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Thomas Paine

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

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Former Trump Staffer Jason Miller Accused of Slipping Mistress an ‘Abortion Pill’

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 13 minutes ago
A court filing in a custody dispute claims Miller slipped a woman a substance in her drink that induced an abortion.

"A Lesson From A Pebble"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 21 minutes ago
*"A Lesson From A Pebble"* "Drop a pebble in the water and with just a splash it is gone; But there's half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on, Spreading, spreading from the center, flowing on out to the sea. And there is no way of telling where the end is going to be. Drop a pebble in the water and in a minute you forget, But there's little waves a-flowing, and there's ripples circling yet, And those little waves a-flowing to a great big wave have grown; You've disturbed a mighty river just by dropping in a stone. Drop an unkind or careless word and in a minute it is gone; But t... more »

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 28 minutes ago
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley confer during a meeting of the Security Council. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz *WNU Editor:* The Above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Inside the U.N. General Assembly* (Reuters).

"How Is It..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 32 minutes ago
"How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it." - Alexandre Dumas

President Trump Admits That His 'Friendship' With China's President Xi May Be Over

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 58 minutes ago
President Donald Trump did not go into details about how he believed China was interfering in the US midterms which could see the Republicans lose control of both houses of Congress (AFP Photo/Don EMMERT) *AFP: **Trump admits friendship with China's Xi could be over* United Nations (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump admitted his friendship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could be over on Wednesday as he accused Beijing of undermining his prospects in upcoming elections. With tensions growing sharply between the two sides on a range of issues, Trump said Chin...more »

How The DCCC Guarantees A Red Wave In 2022-- Take Colorado For Example

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 59 minutes ago
*A pure lesser-of-two-evils race in CO-06* Mike Coffman (R-CO) tries very, very hard to pass himself off as a moderate. It's a farce. Coffman's suburban district wraps around Denver from Littletown and Centennial in the south, Aurora in the east and then Barr Lake and Brighton in the north. The PVI is D+2 and Obama won it both times he ran. Hillary didn't do as well as Obama, but Trump did worse than either McCain or Romney. In the end Hillary beat Trump in the 6th 50.2% to 41.3%-- two flawed candidates who voters didn't like. (Bernie beat Hillary in all three counties that make up ... more »

On The Other Hand…

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 1 hour ago
Another possibility is that the reality of the human condition may override the PC SJW bull crap... Continue reading →

International Human Rights Body Convenes Hearing to Examine the United States Failure to Facilitate the Identification of Missing Migrants

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 1 hour ago
. Remembering migrants who died crossing the Sonoran Desert, at San Xavier, Tohono O'odham Nation. Photo by Brenda Norrell. September 26, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Forensic Border Coalition FBC@ForensicBorderCoalition.org

Black Swans and Risk Decisions

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 1 hour ago
The HIroshima Court in Japan ruled Sep 25 that Shikoku Electric Power need not suspend operations at the Ikata nuclear plant, declaring that plaintifs aiming to suspend operations there must demonstrate "credible evidence of the risk of a catastrophic volcanic eruption" in central Kyushu (the Japanese island that had hundreds of earthquakes in 2016): Ruling puts onus on anti-nuclear plaintiffs citing volcanic risks (2018, September 26.). THE ASAHI SHIMBUN http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201809260057.html HIROSHIMA--The Hiroshima High Court has significantly raised the bar for p... more »

Courting Trouble

nonnie9999 at HYSTERICAL RAISINS - 1 hour ago
From BUSINESS INSIDER: Elizabeth Rasor, a former girlfriend of Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend Mark Judge, said on Wednesday that she’s willing to speak with the FBI about her claim that Judge told her about having group sex with a … Continue reading →

"Why Are So Many People Talking About The Potential For A Stock Market Crash In October?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"Why Are So Many People Talking About The Potential* * For A Stock Market Crash In October?"* by Michael Snyder "It is that time of the year again. Every year, people start talking about a possible stock market crash in October, because everyone remembers the historic crashes that took place in October 1987 and October 2008. Could we witness a similar stock market crash in October 2018? Without a doubt, the market is primed for another crash. Stock valuations have been in crazytown territory for a very long time, and financial chaos has already begun to erupt in emerging markets a... more »

China's Foreign Minister Warns Of A New Cold War

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during the opening of a new Chinese Embassy in the Dominican Republic, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas *Reuters: **Senior Chinese diplomat says China, U.S. must avoid Cold War mentality* China and the United States can compete but should not view each other with a Cold War mentality and should avoid thinking it is a zero-sum game, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said, amid deteriorating ties between the superpowers. Beijing and Washington are locked in an increasingly bitter trade war an... more »

Why the Entertainment Industry Loves to Use Illuminati and Occult Symbolism to Sell

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 1 hour ago
*Buck Rogers* - Sex sells, but death sells better.

“The Collapse of the American Empire?”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 2 hours ago
*“The Collapse of the American Empire?”* “Steve Paikin, host of the TVOntario (TVO) program 'The Agenda with Steve Paikin', speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges, a vociferous public critic of presidents on both sides of the American political spectrum, and author of the new book, America, the Farewell Tour. Hedges delivers the biting assessment of the state of American democracy that our neighbors to the North are not polite enough to say on their own.” - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/

LIES AND THE LYING LIARS WHO BACK THEM UP

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 2 hours ago
*The Washington Post* has published a fact-check of the many dishonest statements President Trump made in his news conference today on the subject of sexual misconduct. Here's an excerpt: *“I’ve had many false charges. I had a woman sitting in an airplane and I attacked her while people were coming onto the plane.”* Trump is referring to a 2016 interview in the New York Times with Jessica Leeds, who described an encounter with Trump in the first-class cabin of a flight more than three decades ago, when she was a traveling business executive at a paper company. It did not take place ... more »

The resegregation of America’s universities in the name of diversity

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 2 hours ago
Walter Williams writes: “I am a professor of economics at George Mason University. A few readers have asked me about “Black Freshmen Orientation,” held Aug. 25 and advertised as an opportunity for students to learn more about the black community at George Mason University. GMU is not alone in promoting separation in the name of diversity and inclusion. Harvard, Yale, UCLA and many other universities, including GMU, have black graduation ceremonies. Racial segregation goes beyond graduation ceremonies. Cal State Los Angeles, the University of Connecticut, UC Davis and UC Berkeley, a... more »

Hollow Earth

Louis Hissink at Louis Hissink's Crazy World - 2 hours ago
I stumbled over a Thunderbolts.info Space News video about Jupiter and the NASA Juno Mission. NASA remain perplexed that their understanding of Jupiter’s internal structure isn’t what they believed it to be from theory, namely monopolistic Newtonianism, aka Gravity. The … Continue reading →

Iranian 'Passports To Paradise' Discovered In Sacked Iranian Consulate In The Southern Iraqi City Of Basra

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
*American Thinker:* *Iran's 'passports to paradise' found in Iraq* On Sept. 6 and 7, protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Basra took to the streets to protest against government corruption and its failure to provide basic services. These protesters also stormed Iran's consulate in Iraqi Basra, tearing down the Iranian flag and putting up an Iraqi flag in its place. In addition, they burned Iranian flags and pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the streets while chanting, "Iran out, out!" Here is a link to an Associated Press photo showing how bad it was:... more »

This Is Why I Can Write Now

Caitlin Johnstone at Caitlin Johnstone - 2 hours ago
The first time I did “the right thing” and reported it and lost my playground privileges. The second time I decided didn’t happen because I wanted to keep my virginity. The third time I didn’t want to ruin his future. And he said he was […]

The United States of America: The Real Reason Why They Are Never Winning Their Wars

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Emphasis mine: The United States of America: The Real Reason Why They Are Never Winning Their Wars by Peter Koenig, https://www.globalresearch.ca/ … the United States is currently engaged in seven bloody wars around the globe (Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Libya) and has not been winning one, including WWII. The question is: Why is that? – To […]

Ron Paul: Assad Gassing His Own People Is ‘Total Nonsense’

