is more defendable than the theory CO2 causes extreme weather – because cheese is visible and bears some similarity in appearance to the moon. By contrast, there is no empirical evidence … Continue reading →

Government Offers Separated Families a 2nd Shot at Asylum

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
The settlement could give "well over 1,000 parents" a second chance at asylum.

White House Defends Trump on Puerto Rico Death Toll Claim

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Public health experts have estimated that nearly 3,000 perished because of the effects of Maria.

‘It Looked Like Armageddon:’ Deadly Gas Blasts Destroy Homes

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 14 hours ago
Emergency crews responded to what they believe is a series of gas explosions that have damaged homes across three communities north of Boston.

Japan, The Climate Laggard

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 15 hours ago
By Paul Homewood An opinion piece from the Nikkei Asian Review, by Michiyo Morisawa, who is director of the Japan office of CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project), a global environmental impact nonprofit, providing a platform for all companies and cities to report information on their climate, water and deforestation impacts: […]

US Senator Markey Votes Against Funding for New, So-Called “Low-Yield” Nuclear Weapon

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 15 hours ago
“The United States already has hundreds of low-yield nuclear weapons. The federal government is slated to spend hundreds of billions … Continue reading →

Hurricane Florence Landfall Radar With Location Of Nuclear Power Stations – Weather

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 15 hours ago
For the very latest updates go to your preferred/local weather source. The orange icons are the nuclear power stations. Brunswick … Continue reading →

Introduction To Storm Surge

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 15 hours ago
Emphasis added; original here: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/surge/surge_intro.pdf

Monumental Stupidity

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 15 hours ago
Everyone is fixated on Hurricane Florence. News networks have sent reporters down to the Carolinas to ride out the storm. And they're reporting -- windblown and soaked to the skin -- every fifteen minutes. But, Michael Harris writes, they're missing the point: It comes down to this: Warmer air holds more moisture, intensifying extreme weather events like hurricanes. Higher sea levels from melting ice caps raise the height of storm surges. Hotter temperatures draw moisture from vegetation, turning forests and brush into tinder. That is partially why California has been fighting wi... more »

Universal Savings Accounts a Silver Lining in Tax Reform

Veronique de Rugy at rss - 15 hours ago
[image: universal-savings-accounts-a-silver-lining-in-tax-reform] The idea is to encourage savings by granting taxpayers a tax incentive to save, with total flexibility over the timing and use of the money saved.

From the indigenous peoples' environmental catastrophe in the Amazon to the investors' dispute on denial of justice: the Chevron v. Ecuador August 2018 PCA arbitral award and the dearth of international environmental remedies for private victims

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
14-Sep-2018 The task no longer lies with interpreting investment treaties alone and trying to reform investment arbitration in general – but designing an entirely cohesive system for international environmental justice that is open to the actual victims of environmental disasters and not just the States that often fail to genuinely represent them.

New boots-on-the-ground trade association to boost ties between Canada, EU

bilaterals.org - 15 hours ago
14-Sep-2018 The Canada EU Trade Investment Association is a cross-sector industry group out to promote dealmaking.

Untitled

Jenna Orkin at From the Wilderness' Peak Oil Blog - 15 hours ago
From Jenna Orkin Gas Explosion Causes Dozens of Fires in Mass. In Florence's Path: Giant Toxic Coal Ash Piles North Carolina Didn't Like Science on Sea Levels, So Passed a Law Against It How the Pentagon Paid for NFL Displays of Patriotism A corollary: How Sports Helped America Heal After 9/11 'Catastrophic': EU Passes Copyright Directive Including Internet 'Link Tax' and 'Upload Filter'Semi-Automatic Rifles Kill Twice as Many People as Other Guns, Study ShowsGoogle's new AI chief has said he worries about 'horrible scenarios' that would trigger 'the complete lockdown of robotics r... more »

Will You Worship the AI God?

PTAblues at Roscoe Reports - 15 hours ago

Hurricane Florence: Abandoned pet shelter to kill animals if they are not adopted by time storm hits

White Wolf at White Wolf - 15 hours ago
An animal shelter in the path of Hurricane Florence has warned it will euthanize animals if it can’t find people to adopt them before the storm hits. Jewel Horton, manager of Pender County Animal Shelter in North Carolina, said on Wednesday that local government-run animal shelters were filling up fast and that those that hit capacity must “make space”. This means putting down animals to reduce overcrowding. “We are avoiding euthanasia at all costs,” Ms Horton said. “That's why we're begging for assistance.” Organisations such as the Pender County Humane Society are helping to fac... more »

Erdogan & Putin To Discuss Syria in Sochi- Monday Sept.17/18

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 15 hours ago
*Link * *Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the Russian resort city of Sochi on Monday, Turkish official said Friday.* *Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a televised press conference in Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday that the two presidents will discuss the situation in Syria's Idlib.* *"Turkey is working to reach a cease-fire in Idlib," he said. "We will continue our efforts with Iran and Russia ... We will continue our efforts on international platforms as well."* *Erdogan met with the leaders of Ira... more »

US now encouraging the division of Ukraine along religious lines

Alex Gorka at The Duran - 15 hours ago
This policy will hardly help Ukraine become more prosperous or secure. The post US now encouraging the division of Ukraine along religious lines appeared first on The Duran.

Donald Trump blamed for Hurricane Florence in MSM insanity

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 15 hours ago
Mother Nature truly doesn't give a whit about politics - but try telling that to the hysterical mainstream leftist media! The post Donald Trump blamed for Hurricane Florence in MSM insanity appeared first on The Duran.

