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Thomas Paine

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

Thursday, September 6, 2018

6 September - Blogs I'm Following 1 of 2

11:05 pm MDT

New Study exposes ‘fatal flaw in global warming science’

Robert at Ice Age Now - 50 seconds ago
Key excerpt: ‘If all human CO2 emissions were stopped and nature remained constant, the level of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere would fall by only 18 ppm. Nature’s level of 392 ppm would remain.’ IPCC’s claim that human carbon dioxide emissions will linger in the atmosphere for hundreds of years and 15 percent will remain ... Read moreNew Study exposes ‘fatal flaw in global warming science’ The post New Study exposes ‘fatal flaw in global warming science’ appeared first on Ice Age Now.

September 7th – 2018 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day #596

sundance at The Last Refuge - 3 minutes 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 →

Picture Of The Day

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 19 minutes ago
The Villarrica Volcano is seen at night from Pucon town, Chile. REUTERS/Cristobal Saavedra Escobar *WNU Editor: *The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Photos of the week* (Reuters).

Should the CDC Oversee Vaccine Safety When They Purchase Over $5 Billion of Vaccines from Big Pharma?

AdminM at Health Impact News - 41 minutes ago
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tasked by the U.S. Government with overseeing vaccine safety. They claim on their website: The United States’ long-standing vaccine safety program closely and constantly monitors the safety of vaccines. A critical part of the program, CDC’s Immunization Safety Office identifies possible vaccine side effects and conducts studies to determine whether health problems are caused by vaccines. Data show that the current U.S. vaccine supply is the safest in history. However, the CDC is the largest purchaser of vaccines in the wo... more »

Friday September 7th – Open Thread

sundance at The Last Refuge - 45 minutes 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 →

Congressional Sources Confirm Timeline of Bruce Ohr, Chris Steele and FBI Contacts With Andrew McCabe, Lisa Page and Peter Strzok…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 45 minutes ago
Whoa Nellie… Ding, Ding, Ding… Within the massive assembly of documents, emails, text messages, congressional testimony and portions of media reports a clear timeline emerged. Part of that timeline was based on the fact that certain events had to have … Continue reading →

Legend!

sundance at The Last Refuge - 45 minutes ago
Epic. Will likely never be outdone…. Not this year. GOAT? (Backstory) Make Zina Bash the next Attorney General. OH NO, NOT AGAIN!!! pic.twitter.com/ITLD2Bb6T0 — Adam Baldwin (@AdamBaldwin) September 7, 2018

HEADS UP: Central Bank Domino’s Falling!

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
ITM Trading Streamed live 3 hours ago The global contagion has begun. At this writing thirteen fiat currencies are imploding, and currency markets no longer seem to be listening to the central bankers as any intervention has a very short or no impact at all. What the globalists feared, is now coming to pass. In my […]

Saturn’s North Pole ‘Hexagonal Vortex’ Extends Hundreds Of Kilometers Above The Planet

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
DAHBOO777 Published on Sep 4, 2018 As the first anniversary of the climax of the Cassini mission approaches, the European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed the probe’s parting gift: evidence of a hundreds-of-kilometers tall, hexagonal vortex at Saturn’s north pole. NASA’s Voyager mission first discovered the unusual northern polar structure in the 1980s but the Cassini […]

Palestinians Call on Intl Community to Intervene as Israeli Court Okays Bedouin Village Demolition

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
Palestinians Call on Intl Community to Intervene as Israeli Court Okays Bedouin Village Demolition by https://www.rt.com/ Israel’s top court has greenlighted the eviction of a West Bank Bedouin village despite earlier international uproar. The Palestinian authorities have slammed the move, calling on the global community to “intervene immediately.” – The Israeli High Court of Justice rejected […]

France to Join US Strike on Syria if Chemical Attack Occurs

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
RT America Published on Sep 6, 2018 France has joined the US in threatening airstrikes against the Syrian government in the event of a chemical weapons incident. RT America’s Dan Cohen reports. end

North Korea Ready to Denuclearize, Says South Korean Envoy

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
RT America Published on Sep 6, 2018 In a shocking announcement, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he is ready for full denuclearization. That’s according to the south korean envoy as he spoke to press early this morning. The two Koreas have agreed to hold bilateral talks for a third summit later this month. RT […]

Silver is READY after JPM Gets “Last Licks!!” (Bix Weir)

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
RoadtoRoota Published on Sep 6, 2018 The COMEX Silver Commitment of Traders report that will be released on Friday will likely show that JP Morgan has totally closed out its massive manipulative Silver Short Position and is now LONG for the first time since the Bear Strerns bailout…NOWHERE TO GO FOR SILVER NOW BUT UP, UP […]

False-Flag Failure… US Cuts to the Chase to Defend Its Terrorists in Syria

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
False-Flag Failure… US Cuts to the Chase to Defend Its Terrorists in Syria by https://www.rt.com/ Last week the US warned of military strikes on Syria “if” government forces use chemical weapons (CW). This week, Trump comes clean by dropping any mention of a CW pretext – simply warning Syria not to attack terrorists. – Trump tweeted […]

7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded in Fiji’s Lau Region

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded in Fiji’s Lau Region by TIMOCI VULA, 7 September, 2018, 11:10 am, http://www.fijitimes.com/ A MAJOR 7.5 MAGNITUDE earthquake was recorded in the Lau region early this morning. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 664km, recorded 38km Southwest from Maloku Village in Moala, 46km Southeast from Gau Island, and 114km Southeast from […]

200ft-Wide Asteroid will Fly By Earth at 0.6 Times the Distance to the Moon – Eyes On The Skies

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
nemesis maturity Published on Sep 6, 2018 A newly discovered asteroid designated 2018 RC will flyby Earth at a distance of 0.58 LD / 0.00150 AU (224 396 km / 139 433 miles) on September 9, 2018. According to NASA/JPL it is one of the largest known asteroids to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance this […]

Tel Aviv Carried Out Hundreds of Strikes in Syria in Last Two Years, Israel Admits

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
Did Syria attack Israel? NO! Even after these 200 strikes? NO! Who is the aggressor? Zionist ‘666’ Israel the Satanic counterfeit! – Tel Aviv Carried Out Hundreds of Strikes in Syria in Last Two Years, Israel Admits by https://www.presstv.com/ A senior Israeli official says the Tel Aviv regime has launched hundreds of strikes against various targets […]

Keiser Report: IMF & Co Fed on Greece’s Corpse

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
RT Published on Sep 6, 2018 #KeiserReport In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss the corporate media manufacturing consent on the big, fat success of the great Greek bond holder ‘bailout’ disaster. They also discuss the new NAFTA, same as the old. In the second half, Max interviews bitcoin analyst and enthusiast, […]

Salisbury Poisoning: Contradictions Everywhere

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
RT Published on Sep 6, 2018 Britain has shown images of the people allegedly responsible for the Skripal chemical weapon saga, claiming they were Russian military spies. As the case moves forward, questions remain unanswered about the British narrative. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9dr4 end

Russia’s Alleged Skripal ‘Assassins’ Caught Breaking The Laws Of Physics

mosesman at Socio-Economics History Blog - 48 minutes ago
Russia’s Alleged Skripal ‘Assassins’ Caught Breaking The Laws Of Physics by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ As we detailed earlier, in what appears to be the latest escalation in the UK government’s campaign to blame Russia for the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia Skripal and three other seemingly random Britons (one of whom […]

Forget due process and evidence. UK PM Theresa May knows Russians are Novichok assassins (Video)

Alex Christoforou at The Duran - 49 minutes ago
The Duran – News in Review – Episode 100. The post Forget due process and evidence. UK PM Theresa May knows Russians are Novichok assassins (Video) appeared first on The Duran.