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Ron Paul: Assad Gassing His Own People Is ‘Total Nonsense’ by Jay Syrmopoulos, https://russia-insider.com/en ““Over and over again” the US has claimed the Syrian or Russian government has been complicit in previous gas attacks in Syria – and the alleged poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in London — but “nothing panned out.” Or as Paul put […]

Trump Rejects Globalism In UN Speech, Slams Iran, Emphasizes “America First”

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
Trump Rejects Globalism In UN Speech, Slams Iran, Emphasizes “America First” by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ President Trump’s second address to the UN General Assembly didn’t include any bombshell revelations (like last year’s speech where Trump threatened North Korea with nuclear annihilation and referred to Kim Jong Un as ‘Little Rocket Man’), but it was just as […]

Comet 46P/Wirtanen Approaches Earth – Heads Up Stargazers!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
nemesis maturity Published on Sep 26, 2018 Comet 46P/Wirtanen set to put on a show for stargazers around the world over the next few months. If you didn’t get a chance to check out Comet 21P or didn’t have access to the binoculars or telescopes you needed to see it, don’t fret. Another comet encounter is […]

David Morgan: Deep State Losing & Could Turn Table Over. Gold & Silver Suppression Game Running Out of Ammunition

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
David Morgan: Deep State Losing & Could Turn Table Over. Gold & Silver Suppression Game Running Out of Ammunition by Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com Precious metals expert David Morgan thinks the price suppression game in physical gold and silver is showing signs of fatigue, especially in the gold price. Just last week, a billion dollars of gold (paper […]

Rogue Mornings: EU Dedollarization, FED’s End Game? & Massive Insider Selling

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
ROGUE NEWS Streamed live 11 hours ago ROGUE NEWS is a group of political scientists, editorial engineers, and radio show developers drawn together by a shared vision of bringing Alternative news through digital mediums that evangelize our civil liberties. end

NYTimes Columnist Mocked After Fact-Checking a Clearly-Fake Image of Heroic Trump

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 3 hours ago
RT Published on Sep 26, 2018 A New York Times columnist is being widely mocked for asking social media to remove a clearly photoshopped image of a heroic Donald Trump. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9exw end

Syrian Army killed 288 Islamic State terrorists in 62 days – monitor

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a large-scale offensive in southern Syria two months ago that targeted the Islamic State’s (ISIS) last major pocket in the Al-Safa region of Al-Sweida. During this time frame, the Syrian Arab Army has managed to liberate a large chunk of the ISIS-held pocket, including […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Trump says US ‘essentially’ defeated ISIS in Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 A.M.) – U.S. President Donald Trump stated during a press conference on Wednesday that his armed forces had “essentially defeated” the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in Syria. When asked by a Rudaw News Agency reporter what he plans to do to elevate the Kurdish position in Syria, Trump praised the Kurds, calling […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US military presence in Syria used to counter Iran: Pentagon

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:15 A.M.) – The U.S. military presence in Syria has many benefits for Washington, as it allows them to not only fight the Islamic State (ISIS), but also, to counter Iran in the region, Assistant Defense Secretary Robert Karem said on Wednesday. While speaking to the House Armed Services Committee, Karem said that […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Palestine: Smoke billows at protest against reported border closure

News Desk at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:00 A.M.) – Palestinian protesters demonstrated at Beit Hanoun in front of the Erez border crossing, Wednesday, to show their opposition to what has been reported as the border’s closure. Tires were set on fire and injured protesters were evacuated as tear gas was deployed in the border area. Source: Ruptly Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Erdogan sees no future for Assad in Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:45 A.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters on Tuesday that he sees no future for his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad in Syria. Erdogan, who has called for Assad to step down since 2012, has repeatedly stated that he believes the Syrian government is solely responsible for the destruction of the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Iran is not seeking war with US – Rouhani

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 3 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 A.M.) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on the sidelines of the United Nations on Wednesday that his country is not seeking a war with the United States (U.S.). “We do not wish to go to war with American forces in the region,” Rouhani told a news conference. However, Rouhani did state […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Creepy Porn Lawyer Presents Another Sketchy Kavanaugh Accuser…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 hours ago
Our thoughts and prayers are with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, his wife Ashley Kavanaugh and their children, who are not from this insane world of political resistance creepers. Creepy Porn Lawyer Michael Avenatti presents another ridiculously sketchy accuser to make unsubstantiated … Continue reading →

Can Taiwan Win A War Against China?

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*Foreign Policy:* *Taiwan Can Win a War With China* *Beijing boasts it can seize the island easily. The PLA knows better.* When Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke to the 19th Party Congress about the future of Taiwan last year, his message was ominous and unequivocal: “We have firm will, full confidence, and sufficient capability to defeat any form of Taiwan independence secession plot. We will never allow any person, any organization, or any political party to split any part of the Chinese territory from China at any time or in any form.” This remark drew the longest applause of ... more »

1984 Now: EU Thought Police Say “Hate” Must be Regulated Out of Media

Selwyn Duke at rss - 3 hours ago
[image: 1984-now-eu-thought-police-say-hate-must-be-regulated-out-of-media] They’re not really sure what hate is but are sure of this: They hate it. And thus should “it” — as represented by discrimination, exclusion, and a “dangerous nationalism” — be purged from the media via regulation.

True Story: A Marine’s Sniper Rifle Failed During a Shootout—He Called Customer Service.

Task and Purpose, Jared Keller at Test Feed Using Fields - 4 hours ago
*Task and Purpose, Jared Keller* *Security, * Yes, this is real. *“It’s probably one of the biggest highlights of my life, to be able to help a Marine unit during a firefight,” Cook told National Geographic.* The Barrett M107 .50-caliber long-range sniper rifle is a firearm made for the modern war on terrorism. Officially adopted by the U.S. Army in 2002 and boasting a 2,000-meter range, a suppressor-ready muzzle brake, and recoil-minimizing design, the semi-automatic offers “greater range and lethality against personnel and materiel targets than other sniper systems in the U.S... more »

A Russian Su-35 Reportedly Took a Picture of an F-22. Why That Might (Or Might Not) Be a Problem.

Dave Majumdar at Test Feed Using Fields - 4 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * RIP Stealth? Not exactly. An individual purported to be the pilot of a Russian Sukhoi Su-35S has posted a photo that is alleged to the a U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor that supposedly was captured on the Flanker-E’s OLS-35 electro-optical infra-red search and track system. It is not clear if the photo is genuine or sort of attempt at disinformation. However, there is not much that can be gleaned from the information presented. Without the context under which the image was taken, it is impossible to make any real judgments. However, at close ranges, i... more »

Survey Results Show Need for More Diversity in the Cybersecurity Field

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 4 hours ago
More can be done to recruit women into the field of cybersecurity, according to a recent survey conducted by Champlain College Online, a private, regionally accredited institution

Liberty Report: ‘The Good, Bad, & The Ugly’ of Trump’s UN Speech

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 4 hours ago
*21WIRE + Liberty Report* | There wasn't much 'good' at all in President Trump's speech Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly.

Is The Sky Falling Or Is Just Weather Geoengineering “Killing Us Lightly”?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 4 hours ago
By Catherine J. Frompovich Are some folks, especially those in the media, starting to wake up about what’s happening with the weather? In the SE... more »

The Kavanaugh case

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 4 hours ago
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Hotter, Colder–It’s Still Your Fault!

Hifast at Climate Collections - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT: By Paul Homewood ? h/t Dave Ward ? Emerging from the ice for a brief growing season every Antarctic summer, the lush green mosses of East Antarctica are finally succumbing to climate change. That is according to a study of the small, ancient and hardy…

Honey, I Made the Earth Wobble! Not.