World News Briefs -- September 14, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 15 hours ago
Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, at 7.15am on Friday with winds of up to 90 mph *Daily Mail: **Florence hits land: 60 people are rescued from collapsing hotel as storm surge of TEN FEET swamps city where 150 people are trapped as center of the hurricane batters North Carolina with 90 mph winds* * Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, at 7.15am with winds of up to 90 mph * More than 60 people were rescued from a collapsing hotel in Jacksonville, North Carolina, early on Friday * Rescue teams are working to free those... more »

Science Confirms: Intelligent People Go To Bed Late, Leave A Mess Everywhere, And Use Bad Language.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/science-confirms-intelligent-people-go-to-bed-late-leave-a-mess-everywhere-and-use-bad-language.html?utm_source=HHL&utm_content=53914-VZEZ Advertisements

Study: Having sex once a week could help slow down aging in women.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.thisisinsider.com/sex-could-slow-down-aging-2017-11?utm_content=buffer3cec2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-home

Could cold water swimming help treat depression?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 15 hours ago
https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2018/sep/13/could-cold-water-swimming-help-treat-depression?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Pole position

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 15 hours ago
I've finally caught up with an episode of Mark Mardell's *Brexit: A Love Story? *that I'd missed. It concerned the Blair government's opening of the doors to mass immigration from Eastern Europe in the the first decade of the present century. Did that push the Leave vote in the Brexit referendum? The feature was dominated by the views of three 'talking heads' - all remarkably like-minded, except for disagreeing over who was to blame for so massively underestimating the numbers. Two were members of that government - Tony Blair himself and David Blunkett - and other was the profess... more »

Dallas Police Attempt to ‘Smear’ Botham Jean Over Tiny Bit of Weed and they Failed, Miserably

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 16 hours ago
[image: smear] Police waited until the day of the innocent man's funeral to release the affidavit claiming they found weed in Botham Jean's home, an obvious smear campaign. The post Dallas Police Attempt to ‘Smear’ Botham Jean Over Tiny Bit of Weed and they Failed, Miserably appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

IF CUOMO'S A SURE LOSER IN 2020, HE COULD HAVE PLENTY OF COMPANY

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 16 hours ago
Excellent news in my state: Years of anger at a group of Democratic state senators who had collaborated with Republicans boiled over on Thursday, as primary voters ousted nearly all of them in favor of challengers who had called them traitors and sham progressives. The losses were ... a resounding upset for the members of the Independent Democratic Conference.... Of the eight members of this turncoat conference, six lost primaries yesterday, including their leader, Jeffrey Klein of the Bronx. They thwarted quite a bit of progressive legislation, and our governor, Andrew Cuomo, lik... more »

Irony? The Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention retracts a paper

Adam Marcus at Retraction Watch - 16 hours ago
Irony machine, start your engine: A pair of engineers have lost a 2017 paper in the Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention over a failure to determine who owned the data. The article, “Solder selection for reflowing large ceramic substrates during PCB assembly,” was written by Prashant Reddy Gangidi and Noy Souriyasak, both listed as … Continue reading Irony? The Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention retracts a paper

Dusky gopher frog case heads to U.S. Supreme Court with support of local government leaders

Heather Nolan at Louisiana Environment and Flood Control - 16 hours ago
About 100 adult dusky gopher frogs still live in the wild north of Gulfport.

Do Heavy Metals Cause Heart Attacks?

thedrswolfson at The Drs. Wolfson - 16 hours ago
A new report is out, and the verdict is in…again. Heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium and even copper are linked to heart attack and stroke risk. I have known this for a while and dedicated an entire chapter to heavy metals in my book, The Paleo Cardiologist. The British Medical Journal published a […] The post Do Heavy Metals Cause Heart Attacks? appeared first on The Drs. Wolfson.

Is Kerry an Iranian spy? Jeffrey Varasano

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 16 hours ago
"John Kerry advised Iran on how to thwart Trump administration policy. How is Carter Page a Russian Spy and Kerry isn't an Iranian Spy? I want to see Kerry's bank accounts. Let's knock his door in at 4am, throw him in solitary, find out what he knows, if any money changed hands, if he paid all his taxes on it, if he registered as an Agent of a Foreign Power or lied in any way. Who is his lawyer? Raid his office too. Did his secretary's cousin's barber talk to someone with ties to an Iranian oligarch? Let's ruin his life, go thru his last 10 years of taxes and pressure him to flip... more »

Up to a point M'lud

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 16 hours ago
Hmm...

Can Jeff Bezos help the homeless? 4 essential reads

Aviva Rutkin, Big Data + Applied Mathematics Editor at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
With such an enormous challenge, where would it make sense to start? We looked into our archives for stories on what it would take to eradicate homelessness in the US today.

Immigrant detention in the US: 4 essential reads

Danielle Douez, Associate Editor, Politics + Society at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 16 hours ago
A record number of immigrant children are being detained in the US. Here's what you need to know.

Rio’s British and Commonwealth Society to Host Annual Beatles Night

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 16 hours ago
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Saturday, September 15th, the British and Commonwealth Society of Rio de Janeiro will be hosting their annual Beatles night at Jubilee Hall in Botafogo. There will be live music from three different Beatles-inspired acts, as well as Indian samosas and curry, English sausages and […]

Tucker Carlson EVISCERATES Stormy Daniels’ creepy lawyer (VIDEO)

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 16 hours ago
Tucker Carlson refuses to let "Creepy Porn Lawyer" Michael Avenatti get away with his hypocritical rhetoric on Tucker's program. The post Tucker Carlson EVISCERATES Stormy Daniels’ creepy lawyer (VIDEO) appeared first on The Duran.