Report: President Trump Spends An Unbelievable Amount Of "Time And Emotional Energy" To Comfort The Families Of The Fallen

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 50 minutes ago
U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas *Business Insider:* *Trump reportedly went to extraordinary and unusual lengths to console grieving military families* * President Donald Trump found it extremely "tough" to handle the deaths of US service members, according to excerpts from journalist Bob Woodward's soon-to-be-released book "Fear," an advanced copy of which was obtained by The Washington Examiner. * Trump reportedly invested an unbelievable amount of "time and emotional energy" into comforting the families of the fallen. * In... more »

Trump Is Now Doing Damage Control With Southern Voters He Managed To Offend

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 hour ago
*The Dotard Inquisition* Señor Trumpanzee has been mocking Jeff Sessions as a dumb southerner for some time, thinking no one "outside" would pick up on his bigotry and that his "dumb" supporters in Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas and southern Missouri would ever figure out that a snob he is and that what he says about Mexicans publicly is what he says about them behind their backs. It would be fatal for him if they do-- which is why he's been shrieking on Twitter than Bob Bernstein is a Democratic operative and a purveyor of "f... more »

Musical Interlude: 2002, “Sea of Dreams”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
2002, “Sea of Dreams” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi7yGfJ3z20

"A Look to the Heavens"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
"Braided, serpentine filaments of glowing gas suggest this nebula's popular name, The Medusa Nebula. Also known as Abell 21, this Medusa is an old planetary nebula some 1,500 light-years away in the constellation Gemini. Like its mythological namesake, the nebula is associated with a dramatic transformation. *Click image for larger size.* The planetary nebula phase represents a final stage in the evolution of low mass stars like the sun, as they transform themselves from red giants to hot white dwarf stars and in the process shrug off their outer layers. Ultraviolet radiation from th... more »

"You Better Decide..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
“A wise man once said you can have anything in life, if you sacrifice everything else for it. What he meant is, nothing comes without a price. So before you go into battle you better decide how much you're willing to lose." - "Grey's Anatomy"

“Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues To Build Character”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*“Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues To Build Character”* by Scotty Hendricks “At the ripe old age of twenty, Benjamin Franklin set out to make himself morally perfect. Having studied the ancient philosophers and their ideas of the virtues required to be an ideal man, he created his own list of thirteen virtues. Like the virtue ethicists of the ancient past and more modern times, Franklin sought to develop his entire character rather than focus on the question of how to act in a certain situation. His hope being that with the perfection of his character, he would never again have to ask... more »

Chet Raymo, “The Burden Of Thinking”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*“The Burden Of Thinking”* by Chet Raymo “Let me speak for gray. Not black or white. Good or evil. Truth or falsity. Yes or no. Let me speak for maybe. Sort of. More or less. I think so. I am reluctant to speak for gray for fear of being considered wishy-washy. Indecisive. Unprincipled. But lately it seems as if we are surrounded on every side by zealots, and it's not a pretty sight. We are surrounded by people who are so certain of their Truth that they are willing to strap bombs to their chests and walk into crowded pizza parlors. Or fly airplanes into towers. Or bomb abortion c... more »

"Total Contempt..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
“You know, I've been around the ruling class all my life, and I've been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.” - Gore Vidal And how are YOU doing, Good Citizen?

"How to Punish the White House “Traitor”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"How to Punish the White House “Traitor”* by Bill Bonner "See me, feel me Touch me, heal me" – “See Me, Feel Me,” The Who* PARIS – "Now, we come to the bang! But first, let’s check the headlines… Oh my… There’s somebody in the White House casting doubt on the president’s competence. *White House Resistance: *An anonymous editorial in The New York Times claims there is “resistance” in the White House to an “amoral” president. That is, there are, apparently, people who are trying to block the president from doing what he wants to do so they can do what they want to do. From The New... more »

Word Detectives: Science May Help Finger Opinion Columnist

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
Experts use a combination of language use, statistics and computer science to help figure out who wrote documents that are anonymous or possibly plagiarized.

Were Brett Kavanaugh’s Children Escorted from a Senate Hearing Room Because They Were Harassed by Hecklers?

David Emery at Snopes.com - 1 hour ago
An Internet meme characterized the planned departure of the Supreme Court nominee's daughters from Senate chambers as a reaction to being heckled.

China Will Start Training Afghan Troops On Chinese Soil To Fight The Taliban

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 1 hour ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 28, 2014. POOL New/REUTERS *Reuters*: *Afghan troops to train in China, ambassador says* BEIJING (Reuters) - China will train Afghan troops on Chinese soil, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Beijing said, describing the military cooperation as an effort to fight al Qaeda and Islamic State militants bent on attacking China from its western neighbor. Afghanistan has also requested that China provide Afghan security forces with combat he... more »

The Daily "Near You?"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
Anacortes, Washington, USA. Thanks for stopping by!

"My Purpose..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
“The long day wanes; the slow moon climbs; the deep Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends, ’Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars...” ~ from “Ulysses,” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

"If You're Never Tested..."

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
"Go without a coat when it's cold; find out what cold is. Go hungry; keep your existence lean. Wear away the fat, get down to the lean tissue and see what it's all about. The only time you define your character is when you go without. In times of hardship, you find out what you're made of and what you're capable of. If you're never tested, you'll never define your character." - Henry Rollins

The Poet: Wendell Berry, "The Wish to Be Generous"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 1 hour ago
*"The Wish to Be Generous"* "All that I serve will die, all my delights, the flesh kindled from my flesh, garden and field, the silent lilies standing in the woods, the woods, the hill, the whole earth, all will burn in man's evil, or dwindle in its own age. Let the world bring on me the sleep of darkness without stars, so I may know my little light taken from me into the seed of the beginning and the end, so I may bow to mystery, and take my stand on the earth like a tree in a field, passing without haste or regret toward what will be, my life a patient willing descent into the grass." ... more »

France Becomes First Country in Europe to Ban All Bee Killing Neonics

Sustainable Pulse at Sustainable Pulse - 2 hours ago
France took a radical step towards protecting its dwindling bee population last Saturday by becoming the first country in Europe to ban five pesticides researchers believe are killing off insects. Source: www.telegraph.co.uk The move to ban the five so-called neonicotinoids has been hailed by beekeepers and environmentalists, but cereal and sugar beet farmers warn it could leave them all but […] The post France Becomes First Country in Europe to Ban All Bee Killing Neonics appeared first on Sustainable Pulse.

These Are The Trump Officials Who Have Publicly Denied Writing The Anonymous New York Times Op-Ed

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 2 hours ago
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters *Business Insider:* *All the Trump officials who have publicly denied writing the anonymous New York Times op-ed* * A deluge of White House senior officials have denied writing the bombshell anonymous New York Times op-ed article, whose author the paper described only as "a senior official in the Trump administration." * There was speculation that Vice President Mike Pence was the author because of the column's use of the word "lodestar," but he denied having written it. * Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested the op-ed arti... more »

A carbon tax AEI? Really?!?

Craig Rucker at CFACT - 2 hours ago
According to AEI’s panel, it does not matter if the climate science is off. The green agenda needs to be implemented, no matter what.

Utility leader: New England headed for an energy ‘tipping point’

CFACT Ed at CFACT - 2 hours ago
"The New England electricity market will rapidly worsen, requiring further out-of-market actions to adequately compensate generators in order to preserve grid reliability... State subsidies will beget reliability subsidies, driving consumer costs ever higher and doing away with future market-based investments for new or existing power generation."

What year is it? Does AEI back carbon taxes and the UN Paris Agreement?

Adam Houser at CFACT - 2 hours ago
AEI's panel wasn’t a debate or even a discussion of pro’s and con’s. It was an echo-chamber of leftist talking points on climate change and carbon taxes.

On The Road With U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and President Donald Trump at the Pentagon following a meeting of the National Security Council in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2017. (DOD/U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro) Jeff Schogol, Task & Purpose: *Mattis In Winter * *Task & Purpose Pentagon correspondent Jeff Schogol is currently on the road with Secretary of Defense James Mattis as he travels to India. Subscribe to the Pentagon Run-Down for the latest dispatches and send (semi-appropriates) questions to schogol@taskandpurpose.com.* NEW DELHI, INDIA – Despite traveling more... more »

The Pentagon Just Dropped a Massive Report on China's Military. Here's What You Need To Know.