Hifast at Climate Collections - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on Science Matters: ? https://i0.wp.com/www.bitterwallet.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Honey-I-Shrunk-The-Kids-pic-honey-i-shrunk-the-kids-30912384-1280-842.jpg Image is from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, a 1989 American science fiction family film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Repeated robotically by alarmist websites, this week’s climate scare says that burning fossil fuels is causing the earth to wobble in its spin. Earth is Wobbling and Climate…

Sea Ice Extent (Global Antarctic and Arctic) – Day 268 – 2018

Hifast at Climate Collections - 4 hours ago
Originally posted on sunshine hours: I think we can call the Arctic minimum. 2018 is the 7th lowest minimum. 2012 is still the lowest by far. Year Min Max dMax dMin 1 2012 3.340 15.307 78 260 2 2016 4.145 14.566 82 251 3 2007 4.147 14.842 69 257 4 2011 4.333 14.704 66 251 5 2015…

Skripal 'Hitman' Has Been Unmasked As A Russian GRU Colonel

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
The real identity of one of the two assassins, named by police as Ruslan Boshirov, is reportedly Colonel Anatoliy Vladimirovich Chepiga. He is said to appear in this photo (circled) with a group of fellow military graduates in Chechnya Investigative website Bellingcat found Col Chepiga's passport photo from 2003 (left) and saw it bore a similarity to 'Ruslan Boshirov's' passport photo from 2009 (middle) and the one on his cover passport (right) *Daily Mail:* *Revealed: Smirking Salisbury 'hitman' is unmasked as decorated GRU colonel who was awarded Russian military's highest honour... more »

Texas' Business Tax Climate Needs Improving

Content Multimedia - 4 hours ago
By Vance Ginn, Elliott Raia

Musical Interlude: John Lee Hooker, “Boogie Chillun”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
John Lee Hooker, “Boogie Chillun” With Ry Cooder, Carlos Santana, Charlie Musselwhite, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBkAAVEwx5s-

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
“The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) is one of the best known planetary nebulae in the sky. Its more familiar outlines are seen in the brighter central region of the nebula in this impressive wide-angle view. But the composite image combines many short and long exposures to also reveal an extremely faint outer halo. At an estimated distance of 3,000 light-years, the faint outer halo is over 5 light-years across. *Click image for larger size.* Planetary nebulae have long been appreciated as a final phase in the life of a sun-like star. More recently, some planetary nebulae are found to ha... more »

The Poet: Grace Schulman, “Blessed Is The Light”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“Blessed Is The Light”* “Blessed is the light that turns to fire, and blessed the flames that fire makes of what is burns. Blessed the inexhaustible sun, for it feeds the moon that shines but does not burn. Praised be hot vapors in earth's crust, for they force up mountains that explode as molten rock and cool like love remembered. Holy is the sun that strikes sea, for surely as water burns life and death are one. Holy the sun, maker of change, for it melts ice into water that bruises mountains, honing peaks and carving gullies. Sacred is the mountain that promises permanence but chan... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Still Small Voice”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*“The Still Small Voice”* by Chet Raymo "There is a power in nature, restless and terrible- storm, wildfire, earthquake, tidal wave. There is a delicacy too, to which we attend with a more perceptive eye and ear- the woolly bear caterpillar in the grass, the red-tailed hawk circling high and silent above the meadow, the six-dotted shadow of the water strider on the bottom of the pond. I think of lines from a poem of Grace Schulman, a poem called “In Place of Belief”: “...I would eavesdrop, spy, and keep watch on the chance, however slight, that the unseen might dazzle into sight.” ... more »

"The Invitation"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
*"The Invitation"* "It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive. It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain! I want to know if you can sit with pain, mi... more »

"Some Oddities..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
"There are some oddities in the perspective with which we see the world. The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be." - Douglas Adams

Glyphosate Weed Killer Linked to Bee Deaths

Admin at Health Impact News - 4 hours ago
The world’s most widely used weedkiller – used on over 85% of GM crops – may also be indirectly killing bees. New research from The University of Texas at Austin shows that honey bees exposed to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, lose some of the beneficial bacteria in their guts and are more susceptible to infection and death from harmful bacteria. Scientists believe this is evidence that glyphosate might be contributing to the decline of honey bees and native bees around the world. The findings are published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy ... more »

A Long Shot Pennsylvania Candidate Worth Betting On

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 4 hours ago
When the Pennsylvania Supreme Court redrew the gerrymandered congressional boundaries, it was of great help to Democrats in most-- but not all-- districts. PA-16 was the south central Pennsylvania district that included most of Lancaster County. Joe Pitts was the longtime anti-Choice fanatic who represented the area. When Pitts retired, Republican Lloyd Smucker beat garden variety Democrat Christina Hartman 168,669 (53.8%) to 134,586 (42.9%). Hartman was a thoroughly unimpressive candidate, with nothing particularly to offer voters other than it was time to have a woman and time t... more »

President Trump Rejected Meeting With Trudeau After Trade Conflict…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
During a U.N. press conference President Trump was asked if he rejected a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. President Trump affirmed he did reject a meeting over the ongoing conflict within the U.S-Canada trade issues. CTH Readers will … Continue reading →

Timcast, the SJW Plague & Fraud, the Linux Kernel & CoC Crap

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 5 hours ago
What do Linux, SJWs, and Codes of Conduct have to do with each other? Simple, the Left is desperately interested in a take down of the one place they can not control, the world of Linux and the Internet. Sigh. The fight comes home to Linus, and he folds. Continue reading →

The Economy: X22 Report; Gregory Mannarino

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 5 hours ago
X22 Report: “The Transition Is In Process, It's All Going According To Plan” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq8MRHepfIs Well Dave, I'm glad you report all this about "the Plan", and maybe you do know what that is, but I and everyone else don't. How about you clue us all in? ○ Gregory Mannarino, “Post-Fed. SPECIAL REPORT: "The Most Twisted Market In World History." - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rzCI9Mn55U - https://www.traderschoice.net/

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘John Brown’ By Marc Ribot Featuring Fay Victor

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 5 hours ago
Marc Ribot is a guitarist, who has released 25 albums that span more than 40 years. His work fuses genres from soul to punk to jazz to roots music. With his latest project, “Songs Of Resistance 1942-2018,” Ribot attempts to connect current resistance against President Donald Trump’s administration to musical The post Protest Song Of The Week: ‘John Brown’ By Marc Ribot Featuring Fay Victor appeared first on Shadowproof.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 26, 218

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
The US and China are plainly entering into a period of significant geopolitical rivalry. (Reuters: Carlos Barria) *Nick Bisley, ABC News Online:* *The risks of a new Cold War between the US and China are real. Here's why* Donald Trump is making good on his trade war rhetoric with China, announcing tariffs on a further US$200 billion worth of goods from the PRC. As China promises retaliation, the warmth of the Mar-a-Lago summit of April 2017 are a thing of the past. When this is added to the wide-ranging tensions such as the disputes over barely habitable rocks in the East China Se... more »

What’s in a Name? Developing Countries and Security Cooperation

Bridging the Gap at Duck of Minerva - 6 hours ago
This post comes from Dr. Fabiana Sofia Perera, Assistant Research Fellow at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and a 2016 alumna of Bridging the Gap’s New Era Workshop. Defense Secretaries from the countries of the western hemisphere will convene in Cancun, Mexico next month to talk about the most pressing issues facing […]

North Korea Will Give up the Bomb and Normalize

Zhiqun Zhu at Test Feed Using Fields - 6 hours ago
*Zhiqun Zhu* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in gesture after signing the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreementon during a ceremony on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Ca] Both Koreas want unification and economic development. Why should Washington stand in their way? After his June 2018 summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, President Donald Trump declared that North Korea no longer presented a nuclear threat. Denuclearization of North Ko... more »

Top Headline - Illegal Immigrants Place a Larger Burden on U.S. Citizens

TNA Video at rss - 6 hours ago
[image: top-headline-jordan-belanger-illegal-immigrants-place-larger-burden-on-us-citizens] VIDEO - A new study shows the number of illegal immigrants in the United States is significantly higher than previously estimated. That increase shows the greater burden placed on citizens of the United States.