Russia, China conduct MASSIVE military exercises in Siberia, and the images are incredible

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 16 hours ago
President Putin and President Xi Jinping's alliance shows in very large-scale exercise which tests - and shows - military's readiness. The post Russia, China conduct MASSIVE military exercises in Siberia, and the images are incredible appeared first on The Duran.

Solar observation facility mysteriously evacuated in New Mexico

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 16 hours ago
A true bona fide mystery taking place at a solar telescope facility in southern New Mexico, showing the eerie power of the government. The post Solar observation facility mysteriously evacuated in New Mexico appeared first on The Duran.

Leaked Google video exposes panic and fear over ‘deplorable’ election victory

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 16 hours ago
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 106. The post Leaked Google video exposes panic and fear over ‘deplorable’ election victory appeared first on The Duran.

Facebook Starts “Fact Checking” Photos And Videos Using AI

Tyler Durden at The Duran - 16 hours ago
Facebook censorship will utilize a machine learning model that uses various engagement signals, including feedback from people on Facebook. The post Facebook Starts “Fact Checking” Photos And Videos Using AI appeared first on The Duran.

‘Our empire is coming to an end,’ says Ron Paul

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 16 hours ago
Libertarian former senator Ron Paul makes no bones about the problems the US faces in maintaining its empire through lies and deceit. The post ‘Our empire is coming to an end,’ says Ron Paul appeared first on The Duran.

STALIN’S TORTURE PERMEATED WITH SATANIC, FREEMASON AND ILLUMINATI SYMBOLS. HIDEOUS END FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GREEKS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS?

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 16 hours ago
Stalin’s secret police used torture instruments on millions permeated with Satanic, Illuminati and Freemason symbolism and rituals displayed by the likes of Madonna during her Super bowl half time performance. Stalin was a Globalist just like Hitler and their totalitarian systems resembled each other (cult of the party leader, propaganda, totalitarian bureaucracy, torture etc) because […]

STALIN’S SECRET POLICE CHIEF RAPED, TORTURED AND KILLED THOUSANDS OF RUSSIAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN HIMSELF

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 16 hours ago
Stalin’s secret police head Lavrenty Beria was responsible for the death of millions of Russians . He was a sadist torturer who raped and killed possibly thousands of Russian women. He even raped and killed them in his own home. A grave of his victims contains two children’s remains. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavrentiy_Beria From The Telegraph Lavrenty Beria was […]

Tsipras’ new Justice Minister seems to be following Stalin’s gameplay for the Great Purge, grooming terrorists for political assassination, also likely in Larisa, and controlling the media

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 16 hours ago
Alexis Tsipras’ new Justice Minister Michalis Kalogerou, seems to be using Stalin’s paradigm for conducting a purge, which includes grooming terrorists for political assassinations and controlling the media for a news black out. “Purge trials, also called Great Purge, three widely publicized show trials and a series of closed, unpublicized trials held in the Soviet […]

“Pig in a poke”: die-hard proponents want to open Nova Scotia to fracking

Joan Baxter at Halifax Examiner - 16 hours ago
About 200 people gathered last evening in Pugwash, filling the Northumberland Community Curling Club for a debate framed around the resolution “fracking will be beneficial to Cumberland County.” The audience was, not surprisingly, clearly divided between those in favour and those against. For many, including several members of the Nova Scotia Fracking Resource and Action […]

This Is How to Kill a Tank

Charlie Gao at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, Europe* [image: By Sgt. Matthew Callahan - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinfos_showcase/sets/72157650921376780/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39303947] The Carl Gustav and the AT4 are some of the most popular anti-tank systems in the world. The Carl Gustav and the AT4 are some of the most popular anti-tank systems in the world. While the “dumb” rockets both launchers fire may seem outdated in a world full of anti-tank guided missiles, often times the additional weight and complexity a guided missile brings is unnecess... more »

Russia Wants New Aircraft Carriers and a New Fighter Jet That Has Something in Common with the F-35

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 16 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* [image: By Indian Navy - http://indiannavy.nic.in/sites/default/files/images/V_aditya_6.jpg, GODL-India, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30528752] Think VTOL. Russia is developing a new vertical-takeoff aircraft—and new carriers to launch them. An article in the Russian newspaper Izvestia (see translation here) featured statements by two Russian officials that suggested vertical takeoff and landing, or VTOL, aircraft carriers and aircraft will be joining the Russian Navy. Denis Manturov, the head of the Russian Ministry for Tra... more »

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- September 14, 2018

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 16 hours ago
U.S. Department of Defense *Task & Purpose:* *Pentagon Masses Troops, Equipment, And Ships For Hurricane Florence Response * The U.S. military has “quite literally surrounded” the East Coast states that Hurricane Florence is expected to hit with personnel and equipment, which are poised to swoop in to help people in need, said Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, head of U.S. Northern Command. A total of 7,000 U.S. troops have tasked with taking part in relief efforts, of which about 3,000 are active-duty service members, O’Shaughnessy told reporters on Thursday. Thousands of ot... more »

Constitutionally Unfit

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 17 hours ago
September 7 was another day in the life of a narcissistic sociopath. The *Washington Post* reported that Señor Trumpanzee "woke up in Billings, Montana, flew to Fargo, N.D., visited Sioux Falls and eventually returned to Washington. He spoke to reporters on Air Force One, held a pair of fundraisers and was interviewed by three local reporters. In that single day, he publicly made 125 false or misleading statements-- in a period of time that totaled only about 120 minutes. It was a new single-day high. The day before, the president made 74 false or misleading claims, many in a campa... more »