Dean Cheng at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Dean Cheng* *Security, Asia* Mandated in the fiscal 2000 National Defense Authorization Act, the annual report is an important source of regular updates regarding China’s growing military capabilities and its expanding range of security-related activities. The Department of Defense has released the latest edition of its report on Chinese military and security developments. Mandated in the fiscal 2000 National Defense Authorization Act, the annual report is an important source of regular updates regarding China’s growing military capabilities and its expanding range of security-... more »

China’s FTC-2000G Lightweight Multirole Combat Aircraft Has 1 Big Problem

Dave Majumdar at Test Feed Using Fields - 3 hours ago
*Dave Majumdar* *Security, * Who would want to buy it? China’s Guizhou Aviation Industry Corporation has started production of its new export-oriented FTC-2000G lightweight multirole combat aircraft. The new light attack aircraft is expected to make its first flight by the end of September according to official Chinese government media. “China-developed FTC-2000G, an export version versatile aircraft, on Wednesday hit the production line in the city of Anshun in southwest China's Guizhou Province, according to its developer,” the official Xinhua Chinese state media agency said.... more »

Get Your Flu Shot? DOJ Report From Vaccine Court Reveals Flu Shot is Most Dangerous Vaccine in U.S.

AdminM at Health Impact News - 3 hours ago
The 2018 push for the flu shot is now in full swing. Pharmacies are advertising enticing offers, including free flu shots with discounts on other products (CVS), and the opportunity to give a free flu shot to children in Africa (Walgreens). These retail outlets offer no-wait shots, making it appear to be as easy as purchasing candy or tissue paper in your visit to your local drug store. What these retail outlets will most likely fail to mention, however, is that according to the Department of Justice's quarterly reports listing compensations for injuries and deaths due to vaccines ... more »

The PR spin on the sex abuse scandal

Norma at Collecting My Thoughts - 3 hours ago
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/dan-burke/must-watch-video-how-to-recognize-judas-in-your-midst An excellent sermon, but I don’t think many are listening.

The Three Flavors of Choice

Peter Greene at CURMUDGUCATION - 3 hours ago
School choice has been a policy goal of many ed reform promoters for a while now, but for those not paying close attention, discussions of choice can be confusing because "choice" involves several different camps, camps that don't always necessarily get along. Each varies a bit depending on state laws, but here are the basics of how to tell them apart. *Charter Schools* A charter school system begins with an authorizer--the organization that says, "Okay, you can open your charter school in that location." In some states, the authorizer is the local public school board (this is why s... more »

On the Peso depreciation

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 3 hours ago
Lousy Dutertenomics. The previous day, the 6.4% August inflation rate report; yesterday the PSE was back to double digit negative, -10.8% ytd. Early today, the PH Peso/US$ is almost 54. Meanwhile, lousy Du30 politics focus on jailing its vocal critics. Mga bueng. https://quotes.wsj.com/fx/USDPHP BPI's Chief Economist Jun Neri commented that Rupee, Rupiah and CNY are in the same boat as PHPeso, data as of end August 2018. Mid-2016 or days before Duterte was officially inaugurated as President, the PH Peso was generally on the same level as its neighbors' currencies. After 2+ years.... more »

Russia Warns U.S. That They Will Be Launching An Attack In Syria Where U.S. Forces Are Deployed

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 3 hours ago
*CNN:* *Russia warns US of pending attack in Syrian area with US troops * Russia has warned the US military twice in the last week that its forces, along with Syrian regime units, are prepared to attack in an area where dozens of US troops are located, according to several US defense officials. Russia claims that there are militants in the area protected by US troops. Moscow's declaration has sharply raised US commanders' concerns that American forces would be at risk if a Russian attack goes forward, CNN has learned. And it has sparked US warnings to Moscow not to challenge the US ... more »

BWorld 245, Renewables illusion and coal realism

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 4 hours ago
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last August 29, 2018. THE “renewables cheaper than coal, fossil fuels” urban legend continues until today. For instance, three articles published in BusinessWorld recently: 1. Reducing power plant carbon emissions by 70% is doable (Aug. 20) by Roberto Verzola. 2. Rooftop solar could help reduce diesel, coal imports — report (Aug. 21). 3. Low-carbon path (Aug. 27) by Roberto Verzola. Among the arguments of these and other papers are the following: 1. “Rooftop solar costs P2.50 per kWh without financing expenses, P5.3 per kWh with financing expe... more »

Jumpin’ Ju-Ju Bones: Massive Collapse in Brand Image for Nike Following New Colin Kaepernick Branding Campaign…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 4 hours ago
Never before in the history of corporate branding decisions has a multi-billion dollar company had such a massive and swift drop of brand image as Nike. The results from Morning Consult Intelligence, a firm that specializes in monitoring and measuring … Continue reading →

Some people truly are a waste of oxygen

Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man - 4 hours ago
This man appears to be one of them. Three people were arrested by Kennewick police on Labor Day for having methamphetamine, including a man allegedly caught in a compromising position with an injured beaver. * . . .* The beaver was hit by a car sometime Monday night, and a woman who found it ran home for a box so she could transport the injured animal to a veterinarian, according to Sgt. Aaron Clem. The woman reportedly returned to the Kennewick park to find a man lying next to the beaver. She wondered if the man, later identified as Delp, was comforting with the animal, said Cl... more »

"How It Really Is"

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

Thousands of mental health professionals agree with Woodward and the New York Times op-ed author: Trump is dangerous

Bandy X. Lee, Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 4 hours ago
Revelations about the president's behavior in a new book and an unsigned op-ed, writes a Yale psychiatrist, support what she and mental health specialists have warned: Trump is dangerously unstable.

What the 25th Amendment says about presidents who are 'unable' to serve

Brian Kalt, Professor of Law and Harold Norris Faculty Scholar, Michigan State University at Politics + Society – The Conversation - 4 hours ago
If the vice president and Cabinet decide that the president cannot discharge the powers and duties of his office, they can displace him.

X22 Report: "We Knew This Day Would Come, Conspiracy No More, Protective Measures Are In Place"

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
X22 Report: "We Knew This Day Would Come, Conspiracy No More, Protective Measures Are In Place" - https://www.youtube.com/

Gregory Mannarino, “Post Market Wrap Up 9/6/18: The Middle Class Is Being Gamed, AGAIN”

noreply@blogger.com (Coyote Prime) at Running 'Cause I Can't Fly - 4 hours ago
Gregory Mannarino, “Post Market Wrap Up 9/6/18: The Middle Class Is Being Gamed, AGAIN” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQub58sm5Y0 - https://www.traderschoice.net/ ○ "Forbes" article mentioned above... "Disaster Is Inevitable When America's Stock Market Bubble Bursts"

Yemen Peace Talks On Hold With A No-Show From The Houthi Side

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Reuters*: *Yemen peace talks on hold as U.N. mediator awaits Houthi team* GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N.-mediated Yemen peace talks hung in the balance as the government delegation warned that it would leave on Friday if representatives of the Houthi movement had not shown up. The United Nations announced on Thursday night that U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths was not expected to hold any talks at its Geneva offices on Friday. Two sources in the government delegation told Reuters that they had given the international envoy additional time to noon on Friday to persuade the ... more »

Latest US Senate ‘Social Media’ Hearing A Colossal Schoolyard Charade

21wire at 21st Century Wire - 4 hours ago
*21WIRE* | Fanboy and fangirl politicians looking to get social media mentions in the ‘fight against Russia.’