The best response yet to Swetnick (and Ford, and Ramirez, et al)

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 6 hours ago
The latest allegations against Judge Kavanaugh are so ridiculous, so over-the-top, that any person with two working brain cells to rub together can see them for the lies they are. They're nauseating. I think the best point-by-point rebuttal comes from Twitter user Benny Johnson. Follow the string for yourself at that link, if you wish. Here are the screen captures. Swetnick's claims are, on the face of it, a tissue of lies. It is impossible for any objective observer to take them seriously. There is simply *no way* any human being in her right mind would have behaved ... more »

Honey, I Made the Earth Wobble! Not.

Ron Clutz at Science Matters - 6 hours ago
Image is from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, a 1989 American science fiction family film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Repeated robotically by alarmist websites, this week’s climate scare says that burning fossil fuels is causing the earth to wobble in its spin. Earth is Wobbling and Climate Change is to Blame Newsweek Humans […]

The Five Eyes Statement on Encryption: Things Are Seldom What They Seem

slandau at Lawfare - 6 hours ago
Earlier this September, law enforcement officials from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance—made up of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States—met in Australia and issued a *Statement of Principles on Access to Evidence and Encryption*. The statement is strongly worded, concluding with a warning that if industry does not make it easier for governments with lawful access to content to acquire decrypted versions, the nations “may pursue technological, enforcement, legislative or other measures to achieve lawful access solutions.” Though the statement ... more »

Trashed by Trump, UN Court is Asked to Investigate Venezuela

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The move came as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was en route to the U.N. General Assembly, where his leadership has elicited sharp criticism and widespread concern.

80,000 People Died of the Flu Last Winter in the U.S.

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
The U.S. government estimates that 80,000 Americans died of flu and flu complications in the winter of 2017-2018 - the highest flu-related death toll in at least four decades.

Is This a Photograph of Christine Blasey Ford’s Lawyer with Hillary Clinton?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 6 hours ago
More purported evidence that all of Brett Kavanaugh's accusers can somehow be linked to every prominent liberal political figure.

World News Briefs -- September 26, 2018 (Evening Edition)

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Trump did not provide evidence in the speech for his claim that China is meddling in the U.S. election, but it followed an ad buy in a major U.S. paper located in a top agricultural hub by Chinese state media that pushed an anti-tariff line. He pointed to the ad buy later in a tweet *Daily Mail:* *Trump goes FACE TO FACE with China accusing them of interfering in the mid-term elections to force Republicans out of office and says: 'They don't want ME to win!'* * Donald Trump boldly accused China of working to oust Republicans this fall as a tactic to evade punishing trade actions * ... more »

Policy Experts Discuss Future College Affordability at Century Foundation Gathering

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Foremost among the myriad of challenges facing higher education is affordability, particularly disparities and inequities affecting Black and lower-income students who seek to enter college, graduate and pay back significant loan debt, according to policy experts at a gathering Wednesday convened by The Century Foundation.

Brown University Building Renamed After First Black Graduates

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Brown University president Dr. Christina Paxson has announced it will rename one its most utilized buildings in the center of campus to Page-Robinson Hall, to honor Inman Edward Page and Ethel Tremaine Robinson, two of Brown’s first Black graduates. “Inman Page was born into slavery, sought liberty and opportunity and found them at Brown — and […]

Lebanon Valley College Face Steep Cuts

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Lebanon Valley College (LVC), located in Pennsylvania has announced that it will eliminate faculty positions and program majors after its board of trustees called for a $1.6 million cut to academic funding. The cuts would discontinue French, German, philosophy and religion majors in addition to reorganizing other majors. As part of the budget-cuts, LVS will […]

President Trump Appoints College Presidents to Board of Advisors on HBCUs

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 7 hours ago
The White House has announced the appointments of several college presidents and business leaders to be members of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Among the appointees is Bennett College president Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins. “I am honored to represent Bennett College by serving on the HBCU Advisory Board […]

New Study Outlines First-Year Programs at Two-Year Schools

Jamie Rogers at Diverse - 7 hours ago
A new, national survey study examined programs designed to help first-year students become acclimated to college life and offered suggestions on how these vital programs can be created at two-year institutions to better support students.

Learning from ‘Absentee’ Mentors

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 7 hours ago
Dr. Vanessa Siddle Walker began her trajectory into education believing she wanted to be a journalist. She enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a journalism major but discovered that the field was not her calling.

Syrian Civilians Face Dire Circumstances Under US/PKK Occupation in Syria

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago
*Yes, this article is from Yeni Safak.* *That does not detract from the statements made by the named individual, Sobhi Dassouqi, describing life under occupation*. *It's a sad reflection of the 5 eyes media, main stream and alt that those that live under the occupation of the empire and it's minions are given no voice. * * I’ve covered nearly identical reports and have made observations here very similar to what he is stating based on reading non 5 eyes media coverage, available globally. * *Yeni Safak* *"Sobhi Dassouqi, a journalist in Raqqa, expressed his excitement on the re... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Thanks for stopping by!

Trump's UN Speech: The Good, Bad, & The Ugly

Daniel McAdams at 7 hours ago
How did President Trump do in his UN General Assembly speech? He got some unexpected laughs and did a good deal of bragging, but when it came to foreign policy there were huge disconnects from reality. Everyone must respect each other's sovereignty...but what about US troops in Syria? What about threats to overthrow Venezuela? Former CIA officer Phil Giraldi joins today's Liberty Report to chew on Trump's speech...

Ahvaz Terrorist Attack Exposes US’s New Chapter of Regime Change Wars

Marwa Osman at 7 hours ago
[image: undefined] A terrorist attack shook the southwestern city of Ahvaz in the Islamic Republic of Iran on Saturday September 22 during a military parade in commemoration of the anniversary of the war with Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1980s. A group of terrorists opened fire at the soldiers in the military parade and the crowd, which included women and children where at least 25 people were killed and 55 others wounded according to IRNA news agency. According to Tasnim new agency, the terrorist group infiltrated the back position of the military parade and from that position f... more »

Thomas Berry, "The Meadow Across the Creek"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
*"The Meadow Across the Creek"* by Thomas Berry "I was a young person then, some twelve years old. My family was moving from a more settled part of a Southern town out to the edge of town where the new house was still being built. The house, not yet finished, was situated on a slight incline. Down below was a small creek and there across the creek was a meadow. It was an early afternoon in May when I first looked down over the scene and saw the meadow. The field was covered with lilies rising above the thick grass. A magic moment, this experience gave to my life something, I know n... more »

"This Is Your Life..."; "Why Are You Waiting?"; "The Living Years"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
“This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist. If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character...Would you slow down? Or speed up?" - Chuck Palahniuk "If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?" ~ Stephen Levine Mike & The Mechanics, T... more »

ISIS vows more terrorist attacks in Iran

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) – The official media wing of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) released a recorded speech from one of their commanders after the Ahvaz terrorist attack in southwest Iran. The ISIS commander, “Abi Al-Hassan Al-Muhajar“, stated in his short recording that his terrorist organization is planning more attacks in Iran. “The Ahvaz attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

President of Yemen blames Iran for ‘blatant intervention’ in his country (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi claimed that Iran was the main obstacle towards a resolution to the ongoing conflict in his country, in an address to the UN General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday. “Iran carries out blatant interventions in Yemen. It finances the Houthi militia, it provides it […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Trump is ready to mediate between Russia and Israel over downing of IL-20 aircraft

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 P.M.) – U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to mediate between Israel and Russia over the tensions caused by the downing of the IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft. “I will talk if it’s appropriate, when it’s appropriate,” Trump said when a reporter asked him if he was going to talk to Putin about the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Aoun calls for repatriation of Syrian refugees (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:45 P.M.) – President of Lebanon Michel Aoun called for the “safe and sustainable return” of displaced Syrian people to their homeland, while speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday. “It should not be linked to any political solution that no one knows when it will be reached,” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russia’s S-500 air defense system is nearing completion: Deputy PM