Racist Rapist

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 17 hours ago

Missed It By That Much

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 17 hours ago
“Hurricane” Florence is passing over Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina right now, with peak wind speed in the eyewall of 60 MPH and a storm surge of just over three feet. Florence Station Home Page – NOAA Tides & Currents Florence … Continue reading →

New Documents Undermine Trump’s Repeated Claims, Show Dire Situation in Puerto Rico After Hurricanes

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 17 hours ago
https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2017/09/20/storm-they-call-the-wind-maria-powerful-hurricane-maria-has-maximum-sustained-winds-of-175-mph-280-kmh-and-a-very-low-minimum-pressure-909-mb/ “New Documents Undermine President’s Repeated Claims, Show Dire Situation in Puerto Rico After Hurricanes Sep 13, 2018 Press Release … Continue reading →

F-22 Was At A Disadvanatge When It Came Face-To-Face With Russia's Top Fighter Near Alaska This Week

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
The Aviationist *Business Insider:* *US F-22s came face-to-face with Russia's top fighter near Alaska and were at a major disadvantage* * The US's and Russia's top fighter jets recently ran into each other in the skies near Alaska — and had combat broken out, the Russian jet would have been favored. * The US's F-22 doesn't visibly store weapons and relies on stealth, so coming face-to-face with an advanced Russian fighter would put it at a disadvantage. * Most incidents in the skies involving the US are communicated in advance and handled professionally, but the rules of engagement... more »

Former National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers Refutes Reports That He Discussed Collusion With Trump

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 17 hours ago
National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque *CBS: **Ex-NSA chief says he never discussed collusion with Trump* WASHINGTON -- Former National Security Agency Director and commander of U.S. Cyber Command Admiral Mike Rogers said in rare public remarks on Tuesday that, contrary to media reports, he "never had a discussion" about collusion with President Trump or other White House officials. "I've never had a discuss... more »

If at first you don't succeed . . .

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 17 hours ago
. . . they used to say "Try, try again!", but in this case, I think that may be too expensive. Also, this miss was *not* as good as a mile! (A tip o' the hat to reader Snoggeramus for sending in the picture.) Peter

Marcel Proust and Jean-Paul Sartre

Anoop Verma at The Verma Report - 18 hours ago
Marcel ProustJean-Paul Sartre was an admirer of Marcel Proust’s literature. He saw Proust as not only a great fiction writer but also as a philosopher of subjective mental experience and its corollaries, such as consciousness and identity. In his *Being and Nothingness*, Sartre makes several references to Proust’s *Remembrances of Things Past*. I think the most interesting reference is on pages 168—169 where Sartre offers his perspective on the following passage from *Swann’s Way* (*Remembrances of Things Past*; Volume 1; Chapter 3: “Swann in Love”): For the moment that Swann was a... more »

NOAA distortion of data continues…

drinkingwateradvisor at The Drinking Water Advisor - 18 hours ago
“The NOAA claims are not even remotely credible. The animation below shows the spectacular data tampering being committed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create this fake news. They turn a long term summer cooling trend into a … Continue reading →

America and Britain Are Preparing to Refight the Battle of the Atlantic (But Against Russia)

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 18 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* [image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/%C2%AB%D0%AE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%C2%BB.jpg] The Second Fleet is Back--and ready to take on the Russian Navy. If a Nazi U-boat captain were to magically surface in the Atlantic, he might think it was 1943. Or, a Soviet sub skipper might think it was 1983. America and Britain are reviving their North Atlantic defenses—but this time against Russian instead of Nazi or Soviet submarines. Last month, the U.S. Navy formally reactivated ... more »

RED ALERT! DEADLINE HAS PASSED TO CANCEL MY SOVIET SHOW TRIAL ON OCTOBER 5TH. TSIPRAS CONTINUES WITH HIS LAWLESS POLITICAL EXECUTION PLANS USING THE COURTS AND POLICE. FALSE FLAG ASSASSINATION PLOT PLANNED FOR LARISA?

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 18 hours ago
The Friday deadline for the cancellation of my show trial October 5th at Larisa court has passed with no contact from Larisa court. Alexis Tsipras may well have planned a false flag political assassination as a pretext for a Stalin style purge to be carried out around now to destroy opposition to his depopulation plan. […]

U.K.’s Wind Farms Idled in Summer Heat Wave

IER at IER - 18 hours ago
The United Kingdom’s wind farm capacity increased by over 10 percent from last year, but the share of electricity the… The post U.K.’s Wind Farms Idled in Summer Heat Wave appeared first on IER.

On the Brink with Russia in Syria Again, 5 Years Later

The Duran at The Duran - 18 hours ago
It’s deja-vu all over again in Syria, with the U.S. on the verge of a confrontation with Russia as Donald Trump faces his biggest decision yet as president, comments Ray McGovern. The post On the Brink with Russia in Syria Again, 5 Years Later appeared first on The Duran.

National Autism Association Offers Hurricane Safety Tip for Families

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
As the East Coast prepares for Hurricane Florence, National Autism Association has created a guide to assist families. Visit http://nationalautismassociation.org/hurricane-florence-tips-for-before-during-after/. Stay safe, friends. Hurricanes disrupt life and we know what that can mean to families with a loved one on...