Leaders Of Iran, Russia And Turkey Are Due To Meet In Tehran On Friday To Discuss Syria

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 4 hours ago
*Axios:* *Leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey to convene as Syria "catastrophe" looms* With Syria's army preparing for a major offensive in Idlib province, the country's last opposition stronghold, the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey will gather in Tehran on Friday to discuss a path toward ending the seven-year civil war. The big picture: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wants to strike a decisive blow in Idlib, but the three leaders meeting on Friday have clashing concerns and objectives. Meanwhile, the estimated 3 million civilians currently in the northwestern province —many... more »

OK, Do You Want To Know Who Would Win Every Race In California And Washington If The Election Was Today?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 5 hours ago
*The more people who remember this on election day-- or understand it-- the better* [image: Goal Thermometer]Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight looks at the numbers and senses that a wave may be headed this way. He's so good he should get a crystal ball and start dressing like a gypsy. He's looking at polls-- "high-quality polls," he says-- that show Democrats with "a double-digit advantage over Republicans." And maybe that's because voters don't like someone who's not even *on* the ballot-- Señor T. Not on the ballot... but I'm sensing still the most relevant "issue" on the ballot, m... more »

President Trump MAGA Rally Billings, Montana – 9:00pm EST Livestream

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
Today President Trump travels to Billings, Montana to host a MAGA campaign rally for the 2018 Mid-Terms. The rally is scheduled for 7:00pm Mountain time, 9:00 pm Eastern. With all of the recent headline news this is sure to be … Continue reading →

Press Conference: Lee Zeldin and Members of Congress Call on President Trump to Declassify Critical Documents…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 5 hours ago
On Thursday, September 6, 2018, Congressman Lee Zeldin, Mark Meadows, Jim Jordan, Matt Gaetz, Andy Biggs, Keith Rothfus, Jody Hice, Louie Gohmert, Brian Babin, Claudia Tenney, Scott DesJarlais and Scott Perry called on President Donald Trump to declassify and release … Continue reading →

Brazilian Presidential Candidate Jair Bolsonaro Stabbed During Rally

Lise Alves at The Rio Times - 5 hours ago
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s right-wing presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, was stabbed on Thursday afternoon, while attending a campaign rally in the town of Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas Gerais. According to his son, the candidate was struck with a knife that pierced his mid-section […]

Killing the Family: New Calif. Law Would Enforce Corporate “Gender” Quotas

Selwyn Duke at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: killing-the-family-new-calif-law-would-enforce-corporate-gender-quotas] First the Left wanted to force open girls’ bathrooms to boys — now it wants to compel corporations to put women on their boards.

Trump: I'll Shut Down Government if I Don't Get Border Wall

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: trump-i-ll-shut-down-government-if-i-don-t-get-border-wall] President Trump said it again on Wednesday. If I don’t get a border wall, I’ll shut down the government when it comes time to vote for more money to keep the government running.

Liberal Chuck Todd Says Media Should “Fight Back”

Steve Byas at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: liberal-chuck-todd-says-media-should-fight-back] Chuck Todd on NBC wrote a piece for *The Atlantic*, designed to defend the mainstream media from charges of liberal bias, but instead he proves it.

Jones, Rubio Go at It

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: jones-rubio-go-at-it] Controversial radio show host Alex Jones waylaid Republican Senator Marco Rubio outside a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Top Headline - Trump Administration Official Admits the Deep State is at Work

TNA Video at rss - 5 hours ago
[image: top-headline-jordan-belanger-trump-administration-official-admits-deep-state-work] VIDEO - In a New York Times Op-ed, a senior Trump administration official admitted to undermining the work that Trump is attempting to accomplish, providing evidence that the Deep State is working against the duly elected leader of the United States.

US Senator Leahy On Questioning Judge Kavanaugh About Knowledge Of Hacked Democratic Senator Files During The Bush Administration; Kavanaugh May Have Lied Under Oath

miningawareness at Mining Awareness + - 5 hours ago
Looks like Trump Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh may have lied under oath. Likely what Republicans have been hiding, by failing … Continue reading →

Indefinite Causal Order Answers The Chicken Or Egg Paradox

News Staff at Science 2.0 blogs - 5 hours ago
The famous paradox 'which came first, the chicken or the egg?' was created by philosophers to discuss cause and effect. Since chickens lay eggs, and eggs produce chickens...you get the idea. read more

Skeeezoid Chronicles; Schooling the Climate Sophist Part Deca

co2islife at CO2 is Life - 5 hours ago
This Skeeezoid is making my head explode. It is easy to determine how important the Urban Heat Island effect is, simply compare the temperatures above the oceans vs the temperatures above the land. Both have equal CO2, yet widely different temperature trends. I prefer to use the Tropopause temperatures to remove the impact of water … Continue reading "Skeeezoid Chronicles; Schooling the Climate Sophist Part Deca"

Royal Navy 'Challenges' China By Sailing Close To Islands Claimed By Beijing

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 5 hours ago
The HMS Albion passed near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on its way to Ho Chi Minh City *Reuters*: *Exclusive: British Navy warship sails near South China Sea islands, angering Beijing* Beijing expressed anger on Thursday after a British Royal Navy warship sailed close to islands claimed by China in the South China Sea late last month, saying Britain was engaged in “provocation” and that it had lodged a strong complaint. The HMS Albion, a 22,000 ton amphibious warship carrying a contingent of Royal Marines, exercised its “freedom of navigation” rights as it passed n... more »

Two New Studies Examine Student Loan Default

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON - Federal student loan defaults were the focus of discussion Thursday, when the Urban Institute and the American Enterprise Institute jointly released separate reports and presented discussions with policy experts.

ATD Summit Helps Colleges Use Data for Student Success

Tiffany Pennamon at Diverse - 5 hours ago
COLLEGE PARK, MD — Leaders and representatives from 81 colleges and university systems gathered for Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) fourth annual Data and Analytics Summit to learn best practices for analyzing and utilizing student data to better inform institutional practices and policies.

TMCF and Strada Pilot New Scholars Program

LaMont Jones at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Fayetteville State, Texas Southern and Virginia State universities have been chosen to participate in a pilot high school-to-college scholars program in a joint initiative of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Strada Education Network, the two organizations have announced.

LSU Moves Application Focus Away From ACT/SAT Scores

cmaadmin at Diverse - 5 hours ago
Louisiana’s flagship university is placing more emphasis on applicants’ recommendation letters, personal essays and activities and giving less attention to their ACT and SAT test scores, Louisiana State University (LSU) officials said this week.

Pesidential Letter Stolen From The Oval Office Raises Security Concerns

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
*Daily Mail: **'TRADE IS BAD': Trump's private scrawlings are revealed in documents stolen off his Oval Office desk that ended up in Bob Woodward's bombshell book in massive White House security breach* * Journalist Bob Woodward's book lays out how economic advisor took an unsigned memo to start pulling out of the deal from Trump's desk * It is described as one of a number of episodes took to manage the president * It didn't go through the normal channels where former staff secretary Rob Porter would put it together, according to the book * Woodward's book contains a copy of the un... more »

Dramatic Acting – Embarrassing Moment as Senator Corey Booker Declares He is Spartacus…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 6 hours ago
Today presents yet another example of lunacy from the political left as Democrat Senator Corey Booker declares he is Spartacus; except he isn’t – not even a little bit. Using his best dramatic voice Booker said he would “knowingly” violate … Continue reading →

Hiker adopts injured dog she carried down 11,000-foot mountain

Erin Elizabeth at Health Nut News - 6 hours ago
Last month when Tia Vargas of Idaho Falls was hiking down from the peak of Table Rock Trail near Grand Teton National Park to meet her father she “stumbled upon an alarming sight: an English springer spaniel struggling and limping to keep up with a pack of hikers, who were searching for the dog’s owner.” […] The post Hiker adopts injured dog she carried down 11,000-foot mountain appeared first on Health Nut News.

Yet Another Climate Refugee

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 6 hours ago
Thirty years ago this month I moved from Sedona to Houston. Monster hurricane Gilbert was forming and headed towards Houston – after destroying my favorite town in Mexico. A few weeks earlier NASA’s James Hansen had predicted Lower Manhattan would … Continue reading →

Unburying The Past

tonyheller at The Deplorable Climate Science Blog - 6 hours ago
Roman soldiers would frequently bury their coins before they went off to war. Many never returned or couldn’t remember where their 0% interest bank was. People with metal detectors find these stashes after 2,000 years of oxidation and sell them … Continue reading →

Making Music To Promote Human Rights In Guatemala: Interview With Members Of The Band, CANCHES

Kevin Gosztola at Shadowproof - 6 hours ago
Guatemala is a country where human rights defenders face attacks and intimidation for their work against systemic corruption. Those involved in high-profile cases are often the target of harassment, smear campaigns, or even threats against their lives. Daniel Butler and Erika Martinez worked for the International Commission of Jurists and The post Making Music To Promote Human Rights In Guatemala: Interview With Members Of The Band, CANCHES appeared first on Shadowproof.

Taoist Ascended Masters Comment on How Religions Enslave Us Instead of Awaken Us

WakingTimes at Waking Times - 6 hours ago
*Dylan Charles* - What is the difference between religion and true spirituality?