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 P.M.) – The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Yury Ivanovich Borisov, discussed the recent developments of the S-500 air defense system during a press conference on Wednesday. “The development of the S-500 air defense system is nearing completion,” Borisov told journalists. Borisov did not go into details, nor did he […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel has ‘no choice but to be aggressive’ – Trump to Netanyahu (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 P.M.) – US President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, Wednesday. The US leader said his decision to formally recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel “I guess was controversial, but it’s turned out to be […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Fight aginst terrorists in Idlib must continue in cooperation with Turkey, Iran – Russian Deputy FM

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 7 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the United Nations on Wednesday, the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Vershanin, said that the fight against the militants in Idlib will continue, despite the demilitarized zone agreement that was established in Sochi on Monday, September 17th. “The fight against […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Roscoe's Rascals

PTAblues at Roscoe Reports - 7 hours ago
*Man may have discovered fire, but women * *discovered how to play with it.*

"The Future..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 7 hours ago
"We do not rest satisfied with the present. We anticipate the future as too slow in coming, as if in order to hasten its course; or we recall the past, to stop its too rapid flight. So imprudent are we that we wander in the times which are not ours, and do not think of the only one which belongs to us; and so idle are we that we dream of those times which are no more, and thoughtlessly overlook that which alone exists. For the present is generally painful to us. We conceal it from our sight, because it troubles us; and if it be delightful to us, we regret to see it pass away. We try... more »

The Interocitor

PTAblues at Roscoe Reports - 7 hours ago

U.S. Zika Vaccine Trial: A Vaccine Looking for a Disease to Cure – Natural Immunity has Already Eliminated the Zika Virus

Admin at Health Impact News - 7 hours ago
The experimental Zika vaccine is a controversial DNA vaccine, never before used in humans. An earlier NIH attempt to develop a West Nile DNA vaccine was aborted. But the unexpected happened; the virus has disappeared. The adults who had been infected recovered without treatment—and they have gained the advantage of lifetime immunity. Zika no longer poses a health problem for humans. In 2017, when “new cases have dropped to a trickle throughout the Americas” Sanofi pulled the plug on its Zika vaccine. Dr. Fauci acknowledges that: “Right now, there are no infections, and certainly no...more »

Trump Signals New Global Push to Escalate the Failed War On Drugs

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 7 hours ago
*Isaac Davis* - More important than people laughing at him, Trump apparently wants to escalate the drug war.

President Donald Trump U.N. Press Conference – 5:00pm Livestream…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
President Donald Trump is hosting a highly anticipated press conference in New York City at the conclusion of the Unite Nations General Assembly. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders previously tweeted the President will discuss ‘the news of the day’, likely fielding … Continue reading →

U.N. Bilat #8 – President Donald Trump and British PM Theresa May….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May meet on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. The recent request by the U.K. government for President Trump to keep their involvement in the soft-coup attempt hidden from the public appears … Continue reading →

Bilat #7 – President Trump and PM Shinzo Abe at U.N. General Assembly…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan discuss ongoing issues related to North Korea and ongoing intense trade negotiations. President Trump and PM Shinzo Abe have a long history of friendship. The U.S. and Japan have been … Continue reading →

President Trump Impromptu Presser United Nations Day #3

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
On Day #3 of the U.N. General Assembly, President Trump paused for questions from the international media about topics related to a variety of issues. Video and Transcript. . [Transcript] New York, NY – United Nations Headquarters. Q (In progress.) … Continue reading →

First Lady Melania Trump Delivers Remarks Hosting U.N. Reception….

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Earlier today First Lady Melania Trump hosted a U.N. reception and delivered remarks on the ‘Be Best’ program to support children. The first lady announced the four nations she will be visiting during her upcoming trip to Africa: Ghana, Malawi, … Continue reading →

"Droit du Seigneur and the Neofeudal Privileges of Class in America"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 8 hours ago
*"Droit du Seigneur and the Neofeudal Privileges of Class in America"* by Charles Hugh Smith "The repugnant reality of class privilege in America is captured by the phrase date rape: the violence of forced, non-consensual sex is abhorrent rape when committed by commoner criminals, but implicitly excusable date rape when committed by a member of America's privileged elite. Compare the effectiveness of excuses offered by privileged elites (we were both drinking, I didn't hear her say no, etc.) when offered in court by less privileged males on trial for rape. The privileged elite is ac... more »

Can Erdogan's New Powers Help Fix Turkey's Economy?

Nader Habibi at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Nader Habibi* *Security, Middle East* [image: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sits during an interview with Reuters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 25, 2018. Picture taken September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly] Smart policies and quick decisions are needed in Ankara. Turkey is suffering through its worst economic crisis since 2000, and it is at risk of a significant economic meltdown if appropriate emergency policies are not adopted soon. The Turkish lira has suffered a sharp devaluation in recent months because of Turkey’s rising external debt and loss of confidenc... more »

Trump's UN Speech Hurts America and the International System

Abby Bard at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Abby Bard* *Security, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump listens as he chairs a meeting of the United Nations Security Council held during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz] America threatens to let everyone fend for themselves. In front of the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, President Donald Trump made it clear that the United States has thrown away its moral compass and abdicated its leadership in the international community. During his speech, T... more »

President Trump at the UN: An Unapologetic Defense of 'Principled Realism'

Brett D. Schaefer at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Brett D. Schaefer* *Security, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri] Donald Trump's United Nations speech took stock of the results of eighteen months of "principled realism" in American foreign policy. The record of achievement is surprisingly strong. Addressing the United Nations for the second time in his presidency, Donald Trump spoke first to the American people, using the opportunity to tout his domestic policies and s... more »

Iran Policy and Misusing the Fear of Terrorism

Paul R. Pillar at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Paul R. Pillar* *Security, Middle East* [image: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is seen through a camera eyepiece as he addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri] The Trump administration is manipulating the terrorism issue to stir up as much hatred as possible against Iran. The history of U.S. administrations manipulating the issue of terrorism for purposes unrelated to terrorism predates Donald Trump’s presidency. One reflection of this history is the official U.S. list of... more »

Trump's Foreign Policy Successes Show Principled Realism in Action

Salvatore Babones at Test Feed Using Fields - 8 hours ago
*Salvatore Babones* *Security, Americas* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a signing ceremony for the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Carl] Trump has overcome internal resistance and external pressure to deliver a string of foreign-policy successes. President Donald Trump took a lot of ribbing Tuesday morning at the United Nations for proclaiming, in his usual modest style, that his administration had “accomplished ... more »

Appointing good people... and surviving the bad. And Judo tactics!

David Brin at CONTRARY BRIN - 8 hours ago
I won't join the maelstrom of noise surrounding the Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination, since we have other business in this posting. But I will offer three quick points: 1. If there's danger of "ruining his life," then yes, burden of proof falls on the accusers. But that's an absurd standard. This is not a trial that might lead to prison. It is a *job interview* for a *promotion, *and we prospective employers have a perfect right to consider even unproved accusations. And to demand that nominees have *no shadows,* even unproved ones. And so... 2. ...send us someone else! It's s... more »

Jeremy Corbyn's Conference Speech

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 8 hours ago
Jeremy Corbyn's most confident and assured speech so far. Remarkable when you consider how he spent the summer under renewed assault by the irreconcilables and their Tory helpers. The content of the speech? "Serious stuff from Labour this week that may resonate with millions of workers ...". Not some Corbynite hack that, but Tory MP Robert Halfon. If it can turn his head, there's a good chance many millions more will too. Full speech begins at 32.50.

Italy loosens vaccine law just as children return to school

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
When school started two weeks ago in Italy, children went to school vaccinated or unvaccinated without fear. Thanks to the Five Star Movement and its coalition partner, the League, a measure was passed allowing children to stay in school as long as their parents affirmed that they had been vaccinated (or will be by March), […] The post Italy loosens vaccine law just as children return to school appeared first on Health Nut News.