IACC Meeting September 27, Public Comments Invited

Age of Autism at AGE OF AUTISM - 18 hours ago
The purpose of the 2018 IACC Workshop: Addressing the Health Needs of People on the Autism Spectrum, is to convene a working group of the IACC that will focus on health needs and outcomes among people with autism spectrum disorder...

European Court Rules That UK Mass Surveillance Program Violates Right To Privacy

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 18 hours ago
Information collected at the installation is sent to GCHQ's headquarters in Cheltenham (pictured) and shared with the National Security Agency in the US *Daily Mail:* *British spies violated privacy and free speech laws with GCHQ programme revealed by Edward Snowden, European court rules* * Court ruled Britain's programme of mass surveillance violated right to privacy * The court ruled the existence of GCHQ surveillance programme was not illegal * But interception of journalistic material violated right to freedom of information * The case was brought to the ECHR by a group of jour... more »

Uncomfortable moments

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
If you had doubts about Mishal Husain's interviewing skills after reading the transcript in the previous post, then you're probably not alone. Even the lady herself has doubts. *The Daily Mail*, reporting from her latest book plug, records her saying that it's taken her three years to begin to feel "more at ease" at *Today*. "In fact, I still have many uncomfortable moments, and times when I come off air and think - I'm not cut out for this job!", she said. Aren't people horrible though? I can hardly bring myself to trawl through and copy-and-paste some of the responses, but ... more »

Rio Nightlife Guide for Friday, September 14, 2018

Jack Arnhold at The Rio Times - 19 hours ago
We have the top three picks for this Friday, and below there is a list of bars and lounges that are always a good option. PARTY: MUG com Samba Que Elas Querem! @ Espaço Bella Vista (Glória) – This Friday’s edition of MUG will see a live performance of Rio favorites Samba Que Elas Querem. […]

Syria, Jordan hold first talks about reopening strategic crossing

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – Syria and Jordan held their first technical talks about reopening the Nassib Crossing in the Dara’a Governorate, the Reuters News Agency reported. Citing a Jordanian official, Reuters reported that the talks took place on Thursday at the Jaber Crossing and focused on practical arrangements regarding security and customs. “The meetings […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkey keeping plans to acquire S-400 system

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov’s statement comes following earlier US media reports that Turkey has begun construction of a platform site for a Russian S-400 missile defense system, despite pressure from Washington to abandon plans to purchase the military equipment. Turkey will receive Russian S-400 air defense missile systems in 2019, despite constant pressure from […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Italian citizen captured while fighting with ISIS in Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – An Italian citizen fighting with the Islamic State (ISIS) was captured in Syria recently, the official media wing of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) reported. Semir Bogana (AKA Abu Hureyre Al-Muhajir) was captured in northern Syria recently after he attempted to flee to Turkey. “Semir Bogana was responsible for the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army storms ISIL’s last stronghold in southern Syria (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
The Syrian Army is storming extinct volcanos in the Tulul al-Safa area in the wilderness of As-Suwayda governorate. The offensive, conducted across multiple directions simultaneously, is being covered by a Sputnik correspondent embedded with Syrian forces. Nearly a dozen Daesh* militants, mostly snipers hidden away in the gorges on the approaches to the area’s strategic heights, were eliminated on Wednesday, according to the military. An officer […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

YPG to help Syrian gov’t recapture Idlib – Turkish Foreign Minister

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – On Thursday, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu penned a response to a New York Times op-ed that was released last week. Cavusoglu stated in the response that the U.S. should reassess who they consider their ally, while also claiming that the Washington-backed People’s Protection Units (YPG) had struck up […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US sends powerful message to Iran, Russia in latest military drills with Syrian rebels

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) – The U.S. and their rebel allies recently conducted an eight-day long military exercise in the Tanf region of southern Syria this week. Speaking to Reuters this week, the commander of the US-backed Maghawir Al-Thawra group, Muhannad Al-Talaa, said that the military exercise included live-fire air and ground assaults that included […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian, Israeli top security officials discuss situation in Middle East, Syria

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat have held a meeting in Moscow, discussing the situation in the Middle East, particularly in Syria, the council said in a statement on Thursday. “Nikolai Patrushev and Meir Ben-Shabbat exchanged views on a number of issues concerning Russian-Israeli security cooperation, focusing on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army scores big advance in western Deir Ezzor (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 19 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:40 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a surprise offensive in the western countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate this week. Backed back the Russian Air Force, the Syrian Arab Army began their offensive by storming the Islamic State’s (ISIS) large pocket in the Badiya Al-Sham region near the Homs provincial […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Mexico prepared to do a trade deal without Canada, official tweets

bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
14-Sep-2018 Mexico is prepared to move ahead with an updated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement that does not include Canada if Ottawa and Washington cannot resolve their differences.

Kyiv court rules to seize shares of Russia's state-owned banks in Ukraine

bilaterals.org - 19 hours ago
14-Sep-2018 The move followed a ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration that the Russian government must compensate almost two dozen Ukrainian companies for their losses incurred from the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.

A cunning plan

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
“This week, the team hike along Offa’s Dyke and stuff the remains of a former dissident into a sports hold-all.”