Icebreaker encounters most difficult ice conditions in 15 years

Robert at Ice Age Now - 6 hours ago
Somehow, the mainstream media failed to pick this up. Must have been an oversight. ____________________ Back on August 22, a Swedish icebreaker on the way to the North Pole encountered heavy ice conditions and had to stop just before reaching its destination. The Swedish icebreaker Oden embarked from Svalbard the previous week but encountered difficult ice conditions ... Read moreIcebreaker encounters most difficult ice conditions in 15 years The post Icebreaker encounters most difficult ice conditions in 15 years appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Sept. 6:The big news is.....

Graeme Decarie at The Decarie Report - 6 hours ago
......Our local irving chapel will have two ministers this Sunday. Count them. Two. And both have Doctorates in Divinity. That's real class. Jesus always had to make do with a lousy hillside or something. And he had no religious degrees at all. Our irving chapel is so much better. And I'm sure it attracts a higher class of Christian. ________________________________________________________ https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/landslide-tsunamis-climate-change-1.4811707 It's a good thing us well-informed people of New Brunswick know there's no such thing as climate change. _____________... more »

Brazil Presidential Candidate Jair Bolsonaro Is Stabbed At Campaign Rally

War News Updates Editor at War News Updates - 6 hours ago
Juiz de Fora, há pouco! pic.twitter.com/Z3M9S1pz6E — Blog do Noblat (@BlogdoNoblat) September 6, 2018 *BBC:* *Brazil politician Jair Bolsonaro stabbed in street* A far-right politician in Brazil has been stabbed in the abdomen while campaigning on the street, police say. Jair Bolsonaro, a presidential candidate, was attacked in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais. He was injured in the liver and is being operated on, local media say. The controversial politician, who has outraged many in Brazil with racist and homophobic comments, has performed strongly in recent polls for ne... more »

Here Come the Cranks

Phil at All That Is Solid ... - 6 hours ago
One of the very first things I learned about radical politics (thank you *Class War*!) is that your enemy's enemy isn't necessarily your friend. This always comes to mind when Russia is in the news because, in a pathetic echo of the Cold War official CPGB apologias of the old Soviet Union, we find people happy to go to great lengths to prettify or explain away the activities of the Russian state. The naming of two Russian suspects for the poisoning of the Skripals is one of those occasions. Cast your minds back to March-April time. As Sergei and Yulia Skripal lay ill in hospital, t... more »

WATCH: Cop Tasers Fellow Coworker in the Face, After Mistaking Him for a Criminal

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 6 hours ago
[image: face] After mistaking a fellow co-worker for a criminal, without warning a police officer deployed a taser directly into his face. The post WATCH: Cop Tasers Fellow Coworker in the Face, After Mistaking Him for a Criminal appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

Nestle Says Requirement to Report Use of Slave Labor Would Cost Consumers More Money

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 6 hours ago
[image: nestle] A new anti-slavery bill requiring companies to investigate and report on their supply chains to prevent modern slavery will lead to consumers paying more, according to Nestle. The post Nestle Says Requirement to Report Use of Slave Labor Would Cost Consumers More Money appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

RIP Burt Reynolds 1936-2018

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
Burt Reynolds has passed away. A representative confirmed today he died in Jupiter, Fla. He was 82. Story Here

Vice President Mike Pence Discusses Anonymous Op-ed…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
After reviewing a weird CNN report on the backstory of the anonymous op-ed, it becomes more clear the entire construct of the New York Times publication was a manufactured political operation between like-minded allies in DC politics and media. An … Continue reading →

WaPo Report: Grand Jury Hearing Witness Testimony Against Fired Asst. FBI Director Andrew McCabe…

sundance at The Last Refuge - 7 hours ago
There are some interesting overlays amid a Washington Post report just published which outlines that a Grand Jury is hearing witness testimony in a criminal probe of former FBI Director Andrew McCabe. You might remember it was April 19th, 2018, … Continue reading →

U.S. Talks with North Korea Have Stalled—Now What?

Robert E. Kelly at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Robert E. Kelly* *Security, Asia* [image: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un meet at the start of their summit at the Capella Hotel on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore June 12, 2018. Picture taken June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst] This year’s movement on denuclearization will be lost amid a tidal wave of media focus on Robert Mueller's investigation and Washington's other scandals. Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump prevented Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from visiting North Korea in September. This reflects the now-evident stalema... more »

Can Afghanistan Be Saved?

Arif Rafiq at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Arif Rafiq* *Security, Middle East* [image: A U.S. Army Task Force Brawler CH-47F Chinook conducts a training exercise at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 26, 2018. Picture taken March 26, 2018. U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook/Handout via REUTERS.] Kabul is a democracy in name only. Two elections are scheduled in Afghanistan over the next eight months. And they will be consequential not just for determining the balance of power in Kabul, but also for the legitimacy and survival of the post–9/11 system that is in place. It is highly probable that the results of the Oc... more »

Will We Ever Leave Afghanistan?

Akhilesh Pillalamarri at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Akhilesh Pillalamarri* *Security, Middle East* [image: An artificial flower is seen on a turban of a peace marcher as he arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan June 18, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail] Achieving total victory in Afghanistan would take hundreds of thousands of troops, several years, incalculable expense, and would result in far too many deaths. Earlier this month, the Taliban launched a series of attacks throughout Ghazni province in Afghanistan, not far from the capital, Kabul. They attacked at will, wiping out hundreds of Afghan commandos and reducing the city of Ghazni ... more »

Who Don’t Japanese and Taiwanese Militaries Talk to Each Other?

Katsuya Yamamoto at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Katsuya Yamamoto* *Security, Asia* [image: Taiwanese Marine from Underwater Demolition Company, Amphibious Reconnaissance Patrol Unit (ARP), take part in a night-time landing training, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan July 23, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu] Only one of Japan's neighbors cannot communicate smoothly with their defense authorities: Taiwan. On June 8, 2018, Japan and China launched a communication mechanism between their defense authorities to avert accidental clashes in the air and on the sea. This is a huge achievement for the two countries, but it still leaves a major outlier, w... more »

Russia and Turkey Will Collide Over End of Syrian Civil War

Gabriel White, Bogdan Belei at Test Feed Using Fields - 7 hours ago
*Gabriel White, Bogdan Belei* *Security, Middle East* [image: Reuters] This is Washington's chance to repair ties with Ankara to counter Moscow and Damascus. At the beginning of August, the Syrian military planes flew over the northwestern province of Idlib and dropped leaflets urging residents to surrender and threatening military action. It was the latest example of how Bashar al-Assad and his forces have ignored de-escalation agreements and continue a full-scale offensive against their opposition. The city of Idlib—the only major opposition-held territory left in Syria and als... more »

Five prisoners at the Burnside jail ask the court to order them released from solitary confinement

Tim Bousquet at Halifax Examiner - 7 hours ago
Five prisoners at the Burnside jail have filed habeas corpus applications with the Supreme Court. The applications arrived at the courthouse yesterday, September 5. Kaz Cox, Matthew Grimm, Maurice Pratt, Steven Skinner, and Leonard Greenough each say they are wrongfully being held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. It’s unclear if any of […]

Houthi forced attack another Saudi Airport near Yemeni border

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
The Houthi forces announced this evening that they targeted another Saudi airport in the southern part of the Gulf kingdom. According to the official media wing of the Houthi forces, their rocket battalion fired two ballistic missiles at the Jizan Municipal Airport, scoring a direct hit on the installation. As a result of this attack […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Breaking: Protesters burn down Kataeb Hezbollah’s HQ in Basra

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
Angry protesters in the Iraqi city of Basra reportedly set fire to the Kataeb Hezbollah headquarters this evening, local activists posted via social media. This move comes as a large wave of protesters demonstrated across Iraq over a number of economic issues. No one was reportedly harmed after the Kataeb Hezbollah building was set on […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Satellite image shows Syrian site targeted by Israel on September 4th

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
On the evening of September 4th, the Israeli Air Force carried out powerful attack on a Syrian Arab Army site in the Hama province of northwestern Syria. The Israeli attack reportedly targeted a Syrian military site inside the large town of Mastaf, which is located northeast of the Tartous province. As a result of this […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Israel strikes Syria everytime army launches new offensive – general