Why patients aren’t informed about mammograms

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
If doctors don’t understand health statistics how can they possibly counsel patients properly? Do you know if your ObGyn fully understands the health stats behind mammograms? Do they know about thermography? Please, please, please- if you are a woman and thinking about your first mammogram or continuing mammograms, watch the video below. RELATED STORY: Women deserve […] The post Why patients aren’t informed about mammograms appeared first on Health Nut News.

Illinois teen dies of ADEM three weeks after HPV vaccination

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 8 hours ago
At the end of July, 14-year-old Christopher Bunch had his HPV vaccine. But sadly, neither his life or the lives of his family would ever be the same. On August 8th, after his health had seriously deteriorated, his parents took him to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. RELATED STORY: One family learns […] The post Illinois teen dies of ADEM three weeks after HPV vaccination appeared first on Health Nut News.

Chinese Communist Propaganda Piece in Iowa Paper Could Backfire

Bob Adelmann at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: chinese-communist-propaganda-piece-in-iowa-paper-could-backfire] This is a blatant but clumsy attempt to influence the November midterm elections. It's doubtful it'll have any influence.

Kids News? CBC Aims Political Propaganda at Children

Selwyn Duke at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: kids-news-cbc-aims-political-propaganda-at-children] Call it fake news meets *Sesame Street*. It wasn’t enough that the young were being indoctrinated in schools and via entertainment — now the Canadian government is targeting children with political propaganda through a news platform called CBC Kids News. Of course, though, while the reporters are child actors reading lines, the material is written by adults behind the scenes.

Dems Resort to Use Of Federal Court to Stop Kavanaugh Vote

Diogenes Sarcastica™ at Diogenes' Middle Finger - 8 hours ago
With the media and democrats and their grandstanding creepy porn lawyer friends having turned the Kavanaugh Conformation into the circus, and with little left but grasping at *straws (*not legal in some states) have turned to the one thing they have left, leftist federal judges. According to *Politico*, back-bench Jr. Senator Jeff Merkley (Leftist-Ore.) on Wednesday announced that he's seeking an injunction in federal court designed to stop a final vote on Brett Kavanaugh, asserting an obstruction of his constitutional duty to advise and consent on nominees. Kinda makes you wonder... more »

U.S. Secretary Of State Pompeo Will Be Traveling To North Korea Next Month To Arrange The Second Summit Between President Trump And North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 8 hours ago
*CNN:* *Pompeo to travel to North Korea to arrange second Trump-Kim summit* Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel again to North Korea to meet with senior leaders there in preparation for a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Trump said Wednesday that the summit will happen "fairly quickly" and showed reporters a new missive he received this week from Kim, describing it as an "extraordinary letter." Kim "wants to see things happen for North Korea that are great," Trump said, speaking to reporters during a meeting ... more »

QotD: "I believe the #MeToo movement was a healthy grassroots attempt to highlight and eradicate a serious injustice. But the movement is increasingly being taken over by collectivism -- the innocence or guilt of any individual judged not by objective facts but by his group affiliation"

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
*"I believe the #MeToo movement was a healthy grassroots attempt to highlight and eradicate a serious injustice. But the movement is increasingly being taken over by collectivism, which means that the individual is subordinate to the moral supremacy of the group. Under collectivism, the innocence or guilt of any individual is to be judged not by objective facts but by his group affiliation. * * "#MeToo is collectivising into a war on men--all men. Petula Dvorak of the 'Washington Post' calls for a '#MeToo March on Washington' this week in one-sided support for Ford ahead of any... more »

Centrist Michael Bloomberg Buying Support For A Presidential Run

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 8 hours ago
A friend of mine spends part of his summers at the Bohemian Grove getaway for the elite. He always invites me. I would rather walk into a burning house. In July or August he told me Bloomberg was telling everyone there he is "definitely" running for president (as a Democrat). Yecchhhh. Early Monday, reports started circulating that his political team was vowing to spend more money on electing female congressional candidates in the midterms "than any individual ever has before." God save us! How about spending it on the best candidates regardless of gender? Oh, wait-- he has too bu... more »

Do These Photographs Show a Homeless Veteran Dying Under a Bush?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
"We want to discard the parts of society we don’t want, but like plastic, it’s never going to go away."

‘Objective’ Female Prosecutor to Question Kavanaugh, Accuser

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 9 hours ago
Rachel Mitchell, a Republican, was expected to question both Kavanaugh and the first woman to accuse him of sexual misconduct at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

“March For Our Lives” Co-Founder Quits Amid Profound Realizations

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 9 hours ago
Can we all learn something from 17-year old Cameron Kasky's journey from arrogance to humility that could inform our own personal development?

A Living Example of Political Anarchy – No State, No Police, No Gangs, No Crime

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 9 hours ago
As a political philosophy, anarchy is something much different from the bad rap it has in the minds of the sheeple.

CBD Scammers: Not All CBD Is Created Equally

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 9 hours ago
Is hemp cannabidiol (CBD) oil the new snake oil? Definitely not! Yet by the way some websites are marketing it I’m left to wonder.

President Trump Chairs U.N. Security Council Meeting – Statement and Transcript…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 9 hours ago
Earlier today President Donald Trump delivered remarks at the 15 member U.N. Security Council meeting. President Trump chaired the committee session. . [Transcript] United Nations – 10:21 A.M. EDT – PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. The 8,362nd meeting of … Continue reading →

TPPF Releases Two New Papers Examining Texas Budget

Content Multimedia - 9 hours ago
By Talmadge Heflin, Vance Ginn, Bill Peacock The Real Texas Budget allows Texans the opportunity to get a clear picture of the current state budget. The findings indicate the need for greater budget transparency and a stronger spending limit that restricts the growth of each budget to no more than population plus inflation. To provide Texans with tax relief, the Texas Legislature should pass a historic third consecutive Conservative Texas Budget.

The new morality scolds and new witches

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 9 hours ago
"The ultimate in irony is that the same people who campaign on OTC birth control for kids, abortion on demand and preventing parents from being told about it, promotion of all kinds of sexual deviancy, scream about "slut shaming" of promiscuous, libertine women, wear vagina costumes and hats shaped like genitalia and think VP Pence is weird for not attending events where other women are present without his wife have now turned into Puritanical moral scolds." (Michael Smith) The links from feminism, to the MeToo movement, to hatred for President Trump, to witch craft and casting sp... more »

IRS Agents Raid Innocent Woman’s Home, Force Her to Use the Bathroom While They Watch

The Free Thought Project at The Free Thought Project - 9 hours ago
[image: irs] While investigation potential tax fraud, IRS agents raided the home of an innocent woman and engaged in a sick fetish once inside. The post IRS Agents Raid Innocent Woman’s Home, Force Her to Use the Bathroom While They Watch appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Musical Interlude: Peter Edwards, “Mist on the Mountains”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 9 hours ago
Peter Edwards, “Mist on the Mountains” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NX-sE-E2-0&t=8s

Is U.S. Mission Creep In Syria Part Of The Strategy To Contain Iran

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 9 hours ago
U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers secure a landing zone near Al Tanf in southern Syria. The garrison there, at the border of Iraq, is one of many dotting Syria that presents a challenge for the U.S. presence in the country. (Army) *Military Times: **The White House just revealed massive mission creep in Syria. Here’s why.* The Islamic State is on the brink of total military defeat ― but don’t expect U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria to be coming home anytime soon. The Islamic State’s caliphate has collapsed. They have almost no territory remaining except for a small piece of eastern S... more »

Hotter, Colder–It’s Still Your Fault!