Dedicated Followers of Fashion

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 19 hours ago
Ah, it's London Fashion Week again. Previously that meant lots of BBC reporting about industry fears over Brexit. This year, well, it looks like more of the same... Here's a Twitter conversation I overheard on the subject this morning: *Felix Randal*: Radio 4 Today editorial line: any good news story is temporary because of Brexit, any bad news story is because of Brexit. *Darren Grimes*: The Chair of the British Fashion Council on Radio 4 Today and the presenter is desperate to have her say the Brexit could spell the end for British fashion, which she refuses to do more than once. ... more »

SPUTNIK NEWS QUESTIONS JOHN HELMER ON THE PETROV-BOSHIROV INTERVIEW

Editor at Dances With Bears - 19 hours ago
By John Helmer, Moscow Truth, like eating boots, can be funny to watch. This is because truth and boots are equally easy to cook and just as unappetising, unless you are starving. On Wednesday President Vladimir Putin responded to the naming of two would-be assassins of Sergei Skripal by Prime Minister Theresa May and the […]

Did Israel Just Sell Its Iron Dome Missile Defense System To Saudi Arabia?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 hours ago
Iron Dome testing . (photo credit: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE SPOKESPERSON'S OFFICE) *Jerusalem Post*: *Saudi Arabia reportedly purchases Iron Dome missile system, Israel denies* Reportedly, the deal was mediated by the United States, which included further plans to reach an agreement on broad military cooperation between the two countries. Defense Ministry denied the claims. Saudi Arabia has purchased the Iron Dome missile defense system from Israel to defend itself from missile attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Emirati news website Al-Khaleej reported on Thursday. Reportedly, t... more »

Cat Blog, etc.?

LL at Virtual Mirage - 20 hours ago
There is more than one cat blog out there. And while I am not a cat person, I thought that this might serve as me becoming more mainstream. The kinder, and nicer LL. And then there is the bitter Barack, who some people are calling "Pennywise" these days. Whenever he spoke, I heard the steam calliope playing in the background because he reminded me of a carnival barker. All he did with his pen was quickly undone. And now America is recovering. But Pennywise did amass a large personal fortune while he served in the White House. From pauper to billionaire... while steward of the exche... more »

Malay anxiety, exclusion, and national unity

Hew Wai Weng at New Mandala - 20 hours ago
By drawing stricter boundaries between what is ‘Islamic’ and ‘un-Islamic’, and between who is ‘Malay’ and ‘non-Malay’, the anxiety about 'Malay unity' is addressed in a post-May 9 Malaysia. The post Malay anxiety, exclusion, and national unity appeared first on New Mandala.

L’importance du temps

Ethical Technology - 20 hours ago
Allongement de la durée de vie, réduction du temps de travail : pourquoi vouloir plus de temps ?

The Strange Russian Alibi

Craig Murray at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Craig Murray on why he had initially dismissed the interview with Russians Boshirov and Petrov as unconvincing. Until he looked a little deeper

Major New Movie ‘Active Measures’ Brings Rabid Anti-Russianism to the Silver Screen

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
If you thought Saddam Hussein had chemical weapons, you're going to love this movie. Featuring Hillary Clinton and John McCain

Ann Coulter and Tucker Carlson call out chemical weapons hoaxes in Syria

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
This Press TV report was largely overlooked but Tucker Carlson and Anne Coulter refer to the findings of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in this video. It should serve as a warning about any future chemical weapons hoaxes

On the Censorship of Michael Hoffman’s Books by Amazon

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
The Saker talks to Michael Hoffman about how Amazon is censoring all those that don't conform to its highly subjective standards

Send Those Who Question Transgenderism to Gulags, Says Student LGBT Group

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Natacha Kennedy, a transgender lecturer at Goldsmiths, has created a list of academics the student group seeks to silence

A murder in Aleppo shows the Syrian war is not over yet

Robert Fisk at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Robert Fisk reflects on what the life and death of one Syrian Army major says about the country and its future

Wealthy elitists literally living off blood transfusions from children … Modern “vampires” are real

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
New scientific research suggests vampirism may be more than a myth and the elite will pay big money for what has been found

Updated: China Is Secretly Taking Over Zambia (and other African countries too)

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
China's approach is more subtle than the former colonial rulers but the end result is the same. Africa is falling into economic servitude but now it's not European colonists in charge, it's China

Leslie Moonves – Male Sacrifice Feeds the #MeToo God

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
High profile cases like Weinstein and Moonves are publicized so heterosexuality will be seen as a pathology.

Problem, Reaction, Solution: US Bait Arrives in Idlib, ISIS Now in Position

wmw_admin at The Truthseeker - 20 hours ago
Vanessa Beeley reports that ISIS are moving back into Idlib. Opening the way for U.S. forces to muscle in on the pretext of their mandate "to fight ISIS"

Could China Build Its Very Own F-35B with Russia's Help?

Lyle J. Goldstein at Test Feed Using Fields - 20 hours ago
*Lyle J. Goldstein* *Technology, Asia* [image: By National Museum of the U.S. Navy - 180411-N-ZB537-0005, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70801294] Recent Chinese writings point to some interesting signs. A tighter military-industrial relationship between Beijing and Moscow could open the door to accelerated vertical take-off fighter development for both powers. As China’s Navy continues its rapid progress, teething problems are inevitable, and recent reports suggest that there have been issues with its first carrier-borne fighter, the J-15. Indeed... more »

This Gun Is Loved By Militaries Around the World (And Its About To Become Even Deadlier)

Charlie Gao at Test Feed Using Fields - 20 hours ago
*Charlie Gao* *Technology, Americas* [image: By PRT Meymaneh - 0109, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9879112] The HK416 is getting an upgrade. The rifle of choice of many elite teams is getting better: how the HK416, the favorite gun of many special forces teams is getting an upgrade. The HK416 is one of the world’s most popular infantry weapons of the latest generation. Special operation forces from the United States to Europe to Asia all use the HK416. It’s even issued to regular soldiers in the U.S. Marines, French Army and Norwegian Armed Forces. ... more »