Leith Aboufadel at AMN – Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - 8 hours ago
This week, Damascus accused Israel of missile strikes in the country’s Hama and Tartus provinces, with the attacks leaving at least one dead and 12 injured, and destroying infrastructure and military equipment. Retired Syrian Major General Yahya Suleiman said he thought Tuesday’s attacks were carried out in the interests of Israel’s US allies, which had “expressed concerns” […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز - The Arab Source

Thelma Jones, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Minnie Riperton, Nancy Wilson, Aretha Franklin and more...

cefrith@hotmail.com at Charles Frith - 8 hours ago
Oddfellows Hall ... Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced

LaRouchePAC Fireside Chat - September 6, 2018

adam at LaRouchePAC Feed - 8 hours ago
Fireside Chat with Jason Ross, September 6, 2018 Video of Fireside Chat with Jason Ross, September 6, 2018 Friend, As the fight for the U.S. Republic heats up against the outright sedition against President Trump of recent days, huge developments in the history of the world are taking place in China which few in the United States know anything about. China and the nations of Africa are joining together to develop that continent into a modern from of economy, ending years of debt slavery, resource stripping, and perpetual colonial warfare aimed at population control — the paradigm ... more »

More Evidence of Robust U.S. Economy

Bob Adelmann at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: more-evidence-of-robust-u-s-economy] Expect more records to be broken as the U.S. economy continues its remarkable expansion.

LA Metro Transit Invites TSA to Begin Full-body Scanning of Passengers

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. at rss - 8 hours ago
[image: la-metro-transit-invites-tsa-to-begin-full-body-scanning-of-passengers] The Los Angeles County Transit Authority invited the TSA to deploy full-body scanners to screen passengers on public transportation.

Civil Rights Activist to Speak at Shenandoah University

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 8 hours ago
On Monday, Sept. 10 American feminist, leader and civil rights activist, Dolores Huerta will hold an hour-long presentation discussing her life at Shenandoah University. The event will be held at 2 p.m. in Stimpson Auditorium and is free and open to the public, according to Shenandoah University News. “She’s on the level of Cesar Chávez […]

Northwestern Ph.D. Student Killed By Stray Bullet in Chicago

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 8 hours ago
Northwestern University doctoral student and recent cancer survivor, Shane Colombo, was one of six individuals killed on Sunday in Chicago after walking into the middle of a gunfight just four hours after getting in the city to start classes. The other victims were between 18 and 41-years-old and two were women. Colombo, 25, was shot […]

APLU to Congress: Protect Dreamers

Monica Levitan at Diverse - 8 hours ago
In a letter released on the one-year anniversary of the DACA rescission, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) advised House Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Charles Schumer to protect Dreamers. DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, was created by the Obama Administration in 2012 to allow […]

Film Star Burt Reynolds Dies at 82

Snopes Staff at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
The star of 'Deliverance,' 'The Longest Yard,' and 'Smokey and the Bandit' died at Jupiter Medical in Florida,

Why Have So Many Daily Caller Writers Expressed White Supremacist Views?

Bethania Palma at Snopes.com - 8 hours ago
Revelations that Daily Caller writer Scott Greer also published material on a site founded by white supremacist Richard Spencer aren't the first of their kind.

Guatemalan President Shuts Down UN-Backed Anti-Corruption Probe, Taliban Confirm Haqqani Death, and More: FRINFORMSUM 9/6/2018

Lauren Harper at UNREDACTED - 8 hours ago
Guatemalan President Shuts Down UN-Backed Anti-Corruption Probe Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales recently announced he will not renew the mandate of the UN-backed anti-corruption probe, the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala. The Commission (commonly referred to by its Spanish acronym CICIG) has already racked up over 300 convictions, two former presidents are in jail as […]

What good will solar panels and wind farms be?

Robert at Ice Age Now - 8 hours ago
Includes a video showing how the ice sheets built up on Baffin Island and then descended far into the United States. __________________ What good will solar panels and wind farms be? By tomOmason Given all this worry and angst about “Affordable Clean Energy” (ACE)” and whether or not you can afford a health plan, consider ... Read moreWhat good will solar panels and wind farms be? The post What good will solar panels and wind farms be? appeared first on Ice Age Now.

Anomalous cold across vast expanses of Siberia

Robert at Ice Age Now - 8 hours ago
33 cm (more than a foot) of snow in Khakassia. In Yakutia -10°C. 4 Sep 2018 – Anomalously cold weather – pre-winter weather – across a vast expanses of Siberia. Night frosts and solid precipitation in the form of groats and wet snow from Taimyr to Altai and from the Urals to Kolyma. West of ... Read moreAnomalous cold across vast expanses of Siberia The post Anomalous cold across vast expanses of Siberia appeared first on Ice Age Now.

QotD: "All of these companies provide tons of free services. I’ve never paid a dime to Google, Facebook, or Twitter. Even Amazon hands out tons of freebies. Given all this, you might expect these giants of the internet age to be popular, admired, even loved. Instead, they’re drowning in resentment."

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 8 hours ago
*"[These] IT giants are household names. They haven’t just transformed their own industries; they’ve transformed life itself. When I crave knowledge, I Google. When I seek consumer products, I Amazon. When I socialise, I Facebook. When I market my ideas, I Twitter. Hundreds of millions of customers around the world can say the same. If you’d described my future back in 1993, I would have laughed at your optimism… and I’m a confirmed optimist!* * "What would have seemed most absurd to me back in 1993, however, is that all of these companies provide tons of free services. I’ve ... more »

The Republican Culture Of Corruption Goes Way Beyond Just Trump And His Congressional Lackeys In Buffalo And San Diego

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 9 hours ago
When Trump's first congressional endorser, Chris Collins (R-NY) was indicted on a long list of financial corruption charges, he was smart enough to announce the end of his reelection campaign. When Trump's second endorser, Drunken Hunter (R-CA) was indicted on a long list of financial corruption charges, he blamed everyone but himself and even lashed out at Paul Ryan for telling him to leave his committee positions, saying he never would. (He did the following day.) On Tuesday, a Tulchin Research poll was released showing Hunter exactly tied, 46-46% with his progressive Democrati... more »

Vietnam Demands Legal Compensation from Monsanto for Agent Orange Victims, Citing Glyphosate Lawsuit Results

Nick Meyer at AltHealthWorks.com - 9 hours ago
The chickens have come home to roost, so to speak, for the Bayer-owned Monsanto Company, and this time one of the biggest skeletons in its closet is being paraded out for the world to see. Amid reports that hundreds of additional people are suing the company alleging its Roundup herbicide contributed to or caused their cancer, now one of Monsanto’s biggest historical victims is also stepping up to the plate, demanding compensation for one of the most egregious and devastating wartime campaigns in recent history. Historic Roundup Trial Could Serve as Legal Precedent for Agent O... more »

Pragmatic McDonnellism

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 9 hours ago
A couple of recent articles cite Labour’s relationship with Manchester's 'Iranian shill' Yasmine Dar. Here’s Sohrab Ahmari writing in Commentary Magazine September 4th 2018. *The Rot in the Labour Party. * The first part of his piece is reproduced here, (scroll down) and the latter part includes this, via the Daily Mail: Unfortunately the video 'embed' link is broken, but you can get the drift here. "Some may be tempted to think that the anti-anti-Semitic vote in the executive committee means that body can check the Cobynite fanatics. Except, no. The Daily Mail reported: *The ca... more »

The New Third World, Fourth Estate and Fifth Columns

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Gotham City - 9 hours ago
(By *American Zen*'s Mike Flannigan, on loan from Ari) *"The bigger concern is not what Mr. Trump has done to the presidency but rather what we as a nation have allowed him to do to us. We have sunk low with him and allowed our discourse to be stripped of civility."* *NY Times* op-ed, September 5, 2018 *T*he sky is falling. And those with feet of clay will find it very difficult to run for cover. There's a quiet revolution going on involving all three branches of our government (or three out of four, if you count the Lobbyist branch). But first, let's take a look at the always ... more »

Anger over government’s ‘pathetic’ election access report

John Pring at Disability News Service - 9 hours ago
The government’s response to a consultation on how to make voting more accessible to disabled people has sparked anger among disabled campaigners, after it failed to offer a single new measure to improve access. One disabled campaigner branded the government’s report “pathetic” while another said the failure to act had made him “really angry”. The [...]