Paul Homewood at NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT - 9 hours ago
By Paul Homewood h/t Dave Ward Emerging from the ice for a brief growing season every Antarctic summer, the lush green mosses of East Antarctica are finally succumbing to climate change. That is according to a study of the small, ancient and hardy plants – carried out over more than a decade. This […]

Dumbing Down America: Teacher Fired For Not Giving Students Partial Credit For Work They Never Did

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Matt Agorist Port St. Lucie, FL — A teacher in Port St. Lucie, Florida is now speaking out about how she was fired for... more »

Russia to China: You Shouldn't Have Stolen Our Jet Fighter

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 10 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, * And Beijing might be paying the price. Cheaters never prosper, says Russia. Remember that Russian carrier-based jet that China copied without permission? Those airplanes are crashing, and Russia doesn't seem too broken up about it. Though Russia and China are now friends, even holding joint exercises, Russia's Sputnik News recently trotted out an article titled "Chinese Navy Short on Carrier-Based Fighters, Only Has Problem-Ridden J-15." The J-15 is an unlicensed copy of Russia's Su-33 carrier jet, which is a 1980s derivative of the Su-27K land-base... more »

Charges Against NC Animal Rescuer DROPPED!!!!!

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Daisy Luther If you ever wondered about the power of the Internet, wonder no more. The pressure that readers across the nation – and... more »

Murders and Rapes Increasingly Going Unsolved as Cannabis Arrests Surge—Despite Legalization

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Jack Burns One might be tempted to conclude, with over half the United States legalizing cannabis medicinally, or even recreationally, the number of marijuana... more »

Germany – Coldest September morning since weather records began!

Robert at Ice Age Now - 10 hours ago
Not just for the day, mind you, but for the entire month. ________________ Greetings Robert! I am a follower and Reader of Iceagenow living in Munich Germany and I think this bit of news is worth posting on iceagenow. Just like in the Netherlands, Germany is also experiencing record low temps for September! Just days ... Read moreGermany – Coldest September morning since weather records began! The post Germany – Coldest September morning since weather records began! appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Protests continue on Jeju Island

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 10 hours ago
Protests grow on Jeju Island, South Korea as the US brings 'Fleet Review' to the island - a massive display of Naval power to remind China and Russia that the US 'owns the Pacific' (and the rest of the world). Call it the 'arrogance review'. No matter where Mr. Big goes today with his military arm of corporate globalization the public is opposing it. The people know their lands, their environment, their safety and their sanity will be endangered by the US military.

SO NOW HE'S SAYING HE WAS A CHOIRBOY WHO OCCASIONALLY DRANK TOO MUCH

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 10 hours ago
In his prepared statement for tomorrow's hearing, Brett Kavanaugh will say: But I was not perfect in those days, just as I am not perfect today. I drank beer with my friends, usually on weekends. Sometimes I had too many. Hallelujah -- Kavanaugh admits he drank beer in high school. *National Review*'s Charles C.W. Cooke would like you to believe that Kavanaugh already admitted that in his Fox News interview, but he didn't: KAVANAUGH: ... yes, there were parties. And the drinking age was 18, and yes, the seniors were legal and had beer there. And yes, people might have had too many b... more »

Dumbing Down America: Teacher Fired for Not Giving Students Partial Credit For Work They Never Did

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 10 hours ago
[image: teacher] A teacher was fired after she refused to abide by school policy of giving students 50% grades despite them doing zero work. The post Dumbing Down America: Teacher Fired for Not Giving Students Partial Credit For Work They Never Did appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Hot New Open Thread

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 10 hours ago
Here's a new Open Thread for you to use when you feel the old one is getting overloaded. And, as ever, thank you so much for your comments. And here's Lord 'Of The Rings' Hall (Peace Be Upon Him), by special invitation, to welcome you to our 'umble blog:

Debt Rises: The Government Will Soon Spend More On Interest Than on The Military

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Mac Slavo As debt and interest rates rise, the government is about to be in a disastrous situation. Very soon, they will spend more money... more »

Turkey Will Continue To Defy US Sanctions And Buy Gas From Iran

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Mac Slavo In a move which can only be seen as defiance against the United States, Turkey has decided to ignore sanctions imposed and... more »

Congressman Exposes Gov’t Using “Human Trafficking” Act to Warrantlessly Spy on Innocent Citizens

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Rachel Blevins The United States House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a bill that looks like legislation that focuses on combating human... more »

The Everything Bubble: When Will It Finally Crash?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Brandon Smith Much like the laws of physics, there are certain laws of economics that remain constant no matter how much manipulation exists in... more »

Gold/Silver Ratio Back at Extremes: Bull Market In Precious Metals Ahead?

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Clint Siegner The gold/silver ratio, calculated by simply dividing the gold price by the silver price, may be signaling the end of the bear... more »

America Is So Free The Average Family Has To Spend More On Taxes Than On Food And Clothing

Activist Post at Activist Post - 10 hours ago
By Isaac Davis The financial enslavement of the American people (and the rest of the world) is nearly complete. Not only are private banks, the... more »

What’s in Kavanaugh’s ’82 Calendar: Sports, Movies, Parties

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The calendars were submitted by Kavanaugh's lawyers as evidence as he prepares to testify in response to allegations from Christine Blasey Ford.

Man Who Lost Hand in Sausage-Making Ordeal Cut Off Own Arm

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Myron Schlafman said he credits two police officers with saving his life by quickly applying a tourniquet before ambulance crews took him to the hospital.

Is This a Video of Bikers on Their Way to Washington to Support Brett Kavanaugh?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
According to internet trolls, bikers everywhere in the world are supporters of President Trump and frequently rally to his support.

Third Kavanaugh Accuser Submits Allegation to Senate Panel

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
President Trump tweeted that Avenatti was a "third-rate lawyer" pushing "false accusations."

Does Kavanaugh Accuser Deborah Ramirez Have ‘Ties to George Soros’?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The identity of a woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct has been confused with another person bearing the same name.

Suspect in Deadly California Attacks Was Deported 6 Times

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Ramon Escobar, 47, who was believed homeless himself, likely targeted victims to rob them, Los Angeles police Capt. William Hayes told reporters.

Did Amazon Pay No Federal Income Taxes in 2017?

Alex Kasprak at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
By the company’s own accounting, Amazon actually received a $137 million federal tax credit in the same year they earned over $5.6 billion in profit.

Times’ Yearbook Story Hid Anti-Trump Affiliations of Three Sources

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: times-yearbook-story-hid-anti-trump-affiliations-of-three-sources] The *Times’s* yearbook story has anti-Trump affliations of three sources.

West Virginia to Allow Voting on Mobile Phones Despite Hacking Dangers

Steve Byas at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: west-virginia-to-allow-voting-on-mobile-phones-despite-hacking-dangers] We resolve our political difference at the ballot box, but what if we cannot trust the integrity of the election process?

Bill Cosby Sentenced to a Minimum of Three Years in Prison for Sex Crimes

James Murphy at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: bill-cosby-sentenced-to-a-minimum-of-three-years-in-prison-for-sex-crimes] Formerly known as "America's Dad," Bill Cosby was sentenced on Tuesday to three to 10 years in prison for a 2004 sexual assault.

South Korean President Moon Says U.S. Troops Should Stay Even After Reunification

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 10 hours ago
*Sputnik:* *South Korea's Moon Says US Troops Should Stay Even After Reunification* MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said in an interview with Fox News that the presence of the US forces on the Korean peninsula would still be necessary even if the two divided countries signed a peace treaty and the reunification took place. Asked, whether he wanted the US troops to leave the peninsula one day, he said “I would say, no.” *”The US forces in [South] Korea not only beneficial for our deterrence of [our] vis-a-vis North Korea but also it plays a large role in term... more »

Hundreds of pig carcasses destroyed after "dangerous" hygiene failings at meat plant

Andrew Wasley at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - 10 hours ago
US officials inspecting UK plants found major food safety breaches including meat contaminated with faecal matter entering production lines.