Facebook will fact-check images and videos

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/13/facebook-will-fact-check-images-and-videos.html?__source=facebook%7Cmain Advertisements

First Paralyzed Human Treated With Stem Cells Has Now Regained Use Of Arms And Hands

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
https://www.social-consciousness.com/2017/03/first-paralyzed-human-treated-with-stem-cells-has-now-regained-use-of-arms-hands.html?m=1

New Study Finds Marijuana Users Are Happier And More Successful In Life

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
https://truththeory.com/2018/09/09/new-study-finds-marijuana-users-are-happier-and-more-successful-in-life/

You should not drink human blood. It will not keep you young.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
https://www.popsci.com/you-should-not-drink-human-blood?src=SOC&dom=fb

What You Need to Know Before Swimming in a Public Pool or Hot Tub

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/06/06/amp/cryptosporidium-in-public-pool-hot-tub.aspx

Januvia: This Blockbuster Diabetes Drug Can Increase Your Risk of Cancer.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/2018/09/13/januvia-this-blockbuster-diabetes-drug-can-increase-your-risk-of-cancer/

Malicious brain cell identified—surprising finding fills gap in understanding astrocytes’ role in brain disease

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 20 hours ago
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-09-malicious-brain-cell-identifiedsurprising-gap.amp

Syrians Are Finally Learning The Fate Of Disappeared Loved Ones

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 20 hours ago
An aerial view of Sednaya Prison, outside Damascus, Syria. Image: Google Earth; Screenshot: The Intercept *Murtaza Hussain, Mariam Elba, The Intercept:* *As Assad Claims Victory in Syrian Civil War, Families Learn Fates of Disappeared Loved Ones* Two weeks before they were set to be married, Noura Ghazi’s fiancé disappeared the first time. Bassel Khartabil, a Syrian-Palestinian software designer and peaceful activist, had been picked up by Syrian authorities in the al-Mezzeh district of Damascus. The arrest had come on March 15, 2012, exactly a year after Syrians began to rise up ... more »

Gerontocracy And Dead-End Liberalism

Leonid SAVIN at OrientalReview.org - 21 hours ago
Liberalism as a political philosophy demands liberation from all variety of constraints. If one holds consistently liberal positions, one would then need to be liberated from one’s very human-ness itself, regardless of the fact that that is intrinsic to the meaning of life and the intent of history. The post Gerontocracy And Dead-End Liberalism appeared first on OrientalReview.org.

Bombshell: CNN caught fabricating fake news against Trump… Watergate journalist involved

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Who is paying for what is essentially anti American propaganda? It is a long way from a free press. The mere fact that both dogs from the Nixon take down are also been trotted out now begs serious questions as well. The DEEP STATE must be deeply desperate and they are running out of ideas. We already know that the DEEP STATE emerged as a consequence of the JFK assassination in 1963 and has operated to protect itself and its assets ever since to the point of been literally out of control. Mil Intel has combined with Donald Trump to end this monstrosity and in the nonce to resto... more »

The Deadly 1911 Heat Wave That Drove People Insane

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
[image: 1911 Heat Wave] This is worth noting because it tells us what is actually possible and though rare, it informs of what we need to prepare for. These are killing conditions and today we do have access to air conditioning which will also need to shared if needed. As with Earthquake response, it is useful to think through what you need to do. For most this is really no problem but it also tells us that those conditions will force us to abandoning much of what we normally are doing in order to seek protection. The surprise here is the actual number of accidental deaths. the... more »

Evidence-Based Aromatherapy

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
Besides been a delivery system for pleasant odors it is emerging that medical benefits do exist but not overwhelming so.. I get the sense though, considering how short our list is and how traditional as well, that we really need to develop a global movement to support lay research on the many plants ultimately available to both explore, but also to eliminate options in general to optimize effort. The methodology is easily picked up and applied precisely and an ideal medium for lay science. . *Evidence-Based Aromatherapy: Stress Relief And Much More* *Print Friendly or Save as P... more »

Russia will have giant Wing in Ground Effect Seaplanes patrolling the Arctic

arclein at Terra Forming Terra - 21 hours ago
I would love to see Bombardier get into a joint venture with these Russian companies. Canada needs its own fleet and we also need a commercial fleet as well. Throw in Coaxial lift technology as well. Bombardier already has full access to the most modern technology and combining with the Russians could readily build out a completely modernized. It also nicely modernizes the mission of Canada' air force which has long since out grown its role as a fighter aircraft mission support. That is all transitioning to drone based technoloogy. The big job will be to build a nuclear bas... more »

That Is An App That Warns Syrians Of Approaching Air Strikes

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 21 hours ago
John Jaeger, one of two co-founders of Hala System, an early warning alert system linked to sirens inside rebel-held areas in Syria that warns people ahead of an airstrike, is pictured at his office in Turkey September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas *Reuters:* *Air strike warning app helps Syrians dodge death from the skies* ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Russian military aircraft thunders into the sky at 4.47 pm from Russia’s air base at Hmeimim in western Syria, veering to the east. An observer takes note of all three details, opens a phone app and enters the information into three desi... more »

Midnight Meme Of The Day!