Government ‘discriminated against DPOs’ in awarding £29m development programme

John Pring at Disability News Service - 9 hours ago
The equality watchdog is examining claims that the government has discriminated against UK disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) by excluding them from the delivery of a new £29 million international development programme. The Department for International Development (DFID) has awarded the contract to a consortium of charities and other organisations led by the UK-based disability charity [...]

Campaigners raise thousands in days for #TransportJustice legal fund

John Pring at Disability News Service - 9 hours ago
A new campaign that will fund legal actions on behalf of disabled people who have faced discrimination on public transport has raised thousands of pounds in just a week. The #TransportJustice campaign has secured the backing of leading disabled activists and lawyers and is supported by Inclusion London and law firm Deighton Pierce Glynn. They [...]

Bill on mental capacity and liberty deprivation ‘will take disability rights backwards’

John Pring at Disability News Service - 9 hours ago
Disabled campaigners say the government must delay a controversial bill they believe would make it easier to restrict the freedom of people in care settings who lack capacity to make their own decisions. Peers yesterday (Wednesday) began debating the committee stage of the mental capacity (amendment) bill, legislation that will affect an estimated 300,000 people [...]

Tributes to ‘generous-natured, passionate and courageous’ activist

John Pring at Disability News Service - 9 hours ago
Fellow activists and friends have paid tribute to Juliet Marlow, the “campaigning linchpin” of the organisation that leads disabled people’s opposition to the legalisation of assisted suicide in the UK. Members of Not Dead Yet UK (NDY UK) were among those paying tribute to Marlow, after her death on 11 August following a short illness, [...]

Exhibition of photographs aims to show ‘story arc of Deaf community’

John Pring at Disability News Service - 9 hours ago
A new exhibition of pictures by two Deaf photographers will highlight the achievements of a dozen Deaf people, and the barriers they face, and help to tell “the story arc of the Deaf community”. Among the 12 subjects to be featured are the award-winning actor and writer Jean St Clair (pictured), who has performed in [...]

Senate Hearing on Social Media and Foreign Influence Operations: Progress, But There’s A Long Way to Go

edouek at Lawfare - 9 hours ago
Sheryl Sandberg testifies before the Senate intelligence committee. (Photo: US Senate) Wednesday’s *hearing before the Senate intelligence committee* on “Foreign Influence Operations’ Use of Social Media Platforms” was, as Chairman Richard Burr called it, the “capstone” of the committee’s inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Committee members focused on what had been learned and what had changed over the course of the investigation, presaging future action in broad terms only. As a result, the hearing was much less dramatic than any of the committee’s previous ... more »

Quick Meals – 1

E.M.Smith at Musings from the Chiefio - 9 hours ago
The first of a few postings on quick, simple, and good meals and how to make them. Continue reading →

180 Seconds to Death: How Israel Shot Down 5 Deadly Russian Made MiGs in 3 Minutes

Michael Peck at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* This is how it went down. *Operation Rimon 20 would be an aerial mousetrap. "The plan was quite simple," writes historian Shlomo Aloni. "Four Mirages were to fly the pattern of a high-altitude reconnaissance mission over the area where Soviet-flown MiG-21s were active. Each pair of armed Mirages flew very close to each other to simulate on the radar screen a typical reconnaissance mission by two unarmed Mirages." Meanwhile, several flights of Phantoms and Mirages would be lurking at low altitude over the Israeli-held Sinai, out of view of ... more »

The Navy's Deadly Dream: Merge an Aircraft Carrier and a Battleship

Kyle Mizokami at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * This is a story of what could have been. *Today all four Iowa-class battleships are scattered across the United States serving as floating museum ships. New technologies such as lasers and railguns will almost certainly spark a new wave of calls for reintroducing the ships with 21st Century technologies. While unlikely in the current fiscal environment, such a possibility shouldn’t be completely ruled out. The Iowa class keeps coming back, and still may yet again.* In the early 1980s, the Reagan Administration was looking to fund high visibility def... more »

This Plane Could Literally 'Destroy' North Korea or Kill Billions of People

Sebastien Roblin at Test Feed Using Fields - 9 hours ago
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * Though the Mercury doesn’t carry any weapons of its own, it may be in a sense the deadliest aircraft operated by the Pentagon, as its job is to command the launch of land-based and sea-based nuclear ballistic missiles. *The heart of nuclear deterrence, after all, is convincing potential adversaries that no first strike will be adequate to prevent a devastating riposte. The E-6s are vital component in making that threat a credible one.* In a military that operates Raptor stealth fighters, A-10 tank busters, B-52 bombers and Harrier jump jets, the U.... more »

Brett Kavanaugh is RADICAL and WRONG! @SenBooker says “BRING IT!”

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig at Cloaking Inequity - 10 hours ago
This guy Kavanaugh doesn’t even cloak his beliefs about inequity. In the documents released by @SenBooker today, Brett Kavanaugh wrote that the “desire to remedy societal discrimination” in our society was not a “compelling interest” of the government. This guy is radical and wrong. You can see the rest of the documents the Republicans did not want you to see

With China 'Africa Will Be a Powerhouse of the Future'

David at LaRouchePAC Feed - 10 hours ago
World Land-Bridge New International Economic Order With China `Africa Will Be a Powerhouse of the Future' Video of With China `Africa Will Be a Powerhouse of the Future' A glimpse into the future of humanity is being offered to those with courage and imagination, with completion of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) this week in Beijing. In the presence of 53 African heads of state, China's President Xi Jinping laid out a strategy for their nations to leapfrog into the future, to realize a "shared community of interest for all humanity," through participation in the... more »

Dineh Farmer Kris Barney 'Growing Food -- Connecting to our Ancestors and Ourselves'

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 10 hours ago
Dineh Farmer Kris Barney 'Growing Food -- Connecting to our Ancestors and Ourselves' Kris Barney Tsé Chízhí Farm and Seeds Tsé Chízhí Farm and Seeds. Censored News ROUGH ROCK, Navajo Nation -- A long time ago, our Diné People looked at seeds and growing things as wealth. Livestock was wealth, good health was wealth, healthy children and grandchildren were wealth. The water, the rain,

Dispute over Releasing Documents Dominates Kavanaugh Hearing

Associated Press at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
The finger-pointing over the unusual vetting process for Trump's nominee made for a rough start for the final day of questioning of Kavanaugh.

Does Oscar Mayer Offer Pumpkin Spice Bologna?

Dan Evon at Snopes.com - 10 hours ago
Pumpkin spice flavorings have found their way into a number of products, but not yet Oscar Mayer bologna.

5 Reasons You Should Meditate While You Travel

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 10 hours ago
If you’re a traveler, you have even more reasons to start practicing if you don’t already.

Rekindling the Human Spirit with Lemons

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 10 hours ago
When Life Gives You Lemons…

Topical Black Seed Oil Beats Tylenol for Pain Relief in Osteoarthritis

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 10 hours ago
The tiny black seed strikes again!

How To Stop Negative Thoughts From Getting You Down

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 10 hours ago
We all experience or are faced with negative thoughts or thought patterns about ourselves or our outside world.

Monsanto-Bayer: Eliminating the Name Will Not Erase the History

Karma Yoga Daily at Karma Yoga Daily - 10 hours ago
With Bayer’s official takeover of Monsanto, the giant multinational also inherits its liabilities.

Sessions to Meet State Attorneys General to Consider Tech Company’s “Stifling” of Free Speech

Warren Mass at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: sessions-to-meet-state-attorneys-general-to-consider-tech-company-s-stifling-of-free-speech] Attorney General Jeff Sessions will meet with state attorneys general to discuss a “growing concern” that tech companies may be “intentionally stifling” free speech.

Tech Titans Testify About Foreign Meddling, Anti-conservative Bias

R. Cort Kirkwood at rss - 10 hours ago
[image: tech-titans-testify-about-foreign-meddling-anti-conservative-bias] U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh wasn’t the only public figure in the hot seat on Capitol Hill yesterday. Joining him were the chieftains of the social-media behemoths Facebook and Twitter.