Warmists on the wrong side of science

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 11 hours ago
PhD physicist Ralph B. Alexander has authored a new book: Science Under Attack: The Age of Unreason. Evidence Lacking for Major Human Role in Climate Change By Ralph B. Alexander Conventional scientific wisdom holds that global warming and consequent changes in the climate are primarily our own doing. But what few people realize is that … Continue reading "Warmists on the wrong side of science"

"How It Really Will Be"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago

10 facts on diabetes – Dr. Anupam Ghose

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/2018/07/02/10-facts-on-diabetes/ Advertisements

Diabetic and diet coach.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
Visit the website. URL: https://t.co/GS2iQ7SqOe

How to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes, Why Insulin May Actually Accelerate Death, and Other Ignored Facts.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/2018/07/26/how-to-reverse-type-2-diabetes-why-insulin-may-actually-accelerate-death-and-other-ignored-facts/

A Beginner’s Guide to the Ketogenic Diet: An Effective Way of Optimizing Your Health.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
http://anupamghose.com/2018/09/15/__trashed/

What Does the Color of Your Mucus Mean?

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2018/06/02/amp/mucus-color.aspx

Tuberculosis Survivor Speaks At First Ever High Level U.N. Meeting today.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/09/26/651551034/life-after-tb-she-is-deaf-she-still-dances-she-addressed-the-u-n-today?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Scientists Wiped Out a Mosquito Population by Hacking Their DNA With CRISPR

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://futurism.com/gene-drive-mosquitos-crispr/

Anxiety Overtakes Depression as No. 1 Mental Health Problem

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2017/06/29/amp/anxiety-overtakes-depression.aspx

Making a Move.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://hms.harvard.edu/news/making-move?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hms-twitter-general

Managing procedural pain in a patient taking naltrexone.

zedie at SOMEONE SOMEWHERE - 11 hours ago
https://www.mdedge.com/psychiatry/article/173489/addiction-medicine/managing-procedural-pain-patient-taking-naltrexone

"The Fed's In A Box And People Are Starting To Notice"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
*"The Fed's In A Box And People Are Starting To Notice"* by John Rubino "It’s long been an article of faith in the sound money community that the Fed, by bailing out every dysfunctional financial entity in sight, would eventually be forced to choose between the deflationary collapse of a mountain of bad debt and the inflationary chaos of a plunging currency. On one hand, a tight labor market is pushing inflation to levels that normally call for higher interest rates: Today’s Fed-heads are old enough to remember the 1970s, when failure to get inflation under control produced a decade... more »

WATCH: Massive Officer Pepper Sprays Boy, Kicks Him in the Back as He Wipes His Eyes

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: boy] The parents of a boy who was seen getting pepper sprayed and then kicked in the back by a massive cop in a viral video are calling for justice for their son. The post WATCH: Massive Officer Pepper Sprays Boy, Kicks Him in the Back as He Wipes His Eyes appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Gregory Mannarino, "Fed. Day IS HERE! And RIGHT NOW Bonds Are Being Propped Up Big Time"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 11 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, "Fed. Day IS HERE! And RIGHT NOW Bonds Are Being Propped Up Big Time" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p34VlKExBbw - https://www.traderschoice.net/ • *CNN Market Data:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/ *CNN Fear And Greed Index:* - http://money.cnn.com/data/fear-and-greed/ - http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/dow/

President Trump 'Snubs' Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau At The U.S.

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 11 hours ago
We found the video of Justin Trudeau getting ignored by Donald Trump at today's UN Secretary General's luncheon - three camera angles of Justin tapping Trump on the shoulder but it only lasts a split second around the 25 sec mark then repeated around the 46 sec mark #NAFTA #UNGA pic.twitter.com/gwN8SghY27 — JohnToryWatch (@JohnToryWatch) September 25, 2018 *Fortune/Bloomberg:* *What Does Donald Trump Think of Canada's Justin Trudeau? Watch Their UN Handshake* If body language at a UN luncheon is any hint, Justin Trudeau is still in Donald Trump’s doghouse. The U.S. president and... more »

ISIS used chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq – Macron

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – During his speech at the United Nations on Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron accused the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) of using chemical weapons in both Syria and Iraq. “ISIS [Daesh] used such weapons in Syria and Iraq,” he said, referring to the situation with the spread of chemical weapons in the destabilized civil war of Syria. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Syrian Army foils militant advance in northern Hama

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 P.M.) – The Islamist rebels of Jaysh Al-Izza attempted to infiltrate the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) lines near the key town of Al-Latamnah in northern Hama on Wednesday morning. Jaysh Al-Izza reportedly attempted to capture the Syrian Arab Army’s military posts that were positioned just south of Al-Lataminah and near the front-lines […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Russian Air force destroys simulated naval strike group in Black Sea (video)

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 P.M.) – Three squadrons of Russian Air Force fighters and bombers destroyed a simulated naval strike group in the Black Sea, as shown in footage released on Wednesday. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, more than 40 guided air-to-surface missiles were launched, while about 20 air bombs were dropped. The naval strike […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Russia sends stern warning to Western nations preparing to strike Syria

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) – The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sent a stern warning on Wednesday to the Western states that are planning to strike Syria under far-fetched pretexts. “There’s an alarming situation regarding the issue of chemical disarmament. First of all, this is in connection with the actions of a number of Western states accusing the Syrian authorities with more […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS attempts to retake strategic town in east Deir Ezzor

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) launched a massive counter-offensive inside the eastern countryside of the Deir Ezzor Governorate on Wednesday afternoon. Led by their special forces, the terrorist group began their assault on Wednesday by storming the Syrian Democratic Forces’ positions north of the strategic town of Baghouz Fouqani. According […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

US reportedly pulling some missile systems from Middle East

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 P.M.) – The U.S. is withdrawing some of their missile defense systems in three Middle Eastern countries, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Citing a senior military official, the Wall Street Journal said that the U.S. is withdrawing as many as four Patriot missile systems from Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain. The […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israeli claims on downed Russian plane ‘worthless’ – Iran security official

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:50 P.M.) – National security advisers of Iran, Russia, China, India, and Afghanistan met for a day-long regional security dialogue summit in Tehran on Wednesday. The summit is addressing anti-terrorism and anti-extremism in Western Asia, with bilateral meetings between security officials expected to take place on its sidelines. Supreme National Security Council of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Houthis launch massive attack against Saudi-backed forces in central Yemen

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
Houthi rebels carried out a sweeping attack targeting positions for the Saudi-backed militia in Ma’rib province in central Yemen. The attack was launched using armed drones, artillery strikes and missiles. According to Houthi sources, the attack killed and injured several militiamen, and destroyed military equipment; vowing to do more attacks in the future. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

VIDEO: Syrian Army foils rebels’ attack in north Hama

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (6:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Army successfully thwarted an attempt made by the militants to infiltrate the Army defensives in northern Hama. The government forces spotted a group of militants approaching its positions near Lataminah. Artillery units then launched a concentrated strikes targeting the assailants. The strikes killed at least 5 rebel fighters […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Turkish military fortifies observation post in Syria’s Hama

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:30 P.M.) – Several convoys for the Turkish army have recently entered Syria in order to consolidate its observation posts deployed in northern Syria. Raw footage was released showing the Turkish outpost near the town of Morek located north of Hama, which was turned into ‘ a fortified castle’ after being heavily entrenched […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

VIDEO: More rebels graduate from training camps in Syria’s Idlib

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:30 P.M.) – A new batch of Syrian rebel fighters concluded an intense training camp in Idlib as the jihadi-held province readies to implement the Russia-Turkey agreement. The newly-graduated fighters belong to the National Front for Liberation; a rebel coalition formed last May by 11 FSA-linked armed groups in the northwestern province of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

ISIS fights back Kurdish forces in eastern Syria

Zen Adra at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 11 hours ago
DAMASCUS, SYRIA (4:10 P. M.) – The Islamic State (ISIS) carried out a counter-attack against Kurdish fighters inside its former bastion in eastern Syria, killing and injuring scores. Several explosions ripped through Baghuz Foukani town as ISIS blew up several VBIEDs, inflicting casualties and causing damage. ISIS suicide bombers managed to sneak through SDF lines […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

How the mafia uses violence to control politics

Gianmarco Daniele, Post-Doctoral economics researcher, Bocconi University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 11 hours ago
Italy saw 1,191 attacks on politicians from 2013 to 2015. A new study reveals, for the first time, the destructive effect this strategic political violence has on the nation's political life.

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