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago
*by Noah* Lest we forget, Trump was not the first in government to be massively corrupt. It almost comes with the territory. The thing is, though, Trump is taking corruption to new heights in a massive way. He is pushing the envelope of corruption further and further than it has been ever pushed before. That's what happens when we let those who came earlier push the corruption envelope further than it had ever gone before their time. That's what happens when we let them get away with their corruption. Some other sleazebag is always going to come along in the future, take a look a... more »

Greg Hunter, “Weekly News Wrap-Up 9/14/18”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 22 hours ago
*“Weekly News Wrap-Up 9/14/18”* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "President Trump is out with a new executive order (EO) to stop and punish foreign interference in U.S. elections. Donald Trump is getting ready for the all-important midterm elections in November and wants to make sure there is no cheating. In this new EO, he “declares a national emergency to deal with this threat.” Is this Deep State actors, illegal aliens, foreign spies and anyone working to undermine U.S. elections? It’s all of the above and much more. Another round of texts from former top FBI officials confirmin... more »

Russia Is In No Position To Wage A Real Conflict

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 22 hours ago
Mark Galeotti, The Atlantic: *Don’t Fear the Russian Military* The week-long exercises, which kicked off yesterday, are intended as a show of might. But the country is in no position to wage a real conflict. The headline figures for Russia’s Vostok (or “East”) military exercises, which began yesterday, are dramatic: 300,000 soldiers, 36,000 tanks and other vehicles, 80 ships, and 1,000 aircraft operating across more than half the country. That’s double the size of the British armed forces. It’s also twice the size of the last Vostok war games, held back in 2014. As if that weren’t... more »

Tweets For Today

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 23 hours ago
LATEST: Sustained hurricane-force winds occurring along North Carolina coast; life-threatening storm surge and rainfall expected, NHC reports. https://t.co/v2gfUHkYtH — NBC News (@NBCNews) September 14, 2018 Scepticism and war-weariness greet the latest South Sudan peace deal between the president and main rebel leader aimed at ending a dragging conflict which has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions and triggered a regional refugee crisis https://t.co/U9X9S1si6F — AFP news agency (@AFP) September 13, 2018 China will not 'surrender' to U.S. demands in trade talks: state p... more »

Union leader suggests Israel 'created' anti-Semitism row - BBC News

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 23 hours ago
The BBC report, I'm shocked https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45517094 'A trade union leader has been recorded suggesting that Israel "created" the anti-Semitism row in the Labour Party. In a recording published by the Independent, PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka suggested the country had created the story to hide what he called its own "atrocities". Labour Against Anti-Semitism said Mr Serwotka had brought the entire TUC into disrepute and he should resign. The PCS said he had made the point that anti-Semitism must be opposed.' One fascinating line in that BBC report is t... more »

Centroamericanos en tránsito por México Migración forzada, crisis humanitaria y violencia

bilaterals.org - 23 hours ago
14-Sep-2018 En el marco de la globalización neoliberal del presente siglo y de un mundo estructuralmente desigual -donde cada vez se incrementan más los flujos migratorios de carácter internacional-, este trabajo aborda los actuales procesos de migración centroamericana no documentada que transitan por México con el objetivo de llegar a Estados Unidos (EU). Para ello, se revisaron diversos informes de organizaciones no gubernamentales mexicanas e internacionales, estudios de instituciones académicas y documentos de instituciones del gobierno mexicano. Este artículo argumenta que, d... more »

Crossing Borders On The Way To School In Donbas

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
*WNU Editor:* The new normal on the front-lines in the Ukraine war.

Labour antisemitism row was created by Israel to distract from 'atrocities', trade union boss suggests

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago
From The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ comes this: 'The leader of one of Britain's main trade unions has suggested that Israel created the antisemitism row that has engulfed Labour over the summer. Mark Serwotka, who leads the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) and is a staunch supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, told a fringe event at the Trades Union Congress conference that the Jewish state could have "created a story that does not exist" in order to distract attention from "atrocities" he said it has committed.' They walk amongst us. Don't expect a... more »

September 14th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #603

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 →

Friday September 14th – 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 →

US-backed forces break into ISIL’s last Euphrates stronghold – map

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:30 A.M.) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) scored a major advance in the Deir Ezzor Governorate this week after restarting their operations in the Euphrates River Valley. “On September 10th, the SDF began to advance from 4 different fronts towards the areas controlled by the ISIS terrorist organization such an as […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Saudi-led coalition taking steps to reduce harm to civilians – State Dept.

BEIRUT, LEBANON (5:30 A.M.) – Spokesperson for the United States Department of State Heather Nauert commented on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent certification to Congress that the Saudi-led coalition were implementing measures to protect civilians in Yemen, while speaking at a press briefing in Washington DC on Thursday. “The secretary, in line with 1290, […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian Iskander missile launchers flex muscles at Vostok-2018 (video)

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 A.M.) – The 9K720 Iskander short-range ballistic missile system conducted test launches of cruise missiles at Zabaikalsky Krai’s Tsugol firing range as part of the Vostok-2018 drills on Thursday. The Iskander-M has been used by the Russian Armed Forces since 2006. The system is highly mobile and can be deployed in combat within […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Militants launch unprovoked attack on Aleppo city, one child kille

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 1 day ago
Terrorists have shelled the Syrian city of Aleppo with projectiles, a source in the city’s militia told Sputnik. “Several rockets exploded on the outskirts of the Nile Street. A child has died. A total of 13 people were injured,” the source said. The Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation said Thursday that multiple ceasefire violations had […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 day ago
Air Force One prepares to depart for travel to Pennsylvania with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump onboard from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis *WNU Editor:* Not the large jumbo jet Air Force One that we are accustomed to seeing. The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Photos of the week* (Reuters).

Five Moons

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 1 day ago

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