Uruguay y China cada vez más cerca de lograr el tratado de libre comercio

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
06-Sep-2018 Una nueva y futura asociación de libre comercio, se estableció durante la visita del canciller Rodolfo Nin Novoa a China, donde el grupo de trabajo en materia de servicios inicia la negociación enfocada al comercio.

TLCAN tiene desventajas para sector automotriz mexicano: experto

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
06-Sep-2018 El desequilibrio que persiste entre México con sus socios comerciales del TLCAN pese a los 24 años que han transcurrido desde que entró en vigor, se evidencian en el Índice de Competitividad del Foro Económico Mundial, ya que Estados Unidos ocupa el segundo lugar a nivel internacional, Canadá el 15 y México tiene la posición 51, destacó.

México quedará atado de manos en sector campesino con TLCAN

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
06-Sep-2018 Se mantendrá o incluso podrá agudizarse la dependencia en granos básicos y leche al no modificarse las reglas al respecto, aseguró Timothy Wise, especialista en alimentación y agricultura

TLC Chile-Argentina: Análisis del Capítulo de Género y Comercio

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
06-Sep-2018 El TLC no reconoce las interconexiones entre la transformación económica estructural y los derechos humanos de las mujeres vastamente explicitadas en varios espacios y debates gubernamentales.

Costa Rica and China sign agreement to encourage investment and commerce

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
06-Sep-2018 Costa Rica and China signed a cooperation agreement regarding the Silk Road Economic Belt, a Beijing initiative that aims to encourage trade and investment.

Global day of action against WTO and free trade agreements – Call to mobilise!

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
06-Sep-2018 WTO and a host of multi-lateral and bilateral Free Trade Agreements have created criminal levels of inequality.

Journée mondiale d'action contre l'OMC et les accords de libre-échange – Appel à mobilisation !

bilaterals.org - 10 hours ago
06-Sep-2018 L'OMC et une série de nombreux accords de libre-échange multilatéraux et bilatéraux ont créé des niveaux criminels d'inégalité.

MAYBE WE WERE TOO HASTY ON THAT STEVE BANNON THING (updated)

Steve M. at No More Mister Nice Blog - 10 hours ago
The Daily Beast has just published Marlow Stern's interview with Steve Bannon. (Please note that no "Twitter mob" has descended on the Beast.) The interview was conducted in Venice during the city's film festival, in which Errol Morris's Bannon documentary, *American Dharma,* was screened. On one hand, Stern confirms my fear that Bannon would have bamboozled David Remnick at the New Yorker Festival -- Stern says that Bannon bamboozled Morris: Despite subjecting Bannon to 18 hours of interviews over three days, Morris mostly cedes the floor to a man whom many have branded a “white n... more »

'Steady State' Or Deep State? New York Times' Hate-Driven Coup

Daniel McAdams at 10 hours ago
The New York Times unleashed a firestorm by publishing an anonymously written op-ed from someone purporting to be a "senior US Administration official" and who writes of a secret cabal within the US government that conspires to thwart President Trump's agenda. Presented as a heroic "resistance" from within, many see it as the work of a dangerous and undemocratic "deep state." Is the "steady state," as the NYT anonymous writer terms it, really another word for the "deep state"? Tune in to today's Liberty Report:

One Year After Calling Idlib 'Al Qaeda’s Largest Safe Haven Since 9/11,' the US Govt is Trying to Save it

Whitney Webb at 10 hours ago
[image: undefined] As the Syrian government and its allies prepare to begin a military offensive against the last rebel-held province in the country, top US government officials and even US President Donald Trump have recently urged Syria to refrain from “recklessly” attacking the Idlib province, warning that it could result in a high civilian death toll. These recent statements of US government officials have sought to portray Idlib as chiefly populated by civilians and benign opposition “rebels.” Yet, just last year, one of the US government’s top counterterrorism officials invol... more »

TPPF'S Ginn to be honored as a Champion of Freedom

Content Multimedia - 11 hours ago
By Kevin Roberts Vance’s important work continues to advance the goals of the Texas Public Policy Foundation – promoting liberty at every level, from local governance to state and federal issues. This honor from Grassroots America-We The People is an unexpected but richly deserved award. We thank Grassroots America for its own work of holding government officials accountable and ensuring that government itself remain efficient, open and limited.

Brexit videos revisited (Part 1)

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 11 hours ago
https://youtu.be/JFt-pRIvL9E Pat Condell made some powerful points about the importance of democracy rather than the economy.

The original Greek text of St Paisios predictions, more soon

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
Below are screenshots of the original Greek text by St Paisios with his predictions about the reign of the Anti Christ. On page 181 of volume 2 of his Spiritual Counsels Πνευματική Αφύπνιση – Λόγοι Β’ https://www.greekorthodoxbooks.com/pneumaikh-afypnish.el.aspx he predicts that vaccines which can be made compulsory and give people the 666 seal of chip will be the Anti […]

BOOK OF REVELATION RIDDLE HAS NOW BEEN UNSEALED, THE THREE AND A HALF YEARS OF THE REIGN OF THE ANTI CHRIST HAVE PASSED. THE EVENTS PREDICTED BY ST PAISIOS HAVE HAPPENED, ALEXIS TSIPRAS IS ALSO THE ANTI CHRIST AS DESCRIBED BY ST PAUL

Jane Burgermeister at Eugenics and pandemics - 11 hours ago
From St Paul’s Second letter to the Thessalonians on the Anti Christ with commentary by me. https://www.biblestudytools.com/2-thessalonians/2.html 3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. My case against Alexis Tsipras Delta 15 […]

The Democrat Party swings way to the left, and is winning as it does [Video]

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Identity politics plus the intense attacks against President Trump are leading the Democrat Party deep into radical leftism. The post The Democrat Party swings way to the left, and is winning as it does [Video] appeared first on The Duran.

Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Tragic Comedy Circus

Seraphim Hanisch at The Duran - 11 hours ago
Incredibly unruly Democrat opposition to conservative Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh continues, with ever greater theatrics. The post Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Tragic Comedy Circus appeared first on The Duran.

The Earth is Active!

Majia's Blog at Majia's Blog - 11 hours ago
Large earthquake in Japan followed by a large earthquake not too far from Fiji: Deep Magnitude 7.8 Quake Hits Offshore From Suva, Fiji: USGS https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-09-06/magnitude-81-quake-hits-offshore-of-suva-fiji-usgs The earth is active and our failing nuclear infrastructures are at catastrophic risk, for humans and ecosystems alike. The earthquake in Japan reminds us of the vulnerability of our nuclear plants to power disruptions even when reactors are in cold shutdown. Nuclear plants' spent fuel requires continuous cooling for years in circulating wa... more »

The Skripal Poisoning and the Narrative with Plot Holes

A Political Junkie at Viable Opposition - 11 hours ago
With Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany all piling on against Russia's alleged poisoning of the Skripals through the use of two officers from the Russian military intelligence or GRU and demanding that Russia disclose its nerve agent program, a brief look at the assessment by British authorities is in order. Here is a direct link to the press release from the London Metropolitan Police from September 5th, 2018 and a screen capture showing photos of the two allegedly Russian gentlemen accused of perpetrating this crime, Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshi... more »

Traditional Navajo Farming -- Songs and Stories from Rock Point

Brenda Norrell at CENSORED NEWS - 11 hours ago
Photo Kris Barney 2018 A stocky blue corn with an ear forming — atTsé Chízhí Farm and Seeds. Traditional Navajo Farming -- Songs and Stories from Rock PointBy Brenda Norrell ROCK POINT, Navajo Nation -- Navajo elder Tabaahi Ts'osi, George Blue-eyes shared his knowledge of the magic and mystery of dry farming with a planting stick in the book 'Navajo Farming,' now a classic. "George

School Resource Officer Suspended For Using a Taser to Wake Up Sleeping Student

Matt Agorist at The Free Thought Project - 11 hours ago
[image: taser] Students and faculty were shocked last week when a school cop was called in to wake up a sleeping student and used a taser to do it. The post School Resource Officer Suspended For Using a Taser to Wake Up Sleeping Student appeared first on The Free Thought Project.

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